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My Valentine's Day 2012

2012-02-14T16:28:00.001+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day! This is the best Valentine I ever had! Thank you for making me feel so special and loved! I love you, Darling!

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Bali 2012 - Holiday Inn

2012-02-03T20:13:00.002+08:00

This is the first Chinese New Year get away for us as a family. My eldest uncle just passed away last year, so my cousin and his family can't celebrate CNY. So he decided to go for a vacation and Bali it is! So off we go.......

Bali! We were there for 5 days 4 nights. During our stay there, we tried out 2 different hotels. For the first 2 days, we stayed at Holiday Inn in Kuta. The location of this hotel is ideal as it is quite near to the airport and the Kuta beach too. If you love the beach, you might want to consider staying here. I took a few pictures inside out of the hotel. I totally recommend this hotel. :)

Stay tune for more blog post about Bali! :)

Why Complicated Life?

2012-01-17T21:23:00.000+08:00

I got this off from my friend's FB wall. The source is unknown but I would like to share it on my blog. I find it true. Why assume and make life so difficult for yourself and others when you can just do the following..... ?
It is 2012, be different and act if you want to achieve something! :D

Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss

2012-01-12T12:14:00.002+08:00

It's our song! :D

1 Jan 2012

2012-01-11T11:28:00.005+08:00

I had a great kick start this year. Jo and Jordan was around and we managed to catch up before they left the next day. As usual, this will be the only time I will get to meet up with Wilson too.

It was a very fun and good times catching up with each other. We had lunch (Korean BBQ), then a little of window shopping (there is where Wilson got me a birthday present) and Chatime too! Celebrating New Year to me is spending time with family and close friends. I really had a great time! :)

The History of the Christmas Tree Infographic

2012-01-06T22:11:00.000+08:00

I found this infographics while I was looking for some data. Just thought of sharing it with you. :)

The Adventure of DOMO

2012-01-05T19:10:00.002+08:00

This is my 1st Domo and it's adventure with me during 2011. During the event of the stunt act, no one was hurt and it is still in good and great shape. :)

On New Year Eve 2011

2011-12-31T16:19:00.001+08:00

As usual, I am stuck in the office during festival season. 2011 is going to end in a few hours before we usher in 2012. I thank God for this wonderful 2011 and looking for His guidance in 2012.

Christmas Time 2011

2011-12-24T10:27:00.002+08:00

To me, this year just flew by. Everything happened so fast! It is the time of the year I love most. Just want to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas! HO HO HO!

I have been a good girl (I think :P). Hoping Santa will visit me this year! :)

DOMO-kun

2011-12-22T12:41:00.000+08:00

My latest new collection for photography is DOMO-kun. I fall in love with this character after seeing my friend, See Mei, taking pictures with it. I got my inspiration from her and her pictures. Let me share with you some of my latest collections.

If I Had My Life to Live Over

2011-11-25T21:20:00.001+08:00

By Erma Bombeck
(Written after she found out she was dying from cancer.)

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."

There would have been more of "I love you" and more "I'm sorry." But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it, live it...and never give it back.

Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who DO love us.

Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually.

Life is too short to let it pass you by.

Happy Birthday, Tse Chien!

2011-11-14T11:30:00.001+08:00

Even you are no longer here with us, you will always be in our heart dearly. Happy birthday to you and may you have the best birthday in heaven.

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Other than Coffee

2011-10-09T21:37:00.001+08:00

Lately, I am falling in love with yogurts. Not those yogurts that you get in the supermarket but those with choices of toppings. There are so many varieties now in Penang. It can be found in Queensbay Mall; J.Co Donuts & Coffee and Coffee Bean. Nearby Queensbay Mall; Tutti Fruiti which is also available at Island Plaza.

If you head over to e-Gate, the newly open Mieleyo Premium Frozen Yogurt. Tried it during the weekend and it is not bad but I still prefer Fruuze Frozen Yogurt at Straits Quay.

These are the ones I had personally tried them. I believe there are a few more new shops at other part of Penang. Well, will continue with my yogurt hunting again.

RIP Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T16:44:00.001+08:00

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle." - Steve Jobs

Print screen from apple.com

RIP Choo Tse Chien

2011-08-25T09:17:00.001+08:00

It is exactly 2 years and 4 days I got to know Tse Chien and he passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon. He was a very humble, cheerful and helpful friend. I had learned so much from him through his passion on nature and bird photography. Will always cherish the sweet memories we had together. You will be missed dearly........ :(

His work can be viewed at Avian Naturescapes.

This was taken 18th July 2011 at Delicious @ Straits Quay. That was the last time I saw him.

Wondering in a wet market

2011-08-16T09:06:00.000+08:00

Last weekend, I thought so something random and I did it. I took my mum to wet market in town and took some candid shots while I was there. Haven't been to a wet market for sometime now. It is really nice to walk down those wet and crowded lane. Brings back a lot of memories. When I was just a little girl, my granny used to bring me and my cousin there. We will travel there by trishaw. The three of us will have our breakfast there then granny will do her marketing before we head home. Those are the sweet memories I had with my granny.

Just being random with those pictures. It is nothing special but sometimes we take things for granted in life. Appreciate everything and every moment of your life as you never know what can happen the next second of your life.

Infographics: Is Anything Private on Your Phone Anymore?

2011-08-12T10:40:00.000+08:00

I was reading and I saw this online article about our mobile phone privacy. To me, it is knowledgeable to know about it since mobile is a necessity to us these days.

Smartphones are one of the most popular phones that you and I are using. There are many ranges in the market. How exposes are we to privacy to these third party vendors of softwares? How much data are we giving out to them unintentionally? Will we stop using smartphones after knowing this? Guess not, right? But by knowing, we can be a smarter user and consumer too. Hope this article is useful to you. Have a great weekend ahead! :)

Source: http://blog.mylookout.com/2011/05/do-you-care-about-privacy-on-your-phone/?display=wide

Revisit Amelia Cafe

2011-08-01T15:08:00.000+08:00

A few weekends ago, I went back to Amelia Cafe after a long long time. Was there during lunch and tried many dishes. They have redecorate the place and the layout is different from my last visit. Let me share some of the pictures I took this round.

For salad lovers out there, you must try the Avocado Salad! Personally, recommend by me! :P

Infographics of my tweeting behaviour

2011-07-15T15:36:00.000+08:00

A happy day

2011-07-15T14:53:00.000+08:00

It is one of the rare moment where I will dressed up so formal for an event. Yesterday, 14th July 2011, will be a moment I cherished always.

Life is SHORT

2011-07-07T08:53:00.001+08:00

Sorry for the missing in action from my blog. This year had been a great and challenging year for me. When I turned 30 beginning this year, I was told it is just a NEW beginning of my life and it is going to be filled with excitement. Oh well, I had to partially agree with that as I had been busy since January till now. It was all about work and hobby at the beginning of the year, then work and just work only.

June had been an emotional and challenging month for me as my mum's elder brother passed away suddenly. It was too sudden as he was not sick or anything. When we found out about his health, he was a walking time bomb. He had to go through an emergency open heart surgery in GH. However, he didn't make it out of the operating theater. I was one of the last few people in the family that got a glimpse and spend some time with him before he went to the OT the next day. :(

Life is just too short for us to take it for granted. We should cherish our family and friends while we are still on this earth. You can never know when it is your time. May you rest in peace, Uncle Seng. We all miss you so much.

