Ugadi

Indian is 3rd largest race in Malaysia.
When do they celebrate their new year?

After so long staying in Malaysia,
only now I am aware of it...
The New Year Festival for our Indian friends is Ugadi.
and they will be celebrating it on 19 March, 2007.

I received this information from an India consultant.

Differences

so now am back at homeland.
Pple start asking me what are the differences there and here...

1.Driving through and back from office.
THERE my feet 70% on accelerator pedal,
   HERE my feet 70% on brake pedal.
THERE no Q cutting,
   HERE Q cutting, snake drivers.
THERE 70% I overtake other car,
   HERE 70% I am being overtaken.
THERE 99% cars on the road,
   HERE 70% 2'wheels machines' on the road.
THERE you drive 120-130km/hr(75-80m/hr) from suburb to surburb,
   Here you drive 110km.hr (68m/hr) from state to state.
THERE I used V6 sport car,
   HERE I am driving 998cc.

No complaint though.

回忆

在整理房间的时候，不经意的翻开了排列不齐的相簿。。
一时兴起就停顿手上的事，坐下来一个个的排。
全是两年前第一次去美国的相片。。
看到2004年总部的annual dinne相片时。
心里有一般说不由来的感触，心酸。
现在人事已非。
虽然只有两年但好像已是很久的回忆。

相片里，我那兴致勃勃地为第一次乘搭商业舱而兴奋。
第一次登上三番市。
第一次看到那么浩瀚的大海。。
那么澎湃汹涌的大浪打在那坚硬的岩石上。。
激起的浪花是那么的有神气。

我为第一次踏进雪地而欢呼。
神气的举起笨重的“雪鞋” 在雪地上划出第一步。
跌跌撞撞的我还是从初级滑练山坡滑了下来。
我还很孩子气的要建造一个大雪人。
像戏里所看到的有人那么大的雪人。
当真正去执行时才知道。。戏里做雪人的过程被严重的简单化了。
我后来的雪人很勉强的只有到我的膝盖。

看着那相片。。
心里还暗暗的感激我老板给我那么一个机会。
看着那相片。。。
重温美丽的回忆

I am back

On the morning of 9 March 2007

"Good morning, cathay pacific airline this is xx speaking."
"Hi, good morning.. I am wen..i think i missed my flight"
"You think you missed your flight?!"
"yes, I think so"
A pause.
"Could you help me to verify if I missed?"
"You want to confirm if you missed your flight?!"
"yes, can you?"
Providing the data.
"Yes you did miss you flight. Your flight was last night.."
"oh..your flight supposedly was few hours ago, a midnite flight."

There you go i missed the flight..
I went for stand by.
At very last minute, with all the blessing..
I got a seat to fly back "on time".

Most Embarrassing Thing

I missed my flight!!!

Challenging Job

* Challenging Job *
My boss suddenly asked me : " Do you think the project you are doing now is challenging?"
Almost with no second thought I reply :"No"
"What is challenging job in your definition."
I was bushing around for a while. Then I realised am not able to answered him.
I need to think deep.

SO what is challenging job?

*it gonna be another long day for me...

Postcard Row

Finally I found the Postcard row. Also known as The Painted Ladies. i always can see this photo from the tourist book mentioning that  "This is perhaps the most photographed vista in the city"

Here is the description I took from a website*

This is perhaps the most photographed vista in the city. It was made famous initially on postcards sent around the world, then to mass audiences by the television show Too Close for Comfort which had its fictional home in these row houses. It is the contrast of skyscrapers with Victorian buildings that is so engaging. And for the city, it illustrates its ability to embrace what is new and modern without turning its back on its cherished (though brief) history. This is an easy place to take photographs because of the park across the street.

* http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/US/CA/SanFranciscoPostcardRow.html

Cough Mixture II

Guess what i think the 35 "Cough Mixture" might not work out well for me.
So my consultants have recommended me something. Robitussin.


Cost me just 6.++.
I don't know how the effect. At least it taste like cough mixture.

Supposedly need to buy Mucinex.
Due to I don't like the tablet, so I settle with Robitussin.

"Cough Mixture"

I left office early today in the mission of buying myself a cough mixture.

I have been coughing for more than a week.

It irritates people and I am not able to sleep well.

 

I went to a chinese medicine shop in hope that I could find some Cap Ubat Batuk .

"ooppssss...it is selling mainly western supplements"

 

Anyway I requested to have "

And the lady apologized she doesn’t have any of those instead she immediatelly introduce me a small bottle蜂膠 Propolis. (Bee glue after search in the net)

I have no idea what is that.

 

Well price always the first thing come to our mind..

"How much?"

"39......"

"!!!!!!" I didn’t catch the rest of the sentence...39???

 

She explained the benefit of the Propolis and why the brazilian bee glue is the best.

http://www.royalnatural.ca/?gclid=CP3h05few4oCFREcYAod-lZkiw

 

I don’t have cash but that’s not the problem.

The shop accepts credit. *Duh this is US.

I pull out my supposedly invalid credit card.

It surprised me one more time that the card no more invalid. That’s mean I am good with my credit again…haha..

 

I just drank it..

It is nothing I can describe…it doesn’t taste good.

It is very very bad taste

 

I am the "best" consumer ever.

Just hope that this 35 “cough mixture” or whatever could cure my throat!

Happy Chinese New Year

While you were preparng for the New Year Reunion dinner
I have just finised a long day of my work, resting in the hotel chair..

While you were enjoying the reunion dinner,
I was already in my dreamland wishfully I will have a dreamless night

While you were counting down for the new day to come and playing the firework
I was preparing myself for the Saturday Office come back.

While you are "shou sui",
I am firefighting.....(of course writing this)

While you are welcoming the first day of the new year, collecting/giving the Ang Pow...
My plan is having dinner with some friends and celebrating it with a new movie may be

It doesnt matter where and when and what we are doing..
I wish all of you and me Happy Chinese New Year, and have a prosperity year a head