tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77632875077757808462024-02-20T19:24:47.116-08:00Brainstorm - Everything about Anythingaliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-70721825279027943252013-07-21T07:38:00.000-07:002013-07-21T07:38:11.930-07:00Who is king of the Road?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Who is king of the road?"</div>
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Although the message on buses indicated to "Please give way to buses", does that means they are king of the road?<br />
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My advocation is that "HUMAN" and "LIVING BEINGS" should naturally be the kings of the road!! Having said that I have personally witness disrespect on the road..........<br />
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In China, especially primary city like Beijing, the drivers care not two hoots about pedestrians. They exercise their rights to "right turn" even if the traffic light is red on their side and they will mull you down if you will to be in their way......ridiculously no qualms on human life.....<br />
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However, in Australia, as soon as a pesdestrian steps on the "zebra" crossing, the passing car came to a complete stop, well away from the crossing.....majority of the drivers (sometimes Asian are excepted) will stop their vehicle near all pedestrian crossing. <br />
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In Australia, especially in Melbourne, where the tram is a major feature of public transport, one has to give way to them; it is written on the tram that it weighs as much as a thousand rhinos!!! So it would serve you well to stay away!!<br />
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What about Malaysia....the people are friendly, kind and peace loving but when it come to road manners they can be a menace. Some drivers (not all), will rush to get through before the pedestrian crossing lights turn red....or they will stop so near the crossing, you might feel intimidated to even dare cross the road.<br />
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All in all, it is an overwhelming experience learning about different countries rules of the road!! Not to mention the different side of driving...........right or left hand drive........it makes a lot of different to look in the right direction before crossing a road!! So, if you are like me, who advocates that pedestrians should be kings of the road, you will have to think again!! <br />
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<br />aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-26816015396016183632013-07-08T21:17:00.000-07:002013-07-08T21:20:18.415-07:00Its a world of ALPHABETS!!Am I digressing or what? I don't seems to understand many things these days! Do I have to sign up for the latest language class where people communicate in alphabets?<br />
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Yes alphabets - the first sets of alphabets got to me is ROFLMAO, I thought it was a boy's name or a new spelling for ROMEO or something.... and when I asked what he meant he must think I'm dense! All these while I was thinking I must be cool or what, I could sms (short messaging service), I could whatapps, I could chat on MSN and I used quite a bit of shortforms like brb, 2moro, nth, u, y, hv, b4, omg, lol, pic, n, d - isn't that a cool handful?<br />
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Then I came across this cartoon picture and I have this strong feeling that is where our future generations are heading......<br />
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And I could say its not really this generation's fault; its probably the fault of our generation if the following picture is anything to go by............<br />
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I came up with my very own concoction of a quick fix meal</div>
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Remove the mushroom stem; chopped them up</div>
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I used chopped garlic as fillings once.</div>
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so I use pumpkin n sweet corns instead.</div>
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Mixed all chopped ingredients and seasoned with salt, black pepper,<br />
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to give it a crunchy feel,<br />
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Topped with grated cheese (parmesan or mozzarela) till golden brown on top</div>
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For a wholesome meal, served with mash potatoes </div>
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but it serves as a meal by itself!!</div>
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A winter fruit to enjoy!! Just love it!! </div>
