Slurpeelicious Contest Photoshooting

This week is indeed a more relaxing week. Finally, all quizzes had been taken and now awaiting for the final exam. After a long time consideration, I finally made up my mind and started to call people for my modeling shots. Between, this contest was not my main photography session of which I will be taking the shots tomorrow with my pretty model. When I encountered this contest through my very own blog advertisement, my next question is 'Why don't give a try?'. The prizes are indeed attractive. However, that is not my main target. The primary objective is to take once a lifetime picture with my friends whereas the secondary is to aim for at least a prize so that we can share it together. Well, I am the director + photographer, so my share should be larger. Haha. I need to act in each scene play before my models follow. It's pretty hard! As a professional team, we do have make up session. Also, I basically try to use the objects surrounding as the prop for the shooting.

Model 1: Wilfred Chua No of shots taken: 18 Model 2: Guess who she is? No of shots taken: 24 Model 3: Guess who she is? No of shots taken: 54 shots Model 4: WITHDRAWN No. of shots taken: 15 shots Model 5: To be revealed soon No. of shots taken: 59 shots Model 6: To be revealed soon No. of shots taken: 6 shots After a tiring session, it is the time for MAMAK at BRJ with my favourite nasi lemak ayam goreng~ After the photo submission, there is a online voting process. Hope you guys can support my models. Once I got the link for voting, I will make a new post with their entry photos. Between, why don't you join as well? Do you need a lousy photographer? I am here for you~

Wangsa Maju Putra LRT Station

What a shocking scene! After a very long time of not boarding LRT monorail, I was totally shocked by the surge of humans at the station early in the morning. It is packed with people like Puduraya Bus Stattion! No doubt that there is vigorous development all over the Setapak. More condominiums, shop houses, housing area are built recently. Traffic condition is getting worse till there is expansion of existing 2 lanes to 3 lanes and some 3 to 4 lanes namely at Genting Klang. Business is growing at Danau Kota, Sri Rampai, Setapak Jaya and Wangsa Maju near the Carrefour area. Though the Wangsa Maju Mosque already being built under RM-8 (if not mistaken), the Sri Rampai LRT station was not opened and seemed to be abandoned. Perhaps, due to the cost issue but I thought the main objective of the station is to make the Muslim prayers easily travel to the mosque for prayer. With all these, there is no doubt that the residents in Setapak had no choice but to congest this station. Between, why I was there at that time? The picture was taken during my working days at KLCC.

Those days, Wangsa Maju LRT station was congested with people around 8 to 8.15 am. However, the timing had changed from 7.50 am to 8.30 am. The frequency of train is every 2 minutes. Yea.. it is TWO.

Each time the train arrives at this station, the train will be packed by humans. There can be only minimum number of people entering the packed sardine train despite the long queue. Hence, to avoid such incidence and for a better standing position in the train, usually I will board the train to terminal Gombak (last station) before coming back to this station. Estimated time from Wangsa Maju- Taman Melati- Terminal Gombak- Taman Melati- Wangsa Maju takes 8 minutes. I must say I prefer Putra LRT than Star LRt than the worst, lousy KTM. To estimates the time reached to your destination, jsut multiply with 2 minutes for each station and add 1 minute if there is high traffic of people. This formula really works~ Wow! Civilised scene! Well, it was because there was a LRT train police officer with arms guarding the station. What a discovery~ Then only I noticed that the room next to the cashier room in most station or all is now occupied by the polices. It is good to see them here but they can be only spotted especially during the 'morning jams' or at heavy traffic station like KLCC. Haven't try the experience of being packed like sardine? Come to Wangsa Maju LRT Station at 8 am sharp during working days! For map, click here.

Moon cake festival celebration

There wasn't celebration this year. The said bbq had to be called off due to the reason stated in previous post. However, Jun Jun came back home and played till the rest reached home late night. Arg.. it was difficult to take his photo. I need round and rounds of persuasion and patience then only able to do so. Between, he was getting naughtier and do a lot of poses nowadays.

