I don't believe in their sweet words...I must have knocked my head against the wall numerous time to believe them.
It may be true that this new price is based on APM as claimed by certain parties but is this system implementation always come on the right time? Does the timing of these moves benefit any party in specific?
Personally I just can not accept this increase. I can not treat my car bad but my gov has never be considerate with me, a poor citizen....has got to tighten my belt to pay for my petrol bill now :S
SHIT...RM2.05for RON97...poor for my pocket but good for my car. RM1.80 for RON95...better for my pocket but worse for my car.
SAD MERDEKA fellow Malaysians!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Busy life!
I have been busy for the past days...really tiring.
7 June (Fri) - went for the last bowling training at Penang Bowl before the competition during lunch time. Best score of the day 117...not good but not too bad ;P.
In the evening, dinner cum meeting with sister guides at Louis Cafe at Argyll Road to discuss about our coming QGG camp...great time with friends but the food was not up to expectation based on recommendation from other food hunter.
8 June(Sat) - Went shopping with sis and mum. 1st thing that we got was my new Sony Ericson W595. This was my first ever self paying new mobile phone. I was reluctant to pay so much for a phone cause I am not those upfashion people. Was hoping that for my big bro will change his soon and I could just take over his piece but too bad that my KRZR K1 was not inline with my plan. So another RM730 gone this year for my gears...one lens just flew away :S
We also shopped for my bro's new house 红彩 I also got my baking materials...butter, flour, almond chuck, corn flakes, baking powder, sodium bicarbonate, brown sugar, fine sugar, raisin and cherries.
9 June(Sun) - Accompanied my mum to do some grocerries. By noon, I started my baking. First I made the cornflakes raisin cookies dough then kneed them into bite size pieces followed by the making the almond cookies. It took me close to 4 hours to complete the 4 portions of those biscuits.
10 June(Mon) - Stuck in the traffic jam in the early morning...damn...followed by Monday blues throughout the day.
11 June(Tues) - This was a super tiring day. My day started as early as 7.30am and only got to leave office at 8pm. I was early in office for my weekly team meet with my team mates in US at 7.30am. Then from noon onwards, I was in the Auditorium for the DTTC Conference, I was in as participant cum AV volunteer. So it was good to be able to grasp so much from the conference though I was lost at times. I have learn and acquire a lot of new information and technology. Those presenters are really geeks....salute them for their passion and commitment in developing super advance tech. This conference lasted for 7 hours. By the time I arrived home, it was after 8.30pm.
12 June(Wed) - This was my worse day of the week. It was my mum's birthday. I have arrange for dinner with my family members and at the same time I was also involved in our PCD cup, bowling competition which I have totally forgoten when it was scheduled for. Anyway I managed to sort them out on last minute.
So at 4pm, I left office for Penang Bowl. I winded my car window down as it was extremely hot after hours under the sun...this was when my nightmare begin...That stupid power window could not work. It would not be a big deal if I was unable to get it open but it was really shit when I could not wind it up after getting it all down...I was hoping that things would get better after a while but it didn't.
So I have no choice but to head to a mechanic...didn't expect him to repair it completely but expecting a simple workaround like some bypass just temporary get the window winded up first so that I would not be too late for my game. At first the mechanic said it was the switch that malfunction and advise me to have that change. I agreed since he insisted that the switch was really broken and it was a few minutes work...so RM130 just for the stupid switch. Aparently that simple switch took me close to half hour.
When he was done with the switch, the damn window still wasn't moving. Then he continued with his diagnosis procedure and concluded that the motor was broken too due to the malfunction switch. He disamble the unit and showed me the parts saying that the motor's carbon was already exhausted. He can only simply clean it and made it work...so he disambled the part and asembled it back. Too bad that after all the processes, it still could not work. Again I have been place in a position that I could only agreed to his advice. So another RM60 to get the motor change....
After all the dissamble and assemble, I think he must have felt bad for the wrong diagnostic and he suggested that I changed at least the motor. So again I did as he say...saving me that RM130 but wasted my whole one and a half hour there.
I finally arrived at Penang Bowl at close to 6.30am. I felt so bad for not being there for my group. I felt that I was a stranger to my own group. So I decided to keep myself low and be there just a supporter cum cameraman...walk a round for few shots and cheered for PEDAS...till my sister's arrival at 7.30pm.
We drove all the way to Batu Feringghi's Mario's to celebrate my mum's 51st birthday. It was a costly dinner but we enjoyed our night out.
13 June(Thurs) - I could not recall what I had on that day...
14 June(Fri) - my lunch meeting was canceled for my manager was not in. So during lunch I ask Pau and KH out. It has been 2 years since I last met KH....got a great lunch at Apex Cafe.
