slurp! :: February

Silly Road Trip (lotsa fotos)

Category: travel, malaysia

Sometimes, it’s good to just get away to other places and not think about work & other issues. It been my routine to travel to other country, few times a year just to get away from hustle & bustle of daily life - get recharged, refreshed, rejuvenated and hopefully to come back with new perspectives.

However, sometimes, you just couldn’t get away to very far. Fortunately, Malaysia Johor is just a bridge away, perfect for quick day trip. Usually I would have plan my route & place to visit, but this time, i decides to forgo with any trip planning. Just hit the road and let my silliness decides where to go next.
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This Week’s Rants

Category: life, home

It must be one of those weeks or even month when everything simply doesn’t turns out right! Perhaps it’s because Mercury turns retrograde on 01Feb2008? In Astrology terms, Mercury is the planet of communication, negotiation, contracts & commerce, so when is out of phase, my life goes havoc!

Let’s start with work. Every tasks not going smoothly as scheduled and yet new issues that seems pop up out-of-the-blue, and continue to morph from one to yet another new form (of issues). Needless to say, this cause deadline pressures to build up rapidly. And I need to be on the double to clear them ASAP before work starts to pile up!
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Insommia Antidote

Category: life, home

It seems that I’ve finally found my antidote for insomnia? The Single Malt Scotch Whisky!

I’ve chanced upon this while I was sipping & savouring the Single Malt Whisky which I bought recently. Apparently, the “Water of Life” (As Whisky derives its name from the Gaelic word for “water” called uisge-beatha in Scotland) slowly relaxes and drove me into slumberland finally.

I could have easily brushed it off as one-off effect, however, my subsequent attempts proves to me that it does brings me some quality sleep time finally.

Upon further reading, I realize they not only help to reduce stress, protect against heart disease and promoting appetite & sleep, single malt whiskies are also loaded with Ellagic acid that may protect you from cancer (according to research). Of course, as with all alcoholic drinks, it has to be done in moderation.

Well, it seems like Whisky going to be part of my life for now!

Selected Readings
Wikipedia: Whisky
Whisky and Onions: The Secret to a Long Life?
It’s for medicinal purposes, honest…

GONG XI FA CAI 2008

Category: life, home

A personalized Chinese New Year Card for my readers.

Well, I have to apologize that this is actually this an autumn scenery during my trip to Beijing in 2003 (I think). It was somewhere near xiang shan 香山 (Famous for its Autumn red leaves). We were a little early for autumn foliages at xiang shan, so the taxi driver drove us to another small town nearby. Though it’s still not even 80% red, I’m already blown away by this scenery!

Frankly, I’ve been taking less photo recently due to workload. In fact, I’ve been unable to obtain longer annual leaves for vacation. Only made it to Kuching, Hong Kong and Bangkok . Probably would have gone to Japan again if only ….. *sighz*

Anyway, was looking for something auspicious colors for CNY card but couldn’t find any in my 2007 collections. So I decide to pull out something from the past, something red or perhaps orange, and hence I think this autumn scenery fits the bill nicely.

GONG XI FA CAI again! ;P
Hopefully 2008 will be a bountiful year of travels!

Forgetful Lunar New Year 2008?!

Category: life, home

I got a call today from my mum, reminding to come back for dinner this coming Wednesday. Since I usually go back on Friday weekly, I’m surprised at this change of day. Upon further talking, I got a thunderbolt shock, finally I realise that’s the eve of Lunar New Year 2008!!! grrrrrrrrr …

Oh my goodness, time sure fly fast when one is bloody busy. Now not only the market volatile, my mind started to scrabble for Lunar New Year To-Do-Lists - spring cleaning, things to buy, car & bike wash etc.

I have not done a single thing yet! ok, I did bought a teapot earlier, but I bought this because I liked the design and it’s dirty cheap, not because of Lunar New Year!

With only one Sunday left, I better think of the fastest & efficient way to complete this dreaded To-Do-List.
Hmmm … or perhaps I should just shred the “To-Do-List”,. Relax, it’s just a Lunar New Year Probably I head to indulge in my latest addiction - Nanjing Salty Duck 南京盐水鸭, only S$3.50 per plate, cheap & good! In fact, I’m thinking of ordering salty duck for this coming reunion dinner.