Faithful Friends

2011-06-23T10:38:00.001+08:00

It is really nice catching up with old friends. We have all known each other during our teens. Jo and Wilson will always be that special someone in my heart. During our teens, we see each other almost every weekend in church. The fun things we did together were simply amazing. Of course, there were more people in our gang. Just that everyone is out from Penang now. Jo is back from Melb for her younger brother's wedding. Gosh.. time does fly by...... everyone is getting married and settling down de. :)

Ecazstudios Groupon Crazy Offer

2011-05-24T20:42:00.000+08:00

Ecazstudios is having a crazy deal at Groupons. Came across this promotion but didn't have the time to share till now. Grab it before it's over! 1 day and 3 hours left to grab a coupon worth RM369 at RM80 ONLY. About 78% discount! Waaaoooouuuuu......... 888 coupons had been sold already! Get one today!

Best part: The coupon is valid from 27th May till 27th August 2011.

Print screen from Groupon's website

If you are a MAC user, you can use iPhoto that is pre-install in your Macbook or iMac. Besides that, you can use Aperture if you are professional photographers. It's just plain easy using iPhoto as the templates are all there for your selections. Besides that, all you need to do is just drag and drop your pictures accordingly to you liking.

On the other hand, if you are a Windows user, go for Photoscape. It's a FREE but yet powerful editing software. You can edit and compile your photos into a Fotobook. Grab the good offer and compile your very 1st Fotobook. :)

Blissful Photography Contest

2011-05-14T16:20:00.000+08:00

Blissful Memorial Park is having a photography contest. Don't miss the opportunity to shoot something different from your normal routine. Snap something different and stand a chance to win great cash prizes.

All you need to do is "LIKE" the facebook page and all the information is there for you.

Screen Shot from Blissful Facebook Page

Do not miss the opportunity to win the cash prizes! See you there.

Malaysia's Most Exclusive Online Shopping Club - HiShop.my

2011-05-14T13:45:00.004+08:00

On weekdays, I spend most of my time online. I would either be facebook-ing or tweeting most of the time. Sometimes, I will be checking out for new restaurants or cafes in town. However, as I was browsing the web, I came across this youtube video about HiShop. I totally love the video cos I find it cute and interesting at some point. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WNnu8dM8s

HiShop is a brand or shop name that I haven't come across on my tweeter timeline as well as facebook. So I decided to check them out for myself because all this while, I am a fan of Reebonz. I thought to myself, is it going to be another duplicate of Reebonz? For me, I still think pricing in Reebonz are too costly.

Then I was telling myself, HiShop must either have a better pricing or they will not be ahead of Reebonz which is in the market first. So I decided to sign up and start doing my own research about this company. To my surprise, it's quite similar but I kind of prefer HiShop more because it is more affordable and have better choice for mode of payment. This is the key point for making online shopping even better! :)

Screen shot taken from HiShop.my Website

HiShop.my offers different branded goods ranging from handbags and accessories, ready-to-wear garments and also home furnishing. The prices offered are up to 80% discount. At the point of time, the collections are still limited but I believe they will continue with more brands in the near future. Oh! The best part is, they assure the best price in town and also guarantees 100% authenticity.

Since I am a member now, I can also enjoy RM25 store credit if anyone of you will sign up using my referral code: alite Please help to key in the code so I can do some shopping with those credits! Thanks in advance! :)

Screen shot taken from HiShop.my Website

It's a good way to shop ONLINE with the lowest pricing, avoiding all the hassle from one mall to another to make sure you get the best price from your shopping deals. Besides that, each sales is available from 3 to 5 days. This gives me enough time to think about it so that I won't rush into something I will regret later.

If you are not a person who will come online all the time, follow their tweets @hishopmalaysia. They will announce it each time they launch a new sales item so you won't miss it! :)

Screen shot taken from their twitter site.

I am looking forward to more of their sales sessions and also their special collections that will be launching soon. Can't wait! Happy shopping from wherever you are! :)

Speaker: Derek Sivers

2011-05-14T11:22:00.001+08:00

I took 2 days off to attend a conference that was very much related to my part time job and passion. It’s all about The New Media 2011. There were about 30 overs speakers from different backgrounds and experiences. I went there with an open mind and absorb as much as I can.

Some of the things that was shared by the speakers was really refreshing and motivating too. It does helped me to think differently for my next step in my career life. I have been constantly asking myself the same questions. It's been 5 years and do I still want to be here? What will be my next move? Where is it going to be?

After listening to so many speakers, I learned the most from this particular speaker as the things he shared was very much practical and doable too. He is Derek Sivers. He was sharing about his company, CD Baby, how he grew the company and then sold for 22 millions. What really opened my eyes was, he was the only person so far that said 22 million was just too much! He gave that to a charity unit trust funds to help to fund other musicians. Some of key things I learned from his sharing was; Start with something different, simple or common sense. If people don’t like it, stop it and don’t persist. Always stick with what you know and understand.

If you wish to know more about his sharing during the The New Media 2011 Conference, you can get the details from Yet Another Studio's Blog Post. For more info, visit his website or follow him on twitter.

Screen shot taken from Derek's website.

For the other speakers, the slides are available at here.

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-08T15:33:00.002+08:00

Wishing all mothers out there.... Happy Mother's Day. Without YOU, we are nothing.

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Food: Charlie Brown Cafe @ Straits Quay

2011-04-27T15:04:00.000+08:00

It's the FIRST Charlie Brown Cafe in Malaysia! Can't you imagine that it's in Penang and not Kuala Lumpur? :D Woohhooo..... I was there last weekend with my mum. However, prior to that visit, I was told to go with low expectation and reading review from those who had went. For me, I like to experience it for myself at least once while they are still open for business.

The food is below average and the coffee is just okay only. Sad but this is my honest opinion. The only thing I love about the place is they put 101% all out for the decoration and branding. Go and give it a try. :)

Love how each table have different design. This is the design on the table we sat on.

It's for decoration purposes.

The souvenir shop is inside the cafe itself.

It's the counter where we order our food.

Orderd mushroom soup and pumpkin soup. Taste is below average for the pumpkin soup.

This is my caffe late. Just love the design.

The tartar sauce was good but the fish was okay only.

This is the worst pasta seafood I ever tasted. It's worst than drinking water. Hope they will improve.

Food: Chai Diam Ma @ Queens Street

2011-04-18T15:32:00.003+08:00

Spotted another new CAFE in town! It's non other than Chai Diam Ma (in hokkien means sundry shop). They had just recently opened in Queens Street. It's a one way street and you won't miss it, as it is on your left hand side. It's a small cozy place but love the handcraft that is display there for sale and the home cooked food too.

Love the homely layout of the place. Some of the things used there are recycled stuff. It's for the environment. All the things displayed there are handmade. I got a few things there showing my support for the local artist.

The place is not air con but they do provide fans to chill the place down. It reminds me of my childhood. The menu is limited but it's delicious. According to the owner, Queen Lee, they changed the menu almost on daily basis. Do take note that they are closed on Tuesday.

I personally recommend this place..... :)

Coordinates 05 25.114 100 20.365 on Google map.

What is Social Media?

2011-04-07T14:30:00.003+08:00

I asked the same question about 2 years back where I knew nothing about it. But today, it's something I love doing. For me, sharing is caring. But today, I believe there are many people out there who are still very puzzle what Social Media is.
As I was browsing for some article, I came across this youtube, "Social Media In Plain English". I spend a few minutes checking it out and I personally think it is simple for people to understand. I am sharing it here so you all can learn a thing or two.

Fire Vs Money

2011-03-29T10:03:00.002+08:00

After going through so much these few days, I actually realized that money and fire have a lot in common. When I was just a little girl, in school we always learned this phrase about fire. It's in Bahasa Malaysia language, "Kecil menjadi kawan, Besar menjadi lawan" and define as if the fire is small, it's your friend. The fire can keep you warm during the cold season. On the other hand, when the fire gets out of control, it can destroy you and everything that you have. I have always remember this phrase and never thought that it can even be meant for money.

