tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171302072012-02-16T15:25:10.998+08:00what I face everyday..... ..to be a man of tomorrowAu Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-85149724996958003062012-01-16T18:24:00.003+08:002012-01-17T08:31:13.888+08:00

When I was posted to Tarakan, never had I heard of this name in Indonesia before. But a Google on the web, I noted that Tarakan to be a significant name for Word War 2 history. It all started here. So, how on earth a small island like this can garner so much attention from the Japanese invasion? The Japanese wanted Tarakan for two reasons: a rich oil field and as a strategic air base from which

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As an engineer, nothing is as proud as designing your own first building. When I first started working, never crossed my mind that I will be getting the chance of designing a building. Though not that fancy multi-storey skyscraper, but to be able to have a building under your name is already quite a remarkable platform to me personally. I posted so many pictures with the iconic buildings

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-90009765604514479572011-12-01T08:29:00.001+08:002011-12-01T08:30:37.533+08:00

Since Han Ching moved to her new job, she gets to travel more on local scene. Though this time is not China, Pakistan, Indonesia or Thailand on wings but instead Perak, Penang, Johor, and Selangor on wheels. As I still have leave to clear from last year and after a hectic an d sleepless month working for ironically a project in Perak, I was surprised to go back to the town where this project was

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-71904550906698552892011-11-16T19:45:00.000+08:002011-11-16T19:45:26.081+08:00

Company event was something which I always perceive as an event where the whole company goes out for a little get-together. I always into the idea of going out traveling. I missed the last time the company went for a holiday trip to Melaka as I was in Middle East posting. I've seen company going for a Mount Kinabalu hike. Angkor Wat trip. Though it is something to be jealous of, but sometimes

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-81474016335723833492011-11-10T08:21:00.001+08:002011-11-10T08:23:11.802+08:00

Angry with tight dateline? Fed up with paper jam? Run out of tissue paper in the pantry? ARE YOU READY????To vent out your anger after a tough working day?

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Finally, I reached the last day of my tour in South Island New Zealand. The town where we stayed, Queenstown sits on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and is surrounded by the Southern Alps. The beautiful view is enough reason to spend time in Queenstown if you choose not to do anything else and since we still had hours before our flight back to Auckland, we took a stroll around. The town centre

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-8459944003640597272011-10-31T08:16:00.002+08:002011-11-01T18:27:34.627+08:00

When I ordered my burger, the cashier was asked for my name. I was dumbfounded. Why would you need to tell your name when you purchase any food? “Huh, why you need my name?,” I asked the cashier. She was even more taken aback than me. “Au Yong. A-U- Y-O-N-G,” I replied after being given the nudge from Han Ching signaling me to just do what she asked. (Few hours before that) “F**k burger,

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That morning we woke up quite early. We were (well I was) afraid that we will miss the bus. We abandoned our car trip because the road leading to there was quite dangerous. We were warned by Han Ching’s uncle and aunt on the danger of driving to Milford Sound. Well, going to New Zealand in the wake of the earthquake disaster in Christchurch has been dealt with unwelcome dissuasion from our peers

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-75764044807632722982011-10-16T11:25:00.001+08:002011-10-16T11:26:13.631+08:00

People tend to get bored nowadays in their jobs place. Jobs has become part and parcel of our live. No jobs, no money, no honey and no travel. We all should be blessed that we get to travel to other countries as such a young age. I look at all the generations before me that the furthest they may go when they were my age was just Singapore. And that’s too by bus and not by plane. Air ticket was

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-17260945190818986652011-10-08T22:19:00.001+08:002011-10-08T22:21:26.511+08:00

After spending another night at Fox Glacier, we had enough of other guests cooking antics in our lodge. Basically it was a cheap place to stay. But the way they prepared their dinner does not reflect a budget type of lifestyle. Imagine that someone can have the luxury of heating their plate in the oven before putting their “main course” on it. The next day, we started our journey down south to

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-69235930198945737692011-10-06T17:02:00.002+08:002011-10-06T20:07:02.284+08:00

When I was six years old, I used to watch the drama series like Knight Rider, A-Team, Mission Impossible and the one that I would like to take mention here, Air Wolf. The opening theme of the Airwolf still stucked in my memory that I hummed the music when I was about taking my first helicopter ride. Flying between an airplane and helicopter is quite a bit different feeling. In a chopper, you

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-80664195591358332392011-09-08T07:58:00.000+08:002011-09-08T07:58:14.855+08:00

The next morning, we started our journey very early. We need to get to Fox Glacier. That’s like 260km away and we need to get there early for the registration for our glacier hike. It was dark and rainy. Just like the day before. Cold and strong wind burnt up all the heat generated from our warm breakfast we ate earlier on. Leftover sausages from yesterday dinner. Sighed. The journey was slow

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4Fox Glacier 7886, New Zealand-43.4644799 170.0175878-43.556677900000004 169.8596593 -43.3722819 170.1755163tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-77292394399788315842011-08-05T15:10:00.017+08:002011-08-11T07:26:31.407+08:00

When I woke up the next morning, I opened my eye. Took a deep breath. Rubbed my eyes. I was still alive and had not gone to heaven as claimed by the previous guest here. I opened the curtain and found cars were starting to gain in number on the once quiet highway the day before. As we couldn’t find any grocery shops nearby yesterday, we decided to order a specially made breakfast from the owner

