Simple things...

Vietnam - Day 2

2011-08-03T15:50:00.000+08:00

It was a short tour to Delta Mekong River before to continue our trip to Nha Trang by train. It was quite a boring trip as we were stuck in the jam for several hours in the bus. The tour guide told us the situations and the salary of the locals on how hard they earn a living. It's quite a surprise they own at least 2 license so that they could continue riding their bike to work. And the helmet

Vietnam - Day 1

2011-08-02T12:44:00.000+08:00

It was the 2nd day of August when my dad arrived in KL to babysit my brother in fear that he'll crash my in the middle of nowhere. My friends and I arrived to Ho Chi Minh also known as Saigon in the morning after a few hours flight from KLIA. First thing not to be missed is the black coffee. To me, it's the typical kopi-o. To some, expresso. Really black and thick in a half small cup. We

A Visit to Miss Saigon

2011-08-01T17:17:00.000+08:00

It's tradition that I would left a note before my new trip out of the country but this time I decided to give a different twist. I've reached home a few days ago and now recovering from a horrible flu(which caused at least 4 people to fall sick at the office). The time of my trip was rather odd (Aug 2 - Aug 9) but it's also a blessing that there were less people around and price of items were

Truth & Justification

2011-07-25T01:38:00.001+08:00

Many times, I know the truth of myself and the actions I probably do to get myself into trouble. People often say the mind and heart works differently and it's a constant battle to choose. I firmly believe that the mind will always be correct as I already have the facts and statistics at hand. But.. there is always doubt in the heart that I may regret it. Such feelings without much truth and

Bersih 2.0

2011-07-09T00:05:00.001+08:00

"Our reason for gathering is pure and simple – to demand the electoral roll be cleaned, that the postal voting system be reformed, that indelible ink be used, a minimum 21 day campaign period be instated, free and fair access to media for all be provided, public institutions be strengthened, and for corruption as well as dirty politics to be stopped." - bersih.org It was Wednesday when the

A new member in the family!

2011-07-02T21:29:00.001+08:00

, a photo by Kimbosiwang1 on Flickr.Baby Owen had just arrived at 2:45am. 1st July 2011. Weighing 2.75kg. Big Congratulations to the new mom and dad, Bernard and Jaime! Photo taken by Bernard....

Long nice weekend

2011-06-04T20:59:00.000+08:00

I was always advised to live life to the fullest and don't thing too much on the consequences especially in terms of money. As a friend of mine just came over from Miri for her her shopping spree, I too joined the club. It was an exhilarating experience since I haven't really spent much for myself for qte a long time. Plus the quality time with a good friend was well worth it. I managed to buy

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. - John Powell

2011-05-22T23:20:00.001+08:00

I was reading with interest on the news about the landslide that hit at Hulu Langat and deeply saddened to know that there are still deaths happening in this country due to natural disaster. Still, development continues for the sake of gaining higher profits and consumers were gullible enough to buy such housings. Perhaps this time, the poorer people will have to suffer as the price of building

Office = Family?

2011-05-22T00:01:00.000+08:00

Something had been disturbing me after the team building held in Bukit Jalil last Saturday. Overall, the exercise and activities were great except for one presentation that shook me. The scene was a KLCC building. In between was a plank for me to cross from 1 building to another. One side was me and the other was the building on fire with a baby crying for help. The question was whether I will

"Miri? What can you find in Miri?"

2011-05-08T21:27:00.000+08:00

I couldn't think of anything reasonable except for visiting a good friend and her family. It was many years back since I met them and they've been asking me when I'll be coming down for a visit. Since it's a 3 day weekend and nothing much to do, I decided to do something spontaneous. I miss the feeling of traveling and experience the little adventures with a few close friends. Some had changed

God is with us

2011-04-23T18:56:00.000+08:00

It's been almost 3 years since I met my friend which was her wedding. After that, we lost contact and I only knew her updates through a few of my friends who were connected to her. Today, it's her son's first birthday and I decided to come over and celebrate the joy with the family. To any new parents with a first child on the first year, it's somewhat one can say something worth to celebrate

To realise what I have missed out

2011-04-18T23:01:00.000+08:00

When I remained in the same place to work or to study, I always thought that I had been learning new things continously. Without realising it, I was actually repeating the same thing only that the challenge became a little more intense. I started to apply another job after the day that my colleague had her wedding outside of town. I couldn't remember the reason why I really held my promise to

