tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27422428629736361462024-02-08T04:27:56.681+08:00The Heng Family....Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-35516429684576120642009-04-15T23:15:00.000+08:002009-04-15T23:20:15.855+08:00We are MOVING away .....<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Hope the title didn't " GOTCHA "<br /><br />Nope, not moving house, not moving overseas, still slaving around ....<br /><br />Just that my blogspot is about to explode anytime, yes i've used up 85% of the allocated free space!! That was the result of being such a lazy dude....i uploaded all my photos directly from the camera without whatsoever adjustment, every single piece is above 1MB...damn it!! So before i ended up having to salvage the explosive, i better get a new home !!! Don't know which idi*t snatched my .com domain so i've got to be contended with .net instead.<br /><br />Here you go, please welcome to my new virtual home.....i promised to put you in a <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">SMILE</span> with my newly created header !!! enjoy....<br /><br /><a href="http://jacss.net/"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">http://jacss.net/</span></span></a><br /><br />do update your link ya ...<br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-13188166587885202112009-04-13T21:30:00.001+08:002009-04-13T21:52:11.761+08:00A Bento Project<div style="text-align: justify;">We have been rotting at home this weekend bcoz dady was away to Bangkok for 3 days ...... (<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">fung lau fai wut</span>)!! Sounds like it's quite often to Bangkok rite..... what to do, that's where his manufacturing plant is located. But of all, he chose the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent">Lent</a> period to go ..... sigh, no eye see !!<br /><br />So i had planned ahead this "project" since i figure i'll have more time at home plus there will be "no one" pressuring me to do revision with the boys.....yes shhhh, the 'dictator' not at home, we'll all have absolute freedom. The boys can spoil themselves in front of the PC pounding the keyboard enjoying their games while i can indulge myself in the kitchen for as long as i like without that annoying calls!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, back to the project i was talking about, if you have not known yet, there is a<br />"WHO R U" bento contest/challenge going on, organised by another bento enthusiast javapot, for more details, check out <a href="http://mycuppatales.blogspot.com/2009/04/bentos-201-204.html">here</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK91Peu0Kk6hBN-EnemvsDkTIqWi0pKfhBA-wBy3ci1acLk762Y3V4JJWYmzWp0BvKDuh0W_dhDU_frhmC4BhCkfOsRwCdZI6n_DtJFAMAvxl8jgqkrWmMxonWhozc4vuyOkthv1Kcyf5/s1600-h/WhoRU.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323320079687321986" style="width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 205px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK91Peu0Kk6hBN-EnemvsDkTIqWi0pKfhBA-wBy3ci1acLk762Y3V4JJWYmzWp0BvKDuh0W_dhDU_frhmC4BhCkfOsRwCdZI6n_DtJFAMAvxl8jgqkrWmMxonWhozc4vuyOkthv1Kcyf5/s320/WhoRU.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It is meant to be a bento that should be telling about who I am.....pretty interesting but surely challenging !! I personally think that a bento box would be way insufficient to know the multi-faceted & versatile me......hehe, so i chose to tell what i <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;">LOVE & Passionate</span> about currently in this phase of life !!! Hope i didn't go against the rules.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44o7_GEexpnWrIyzbI57zcJ9BOWQec9cZbVZ7VzQcHFjMqHq189i7rz904LUSX7ldF6sGs3-vLmg3ILWBM-8M17WoSRgc9Dw5B3CsNBNH3S9_WwdnrrUBQDUBSc0hhosVz20r3u3FDz5c/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323861402415085842" style="width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44o7_GEexpnWrIyzbI57zcJ9BOWQec9cZbVZ7VzQcHFjMqHq189i7rz904LUSX7ldF6sGs3-vLmg3ILWBM-8M17WoSRgc9Dw5B3CsNBNH3S9_WwdnrrUBQDUBSc0hhosVz20r3u3FDz5c/s400/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bottom bento box consists of the main dish, which is suppose to be ala <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">'nasi lemak'</span> style (modified version) with <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">seafood</span>, '<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">sambal</span>', <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">japanese fish cake, <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">edamame</span> & <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">carrots</span></span> !!<br /><br />Upper bento box consists of fruits & desserts i.e. a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">fairy cupcake</span> & shaped <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">watermelon</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">cherry tomatos</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">cheese</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">chocolates</span> & <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">sweets</span> !!<br /><br /><br />NOW, let's get to know me more.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEfHsymVD0C8OOG5VV3o1P0aLGOEXl9OBkdFN2MZDzJPBB96XoES6fY_T3EcwnAEcYqBqrC8rSzte9_M8cpTkllWI4mRTxYWepmr3IkTd58FuaDcQVMmck24BcirxvebiaDJaGz7hQE9i/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323861403668884130" style="width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEfHsymVD0C8OOG5VV3o1P0aLGOEXl9OBkdFN2MZDzJPBB96XoES6fY_T3EcwnAEcYqBqrC8rSzte9_M8cpTkllWI4mRTxYWepmr3IkTd58FuaDcQVMmck24BcirxvebiaDJaGz7hQE9i/s400/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">1) NASI LEMAK</span> :<br /></div>Yes, i am one of those typical Malaysian who couldn't live my normal life without a dose of our famous delicacy "<span style="font-style: italic;">nasi lemak</span>". And had it not bcoz of health reason, i wouldn't have to limit my intake to not more than once a week!! I always believe there's reason for one to be 'fat' and now you know WHY heh??!! It's a holy poisoning food yet an authentic delicious food of ours, isn't it?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-The</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'<span style="font-style: italic;">santan/</span>coconut milk' rice was replaced by</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;"> denbu rice shaped in sakura</span>, which also symbolises my LOVE for everything japan !!<br /><br />-The little boys <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">plain onigiri rice</span> symbolises "my love, my blood & my life", which are none other than my 2 little TWIN BOYS !!<br /><br />'Nasi lemak' will not be complete without its' main ingredients '<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">sambal</span>' and some accompanying dishes!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2) SAMBAL</span> (on the left of the yellow silicon cup) :<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWIteKIJO9aCEZxAlJjR-vf0uVr1-_bz8Vz9uDfWqbrf12sisW6Hx0eqS0S4dE7s6IY8jjPvGOmtMv7qcRQnqWbc8WAP483AXwsOewiYq157ps7GWXty8afycAqG2VmazddroCOJa1WL3/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323712270736493682" style="width: 215px; cursor: pointer; height: 161px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWIteKIJO9aCEZxAlJjR-vf0uVr1-_bz8Vz9uDfWqbrf12sisW6Hx0eqS0S4dE7s6IY8jjPvGOmtMv7qcRQnqWbc8WAP483AXwsOewiYq157ps7GWXty8afycAqG2VmazddroCOJa1WL3/s400/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is my version of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'<span style="font-style: italic;">sambal</span>'</span> (big onions, blended dried prawns, fresh small prawns & a can of <span style="font-style: italic;">'cili giling'</span>). I'm an avid fan of HOT & SPICY food.....yes, another typical malai girl !!! My tolerance level towards spicyness has grown over the years and i consider myself 'crazy' over chillies. For that i had 2 red hot '<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">CILI PADI</span>s</span>' on top of the sambal as a symbolic food??<br />Today '<span style="font-style: italic;">cili padi</span>' has become part of the necessity in my meal. I'm used to had a pc or 2 of the chopped '<span style="font-style: italic;">cili padi</span>' on each spoon of food that goes into my mouth, but that standard has way long been surpassed so instead, i now need to have at least 4 to 5 pcs of chopped cili padi on top of each spoon of food..... in order to be satisfied / '<span style="font-style: italic;">puas'</span> !!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">3) SEAFOOD</span> (on the right of the pink silicon cup) :<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9DHnKVDyXh5tJzH6VTg1TVZiHMKbMYkrSFUJPhiZYRwa9hoYo-aZiRBIZOhcobBirVvBxaKKhnSSiRUWtdG1Jc93YLZBqcaRojQFWRbVjhcCYw3XIfrXcGWQWOE40WFUDqgITJ6WByQB/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323712265051575250" style="width: 215px; cursor: pointer; height: 162px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9DHnKVDyXh5tJzH6VTg1TVZiHMKbMYkrSFUJPhiZYRwa9hoYo-aZiRBIZOhcobBirVvBxaKKhnSSiRUWtdG1Jc93YLZBqcaRojQFWRbVjhcCYw3XIfrXcGWQWOE40WFUDqgITJ6WByQB/s400/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div>Being a top in my list of favourite food, I chose it as the accompanying dishes to my '<span style="font-style: italic;">nasi lemak</span>'.... i.e. stir fried squids & prawns with dried chillies & onions !!<br />**arghh** .... Letting out a big sigh as it is yet another heart-attack food!! As age is catching up, i'm also moderating the intake of seafood :(<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9DHnKVDyXh5tJzH6VTg1TVZiHMKbMYkrSFUJPhiZYRwa9hoYo-aZiRBIZOhcobBirVvBxaKKhnSSiRUWtdG1Jc93YLZBqcaRojQFWRbVjhcCYw3XIfrXcGWQWOE40WFUDqgITJ6WByQB/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">4) JAPANESE FISH CAKE</span> (in a bag figurine):<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you have yet to 'catch' what it symbolises.....read on. Sadly but i'm a person who enjoys INDULGENCES a lot!! I spoilt & pampered myself too much & unnecessarily at times....so much so that mom called me '<span style="font-style: italic;">pai kar jing</span>' (a gene that she alleged i picked up from dad)......i can't believe i'm telling you guys this!! The <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">LV bag figurine</span> symbolises my love for branded bags .....carrying one never failed to boost up my self-esteem. But now that i had nearly 10 pcs to rotate, i will have to put a stop to getting more...but but wait, i've yet to own a pc of Chanel & CD .....yikes :( !!!<br />Apart from that, i love going to spa pampering myself with sauna, a session of jacuzzi bath, massage, facial, manicure & padicure....all of which are money suckers and that's why you see a <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">$</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">$</span></span> sign on the floral carrot slice. Therefore, being employed is important to me...haha bcoz i can't imagine not spending my own money for such indulgences!!<br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeOAbMxp0uDaJLNyAUemiM6woEW60vr4sVZEqlDxBMUP1N7IleJ467hlPwJ0TU-fFx6JKqLdM7fXyEXdJWzvHLyrP_iX3hzdTDR91B55QwMxM9dsKIU-pGt4-6izOOossVPnxV29WN4Np/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323861395193856402" style="width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeOAbMxp0uDaJLNyAUemiM6woEW60vr4sVZEqlDxBMUP1N7IleJ467hlPwJ0TU-fFx6JKqLdM7fXyEXdJWzvHLyrP_iX3hzdTDR91B55QwMxM9dsKIU-pGt4-6izOOossVPnxV29WN4Np/s400/Slide3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">5) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In my</span> DESSERTs <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">box:</span> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like any woman, ladies & girls, i too have a sweet taste bud. It feels romantic to be able to enjoy a good dessert after a fulfilling meal. The chocolates, gummy hello kitty sweets & cupcake are all sweeeet !!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">-<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Watermelon</span> is my all-time favourite fruit that kills thirst instantly with its' sweet & abundance of juice!!<br /></div>-<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cupcake</span> symbolises my newly found passion for baking & the art of cake !!<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">-<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2 lady birds</span> symbolises my extreme desire for freedom in whatever i do (btw those cheese only laid as a base for the lady birds to sit on)!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's all for the time being, hope you had a good time knowing 'my love' / 'my passion' & those little bad sides of me !!!<br /><br />Btw, it's my virgin try in a Bento Contest so bear with my simple work. Wish me luck & do give support if you like as i'll be lying if i said i don't wish to get those exciting gift that awaits the winner!!<br /><br />Anyway, if this little challenge also interest you, wait no more as closing dateline is soon approaching.<br /><br />Happy Bentoing !!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-87792037580784787632009-04-07T00:15:00.002+08:002009-04-07T10:11:56.758+08:00Japan - Hakone Onsen<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">continue from <a href="http://jacss.blogspot.com/2009/03/japan-tsukiji-fish-market.html">here</a><br /></div><b><br /></b><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We checked out from our hotel on the 3rd day but asked that our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">luggages</span> be kept by the hotel as we left for a 2 days 1 night stay at <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">HAKONE</span></span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sach</span> took 2 days leave to join us on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ONSEN</span>(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hotspring</span>) trip where she also became the tour guide.<br /></div><b><br /></b>You can skip reading the below introduction of the place if u r not about to visit the place.... :)<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br />from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">wikipedia</span></span></span><b><br /><br /></b><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Hakone</span></span></span></b> <span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">(箱根; </span><a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.kankou.hakone.kanagawa.jp/index_e.html" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://www.kankou.hakone.kanagawa.jp/index_e.html">[1]</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">) is a mountainous area west of </span><a title="Tokyo" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo">Tokyo</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> in </span><a title="Japan" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan">Japan</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Hakone</span> checkpoint on the historical <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Tokaido</span> road marks the beginning of the </span><a title="Kanto" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Kanto"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Kanto</span></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> region.</span></div></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">The affordable method of reaching <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Hakone</span> from Tokyo is to take the </span><b style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Odakyu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Odawara</span> Line</b> from <a title="Tokyo/Shinjuku" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo/Shinjuku"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Shinjuku</span></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> station. The fastest train on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Odakyu</span> Line is the </span><i style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Hakone</span></i><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> (はこね) Limited Express train (特急 </span><i style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">tokkyū</span></i><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">), which runs twice an hour for most of the day. The 85-minute journey makes only two stops <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">enroute</span> and costs ¥2020. Note that some trains, called </span><i style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Super <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Hakone</span></i><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> (スーパーはこね), use newer train equipment, while evening rush hour runs from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Shinjuku</span> are called </span><i style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Home Way</i><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> (ホームウェイ). The slower <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Odakyu</span> express train (急行 </span><i style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">kyūkō</span></i><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">) runs twice an hour at a cost of only ¥1150, reaching <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Hakone</span> in two hours.</span> </div><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Modes of transport in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Hakone</span> region are many and varied:</span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">The </span><b style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Hakone</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Ropeway</span></b><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Sounzan</span> down to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Togendai</span> on Lake <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Ashinoko</span> </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">via the boiling sulphur pits of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Owakudani</span></span> </div><br /><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Most people opt for the <b><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Odakyu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Hakone</span> Free Pass</b> <a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.odakyu.jp/english/freepass/hakone_01.html" href="http://www.odakyu.jp/english/freepass/hakone_01.html">[2]</a>, which includes a return trip from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Shinjuku</span> and allows unlimited use of all of the above forms of transport for several days. In addition, pass holders can receive discounts at many hot springs, museums, restaurants, and other locations by showing their pass. </p><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The 2-day Free Pass costs ¥5000 from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Shinjuku</span> and ¥3900 from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Odawara</span>. A 3-day pass can be purchased for an extra ¥500. Additionally, if you have a Free Pass from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Shinjuku</span> you can use the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Hakone</span> Limited Express train by paying a surcharge of ¥870 each way.<br /></p><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The volcanically active <b>Fuji-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Hakone</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Izu</span> National Park</b>, centered around <b>Lake <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Ashinoko</span></b>, is a popular tourist attraction well known for its <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">onsen</span> (hot springs) and its views of <a title="Mount Fuji" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Mount_Fuji">Mount Fuji</a>. </p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The journey took slightly more than 2 hours as there were quite a number of transits made in order to reach the resort we stayed!! So <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Sach</span> has brought along some snacks for us to munch during our long hours ride in the train. We all love the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">jap</span>. snacks but for me not to the extend of making dozen of orders as souvenirs....yes, that's what Jen did, nearly all the snacks she tried, she wanted to buy home & each of them in dozen or more, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">oooOOH....haha</span> !!!<br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1yEjudoO3XCngFYYy-3O8EG7cBDx609JiDzQjQGpJvupflyN1nHQ9XjgXk2q41vee51PJJjmWNlrL3aMgnWMXrVZJ3QlPsUF6GBYBDF4nZX3XwnpB6d6oxqyKSYCABLCSvOqvPlxsymR/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886444149315090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1yEjudoO3XCngFYYy-3O8EG7cBDx609JiDzQjQGpJvupflyN1nHQ9XjgXk2q41vee51PJJjmWNlrL3aMgnWMXrVZJ3QlPsUF6GBYBDF4nZX3XwnpB6d6oxqyKSYCABLCSvOqvPlxsymR/s400/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">During the long journey, we not only enjoyed our food & the beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">scenics</span> of the red leaves, we also shared a lot of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">laughters</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">funs</span> as well as exchanged our different cultures & backgrounds!! I gotta admit that i GAINED a lot from this trip..... of course in relation to the vast <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">culturals</span> differences between us !! An example that worth a note is the power & status of MALE gender in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">japanese</span> society! In my opinion, though the Chinese too emphasise a lot priorities on male but i reckon that it wasn't as strong as the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">japanese</span>.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">I was told by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">Sach</span> that once a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">jap</span>. woman is married, she is no longer valid to carry her family name in any of her official identification document including I/C, passport & etc. This could have easily includes addressing your name in any official environment!! I was then only discovered that her family named as i had always known was actually her husband's family name. And should a woman failed to change all the identification after marriage, she has actually committed an offence, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">LOL</span>!! At least we Malaysian don't have to do these right?? And according to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">Sach</span>, it was due to these complication that the divorcing rate in japan was not as high as other part of the world....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">oooOOHHH</span> !!??<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We all also know that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">jap</span> has been renowned for their well-mannered attitude & strong disciplines/principles!! Again <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">Sach</span> proved to me just how truth this claim is .... !! If you are as blur a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">sotong</span> as i used to be, let me tell you....i was once very curious why the address of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">jap</span> name always end with the word ' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64" style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>san</strong></span> ' ??? Like Suzuki <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65">san</span>..... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_66">Takeshi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_67">san</span>.... Well d answer is simple... it actually means Mr. Suzuki..... Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_68">Takeshi</span>..... which absolutely answered my stupidity!! Then <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_69">Sach</span> further shared with us that apparently the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_70">jap</span>. is very very <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_71">veryyyyy</span>....... particular about having the title '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_72" style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>san</strong></span>' being addressed together with their family name, without which they would feel offended. Some even consider the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_73">addresser</span> 'rude' if the title '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_74" style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>san</strong></span>' was not being used alongside the family name.....another big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_75">oooOOHHH</span> from me!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Then she related a story of an ex-boss of her that attended the company's finance conference where many counterparts from around the world gathered!! As usual .... many greeted her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_77">jap</span> ex-boss by HIS OWN NAME without following by the title '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_78" style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>san</strong></span>', instead of his family name .....so much to his discomfort until finally he couldn't tolerated anymore and this ex-boss actually have to resort to telling his fellow colleagues that he prefers to be addressed by his family name i.e. <em><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_79">Negesi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_80">san</span></strong></em> ......<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_81">ooohhh</span> ....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_82">LOL</span> that's how extreme it can be !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">There were also many other interesting stories we shared during our journey but i can't be telling all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_83">lar</span>....already side track so long !!!<br /><br />Anyway, with such <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_84">chattings</span>, time passes by like a blink of an eye. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_85">Sach</span> has arranged with the resort to pick us up by a van from the train station.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here we are finally arriving at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_86">Hakone</span> resort hotel.<br /></div></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblN-191O6GCvun1il8IiEflRuvgkysCY6MUy9SDzz8J7o77BZSucm9GoYxbPEtlYkCX2F7ELa6tI3lH27CknsNwNL8tv0SnVbQvIpqgUxFOuukcMrfjVVnoXb315ByJBwSbhZef13PSjp/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886437336204194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblN-191O6GCvun1il8IiEflRuvgkysCY6MUy9SDzz8J7o77BZSucm9GoYxbPEtlYkCX2F7ELa6tI3lH27CknsNwNL8tv0SnVbQvIpqgUxFOuukcMrfjVVnoXb315ByJBwSbhZef13PSjp/s400/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em>some photos inside the resort hotel</em> </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em>(with absolute authentic zen taste....)</em></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em></em></span></div><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I1hOMTJETzHiDs3vN96kv7eY2spBivp4SpqFU4XZEbDLhoU8InYO2dpbS2bzJuXY2O_Wtte9d3gabvE0wROak-pgVa9Z4DQgsVrmXEbhqhHBSvluiwwx-LaLN1zYhYX5iajl5GPHdUA7/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886439590992402" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I1hOMTJETzHiDs3vN96kv7eY2spBivp4SpqFU4XZEbDLhoU8InYO2dpbS2bzJuXY2O_Wtte9d3gabvE0wROak-pgVa9Z4DQgsVrmXEbhqhHBSvluiwwx-LaLN1zYhYX5iajl5GPHdUA7/s400/Slide3.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">It was indeed blissful that we were spared from doing the check-in.....u know what i mean with the language barrier?? Then very soon we were brought on a brief tour of the resort with some basic rules to comply while staying in the resort. With a local around, the hotel staffs were also spared from having to do the briefing in foreign language, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_87">LOL</span> !!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em>Outside of the resort hotel, one of the waiting lounge, the signage outside the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_88">onsen</span> bath, our room no. plate & the welcome snack in our room</em></span></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZAS9A-a1wk6jhyF-7oLBkyDvrCVCEB7zwT0xU0ecRQl3eNsDr_KHXXgOf-8LpR74maeZ-EgpC9Y2kJyAmUerFlBIWGPXlCb9Cf3lTh2iLVXBSPRi2KOJ5kp_eQ7XtNaVy6PCegUZvF0s/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886441164092706" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZAS9A-a1wk6jhyF-7oLBkyDvrCVCEB7zwT0xU0ecRQl3eNsDr_KHXXgOf-8LpR74maeZ-EgpC9Y2kJyAmUerFlBIWGPXlCb9Cf3lTh2iLVXBSPRi2KOJ5kp_eQ7XtNaVy6PCegUZvF0s/s400/Slide4.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">Next obviously was our bedroom. </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">That <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_89">Traditional</span> type of Japanese flooring is called " <span style="color:#cc0000;">TATAMI</span> " ooh.....i didn't know that!! As there are only 2 single beds, i offered to sleep on the '<span style="color:#cc0000;">tatami'</span> as it was my wish to experience sleeping the typical <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_90">jap</span>. style, *wink-wink* Anyway, as we chatted until very late that night, i dozed off like a pig and could hardly differentiate the bed, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_91">LOL</span> !!!<br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQM-Re7J4I6Mp1R8v5KEnIWu7Vb6Xy1aOtAXhIuCYODAAecI5tKV7rd9v8qTBMj_PaKawtYMnoWxx_F0QpPrSxpNzH58uvNLCgQQtR2I6h1YRlOSEvzdHYctZ1yX3rOEJhDUuDeillnMtv/s1600-h/Slide5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886188332796002" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQM-Re7J4I6Mp1R8v5KEnIWu7Vb6Xy1aOtAXhIuCYODAAecI5tKV7rd9v8qTBMj_PaKawtYMnoWxx_F0QpPrSxpNzH58uvNLCgQQtR2I6h1YRlOSEvzdHYctZ1yX3rOEJhDUuDeillnMtv/s400/Slide5.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br />Once we had enough of ransacking the room & settled down our belongings, off we stormed out to begin our further exploration of the entire resort area particularly their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_92">ONSEN</span> offerings!! I learnt that there were many <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_93">onsens</span> around (public or private) & most of the hotel in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_94">Hakone</span> (modern or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_95">japanese</span> style) has <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_96">onsen</span> facility!! I believe most people would just use the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_97">onsen</span> facility at the hotel one stays in and it is not like you have to travel to a public one though i was told there is also a public <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_98">onsen</span> which is mostly visited by locals only.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Below here was one of the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">OPEN Private <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_99">Onsen</span></span> (<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">outdoor limited headcount</span>) which only limits to a certain headcount at one go! There was a washing & make-up area. I think this is one of the smallest <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_100">onsen</span> in our resort meant for a max of 3 persons. As you can see, though it is a private <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_101">onsen</span> within the resort compound plus one that is separated by gender, it was only covered up to about 6 feet in height by the sides and the top part is entirely open.....imagine this is suppose to be a 'naked' type <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_102">onsen</span> ??? So i gave this a big PASS...no no no madness i call this !!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_103">Btw</span>, don't you think it's too BRIGHT to be naked too.........<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_104">LOL</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_105">LOL</span>!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapZsDs8EUpYmLVTsiD8DdAOrLZRCwkGedQELEernYxk7cCKyDTeVZA-XexVU_GT6s2iWboxQ7OzYMWvXrhXj5GVgIrmOZ-kItzzsYxN1jaksY-EcmKA8tIUJMCRBDs5SuNHXf1-Qcr5-c/s1600-h/Slide6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886188250516178" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapZsDs8EUpYmLVTsiD8DdAOrLZRCwkGedQELEernYxk7cCKyDTeVZA-XexVU_GT6s2iWboxQ7OzYMWvXrhXj5GVgIrmOZ-kItzzsYxN1jaksY-EcmKA8tIUJMCRBDs5SuNHXf1-Qcr5-c/s400/Slide6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="justify"><br />Next we moved on to the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">ENCLOSED Public <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_106">Onsen</span></span> (<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">indoor but unlimited headcount</span>) which is also separated by gender....ooh, common i can't imagine one with open gender, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_107">oOHH</span> !!! Photo at the bottom right. As this is a public place with many visitors walking around in naked..... photography is obviously prohibited but i still managed to steal a shot or two!!<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">After touring all the available <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_108">onsen</span> services....we actually had to discuss about the options, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_109">haha</span>....like what we prefer (indoor=warmer/outdoor=very cold), which one offers more privacy, thus more comfort & less <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_110">embarassment</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_111">bla</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_112">bla</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_113">bla</span> .... obviously at the amusement of the local, my colleague <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_114">Sach</span>!! Actually Sach has told me months earlier that no one would bother to look at our body...which was so true! From old, young to fat & skinny, all giving you free show, so .....<br /><br />Option chose & we went back to our room to get ourselves ready as you can see below there were attires provided for usage at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_115">onsen</span>. Literally said, all necessities (toiletries-Shiseido brand, sandal, pyjamas & etc) were well provided at all the places we stayed. Even winter jacket was provided...look at the black ones we wore in the lift below !!! Thoughtful .....<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_Hqjish62tTxRTyeQJEkbkw0GPToJ5xwGazdGBN9HowYXysOdfn4Q-EPP8O2i9_M6EuhzfbjROosLIMy2cbqfTJZW2JN6J4yca1-S_vJBbrM5DT9h5iduQIMEs_Zqyj-RI2LZea4N5AE/s1600-h/Slide7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886183884565058" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_Hqjish62tTxRTyeQJEkbkw0GPToJ5xwGazdGBN9HowYXysOdfn4Q-EPP8O2i9_M6EuhzfbjROosLIMy2cbqfTJZW2JN6J4yca1-S_vJBbrM5DT9h5iduQIMEs_Zqyj-RI2LZea4N5AE/s400/Slide7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Among us, I was the most shy/embarass/awkward one.....i mean, you don't blame me i'm sure.... who wouldn't want to show if it was 36-24-38 that one possesses, right... rite??? Arggghh....but i was determined to try the onsen no matter what & the whole objective of visiting the place is vanish & meaningless if onsen is not tried!!<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Now that it was over, i don't mind sharing.....while we were at the changing room, i was full of anxiety & anticipation! I don't know how to react/response upon seeing my co-workers' ....emm, ahem ...... "body".....i mean & worst still i can't imagine what people thought of mine at d sametime !!! And so i delayed the stripping process....like don't know which piece to strip first, then the eyes peeking at others at 45 degrees, wahahaha !!! Then in no time, others had already fully stripped so meaning i've no more room to delay....okay, die means die, strip naked lar!! Thank god there was still a face towel being allowed to be taken to the onsen & that was the life saving tool at that moment.....i'm sure u can imagine which part i would've chose to cover, LOL!!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">There gone my first time....and i will 100% absolutely be doing it again & again with no regret as i love every minute of soaking in there. Btw, once you are down the water level, it was pretty gloomy so everythg is not so clear....geee :) But i must admit that after the onsen bath , i felt a tad tired actually!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Ooh ya, prior to & after onsen, we also need to take a shower at an open cubicle with a little stool to sit on....blek!! I never had such a lightening speed shower, LOL!! Once we have washed ourselves, there was a huge make-up area to use which offers a comprehensive range of facial care products, ranging from cleansing foam, toner, face moisturiser to body lotion, then hair gel & dryer, cotton bud & facial cotton.....absolutely complete!! All one has to bring is probably make-up set....if only that you need to!!<br /><br />By the time we were done, it was time for dinner & our package was inclusive of a seafood dinner set!! That was like a long awaited wish finally came true, an all girls night out without having to bother about time to go home, hubby & kids!! Wonderful time with sake, beer, grilled seafood & beef, specially baked rice & dessert. Not forgetting laughters !!<br /></div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YsqAWjP90cStQvbgd1irb5dkiVnD7LDKZ5fsISfT468hltO-sBrtaoiNsEXCh8cgUf2-4YIhjBssdAv9VpBHihMd7PtCab39WVidnCBtG7NtWWGKke0phCAOeBOe4otO_k1DSqMKIJwb/s1600-h/Slide8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886186315263074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YsqAWjP90cStQvbgd1irb5dkiVnD7LDKZ5fsISfT468hltO-sBrtaoiNsEXCh8cgUf2-4YIhjBssdAv9VpBHihMd7PtCab39WVidnCBtG7NtWWGKke0phCAOeBOe4otO_k1DSqMKIJwb/s400/Slide8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">After dinner, there wasn't really much to do apart from chatting & relaxing on the 'tatami' with cups of green tea along side the fragrant of dried petals above the burning candle!! Chatting from a sitting position to lying down & finally till dozing off ..... that was me spending my night on the 'tatami' !!<br /><br />The next morning before breakfast, we rushed out for another onsen session as it was a facility too precious & luxurious to be slipped by !! Guess what....this time around, i striped naked super fast already, LOL !!! I was quick to be done over with the embarassment, haha<br /><br />After another great breakfast & check out, we embarked on our journey to another remarkable location. There are many other places of interest in Hakone but a short 2 days are not sufficient to cover even 1/2 of them!! So we were contended with only 1 hotspot, i.e.<br /><ul style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><li>The <b>Great Boiling Valley</b> (大涌谷 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Ōwakudani</span>) is a volcanic hot spot full of sulphurous springs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Owakudani</span> can be reached by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">cablecar</span> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">Sounzan</span> and the lake. </li></ul></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">We boarded a cable car to reach the place which has a clear view of the Mount Fuji. Absolute awesome views except the sulphur ground.....scarry!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FsXgtD0ECKZl8x1GSyaqiUES5LnsXSR1Kt1gb7yFgfZsFNSMQebTDbT9ox0EnEgrIiGqyM4SXBcwfG6nEIe1qrm7iCfGWTWb_hWqAEaQ8-4ov4-4vcYUaVnn_vAEsUZ8mWjteZwdrPw3/s1600-h/Slide9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320886182449297122" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FsXgtD0ECKZl8x1GSyaqiUES5LnsXSR1Kt1gb7yFgfZsFNSMQebTDbT9ox0EnEgrIiGqyM4SXBcwfG6nEIe1qrm7iCfGWTWb_hWqAEaQ8-4ov4-4vcYUaVnn_vAEsUZ8mWjteZwdrPw3/s400/Slide9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Once the cable car reached the level where the sight of Mt.Fuji was all obvious & clear, everyone in the cable car gave a big big round of applause!! According to Sach, it was not all the time possible to have such a good view....lucky we!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEEFxZWX3AZXIlJStK0YfXchDJeSgJ12S_1-JT-e_J23He-0Jr0Ce3gD7Tre7c1WK97Mtn_LsmT7cD9GEgkiZ3T_0ffKi-Kw9W4XC9vxdIBRWabGarQoYRZ5uWuWQ6epWnGVqdT1CT-Gk/s1600-h/Slide10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885890704774098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEEFxZWX3AZXIlJStK0YfXchDJeSgJ12S_1-JT-e_J23He-0Jr0Ce3gD7Tre7c1WK97Mtn_LsmT7cD9GEgkiZ3T_0ffKi-Kw9W4XC9vxdIBRWabGarQoYRZ5uWuWQ6epWnGVqdT1CT-Gk/s400/Slide10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Arrival at the station of the Owakudani.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6BOir-g-f7NC4SpQu-hiOHPNvw6LR6aCRbr7ZuLWTrJNuTbzksBxSXZoCrA3sruwiltyPF1K-vktAAlJSQQR8ZU2bz4ZE02qV714L2e8P51DpZ-L8r_yp5mXGrzQjeN9OaWCQC3XLats/s1600-h/Slide11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885890525230786" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6BOir-g-f7NC4SpQu-hiOHPNvw6LR6aCRbr7ZuLWTrJNuTbzksBxSXZoCrA3sruwiltyPF1K-vktAAlJSQQR8ZU2bz4ZE02qV714L2e8P51DpZ-L8r_yp5mXGrzQjeN9OaWCQC3XLats/s400/Slide11.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><br />Another clear view at the station.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nWtFe-DxSDyUva6AplMv1850cehTE8p5gyyZIb6kFDYnGl_7oJLTH2spbgRDMGfDvQ0vSFDllE7EEhzTL0dTPUZN85zjX6iQnJyMwi2fXKTgxFNG6hc9Ly2iA9fhB8h13cvTD_aE_rNB/s1600-h/Slide12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885891554844258" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nWtFe-DxSDyUva6AplMv1850cehTE8p5gyyZIb6kFDYnGl_7oJLTH2spbgRDMGfDvQ0vSFDllE7EEhzTL0dTPUZN85zjX6iQnJyMwi2fXKTgxFNG6hc9Ly2iA9fhB8h13cvTD_aE_rNB/s400/Slide12.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">As this place was at an extremely high level i suppose, the wind became terribly strong that i started to worry for the kids & those skinny girls if they would be flown away!! We had to tightly grabbed on to our hat & shawl or else they would have d same fate of flying away!! And it has the coldest temperature during my entire stay in Japan!! It was nevertheless the most exciting & thrilling moments.