In loving memory of my beloved wife

First Day to School

2012-01-04T18:01:00.004+08:00

Today is the school re-open day after a 7-week holiday for kids. Both of them would be in the afternoon session. But the elder one is going to the secondary school for the first time for being a form 1 student. I passed him a belt which he did not get used to it as he never did use belt. He also required to put up a tie whenever in school. I do not think he knows how to tie the tie yet...He will one day!

The little one went in to a wrong class as he remembered it would be 2I instead of 2F. He sat there till the teacher also could not find his name on the name list. It was fortunate that I met his standard one teacher and confirmed that he would be in 2F instead of 2I. Thanks for the teacher who can remember it.

And now it is the time to peep on them for getting back to house from school by their care taker. This is parents life...

New year 2012

2012-01-02T00:55:00.002+08:00

It is new year... I managed to reduce the level of my temper...yeah. I will need to keep up

December Trip

2012-01-02T00:49:00.003+08:00

It would once a week I will take a slightly longer leave at year end to accompany the kids for some tour. This little one also remembered this and reminded me in the first week of the school holiday. He indeed comment that "daddy, this year you would not bring us for trip, right?" Then the elder replied "Didn't we go to Singapore in June?"

I smiled hearing the brothers arguing.

Here we go to a short trip to Penang for a three days two nights. In the trip, we met my Intel friends and it was indeed a meaningful gathering. I did not see them for a few year but most importantly is to re-establish some contact.

Travel does not require fancy places and plenty of cash. As long as we are surrounded with the hearts and laughters then it will be a memorable trip.

WeiYang and UPSR

2011-11-17T22:41:00.005+08:00

Today marked a significant day for the elder as he achieved a great result for his UPSR. He scored 5A 2B as compare to my initial target of 3A 4B. This results came with surprise as I do not have such expectation. We did however, gave attention to every nights lessons of trial questions and simple essay writing. Now the few months efforts really paid off. He appeared to be equally satisfied with the results and I need to find time to fulfill the promise i had made for him. An Iphone for his great success. SooKing, the kid has done well in the UPSR and i knew before you departed, you did voice out worry about his result. Now he has done it well and beyond our expectation. Dear, let's cheer and congratulate the kid together " Well Done Son"

I am getting spots of hair loss

2011-11-01T21:09:00.002+08:00

For the past several weeks I had not noticed that I become hairless. There are at least 4 spots of no hair. All of sudden and over nights.

This has really resulted in lossing of confident of myself. Is this the sight of aging or something else. I do not know.

I went to seek medical attention today and the doc gave me 7 injection at the spots claiming that these are to be related to the stress of life. The hairs should be re-grow with treatment.

I believed I will listen to the doc and perhaps to be more cautious about the health...

I want my hairs back.

Wei Yang gets his IC

2011-11-01T21:05:00.002+08:00

In Sept, the elder collected his IC. This marked he is a teenager and registered with Malaysian identity.

Also, he is growing taller and taller and almost same height with me now. If he would exercise more, I bet I will be the shorter one in coming years.

Btw, he will be going to the secondary school in January and I am really dilemma of his studies of which to be stay in the government school or private school for english medium. There are tremendous objection of sending him to the hostel when the school starts but all i wish to do is to help him to get independence sooner and to be able to take good care of himself. You know our son is so careless and carefree.

Pls guide me in this.

UPSR

2011-09-15T07:33:00.002+08:00

After some struggle, the elder will finish his exam today. It would kind of relief for everyone. I hope he did well. I do not expect he will score but I can see he is trying. well it takes time.

well done kid

Elder register for IC

2011-09-11T09:29:00.002+08:00

The elder celebrated his 12th birthday two weeks ago. I have delay his new IC issuance for some times. On sat, we went early to the registar for this purpose. He is rather eager as he combed his hairs and dressed up. The journey to the office took 15 minutes and the process another 20 minutes.

I also had my IC changed with Ipoh address. we will collect our new IC within 30 days. Good job for myself.

Sept 4 2011

2011-09-05T07:08:00.002+08:00

Today marked the third year of your departure. We remember and so we wake up to have a visit to you. The kids were still doing fine although the elder remains as careless and the little one is more naughty.

In another week, it would be the mid autumn festival. I did not bring you any of the cookies but i did have a packet to your parents. They are doing as good. I have not been going down to Kampar lately as the elder needs to sit for his UPSR next week. btw, the elder will need to have registered for his IC soon. We planned to have it done this weekend.

Singapore Trip

2011-07-03T10:15:00.004+08:00

I offered a trip to the kids of either Hong Kong or Singapore. Yet the elder picked Singapore and so we went to Singapore in the week of school holiday. We did not choose the plane route this time but instead we boarded on land cruise for a new experience. It would be at least 20 years I did not use bus to go to Singapore. The kids were excited as this would also mark the first time they would be on bus for this long journey.

The appearance of the bus was so so and so did the inner. The journey was tiring as it took 8 hours of bumpy cruise on the road. The kids slept all the way after some cartoon. It was 6 plus when we arrived at the custom for clearance. I reminded the kids that we need to chase the bus as what I used to. But now the situation had improved as there are dedicated parking for buses now. What an experience!

The kids really like Singapore for some reasons I did not know.. but I believed we have a great trip although we spent quite a lot. I mean quite a lot!

Wei Yang soon to be teenager

2011-05-18T22:31:00.003+08:00

Wei Yang has his voice changed since few weeks ago. Now, the elder soon showing the sight of teenager. He also started to change with having an early morning bath after wake up. He is also locking himself at his room with his PC on and playing with his phone. I can get him responding to me faster by using sms instead of yelling aloud his name...

This is new age old and I hope i can live coping the changes better. I will try to understand more for this kid.

2011 mother day

2011-05-11T07:54:00.002+08:00

It was another mother day and we visited you in the early morning although it was kind of later than 9.30am. The kids brought you the hand drawn card and we really hope you will see them. After that, we headed our way to your parent's home and stay for a while giving the kids to have some fun. I did not manage to have any gift to your mom, but leaving some cash for her. I will not forget as what you would have done. I will.
And this year could be the first year i cooked a meal for my mother but i am sorry that i did not manage to cook you at this day now. I am sorry. After all, we have other occassions that we cooked meal together. And you are always the one who did the chores. thanks, my wife!

Wei yang has his voice changed...

2011-04-17T23:00:00.002+08:00

Every boy will have his voice change at the age of approximate 12-13 signalling the transistion to be a teenager. The elder one has his voice changed since last week and his voice is harsh. Dear, your son is growing up. This also reminded me that I need to have some talks with him real soon when he is soon emerging as teenager. He also likes to stay at his room with FB, games and internet. Like others, he has keen interests on phone sms and phone chatting with his fellow. Ahhhh... a sign of growing up.

Time really fast.... it is another year

2011-03-27T08:04:00.002+08:00

Before I realized, it is soon approaching April. In the first week of April means a tradition of visitation. I arranged the session two weeks ahead of the actual date. I asked the kids to draw cards for you. And here there are, which I hope you can see them.
Wilson grows taller but thinner. He is now in standard 1 and attending drawing class every weekend. His character and behaviour resembled the mimic of me. He is still cute enough to give me speechless type of cute answers and responses.
Weiyang is now in standard 6 in which he will be sitting for his UPSR. I do not expect him to have flying color results and I yet to decide where he should be going for his secondary school. I am thinking of Chinese medium school, but can you tell me if this is also your thought?
The kids always spend a night or two with at sister's home. This is especially true for Weiyang. Wilson always wanted to stay at home but he follows the wish of his brother more as they are still joking and playing together. Btw, Weiyang really resembled your quiet character. The two kids are so much difference in characters. The result..... noise at home but I enjoy hearing the noises till i stop them

Hapyy Chinese New Year and 40th Years old

2011-02-03T08:30:00.002+08:00

On my 40th birthday, it is also the eve of the 2011 Chinese New Year. My birthday always falls on around the chinese new year and hence normally there isn't any celebration.
But I knew that I will be cheer by my friends and my significant other. I blew off 4 candles on 4 slices of cakes. That marked me turning to 40th years old. Thx for the ice cream cake and it was memorable one.
It was the same chinese new year eve but I was only returning to home at 1.30pm after exiting from office. I bet the morning passed really fast as it was only a half-day work for me, having all directions passed down. The reunion dinner was also the same greatest. But I noticed that my mom grows elder now. I believed I will need to spend more time with her also she also nagging on me. Haha, all mother likes to do the same thing no matter the age of their kids and this is the mother nature.
The kids always enjoy new year as it is a long break for them and they can relax and enjoying leisurely at the grand parents' home.

Happy Chinese New Year, do you "celebrate" in the same way?

New year resolution....

2011-01-24T07:10:00.002+08:00

It was just before end of 2010 that I set the next year resolution. And now it is the 4th week of January and fast approaching Chinese new year in another few days. Times is really flying.. The kids are growing and definitely also marking that I am getting more elderly. I will pass the mark of 40 in another couples of days and I really need to start maintain the health...
The age starts having effect to the physical...first, the eyes require slightly longer time to focus on nearby objects...
Ok, let me have more carrot!

For this year, I will need to cut down some weight.

First Day to School

2011-01-03T16:42:00.002+08:00

Wilson went to standard one today as the afternoon session. We were following him at back without him noticing. This was done to train him to be more interpendence. It was a raining day and by the time we arrived at the school, there were already hundred of parents guarding their children. We did not approach Wilson although he was standing there inside the hall among with other fellow pupils and parents. I could not really understand why the parents are so much over protecting their kids by over accompanying them. They were holding the kids's hands without allowing them to be inside the line up; not till after reminded by teachers. I only watch from afar and I believed Wilson would not aware that we were around.

He was later led by a one-by-one line up walking to his classroom. I could see him in his school bag and sat on to the same chair. He was always talkative and soon enough he was chatting and could be over chatting with his new classmate. I did not bother him but took a quick nap at the canteen. We only approached him during the recess time. And again, the canteen was over crowded with parents. The seats were 90% taken up by the parents while pupils were getting difficulty to have a comfortable seat for the meal. The food counter could not be reached by the standard 1 pupils as there were only parents. I could not understand these parents... Come on, your kids needed to learn up the basic and you could not be there all the time. The sooner the kids settled down with the environment, the better for the kids and easier for you, parents. At the bell rang, Wilson became dependence on us as we were there. He claimed he could not know where to line up with. This was the consequences but I still shown him to look for the class sight. He abided and found his way. Later when he reached his class room again, then I knew that he had been shifted to a single seat at side, perhaps due to his overly talketive behaviour. I could also saw him signalling to the boy at front of his for some form of chatting... This is my boy..

I left the school at 3.30pm but only found out that it was really exhausting for me to be on this type of choir. But I would visit him again at my lunch break hour tomorrow. It would soon be 5.30pm today and I would need to be there again to fetch him home. Well done kid!

