Bead Story

I attended my first bead jewellery making class at Beadazle on Sat.(13 June). Here are my first 2 piece of assignment: a 3 -tiers necklace and bracelet. Will get Swarovski bead for self practising session. Do anyone know of a good supplier in Klang Valley (PJ/KL)?

Curry Chicken with Bread (Kampar)

We stoped by Kampar while on the way back to KL on 31 May 09, had a late lunch at "Roti Ayam Yau Kee". This is an old shop but enjoy quite a good business, I guess mainly due to its special dishes called "Roti Ayam". For alternative, you may choose to have "herb" filler, but Jason and I still prefer the original "curry" flavour, not very spicy though.

Gathering at MidValley

Long time didn't see Mei Mei and Chee Yan, we have gathering at MidValley. Mei Mei was accompany by her hubby Pang & daughter Yun Ning. Yun Ning is such a lovely girl who already can sing at this age of 2 (baby girl learn thing faster, I guess). Chee Yan's son is called Yu Ran, so adorable, he seems to enjoy the window shopping a lot:).

It was a terrible crowded day at MidValley may be because it was a public holiday, that is why I seldom travel to MidVelly. Anyway, Jason and I bought 4 tickets for the concert of Super Band, which will perform on 1 August. Melissa and Kiat will go with us. Super Band, here we come!

夢想忽然復活了

“生活还是千篇一律，梦想到哪儿去了？上班难道就只为了争名夺利吗？”30岁以上的上班族或许会对这些问题感到有些熟悉、有些麻木甚至有些沉重。星期六晚观看“死了都要卖”(Sell　Out)时，我总觉得“梦想”这主题变得越来越鲜明，片中其他的元素如：烂笑话、Manglish、精彩的翻译、歌舞、拍摄手法全都变成陪衬品而已。

或许，有些观众会觉得这是一部歌舞片，娱乐性不俗，还有生活中的笑料俯身皆拾，有时是令人噗嗤一笑，更多的时候是发出会心一笑…但我在笑声中还是感受到电影有意无意中散发的淡淡哀愁：华校生在英语为主流的工作圈中发展困境、大集团唯利是图、人性的不择手段，华人社会千姿百态…实在很难把它归类为喜剧。

又或许，多才多艺（包办片中所有词曲）且幽默感十足（别错过电影开场的第一幕）的杨导演，只是想把它眼中“可爱”的马来西亚文化，以亲松有趣的方式呈现给观众，是我想得太多、太严肃了。话说回头，片中的中文字幕翻译应记一功，不少英文歌词被翻译得颇具诗意，是续“Puteri Gunung Ledang”之后最佳的一部中文字幕翻译。

整部电影中，有好几幕趣味镜头，相当诱人深思：1. 一名华妇不到诊所看诊，反而老是打电话到医生家里问诊（未免太占人便宜了吧？）2. 医生对女主角说，如果身体没有其他毛病，就只好给她服用维他命C（变相的敛财方式？）3. 女主角询问躺在床上临死的老人对政府有什么看法时，老人的家人一致暗示他不可说。（这一招比梁智强还要高明！）

影片的尾声出乎意料的安排男主角本尊（代表现实）与分身（代表梦想）对决，让观众以传送短讯的方式决定谁应该死去，乃是神来之笔。最终“梦想”虽然被判死亡，却还是成功唤醒了女主角的良知而真情流露。

现实中，杨导演大胆采用这么创意的手法拍摄他的第一部电影，并成功sell out到这么多个国家的影展及当地观众；我想，“梦想”是时候复活了！

The Last Lecture

 

I like particularly on this verse shared by Randy Paush:"Brick walls are there for a reason. That give us a chance to show how badly we want something". Unfortunatelly, I am not good at climbing over a brick wall even how low it is:(. Anyway, I think I am mentally tougher now as compared to my teenages years.

Another good concept mentioned in this book is called "head fake". Yes, sometime we will learn or gain some knowledge indirectly thru some incidents. I guess one needs to be obsevant and contemplative enough to be truly benefited from the "head fake".

Imagination is extremly important for a wonderful childhood. Randy remembered that he painted an Elevator door in his parents' house while he was in the high school. The elevator could go up to 6th floor, but in actual fact he was lived in a ranch house, just one level. I remember I also like to paint the wall of my family's old house with color pencils during my childhood. I drew a set of TV on the wall,  there was a male newscaster appeared on the TV screen...My family did not own a TV yet at that time, and I already owned an imaginary TV set which up to my control...wasn't that cool? 

P/s: Professor Randy Paush who was dignosed with pancreatic cancer leave his legacy/ wisdom to his beloved family members through this last lecture (he died in 25 July 2008). The contents were so touching and it will benefited us and other generations to come. For more info on The Last Lecture, you may check out from wikipedia as well as youtube.

Delicious Crab Porridge (NT) & Cendol (TPG)

I believe this is the most popular cendol shop in Taiping. Jason and I also like it very much, we will visit this cendol shop whenever we go back to Taiping. Couldn't find any cendol as good as this in KL so far.

Mini Octopus ("Tubor Seng" in Hokkien): a special dish in Nibong Tebal. It doesn't looks good but taste good. For those who have cholestrol problem, better not to over enjoy it! 

I wish to enjoy this Famous Crab Porridge since I first visited to Jason's house in 2002, but the restaurant only open at the late evening (till midnight). The Crab Meat is very fresh and the portion is really sufficient. A simple meal (Crab Meat, Mini Octopus and Fruit Juice) for 3 persons only cost us at RM27.00.

8 March 2009: It was the Women Day (妇女节)/1st Annivesary after the Political Tsunami of 8 March 2008/My Father's Birthday Celebration.

Thomas Sabo Club

I bought my darling a Thomas Sabo bracelet in Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore.



Ruby - It represents the month July when she was born.
Letter 'V' - Represents her name 'Vicky'
Love Shape - Represents my love for her :)



My darling is now the official member of Thomas Sabo Charm Club.