Noise contaminants

It's one of those evenings when i finished revision, i just realized that my used-to-be-peaceful-weekdays has gone, since the 2nd floor of the double-storey-shop next to my house is rent out to be used as karaoke box designed for old folks. The renter is going to launch officially his karaoke business on next monday but right now i can already listen to the background music and their out-of-tune singing that happens just right behind the wall my back is facing which isn't soundproofing and could only trap 60% of the noise, leaving the rest 40% to my ears. Musics are still ok but you know, we can't stand out-of-tune vocals, they are noise, noise, noise! Arrghh why he chose here and why you, yes you! the shop owner agreed to rent your unit to this...this....... karaoke-business-uncle-group?! when you know this kind of service is going to shatter the serenity of this well-being old residential area *shake head shake head* ..look like i have to switch my mind-schedule and move things all earlier before the noise begins.

Irritation

Ok here i've finally finished the partially-completed-tag which has been saved as draft for long since got tagged (thanks Boon and JL) so here is it:

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Rules and regulation of the tag:

All 21 must do unless they don't have a blog. Write the names of 21 friends you can think of in your head and then answer the question. Say u r guessing if you don't know but at least guess on all of them. After doing this, tag all your 21 lucky friends to do the same

1. Shin Lu
2. Lee Peng
3. Choy Wah
4. Stephanie
5. Lai Peng
6. Jason N
7. Kennedy P
8. Josh T
9. Siew Yau
10. Min Rong
11. Ai Vee
12. SK
13. Andrew T
14. Aw Yuan
15. Shermene L
16. Chin Ee
17. Yi Shin
18. Fwo Yee
19. Eunice L
20. Marcus J
21. Christopher L
*this thingy is tedious so people just assume that you're not tagged, but feel free to move on if u want to*

1. How did you meet 3? *Choy Wah*
I was brought to sit next to her when i was in standard 4

2. What would you do if you and 15 had never met? *Shermene L*
I wouldn't have had a memorable childhood memory

3. What would you do if 20 and 1 dated? *Marcus J & Shin Lu*
I'd love to see hahah

4. Have you seen 17 cried? *Yi Shin*
Yes, when bullied by his older brother, occasionally during my childhood years up to 2002

5. Would 4 and 6 make a good couple? *Stephanie & Jason N*
um i don't think so

6. Do you think 11 is attractive? *Ai Vee*
Yes, her magic trick makes her even more attractive

7, What's 2's favorite colour? *Lee Peng*
Inconsistent, i presume

8. When was the last time you talk to 9? *Siew Yau*
Before study break started, which is almost a month ago

9. What language does 8 speak? *Josh T*
Like most KL citizen do- Mandarin, English, Malay, Cantonese and... Tamil?? hahAa

10. Who is 19 going out with? *Eunice L*
Her family and ex-schoolmates, i guess =)

11. Would you ever date 17? *Yi Shin*
We play and grow together. You don't date someone who is your childhood companion and your neighbour do you?

12. Where do 18 live? *Fwo Yee*
Taman Connaught, near my uni

13. What's the best thing about 4? *Stephanie*
She's got her own personality, a warm person

14. What would you like to tell 10 right now? *Min Rong*
When you'll be coming back to KL again??

15. What is the best thing about 20? *Marcus J*
Smartness and Confidence flashed by his black frame spectacles

16. Have you ever kiss 21? *Christopher L*
No (we conducted wedding ceremonies only, together with 14,17 and ma siblings during childhood)

17. What is the best memory of 6? *Jason N*
When spending time with 'Pingu's owner'?

18. When is the next time you're going out to see 1? *Shin Lu*
Next month, in exam hall

19. How different is 7 from 6? *Kennedy P & Jason N*
Man U supporter versus... Chelsea?

20. Is 2 pretty? *Lee Peng*
All the time, naturally and inevitably making guys crazy over this girl

21. What was your first impression of 15? *Shermene L*
Forgotten... it's been 14 years ago when i first saw her (i found her back on facebook last year :D n she's now a student of Dasein Academy of Art)

22. How did you meet 7? *Kennedy P*
We went on a cycling outing

23. Is 16 your best friend? *Chin Ee*
Nope but we have interest in common- ART!! :D (piiiak!!!!! hi-5 chin ee)

24. Do you hate 12? *SK*
Why should I?

25. Have you seen 18 in the last month? *Fwo Yee*
No, never see her for more than 2 years (but there'll be an outing after exam :P)

26. When was the last time you saw 16? *Chin Ee*
Don't know, but i'm sure i'll see her again in uni shortly

27. Have you seen 10's house? *Min Rong*
I always need to pass her house on my way back home, so yes

28. Is 13 good at socializing? *Andrew T*
Probably ya

29. Are you close to 11? *Ai Vee*
Nowadays not really, have gone our separate way after secondary education

30. Have you been to movie with 4? *Shin Lu*
Yes, can't wait for the next movie outing with my bestie

31. Do you know a secret about 8? *Josh T*
No i don't. (Btw josh izit your dog the secret of being SAFE without being robbed when doing morning walk say 5:30am?)