New milestone for Wilson

2011-01-01T11:25:00.003+08:00

Today marks the starting of Wilson to school. He is really cute in his uniform. We arrived at the school right before 8am but there was already full of other pupils. He was smiling all the way and always responding to my camera. I led him to his classroom and he sat quietly at the chosen desk while we were submitting his particulars. Soon enough later, he started to chat with his nearby "class mate" and talking happily with his fellow new mate. I was kind of relief where seeing him mixing well at this limited times. Wilson alway more socialable as compare to his elder, who is always timid.
After the short waiting, we have completed the registration and the time stroke at 8.30am and so we had Wilson walked around his school compound to get to know whereabout is the school assembly hall, canteen and toilet. He did not seem to have difficulty to remember these simple landmark. We will visit the school next monday and I will accompany him from afar making sure he is ok with this new environment. Sooking, your son is in standard one now.

13th anniversary

2010-12-14T23:32:00.001+08:00

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the marriage. I remember. Soo King, you are always on my mind.

Hatyai Trip

2010-10-15T07:40:00.002+08:00

A group of my friend and I went for a 2 days 1 night exploration trip to Hatyat. It was my first trip to Thailand. I had heard off this town name ever since I was just a small boy. It is always a famous name among aunty and uncles for bargain. It was also a haven for men but not for our trip of course.
The first experience at Hatyai was really pleasant. The food are nice, goods are cheaper and most importantly, I felt I was being appreciated as majority of the sellers can speak well mandarin. In contrast, the seller in Malaysia cannot even speak English well even their customers are mostly westerners. It is really ashame. We are falling behind! In another 20 years, I bet Malaysia is no longer competitive to neighbour country. This is really a wake up call. Wake up! Do not just play racial politic but let's go for a melt down economic. We are behind!

Selling off Latio

2010-10-15T07:35:00.002+08:00

Finally, after almost 2 years, I decided to disposed the Latio. It has nothing wrong and still an excellent car. It is just that I would like to have some personal rewards after a recent upgrade. In fact, I had been long searching for a replacement car to the Latio which has served me for two years plus.
It was fortunate that I located a buyer who is also very generous and understanding. The buyer paid the cash lump sum. This has charged me to purchase a re-conditioned SUV. I hope the Latio will continue to serve the new owner. I am on a new driving experience now! The first trip was with you. I have your lovely watch with me when I acquired the car.

Upset and worry....

2010-10-04T23:22:00.002+08:00

I received a call from the elder's nursery guardian in the afternoon. She complained that the elder has not been doing his homework recently. On hearing this, I was so upset as this is a signal that I have not been giving him enough attention on his studies. So far I have been quite forgiving him as not to too pressure him over the academy results. He is always forgetful and still playful.
I decided to spend the night with him by giving him full attention on his studies now. He needs to pick up a lot especially English and BM. I hope I can pass down what I know off and he be himself again to improve. I am growing restless knowing his weak foundation and his doesn't care attitude. I hope I could still have the time to correct him.

Wilson Kiddy Graduation

2010-10-03T21:02:00.004+08:00

Today was the day where Wilson had his performance and waving goodbye to his kiddy world after completing his kindergarden program. This was the moment I had waited for. I had my tears on when seeing Wilson in his gown.

Times fly and he is now 6 years old. He is still like the other kid and mischevious. When Wilson having bath together with me, I have not realized that he is almost at a height to my chest. It was just like the day before when he would want me to accompany him to sleep in my hug.

I cried! I never know that I could be at touch when seeing him in this occassion.

I wish you were together with us to withness this moment. I know you should be around him.

Son, well done!

Day 726 after you have gone...

2010-08-31T21:02:00.002+08:00

There is just another 4 days before it is 2 years. It has been 726 days since you left us. We still remember the same you. It was just like yesterday.
There was almost another memory wipe off recently with two of the hardisk clashed suddenly. I was most despair that the corruption of hardisk will wipe off the entire soft copy of our photo. It was most fortunate that I had them backup to another hardisk and the images are still intact. I did lose some of them of course...

This year, the elder asked for a birthday celebration with his fellow friends and we had arranged at the nursery center although I was at work. I was most delight to know that he was really enjoying himself with the sincere happiness facial expression. I had not been seeing him in that overjoy. I hope you feel the joy of our son. Next, he presented his report card to me and apparently he is doing better in English and improving greatly in BM. I am really hoping he will improve gradually. Well, the little one... this boy is getting more mischeavious and naughty. He became more sensitive and overly react on rejection of his demand. He has a good memory of event and remembrance. Once you promise him, he will be nagging till it is fulfilled. These two boys have different behaviour and attitude. Well, they always fight and argue but still sleep together. Well, there are brothers.

I do not know if I will cry on this saturday. But I am sure that I shall have the kids together to visit you on Sept 4, 2010. I miss you still.

Hardisk Clashed....

2010-08-20T21:37:00.002+08:00

Today is August 20, 2010 and the PC that served me for years suddenly gave up with the two hardisks clashed. It was quite an incident as I was slipped and hit on to the desktop. Upon this direct collison, the hardisk gave way...
This also marked that I lost 500GB worth of data, images, downloads, memory...I was so furious thus slammed on the failed hardisk and this indeed I believed will permanently damage the hardisk.
The hardisk houses some most important data. These are the memory of you and the kids. It was most fortunate that I had an earlier backup to another external hardisk. But this only about 80% of the total memory...
I am sorry and I am really upset...

Kid's table, birthday and diabetes

2010-07-29T07:22:00.003+08:00

This is the table which the kids use for homework and ground for toys display. Last night the little picked up some of his pokemons collection to display on the table. I captured this image while I spotted them when I was tidying the room.
Today is your big day and the kids greeted you for a very good morning. I will bring them to have a visit to you during this weekend.
Perhaps this weekend as well I will go down to Kampar for a visit to my parents. It was also last night that sis called to inform that mother has diagnosed with early stage of diabetes. She also informed that mother crying because of know this news. I accepted this news but made a call to comfort my mother. I reminded her to follow doctor's direction and has control of diet. After I believed it is better to diagnose the sickness in early stage. I even reminded her that there is nothing to worry about but to help me take care of the kids during weekend as the kids always wanted to be at the grand parents' home.
I will see you today.

Reinstated

2010-07-28T07:17:00.003+08:00

There will be another one day before it is your "birthday". The old chinese tradition somehow restricts any kind of grand prayer session for that day instead of the day of departure. I believed I will not bother such restriction but will be visiting you again.
There has been at least three weeks I did not visit you. It is that because I do not go out for lunch but would rather stay in for a short 1 hour rest. Like before, I took advantage of the lunch break to see you.
This week, I will visit you on Thursday instead. I will be driving your re-instated car. After much repairing and painting, the car has been re-instated almost exactly like before. I owed sis for taking the times to help running here and there for the repair and it finally done before the date. I will be driving this car at least for sometimes. Everything will not be changed, the car, the memory and the fact... I still miss you and you are always on my mind, Sooking.
Btw, your mother claimed you have visited her and if yes, please have some visit to your dad too. We just have a dinner together last week and they had really grew elder now. I will surely have some irregular visit to them during weekend. After all, the kids like to play at their home as there are two cousins brother to join in for the kids-play.

Perfect score?

2010-07-26T07:14:00.002+08:00

The elder one informed me two news. He said, there was one bad news and one good news. Which one did I perfer to listen first. I chose the bad one. He then handed me the test paper results. One shown 76 while the other shown 100.
This was what he meant about the good news and bad news.
I do not remember if this was the first time that he scored 100, but I certainly greet him to do better in coming tests.
Well done, kid!

Mid year blue

2010-07-14T23:09:00.002+08:00

I could still remembered that at the beginning of the new year and I had some confession and missions to fulfill. Without knowing times really fly, it is after 6 months and now it is the month of July. I do not know if I had how many percent of accomplishment but I bet the goal still far reaching...I just keep delaying the schedule.
At the midth of the year, it is also the blue of the year as at this month or next, it will be the month of appraisal. It is also a month that to mark the working contribution. I had some 10 engineers reporting to me and yet it would be always difficult for me to have the ranking and rating. What is more important is that I myself will be rated. I have been in the jobs for 4.5 years and I am everyday losing bits and bits interest and motivation with the repeated problems and fire fighting. I really do not foreseeing myself with knowledge enhancing nor skill upgrade except that i am getting better in bullshitting and politic.
Today, I had a strange question came to my mind.... "Light travels the fastest as what known to human now, but what is the photon going so fast for and where did it end after it travels..."
I am in period... and I hope to find new way soon....

I am so despair...

2010-07-05T13:59:00.003+08:00

I bought a car for you in 2005 upon returned. Although it was a small car but it was a good build car without issue. I believed this car is also so rare locally. I always see this car like seeing you as I could remember we spend a number of times travelling inside.
My heart started sinking when there are news after news that the car is being damaged and spoiled repeatedly. So much so that it was being mentioned as bringing bad luck to the driver.
Last month, I decided to reclaim the car with decision to modify the car and re-paint the car to a new look. Before I could get this accomplished so as to show you during your "birthday", I was again notified that the car was being mis-treated. To my greatest despair that today I was notified that all 4 tyres were being delibrately flattened. Knowing this really almost push me to the desperate cliff and I need to "salvage" and give a new birth to the car.
I am sorry for not taking care of your property. I will correct this.

you are not alone

2010-06-25T11:46:00.001+08:00

Another day has gone
I'm still all alone
How could this be
You're not here with me
You never said goodbye
Someone tell me why
Did you have to go
And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

But you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
But you are not alone

Just the other night
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin

Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
For you are not alone

Whisper three words and I'll come runnin'
And girl you know that I'll be there
I'll be there

You are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay

For you are not alone
For I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

For you are not alone...

Father and son...

2010-06-20T14:12:00.001+08:00

Today while sat leaning to the wall, I observed an old man in white hairs carried an old desktop casing with another old woman quietly followed at back. It was an old ATX Pc and I believed the Pc must in faulty condition that require servicing. I also believed the Pc was meant for the kids. It was kind of tiring for the old man to carry the Pc. I suddenly realized father and mother will always carry out tasks for the younger. I felt touch on seeing this and I am on the way soon to see my dad for a dinner...

Filtration.

2010-05-30T00:42:00.002+08:00

I used to drink the water directly from the tap when I was young. That was perhaps some 30+ years ago. I could still remember the water was so clear and fresh. But it wasn't the case for my kids to enjoy such luxury. We need filtration system now for every families. I used to install a 'Diamond' filtration system when I stayed in Penang. That was when my wife and the elder one moved to Penang in 2002. since then, I was never have my house installed with any filtration.
Tonight I installed almost every single tap with a ceramic filter to ensure we wash our faces with filtered water. I really afraid the kids faces would be clogged with mud due to prolong usages of un-filtered water. It was late at night when I completed the installation. I felt kind of achievement although the filtration costed me several hundred, but I believed the value of health is priceless.
I would avoid those commercially filtration system as I always believed the system are over priced and advertising with too much of unproven promises.
I would invest on the basic ceramic and carbon filter.

