Wednesday, 28 January 2009

這就是我家大年初一吃的興化面線。傳統是在過年過壽的時候才會吃的，
不過因為太好吃了，所以偶爾我們也會要求媽媽抄給我們吃。傳統的面線
其實沒那麽多料的。可能以前的人比較窮，但每一個菜都有它的意義。
基本不能少的有：長豆（長壽的意思），花生（生財的意思），
雞蛋（好像是兒孫滿堂），黑海苔（保持年輕），其他的我記不起來了。
妳看到的鮑魚，蝦是媽媽加下去的。



因為今年我們家不能拜年，所以這個春節過得沒有以往那麽熱鬧。
下午我和朋友到了科學館看eclipse.. 不過只拍到四分之一的eclipse,
過後太陽被雲遮住了。下一個eclipse是在七月，有情趣的話就上
科學館的網址看看吧。

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Tuesday, 27 January 2009

你摔了香水瓶
執意不要這段情
你說勉強來的心
仿佛香氣散盡留下的碎玻璃

我不想拆穿你
話裏隱藏的心意
現在才發現差異
只因甜蜜過去而此時情已盡

喜新厭舊的人心
沒有百分之百的愛情
相識越久越能證明
喜新厭舊的你呀
能有多少熱度的真心
自私的你怎麽也不能肯定

喜新厭舊－張宇　詞：十一郎　曲：張宇　專輯：溫故知心（一）

喜新厭舊的人心啊..我的一個朋友因為結交了新的女朋友而
拋棄了多年的前女朋友。我知道了後忽然聯想起這首歌。
很多人都是喜新厭舊的。對東西，對感情，對人，對音樂等等。
雖然喜新厭舊是人的天性，不過我還是希望人人都能夠
飲水思源，喜歡新的東西也不忘記舊的。

我是一個比較念舊的人。所以家裏都收藏了很多舊時的東西。
當然不是古董。沒用的東西我還留著的有：以前用的電話卡，
巴士車票，雜誌，郵票，信件，舊鈔票，卡帶，明信片，
電影票，收據還有很多其他零零碎碎的廢物。哈哈。雖然
一些東西都已經沒用了，但又不舍得丟掉。

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Sunday, 25 January 2009

農歷新年又來咯！在這裏恭祝大家：

新年快樂，萬事如意
身體健康，財源廣進

希望這位財神大爺能夠到你家拜訪。;)

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Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Joke of The Month

A successful rancher died and left everything to his devoted wife.
She was a very good-looking woman and determined to keep the ranch,
but knew very little about ranching, so she decided to place an ad
in the newspaper for a ranch hand. Two cowboys applied for the job.
One was gay and the other a drunk.

She thought long and hard about it, and when no one else applied
she decided to hire the GAY guy, figuring it would be safer to have
him around the house than the drunk. He proved to be a hard worker
who put in long hours every day and knew a lot about ranching.
For weeks, the two of them worked, and the ranch was doing very well.

Then one day, the rancher's widow said to the hired hand, 'You have
done a really good job, and the ranch looks great. You should go into
town and kick up your heels.' The hired hand readily agreed and went
into town one Saturday night.

One o'clock came, however, and he didn't return. Two o'clock and no
hired hand. Finally he returned around two-thirty, and upon entering
the room, he found the rancher's widow sitting by the fireplace with
a glass of wine, waiting for him. She quietly called him over to her.

'Unbutton my blouse and take it off,' she said. Trembling, he did
as she directed. 'Now take off my boots.' He did as she asked,
ever so slowly. 'Now take off my socks.' He removed each gently
and placed them neatly by her boots. 'Now take off my skirt.'
He slowly unbuttoned it, constantly watching her eyes in the fire
light. 'Now take off my bra.' Again, with trembling hands, he did
as he was told and dropped it to the floor.

Then she looked at him and said, 'If you ever wear my clothes into
town again, you're fired.'

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Monday, 19 January 2009

a sunday afternoon is well spent at sungei buloh wetland.. the famous
nature reserve in singapore with foreign birds flocking in from various
Southeast Asia countries including Australia during the winter season..

a picture paint a thousand words..

