It's been raining incessantly in Melaka. Was on my way to the weekly badminton game, and managed to catch this. Is it true there's a pot of gold at the base of the rainbow? (If it's true, why bother learning physics rite?)
Love it. It's nature's way of telling us to keep going. You'll always see it in front of you, forever beckoning.
Does this look cool or what?
It's my bedsheet! I've got Harry Potter prints for my bed.
Best part of it, the sheet costs RM215, and I paid RM69.
Now that's cheap.
Saturday night.
Including tonight,I believe I've not stayed over in Melaka for more than 5 Saturdays, since I got here 3 years ago!
My other half's attending a wedding dinner (almost every restaurants and hotels are booked for receptions).
Speaking of which, Business 101, where there's demand, there's profit to gain. I've been negotiating with hotels for their function hall, and they had the gall to hold stern the offer on the table. Every little request an excuse for more charges. I'd sure like to see their faces when school restarts and the wedding season is over. Hah!
Anyway, I'm seated at Friend's Cafe. One of my favourite hangout here. They play nice hitz, a little funky, but not loud. Besides, the food selection is pretty decent, and the drinks generous.
PC would know the place. She finished an American burger all by herself here! Had a strange drink called CoCoke Milk. Ask PC how's it.
One of the highlights of this place, is a really cool mirrored-wall, with much wise sayings written all over it.
That's me in the mirror Literally!
Some highlights "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail -Ralph Waldo Emerson-"
Ahh.. my dinner's here. Till next.
Dusk.
The strangest of hour in a day. Have you ever felt lonely in any part of a day?
I have. Dusk is my bane. Very often, when nightfall comes along, usually sevenish, just as it's about to get dark...
This strange sense of loss is often felt. Not belonging. Lost.
Perhaps this is a manifestation of the earlier years? A loss of daylight, the end of fun time. Dreading nightfall when the day is almost over. Another day gone by.
Our weekend dinner, me pa, ma, sis, her other half, my other half and myself. We four teamed up to get together an Italian fest.
On the table were Meatball spaghetti, carbonarra fettucine, vegetarian pizza, spicy chicken pizza, antipesto, and garlic bread. All these were washed down with a 12 year old Suntori whiskey, Penfolds Bin 389 Shiraz, a Korean ginseng soaked in KouLeiSum for 12 months. Dessert was Bombe Alaska.
Phew... all those for 6. Needless to say, I'm now tipsy, filled to the brim, and slowy slipping into stupor of a glutton.
But, the fun of what we did together, putting up a dinner that we're so proud of. The chaos and confusion certainly added to the fun.
Tonight, I'm getting a real good sleep. Will be out like a baby. Tomorrow's a peaceful weekend for us. Not for JD though. It's time to give him his haircut. Snip! Snip! Snip!
PC! PC! I got into the same, unfortunate situation. Earlier, I got rammed from behind at the on-ramp near Summit, USJ.
The Culprit!
The Iswara's wheels got locked when he emergency-braked. I heard the tyres screech, looked behind and saw him fast approaching, then looked forward to see if I had room to move forward without hitting the Toyota Unser in front of me.
My Misery...
Unfortunately (aren't they all), there wasn't room. So it was simply reflex to step on the brakes hard, and hope the Iswara won't push me under the Unser.
Looks like I gotto pay a visit to the traffic cops tomorrow and get this sorted out. Definitely am going to claim his Insurance for this. Sheesh... so troublesome...
It's my dad's birthday weekend. To make it special, Lindy and I are going to make dad a very unique dinner. Fusion of chinese and continental.
We'll be making fried drummets marinated in fermented sauce (known as "lam yee"). Greens will be minced pork, chicken and shrimps, wrapped in cabbage and steamed. Third dish is fried potatoes slices, dressed with sweet and sour sauce. Lastly, there's an egg and tofu combo, pan fried till golden brown. Ahh, how much more fusion can you get...
We even got dad a very chic looking tee-shirt from John Masters.