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-75466888709578883422011-08-01T08:18:00.019+08:002011-08-05T14:38:25.528+08:00

Today mark the last day of us in North Island before we head our journey to South Island on our own. After all the driving tips (apparently, they have this weird ‘give way’ rule that normally will get you killed in Malaysia) and how to use ATM debit card in NZ, it’s time to say goodbye to our stay in Hamilton. Translated International Driving License – checked Han Ling’s debit card –

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-33218019288720156372011-07-19T07:57:00.003+08:002011-07-19T08:05:52.649+08:00

If you thought smelly bean curd at Hong Kong is smelly, wait till you spend a night at Rotorua. It bring back memory of those chemistry classes I attended in the secondary school where you mixed two liquid and get the by product that emits rotten egg smell. And you thought the student besides you just farted. Well, most of our closed friends and families are a bit concerned when we decided to

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-23613349065044666262011-07-08T08:12:00.004+08:002011-07-14T08:07:58.835+08:00

The first instant impression when we landed in Auckland Airport was... The blue color of the sky and green color of the grass were separated finely by the thin horizon in between. Han Ching and I were captivated on our way to Han Ching’s sister and brother in law home at Hamilton in their newly bought car. So new that they only got the car key hours ahead of our arrival. Nope. Not that they

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-16082403360421320512011-06-30T08:04:00.002+08:002011-06-30T08:05:38.111+08:00

Free return flight to NZ courtesy of Han Ching's Enrich Card. Earthquake in Christchurch. Hotel booked has no power and water. Non-essential flight warning to Christchurch. Itinerary has to be changed. Family members are worried. Han Ching's sister in NZ gave 100% assurance. Driving alone on unfamiliar road. Happy ending or worst trip? Coming up next...

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-6992072669343098742011-06-28T07:57:00.002+08:002011-06-30T07:48:53.768+08:00

So, what food you need to try in Sarawak? 1.    Sarawak Laksa at Chong Choon Café at Abell Street Sarawak laksa is a bit different from the asam laksa in Penang. Here, they put lots of pepper into it. I guess the famous place to get it is at Chong Choon Café. The locals like here as well. At Chong Choon Café, you can try their toast as well. Thumbs up for me. As for the Kolo mee, I guess

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-41780079334350564382011-06-23T07:44:00.003+08:002011-06-27T08:29:24.038+08:00

Woke up in the early morning on my last day only to find a ticket on my windscreen. It’s just like entering the office after one week posting only to know your colleague is leaving. Shoot. Offence? Parked at a restricted area without displaying parking coupon. Luckily the penalty was not that pricey as it caused only a few bucks. Well, my girlfriend gave me the Chinese proverbs thingy again,

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-54667867924922064662011-06-09T21:20:00.005+08:002011-06-10T08:02:03.959+08:00

After visiting the Sarawak Cultural Village, there was no longer anything interesting about Kuching unless you take a flight to Mulu Caves which is a World Heritage site. We found that to be time consuming. Therefore, I decided to go to this Bako National Park with hope that it will offer me some greenery moment like my previous trip to Taman Negara and Kinabalu National Park. Upon reaching the

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-20930314377852882672011-06-05T23:08:00.002+08:002011-06-10T07:45:32.862+08:00

Basically, Kuching is not really happening. The second day here, I was already planning to move out from the city and visit some traditional long houses there. I was told of this Sarawak Cultural Village at Damai which is an international attraction location. This place holds the annual event for the Rainforest World Music Festival. Also, this village gathers all the ethnic’s accommodation in

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-42714526495514269242011-06-01T08:08:00.004+08:002011-06-10T07:47:24.673+08:00

My trip to Kuching is the next stop due to my impulsive buying of Tune Hotel 1 cent per room promotion. Yup, my accommodation in Kuching for 3 nights cost me just RM15 per person. With my hardworking of staying up late in Bangkok, I even managed to land a super deal of Airasia flight of RM 80 return ticket per person. The name of the city, Kuching, is thought to derive from the Malay word

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-69630891727580898682011-05-22T21:41:00.003+08:002011-06-10T07:46:11.468+08:00

Mention the name Uncle Lim and people will recall the story of late Lim Goh Tong of Genting Highland. Well, you can say that he brought Las Vegas into Malaysia. For most people, he is remembered for bringing the family, from the age of 2 to the age of 80 the joy at cloud city. City of Entertainment, the Genting group claimed. I’ve seen people go there every day and sometimes twice a day!

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-15889387043062531452011-05-11T07:48:00.056+08:002011-06-01T19:13:33.352+08:00

.......In the beginning of time, robots once rule the earth. Conquering the world. But it has disappeared over the time with no one knows of their presence and they left no trace behind. Some claimed it has transformed into something that forms part of our daily life machinery. When the sun comes down, they are believed to transformed from it original stature to the most destructive and

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-3787218510716915232011-05-09T08:05:00.008+08:002011-05-10T07:26:07.681+08:00

Last year I was assigned to lead the team for a job assignment in Macao. When we arrived there on the first day the weather was warm that we can barely wear any clothing. It was so hot that you wished you could make the sun disappear. Never had I seen a sudden change of weather like this that I need to wear 4 layers of clothing on the last day of my 12 days stint there! On the second last day,

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-57348175919076660642011-05-06T07:57:00.001+08:002011-05-07T10:20:08.344+08:00

“Remember not to put so much salt” That’s the advice my boss’s wife told me when my girlfriend joked that I applied leave just to cook for her on Valentine’s Day.  “You never cook for me before!” Well, girls like to repeat the same sentence over and over again. The sound is just a bee buzzing your ear over and over. Well, I decided to take matter in own hand and kill the bee once and for all.