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Sunday, 18 January 2009

there are news that govt. is clearing kampong buangkok again..
i'm thinking it must be a hoax again.. anyway i went down to check
with the fellow kampong people and they also believe that it's only
a hoax.. no notification have been informed to them.. even so,
the time to process will take awhile too..



nothing much had changed since i last visited it in the early 2000..
dad used to rent a hut there for storage purposes.. it still left with
5 kampong families and a malay mosque.. the only different is more
decorations, more flowers etc.. guess the continuous incoming visitors
must had spurred the kampong people to beautify their home..

more pictures here..

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Friday, 16 January 2009

The more you have, the less you have..
The modern-day paradox of plenty


How many times have you heard the phrase "the good old days" when
you’re having conversations with family or friends, especially
the older ones? They always say how it is not the same these days,
and vividly recount the times when life was a lot less complex.

These instances pop up often enough for me on Saturdays – when I
wake up while it is still dark to drive all the way to the club to
play golf with my two uncles, my dad and his affable group of "retiree"
friends. Over breakfast, other than intelligently discussing politics,
the stock market and the putts they missed, these morning chats
often take a nostalgic turn.

They go back to a time when music was played on vinyl records,
and when communication was personal and conducted face to face.
On the one hand, the 21st century exudes technological advancements
which we can be mightily proud of. On the other hand, this "new" world
suffers the ailments of an affluent society – undue stress,
failed marriages, unhealthy diets.

George Carlin, an American stand-up comedian, actor and author,
refers to this phenomenon as "the paradox of our time in history".
He said: "We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways
but narrower viewpoints... We have more degrees but less sense,
more knowledge but less judgment." When I first read this, I thought
to myself how profound he was.

Juxtaposing the present with the past is neither new nor rocket science,
but Carlin has a knack of presenting issues in such a manner that he
induced in me what amounted to a wake-up call. What really dug deep
into me were these words: "We’ve learnt how to make a living,
but not a life. We’ve added years to life, not life to years."

For me, "adding life to years" starts with regularly engaging the
people whom I love so dearly. There is nothing more precious than
spending time with loved ones, telling them how much you care for them –
and making the effort to share with each a word of encouragement or
a warm embrace.

Death has no respect for age, state of mind or health. Do not
procrastinate – share your thoughts and feelings with those closest
to you. If you think there is no rush, let me encourage you to
think again. Today is as good a time to show your innermost sentiments.
As Nike puts it: "Just do it!"

- Geoff Tan
btw, MyPaper

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Thursday, 15 January 2009

went lower peirce reservoir with fx to shoot the above.. he went alone
to upper peirce reservor yesterday but still not satisfied with his taking..
click on the link below to see more photos.. too troublesome to upload
everywhere..

my photos..

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Tuesday, 13 January 2009

have not bring my camera out to take any photo.. fx said wanna
go ubin during the weekend.. we can go for shooting while ml do
her drawing.. play with it at home.. but my house is a mess..
really nothing nice to shoot..

the only thing i like about my house is the view outside my kitchen
window.. an unobstructed view of amk ite, amoy quee camp, seletar
landed property, followed by a forested area, further up is senoko
power station.. on a fine day, even the outline of the mountains
in m'sia can be seem.. but the atmosphere is always misty.. took a
few shots, and still not satisfied with the pictures.. until i looked
down and captured this..


my mum's clips.. would be better if not for the blue bed sheet
hanging down there..



my relatives were outside dividing the asset left by grandma..
all the people are outside in the living room.. and i'm alone in my
room.. my mum used to say our families quarrel all because of money..
my uncles and aunties are eyeing on the house that grandma left to
my dad..

granny still have some money before she passed away.. her asset
consist of many old notes and a few kilos of gold.. i was also
shocked to know that granny bought so much gold in the past..
my parent wanted to use that money for her medical bill, but end
up quarrelling.. mum said they did not want to spend ah ma money
juz because of today.. to split ah ma asset.. all of them are
laughing happily as they split among themselves..

then my brother came in to passed me this old s'pore $100 note
and said, 阿嬤给你的.. i suddenly feel very sad.. i'm wondering
how can they be so happy counting how much they got for their
share? 他们真的被钱冲昏了头吗？

this is only one of the "newer" note.. grandpa used to keep
many older notes which he passed to grandma after passing away..
i guess the more precious and valueable notes are devided by
my dad, uncles and aunties.. at times i do hope that if only
grandma did not have any asset..

