Mahjong

After 4 days of troubleshooting, my internet connection is back up. Root of all these problems, bad linkage between my telephone line and Singnet. When there is a bad linkage, there is nothing one could do, except to wait for the Singnet people to reset your line. What causes these bad linkages? Old wirings...

I had a great mahjong session last week with Rhoda and Nanping. It was a 三一缺 but the game still went on. It was enjoyable playing with slow and easy people. No stress. Since the both of you like to relax and chill, I guess next time we should go Villa Bali, Settler's cafe or the bars at Dempsey road.

I have to admit that I have a greater affinity with the ladies in my JC class than the guys. Perhaps its because I like hearing them whine. All the thrills, frills and scandals from their university and internship. They're making me excited about my life in the coming months. University life seemed to have made the both of you stronger.

Nanping, you have changed the most. You are no longer the meek one I know in Junior College.
. Your eyes 炯炯有神, your words have so much resolve. Looks like those slackers and people who have taken you for granted have pushed you over your limits. Life lessons are certainly cruel. However, I know that you are no longer a pushover.

Lastly, to the both of you, thanks for all the horror braces stories -_-"

70% to Winning

One last night...

Yesterday was the last BnG Sunday Night out with Bernard. Many thanks to Omar who made a total of 11 reservations, of which, only the faithful 4 turned up. All of you pang seh kia, you know who you are!!!

Its really cool to pay $5 and watch movie in this cosy little space at Pitch Black. With only 20 odd people in the room, the atmosphere is different compared to watching movie with hundreds of people in a cinema. You get personalised service as well. You can place your orders at any point during the movie screening and the friendly servers will deliver them to you. Ever since I put on temporary braces 3 days ago, I haven had a decent meal. I was quite disappointed that I could not try the movie snacks. I can only watch and hear the trio happily munching the food away. Arhhh!!!

Don't expect them to screen Fantastic 4 or Spiderman 3. That is not the way it should be. The movies shown here have more artistic and educational value compared to those thrash movies we have been watching out there. Yes, no doubt these movies have fantastic special effects, but the storyline is really weak. There is plenty of lame humour which I find redundant. I couldn't help but think of it this way - the recipe for a high grossing movie is sequel + special effects + lame humour. I really hope the much hyped Transformers don't turn out this way.

Only after the movie screening, the rest of the gang started coming...

Totally crazy

Zack

Azmi

Bernard

What is THE ECONOMIST doing in the pub???

Omar : Vincent: Whats up with that horrible look... -_-"

Bernard, Omar, Vincent, Zack

Danson, Chantel, Azmi

Danson, Bernard

All the best to your 3 month stint in London. I know I am a very lousy friend for wanting you to leave. Haha.

Friends since God knows when

Just how many of you have friends since Primary School or even kindergarten. I guess I am one of the few who have such friends. For god knows when,we played together, studied together, excelled together and went to the same schools together. How amazing. We saw one another grow and now we are 21, young adults. Time flies. For everything which had happened over the past 20 years, all seemed like yesterday.

Cheers to this decade long friendship! Many more decades to go!

From Left: Fuqiang - Known him since Kindergarten
Junlin - Known him since Primary 4
Tingshu - Known him since Kindergarten
Javin - Known him since Primary 5

OMG!!!

Eat You!!!

1 day after putting on temporary braces...

Eating has never been so difficult and tedious. For every bite I take, all I could feel was numbness and pain. Should I chew anything harder than maggi mee, my teeth would just shatter and fall apart. Life has never been so miserable. Food, oh glorious food, tell me when I can sink my teeth into you and munch to my heart's delight.

I wonder how I can survive for the next 2-3 years...

Swedagon Pagoda

Swedagon Pagoda is the most important landmark in Myanmar. It is the home to 4 buddha relics- Buddha's hair, alms bowl, walking stick and robe. Interestingly, nobody has seen these 4 buddha relics. There have been buried underneath the pagoda for over 2000 years. Only people who went into deep meditation claimed to have seen the relics. Hence, for a Buddhist country, the Swedagon pagoda is most representative of their culture and religion.

Among all the pagodas I have seen, Swedagon is the most gorgeous. Unlike other pagodas which are gold leaf plated or gold painted, she is gold plated. Imagine a pagoda over 300 feet in height and every inch of it covered by real solid gold. Under the orange spotlights, Swedagon illuminates in glowing yellow. It was a spectacular sight. When driving along the highway, the beautiful Swedagon shines like a golden beacon and brightens up the night sky. At the top of Swedagon is home to a 76 carat diamond which is the most befitting jewel for this alluring one.

The glorious Swedagon Pagoda is a complete contrast to the streets of Myanmar. The land, this magnificent architecture is housed in, is one of the poorest countries in the world. The people live in severe poverty. Most of the people earn less than 50 US dollars a month. They could barely feed for themselves, let alone buy comfort items. The place is littered with packets of beggars. Amidst the poor, an organisation which feeds upon the compassion of people thrives. Babies are being rented for 1000 to 2000 khats and they are used as tools for begging. To the people, the Swedagon Pagoda is a pillar of strength, a beacon of hope for a better tomorrow.

Swedagon Pagoda

Myanmar Day 1

The visit to Myanmar has been a very enriching experience. It is known as the "Land of the Golden Pagodas". Pagodas of various shapes and sizes are scattered all over the country. There are so many buddha statues that I practically lost count. I tried to learn the Myanmar language, but to no avail. The way they speak is very much like Tamil. The tongue twisting and accent made it difficult to grasp the language. Nevertheless, there are some phrases every tourist should learn.

How are you? Ni Gao La

How much is this? Bei Lao Lei

Discount? Sho Mei

Bill? Shi Mei

You are Beautiful. La Lei

Flight to Myanmar

Paris Hilton has to be the no 1 bimbo in the world. Do you think she will become more responsible and take a more active role in making decisions? Bullshit. She will put up those disgusting antics in The Simple Life 4...

Yangon International Airport

Inside the New built Yangon International Airport

Its a hassle going through the customs. They need to check your VISA, passport and know every bit of detail about you.

Streets of Myanmar



Sule Pagoda

This Statue here is the coolest