So Long, Forgotten.

It was so long from the last time I rant about everything in here. This might be due to
1. Trouble trying to find times to sit down and write
2. Unable to find suitable subject to rant about
3. Was send away to Pandora to help the blue monkey jumping from tree to tree
4. Just plain lazy

Well, I would love to pick item 2 as my reason but actually I have so many things to share and write about and now the reason is clear that I am on item 4.

Today; exactly just before I log to blogger.com, I was actually trying to log into myGovernment Portal to do some 'Urusan Atas Talian' as per advertise so much in TV off late. To cut short I was bounce from the portal into MyGovernment Portal.

And the portal request me to click on the link to Online Services. OK. Click.

Login. OK. Just a registration, shouldn't take long right? So I click on the 'Not a member? Please sign up' link. Click. Nothing happen. Click again. Nothing. Clicking on the link given doesn't bring me anywhere and there is only a Login Box and nothing else. Not even a 'Home' button that I could use. "it's OK" does show in this page as anybody could just press back to return to the portal and figure out another way. How about those who are not used to internet registration and hoping to use this facilities as show on TV where a guy sitting in a warong getting online to the portal. GOOD JOB!!

OK. Now I'm on the registration page. Just filled it out. After all it is FREE. butttt... I found out my IC number has already registered on this portal. Wow~ I could not even remember when I did come here and register. But what is my User ID and Password. So I click on the 'Forgot your ID or password' link. And ...

Yups. Instead of asking for the email address. They ask for my UserID when I already forgotten my UserID.

I've send an email to their admin@portal.gov.my and hope they could get back to me with a solution.

BUT SERIOUSLY! while using the portal I was given service unavailable for 2 times. (Unluckyly, I did not make a print screen of it as proof) It was like a server powered by Pentium 2 processor on an dial-up line. Hello!! It is like few days from 2010, and the government portal was like from the 90's. Slow, 50% Untest and not that user friendly and more syok sendiri. I guess all the money allocate for this project goes to the advertising cost that came out on TV during prime time. causing them to not able to afford an affordable host with good bandwidth. THIS is sucks. Too ambitious and not well executed. Arghh!!

but I wouldn't suggest RCI to be form for this. the money that would be use to set the RCI could be channel to make this portal more usable and friendly. ;-)

Don't bother, she's not there...

Well let me tell you about the way she move, the way she acted and the color of her hair. Her voice was soft and cool, her eyes were clear and bright, but she's not there.


Nope. THAT IS NOT FROM ME. It is actually a lyric from the band The Zombie back in the '60s. I heard it on Bfm on the way back from office one day and reside in my head forever since. Upon reaching home that night I quickly goo.gl a bit of the lyrics that I could make of and wallah, a few version of the song She’s Not There came out as the result.

Then, using the song title, I search for the song on youtube and found a few. One is from the legend Santana then another one from The Zombie which I never heard before. The release date of the vidz was in the 60's so I assume it was the original and brave myself to click on the link.


The Zombie - She's not there



Yes... I know... It is the popular style of the 60's and from the sound of the hysterical shouting girl, there's no doubt the band is popular too.(Well, the song still nice to be heard even in the 00's and it will still be in the 10's). Even though the image does bring down the enthusiast that was hype from my radio listening to video watching, I can't say that totally destroy the sweetness of the lyrics and the musical rhythm that this piece of art bring.


Next, I click on the Santana version and it is a live concert. Being Santana, the guitar work as usual overworked and niceeeeeeeeee~!! I do enjoy both version but I really ‘bluerghh’ a club music version of this song that totally diluted the sweetness and kill the mood of the song.

Santana - She's not there (live)


How should I put this song actually? It is very sweet song and nicely composes music. It has a mood of uncaring about a strong feeling that he has toward a girl and in the end he just don't care anymore. It doesn't bring sadness but it does show in the way he sings it. I just love this song so much! I thank Bfm for playing those great oldies song. My generation needs that. Btw, you can listen to it online @ live.bfm.my but be warned, it is not just entertainment over there. They have other great stuff too like talk-show and interview but I guess others won't like it soo much. There's music only sunday and saturday but there's football live telecast on saturday and I'm not a big fan. Enough promoting Bfm. I'm paid to do so but I do enjoy sharing it with you guys.. ;-). Anyway, I share with you the lyrics of the song I was talking about earlier. Enjoy!! ^_^

The Zombies - She's Not There Lyrics


Well, no one told me about her

The way she lied

Well, no one told me about her

How many people cried



Well, it's too late to say you're sorry

How would I know, why should I care

Please don't bother trying to find her

She's not there...oh oh oh



Nobody told me about her

What could I do

Well, nobody told me about her

Though they all knew



Well, it's too late to say you're sorry

How would I know, why should I care

Please don't bother trying to find her

She's not there....



Well, let me tell you about the way she looked

The way she acted, the color of her hair

Her voice is soft and cool

Her eyes are clear and bright

But she's not there...