Brussels @ Jaya One

If you are tired of same same brand of beers ..head over to Brussels at Jaya One.  Me not a regular beer drinker but I don't mind having one or two once in a while just to chill.  I was happy to see different types of beer instead of the normal Carlsberg, Tiger, Heineken...don;t mind paying more for soemthing different.


Food variety is different too. 

Beer food, heard of that?

Sounds good.  Looks good.  Yummm.

Mussels soup.  Of course there's a nicer name for it...I forgot to take down.

I couldn't decide which pic is nice,..so here's both!  How's the soup pouring effect on the right pic :P

Here's the main entry  - Pork Knuckle!

RM48.80 I think it's worth it.  Enough to feed the king!

Crispy crispy skin...


Sigh~I've actually posted these pictures on Facebook. 
Boring eh?
Lemme tru something lame to lighten things up....

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Since, I still keep to the principle of not posting 'faces' in my blog posts.


Hee...

Look Up!

Most of the time we don't have to look very far for a good sight.

As the saying goes.."stop to smell the roses"

The clouds formation are beautiful these days..or had it been always beautiful?

Not too late to notice now.

I couldn't resist shooting these eventhough I only had the phone camera with me.

I had the lX3 on stand by on the following evening.   It was about 6.45pm.

This was my first attempt.

Not easy when driving on a busy road.  Think they will ban photo taking while driving..after reading this post.

Here's the 2nd attempt.  Could have done better if I had more time on the road and if the road wasn't so busy. hehe.

Close up of the same shot.

This was taken just now over dinner.  It's the 15th day of the Chinese calendar month.  There's always full moon on 1st and 15th day.

Hope to take better ones when I Look Up again :)

Giza Mall @ Kota D'sara

A new neighbourhood mall is up in Kota D'sara.

 

Not fully occupied yet but a few key tenants have moved in.

My favourite italian restaurant

The very first ( I think) P1 retail shop

One of the anchor tenant.

There's a reason why GNC is here too....

Because...THIS is opening soon !!

yay...now I hv another outlet to go to =)

For more more information click HERE

Overfed

I've been overfeeding myself.

Usually.
I eat less (relatively) on earlier part of the week especially on days when I go for gym classes and /or busier days when we don't drive out for lunch.

By Thursday or Friday I will feel starved and start a eating fiesta...(eat like I have not eaten before) but make sure I work out on both weekend days...and slow down by Sunday night.


Last few days..I think I overdid it a little quite a bit.


It started on Friday with this!

Saturday lunch (after gym) was ok..just a bowl of pork noodle but...I was hungry after I came out from the hair salon at about 3pm.


I went to Jin Xuan Dim Sum @ Uptown...planning to take away some light snacks home..to enjoy with Dad.
While waiting for the big pao...I ended up snacking while waiting.  I 'snacked' on 2 pieces of polo bun (size of between a ping pong and a tennis ball) and a set of crystal dumpling (3 pieces!).

At home..I shared about a quarter of the humongous big pao with dad.

PIG!

That wasn't the end of Saturday feasting.  We went out for dinner at around 8pm.  We had..THIS:

And this :

and added another plate of fried rice.  Only two of us!



PIG!

Sunday.

..let me see..oh..Sunday was quite normal..brunch after gym.  'Quite light'..with Instant Noodle (with an egg and a sausage).  But then, I was hungry by 2pm..before badminton....so I took a piece of cheese before the game
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As usual, was starving after the game.  Had huge rice for dinner.

And....err...was hungry when I was about to go to bed....so I took a piece of peanut butter bread *blink*


As mentioned, u s u a l l y, the feaasting will slow down by Sunday night.  Not.

I was extremely hungry by mid morning Monday and was hallucinating all kids of food taste in my mouth.  Ya..I know..I'm pretty sick.  And so..my lunch was : medium size wan tan mee with chicken wing and stewed pork.  Dinner was no smaller portion.

Hmm..this is getting quite embarassing. *shy*  I'd better cut short this post.

After another heavy Tuesday lunch...I was completely stuffed and bloated.  Luckily it was gym day.  Was determined to eat less today..only had pork noodle for lunch but ended having quite a big curry puff after that.

-.-

And, there's a dinner with the gals tomorrow and may be Friday too.

Die.