Senyum Seindah Suria by Jay Jay

2011-04-12T01:09:00.000+08:00

Nothing beats the music from the past. It's a simple song but there's so much content in it. Senyum seindah suria yang membawa cahaya Senyumlah dari hati, duniamu berseri Senyum umpama titian dalam kehidupan Kau tersenyum ku, tersenyum, kemesraan menguntum Senyum kepada semua Senyumanmu amatlah berharga Senyum membahagiakan dengan senyuman terjalinlah ikatan

To be in the market

2011-04-10T12:44:00.002+08:00

I was looking through my exam results in uni and I could say that the results were mediocre to some people (to some it's kinda bad). As I reviewed with most of my friends and collegues, I felt extremely inferior towards them as they could easily scored in thermodynamics, microelectronics, statistics and so on. It caused me so much pain to have that image behind my head that my grades weren't

Walk with me

2011-01-23T23:14:00.001+08:00

Even if it's just a few seconds or minutes, there are things that gives a deep impression which may last forever. It was my first few months in my previous company that I came to work which I believed it was a public holiday to support a few people as the expectation of that factory was to run at 24/7. My ex-manager also came to work to support production wearing his smock with a few tools with

I'm a Sino Kadazan II

2011-01-20T09:15:00.005+08:00

This is in response to my previous blog since there are a few questions concerning out bumiputera status. Right now, in document... I'm officially a Kadazan. Let's do a little homework of our rights as a Sino-Kadazan or anyone who is half, quarter or at least have some native blood... I've extracted from this article "Constitution of the State of Sabah" from this government site, and according

Goodbye 29...Hello 30 :)

2011-01-18T22:16:00.000+08:00

Time to reflect what I have done. I had a long list of things what I wanted to avoid, regret and goals that I wanted to achieve when I reached to this age. I have to learn to love myself more and take good care of myself.

End Year Celebration

2010-12-29T23:08:00.074+08:00

This holiday wasn't really a holiday of eating and sleeping. It was a high adrenaline kind of holiday with a few calories to shed. There were multiple activities and celebration happened back in Sabah. Too long to describe the 'workload' :-p I had from the moment I step into my homeland. Two weeks went by like days and it made me very lazy and sluggish(in terms of work). It made me wanted to

Smartcar at UKM

2010-12-19T23:32:00.002+08:00

I volunteered myself to be the marshal for the smarcar competition organized by my company. I always enjoyed volunteering (as long as I'm not part of the organizing team :-p) as I get to have some road trip and making new friends at the same time. Another reason was to see how my uni had faired in being part of the participants. My job was just to be a marshal. It was quite easy as the rules

Chinese Opera

2010-12-10T17:59:00.001+08:00

I was introduced by a close friend on Chinese Opera few years back and been attending a few of her performances to appreciate its art and colour that surrounded its performances. To some, it's hardly appreciable because of the language and its 'musical' tune which made is harder to understand. Not many were introduced on understanding its meanings when this opera was being performed. Normally,

Reminder of Christmas

2010-12-01T22:51:00.000+08:00

The striking colour of red with a green background reminds me of Christmas. I can't believe another year over and 2011 is coming in. 2 weeks more, I'll be back home to Sabah. :-)

Malaysia Day

2010-10-16T17:57:00.001+08:00

16 September 1963.... Malaysia was formed after Sabah & Sarawak combined with peninsular Malaysia. This photo was taken before the parade for Malaysia day on that date. Partly to reflect who we were. Now, I'm not sure whether it is legal to see this sort of parade to be shown on Malaysia Day.

Huang Shan - Yellow Mountain

2010-10-16T17:19:00.001+08:00

I considered this trip as one of the most challenging. As one of our friend (the only Mandarin speaking) flew back to Malaysia, we tried our best to communicate with broken Mandarin and find our way to travel around this mountain. Just like its name if translated to English, it was yellow in colour. If you want a guide, it'll cost you USD$50 for a guide per day. Another funny thing about climbing

West Lake, Hangzhou

2010-09-20T22:41:00.000+08:00

Just by looking at the signboards, I would have start panicking because I couldn't understand a single character placed on it. Just by looking at the signboards on the highway as well, English words were rare and could be quite inconsistent. It's due to the pronounciation that the words being spelt out can be quite different. And for the first time, I didn't know how to read the map. Some didn't

Day 2 - Wuzhen

2010-09-13T00:13:00.001+08:00

It was a quiet morning in this ancient city and everyone was still quite asleep except for the locals who were preparing breakfast for the customers in the guest house. My friends and I already filled up some forms on the night before on what kind of food to eat. It was limited but just nice for all of us to enjoy our breakfast and enjoyed the view outside. It was quite fascinating in fact that

Evening and night walk in Wuzhen

2010-08-31T22:20:00.005+08:00

I'm not really a morning person and rarely take shots on the scenery in the morning. Partly I just couldn't wake up that early... I know in this kind of line of scenic photography, I should make the effort and I rather regret that I could'tn wake up even when the sun is already up at 5am. Yet, there's many more things not to be missed especially the evening and night shots. It gave a romantic

Wuzhen - The Water Village

2010-08-29T16:27:00.000+08:00

Most people would compare or call this place as 'the Venice of the East'. I dislike the way people compare a place or person from europe or america towards asian countries as if they are superior or initiate that kind of idea or invented it. This place should be names as it's own since it existed for such a long time. From the moment we touched down to Hangzhou, I was impressed with China's

Hangzhou here I come!