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-33248227035301259352011-04-29T08:05:00.004+08:002011-05-01T12:51:05.750+08:00

Yesterday, I had a dinner with my ex-roommate. In our conversation, we both shared our working problem and what’s has been boggling our mind recently. He told me his work problem. I told him mine. How my company this and how my company that. He then stopped me. Gave me smile. He too faced the same problem before. How loaded he was and how dissatisfy one can feel. He gave an example of a person

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-65876059493177570692011-04-24T20:09:00.006+08:002011-04-29T07:39:45.010+08:00

I still remember when I was young I stayed at my aunty house at Johor Bahru. Because I don’t have a passport I couldn’t follow my cousin to Singapore. I used to blame my mom for not getting me a passport. Those days, Singapore is considered the best chance for one to step out from Malaysia for the first time because of geographical position. While I was in primary, my parent sent me to this

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-90194373248723072932011-04-22T08:23:00.003+08:002011-04-29T07:40:14.863+08:00

Well, most of the people might envy that I got to travel here and there for work. To be frank, I envy them more that they can stay at home with their loved one. I was annoyed that I was based in Bangkok for quite a while that I decided I must treat myself good and spend more time with my loved one. Seriously, when you are aboard, you are forced to work most of your time on work even at hotel

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-5324954617576772562011-04-04T08:20:00.001+08:002011-04-29T07:41:14.041+08:00

One fine evening, my colleague bought us a Swiss roll after he went out surveying some sites in KL with our English counterparts. He told us that this restaurant is very famous in KL. Being raised up and studied in KL, I was very curious to know where on earth this restaurant is. How can I miss out such restaurant that he claimed has been there for decades? The name of the restaurant is “Yut Kee”

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-66894749319543230022011-04-04T08:01:00.002+08:002012-01-13T09:32:21.000+08:00

Eat to live or live to eat? Which one are you? Recently, my company annual event organizer asked me why chose option B over option A. Option A was a dinner buffet at 5 stars hotel. Option B was short cruise+simple activities+ buffet dinner at a restaurant. The reason I gave was, what goes in goes out eventually. Option B offers me some activities which will give me some memories of activities

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-16930163813444284682011-03-09T16:04:00.001+08:002011-04-27T08:17:16.613+08:00

My Bali trip was quite an enjoyable one as this was the first time I traveled overseas wit my university's friends after graduation. Basically there are so-called two happening locations in Bali, being Kuta and Legian. When I say "happening", it means booze and partying.Bali is a favorite spot for tourists from Europe and Australia because it offers them a cheap partying location. I went to

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-56018169722968414162011-02-28T08:10:00.001+08:002011-04-27T08:18:11.192+08:00

When Han Ching enquired again for her bag on the second night, the staff at the hotel nodded. The AirAsia staff had sent them a bag. Han Ching was very happy not until the staff stopped her and asked her to prove the ownership of the bag. Luckily, of all the passwords she has to remember (apart from the Internet passwords) , she confidently turned to the number which unlocked the bag and

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-52811925637365328842011-02-21T08:20:00.002+08:002011-04-27T08:18:15.056+08:00

Day two and there's is still no sign of Han Ching's baggage being recovered. Luckily I brought some extra t-shirt which I borrowed to her. Proudly showing off the instruction "Do Not Disturb, Genius At Work" printed on the shirt, it is quite obvious that Han Ching was not in a good mood to poke fun on that day. Well, the show must goes on. So was the trip. We just have to give way to the obstacle

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-3122278401322572192011-02-15T20:52:00.001+08:002011-04-27T08:18:18.964+08:00

"Sorry miss, I think your baggage might had gone into the plane after this flight. We can't claim it is a missing baggage until 24 hours.", claimed the airline ground staff upon our arrival at Bali Airport (music: Usher's OMG!) So there we were, facing the prospect that my girlfriend's baggage might gone lost or misplaced into other flights. So much for the "convenient" online check in and

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-22933775416865539592011-01-04T07:46:00.002+08:002011-04-29T07:43:11.190+08:00

Last year my trip to Oman for a job there was quite a memorable one. Well, this is the first time for me to travel to a Middle East country. First reaction from my colleague was, “Wow, you get the chance to go enjoy Oman” “Have fun there” I was a bit reserved when they said that. Doing this short-term engineering job, we seldom had the luxury to go around, you see. We are expected to land

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-53401228704119171952010-12-16T17:46:00.002+08:002011-04-29T07:43:29.732+08:00

My colleague once told me to be more positive thinking rather than being a pessimist. Well, of course when you are doing a project it’s better to have some reservation in your planning. Forrest Gump’s famous quote, “Life is just like a box of chocolate. You never know what you going to get”. My senior thought me this saying, “Hope for the best, pray for the worst”. In life, we should never give

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-64280970594842019312010-12-02T08:40:00.002+08:002011-04-29T07:43:48.384+08:00

