Saturday, September 30, 2006
CATCH UPs
This week is all about catching up old friends. Had lunch with GS & PL on Fri. GS is an ex colleague from CB days Port Klang when we both worked as Engineer Surveyors and had not met with PL for last 3 years although in the same co. We did lunch in Little Penang and later adjourned for teh tarik at the concourse level. What do you get when u put 3 technical based guys together...of course we talked about corrosion, telemetry, calibration etc....... We also talked about the explosion at the STK's jetty where two of our CB colleagues died....sad. I can still remember vividly one of the guys H who was a fellow hainanese and did a couple of assignment with him.
## Just finished watching the Shanghai F1 Qualifying round and look forward to an exiting F1 tomorrow...the question is whether the weather will continue to be wet which will be an issue for Ferrari as the Bridgestone tyres appeared to be underperforming under these wet condition. Well will know soon and it will also mean I will be late or might even skip tomorrow tennis.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Great discoveries
This week has been a great....a few great discoveries. First managed to contact some old classmates....and discovered that we (two of us) were related somewhere through marriage.
Was at Bukit Kiara Club this morning and discovered the track up to Bukit Kiara. The air was wonderfully clean & cool and surrounding serene. Took 40 minutes to complete the 5km walk and later went to the gym.
Serene surrounding and fresh air. Friendly fellow walkers too....
The track is just before the Equestrian Club house on the left towards the second gate
I think the words are....THIS WAY TO YOUR BETTER HEALTH.
There is this new leg press machine I have wanted to use but no one seem to know how to operate and after a while, one of the members showed the proper technique. This is great as it provide another routine/exercise to strengthen the leg muscles.
Was at Bukit Kiara Club this morning and discovered the track up to Bukit Kiara. The air was wonderfully clean & cool and surrounding serene. Took 40 minutes to complete the 5km walk and later went to the gym.
Serene surrounding and fresh air. Friendly fellow walkers too....
The track is just before the Equestrian Club house on the left towards the second gate
I think the words are....THIS WAY TO YOUR BETTER HEALTH.There is this new leg press machine I have wanted to use but no one seem to know how to operate and after a while, one of the members showed the proper technique. This is great as it provide another routine/exercise to strengthen the leg muscles.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Vegetable Flower
I believe this is a kailan or sawi in full bloom in my 'rock' garden. It must have grown from a fallen seed from my kakak vegetable plot on the balcony.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Haadyai.....Ice-cream & Explosions
Headlines from NST, STAR.........Four killed in Hat Yai blasts: 8 Malaysians injured after 6 bombs go off
18 Sep 2006
HAT YAI: Busloads of Malaysians fled this popular holiday destination yesterday, while many others cancelled their trips after a series of six bomb attacks killed four people and injured more than 60, including eight Malaysians.
We were there last month and one of the "bombed" shops/shopping complexes was where we had our ice-cream & the pulut durian/mango rice on 12 August...... If the timing had been different the best case scenario would be that T2, CH & myself would have some cuts and ice-cream splashed on our faces & the Swenson Earthquake would probably be rebranded as Explosion! instead. Well worst case would be hemmmhemm.....would leave it to your imagination.
Having Swenson "earthquake" in the shopping complex just below Lee Garden Hotel and enjoying our durian and mango pulut rice just outside the hotel.
18 Sep 2006
HAT YAI: Busloads of Malaysians fled this popular holiday destination yesterday, while many others cancelled their trips after a series of six bomb attacks killed four people and injured more than 60, including eight Malaysians.
We were there last month and one of the "bombed" shops/shopping complexes was where we had our ice-cream & the pulut durian/mango rice on 12 August...... If the timing had been different the best case scenario would be that T2, CH & myself would have some cuts and ice-cream splashed on our faces & the Swenson Earthquake would probably be rebranded as Explosion! instead. Well worst case would be hemmmhemm.....would leave it to your imagination.
Having Swenson "earthquake" in the shopping complex just below Lee Garden Hotel and enjoying our durian and mango pulut rice just outside the hotel.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Things & Food in Taipei
Nice yummy beef noodle ...this was my 3rd bowl for this trip - first one in the hotel, second one from a nice restaurant with G & L.
Things & Food in Taipei
A slanted front loading washing machine - interesting. Have not seen this machine in KL yet. It is also a dryer - maybe get that for Bidara?
Things & Food in Taipei.....or along the way
MAS is providing a much better resolution & larger screen for inflight movies. Better viewing experience compared to the old small and somewhat blurred screen. Watching MI III....
Things & Food in Taipei
Giant water melons.....in Carrefour. Compare the shoe and the melons and apparently they are quite sweet.
Things & Food in Taipei
A curve escalator....in Takashimaya
Thursday, September 14, 2006
TaoYuen
Wed/Thurs
This is Taoyuen, 40 minutes away from Taipei. A bit like Seremban but more developed & bigger population.
Fri
Planning to go to the Yang Min Shan on Fri but with the weather report announcing a possible typhoon this weekend, may have to change the plan. Would take more pics of either the mountain or city for upload to blog.
This is Taoyuen, 40 minutes away from Taipei. A bit like Seremban but more developed & bigger population.