2010-08-20T00:08:00.001+08:00

It's time to lie back and enjoy some time off out of work. Heheh... I'm 80% done with packing but needed some time to sit back and rethink what I may/may not need during this whole trip. I probably can't sleep well as I need to be up again to be at the airport by 6.30am this morning! Will be back on next Friday, Aug 27....

Smell of rain

2010-08-16T17:44:00.001+08:00

Don't you love the smell of the dampness caused by rain? I do, but there are times the smell is awful which caused by some chemical reaction that we would always get near a construction site or worse a drain. This is what I generally get in a poor remote area or a place where there’s some development. The only time I could smell that was when I was living at the government quarters which was

They taste like snails!

2010-07-25T10:48:00.002+08:00

I remembered I ordered escargot just to press my luck whether my brother going to have a bite on it. He looked at it in disgust and said, "I'm not going to eat them. They taste like snails." Unperturbed, I asked, "How do snails taste like anyway?" "Snails, taste like snails!" he answered. I knew we going end up talking in circles if that conversation went on. I couldn't stand the idea as well

Unclear

2010-07-03T09:11:00.003+08:00

I was angry as I read the news that I made a mistake at work. After much effort in coming extremely early to work for something urgent, my heart fell as I found out that someone wasn't happy with what I did. It was a small matter but I was clear (with a witness) that this task should be done that way. Never ever trust what is being discussed verbally in both call or conversation. At work, things

Eye Contact

2010-06-23T00:42:00.003+08:00

One of the most difficult thing in a conversation is to keep eye contact. I used to be able to do so when I was younger as my parents taught me. The reason was to be polite and pay attention to someone while conversing.But somehow in reality here, majority seems to look away from probably as a part of culture or perhaps just being less defensive to the other. At first, I found that quite

Reunion

2010-06-21T00:20:00.004+08:00

It was funny in a way that I worked together with the bride and groom from different companies. Attending their wedding, all friends from the current and previous company combined and met. It was a refreshing feel to meet some old friends as well.What made the bond strong was not only the hardship and stresses that we shared together but also the good times during our breaks and outside

Working in the Ocean = Studying in School

2010-06-13T23:30:00.007+08:00

It's never easy to work with a group of people with different personality, language, culture and background. Ironically, their attitude of doing the job or responsibility is about the same only with a different excuse or reason that it can or can't be done.Generally, I had the tendency to get things 'fixed' with my own hands if things were left alone for a long period of time. Because of that, I

Virgin travels to Singapore

2010-06-12T23:53:00.008+08:00

It was an ad-hoc decision from the house. We didn't manage to get the bus ticket to Singapore thanks to sending my brother to the airport. Of course, my dad wasn't happy either that I left my brother much earlier to the airport before his departure by 3-4 hours.So, upon traveling to Singapore, it was a breeze. The true challenge is how to 'dispose' my car as we reached to Singapore. Due to

Be a MAN...by eating bosou?

2010-05-24T01:09:00.004+08:00

I just found a tourist by the name of Josh used my bosou photo into his blog. I was amused with his cultural experience in becoming a man to was eat that... Guess the article caught a lot of attention to many people at some point of time several years back. In truth, I've been planning to write more of the culture in Sabah but I've been leaving out of home for more than 5 years and could only

A thought of the past...

2010-05-22T14:22:00.003+08:00

A close friend shared of her difficulties of her new job. I felt for her of her frustrations and depression at that moment and till now it made me think back of the past.I was not proud of I did in my previous job and there were a few nights I actually cried in bed because of some stupid decision or action to do what I thought was right. At the same time, I wanted to achieve the best I could as

Happy Birthday, Angela!

2010-05-16T22:55:00.003+08:00

I couldn't recall whether I met her during my studies in KML but she did remember my friend, Cherlene who was pretty active in the church activities among us. She was my junior by one year and we somehow met again in UKM studying in different courses and different faculties. I guess God has a way of getting us connected until now as housemates. Through my cousin, Ray, she became my sister(after

Tiramisu Success!