Happy birthday, dad!
Argh! I got creamed by my friends last nite. I guess the news would have came out eventually, though I wouldn't had expected it to be so soon.
Yes, my dear friends. I'm in the midst of an early, beautiful romance. It began a month ago, and it's been a wonderful month for me.
Just read Jaimie's lengthy recollection of TL and Lena's wedding. Here's my thanks to this wonderful couple. As I sat there last night, it suddenly dawned on me (and many others) that we had not met many of each other for years. Really, it took a wedding of amazing proportions to get everyone together again.
Funnee thing is, the oddity of meeting ex and ex-es sitting around and talking to each other, while their spouse/halfs sat right beside. You know who you are. I'm glad to see how mature everyone were about it. You fellas are cool.
TL, you could really sing. That was a romantic gesture, and sure takes lot of guts to do. Worth it, right?
Now we wait for the next big one. Camelia's big day is fast approaching. And we'll be there.
Teik Lee! My heartiest congratulations to you and Lena.
Today's TL and Lena's wedding day. Right now, they'd be wrapping up the church ceremony at St. Ignatius. I'll get to see them tonight. Am so happy for them.
I've know TL since my mid-teen, and Lena a few years later. While not entirely close, I've know them to be dependable, good friends. People that can be counted upon when you need them the most. And to see this happy union after so many years, it gives hope to everyone that love still exists in this world. It is possible for great friends to become life partners...
Who's next?
I added another URL today. Poh Chin's Blog, at Friendster. She told me about the styrofoam story when she visited me at Melaka. Hehehe.. still floating yeh?
PC, read about the car accident. Hope you're all ok.
As above, it's MidAutumn (Don't know where on Earth, but it's MidAutumn).
Pity, we Malaysians gotto celebrate it hazily...
Yeah.. yeah.. I'm one day late. I know! Can't help that, but then again at least I got to taste a slice of those oily goodies. Kudos to modernisation - Sambal Mooncake!?
What's the story behind this festival anyway? All I remember was the tradition of lanterns (from the quaint little candle-lit to the battery-operated with audio built-in), sipping chinese tea under the moon, munching on groundnuts...
There was something about this young lady who got upset over some stuffs, and decided to "fly" to the moon... and a rabbit was involved... folklore about the MidAutumn.
The mooncakes came about as an ancient means of espionage communication, of hiding messages in gifts of food, which brought about a major coup of sorts.
Don't know what brought about the lanterns, groundnuts and tea.... folklore.
TL messaged me this afternoon. To pass me the invite card I believe. Maybe I'll get to catch him tonite.
Argh... such a short weekend!
I lost half a day yesterday at the police station, accompanying a friend to regain back his car (which was "stolen" by another friend to pay off debts!). Such madness, and friends...
Roamed Low Yat again this weekend. Was on a mission to get replacement parts for my Toshiba.
Here's my shopping list:
Samsung 40Gb Notebook harddrive ~ RM180.00 (the original drive had bad sectors)
A4Tech Glaser mouse ~ RM45 (for a friend)
Epson Stylus printer cartridge ~ RM140 (for my dad)
Panasonic Cordless phone replacement battery ~ RM29 (for my dad)
And none of it's for me.
By the way, the Toshiba's for sale. Any takers?
It's a Satelite S2410, 512Mb Ram, nVidia Graphics card.
New harddrive, Samsung 40Gb, CDRW/DVD-ROm drive, SD card reader, Build in Floppy drive.
Original system disc is WinXP Home.
I'm letting it go at RM2,000.00
So nice. I received a call from ML this evening, from Singapore. She's concerned enough to call and see how I am. HY too, who'd catch me online and check up with me.
I'm ok fellas. Am very very busy and occupied at the moment. Company's into a major exercise, and I'm involved in many ways.
I'll catch up with you all at TL's wedding. Take care for now!
Never had I ran this fast in pushing a project through. Definitely proud to say I'm ahead in my milestones.
