Celebrating Dongzhi Festival~~~

Dongzhi or Winter Solstice you called it, is a day marked down on the Chinese Calendar to be spent with family. The main dishes you gotta have for this festive was 'Tangyuan'. This is a day should not be missed by every Chinese.

Although i'm stuck here in this alienated small town of Kampar and will only be back with my family unless i swim across South China Sea but still i managed to celebrate this festival with fellow friends. Forget exam and everything. We gathered together and made our own Tangyuan.

Initially the plan is to make a pot of Tangyuan and watch a movie together at night before 10pm. Then i get back home after that and continue with my preparation for the exam on the next day. But, it ended up slightly twisted from the original plan......haha....read on to find out how it ended.

So, on the day itself i went to Spiky's house and helped with the ingredients. I know nothing about the process of making Tangyuan and was therefore assigned to the simplest task of all which is......

Shaving the apples bald.

I did a great job on that, dint i?

Apples. I know you're probably thinking 'What's the heck was apple doing there?' Well, simple. Since last year we already have Dragonfruit and Honeydew flavors for our Tangyuan so we decided to do a new flavor this year. Apple flavor! Cool huh? I bet no one have that. Anyway, the idea failed dreadfully and we ended up stuffing the apples into our mouths instead. So, dont try that at home.

As bad as it seems, i suggested one more stupid idea which further declared our failure. See this......

Instead of getting one nice pot of Tangyuan with apple scented aroma we got a whole pot of Tangyuan with floating chopped-into-tiny-slices-fleshes of apples.

'Whose stupid idea was that? I cant see the Tangyuan', said Spiky.

(Silentness)

'Apple is rich in concentrated fructose sugar mar~~~so i tot maybe we can add some sweetness to our Tangyuan.', i defended my own idiotic act.

They didn't blame me for spoiling it and we made another pot of Tangyuan by

adding H2O and squeeze/punch the flour until its not sticky and is in a whole.

and roll it up into a small ball.

roll....and roll...and roll....



and you roll....
and roll.....
and roll......
and you roll.....
roll.....
roll and roll.....

Yeah i know, that was pretty boring. Guess that's why some peoples start to get creative.

and there goes the copycat phenomenons


Spotted that Alien over there? I made that. I wanted to make a 3D teddy bear but i get a 2D alien instead. That just proven my art sense was so damn good i can beat the legendary famous Picasso. What? You do not agree with me? I can make one pretty nice 2D alien with tiny 0.5mm in length and 0.2mm in width tentacles from flour, can he?

After we're done with cooking our Tangyuan, we settle down for a movie. We watched 'Alvin and The Chipmunk' and the movie ended by 10.30pm. Instead of going back home to study for tomorrow exam i stayed for a game.


I tell you what. This is the longest stacker game i ever played in my life. You know why? Credit to this guy below....



So, i played the game until 2am.



Luckily the next day of my exam, god is by my side. I sort of like having a....erm....what we call it...synesthesia....i think. Is just like seeing the image, words, and letters of my lecture note hanging right in front of me. I can copy the information from the note generated in my brains words by words, letters by letters without even have to think. I just see it. In my brain. I'm quite shock when i start seeing the image of my notes in my mind so clearly that i thought i might have fallen asleep and was only dreaming. I slap myself on the face to make sure that i was not sleeping. Bet my apple flavor tangyuan was not a failure after all. ^_^

Celebrating Christmas```

Well, it'd been a while since the last time i came out with a proper blog post about myself. There're exam and lot of others stuff to dealt with. Now, exam is over and i'm finally free. I'm very confident with my papers for this semester. Hopefully there'll be some good news to announce here.