2010-05-04T22:30:00.002+08:00

The plan had been bothering my mind for months. The first time I made tiramisu, I thought I was smart enough to make it faster and measure without a scale. As expected, it became watery and very sweet. It was still edible and good enough to take it with strong coffee. Just because I don't have a mixture, I used blender instead to mix the egg, sugar and cheese. Instead of becoming stiff and

Betrayed

2010-04-01T23:15:00.004+08:00

I found out someone had betrayed me and I'm not sure whether the person realised what he's doing. Indeed, I was very angry at first when I found out as it was sent in front of my face.I missed attending Holy Thursday today because of the extra responsibility that was passed down to me since last Saturday. I learnt a lot from it but at the same time, I was quite sad in a way that no one who have

When one collapse...

2010-03-31T00:40:00.003+08:00

When one is about to collapse, one felt assured that someone will be there to catch you. Once you're betrayed, it was such a painful feeling and it's really hard to earn that trust again from the person you're close to. Being betrayed, I would wonder what value am I towards that person whom I knew for so long. It was years back when I last saw the person and stay away from.It's been years since

Over the line

2010-03-28T15:45:00.003+08:00

I was thinking whether my actions and deicision(probably my intentions too) were correct in staying back late for the weekend to support in the factory. I had stayed in the factory since 10 am till 4am to make sure the materials reached their on time without any issues. Due to some unfortunate events, things got delayed till Friday when nobody wants to give anything charitable for the company.

I was there...

2010-03-14T23:56:00.004+08:00

I got rather excited on doing something I've never done. Generally because everything can be seen or 'experienced' online or on tv. Even during my uni years, I guess I never actually thought of going out just to have fun. Most of the activities I joined must have an 'investment' for me in the future especially when it comes to career.Only after having a stable income, it's extremely hard to

Family Reunion at Genting Highlands

2010-02-11T23:51:00.007+08:00

This year's event is going to Genting and it's something what the Wang family had been doing almost every year. The family trip may go as far as to Penang and as near as to Port Dickson which is the nearest to the family home in Seremban.This time, grandma wanted to celebrate her 90th birthday early since everyone(almost) is coming over to celebrate the birthday. The actual date suppose to be in

Have a Roaring Year!

2010-02-10T09:32:00.004+08:00

Now packing to Genting and to celebrate the Chinese New Year with the family. Save the tigers. Don't encourage people to bring live ones out from the jungle to put out for display at shopping malls.

Congratulations to Jenn and Leslie!

2010-02-02T00:11:00.002+08:00

Yes, I have travelled far along with my Wednesday Group friends to Penang for a wedding. For this occasion, we knew both of the bride and groom :)They had been friends since their uni years back in UPM and had been active for CSS and campus ministry. I'm happy for both of you and many blessings on a new exciting life.

A trip to Ipoh & Penang

2010-01-30T18:57:00.007+08:00

First thing in the morning after reaching in Ipoh last night, we planed to go to Old Town where the popular white coffee started. It's not exactly what most Old Town coffee shops are like nor in a way very classy. But then, it's quite a nice place to have old friends or family members to have breakfast with. Some just have their daily breakfast, some would just tapau(take away) the food home

My Burntday

2010-01-19T22:59:00.006+08:00

My birthday was celebrated not exactly like a bomb but filled with joy and laughter. At midnight during my birthday, my cake was almost burnt because the candle burned too fast... still, it could be eaten at the bottom. Then, celebrations with close friends with more cakes and singing in public came a long. It was certainly a fun week for me.Thank you for the greetings as well through the

Time & Tide

2009-12-14T22:54:00.005+08:00

I have this fear that I may fall into the deep sea eventhough I can see the bridge along the way.When one is on a new bridge, he or she hoped that it'll end soon. But the moment one reached the end, the feeling of not wanting to end it comes out.I have passed and end my journey on this old bridge and hopping to a new one. It looks scary and beautiful at the same time. And this time, I feel that

Shangrila at Guilin

2009-12-13T00:55:00.006+08:00

This is my last and forgotten post of my Guilin trip. It's been 8 months since I last travelled to China and will be going there again in 2 months time to Shanghai. I don't know why was it called Shangrila as it's not the 'real' shangrila as most of us knew. In a way, I didn't spend much time to study the place that well either.From outside, no one really knew what was actually inside the area as

Look Out Point, Ampang

2009-12-08T01:09:00.001+08:00

I tried to catch the sunset but instead rain came in and developed another different kind of scenery. The view will always be different everyday...PS: So far, food at Gasoline was not bad. Others: yucks+expensive.

