Nostalgic moments

I always have this kinda moment where I call it the nostalgic moments where the things that i see happens to trigger memories of the previous times of my life...
Watching this TVC, and no.. I am not really much of a football fan, although i do know some of the highlights thanks to my brother... this TVC brings back old memories of my beloved video tape recorder.. Seeing the uncle traveling from one kampung to another trying to find a part for his video tape recorder really jolts me, reminding me how much i miss my faithful old video tape recorder... If only i can find this uncle, and hopefully he does know about tape recorders and try to fix mine.. I hope~~

Cubi-workmates..

Heyo... Before I compile my photos from my trip.. I would like to introduce my cubicle workmates...


This is GuestJack.. He's not my MoJack, he is my colleague Lily's Jack-Jack.. She knew I love Jack-Jack Parr, so she lend me hers to put at my cubicle..




Bear and BearBear.. They were the first few workmates who stationed at my cubicle.. They came all the way from Taiwan~~




BearBearBear.. yes, my brain was quite dry for names when the bears got here... He is also in the first batch of workmates at my cube..





The latest member to the cubi-workmates gang.. Churpie!!!


This is just a random post to fill up my blog...So, that's all folks!

Signing off~~
Toodles!

Anticipation..

I can't believe this is actually happening, all the excitement and anticipation throughout the months are now paying off as I am soon going to board the plane and head to Macau and take the ferry to Hong Kong...

I have been planning this trip ever since I booked the tickets which was last May, looking out for hotels, travel routes, places of interest, the local attractions and about everything available in Hong Kong and Macau...

After 10 months of looking forward to, the day has finally arrived. I am now in mixed feelings where one part of me is really excited and wanting to take off this instant; but another part of me is kinda sorrow that after this, all the excitement is going to end...

Oh well, as least I still have another trip to look forward to... but this is not relevant... So anyway, Hong Kong has always been mu favourite country ever... Since I was a kid, I was exposed to TVB dramas and I totally fell in love with them.. WHich inspired me to be a scriptwriter (which I am still not one... yet) and grew my love towards the small congested place..

Despite the size and the hectic living, I really don't know what is the main factor that makes me love this place so much.. I even thought of moving or at least stay there not for traveling reasons but to experience the life as a citizen there...

Alright.. Now, I am done expressing my love towards Hong Kong, so I guess I shall now go to bed as I will be missing it for 6 nights and prepare for my flight tomorrow~~

SIgning off..

Toodles~

Korean Carnival

Well, I think my Japanese Cultural event post is still hidden somewhere in my drafts after... let me see.. 4 years, i guess.. anyway, here's the recent Korean carnival I've helped out..

First things first, I'm sorry, there's no photos of korean guys or girls captured during that day.. nor were there any human in my photos.. I conveniently forgot to bring my camera and all I have was my loyal 2mp camera phone.. so there's just so much to share then..

I was there at 8am to help out.. as a helper to the event organiser.. my duty is to help out whenever help is needed.. and my main duty is to guard the souvenir booth..








 



Here are the close-ups



These are.. I forgot what is it called in Korean.. It's for blessing.. something like a good luck charm in Korea.



 I Love Korean souvenir cards.. cute huh??



These are bookmarks.. really nice.. One of the top-selling products of the day...



The top are postcards... the bottom are coasters with traditional korean female characters..

 

 hanging deco stuff and mini bookmarks.. the mini bookmarks are also the one of the best selling items..



Pencil case... colourful!!




Fans~~

 

 Korean characters' stickers...


 

 Pouches...

 

And more pouches.. I really like this one.. It looks like the shape of Doraemon's pocket..


 


 Those are the front side of the booth... Here's the "backstage" of the booth.. It's not too messy, I guess..

That's all for photos... The carnival went on from 10am to 6pm and I stayed throughout the whole event.. and even participated in the lucky draw... knowing my luck, I went back empty handed... except for kimbaps and kimchi..

alrightey..
Signing off~~
Toodles!

The 3rd month of the 3rd cycle of my life

Since I have started this blog, there'll be a post on the 1st of March for almost every year... So I guess I should make it a trend now.. The 1st day of March marks the coming of my birthday, which I will be celebrating in another country..

So that marks the 3rd cycle of my life, according to the Chinese zodiac.. So much yet to be achieved and here I am, stuck in my comfort zone, too scared to walk out and face the harsh, coarse reality.. In the 3rd cycle of my life, should I seek for a change and step out from what i have been fitting in comfortably for the past 2 years?? I might give it a try.. but that will happen after my study trip.. I sure hope I won't start doubting my decision by then..

