QQ's Busy Mouth

As most of you know, i have 2 dogs at home ; One Pomeranian, One Shih Tzu. Here, i would like to confirm what is widely believed by all, that a Pom can get really noisy. My Puffy is like our guard dog, emitting shrill barks whenever unwelcome entities approach near ( be it iguanas, cats, neighbours or Bangla workers).

Contrary to our Puffy's behaviour, the Shih Tzu likes to keep mum at moments like those. Most of the time he just has this very confused and puzzled look on his face. Crispy once remarked to me that she hardly ever see QQ bark at all.

After observing QQ at home for a while, i've finally come to the conclusion why QQ does not bark as much as Puffy. And here are the reasons :

QQ busy licking Puffy's paws.


QQ busy licking Puffy's ears.

QQ busy playing fetch with us.

QQ busy gnawing on his bone-biskit.

QQ busy playing chase with his toy.

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Well, here you see, QQ's mouth is always occupied. It is no surprise then that we will never hear him squeak anything out of his mouth. He He He!

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MALAYSIA'S BUSIEST MOUTH : QQ

Homemade Minced Meat

This post is requested by Miss Basket Chen Xiao Lan prior to me going home. So, this is to repay her kindness for always reading my blogs and loving my QQ!

This is my mother's mincer at home. It can double up as a blender and also a cake mixer.

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Drop pork into the top and press down with the presser. My mother says that the meat we use must at least contain abit of fats, not just pure lean meat though.
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Nicely minced meat coming out from the other end of the mincer, collected in a bowl.

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Looks nicer and fresher than those we see at supermarket shelves.

Home, Hum and Halal

I was back in Malaysia for 6 days last week. As always, i endured a 7-hour bus ride back to Kuantan, but it is no longer as uncomfortable as it used to be, cos the buses had been replaced by a new fleet which is much slicker than before.



Guess what i had back at home? For those who remembered my post back in January, i simply must have Malaysian Hokkien Mee every time i'm home. Well, this time is no different. However , this time i had another of my favourite dish, Spicy Cockles! Here, have a look at this mouth-watering serving :

Can't really tell it's 'seehum' huh! That's beside the point. The point is, i really love them, but i don't really get to eat them every time i'm home, it really depends on the availability of the cockles at different times of the year.

This time, my visit home was marred by an unpleasant incident which i promised my mother i will repeat here. Here goes :

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Me and my parents were shopping in Cold Storage and we purchased some picnic ham which were sealed in a styrofoam container and bagged in an extra plastic bag. At the check-out counter, the Malay cashier REFUSED to touch it, meaning we had to scan it for her and place it in the plastic bags ourselves.

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My take is: I thought halal-ness ( haha, what a word) is justified by what you eat. Correct me if i'm wrong though. Anyway, WELCOME to my HOMETOWN, the land of Ninja Turtles (if you don't comprehend this, don't worry, it's a special racist term i reserve for myself...hohoho)

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Don't mind me, sometimes i just need to let off some steam. But look at it from a different angle and it does seem like a comical situation. My father even quipped that money being passed from hand to hand may not be 'halal', for at some point in time, it could've passed a pork butcher, who knows?

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I am reserving some nice photos i took back in Malaysia for future postings. Stay tuned alright?

Love, puffyrazzi

Michelle Kwan 2003 World Championships

She's the best figure skater Puffyrazzi has ever seen. One of the most moving Long Program she's ever done. Cheers, michelle!

QQ's Day Out

Hi everyone, I'm QQ ! Look at how fluffy i look with my long silky locks. My mommy has been threatening to bring me for a haircut...

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Help me! They've put me in a miniscule little cage and dumped in the car!!!

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Heehee, Mommy's brought me to a hairdresser. My hair's so long i can't see properly. Careful, don't you snip off my ears ok?

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Voila! The job is done... I look like a different hound now, don't i? So handsome ;D
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The nice lady even put up little bows on my ears! Thank God she knows i'm a little boy, she almost gave me pink ribbons.

My Gaming World

I love playing PC and Nintendo DS games. Here's my pick of what rocks and what can be ignored :


Puffyrazzi Favourites

1. Dreamfall : The Longest Journey II
-A continuation from Part I which i played 2 years back but much slicker and with better graphics. Fantastic story development. I recommend this for adventure-game lovers.
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2. Syberia
- This game came close to topping this chart of my favourite games, but the storyline is slightly weaker. There is a Part II to this game, but it is too short and not as impressive as the original.
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3. Phoenix Wright : Ace Attorney
- I love this cute little mystery-solving game. With its cutesy characters and funny dialogues.
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4. Neighbours From Hell

- The naughty little game needs a lot of cheekiness and brain-storming

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5. Sims Makin' Magic Expansion Pack
- My favourite among the Sim series of games
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6. Hotel Dusk : Room 215
- I love its shady and jazzy theme. Wished it was longer though.
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7. The Longest Journey I
- Received rave reviews from the adventure game lovers when it was first released. I love it too!
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8. CSI 2 : Dark Motives
- CSI released 4 games but this is the only one that i truly appreciate.
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Puffyrazzi's Hall of Shame

1. Cooking Mama

- Fun in the beginning, but then later got annoying.

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2. Agatha Christie : Murder on the Orient Express
- The worst adventure game i've ever played. It made me go 'what the...'. Bad, bad storyline, bad, bad game planning and too draggy.
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3. CSI 3 : 3 Dimensions of Murder
- They should rename this CIS : Bedebah haha
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4. Maple Story

- Pretty fun, but did not need any brain power, just mindless killings. Totally wasted my time and energy. Glad i put it behind me.