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">We tried the </span><b style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">black eggs</b><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"> (黒玉子) at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">Owakudani</span>. Boiled on site, their shells are a mottled black due to a chemical reaction with the sulphurous water, but the inside is quite tasty. </span><br /></div><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">According to Japanese legend, every one you eat will add seven years to your life. 5 eggs (and hence 35 years) will set you back just ¥500. </span></div></div>** I think i ate 2, so i have 14 more years to my life ** LOL<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi650wu5QJ4QQ0RKzHtbXFfJZT2epLLutXYmWNAeoPOeDCmm6wPifeHVhymsHJM9YP1VGeFF29hwXRa3O9S7woBByKtkUGmGUc_peka48ZiBBWn0S7qGawhlNoRjuIlNVkPeJm7XiUXVWYW/s1600-h/Slide13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885887018397074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi650wu5QJ4QQ0RKzHtbXFfJZT2epLLutXYmWNAeoPOeDCmm6wPifeHVhymsHJM9YP1VGeFF29hwXRa3O9S7woBByKtkUGmGUc_peka48ZiBBWn0S7qGawhlNoRjuIlNVkPeJm7XiUXVWYW/s400/Slide13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3dMLhy_eK6lIo7yFDcXaD7OZeXdCezWlV9dK0yKGTrmyBedJBb3uuIXx8XK5rlcJ7PkzZ4ETEEavv0wqHNDhriW7tEXx8dE91mPi9ni-mlqp6z7yx4C1AdD1Ev47matrh8jFISlEkzh2/s1600-h/Slide14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885886509936194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3dMLhy_eK6lIo7yFDcXaD7OZeXdCezWlV9dK0yKGTrmyBedJBb3uuIXx8XK5rlcJ7PkzZ4ETEEavv0wqHNDhriW7tEXx8dE91mPi9ni-mlqp6z7yx4C1AdD1Ev47matrh8jFISlEkzh2/s400/Slide14.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">We spent quite bit of time up there. Apart from enjoying the weather, the strong wind & beautiful sceneries, we also did some souvenir shopping, haha !! Once we were done, it was nearly 3pm+!! The journey back to Tokyo took easily 2 hours plus.<br /><br />It was nearing dinner time again when we reached back our hotel in Tokyo. But the trip really made us very exhausted so we had a brief rest at the hotel before gushing out to fill our tummy!!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Foods are really GLORIOUS!! Even a random pick at a bigger train station could offer the unexpected !!! I'm just gonna show all the food that i managed to capture as my memory really failed me in trying to remember which one was for which meals, when, where & etc.....<br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic">Doing online ordering of Jap version pizza, udon soup & beef rice.</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISCOhouvl3HlspdHAF-2lOVqAZRCHZOHVC0rLRZXOLPTbyZ9oFQ46s_Al1Ne_GsK3490x5AmW3qzwGzu83b0UwLyGfXWgpvTfR3fFaBPoBRqB8hxUSWIHKTZD8C4RzNLxQhCqh1B9k8Vh/s1600-h/Slide15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885204174269890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISCOhouvl3HlspdHAF-2lOVqAZRCHZOHVC0rLRZXOLPTbyZ9oFQ46s_Al1Ne_GsK3490x5AmW3qzwGzu83b0UwLyGfXWgpvTfR3fFaBPoBRqB8hxUSWIHKTZD8C4RzNLxQhCqh1B9k8Vh/s400/Slide15.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic">I had many rounds of the below sake that mixed with squeeze orange juices.....</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyqVFNuondcAZ5PeBCIEpFzJrxYOegDDuqgZ2h1OdAy7mXrm9DAbrHwx4hJsWcXiMCk3R449ZvlnNKn91NdNWH5mp1mkSWzQuzla84OeAlx9nzqTwDVsquty8FfOaZK3VwAeJauyK0Gqw/s1600-h/Slide16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885203539381730" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyqVFNuondcAZ5PeBCIEpFzJrxYOegDDuqgZ2h1OdAy7mXrm9DAbrHwx4hJsWcXiMCk3R449ZvlnNKn91NdNWH5mp1mkSWzQuzla84OeAlx9nzqTwDVsquty8FfOaZK3VwAeJauyK0Gqw/s400/Slide16.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic">This was one of the TOFU meal where most of the dishes had tofu as the main ingredients!!</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic">We all love these so much...esp the cold soba, the best i had thus far !!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4rXi49Sbi6Ia6T4DK0BM4FzYKTLO5iEUPfjUijM_fGrMoA4Ewk8iUaZu7tx3rWxHKD9unmuf9hU0ObJZNWKxTktVh__bHRSYt5ONEm3J_Lw3lHB1RdRBpO1B8g65xygqb-xMhTSrqHtu/s1600-h/Slide17.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885203391297026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4rXi49Sbi6Ia6T4DK0BM4FzYKTLO5iEUPfjUijM_fGrMoA4Ewk8iUaZu7tx3rWxHKD9unmuf9hU0ObJZNWKxTktVh__bHRSYt5ONEm3J_Lw3lHB1RdRBpO1B8g65xygqb-xMhTSrqHtu/s400/Slide17.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,51,204); FONT-STYLE: italic">Some appetizer & desserts</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7gMCE_4mMY4uXHKtDcEk2PFmq5kiuQASApkLddjubgvlqQIo6vKSFZvhhlTehSvpHGMqXwSsWAoSKoGEm53cz10iSAV8O6y5VVBsryQ1hUPGnswnGthMPxRyaMJ7L9sKChTUc2t3zKRV/s1600-h/Slide18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885198388646322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7gMCE_4mMY4uXHKtDcEk2PFmq5kiuQASApkLddjubgvlqQIo6vKSFZvhhlTehSvpHGMqXwSsWAoSKoGEm53cz10iSAV8O6y5VVBsryQ1hUPGnswnGthMPxRyaMJ7L9sKChTUc2t3zKRV/s400/Slide18.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">4 hectic days in Tokyo & Hakone, we were left with 1 day on Friday supposingly a free & easy day for Jenn & myself. Both of us feeling extremely exhausted only did some final catch ups on shopping & eating.....and i reckoned that we can do without the Friday actually, what a waste!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">Saying adious to Japan was really heartbreaking!!</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaGyC4Lo6ldtGpD9VmHqIhSuite7twgsCwBSmkzZLnKfLarUPthfbRMWXeU_1qvhbVXCxyddIRTxBJ5F33RIVvDG5mMaRwPmm3QJ5-2HZMznBqx2-TYphFQbAZX0Xb7ZIDncfoyq32mde/s1600-h/Slide19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320885199258018482" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaGyC4Lo6ldtGpD9VmHqIhSuite7twgsCwBSmkzZLnKfLarUPthfbRMWXeU_1qvhbVXCxyddIRTxBJ5F33RIVvDG5mMaRwPmm3QJ5-2HZMznBqx2-TYphFQbAZX0Xb7ZIDncfoyq32mde/s400/Slide19.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><b></b></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">After this trip, i knew i will become a japan fanatic....haha<br /><br />I'm trully blessed that my dream to visit Japan finally came true & i'm sure it will remained at the top in my vacation memories for a longest time!!! With god's blessing, i will be back to Japan for sure!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564268833463&site=widget-b7.slide.com" wmode="transparent" salign="l" scale="noscale" quality="high"></embed><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268833463&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/p1/432345564268833463/bb_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268833463&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/p2/432345564268833463/bb_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=432345564268833463&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/m/432345564268833463/bb_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide9_1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268833463&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b7.slide.com/p4/432345564268833463/bb_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564268838341&site=widget-c5.slide.com" wmode="transparent" salign="l" scale="noscale" quality="high"></embed><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268838341&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p1/432345564268838341/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268838341&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p2/432345564268838341/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268838341&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c5.slide.com/p4/432345564268838341/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564268848637&site=widget-fd.slide.com" wmode="transparent" salign="l" scale="noscale" quality="high"></embed><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268848637&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p1/432345564268848637/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268848637&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p2/432345564268848637/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564268848637&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fd.slide.com/p4/432345564268848637/bb_t046_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-6326449323083392762009-04-04T15:10:00.000+08:002009-04-04T15:14:40.565+08:00SAKURA ..... SAKURA ......<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />*** Aiya....sorry ahh, still not enough talking about my '<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">yap pun mui</span>' leh ***<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">She managed to snap some beautiful shots of the <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">SAKURA</span> outside the office building recently and shared them with me<span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span> !!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If not told, i didn't know that <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">SAKURA</span> has a short life of about 2 weeks+ only & it's now in season!!!<br /></div>What a waste hor ??<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">** FOR YOUR PLEASURE VIEWING **</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eP3mmakRw0hJ-AsTpblDvvMSLnhKMjh2tmcNcFPBlgqellU8JVzDjLaJ5B3qdHY4igHx38COIT0bxywPCpOH_RuCInyBT6CibEMszSFm50_NfrErzviKL9dzveAo99BrbX78UrZgBdqB/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320372031519805058" style="width: 400px; 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height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1Y9ZKZwZSElxJC-msAjaN5CGjXONwPZ4x-WRLCNUMPqciQhTFChA0fDpxPq766Asw1bCHhyGzvsnXoBlevo9vtDrs5CnTd2iyIzgQyI4tf-IW1jcJrncfo2p58mPHOpFDwfWZaKJhnAU/s400/Slide4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they marvelous ?? <br />Also a beautiful unique creation & gift of god ??<br /><br />Btw, i didn't know that even a japanese can be very fanatical over the <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">sakura</span>;<br /><br />" Sach<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> mentioned that it's her dream to be able to see the </span>sakura<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> (since it's seasonal) before leaving for heaven one day "</span><br />......oooh, that's so touching ??<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWe7_ki5HjHHfkv7Lj_73BMy0Vzw_j6EGMco0bO8g5UNivZALK4Zlm10qtq7fKhMc3wJk4QHFAvdzLT-S-imgUgKFr0C-cKNowvEupooNNcfYb8OQRmAQuLx23LrVfv1m9HDtGmFxAA7z/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320372033376593762" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWe7_ki5HjHHfkv7Lj_73BMy0Vzw_j6EGMco0bO8g5UNivZALK4Zlm10qtq7fKhMc3wJk4QHFAvdzLT-S-imgUgKFr0C-cKNowvEupooNNcfYb8OQRmAQuLx23LrVfv1m9HDtGmFxAA7z/s400/Slide3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />And a few shots of the night life of the <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">sakura</span> with illustrative lightings!!<br />She said many likes to enjoy a cup of <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">SAKE</span> by these views, who wouldn't right?<br /></div><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MlUA1kMoWNaXw_uCVBRB6jIC8kbHKFzv_AbkvKm4HVmQhdoxPHbIDIzuWVPRXIB65r481e2UOSdUovlkxrpstrVD0dqm8Icr7_l0tVEVjqnyT7tFnUYk7tyX0CwSS4CU0IANgzVTL7EB/s1600-h/Slide9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320372587629146594" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MlUA1kMoWNaXw_uCVBRB6jIC8kbHKFzv_AbkvKm4HVmQhdoxPHbIDIzuWVPRXIB65r481e2UOSdUovlkxrpstrVD0dqm8Icr7_l0tVEVjqnyT7tFnUYk7tyX0CwSS4CU0IANgzVTL7EB/s400/Slide9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iyLp6sQIuS_IpTCqW8mHRBeMVH2UgwEaWYxJnmqvjuKmtJjy6A5Drbaa1QxoM-4bOcUXNyXqXxLoluQn27Ty4QR_hp9yMBdXGO_DQp0zqPvAvPPlPiei_onYBbzKRneWsTz-ux56xZXO/s1600-h/Slide10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320372588366927170" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iyLp6sQIuS_IpTCqW8mHRBeMVH2UgwEaWYxJnmqvjuKmtJjy6A5Drbaa1QxoM-4bOcUXNyXqXxLoluQn27Ty4QR_hp9yMBdXGO_DQp0zqPvAvPPlPiei_onYBbzKRneWsTz-ux56xZXO/s400/Slide10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Have a good weekend !!<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-43019154550920594862009-04-04T08:08:00.006+08:002009-04-04T09:11:46.056+08:00My 1st BENTO Book<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was greeted with a <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">BIG SURPRISE</span> on a late morning of yesterday in the office!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As usual the courier guy left a bulk of letters on my table which i had brushed a side for 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mins</span> until i was more settled down to check them out!! My eyes were caught by the big envelop & when i flipped it over to check for details.....**dang** i saw the sender's details....that was my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">japanese</span> colleague with a note in red stated it was <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">A BOOK only</span> !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My heartbeat immediately turned into a messy tone....bumping up & down, left & right in excitement with my lips wide smiling happily as i already could expect it to be a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BENTO</span> book !!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During my visit to Tokyo, i had several times mentioned to her that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i'm</span> interested in looking for some <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kawaii</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">bento</span> book but some of the few smaller bookstores that we visited did not house many good selection!! Though we knew that we could have easily find one in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kinokuniya</span> but time & chances just don't opened up the opportunity for us to visit one....yes, i missed giving <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Kino</span> a visit !<br /></div><br />Anyway, the moral of the story was <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">" SHE REMEMBERED IT "</span>.....she remember that i long to own one but hesitate to get it back home as it is a bit pricey here!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmGa6TY-5Rz30eUWsh_JZu4C6ugP9ThHf6RWFSVArtbfkWuce08l8aSbsF1itfrtdpE6Rm0Bm8c2BOUV3_wKnTMfgIifG6Pdo6rUUo0oW2AcrSEhfhsSXTvbDxlH4YPlQbpvggOtIeXMA/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmGa6TY-5Rz30eUWsh_JZu4C6ugP9ThHf6RWFSVArtbfkWuce08l8aSbsF1itfrtdpE6Rm0Bm8c2BOUV3_wKnTMfgIifG6Pdo6rUUo0oW2AcrSEhfhsSXTvbDxlH4YPlQbpvggOtIeXMA/s400/Slide1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320625632010989042" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">She told me that she stumbled upon the book & found it really interesting (thou she didn't make such <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">bento</span>). And so she thought of me ....... isn't the thought & effort of flying the book all the way from Japan beating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">thru</span> the expensive freight charges suffice to make the recipient choked with emotion???<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes....yes....for a moment i was stunned glaring & admiring the book with disbelieve until i didn't realised my eyes turned teary......ooh man !!! what an emotional girl <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">heh</span>.......<br /></div><br />By <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Akinoichigo</span>: the popular one here....we all visited her website before, no??<br />love all her creations.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Christene</span> said it was one of her favourite too ... where she would flipped over whenever she had to be kept in long wait during her course of work with the Court</span>....sorry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">dearie</span>, stealing yr stories here....*wink* !!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8c6Z6NWreWYn8A9O_vsyPpl4PTYDuo-bqVGyApFJUM1zXTsQOCQE-DdnTQBOoKT845fK7X4Azx41pj9c7QivZVPzfuZGBLwgFPQncgVV7RvLEp0MDxwlz_JCDItOAjC3XRUnNXprZtBeX/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8c6Z6NWreWYn8A9O_vsyPpl4PTYDuo-bqVGyApFJUM1zXTsQOCQE-DdnTQBOoKT845fK7X4Azx41pj9c7QivZVPzfuZGBLwgFPQncgVV7RvLEp0MDxwlz_JCDItOAjC3XRUnNXprZtBeX/s400/Slide3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320625634608253650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Soon after calming myself down with the terrible excitement, my attention was shifted to those little stamps affixed on the envelop......gosh, oh my.....why in the world all the things from japan are so CUTE......tell me???<br /></div><br />" take a look at the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">transformer stamp</span> "<br />yes, my guess was correct, the boys fight over the stamps<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjTZ6w3iQzWvgntkM-tM-QzC18pNBRA4HYttfxIynxIbKnBrIwFKEZ4lKQr-49bwCaQijb3TCaMC_XjZxNm7icy66cB5ExA46hjziEIPvqLo317q1M1cX_SFl89FknqOvxzfHqT6XO0Y4/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjTZ6w3iQzWvgntkM-tM-QzC18pNBRA4HYttfxIynxIbKnBrIwFKEZ4lKQr-49bwCaQijb3TCaMC_XjZxNm7icy66cB5ExA46hjziEIPvqLo317q1M1cX_SFl89FknqOvxzfHqT6XO0Y4/s400/Slide4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320625640873997570" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Geeee</span>....you see la, even the little sticky note melted me, won't you??<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">MOO - MOO note </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-kVpLm5cAriq0a6ekftVA38psknFoSXctOgVf5F0HKXfFpOCu76Q8Z6YE13v4F9szVHauf6dVKoq7lnZBrl-pHHASPbQMTzRV9HYw8dkP64vpp9M56Fs_tsN63XJTOpqiEjIe5J6QhCh/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-kVpLm5cAriq0a6ekftVA38psknFoSXctOgVf5F0HKXfFpOCu76Q8Z6YE13v4F9szVHauf6dVKoq7lnZBrl-pHHASPbQMTzRV9HYw8dkP64vpp9M56Fs_tsN63XJTOpqiEjIe5J6QhCh/s400/Slide2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320625630215312114" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I have been working for the past 8 years with people around the globe with distinctive backgrounds & cultures. But many of which are only limit to a strict working relationship!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And I reckon that it's not all easy for a distance working relationship to blossom into a level beyond just that, yes with her it is also about friendship together with several other Asian ladies in the group (a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Philippino</span>, a Taiwanese etc...) which i would definitely treasure & appreciate it.<br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Thank you dear</span>, *<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">muak</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">muak</span>* !!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />That's a little insight stories about :<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">** A Surprise that Came by When You Least Expected It **</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">p/s: ooh no....more homework now !!!</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-8059349850324962892009-03-29T23:52:00.003+08:002009-04-02T17:12:24.903+08:00Another RARE weekends.....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Quite a lot of things that worth a mention !!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">I've been longing to make a "proper" bento if not really a very nice bento for the boys without restriction factors during school days, such as <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">"to be able to withhold our warm temperature"</span>!! This simply means home bento is the best idea !! Usually with the busy events & lazy bugs biting during the weekend, it's really hard to find time to accomplish this task! But this past Saturday, i liked what i cook for our lunch !!!<br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqs6CcVjXqo9FOfD1iyl8QahNIkGYWxDTm6tPMbsNgXZ89yTLab8F6TCJNivGYpfjqpm_AVUs0xapEoH7XZ5T69vXtnVLFLNoz04D7t1c29dS6-i4eDgZNOXacRf60HixjuRgepDwHykL/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627454419815394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqs6CcVjXqo9FOfD1iyl8QahNIkGYWxDTm6tPMbsNgXZ89yTLab8F6TCJNivGYpfjqpm_AVUs0xapEoH7XZ5T69vXtnVLFLNoz04D7t1c29dS6-i4eDgZNOXacRf60HixjuRgepDwHykL/s400/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Hubby got some "<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,102,51)">sashimo</span>" / the above fish from Cold Storage at very good bargain!! It has always been a 'hit' whenever the family dine at any Japanese restaurant. But maybe due to my lousy frying skills, the boys weren't as fancy as we had initially thought!! Anyway, huby & I do enjoyed eating them!! The moulded rice has been mixed with <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)">salmon furikake</span> & there were also other fillings within the rice!! And i had finally finished the last batch of disney animal seaweeds i brought back from Japan!! Though the bento nearly fulfilled the complete criterias of having carbos, protein & veggies, nevertheless, i had expected the boys to give the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">lettuce & cherry tomato</span> a pass!! Kids never like those anyway....so they were there just to please my camera, haha!! Btw, those brown strips in the triangle silicon cups were "<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">wo lai yeh's yuk kon</span>"/<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,153,51)">bbq dried meat</span> which was the 1st attacked by the boys !!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">This morning, huby finally managed to pick up the courage to send his boys to the long postponed <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">SUNDAY SCHOOL</span> (btw, they should have started since 5 years old) !! I have yet to question him why?? Maybe his grandpa visited him in his dream & gave him a hard knock on his head, bwahahaha.......!!! I personally reckoned that the 1 & a half hour session is a tad long for the kiddos, i'm just very afraid that the boys would soon become very bored of it & hesitate to attend!! And i bet my MIL would be very happy that the grandsons had finally officially on its' way to embrace the religion....she had been hinting & pestering huby to fulfill this obligation of him!!! As <span style="color:#009900;">Ash Wed</span>, <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Good Friday</span> & <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)">EASTER</span> is approaching, this was their first assignment in the class today !!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdQxeX-p_E61uk_0ovC39gzvyIHGYVDkSR8LeKCnhX7HrH2qZIcf8sBWunZaixdC6rts6VVgmJMq71jJ6YqOGW1Z2QD7K3IXfHIODiz9Q2sgo4Pa5ovQRPpOf0obd45MG9zUUoGgskvg2/s1600-h/Slide8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627679950070050" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdQxeX-p_E61uk_0ovC39gzvyIHGYVDkSR8LeKCnhX7HrH2qZIcf8sBWunZaixdC6rts6VVgmJMq71jJ6YqOGW1Z2QD7K3IXfHIODiz9Q2sgo4Pa5ovQRPpOf0obd45MG9zUUoGgskvg2/s400/Slide8.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">For non-christian, these are <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">PALM LEAVES</span>....(the boys told me so, haha) which are used to wave at Jesus on his journey to be crucified....somethg like that lar <em>(as i'm not catholic, stories picked up from huby)</em>!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />I'm glad the boys gave a pretty good review to the start of their sunday class & the fact that they took the effort to colour the leaves after returning home proved their positive attitude...**proud** !!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_I3DQrft9FEHcB7cxTGwfGCPRuVsnswIkvbC-X7O530mJPKgoEqcsBsglxwRo1GRB7s5wkvnTVYivLb6Oqk_ZrgOqt7QYuUi4-o38V07O8XCje6qHgJjCQKkBVJnGUqC7u2AEtgCw8sR/s1600-h/Slide9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627688181276098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_I3DQrft9FEHcB7cxTGwfGCPRuVsnswIkvbC-X7O530mJPKgoEqcsBsglxwRo1GRB7s5wkvnTVYivLb6Oqk_ZrgOqt7QYuUi4-o38V07O8XCje6qHgJjCQKkBVJnGUqC7u2AEtgCw8sR/s400/Slide9.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">To reward them after the class, we visited for the 1st time the newly opened <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">IOI Mall Extension</span> mainly for lunch actually!! The boys picked PapaJohn pizzas & the food was pretty good except that we found the portion a bit too small !!!<br /><br />Then...then...then, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">DAISO (the RM5 shop)</span></span> has begin operated since Saturday (28/3) and i knew my visit to IOI mall will never be complete without a visit to it though I didn't really expect much since my bento gear collections are pretty huge already!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwu3-yNf3Apyupx6Snk4T7_On-HtJO402tdhwugWtz_twLB5TibTUE6mrUVnDeTjRLGOTLzJ1X_tfQyN0-sy_bAoLCNimqUK9nDSkqHcwZ1JQAoBFK2a1zO4qNVHaz_VXMsLpM9pKyuCp/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627457360764162" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwu3-yNf3Apyupx6Snk4T7_On-HtJO402tdhwugWtz_twLB5TibTUE6mrUVnDeTjRLGOTLzJ1X_tfQyN0-sy_bAoLCNimqUK9nDSkqHcwZ1JQAoBFK2a1zO4qNVHaz_VXMsLpM9pKyuCp/s400/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Guess what, the place was "<em>people mountain people sea</em>"....so damn jam pack!! I was even more surprise to discover that the range of products in this branch has more varieties & more extensive than that of The Curve!! So, of course i didn't came out empty handed !!<br /><br />Without much a do, here you go:<br /><br />don't you also find these corning wares SO SO SO <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">pretty</span>?? they are not just pretty outside but also quite taxing in weight, so i presume d quality is good !!<br />and each cost only RM5.....dang !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEukV7vWorzTmzKGLgVUyo8dGmmHLLrd88o3aeKRr7C1GnnOYwgT7iS-Klij8UWW4VGT1w5azioSVJjAf1GZdtIVMU-lnj0inSVO320xoaFSjuHzkbwIBZr5Pfku1OiXCKUu9VVoT3USJW/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627463071495186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEukV7vWorzTmzKGLgVUyo8dGmmHLLrd88o3aeKRr7C1GnnOYwgT7iS-Klij8UWW4VGT1w5azioSVJjAf1GZdtIVMU-lnj0inSVO320xoaFSjuHzkbwIBZr5Pfku1OiXCKUu9VVoT3USJW/s400/Slide3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Though i saw many new items here which were not available at the other branch during my last visit there, unfortunately there were not many bento related accessories!!! Most of them i had already owned. Anyhow, below were some of my picks!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m-lZcVAsJDZd8JUgz73T9OorVyN5-2BnXdEQkbeXmPH19AAYP0qn7GxiH77hnrs2S5EFbHD89QES0E_ybu4Vw7KoJocJnrnNUaQsW7T3HsQianqEGmgyo37q3bxbeopFQu7256MYNIi9/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627468360893810" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2m-lZcVAsJDZd8JUgz73T9OorVyN5-2BnXdEQkbeXmPH19AAYP0qn7GxiH77hnrs2S5EFbHD89QES0E_ybu4Vw7KoJocJnrnNUaQsW7T3HsQianqEGmgyo37q3bxbeopFQu7256MYNIi9/s400/Slide4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">i like the<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"> 'red bowl'</span> for soup/rice, nice !!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvyjpY4DNFMaZrBOBFkOLvGZqMEM4vGJKqlI0dYTsWKHV4z0PRLLAGhAnczqDv3QiY9y5K_-Ms7USvt35QV8fCrusBh95lm9NyJ2yXoex10vwha4Q9a4PLPmSu0Ed3ryQGRRAG7uGbhYZ/s1600-h/Slide5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627468342410466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvyjpY4DNFMaZrBOBFkOLvGZqMEM4vGJKqlI0dYTsWKHV4z0PRLLAGhAnczqDv3QiY9y5K_-Ms7USvt35QV8fCrusBh95lm9NyJ2yXoex10vwha4Q9a4PLPmSu0Ed3ryQGRRAG7uGbhYZ/s400/Slide5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">While i was busy at the section for 'silai aunty', the boys were with their dady at where they were meant to be!! They had their pick of items as well !!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh978Xu_emoUfB_y_PfOvNIQse0VdV5AmYsaQ0uJMmaCox3F862oqEUNlUc5xE3sa_ZkMDw5AojG_2xOejn766caudNlJEMKQ9eBmMj3HFLeUXXQ2hMX-scNdKVdVkcciJFsTBfgR7E4-4/s1600-h/Slide6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627673647584738" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh978Xu_emoUfB_y_PfOvNIQse0VdV5AmYsaQ0uJMmaCox3F862oqEUNlUc5xE3sa_ZkMDw5AojG_2xOejn766caudNlJEMKQ9eBmMj3HFLeUXXQ2hMX-scNdKVdVkcciJFsTBfgR7E4-4/s400/Slide6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">And for the longest time i had been looking for those "<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">transparent case</span>" to house the boys mountain of car toys!!<br />See their range of <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">ferrari cars</span> below & aren't they looked neater this way ??!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq8jolT_fYBb-_Im4AyTnvIbTEDyfN84YlresqA5cNL_gQEoaUCG_csMONryr5YB9RypnWmQA_OhFwYzN9pGf1y4T2TZ8uyjKYYUYUUBbfIFZsXzY3T43CTXNFvwo41PRYejNzp_0kmL7/s1600-h/Slide7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627677495846914" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq8jolT_fYBb-_Im4AyTnvIbTEDyfN84YlresqA5cNL_gQEoaUCG_csMONryr5YB9RypnWmQA_OhFwYzN9pGf1y4T2TZ8uyjKYYUYUUBbfIFZsXzY3T43CTXNFvwo41PRYejNzp_0kmL7/s400/Slide7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Finally i end this post with yet another snack bento for the boys tomorrow..... simply because:<br />~the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,102,51)">water chestnuts</span> were super sweet & juicy so i had them added into the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">konyaku jelly</span> &<br />~the frozen <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">corn</span> seeds were shockingly FRESH & SWEET, i never expected frozen food to turn out so well. just microwave them a little & add some olive butter with a pinch of salt, they tasted like those we get to eat from the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,204,0)">Nelson corn</span>!!<br />at the bottom is a pack of <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">MILO chocolate nougat</span> !!<br />the colour combination also pretty awesome, rite ??<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYDPz7ViDN4REcG1kLacVFpuwPxO2SR7jxhJmkp8vNSYf3BPd-cbxFXbTpmhDk52g9Zir7vQA2vRjH35C966_m0W6e7tifmRuDiYdSxirJ6BBe-6bQpTus4wJ6QRlrsjakwwhksu-XcjJ/s1600-h/Slide10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318627691985803074" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYDPz7ViDN4REcG1kLacVFpuwPxO2SR7jxhJmkp8vNSYf3BPd-cbxFXbTpmhDk52g9Zir7vQA2vRjH35C966_m0W6e7tifmRuDiYdSxirJ6BBe-6bQpTus4wJ6QRlrsjakwwhksu-XcjJ/s400/Slide10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">There goes my busy weekends & i hate to wait for another week to be able to do another posting!! i'm desperately dying to finish off the final episode of my japan visit, i.e. my virgin ONSEN (naked hotspring) session !!! LOL LOL LOL, stay tune lor.....<br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-69938177611778791232009-03-28T23:50:00.002+08:002009-03-29T01:25:36.257+08:00Bento week # 22<div style="text-align: justify;">Since posted the boys' series of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bentos</span> a month ago with the mom ranting & rafting about her discovery of his little boy Scot refusing to eat & rather suffered the hunger pangs, i have sort of figured out the causes/reasons/rationale behind those ' little drama ' !!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />This little boy has, for his life been a more picky eater compared to his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">kor</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">kor</span>, Sean. Since he doesn't "LIVE TO EAT", he is obviously LESS appreciative of food or in other words he is not the "<span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wai</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sik</span></span>" type!! And his eating <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">patern</span> is base on NEEDS absolutely....yes, he "EAT to LIVE instead".....as opposed to his parents, *wink* !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So after into much talks, persuasion, discussion & consultation (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">wtf</span>..... like big project <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">pulak</span>...), i could sort of grasped the 'root' of the problem. It appears that those short 20 minutes of the recess time was <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">TOO PRECIOUS</span> to him that he was all willing to forgo his food ....... just for the sake of some '<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">FREE play time</span>' !! Being such a hyper kid that i knew of him, i don't doubt this at all. It must be pretty hard that he has to be confined in the strict class room environment!! Furthermore, it's really shocking to see the teachers walking around in the school compound with a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">'CANE'</span> on top of the pile of books that she was carrying ......as if it was one of her 'teaching tool' :( Being the parents, we can only hope that our kids would not often be the victim of the cane!! Having said that, i can sort of relate to the kids' feeling of restriction & the desire for freedom..... yet on the other hand i would very much like to welcome the enforcement of 'discipline' into the boys' life, what a dilemma ehh??<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">While the boys related their stories to me, i was made to understand that Scot usually refused to remain seated at the allocated seat in the canteen, thus missing his meal (as their meal was served on the canteen table). Instead he prefers to bring his lunch box to other common areas (flag area/pathway/walkway) and join his little cronies that brought their food from home & did not subscribed to the school meal package!! They were as if having a picnic on the floor, an idea which <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">i'm</span> delighted to receive!! But but .....wait, kids being kids, i can truly understand my son who would not be obligated to sit & eat his meal!! This is especially so when he gets extremely excited PLAYING !! His big brother did '<span style="font-style: italic;">tuk pui chek</span>/<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">poke his gold finger behind Scot's back</span>' and said Scot used to run around during recess time & i can absolutely picture that!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Run... chat...push...giggle...run again...bull shit...absolute freedom.......there goes his 20 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">mins</span> easily !!<br />and i strongly believe that's how he missed his meal !!<br />the sad part is, being at primary school level, they are suppose to be entrusted with a responsibility of taking care of themselves during meal time, yet my "<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">well-taken-care-of</span>" boy was just not ready for such huge responsibility yet!!<br />i truly hope that this phase will fade off soon....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">bcoz</span> that little tummy really needs some food (even if it's not nutritious type....i.e. canteen food) to sustain the long 7 hours of schooling.....my poor boy!!<br /><br />Anyway, the above scenarios happened more extreme during the 1st 2 months since school started & as time goes on, i began hearing that Scot sometimes would ate either few mouthfuls of his canteen meal or selective dishes in his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">bento</span> box....depending on what tricks mummy had used !!! Soon.... as he is more & more willing to take canteen meal, i tend to reduce the size of his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">bento</span> portion too!! Mostly i would slot in some "add-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">ons</span>" such as fruits, desserts or other side dishes that could go well with or substitute his canteen meal !!<br /></div></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">"strawberries, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">edamame</span>, cheese cube, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">marshmellows</span> & baked <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">kamaboko</span> with ham & cheese"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChdIuNVw_4BxDX8pPu1zqsabB0NgYNEv-fIIN1tCGTh5iMQor11zUBFrZ_EJlE2HRVakaZTNW4zjSzoLI4ASu0JOkn7R55QaKZskPv-ReuCNonjYkCi1SjMn4u8LMwGrhjkR-1s0-is2c/s1600-h/Slide15.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChdIuNVw_4BxDX8pPu1zqsabB0NgYNEv-fIIN1tCGTh5iMQor11zUBFrZ_EJlE2HRVakaZTNW4zjSzoLI4ASu0JOkn7R55QaKZskPv-ReuCNonjYkCi1SjMn4u8LMwGrhjkR-1s0-is2c/s400/Slide15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820746883930546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">"oranges, fried chicken meat balls & french beans"</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">"ham sandwich, 1/2 egg, banana fritters & green apple slices"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvfUXsUpEn85oatLF8jgz1xW7l0urcAZ_OgtK088FS3Gj7_8Bbs0NOo0EBhxIWHbjkwPBML8YRL4rvvXpHsrzcZ4K6sl-YjO731Yke398xf6W3uMTnCtEdJuXMRoKvt_cEd-u-TU1rwC6/s1600-h/Slide13.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvfUXsUpEn85oatLF8jgz1xW7l0urcAZ_OgtK088FS3Gj7_8Bbs0NOo0EBhxIWHbjkwPBML8YRL4rvvXpHsrzcZ4K6sl-YjO731Yke398xf6W3uMTnCtEdJuXMRoKvt_cEd-u-TU1rwC6/s400/Slide13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820743747318130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">"leftover food (veggies, meat, milk & egg mixture) quiches"</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">SATURDAY BREAKFAST</span> meals at home :<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBJG4J6hdqAwTtQkZZvGooC220Cc1AJqfl8Pkt7ZIq2KMX5wVRIC8KpbIP7yxTzJMKY1bPS0QouiQfi6Xg2DokEnWYN37SMFueWM-gGAZ1hxy60f5VR-vD1hngNqyRNxRsdFr0t02_BS6/s1600-h/Slide8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBJG4J6hdqAwTtQkZZvGooC220Cc1AJqfl8Pkt7ZIq2KMX5wVRIC8KpbIP7yxTzJMKY1bPS0QouiQfi6Xg2DokEnWYN37SMFueWM-gGAZ1hxy60f5VR-vD1hngNqyRNxRsdFr0t02_BS6/s400/Slide8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820369188816642" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah....my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">dearie</span> SCOT... while i was busy snapping his food, he volunteer this pose, paused & insisted that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">i</span> snap this photo, arghhh.....he just knows his mom well !!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8e5C7sZhWpeexztlrsgYSfn87XSon-0G-y9aR-BnOV32hTe_OO7Hdbv_Jl04c8LAdvrf1EOnEEiGyX-0ABah_tMpT69vjPE5ttkBK64EMvumE4-GA8na42bMYNNd8-9t7Hfz1TddKbOsW/s1600-h/Slide9.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8e5C7sZhWpeexztlrsgYSfn87XSon-0G-y9aR-BnOV32hTe_OO7Hdbv_Jl04c8LAdvrf1EOnEEiGyX-0ABah_tMpT69vjPE5ttkBK64EMvumE4-GA8na42bMYNNd8-9t7Hfz1TddKbOsW/s400/Slide9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820734295803890" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Btw, he eats well at home under our supervision !!!<br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;">"a piece of sushi rice, some pesimmon & dark berries"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcM1rv2YxV9kMZaJATBP_9yXgR2cXCNYBeSwf__dE3SCDYx8DH-Nv3IvGf8-pO3kYNDyZqqyd2h_brQNlDWw-GohJBOAtFdErJHbon0ojUkGDqr9pNc6Kc6UKfRbcQdyyaUjPeLt46H0a/s1600-h/Slide7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcM1rv2YxV9kMZaJATBP_9yXgR2cXCNYBeSwf__dE3SCDYx8DH-Nv3IvGf8-pO3kYNDyZqqyd2h_brQNlDWw-GohJBOAtFdErJHbon0ojUkGDqr9pNc6Kc6UKfRbcQdyyaUjPeLt46H0a/s400/Slide7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820370757282626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">OOH ya....i think this was the last meal in these 2 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">TOMICA CAR </span>lunch boxes before <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SEAN LOST</span> his box.......this poor boy got nagged by his mom for a whole week, i tell you !!!<br />I was damn pissed, upset & heartache that i ended up writing a long letter (together with the photo of the lunch box in colour) to the school principal seeking his kind help to locate it back....i know i was betting with luck.....boo hoo!! And I clearly known that i'm super 'kiasu'....so damn petty but ....what to do, that was what my mind wanted to do at that very moment!! But actually i was putting this request as a secondary point in my letter that has other primary issues to attend lar !! Anyhow, i'm glad that the assistant principal did entertained my request & personally gave me a phone call to talk about it.....then i forget about losing the 30ringgit, **grin** !!! Since then i never let the boy use the box & let it collect dust!!<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">"spit on those parents that allow their kid to bring home things that don't belong to them"</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">"various pasta meals as it was one of Scot favourite"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JdPpFbqGk0s-vjYG5IHtu6iLraN8Vq-PvgGBnl4d8OVXsjvATaN-w-xDgp6x0QVfGv0tO_JcLq1xkB9gUVOblIE0gGtLTHw73aHTEsrAieR4s_NejCO5qIHPGz7eB1upZEeLi-gnJRC5/s1600-h/Slide5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JdPpFbqGk0s-vjYG5IHtu6iLraN8Vq-PvgGBnl4d8OVXsjvATaN-w-xDgp6x0QVfGv0tO_JcLq1xkB9gUVOblIE0gGtLTHw73aHTEsrAieR4s_NejCO5qIHPGz7eB1upZEeLi-gnJRC5/s400/Slide5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820364957738722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">Soba mee but it was clearly a wrong idea as i don't have sauce bottle in proper size so the soba soup got spilled & dirty his bag & books!! ** no next time **</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUzO0ufiJIj7vGx3lln-Q5uHI42bCZ6QeIM7Yp6HkxtGk8pU9ldWivzA82ipRXUJC8nlcRCf6TvQ1c982xFfRMV22538onMXnKqw1HGEFq9BzgNIYn6aASwyA4ifFWmGcUTTnRhyxZl0D/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUzO0ufiJIj7vGx3lln-Q5uHI42bCZ6QeIM7Yp6HkxtGk8pU9ldWivzA82ipRXUJC8nlcRCf6TvQ1c982xFfRMV22538onMXnKqw1HGEFq9BzgNIYn6aASwyA4ifFWmGcUTTnRhyxZl0D/s400/Slide4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820358465415682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">"mini sausages & crabsticks pizza with grapes & baby mandarin oranges"</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5qmSDcbX_L_xqhPjZE55iJQEMvyxM0Vcqaul_vpfNgcAqF-irmRSttIk4VkYJfu1fpGPgYVO8LKZsK_GnmKKQxvrRKielZ0cx_F_0CSTodtp7hRuAnM7d6WDa3NmQkuUvU-DdMeB3wrv/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5qmSDcbX_L_xqhPjZE55iJQEMvyxM0Vcqaul_vpfNgcAqF-irmRSttIk4VkYJfu1fpGPgYVO8LKZsK_GnmKKQxvrRKielZ0cx_F_0CSTodtp7hRuAnM7d6WDa3NmQkuUvU-DdMeB3wrv/s400/Slide2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315820354414508194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's some of the boys' bentos recently !!