Team Building Q1 2008

Posted by CS

It had been a while since I went for another project in other building. And the relationship between me and the teammates doesn't seems close enough. There are few new comers that join our team who I rarely deal with.

The teambuilding is the activities that helps to pull everyone together, chat, play, share, and enjoy. We will get to know each other more.. And me.. I talk a lot. Non-stop one... so most of the time... I talk craps and jokes a lot...

And the teambuidling did serve its purpose this round. We went for the Spice Garden at Tanjung Bunga at the morning. We have our breakfast at a perfect sea view platform in the Spice Gardem who charge us RM5.

Here is the place where we had our nasi lemak and tea. Nice view and feel so relaxing. Having nasi lemak with enjoying the beautiful scenery. But too bad.. the poor photo shooting skill killed it.




After the yummy nasi lemak, we proceed to our spice garden tour without tour guide. The public relation personel did approach us during breakfast and as if we wanted to have tour guide on the garden tour.

Due to previous bad experience on the tropical fruit farm on previous team building, where the tour guide can tell us a 15 min story on durian tree or corn. So we felt very boring. So this round, we turned it down.

So we went to walk around the garden and read the intro about certain herbs and spice written on the notice beside those plants. And it is very boring, but yet very challenging, you need to walk uphill, down hill, cross bridges, ponds, small river, gates... and many more. The air is very fresh and make us so refreshing.

We forgot about our work, calls, timeline, projects updates, weekly report.. almost everything.... We enjoy the garden walk so much.

But we regret about our decision of having NO Tour guide. As without the explanation, we had missed out a lot of hebs or spice which might be very useful under certain condition. I would suggest you to get a tour guide if you plan to pay a visit there.

Here are some photo I shot during the Garden Walk..

Lian Hua

Kacip Fatimah

Tongkat Ali

Herb

Bamboo Trail

Bamboo

Coconut Shell


After the walk, we went for lunch at G-Hotel. Nothing much to tell about the food. I did only few photo shooting before we start our lunch as I am too hungry to grab all the food. Sorry.... hihi..

2 comments nia.. I need more la • at Friday, February 29, 2008

29th Feb 2008 - Special Day

Posted by CS

Today is 29th Feb 2008, it might not be special to someone, but it is very special for me.

Why it is so important? Only once in 4 years make it so special? Yes. it did. But partially only. Huh?!!! then where is the other partial.

Today is my mother-in-law's birthday. So we celebrate birthday with her, which is so uniqie, once in 4 years.

We went to Golden Triangle at Auto City to have dinner with my parent-in-law. I will blog later on the food we have there. For me, it is not as good as what I think of, but it is not on their food.. guess wat... later la.. later only blog la..

Beside this, how I spend this special day? Me a?..... I went for team-building today. We went to Spice Tropical Garden at Tanjung Bunga, then went for buffet at G-hotel and later go for movie...

Nice right?.... but not as nice as u can think of. It is out of my expectation. But most important is we did gather together and enjoy the moment together..

Will blog more on the event later... Just to get this blog dated this special day.. hihi....

0 comments nia.. I need more la • at Friday, February 29, 2008

Lim Teh (Drink Tea)

Posted by CS

I can't denined that I am old fashion guy, I like all kind of traditional stuff. Tea is one of my favourite.

Ya, tea is not only for old folks, but not many youngster like it. What I mean is chinese tea...

But I like it so much, it makes me feel calm. If I have something to think of, or something to decide, I will get myself some tea, while having it, it helps me feel relax and will help to flush out everything stuck in my mind.

And it helps me to think it in a better way and leads to a better decision. But I am not rely on those tea all the time...

But it is a good way for me to relax, after the whole day of heavy works, tired in term of physical and mentally...

I always wanted to have my own tea set, and comfortable table set at the balcony, having a good senery with a cup of tea on ur hand...

Imagine it.... wat a life..... imagine it again... is that amazing?!!

okok.. back to real life........

This is my tea set.... "lao ia" one.....



I am not expert in the tea drinking as well as tea serving. The procedure of serving, type of tea leaves, tea of pot, taste of different tea, and many more I need to learn.

I need to learn the correct way of serving and know how to appreciate those tea rather than "swallow" them into my stomach... wasting them...

I will blog more about the "Lim Teh" stuff here while I am learning on this.. If you are tea lover too, tell me and teach me, we can have some disccusion there.

6 comments nia.. I need more la • at Wednesday, February 27, 2008

I can't hear from you

Posted by CS

ya.. i can't hear from anyone... few weeks back i am having difficulty of hearing... ya.. i can't hear clearly from one of my ear, which is the right ear..