I have regretted a lot about thousands of decisions that I have made but never took action to fulfill it.. Leaving it to rot until it disappears and what's left are predictions and "what if"s... So for now, I think I will have to stay strong to my decisions and really try to make it work... Since I am not that young anymore.. there are things that I might not have the courage or passion to do when I strike the older age...

For now, my goals are to travel alone and study abroad... I have been thinking about the work and travel programme, but I am not that keen to go to USA or New Zealand.. I am more interested in Asian countries, China, Japan or Korea.. are there any work and travel programme for these countries??

I'll be off to the panda neighbourhood next week... So stay tune for some picture-heavy blog posts...

The(D) Urge

As I was planning something for the past few days... a very big plan that I think is not safe to be revealed here as I don't know who my readers（if any) are... My top secret plans are to be kept a secret until it unfolds itself... *smirks

Ok, that's not the point of me writing this down.. What I want to say is, when an idea is formed, a decision is made whether to fulfill it or not then, after the decision is made the action is taken and the outcome surfaces.. What did I miss in between??? URGE!!! that's not some sound effect... it's U-R-G-E... the push factor in you to make the decision, take action and accept the outcome... and this urge thing is the most important thing within the whole process.. as it only appears whenever it wants to and when it's gone.. it's GONE... that's when you start doubting your decision.. you idea and the worst case scenario appears...

It is a little vague.... ok, if you understand then just stay there.. I would like to share this example... a guy decides that his gf is the ONE for him.. so he has made up his mind to marry her and he began to plan his proposal..

idea(more like trigger, factor, or whatever you call it.. the initiation??): gf is the ONE

decision: marry her!!

action: propose!!!!!!!

So when he decides that he is going to propose the urge has came in the time he prepares for his proposal.. and everything went on perfectly until the day he wanted to propose.. the very day.. urge decided to go back home and sleep coz it has been waiting too long for the action to be taken and it's bored... (Ok, i don't know if urge is a boy thing or a girl thing, i think it's both that is why i address it as IT)
AND THEN... jeng jeng jeng.... (don't know why did I use JENG.. i hated it~~ due to some people who use it quite frequently.. and it annoys.. irritates me...) when urge disappears.. he starts thinking... it's not that he didn't think in the first place but urge was stronger than the rational mind, it's the strongest of all and nothing can beat it.. so now thoughts has came.. "what if"s start to appear... what if she rejects, what if she's not ready, what if I regret, what if we really got married and I can handle the marriage, what if it is not time yet, what if... what if...... and then... the effort is gone.. plan cancelled.. poooof! there goes a high-chance-to-be a perfect happy outcome where the girl says yes and they get married and live happily ever after...

So, you see... here's my point.. I have gotten the sudden-appearing urge to do something.. then I decided that it will be carried out after my Korea trip.. and now, i think urge is bored of waiting and decides to take off.. so now i'm having doubts about my decision. the "what if"s...

sigh.. so i'm practically dealing with a gazillion what if-s in my mind now... where's my urge?? this is like a computer game where you reach the boss level and you keep game over-ing and start over coz you can't get the ultimate super power(the urge) to finish the boss(the what if)...

Ok, I'm done... off to sleep now.. Japan in now leading 4-0.. I think Malaysia has no hope to win this.. Eh, Japan made it top 16 in the World Cup, Malaysia couldn't even get in top 16 Asia(did it???)... but anyway... still cheering for malaysia.. hopefully they could scare a goal or tw... ei... Finish already??!!!

Signing Off~~
Toodles

I'm no salesperson but...

After reading back a few of my old posts when they were still colourful, i realise that those were the more interesting posts in my blog.. comparing to my mono-coloured trying-to-be-mature posts, the older ones were more lively and entertaining.. so my trying to be mature attempt has failed.. I think maybe that was why I started to lose my interest to blog... I use to spend hours to colour up my blog... changing the colours and fonts to suit the expression of the words used...

So I guess I should try to writing the way I used to when I first started blogging... It may run a lil.. As you know I have been trying to be mature for a few years already... going back might not be easy... maybe my attempt to be lively and entertaining back will meet the same fate as the being mature attempt...

Nonsense aside... I went to Carrefour Tropicana City Mall.. why do I need to go so far as there's a Carrefour less than 10 minutes drive from where I live?? It's all because of a camera... as my old camera is hinting that it's getting old by adding lines (literally) to the photos.. I don't know how to explain the condition, it's like when you try to take photo under a moving fan.. you'll see the shadow of the fan blades running in the screen.. I thought that was the problem at first but it turns out that fan or no fan, there will still be lines.. It's something like that.. If you don't get it, go experiment yourself... When I took it to the camera shop, the guy there told me the problem is the LCD ribbon.. no point fixing. Okay... time to get a new one.. Yippeee!!

