Showing posts with label It's good to know. Show all posts
Showing posts with label It's good to know. Show all posts

Thursday, June 2, 2011

North Xinjiang attractions

I was in awe with these pictures.. OMG.. The layer mountains have always been my dream travel destination! =)

乌鲁木齐

新疆博物馆

天山天池

火烧山

Pass by 卡拉麦里山

五彩城

可可托海风景区

可可苏里湖

伊雷木湖

3号矿坑

可可托海国家地质公园

Pass by 额尔齐斯大峡谷

神钟山

卡拉先格尔地震断裂带

Stay in 禾木村

喀纳斯风景区

观鱼亭

五彩滩

白沙湖

鸣沙山

石油城市-克拉玛依

魔鬼城

乌鲁木齐国际大巴扎

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

How to tie a dress using sarong

I was always wondering how those angmo wear sarong dress. I always see pretty angmos with those dresses at our beach. But I dunno how they tie the sarong around themselves to give such summer feeling!



Finally now I know how to tie the dress using sarong! And I also realized that sarong not only can make this design but many more! Sarong can do strapless dress, halter top dress, casual slouch dress, drape cardigan, one-shoulder dress and halter top! I love the halter top dress and halter top =P Cardigan is nice too! But too sexy for me. =P

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Something funny and interesting

Today went to Sunway Pyramid for dinner with Audrey. Before Audrey reached the mall, my phone battery died. I had to communicate with Audrey to meet her when she got there. Urgh.. My phone always run out of battery when there's important stuff! Hmmpph!

Luckily Pyramid has this machine which allows people to charge their battery. I always saw this machine hiding at the corner on the way to a washroom at the top-most floor near Adidas (New wing orange atrium there). But, I've never tried them.

So, this time, with full of hope and anxiety, I tried to charge my battery with the machine.


It's really easy.

1. Press the last 4 digit of your hp number
2. Press open/close button at the top part
3. Throw your battery in (hehe.. not throw la.. Place it properly)
4. Press open/close button again
5. Throw in RM1 worth of coins
6. It will then start charging
7. Go somewhere shopping around for 5-20 minutes (Don't worry, nobody can steal your battery because they need to type in the 4 digits before opening the feeder)
8. Come back and press the 4 digits
9. Press open/close button and collect your battery

Isn't it easy?



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After dinner, we went for grocery shopping at Jusco. And something shocked me.

A sanitary pad which can be washed? @.@

What you mean by "easy to wash"? That's so unhygienically gross! Eww!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Fasten it

Life is too busy and too full of colours until I dun have time to jot them down one by one. For example, preparation of IW. I'm very involved in the camp team! ^^ At first was kinda reluctant to be responsible in so many things one. But after really put my hands in the planning and stuff along with Vincent, it gave a sense of satisfaction =)

And then now also involved in Nuke Off. We are looking for 10K ppl to become fan of the FB page to proof to our government that we don't want nuclear plant in our beloved country. Please support yea! =)

And then gathering with Korean classmates. And gathering with Raleigh people almost at least twice a week. Having a night to myself is almost impossible. But I like this life. Coz I feel very dynamic and energetic when I do all these! Better than staying at home staring at FB wasting my life.. =)

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Okay. Actually the main purpose of blogging today is to talk about what I saw just now in the afternoon.

When I finished washing the cooking utensils and pots with Raleigh ppl at Bukit Jalil, I drove back home. Then at the Puchong-Bukit Jalil road, I saw right in front of my eyes a motorcycle accelerated onto a car's back! And the motor bounced up in the air. So were the motorist and his female partner! And then there were cars emergency braked and produced lots of smoke. It was a mess in front.

So I slowed down and eventually stopped by the roadside since the motor and motorist and the lady were lying on the middle of the road. And people started to came down from the car to help move them away to clear the traffic. So, before the traffic was cleared, I stopped right beside the road, staring at the incident on my right side, with shocked and pale face. I can feel that my face was pale coz I felt dizzy when I saw the blood flushing out from the motorist head. I got blood and wounds phobia... I think I was too dizzy to even drive.

The lady lay head down over the motorist's body, unconscious. The motorist was conscious with half-opened eyes but his head was covered with blood. >.< Even thinking about it makes me dizzy now... With the help of 2 good Samaritans, the cars started to move slowly away from the incident. So I followed, didn't dare to look at the wounded when passed by them.