In the evening, Vern Han and I called for sister guides gathering at her bor's house in tanjung Bungah...got a great time catching up with everyone else...eat and chat till after midnight...oh yes...must mention here that everyone love my cookies :D
15 June(Sat) - went to RedBox at Gurney for karaoke session with YY, KM and MY. In the evening, I attended the Arabian Night organized by the Danz Club. Was there to support Slyvia and Anne...really great to see them enjoy themselves on the dance floor....I just could not imagine myself on the floor...perhaps it would be a 'KAYU' strolling around the floor...haha.
16 June(Sun) - After a tiring week, I decided to stay back at my room in Jelutong. It was a cleaning day as well as a movie marathon day...finally finished with my Desperate House Wife season 5....phew...
7 June (Fri) - went for the last bowling training at Penang Bowl before the competition during lunch time. Best score of the day 117...not good but not too bad ;P.
In the evening, dinner cum meeting with sister guides at Louis Cafe at Argyll Road to discuss about our coming QGG camp...great time with friends but the food was not up to expectation based on recommendation from other food hunter.
8 June(Sat) - Went shopping with sis and mum. 1st thing that we got was my new Sony Ericson W595. This was my first ever self paying new mobile phone. I was reluctant to pay so much for a phone cause I am not those upfashion people. Was hoping that for my big bro will change his soon and I could just take over his piece but too bad that my KRZR K1 was not inline with my plan. So another RM730 gone this year for my gears...one lens just flew away :S
We also shopped for my bro's new house 红彩 I also got my baking materials...butter, flour, almond chuck, corn flakes, baking powder, sodium bicarbonate, brown sugar, fine sugar, raisin and cherries.
9 June(Sun) - Accompanied my mum to do some grocerries. By noon, I started my baking. First I made the cornflakes raisin cookies dough then kneed them into bite size pieces followed by the making the almond cookies. It took me close to 4 hours to complete the 4 portions of those biscuits.
10 June(Mon) - Stuck in the traffic jam in the early morning...damn...followed by Monday blues throughout the day.
11 June(Tues) - This was a super tiring day. My day started as early as 7.30am and only got to leave office at 8pm. I was early in office for my weekly team meet with my team mates in US at 7.30am. Then from noon onwards, I was in the Auditorium for the DTTC Conference, I was in as participant cum AV volunteer. So it was good to be able to grasp so much from the conference though I was lost at times. I have learn and acquire a lot of new information and technology. Those presenters are really geeks....salute them for their passion and commitment in developing super advance tech. This conference lasted for 7 hours. By the time I arrived home, it was after 8.30pm.
12 June(Wed) - This was my worse day of the week. It was my mum's birthday. I have arrange for dinner with my family members and at the same time I was also involved in our PCD cup, bowling competition which I have totally forgoten when it was scheduled for. Anyway I managed to sort them out on last minute.
So at 4pm, I left office for Penang Bowl. I winded my car window down as it was extremely hot after hours under the sun...this was when my nightmare begin...That stupid power window could not work. It would not be a big deal if I was unable to get it open but it was really shit when I could not wind it up after getting it all down...I was hoping that things would get better after a while but it didn't.
So I have no choice but to head to a mechanic...didn't expect him to repair it completely but expecting a simple workaround like some bypass just temporary get the window winded up first so that I would not be too late for my game. At first the mechanic said it was the switch that malfunction and advise me to have that change. I agreed since he insisted that the switch was really broken and it was a few minutes work...so RM130 just for the stupid switch. Aparently that simple switch took me close to half hour.
When he was done with the switch, the damn window still wasn't moving. Then he continued with his diagnosis procedure and concluded that the motor was broken too due to the malfunction switch. He disamble the unit and showed me the parts saying that the motor's carbon was already exhausted. He can only simply clean it and made it work...so he disambled the part and asembled it back. Too bad that after all the processes, it still could not work. Again I have been place in a position that I could only agreed to his advice. So another RM60 to get the motor change....
After all the dissamble and assemble, I think he must have felt bad for the wrong diagnostic and he suggested that I changed at least the motor. So again I did as he say...saving me that RM130 but wasted my whole one and a half hour there.
I finally arrived at Penang Bowl at close to 6.30am. I felt so bad for not being there for my group. I felt that I was a stranger to my own group. So I decided to keep myself low and be there just a supporter cum cameraman...walk a round for few shots and cheered for PEDAS...till my sister's arrival at 7.30pm.
We drove all the way to Batu Feringghi's Mario's to celebrate my mum's 51st birthday. It was a costly dinner but we enjoyed our night out.
