Posted on 2007 under Daily Dose, Picture Perfect |
26
Mar
I’ve just got back from KL as I attended my bestfriend’s wedding yesterday. I was there since 21/3/2007. This was the time that I was suppose to have a bloggers meet but thankfully nothing worked out coz I was pretty much stuck in Klang at Sha’s place, helping where I could which was pretty much jaga anak [baby sitting]. Sha’s second sister just had a baby and the little bub is just 3 months old. At such a young age, I’m pretty sure he’ll grow up to be quite a heartbreaker! He’s got such a cheeky smile and is always ‘talking’ to you.
This was my first time attending a Hindu wedding from the start [minus the engagement party] till the wedding reception and I really had a fun time trying out the features in my new digi-cam. I know that at first I wasn’t too happy about it since I had my heart on a Canon model but now that I’ve seen what this cam can do - I’m quite satisfied with it. I’m no pro with the camera yet and I know there’s a lot I need to learn but I’m glad that at this stage, snapping pretty much anything has turned out better than I thought they would. So tis all good!
As you can see, this was one of the features I used - this one no modification done yet. Took it as it was - this was the candlt light mode. It’s all preset. 
So happy me! I think I’m going to have loads of fun taking pix of not only stuff like this so I can be all artsy-fartsy but I can also knock myself out with Mum’s flowers!!! I’ve got many news ones which I am dying to share with you all but it’ll have to wait lar. In fact, I have some wedding pix that I would love to share as well but I need to check with the happy couple first lar. Don’t want to invade their privacy, right?
It was also during this wedding that I’ve come to realise how really small the world is! It turns out that Sha’s brother in law is married to an old bas sekolah [school bus buddy] friend whom I used to travel with while in secondary school. The second shocker was that Sha’s sister in law is best friends with Sha’s husband’s cousin as their fathers are brothers……:blink: At one point, it all got just too much for me coz I was under the impression that I would be a nobody at the temple but obviously, it turned out otherwise. I had people from my old kampung back in Johor coming up to me and talking to me after donkey years!!! It was really way beyond bizarre…..really. I’m still trying to digest it all.
Anyways, hope you had a good weekend - mine was fantastic seeing how many turns of events happened to me. Lol
Ps. If you’re interested in getting a special design like this wedding card - lemme know. This was a personalised design so you cannot find it anywhere else. It was Sha’s hubby’s own design - so talented eh? *grin*
Posted on 2007 under Writings |
18
Mar
When I first got whiff of methods to make money, I was a little sceptical especially since I wasn’t and still am not doing so well with Google Adsense. But still, I placed the codes on my blog just to be part of the grand plan. After all, it doesn’t hurt me in anyway. But I must admit that my joining PayPerPost [PPP] has really proved that it was no mistake. It seems to be the only sponsor actually paying me!
Like many of my friends who have joined PPP, most of them have made a lot of money from it from their blogs. Up till todate, I personally have made more than enough money to get me a Pro Flickr account, meaning that I still have balance left AND I’m still waiting for the more to come in. For the record, one year subscription for a Pro Flickr account costs USD24.95. *grin* I plan to keep on doing these sponsored posts as long as possible because why say no to something that really doesn’t take THAT much effort yet you are able to reap much more than what you sow.
I’m thinking that I’ll keep on doing these sponsored post and then start to donate them to charity instead. After all, I hardly use PayPal to purchase anything and even if I have to, then I’ll just put in extra effort. All in all, no regrets but instead am looking forward to extend my continuous effort.
Posted on 2007 under Daily Dose |
17
Mar
This goes out especially to those who love food and enjoy sampling new restaurants and cafes. Together with some friends, my uncle has opened a cafe in AutoWorld [also known as AutoCity] in Seberang Perai called Kofi Haven. Since I just came back from Sydney and the cafe is relatively new, about 2 months now, my aunt and Mum decided to take me there. You can’t really miss it coz there’s a HUGE Maybank branch in that area and Kofi Haven is right beside it. And right opposite is Nasmir Restaurant and it’s new hotel as well - 3 stars wor. No way you could miss it!
The ambiance is nice and cozy. And best of all is the service provided - I’m not saying this coz it’s my uncle’s place but it’s true. It’s very professional and I was very pleased with the service I got. They have an array of Western and Eurasian food but since it was dinner time when we went, set dinners were on offer. They also have a variety of drinks there, especially ice-blended drinks which seems to be a favourite amongst the patrons. The house special ice-blended is indeed delish! Sadly, I did not take the name down nor did I have the chance to take a picture of it as it finished so fast! But I did managed to get a picture of the cappuccino which I thought was pretty and definitely took some effort. Hats off to the lady behind the counter - she has a pretty mean streak in her and she sure can whip up some really nasty drinks! Be sure to check out those ice-blended drinks - especially the house special and the hazelnut one. By the way, the following pix were taken with my OLD camera so forgive me coz they don’t do the cafe any justice! Also, I had to get them all to hold on before they tucked in as I wanted to take pix of the dishes - I can assure you, my family was not amused at all!
