The day that I felt….

…. the whole world of disappointment came crashing down on me. Hard.

Blessed – how exactly do we pronounced this?

Somehow I can’t seem to get this out of my head. I’m not an expert in English but I don’t think it’s too bad either.

So my friends somewhat “debated” on the correct pronunciation for the word “blessed”.

All my life, I pronounced it as “bles-sed”.
One my my pro English guru friend argued that it should be pronounced as “blesse-d”.
I understood his explanation in pronouncing it as such, but I still can’t get it.

I don’t think I want to challenge the whole church goers for pronouncing it as “bles-sed” every single week, day in and day out, for the whole of my life? Or even centuries ago?

But then again, this is English. English has a funny way of making people’s life topsy turvy.

What say you?

 

If life can be rewinded

Loving his version of this song.

 

倒帶 – 蕭敬騰

Jam Hsiao Jing Teng -  Rewind

I need…

…a break.

Which is kinda ironic.

 

 

Crazy shit – Only in China

From The Times

November 11, 2009

Chinese police raid workshops producing counterfeit condoms

Jane Macartney in Beijing

Safe sex may not be quite so safe in China. Police have uncovered underground workshops churning out fake condoms in the latest expose of China’s counterfeit industry.The spread of knock-off prophylactics is rampant, state media said. Users can expect little or no protection even though the condoms in question carry the most famous brand names.

The scandal surfaced when police raided a workshop in central Hunan province that was producing counterfeit condoms. The police warned that the contraceptives had already been distributed nationwide and many people may have already bought and used the poor quality items, risking both pregnancy and disease.

Police are still looking for as many as a million condoms produced by the illegal factory.

Four people have been arrested in that condom bust and police described the operation as well organised in the 20-square-metre workshop.

Bare-chested employees were found using vegetable oil to lubricate the condoms to make them smooth and shiny before placing them directly in fibre bags without bothering with sterilisation.

Since March, the workshop had turned out 2.16 million unsterilised condoms labelled as “Jissbon”, “Durex”, “Rough Rider”, “Six Sense” and “Love Card”. The workshop had earned about 80,000 yuan (£7,000).

One police officer said: “This is by far the largest case involving producing and selling fake condoms in Hunan Province.”

He warned buyers that price was a good clue to a counterfeit condom. One online shop based in Hunan province was offering Durex and Six Sense condoms at 15 yuan (£1.30) per pack of 12. The normal market price for Durex condoms in supermarkets and pharmacies is 49 yuan a pack.

The owner defended his products, before hanging up the telephone. “All my products are genuine and sourced from the authorised agencies of the manufacturers.”

The temptation is high to turn out fakes in China — whether DVDs, Louis Vuitton handbags or BMW cars — due to the low cost of labour and raw materials and the difficulty for the police in tracking down such enormous and spread-out workshops.

Officials estimate that a third of all condoms in some areas are fake. The condom market in China is the fourth-largest in the world with annual sales of about two billion. The market is important in a country with a strict family planning policy that restricts urban families to one child per couple.

The next time when you have your honeymoon/trip/fling in China, REMEMBER to bring enough stocks with you. Or else, just go dry for during the whole trip or risk expecting the unexpected.

Malaysia Boleh? Okok-lah.

I say, CHINA SUPER BOLEH!

 

To laugh or to cry….

…….. when someone commented that I looked like my dad’s……

wife… o.0

WTF.

 

 

October mood in Singapore

The first day that we arrived, my cousin and his gf brought us to Vivo City in Singapore (equivalent to Mid Valley City in KL) for dinner at Food Republic.

A different theme compared to Food Republic in Pavilion, KL.

Feels more like China Town to me.

Old, rusty ancient door as part of the decoration.

Trusty, old bicycles from China hanging above the ceiling. From my observation, even the workers behind all the stalls are mostly from China.

My mum and I had sweet and sour fish rice. The presentation was so nice and tempting! Tasted blah with the capital B. The nicest were the eggs, tomato and cucumber.

My dad’s yong tau fu and vege soup. Well, taste good in its own because, they’re greens! Yong tau fu was so so.

 

Can you make out what is it? For Chrit sake, it’s only end of October!! o.0 Giant Xmas tree hidden out from the spotlight on the roof of Vivo City.

If you want to try a shot of getting rich, make a trip to Singapore by Jan 2010. That’s where all the future big guns casinos of South East Asia are going to be, just directly opposite Vivo City, on Sentosa Island.

Super Virgo, docking nearby.