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Its different in taste and texture</div>
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This is smooth and very sweet with no tinge of sourness at all</div>
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So aptly described by a friend ...."taste heavenly".</div>
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time for late breakfast and early lunch at 11.00am!!</div>
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They have yet to improve on a few pointers; long wait for drinks and food, hot chocolate served was lukewarm; the sequence of food served was wrong; the food portion a little on the small side; the salmon was a wee bit salty and has lost its flavour (can i say its over-cured!); however, one of the waitress was very cheerful, friendly and helpful and the ambience and decor is pleasing. That kind of counter balance the negative aspects on food service.<br />
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With the sun shining and at 17 degree,<br />
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Most of the stalls display local arts and crafts; handmade leather bags, water color paintings, costumes jewelleries ....and unique foodstuff...</div>
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Chooh La La</div>
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Praline nuts packed in recycleable designer bags</div>
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Too tempting.........so we ended up first with 1 small bag of Macadamia nuts @ $8</div>
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<i>(yummy)</i></div>
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Its been a long time since I have to<span style="background-color: red;"><i><b> post</b></i></span> a letter!! With the advance in technology we do not need post office as much as we used to. Today we stay in touch via the various social medias like FB, twitters, emails where we are kept aware of the happenings ........ very much so with our smart phones.<br />
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I remembered those days where my friends and I used to wait for postmen like as if they were our best friends....not any more.... and writing and posting letters are our only way of communication - most of our family cannot afford the telephone and mobiles were unheard of.<br />
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So when I have to post some stuff to a friend, it was a pretty strange feeling walking into the post office....<br />
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aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-80036280218842358842013-06-27T17:24:00.000-07:002013-06-27T17:37:38.329-07:00Manneken-Pis<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>simple translation as "little pee man"</b></span></span></div>
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I imagine it to be life-size but look ... this is how big he is........</div>
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Located close to the Grand Place on rue de l'Etuve31 (Lievevrouwbroerstraat 31, 1000 Brussels, Belgium) he stands at just 61cm (24 inches). The peeing boy is a tiny bronze fountain statue.</div>
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There are many tales as to why this bronze statue was erected and celebrated so ernestly. The daring one is where the boy was a spy during the seige of the city. He literally put out a ploy to bomb the city by urinating on the explosives!! Many stories such as this has put Menneken-Pis a firm place in the city of Brussels.<br />
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The Belgians dressed him up on every possible occasions and he has 600 costumes to his name....his wardrobe ranges from Santa claus to national costumes of many countries around the world. aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-47443867056028293532013-06-27T04:43:00.001-07:002013-06-27T17:29:35.596-07:00 Atomium Square de l'Atomium, Brussels 102m (1956)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What is it? An alien spaceship; a UFO; a giant metal spider; a gigantic metal structure built in the shape of human DNA?<br />
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Its 102 metres high with 9 interconnected spheres (it represent an
elementary iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times. This structure was
the creation of the engineer Andre Waterkeyn.<br />
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Neither tower nor pyramid; its cubic and spherical; an architectural,
futuristic sculpture!! It is actually an exhibition centre and a
museum. It signifies a symbol of its kind in the world and eludes no
classification.The Atomium was the main pavilion of the World Fair of
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The Atomium was not supposed to survive the 1958 World Fair but its popularity and success made its landmark and symbol of Brussels first then internationally.<br />