Most of the pretty girls in Malaysia come from Ipoh. That’s what the old folks used to say. However, Myolie Wu told me that in this world there are no ugly girls, only lazy girls. I agreed. Full-stop. Actually, I’m not interested in Ipoh girls. I’m more interested as to why they labelled Ipoh with the most pretty girls around. There is one myth which says that it is due to the fact that the

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-53913353240497873142010-11-09T08:46:00.062+08:002011-04-29T07:44:11.586+08:00

I’ve been busy this month yet again. I now became to realize what Spiderman had told me before. “With great power, come great responsibilities.” When you know more of something, the more work they put onto you. When I was small, the teachers loaded us with tonne of homework to do during our month-long school break. I remember that was Chinese New Year break for one and half week. The teacher

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-26111982797057076352010-09-17T00:06:00.003+08:002011-04-29T07:44:26.486+08:00

Small towns are sometimes a lot more special than we give them credit for. A visit to Sungai Lembing a few months back, for instance, is like a journey back in time. Located about 42km from Kuantan, Pahang, Sungai Lembing was known as the El Dorado of the East in the early 20th century. A lot of people lived and worked here in its heyday. One old man told me this place is now an old folk’s town

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-61823960858761368922010-09-12T23:00:00.003+08:002011-06-10T07:48:06.287+08:00

Difficulties arise in the lives of us all.  What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you. It takes a strong person to deal with tough times and difficult choices.  But you are a strong person.  It takes courage.  But you possess the inner courage to see you through.  It takes

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-74846579003443051332010-08-25T08:05:00.002+08:002011-06-10T07:48:28.590+08:00

Jack of all trades, master of none. That’s the idiom told to me when I first started my career as an engineer. After working for three years, I began to notice that engineering is a field which gathers all the trades. Of course, when you have been nurtured as a striker in a soccer game, we thought you will just do the attacking job. That’s the old-fashioned thinking. Nowadays, everything has

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-57721369685798037712010-07-04T00:43:00.002+08:002011-06-10T07:48:44.827+08:00

"Kumika (Excuse me in Thai) What time is it?" "It's quarter to six", replied the expatriate sitting beside me. I paused a while. Cleared up my mind. Launched some Maths brain cell. 1 hour                  = 60 minutes1/4 of 60 minutes  = 0.25 x 60                            = 15 minutes Quarter to six        = 15 minutes before 6PM                            = 5 hours 60 minutes - 15

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-24917263130228528682010-05-17T00:02:00.003+08:002011-06-10T07:48:57.759+08:00

It's 3.43PM. The staff has left the building.  BTS station closed. More soldiers had been deployed. And they carry guns and mean business. Tension is boiling. Even BN has turned green here. And... Hello...Why am I still in Bangkok?

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-40605719894046035272010-05-04T22:55:00.006+08:002011-06-10T07:49:19.026+08:00

Last weekend, I hit the cinema for some breakaway after a hectic working schedule. I watched two movies. Not Ironman. Not Superman. Not Spiderman. Not even Ultraman. But Ip Man 2. This movie is one of the movies I’ve been waiting for, having watched the first sequel 2 year ago. The first won the best picture award which was a rare feat for a kungfu-type movie. You see, there are so many

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-75095206730929252322010-04-20T08:14:00.010+08:002011-06-10T07:49:31.882+08:00

I was happy when I heard from my mother informing us that my brother is getting married. Since leaving us to seek greener pasture as Australia a few years back, my parents was a bit unwilling at first to let the black sheep of the family leave. However, the prospect of better future succumbed and we had to bear the melancholy of him leaving us after 20 plus years under the same roof. It was a

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-89424664870108387322010-04-16T08:11:00.005+08:002011-06-10T07:49:45.012+08:00

Han Ching and I were waiting anxiously in our queue. Well actually it was me. I handed the invitation tickets to the staff there. Showing a peace sign signalling for two persons. I was surrounded by fanatic Malaysians who defect their own country to support the likes of England, Brazil and Spain and Argentina. It’s the sensation that will hit the nation this coming June when all the people

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-51820820031681393692010-03-11T08:09:00.201+08:002011-04-27T08:19:24.191+08:00

The weather on our last day was nice. The sky was clear. A good opportunity to take pictures. After reading a photography book, I get to know the best time to take scenery photo with sun is not only reserved for sunrise but also sunset. This timing is called golden hour to photographer. Actually sunset view is quite same with sunrise. The only difference is both are moving the opposite direction

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-9163675155413696112010-02-24T08:02:00.007+08:002011-04-27T08:19:27.701+08:00

Preah Khan is a huge, highly explorable monastic complex. Preah Khan means sacred sword. Architecturally similar Ta Prohm, which was dedicated to Jayavarman VII's mother, Preah Khan is dedicated to his father. I got confused with all the explanation from our guide on our second day in the park. This king, that king. Then this king’s son. See. I’m not a fan of history when it comes to remembering

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-18056516232375628892010-02-08T08:07:00.010+08:002011-04-27T08:19:31.135+08:00

I was reluctant and certainly not interested at first. Well, it’s cheap but doing this, I don’t feel comfortable. I just don’t want to wear it. It makes me feel inferior. The girls were so enthusiastic to wear it together. Eventually, I concede defeat. So here we are. A bunch of attention-grabbing youngsters doing some juvenile thing. People who passed by, stopped for a moment and whispered