Long Ji Rice Terrace

2009-12-08T00:45:00.024+08:00

For a person who's afraid of heights, I felt quite comfortable walking along the narrow road along the mountains.Only when the paths became a little too steep, I cried out for help from my fellow friends.Not only paddy were being planted there were a lot of corns in certain parts of the area. The corns looked rather big but not really for us to eat. Probably for their livestocks. This

A Journey to Long Ji Rice Terrace

2009-12-08T00:07:00.016+08:00

It was a few hours travel to the rice terrace and it was not easy to avoid the smell of someone vomiting(especially kids). Joyce and I were unlucky enough to experience that on the way up through the mountainous roads to Long Ji.Along the way, we heard 2 languages from a guide in a bus. One was Mandarin and the other was English(which I barely understood either). So, again I depended a few

The Moon Hill

2009-10-22T23:13:00.007+08:00

It's a 'must go' place once you're in Yangshuo. My friends would scare me since day one about climbing mountains and hiking because I was afraid of heights. Yes, I had cold sweat just thinking about it. It's due to the fact that I was famous in falling down every year without fail during my school years. And it always ended bleeding. The last time I damage my knees was when I got involved in a

Da Vinci in Malaysia!

2009-10-06T00:45:00.006+08:00

Since young, I've always been facsinated by his works and hopeful to see them one day when I have some extra $$. The interest of knowing him increased as I studied my first year in Engineering. That's where I found out that he made lot of 'wacky' inventions and it was brilliant!Good news is that one doesn't need to travel far to see his works. There'll be 188 exhibits to be shown at Pusat Sains

Yangshuo (I)

2009-10-03T00:59:00.014+08:00

We started our morning breakfast without going through room service or eating in the hotel. Just a stroll down outside the hotel, a small shop caught our attention with a lady selling some steamed chestnuts and sweet potatoes with her 3 daughters. She was friendly and would readily photos for us in front of the camera with her daughter while selling. Just right behind her, the shop was selling '

Impressions of Liu San Jie

2009-09-28T21:13:00.014+08:00

Still in Yangshuo, it was about a half an hour's drive from our hotel to the Li River where the performance was held. The arrangements were quite messy and it was torture to be someone who can't speak a word in Mandarin. I depended entirely on my Mandarin speaking friends to do the translation and enquiring about the event. Eventually, some English speaking tourists joined our group eventually

2009-09-26T15:41:00.017+08:00

We got our own tour guide for 2 days with Carol's help. She may be small in size, but I find her impressive in a physical sense(in the next post). There were some misunderstanding at the beginning of the cruise that it took us some time to meet her. Without a coloured flag just like any other people in tour groups, we're grappling through the handphone as form of communication.Just like from

River Cruise to Yangshuo

2009-09-07T14:26:00.019+08:00

On the way from Yangshuo from Guiling, a cruise along the Li River must not be missed. Food was also included during the trip which took about a few hours the cruise ship set off. Make sure to have a light breakfast up front to avoid 'starvation'. We were lucky enough in a way for getting a separate room which segregated us from the other passangers who had to share in a few tables. I guess it

First stroll at Guilin

2009-09-06T15:44:00.014+08:00

We were blessed to have a short rainfall during our lunch since the haze was rather thick. It had been several days that Guilin had no rain so I guess it was good to have a breath of fresh clean air. The cause of the haze was mostly due to the construction along the highway from the airport to Guilin.Everything there was different especially in terms of language. To be there, I had no idea what

Off to China!!

2009-08-26T23:52:00.002+08:00

Off to another foreign land for a few days. Will be back next week. A good time to have a break before I report to a new company.

Allergies and Sickness

2009-08-13T19:55:00.004+08:00

It's only less than 2 weeks away before my leave to Guilin and rashes came back on me again just like the time before I left to Kuala Terengganu with my Wednesday Group friends.I don't know what's the cause of it this time as I have not been eating a lot of seafood for the past few weeks. The doctor suspected it's the accumulated sambal belacan or some prawns which had been added to the usual

Shanti & Sathis' Engagement

2009-06-27T22:28:00.011+08:00

It was my first time attending an engagement. It's an engagement held in aHindu temple where everything was done symbolically. I entered the temple receiving some blessings from Shanti's sister and sweets from her mother.It was quite a long ceremony and yet can be interesting as well on how it was done. You may be lucky to be invited by one of your close friends to come over and watch. I enjoyed

