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