So that was when the going to Carrefour started.. because there is a promotion going on.. RM299 for a Olympus VG-110, 12mp, 4x zoom... and free 8Gb memory card!!! Okay right?? The promotion will be on going until end of this month... so if you need a camera.. a basic, decent camera... not those sophisticated canggih ones.. this is a very good deal.. coz I have checked.. the same model with the same free gift will cost you RM340-RM400!! I not really that into DSLR although I did study about focal point, f-stop, exposure, aperture whatsis... but I don't think I can master them well so no point getting a DSLR.. I'll get one when I have the funds and have the mood to learn and master photography.. so for now, a basic digital camera that fits into my pocket is good enough.. I'm no show off with a DSLR but my photos are amatuer-ish and makes no difference with those taken using a basic digicam.. Since I'm very kiasu so I won't go showing off with super canggih equipment but zero techniques and knowledge... that's embarassing..So before I can take photos that make people go "Wa...." I'll settle with normal digicams...

Okie, back to the camera purchasing story... Why did I travel so far for a camera again??? Oh, it's because there's no stock in the Carrefour near me... so the second nearest Carrefour I know is the one in Tropicana City Mall... So off I go... For your info, Carrefour did not pay me to advertise this promotion...

I head straight to the gadget booth and was so happy to see the camera model I want in the display case.. (If you were wondering what model was it.. I believe it's big enough up there..) So I ask the promoter who's at the booth what are the colours available?? The promoter gave me a blank look and say if a super-dee-duper unbelievably soft volume, and it was so soft I forgot what exactly did he say... I think it's something like he dunno.. so I ask, can I see the camera? He said NO!!!! What the???!! So I ask him again.. No??!! then he answered in that super-dee-duper soft volume.. how can you qualify to be a promoter if you talk so soft?? It's a hypermarket so that means the place is hyper-ly big.. with that volume, who the hell can hear you?? ok, so he answered.. "The promoter not here yet, he has the key so I can't let you see..."  Owh-kay... then when will the promoter be here?? "I don't know... He cuti!!!" What??!!! He's off today?? there's such thing as off days in sales?? i know the promoters take off-days in turns but there can't be a situation where there's NO promoter??!!!! so I asked, again... does that mean you won't be selling cameras today??? He said "YES!!!" huh??!!!! so for once, I decided to be the kecoh-problematic customer and demands to see the supervisor.. well, I am a very patient person.. My tolerance level is usually very high.. I can tolerate my neighbour having his religious music FULL BLAST every morning... I can tolerate when people borrow my stuff and losing them, end up not returning or replacing, pay back the cash or anything whatsoever... I can say I can tolerate all these.. so I'm quite a patient person... but this... I came so far just to buy the camera and you are telling me that you are not selling??!!!

So I went searching for the supervisor... The promoter didn't want to tell me exactly where is their supervisor, he just pointed at a random direction.. so i walked off and search for someone with the supervisor tag.. and found one!! although she's not from the gadget section but she did help locate the supervisor for that section.. who told me only that particular promoter has the key so i'll have to wait until that promoter comes back from god-knows where... she ask for my contact number and assure that she will contact me when she know what time will the promoter be back.. fine.. so I waited... she said she'll call me before 1pm and it's around 11am that time.. so fine.. I waited... walked around Carrefour... until around 12.45pm, there's still no news.. so I went back to the booth and ask the promoter there if the Very-Important-Promoter is back yet.. the promoter answered... as usual.. "i dunno..." Sigh.... I demanded for the supervisor again.. and he walked off... as though he was going to call his supervisor.. the thing is, he went off wandering until I decided to stroll away from the booth.. then he appeared at the booth again.. as though nothing has happened... ISH!!!! Ok, since I have already started to become a super kecoh-problematic-will-be-blackisted-by-promoters customer, i might as well continue.. I walked to another promoter and ask for the supervisor as she promised me to call before 1pm but there's no news and it's almost 1pm.. 15minutes to 1pm IS almost 1pm... so he walked to the camera booth and ask the promoter there about the situation.. promoter A (the promoter at the booth, who has been avoiding me) told him and promoter B(the one I just talked to) turn to the other side of the booth and say.. is this the camera you are looking for?? I looked and IT IS!! so I nodded and he ask for the key to open the display cabinet!!!! and promoter A HAS THE KEY!!!!  I was dumbstruck-ed... So all this while I can actually purchase the camera?? I have waited more than 1 hour for nothing??!!! Ok, the camera that i pointed was at the right side of the booth which was locked and nobody in the world has the key except for the Very-Important-Promoter who was said to be on leave today... and the camera on promotion is on the left side of the booth.. where the genius promoter A has the key all these while!!!!

