somewhere in europe

non golf weekend

Not playing golf this weekend. Probably have to stay in to recover from a long week of fever , flu , coughing and bad alergy week. Plus by tuesday evening I will be on the plane moving up europe for a day or two before flying into another continent for two weeks.

Ist Visit to KGSAS

KGSAS, 10.3.07
Alam Shah Nine - 43
Quite a roller coaster ride but I do enjoyed playing the Alam Shah nine with no knowledge at all on the golf course. But the iron swings are getting back in motion and the driver did not let me down except for some over swing on hole par 4 , 6th. The green speed are noted as 8.5 and on the real green it is pretty slower than that. At times you can't really predict how the green will react to your putt or chip to the green.
President Nine - 43
On hole 12th , I hit the driver so hard that it hits the slope on the right and it roll back into the fariway and left me with only 100m going downhill. The second shot was not that good , trying to ounch the ball to the middle of green , I end up pushing it to the right. Then it was the fairly consistent chipping game which make it a simple tap in for a par.

Handicapp for the day - 14
Nett for the day - par golf 72.
Final words: Food was fairly good. The crowd was quite fairly friendly. Houses are located next vey close to the fairways. Not much water hazards are in play but blind hole are quite common. The yardage is a bit out of its original yardage. No keys for the lockers. One golfer was quite rude when I try to wear my shoes in the locker room. I guess , guests are not treated that friendly after all. Maybe he had a late nite and cant get over it. The layout are not that interesting and they could better with the greens.

Bangi...and sneezing

Bangi Resort, 4.3.07
Front nine XX
Not to be declared cause we were playing social golf. There more talking than hitting the balls. Plus it was the best chance to get acquainted with old buddies. Funny enuf all this years we never had the chance to play together.Started Kajang nine well with a par and then it was mubo jumbo high roller coaster ride.
Back nine XX
I was lucky enuf I brought along my face towel. Not for the face though this morning , coz I end up covering my nose from excessive sneezing echos. Manage only a couple of par , while the rest was like drving our buggy for a ride in the park.

Handicapp for the day - unknown
Nett for the day - not registered.
Final words: Food was good in Bangi Golf resort. If you prefer eating more than shower , then go there and eat as much as you can. Services are OK. The boys and gals there are in abundance and they wont let you die starving waiting for your food.

Me, putter and the flag

Glenmarie Subang , KL 3.3.07
Front nine 47 gross
Can't figure why iron games are not as usual. Were hiting left and right and can't get it on the green on regulation. Most at the time hitting it too thin leaving the ball scrambling over the fairway.
Back nine 41 gross
Found out the why second shot was not working. Finally get a birdie on 15th. The last three holes were quite scary cause next door at Hyatt Saujana the lightning siren has been heard and it was not the best golf to play at that conditions.

Handicapp of the day - 17
Nett score for the day - 71
Final words " Not that brilliant but the birdie on 15th , a consolation price for the day"

Four grand slam courses in 4 days ?

Playing four Grand Slam courses in 4 days ? wishful thinking ehh.....

257 yards : Hole 1 Bunga Raya,Saujana

RM 50 voucher , for hitting in straight n long and on the fairway. The rest might hit it longer but did not land it on the fairway, but mine did ! 24th Feb 2007

Been away .....

Back in 2006 , I have listed a few things I wanna do in 2007. And one of the wishlist has been granted. Playing at the mines! However it does not turn out to be the best golf game anyway. As expected I was trying to think what the course desinger has in his mind. I was not impressed and I don't think I wanna play there again unless I get a free ride anyway. It is not a walking course and you definitely has to use the golf buggy. If you are a playing tour member, it can be quite taxing walking up and down those hills. Again another golf course with fancy houses next to each fairways. No it is not houses but I would rather named them as extravagent ways of showing how much you can spend on a place where you can live.
The following weekend , did play again at Tasik Puteri. Greens are still under repair and the hills are still not to my liking. But then again I have to start desinging my own golf course to suit my game ain't it! It was a nice outing with some frens and we were sort of having the game for a give away party to a fren flying over to africa to work. I wonder how is he doing down there. The last time I went there , I did not play golf for a record four years. Plus the only thing that is left in the store is an old maxfli golf bag given to me back in 1999. The "Racko" was admiring the fairways at Tasik Puteri. The only thing he admires was the fairways. Still in good shape and playing there you do need to stay in the fairways or else the the rough will be killing down your numbers.
The following day we went to Glenmarie with some frens from the land from japan. And while playing I was quite mystified by one of the markings next to the green. OK , I will repair my own ball mark and doing it for others ? Hang on a minute. What do you mean for "one other"? Is it quite clear with asking us to repair our own ball mark and it is actually part of the thing golfers have to do anyway. Anyway , probably the greenkeeper has tough time repairing the ball marks or the workers who has to do that everyday has backpain ? I leave it to you to comment further. For me , enuf with reminding the golfers to repair their own ball mark but asking them to do other would rather sound too much. Although at time I do that simply because I hate to see those ball marks spoiling the green.
The load at work has apparently growing each day now and 2007 will definitely be a mountain to climb. Lucky enuf I have managed to squeeze in some golf games in between so that it will sort of take of some of the office stress. It is quite tough to juggle between two portfolios at the same time , but I am having fun sorting it out piece by piece. Some portfolios need special attention and need to be treated with care. Some even can come in tough packages and others can be a stroll in the park. Anyway , m running out of time , need to do some house cleaning and kids to feed. To be continued in part 2.......