Lantern brightened the night but the moon was not in sight. Wonder where it hides? This 'chu chai' biscuit is the favourite among children. It was my favourite too when I was young. As aging takes place, we shall eat the adult biscuits aka the moon cake. Haha. Nowadays, there are varities of flavours including cheese, green tea, tiramisu, chocolate and many more. The one above is 'mua chi' flavour. The pic was out of angle. No choice, need to snap fast as family members started to call me crazy for taking moon cake pictures. 'Aiyo, you never see moon cake before meh?'. I prefer these soft and sweet mini moon cake. Best eaten when refrigerated. And finally, a must to have is pomelo~ Till then~

Project Alpha, uncovering Malaysia's top bloggers

Have you ever wondered yourself being featured in any TV show in your lifetime? Being an ordinary person, the dream may not ever come true. However, you as a great blogger may not need to wait any further. Project Alpha is the first of its kind that brings you a closer view of the life of Malaysia's top bloggers and how they are able to be among the top using their distinction. Brought to you by none other than our beloved Nuffnang, the first Asia Pacific Blog Advertising Community as official blog partner, there are also Ministry of Sound as official venue sponsor, Rimmel as official make up sponsor, Sunway as official location sponsor and Hitz.Fm as official media partner. Not to forgot, the main sponsor is ADIDAS. Cool brand, huh? In this first season, the 7 featured bloggers are from sixthseal.com, beautifulnara.com, nicolekiss.blogspot.com, budiey.com, redmummy.com, fourfeetnine.com and kennysia.com. We all know that each of them are famous due to their very own way in projecting their ideas, views, opinions, thoughts and basically everything of which they are encountered with daily through their blog.

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So, how about you? If you think you are on par or even better than them, continue the good work! Who knows you will be selected and be featured in the next season of Project Alpha? Your uniqueness in delivering your contents through your very own blog will definitely capture the readers to read your site at all times. It is you which make your blog special. Starting from 18 September 2009, Project Alpha can be viewed through www.nuffnang.com.my/projectalpha and www.hitz.fm daily for 7 weeks. The duration for each episode is approximately 3 minutes which will bring you a lot of undiscovered surprise from these featured bloggers. With that, it is hope that they can become the role model in stimulating your enthusiasm in blogging. Blogger rocks, yea! Oops, did I forgot to mention that the host for Project Alpha will be none other than Jojo Struys. It gives a good feeling when we know she is the host. She is a talented and pretty TV host, deejay, model and BLOGGER! So, do you understand well about Project Alpha? In short, ‘be unique and you will be featured in TV show viewable by people all over the world’. Yea.. I know your understand it well. I had done my job too! With that, I may be entitled to win fabulous prizes from our dear sponsors including: - Adidas A3/ Rimmel London/ Montagne Jeuneese Pack - Tickets to Pyramid Ice - Tickets to all Sunway Theme Parks - TGIF vouchers - Rimba/ Honeymoon vouchers - Sony Centre/ Honeymoon vouchers - Complimentary exclusive F&B from Sunway Hotels - Complimentary Pass to MOS Do you wish to grab one or even more of these? Write your entry for Project Alpha and send to here. Besides that, if you include Adidas Action 3 Deodorant in your entry either in picture or video, you may entitle to win an exclusive date with Jojo Struys to Chelsea, UK to watch an English Premier League game. Wait NO MORE!

Click to enlarge to see clearer picture. The Adidas Action 3 on action but a bit hidden in the picture.

Between, would you like to tweet on Project Alpha at twitter? Just put #projectalpha and it will appear on the live feed here. I’m going to give a try now. Good luck!

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Touching on doughnuts, it seems to be a new food trend among youngster in our country. Doughnuts outlets in the country namely KL grows like mushroom. It is usually a must to visit in shopping complex, just to look around for new flavours if any and to see the freshly bake doughnuts. Though the flavoured doughnuts price ranges from 2.20 to 2.80 per piece, people are still willingly wait for long queue to buy one to satisfy their taste bud.

