Mummy's Birthday Photos

We celebrated Mummy's birthday in late August with a very special birthday cake.....

View the slideshow below for more photos of Mummy's birthday celebration.

Happy Birthday, Mummy dearest....!

We love you......Daddy, Jason, Jack & Ruby too!

Plastic Cover For A Gate Lock

Do you know what is this photo about?

I took this photo during one of my recent visits to my Penang home. I was also puzzled by this homemade gadget.

Apparently, my aunt saw that the people in Kuala Lumpur cut out the plastic bottle as such to cover the lock on the gate to prevent any rust or water getting into the lock and ruin the locking mechanism.

Very true, as I have to oil the lock after some time else it can be difficult to lock and unlock it.

So I made one too for my lock at my gate too ........

You may want to try it tooo .....

Especially when it has been raining lately....

David

A Visit To Geylang

Hi,

I read this interesting article about a thrill visit to Geylang for food and the atmosphere.

To be honest, I never go to Geylang at all until recently.......

When I was with RHB Bank, we went to a nearby soccer field for some practice and I brought Jason along. The location is just next to the 'action' as after our dinner nearby, we have to walk through a side road to the main road to catch a taxi home.

So along the way, we saw 'working girls' plying their trade along the road. Different nationalities and sexily dressed too. We also saw a few negotiating the price too, openly.....

I must admit it was an eye opener for me and I took the opportunity to educate Jason too.

Subsequently, we returned to Geylang with a friend, who is familiar with the eating places there, for dinner a few times.

There are a lot of good food there so do check it out.....

David

Proud To Be A Singaporean

I have been living in Singapore for more than 20 years since I have given up my Malaysian citizenship.

I was raised in Penang until secondary school before going to Australia for my tertiary education and subsequently, started work in Singapore.

My only connection to Malaysia are my parents and my elder sister who are still living there.

My elder brother and younger sister have also chosen to live in Australia and became their citizens.

I am so used to living here in Singapore where I started my career and family. Recently, I have also decided that Singapore is where I will retire and call it a day when it comes.

There was a report that Singaporeans are a happy lot ........

Lately, I have been back to Penang very often to visit my parents and I started to re-discover some of my childhood or my hometown again.

But when I have to fly back to Singapore, I am so excited to see my family and also to be back in Singapore.

Singapore is truly my home now!

David

Miss Universe 2009

I happened to be home and turned on the TV that morning and it was showing 'live' the Miss Universe 2009 pageant.

I was reading the newspapers and watching the TV at the same time but was focus on the papers instead so I missed Miss Singapore on her catwalk.

Anyway, I started to pay more attention when it was narrowed down to the finalist with the Q&A segment.

I somehow thought that Miss Venezuela has a X-factor and likely to win and I was looking at their faces rather than their bodies....ha....ha....

You may not believe me but I missed the swimsuit segment too as I was reading the papers...!

Anyway, this is the first time the final result matched what I thought ......

Whatever it is, I think beauty alone cannot be a winner unless you are just looking for a piece of furniture or painting to display.

The personality or character + beauty should be the winning factor.

In a relationship, you may be attracted by some physical beauty ( and this differs from each individual ) at first but it is the chemistry or personality that seal the eventual relationship.

Anyway, I am no expert...... just my thoughts only....

David

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.