28-30 Jan 2006 : tgk

We left for tgk on Friday to avoid terrible traffic congestion.

28 Jan 06 :
PL hid in front hearing the 2 kampung chicken were slaughtered.

29 Jan 06 (年初夕）:
Reunion lunch at Chen's house. CC went for his gathering with his old mates while PL was sound asleep.

30 Jan 06 （年初一）:
As usual, went to uncle's (叔叔）house. 叔叔 cooked after most protested his idea of eating-out. We spent some time observing non-stop streamline of people visiting the big boss of "ah long" staying opposite.
Dad :今年流行红色吗？We saw one group of 5 wearing red, and most wearing red.
There was lion dance & also some kind of feast going on there.

We were at Xiang's house while the fire crackers & fire works started. (Legal by the local authorities) It was non-stop for more than 5 min that it would cost thousands or more.

"Ah long" did compete among themselves by displaying their fireworks. 我们收渔人之利, 有眼福 。However, nowadays, any occasions, any events, and any festival, fireworks were used for celebration.

31 Jan 06 （年初二）:
PL prepared steamboat (tom yam / seafood soup) & her own created vege dish （自创罗汉斋) CC & Yin helped to cut & prepare some of the steamboat ingredients. Headed north after lunch.

28 Jan 2006 : Happy Chinese New Year !!!

25 Jan 2006 : Miss....due to long queue

PL came out early at 5.30pm, but the traffic congestion was so bad that she had to give up rushing to her Yoga.

CC ta pao Penang Hokkien Mee.

So, PL & CC had the opportunity of having ta pao dinner not later than 8pm.

24 Jan 2006 : Foot

This is what foot massage about.

22 Jan 2006 : Coffee Break

Today is a shopping day again. PL found a fitness shop that sells good range of sport suits.
Perhaps, walked too much that we were hungry at around 5pm. Stopped by to grab those goodies at roadside.

22 Jan 2006 : Air Purification

This morning, we went for to Giant to grab an home ionizer fan.
PL found her air purifier revitalisor. Today is air purification day.








The concept of air purifier revitalisor is similar like a scrubber system in a factory. This is a mini scrubber system. Below is some info from isukoshi's website. PL placed it in one of the rooms to try it out. The air is refreshing now. But the main thing if it is able to take care on the impurities in the air.

CC is setting up the air master in living room. Quite noisy.

21 Jan 2006 : PL's favourite

18 Jan 2006 : Beautiful photos of 4 seasons

Got this forwarded in email. No idea where it is.

16 Jan 2006 : Are you hungry ? Sandwich ?

15 Jan 2005 : Peanut cookies

Today, PL made 2 boxes of peanut cookies for cny.

Visited 四季苹果 article in nanyang again. It seems like ages that we did not read his article. Last time, still could find the old articles. Seem like there is no archieve now.

"四季苹果:华人，厉害吧！ 2006/01/10 18:59:39
中国女明星章子怡担纲主演的《艺伎回忆录》（The Memoirs of a Geisha）近日热门得很，连我这个一向不太注意艺术味道较浓的电影，都留下深刻的印象，皆因每回在纽约市某高速公路上飙车时，抬头一望，就会望见一个像“贞子般“的艺伎大头海报，吓我一跳，特别是夜晚。 ......."

14 Jan 2006 : After busy weeks

After a series of busy & heactic work life, PL finally has a good time resting at home.
Whenever there were emergencies or urgent issues, CC will be dragged in especially rushing PL to company, wait for late dinner....

The morning was sunny without rain... breakfast after PL's Yoga are :
CC : 1 plate of mixed meehon & mee plus 1 sunny up egg with kopi-o
PL : 1 plate of mixed meehoon & mee (smaller portion.. :)), 2 half-boiled eggs with nescafe

Run lots of errands today. Filled up freeze again. Went around for looking on any items for CNY.

10 Jan 2006 : Selamat Hari Raya Haji

Another rainy day.

After settling something in plant, PL dragged CC to JJ tebrau.
We were stuck in traffic. It was shame to find those people parked along the fly over and even the road side. It will be sure an eye sore of showing the people attitude.



We spent 4 hours for exploring the 3 levels shopping mall. It ended up with :
PL : 1 basic yoga book with 2 VCD from Harris; 1 yoga top from JJ
CC : 1 Personal Money magazine from Magbit
PL + CC : Lavender's Bread

08 Jan 2005 : Heavy downpour

It started to rain when we had our breakfast.

And, it was now raining cats and dogs since this morning. The air was cold even without turning on the fan.

Joke of the day :
Please translate "bunny suit"
Translator : 兔宝宝衣服

Well, this is one type of cleanroom garment.

07 Jan 2006 : Wee's visit

It was the same yoga day for PL.

At around 11am, we went to pick up WM & D at Puteri Pan Pacific. Made a de-tour to pick up CC at city square rhb entrance.

After a week of dillydally, I & Irene finalized our decision to meet at JJ Tebrau. She & family arrived earlier while we were still caught in the confusing car park. (info : JJ Tebrau was known to be the largest JJ in southeast Asia, which opened on 4th Jan 2006. ) Due to the crowd, we did not really do any shopping. Only can have a good chat at Don sushi Carefour.

There is no tourist attraction in JB that we can think of to bring WM & D to. After a sceneric drive along the seaside from Eden till Danga Bay, we ended up in Irene's house. Watching King Kong, chatting, trying out BMI weighing machine,,,,,,

Dinner was curry fish head. WM missed the sambal that she ordered kangkong sambal. Now, this is another Penangite loves that curry fish head.

WM & D visited our nest. Sharing our wedding studio & event photos as per requested. But PL brought the honeymoon photos instead..... she nearly could not locate them...anyhow, it was hiding at one corner.....;p

Looking forward to meet them again. "When" & "Where" is an unknown.