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-38322986556557086692010-01-25T07:41:00.021+08:002011-04-27T08:19:37.112+08:00

Nowadays, my lifestyle revolves around my life in the office. Most of story circulates around what happened to me there. Currently, I'm helping my colleague doing some engineering drawings interfacing. It sort of remind me of my work in Citibank during my university break. Those day, I worked in document interfacing. "MIS officer" if you want to give it a smooth-to-ear name or office boy in

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-44120419210376303852010-01-15T08:10:00.027+08:002011-06-10T07:52:10.019+08:00

Me: Excuse me... I would like to have two tickets for this Tiger Show... Er... no.. Tiger: Woohoo show. TGV: Sorry sir. It's full. Me: Huh? But I still haven't told you the time I wanted. TGV: I know but it's already full for the whole day. Me: (in disbelief) Can you put me in waiting list just in case those who reserved tickets didn't collect it. TGV staff: No sir. All the seats has been

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-28878017426583325262009-12-04T07:42:00.017+08:002011-06-10T07:52:20.575+08:00

View Larger Map From KLCC to Ampang Lookout Point Correction. I've been to Lookout Point for the fourth times this year. First with my parents, then with Han Ching's parents, then with my friends and then with my brother and HK sister-in-law. Luckily the management didn't name the place Au Yong's Lookout Point or else people might think I'm the owner of it. I discovered this place when I was

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-89700996158978642602009-12-04T07:20:00.018+08:002011-06-10T07:52:37.099+08:00

Of course you don't. During the last Raya this year, I've done many things in that few days break. I visited my Form 5 school teacher. All of the sudden, my classmate gave me a buzz and invited me to gatecrash our class teacher's home who is staying nearby. He some sort managed to find her house and we were set for a lunch reunion visit. It has been 10 years since we left school. She is getting

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-79369532493229527782009-10-09T07:54:00.020+08:002011-06-10T07:53:05.418+08:00

View Larger Map Food is the essence of life. There are these questions. Eat to live? Or live to eat? I agree with both. Nestle recently announced their huge profit was due to the trend that more and more people are eating outside. Youngsters are so busy with their work nowadays. Cooking at home is troublesome. Eating outside is faster, cleaner and cheaper too. Pizza Hut guarantees you a hot and

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-21620519289126352692009-09-28T07:36:00.024+08:002011-06-10T07:53:31.164+08:00

Gloves? Checked. Carabiner? Checked. Last photo for memory in case anything happens? Checked. Tribute to those who didn't survive it? No. I will get sued by the management for putting up such defamation. Those are the list of their highly trained staff on duty. Darn! Winconsin Tourism Federation am I landing myself into? So here is the story that leads to my suicidal act recently. I was blaming

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-86948930261046346222009-09-17T07:38:00.015+08:002011-04-27T08:21:12.264+08:00

One of the reasons why someone go to Macao besides the St. Paul's Ruin, is to pay a visit to The Venetian. To me, it's just another shopping complex paradise + casino repackaged as a tourism attractions. In another words, money squeezing machine. Getting to Venetian is very easy. There is a lot of shuttle buses around to fetch you from another casinos or airport absolutely free. The buses are

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-80774696037976106562009-09-09T07:33:00.014+08:002011-04-27T08:21:04.880+08:00

Every morning as usual I will reach the office at around 7am. Normally, I will park my car at the visitor car park to free up some allocation for my colleagues. Knowing that no cars will come up as this wee hours, I will use the ramp to get down from the building instead. The air on top of the hill is refreshing. The routine flushing of the sewerage water into the drain is not happening around

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-83610914240556876082009-08-27T07:40:00.013+08:002011-04-27T08:22:04.116+08:00

I was chatting one day that fresh graduate from engineering field aren't called 'Graduate Engineer' in certain firms. It give the impression that you are an amateur engineer. Instead, some are called 'Engineering Consultant'. Now, that kind of designation surely a please to the ears of any clients. I asked myself why should we called the orthodox name of Graduate Engineer, Assistant Engineer,

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-27589557289789787132009-08-20T07:37:00.013+08:002011-04-27T08:20:30.138+08:00

In travel bible, one may pursue different goal during their holiday trip. I've met someone who just enjoy shopping, someone who just enjoy relaxing, or someone like me who enjoy seeing different culture and lifestyle. Most of my life, I do not have the luxury of travel to another country. I never own a passport until I was 24. That was also when I have this misconception that you need a passport

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-52266185562088609442009-08-07T07:51:00.017+08:002011-04-27T08:20:26.127+08:00

“Your proposal is not good enough. Nope, I won't sponsor your program.” Throwing my proposal one side. There I am. Sitting with my not-so-sober assistant who barely just woke up. “Hey, you the one with the spec. You didn't sleep is it?” The head of department of student affairs in my university launched a personal attack on my assistant besides me. Dejected however, I put up a broad smile. I

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-84883015096489040772009-08-05T07:51:00.007+08:002011-04-27T08:21:16.599+08:00

3 days 2 nights. Alone. Macao map on my left and a camera on my right. One laptop with limited Internet access. Can't read Portuguese & Mandarin. No plan and no direction. Damn! What on earth am I here for?

