tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post8489733387084517144..comments2023-08-22T05:27:01.868-05:00Comments on The Swampman: SSS Reprise: The Quest For EveMat Salohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13660319094415586065noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-87335305090965330272007-07-11T03:45:00.000-05:002007-07-11T03:45:00.000-05:00I was reading thro' yes we may not had met before ...I was reading thro' yes we may not had met before but we had something in common here.<BR/><BR/>Leaving this comment now from Khartoum Tower, Sudan sound familiar? Well maybe you left behind friend here, I could help to kirim Sabakhir or salam to them though. Aha just for the record when were you in this part of the world?....Tuan Lokonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219724406817297657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-77357086931742458422007-06-24T20:40:00.000-05:002007-06-24T20:40:00.000-05:00hahaha Ewoon, must trawl my previous posts because...hahaha Ewoon, must trawl my previous posts because I missed all the excellent postings from you guys... haha, you still wanna find out how Eve blossomed, eh? I wanna know too but too bad I don't think I'll be sent there again. Not after the ruckus I made to get my transfer....<BR/><BR/>Hantulaut - damn, many thanks for the compliments, Sir. Dunno why, I find writing really hard. Right now I'm in Malaysia but will make my way to Indonesia soon. Hopefully I will be able to churn another "entertaining" piece.Mat Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660319094415586065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-7284168963403605362007-06-23T20:18:00.000-05:002007-06-23T20:18:00.000-05:00This is my first visit and it wouldn't be my last....This is my first visit and it wouldn't be my last.Excellent writing, lucid and original.Looking forward to many more.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what's your bread and butter now but you certainly have the making of a good novelist. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.gram.konghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668147820217032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-14009564100450395672007-06-10T02:14:00.000-05:002007-06-10T02:14:00.000-05:00Why the transfer, bro? You'll miss out on the Lawr...Why the transfer, bro? You'll miss out on the Lawrence-of-Arabia, Indiana-Jones, James-Bond, and, Blackhawk-Down kinda adventures.<BR/><BR/>Red-soil-dusted New Balance sneakers and better-speced-than-GI-issue duffel bag are only minor inconveniences compared to the Hollywood-movies experiences that you live. i'll trade job with you anytime, but alas, cannot tell the difference between slime and crude.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, lah. Tell us more about Eve and how she has blossomed :-p You write well. Enjoyed every bit of your recollection. BTW, were you caught taking a leak in the Sudanese dessert as the pix suggests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-84402770721311910822007-06-09T11:10:00.000-05:002007-06-09T11:10:00.000-05:00J. Estrada look-alike? Hehehe.Oi MS, you're a cele...J. Estrada look-alike? Hehehe.<BR/><BR/>Oi MS, you're a celebrity now. With lotsa fans.<BR/><BR/>So all we need to do is print out your postings and get you to autograph em, and voila, we have a 'collectors' item.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm...wonder how much they'll be worth after ten years.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're having fun in Penang with the family and buzz me when you're back on KL. We'll get the usual suspects to do the...uhhh.. usual hi-jinks.<BR/><BR/>Peace, bro.shar101https://www.blogger.com/profile/13162891509015955835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-51896243928298726682007-06-08T07:37:00.000-05:002007-06-08T07:37:00.000-05:00Bro,If u have the time when u come back and get th...Bro,<BR/><BR/>If u have the time when u come back and get this book, the Dante Club by Matthew Pearl.<BR/><BR/>Unusual take on the Dante's Divine Comedies....given a period treatment (America in 1800s)with some gruesomely detailed murder scenes....ah...u have a witches brew minus the Michael Crichton-like oh-we-r-all-gonna-die-if-don't-save-the-world-in-the-next-24hrs.<BR/><BR/>Go get it. and oh so thanks for dropping by my site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-10982741278745103502007-06-06T03:57:00.000-05:002007-06-06T03:57:00.000-05:00Quick question MS, what is the author's name for '...Quick question MS, what is the author's name for 'Dante's Inferno'? I've heard of the book title but have no clue who is the author. Apparently there are several authors. Harold Bloom? Alighieri? I don't even know if I am getting these names correctly. hehe <BR/>Please enlighten me. :)J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729752991744815923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-79921721874570540022007-06-04T23:37:00.000-05:002007-06-04T23:37:00.000-05:00wah, cakap pasal makan, i pun jadi lapar! Mana ni...wah, cakap pasal makan, i pun jadi lapar! Mana nice onde-onde n sundanese cuisine?