was at Gua Tempurung, Ipoh over the past weekend with my TOS colleagues...we went caving, white water rafting. the waterfall abseiling activity had to be canceled due to the bad weather unfortunately...
still it was a fun experience...something i'd like to do again in the future...well...maybe except for the caving...that one do one time should be enough le...
anyhows...here are some photos courtesy of Mak
went to this JAM ON! concert at the botanic gardens with meimei yesterday. it's part of a series of concerts organised by SPH under the SPH Gift of music series. performers included local bands Jive Talkin’, Ngak & the Ang Mo Pais and taiwan indie band sodagreen.
but on route to the shaw foundation symphony stage...we got to see some animals...
the 2 sole swans in the huge pond
there were a hell lot of palm sized xiao-qings and other fishes in the pond...
the swan statue right smack in the centre of the pond
a cute puppy...reminded us of 7zai...
an owner with his HUGE dog...
the shaw foundation symphony stage
by the time sodagreen were on stage...the ground was littered with people...
concert on the whole was pretty good considering the fact that it was free...even the local bands were not too bad themselves...
dinner was at crystal jade xiao long bao at holland V
smoked fish...somewhat disappointing as it was filled with bones...
fried gai-lan with mushrooms+garlic+carrots...yum...
xiao long bao...
sliced pork with bell pepper+cabbage...it came with pancake skins for you to eat it popiah style...
dessert was a berry sorbet at cold rock ice creamery...this is also the ice-cream place that mashes up your ice cream if you choose to add "toppings" into your ice cream...the "toppings" are mashed into your mashed up ice cream...
the "toppings" are charged are $1 per choice of whatever you want to add into your ice cream...if you think spending $1 to get a few measly M&Ms mixed into your favorite frozen dessert is a big waste of money, you can make yourself feel better by catching the staff in action while they wield their 2 ice cream mashing metal spatulas and pulverize your ice cream.
came across this in tricia's blog which i thought was pretty nice and meaningful...
"love expressed in giving and taking. love expressed in listening and understanding. love expressed in a peck on the cheek before he leaves for work in the morning. that's love in its simplest form.
no need for fancy gifts nor tall promises. just a nod of trust, a hug full of warmth and a hand to hold for strength."
in this rollercoaster ride we call "life"...we enjoy the "ups" it brings and always dread the "downs"...
this week is a "down" for me...for a few reasons...
the 4th vane issue at work refuses to die off and the latest shenanigan i have to put up with is "something that looks like material porosity"
utoys website was apparently infected with some virus...it gladly passed some to me when i visited it on wednesday...now my msn messenger is screwed...probably have to reformat the harddisk again...
another lonely vday...i wonder how many more lonely vdays i have to put up with...
wanting things to happen...making things happen...there is only so much i can do and it worries me when trying your best is just not good enough...isit me or isit just my rotten luck...haiz...
here's to hoping my next "up" will arrive soon in this rollercoaster ride
each of them have grown about 0.5cm
xiao qing no longer hides in his shell when u pick him out from his tank
chuah sai on the other hand...still abit gan jiong
caught 長江七號 yesterday with meimei...definitely not at the same level of funniness as chou-xingxing's previous films...but the cute alien dog more than made up for it...and the portion where Dicky just found out his dad died was actually sibei 感人wo...
and for those who still don't know, Dicky is actually played by a little girl-Xu Jiao.
this is the CJ7 plush...should be extremely difficult to get your grubby mitts on one now seeing how cute he is in the show
after the show we went ichiban boshi for dinner and my oh my...it was GOOD...well at least the stuff we ordered were good...lol
went to my jc class gathering last evening...haven't seen most of my jc classmates for a very very long time le...hee
venue was at hog's breath cafe at chijmes
my dinner...some burger thingy...quite filling wo
group photos
for the first time in many many many years, my family did not spend our cny eve evening at grandma's place.
for as long as i can remember, it's been an annual fixture to go over to grandma's place to have dinner on cny eve evening, after which we'd spend the night over...but in recent years me and edwin has skipped the stayover portion...
and look at what we had this evening
we even had dinner "together" at the table wo...lol...cus normally we'd just take portions and eat on our own in front of the pc or tv...
anyhows...saw this pasted in motherland's office last saturday
was at the gym this evening and they were airing power 98 over the radio.
the DJs were talking about how guys will treasure their other half more if they had to make an effort to chase them. for guys who have it easy and have everything laid out for them i.e girls chasing the guy, girls doing all the work and stuff, they will usually not treasure the girl that much.
having said that, it brings to mind the common saying that one has to work hard in order to obtain something you really want.
and having said that, it brings to mind a common phenomenon (for me at least when it comes to relationships) that the more you want it, the more unlikely it'll turn out the way you wanted.
the irony...haiz
havent exactly been reading alot recently...just so happen that there were newspapers at home yesterday and that duet magazine which sdu sends everynow and then...and i came across some interesting quotes and stuff from the articles i read...
from duet...
"it's important for guys to take the initiative to plan the Valentine's date and the majority of all outings too. Why? Because girls love to be pampered and they want their men to be decisive."
"Be open to accepting and trying what the other person likes and chances are, you'll find the experience rewarding"
"good communication and compromise is key. Accept each other's suggestions but not at the expense of feeling short changed or like you're the one giving more."
"time for yourself and family is important too so remember to give each other some space."
"try new activities and always find quality time for fun and relaxation"
"dating is like going for interviews. the process is for both parties to get to know each other and assess whether they are compatible as partners for life."
"in a successful relationship, finding a right partner is only half the equation. the other part is that we have to be the "right" partner too."
"in life, no one is responsible for our happiness except ourselves."
"know that you have the power to choose what you want in life, including what kind of relationship to have. do not put your happiness or life in the hands of another. sometimes, it calls for courage to walk away from a relationship that is destroying us physically, emotionally and spiritually. everyone deserves to love and be loved in return."
from the papers...
"while extroverts need company like the Energizer bunny needs batteries, introverts recharge bt spending time alone"
"some introverts learn to keep up a stream of conversation but those who can't or won't tend to get labeled as shy, aloof or arrogant."
"if you're an extrovert, be confident that the introvert next to you is enjoying your company. if he isn't, don't worry about it. it's not like he's going to tell you."
"if we introverts ran the world, it would no doubt be a calmer, saner, more peaceful sort of place."
"you're so quiet i sometimes forget you're there"
"it can be hard to relax with another person when silences keep breaking up the conversation. but not if you understand that "if someone is being quiet it doesn't mean they're having a bad time; it doesn't mean they're lonely or need psychiatric help or medication."
"there are more ways to fit yourself into a conversation than by talking; you can do it by showing that you're listening."
"what you do or don't do will always have consequences. the trick is to read far ahead enough to see those consequences, decide if you like them and then act. but whatever you do, i hope you will be happy with yourself. and from there, to be happy with others."
"sometimes you don't need a lot of words to tell a story with a happy ending."
went to mellben seafood for crab dinner with the guys last friday evening after work...
lucky we were there early...no queue...we were the first table to start digging in at around 6.30pm and by the time we were "asked" to leave, it was already 8.30pm and a queue was still there
chicky wings+drumlets appetizers
our lo-hei
lo-hei in action 1
lo-hei in action 2
lo-hei aftermath
butter crab...yum
crab in claypot with chor bee-hoon...superb gravy
our 4 types of crab dinner...butter crab, chilli crab, claypot crab, black pepper crab in vermicelli
Jason with one of the huge pincers...