<br />Hope you don't get too bored with my rantings.....LOL !!<br /><br />Btw, we survived our EARTH HOUR tonite (back home around 8:45 after dinner & had a night stroll around our 'taman'....the 30-45min went past so fast) !!<br /><br />Have a good Sunday tomorrow!!<br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-81275510296470870642009-03-22T23:55:00.003+08:002009-03-23T09:34:36.132+08:008TV_ULTIMATE POWER GROUP - LIVE (22/3/09)<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">It was our first experience watching the shooting of a LIVE TV Singing contest organised by <a href="http://www.8tv.com.my/ultimatepowergroup/">8TV</a>, namely the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">ULTIMATE POWER GROUP</span></span> at SRI PENTAS, Shah Alam tonite !!! As the name denotes, it is a singing competition that features group singing instead of individual. Each of the candidate entered the contest on a solo basis, after which those who are eligible to go for the final are then 'grouped' together to form individual group based on compatibility criterias!! So <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">Tricia</span> (the twins' little aunty/huby's cousin sister) was grouped together with 2 cutie pie girls & formed a group called "<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU</span></span>" (or <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">nga tao</span> in cantonese)!!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">all 18 - 20 years old.... <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">" pok pok chui ahh "</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXihBxeW9yAZQbg8QvwCJhipGJPGEv8e8c6DNWARiXhCboYOn0wkueCjcaVg568lliC1KgPkIJwtkZASsiMYr7f5UaQIHNphqnR4KwR5aWt9akS1kiv2Mh5Smkg8G6HRL54wUpP-SHcrz/s1600-h/Slide6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316035069616535026" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXihBxeW9yAZQbg8QvwCJhipGJPGEv8e8c6DNWARiXhCboYOn0wkueCjcaVg568lliC1KgPkIJwtkZASsiMYr7f5UaQIHNphqnR4KwR5aWt9akS1kiv2Mh5Smkg8G6HRL54wUpP-SHcrz/s400/Slide6.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sean with the 'leng lui' ....<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXkn0VDpiSmg0zXroJEI1X5Nx5z0ANRYH5NmksUXE1PuXoNRWykuuYb6H-8vxly31gPkeJ36f3K3X6yNplnq_TG3-f_ejrPGEKNYeAsc6cfZCpQdSZyveHo69TKtNTcF5GnBebCXPNsFA/s1600-h/IMG_0840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316052783397348994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXkn0VDpiSmg0zXroJEI1X5Nx5z0ANRYH5NmksUXE1PuXoNRWykuuYb6H-8vxly31gPkeJ36f3K3X6yNplnq_TG3-f_ejrPGEKNYeAsc6cfZCpQdSZyveHo69TKtNTcF5GnBebCXPNsFA/s400/IMG_0840.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">yeah.... that's her, the cutest lar i must say!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIETdahN9Ku3MjjAQBLrOxUMjxwAGzn2pvV1qhK7ftyUJhnLRydBvinetSkUamkjNclI_dIQE7Vn0aCMn50b8sEko0r34R9ciUQnX37KuZCuUOyfN_8hy6OAi6TV7cQLeunxFtLXyK2Ug/s1600-h/Slide7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316035082215172226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIETdahN9Ku3MjjAQBLrOxUMjxwAGzn2pvV1qhK7ftyUJhnLRydBvinetSkUamkjNclI_dIQE7Vn0aCMn50b8sEko0r34R9ciUQnX37KuZCuUOyfN_8hy6OAi6TV7cQLeunxFtLXyK2Ug/s400/Slide7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The competition begins with the selection of 12 groups of finalist!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Tricia's mom has been extremely supportive of her princess that she constantly reminded her contacts in Facebook to support her.....that was so sweet of a mom, doesn't she?? Of course we were invited to join this wonderful show & luckily my huby was keen to go. I even persuaded my mom to follow since she is a long time 'fans' of such singing show (she has attended numerous times on those organised by Astro)!! Our atmosphere became more merrier when my dad & younger sis also joined us.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">sorry for the poor photography skills :(<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAbaTfuNOBglKqorocRmcDhjAV1Oev38vgFDEuWYP2EkDO-nZQoYkWYCRkXmSAN18WFNMFNA0lw7MZa_6Ty8kxS1mBLupIuhTheRc4Km_ZMt9oAPESPBJh5NNfGRLKNHZkB8YFbgY7RgY/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316034931800472210" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAbaTfuNOBglKqorocRmcDhjAV1Oev38vgFDEuWYP2EkDO-nZQoYkWYCRkXmSAN18WFNMFNA0lw7MZa_6Ty8kxS1mBLupIuhTheRc4Km_ZMt9oAPESPBJh5NNfGRLKNHZkB8YFbgY7RgY/s400/Slide4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div>It was only the 1st round of competition yet the number of audiences that turned up for the show was so shocking. We gathered outside the studio waiting for our group to be called for entrance. Luckily that we got the privilege as family members to enter the studio yet we were seated very far from the stage as others family members had filled up the front seats!!<br />I was immensedly amazed when the supporters of <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU</span> were extremely large....in fact it was the 2nd largest crowd if not the 1st!! It was great feeling seeing such a big crowd of supporters!!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qObKX-LXD5lNS1DM0S7VhyphenhyphenbkTqqbPj_GAge-w9OB_qnITI0bkZu5AMxWA8s3-76l8Zho6k7wQ73Sav8Gr6jTsgJ8tuYBaPr7iTA3Xu3xYHL0ZHj8DP3vY4kXxZi6e5cdskvYcvsbF9FS/s1600-h/Slide5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316034936453107794" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qObKX-LXD5lNS1DM0S7VhyphenhyphenbkTqqbPj_GAge-w9OB_qnITI0bkZu5AMxWA8s3-76l8Zho6k7wQ73Sav8Gr6jTsgJ8tuYBaPr7iTA3Xu3xYHL0ZHj8DP3vY4kXxZi6e5cdskvYcvsbF9FS/s400/Slide5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I must say it was pretty interesting to learn & encountered some of the "back stage" actions during a live show like this!! These were things that we don't get to see in front of the square box i.e. TV. The 2 hosts came out to interact with the audiences before the show went on live with the objectives of reaching some consensus to put up a good show together!! The hosts would tell us when are the appropriate time to applaud, shout & scream.....then they would asked us to practise putting up the respective banners to check that the judges or some important scenes were not blocked.....and they also seeked that we don't turned on our camera flash just so that the contestants' vision, hence performance were not affected !!! During commercial break, the hosts will appeared again to provide us the feedback of our behaviours & so on .....<br />I really enjoyed the show!!<br /><br />I must agreed that my heart went bumping when <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA </span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>TOU</strong></span> was called out as the 1st group to perform. It turned out that their performance was absolute CUTE....fantastic & excellent, i must reiterate that i did not exert any exaggeration.....as the judges instantly fell in love with their performance, thus given them a very very good & encouraging comments, phew....i even sighed a relief!! Moving on with the performance of the remaining 5 groups, it was obviously that <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU</span> was ahead in the show!!<br /><br />When the results were released, <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU </span>was the ONLY group that gained the special "PASS" from panel of judges to proceed to the next session without having to be subjected to elimination session. All supporters of <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU</span> were spared from sending any SMS.....phewwww !!! I was tremendously proud, feeling very thrilled over the victory....though there are still a long journey ahead to reach the final stage!! Can't begin to imagine the feeling of the parents.....<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">great job & good show <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU</span> !!<br />after the result was released, being the winning group, they were like super 'STARs' posing for photography & being interviewed, LOL !!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJT32ATIeNOy7_Zn_0X58WzRlZoAcPj1SqPkxDwaxeFbooovY8KE4kaeDSBZzuPg7iLuyeaXAzYpQ7OgGlXZ24qrAU5diI9jgg4w5p6fC_UPX3tZXWKSeelyqVVNnPHak0nikQ1EpVVtr/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316034924346472626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJT32ATIeNOy7_Zn_0X58WzRlZoAcPj1SqPkxDwaxeFbooovY8KE4kaeDSBZzuPg7iLuyeaXAzYpQ7OgGlXZ24qrAU5diI9jgg4w5p6fC_UPX3tZXWKSeelyqVVNnPHak0nikQ1EpVVtr/s400/Slide3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Hopefully <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">YA TOU</span> will continue to be consistent in their performance moving forward. We shall be back to Sri Pentas to support you !!! Keep up the good work....<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4X4kemTXABlTsaLogHuTkQsQtpUFMn_m1PgGi1WLPIMfg2v0TdDo9KnSXDRO6Jd5f0yOO-3UZEblsZjSOa2pHU5z7073zdXmGf9JtV4XhofosxGxwf6chbin-1YTbSdxax8WFPFVh7xW4/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316034914513369442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4X4kemTXABlTsaLogHuTkQsQtpUFMn_m1PgGi1WLPIMfg2v0TdDo9KnSXDRO6Jd5f0yOO-3UZEblsZjSOa2pHU5z7073zdXmGf9JtV4XhofosxGxwf6chbin-1YTbSdxax8WFPFVh7xW4/s400/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tricia on far left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWhkJiuZBTlHtLBuPpQwbXUJrYFuW_C1w3XgjIVvQEsOh0T5wfEkWL2t8aQDPDPcJufRwkHv_O1y_Oj-OPHMQqevU_L19EXGxsn6PDLezpKolXXsIeJnCEX7fk2UO5E6rN0_OYXrqBKH8/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316034910918982066" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWhkJiuZBTlHtLBuPpQwbXUJrYFuW_C1w3XgjIVvQEsOh0T5wfEkWL2t8aQDPDPcJufRwkHv_O1y_Oj-OPHMQqevU_L19EXGxsn6PDLezpKolXXsIeJnCEX7fk2UO5E6rN0_OYXrqBKH8/s400/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To catch them, please note:<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,51,204)">Every Sunday, 8:30 pm on Channel 708 ~ 8TV !!</span></span><br />btw, if you like them....do give support ya !!<br /><br /></div></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-90326722232969270382009-03-21T23:53:00.003+08:002009-03-22T09:38:33.819+08:00Bento week # 21<div style="text-align: justify;">Despite the continuous busy life....food is still important & in most days, 2 of my meals in the office are home-made BENTO, so obviously the preparation consumed quite a bit of time of my 24 hours a day. Furthermore, i'm not only doing bento for myself & the boys, but also for hubby as he has recently started to accept bento (but strictly for breakfast only). Guess like any other men, he still yearn for a much needed catch up with his cronies during lunch!!!<br /><br />So imagine the number of bento photos lying in my camera....so it's understandable that i've gotten more stringent in the selection of bento photos for posting.......!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I have many many back dated posts queueing up behind but i know that my 'constipated' bento photos needed to be released before they got out of control. And the effort of 'beautifying' those food that goes into the stomach in split seconds <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(yet shit out the next day)</span> would have gone wasted if i don't treasured them up here!!!<br /></div><br />Alright, enough of justifying & lets enjoy my MARATHON bento photos........yet again !!<br /><br />Here are all the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">ADULTS BENTOS</span></span> :<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Cha SOBA</span> that goes with some fried <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">chicken fillet, carrots & sweet peas</span>!<br />Desserts are <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">banana fritters</span> & <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">green apples</span>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims1zYKybplGqQkcbbcNGWt28B6CJ6Jj37bcruNIUtG7saNxAO03rSr9YiH_Y8LpTe7u1pudC-3huf3fD25RU1n5cKtYSGE5AmbDJvD1tNAJMbeLyvFAroX36rskTPACSFVjxV0xZpHpx2/s1600-h/Slide6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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font-weight: bold;">Sweet potato sesame BUN</span> that goes with <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">roast ginger chicken alternating with potatos slices!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Green salads with dressing</span> & <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">strawberries with honey!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcarKe9kBybu5IPuqhYZeHN8RN3xU5b_C4F6FtX4iNPXRucKWHCL3YD-NfJTtVs_lsebLITpjOySe8bKlS3Gs-phh8joiOQtWLxYtTlGNpsOLIEf6NqOYN3vNApoORnUy3lAI6UBdZ1BB/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcarKe9kBybu5IPuqhYZeHN8RN3xU5b_C4F6FtX4iNPXRucKWHCL3YD-NfJTtVs_lsebLITpjOySe8bKlS3Gs-phh8joiOQtWLxYtTlGNpsOLIEf6NqOYN3vNApoORnUy3lAI6UBdZ1BB/s400/Slide3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315704714529891122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRLLQZ5S3FO1Eh4zlCNbSWeHKLWtGEe5rxbDP7K3QgkXk9kKUgUf4EteaaawrF8futyw71XYjuoVoS2k_XH357zj6MIoazxyGzwPj6BEoPsDbz46k2XmRA88rbthsramCzFhIfBzqBOX2/s1600-h/Slide17.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRLLQZ5S3FO1Eh4zlCNbSWeHKLWtGEe5rxbDP7K3QgkXk9kKUgUf4EteaaawrF8futyw71XYjuoVoS2k_XH357zj6MIoazxyGzwPj6BEoPsDbz46k2XmRA88rbthsramCzFhIfBzqBOX2/s400/Slide17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818781381584930" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />TOP<br />L: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Blanced longevity noodles at the bottom of brocollis, carrots, cucumbers & prawns!</span><br />R: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Edamame & baked ham & cheese in kamaboko</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mYvAyslfyzqimDC2rBm_b_V_YQj1oEIucCrLLeuyaX4_0rfYm14XZbyAO6HWm3q6sX7Tm8kSLMDNi7b7-7zx_IdkgCELFVu41NXRx4A0HKmpo8L9YEJNVd2r9v6DxW3tXOmKNYE7vpRe/s1600-h/Slide16.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mYvAyslfyzqimDC2rBm_b_V_YQj1oEIucCrLLeuyaX4_0rfYm14XZbyAO6HWm3q6sX7Tm8kSLMDNi7b7-7zx_IdkgCELFVu41NXRx4A0HKmpo8L9YEJNVd2r9v6DxW3tXOmKNYE7vpRe/s400/Slide16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818782450830562" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Meehoon that goes with soya sauce chicken & egg!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHburGr2-3rvPZUHnw6eaLXxzUm1yJTk-yJMiG7DStYNPfOMgRBMgqBEg2tQQkXeNYZ49p-C3xtvFQKTwIFqtQlYClG1n2-I6Jmojs6zW81hRdjF040mj0N_XGwKP8XkzQOqW_aYM9uJBv/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHburGr2-3rvPZUHnw6eaLXxzUm1yJTk-yJMiG7DStYNPfOMgRBMgqBEg2tQQkXeNYZ49p-C3xtvFQKTwIFqtQlYClG1n2-I6Jmojs6zW81hRdjF040mj0N_XGwKP8XkzQOqW_aYM9uJBv/s400/Slide4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315704728432576850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;"><br />PIZZA making day using a pita bread !!!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOtDWjRRU4lJWdm-nH7tountEqi0_eLogV4WFLP8OvYG5tRja8egT1P5VhP7iNbE1EN-My3fdWBEfw6K2G7AZbqi2UkvwXoVd8EWKvm6NJr4eao1jK76TJQwL-zcxmTa308LZKdWQ569H/s1600-h/Slide14.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOtDWjRRU4lJWdm-nH7tountEqi0_eLogV4WFLP8OvYG5tRja8egT1P5VhP7iNbE1EN-My3fdWBEfw6K2G7AZbqi2UkvwXoVd8EWKvm6NJr4eao1jK76TJQwL-zcxmTa308LZKdWQ569H/s400/Slide14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818782137454882" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />L: <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">3 pcs of Inari</span>, <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">minced meat ham on japanese tofu at the bottom</span> & <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">2 pcs of buffalo wings</span>!!<br />R: Longevity noodles repeating ....<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpkIM5M7RLutuQs1lnAsq9qCYuegFs-yzO9ovqJDyoBkdHICCQ9AJRUtorDG3gvUthSGXXQchJ_VqaTVVXmw-2Qqkc5FBcHN-DDm1PJQetites3WdYkBqnf1KNXoF9AZ7HZOieONSN1vW/s1600-h/Slide12.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpkIM5M7RLutuQs1lnAsq9qCYuegFs-yzO9ovqJDyoBkdHICCQ9AJRUtorDG3gvUthSGXXQchJ_VqaTVVXmw-2Qqkc5FBcHN-DDm1PJQetites3WdYkBqnf1KNXoF9AZ7HZOieONSN1vW/s400/Slide12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818774747298146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">PANCAKES </span>day!!<br />Salads, Inari, pancakes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9fRLlZVUhyJLxwwajBzYkjiAAAD0x16TGrJuTDvbtXv_MQewb8-lgyg0Jr2XKAUVTNVbRnmc05Rf1uzQIhmInCXeCF50tVr7V5sQSx2HlaHcgjMWR-OqZF2NICKWEk45eAdSXw39lk8c/s1600-h/Slide11.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9fRLlZVUhyJLxwwajBzYkjiAAAD0x16TGrJuTDvbtXv_MQewb8-lgyg0Jr2XKAUVTNVbRnmc05Rf1uzQIhmInCXeCF50tVr7V5sQSx2HlaHcgjMWR-OqZF2NICKWEk45eAdSXw39lk8c/s400/Slide11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818332407197122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p6BXO6oVdXlJNKe5higbRXMw4_o62dNsi1Oz8I338D4mwN3ZEW4LaM4Hjki4fZbU0tpC3oKDrx0iItRGB9TAIP_L8zhV6lhKXmvIUoJWwq5kd71PbBXyzrxOzjMc-8PWWGm5lYPhRNhL/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p6BXO6oVdXlJNKe5higbRXMw4_o62dNsi1Oz8I338D4mwN3ZEW4LaM4Hjki4fZbU0tpC3oKDrx0iItRGB9TAIP_L8zhV6lhKXmvIUoJWwq5kd71PbBXyzrxOzjMc-8PWWGm5lYPhRNhL/s400/Slide2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315704715678553874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br />Prawns, carrots</span> &<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"> long beans</span> on a pool of longevity noodles, more <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">inari</span> with lychee & <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">grapes</span>!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxt_h3UPs3m0t4jbtHOaulgJTX8OfnT7XF_GAI3hZ8eb8LWz59RHvJ29c34gpJuATBxoWIaVH2CSD56voWUHcVI7njQPKVWnRadx9P4jFEmo1bR8maF-9wXPeW_vPbt-xJXKaOpMDi-Of/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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font-weight: bold;">PASTA day</span>!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziifDxNFvsTZmahOuuTiCAQeMTBm6ra_jX36vrgqFsaj_9yrG_eeppSrq_7Ou66N4pt8bk3JdpUtcZNOFMiysczYekEP7j-gmWKtD1smGf-sCfsdYNXnDVSz2q5cl8mXbOZPLJb3k7Waq/s1600-h/Slide5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziifDxNFvsTZmahOuuTiCAQeMTBm6ra_jX36vrgqFsaj_9yrG_eeppSrq_7Ou66N4pt8bk3JdpUtcZNOFMiysczYekEP7j-gmWKtD1smGf-sCfsdYNXnDVSz2q5cl8mXbOZPLJb3k7Waq/s400/Slide5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315704735145844178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Bunny marinara pasta</span> & <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">pasta with oyster sauce minced meat</span> !!<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78JlrYBuGS6fdgDeBfESWJP7Wv3DPLAN-nEmgLm7kxpoo0NZ0QmIgzrXgR_EQd-chkidRLlqei9cdInMrNgNiEE7GByuemwqabsK7jGEYCs5cfgOUqluWPCJvG4PpqdICeT4U90cs4XO-/s1600-h/Slide6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78JlrYBuGS6fdgDeBfESWJP7Wv3DPLAN-nEmgLm7kxpoo0NZ0QmIgzrXgR_EQd-chkidRLlqei9cdInMrNgNiEE7GByuemwqabsK7jGEYCs5cfgOUqluWPCJvG4PpqdICeT4U90cs4XO-/s400/Slide6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818325820979330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">SOBA mee</span> & <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Fried MeeHoon</span> with salad & grapes<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQa5YZtQUA2I21F0rhPYgLl2JsrJy1MsK3hebY5BW4IKHLMMZOkTw8xLUwT4NnvSgMB2Lw8yQfRi2Dma0xYDc4f_hZNX1FF37faQnFC94rn-t5GU_Hks8QDgiJKg7xAQbPARKJupI5797/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQa5YZtQUA2I21F0rhPYgLl2JsrJy1MsK3hebY5BW4IKHLMMZOkTw8xLUwT4NnvSgMB2Lw8yQfRi2Dma0xYDc4f_hZNX1FF37faQnFC94rn-t5GU_Hks8QDgiJKg7xAQbPARKJupI5797/s400/Slide3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818325398297026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">BREAD & SANDWICHES !!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEwV9qnvTx21QeEn-v_xLU_17UhY1rQ_rCm2FETorbH3YnByxind7U15X4IA5FsCHvx3IF1Z5rBi10pYixBI-eC3q7uDQwN6TG1bKlXEfhWC2QqYiSLCdRcryJj0biWQq5CafQpTNc_ze/s1600-h/Slide7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEwV9qnvTx21QeEn-v_xLU_17UhY1rQ_rCm2FETorbH3YnByxind7U15X4IA5FsCHvx3IF1Z5rBi10pYixBI-eC3q7uDQwN6TG1bKlXEfhWC2QqYiSLCdRcryJj0biWQq5CafQpTNc_ze/s400/Slide7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315704964153657378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">PITA bread & Hot dog bun with greenies & veggies (tomato, pumpkin, lettuce, carrots, zuchinni)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">salads (blueberries, macademia nuts, raisins, cherry tomato & green leaves)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevviD_L8XtiQYJisPXhrq3rqjj3EOjctJWOv6rwMYKURG1uCcK7r751QpYwri-g6VWKG9t_5spTOiZGwuZzD1tx8wK9TrziiBnad2ZyxWwR6lenQuISE7_pvHOjMBThlIeJrLDGTf_Fb6/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevviD_L8XtiQYJisPXhrq3rqjj3EOjctJWOv6rwMYKURG1uCcK7r751QpYwri-g6VWKG9t_5spTOiZGwuZzD1tx8wK9TrziiBnad2ZyxWwR6lenQuISE7_pvHOjMBThlIeJrLDGTf_Fb6/s400/Slide1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315818321570040098" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Have a nice Sunday tomorrow & Happy Bentoing !!!<br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com309tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-2052863315995064422009-03-15T17:15:00.001+08:002009-03-15T17:21:09.768+08:00The "aftermath" of my 2009 birthday .....<div style="text-align: center;">It's just another passing of "A" BIRTH date....at an age you won't probably feel great anymore sigh !! :(<br /><br />... am not really expecting ...<br /><br />yet i'm so glad, so blessed, so happy that i have LOVED ones that remember this supposedly ordinary day, what's more having a few good old frens to throw a little small celebration at my place to commemorate d occasion......<br /><br />** the aftermath ~ i have these to cherish **<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxaW5F0Fo6wR4OEzoheUti-z1ci1jCbFY61bbbY5MIXTNx8CynDl9iLKLGP5_Ca_jIK38eHHsPRN8ifdjeg1AT0_427egj7aFzpd5pJmIa6bjnBjEmQeH2rOwv34SLVc2StlxzRek8yWs/s1600-h/IMG_1376.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxaW5F0Fo6wR4OEzoheUti-z1ci1jCbFY61bbbY5MIXTNx8CynDl9iLKLGP5_Ca_jIK38eHHsPRN8ifdjeg1AT0_427egj7aFzpd5pJmIa6bjnBjEmQeH2rOwv34SLVc2StlxzRek8yWs/s200/IMG_1376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313272848907750882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpocGf44jos0qkP1Sii4YQez8tC9ndx8ae7OlBP32jDT9V5Qx3XTeCKxMNEWzc-fcnLBQLaS_807ZKRP8Td-UXPtOiNlgws9WMk4JjKg3R7f0A9xkQtsW8Ip-6Vrgx27ZEBbN3phge5RR/s1600-h/IMG_1371.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> tempura prawn...</span></span><br /></a></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmKqJ_rEZghi_5zr4DEhKpE64gsiRo0Q1qkKLyM9onETsxGSWjUXDID4NmoUbnHvnhTuNIb7E8Z7vleQhyphenhyphen6SinDxa17t2gQ7YW0UgE5w689BT1kvnzgCwrHaJPBu3z3fb-M99PNNEylEf/s1600-h/IMG_1377.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cd-bhGbnA_4mA3GHNhG-OWcgxAT-Z2BcdbrNMA4ONoFZTNfzLsg5khTPWl-vRMtQlORxdY2mmu9Q55fg3mQSbSYqpkDZy5nIHu3M2JAXE9XXd0CIP3BVowIvLx4VP2d5ZW1Jxu5UZUbc/s200/IMG_1372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313272863193584546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpocGf44jos0qkP1Sii4YQez8tC9ndx8ae7OlBP32jDT9V5Qx3XTeCKxMNEWzc-fcnLBQLaS_807ZKRP8Td-UXPtOiNlgws9WMk4JjKg3R7f0A9xkQtsW8Ip-6Vrgx27ZEBbN3phge5RR/s1600-h/IMG_1371.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> scallops with mix veggies...</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIfXy108Iy441qm1M-iqLy6fwfJT2uV0GEw1PNjGjbj_vm-iJCK438F4Prv2HjikjMD2EZXz3Z479ERhnPOxF9MuJaXWA6KBATRrYyrCqZ4cnmfp3Q9EQEiXKQoDdifMfr4BumZeMouz0/s1600-h/IMG_1373.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIfXy108Iy441qm1M-iqLy6fwfJT2uV0GEw1PNjGjbj_vm-iJCK438F4Prv2HjikjMD2EZXz3Z479ERhnPOxF9MuJaXWA6KBATRrYyrCqZ4cnmfp3Q9EQEiXKQoDdifMfr4BumZeMouz0/s200/IMG_1373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313272854217439890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpocGf44jos0qkP1Sii4YQez8tC9ndx8ae7OlBP32jDT9V5Qx3XTeCKxMNEWzc-fcnLBQLaS_807ZKRP8Td-UXPtOiNlgws9WMk4JjKg3R7f0A9xkQtsW8Ip-6Vrgx27ZEBbN3phge5RR/s1600-h/IMG_1371.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> minced meat on tofu...</span></span></a></div><br />AND how can i forget to snap the photo of the all-time-HIT sweet & sour POPcorn chicken???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpocGf44jos0qkP1Sii4YQez8tC9ndx8ae7OlBP32jDT9V5Qx3XTeCKxMNEWzc-fcnLBQLaS_807ZKRP8Td-UXPtOiNlgws9WMk4JjKg3R7f0A9xkQtsW8Ip-6Vrgx27ZEBbN3phge5RR/s1600-h/IMG_1371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpocGf44jos0qkP1Sii4YQez8tC9ndx8ae7OlBP32jDT9V5Qx3XTeCKxMNEWzc-fcnLBQLaS_807ZKRP8Td-UXPtOiNlgws9WMk4JjKg3R7f0A9xkQtsW8Ip-6Vrgx27ZEBbN3phge5RR/s200/IMG_1371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313272881120856018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpocGf44jos0qkP1Sii4YQez8tC9ndx8ae7OlBP32jDT9V5Qx3XTeCKxMNEWzc-fcnLBQLaS_807ZKRP8Td-UXPtOiNlgws9WMk4JjKg3R7f0A9xkQtsW8Ip-6Vrgx27ZEBbN3phge5RR/s1600-h/IMG_1371.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> agar-agar mix jellies...</span></span></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZTwt1xOgwXgZvkTIHVEl-yxtxV6_8tpAgTba-FubBS4ji_OSV_jz375ChiVrV2m6V0klUzOLvF-UGvnGvfbEbSJdk6ougAmhNQfku1-qA6T6lT86UwNA82BgSbagUR60PB4H4guXgwX_/s1600-h/IMG_1387.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lICdboa_MpyYCC1loRMbHTIECUvVWLTEcvEo98sfzd0kN1ncL5LFsmPT5ATwtDABU9mAhmxRqqg9Gt7H9S5pquFOmYdyLYq35RpMxz1gmsWGCGoucYvrkeRYIVgdt8qzOToGtZL0Fq5m/s200/IMG_1615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313341909129375122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >a yearly 'treat' from my pal, a cousin sister..... we had a change of taste this time & tried Korean food !!!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IWxE_NIZplPepT-1MmNRtJj6-F-vj5BLps3PCzSWdFrx5sm-ZewliF2mPsBoK0hfPI73_ZpJ6USxOdlPgDqCLEcnP16PEMYuPCLSyF_8LjMg8cQlj7Ggzb7EVGo_6xs9GnEZhercOZU2/s1600-h/IMG_1451.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IWxE_NIZplPepT-1MmNRtJj6-F-vj5BLps3PCzSWdFrx5sm-ZewliF2mPsBoK0hfPI73_ZpJ6USxOdlPgDqCLEcnP16PEMYuPCLSyF_8LjMg8cQlj7Ggzb7EVGo_6xs9GnEZhercOZU2/s200/IMG_1451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313320685757855410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRF51NPCEYbYmQdEnZZis0HoM4IqMju6sdhoEEOSeROnmHU4TGqn7vngpf9OueS2ZLO0eUuQ6JChVhSB3mr1_5jgbymjxVRJkSkzfgNZjPK1fC85-ScPdEEffpaWopg2U0mdSz7e_AqW6/s1600-h/IMG_1443.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEhC2KV4w8OqEKGEhNbokuU-g-wd2P_KyP0QcN7VG9ghA-0Jv-OzdMtbIlvQsKZZxchQuhFV4CNA33-jXrUouvlEmGCFMEqd0n7hbLgujX7JBzw_Qb1fZmfMLEQ0BXnTu5TDRgVxqGFeo/s1600-h/IMG_1447.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEhC2KV4w8OqEKGEhNbokuU-g-wd2P_KyP0QcN7VG9ghA-0Jv-OzdMtbIlvQsKZZxchQuhFV4CNA33-jXrUouvlEmGCFMEqd0n7hbLgujX7JBzw_Qb1fZmfMLEQ0BXnTu5TDRgVxqGFeo/s200/IMG_1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313320691811435010" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRF51NPCEYbYmQdEnZZis0HoM4IqMju6sdhoEEOSeROnmHU4TGqn7vngpf9OueS2ZLO0eUuQ6JChVhSB3mr1_5jgbymjxVRJkSkzfgNZjPK1fC85-ScPdEEffpaWopg2U0mdSz7e_AqW6/s1600-h/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRF51NPCEYbYmQdEnZZis0HoM4IqMju6sdhoEEOSeROnmHU4TGqn7vngpf9OueS2ZLO0eUuQ6JChVhSB3mr1_5jgbymjxVRJkSkzfgNZjPK1fC85-ScPdEEffpaWopg2U0mdSz7e_AqW6/s200/IMG_1443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313269006707424754" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">from my ...... ahem .....</span></span><br /></div><br />btw, not forgetting the many greetings & wishes from friends at facebook/MSN/email/ via sms, it really does make a different !!<br /><br />THANKS folks from the bottom of my heart !!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-672798587441531352009-03-09T18:03:00.002+08:002009-03-10T11:04:22.758+08:001st Pregnancy TAG !!I find this tag interesting & easy so i'm giving it a go this time!! thanks <a href="http://annie-q.blogspot.com/2009/02/interesting-pregnancy-tag.html">Annie</a> for sharing your stories & for tagging me!!<br /><br />1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Yes</span><br /><br />2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Yes</span><br /><br />3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">I</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">nitially i</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">t was a shock but soon happily receiving it as a GIFT of GOD. </span><br /><br />4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Absolutely never thought of it</span><br /><br />5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">late 20s</span><br /><br />6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">A test from the pregnancy kit</span> <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">& later confirmed with a gynae visit</span><br /><br />7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Parents & in-laws</span><br /><br />8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Of course. Despite the gynae kept pointed to me the sign of the 2 'birdies' but i still can't figured out the shape from his lousy monitor. So, i was still 'hoping' that it would 'miraculously' turned out a pair of 'loong foong thoi'....(haha, greed eats in me!!)</span><br /><br />9. DUE DATE? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1st week Dec 2002</span><br /><br />10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">No</span><br /><br />11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Spicy food as usual & cold drinks</span><br /><br />12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Serious break-out</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> on the face that nearly caused me into depression!!</span><br /><br />13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD SEX? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Twin boys</span><br /><br />14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?<span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Yes, i had wished for a boy & a girl</span></span><br /><br />15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br />a whopping 23 kg!</span><br /><br />16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Nope, never heard of such thing at that time....haha</span> <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,102)">(it was just not a practice here)</span><br /><br />17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Yes, of course</span><br /><br />18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Luckily no.</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"></span><br /><br />19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Assunta Hospital</span><br /><br />20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">No labour as it was a planned ceasarean. I was told that the whole procedure only took less than 45mins...</span><br /><br />21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Huby</span></span><br /><br />22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Gynae, paediatrician and nurses</span><br /><br />23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">C-Section</span><br /><br />24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Yes, Post surgery pain killer</span> <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">for nearly 2 weeks bcoz i'm a person very vulnerable to pain, LOL</span><br /><br />27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2.65kg (twin 1) and 2.3kg</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> (twin 2)</span><br /><br />28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">11th Nov 2002</span><br /><br />30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sean & Scot Heng</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"></span><br /><br />31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? <span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">They are 7 years old (</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-size:85%;" >by year</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">)<br /><br /></span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)font-size:180%;" >SEAN </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">kor-kor</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf-kDuWj3-B8QqtBZOCR5vVHBnwiW_udEaiA6_AAoUdGBfWKiyQ4wYxgpbRwK4yxsaIJJUK3kzOdVOAdu3AWko2xMMJiqnmS58T9hS2uJSEnZgL9k__-9NnRpoUKqDuadL-bop_r5hZGy/s1600-h/Sean-crawl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311125156955952834" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf-kDuWj3-B8QqtBZOCR5vVHBnwiW_udEaiA6_AAoUdGBfWKiyQ4wYxgpbRwK4yxsaIJJUK3kzOdVOAdu3AWko2xMMJiqnmS58T9hS2uJSEnZgL9k__-9NnRpoUKqDuadL-bop_r5hZGy/s320/Sean-crawl.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1N6ySWZdD1VCU9MgteyOsbIvsRQNVFuTg_OEiuQHZl8xCrvCvySHnr8Rc0cABH3wt27E0c3gsxhkv95W9nE3ndQCWxUbIQSSbiJj2yjz6B6x2nahAYTPUFcda11G1qZG2NTH54-fMItx/s1600-h/Sean-hat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311125156054554002" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 204px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1N6ySWZdD1VCU9MgteyOsbIvsRQNVFuTg_OEiuQHZl8xCrvCvySHnr8Rc0cABH3wt27E0c3gsxhkv95W9nE3ndQCWxUbIQSSbiJj2yjz6B6x2nahAYTPUFcda11G1qZG2NTH54-fMItx/s320/Sean-hat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">SCOT di-di</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fu7bsDeamDo7Fs4P11WP5legJKsG3CfIyS9dctNYC2PlkWMKzkfDDc1asO2G2Chrsz1hM1JCEfSWnARoWF89fG46YX0S-lj9uAG5L1KwU3GYfEkO5o6HMcWORvY_wIZqz8z0tTi_qhMY/s1600-h/Scot-crawl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311125407204342626" style="WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fu7bsDeamDo7Fs4P11WP5legJKsG3CfIyS9dctNYC2PlkWMKzkfDDc1asO2G2Chrsz1hM1JCEfSWnARoWF89fG46YX0S-lj9uAG5L1KwU3GYfEkO5o6HMcWORvY_wIZqz8z0tTi_qhMY/s320/Scot-crawl.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGSV3ilQw8hPBNTFOEwHQF7NnPRIQJsQLI61R9agHhyeb07Le4FUsrFLBzFggRFDc19pw2zcI_j7GIfXE_QA5eXBKj0xa6Ynd5gW5RlN5WLRaXtQZwZScOroNV4ra7IZ7CEPRIDGed-8t/s1600-h/Scot-hat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311125159855244482" style="WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 201px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGSV3ilQw8hPBNTFOEwHQF7NnPRIQJsQLI61R9agHhyeb07Le4FUsrFLBzFggRFDc19pw2zcI_j7GIfXE_QA5eXBKj0xa6Ynd5gW5RlN5WLRaXtQZwZScOroNV4ra7IZ7CEPRIDGed-8t/s320/Scot-hat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">kor-kor kissing di-di</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp5zQayRUGk0WJWl1E8OLLC8_UJ-0cCLIooDkNdXYbvpmPv51Jj42AwGY1V9k-t1Zmg3NwJOc0-joJEWFEBHG4YwPrfvwL3Eo95b8URkSq9NhBF4FMU7ONYMiRLMADx9ESFIaIQrZZmL0/s1600-h/SeanKsScot14-4-04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311125153125390066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp5zQayRUGk0WJWl1E8OLLC8_UJ-0cCLIooDkNdXYbvpmPv51Jj42AwGY1V9k-t1Zmg3NwJOc0-joJEWFEBHG4YwPrfvwL3Eo95b8URkSq9NhBF4FMU7ONYMiRLMADx9ESFIaIQrZZmL0/s320/SeanKsScot14-4-04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Anyone feel free to do this, please go ahead !!!<br />The End !!<br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-68765788965231832342009-03-08T00:20:00.005+08:002009-03-10T11:06:39.147+08:00Japan - Tsukiji FISH Market<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">Before moving on to our DAY 2 exploration, here are some of the snacks that we managed to savour the night before at Ginza.....they looked famous coz the queue to buy them was sooooo long !!!</span></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-STYLE: italic"><br />BAUM kuchen & Mount BAUM chocolate</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnecflFdeDuAaySHKU-EBsAFx0KUw0DpvPgTCq4ZvqT0MW8S_rqJSaFShuR2y8y8af8b8o4_BYMpGyhyX5QHOlJoPs5bqX0fFThJGgxIGXnqErg16NXSHPsX6we6ITbntsaJIaqAPCHKVA/s1600-h/IMG_0154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310426375703627570" style="WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnecflFdeDuAaySHKU-EBsAFx0KUw0DpvPgTCq4ZvqT0MW8S_rqJSaFShuR2y8y8af8b8o4_BYMpGyhyX5QHOlJoPs5bqX0fFThJGgxIGXnqErg16NXSHPsX6we6ITbntsaJIaqAPCHKVA/s320/IMG_0154.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRHBIepVJXbNTw-PhHBLWUZNrazGSYhQtLusrMCexTlWpgEsLQa6By1r0jByU-7oHXsopHO_10LprMt1MoANWN6P-3sse7tGDy8t5e9_ICrf52vscjgOPAeDypwqXFHJiQRMZ8S5SSWJl/s1600-h/IMG_0149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310426370773393890" style="WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRHBIepVJXbNTw-PhHBLWUZNrazGSYhQtLusrMCexTlWpgEsLQa6By1r0jByU-7oHXsopHO_10LprMt1MoANWN6P-3sse7tGDy8t5e9_ICrf52vscjgOPAeDypwqXFHJiQRMZ8S5SSWJl/s320/IMG_0149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Day 2 we were on a free & easy day with Sach being our local tour guide!! She has really lined us a very comprehensive itineraries!!<br /><br />The 1st location was to <span class="bodytext"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">Asakusa Kannon Temple</span></span> !!<br /></span></div><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:78%;">from WIKIPEDIA :</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="bodytext"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Is the oldest and most popular temple in Tokyo. It is located in Asakusa, in Taito-ku, one of the 23 wards that form the metropolitan area of Tokyo. Next to it is the Shinto shrine of Asakusa Jinja. The temple is dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon, which is known in Chinese as <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Kuan Yin or Guan Yin</span>, and in English as the <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Goddess of Mercy</span>, and is derived from the bodhisatva Avalokitesvara that originates in India.</span></span><br /></div><span class="bodytext"><br /></span><div style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="bodytext">According to legend, the statue of the Kannon was found in the Sumida River in the year 628AD by two fishermen, brothers Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari. Their village chief turn his own home into a shrine, and placed the statue there for the villagers to worship it. Soon the reputation of the Kannon spread throughout the country and devotees flocked to the temple to venerate the statue. Although the statue is kept here, it is not shown to the public. The first temple was completed in 645, giving it the earliest date of a temple in Tokyo.</span><br /><br /><span class="bodytext">Although a Buddhist temple, the Sensoji is the site for Tokyo's largest and most popular Shinto festival, the Sanja Matsuri. It takes place in late spring, spread over 3-4 days, during which the streets around the temple is closed to traffic.</span><br /><br /><span class="bodytext">At the entrance to the Sensoji is the Kaminari Mon, or "Thunder Gate". It holds a huge paper lantern painted in dramatic red and black to suggest thunderclouds and lightning. Passing it is the Nakamise, a shopping arcade of about 200m, lined with shops selling traditional (and not so traditional) souvenirs. This leads to the Hozo Mon, or second gate. Beyond it stands the main temple building while to the left is a five storey 48m high pagoda.</span><br /><br /><span class="bodytext">Next to the Sensoji is the Asakusa Jinja, a Shinto shrine built by Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1649 in honour of the three men who established the Sensoji Temple, namely the two fishermen Hinokuma Hamanari and Hinokuma Takenari, and the village headman who built the temple, Haji no Nakatomo.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-JJdaiIA9x2JI5v_Hcz2v-_kbRQV6LDJmtr1VRA1Vz_do1qxN_sdMvZymRt6YAfvkFyOVO85Jsp8bZ70_J7muR5V9rm40PbnsFOzk_ukgVrloVuIFcY0ng3zFjDMv1VzZfBJO1GYHtTq/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310426383855322050" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-JJdaiIA9x2JI5v_Hcz2v-_kbRQV6LDJmtr1VRA1Vz_do1qxN_sdMvZymRt6YAfvkFyOVO85Jsp8bZ70_J7muR5V9rm40PbnsFOzk_ukgVrloVuIFcY0ng3zFjDMv1VzZfBJO1GYHtTq/s320/IMG_0186.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jen has brought with her a question for Sach pertaining to "why most of the shrine has 5 levels/storeys in its' built??" Being a typical city girl, she couldn't answered of course so off she went to the reception to get an answer. Any take what's the answer??? Well, something which sounded very familiar.....that each level actually represented 5 significant elements in life i.e. air, fire, water, wind & ground ..... something like that la!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeI_N4kaVRiLl4zQY9Erl1P0DjEdOYqmanL6PSTwFPk40MMpDPXkkZZpJENwwhXjxm4xyuB66wRA8zWUgr6RUMxQ68FzlMbP4bdSTqHQyrv7ENfPc39BF8R8JtmBZRRf4rXBig-_NITzK/s1600-h/IMG_0191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310429791499484722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeI_N4kaVRiLl4zQY9Erl1P0DjEdOYqmanL6PSTwFPk40MMpDPXkkZZpJENwwhXjxm4xyuB66wRA8zWUgr6RUMxQ68FzlMbP4bdSTqHQyrv7ENfPc39BF8R8JtmBZRRf4rXBig-_NITzK/s320/IMG_0191.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Apart from praying & appreciating the rich & beautiful historics of the shrines, there really isn't much to do around this place. So we had moved on very quickly.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-KQWf3sST1N_YkBioKiSnRKsN6jxwgVuFf7Q8fItUws6XfFyDOs_D8nYHka6qUQMip2hyphenhyphenOaltybbqXvXSdvIU47B9p1Ceo3CRV7m0eOQroDbhO_tBeyMTIqg7O8EX1cTRVRaUnk2_1jU/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310426350185078002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-KQWf3sST1N_YkBioKiSnRKsN6jxwgVuFf7Q8fItUws6XfFyDOs_D8nYHka6qUQMip2hyphenhyphenOaltybbqXvXSdvIU47B9p1Ceo3CRV7m0eOQroDbhO_tBeyMTIqg7O8EX1cTRVRaUnk2_1jU/s320/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">During our strolls, i noticed CYCLING was a common transport among the japanese women, most probably housewives as they were spotted carrying their young kids/babies around!! I suppose this must be a very outskirt area!! And according to my jap colleague, most of the women in their society would quit their career to be a full time housewife and to babysit their child once they have a one. In fact she said it was very rare for them to hire a stranger maid to live together like what seemed to be a common practice back in our home country!! This certainly justified when i started to notice that there were absolutely no sights of any indon, myanmar, bangla around......as compared to our homeland......yikes !!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1t4ews261rEXwpN2PQ-Qnw8j2QlByqnQkkSNrptmsrESwPuPhMr_z1H8n3jRPgbrPmkZmDR62ycUd8zpa2-L0tUgim2Q6egca8eTHKa5DMEqWOQUa4oe9g2zeLpmlPDmFJoV1fVfyEPF/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310426355067125762" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1t4ews261rEXwpN2PQ-Qnw8j2QlByqnQkkSNrptmsrESwPuPhMr_z1H8n3jRPgbrPmkZmDR62ycUd8zpa2-L0tUgim2Q6egca8eTHKa5DMEqWOQUa4oe9g2zeLpmlPDmFJoV1fVfyEPF/s320/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nLrohsK_5QnUxLUban7rirO49ecWvr9kpvHOfW1ldSsJpsxhmHXlKoH1epKgspweVMvZEgsdTDySGu4h2T5lijx1SXuAY4zMPdzRo7mRJZ7H2MYr3uWglcSgt6d87EN6uv7OwKQXkXOm/s1600-h/IMG_0196.JPG"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310429795662955346" style="WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nLrohsK_5QnUxLUban7rirO49ecWvr9kpvHOfW1ldSsJpsxhmHXlKoH1epKgspweVMvZEgsdTDySGu4h2T5lijx1SXuAY4zMPdzRo7mRJZ7H2MYr3uWglcSgt6d87EN6uv7OwKQXkXOm/s320/IMG_0196.