De Garden imitated phones shop

2010-05-29T18:31:00.003+08:00

There are always fake or imitated phone around the market. These phones always imitated the hottest selling phone model. iPhone and nokia are always the preys for these imitators. Lately, there is a phone shop at Ipoh openly selling and marketing these type of phones. It was nothing wrong if the shop informs the prospective buyers, but it wasn't the case here as they claimed as original.
These are most irresponsible business I had ever seen.
Please be notified, shoppers. You have been warned. There is always no such thing as 'big frogs' on street for you to catch.

Another visit to Felda Hotspring

2010-05-29T09:38:00.002+08:00

On Friday, I took a day off to accompany the kids to the nearby hot spring. It was approximate 80km away from Ipoh and we only started the journey late in the morning. We had our breakfast at Kampar at the bazzar. By the time we arrived, it was already 12 and thankfully that it wasn't too sunny and the kids immediately dived to the mountain spring pool. I would stand watching. They always enjoy water games. Half an hour later, I requested them to join me to the hotspring. But it was very disappointing that the hot spring was not well maintained. There were no water jet, no water flushing, but just remained as a 'die-still' pool. I only spent 10 minutes then we walked away to other treatment pool. But it was also gently disappointed. The water are either too muddy or there wasn't any fresh incoming hot spring water. We moved back to the mountain spring pool and the kids would be most delight to follow.
It was a great trip.

Ipad

2010-05-28T09:26:00.003+08:00

I have been quiet in cyberspace for some reasons... I am investing some times in a recent gadget..The Ipad.

Ipad is truly admiring and innovative. It is not merely a type of enlarged iphone or ipod. With jailbreaking it, I can get it to multitask, standby download, office view and edit, camera, keyboard and mouse via BT. I do not even turn on my 37" LCD PC for my daily cyber events.

The ipad is bad only for 1 reason...It does not connect to external storage, not without the extra camera connector. This is one of the main reason why I could not blog recently as I do not have the camera access...It would be also a plain panel without the access to internet. Luckily I can connect the ipad to the cyberworld with 3G tethering at any location as long as my iphone still have the juice to fire up the myWi.

It is an excellent buy with RM2100 for 32G but some locals are marking up with similar price for the 16G version. Well if that is the money can buy you, no harm spending a couple of hundred.

Fake Iphone

2010-05-15T08:57:00.002+08:00

Moment ago, I saw an ads in Mudah with regard to a sale of an Iphone 3GS at a very attractive price. And so I contacted the seller and agreed to COD. It was raining by the time I arrived at the spot as agreed. It was early in the midnight.

I met the person who came in rain coat and passed me the so called Iphone. It was physically resembled Iphone. Even the OS is mimicking closely to Iphone with capacitive screen scrollable pages and iphone-like icons. It was only discovered that it was a fake Iphone when I check the "about" of the phone. All the information differed from what I had known on Iphone. Thereby I returned the "iphone" to the seller and reject the sale. I was extremely sure that it was a fake Iphone.

If I did not use and explore Iphone, I would have been the fool to buy this clone. It was 90% closely resembled the Iphone.

The ads of this iphone could be found at http://www.mudah.my/Iphone+3Gs+used+lower+than+1+month-6085725.htm. The images provided in fact at first had made me very suspicious. Please beware.

Am I a good father?

2010-05-14T00:23:00.003+08:00

Last week, I promised the kids would not unneccessarily punish them and would always try to control the temper. Yet, it happened again tonight...

The little one has been suffering with running nose for quite a few days and we had tried to fetch him to his panel doctor twice. The panel had closed for past two days. And so after a reminder from my sister, I had the little one to the nearby urgent care for some quick examination. The journey would be only 10 minutes and the little one waved goodbye to his elder and jokingly laughing that he would return soon after to join his elder brother for the games.

The little sat quietly at the back. Along the way, he shifted his seat. I noticed this change but believed that this was a common way for the little for not being able to sit quietly at one place for some while. 10 minutes later, we reached at the clinic and we have the doctor examination on the little one. He seemed happy and always replied in a happy tone. It was later then while waiting for the medication, I noticed he was kind of slim and I called him to give him a hug. He dashed to my arms but I found that his pant was wet. I asked why his pant was wet. He replied jokingly that he pissed at the car as he could not withstand the call of nature. On hearing this, my temper started to rise. I could never imagine that my dearest Wilson would have behaved in this manner and shamelessly he considered this was an approved action.

I paid then left and I promised to the little one that he would have a great lesson at the return to home. And so I punished him rather heavy. It was rather sad to have the punishment after all. It could be physical pain to him, but it hurted me badly.

I asked him to have a bath and get ready for sleep. I asked him to come to my arms again and explained to him why he could not repeat this same act again. It was not that I care about the car, but it is more about the well being of good manner and hygience. I was also afraid that there could be illness on him that he could not control his bladder. I asked him to close his eyes to sleep in my arms and unknowingly, I found myself in tears. It must be my fault that I had not guided him. I am most terribly sorry to Soo King for not being able to take great care of your loving son.

I failed again...

I am sorry, Wei Yang

2010-05-06T12:58:00.003+08:00

I started this blog with intention that the kids will one day read all these write-ups and as a memory for them. I should not be hesitated to confess and "document" any wrong doing of myself.

Today, the elder was preparing to school and as always (perhaps due to his easy going character) he did not well comb his hairs and forgot his handkerchief. He was again looking for his socks. The elder would always have his socks in the school beg as he enjoys the cool relaxing bare foot without socks in his shoes. He continued to search for his socks till later he realized the socks would be inside his beg.

I looked and waited for him with impatience and I lost my temper! I was most sorry that I had done something really terrible. He cried silently as always. I am sorry, Wei Yang.

I am sorry for punishing you but I am more concern that my action has impact on you that I do not love you. It was not the manner as I truly love you. I would want you to be as tidy as your mother and as smart as your father. It is this expectation that I always measure you against us. The bringing along handkerchief was apparently serving the memory to your mother as this was what she had taught you.

I should be more patience with you as your character is a bit too timid. I am sorry, kid. I will explain this to you tonight. I promise to get myself control and will have a weekly family meeting to go over your growing cycle.

But Wei yang, would you forgive me?

Yet Another PC Fair and broadband promotion

2010-04-30T22:11:00.004+08:00

There is another PC fair in town. I went there for some fun as I was interested to tease those Telco broadband promoter. At the entrance, there was this Green, Yellow, Blue, Orange and Purple, namely Maxis, Digi, Celcom, Streamyx and P1Wimax.

I approached the Digi first. I asked for the latest offer. Well, it was 10GB for RM50 monthly for first 6months and RM108 at month-25. Upon cancellation another charge of RM90 as for modem. I teased for the speed and yet the promoters tried to demo as they claimed can assess up to 1.5Mbps. The speed was not too great as the demo only up to 500kbps.

Next I asked the Maxis. The deal is less attractive. RM48 with only 1.5GB storage. I walked to the celcom and they informed me RM68 for 3GB download only. I did not approach streamyx and P1 as these are the two I would want to avoid due to their lack of portability.

At the end, I still conclude the speed is still too slow to claim as broadband if the speed indeed still less than 1M. Our neighbour already in the usage of >4M and yet we are promoting the broadband of 1M...

When can I have 10Mbps and I will be willingly paying RM100 per month.

loss of interests and focus

2010-04-30T07:50:00.004+08:00

It is the last day of april and next will be the mother day within two weeks. It happens to me that I will feel loss in interest for my daily life in this period of time...partly could be that I wish to do for more stuffs but crippled with the limited cash;monotoneous working without new inspiration and return anticipation...I would hope I could come out of this down syndromn fast enough and rejoin the world. But I would also ask myself...what would really inspire me? A new car, a new house, a promotion or peaceful life,repeat same manner of no change life style or quit now to join anew environment and country?
I hope some wise man will advise me so...

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2010-04-26T08:55:00.001+08:00

I am heartless... But I really felt sorry..

2010-04-24T23:27:00.002+08:00

It was Saturday night after the elder and I came out from the games shop. As the committed promise to the elder, I bought a brand new NDSL for him. After waited for nearly half an hour (due to games copying), we finally stepped out from the shop. I turned on the DSL to test the set while walking to meet the little at a nearby bookshop. Upon at the entrance, while I was still staring at the screen, I heard a stumble noise. It was an old lady slipped and fell down on the floor. I did not response but I could hear perhaps her daughter complain the way the old lady walk and fall.It was so sad to hear such comment instead of comforting the lady or giving concern to her. She raised the old lady while I stood watching pretending staring on the screen. But I was not giving an offer hand. I am indeed really sorry. I walked away soon. I always timid in such incident although I did feel bad about my own self for being selfish. But I swore that I felt deeply sad both to the daughter for commenting such words to the fell old lady and also myself for being nailed on the ground without a helping hand although the incident happen not farther than 20 yards away. I am sorry. I should have the courage to give a hand. I promise I will be more helpful...
I am sorry. I do
Later, while walking to the car park, I slipped and almost fell to the ground while passing on some patches of water on floor. I believed this is the punishment to me for not being thoughtful and helpful. I am sorry!

Ipad...oh my!!!

2010-04-23T23:48:00.003+08:00

My friend called informing me that he had bought an ipad. This was indeed one of the greatest news. Immediately I invited some other kaki to have a fancy gathering with all available gadgets. Everyone were bringing out their latest gadgets on hand for some fun. There were at least 4 Iphones, 1 Milestone, 1 X10, 2 Macbook etc. But the focus of night remained on the IPAD.

The arrival of ipad immediately forced us to abandon everything on hands but to pray for a hand on experience. It was really an amazing gadget for internet and eyes catching. The size is just right for relaxing feel of web browsing. Even the gaming experience is so cool. Ipad only deserved three words...wow wow wow!
I hope my order could arrived sooner.... counting...

Another online trading scam....ipad

2010-04-17T10:11:00.003+08:00

I have been eyeing on the recent Apple gadget, Ipad and had been seeking assistant favor from co-workers at State to acquire one for me. I was hesitate to wait for the 3G model but would settle for Ipad-Wifi.

It was then two days ago, I spotted two Ipad-wifi for sale at online deal. And the price is fairly attractive at RM2050 for the 32GB model. I called the person for a COD and he replied that he was at Pengkalan Hulu. In my memory, I remembered hearing this location and that time it was an Iphone deal. I was mistaken for Pengkalan at Ipoh.

I voiced my interests to complete the deal COD at Ipoh but the person claimed could not as someone else is driving to his location at night (some three hours by then) for the item. I said then sell me the other one since he had two on hand then. He said he had already shipped out the item. It really meant he had sold out the two ipads on his hand and so I hang the phone. I called a friend of mine who is also another gadget-kaki about this. He rang me 15 minutes later that he also called the person but was informed too that the ipad had been sold out.

When I arrived at home some 2 hours later, the friend called and informed that there is another progressing story...

