What did I do?

Heheh... when I was back in KL, it was a Ramadan Month, so many restaurants in KL have special dinner package which is value for money.... or so I thought.

Decided to spent my frens Jean, Yu Wei, Freddy, Aries and Lily for dinner at a Thai restaurant, Flying Chili at The Gardens. The dinner package was for 6, perfect number rite? So we decided to dine there.

When we sat down and looked at the menu, Freddy had a very interesting thought. He was afraid that the amount of servings/dishes won't be for 6 but will be the default size. To make things clearer, lets say the package includes Tom Yum Soup, originally 1 order is for 2 people, but in this dinner package will it be 3 serves for 6 people? Because if that is not the case, there won't be enough and it would be so much more expensive than ordering it individually.

When the food finally came out, gosh how right Freddy and I were! That's con job man! Oh oh and you know what's worse? The dinner is for 6 rite? But damn all their servings (like the number of pieces of chicken) is for 5!!!!! OMGWTF!? Can you guys count or make sense? You guys advertised it dinner for 6 and the servings you guys serve is meant for 5? Further more the size of the dishes were meant for 2!! GOSH!

Anyway... my friends and I were dumbfounded but remained cool & calm. Since we all expected this kind of result, we decided to just head to Steven's Corner! *YUm*

COME ON MAN!? The restaurant seems of class and standard, plus located at Gardens? DAMN!

Hmmm what else was I doing while my trip back?




Yea bz repairing this beast! Gave Dell Msia to solve the problem but to no avail, only managed to diagnose the problem when I was back in Melb. Was the Hard Disk Data Cable fault. Maybe I should start working in computer/IT field eh? Thank goodness for international coverage. That's y I love companies like Dell... worldwide support babey!

Some details on the XPS M1730, credit to Jping for his steady hands!







After fixing the problem... DAMN this machine is one heck of a UNLEASHED BEAST! RAWR!

Cousins + Singapore + KLIA

While I was back, many of my relatives were back too from outstation and overseas. Since it's one of our few chance of seeing each, other we had lots of family dinner. The one below is taken in Victoria Station in Bangsar. Oh yea we booked the whole top floor! Coolness!



Always nice cathing up with them. Talking bout "those were the days"... talking lame stuff... and "oh my father treats us the same, it's a Wong family thing".

On the 28th of August, my whole family and 2 of my aunts went on a road trip to Singapore. Was excited because of 2 things:

1) I've never been to Singapore b4, the last time I was there parents told me i was 5... but I can't remember jackshiet so I'll consider this my first time.

2) Never thought we would be driving down. Always wanted to experience driving through immigration on road instead of airport; also to see how bad the traffic jam and wait can be. Ooo those who don't know.... I LUV road trip PLUS I'm the designated driver for the whole trip.

3) Transport = Toyota Alphard =) Is like piloting a Boeing-747


Singapore Trip Diary - Day 1

Left home about noon and off we go. Reached the Tuas Causeway bout 7pm and OMG what an eye opener for me! While I was driving

across the bridge between the border of Singapore and Malaysia, it seems like I'm in a totally different continent. My sight in front of me and what's behind my read view mirror seems to have a big contrast; the view, the air, the cleanliness... the differences seems so different. At the custom's gate, gosh... you'll get the glimpse on how efficient these Singaporeans are. I had culture shock when I was driving on my way to my flat, every perception I have about Singapore and it's citizens (both good and bad) are drastically different. Our flat is located at the district of Clementi. After offloading our stuff in our flat we were off to city and had dinner with cousin and her hubby at 1 of the Crystal Jade Restaurant at Takashimaya Complex.


Day 2

Woke up in the afternoon. Decided to get change and walk around Clementi for some shopping+makan+sightseeing.

Shoplots around the flat area are really convenient. Is nearby and they have different specialised shops. However, the shop that populate majorly around the area is beautician shops. No wonder Singaporean gurls so pretty. =\




I like Clementi, they have very good public transport service. Over here you see a MRT and a bus depot.



Another reason I like about Singapore? Games shop are everywhere! Cheap original software FTW!



Clementi Town Centre is like a 10 mins walk from my flat.



Had dinner in a food court+restaurant just down the flat. Really surprised that the food they served were really yummy and cheap as compared to some restaurants in the city.



Day 3

Is Zoo trip day! Lots have been said bout both Singapore's Zoo & night safari, so was pretty excited to be there.

Sadly though... before we reached our destination, it rained. =( We decided to just wait at the entrance to see if the rain would stop anytime soon.


Alas after half an hour of waiting doesn't seem to be any improvement on the weather and the zoo would be close soon.

"Rain rain go away... come again another day..."