Money! I agree that money is one of the most important thing in life. Without it, we can't live either. As a Christian, I am taught that God gave us money to manage while we are on this earth. It doesn't belong to us 100% as we can't take it with us when we leave this world. It's a good teaching for me so I don't see money so great and the greed for having more of them. To me, I see it as God had assigned all this money through my salary to manage it for a better living for myself and the people around me. Also, to use that money to bless others when the need arises too. As a human, we all have pride and do stumble once in awhile. The most important thing is that, we always counter check our motive and get back on the right track. No one is perfect, but we try our best to be better each day.

You must be wondering why I am talking so much about money suddenly. Well, in this journey of life, I can say that I have gone through a lot and it had taught me a lot too. To the point that I have seen a child who mistreat his parents for the sake of money. This child is filthy rich yet he put money above his parents. It is not a right thing to do. A small amount of money can feed those who are hungry and it can save that person life. And when you are talking about being filthy rich, it can destroy you as well if you would put money first before your parents or family. One of the Ten Commandments in the Bible, is that honour your parents.

Message to the younger generation, honour your parents if you want to be successful in life. You might not believe this, but time will show it all to you. Always remember, no matter what, they are your parents. It's your flesh and blood. They brought you to this world and raise you up the way they can. You will not be who you are today without them. It's okay to surfer while you are younger to have a better future.

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: 3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth

Charity: Penang Twestival 2011

2011-03-25T20:28:00.001+08:00

Penang Twestival Local 2011 was a great successes. We managed to raise RM7750 within 2 weeks and we are still hoping for some online donation till 31 March 2011. The event was held on 24th March 2011 at Sticks Fire Bistro, Queensbay Mall. The venue was sponsored by them and they also provide us with yummy finger food. We want to thank all the sponsors that contributed to this event and also the volunteers.

It was indeed a very busy evening for me. I didn't have the time to snap nice pictures and social around. Before the event started, I just managed to grab a few pictures to share with you all before getting really busy with the cash flow. It's purely just snap and shoot!

Donation tickets are sold at RM40 each and 100% of the amount collected are given to NASAM directly.

This is a home made teddy bear that my mum contributed. She bought the layout and design from a lady and then stuffed the bears up. Once she had done it, she will stitched all the parts together and fix the final finishing. It took her more than 1 month to complete 13 teddy bears. They were all sold out on that day itself! :)

Blissful Memorial Park is our MAIN sponsor for that evening. They had sponsored many things and t-shirts were among the few items. Each of these t-shirts are sold, auctions or given as lucky draws.

These are one and only special hand made earrings. We were told there is no identical earring in this world.

Hungry? These are the feasting corner! :D

One of our volunteers helping around to set up the banner for the background with all our sponsor's logo.

Sponsors: Blissful Memorial Park, ChurpChurp, Yet Another Studio, Gin and Jacqie, Sweetup Candy, Danai Spa, Sticks Fire Bistro, Libra - Living with Brands, Boost Malaysia and Liang Printing Services.

That is Mr Ooi aka @daaditsu (twitter handle name) who showed his support for Penang Twestival! :)

Yet Another Studio was one of our sponsors. All the designs for Penang Twestival 2011 logo, tickets design and banner designs were all done by them. Besides that, each and everyone from Yet Another Studio made the effort to be there to support the event! You guys rock! :D

Mr Chan from NASAM was giving his introduction speech to everyone who came and support this charity event.

I want to thank my mum, cousins and friends who had supported me in many ways to raise funds for this event. Love you all! :D

Photography: Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

2011-03-21T16:22:00.000+08:00

I was so so excited when my cousin said let's go to Bukit Tinggi this weekend. Finally, I get to get out of Penang and something nice for photography too. But I was really disappointed with everything about Bukit Tinggi. It's really sad how a rich company like Berjaya managed the place. The price for the food and beverage are extremely pricey and tasteless. The hotel rooms are really dirty. If they managed it well, it can be a really nice place to hang out to just relax and enjoy the environment. It's the first time, I can't wait to go home from my vacation.

The only thing that I am happy is that, I didn't come home empty handed. I got some lovely pictures that I am happy with. The design of the house was something I was looking forward to. The tudor houses design and colours are refreshing. But the inside of the houses, needs a lot of maintenance.

Besides where the hotel is located, we visited the Japanese Garden. It's the first Japanese Tea House in the Tropical Forest. Other than than, it's nothing much to shout about. I enjoyed the walk and the fresh air only. It's 3500 feet above sea level.

It's a NO trip for me.

Photography: Clouds

2011-03-12T13:16:00.000+08:00

I just love God's creation, especially the CLOUDS. They come in different sizes, shapes and colours. I was at The Spring Condo again for a meeting and I managed to capture some pictures of the clouds that I like.

iPhone Apps: For Photography

2011-03-11T14:48:00.002+08:00

Let me share with you the iPhone Apps that I used for most of my photography shooting and editing as well. For me, iPhone is one of the most important gadget for me. When I am not with my DSLR, it's the most convenient camera I got on hand. Hope my sharing will be useful for those who can't figure out which apps to go for. Some of the apps I am going to share are FREE and some are PAID apps. The choice is always in your hand. :)

Hipstamatic

It's one of the coolest paid app that I love, as it gives you the feeling that you are having a "DSLR" camera. It allows you to change lens, films, flash and also the casing of your camera. It does comes with standard lens, films, flash and casing. You have an options to purchase different types of lens and films.

Pudding Camera

This is a FREE app and it's really a good Korean app. Don't worry about not knowing the language as I don't either. Just feel and try. The apps have a lot of different features such as fish eye, taking 4 shots simultaneously, panorama and many more. Try it! Nothing to think as it's FREE and the result is very impressive.

Camera +

It's a PAID apps. But the features is good. It provides features like grid, geo tagging, touch expose and focus and many more. I have personally recommended this to my close friends and they are really enjoying using this app. Then again, it all voice down to personal preferences.

TiltShift Generator

It's another PAID apps where it allows you to change from miniature pictures to vintage styles images. Besides that, it allows you to adjust the blurriness of picture as one of the effect for your pictures. You can also adjust the contrast and the saturations of the pictures. It adds the effect to your original pictures.

Adobe Photoshop Express

Last but not least, this is a good FREE app. You can rotate, crop, change the border of the pictures and also a few editing to your pictures. It's one of the best recommended top FREE apps. It's a must have in your iphone! :)

Hope this will benefit you guys. If there is any topic you like, do voice out and I hope I can share it from my point of view. Enjoy your new apps! :)

Food: MoonTree47

2011-03-08T23:31:00.006+08:00

As usual, I love to spend my time on the internet. I am either working or browsing or blogging and while doing that, I came across a blogpost about this newly opened cafe at Muntri Street. I got excited and almost immediately I put it down in my organizer, under a place where I am going to take my mum there. :) For those of you who don't know, she is my so called partner in crime for hunting down new places for coffee! :P

Randomly, I was in town to collect my parcel from Pos Laju and was thinking where to go for dinner. As usual.... I can't decide where to eat. Then, it just strike me! We can head to Muntri Street and try MoonTree47! Off we went to that direction........

I just fall in love with the layout of the place and the antique display. It's open for a month only! :D Glad I am the first few who managed to visit the place. Reminds me of my childhood time. :)

The food taste good and cheaper than Amelia Cafe and Kopi Cine. But taste and atmospheres are different, so they are all worth trying. :) It's all about adventure and suits to personal liking.

The owner is a very friendly person! Ooppss.... sorry I forgot to ask for her name. :( Mum was busy talking to her.

Address: 47, Muntri Street, 10200 Georgetown, Penang.