And then all the way from that incident till my house, I drove 50 km/hr. My legs felt feeble, head still a bit dizzy. Urgh... This is the first accident that happened right in front of my eyes. Last time I only saw crashed cars or body lying beside the road waiting for aid. But this time, I saw it happen right there, right then.

That was really really haunting..

Moral of the story, do not speed. And be sure secure your helmet when you ride a motorcycle. I dun remember whether the motorist got wear helmet or not la.. But according to what I saw (head covered with blood and all) I think it's either he didn't wear helmet or he didn't fasten the belt.

So all motorist out there! That belt can save your life! Fasten it!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Dirty disposable chopsticks

I watched one video about the hidden dangers of disposable chopsticks manufactured in China before, but I didn't really care last time maybe because I was too ignorant back then.

Today saw one link in Facebook about a China news how disposable chopsticks are treated in China Hunan and Jiangxi before packaged. The process shocked me! (The video cannot be embedded here. So I find other related videos to embed here lo...)





They use many chemicals, which are toxic, to bleach and sterilize the chopsticks:

1. Treat the chopsticks in sulphur for 2 days to ensure no fungus will grow in the chopsticks. This eventually leads to deposition of sulfur dioxide in chopsticks. Sulfur dioxide, at high concentrations, reacts with moisture to form sulfurous acid which in sufficient quantities may harm the lungs, eyes or other tissues.

2. Dried in a charcoal room. From time to time the workers will take off their shoes and step onto the chopsticks to move the chopsticks so that they can dry faster.

3. Mix the chopsticks with paraffin wax which makes the chopsticks surface look clean and shiny.

4. Chopsticks which has fungal grow despite the sulfur treatment is further treated with hydrogen peroxide which kills fungus and also bleach the chopstick.


*I couldn't find health risks caused by paraffin wax and hydrogen peroxide.


Scary right? Next time bring your own chopsticks.

And be green.


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I'm back!! =P

So long never blog already. I've been busy with life, mostly working life. Recently OT quite a lot. And when I have time I would watch the Chinese drama called Shen Hua (神话) by Hu Ge (胡歌).


This story is about 2 guys accidentally opened a box from Qing's Dynasty and fell 2000 years back to Qing Dynasty. When I watch this drama I can't help myself from reading the history of Qing Dynasty. lol.. Now I know more about Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇), Xiang Yu (项羽) and Liu Bang (刘邦) already.

I wanted to blog about a lot of things these two weeks, but dun have the time. Like for example the CNY fortune note I got from the monthly meeting saying that I am likely to meet someone I've longed to meet. I'm curious who would that be? Lee Jun Ki? lol...


This month's meeting was picnic at Bukit Jalil park. The picture says I was enjoying massage from Shi Wei. =P

And I wanted to blog about the Putrajaya Night Marathon I went last Saturday. I went for the 7.7km run. Only the first 400 runners will get a medal. I didn't get the medal. Sigh. Run 5 minutes faster then I was chewing on the medal already. What to do, I didn't train at all before the run, what should I expect? The last 2 km was the most hilarious run I had. My running speed was the same with those walking beside me. =.= That was how slow I run during the last 2km. lol...


I finished it in around 1 hour

The next day when I got to know that my neighbour uncle finished the run at 37 minutes (51st) and aunty finished at 51 minutes (96th), I felt so ashamed. Suddenly I felt challenged... Then hor, Sunday met Adam and Yen Jun. When Adam told me that he exercises everyday before and after work, I felt more ashamed. Once upon a time I was quite fit one. Since few months ago when I started to catch cold and diarrhea and etc etc, I stopped all my activities. I had been away from aerobic (cardio) exercises for some time already. I can feel my lung capacity shrinking until nil now lo.. It gets so bad that when I breathe in I can't feel I'm breathing. And now I have flabby arm muscles.. and leg muscles. Sigh.. So unfit lo.. I need to do something already.

And hehe... I bought a pair of new sporty-look swimming goggles. Hehe..



So I'll start with my regular weekly swimming again starting after CNY. Sigh, my company is so far from Pusat Akuatic Darul Ehsan (PADE) now and I dun like 3K swimming pool (too crowdy). I know I keep complaining la. But I miss PADE lo... Miss the big and deep indoor pool. Very good for training, and cheaper if compared with Bukit Jalil swimming pool. And Bukit Jalil swimming pool is not as big and as deep as PADE pool lo... But if I am to go for swimming after work, I would have to squeeze my way through the traffic jam back to Glenmarie and then to Shah Alam for the pool. Not worth it.. Sigh. If I want to swim after work like what I did last time I have to learn to tolerate 3K pool la.. Or I should just swim during the weekend.

