My new baby....

I just got myself a new baby... hehe!! my very own lappie.... still in diapers.... haha!! It's a Toshiba Satellite....

My lappie comes with....

- Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz

- 14.1" screen with 1.3mp camera

- 2GB DDR2

- 160 HDD

- DVD player/burner

- Wifi

- Card Reader

- Bluetooth

- Label Flash

- Microsoft Vista Home Premium

- Dolby Sound

Decent enough specs for my college use... :) I am super happy with it... Vista premium is so cool eventhough a tad heavy.... and the sound is fantastic for a notebook... haha!!

Of course with a new baby it must come with a baby carrier right? must be equally cool and cute.. hehe!! and cause a considerable embarrasment as I walk along the halls of my campus... haha!!

Checkout my green Crumpler!!! aint it nice!!!?

Look inside....

I am official well prep for all my coming activities... hehe!! I shall also officially declare bankruptcy for a few months at least... too much expenditures... Ouch!!! wallet very pain liao... haha!!!

Monster? Alien?

This car has been my neighbour for quite some time now but I have never gotten around to snapping some pics of it til now..... It has been in this condition for more than half a year now I think... there has been changes over changes over changes... each time it looked 'out of this world'... haha!!

It announces it's arrival home with this thundering noise and blinking blue lights from underneath it.... so Ah Beng... haha!!

What do you think? Still recognize what car it is?

Jackie Chan's Cafe

I accidently came across this place while shopping with my mum.... We saw the seats and we were sold... We immediately sat down for a cuppa.... What kinda seats would draw our attention?

These!!!

Arent they cool? They were as big as beds... so basically it is like have a break in bed... they got nice cushy cushions, cool tables which you can move in circular motion to suit your position... What more... great tasting drinks... we didnt have anything to eat but others who had were happily tucking in so I think the food should be quite good...

This is the best kinda place to just chill out, kick back your heels, lean back, read a good book while enjoying your cuppa....

Best place to relax after a full day of shopping... which is evidently what everyone else tot as well since more and more ppl kept coming...

Try it if you are in Lot 10... it's a nice place.... but dun expect too much of the menu... it's kinda limited especially in the food section...

All geared up....

The date of my Mount Kinabalu ascent is looming near... as I get myself prepared I also invested in a few must-have items.. (well maybe not must-have but want-to-have items... )

Check out what new pressies I got for myself... Santa was not around to give me any... :(

First off... my hikings shoes... Must have proper shoes to ensure my feet are well protected and I have sufficient grip.... My shoes got Vibram soles for maximum traction on wet or dry land and Gore-tex material to ensure my feet stay dry.... Design by Timberland... thanks mummy for the voucher contribution!! hehe!!

Next up is my Vaude backpack.... it's actually a outdoor biking bag but it suited my purpose... its a 20 + 5L bag with allocation slot for my hidration pack... has an innovative F.L.A.S.H harness adjust to ensure a perfect fit!! can be adjusted for my size and for someone larger who might be carrying it some parts of the hike... (ahem ahem... hint hint!! hehe!!)... definitely a usefull function!! It has back support which creates space between me and my bag giving me plenty of ventilation....With the backpack, we must not forget my hidration pack right? and what better than a Camelbak to quench my thirst... got a 2L pack... should be sufficient since there will be water stations along the hike... :)

Lastly, I got my Mizuno Dryscience T-shirt... this was not an intended purchase... but I was advise during my backpack purchase that I wear t-shirts with such material so as to not absorb my sweat and leave me cold when the air is cool up on Mount Kinabalu... so taking this advise I just kept a lookout.... lo-behold I saw these t-shirts for 50% off... haha!! just my luck..so i grabbed 2... :)

I am pleased with all my purchases but I am also super broke after it... I have spent way more than I have expected just to climb 1 mountain... haha!! Hope it is worth it!!

I have better be making use of all my purchases... Kenot stop hiking after mount Kinabalu..!!!! Kenot Kenot!! I will rugi!! haha!! So for anyone who is reading this and have hiking plans, feel free to call me... I just might join you... haha!!

Malaysian Artistes For Unity

This is a nice effort for Malaysian Unity... I am all for it...

Tradition - an art almost lost....

I took the opportunity of a long weekend to make "Bak Chang" last Monday... The festival is coming up... actually it is on 7th June 2008 but since this was the best time, I did it early.

Have always thought that "Bak Chang" was one of the chinese traditions which should be kept and practiced so that future generations will also know how to do it.... Many younger generations now are not bothered to learn and always opt for the easy way of out of just buying from the stores... but then again, even the store ones are made by the older generation.. so what happens when they get too old to make it anymore?

So I was on a quest to preserve the art of tying "Bak Chang"... (the cooking part is not too difficult to learn...) So here was my journey... to make my "Ahma Bak Chang" - fusion of hokkien and nyonya "chang"....

The preparations started on Saturday and continued on to Sunday and some of Monday.. of course it wasnt full 3 days la... just that there was lots of things to prepare.. the ingredients needs to be cut to size, the leaf needs to be boiled and washed, the rice needed to be soaked and fried and the fillings needed to be cooked as well.. so come monday morning... we were ready to tie...

the rice...

the filling....

the leaf...

all tied up and ready for the pot....

in the boiling pot.....

after more than 2 hours... they are out of the pot!!one for testing... ;)
looking good....
yummy!!! All efforts not wasted... it was a success...

