Ribena

吃完晚饭后，看了看报纸， 看到这则广告，顿时有点感触。
Ribena是我从小至今喜爱的饮品。在我成长的过程中，Ribena也一起成长。从普通的黑加仑子，再添加维他命C, 然后再有有气（添加二氧化碳）的Ribena....。 连包装也一再的改进。
看到这则广告时， 感到有点开心，因为黑加仑子终于找到它的伴侣了！可爱的柠檬… What a perfect match...
那我呢？！！？

Sleeping Dogs...

Trying to figure out, why all my dogs at home sleep with this kind of funny position?

Egyptian Pound

Some of you might wonder what the currency in Egypt is. All the while I thought they were using USD. Apparently, Egypt’s basic unit of currency is the Egyptian Pound (called a ginay in Arabic and written as £E or LE). Currently rates at around £E11 to the pound sterling, £E6 to the USD, and £E7.75 to the euro. As of today, one MYR= £E 1.6612. Egyptian banknotes come in denomination of 5pt, 10pt, 25pt, 50pt, £E1, £E5, £E10, £E20, £E50 and £E100. Interesting…..

My New Books

My new recipe books. I like to read recipe books and i have lots of those books. E.g. 100 ways to cook an egg, 100 ways to cook tofu, 1000 ways to cook something....I have the habits of collecting recipes from magazine. So 女人... i have whole range of collection. I like to read recipe books and of course, i would like to try to cook some of the dishes too. However, i seldom do it in KL since that kitchen belongs to my mom. My mom said my "Malay Kou" (马来糕) taste delicious. Somehow i did make once 2 months ago. Not so successful, and i decide to give up for the time being. I should be venturing into cheesecake next time.

My new travelling books. I am going to Egypt end of this December. It is high time to do some preparation.... really looking forward my trip to Egypt. I am going with my mom. After Egypt, i think my next destination is either South Africa or India.

This is one of the book by Richard Templar, The Rule of Work. I have another one, The Rule of Life. I will probably buy the rest of the Rule once i have digest these.

Contingent Plan

I feel myself more like a contingent plan/ backup plan, am i?

失而复得

The first thing in the morning when I reached office today was to go around the place all over again and hope to find my mobile phone. Of course, I can’t find it. When I reached my table, I saw a note saying that someone found my phone and has left it in the security counter. I am so happy. I know this hardly happen. Normally people will just keep the phone to themselves. So I consider the lucky one… 失而复得 的感觉真好… Tomorrow I will call to Maxis and ask for the phone book backup service. Everyone should ask for that service too.

I lost my mobile phone!!!!

I lost my mobile phone!!!!

People steal it? I don’t think so. Since I am still able to call through my mobile phone before I blocked my SIM card. Hopefully I have just misplaced my mobile and hopefully someone will sent it back to me or to the relevant lost and found counter if they happen to find it. Anyway, the chance is slim. So what I can hope for is to think of what phone to get.

Come to think about it, the most valuable things in my mobile are the contacts stored in it for years. Mobile phone is always replaceable, but some of the contacts, if you lost it, it could mean you lost your string of attach if the other party do not take the initiative to call you….

On the bright side, I will soon have a new mobile phone. On the down side, I lost my contacts, I need to folk out money to buy a new phone and need to adapt to it again….. sigh…..

When i was writing this, it reminds me about Ah Tee who lost his mobile phone too...sigh.....

Dinner at Imbi Palace

1st day in Bangkok

Today is my first day in Bangkok. Remember my last trip to Bangkok was last November. That was a training course for new promoted Managers for Ernst & Young. This time, I come here to attend a Train the Trainer Course in Project Risk Management.

I arrived in Bangkok around 2.30pm. I stayed in Pan Pacific Hotel, walking distance to HP Bangkok.

The first place I went was “Chatucak”. It is really a big market where I walk till I get very tired. I spent 1.5 hours there. I went to Siam Square and MBK to do more shopping after that. I can’t believe I spent quite a lot of money in such a short time frame. I had a Tong Yum Gong set for my dinner.

Shiau Hwee back in KL

2008 The year of Rat arriving on Feb 7th

Not a good year for me....

SNAKE

General
This year is a better year than the last, but there is still a lot of instability lingering around. On the bright side, there are many people who will help you or give you the opportunities along the way. However, there are also rather severe people problems this year. There are many back-stabbings, betrayals and even direct confrontations. You will have very good wealth luck this year, but at the same time you might suffer from an obsessive and compulsive behavior when it comes to making purchases. You tend to get obsessed over certain items and do not mind overspending or engaging in impulsive shopping sprees. Due to this behavior, it is going to be difficult to accumulate wealth this year. Another aspect to take note is that there is a high probability of falling ill this year.

Career
Office politics can prove to be rather painful. Even when there are opportunities given to you to implement your plans or when you have nearly reached your goal, there will be someone who will try to block you from success. Be careful of how you deal with them. Avoid direct confrontation and try to get more support instead.

Wealth
Though your money luck is good this year, you will tend to overspend this year. You will find yourself easily engaging in impulsive purchases or indulging in shopping therapy. Try to have a good look as to how you spend your money. You might have difficulty in accumulating wealth and even spend more than you earn. Be aware that it is always good to save for rainy days.

Relationship
For those who are attached or married, there is a high tendency of quarreling or going into cold wars. It may be partly due to the high stress caused by your work. Another possible cause of disputes is due to gossip or people who want to place a strain on your relationship. Ensure that you have good communication with your partner and do not get into a quarrel due to hearsay. For those who are single, you might not be in the right state of mind or emotion to be in love. Hence, even if the love of your life appears, there will be great hesitation on your part and you may miss the opportunity.

Health
Not good. You tend to have injuries such as sprains or fractures this year. You are also more accident prone than usual. If you need to drive, please ensure that you have adequate rest.

People
There are severe people problems this year. There are many irritating people that might obstruct you from your goals or make life more difficult for you. Beware of betrayals, back-stabbings and misunderstandings. Avoid getting into direct confrontations with others and always appear to be nice. Your temperament may be very unstable this year and will attract more people problems. Try to control your temper.

Actions
Place a Vanadinite in your wealth sector. Put a metal gourd in you health sector. If you are driving, you need a Chan Chu Wealth Toad for your car.

Lazy Weekend

Normally, my weekend will full of programs. Even if I hve nothing to do in the weekend, at least I will go to the gym. However, this is just a very lazy weekend for me. Don't feel like doing anything. Piano lesson, going out for dinner/ lunch with mom and family, other than that, I just spend my time at home. What a couch potato…