As you guys are reading this, I will be in Hong Kong for a long awaited holiday with my family. Hong Kong Disneyland Victoria Peak Ocean Park I thought of using Twitter to doing a live update while i am there, but decided against it when i took into account the SMS charges! Anyway, when i come back there’ll be loads of pics to share, some more my digital camera got 2MB card one… If you don’t know how Twitter works, you should check it out. Meanwhile, let’s hope the weather holds up in Hong Kong while i am there. Among the many places we’re going, we are also planning…

I went to the Eye on Malaysia last week. I know, I know. Everyone else has already gone there. But i took one day leave, sort of a break in the week, just to see what the fuss is all about. It seemed like only a short while ago that i was watching the launch of the event on New Year’s Eve. On the whole it was okay, due to some issues, we got nine rounds on the giant ferris wheel, more than the usual. Coincidentally, i found this report in the NST about how it has not been attracting the crowds as expected. I suppose it’s good for a…

This is from Nick, of JJCM fame. Interesting tag, i love music. Here’s the rules of the tag: 1. Go to www.popculturemadness.com 2. Select the year you turned 18 I was 18 in 1991… ah, i remember it like it was yesterday… 3. Get all nostalgic over the songs of the year i did some googling to help me jog my memory of that particular year. At age 18, people say you are at the prime of your life. I was a bright eyed and optimistic, it was the year i enter uni, my life before me. As i listened to the fantastic world of format FM stereo radio Singapore,…

Yep, i was there with my wife yesterday night. For those who missed the whole thing, Nuffnang booked the whole cineplex Hall 9 for the special screening of ‘Pirate of the Caribbean: At World’s End‘ on opening night. (pic from official website) I saw a few familiar faces there, like Jolene and yee hou, and Jeff (okay, well, everybody knows Jeff…). Also at the counter, managed to say ‘hi’ to Nuffnang’s Timothy, always the nice guy. I also bumped into Earl-Ku while lining up for our free popcorn and drinks (sponosred by Exabytes). Also met Zeo and partner while going in. Also saw jason and cely. Oh wait, i also…

What do you do when you have no mood to blog? Do a meme! This one is from God’s Little Angel from sometime back, apologize for the delay. By the way, did you know there’s a spelling mistake in your blog url? 🙂 Let me see… favorite food in my state, Johor… Frankly speaking isn’t famous for anything really, or not that i know of. Laksa Johor is okay, but everyone has a different interpretation of what it’s suppose to taste or look like. So we will have to go with fave food in my country. Okay, of the top of my head: Dim Sum – yeah i know it’s…

The Staples of Malaysian Chinese Weddings, or should i say, my pet peeves about them. They never start on time. They always have the same sequence of dishes – cold dish, shark’s fin soup, chicken, fish, prawn, vegetable, rice, desserts. Which slight variations here and there. The obligatory power-point presentation showing the couple as kids and how they met. Halfway through the dinner, they start interrupting your meal with speeches and boring stuff when all you want to do is eat peacefully. The football live scores SMS for the guys that have to attend the wedding but would rather be watching the game live. The latecomers walking in halfway through…

Not having much time or inclination for an update, so a short one will have to do. Everyone in the family is having a difficult time right now. There is a critical illness in the family, one that is not easy to go through. But hopefully after 6 months of treatment and suffering, things will be better. *** On another note, my elder daughter is also suffering from fever. It’s serious when a usually lively kid is feeling down and lifeless. Ouch. Anyway, i might bring her to see a doctor tomorrow. I need a break too. My mom used to crush half a Panadol with 2 spoons and mix…

The other day, we were having Mother’s Day dinner at this posh international hotel, and these 3 buskers working for the hotel came in. They serenaded a few songs, then went from table to table doing requests – mostly for the mothers present. They were old-timers – a kindly Eurasian geezer with a sense of humor, backed by 2 old Malay uncles, all three on acoustic guitars. They sang a few goods songs, but one that I have not heard for a long time… The old home town looks the same as I step down from the train, and there to meet me is my Mama and Papa. Down the…

After almost 8 months of start-stops, i finally finished the entire Fullmetal Alchemist series. All 51 episodes. All I can say is that’s a long storyline, with almost too many side characters (although not as many as the manga I am told) with an intricate storyline. I sort of found my interest waning especially early in the second season, but decided to finish it off regardless (which explains why it took me that long to finish). Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy’s First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that…

For some reason I am reminded of Kuaci Cap Helang. That’s Eagle Brand Sunflower Seeds. Never tried it? Here’s the story. Back in the old days (at the risk of sounding old), when there wasn’t such a thing as ‘cineplexes’, we all watched movies in old, wooden cinema halls with names like Rex or Cathay or Lido or Iswaria (that one mainly for Hindi movies la). A ticket cost very little those days, at my day it was two bucks for Class 1 (ground floor) and two bucks fifty for ‘Special Class’ upstairs. What’s so special? No idea. Can’t see much in the pitch darkness. These cinemas were notorious for…