Tel: +604- 264 4021

Email: e.moontree47@gmail.com

Time: 9am to 9pm

**Btw, pictures are all taken via iP4 only. **

Photography: Blissful Memorial Park

2011-03-02T18:26:00.000+08:00

During the last weekend, I visited Blissful Memorial Park. It belongs to a friend of mine and it was a great eye opener for me. Normally when I past through a cemetery, I always get the uncomfortable feeling. However, this was a very peaceful and interesting trip for me. Took some pictures along the way.......

Penang Twestival Local 2011 support NASAM

2011-02-19T12:23:00.000+08:00

Dear readers,

Penang Twestival 2011 is back! This year we will be supporting our local organization which is NASAM (National Stroke Association of Malaysia). The event will be held on the 24 March 2011. Further information will be updated soon.

Meanwhile, Twestival is having a contest for the city with the highest number of Facebook "Likes" on our actual Penang Twestival Logo image. Additional $1000 will be awarded to our charity recipient - NASAM! Help us to raise more funds by liking this link - http://on.fb.me/hv76jR (Deadline: March 17th, midnight EST)

Thank you for your great support! :)

Valentine's Day 2011

2011-02-18T11:53:00.002+08:00

It's just another working day for me but I did something random that evening. Everyone else was out on the date with their partners and so did I! I was out with Tammy for yogurt and some cam whoring all over QBM.... Here are some of the crazy pictures of me!

Most important thing of all.... I had lots of fun and it's memorable for me! :-)

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Europe @ Florence, Italy

2011-02-12T12:29:00.000+08:00

Those pictures posted was during my trip to Europe. I am still processing some of the pictures and just sharing the few best selected one.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2011

2011-02-11T15:54:00.002+08:00

WISHING YOU A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

iPhone: Camera Kit

2011-02-11T15:52:00.000+08:00

I was blessed by my brother during his recent trip back to Penang. Prior to that, he was in Japan for a holiday and he got me a camera kit for my iPhone 4. It's an amazing extension to my iPhone camera. Just check out the macro shots I took with that lens!

THANK YOU BRO FOR THIS LOVELY GIFT! :D

Photography: I heart Penang

2011-01-27T19:52:00.001+08:00

What Angry Birds and Marketing Have in Common?

2011-01-27T11:59:00.003+08:00

Some of you may ask, it's just a game! What are the possibility they have in common? Besides slingshot the birds to kill those pigs? Angry Birds is not only a very addictive game but it does use the same strategy you use for marketing too. Here are some of the examples.

1. Study the scenario

Before you take the first step in everything you do, it's important to study the scenario that you are in. Below is the print screen of Angry Birds Scene (gives a better scenario to those who haven't play Angry Birds before). The objective of the game is to use the four available birds to attack the two green pigs on your right hand corner. So before you slingshot those birds over to kill those pigs, you need to understand the environment of the pigs. You can see that those pigs are protected with bricks, glasses and stones. This will help you to plan how you want to launch those birds.

When you are in the marketing scenario, it applies the same concept all together. Before we plan and launch any marketing product or event in the market, it's important we need to study the environment of other existing products in the market. You will need to study your current competitors, the current promotions and hiccups of that products too. That will give you a better positioning when your product is launch to the market.

Screen shot from Angry Birds

2. Knowing your resources and maximizing it

In this stage, you know that you are only given the same types of birds (small Red bird) but in quantity of four. So I must know what is available in that level as different types of birds have different functionality. Some of the birds can drop an egg and some can even turn themselves into a bomb. By knowing your resources, you can plan out how you want to slingshot the birds over to the pigs. Is it going to be high or low shots, near or far shots. On the other hand, you need to maximize each of the resources that is given. In Angry Birds, the lesser birds that had been slingshot to kill all of the pigs, you gain more score points for the left over birds.

In the marketing scenario, it applies the same where by you need to know what are the available resources for your company. In today's era, your marketing is not only via media or even newspaper advertisement, there are other resources of marketing today available to you such as email campaigning and social media tolls (such as Facebook, Twitter, Websites and Blogs). By understanding and knowing the various resources, you can plan better for your long and short term marketing plans. Besides that, you can maximize your marketing campaign at a lower cost and better ROI.

3. Study the outcome and plan differently

At the end of each Angry Birds stage, it will summarize how well you did by showing the stars you got. The total stars are there. If you only gotten 1 or 2 stars, you can try again how to slingshot the pigs in a better way. Avoid the same way you slingshot the first time. Try other alternative to get the best results!

This goes to marketing strategy too. If it doesn't bring the best outcome you wanted, then work the other way with your other resources. Plan it differently and try to avoid the old maketing way that is not so effective anymore.

My conclusion is that Angry Birds is FUN! So marketing can be fun too!

** This article is published on YAS Website too. Check it out! :)

Photography: Two love birds (Joey and Jess)

2011-01-19T11:49:00.001+08:00

Thanks to my blog, I got a great opportunity to shoot a pre-wedding event. Joey found and contacted me via JenC's Little Corner last year, approximately end of November. I was very excited as I never thought I will cover something like this. It was a great opportunity for me as I get to challenge myself in a different direction. With this opportunity given to me, I invited Tammy Khoo as well. She is another passionate photographer and do check out her blog for those lovely pictures she took!

Here are some of the pictures I took that morning and do feel free to comment. :) All taken in Penang!

Photography: Chew Jetty

2011-01-17T12:12:00.000+08:00

Things I saw through my eyes while preparing for Joey and Jess's pre-wedding photo session.

Photography: Boat

2011-01-16T18:43:00.000+08:00

I just snap this picture at 7am with different filter. Which do you prefer?

LiBra - Living with Brands

2011-01-14T16:50:00.002+08:00

I was approached by my friend Tjun to assist him in covering for his company's event. It's an official opening for Libra - Living with Brands. The launching took place on 11 January 2011 at Wawasan Open University. Libra was officiated by Mr Chua Tiam Wee from National President of SMI Association of Malaysia. During the event, there were 3 invited speakers; Mr Yap Keng Teck, Mr Jason Gan and Mr Jerry Lim. It was a very successful event.

Congratulations to Libra! :D

My Birthday

2011-01-05T12:07:00.003+08:00

On New Year Eve, I stayed at home and had some ice wine. It was nice and a fall asleep pretty fast as I was very excited over the next day event... To KL!

It was my birthday last Sunday and I just turn 3! :-P Didn't do much but followed my cousin to KL. The six of us jump into the car and we took off as early as 7am and head straight to Mid Valley. We booked at Boulevard Hotel for a night.

When we touched down to Mid Valley, it was pretty early @10am. Some of the shops are still closed but people are coming in already. I was very happy that the Christmas decoration was still around and I managed to snap a few and this is my favorite! Teddy!

Throughout out that 2 days one night, we went from Mid Valley to The Gardens, Pavillion and the new mall - Farenheit. It was a nice shopping trip for me. Got myself a few things for the Chinese New Year and snap a few pictures along the way. Some was taken within KL and some was on the way back to Penang. Of course some cam whoring too.....

This is Julie (my cousin's fiancee). They gave me my first Paul Frank t-shirt as my birthday present! I am now an official proud owner of Paul Frank! :-P Oh.. Did I mention that I was born in the year of Monkey?

The traffic back to Penang was smooth flowing but the opposite direction was not. It was crawling and there were five to six accidents along the highway.

It was one of my best Birthday I ever had! Having my family and relatives with me the entire time..... Thanks everyone!

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Good Bye 2010

2010-12-31T17:14:00.000+08:00

2010 has been a great and a wonderful year for me. Even with the ups and downs that I had to go through, it's still a GREAT year. Time flew by very fast and it's the last day of 2010. In the near future, I will look back to this year and smile at it reflecting the good things I had achieve this year. 2011 is less than 12 hours away and I am keen to look forward to it. Good bye 2010!

