Saturday, November 19, 2011

Kiwiberry frozen yogurt now at Gurney Plaza, Penang

Are you an ice cream lover? I actually not but I do love yogurt. Today a friend is opening its kiwiberry at Gurney Plaza LG, only I know there is tutti frutti frozen yogurt, beside kiwiberry.

As friend, YB and I went to support, of course :) and get a chance to try yogurt ice cream. It is available at Gurney Plaza, Penang.



We tried mango and raspberry. Raspberry flavor is very special we feel. There are few topping choices available. We have added strawberry and peanuts. I think I love frozen yogurt more than ice cream :) Next round to try another four flavor. RM 4.90 per 100g, slightly cheaper than tutti fruitti of RM 5.30 per 100g.

Well, if you have time tomorrow and will stop by Gurney, visit them and get 20% discount for the grand opening. Apply membership for free for future 10% discount, and get a stamp for every RM 5 spent. 10 stamps will entitle for 20% on next cup.






Wednesday, October 19, 2011

人性?!

今天,由于小悦悦事件,很多人都在谈人性。如果不是太多人人滥用人性,利用人类的同情心干案(如假装车祸继而抢劫,利用婴孩哭声继而抢劫,假装问路继而抢劫,车主好心扶老人被罚款等等,枚不胜数)当今的人真的会如此冷漠吗?事出必有因,明哲保身vs热心助人,在这个所谓发达的社会,平衡线真的不容易拿捏。我想,如果我看到事件,身为女儿身,很多顾虑而不敢挺身而出,但是至少我会帮忙打电话报警。

我喜欢槟城,家乡,至少这些地方人情味还比较重。

Monday, September 19, 2011

太空谜语-答案

因为,那里什么也没有,真的很空,所以叫太空。
冷到了吧。
有一个愉快的一天 :p

Sunday, September 18, 2011

太空谜语

谜语一则:为什么太空 outer space 在华文是称做太空?

答案明天揭晓。

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

他*积福山庄

他走了已有半年。今天在北海附近办完一些事情,想起去看看他。积福山庄坐落在Sg Lembu,从北海-居林的大道,使用Berapit的出口,向mengkuang 水坝的反向一直驾驶,就会经过一段弯曲的山路。过了Perkampungan Sg Lembu 双溪里武新村,经过去居林的交叉路口时还是直走,过后不久就看到积福山庄在右手。这一个幽静的山庄有一个security guard post,想必是管理层安排的。



这里环境优美,鸟语花香,相信他可以在这里安息。

别于一些火化墓碑,墓碑上没有照片,只有名字。他是真的活在我们挚友的心中。
虽然眼前无照片,
脑海是他的笑脸,
蓝天白云依然在,
故人心里一片天。

从他安息的住所看到山峦连绵,和他在日本住的郊区应该都是宁静之地。





朋友们,他住在红色箭头的位置。如果想要知道正确得号码,可以游览他的面子书。他的哥哥放了正确的编号。


站在他的碑前,忍不住伤心是在所难免的。缘起缘灭,有生有死,无生无死。
在电话里他母亲传来的声音听起来还好。相信虔诚与佛教的她可以接受生老病死的这个自然定律。据说他的父亲还是悲痛难抑。欣慰的是最近uncle有出去和朋友打麻将,帮助不少。站在他的碑前,我想起了。珍惜眼前的事和人。爱惜健康,清淡饮食,早睡早起。说时容易,你做到吗?我在努力。吉祥草就在我们心中。

菩提萨埵,依般若波罗蜜多故,心无挂碍,无挂碍故,无有恐怖,远离颠倒梦想,究竟涅槃。~取于心经

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

态度行动24 :O

刚听新闻,某人因为态度行动24失败而感到难过。

诶,我很少看电视节目,除了看新闻。从网上新闻稍微知道有态度行动24,可是网站没有清楚说明态度行动24是什么东西。在路上,我也没有看到什么布条、广告有关态度行动24,有谁可以告诉我·态度行动24做了什么东西启发大众小心驾驶,有礼貌驾驶?

今天在一个斑马线前,红灯亮了,停了车,我排在第二辆。路人过了马路过后,过到一半的时候看到有摩多车,还特地停下来(看来这个路人和我有过同样的经验),确保摩多车停了以后才继续过马路。还没有亮绿灯,隔壁车道的车子竟然开始驾驶,闯红灯。让后在我之前的车辆也闯红灯。哦,我的天。我按兵不动。竟然,3秒以后,后面传来车笛声,有人horn我们这些前面不闯红灯的车。

刚才那个路人唤起了我深处的记忆。我还记得有一次我在行人灯绿的时候过马路,过到一半,一辆摩多车在我面前以时速60km/h呼呼而过,如果我有心脏病,恐怕当场病发了。应该是善事存摺还有余额,可以避过一难。阿弥陀佛,善哉善哉,阿门,阿拉,观世音菩萨,xxx。

我的天啊,态度行动24怎么可能成功?政治人物啊,在说为什么会有这样的结果以前,先检讨自己为人民做了什么吧!假惺惺推卸责任这一套在这个世纪已经行不通了。

笔于9月6日9.40pm。

Monday, September 5, 2011

Adopt an.... animal

My newly adopted pet from WWF Adopt an animal campaign. Every animal is important in the natural chain.








Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Nice meditation video - The Fly Meditation

Do you meditate? If you do, nice short video to share :)


Enjoy.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

2011 Penang International Chinese Book Expo 槟城国际中文图书博览会

For book worms like me, this definitely is a good news. Finally there is a chinese book expo in Penang. The book fair is from Aug 12-21 11am - 10pm. In fact, there is only few hours left if you wish to visit the expo, go quick!



Frankly, there is not many book booth, only 青城,新文化,久美,商务,友谊,大将,台湾 and etc. Hopefully I got all names in. Beside the book booth, there are also other booth e.g. arts, tea, and two exhibition for 林连玉 and 孙中山. There were also talks and contests.

Culture need time to cultivate, although it is not as merry as PC fair, it is not as merry as KL‘s, I feel for first timer it is a good start. The thing is, will there be another one next year?

I spent around 3 hours and manage to get few books. However, I am a bit disappointed by the reading 'culture'. After people view the book, they simply put it anywhere and never place it back, this messed up some books arrangement and make it harder to find a books. It is very obvious in 青城 booth where they bring in a lot of variety of books in a pack arrangement. Their worker always have to tidy up the book arrangement from time to time. I hope Malaysian can made some improvement, after view, put it back to the original location, make people life easy, and thus yours too. Trust me, when you make other people life easier, they will make yours too :)

要写关于槟城国际中文图书博览会,又怎么可以只有英文没有华文呢。终于,槟城也有了中文书展。虽然参加的书局不多,大约是青城,新文化,久美,商务,友谊,大将,一个 卖台湾书籍的摊位,和或许我漏了名字的。虽然不是很多书局摊位,虽然城邦没有来,虽然书籍不是多入繁星,虽然折扣不算太多。以第一次来说,我是很心满意足了。毕竟,万事起头难。要在沙漠种第一棵仙人掌毕竟不是那么容易。本身觉得单本20%,二本以上30%折扣,也蛮不错。如果5本以上40%,那就当然更好 :) 一些书摊只提供20%这口而已。台湾书比较贵,质地一般上比较好,但是我大部分的书还是从单本20%,二本以上30%折扣的书摊买的。毕竟还不是那么迫切需要阅读那些书,下次吧。虽然书中自有黄金屋,可是也需要负担得起才可以买书的。同样的价钱我可以买到二本别的书了。那就先买别的书吧 :p

展览里也有贩卖食物,略略看到价钱合理。只是值得赞赏的。有些展览的食物的价钱是让人乍舌的。吃了午餐才去的我,当然忙着吃精神粮食了。

让我失望的是,公民意识还是有很大的空间需要提升。通常我们看完书后,会放回原位,那么就不会弄乱书本的次序。当要找一本书的时候,可以很容易地根据书的品类和题目寻找。可惜,一些读者,应该是很多读者都乱乱放,随手一丢,遮住其他的书,也把书的分门别类弄乱了。青城在每个书摊都摆放了很多本不一样题目的书,提供了很多不同的选择。可惜有待教育的读者让他们的工作人员也最忙,从早到晚都要排书。也因为乱糟糟的书,我找不到一些应该有的书本。在找书的时候,也顺手帮忙他们放好一些书。希望以后大家可以比较有“手尾”,看完了,放回原处,利人利己。

其实这个情况很普遍,在服装店里很多人拿起一件衣服看了以后,就丢在那边。没有放好。他们可能想不用紧的啦,有店员会整理的。可是试想想,如果大家有手尾,店家不需要请那么多店员,货品价格就会比较低了。可能你会说,不会的啦,店家赚多一点罢了,更加’益‘了店家而已。只是我相信,如果一件货物,店家如果可以卖15元,有同等的利润,为什么他要卖20元呢?实在是有些花费是他免不了的。为什么外国的快餐厅价钱比较便宜,因为省略了服务员的人数花费。现在我去快餐厅,吃完后,我都自己处理自己的桌子。与其等待别人带头做,倒不如自己以身作则。同样的,如果大家没有乱丢垃圾,就不需要那么多清道夫,那么市政府花费比较少,还有理由要起价吗?因果循环。

希望以后每年也有华文书展,多些书摊,折扣多些,那大家也可以买多些,多一些黄金,多一些颜如玉 :p

如果你要去这个书展,现在还有几个小时,快!

