Hello.. if anybody has best known method (tried and tested) to remove the old car road tax... pls drop a comment. sure a lot of people will benefit from it...

What will our children's ambition be? I think Mat Rempit is a good idea. You get to release your emotions on the road while killing other people, and yet you get your face in the newspapers, Majalah 3, 999, TV 3's 360 deg and main news.

Other benefits include: North Pole sky diving FOC, Free bike if you help to catch a snatch thief, get roped in as campaigners during by-elections and the list goes on.

But then again, there are some "requirements" that we may not meet.

 

This is the first 3rd generation in the family :) came out healthy and fit last wed midnite at 3.1kg. Introducing my tai kor's baby... the mommy is a sabahan half chinese, so I guess this mix mix blood stuff is going to make him a handsome boy...

The best thing is... my brother is going to name him after the name that I suggested :) Next month will be flying off to Sabah with mum and dad to see cute cute nephew. Another nephew coming from 2nd brother soon too! Praise God.

Using jaring and dialling up is such a far cry from the luxurious streamyx in penang. it's a wonder how i managed to survive with this connection speed throughout secondary school and uni.

anyhow, I would like to introduce the Southern style otak-otak. unlike penang's huge, steamed and soft otak-otak, this Southern style is wrapped in coconut leaf and barbecued like satay. haha.. so much nicer than the ones in penang (this is my preference lah, no offence to the folks who think otherwise). All time favourite since kindy. Way to go!

Well, Valentine's Day is tomorrow and Chinese New Year is just 5 days away. This will be our last V-Day and CNY as status single. This will also be the last year where I'll enjoy the process of opening ang pows and then sum them up. My siblings used to compare who gets the most but this year, it won't happen coz 2 brothers are all married and daddies-to-be. It's weird that big brother won't be coming home this CNY, far across overseas (in Sabah only lar). The family has always celebrated CNY together since as long as I can remember.

But life is like that.. people grow up and an ending is usually a beginning to something else. We just need to accept the ending and learn to look forward to the beginning. So here's to M & J.. a new beginning soon (man.. the days passes by real quickly nowadays. another 298 days to go only)

 

Looking at these photos really freak me out. And it happens in our "modern" generation with "civilised" thinking.

http://www.lensamalaysia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3802

 

 

It was 1st Feb 2007, a public holiday where every sane working folks will stay at home to sleep. However with M's new toy - Nikon D40, the sudden photography craze church gang decided to wake up at 6 in the morning to take some sunrise photos. Oh well, if you can't beat them, join them! Decided to show off my skills using a normal Non-SLR camera - Kodak C743 which I recently purchased to be given to my dad (hehe.. haven't gave him yet, use it max during guarantee period lor).

Well, M is still polishing his skills on SLR which I must say, improving from day to day. The day started with ~2 hours of photography at Tanjung Bungah, followed by dim sum at Tai Tong. We then journeyed to the Khoo Kongsi Clan building just for photo shooting. It took >30 minutes from our parking spot to the entrance - not because of the distance, but because of the amateur photographers taking shots of every single corner of the jalan. Not to mention from the entrance to the building itself, must have been an hour or more. Btw, entrance is RM5 per pax. No tour guide, chiak chi kei.

Anyway this is the product of my hands and the camera. My Kodak c433 which I bought 2 years ago produces almost the same quality of photographs. It's more expensive than the C743, but well, that was 2 years ago...

For the past 1 week, I spent my days in the hospital room of Lam Wah Ee, down with skin infection + bacteria invasion etc etc. For the past 2 weeks, not able to sit down, sleep, go out of the house. This is when I started thinking about the things I have taken granted in my life last time:

1. Being able to sit down, at home, in office or in the car.

2. Being able to go out and sit down while eating.

3. Being able to go to office (yes I still don't like the thought of going back work after 2 weeks break) and a boss who allowed you to work from home during the "house arrest" timeframe.

4. Having friends who care for you, bringing flowers, fruits and home cooked porridge to cheer you up

5. Having a bf who comes every other time he is free to visit you in the hospital, as well as ta pau for your every single meal while you were under "house arrest"

6. Having parents who without fail, asking your condition everyday and even taking a flight to Penang to take care of you. At least I don't have to worry about house work and laundry after being discharged from the hospital.

7. Last but not the least, a God who oversees everything. I may not understand why He did not heal me much earlier or faster, but I think He'll reveal this slowly in my life.

Their emotions are enough to return all the preparations and hard work...

We started off the Christmas mood by visiting the Penang Shan Children's Home in Taman Inderawasih, Prai on 23rd morning. Our CG left Penang at 7.45am and headed towards breakfast with the Prai fellas. We then left for the Home and was welcomed warmly by the 10 kids there. Most of them were Tamil speaking and came from broken homes. We sang songs, told stories, played games and enjoyed the times thouroughly with them. Though most of them (if not all) were not Christians, they knew Christmas was the celebration of Jesus Christ birthday and they knew Jesus was the Saviour and God. The visit ended with the administrator telling us: Thanks for making a difference in the life of this children. WOW!

Later, I went to church as usual and this pastor's story caught my attention the most:

One day, a young pastor was walking with a barber. The barber asked, "If God loves the world so much, why did He allow people to sin, kill others etc etc. The young pastor just kept quiet. later they came upon an unkempt man with very long and messy hair. Then the pastor told the barber "If you are such a good barber, why do you allow this man's hair to be so messy and long?" The barber replied, "Well, i can't help it if they don't come to my shop. My shop is always open and if they would come, I would make sure their hair is clean and neat." Then the pastor replied,"that's exactly how God feels. Don't blame Him for what other people wouldn't accept, His doors are always opened."

Well, this Christmas morning was a lazy one after spending the past 2 days shopping and Queensbay. Decided to made the "Pao" which I used to made during Uni times. M helped making them too while i steam the "Pao". Well, it didn't turned out as nice as Uni times, but it's ok for a start lah... not bad too the taste. Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year!