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Diane Hennebert in 2008 aptly describe the Atomium as follows:-<br />
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Built by Gustave Eiffel (it took 2 years 2 months 5days to build) for the 1889 Exposition Universelle to celebrate 100th year anniversary of French Revolution, the tower was intended to last only 20 years but today it is still standing strong; it has so far received 250 million visitors.<br />
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Like all towering building (though an extraordinary one this is), it allows us to see and be seen boasting a spectacular ascent by its ancient lift and a <span style="color: #660000;"><b>panoramic view</b></span> of the city, a glittering beacon in the skies of <span style="color: #660000;"><b>Paris</b></span></div>
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First time I heard the story about this coin is the reason why it is hexagonal. For the purpose of Fengshui. Mr Lee KY consulted a fengshui expert in 1990 as to how to bring prosperity to the country (in that context) and was told that every Singaporean must carry a "pakua" with them at all time. It will be a tall order as not all are believers. So there came this brilliant idea of making the $1 coin into the shape of a "pakau". Now everyone who lives in Singapore will have at one time or the other have a "pakua" with them. Old man is happy.<br />
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Now Singapore is smiling again......their dollar is strong and its a "smiley"</div>
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I being a believer of fengshui (though not fanatically - I only stick to the logical ones), I had been carrying a Spore $1 myself for many years too, so this new knowledge prompted me to take a closer look at my own coin....phews its a "smiley" face one luckily!!</div>
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BUT upon closer look (look may deceive), it is actually a round coin made to look like its hexagonal; so now are we being mislead? Is it not feasible to make a hexagon-shaped coin? Does the "made to look" as good as real shape? I leave this to the great old man...he is the smarter one!!<br />
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This is not planned but look how we attire ourselves to the gardens!!!</div>
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This is better still..............</div>
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the Jail House Rock Band with our leader attired in black</div>
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are we just a new breed of freedom fighters!?!?! </div>
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We do have our fun out in the sun</div>
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Now you know for sure how fun filled are mornings are !!</div>
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And this is not all....... after the walk, its fruit galore at Ah Kok's fruit stall</div>
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Found a tree wrapped all white on Elizabeth Street ..with flowers at the base... one would think someone died here.....</div>
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read the message on the tree...........it claims that the 30-year old plane tree has been senselessly poisoned to death.....its talking about tree vandalism....<br />
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This bus ride was different. In addition to the recorded history lessons we gained, the bus driver; a 40+ mother narrated the current affairs of Melbourne in between the recordings....updating us continuously. She is brilliant and believe it or not she graduated from the Melbourne U....with an almost master degree.....<br />
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I made it, finally the vantage point.....believe it or not, it just took me 10 minutes to complete the perimeter of the garden.... max out :). So with my "bad" right leg, I managed to walk 3 rounds which equates to just 30 minutes of brisk walking. Found a bench in the shade, took a 5-minute breather (time of deep breathing and healing thoughts).<br />
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We read so much about Singlish (Singapore English), Manglish (Malaysian English). Now we have a programme in Astro (Malaysian tv service provider) on the subject "Oh, my English". And this is how we Penangites communicate with each othere in our so "perfect" English.....a typical family conversation with the child speaking not more than 2 words....</div>
