tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81835347883000385802024-03-13T05:30:11.491-07:00The Unofficial Diary of Alan ThooFor some reasons.. at 4.00am on the 7th of July.. a day I suddenly can't sleep... I decided to re-visit my old blog which I have left behind for more than 1.5 years.. deleted most of the postings.. and only remained the ones that I wrote about my travels.... So.. yeah... From now on, I'm mostly going to touch on my travels....!Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-66597273954772174692010-07-19T11:44:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:11:37.652-07:00Covered 1800km in less than 4 days!<div style="text-align: justify;">The last weekend travel on the road has been one heluva "exciting" one as I traveled more than 1500km alone! hahaha... let's try this:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>16 July 2010 1.30am :</b> KL to Ipoh (200km),... slept for.. wait. I didn's sleep.. cos I was afraid if this big fat hog slept, he wouldnt be able to get up! haha. So, i FB-ed and blogged I think... :P</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>16 July 2010 7.00am:</b> Ipoh to Penang (150km) Luckily Chee Keat was kind enough to drive me to Penang and back... cause I was practically dead...! Him Keat worked part-time the day before for one of our events, and he followed us back too! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>16 July 2010 9.00am:</b> Arrived in Penang, makan breakfast with my client and discussed some events.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>16 July 2010 11.30am:</b> Penang-Ipoh (150km), CK drove me back to Ipoh... Attended the Lions Cabinet Retreat...After the official stuff ended, we went for a fellowship makan2 session with all the Cabinet officers @ the Nga Choy Kai area...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESPaw63uXI/AAAAAAAACsQ/qjKO7jLspuI/s1600/IMG_0960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESPaw63uXI/AAAAAAAACsQ/qjKO7jLspuI/s320/IMG_0960.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">District Governor Hudson Hah addressing the Cabinet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>17 July 2010 8.00am (Ipoh-KL 200km) -</b> Went to the APMB for a while before returning to KL to attend my Granny's birthday. Aunty Pak Bee and family from Scotland came back all the way .. I had to skip the Inauguration Dinner of District Governor Hudson Hah...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>17 July 2010 8.30pm (KL-Ipoh 200km) - </b>Left the dinner earlier and arrived back at Ipoh.. thank god I had Hui Jing to drive me... cos, I drove for 10 mins and almost fall asleep at the Simpang Pulai rest area. hahaha</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESQy6i0_WI/AAAAAAAACsY/FyinTPnkk3E/s1600/IMG_0972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESQy6i0_WI/AAAAAAAACsY/FyinTPnkk3E/s200/IMG_0972.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>18 July 2010 8.30 am (Ipoh) - </b>Lions Cabinet meeting, <b>(1.30pm) </b>Leo RCC Meeting <b>(4.30pm)</b> Went back to my Ipoh House to bathe and relax...<b> (8.00pm Ipoh-KL 200km)</b> And the journey took agesssss!!!!!!! Reached (finally) at about 11.30pm as I stopped a few times to take power naps! That's what I really wanna call it! hahaha. Played flashcards with Baby V for a little while before getting ready for next journey!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESRX5NuTSI/AAAAAAAACsg/YWZf1Y6AAXY/s1600/IMG_0974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESRX5NuTSI/AAAAAAAACsg/YWZf1Y6AAXY/s320/IMG_0974.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Fuyohhh.. got Certificate of Appointment! :P</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>19 July 2010 12.30am (KL-Batu Pahat 300km)</b> Victor just finished his graduation ceremony and we ding-donged here and there and finally managed to move! Picked up barang2 at my office and arrived at the Seremban rest area where Victor woke me up and said he beh tahan liao! hahaha... I drove and stopped at the rest area before Ayer Keroh/Melaka... More power naps... this was about 3.30am! Then... I tiba-tiba woke up at 5.05am.. realizing that oh no...! We're so late!... Started driving and the next stop was the Ayer Keroh Jejantas Rest area there where I couldn't take it no more... and parked... put up my legs and reclined the seats... (and SMS Theresa that we won't be able to make it) and slept allllll the way till about 9am++! Hahaha.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESU9hwu1gI/AAAAAAAACso/-FLK-AwBFPs/s1600/DSC_0149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESU9hwu1gI/AAAAAAAACso/-FLK-AwBFPs/s320/DSC_0149.jpg" /></a><b>19 july 2010 11.30am</b> Arrived at Batu Pahat and rushed to BP High School! Our event haven't ended (phewwww)! One of the many long term commitments of IMNC Lions Club towards the National Kidney Foundation was our Mega scale project, "<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Save-Your-Kidneys-Campaign-Malaysia/112972782060063?ref=ts">Save Your Kidneys</a>"!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is where IMNC absorbs all costs to travel to 100 schools nationwide to give talks as well as conduct exhibitions at selected schools about the dangers of Kidney diseases and kidney failure. I was supposed to introduce Azizi Zakaria, Teen Ambassador of the National Kidney Foundation at the assembly before his talk. However, as I was overly exhausted, I could only apologize and excuse myself for that intro bit and just attend the exhibition. According to the IMNC team, the talk went pretty well! :)<br />
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Leo Club of Batu Pahat High School members who were also at the exhibition! I remembered this bunch of highly energetic youths from the June Leo Forum in Ipoh. Their spirit and energy amaze me always!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESVXiB8XVI/AAAAAAAACsw/9ZpUb7AWBkQ/s1600/DSC_0168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESVXiB8XVI/AAAAAAAACsw/9ZpUb7AWBkQ/s320/DSC_0168.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESV7PlY6ZI/AAAAAAAACs4/UPN5tGf9dyo/s1600/DSC_0170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TESV7PlY6ZI/AAAAAAAACs4/UPN5tGf9dyo/s320/DSC_0170.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>19 July 2010 3++pm - (Batu Pahat to Johor Bahru 200km?)</b> I cant tahan adi.. luckily Victor was around hence he drove! hahaha. The girls left for JB earlier as I had a short meeting in BP Mall first. Now I'm lying down in bed updating this blog at 2.00am cause tmrw <b>(20 July) </b>I have a meeting with my clients at 10.30am and Alvin's picking me up (yeyy.. I dont have to drive.. wahhhahahah)! Thereafter, enroute back to KL, we have to drop by at Muar for another meeting at 2.00pm... then, Muar-KL (250km??) and dinner appointment with clients and Simon.....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">20 July 2010 - Please do not call me bfore 1pm! Even if there is volcanic eruption at One Utama for that matter..... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> :P</div><div style="text-align: justify;">-Alan Thoo-</div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-86998709528161286372010-07-09T07:54:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:12:02.517-07:00A Trip Down South... Johor<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDcxcm3lnpI/AAAAAAAACpw/Aa9bUchLxXQ/s1600/DSC_0701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDcxcm3lnpI/AAAAAAAACpw/Aa9bUchLxXQ/s200/DSC_0701.JPG" width="200" /></a>I landed from Brisbane with Simon at KLIA at approximately 5.50am on the 3nd of July... And to be honest with you.. it wasnt too much a smooth ride... air pockets... bad weather... I beh tahan... (can't stand) it.. and the entertainment system of MAS went kuku-fied! Grrrrrrrghhhh!!! For half of the journey, I depended on my Mac and iPad to keep myself entertained... Sleep? nahhhh! No way! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDcxiuJseFI/AAAAAAAACp4/Wzafes8NPwQ/s1600/DSC_0704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDcxiuJseFI/AAAAAAAACp4/Wzafes8NPwQ/s200/DSC_0704.JPG" width="200" /></a> Throughout the entire journey didn't manage to get any shut eyes! Sighhhhh.... And the moment I landed, again.. the infamous Alan Thoo's 3R concept....~ RUSH!!! RUSH!!! RUSH!!!!!!!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was expected to be in Kangar Perlis for my event.. which was the Fiesta Bersama DiGi Perlis... a mini carnival with staging featuring Diddy Hirdy, Zenny, Azizi, Asyraf, Ben, Aesar Mustafa and BBoys....! I rushed to the taxi stand, got a cab.. and rushed to the Subang Airport!!!! Wa lao... The best thing was... I needed to board the 8.30am flight on Firefly to Alor Star.... Air Asia was full... MAS only had afternoon flights. grrrr... Oh well.. guess what! I made it! The event went well... I flew back to KL on Monday morning... really thrilled to see ah boy.. and Cheryl's so good.. she has trained Baby V to learn to recognize a few words on the flash cards! hehehe.. check this out!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Then... on Wednesday... I had to leave again. Sighhhhh.... Hurts me lots whenever I have to travel out of state, away from my son.... aihhhhh....But work's work... I had to leave for JB to give talks to a few schools in the area on the IMNC's long term commitment to the National Kidney Foundation in creating awareness on kidney disease....!<br />