PIC SOURCE :http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pets/pig.htm

Outright Primitive

Here's how to redeem credit card points from largest but most inflexible bank.

Download & print this form.
Fill in the details manually using a pen : product description, product code, treat points, etc. etc
Fax to the respective number provided.
If you prefer to mail, fold and glue the form accroding to instructions and Mail to the address provided.

How's that?

Questions & Questions from the 4 year old

As you may have noticed almost one in two of my bloggie freinds had stopped blogging but I'm still 'going strong'.   What does that tell you? I've too much time on my hand?  I've nothing better to do with my time? 

Whatever it is, I still find it worthwhile to blog. I do get bored and run out things to blah..but today is good..I actually have a few topics up my sleeve that I don't know which is worth posting first :P

It's just a fun hobby for me :)

Speaking of hobby..Danial asked me this today:

D : Koo koo! Why ..? You everuday come back then shower then change clothes then go out again to exercise ?

Me : (*? How to answer?*)  Ahem..because it's my hobby.  Do you have a hobby? What's your hobby?(*Genius. Answer a question with a question*)

D : No!

D : Koo koo! What is this? (*Holding a packet of new ang pow packets*)

Me : Ang pow packets for Chinese New Year. You come on Chinese New Year wish yeh yeh..and he will give you one with money in it.

D : When is CNY?

Me : February

D : Tomorrow ah?

Me : (*roll eyes*) No..February. It's January now. After January is February.

D : Sunday, Monday, Tusday, Wednesday...then February ah?

Me : Few more weeks la.  Remember to wear red shirt on CNY ah. 

D : I have another red shirt at home.

Me : Must be new one.

D : On my god. Why must be new?

Me : lol. Because it is Chinese NEW Year.

D : Ok...Ok.

Me : Under wear also new ah.

D : Oh my god. I have a new red one. Got robot picture one :D

Me : lol. You got new shoe?

D : No!

Me : Go tell Daddy.


*Off he goes. Phew!*

Facebook Creeping

Ocassionally, when I'm bored I indulge in Facebook Creeping.

Urban Dictionary define it as:
An act in which one looks at a friend's/stranger's facebook profile, pictures, and recent activity.
Everyone denies their involvement in this act (when in reality most people do it when bored), then in turn accuse someone else of doing it later.

Well..I was really tired after a long day...was trying to wind down (as with all Sundays)..bumming around blogs and of course dear old Facebook.

Extreme type of creepers will go to the extent of goingt thru every single item in one's profile..friend's list, photos, videos, goups joined, wall to wall messages, etc etc etc.

I wasn't like tat la...don't have so much patience. In fact, I stopped creeping after about 30 mins..may be even less.  Nowadays, News Feed is more than enough to keep us informed on recent happenings..eg photo uploads, comments on photos, etc.  provided you are on their friend's list ..that is.

I was creeping on someone I know but don't know well enough to add him/her..not because I'm interested in her / him...it all started cos I saw his/ her comment on someone's wall. So..I clicked into his / profile lor.  And then...decided to see if she / he has anyone else in his / her friend list that I may know.  True enough I found someone I know.

That brought me to another page lor :D  Interestingly,.I can even view the wall of this profile ..hhaha.

Sick!



Ha.ha.

Do you Creep?

LX3 @ Pasta Zanmai

I've blogged about Pasta Zanmai before...so did many many other bloggers. Loads of entries about it.  Really makes me wonder..can it be as good as free advertising having bloggers visit and recommend your product, food or service?

I went back again recently..for the third time ..this time with my LX3 in hand :)

Fel & Chris shared the set below.

From left : Mini pasta with chicken & poached egg, Unagi tortilla wrap & mini pizza.

I tried some too.  Love the tortilla wrap.  Pizza second.  Pasta is so-so only.

Below was my order.  I was very hungry..so..I was being selfish..refused to share :P

Avocado & Crab meat pasta with sesame sauce (RM23)

The crab meat are not crab stick..they are specially flown in from Japan!

Yummy yummy. 

Oh.. and the sauce..slurp...slurp. NICE.

Top it with self grinded sesame seed.

Ta da..Delicious!!!

After dinner..we took a walk around Mid Valley Mall..to get a feel of the CNY atmosphere. 

