Thx for those who keep Aven in Prayer! Had recover fully from his cough and fever! Brought him for chkup today! Hmm..... He is now 9.44kg. Sounds under weight huh... But he has been eating a lot lately! Usually after a bowl of porridge, he would be full till the next the next feeding time ;4 hrs later. Well recently.... he would wanna eat whenever he sees someone munching away...!
This is how he do it. He would come to you .... stand beside you... smile and look at you.... and nodding his head away... and goes....Mummm mummmmmm (eat). Dun fall for his trick just becos u find it cute alright?!
Haiz.. Ever since I came back to spore... haven't got time to do anything! Time ... seems so pack when you are in spore! Do you ever feel that? You gotta have dinner with your in-laws, Visit Aven during the weekdays, study, meet friends... etc! Time just seems to Fly away! Well, was talking to a friend online! She mention this... There (Australia) people Lives, here(spore) we exist!
My son absolutely adores Pool bear! He points at Pool every other time when we brings him to toy R us.
Did you know that Winnie the Pool was once named Edward Bear, created by A.A. Milne. Milne name Winnie the Pool after a toy bear owned by his son Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basic for the Character in the Winnie the Pool animation, Christopher Robins.
Quoted" Christopher Milne had named his toy after Winnipeg, a bear which he and his father often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. Winnipeg the Bear was puchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourne in White River, Ontario, Canada, while en-route to England during WWI. He named the bear "Winnipeg" after his hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Winnie", as she became known, became the mascot of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, and when the brigade left for France, Colebourne gave Winnie to the London zoo. The bear, called "Winnie", was known as a gentle bear who never attacked anyone, and she was much loved for her playfulness. This is exactly what inspired Milne to write about Pooh Bear" Link
All the original character Chris owned are now on display at the Donnell Library Center Central Children's Room in New York!
Original Winnie the Pooh stuffed toys. Clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear ("Winnie the Pooh"), Eeyore, and Piglet.
Have you ever recall good times when a familiar song plays in cafe? Or smell a fragrance that reminds you of a place u have been before? So amazing how our brain brings back memory of things through fragrance and songs that generate emotion... Well for example, I used to own a certain fragrance oil from body shop. Is called oceanic or something. I bought this when i was in my sec. sch days. So, one day my brother was wearing the same fragrance and I found it to be awe fullyfamiliar ! Then I recall my sec sch days! hmm... Just a suggestion! If you travels for holiday, perhaps buy a fragrance that will memorialize the good old days! As for me, the song LOUD by Shannon Noll had memorialize my stay here in Newcastle and the detachment life here! And the bad experience from back packers' inn will forever be the experience i had in Sydney ! haha!
Yeap... Miss Aven a great deal. So sad that i can't be there for him and Lynn. It must have been a toll on them all. Glad to hear from Lynn tt the little guy is doing ok. No more fevers at night. Just cough and flu. But He still couldn't fall asleep at night. Cries every night. Pray tt this pass thru quickly.
Alright Am gonna be Home in 4days and counting down.... 2 more working days and 2 days of travelling ! Man... can't this be faster? Can you imagine 7 hrs cramping in a small confine space with a lot of vibration and tremendous noisy environment.. Yea that's our long standing C130 chock ! Wad is worst... I'm doing this for 2 days... God help me!
Had been on Facebook for a while. Finds that its the first online interactive social networking site. You can practically send people online gifts, wrote graffiti, punch, turn someone into vampire.... of cos virtually! Founder Mark Zuckerberg , launches Facebook in 4 Feb 2004. Started out as a site for the Harvard College, eventually the membership spread to a whoopee 34 millions; the largest college-focus site as of July 2007.
One very interesting thing I find about Facebook is how interactive functions can lead to people clicking the advertising link. Conventional sites like MySpace and Friendster simple posted the links and ad banners hoping someone would click. Well, Facebook uses another approach. For instance, if you wanna buy a drink, a gift for someone virtually, u need to have credit. The only way to get credits is just to click the link and go thru the advertiser's request. Well, the amazing thing is user like me just want to do it. Probably, down the road, user will find it a hassle. But as of now, its still attractive.