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Well... moving around in JB is kind'a fund cause SALE is on!!!! However, I am very TL because the entire Tebrau City, not even one retailer is an authorized Apple dealer.. I forgot to bring along my iPhone connector... grrRRrrRR.. no sync-ing... and charging! Aih...<br />
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Marcus and gang joined me after work and we decided to watch the worsttttt ever franchise of Predators ever....! The storyline sucked big time by the way.. wait.. WHAT storyline... and even the effects was so B Grade no to mention B Grade actors with the twist at the end making no sense and no relevancy at all to the entire plot... sigh... And we tot AVP2 was horrendously bad. ANyways,, if you have eaten at Food & Tea before... oh well.. then nevermind. But, if you haven't .. then DON'T order the "SEAFOOD SAUCE with MAN THAU"..... the seafood sauce is actually some sadly pealed off crab meat (nothing like the menu of course!) and the sauce??? Well ~ how about mixing chilly sauce and tomato sauce and then put a bit of hot water and kacau-kacau? CRAPPPPYYYY!!!!!!!<br />
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Oh well..... Am at Danga City Mall now... whole PC Fair JB at Persada didnt sell the connectors too... but luckily.. miraculously... Danga City Mall has an IT Center... and MIRACULOUSLY... there's an Apple Authorized Reseller!!!! Wooo Hooooo!!!!!<br />
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Gotta Go liao... Heading to makan at Johor Jaya.. the Thin Kai Porridge and Drunken Prawns are calling my name!!!! :P<br />
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Ciao!!!!<br />
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~Alan Thoo~</div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-41061011240363926712010-07-06T18:03:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:06:48.175-07:00Sydney - Melbourne - Gold Coast in 5 days...<div style="text-align: justify;">I just don't get it,.. whenever Simon and I travel... it'll have to be a 3R thing... Nope, nothing to do with anything Eco here.. it'll have to be RUSH RUSH and more RUSH!!!! Yea....! I was given the opportunity to speak at the "Youth Services Increases Membership" segment of the Lions International Convention in Sydney, Australia on the 1st of July 2010... and I obviously needed a cameraman right? (hahaha)... so I asked Simon.. my best friend, buddy & mate (sounds wrong in other parts of the world, but in Aussieland, it's fine!) to come along! The convention started on 28th of June, so we flew in to Sydney on the night of the 27th... even then.. I was in a rush as I had an event going on in Penang on the 27th! I flew from Penang to KL and met up with Simon at KLIA.. and then rushed in to check in for our KL-Sydney sector....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">We had Malaysiam Satay and salmon salad??? for entree...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">And for the mains I chose the Sambal prawn and Simon chose the Paprik Chicken....</span></span></div><br />
Here's what they served us on board... I think this was the first time I flew on the Boeing777... Not sure bout the last trip to Sydney with Cheryl.. we flew SIA then.. but anywayz.. ths time we were on the upper deck and it was awesome as we got the front seats..<br />
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Dang.. Simon got a shot of me sleeping<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">(& most likely snoring!!! hahahaha)</span></div><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 1: Sydney</span></span><br />
We got out of the airport within 30 mins... cause we had the express passes and don't really need to queue... (woo hoo...)... took our rented car.. and drove off to check into our hotels.... Then, we got ready for the Registration at the Lions Convention at Sydney Convention Center at Darling Harbour!<br />
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The set up of the convention exhibition was just amazing! The branding was superb!!!!<br />
I believe our District should learn to follow these guidelines and footsteps.<br />
<span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Branding enhances presence.. </span> <span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Presence instills Existence...</span> <span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Existence preserves Strength...</span> <span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Strength ensures Success....!</span><br />
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We met up with PCC Patrick Chew...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPbSpHduwI/AAAAAAAACh0/F605RBI0bVQ/s1600/DSC_0020+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490973484016057090" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPbSpHduwI/AAAAAAAACh0/F605RBI0bVQ/s200/DSC_0020+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /> </a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPbTLXf_2I/AAAAAAAACh8/KBkZupdNK_k/s1600/DSC_0052+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490973493210120034" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPbTLXf_2I/AAAAAAAACh8/KBkZupdNK_k/s200/DSC_0052+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Also met VDG Dr Ben and Big momma (now she calls Simon and I her sons...hahaha) DC Sashekala! I was inspired by Dr Ben's speech about being a Leo some years back....! Love his humour and jokes too!!!! Lion Sashe has been an inspiration too... She has been the DC for Leo Clubs for her district for a few years now... There must be a strong reason why Big Momma is reappointed by almost every District Governor in the last couple of years... and I believe it's because of her strong leadership and management skills... ! A lot to learn from her! :)<br />
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Money cant buy view....!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPifixDclI/AAAAAAAACi8/5SSkIhZIgOY/s1600/DSC_0126+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490981402231140946" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPifixDclI/AAAAAAAACi8/5SSkIhZIgOY/s200/DSC_0126+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPifcmO4aI/AAAAAAAACi0/MEdyPrRsTq4/s1600/DSC_0112+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490981400575140258" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPifcmO4aI/AAAAAAAACi0/MEdyPrRsTq4/s200/DSC_0112+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
The Sydney Harbour Bridge at night .... The Aussies really know how to play with lights and create that perfect beautiful photo op....!<br />
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</div><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 2: Sydney</span></span><br />
On the second day.. Simon woke up as early as 6 in the morning and went fort skydiving!!! no Kidding! He asked me to join him but I think the thought of it alone... sends shivers down my spine! hahaha....<br />
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Here's a video of his skydiving experience.. am sorry, I think you have to be my "friend" on Facebook before you are able to view this I think.... :P</div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Then.. we attended the International Lions Parade... I was really proud to be a part of the Lions Clubs cause seeing the number of International Lions gathered at Hyde Park alone was just remarkably awesomeeeeee!!!!!!!!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnMrs4kQI/AAAAAAAACjM/53SAzKCI4kE/s1600/DSC03184+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490986575770194178" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnMrs4kQI/AAAAAAAACjM/53SAzKCI4kE/s200/DSC03184+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnOAfdkdI/AAAAAAAACjk/02_Y6CzAtH8/s1600/DSC03198+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490986598530912722" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnOAfdkdI/AAAAAAAACjk/02_Y6CzAtH8/s200/DSC03198+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The entire MD308 marched together.. this would be Lions from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The sad part was that we came so unprepared...! no kidding. Our banner was extremely cheapo looking.. Had I know there was something like this, I would have sponsored a miserable tarpauline printed banner or silky-ish ones... The banner was the fabric made ones and the words were painted ones... yeaaa... probably RM1 per square feet! Sighhh.. And a lot of countries took the effort to put on their traditional attire.. and some their national attire... and we were given a Burberry looking scarf... a Mexican Lion and a Korean Lion actually asked me if the scarf is our national icon.. and I was just speechless and said.. Erm.. <span style="font-style: italic;">Nahhh...</span>Perhaps... next year's convention in Seattle, WA, USA... I would do something ... as there was no branding at all for us! Sighhh.....<br />
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From left Me.. DC Sashekala, DG Dato Yeow and wife...<br />
From Right, DG Hudson Hah and wife, Nelly</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnMasrlcI/AAAAAAAACjE/ahsTSECgsOE/s1600/DSC03181+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490986571205940674" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnMasrlcI/AAAAAAAACjE/ahsTSECgsOE/s200/DSC03181+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnNtEDLsI/AAAAAAAACjc/E2DF29g5fY4/s1600/DSC03189+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490986593315663554" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPnNtEDLsI/AAAAAAAACjc/E2DF29g5fY4/s200/DSC03189+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