Felt in love with Daiso because everything is at SD$2 and they have MASSIVE cute Christmas decorations. Crap, too excited that I forgot to take pictures.

 

What exactly do I do?

Okay.

So, I have been bombarded with different kind of a typical question of late.
What exactly do I do at home now that I’m on a super long break?

I’m kinda busy. Most people will raise their eyebrows when I said that. Most would think I should be goyang kaki-ing at home.

But, that’s not my main purpose of coming home. I have a mission when I come back. Some asked me whether I’ll be getting a job in Kuching. Problem is, I seriously do not know. It’s not that I don’t want to work. As in, I’m stuck in the middle of the South China Sea. KL or Kuching? KL? Kuching? KL?!!! KUCHING???!! ARgghhhhhhhhHHH… I just bloody don’t know. Can I split myself into half? Nah, that’s not a wise thing to do.

What do I exactly do at home?

It’s mainly about food food food food food food food food food food food food. Nope, I’m not in the F&B industry, nor am I starting one.

Since my dad can only eat certain kind of food, we have to make sure he’s taking enough nutrients because of such restrictions.

It’s either washing, cutting, cooking vegetables, washing, cutting, cooking meats, washing, cutting, blending juices, cooking, blending nutritious meals. Easy job? Now I know how it feels like to be 30% of a housewive. Yupe, 30% is enough to create that awareness in me. Thank you very much.

The things that are taking MOST of my time would be:

1) Peeling the skin of a kampung duck.

Dun play play on this man. The kampung duck have some sort of a rubber super power that make sure the skin is sticking to its meat, like it’s 2nd meat, not skin as in skin. Point is, the kampung duck don’t have much meat, hence the the removal process is kinda prolong. Why should the skin the remove? To cook an oil-less and healthy duck soup.

Luckily, I don’t have to kill the duck myself. Imagine, half dead duck, with half-slit throat, blood sprawling around, duck running around for its life, messy crime scene. Just because it has a rubber super power skin.

2) Sour sop fruit (Angmoh durian)

Ahhh, sour sop, my good friend. Good for health, no doubt, but a big sour soup fruit will take me approximately 1 hour to remove all it’s seeds. Handling 2 at a time? It happens. I can’t control when it wants to ripe. The seeds are sticking to its flesh and its flesh are like sticking with each other. Sour sop is kinda hard to come by, depending on its season.

Whenever a big, fat, juicy sour sop fruit is stumbled upon, it will be stocked up in my house immediately and the necessary procedures are applied when it’s ripe to be refrigerated.

Why should the seeds be removed? To be blended into a healty, goodylicious sour sop drink. We can’t blend them together with the seeds, eh?

Believe me, it will be troublesome to remove the bit and pieces of the seeds from your mouth.

3) Water chestnut

Ahhh, another good friend of mine. Good for cooling down the body. Peeling of the skin is necessary and will take a long time if there’s alot of them. Why should the skin be removed? To be blended into a healthy, cooling water chestnut drink or can also be used for any soup.

Remember to properly wash the water chestnut first before peeling the skin. Don’t want no dirt as extra nutritious value in your drink/soup.

 

Those food are the main food busy-ness of all food that I’m handling.

Other than that, running errands at times when needed – buy groceries, bank, pay bills, cars related, hospital related, settling things for my dad, buy Toto, buy 4d and other adhoc stuffs.

Yeah I know, routine work and kinda boring. I have more free time at night. And thank God mum don’t work on weekends.

Another question, how about myself?

I don’t know. Maybe someone care enough to sponsor a spotlight or crystal ball for me?

I know you guys are kind hearted enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Climb

Came back from Singapore yesterday. Fifth session for my dad.

Woke up at about 6 plus this morning. History in the making, in Kuching that is, for me. Had a 1.6km jog. Not bad. Not bad.

I love listening to songs. Never really came across songs that will give me much impact. This one, however, touch deep into my soul and relate well to whatever I’m going through. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

Timelessness

Have been ages since I last update this blog.

Too many things happening 2nd half of this year, catching me offguard.

Hard, tough, decision have to be made, has been made and in the midst of … adjusting to the decision.

Further decision to be made, but, can only go slow at the moment.

The path that I’m threading seems dark and blurish. Hardly any dim light spotted. Never before have I felt so helpless. Time is passing by every second, without any direction.

Pray hard that what may be, I’ll go through this. That’s life, right? Not all smooth sailing but challenges to make us stronger.

At times like this, how I wish for an angel to protect and guide me.