Oh by the way, I found that many people were looking for the schedule of Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan (PADE) and Bukit Jalil swimming pool. So I thought I should just share the schedule here so that everyone can check both schedules in one page. Easier to plan your time, right? =)

For Pusat Akuatic Darul Ehsan:

Session Time
1
9.00 am - 11.30 am
2 12.00 pm - 2.30 pm
3 3.00 pm - 5.30 pm
4 6.00 pm - 8.30 pm

Payment
Monday-Friday

Outdoor Pool Adult
Children
RM 2.00
RM 1.50
Indoor Pool Adult
Children
RM 3.00
RM 3.00

Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday
Outdoor Pool Adult
Children
RM 2.50
RM 2.00
Indoor Pool Adult
Children
RM 3.50
RM 3.50


For National Aquatic Center (Bukit Jalil Pool):
Category
Ticket Price (Monday-Thursday) Ticket Price (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday)
Children under 12 year
Free Free
Youth (13 - 17 years)
RM 3.00
RM 4.00

Adult (18 - 54 years)

RM 4.00
RM 5.00
Disabled
RM 3.00 RM 4.00
Goverment Servant
RM 3.00
RM 4.00
Senior Citizen (55 years and above)
RM 3.00
RM 4.00

Opening Time

Day Time
Monday to Thursday
2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
5.00 pm - 7.30 pm
8.00 pm - 10.30pm
Friday (Free)
8.00 am - 9.30 am
10.00 am - 11.30 am
3.00 pm - 4.30 pm
5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday
9.00 am -11.30 am
12.00 pm - 2.30 pm
3.00 pm - 5.30 pm
6.00 pm - 8.30 pm


Saturday, January 23, 2010

Esophagitis

I felt my throat is blocked when I swallow anything, including water, since last Sunday. Then Monday, I started to have chest pain. I thought it's because of my grieving for my grandma's death. So I thought I should just let the grieving pass first and see whether the pain continues.

Yesterday went to see doctor. The moment I told the doctor I feel my throat is blocked when I swallow food or water, she blurted out that this is Esophagitis. And then she asked whether I had acidic food before that. I didn't. Then we both agreed that it's the late dinner I had recently due to OT at work. This month I had been eating dinner at 9 something. No more late dinners next time... Hmmm...

Note:
Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus. It is mainly due to gastroesophageal reflux, meaning gastric juice went upwards to the esophagus and hence damaging the esophagus. That means each time I swallow food it's actually squeezing through the injured esophagus before entering the stomach. OMG I dun even dare to imagine what happen in there.

And then I look up gastroesophageal reflux in wikepedia. The symptoms of the reflux are:
1. Heartburn ()
2. Regurgitation (, got that yesterday before I had lunch)
3. Trouble swallowing ()
4. Pain with swallowing ()
5. Excessive salivation (X)
6. Nausea (, today I feel like vomiting before lunch time)
7. Chest pain ()

Doctor said this will take long time to heal. Sigh.. I hope it heals faster. Nowadays I dun even have the mood to eat nice food coz I feel pain swallowing so what's the point of eating nice food when you'll only suffer instead of enjoying it? =(

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Yesterday went to have a fast shopping at Pyramid after work. Fast shopping means I had a buying list and I pre-plan the route in the mall for me to buy all the things listed in the list.

One of the items in my list is "cold colour clothes". According to Chinese culture, I should not wear warm colours (e.g. red, purple, orange, yellow) within the 100 days after the death of close relatives. I haven't been following this rule but this time I want to wear cold colour (e.g. blue, green, grey, white, black, beige) clothes for 100 days because I want to show respect for my dearest grandma.

I know mum would say "die already you do what also no use, you should have treat her well when she's still alive". I know I haven't been going back to hometown to visit her as often as I wish, and haven't been calling her for a chat as frequent as I should, but I'm satisfied because every time when I was with grandma, I did my best. =)

So back to my story, I want to wear cold colour clothes for 100 days which is until 24th April but I only have 5 cold colour clothes. One green and 4 white. (minus the green Raleigh Tee which I definitely will not wear it to work, too obvious la the R.. shy shy to wear outside Raleigh. hehehe..). I just realized that my pink and yellow clothes are dominating my closet. Now think about it, last time I wear pink and yellow almost everyday. lol..