Two of my most respected Mummies... Lion Sashekala and Lion Shirley Koh!</div></div><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">A short video of the parade taking place....!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I also managed to catch up with Shaw Jhee.. Leo member from Penang City (O), who is now forming an Omega Leo Club in the University of Melbourne!!! Gudonya matey! (Good on you, mate - means "You Rock..." in Aussie accent/Jargon!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPrBAKkQ7I/AAAAAAAACkM/-vhN_DwXpQk/s1600/DSC03214+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490990773151482802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPrBAKkQ7I/AAAAAAAACkM/-vhN_DwXpQk/s200/DSC03214+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPrBn8aSnI/AAAAAAAACkU/G2QBCxyEuoc/s1600/DSC03216+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490990783829527154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPrBn8aSnI/AAAAAAAACkU/G2QBCxyEuoc/s200/DSC03216+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 150px; width: 200px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the parade, DG Hudson Hah shouted lunch (Aussie/Brit jargon for buying lunch)! PCC Jeffrey Quah took the time to arrange for us... We had... ahem ahem.. Malaysian Food! Wowwww! But in fairness, it was quote nice.. Don't expect the authentic Malaysian spices though.. but for Australia.. that restaurant already obtained an A for Malaysian Chinese Cuisine! :)<br />
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This was our rented car.. the 2.0 Turbo Mini Coupe Convertible... hehehe...<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 3: Melbourne</span></span><br />
Simon and I flew to Melbourne for a day trip... Mainly I wanted to present the Top Director Award to Eric Teh in person. He has been doing a great job throughout this fiscal year and he certainly deserves this special treatment! :)<br />
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Eric was also the person behind the FB and Leo Forum Blog too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPsxzpIRPI/AAAAAAAACkk/KLMlF1KidvQ/s1600/DSC_0240+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490992711115228402" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDPsxzpIRPI/AAAAAAAACkk/KLMlF1KidvQ/s400/DSC_0240+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 266px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>Another Leo from PJI (O), Jason... also came along too... He is studying in Adelaide, South Australia (Another state)... and was visiting Eric at that time. We toured the city.. and also went to the Tim Burton Exhibition at the Federation Square at downtown Melbourne... And yess.. that weird looking Megatron-ish building (they call art) houses loads of exhibition and "weird" stuff... and in the eyes of quite a few... artistic touch! Ya ya ya.. sorry, Don't have that third eye for this sort'a thing. Call it Unique then.... Allllllll I can say is that... Melbourne is like.. trying so hard to outbeat Sydney... oh well... nice try... but try harder then! :P<br />
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Tim Burton's art.. realllllly unique and different...</div><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 4: Back to Sydney</span></span><br />
This is the day I give the talk.. a little nervous.. and there's this little butterfly flying in my tummy all morning... Cos I have spoken for many occasions, and this would be my first on the international level with so many PDGs... PCCs.. ABCDEFGs at the venue.. hmmmmm... But before that, Simon and I had breakfast with my mummy dearest... Lion Shirley Koh....<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">We had to return the Mini before flying to melbourne.. and we decided to take the C200 cos our luggage wont fit if we re-rent the mini....The car is awesome.. hmmm thinking thinking... hahahaha...Anyway, the dim sum was superbly awesssomeeee!!!! The size of the Siu Mai and Har Gau... was tremendously large!!! hhehehe....Then we dropped her off at the airport and headed to the Convention center....</div></div><br />
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My talk was part of the<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Youth Service Projects Can Attract New Members</span> segment. There were 6 Speakers in total... 4 from Australia of whom one is the MD Leo Chairperson Lion Martin Peebles, who touched on Leo activities in Australia. 1 more is from the USA, Lion Dana, who spoke about Diebetis Projects... My topic was Making a Difference.. where I touched on the Eco Projects that we have done throughout our last fiscal year. I started out with a joke giving them a tune that i wrote for Sydney....<br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">"Sydney a real 'Fine' City... We Have to pay all the time.. There goes all my money...."</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP166CGMYI/AAAAAAAACl0/BAhkEvs407c/s1600/DSC_0310+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491002763054035330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP166CGMYI/AAAAAAAACl0/BAhkEvs407c/s200/DSC_0310+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP_V0FHssI/AAAAAAAACl8/5P6wx4xOfMA/s1600/DSC_0337+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491013120917222082" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP_V0FHssI/AAAAAAAACl8/5P6wx4xOfMA/s200/DSC_0337+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>Well, the audience responded well to my witty jokes and I was pleased to share with them on our projects like the International Coastal Clean-Up Penang, HOPE, Sg Kinta Clean Up, Alor Star Beach Clean-Up, Go Green Starts From Home and many other Green Projects too! I even pledged to launch our 40 years Celebration in a Green way by having 40 Leo Clubs in our District plant a tree or organize an Eco project at their school level.. marking the beginning of our 40th Year in Service!!!<br />
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Of course, I would like to record my biggest thank you to IPDG Choong Kwei Loi for giving me this opportunity to speak on an international platform... His recommendation and support helped me broaden my perspective in life and also public speaking too!<br />
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Also there to support me was DG Hudson Hah and wife, Nelly; Simon & Shaw Jhee too! The lady in blueish green dress is ID Debra.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP_WQ78CCI/AAAAAAAACmE/0LLEasvpaHI/s1600/DSC_0418+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491013128663336994" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP_WQ78CCI/AAAAAAAACmE/0LLEasvpaHI/s200/DSC_0418+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /> </a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP_WhoJQvI/AAAAAAAACmM/-VAeF-9aa6Y/s1600/DSC_0444+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491013133143720690" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDP_WhoJQvI/AAAAAAAACmM/-VAeF-9aa6Y/s200/DSC_0444+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 133px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>After the seminars... We joined Lion Dana and team for the Stride Walk where everyone holds a placard and walk from the seminar halls back to the Convention Center... Initially we were so quiet... then.. We started Roaring.......! Hahaha.. We went like... Aussie Aussie Aussie.. Roar! Roar! Roar!!!! (INstead of the traditional Oi! Oi! Oi!) hahahah!<br />
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We received a certificate for the walk + a badge too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDQA4euNm1I/AAAAAAAACm8/jgqRlBgkYF8/s1600/DSC_0512+copy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491014815991044946" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDQA4euNm1I/AAAAAAAACm8/jgqRlBgkYF8/s400/DSC_0512+copy.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 266px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Before we left, we met PID Ellis Suriyati...She was so kind enough to give me AUD$100 to buy things... Another mummy dearest! Hahaha... I insisted not to take and chucked back into her pocket and she said..."Alan,.. you don't take you dont respect me ya!!!"<br />
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So... I had no choice... nanti Mummy marah! haha. So I took, and told her that I will buy badges and gifts for our Leos and some Lions back home.. She smiled...<br />
Such a sweet and loving character and PID is one of the reasons why I stayed a Lion....! Her speeches always inspire me and my members to strive on.. no matter come what may!!!</div><br />
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After the talk, Simon and I went for another round of City Tour... we went to the Pitt Street Mall, Queen Victoria Building... and went up the Sydney Tower for night view of the city.. Truly Awesomeeeeee!!!! Then, we boarded a flight from Sydney to Brisbane... and then we drove to Gold Coast and slept like hogssss... hahahaha....!</div><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 5: Gold Coast</span></span><br />