Thats more to facebook than we can think of. Read all abt it ! Link
Sometime back, when to this interesting couple's house in Sydney. The wife's brother is a good friend of mine. The Husband is consider a expert in coffee! Learn a thing or 2 about coffee. for example Utopia Coffee has the best beans. A cup of good cappuccino should not have bubbles in milk form. Even though the coffee taste fantastic, it's not consider perfect if u find coffee bean residue at the end. The reason why Italian can have 5-6 cups of coffee a day without health problems lies in the process of making the coffee. If you make coffee correctly, caffeine should not be in it.
I was served with a shot of espresso in Vanilla ice cream. Taste fantastic!
My colleagues had pooled together a sum of money previously for BBQ. The sum had left over 470bucks. So went to HOGS Breath for dinner. Well.... they claimed to have the best steaks ! I ordered a medium rare steak! CANNOT MAKE IT!! The piece of steak is plague with fats all over and its really dry. Ok then we order calamari as starter... came a cone shape stand that holds 2 sauces. In the cone, only 7 pieces of calamari! guess how much it's sold for? 10Bucks...! OMG.... I gave the restaurant one more chance! Six of us order ice cream for desert. It came a big full tub .. with almost 3 scoops of strawberry ice cream in the middle, the bottom is fill with brownie and..... the rest of the space is fill with wimp cream!! Disappointment indeed!
Just love this song absolutely!! So catchy! I guess the mark of a great song is being catchy isnt it?
LOUD Hey hey... Do you think I can make it Do you think I can take it 'Cause you know I can't fake this Do you wanna... But who would ever believe That this could happen to me, that this could be true That this could be me, that this could be you Do you want to get loud Everybody get loud Do you wanna get Hey hey hey Don't you think it's amazing Such a beautiful day Let's all sing it together And who would ever believe That this could be true, that this could be me That this could be you Everybody get loud Do you want to get loud Everybody get
Up Turn it up Turn it up We can take it higher
Up Turn it up Turn it up We can make it higher
Cause I still believe in the power song That something so right could never be wrong So stand here beside me and give me your hand Take over with love cause you know that we can Loud... Do you want to get loud
Everybody get loud Turn it up Turn it up
Do you want to get loud Turn it up Turn it up
Everybody get loud Turn it up Turn it up
Do you want to get loud Everybody get loud Do you want to get loud Everybody get loud
Work thru 13 hrs yesterday! OMG so tired! But consider the last few weeks had been good; went home on the 7hr mark or less .... this det still worth coming. Alright... 7 more days to spore and 4 more working days!!! Cheers!
Alright .. finally found my school logo! Its amazing how we can find things thru internet huh?! Its been so long... my primary sch is being demolish! Felt so "homeless":P.. yea thats the word.. "homeless"... Have u ever got pple ask u which pri sch u come from and u go BMPS and they go where is it? and u reply... its demolished ! :P haha.. As if its not sad enough.. my sec sch faces the same fate!! hmm...
Yesterday Lynn went ultrasound. Its been 3 mths! Very bad morning sickness! Can you see the head and the body? So amazing, 3 mths u have the heart and the limps formed. Even the body shape takes place! Thx God, the heart beat was ok. During this first trimester you do not want the baby's heart to go slow.
Aven's New hair cut.. ! Still like it when his hair is longer! Okay... find some very funny things he did....
1) Run.... don't want people to carry.
2) When my mum makes his fav. drink, he will automatically walk to the sofa, climb up, sit down and wait for her.
3) Walk to the bed and lie down and pretend to sleep.
4) He try to snatch my mum-in-law's handphone. It drop.My mama pick it up without Aven noticed. Aven climb down form the sofa look in the direction the handphone drop and find nothing there. He looks up and looks at everyone, points in the direction and talks.... and talks... and look down the second time very puzzle and point again and talk... he asking everyone, "How come the Hp disappear? It should be here wad?"
Those chili Lovers who are in NSW.... Good news! Found this Ayam goreng99 Shop along the University of NSW. Okay... when u see UNSW, head straight till you see Ayam Goreng99 on the left. Along that road have lots of Asia eatery. They sell very nice chicken rice. But the best part of the chicken rice is the chili ! However, the chili doesn't come cheap. It cost me 7Aussie dollars. So if you are there, whack the chili like there is no tomorrow FOR ME!!