Ok fine.. I got the camera I wanted... but I would like to ask.. are promoters similar with salesperson?? By right when they could open the side with the cameras.. they should turn over to the other side and say "would you like to look at this?? this is on promotion.." and OPEN the damn display cabinet!!! instead of shoo-ing me off by saying that they can't open the display cabinet so they are not selling cameras today.... Sigh... I thought promoters were suppose to promote... if I was not desperate to get a camera, I might just walk off and you just lose yourself a potential customer who is actually ready to swipe the card and spend money on your product... 

Sigh... What's wrong with people these days???



Alrightey then...
Signing off...
Toodles~~

Pre-CNY... a new resolution...

It's the eve of Chinese New Year.... I am suppose to stay up as late as I can for the safe of long life for my parents.. Just finish watching I love HK on TV, despite how some people say their standard of shows have dropped.. I still love TVB... and also it was my main channel in learning Cantonese... Watching TVB dramas trained me into listening and thinking in cantonese... and of course it did inspire me to become a scriptwriter.. I think that is why people (who have known and read some of my storylines and plots) say that my ideas are too TVB-ish... not out of the box... whatever lah~~~

This is a tip for those who are learning languages... watching tv is definitely a great way to practise when you have nobody to practise with you at home... This is how I learn cantonese and "got inspired" to be a scriptwriter... I watch the series then i would imagine an additional character into the story and start drafting the dialogues, storyline of that particular character I have "created" and in order to "bring it to life", I'll have to speak out the dialogues to see if it fits the "real thing" or not... the "Real thing" as in the drama =D...

Speaking about languages, I have a confession to make, I have been learning Korean on and off since 2008.. it's on and off so the "frequency" is also on and off... as in.. i remember as i learn, and forget as i stop.. since Malaysian terrestrial channels do not air korean series un-dubbed, ok, they do now but it's in the afternoon.. Don't have to work meh?? So obviously I'm not categorised as their target audience... Sigh~~ So I can't really learn and practise through drama series... which is why I haven;t been improving although I have been attending classes on a weekly basis for almost 1 year already..

Ok, I haven't been putting the effort I was suppose to anyway... and I do feel bad about it... Doing my homework last minute, not revising the grammer and  vocabs that I have learnt, which is why I keep forgetting and make mistakes when I'm doing past year papers... Double SIgH~~

My teacher wants me to take Topik this year... It's a korean effieciency something examination where you'll get a certificate to proof that you know, understand, read and write Korean... and it also qualifies you to be a translator.. somewhat qualifies.. hehehehe... I'm more interested in the extra income.. =D

Since it is Chinese New Year.. and it's almost 12am.. I'll make another resolution... I will be putting effort in learning Korean.. not doing my homework last minute and doing revision constantly.. I sure hope I could stick to that.. As you know, I'm not a studious person... so doing revision is so NOT ME... but I am doing it for the sake of mastering the language...
For your information, I did not learn Korean for the sake of K-pop like most of the people out there... I learn for the sake of knowing another language... the main "push" factor is when my ex-neighbour moved in.. he's a korean with a gang of friends, employees, workers.. they speak korean all the time.. the urge of learning is because I would really want to speak to them in korean... but too bad, when I started learning, they moved out... =C

Anyway, my CNY resolution is to master korean and pass my Topik, hopefully with flying colours!!

alrightey, signing off~~ 새해 좋하합니다! 안녕히게세요!! ( I just have to show off... =P)
Toodles...

New Year~~

Heyo, It has been a long time and believe me, I am aware of that... The new year has come.. 2012, the so-called doomsday is also near.. I'm not sure how the world will turn into during 21st of December 2012 (Is this the correct date??) but I sure would like to see 2013...

Do I believe in doomsday, or whatever else you call it? I actually do, that is why I should be living live to the fullest, at least for this year..

Alright, back to the New Year.. My new year was kinda exciting.. spent almost the whole day at seon seng nim's house preparing dinner, the korean style.. Was actually aiming to learn some korean dishes but end up only remembering how to prepare the salad.. the rest were all bits and pieces.. toboki, bulgogi.. i'll just eat at the korean restaurants then...