Yesterday was Christmas Eve and i'm celebrating mine with my friends at this little town of Kampar. I wonders how my friends at some others part of this earth celebrate theirs? Hey friends, mine telling me if you're reading this now??? Anyway, Happy Christmas to you guys and may all your wishes come true in near future. Of course, Happy Birthday to Li Yen. I know is late. I have this habit of forgetting birthdays. I even forget my own birth's day so bear with me. Haha~

So this cute little Santa here was a Christmas gift from Scott and Jing. Thanks guys. I likes it very much. The candy is so colorful, it light up the mood of my study desk. Wakakaka......

Too bad i didn't brought my gift in exchange for this Santa. Haha....maybe next time.

The Christmas for this year and last year were pretty different. Last year, weeks before Christmas i have to do a Talk Show for Public Speaking and on Christmas Eve the whole class decided to wore the Christmas Hat to lecture for one whole day. And on Christmas itself, i stay up whole night partying with my siblings, cousins and friends not forgetting exchanging gifts with fellow course mates too.







This year, Christmas fall on the same time as did our semester break. Apparently, everyones were back to theirs hometown left alone quietness and a smell of loneliness up in the airs of Kampar town. Despite these facts, still the warms of Christmas i felt this year was relatively same as last years.

The photos taken yesterday night are still with Spiky. I'll update it here as soon as i got it from him. Well, right now you just have to use your own imagination. This year, there're just the 4 of us. Me, Jing, Spiky and Scott. We decided to do a countdown at the lake of Kampar. So, before the countdown, me and Spiky dropped by a Malay stall and bought our foods. The boss was so nice he even treated us some kuih. Jing and Scott joined us later and we cycled to 7-11 to get our drinks. Off we went to Spiky house to collect the camera and Christmas hat.

By the times we reached the lakeside, lot of peoples were already there, mainly students and some local. We quickly marked down our territory, eaten our foods, and played with the snow spray. Peoples were staring at us since we're the only gang that got the snow spray. Hoho. So, we sprayed

and we sprayed

and we sprayed

and we sprayed.........


until......the spray bottles started generating bubbles instead of snow. Then, we sat down and i did some juggling with the empty spray bottles. Yeah, bravo!!! Now I've became a street performer. Jing were clapping and others were laughing.

Then, someone asked, 'What's next?'.

ZZZZZzzzzz.....Zzzzzzz......erm......ERM~~~~~ZZZZZzzzzzz.....

=_=|||

and Jing suggested, 'Let's play TRUE or DARE.'

I was quite reluctant to join in at first but despite the bandwagon effect, i finally gave way. The first unlucky guy was Scott and he'd chosen "DaRe". So, Spiky as the host dared him up on a quest. Is simple. He'll just needs to ride on his bicycle while ringing his bell and goes all the way up the lake greeting each strangers his met with 'Merry Christmas'.

Despite his shyness, i was quite doubtful whether or not he's going to make it. Then, to my inclined of disbelieving that he's going to make it. Scott went on his bike and face up with the challenge. Me and Jing were both laughing our heads off.

Then the next unlucky guy was Spiky. Scott revenged back by daring him up on another quest. So, the poor guy went all the way and sang a Christmas song to a group of peoples nearby.

Next up, Jing who chosen 'TRUE'. So each one of us used this opportunity to ask questions that cleared our dubiousness toward certain issues we never get the chance to figure out.

35minutes through the game, still i remained the luckiest one. No dare and No true. I laughed evilly and sparked the nerves of the rest. So, they decided to cast a new spell which only break when the evil witch repay for what she did to the innocent.

As magically as its sound, the spell worked immediately. I was dared to do a pole dancing. Some Indians guys were nearby so they gave me an exemption and let me answer some questions first.

Question from Jing, 'If you get to choose a guy from TE4, who will you choose to date?'
Answer from me, 'I'll choose Ragu, since he agree to whatever i asked him to do. Should be easy to bully and that'll be fun.'
The true is, 'Not even one guy from TE4.'

Question from Scott, 'If a muscular guy showed up of nowhere and asked you to squeeze his chest. Will you?'
Answer from me, 'Yes, i will. I love muscular guy.'
The true is, 'indeed i will but he must be a cute guy or else i'll kick his ball and see whether that part of his, is as muscular as he seems with his chest.'

