we have all heard about the sudden cold weather that strikes East Asia last week huh?? i believe this is a photo depicting locals getting excited over the abnormal snow and frosting on the trees.. this incident inspired me to blog about the four seasons in Malaysia.. you wonder, Malaysia has four seasons?? of course we do!! :p
the first season is of course the FLOOD SEASON that never fail to happen every end of the year since the civilisation of the nation.. plans were planned to react to the flood but none has been done to prevent any, it is God's will and nothing must be done perhaps??
after the rainy season, we are rewarded with the HAZE SEASON during mid year.. the effect of this season is the never ending finger-pointing, yet no action is taken.. the cycle stops and is forgotten until the season is over and then repeats all over again the next year..
i do not have a clue about the occurrence of this DENGUE SEASON, it seems to happen rather randomly huh?? anyway, it's a no joke thing especially after a friend told me how he survived from dengue.. i heard drinking the juice directly from papaya leaves helps..
lastly, we have a season that is not a cause of the nature.. the ROADBLOCK SEASON that happens around festive seasons, and especially in secluded places.. even if there isn't a "BERHENTI PEMERIKSAAN POLIS" signboard to signal an officially permitted operation, drivers still respect the hardworking police by slowing down and giving full cooperation..
we have all heard about the sudden cold weather that strikes East Asia last week huh?? i believe this is a photo depicting locals getting excited over the abnormal snow and frosting on the trees.. this incident inspired me to blog about the four seasons in Malaysia.. you wonder, Malaysia has four seasons?? of course we do!! :p
for the next few photos, just ignore how the food were shot.. because they are not for foodie purpose and i am not here to report what we are eating almost everyday, but rather on how food are getting more and more expensive, until this stage i find the price very unreasonable..
as soon as the new year has begun, many eateries quietly increased their prices on food.. generally 50sen in kopitiams and RM1 in fast food chains.. i still think RM5 for a bowl of noodles like the above is quite acceptable, but now selling at RM5.50-RM6.00, i actually find them very expensive!! together with the most "grassroot" drink (like my cina teh ais above) to go with the food, i am dying to know how could one family survive with just RM41.60 spent on food for an entire month??
so what's a better choice for me?? probably go for chap fan but limit myself to take just one veggie and one meat at most, which i think is good enough for my appetite.. charged at RM4.00-RM4.50 with free and unlimited servings of soup, chinese tea and water.. a meal under RM5, that really seems like a smarter way to eat!! :p
alternatively having two pieces of roti canai would be great too.. i only like the plain roti kosong which is sold at about RM1 a piece, though the size and thickness have been greatly reduced due to expensive ingredients, i still think they are economical to eat.. with a cup of lime juice, all for only RM3.40, even an extra piece of roti won't hurt much.. we do not need to eat 2kg of diamond grade wagyu beef worth RM19,284.80 in just one meal, yet we are contented~~
for the next few photos, just ignore how the food were shot.. because they are not for foodie purpose and i am not here to report what we are eating almost everyday, but rather on how food are getting more and more expensive, until this stage i find the price very unreasonable..
i guess it has been quite some time we have not had "game post" huh?? anyone miss playing them?? or anyone hate to see them?? hehehe.. okay lah, since it's Friday so let's not have anything difficult to digest but just play a game.. simply guess what the objects are in the photos below, relax your mind and have a great (long) weekend ahead!! :)
i have got nothing special to blog about hence i scanned through my posts history to find some inspirations.. i realized i only have 3 pathetic posts for October 2006 when i was in HK, that is the record holder for the most unproductive month, what happened??
i linked that back to my photos archive, it seemed i've been to many places and got lots of photos yet i did not even bother to blog about them!! haha.. okay, maybe i shall choose some not-so-touristy events and put up a few photos to share with everyone here..
[2006.10.07] this should be around mid-autumn and there was this Lantern Gala at Victoria Park.. Victoria Park where?? you probably have gone shopping in Causeway Bay but never been to this park just across the road.. anyway, beautiful huge lanterns huh??
[2006.10.07] okay, now this guy is none other than yours sincerely 10 years ago!! OMG, so young, so slim, so energetic, so acrobatic!! hahaha.. BTW, pardon for that tired and filthy look, i guess we just got back from Lantau Island.. :p
[2006.10.14] i still remember my colleague told me a day earlier that there was this LKF Carnival over the weekend.. so i went there and it was so packed with people, there were parade, performances, music, games, food and drinks.. it was fun!! :)
[2006.10.14] that was obviously an eye-opener for this kampung ah-pek who has not been to such a carnival before.. if not mistaken i paid HK$50 for that pint of beer because i like that container, now where did i keep it?? most likely i left it in HK, sobs sobs~~ :(
i have got nothing special to blog about hence i scanned through my posts history to find some inspirations.. i realized i only have 3 pathetic posts for October 2006 when i was in HK, that is the record holder for the most unproductive month, what happened??