Congratulations to Airil

GA wish to congratulate Airil for winning in Pakistan earlier today. Congratulations and Malaysia is on the map again.

short snaps

Pretty hectic next week. tuesday to thursday will be tight up with some programme somewhere in Bangi. Sunday next will be travelling up to Houston and will only be back in February.

Bloggers vs Press. Errrr....I tot last time it was Press vs government authorities. Now it is the Press who feels offended by Bloggers. I guess in years to come it will XXXXX vs Bloggers. Who knows ?

We have managed to clean up the computer aka reading aka library aka small store room. What pictures ? come over and tengok sendiri ....

A fren trying to sell some child fund schemes early saturday morning. And he gets a bashing and pathetic response from me simply because he does not have the right to sell those things to me thru sms. Nak jual dtg visit lah !!! Only because you have gone to the same school with me back in the old days does not gives you the right to assume I am going to treat you like good frens. YOu have to earn that right man!!! Plus I don't remember you being nice to me anyway...ha ha ha me with old grudges.

Liverpool won again !!! as if i have any points to say about chelsea...nahhh I m not going into that.

Books to read on the plane to houston:

1. Working out Working within , The Tao of inner fitness through sports and exercises by Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang.
   
2. How Children Fail by John Holt.

If not .... try to get some sleep mahh...

Out on your own...

I had a tough few weeks due to the fact that a colleague left for an overseas assignment and his unfinished shots are left on my desk. Not enuf trying to sort out the current portfolio , the additional portfolios are keeping me wide awake. Within those big stacks of steels, an old fren drops a line. At times I wonder how many of all those old frens have I called over the years. And most of the time I am guilty of not making the effort to call.
Last weekend , Tasik Puteri on Saturday and then another 15holes at Glenmarie. Why 15 holes ? It rains and we decided to finish early right after seeing the big clouds hovering the skies of shah alam. Saturday was not that bad. 86 gross and two stupid double bogey cost me , errr ... we were not putting up any bets for the day. After a couple of bogey and a par on hole 12th, I was trying to make the distance ont the tee at 13th but end up shfting the gears too early and push the ball to the right.
Hit another one and follow it up with a good hit with three wood but still end up in the rough next to the green. Hit a poor chip shot and had to make two putts for a double. Next to the 14th tee , I was trying to think deep why those irons are not adjusting to my swings. Again on a short par 3 , my shot went dead left but lucky enuf not to went into the pond. While the other three golfers are on the green , I had to make a good chip next to the pin just to make the four of us make par on that par 3.
On sunday , the game is purely social golf. Entertaining few frens coming over from Japan and another golfer decided to take time off from his part time MBA classes. Glenmarie was not that tough but the green sitting on top of your shoulders and undulating fairways , makes it a bit frustrating hitting the green short by 10m.
I will be away from the office for two days this week. Not to mention friday is another given public holiday, to replace the rest day on saturday. There will be no golf this weekend. One of our cousin is getting engaged and a frens daugther will be getting married and this time I will try my best to make it. Still can't make the trip back to Johor to visit my parents with the flooding conditions over there is getting worse everyday. How I wish I cud lend all my hands for them.
If you can contribute by all means , do lend a hand or donate anything you can to the nearest donations centres. Till then .... have a good week ahead.

Another day playing golf....

Last saturday I was lucky enuf being invited to play at one of the exclusive golf club in the country. Mind you it is not that easy to find my way to the club at 6.30 in the early morning. Soft greens and good turfs but the fairways are not that kind to my MP33.
Playing thru 9 holes I was amazed at the course set up but could not help wondering if we were to play without those buggy. With the view of nature and bungalows all the way next to the fairway, playing golf is like walking in the park. Anyway I was not focusing too much on playing golf but instead could not help my self admiring the bungalows and the course set up. Which actually explains why I played 95 on the day.

Note - Next venue , courses in South East Asia...or Houston if that permits...

Plastic mens

I have to admit I had enuf of old school reunions. Those are the days where if you are lucky , you will among the popular, if not you might be regarded as one of those nerds. If you don't falls into both you will be like me neither popular or among the nerds. I was one of those who either other dont make frens or me my self not to bothered to make frens with others.

In those days , kids smokes. Where do we get the supplies ? Backdoor or skipping class to buy ciggy from secret exit points at the back of the hostels. Hey ! I was the only who brings in ciggy thru the front door and no one notices. Reason why it is still a secret how I did it ? Well I dont share it with anyone.