Now for the final test, mass distribution.... for all those who have eaten it, please feedback for future improvements... :)

Hope you all liked it!!

After all the hard work, I have decided I will do this biannually... haha!! too much work for an annual event...

Operation Bamboo River...

Went paintballing again last Sunday... It was really great... had loads of fun... was extremely intimidated when we first arrived... everyone was fully geared... own marker, camou outfit, multiple pods for top-up, pod belts, silencer and etc... never before have I seen ppl more equipped for paintball... haha!!
Shall not write further as I would never top the post mortem written by Loon... check it out!!! ;)

Shall leave you with a picture of a bruise... this is one of many....but this is the worst...

Latest Update!!

The body is out!!!!

Doesnt the body looks one legged.... hmmm......

News Flash!!

MURDER!!!!

I went downstairs for lunch today and there was so much commotion around this particular restaurant... There was initially a few policemen and a police car with yellow tape blocking the area...

Half an hour later the place was full of policemen, reporters and busybody public personnels... all and sunshine was out witnessing this matter... including myself and the whole of Isuzu Malaysia... we had a bird's eye view on this case since our boardroom has a window directly facing the scene of crime...
It was said to be a brutal murder... the body was found this morning due to the stench... but then again when i walked passed I did not smell anything... hmm... anyway... it is all just speculations....

The whispers heard about were...

1. It was a Myanmar guy..
2. The victim got his throat slit...
3. The head was almost severed totally leaving a small bit attached...
4. The victim was a child...
5. The victim was shot...
and etc...

Wow... it is either Malaysian's imagination is super good or there were multiple murders....

All I know was there definitely is a body since the vehicle to transport the body is parked nearby....

The forensic has also arrived....

Well, the truth will be out tomorrow is the papers I presume... but you might have read about it first in my blog... ;)

Tin Kosong...

I just couldnt resist not telling this story...

After a long hiatus from gym... about 3 months i think.. and an even longer break from Yoga (probably 6 months) I was gungho enough to join an Astanga Yoga class at Jaya 33... When I got into the class, there was only another girl (lets call her TK) and the yoga instructor (YI) in the hall.. so I sat down quietly and this conversation transpired between them:

TK : I came all the way from Subang you know...
YI : Who was your instructor there?
TK : Oh, first it was A, then he left then B, then he left then C and now it is *gesturing that it has went downhill every since*
YI : Oh I see... Do you attend D's class.?
TK : Who?
YI : D
TK : Oh no...I attended A, then B then C and after that *gesturing again that it went downhill since then*
YI : Okay okay...
TK : I only attend Astanga.. I never miss their classes... but now no good Astanga class there..
-another girl(UB) walks in and quietly sits down-
TK : I drove all the way from Subang to here you know...
YI : Okay okay.. I know I know...
- then the class started-

As the class progressed on.. I was regretting my choice of attending an Astanga class after such a long break.. I should have went to Hatha... gosh.. it was straining me in all places.. the poses were so difficult... aiyo... not very la.. actually some of them were normal but some of then were thew tougher extension to the normal (i bet it was becoz TK repeated said he came all the way so YI assumed she must be good)... but it seems that she wasnt as good as she tot too.. haha!! As much as I struggled with all the poses (it was really bad for me... legs shaking, hands shaking) but I endured it quietly.. I am not one to give up... but looking towards TK, she was also not fairing very well... now UB was a different story...she was super fit and strong.. all poses were totally not an issue with her at all... she did everything beautifully....

Towards the end of it all..

YI : Now, lets try the headstand...
-I looked at him with my eyes wide open-
YI : Just try...
Me : Let me see how it is done (and I looked over to UB, YI did not demonstrate. He assumed we all knew how)
YI : You dont know how to do it?
Me : Nope...

So I just stood and stare... UB was so stabil... she just got herself into position, slowly lifted her legs and she was up...

As for TK, she pretended to try but before she could even lift herself up...

TK : Should I do this if my neck hurts?
YI : You have a neck injury?
TK : Erm... No... erm... kinda..
YI : Okay, then dont do it... try this instead (he demonstrated something like a frog stance which required us to lift our bodies onto our hands)

I just gave up... TK tried or pretended to try... couldnt seem to get herself up as well even though she has been going to every Astanga class with out fail...

Now back to UB... she was still in her headstand... the YI told her to do a scissors leg.. which means opening it up while still on a headstand and then putting one leg front and the other back and then repeating it for the opposite leg.. Yikes!! she was good!! The YI told her to try another pose... which was to lay almost flat to the ground, one leg front and one leg back and lift herself off the floor with her hands... which she also did beautifully... *clap clap clap*

Then the class ended with the meditation session and the lights were off.. when the lights came back on UB has left to TK's surprise...

TK : Eh ? Where is she?
YI : Oh she left... This is her second class.. she attended my Hot Yoga before this...
TK : Oh.. I also used to attend to classes at one go...
-YI just smiles... collected our cards and said thank you-

This is a classic example of diam-diam ubi berisi vs the tin kosong....

Lesson to learn is dont try to act smart if you are not.... haha!! I found the class quite amusing... but I doubt i will attend another until I am more fit for it... hehe!! I am well aware of my abilities and inabilities...