Question from Spiky, '(Totally forgotten)'
Remind me.

We played the game for a few rounds and dared Spiky to greet 'Merry Christmas' to a Malay girl in a car. We also dared Jing to strikes 5 sexy poses

and finally my turn to do the pole dancing on hold just now. So i get to the nearest 'pole' i can find and danced. Some guys passed by kept staring back and laughed. They screamed for more but the remained energy were drained up. I was done and the game ended.

I got back home at 2am in the morning and went to bed with smile on my face. Merry Christmas everyone.

Movies to watch out for~~~~

Here're a list of movies to watch out for~~~

1) Splice


Genre: Science-Fiction/Thriller
Directed by: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley
Release date:Wed 17, Feb 2010

2)The Bounty Hunter


Genre: Comedy/Adventure/Romance
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Gerald Butler, Jennifer Aniston
Release Date: 10, March 2010

3) The Back Up Plan


Genre: Comedy/ Romance
Director: Alan Poul
Starring: Jenifer Lopez, Alex Oloughlin
Release Date: 16, April 2010

4) Jump

Genre: Comedy

Director: Stephen Chow

Starring: Daniel Wu, Yuqi Zhang

Release Date: 3, December 2009

5) Tooth Fairy

Genre: Comedy/Fantasy

Director: Michael Lembeck

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews

Release Date: 22 Jan 2010

6) Despicable Me

Genre: Animation/Family

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Starring: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer

Release Date: 09, July 2010

7) Shrek 4 Forever After

Genre: Animation/ Adventure/ Comedy/ Family/ Fantasy

Director: Mike Mitchell

Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Paul McCartney, Julie Andrews, Eric Idle, Justin Timberlake

Release Date: 21, May 2010

8)Frozen


Genre: Drama/Thriller
Directed by: Adam Green
Starring: Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers
Release date: Fri 05, Feb 2010

9) How to train your Dragon


Genre: Adventure/Fantasy/Animation
Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson
Release date: Fri 26, Mar 2010

10) Crazy On The Outside


Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Tim Allen
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kelsey Grammer, Julie Bowen, J.K. Simmons
Release date: Fri 08, Jan 2010

P/S~~The list is not sorted in the order of the release date. Open your eyes widely and see for yourself.

Dedicate to the copycat!!!!

The big title of this post and the song said it all.

Lost in the woods...uh..oh~~

Few years ago, i'd picked up some nice tips on what to do when you got lost in woods during my National Service. Since i've mentioned about getting lost in my previous post, i guess i might as well share some more tips here.

So, what did you do when you found yourself circling and circling but still there's no way out?

1. Assess the situation

Take a few seconds break and try to remember where you came from before backtracking. If backtracking doesn't work, check if you have enough supply to keep you going. Then look at the sky, if it's look like a storm coming in or is getting dark, seek a shelter immediately.

Seeking for a shelter doesn't means you can go anywhere that look safe to you. Avoid areas with stones pilling and bamboo because these are the place where snake's nest lies.

2. Get notice

How???

Universal distress call.

What the hell is it?

Three shouts or three whistle blows.

1 blow means "I'm lost"

2 blows means "I'm Coming"

3 blows means "This is an emergency" (Ouch~~~i cant bear the pain!!!)

Or~~~

Build a smoky fire in the day using lots of slightly damp leaves or make a bright fire at night.

AT AN OPEN SPACE

why?

you won't want to burn down the whole forest.

Okay then but how do i start a fire??? Using the solar energy to start the fire with a magnifying glass or by friction?

Nah~~~That're all craps!!! What if there's not enough sunlight? What if you doesn't have enough energy?

So, that're all crap and outdated. Now let me introduce you...This!!!

