My Visit To Penang In August 2009

Hi,

I have been in Penang to visit my parents since Tue 11 Aug 09 and will be flying back to Spore Thu 20 Aug 09.

Here is a photo of my Mum and I in her room.

I managed to get connected to the Internet through a USB modem and you can see me surfing in the kitchen.

I managed to catch up with my old friend, Yeow Guan, at his optical shop, and made a new pair of spectacles. We knew each other since primary school and went overseas to stucy in Melbourne together too.

Well, good to be back in Penang and eat the local food like Hokkien Mee, Char Koay Teow, Laksa, Apong, Koay Tewo Tng, etc......

David

Mobile Broadband in Penang, Malaysia

Hi,

I am now in Penang, visiting my parents.

As I have been making frequent trips here and wanted to stay connected through Internet, I have decided to explore the use of mobile broadband.

I managed to set it up after some research from my last trip and also follow-up with my Starhub ISP on purchasing a USB modem.

So here I am testing it by do a posting on this blog.

I only paid RM20 for 7 days of usage and it is going to end this afternoon but I can either renew it or change it to a daily usage for RM6 only.

Since I am leaving tomorrow afternoon, I will not renew it but will use the free WIFI at the airport instead to check my emails.

Well, using it for emails is definitely not a problem unless u have a large attachment then it is very slow or appeared to be hung.

Surfing the NET can be slow depending on the site; eg. I could not booked my next trip online as it was too slow and I dare not take the risk in payment.

I was able to msn but video conferencing was lagging to the extent that I cannot hear them but can see them only.

Anyway, for the price I am paying, I am happy to be able to send and receive emails and msn my family. The rest is just bonus to me.

I am using Celcom prepaid mobile broadband and I think it is the best at the moment.

In my research back in Spore, I actually bought a Starhub prepaid mobile broadband at S$99 that comes with a USB modem and S$12 value. I tried it in Spore and it worked beautifully and then I bought a Msian SIM card and inserted into the USB modem and it works too.

So if u are in a similar situation as I am, and need access to Internet for emails.... checkout this option.

I am looking forward to go home tomorrow afternoon as I have been here since last Tue.

Singapore is my home now .....

David

Durian Durian

Hi,

I do not like durian at all until one day, I was introduced to durian puff and then I was hooked....! This happened more than 10 years ago.

But until recently, I started to enjoy eating durian again...... with my dear wife.

We just found this place called Durian Cafe located near our home and we love the durians sold there.

Reasonable price and meet our expectations to-date.

We have eaten their durians 3 times now.

The last episode was when we bought 2 D24 durians for dinner recently......!

Here is a slide show of the dinner .......ha...ha.....

Even my 2 dogs like the taste too!

I scooped a bit of the durian meat on my fingers and let Jack the Beagle, licked them. He held or rather bit my fingers in his mouth and licked them. One of my fingers could really feel the bite from his front teeth...ha...ha.... I actually yelled at Jack!

Maybe I have to buy more to feed Jack and Ruby too....!

So for those who still do not like durians, you really do not know what you are missing......!

David

Happy 44th Birthday, Singapore

My family and I just watched the NDP parade on TV and said our pledge at 8:22pm.

We are indeed proud to be Singaporeans though we have family ties in countries like Malaysia and Australia.

If you want more info on NDP 2009, pls visit http://www.ndp.org.sg/

St. Patrick's 'B' Division Soccer Team - 3rd Placing

Jason's was part of the St. Patrick's 'B' Division Soccer Team that came in 3rd placing; the highest award that the school has ever achieved, apparently.

Congratulations to St. Patrick 'B' Division Soccer Team!

We are indeed proud of his participation and achievement in his CCA.