June 2009

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Man & Tuxedo
06.29.09 | Permalink |Living, PP| Comments Off

Man in Tuxedo is something admirable. However guys only wear tuxedo during their wedding or someone’s funeral. I wonder why? At most they will only wear a tuxedo shirt. It is really disappointing because I have to wait for my gal’s wedding to probably see my partner wearing a tuxedo. It is a long wait.

Well they cannot blame us if we admire celebrities in Tuxedo. They are so charming when they put on their tuxedo and have their bow tie undone.

I must find a way to get my partner to wear a tuxedo. If you know any good idea, please share.

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Satay
06.26.09 | Permalink |Food| 1 Comment

Have you eaten this before when you were in primary school? I love to eat this and I remembered my canteen is selling at 5 sen for 2 sticks. Even today, I love to eat it. It is sold at my local supermarket.

Basically it is fried fish stuff but it taste delicious. It has some sesame seed on it. If you leave it in the fridge, it becomes crunchy. My son loves it. Too bad his school canteen does not sell it. His school canteen is pretty pathetic, nothing much is sold there.

My school canteen has almost everything. We have asam laksa, noodle soup, karipap, all kind of fizzy drinks and of coz my favorite junk food store. The canteen lady even knew me by name. See I am so popular in her store. She does give me extra noodles when I buy from her.

I also missed the ice balls with Sarsi syrup. One ice ball was sold of 5 sens. It is kind of messy to eat. Normally I just suck the icy juice. Of coz there is this ice-cream potong. You get to spin the small ferris wheel and when it stop, the needle will determined how many stick of ice-cream you get. Once I got 10 sticks. Fortunately I have my friends to help me finished it. These were sold outside of school gate which is not legal. Those were the day.

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Work Out Needed
06.26.09 | Permalink |Health| Comments Off

I desperately need a workout before my doctor sound the alarm. I have been busy working and hardly have time for exercise. The only exercise I have is chasing after my children. Now they have grown up, it has reduced.

How I wish I have one of those home gyms. I always wanted a tread mill. I remembered when I was working in US, I could just go down to the basement and walk on the treadmill during my free time.

It helps me relax and when I am running on the treadmill, I can think through things. I need a treadmill that I can store away easily but big enough for me to jog on it. It will be cool!

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Beware Of Cheats In Ebay
06.21.09 | Permalink |Internet, Shopping| 1 Comment

I am frustrated at some Ebay sellers. They think we are fools. They tried to abuse the system and we buyers have to be alert.

A week ago, I had a bad experience. I was looking for a Lego Spongebob set in ebay for my gal. I bid and won at a very reasonable price. Guess what the seller did? First she quickly changed the invoice to include shipping to Malaysia. She was fast, she did it a few hours after I won the bid. By the way, she charged me US$42 and the box of Lego was US$26.

I wrote to her to ask her to ship to a US address since I will be going there for business trip. She re-adjusted the invoice. I paid it after she did that. Later she refunded my money and gave a lame excuse that her bf accidently step on the Lego box, therefore spoiled it. You see Lego are made to be tough. Anyway, I asked her to take a picture for me, if it is not badly damages, I will take it at a discounted price. She didn’t take any pictures but offer to find another set for me. Until now, I didn’t hear from her. I sensed that she wanted to profit from the shipping cost.

There were a lot of things in Ebay that is overpriced. I bought a Transformer The Fallen from Amazon.com for US$22.99 with no shipping cost. Ebay sellers are selling for US$30-$60. Are they crazy? Amazon.com is selling the Lego Spongebob for US$39 inclusive of shipping. Ebay sellers are putting at US$25-$40 but with a high shipping cost like US$14.70.

There are some fake bidders that jack up the price of the goods. Bottom line, beware of these cheaters! I am better off buying stuff in Amazon.com. I hope Amazon.com accept non-US paypal in the future.

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De-Stress
06.21.09 | Permalink |Living, PP, Shopping| Comments Off

I am getting busy in my workplace. Last few weeks, I have been having night conferences. Projects are piling up. I am a little frustrated when schedules are pushed out and resources are limited. I would rather complete the projects on time, so I can go off for a vacation.

How I wish I get holiday invitations to all paid for holiday. That would be so cool.