Blessed Christmas

2010-12-24T14:45:00.002+08:00

To all my family, friends and faithful readers... Would like wish each and everyone of you a Blessed Christmas! Have a wonderful time with your love ones. This time of the year is my favourite time of THE YEAR! :-D

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Food: Weissbräu German Cuisine

2010-12-19T14:36:00.000+08:00

My second visit to Strait Quay and was there to have dinner with my girlfriends. The place is still brand new and not much changes from my first visit. I was looking forward to catch up with both my lovely friends; Peky and Jonie. Both of them have passion for photography as well and their shots are simply amazing. Just follow them at their blogs and website to check it out.

For dinner, we decided to try something new which non of us had. So we end up choosing Weissbrau which is a German Cuisine. If you enter the building from the centre, turn to your left and you won't miss it.

As we walk near the the door, we were greeted by the waiter. He was asking us if we would prefer indoor or outdoor. Outdoor will have nice view but there wasn't any wind. So we decided to take indoor as we were all sweating. It's a very nice place with the Christmas decoration and I took a few pictures of the place; the bar, tables and chairs.

Once we were all seated, we were served with the menu. We were all browsing it high and low but didn't know what to go for. Thus, to make it easier, we decided to call three different course and share among ourselves. I think it's still new or the pantry was not fully packed yet, the pork knuckles that we wanted to try was out of stock :( No choice we had to other other stuff and I eventually forgotten the name. But no worries.. I had some pictures taken!

Food ordering process was longer than ever as some of the food are not available from the menu.

Photography time while waiting for the food to be cook!

Our Jonie Lim with her lovely Canon G10. Lovely shots taken by her and her toy. She is always so sweet with her smile.

That's my candid shot of Peky! She was busy playing with her new toy - iPhone 4. The entire night we were busy exchanging apps and talking about iPhone 4 and the amazing apps. Welcome to iPhone world... We are now hoping that someday near future, Jonie can join us too.

That is our caesar salad with salmon.

Don't recall the name of this dish. Didn't really like it as it was over cooked! Too hard.

It's German sausage but it's too salty! :(

Honestly, I don't think I would go back again until I try Ingolf in it's restaurant. Tasted it's German sausage during the Octoberfest and love it!.

Starbucks Planner 2010

2010-12-19T13:14:00.000+08:00

I made it this year! :) Finally got my Starbucks Planner early. Love the design and quality as it looks really elegant and professional too. Did you get enough stamps to get yours too? If not, I understand Starbucks is selling them at RM55 each. There are 3 vouchers inside too. With free drinks and some offers but it's at a precise date only! I have started redesigning it to my own taste already...... it's only available at JenC's Starbucks Planner (no preview of it. :P)

Food: Soul Kitchen

2010-12-19T12:34:00.003+08:00

Last weekend, I was out with Tammy on a mission to check out a few places for good photography session. Unfortunately, it was drizzling and we went for brunch instead after that. But we couldn't decide where to go until Tammy said that why don't we try Soul Kitchen which is located at Muntri Street. The place serves breakfast, lunch and dinner too. We were there about 10:30am so it's still breakfast! :)

The place looks cozy and eventually it was packed with foreigners and locals too. Oh not forgetting, it's FREE Wifi! We even tweet and foursquare while waiting for our food and drinks. In between, we took some random shots here and there.

The above is the drinks menu and for breakfast, I ordered American Breakfast. It's yummy if you are a person who don't like salty food. Below are my breakfast and latte.

Besides that, that is their Christmas menu - Snowflakes's Menu and Mistletoe Menu (Approx RM48).

And that is the no 102 of Soul Kitchen's address. So it's 102, Muntri Street, 10200 Penang, Malaysia.

Opening hours are from 10am to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm. And they can be contacted at 04-2613118 or 6012-5943522. Kindly look for Michele or Tonio.

I am not sure how's the place and condition on a HOT day but I was there on a cold morning so it was just perfect! It's a nice place to hang out with your friends and just chill over a simple nice meal and drink. I will surely go back again to try out the lunch or dinner menu.

On the same street, go down further and you might want to try MoonTree47. :) (Updated 15 March 2011)

1st year Anniversary

2010-12-16T12:46:00.000+08:00

Today is the marking of the day that Jenclittlecorner had turned 1 year old. I finally made it a point to keep this blog somehow alive! Thanks for all your visit and support! :D

What I love about Social Media

2010-12-08T16:26:00.002+08:00

Social Media don't even exist much if we mentioned it like 10 years ago but it's a trend and one of the hottest topic everywhere today! Many people have ask me this question, what do you like about social media? For me, it's about getting the latest topic and shared it with my family and friends via social media tools such as twitter or facebook. Besides that, I get to expand my circle of friends. Up to date, I have 463 friends on Facebook (only less than 10% of people I haven't met in real life) and 460 followers on Twitter.

Even if it is a new thing for most of you, Social Media has been a daily thing for me. I enjoyed tweeting and facebooking on daily basis such as updating my status and sharing the pictures I took. Besides that, I even enjoy Foursquaring. It's like a game where I get to collect my points and badges and also explore new shops in town! Other than that, you get good tips from other players too and specials from the business owner.

Despite all that, I have won iPod Shuffle via twitter contest, a designer handbag for a friend via Facebook contest and also an iPhone app - paid version for FREE via twitter too. It's been a really fun time for me both on twitter and facebook. :D

From all the above, I also use Social Media to conduct charity in March, 2010, which is known as Penang Twestival. At present, I am also volunteering for Social Media Club Penang. It's a non-profit organization to help to educate the public about social media and how it can help you in your personal life and businesses in general.

What do you like about Social Media? Would love to hear your thoughts about it... :)

Let's tweet!

Sweetup Candy - Lollipops

2010-12-08T15:34:00.001+08:00

My friend, Tammy, just started a home business. It's none other than home made lollipop, Sweetup Candy. There are a few varieties available and flavours are nutmeg, apple, blueberry, rose and peppermint (for Christmas).

If you are looking for lollipops for children's party or birthday party, do check them out on Facebook, Twitter and blog too!

(Picture taken from the Sweetup Candy blog)

Straits Quay

2010-12-05T14:29:00.003+08:00

It's a new happening place in town. Everyone was talking about it so I decided to make a trip there with my mum and cousin sister. I was so excited and make sure my camera is fully charged! :-P

Unfortunately, I was pretty upset as there was nothing to see or being impressed with. Guess I will have to wait for more shops to open before my next visit there again. On the other hand, I don't like the multi carpark as it is quite narrow for bigger cars.

Here are some of the pictures I took indoor as it was raining when we were there.

That is one of the tallest Christmas tree in Penang.

A group of carolers was singing some Christmas song.

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Charity - Loccitane 2011 Diary

2010-12-02T14:55:00.003+08:00

Last weekend, I was at Gurney Plaza doing my Christmas shopping and I came across this diary by Loccitane. This is part of their contribution to the charity. They are selling the diary for RM 15 and charity goes to the Malaysian Association for the Blind. Hope you can do the same as well. Buy the diary as a Christmas gift and you are doing charity at the same time. Go grab one now at the store nearby.

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Photo: Panorama of Penang City

2010-11-28T19:02:00.003+08:00

This picture was taken from the 8th floor of 1st Avenue Mall, Penang.

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Food: Vintage Bulgaria Restaurant

2010-11-25T14:42:00.001+08:00

Last weekend my cousin took us all out for dinner and we went to try Bulgarian food. It's my first time and I was kinda excited about it. The place was cozy and there is upstairs near the bar and down stairs which is the main dining place. Unfortunately the place was packed, we have to go upstairs. The environment upstairs was more quite as the night was still young. :D

There were about 5 of us and we ordered different dinner set to taste. The set consist of soup, main course, drink and dessert. Enjoyed the soup and salad too.

