Home Sweet Home

Home sweet home

The thing I miss the most,

surprisingly,

is my bed.

(Never underestimate the power of the bed!!!!)

xD

Return

Sunday, January 30, 2011

KUL-SYD

Finally,

after nearly 

3 months,

I am

returning.

It's 

time.

Familiar place

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Quiet Night

I don't know why I felt the urge to take this photo,

the street outside one of my best mate's house

the night before I fly back to Australia.

Perhaps I was just trying to

capture and remember

her and her family's

generosity and

also the fun

I received

there.

Bond

Friday, January 28, 2011

Snow Beer

The night I took this picture,
I wrote something different.

And then when I reviewed the photos taken that night,
one thing stood out:

My friends,
despite distance, tiredness, work, heavy traffic,
still came
for me.


Words just couldn't describe how grateful I am.

(Libran) Habit

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Shredded

Everyone has multiple of them.

One of mine is
continuously breaking dried leaves
into small equal halves
when hanging out on the ground
underneath shadowing trees.

Penangite

Ferry

The childhood memories of 

the greenish-blue sea,

the excitement when jellyfish were spotted,

the white splashes of the sea waves,

the cars wanting to line up in the first row,

the constant small crowd in front,

the various names of the ferries,

along with the debate of which ferry is the fastest.

I don't know why,

somehow taking a ferry 

across the Malacca Straits

between Butterworth and Penang Island

still evokes some sort of

sentiment within.

Joy of Reading

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The joy of reading

Ah!~ 

Rediscovering the joy of reading

in this quiet hometown of Butterworth.

Happy Birthday, My Friend

For you

我要你陪着我   看着那海龟水中游

慢慢的爬在沙滩上      数着浪花一朵朵

你不要害怕              你不会寂寞
我会一直陪在你的左右
让你乐悠悠

日子一天一天过       我们会慢慢长大
我不管你懂不懂我在唱什么
我知道有一天
你一定会爱上我
因为我觉得我真的很不错
 

时光匆匆匆匆流走    也也也不会回头
美女变成老太婆
哎呀那那那个时候    我我我我也也
已经是个糟老头

啦啦啦~~

我们一起手牵手
啦啦啦~~
数着浪花一朵朵

What if?

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Last time

How many years has it been?
The last time we took the bus together,
the last time we went to this place,,
the last time we spoke,
the last time we met?

How many more years will this last for?

And what if
things didn't change?

Malaysia Boleh!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Malaysia Boleh!

The concept of 1Malaysia 

is not so bad sometimes.

Constant

Friday, January 21, 2011

Change

It's amazing how
certain things never change,
certain memories remain the same,
certain taste/smell stays unchanged,
certain impressions become constant,
even after all these years.

Yet,

everything 

has changed.

Makan

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Selamat Makan

Sometimes, I miss the phone calls that start with:

"你吃饱了没？"
(Hokkien)

or

"你几时返来吃饭？"
(Cantonese)

Round and round

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Circles

The sushi on the belt go round and round,

round and round,

round and round,

the sushi on the belt go round and round,

all day long.

(Waiting for 

food poisoning 

to happen)

Cold Steel

Skybridge Petronas Twin Towers

What if 

I walk through the beautiful park,

reach the glorious ground floor,

take the double-decker lift,

zoom up 50 levels of offices,

sit in front of my computer,

occasionally staring into the infinite space

through the shiny windows

everyday?

Will I survive

working in a office

like this?

Learnt

Lord Murugan

You can be in the same spot for all your life,

but when you are with different people, at different stages of your life,

you'll discover something new,

not just about others,

but more importantly,

about yourself.

And thank God for that.

Same? Different?

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Kajang Satay

Sometimes,

doing the same things,

eating the same food,

or meeting up with the same people,

could mean/feel differently,
or serve as a different purpose,

when done at different times,

under different circumstances.

So I guess,
missing out on Kajang Satay all those years ago,
might not be a bad thing afterall.

Shoot

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Paint

Virtual life
translated into
real life.

I finally understood
the exhilaration.

Can you feel it?

I used to always come to this place

Been taking a friend around KL these days.
Somehow, realised how shallow KL appears to be for some people.

"KL = shopping only!!"

"KL = eat food lo..."

"KL = not much one la, no need so many days here!"

Coming back from a week in Vietnam, the contrast is even more pronounce.

But then,
little surprises discovered along the way,
places you revisited,
retelling the history of our country,
illustrating the culture of the locals...

You'd realised,

Kuala Lumpur is very rich afterall.

And these things,
luckily,
cannot be framed in elegant pictures,
nor displayed on tourism website.

These,

have to be felt.

CNY

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Red

I want to celebrate Chinese New Year 

here!

here!

here!

Finale

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tra da

This is my final drink in Vietnam.

Tra da - Vietnamese iced tea.

The cheapest.

Refreshing.

At my favourite cafe in Saigon - Sozo.

What a way to end my week of Vietnamese madness.

=)

The Story

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Mui Ne

Once upon a time,

there was a solar eclipse.

People flocked to this little seaside fishing village

to get the best view.

The sun was
covered for a few hours,

but the beauty of Mui Ne was 

uncovered forever.

Lose it

Monday, January 10, 2011

Party

Colourful lights,
deafening music,
irresistible alcohol,
intriguing people,
unstoppable dance beats.

Tonight,
I just want to
let it all out.

Catch up?

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Mekong Delta

While you are
bending over, planting crops, rowing boats, creating handicraft, fishing and sewing,
others are
buying and selling, zooming around in their cars, travelling and building towering bridges on top.

So, do you remain grounded?
Or would you rise up and reach over?

Someone's

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Forward

My Dad

My dad is a fisherman. He wakes up very early everyday to go to work in his boat. At night, he comes back home and make us seafood for dinner.

Sometimes, my dad brings me to work and let me steer the boat.

I love my dad very much.

When I grow up, I want to be a fisherman too, just like my dad.

Peace II

Friday, January 7, 2011

Paddy Fields

How could such lush, wide, peaceful place like this, once tainted with bombs and blood?

Peace

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Not cool

Any war, 

regardless of where it is,

who it's with,

what it's about,

should never have happened.

Sigh.

Chaos

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Hello Saigon!

We have descended into madness.

What a way to start year 2011 -- a year where madness is guaranteed to be hovering around.

Unchanged

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Canteen

Many things have changed,

others haven't.

The important things, however, 

remained the same.

And that alone,

is a blessing.

Linked

Monday, January 3, 2011

Pearl Milk Tea

One beverage

||

Countless stories,

of different time,

different people,

different locations.

Lame

Sunday, January 2, 2011

"Parity" Tissue

幸福 doesn't only mean happiness.

It means more than that: 

happiness, blessed, satisfied, grateful etc.

And sometimes, 

幸福 means 

having a friend who understands your lame joke.

♥

Chinese

Not your typical calendar

Red colour, 

money, 

dragon, 

phoenix,

gong xi fatt cai, 

fortune telling, 

zodiac, star sign, 

numbers to pick for lotto, 

more money,
Ba Zi,

lunar timeline, 

feng shui....

This is sooooo Chinese!!!

Happy new year! xD

.Same. Different.

Friday, December 31, 2010

6-layered 9-layered cake

On the last day of year 2010, I only took one photo,
a photo of one of my favourite dessert --
the 9-layered cake.

But, hang on,
there are only 6 layers in this piece of sweetness,
and the colours are not what I've seen/expected.

It still tastes the same, yet unique/different on the outside.

So, perhaps this is what I hope year 2011 will be for me --
to hold onto the same core values,
but dare to change in some other ways.