Some of those popular ones tend to strikes it high in their life. So they make thousands and millions and they drive fancy cars and big houses and so much alarms and very concerned of their safety if the alarm went dead. I guess the more you earn, safety becomes priorities. I guess thats why I not too bothered for not earning that much. Still have six kids and earn a decent living.

Some of the nerds do turn out to have some wild side in them coming out when they grew older. Why ? probably too fed up of being nerds I guess.

well there goes , the plastic mens strikes again.....

Of human whom I wonder why...recently on tele..

Some VIP ladies with with a mock cheque of a mere thousand ringgit donating to the victims of the recent flood in Johor. The media present it in peak time news .

Jack GA comments:
Phathetic way of showing your concerns for those victims.

One gutsy lady spend USD 40 billion out of her own pocket to build a school for a group of children in Africa.

Jack GA comments:
Thats the best news I heard on tele...

A dictator hanged.

Jack GA comments:
Go on .... I guess its another way on making a point..

Got tagged....

Mediaguru ask me to blog “5 things you didn’t know about me” and tag 5 other blogs . If I can find one anyway....

1. I hates taxes , but now I am now working as a manager tax planning and management.

2. Other than golf , sleeping is almost the best to nothing.

3. I love to use Titliest , but can't afford to do so...

4. My MP33 is the only set I can afford...

5. K8001 is my best phone ever.....

Another 5 blogs tagged are.....nahhhhh. If you read this , why don't you take a dive...

Buggy and their flags

I have not been blogging for quite some time simply because , its a bit hectic at the office. Golf has not been given priorities these days and I am still working on the right golf club to join in KL. Quite a number of golf clubs to choose from in and around KL but most of them are about 30 minutes away.
Last week we had a go at Bangi Golf resort (white buggy). 27 holes and its pack on friday afternoon. Tee off at around 2.45 pm and only managed to finish the 18th hole at 8.30 pm. Right after the game I had to dash back home just to beat the traffic.

A few days earlier , we went to Tasik Puteri (green buggy at the bottom) in Rawang on Xmas day. If you were to play there , dont choose a public holiday. Caddies are limited and to make things worst , it was the hottest day for the week. A nice golf course which I make that 79 in 2004. Did not play that well but managed to make others pay for the drinks though.
Lo and Behold , two greens are not in good conditions and to be honest , I wont play there for the next two month not until those greens are back in good conditions. Plus it is about 40 km away from where I stay at the moment.
Perangsang Templer at the moment has the best looking buggy in KL.
With extreme red , those new buggy are strong at hills and you wont have to push on the brake so hard. But with heavy rains it can be quite an experience to play there.
In 2007 , golf could be even more limited than ever. I am travelling out of the country and be lucky if I can play even a single round of 18 holes. Frens quite close to Houston please write to me , coz I might be heading there for a day or two by end of january......A round of golf maybe ????

KLCC park - Children playing area

Its suppose to be children playing area and this man should be responsible enuf not to smoke in the area .

2006 Club Review : IOI Palm Garden

Ratings out of 10:
Fairways - 7 (can be 0 when it rains)
Course - 8
Green - 7
Pin Flags - 6 (losing its colours)
Tee box signage - 7
Tee box - 7
Nite flood lights - 8
Caddie - 6 (early booking is advised if u really need them)
Buggy - 4 (abt to be ....)
Buggy track - 5 (tricky corners and tunnels are not lighted)
Parking facilities - 7
Green Fees - can't rate that coz I was not paying
Changing room - 6 (part of it under renovation)
Pro shop - 6
Club HOuse - 8 (food is OK)

2006 Club Review : Danau UKM Bangi

Early morning at Danau Golf club.

Pin flag with the club logo. It has that touch of class. The greens are tricky yet true greens. A lot of blind holes. Rough are totally out of play. Fairway can be a bit of a problem when it rains. Well managed by Saujana. It is one of the home clubs for SSG Links members. Located within UKM compound , so getting there during public holidays can be a bit confusing. But they put up good signage so that golfers don't get lost within the UNi campus.

Am grateful to Miri Golf Club 03-06

Restarted my golf in Miri 2003.
Frens are abundance and golf is never bold.
Funny is my work collegue are the one who spoils it.
But those local miri guys out there, they know how to have fun
CJ with his hole in one.
Kalana with his long drive and colourful khakis.
Antoni and his pda's/
Usop with his driver made in china but still make the distance.
Another usop , 10 yrs ago , snooker, then golf , wonder what in 10 yrs time.
The boys of miri who have been providing brilliant caddie services.
At miri golf club u wont have to play alone , unless you choose to do so.
Miri Masters , Miri Open and Amateur Open.
Those Dutch's golfers are ethically brilliant.
Eastwood Valley was a good change.
The rest is history. But those who have make my life miserable in Miri , I forgive you , may you have a better life wherever you are.