Then come the main course of lamb, spaghetti, chicken and vegetables.

The spaghetti bolognese sause was good. I like it just the way it was served without adding any additional cheese.

Here are the range of desserts.... pumpkin, cheese cake, creme brulee and mousse.

Address: 1E Jalan Sungai Kelian

11200 Tanjung Bungah

Tel: 604 8981890

Photography: Penang Jelutong Highway

2010-11-14T13:00:00.003+08:00

These pictures are taken via LX 3 from The Spring Condo. It is located along Jelutong Highway.

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Food: Ecco Cafe

2010-11-10T15:05:00.005+08:00

This place was recommended to me by my cousin sister. She was here with her family during last weekend. It's a cafe located at Chulia Street in town area. I suggested this place to my friends for dinner and they agreed!

Ecco Cafe it was our last night dinner outing. It's Choo's birthday this weekend and we wanted to celebrate with him earlier. Here are some of the pictures taken via iphone. It's a row of shop houses. Very homely feeling and the food taste good too.

Here is the preview of the menu..... they have varieties of pizza, pasta, soup, breads and drinks too.

They ran out of mushroom soup so I ordered tomato soup. Very rich and taste good.

Recommend at night for easier parking space as the rest of the shop houses are closed for business.

Address: 42, Chulia Street, Penang.
Opening hours: 11:30am to 2:30pm and 6pm to 10:30pm
Closed on Sunday.

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iPhone App: Kik Messenger

2010-11-03T16:28:00.003+08:00

If you are looking for a similar application like whatsapp but don't want to pay for the application, you can check Kik Messenger out. Besides messaging to your friends who are on iPhone, this application are supporting other platform as well such as blackberry and android too. You will be informed when the messages is send (S), delivered to the receiver (D) and being received (R) as well. It's FREE! For more detailed information, you can check their blog out!

Source: http://www.kik.com/

Happy Kik-ing!

BB Torch: How to tether via Bluetooth to MacBook Pro

2010-11-03T15:52:00.002+08:00

Firstly, set the bluetooth connection between BB Torch and Macbook Pro. Go to System Preferences. Then click Bluetooth. Click + to add new devices. Once that is done, lets set up the network connection.

Go to system preferences again and click under Network. Click + to add new network and select Bluetooth DUN. Telephone number is *99#. Then click Advance, under modem, select Research In Motion. Do not alter any information. Then click connect. It should tether.... :D

Happy trying!

Octoberfest in Penang 2010

2010-10-26T12:01:00.002+08:00

Octoberfest have been going on for years but this is the first time I was there! It is located near the MBS school where the Malaysian-German Society is located.

My cousin sister invited me to join her for the event. The ticket for the entrance fee was RM 25. They actually control the incoming crowd so it won't be over crowded.

The queue was long at the food corner...but worth the wait. The food was yummy! :-)

Besides all the food, there were drinking competition for guys and gals. These people can drink!!

I had fun!

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Tweetup with Jonathanfun

2010-10-17T18:44:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was the Saturday that was booked in my calendar for a few weeks. It's a tweetup for Jonathanfun from Malacca who is currently working in Kluang. He was here over the weekend for some photography event. At the same time, he asked me to assist him with a tweetup with Penang Twitters! :-)

Before heading to Gurney, I picked Tammy up for dinner and since she is on vegetarian yesterday... We had dinner at Sri Ananda Bahwan. My first time there and I enjoyed my dinner.

The tweetup was suppose to be at 8pm Gurney Plaza and I had a few confirmation of attendance from Tammy Khoo, Jason Gan, Shoggy Teoh and family, Tjun Chye, Christines Teoh and Louis Quah. However, last min Louis could not make it was he was sick but we had CJ Tan and Jaine with us.

The entire night was an amazing tweet up! Besides that, the guys playing with their iPads and exchanging applications. Also not forgetting the candid shots too! :P

With that they came out with face impersonation using iPad applications and magazine too! Here are some of the pictures....

There and then a facebook page was created! Check it out at #whoisbehindthis

Snap a picture using this concept and post more in facebook!

The time went by so fast and we left Gurney nearly close to 1am. The guys decided to have K session at OXO Cafelab. We headed there to have someone good times and all of them can sing! Melts my heart away......

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Food: Burger King

2010-10-15T16:42:00.002+08:00

Burger King in Penang! Finally the arrival..... The location is along Jelutong Express near The Spring Condo. Tammy and myself decided to go for a try since it is newly open in Penang. When we arrived, we are shock that the place was packed. However, that didn't stop us from going in. While waiting for our turn, we foursquare and do some tweeting.....

I ordered the whopper set. To be honest, I was kinda disappointed with the taste of it. I still think Burger King in KL taste nicer and juicier too.

Don't think I will go back there again soon.
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Blackberry Torch 9800

2010-10-15T16:30:00.002+08:00

Just a sneak preview of Blackberry Torch 9800.

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Video: SMCpg #1

2010-10-12T10:30:00.002+08:00

For those of you who missed the event, check the video out. This video was sponsored by Jimmy Ang Studio and Art.

Social Media Club Penang #1 from jimmyang on Vimeo.

#SMCPG : Social Media Club Penang 1

2010-10-10T18:03:00.003+08:00

The event was a great success... we got our swarm badge (Foursquare)! It's the first swarm badge in Penang. The speakers were amazing and the crowd too. Here are some of the pictures of the core team and volunteers who hang out a few days before the event.

This picture was taken by Tammy Khoo. It was a great time with all these people. Their passion for social media and being part of it. From left to right we have Siew Peng, Jason Gan, Shoggy Teoh, myself, Christine Teoh, Chew Tjun Chye, Tammy Khoo, Louis Quah and Thean Soon (the one with the cap).

On that evening, there were more than 50 people who make an effort to attend the event both locally from Penang and there are about 9 people who travelled from Kuala Lumpur to support us in this event. They are Hakin, Harinder and 2 other friends, Daniel Tan, Princess Jo, Seema and bf and another friend.

Here are some of the pictures taken from the event. This is the live tweet.

Sista

2010-10-05T10:13:00.001+08:00

Let me do so introduction... We have Kelvin Tan @ UncleBotak, myself and Mei Yen and we are labelled Sista. This picture was taken last evening at Winter Warmers @ QBM. First time for the stalker @ UncleBotak to meet Mei Yen.

You can either label last evening as great tweet up, stalker meet up or dinner gathering but I must say it was FUN! I bet Mei Yen had a great time knowing UncleBotak and vice versa too. It's just amazing how people connect via twitter and facebook now. Thru these past months, I also believed that people who are actively on twitter are more sociable and more friendships are eventually created! I thank God for social media like twitter... cause there is where I get to know a lot of new friends.

Photography: New Friends

2010-10-01T11:34:00.000+08:00

I am sick.. coughing non-stop. Hope I can get well soon before SMCPG this Oct 7 at Suntec. Meanwhile, I wanna share the pictures of all my friends that was taken recently.