Had drinks & dessert at Delicious before calling it a day :)

Help Haiti via UNICEF

Click HERE to make this world a better place.

RM100 or RM50 how valuable is that to you?  I always ask myself that when I perform a charity transaction. 

For me Last Saturday alone:

Breakfast RM7 approx.

Avatar 3D RM18

Tea RM5 approx.

New bag RM39

Origins facial serum RM330

So..it can't be too difficult to fork out RM100 for charity right?

As MJ used to sing :

Heal The World

Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

Yay!

Never happier to see this page.

Especially on the bottom right hand corner..the Globe appears in connection status icon..meaning..I'm connected to the internet!  When it's down..the Globe doesn't appear...very sad & disappointing when I don't see Globe.

Celcom Sale - Free USB Modem

Shall I?

Free Modem! They used to charge RM200 for modem alone!
But..a RM100 registration is applicable..don't remember seeing that in the old package?

Shall I??


Click HERE for more information.

Which should I have?

Everyone had been going frenzy cancelling credit cards, ever since the M'sian government annouced the RM50 charge on each card, me inclusive :D

But I need to redeem some 34,000 reward points  before doing so.

To my disappointment, the items available for redemption is so limited now. May be because everyone is doing so..and everything went out of stock! Damn.

I've shortlisted these:

Some gadget that Catch & Kills mosquitoes.  I was very intrested in the beginning since my Ridsect thingy had stopped working recently.  But then..this thing KILLS and not repell...poor mosquitoes ...and I don't like the idea of cleaning up dead mosquitoes.

So..it's OUT!

This is some sort of cooker..sorry..too lazy to cut and paste the description.  It does say that..I can use it to cook instant noodles, warm up soup, make eggs...still not too sure how useful it will be. 

KIV.

Was very inetrested initially..DKNY's Delicious EDP.  But..I've been having allergy rashes these days..each time I put on a fragrance.  Moreover..this is EDP..I prefer EDT.

May be I will drop by the counter to check out the scent first.

Lastly..this seem most practical.  I combine two items la. Kingston 8Gb thumb drive..since I lost my previous one IN MY OWN CAR..still nowhere to be seen.

And..the other item is a cutlery set...choppping board inclusive.

Cool?

Bythe way..I need to go personally to the Branch to fill up a FORM to cancel this stupid card. 

Guess ....which bank it's from?!

Differences

It's funny to observe how each of us behave differently as a human being.

My friend Jas had been trying out the gym classes @ TF Taipan for the past one week.  By now..she must have tried 10 different classes, from Bollywood Jam to Body Pump.  She's really a very versatile individual.  We should be meeting up at the gym one of these days..I won't be surprise if she agrees to join me in Body Combat or RPM ~ the only two classes that I ever go to after like 5 years with the gym . Duh.  She also told me about her conversations with some instructors after classes...don't think I've spoken to anyone in my last 5 years at the gyms..well..may be one or two..definitely not more than 5!  And..it's almost impossible for me to join her in a Body Jam class for example. 

I would love to be more versatile and open..but..it's just not me.  It took me years to step into a BC class :D and another year to join RPM. hahaha. But the good sign is..when I set my mind on doing something, I will stick to doing it for quite some time. Strong staying power..that's what some people term it, I think.  Same goes for meeting people..I'm just not the type of person who can strike a coversation easily with strangers.  Even with closer friends..some times..I prefer to be the listener....of course there were times when I 'm high on drugs coffee, I'll be chirping away like a bird.

In these ways..I'm very different from my sis too.  She talks and presents herself verbally much better than me.  In fact, she earns a living by talking :D while I earn a living...using my fingers and computer mouse, mostly.  That's the difference.  My bro is more like me though.

Coincidentally, was just chatting with KT about her two gals.  Two such different individuals eventhough they share the same family genes.


Sometimes ..I do wish to be more a more versatile person.  Quit thinking so much. Just do it!

Fuel Consumption - Nissan Latio Sport @ 9 months old

When it was 5 weeks old I updated here that the FC was at about ...RM0.18 per kilometre or 9.98 kilomtres per litre.


I've been keeping track of the records since September..to get a relatively more accurate feel :

In conclusion, the average is still about the same as it was at 5 weeks old at :

RM0.18 per kilomtre or 9.99 kilometres per litre

Travelling pattern ~ day to day city travelling..to and  from work & gym and weekend leisure outings..mainly around PJ (not in city centre)

I've excluded RON97 (highligted in yellow) and outstation trips to Seremban & Kuala S'gor for better accuracy.