i watched this movie last weekend and i realised i actually like watching this kind of disaster movies.. not that i like to take joy in other people's misfortune, but instead it is how the actors survived through all odds that i find very inspiring and encouraging.. of course, the last part when they were rescued and finally met with their loved ones again, i always cannot resist (secretly) shedding tears, hehe!! :p
this was another movie i watched last weekend and i also realized i actually like watching Thai love comedy.. the actors are often good looking and most importantly i think they give very lively acting that make you feel like they are just any Tom Dick Harry around you.. other than that i always like the humor they plotted into the story, always so entertaining.. :)
ooopss, not another one, i did not watch this actually but just included this movie here for a discussion, hehe!! i rarely watch HK production in cinemas now, unless they are beyond the two considerations below..
i do not like their "90-min prototype" and i would be more happy to fork out RM16 for a movie at least 120-min long..
i am quite upset with the many storylines which convey little meaning yet with lots of nonsense added as jokes.. take for example those CNY movies, i definitely won't go in to watch them at all..
i watched this movie last weekend and i realised i actually like watching this kind of disaster movies.. not that i like to take joy in other people's misfortune, but instead it is how the actors survived through all odds that i find very inspiring and encouraging.. of course, the last part when they were rescued and finally met with their loved ones again, i always cannot resist (secretly) shedding tears, hehe!! :p
i went for a short trip over last Christmas and one of the major itinerary was to make a visit to this place in the photo.. there are mountains and water and greens, do you find it beautiful??
hehe, i wonder if you thought it was somewhere overseas?? now look at this photo which was taken from another angle, aren't those houses and coconut trees suggesting you that it is entirely Malaysia?? hehe..
and a little mountain stream running next to it.. alright, it is actually the farm of a friend of mine in Ipoh, who has recently ventured into agricultural business and invited a few of us to drop by for a visit..
these are the pepper plants in neat rows.. i was told that both black peppers and white peppers are actually from the same pepper plant, they are not different species, just that they are processed differently.. oopss!!
these are passion fruits still dangling on the branches, obviously they are not ripe yet.. i always thought passion fruits grow on trees like oranges, but what i saw told me the fact that they grow like grapes instead.. oopss!!
well, this huge pomelo is very obvious and need no further explanation, right?? okay, i know you wanted to ask this, nope, i did not pick any fruits out of the farm at all, haha!!
i think these are loofah?? yeah, i googled and yes, loofah (or luffa) indeed.. and for those who are used to scientific names, luffa aegyptiaca it is..
seems to be an observatory deck but nope we uncles did not climb up.. i actually find it cool to have plants growing all over the surface of the pillar..
other than plants, my friend has also got chickens there!! free-range chickens that are fed with mulbery leaves and worms only.. is that why they look healthy with a nice color tone??
oh, some (mini) lobsters in the pond too!! however, i was told that they are actually just experimenting but struggling with these lobsters as they did not survive long, everyday they have to throw away dead lobsters from the ponds..
i went for a short trip over last Christmas and one of the major itinerary was to make a visit to this place in the photo.. there are mountains and water and greens, do you find it beautiful??
[SK/0617] BLOGGERS AWARDS MMXV.. it's the time of the year again!! i know some hate this, but no matter what, the show must go on, haha!! we have had too many flashy things for the past years, so this year i will make things simple and straight forward (i mean the announcement, not the rules, haha!!).. just click on the picture above and you will be able to see the charts, the top bloggers as well as the winners all at one glance!! yes, winners of (cheap quality) handmade personalised music CDs, that is my signature rewards to my readers, remember?? finally, let me THANK EVERYONE OF YOU for your support to my blog, i really appreciate that.. with this bloggers awards, it draws an end to 2015, let's start all over again from this post and make 2016 an even more exciting year of blogging!! we shall see who's the king again next year for [SK/0617] BLOGGERS AWARDS MMXVI.. :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR folks, hope everyone had a great new year's day and a wonderful year 2016 ahead!! being the first post of the year, of course it has to be comment-charts related right?? i know you have been excited, hehehe.. i'm here to announce that all charts for year 2015 are now finalized and that also means commenting for the posts are also closed, you do not need to spam more at the 59th second as new comments shall not be taken into account anymore.. the chart webpage is back to normal updates and you may access the latest information again.. while waiting for [SK/0617] BLOGGERS AWARDS MMXV to happen at 8:38am on 7th January 2016, here i present you with a summary of the top 3 commenters for every month in year 2015.. they sure are superhuman, don't you think?? give your applause to them!! :)