Kofi Haven, AutoWorld : 1797-G-12, Kompleks Autoworld, Jalan Perusahaan, Juru Interchange, , Perai. Tel No. : 04 5086979
The front interior and also the smoking corner if I’m not mistaken. They also have a small children’s corner for kids to play around in.
Mum tried the Pan Fried Fish Fillet with Lemon and Butter Sauce. The brown sauce really compliments the dish!
Cousin tried the English Roast which is beef with mushroom sauce and said that it was delish!
After having all the Western food in Sydney, I opted for Eurasian Devil Curry served with steamed rice and vegetable curry. Nice but a little bit more spicy would be good - then again, not everyone has a high tolerance level for spiciness so this is just nice.
See, the cappuccino so cute??? I only managed to take this just in time. As you can see, my aunty already had her spoon in it! 
Overall, I’d say that this cafe is suitable for both family outings as well as for entertaining your business partners/clients as the ambiance is really relaxed and cozy. If you’re in the ares, don’t forget to drop by and check them out!
Posted on 2007 under Daily Dose |
17
Mar
Today is exactly 7 days since I’ve been home. Truth be known, I’ve been eating everything I can get my hands on, the minute I got off the plane at Penang. When I left Sydney, my Kecik wasn’t really showing but 2 days after - tummy is showing and I can bet it ain’t Kecik!!
I told Ted that I’ve been ‘growing’ and I could imagine him shaking his head as he replies me saying that he hopes that it’s Kecik and not otherwise. Today is St. Patrick’s Day so bring out your greens and celebrate! From memory, I think Harbour Bridge is closed to traffic due to some parade or march that the city is organising. Must be on quiet a grand scale.
On another note, today there are 2 digital camera fairs happening. One is a Canon warehouse clearance sale in Penang and the other is just a small fair in Pacific’s Megamall - those in the Northern Region should know where this is. My uncle and aunt took me to Penang to check out the Canon sale but I was so disaapointed to note that the camera I had my eye on was out of stock. :cwy: In fact, all cameras from low to mid priced range were out of stock and it was just noon when we arrived. It took a mere 2 hours for all those cameras to sell out. So sad lar……the other models were way out of my budget so we drove back to the Megamall and although there weren’t many models on show. After scouting around a bit and checking out the features that the models had, I settled for a Casio Ex-Z110. I know that the best digital cameras are Canon but beggars can’t be choosers plus with my hardly known, almost non-existing HP digi-cam, my shots turned out nice, I am pretty sure I can do better now with this camera which I’ve bought.
I don’t have any regrets and am looking forward to going crazy taking shots which I already have BUT now I can’t seem to get it to upload to my pc. Will be going over to my uncle’s place later to see if his pc can detect the camera, otherwise, it’s off to the fair again to screw that sales guy up! He bette hope and pray that I’m doing it wrong and that my uncle can fix it otherwise…..he wouldn’t know what hit him once I’m done sorting him out! :angry:
Ps. Thanks to PPP, I now own my very own Pro Flickr account!!!! So happy me!!! :w00t: [If you want to join, click the PayPerPost banner on my sidebar, which at the moment happens to be my bottom bar!] I know my template’s kind of wonky at the moment, please bear with me as I try and sort this out. I dont understand how come it’s always happening to me!! I don’t even mess with the template at all….so unfair la! :pinch: FIXED IT!!! *dancing with joy* Thanks to a suggestion given by Andrew, my blog host.
Posted on 2007 under Adventures, Daily Dose |
11
Mar
What does it feel like to be home? PRICELESS.
I officailly touched home ground at 8.15pm last night. But nothing could beat the feeling of coming home to Mummy and my 2 pups. Leaving Ted at the air port was tough and I tried my best to not let my tears be noticeable and I doubt they were. I managed to keep them welled up and not spill over with future thoughts of me coming back home to him in about 3 months and thankfully, it worked.
For the first time in my experience of flying, my flight from Sydney to Penag was an hour early. I’ve never heard of such a thing before! In fact, if not for the mucking around trying to figure out what gate I was due at to take my connecting flight, I would have been first in line in front of the flight crew, waiting to get into the waiting lounge. The gate was to open at 5.35pm but I was there at 5.20pm - so you can imagine how early I was. I am thankful that all went well during the flight and the food was good too. Sadly, my light ‘tea’ in the second stretch of my Sydney-Penang flight was a bad choice. I chose Ee Fu mee over chicken and mushroom pie. Big mistake but lesson learnt. We were served a tad bit late and by that time, the noodles were already soggy. Bluek! :sick: Plus there was not enought salt so, that made it worst. Still, over all it was a good flight.
