Family retreat

It was my 5th time visiting this island and yet, it was only the 1st for my parents ...

Will I go again? Definitely, I like this place ...

The weather was so hot but the sea is so blue !!! Like the one i saw in Taiwan ...
After don't know how many N-years, my parents are taking the plane again ....
Unfortunately, the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours ....
Talked about luck, we told mom and dad, this was our first time experiencing this as well ....
Then, during the flight, there were quite a lot of cloud .... So, it was quite a bumpy ride ....
Despite all these, it's an experience for them ... AA or MAS, LCCT or KLIA, delayed time, air turbulence ... all these 'pao ka liao' in one trip ....

Underwater World, Mangrove Tour, Cable Car, chocolate and liquor shopping ... we did it all ...
It was really a good time spent ... I don't even want to come back to KL ....

Hmm, i wonder what the gwai lou was telling them ... LOL ...


Mr Cool Penguin, one of my favourite ....

What are you looking dude !?



It's like another planet right? DOn't you think so ?


Sunrise at Awana. After so many times staying there, I finally managed to see the sunrise ....
Beautiful ....



Sunset by the port at Kuah town .... Personally, I like sunset more ....

Feels like it's more romantico ... ekekeke ...


Saw these colourful lamp along the street of Pantai Cenang ....
I am thinking Su would be excited to see it :P



OOOucccchhhhh!!!!!

O.o ... My head is BIG !!! Trying to blow the black smoke away ...

No feeding the eagle please !!!!

Tick tock tick tock, you don't respect me anymore ...

I've developed a very bad habit lately ....

After office hour, I don't respect time anymore ....

I'm always late ....

Gone are the days when I was the earliest to reach ....

I've promised to show up on time starting from today onwards ....

I kept my promise, I was 10 minutes earlier ....

But, in return, long long waiting time ....

Haihh, but a little setback should not be the reason for me to keep this bad habit !!!

放下了个石头 ...

我看见了件值得我开心的事，罪恶感也没了 。。。
感觉上也轻松了，这个石头终于可以抛开了。。。
要幸福啊 。。。

Hachiko: A Dog’s Story

I thought this would be a feel good movie that will make you smile. Like Marley. I was so wrong. Didn't really watch first part of the movie on how the doggie met his master, Richard Gere. But, by the end of the movie, I feel so 感动 (gam dong) ... The master (i.e. Richard Gere) died of heart attack and he never went back home. However, Hachi, the doggie keeps on waiting for his master to come back from work, for over 9 long years ... Although the family tries to bring him to a new place and take care of Hachi, Hachi will always go back to the train station, at the same spot to wait for his master ....

I wonder can human be that loyal ....

Little Sean *heart heart*

CNY Movie Count Down 2: Homecoming

The movie is about people going back to their family to eat reunion dinner. I must say, one of the highlights during CNY is the Reunion Dinner. Since many years ago, my family's reunion dinner has been a small scale one, together with my parents and brother. This year, the scale is even smaller as my brother will only come back on Day 15 itself. Well, luckily he knows how to send a card. I can see my parents are smiling when they are reading it.

While watching the movie, i was thinking about the reunion dinner i had when i was little. Dad will go back to BM earlier, even before the eve. We would live at the OLD house in kampung area. Reunion Dinner was merry! We had even more people as compared to the family in the movie. At that time, i supposed there were 4 generations in the house, starting from my great grandma to us, the grandchildren. Kids would have their own table. While waiting for dinner, the adults will gamble (Huat ar !!!) and the kids would be running around outside.

* my late grandma with some of her grandchildren. so many years ago ... those were the time. CNY was much more fun when we were young.

CNY Movie Countdown

I've decided to finish work early to have a great nite with my buddies. CNY is just around the corner and one of the activity that we do is to visit cinema. Every morning will listen to MYFM dj say to us, tin tin hao tin ...

It's a decent and nice movie. After watching this movie, I'm just glad that my parents are still living with me, or rather i'm living with them. There is one scene when this father telling the son why buy something new for him as the old one still can be used. This really remind me of dad ....

Although today started off at the wrong point, it ended up nicely .... Whatever happened in the office today, let's just put it behind. Tomorrow will be a new day. As the movie puts it, sunny day or rainy day, it will be a good day ....

Secret Garden

It has been a while that I found a Korean drama that I like. In fact, i manage to finish this within 2 weeks !!!! Funny, sweet and touching, very cool lead actor and actress, what is there not to like ...

"The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies."

Once a while to watch this kind of drama makes my heart feel warm. And, Hyun Bin, the actor, his eye can talk ! Like !

Beginning of year 2011

16 days entered into year 2011 ....
And, many had happened ....
Started the new year in a foreign land, love the weather love the food ....
Started work with new opportunity, conducted training at a foreign state and I kind of like it ....
Started our Big Ehem birthday celebration among good friends and I love it ...
Attended a friend's wedding to celebrate their journey of love .... So sweet ....
At the same time, PK for the first time in year 2011, so sakit ....
Achiu and fall sick early of the year, eating medicine is not fun at all ....

Still feel de-motivated at this point of time, hopefully I will be able to find means to re-energize to face year 2011 ....

End of year 2010

It has been a while since I write something on this. So many things had happened within this few months. Mainly, bigger responsibilities, career wise or family wise. And, this makes me feel stress at times. Sometimes, I would love to throw everything and leave. But, that's just plain selfish ...

Year 2010, I would say a good year. Just that I don't feel the joy and happiness as often as before. Maybe i grew up and become more pessimistic. Or, I think too much and worry too much. Browsing back the pictures that I have taken this year and thinking back the moments that put a smile on my face, I think it would be

- Looking at my parents teasing each other ...

- Looking at my friends taking care of their child ...

- Having a good time with my buddies ...

- The expansion of the 'gang' with 'Super Junior Wayne' ...

This year also brings me to new places like Vietnam, Sandakan and Taiwan.

It also gives me the opportunity to listen to Mayday as I wished last year and the unexpected of Jeff Zhang's performance ...

Of course, there is always the down side ... I feel de-motivated in work and with the new responsibilities, it's even .... haihhh ... ANd, still single and available ... LOL ...

Anyway, i'm OFFICIALLY on holiday now ... Time to recharge ... Hope I will be able to find some new energy at Taiwan ... 从新出发 ... Til then, Happy New Year everyone ...

家

I'm thinking probably it's time to have one of my own ...
I'm thinking I shouldn't let my parents to wait for too long to have one of their own ...

To find one which is perfect is too hard ...
The price is either too high or it's located too far ...
So, I have to see, pay for extra for better location but smaller hse or pay less for bigger hse but far location ...

And, I notice that the developers just love to build semi-D and bungalow ...
If not, it would be those service apartments or condominiums ...
And, the so called incentives from the Budget 2011 doesn't really help in this situation ... haih ...

p/s: Ooh, after house hunting today, I just love my current room more ... Now I realise how big and spacious is my bedroom ...

Chilling session ....

The objective of the trip was to accompany my ex-senior to watch Jeff Chang at Genting. But, her dad bought us different seats.

So, there was I alone at the concert. I'm not familiar with his songs and there were a lot of songs that I listen for the first time. Initially, i was feeling weird because everyone was with their friends, family and loved ones. Especially, the row i was seated. Loving couples. But, he has a good voice and i indulged in the concert slowly. The uncle who sat beside me was really a big fan. He knew almost every song and every single word, without even looking at the lyrics. Thumbs up!!! I took back my comment on guys loving Jeff's song ... My misconceptions :P

Actually, the trip also gave me an opportunity to reflect on myself. It's not that bad to play alone in the arcade. It's mind relaxing to stroll alone outside with the wind blowing. To prepare my mind to face the new chapter in my life ... I can do it !!!! Just think positively ...

Still, will I go to a concert alone in the future? The answer is NO .... I enjoy having a company, someone to scream together and to be crazy with ...

Sushi lesson

It's an irony that I would join a sushi making class when i don't really enjoy eating one ...
But, i decided to make my lunch time in the office more interesting ... A sushi sensei from Jogoya was invited to our office to teach us how to do so ....

First, choose your ingredients ...

2. Start spreading the rice on top of the seaweed. The sifu said something about 1/3 of the seaweed but i guess it just went down the drain. I don't really remember how to do it but too much rice will make the sushi burst and too little will make it loose and skinny. After spreading the rice, start putting the ingredients and food u want to put in. If u want to put banana, u may do so. That's what the sifu told us... Anything that you can think of. Be creative.

