Helianthus annuus, Sunflower

Bought her from one of the Sg.Buloh nurseries near the Hospital. Planted her facing the east, where the sun rises.


She's about to bloom now..


Bloomed.


Approximately 18cm in diameter..


All she needed was just water, some fertilizer and of course plenty of sunlight!


Let's see how this turns out to be...

Helianthus annuuss, they are suitable for all ocassions, reasonable price and long lasting.

Daredevil crisis

Accidents due to speeding do not only happen on highways. This freak accident occured at the Sunway Damamsara road heading towards Tropicana late night yesterday. The satria was modified with Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 engine with horsepower of 270 bhp. (OK..This info was told by my bro, I didn't go check it out myself.)
These pictures were taken the next morning when my family was on our way home from lunch.








If you were to modify your car, remember to seek lotsa expert opinions and some physics knowledge.

Drive safely than be sorry.
Live life, love life!

American Cocker Spaniel vs English Cocker Spaniel

My american spaniard is named Bernie while the english is called Brandi.

The most distinctive feature between these two breeds is the size of its snout.English spaniard has longer and sharper muzzle compared to the american where hers is somewhat mesocephaelic. American spaniard has a wide and broad muzzle with a sqaure jaw.

Size of the american is smaller than the english.

Brandi is easier to train compared to Bernie. Simple trick like a hand shake has yet to be mastered by Bernie after years of training!

Both needs regular coat trimming because their coat gets tangle easily.

Both of them enjoy water a lot. Just let off their leash and they will automatically head towards the nearest puddle of water.

Both the spaniels are always in the happy mood. When u have a really bad day, just head home and look at them, all your worries will be gone!

Grapes from Malaysia

Hey! Who said grapes can only grow in cold climate?
Here are some evidences of grapes grown outside our house garden in Sg.Buloh, Malaysia.











All you need to do is plant the grape seeds after eating the fruit. Make sure there is plenty of room for the plant to creep e.g. on a pergola. Not sure if it can grow nicely on fence.

However, the size is smaller than those seen in hypermarkets and it needs some time (approx. 12 months) and luck to fruit. The plant in the pictures was planted 18 months ago.

If you are thinking of plating grapes now, make sure you have lotsa patience!

Flora of Sg.Buloh

Here are some flowers successfully grown by mom.









From top: "Fu Kwai" flower; Orchid; Bunga Kertas("Dou quin"-in cantonese); Purple flower(mom forgot the name)

SPIDI a.k.a MIN MIN

Just for min,














Spidi..my most loyal fren
She's now 5 and a half years old
Breed is spitz mix poodle and terrier
Loves human food especially durian--adviced by vet not to give any durian
Afraid of water and hates taking bath
Can't swim
Good jogging companion
Bit human before
More friendly now
Looks into ur eyes when she wants to be pet
Her only enemy is Brandi, my other dog--attacked Brandi once till Brandi was admitted due to maggot wound and mom needed to pay RM300+ for her medical fees.
Spidi..most obedient among my three dogs

Tortilla de Patata

My friend and I paid RM5 each to attend a workshop by Dr.Ignacio on "How to prepare Tortilla de Patata" in IMU during the 15th Anniversary Carnival.



Ingredients:
cooking oil
french fries
2 Chicken eggs
few pinch of salt
dried thyme/basil leaves

BEAT THE EGGS
1)Beat the eggs together in a bowl.
2)Then, add in the herbs and half teaspoon of salt.

FRY THE FRIES
1) Thaw the french fries at room temperature.
2) Heat up the cooking oil in frying pan and then put in the fries.
3) Add some thyme/basil leaves and a few pinch of salt into the oil. Fry at low flame.


4) Remove the fries from the oil when they are still soft and soggy. (Do not wait until they turn golden brown and crunchy.)




5) Place the fries into another pre-heated frying pan, then, pour in the beaten eggs.


6) Spread the fries and eggs evenly in the pan. Cook for 5 mins.


7) Flip the egg and fries over to cook the other side.Cook for another 5 mins.


8) Then its ready to serve.

MIFC- Malaysia International Fireworks Competition

Entry to Putrajaya International Convention Center (PICC) was RM 30.80 after discount of 20% discount for Maybankard Holders and Maxis subscribers.

Those who went were Eelin, Chinyee, Minying and family and my family including popo. We went for the finale night only. For other competition nights i.e. by Malaysia, Australia, Italy and Nihon we only watched it from outside of PICC. We stood opposite the firing zone facing PICC, the view was great though!

On the finale night,

I took a camera to photograph the fireworks but too bad there wasn't even one shot which look like a firework (out of 103 shots)!
We got a nice spot for photoshooting but in front of us were other people who were initially sitting and by the time the fireworks started they got up and blocked both my view and the camera view. So, I stood up on the chairs and snapped while holding the camera. So u can guess how bad those photos turned out to be la.

Candid moments:


Dad: raining?
Kirbi: cheezzee..
Robi: (zzzzzzz..)


Looking for better view..open up!


Cy and EeL: Eh, what is this..baby sitting My's sis n cousins??


My and Thoi-wan mui.


EeL: Aiyor, did u see Nihon's work?
Cy: Of course la, I wasn't sleeping?


EeL: Haiyo..so Paria, i thought that they were the World Champ!
Cy: Hmm..think they were forced to celebrate Merdeka countdown which was not their intention in joining this competition.It was not as good as expected..mayb they chose not to win this time.


PICC night view from G floor

Just some laugh

Thought of sharing some jokes from the email with you:

Teacher: Simon, your composition on "My Dog" is
exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
Simon: No, teacher. It's the same dog!

Man: How old is your father?
Boy: 1 year older than me
Man: How can that be?
Boy: He became a father only when I was born

A boy came home from school with his exam results.
"What did you get?" asked his father.
"My marks are under water," said the boy.
"What do you mean 'under water'?"
" They are all below 'C' (sea) level!"

Days in IMU

This year 2007 will be the third year Bpharmers have been together. So, there left one year before we change path and move on.

The "White Coat Ceremony" was as though it happened few months ago. Remember the orientation planned for juniors, the T-shirt designing, banners, etc.? It was two years ago (1/5 of a decade).

Then we had hospitals visits during our first year which I didn't understand what the purpose was but to answer the questions in log-book.

Followed by Industrial Visits.. totally got bored with the machines and the gowning procedures. Later on was two weeks attachment at pharmaceutical companies..didn't it just got more interesting?

"Watson de-stress Workshop" at Armada Hotel was interesting though.

Semester 4, we started Malaysian Studies. We got a very enthusiastic lecturer, Mrs.Phoong, who told us stories about Malaysia politics, economy, history and current affairs. What mattered was how she presented the stories to us and not what she had presented. It was then I realised history and politics can be interesting.

Also not forgetting "CULTURAL NITE" which wrapped up our Semester 4 all together. N my junk-band too!

Remember we also had a visitor from Japan? Keiko-kun, Dr.Hiro's student.

"IMU OPEN DAY" where each of us were paid for helping!

Semester 6 we organized the "BLIND DATE SHOW", where we manage to squeeze some money from IMU's "rich and famous". The game was based on voting system where the top three male contestants of highest votes wins a date with the girl candidate also of the highest vote. After the three dates the girl will then decide who will she bring along to the IMU BALL. All votes are price-tagged of course! Votes are in the form of chocolates. More expensive chocolates get more votes. 50% of the profit goes to charity and the rest is for B104 convocation magazine.

Time flies isn't it?