Hope the above is helpful.


By the way..what's the use of having skirtings..when one keeps wrecking them!

Long Interesting Day

What a long interesting day I had.

RPM in morning.
Finally watched Avatar (3D).
Shopping (again).
Dinner with a VIP.

Avatar...kind of awesome.  Great effects.  Well..it has been in development since 1994! May be it deserves more than a 'kind of awesome'?  Ok ok...the unique creation of the out of this owrld scenes, creatures, the unique avatar characters..were indeed awesome.  It's refreshing and something different..have not seen before.  May be all the hype and praises raised my expectations too high.  Gina said that "it must be the greatest movie ever made"  Hmmm..my jaws did not drop lor..

I had dinner with a very special man today.  He signed my 1st paycheck for my 1st job as an executive after graduation.  How lucky am I to be able to have a cosy simple dinner with this man who is now 100 times more successful by now.  It is indeed very sweet and so nice of him to be still willing to meet up with us now.  I'm happy.


And oh...how could I not buy this...it's on 50% discount...only RM39.70!

Are you ready to leave?

Seems like I've not updated this space for so long.  Actually it's only been about 2 days..may be less.  hehe.  All because of the unstable internet conenction at home.  It came back up last night but it was already quite late..I didn't have any mood to blog .  Not sure when it will go cranky again..I'd better post soemthing now..in case it goes off again tonight.

Been running out of things to blah .... had a few things in my mind..but quite boring stuff.   How are things..? It's already mid January.  Me ok so far.  A little bit under on and off..but still kicking alive & healthy. 

Not sure whether if it's because we are growing older and people around are also growing older and everyone are now more prone to illnesses and..eventually dying.  It's like every other month or..more unfortunately every other week or day we hear about people getting terminally ill and eventually die.

Recently, I was told about this nice man, whom I've never met, but heard of many times.  He had worked hard all his life.  Very hard. By now..he'd probably earned enough to stop working ...and enjoy life.  But then..when one is so passionately hard working..it's hard to stop work so soon..there will be nothing left to do...assuming he/she has no other passion.  I was told..he doesn't.  Very unfortunately..he has suddenly fell very ill..terminally...and may not live very long. I was told.

Dang.

That's it.  No warning. It hits you like a storm without any signal.

It's so sad right? When we work so hard hoping to have a better life at a later stage..then find out that..we will not need to live so long after all.

When we hear such stories..automatically..we will switch on the "Live as if your were dying.." mode..as Kris Allen had been singing. 

Why work so hard when we can't even bring money with us when we die.  So..why do we work hard?

..so that our children will have a comfortable life

What about me? I don't have any children..for now.  Can I not work so hard?  Not that I'm working extremely hard right now.  In fact I must say that my work has been pretty stable..not too stressful as it was before.  But..I've been quite too often thinking about going back to a faster pace job..(provided I'm still wanted)...

I also wonder..if only I didn't commit to a new car and the house..I don't have to worry about all the commitments.  I would have so much more money to spend!  Wooo hoo..

So..it's a matter of choice.    How the heck to Live as if we are dying??

Spend all our money. Don't save? Don't go to work? Don't go to school?

Don't sound right. Ha ha.


"Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." Mahatma Gandhi


This makes better sense right?  Yes.

Yes..we should live & treasure life as if we were to die to tomorrow...BUT along the way..we must strive to Learn as if we were to Live Forever.

No understand?  It means..we still should live life meanignfully.  Life may be short..but don't waste away life but not doing anything meaningful. I guess...it means that we should live without regrets..meaning..if we are to die tomorrow..we would be able to look back and give ourselves a liitle pat on the shoulder..saying..I've done most that I want to do..and ready to leave :)

Happy Weekend. What are you weekend plans? I'll be watching Avatar 3D....finally!