3. Then, start rolling and pushing using the bamboo thingy. Try to make it as compact as possible. And, your roll 'maki' is done. As easy as that. Really? I don't think so.

See, if you don't roll and push properly, it will turn out like that. Not so pretty sushi. Taste wise, good i guess. Ahahaha ....

Giant Banana

Call me jakun but i really never see such a big banana before. A colleague brought this back from Sarawak. How it taste like ? Hhmmm ... Like a banana ... LOL ... Sweet and sour ... It's really really BIGGGGG !!!!

王力宏「需要人陪」

I think I love this song the most now ... Really 很有 Feel, especially when i was driving back home from the office at nite ...

Escapade to North

It has been a while that I went to a trip with this group of friends ...
We used to work hard together in the office ...
Countless of OTs and weekends ...
The last trip that I went with them was a trip to Langkawi. I still remember it was my first time taking an airplane !!!! Scary ... ehehe ... 阿花出城 ...

After many years and a few complaints that I didn't join them for any holiday plans, here I am together with them on a weekend escapade to the North... When we are talking about North, food would always be the attractions ... Hhahaha ... No wonder i'm always like a 'Dorayee', like how a 'good' friend puts it ...

We explored Ipoh, Penang, Nibong Tebal and Ulu Bernam ... It was such a short trip that I missed out a few places that I really want to go ... Next time when I went to Penang, I want to go Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion and the Khoo Kongsi house .... Want to go up KOmtar again ... Then, to Nibong Tebal for fireflies ... Octopus catching activity @ Nibong Tebal seems interesting too ....

The food that I had eaten during the weekends ...

While waiting for them finishing the spa session in the hotel room, i couldn't help thinking about the night when I camped by the seaside at Pantai Kerachut ... Hundreds or maybe thousands of blinking stars ... How i miss the moment ....

Island with alot of foods

It has been a long time since i went to a trip with this group of friends ...
I'm now waiting for the others to finish their massage session. I have the time of my own to do wat ever i want ... Hhmmm, well lazing around a nice hotel suite is not a bad idea. ... In front of me is the sea now ... I miss the seaside ... The smell of it just makes me happy ...

If I can afford a stay by the seaside .... Aaahhhh, ada siapa-siapa mau sponsor ?

Hehehe .... More food to come .... Fat fat fat fat arrr ....

Lantern for 八月十五

Dad say this is a good choice. Not scare of the lantern being burnt, not scare of the wind blow up the candle and it's interesting too. But, somehow, it reminds me of Jack-O-Lantern, Halloween Day .... hahaha ...

Char Kuey Teow family

On a hot Saturday afternoon, when I tapau-ed char kuey teow from this particular store, it gave me a warm feeling ... This is what I saw ...

The dad was busy goreng-ing the kuey teow, the mom busy taking orders and there are another two little girl, the daughters .... My guess, they are in primary schools ... At their age, some of the lucky one, probably busy walking and shopping around malls, especially now the MEGA SALES season ... When the kuey teow is ready, the mom will ask one of the daughter to send the kuey teow for the customer. There was one particular customer ordered from across the street. The mom and the daughter cross the road together to deliver the food. At the same time, the mom took the opportunity to teach the daughter to cross road.

When it's my turn, the little girl gave me the food together with a sweet smile ... Aawwww, so cute ... If i'm the dad, i will be happy to see my family work hard together. No wonder their kuey teow is nice !!! ekekeke ....

A sunday evening

After a year, he is back to KL again to promote his movie and new album ...
Last year experience really makes me think twice to go to this kind of event again. But, I was still standing under the evening sun @ One U waiting for him.... As expected, there were loads of people. What I see is was different types of camera and the album. And, there were really a lot of SLRs around !!!!

Finally, he was here and the live performance, so good !!!! TOo bad it was only a song. Well, better than nothing larr ...

Mini him from the far ....

2008 - 2010

2nite is a gloomy nite ...
ham ham finally decides to go find Fei Lui ...
thank you for this two wonderful years ...

Battle with 小强

On a peaceful saturday nite, while i was enjoying the drama ID精英, i heard a sound ...

'fluff fluff' sound ... my body tense for a while ...

and, i saw a 'black thing' walked past me ...

when i turned around, IT dissappeared ...

then, i heard the sound again .... and this time, i saw this ...

The scariest was i saw the wing fluffing, getting ready to fly ...