A death that shocked the world

2009-06-26T12:25:00.000+08:00

I was driving to work early in the morning at before 6am in order to leave early from work by 4.30pm. Right before passing the usual toll at KESAS highway, the news from the radio announced Michael Jackson's death due to heart attack. I immediately smsed to a few of my family and friends about it.A few flashbacks came when I was much younger enjoyed most of his music. The family and I would watch

Lansaran

2009-06-22T23:19:00.004+08:00

Remember when you're kid that you'd always wanted to jump on the bed or owned a trampolin if you can afford it? If you're a Murut, probably you'll be one of those lucky children who'd get the chance of jumping on it all day long. This trampolin like floor which is built in a house-like hall is generally called as "lansaran". The word lansaran itself can be called as a a type of dance where at the

Tadau Kaamatan

2009-06-21T11:18:00.007+08:00

Tadau Kaamatan is to celebrate thanksgiving to the Bambarayon/Bambahazon(paddy spirit) as to show how grateful and respect to Kinoingan(God) for a very good harvest.In tradition, it's celebrated during the first full moon after the paddy was harvested and it's celebrated within the village or county.Now, this may be just a memory or a performance for tourists since more KDM(Kadazandusun and Murut

I miss home...

2009-06-17T16:39:00.004+08:00

I just met my cousin at Equatorial Hotel, Bangi last night as she was on her business trip and stayed for the night. It was a really nice feeling to be with one of my close relative eventhough I only met them once a year since I started working.Constantly, I've been thinking about the merry making on the Bosi Hill, the peacefulness back in Tuaran and the constant laughs I had when I walked around

Pulau Kapas, Terengganu

2009-05-19T20:00:00.013+08:00

It's a one day trip to Pulau Kapas with Chris and Carol where it took us 15 minutes by speedboat from Marang. Pulau Kapas which means Cotton Island was attributed from it's white(and soft) sandy beaches in this island. Probably, in the past that island really lived up to its name until more and more people keeps coming in for the holidays. Like most virgin islands, it'll always be clean and

Kenyir Lake, Terengganu

2009-05-18T17:13:00.016+08:00

Since young I was advised not to get close to any waters possible. I could still remember when I wanted to take diving license with my friends years back until he said, "Man is not meant to born and breath in water, and so it's dangerous for them to get close to it". The conversation ended as I know it's a losing game to pursue my intention in diving.So, Kenyir also involved with a lot of water.

Batu Buruk, Terengganu

2009-05-18T15:26:00.018+08:00

I never thought that I would enjoy the beaches since I myself lived not far away from it before I started working. I really took things for granted as I used to study next to the beach during my pre-university for a year. Most of the time, I only focused on the negative side of life and didn't realise the 'therapy' was just down the road.We could easily walked there in half an hour but because

Jom Makang! (Come let's eat!) - Warning! Not for the empty stomach!

2009-05-10T12:23:00.014+08:00

Terengganu food is generally sweet and not extremely spicy. Due to its situation along the coast line of the South China Sea, most of the dish we had were fish, coconut and rice.I could say one of my personal favourites would be nasi dagang(trader's rice) because of its texture between the normal and glutinous rice with addition to the curry fish and some pickled vegetables. It tasted so good

Terengganu A Curious Place

2009-05-09T08:54:00.010+08:00

I only heard so little of Terengganu from friends and families that it was quite hard for me to get excited. To me, it's another laid back place with beaches and small fishing villages around. Knowing a few stories and experience from Chris of his hometown had put me into a curious mode to go there and what encouraged me to make the decision to finally go there was because a group of friends of

Kidney Results and Treats

2009-04-30T01:09:00.005+08:00

Trying out 50mm lens***I had my ultrasound at Assunta for follow up after my admission 2 weeks ago. Good news was that the kidney was no longer inflamed and there's no need for 'scooping' out the stone. Which means I don't have to cancel my flight to Kuala Terengganu with Carol. Hee hee..I bought an extra memory card since I won't be planning to bring my laptop with me. I tried out for the 50 mm

Tea Tasting

2009-04-25T11:23:00.002+08:00

I suppose to post this weeks ago but because of my abrupt disappearance at for for 1 week, I was dragged down to filter more than a thousand emails and issues to follow up. Tea is another type of drink that may be just as good as wine. Just as expensive depending on its age, where and when the leaves were picked and how it is being kept. About the same as wine only it's more recognisable in

Easter Rocks

2009-04-16T12:47:00.004+08:00

Easter dinner***I had a dream last Sunday that I'm not being able to work for 7 days because of a back pain. On the day itself when I was working, i felt a sharp pain on the right side of my back close to my spine at the mid section. It took me 4 hours to endure the pain before I was given a jab. I was glad that Angela worked near by managed to send me to the nearest hospital. Mel called me as