That was why cold colour clothes was in my buying list. Yesterday when I passed by MNG yesterday during the fast shopping, I saw a very big "Clearance Sales" word on the glass window. 20 minutes later I came out with 2 cold colour tops (one light beige, one black). Love it so much and it didn't cost much, just an average of RM45 each. It's considered very cheap for MNG apparels.


Sunday, November 1, 2009

Beware of whitening products

Have any of you tried Olay Total White cream? (This is not an advertisement la. lol..)


Total white extra fair cream (for darker complexion)

Total white spot lightening cream


I've used it few months ago and found that upon application of the cream it instantly brightened up my skin. Initially I thought maybe after washing it off my face will turned back to its original dark complexion. Out of curiosity, I washed my face after applying it the face still remain as fair!

After applying it for a week my face complexion is far too fair as compared with my neck (I was lazy to apply it on the neck sometimes. Teehee) Everyone who met me exclaimed that I became fairer and I looked nicer. So I was really in love with this product. Summore this product is dirt cheap, only RM3.90 for 20g. Without second thought I used it everyday and when it ran out I bought new ones to continue using it.

Lately it's used up again and I wanted to buy a new one to top up my stock. But when I went to Guardian I couldn't find any on the shelf! So I bought myself Olay White Radiance instead. After that I had been wondering what happened to Olay Total White? So I went to Google up for this product. Couldn't find whether it's banned or something. But found a NST news article I found from Malaysian Babes Forum about several whitening products being banned from the market due to the presence of hydroquinone and mercury in the products.

Research shows that high concentration of hydroquinone might cause cancer. Furthermore, it also can cause irritation to the skin. Mercury can cause liver and kidney damage.

The article opened my eyes on the active ingredients in these whitening products and pushed me to read more on the activities of these compounds in the melanin production pathway. There are several active ingredients used in whitening products: non-toxic ones such as arbutin, vitamin C, glycyrrhetinic acid, kojic acid, melanostat and retinol, and toxic ones such as hydroquinone and mercury.

The functions of most of the these compounds are ultimately similar, that is to inhibit the production of melanin which is responsible for the darkening of the skin. As compared to hydroquinone and mercury, the non-toxic compounds are way more expensive than the toxic compounds (Quote from the NST news "Thailand sells for about US$20 (RM70) per kilogramme of mercury-based ingredients or hydroquinone, compared with highly concentrated licorice extract, which sells for about US$20,000 per kilogramme".

This struck me really hard. If hydroquinone or mercury salts is RM70/kg, 20g of the compound is RM1.40. And the Total White is RM3.90 for 20g. Hmm.. looks like it... I better throw it away.



Note: This is just my simple guess. I can't find any proof that Total White is banned from the government.


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Don't worry be happy =)

Are you complaining about your life?

Your life sucks?

Watch this. And you will cherish your life more.



Inspired? I cried when I watched this video.

When someone who doesn't have limbs can face life so optimistically, who are you to complain?


This guy called Nicholas Vujicic was born without arms and legs.

People look at him differently. And he got bullied when he was young. He tried to commit suicide when he was 8 but luckily didn't. It was a key turning point in his life when his mum showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with severe disability. He was then deeply motivated. After that he became optimistic and he even started to give inspirational speech when he was only 17!

He graduated from college at the age of 21 with a double major in Accounting and Financial Planning. After that he began traveling as a motivational speaker.

If he can deal with his life and the one-kind perceptions from people around him, why can't we?

So, like what the song tells us:


Don't worry, be happy!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Save Our Waterfalls

I'm going to do something really different this weekend!


Instead of trekking, I'm gonna clean up a waterfall. =)



(click for larger image)


Last time went to Kanching twice (one was recce before going for a picnic, one was the picnic). Coz the waterfall was commercialized, pavements and bridges were built, pools too. Many people go there to picnic and throw all the leftover there. Some even bring shampoo to shower there. Sigh.. Dun they know that usage of shampoos in river is restricted? It will kill the fish downstream.. Sigh..