I didn't care much about it until.. i about to hear nothing..

I went for a doctor checkout on last Wednesday and doctor found something stuck inside my ear and will eventually blocking my ear from hearing anymore....

She is using a tool to look into my ear.. I dun know what is that called at first.. after check on the internet.. it is called "Otoscope"...

She told me she will give me some medicine to drop into my ear for 3 days, and ask me to come back to do the ear cleansing...

The medicine I drop into my ear make me totally hear nothing; make me even suffer... but after a while it become better.... The medicine she gave is intented to soften something that blocking my ear..

After 3 days, i went back for the ear cleansing.... U can't imagine how it felt. The doctor is pumping some kind of liquid into my ear... flusing out everything that is blocking it....

Imagine again... there is liquid pumping into ur ear... and flushing out everything inside...

When I told this to one of my friend, he asked me if flush in one of the ear and flush out from the other one.. like what we saw in the cartoon.... :(

and it is not funny.... After cleansing both of my ear, I feel much more better on my hearing....

But I feel something wrong again.... my hearing improve too much... and i can hear all the rubbing sound crispy clear... I mean too clear until irritating... I can't hold it anymore.. I can't concentrate on anything now..... I can even heard the air flow from my nose while I take my breath. Can you imagine that?

It become worse when there is wind blowing on those plastic bag.... OMG.... I can't take it..... I believe I had get used to the previous condition. Now it is much too clear for me....

Now, I used the tissue to cover my ear to protect it from those irritating sound.. I heard from my boss, she said there is some one commit suicide because of this....

I think I better go to see doctor before I get mad and start to kill someonee... specially who is making noice around my office...

6 comments nia.. I need more la • at Sunday, February 24, 2008

Jalan Jalan At Kek Lok Si

Posted by CS

Honestly I never been to Kek Lok Si during the CNY. I am being told that the lighting and decoration during CNY is a MUST see scenery. My wife went there every year with her family.

So this year she wanted to go as well, we had talk about this since before CNY. But we are so bz until we forget about this until we recalled on the 15th of Lunar CNY. We decided to go on Chap Goh Meh which we thought is the last day of the lighting.

We dun wan to miss the show. Right after work, we went for our dinner at Farlim area. We were stucked at traffic around Greenlane and Farlim. We get impatient stucking in the traffic. We afraid we going to stuck again around Kek Lok Si area.

We stucked for 45 min at traffic before reach the place for dinner. We feel so tiring and plan not to go anymore, may only pass by and see see only.

But after reach there, not much traffic and I am able to stop by the road side to snap the photo. My camera not advance, my technique also bad, so that's the photo i get. :( .. It is so nice watching with naked eye from the bottom. We can't hold it anymore.


We decide to go up there as there is less traffic at the entrance. GO GO GO....

After 2 min ride, u know wat.... STUCK..... stuck UP HILL....

OMG.. i can't u-turn, i can't change my mind.... so i need to keep on going.... Hopefully it will be smooth traffic along the way.

Who knows? Stuck from down until uphill. I am driving a MANUAL CAR....... please.. is MANUAL.... my leg a..... and my lovely car a.....

my car seems can't take it as I stress it too much. The road is so steep.. uphill ma..

my car start making complaint with some burning smell... I believe i stressed it way too much. I just hope i can get car park and get him a rest for a while before going downhill....

After 20 min of hill hiking, we managed to get a place to park. It is not a car park, just by the road side.. some more ask for parking fee of RM2.00....

No choice....... since already go uphill sure need to go to look look and see see la.. right?

As we go until the top hill (Guan Yin) where the octagon tower is still under construction. Is kind of risk to go there. It shud had closed for visitor.... risky.

There is no much view from the top, only Air Itam night view... NO Kek Lok Si View.... :(

We need to take the cabel car to go down lower stage to have a better view.... but RM2.00 for the cabel car..... NO WAY... it is not worth... And we found out the lighting will on until 28th Lunar CNY. So.. we will come back again when it is not so crowded....

But at least we still have Guan Yin view. Very nice..... There are a lot of lantern hanging around the area, I just get the shot below... Sui right?



We found the some kind of "Tree of Wishes", where you get a ribbon and write your name base on wishes you want, and tie it on the "Tree of wishes".. Hoping all you wishes will come true...... see how many wishes "Guan Yin" had to read.....



After we prayed, we went home.......

We WILL BE BACK..............