We didnt stay for the closing ceremony of the convention as we planned to go to Movie World at Gold Coast! Had loads of fun especially on the Scooby Dooby Doo Ride... the Lethal Weapon 4 (killllerrrrrr!!!!!!) and enjoyed the parade and Shrek 4D movie too!<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDQJW3jp4qI/AAAAAAAACns/j1GpNcE9bEI/s1600/DSC_0700.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491024134146744994" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDQJW3jp4qI/AAAAAAAACns/j1GpNcE9bEI/s400/DSC_0700.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 266px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alright.. Some things seriously die hard... Over spent like mad... luckily we had 30KG each.. both of our luggage combined were 58.9kg!!!! hahaha.... Fly back from brisbane back to KL at 11+ and reached KLIA at about 5.50am... like a zombie.. and I rushed to board my connecting flight to Alor Setar for work in Perlis thereafter.... Simon stayed and handled something else...<br />
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Truly a great experience even though everything was so 3R! hahaha... But, I guess.. we have to be a little rushing here and there.. to enjoy our kind'a travelling? hahaha.. Oh well....<br />
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And I just realized I spent more than an hour writing this... hmmmm.. hopefully the next posting wont be another year! hahahahahaah<br />
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CHiao!<br />
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Regards<br />
Alan Thoo</div><br />
</div></div></div></div></div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-76830350572845490032010-07-06T13:41:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:06:06.052-07:00I'm backkkkkk!!!!!!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDOVfoqdqiI/AAAAAAAAChE/L4TDIS8ux4k/s1600/DSC_0586.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490896741418773026" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/TDOVfoqdqiI/AAAAAAAAChE/L4TDIS8ux4k/s400/DSC_0586.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 266px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Alright... Here's a quick post.. I'm back.. and this time round.. I'm concentrating on my travels rather than just writing crap! ahhaa... Here's a pic.. and more to come. I went to Australia with my best friend.. best buddy... biz partner.. Simon Leong.... Need to pack for my Johor trip soon.. flight leaves in 2.5 hours... hahaha.. Jerry's waiting downstairs now... so.. yup.!!!! Will write more soon! adios! :)Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-75980084052173008292009-05-12T04:03:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:12:20.330-07:0048 Hours in Hong Kong....!!!! How much one can do aye?! :P haw haw haw<div align="center"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">Day 1: Hong Kong here we come!!!!!!</span></b></div><br />
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That's Simon... my In-coming President of the <b>Lions Club of Ipoh Metro New Century</b>.. Guess we're the rebels in the army, the thorn amongst the roses... wait... I think I<br />
should rephrase... the Roses amongst the thorns.. ha ha ha Lions Club.. those days, ppl view as really elderly uncles (thorns.. get me?)... and of course, being in the "New Century" category... well... ya I know Chris... it's really beng-<i>ish ... </i>Why can't they just call it Lions Club N.G (New Generation).. or Y.G (Young Generation) ... ha ah aha....guess somethings can't change...<br />
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Well.. guess we have proven to many people that being a Lion, you do not need to put on a suit and tie and just talk talk talk, but no action! :) Hopefully, we as the new breed of new young & fresh Lions.. can uphold that principle...<br />
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Anyways.. let's cut the crap.. here's our 48 hour journey to Hong Kong to attend the Twinning Ceremony of the Leo Club of Ipoh Unity & South Kowloon! The flight was okay... I watched "Confessions of a Shopperholic".. (Zenny, DONT LAUGH!).. and I kind'a liked the storyline. Yes yes... it's a 'blonde' film.. but.. hey.. it's a Jerry buckheimer film...! Worth while lah! :P<br />
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Our lunch... and that's Steven... first time flying. and following us to HK.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">Day 1 3.00pm: Arrival.. Disneyland<br />
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A snippet of Disneyland in 2.5 hours!!! Crazy! Cheryl and I spent hours there last time...<br />
but oh well, cause, we were not meeting up with the gang adi.. cos they just arrived from Macau..... hence.. we decided to do something crazy - Visit Disneyland!<br />
Ya.. just like that.. no planning... hahaha!<br />
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There are several parks in Disney actually... only 1 miserable indoor roller coaster... being there like 4 times adi... so, nothing special la....But, it was great fun snapping pics now that I have my nikon SLR. haha.. too bad we couldnt do all the rides and view everything else as time was so limited. :P<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">Day 1 7.30pm: Steamboat dinner with local HK Leos & Lions + Ipoh Unity Members<br />
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We arrived 30 mins late! Hahaha. whole world waiting for us.. including the lions from South Kowloon and some other Cabinet officers from District 303 (HK-Macau).. they were very friendly and down to earth! :) ... they don't call Lion.. they call <b>"Si Pak"....</b><br />
Er.. means "Uncle" in Cantonese, but with a level of Kung Fu-ism poured in... like those Jackie Chan Drunken Master movies... the disciple would wish the Sifu's brother "<b>Si Pak</b>"....<br />
Damn... I felt old when the bunch from Ipoh also started calling me "Si pak" Alan... KNN...!<br />
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Check this out man!!! <span style="font-size: 180%;"><b>Chibi</b>!!!!(</span>pronounce it phonetically in English ya..<br />
not bahasa baku pls!) HAHAHA.. can safely go round HK saying that! not when<br />
we're back home though! :P hahaha ..<br />
and another shop - <span style="font-size: 180%;"><b>Wanko</b>..</span> HAHAHAHAH!!!!!<br />
Some more.. the spokesperson.. the lady.. half face, you can see slightly at the back.. the backdrop kind'a thingy.. is <b>Lau Kar Ling...</b> OMG!!!!! hahahaha...<br />
Lau kar Ling is a Wanko. ??! huh? hahahah Ought to change her surname to "Hum"...<br />
you get the point.<br />
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Always fascinated with the bright colours of the dangerously placed<br />
signboards of Hong Kong...hehe<br />
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After that.. went back to hotel.. slept like nobody's business!!! hahahahaha<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">DAY 2 11.00am: SHOPPING @ CITYGATE</span></b><br />
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Somethings die hard.. i call it.. the<br />
<b>COMPULSIVE SHOPPERS ' SYNDROME..</b><br />
Even baki has it! He passed on to me actually.. hahahaa<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="color: red;">Day 2, 3.30pm MADAME TUSSAUDS </span><br />
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Infernal Affairs IV... The suckerheads from ipoh ..<br />
We had 2 hours to rush up to Victoria's Peak.. got into Madame Tussauds'<br />
orang lilin place...<br />
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I think this was done when he was still shooting<br />
Mr Nice Guy ages ago! Hahaha<br />
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Muka nak kasi sepak kan? haha<br />
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<i>Up Close & Personal with your favourite stars!!!!! :P or rather... "stars"... hahahaha</i><br />
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Hands off buddy! :P.. look at the fine details man!! no joke!!!!!!<br />
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Yup....! Gandhi!!!! :P<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SglfX2EVXQI/AAAAAAAACAc/vwgdj85gjZI/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC_0340.JPG"><br />
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<i>Happy-nye...<br />
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Can guest who these ppl are? :P<br />
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Simon.. she's not the same one from Edison's collection k?<br />
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Well, after the meet-up with the "stars"...we rushed up to the peak to take a 10 minute view... and it was already 5.25pm!!!Ran light crazy people to catch the train downhill.. rushed into the taxi.... and got back to the hotel by 6.10pm.. bathe like kerbaus... and rushed down to catch a taxi to the venue for our next event....<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">Day 2 7.30pm ~ LEO CLUB OF IPOH UNITY - SOUTH KOWLOON TWINNING CEREMONY </span><br />
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I represented District 308B2 Lions/Leo Club (Selangor to Perlis) to witness the wedding ceremony... <i>wait...</i> wrong info.. the Twinning Ceremony of the leo Club of Ipoh Unity & South Kowloon.<br />
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It was indeed another milestone of achievement for the Ipoh based Omega Leo Club to add on to their collection of great, proven successes, unlike some who claims to have success and professionalism who ended up.. ahem.. half dead...sigh <i>(Ok, Alan thoo, stop bi**ching).</i><br />
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Anyway, it was indeed a night to remember ~<br />
