Once Bitten Twice Shy...

The rain has come once again. It's particularly heavy this afternoon. The roads are flooded with vehicles. Nothing's better than being at one's home at this hour. I received a cd with very nice collections of songs from a friend today. I gotta admit that I really like these songs, perhaps a reflection of my jazzy taste. I can't wait for the other 4 cds with 20 songs each.


Last week, I went back to the same steamboat restaurant. I guess I really had enough, haha. The reason is simple. Same food with huge quatity makes it abit dull. Anyways, the farewell dinners are still on-going. But I don't think I wanna go back to the same restaurant for the 3rd time, hehe.


No, those are not worms!

Yea, scoop anything you want



Look closer. That's a real snail in the bushes.

Burp...

Yam....... char....

Yes! It's 20 past midnight!

Last Saturday saw an interesting match between Chelsea and Man U in the Premier League. Ballack was the hero of the match. So, it's really gonna be intense for these 2 teams as they are now neck to neck on the chart.

Steam the Boat!

Food, food and food. Alot of eating outs with family and friends lately. Perhaps it's time to taste as much food here as possible before missing the local delicacies. I have to admit that I was spoilt with the choices of food we have here. It's so variety! Many restaurants nowadays came up with fancy ideas and good deals.

One of the restaurants I went to was in Sunway. It is a steamboat restaurant. Just in case some do not know what steamboat means: steamboat is a package of food where you have choices to dip in raw foods into a pot filled with hot boiling soup (broth). It's all DIY and the food is provided.

So, this restaurant has a variety of food. From seafood (crab, fish, prawns, cockels, mussels, etc), yong tau fu, meat (chicken, etc), veges, to desserts (ice-cream). In addition, they also offer fried chicken wings with honey coating periodically everyday. All for only RM18!! Eat all you can!


Steam the boat (steamboat) hehe.

Seafood and meat

Yong tau fu

Chicken wings with honey coating

This restaurant opens from morning till midnight. We went at 1030pm as it was a last minute decision and also to avoid horrendous queue. I am going back to this restaurant for more. Anyone wanna join, hehe. Btw, the food is halal. So, you can bring all your friends here.

We did 4 rounds!

Ok, so much so about food. I was searching for some singlets and ehem...shorts. I went to this hypermarket. Surprise, surprise. I can't find a size which could fit my ... body! It's all either L or XL or XXL. You know asian figures are beautifully more petite than their western counterparts, ehem. I wonder why these hypermarkets are taking in so many unwanted sizes coz they were piling up on the stacks. It's either they surveyed that Malaysian men are mostly obese or they are not using their brains in marketing coz they are selling items which are not on demand. The size that I wanted were all sold out! But I managed to grab hold of 2 pairs, hehe. Better than nothing.

Oh yea, also we went to this Jap restaurants in 1U. Expensive and the food is so comme si comme sa (whatever). It was compensated with Ba Kut Teh later at 11pm in Chow Kit coz still hungry or it didn't. Don't think otherwise, k.

Nothing fancy about this restaurant. It's either my tongue was having problem, the food that night was really .... ehem. No comments. But anyhow, it was a great outing with my friends who made it so hard for it to happen!


Looking forward to more food this coming week!

PUNCH OUT!

The clock was ticking by and slowly I was anticipating a degree of uncertainty. The work was done. I could have left but my heart suddenly felt heavy. People were teasing me as if I was a lil' kid going to a boarding school. I was tired, very tired indeed for the past few days due to drills of work. I wasn't sure if it was physically or emotionally feeling a sense of detachment. That it was so unreal.

Then, the clock on the wall struck 6pm. PUNCH OUT! I am literally leaving this place. The place where I spent most of my time all this while. The place where I met the same faces every morning working, gossiping, joking, planning for lunch and learning together. Also the place where I faced alot of stress gotta arrive early, leave late and meeting all kinda people from all walks of life.

I know it sounds hypocritical, I was waiting to leave for a long time ago but when the time came, I really wasn't sure if I could say goodbye. Perhaps, it was just a matter of getting adjusted. So, I left, again with a heavy heart. The traffic also seemed like not wanting me to leave the place. I was literally stuck in the traffic for 40mins before I could leave this place. First thing in mind was FOOD! Guess what kinda food..... it's reward time, hehe.

So, I ate and now resting. Dunno what's going to happen next. But one thing for sure, I am gonna have alot of rest before starting my whole new journey in a new new place!

40 hours OrdeaL

Finally! 40 hours ordeal is over. Just making a statement so that 30 years from now, at least I have something to be amazed at. 'What?! Did I really do that?'

I know that 2 figures sound exhausting but the fact is that, it's really exhausting and I am savouring every minute of relief I've got now. It's not just the figures, but the pain I have in both my knees and ankles, the burning eyes that I've got and the lightness my head feels.

Alright, 6 more hours to go before another day begins. Can't wait for a long break to come by.

I see people dying...

It was the same pale look I saw in others. 10 mins ago, it did not even cross my mind that his time was up. This look was horrible. I recognized it! It's a sign. At least there was time for family to gather around. I was speechless. I was only able to look and wait for time to confirm the worst.

Less than 12 hours, he started gasping and became unconscious. He dressed up so smartly. His pearly big white teeth and neatly trimmed hair saw him getting ready for departure. I never saw him so neat before. Neither have I seen him lying motionless.

Life is so vulnerable. I want to look strong and I want to be strong. The road is still so far lying ahead. I am looking forward to my new job, new life and a new adventure. Grin, grin...

I am Leaving.. (1)

Anxious, uncertain,.... I just received news on my transfer to a new town. A town of thousands of miles away. Will I be able to cope? Turning a new leaf, perhaps life will be better. Nonetheless, my fingers crossed.

Who Cares?

The room was tense. It was raining outside. He was lying breathless as if the air was thinning out. Everyone remained calm. His wife and his 2 sons were all by his side. They were all that he had. They were all that he needed. More precious than wealth, a family support.

At one point when family members were asked to wait outside, he retaliated. He refused treatment. He refused orders. He fought with the very last breath he had, so that his sons could be by his side. That moment, strange but true, touches me. I have seen people with family who careless bout them. I see family who pretends to be overcautious when only someone falls sick. But what moved me this time was the sincerity of human beings. A value which is unmeasurable but could only be felt.

It was as if they understood each other perfectly well. They knew they need each other no matter what. And that's the vow that every son or wife has made to her man. Amazingly, they were calm. They weren't angry that their father was ill. Unlike the others, who got so frustrated and blame everyone but themselves for the sick of their family members.


I was told by a friend that there was a man who got divorced because of his mother. This is not the typical movie that we watch. In fact, his dedication in taking care of his chronically sick mother had neglected his own marriage. This kinda filial piety is so rare nowadays. That's why I still think that there are really genuine nice people existing in this world.

I do feel priviledged to be able to see such kind of people. Unlike those people outside the world who pretend to be nice just to take advantage of others or nice just at certain circumstances.

So, while he was catching his breath and the sons were reading prayers beside him, I solemnly whispered so that my family will always by my side whenever I needed them.