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sach led us to a nearby shopping street as it was meant to be a shopping day too.....where lots of souvenirs, interesting local stuffs, foods & snacks were seen!! This was the place where i purchased most of my snacks esp. those rice crackers, any flavours, any shapes, any packaging.....just about any sizes.....!! I even bought a soft luggage bag here as i knew i needed extra storage for my goodies. As Jen was in search of hand bags, we spend nearly 2 hours around here sourcing for bags & etc. It was difficult to choose as most of the bags were well designed with extremely good quality yet at affordable prices. So guess what, Jen ended up buying nearly 4-5 handbags of various shapes, colours & sizes!! Apparently, those were meant to be given as souvenir to her siblings & relatives......gosh, thk god that's not my practice !!!<br /><br />By the time we realised the clock was clicking away fast, we quickly moved on to the next stop which was supposedly a street full of shops selling kitchen gadgets!! Our dearie "yap pun mui" thought it would be a place for us since we had bento, baking & cooking as interest....that she purposely customised this place into our itinerary....hahaha<br />But unfortunately, most of the kitchen gadgets looked too FRAGILE to be carried on the plane back...so i had given them a pass most of the time !!! Furthermore, with such an expensive currency, most of the stuffs were selling at killer price !!!<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZyZfcld2e27rQhsBaS0w5ON83VqQZssWRIF0TBGJbIm3WvDQzfVpET3pIzle75NInk-UvoZddJJvnTrhwZvBR6h7xbIfJl2Yooew76G3CVeysfY3PI_7WG5h7UcSXVLf8uaOGDclSKcK/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310429817645781186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZyZfcld2e27rQhsBaS0w5ON83VqQZssWRIF0TBGJbIm3WvDQzfVpET3pIzle75NInk-UvoZddJJvnTrhwZvBR6h7xbIfJl2Yooew76G3CVeysfY3PI_7WG5h7UcSXVLf8uaOGDclSKcK/s320/IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,102); FONT-STYLE: italic">btw, japan had their trains allocated certain time of the day for women passenger only.......COOL, rite??</span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Anyway, below was just one of the baking tools shop, looks nice right??<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R7gZWGN-EvcPE3M38h2jA1fJ1u0wufjpoejH44SWLne19rkps10gfc0g7rHWRigZn6W9HOwmT-l7LN18qFcRA9jr02gDe-it6ESeQdvgoPnYUsPVNZ-JjgxWvuciybKZJ0XO9ZsLnmnX/s1600-h/IMG_0198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310429798591657042" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R7gZWGN-EvcPE3M38h2jA1fJ1u0wufjpoejH44SWLne19rkps10gfc0g7rHWRigZn6W9HOwmT-l7LN18qFcRA9jr02gDe-it6ESeQdvgoPnYUsPVNZ-JjgxWvuciybKZJ0XO9ZsLnmnX/s320/IMG_0198.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Finally, my eyes were caught up at one of the shelf in front of a shop that displayed some bento related gears i.e. nori punchers & drawing pen case!! I was thrilled & didn't hesitated to pick up 1 set each for myself. The price here was much cheaper than those sold at Tokyu Hands but some bento mamas only placed order after i left this place!! So peggy & christene bought them a little exp've at the mall....hehe<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_gKgxaWFxWMetVgatl0Xgpnu64TQbV91fTabhvZTYQafyfL7HaYHAYqCibotAuPI_Pdu-xdxOJR77hW0sUWcuMvxm110Z_AQ7WWCYNHUHkLzq-a9qC9WuY3NDBN6jnH9D_OipKY-hvdM/s1600-h/IMG_0199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310429806894527154" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_gKgxaWFxWMetVgatl0Xgpnu64TQbV91fTabhvZTYQafyfL7HaYHAYqCibotAuPI_Pdu-xdxOJR77hW0sUWcuMvxm110Z_AQ7WWCYNHUHkLzq-a9qC9WuY3NDBN6jnH9D_OipKY-hvdM/s320/IMG_0199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">By the time we were done with all of the above, it was already close to 12pm ..... die, we were terribly behind our schedule.....blame it one shopping for sure!! Our initial plan was to reach the HIGHLIGHT SPOT of the day around 10am BUT but ......<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Anyway, the highlight location for our Day 2 was :<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">TSUKIJI FISH MARKET </span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">from wikipedia</span></span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="font-size:100%;">Tsukiji<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> fish market</span></span> </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji"><span lang="ja">築地市場</span></span> <span class="t_nihongo_comma" style="DISPLAY: none">,</span><span class="t_nihongo_romaji">Tsukiji shijō</span>)</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> is the <span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">biggest </span></span><a title="Wholesale" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wholesale">wholesale</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span><a title="Fish" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish">fish</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> and </span><a title="Seafood" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafood">seafood</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in </span><a title="Tsukiji" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukiji">Tsukiji</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> in central </span><a title="Tokyo" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo">Tokyo</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors.</span> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as </span>Tsukiji<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> fish market is located near the </span><a title="Tsukijishijō Station" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TsukijishijÅ_Station">Tsukijishijō Station</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> on the </span><a title="Toei Ōedo Line" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Åedo_Line">Toei Ōedo Line</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> and </span><a title="Tsukiji Station" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukiji_Station">Tsukiji Station</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> on the </span><a title="Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metro_Hibiya_Line">Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">. There are two distinct sections of the market as a whole. The "<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">inner market</span>" (</span>jonai<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span>shijo<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">) is the licensed wholesale market, where the </span><a title="Auction" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction">auctions</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> and most of the processing of the fish take place, and where licensed wholesale dealers (approximately 900 of them) operate small stalls. The "<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">outer market</span>" (</span>jogai<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span>shijo<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">) is a mixture of wholesale and retail shops that sell </span><a title="List of Japanese cooking utensils" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_cooking_utensils">Japanese kitchen tools</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">, restaurant supplies, groceries, and seafood, and many restaurants, especially </span><a title="Sushi" style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushi">sushi</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> restaurants. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /><br />"Most of the shops in the outer market close by the early afternoon, and in the inner market even earlier"</span></span> </div><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The market opens most mornings except Sundays and holidays and some infrequent closing days within the week<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukiji_fish_market#cite_note-1"><span style="font-size:+0;">[</span>2<span style="font-size:+0;">]</span></a></sup> at 3:00 a.m. with the arrival of the products by ship, truck and plane from all over the world. Particularly impressive is the unloading of tons of frozen tuna. The auction houses (wholesalers known in Japanese as oroshi gyōsha) then estimate the value and prepare the incoming products for the auctions. The buyers (licensed to participate in the auctions) also inspect the fish to estimate which fish they would like to bid for and at which price.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The auctions start around 5:20 a.m. Bidding can only be done by licensed participants. These bidders include intermediate wholesalers [nakaoroshi gyousha] who operate stalls within the marketplace, and other licensed buyers who are agents for restaurants, food processing companies, and large <a class="mw-redirect" title="Retailer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retailer">retailers</a>.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The auctions usually end around 7:00 a.m. Afterwards, the purchased fish is either loaded onto trucks to be shipped to the next destination, or on small carts and moved to the many shops located inside of the market. There the shop owners cut and prepare the products for retail. In case of large fish, for example tuna and swordfish, cutting and preparation is elaborate. Frozen tuna and swordfish are often cut with large band saws, and fresh tuna is carved with extremely long knives (some well over a meter in length) called <a title="Oroshi hocho" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroshi_hocho">Oroshi hocho</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" title="Maguro-bocho" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maguro-bocho">maguro-bocho</a>, or <a class="mw-redirect" title="Hancho hocho" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancho_hocho">Hancho hocho</a>.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The market is most busy between 5:30 and 8:00 a.m., and the activity declines significantly afterwards. <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Many shops start to close around 11:00 a.m.</span>, and the <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">market closes for cleaning around 1:00 p.m.</span> <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Tourists may visit the market daily between 5 a.m. and 6:15 a.m.</span> and watch the proceedings from a designated area.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukiji_fish_market#cite_note-2"><span style="font-size:+0;">[</span>3<span style="font-size:+0;">]</span></a></sup> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">However, due to the increase in numbers of sightseers and the associated problems they cause, the market decided to ban all tourists from the tuna auctions during the period between </span><a title="December 15" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15">15 December</a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> </span><a title="2008" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008">2008</a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> and </span><a title="January 17" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17">17 January</a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> </span><a title="2009" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009">2009</a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukiji_fish_market#cite_note-3"><span style="font-size:+0;">[</span>4<span style="font-size:+0;">]</span></a></sup><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"> The market reopened to tourists after this period with the provision of security guards and new rules prohibiting flash photography.</span></p><p style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Inspectors from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government supervise activities in the market to enforce the Food Hygiene Law"</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Well, if u read those sentences above in '<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">red</span>', you could have guess it right that we were greeted by a "<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">CLOSED" market</span> once we arrived the place around 1p.m.......it was a big disappointment for me as i've learn (by reading) about this place way before the trip & was well-prepared to throw myself out despite the fishy stench to capture those extravaganza moments (if what i read was true) !!! Anyway, i can't be complaining.....if u know what i mean..... Besides that, i suppose Sach was just not the type that appreciates the wet market (being the typical city girl that she is) !! I'm pretty sure she hasn't stepped into this market before as she needed to refer to the location map all the way to this place, hahaha<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RHvNcGMa0B1JlKKfpeHhJhdC2jMQVr-O2LoJGvTdbJ8tQXxSlHaMXxGWXZ22UOtAueIUEepXVeSok5zR7yKViwR3NQD6RQ6kbMKzDm3WiAGKRC4LqtxeTGCn5SjTuZP_LO2Q3j3cLER3/s1600-h/StreetEating.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310445499702584898" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RHvNcGMa0B1JlKKfpeHhJhdC2jMQVr-O2LoJGvTdbJ8tQXxSlHaMXxGWXZ22UOtAueIUEepXVeSok5zR7yKViwR3NQD6RQ6kbMKzDm3WiAGKRC4LqtxeTGCn5SjTuZP_LO2Q3j3cLER3/s320/StreetEating.jpg" border="0" /></a>Anyway, along our way to the market, i came across many eateries along the street which i reckon should be interesting to explore .... if only my huby was around.....sob!! Unfortunately, it wasn't really a custom for the japanese (city) woman to eat by the road side. Sach even said, in Tokyo most of the <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">FAST-FOOD outlets</span> are only visited by <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">MALE patron</span> and it was very RARE to see women eating in those places, dang.... **<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">i can instantly smell it</span>** LOL LOL !!! means we will only be eating at <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">no-cheap</span> places, ngek ngek ngek !!!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRblIxmOjtjQULt-TJmxadoPH53BF3irwAc2QNU4Sz9s_fat0gVQMZqU6Etn9bdCDyLA8BolKTT-LM4UWCb7uHuq9_TZXlLCDLPL5JEKw9CFXuZIiTzeKPH8jrI73PhGHxWxOaoFc_BiAE/s1600-h/Fishy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310445488174201138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRblIxmOjtjQULt-TJmxadoPH53BF3irwAc2QNU4Sz9s_fat0gVQMZqU6Etn9bdCDyLA8BolKTT-LM4UWCb7uHuq9_TZXlLCDLPL5JEKw9CFXuZIiTzeKPH8jrI73PhGHxWxOaoFc_BiAE/s320/Fishy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Having said that......when i was in a real life situation facing these filthy sights & fishy stench.....i nearly wana 'puke', arghhh....guess i'm no better a specie than Sach !!!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">So when the market had actually closed, what were we doing there??? Apparently, the only purpose Sach brought us there was to sumptuous the MOST fresh, original, juicy, moist, tasty, delicious, appetizing, delightful, mouth-watering <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">SASHIMI & SUSHI</span></span> ........arghhh can't described more of it !!!<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">There are 2 rows of little sushi shops beside the market, with only 4-5 shops still operating & many has closed!! Sach went to check around the shops and she finally decided for the ONE & ONLY that has many customers queuing in front of it. Ahead of us were at least 4 more groups waiting before it was our turn. In between the conversations, we overhead some Koreans in front of us. It seemed that the guide book that recommended them to this place, so guess there must be reason why it was pack crowded !!<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sVeTY2czckKKz7FWVWF_w8eCl9d_EeHvmtwThvRCzmIg0ImGdBb7EcGsFhg8U1As1BxuGvx1wHQ89K0yAjWmWc2XtLic1g2ZLdnE0UTEauf-G_HdWeXD_GO4DPVaIFJfSFiZcwO91WCU/s1600-h/Sushi-Street.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310445506492380002" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sVeTY2czckKKz7FWVWF_w8eCl9d_EeHvmtwThvRCzmIg0ImGdBb7EcGsFhg8U1As1BxuGvx1wHQ89K0yAjWmWc2XtLic1g2ZLdnE0UTEauf-G_HdWeXD_GO4DPVaIFJfSFiZcwO91WCU/s320/Sushi-Street.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgEGI6-u7yhcZ9dc6RCoaa4HoeMdL8RGhlRPYvDXwv78PFfkX-qRiUm06BvzCpbeZ7vNADFxLDup9DMo5d2RxfxT-lPf-WvxnBC0Vm-duyoNremNXzg6rMd7Xs-UyRLePOm3kKlt6L5rI/s1600-h/Sushi-Rest.jpg"> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310445515390859458" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgEGI6-u7yhcZ9dc6RCoaa4HoeMdL8RGhlRPYvDXwv78PFfkX-qRiUm06BvzCpbeZ7vNADFxLDup9DMo5d2RxfxT-lPf-WvxnBC0Vm-duyoNremNXzg6rMd7Xs-UyRLePOm3kKlt6L5rI/s320/Sushi-Rest.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Only god knows how torture it was having to stand in front of the glass door with full view of people opening their mouth wide for those much awaited sushi, moreover with the stomachs growling like a thunder storms!!! the 45 mins standing was like a 'life-time' punishment that i don't seemed to see an end to it.....<br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Anyway, once it was finally our turn to gulp down those sashimi, i really forgot all the pain, all the torments & the dissapointment of not having to encounter the operation of the exciting fish markets !!!</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">See the 'hansem' sushi boy.....he was extra ordinary 'chatty' despite the language barrier!!</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NJka4c8y8iG5p_sqj5mixDpnZy8BBGkn4h-rbjKW8aUgx7hrigJROX2wWcAbIcLN8SfC4be2VAa2VAXEe0KfR749gasR1SF415uP5oNKirOcd0wTxhkF32Kq2tnX5it7MCdwMhdwtepE/s1600-h/hansem-sushiboy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310473396531547746" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NJka4c8y8iG5p_sqj5mixDpnZy8BBGkn4h-rbjKW8aUgx7hrigJROX2wWcAbIcLN8SfC4be2VAa2VAXEe0KfR749gasR1SF415uP5oNKirOcd0wTxhkF32Kq2tnX5it7MCdwMhdwtepE/s320/hansem-sushiboy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NJka4c8y8iG5p_sqj5mixDpnZy8BBGkn4h-rbjKW8aUgx7hrigJROX2wWcAbIcLN8SfC4be2VAa2VAXEe0KfR749gasR1SF415uP5oNKirOcd0wTxhkF32Kq2tnX5it7MCdwMhdwtepE/s1600-h/hansem-sushiboy.jpg"><br /></a></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkCl_pj1Qc8oU2faLVT-wJIHgMBFw-Rusc-aEOuIY6PTsZGBCiqzNjHNtQD_IvrhyXAJ1lRgwnFWXlw9F0zSbhDPkXMtgGNQYz0LPB-AhGMqfSoMDfU0yBw3EsEYCHCB645uDC2uk-Dgg/s1600-h/me-sushiboy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310473402929947906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkCl_pj1Qc8oU2faLVT-wJIHgMBFw-Rusc-aEOuIY6PTsZGBCiqzNjHNtQD_IvrhyXAJ1lRgwnFWXlw9F0zSbhDPkXMtgGNQYz0LPB-AhGMqfSoMDfU0yBw3EsEYCHCB645uDC2uk-Dgg/s320/me-sushiboy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">And see one happy customer there !!! </span><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153); FONT-STYLE: italic">**** really really missed the sashimi now ****</span></span><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">more interesting photos below<br /></div><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-58.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564271079256&site=widget-58.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564271079256&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-58.slide.com/p1/432345564271079256/bb_t028_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564271079256&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-58.slide.com/p2/432345564271079256/bb_t028_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564271079256&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-58.slide.com/p4/432345564271079256/bb_t028_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">After our delicious sashimi meal, we walked towards the PALACE city. In fact it was a rainy day that day so we had to walk with umbrella all d time. But the aftermath of the drizzles was an extremely cool breezing, so chill so nice, simply marvelous walk!! Too bad, the Palace which was surrounded by a man-made river has been closed for visitors so we only got to see it from outside......still it was no regret !!<br /></div><br />And we proceeded with our shopping spree (window type inclusive)!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Firstly, Sach wana showed us a unique area where the most HIPPIE-HOPPIE YOUNGSTER, FUNNY FASHIONS, WEIRD DRESSING, SEXY CHICKS, SCARRY MAKE-UPS could be seen!! sounds interesting heh?? And this place was called SHIBUYA. We just randomly hopped into one mall, looked as if window shopping but with eye-brows raising all the time, occasionally exchanging cunning smiles between us & obviously with many hidden comments!! really speechless....<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDVG3DnAxAHIyqzkMXAdxmJThowi0o1lvRsmCQ7TyleFu8wqfG7Ibbka8a35_kXYwpvWHGUhQm7JhLxf8Ar8MVaogMf8NuJaHt3Ty8Xt5ePeveXBpatni68rsLoHqsX-uiOmkxskyzQN5/s1600-h/shibuya.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477303748299410" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDVG3DnAxAHIyqzkMXAdxmJThowi0o1lvRsmCQ7TyleFu8wqfG7Ibbka8a35_kXYwpvWHGUhQm7JhLxf8Ar8MVaogMf8NuJaHt3Ty8Xt5ePeveXBpatni68rsLoHqsX-uiOmkxskyzQN5/s200/shibuya.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07qQDK27AAws97pnQd0xyIDX00XUg3XoXYMDzApbjmJgou7fdS5Ric91rncoOElIYIEkEPg2FchrZ0Ze8LSKSZWfyVxsu_2D3-ToNpzG2UZk1195lpOE2c6Tc55UGSlgp_Zun0C5U9fjE/s1600-h/lingeries.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477318328673090" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07qQDK27AAws97pnQd0xyIDX00XUg3XoXYMDzApbjmJgou7fdS5Ric91rncoOElIYIEkEPg2FchrZ0Ze8LSKSZWfyVxsu_2D3-ToNpzG2UZk1195lpOE2c6Tc55UGSlgp_Zun0C5U9fjE/s200/lingeries.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlES1FBNru1xywcX0uq8j_HipbHC5Iqgju16L821hL7tdwrdPUTUwhrbavnmw4hs5_e0Rzri5p9vuH5oU3TOTOHJCI7uKXplGSLLrGGSj_0wp9jWJUCT0L69ffPI9pHJMd1DiHGNFpogk/s1600-h/funky+girls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310477310537114770" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlES1FBNru1xywcX0uq8j_HipbHC5Iqgju16L821hL7tdwrdPUTUwhrbavnmw4hs5_e0Rzri5p9vuH5oU3TOTOHJCI7uKXplGSLLrGGSj_0wp9jWJUCT0L69ffPI9pHJMd1DiHGNFpogk/s200/funky+girls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw19cQ7l9BVj1cdzbOdJDkqgSUnqrSpGoxHTXmlLcRXvVwNo7NBEDVcnDEzjV5zIk_bKQShAV8KchkNEGNX-vPjC8DUnUhpmgpp4DJyP7PDUMW-Z7I9RRvYnL8Y6KA0zQ_IBU3v42AlGN7/s1600-h/pinky.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310478875070121522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw19cQ7l9BVj1cdzbOdJDkqgSUnqrSpGoxHTXmlLcRXvVwNo7NBEDVcnDEzjV5zIk_bKQShAV8KchkNEGNX-vPjC8DUnUhpmgpp4DJyP7PDUMW-Z7I9RRvYnL8Y6KA0zQ_IBU3v42AlGN7/s320/pinky.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><img alt="" src="file:///H:/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/Japan/IMG_0277a.jpg" />Thou we were impressed with what the place has to offer but it was nevertheless a very quick stop over as the day was getting late, so our final stop was at <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">TOKYU HANDS,</span></span> a creative lifestore !! It was a place which was listed under the "MUST SEE-MUST GO place in Tokyo" i googled....little that i know that it was a place where lots of <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">bento gears</span> were sold, what a happy discovery to end our shopping spree !!!<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNLtol24ctR-S7hKNykCii16e_vSrJZhDJkMyN6XyLLgFAjOm8pwtkxHIRo7TuV7W13HODiNDekF0M_TNdhUsvM96Ei3zN7CtgQDyIuAEoupZXYz8mPGzaZ5xFnnCpXrCzdWPwox-BvQ7/s1600-h/tokyuhands.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310480444963884386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNLtol24ctR-S7hKNykCii16e_vSrJZhDJkMyN6XyLLgFAjOm8pwtkxHIRo7TuV7W13HODiNDekF0M_TNdhUsvM96Ei3zN7CtgQDyIuAEoupZXYz8mPGzaZ5xFnnCpXrCzdWPwox-BvQ7/s320/tokyuhands.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr110gD3RzmaXIxiX5zKE-P452BFphSc5koJ9RqHOEvu039WoJtlh7XeLFcroBYaym_zrZDSqBy5dB-uyoKWuKZwYmoeLnno0LVWYwvkhPg1T87rGzresuYB08AVIYgxJY3x-dGpGt-Gx/s1600-h/bento.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310480460574863026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPr110gD3RzmaXIxiX5zKE-P452BFphSc5koJ9RqHOEvu039WoJtlh7XeLFcroBYaym_zrZDSqBy5dB-uyoKWuKZwYmoeLnno0LVWYwvkhPg1T87rGzresuYB08AVIYgxJY3x-dGpGt-Gx/s320/bento.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Our legs nearly turned soft with the amount of walks we did on this day....so we ended our day with a chilled out night at a pub which served fried food on skewer !! Another round of NICE FOOD !!<br />Despite the language barrier & the exhausted mind, i was pretty surprise that the 3 women could kept talking & laughing hysterically (office gossips, MEN, colleagues, works are all part of d topics)!!<br /><br /></div>Now, nothing would possibly stop women from talking if the 'click' was there !!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuY59LFvK5t7KJGmPgCuyct5QqT91WHFzdSPwY-qiadPxlv4osVpVh_-SpNFFSdTfTanmAJrVS2YwjZdi84LHIpZAQvJksGzdWO_aVGaQAzPxHJcnVDyIJsHPnVRMPnnbt4YTk9c0lmAi/s1600-h/IMG_0277a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310478369405682210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuY59LFvK5t7KJGmPgCuyct5QqT91WHFzdSPwY-qiadPxlv4osVpVh_-SpNFFSdTfTanmAJrVS2YwjZdi84LHIpZAQvJksGzdWO_aVGaQAzPxHJcnVDyIJsHPnVRMPnnbt4YTk9c0lmAi/s320/IMG_0277a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I think i must have snored the hell out that night, so tired.... can die !!! **blush** !!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" >to be continued with final episode ....</span> </div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-15514548515680759342009-03-04T00:00:00.005+08:002009-03-04T00:06:11.331+08:00A GIFT to " Yours Truly " ....<div style="text-align: center;"><br />I had always wanted to do a <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">LIFE JOURNAL of myself </span><br />(even if it's only photos with very minimum text).....<br />u know .....those that u used to see in a wedding reception ..... <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(fr baby till who you are today)</span>???<br />actually during our wedding, we did had one which was a lot simplified & even it was only like 8 years ago, i can't seemed to locate the file anymore !!!<br />Furthermore, in those donkey days, anything to do with internet & PC was literally very very "green" to me !!<br />Can't believe what i'm actually up to today .....internet, various forums, blogs, various softwares & applications (flickr, slide, facebook just to name a few popular ones) are all part of my life.<br /><br />And it was after much persuasion & persistence that i managed to pick up the courage to fulfill this wish of mine !!!<br />Moreover, having it done up on a <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">JOYOUS occasion</span> would be auxiliary meaningful !!!<br />However, i had very little time to do scanning of all the photos, hence re-shooting them using my digicam was the fastest & easiest way. So please bear with the poor quality of the photos.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Btw, as Slide only allowed 50 photos in each slide, i had to break them up into a few slides ...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">30+ years ago, <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">a little girl was born on this day</span> !!<br />Enjoy her grown up !!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >CHILDHOOD</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">& TEENAGE</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2nd DD of a 5 girls siblings</span><br /><br />born in ipoh & moved back to PJ at the age of 3. life then was pretty poor where mom even reckoned that i came at the wrong timing but it turned out that i actually brought much joy & LUCK to my parents!! 2nd of the siblings, my birth cert no. ...then i/c no. & any other numbers that associated with me, all brought lottery winnings to mom !!! at one point, the winning came in time to replenish milk powder for me.....awww, so pity & sad !!! then mom said i was also an easy baby as if knowing life was difficult...feeding, sleeping & caring all came with no problem !! due to the 'large' head, round big eyes & chubby face, it was common that i was mistaken as a baby BOY....until one day, a contractor uncle that was waiting for his lunch (cooked by mom who was a freelance cook then) helped to change my soiled diaper & was greeted with REAL surprise when it was not 'birdie' that he saw, hahaha LOL!!<br />as a student, i was also blessed with a little <span style="font-size:78%;">smart</span> genes (i mean academically)...not much guidance & force was required whether in homework, revision or studies!! received very little attention from both mom & dad who has to work full time!! with many other things in life to mend as well as having 4 other siblings to divide their time, i don't really blame !!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><embed src="http://widget-f1.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564269686513&site=widget-f1.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269686513&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-f1.slide.com/p1/432345564269686513/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269686513&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-f1.slide.com/p2/432345564269686513/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269686513&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-f1.slide.com/p4/432345564269686513/bb_t043_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />AS A YOUNG ADULT</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(most rebellious stage....& nightmares for dearie MOM)</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />apart from being a 'bully' among the siblings, i don't gave mom much of problems during the 1st half of my teenage life!! but things took a turn in life when i reached the peak of my teenage hood. i became 'wild'& rebellious .... wasn't sure if it was the influence of friends. i like going out & hate to be confined at home ....the desire for freedom was so extreme... very much against the wish of any parents!! the mother_v_daughter arguments & struggles became the weekend affairs!! during high school, party was a favourite !! started visiting 'picadilly disco' tea party at form 5 without parent's knowledge....hahaha!! used to get the blame (for the bad example) when younger sisters misbehaved (coz my elder sis was totally the opposite of me, she's the very angelic type)!!!<br />so i'm the '<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">tai kuai tao</span>' !!!<br />at times in order to "TRADE" for the permit to go out, weeks of household chores are the price to pay for!! there was even once i went out taking with me the ONLY set of keys to the house & coincidently the door to my parents' room was accidently locked from inside..... resulting them having to sleep in the living hall while waited for me to come home with the keys. disaster isn't it but worst thing was, i BROKE my promise of reaching home before 12 midnight. so the moment i slided the door ajar, i saw mom standing right infront of the door 'receiving' me with a 'fling' of her hand....yes, supposingly a 'slap' but i managed to avoid it, thus landed on my arms instead.....did i said i was then already a 20yrs old????<br /><br />anyway, i sort of got the 'licence' to go out at night after finishing form 5 but very much with restriction still. i could still vividly remember my virgin visit to a night disco on the day spm exam finished....phew......it was like a bird finally got loosen off from the cage!! mom has to endure much worries raising the teenage me....i've yet to even mention puppies loves !!<br />the only PLUS point i see in myself was despite the many 'child problems' in me, i rarely had my parents to worry about my studies!! i never got myself slack in studies. i hate reading but i read 'seriously' for exams!! 'red marks' in exam never happened, i'm not any top student yet i absolutely had no idea how i managed to pick up 8As in spm. mom was extremely proud....the only time she was seen swollen with pride over me. but i was not all time consistent, didn't do that well in pre-u, hence not getting into local U but moving on to college, i gained back the fame for winning 2 consecutive years' book prize (best academic performance) !!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-bd.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564269687741&site=widget-bd.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269687741&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bd.slide.com/p1/432345564269687741/bb_t011_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269687741&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bd.slide.com/p2/432345564269687741/bb_t011_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269687741&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bd.slide.com/p4/432345564269687741/bb_t011_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />COURTING & MARRIAGE</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(mom letting out a SIGH OF RELIEF....)</span></span><br /><br />the past rel/ship right before huby ended in a sad 'tragedy'....leaving much torments & suffers in mom, yet again....sigh....sob!! btw, both huby & I were introduced thru friends in '<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">modesto</span></span>'..... surprise??? LOL !!!! huby is not any regular...it was 'fate' lar!!<br />i think.....the constant worries of a mom finally came to a halt when i finally tied the knot with a man that mom deemed to be a 'good man' that takes good care of me for the rest of my life (& changed me too...hahaha) guess....there was some truth in it as few of my fellow school/college friends turned good friends today kept asserted that i had changed 180 degrees.....ooh yakah?? well, not really giving credits to anyone but i do believe those rich, thick & bitter experiences in different phases of life DO contributed & led to the next phase of life, hence forming an entirely different characters/behaviours in a person, no??!!<br />In fact, yes i heard mom said it clearly :<br />"she finally could put down the 'burden of me' off her shoulder (wink) "!!<br /><br />btw, now i can see my wed. photos here since they had been lying under the bed for ages!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-43.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564269689155&site=widget-43.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269689155&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-43.slide.com/p1/432345564269689155/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269689155&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-43.slide.com/p2/432345564269689155/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269689155&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-43.slide.com/p4/432345564269689155/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">BIRTH OF MY CHILDREN</span></span><br /><br />now, having my own children, i'm all prepared to go thru what my mom has gone through raising me up.....except that it is 'BOYS' that i have to handle which could give rise to entirely different problems, arghhh.....so sked !!! sometimes i do wonder if 'god' would punish me (at least with what mom has to endure) if i ever have a daughter to raise in the future, LOL !!!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564269692460&site=widget-2c.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269692460&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/p1/432345564269692460/bb_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269692460&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/p2/432345564269692460/bb_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564269692460&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2c.slide.com/p4/432345564269692460/bb_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />FINISHED ???? thanks for your time !!!<br /><br />Pheww....hope u didn't suffered any shock seeing the transformation of me !!<br />Yes, i was NOT the lucky one that could maintain my youthfulness, I aged so much, didn't I?? .....much to my heartbreaking BUT somehow....'someone' once knock on me that :<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With much integrity & dignity, <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">"ONE SHOULD GROW OLD GRACEFULLY "</span><br />And i'm so gonna stick to this principle!!<br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">mom the most 'wai tai' one, 'man sui' !!</span></span><br />" from now onwards, my birthday would mean bringing mom out for a good meal "<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">ha</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">ppy</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">bir</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">thd</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">ay</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">on</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">ce</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">ag</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">ain</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> !!</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-69539007344044137552009-03-01T00:25:00.008+08:002009-03-05T10:30:47.773+08:00Japan - KAMUKURA<p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="color:#ff6666;">continue</span> from <a href="http://jacss.blogspot.com/2008/12/taiwan-danshui.html">here</a></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />7 Dec 2008</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />China Airline</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Flight from Taipei Int'nal Airport to Narita Int'nal Airport, Tokyo</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Departure Taipei Airport - 9:25 am</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Arrival Narita Airport - 1:20 pm</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Boarded limousine - 1:50 pm</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Arrived VILLA FONTAINE Hotel - 4 pm</span><br /><br />With a companion (taiwanese colleague, <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">JEN</span>) the 4hours++ flight passed by like a blink of eyes!!! The very 1st breathe of air in this land of the rising sun gave me tremendous excitement!! Weather was really surprisingly good (10-15 degrees), i could take it so much better than i had initially thought!!<br />However, something got me feeling so inferior (being a malaysian) at the airport, thou passing thru the japanese custom was a bliss process!! u check out below .....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YcPo6yKWW6FtDLN-RK1t3SQJ14Jlx_zEq9wSWZrNCBwHfOv-r4wQceAUylVPwXBN9aBI6p3U2Lm1lilyjfvlBbggw3Jo3FyE5oXVZ3PMV-Yukz9N1qy3IwOabh0vr3KwFXB-ZbPabzj2/s1600-h/currency.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307871145530472322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YcPo6yKWW6FtDLN-RK1t3SQJ14Jlx_zEq9wSWZrNCBwHfOv-r4wQceAUylVPwXBN9aBI6p3U2Lm1lilyjfvlBbggw3Jo3FyE5oXVZ3PMV-Yukz9N1qy3IwOabh0vr3KwFXB-ZbPabzj2/s320/currency.jpg" border="0" /></a>don't u feel it too....arghhh !!<br /><br />then, being the 'jakun' that i am, 1st thing while waiting for the arrival of the coach, i quickly go release myself or rather check out the japanese toilet that was much talked about !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MZ5HrVxDYqklm8QYJKvBHHuZNs-5UR3sX7EwzoZ8d1HeLCsQcfVLP6pmHc56hsEGqhDIO9wMN0O86ClJOa4iyF_ZJZP8FnLp6E__8SfumZ3HY3ftoj4FWyoWQMGfaBkzYcpCmsQfjbQ6/s1600-h/japantoilet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307871847741235218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MZ5HrVxDYqklm8QYJKvBHHuZNs-5UR3sX7EwzoZ8d1HeLCsQcfVLP6pmHc56hsEGqhDIO9wMN0O86ClJOa4iyF_ZJZP8FnLp6E__8SfumZ3HY3ftoj4FWyoWQMGfaBkzYcpCmsQfjbQ6/s320/japantoilet.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>apart from being simply amazed, astonished & impressive with such 'luxurious gadget' to a m'sian (despite a common thing in japan), i spent QUITE a few minutes in there....ransacking every buttons that i can read....bwahahaha !!!<br /><br />in the midst of checking into the hotel, our dearest japanese colleague (<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span>) arrived to greet us. thank god with her presence to handle the conversation, we managed to bargain some discounts for 2 nights of our stay, phew !!! then we got our luggages settled down and that's when <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span> offered us some of her winter clothings & accessories....just in case we didn't bring enough, so thoughtful of her !!!<br />and i have stories here.....u know what, the japanese has been well renowned for their great fashion but to what extend it reaches, i've yet to uncover....until it became a reality right in front of my eyes!!! the ladies i came acrossed thru the journey from the airport to the hotel were enough to make me see the elevated level of their fashion taste!! everyone was in suit/jacket/coat with 3 colours seen mostly (black, white, brown)...so smart, can die!!<br /><br />all the men looked like "<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">ah mark kor</span>"<br />all the ladies dressed up like they were a <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">CEO/MD</span> here...LOL LOL<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzoJlWnxZzd0etf7bi5P1ogjphriaOIimCZiCrsgCm1_qOFW8Uf1UaoFFfeR4cgsSZqksXrNxR-YEG7etfuxa5HEVmmaMzPoCg9fYTZWtDAryTARQ8qGe7TtgBs6qfNYt3aoUOZevHFpC/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302880861163656338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzoJlWnxZzd0etf7bi5P1ogjphriaOIimCZiCrsgCm1_qOFW8Uf1UaoFFfeR4cgsSZqksXrNxR-YEG7etfuxa5HEVmmaMzPoCg9fYTZWtDAryTARQ8qGe7TtgBs6qfNYt3aoUOZevHFpC/s400/IMG_0025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />seeing how the japanese dressed up, my self esteem suddenly plunged down, i continued to feel inferior & hated the bulgy jacket that i borrowed from mom !! I even instantly told myself that i'm not gonna put that on....and as if god knows, <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span> brought me in time a long black smart jacket..... phew..... without hesitation i put that on, hahaha (so vain)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTGdIpIQoW05cbtPNeKO4Qy7JEjtN9gHC-Md0_Pnhv9rAvE6Re02WJ8cZnz5k6JWYksy3cpdrJwz2O15ESsaXFRWQXDXhlaDRSF39uOEp3cklE62AJ1hIAmT_Om2OSv03xA9NNwjCdGnX/s1600-h/sachiyo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307878096436134354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTGdIpIQoW05cbtPNeKO4Qy7JEjtN9gHC-Md0_Pnhv9rAvE6Re02WJ8cZnz5k6JWYksy3cpdrJwz2O15ESsaXFRWQXDXhlaDRSF39uOEp3cklE62AJ1hIAmT_Om2OSv03xA9NNwjCdGnX/s400/sachiyo.