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Monday, 12 January 2009

環保從心做起



儒、釋、道三教有 “ 儒治世、佛治心、道治身 ” 之說。
當代佛界大德聖嚴長老是心靈環保的提倡者，主張環保應從人
的內心做起，只有心靈清凈了，只有內心深處具有環保的意識，
才有可能真正地做到環保，才有可能落實環保。

心靈環保不僅是我們個人的需要，更是整個社會的需要。
當我們把目光投向滿目瘡痍的世界時，我們應當明白，
對世界造成最大損壞的不是別的，而是我們內心燃燒的欲望。
如果我們不能把愛財之心變成對大自然的熱愛，如果我們不能把
占有的欲望變成對生命意義更崇高的追求，那麽，任何環保行為
都無法拯救我們賴以生存的地球。

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Sunday, 11 January 2009

my new toy..







The Sony A300 is Sony's third and final entry level DLSR announced
for 2008. A bargain high speed Live View camera, it's packed with one
of the industries best 10.2mp image sensors, a tilting and variable
angle 2.7" LCD, industry leading Super Steady Shot in-body image
stabilization, Eye Start auto focus sensors, anti-static/anti-dust
CCD cleaning, and more.

this is my 3rd camera.. first is a compact Canon Powershot S30,
2nd is Olympus Ultra Zoom C-770, and finally got this Sony DSLR..
time to unleash my creativity in photo shooting.. hahas.. =)

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Tuesday, 6 January 2009

我們的開始 是很長的電影
放映了三年 我票都還留著
冰上的芭蕾 腦海中還在旋轉
望著妳 慢慢忘記妳

朦朧的世間 我們溜了多遠
冰刀畫的圈 圈起了誰改變
如果再重來 會不會稍嫌狼狽
愛是不是不開口才珍貴

再給我兩分鐘 讓我把記憶結成冰
別融化了眼淚 妳妝都花了要我怎麽記得
記得妳要(叫)我忘了吧 記得妳叫我忘了吧
妳說妳會哭 不是因為在乎

最長的電影－周傑倫　詞曲：周傑倫　專輯：我很忙

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Sunday, 4 January 2009

entrance from mt. faber..


map of the whole southern ridges


on the way up..


cuty view.. buildings in sight are suntec, swissotel, uob plaza etc..


zoom out to the sea..


on the way back..


shot from mt. faber..

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Friday, 2 January 2009

i hear with astonishment as my reservist camp mate called
on the phone.. he said that the singaporean victim of the
recent bangkok fire broke out is our CSM Teo.. Teo was a
nice guy and often willingly to help if i face any problem
during reservist..



i received a sms from zq early in the morning.. telling me
that his grandpa passed away yesterday morning.. 2 death
notifications in the morning.. both passed away on the 1st
morning of 2009.. life is so fragile.. you never know who
gonna passed away the next moment.. don't take people for
granted now.. cherish the dear one around you..

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Thursday, 1 January 2009

the jamboree was quiet on the last day.. not much people.. i think
MPT gonna suffered heavy losses.. anyway, the firework was cancelled
without prior notice.. we only found out from a security guard around
11:30pm.. kenji's friends then decided to go to marina for the firework..
on the way out we saw ah man and chatted with him for awhile.. when
asked about his biz, he said the recent financial crisis had affected
his biz for as much as 50%.. wow..

i told kenji that its impossible to reach marina from changi within
10 mins.. we didn't go very fast.. around 120km/h.. think he also know
we can't make it on time.. end up the fireworks boom while we reaching
sheares bridge.. follow by a jam of 15 mins.. they then proceed to
newton foodcourt.. i wonder why they have to go there.. its a famous
place for chopping the tourists.. a can of oolong tea cost $2..
ok enough words.. here the pics..


the drag race..


drift performed by taniguchi..


the altezza he driving..


pro drifter taniguchi..


best color i'd ever seen on a datsun..


matt black evo 8..


cute swift sport..


this paintwork is awesome..


blue tibo MRS..


tink the most ex one here..


lots of R35 around..


gull wing S15..


interior is as nice as the exterior..


one and only supra..


new black limited SQV.. this little black thing cost $400..


bolt on turbo kit for swift..


remind of of kenji's 323 green under carriage neon..

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