And today, the topic will be on Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Its first outlet was in Berjaya Times Square. Today, it opens its door to customers at Mid Valley and Sunway Pyramid as well. I saw the store at Mid Valley and since everybody was saying that its doughnuts is the King of All Doughnuts, why don't give a try. Let's see what I had bought, erm to be precise my sister. Haha.

Chocolate Iced Glazed

Powdered strawberry filled

Chocolate Iced Custard Filled

Cappuccino Kreme

Almon all over

New York Cheesecake

Glazed Vanilla Cake

Forgot what it is. Lemon Filled Glazed?

Green Tea Twist

Chocolate Glazed Cake

Maple Iced Glazed (should be)

A dozen of pre-assorted variety costs RM 23.90. For the Raya promotion, there is a free half dozen pre-assorted varieties with the purchase of any one dozen assorted doughnuts. To my surprise is hald dozen costs Rm 16.80 (around that price). It's very logical to buy 1 dozen + 1/2 dozen free at RM 23.80 than to buy only half dozen at RM 16.80. The menu board at the Mid Valley outlet does not dispaly the price for half dozen and not even a single piece. They expect everyone will buy one dozen instead. The staff were not friendly at all. With the lack of information on the prices, it is common for customers to re-confirm the prices. They seem very unfriendly to me when I inquired about the price. In addition, there was Raya promotion which gives 18 doughnuts at RM 23.80. Clarification is of course needed otherwise later will be scammed. I must say that the doughnuts is not as nice as being said or promoted around the blogs. You guys remember during the launching of its first outlet at Times Square where people were crazily queuing up early in the morning to haunt for the doughnuts. Most of the blogs even labeled it as King of all Doughnuts. I must strongly object the nickname given as the taste was so so only. J Co Donuts followed by Big Apple Donuts are better than Krispy Kreme. I think this will be the first and the last time I will buy Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. I do not want to spent money on over rated and over priced common doughnuts. What say you?

Obituary

DOA: 22 Sept Demographic: Elderly, F CC: Swelling (edematous) on both lower limbs (thighs to toe) and stomach. MH: Hypothyroidism, compliance to thyroid replacement therapy, operation before many years back to remove enlarged goiter. Before admission, she has a hx of ICU ward admission weeks back but later able to walk with supports. No edema was observed. When I first visited her, she has SOB and was on the oxygen support. Left leg still enlarged while right leg was subsiding slowly. Stomach was swollen to 5 months old pregnant women size. According to the fx member, her conditions has yet to be diagnosed. Relatives were sourcing the ‘God help’. One said the ancestor wanted to pull her down to hell while another said she was disturbed by soul of a dead person died due to abortion. The next morning, I visited her again early in the morning. The doctor in charged said he did not know what was the cause of her CC and investigations were still carried out. He said her heart was ok and no problem (I initially thought it was CHF plus she was warded into cardiac unit). Then, another doctor should by a gynecologist came for ward check and gave the same answer. After about 1 hour, a group of 6 doctors (5 Males and 1 Female wearing a bag) came for ward check. Heard them saying that not much ascites, peritoneal deposit, hypoalbuminemia and pericardium normal. No conclusion was made but said pending investigations. Next, after 30 minutes later, group of 3 doctors (seems to be specialist) came and as usual do the checking. They also were unable to diagnose her problem.