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-51930840428483652852009-07-29T07:18:00.018+08:002011-06-10T07:57:37.666+08:00

So, I'm back. After spending half of my 2009 in Hong Kong. The longest ever trip I've been to oversea. What I've got? I lost contact with most of my friends. My handphone endured the longest silence in its history of telecommunication. Sometimes, I even try to check whether it is actually working. Looking back, I did experienced a lot of things there. Most of it is life experience. I've been

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-12143730289165763282009-07-22T10:08:00.013+08:002011-06-10T07:58:06.405+08:00

story by Linda Sue At the beginning of time, when God first created the world and all that was in it, everything was perfect. God looked at His work and called it all very good. All that changed when Adam and Eve sinned. Of course, God was a loving God and forgave them, so they could continue to live on the earth and enjoy the blessings of God, but that didn't erase sin. People became more and

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-68795816552877553742009-07-20T07:58:00.017+08:002011-05-03T07:37:00.827+08:00

Third Day After I was deemed to be complaining too much on the water heater, I began to suspect the front desk is having a revenge on me. Now, the heater in our room for some how outdone itself. Our room was in a state of oven cooker. It was so hot that I had to switch it off. I looked the time. 2AM. It was time to get ready. Thick jacket - Checked Beanie - Checked Headlight – Checked

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-74505424458183705942009-07-15T08:25:00.020+08:002011-05-03T07:37:04.380+08:00

Second Day We woke up to the peaceful sound of the nature here. We packed all our belongings before heading to the base camp registration counter to get our guide. We went for our buffet breakfast once again. I can assure you the food was brilliant. But this time, we didn’t stuff ourselves so that we won’t be too lethargic for our hike and also to prevent us from doing big business in the

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-18484908330885557492009-07-13T07:42:00.009+08:002011-05-03T07:37:07.726+08:00

When I signed up for this Mount Kinabalu trip, there are a lot of concerns about the success of this trip. First, whether we can make it that month with our job commitment. Second, can we really make it to the top by being not so active and fit? The answer to first question is you can’t really think much. Climbing Mount Kinabalu is like climbing Mount Everest. The mountain is always there but

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-75212680522565212602009-06-09T16:15:00.016+08:002011-06-10T07:57:50.448+08:00

With the current situation I'm in, I lost touch with people around me. The only thing that keeps me up-to-date with Malaysia and the world is the The Star online newspaper and Kenny Sia's blog. One thing they share in common is that they highlighted things which I eventually "youtubing" it. Recently, two videos caught my attention. Both shares the same effect. "Inspirational" should be the exact

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-39616781935916520292009-05-28T20:29:00.017+08:002011-05-18T07:29:06.696+08:00

One day, I was dealt with a situation which suddenly struck an ideology in me. That night itself I woke in the middle of my slumber thinking about it. It's a simple concept. When some of the wrong things you do are right. or When some of the right things you do are wrong. Alright, before some of you guys jump into conclusion that Au Yong is going insane for being too long at Hong Kong, just

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-84262042823218808662009-05-19T16:04:00.034+08:002011-05-18T07:29:19.342+08:00

There's one popular song from Pet Shop Boys titled "Go West" which boasts the chorus like this: (Go West) Life is peaceful there (Go West) In the open air (Go West) Where the skies are blue (Go West) This is what we're gonna do Well, I've seen the West. It's time to go back to the East. Having been to UK's Madame Tussauds, I was a bit reluctant to spend some amount of money seeing the twins of

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-5358280513371301692009-05-04T00:19:00.008+08:002011-05-18T07:29:35.041+08:00

I had a chat with Han Ching last month regarding how we would like to mould someone into the way we want him/her to be. This reminds me of how I keep on telling people that Hong Kong Disneyland is not as fun as Hong Kong Ocean Park. I keep on telling and people who has not been there won't believe me unless they entered it. That is how people's mind are shaped. They won't believe you unless

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-13899893090888478912009-04-25T11:42:00.011+08:002011-06-10T07:54:23.198+08:00

I went back to Malaysia for 3 weeks. During that period, I managed to call some of my friends. One of them is Boon Chuan. He’s doing fine. Now working in Firefly. Not as steward but the webmaster I assumed that’s the name. He commented that my blog writing has improved. I was flattered. However, during my blogging days, I do make mistake by writing thing which violated people’s discretion. I made

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-58002630487403802202009-03-31T07:48:00.007+08:002011-05-18T07:29:49.389+08:00

Recently, I have two friends who told me that they are too stressed at work. They need to come to office on weekend or work till late after office hours. This reminds me of how I used to be once before and also occasionally when the workload is high. Well, I do come back to office on weekend to finish up some of the job being thrown to me. I even experienced going back to home at 10.30pm! The

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-47488753571462671592009-03-26T07:36:00.022+08:002011-06-10T07:54:59.327+08:00

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-39218217174416439592009-03-20T08:02:00.011+08:002011-05-18T07:30:38.771+08:00

You won't get wrong entering any local eateries or restaurant in Hong Kong. What make a difference is only the price that might burn a hole in your pocket. For those who think RM400 per person for a dinner is appropriate, then you must come here. But for me, with that kind of price, I can eat breakfast for 200 days (half year) in Malaysia. OK, don't be kiamsiap. Let me rephrase. For that RM400