So instead decided to indulge ourselves with things we love... ice-cream and KFC! *slurp*



Since we can't make it for the day trip, we decided to go for the night safari. Dad and lil bro been b4 only recently... but they don't mind going again. Must be that good to visit again eh?

So while waiting for nightfall, we headed aimlessly to "whenever the road leads us". We stopped by a place just off Chua Chu Kang and damn... got no idea how freaky the place was, was quite and filled with funny people. My brother and I felt like we were in some Silent Hill or any horror like movies.



Yesh! We're bACk! Wohoo~ Rain stoped... Animals here we come!





"Can you spot IT"

Have to say... the Night Safari is really WORLD CLASS! ACE my frens! Really amazed we Asian countries can create such spectacular park and atmosphere. Really put Melbourne Zoo to shame!



"First Class Drive To Sg? Call Matty at...."

Day 4

Nothing much really... we just packed all our stuff from the flat, said goodbye to my 2nd home (or 3rd since 2nd is in Melb) then

off we go back to KL. Oh gosh.... now I feel those people who have to travel back and forth between Msia and Sg... the traffic jam

and wait is terrible!! we were stuck for nearly an hour plus!

****END OF SINGAPORE DIARY****


I'll just add some additional stuff before I end my post.

Getting sent off to the airport is very plain and normal for me. Is always me and my parents sending me off, this trip was different however.

I was surprised to see my O'pal, King 'The Rock' Jer Huan and his girlfriend Avril (oh you lucky guy to have a gf with such name)came to KLIA to send me off, but that wasn't only their only reason. It was really fate, that Hoai Ye was there also to catch a flight back to the UK... and gosh! We haven't met up since ages ago. It was a touching moment for me to see all 3 of us (Huan, Ye & me) from different part of the world getting together b4 we leave.


"Ooo celebrities! The Rock & Avril"


"Manage to catch Hoai Ye b4 she boarded her plane! Well you won't be able to go away this time without seeing each other and saying good bye gurl!"

I'm even more touched... when I realised that all of my relatives from my mum side came to sent me off!! It was Mooncake Festival

during that time and they had dinner at my place. So probably they just decided to drop by. I'm really touched by your efforts LEEs!

Really appreciate it... it reveals to me how many people still cares for me T_T!

Till then, take care guys!

"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends" - Japanese Proverb

Sorry all u readers out there, been really bz and was unable to find time to update and upload all my pics I plan to blog. Now that I'm back from Canberra & Sydney, should have no excuse to put in effort to blog!

Hmm where should I start?

August has been a turmoil time and month for me, my family, relatives and friends who are close to both my brother or family.

Never in my life have such event crossed my mind. We normally hear or have people we know of past away. It's sad to hear celebrity or famous people die, is even sadder to know people who are closer such as your distant relatives or distant friends, it hurts even more to know people close to you such as your friends or relatives... but what if it is someone even closer?

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who had supported me, my younger brother Ju ping and my parents throughout that troubled times. Most importantly to those who had been supporting and caring for my late and beloved brother Ju Liang, you all have gave him strength, courage and hope. All glory to our Heavenly Father who has been gracious and merciful to him as well.

It is ironic that death can bring new life and new meaning to others, you don't just loose but you gain. So what did I gain?

Firstly is good to know who your true friends really are. They are people who there not only to have fun or just to lend a shoulder to cry on; they are people who will be willing to sacrifice their own time and give their effort to go through tough times with you. I'm very glad and blessed to know that I DO have such friends =) Thank you to all of you out there and I'm pretty sure you know who you are ;)

Would also like to thank all Canaanites who have been with my brother spiritually and physically. It's good to know that you all are literally brothers and sisters in Christ, not just by name. The decades you've spent time and the moments shared with Liang will always be remembered and cherished. I'm very proud to see that the we Canaanites are united as one.

Not but not least... family, which includes my relatives. I always feel the term/name relative is an understatement under my definition. The Wongs & Lees have and will always be close family member to me; I always consider my cousins my very own brothers and sisters. We've always been close since young, but the lost of our dearest brother just reinforced what we already have and our bond are stronger than ever.

My final message on this post is this:

- Cherish and give as much love you can to those you love.
- Friends... they come in QUALITY not quantity.
- Life is really short/unpredictable, live the most out of your life.

Cheers and have a great day guys and gurls!

In Loving Memory Of

Wong Ju Liang
15 April 1987 - 20 August 2008
"A Brother... Friend... Legend!"

When September Ends... Comes October Fest!

It's been a long time since I last updated my blog. Lots of stuff have been happening throughout the month of August - October; Funny Stuff, Cool Stuff and also the Sad Stuff. I'm currently having my holidays in Canberra till the 5th of Oct.So I would like to apologise to those who are waiting constantly for an update =p

So Happy Holidays and Selamat Hari Raya to those back in KL, Msia!