10 comments nia.. I need more la • at Friday, February 22, 2008

Parking Luck No Luck

Posted by CS

Just came back from lunch with my wife, it is hard to get car park after went back to office area, as most of them go out at 12.00pm and come back at 1.00pm.

I came back around 2.00pm after an hour lunch at Sunshine market.

Don't know if you believe in luck on car park hunting. I believe in 100%.

Sometimes, something make u to take this turn rather than the next one, leading you to a empty car park slot. Sometimes you saw a car came out from the car park space after you past the entrance of the particular lane. Or sometimes you feel so lucky to spot one of them and when about to reach there, someone just take it.

Just now when I am on the way of car park hunting, I saw an old indian guy waving at me telling me he is moving out. But I can't get the slot right away as at wrong direction.

What to do, I need to turn a big round to get it. I drive fast to get there trying to grab the slot. But when I am about to reach there... OMG!!! Another car is in front of me waiting for the indian guy. I am thinking, what a BAD day..... Need to go all the car park hunting again.

But the indian guy didn't move the car out from the place as he saw the car waiting is not in red color (my car's color)...

The car in front of me got no choice, so it left. Once it left, the guy reversed his car and leaving the blank slot for me....

What a lucky day.........Your luck play an important role. Believe it or not. It is.

7 comments nia.. I need more la • at Monday, February 18, 2008

In Memoriam: Les Chang (1968 - 2008)

Posted by CS

I dun know what to say, I had met this guy twice, first time on the January Fotokrazy gathering and the other one is on the dog agility contest.

But now, he no longer with us. He is being attcked by 2 person (road bulies)from the back around Nam Hua Yee Hospital after he get his regular treatment. He went in coma and gone.

I get to know about the incident on Sunday night and able to get hold of Albert on the incident and his condition. And according to doctor, his condition is not good and may not be survive until tomorrow.

I plan to pay a visit on him on the next afternoon (Monday), hope to see some miracle happen. But it is not. He passed away at morning 10.55am at GH Penang.

I am so down and sad. He is gone now. hope he can RIP. We will remeber you always.

More information on the funeral.

In Memoriam: Les Chang (1968 - 2008)
FotoKrazy.com - Tuesday, 19 February 2008

© FotoKrazy.com

2 comments nia.. I need more la • at Monday, February 18, 2008

Help!!! What we call this in Mandarin? Hokkien? Cantonese?

Posted by CS

I believe, because of our life style in the bz city, it is difficult for us to balance between the bz working life with the healthy life style...

It is difficult for me too.... A lot of time, I work late... surving net late night... and blog late too... It is not healthy at all...

But thing changed after my wife is pregnant. Now I know I must take a good care of myself and my health. Else how I am able to taken care both of them in the future.

Since then, we will go to the store near to the Batik Store, Pulau Tikus to get our favourite fruit juice there.

Yes... we get there from Sg. Dua just to get the fresh fruit juice....

Our favourite is Dragon fruit mixed with pineapple. But that day, no dragon fruit, wo we choose beetroot instead.

What is beetroot?? See below lor...

Beetroot in plant

But hor, what is the Mandarin name for beetroot? How about Hokkien, or Cantonese... Anyone know?

Tell me tell me tell me.... PLS....................

9 comments nia.. I need more la • at Thursday, February 14, 2008

Lou Sang: Day before CNY Eve

Posted by CS

IT had been long time I did not update my blog. Kind of busy on other stuff.. Very pack week until both my blog is abandon for days without new post.....More and more post coming in later.....

This had been the 3rd year we are having the reunion dinner among our friends in the office before Chinese New Year. We didn't have one last year as I am at US. Wonder if the rest is having one.

But the every year, ppl that sit around the table change from one to another, year after year; people start to leave the company as well as Penang and of course we have some new folks to join us as well.

Wonder if we can have the same face gather together for the reunion dinner.

There is nothing I can do to stop from changes. I would only wish to have it.

As usual, we eat, eat and eat. This round we go uphill to the Pearl Palace Restaurant to have their famous "HU LO" (Fish Steamboat)....

Lou Sang is the MUST have event during the reunion. So we get one as well this year. like this....

After adding those crispy chips, lime juice, and etc... we start our "Lou Sang"...

Lou AH Lou... Lou DOU Fong Shang Shui Hei........

Who get the highest mixed, will get highest pay next year.... :p

Personally, "Lou Sang" is not my preference. As I dun like those artificial coloring on the dishes. But still, I did take some.... :P

My main target is my fish steamboat.... So yummy... I like it the most... U must try at least once.....