32. Would you give 19 a hug? *Eunice L*
Yes *hugs*

33. When have you lied to 3? * Choy Wah*
Nope wo mei you

34. When is the next time you'll see 11? *Ai Vee*
Not sure, it's been a while since i last saw her

35. Have you gotten trouble with 8? *Josh T*
No real trouble though, zero trouble in fact B-)

36. Describe the relation between 21 and 14. *Christopher & Aw Yuan*
Cousins to each other, neighbours of mine

37. What's the best thing of your friendship with 9? *Siew Yau*
Both being Libran, standing on same page, sharing same perspective

38. How long have you known 2? *Lee Peng*
7 years

39. Have you ever had a crush on 12? *SK*
It's hard to have a crush on someone who you've always been refer to him as your classmate.

40. What kind of car does 5 have? *Lai Peng*
Like me, like you, like almost each and everyone of us- don't have our own car

41. Does 18 have any girlfriend or boyfriend? *Fwo Yee*
Nope

42. Have you ever wanted to punch 1 in the face? *Shin Lu*
Lol shin lu we should really try this someday

43. Has 21 meet your parents? *Christopher L*
Yesss, i see his parents too almost everyday

44. How do you meet 5? *Lai Peng*
We joined athletic club, represented school in interschool running and cross-country competitions

45. Did you accidentally physically hurt 3? *Choy Wah*
No (but at home things happen differently that i'm not really safe to stay with)

46. Do you live close to 7? *Kennedy*
Not really

47. What's 8's favorite food? *Josh*
Er.. durian 24D?

48. Tell me something about 12. *SK*
A really great friend worth keeping

49. Have you traveled anywhere with 9? *Siew Yau*
Haven't, but soon i guess

50. If you give 14 RM100 what would he/she spend on it? *Aw Yuan*
No idea (if it's 7 or 8 years ago, he would spend on comic books, perhaps)

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(Tagged by JL:)

1. Besides lips, where is the favorite spot to be kissed?
Yawn... never thought of

2. How did you feel when you woke up this morning?
Time, time, wad's the time now

3. Who was the last person you took photo with?
Siblings

4. Would you consider yourself spoiled?
So you think i'm spoiled?

5. Will you ever donate blood?
I've always loved to

6. Have you ever had a best friend who was of the opposite sex?
I used to regard people amongst same gender as best friend

7. Do you want someone to be dead?
Define someone

8. What does your last text message says?
"Hey i've sent something to ur e-mail, u can go check it anytime"

9. What are you thinking right now?
Shutting down computer

10. Do you want someone to be with you now?
Yea but not now

11. What was the time you went to bed last night?
12:30am

12. Where did you buy the tee you're wearing now?
It's a FOC tee when 10 years ago i joined sustagen kidz club

13. Is someone on your mind right now?
Yes

14. Who was the last person who texted you?
shin lu

10 lucky person to do this quiz:
(The first 10 odd numbers from the list above)

15. Who is 2 having relationship with? *Choy Wah*
Her boyfriend

16. Is 3 a male or a female? *Lai Peng*
'Lai Peng' doesn't sound like a male's name right

17. If 7 and 10 get together, would it be good? *Andrew T & Eunice*
Maybe :p

18. What is 1 studying about? *Shin Lu*
Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics

19. When was the last time you chatted with them?
Define them.

20. Is 4 single? *Kennedy P*
As far as i know, yes

21. Say something about 2. *Choy Wah*
Trustable, a responsible sister =] (In standard 4, she enjoyed watching me drawing, whilst i always had fun sharing my drawings with her)

22. What do you think about 3 and 5 being together? *Lai Peng & Siew Yau*
No way it doesn't look good

23. Describe 9. *Yi Shin*
Aw Yuan's younger brother, owns different personality than his bro, but clumsy (as he spilled his mango flavoured yoghurt all over the sofa 8 years ago) lol

24. What will you do if 6 and 7 fight? *Ai Vee & Andrew T*
They don't even know each other, how to fight

25. Do you like 8? *Shermene L*
Yeap- she's my best kindergarten mate, good at colouring

*Waving bye-bye to my Good and Peaceful Evenings..*

Enzymes

I suppose most of you have heard about Enzyme Drink, not gonna repeat the information about the functions, advantages, methods and some of those those common seeing information.

