Nerdy Muddy | Twitter! (episode 2)

Wazzzzzzzuuuuuppppp!! Ok ok ok ok...aku excited sket nih.. Dengan secara rasminya aku telah melancarkan twitter utk nerdy muddy....wooooohooooooo.. Tp tak banyak follower lagi laaa... Aku bukan Justin Bibir nak byk peminat.... Nyampah ngn bieber nihhhh...

Oraite...xbanyak yg aku nak sembang kali nih..so kalo nak sembang, sembang di twitter yer korg... so check out my twitter page - https://twitter.com/#!/nerdy_muddy

p/s:-twitter aku xreti sangat lagi nak guna...so jgn marah kalau aku tak reply twit korg yer... adios!!

Nerdy Muddy | Indie band

Topik ni dah lama aku nak sembangkan di blog karut nih... Well.. lets talk about it.

Bila sebut band indie or independent band bak kata "org2 media" hiburan di Malaysia, aku terfikir Butterfingers. Aku bukanlah pminat Butterfingers tapi band ni antara pioneer/legend band indie kat Malaysia. Barang siapa yang tidak mengenali Butterfingers, maka orang itu masih belum cukup ilmunya tentang "music scene" di Malaysia ni.

Sepatutnya aku dah tak perlu "introduce" dah psl band ni. Korang tuh yg sengal tak mau amik tau kan. Oooppsss..ke kurang bijak sangat dan tak dengar lagu2 ceni kan. What the hell...aku pedulik ape. Kepada yg nak tau lebih lanjut pasal Butterfingers ni korang boleh tny Google or search kat wikipedia. Lengkap pasal cerita diorang nih. Tak pon, korang bleh gi ke link nih www.royalbutterfingers.net/   Tapi aku xsure lah boleh bukak lagi ke tak kan.

Habis citer pasal band legend Butterfingers.. Nak di ikutkan, byk lagi band2 underground yg syiok lagunya. Korang cuma kene pandai cari kat mana nak dengar lagu band2 underground nih. Korang try laaa website nih www.i-bands.net/ ....aku dapati kat sini banyak band2 yg best. Ada yg bleh download, ada yg bleh dgr demo jer...tp mantap beb...

Kalo nak di ikutkan, banyak band2 indie ni yg dah berjaya dlm arus "mainstream"...kiranya musik diorang ni boleh diterima pendengar laaa... Contohnya Meet Uncle Hussein, Hujan, Bunkface, Bittersweet, Nitrus dan banyak lagi laaaaaaaa....

With this kind of progress, well i think in 3-5 years to come, Malaysia music scene will be more colorful...its just like a free fall...all hell break loose...

Apart from that (dah mcm karangn b.i daaaa)...bukan semua lagu band2 nih best. Aku mengaku okey, ada yg ntah hape2...senang cite syok sendiri. Bila Bunkface meletup, haaa banyak laa anak2 muda nak jadi mcm diorg. Dah takder identiti. Pastu msuk music scene 2-3 tahun pastu senyap....

Bagi pemuzik yg kat luar sana tuh dan tmasuk aku, kalo nak buat band, buat kerana korang mmg minat dan mmg itu yg korang nak buat. Put your heart to it and success will come to you. Its not easy, but you have to try and work for it. 

p/s:- kat luar sana banyak yg nak jadi rock star wannabe...these guys sucks...sorry to say...bammmmmm!!

Nerdy Muddy | Twitter!

Hari tuh, aku keluar dgn member aku..lepak2 kan.. Aku pon cerita la pasal blog aku yang mengarut dan ntah ape2 ni kan. Dia boleh gelakkan aku pulak. Nak buatt blog dia kata, otak kene kreatif. Cerita kene best! Ayat kene mantap! Baru la org tertarik dengan blog itu.

Bila dia ckp mcm tuh, adoy terasa pedih2 di hati aku ini. Ciri2 yg dia sebut tuh, xder pon pada blog aku..mcm harammmm... Terus aku xlalu makan walaupon member aku nak belanja aku dgn gaji yg dia baru dapat ptg tadi. Tapi org tua2 kata, rezeki jgn ditolak kannnn... jadi aku mkn jugak laaaaa...hahahah ..kikis sket duit dia, bukan selalu jumpa member aku nih...

Sambil aku mkn dan tgk dia dok balas msg awek dia, tiba2 aku terfikir. Aku buat twitter! NerdyMuddy twitter! Dgn otomatik nya aku senyum sendirian. muahahahahahah.. Dgn aku buat twitter, bila aku nak post smthing, aku akan share kat twitter. Dengan cara itu, aku dpt laa promote story karut aku nih kan...YES! Wehuuuuuu...

Jap2..tiba2 aku xjadi nak senyum plak. Ada ke orang nak follow aku nih? Adusssss... Ahhhh Pedulik arrr...belum try belum tauuuuu...

So nnt kan twitter nerdymuddy yaaaa..

p/s:- gmbr apa aku nak letak kat twitter nih yer...need some opinion guys...c'mon!!

Nerdy Muddy | Subjektif

Hoi haiiii..Sorry guys...lately i had a few problems need to be taken care off... Its too hard to explain here. Anyway, i'm  free now and lets talk about the topic for this post.

Okey...bila sebot subjektif, korang fikir pasal apa? Go to hell laah apa yg korg fikir. Aku peduli haper.. Aku nak cerita pasal CANTIK. Bila sebot cantik, apa kriteria yg perlu ada pada orang tuh? Apa faktor yg ada pada orang tuh yg kt nmpk yg membuatkan org tu cantik pada mata kita. Cantik nih pada setiap mata manusia adalah berbeza. Ada yg aku nampak cantik, tp orang lain kata tak cantik pon. Ada yg org lain kata cantik, tp aku kata tak cantik.

Cantik pada aku laaa, bukan pada rupa atau cara dia berpakaian, make up, etc. Cantik pada aku lebih kepada sifat dan perangai dia. Kalau orang tu, elok perangainya, baik, suka tolong orang, tak kedekut ilmu...haa tu dah cantik dah pada mata aku. Dia tak perlu nak ada wajah mcm artis. Jap jap...aku maksud kan perempuan okey, bukan lelaki. Lelaki, orang tak panggil cantik. Lelaki orang pggil tampan atau kacak,

Dari sini, kt boleh menilai tahap kematangan dia. Kita jugak boleh tau perangai dia macam mana. Perempuan yg elok tingkah lakunya, mmg manis dan cantik. Aku xperlu wanita yg rupanya mcm Mila AF, Shila, Intan Ladyana etc. Aku perlukan perempuan yang baik budi pekertinya.

Maka dengan ni, aku boleh berkongsi segala masalah atau kekusutan dlm pale otak2 kempas nih dgn perempuan itu.