<b><a href="http://www.perakleos.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Click here</span></a></b><br />
for more photos of the twinning ceremony + video snippets of the event!<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">After Dinner Day 2</span></u></b><br />
<i>Makan lagiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!<br />
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Uraghhhkkkkkkk!!! how can anyone eat this?! haha.. Simon and Steven certainly loved it so much! ha ha....! It's CHOW TAU FOO!!!! translation - SMELLY TOFU!!! WTH!!!?? The last few times I came here, I can't tahan also...!...<br />
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As you can see, most of my photos are really bout FOOOOOOD!!!!!! haw haw haw... Move over Kim Gary.. move over Mongkok Char Teng...!!! This is the <i>real</i> thing.. the real and authentic<br />
Char Chan Teng <i>(errr.. simply means restaurant in Cantonese.. I think)<br />
</i>It was 12.10am when we arrived back at the hotel.. and obviously SOMEONEEEE.. was hungry again! haw haw.. so we went out. ya... According to the darned Receptionist, it's just 2-3 blocks away.. so, Simon decided to jalan kaki. aihhhh... Hence, we walked! Walkedddddd!!!! TKNMCHKNNCCB! Ohya.. we ended up back at the hotel at about 3.50am! haha<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;"><b>Day 3: Last Day here.. makan first!!!!!</b></span><br />
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Alright.. next morning, got up early... went to maxim restaurant, which was located in the same building as our hotel... or kind'a adjacent to lah... The Dim Sums were FABULOUSSSSS!!!!! :p<br />
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Geee... did we go for one week or just 3 days?!!!! ha ah ha ha<br />
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Indeed tasty... haha.. love every single bite of the Satay they serve on board! :) hehe<br />
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Delicioussssss!!!! & Simon showing off the deserts... Hagen Da'az <i>(Is that how u spell it? Normally i just buy, makan and throw. hahaha)..</i> + some strawberry pudding...!<br />
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There you have it.. what to do in 48 hours in Hong Kong... :)</div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-36105486041306610902008-10-13T10:41:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:10:18.594-07:00Ayeh-Oh-Ee-Ohhhh #3: The finale....<div align="justify">Alright... the last chapter of my Korean trip... nothing much really... on the very last day before we fly off at 11 the next day... we had a FULL day .. so, we decided to go on a Cultural tour kind'a thingy... visited the cultural village.. some temples... the best thing is, the tour guide was really kind'a proud of their heritage... to me.. the older generation Koreans must have left China long 10x time ago... and somewhat changed a lot of the chinese characters.. especially the Square shaped ones that is "Khou" (whatever the pin yin is okay!).. into circles... </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Oh well, I did ask the guide.. how related is the Korean heritage and the Cina-fying heritage from China, as even the dress is kind'a similar.. the government costumes.. attire. watever la...But, he said... (as if), dunno which one comes first.. its like the chicken or the egg, whether the Koreans left for China, and started a CHinese history... or whether the Chinese came to Korea.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">To me, I reckon it's quite obvious you know. If you relate this to Japan... it's the same. The Japanese will tell ya that they are not Chinese.... Urban legend has it that, 3000 troops from China left for the island of Japan to look for that "<i>CHiong Sam Pat Lou York"..</i> the medicine that prolongs live.. that gives longevity.. just like the typical Chinese shows you watch on <i>Wah Lai Toi</i> (For those no residing in Malaysia.. that Channel is part of our cable-satelite TV kind'a thing...)</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Obviously, they didnt find such a medicine.. and fearing for their lives, they didnt go back to China as the emperor would have had them killed. and all the 9 generations with it I presume! :P</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Anywayz...Yup... koreans and Japanese... they are "NOT" Chinese? ha ah aha... that's really funny. My philosohpy for the whole Asian Population is that we all come from only 3 places. </div><div align="justify">1. China</div><div align="justify">2. Indonesia</div><div align="justify">3. India</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">It's kind'a obvious right. Let's look at Thailand... There are the fairer Thais + the darker skin ones, much like the local Malays. The fairer ones, obviously their ancestors went south from China.. Some Thais actually could speak Hakka or Teo Chew! As for the southern Thais.. most of them have skin colour similar to local Malays.. and the local Malays come from Kepulauan Jawa etc etc.... Look at the Philippines... it's the same... there are fairer and darker Filipinos... and the theory is the same as the Thais. However...the thing is... Let's take a step back to think...</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Whether the Fairer skin Thais or Filipinos...come from China; or the darker skin ones come from Kepulauan Jawa or Sumatera... (Indonesia); whether the Koreans and Japanese <i>really</i> came from CHina... it doesnt matter I guess. Ask them where they are from, or what they are.... their answers would be definite ~"<b> I'm Korean, Japanese, Thai or Filipino!!!"</b></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">As for Malaysia... oh well, we have <i>never really really</i>.. integrated as truly Malaysian.. unlike the Thais and Filipinos... When you ask anyone of them... "you are Chinese are ya?" Their answer would be ~ No! I'm Filipino. My ancestors were from China!</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">As for Malaysians...(Cina).. be true to yourself.. when you are asked the question:</div><div align="justify">"You Chinese".. most of us would say, "Ya.. I'm Chinese. Malaysian Chinese"....Funny right... I remember my days in Australia.. when I told my colleagues or customers I'm Malaysian.. they say..."Oh.. meaning, you are Malay?"... At first, my answers would be "No.. I'm CHinese... I'm not Malay... But, I'm Malaysian CHinese"...</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">SOmetimes, it hits us kind'a strong in the head... after 51 years of independence, there's still so much difference amongst the major races of Malaysia. Sigh... I wish.. There would be no.. Malaysian Chinese.. nor Malaysian Malay... Nor Malaysian Indian.. and there would only be just one..."I'M MALAYSIAN... MY ANCESTORS CAME FROM GUANG CHOU, INDIA, OR BUGIS ISLANDS whatsoever!"....</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Somehow, I think that would never materialize judging from the society of Malaysia now...</div><div align="justify">Again, in order for me to keep writing and not get locked up (ha ha ha ha).. I reckon I have to add a disclaimer here: </div><div align="justify"><i>"This is truly what Alan Thoo thinks, and has no scientific or historical documents to support. Basically, again.. my theory ~ It's my frigging blog. I'm expressing what i think.. and no facts ya! :P"</i></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Alright. This is silly. I have lari (run) topic so much ... ha ha ah aha.. back to what we did in Korea...on the last day!<br />
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<i>Spent 60000Won on this outfit.. ha ah aha.. funny aye?! :P</i><br />
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<i>As usual... bad habits die hard....! sighhhh<br />
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</i>When we landed back in KLIA... guess what Simon and the kiddos did for Cheryl and I!!!<br />
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They actually came to KLIA.. and welcomed us back!!!<br />
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Although a little embarassing.. as I've never gotten a welcome thingy before.. (except for the nice sent off when I left for the US in 2001!!!)<br />
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Asyraf, Azizi, Zenny & Saban came with Simon & Naim to welcome us back and gave us a nice surprise! it was like... <i>awwwwwwwwww</i>... Cheryl and I were very very touched at this..<br />
Our 5th Anniversary is really a memorable one for sure! :)<br />
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Then, we headed for The Curve to makan at Marche... And thereafter slumped down into the nice and comfy sofa during K-OK sessions @ Red Box...<br />
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<b>Thanks folks! Really appreciate the thought!!!</b></div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-5457113382702368762008-10-12T08:46:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:12:37.333-07:00Ayeh-Oh-Ee-Ohhhh #2: The Sequel...<div align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SPIge8-2YBI/AAAAAAAAAs0/p_s3vZiFky0/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1110058.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256299431232692242" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SPIge8-2YBI/AAAAAAAAAs0/p_s3vZiFky0/s320/Copy+of+P1110058.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Wokies.. where was I?? It's the nexy day liao.. and we took up a packaged tour that took us to the Ginseng Factory (boyyy.. thse stuff arent cheap!!!)... then, we visited the tower of Seoul...</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SPIg0bEKRiI/AAAAAAAAAtE/ZQL-v6ErPqc/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1110062.JPG"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">The ironic thing is.. now that I've added another tower visit into my list... (I've been to the Manhattan City Tower @ NY, Macau Tower, Sydney Tower, Eifel Towel bla bla.....) but I HAVE NEVER BEEN UP TO KL TOWER OR KLCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ah aha... crappy aye? Sighhh... That's the problem with malaysians I guess... So near yet so far!<br />