Tjun and myself

Clarence, Uncle Botak, Shoggy, Terence, Jason, Tjun and myself

Tammy dearest and me

#SMCPG : Social Media Club Penang

2010-09-24T23:34:00.002+08:00

Some of you might be wondering what is Social Media Club Penang (#smcpg) all about? To know more about it, kindly visit SMCPG

It's finally in town! Don't miss this out. Go and grab your calendar right now and crossed out Oct 7, 2010 at 7pm. Book your tickets now for the event! Oh, did I mention that it's FREE! See you there! :D

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/smcpg
Twitter: http://twitter.com/smcpg

Photography: Male @ Maldives

2010-09-20T13:43:00.003+08:00

I am doing a little sharing of pictures on my previous vacation to Maldives. It was last year (2009), when I was invited by my house-mate in Melbourne, Ms Lulu, to attend her wedding! I can still remember how excited I was when I got the email from her. Haven't seen her since 2002 but thanks to email and facebook, we managed to keep in touch till today. It was a wonderful 1 week there in Male (the capital of Maldives) spending time with her and family. Giving a hand or two with the preparation for the big day.

Maldives is famous for honeymoon for newly wed and it's a beautiful place! I don't mind going back there... for my honeymoon (if I ever find my Mr Right)! Here are some of the shots I took back then....

Varieties of local food and non local food I got to explore.

This is the swimming pool in Male. It's in the sea!

It's Lulu and her new home! :)

Food: The Loaf @ Pavilion, KL

2010-09-16T17:49:00.002+08:00

The aroma of the bread was just unavoidable. Besides that, Kelvin recommended that we should try. It's on the costly side but worth the testing.

Go check it out yourself when you are there. The main entrance and turn right.... :-D

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Meetup in KL

2010-09-15T21:35:00.003+08:00

Last weekend, I was in KL with mum. It's a long weekend because of the Raya celebration holiday. During this trip, I managed to catch up with a few people. Some of them, I managed to capture their random pictures and some I don't. Some of them, it's my first time meeting them such as Princess Jo Ling, Ms Chew Mei Ling and Daniel Tan.

At the same time, I managed to meet up with my long lost childhood friend, Melissa which is Pam's best friend! I haven't seen her for more than 6 years already if I got my numbers correctly.

Just amazing meeting up with all these wonderful people.

Princess Jo Ling, Ms Chew Mei Ling and Jason

Pam and Uncle Botak

This is Melissa! :-)

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S A L T

2010-09-15T10:21:00.000+08:00

Here are the list of how Salt can help you and me in our daily life usage.

1. If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up, withoutáall that mess. Contributed by Ms. Jerry McGinnis.

2. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.

3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.

4. Soak fish in salt water before de-scaling; the scales will come off easier.

5. Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier pouring.

6. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.

7. Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.

8. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.

9. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.

10. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.

11. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.

12. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.

13. Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot.

14. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten your bathtub and toilet bowl.

15. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to breakáit open easily.

16. Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.

17. Add a little salt to the water, your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.

18. Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.

19. Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.

20. Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.

21. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.

22. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty.

23. Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.

24. Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for aásore throat gargle.

25. Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.

26. Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.

27. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.

28. A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.

29. Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while.

30. A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.

31. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.

32. Soak your clothes line in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to preventáthe clothes from freezing.

33. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to preventáyellowing.

34. Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.

35. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.

36. Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains.

37. Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.

38. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.

39. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor.

40. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.

41. Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.

42. Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.

43. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.

44. Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.

45. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.

46. Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs.

47. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.

48. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odour.

49. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.

50. Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.

51. Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.

52. Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later.

53. Remove offensive odors from stove with salt and cinnamon.

54. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.

55. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.

56. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.

57. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grasságrowing.

58. Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look. Remove odors from sink drain pipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.

59. If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.

Sio Bak Cang / Shao Rou Zong - Hokkien Song

2010-09-08T09:48:00.001+08:00

When I was a little girl, I used to hear this on cassette player played by my grandma. These are the few songs that I would love to find to remind me of my childhood.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

2010-09-07T11:43:00.000+08:00

Dedicating this to all my Muslim friends and those who are celebrating this festival.

Europe @ London

2010-09-06T12:44:00.003+08:00

I am definitely going back London again! :P We didn't have enough time for sight seeing and shopping at the same time. Everything was squeezed in that 24 hours.... So much to do yet there is not enough time.

The best Chinese food in this Europe trip was Chinatown in London. You will get good dim sum and Hong Kong style of food. With food like this, I don't think I will miss the food back home a lot. With the little time for everything, I didn't manage to take lots of pictures in London. Will share a few of everything...... We managed to visit the palace where Queen Elizabeth is staying and also the London Tower Bridge. The rest of the time.... I was busy shopping.

London's taxi

Have anyone told you that this is London Tower Bridge and it's more beautiful and the famous London Bridge? :P

Oooppss... this is the candid shoot because I love her red platform heels! :P

Oh yeah, size does matter! :D

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Europe @ Venice

2010-09-04T18:04:00.000+08:00

When the word Venice comes to your head, what is the first thing you thought of? For me, it's the famous gondola. It's beyond my imagination how beautiful this place can be. However, we were there for about 4-5 hours only. During this tour, we managed to book the gondola and had a great experience it in. The view from the land and from gondola is beyond description. Here are some of the selected pictures that I wanted to share with you.

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Europe @ Rome, Italy (Part 2)

2010-08-26T14:24:00.001+08:00

After those walking and sight-seeing at Basilica, we venture to The Roman Forum. This is where the Roman Legions once marched in triumph. Besides that, we also saw Coliseum, Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps and many more. There are so many things to see and do but yet so little time!

When you are tired after the long walk, grab a cup coffee and sit to enjoy the breeze and scenary.

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Photography: Penang Heritage 2010

2010-08-24T10:45:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday, I joined Choo and Tammy for street photography in Penang and here are some of the pictures that I would like to share with you. My theme for the day was Heritage.

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Europe @ Rome, Italy (Part 1)

2010-08-24T09:20:00.004+08:00

This is my first trip to Europe and was there for about 14 days including traveling on the plane. My flight took off from Pg-KUL-Rome. We arrived in Rome about 5.45am the local time there. We then did the necessary stuff like clearing custom and collected our luggage. There were 21 of us from every part of Malaysia. All of us were excited! :P

The very first sight-seeing we did in Rome was the St Peter's Square and Basilica, the world's largest church.

That is me touched down in Rome!

The view of St Peter's Square and that is Basilica.

Look at those pillars!

This was our tour guide in Rome, Ms Lucia. She was the one who explain to us the history of St Peter's Square and Basilica too.

The view from Basilica looking outward before entering in.

The three pictures above are taken from inside the Basilica. The church was just beautiful! The place was packed with tourist like me. :D

Eiffel Tower @ Paris

2010-08-22T23:35:00.001+08:00

I was in Europe for two weeks. Didn't have my notebook with me and there is no FREE WIFI in Europe! :-( Since I haven't blog for such a long time, let me share with you this snap shot of Eiffel Tower in Paris. Taken from inside a moving bus! :-P Enjoy!

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Lost World of Tambun

2010-08-02T11:22:00.002+08:00

During the weekend, my cousin decided to take us all to the Lost World of Tambun. It's my first time there... and I did enjoyed myself without playing with water! :P Busy taking pictures and enjoying the nature. The place is well kept... clean and not smelly. The Petting Zoo was simply amazing. I was amazed with the capabilities of the trainers and the environment for the pets. The pets are kept very clean and cute too!

Winter Sonata - My Memory

2010-07-31T11:19:00.000+08:00

Was my first Korean Drama. I fell in love with the movie and this is my favourite song.

Food: Blue Reef

2010-07-31T11:01:00.004+08:00

After the Twestival, I gave myself a break for a few months before Jason approached me again for another charity event. This time, it is an event to support mental health and it will be running via Facebook for two months.

For this charity, we had a simple photo shoot by Whizarts for our profile picture in Facebook. It was on of the Saturday evening, we met at 7pm and the thing drag will 9pm for those who were travelling back from Ipoh.

After that, we were all hyper and hungry. So Terence decided that we should go and try Blue Reef. I order the famous fish and chips! I love it.....