Ada orang rupa cantik, tp perangai mcm hampeh...so watch out guys..

p/s:- aku kalo bab nak merapu no 1...shit laaaa

Nerdy Muddy | Orang Kita, Wajah Kita (episode 2)

Kepada korang yg follow blog karut nih (ada la dlm 4-5 org macam tuh), mesti korg tertanya-tanya..dan kalau korang tak tertanya-tanya, meh aku nak tanya, kenapa aku tak sebut isu pasal politik? Aku boleh jer nak sebut pasal politik kat Malaysia, tapi nnt aku kene tangkap dan tak dapat nak update benda alah ni...takot wooo...jgn main2 dgn isu mcm ni.

Baru2 nih siap ada yang kutuk Agung bagai. Ni dah kira salah guna blog dah nih. Pastu blogger yang baik macam aku nih dapat nama buruk...damn ... Ada plak blogger yg main isu2 yang sensatif..bahaya sungguh..jgn bermain dgn api, nnt terbakar bulu kening hahahaha..

Ketepikan semua itu dulu. Aku ada isu yang lebih menarik. Korang tak caya? Baca sampai abes dlu...ni baru baca dua perenggan dah complaint mcm2..pelempang kang!!

Okey laa...nak dijadikan cerita (ni cerita betoi, bukan kopi n pasta)..aku ada nak beli something laa kan utk dimakan. Selalunya aku pegi kedai yg biasa aku pergi nih. Kira harga pon okey n barang2 pon ok jgk laaa. Kedai tu dekat jer dgn rumah aku. Aku pon drive laaa Nissan Skyline aku ke kedai berkenenaan. Kebetulan plak masa tuh kereta banyak giler, parking takder kat depan kedai tu, jd aku pon park laa kete mahai aku jauh sket. Lepas turun kete tuuuh, aku ternampak laa kedai runcit ni. Disebabkan malas nak jalan jauh (aku ada masalah obes :p) aku pon singgah jer laaa kedai tuh kan.

Masuk2 jer..akak kaunter tuh tgh makan nasi kat kaunter. Pembantu akak tuh plak lepak sebelah dia. Muka pembantu dia tuh mcm harimau tercekik tulang!! Nak bersangka baik, aku pikir dia ni jeles member dia mkn nasi nih. Aku pon pusing2 la cri barang yg aku nak... Aiishhhh mana laaa barang tuh, payah nak cari. Ok ok ...aku tanya laa akak tuh. Malu tanya sesat jalan, wlaupon bukan jalan yg aku cari (ape aku mengarut nih).

                         "Owh benda tuh ada kat BELAKANG sana! Cari laaa kat sana!", kata akak itu.
                         "Ye ker, ok saya cari kak, terima kasih", aku reply dgn muka takot.

Akak, kalau lapar pon, jgn garang dgn saya. Saya nak cri barang, bukan cari gaduh. Aku dah start rasa nak blah jer nih. Tapi tak manis la plak kan...lps jmpe barang tuh. Aku pusing2 lagi kedai tuh nak cari benda lain plak. Tiba2 ada suara tny kat aku..

                          "Nak cari apa lagi dik??, pembantu no2 dia tanya kat aku.

Aku diam, trus g kaunter bayar brg yg aku amik.

Dalam kete, aku fikir, awat layan customer mcm ni? Berbeza dgn kedai yg selalu aku pergi...ok jer, harga pon ok...damnnnnn

Tu kali terakhir aku pergi kedai tuh. 1st and the last..........Tak kuasa aku nak g lagi!!

Begini la orang kita berniaga. Orang Kita, Wajah Kita.

p/s:- Lps ni nak cari bhn nak masak kene g kedai yg biasa aku pegi tuh... Aunty, perencah kat mana ehh?? :)
 

Nerdy Muddy | Keliru

Aku ni tak suka nak kelam kelibut. Apatah lagi nak haru-biru tak tentu pasal. So let it be as the way it should be. Kepada korang yg baca blog mengarut aku ni, nasib la kalo korang tak faham. Aku ape kisah. Hahahahah ..damn..

Aku kalau buat benda takde nak mengarut atau nak bagi orang pandang tinggi kat aku. Walau aku ni tinggi, tp tak perlu kot nak pandang tggi kat aku. Tapi kalau korg pandang hina kat aku, makan pelempang sepam dua tengok mcm mana..pegi tak pegi rasa dia. Kalau nak pandang sinis ok lagi kot. Mungkin ada orang yg nak pandang aku sebelah mata. Kalo lebih elok, jgn pandang aku pon takpe. Aku pon xkuasa nak tgk muka korang yang selebet lagi kerapot tuh...damn..

Nak buat benda, bg aku bkn sebab nk puaskan hati orang lain. I do something that makes me happy. Some say that, if you doing something that you like and really makes you happy, there will be people who will envy you all the wayyyy.. I am not saying that i'm really good. I'm also is not Mr. Perfect in this world. I'm just being me as myself.

Wahhh aku speaking!?? Hey guys, apa kata kita buat sesuatu sbb kt suke dan bukan sebab nk menunjuk atau berlagak. Tu cara gorilaaa woo...discovery channel bgtau. Gorila buat smthing sbb dia nk ngorat si betina n nak berlagak dgn jantan yg lain. Aku xnak jd mcm gorilaaa..korg nak ke? Kalo nak bgtau aku..aku pggil org zoo dtg amik korg hahahahah..

Jap jap..tajuk keliru!? Aku pon tak tau ape kene mengena dgn apa yg aku tulis.. Haaa buang masa betol laa blog ni.. Nama pon nerdy muddy - disini tempat aku buang masa.. Hahahahah

Hey guys..dont share this article..its full of crap guys.. I love talking crap like this.. Maybe i should have my own show in youtube!!

What the hack...enough talking... Need to do something to burn this calories and this fat!! Later guys..

P/s:- this article is approved by nerdy muddy ..

Nerdy Muddy | New photos of spy plane launch Area 51 intrigue (via Yahoo! News)

Few things capture the public's curiosity like Area 51. The top-secret military base (which doesn't officially exist) has been the subject of conspiracy theories for decades. What actually went on there? Something tells us we'll never know for sure. However, a recently revealed series of photographs provides some tantalizing new clues.

The photos, which were published by National Geographic, show a titanium A-12 spy plane. In one image, the satisfyingly sci-fi-looking plane hangs upside down while it is prepared for radar testing. In another shot, a group of officials with heavy equipment "remove all traces of the A-12 spy plane" after it went down in the Utah desert in 1963.

See some previously unreleased photos of Area 51

Roadrunners Internationale via Pangloss Films

See more Area 51 photos at National Geographic

Of course, the photos don't prove that alien life exists--but they do go a long way toward proving the government wasn't exactly forthcoming with what was going on at Area 51. Cue the "X-Files" theme song.

p/s:- I just love yahoo.news...great stuff guys..