<BR/><BR/>really, MS, u r a natural photo-journalist!BaitiBadarudinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255773362994807469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-76831003178292397412007-06-04T22:48:00.000-05:002007-06-04T22:48:00.000-05:00Bro... read it and reread it and re-reread it... a...Bro... read it and reread it and re-reread it... and I'm lost for words...<BR/><BR/>Immensed in your writing... is this what drilling has done onto you? Then tak sia2... cari tempat nak gali rupanya gali idea... gali ilmu... Yup! You should be a writer... Think this is one good art you could do for retirement... ehhh.. do I say retirement?<BR/><BR/>Btw, bila nak balik ni? Jom set a place for tea? Teh tarik lah eh..Raden Galohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504930116365592366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-54990398856781566222007-06-04T07:18:00.000-05:002007-06-04T07:18:00.000-05:00Mat Salo.. rig working you to the bones huh? poor ...Mat Salo.. rig working you to the bones huh? poor chap. <BR/>Thanks to Elviza ... she confirmed my enquiry. Now I know who to look for in KLCC to blanjer onde-onde. haha <BR/>After that, a full-blown Sundanese dinner. yummm..J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729752991744815923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-63921881067481190162007-06-04T06:59:00.000-05:002007-06-04T06:59:00.000-05:00JT, Yup that was him p/s sorry bro, you took so lo...JT, Yup that was him <BR/><BR/>p/s sorry bro, you took so long in answering. The rig is taking up all of your time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-87299416344653659792007-06-04T04:50:00.000-05:002007-06-04T04:50:00.000-05:00Tumpang lalu MS..Elviza, I have been enjoying 'Tue...Tumpang lalu MS..<BR/><BR/>Elviza, I have been enjoying 'Tuesdays With Morrie' since I started. So poignant, the lessons in life. Definitely superbly written. There was so much hype about that book but still never picked it up until I watched the movie 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' (I know short cut way to a book but that piqued my interest in the author himself). Mitch Albom melts my heart.<BR/>MS, is that first picture in your posting, you?J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729752991744815923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-77282435054096876392007-06-04T03:23:00.000-05:002007-06-04T03:23:00.000-05:00Anyone ever told you you kinda look like Joseph Es...Anyone ever told you you kinda look like Joseph Estrada without your glasses on?<BR/><BR/>Kudos, great story telling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-89682982919946774912007-06-04T03:20:00.000-05:002007-06-04T03:20:00.000-05:00not melons, meh?As usual, good piece of writing......not melons, meh?<BR/><BR/>As usual, good piece of writing... and the pix... National Geography quality!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894700957853694690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-69142364836669028382007-06-04T03:15:00.000-05:002007-06-04T03:15:00.000-05:00lemons, eh?lemons, eh?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894700957853694690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-30339789104310983942007-06-04T02:11:00.000-05:002007-06-04T02:11:00.000-05:00Mekyam dear (sorry bro, mintak lalu sikit) Them pa...Mekyam dear (sorry bro, mintak lalu sikit) <BR/><BR/>Them patches are overrated!! The pain is still the same.... huaaaaaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-16865841123619952002007-06-03T23:45:00.001-05:002007-06-03T23:45:00.001-05:00Poor Elviza! I promise I won't mention sm*k*ng in ...Poor Elviza! I promise I won't mention sm*k*ng in your presence anymore. <BR/><BR/>Have you tried using the patch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-9089183135779624922007-06-03T23:45:00.000-05:002007-06-03T23:45:00.000-05:00Salam pak matsalo:aku dan baca sikit baru.Hari ni ...Salam pak matsalo:<BR/><BR/>aku dan baca sikit baru.Hari ni kalut sikit.Mungkin petang aku sambung baca balik.Takat yg dah baca memang best .Aku stim tengok gambaq sunset tu...fuhh!<BR/>You take care dong pak.<BR/>Salam.tokasidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767973481117699680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-20525676296689731062007-06-03T23:35:00.000-05:002007-06-03T23:35:00.000-05:00Excuse mua BrotherJT, Enjoy Tuesday with Morie. It...Excuse mua Brother<BR/><BR/>JT, <BR/><BR/>Enjoy Tuesday with Morie. It is a serious eye-opener and superbly written by a soprts columnist? As Rocky would say, beat me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-48480535377390520722007-06-03T22:16:00.000-05:002007-06-03T22:16:00.000-05:00Brother, If I say this, you ll say that I m too ge...Brother, <BR/><BR/>If I say this, you ll say that I m too generous with praises lah, nak suruh you belanja lah, bla bla bla.... but what the hell: <BR/><BR/>This is a perfect piece (how come you have another perfect piece just after a previous perfect piece? Bloody unfair!). <BR/><BR/>You write beautifully. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear JT & Mekyam, <BR/><BR/>I am trying my utmost best to quit. The BP has been bad lately. So I promise a loooooootttt ( I mean really a lot and I worry them silly!) of people, myself included to QUIT the smoke. Sigh sigh sigh sigh. This is one of my hardest fought battles thus far.<BR/><BR/>Till then brother. Take care. <BR/><BR/>Oh one more thing - <BR/><BR/>*CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP (standing ovation)*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-38689345263555248172007-06-03T11:40:00.000-05:002007-06-03T11:40:00.000-05:00Devil's Advocate: The name's Apandi. He makes me '...Devil's Advocate: The name's Apandi. He makes me 'sin' by polluting my mind. I was trying to steer my way back to the correct path but that man put me right back into sizzle street. <BR/>All because he said: "JT, blue, equipment, touching, hmmmm, kah kah kah." Be gone, oh evil one! haha<BR/><BR/>Mat Salo, I have not read "Dante's Inferno" but heard about it. Maybe that is the next book I should pick up after I finish up "Tuesdays with Morrie". <BR/>Nice to know that when that hot plate sizzles under your nose, I will be thought of. :) How do you take your meat? Rare? Medium? Well-done? I like mine medium to rare. yummm..<BR/>No plans yet in store to visit 'tanah tumpahnya darahku'. But when I do and if you are in town, we can have more than onde-onde at KLCC ... we can have pisang goreng, pulut-pulut (I forgot the names of the kinds I like but I can point them out when I see them). After that you must blanjer Sundanese food (4th floor KLCC). hahahahaJ.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729752991744815923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-16557140850974255342007-06-03T11:28:00.000-05:002007-06-03T11:28:00.000-05:00MS: That's why I have a lot of respect for young w...MS: <I>That's why I have a lot of respect for young writers - many dia tau semua nih?</I><BR/><BR/>True, me too MS. Macam Amir Hafizi, the Malay Male. Hahahaha! (Just saying his name cracks me up)<BR/><BR/>Apart from amazing writing skills in English, Malay and Rempit, budak tu knowledgeable gila. I heard baru lebih sikit suku abad umur dia. Couldn't have gathered those prodigious but eclectic knowledge from excessive devouring of graphic novels, mangga & jap porns alone. Or getting his heads serviced in Phuket... hehehe!<BR/><BR/>I think he must be an old soul ... a wicked dirty old soul who accidently chose to be born in the boondogs of Pahang in the late 20th Century and thumb his snot nose at the world in the early 21st Century.<BR/><BR/>Gosh, I'm jibbering. Sorry, MS. I just came from reading Malay Male and am still drying my tears... :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-62163490327909788662007-06-03T07:26:00.000-05:002007-06-03T07:26:00.000-05:00Pandi..Nampak gayanya ko dah ok nampak.. Alhamdull...Pandi..<BR/><BR/>Nampak gayanya ko dah ok nampak.. Alhamdullillah! C U at FG...<BR/><BR/>Chegu N,<BR/><BR/>Got it Chegu.. thanks. Insya'Allah. Take care of Mem first ya bang?<BR/><BR/>knonnon.. I'm getting exasperated and desperated here. You seemed hung up on "lemons"... and you claim it is a "figment of my wild imagination". Correction: My imagination ain't wild, only I am. There. Satisfied? He.. tks for visiting, dude...<BR/><BR/>Hmmm JT, WHO is the Devil's Advocate you're referring to? Er JT, you've read Dante's Inferno, no? Next time I order sizzling steak at Ship's you can bet you'll be in my thoughts. Wencha comin' to visit us natives? Can't you blanjer me onde-onde at KLCC too?<BR/><BR/>Hahahhahahahhahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa!Mat Salohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660319094415586065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-40887280857584468472007-06-03T05:40:00.000-05:002007-06-03T05:40:00.000-05:00I have sent you an sms. Did you get it? Okay just ...I have sent you an sms. Did you get it? Okay just call me at 0124352843 or email me at cikgunazir@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084016249299016323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23406611.post-24733019597342617232007-06-03T01:12:00.000-05:002007-06-03T01:12:00.000-05:00Mat Salo, now I know where I got that 'bug' from.....Mat Salo, now I know where I got that 'bug' from... the devil's advocate is never far behind. He likes bugs!J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729752991744815923noreply@blogger.com