我的妈呀!!! Like an arrow i run out of the room ... Calling out to papa and mama ... But, they were too engrossed with Hua Hee Dai ....

I gathered my courage to tip toe into the room and grab my weapon, Sheltox ... I focus my energy on the tip of the sprinkler to ensure that i'm right on my target ...

PSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssss !!!!!

I won !!!!

End of a busy period

Finally .... It's the end of the 'busy' period ...
This time tomorrow, i should be able to have my beauty sleep again ... I really miss my bed ...
I miss the Friday movie session, the pasar malam session ...
I miss my kawan-kawan ...
It's not a good year this time ...
So tired of the people and the work ...
How i wish i don't have to go through this again ...
Although it's another busy day next week, i shall enjoy the feeling of 'merdeka' this weekend ...

JJ Lin 林俊傑 金曲獎自彈自唱組曲

Love this ....

So sleepy and tired ...

Supposed to be on the bed now but I couldn't ...
The weather tonight does not help too ...
Had a dose of JC, Lee Hom and Mayday songs dy ...
Just two more weeks ...

Stress

I feel stressed lately ...
So much to do in so little time ...
And, some of the people who supposed to help didn't really do much to improve the situation ...
And, when this happened, I feel so de-motivated, frustrated, haihhh ....

This time, I have this feeling ...
I'm not sure whether I can go through another deadlines ...
The head, the heart feel so heavy ...
If given a choice, I would just throw everything and left ...
I guess, my other colleagues also feel the same ...

Again, the lyrics keep on flashing in my head ...

丢掉大脑再丢烦恼
只想越跳越疯越跳越高把地球甩掉
一颗心噗通噗通的狂跳
一瞬间烦恼烦恼烦恼全忘掉
我再也不要再也不要委屈自己一秒

I'm so not looking forward to morning. I just hope the time now will freeze ...

Au Revoir Grandma

After 89 years of living, grandma passed away after battling with the pain she had on her stomach. Cancerous pankreas. I don't remember what the scientific term already. Like my Uncle Yew told me, it's the nature of life, people die, people live. There is always a new life somewhere. It will be a new journey for grandma.

This time it didn't shock us too much, like 5 years ago when my another grandma passed away. Just that, we didn't expect it to be that fast. But, somehow, this year we had been going back to see her quite often as compared to years before. I hope mom will not have any regrets. It hurts to see her cry so much. Don't know how to comfort her so, dad, brother and myself ended trying to make some jokes and let her laugh.

One of the funny incident was dad stucked between the bed and the floor when he fell off the bed... So, in a way, it's a blessing that my dad's size was big enough to prevent him to totally fall on the floor ... Hhmm, i think we need to get him a BABY bed!

This few days actually reminded myself that family are very important in our life. They will always come first in whatever circumstances.

While keeping grandma's belonging, we actually found an antique under her bed. The grandfather clock is actually made in 'Occupied Japan' ... Something that you couldn't find nowadays. Amazingly, the clock still works ...

Grandma, thank you for bringing Mom to this world. Au Revoir and RIP ...

Bad night ...

I'm surrounded by those negative chi ...

While on my way home, a taxi just hit a car after the 50cents toll ... Luckily, i didn't follow the taxi so closely. But, what was the taxi driver thinking. The car already showed the signal lights to give way and from the way the car trying to drive to the side, it's like the car is breaking down. The front taxi is all 'kemek', hopefully the driver is ok ... But, the crashing sound is really loud.

And, lastly the sad news but, that's life ... I just hope that mom will be alright ...

Hopefully a better tomorrow ...

Good time

Yesterday was Jo N's wedding dinner. And, it's also like a reunion dinner for us. Although most of us will meet up quite often, there are some who will appear on auspicious occasion like this. Few years ago, when most of us do not have commitments, mamak will be a date every friday nite ...

It was fun, the laughter, the silliness, the shout, hehehhe ... Not the liquor though :P
Something to lighten up despite the stress on problems tat we are facing everyday at work or life everyday ... I wonder what is sy's parents thinking le ??? Waaahhhh, all this little girls and boys now grew up so much !!!! hahahaha ...

破鸡蛋

Finally, there is someone who is able to break the barrier ...
For the first time in 6 years, i scolded a colleague ...
After weeks of endurance, the wall just crumbled down ...
Since the person is the first, maybe should give something for breaking the record ...
Haih, the feeling is not good at all ...
Hopefully, i will have better patience in the future ...