The culture of just leaving the leftovers like that after having the meal. [Shakes head]


This spot is the most dirtiest spot in Kanching. Cannot see clearly from here. But you might be able to see stuff like plastic bags and polystyrene floating on the water at the very left of the picture.

It was really dirty. During the recce I walked around picking up the plastic bags "abandoned" beside the pavements while walking up the hill. But one person is not enough to do all the cleaning. Especially those rubbish stuck in the stagnant water which need some nets and sticks.


This Sunday, I'm gonna make this waterfall glitter in cleanliness. Hehe.. And gonna meet new faces there too! Can't wait to meet people who have the same cause with me. =D



But I think prevention is always better than cure. I hope one day the public will understand the importance of keeping the nature clean. As long as we always remember the rules:

"Leave only footsteps, take only photographs"

If everyone follow this rule, I believe the nature will always be well sustained!



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Love love love this song from a Korean drama, Painter of the Wind! This singer has very unique voice. Very soft but thick. Aiya.. Dunno how to describe la.. Very nice lo. After hear his voice I feel as if I'm melting. lol.




Friday, February 27, 2009

Life is short

Recently I realized that we had grown old so much. Old as in we are starting to dissolve ourselves into the society without knowing. Realized the differences when we had totally different topics to talk about during a yamcha session.

You know you are slowly dissolving into the society and also getting older when the conversation during yamcha sessions cover these topics:

1. Who's getting married
2. Which ex-classmate gave birth to a baby
3. Reach target reach target!
4. Bonus bonus!
5. My job is #*&$#*$%^$*!!
6. Pay installments for car, houses and loans
7. Don't have time to meet up with friends due to work
8. Imagining pregnant and giving birth being a very painful process (among girls)

(Sorry but I dunno about guy's conversation. Hehe)

Oh! I really don't want to face all these coz I'm not ready to getting older yet. Sigh. Life is so cruel. Lately I realized that everyone around me is paying for car or house installments, or is getting married, I realized that I'm still behaving like a teenager. Or maybe I still don't have the ability to do so, either financial or romance wise?

Should I be happy that at least I can enjoy life during my 20s or should I start worrying that I'm so many steps behind them?

Sigh. Pushing us to become more matured and take up more responsibilities, life is cruel indeed.


But, on second thought, sometimes we need to do some young crazy stuff to prevent ourselves from getting older (and also to release ourselves from the stress we got every day), right?

Just like these old people playing wii at home.



Life is short, live it to the fullest!

So, let's sama-sama anti-ageing yo!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Oh MY GAWD! Jason Mraz is coming to KL!

Last month I've already known that Jason Mraz is coming to Malaysia in some time in March.

But, at that time I was thinking "Jason is from US. The concert ticket sure very expensive one. Sure more than RM100 one. Dun need to go la... Summore, I dun have anyone to go with. So, no need to go la.. "

Then when I heard the advertisement again on My FM about giving away tickets. I was like "Argh! I want the free tix! I dun mind going alone!"

Plus, his guitar skills is cool! Way beyond cool! The way he pluck and strum. Sometimes very lively and sometimes emotional. Awww. I wanna go see him play guitar!

Dun believe me? See it yourself on this video.


And then I waited till this week to listen to the radio again for the ad (I dun have radio at home. Hehe) the ad is no longer aired! Hmpph! How unfair...

Dunno still got tickets left or not? =( Who has extra tickets?



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Heard that this year's Earth Hour will be on 28th March 8.30pm for one hour.

Last year I did participated in Earth Hour 2008. And I'm definitely planning to participate this year too.


Even shopping malls turned off their lights?!! Wow.. I doubt Malaysia shopping mall would do that. lol.

Let's enjoy the tiny contribution to saving the earth during this hour! =)

Read here for more info: http://www.earthhour.org/about/

Monday, February 2, 2009

Dream hard

Had been reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho recently since before CNY. I read it on and off whenever I have free time and whenever it is within my reach. Just now I read till the part where the shepherd finally fulfilled his dream after such a long and tiring journey. When I read until the part where he knelt down and weep in front of the pyramid, I have a sudden urge of weeping too. The joy of reaching the goal after all the hardship. It was the passion which pushed him towards his dreams. I almost weep for him.