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Next stop - Something-something-won market.. sold lots of antique + handicraft stuff...<br />
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NEXT... MOREEEEEEEEEEE KIMCHI!!!!!!!! (uuuRGhhhhhkkk!)<br />
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<i>Vege tht dont taste like Vege...Kimchi... Sambal-ish looking paste tht tasted beany..</i><br />
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The BBQ beef was good... wrap with lettuce... and OMFG... the garlic slices.. Vampires.. BEWARE!<br />
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Then, we went on a cruise.. nothing spectacular.. no where near Sydney harbour cruise... matches the Kuching river cruise.. I reckon ours nicer! :P<br />
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Then, we went to the <i>pirated</i> version of Disneyland Korea.. called Lotte World...<br />
Also found out the Koreans don't pronounce Lotte as "LOT" with a heaviour "t" tone and silent "E".. but instead pronouncing it as "LOT-TEH-WORLD"<br />
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ErM....<br />
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Alright... too tired liao... will talk more later in Ayeh-Oh-Ee-Ohhhh #3<br />
:P HAHAHA...</div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-82003541742378508352008-10-08T10:05:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:11:16.684-07:00Ayeh-Oh-Ee-Ohhhh #1<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOz4pTp1vdI/AAAAAAAAAqs/J6a6Ryt-BaI/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1100999.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254848253768613330" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOz4pTp1vdI/AAAAAAAAAqs/J6a6Ryt-BaI/s320/Copy+of+P1100999.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;">Firstly... I think the TV series or movie...Tarzan originated from South Korea.... Annyon Hase-oh..(meaning, hello, I think)... and then... you try to rhyme it with Ayeh-Oh-Ee-Ohhhh.... you probably get a new rap going along... haha... okay, that isnt a very nice thing to say, but oh well.... It's mah blog! :P Dont read if you feel offended! :P<br />
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Okay... this is an update of what Cheryl and I are up to in the last couple of days.. yup.. we are now in <i>Ae-oh-ohye-ohhh</i> land...Seoul.. South Korea. We flew MAS (obviously....Tony Fernendez hasnt explored that far yet...I think :P)<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">We were kind'a comfy la.. . at first!!!! The inflight entertainment for the plane was hopeless... I was restless carrying the portable device.. sighhh... oh ya, have you watched the Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles? Althought the effects are not as <i>geng</i> as the movie, it's not bad la... would definitely be my next <i>Heroes </i>(Oh noooo!!!)<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">The infamous Malaysian Satay served on board MAS... have to say.. really not bad la! But, the breakies... the Sotong Nasi Lemak.. Oh my god....!!! How I wish Tony Fernendez sends his chef over!!!!!!! I bet if we throw the rice at someone, he'll surely get a bruise!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">OK.. problems starts the moment we walked out!<br />
There's not much English translation ya!!! !!!!</span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOzufd6_P2I/AAAAAAAAAo0/N1rRPjnFGIA/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1110022.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254837089609924450" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOzufd6_P2I/AAAAAAAAAo0/N1rRPjnFGIA/s320/Copy+of+P1110022.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br />
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We visited the Namdaemun and DongDaemun market... sound very Doraemon-ish, right? ha ha ha.. loads of cheapo brands and cheapo shirts la... lower end quality, but good place to source for souvenirs..<br />
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<i>I think they knew we were Malaysians?! HA HA HA HA...</i><br />
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Alright, the kinky stuffs on the left.. they are mushrooms actually.. the middle pic... Pig leg.. Pork Leg.. watever u wanna call it!Discussing! the fats... OMG!!! and the last pic.. it's ermm... fried stuff... steam boat-ish stuff... all those!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Ok.. we decided to stop at one of the stalls and <i>makan</i> la. But.. We ordered octopus, prawns, chicken and chu rou. TKNMCHKNNCCB.....cost us 40 000Won.. erm.. Rm120++???!!! for roadside stall? I think we kena con liao...Dumb bloody malaysians! ha ha ha</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;">The last pic.. is Nien Kou..(No, it's not Breast meat.. hahaha.. u pronounce that in the cantonese tone, u have <b>breast</b>.. pronounce it the Mandarin way... you have the rice cake...) ya.. our's are like.. dark brownish blackish slimmy thingy kind of thing, right? Their's.. white.. goreng in spicy sauce.. damn... suck big time! I had two friggin pieces and left it at that!<br />
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Some things dont change aye? :P<br />
<i><span style="font-size: 85%;">(OK, in fairness.. I Some of those are mine! hahaha)</span></i><br />
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The colours of the sign boards and all.. I still prefer HK!<br />
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Almost every bigger fashion mall in Dongdaemon.. has a mini stage at the entrance of the mall.. check this out.. Damnnnn... they have full specs punya system man! with parcans + gobos all over the place like no one's business!!!! On stage was a duet of Beatbox-ing dudes.. they are really really good man!</div><div align="center">OK... that's the first night here in South Korea....</div><div align="center">We learned something new.. the art of Self Defense in Seoul,,</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">NOOOO.. not taekwando...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The art of ...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><b>KNOCKING PEOPLE </b>along the streets, </div><div align="center"><b>SPEAKING</b> loudly!!!</div><div align="center"><b>STEPPING </b>on people's feet...<br />
<b>PUSHING </b>even though you know the line is not moving!!!</div><div align="center">Oh.. one more.. no need to apologize or feel like "excuse me" kind of face? yaaa...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Yup.. Ae-yee-yo-oh--yeeee--ohhh..</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Oh sorry.. I meant..</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><b>Anyong Haeseh-oh!!!</b></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-23303427865214477092008-10-08T09:54:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:08:42.287-07:00Singapore....<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOzmnEvYe9I/AAAAAAAAAnE/Ny19exm_Bt8/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03743.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254828424196291538" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOzmnEvYe9I/AAAAAAAAAnE/Ny19exm_Bt8/s320/Copy+of+DSC03743.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"> </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOzmnBt_JuI/AAAAAAAAAnM/DjCvW3EiWcw/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03745.JPG"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254828423385130722" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SOzmnBt_JuI/AAAAAAAAAnM/DjCvW3EiWcw/s320/Copy+of+DSC03745.JPG" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Well well...Simon Shikin & I brought the two kiddos, Azizi & Asyraf down to Singapore for an interview with a local daily there + us getting a little time off to explore Singapore... The pic above was taken @ Sentosa Island...<br />
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ESCAPE THEME PARK @ Singapore.. made a quick stop here for 1-2 hours prior to our flight... look at them.. crazy people... I wouldnt go up that thing for a million Ringgit!!!.. hmmm.!!!!<br />