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-14397769278441970322009-03-18T07:50:00.009+08:002011-05-18T07:30:48.055+08:00

Dejavu. That word took quite a while to come out from my brain. It has been stored inside my medula oblongata for quite a while. Oh my goodness. Here comes all the Form Four Biology term. Since now the company has decided to throw in another new guy to join the testing, I have the duty... to take him around Hong Kong. I remember a story about a sifu mechanic who has a disciple under him. Those

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-84223373464478831032009-03-01T22:01:00.016+08:002011-05-18T07:31:00.852+08:00

Scott Wilson Annual Dinner is an event where all its staff is waiting for. I had mine last year. Though it was a smaller scale but everyone is happy... I hope. My trip to Hong Kong this time around coincides with the Hong Kong branch dinner as well. Well, Scott Wilson Hong Kong is a generous lot. I received my Hong Kong angpow from the project manager, admin manager, and even their driver. Wait a

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-23226700456888338192009-02-09T10:16:00.019+08:002011-05-18T07:31:08.991+08:00

Staying in Hong Kong is one hell of experience. Though they speak my mother tongue, I don't feel like home here at all. Lifestyle here is totally different from home. Whether it is working or daily lifestyle. Their work here is efficient yet.. their efficiency is not because they really put heart into doing it but more to being scared of doing wrong and get fired. You have to be extra hardworking

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-61503967164957832002009-02-05T18:26:00.007+08:002011-05-18T07:31:18.375+08:00

Hong Kong is so-called the city of light. Capturing the best view of building lit with neon light is non-other than from Victoria Peak. Mentioned the name Victoria Peak is like talking about Bukit Bendera. Ok, what is Bukit Bendera famous for? Their tram of course. Same case here. Getting to Victoria Peak, one is best to choose the tram service that will incline near to 70 degree This will

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-31981021419926154232009-02-05T18:21:00.004+08:002011-06-10T07:55:12.818+08:00

When my friend told me to switch on the TV, I could hardly hold my tears. I've finally made.. I won!

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-34684777976158192302009-02-05T12:43:00.010+08:002011-06-10T07:55:38.856+08:00

Recently, I watched this movie during Chinese New Year, "Just Follow Law". A Singaporean movie which I think is very nice. I began to give Singaporean flick a go after watching "Ah Long Pte Ltd" two days before. This is a scene from the movie about the manager requesting to turn on the air-conditioner after working hour only to be rejected by the secretary. Not to be outdone, the manager turned

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-29321036666167128612009-02-03T23:10:00.008+08:002011-06-10T07:55:54.682+08:00

First you have Hancock. Now, meet Hongcock. It is so cold in Hong Kong that my colleague has to resort to this.

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-85709043844823792922009-02-03T22:35:00.007+08:002011-06-10T07:56:13.884+08:00

It's time for me to come out from talking about the story of my life. I was thinking to blog some good movie I watched recently. But don't worry, I'm not turning into some critics like Boon Chuan did on his food. I caught this movie while I was flying back from Hong Kong recently in my Cathay Pacific flight. I've been trying to catch this movie when I saw the article from their magazine. It's

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-56992421331655328692009-01-25T22:21:00.012+08:002011-04-27T08:23:35.376+08:00

It has been a while since my last blog on Thailand. Well, been busy lately. So, without wasting any more time, my last day trip in Thailand... Damneon Saduak aka The Floating Market. On our last day, we decided to hire a taxi driver for an one day tour. Business is bad there after the riot. Taxi drivers are desperate to get passengers. They are willing to bring you everywhere even if they don't

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-51774062321392121332009-01-18T23:43:00.009+08:002011-04-27T08:22:54.456+08:00

Alright, after seeing the title of this post, your reaction might be "Wat Arun? Wat the @#*%! Not again" . I totally agree that after reading so many "wat" post and me coming up with another, I can understand the "Wat the @#*%!" reaction. But of all the the wats, I would rate this Wat Arun second after Wat Phra Kaew. You have to take a ferry to cross the Chao Phraya river at just 3 baht one way.

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-67459618377602810872009-01-17T23:09:00.008+08:002011-04-27T08:23:17.664+08:00

After walking around Wat Phra Kaew, we had a simple lunch and with some local direction we got to our next location. Wat Pho aka The Temple Of Reclining Buddha. After a few chicken and duck conversation with the locals, I told Han Ching we had enough. We have to be selective of the person we approach to ask for direction. Ask only students or someone dressed up working in office. You have a

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-73350185348733155792009-01-16T13:44:00.013+08:002011-04-27T08:23:21.625+08:00

Wat Phra Kaew is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is located in the historic center of Bangkok. Getting there is easy. I didn't took their tuk-tuk (tuk tuk is only for the locals, if a foreigner hitches a ride it will be way expensive) or taxi there. I took public boat from Sathorn pier. At first the taxi driver brought us to a private boat trip tour that charged

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-12713639647969051972009-01-15T13:10:00.007+08:002011-04-27T08:23:26.598+08:00

In Malaysia, you have all these Up Town , Down Town, New Town, Old Town, and Petaling Street as if there are many towns are booming like mushroom. Then come this bazaar thing. Actually, back to origin, they are actually just night market aka pasar malam. After spending a fortune for the amount of food that only can feed one ant's colony, we decided to walk to the nearby Suan-Lum Night Bazaar.