Here is the Add: 464 Anzac Parade Kingsford, NSW
Had very good reviews. Its rated the best and the cheapest eatery in the eastern suburb in Sydney NSW. Link
Only great minds can read this This is weird, but interesting! This is a cool thing check it out.
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it
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Hope dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption Winding in and winding out The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing I am captivated
{Chorus} I am Vindicated I am selfish I am wrong I am right I swear I'm right
I swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
So clear Like the diamond in your ring Cut to mirror your intentions Oversized and overwhelmed The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me So isoloated, so motivated I am certain now that
{Chorus}
So turn Up the corners of your lips Part them and feel my finger tips Trace the moment, fall forever Defense is paper thin Just one touch and I'd be in Too deep now to ever swim against the current So let me slip away (3x) So let me slip against the current So let me slip away (4x)
{Chorus}
Slight hope It dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption...
Today, watch a heart wrenching documentary show on discovery channel. It is about the mess suicide that happens in Nov 1978. What meant to do good end up , Death! I think this is essential esp. people holding leadership over others on moral, social or religious ground.
Lesson learnt 1 : Wad started out to be good, may not stay good. Lesson learnt 2 : Always question things that are out of moral grounds, against your will! There is nothing wrong in doing that! Lesson learnt 3 : Watch for things done against your will. Link
JUst Found this pic on the other memory card. This is the Home Backpacker's inn I'm talking about! Remember the stain carpet and bed, smelly room? okay... this is it! DUN GO THERE PLS!!!
This the closest translation lyrics I found. Any one find better one do email me!
Lee Bo Ram Chuh Eum Geu Ja Ri Eh Ost. Full House
geudae jeeguhm nehgahsoom-eh doohluhwah sahrang-uhl mal hago eejyo Come now inside my heart, You're telling me about love
kkoom-ee ahneegee-ruhl nah-neun gee-doh-haebwah-yo I pray that this isn't a dream
neh maum-ee jjakoo geudaerahn sarahm noh-jee-malrago hahneh-yo My heart keeps telling me that i shouldn't let go of you
yohkshi-meul neh-rah-myuh bah-boh-kahteun mahl-eul hahneh-yo and that i should be greedy.. it's saying stuff that's stupid
ooh-yun-hee dahgah-ohn geudae sahrang-ee whenjee nah-suhl-jee ahnhah-jyo Your love that came accidently.. it wasn't strange at all
hajeemahn yahksohk-dwen inn-yun-ee gee-eh sahrahng-ee dehl joohl mohl-raht-jyo But I didn't know that our promised relationship/fate/destiny would become love..
johkoom hoo-myun geudae boh-neh-yah hahl-tendeh geuruhl jahshinee uhp-jyo. Sometime later, I have to send you away.. but I don't have the confidence to do that
nah hoh-llo ee-don't geu-jahree-ruhl chajah ee-jeh doh-ah gahl poon-indae You found the place that I was alone at.. Now you're gonna go back
dang-yun-han ill-in-dae wheh mahm-ee ah-poo-jyo I knew it was going to happen, but why does my heart hurt
geu-dae wuhn-ha-dtun sahrang-eul cha-ja eejae dohlahkal bboon-in-deh Now you're gonna go back to your place because you found the love you wanted
haengbok-han geudae-ruhl oosoo-myuh boh-neh-yah hahl-ten-dae I have to send you, a happy/bliss person, away with a smile
neh noon-eul boh-myuh sarang-eul mahl-hah-jyo soo-chyuh-gahn sahrang-ee-jee-mahn You tell me about Love while lookin into my eyes, but it's a lightly passing by (small/grazing) love
ee soon-gan nah-neun nuh-moo haengbok-hae-yo mahchi koom-eul koon gutd-chuhrum I'm so happy right now, it's like i'm dreaming a dream
ee-jaeh-yah ahlrahsuhyo chuhoom-bootuh oo-rihn sahrang-hae-suh-dahneun guhl Now you know that from the beginning we were in love
nah hoh-llo ee-don't geu-jahree-ruhl chahjah ee-jeh dohl-ah-gal bboon-een deh You found the place that I was alone at.. Now you're gonna go back
dangyun-hahn ill-iin deh whe mahm-ee ah-poo-jyo I knew it was going to happen, but why does my heart hurt
geudae wuhn-hah-dtun sahrang-eul chaja ee-jae dohrah gal bbon-eendeh Now you're gonna go back to your place because you found the love you wanted
haengbok-han geudae-reul ooh-soo-myuh bohnehyah haltendae. I need to send you, a happy/bliss person, away with a smile
Neh-geh sarang-eul joomyun ahndeh-na-yo, geu-dae jungmal ahndae-nayo. Can't you give me your love, Can you really not/Is it Impossible?
ee-jeh-nun geudae-reul ee-toh-rohk sarahng-ha-neun-deh But now I love you so much...
