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I was back in Ipoh over the Raya weekend with Frances, with my family tagging along to attend her Granny’s 80th birthday. A gathering of everyone of all 4 generations meant that it is time for the very green dish of Lui Char, a Hakka specialty that i’ve tried once many moons ago, with my [...]

Sunday is categorically the worst day of the week. With Monday impending, ie: Work the clock just ticks away. So i decided to pay a 2nd visit to Typica with wife and friends, one of those rare places tucked away in a back alley in KL that serves caffeine in it’s purer form.
Typica specializes in [...]

When i was young, i’ve always dreaded waking up in the wee hours of the morning to follow my parents to sweep my ancestor’s grave during the Ching Ming Festival. Most chinese families do so to avoid the traffic jam arising from the once in a year occasion, especially when you have different “sites” to [...]

Here’s not just one, but two choices of drinks for the undecided -

Saw it this morning when i dropped by Shell to pump petrol. It’s made in Singapore and expect to pay RM2 for the novelty.
Lame? Creative? Whatever.

After my recent ordeal with the baddies less than a month ago – i promptly lodged a complaint to dbkl@dbkl.gov.my and jka@dbkl.gov.my , emails i gathered via the DBKL website.
Yesterday – i received this letter in my mailbox :

I’m not sure if my local rep had a part to do in this – but credit [...]

Something unfortunate happened to me yesterday night. It feels rather surreal for me to write such a mail, when i see so many in passing in my own mailbox.

CRIME AT SETAPAK

Dear Neighbours of Jalan XXXX  -

My name is cglow and I stay at No YYYY, Jalan XXXX. I am 6 feet tall and by no [...]

I’ve gotten this from one of my colleague, a factoid that has been floating around the web commenting on the recent reduction of personal EPF contribution from 11% to 8% -
Assume monthly basic salary is RM4000.
- If your monthly EPF contribution is  11% ( RM440 ), taxable income = RM3560, income tax [...]

Malaysians finally gets to enjoy Mobile Number Portability, after more than 2 years since work started in the industry. I for one will be watching out for the mobile ads, esp. what digi does with their ducks (kewl) or what maxis does with their donuts (lame) etc.
Here’s a snapshot of our beloved telco’s websites today, [...]

Came back yesterday night and my mom had a big hoo haa over her latest blossom in the garden. She insisted i take a picture before it’s too late.

This, my friend – is the bloom of a dragonfruit. The dragonfruit, or Hylocereus undatus belongs to the cactus family and the flower above easily measure over [...]

If there’s anything worth reproducing – it’s this -
29 September 2008
YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia
5th Floor, East Wing
Perdana Putra Building
Putrajaya
Malaysia
Dear Mr Prime Minister
In our proclamation of independence, our first Prime Minister gave voice to the lofty aspirations and dreams of the people of Malaya: that Malaya was founded on the principles of [...]