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January 2003
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Reunion Dinner
Being the eve of Chinese New Year, this evening we had our traditional Family Reunion Dinner at my grandparents' house. I just LOVE my grandma's recipe meatballs and look forward to it every year. Photos of the dinner here Tomorrow we'll be going back there to 'bai nian' (give our new year blessings) to each other and collect 'ang pows' (red packets with moeny inside).... more »
I spy with my little eye
Today i picked up a sweet little digital camera for myself called the Sony Cybershot U-20 (eng, jap). Mine's the sleek and sexy black one. It's a really tiny camera which doesn't have a lot of features it's much bigger and heavier cousins have, but it's a great point-n-click camera which is actually small enough to bring EVERYWHERE. It's actually smaller than a lot of... more »
Birthday? What Birthday?
The last few days people for some reason have been wishing me a Happy Birthday, or belated birthday, especially on the 23rd of January when I was still in Langkawi. How strange... I don't know what's going on, 23rd Jan is NOT my birthday and I am NOT 25 years old.(yes, I am in denial)... more »
Hiatus
Sorry for the long absence.. I was actually away on vacation for the past week. Went to Langkawi on Tues and back on Friday for some fun in the sun. Some of the tourist attractions there are a bit overrated, and Malaysian tourism still has a long way to go. Signage is bad, facilities inadequate, information uninformational. The highlight of the trip was the Pulau... more »
Endoscopy
Just came back from the gastrointestinal specialist where I had an endoscopy done. That's the procedure where they stick a tube with a camera attached down your throat and esophagus to have a look at the inside of your stomach. Yes it feels as bad as it sounds. As some of you might already know I've always had gastric reflux for quite a while already... more »
The Evolution of Apple?
Some years back, in 1999 if i remember correctly, there was a rumour going around about a new Apple initiative or possible ad campaign, because someone found out that the domain mammals.org not only redirected to Apple, but was also registered to Apple Computer, Inc. of 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino. It was around the same time that Apple announced Mac OS X and Darwin being... more »
New Apple products @ Macworld SF 2003
It's a great time to be a Mac user!! I stayed up to watch Steve Jobs' Keynote at Macworld at 1am (9am PST 7 Jan) and WOW.. what a showing. He wasn't lying when he said he had "2 Macworlds of stuff" to show.Started off with the usual stats of how sales are going and Apple market share etc, then move on to the software.... more »
Flu
I've come down with th flu since Saturday.. On Saturday itself i woke up with my throat BURNING and felt scorching dry.. and mucus dripping from my sinus down the back of the throat made it worse.. i could hardly talk and just stayed at home eating bread and soup. Yesterday I was much better after some rest and a lot of fluids.I may be... more »
Reunions
Wow yesterday was a day of gatherings and reunions for me.. In the afternoon I had a farewell lunch with my now ex-colleagues at LICT where i was teaching for a year. At night I met up with all my old friends from college days for dinner at TGI Fridays and after that we went to a mamak in Desa Sri Hartamas where yet more... more »
Welcome 2003!
Whoops I just missed posting on the first day by a few minutes... technically on the 2nd day of the New Year already, but what the heck, Happy New Year to everyone all the same. Hope all your resolutions become reality. Myself? Well my resolution is to put on some weight. Yes you heard me right. While millions of people around the world are going... more »