Besides, life is sweet. I've not had this for such a long time. This time, it must work.
Anyone thinking about watching Monster House? Go for it. It's entertaining. Simple fare, but entertaining.
Tomorrow it's family day. Part, if not whole, is definitely a welcome. Mum will like it.
This past week had been like hell. I've not had enough sleep at all.
I'm one admin staff short (she's on maternity, bless her), the Co's into a major integration exercise and expects results within the month, I just took my team for a weekend getaway to celebrate their recent success, and lots and lots of extra hours every night...
But it's worth it. I've longed for such adrenalin rush a long time. This is what makes me appreciates my job.
I've done it. I've taken the bold move. Ready or not, I'm not waiting any longer. Ask, and get it out of my head. And it worked. No doubt the going's gonna be tough, but I know it's worth it. Hang in there, trust, and flow with the "waves"... this is going to be real mad. Of all the time to get this done... Right, I'm mad.
If all works out as planned, I'll make it known soon. No sense talking bout it now.
Pray. Pray like there's nothing left but prayers. Keep faith.
It's indeed a lazy afternoon, with the sun blazing hot. Not only I am suffering from it, even poor JD's completely exhausted.
Hey y'all, PC Fair is around again. The annual event of the year, for all geeks and nerds around. As usual, much stuffs are available, at beat down prices.
Then again, temptation of spending is definitely strong if anyone were to go there. Perhaps it's the joy of seeing the multitude of gadgets, all under one roof. Or maybe, it's the jostling crowd, bargaining for the lowest price and best bargain.
Haha... not that I'm enlarging myself into the status of a Super-being. I'm sick. Fell ill on a Friday night, after I spent a whole day sampling air in two Hospitals. Gosh, did I contract something I bad? Right now, I've got a runny nose, slight fever and a very irritating cough.
And havign told my friend of my illness, she immediately made an offer to supply me some medication. Thank you so much, May Li. Appreciate the warm thought, though I'l pass on the offer to stock up on pills. Don't plan to get sick again.
Sigh, home alone again tomorrow. Parents going to pay grandma a visit. I wish I could tag along. Would love to hold my niece again. Then again, sick man should not travel, much less hold a baby.
Gonna make some pasta dish tomorrow for lunch. Any takers?
I got these pics via mass mail. As usual, I'm curious to know about the authenticity of such mails. I'm certain the veteran netizens would have received many such mails from time to time, either seeking donations via tracking softwares, warding off ill-luck, or the downright ludicrous mass mails to earn cash!!!
So, can anyone verify the authenticity of the pics above? Are people killing baby seals wantonly? No greater reason, for a greater cause? Or are those simply Photoshop-ed pics?
What's your take?
I just got back from a date. It's been a long long time since I actually went out on a date. Perhaps it's part of the healing process that made me reluctant, or perhaps the fear of history repeating itself. Nonetheless, I had fun.
I picked HY up from her place at late noon, and proceeded to 1U for the movie. As expected, parking traffing was horrendous. I actually went up the parking ramp, then exited, and re-entered the basement. Eventually I had to go up and get the tickets, while HY seek a spot. For those not in the know, if you paid for the tickets via credit online, you can pick up the tickets using the confirmation code at the Gold Class booth. Credit card not required. We caught Dragon Tiger Gate.
The verdict:
Very good action scenes, definitely lotsa CGI. Overall story telling a little choppy, and slow. Towards the finale, the director got a little over the top with his imagination.
For dinner, we went to Italiannies. Dinner was sumptuous. We had Artichoke with Spinach, Eggplant Parmagiana (cheesy), and a Roasted Potato dish with Chicken and some spicy sauce (I can't pronounce the exact words, neither remember how it's written). And a carafe of red wine. No, no.. no nagging bout white meat and red wine. It's personal preference, yah.
Gosh, what a great night. Perhaps we could do this again, eh? This time we get a lighter meal and leave room for desserts as well.
Well, time for ZZZzzz...