Cyber Detox

Apparently, there is a major cable fault in my area and will need a few days to restore the situation.  Sounds bad huh? Looks like I won't have connection at home for quite some time :'(

Oh well...I'm slowly getting used to it.  Things happen for good reasons..I'm a firm believer of this statement ..haha.  It's about time to detox from cyber addiction.  I've been so obssesed & dependent on being connected.  Every time I reach home..switching on the connection is almost the first thing I do.  It's not that..there are tons of messages waiting for me to check...it's an obsession...it's like OCD on switching on a light, for example, I'd feel something amiss when the notebook's not connected.  Yes...I've a sickness.

I'm also obsessed to having this on my screen :

Huuuu....

Today is Wednesday..suppose to a Be Home Early day...but..I realy don't feel like being home so early when I know I will be missing my dear 'friend'.  I rather go to the gym..ya..again. Duh..

Oh well..it will be all good.  Time to go back to being a normal human being.  Sleep earlier.  Read hard copy news paper.  Watch TV. Read a book.  Talk with my mouth instead of typing with fingers.


Till then..ta!

Ox in 2010

1913 & 1973: V. Good. Constant Happiness Can Reduce Sickness; Excessive Celebrations On The Other Hand Can Make You Sick.

1925 & 1985: Average. The Best Way To Avoid Accident is to Die In Your Sleep; Don’t Want That? Get Out Of Bed!

1937 & 1997: Good. Don’t Drive And Drink ; Beer Is Expensive Here; You May Spill While Driving.

1949 & 2009: Good. Money & Alcohol Attract The Wrong Sex.

1961: Good. Don’t Have To Remind Your Loved Ones To Be Strong & Happy After You Are Gone. Chances Are, They Will.


Oxen`s Characteristics:
You are well-known for your perseverance and stamina. When other people fizzle out, you are still standing. Never quick to put blame on others, you make reliable friends and partners despite your stubbornness. You are often make used of by friends but you don’t seem to mind. Even in good times and prosperity, you maintain a mellowed countenance.

Your partner often get impatient with you but at the same time cannot live without you.

Oxen`s 2010 Luck:
At last for you, a sign of breeze. Man, it has been so long for some good stars to come flying your way, isn’t it?

Well, finally 2 good stars are coming your way. Arise and shine; absorb their fullest blessing and may you not hang down your head anymore this year.

For those working, opportunities will come with challenges but solutions there will be, my friend. Take all the challenges; they are good for the next promotion and salary increment.

For those who are their own bosses; the cash register will start to ring; new clients will call you; so repair the phone and the door bell. Grow in pace with the returns, plan for expansion but execute concurrently; not too fast; nor too slow.

But whether you are working for people or you are on your own; do not overwork and have enough rest. That’s because the yucky Sickness Star is in sight. Avoid or cut down entertaining. How smart a person can you be, if all times you are the one who gets knocked down by drinks? Oh you chose to be drunk? Why don’t you say you asked for the accident also. Don’t drink and drive; Widow Star is in sight; don’t make your wife a widow. And women, don’t think it applies to men only. It can happen to you also; that is, if you
like to drink and drive. For those involved in operating heavy machinery, best that you take MC if you must watch the World Cup. Don’t let your factory score’s board reads,Machine: 1 Man: 0.

More happenings at the marital front. Whether money is the root of evil or not; extra-marital affairs may be imminent. And it’s not always the man’s faults; right guys? Both parties have to reflect but unfortunately when you are in that realm, you are usually lost.

For those dating, bickering there will be but mind your words; you may say something that cause irreparable damage.

For the singles and seeking, you will have a breakthrough; so start stocking up the wardrobe and shed some of those unsightly fats.

Oxen children may fall sick more often this year. Sickness Star may play a part but actual self doing is more often the case. Tell your kid if they are still on their PSP after 10pm, you are going to take it away.

Elderly Oxen should watch their own health and safety. Do not climb high and low. Do not carry your overweight grandchildren. Do not dry clothes out of the window. Do not disturb somebody’s wife. In short, do not find trouble and trouble will not find you. Once in a while, visit the Fountain of Wealth with your family to recharge yourself.

Unbelievably Idiotic

Specially for those who do not have access to my FB:




Was happy to receive a call from TM a while ago..thought I'd finally got some high level attention.

My happiness was shortlived :'(

TM : Ms Wong ah..referring your report no 1-xxxx how is ur internet connection now ah?
Me : No it's not working..

TM : Erm....according to my records, my technician had already rectify the problem at the port.
Me : *holding back my anger* When was that?