The seller now claimed the buyer (who was an indian) who drove to meet him only offer him RM1k for the ipad and so the seller rejected. The seller called my friend if he would like to complete the deal. My friend asked if these are cloned ipad. The seller denied by alleging that these were ipads bought in Singapore by his boss. Although I could be wrong but I do not think Ipad had been launched elsewhere except US?? The seller further wanted to trick my friend that claiming he could deposit half to his account and he would ship the ipad. Only upon the receive of the ipad, then the full sum would need to be paid. My friend rejected. The seller continued to push that he could ship the ipad to my friend then only complete the payment.

I could not believe what is the "seller" trying to do here. With an Ipad, one does not need to push for sale, especially for a price of RM2050. It would be immediately grabbed should the seller really have the items.

It was clearly a plot to trick buyer. It was already three days and there is no arrival of Ipad but of course I repeatedly insisted my friend do not deal in such a manner. The ads still available at here http://www.mudah.my/Apple+ipad+32gb+wifi-5809353.htm?last=1. No matter what please do not fall in the plot. If you are the seller who are genuine, call me right away and I buy all of your available ipad.

LOL

Beware of online COD trick...

2010-04-17T09:51:00.003+08:00

I had been in small scale online trading with either COD (cash on delivery) or courier service as early as back to 1996. It would be more than 14 years by now. Last night, a friend of mine shared his latest COD scam to me. It was really fortunate for him to have safe guarded his intended to be sold luxurious watches. But I believed the best part of it would be he managed to escaped from a possible nightmare that could haunt him days and nights.

The story began in this way...

Not so long ago (almost all story started like this... my little also asked me why?) my friend posted ads for luxurious watches for sale in Mudah (www.mudah.my) and he had been enjoying with some small profit by the buy-sell treating. It was only last afternoon when he received sms informing him that there was interests to complete the deal with COD. The watch priced at RM1x,xxx. My friend signaled the buyer that there is another watch for RM2x,xxx. To surprise, the buyer accepted and informed my friend for a location to complete the deal. It was at the hotel Heritage. And so, my friend with accompany with another guy arrived at the lobby and met another friend of mine who was also pending a COD deal (Handphone that priced at RM16xx) with the same buyer. And so they called the buyer. The buyer informed my friend that he is just the personal assistant to a dato (Dato is a honourous title for someone who mostly resembled rich, since with connection with government etc.) The PA claimed the dato wanted to complete the deal in his room for privacy manner.My friends started to be suspicious and cautious that they insist to complete the COD at the lobby instead of going inside a private room. It was then the dato replied that to meet at another private function room at the hotel. And so my friends rejected and left.

When we met at bar, he told me of this incident and immediately we agreed that this was a setup. We believed that as soon as my friends stepped inside the room, they would have been surrounded by a group of weapons armed guys to demand for the watches and items. It would be like planned robbery. What could worst could be that my friends would be photographed and ransomed from a sum of money etc. We also concluded that a dato could not require to buy luxurious watches from Mudah.com. It was an amazing trick of setup.

Well, let's be extra cautious whenever we are dealing for luxurious items in whatever manner. They are people watching.

My poor boy, wilson

2010-04-12T23:19:00.002+08:00

It was last night that I noticed the little one has new tooth emerging even thought his front teeth have not been plucked yet. I convinced him to have a visit to the dentist the next day and promised him that it would not be painful. He was getting nervous when his elder brother told him more of his experience. I was so sorry seeing him feeling nervous of the coming incident.

It was also that night, I had a bad dream that the dentist plucked off his teeth without careful examination and without local anesthetic. I saw the little one with mouthful of blood and crying crazy. It was then I awaken by the bad dream. I could not remember I ever dream of such event before, but I believed I need to accompany him and support him.

Monday was supposedly an off day for me as I was attending the hearing of the wealth management and assigntment. It was only the first and last hearing after almost two years. I believed I should have awarded the letter of administration soon enough and have the right properties be transferred to our kids. Yet, before I was awarded the order, I needed to settle RM710 for fees and another 2% charges. Soo King, you have all of them covered without requiring me paying any payment. You are thoughtful.

It was already late 11am before I went for another task... Paying the quit rent. I never did this as I did not receive any notice...but the location of the land office really annoy me as it is located inside an isolated village and the journey took me at least 20 minutes.

My sister called telling me that Wilson has not been ready for the dentist yet as he was asleep when trying to fetch him for the dental visit. I believed this was the sight that the little one wanted me to accompany him for the first dental visit. And so I did. I was really nervous while he was playful and yet confident. I was restless while he was sitting calmly and smiling at the bench. It was not an easy session as my heart sank when saw him opening his mouth for examination... oouch... I moved aside without having eyes contact to Wilson but giving him assurance of confidence with my shivering voice. It was suffering for the 10 minutes process and I felt so thankful when seeing the tooth being pulled out and he was biting the cotton buds with smiles to me. What a relief! And I believed I failed. Son, I am sorry!

I knew if you were here, you would have having eyes contact with the kids and standing at front of him supporting him for his first dental treatment. I am sorry, kid!

First visit to Sunway Lost World

2010-03-28T20:17:00.002+08:00

In my entire memory, I had never visited to Sunway Amusement Park. Be it Sunway Lagoon or Sunway Lost world although I lived and living closeby to them. It was just less than 10 minute ride to Sunway Lagoon when I was working at Western Digital. I did not have the motivation to join the fun of water sports. I am living yet again not more than 5 minutes drive to the Sunway Lost World now. Again I do not have the desire to visit it till I promised the kids to have some water fun with them.

It was today (Sunday 3/28) then I brought them there as promise. The little one always overjoy with this idea. The charges were RM192 for 4 adults and 3 kids. It was not too expensive as compare to A-Formosa. We visited the petting zoo as the first stop points and soon I was amazed by the decoration that make use of the nature. The Lost World was surrounded by the hills this had made it to be jungle-like and natural enough for the animal habitats. I enjoyed the environment and had my praise on Sunway. The kids were overjoy when they were feeding the birds as the birds would just rest on the palms, hands or even head for the food. It was a great experienced.

Next, we spent some hours at the wavy pool before we went up to have some greater excitement of tube cruising. I did not imagine the little one finished twice before I had my first ride. It was amazingly excited and I remembered hearing my own scream! The elder could not stop for the ride till I mentioned that it would be the last ride. He was most excited but did not seem to get tired for this cruising! The little one then sand-playing on the man-made beach till his back "burnt" I could see his back become darken and I am sure there will be skin shedding soon for him.

It was indeed a great days for this visit. Well done Sunway!

First sight of aging.... but I am not ready...

2010-03-28T20:07:00.002+08:00

As I am approaching 40 soon, there should be some expected sight of aging. But I am not really ready for the transition yet. I experienced memory lost, impatience and "degraded" physical stamina. Last week, I experienced yet another sight. I hope it was not...

I started having not focus vision for objects or characters close to me, perhaps at 4 - 5 inches range. Although I asked others that if they could distinguish the characters at this range, some replied could not and the characters remain blurr. But I did not remember having such poor focus before. is this another sight of aging?

That night when I was haunted with this vision short sighted signature, I was really really down and upset. I was not yet ready... Or should I!

Wilson sick on birthday...

2010-03-25T13:39:00.003+08:00

I was driving to see you when the kindergarden rang me, informing me that the little one felt not comfortable and suffered with slight fever. I decided to have the little one to see the doctor after the visit. It was a fast visit but I hope you understand.

The little show exhausted appearance and I believed he felt relief when seeing me at the doorstep. We hurry to the nearby clinic where he used to have medical check before. It was not till 2.30pm before we were attended by the doctor. The little one had another stomach purging when it was our turn for medical attention... I bet Wilson has slight food poison. And so we hurry home after the examination. On the way home, I joked with him if he would like to have soft drink. And he replied yes. I explained to him that while having fever, one should not consume any soft drink. He argued that he saw me drinking 100plus when I was too having fever some weeks ago. I choked with reply!!! From this one, I realized that the kids are watching and following my footsteps and behaviors. I would need to be more attentive and careful. They are growing up.

It was Wilson birthday and he was down with fever... And I did not have to work and left the laptop at office but yet need to attend to calls and direct with calls.

Happy Birthday Wilson

2010-03-24T00:02:00.003+08:00

Today marks the 6th birthday of wilson. It is always pleasure to have preparation for him to have small celebration with his fellow friends at school. He chose a gift. It is somehow an unexpected one as he chose a set of scissors that could cut paper in different shape.

Wilson always has preferences in drawing and cutting out figure and gluing them together. I hope he would continue enjoying this art but without having too much rubbish at his room.

Well, happy birthday Wilson and thankyou, Soo King for having wilson with me.

Wilson is sleeping soundly now and I just kissed on his cute face. He is my cute little prince.

I lost my tooth, daddy...

2010-03-22T22:12:00.002+08:00

At the return of the trip from Malacca, the little one shown me that he lost his first tooth. He was still smiling mention that the tooth finally drop off now. Then, he remain quiet throughout the journey. It was a little unusual for him for being this quiet. I knew he was worry. So we tried to comfort him and his elder brother seem to be his most trusted buddy then. He would more attentive to his elder brother than bothering me. I then realized that the kids are growing and growing fast. Next we told the little that the tooth had to be threw up to the roof so he would be blessed with a new healthy tooth. He laughed and started joking with us. The kids would have another transistion soon.

Another visit to Malacca

2010-03-22T21:48:00.005+08:00

During this short school break, we went to the Malacca after spending 1 night at PJ. It was another trip after the last visit in 2007. The kids still remembered the last trip with the trishaw riding and chicken rice ball.
This would be my 4th visit to Malacca. First when I was in Form two during a school trip. 2nd time right after the graduation when we were touring around West Malaysia before departed for future. Thrid being in 2007. That trip also saw the little one suffered from food poisoning and hospitalized after the trip.
It was a great trip again although I was greatly upset with the service provided by the so called 5-star hotel (Marriot...)
First, when I checked in at 2.30pm, I was informed the room was not ready. Then when I requested to have the key first so I would not need to return to collect the keys. I was refused and the receptionist resisted and I walked off. Some three hours later, I returned to the hotel in anticipation that the room would have been ready. I had the car drove to the hotel car park but I was shocked to be asked that I would need to pay for an entrance fees of RM3. I was totally furious about this.
I walked to the counter and demanded for the key and I asked why I needed to pay the RM3 parking fees as I was already the hotel guest. The receptionist insisted that it was the hotel policy. And so I demanded for the manager. The so called manager explained to me that she needed to pay for car park too during her stay in KL etc. I replied that that was not relevant to this incident as it would not be my interests if someone else charged for someone else. The issue was then I was charged now. I further challenged that what if I just parked the car at the lobby side to collect the key and would I still be charged for the entrance fees. She could only stared at me smiling. I further asked why I would need to pay as it was the hotel fault for not issuing the key to me when I checked in some three hours ago. Was I not the hotel guest by then? She claimed she would reimburse the fee but I commented that it was not for the RM3 but it was the thought for customer that count. I walked off without bother such so called 5-star hotel manager. I was furious as well as I was not being called to inform that the room was ready. For the charges that I paid and at which I had left the counter with anger remark, the hotel should have called informing me of the room readiness. Nothing. I was not called etc. We had the kids to the swimming pool and upon return, there was a letter to me that requested for a return call to the manager. I laughed... why would I need to return call as the hotel should have approached me personally instead of a note.
5 star hotel.. Beware and such hotel would not worth to spend money on.
When I checked out the next morning, I was shocked to have found out that the home address was wrong. I shaked my head as that address was just simply "copied" from my IC with error. The IC have clearly legible text that no one would have spell wrongly. I just wonder why Jalan Emas had become Jalan Ehsan. This had proven again how profesional for this hotel. Next, I swiped my card and observed that the parking fees was not reimbursed. This hotel was not thoughful for its customer but also not trustworthy for its promise. Well, this would be my first and last visit to Marriot. You have failed me. When I have time, I would write to the hotel management for this unpleasant stay.

