Vietnam Trip

 Went to Vietnam in December for a friend's wedding, technically I didn't really know him, it was my girlfriend's friend's brother's wedding in Ho Chi Minh city.  This is a look at the street where I was to camp out for the next 6 days. Very busy, motorbikes zooming by every second. Remember how loud the motobikes are in KL or around your area? In Vietnam, it's that times 300 motorbikes an hour or maybe more!

It was a real eye opener as well as an ear ringer.

 This is the shop where the groom stayed, also where Phei Ching and I stayed for the whole trip.

 The house was a 4 story house, it's different from the ones in KL in the sense that it's narrow but high. When we first got into the room, we looked out the window and saw this shocking site, an elderly lady hanging clothes on her rooftop, no landing whatsoever, just pure asbestos roof!

 This was the coffee that I drank on the first day, the coffee is nothing like I've ever tasted(it would be since I'm not a big fan of coffee),hehe,but the point is, it's thick, refreshing and they serve it with Ice tea.

 The shop that we had the coffee in, the chairs in all their coffee shops there are really low and small, quite nice to sit.

 err, hehe, yeah, drank beer the first night and ate all sorts of things I wouldn't normally eat at home ie frog, fried bird( not chicken, but the small baby sparrows that fly around your house every morning) haha, it's abit unnerving at first, but.... tasty!

 Photo's abit blur, but this is the only way to get around Ho Chi Minh safely, together with the other hundreds of motorbikes zipping around. Scary at first, but after a few days, my fear of riding a motorbike was gone(am even considering a motorbike license in Malaysia) but we'll see how that goes.

 This is the small bird I was talking about, marmite style. Had 4 believe it or not, am usually quite squirmish about these kind of things, but I was hungry, haha

 Christmas had just passed, these are the decorations the locals did. Every neighbourhood would do their own decorations, simple but nice.

 Outside the church where the bride groom were going to get married. Big grotto out of styrofoam and lights.

 They celebrate marriage with a cake too, it's a big thing there to get married on New Years.

 Grotto maid purely out of styrofoam across the neighbourhood road. Motorbikes zip through this everyday!

 On the left is the groom, centre is Phei Ching's Friend Vi and Phei Ching on the right.

 I was made "best man" and made to carry traditional stuff to the bride's house. In each red thing are offerings to the bride's family, fruits, rice, chicken, wine and err, plants(haha, really!)

 Made to wear a red bow tie together with 7 other people I don't know.

The groom in their traditional costume.

That's all for now.. lots more to go, will keep you posted.

Hope everyone's fine and well in this searing hot weather,

And thanks Yao for reviving the blog.. Nice that it's back again.

Shamus

Ribbit!

Found this at my front door. Thought i'd share since the color was distinctive.

Hi guys, just did some rearranging, moved the chat box from just coding it into the webpage to creating its own little 'sandbox' if you will for easier maintenance and widened it. Have not found a way of making it easier to create posts, such as maybe from Facebook. Instead, i have updated the blogger interface to the latest version, which is less buggy and cumbersome, and i would recommend you guys give it a try. The scaby profile also now has a profile picture.

If anyone has suggestions for things to add/remove or rearrange, you can give it a go, alternatively, let me know and i will do it, no problems. Anyone else wanna do some writing? This is pretty fun... =p

~Ch'n-Yao~

P.S. Update the next meet up box if you are able.

AAAOOOOGAAAA!

=p

Well what have we here? Yes, i finally managed to get this blog fixed, seems that our old password was hacked by a spam program which then used the gmail account for nefarious activities, (mostly sending spam emails, nothing serious) and was deactivated by google. Anywho, the password has been changed and the pictures have been restored, so i will see if i can link this to the facebook thing to make it easier to use. And if anyone wants the new password, i basically changed the year from '03' to '2003'. If you need a better hint than that, let me know.

So, just a quick update, Arthur is in Sydney, Shamus, Ling and Bob are here, not here as in next to me, but here as in PJ, and last but not least, Colvin is in Penang. Just for your information, i will be flying off to Melbourne on the 25th of March, so yeah, if i don't see you guys before then, BYEE!!!

