A song to the sun

I don't understand the lyrics, yet there's something about the song that I find inspiring. Taiyo no Uta by  Kaoru Amane  is simply too good to pass by. Personally, I enjoy the acoustic version better but the entire single is great as well. Her real name is Sawajiri Erika while Kaoru Amane is a fictional name. However, the single was released under the name of Kaoru Amane.

Image is  copyrighted by Sony Music Records ( Japan) Inc.

I'm getting a new laptop

Yung Terd posted about my good fortune , few days ago. 

That day, I broke a good news to him, about me winning a new laptop . 

Yes, I'm getting a new laptop, courtesy of the Merdeka Award. Initiated by Petronas , ExxonMobil and Shell, the Merdeka Award was launched last year in conjunction with Malaysia's golden jubilee.It was an award to recognise and reward excellent individuals or organisation who had not only contributed to the nation's growth but have also inspired  greatness in the people of Malaysia.Check out a news article about the awards presentation ceremony, here

Er..No , I didn't win the award. 

I won a contest related to the award. So, now I 'm waiting for my brand new Hewlett Packard laptop, which is scheduled to arrive in these few weeks. =)

Any suggestions on the fate of my Aspire 4520?

CBox vs ShoutMix

If u haven't noticed, I've changed my chat box. The section used to be occupied by the CBox has now been taken over by ShoutMix.

Why, you may ask ? 

Well, it's just that the Cbox has been doing things behind my back. *Curang*

Yes, it's the culprit behind the pop-up that appears everytime you click on my blog link. 

Note: It only appears when you click on my link. It should be blocked by the pop-up blocker, but nevertheless, it's still an annoying pop-up.

Still Cbox used to have an advantage over Shoutmix, which is the ability to block and ban IP. I repeat , used to. To Cbox's horror, now, ShoutMix offer this same feature to it's free user. Although,  it's pretty useless if the user uses a dynamic IP, it still gives you control over your chat box.While messages can only be deleted on the admin page of Cbox, users of ShoutMix can delete the messages on the chatbox itself. Thanks to the cool login feature when you click on the top right of the chatbox itself. Nice eh ?

And since, both are free, why not choose the better one ? I mean they offer free services for basic users. Premium users can pay , and get better services, with more features. But, that's a different story altogether. 

 

29 11 08

To this someone whose name is Claire,

Someone whose special day is on the 29 of November.

Someone who loves pink.

Someone who accusses me of cheating in mahjong.

Someone who knows that ice-cream makes me happy.

Happy Birthday !!

May your wishes come true. 

Stay Happy Always.

Ps- I'm still waiting to buy your album. LOL.

More food for me

Yes. You can't stop me from eating more good food. I'm a food addict.

I went to Top Spot Food Court for dinner just now, with my family. It's right on top of the Permata Car park( Level 6).

And the place serve one of the best sea-food in town.

The stall which we ordered from.

The front of stall is usually crowded with people.

As we waited for our food, a guy from another stall came and asked if we would liked some prawns.

Ta da.

Nice delicious prawns but rather expensive.These prawns cost RM 60 per kg.

Those four prawns above cost RM 69.90 .=.=

On average, that makes this prawn worth around RM17.50 .

( Figure rounded up)

Other than that, the rest of the food was not that costly.

Tofu

Mushroom delight

Fresh crispy fish.

Crab

And more crab.

Educational Videos ?

While surfing the Internet, I came across Name Wee's website. It's found here .Wee Meng Chee or otherwise known as Name Wee became famous as a result of his release of a controversial rap video on YouTube- a parody of the national anthem.

His ABC "educational" video left me speechless. =.=

Check it out yourself.

Laughter is the best medicine

I was feeling rather upset, until I discovered this on Youtube. 
Thanks to Julia.



Enjoy. =)

Laksa O' Laksa

Yesterday, my mum attempted to cook some laksa. So, what is in your mind when I talk about laksa. Are you thinking of :

*Drum rolls*

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Malacca Nyonya Laksa

Or Penang Laksa ?

Obviously, it was :

Sarawak laksa.

It's a local dish of rice vermicelli served in a delicious soup. It is topped with fresh slices of chicken, omelet strips, prawns, fresh coriander, fried tofu, and bean sprouts. The dish is accompanied with a serving of lime and sambal belacan.