Very very sad...

2010-03-12T07:27:00.002+08:00

I saw the news... 3 kids dead in a fire. This is absolutely the saddest news of all. Prior to this, there was another 4 other had the same fate in fire. My heart sank when reading the news. Really, this should not happen to kids or anyone. Accident may not be able to be eliminated but there must be something to be done to avoid it.
I remembered when I was the intel engineer while attending a training, the coach asked what would be our next thing to do after the safety precaution sharing. I mentioned that I would get a fire exstinguisher. Yet, till today I only have a small tank, which also indeed get this when purchase the Latio as emergency kit.

Why are we adults so stubborn? We own the responsibility but always take for granted. This incident reminded me of my guilt to my wife. I am sorry.

I will discuss this with the kids for some emergency skill especially on fire related matter. There must be an emergency escape path.

Let's not take for grant. May there be no more such news. I do not want to read them anymore!

Trying out old IMAC G4 with Leopard

2010-03-10T21:36:00.002+08:00

Moments ago, I bought a used Imac G4. The configuration will be considered outdated by today standard, but the condition and performance of the Imac is still wonderfully fast and stable. I would not think if I would try on an old PC that introduced more than 5 years ago.
The Imac G4 has a wonderful and attractive design in which I stil believed it inspired to be display as some form of decoration at home. Again the PC really lose out with the dull and boring square casing that never change except for some cosmetically face-off.
I am still in the mid of forcing the Imac G4 to be loaded with Leopard OS. I did not have any luck yet but I believed I will success when the 512MB PC133 SDRAM delivered to me tomorrow. Here I come again Mac OSX.
Continue to try on.

This is me... Well 90% accurate

2010-03-07T23:06:00.002+08:00

7 years ago while I was still a young engineer, I went for a 2-day EQ course. In the course, there was an analysis of self.... I still have this report and I still believed it is over 90% accurate of myself.

And here are the summary of the report...

Generally, your personality can be summarized as that of 'Creative Decider'

Your strengths are as follows
In a system that functions like a car, you would be the accelerator, while others would be viewed by you as the brakes. As iron is to a towering edifice, so are you to an organisation whose survival depends on the ability to devote seriousness to all tasks. For you, no nonsense is best sense. You thrive best in an atmosphere of instantaneity, where all endeavours and results are best executed and anticipated in the shortest time. You are probably most comfortable when the reins of authority are placed in your hands because of your preference towards assuming leadership. You love challenges.

Just as yeast and heat are important to the baker in raising and baking a cake, so are power and authority essential to you to get a task completed. It is very important to you to be given the freedom to complete a job. You are a person of action who likes to get things done quickly. Others often have difficulty keeping pace with you since you find them too slow for you. Bungee-jumping and the Camel Trophy would seem like child's play to you, given your keen sense of adventure and risk-taking.

Your desire to win motivates you to strive for greater heights. In short, you are Olympic material. Your refusal to be seen in weakness reinforces your appearance as an entity of steel, strength and courage.

You may have these weaknesses
What you reap is what you sow. Sow the seeds of kindness and you'll reap its abundant harvest. Touch another's life and one day that life may enrich yours in ways unimaginable. Show others of your keen interest by displaying a little enthusiasm and excitement in what they have to say. You may find it difficult to mix around with others. Reach out to others and they'll reach out to you. Be friendlier the next time you meet others. Though you are not comfortable in meeting, you need to learn to.

Respond to others in a more spontaneous way. Add a little more passion, devotion and power into your daily work and daily life and in all your relationships.

A summary of your strengths are as follows
Love challenges
Need to be given the power & authority to get the job done
Like to be different from others
Are known for coming up with new ideas
Are versatile
Are creative
Enjoy artistic activities

A summary of your weaknesses are as follows
Are too aggressive
Find working in teams too much of a bother
Are perceived by others as strange and too individualistic
Are easily bored, constantly desire to do new things
Tend to be a proud person
Tend to be impulsive
Are hot-tempered

In order to nurture your Emotional Intelligence (EQ), you should develop
Gentleness in speaking to others
More patience
Greater sensitivity to others' feelings
Ability to communicate your ideas to others
Ability to work in a team with others
Awareness that others may find your new ideas as rather 'wild'
Better skills in introducing changes which are seen to break traditions
Ability to 'include' and not 'alienate' others when you try to introduce new ideas

You tend to express your creativity in the following ways
Relatively brief analysis is applied due to drive to get things done fast.
May not be so open to ideas of others, preferring to do it on own so as to maintain control and feel a sense of superiority. May shun established methods and push ahead according to own way.
Quick, though hasty, generation of ideas, though not refined enough. Practicality, profitability and fast results govern creative generation.
Knows what is wanted.
Good overview and grasp of matters at hand.
Your creative ideas may be viewed as weird and unusual.
Your creative expressions are characterized by total freedom in speaking up, no holds barred.
Expressions of creativity may have shocking elements that are anti-establishment or contrary to tradition.
You have no difficulty to originate something contrary to the status quo if you think that the prevalent ideas are outdated and rigid.
You have the capacity to absorb a vast amount of ideas and opinions with great openness. These would then be analysed according to criteria such as personal freedom, or aesthetic qualities.

How you might improve on your creativity
Beware that many things may have slipped your notice while generating ideas. Refrain from half-prepared outcomes by investing much more time into the thinking and development process.
Make more efforts to explain to others your reasons for choosing a certain way of doing things, because your creative expressions may be viewed as inconsiderate and offensive.
You have to learn to accept other people's opinion and ideas, in humble realization that your way need not always be the best.
Seek an honest unbiased second opinion on works and ideas.
Toe the line if your creative expressions border on moral issues and political acceptability.
Admit that criticism of your ideas and works are inevitable and not necessarily bad.
Beware of personal arrogance and bigotry towards conventional thought and expression.

You can help your organization by
Working independently and guiding others under you.
Pushing others to get the job done.
Producing results and executing tasks on time.
Disciplining dissenters and laidback members.
Providing strong leadership.
Adding value to existing projects.
Inspiring through thought and action.
Enriching current opinions, source of novelty, aestheticism, beauty and art.
Offering totally different problem-solving approaches. Thinking outside the box and employing fresh methods in corporate strategy.
Generating breakthrough ideas and hence, fostering innovation and creativity.

In leadership and supervisory roles, it is important that you try to do the following steps
Be more tolerant of the weaknesses of others.
Present your remarks in a non-threatening manner.
Be more gracious and tactful with your words.
Be more gentle and diplomatic when disagreeing with subordinates.
Listen and consider the suggestions of others.
Be realistic enough and not too dreamy.
Learn to accept criticism of your suggestions.
Follow through on initial ideas before moving to newer ones.
Allow others adequate time to grasp your new ideas.
Translate your creative ideas into something that others can understand.

To enrich your interpersonal relationships with others, try to do the following
Learn to wait.
If you want others to work well under you, be kind and gracious in word and deed.
Admit your mistakes; learn to say sorry more often.
Learn to understanding others difficulties.
Realize that others may be different from you; give allowances for their differences.
Appreciate and humbly bear with others' activities and interests.
Introduce your views and opinions patiently and clearly.
Give others a chance to announce and implement their plans.
Be more realistic when sharing your opinions.
Be open to other's criticisms of your ideas and suggestions.

In facing conflicts, you tend to do this
May come across as stubborn and conceited.
Fight to win.
Get angry quickly.
Hurtful and brash with words.
Come on very strongly.
Wonder why others cannot figure out a simple solution to the problem.
Feel that others around you just don't understand.
Withdraw to a safe environment.

How to better manage yourself when facing conflict
Winning a friend over for life is better than winning a temporary fight.
Be willing to admit you could be wrong.
Don't insist on being right all the time.
Be patient in listening to the other party's views.
Be more aware and thoughtful of the consequences of any harsh remark or action.
Communicate your proposed solution for the conflict in a way that others can understand.
Use your creativity to resolve the conflict.
Accept that not all will think or agree with the way you do.

The following actions may cause stress
Constant and over-supervision.
Not allowed to do things the way you think is right.
Goals and results not achieved.
Authority and power threatened.
Being misunderstood.
Rejection of views and ideas.
Fetters, restrictions, restraints and any form of inhibition and restrictions on forms of expression.

Stress - Why you react the way you do
Despite repeated efforts, there is lack of achievement.
Find that others frustrate your attempts to obtain results.
Perceive that others are too slow.
Discouraged.
Disillusioned.
Rebellion
Withdraw into fantasy world.

Stress - How to overcome your unfavourable reactions
Divert frustration and stress away from people into activities like sports, etc.
Calm down before meeting others.
Speak more softly and gently.
Accept some limitations and work within them.
Accept the reality of the present situation.
Voice your opinions in a less argumentative and provocative way.

Your approach/strategy and attitude towards learning
Productive - much coverage in a short time.
Generally good power of concentration.
Treats difficult subjects as delightful challenges and mountains to conquer.
Strong drive and determination to complete and grasp subject and will not relent until this goal is achieved.
Good sense of overview or organization/direction of subject mater.
Creative approaches by investigating, from different perspectives, a particular interest.
Innovative: new ideas are fused with existing concepts.
Open to new things.
Flexible-minded: adaptable towards new subjects.
Broad minded and receptive to recent developments and almost any theory.

To be a more effective learner
Learn to be more patient and thorough in dealing with details that appear to seem not too relevant at first.
Accept diverse opinions from others and view these opinions as potentially enriching.
Don't be too quick to brush off something as unimportant just because it takes more time to learn.
Adopt more flexibility.
Be more relaxed.
Be more aware of implications of adopting new ideas.
In group settings that require interactive exchanges, be careful not to 'blast away' any stand that seems conventional lest it discourage healthy dialogue form your study partners.
Be prepared to sit through dry spells of boring material if you are to get anywhere eventually.
While applying new perspectives of studying, don't throw away conventional views, the bases of subsequent developments
Adoption of new ideas and unsubstantiated theories may run the risk of deception at personal or others' expense - hence, be cautious.