Nerdy Muddy | The Reality Show

Kalau di Malaysia nih, sebut jer Team Seekers mesti semua orang kenal. Tak kenal?? Uncle Seekers kenal?? Haaa mesti kenal kan..kalau tak kenal jugak tak payah baca post nih. Takder keje plak aku nak buat "intro" psl uncle tuh. Aku nak cerita ni bukan apa, baru2 ni aku tertengok (bukan sengaja tengok okeh...damn) cerita seekers ni di NTV7. Kebetulan malam tu mmg aku bosan gile, jd aku layan kan jer laaa cite si uncle ni.

Aku pon tgk laaa dua org pmpuan (kot?), sorang laki n ada laa sorg nih peminat seekers join skali (kot?).. Nak di pendekkan cerita, mereka semua ni msuk laa rumah ke hape aku pon xtau. Kiranya kawasan ni kawasan terbiar dan sudah lama ditinggalkan. Dgn tiba2 aku tergelak...aku pn xtau knp..hahahahahah.. Mcm mana nak ckp ehh..senang cite mengarut laaa. Rasa itu, rasa ini..nmpk kelibat la ape laaa... Perghhhhh...pastu asal tangkap jer gambar nmpk orb sana, nmpk orb sini. Pantang tangkap gmbr, mesti orb keluar. Padahal baru msuk jer kot diorang msuk rumah tuh.

Bukan nak kutuk, tp tu la REALITI nya cerita seekers tuh. Mcm mana laa NTV7 boleh amik cerita nih.. Nmpk beno menipuhnya... Ada gmbr nih aku kopi dan pasta dri satu blog apa ntah..

Enough said on Seekers, sebelum ni aku ada cerita pasal Ghost Adventure(GA) kan.. Lama dah laaa.. GA ni mcm seekers jgk..tp yg beza nya GA ni best, seekers ni hampeh..hahahahahahahahah..sorry to say guys.. GA punya style lagi menarik. Siasatan menyeluruh dilakukan kat hot spot tuh. Interview dilakukan dan observation juga dibuat...cewahhh speaking segala!!

Yg best nya GA ni kalo xder hantu mmg dia bgtau xder hantu. Kalo terjadi sesuatu kejadian, mereka akan siasat sama ada boleh dikaitkan dgn hantu atau sebaliknya. Maybe unsur2 lain merosak kan siasatan diorg nih contohnya, angin, bunyi air dan sbgnya. Aku kalo best mmg aku ckp best, kalo xbest mmg aku ckp xbest. Okey?

GA ni boleh di tgk di Travel Channel atau korg xder Astro, korg boleh tgk di youtube. Download jer semua.. Apedehal!! Skang nih dah season 5. So check it out guys :)

p/s:- aku ni dok kutuk seekers, kang kene ban or tngkap, mampuihhhh... tp kalo xckp smpi bile2 korg xtau kan...damn..

Nerdy Muddy | Cinta

Semenjak dua menjak ni aku rasa sedikit bosan. Ye laa dah takder benda nak buatkan. Bila dah kat rumah mmg akan makan dan tido sepanjang hari. Cinta?? What the hell is that?? Tak tau apa cinta?? Tadah muke, aku bagi pelempang se pam dua. Budak sekolah rendah pun tau apa itu cinta! Daaaaa....huh...

Cakap pasal cinta, mesti ada seribu satu kisah yang korang nak cerita. Here the news flash, i dont want to know! Apa yang aku nak cakap dan mengarut kat sini ialah mengenai cerita/drama/filem cinta di Malaysia tanah tumpah darahku ini. Jalan ceritanya sama! Kisahnya sama! Pengakhirannya sama!

Jujurnya aku agak bosan jugak laaa kadang2 kan. Mane taknya, dah selalu disogok cerita macam tuu selalu, mana tak bosannya. Pastu ada scene nanges yang tak sudah2 sampai ke penghabisan. Dah selamat kahwin pon n segala2 nya selamat pon nak nanges teruk2...? Tak faham aku dengan cerita cinta kat Malaysia ni.

Apa pun aku cakap kat sini, cerita cinta ni ada peminat nya yang tersendiri. So tak hairan laaaa kenapa TGV selalu penuh jugakkkk kaaaaannn..

Ada yang tanya aku, kau pernah bercinta ke? Ingat aku ni orang hutan a.k.a orang gua ke!? Mesti laaa aku pernah bercinta! Apa punya soalan laaa mamat tu tanya aku. Bila kita bercinta, haaa mula laa nak dgr lagu jiwang, nk tgk cerita jiwang, baca novel jiwang, cari blog jiwan (bukan blog aku okey...!) pastu cari quotes jiwang... Lepas tuh dok sengih2 sorang2. Confirm dia bayangkan diri dia dan org yg dicintai itu seperti dalam filem tu kaaan...what the birdieee...

Orang tgh bercinta mmg selalu macam ni. Lumrah laaa orang bercinta. Kalau korang tak percaya, korang try la bercinta...bkn dgn beruk! Tapi bercinta laaa dgn org yg korang minat. Confirm lps tu pergi cari novel cinta. Paling selekeh pon korang akan layan cerita korea dgn secara tiba2.. Serius!! Aku mana klepet orang..orang klepet aku adaa laaaa....hampeh kelapa btol laaa..

Apa aku mengarut nih...alaaa kalau nak cerita pasal cinta mmg xkan habis. Kan aku ckp td ade seribu satu cerita psl cinta. Siapa suruh korang baca...kikikkikikikiki

p/s: cerita karut aku ni xder kene mengena dgn aku mahupon org yg hidup atau yg telah meninggal dunia. Kapish!!

Mulut Longkang

Wazzuppp bro n sis...isu kali ni yg nak aku ketengahkan ialah isu mulut longkang. Bukan mulut dia besar macam longkang mahupon busuk macam longkang! Mulut longkang disini ialah mulut org tak reti nak tutup dari burukkan orang lain. Ada paham?

Orang mulut longkang ni ade dimana2 jer. Ada yg kita kenal, ada yg kenal2 gitu jer dan ada yg kita xkenal langsung. Orang mulut longkang ni confirm ada di sekeliling kita. Cuma kita jer yg xperasan sebab orang mulut longkang nih depan kita bukan main baik. Muka mcm kucing. Sembang ngn kita mcm salesman yg nak jual barang ngn kita. Tapi belakang kita...puuhhhhh mcm lahanat perangai! Kalau aku dapat org nih, mmg aku rembat msuk tong sampah DBKL...