Starting a fire by using your cell phone. Yeah!!!! You read that!!! Your Cell Phone!!! Now don't play play when you're filling up your oil tank at petrol station. Follow the rule dude~~

3. Find your bearing

Even with no compass, you can still have a rough idea of where you're heading.

How then?

The answer is.....THE SUN

Sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.

Or

Built your own compass. I got a video here. Check it out.

If you don't know how to use a compass. Sit there and wait for peoples(death) to find you.

If you don't know why the heck you are looking for north, south, east and west. Start praying and may god bless you.

P/S~ There're a hell lot other ways to identify your direction. Stars, Tree lodge, and so on. Find out yourself.

4. Mark your path

This way, you'll know whether you're going around in circles. Get something easily spotted from far to mark your path. Built a stone pile or anything. This will also help a search team to easily track you once they notice the pile.

5. Look for foods and water

Note in mind that anything in this world can be eaten. Even snake. It is only a matter whether you'll be off to meet Jesus or not.

So before you venture any further into the woods looking for foods, make sure you can always find your way back to your point.

So, how do i know this plant can be eaten raw?

Start by rubbing it on your skin. If it start itching, that means is not safe to eat it. If there no itching, chew it in your mouth and spill it out. If there's no sense of numbness, it might be safe to swallow. Swallow at your own risk anyway. So, is better to pick up some knowledge of wild fruits and edible plants before going into the wood.

Anyway, eating plant along is not enough as human cannot digest cellulose and plant did not provide much calories which are needed for energy. So, go ahead and play some hunting game. Hunt for animals and eat their flesh. Even snake.

Snake!!! Ew~~~I don't want to eat snake.

We have eel for sushi, snake meat is not much different.

So, how?

Catch it.

Kill it.

Hold it head down, tail up.

Cut the head off. Longitudinally.

Cut down the body.

Remove the venom glands.

Eat it.

Hope you'll be able to do so. Anyway, don't eat death animal because there're lots of bacterias on it.

Water can be obtained from barks and leaves of certain trees. I forgot how to identify the tree but i still remember at least you need a knife or 'parang' to cut it.

Water from stream or river can be drink after you boil it.

Alright, enough crap. I'm outta here.

Moving or stay or totally lost my mind.

I just don't have the mood to blog now but i'm doing so because i couldn't fell asleep. Might be the side effect from my daily dos of caffeine.

Instead of wasting my time lying on bed, wide eyes open, staring back at total darkness, i think is better for me to get up and do something more worthwhile.

Reading for instance, but not Harry Potter, of cuz. It's a page turning book that kept me from falling asleep.

Something is on my mind actually. Is about moving or not moving. If i move, there's this.....if i stay, there's this case......if i does move, then there's this case.....lalalala....lalala.....oh, forget about it.

Here, let me show you this. I found this place when i got lost. Amazing isn't it?

Believe me, is still in Malaysia. Nice right?

Hey, talking about lost. Are you guys afraid of getting lost? I'm not. I hate those who are afraid of getting lost.

Is like, c'mon, you're still in Malaysia, is just a small town, how worst can it be? So, why panic and sweat over a small deal?

Take the time to look around and you might found yourself discovering something unexpected, something that will amaze you, something that carve right into your memory which you shall never forget. I'll call that ' The Art Of Getting Lost '.

Lol.....seriously, i think i better go get some sleep.

I feel refresh!!!!

Is a great day today. I feel refresh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Viola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Well, well.....just watched 'The Proposal' with Spiky and Sau Ting. Is a good movie, we have a great laugh. Well, is good to start the day with big big smile on your face isn't it???


Anyway, i finally found the mood to start studying for my coming exam next week. I need text book now. Hey hey, friends out there who are reading this.......You know what to do.....


Yeah, i know I've been posting less and less photo to this blog. Here's one.


Hehe, that's what keeping me from going back to campus every Thursday night.

Is a good instrument to whack guy up when you're unhappy with them. Don't you think so?