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span> & I<br /><br />by the time we were done with our luggages, it was nearly 6pm...so time for dinner!! it was a sunday, so <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span> had reserved a place for our very 1st night dinner of shabu-shabu. our hotel is located at <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">SHIODOME</span>, a business area which <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span> chosen bcoz it was one of our corporate hotels & other guests had given a fair review of it. and it just happened that <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Shiodome</span> is quite near <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">GINZA</span>, a prestigious area of the Tokyo city i suppose...just like our KLCC area in K.Lumpur. so it was <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Ginza</span> that we had our shabu-shabu. the 1st night was usually the most excited one....with everyone having so much to update & talked about....boy... both Jen & I were so exhausted that night !!<br /><br />.... fresh beef slice, shabu-shabu & sake .....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht8jSFNcOac-a91rnSrnT_R8jmya4kytRARuZehSKy-3Uhep5j_ZOoq4henLKijq3GoEMTlMEqwUmF8MyOuRWuPbHzzVr8F7MEmUcS5FtlzPpVMJf-wH5siA8X8nG6qMo4hNyDOobGUDv/s1600-h/beef.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307881356445288642" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht8jSFNcOac-a91rnSrnT_R8jmya4kytRARuZehSKy-3Uhep5j_ZOoq4henLKijq3GoEMTlMEqwUmF8MyOuRWuPbHzzVr8F7MEmUcS5FtlzPpVMJf-wH5siA8X8nG6qMo4hNyDOobGUDv/s200/beef.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0D7gPvr2jcJBKLqfcuGpjW2HRLyeOFer7UIhrD57zeGJLtXxGi_PaRzWMbl5nkDfro17W9axajVKnGeg-61Nk_tBNiBo5M58evFDGetwN5cxYQfNDPxrkunuLp38p7_QQqHjDIeApNdx/s1600-h/shabu-shabu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307881354697065570" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0D7gPvr2jcJBKLqfcuGpjW2HRLyeOFer7UIhrD57zeGJLtXxGi_PaRzWMbl5nkDfro17W9axajVKnGeg-61Nk_tBNiBo5M58evFDGetwN5cxYQfNDPxrkunuLp38p7_QQqHjDIeApNdx/s200/shabu-shabu.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />the night ended pretty fast.<br /><br />Moving on to the following day (a Monday), <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Sach</span> has arranged us to join a local tour while she had to work:<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">" KAMUKURA WALKING TOUR "</span><br /><br />btw, before proceeding with the tour, we had our breakfast in the hotel.<br />below are snap shots of the spread of our breakfast which we had to swallow for a freaking long 4 days....no change of menu at all !! can die eating breakfast like this...but no choice, foods are awfully pricey there!!<br /><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiYCdxlrTl82XhX0xo7PAIBvZ96-GUza4nOGOlhZGF7VDzicfcWxExvysRKVhZSEzhRCXdQk1fuwekPAILB3GjJFlY0mv5KawxcpsYM3qt5bU6HBkLzym_RYoOwVvMFEWryQPly7Fw7mu/s1600-h/IMG_0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302880850404318482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 172px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiYCdxlrTl82XhX0xo7PAIBvZ96-GUza4nOGOlhZGF7VDzicfcWxExvysRKVhZSEzhRCXdQk1fuwekPAILB3GjJFlY0mv5KawxcpsYM3qt5bU6HBkLzym_RYoOwVvMFEWryQPly7Fw7mu/s400/IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3hesvqFvASPSKb1LcVtWhWkvl1LJc84xukzmCTK8sNtBHnm8TcVMck4qy2OPgyhoIBOWv2h1OUOmx1Sg-1xTrSFtTdDvL3fHn9APHL4j2VzmFO3Jfk3GpJgkEd6bm-ZnUvM4QK7TIw9l/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302880845959078866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 169px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3hesvqFvASPSKb1LcVtWhWkvl1LJc84xukzmCTK8sNtBHnm8TcVMck4qy2OPgyhoIBOWv2h1OUOmx1Sg-1xTrSFtTdDvL3fHn9APHL4j2VzmFO3Jfk3GpJgkEd6bm-ZnUvM4QK7TIw9l/s400/IMG_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a>eeokkk.....<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">"KAMUKURA, which can be reached in just one hour from Tokyo is an interesting place to visit for people interested in history, going on a hike through the green hills, or to enjoy water sports. Kamakura was once the capital of Japan and remained so up until about the 14 century".</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">"Kamakura has an interesting mix of shrines and temples making it a good place to visit, especially if you are unable to visit the more historical city of Kyoto".</span><br /><br />The local tour covered 2 places of interest:<br /><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><a href="http://www.tokyoessentials.com/great-buddha-kamakura.html" target="_top">Great Buddha</a></p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><a href="http://www.tokyoessentials.com/hasedara-temple-kamakura.html" target="_top">Hasedara Temple</a></p><p>The coach that we boarded brought us from our hotel to the travel agency office where we gathered & waited for other tourists joining in the tour! In the tour was an Aust. family of 3, a chinese couple from America, local japanese guy plus 2 of us making a total of 8 people, small group. The tour guide was a polite & nice lady in her end 40s who spoke quite decent english!! After finishing the tour, i realised why it was named a walking tour....bcoz there were quite a bit of walkings involved in the tour. From the travel agent's office, we walked to the nearest train station then it involved several transit of trains before boarding the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Enoden-line</span> to <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Hase station</span> where another 7 minutes walk would take us to the GREAT BUDDHA. The tour guide has to repeatedly flagged the flag so that none of us would get lost amidst the crowd at the train station.<br /></p><p>Once alighted from the train at <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,51,153)">Hase station</span>, this was what i saw right beside the station :</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6yBCV14kpDAHqtsBcHvRvPZTRQCoMeBH1n1BGXRnM8mvzN8jNIAgxx4qyCVxOmZpue4_tx0JOFpkbJm95dh1USl6G5QhjMbkaabDwBS4Xj9PZxPQpZrTepiyQ-XMw4amIBb4YUHrKq3u/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302880868590499586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6yBCV14kpDAHqtsBcHvRvPZTRQCoMeBH1n1BGXRnM8mvzN8jNIAgxx4qyCVxOmZpue4_tx0JOFpkbJm95dh1USl6G5QhjMbkaabDwBS4Xj9PZxPQpZrTepiyQ-XMw4amIBb4YUHrKq3u/s400/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>u say i become thrill or not??<br /></p><p>but then it was big dissapointment after visited this 100yen shop...not a place for bento gears, blek!!<br /></p><p>Since the weather was extremely cooling, the walks became so relax & such a chill-out thing to do!!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">THE GREAT BUDDHA</span></span></p><p><br /></p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">"The Great Buddha or </span><i style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Daibutsu</i><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"> in Japanese was constructed in 1252 A.D. It was originally housed in a building but it was destroyed by a tidal wave in 1498. The Buddha is 13.35 meters tall and weighs 121 tonnes, making it the second largest Buddha in Japan. The largets statue being Todaiji Temple in Nara".</span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48_BV-SwnOwucUkhdZUkc6xX3z8qvt7tUFDzZbrd_dZnxcZNvS1iHJMzQRyAEJupNXFXlkIy7p90FkZ_vx5DMpKGOCKiiSFEeCxVwHabLGpZMmCATtoD6m_HmMB6lEMZGV5P7hYmkM6Q3/s1600-h/Jen&I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307891933569722882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48_BV-SwnOwucUkhdZUkc6xX3z8qvt7tUFDzZbrd_dZnxcZNvS1iHJMzQRyAEJupNXFXlkIy7p90FkZ_vx5DMpKGOCKiiSFEeCxVwHabLGpZMmCATtoD6m_HmMB6lEMZGV5P7hYmkM6Q3/s320/Jen&I.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Jen</span> & I enjoyed the beautiful scenics<br /><br /><br />here, the tour guide performed a 'ritual' of 'self-cleansing' before entering the holy temple<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFGAxVF7oDKWukOAp-Xa3_ztGkc0KAEHHM9R3OSc3g7wO6YwsFr9Fr9BlOP4JKE6QGwlja8iPgIATv-M4PINcfLe-2u-wDFp62a4JwCi-s7c8pA5Shmo975vdm0kwSh-ZWkpl20ebXfL3/s1600-h/tourguide-ritual.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308241887741321586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFGAxVF7oDKWukOAp-Xa3_ztGkc0KAEHHM9R3OSc3g7wO6YwsFr9Fr9BlOP4JKE6QGwlja8iPgIATv-M4PINcfLe-2u-wDFp62a4JwCi-s7c8pA5Shmo975vdm0kwSh-ZWkpl20ebXfL3/s320/tourguide-ritual.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the many highlights around Tokyo city during the season was this type of huge & tall <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)">GINGKO tree</span> with very <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,153,0)">GOLDEN yellow leaves</span> !!!<br />JEN was extremely amazed & felt in love with these gingko trees that she took so many photos of them !!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbbtffajcjh-CwallmB7S81f5Hq3Zl8I9MvW2SsuGX__U585DP9Z4FYQirBWF6ANul0gTjb6pnsJXJpAb6iHr4d2znFBXFA-VH3syWrvjv90L8Z_6kB-XFYz-wEm-LZSMPOxDbyjxscVU/s1600-h/gingkotree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308240342539792194" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbbtffajcjh-CwallmB7S81f5Hq3Zl8I9MvW2SsuGX__U585DP9Z4FYQirBWF6ANul0gTjb6pnsJXJpAb6iHr4d2znFBXFA-VH3syWrvjv90L8Z_6kB-XFYz-wEm-LZSMPOxDbyjxscVU/s320/gingkotree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBDd2tgTfzc0gTYxwnH7sDDf8jWYTpKJ3KcOYp2xeygY-mRC8jX4J5Wj2EdtH0-EdeKAfc0XRhVushPLJPUXbC7g7hu7UK_5iulDpMCD7qqUt-6TceB1gskHYFY8lhB0hTyHplAT8NrUd/s1600-h/tourguide&I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307891525495345250" style="WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBDd2tgTfzc0gTYxwnH7sDDf8jWYTpKJ3KcOYp2xeygY-mRC8jX4J5Wj2EdtH0-EdeKAfc0XRhVushPLJPUXbC7g7hu7UK_5iulDpMCD7qqUt-6TceB1gskHYFY8lhB0hTyHplAT8NrUd/s200/tourguide&I.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQmfH4dpOCVZEuEvGyfy5ES8H9ChmYhnMQ3JIFNOSHgnacIdESm10IVzVAz24T2OW_S-IFdDKTE6WdxMqKywXASnJJ0P8IagZtoGJUyz9s_C7ZNA46-uISptZw3nbwVqcDnedtlTaA124/s1600-h/eatingbento.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307891563932151890" style="WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 167px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQmfH4dpOCVZEuEvGyfy5ES8H9ChmYhnMQ3JIFNOSHgnacIdESm10IVzVAz24T2OW_S-IFdDKTE6WdxMqKywXASnJJ0P8IagZtoGJUyz9s_C7ZNA46-uISptZw3nbwVqcDnedtlTaA124/s200/eatingbento.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br />with the tour guide & spotted some kids eating <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">BENTO</span>.....geee, so cute!!<br /><br />After finishing with the the Great Buddha, we proceeded with a lunch!!<br /><br />our <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">bento lunch</span> (a very simple one though)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi634ADu-iFGZ3aLF3gt7z38PBR0DlrTKSi-T_Vqp4asPQ-IvTpOvKXy6gC1QGkMQE6QfUeNEWvM8I19CMpoOXsp9g3hRuwOpPx43iF785GWL5p4BX_UR8uC5nvJ0qTn6XumOEFkwWBkSRc/s1600-h/bentolunch1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307893569612739554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi634ADu-iFGZ3aLF3gt7z38PBR0DlrTKSi-T_Vqp4asPQ-IvTpOvKXy6gC1QGkMQE6QfUeNEWvM8I19CMpoOXsp9g3hRuwOpPx43iF785GWL5p4BX_UR8uC5nvJ0qTn6XumOEFkwWBkSRc/s320/bentolunch1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Next, our stop would be at :<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></p></span><h1 style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Hasedera Temple<br /></h1></span><h1 style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Hase Kannon Temple - Kamakura</span></h1><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" align="justify">The temple is set in beatiful Japanese gardens complete with carp ponds and water falls. It is also elevated enough to provide some great views of Kamakura and Yuigahama beach. Entrance is 300 yen for adults and 100 yen for children.</p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" align="justify">Be sure not to miss the cave or "Benten-kutsu". You can buy candle sticks and put them on the altar after lighting them. There are 16 statues all carved into the walls of the cave. For tall foreigners, be sure to watch your head as teh ceiling gets very low.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" align="justify">On a usual account, i hate walking....esp. with our hot weather BUT somehow in this walking tour, i enjoyed so much walking along the streets to our destinations. Take a look and you should be able to understand why .....<br /></p><p style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs7FcH5N1VYFuCMEkGSw1cP_cieLczDTZGk0FnD3WIHJetdMu9vqXW3POCYEFWvT6ISqs3B3xdaHQgj3vL7q8sCFzpLh3cnKmVBLPOEZ0_YvvVdqiHq7NepB7duPr07bujLeusCIIe8ry/s1600-h/Kamu-temple.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308240342050058162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs7FcH5N1VYFuCMEkGSw1cP_cieLczDTZGk0FnD3WIHJetdMu9vqXW3POCYEFWvT6ISqs3B3xdaHQgj3vL7q8sCFzpLh3cnKmVBLPOEZ0_YvvVdqiHq7NepB7duPr07bujLeusCIIe8ry/s320/Kamu-temple.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" align="justify">With the cold weather, unique scenes, smart & beautifully dressed up japanese around (thou some might be riding bicycles), how can i not enjoyed the strolls?? There were simply too many sights that captured my eyes & melted my heart !!!</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" align="center">Finally reaching the entrance. Don't you just love the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">BONSAI tree</span>??<br /></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxWaHFDPgRvm0V1nkhYaVcBB6fvmEDgftDVX8UVHAYarj_ZhHM2pgK4Jj4hI8r0g7XvZwNP3vqK9mBzaCOR5i4eqHPtfyCvpTfOrzu0KIg4v9kt2anDP4p-tuxwYVQal64ZehIuXrJFFR/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308240364358215842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxWaHFDPgRvm0V1nkhYaVcBB6fvmEDgftDVX8UVHAYarj_ZhHM2pgK4Jj4hI8r0g7XvZwNP3vqK9mBzaCOR5i4eqHPtfyCvpTfOrzu0KIg4v9kt2anDP4p-tuxwYVQal64ZehIuXrJFFR/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br />As described by the definition above, it was indeed a <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,102,0)">beautiful japanese garden</span>...... yes definitely with an authentic taste!!! Despite not being a very green person & don't usually appreciate gardening, i can't deny how much i admire, adore & value the exquisite scenery of this garden....it was really beyond words could tell !!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">just look at these marvelous huge spread of RED LEAVES .... don't they just made u went awwww !!!???</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-qeE_uMT_c7kbXJTsGg498uuyESAvDYacRYTNQdNnsV1ZAzBUa4qhVonOD3N259m0eW6PHUU22P9xZXTRvah1lOuIuToHQDuBEXZhQ4uVTnaZG-bFib4ozS5rkiKegxvrz1NqOsMtefe/s1600-h/IMG_0079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308241880236850306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-qeE_uMT_c7kbXJTsGg498uuyESAvDYacRYTNQdNnsV1ZAzBUa4qhVonOD3N259m0eW6PHUU22P9xZXTRvah1lOuIuToHQDuBEXZhQ4uVTnaZG-bFib4ozS5rkiKegxvrz1NqOsMtefe/s320/IMG_0079.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX64W7wfSBp5rTNteLI9RlSXQOYspTfp20uA7kEHa87OfGNE4MleVhWM9kTvSgN2KsAXYg63ApzV_A3EQQDmafMd_FPUahN6YMAPSuN3U9dJzAX1KpYIhEVqfKmX4yiSw7__ofBSRy4pYu/s1600-h/IMG_0074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308241877351981314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX64W7wfSBp5rTNteLI9RlSXQOYspTfp20uA7kEHa87OfGNE4MleVhWM9kTvSgN2KsAXYg63ApzV_A3EQQDmafMd_FPUahN6YMAPSuN3U9dJzAX1KpYIhEVqfKmX4yiSw7__ofBSRy4pYu/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">finally a 'real' japanese garden with koi fishes ... it was just amazing how it made me feel that the air i inhaled was so god darn refreshing !!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jdsVBbz1kFUCidoayDVBvkaNivpdWMa-E76kNHtzrBreSyHd55xGz326q9ZQrYliDUBbyZ7Fz6Q5c6yLI54pZLZR0RVmhzbU4FhmGfr_GglRiDO1KcSyt5U_mNNJoUgM0nOI9oPF2rCP/s1600-h/IMG_0075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308241866880679954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jdsVBbz1kFUCidoayDVBvkaNivpdWMa-E76kNHtzrBreSyHd55xGz326q9ZQrYliDUBbyZ7Fz6Q5c6yLI54pZLZR0RVmhzbU4FhmGfr_GglRiDO1KcSyt5U_mNNJoUgM0nOI9oPF2rCP/s320/IMG_0075.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">there was also an open dining area where many elderly local folks were seen savoring their breakfast with a sea fronting view ....</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cdgHCzMo087GNQMN1uR7S_2gK7dTmLDbi8GUtzeprWw1vFlu3XiuYwpmpUk2K4c9XAaiHJxYq4wIxlt60P79mG3okPyo8lLvRL0pWOdROpcfz_X-fPz_oZU1gTPffw6cZikVB5zrepvJ/s1600-h/IMG_0061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308240354776175378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cdgHCzMo087GNQMN1uR7S_2gK7dTmLDbi8GUtzeprWw1vFlu3XiuYwpmpUk2K4c9XAaiHJxYq4wIxlt60P79mG3okPyo8lLvRL0pWOdROpcfz_X-fPz_oZU1gTPffw6cZikVB5zrepvJ/s320/IMG_0061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,102)">this was the view that could be captured from the dining area</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_19FEZUW3gYAXIwlBm03XLknEH4-lHLlSemGdaznwo8VtSGB7jeeZwU7ljD8GcOWE3uz4KYiIqwHXWN2u7ObTDJSLVmxqxQvRmh1vxybTM3C0dp1VXy_0A_NNDWVHEJaCpn_3Ou8OkVx/s1600-h/IMG_0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308240344492423362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_19FEZUW3gYAXIwlBm03XLknEH4-lHLlSemGdaznwo8VtSGB7jeeZwU7ljD8GcOWE3uz4KYiIqwHXWN2u7ObTDJSLVmxqxQvRmh1vxybTM3C0dp1VXy_0A_NNDWVHEJaCpn_3Ou8OkVx/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By the time we finishes with these 2 locations, it was nearly 3pm. Along our way back to the train station, we were allowed 1/2 an hour of browsing along the souvenir streets as well as the 100yen shop (for those interested)!!<br /><br />We reached our hotel shortly before dinner time so we had a quick wash, short rest & headed off to GINZA again for ramen dinner. The restaurant was just a random pick in one of the shopping mall as Sach could not accompanied us that night.<br /><br />Sach had taken the next 3 days leave to accompany us to several popular hotspots around Tokyo and hosted us to many mouth-watering meals for which were really worth sharing here, so stay tune ya !!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" >so 'paiseh' that it took me so long to get these updated....i was so afraid that my memory would failed me in treasuring these wonderful vacations i had in life, thus far!!</span><br /><br />more photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacss/sets/72157612127802667/">here</a> </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-15758595029542109112009-02-14T11:40:00.001+08:002009-02-14T11:55:43.571+08:00Bento week # 20<div style="text-align: center;">Some asked if i no longer doing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bento</span><br />Some commented so long never see my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bento</span> updates<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">i'm</span> drowning in guiltiness !!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The answer is of course i'm still doing bento but it has obviously gone a different direction now with the transition the boys faced from attending kindy to the primary school since beginning of the year. Time was also trying very hard on me lately bcoz i had a super paranoid huby that 'forced' me into spending more time on the boys' homework & studies!! As much as he was happy with my blogging & bento life, he has no choice but to pressure me in foregoing my precious time spent on these 2 hobbies, as his boys' education is above anything !!! To a certain extend, i even felt 'stress' from the pressure he enforced albeit in an indirect mode!!!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I wasn't sure if it was officially a 'problem' but Scot has been reluctant to eat in school, for reason i've yet to ascertain despite much effort!! The same problem was not heard during his time in the kindy. His teacher as well as the 'cook' aunty used to tell me & my mom how many bowls of noodles/porridge both my boys ate. So meal time was never a worry.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now that in their primary school, we enrolled the boys in the school meal for RM40 per month. With the school preparing meals to them (same way like in their kindy), apart from not wanting them to face much different from their life in kindy, i also do not want the boys to feel left out if they see their friends eating school foods & they are not.<br /></div><br />At the same time, i would also prepared a light bento (mostly snack) :<br /><br />- just as "add-on" should the school meal is too light or;<br /><br />- serve as an "option" should the food on that particular day is rejected by their taste bud or;<br /><br />- serve as "tummy-filler" during the 30-45mins after school<br />(with the traffic congestion during dismissal time, plus extra time spent searching for the boys who would run around & the journey travelling back home, my mom said it could easily takes this long to reach home before the lunch is serve) By then, it could already be 2pm or later.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I thought in that way, i need not have to worry about their meal. However, my recent discoveries proved me wrong. For the past whole month, everyday after work without fail, i would diligently question my boys separately what was the food served on that day. When both boys told the same answer, it means there was no lie. Next, i would asked if they finish the canteen food. Luckily my boys were franked in this regards (much to my surprise), they would tell how they disliked the food hence, did not eat them. Sometimes, there were also other excuses/answers provided. Then obviously i expected them to have eaten their bento instead but to my SHOCK, Scot DID NOT also touch his bento !!! It means this fella has been starving his little tummy from 7 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon, a time when he would whacked a whole big plate of rice !!!<br /><br />I'm fine if the bento came back intact but they finished the canteen food. But it was not so in my little Scot's case!! My heart really broke into pieces when again & again i came home to receive the same news. Sometimes i would rather he be not so frank....sigh!!! Kakak has been assigned the critical task of checking their lunch box first thing upon reaching home. Anyway, his big brother Sean would there to protest should he hears any lies from his little brother!!<br /><br /></div>Usually i would check Sean's comment & most of the time he would says:<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">" Neh Scot lar, he said he is full so he push his plate of food to me " </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">and Sean whalloped them at times, slaphead!!<br /><br /></span>I felt extremely bad with what Scot has been enduring, i wonder if the food by the canteen COOK was really that SUCKS !! I wonder if Scot was not feeling easy with the adjustments he has to endure!! See the poor fella is getting more & more skinny as compare to that MEATY Sean !!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiva-Zuo2FZ6eOvgssJfB9Q6FCAaCCU010pE4rHc9dp9CcE_IAOGsFI6hvuOG9hQH2rSLEynbHIQ8XRM6OPCnGez69IyKEjB091sz6mJ6wiKNisSemOSzAJHoLC-XURDMCOS1c7pk7Qvd/s1600-h/IMG_0931.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiva-Zuo2FZ6eOvgssJfB9Q6FCAaCCU010pE4rHc9dp9CcE_IAOGsFI6hvuOG9hQH2rSLEynbHIQ8XRM6OPCnGez69IyKEjB091sz6mJ6wiKNisSemOSzAJHoLC-XURDMCOS1c7pk7Qvd/s400/IMG_0931.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468816335156434" border="0" /></a>I need not have to tell who has rounder face, do I??<br /><br />Anyway, with the restrictions faced in the current situation, i don't have many choices in the selection of food for the boys' bento!! Anything too cheesy, too milky would not be tolerable. Anything is to be consumed fresh is totally out. Time endurance is an important factor. That maybe why my bento also sucks in taste lately.....<br /><br />To combat his recent problem, during bedtime, i would even threaten them & began telling 'liar stories' on how his stomach would be visited by all the worms & insects if there are no nutrients, and how his stomach would started to break if there are no food for it to work which leads to gastric and such....LOL LOL, terrible liar mom !!!<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span>Anyhow, as a mother, i can only try, try & try again....giving him a simple bento to encourage Scot to eat. I'm going to show a whole list of the simple bento for the boys & you tell me if they r really such dampening to the appetite !!??<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHB2mSU0KjWwfOopBQVMuPRpec9p5meoilo1kjBDZ5IlS7j5bQLFbRXajjKxuvVmmo9hCphXDXW-KsiI194iiOYEcoNcLIvdac9rvYoSQQ0BaJWtYmSEgYIHC283f696QpiFHOeatIA5J-/s1600-h/IMG_0988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHB2mSU0KjWwfOopBQVMuPRpec9p5meoilo1kjBDZ5IlS7j5bQLFbRXajjKxuvVmmo9hCphXDXW-KsiI194iiOYEcoNcLIvdac9rvYoSQQ0BaJWtYmSEgYIHC283f696QpiFHOeatIA5J-/s400/IMG_0988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468817058997506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutnziXdTdZpKr53xUCXjrqL7YZHbVs8HIAws__63HSz1P-BfeLJMKQYeqJ0Tyf1F4COqT0wO_t-8z3o8WG7XKafZBxJhv1J1eoIHpQLp0ha8wtqXccmwJfCnQcwazlFGUXrEo00a0jCWK/s1600-h/IMG_0989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutnziXdTdZpKr53xUCXjrqL7YZHbVs8HIAws__63HSz1P-BfeLJMKQYeqJ0Tyf1F4COqT0wO_t-8z3o8WG7XKafZBxJhv1J1eoIHpQLp0ha8wtqXccmwJfCnQcwazlFGUXrEo00a0jCWK/s400/IMG_0989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468807764760194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc0Lp2TgXEWl8XaIeiUMoRfNmWYlnNBBaUp4PfiwqXjh9nfJ4W9b0Jbfo8LZ0dqdYXTg5L47BdkpmAe0K2-1JIEZlVTmPZJf3SrbrEKTUEwNUeUKPlmzBdea_JOEmeHLziwqExg80pUtQ/s1600-h/IMG_0990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwc0Lp2TgXEWl8XaIeiUMoRfNmWYlnNBBaUp4PfiwqXjh9nfJ4W9b0Jbfo8LZ0dqdYXTg5L47BdkpmAe0K2-1JIEZlVTmPZJf3SrbrEKTUEwNUeUKPlmzBdea_JOEmeHLziwqExg80pUtQ/s400/IMG_0990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468812548825570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">Chocolate bread slice alternating with butterscotch bread tied up in a gift with cheese slice, with quill eggs & baby mandarin oranges!!</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">**too bad untouched too **</span></span><br />Btw, i bought these 2 <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">TOMICA lunch boxes</span> recently from NST's booth at Desa park city Waterfront....that was a lovely place to stay man ....!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">================================================<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew-kpGYi1xyiQSW7bCCex_YI79vV8K-sVRKO0XZw19PG2DUWNPsHQ5vn_mb533XzyapvNUZ8aY-TVRO3Sg20Jrwe3exp7V5aiYKZbvIqAavf-NAkMckXt8KMygyvpSzqhvzirzhKlkmTy/s1600-h/IMG_0815.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew-kpGYi1xyiQSW7bCCex_YI79vV8K-sVRKO0XZw19PG2DUWNPsHQ5vn_mb533XzyapvNUZ8aY-TVRO3Sg20Jrwe3exp7V5aiYKZbvIqAavf-NAkMckXt8KMygyvpSzqhvzirzhKlkmTy/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299364102263102146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fried rice la<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCXAwmtS8YkDiok67qvOiviaAGU2FbRNNb52pLEMYATELTHQP8sTj0CWM71QKu-qnIZ3cz4UWKm5bOtNBw7688yuqUAo7ETqWc42y1H4Fmt8tlUPrXe-KfV1oZ0Kctq6NhuJbz3z2jhe8/s1600-h/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCXAwmtS8YkDiok67qvOiviaAGU2FbRNNb52pLEMYATELTHQP8sTj0CWM71QKu-qnIZ3cz4UWKm5bOtNBw7688yuqUAo7ETqWc42y1H4Fmt8tlUPrXe-KfV1oZ0Kctq6NhuJbz3z2jhe8/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299364100660792162" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">===================================================<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oIMEHU3wdPEjr7cyJ8jyPdjoDRI4Ja5w4BAErn4MXCr-0uIpAR_7WiLIL6xlsaGB6R0aZzVekGKRxK32MZa-1OxxtZiUty2bAnGZG79pkAKpTcqoLsrWCFmd5Ib9WbgsBp3qM-mDhiI5/s1600-h/IMG_0810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oIMEHU3wdPEjr7cyJ8jyPdjoDRI4Ja5w4BAErn4MXCr-0uIpAR_7WiLIL6xlsaGB6R0aZzVekGKRxK32MZa-1OxxtZiUty2bAnGZG79pkAKpTcqoLsrWCFmd5Ib9WbgsBp3qM-mDhiI5/s320/IMG_0810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299364096462419538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Sweet French toast, gummy sweets, almond chocolate & baby mandarin orange!!</span><br /><br />=============================================<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYImYRsUv2WoAHvLkvROr9w6jWPfrI-Jl35jmrc0DGiWLo-sPPppUq0pFYCxOaFFdNAY5LJOyaULrDw13UonZLMRn2cPvlPmvy32yyWr2maIvQOjej_OzoalCqEhTb319xG3dSW39P0E4z/s1600-h/IMG_0773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYImYRsUv2WoAHvLkvROr9w6jWPfrI-Jl35jmrc0DGiWLo-sPPppUq0pFYCxOaFFdNAY5LJOyaULrDw13UonZLMRn2cPvlPmvy32yyWr2maIvQOjej_OzoalCqEhTb319xG3dSW39P0E4z/s320/IMG_0773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299362088499346930" border="0" /></a><br />The above green box was obviously for <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">SCOT</span> as i've purposely slipped in 2 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">bbq driedmeat sandwiches</span> for him with loads of other tummy fillers!!<br /><br />Unlike the below blue box which was meant for <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">SEAN</span>, i didn't gave him the sandwich as i knew he eats canteen food, just some 'extras' !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpn_2NgMMp1jJFAJLHVC6mIsinLCQZGPYGLAS493TmLpSwdzgVaBLNUDKKS-80MTzV0ufo1AYDPTX_C3nG2TyqMpbcSQmgbFdvC8kD2OqsxcctzUxnqyqyfVRgbJZBXI_QbM1EhGFgLDt/s1600-h/IMG_0772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpn_2NgMMp1jJFAJLHVC6mIsinLCQZGPYGLAS493TmLpSwdzgVaBLNUDKKS-80MTzV0ufo1AYDPTX_C3nG2TyqMpbcSQmgbFdvC8kD2OqsxcctzUxnqyqyfVRgbJZBXI_QbM1EhGFgLDt/s320/IMG_0772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299362089004238322" border="0" /></a><br />==============================================<br /><br />more snacks here<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPmwPpeeZcpLrJV92EwZK0CC__r6nbzOzvHuebHPCxWBtU3ul08Tccg8Hw2oWWqLtbv80aT1phDNif1xlD72lv_a1SZF1N4fu_yenjFZn4wdUjwcbrXuqwTXHkhEy5rC1fRx9oepX92vZ/s1600-h/IMG_0472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPmwPpeeZcpLrJV92EwZK0CC__r6nbzOzvHuebHPCxWBtU3ul08Tccg8Hw2oWWqLtbv80aT1phDNif1xlD72lv_a1SZF1N4fu_yenjFZn4wdUjwcbrXuqwTXHkhEy5rC1fRx9oepX92vZ/s320/IMG_0472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299362084551264834" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">sausage, kiwis, fried fillet & car shaped rice</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnubf_fpfCSctHwDRZKDmKGICu_TVaGXP5RZd5esGaetumYS0BEJ6UD5LINl69qZ96bEUCrUDrBqX-q15tmXi5BTgxZjcsoUT9c5iTeM5WvAmVBf89GKhXsfdY4z3_PMKSdJ3BSHDgYCdK/s1600-h/IMG_0331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnubf_fpfCSctHwDRZKDmKGICu_TVaGXP5RZd5esGaetumYS0BEJ6UD5LINl69qZ96bEUCrUDrBqX-q15tmXi5BTgxZjcsoUT9c5iTeM5WvAmVBf89GKhXsfdY4z3_PMKSdJ3BSHDgYCdK/s320/IMG_0331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299362082684528866" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">dipping biscuit sticks, seaweed rice crackers & edamame</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDF5K9AnN-3xedsWPKT7n_iGXZatD4LMNQ3OiFTFkjYH8o8skPYY4c8ueXEfBYYkspZnU29HyYA2cZmpT-kpDwEa0I1vdSsyhp5GdhBP8ISHi5v8Ktjguois8Ck_yeQc22ZpkgYqVio9Z/s1600-h/IMG_0308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDF5K9AnN-3xedsWPKT7n_iGXZatD4LMNQ3OiFTFkjYH8o8skPYY4c8ueXEfBYYkspZnU29HyYA2cZmpT-kpDwEa0I1vdSsyhp5GdhBP8ISHi5v8Ktjguois8Ck_yeQc22ZpkgYqVio9Z/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299362077321828146" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">yoghurt drink, grapes, fried fillet & macademia nuts</span><br /><br />============================================<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />At one point, i felt so unmotivated until i had to resort to making <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">SUPER MINI SANDWICHES</span> like the below.....it was only a triangle sushi mould (now....am sure u know how small it is)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73FhmwvuhKDZbuMPyOrxkT4eOd3x8gLZvggr6Pb-PsQjkQNWZ8vFYUaGzrnhnecCAmbZKiB-IiNWWHTsNLNyJOJropVrL6qhLyGr20Ar9UXHPsTx24Co3L0bXEPj93XDIjqsPJxX6KgEL/s1600-h/IMG_1003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73FhmwvuhKDZbuMPyOrxkT4eOd3x8gLZvggr6Pb-PsQjkQNWZ8vFYUaGzrnhnecCAmbZKiB-IiNWWHTsNLNyJOJropVrL6qhLyGr20Ar9UXHPsTx24Co3L0bXEPj93XDIjqsPJxX6KgEL/s400/IMG_1003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302466075286203202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEWNHxlHMQsQ3yUx1XSuq42koZF7xSI6tHZdzZUU-Pfym0yPNEEa3_Q3XsoB4UJ9wyVg10VpqvPKAqsK-J7VkdzVYu4RQPvElzieqyu1C4W_Z5jPV-FD_cj3_OySuKFrkKlEilyF63VQ1/s1600-h/IMG_1005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEWNHxlHMQsQ3yUx1XSuq42koZF7xSI6tHZdzZUU-Pfym0yPNEEa3_Q3XsoB4UJ9wyVg10VpqvPKAqsK-J7VkdzVYu4RQPvElzieqyu1C4W_Z5jPV-FD_cj3_OySuKFrkKlEilyF63VQ1/s400/IMG_1005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302466078791507410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ9_0foYpdOJ4s7mULKKt2Ick45UFKaWNI77UGqaCpCr3qkxaWWQRBbnXXoYO09bJ-DuCYGAjZr4ZjoZQLHRouAJJinO42m0RZU0Zmb_Gl145ITCREYoNn0JxPKkBoVGopXfj65D1vAJf/s1600-h/IMG_1007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ9_0foYpdOJ4s7mULKKt2Ick45UFKaWNI77UGqaCpCr3qkxaWWQRBbnXXoYO09bJ-DuCYGAjZr4ZjoZQLHRouAJJinO42m0RZU0Zmb_Gl145ITCREYoNn0JxPKkBoVGopXfj65D1vAJf/s400/IMG_1007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302466089610415634" border="0" /></a><br />===============================================<br /><br />Even, yummillicious cakes like the below also were not appreciated. A customer bought them to our office last Thursday & each of us had 3 pieces. I only dare to take a bite of each, can die if i eat them all. So i cute them into smaller pieces for the boys but also untouched. They were only whacked after their piano & drama _ speech class which ended at 9:15 on Friday night. The class started at 7:30 pm, a time their stomachs said too early for dinner so they went to the class empty stomach too (as they ate their lunch quite late)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJzV8gVD8w67NXYz-yNwoxFKcbBe0BykS0iG-cEy1pAaYSifMn5gdaQ7j3mZ5-40adwbqEkJwOh8C02x5TM64vd3JA4igipeIiY1XQYBEpPk_gRnW1Ru9zMvFxyxz-rVkPUBro8QBJdiv/s1600-h/IMG_1001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJzV8gVD8w67NXYz-yNwoxFKcbBe0BykS0iG-cEy1pAaYSifMn5gdaQ7j3mZ5-40adwbqEkJwOh8C02x5TM64vd3JA4igipeIiY1XQYBEpPk_gRnW1Ru9zMvFxyxz-rVkPUBro8QBJdiv/s400/IMG_1001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302466093401498642" border="0" /></a><br />=================================================<br /><br />That's <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE END</span></span> of the snack bentos for <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">the boys</span> !!!<br /><br />=================================================<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm sorry if i had already blurred your vision with the bento marathon above!!<br />But i'm not about to finish yet. As i really dunno when i would have time & energy to post these if i don't skali do it now.....continue posting more bentos photos for you to drool.....<br /><br />I'm way far out from calling myself a bentoist as i don't follow the rules at all.<br />No recipes, no instructions .....no tutorials!!<br />All i mind was to make FUN with bento then post them up here (lest there are ppl who appreciate them)<br /><br />Again, these are <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">ADULTS BENTO</span></span> (not for my kids, ok!!!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ4wQPgyAeOM-gGSW7YM2_5diiqXcz-EP5IEf3R3hbkSF2ZqpaaAxOWJgnTovo-F-dKDQK5bCvQvjH7nzPmeyxF393GzoOHQ5N6hpI8MpKHGCFq8NpeL3dN4wF1sz2B3o-pKL86xC32om/s1600-h/IMG_0992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ4wQPgyAeOM-gGSW7YM2_5diiqXcz-EP5IEf3R3hbkSF2ZqpaaAxOWJgnTovo-F-dKDQK5bCvQvjH7nzPmeyxF393GzoOHQ5N6hpI8MpKHGCFq8NpeL3dN4wF1sz2B3o-pKL86xC32om/s400/IMG_0992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302466092813840242" border="0" /></a>Easy peasy <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">LYCHEE Fried rice</span> with <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">"Ah Pek" & "Ah Moi" (fishballs & taufu skin)</span> sitting on a pool of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">ladies fingers </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgDao2dtcvvl73XemoFCPe3j5PjAT5on_k0G7AEMY0R-iuAWlGYG6P_1K4jFTi1DHxZmOIhVO79YvtcDp-YwK37NM4LuFZ08aEeiWwPwPoSpl9CQd8B8AMtOrO1G_3asTg48w5f2FaFJ5/s1600-h/IMG_0993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgDao2dtcvvl73XemoFCPe3j5PjAT5on_k0G7AEMY0R-iuAWlGYG6P_1K4jFTi1DHxZmOIhVO79YvtcDp-YwK37NM4LuFZ08aEeiWwPwPoSpl9CQd8B8AMtOrO1G_3asTg48w5f2FaFJ5/s400/IMG_0993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302468805103562690" border="0" /></a><br />**************************************************************<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-L1XqxpshZvjmVvniOzjqJjp6FX0L9t28GiFGwkbeLGx5EZzsedBMShlMs7nxealIn9iZvfpVsBV5pPzyNgvGMj7wRR-6LdFxfdeH0iikTd-ZYEtv867ZdY_DK45y1-IazYm2nUkMkcW/s1600-h/IMG_0282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-L1XqxpshZvjmVvniOzjqJjp6FX0L9t28GiFGwkbeLGx5EZzsedBMShlMs7nxealIn9iZvfpVsBV5pPzyNgvGMj7wRR-6LdFxfdeH0iikTd-ZYEtv867ZdY_DK45y1-IazYm2nUkMkcW/s320/IMG_0282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299359517534768370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">Yam rice with sweet & sour meat ball, some filamen sticks & flower egg sheets!!</span><br />Some macademia nuts (thks <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">unc.Bob</span> for this) & raisins as appetizer!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRRdBOP8kiL147q8JrpWBwxB4xFy-cFyUkuk8308aV_OqfTUmlC5oYK7-dEfVJv9cSrmeXFxrKzUZC8UQ5xnmmn-7FJ0fQJP0VpGj-hjNDJ3CrRtxJsg1qqh8l-IKJ57Z7Tng6xpJO7Cz/s1600-h/IMG_0274.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRRdBOP8kiL147q8JrpWBwxB4xFy-cFyUkuk8308aV_OqfTUmlC5oYK7-dEfVJv9cSrmeXFxrKzUZC8UQ5xnmmn-7FJ0fQJP0VpGj-hjNDJ3CrRtxJsg1qqh8l-IKJ57Z7Tng6xpJO7Cz/s320/IMG_0274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299356687415768466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*********************************************************<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDkMIzGCb9CQiHGdrwQ0tmwM1MVtWvZDvjpZ6r0PHMVq-4zOCEM-dGZKUZ022h9L8EO268VFbbnYkZBdDvbHngxwjz0DxW-4xve5J9ch9SolvyYBwztBH2_TRxKAItWvNbzko8p8mPqFO/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDkMIzGCb9CQiHGdrwQ0tmwM1MVtWvZDvjpZ6r0PHMVq-4zOCEM-dGZKUZ022h9L8EO268VFbbnYkZBdDvbHngxwjz0DxW-4xve5J9ch9SolvyYBwztBH2_TRxKAItWvNbzko8p8mPqFO/s320/IMG_0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299356675852412306" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Sweet potatoe rice, weiners with brocollis!!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">a buffalo wings & some curry potatoes on a pool of stir fried cabbage!!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*************************************************************<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4ofdBQO17vJClQ960fC4PEtZnT441PBBh3-uggcdLMxB7rh_Fw2Cc42kQCNE5lJ7mgfpQopF2zAHk43an6A98SK4ig3Jbkx6hYNFc6hCSJJrY3ugHMkRJuOmV8AQVcahDTvSAwdwRE-i/s1600-h/IMG_0305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4ofdBQO17vJClQ960fC4PEtZnT441PBBh3-uggcdLMxB7rh_Fw2Cc42kQCNE5lJ7mgfpQopF2zAHk43an6A98SK4ig3Jbkx6hYNFc6hCSJJrY3ugHMkRJuOmV8AQVcahDTvSAwdwRE-i/s320/IMG_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299359539621009666" border="0" /></a>Macademia nuts + raisins + lettuce = <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">GREAT SALAD </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Bitterguard chickens</span> to go with the moulded rice<br />I was clearly seen clearing off my <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">DENBU</span> (the pinkish thingy on the pooh cheeks)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7txQ8OHVDBQd-ALoLttRLOSMbzJlsqWy0btp0lCZOwxz3wzYIS42yDFlOpj5bPWA19d71bjq9mYj_bed1PT2x8tioNxKP4V0viOVR-hc_1eh0a5IMMYLc80qukSr76E-THoLy39zUIWVf/s1600-h/IMG_0301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7txQ8OHVDBQd-ALoLttRLOSMbzJlsqWy0btp0lCZOwxz3wzYIS42yDFlOpj5bPWA19d71bjq9mYj_bed1PT2x8tioNxKP4V0viOVR-hc_1eh0a5IMMYLc80qukSr76E-THoLy39zUIWVf/s320/IMG_0301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299359539361931506" border="0" /></a><br />************************************************************<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZhaWK46bBxl3hQTcV8HiKruDQ3EdhzxJZYHAwDSUI_RoJyM_qAI3ZvveDBO-W-zIWWW_8tS4-ANVRL8wuHAMRyELUlzUF-tkQkqGi2GzTJ8Wnf2UcGlDTkUmLhUC6KqMQZ0qYWWirHfY/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZhaWK46bBxl3hQTcV8HiKruDQ3EdhzxJZYHAwDSUI_RoJyM_qAI3ZvveDBO-W-zIWWW_8tS4-ANVRL8wuHAMRyELUlzUF-tkQkqGi2GzTJ8Wnf2UcGlDTkUmLhUC6KqMQZ0qYWWirHfY/s320/IMG_0227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299356680704754450" border="0" /></a><br />On days i needed more <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GREENS</span> .....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEFKvEVS35It4t8TacxCi3v_xAhDGaQmSjJc2krqLQVS5Ug0IkZRvE2Atd6_HIikbWOzT4KngIWJmsyrYK7d8WIlQ7voHKZgmcY-vYodm1n9DUdVydxADTVlr2GwP-5g3Em2-ho7hcTYQ/s1600-h/IMG_0210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEFKvEVS35It4t8TacxCi3v_xAhDGaQmSjJc2krqLQVS5Ug0IkZRvE2Atd6_HIikbWOzT4KngIWJmsyrYK7d8WIlQ7voHKZgmcY-vYodm1n9DUdVydxADTVlr2GwP-5g3Em2-ho7hcTYQ/s320/IMG_0210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299356679229649314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This time, i'm really ending this super long bento post !!!<br />Hope i've contributed some ideas there.....<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Happy Bentoing !!!</span></span><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-21429834251970570982009-02-14T09:22:00.008+08:002009-02-14T09:45:42.578+08:00Happy Valentine's Day !!<div style="text-align: center;">HELLO,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here's wishing everyone (be it single, attached, married couple, young or old) be showered with<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">LOTS & LOTS OF LOVEssss</span></span><br />not only today but through out this 'ox'spicious year!!!<br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBKlcV8dhGC4o7yJcq9QQFpZmhh19ajb0WNBRX_YFDl3LWAYpcR7bFk97j24kvM3dJxYofCLUllpEAnda1qib4tMJ4iKaVS87GujhAUqetyrOwkRGJ2b6flXFShoOL3-7-Jw6POXHOFor/s1600-h/IMG_1016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBKlcV8dhGC4o7yJcq9QQFpZmhh19ajb0WNBRX_YFDl3LWAYpcR7bFk97j24kvM3dJxYofCLUllpEAnda1qib4tMJ4iKaVS87GujhAUqetyrOwkRGJ2b6flXFShoOL3-7-Jw6POXHOFor/s400/IMG_1016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302457674969962738" border="0" /></a>With the recent spending in the various greeting seasons/festives together with the current economy turmoil, i am in no mood of throwing any celebration for this unimportant date, hahaha<br />Thank god, we both has the same consensus of dropping this event from our celebration plan as there are simply many more important dates to cherish !!!