06 Jan 2005 : Grandfather mountain

PL said to CC : Miss North Carolina after reading about grandfather mountain in national geography.

05 Jan 2005 : CC to PL

不管有多少工作，下班到了最好就離開 反向省 思～給為人部屬及身為主管的思維 華燈初 上的下班時刻，你仍坐在辦公室，一邊吃著便當，一邊翻閱桌上堆積的資料，加班對你 而言已是家常便飯。但你是否曾仔細估量加班真正的生產力有多少？ 企管專 家認為，不管辦公室有多少工作，時間到了最好就離開，不僅如此，最好五點就下班。 「怎麼可能？那麼事情更做不完」你心裡不以為然的想。先別急，聽聽專家的理由是什 麼。

1.讓你更有效率：
多數的 辦公室工作十分繁瑣，沒有明確的開始與結束。正由於事情千頭萬緒，你很容易這個做 一點、那個進行一半，結果沒有一件有結果，迫使你以加班來趕工，一方面也安慰自己 的心理。但是，如果你的下班時間是五點，那麼你就得盤算一下，在一天有限的時數內 ，該先做那些事？少和同事聊天，多用點時間思考都好！一昧埋頭長時間工作而不思考 ，容易做虛工，而且會失去看事情的整體觀。

2.對你的上司有教育作用：
不要過 度擴大上司對你的期望；如果你常常讓上司看到你留下來加班，他會開始認為你很願意 加班，久了就變成你應該加班。不要讓上司以工作時間的長短來評估你的表現。

3.對你的屬下有教育作用：
讓你的 屬下學著在有限的時間內，分配工作的優先次序。明確的表示你下班就會離開，到時候 他們應該完成的工作或報告，就應該交到你桌上。

4.迫使你釐清價值觀：
想清楚 你生命中（不管你是部屬或主管）最重要的是家庭或是工作？當然不加班、不拼命工作 ，可能讓你失去許多表現機會，錯過加薪與升遷。但是你不會辛苦工作像條狗似的，到 了四、五十歲，突然覺得愧對家人、愧對自己的生命。

5.讓你走在時代尖端：
企管顧 問觀察到一個趨勢，這兩年愈來愈多的人認為，生命中比工作重要的東西還有許多；工 作時間長的人不再被視為英雄，反而被看成不懂生命的人。現在懂得拒絕長時間工作的 人，將是未來的領導人物。

6.讓偶一為之的加班變得有趣：
常常加 班，同事之間會生膩，合作的興奮感也全無。如果大家平常準時下班，碰到緊急狀況或 工作時，大夥晚上一起留在辦公室；有人從外面提了便當進來，一邊吃飯、一邊討論， 這時候很容易顯出團隊合作的革命情感。

7.讓你免於枯竭的惡性循環：
你愈加 班，愈覺得事情做不完；愈覺得事情做不完，工作就拖的愈長。這樣的惡性循環遲早會 讓你崩潰。

8.讓你善用休閒時間：
工作之 餘的時間不應只是休息、睡覺，以便讓你第二天有精力繼續工作。何不培養些興趣？如 果你五點下班，你可以有時間去學外語、去彈吉他、參加才藝活動，這會讓你成為一個 更活潑、更有能力、更有趣的人。

9.會讓你更健康：
並不是 抽空去打球、上健身房、跳韻律操才叫使身體健康，人的身體也需要其他的方式來維持 活力。比方說，閒暇的喝杯茶、慢慢的品味一個甜美多汁的水蜜桃、靜靜擁抱你喜愛的 人等等。

【本文摘錄自《天 下雜誌》】

02 Jan 2005 : 快樂人生10秘方

英國‧獎勵自己‧忘我運動
快樂人生10秘方
updated:2006-01-02 16:28:10 MYT

（倫敦訊）新一年人人都想笑口常開，快快樂樂。英國作家霍格特提出10個快樂人生的“小貼士”。

跟伴侶獨處
每週抽一小時跟伴侶獨處，不受騷擾地靜靜聊天。單身一族可打一通電話給多月沒聯絡的朋友，熱情一點也無妨。

做忘我運動
找出最能夠令自己完全投入，達到忘我的嗜好或活動，運動、音樂甚至工作都可以。

勿追求完美
不要事事追求完美。世事沒有十全十美，堅持完美只會令自己不快。

勿孤芳自賞
不要孤芳自賞。害羞的人可找一個你認為最有自信的人作為模仿對象，模仿他的說話和行為。勇於跟人打開話匣子。

每天都大笑
每天至少大笑一次。笑可令血液循環、肌肉活動和按摩內臟。捧腹大笑100至200次可消耗500卡路里。心情不好時可看喜劇或棟篤笑。

多體能活動
每週做3次半小時的運動，愉快感覺可增加一至兩成。並非只有跑步打球才算運動，園藝、參演業餘話劇、吸塵也行，只要讓身體活動即可。

扮笑也有益
多多微笑。微笑令你看來更誠懇、善於交際、更具吸引力。即使只是扮笑，身體也會分泌快樂激素，令人變得心情愉快。

做自己好友
做自己的好朋友，擊退內心負面消極的聲音，遇上逆境要自我安慰。

常獎勵自己
獎勵自己，一個熱水浴、一杯美酒、一次按摩，甚至雲雨一番都可以。

助人最開心
助人為快樂之本。施比受更有福，幫助別人令你自覺大方慷慨和有能力，帶來的愉快感覺比吃朱古力或購物都要持久。

星洲日報／國際‧2006/01/02

01 Jan 2006 : 1st day

Received quite a number of new year greeting.

The most interesting that PL received is from her boss :

"Happy New Year to you & family. My new year resolution is to become a better boss."

To all......

HAPPY NEW YEAR ...............