Talking about invitations, invitation cards are getting more attractive. Although at this age, people tend to go for e-cards. I still think that a nicely design cards are more personal. I love to collect nice wedding cards. Some of them are actually handmade which is more precious to me.

Remember do invite me if you are having a party. I need to de-stress

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Genting Resort World Hotel
06.17.09 | Permalink |Hotel| 1 Comment

Genting is a city of entertainment with the only casino in Malaysia. I managed to stay in Resort World Hotel for free. Thanks to my mom. It is a peak period in Genting due to the school holidays. You cannot really check into the hotel before 3pm but you need to check out before 12 noon.

Fortunately for my family, we have an express check in card. Instantly we got a room. The customer service person who served us was very accommodating. I can feel her stress because lots of people were waiting to be check in. However, she still wears a smile and was very courteous.

The rooms were just nice for a family of 4. It has a nice view of the theme park. I kind of like the bathroom, very wide but no bath tub. It is superbly clean. It is very near the casino and places to eat. However it is away from the indoor and outdoor theme park.

The major attractions in Genting are the casino, the theme parks, the shows and the cool air.

I am not a gambling person. I go up there to enjoy the cool air.

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Crafted Bracelets
06.10.09 | Permalink |Craft| Comments Off

After walking into a bead store and spending over RM200 worth of stuff. Here is what my creations are:

Why only bracelets? That’s the only thing I would wear. Maybe I will make some necklaces. If you find any nice patterns, let me know.

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Durian Season
06.10.09 | Permalink |Food, PP| Comments Off

Penang is having its durian season and I love durian. Penang has all kinds of different durians. Some are very tasty and creamy too. Yesterday I had durian for dinner and boy it was delicious. I may need some nuphedra to burn some durian FAT.

I am still eyeing on Ang Hei aka Red Prawn. I didn’t get to taste it as the nursery I went to, do not have it yet. The owner told me to come back in a couple of days. Most of the durian is priced at RM8-RM12 per kilo.

My family had more than 10 fruits. Wow I can feel the heat after the durian feast. These few days, I will probably go for cooling food. Juicy watermelon should be good. Remember if you want to be healthy, eat lots of fruits, vegetables and drink lots of water.

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Birthday Treat
06.07.09 | Permalink |Special Day Event| 3 Comments

I had maggi noodle for lunch so that I can enjoy my birthday treat at TGIF. However the food at TGIF was not good. My chicken was overcooked and my hubby’s pasta was too cheesy.

By the way, children eat for free but only 2 children eat for 1 family. If a family has more than 2 kids, the third one has to pay. Hrmm, I wonder what it is trying to tell us. Not to have too many children? I don’t have 3 children but I did bring a 3rd child, my nephew. He got his meal free because my in laws were there to satisfy their silly criteria. Ooh, another thing, they charged for RM2 for BBQ sauce. Oh men!

That’s it, I will not go back there again!

However the best is still the free ice-cream mud pie. It was simply delicious.

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Learning Golf
06.07.09 | Permalink |Golf, PP| 1 Comment

Once I worked for a property management company who owns a few golf courses. I had plenty of opportunity to play golf for free. First, one of my colleagues thought me how to golf. I started in a driving range, meaning hit some golf balls to practice my strokes.

I didn’t miss any balls for starters. I am quite proud of myself. However there were only a few balls which went more than a few yards. I was very happy with the golf training aids the club provided. One more thing, at least I don’t have to pick up all the balls I hit out there. I hit about more than 60 balls. Phew!

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Just Like A Black Berry
06.03.09 | Permalink |Technology| Comments Off

Yeah I am connected! Now I basically do the thing on my notebook with my iPhone. For one, I do not have to switch on my notebook to check my meeting appointments, email and alerts. I can do it with my iPhone. I can surf my company intranet too.

Now my company has enabled the Exchange server to push email to my iPhone. I can read or reply email on the fly. It is pretty cool. And no I am not obligated to reply any work email after office hour.

With this feature, I do not need to wait for my notebook to wake up every morning. It is getting slower and I am always wondering what they put in there that takes forever to run. It is running in the background churning up all the memory. Sometimes I had to kill some processes that I know I won’t use.

Anyone knows where I can get a cheap 3G 16G without contract?

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