Recently was on friendster and realize that one of my primary sch friend got married. So happy for her! The ironic thing is she only remembers my mum's house number 2 months after her wedding. Well, after she found me, I found a bunch of others... So glad to keep in contact with them. Well among them, there were insurance agent, Senior tech in RSAF, Wedding planning line etc....
Which of you still keeps in contacts with your primary school friends?
Went to Sydney Fish Market in the morning for breakfast. Love the Seafood! Felt so fulfilling eating it! Had a huge combo seafood and lobster meal. Well of course that is shared among 5 of us. Sat under bright warming sun with cool sea breeze drinking a bottle of beer. Well the seafood makes wad i cook everyday looks like crap. Basically, the seafood is so fresh that I didn't get the fishy smell. A must Go place!
We went on to this very nice authentic Japanese food for dinner. Not much ambient but feels homely. Not too expensive consider the food is prepared by a chef from Japan. Not those commercial Japan mee u eat. I was told the shop puts up a challenge for whoever able to eat 10 bowls of mee (which is huge), he can walk away FOC. I saw the Wall of fame written in papers in black Japanese words. In it were the name, the date and the number of bowls eaten. Well, I think its kinda of interesting. Everything in the shop was written in papers paste on the wall, including the menu. Will try to get the address and post it on this entry. Keep looking out for it!
There are shops, pubs, sports bar and fine dining across the opera house arena. Looks kinda of like our vivo city. Over looking lake view with dining experience. And we came across this ice lounge that is spectacular. Its call Minus 5 deg. All their cups and lounge tables are made of ice. Which means that place is kept at below 0 deg Celsius. Interesting place . Can read all about that at this site
And so after the coffee, we went to the bridge and opera house to take some pictures. There is a quay named circular quay. Its seems like another form of transport to the Aussie there. There are like monthly rates to travel via tram, bus, and ferry.
Well, to get across to the bridge from the northern suburb into Sydney, there is like a toll fee of 3 bucks all day round.
Well over coffee, talk to this interesting couple. We brought up a topic about the local "jargan". So thought of sharing it !
Don't give me raw prawn! = Don't try to be funny with me! uright? = R u alright? TA = thx ... (not goodbye) pash = kiss passionately Bloke = dude / guy
They call Richard in short Bill. Apparently, no one in the group knows y!
Met this interesting couple in Australia. They were my colleague's sister and bro-in-law. The same couple that brought us up to Hunter valley. They brought us to this nice French cafe that have a backyard sittings that has great ambients. It's located around The Rock. Had a cup of Cuppicino and some really nice cakes. Lynn will love this. Too bad cant bring it back for her. So darling.... took a pic Just for you! Will bring u here one day!
Took a train to Sydney on sat morning . The tickets cost us $17.40Aus. Finally am back. Enjoy everything Sydney have to offer except the room we stay in! Let me just say this! Home Backpacker is rubbish! The carpet is dirty. Bed is stained. Room smells bad. Pillow turns yellow. The best part, someone has their bags in the locker in our room. That means that he still has the key to our room! The place is crap!!! It looks like we cant stay even a minute there. Well we did! I should say some of us did. half of them couldn't take the crap anymore, jst proceed back to hotel in Jesmond. But you cant expect anything good out of a 20bucks/day stay.
Thx for those who keep Aven in Prayer! Had recover fully from his cough and fever! Brought him for chkup today! Hmm..... He is now 9.44kg. Sounds under weight huh... But he has been eating a lot lately! Usually after a bowl of porridge, he would be full till the next the next feeding time ;4 hrs later. Well recently.... he would wanna eat whenever he sees someone munching away...!