TM : Erm....last Saturday
Me : Did refer to the latest status report before callimg me..? *boiling by now*

TM : Oh..hold on ah...
TM : Oh..so you have problems with fixed line..? How is it now?

Me : I'm not at home now..the last time I tried to call..it was an engage tone
TM : Ermm....so when will you be home to check if the internet is working?

Me : I don't have to be home..you just have to dial my number now..and you will hear an engage tone
TM : Oh..soemone will be at home to receive the call?


SOMEBODY JUST KILL ME PLEASE !!!

Potong!

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live ~ Nicolas de Chamfort

I am seriously considering to cut off and END my 'relationship' with TM.  I've wrote about my frustrations several times here, in twitter, in FB..so many times in so many ways that I'm getting tired of my whiney self.

Why not just end it?

It has now become very obvious that the root cause of the repeating faults are due to my faulty telephone line.  Each time I call they complain that they can barely hear me..and I had to practically yell out something like "Yes..it's because I have a faulty line..and you guys have not fixed it....and this is the main source of my unstable internet connection...."

Calling TM is like opening a mysterious box..you won't know what you will get until it is ...Opened.  If I'm lucky..I get a smarter representative..who at the very least understands my problem immediately..like the one I spoke to on Friday nite..he tactfully pointed out I had indeed called many times and he said that he will put in a strong comment asking for a thorough check on my fixed line.  Of course..no one came. No one called.  They always take the easy way out..reset the port at some external site..and hopefully this irritating customer will be happy for the time being..until she gets disconnected again.

As expected..it happened again last nite. If only..all reps are smart.  If  unlucky..you get some noob who can't even get your username alphabets right..let alone..understanding your problems.  This time, I had to call using my mobile cos  they couldn't hear me when I used the fixed line. And it went dead after a while -.- anyway.

It's not feasible, cost wise, calling a call centre with a mobile..they put you on hold, they go through verification process, you had to repeat yourself 10 times on each sentence.then they realise thye are in no capacity to understand the problem..they put you on hold...again..all this equals MONEY..to the mobile line!  I had to hang up.  No one bothered to call me back..although they have my mobile number.  And they KNOW I'm a frustrated customer.

I called again this morning from the office line.  Well..slightly smarter tone of voice..but..sigh.  So robotic.  I wonder if she understood half the matter I was desperately trying to put across.

I pay approximately RMM50 diligently every month for the fixed line and the internet access.  What's the point of paying when nothing works?  In fact they should give me a refund!

I'm seriously thinking about disconnecting everything, replace the fixed line with a supplementary mobile line at only RM10 and replace the internet access with a reliable wireless provider..may be Celcom.  Still researching.



POTONG! POTONG!

Nerve Pain

Don't think I've ever experience such intensity of pain before...as far as 'nerve pain' is concern.  I call it nerve pain..cause I donno how to describe it.  It's an old friend/ problem / injury ...never knew the cause of the pain and it hasn't visited for a very long time.  Previously, if it comes..it will just be dull discomfort but this time it came back with vengeance.  The only times I remember waking up because of pain was due to stomach upset or the severe period cramps due to endometriosis.

Quite bad.  Strangely bad.

It was frustrating that I couldn't get back to my beauty sleep.  It wasn't even 3am ...grrrr.  After rolling about for god knows how long... wondering what I should do...I got up to put on my Phiten X30 necklace & lotion  (both I hv not use for some time). 

Rolled about for some time...not working...I started to yearn for my dear old accupunturist TCM doctor...wondered if the clinic will be open on a Sunday morning.  I actually go up to log on to the internet looking for their website!  See how much pain I was in!  On my way down..I grabbed the counter pain and slapped on tons on it on my shoulder, neck and arm..and everywhere related.

hot hot hot...

Fortunately...the pain subsided after some time.  Managed to get back to sleep.  Thank God.  And,,it was almost like nothing in the morning..felt kind of like 'peace after a stormy night'.  I even made it to my regular BC session at the gym.  A bit more tiring than usual..but it was good sweating it out. 

Spend the rest of the day hanging out with ...kids...ya..first at Megan's one year old party...and then took Danial out to the park.

I even have a bit of tan :D

Hope to catch on on sleep tonight...gosh..already midnight!

Nite!