<br />Some more, with those '<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">sponsors</span></span>' made on my recent "vacations saga", i've no heart to ask for more....blek !!!<br /><br />But am still glad that my 'ah beng' still took some trouble to get this super pinkish & sweety card, though he kept nagging how expensive cards are today, grrrrr .... :(<br /><br />Wonder if it was because of this simple <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">VALENTINE's BENTO</span></span> i made for him yesterday??? <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">it was rare to see him burst into a laugh over my bento</span></span><br />**wink wink**<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AodTbH8VJL-0VV977czhbAFUm4owCl82j5aaoqPHXWUCa53U3ShsXVGXaLqPwd4y3AhOz2ztTXKQOIgAgkszG6MYLMVVv7XPrQuXsa3Ir_h-AsOIhIHN3L1nqLCm1siDVcMzJ0WcPzOn/s1600-h/IMG_1010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AodTbH8VJL-0VV977czhbAFUm4owCl82j5aaoqPHXWUCa53U3ShsXVGXaLqPwd4y3AhOz2ztTXKQOIgAgkszG6MYLMVVv7XPrQuXsa3Ir_h-AsOIhIHN3L1nqLCm1siDVcMzJ0WcPzOn/s400/IMG_1010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302458020063231458" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">*** so easy to please him ***<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(left over rice, unfinished raisins by kids, long overdue sausages....tsk tsk tsk)</span></span><br /><br />STAY <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">LOVELY</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">DOVEY</span></span> today yeah.....<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">HAPPY <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">VALENTINE'S</span> DAY !!</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-21245234781609692192009-02-12T21:50:00.005+08:002009-02-15T00:52:14.306+08:00More CNY BLOGGERS gatherings......<div align="center">It was Mar-07 that i started blogging and in a short span of 1 year++, i managed to befriend many beautiful women (i think mostly mummies except min-min 'siu cheh')!!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">They may be different in their own style & character....from funny, humourous, gila-gila, cheerful, super friendly, serious to even quiet but all of whom are genuine people seeking for true friendship....just like me!!! i'm so glad that i found my fellow blogging friends!!</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This CNY, i had 2 rounds of bloggers gathering, some whom i had met before & there were also some for the first time.</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Peggy & Christene</span> mentioned about a picnic sometime back during our earlier meet-up & that eventually led in one during the CNY, on the 7th ('yan hat' i.e. everyone's birthday) at </div><div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Taman Rimba Kiara located at TTDI</span> !!</div><p align="center">Apart from <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">peggy family, chris & annie-q</span> with their kids, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Barbara <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">also came with her</span> huby & lil Ashley</span> whom i met for the 1st time. Great that our friendship officially started from here....haha<br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone was to contribute a dish or something but as it was a brunch session (around 11 a.m.) i wasn't convinced to be able to cook in that short morning, some more have to think of a dish that was friendly to be consumed at the park!! So safe that i just '<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">tapao</span>' / packed something over.... less stress & less hassle!!<br /></div><div align="center">So it was '<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">dim sum</span>' that i brought.....fish balls & siew mai!! </div><br /><div align="center">btw, sorry for d styrofoam yea....<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">kittycat</span>, i tapao wan ma & hardly thot of bring own container for that purpose, haha<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Superwoman peggy</span> cooked <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">'lor mai farn'/glutinous rice</span> despite that she had to go church before proceeding to the park....phew, wonder what time she had to start cooking, super or not??<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Barbara</span> brought <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">char siew pao</span>....thank god i didn't duplicate (only got a few 'paos' to fill my boys' tummy in the car on our journey)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkYm8yW16j4Ym73V2Ycme4PNNdCHCcveH_JYdGqkY8fc1l5fM32SqnIcO9Xsv3dJru6Dq8J2yYnY3IaFRoRRtsUhOIITcz0J_d10SI-cSnMgmedFbkWfRFKoH-AG6MuTJGKe8CljaALAB/s1600-h/IMG_0747.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298143325388129666" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkYm8yW16j4Ym73V2Ycme4PNNdCHCcveH_JYdGqkY8fc1l5fM32SqnIcO9Xsv3dJru6Dq8J2yYnY3IaFRoRRtsUhOIITcz0J_d10SI-cSnMgmedFbkWfRFKoH-AG6MuTJGKe8CljaALAB/s320/IMG_0747.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">superwoman amah</span> looked veli sslim in this pic...so i gotta post, haha<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298145783373437362" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig31kuqWbcXweUzOzupVrxfjwot0ganMZrgDdwmCWjVnLmmMspDlxGN8ML5hqsWZE21cRuhEg8C4Q-jLWP5J7piRLlk17JU9PHRi8N6o9UwdXWHyYswDs76eCw-rIHYeIfj-5Pn7nO6miR/s320/IMG_0744.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Annie</span> brought <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">drummets, chic wings & wedgers</span>....good snack for the kids PLUS some cute tulip & flower carrot...the only bento styled dish seen, haha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_wB9QX6TkdmguRV_Jt3lF-5R5EHQ-xxPOxdWv1JzgqGcSr-pfFvY78P6skvZ8nkevxuZw2kUlu4RkzIY24xOy81x9L5dvDnVe6w37N-YKrAWiFS6IqAziD1w9UXRLKUG-uZZdrV_euqo/s1600-h/IMG_0746.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298143317976890722" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_wB9QX6TkdmguRV_Jt3lF-5R5EHQ-xxPOxdWv1JzgqGcSr-pfFvY78P6skvZ8nkevxuZw2kUlu4RkzIY24xOy81x9L5dvDnVe6w37N-YKrAWiFS6IqAziD1w9UXRLKUG-uZZdrV_euqo/s320/IMG_0746.JPG" border="0" /></a>Finally, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Christene</span> brought a <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">basket full of fresh fruits</span> but i forgot pic ....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Peggy</span> was there early & when we arrived, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">kieran</span> was already playing badminton with his dady. I should have thought of bringing my boys' racket too.....sigh.....as my notty <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">scot</span> was seen 'fighting' over for the racket with poor <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">kylie</span>, sorry girl, kor-kor very notty!! Good thing lil kylie was strong too....didn't let the kor-kor bully!! Scot cried a little but the episod got over very quickly coz he was then seen running about in the park again with <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sean & Kieran</span>! Bet the 3 bigger boys had a great time monkeying together!! I wonder if annie's boys <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(fearles n cruz)</span> could get along with the big kor-kors? But the seemed to enjoy the nature of the park!!<br /></div><p align="center">Initially my <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">ah beng lou kung</span> was shy to join in (as we thot it was all ladies ma) though he was a bit worried over the idea of having picnic at the park.......</p><p align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">he said: "not sked of robbery ahh"</span> hahaha....my huby just thinks too much!! After i told him that peggy's & barb's hubbies also around, then only he crawled over!!! So there were 3 men guarding us the angels !!<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">There was a pond nearby to the shade where we settled and i guess all mummies like me do worried over the kids playing by the side. Luckily there were several 'kakak' around to mind the kids so we can at least had a peaceful mind eating & chatting !!! When there wasn't any topic that we would avoid, it means the 'click' was there!!!<br /></div><p align="center">Here are the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2 Ashleys of Chris & Barb</span>. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298143330467349394" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5gDi5phHs9guB7bQv-CNCMMMr7OE5-o3PdKDqJerXWEqvADE8M2Ki6JFvd9AzY2rvsa_oP9pC0ntGi4zwVKf-IWASOrbjXxbuBXhu5FHFzejXWiCGxrGY_7LWrefWtukgV7km1DhwjGQ/s320/IMG_0758.JPG" border="0" />Despite having met Chris 2 times earlier, i have never met her lil Ashley as her mumy claimed she can only managed 1 without the maid, so it was <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Kimberly</span> that she brought along each time :P) So finally had a chance to meet this cutie pie.....<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">both Ashley(s)</span> are such sweety in their own way, aunty here dropping saliva, slurrrrp !!!</p><p align="center">Unfortunately, i had to made it short & left around 1:30pm as i had another full moon lunch party to attend...thank god not too far away at B.U.<br /><br />here's the group photo</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298144259872489218" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer2JZpg0PK0GXCYBCuQKF-pLGNmHo8DGMYhQjEOkTtk-ozxobGscRni-a7R8OyXxuPVFtIZOGTcLqkiUALrNt4U7m9IZXhoSHKW4bS36c1j99LA_8cpU-cZm8iXHUO4px_hMoZL0twZGP/s400/IMG_0765.JPG" border="0" /><br />It was a great outing, i certainly enjoyed it.</p><p align="center">Most of them had already blogged about this & here i seemed to be the laziest one!!<br /><a href="http://chumsyashley.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/picnic2.jpg">barbara's</a> , <a href="http://annie-q.blogspot.com/2009/02/chinese-new-year-picnic-and-meet-up.html">annie's</a> , <a href="http://www.allthingspurple.my/?p=199">christene's</a> different versions</p><p align="center">more photos from my camera here:<br /></p><br /><br /><div><embed style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" src="http://widget-b3.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564266931379&site=widget-b3.slide.com" align="middle"></embed> <div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266931379&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b3.slide.com/p1/432345564266931379/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266931379&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b3.slide.com/p2/432345564266931379/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266931379&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b3.slide.com/p4/432345564266931379/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266931379&map=F" target="_blank"><br /></a><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">**********************************************************</span><br /><br /></p><p align="center">The following Saturday, i attended another bloggers' gathering at <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">WEN'</span>s place. Some of you might have know this pretty tai-tai has recently renovated her house!! During that period, i casually teased her if she gonna show us her newly transformed home and little that i expect that our initial conversation would turned into a fun & enjoyable bloggers' meet-up!! Your place was great for hosting btw.....esp. the playroom that kept the kids busying!!</p><p align="center">We agreed on a pot luck session & in order to gather a good combination of dishes (for both adults & kids), there were series of emails exchanged to finally arrived at the menu list!! </p><p align="center">With the exception of <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ginie & wen</span>, it was my first time meeting <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Paik Ling, JO-N & Chanel</span>. Only JO-N & myself brought our hubbies along ..... guess they survived the boredom!! Naturally men took longer time to "boil" than we women, agree??<br /><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRk1ub0pgVf5NfbaCvyf95f40hG3W_o9b4bx2-KGNCNoIwmpIfkbLttsVIQI7rf3L3YGECSqzKFdQqXqkn2BXu6f2tTg18XAoovblz7uKuXR0zJNWKixKVLVRTkGB80yfSJhhR_ANGdqUU/s1600-h/IMG_0829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300082490025581522" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRk1ub0pgVf5NfbaCvyf95f40hG3W_o9b4bx2-KGNCNoIwmpIfkbLttsVIQI7rf3L3YGECSqzKFdQqXqkn2BXu6f2tTg18XAoovblz7uKuXR0zJNWKixKVLVRTkGB80yfSJhhR_ANGdqUU/s320/IMG_0829.JPG" border="0" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I brought along <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">yee sang</span> from spring garden, klcc as without it, the atmosphere wouldn't be that CNY which always associate with noise !!!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN54TlStsfrpZlpnKYpf38MXP6qSSqavTiiFva8k-m_DYkXapMHkJUNHMBh89QI_GC-Bk4YKYY9pFF-HjcrIuKQfvVcdAF_ARLbUHPYR7TYs2bFPwPV-InepBgIRYrWJimwHGdD9VP5uG/s1600-h/IMG_0846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300074325795426994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGN54TlStsfrpZlpnKYpf38MXP6qSSqavTiiFva8k-m_DYkXapMHkJUNHMBh89QI_GC-Bk4YKYY9pFF-HjcrIuKQfvVcdAF_ARLbUHPYR7TYs2bFPwPV-InepBgIRYrWJimwHGdD9VP5uG/s320/IMG_0846.JPG" border="0" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">... you can see the face of the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2 hosts</span> below ...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFrC3p4G2FOakjOGAAgJVOf060uJhpmhlPJmY5A3yKzR450aeB8SVV2xJK-6Lme3B2tCR6QVrH60_ph5hrXoK8ajXZZ-BkFhrErgv2AhzsdSBYfiMUdUUN1yJ1_IdZTtjWBNfRQ7gic8/s1600-h/IMG_0851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300074338334544642" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFrC3p4G2FOakjOGAAgJVOf060uJhpmhlPJmY5A3yKzR450aeB8SVV2xJK-6Lme3B2tCR6QVrH60_ph5hrXoK8ajXZZ-BkFhrErgv2AhzsdSBYfiMUdUUN1yJ1_IdZTtjWBNfRQ7gic8/s320/IMG_0851.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">our potluck dishes<br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7yuFNG0qRP0caLqRX4uM8zs1Za4jAlnlBjOhFAika7ZdKKRFnF361DPH82pPdlVISMQCnPCU5gkWVqHfkkIYGWKBAP-fVQx2hhS2NgxSCRg99kPuKVTvwJp7vOI5WPeIdGH9I7a7KEur/s1600-h/IMG_0837.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300070619074236354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7yuFNG0qRP0caLqRX4uM8zs1Za4jAlnlBjOhFAika7ZdKKRFnF361DPH82pPdlVISMQCnPCU5gkWVqHfkkIYGWKBAP-fVQx2hhS2NgxSCRg99kPuKVTvwJp7vOI5WPeIdGH9I7a7KEur/s320/IMG_0837.JPG" border="0" /></a> Since i read that none of the rest actually published the beautiful dishes the ladies cooked up/bought, i shall take up this pleasure task :</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">wen</span> jokingly said that the theme of the pot luck was "<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">chinese lunch</span>" so i ma followed the theme & cooked up a pot of "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">LAP MEI FARN</span>" ..... geee.... good that u guys helped me to clear my stock of chinese sausages, <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">'lap ngap', 'yun cheong</span>'!!! I so freaking scared that we had to finish them all by ourselves (these unhealthy stuffs were bought by my mom actually) , hahaha</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tDuXx9xyIsqRTWYhpcC3DmJg15pdT-fyAS6KktB_inZmAs1tB25yyf-SFFvnH8KuCf9paeC4nhGVYA-rx9EayhLRN0CMtKa4WDJI00jmPTNxrFpvTDxaEUcavoluH9lyD98bCmVuOdjb/s1600-h/IMG_0843.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300072589145421858" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tDuXx9xyIsqRTWYhpcC3DmJg15pdT-fyAS6KktB_inZmAs1tB25yyf-SFFvnH8KuCf9paeC4nhGVYA-rx9EayhLRN0CMtKa4WDJI00jmPTNxrFpvTDxaEUcavoluH9lyD98bCmVuOdjb/s320/IMG_0843.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://kiddosrealm.com/?p=1591">WEN</a> cooked "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">LONGEVITY NOODLE</span>"...the main food that kids survived in !!</p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_uo_UKM23rxCHfs9gYizHwDkh1Hp790lssxY7K5S2vz5F0RNoIf9mbPpOoPY1M9a-XDfVJUHo7916y-099O5XaDxYkgSj1Cvl8LtlplvxPCQAhraLtyIZkJUJGCICiy8UaBa3gejUNqX/s1600-h/IMG_0839.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300070624700273138" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_uo_UKM23rxCHfs9gYizHwDkh1Hp790lssxY7K5S2vz5F0RNoIf9mbPpOoPY1M9a-XDfVJUHo7916y-099O5XaDxYkgSj1Cvl8LtlplvxPCQAhraLtyIZkJUJGCICiy8UaBa3gejUNqX/s320/IMG_0839.JPG" border="0" /></a> The 'leng lui' host also <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">fried chicken drumsticks</span> for all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONLJvXAUSKnHW-K50ho0oIu9goBKcoZ0aZJIjiFv2wCFru4GQHLTDXDwy9BDtavGcLL9xkkZll3Dz1sphtnnRGa4oV75moWiajphQTbjbI6p6QdYu1L8vE_cPBqYXspLCn6tlEFIMlwtD/s1600-h/IMG_0840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300070625564945298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONLJvXAUSKnHW-K50ho0oIu9goBKcoZ0aZJIjiFv2wCFru4GQHLTDXDwy9BDtavGcLL9xkkZll3Dz1sphtnnRGa4oV75moWiajphQTbjbI6p6QdYu1L8vE_cPBqYXspLCn6tlEFIMlwtD/s320/IMG_0840.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;">next is a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">HIGHLIGHT</span>.....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://mdmsaw.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-chap-goh-meh.html">GINIE</a> bought <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ROTI JALA</span> from kajang, near her place which i suppose must be a famous delicacy over there.... coz it was so <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><strong>DARN DELICIOUS</strong></span> lar (roti so soft & curry so rich). My fussy mouth huby whacked so much of them, they tasted even tastier the next day (too much of food until all of us have to pack home some). My huby agreed that we can consider getting this for any party in d future, haha<br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301749595168188594" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mBT4uno-BFpQYszVTh3gLPkuG56OwuVzygvAoTAFhVQyaDBzvsOYS5MCSyV5SMVk4kvyWY-Uz-mlXeRPVbT4WGgfvBG_ou3soiXe5mH45jallf2L8dYSycBTOuTFiwvFKZOxudSKSogX/s320/Slide14.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjjrIkSZwdWj9_n_9_7W2ZjLP_2MKl3lHBC-TSMbnymTi88Miu-PQRF8WuyoxrNvjqyDUTpdNLnwcb06BfsiluJPm_iE-BOS_5uOMmf4LqW0AjxSChl-nEgwnSBsp4-B9sWcrnv5xgZf4/s1600-h/IMG_0842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300072585678701810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjjrIkSZwdWj9_n_9_7W2ZjLP_2MKl3lHBC-TSMbnymTi88Miu-PQRF8WuyoxrNvjqyDUTpdNLnwcb06BfsiluJPm_iE-BOS_5uOMmf4LqW0AjxSChl-nEgwnSBsp4-B9sWcrnv5xgZf4/s320/IMG_0842.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pakumuse.com/">Paik Ling</a> mui despite not feeling too good can also fried some <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NUGGETS</span>...the kids' all time favourite!!<br /></div><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHeVDIRyZdYf964SPsrK1WepcfwoDVVsxIbH-HzAuhlw4n_mgsGYw5tysT_PvWxGwa0xblmehsl8HkXXuL-vFS1JPoci81BoSfClgntlCXT-siYHqUm4NpVDHkzDDMuqiRRIIfJapAxe-/s1600-h/IMG_0841.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300072583087685442" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHeVDIRyZdYf964SPsrK1WepcfwoDVVsxIbH-HzAuhlw4n_mgsGYw5tysT_PvWxGwa0xblmehsl8HkXXuL-vFS1JPoci81BoSfClgntlCXT-siYHqUm4NpVDHkzDDMuqiRRIIfJapAxe-/s320/IMG_0841.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Some treats for the kiddos....!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">coconut agar-agar, gummy sweets, chocolates & cookies</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEqLfePrZqXsGMoV6IrdRzbQLOtImwbMSNtAFtsBbXYaEVSIiT-ENcabvUpF1WaFq9-1hdnr7xmUD7edIHfERzwK-jJZND2bNrH8Xc5LRt9FO9BNm0j9x5MSOWdhLlPB4P5m4ajbu3mjO/s1600-h/IMG_0838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300070622652831186" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEqLfePrZqXsGMoV6IrdRzbQLOtImwbMSNtAFtsBbXYaEVSIiT-ENcabvUpF1WaFq9-1hdnr7xmUD7edIHfERzwK-jJZND2bNrH8Xc5LRt9FO9BNm0j9x5MSOWdhLlPB4P5m4ajbu3mjO/s320/IMG_0838.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.lovechildrenright.com/">JO-N</a> made us some rich <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">FRUIT SALADS</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sPXTIFkJQteaCr7Xu4Pp6pBZ1_3KeXP0gJxiuB07CxAJMgsTpwU3Hbfg8kw3Tt90tyth90dIebBYj44mCW-2H-Vngd3PwQ25gyWTK8KRSJGPSkOqVmafsfcb6FJc4ZwXYG7q7PyKA0Xc/s1600-h/IMG_0844.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300072593715586338" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sPXTIFkJQteaCr7Xu4Pp6pBZ1_3KeXP0gJxiuB07CxAJMgsTpwU3Hbfg8kw3Tt90tyth90dIebBYj44mCW-2H-Vngd3PwQ25gyWTK8KRSJGPSkOqVmafsfcb6FJc4ZwXYG7q7PyKA0Xc/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br />some familiar faces<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">THE pretty HOST & Iris</span><br /></div><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzW7QYeNRoBMSbMagXdI7BjosDa-ObTi4UmHEdpK-APSHtO5BRi6595XuRzRjVxBUeXA2SDUDtZ6timMqX9Ujna6LCFKM5DZo3AdIE6U3cRAIfCBG-DKLNe55h90HQhhs5L_JDWd1F8yd/s1600-h/IMG_0849.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300074339157544338" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzW7QYeNRoBMSbMagXdI7BjosDa-ObTi4UmHEdpK-APSHtO5BRi6595XuRzRjVxBUeXA2SDUDtZ6timMqX9Ujna6LCFKM5DZo3AdIE6U3cRAIfCBG-DKLNe55h90HQhhs5L_JDWd1F8yd/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;"> </p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;">Chanel & her kids</p><p style="text-align: center;">sorry...i really can't resist but to comment here, this lady is such a funny & talkative lady (just like <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">paik ling & wen</span>)...... except that it was <span style="font-weight: bold;">VERY VERY MUCH opposed</span> to the impression she gave by just reading her blog.....hehehe<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">now, how true the phrase "<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;">never judge a book by its' cover</span>"....hahaha</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kTYGv5Sf_ILUBCnMwHtg2ZKqG68i8NdqFKnD1M1402_3YD8ObRTaNLWw1Cp1tSHGrNXniYjlbi-YCpGcUlUvzfECwLA26mMUMtJ-agCadtQFVqqVqABPAc4suj9K7ty9iRmq8SDOQic/s1600-h/IMG_0848.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300074329910040786" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kTYGv5Sf_ILUBCnMwHtg2ZKqG68i8NdqFKnD1M1402_3YD8ObRTaNLWw1Cp1tSHGrNXniYjlbi-YCpGcUlUvzfECwLA26mMUMtJ-agCadtQFVqqVqABPAc4suj9K7ty9iRmq8SDOQic/s320/IMG_0848.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">i super like this shot......so candid & these 2 shy-shy & '<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">si man</span>' mummies (<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">JO-N & Ginie</span>) were seen laughing so happily (your basket bag so cute.....)</div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrzf2S7NMb2oqRgEiglGOd7l0E5EXhemyqckoXaCICXJlL4eXMCwzf66dZ3E9ZVzkV6EKt1oXzJ4y6fki9_gPPafZlA9RCiXGltrxvmfR77AUmay2vYCiiuGCwJay9jaocubB8-9U0K5N/s1600-h/IMG_0831.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300070614442083442" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrzf2S7NMb2oqRgEiglGOd7l0E5EXhemyqckoXaCICXJlL4eXMCwzf66dZ3E9ZVzkV6EKt1oXzJ4y6fki9_gPPafZlA9RCiXGltrxvmfR77AUmay2vYCiiuGCwJay9jaocubB8-9U0K5N/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">arghhhh...... look so engrossed the boys are!!!<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4La4m1hz2IjsV0IzJYcYXsKcQEIArxwpWj7MUunRlGgew0cKD7xWxK_G2AnYU2oLh6qBqr6W8zAvVwB53m19F0De4lTw6bLpKb5jgGcnfsZcdmha68g0OVyWBRVcnxZuzceWcMLYiJP3_/s1600-h/IMG_0862.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300074343224274194" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4La4m1hz2IjsV0IzJYcYXsKcQEIArxwpWj7MUunRlGgew0cKD7xWxK_G2AnYU2oLh6qBqr6W8zAvVwB53m19F0De4lTw6bLpKb5jgGcnfsZcdmha68g0OVyWBRVcnxZuzceWcMLYiJP3_/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" border="0" /></a>I reckoned that all the kids were very angelic that afternoon as there were no sign of fighting/screaming/crying seen or heard......phew isn't it a relief?? </p><p align="center">That certainly left all the mummies chatting their way out peacefully......so much of laughter & noises heard from the dining table where the ladies gathered instead.....LOL !!!!</p><p align="center"><br />Before dismissing.....we managed to snap a few shots of the group ....courtesy of kakak!! </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768188228281090" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWaxAWhBpF0t2xyTFy0ce8kH86RQeWyi-nbn7C1dM6r643_PlEuaYSJGZeMPBDQbELimsO097ofQADStUy9dc4Akl8UWsfKrPDjAbIGv2OchRgjhmE5nEBRQDF_ud6T0bpCHg8137iQhg/s320/Slide25.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768185213886562" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVeglzUcS-R-MbL-xPC55Y0x4a05TxIEceg63PW6ljv8Xvu_Jt_u0CmjlfCFlJ-nsMfUQV4-J4Gu3xV1bIFJzHtBA_HcUgY7MZKKJriz5wp1ZqMLdrguV5TrXVTNw5hF9msyYDotrfUr9/s320/Slide24.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768188458717810" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7XkrdvE9I5sA3eXcb_UQhmGu2ycEzYKPYQ_m_b7sNtQINyY75Kz5iRcKMeflgOXGKAU4518X0O-5ZkHXS66pb17D5AwTptBhHVvuDy5aFRUiKWDPnn5FKQeO8QdvIsbd7O13zvT3kcYb/s320/Slide22.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">awwww.....see the 2 pretty sweeties !!! (<span style="font-style: italic;">thks <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">jo-n</span> for d honour...u know wat i mean!!</span>)<br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768185966025842" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMNWi61ZkbUCRxIOLTuJpHVjrLchX5XiNuTDiAXPPW4ZNovoDnpZSVU7iEbrcGTNy7ejZayZ8bYPwLXvWghn5OURF-IYoJUOA5OfoCMKLHNav73w33-DDqROOY1VuOLHxCKgt1DRsSuAG/s320/Slide21.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">That was a memorable time for us & like everyone else, i look forward to many more of such wonderful moments in the future!!<br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">HAPPY BLOGGING FOLKS !!</span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /></span></span></p><p align="center"></p><blockquote></blockquote><p></p><embed style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" src="http://widget-5c.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564267797852&site=widget-5c.slide.com" align="middle"></embed> <div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564267797852&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-5c.slide.com/p4/432345564267797852/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-84919392447332128372009-02-02T16:15:00.006+08:002009-02-03T09:20:57.589+08:00More updates on 2009 CNY<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1st Day of CNY</span></span><br /><br />More updates but no worries as i will also wrap things up for celebrations in A-Setar ....<br /><br />The boys had gotten much more familiar with the celebrations this year ....... in other words they responded & behaved much more matured with some of the rituals / customs of this festival!!<br />Mumy had earlier taught the boys to remember what should be the 1st thing to say in the early morning of 1st CNY upon seeing ah kung & ah ma!!<br />They did not disappointed mumy, both of them willingly greeted :<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">" Gong Xi Fa Cai</span> "<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">" Shern Thee Jien Khang "</span> / Good Health<br /><br />to both their grandparents !!!<br /><br />Even to the rest of the aunties & uncles they met, they automatically 'sang' in that tune of phrases!! But they still obviously don't appreciate the red packets yet. When they were too engrossed playing, they will asked those ppl who gave them angpow to give them to their mumy instead.....slaphead !!!<br /><br />Our 1st day of CNY was quite boring spending it at home doing nothing basically. Until about noon, all the sisters & the bunch of nieces & nephews started to pour in !!! That's when all the hoos & hahs were heard & some fights among the boys started !!!<br /><br />The usual affairs around the household would be a series of cooking & eating non-stop with people taking turns to the dining table!! Poor MIL, maid & other women in the family had to continuously replenished the food on the dining table!!<br /><br />Until about 3pm, everyone finally gotten their stomachs filled up and the next thing was to move on to huby's granny's home.......again for a quick exchanged of "angpows"!! It was getting more & more hilarious to me....the entire visit from the moment we stepped into the house (which was already fully crowded with people), exchanging 'angpows' among the married women, chit-chatting for a while until we left the place, it only took less than 1/2 an hour to complete.....what a joke!! What a hurry obligation that was???<br /><br />Back home, everyone started to get busy with preparation for the party at night. I think this family gathering would be an annual event at FIL's new home starting from this year. Huby mentioned that his unc.Andrew already talked about having a whole lamb roast for the next CNY, hahaha<br />For myself, since there's not much help that i could offer, i volunteered to made some agar-agar & get the fruits cut. The menu for the party was 'nasi kandar'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NUlL1ByZep8A10L7e86Ww1-8BrsAPYmrDS9FWUCy5mprkGE55Css7n9OviXJoLaW5OGfJ8yGqCUfDyf7YancqoYbtTFUGOPyAgVCQNEOpSj_CogogLiGSjp3K78mtBc0C8Qa7sr2a9A4/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112760700037010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NUlL1ByZep8A10L7e86Ww1-8BrsAPYmrDS9FWUCy5mprkGE55Css7n9OviXJoLaW5OGfJ8yGqCUfDyf7YancqoYbtTFUGOPyAgVCQNEOpSj_CogogLiGSjp3K78mtBc0C8Qa7sr2a9A4/s320/IMG_0620.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />While the adults had a good time & spacious atmosphere to catch up on life, the kids had a wonderful time indulging in fire-crackers playing !!! It was the boys' first time playing with the spark....they both got very excited yet anxious with this 1st time encounter!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwIDKxF1mGxJDJylIEMPjPJF0X2yZuycXZ-fGCsYor4aDJ3Mri3uaztQeKeifIMplVAwfBWZyH6CLm2b_tkdg3yBWYSz9zREy2vpWZGGfNXUqQGf8rEArCgtUnA_gXNHitpokpYBmD5E7/s1600-h/IMG_0624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298112768018489202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwIDKxF1mGxJDJylIEMPjPJF0X2yZuycXZ-fGCsYor4aDJ3Mri3uaztQeKeifIMplVAwfBWZyH6CLm2b_tkdg3yBWYSz9zREy2vpWZGGfNXUqQGf8rEArCgtUnA_gXNHitpokpYBmD5E7/s320/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />check out some happy moments of the kids below :<br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-c1.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564266928065&site=widget-c1.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266928065&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c1.slide.com/p1/432345564266928065/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266928065&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c1.slide.com/p2/432345564266928065/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266928065&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-c1.slide.com/p4/432345564266928065/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />For me, it was worth giving a mention here when i finally had a long & fun conversation with an uncle whom i had kept some fear towards..... all these while (why???....i don't know....probably due to the teochew egoism shown on the face, blek)...... it was as if an "iceberg has finally broken up"!!! Boy.... unc.andrew was so talkative that the wife & daughter had to come over to interrupt our conversation as it was already so late and the ladies yearn to go back home. Aunty alleged that he drank a lot but uncle claimed that he was not drunk.....arghhh, i don't know who to believe, hahaha<br />Our 1st CNY ended very late that night !!!<br /><br />Annually, the boys' "TAR KU"/eldest SIL would get new pyjamas in similar theme respectively for all the boys & girls. And this year was Ben 10.....check out their uniform below!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik_7tc7IQscWeIPlEShaIe35Uqwju1ly_q0r3bSPtV9Aj9mOTkcf2q5qsDVRPD_zdcKMP3STyFsB0zq8TWQBjOdoQomhjgO8vAeAlylx8LFnRVzdWXn-ThEbKGOFDofkXPIXbKfqMJSXQ/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298113493778304290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik_7tc7IQscWeIPlEShaIe35Uqwju1ly_q0r3bSPtV9Aj9mOTkcf2q5qsDVRPD_zdcKMP3STyFsB0zq8TWQBjOdoQomhjgO8vAeAlylx8LFnRVzdWXn-ThEbKGOFDofkXPIXbKfqMJSXQ/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" border="0" /></a>" So cute.........the nephews & nieces from the eldest at 16 years old/Form 4 to the youngest at only 1 year old "<br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">*****************************************************************</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2nd Day of CNY</span></span><br /><br />Our 2nd day of CNY was also filled with more cookings & eatings. There were so many mouths to feed yet on such days, not many restaurants are operating, so needless to say it was quite impossible to avoid cooking......poor thing !!!<br />I think the maid got a shock too.....after the whole morning working to get the breakfast done & the cleaning over with, there she needed to start preparing cooking for the next meal i.e. lunch 'pulak'.....scarry thought though !!! Can't imagine if i have to host such a big family, i would have die of depressing man ......<br />Anyway, after one of the meal, i heard that the family would be paying a visit to the 6th uncle who still happened to live in an estate house!!!<br /><br />WHAT??? An estate house??? What's that suppose to mean???<br /><br />Not only it was a big thing for the kids to experience, it was indeed an <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">EYE OPENER</span> for a city person like myself !!! I kept asking SIL & huby was it in a jungle or something....lots of mosquitos ahh.....need to bring mosquitos repellant or not???? geee....gotta admit how excited i was & how much i was in anticipation.....such a "jakun" i know!!!<br /><br />When i finally reached there...... ooh boy......i knocked on myself & said:<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); FONT-STYLE: italic">"and for all these while i was complaining that my FIL's shophouse was very 'kampung'/rural"</span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); FONT-STYLE: italic">"now after seeing the real estate house, i finally got hold of what a 'kampung' house should looks like"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvt0Ek_7aqLGJLkQA9r0g_TSGM84rD9Us8uMcB9mcAQJuB3-G9edBie5JTFeS_3TUbmNCJ3uVcluwXF50v9J5mI0A3pALBYgDX88-VTng4z4mlenYB_qWpKaX467BhOXkwKWMKVkw_pHq/s1600-h/IMG_0692.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111333685046034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvt0Ek_7aqLGJLkQA9r0g_TSGM84rD9Us8uMcB9mcAQJuB3-G9edBie5JTFeS_3TUbmNCJ3uVcluwXF50v9J5mI0A3pALBYgDX88-VTng4z4mlenYB_qWpKaX467BhOXkwKWMKVkw_pHq/s320/IMG_0692.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It was even more '<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">HORROR</span>' to discover that the house was actually partially surrounded by a huge "<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)">GRAVEYARD</span>" !!! Oh my god, didn't that also sent some shiver down your spine ???<br />I was barely left with words.....quite speechless i must say!!!<br />Uncle bob even said there used to be python around the house........** faint **<br />Until today, it is really hard to believe that such a place still exists for living and that was a relative that i'm talking about here!!! Don't you think we are so lucky in comparison???<br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">notice the graveyard at the back</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLViT0Hy82GA2EhppOwtWVbwVDvfEP3QCULzRAJlvUs8txTR4h2JhKsEiLzRiZvCNV2mtMmllrkf0yyuH5s1t_CpfHsoX5fLUQs76gwoslYJvewSEF6yR7_k7C8c8R2CW3Wr_ilmYBIMPi/s1600-h/IMG_0690.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111336971082898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLViT0Hy82GA2EhppOwtWVbwVDvfEP3QCULzRAJlvUs8txTR4h2JhKsEiLzRiZvCNV2mtMmllrkf0yyuH5s1t_CpfHsoX5fLUQs76gwoslYJvewSEF6yR7_k7C8c8R2CW3Wr_ilmYBIMPi/s320/IMG_0690.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I think many people would have expected to see some sort of 'shock' expressions from me....<br />yeah i saw my SIL laughing at me, then aunty janice mentioned to me that uncle andrew also said surely jaclyn would be surprised with this experience!!!!<br />in other words, everyone was so right in expecting the shocking reactions from the 'jakun' blogger here!!! hahaha.......what an encounter that was!!!<br /><br />My boys in return seemed to enjoy running about the estate playing with some puppies, chickens & birds !!! Even the goat farm (kandang kambing) that was so stinky, they didn't mind minggling around !!! When they needed to wee-wee, huby tried to coax me to bring the boys to the toilet........of course without any success, he had to settle the boys instead. My SIL even teased me to try out their toilet as she said it will be an experience to me.........<br />which i replied with a big NO THANK YOU lor !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuCVVn_fPnr9Rg1t65P6ZOZxReTn6RYJMXRbWkpQ0kcISUkR0XYVN5lWIDWNNQuQfePO49ENDYZ1IswToaEAdrdpd6WPqHZgryUAR_DWuPB9MMxChV10RZtPeH-cqO7FTGnGQdrBqSOMF/s1600-h/IMG_0682.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111337909995554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuCVVn_fPnr9Rg1t65P6ZOZxReTn6RYJMXRbWkpQ0kcISUkR0XYVN5lWIDWNNQuQfePO49ENDYZ1IswToaEAdrdpd6WPqHZgryUAR_DWuPB9MMxChV10RZtPeH-cqO7FTGnGQdrBqSOMF/s320/IMG_0682.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The wife aunty Mary was such a nice lady....forever so charming & cheerful with her smiles, cooked everyone with a late lunch with the curry 'kampung' chicken being the most popular dish!! No doubt the dishes were delicious despite the fact that we have to endure eating them with flies everywhere......now...... talking about hygiene & cleanliness, hahaha<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMesYr6I9MUcBTEEUVVYlN7wAoFbFwr65wOsQaICQEEiJ_31IXOqmnADN31t1zbLPcT119RXwEGT-kmkRwwNGoHbF6rOIQcRJBGxhYu2Y2LbGJwKIzxe7K5WEc_2VvRliWgb88d6qXQzUS/s1600-h/IMG_0676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111341749017602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMesYr6I9MUcBTEEUVVYlN7wAoFbFwr65wOsQaICQEEiJ_31IXOqmnADN31t1zbLPcT119RXwEGT-kmkRwwNGoHbF6rOIQcRJBGxhYu2Y2LbGJwKIzxe7K5WEc_2VvRliWgb88d6qXQzUS/s320/IMG_0676.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">6th uncle cracking the coconuts & the juices were so sweet</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4xBESZJh1egOGPPVk3ZnUpxqnAPsh0F_SZI0Dbc_O3kEIakltJ6FN9FyBWO-Q-cKtE1jgpS14IY5UEIKW0j6sHhGHoMELsnZZGgSGO2AiAZgqmoDdlu93WZkkmwIncVpuY5SRJ68jMjy/s1600-h/IMG_0661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298111346658915554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4xBESZJh1egOGPPVk3ZnUpxqnAPsh0F_SZI0Dbc_O3kEIakltJ6FN9FyBWO-Q-cKtE1jgpS14IY5UEIKW0j6sHhGHoMELsnZZGgSGO2AiAZgqmoDdlu93WZkkmwIncVpuY5SRJ68jMjy/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Overall, this experience left me with the MOST FRUITFUL memories of the 2009 CNY, which also painted some worthy treasures in my LIFE !!!!<br /><br />We left AlorSetar on the 3rd day of CNY after another sumptuous meal at home!!!<br /><br />That's the end of our wonderful celebrations back in huby's hometown !!!<br /><br />more photos to share here<br /><br /><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-40.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564266929728&site=widget-40.slide.com"></embed> <div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266929728&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-40.slide.com/p1/432345564266929728/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266929728&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-40.slide.com/p2/432345564266929728/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266929728&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-40.slide.com/p4/432345564266929728/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-10341177574026772832009-02-02T12:20:00.002+08:002009-02-02T12:25:24.900+08:002009 - CNY Reunion Dinner<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the past years, MIL would usually visited the 'usual' morning market nearby alone and never asked me to follow around. If only that she asked, i would willingly obliged to follow actualy but she was just too nice to me..... some more hor, usually when i woke up, the sun was already hot burning my butt.....yea, very lousy DIL !!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But this year with TESCO newly opened in AlorSetar, MIL 'ajak' us to go marketing together, obviously with the comfort of our own free time & under fully air-conditioning environment!! A last minute groceries shopping were done with me pushing the trolley following behind her and her occassionally asking if i like to eat this/that or if the fish/crab were fresh or not.....me of course nodding all the way (as if i'm expert....haha) !!! It was a rare things that the MIL & DIL would do together & i must admit that i appreciated the moments very much!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After the marketing, upon my request MIL brought me to her regular hair salon for a hair treatment......it's a good thing to do back in the 'kampung' since it's so cheap there!! At the sametime, MIL also said the boys needed a hair cut. So after having their hairs snipped up, i ordered that their hair be washed before styling with hair gel, otherwise it's pointless if they need to wash their hair again at home !!! The boys were so obliging sitting quietly while indulging in their scalp being scratched & massaged much to their comforts!!! Scot even told me the other day that he enjoyed mumy scratching his head when i bathed for him at home....just like what the salon 'cheh-cheh' did to him......gosh, what a spoilt brat !!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ziEN6_1eYo7caqo-G_J9wGtiyoaS9AUs_7tcttxM4Sm6FZ5H5nMObltfY95f8E6KZbbgFJU2ySaIpNhv8CkTgQtEk2cNoLFXRAqvxT-zTOj5077jQXlim0C4pM66HsjIyPFgkaoVTsWH/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ziEN6_1eYo7caqo-G_J9wGtiyoaS9AUs_7tcttxM4Sm6FZ5H5nMObltfY95f8E6KZbbgFJU2ySaIpNhv8CkTgQtEk2cNoLFXRAqvxT-zTOj5077jQXlim0C4pM66HsjIyPFgkaoVTsWH/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298042513667772018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then back home, i actually left the maid to help MIL with the cooking preparations & of course i also helped a bit lar. On the preparation jobs for our reunion dinner, it doesn't looked very complicated & massive to me anymore as compared to the cookings involved when all the daughters were back (more mouths to feed ma).....most probably bcoz MIL thought the DIL wasn't a good help to her so she better not tortured herself with any massive cookings. Instead, MIL ordered some special home cooked dishes from her 'kawan' around the neighbourhood. It was a decision that i would raised even my feets to agree..... no need '<span style="font-style: italic;">susah-susah</span>' if getting helps are pretty handy !