Like a fool

It supposed to be a simple job. A simple one that would probably take me 1 to 2 hours but end up, I spent more than that !!!! The thing is, i do not understand why it has been treated the way it was in the past. Have the priviledge to ask the previous person in charge but, the result I got was 'kek sim' arr ... And, the solutions suggested even makes me look like a FOOL !!!!

Haih, whatever larr ... I will just do what i can ...

Most people will start to lose weight when they are really busy ....
But me, i think for this few months, i am going to be fatter ...
Reason, i start eating junkies, chocolates, chocolates, biscuits, fries, etc. especially when i'm stress or cannot think .... Just today, i've been eating the peanut butter cookies and suddenly feel energetic to continue work til nite ... End up, don't feel like eating dinner already ... :( which is bad ... Eating disorder ... Should start bringing apple to office again ...

Looks like me boh ?

我又长大了, 不，老了 。。。

This year the day was greeted with laughter from Toy Story .... One of my favourite cartoons, got the chance to watch all 3 again .... Hehehe ... Reminds me how much I love the cartoon ... My favourite character would be the very tame dinosaur, Rex, and the evil pork chop, Hamm.

The day was fun ... Accompanied by Keef and FL ... Good food, great company ... WOuldn't ask for more ... If not because of my stomach, it would be a perfect day ... And, I am happy to be able to celebrate it earlier with my other buddies .... It was special ... Blowing the candles for 3 times were not something that you would always able to do ...

So, another year will hit the dreaded number ... Do I look like one ? Feel like one ? Hhmm, don't think about it. Just do it ... Hopefully, I would be strong enough to face the upcoming challenges. Be strong enough to stay positive.

To the other Geminis, happy birthday yeah ....

Out of contact

Few hours later when I go into the office, i will be out of contact already. Will be in the world of my own ... No more messenger, no external emails, except Company's email ... There goes my way to vent my frustrations and babblings during the day, especially when i'm stressed, when i'm angry, when i'm sad, when my hormone goes crazy ....

Haihhhh .... I'm so not motivated to go to the office now ...

五月天 溫柔 還你自由版

i'm so in love with this song now ... hahaha ... 很有 feel ....

MayDay DNA WorldTour 2010

After Jacky Cheung and Lee Hom, I headed to Putra Stadium in 2010 for Mayday, a Taiwanese band. Needless to say, it was really fun and high ... 3.5 hours non-stop performance ... Coming out from the concert with sore throat and half-blasted ear, it's even more tiring than the 4.5km run I had in the morning. Something that I needed to release those negative energy or 'chi' ... I just hope that the positive vibe will last me til Monday ...

To speak, i'm not really their fan. But, i just love listening to them especially when i'm feeling sleepy and sien ... Their songs are fun. But, going to the concert yesterday give me the opportunity to look at the lyrics. Surprisingly, the lyrics reflect what I feel sometimes ... hahaha ...

This time, I was seated at mid of the 'mountain' area but really near to the stage. To me, it was really good with the amount of money i paid for. I love the design of the stage. It was designed in a way that Mayday can really have close distance with the spectators ... If it was JC's concert, I'm definitely paying for the RM200++ tickets !!!

Really worth the money I paid. Giant transformer, leng zais to watch, superb guitar and drum performances, great vocals ... 叮当, one of the guest artist of the nite, was really really GOOD !!! Keef was having goosebumps when she sang the song 我是一只小小鸟 ... Couldn't agree more ... I started to like 阿信 too ... Didn't realise that i took so many pictures of him ... LOL ...

My favourite moments were during the songs 离开地球表面 and 恋爱ing .... 离开地球表面 is my THEME song for peak period !!! 感动 moment is when we all are singing 温柔 ... Funny moment is when 冠佑 was singing and shaking his butt ... Cute moment is when 马莎 wearing the BEAR BEAR head and 阿信 laughing ... Impressed moment is when 石头 and 怪兽 performing their guitar, such delicate and fast fingers !!! The unexpected was the ENCORE after the encore, the show ended at 11.30++ !!!!

To summarise, AWESOME !!!!