I love adventure when I was very little. When I was 7 I love to go to the halfway constructed empty house with my neighbour and observed the worms crawling here and there on the ground, and touched the dirt in the moulded unwanted place. I climbed tables and jumped down to the floor in my house imitating superman and got scolded by my parents. Some time in the middle of my childhood, something changed me into a coward who stay only in the comfort zone. I didn't even dare to think twice on my dad's suggestion to go for a singing lesson given by his friend even though I know I love singing, just because I think staying in the comfort zone was better and because I didn't want to meet new people. I was seriously introvert to the extent that I didn't even walk around in the class and make noise when the teacher was not around (Now I think I've wasted my teenager life!)

When I was at my rebellious age, I was only wild in my dreams. I visioned myself to reach the top of Mount KK, I visioned myself to cross the river in Endau-Rompin National Park, I visioned to volunteer myself as a teacher in Cambodia. But having dreams is better than not having them. Maybe I was too keen about them last time, I think something is pushing me towards the dreams. But of course, this also have to do with my recent behaviour about stepping (slightly) out of my comfort zone. This action not only changed my perspective towards life but is also helping me achieve my ancient dreams almost 10 years ago.

One of my dreams - to climb the Mount KK - is going to be achieved soon! I'm anticipating to watch the world from KK!

And maybe a sea of clouds.


Kinabalu I'm coming!


I believe dreams, whatever they are, and how ancient they were, will come true sooner or later. It just depends on how much passions we put into the dreams we're having, don't you think?


Thursday, November 27, 2008

Shifted house

Hey folks! Sorry I haven't been updating my blog for SIX days!

Actually I was shifting house from USJ to Sunway on Sunday. I only manage to set up my PC on Tuesday. It was a dread to me not being able to go online for 2 days! Plus these few days the connection hasn't been good.

Guess what? I went nuts when I could not find the power cable linked to the CPU when I was setting up the PC. I went searching in the whole (new) room but couldn't find it. But I remember I had cleared the old room in USJ before I left the room. I was frantically telling my mum that I could not even switch my PC on without the cable! Then my clever mum told me that I actually can use the cable we use for rice cookers. I quickly ended the conversation with mum and tried it with the rice cooker cable. It worked! When the screen came alive I almost danced around my PC worshipping the rice cooker cable. lol.

Wednesday night went to a motivational talk in Damansara which was pretty enlightening. After listening to it, I feel more courageous facing problems in life. Grab some of the great lines I got from the talk:

1. We get what we ARE, not what we WANT
-meaning: what you get in your life now is actually a reflection of you character and behaviour. So you are the one who is fully responsible on the incidents around you, good or bad. Which is quite common sense isn't it?

2. The future will be the same if you dun change yourself
-So start changing today into a suitable person (more confident, cheerful, wise, determined) in life fitting into the requirements to get what you want in your life!

3. Master your mind, don't be mastered by your mind
-Control yourself from being slacking, being low confident, moody etc. because we are the one who should control our mind and deeds, not our feelings.

4. This too will pass
- This is a sentence you should always tell yourself when you are in bad times. Because bad times will pass. And we must not forget that good time will pass too.


And a confident person will tell him/herself that

"The world is a better place because I'm living in it"



p/s: The new neighbour has two very very pretty dogs. I'm gonna try get closer with them slowly. Keke..

p/p/s: Not yet taken a photo of my house. Actually its' just like normal house. So I'm still thinking wanna post it up or not.. Plus, I'm worry about privacy issue.


Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Sleep deprived...

Had always wanted to post this video already. Leehom's new song- "What happened to rock music?" I think it's nice especially the combination of electronic guitar and 琵琶 (a chinese traditional musical instrument) part.

VS

But the MV is a bit too normal, typical western style rock star MV. But what's more important is the music right? =)



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These few days kept saying wrong things:

1. Wanted to say autoclave but said photostat instead.
I asked my lab mates "Who want to photostat Schott bottles?" lol.. If only the bottles can be photocopied. hehe

2. This one is in mandarin: 向男生表白 becomes 向男生漂白. ROTFL [Roll On The Floor Laughing]

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Argh. So many things to do recently.

1. Have to prepare for the exhibition of Raleigh Asia Regional Conference. Due date is very soon which is next Tuesday! And now I still have no idea how to do le.
2. My chemistry class preparation.
3. Teaching swimming on Friday. Gonna practice my backstroke already. Keke..
4. Moving house! Not yet pack my stuff. Oh and I must remember to call up the owner to settle the deposit.
5. And omg omg! Should I go to the Gunung Ruil trip. end of the month? The stay in Orang Asli's house is really new to me. =( But hor. I know nobody there. =(
6. And etc etc etc. Will only tell here what is etc etc etc when I succeed. Keke.