Collage Making Freeware

I've  been making collages manually using Microsoft Powerpoint and it is pretty painful having to insert, resize and arrange the photos manually.  Jenny and I was viewing some photo's in an FB album when it suddenly occured to us that there must be softwares for collages.  Hmm..were we slow or ignorant :D

Collages are good to have when we do not wish to end up with hundreds of pictures in an album. 
So..I've been googling for ...freeware of course.

Found one today from http://www.shapecollage.com/

It takes only about a few minutes to download and another few minutes to install.

It is also fairly easy to use but one will need some patience to understand and experiment with various functions options on the right column.

1st : Load all the photos that you want to include into the collage
2nd : Adjust shape, size, appearance, angle, etc to your liking. Eg. tilt degree of photos, border of photos, etc

3rd : Click preview to see how the photo arragement will look like based on your settings.  Each click generates different arrangement.  You can preview as many times as you wish ....till you find an arrangement that you like.

4th : Click CREATE once you are satisfied and your creation will be saved.

SIMPLE & FUN.


If you don't like it..do it again.

You can also create a larger collage by increasing the total # of photos even though you only have very few photos

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Today had been...interesting..

I could have used a more negative description but..nahh..interesting should be just right.

It's Friday!  We survived the first working week of 2010.  How was you week?

I woke up somewhat refreshed actually..after a good good rest on Wednesday and on Thursday I went back to 'play' as usual..wnet BC and then TC. Great work :P Ankle still in tact..sore but still intact.  Thought it was swollen last night..but surpirsingly..all seems fine today. 

As I was about to walk out the door to leave for work this morning..it started raining cats and dogs.  As in..really heavy..!  So I stayed in..with nothing to do.  Phone line was down Again..so no internet.  I played with the camera instead.

I brought the camera in my bag today cos today I thought I will be starting a weekend eating spree today itself.  Was suppose to meet Fel at MV today but she informed later in the morning to say she can't make it :(

Well..I was quite disappointed initially.  It's Friday..I could have planned something else with some one else.  I didn't reply her message :P  *angry*  haha..anyway..it's probably not what she wanted also.

Knowing me..I will move on and find something else to do. Not going to MV anymore  ..no mood and no purpose ot go that direction..decided to go back to home sweet home..hope to  leave once I finish this..and pick up Danial from school and spoil him.

Today doesn't seem like a safe day to be out late anyway with all this tension arising all because a translation issue.  Personally..I think it's a small matter..I don't even want to talk about it.  Ain't all religion suppose to guide us to be forgiving and understanding...why so much hatred and tension over a word? I don't understand.

Secondly...when I got to the office I had to call our dear No. 1 broadband service proovider today.  Since the fixed line is DEAD I was contemplating whether I should call the phone line section or broadband section.  I decided to call Streamyx...since I have a series of previous complaint histories with them..thinking that..they might be more efficient in diagnostics.

WRONG!

I almost thrash the phone talking to the idiot. He insited that I had to be in front of my computer at home..and go through his standard procedure before he can confirm a problem.  I think I repeated 10 times that :

MY PHONE LINE IS DEAD, CAN YOU JUST SEND SOMEONE TO FIX IT FIRST, IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

He insisted..he can't do that.  Wanted me to call again tonight when I am home..

How insanely stupid!  I was fuming...

In the end I hung up on him (and he didn't bother to call back).  I called the fixed line dvivision instead.  The lady on the hand was much more pleasant and professional.  Guess what..I called home at about 4 just now..phone line working! 

Hope that solves my broadband connectivity too.

Next..ya..that's not all.  Minutes after I had the heated conversation with Streamyx...my mobile rang.

Caller: Hello..may I speaking to *my name*

Me : yes..speaking

Caller : %*&^*&^*%*& she went on in Mandarin...asking if sh ecan speak to me in mandaring

Me : Bu ke yi (i.e. Cannot)

Me : Bu ming pai (i.e. Can't understand)

Caller : &^%*%*%*/ ..went on and on again in mandarin...

I only captured that she's calling from a Blic Blic Bank...or something in that matter..and she can't speak English as sh eis from the mandarin section and her colleague will call me back.

HOW STRANGE!

I have one more incident to share actually..but i think this is gettign too long and boring.

So I shall stop.

what a crappy post. haha.

Have a happy weekend!