13 June(Thurs) - I could not recall what I had on that day...14 June(Fri) - my lunch meeting was canceled for my manager was not in. So during lunch I ask Pau and KH out. It has been 2 years since I last met KH....got a great lunch at Apex Cafe.
In the evening, Vern Han and I called for sister guides gathering at her bor's house in tanjung Bungah...got a great time catching up with everyone else...eat and chat till after midnight...oh yes...must mention here that everyone love my cookies :D
15 June(Sat) - went to RedBox at Gurney for karaoke session with YY, KM and MY. In the evening, I attended the Arabian Night organized by the Danz Club. Was there to support Slyvia and Anne...really great to see them enjoy themselves on the dance floor....I just could not imagine myself on the floor...perhaps it would be a 'KAYU' strolling around the floor...haha.
16 June(Sun) - After a tiring week, I decided to stay back at my room in Jelutong. It was a cleaning day as well as a movie marathon day...finally finished with my Desperate House Wife season 5....phew...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Bukit Mertajam : Chin Kang Hu Restaurant
Found another cheap eating place nearby Juru area. Chin Kang Hu Restaurant (真功夫美食館) is located at Taman Bayu Mutiara, the taman on your left from PLUS Juru exit heading South. They are a row away from the Lin Restaurant (7- village Noodle House). They have started operation in early July but only have their official opening on the 29th July.
The exterior was attractive with the red and white coulor theme...nicely lid and with lots of parking spaces available. I bet you will surely be able to identify this shop with a huge cartoonized Bruce Lee as their icon.
The interior was comfortable too. Wide space, 2 shop lots made into 1 huge dining place...simple white tables and chairs with some features wall...I am a big kid myself...love the Bruce Lee cartoon in his iconic yellow suit...and with its high roof, it is less sophisticated despite the crowd.
Food variety...was rather poor...varieties of steam rice. For non rice, only few types of noodle available.
As both my sister and I were not a fan of rice, we chose to go for their signature Hokkien mee and Kuey Teow soup but ended up in disappointment. The hokkien mee has only average hawker standard. The Kuey Teow soup was good...better than average hawker but slightly behind the 7 village.
The variety of side dishes was poor. Their signature lobak was no longer available, so we went ahead with their fried fish ball and fried spring roll. We were disappointed with these both...both portions were extreme small. The spring roll was hard but not crunchy. It tasted nothing more than the oily chunk.
After this visit I wasn't sure when will be our next visit. We will probably give it another try on their nutrition steam rice or perhaps when we were running late and unable to catch the Lin Restaurant on time....and when I am poor...their dishes are cheap
The exterior was attractive with the red and white coulor theme...nicely lid and with lots of parking spaces available. I bet you will surely be able to identify this shop with a huge cartoonized Bruce Lee as their icon.
The interior was comfortable too. Wide space, 2 shop lots made into 1 huge dining place...simple white tables and chairs with some features wall...I am a big kid myself...love the Bruce Lee cartoon in his iconic yellow suit...and with its high roof, it is less sophisticated despite the crowd.
Food variety...was rather poor...varieties of steam rice. For non rice, only few types of noodle available.
As both my sister and I were not a fan of rice, we chose to go for their signature Hokkien mee and Kuey Teow soup but ended up in disappointment. The hokkien mee has only average hawker standard. The Kuey Teow soup was good...better than average hawker but slightly behind the 7 village.
The variety of side dishes was poor. Their signature lobak was no longer available, so we went ahead with their fried fish ball and fried spring roll. We were disappointed with these both...both portions were extreme small. The spring roll was hard but not crunchy. It tasted nothing more than the oily chunk.
After this visit I wasn't sure when will be our next visit. We will probably give it another try on their nutrition steam rice or perhaps when we were running late and unable to catch the Lin Restaurant on time....and when I am poor...their dishes are cheap
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Playing For Change...a nobel move
I fell in love with this movement after listening to one of their production on Astro Hits by coincident.
Here, Stand By You brought by Playing For Change.
For more info, please visit PFC at http://www.playingforchange.com
Here, Stand By You brought by Playing For Change.
For more info, please visit PFC at http://www.playingforchange.com
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Leisure trip on Seberang
This was my very first personal outing with VTSMers. We have been talking about going round Butterworth for food hunt but nothing happened until last Sunday.
FF, SY, SL and YC met up with me at McD Juru Autocity at 8.30am. Our first destination was 7 Village Noodle House. This was one of my frequent breakfast shop. I love the kuey teow theng very much especially the semi dry one. Their ramen was good too. Though a little pricy, it was still recommended and a well worth dish. The ramen was RM5.70 which came in a huge protion with generous topping...a half boiled egg, 3 sliced of pork and minced pork. The kuey teow theng was RM2.70 each with rich and clear soup base with minced pork. There were other side dishes available. Personally I favoured their fish nugget and lo bak. Their tong shui was good as well...with the correct sweatness and generous portion of ginko and longan.