Sometimes I hope I can just lie on the bed staring at the ceiling and basically just doing nothing. But normally when I have the time to do that, I will end up watching dramas or movies.

Ok. Off to finish up my etc etc etc stuff first. Ciao~~


p/s: Yeay. Obama won the election! Am so happy! Actually I should say I'm envious of America. Coz second class citizen is never going to become prime minister in Malaysia ever. I'm so proud of white Americans who voted Obama because they are willing to accept second class citizen as their leader. I respect them!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Sentimental

I just finish reading Su Ann's peer review. Then this line in the review struck me like lightning --"This is a girl (refers to Su Ann) who goes to orphanages on her own to teach English and to geriatric wards just to spend time with the elderly". It struck me because I have been thinking and dreaming of going to volunteer since 2 years ago. And I even filled in a form for an orphanage volunteering programme. But I didn't send in the form. Till now I am yet to volunteer in any homes except for the fundraising I did with my fellow Charlieans to bring the YMCA deaf society kids out for a day trip. But, that fundraising itself is not self-initiated coz it was a compulsory project after a weekend camp. For all these 2 years I have been imagining myself reading story books to the kids in the homes or teaching Down syndrome kids doing art crafts. But all the while I had only been imagining it. After reading the peer review, I think I should start evaluating my life again.

I want my life to be of higher quality in terms of community contribution and mental development. I guess when I have more time on Saturday starting next month, I can start working out towards these two targets. =)


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So many people leaving the country. So many of them leaving to Australia. I'm starting to miss CP and Dr Lim already. Called up Dr Lim last night and chatted with her. She is still bubbly and friendly. Happy to at least hear her voice before she flies to Australia.

So many people I know are staying in/migrating to/planning to stay forever in Australia. Maybe one day I will fly there for a vacation and visit all of them =P.

And did I mention nowadays I have this bitter feelings when I see planes in the sky? Last time planes reminds me of happy reunions. But now, they only reminds me of the pain of permanent departure. Summore on the way to Glenmarie one will never fail to see a plane with such close distance you will feel as if it is just another car passing by above you, not on the solid ground but in the air.


Friday, September 19, 2008

Of Frankenstein and Van Gough

Actually when I was typing in previous post that I am trying hard to live my life. I mean I am trying really hard but didn't mean I manage to live my life. I feel lost, empty, depressed (again), useless and alone (nobody to depend on). And I dun feel like doing anything.

I started walking alone in Pyramid again before meeting up Yun Ying. First time after the break up. And the familiar lonely feelings came back to me when I saw loving couples pass by. But this time, I have no one with me. Which makes me feel even more lonely. And the pain was then gradually building up again. I think it did not start when I walked alone in Pyramid last night. I had this empty feeling few days ago especially when I'm driving coz you cant do other stuff to keep yourself occupied when you're driving. And the only thing you can do when you are driving is to think which either brighten up your mood or dampen your mood. My mindset automatically chose the second. How pessimistic. (I'm not always cheerful as some of you might think)

I suddenly found something fresh to occupy my soul when I saw the painting stall in Pyramid new wing last night. It was the Starry Starry Night by Vincent Van Gough, my favourite painting. If you read my blog very long time ago you will know, else, just see here for more detail.



It was staring at me from the ground floor when I was at the second floor going to Popular Bookstore. I got attracted to it. Headed to ground floor instead of the bookstore. RM300 per piece. Even though it's just a fake, but it's still too expensive for me. So this idea came to me. How about draw a painting for my room deco so that my room will be brightened up a bit? Cool idea right? Hehe. But I still thinking wanna draw Starry Starry Night or not. Coz if you know the story of Van Gough, you will know how lonely this painting represents. I duwan it to amplify my loneliness.

And then I walked back to Popular again. Came out with a box of Buncho crayon and a piece of thick drawing paper. Mum, if you're reading this dun nag me for buying the crayon when I can take free good quality crayon from home. Coz I cannot tahan already ma.. Wanna fast fast draw liao ma. Hehe. Cannot wait until bro passes it to me. Dun worry, it's a medium size box, not the big one. Wont be as expensive.

So this is my personal mini project. A painting for room deco. =)


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Forgot to write the review on this book I just finish reading.