老姑妈

I think this was my first time attending a cousin's wedding as an adult. When i said adult, as in at the age which is suitable for marriage. So, eventually i would be the target of my aunties and uncles. The bonanza question is WHEN IS YOUR TURN ???

So, my usual answers are nobody nobody want me ... nobody nobody want me ...
Or, Wei Leik first Wei Leik first .... Myself have to wait very long worr ....
Or, if it's ever my turn, there will be no all this troublesome procedures ... LOL ...

Haih, at this age, cannot admit young anymore ... I'm now a 姑妈 le ... My uncle even said you will be a 老姑妈... The word 妈 is a already hard to accept, with the word 老, haih ... so depressing。

I will be another year older very soon .... Welcome to the OLD club, cy .... Now, i need to adjust my mind, i'm an aunty, an aunty, an aunty ....

One Sunday Morning ...

This is a really long delayed post ... hehehe ... Just feel so lazy to write nowadays ...
But, this is something new that i had done recently ...
To become a volunteer for NB 15 km run ... Had to wake up as early as 4 plus in the morning ...
Standing at the roadside, wear a lookalike DBKL vest, took a red flag ... and flagged the runners the whole morning ...


But, i did have a good time... Surprise surprise ...
What did I enjoy? I think a smile on your face can really make a difference ...
Many people responded to my smile on the first 4 km run ... I guess everyone is still fresh ...
They smiled back to me, greeted me and some even thanked me !!!! Feel appreciated, something that i didn't expect ...


What inspired me most is this very old grandfather who run in this race. I think it's her daughter who run behind his dad to ensure that he is alright. This grandfather when he saw me again at the 12km mark, give me a victory smile .... great job grandpa !!!!




FL having fun as a volunteer ....

Super hot weather but with a clear blue sky ... Love the color ...

Early morning around 7 ... Before the road was invaded by a group of enthusiastic runners ...

Some amusing moments were:

1. The last runner at the point of 4km told me he was very tired. How long more he had to run ... My answer, there is a water station in front ... U can do it !!! In my mind, good luck my friend, 11km more for you with alot of hills ...

2. A lady runner at point 12km told us (FL and me), next year i watch, u two run !!!!

3. An uncle had the time to look at how red is my face ... Waahhh, u sunburn til so red ... Pretty arr ....

So, will i do it again? probably ... as long as i don't have to wake up super super early. doing it with a group of friends should be fun ...

Goodnite everyone ...

Vietnam

After so many months, I finally got to travel again. This time, Vietnam. With my secondary school buddy, Juliet and her hubby and her friend. First time without you guys la (u know who u are) ... I went for a week and when I told this to most of the people, they were wondering what I can do there in a week !!! If just to stay at Hanoi itself, I don't think I will like this country.

Hanoi

We arrived at the airport, greeted by a non-English speaking taxi driver that was sending us to our hotel. His driving was exciting. As Juliet's hubby put it, we were like in a video game, honking and swerving from left to right in the Hanoi's traffic. Hanoi in my memory will always be the city with vehicle's honking sounds, from day to night. We only spent our first and last days at Hanoi, so I guess I did not give the city a chance to show its charm. During our stay in Hanoi, we went to places like Museum of Ethnology, Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Water Puppet Show, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Temple of Literature. One thing that I notice about the building in Vietnam is they are high and 'slim' ... I still remember that I had to climb to the highest floor of my hotel in Hanoi before I can rest !!! 6th floor? No wonder there are no FAT people in Vietnam ... hehehe ....



During the visit in Hanoi, it was more enjoyable when we were accompanied by the university students in Hanoi. Juliet found Hanoi Kids, a non-profit student-run organization where the members voluntarily took us to tour around Hanoi. Thanks to Quang and Jenda !!!



Quang, having tofu fa with us at the lake side ...



Jenda was posing for a tourist at Temple of Literature. The uncle told her that she would make his students smiling at this photo ...


Halong Bay



I really like this place because it's the sea. Too bad that it was raining and cloudy on the two days that I spent there. My first time spending the night on a boat was enjoyable. Waking up looking at the sea and mountain, I would ask nothing more. The scenery at Halong Bay was like the Chinese water painting.

I was lucky that one of the couple on the boat was celebrating their 15 years anniversary. We were invited to celebrate their anniversary together after dinner. Free cake and red wine :P. 15 years is not a short time at all. Congratulations to them !!!