Then we continued our trip to Jeti Batu Musang, Batu Kawan to board our boat over to Pulau Aman. The boat ride was RM6 per person for 2 ways and the boat was very frequent. We arrived at Pulau Aman at about 10.15am. We were blessed for it turned sunny after a short while of cloudy day. The breeze was cooling.
From the old jetty, we walked towards the new jetty passingby the Restoran Terapung. Then heading back and round the island on the other side. There were more occupants on the right of the island. We walked passed the very 'kampung' feel fishing village to Telaga Emas. It has been years since I last stepped into a real Kampung...no traffic, no chaos and no pollution.
FF, SY, SL and YC met up with me at McD Juru Autocity at 8.30am. Our first destination was 7 Village Noodle House. This was one of my frequent breakfast shop. I love the kuey teow theng very much especially the semi dry one. Their ramen was good too. Though a little pricy, it was still recommended and a well worth dish. The ramen was RM5.70 which came in a huge protion with generous topping...a half boiled egg, 3 sliced of pork and minced pork. The kuey teow theng was RM2.70 each with rich and clear soup base with minced pork. There were other side dishes available. Personally I favoured their fish nugget and lo bak. Their tong shui was good as well...with the correct sweatness and generous portion of ginko and longan.
Then we continued our trip to Jeti Batu Musang, Batu Kawan to board our boat over to Pulau Aman. The boat ride was RM6 per person for 2 ways and the boat was very frequent. We arrived at Pulau Aman at about 10.15am. We were blessed for it turned sunny after a short while of cloudy day. The breeze was cooling.
Jeti Batu Musang, Batu Kawan...the only jetty to get boat to Pulau Aman
4 VTSM gals and me...set to Pulau Aman
From the old jetty, we walked towards the new jetty passingby the Restoran Terapung. Then heading back and round the island on the other side. There were more occupants on the right of the island. We walked passed the very 'kampung' feel fishing village to Telaga Emas. It has been years since I last stepped into a real Kampung...no traffic, no chaos and no pollution.
natural born model...
the bread winning tools
After going around, we headed back to the Restoran Terapung for our Mee Udang. It was already packed up with customers and we managed to get the 2nd last table available. We were thristy but to our dissapointment, the coconut drinks were sold out...having no other choice, we have to get do with can drinks.
The restaurant received more and more customers. There were many who have to wait for their tables. While we waited long for our Mee Udang. The mee udang was good. RM6 per plate with 3 medium size udang. It taste good...the noodle was soft and flavoured with the soup base. You will definitely like this if you favour '鲜味'.
Until we were about to finish our meal and when i was about o get another can drink, the coconut drink finally arrived...yes the Thailand fragrant coconut was here. I could not resist the chill coconut. Finished it within few sips.
We saw more and more customer walking in and many with bags of prawn mantis. So I went to the jetty to check out. Many were waiting for the fishmen to dock, bringing their harvest. However baskets of harvest were sold off within minutes. 2 families bought all the harvests. We would have to wait for the next sampan if we wished to feast on the prawn mantis and crab.
So we went back to the shore empty handed. YC left early while we continued to Seberang Jaya food court for Yoyo drinks. Everyone love the peanut blend very much...RM1.50 drink that surely satisfy everyone at all time :D
It was still alive when we arrived on the other shore...fresh
Then we went to the Sunway Carnival Mall for a karaoke session in the Amp Square Center. This was my first visit since it was open years back. The system was much better than Reb Box in Gurney Plaza and at a slightly cheaper price too...yeah...found a good spot to kill some time during holiday. This was also a great activity after hours of eating non stop.
Finally for dinner, I brought them to Wai Sek Kai in Chai Leng Park and we patroned the Sim Corner Lok Lok Restaurant. I have not been to this shop but have heard a lot about it's great variety of sauces.
The sauces were delicious. I love the red chile sauce, the thai sauce and sweet garlic sauce best. The sambal udang was very good too. It has a lot of dried prawns...yummy!
SY discovered a stall selling Leng Chee Kang ...Hello Kitty Leng Chee Kang. It has a lot variety of ingredient...definitely worth the RM2.50. The stall also sells a bowl of leng chee kang with extra ingredient at RM4...This was surely way much better that the 'Leng Lui Tong Shui' at Jelutong Market.
the whole bowl was filled with the yummy ingredients
Our trip ended at close to 9pm...great day with great food and people!
For more photos, please refer to http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=94142&id=533382630&l=6b6f7a4c1a
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