Sunday, April 12, 2009

be right back...

want to be a bit emo although its not really a big deal because July I will be coming back again...

Saturday, April 11, 2009

here I go again...

best sunset I saw for these 3 weeks holiday

I am all set to go back...

3 weeks just gone like that...

uncountable laughters after 3 months of stoning...

finally my jaw muscles are tired cause laugh too much...

finally I got stomachache cause laugh too much...

glad to meet some of you finally. great times with you all....

eat alot and definitely gained weight, but have 3 months to slim down...

wait for me!!! 3 months later we will go for partay for real!!!

thanks everyone...

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

tradition or go green?

Last Sunday, I woke up at 7am after yumcha section with friends until 4am. Slept for less than 3 hours and have to wake up early in the morning to harm the ozone layer, digging a bigger hole on Mother Earth's skin...

We gather around and burn houses

then we also burn cars...


some even burn computers...

well, it is a 3 weekend activities where people burn whatever they want to and WWF will never take action about it...

yes you are right, its Ching Ming time...time to pay respect to our ancestors by sacrifising our planet Earth. I missed past 2 years due to training and something on...modern people I guess, dont think it will last long though.

First stop we went to Guong Dung Yi San to pay respect to my dad and grandma.

Dont think I am an ass who dont care about my dad for the past 2 years ok? All I think is all these 1 year once thing is nonsense, just like Valentine's Days or Mother's Day where we have to do some special thing for the special one on this special day. Get what I mean??

But I go along with family this year because I came back from Singapore and just feel like doing it.

Its like a market below the pagoda.

Selling ice cream and cold drinks as early as 8am is nothing wrong for these days due to hot weather.

part of the polluted KL...

ingredients to destroy Mother Earth...

luckily my family already simplifies it, still burn but only a small amount. Can't stop them, it is a tradition.

From here we can see the contrast and determine whether this will last long or not..

while the older generations are suffocating...

the younger generations relaxing outside with fresher air...

this explain why can I get this pic... XD ( I am the younger generations what..)

this is the only place you need to rush and get the spot, if not you have to line up and wait. Now a days more and more people prefer to be burned rather than burried. They are actually building second pagoda behind the old one...this shows the demand for it is higher now.

After that, its time to do some proper exercises and some hiking...

got this before reaching our next stop to pay respect to my great great grand father.

family activities~~ clearing and cleaning the place.

We found yam and snails at the 'backyard' of great great grandfather's 'house'

Other than snails, ants...we also found big earth worms.

HUGE EARTH WORM!!!! (there few of them around us...)

We also been told that he was an engineer. We actually ask all the same questions every year for those that we are not so sure. Just wanted to find out some family histories that we will forget like the history we learned in school. Every year will ask again and again...

Then we went to his brother's 'house' deep inside...

a small one due to world war...

Then we went for hiking to my grandfather's 'house' as well as great grand parent's place...

busy uncles aunties behind with stone cousin and bro...

like this pic alot...cool eh??

when we are paying respect to my great grand parents, some malay tv drama shooting crew came to record some scenes...

and most of them wore black under the hot sun...sooooooooooo 'clever'

the sky treat us well that day, not really hot throughout the whole process and its kind of cloudy at the end then it started to rain when we were at our last spot.

thanks SKY!!!

maybe this is the last time for me...who knows?? few cousins and aunties already missed it for many years due work and studies. So I might be the next...oh wait, I already did for past 2 years. haha.

just wondering, should we stop this or not?? As Chinese, we create lot of pollutions due to our believe and tradition. hmmmmm....

Sunday, April 05, 2009

mini seafood gathering...

Before I came back from Singapore, I was so ready to go for another clubbing after my first attempt in Penang when I was having my internship way back on last March. I thought, I am soon going to be 21 already, must go out and explore more especially on how to become a real youth.

Does clubbing really will shows that you are a youthful teenager?I am not sure about that because I dont drink that often and I dont party that often either. Basically I am living a normal life, outgoing yet not too extreme. Some will say my life is boring, some will say I am a good boy, some will say I am just who I am. Well, I dont know either how to differenciate all these.

So the clubbing mode in me turn on to the max since I came back to KL and the party animal called Ong Lynn D is so kind to plan and organise it. But somehow somewhat it didnt turn up that way and guess what??

Yes, the clubbing plan cancelled and few of us went for a simple dinner instead of distroying our body with second hand smokes and alcohols. I dont mind on the alcohol part actually but cant do anything about it.

So, Stephenie suggested to eat seafood at KL and after a long week of smses and etc etc...we only managed to get few of the closest and willing to travel far people to gather around. Planning something in KL is as difficult as asking them who lives beyond Sunway area to take out 1 minute of their life to look at the sky. XD

well, due to few of them is working at afternoon shift and some already planned to go back hometown and some are simply too lazy to come all the way to Sunway but always expect us to go all the way to Sunway. Some have their own thing to do...so, end up only Stephenie and her bf ,Keng , Chin Yi, Tania and me plus another one who go there just to kepoh with us. Ms. Kenix (my sis) haha

the crowded place...