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

A Summary of Melbourne trip post

阿保哥always laugh at me, a ten days Australia Melbourne and Tasmania trip took me nine months to complete :p Nevertheless, this post merely capture all my blog post link in sequence, for reader and my future reference :)

Hope you enjoy the photo and stories :)

Monday, July 25, 2011

Melbourne trip - Some tips

Driving

It has a good driving culture here. Please follow lane concept, give signal and drive politely. Remember, drive according to the speed limit :)

Some parking lot may provide more information e.g. park 90 deg, 45 deg or so.



Public Toilet
It is easily available. Sometimes it looks like below.



With indication if it is in-used or vacant.

Power Socket
The supply is 220 and 240 volts AC. The socket looks like below:

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Melbourne trip (Day 7 Story 3) Melbourne city photo

Some city photo took on the bus. I like the creative architectural building.

















Flinders Station


Whose purse?


That's all, about my trip to Melbourne and Tasmania :) However, this is not the end, still got another or two post. What is that about? Stay tuned ;)

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Melbourne trip (Day 7 Story 2) Brunetti, Melbourne

It was quite late when we reach Brunetti at Lygon St. However, the shop is still full of customers. Finally we manage to find a table.

Shawn and Ivan, if you are reading this, you know I will always say Yes to Tiramisu ;) Oh yes, first thing first, it is tiramisu at AUD 6+.



Next is Opera at AUD 6+.


I guess I cannot take opera in the future, it is too sweet for me now.

A cup of coffee at AUD 3.80. I remembered I mentioned somewhere in this trip blog, coffee in Australia is so nice! For me as a black coffee lover, the aroma is enjoyable.


Pizza at AUD 7.90 come with salad.




It was a good lunch! We were too full, no empty spaces in stomach to try the gelato. We thought to have it later near Brunetti City Square at Flinders Lane. Unfortunately they do not serve gelato, or maybe it was out of stock. It is a very small outlet. Well then, some other food for dinner.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Melbourne trip (Day 7 Story 1) Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

In the early morning, it was good to see the uncle sun. We head to Queen Victoria Market.



First of all, breakfast. although uncle sun is here, but the weather is still cold. I am still looking for hot breakfast, at least not sandwich nor burger. Oh we chosen Indian food.


Surprisingly, I feel the food is good. The basmathi rice, lassie, nice dish. It cost AUD 10.90.



The market is very big. It has few section. Fruit and vegetables, meat, souvenirs, clothes and etc.




Can I bring an air plant to the air plane? If I can, I would have buy one :)


It is almost lunch time after finish visit Queen Victoria Market. It was with some showering rain sometimes, and a little wind. NC can't stand the coldness and she bought a leggings. While choosing the leggings, the chinese shopkeeper told us it was 5 deg C only. It is usually strange to have such low degree in mid October. Well, weather around the world is unpredictable now. Unexpected flood, drought, earth quake and ... hopefully no more. My dearest reader, please exercise 3R, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, help our planet, help ourselves.

Fortunately uncle sun came out to say Hi when we walked to Lygon St for lunch.




No, I didn't take Malaysia food. Brunetti I am coming!

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Melbourne trip (Day 6 Story 2) DFO Southwharf, Melbourne

While walking to DFO, the strong wind remains, with rain. Can't imagine how strong is the wind? Look at my broken umbrella below. No wonder I see a lot of people use no umbrella on the street. This must be not new to the locals.



Almost immediately if I can go into a building, we went into the convention center to walk to DFO.


Too cold outside and I have no mood to take picture of DFO. I have no desire to take shop photo, so just food photo on the following.

My lunch at the food court, Japanese rice at AUD 8.80 for two dishes.


In the evening, the wind is still strong, but fortunately it stop raining. While walking back to backpacker house, we take a quick dinner when pass by a Japanese restaurant.


The bento at AUD 9.2, and another AUD 2.20 for a bowl of miso soup.


We have been joking a lot at night, go to Melbourne take so many Japanese meal, 去墨尔本吃日本餐 :p Well, it was a very cold day, I hope to get some hot food and rice. Hopefully tomorrow will be good weather!

Friday, July 15, 2011

Melbourne trip (Day 6 Story 1) Back to Melbourne

After returning from Tasmania, we check-in to Green Backpacker house again in the late night. In next day morning, we walked to Federation Square visitor information center, to plan our itinerary before return home two days later.





We have not plan very detail for this trip. We have just high level plan for accommodation and car rental. You know, planning can never cope with changes. 计划永远赶不上变化. I enjoy relax and flexible travel style more. After we step out from Federation Square, while waiting for the shuttle, it started to rain.



It was so cold and the wind was strong. So plan changed, we will walked to DFO for shopping, until if the weather become better.

Ah, some of St Paul's Cathedral snapshot. It is just opposite of Federation Square.



Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Tasmania trip (Day 3 Story 5) Seaport, Launceston

We still have few hours before fly. We drove to Seaport for light food.







We went to Levee Food Co.






Oh yes, it is oyster again before we leave :) AUD 14.50 for half dozen.




Goodbye Launceston.