.....times of refreshing.....

It's been raining non-stop over the weekend which is not common during the Chinese New Year season. I was kinda concerned with the heavy downpour after I woke up this morning and I knew it's gonna be a day of rain and a tough 'balik kampung' journey later. It's indeed a difficult journey as the rain never stops on my trip from JB to Seremban. It kept...

Finally....the wait is over! It's the 'balik kampung' time! I will be travelling back to Ipoh to celebrate CNY from JB and it will gonna be a long drive. I prayed for good weather these few days and may everyone drive carefully and stayed alert on the roads. It's always a great feeling driving home for a festive season like CNY. Simple things to note...

There was an old friend of mine for 20 years who suddenly pissed off  when I cannot chat or chat for long with him during office hours. I was surprise with his reaction and thought maybe he wanted to tell me something that might be disturbing him. Family or work problems perhaps? Well, he's all alone in KL while his wife and kids are in Melaka....

One of the best thing to do after shopping on a hot day, though of course, there's air-cond in the mall, was to have ice-cream. I suddenly have a crave for sherbet orange ice-cream and decided to check in to Baskin Robbins, much to the delight of my kid.Here's my fix of sherbet ..err... rainbow sherbet. Well, they don't have sherbet orange then and...

Sutera Mall's decorations during festive seasons are always one of the best in JB and also, very extravagant. There were lanterns everywhere in the big compound of the mall and at night, once the lanterns are lit up, it looks like a park. In fact, there was a mini park nearby too which was full of lanterns and objects which were lit up. Above is the...

This is a great place to have chicken rice in JB. I was feeling very hungry at 3pm then, last Saturday while my son craved for chicken rice. Since we are at Taman Sentosa and been awhile never visited this eatery, we thought it's a good idea to go back there. The chicken rice here is really nice!  There was no crowd at this time, thus, it's quite...

Jb's City Square is one of the most popular shopping attractions in the city and a favourite haunt for Singaporeans, as it is linked to the new JB CIQ. The place is always crowded on weekends! I was quite impressed with their decor this year as they go back to the 50s or 60s era. The decor looks refreshing and different from other shopping malls....

Every year at this time, I will get ready for the long journey back to Ipoh which I usually go back once or twice a year. As usual, I will take long leaves and travel early before CNY and come back late after CNY, in order to avoid the jam. It's a great feeling driving all  the way back home after been away for so long while looking forward to...

A nice big rabbit ushering folks in Permas Jaya Jusco for the coming Lunar New year. It's time to bask in  the mood of CNY. Let's shop for new clothes, bak kwa, decors, drinks & goodies, mandarins, shoes and etc. Do sleep well and don't get sick, at least after the CNY. I will try to post more images of CNY around ...

How true! Most of the times, we craved to do a project or something that we like but we always ended up without it. For example, when I first came out to work, I yearned to maintain and develop IT systems which adopt the latest technologies like web (then) but ended up working on a 'dinosaur' - the ever reliable mainframe systems. The organisation...

I'm delighted to share that sometimes money and age isn't everything especially when it comes to friendships. There is this 16 year old chap who was one of the trainees like me, in my weekly badminton training sessions. After training, he always joined me for dinner. Well, you may thought that's nothing to shout about but I'm sure teens at this age...

Over the weekend of the brand new year, I got myself some health supplements in a pharmacy. Well, I do believe in vitamins or herbs as I find that it really helps to improve my health. I was having bouts of flu on and off during the last few months of 2010 and after taking a high dosage vitamin C, it seems controlled (*touch wood*). LOL   I have...