Orang mulut longkang nih susah jgk kita nak kenal pasti. Diorang punya lakonan mantap beb!! Kalah artis mcm aku ni. Orang mulut longkang nih sebenarnya orang yg mempunyai hasad dengki yg kuat dan orang mulut longkang ni selalu akan fikir dia jer yg bagus dan dia jer lah yg paling hebat sekali. Senang citer dia laa yg tau semua benda kat dunia! damn you....

Bukan nak marah atau perli, cuma sejak dua menjak nih, trend mulut longkang ni makin menjadi2 la pulak kan. Kalo tidak dibendung abis porak peranda masyarakat kita nih! damn you....

Kepada org mulut longkang nih, watch your mouth okey. Dont be so f****** jealous with other people ability or greatness. What the hack i'm talking about! damn you..

Orang mulut longkang nih belakang dia berani, depan2 mcm kambing. So untuk mengatasi masalah orang mulut longkang ni adalah:

1. Kenal pasti siapa orang itu.
2. Tanya dia apa yg dia tak puas hati.
3. Tanya nak gaduh ke tak.
4. Last but not least, sound direct terus depan2 dia.

Kepada aku yg masih boleh bersabar ini, xnak la buat benda macam yg kat atas itu kan.

Kepada orang mulut longkang, kalau xpuas hati ckp terus jer. Jgn main2 smbang belakang congkak plak.

Kapish!!


p/s: Dituju kpd bdk2 remaja zaman sekarang...damn you

Orang kita, wajah kita.

Lama jgk aku xupdate benda alah ni kan.. Anyway, kali ni aku nak cite somthing yang pada mata aku, aku nampak menyampah. Bila sebut jer gangster, semua akn bayangkan sesuatu. Betol tak!? Tp aku tak tau la ape korang bayangkan tuh. Tapi bagi aku, ni yang bermain kat kepala aku ni.. Lets roll..

SEMBANG KENCANG:
Ni bkn nk tuju kat sapa2... Tp gengster kat Malaysia ni semua sama. Sembang bukan main kencang!! Aku pegang area ni! Aku ada anak buah ramai! Aku byk kali kuar msuk penjara! Aku selalu kene pkol ngn ayah aku! Aku semua org kenal! Dan bermacam2 lg lah ayat sembang kencang!!

Polis datang, org yg 1st lari adalah org yg sembang mcm ribut tuh. Bila gaduh, dia dok nyorok belakang anak buah. Aieeee..aku btol laaa.. Ni la gengster kat Malaysia nih. Bab sembang mmg terbaik. Dah boleh jd pengulas sukan dah aku tgk..damn you!!

RAMAI BERANI
Aku tgk gengster kat Malaysia ni rata2 rasa "strong in numbers" haaa. Melayu ny, kalo ramai bkn main berani laaaa! Kalo sorg2...mampuih transform jd tikuih teruih.. Bile geng ramai backup dia...wahhh bkn main bkepak jalan.. Bila sorg..puih..jalan mcm pondan xckup sifat!!

Ni la dia gengster Malaysia kan! Kalo sorg, trus settle beb.. Cuba geng penuh kiri kanan dpn belakang, ajak gaduh. Pdhal isu member tuh terpandg awek mamat tuh.. Terpandang! Bkn nk ngorat.. Trus ajak gaduh tuuu.. Dasar gengster bapok!!

Bila geng byk..dia paling kuT skali kan..damn u!

Okeh lah..nnt aku sambung ke episod dua okeh.. Sembang byk kang tergolong dlm grup2 sengal ni plak nnt...

See you guys later! Senyummmmmmmmm

Last!!

Ceritanya bermula mcm ni....

Aku suka makan. Aku akan cuba tmpt mkn yg baru...utk merasa keenakan makanan di kedai itu. Well...eating is part of me...hahahah.
Nak dijadikan cerita, aku dpt tau tmpt makan baru. Kat area seksyen 3, kedai mamak Kh******...(aku xtau nak bgtau nama kedai tu ke x..nak tau..bg la email)..
Roti canai dia sdp giler...tu blom rasa kuah kari ikan dia lagi....mantap beb. Dah lebih sepuluh kali jgk la aku pi mkn kat sana. Menu aku - Roti canai kosong banjir, kuah kari ikan & teh o ais limau.
Tp service dia slow gile haram...tu mmg aku menyampah sgt...tp dah sedap kan..layan jer aa....lama pon laa lah...
Selepas lama aku aku xmkn sana, member aku dtg kat aku dan telah bercerita sesuatu kat aku yg akan membuatkan korg dan termasuk aku rasa nak muntah darah!

Ini cerita member aku....

Masa tu aku order roti canai kosong dua..bungkus. Jadi aku tggu laaa dia buatkan yg baru. Nmpk laa si penebar roti canai tu tebar roti guna tgn nya.
Bila roti aku dah siap, dia pun bwk la kat aku. Aku pon beratur la nak byr kat kaunter. Masa tgh beratur nak byr, aku nmpk yg penebar roti td dok bersembang ngn tokei kat kaunter..
Bila turn aku nak byr..aku ternampak sesuatu yg meggelikan tekak aku.
Aku nmpk tgn penebar roti tu penuh dgn kutil or ketuat and seumpama dgn nya... Nak termuntah dibuat nya bila tgk....

Aku yg dgr ni pon dah berair mata tahan nak tmuntah...sial laaaa...itu LAST aku g kedai mkn tuh....dammmnnn!!

For ladies: A guide to boy's talk (match.com on yahoo!)

What he says: “We should hang out some time.”

What he means: “I don’t want to flat-out ask you on a date and risk rejection, so first I’m going to gauge your interest.”

Why he says it: “This is the safest way to go,” says Ron Karmel. “If she says ‘yeah’ and gives you her number, you know you’re in, but if she just says ‘yeah’ and does nothing — you know it’s a no-go.” And with the male ego the way it is, this is the preferred way for him to find out. Says Haltzman, “It hurts to be rejected, so asking a woman out this way gives her a chance to pull away without the guy being embarrassingly turned down.”

What he says: “I really like your shoes.”

What he means: “I really like you.”

Why he says it: Granted, he could genuinely like your shoes. But if he says this during the early stages of dating, it also likely means he’s physically attracted to you — but doesn’t want to come right out and say it and seem like a dog. Ty Marciniak claims that this is one of the first things he says when he’s into a girl. “It boosts her confidence, but it also shows her I’m fashionable and sweet,” he says. “She’ll notice that I didn’t come right out and compliment her legs or something.” Which is, of course, what he really was complimenting in the first place. Get it?

What he says: “Maybe we should take some time off from each other — you know, take a break.”

What he means: “Maybe I’m better off keeping my options open.”