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<br />aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-35878017078108853362012-03-25T20:31:00.003-07:002012-03-25T20:55:50.698-07:00There is only ONE SINI have been absent for too long..........I am back and I hope it sticks.<br /><br />After talking to my nephew who has just came back from his most daunting task in his young life, attending National Service after his secondary education, it had prompted me to share this life's educational piece. I extracted this from Khaled Hosseini's book, "The Kite Runner".....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Only One Sin</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">There is only one sin<br />and that is <span style="font-weight: bold;">THEFT!<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Every other sin is a variation of theft</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span>When you kill a man, you steal a life.<br />You steal his wife's right to a husband,<br />rob his children of a father.<br /><br />When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth.<br /><br />When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.<br /><br />There is no act more wretched than stealing,<br />a man who takes what is not his to take,<br />be it a life or a loaf of naan.<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Theft </span>was the one unforgivable sin,<br />the common denominator of all sin!!<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></div>aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-32999499937057413922009-11-04T14:33:00.000-08:002013-06-24T18:04:59.859-07:00The Last LectureAfter watching Randy Pausch's video presentation in Oprah's show (this link is on this blog topic "Live"), I was all very keen to share this inspiring topic with anyone who cares to listen. In my sharing journey, a friend loan me his book "The Last Lecture" .<img alt="" src="file:///C:/Users/ALICIA%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgWHdD-S3gIG07vInds3zTmsdRC8WLhyphenhyphenblyscysp-2ARWv_YLlpbQP1WYWbV3mXzjzlVYx0MEfhb6LmfMi109rxVYTcfsqpE-80HURtKyIflzih3Uq4Bl7csCwbyB8csRjGfwWa4_DIU/s1600/pausch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407135273656738226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgWHdD-S3gIG07vInds3zTmsdRC8WLhyphenhyphenblyscysp-2ARWv_YLlpbQP1WYWbV3mXzjzlVYx0MEfhb6LmfMi109rxVYTcfsqpE-80HURtKyIflzih3Uq4Bl7csCwbyB8csRjGfwWa4_DIU/s400/pausch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 368px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 245px;" /></a>I was totally taken and awed by his 40 odd years of life journey. Randy Pausch was an extraordinary person on earth and when he passed on 25th July 2008, he has done more than most people who lived a full life or is still living...... he is an icon we should introduce to our younger generations.<br />
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I am so taken in by his joy of life; how he carries on happily facing death, how he never give himself a moment of self-pity, sadness, depress or morose which naturally will be faced by people who knows they only have months to live. Values that he lives by .... honesty, integrity, gratitude, joy, dignity and self-esteem and achieving his childhood dreams.......<br />
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These are a few of the wisdoms he imparted..... his invaluable gift to all who reads his book.<br />
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<li> ~~ doing the best you can with limited resources</li>
<li> ~~ if you can dream it, you can do it</li>
<li> ~~ when there's an elephant in the room, introduce it</li>
<li> ~~ we cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand</li>
<li> ~~ "I won the parent lottery" -- having good parents</li>
<li> ~~ never make a decision until you have to</li>
<li> ~~ just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over</li>
<li> ~~"We know just how you feel, honey. And remember, when your father was your age, he was fighting the Germans." (this is a good one to use on complaining stress out kids... by changing the last phrase to suit the family background -- I particularly like this!)</li>
<li> ~~ When you are screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.</li>
<li> ~~ many kids today are so coddled!</li>
<li> ~~ I don't believe in the no-win scenario</li>
<li> ~~ tenacity is a virtue</li>
<li> ~~ The brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them - even if someone has practically had to throw you over - it can be helpful to to others to tell them how you did it.</li>
<li>~~ The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.</li>
<li> ~~ It's easy to look smart if you're parroting smart people</li>
<li> ~~ <span style="color: #6600cc; font-weight: bold;">People are more important than things</span></li>
<li>~~ automobiles are utilitarian devices, not expressions of social status</li>
<li>~~ No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse; at the same time, it is often within your power to make them better</li>
<li>~~ The truth can set you free</li>
<li>~~ Luck is where preparation meets opportunity</li>
<li>~~ Ernest is better than hip</li>