Fri
Planning to go to the Yang Min Shan on Fri but with the weather report announcing a possible typhoon this weekend, may have to change the plan. Would take more pics of either the mountain or city for upload to blog.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Hooray..... Triple Bonus & more
JS got his first salary, a double pay increment next year for his NZ allowance (courtesy of the Malaysian Government) and he got back his result for his Grade 7 clarinet practical...he can go for Grade 8 if he wants to....leaving it to him and probably teacher Claire who is instrumental in all these straight passes - Grade 3 to Grade 5 to Grade 7.
WL also getting back on her feet.....all through His Goodness
WW got 30/30 for her bahasa which is just simply fantastic!
2 Old Frens
Hmmm .....met 2 old frens @ KLIA. TK formerly from our friendly
competitor S. Met him as I was leaving the Enrich lounge. As I was in a
hurry to get to the gate G4 which was @ the other terminal, we did not
manage to talk 2 much but still able to exchange some notes. Learned
that he is now with another MNC. We should be able to catch up now that
he is no longer with S.
While waiting for the connecting skytrain saw a face that I have not
seen for years....I think I met her only once since we left ACS 30+
years ago! CH is now a topgun in UM hospital....chatted about the
children; 3 vs 2.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Free but Not so safe ride....
Hotel. This is a common feature on this train line...the red & blue one as I don't seen this on the other silver coloured trains/linewhich I suppose are going much faster. Still it is definitely not safe but then again the alternative is probably simply too expensive or slow as my colleagues confirmed that nobody pay for the morning train rides.....sort of a social obligation.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Padang....its dangerous!
We went to Garuda (somewhere in Pondok Indah) for the authentic nasi Padang...and I have to say it is really dangerous. All of us OVERATE ....the variety of spicy & chili food is amazing & fabulous; even FFi had a second helping of rice to go with the rendang, chicken, petai.....
Don't think the 6km run this morning would really compensate against the extra calories & cholesterol.....slghhh its a price one need to pay.
Don't think the 6km run this morning would really compensate against the extra calories & cholesterol.....slghhh its a price one need to pay.
FFi little finger
That's FFi little finger in a mini cast with Di & Dw signatures (I think). Apparently she 'damaged' the little finger while trying to take her bag from luggage compartment. Bone not fractured but some damage to the nerves/tendons. One need to be consciousness of potential injury @ all time.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
A clever ad by Samsung
Looks a fridge door....its actually the doors to the elevators in one of the shopping complex in Jakarta.
Had dinner with FF in Semanggi Plaza...Duck King...the best duck shop in Jakarta. Good meal.
Had dinner with FF in Semanggi Plaza...Duck King...the best duck shop in Jakarta. Good meal.
The Tree....
It all started last Sun when WL was dressed in all brown....that she looked like a tree. Even YH who joined us for sunday worship agreed of course in good humour. Later as when we were in Desa Danau for lunch we joked about that again. Apparently even WL's fren K in church commented about the tree thingy & thats when we asked her to post with leaves.
And that 's the family pretending to be the Tree....
And that 's the family pretending to be the Tree....
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Never Wrestle With A PIG
Bought this book @ KLIA enroute to Jakarta written by Mark H. McCormack who wrote one of the first few books (other than the bible of course) that actually helped to shape my life & thinking in both corporate & personal arena.
Started reading it in the plane - some good stuffs like being aware of
the often seemingly small but clearly are defining moments.
BTW MAS have improved their onboard nasi lemak & the result - overate again as I already have taken a big bowl of porridge at the lounge. Need to run hard this evening.
Started reading it in the plane - some good stuffs like being aware of
the often seemingly small but clearly are defining moments.
BTW MAS have improved their onboard nasi lemak & the result - overate again as I already have taken a big bowl of porridge at the lounge. Need to run hard this evening.
Krystal Hotel Jakarta
Back to the procedures of tight security checks @ hotel. Thats the pic of Krystal hotel....pool, beautifully landscaped. Stayed there for a couple of weeks last year
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Lunch with JS @ Cosway
Fri 1 Sept 06
Had lunch with JS @ Wagon in Wisma Cosway. Ordered mee jawa & wantan mee dry....both dishes are quite good but on the pricey side...no wonder JS does not take lunch there although it is just across his office.
Compare the pics. This one taken using JS's Dopod.........&
and this one (with some post brightness/colour adjustments) using my Dallab during lunch. Quite obvious that the pic from Dopod 2M pixel is superior to the Dallab VGA camera though the sharpness is lacking because of the low light level.....pda/phone cameras are generally not meant for dim indoor surrounding.
Had coffee @ Starbuck after that.
Had lunch with JS @ Wagon in Wisma Cosway. Ordered mee jawa & wantan mee dry....both dishes are quite good but on the pricey side...no wonder JS does not take lunch there although it is just across his office.
Compare the pics. This one taken using JS's Dopod.........&
and this one (with some post brightness/colour adjustments) using my Dallab during lunch. Quite obvious that the pic from Dopod 2M pixel is superior to the Dallab VGA camera though the sharpness is lacking because of the low light level.....pda/phone cameras are generally not meant for dim indoor surrounding.
Had coffee @ Starbuck after that.
