My Lady

Sleepy during my night shift. Time now is 2.30 am. I wonder what's "Basket" is doing in New Jersey now? The time there should be 2.30 pm. Her fruit of labour - stunning photo of the Statue of Liberty after countless hours of standing in line.

Royal Tragedy

News excerpt from Star Online, Malaysia. The news is regarding a neighbour of mine who was murdered yesterday :

KUANTAN: A Pahang princess was stabbed to death and her husband seriously injured after they were attacked by one of their sons at their villa here.

Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah Sultan Abu Bakar, 64, was stabbed in the back while trying to protect her husband Tunku Datuk Ismail Tunku Sulaiman from their 21-year-old son Tunku Shahzan.
The incident occurred at about 1.20pm yesterday in Villa Ismaputri, Lorong Kubang Buaya, here. Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah is the half-sister of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang.

About six hours later, Tunku Shahzan died at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital. Police
had earlier arrested him at the villa.
Tunku Ismail, who is a member of the Negri Sembilan royalty, is reported to be in stable condition after undergoing an operation at the same hospital.
Tunku Shahzan, who died at 7.35pm, was believed to have been under the influence of designer drugs when he tried to slash his father repeatedly for no apparent reason. He was the youngest of the couple’s eight children.

A relative living next to the villa, Tengku Ahmad Faisal Tengku Abdul Jamil, said Tunku Shahzan was acting strangely.
“He first jumped out of the side balcony and walked on the fibreglass roof before jumping into my house compound,” said Tengku Ahmad Faisal, who is related to Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah.
“He looked strange, and his eyes were red and bulging. When I questioned him, he replied 'Takut, takut', then dashed across the road like a man possessed.”

Sensing something amiss, Tengku Ahmad Faisal went over to Villa Ismaputri to investigate and heard cries for help from the couple’s maid.
“I saw Tunku Ismail slumped on the chair on the veranda, with a slash wound in his abdomen. With the help of several friends, we chased after Tunku Shahzan, overpowered him and tied him up,” he added.
Tengku Ahmad Faisal said he then went back to the villa and found Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah bleeding profusely in the kitchen.
“She was very weak. Before drawing her last breath, she muttered: ‘Belajar ugama. Kalau nak jual, juallah kereta tu.’ (Learn the religion. If you want, sell off the car),” recalled Tengku Ahmad Faisal, adding that he did not understand what Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah meant.
“She died in my arms.”

At press time, Tunku Ismail, 69, had yet to be informed of his wife's or son's death.
The tragedy shattered the quiet affluent neighbourhood, and residents there could only shake their heads in disbelief. The shocking news spread within minutes and quickly became the talk of the town.
State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Abdul Razak Bokhari said police, who arrived at the villa after receiving a call earlier, had found Tunku Shahzan tied up.
They also recovered a “Rambo” knife and a screwdriver, believed to be the murder weapons.
“The case has been classified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code. We are still investigating the motive for the attack,” he said.
Tengku Datuk Puteri Kamariah is expected to be buried at the burial ground for royalty in Pekan before Zohor prayers today.

Joyous Occasion

An invite to Shin Yen's Singapore Church Wedding, Oct 7 2006.

School Days Part I

Looking back, what is the best time of your life? School days? I hear a resounding 'yes' in my ear right now.. haha. I can't make up my mind which school days were the happiest for me. Let me take a stroll down the joyful path of school memories ;

1985 - My first year in school. Back in my time, there was no such thing as pre-school, so my first taste of school was kindergarten. It was a Catholic School run by a nun called Sister Bernadette. The children all wore green uniforms with a dark green line running down the right side of it, it was really an eyesore. This is my blog so i guess i have some bragging rights. I was an angel in school, being the teacher's pet and always the first to be released into the playground during recess. It was in this school that i first learnt English which would eventually become my first language in life.

1987- I was promoted to primary school. My primary school was just 5 steps away from my previous school, being sister schools. I had a privilege of being in a school which gave minimal homework, thus my childhood during this time was spent playing, which i thought was great. I was glad that i grew up immersed in a pressure-free school and environment. My parents never demanded that i do well in school, for they know the greatest education does not come from school. I was just an average student then, but with my time off school i was able to pursue music. Though i hated it then, i am now grateful that i had a chance to get acquinted to the piano, harp, organ and harmonica. Music is now one of the core elements in my life that i can't imagine a minute without it. Be it at home or travelling in the bus, i still need a little music to get by with.

The lack of school work also meant i was able to get in a lot of play time in the afternoons. I used to get cheeky with my neighbourhood friends, and we would be playing different games by the roadside everyday. Even exams were not able to put this routine aside haha. On rainy days, we became TV junkies, watching cartoons or one of those lame TV shows (e.g. Get Smart, Happy Days, The Saint etc.)

Coming up, as soon as i'm free to write, 1993 onwards....

World Cup Blues Kick In

Oh my god, what a rubbish world cup it had been. The teams i had been supporting were out before they were due : Netherlands and Argentina. For Netherlands, blame it on the referee, and for Argentina blame it on coach Jose Peckermann. Sob sob...

And my favourite players, Lionel Messi hardly had a chance to play due to injuries suffered prior to the tournament. As for Michael Owen, hahaha...what a joke... Oh my god,don't even wanna talk about it.

Farewell Messi!

Farewell Brazil! ( and good riddance too)

Farewell England!( And good riddance to bad rubbish! You must admit they were rubbish)

Holiday Down Under!

Holiday in Australia!!! No no no...not me! Just sharing some very nice pictures taken by my friends who were in Australia recently. Mazc was in Adelaide for a week eating fish n chips, tasting different kinds of wines and soaking in the sights during the cool season in Australia. Here are a few photos of his visit:



This is not a kangaroo, as i initially thought. I believe it is a wallaby? And he can pose for a photo too!




Oh my god! Yummy looking pastries!

A well taken picture. Look at the flowers and the petals lying on the ground. Nice contrast!

Fancy seeing sea lions sleeping by the sea shore....

What about some nice home made jams?

Loads and loads of flowers. I bet they are real cheap over there. Costs a bomb here in singapore

At first glance, i thought this was a postcard. Nice blue sea and majestic view of the horizon. Cool~

Lastly, a photo of wendy in Gold Coast, Australia. Tweety bird needs to go on a diet. Anyhow, i think she enjoyed herself over there. Looks like fun!

Wedding Dresses

Many weddings have come and gone, but none belong to my closest circle for friends... until now. Shin Yen is finally tying the knot this October. I was given the privelege of kay poh-ing during her dress fitting... Haha~ Gosh, she tried on so many dresses but i'm veri sorry i am not able to post all the photos here. Blame it on the camera batteries which went flat =(

The most regrettable thing is, most of the dresses here are not even gonna be worn during the wedding nor the photo shoot. I believe that the gown in the last photo will be used for her church wedding. Pretty simple and sweet huh?

One of the nicest dress Shin Yen tried on was a gold beaded evening ball gown and it looked simply ravishing on her! Oh dear, the camera died long before that though so i really apologise for the lack of proof to back my words here... haha~ Anyway, we might be able to see it for ourselves during her wedding reception in Kuantan =) (that is, for those who are invited heh heh). I shall try to post more AFTER the wedding itself.