Why he says it: Seems harsh, but it’s common: “This kind of statement is driven by the man’s fear of hurting the woman or by wanting to have it both ways — having her without committing,” explains Alon Gratch, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and author of If Men Could Talk. Problem is, women often take “the break” at face value. Trust me, if a guy is crazy about you, he’ll want to spend as much time with you as possible, period. 

What he says: “I am listening!”

What he means: “I’m listening, but I really don’t want to get into a long, emotional discussion right now.”

Why he says it: When a guy zones out, women generally interpret that to mean he’s shut her off. More likely he’s just overwhelmed. “Men process verbal information better when it’s direct and to the point,” says Haltzman. Scott Borchert agrees. “When I say this, it usually means I just wish she’d get to the point sooner,” he says. One way around this is to ask him for his advice — guys love to fix problems — or to make sure he’s primed for a marathon talk session. So rather than launching right in, say, “This story’s kind of involved — can you listen now or should we talk later?”

What he says: “You’re just too good for me.”

What he means: “I need out of this relationship.”

Why he says it: “I’ve said that many times, but not once have I meant it,” admits Ron. “What I meant was I needed an out in the relationship, but I wanted to make her feel good about it.” Another popular alternative to this is the, “You deserve someone better than me” line. So why can’t guys just come out and tell you the truth? Unless you’re new to the planet Earth, you may have noticed men aren’t big on having talks — particularly breakup talks. In fact, they’ll say anything to avoid them, such as buttering you up so you don’t chew them out. “Men don’t go to places they’re afraid of,” says Gratch. “We don’t like to go where we might have to open up about feelings.” Did he just say feelings? Blech!

What he says: “I think I’m falling in love with you.”

What he means: “I am this close to saying the L-word, but I can’t bring myself to say it just yet and when I do say it, I want to be sure you’ll say it back.”

Why he says it: Ron calls this an “in-between line” — it’s a warm-up act to “I love you,” and it tests the waters to see if she’s feeling the same way. For women, talking about your emotions and exposing your vulnerabilities is a way to bond with another person, “but men don’t view exposing your vulnerabilities as a positive,” says Haltzman. “They don’t want to appear weak.” That’s why words like “thinking” and “falling” come in very handy — they give him an out. But they also allow him to express something meaningful in a way only he understands. Hopefully, now you will, too. 

p/s:- Post sblom ni utk lelaki, yg ni utk pompuan plak...mcm2 laaa...hahahaha enjoy...a boy will always be a boy...cewaahhh

For guys: A guide to girl talk (match.com on yahoo!)

What she says: “You’re really sweet, but I have a boyfriend.”

What she means: “You’re really sweet, but I definitely don’t want to date you.”

Why she says it: It’s a classic weekend night scene, somewhere in public. You see her sitting by herself and figure it’s as good a time as any to make a move. And it’s all going so well — she’s smiling, she’s answering your questions — until she drops the bomb that she has a boyfriend. Now, she may be telling the truth. But more likely this “boyfriend” is merely a ploy to get you to back off fast. “I use that line all the time; it really works without hurting a guy’s feelings too much,” says Claire McKimmie. “It shows immediately that there’s nothing more to say.”

What she says: “Why don’t I take your number and I’ll call you?”

What she means: “There’s no way I’m giving you my number, so why don’t I take yours?”

Why she says it: Even in this day and age, most women like to be pursued, so if we really like you, we’ll happily hand over our digits and wait for you to call. Pretty much the only time we’ll ask for your number is — sorry — when we want to keep the ball in our court and, well, never see you again. Other not-so-great responses: “Why don’t you email me instead,” “You can get my number through our mutual friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend Marcy” or “I’m listed.” Trust us, if she likes you, she’ll make it easy for you to call. 

What she says: “Oh, sorry, I already have weekend plans.” 

What she means: “I don’t necessarily have weekend plans, but you’re calling so last-minute I’d feel like a loser if I admitted I was free and took you up on your offer.”

Why she says it: As much as we all say that The Rules is an outdated tome that brews trouble between the genders, there are still some things we can’t let go of. And one of them is that we don’t want to accept plans with you last-minute, because we don’t want you to think we’re that easy to catch. “If a guy waits until Friday to ask me out on Saturday, I’ll probably say no,” says Claire Arnaud. “He has to work for it. And if he doesn’t have the patience to call back next week, too bad, that’s his loss.” 

What she says: “This feels good, but we really shouldn’t.” 

What she means: “I want you, bad, but don’t want to get burned.”

Why she says it: The night is winding down, and it’s time to decide whether she should hold ‘em, fold ‘em, or soldier on into the morning light with you. So if your date isn’t telling you a flat-out “No,” “I don’t want to,” or “I don’t like you that way,” chances are she really does like you — and want you — that way. She’d just rather wait a few weeks or months until she knows you’re not a love-’em-and-leave-’em type. “It’s possible she’s been in the position before of becoming intimate with a man and wanting to hear from him and then not hearing from him — and she doesn’t want to make that mistake again,” says Wolf. So if you’re a guy who really does want the relationship to go further (be honest now), it’s worth telling her so to see if she’ll change her mind. 

What she says: “So, what have you been up to?”

What she means: “Why haven’t you called me? Are you seeing someone else?”

Why she says it: If we haven’t talked to you in a few weeks and then you suddenly start calling again, all we want to know is, What the heck took you so long? But because we want you to think we’re laid-back “Hey, whatever” women, all we dare squeeze out is a general inquiry. “I don’t want him to know I care,” says Emilie Giroud Capet. Our biggest fear? That you’ve been calling other women instead of us. Whether that’s the case or not, you’re best off filling in your missing weeks with very unromantic things. “I’m hoping he’ll tell me he’s been working really hard,” says Emilie, “or better, that he’s been really sick.” 

What she says: “If you want to have a guy’s night, go ahead, fine.”

What she means: “I really, really don’t want you to go. And if you do, I’m going to be upset.”

Why she says it: It seemed innocuous enough; you asked her if she’d mind rescheduling your romantic night in so you could go out with the guys. She’s given you the green light. So what’s the red flag in that statement? The word “fine.” See, when a woman says something is fine, it’s decidedly not. “A woman will say it’s fine for him to go without her because she doesn’t want to get in a fight about it, even though deep down, she doesn’t want him to go without her,” says Wolf. Another phrase women often use to clue you into their displeasure: “If you like.” As in, “Sure, you can go out with the guys tonight, if you like.” That’s a pretty clear sign that while you may like it, she sure won’t. Either way, feel free to play dumb and go out with your buddies — just be ready to accept the consequences when you return. 

What she says: “So, tell me about Diane.”

What she means: “Should I be threatened by Diane?”