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That's us @ the entrance of Escape theme park.. :)<br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-36361297961258192362008-09-25T03:49:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:09:49.369-07:00Phuket Escapade #1<div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SNtttBfTt5I/AAAAAAAAAhc/UB2rNl_sX8M/s1600-h/DSC03472.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249910410891736978" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SNtttBfTt5I/AAAAAAAAAhc/UB2rNl_sX8M/s400/DSC03472.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Well well well.... I'm lying down here on the bed... waiting for another 30 mins before the cab comes to pick us up for the airport... ya! Kha Phun Kap.... I'm in Phuket now.. it was a 3 day thingy here... Lions Club project where we had meetings, and then visited an orphanage here.. actually managed by the Lions Club of Andaman Sea. Respect them man! </span></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;">They are like the Kuching Lions Club where they actually combined their effort without thinking much about politics in Lionism.. and actually build and manage a home! kudos to all those lions clubs who have done so!</span><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SNtt4O6vWvI/AAAAAAAAAhk/XPQMVCoGoos/s1600-h/DSC03473.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249910603475016434" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SNtt4O6vWvI/AAAAAAAAAhk/XPQMVCoGoos/s400/DSC03473.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Sometimes I really think it's kind'a "cham" (kasihan) for them la. I mean, one of the Lions told us that the latest "entry" to the home is a <span style="color: red;">5 day old</span> toddler... like.. OMG.. WTF is happening to this world! Sighhh. They are all adorable kiddos... sigh. But thank god Pitt and Jolie didnt come to this part of the world! :)</span></div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;">HAHAHAAH... you know, on another note...there were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many "Super AQs" on the streets!!!!</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Alright... can you actually tell or not? If u go <i>ngorat</i> a local chic there..here's a simple guide we actually found <b><u>PRINTED</u></b> on some free magazines ppl on the streets passed on to ya.... No joke.. they print everything.. from Pussy pussy pussy... to XXXXX... to surfing... to XXXX... HAHAHAHA... everything! It's like no ruling or control over there! oh ya.. here's the tip to get chics (just to make sure!)...<br />
u might wanna double check all the necessary items first ayE.. like:</span> </div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: red; font-size: 130%;">1. Adam's Apple</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: red; font-size: 130%;">2. Vocal pitching</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: red; font-size: 130%;">3. Shoulder wideness</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color: red; font-size: 130%;">4. "Boobies"???</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: red; font-size: 130%;">5. The "thingy" (HAHAHAHA -i think by that time you would probably say ... "Oh shit... too late.. nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: 85%;">DISCLAIMER:Anyways, just joking only. No offense to those who like it that way. </span></i></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Kheen Lke tagged along and became the center of attraction to many AQs... go ask him! he kena picit, rubbed, touched (shoulders only) and ahem.. winked! HA HA AH AHA...Grrooovy! :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Alrighty... bout Kheen lke..after kena kacao by the Super AQs of the street.. it's not over you know!!! Last day was a holiday for us.. no more meetings, no people to meet....cos, we didnt take part in the local tour. We decided to go on our own to do a combined sea + land tour tailor made by <i>ta-da</i>.....!!!<br />
</span><b><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: 180%;">EP Phuket Tour Sdn Bhd<br />
</span></b><i><span style="font-size: 85%;">(haha.. ya right!....)</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8RceCTx5I/AAAAAAAAAiE/ToJ3_fr0tsA/s1600-h/DSC04089.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250934871334045586" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8RceCTx5I/AAAAAAAAAiE/ToJ3_fr0tsA/s320/DSC04089.JPG" /></a><br />
</span></i><span style="font-size: 130%;">Well, at the first stop at Khai Island... the moment when the kiddo jumped into the water... our fren <i>kena</i> sea urchin...! well, not many la<i>... just</i> about <b>20-25 duri poked straight onto his feet</b>... we had to make an emergency pitt stop at a nearby island.. and off to land asap... sighhh! The guide helped rub lemon onto his feet.. whack it a few times with a stick.. and asked Kheen Lke to use his own pee on it! aiyohhhhhhhh.. but it's ok... after an hour.. he could bloody walk! no antibiotics, no injections! SERIOUS!!!<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">Well well... after we reached the main island again, we decided to continue with ourland tour since Kheen Lke's kaki was oledi okay... We decided to try out the ATV challenge.. i've never done that before you know throughout my whole bloody life haw haw haw.. suddenly, felt so SURVIVOR-ish! :P</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8TV871M0I/AAAAAAAAAiM/83JIz9hNMZE/s1600-h/DSC03498.JPG"><br />
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<i>That's me!!!! really tiring and tough to control la!</i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 130%;">As for Kheen Lke...It's really not his day aye!?!!</span><br />
</i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8UhnTkt-I/AAAAAAAAAiU/hv1_RMR6ibs/s1600-h/DSC03499.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250938258256607202" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8UhnTkt-I/AAAAAAAAAiU/hv1_RMR6ibs/s400/DSC03499.JPG" /></a> </div>WE HAADDDD to visit the temple. to throw away the SUEY-ness of what Kheen Lke has faced in these last 2-3 days! haw haw haw<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">And of cos..last area of visit before we flew off..THA MASSAD (Ya, you'll get that alot when you are in thailand. U know how most <i>Cina-s </i>dont, or rather can't, pronounc the "R" properly... like Luler... not Ruler? Lambutan..? Lam Phah.. (wait.. that's a different thing! ha ah ah aha ) I reckon the Thais have difficulty pronouncing any words that use the phonetical sound of the "e".. like Massage.. we suppose to pronounce it as MAH-SAJ...(with the "Je" tone)... but, they would pronounce it as MASSAD.. like it's tertelan the words of the last "je" or "Ge" sound.. and just replacing it with an end tone...! . so.. it'll be "D"..Or.. if my theory is right... they simply just <i>tertelan</i> most letters lah... like...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>Free Entry - Fwee Enthee</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Breakfast - Bekfast</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Lunch - Lund</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Drink -Dink</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">OK-ok.. enough of babbling.. I'm not the <b>Say-It-Right</b> Editor on the Star or something right? hahaha...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Ok...Meh, Mahkus, Kin Ek.. go massad bfor go eh pot. got many time. so,go massad after lund.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Oh yeaaaa baby....!!!! Give it to mehhhhh</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8aO2jJ1FI/AAAAAAAAAi0/8I7OU4Yw2zY/s1600-h/DSC03505.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250944533000737874" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SN8aO2jJ1FI/AAAAAAAAAi0/8I7OU4Yw2zY/s400/DSC03505.JPG" /></a><br />
'Nuff Said...</div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></div></div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-24177693979505726822008-07-28T03:53:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:13:09.349-07:00Melaka...<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2ndn7-j6I/AAAAAAAAAW8/YUwxAfFmFTc/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03908.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228018869825605538" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2ndn7-j6I/AAAAAAAAAW8/YUwxAfFmFTc/s320/Copy+of+DSC03908.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2ni0vpm1I/AAAAAAAAAXE/XWSH9EZAefI/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03375.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228018959162907474" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2ni0vpm1I/AAAAAAAAAXE/XWSH9EZAefI/s320/Copy+of+DSC03375.JPG" style="height: 143px; width: 191px;" width="191" /></a> <a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2nuJHrshI/AAAAAAAAAXM/8vHQXXy1HXw/s1600-h/DSC03376.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="176" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228019153610977810" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2nuJHrshI/AAAAAAAAAXM/8vHQXXy1HXw/s320/DSC03376.JPG" style="height: 143px; width: 192px;" width="192" /></a><br />
