Chinese New Year 2007 in February
Went back to Ipoh for a few nights, with the usual dinners, angpows, and greetings to relatives, and sometimes unknown relatives who I have no idea what to call them by in Cantonese. It's so much simpler in English - uncle or auntie, that's it, period. (it should be made the law) That's my last resort when I can't figure out how they are related to me. Hahaha..
Anyways, it's the usual CNY customs and all but I still enjoy having it once every year. This year though, my sister had the "feel" of making cakes, after a very long cake-making hiatus. It was a rare moment whereby she had the mood to bake cakes, as rare as it is to film the endangered and elusive Siberian tiger in snow. I gladly helped her out. After all, I had too much of Astro. I found out it was quite a task to stir the cake mix by hand, but after you get the hang of it, it's quite cool to see all the ingredients and colours blend together in swirling patterns. Plus, it trains your arm muscles. Haha..The best part of the cakes, apart from their freshly baked aroma, was definately the crispy edges and crusts. In total, we made five types of cakes over two days - chocolate walnut, coffee, custard, sugarless, & malaiko. I'd put in the photos but I don't have broadband yet.
Overall, it was a nice and pleasant CNY this year with quite a cool weather in Ipoh, surprising to say. Maybe next year my sister will return from her even longer pizza-making hiatus.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Wedding 2007
This post about MunKeong and SuetBeng's wedding in January 2007.
Before a wedding, there is a bachelor's night or a buck's night. Munky's buck night started off with a dinner at TGIF with his OCF friends. This was actually my first look at a bachelor's night cuz none of my close male friends have married. I had the juicy Jack Daniel's medium-done burger, which I thoroughly enjoyed. After that we made MunKeong dress ridiculously and perform some embarrassing stunts around Subang Parade and later at Sheraton Hotel, details of which should not be mentioned here but suffice to say that it was totally hilarious, although some were quite disgusting! Hahaha!
Their wedding day went smoothly. They had the flower kids, pretty decorations, soft background music, lots of photo-taking and all that wedding jazz. SuetKeong looked their best. The wedding dinner at Sheraton was great too. I got to see my friends from CBC there, all dressed smartly and elegantly, smiling widely and cheering for the newlyweds. Funny thing, I had four types of drinks on my table that night, red wine, Coke, chinese tea & water. The food was very well presented, nice atmosphere, with some fire-sword-wielding waiters even, but as usual these dinners are of good quality not quantity. Nevertheless it was a very enjoyable time. I'm waiting for our next cell member to tie the knot. Haha!
Before a wedding, there is a bachelor's night or a buck's night. Munky's buck night started off with a dinner at TGIF with his OCF friends. This was actually my first look at a bachelor's night cuz none of my close male friends have married. I had the juicy Jack Daniel's medium-done burger, which I thoroughly enjoyed. After that we made MunKeong dress ridiculously and perform some embarrassing stunts around Subang Parade and later at Sheraton Hotel, details of which should not be mentioned here but suffice to say that it was totally hilarious, although some were quite disgusting! Hahaha!
Their wedding day went smoothly. They had the flower kids, pretty decorations, soft background music, lots of photo-taking and all that wedding jazz. SuetKeong looked their best. The wedding dinner at Sheraton was great too. I got to see my friends from CBC there, all dressed smartly and elegantly, smiling widely and cheering for the newlyweds. Funny thing, I had four types of drinks on my table that night, red wine, Coke, chinese tea & water. The food was very well presented, nice atmosphere, with some fire-sword-wielding waiters even, but as usual these dinners are of good quality not quantity. Nevertheless it was a very enjoyable time. I'm waiting for our next cell member to tie the knot. Haha!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Christmas Eve dinner & New Year trip
I'm very lagging in my blog updates. Hahaha...I just realised, isn't that an ironic contradiction? "Lagging updates" Haha! But seriously, here I am writing about my December events in February.
Christmas Eve dinner was great, as every year. Though it was more fun last year when Ben was around to celebrate with my family but then again my auntie from Ipoh is here with us this time. I cooked the majority of the food, such as hot dogs, ham, scrambled eggs, & mushrooms. Dad handled the main meal of beef steak while mom & TaiYee made the ABC soup & salad. The turkey was a tad dry though. It was a nice, enjoyable, cosy Christmas Eve dinner and of course the presents were nice too! In fact, the only thing that was bugging me was that I couldn't go for my church's Christmas dinner. My cell was in charge of the games and door gifts (coconut candy) this year, which I helped out, but in the end couldn't experience it for myself. I even bought a gift for exchange and I wonder who got my spastic-looking turtle. Sigh...if only there were two Christmas Eves every year!