I reached that area a hour earlier than all of them, walk around for 1 hour and finally Tania arrived. Went to that place and Chin Yi arrived as well, so walk all the way back to Pavilion to bring her to that place while Tania stone there alone. When we reach that place, Steph and Keng already there. Then we start makan!!!

Golden Aromatic Crabs(Gum Hiong Hai)

Burned Salt Prawns ( Jiu Yim Ha)

Up Soup Clams (Siong Tong Lala)

Fried Rice
and
Fried Kuey Teow

We eat and eat until I got my crab and ready to eat...Kenix arrived and I have to bring her to that place as well. So the kepoh fella join us and didnt eat anything because she cant eat seafood.

the couple who enjoying the food...

the only college mates who attended the so called gathering. (we are the closest though)
Chin Yi came all the way from Cyberjaya and Tania from Sunway.

me with the kepoh Kenix who camewhore non stop with my camera (check facebook)

Steph's bf actually thought she is my sis. hahah.

me coconut~

after about 2 hours of eating and crapping...

the ending masterpieces by us...

I ate quite alot also...burp~

although more people is more fun, but this is good enough for few of us to catch up with each other's life. These girls look more matured already since 2 of them already step into the working world. I am like the youngest among them...besides Kenix.

Total we spent about RM200 with RM40 per person. Reasonable price...

oh crap, I ate alot again...Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Big meals for me!!! hahaha
I gained weight but I enjoy the eating moments...so, exercise later. haha

peace out~

Saturday, April 04, 2009

Za-Ban boofetto

I spent mostly on food for this holiday.
After Bubba Gump on Monday, Wednesday I spent again on food.
This time is Japanese food and the place is non other than Jogoya.

lantern at the entrance...

This is rather a surprise decision from me than a well planned eating section. A day before Jin sms me and asked whether I want to join him and his 2 friends to eat at Jogoya cause he have this buy 1 free 1 voucher and some VIP dishes vouchers. Obviously 4 persons pay less than 3 persons. But at that moment I dont have mood for it until Wednesday morning I msn him because wanted to go Low Yat. Out of a sudden in my mine I think "what the heck?? my holiday is all about food, right?" So I agreed and join them for lunch at Jogoya.

Met them in front of Jogoya and got 2 new friends, Hann and Yoke. (no photos cause we dont do so)

oh wait, here is the only photo that they are in...

Yoke in red and Hann in white...the long sleeve skiny guy in front is Jin. lol

we seat near the entrance and the starter bar...

right opposite this place...

it was my first time being there and this place is huge!!! But heard lots of bad comment about this place so didnt expect much but it turn out to be a not bad experience because all I want is to eat Japanese food.

the appetiser counter...

the grilling bar...

the dessert bar...

the beverages bar...

there are many more like deep fried, soups, seafood, vege...etc etc

near the entrance...

we paid rm44 each and start eating from 2pm to 4.30pm. More like a high tea + lunch. But definitely another skipping dinner day for me. haha

the clip for prepare on the spot dish, just place in the bowl at the counter and they will get it done and serve to you.

here are the food I ate. Some sharing, some all by myself. It was my first time here so I dont really know how is the procedures like. Hantam only whatever I can..haha




VIP dish, so called lobster that size is worse than a tiger prawn. The head is 3/4 and the meat is only 1/4. We shared that 1/4 meat of this LOBSTER...




I was very full before start eating dessert, so thats what I got...sadly cant taste more of their dessert.

we drank some hot tea and I myself have a coconut and a glass of AK47 + Cuba Libra. Yes, I mix both cocktails together. Turn out not bad...haha

The whole experience was not bad as I said, but one thing I am not so satisfied was their service. At the entrance when we do our payment, we were served properly with polite tone. But after the payment the moment we step into the restaurant. Its like a normal buffet restaurant. They failed on the proper Japanese service with friendly and polite. They take it too easy and think the food is enough to keep our attention away. But not for me...

Waitresses are talking to each other while patrolling for empty plates on our table.

They serve the food by putting on the table without saying anything and before we say thank you, they already turn away. (maybe too busy)

When we stone and choose the food we want, they didnt bother to help or suggest. (they stone along)

When I wanted to get the dessert, that fella behind the counter just get the cake I want, place on the plate, put on the counter and continue talking with his friends.

WTF is all I have to say. Jogoya used to have a good reputation among Japanese Food lovers. But not anymore, heard about their food quality dropped and now I know that even their service sucks.

ok, whatever it is, I spent 44 bucks on Japanese food...great!

ohya, I got my laptop skin on as well...finally.

super cool eh...thanks to my brother's designer hands.

oh crap...1 more week and I will be going back to my little chamber.

until then, enjoy my last week of this holiday in MALAYSIA to the fullness!!!!