<div align="justify"><span style="font-size: 130%;">This is apparently the famous SATAY CELUP in <b>Melaka</b>. Simon mah brother has always been talking about this great place to eat Satay Celup.. and I really had no idea how bloody disgusting it was till we actually went there and tried it out!!!! It was our after event time @ Melaka... ya, we did an annual dinner event @ Holiday Inn Melaka...</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size: 130%;">How disgusting???~~~The pics above say it all!!! Well, the entire team enjoyed themselves munching on the Satay that they bloody celup into this pot of gravy that.. erm.. is never cleaned when customers leave. They just.. erm.. top up more sauce!!! <i>arghghhhh</i></span> </div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Here;s how they do it!!! pour new<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">gravy into the pot...then kacau2 it!!! ha ha ha.. funny right..<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">wait. wrong word used...<br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!</b></span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2oblOZJOI/AAAAAAAAAXU/bNKv0bFtH38/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03903.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228019934249428194" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2oblOZJOI/AAAAAAAAAXU/bNKv0bFtH38/s320/Copy+of+DSC03903.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2oqnwrzKI/AAAAAAAAAXc/MWf4OeQO8Fk/s1600-h/DSC03902.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="148" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228020192628165794" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2oqnwrzKI/AAAAAAAAAXc/MWf4OeQO8Fk/s320/DSC03902.JPG" style="height: 145px; width: 190px;" width="247" /></a> <a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2piAn6H-I/AAAAAAAAAXs/doyXlGzMxjo/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03905.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228021144195047394" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2piAn6H-I/AAAAAAAAAXs/doyXlGzMxjo/s400/Copy+of+DSC03905.JPG" /></a><br />
oH WELL.. STILLL.... ppl would eat.. Malaysians mahhh...! :P Take note on the number of sticks Zenny had! <i><span style="color: red;">DIET KONONNNN!!!!!</span></i> :p<br />
<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2mx62VtdI/AAAAAAAAAWc/kfhVKmr2lwA/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03378.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228018118987986386" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2mx62VtdI/AAAAAAAAAWc/kfhVKmr2lwA/s320/Copy+of+DSC03378.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2m4MmY1bI/AAAAAAAAAWk/vZQ_vCKJx1E/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03380.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228018226832135602" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2m4MmY1bI/AAAAAAAAAWk/vZQ_vCKJx1E/s320/Copy+of+DSC03380.JPG" /></a><br />
Then we went jalan2 at the jetty near Holiday Inn...We stumbled upon a place that does foot massage and decided to give it a try. he eh he</div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2nJnuVTYI/AAAAAAAAAW0/qUGVKGd7lnc/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03379.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228018526170992002" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2nJnuVTYI/AAAAAAAAAW0/qUGVKGd7lnc/s320/Copy+of+DSC03379.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2m925t4zI/AAAAAAAAAWs/fAIrN3OicQE/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC03381.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228018324086842162" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SI2m925t4zI/AAAAAAAAAWs/fAIrN3OicQE/s320/Copy+of+DSC03381.JPG" /></a></div>Alan Thoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211456692585178525noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8183534788300038580.post-85773562774761033462008-06-13T11:39:00.000-07:002010-07-26T14:13:41.877-07:00A trip to down south....<div align="justify"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLABQg4cAI/AAAAAAAAAAY/8IKdXPqOBpM/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1070959.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211438846666371074" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLABQg4cAI/AAAAAAAAAAY/8IKdXPqOBpM/s320/Copy+of+P1070959.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;">Well, last weekend was pretty intensed ya! Hmmm. yup! me & Naim, my staff who is the Talent Manager of the DiGi CelebriTeens..., took the celebriteens for a 4 show road tour down south! </span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><u>1st stop </u>was the showcase for the Multiple District 308 Leo Forum @ the Zone in JB. Well, the Fellowship Nite was themed <i>Horror Nite</i> and boy oh! boy... you certainly have Leos really dressed up to the MAX! Well... I couldnt see any Lions dressing up as a dracula or Ju-On or sumthing, but then again, it was dark, so I couldn't really see properly. Anywayz, the celebriteens performed well, and they even got an encore! request oh which Zenny did her high pitch Gemilang that probably might capture Jac's attention when she did the very last note of <i>Realiiiiittttttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.... </i>(ya... no kidding!). It was really tiring after a long journey, and yup, we went back to my apartment @ Tmn Molek and settled down for the night.. Oh ya, i wouldnt call it a night before a visit to johor Jaya's famous stalls selling that Chicken Wing panggang thingy where you would drool for more even after muching probably a little too many! :P</span></div><span style="font-size: 130%;">The next day, of course, we were supposed to get up by 8, of which I was so *(oo)* that I over slept myself (ya, what's new!).. We didnt start our journey till bout midday! hahaha.. ya.. I know..! We travelled back to Seremban where the kiddos performed the opening act for Singaporean new-comer, Lynn Malik!</span><br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLCfQg4cBI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Socb9p07u4c/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1070972.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211441561085702162" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLCfQg4cBI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Socb9p07u4c/s200/Copy+of+P1070972.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLC0gg4cCI/AAAAAAAAAAo/UvmM7bTJqdA/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1070969.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211441926157922338" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLC0gg4cCI/AAAAAAAAAAo/UvmM7bTJqdA/s200/Copy+of+P1070969.JPG" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i>Here's their showcase.. and to the right is the group with Lynn Malik</i></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size: 130%;">After the performance, we headed (again!) straight back to JB and slept at my apartments.. reached there pretty late... and dead tired by then!</span></div><br />
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<div align="justify"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLEaQg4cDI/AAAAAAAAAAw/4c8tpG1GKtE/s1600-h/c+P1070998.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211443674209611826" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLEaQg4cDI/AAAAAAAAAAw/4c8tpG1GKtE/s320/c+P1070998.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>The next morning, we crossed the causeway to Singapore! (yeyyy?).. and met up with good pal of mine.. Baki Zainal... Errr...if u dont recognize him.. he's on 8TV on Celebrity Chat and hosted quite a few TV programs b4.. and was also one of the casts of Kopitiam in their last few seasons...Of course, before our showcase that night.. we had to take a scroll @ Orchard Street aye? Everywhere was on sale mannn! haha! really good shopping! I bought erm.. nothing much-lah.. hahaha.. 4-5 Tees, 1 long sleeves... their CK's were relatively cheaper compared to Malaysia's... and erm. souvenirs and stuff like that! ha ah aha.. nuthing much.. :P Well, YOU LOOK AT BAKI yaaa! :P ahhahaa... he had more bags than I you know! :P<br />
</span><i><b><span style="font-size: 130%;">Here are some video clips...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLGrAg4cEI/AAAAAAAAAA4/B6VC88--Hb4/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1080036.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211446160995676226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLGrAg4cEI/AAAAAAAAAA4/B6VC88--Hb4/s320/Copy+of+P1080036.JPG" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a>It was a lot of fun..Lynn performed first, of course.. then, the kiddos took the stage and sang 2 covers and their original song, Sentiasa.. the BM version of "<i>I'll Be Your Friend"</i>... Well, this was really a good exposure for them.. Oh ya... Saiful from Malaysian idol Season 1 was there too!.. the one who sang "<i>Ku juga mencintai dirimu..." </i>the local version of the hit chinese song - Ching Fei De Eee <i>(clearly shows I'm Banana as hell, right? :P) .. </i>Baki had a bad gastric and had to be admitted. We were so worried, but still had to continue with the show .. Sigh.. but we managed to see him thereafter! Well, Saiful has changed his image quite a bit.. with a new look and new hair-do.. here's a pic of Cheryl & I with him during the JB Finals for DiGi Celebriteen 2006!!! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLJJAg4cGI/AAAAAAAAABI/6DbUBX_VFC4/s1600-h/Saiful-SKYJ3a.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211448875415007330" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLJJAg4cGI/AAAAAAAAABI/6DbUBX_VFC4/s400/Saiful-SKYJ3a.JPG" /></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: 100%;">That's Saiful just 2 years ago!!!</span></i></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size: 130%;">After the show.. we spent a night in Singapore... and travelled to JB the next day to perform the opening act for Lynn again @ Angsana Shopping Mall, JB!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLHSQg4cFI/AAAAAAAAABA/XIWYE7KkUug/s1600-h/Copy+of+P1080052.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211446835305541714" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zTUxhBAEW0g/SFLHSQg4cFI/AAAAAAAAABA/XIWYE7KkUug/s400/Copy+of+P1080052.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br />
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