Stop & Look

To stay home enable me to slow down my foot pace, with relaxing mind, I become more at ease and calm. Today, I partnered with my long neglected camera, captured some pictures along my strolled at home.

The flowers buds

Spider web in the pond

Strange plant

Fern

Nest fern

name after "crocodile tongue "? not sure

insect invaded

result from the invasion

Miniature fountain

pearls like water droplets

Birds building home

home for the family of 6

Phews ! what a life.

Shopping in Hat Yai - Southern Thailand

It takes about approximately 2.5 hours to reach Hat Yai (Southern Thailand) by road from my home Penang, Malaysia, a day trip shopping will be sufficient.

This trip round, I only plan to get myself a backpack and an umbrella, this is important to set shopping target avoiding being over spend.

I slipped into Alzheimer's disease upon arrival, my lost of memory was proven below.

With the help from my Queen of Negotiator sister in law,

I managed to get the backpack hacked from 450 Bahts to 250 Bahts (approx. RM25),

the rest of 2 outfit are out of my list. Valued at 100 Bahts & 250 Bahts respectively

Irresistible purchase

promotion on socks at 100 Bahts for 5 pairs

Unknown cake or pastry that my taste buds love to try

Unknown Meat ball that I bought from Carrefour

Best Mooyang Chapohkij or "Satay" in Malaysia

Then, finally my 2 bags full of .... eh.... eh...

Purchases from 7-Eleven

More than 10 types of instant noodles

beside instant noodles

this was the overall view, coffee, sweets,

bubble gum, juices, crisps, tit bits, & etc

Finally, an alien bill was given

Oh yes, I left out my umbrella. Must include it in my list for the next trip.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Hat_Yai

Ricky

Ricky was 60 months old (or 36 yrs old in dog’s age), weighting around 80 kgs, with its golden shinning hair, he looks more like a lion than a dog. He loved to eat plain bread beside dog food.

Ricky was mighty strong & heavy, we were unable to get him move if he just sit there, the bread works wonder to get him move around with our wish. There was once that he sat on my feet and I had hard time to withdraw. I would close to fall if he accidentally bumps onto me.

Ricky was a busybody, he would come round to watch the happening at home, he would follow us where ever we go, trying to learn and participate our activities. He loved to bath, he would rendered help by bringing soap.

Yesterday was the day, Ricky was call to heaven, some said he got heart attacked, some said that he was ill, but the god up there said that they need Ricky to guard the heaven gate.

The children were sobbing with the looks of gold fish or constipated eyes, the little one could not understand and asked 5W + 1H questions, parent busy searching google, Wikipedia to get the answers.

Ricky, RIP and be good up there.

Sayonara ~~~ 8 am ~ 5:30 pm

Spending 20 years minus 3 months at the same place is not an easy attempt for me, prior to this I hopped like a flea, I landed with difference companies working for only 4 months, 6 months, 9 months…., and 11 months was the longest, higher pay check was the motivation for the hop.

Till now, I still haven’t got the clue for my faithful 2 decades services. This company transformed me to become parasite, holding tight on to the company pillar till the last breath. I will not leave unless the company asks me to. Honestly, I deserve loyalty award.

Too bad, the good old days has gone where the company no longer strong enough to foot anyone of us, I was gifted a big fat check to end my career life. 20 years of memories, 20 years of experiences, 20 years of gifts collections, which takes me almost a month to organize and bring home. It’s scared my kids to see me building up ‘office’ at home.

I love to say hello but hate to say goodbye, I am hiding myself from answering the phone. Still there were overseas callers managed to catch me at home to wish me luck. Customers, vendors and suppliers were giving me tons of advices to ensure that I don’t slip into depression at home.How touching and I could cry and flood the town.

There were a few that welcome me to their ‘world’ and ‘enjoy new life’, I am wondering where and how?

Anyhow, leaving didn’t seem as hard as it is, I learn to detach my feeling and everything went well without tear or heart breaking.

The following pictures were taken on the last day - 31 March 2010, just minutes before the door and lighting were officially closed and turn off.

Coming soon....

Dear readers,

I have got all your mails to check on my well being. I have got some thing up lately, shall be back on blog soon.

