Domo Blog Entry!

Denise and I lying on the bed with our mobiles

Denise: Send me everything by Michael Buble

Me: L.O.V.E ??

Denise: No. not this one. Everything.

I carried on sending her the song via Bluetooth

Mobile: Beep Beep. Accept “Come Fly With Me”?

Denise: Not this one! Everything

Me: That’s everything I have. No more other songs from Michael Buble.

Me: OH OH! Micheal Buble – Everything. I don’t have.

Denise: *ignores*

DOMO!

Earth Hour 2010

here am I blogging from my mobile phone to participate in Earth Hour 2010, in a bid to create awareness on the world's carbon footprint. This is the first time I'm participating from home, over the last few years, I'm always out and about.

Many may think earth hour is stupid and doesn't create any effect at all. We can't change the amount of pollution overnight but the best we could do is do create awareness amongst those who doesn't believe in climate change.

Resources will be used up one fine day. Does anybody stop to think what if one day, we run out of materials like petrol, coal and natural gases. These materials takes millions of years to create and at the rate we are utilising them, i'm sure the demand level is much higher than the supply level.

Hail storms in the city, tsunami, massive earthquakes. These are all deemed as natural disasters but I strongly believe the world is like a oven with all the emissions and pollutions, waiting to blow up and the changes in climate are warning signs.

As I said previously, and I stressed that again. I'm not promoting full-on going green. But there are some things in everyday life that we can live w/o and be able to take the effort to switch it off when not in use. For example

- printing both sides. Even the bible and newspapers are printed in both sides

- switch off main powers/standby modes when TV, Radio, Computers, Modems are not in use

- less plastic bags please, especially those with cars.

- recycle whenever possible.

Every little action goes a long way if everyone practices it

just when I blog I'm on a losing streak.
west tigers won! and I was spot on for the 1st tryscorer. Lote!
maybe is denise.

i'm gonna try on soccer for the weekend
West Ham vs Stoke - take West Ham -1/4
Wolves vs Everton - take Wolves +1/2
Deportivo La Coruna - take Deportivo -1/4

good luck!

everything that i'm having a punt on. i don't win at all.
seriously. my rate has been like 1%.
on a losing streak dude.

maybe is my judgement of going for odds which are higher.
or is it just 2010!

darn!

NRL tipping for Round 3 (from Denise this week)

Tigers vs Eels
Dragon vs Cowboys
Panthers vs Storm
Sea Eagles vs Knights
Titans vs Raiders
Broncos vs Warriors
Bulldogs vs Roosters
Sharks vs Rabbitohs

Hot Tips for Round 3
Tigers to win $2.40
Newcastle to win by 1-12 $3.75
Maybe - Panthers to win $2.10

Star Signs > How True

Capricorn
Usually you are on top of details, but now issues you've regarded as invitations for pointless but time-consuming debate assume far greater significance. Knowing this, gather your facts. then devote equal effort to reflecting on your feelings. What emerges could trigger a massive review of your priorities.

Aquarius
It's rare that life-changing details hinge on minor misunderstandings. But at the moment seemingly insignificant facts could obscure pivotal information. They may involve the mistakes of others or your own confusions. Knowing that, don't brush off question. Regard anything that arises as potentially illuminating... you'll learn something

tips for this weekend 20th march

Hull +0.25 (Portsmouth 3 - 2 Hull City) (@@)
Man City -0.25 (Fulham 1 - 2 Man City) ($$)
Tenerife +0.25 Draw (Xerez won 2-1)(@@)
Twente+0.5 Draw (PSV-Twente Drew 1-1)($$)

I'll see how I'll go.
GoodLuck

2/4 for this week.
Lost again on the Hot Tip for NRL. Broncos lost to Raiders.
0/2

a bad day

this may be a selfish poem, but thats what im feeling at the moment

the entry may be mock at but I won't be bothered by that

Every night I sleep on the bed, all mornings I wake up with a backache

the place is always dusty, dont have the mood to keep it unmessy

Every month I want to spend a lil bit, circumstances force me to have only enough to eat

try to make everyone happy, end up deemed im wrong in the responsibility

Make the decisions I ought to make, doesnt satisfy, not a piece of cake

the decisions seem to cause hurt, how did they do that, sometimes I'm not sure

I have to listen from all sides, is difficult but I just have to abide

I sometimes call this life unfair, but history has told me not to say but bear

For people wil deem that you dont care

Who cares for me I know, but everytime she will be hurt the most

Sometimes i wish something non-critical will happen to me, really want to see if everything will be what's in the movie?

Here I'm looking at the sunset,

not sure after today what will I get

B.E.P - ImmaBe + RockYourBody

Footy Tipping Round 2

Tips for round 2.

Hot Tip for this round

Broncos!

I might have a soft spot for Roosters to upset the Tigers.

Good luck

	Round 2: 20-23 March 2009
Kick Off	Home	Away
Fri 8:35pm	Rabbitohs
Fri 7:35pm		Bulldogs
Sat 7:30pm	Warriors
Sat 7:30pm		Storm
Sat 8:30pm	Cowboys
Sun 2:00pm	Eels
Sun 3:00pm	Roosters
Mon 7:00pm		Broncos

The busier life becomes, the less time it feels like we have for each other

can't deny it. can't change the thinking.
is there a better way? to avoid? to deny? or to lie?
it is something causing discomfort. it is a factor.
to tell the truth only leads to more queries and unhappiness
why? am I phrasing the topic wrongly. am I wrong to say in advance?
i'm honest, yet it leads to no things being done.
what should I do?

top 5 at the moment

David Guetta feat. Will.I.A. & APL On The Dancefloor
David Guetta feat. Will.I.Am - I Wanna Go Crazy
LMFAO - I'm In Miami Bitch
Midnight Beast - Tik Tok (Parody)
Timberland feat SoShy & Nelly Furtado - Morning After Dark

Sevilla got upset. If not I'll jackpot again.

Well done Inter for knocking out Chelsea. Roman, you've just joined Real Madrid to be losers. Good news is, there's always next year.

Let's have some tips for tomorrow's morning matches

Barcelona by 1 or 2 goals

Bordeaux by 1 or 2 goals

Safer Bet with Bordeaux and recommend to a multi with a Newcastle Win.

cheers

Sushi Rio

Japanese Sushi Train at Sushi Rio

Went there a couple of times. Good settings and presentable.

Freshness of the seafood is commendable and is value for money overall.

Serving smaller than most shops but the quality makes up for it. Staff are friendly

Plates come in $2.50, $30, $3.50 and $4.50

Must Try: Eel and Egg, Grilled Spicy Salmon

4/5

Good stuff. At the corner of Sussex Street and Liverpool Street

is this period of time a stressful time? or maybe i'm not attentive enough during this period
Sunday - Once
Tuesday - Again after a good night out. Blame the bread. A small little piece of bread. I'm sure is much more than that.

lost on Valenciennes but won half on Nancy. But Rabbitohs lost badly.

hmmm..for tomorrows Champions League

I would like to favour Inter because they hold a slight advantage and I dislike Chelsea. Take Inter+1 goal. I predict a a draw or a chelsea 1-0 win. Sevilla to Win

I believe in him!

did a 5-10 minute survey on Superannuation for ING direct upon logging out. What they are trying to do is to ask what customers want and what will give customers the attention to switch funds. I think they are on the right track and I believe they will have a user-friendly account keeping system which is at current, fairly complicated as I am with IOOF. All I could do is to see my funds, but I couldn't do anything with it. Every small little changes with investment options, I would need to write in, fill up forms. Hopefully, ING direct comes out something different like what they did with the everyday account.

tips for 14 March

French Ligue 1
Valenciennes to win
Toulouse +1/4

results so far for the tipping
NRL - 3/7
Soccer - Lost Nancy but won Multi on Everton Draw and Fiorentina win!
ole ole ole!!

Alice in The Wonderland

is always nice to have someone catching a movie with you. from queuing up to get the tickets together, to looking for the best seats (yes in aussie), to sitting there quietly, enjoying the small whispers of explaining to each other what is the story about.

review of the movie.

maybe we are starting to take the 3D effect for granted. but i personally think there's too much emphasis on 3D. Storyline was pretty ok, a bit disappointed they cut out on the singing parts.

Movie was short and simple. Johnny Depp is simply awesome. He's that quirky that he does not have to blink his eyes in front of the camera. To me, besides JD, the twins and the queen of hearts are characters that stand out for me. hehe. Just pure funny, they way they speak and act. and also the animals that carried the furniture. 3D effects still amaze me but they are just not required when 2 humans are talking. Overall. 7/10. Short & Sweet. Johnny Depp with great acting skills and a relaxing show.

PS: can those people who chuck their 3D glasses, pls think twice again. Plastic Plastic!! Environment! Environment! is sad that we see so many pairs of glasses at the end of the show.

footy tips is back

NRL tips for this week.
Eels (Lose)
Broncos (Win)
Bulldogs (L)
Panthers (W)
Sharks (L)
Titans (W)
Rabbitohs (Hot Tip) (L)
Tigers

Tips for Soccer
EPL - Birmingham to Win/Draw
Serie A - Fiorentina Win
France - Nancy Win

Good Luck

decision A -> wrong

decision B -> wrong

decision to satisfy others -> correct

many times we found ourselves in situation when every step we made is wrong. But people around us keep telling us that we need to make our own decision and stand by it. It is not easy, when your decision is deemed wrong by others.

There are always valid reasons for black to become white and white to become black.

Sometimes is better for you to ask people what the next step they want you to take. I bet that's wrong again.

what's happening? I applied Clearasil like I'm applying mask.
better stop putting my hand on my face. and also stop touching those red little dots on my face.
irritating!

think before speak

Male T: what are you up to?
Male C: taking PT
Male T: how come
Male C: got sick of driving
Male T: what??
Male C: yeah, hate the peak hour traffic
Male T: wake up earlier then.
Male C: I'll wake up early to take PT, to avoid the crowd
Male C: If I wake up late, then I'll drive
Male T: Won't you be caught in peak hour traffic then
Male C: ............................????...................... "where is the love"
Male C: Did you see Melbourne's weather over the weekend? I'm saving the environment!

reach home at 11.45pm today. first time that i spent more than 14 hours straight on work. nothing but analysis, calculation, reporting and printing. set off the office alarm quite a few times and got "interrogated" by the security. all's good in the end. left no stones unturned.

btw, having no luck with gambling/betting. on a claypot streak at the moment. and sunday was a rash decision. hopefully, this means that I'll get better outcomes with other aspects of life in 2010.

time to sleep. still wanting to save the environment by taking public transport to work.

wanted to blog. but currently moodless.

this is what this blog is about

what a fruitless saturday. nothing much in the properties that we've inspected.

hot yet windy kinda of weather. feeling not the best, but not sure of the reason. luckily, denise cooked up a wonderful chicken curry with beehoon goreng and prata. wooz. watch a couple of movies, simpsons and mercury rising. hope sunday will be better. and hope derrick will recover in time to visit Sydney in 2 weeks time! cheers

Bad Weather In Melbourne

"HAIL has blanketed Melbourne like snow as a severe thunderstorm ripped through the city, forcing the cancellation of horse racing and sporting events.
Nineteen millimetres of rain bucketed down over the city in less than 18 minutes this afternoon, the weather bureau said.
The huge storm cell, which hit about 2.40pm (AEDT), resulted in a total of 26 millimetres of rain in Melbourne in less an hour, bringing emergency services to a grinding halt as reports of flooding came in from across the city.
"It was a very dangerous thunderstorm," said the bureau's senior forecaster Richard Carlyon.
"We don't often see storm cells like that."
Hail pummelled city streets and brought traffic to a standstill, with some residents reporting hail stones as big as 5cm."

source:news.com.au

temperature was @ 29 degrees before the bad weather started. Environment impact again with the weird weather cycle. Time for another reminder to be environmental friendly. I'm guilty myself for driving too much and turning on the air-con or fan when the weather was ok. Time to buck up to prevent more of these mini-disaster.

people in Melbourne. stay safe =)

good shots w/o dslr?

taken @ Dubbo

did not really have a good friday today. or rather this week in general.

when there are no projects, we are worried, we kinda of slack off and hope things can become better. where there are projects, we don't give our full, wants the best and hope things can solve by itself. No. it doesn't. All it takes is effort and time.

Where can we find the effort. From people who can pressure us? From self-motivation? or from somewhere in the air?

i understand 2 things since i came into the working force
- needs a new challenge
- resistant in change, afraid of bad outcomes

Road Conditions.

the way back from Gordon to Sydney was like a snail trying to crawl back home in the rain.

sign came up: Heavy Traffic from Artamon - Mascot. God, that's like the whole journey, I'm going to get stuck in traffic. Basically, for those who don't know, Artamon is 10 minutes from the city and another 10 minutes to Mascot in free flow speed. In traffic jams, you can multiply the number by 2 or 3 easily. Worse to come. "Numerous Accidents, Drive with Care"

Oh-Oh. Not looking good. ended up driving at less than 10 km/h start stop for a full 20 - 30 minutes. Why can't everybody just drive safely and arrive on time rather than not arrive and causing everyone else to arrive late.

traffic, starting to dislike the system and losing interest in trying to improve it.

Additional Services

just touching on a few services that I've explored over the last few days.

wanted to up my account limits and I was able to do it with ING Direct with immediate effect upon confirming the sms code for security purposes. I would not have done it with my previous bank, from what I remember, the limit increase was only available the next business day.

Like the sms security as well. CBA has the same function. Simple, convenient way of confirming your details. But at the same time, if someone were to get hold of your phone and at the same time your details. trouble might be brewing

I also came across the direct debit information provided from the bank. It has all the contact details for all companies like EnergyAustralia, Health Insurances and RTA etc. Helps in getting al the direct debit services sort as quickly as we can. Well Done ING.

you can also do a cheque order online as well. All information are so simple to understand. User-friendly with all the details that we need to provide. I know you can do it with other banks as well but I think ING direct puts everything in the correct order and simple to understand.

still very satisfied with the product that I've got.

more floods in aussie.

italy and U.S experiencing abnormal temperatures in the city

temperature higher this coming autumn.

and the recently Chile earthquake measuring 8.8 on the richter scale. occuring only less than month after the Haiti earthquake.

"THE earthquake that has killed over 700 Chileans and displaced over two million more has now caused our days to be shorter.
The earthquake that struck Chile measured at an 8.8 magnitude and put the entire Pacific on tsunami alert.
But scientists say the shifting in the tectonic plates has also shifted the Earth's axis.
The Earth’s overall mass distribution has likely been altered which has made the length of a day 1.26 microseconds shorter, NASA scientists say" source: news.com.au

I still stand by my views that the environment is failing. Pls. switch off the electricity when you can. Hand carry items if you can. Buy only enough greenbags. drive lesser if you can, less plastic and go paperless. The world is crumbling if you can notice. slowly but surely.

Year of the Tiger

chinese new year was on Sunday this year, which means I've got more time with my family and also more time to prepare for reunion dinner on Saturday.

All thanks to the technology, we had reunion dinner with Denise's family. Late reunion dinner I would say, considering is 8pm Sydney time. but nevertheless, is good to keep up with the "minimum" tradition. We had quite a number of dishes prepared, including, fish, prawns, meat and chinese cookies!

Sunday was spent at home. Letty put up the webcam and we managed to "bai nian" to my relatives over the internet. New way. But nice. Good be able to wish my dad and mum happy chinese new year. and for those people who doesnt appreciate younger generation like us trying to keep the traditions alive, stuff yourself. because you are just being jealous and you are not having what you want from your kids. is because of people like you, that's why traditions are not keep up. that's why your kids are not caring at all. I'm just glad my parents and even my grandma appreciates what we have done. Enough of the sledging, there are some people in the world that wants to bring you down. No point fussing over them. Bloody 2 face.

Anyway, besides the events, basically, is back to work on monday because there were no holidays in Aussie for CNY. Celebrations along Chinatown were bigger this year, with fireworks, and parade. But I'm not going to squeeze and shuff with all the professionals ah tiong.

Hopefully, the year of the tiger brings some courage in some of us to chase after what we want and struck some fear in those that wants to bring us down. Roar!

dniz's invasion 2

blablablah@@!!

rarara!!

tatatataa!!

Denise's Birthday 12 Feb 2010

is Denise's big day again! 12th of Feb. and this year, this special day coincides with Chinese New Year and Valentines Day which make it extra extra special.

Plans for this day includes visiting the Western Plains Dubbo Zoo. A good 6 hour solid drive. The birthday girl didnt want to catch some sleep before set off and we did, according to the bday's girl request, set off at 2.30am in the morning, hoping to get there by 9am so that we could have a full day @ the zoo. Good and Bad choice.

Bad choice. Blue Mountains drive was dangerous. Hilly Road + very very poor visibility due to the fog. Visibility was about only less than 10 metres. I could only look at the reflective lights at the centre of the road and drive accordingly. Dangerous moments when you suddenly get 2 huge head lights and a heavy truck, sometimes a B-Double zooming past you in the opposite direction.

Good choice. Once pass the mountains. The scene was breathtaking from Orange to Bathurst to Dubbo. Sunrise + Greenery + Fog. Makes you feel like you are in heaven. I love driving and these are the factors that encourages me to drive. Although after 4 hours of drive, I've gotta pass the task to Denise to finish the leg for me to catch some sleep for the long hot day at Dubbo Zoo.

weather was hot. very hot. both of us got sunburnt cycling around the zoo. We got a good deal @ the zoo and got a "complimentary" entry based on "everything happens for a reason". Rented 2 bikes and ask for the daily programs with "no questions asked". lets move on to explore.

Cycling around the zoo was a good experience. Other than that, with the weather so hot, hardly any animals were active. In the end, at around 3+, we seemed to be only ones cycling round the zoo, singing out loud with only the animals listening to us. Overall experience, average but the weather played a huge part. and also the bicycles. haha. some trouble at the start when we did not realise how to operate the brakes.

went back to the hotel and got take-away vietnamese at Dubbo. Seriously, Dubbo, as they say, has nothing but the zoo and hog's breath. haha. still wondering why a small town like that would have 4 major supermarkets servicing the area. btw, we get stares wherever we go.

buffet breakfast was satisfying the next morning and we were woken up with a lot of bugs @ our bathroom. Yes. and I meant a lot! due to the weather. and when we step out, grasshoppers, big or small, were everywhere.

nothing else to do, decided to head back Sydney for another nice 6 hours of drive. stopped at Wellington to take some photos, Orange to collect some brochures and Bathurst for some rain. Until I struck up a brilliant idea, to search our GPS system for Denise's Road, Street, Avenue etc. Found it and it near Blue Mountains. Good stuff. Under the instructions from "Alice", we found it. WooHoo!

reach Sydney at around 5+, and decided to go for dinner at Cantina after much persuasion. Didnt regret the choice. turn out to be really good and for a tapas experience. Of course, I belive the meal was made better because Denise knew the duty manager at that time. LO-mi. Sorry. I meant Romy. hehe.

nice filling valentines day menu. went back and did the "Happy Dolly" cake for Denise. Received some pretty good comments from the birthday girl. =).

Glad we had a good time celebrating your special day and also trying out many many new experiences!