Why she says it: When a man brings up another female’s name in the midst of a story, a woman’s internal panic button is pressed — she fears that you’re talking about her because you’re secretly attracted to her. So until you make it clear you wouldn’t touch Diane with a ten-foot pole, our insecurities will lead us to assume she’s a wasp-waisted blonde who laughs at your jokes — and you’d love to be her boyfriend. So if Diane is attractive and available, please don’t say, “She’s really cool.” Instead, try, “Diane’s just someone I work with. Wow, she can be annoying sometimes. Some guys at the office are drawn to her but I don’t get it; she’s not all that.” 

What she says: “I love the way you smell.”

What she means: “I love you, but I don’t dare tell you I love you before you tell me you love me.”

Why she says it: “I just told the guy I’ve been dating for three weeks that I loved the way he smelled,” says Lili De Monseignat, “but it’s more him that I love than his smell.” Then why hold back? Because women know that telling a guy we love him before he tells us could be too much for him to handle. “It’s too soon to tell him I love him, because he’ll freak out and run away!” says Lili. But if you want to be loved, perk your ears up for the word itself. “I love your dog,” “I love your apartment,” “I love the way you dress,” and “I love that you love Indian food” are all signs that something big is bubbling underneath that little heart of hers. In other words, gentlemen, please be gentle.

p/s:- Ye aku copy and paste...hhahaha..anyway, this article is very useful for those who want to be in a relationship with the ladies :)

The World’s Friendliest Countries (yahoo.com/news & Forbes.com)

1. Canada

Expats based here typically integrate well within local society, according to the HSCB survey, with 45% claiming they go out with local friends as much as fellow expats--the highest score of all 25 countries.

2. Bermuda

Those who have relocated to Britain's oldest colony (and beach paradise) report relative ease with local language and cultures.

3. South Africa

A culturally diverse nation, this host country proved to be well equipped for welcoming all sorts of foreigners.

4. The U.S.

The results of the survey suggest that ease of learning the local language and adapting to the local culture are areas in which the U.S. fares well in as an expat destination--despite low scores in organizing finances and health care.

5. Australia

One of the main advantages of becoming an expat Down Under, according to the survey, is the ease of setting up in the country.

6. Spain

For the overall integration categories, Spain scored the highest--especially when it came to local friends, shopping, food, culture and language--suggesting that once expats in Spain settle in, they feel completely involved in their communities.

7. France

This country got high scores on integration, with expats especially enjoying the local food and culture, making it one of the most friendly, culturally rich and inclusive locations.

8. U.K.

Though it ranked poorly in terms of quality of life (with issues like crowded urban transportation systems dragging it down), the U.K. does well on ease of integration and of befriending locals.

9. Malaysia

Expats found it relatively simple to integrate themselves into this cosmopolitan locale, a blend of Malay, Chinese and Indian cultures.

10. Germany

Despite difficulty making friends and learning the language, expats here reported it was a relatively easy place for integrating, with 46% saying they enjoyed the local entertainment and adapted well to the food.

p/s:- WOOOOOWW!! Malaysia in the top ten dude!!

Masyarakat

Ni pengalaman aku, kat tmpt aku belajar:-

Tgh aku beratur beli makanan, ada la sorg melayu kita nih..dok pilih2 kuih kat atas meja tuh. Aku mcm biasa, beli nasi laaa kan...breakfast aku mane layan kuih-muih nih...tak kenyang kot...

Dlm aku dok beratur n terdengar perut aku main lagu coldplay, mamat yg pilih kuih bagai td trus cut queue dpn aku....what the f***!!! Aiiiiiieee....aku btol lah... Aku rilek jer... cover muke marah aku. Aku mana suke marah2, nnt xensem la muka aku. Aku perhatikan kan la dia dri belakang. Nak sound kang, takut aku xsempat mkn nasi aku, penumbuk plak aku mkn....

Haishhhh...ni laaa dia org kita. Xbleh nak beratur dan bersabar sikit. Mcm laaa org lain xkebulur kan..nyampah siot dgn org mcm nih. Ape iktibar yg kita dpt? Masyarakat kita nih ske jalan pintas, xske bersusah n nak mudah jer...masyarakat kita xpenah pikir org lain...hanya dia jer nak senang asalkan dia dpt ape yg dia nak. Itulah masyarakat kita.

Sambung balik cite, lps mamat tu byr makanan dia, turn aku plak bayar. Dah dapat baki 20sen aku, aku pi la duduk kat meje open air...jam baru menunjuk kan pkul 8.30pg. Baru nak siap nasi goreng, aku nmpk staff2 yg bekerja kat tmpt aku belajar tu nak breakfast jgk. Bkn ke masuk keje pkol 8.30? Dan lagi satu, knp diorg xbreakfast dlu td?

Aku pon mls nak lyn sgt ape yg diorg sembang kan...aku lyan nasi goreng aku yg menggunung. Layaaannn...
Tgh2 dok layan, aku tgk jam dah pkol 9.10 minit, dan staff yg breakfast td masih lg makan n bersembang "menyelesaikan masalah dunia"... Aku ada kelas pkol 10.30...jd aku tggu laa bila diorg nak blah kan.. pkol 9.30pg diorg masih lg kat meja mkn!! Last2 aku blah terus, dan xtau smpai pkul brapa laa diorg lepak kat cafe..

Ape iktibar kt dpt? Ni le org kata, kalo dah gomen tu mmg gomen le jgk!! Produktiviti kurang. Mulut bau longkang sembang masalah dunia. Aku mls nak sound. Kang kene cop kuang aja n xhormat org tua.. Bila aku pikir balik, ni laaa masyarakt dlm sektor awam. Korg sendiri bleh fikirkan...

Last but not least, masyarakat tetap masyarakat.... *kapish*

p/s:- Aku smbang kencang...myb suatu hari nnt aku pon akan jd mcm tu jgk...adooooyyyy laaaa

Penghabisan & Pekerjaan

Nak cerita macam sedih plak kan...aku pendekkan cerita, aku dah nak habis belajar dah. Aku bakal ke alam pekerjaan. Kalau aku lulus semua final paper aku laaa...cissss

Aku rasa sedih sbb tak lama lagi aku dah takder lepak2 dgn budak2 kelas aku. Walaupun aku baru kenal budak2 kelas aku selama 2 tahun, tapi ikatan persahabatan yang wujud membuatkan aku terharu mendapat kawan yang macam diorang... style :)

Aku malas nak sedih2 kat blog aku yg karut lagi buang masa nih...tp tu laa feeling aku skang nih.. Ke aku jer emotional lebih. Luar nampak ganas, dlm ada taman..bajet adnan sempit...jgn samakan filem dgn realiti kehidupan yer...kedua2 nya adalah berbeza.

Yang aku takut, aku perlu bekerja pulak lps nih. Aku plan nak rehat n bercuti. Aku nak g kat abg aku kat Scotland tuh...dah lama sgt aku duduk kat Malaysia nih...(poyo x aku) ....kalo tak keje, org akan mengata kita... Kalo keje pon orang akan mengata kita nih...senang cite manusia ni penuh dgn hasad dengki kesumat...

