CNY is next weekend. Traditionally we have an 8 course meal for the reunion dinner and steamboat on the 1st Day. I suppose it will be the same this year. Steamboat is comparatively easy. What we need are a couple of volunteers to buy and prepare the ingredients. Do we have any volunteers out there?
The reunion dinner would require a bit of planning and coordination. We do not want to end up with 5 roast ducks and three plates of fried Chinese cabbage for dinner. One week’s notice should be adequate. Enough time to dig up those old recipe books and buy whatever spices and ingredients necessary. Each household is expected to cook 1 or max 2 dishes. Please announce in here the dish you intend to cook after you have decided to avoid duplications.
simon - 6 Febuary 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Happy Birthday !!!
HAOOY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ~
HAPPE BIRTHDAY TO DADD-DEE ~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !!!!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
To my MA
My ma is SICK .
Stomach flu .
I hope she gets better.
I feel weird watching her not on computer.
And I hope she DOESN'T VOMIT ANYMORE !!!
And I wish she can feel better and get better .
That's all .
You know who lah .
Stomach flu .
I hope she gets better.
I feel weird watching her not on computer.
And I hope she DOESN'T VOMIT ANYMORE !!!
And I wish she can feel better and get better .
That's all .
You know who lah .
Sunday, January 24, 2010
CNY IN SIBU
It's almost Chinese New Year.
And Valentine's Day too .
Are you guys going anywhere during CNY?
We will be going to Sarawak to visit Grandma from 15/2 till 17/2.
-ML-
This is the first time we are going to Sibu during the Chinese New Year. The wife’s family was supposed to fly in and spend the New Year here in Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately the mother-in-law’s rather fragile state of health does not permit traveling. So their trip here has to be cancelled. There were many subtle hints that we should fly there for CNY instead.
The trip is not so much to celebrate CNY but more to visit the mother-in-law. Well, sometimes a son-in-law has to do what a son-in law is expected to. If the mountain won’t come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. Maybe it is also an opportunity to see how Sibu people celebrate CNY.
- simon -
P.S. To my dear wife who is reading the post, there is nothing hidden between the lines. ML and I are looking forward to the trip.
And Valentine's Day too .
Are you guys going anywhere during CNY?
We will be going to Sarawak to visit Grandma from 15/2 till 17/2.
-ML-
This is the first time we are going to Sibu during the Chinese New Year. The wife’s family was supposed to fly in and spend the New Year here in Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately the mother-in-law’s rather fragile state of health does not permit traveling. So their trip here has to be cancelled. There were many subtle hints that we should fly there for CNY instead.
The trip is not so much to celebrate CNY but more to visit the mother-in-law. Well, sometimes a son-in-law has to do what a son-in law is expected to. If the mountain won’t come to Mohammed, then Mohammed must go to the mountain. Maybe it is also an opportunity to see how Sibu people celebrate CNY.
- simon -
P.S. To my dear wife who is reading the post, there is nothing hidden between the lines. ML and I are looking forward to the trip.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
BUYING A NEW CAR
I guess I am just an ordinary man who lead and enjoy the simplicities of life. I do not indulge in, carve for or splurge on luxurious things. The car I am driving now is a case in point. It is 10 years old going on 11 come May. Other than minor mechanical hiccups once in a while, it has not given me much problem. I have no complaints about it and am quite happy driving it around. I do no have to worry about the minor knocks and dents driving in the KL traffic. It is safe to be parked anywhere. Nobody wants to steal it. In fact, I was secretly hoping that someone would steal it. The car has very low resale value. It will be easier claiming insurance money than trying to sell it. I once joked with Angela about leaving the key in the unlocked car with a note “please take it”.
My car may be just a mechanical piece of junk but I have somehow grown attached to it. My daughter grew up in it. It has faithfully taken me many places both far and near all these years. It has become part of the family. I am not a mechanically minded person or brand conscious. As long as a car can take me from Point A to Point B without breaking down, it is good enough for me. That was what wise and pragmatic old Deng Xiaoping said too. It does not matter whether the cat is black or white as along as it catches the mice.
Unfortunately the wife disagrees. She thinks the car being 10+ years old is no longer safe. She complains all the time that the air conditioning is not functioning properly. She insists that I use her car when driving to Staffield to play golf every Sunday. To appease her, I started looking around for a new car last week.