Next. By Michael Crichton.


This cover is the one I have. Got it in MPH warehouse sales at lower price. RM20+ if not mistaken.

But I think this cover looks more appealing. Hmm..


I love this book!


He argues about the ethical problem that will arise from genetic engineering in a very Frankenstein manner. He tells it in short interlinked stories which is surprisingly pretty persuasive to me. I hate novels which are draggy (like Lord of the Ring). This novel has a fast pace, fast enough to keep me awake to read it. =P And it is addictive enough to keep me reading it when I was waiting for traffic lights while driving. Hehe. Ok ok. No more reading when driving now since I've already finish reading it.

He even put 7 pages of references (mostly journals) at the last few pages of the book. And he also put 8 pages of his own opinions on the gene patenting, use of human tissues, gene testing, bans on some genetic researches in some countries and the Bayh-Dole act. Very scientific feel. Makes me feel so sciencesick (derived from homesick. hehe)


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Oh. Talking about science fictions. I bought several old 1980s science fictions from the bookfair in 3K Subang Jaya long time ago before I graduated. And the first few pages already brought me plenty of cold sweat. The story is about the world in 2030. And this sentence talking about how hightech the typewriter will be in 2030... When I saw this sentence I suddenly lost my "apetite" to continue reading the book. I's like, hello? We dun use typewriter anymore now. We use PDAs if you want hightech for heaven's sake. lol. I'm bad.

And after that I swore to myself I will never ever buy old outdated science fictions again. Ever.


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And talking about typewriter. Ah~~ Sweet memories. I miss the 'keching' sound when it got to the next line. Hehe. And I miss how I hate stucking my fingers into the holes in between the buttons. It peeled my skin. And the tapping sounds of the sticks (dunno how to call it). And how I always liked to touch the ink strips when I was wondering where the printed words came from. I was 9... I was just playing around with the typewriter =)

p/s: For those of you who are too young to know how a typewriter looks like. =P It looks like this:




Monday, July 7, 2008

Arrr Chuu!!

There's a saying that nobody can sneeze with open eyes. How true it is I dunno. But I know I cant see the road when I'm sneezing for that moment when I'm driving.

These few days since last week I had been sneezing while I'm driving. Can you imagine how bad it can be? My eyes automatically closed when I sneezed. Summore hor, every time my nose choose to sneeze when I'm at junctions or when I'm changing lanes. Sigh. Dunno is it something superior up there wanna have fun on me or what.

Or maybe I should go have a vacuum for my car? But I just had it 2 weeks ago only wor. Wasting money le vacuum car. Sigh. But it was also 2 weeks ago I had my car washed. hehe. Yalah. The same time la. Abuthen. After the car wash I let the rain do its job whenever my car is dirty lo. Free car wash ma. And no need waste energy to wash myself also. hehee..

But I think it might be a sign to me that it IS time for me to for car wash and vacuum already.



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Aku mau pergi Gunung Irau! (Translate: I wanna go Mount Irau!) Adrian from Raleigh is inviting all his Facebook friends for a trek and camp at Gunung Irau.

According to this blogger Gunung Irau is like the fusion of the forests in the movies Lord of the Rings and Charlie Chocolate Factory. Because. It is MOSSY. It's near Cameron there. So it will be cooling and I think it will be freezing cold at night. And the moss! It is mainly due to the low temperature there I think.

I went to google the pictures of Gunung Irau right after I heard about the camp. The spooky pictures of mossy trees and rocks attracted me a lot! Coz from the pictures it really looks like some temperate countries la. It's so not Malaysia. lol. But one thing about this mountain is that it better dun rain during the trek. Coz it will get really really muddy.


Spooky or not? Like those scary movies. But I like how the branches interlink each other and form a pretty artistic picture.


Mossy brances, roots and trunks


Very mossy roots


Ferns!!


Ferns again! =D


This is an example of how muddy the trek can be. Wow. I cant wait! (Zhuang must be wondering now what kind of freak I am wanting so much to drench in the mud. lol)


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Went to sing K with my girls and their boys yesterday (lol. Such a funny way to address them) It was for Get Pei's birthday celebration. =)



Hehe. See any difference in me? I wore a DRESS! First time wearing it to friend gathering. lol..


And WY hair was shocking-ly "yeh" =P Spiky one le. Summore dyed dark red colour. Sexy.


The guys.