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the overview of our re-union dishes<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtisZZxho3uM-rWoLMSXuBcWAkt9p5dxPpNSaNpWTAuO9dgOiKs-HTMiWBPDnjox9YHfZd4DqMXIJLNClwUJsfgD7a-7ZnUjNBZ0I4mujv360F15UQz6XwwdnhkCxC7VDEWOWshnfhUBN/s1600-h/IMG_0573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtisZZxho3uM-rWoLMSXuBcWAkt9p5dxPpNSaNpWTAuO9dgOiKs-HTMiWBPDnjox9YHfZd4DqMXIJLNClwUJsfgD7a-7ZnUjNBZ0I4mujv360F15UQz6XwwdnhkCxC7VDEWOWshnfhUBN/s320/IMG_0573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298042510030676594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">curry duck</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">stewed pork yam</span> (<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">wu tau khao yuk</span>) & '<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">lobak</span>' were purchased dishes!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Apart from that, MIL also cooked a <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">steamed fish</span> & of course the <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">SIGNATURE DISH</span> especially for the family....<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMnJLThcqH43lpQijbyBwvT_OBGasBIFNyaNNJ1R4-s59aeqPWRPWz0qdus0D_oQZcr6p5HKKWB9akQQV1EquJqHkI8qq184V_Psc0Cb8Wz6OXdx29-lIt3FZLWX2lY4eYbVLcouwyQGk/s1600-h/IMG_0579.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMnJLThcqH43lpQijbyBwvT_OBGasBIFNyaNNJ1R4-s59aeqPWRPWz0qdus0D_oQZcr6p5HKKWB9akQQV1EquJqHkI8qq184V_Psc0Cb8Wz6OXdx29-lIt3FZLWX2lY4eYbVLcouwyQGk/s320/IMG_0579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298042506665233378" border="0" /></a><br />SLURPPP ....... GENG mou ???<br />The <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">SIGNATURE DISH</span> consists of<br />" <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Abalone, scallops, sea cucumber, 'fatt choy', brocollies & macademia nuts</span> "<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkdThqJ6ADo3u1qV7bsDJNcauxsGH1S9afy6O3c0BXc0TreKa-ohncd7MnB5C41T399i2IV4DZJiwnO6B-HPSNVt4yPUAxeA8-63ENDsYp88zC6KpC5IjNBvwzR1lRi4zeVHK2XpofB-S/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkdThqJ6ADo3u1qV7bsDJNcauxsGH1S9afy6O3c0BXc0TreKa-ohncd7MnB5C41T399i2IV4DZJiwnO6B-HPSNVt4yPUAxeA8-63ENDsYp88zC6KpC5IjNBvwzR1lRi4zeVHK2XpofB-S/s320/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298042501392175026" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the little family of 7.<br />The 2 vacant seats were one for the camera woman (obviously) & the other one for BIL !!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoxNl3aQecXoi3Dd7lW-pUy69ga6eFqbK1pQI4FLBQGoV9SIKSM7gY4egM3jFVf5pqtU3wfuEv2R0Y9ql6cvVIWTS3Bo6SHAIEz8E0mqWB5nv-PjwQ4trLs-yZ1DWRXpv0Cp5_UL8EPw8/s1600-h/IMG_0583.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoxNl3aQecXoi3Dd7lW-pUy69ga6eFqbK1pQI4FLBQGoV9SIKSM7gY4egM3jFVf5pqtU3wfuEv2R0Y9ql6cvVIWTS3Bo6SHAIEz8E0mqWB5nv-PjwQ4trLs-yZ1DWRXpv0Cp5_UL8EPw8/s320/IMG_0583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298042507666207458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I must say, it was a very memorable & enjoyable reunion dinner this year, in the comfort of the new dining area, new marble dining table, the smell of new paintings around, the brightness of the lights & cooling air in the evening !!! While the parents & sons engaged in the conversation of their mother tongue dialects i.e. teochew (which still means NUT to me), i automatically "SHUT" down my hearing system & fully enjoyed savouring all the mouth-watering dishes<br />**grin & wink**<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The routine task after the reunion dinner was to visit the church for the CNY mass.<br />It was quite a pretty fast affair this year as the mass finished before 12 midnight.<br />Then, it was the 'angpow' packets preparation time at home before saying hello to<br />'chao kung'.....zzzzzzz<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So, how was your re-union dinner with your family??<br />Here's hoping that everyone had an enjoyable one too !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">more photos to share here :<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564266868750&site=widget-0e.slide.com" style="width: 400px; height: 320px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868750&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/p1/432345564266868750/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868750&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/p2/432345564266868750/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=432345564266868750&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/m/432345564266868750/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide9_1.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868750&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0e.slide.com/p4/432345564266868750/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" ismap="ismap" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-3293521980344289392009-02-02T11:00:00.002+08:002009-03-05T10:59:56.497+08:002009 PRE - CNY<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Today is a public holiday for KLers......<br />in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day!!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">What a nice day to begin with.....sent the boys off to school (as Selangor doesn't enjoy the PH), went for a morning walk/jog with huby before sipping a cuppa coffee & enjoying a much needed milder breakfast (noodle soup....not that mild thou) !!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Then back home for a peaceful wash & Jacss is hereby declaring<br />a " BLOG DAY " today.....<br />i'm trying my best to clear as much back log as possible, after which, tomorrow it'll be back to WAR day in the office with the field audit work just started !!!<br />I'm actually stucked in between updating the most recents or the long outstandings.....but knowing that the 'gong xi' atmosphere is still around, i better get the latest & the recent excitements first up !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">As usual, i preferred to be back to my in-law place a few days prior the CNY-EVE.....just to enjoy some peaceful 'kampung' life with the small number of members around the household. Huby only has a bachelor younger brother around (who would most of the time not around thou) so with both my PIL busy with their sundry business, it was as good as only having the 4 of us at home!! I really like the privacy we had on these few days before the arrival of the 1st CNY when all huby's 3 other married sisters would be back. With each SIL having kids from a min of 2 to each to a max of 4....the total of headcounts actually blossomed up to 20 pax trying to squeeze into every other corners of my FIL's <a href="http://jacss.blogspot.com/2007/10/our-balik-kampung-trip-during-raya.html">OLD shophouse</a> !!!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">It was a havoc to me & ....... boy, the memories of myself trying so hard to get use to the "LIFE" back then in the big family when i just got married were still vividly loitering in my mind!!! Having said that, today even after many years, i still couldn't exactly got rid of the discomfort feeling of squeezing myself in the compact home, where you will be confined to the only living area for eating, TV or even short nap to take place .....i mean if only one has experienced it.....where u will have to endure napping with 'strangers/relatives' all around you without any privacy!!! I mean it was obviously ok for my huby as he was grown up there & it was his siblings around but for me, i still consider myself 'strange' having to live up to their lifestyle !!!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Thank GOD, this year onwards we do not have to endure such discomfort anymore as my FIL has finally gotten his guts to get a new home for his big family.....a house that is purely for living finally......hahaha, i felt so bad, i didn't even stepped into the shophouse this year!! A decision that i reckoned should have been made many years ago....considering the great expansion of the family's size.... more so when affordability was totally & absolutely NOT an issue!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">So this year, the Heng family (or rather Jac) was exceptionally 'HAPPY'....'BLESSED'.....and....'DROWN in COMFORT' greeted by the new home that FIL built!!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">** ngek...ngek...ngek **<br /><br />As you all know, i'm a " very obliging girl ". An uncle has requested me to update on my FIL's new home here, just so that they who lived thousand miles away from us would be updated with the happenings surrounded their love ones back in their home country!!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here you go <a href="http://www.mytravelsandotheryarns.blogspot.com/">uncle Bob</a>, lets tour the new house below :<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-9e.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=432345564266868126&site=widget-9e.slide.com" wmode="transparent" salign="l" scale="noscale" quality="high"></embed></div><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><p align="center"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868126&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9e.slide.com/p1/432345564266868126/bb_t011_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868126&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9e.slide.com/p2/432345564266868126/bb_t011_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868126&map=2" target="_blank"></a> </p><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=432345564266868126&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9e.slide.com/p4/432345564266868126/bb_t011_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">As promised earlier, FIL indeed honored his promised of building a so-called "badminton court" at the garden compound of the semi-D corner unit......<br />The moment we arrived home, both huby & I got a shocked to see that the garden area has turned into a big compound beside the house......as if it was meant for restaurant / little food court, hahaha<br />Then there are 2 living halls, a dining area, a dry kitchen & a wet kitchen or an outdoor cooking area !! 3 bedrooms with 2 baths.<br />It wasn't exactly a very grand interior but having to do renovation to such an old house would mean quite a massive job, from changing the tiles for the entire house, fixing all new lightings, 5 units of air-conds, painting, wire, electrical & plumbing works, it totaled up to a real BIG damage!! But i see that my PIL are pretty happy about it, everyone was i believe!!!<br /><br />When we arrived, the house was still in quite a mess with thick dusting everywhere....can't expect MIL to clean the whole house alone!! So for the next 2-3 days, the maid has done a superb job with cleaning under my supervision & i helped to manage with tidying up & arranging little-little stuffs!! Unwrapped & cleaned the sofas & dining set, arranged the sofa position, decided on the decor items around, shopped for household items that were lacking (for bathroom, kitchen & etc)...thank god TESCO has opened in AlorSetar !!! It was as if my own new home that i was dealing with ...as both my PILs are quite indecisive type when it comes to how to arrange or display things, what to buy.....they leave them up to me when i asked so i nearly treated it as if it was my own home, hehehe<br />Even my cheeky boys commented:<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">" mumy, ah kung & ah ma also not staying in this house</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">, so this is our new house </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">(</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,102,102); FONT-STYLE: italic">as PILs still prefer to go back to the shophouse to sleep</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">)</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)">....<span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">while laughing & skipping happily away</span> "</span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">alamak.....such a long stories even before starting the main point.....CNY updates!!<br />to be continued .... </div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-35340000762733718342009-01-22T12:15:00.001+08:002009-01-22T12:23:06.373+08:00ALL SET for the " Kung Hei Fatt Choy "<div align="center"><br />Just as i started to feel that the various year-end celebrations & greetings seasons had dimmed down a little, here we are greeted by the delightful Chinese New Year !!!<br /></div><div align="center"><br />Needless to mention, another busy period!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Yet, no matter how busy i may claimed, it is still inevitable to steal some time to do the preparation work in ushering this big festival !!!<br /><br />Again lets make the photos do the talking.....life's too busy for writing lar....sigh !!!<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmEDGR6K_BEywPm5qkumJ9pfq-wTyS1agbKOEUJDJPtm4x-2qANVqZqHrPn_PNpQwN39mzvSO_WtQcAmWnHHN1jOfjRzD3p5DN1t9xul-FinSoLv5LEv1Dk4Pm-7WpREfBVUu1oqMymBC/s1600-h/IMG_0454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292870641316497314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmEDGR6K_BEywPm5qkumJ9pfq-wTyS1agbKOEUJDJPtm4x-2qANVqZqHrPn_PNpQwN39mzvSO_WtQcAmWnHHN1jOfjRzD3p5DN1t9xul-FinSoLv5LEv1Dk4Pm-7WpREfBVUu1oqMymBC/s320/IMG_0454.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Our pussy willow plant</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgiYdLLxfn9LywF1EdCvzAsgE-8aXNiclkamm8-belrDSF80ZamkzJSXGWM-S_LhWTLAmFYV6gXD3wlnys9Jv8DHUG5OEjw5OnmQyvE0Dsbh-T19SItlK6n6TdnpOkWDAIi_DoxRMPHKN/s1600-h/IMG_0457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292865053462157522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgiYdLLxfn9LywF1EdCvzAsgE-8aXNiclkamm8-belrDSF80ZamkzJSXGWM-S_LhWTLAmFYV6gXD3wlnys9Jv8DHUG5OEjw5OnmQyvE0Dsbh-T19SItlK6n6TdnpOkWDAIi_DoxRMPHKN/s320/IMG_0457.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong> surrounded by some 'fake' cherry blossom</strong></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293938159867805778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTSU0UHTI2GOrG1c122jtS8kXAlJVwqNNAcIabU17axoLlSsuZstkGsxMclqFBMWGRpMA9lqMB4FnFLmuqyFrEm7mCrGIk97wrrb1Dg-ZbqajF73jpJoY9PAW2cyWTCMfVtDtMB0lzvSA/s320/IMG_0489.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>the unavoidable festival goodies</strong></span><br /><br /><br />don't worry, they were not all meant for our stomach, but as gift during CNY visit !!!!<br /><br />also the boys' <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>lion head</strong></span> was there for display this year (as they had outgrown playing with it since last year)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wlKiJ1Uh2MHD42zB9ZUQueq4zjUNLgrLnLai1m7WSsRguaO77q9xMFP6u8fd0yqcfEqvwcNDcg8mj9sDbQ_hUUh-XIPYxvsg9SXX0XgzxHBAJH4bzzeRE_YdU7YbiMFaIOXiyvtyxFBl/s1600-h/IMG_0459.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292865048021252850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wlKiJ1Uh2MHD42zB9ZUQueq4zjUNLgrLnLai1m7WSsRguaO77q9xMFP6u8fd0yqcfEqvwcNDcg8mj9sDbQ_hUUh-XIPYxvsg9SXX0XgzxHBAJH4bzzeRE_YdU7YbiMFaIOXiyvtyxFBl/s320/IMG_0459.JPG" border="0" /></a>some <span style="color:#006600;"><strong>prosperity plants</strong></span> that i managed to RESCUE since their <a href="http://jacss.blogspot.com/2008/04/lets-guess.html">dying episode </a>last year<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292865033149102114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEa9Uc2tjvp0NBiz5kvMgcVbBrOj7mMFVG1UDJN1YX8IY3ebvQq6RNZ8ynQNOMVeIOD0wutNsn67cv4RhXy-Mej7bZs5j_4b-fg1uTjUY-1lP7-5YM2UI1ySwa4nbr1fn8_vzmaX_5f-D2/s320/IMG_0470.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />some <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>OX figurines</strong></span> around the household so that the <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>moo moo</strong></span> became happy & blessed us thru out this year !!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292865040573689506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK3aY8rMslRV-1GjkBdiKAbrwxII51yLXVrlYFBFXVYORpdbVHU4GNIBLeQykQHKPG271XksbrVBvybTPnxWwpb2yndeEM0Pq3fTwub524H_07241fJZoAfZFOKxbdFAW-ADeRKvIzItt/s320/IMG_0460.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />This year, i brought home some <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>beautiful cookies</strong></span> to further boost this <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>JOYOUS</strong></span> occassion!! i'm the type that has the fondness & extra "admiration" & "treasure" over pretty & beautiful stuffs.....no matter what they are (be it food, household stuffs, display items, clothing, fashion..... etc etc)<br /><br />So, the moment i saw <a href="http://cny2009.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-lunar-new-year.html">SuYin's delectable cookies </a>for this festival, i knew i had to own it.....i just couldn't resist getting one for my home!! To me, not only that it serves to fulfill my passion for the "exquisiteness" but i was more assured of the quality of SU's creation (in terms of taste & texture of the cookies) .....wow, what a compliment there, huh!!!<br /><br />too bad if u like to have it coz order was already closed ler!!<br /><br /><br />here you go<br /><br />**<br />**<br />**<br />**<br />**<br />**<br />**<br />**<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293938134450253586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tdNswbtH6nGPzTDairWiB9vkVJbbXxzfFuGtll3ot9FckdZYDtbAimyODJuuPxW34PGaWaa-no8lMpSnH3KGpI7UpnSBYlLpTRbHryh5JHi09LFZ500dbUqZJZAyHozLFUUDvGR4bJSf/s320/IMG_0473.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Simply awesome ART</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293938139364424482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4-CPfq2vYoHCTTm7l8HYTvXbriYvHItoaWF9jM24Mw7eKydqhKeU3xKonwUVo_1mJsqKLt3kOBBcGwT0S9xeOZfs2qk1Uc6YfNR2dW5pcrbwrzMK-VzbvFi6VJZVOu9r5oQyptJp5M7j/s320/IMG_0474.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Beneath each figurines, there are different types of cookies (ranging from peanut cookies, pineapple cookies, 'nga-ku'/arrow head chips & etc....)</strong></span><br /><br />** even the heavy white ceramic tray....i love it so much **<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293938147743229714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsyK1IQPmW94kGBrF-bkikgKRQKYa8DCksSGypLGI_gbjxi2fNfXESxHwT6ZglazldDogRqJErNVV454qDpwl8zKJr6WiZGnGjL7dD4w43OnVU2dQySSb0q53Ip9mvWfpL5sUtw2wWXRi/s320/IMG_0475.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Since this year, my in-law will be celebrating the CNY in their <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">NEW HOME</span></strong> back in A-Setar,<br />the GOOOOOD <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><strong>DIL</strong></span> took a little extra effort in showing our support & welcome to the new house by getting an add'nal "<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>delectable cookies set"</strong></span> from SU for the new house!!<br /><br /><br />I'm glad that the house renovation could made it in time for the celebration, heard that they just finished off with the spring cleaning last Tuesday. Plus our hand-down sofa set has safely arrived AS yesterday..... gee i'm excited to <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>'balik kampung'</strong></span> this year !!!!<br /><br />here is the smaller set for MIL<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293950517124135922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9BuLBG8F1S4IlGeAGb5sdx-DGfAXEZFtVIJZDovbDwQ3amm-ztb06IsR2tDhMuJbADLWDgn7VkUgnfbDgOh18yuyzRYIqFLIo0UN24maxfa2OVTAC6u8KiggzxoZ-XsBfnb4fsWmjLS2/s400/IMG_0483.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />apart from that, it was also a norm to present the below goodies gift pack to my </div><div align="center">in-law upon reaching home late this Friday!!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292865041622990882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAyhE3vMNK8aG_FFh_Zpf_2cuscPb2E7UiIKhyphenhyphen-CEdat8uHdp-Jqn0L9l4E0gv5h4v-N6yZ7N6T-M7LYTzfs6avov1Hn9bEY08t0QLYsWWFPnMQZe_ZJ0RsG4BjHMPUBkP0BocltPK2GY/s320/IMG_0468.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><div align="center">I will usually include a "<span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>health drink</strong></span>" (like DOM, Yomeishu or bird nest in the previous years) but this year i bought an Korean imported drink which was recommended by the chinese medicine shop's boss! Also seen are <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Brand's chicken essences</strong></span>, <span style="color:#cc6600;"><strong>canned seafoods</strong></span> for steamboat, various <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>favourite cookies</strong></span>.......arrow heads chips, prawn crackers & ....... did u see the <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>pineapple rolls</strong></span> .................. ahem ahem......it was my <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>biggest accomplishment</strong></span> for this festive!!! Finally was a <span style="color:#993300;"><strong>batik long blouse</strong></span> for FIL....every year he got one from me, wonder if he can wear them all....hahaha</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">even my cherry blossom flower art was already on my toe........**grin** </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293968022720303858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDZ7n4MaA3kE8s9W101Q1kXZ541uU5Ik65nv7SioA1Skq6E6CnKlaBH8XTusBQcc8fKgBuUuVKlVCTYtN0dZZb_gPXlLTKSlKi8JD5L4PTqTBMUutEw91wUmQRyWg53yrpnIzDRt5FYTr/s320/IMG_0337.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Ooh ya....before i forgot, way before the arrival of CNY, we had already started with the </p><br /><p align="center">"<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>LOU SANG</strong></span>" customs!!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293961257397175122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol_MUmnAJ48Z8SIxh8TJj3EEP1gU2xM7V9jsuSd7L66w4GhSvAAIjlxur_uAC_C0zGu62vZVaD0SmyQZxsRQqs4E5ZEzyp2z8qyQvJujFfzmxGGzP-if39QbRh_gsa4WYU8RIN4cLz8f1/s320/IMG_0392.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">It was during the recent <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>1st BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION</strong></span> of our <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>GOD SON, baby kendrick</strong></span> at Unique Fisherman seafood restaurant!!<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293962114124289490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4UR_CNTv0YnADPcXv-KGD3txy_ufVnIraQvWkSYyvgwopYXdIHhWYY7T-9JlideYNVByVe6BxkMlOBHi5Von6VDGmuMcmdM1pGT3Tv42oUDxPx5qgSokgWZ8-LvBl1ZC5S48IHtt4Cj-/s320/IMG_0438.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><strong>THE SWEETIE BIRTHDAY BOY!!!</strong></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293961247696756738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF6R85ltaBShDOV1JM6n6gkh__fpohup9rgn_5f2GdcUQ56FwCT9F2CE0ckHzRH5r1i5yhizoFPOogAkUlIO0ue12sFNF_uGdxErZcNqnNR1jCeChc3_FQyKa3eh2nwNaK73Gr11hwfls/s320/IMG_0418.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">it was another time the twins got to 'monkey' with their cousins !!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293961266402845394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCoKcvhrFb9fbqDHn89R1X1hsNcM2Gm6J406Eri_Ozk9-C3p3lJNG1Z-3TyNRx_K8rtPDBzLGO9Yapb8dv1vv9yo0ufQicPjt5Hcgkzy2WHo1u5hWTzDC2yc751-R7LVqW3nuoRaaI0KE/s320/IMG_0359.JPG" border="0" /> been meeting up with relatives "very often" these few months...... where on a usual account, we would only meet during the CNY or family's wedding!!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293961269439106226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanRBOTDnFZ_3o_Lu12q3Qd5aWX0GIO_jmTLQkqXJV8O7HCNYF7IyxTqIM_q5nvpXJdYW9Qrp5Df4m2pdY9NRbU03SrP3RURdCMWYcmRcYQF7y43u2yDNE81oMGPb7unx8RT8ceflvqc0E/s320/IMG_0393.JPG" border="0" /><br />I bet you too would have all prepared to welcome the CNY by now!!!</p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">The HENG Family is here wishing you an early</p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>GONG XI FA CAI</strong></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>KUNG HEI FATT CHOI</strong></span></p><br /><p align="center">with loads of good health, good furtune & happiness !!!!</p><br /><p align="center"><br /></p>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-88429485074450048692009-01-18T23:55:00.002+08:002009-01-19T09:39:54.217+08:00My other loots from Japan .....<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Very strange....that i find myself ENJOY tremendously seeing the shopping loots of others, despite the fact that i might not have any intention to own them!! Just like how <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">christene</span> indulged in those cute, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">girly</span>, sweet, funky & expensive cloth diapers for Ash OR like how <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">amah</span> recently pampered herself with sexy & glittering heels!!<br /><br />Maybe that's what mother nature has moulded us (women) to be...admit it, we all LOVE seeing what others bought from their shopping, no?? Yes, i heard some of you who mentioned about how eager you were to see my other loots from my recent shopping encounter in japan so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i'm</span> hereby obliging your request ....... !!!<br />So i hope you will enjoy it too......<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br />Well, very much contrary to what most of you would have thought, i found myself NOT really buying as CRAZILY & as much as i had initially thought !!!!<br />I categorized the items i bought as follows :<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">1) TOYS for my boys !!!</span></span><br /><br />There are many animations & characters that were originated from japan....such power ranger, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ultraman</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">doraemon</span>, just to name a few that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">i'm</span> aware of. Not to mention those unique robots or the likes.... I had expected to get very good buy in this aspect but i ended up very disappointing!<br />Firstly, i can't blame it as i don't think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">i'd</span> been or even took the effort to locate the right place for these stuffs. I think all i cared more was to find my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">bento</span> stuffs......<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">LOL</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">LOL</span>, terrible mom!!<br />Actually, along my whole journey, i did tried to see if there's happen to be good spot of any nice toys BUT ....sigh!! So until the very last minute, i had to resort to randomly hopping to a departmental store & grabbed some stuffs for the boys .........or else, i will be dying of guiltiness if i ever came home empty handed !!!<br /><br />Anyway, here are what i got for them ..... not very <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">japanese</span>, not that cheap & nothing special..... :(<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">somethg</span> like LEGO set </span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJNOZ-FxUVovpv7szf6xSIBYdHYmfhmUZd5AOlom-Y991YqU8JpSij4sLk9MkCUNG0KbfJ2NL38OHpphmjKbuu74IWyHQ4Rfso7Rptri8BUqwW8Htk4DAP6lRW-LfOUEVGE6zoiqK-KsJ/s1600-h/Slide2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290072108893251698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJNOZ-FxUVovpv7szf6xSIBYdHYmfhmUZd5AOlom-Y991YqU8JpSij4sLk9MkCUNG0KbfJ2NL38OHpphmjKbuu74IWyHQ4Rfso7Rptri8BUqwW8Htk4DAP6lRW-LfOUEVGE6zoiqK-KsJ/s320/Slide2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">somethg</span> that the boys had long to own<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">remotely controlled helicopter</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">thomas</span> chocolate & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">doraemon</span> candy</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1Fb6kD3bCPuYdSCZXIsFTJBPthJIBV-9lKQCoMejs_yXEZbL-FJDu3iQvL1vKZHDac8An3o6SJUDoPvTVU-VtVE9xdUXvhZZUzCfCT8lsz0WmPsKnPvhRbogeghEwRTFNA7g2nbKS25o/s1600-h/Slide1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290072103715047570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1Fb6kD3bCPuYdSCZXIsFTJBPthJIBV-9lKQCoMejs_yXEZbL-FJDu3iQvL1vKZHDac8An3o6SJUDoPvTVU-VtVE9xdUXvhZZUzCfCT8lsz0WmPsKnPvhRbogeghEwRTFNA7g2nbKS25o/s320/Slide1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); TEXT-ALIGN: center">**********************************************************</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">2) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">BENTO</span></span></span> related<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Apart from those that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">i've</span> shown in this <a href="http://jacss.blogspot.com/2008/12/bento-gears-from-tokyu-hands.html">post</a>, these are what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">i'd</span> got for myself:<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">animal shaped seaweed</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBNPUz6RHYVrdo1-RwpT2kXuUveOrcDL-vwRbA3dOV6uobLGrwl599_O13Z7HyQhugYUhkAXUKwr9T_XbS-ypmnB8Jn0ZsLp2n59rPGp1JkIQVVRdK4GQHYPpA-gCtai2UPVCcft7oteW/s1600-h/IMG_0932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290069110406285682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBNPUz6RHYVrdo1-RwpT2kXuUveOrcDL-vwRbA3dOV6uobLGrwl599_O13Z7HyQhugYUhkAXUKwr9T_XbS-ypmnB8Jn0ZsLp2n59rPGp1JkIQVVRdK4GQHYPpA-gCtai2UPVCcft7oteW/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8gCe97ZDYUliE6H85zy-AqU69WGWdvV5acjdUdll_UmEU5m7fROulaKza_iVAa0N61RXiQdq4hBW5lWmmHDN4cT5TnlODO0MgYR3iaSsAAWDr75hbjPQeK22RFjOECXmt_ppWTVZ8Q1Y/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290061971806072930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8gCe97ZDYUliE6H85zy-AqU69WGWdvV5acjdUdll_UmEU5m7fROulaKza_iVAa0N61RXiQdq4hBW5lWmmHDN4cT5TnlODO0MgYR3iaSsAAWDr75hbjPQeK22RFjOECXmt_ppWTVZ8Q1Y/s320/IMG_0620.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">barans</span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQgMEYM6xzKufLK3WCxDVOoC5O-QRPKVRBZy8ytGC8gnVMVASEYzaxcJuR68xNmpt9Q8efzFPvkzkNryagWnXQcIzL7TteFDbGKBSAmSczTST62vQEDpE1cPIYgSUG3M1TDgzG-dRB1fb/s1600-h/IMG_0928.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290068576122362978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQgMEYM6xzKufLK3WCxDVOoC5O-QRPKVRBZy8ytGC8gnVMVASEYzaxcJuR68xNmpt9Q8efzFPvkzkNryagWnXQcIzL7TteFDbGKBSAmSczTST62vQEDpE1cPIYgSUG3M1TDgzG-dRB1fb/s320/IMG_0928.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyatbOvE_UcprZgttUuLoWcvJkazg7BU3TOApeZQFe36RlimAozlw4tVP6N0M8cJECSN0af64kQ40CO_1D3oN2HdYFoH35bfIXdI03nI3a5pvUzGxacCM-rPRu-vwxKW_R6DnGbL70zNHa/s1600-h/IMG_0927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290068565677840418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyatbOvE_UcprZgttUuLoWcvJkazg7BU3TOApeZQFe36RlimAozlw4tVP6N0M8cJECSN0af64kQ40CO_1D3oN2HdYFoH35bfIXdI03nI3a5pvUzGxacCM-rPRu-vwxKW_R6DnGbL70zNHa/s320/IMG_0927.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">leave food picks</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3VV9BWCPX49YSUvtdz2p5l361jN76uB36N1w8z_as6-VNTwY_u9C-4PkOGHYNazVUlOR-IUA5_-oz_hqGBMAhxEA80JLc_kx1L5GyleAlck1PmbvPuZLwhBHzVn23pqDkFt0i9cFeHrt/s1600-h/IMG_0923.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290068549087765842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3VV9BWCPX49YSUvtdz2p5l361jN76uB36N1w8z_as6-VNTwY_u9C-4PkOGHYNazVUlOR-IUA5_-oz_hqGBMAhxEA80JLc_kx1L5GyleAlck1PmbvPuZLwhBHzVn23pqDkFt0i9cFeHrt/s320/IMG_0923.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpwqtKRxUCVqm0q6aUE82oCWT9_Rs-_17sM0A3tFG2l0LRS1YvyOT9ppvFWe45_80xKxlh4l7vvZo13x4PuHJjaPilLmwNYlmRRQTtuiR5RXmcq116RLhZlwN6gQZdsZK6tMJqzfSmpdh/s1600-h/IMG_0921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290068540619823266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpwqtKRxUCVqm0q6aUE82oCWT9_Rs-_17sM0A3tFG2l0LRS1YvyOT9ppvFWe45_80xKxlh4l7vvZo13x4PuHJjaPilLmwNYlmRRQTtuiR5RXmcq116RLhZlwN6gQZdsZK6tMJqzfSmpdh/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">seaweed in soccer shaped & there was even a football mould for rice </span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ortQlO8Y3-VXiORkfGuON8UBp3h9da8FJL5aiyeb7qgBBmDrZ9xeyNLSuwwLm9zSDETReejmrF6vEZ-IBZG0-GaRqITxUyX11ITrLb3TRF29NpHfohq_xtpvHBEVMn6_X88TxsSCo1Hw/s1600-h/IMG_0919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290067017482924850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ortQlO8Y3-VXiORkfGuON8UBp3h9da8FJL5aiyeb7qgBBmDrZ9xeyNLSuwwLm9zSDETReejmrF6vEZ-IBZG0-GaRqITxUyX11ITrLb3TRF29NpHfohq_xtpvHBEVMn6_X88TxsSCo1Hw/s320/IMG_0919.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">more sushi rice mould</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhG2HL1c_c3GxmVL4C1je5Qe6yJXXMq-z4MhFyLv6pA0d4REB4bDpQcjP9Ielyawg8SJWe_FQusYA0te6WdvRINra_S_koPjTE2Iu8EaUUcilpoECOAKUpE-B2H5s1xVvMwQ7SqCRT1e7v/s1600-h/IMG_0916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290067007128706226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhG2HL1c_c3GxmVL4C1je5Qe6yJXXMq-z4MhFyLv6pA0d4REB4bDpQcjP9Ielyawg8SJWe_FQusYA0te6WdvRINra_S_koPjTE2Iu8EaUUcilpoECOAKUpE-B2H5s1xVvMwQ7SqCRT1e7v/s320/IMG_0916.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">alphabet cutter/mould</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhMhs0vl_z_NVlcQ_iRxKcXQmFD4v4irz7biqBULA6e1eZeNLG9jV5pmyuLa08duZCrpWqKUNhaXOE70tRahhLJxrTvx_1axyZhm7H_2wp32YmC0eR3CHLLBUGAG7t6pTA9zOvk8vKZ7H/s1600-h/IMG_0913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290067005075488162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhMhs0vl_z_NVlcQ_iRxKcXQmFD4v4irz7biqBULA6e1eZeNLG9jV5pmyuLa08duZCrpWqKUNhaXOE70tRahhLJxrTvx_1axyZhm7H_2wp32YmC0eR3CHLLBUGAG7t6pTA9zOvk8vKZ7H/s320/IMG_0913.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">dinosaur bread cutters<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pbGUkmCU8knTVuYxSY5nJ463Wxv4YLASsOgkZjlSeU2N2yLtK-DYM9bup8kj9FD6sK5v90kUrWvo_jxwYPseQBgRYkEyueYie5hu7aCJ87qpnSa-Cf-7A7Crmst2fA55hDQ47Gwaqoz7/s1600-h/IMG_0912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290066994693736962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pbGUkmCU8knTVuYxSY5nJ463Wxv4YLASsOgkZjlSeU2N2yLtK-DYM9bup8kj9FD6sK5v90kUrWvo_jxwYPseQBgRYkEyueYie5hu7aCJ87qpnSa-Cf-7A7Crmst2fA55hDQ47Gwaqoz7/s320/IMG_0912.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Sushi candies </span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">... cute right ...<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAjsWOhHNuEBZORE58EBpHdAhqlytGrciSrwtY2RvpECL7mo17v2mU92z5Gw021xg1nvoHfbJjuAAXuzCsa6BuRryeswG8wH_vEzkrSGTESb2rGYI9fJKYoWNk_0iUF30b8de8gcXxRZ3/s1600-h/IMG_0918.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290067013937561922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAjsWOhHNuEBZORE58EBpHdAhqlytGrciSrwtY2RvpECL7mo17v2mU92z5Gw021xg1nvoHfbJjuAAXuzCsa6BuRryeswG8wH_vEzkrSGTESb2rGYI9fJKYoWNk_0iUF30b8de8gcXxRZ3/s320/IMG_0918.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">more candies & chocolates </span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MNr442dbLgjWfCYwAOMHWCY5m65Na_5uib76iAzFSBA6BIvQ6vqyf0KfDcRyPj8niqJKxn-wr8GEzDUr5xgFza3iR4dnjClvEl1frFGG4OaO4hnJ_dRs1iBfVgvmGPLZgPHO2w_CBL1p/s1600-h/IMG_0532.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290047015084193650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MNr442dbLgjWfCYwAOMHWCY5m65Na_5uib76iAzFSBA6BIvQ6vqyf0KfDcRyPj8niqJKxn-wr8GEzDUr5xgFza3iR4dnjClvEl1frFGG4OaO4hnJ_dRs1iBfVgvmGPLZgPHO2w_CBL1p/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">these are how the Thomas individually packed chocolates looked like<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGkY4B85RSeGEGHGmIhgILdGlPQsn1bchY0bZ1n7u4621a3iE8LrhRBf6qCJH8psn1ak96MDr79TXpAeNntDuS3sFyfRhRAvO-66abM0fJCvhJztJAHVcl0hz7Bd9ZL1T-cWgEIt3aDCI/s1600-h/IMG_0607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290061956275272354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGkY4B85RSeGEGHGmIhgILdGlPQsn1bchY0bZ1n7u4621a3iE8LrhRBf6qCJH8psn1ak96MDr79TXpAeNntDuS3sFyfRhRAvO-66abM0fJCvhJztJAHVcl0hz7Bd9ZL1T-cWgEIt3aDCI/s320/IMG_0607.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">makes very good treats</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">bento</span> box</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewJxlZUJOoRnZKtbNvC1_QOtrYvdfpSNg6q3Qw1RzqDJ_T_R9oOb4w5Ahd972zyZoGBsZyOPRelk4rlxYpdN0_UZUOKiuhajg-oPrBFjbUstNsaWHn6LfCrXIe3BCUUMeSG98M0OLIK6V/s1600-h/IMG_0608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290061966562384674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewJxlZUJOoRnZKtbNvC1_QOtrYvdfpSNg6q3Qw1RzqDJ_T_R9oOb4w5Ahd972zyZoGBsZyOPRelk4rlxYpdN0_UZUOKiuhajg-oPrBFjbUstNsaWHn6LfCrXIe3BCUUMeSG98M0OLIK6V/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">Cookies in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Doraemon</span> shaped nicely packed in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Doraemon</span> sandwich basket</span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd__tNcGs4JUFBhzGZYkVnfbnBp-mYS6Rb8PxsGd-nNBTfIN66SHir29bPlTpLzKGncTZdf3hpXe1JzHgSuSPzQO304h_ugZC-cOD9s3w-6yARQqj3gBhp3X5zV6Zd6cYXjxyv4RkSeBi/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290048918366404770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd__tNcGs4JUFBhzGZYkVnfbnBp-mYS6Rb8PxsGd-nNBTfIN66SHir29bPlTpLzKGncTZdf3hpXe1JzHgSuSPzQO304h_ugZC-cOD9s3w-6yARQqj3gBhp3X5zV6Zd6cYXjxyv4RkSeBi/s320/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)">i like the sandwich basket more, but luckily the boys said the cookies were tasty</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOCqPUnNryVNs6ayKtTjXiQwyDnsVO7gIbRlabW0e66KwMgY4oW_R3dF-X87rxQyAGYIrJI3Hk9qWAKGV3cQtpXrHqns0jtE-TM2TmQB0oTknx3pChVVuj0lj3LenDj2W-iWpP1gHxIoX/s1600-h/IMG_0541.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290048906083568370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOCqPUnNryVNs6ayKtTjXiQwyDnsVO7gIbRlabW0e66KwMgY4oW_R3dF-X87rxQyAGYIrJI3Hk9qWAKGV3cQtpXrHqns0jtE-TM2TmQB0oTknx3pChVVuj0lj3LenDj2W-iWpP1gHxIoX/s320/IMG_0541.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />oh ya, i nearly forgot to mention how disappointing i was to discover that the price of lunch boxes in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">tokyu</span> hands extremely high ....way too expensive for our currency!! So i DID NOT get any lunch boxes there except the above 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Stiches</span> little containers!! Since we could get pretty nice boxes in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Parkson</span> for less than RM20, i can forget about getting any cheap & nice boxes from japan thou i had been eyeing in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Shinkansen</span> train boxes for like ages....!!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">*****************************************************</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">3) FOOD & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">SNACKs</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULEdD7FVv2V4fx8kfBJXeD0qvqFfAE8y0gTeNRoc1qEnCmcbfI9XfEvdEd3HHp7afnazy4w4fpaGliG6ukNZhb9vlenh3mtUhmnJPV_8huM_ycBL9dt9PTNeQ4aiWSplbL0sh1xotxNyV/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290047002924156194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULEdD7FVv2V4fx8kfBJXeD0qvqFfAE8y0gTeNRoc1qEnCmcbfI9XfEvdEd3HHp7afnazy4w4fpaGliG6ukNZhb9vlenh3mtUhmnJPV_8huM_ycBL9dt9PTNeQ4aiWSplbL0sh1xotxNyV/s320/IMG_0529.JPG" border="0" /></a>As you can see above, all the snacks sold in most of the places i visited were very nicely wrapped....exactly like those that we would do to gifts & presents!! In other words, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">japanese</span> was very successful in attracting me with their awesome packaging of their snacks!!! Without even tasting food, i felt like i had to own them....gosh!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">very cute & eye-catchy rice crackers</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">sadly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">hor</span>....i saw these similar crackers in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">jusco</span> today......<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">blek</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zXN5puVa3yQws_N5nBLPmcOME7_uNmFTr0KZ5uOvx9FAyshlXBV6wgXj899yVbj9Gg-oX9SKtNw0a9HCGkIVxKoiLZoqp3T3Nd2JoGQ8M1GIpdvH8R4Yodm1F7GUAp78I_gkwhijMFdm/s1600-h/IMG_0537.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290048902766416642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zXN5puVa3yQws_N5nBLPmcOME7_uNmFTr0KZ5uOvx9FAyshlXBV6wgXj899yVbj9Gg-oX9SKtNw0a9HCGkIVxKoiLZoqp3T3Nd2JoGQ8M1GIpdvH8R4Yodm1F7GUAp78I_gkwhijMFdm/s320/IMG_0537.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">hello kitty cookies (with red bean paste inside)</span> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NB-FYK7ic7Plg82h8cfVZCD8OSjisI_XNA0ibRNS6HKiLafoOR8r-OEj53go1uQdxKWwh6DIrBKHPSRF4AYzog0mSQH91F4Q56klrkwR06Xz9UHLtyvPw_jxuS7_Z7trw5gNQUdllUUl/s1600-h/IMG_0536.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290048896349010722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NB-FYK7ic7Plg82h8cfVZCD8OSjisI_XNA0ibRNS6HKiLafoOR8r-OEj53go1uQdxKWwh6DIrBKHPSRF4AYzog0mSQH91F4Q56klrkwR06Xz9UHLtyvPw_jxuS7_Z7trw5gNQUdllUUl/s320/IMG_0536.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">green tea <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">mochi</span></span> (my all time favourite)<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdgPERndeB6s84NLrdWVMOyadg6uLR2ydyYXkr-O32xmXP3L8Ivpcy7n3S7cEGc4f78dYhRTmnWChV32Ou8khq5lcviJXs7vJc1BcrSOLeA4SFnErHY1_LQi51lrl6bo69mUC-oEdvadG/s1600-h/IMG_0534.