The sales person and their panel of used car dealers I met offered me ridiculously low trade-in prices. It was an insult to my trusted old friend. So I told them I will advertise and sell the car myself. I was waiting for the weekend to take a photo and pose it on E-bay. I think there are many more useful years left in the old car if given a decent home. However, yesterday the sales manager called back and said he will accept the trade in price I wanted for my car. So this morning, with a heavy heart, I went in and signed on the dotted line. I have another 1-2 weeks with my beloved old car….before the new car is delivered.
simon - 21 January 2010
My car may be just a mechanical piece of junk but I have somehow grown attached to it. My daughter grew up in it. It has faithfully taken me many places both far and near all these years. It has become part of the family. I am not a mechanically minded person or brand conscious. As long as a car can take me from Point A to Point B without breaking down, it is good enough for me. That was what wise and pragmatic old Deng Xiaoping said too. It does not matter whether the cat is black or white as along as it catches the mice.
Unfortunately the wife disagrees. She thinks the car being 10+ years old is no longer safe. She complains all the time that the air conditioning is not functioning properly. She insists that I use her car when driving to Staffield to play golf every Sunday. To appease her, I started looking around for a new car last week.
The sales person and their panel of used car dealers I met offered me ridiculously low trade-in prices. It was an insult to my trusted old friend. So I told them I will advertise and sell the car myself. I was waiting for the weekend to take a photo and pose it on E-bay. I think there are many more useful years left in the old car if given a decent home. However, yesterday the sales manager called back and said he will accept the trade in price I wanted for my car. So this morning, with a heavy heart, I went in and signed on the dotted line. I have another 1-2 weeks with my beloved old car….before the new car is delivered.
simon - 21 January 2010
Story of Sunrise Park
Before marriage, I was a tigress. After marriage, I became a rat. Then I had father-in-law and mother-in-law in upper echelon, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law at lower end. When I got married, my father instructed me to learn to behave as a daughter-in-law. He said doing more work and working harder would render me advantages. That was why whenever I returned to Sunrise Park in Kluang, either coincidentally or otherwise, I found Ah Gong mowing in the garden in the evening. As he was busy mowing, I was sweeping the cut grass by his side. While I was sweeping, I had to chase away swarms of mosquitoes surrounding me. After the work was completed, not only my legs were bitten by mosquitoes, my eyelids were also swollen.
I had never cooked for outsiders before marriage. After getting married, I was a bit worried. Luckily, my father-in-law and mother-in-law were very considerate. I used to act as kitchen-hand for mother-in-law. However, I realized I couldn’t be kitchen-hand all the time. I would have to cook on my own one day. I remember one afternoon when we stayed in SS12, I was frying “rat noodles” (low shi fan) for the in-laws. As I was not confident of my cooking skills, I poured in a lot of ingredients. To my great relief, the in-laws seemed to enjoy the meal. They asked me if the rat noodles were
“ta pao” (takeaway). Haha!
I was told that Ah Gong was rather critical to the new license holders driving the cars. When I drove him for the first time from Damansara Utama to Subang Jaya, We passed several round-abouts on the way. As we approached the first round-about, I looked around and hesitated for a while before I sped off. The reaction from Ah Gong was: “you are too slow. The car from the back may knock on you”. After this, I was driving faster. On approaching the destination, Ah Gong commented that my driving skill was not bad! Haha!
by KC Lian
I had never cooked for outsiders before marriage. After getting married, I was a bit worried. Luckily, my father-in-law and mother-in-law were very considerate. I used to act as kitchen-hand for mother-in-law. However, I realized I couldn’t be kitchen-hand all the time. I would have to cook on my own one day. I remember one afternoon when we stayed in SS12, I was frying “rat noodles” (low shi fan) for the in-laws. As I was not confident of my cooking skills, I poured in a lot of ingredients. To my great relief, the in-laws seemed to enjoy the meal. They asked me if the rat noodles were
“ta pao” (takeaway). Haha!
I was told that Ah Gong was rather critical to the new license holders driving the cars. When I drove him for the first time from Damansara Utama to Subang Jaya, We passed several round-abouts on the way. As we approached the first round-about, I looked around and hesitated for a while before I sped off. The reaction from Ah Gong was: “you are too slow. The car from the back may knock on you”. After this, I was driving faster. On approaching the destination, Ah Gong commented that my driving skill was not bad! Haha!
by KC Lian
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