Thursday, June 11, 2009

Scholastic Book Buffet

Scholastic Book Buffet

Date: 12 Jun 2009 (Friday) - 14th Jun 2009 (Sunday)

Time: 10.00am till 8.30pm

Venue: Megakidz Funland & Edutainment, Mid Valley Megamall, 3rd Floor, North Court



Get a Book Buffet Bag at RM49.90 and stuff it with as many books as you can.
* While stocks last.

Its Hot Here In Malaysia... Save Water

Conserve water from now, Klang Valley folk warned
PETALING JAYA: Water rationing could start next month for Klang Valley residents if they do not conserve water from now.
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Click link to read report http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/11/nation/4092814&sec=nation



Hotter and drier days ahead with El Nino
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians can expect hotter and drier days till September as an El Nino phenomenon is forming.

While the real extent of the El Nino impact could only be gauged sometime in August, more open burning was expected to contribute to more haze, the Meterological Department said in a report.

Malaysia experiences a hot and dry season in the months of June, July and August and temperatures range between 33C to 34C.

It is understood that temperatures could soar another 3C during El Nino.
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Click link to read report http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/9/nation/20090609160806&sec=nation

07 June 2009: Mama's Birthday

We celebrated mum's birthday on 7 June with a cake from Secret Recipe.









Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Family Vacation: Genting

It's the school holidays here in Malaysia and I took my family up to Genting for 2 nights from 30 May to 1 June 2009.

Day One
Lunch at Restoran Foon Lock, Bukit Tinggi Village.


Fruit and vegetable stalls outside the restaurant.


Our meal

Picture (clockwise from top-left) Sweet sour pork, claypot mixed vegetables, assam fish and vegetable soup.

Our girls outside the restaurant.


Our girls in Genting Indoor Theme Park.


Our first experience with snow, artificial snow at Snow World.

Picture taken with SE K800i
From my previous mobile blog Family:Genting.






Picture taken with SE K800i

Day Two
Outdoor Theme Park.


Ashley's first roller coaster ride... Cyclone. She was real cool, no screaming, I didn't scream too :-D


After the coaster ride, she is still standing.


Photo with the Battery man. Battery man's family is used to power my camera.


Family photo with the battery man.


Carousal.. round and round


...and round


The Spinner. Ashley rode it twice and Andrea once. Yes no screaming or shouts from my girls.


Day Three
Having some fresh air outside the Theme Park hotel, Andrea happy to have taken a photo.


My shot of a spider... don't move, don't move, don't jump on me....




Mama and Ashley.




My girls.


On the way back home, we stopped at Bukit Tinggi Village again for lunch.

Land clearing to make way for farming behind the village.


Don't forget the assam fish, yes again.

Picture (clockwise from top-left) Not sweet sour pork, vegetable soup, Ashley & the assam fish and assam fish alone.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Family: Genting


Picture: SnowWorld

I took my family to Genting for the weekend. Our first snow experience here in Malaysia a SnowWorld.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Jaya Supermarket Collapsed

Rach told me something happened at Jaya, section 14 yesterday evening. The police closed the road to Jaya supermarket. This morning 2 lanes at the main road of Jaya, and the 2 road at the side of Jaya were closed by police. What happened.?

Jaya Supermarket accident: Workers trapped, one dead
Aerial view of the landmark Jaya Supermarket building in Section 14 in Petaling Jaya. - Glenn Guan/The Star
* Picture from The Star Online

PETALING JAYA: The abandoned Jaya Supermarket in Section 14 here collapsed after demolition operations went awry on Thursday evening.

Part of the four-storey building, a landmark of the city, collapsed at about 4:45pm, trapping nine Indonesian construction workers. Others working at the site managed to escape....

Click link to read report
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/20090528182444&sec=nation


Jaya Supermarket collapses

* Picture from The Star Online



* Picture from The Star Online

Click link to read report http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/29/nation/4006906&sec=nation

The Star: The Canticle Singers

Soulful music from The Canticle Singers

Whether its gospel, pop, jazz or classical, The Canticle Singers tackle music with charm and commitment....

(Photo)
Sing along: Joanne Poh (seated) rehearsing with (from left) Timothy Au Ming Shern, Christopher Sam, Sarah Yong Chi Yen, Keilly Lim May Harn and Phoebe Tan Yan-Xin


I know 2 persons here in this photo, Joanne and Kelly.

Click on link to read report http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/21/music/3931079&sec=music

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

MyCause Photography Contest

The power to make a difference is in your hands. Take a photo to help get up to RM 100,000 for a cause of your choice


Click on link for more information http://mycause.cimbfoundation.com/

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Dale Carnegie: Leadership

“Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.”
- Dale Carnegie





Leadership is the creation of environments that influence others to achieve group goals. People support a world they help create. To develop the leader in you, try the following guidelines:
  • Develop personal leadership
  • Communicate to lead
  • Recognize human potential
  • Build cooperation
  • Make decisions
  • Manage conflict and change
Dale Carnegie training website http://www.dalecarnegie.com

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Quote From My Friend Abraham

“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end”
(Abraham Lincoln)