To live is to die is to live

2009-04-11T08:03:00.006+08:00

Pieta***The Lenten journey has ended and now it's almost the end of the Holy Week. It was a journey filled with reflection and realization about myself and my relationship God. A tough time for me as I realize that this particular layer had been with me for a very long time. I know that I had it with me but I generally brush it off my mind most of the time until recently.In meditating the

Lighting Experience - Series of Events

2009-04-05T12:11:00.001+08:00

I'm always fascinated with lightnings but at the same time I'm fearful of it. Someone pondered why am I so afraid of it even if I'm in a building. I can take the sound but to see its flash which is too close to the window, that takes the cake. I'll just move further from it in case the window crashed. I know it's scientifically impossible but I cannot stant the sight of it when it's so

Jakarta: Day 4

2009-04-05T00:51:00.008+08:00

Shopping again on the next day. Bought 2 batik blouse for myself. It was rather nice but doubt that I'm going to wear it to work like how my mum wanted to do with her blouse. For a person who generally wears jeans and T-shirt(and a coat due to the cold) almost everyday to work because of the working condition, it'll be a shock for my colleagues.One thing for sure about shopping, you could touch

Jakarta: Day 3

2009-04-05T00:45:00.009+08:00

It was the last day at Bandung and the only thing the group did was shopping. The areas that we went to weren't as posh as in 1 Utama or Midvalley just like how most people in KL would generally shop.The only thing that might be interesting to buy especially for most women was cloth. There were tonnes of designs for batik and that's where people would aim for when they come here.I only bought two

Jakarta: Day 2

2009-03-28T15:24:00.006+08:00

Off we went to a well-known place called Bandung which is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia. The scenery was much more beautiful compare to Jakarta because of the vegetation. What was surprising was that there's no scarecrows for sparrows attacking the paddy field. I could literally see one area people were harvesting, planting or preparing the soil. It was amazing to see the paddy

Jakarta: Day 1

2009-03-26T22:35:00.009+08:00

Most of my friends would ask, "How was the trip? Was it great??"I could say so-so. Not really my ideal holiday as the majority of people were at my mother's age(around 80% of them). The main reason of the holiday for most of them was shopping. I joined in because I was curious with the lifestyle in the big city of Jakarta.Automatically, with my type of age, I became a human calculator and also my

Breakaway at Gunung Tangkuban Parahu!

2009-03-24T00:38:00.005+08:00

This is my favourite shot of my mum at the edge of the volcanoe. Looks more like she's dancing the Sumazau (Kadazan tradisional dance). Mum

Balloon Frenzy

2009-03-23T23:49:00.004+08:00

I was informed there was a hot air balloon fiesta going on in Putrajaya. At first, I had no intention of going there but since we passed by on the last day from Seremban... what the heck.Balloons***Yup, balloons were everywhere except for the ones I expected for the first few hours under the hot sun. It was a marketplace filled with people trying to sell of food, drinks and of course

Arrival

2009-03-19T23:53:00.004+08:00

Poster***As I touched down at the Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta International Airport, I got shocked to see people called me to get my $$ exchanged and drivers begged me to get into their taxi. It was just as bad as in KL which made me wonder whether the culture was followed by whom. I hate being approached to ask whether I wanted a taxi. Visitors could easily get one by asking at the taxi booth

Ayo Jakarta!

2009-03-17T22:54:00.004+08:00

Rama Puppet***I was planning to go back to Sabah during the mass vacation but apparently my mum had booked her flight to Jakarta instead. Few days later, I booked a ticket to Jakarta as well to join her. :-PI just arrived home feeling tired and preparing to get back to work. Can't believe that my boss called me today to remind me that I have come to work tomorrow until Saturday. Boohoohoo...More

Weekly Visits

2009-03-10T00:00:00.011+08:00

"I'm in Seremban now"......That's the weekly message I would give to my friends and bosses in case they can't find me at work or in KL. Everytime my dad comes down to the Peninsular, he will definitely drag me to Seremban to pay a visit to grandma. That will be the time as well to be away from technology especially the internet. There is no phone line in the other house which belongs to my late

Short lived

2009-03-07T23:22:00.003+08:00

I went again to the small garden of Eden.New shoots of white lilies grew magnificently facing the sky of blue.How happy they looked after a long gentle rain pouring on their heads as if they had a delightful shower in the open.Just like the white lilies and the flowers in the garden of Eden, they were short lived.Never again I could see the same flowers. Rather another new life and pattern

I'm tired

2009-02-25T13:30:00.006+08:00

Everything seems to look grim and sad at work. More work bounce back to me after being told by my boss to report it. Shouldn't have made the report in the first place. I regret of telling the facts and truths on the findings that doubled my current job plus no one is that helpful either. Promises from the new, remains a promise which were about the same from the old. I'm too tired to be angry.