After 8 days of admission, she finally left us. On that day, my sis told me she saw her looking the ward at all angles and was talking to ‘somebody’. Her reply was ‘yes’, ‘go away’ and etc. In afternoon, she started to be very weak. She can’t speak but only able to nod her head. Accordingly, no pulse rate at a point time and doctor used life saving injections. Pulse return back later but doctor said she no longer able to survive till that night. News on her conditions was relayed to all close relatives. I received the death news late at night. It was very unexpected and saddening for her departure. Worse still, I was informed that my mum was sobbing all the time. I felt even sad as I cannot help and was not there to console my mum. My mood for the next day was so down. Doctor said she had end stage cancer. What a rubbish diagnosis! The family members were convinced but relatives were surprised to disbelief. She did not complain any pain before and she had admitted to various hospitals, performing all sorts of lab and physical tests, DON’T TELL ME NONE OF THEM CANNOT IDENTIFY PRESENCE OF CANCER! She had done blood test, CT scan, X-rays and many more and not even one result suggest cancer? Doctor explaination that she had end stage was absolutely unacceptable. There were not even signs and symptoms for previous stage and now end stage? Talking about the children was sad story. My aunt and her husband raised them up by farming. She worked day to night non stop from young till now to fund for their education. Now that all of them are graduated with their own profession and earns a lot, they forgot about the past. They earn thousands per month but yet need their parent’s money to buy houses and cars. What a shame. When my aunt complained of discomfort, they were hesitated to bring her see doctors. They even argued and scolded her. When she was warded in PPUM, my mum and others were asking them to change to Gleneagles because her conditions were undiagnosed for days after admission. Even the Chinese medium or temple asked them to change hospital but they denied. Though the cost may be slightly higher, but what is more important than your own mother life? Furthermore, all the things that the children had now were given by her. A minimum 4 years degree will cost at about RM 60000 to 80000 x 4 @basket children would be about RM 320000. She raised you up even when you in her stomach till now. So, how come you people cannot admit her to a better hospital for faster treatment? When she was in ward, they came late to bring her food or to take care of her. During the day she passed away, the father and the eldest children were late because @basket children want to bath first. Status, money and self pride can make a person blind! After class on Friday, I hurried back to meet my family members to attend her funeral at Xiao En, Cheras. Mum was alright but whenever she talked on how her younger sis died not peacefully, she broke out in tears. Relatives from hometown came along with us. All of them were sadder than their own children. The place for the funeral service was quite cozy, air conditioned and modern. Day 1, her mouth was intact and closed while day 2, her mouth was slightly opened. Mum said this is the sign when a person died not peacefully. When relatives came, my mum served them most of the time. You can expect those self called educated @basket children don’t even know their relatives. The funny thing is that usually after a person pay respect to deceased, the family members of the deceased will stand aside and pay respect to the person also. But, I never see them stand or even kneel down. I only see them chatting outside with their close friends. The @basket children don’t even talk to us although by right we should be the closest relatives in terms of hierarchy. I seriously do not know what there are so prides of until they have such attitude. @Basket! Today is the moon cake festival celebration. The said bbq was cancelled. Sorry. I did not attend the service tonight as I had some homeworks to do. Gonna be dead meat soon. With Ms Saras 2 long winded questions, my viva, quiz, drug info report and many more, I seriously lacking of time. Between, a very surprising thing was the eldest son-going-to-be-wife is scheduled to undergo Chinese 'hantaran' for their weddingtoday (for girl side) only while her mum is still resting and yet to be buried! What a @basket children! What is so urgent to get married except the girl is pregnant? Nonetheless, can't you so called educated @basket fella wait until the full funeral service is ended? Bladderful! Tomorrow is the burial day for her. I need to wake up as early as 6 am tomorrow as my relatives are coming down. Again, it is a sad ending story for her chapter of life. Useless @children make her died not peacefully. After the funeral, I might need to back to Cheras ASAP to continue my homeworks. Lastly, I wish my aunt ‘May you rest in peace’. And for my readers, remember who raised you up and who gives the things you had now. Give the love to your parents just like what they did since you are born.

Fire Fire Fire!!!

Date: 26 September 2009 Time: 6.46 pm Location: Some where opposite the hillside of Puteri 12, Puchong.

I knew it was crazy. Upon spotting the apartment on fire, I quickened my steps and grabbed her to capture these photos.

Guess this was the first batch of scenery photos taken. Using 4 or 5 x optical zoom (the limit). Any 1 know where was this place?

PropWall

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