Here sharing a rarely known fact:
One may find abnormalities in body such as abdominal bloating, headache(slight), no appetite, nausea, insomnia or itchy skin after a period of taking enzymes. These are not the bad signs but conversely signifies reactivated cellular metabolism, elimination of foreign substance, excretion of toxin in one's body.

So as we can see, due to ignorance consumers tend to fear and misunderstood then stopped taking enzyme which in return cutoff their way towards successful enzyme therapies.

So instead of buying products in market, why not try making your own homemade fruit enzymes through which you can find a lot of fun performing the series of actions using ingredients you personally prefer :D at the same time save you a ton of money.

One can try using:-
Fruits: apple, grapes, lychee, pineapple, papaya, strawberry, watermelon, banana(i wonder how it tastes)
Vegetables: white carrot, bittergoud, capsicum, tomato, sweetpotatoes, pumpkin, cucumber
Herbs: gingers, mushrooms, peppermint

fermentation of fruit extract

(I tried pineapples, starfruits, guava, grapes, kiwi, apple, dragonfruit, they taste great :P)

Ok, done with Enzymes.

So preparation for my upcoming exam that will start on june explains my absence for the past weeks (also for the next few weeks i suppose)

Have a great week people =]

The Glutinous Tetrahedral

Unlike the usual sundays that i used to have my blanket over head till noon, i happened to be up early this morning to wrap dumplings! This year is quite different, as i finally earned the name Helper from mom regarding this occasion. Compare to ten years back i was still having trouble grasping the larger-than-my-palms-dumpling. After the years of upgrading and refinements, from Inept to 'average-Skillful', i could finally lend my helping hand since i'm quite free lately rather than lazing around in the bed.

Things went on smoothly- not for me of course, i mean mom. With the assembled shallow experience and inconsistent skills, the filling, wrapping and tying steps were repetitively carried out, sometimes without a hitch, but sometimes there were be some inevitably flaw. Of all the processes, i find that the quite 'tiring' part is the wrapping section, it's like..

look at ppl's one.... nicely perfect filled tetrahedral; look at yours, tetrahedral too, but why so weird wan

*unwrapped, rewrapped... compared with mom's dumpling

why so short wan this edge

*unwrapped, rewrapped... compared ... ... ...

For people who own close association with Art, i believe your Arty Side might have marked certain standard and conditions which varies from one and other individual before you identify an object or image- Nice don't ya. Don't understand? C'mon it's a simple principle, like in daily life, how guys rate girls as leng lui, how girls value guys as leng zai. Yea you get it haha.

So getting in touch with this arty-side along the whole session, i didn't and never like to move on wrapping the next one as long as the current doing doesn't meet the qualification of OK, ended up unwrapped, rewrapped, unwrapped, rewrapped. Imagine you're going through hard time wrapping wrapping and wrapping but it doesn't happen as if it supposed to be, added on hearing the uninteresting conversations between 2 male DJs who lack sense of humour on XX.fm, sharing jokes which doesn't really sound like a joke that 'bombed' audience and brought them into speechless, so lame, even made crow flies across...



*You can go turn off the radio wad
- cannot la mom wanna listen

The conclusion is: I could wrap a really nice one, just that i need a lot of Time
(Face it, you're slow!)

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Guess It Right Contest:

Mom wrapped 33 dumplings in 2 hours. How many dumpling did chen wei wrap in 2.5 hours??

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Faster faster people, activate your logic side, be the first 5 and stand a chance to win a Dumpling, as big as two fists, consists of doubled-ingredients including meat cooked with exotic spices, tender chestnut and green bean, well-marinated mushrooms and of course fresh yolk!

Anybody wanna try? Each contestant has only ONE chance, be honest!
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So by now you should have had a number on mind. Anybody?

"25!"
Yes!!!!!!!!!! you're wrong

"Eleven!" "33?" "Twenty-one?" "9!!"

"Thirteen??!" "22?"

"Twenty-four!!" "15?" "Sev..."



Hold on.. Yes Fifteen!! Come on stage the one who said that.

*The Yolk Lover Lii Meryn running lintang pukang all the way from downstairs to upstairs (imagine all in slow motion lol), got the hot dumpling, unenveloped the wrapper, slightly tore it open to reveal the fillings, letting out the fragrant aroma, allowing the steam to escape. One bite rewarded her taste buds, another satisfied her curiosity, third bite rejoiced her oral cavity with mouthfull of Yolk... by less than 8 bites the dumpling is already inside her digestive tract.

