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Friday, December 21, 2007
Winter Solstice Festival (冬至)
冬至 is the second most important festival of the Chinese calendar.
Celebrated on the longest night of the year, 冬至 is the day when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest.
In ancient China, many poor people were not able to protect themselves against the blistering cold winter, & they often resort to eating bowls of warm 'tang-yuan' to keep warm.
冬至 : how many of us here really going through such experience (dirt poor, hunger in cold blistering night), and able to taste a bowl of warming hot 'tang-yuan' on such occasion?
冬至 : will it have meaning to other chinese or we just celebrate because it is a 冬至?
sMurFy at ... [ 10:59 AM ]

Wednesday, December 19, 2007
24th SEA GAMES : 2007 Vietnam SEA Games : 2003
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
SEA Games
I found an interesting fact that related to all the hosting countries, can you guys/gals found it when u compare the below hosting countries?
why?
Medal Standing : Thailand
Philippines SEA Games : 2005

Malaysia SEA Games : 2001
sMurFy at ... [ 11:06 AM ]

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Manuka Honey
u guys know or heard of it?
i only saw it 1st time when i shop around Takashimaya...
and is really manuka, ka yr money off easily
see the price tag?
would u bought a 500gm botol honey at RM135?
one for my yiyi (royal jelly) - say will boast skin complexion & one for my daddy
royal jelly - stuff that the queen bee's feed on
manuka honey - has an antimicrobial property which useful for therapeutic uses
sMurFy at ... [ 1:58 PM ]

Thursday, December 06, 2007
my japan trip
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i guess i long time didn't blog liao lar
already some1 complain my blog very sianz, nothing to see...
this is my previous japan biz trip somewhere in october 2007
just normal IT meeting.. simply too rush n too tired, no time to walk2 n shop around
however, still manage to snap some interesting shots over here n there lar
just click on the photo for better resolution
yokohama streets at night : forever heavy pedestrian traffic
saw these costumes on one of those shopping mall
basically you can find it everywhere, cost around SGD40-SGD60 per set
kinky?
aha... the best part of my stay in japan
not hotel, not bathtub, not the gals, not the yamatei (as what we use to watch) but is their toilet bowl.
full sensor, accurate & precise in shooting water direct to yr ...
winter is cold, right?
nvm.. the toilet seat is warmth
blue for guys
pinky for ladies
guys - if you LS (lao-sai) then do use the pinky button
and japanese do take things in details
when e weather is cold & u're taking a hot steamy bath, what will happen?
the whole bathroom (especially the huge mirror) enveloped by steam & you need to wipe it via yr hand or a towel
this is being taken care here..
somehow..somehow..
it is quite surprisingly that this memory stick manufactured by SONY is much more expensive than in Singapore
???
no reason given...
sMurFy at ... [ 10:12 AM ]

Ah Kok aka PicaKok aka Pica aka ah mun tou
A small pathetic overwork & underpaid IT fella in Axxxxxx
Currently XX yr old in this world (unable to reveal, confidential lar)
Plays badminton & sharpen my photography skills over the weekend...
Loves $$$
Loves bread and instant noodles...but BREAD is the best, pure & YUMMY
Hates idiots
Hates hypocrites