Encounters

I was at The Curve a few weeks back. It dawned on me that we Malaysian's are pretty inspirational when it comes to signboards.

Here's why.

Saw this while i was waiting outside the fitting room. Totally discriminatory. Like what would we do inside anyway? :D

I am sure the person that designed this signboard have not accompanied their loved one shopping before....

And why do we need a hole in the middle of a mouse?

Thoughts......

As many people know, next year would be a very challenging year for many of us Malaysians. With impending retrenchments and a foreseen global economic slowdown, many will have to tighten their belts to face the coming year.

This is all so true especially for the lower income group as a global economic slowdown would result in the closure or at least, partial operation of many factories in Malaysia.

I was talking to a few of my patients this week. All of them are anxious about their jobs. Its disheartening to hear their woes as I know full well I am one of the fortunate that may not be as badly hit by this turn of events.

One patient of mine lamented that the electronic factory that he is working with is only operational 2 weeks in a month. He is now forced to survive with 2 week worth of salary. For a factory worker with only a basic salary of RM700 and 4 children, how on earth are they going to survive in the long run?

Another patient told me that her supervisor informed them that there may be a high possibility that the factory would close shop in February, laying off 400 workers. How are this group of people going to survive the coming year when basic necessities like food are not coming down, despite fuel being at it record lows?

One thing for sure, we shall all be facing tougher times next year but nothing will compare to the true lower income group where tougher times may constitute inability to survive.

We complain about food being more expensive and yet we still are able to buy the designer bag that we longed for albeit at the expense of eating out less. For this group of people, they don't even have time complaining as they are busy surviving.

Be glad with what you have.

Daily Journal

Dad's 70th ended with a bang. Really happy with it.

The family support was outrageously great. I am really blessed.

On a side note, was really pissed with one of my supplier. Its like me buying clothes from this shop regularly and now they doing another offer on shoes but in order to buy the shoes at a discounted rate, I will have to sacrifice the discount that I already enjoy from the clothes that I have been buying from them since donkeys years for that particular month.

They can go bugger off.

Shall play hardball if need to.

Its not fair!

The old always envy the world of the children;
They think our worlds is full of fun,
But this is not always so,
For when a child breaks a glass
He is going to get a scolding;
When a child gets to bed late,
He is sure to get a rebuke;
When a child does not perform very well in school,
He is sure to get a dressing down.

But when a father breaks a glass,
Mother only says, "Well...."
And when father gets his spelling wrong,
Mother only says "its due to tiredness"

So you see, the world of children is not always full of fun,
For we never have a reason for our mistakes

Collins Abassah, 18, Ghana

Daily Journal

Can't believe that its already December, time seems to be flying away.
So many things yet to be done and so little time to do it.

My company calender is finally done and I got it picked up today.
Pretty happy with the new layout.
Its just a regular "horse" calender with the regular 12 page of the year kind.
Got them late this year, hopefully I can distribute all 700 of them by this month.

This month gonna be a very busy one for me.
Apart from work, I will be organizing my dad's 70th birthday bash.
Already booked the restaurant, now to sort out the guest list.
Going to Penang this weekend for a wedding.
I'll also be attending the GT2 launch by Carl Zeiss on the 10th at Sunway Resort.
Then its heading off back to Ipoh for my clubs installation on the 11th.
Then come the birthday bash on the 21st.
Another wedding to attend on the 28th at Cititel Mid Valey (not sure if i wanna go yet)

Busy Busy

Joanna Wang - For No Reason

I stumbled upon this lovely artist called Joanna Wang when i was searching for a song called "For no reason" that I liked through a singing competition recently.

Upon listening to more of her songs, I am slowly falling head over heels with her voice and talent. She is definitely up there along side Olivia Ong as one of the really good "English" Chinese singers out there, a Chinese version of Norah Jones so to speak.

A slight introduction to this Taiwanese born singger :-

Joanna Wang (王若琳) is a Taiwanese singer/songwriter, daughter of famous Taiwanese music producer Ji-ping "Bing" Wang (王治平). Her debut album, Start From Here, was released in January 2008 as a double-disc set, one in English and the other in Chinese. The album reached #1 in Taiwan and has been popular throughout the Southeast Asian region. It was released in Japan in June 2008.

Joanna's views on said album tend to be rather negative, as she has stated often in public interviews that she greatly dislikes its corporate nature, its blatant commercialism, and its misclassification as Jazz. It is rumoured that her sophomore album will be comprised entirely of original compositions.

(source : Wikipedia)

To those that have not heard of this talented singer, I would strongly suggest you try listening to her songs on youtube.

Can't wait till she comes out with her second album!

Blessing

I believe that upon times of need, everyone needs a blessing.

Indulgence Restaurant Ipoh

If your around Ipoh and fancy some fine dining, perhaps the only established name I could think of would be Indulgence. Indulgence is an award winning restaurant an was awarded the "Western Cuisine Restaurant of the Year" 2007/2008.

The lady behind the scene is also renowned in her own rights. Julie Song was awarded "Best Western Cuisine Chef" in the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards in 2005.

Besides being a fine dining restaurant, this place is also a boutique hotel which offers 2 theme sweets (English Country & Moroccan) and 4 themed deluxe rooms (Contemporary, Chinoiserie, Thai and Italian).

The restaurant also has a wide variety of wine as fine dining is never complete without the accompaniment of wines.

Specials of the day!

Anyways, I was at Indulgence last weekend to taste first hand, what this shout of the town was all about. To be honest, I've had mixed reviews from people I know that have frequented this place. Some call it over-rated while some thoroughly enjoyed their eating experience here in Indulgence.

Picture paints a thousand words, so I shall let you feast your eyes on the food we had that day.

Fresh Angast Oyster

Black muscles in yellow and red pepper strips

Holland Mushrooms, Avocado, Hokkaido Scallops & Fritti

Salmon Basque

Pumpkin Risotto with Soft Shell Crabs & Cherry Tomatoes

Seafood Spegetti

Sirloin Steak

T-Bone Steak

Lamb Neck-Red Braised with Tomatoes

Crem Brulee

All in all, I would say that Indulgence is expensive if your a Ipoh guy since they charge KL rate. However, if you do appreciate fine dining, then the rate are pretty fair.

The food that was served to me was pretty decent and you should not leave this place without having some of their deserts. Indulgence is definitely a place to go if you have a sweet tooth and enjoys deserts.

If I would to give an out of 10 mark for this place, I would say it would definitely be a high 7.

Indulgence Restaurant
14 Jalan Raja Dihilir
30350 Ipoh, Perak

Restaurant Opening times - Wednesday to Sunday, 9.00am to 11.30pm

Stupid Gameshow Answers

If you really need a good laugh right now then do have a look at clips I have below.

I bet you don't see this often in most game shows... lol









Enjoy!

A Brief Moment of Calm

We had a blackout a week back at home which lasted about 30 mins. Been having quite frequent blackouts recently. TNB not doing their job.

Anyways, here I was sitting in my room with a single candle being my light source, I find myself sucked into a sudden calm. Somehow I felt a moment of peace for no apparent reason. I was told by a friend a long while that looking into a lighted candle may sometimes bring relief to the soul. I may have just experience that for the first time.