At Last

When I wrote: "I FINALLY GOT IT!" in early November last year, little did I realize that I would have to wait for another four more months before I actually got it in black and white.

I guess that's how the Government works, with the red tape and all.

Many people told me that I would have to pay money to have it done but I persevered and after making several rounds of Putrajaya and meeting people in power, I finally got what we had been waiting for.

Yeah! It took a long time. I guess I am more fortunate than others because I know that there were people who applied before me and didn't get it. However, I am really happy that I didn't have to pay a single sen (under table) to anybody.

Guys close to me know what I am talking about.

There is a long list of people who helped me and I remember all of you. One of them was Dato' Dr. Ahmad Fawzi Mohd Basri who passed away in May last year.

And of course Zaza. May God bless you.

There are many others who helped me in one way or the other but I can’t take their names here.

Mere words are not enough to express what I feel.

THANK YOU.

ps. I am now officially out of the the 30 Days of Photos Challenge. Last weekend my father-in-law borrowed my camera and took it with him to Port Dickson. Then yesterday I forgot to bring it back with me from KL. So I am now without a digital camera for at least a week. Quite sad that I have to stop here as there was only 7 more days to go.


Rahil enjoying a muffin

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Light

Just a quick post before I leave for KL.

Light at the end of the stairway.

23rd photo entry for the the 30 Days of Photos Challenge.

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Coffee and Chocolate

I drink a lot of coffee at work and even though I don't really like the beverage (I prefer tea), I need it.

Don't think I would be able to get my work done without a hot cup of coffee nearby.

Anyway, someone at work recently gave me a present - a box of chocolates. Not ordinary chocolates but whole coffee beans coated with chocolate.


It is called Expresso Coffee Delight and is manufactured by Beryl's chocolate & confectionery sdn. bhd. (Never heard of the company before this). Their website layout goes haywire on my Firefox.

Anyway, I had put the box in my office cabinet and came across it today while searching for some documents.

Was curious to see how it tested and opened up the box.

Not bad! I guess I can only describe the taste as Bittersweet. Crunchy too. I chewed the whole thing and swallowed it.

This is my 22nd photo entry for the the 30 Days of Photos Challenge.

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Sky on Fire

Picture 1.

Picture 2.

The old saying goes “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning”

I guess sailors should be delighted today. Learnt that there is some truth in this proverb from this website

It notes that Shakespeare wrote something similar in his play, Venus and Adonis.

“Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.”

And that it is also mentioned in the Bible, (Matthew XVI: 2-3)

“When in evening, ye say, it will be fair weather: For the sky is red. And in the morning, it will be foul weather today; for the sky is red and lowering.”

Does anybody know of other similar sayings anywhere?

The second picture is my 21st photo entry for the 30 Days of Photos Challenge.

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Photographer's Block

I had heard of writer's block before but I guess there is such a thing as photographer's block. When you start taking picture of clouds, it means that you have reached the point of "No Creativity".

When I initially joined the 30 Days of Photos Challenge I was confident that I would be able to come up with great creative pictures everyday. However, as the days passed, I realized how difficult the task was. Some of the challenges:
- Forget to bring my camera along.
- Forgot the cable (can’t upload pictures to my computer)
- Too busy with my work,
- No access to the Internet & finally
- Photographer’s block (nothing interesting to shoot).

Some of my close friends commented that the older pictures (before I had joined the challenge) were more creative. What does that say about me working under pressure?

Well! I am not giving up and still trying to come up with interesting and creative pictures.


This is the #20 Photo entry. 10 more to go. Am I crazy or do you see a man with whiskers in the clouds.

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The Hypermarket Price Wars

In case you are not aware, there is an ad war going on in Malaysia.

I guess it was started by Carrefour when it brought out an ad in the papers comparing itself with another hypermarket (everyone knew it was Giant) and claiming that its prices were cheaper. Tesco was next - its ads claiming that it is cheaper than 2 other unnamed hypermarkets (Carrefour and Giant?).

Now Giant (under Hong Kong’s Dairy Farm) finally strikes back.

NOTE: Carrefour's Malaysian website is still under construction. Negative points for that.



BTW, this is #19 Photo entry for the 30 Days of Photos Challenge. Didin't have a chance to take any creative pictures today.

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Flickr Upload Limit

Yesterday I signed in to Flickr and got the following message :
Whoa! You have used up 100% of your uploads for this month!

Anyway here is #18 Photo entry for the 30 Days of Photos Challenge. The Michelia champaca
tree is in front of my in-laws house. Took the picture at night - it was pitch dark.

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