Almost dead

2009-02-24T20:41:00.004+08:00

Purple Gloxinia***Some months ago, I mistakenly bought another plant after buying Monroe. Just because it looked beautiful and sold in a shop in town near your home, didn't mean that you could plant it at home. What I have learned was to read up what you're planning to buy especially plants. But if you could afford to breed them in cold conditions by switching the air con 24 hours a day, then it

That furry little thing

2009-02-13T22:27:00.007+08:00

I was warned before I start weeding around the garden of Xavier Hall.There was a furry yellow fella moving around on the little white flower bush.It only had a big black eye to look at you.It sounded scary and I felt excited to know what was it.Could it be a one-eyed chick? A bug?Or just a miniature statue my friend had placed in the garden.I pondered more.I remembered back what I saw among the

CNY Party at Animasia

2009-02-06T22:45:00.004+08:00

Dad and I got invited to my brother, Glen for his company's dinner in celebrating the Lunar New Year.It's very common for local companies that managed or owned by a chinese as part of tradition. Where I work, we also have that 'party' but only among the colleagues. I only knew there was a party after it held the next day. Most probably because most of them are men and speak in chinese. Heck, I

Salad Toss in Xavier Hall

2009-02-05T16:31:00.000+08:00

Once again we gather here together to celebrate the Lunar New Year and someone's birthday. This dinner I would consider it as 'different' because it's not a place where you'd usually get an 8 course dinner in a noisy air-coned room(filled with ppl sometimes).This time, it'll be in a hall with beautiful decorated bamboos and oranges.As for the food, Miss Dora really did her magic when she delegate

Happy Birthday Lion-el!

2009-02-05T15:46:00.006+08:00

The guy who holds the 'thunder' of the day :-)May you have a joyful and eventful life ahead! Candles***I hold up to the verbal warning...Blurry face is still considered not seen and beyond recognition... so still okay, right?Please don't hate me >_< Blow***

What we did in Genting?

2009-02-03T09:23:00.007+08:00

We were blessed to be there when not many visitors around as it was a weekday where everyone was still working.On the first day, we didn't manage to go anywhere but exchange presents among the families. Mothers and aunties have their own items to exchange as well as for us cousins in our own generation. Plus, the day was late and everyone was too tired to travel anywhere. We only managed to have

Happy Niu Year!

2009-01-28T09:58:00.005+08:00

I remembered when I was very young, my late granpa would reward my cousins and I a bar of Cadbury chocolate after measuring our height and weight. It didn't last long because we were too tall for him to measure.Then, he decided to ask all of us to perform by playing his piano, singing, drawing or giving out a speech according to our own abilities. Those times were grueling times when all of us

Family holiday at Genting

2009-01-24T15:22:00.001+08:00

I just came back from Genting. It's been a tradition for the Wang (and Bosi for Christmas) family to have a family trip before or after the Chinese New Year. This year, we had more things to enjoy since the weather was great compare to last year. The only set back would be the dreadful phone calls from work. I had to switch to a serious mode everytime I see the phone ringing and giving specific

Birthday Bash

2009-01-19T14:27:00.002+08:00

Several weeks before my birthday, a group of my friends whom I had been meeting every Wednesday asked me, "What's your favourite food or any special requests on your birthday?"Knowing that I have tasted almost everything I can think of (which is being cooked in Malaysia), I decided to say, "Something exotic."So, for the past few weeks I had been 'hinted' with 'scary' proposals like monkey brain,

Congratulations to Jaime & Bernard!

2009-01-13T14:55:00.003+08:00

Our dear cousin J is finally married! :)Tonnes of photos to be picked and arranged before I add into the blog.So, in the meantime you can refer to the photos done by Creative Clicks. Bernard & Jaime*** Chi Mui *taken by Creative Clicks*

Stuff from Sabah

2009-01-13T14:12:00.002+08:00

A few things mum brought back from Sabah. I've been talking about those stuff for months on the phone with her. I purposely told her to bring extra mee tuaran so that I have some extras for myself :P.The last time it was brought back here, my dad & bro took most of it. And the amount was just enough to kacau cacing dalam perut(disturb the worms in the tummy-means the amount was extremely little

Parents are coming to town

2009-01-08T16:22:00.003+08:00

CNY and my cousin's wedding is coming near.Therefore, my family decided to come over for 3 weeks in Selangor to stay at my humble flat.Yeah, mum's cooking :) One big happy family