More gathering

Out of sudden, this week is packed with multiple gatherings, with friends, ex-colleagues, friends, potential partner and ex-colleagues. Sometimes it is good to be at home doing things that you want, then you can have more free time to chit chat and getting update on friends.



Gone through 2 rounds, rejected 1. And 2 more to go.

Cameron Highlands Trip (con't)

Waked up late on the next day. People went to work already and I still on the bed, with natural cold air. And I didn't feel like going out without any purpose.


Some beer collections in the house. Cameron Highlands people love to drink. That would keep them warm at the same time rest their body after a whole day hard work in the farm. I not a great drinker. I always reject good intention and until one point they just gave up and never ask me again. A bit cruel to reject, but I don't like drinking without any celebration or event.


This Chicken Little toy went through a lot of good and fun memory. Do you think it looks like me? It does to a baby.


The night market had moved its location again. Previously it was at the location where I took this photo, now it moved to the parking lot in front of the police station. The night market frequently visited by locals and visitors for food, clothes and of course, a source of income - by opening a stall and selling your vegetables/strawberry/sweet corn/innovations.


I always come to this stall and order this. It is called "Kuih Brinchang". It has 2 types of ingredients - kaya or kelapa. RM1.00 for 4 pieces.

Heard this stall visited by the Sultan of Pahang last time.


Stalls selling products from Cameron Highlands - tea, honey, strawberry, toys, food...


Ampang Balik, same as what we have in Kuala Lumpur, nothing much differences.


There is a nice bungalow at the top of the hill, it should belongs to one of the foreign bank, and served as a facilities for the employee by allowing them to organise activities over there.

Suppose it was a sunset view, but failed to shoot the beautiful view. More practise and learning required.

Cameron Highlands Trip

Me and my wife take the opportunity for a break and went to Cameron Highlands over the weekend. By the way, that is her hometown. So there will not be a problem for accommodation and we normally enjoy some local benefit, for example local rate on item price which normally is much cheaper, but provided my wife shows her face when paying the money.

Early morning on Thursday (24-07-2008), started our journey back to Cameron Highlands.


Stop at Tapah rest area for toilet and refreshments.




My wife tried the camera with her sun glasses as the filter. The effect is very amazing.

After few hours of driving following the old route with adventurous environment, finally we almost reach the destination. Stopped at one of the cafe along the road. There's a few along the road, at the new route also. Normally visitors would stay for a while to buy the tea. But Boh cafe should be the best.


Another shot at the cafe with the tea farm at the background.


Unfortunately the weather in Cameron Highlands was not that good. It had been raining in the evening. Temperature was dropped to the lowest. My plan of having some jog on the next morning need to be canceled.

No more present for the next 5 years (Part II)

So finally I get this gadget, or it should not be called as a gadget? Gadget is something modern and highly advanced in technologies, and with the latest cool features.

Anyway, this is what I get...

A Canon EOS 400D.


Now busy studying the manual and user guide, and hope to master it as soon as possible, then can go Cameron Highlands for practical session.

When you are sick....

What you do when you are sick?

You seek doctor medication, and then...


Get MC (Medical Certificate) / GetampedSEA ....
(unless you tell me how it should be pronounced)

No more present for the next 5 years

I will not be getting any present/gift for Christmas, Anniversary (any anniversary), Labour Day, Merdeka and all occassions except for my birthday, for the next 5 years.

In return, I get one gadget...

Gadget to be revealed after tomorrow (Tuesday)...

Not sure I make a wise choice or not... but I am forced to take this offer.

Woman - Never Underestimate them

Lately I like to use the word of "师奶" (it is in cantonese, but means auntie). Well, not because the people looks like auntie, but I am very impressed with the power and their capability after becoming an auntie.

Look at the recent famous TVB dramas shown in Astro. One of it is talking about how those auntie working hard to maintain the family and take care of all family members. Another one is about how an auntie become the stock market god by using her auntie's daily sense.


But I most impressed on the common skill they have in both drama - calculate the price and make the best purchase decision. For example, which detergent is cheaper and better in quality, which stall in market selling cheaper vegetable....

And I met 2 of them last Saturday.

Last Saturday 2 women (let's not call them auntie here, else I will not allowed to finish this post), dragged me to The Body Shop to find some products to help their skin. Why I said "drag"? Coz I was sick that time, and so desperate to go home and have more rest. And since I was sick, I won't be able to smell anything, and won't help them on giving any feedback to them.

After checking on each and every favor of the body butter, discussion, and walked out the store and came back again 5 minutes later (very normal for a Malaysian shopper to choose what they want, but they won't buy it straight away. They will walk away, and come back the other time), yes, finally both of them have decided on what they wanted to buy - one body butter each, in total 2 body butter.

One of them (SK) asked if the body butter comes with FREE spatula.
The shopkeeper showed a spatula from another tray, and said "RM4.50".
SK said "Then I would rather use a ice cream stick" .... :-)

Then both of them found out The Body Shop was having a promotion, where you buy more items to enjoy a better discount.

2 items - 5% off
3 items - 10% off
4 items - 15% off
5 items - 20% off
6 items - 25% off
7 items - 30% off

So obviously they were buying the 2 body butter, so they have to pay

2 x 59.90 x 95% = RM113.81


And they wonder if spatula that SK asked before was counted as 1 item as well. And the shopkeeper assured them yes. ;-)

Here's the fun part, so now SK and the other woman (OL) keep on calculating, whether if it was worthy to buy more items. It was time to use their brain juice and their mathematics lessons learned during school days. (SK was very good in mathematics and advanced maths, she even was a top student, scoring straight As)

But they only able to find 3 spatulas and no more stock in the shop.

((2 x 59.90) + (3 x 4.50)) x 80% = RM106.64

The price is even lower than what they supposed paying. Plus they get 3 spatulas for FREE. ;-)


The shopkeeper looks like having more interest in helping us. She lent us the calculator. And she kept on pursuade us to buy more in order to reach RM110 and eligible for free Body Shop membership.

But we only interested on items that will help us pay less. And we started to search around for cheap product. Spatula (RM4.50) was the lowest price item, the next one was Face Sponge (RM8.50).

So another round of calculation, saved by the calculator, we no need to dig our head in calculating it.

((2 x 59.90) + (3 x 4.50) + (2 x RM8.50)) x 70% = RM105.21

Wow, even cheaper...


So at the end, 2 women and 1 sick guy went home happily - with 2 body butters with cheaper price, 3 FREE spatulas and 2 FREE face sponges.

Do you do this kind of shopping also, it trains your brain and grow your experience? ;-)