What else about the new year?? Resolutions?? Let's see 2011's resolutions are:

1. Go for another oversea trip, -checked- (went to Singapore at the end of last year for my cousin's wedding.. a short 3 days 2 nights trip)

2. Continue learning either japanese or korean, -checked- (have been attending korean classes since March)

Looks like I have accomplished my last year's resolutions. So for this year, I can make new resolutions to be fulfilled.. Hmm..

1. Another oversea trip, this year I'll be going to 3 countries.. This will definitely be accomplished.. I guess my resolution should be to upload blog posts with photos about my trip..

2. pass my Topik, this will be hard by the look of my progress but hopefully i would be able to pass and get the certificate..

and that's all folks!!

signing off~~
Toodles..

Taiwan Trip 8 (June - July 2010)

We are heading home already.. Time sure flies!! 

I bumped into Hui Ping at the airport.. We were taking the same flight back...

Having our last meal in Taiwan~~

 Boarding~~

One last look at the Airport...

Going up up up...

up.. up... up..

aaand away!!!!

I'm coming home~~ Tell the world I coming home!!

That's the end of my Taiwan trip.. I know it took me the whole year to put these into words.. but I am finally done with this.. Now, i'll have to prepare my other trips.. yeee-haw!!

Signing off!!
Toodles

Taiwan Trip 7 (June - July 2010)

It is our last day in Taiwan... We'll be hoping on the bus straight to the airport tomorrow.. so it is our last day exploring Taichung..

Breakfast time!! It is so nice that the 7-11 in Taiwan are filled with all sorts of instant foodstuff, you can settle your breakfast there everyday and have something different everyday~

We're off to LuGang..we bought bus tickets and head there from Taichung

 

 

 

A small village with interesting stuff~ I have nothing much to say, the pictures tell it all..

 

 

After LuGang, we went to ZhongShan Departmental store.. Why were we here?? Coz, it has nice toilets!!

Seriously~~

 

 

These were all taken in the toilets... nothing much about the store.. just the toilets..

 Then, it is dinner time~~

Getting my favourite fried mushrooms... on my arms are cheese potatoes and winter melon tea.. My favourites...

Going back tomorrow...

10 places that I would love to go again

Heyo, I'm back to continue my list of "10 places that I would love to go again".

Number 1

Hong Kong

This has always been my top favourite place as a TVB fan... People say it's a really hectic and stressful place to be in but then.. I still like it.. after visiting the country for a handful of times, I never stop liking this place.. With this in the picture

it definitely deserves the very top spot in my list.

Number 2

Shanghai, China

Well, I really like developed cities.. The last time I was here, I only spent 2 days as I was following a tour.. Would definitely love to come again and stay for a week or so..

Number 3

Taiwan

Been there last year, enjoyed and would like to go again years later to see the difference.

Number 4

Hangzhou, China

For those who haven't been here... It's beautiful!!!

Number 5

Beijing, China

I did promise my mom that I'll bring her to the Forbidden Palace again after the tantrum that I caused when I was 5(or 6) resulting us(the family without my brother, yet) never got to see the exciting parts of the palace.. Well, it was not my fault that the place is humongous and I'm a kid with short legs who lived all her life in a place where the sun shines every single day and can't stand the freezing weather in Beijing...



Number 6

Guangzhou, China

Right, I am aware that this is like the 4th (excluding HK and TW) PRC city I have listed... Well, I am Malaysian Chinese and I do feel more comfortable being in a place where the majority speaks a language that I understand. I was on a tour too the last time I've been here and spent only 1 day here.. so i need more time to explore this place.

Number 7

Shenzhen, China

Thanks to several HK dramas, this place has been labeled as the place for pirated stuff and mistresses.. In my point of view, it's a great place for shopping (not for pirated stuff).

Number 8

Singapore

A place close to home... and it has the Universal Studios!!

Number 9

Dalian, China

This will be my last Chinese cities... A very unique city in China, it's different from the other big cities in China.. Worth to be explored..

Number 10

Malacca, Malaysia

And of course, how could I not list a place that is in the country that I'm living in?? I would be suggesting Malacca as the place to go to a foreigner, it has everything from historical stuff, cultural stuff, shopping and food..

As a conclusion after writing both posts about places around the world, I'm more of a city, shopping, play and sight-seeing person.. Beaches are not much of my genre... So, here we are.. my lists of places that I would like to go to...

So time to save my travel funds... i think I should be able to go one place per year... hopefully~~

That's all folks

Signing off

Toodles~~