2 comments nia.. I need more la • at Monday, February 11, 2008

Another women in daddy life

Posted by CS

I got this when I read one of the blogger post thru the innit, please read slowly..... it is ..... :(

A woman wanted to call her husband on his hand phone but discovered that the battery on her hand phone was dead.

So she instructed her young son to use his phone to pass an urgent message to his daddy.

After junior called, he told his mummy that a woman had picked up daddy’s phone the three times he tried calling.

Angry, she waited impatiently for her husband to return from work and, upon seeing him in the driveway, rushed out and gave him a tight slap.

And then another, for good measure.

People in the neighborhood saw the commotion and came out to see what would develop further.

Noticing the gathering of neighbours,the angry woman asked her son to tell everybody what the woman on the phone had said to him when he called.

Junior said: ‘The woman’s voice said, ‘The number you have dialed is currently not in service. Please try againlater.’

I can't hold myself laughing..... even until now...



It is a good one for early morning to bright up my life.

6 comments nia.. I need more la • at Monday, February 04, 2008

A Heavy Month for our wallet and purse

Posted by CS

CNY is a tough month for me, why? I just got married last year and this year is time for me to contribute in the "Ang Pow" giving..

I had received ang pow for past 28 years and this is the year where I start to contribute in the act. Previously dun know how heavy it is for our parent and others until I become one of them. That's the reason why most of the married couple didn't feel excited about CNY... A Heavy Month for our wallet and purse.

On the top of those Ang Pow, I had another one additional expenses, CAR Repair. My car suddenly " on strike ".....

It happened last week. The door can't open using the remote control and need to use the manual way to open. While pressing the alarm, I heard some weird sound from the door side. I know something had gone wrong....

It is time for my "2nd wife" to meet the foreman,..... after doing "operation" to checkout internal part, one of the motor latches is broken into pieces and causing the motor can't do her job to pull and push the central locking.

OK... so now wat? Change new one lor...... I tot it will cause me around hunderd bucks but it turn out to be RM30... phew~..... relief...

RM30 not much ma.... so cheap...Ya RIGHT.... it is...



But something came out next... My alarm siren gone for years and I didn't wan to repair as I tried few time repairing it and gone after a week or 2. So I give up... But since I had go for the foreman, so one time deal la, repair the siren at the same time.

At first he tot my honey had problem on the throat (Speaker), so he said the speaker plug too near to the engine, cause the speaker can't hold the heat and broke down..

OK? then wat? Change new one? OK.. How much ? RM35. OK.. reasonable... DEAL!!


After doing all the re-routing on the speaker, but STIL my wife can't scream for help when we ask for it using the remote. NO SIREN!!!!!!!

WTH, now problem came...... he also panic. He suspected something else..... So he said he need to do full body checkout.. ok.. go ahead...

Then wat.,.... ALARM MALFUNCTION.... Then.. Wat?!!... Change new one la.... HOW MUCH?!! RM200?!! Wat?!!!!! $%^$%^%%##^%#^$%^$

ok.. Forget about it.... let my wife remain silence..

So total charge me RM30. Later I saw they provide the car polish and waxing service as well. Then.. "GATAL" lor... since I let my wife remain silence, but at least need to give her some cleaning and make-up la. So I ask la.. how much.... RM150

I nearly fainted on the spot.... but I think I had long time didn't wash and polish my car which is in red color, so .. OK la....

Gone another RM150.... Sakit pocket.....

9 comments nia.. I need more la • at Sunday, February 03, 2008

less and x-less

Posted by CS

Honestly, I am not good in English vocab and I believe most of you might had notice that. I am on my way of improving to be better and better.

For me, language is just a tool to communicate between 2 party or more. It served it purpose as long as the one listening or reading knowing what you are trying to tell. Right?

Few days back, while we are having meeting with the team members of my company, the chairperson is sharing her laptop while capturing meeting minutes. We did discuss about to submit something without the quantity on it which might lead to some issue.

So she is trying to use some fancy language which making sense to me, this is what she wrote.

To check if the submission with quantityless is doable.

Had u notice anything? Ya right, the quantityless...

Right after she type this, one of my good friend tot that it is less quantity which is not the actual meaning on what we had discussed. So he pointed out and ask her to change to without quantity.

So I am wonder if this is the correct vocab by using the -less at the end of word to make it a negative statement?

Anyone can help on this? I really wan to know..

Paperless => without paper
Speechless => nothing to tell
Careless => didn't care

Quantityless ==> Anyone can help?

5 comments nia.. I need more la • at Friday, February 01, 2008