Over slept thus late for school...sorry kid

2010-03-02T22:21:00.002+08:00

It was Monday when I over slept. It was the first day of school re-open after the extended spring festival holiday of 1 week. I woke up at 7.30am as I reset the alarm to this hour on last saturday.

The elder immediate dashed out from his bed and prepared himself. Nevertheless, we still late for the school. It already 7.45am when we were almost ready to get on to the car. Well, we suffered another delay when on the way, I suddenly felt the pain of the stomach with the call of nature. This unpredicted incident forced us to return home as I would need to get unloaded. It was another 5 minutes later before we could start the engine again.

It was 8.05am when we arrived at the gate of the school. We were lucky as the pupils had just finished the weekly assembly briefing and so we quickly dashed to the classroom before anyone noticed that we were late. The elder joined his fellow classmate soon and I sneaked out the school quietly. I apologized to the elder for the delay. Sorry kid, it was my fault.

Lunar Calendar Birthday

2010-02-20T22:49:00.003+08:00

It was my Lunar Calendar Birthday on 2/20/2010. I woke up late after 9am. It was a little unusual for me to have been still on bed after 8am. It would normally only mean I was either sick or exhausted.

When I was ready to start my Latio engine to have the kids ready for the weekend schooling, it was almost 11am. And I did not yet done the routine household chores of cleaning the toilets and mopping the floor. When the little one bathing, I slipped with my whisper that he did not need to go for the saturday math class. He overjoyed but soon I found I made a wrong promise and so demanded and insisted it would be a normal class for him. He cried due to the broken promise. I insisted and he did not compromise but sobbing for sometimes.

I manage to calm soon after and he seem agreed to take on his bag preparing for his class. It would be normal for us to have brunch before the elder goes for the 2-hour computer class at 12pm and the little one for math class at 1pm.

After sending the elder, we went to the shop and planned to have the little one went for the class at 12.35pm and so reaching there before 1pm. I was having a drinks with a friend before I was rang informing that the Latio had been knocked at the rear bumper at the junction not far away from the shop. I dashed to the scene as it was only 1-minute running distance.

It was fortunate that the bumper only dislodged with some paint-off without serious damage. However, the negotiation of having compensation was not so pleasant as the middle-age lady insisted that she did not know it would have emergency brake with the green traffic light. I demand compensation of RM300 but she refused claiming that she would only pay for the bumper repair, but not the cost of re-painting. I argued with her although RM300 was not really sufficient to have the repair properly done. I should have changed the entire bumper to original new one instead of agreeing for a repair. Why would I agree as it was not my fault to have the bumper being knocked off. I already step back of agreeing for non standard repair...

Yet, she argued but her mother agreed to pay later.

Indeed, all these were done through phone as we let her drove off with her promise that she would compensate. At the time of this blog, I still yet to receive the compensation although her mother (over the phone) agreed to settle for this sum. I would wait.

And so I had the two cars numbers for Magnum4D and damacai. At 8pm, when I checked, her car number came out as special prize winning although shuffle the 4 digits.

It is my birthday today with a late woke up, minor car accident and winning a small sum from special prize from Damacai.

First day of year of the Tiger

2010-02-14T10:25:00.006+08:00

It was almost 1am before the two kids returned and wanted to have the sleep. I would have myself on the floor while the kids on the queen size bed. The mattress isn't suit me at all as it is too soft. I was having back pain when I awake at 4am feeling sore throat and fever. This must be due to too much of heaty cookies as I finished up one whole can without sharing. I tried to force myself to have a nap but it only last another 3 hours then all three of us awake and went to pee together. I passed the new year red packet to the kids and received mine too. Then after, the kids wanted to have a car ride to town for some new year feel.

I told them it was totally different as compare to my childhood day as the street will fill with red papers and full of people on foot. The 4 lanes streets would fill up with two way of people walking from start of the street to end of the street. It would be really harmony to see so many people greeting together. Nowaday, it changed. There isn't any more people on street. There are neither a lot of cars as majority of the people would just rest and chit chat at home avoiding the crowd. The street seems a bit quiet although it was on 8. But it is expected for the first day of chinese new year. The street will be filled with congested cars starting on the second day and peak on the third days. I believed the kids would not be able to witness the occasion of people walk greeting on the street anymore. It is really a kind of memory.

As a common practise on the first day, we would just inside the car and finding the balloon. It is a kind of tradition for me to buy the kids balloons. I stopped at the vege shop and hoping can pack some vege noodles back. I was no luck as the vege shop no longer served those economical take away type vege noodles. Soo King was always keen to have it on the first day as she practised vege for whole day on the first. But we always ended up without having the noodles as we awaked late last time. This year, I awake early but still finding no vege noodles. I am sorry, Soo King.

I had the kids stopped at the food stall while I queued up buying noodles for them. Yes, it is queuing up. It took me around half an hour before i could order my menu although it was still before 8.30am and there wasn't too many people at the stalls. Next, we were on the car ride again although Kampar is not a stranger to us. I guessed this is the new year mood and You would have followed us too. Happy New Year!

Ushering to year of Tiger

2010-02-13T20:19:00.002+08:00

At the eve of the arrival of tiger year, I dressed myself in red. I was in the clothing which you bought for me in year 2008. This will mark arrival of 2010(well at least for lunar calendar) and I believed it has a special meaning for me. Yaya... this year also granted me the age of 39. It would be just another three hundred plus day before I marched myself to 40....

I will face the new year and coming years with new resolution and new hope. I will.
We started off the eve with a visit to you before we drove to Kampar. It is the same eve with a sunny hot afternoon. Mother has been busy preparing dishes and I would just open and search for my favourite home made cookies. Soo King, join us for the reunion lunch and we remember you. By the way, join us also for the "chop up for higher fortune"

"Who moved my cheese"

2010-02-12T12:23:00.003+08:00

Last night, the elder suddenly dropped by to the room with a book on his hand, titled "Who moved my cheese". He commented that he finished the book and understand the message. He also said he understand why his mother bought this book for him.

I halted and asked him what is the message of the book. He commented that one must look ahead and do not just stay at what it is now. I nodded and requested him to convey this same message to you. I saw him giving a short talk at front of your protrait but suddenly I could feel an acute pain at heart. It would be extremely wonderful to hear the elder words. He said thank you mother for buying this book. I choked on words...

A cake with wishes on my 39th BIRTHDAY

2010-02-02T08:10:00.003+08:00

I received a cake. A small one with a lit candle. It was a special one as I could feel the wishes and meaning of it. I also received greeting from sms, facebook (why nowaday birthday greeting on facebook), a card and emails.

Ya... I am 39 now.

Really sad

2010-02-02T07:53:00.004+08:00

Yesterday was a replacement holiday for my work but I would still need to fetch the elder one to school in the early morning. The elder had commented that he wanted to be at school a bit earlier instead of leaving him only 5 minutes before the bell rang. And so we left house at 7am. The assess to the school always clear except at the junction before the school entrace. However, it was messy that morning as there was traffic jam. I saw a school bus halted at the mid of the road and people gathering, protraiting a scene of classic accident.

I passed by without stopping as I always did not want to witness such incident. I could never feel better on such occasion. I turned to the left when passing by the bus and glimpsed the legs and the body has been covered with newspaper. I knew it was a fatal case. It involved either a bicycle or motorcycle... I was so sad that I immediately cursed the bus driver. I bet it would be a case of ignorant of the bus driver. I saw how those school bus being driven as they always tried to squeeze through and speed off. I also saw where the bus stopping at the mid of the busy road and asking the students to get down with the passingby cars not farther than half a feet away. Damn!

I was so sorry on the spot of this loss of life. I hope the boy will rest in peace. I am sorry. I just could not offer a helping hand. I switched to another alternative route to return home as I could not bear the feeling of seeing loss. I am sorry!Today, on my birthday, I saw this photo on the STAR and it immediately reminded me of the incident. I could swear it was the deadly accident I saw yesterday. This photo really has an impact to me. I remembered the reminder ..."the kids must not have motorcycles" and this is the reminder from you, Soo King. I remember!

Android phones... Magic --> Hero --> Nexus 1

2010-02-01T00:28:00.003+08:00

I have been trying out phones with the latest trial on Android. This is a new mobile phone OS which I believed it can compete head to head with Iphone. I would predict the end of windows mobile due to its outdated stylus based touch style. Without almost every touch based phones are using fingers, the outdated WM6.5 with same old stylus interface really making me sick.

I had both touch diamond 2 and touch HD with me last week, but I discarded them within the same first hour. Come on, it is first hour of trial... There is no different for WM... same slow performance and same old windows based interface. Sick!

I am still praising iphone for its intuitive and innovation although I expect more changes on the Iphone. Lately, I have my hands on the android, with first the HTC magic. The feel is really different. It is closely resembled to windows but with a lot of speed and easier to navigate. This is amazingly simple and smooth. Well done Google Android!

I had used the Magic for 5 days now and have my hand on the upgrade version now, HTC Hero. The white curvy phone really caught my attention even when it was just paper released last year. Now I am downloading the Android 2.1 to customize the Hero.

Tonight, I was lucky as a friend of mine brought me the just newly launched Nexus 1. Only word, wowwwwww.... Iphone, you better worry now with the Android really taking seriously into the market. The screen is so so much better compare to the iphone now and it is so fast with its 1GHz processor. This is what I called fast. WM, be serious on the speed improvement. It is not only you in the market of PDA based phone.

Well, where is Symbian... oppsss.... btw, what is Symbian. Nokia is the next one need to worry about its market share for its also outdated OS... WM and Symbian will soon be the history.

Well done, Android!

1 month after the new year 2010

2010-01-31T11:07:00.002+08:00

Today is the 31 days of the 2010 calendar. It marked the end of first month after another 13 hours. I believed it is a time to start look back for self resolution as a starting point review. Well, the kids are definitely growing up and getting more independence. The elder one definitely grow up as he becomes more cautious and thoughtful on his speech and action although he is still carrying his typical trait of "not bother". His studies shown a bit of improvement. I still do not yet able to find time to guide him on his studies and he seems to be overjoy on this. This is simple reaction as I always carry my temper whenever I am guiding his studies. I bet this is one of the first attitude change I will need to manage. I just do not know why I still carry such a bad temper. Some days ago, I read one of the EQ assessment I had attended. The assessment described my character with almost over 90% accuracy.

The assessment claimed I am impatience, fast, do not listen to comment, always have self judgment etc. I believed I have been having this character ever since I have confidence in myself since I was young. There was sometime perhaps I was really humble that I believed Soo King also commented that I changed. But that was only lasted for not more than 6 months. May be I need to find back that character and control my emotion and expectation to others.

Well, back on kid...

The little has grew up to be more cheerful but started having disobey attitude and stubborn. I can see him inherit 90% of my character. I bet this is my fault. After all, I believed they observed alot of my attitude and matched to mine... This will need to be changed soon.