However, not all ingredients were used in the production of this home-made laksa.

The ingredients in my mum home-made laksa include :

Slices of fried tofu

Bean sprouts

Omelet strips

Chicken strips

Rice vermicelli

And the soup.

Ta da.

The end result:

Too bad Mr. Prawn decided to take a sick leave.

Sarawak One-Stop ICT Hub @ Kuching

Yesterday,I went to One TJ to have a look at the newest shopping complex in Kuching, dedicated to ICT products and services. The whole complex is said to be powered with wireless by deConneXion. Let's hope they expand their services to the neighbourhood nearby. =)

Aunties and kids were crowding around the Blue Hyppo

SaMba Zone-the food court at Level 4.

Unfortunately, there was nothing much to see, as most of the shops were not open yet. 

About Me

The profile box at the side pretty much gave a good and brief explanation about me. But, here's a longer introduction about me.

Born in 1989, Jeffrey Liew is 19 this year. 

Yes. That's me.Though friends from my high school and primary school, would identify me with my Chinese name.  I'm gonna be in my Big 2  in a few months from now. But 18 is the legal age in Malaysia.

I'm born, and raised in the Borneo part of Malaysia; Kuching to be precise. Kuching is a wonderful city in Malaysia, and arguably has the best food in Malaysia. There was a period in life when I ordered poh piah every time I went out for food. And I still love it . I feed myself with more Sarawak kolo mee than you could possibly imagine. 

I spend the last few days of 2000 in Auckland, New Zealand. Now, I commute occasionally from West Malaysia to Sarawak as I'm currently studying in INTI International University College, Nilai.

I'm gonna major in actuarial mathematics or rather known as actuarial science. But , I 'm gonna explore the diversity and flexibility of the education in the United States. Other potential field of interest includes finance, language,law,history, bio tech,IT,  psychology, political science, accounting and economics. Who knows ? I might end up with a MD. 

I'm single. And straight. Although some people might influence you to question my sexual preference. 

I have a large appetite, possibly due to my high metabolism rate. I'm addicted to milo, don't mind taking a few shots of alcohol , but I'm totally against smoking. 

I don't exercise much. And no, I'm not interested in sport channels. But I'm interested in archery, golf, tennis and squash.I enjoy various dramas; from English series, captivating Hong Kong dramas to heart warming Korean dramas and touching Japanese dramas. It's an addiction since small.I enjoy travelling and look forward to more excursions to different places. It's my dream to be able to take a year of holiday of from work ( in the future) and travel around the world.

I used to be a rather bad-tempered person (perhaps I still am) ; but I have learnt to be nice . But please don't take this opportunity to abuse me. You don't want to annoy me. Trust me.

I do a lot of thinking in the shower. It's a place where no one disturbs me . 

I get cranky when I'm hungry. Even more when I can't sleep. I'm not an insomniac, but there are times, which I just can't sleep no matter what. I can sleep for hours, more than 8 hours preferably. 

I underwent military training in Pahang. I meant National Service in Camp Chamang, Bentong.

I'm lame. So, I don't blame you if you're sweating when you're talking to me, in a 18 degrees air-con room. Yes,and I prefer to die in the cold than in the heat.

I'm rather liberal and I don't give much of a damn on what people think. I'm been a topic for gossip since primary school, so I'm used to it. I'm interested to listen to what people say about me, but other than that, I couldn't be bothered. 

I have a habit of observing people. See what they are doing, how they react and stuff. I 'm rather sensitive; I gets emotional rather easily. 

I started to blog sometime ago, to keep a diary of my life. But now, it has turn to much of a hobby. I stalk blogs; spending a lot of time blog hopping  (jumping from blogs to blogs through links ). This can also serve as a portal for me to keep in touch with my friends in this ever-changing world.

So this is like a Dummies Guide to Jeffrey Liew. lol.After all , this blog is about me, my life experiences and me.Talk about how vain a guy can get.

Owwh. Did I mention that I'm nocturnal? I'm still trying to fix my biological clock but the air-con isn't helping.