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290048889157946226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdgPERndeB6s84NLrdWVMOyadg6uLR2ydyYXkr-O32xmXP3L8Ivpcy7n3S7cEGc4f78dYhRTmnWChV32Ou8khq5lcviJXs7vJc1BcrSOLeA4SFnErHY1_LQi51lrl6bo69mUC-oEdvadG/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">various flavours of rice crackers</span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPouLxhd63LvnSRuX14izHAvjSltv0QllFp13z5mfOxOREn37LOg5Fn_Yw9tVcoBPoCFjNlOCXp3hw7_inwPD5ZP4tVvF9yjI_3snUxna07PiYeOOo7kjq1SIBQDl0JwAjTIn_Unr0VKZD/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290047012436591410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPouLxhd63LvnSRuX14izHAvjSltv0QllFp13z5mfOxOREn37LOg5Fn_Yw9tVcoBPoCFjNlOCXp3hw7_inwPD5ZP4tVvF9yjI_3snUxna07PiYeOOo7kjq1SIBQDl0JwAjTIn_Unr0VKZD/s320/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">hokkaido</span> famous chocolate cookies</span><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQCGuVXUcPUClqnmjZTAB_CHab_h9IbfdidhDlrSaj7kmNm9I-awMLhhDkG9n9g58HlTLmXc-byytOwl1749jkNUMcteyAbbzyWW4gHnLAnl_UnFbUhU4xR2aspDopl4Tnl8qCFVwv5yr/s1600-h/IMG_0527.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290046997096929618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQCGuVXUcPUClqnmjZTAB_CHab_h9IbfdidhDlrSaj7kmNm9I-awMLhhDkG9n9g58HlTLmXc-byytOwl1749jkNUMcteyAbbzyWW4gHnLAnl_UnFbUhU4xR2aspDopl4Tnl8qCFVwv5yr/s320/IMG_0527.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">***************************************************</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">OTHERS</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">colourful chopsticks</span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290046989286833282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70reohmOPAHhvgZ88-db1RNKXJ-hjIw2lHlQEq6m5Da4Bx3YT0LxcsVmOzPZp6UFm0PYOOqZqlDNyOHuFC3cwU87edOxZKUMmOcOejYVdu_9tjpCJ8b2T6pRRfvzsexmUWPChaLIcvbLT/s320/IMG_0524.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">orange peeler / opener (from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Tokyu</span> Hands)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290061984306951074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh2vgywkIF1lGNjM9emMkDVzmVmrL1YruSny2IQV9nogM3EASRZqYRQ0WjY1but0IRczRwFNE4Va0j76DkjdpbFtGmbums1msNI9rIAtF_s8v-wn0IH3Y1XvLNaSvueLF4em0AxXzy5gb/s320/IMG_0818.JPG" border="0" />i had testified this product & it is indeed 'helpful' .....<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290061977330887186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9z8sivLkkCzp7Wr6NfObTNI2ISbCFIEUpF9N8sxn6ebAvPdl6z_mshnRz602G2nrLf2Z0s2U0bjK_J-4CO3JAfZ-NarjnWoEU-isCTMmPFBi7qRA9tHJA8ptZD9xEbKIxYU5zRhiRh135/s320/IMG_0815.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290068562077354738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdTFAnztkeWwNU6SDwBoW5RtjDqMZCScfEvb1N_50-SEKceM8k42h4FfZ843roxNgwiXPLWOY6Vjcki8ZsayWl1Y4C4M7_zPdwf_U7JdJ1tfQgx1LEFEe6KSKCSTAT0WaR1AiEecKnoqC/s320/IMG_0924.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">****************************************************</span><br /><br />So, HOW WAS IT ???<br />As i had mentioned, generally there were only 3 categories of items that i bought being bento/kitchen related, kids related & food/snacks ..... though there are quiteeeee a number of them lar ........ blush !!!<br /><br />Not really many right ????<br />*** faster tell me ***<br /><br />And my justification for the lacking in other areas like fashion (clothing, shoes & etc etc...) was simply bcoz the currency was just not worth the spending especially in view that we can always have better alternatives back in our home country!! Clothing wise, it was totally out of the question as the season then was winter !!! Shoes ??? Lots of nice boots there but hey, i've never ever chance upon any occasion that deemed suitable wearing one ..... </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><em>some more hor, u got see any pig legs wearing boots & still look nice or not ???</em></strong><br /><br />Anyhow, since everything else require 3 times our currency to buy, i also had to equally think 3 times lar.....unless if the items are not available back home at the same price.....errrg like the bento stuffs ....haha (always have exemption wan) !!!<br /><br />I was glad that i managed to grab some worthy stuffs from <a href="http://jacss.blogspot.com/2008/12/taiwan-danshui.html">Taipei</a> at way more reasonable prices!!<br /><br />There end my shopping TALES from japan !!! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /> </div></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-59185668135147594822009-01-15T12:00:00.000+08:002009-01-15T12:00:01.023+08:00Wordless Post : " WEEK of Burning the OVEN "<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Pineapple rolls</strong></span></div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291346056992054898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hwJm9diAn-wvCLIGb3g02Wg-13Ag8_MjqNLkyFa5LwgXaNzRupSrzy0z2cFzt1B3V8xMl_YSZS2pgllEy-yPgqeDuXu8NT6ghluTYFMOwS59K0a7kq-QRd9nn-13bscuj59ry1e-xLzl/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Cornflakes, cereal cookies</strong></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Bhvl09eAzJVQDEeNghHsMURIy9ipISsenxQXwymILscmsrHUH_qzKC1CG-ndGczp28nguAqWKGulk-GwVFy7cmPotKu0dO0itfXhiU27KZnhLKl-h3IqdWvwznIQzyyxiKXdrriHuR4j/s1600-h/IMG_0313.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291346068840908178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Bhvl09eAzJVQDEeNghHsMURIy9ipISsenxQXwymILscmsrHUH_qzKC1CG-ndGczp28nguAqWKGulk-GwVFy7cmPotKu0dO0itfXhiU27KZnhLKl-h3IqdWvwznIQzyyxiKXdrriHuR4j/s320/IMG_0313.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-72705429019436652852009-01-11T00:10:00.006+08:002009-01-12T11:10:28.988+08:00UPDATED : What a token from *SUNSWEET *<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">UPDATED : MY GOD............I HAD TERRIBLE PROBLEM OPENING UP THE TULIP CAN lar ....</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">THAT PROVED HOW LACKING I'M DEALING WITH CAN food.....YES, I SELDOM EAT CANNED FOOD !!! BUT THEN....WHY CAN'T THEY DESIGN THE CAN IN SUCH A WAY THAT ANY "PIG OR COW" ALSO KNOW HOW TO OPEN......NOW ISN'T THIS CALL NOT USER FRIENDLY ENOUGH leh ???? </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2Z8fAsOdEkPTQRNQawJQzSiuOP0844eCq7fJtll8alf0AZfxpo4HmPdPr12AcOfG_WRi_CDZ9xOUe5SMnN3cuBtaPbiuIYh9k9F-3o3MXwrCjOdptp7mOzsMMmlH3Ef-3QkiMKq31fGv/s1600-h/IMG_0269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290022536385258354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2Z8fAsOdEkPTQRNQawJQzSiuOP0844eCq7fJtll8alf0AZfxpo4HmPdPr12AcOfG_WRi_CDZ9xOUe5SMnN3cuBtaPbiuIYh9k9F-3o3MXwrCjOdptp7mOzsMMmlH3Ef-3QkiMKq31fGv/s320/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">grrrrrr.....so geram & was cursing all the way.....u see how my luncheon meat turned out???</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XLetdUCl3oSqZVSajKzRsK8x0E5XQSfnNtTRYapgulDXDlfzShSGpw5Ux9BWg47c2mKE8l3pCBL1jYxiD7OW70o6wa-GmDCSDh84KguNSNyVgN3BAZnBBcPEpNiSkFV10LnCov13mpi6/s1600-h/IMG_0271.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290022541708172834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XLetdUCl3oSqZVSajKzRsK8x0E5XQSfnNtTRYapgulDXDlfzShSGpw5Ux9BWg47c2mKE8l3pCBL1jYxiD7OW70o6wa-GmDCSDh84KguNSNyVgN3BAZnBBcPEpNiSkFV10LnCov13mpi6/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">***********************************************</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I called this a GIFT !!! A gift that came just in time for the festive season !!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8n3C77owQ456xH2r5twEA8Hrsohhts7ysCQctgiZVWniWFZo_LbdkCIT2oDT1DMqMVLeqWe7PXiYH1Tp5zHRgHrLGlUKNvbgONK8mjl_A0EcQJxouKujFK_QrxrXJZBgJ4vMorw2XK2D/s1600-h/IMG_0242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289500169278997874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8n3C77owQ456xH2r5twEA8Hrsohhts7ysCQctgiZVWniWFZo_LbdkCIT2oDT1DMqMVLeqWe7PXiYH1Tp5zHRgHrLGlUKNvbgONK8mjl_A0EcQJxouKujFK_QrxrXJZBgJ4vMorw2XK2D/s400/IMG_0242.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A month or so before, sasha's friend asked if i'm interested to testify the products of a company as part of its' marketing gimmick as well as to further boost awareness!!! In return we are just 'encouraged' to give our sincere testimony and no 'hard sale' is expected !! Obviously i see no reason to reject it !! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>A BIG THANKS to sasha, hui min & teik senn !!</strong></span><br /><br />And of course i wasn't the only blogger invited to participate in this campaign .....many other bloggers around would have already received this same goodies pack !!<br /><br />lets check out the content ....<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeVVWRjGFi9NCg5cIp7ndVKZCBha99j6xr9gu6yu5PpIrhAW7ftCgZXy2PBzTpfJpR-JFBu_axbzVZKmVL400bnUqdYUVU-h3MYLK3ZjDSmuDv2xhXd-LL9K5SGpZxu3NtKGpqd_k56oh/s1600-h/IMG_0244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289500173796581122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeVVWRjGFi9NCg5cIp7ndVKZCBha99j6xr9gu6yu5PpIrhAW7ftCgZXy2PBzTpfJpR-JFBu_axbzVZKmVL400bnUqdYUVU-h3MYLK3ZjDSmuDv2xhXd-LL9K5SGpZxu3NtKGpqd_k56oh/s400/IMG_0244.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I must say i'm quite impressed (will tell u why later) with what i see inside, though i've tried most of the snacks before.....with the exception of the below TULIP luncheon meat !!!<br /><br />It is all acknowledged today that luncheon meat is no longer an acceptable food in our diet due to reason obviously known .......<br />yet i trust that you & I still thinks that it is a very delicious food, no??? emm.....yum yum !!<br /><br />Since young 'mader' already said we cannot eat this food too much, so my brain has forbid me from buying this for ages....in fact, i think my boys had not tasted this food before !!!<br />But now that i received this for FREE, no way that i'm not eating it<br />who cares.....eat first lar !!!<br />Btw, i'm not that worry as it is not from CHINA, LOL LOL !!!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4xwqiPL22S1tpZfvcXXCsC_FhXhnDseSBdR1kyNpiOQn3qGrgDzzYq-s9lblu-gkO4JbUmY7sgYGRgGBhxUNoNHoippofXIHEgzgzDA00poODKtA31pYTHi9gt_fr3foaY7ckFce_lyD/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289500180970852978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4xwqiPL22S1tpZfvcXXCsC_FhXhnDseSBdR1kyNpiOQn3qGrgDzzYq-s9lblu-gkO4JbUmY7sgYGRgGBhxUNoNHoippofXIHEgzgzDA00poODKtA31pYTHi9gt_fr3foaY7ckFce_lyD/s400/IMG_0245.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Next item is the most impressive part among the goodies which i'd mentioned earlier!!<br />The pack came with a complete RECIPE folders !!!<br />Although the main reason behind the recipes was to call for the use of their products, i'm still very much attracted with their creative recipes !!!<br />As if they just knew how passionate I am into baking & cooking recently.......** wink **<br /><br />I collected the goodies together with <a href="http://zekerene.blogspot.com/">Irene</a> in KLCC and the first reaction from <a href="http://zekerene.blogspot.com/">Irene</a> in an sms to me was :<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-STYLE: italic">" wuah...got recipe file wor, geng lar....good for you man...hahaha "</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTLLyIEvMaT5X2DUSeS-yma8jfTfb4q_J_mfUobuQJL0BlDeOZVXAiEU1YukRXxEQBKGqNVhv8SG_D4ksbrv0V_nuf7UojmRHHj95Yo7aJbiLbo9psZ3Hrh26OcjlLErjKEBGGMzANUmq/s1600-h/IMG_0247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289500183883191122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTLLyIEvMaT5X2DUSeS-yma8jfTfb4q_J_mfUobuQJL0BlDeOZVXAiEU1YukRXxEQBKGqNVhv8SG_D4ksbrv0V_nuf7UojmRHHj95Yo7aJbiLbo9psZ3Hrh26OcjlLErjKEBGGMzANUmq/s400/IMG_0247.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Complete recipes from main dishes to cakes, muffins, cookies & snack !!!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4CBzagAk0ekj9agqYEei3DPRjE3dRmI0C7guTp4lbSdv6MWSyCoSW0ySl5p3A_6u4Vzr0SCtnY9Ltq4hwxNdH1O8VHr5lmuSSIuBQ18G2khaMQuJV4kmsV3oNMFsEZXsaF7q-kTT9v4V/s1600-h/IMG_0251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289500193798047330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4CBzagAk0ekj9agqYEei3DPRjE3dRmI0C7guTp4lbSdv6MWSyCoSW0ySl5p3A_6u4Vzr0SCtnY9Ltq4hwxNdH1O8VHr5lmuSSIuBQ18G2khaMQuJV4kmsV3oNMFsEZXsaF7q-kTT9v4V/s400/IMG_0251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxYQhk34QBKjUaW9pqV0ouMCOy3uh2nW5EEq3b6-YIFlQZ_mzd_33xjUxH0PINrCp-b7XUjN3ML5-83cGIw-d34lc-x4TkpO1VC0DQVla0RWKHTlvqrI50ODHyb5Icghc_CXtId2Rjc1N/s1600-h/IMG_0259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289501605619740930" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgludj2yL0zcThd1EvJLCVPGhTFoevPxhjr2_K44HfjqZlws0U0Ni65JZ_Ln0RlJIAt-JKTOA62aUdyfZTVQguBr8ltPcn0Ue0IFG_lcPhsSPJo6XKq5_12eBFGgcjiLgx8BgVWwFbH8-5m/s400/IMG_0254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Meaning....??? ?? i got more work to do lar (as if i'm not busy enough......grrrrrr) !! </div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742242862973636146.post-23006943741634273462009-01-10T03:15:00.004+08:002009-01-11T00:23:08.232+08:00ASSORTED updates to WRAP UP 2008 !!<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Life's been busy this year end !!<br />Pardon me for still touching on 2008 while everyone has already moved on with 2009...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">paiseh</span> !!<br />But i think this post will be something to remember as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'd</span> never been so much engaged during the year end with interesting events & activities. As much as i had wanted more of such excitement, i can't deny the fact that there are other areas that should not be neglected ....(eg....work & the boys' school work, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">grrrrr</span>) !!<br /></div><div><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Since all the updates below were so backdated, it's better to junk them all in one post so that's gonna save up on your comments.....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hahaha</span>, so good ah me !!!<br /></div><div><br /><div align="center">****************************************************** </div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>CAMERON HIGHLANDS</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >24/12/2008</span></strong> </div><div align="center">******************************************************</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We spent our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">X'mas</span> eve up at the hill in Cameron Highlands. It was the boys' first visit. Previously during our trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Genting</span> Hightland & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bukit</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Tinggi</span>, i used to tell the boys beforehand that these places tend to have cooler weather but they were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">disappointed</span> only to find that there wasn't much different from the weather back home!! So this time, when i told them the same thing, the boys weren't really excited about it until they experienced it first hand.<br />Yes, the temperature went down to 15 degrees <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">celsius</span> even at broad day light much to our surprise !!! Finally the boys got really happy & excited!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After a 4 hours + journey, everyone yearn for a stretch & release. So here was our first stop at a tea cafe ... the boys demanded for their jackets, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">hahaha</span>....fun to see their new reactions !!<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287679421193387698" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2Q5mfyWQlbixpbK4JMoGNay_LTR1yS3giNdqTZXnV-nuHhOQmGKnLOyc82vS237ynxnc8JaYrd86waULosZC62uJ4nZ7TsbfbQDX8AT498RLMb_RS6hwZueiLa1gck0h3stSV_Zy9cI0/s400/IMG_0707.JPG" border="0" /><br />Once we were satisfied with the cool breeze & green view, we proceeded to check into our 3 rooms apartment at Star Regency Hotel.<br /><br />It was a very spacious <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">chinese</span> family owned apartment, suits big crowd....quite clean & neat considering the age of the building!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702375525966786" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6eE_-N-TKun6ss1pmj10DYV_B5zSYH_YLIV4SgQUnFVlTlEtVO8p7tp4PVFso33jakfqTqAcWuPq6W7juog8TmpsqGPfpcNk-4YJtxL8M7YbK6qmKzIx3fQPceu55yk1OIslQMrspJQ_/s400/IMG_0759.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702389088439010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8TmdhhSA41lPJOp2XOBVVp3oRnnD93SU9WsTQ4M5a7onCsd4PH_Vu6EGj-QaNrllmrx8a9LwypGrOUj21KQC8Efl603a60aQo4t_LK8jJ9XS06NMJyorEoTJp_UzfzU-QSwFPepNlyUn/s400/IMG_0760.JPG" border="0" /><br />After settling down with our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">luggages</span>, it was nearly 6pm so we decided to have early dinner. Our target was none other than STEAMBOAT <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">lar</span>....<br />And <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">huby's</span> friend who is a regular to CameronH recommended this organic steamboat rest to which we had no regret trying so much that we even long to go for another round the next day!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287697331815994226" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mXoCPFLozPAF3w3_a_7qYcjFdqzG2hYyfLFk2vr_NW9KqtkdubZR7k4lhtqt1mNw4tYE5TgiMup19v0YYasv5fPB_IRCoD1cFbNme_gXrFXRNj69ieHPnoLpv3f40n_898hpDZxqyP0O/s400/IMG_0725.JPG" border="0" />This restaurant was also featured in our local TV food program, Ah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Xian's</span> show.<br />According to the boss, they owned the organic farm & has been growing organic veges for 12 years!!<br /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287697323201852050" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ki3KLw6ivE2KKa_NdHkiVx9GD_AsbVKDwe-48S8no0pNHSuQeTekS2GOOCsV4QXMDrj0j9FB36WpUq1DfiRiANmZcU5SliLDjQFDWuCrDBfEbEWHXSWJxsxWFAY609OBMCIYQ_-79OVT/s400/IMG_0721.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We ordered loads & loads of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">greenies</span>......and ate like " cows " <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">coz</span> they were god damn cheap & fresh!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr3REqqFL7d7czBqe6fBkehSX3-_8eIwPF_oX_wcuP2EhrwE7lexSjVj5MizjS7ZdaI6pmU4ekXTwImT_ogY0vHdAWn8l0hv6EdA4fZwgjIaKiBy8W_bRo5-VM60ptfDUsVPvxvfqdSkZ/s1600-h/IMG_0717.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287679427351196978" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr3REqqFL7d7czBqe6fBkehSX3-_8eIwPF_oX_wcuP2EhrwE7lexSjVj5MizjS7ZdaI6pmU4ekXTwImT_ogY0vHdAWn8l0hv6EdA4fZwgjIaKiBy8W_bRo5-VM60ptfDUsVPvxvfqdSkZ/s400/IMG_0717.JPG" border="0" /></a> The happiest moment was when the bill came with a price that put you on a smile.....u know what i mean?? My super stingy mom also nodded in agreement to the reasonableness of the price that both mom & I ransacked their veggies fridge for some purchase...... as they were also available for sale.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZtA71CwqUuG08w_gpdU8FMEZAxl45QMBOE8vCf3VJs67PAzDykvEZ46txSSwFLoypl-iBTk7hpED_8GYcJt3XYhgDFyrHiLSPOImBPxnoKJ0jqBYRzi10u0u_UurtSE-2OH6pxZvjewF/s1600-h/IMG_0719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZtA71CwqUuG08w_gpdU8FMEZAxl45QMBOE8vCf3VJs67PAzDykvEZ46txSSwFLoypl-iBTk7hpED_8GYcJt3XYhgDFyrHiLSPOImBPxnoKJ0jqBYRzi10u0u_UurtSE-2OH6pxZvjewF/s400/IMG_0719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289364494498813394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*** Our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">greenies</span> loots ***<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287679433169464370" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7KgaNhYPclDEwEEVOgqbyGT_5u530PldyYD9w7QX4EgfZErHE5PDx-bAD_Yy-CpQW4YP714_1zNyyeaFy9sqFBUPNe1h3WFOmnNKyAkTVTnqpml9q97i1sH40hmgb7_GkBtliEF8gp9W/s400/IMG_0718.JPG" border="0" /><br />With a bloated stomach, we decided to walk around the place. The cool air kept prompted me to recall my cooling days in Tokyo......<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">argghhhh</span><br />Within minutes we reached our hotel and i must say the location is quite strategic, as across the street, there was an interesting night market which only operates on weekend & public holiday!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmhhk9NHCorpH6Zd360rWm6gRHvEFqg_tb-Rn0AiyXHcurpxnG5dGcWiB11awLKJ3XNN1GFKBuI-E3twOybESe27sotqmlAJeLxYfutQBUz0TjDvMLJ-U3gVn5i8ZVYlNbWIO2zPujnnS/s1600-h/IMG_0726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmhhk9NHCorpH6Zd360rWm6gRHvEFqg_tb-Rn0AiyXHcurpxnG5dGcWiB11awLKJ3XNN1GFKBuI-E3twOybESe27sotqmlAJeLxYfutQBUz0TjDvMLJ-U3gVn5i8ZVYlNbWIO2zPujnnS/s400/IMG_0726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289364482856642194" border="0" /></a><br />Due to festive season, the street was quite merry with many tourists.<br /><br />We did not expect to see such a wide varieties of foods & snacks at the street. For a moment, we regretted eating too full. But soon after a short stroll, we felt that our stomach could take in more food. Some of the delicacies were really worth giving a try.....like super sweet & juicy corn, both orange & purple sweet potatoes,many types of fried veggies (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">ala</span> tempura style), fruits & etc etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n_uWQcTJUR5plLCIusp4-jEVSvQ3Ntp5HkrgmKku_gGVXzWq3mmx2Ineywr8Mcg4OM7Ws4TQL24sjKdmcqoVIuQMdIvf_1KJe_xJNJ2phPfZO3nsJ68Tth1ph1wJZgTZqOKG3qJD1V0Z/s1600-h/IMG_0727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n_uWQcTJUR5plLCIusp4-jEVSvQ3Ntp5HkrgmKku_gGVXzWq3mmx2Ineywr8Mcg4OM7Ws4TQL24sjKdmcqoVIuQMdIvf_1KJe_xJNJ2phPfZO3nsJ68Tth1ph1wJZgTZqOKG3qJD1V0Z/s400/IMG_0727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289364497410236114" border="0" /></a><br />First we spotted this....guess what it is??<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287697336292533026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2ivTJpbL7cgcY1NB0KsLDkjo56iy_BxY5asY9QB0WZ-gNBTXSGOgejZfGg2CUC29llF_uKtrc2NKE1fi9n6VAMo9o-uuu2xs0bi1HS0x3moxWJvwjZfw8O_9erR5z-D-q9X3NXyBOO3g/s400/IMG_0728.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287697346654152754" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIhcpYaYqIqDDXwI4lWkaiweSx83WgzjoFKlja_2pZvM8JYpS6Vwgyg02eg6Eddcve5IC0tyw3ytLXUWd8Ue40np4r2G3okSz5qRXo4k91uKN3byiqO4X3KdmKcSEbx9fw5AjP-ojS89m/s400/IMG_0729.JPG" border="0" /><br />So cheap....so the boys had one each !!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">emmm</span>.....strawberries, nice!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287697349260872130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9yeEyQ6zgxzIpaNhpKblGwYRuUYWrIuWtKtZlEdMDvH1mjBHuK5GETdsD-9T8Zhl4vFghzqVlInGAr887OSaWOBaHCe4G2RIxbkWRj1gvkMKpznq_1jthPoUGVPGYcZa5I_ZYn9APVw7/s400/IMG_0730.JPG" border="0" /><br />Flowers were colorful & beautiful but not really fancy about it so we just pleased the eyes & walked pass!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702366978524930" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVn09EN6ehs-83nSJEepYFVwnkzlX64vrGWTjVQS_Nzbxj5MTiQhq6yx-YIr_VTlydslOOFziUgDXD7UANMnGulXvePtWnIU12tMfuUWtmeNTD0ZB6Wtu_zuBE-HfjivEASU8Ah0gNMr3c/s400/IMG_0748.JPG" border="0" /><br />Next was another famous production, HONEY !!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702356202073794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGmsb_RdTbPVLNgYIisq6TtnReEV1pcwr0Km2_se5hxMs2LhwKBXzUpYQrce4ADGgQFSUQ5SJMKRXTpau1cX-1pyIY0UH6OngL9hYmdK2oHCGlG1hEf6FBA08ROaXO2VI4YrgUhrVYAvl/s400/IMG_0743.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys love tasting the honey & kept asking for more until we were 'forced' to buy some....<br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702363747972530" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1_TG6U85lP5VfSc_73QWQKXvgfzDpswCBx4wUevjwZMwUD842g8YFcWLmKXhMVt_8NEErJWoAfZwJQCC_spV7dHjwSahX0BXb0tP0MNLIH2b3wkQgfgU56kDHoMIGWX3SeX6PTlyF6Nm/s400/IMG_0746.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The boys got very fascinated watching the bees producing honey !!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmeZJPnFiWD2-9Go_PdwcIzY_k0JEzBitdp3ICcvTnGe5gDn3IH4TlNTK-SHjBH4vsjLpuphHvVGX2IdmPXR5C7fG72kypTwLCyNOHcT-dMwwfiHwLbTVTIBtFz6A8Dw2YOs-G64qk-S8/s1600-h/IMG_0733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmeZJPnFiWD2-9Go_PdwcIzY_k0JEzBitdp3ICcvTnGe5gDn3IH4TlNTK-SHjBH4vsjLpuphHvVGX2IdmPXR5C7fG72kypTwLCyNOHcT-dMwwfiHwLbTVTIBtFz6A8Dw2YOs-G64qk-S8/s400/IMG_0733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289364508268111426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Vegetables were so cheap. They were individually packed up & sold like.... for RM10, u can choose 8 packs of different veggies .....<br />Apart from varieties of veggies, we also brought back more snacks to our apartment barely an hour after our steamboat.....our supper that was !!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">sei</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">mou</span> ???<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsGxnTfq1e_uIHFC2s-RFu3rnZFXeoGZV6FETqutVMB56YHWKrso_GgOSjdUyQkt_kU91CneMjTjiglQSVugUi6WcDjgjLnrx-qPf83zmItYMuUW2Fhq68A_F0oSlWvMhyphenhyphenGawhZoUiFdV/s1600-h/IMG_0757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsGxnTfq1e_uIHFC2s-RFu3rnZFXeoGZV6FETqutVMB56YHWKrso_GgOSjdUyQkt_kU91CneMjTjiglQSVugUi6WcDjgjLnrx-qPf83zmItYMuUW2Fhq68A_F0oSlWvMhyphenhyphenGawhZoUiFdV/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289364511215715570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As our first day was too short for any sight seeings, we had big plan on the next morning!! Unfortunately luck was not on our side, it rained cats n dogs the next morning until 11am. We were <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">stucked</span> in the apartment until noon & survived on our maggi instant noodles. So there wasted our half day.<br /><br />Our very first stop was at the TEA Plantation Farm.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287707156982810450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilobtcKqDgjGGkKQBMz5iWcyylgHYJkQErCnGkRuwm1i7CYkZSGU-YU4Wu7NJXW4iCMaZ3E9mXwcbMy818OISlrxUdtbJDQ351xSpcjOKLFocWutpyRwtVdxIfUN8EbbSXcurHE7iYJ0rQ/s400/IMG_0788.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I had initially reluctant to climb up to the peak of the tea plantation, had not that the boys insisted. Anyway, i can't stop their feet.....and was in fact having a hard time chasing up to them from the back....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">grrrrr</span> !!!<br /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287707158490402306" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RS_nMWzIcpG39zIL59GRZnPlrOoAWMGbXfHs3hYtEGRieeTwcD_KO98Sq1EqZ0MT-vNDf2szO2bWvBH50DM0bbfCr3idUbPn3Qh1C4CjRa00Tp1AKek-Q3ON1rX-RFnSIF9_xci150ZT/s400/IMG_0790.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The 2 champions after reaching the peak !!!<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287707169466980594" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbwFg5_VKARofMn5OkMzVHD5SDfF-lk6Txs7xzXoKkUCfnrnrc_P6epXJROZXH_A6JgCesBT8RuOGzpItRoiU7BflDbm2SwViUMwfSQOVaV2hnrZRF6y9qLG2N7t_8mquaVWElHtedr_j/s400/IMG_0803.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next was strawberry farm & bee farm.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287707147571666498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZlPaiRhDDS0VNxOGrIABFtSqIJ4qgc6-XSKP5BjjSFs-apCQK-Gw3-ApnRwZT_CrMpZMD_GVoxvK_y5wA7NGspptphwLhzGgXSTFzfrfcDBlyzHSti0MLfGOXclXkHQTKtk21l9XGp5W/s400/IMG_0778.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287709854091144610" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIRX65TD0x51kvuzkjRir3qQh-2LhnaYdg2w_7gQ8F2XRIn_I2lNc7cNbpHmEJ5Z4nD4BhR688uPkd7e6N8q3t0aY3KofAPGPHCvjBqM1kOw-NXbQYGhMXSpYhBlxnySdbbsORk7hsSNF/s400/IMG_0811.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The below few slightly reddish strawberries were the rare ones we could find at the place this season. The amount of big, red & fresh strawberries were very lacking....big time <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">disappointment</span>!!<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287709855480201858" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnwpo1wJvj44IGlqQNZPwUGX9GE-6GN2HfCOlzbWMnIirEZ-zwhZNd3BL31fKo1ebLaAm8ZsAqUqL7P399r52tn1UcnMi4B0WtT1SXVjmZnSFibuWX5kgtpi7385gqXpjO-lZwalcG5dI/s400/IMG_0812.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287707139094183074" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jasAl_HaVnAQybu9wzcodguYdryLsdGTp8fyLp2hpM9zOh368duZHiQCw_ImIoCIBNHM5hWtXM2joZmwVxeCGT9luQTN67v1RRRWvWwpmVJIUhvJSAPUXQXlv4Oy6UMmqSqDBch1z0B8/s400/IMG_0768.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287709863348144402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FTQEr8qyqDFuCuTitBvOqQpzibJDsxBtOahx5V0TG7EQ3UHZnQGHXkYreQQD_1xZ1y1A_BYBT1mBSILiHxY7nLZBhWte2eWPOSuSYOA2Op4o23bMbxtq3oUf_wQme7pSxFP9fWYWV-C1/s400/IMG_0814.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We left CH around 2pm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">ish</span> as we still need to make a stop over at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Menglembu</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Ipoh</span>....my birth place to visit some relatives. Another <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Lai</span> family (my dad's side) treated us to a sumptuous dinner before we headed back to KL & arrived around midnight !!!<br /><br />There were still many things to explore but our time was very rush this time. Huby loves this place a lot & said he will be back more often......<br /></div><div></div><br /><div align="center">******************************************************</div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">FOO's</span> wedding lunch at The Noble Rest.</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>27/12</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>/2008</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center">***************************************************<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the weekend after the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">X'mas</span> holiday, both days were very productively utilised by us.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a wedding lunch attended. It was that kind of "attendance on behalf" of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">FIL</span>.<br />It was my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">FIL's</span> cousin that hosted the dinner reception & since my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">FIL</span> could not come down to KL, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">huby</span> was asked to attend on behalf & since $$$ was already been paid, we tagged along to fill the tummy!! This type of luncheon can be very meaningless when we barely even know the wedding couples.... apart from just eating, ...but that's was the culture that we need to upkeep, what to do !!!??<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287709876151687234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnjJMzSiqYw763bzULrhvtPF_QGXOgB4crQncdf4yM6jbSGgRi32F-7jb36m-AlIqmVnS8FTva83NDZc5Z4ScvdR0j_dTfvuiY8QUBn8HbbOzW44US87d0SOQOE5seG3Kf7Ir_jpKmZ9_/s400/IMG_0841.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287709871717728066" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmGFnSUCUOTtRHxuBqtzkAUC4pQkMuKoRFmsyXD9wajAYkhVSIALFFox0gHeFkOrDxspLgT8B8T4GrUUD_lturMe8rxeDTBybLeyx3zkqTvsRFwrDpJeV-IK8M63EF-giBPhJ496kyJ6V/s400/IMG_0837.JPG" border="0" /> My monster monkeying & entertaining at the same time .....<br /><br />with uncle Nicholas & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">aunty</span> Tricia (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">dady's</span> cousins)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714615407889442" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5p4cb-F9nBvasLJKsvYwPsFlpi7h68pOS_BN4Wnfv3G5GvOAfnTkm2w-YZuoeoTUoda9ZDpU_pixL1brngDW2A45Lyoi-jFmgpN4FJIylmmtg1ok1kcDLTpZwLkzi9kdCvomgh7NieWYi/s400/IMG_0904.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714612924628994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissbcrwW3VwiC1wK-0GPXQQNUUC9GZapcTrFU_T7k9GxB46MbsKayWeemj0xWOebMaxvo29i37r0ac0t2xkxPae5iVUs3nSSoC06Klho7YLmf0PUPC4tyllDcqBL2tB5Ktqa9zrojxbV34/s400/IMG_0840.JPG" border="0" /><br />The wedding lunch started around 1:30 pm & lasted us until about 4pm.<br />We reached home before 5 only to catch a short rest before we proceeded to another party!!!<br /><br /><br />******************************************************<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">YHsuen</span> 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">th</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">b'day</span> & Eve's house warming party</strong></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>27/12/2008</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center">******************************************************<br /><br />Yes, the same night, we attended a friend's house warming cum her daughter's birthday party!!<br /><br /><div>*** 2 princess of Eve ***<br />getting ready for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">bday</span> song & candle blowing session<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714624459311074" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmmaposrvHXlhzm7fjqN3qFu5Alj3eAfUKpe38BUbZPVr6UcXwO2sRPt5roKuKSveAReKUfjsV2zSLgNAJOtD2SCSRP5SrDorZzaGwO6h2w1wHq5GT0RLQikb9LS-EtgjqyPviGuVM-BN/s400/IMG_0942.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Several of my high school classmates are having only daughters ..... so my monster boys refused to join into the cake cutting session, GOSH !!!<br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714622121792818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezkXpr3Auz33ugaTL_7OAww92c3gjtOsoLO3KrARAWOUBIMOKWy474pgQErMbq_oXzqiPBl96uMpNmnZyfmiJ4H1YIusQFospPzvGLnIbxR1V3xLJPQ7uuAUvK-oeu3iV1wupKQ7zaIXi/s400/IMG_0951.JPG" border="0" /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">th</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">B'day</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">YH</span><br /></div><br /><p align="center">********************************************************<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>HIGH 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">BREADTOWN</span> MUSEUM</strong></span><br /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >28/12/08</span></strong><br /></p><p align="center">*******************************************************</p><p align="center">Very early the next morning (a Sunday), we had a VISIT arranged. It was a field trip organised by Irene <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Teng</span> /<a href="http://physiomom.blogspot.com/2008/12/visit-to-high5-breadtwnfinally-came.html">phisiomom </a>(a fellow blogger from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">Ipoh</span>). Irene won 2 tickets to the High 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">Breadtown</span> museum & offered to arrange the tour to include friends who are interested to join at a special package of course (cheaper price yet with more goodies)!!</p><p align="center">Thanks Irene....your effort was very much appreciated!!<br /></p><p align="center">I had initially expected it to be an ordinary factory visit, little that i expect that the museum was so impressive & fantastic !!!</p><p align="center">Parents out there, trust me....if you have some spare time in the future & not knowing where to go, do consider this bread museum as it is really a superb place for the kids !!!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287993803955152562" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAunZIPtO77kJ-Q4DyMKwtMQp2SyFjkTKceMGSdUZNRnlKsHWAH8G_f3NdNkIELCwF4-tMOrT77Sb8-MFVKZQOerJnyaLGCYkobkD3gZI1OR_EdXAeFBASky4-MjVEqBfZDS3VLoC0oRlB/s400/High5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The tour started with a multi-media show on the history of bread-making.<br />Then we were led to the museum in a tunnel that featured different era of bread making from centuries ago right up to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">millennium</span> era....this part was impressive to me !!!<br />Unfortunately, no photography was allowed!!<br /><br />Then after touring the museum, we got to see the REAL thing about bread-making. Yes, it was the real production plant. The visitors walked on a sky bridge fully covered with glass to have a glimpse of the entire bread production line from making the dough, baking them in the oven right up to slicing & packaging !!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287723964297456402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZPIvKbrk716BXB5USoth4Cb5mjKANobiiE1DoULqfuHAD4p24GF4ctq4rrvvYYPAQQZZfocshMPVuPJxCH1XdV739m5KGUmRW-rc8rL15Lj-ebeIPFwcDTVMuRiC8klH3j-dfCfDPpTw/s400/IMG_0982.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714628610584802" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjNXyF51PsB1bTHTcONKfexHQZDKXek5sDBxT6k_0teBK3q9nEwpnl0T2WhwIxyMQnnZ4LS2R1O8pkCmgg_CpKGS-g90w723J6Z5S3Do4vdl0KoC8NwzNzR345qQd2VLQbOQAMeKwxsLT/s400/IMG_0994.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719759705527682" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qLklgz9vqZcDcRfibP2O1hRbrAzL6thiLZIx3DQHlNcjUkKrr2Nj0dyAgFVCngLzska8S-mp-vQIOD4OA3SyqaDdS0C7-y8hbj1Vn7nSXJ8j0sZxBSpltXLR4poWwmPho_H0N6ahwENs/s400/IMG_0998.JPG" border="0" /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Irene has a pair of twin boys too.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the sets "Dennis & Daniel" with "Sean & Scot"<br /></div><br /></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287723956472974354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuGsVo603VODqbM3J_WiIGrwpKGQAkBCX2UlSvZzAZ6ePsqsfpPgnIce6Cs7NAhktIqkRBNex80W6LiIIOeCJdm9qS8VAzuPW33DA66QJLjZO6CZc9glejSfVchMphkISvDCkyYVsMMrg/s400/IMG_1012.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Towards the end of the tour, we were led to the souvenir shop which sells ...... of course High 5 range of products.....bread, cake & etc at slightly cheaper price than outside !!<br />Our goodies bag also contained more of High 5 goods....bread bread & bread.....we ended up having to eat bread for the next few days!!!<br /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719767744442882" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPbg6PomIHUZ6B9h2CvHqI6q3AGshYAPw0zMegWHzUUwfVL0kuN0h6g5AMwNcRuAID5ceAO9IJk72kinsf7A2eKrKakTl2Tcn0R48PSTEEhv4NVRK_0RGOlgRJCjEYqlgo_fW2bUBk1br/s400/IMG_1000.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719773903535586" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbMIaHuuj63kocQxzZgHvhD94nG8QXOBMLMHYkE8s2G6twU9LNwE5ZyZJX6g41VpKyPh1mz2wEVjJxCvYsfuCoD8hl3zL7Ou98Oll83II4-LThQxgouLmcszc_9nQu0clD49oFOXG9v10/s400/IMG_1002.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719779976114146" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI64MAqn2h25SISoZBZYGUbn1kC5_wtwcSYUImDXFruFV-XEyoeQmLLIinn0l1Hx01p9Sd3t2QP8PHoyU7sY0-xVasD6gzpqsybHztCrMI5E5CpT2J-VjicsKqU9Dx8XqV-RUbfKqjz_h/s400/IMG_1006.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287723960161508626" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjBJy_solzkxSqvkXvbIKeYR_RrIbSJeMQxKXxa54tx_8WybyQ-MaMsQPdrJnh8PWx43IwMvJqk-jr6gkZg6QyOkoblJT0t39rrhWYzOEgGEJfqub4xQUJi1Su_55BddGh5wJfi1bkxqSi/s400/IMG_1013a.jpg" border="0" />Irene stood next to me .... she was so petite standing beside me.....grrrrrr !!!<br />The other 2 are Irene's classmates...i think<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*** Here is the GROUP photo ***<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719783628449298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL58XO4UAakc9mwob6SO4rgrEeJl5OJSEAD0rGm7e1KkaoHE07Sswytw2XKNuzbuuahMD6CXfCEI9xg92jvQOKBmEUoU9wAbkDp2jMYlyXsfV3v53qALLjYWuNsHX-fIJiqBvoPRe0h53/s400/IMG_1007a.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Supposingly A very knowledgeable trip .... but all my "monkey boys" could care was to run & run & shout about the place....sigh !!! So i wasn't sure if they benefited from the tour but bet they enjoyed the trip very much as they had made some new friends !!!<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">********************************************************</div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>ELDER SIS's HOUSE WARMING PARTY</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><strong>31/12/08</strong></span></div><div align="center">********************************************************</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We spent our new year eve at my elder sister's house as she threw a house warming party!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />aiyo......eat eat & eat again !!!<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287728300330040114" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 180px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgdskQ3_qIog9wzsmQV6hpY9EEFXEojkwU4SEtmrD8V0jSgqQXYMpS7AXmZGQnwU3X4Zysk2A8fld6PWbK0JwGjdq2URdl87te79Ed3p46Junh7wiO970DkOc9oPSfu-FE_9seYxAOcma/s400/3168733913_5b320fd7dc_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287728302356754850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 180px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22IYv64KSSSK9FNciQp1WuR_oG9vlVgiWlc4C7dDAu6nzDkI-Lx2HU8UgxLtLOIoRUVmJuEClnp_xnf6cQJFPpdzq4PZvKSfVRypHvzz71r_ZTsLwd7uOwse_D5LOl9Nx9rQ9HjFW7k-e/s400/3169478800_f9392f5fca_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287728303675500098" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 180px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaRRW5GXzeTa3DeSKIht-CtQlkgHhOfMoRRYNeTuynMKtzmUmoa7s4otGBtgRSe3hCXbfQeP9sLLRbBrE_jiW1IDDz7lryypOpfxKnFlr3wAsC7YB3mXxvR-tYdpkJlLnQqM0JTggOeT6/s400/3168733929_06813606bb_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br />Besides eating, it was yet another catching up with family members session !!!<br /></div><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287728302467600146" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 180px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIMpy8wPrF07KVgY3gQdSQj_QcEgAgaU3rCqn_nNIqVNFo_NHHY8elqzmrw8lAc96FLz4eJorj0BXj-eT8-tmcOe3ksuiOxSESt2rfsC2b4GaQl5cdgcmG6JoQRkjPrGxT-kr9xKZFpFb/s400/3169478780_b23ccabb87_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's about it at this moment.....BUT it will be continued as there were 2 more WEDDINGS we attended during this season too !!! You say our pocket badly burnt or not??<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to seperate the 2 wedding updates in the next post ..... eyes '<span style="font-style: italic;">bolat</span>' already !!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">** There goes my super busy period ** <span style="font-style: italic;">wink wink </span><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jacsshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16965059144868867407noreply@blogger.com7