The plane touched down on time in Penang and something in me just went dead blank. I was confused as to whether my Singapore-Penang flight was a dmestic one or an international one. This, I blame wholly on my pregnancy. *Shhh…..when brains get fried - blame the baby!* With no ground staff to check with, I ‘decided’ that I was on a domestic flight and make my way out from there. But when I noticed that no baggage was coming out, something smelled fishy so I walked over to the next lane where a huge group of people were gathered. Then I saw my flight number being flashed. But something in my mind was telling me that I needed to recorded my coming into Malaysia. Part of me knew I had to do it but another part just didn’t want to bother about it but I knew better so I checked and found out that I needed to go through Immigration. But that was a long way back and the end of the journey actually ended right in front of me. So I asked the officer if I could just take a short cut and walk across the hall way. He told me he wasn’t sure but it wouldnt hurt to ask. So I put on my 5sen welfare face and approached the immigration officer and told him I was confused and made the wrong exit out. Thankfully, he was in a pleasant mood and told me to come around. So I got officialy and legally recorded as coming in. I wonder what would have happened if I just ignored that and took my baggage and left……:whistle:
Would I have been considered a missing ‘person’ since I left Sydney but never really made it ‘into’ Malaysia? Would that get me in trouble? Well, I guess now I’ll never know and I don’t think I ever want to find out anyway.
My first stop is…..you guessed it! Teh tarik and roti canai at a mamak restaurant. Wah……it was fantastic! It was marvelous! It was delicious! It was everything I thought it would be and muc, much more. SO satisfying……*sighs contentedly*
People, I’m home and damn, I’m glad I’m home!!!
Posted on 2007 under Picture Perfect, Sunday Shutters |
4
Mar
It’s Sunday and I’m finally able to blog for the week. Wow, it’s been tough and I’ve been away for half the week! This whole week I’ll be home and then next week, I’ll be in Malaysia - blogging on Sunday. I guess it’s just nice because I’m leaving this Saturday [10/3/2007] and I arrive the same night. Enough time to blog on Sunday, eh?
Our trip to Batemans Bay was great! I really enjoyed it and I bet so did Ted coz he loves to drive by green fields and we saw lots of them on the way back when the weather was better. It took us approximately 6 hours to get to our destination keeping in mind that we stopped off and on for a stretch and to have lunch. We had lunch at Gerringong and jokes aside, I was the ONLY Asian in that small town - really.
By the time we got to Batemans Bay, it was pouring so we stayed indoors and waited till it stopped then we went out to get some dinner and juice. We had pizza from a local pizzeria called Eagle Boys. The irony is that the employees are all old men. Boys indeed. The next day, we booked out river cruise and off we went to Birdland & Animal Park where I had loads of fun holding and feeding animals. Ted was occupied with his birds of course. And the following day, we went on our river cruise down the Clyde River and had lunch on board. We stopped at Nelligen for 1/2 hour. Nelligen has a population of 350 - it’s so quiet there I bet each time the church bell rings, people panic. The cruise was some 3 hours and then we went back to our hotel and went for a swim. All in all, it was a lazy holiday and well spent.
I recommend this place if you’re into snorkelling, scuba diving and particularly fishing. It’s also an oyster haven because it produces the best in NSW. Whale and dolphin watching is available at Jervis Bay which we didn’t go to. That could be next on our list. Now, on with the pix!
Stanwell Top scenic lookout, our first pit stop.
A little shop in Gerringong which I think could be Malaysian owned….:whistle: I didn’t find out though.
A view from our room - we’re right at the water front as you can see.
My slitery Diamond Python and me. He’s only 3 years old but can grow to up to 18 years old. Lot of growing to do, little one! Here’s a [very] short video as well. :biggrin:
Ted, me and Wilma the wombat. Such a happy family, eh? :wub:
Lots of animals to feed but only 2 bags to go around. 
Ted feeding his feathered friends….
The cruise boat we were on, at sunset.
Few snapshots of while on the cruise
Artistic attempt at Nelligen - nearly got me blind!
Few more artistic attempts :
Moonlight by the water front
Lone sailor
Waterfront by night
My final shot in the morning before we left. This was at 8am and this one REALLY blinded me. Not easy taking a sun-shiny pix just after you’ve jumped out of bed. :pinch:
Hope you liked it. I know I enjoyed my well deserved trip very much. :biggrin:
