Difference in Taiwan

When I was in Taiwan, it feels a lot like Malaysia, the Chinese, the non-stop eating, the ease in communicating in common language, and the way people behave seems similar, hehe.

Being in different places, we tend to observe & note the difference, so, here are some of the things Iave noticed thru my eyes & points of view:

• Ratio of maybe 20:1 for high-heels: flats. Hardly I see girls/ladies wearing high-heels, the reason may be that most of them get around by LRT and on foot in the city, hence, can’t afford to pain the feet walking around in heels

• 7-11 is the most visited store in the city

• No flushing of toilet paper into the toilet bowl. So, how do we dispose our used toilet paper during business? A dustbin beside the toilet bowl. (eeeewwwwww!)

• Roads are very messy. I would easily 90% bang into cars from opposite direction if I were to drive there.

• While crossing roads, cars would have to watch out for us, not us watching out for cars.

Other than that, I guess they are very much just like us =D

Trip to Taiwan

Went to Taiwan abount 2 weeks ago =) It's nice going around to different country, see different things, different culture, different people, food, slang, style, weather, currency, good deals, scenery, dan lain-lain. There's so much to share, duno where to start, let's just start with some pics below and more in fb =) Spent two days busy choosing which photo to upload & share on fb, phew~ (the pics are uploaded in 6 albums =P)

Wanted to upload some photos here, but it's taking forever, do check out the link above =)

I've got a mp3 player

I've gotten myself, ermmm, my blog actually a mp3 player, hehe =D
Added some of my current favourites songs too, feel free to check out those songs. I didn't put on auto mode where it loads by itself once you load the blog, cuz as i've experienced before, it does 3 possible things:
1) it makes you jump from your seat -- if the 1st song it loads is a loud one (haha!), suprise
2) it's annoying -- when some prefer total silence while reading the blog entries
3) it makes you feel good, happy, relax -- you know, nice songs at d background while you're reading
4) good songs are shared

So, there you go =)

Green Day & The Cast Of American Idiot - 21 Guns - album out 4/20

Exaggerated Comics

A friend of my mine shared a link with me, I enjoyed some of those comics, I was thinking of sharing one of them which i found it true yet funny, but it would be stealing since there is no sharing tab from there.

So, check them out ! I like the Lego one, haha!
http://theoatmeal.com/comics

I'm quite sure Addison will like it, haha =)

New Layout

Yeay~ finally done changing a new layout after thinking of doing it for so loong, since the beginning of the year i think, hehe =P
The wooden background feels like a wooden table where i can write on, yes ?
Kinda feels good not to have so many things on the page =)

Law ??

I came across an interesting article in yahoo!. There showed a list of laws (still) written in the US law. I do not know how true this is, I guess it applied to the olden days not now anymore. Let's see if you're a law breaker =) And if you happen to be in US, or planning to go to some day, who knows, you may step on those rules! Enjoy =)

Alabama
It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

Alaska
Whispering in someone’s ear while he’s moose hunting is prohibited.

Arizona
Cutting down a cactus may earn you a twenty-five-year prison term.

Arkansas
It’s illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.

California
You may not eat an orange in your bathtub.

Colorado
It’s unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor (Denver).

Delaware
It’s illegal to get married on a dare.

Hawaii
All residents may be fined for not owning a boat.

Idaho
A man must not give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing fewer than fifty pounds.

Indiana
The value of pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

Iowa
One-armed piano players must perform for free.

Kentucky
Every citizen is required to take a shower once a year.

Maine
If you keep your Christmas decorations on display after January 14, you’ll be fined.

Maryland
It’s against the law to wash or scrub a sink, no matter how dirty it is (Baltimore).

Massachusetts
No gorilla is allowed in the backseat of any car.

Michigan
A woman may not cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

Nebraska
Bar owners may not sell beer unless they brew a kettle of soup simultaneously.

Nevada
It’s illegal for men with mustaches to kiss women.

New Jersey
It’s against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.

New Mexico
Females may not appear unshaven in public.

New York
While riding in an elevator, you must talk to no one, fold your hands, and look toward the door.

North Carolina
It’s against the law to sing off-key.

North Dakota
It’s illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Oklahoma
It’s forbidden to take a bite out of another person’s hamburger.

Pennsylvania
It’s illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors

Rhode Island
You may not bite off another person’s leg.

South Dakota
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.

Texas
You may not shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

Utah
It is illegal not to drink milk.

Virginia
Tickling a woman is unlawful.

Washington
It’s illegal to pretend that one’s parents are wealthy.

Wyoming
Unless you have an official permit, you may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April.

Grateful and Appreciative

There was once I saw in a Discovery magazine, they took pictures of families from different countries and the food each family consume in one week. One picture per family, all the food was displayed on the table or chairs around them and they took the picture. It was interesting to see how each family/country has their own preference and distinctive difference.

For americans - a few bottles of coke per week, cheese, bread, as usual, for middle eastern family, rice, meat...etc, for chinese, suprisingly mostly vegetable and rice, so little meat. As I read through the pages, I was imagining myself in the way they live and eat.

As I flipping and reading, when I reach the last page, it was a picture of a family in africa, I was in disbelief seeing how little it was displayed. With a family of one mother, two teenagers, 3 small kids, the food for one week is only two half full packets of beans or flour (size of the small rice pack sold in kedai runcit), 10 small packets of dried food (ikan bilis,dried chili,beans,...) and half ounce of water bottle. That's ALL !

For us, we can go out at anytime, anywhere to get food, not just food, but good food; not just good food, but cheap food; not just get full, but more than enough; not just more than enough but throw them away..... They don't even have meat, we can eat KFC and emperor chicken anytime as much as we want.

I'm now starting to appreciate all that I have, especially food, makan makan !

Wrappings from 2009

It's time for some updates after so long, almost 2months since my last post.
So many things happened, as in not huge terrible stuff, just bits and pieces here and there.

Jan-April : Final sem in UPM, which i had the most fun in the 3years of degree, cuz all the buddies are closed enuf to fool around and stil went around places during exam period! well done, haha ! ^_^

April-July : started my internship, getting into the working world, starting to feel 9-5 daily work which made me starting to miss good old frens, hence met up with long lost frens and the meeting ups have been goin on till now =)

August-December : got hired in my intern company, starting time excited, now...#_#

In between the months, i had my new camera, graduated from uni, esther left for UK, tour to korea, got a new 500GB external hard disc, got new laptop from company, better driving skill, found out i can't drink coffee, moved to new office lot, (am gona check my planner to see what i have done in 2009), took up French level 1, kena saman, went swimming for often, done final year project, bought my 1st pair of boots, found out i love scone!, hunger for public holidays more than ever in my life, played volleyball once, and slept through the countdown to 2010, yes !

After screening thru my 2009, i'd say it was good, i shall do this again for 2010 ^_^