Thank you.

SC

Pulau Payar (Payar Island)

An unforgettable trip to Pulau Payar (Payar Island) Marine Park. The island is surrounded by well—protected coral reefs with abundant and colourful tropical marine life, it is one of the most beautiful and exotic marine parks in Malaysia.

The air cond ferry took us almost 2 hours from Penang Swettenham pier to reach Pulau Payar.

During my trip, I miss this picture, have to download from net, this was the huge Reef Platform that hosts the tourists, where the snorkelling & diving activities were carried out here. In front is the glass bottom boat

On the reef platform, all the snorkeling equipments were provided.

Fins & life jacket as well

Person in charge briefing on the day itinerary.

Look at those friendly fishes… can’t wait to jump in

Get ready now

Here we go swimming with the Nemo & Dori

On the other hand, the dive master was giving introduction to the new divers, looks at the oxygen tanks, those were heavy stuff, I shall fall behind if it piggy rides on my back.

This is the entry to meet Mermaid

This picture was taken in the underwater chamber, with the diving gears on, nobody can tell who you are, and you can actually tell your friends that this is you diving

A ‘so so’ Buffet lunch was provided on the Platform, and rides on the glass bottom boat was not as fun as snorkeling.

I shall return to Pulau Payar, not for the photos taking, but to enjoy snorkeling throughout.

Blackie Orange

Please meet Blackie the rooster.

Blackie & Orange the hen

Blackie crowing now and then
Orange sand bathing

Where ? In the flower pot

Dates to Remember :(

In our life, there have a lot of dates that we are forced to remember, no matter you like it or not. When you are young, you need to remember

1. Your own birthday
2. Parents birthday x 2
3. Sibling birthday x 2 (if you have 2 siblings)

When you grow up and in relationship, you need to add in

4. your lover’s birthday x 1
5. Valentine day x 1

When you got married, you ought to extend your list to include

6. Wedding anniversary x 1
7. Your parents in law birthday x 2
8. Your children birthday x 2 (if you have 2 kids)

The list has not come to end yet, some forgetful person that can’t remember their own parents’ birthday created Mother’s day and Father’s day for the world to celebrate, these two dates have been commercialized by the public, places like hotel, restaurant, souvenir shop, bakery shop, radio & TV broadcast have big time promotion, no way for you to pretend forgetful.

9. Mother’s day x 2
10. Father’s day x 2

Haha… based on the above, assume that you have 2 siblings, 2 children, parents & parents in law, the total celebration per year is 16 days, meaning that you need to prepare 16 gifts / treats for your beloved. Hmmmm…. That excludes Christmas gift or festive gift, well, well, beside wallet bleeds, your head will crack searching for gift and remembering it.

My very own FarmVille

Come n view my chilli 'farming', see the little bud

The Flower grow facing down

See the baby Chilli

Wao.... Red and perhap spicy

Oops... a bit over ride

sigh... withered harvest

Should work harder in Facebook FarmVille before the actual hand on.

Lost & Found

My hair stand up went I found things missing from my home, my blood pressure shoot up causing my hair curl and burnt when my kids said, “I don’t know, I never use.” I feel like juicing them and drink, or stuff them back into my stomach where their hometown was.

Obviously all these items do not have wings that make flying possible, neither do my kids have the ability to ‘David Copperfield’ it.

Giving up the idea of confronting the kids debating who took it, I ended up replacing all the missing items, storing them in highly confidential places where the kids shall have no clue to find the location. Can you imagine that I am turning my dressing table into tool table keeping screw drivers, test pen, measurement tape, meter, cellophane tapes, scissors, screwdriver, Uhu glue, etc. I ever think of getting a big safe box to keep things, especially scissors & nail clippers.

There was that ONE day, the sun rises from the North, the lightning strike on my head, which brought me the courage to do room cleaning for my kids, the scene wrecked by typhoon Ketsana and Tsunami, I am like the rescuer salvaging the property from the rubbles. My eyes blink blink, as I discovered my long lost nail clippers, my camera, my card reader, scissors, screwdriver, face cleanser, canister and more more... I am more joyful than slimming 5 kgs weight.

My kids earned themselves long winded nagging for at least 3 weeks.