<li>~~ Let's make a deal</li>
<li>~~ Don't complain, just work harder</li>
<li>~~ Treat the disease, not the symptom</li>
<li>~~ Don't obsess over what people think</li>
<li>~~ Look for the best in everyone</li>
<li>~~ You are only as good as your words</li>
<li>~~ No job is beneath you</li>
<li>~~ Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted</li>
<li>~~ Rights come with responsibilities</li>
<li>~~ All you have to do is ask</li>
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From all that I have learned from Randy and from his book "The Last Lecture" (you may get more from your different point of view), I would like to add a little of my own ....<br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Go on those trips you've always wanted to take. Live in the moment, even if you or your close family do not have a terminal illness"</span> In other words, do not wait for the inevitable before you put your dreams into action! Live and let live!aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-17870321340991705042009-10-29T02:12:00.000-07:002009-10-29T02:20:31.258-07:00"Life"I started by writing about "Death" which I do not think anyone who thinks they are in their right mind would want to talk about. However, I learn from viewing this video that "Death" is very much part of "Life".<br /><br />The question here is whether anyone knows how to live? And.......<br /><br />Talking about living..... I just came across this link from a forwarded email which I wish to include in this post so that we can keep this video handy and to be brought up every now and then to remind us how to live........its a lecture given by a man with 3 young children who has only a few more months to live due to pancreatic cancer.... an inspiring true life story.<span style="font-size:10pt;"><u><span style="color:blue;"><br /></span></u></span><a href="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=8577255250907450469&hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Click here: http://video.google.com/</span><wbr><span style="font-size:85%;">googleplayer.swf?docId=</span><wbr><span style="font-size:85%;">8577255250907450469&hl=en</span></span></a>aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-51552980697686258902009-10-18T00:34:00.000-07:002009-10-18T02:41:14.231-07:00Appreciating NatureHow does one appreciate nature, enjoy scenery, view natural phenomenon like sunrise, sunset, aurora borealis, midnight sun, clouds formation, waterfall, greeneries, lightning and others and marvel at their occurence; how do we allow it to be percepted by our senses......??<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZD_XMVJvDsJRYoO9tuODGsrKV0O7QgxSOZaCgRtc_Dfzd46YMFdpX5JHrO2aLHq0abpSUyXfHr8ald-3Vq7XLsITMBPDnnMkzG8VMAciROADYP_W2Sape2LZlJCTjt6cxDPVbCga7I8/s1600-h/DSCF2222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZD_XMVJvDsJRYoO9tuODGsrKV0O7QgxSOZaCgRtc_Dfzd46YMFdpX5JHrO2aLHq0abpSUyXfHr8ald-3Vq7XLsITMBPDnnMkzG8VMAciROADYP_W2Sape2LZlJCTjt6cxDPVbCga7I8/s400/DSCF2222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393872141013069074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5npxTZgGB0am9qtYiSL_sP3_B9Ko9kXylr8Up05G9Ac-AnrF0axI7mTd7PLZJon47wlaRA5zTUI1OV_UubKUlfzy8fsqcY7_bLUZhLE6qjK3y06En2uIpxWWKkV4k2mJD01gV4oz5pA/s1600-h/DSCF2871.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5npxTZgGB0am9qtYiSL_sP3_B9Ko9kXylr8Up05G9Ac-AnrF0axI7mTd7PLZJon47wlaRA5zTUI1OV_UubKUlfzy8fsqcY7_bLUZhLE6qjK3y06En2uIpxWWKkV4k2mJD01gV4oz5pA/s400/DSCF2871.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393872425331602242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX62Zf0HPh55QUBTfb7DWXDUmLlDhhKEYoOeH8uQxnFLhLMAhs_p0pcKrKjmMleJSpdS478D9_DFOeCTveuJKvv0fYo0IB9DBOTxNszX9qmd2IqLjooJCeiAOCjagVCH-AWAb9Aq4RVrw/s1600-h/IMG_9360.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX62Zf0HPh55QUBTfb7DWXDUmLlDhhKEYoOeH8uQxnFLhLMAhs_p0pcKrKjmMleJSpdS478D9_DFOeCTveuJKvv0fYo0IB9DBOTxNszX9qmd2IqLjooJCeiAOCjagVCH-AWAb9Aq4RVrw/s400/IMG_9360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393869817511859410" border="0" /></a>I found the way the author of "Daughter of Heaven", Leslie Li's description very extraordinary clear and appropriate .....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1t5lWc48AV9ul5KxIp2pveqHZ3Lx_GMHIhrMkKuAC7hA_QDfdxXq36YMeTBblhO_svEeBefFeOkwvqYbrg5RQpuxHcUalv2cl-JBm2sBIXb8W7fAC4gpUSZHGudzinNy7PzTOkILbO0/s1600-h/IMG_9867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1t5lWc48AV9ul5KxIp2pveqHZ3Lx_GMHIhrMkKuAC7hA_QDfdxXq36YMeTBblhO_svEeBefFeOkwvqYbrg5RQpuxHcUalv2cl-JBm2sBIXb8W7fAC4gpUSZHGudzinNy7PzTOkILbO0/s400/IMG_9867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393868466886922978" border="0" /></a>How one should appreciate nature:-<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0xThuhPcgUR-iPXqlKQpo0B9k4DqKR5RQU-IftdIe6Ke8GXwDGXvlNkA1vHaYXpTc3-cBvkVRR0IIhgT1PPxTWe8Cij7POI8lhPCXHBIfLRiBd6LMqY4xhoDBp3mUYwgcM_XzL7Biwc/s1600-h/IMG_9885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0xThuhPcgUR-iPXqlKQpo0B9k4DqKR5RQU-IftdIe6Ke8GXwDGXvlNkA1vHaYXpTc3-cBvkVRR0IIhgT1PPxTWe8Cij7POI8lhPCXHBIfLRiBd6LMqY4xhoDBp3mUYwgcM_XzL7Biwc/s400/IMG_9885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393868256872789186" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">I look at them as one should look at a vertical Chinese landscape scroll;<br />from top to bottom,<br />from far to near</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpsuzvCiFqzF6Jdv7NAknO9xTD1_IAF8WXioRPni9CEfljPvaKTiq75LpfkZ_lmBhtOyErFKG4ZEol_jjLecJ5TDsXAxjCMpuh_dbLYaf7bSaZXi-ZC7dxSGoDU_ia0mhUR9-ugZqI1E/s1600-h/IMG_0321.