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-20218216054659064322009-01-14T11:46:00.008+08:002011-04-27T08:23:30.585+08:00

My recent holiday trip to Bangkok is absolutely cheap. Zero fare from Airasia. Accommodation is free. My first night stay was in Banyan Tree hotel in Bangkok. Never heard of Banyan Tree before. Sound like Banana Tree more. Since we managed to change our complimentrary lunch voucher to 1500 baht that can be spent on any Banana Banyan Tree's restaurants, Han Ching suggested we go to the Vertigo

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-40980197436882878512009-01-03T11:34:00.005+08:002011-06-29T07:53:35.917+08:00

After I sent this Christmas card which I bought from Foldees, Han Ching decided that we embark on a journey to Petronas Twin Tower to search for our Santa's gift. Santa Clause (OMG, too much contract and tender document work) Claus, we are hunting for you! Where is the Chikibunny I wished for when I was in Standard One? It's been a while since my last shopping trip or in cinema catching some

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-37582800163941711292008-12-29T11:12:00.004+08:002011-06-29T07:53:50.149+08:00

My brother from Australia called my parents twice in a day. Twice my parents told him they were outside the house. My brother kept on telling them to check my dad's email. He sent something very important that everyone must stop what they are doing just to watch it. My dad asked me to log on to his yahoo mail at home. I found the email from my brother. It was a forwarded mail. I was like.. "

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-52786735185232117752008-12-26T08:24:00.010+08:002011-06-29T07:54:11.939+08:00

This Christmas I went to Carrefour. I bought one pack of 10kg rice. Two packs of Milo. One bundle of vermicelli. Two tins of biscuits. Two bottle of cooking oil. Two packs of oat meal. The screen of the cashier machine showed a whopping RM 178.75. Not that my house is going to have a Christmas party. All of these items went to an old folk home at Ampang. Just another charitable gesture to the

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-64201524522380865462008-12-26T07:37:00.009+08:002011-06-29T07:54:25.901+08:00

Watch this movie Ip Man recently at Kepong. I would raise both my legs to give for thumbs up to it. I watched Fong Sai Yuk and Wong Fei Hung in the 90s but that can't compare to this action-packed film which has no wire-hanging effect. It's all kick and punch. I will recommend you to watch not once but twice. Fighting scene Every fighting scene is nice to watch. The first two involving Ip Man

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-31700223237724522952008-12-17T07:25:00.009+08:002011-06-29T07:54:43.956+08:00

I always have this thought that Rolex is the world most expensive watch. That's the tradition brought down from my father. I remembered that my dad managed to earn a few thousands from selling his more than 20 years Rolex. In my era I thought Tag Heuer.. well has the potential of replacing Rolex as the most expensive adult toys. Brad Pitt wears it in acting to check whether it's time to feed his

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-31887177868593894842008-12-15T08:12:00.007+08:002011-06-29T07:55:01.363+08:00

Yup it's that time of the year again. Not my birthday. Not even any of my friends birthday. It's my company gift exchange day for Christmas again. Ironically, I don't celebrate Christmas but I'm into the concept of gift exchange. My company is predominantly Chinese yet they don't give angpow during CNY. Only one hand can calculate how many people celebrate Christmas in my company, yet it's a

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-80616630556897389402008-12-09T22:44:00.005+08:002011-06-29T07:55:09.829+08:00

Watch this commercial in TV lately. From Gatsby, the hair gel. Found this to be very funny and gayish. The gayest guy I ever saw in a TV commercial.

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-18096376365444207262008-12-04T07:24:00.005+08:002011-06-29T07:56:11.754+08:00

Gearing up for Mount Kinabalu challenge next May, I decided to try the altitude challenge of the highest Mountain in Selangor. Mount Nuang. All the Kinabalu wannabes recommend that this mountain is a perfect stepping stone before they go for the one in Sabah. I began my journey at around 7am and reached the entrance at 8am. Of course with some F1 driving skill along the highway. With a fee of RM1

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-38606295463806018792008-11-27T07:13:00.018+08:002011-06-29T07:56:31.889+08:00

Here I am. Wrapping up my site work in Hong Kong. Well, some might think that my recent trip here is more to travel rather than work. Reason? Where is the photos showing me working? Two reasons. First, I'm working inside a security area. In other words, a restricted area. Photo inside the airport might put me into trouble because we were authorised to work inside. NOT TO TAKE PICTURE! I have to

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-79016802263924330802008-11-25T07:12:00.007+08:002011-06-29T07:56:52.912+08:00

After all the recent trip to Kownloon and Tsim Tsa Tsui, I finally crossed the sea to Hong Kong Island. Here is where all the business center are located on. This is the location where you will get all those skyscrapers view from the other side of the mainland. When you say concrete jungle, this place fits well to the definition. High rise buildings sit on top on hill and valley. Don't give them

Au Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487558807525115305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17130207.post-83887993272610428992008-11-20T08:01:00.008+08:002011-06-29T07:57:04.500+08:00

Working in the airport doesn't mean there's no where to go. The new terminal 2, Sky Plaza in Hong Kong is worth a drop by. Since we are working for the airport authority we were given a pass that entitled us some discounts for food and entertainment you can find inside the airport. Aviation Discovery Center is one of them. Don't get me wrong when I say the word "discount". Sometimes, knowledge is

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