Yang kita pulak, buat something utk sedapkan hati org lain. Apa pun kita buat, semua nya sbb nak sedap kan mata masyarakat. Masyarakat tetap masyarakat. Masyarakat kita nih kuat dengki. Aku kalo xkeje, mulalah mulut2 bau longkang mengata psl aku.

Ape aku merepek nih....

Last - aku xperlu nak ikut kehendak masyarakat!

p/s- semabang kemas, online 24jam...satu keje pon xsiap...damn

Typical Malaysian (Episode 2)

Hallooooooo :)

Okey...sebelum ni aku pernah post perangai orang kat Malaysia ni... Well ni sambungannya..lets have a look shall we :)

Bercakap dengan handphone


Woooww...kuatnya bercakap... Pekak ke ape nih.. Aiiiiieee...kalo sound kang kene penumbuk pulak kan.. Bila diam terasa pedih hulu hati kan??

Itulah situasinya bila dengar orang ckap kuat kat handphone. Kalau cakap slow2 pon org tuh boleh dengar ape. Nak kata handphone mahal, tak juga...buruk jer rupenya. Nak kata branded, handphone budak sekolah lg branded kot. Tapi pasal apa nak ckp kuat2??? Tak boleh ker sound bercakap tu kasi turun sket...

Well..situasi ni pernah pon berlaku kat aku...dlm lif, dlm bus, dlm comuter, dekat kedai makan...etc. Dia punya sembang mcm dpt projek 15billion oowwww...sabo jer lah.. Orang mcm ni kalo nak kene kan senang jer...korg pergi seblah mamat tu, ckap mcm ni:-

"Bro, baru pakai hp ehh?" *kapish*

Lepak

Bukan nak halang korg lepak. Aku pon lepak gak laaaa...minum kat mamak ngn member or ngn ehem ehem..kaaannn!

Cuma aku tak bleh tahan tgk org yg melepak yg dok mencangkung dpn pintu mall...yg dok lepak kat tangga entrance ke mall... Mula igt mat endon ke ape kan...tp rupa2 nya MELAYU kita daaa...bdk hingusan yg bajet diorg dah besa sgt. Padahal duit mak bapak dok bg lg.

Tak perlu laaa nak tayang muka kat dpn pintu masuk mall tuh...rimas laa aku tgk. Kang aku pggil DBKL sruh sapu kang, tau plak nak angin....tau plak nak emo...tau plak nak tnjuk hero dpn awek... Sekali aku sebat belakang kepala korg kang...ade yg msuk Tg. Rambutan kangggg!

Nak lepak pun, cri la port or tmpt yg glamer sket. Starbuck ke...Big apple ker...Pizza hut ker...kalo xder duit pon, g la lepak kat mamak nun, order ais kosong..kalo ais kosong pon xdpt order...aaaa pi duk umah, xpyh nak kuar. Dasar budak hingusan.

Fesyen

Okey...bab fesyen nih, aku boleh trima org pki snow cap or sweater.. Tapi aku mmg xbleh trima org yg nak ikut fesyen korea nun... Buruk benor rupanya!! Dah mcm org buang tebiat dah aku tgk.. Ada tuuu, pki skirt siap...atas lutut plak tuh.. Tgk kaki skali kudis siot!!! Geli koooootttt...damn!!!! hahaha

Nak fesyen boleh...xder masalah... Just biar kene laa dgn keadaan nya...jgn dok ikut org sana sgt. Tu budaya diorg..ala style korea byk lg yg best...xpki skirt pon cun ape.. aiiiieeeee...

p/s:- perghhh...byk siot perangai org2 Malaysia yg pelik2...kalo nak citer sume mmg xkn abis.. tgk laa, kalo aku rajin, aku kupas lg....cewahhhhh... *Kapish*

The Legendary Alcatraz Escape Attempt

June 11, 1962 (based on true story)

Frank Morris, John Anglin, Clarence Anglin may have successfully carried out one of the most intricate escapes ever devised on June 11, 1962. Behind the prisoners' cells in Cell Block B (where the escapees were interned) was an unguarded 3-foot (0.91 m) wide utility corridor. The prisoners chiseled away the moisture-damaged concrete from around an air vent leading to this corridor, using tools such as a metal spoon soldered with silver from a dime and an electric drill improvised from a stolen vacuum cleaner motor. The noise was disguised by accordions played during music hour, and their progress was concealed by false walls which, in the dark recesses of the cells, fooled the guards.

The escape route then led up through a fan vent; the fan and motor had been removed and replaced with a steel grille, leaving a shaft large enough for a man to climb through. Stealing a carborundum cord from the prison workshop, the prisoners had removed the rivets from the grille and substituted dummy rivets made of soap. The escapees also stole several raincoats to use as a raft for the trip to the mainland. Leaving papier-mâché dummies in their cells, they escaped. The prisoners are estimated to have entered San Francisco Bay at 9:30 p.m.

The official investigation by the FBI was aided by another prisoner, Allen West, who also was part of the escapees' group but was left behind. West's false wall kept slipping, so he held it in place with cement, which set. When the Anglin brothers (John & Clarence) accelerated the schedule, West desperately chipped away at the wall; but by the time he did his companions were gone. Articles belonging to the prisoners (including plywood paddles and parts of the raincoat raft) were found floating in the bay and the official report on the escape says the prisoners drowned while trying to reach the mainland in the cold waters of the bay. but there were sightings of the three men over the Years, and Friends and family of the Anglins claimed to have been having postcards written in the Brothers handwriting.

Certain aspects of the escape proved it might have been successful as it was recreated on hit discovery TV show Mythbusters

 

10 Things Hotels Wont Tell You (Yahoo! finance)

1. "In tough times we have to discount -- creatively."

For the hotel industry, 2009 was the worst year since the Great Depression, and last year was only slightly better. At its low, the average daily room rate was $97, down from $107 in 2008, and occupancy rates fell below 55 percent. "This recession has been so traumatic across the board for all types of hotels," says Robert Mandelbaum, research director at Colliers PKF Hospitality Research. In turn, hotels have slashed staff and cut corners. Michael Aschoff, a retired compliance officer from Tampa, Fla., stays in hotels 30 to 50 nights a year and has noticed they've stopped replacing soap and providing body wash and mouthwash. "They have really cut back on little amenities," he says.

But hotels are holding the line on rates, says Travis Rank, director of worldwide sales at Best Western International. Instead, some hotels offer free parking, gift cards or other perks, like a free extra night for customers who book a certain number of nights in a row. Check hotel websites to find these deals -- which are likely to be available until 2012, when the industry is expected to recover.