I just felt like i had to post something, the blog was going to go almost a year without anything!

Wheeee!

~Ch'n-Yao~

"My name is Shamus and me and my friends approve of this message."

Update

Harlooo,

Don't have many photos to up load, don't have the habit of taking photos. Speaking of pictures, I think the next time we meet up we should take a group photo of us all, cause the latest pictures we have of all of us are on the right hand side ------>

Anyway, the only thing I can think to post about would be work, but am very scared that this blog would be discovered, so.. think we'll save that for another time. Today is my first weekend off where I get Saturday and Sunday off! Am quite happy since for the last 4 weekends I've been working either on Saturday or Sunday or both Saturday and Sunday.. This company's quite good, will see whether I get confirmed, confirmation's on April 17 *fingers crossed*

How's everyone? I think Calvin & Ling's coming back soon, haven't heard much from Bob, last I heard he's still at his same job and actively looking for another. Ch'n-Yao, you'll be done soon also, have you confirmed your US thingo yet?

One hint for everyone, enjoy your studying while you can.. Working is a tough cookie to chew.. hehe :)

Take care
Shamus

A update ...

Since some ppl says im being bored and unproductive at home, i shall update a post which i long owe before this blog goes into hiatus again.

For those who cared, am going to Shanghai tonight and be back only by 28th night, so anyone who wish to meet up with me again (be kind ppl =.=) can contact me after that. =p

To satisfy someone, yes, i'm kinda bored in the holidays. I think constantly working on complicated formulas and under immense pressure made me addicted to it. Not that i now have nothing better to do, but i have nothing complicated enough to make my brain excited and stop being bored. =S
What i usually do in Australia when i'm not indulge in work is probably cook and bake. Weird hobby i know. Some of the food i made ...

Bacon and baked beans with eggs

Coconut Panna Cotta with Passionfruit Puree

Beef and Turkey Lagsana

Butter baked Fish with a squeeze of lime

No idea what its original name is, but its oven baked beef wrapped Cheddar and Parsley and Thyme along with Mushroom and Onion Sauce, Yum!

I made mixed berry pie, apple crumble and tiramisu too! But sry, no pics. Haha.. and pls, don't mind the quality of the pics.

Anyway, i don't do much cooking back in Malaysia as i have no guinea pigs and equipments to do it, so i resorted to more 'boring' hobbies as people tend to see it. Reading and doing my usual research, helping up my dad, searching for online puzzles and occasionally catching up with friends. Oh, i gave up most of my direct selling business or shares here in Malaysia and investing now in Aussie in a more serious manner. Have a private portfolio there which i spend most of my time managing it now but would not bored you all with the details.

Other than that, im just the ordinary BORED dude so please call me out for ... anything literally. =p

Until then, signing off.
-A-

To Arthur! =p

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING ARTHUR, EVERYONE WISHING YOU ON FACEBOOK, I WISH YOU HERE...... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... =p

ENJOY YOURSELF IN AUS, SEE YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK. BEST WISHES FROM: THE REST OF SCABY5!

P.S. I THINK MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS BROKEN.... HMMMMMMMMMMMMM......

To answer Art's question...

And also just because i think its my turn to post... (and im sorta free, being merdeka day and all that).

Anyways, Art asked if i am working....



Yes, yes i am... interning at Amsteel Mills Sdn Bhd. They are owned by the Lion Group, the same people that own Parkson. As the name implies, Amsteel is a maker of steel, meaning, they can produce steel to your specifications, if you want it to have a certain amount of say... magnesium, then they will cast the steel to your formula. My office is in Banting, for the uninitiated, it is near LCCT... yeah, its an hours drive one way and i make the trip every day, been working there since june, finishing this Friday the 3rd. =p

And Shamus, i met Yi Ping over the weekend, she says she has been trying (but failing) to get a hold of you... she is leaving malaysialand next week, so she kinda wants to see you methinks so yeah, just a heads up...

P.S. i also kinda want to see you too.. =p

Anywho, have fun in Brunei Ling! And whose next to post?? =p

P.P.S. Happy Merdeka? =p
~Ch'n-Yao~