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpsuzvCiFqzF6Jdv7NAknO9xTD1_IAF8WXioRPni9CEfljPvaKTiq75LpfkZ_lmBhtOyErFKG4ZEol_jjLecJ5TDsXAxjCMpuh_dbLYaf7bSaZXi-ZC7dxSGoDU_ia0mhUR9-ugZqI1E/s400/IMG_0321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393867256076958258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">In the distance,</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">to the west,<br />was Folded Brocade Mountain - layer upon layer<br />of soft greens, grays, and violets,<br />like so many quilts folded neatly,<br />one piled atop the other.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NFBunlevkOIw1NkppEM1UX8CTa0ZFVtBInHMEqvmhB3h6UrYmQmQ9orZyceBVPMdvf3yzYDiA6reNYXBs7I34C1IxoaXmVHhCV5bD6hd9qr-EnDKkOMGydOGM67fRb89o3jGrTUA0BY/s1600-h/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NFBunlevkOIw1NkppEM1UX8CTa0ZFVtBInHMEqvmhB3h6UrYmQmQ9orZyceBVPMdvf3yzYDiA6reNYXBs7I34C1IxoaXmVHhCV5bD6hd9qr-EnDKkOMGydOGM67fRb89o3jGrTUA0BY/s400/IMG_0567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393866689223916690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">To the east,</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">on the riverbank, the straight,<br />proud shaft of Wave Restraining Hill<br />was more than adequate to contain the Li River,<br />which,<br />due to the dry season,</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">was almost at a standstill.<br />on the river bank<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkuwPinDYOYsirWVHb7F9txCKpjgQks9kLIUOfgBGCJ4d-sTNDMZrFyouyH12xMcnX0oj4zGggNJoVK4Pa02jYcFvpKuse6HDd9zQdjtQ_zvpMHOUQ_MuHRKkTzMPe4GQHtFDuwHXDiw/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkuwPinDYOYsirWVHb7F9txCKpjgQks9kLIUOfgBGCJ4d-sTNDMZrFyouyH12xMcnX0oj4zGggNJoVK4Pa02jYcFvpKuse6HDd9zQdjtQ_zvpMHOUQ_MuHRKkTzMPe4GQHtFDuwHXDiw/s400/IMG_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393866220592350562" border="0" /></a><br /></div>aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-472828982036531472009-10-17T04:48:00.000-07:002009-10-17T17:51:11.563-07:00Necessity is the Mother of Invention<div style="text-align: center;">I read the book "The Life of Pi" by Canadian author, Yann Martel and I have extracted a very interesting passage on one of Pi's methods of escape; the story is that he being a survivor of a shipwreck on how he (Piscine Molitor Patel) got through his ordeal..... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH116EtUAy9xsqG7txRcf5i5GjcdlXEf-oBP8lRLP8XOWrJCUQm4kwsu1kt8u0T_k1zprsviLamIO-j4eAY-Yc2XvN-Aj7zIqWQqhSlswtlATb5MFsGNfCdvfmYZpM-lQMUUe34XHbJQ/s1600-h/IMG_0774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH116EtUAy9xsqG7txRcf5i5GjcdlXEf-oBP8lRLP8XOWrJCUQm4kwsu1kt8u0T_k1zprsviLamIO-j4eAY-Yc2XvN-Aj7zIqWQqhSlswtlATb5MFsGNfCdvfmYZpM-lQMUUe34XHbJQ/s400/IMG_0774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393539978140676802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">"One of my favourite methods of escape was<br />what amounts to gentle asphyxiation.<br />I used a piece of cloth that I cut from the remnants of a blanket.<br />I called it my dream rag.<br />I wet it with sea water so that it was soaked but not dripping.<br />I lay comfortably on the tarpaulin and<br />I placed the dream rag on my face,<br />fitting it to my features.<br />I would fall into a daze,<br />not difficult for someone in such an advanced state<br />of lethargy to begin with.<br />But the dream rag gave a special quality to my daze.<br />It must have been the way it restricted my air intake.<br />I would be visited by the most extraordinary dreams,<br />trances, visions, thoughts, sensations, remembrances.<br />And time would be gobbled up.<br />When a twitch or a gasp disturbed me and the rag fell away<br />I'd come to full consciousness,<br />delighted to find that time had slipped by.<br />The dryness of the rag was part proof.<br />But more that that was the feeling that things were different,<br />that the present moment was different from<br />the previous present moment."