On New Year's Eve, I went on a 3-day trip to Lumut, near Sitiawan with Sieak Meeng, Nick, and some others. It was quite a relaxing trip and we ate lots of Sitiawan food. We didn't do much because it was a very low-activity trip. We basically ate food, toured around, went to some beaches, ate more food, played some fun board games, and ate more food. We also went to the kampung area where I ate/drank two whole freshly picked coconuts! Then we spent New Year's Eve playing Pictionary, which I found out, is a very fun board game. Maybe I'll get one someday and bring it to cell for welcome.
Christmas Eve dinner was great, as every year. Though it was more fun last year when Ben was around to celebrate with my family but then again my auntie from Ipoh is here with us this time. I cooked the majority of the food, such as hot dogs, ham, scrambled eggs, & mushrooms. Dad handled the main meal of beef steak while mom & TaiYee made the ABC soup & salad. The turkey was a tad dry though. It was a nice, enjoyable, cosy Christmas Eve dinner and of course the presents were nice too! In fact, the only thing that was bugging me was that I couldn't go for my church's Christmas dinner. My cell was in charge of the games and door gifts (coconut candy) this year, which I helped out, but in the end couldn't experience it for myself. I even bought a gift for exchange and I wonder who got my spastic-looking turtle. Sigh...if only there were two Christmas Eves every year!
On New Year's Eve, I went on a 3-day trip to Lumut, near Sitiawan with Sieak Meeng, Nick, and some others. It was quite a relaxing trip and we ate lots of Sitiawan food. We didn't do much because it was a very low-activity trip. We basically ate food, toured around, went to some beaches, ate more food, played some fun board games, and ate more food. We also went to the kampung area where I ate/drank two whole freshly picked coconuts! Then we spent New Year's Eve playing Pictionary, which I found out, is a very fun board game. Maybe I'll get one someday and bring it to cell for welcome.
Friday, January 19, 2007
The Vacation
In Dec 06, my church organised a musical entitled "The Vacation", some time before Christmas. It comprised of 2 musicals & 1 narrative story. Initially, I volunteered as a bouncer, but my scaring services weren't needed. Hahaha!
Instead, I was in charge of lighting, spotlights to be specific. It was a funny & tiring experience because we had to make do with what little we had. Standing on a plastic chair with the power unit hung around my neck by raffia string and with coloured filters in a plastic bag, I manually navigated the spotlights to focus light onto the actors/actresses.
Enough bout me. The play went very well, in fact the play was entertaining to watch even after I've seen & heard the actors/actresses recite their lines for countless times during rehearsals. The large crowd was quite beyond my expectations too, despite the rain & traffic on both nights, there were still so many around. Let's hope the audience received something meaningful from the stories. I was quite tired after all the standing & inconspicuous navigating of spotlights. But it was worth every bit of it to see the fun & joy in the eyes of everyone involved.
I believe there was a cheeful applause in heaven on those nights. In the end, it was a very successful musical for our little church and I'm looking forward to what's planned for this year.
Instead, I was in charge of lighting, spotlights to be specific. It was a funny & tiring experience because we had to make do with what little we had. Standing on a plastic chair with the power unit hung around my neck by raffia string and with coloured filters in a plastic bag, I manually navigated the spotlights to focus light onto the actors/actresses.
Enough bout me. The play went very well, in fact the play was entertaining to watch even after I've seen & heard the actors/actresses recite their lines for countless times during rehearsals. The large crowd was quite beyond my expectations too, despite the rain & traffic on both nights, there were still so many around. Let's hope the audience received something meaningful from the stories. I was quite tired after all the standing & inconspicuous navigating of spotlights. But it was worth every bit of it to see the fun & joy in the eyes of everyone involved.
I believe there was a cheeful applause in heaven on those nights. In the end, it was a very successful musical for our little church and I'm looking forward to what's planned for this year.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Discovery Days
Quite a number of events has come and gone during my blogging absence. Here's one from Nov 06:
Matthew volunteered in CBC's Discovery Days children's camp. It was a two day camp, but I only managed to help out on the 2nd day, Saturday, when the kids went to Zoo Negara. I've not been to the zoo since the night safari a few years back. Not too much has changed though. Truthfully, I thought I was gonna be terrible with the kids but it actually turned out fine. They were quite controllable (emphasis on QUITE) and it was a great & fun time at the zoo. It was such a funny time after we got back from the zoo to church. The kids were enjoying all the dancing, mad scientist, clown act, and etc. I myself enjoyed the acts too! Hahaha!
I was pretty tired after the whole day out but truly, it was worth it. In fact, after all that, my only regret was missing the previous day's events! Never thought I'd say this but I think I might consider lending a helping hand in the children's ministry one day.