While waiting for the food to be served, I took a few shots of them while Jason was busy entertaining himself with drawing....

This is Tjun who is sitting opposite of me and below is Jason's creation.

Address: Blue Reef Fish and Chips
   Permai 32, No. 22,
   Lebuh Permai 4
   11200 Penang.
Tel: 604- 8999128

FREE Wifi is available.

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iPad App: Flipboard

2010-07-30T11:50:00.002+08:00

I got hold of one iPad and been playing with it since then. It is similar to iPhone features but on a bigger screen and faster response time. I am blogging from my iPad to get the feel of it.

Flipboard is current a free application on iTunes and it does amazing things. You can link your Facebook and Twitter account to it. The presentation of it is simply amazing. It turns the twitter and facebook posting into a magazine layout. I love the whole new idea on this. I did a few print screen to show you. For those foe you who have iPad, download it now and I bet you will enjoy it we much we I do. It's good for people like me who loves social media and magazine layout. It's creative I must say.

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Oldest Twitter User @IvyBean104

2010-07-29T10:15:00.001+08:00

I keep getting complains from my mother and cousin that I spend too much time on social media like facebook and twitter. Even with those complains, I still pursue what I liked. You will be amaze with the fast and updated information you will receive and also not forgetting the amount of new and interesting friends too.

Yesterday, I read a tweet about the oldest twitter user Ivy Bean dies at 104. I was amaze and inspired by her in a way. Social media doesn't limit to any particular age group or professions. She even have more followers than me! :-) I didn't have a chance to follow her while she was alive but just wanna share with you who missed out about this news. May you rest in peace, Ivy Bean.

Price of an iPad

2010-07-28T17:34:00.000+08:00

Can you just imagine how much other country is selling iPad? This price is way too expensive!

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Mamak Mee-Ah! The musical spoof

2010-07-24T12:10:00.002+08:00

This Mamak Mee-Ah! The musical spoof is local production in KL, Malaysia. Finally, they had one show in Penang at Wawasan Open University. I never did had such expectation from them but these people are simply talented in singing and acting too. It was a full house! :-D

I missed the show in KL and grateful that I didn't missed it this time in Penang! :P

Ms Karynn Tan (Alvin's Wifey) is part of the show. She was amazing..... her singing and acting.

I was blessed with 2 tickets from her and I went with my cousin sister, Stephanie. Both of us had an amazing time there...... and we rate the show A.

We love Mamak Mee-Ah!

Here is the preview for those of you who missed it!

Coffee Anyone?

2010-07-22T11:47:00.000+08:00

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iPhone App: Pocoyize

2010-07-20T09:03:00.000+08:00

As I was browsing for new and interesting application for my iphone, I came across this application called Pocoyize. It's for social networking where you can create your own and friends avatar. Wish your own design of avatar, you can use it for your Caller ID, Facebook Profile Picture, Twitter and other social media too!

I was testing it out and here is my version of avatar! :P

It's for FUN! :-D

S A D

2010-07-17T10:14:00.001+08:00

I am very sad and depressed today... rather last night onwards after realising that I have lost my favourite anklet. I was wearing a long skirt yesterday and visibility was not obvious for me. On the other hand, didn't feel it off my leg until I crawl to bed to sleep. :-( I couldn't sleep last night.... I am not a person who lose my things. Emo is ON! :-(

Food: Satay

2010-07-15T11:02:00.000+08:00

Hawker stall's satay at Sin Kim San Coffee Shop ( link with 2 more coffee shop in a row) at Macalister Road. There is about 4-5 varieties for the satay and we order 3 out of it. One of them is the original peanut sauce, the black pepper and finally the tom yam sauce. It's really rich in taste and its yummy and RM1 per-stick. Must go and try! :D

Book: The Last Concubine

2010-07-13T14:06:00.000+08:00

I was in Melbourne last year visiting my brother. Then I came across this book in his living room. This book belong to bro's girl friend and she recommend it. Last weekend, I was at Borders and they were having sales. Buy the second book at 50% off and this was one of the book I purchased. Just started reading them last night.....

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Sun Young Saloon

2010-07-12T10:25:00.001+08:00

Lately, I haven't been changing my hairstyle much. JenC is being really dull and boring with black colour curly perm only. Last Sat, mum decided to go to Sun Young Saloon at Sungai Ara. This place had been recommended by an old colleague. It is located opposite SMK Sungai Ara. We were asked to look for the Director by the name of Su.

My regular hair saloon will be Hair Impression for the past few years but just for a change I tired Sun Young Saloon. I was there for 5 hours till I had to have my super duper late lunch there in the saloon. The entire process include cutting, colour, highlight and perm. My hair is much shorter now with bronze colour and a little of litter orange base highlights and big curl perm. The business there was excellent... the place is always packed with people. Besides the hair services, they have a corner for pedi and medicure too! :D

Photography: Bridges

2010-07-09T19:27:00.001+08:00

I was at one of the fisherman village in Penang and I took a few pictures of the bridges. Love the scenery and wind was so strong. I had stayed in Penang for almost 30 years and never been to places like this. My friend who was a Penangnite himself brought be to all these places. Wish I had my DLSR with me. Wish I can visit that place again in the near future for more photography on a bright sunny day.

JenC's Little Corner

My Valentine's Day 2012

Bali 2012 - Holiday Inn

Why Complicated Life?

Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss

1 Jan 2012

The History of the Christmas Tree Infographic

The Adventure of DOMO

On New Year Eve 2011

Christmas Time 2011

DOMO-kun

If I Had My Life to Live Over

Happy Birthday, Tse Chien!

Other than Coffee

RIP Steve Jobs

RIP Choo Tse Chien

Wondering in a wet market

Infographics: Is Anything Private on Your Phone Anymore?

Revisit Amelia Cafe

Infographics of my tweeting behaviour

A happy day

Life is SHORT

Faithful Friends

Ecazstudios Groupon Crazy Offer

Blissful Photography Contest

Malaysia's Most Exclusive Online Shopping Club - HiShop.my

Speaker: Derek Sivers

Happy Mother's Day

Food: Charlie Brown Cafe @ Straits Quay

Food: Chai Diam Ma @ Queens Street

What is Social Media?

Fire Vs Money

Charity: Penang Twestival 2011

Photography: Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

Photography: Clouds

iPhone Apps: For Photography

Food: MoonTree47

Photography: Blissful Memorial Park

Penang Twestival Local 2011 support NASAM

Valentine's Day 2011

Europe @ Florence, Italy

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2011

iPhone: Camera Kit

Photography: I heart Penang

What Angry Birds and Marketing Have in Common?

Photography: Two love birds (Joey and Jess)

Photography: Chew Jetty

Photography: Boat

LiBra - Living with Brands

My Birthday

Good Bye 2010

Blessed Christmas

Food: Weissbräu German Cuisine

Starbucks Planner 2010

Food: Soul Kitchen

1st year Anniversary

What I love about Social Media

Sweetup Candy - Lollipops

Straits Quay

Charity - Loccitane 2011 Diary

Photo: Panorama of Penang City

Food: Vintage Bulgaria Restaurant

Photography: Penang Jelutong Highway

Food: Ecco Cafe

iPhone App: Kik Messenger

BB Torch: How to tether via Bluetooth to MacBook Pro

Octoberfest in Penang 2010

Tweetup with Jonathanfun

Food: Burger King

Blackberry Torch 9800

Video: SMCpg #1

#SMCPG : Social Media Club Penang 1

*Sista*

Photography: New Friends

#SMCPG : Social Media Club Penang

Photography: Male @ Maldives

Food: The Loaf @ Pavilion, KL

Meetup in KL

S A L T

Sio Bak Cang / Shao Rou Zong - Hokkien Song

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