2008: A Year in Pictures.

As the year comes to a close, I can't help but get excited as I anticipate and hope for a better year ahead (Although many predict an unstable economy in 2009, nevertheless, we should remain positive). This year has been an awesome ride for me. I've come across new people, things and experiences which I can learn and grow from.

SO what will the year 2008 be remembered for? The opposition's victory in the Malaysian general elections? The Beijing Olympics? Heath Ledger, Paul Newman and Bernie Mac's death? The listing of Georgetown as a UNESCO heritage site? Crazy petrol prices? Britney's downward spiral?

As you ponder on that and on other things, here's to a great year and hopefully we'll have many great years ahead.

Happy New Year Everybody!

Stay tuned for next year!

Snapshot: Penang

- U.A.B. Building,
Victoria Street, Georgetown.

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Merry Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Hopefully your stress has melted away in the company of your loved ones.

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Shopping Woes.

Whilst shopping malls in KL are having their annual fan-fucking-tastic blow-out sales, I'm stuck in Penang. Yes, nothing beats the feeling of being in the comfort that is home, but I'm talking price slashes, major discounts, further reductions and sales that would absolutely tempt even the most frugal being to drop some serious cash on anything from clothes to tech gadgets.

This is absolutely unfair. Why must I always be in Penang when the mega sale extravaganza explodes its way into the KL malls!

I may sound like some spoilt brat who sees every glass as half empty. Yes, I have a whole side of me which is totally pissed. But then again, I've another side altogether which is kinda relieved. And these two are always in conflict. Why the bi-polar feelings you ask? Well, as we delve deeper into the global economic crisis, I can't help to tell myself that I must make drastic adjustments to my shopping habits. I don't need my parents to tell me that this is not the time to be spending. So, in a way, I'm glad that I'm roughly 400kms from the nearest Zara, Pull and Bear or Club Monaco outlet.

Although I have yet to complete my shopping for Chinese New Year (If you think it's too early to shop for CNY, please check your calender again) I think I'm going to limit myself to 2 outfits, which is the norm. Until the money tree starts to grow, I am seriously considering to impose an embargo on shopping.


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Two Hundredth

I dream of lazy days. Where I can wonder the streets or trek along the forests and there would be nobody but me. Where I can walk alone and there is no one else to please but me. Somewhere where I don't judge and get judge. Somewhere where I can be myself. Somewhere where I can dream. A place where fantasy and reality merge.

I dream to be in a place where the weather is cool and the air crisp. Where rays from the sun peek through the cloud filled sky. A place with dew stained plants and a light layer of mist hover ever so delicately above the soil. Where a light spritz of rain fall gracefully against my skin.

I want to be alone. In a nook or cranny. A place to dream again.


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Snapshot: Penang

As I cycled into town today, I just had to take a couple of shots of this 19th century mansion which captivated me when I was young. I used to pass by it every weekday on my way to high school.

- The Mansion
Northam road, Georgetown.


- Side entrance.


- Mosaic detailing depicting Neptune, god of the sea, located above the arcade of the side entrance.

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Reunited

I can't believe it's been almost a year since we've met. It didn't seem so long. Just goes to show how fast time passes.

We've been keeping in touch, so catching up over a meal at Sakae Sushi went smoothly. It felt just like last time. :)

- Sandra, me, Mei Zhi. Reunited once more.


- At Gurney Plaza.


- Warming up for a game of cards. Chinese New Year is approaching soon.

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Some Sort of Kung-Fu?

It was just earlier this evening when I was having dinner with my parents at a Japanese restaurant. Dad and mum had dinner sets and I had my Unatamadon *Unagi rocks*. So we were dining on our food when this nuisance of a mosquito buzzed over our food.

My several attempts to slap it away was unsuccessful as it kept on returning and hovered over mum's salmon sashimi. So finally...*nip*

I killed it
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with my chopsticks.


As it was hovering, somehow I managed to catch it with my chopsticks. It was quite surprising to me as mosquitos are small creatures and fly pretty fast. And I thought catching them at the tip of chopsticks would be quite a feat.

- I took this with my cellphone so it's really blur. But circled is the scene of the crime. COD: Death by Crushing.

Oh well, let's just call it...Murder By Chopsticks.


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