Avatar

2010-01-22T07:44:00.002+08:00

When I watched the movie preview, it did not impress me at all. I thought it was just another CG base science fiction type movie. And so I was resisting to watch the film when it was on show. It was after three weeks later then I entered the cinema without any expectation.

It was really similar when Titanic was on show and received tremendous feedback as best movie of the year and so I was holding on to enter the cinema. I did not know why but both movies I did not like to join the crowd.

The movie started and so the aircraft reached Pandora. The introduction immediately drew my attention. It was really a revolutional idea and concept protraited for the movie. I guess the transfer of the arena of such natives to the planet Pandora really created some new hopes and excitement. I believed the natives could still resembled some of the natives elsewhere on Earth but if the screening was on local natives, this movie will not draw such tremendous success feedback.

The only comment... it is ugly for human...

Food Poison...

2010-01-20T13:00:00.002+08:00

It was Sunday after the dinner when I started to have the stomach irration, sighting food poisoning. It was however, not that serious and so I did not bother the periodic pain. The pain continued for two days ryhthmatically and so finally I visited to the doctor to seek medication assistance.

It was really lucky that the two kids did not suffer the same although the elder already down with fever for two days. May be the purging will help in weight losing. LOL.

Trip to Singapore

2010-01-12T20:34:00.005+08:00

We spent a 5 days holiday in Singapore during the December school break. The kids were overjoy when they were told about the trip. They were keen to board the plane at Ipoh. It was a small propeller plane that housed 80 people on a single trip. Although the kids had spent over 24 hours on plane when flying to US a few years back, they could have forgetten the "suffer" of long hour flying.

It was just 90 minutes flight before we landed at the Changi budget airport. It was so near now! The kids were always playing with their coursins on the way to the apartment. It was a surprise that the elder mentioned that he likes Singapore as it is more organized, less rubbish and more importantly he could easily "shopping" just at the ground floor of the apartment. What an idea! Perhaps this is really a place for younsters.

It was really a nice trip. There is at least a few items I notice the difference.

1) the broadband in Singapore is ssssssssssssssooooooo FAST

2) the spending on taxi and transport is a lot

3) shopping, ya only shopping and the branded items are way way cheaper

4) there are more Chinese than local on the streets

Next trip, I shall bring the kids to Hong Kong.

New year resolution

2010-01-05T12:58:00.002+08:00

Normally I always have some ambitions and goals at the beginning of the years. But it turned out that most of them could not be accomplished at later stage. This repeats every year. I blame no other but myself.

This year, I have only three

1) lose weight. I will need to control for not over 65kg. Now 78kg...wow. This is something that I did not aware of till last Christmas. This goal also will parallel to the committed weekday morning wogging.

2) eyes on kids for education. I had been "neglecting" the kids' performance in education as I always believed they are kids and let them have some fun and childhood days. But with the elder approaching to standard six next year, I believed something has to be get started. I hope I can afford half an hour daily for the kids before they embark on FACEBOOK.

3) Cherish. I will need to cherish for whatever and whoever with me and was with me before. Alghough I still have some hatre over some guys and girls. I will forgive and move on. I hope those who hate me will let go.

After all, these are the three simple resolutions. Hmmm... I will have KPI later. Dr. Koh, you want to measure this?

Pasar Malam on Tuesday night

2010-01-04T09:56:00.003+08:00

Before the kids with us, we spent every tuesday night walking around the pasar malam (night market) for food and some grocery items. You would not cook on the Tuesday night and when I returned home from work, it was almost time for the "shopping"

Till the kids joint us in end of 2007, we started going to the pasar malam as you would cook for the kids. You always wanted the kids to have good food and the good food would be from you. There were always great dishes I enjoyed. I do not think I could find any more similar now. I never told you that there are and always are dishes I enjoyed. Those are something really simple but I like them. I may one day try to cook myself, with my own memory of taste. I hope I can have them again. but of course with you together!

Fire works on new year

2010-01-04T09:43:00.005+08:00

In 2000 1/1, there was the first public held countdown with display of fireworks in Kampar. We had the elder together although he was just in his 4th month old. It was a great fire works display!

In 2005 1/1, we were on way home after an extended long hours drive. They were people gathering for the scheduled fire works. We drove the kids out at before the count down and witnessed the fireworks at the car park of the mall. It was the first new year countdown for us in US.

In 2008 1/1, we were at the Padang Besar with two kids. We did not go there with purpose but it was really a drive around which we ended up there. The kids were running on the field. We managed to witness glance of fireworks from afar. The kids were enjoying the fireworks while we just stand there watching.

In 2010 1/1, there was again fireworks on the Padang Besar Ipoh. I believed you would be witnessing this display as well.

There were other years which we spent the time together on countdown with fireworks. We were at Esplanade, Gurney Drive. I remember.

Christmas and Soya Bean

2009-12-28T09:50:00.004+08:00

I always like the Soya Bean. I do not have any preferences on any choice or any particular shops as long as it is smooth in mouth and tasty. Soo King always enjoyed the same. Soya Bean will remain forever in my memory as I did not fulfill Soo King last wish to have it. She requested two items but I only managed to get one, while I said we always could have it later and did not really need to have it now. I am still regret on this.

This shop is always proclaimed the best in Ipoh town and I believed the crowd of line up was really scary on the Christmas holiday. And so I told my friend to drive off as we can always return and we do not need to join the crowd to squeeze through. I hope I could still find the time to try the soya bean curb again.

Teluk Batek

2009-12-25T18:26:00.004+08:00

We decided to have a short half-day trip to the nearby Teluk Batek on the Christmas break. The kids were overjoy when hearing that they could be on the beach again as they always wanted to have some funs with the sands, sea shell collecting and swimming.

It was morning at 7.30am but both of the kids were not awaked yet and so we only started off the journey at 8.15am. The journey to the beach took us nearly 1 hour and I accidentally drove the car to the TLDM (Royal Malaysian Marine) and stopped by them at the entrance. I could only laughed as this was the first ever mistake to Teluk Batek after numerous trips before.

At arrival, the kids dashed to the beach and having their funs. The little on always wanted to have sea shell collection. I did not know from where he had this idea of collecting but he insisted. It was a great day for sea swimming as it was cloudy and windy. We spent nearly 1 hour inside the water before cleaned up.

We then stopped by at the Kampung Koh for a great lunch with crabs , fishes and prawns. All of these just costed us RM70. It was really excellent as we could see the restaurant immediately filled up with other customers. We reached home at 1.30pm and all I could do after parking my car was to have myself rested on bed. I slept till 6pm while the kids watching video without the complaints of tired. Well, I know this is sight of aging for myself.

Christmas Count down 2009

2009-12-25T18:13:00.004+08:00

We normally do not have Christmas count down. This year was a bit different with some little fun with the kids. We turned on the youtube with Christmas and the kids were sing dancing on the bed and we popped open the juice.

But what really interested the kids were the gifts. They grabbed them and opened to find what are the special gifts. After all, I did not prepare these gifts but my sis did. The kids returned me with some hand drawing cards.

It is Christmas again. Merry Christmas, SooKing!

I am so sad seeing loss of 4 children in the news.

2009-12-24T13:04:00.003+08:00

My heart really sank when I read such a news where all 4 cute children were drown. I always avoid such type of disaster news. But I could help myself to ask do we adults have all the safe guard measure to the kids?
Is it our ignorant and negligence?

I am having my kids back this evening for the Christmas Eve and I will definitely cook for them, a long suspended responsibility of myself. Kids, I will cook for you once more.

After all, it will be a gathering dinner for my loved one.

離思

2009-12-22T14:21:00.001+08:00

離思--曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲

若天上有知, 望收到至愛的離思, 他朝有縁, 天上人間携手相聚

A near miss

2009-12-21T21:16:00.002+08:00

I may not be an absolute careful driver but never a reckless driver... On my way home after dinner from sis's home, I normally will need to pass through a narrow street. Tonight there isn't much difference. The only different was that there was a reckless motorcyclist dashed out from a junction. I braked and skidded but fortunately I drifted to the opposite of this motorcyclist and manage to avoid a deadly collision.
I reminded myself to always careful and cautious about such incident again. I will.

Finally back...

2009-12-14T21:10:00.003+08:00

After almost 1 week off home and country, now finally back rest on bed. There had been some great feeling for this trip with two kids. Will need to look for some times to arrange them for sharing soon. But now I need to rest for a while...

A new grand restaurant

2009-12-08T20:25:00.004+08:00

At the side of this restaurant, it used to be an economical shopping spot for the local. I remembered I spent quite a number of days and nights there with my parents brought me there for buying shoes, clothes, begs etc. But it has since been in transformation to a grand 3 storey exclusive restaurant. I am looking forward to be a guest in this hall when it is ready before the Chinese New Year.

A good place for relax

2009-12-08T20:16:00.002+08:00

Moment ago, I went back to Kampar for a night as the kids are spending the school holidays with their grand mother. The kids always like to be at the grand parents' place as they will be king and can openly demand for anythings.

I went to the nearby lake, which is also the entrance to the Unitar and it is indeed a long stretch of lake side with fence. They are numerous youngsters and oldsters fishing at night. Everyone seems enjoy the cool night and relaxing fishing with chit chats. I could also withnessed some couples dating at a spot or two. It is really a nice haven for the local to enjoy the nice and night scenery. After all, I hope people do not damage but can maintain this nice spot for relax.

Waiting for my turn...

2009-12-01T20:48:00.003+08:00

Last Sunday I was at hometown and my dad reminded that they would be a bit busy due to customers' booking for palm reading. He claimed the customers came with bus. Wow, I was really amazed on hearing this and so I grabbed the Canon and dashed to the scene.

It was about 9am and yet I really observed there were two buses at front with approximate 30 - 40 waiting customers. I did not really know why people came in group for palm reading. Well, my father never want to read my palm but yet accurately providing some hints to others. After all, it is reference for me as far as the palm reading is concerned.

Another visit to "Big Tree foot"

2009-12-01T20:31:00.003+08:00

It is always a place of people for food. Last Friday, I tried again and the place was full of outstationers. How do I know, well they spoke either Hokkien or Mandarin. These are rarely spoken in Ipoh where majority only bother to greet in Cantonese. It was full of people, including some Mat Salleh.

It would be better if there is free WIFI..lol

Credit Card Potong!

2009-12-01T20:24:00.002+08:00

Today I received a letter from H bank informing that I will need to pay off the unauthorized transaction; as the transactions were conducted before the bank was notified. On reading this letter, I just cut the credit card and rang the H bank that I would need to cancel the card. I took out another few cards and all potong on spot.

This action had trimmed down the card total to 3 and I am still considering cutting another one.

We are copy cat???

2009-11-24T11:56:00.005+08:00

This morning, I read an e-newspaper which carried the title something like this "chienese educational system in Malaysia only create copy cat." This was the statement of a local well recognized historian and research prof.