D' Pearl of the Orient

Last week, I took a detour to Penang Island before coming back home. I went Penang with Kelvin for vacation. Yes, just the 2 of us. Initially , Pam was supposed to bring us around, but she went back late because of her noobness certain reasons. So, we stayed at 75 Travellers Lodge. They have rooms at very low cost .

This is my second trip to Penang, having gone there, at end of last year. Last time around, we travelled around Penang, mostly by car, while this time, Kelvin and I took the most traditional way of getting around. Yes, walking ( although Kelvin has a horrible sense of direction) and bus . In fact, I got to know the place better. No wonder those Westerners like to go backpacking.

Kelvin decides to start camping at LCCT ( Low Cost Courier Terminal )

We had our first meal in Penang at this place, situated along Penang Road. Initially , we wanted to go to the famous Kayu Nasi Kandar, but , unfortunately it was closed. At first, we asked about the price of the chicken, but the guy started talking about 4 chops and 8 chops which puzzled both of us. Then , another guy came along and started talking in Hokkien. LOL.

This is what I ate. Kelvin with his food. He was rather irritated that it was too spicy.LOL.

After food, I lead Kelvin over to Prangin Mall. We decided to watch a movie there since, there was nothing else to do . LOL. After a debate on what to watch, we decided to settle for High School Musical 3. I haven't watch HSM 1 or 2, but was tempted to watch the 3rd sequal as reviews have applauded it as better than its predecessors.

Yes. Georgetown is a world herritage site recognised by UNESCO.Both Malacca and Georgetown are historic cities of the Straits of Malacca.

"Sar Ho Fen" at Lebuh Kimberly.

The next morning , we set out to explore Love Lane, which was supposed to be a red light district ( according to a friend from Penang). We wanted to sink our teeths on the chicken rice on Julia Chulia Street , but unfortunately it was not open in the morning. Sad case. I had this Hokkien Char at Carnavon Street instead.

Trademark of Penang kopitiams.You'll have ton of ice in your beverage even if you asked for less ice. That's for cold drinks of course.

Kek Lok Si These creatures are hungry. You can feed them with kangkung. =)

The main reason we went to Air Itam. Yes. Just for the laksa.

It's much of a family business.

D' famous Penang laksa. True enough, it lived up to it's name. It was excellent. In fact, 100 times better than the Penang laksa which I tried last year at Penang Road. Well, since it's different than our own local Sarawak laksa, I'm not going to compare it.=) You can't compare oranges and apples , right?

Hungry Kelvin
Next, we took the Rapid Penang to Teluk Bahang, near Batu Ferringhi. In fact, Batu Ferringhi has an excellent sea view, with blue sparkling sea. Reminds me of the time, I was in New Zealand.

It's 10 ringgit per entrance for My Card holders.
There was one section for displaying arts and crafts. Too bad, I wasn't allowed to take photos.

Komtar.

We went down to New Lane near Macalister Road for dinner.

One comment sight that I notice in Penang is amount of people going around asking for money.

I sat there eating for less than an hour and about 5 people walked pass asking for money. In fact, I was watching an old man bugging a caucasian for money. Yes, he was trying to call the caucasian , but the guy just ignored him.

Poh Pia -RM2.40 ( Not bad, but I could find bigger ones in Kuching.)
Char Kueh Tiao-RM 5 & and extremely long wait

Wan Tan Mee-RM3 ( It was rather sweet for my liking.)

As I was still hungry. I decided to walk along Macalister Road to search for any shrine of gluttony.

This is the Hokkien Mee from Macalistair Road. It was rather spicy but good. In fact, it was rather similar to Sarawak laksa in some sense.

Some sea view near our place.

I was standing in front of some mansion recognised by UNESCO. Or was I posing ?
Chicken rice shop recommended by Jessica.

Food More food

The soya bean at that shop was also nice.

Next stop, New World Park along Jalan Burma
Hokkien Char

Cendol

Dinner was taken at some tandori chicken shop. Sweet Lasi ( some yogurt like drink )

Tandori Chicken Ais Kacang which we had at 2 am.

Overall, my 4 days 3 nights trip in Penang was a rather enjoyable one despite the absence of Penangites to guide us around.

ps-Certain parts of the trip was omitted from the post to preserve the "good boy" images of the individuals involved.