I guess the most exciting activity for me is to go kayaking. I was scared of water and I don't know how to swim. I was so scared that I would fall into the water. The life jacket did not give me any comfort at all. Luckily, Hoan, the guide paired me up with Uncle Mick from London. He was really good in kayaking. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the session very much, except the soar arms after that (:P). Cruising along the calm water and looking around the surroundings, the nature, the wind ....



Uncle Mick, a retiree accountant from London.


Sapa



This would be my favourite place of all. Cold weather, fresh air, etc ... We took the train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, about 8 hours long journey. I even saw China from Lao Cai. Can't believe that I was so close to the country. Just a few steps away from the border.

First day at Sapa was a tired one. Tired but I think worth it. We started trekking for few hours to see the villages of Sapa. Due to the wet weather, the trail was muddy and slippery. Luckily, the Hmong villagers help us around. During the trekking, you can see how simple is the life of the villagers, the hill paddy field, pigs walking around like your pet dogs ... SOmething you cannot see in Malaysia ... Hahaha ...



Night view at Sapa.

This is Dung's family. He was kind enough to prepare lunch for us at his house. Cat Cat Village, Cat Cat means winding. Although it was simple, we could feel their hospitality. They even prepared a BIG bottle of rice wine for us ... Hong Mong Ju !!! (Hmong language which means Yam Seng !!!) A motor ride around the village was a joy too ...

A mountain near Bac Ha market ...

OVerall, it was really an eye opening trip for me ... Definitely gain a few new experience for myself !!!! THanks, Juliet :)

Beautiful morning

I had stopped writing for a long time. Just do not have the mood to write. Dunno why. But, yesterday morning's view make me want say something. Sometimes, a small little thing can put a smile in someone's face. At least mine. What I saw was a double rainbow. So beautiful. Especially when the rainbow was in front of the Menara Telekom. The building become so colourful !!!

Earth Hour 2010

Earth Hour is organized by WWF to raise awareness of climate change issues. People who took part in the Earth Hour would switch off the lights at an agreed time to pledge their support for the planet.

I heard about this last year ago and my friends who went for the Earth Hour Walk at Caps Square were having so much fun. The t-shirt was nice too. I still remembered I was at a temple attending a funeral at the time when we supposed to off our light for an hour to support the DAY.

Fast forward to year 2010. This time, my Company also takes part in the effort to create the awareness. One day, they encouraged everyone to wear green. Today, they encouraged to off the lights from 12.30 to 1.30 during lunch hour. I wonder what would happen tomorrow.

So, 27 March 2010 at 8.30pm, remember to turn off your lights for one hour.

Lantern created here to show my support ... Nice mar ???

The day when i was surrounded with giant balloons ...

It was the 2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2010. There, I got to see how they inflate the balloon. It is certainly not an easy task. The organiser had to inflate twice the black giant balloon !!! Besides the normal hot air balloon, we could see a lot of others weird one. I guess the famous one would be the Darth Vader ... I even spotted a giant jeans ... hehehe ...



We were worried about the weather on that day. It was raining on our way to Putrajaya. Luckily, the rain stopped. However, we didn't have the clear blue sky as our background to take those nice pictures. But, I was curious to know what is a night glow.

Well, I love the night glow. So colourful. The nite ended with a superb performance of the fireworks. We were at the right spot at the right time. Lying down on the grass, it felt that the fireworks were falling upon us. It's like millions of stars blinking above my head. Really unforgettable.

From night owl to early bird

Happened to come across this article not long ago ... Should practise this see if it works ... How I can not be a night owl ....

1. Make a nighttime routine
It say to find ways to let my body to relax and make it a habit or routine. Some of the suggestions are taking a warm bath, drink tea, reading or writing a journal. Hhmmm, ok, start reading or writing. Instead of a journal, a blog can or not ? hehehe ...

2. Turn off the TV and the computer
This is a bit hard for me. It's like a routine for me to on the PC before i go to bed. No wonder I become a night owl.

3. Lay off the caffeine
4. Have a light supper
5. Open the curtains

6. Know your motivation
Somehow this is quite true. It's not so hard to wake up early on the weekends as compared to weekdays. It's because i don't want to waste my precious weekends. :P

7. Make morning appointments
8. Give yourself an incentive


p/s: my first step to stop being an owl. finish this and off the pc. this is going to be hard ... hahaha ...