He went on commented and argued that how many innovation or invention had been from the creative mind of such chinese educated talents! I find this is one most irresponsible comment of all. Not because I am chinese educated but I am responding base on what I am now.

1) Japan is well known as copy cat after WW2 but now what about them? They are the leader in automobile and electronic.

2) USB thumb drive... if I am not mistaken, this is a creation of a local Chinese educated guy who venture his innovation in Taiwan.

3) blablabla

The innovation is not blocked by the media of education system. So prof, are you refering that there isn't any talented art work from Chinese education followers? How many innovations has the western media education system had helped to make Malaysian proud with the world class accepted innovation?

I really could not understand why a person like this is so skeptical in mindset but yet spoke without data.

my old PC

2009-11-23T21:47:00.002+08:00

Moment ago, perhaps only yesterday, I bought home a 20" LCD to hook to my old Dell PC and placed them at side of the bed. The PC has been serving me for at least 5 years without failure except for once I blew the power supply with 220V while it was indeed set at 110V (upon return from US)

With the newly purchased LCD, the old PC seems to be reborn with new life and usage. All of sudden, I could find the PC useful again. Well at least, I could watch movie at ease on bed. Perhaps this is also a signal to myself that I need to reborn... I am finding my life now abit too repetative and monotonoues. What can be the inspiration to my life now?

Maxis...Maybank...my luck

2009-11-19T20:04:00.002+08:00

Today is the listing of Maxis to KLSE. It was really fortunate that I had been "allocated" 3 lots sucessfully, well at least base on Maybank2u eshare status. Nevertheless, the joy faded as soon as when I checked up the CDS did not really deposit with any share. Thus I made a few calls, only to great disappointment that the share allocation had been rejected due to the CDS I used to apply the eshare is a nominee account.... What is this mean? Well it meant I did not acquire any discounted share. I was never told that the online account I am using is indeed a nominee account. I did not know this since the account active in 2003.

The complaint that I really did not like is that at the eshare application, there is no statement warning of which nominee account is not authorized for IPO. A key lesson learn with a few thousand lost...

I was never this lucky..

A view to a kill

2009-11-11T00:04:00.003+08:00

This evening, when approaching the car, I encounter a deadly kill scene... They were killing the bees. It was so closed as the bees hive was just inch above my parking. I never withness such killing scene but I thought this type of killing only be carried out at night? I could be wrong. I could only lock inside the car and watching without anything could be done.

Another visit to Taiping Zoon again

2009-11-08T22:05:00.002+08:00

Having no where to go for the kids with the approaching school holiday, I brought the kids to the nearby zoo again. I remembered we were there at the end of last year and the little one was afraid of riding the train... It was not any more for now and he indeed enjoy the ride more.

The zoo still the same but a little not well kept now with a lot of weeds grow taller than normal. The maintenance of the zoo must work out something or else the appearance will be bad and the habitat also will not suit the animals. Moment ago, I had bought an entry level digicam for the elder and so he is now snapping images everywhere. From the images he caught, there is sight of grow up for the elder one. He could zoom and focus to the animals well. I hope he will well keep the camera, unlike other gadget like the NDS declared permanant damaged not long ago after servicing for slightly more than 2 years old.

A quick snap to Gunung Lang

2009-11-05T22:06:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday, the kids and I woke up in the early morning for the mission to renew their passport. We arrived the immigration at 8.12am but to our disappointment that the daily numbering had been run out while we were still queuing up. This is really annoying...

Later we went to the Gunung Lang to rest our upset. This place is really scenery and I do think that it is a potential for tourist haven if it is managed properly. If it is setup with some fun park at the other side, like what Sentosa has, I believed it will be an added spot in Ipoh besides only those dull caves. Perhaps if I stroke the lottery, I will buy this land for theme park development. Well at least I dare to dream..

First trial of Facial Mask treatment

2009-11-05T21:52:00.003+08:00

My niece passed me a packet of facial masks for free and requested I tried out as according to her who is in her early 20 that I looked like elderly... I, however have not tried such type of facial care product. This would be the first in my entire life.

The first wasn't scary but instead very refreshing with the icy cold facial mask. It feels good and soon after the treatment, the face did feel smoother and I believed it is what this product is designed for. That is to give the user a refreshing feel.

After all, this isn't a bad experience at all. I would recommend this facial mask and it is really good.

Appreciation

2009-11-04T21:48:00.002+08:00

The elder today surprised me with showing his won trophy for being performing excellence in computer studies. I only aware he is good in playing computer games and using it for some kind of drawing but never do i expect him to be well verse with PC. This is really an appreciation of the investment to have him attending the weekly computer class. Well done, kid

Deadly Kampar...

2009-11-02T12:25:00.002+08:00

The name of Kampar suddenly topped the headlines recently, with the unexpected accident of claiming 6 lives. I really hope that there will be no more headlines for this sleeping old town.

May everyone be blessed from now on.

Hit And Run

2009-10-31T12:04:00.003+08:00

Today the elder wanted to visit the dentish and so I parked the car and waited inside the car while he was inside the dental centre. 5 minutes later, a car drove by and double parked beside mine. The driver dashed to the nearby Damacai and his car was parked almost half feet to mine. He dashed back minutes later and reversed his car as there was another car at front. He knocked my rear and I yelled at him to stop. He did not bother and drove away. I looked at the car with the scratches and smudges on the bumper. I started the Nissan and drove off to run after him. There was quite a number of cars ahead thus making him unable to escape. I cut in to this car and demanded for a stop by negotiation.

The driver apologized and he claimed he was speeding off to have his father to hospital. I mentioned to him that he could still squeeze the time for Damacai and so it must not be issue. I demanded compensation and he paid RM200 for my loss. I really hope the repair of the paints would be at this range. I asked him to fetch his father to hospital quickly and drive carefully next time. My poor Nissan!

For those who want to have some luck with Damacai or magnum4D, the car number is KV6279B

Another trip to Cameron Highland

2009-10-27T21:57:00.004+08:00

On Sunday, we went to the Cameron Highland for a short day trip. The kids always remembered this hill stop as they have you accompanied them at least twice last year. The kids remembered you like to have the tea at the tea cafe and remembered what was bought. It was the mouth blowing soap bubble! I had forgotten this as it was the last trip that they had these items bought and had fun with.

It was good to look at them playing and have laughs. I believed they always remembered the moment with you as the little one always said you were doing this or that or like this or that. The kids remember and so do I.

1Malaysia Camp at Kampar with 1 death tragedy

2009-10-27T11:52:00.006+08:00

The news of a pupil drown during the participation to 1Malaysia Camp at Kampar River really sank my heart. It was really a most sadden news for everyone.

I always doubt about the safety precaution by organizing committees for this type of so called camp, outing and even the national service. People always forget the safety manner but only burst the fun parts of it but risk the life of the love one.

I would really wonder why the students are required to cross the bridge at night escpecially now is the raining session? Why at night?

My elder always wanted to join this type of activities but I always refused. I would not agree for the elder to join unless I be presence. I own the sole responsibility of the kids. My elder, I hope you understand this. And I would want to see you build up with better confident, with some exposure of survival, able to swim and response to emergency but till then you are not authorized for all these activities.

I pray for the loss and some one will learn from this type of tragedy.

Shrimping with fun

2009-10-25T08:49:00.003+08:00

The shrimping (or shrimp fishing) is getting common in Ipoh as there is at two setup at my living area. The operation is somehow setup in an old fashion type. I would imagine that it could be resembled something like

1) customize family room with small pond and BBQ setup which can immediately cook the catch

2) table top with small shrimping rope to see the shrimp on the catch and also can immediate BBQ

This type of setup will definitely draw huge attention from youngsters and family as a gathering spots instead of getting rare old man type hobby of fishing.

May be I will need to get some funding sponsor and will setup this type of catch and cook yourself restaurant. Well at least in conceptual

Credict Card

2009-10-25T00:28:00.002+08:00

Credit card is always the convenience cash replacement. This is always true especially at travel. Furthermore, with the recent snatch and run incidents, credit card will minimumly "protect" in some sense. This is provided the cancellation of credit card is done immediately before next swiping process.

The government decision to impose RM50 per credit card would not be a good idea at all. This tax should be imposed on bank as the card is issued by the bank and "forcefully" urging the client to spend with the card. The bank policy to almost freely give away credit card and thus result the bad debts should be the responsibility of bank as of not careful in client selection. Why the bad debts due to credit frault has to been divert to customers instead. I would want to see which bank will realize their responsibility and contribution to these bad debts and would subsidize the credit card tax. I would wait till the last week of Dec to cancel the excess cards.

I will choose to have the bank that has the best service to maintain the credit card. Or else, sorry, you are on the list of cancellation.

Gift of the year

2009-10-24T09:32:00.003+08:00

This is the gift that we bought together perhaps in year 1992 when my parents moved to a new house from a wooden hut. I could still remember we were choosing the gift of house warming at Ipoh. The shopping mall was Crescendo and now Olympia College.

The bell is still at front of my parents house. Whenever there are blowing winds, the bell still gives its sweetest jingle. It reminds me of you.

Lesson to the kids

2009-10-23T07:33:00.002+08:00

The elder one is always timid and shy to express especially at conflict or in stress. The little however tend to perference do not assume responsibility even when he was at fault.

There was an incident last night. The glass dining table somehow had one of its 4 legs "detached" but luckily the table did not collapse and broke. When I spotted that, two kids were holding the leg and trying to align it back. Quickly I applied glue to seal it back but worrying that the leg will be detached again and so the table will collapse. I will hope it will not.

I had interrogated them who was at fault and how this incident happen. They could not offer a good explanation although did provide some brief details. Apparently I found out that the glue had degraded and so with slight push, the leg would be bent. I had a talk to them and pretended wanted to can them. I demanded the admission of who were at fault...

The elder one claimed the little one had pushed the table and he saw the leg bent and so help to hold the table. He said the little instead went upstair and came back with toys assume nothing happen. I turned and asked the little one if this was so. He silence neither admit or deny but just stared pity at me. Then I led the elder inside the wash room and pretended canning his brother. He somehow explained further after this but still did not admit either. I asked him to stare at the wall for a while and tell me what had happened.

A while later, he told me that he pushed the table but did not aware that the leg had bent while he went up to locate toys. Upon returning he saw his brother holding the table and so he helped.OK, this is abit better.

The elder one however, leaked out to him that I never canned him... I hope the little one will learn something but not treading this as a game..

I would need to spend more time talk to these two prince of mine.

Gaining weight

2009-10-22T07:31:00.002+08:00

I had been noticing that I am on the way to have the weight gain. First of all, I started observing the dummy then the chubby face. I really do not like to see myself in this figure and will definitely trim down. May be I will need to have some exercise; may be I do need for some body trimming programme. Hmmm.... may be all I need is to control my diet?

The elder also on the same path of weight gaining. And he is so noticable. There are muscles building up on his body. May be two of us will need to work harder with exercise or else we will be fatty dad and son.