2. "Book with us to get an upgrade."

When you book your room through a third-party site like Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE - News) or Travelocity, the hotel typically pays a commission -- up to 30 percent. Through their own sites, hotels will usually match the best rates and may offer specials, and many will let you change your reservation without penalty if you've cut out the middleman.

What's more, book directly with the hotel and your "chances of getting an upgrade are vastly improved," says Rank. Hotels also like to save perks for their loyalty-program members. Chris Jones, the general manager of Hotel Indigo in San Diego, says he gives upgrades to about 35 percent of customers, with priority going to loyalty-card holders. "The hospitality industry is all about relationships," says Fredrik Korallus, executive vice president for global revenue generation at Carlson Hotels. "If you want something, it never hurts to ask."

3. "We can be sneaky about our best deals."

Since most hotels are franchises, individual owners offer the best deals. They're promoted online, via e-mail newsletters and, more recently, through social networking sites like Facebook and Foursquare. Hotel Indigo had 500 followers on Twitter before it even opened, and Jones says last fall he offered $185 rooms to followers for $99 -- and booked 45 rooms in two hours. Robert A. Rauch, a managing partner at a San Diego Hilton, says he offers time-sensitive deals and restaurant or spa specials online. Hotels also offer discounts through partners like Visa (NYSE: V - News) or American Express (NYSE: AXP - News), but since hotels aren't always enthusiastic about those, "sometimes it takes some effort" to find them, says Matthew Stone, a professor of travel and tourism at Prince George's Community College in Washington, D.C.

4. "Your room won't really look like this."

There are plenty of places to find reviews of hotels, from newspapers and magazines to websites with traveler reviews. But when you want to see what the room or the pool looks like, you often have to trust the hotel -- which may not be trustworthy, says Eli Seidman, founder of travel site Oyster.com. There, Seidman posts a hotel's image next to one taken by his own photographers to show readers how deceiving hotel marketing can be. "It's pretty bad, in varying degrees, across the whole industry," says Seidman. And when it comes to the description of the room, "the square footage is complete nonsense," he says.

Most hotels are not out to actively deceive customers. "We want to ensure that the images are accurate," says Jeff Wagoner, president of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. But, he adds, "we have no specific written guidelines."

5. "Kiss your credit card data goodbye."

Hotels have become a favorite target for credit card data thieves. According to digital-security firm Trustwave, 38 percent of the credit card hacking cases it worked on in 2009 were in the hospitality industry -- far more than any other industry the company works with. Hackers (usually organized crime outfits) access a hotel's network by guessing the administrator password, then place malware on the network, which then transmits guest's card numbers back to them. They can also steal other info about you -- home address, phone number, license plate number -- to aid in identity theft. Nicholas J. Percoco, director of Spider Labs, a unit of Trustwave, says he had his own card data stolen and used just minutes after he checked into a hotel last year. "It can happen really quickly," he says.

"This has become a priority in the industry," says Wagoner. "We are putting a lot of effort and energy toward data security." His company, like others, has basic requirements in place that franchisees are expected to follow. Visa has also worked with the industry to improve its data security. And things are getting better: Percoco says the hospitality industry fell to become the second most targeted industry in 2010.

6. "We need locals as much as travelers."

With fewer people traveling, hotels that have bars, restaurants, spas and golf courses have been forced to look closer to home for help making up lost revenue. At the San Diego Hilton, Rauch says, 60 percent of the revenue from the spa and 70 percent from the bar come from locals. "Hotels need to learn to become the hub of the community," he says. Korallus says the majority of customers at the FireLake restaurant in the Minneapolis Radisson are locals, and Carlson Hotels is launching two new restaurants designed to attract more local business. Wyndham hotels that usually cater to business travelers have likewise sought to lure locals by offering discounted weekend rates. Indeed, much of the industry has worked to boost revenue this way, says Mandelbaum. And while it has helped, it has not made up for all the lost room revenue in the short term.

7. "We'll happily waive that fee."

These days airlines have found a way to charge for just about everything, but it's a different story for hotels, which have been losing revenue from once reliable sources. At one time, people paid exorbitant fees to use the room phone; now everyone has a cell phone. Revenue from pay-per-view movies is down significantly now that people bring movies with them on their laptops. Looking to add revenue, hotels have upped staples like parking charges (up to $40 a day) and the mysterious "resort fee" that some vacationers have seen tacked on to their bills (as much as $30). "Hotels are desperate to leverage up these fees," says Rauch.

The good news: Hotels are pretty open to negotiating or even waiving some of these fees, says Stone. Unlike the airlines, where just a few companies control the industry, the hotel business is made up of more individual owners who are desperate for loyal customers and who are competing against other hotels that may not charge these fees. Bottom line: If you don't like a fee, ask about it.

8. "We can't do much about bedbugs."

Hotels are a perfect environment for bedbugs— lots of turnover and lots of beds. And it has become a big issue for the industry. According to the National Pest Management Association, 67 percent of the pest-control companies it surveyed have received calls to treat hotels and motels. Unfortunately, there's really nothing hotels can do to prevent travelers from bringing them in, since bedbugs are tiny and can hitch a ride on clothes or luggage. "The key is to find it and treat it as quickly as possible," Jones says.

Travelers can use BedBugRegistry.com or the iPhone app Bed Bug Alert to search for infested hotels but should take these sources with a grain of salt—the cases haven't been verified and, even if true, may have been treated already. Your best bet: On arrival, check the corners of the mattress for bedbugs or the telltale brown spots they leave.

9. "We obsess over online comments."

Traveler-review sites have become a powerful force in the hotel industry. Too many bad reviews and business may start to slide—a fact those in the industry know all too well. "We highly recommend that hotel managers keep up with what is being said about them online, and not only respond but rectify any issue the customer might have had," says Wyndham's Wagoner.

For consumers, these reviews are bringing changes for the better. Korallus says some of his hotels have begun opening their gyms an hour earlier, thanks to online comments. And Jones says he brings online comments into staff meetings: "The more feedback, the better."

10. "You can make a killing on points."

A few years ago, Dave Weinberg, a Maryland-based consultant who travels a lot for work, became a platinum member of Intercontinental Hotel's Priority Club Rewards program—without spending much time at the hotel. He signed up for the branded credit card, then benefited from generous point offers. "All hotels are trying to lure in travelers with extra point offers," he says.

"This is the longest period of sustained hotel promotions we've ever seen," says Tim Winship, publisher of FrequentFlier.com. Hotels are offering double and triple points to those who stay with them. As hotel points rack up, Winship says, travelers might think about swapping hotel points for airline miles, since airlines are raising prices while hotel rates are likely to remain low in many markets. "The way things are going, airline miles have more real value," Winship says.

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