</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9mXzxUaIt9jUCTspHZ9yxcmeh5XSM2_wLzBFGDlHlMAnMI1-1khVQk5r76hiXBaEMTnGwRD_tVNQH9cKSmNB-Z6dHmHiAmhENoid89RHfHApw_cC3LP-OHtSwpn9Are2A8298EZZEKA/s1600-h/IMG_0742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9mXzxUaIt9jUCTspHZ9yxcmeh5XSM2_wLzBFGDlHlMAnMI1-1khVQk5r76hiXBaEMTnGwRD_tVNQH9cKSmNB-Z6dHmHiAmhENoid89RHfHApw_cC3LP-OHtSwpn9Are2A8298EZZEKA/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393540313862075634" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">WARNING:</span> No one should try this method of escape ... no matter what and we do not hold any responsibility of any eventuality. It is just something extraordinary that the writer of the book "concocted" - I hope, and which a blogger felt like sharing with others!! So be warned.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P9GWPh5FUH6EU6gzm57eUqqn8mW6tMXGJIkaq4iImdj-ofFRmnQ9q0V8mKJ9r1C880V2BKAwnLo-M1Jnb9lGehb4KvnWqoBrm3r1PehzC5VJmW-31FUTslhzc6nrePaCz_fTxH1QrQI/s1600-h/IMG_0174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P9GWPh5FUH6EU6gzm57eUqqn8mW6tMXGJIkaq4iImdj-ofFRmnQ9q0V8mKJ9r1C880V2BKAwnLo-M1Jnb9lGehb4KvnWqoBrm3r1PehzC5VJmW-31FUTslhzc6nrePaCz_fTxH1QrQI/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393541256239763970" border="0" /></a>And, nevertheless, I still find the description very extraordinary and fascinating........aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-71085668924447463982009-10-12T06:34:00.000-07:002009-10-12T06:40:45.904-07:00GGC - Another Attempt at Fun!<div style="text-align: center;">Two pretty faces....<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbWI6LvS_XTz0qSNjcZNTeWH_tG9iPyXQhGyhRLnGz7gQcz0Rv2-2KOSNF0HO_2igeyPCvkQis-zGdG4c7d-3npvroDnPB4QyWF24h3poB16mO_xsCZua4CI4SntLO_xVqpo7BRmRo84/s1600-h/IMG_0949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbWI6LvS_XTz0qSNjcZNTeWH_tG9iPyXQhGyhRLnGz7gQcz0Rv2-2KOSNF0HO_2igeyPCvkQis-zGdG4c7d-3npvroDnPB4QyWF24h3poB16mO_xsCZua4CI4SntLO_xVqpo7BRmRo84/s400/IMG_0949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391706943949626146" border="0" /></a>One can see the food is an important part of a GGC's life.....nothing better than a good meal.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKKNXPLM7_SoKOSBwFeT-WHW_B0yQvvQTm8LsRSKynmSWCqP7wrwoKiJ2vZvPKM77WDZbe-EIzGdB0nhgZ7BABqWTlTD3ShTChuaNqKubAU2OCJjLH4Ub1mOKzM5fUeNeHD3onuKsu-c/s1600-h/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKKNXPLM7_SoKOSBwFeT-WHW_B0yQvvQTm8LsRSKynmSWCqP7wrwoKiJ2vZvPKM77WDZbe-EIzGdB0nhgZ7BABqWTlTD3ShTChuaNqKubAU2OCJjLH4Ub1mOKzM5fUeNeHD3onuKsu-c/s400/IMG_0950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391707618965914306" border="0" /></a>We are back to our old haunt, after a break of a month! Another attempt at having fun again....<br /></div>aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-73745323221552386992009-10-11T03:24:00.000-07:002009-10-12T06:46:47.958-07:00Brunch at Loy's<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Super Delicious....</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH768wRq4eHRmPUR-KkUWVkB19v6ZFWFUOwKv1hhehkLaNV8F5NNzIiC1Eg2hyxq6bQPO1njxob3LwUMsgk8Zeq5A2APO1Ora6arCsmJUZDQhN3SW31cXnFuLp60PlVWSobeRkyk8OOk/s1600-h/IMG_0933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH768wRq4eHRmPUR-KkUWVkB19v6ZFWFUOwKv1hhehkLaNV8F5NNzIiC1Eg2hyxq6bQPO1njxob3LwUMsgk8Zeq5A2APO1Ora6arCsmJUZDQhN3SW31cXnFuLp60PlVWSobeRkyk8OOk/s400/IMG_0933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391705164702060866" border="0" /></a>The Buffet Spread... just dig in!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwXSzuF8W79DVTj2UJHyWRkE0P5VJF1ldmjjf5gSJMMDyArwmiWzPNc8AMktMlMUuQyKaabkIi-HOsaLLgmDF16w_a4fngBHl4EkvvUbNjxNmbR0mdStNMM_fS2qkz5LP36VDYpDVxUY/s1600-h/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwXSzuF8W79DVTj2UJHyWRkE0P5VJF1ldmjjf5gSJMMDyArwmiWzPNc8AMktMlMUuQyKaabkIi-HOsaLLgmDF16w_a4fngBHl4EkvvUbNjxNmbR0mdStNMM_fS2qkz5LP36VDYpDVxUY/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391704856391961586" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Best Carrot Cake, EVER!! Special Order accepted!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AdsZOBzNgmgVxiMv8FrOI1ji8Kx0im_Dbs-hmArMKzSCJKKhyphenhyphenne7pmd3_zwc_DoJccg8hoKP8i9fjiGnhp2DyERInlM148smPVjKMXyYzwSH-dlRxv0x89sDcGL1t8Uutc-g2aDnrKQ/s1600-h/IMG_0942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AdsZOBzNgmgVxiMv8FrOI1ji8Kx0im_Dbs-hmArMKzSCJKKhyphenhyphenne7pmd3_zwc_DoJccg8hoKP8i9fjiGnhp2DyERInlM148smPVjKMXyYzwSH-dlRxv0x89sDcGL1t8Uutc-g2aDnrKQ/s400/IMG_0942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391705488459048162" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our gracious hostess<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ8i_YzcwV8vG0oAnK55Z1ByI7OFsi9Ftg3WB9DlhnblDP0PxrMkfhLptbFyiba4dcxpaN7Ezozd7jKYCDu-uZCY2nezPzwnT3nFcuBCS6Owgx_xuWs0D_PtSxuTxA1b2dFNM28YcPEI/s1600-h/IMG_0937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2w_W9sACtzbGAeHihhee7aitdnuwYtN9EEj-ynohASgKWu1vGEmgulzzQDbpGqspVccCyFDZAxC1zQIelBJm-vB_O4crOFNPY6rUPUqs29ArPLEUXn_uMvUv1Qe3Oz5vhXBLTzENVC0/s400/IMG_0938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391700969580429634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6a7PP0fUtM5HPvjWCrZr49P_EBgprbVsa5vatd-4tqkmPFoSdXpUcxFyi1_Bya64Fj8_gG0CFKokGdf225kDISExiP6jg6Lw7PA5MLmCrnLCdAru8E5VTyXJCpvtCuHoe-epEgN_E10/s1600-h/IMG_0939.