Oh ya to anyone who guessed it correctly, feel free to ring my doorbell to collect your Dumpling before june 2009.

Notification:
Winners are responsible for their own prize collection. Prizes that remained unclaimed by winner within certain period mentioned will be forfeited. HAhahA!

15- neither proud nor ashamed (ok i know i'm slow HaHA) at least, i never miss any of the annual Dumpling lesson :P

Have a good night

Mum, mommy, ma', maid?

Living in a shop-house since young enables me to collect waste materials for personal use during childhood, say coconut shells to make sandals, plastic bags and nylon string to make kites (which couldn't really fly)


Yeah as i remember, I made a Carnation out of toilet papers and solder to show mom my love. Happy and satisfied, i handed over the flower to my mom. I'm not sure what type of reaction she gave when receiving it but when later i was told that WHITE carnation indicates that a person's mom is deceased, (choi!! touch wood touch wood) i took it off mom's hand, having an invisible phrase on top of my head showing her Give me some time, i can fix it! I got myself the watercolour paint and made a very-diluted pink colour solution. Guess what? I soaked the whole ball of flower into the paint -_-'' Imagine a wet, wrinkled, dense and heavy shapeless tissue, you now know how my nicely, fluffy layered flower turned into =.= The flowe... nope not flower, instead, the wet clump found its permanent home in the rubbish bin.

There's a woman i know, she's strict but kind, firm yet understanding, she sets limits, she's responsible--- just as every Mothers do. What makes her more special is that: she's busy, what kind of busy? she cooks meals for her children at the same time looks after her husband's shop, she knows how to repair lamps, household appliance like rice cooker and iron, she's thrifty, she doesn't like shopping, but she loves to cook! and i must mention that she can cook very-very-very well, really, from chinese dishes to desserts, she can sew well with or without sewing machine. I really look up to her cz truly, not every mother can do so. So Mommy is her name, and i'm so lucky to call her Mommy not Aunty.

In conjunction with Mother's Day, here's a poem dedicated for you, mom:

Drifting back the days I put on the green and white uniform,
It was the past day of kindergarten,
You combed and braided my hair,
To make me look great like flowers in the garden.

A for apple, B for boy,
You spent time teaching and improved my Spelling,
You served and made silent sacrifice,
That's why you always went to bed early cz i know it's tiring.

I played, i tripped, i made mistakes,
Over the years you've been watching,
With love, patience, and bottomless care,
You knead, shape and mould my being.

Dumpling, mooncake, custard tart, pudding,
I'm typing here with my saliva dripped,
Char siew pau, tao sar pau, siew pau... you name it,
Don't you know her kitchen is well-equipped?

In those days i was too short to reach your waist,
And i wondered how to grow taller,
Even though i'm now tall enough to have my arms around your shoulder,
When seeing your more and more grey hair, my heart sinks deeper.

Sometimes i slipped and fell down,
With a cut and pain in my knee,
You handed over the first-aid kit and left,
But deep down you were keeping an eye on me.

You can cover lines in your working hands,
But you can't hide those on your face,
Ma' i wanna protect and keep you healthy,
When someday i acquire recognition and stronger pace.

Mom I love you more than i can say. Thanks for being my superwoman, my mighty, my incredible mom!

-From ya daughter-

*If someday i find out anybody's treating and taking their Mom as Maid, i'll want to slap'em hardly, seriously*



Here honoring all Mothers, Happy Mother's Day! =)

The shadow

I can't sleep, i feel so awake sometimes in the late of night, usually toss and turn like chicken wing being turned repeatedly on the grill, then i see this! in front of my eyes



All of a sudden, my eyes get all big cz i'm very sure that's not my sis! i can't help being terrified, feeling like my heart skipped a few beats, lungs get squeezed.

Later with the help of dim moonlight, i can see better as the pupil in my eye gets bigger.. And after some prompt analytical judgement, my brain tells-- it's Soft Toy

*_^$@&+$%#&*(#

I called the police and 'he' had been detained for the sack of scaring the h*ll out of me

Background info:-
Birth name: Pingu
Origin: Swiss
Species: Penguin
Date of birth: unknown
Height: 24 inches
Weight: 750 gram
Occupation: all-time soft toy
Interest: sleep!
Owner: (will not be revealed to respect owner's privacy)

After the session of questioning, it is believed that it's an accident that he just unintentionally scared the victim without ulterior motive. Always so thoughtful and kindhearted, the victim didn't sue him. Pingu's been released.

*The arrest is not known by the owner shhhhh!!

Serious, this is not the first time, look directly at the dark figure.. it's eerie after all...



Happy Labour Day workers!