Matthew volunteered in CBC's Discovery Days children's camp. It was a two day camp, but I only managed to help out on the 2nd day, Saturday, when the kids went to Zoo Negara. I've not been to the zoo since the night safari a few years back. Not too much has changed though. Truthfully, I thought I was gonna be terrible with the kids but it actually turned out fine. They were quite controllable (emphasis on QUITE) and it was a great & fun time at the zoo. It was such a funny time after we got back from the zoo to church. The kids were enjoying all the dancing, mad scientist, clown act, and etc. I myself enjoyed the acts too! Hahaha!
I was pretty tired after the whole day out but truly, it was worth it. In fact, after all that, my only regret was missing the previous day's events! Never thought I'd say this but I think I might consider lending a helping hand in the children's ministry one day.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
New Wife
My new "wife" finally arrived about 10 days ago! Aww man, I tell you...she glows of cooling flourescent blue from her partial see-through casing. As you glide your hands across her surface, you can feel the sleek, smooth, shiny black surface that looks so truly sweet:-) Hmm...sounds like something from a romance novel! Hahaha
BUT, she's not merely a looker, mind you. Her awesome casing is pretty spacious & totally screwless. Cool huh. Don't judge a book by its cover, but this one's an exception haha, cuz she's a new Core2Duo boasted by 1GB RAM and 160GB hard disk. However, graphics card is a relatively late ATI Radeon X800. I didn't want to spend too much on the graphics card cuz they've a very high turnover. Nevertheless, it works fine with current games.
In the future (after much saving enough moolah) I intend to get her a flat-screen & subwoofer audio to complement her charm. She'll work well for the presumably next couple of years & hopefully more. So a toast to my new wife:-) I've been waiting for more than a year for her!! Cheers!
BUT, she's not merely a looker, mind you. Her awesome casing is pretty spacious & totally screwless. Cool huh. Don't judge a book by its cover, but this one's an exception haha, cuz she's a new Core2Duo boasted by 1GB RAM and 160GB hard disk. However, graphics card is a relatively late ATI Radeon X800. I didn't want to spend too much on the graphics card cuz they've a very high turnover. Nevertheless, it works fine with current games.
In the future (after much saving enough moolah) I intend to get her a flat-screen & subwoofer audio to complement her charm. She'll work well for the presumably next couple of years & hopefully more. So a toast to my new wife:-) I've been waiting for more than a year for her!! Cheers!
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
November
During October I went for a couple of short holidays.
1st my cell mates & I went to Penang for an unofficial food trip! Ate lotsa lotsa good stuff there. The Gurney Hotel apartment was quite above my expectations. And also went for my first spa experience...hahaha
2nd trip was back to hometown of Ipoh for a short three day break. Just lazing around, tasting nice Ipoh food, & watching some shows. Pretty relaxing.
Oh, and also cut my hair at Spazio before the trips. Haha. All in all, October went by pretty fast as a result of the trips & Deeparaya holidays. Cool!
1st my cell mates & I went to Penang for an unofficial food trip! Ate lotsa lotsa good stuff there. The Gurney Hotel apartment was quite above my expectations. And also went for my first spa experience...hahaha
2nd trip was back to hometown of Ipoh for a short three day break. Just lazing around, tasting nice Ipoh food, & watching some shows. Pretty relaxing.
Oh, and also cut my hair at Spazio before the trips. Haha. All in all, October went by pretty fast as a result of the trips & Deeparaya holidays. Cool!
Friday, July 28, 2006
Tomorrow I'll be 24
Tomorrow I'll be 24. What can I say about being 24?
Well, the mists are clearing & I get to see a better picture of my journey, of where I'm heading. I think I'm going to like it.
They say what defines a man are the choices/decisions he makes. Bla bla...of course it's not wrong lar but somehow upon closer inspection, it sounds very judgemental & merciless. As we all know, no one can say that he/she had never made a poor/doubtful choice ever. Anyone in/out of a relationship, in business/managerial or a decision-making position would know well enough. I'd rather say that what defines a person are his/her priorities...because sometimes choices/decisions are made forcefully or lacking information & that's where we get mistakes, & I don't think a person should be defined by their mistakes.
In 24 years, I'm sure I have my share of poor choices & mistakes. But I'm happy & doing well with my priorities! & it gets better as I age!
Well, the mists are clearing & I get to see a better picture of my journey, of where I'm heading. I think I'm going to like it.
They say what defines a man are the choices/decisions he makes. Bla bla...of course it's not wrong lar but somehow upon closer inspection, it sounds very judgemental & merciless. As we all know, no one can say that he/she had never made a poor/doubtful choice ever. Anyone in/out of a relationship, in business/managerial or a decision-making position would know well enough. I'd rather say that what defines a person are his/her priorities...because sometimes choices/decisions are made forcefully or lacking information & that's where we get mistakes, & I don't think a person should be defined by their mistakes.
In 24 years, I'm sure I have my share of poor choices & mistakes. But I'm happy & doing well with my priorities! & it gets better as I age!
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