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6a7PP0fUtM5HPvjWCrZr49P_EBgprbVsa5vatd-4tqkmPFoSdXpUcxFyi1_Bya64Fj8_gG0CFKokGdf225kDISExiP6jg6Lw7PA5MLmCrnLCdAru8E5VTyXJCpvtCuHoe-epEgN_E10/s400/IMG_0939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391700508833420450" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Food glorious food....... a meal of home cooked "lontong" dishes by our gracious hostess goes a long way... what with good company and fun!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKFVxo0a_ytBFapY4_pJIvxDrHzEBmsn9qNEjidL1zp0C8gMfM-gVQTmSUfTFU69kSqjXy2Cq4vnt-hLGJ7b3cgWn-TqPBoGVkg4iT7bVFc8smddbGr898Jr2A_Z_xrXmYNPHO0DccH0/s1600-h/IMG_0948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKFVxo0a_ytBFapY4_pJIvxDrHzEBmsn9qNEjidL1zp0C8gMfM-gVQTmSUfTFU69kSqjXy2Cq4vnt-hLGJ7b3cgWn-TqPBoGVkg4iT7bVFc8smddbGr898Jr2A_Z_xrXmYNPHO0DccH0/s400/IMG_0948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391287242146184418" border="0" /></a>After eating ... its tall tale time!!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">2 simple riddles:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">Aunt Lucy has a big one</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">Aunt Molly has two small ones</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">A man has none and</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic;">A lady has it in front</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ramasamy has a long one</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The wife will use the husband's one</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The priest will not use his one</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and your brother has one<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tTYeJyOgvUMZ_gEVuUP4T9xHKGgehIIiux8VnxIAU_3J_JBilMlUPdDM-4luX_D5bzwpXElz3B8ExkTxJ7WFcRz0V4dFbsiFHrflaC45rSqrz4EpgKSgc8-FLJoCNDBtilyariqM5ds/s1600-h/IMG_0947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tTYeJyOgvUMZ_gEVuUP4T9xHKGgehIIiux8VnxIAU_3J_JBilMlUPdDM-4luX_D5bzwpXElz3B8ExkTxJ7WFcRz0V4dFbsiFHrflaC45rSqrz4EpgKSgc8-FLJoCNDBtilyariqM5ds/s400/IMG_0947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391287650628767762" border="0" /></a></div>aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7763287507775780846.post-40177930854689463422009-10-10T06:36:00.000-07:002009-10-10T18:10:03.012-07:00GGC - Happy Times<div style="text-align: center;">Hahahahahaha!! This is the best stress reliever!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTip_1fQ6a8-cIiTFZfGNYs3C3FhWLkCuU4ebf5FyBXi20uS70Noz9a3YE_BABNRba3A9H5_OkEjkaP84zU64MNhrKGUpHX_QlXHLyMO3Gktw-8vfvhAHOpnVUzrZ27SIckyFFUeVs48/s1600-h/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTip_1fQ6a8-cIiTFZfGNYs3C3FhWLkCuU4ebf5FyBXi20uS70Noz9a3YE_BABNRba3A9H5_OkEjkaP84zU64MNhrKGUpHX_QlXHLyMO3Gktw-8vfvhAHOpnVUzrZ27SIckyFFUeVs48/s400/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390965087715196290" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Just give us a table and some chairs in a comfortable environment..... and you will see happy and laughing faces like this.................<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA32JGpxqBGjRw3uHYQ5LYyx7cDlgugSFjf51YsbxMts_xqEaqrdLniQEtrjOIGQk-cxb75acdAUaFjVYySoC7tcPavYs2AFee1L4l3-rSTX4bwmvQAz3DXz_tVWhyphenhyphene4aWTBXduv8FfHo/s1600-h/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA32JGpxqBGjRw3uHYQ5LYyx7cDlgugSFjf51YsbxMts_xqEaqrdLniQEtrjOIGQk-cxb75acdAUaFjVYySoC7tcPavYs2AFee1L4l3-rSTX4bwmvQAz3DXz_tVWhyphenhyphene4aWTBXduv8FfHo/s400/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390965293116252738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSjsct6BuF6HnQzdm5kpTeOexwJXrNnMhPJMaqLq3PxAZxkhbdb8l0UekhROikTmFM5MPFoTK3QeabPya5TahDthBP68NUg460tT2R1dGpAzuhpZDox8WlgHZVtt9w9yZjyVYyGRSPmc/s1600-h/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSjsct6BuF6HnQzdm5kpTeOexwJXrNnMhPJMaqLq3PxAZxkhbdb8l0UekhROikTmFM5MPFoTK3QeabPya5TahDthBP68NUg460tT2R1dGpAzuhpZDox8WlgHZVtt9w9yZjyVYyGRSPmc/s400/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390965832464186626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXd6QP3YyBgeqh9IoC23JQUfohZAHaImd2J731VF6PVrfaJ-0QZt8WY7gLB6GCo5QW5XKsBUMWORh0SNYuABbn-_HdY0ITO_w8AvTCF818bkbqqZm2wEKowRS-EUqM-DJy-4C4wU20hE/s1600-h/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXd6QP3YyBgeqh9IoC23JQUfohZAHaImd2J731VF6PVrfaJ-0QZt8WY7gLB6GCo5QW5XKsBUMWORh0SNYuABbn-_HdY0ITO_w8AvTCF818bkbqqZm2wEKowRS-EUqM-DJy-4C4wU20hE/s400/GGC+at+Tanjung+Tokong+Roti+Stall+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390965460777701346" border="0" /></a>Golden Girls having another eat out and chit-chatting session.......<br /></div>aliciaallylohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02847546901262462478noreply@blogger.com0