OK, that's about it. I've tried to learn to play games on PS2 but i'm not really good at using a game console, so i sort of gave up on it. I still prefer PC games, especially adventure games ( e.g. Syberia and The Longest Journey). Anyone with any good recommendations of adventure games, please let me know! It's so hard to find one with a good plot.

Other games that i'd like to try but have yet to get my hands on them:

1) Trace Memory

2) Harvest Moon

3) Trauma Center : Under the Knife



Alrighty then, have a nice time. Do try out Dreamfall : The Longest Journey. Oh, but you'll need
to know the storyline from part I, so i guess you'll need to play from Part I. It's worth it!

Sheraton Towers 29 June

Photos from a recent company function, we stuffed ourselves silly by indulging in photo-taking instead of the 8-course dinner. Haha... Let me bring you on a walkthrough of my colourful colleagues :
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Group photo-taking. There are a few people missing though. What a pity. Colour of the day : Black, white and grey

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Snapped a few shots with some colleagues i hardly have chances to take photos with. Here's one of them, Team Supervisor Aziz ( whose voice usually can be heard miles away)

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The two little sisters of the lab. Do i look like 5 years older than them? haha...i feel so old beside them. One interesting bit : both of them can't be more different than day and night in terms of personality and work style but i love both just the same. One of them is leaving us soon for a new horizon. Good luck!

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Woohooo....some of them are impeccably-dressed that night. I'm too used to seeing them in their work uniforms and unkempt hair. What a change to see the technicians with well-coiffed hair and nicely-pressed clothes!

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The cute-as-button Basket! This feisty gal has a bubbly personality that is almost contagious. Haha...Check out her cleavage! Oops, she's so going to scold me for this =P

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Tsuey Tsuey and Sixian. They are always very outgoing and easy to chat with. Nice photo, except for the extra antlers on my head courtesy of my 'very mature' Senior Chemist. Haha....

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My partner-in-crime, Batman (without sidekick Robin). Been partners close to 1.5 years. After many glasses of bubble teas, coke lights and buckets of KFC, we are finally separated and working with different people now.

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A very special photo. I've never seen 2 people standing further from each other than this whilst taking a photograph. Probably cos we always work closely with one another, we need a bit of personal space ;)

No More Sorrow

By Linkin Park
Dedicated to a Madman at my workplace
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Are you lost in your lies

Do you tell youself i don't realize

Your campaign's a disguise

Replaced freedom with fear

You trade money for lives

I'm aware of what you've done

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No, No more sorrow

I've paid for your mistakes

Your time is borrowed

Your time has come to be replaced

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I see pain, I see need

I see liars and thieves abuse power with greed

I had hope, I believed

But I'm beginning to think that I've been deceived

You will pay for what you've done

Thieves and hypocrites

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No, No more sorrow

I've paid for your mistakes

Your time is borrowed

Your time has come to be replaced

Your time has come to be erased

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Thanks For The Great Birthday

Firstly, some recent photos of Puffyrazzi and Wendy's birthday celebration :

Having our birthday cake after dinner. Happy birthday Wendy!

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A smile for the camera. Would you take a look at that pair of eyebags!!??

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Rest of the gang chatting and catching up

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Partying in Wala Wala after dinner. Ann posing with Anne :D

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Eng Lee unveiled!!! After so long, we all finally met Wendy's new boyfriend! Why is Sheauching grinning?

Also, some shoutout thanks to those who made this a very memorable and joyful birthday that Puffyrazzi enjoyed so much :

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1)Pa, Ma, Puffy, QQ for always remembering and the well wishes that never fail to come on time.

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2) Crispy, where's my birthday present?

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3) Lynn ( dajie), thankie for the Ballerina in advance.

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4) The gang for the really fun celebration, especially to Sue for planning and Ah nee for the present. Also to Chui Ying, Chih Wei, Eng Lee, Shin Yen, Sheau Ching and Jeremy for dinner :P

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5) All from lab. Big big hugz to Basket Chen Xiao Lan for the carefully-thought presents. Also to her and Wanqing for coming up with this nice big chocolate cake ( am also very very grateful to Daniel who actually drove to Orchard to get it :D ) and the big lab family who shared them.

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6) Wolfie for the 'promised-and-coming' present, chocolate, tiramisu cake and bouquet.

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7) OK, these are not birthday presents but they came within my birthday month : Cuicui for the multiple presents from Brussels (Belgium), Xie for bringing an Eiffel Tower back from Paris and Chui Ying for the New York keychain and Idaho personal care products...hahaz...

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8) Kok Siong for the Siam Kitchen lunch

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9) To some others for wishing me through SMS or MSN. Thank you very much

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Yay yay yay... i'm wishing for an even better birthday next year!

Puzzling Mysteries

1.What is Puffyrazzi posing for a photo with?

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2. What in the world is this?
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3. What is Frosty trying to do?
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4. Why is Puffyrazzi sniffing a piece of paper so closely?
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5. What is this sad looking place?
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Answers :

1. A coffin. The Ulu people from Sarawak used to suspend their coffins that way

2. Kimchi Puffyrazzi made in a class

3. Trying his best impersonation of my Penguin water container

4. I'm actually leaving my lip print on the paper for a game

5. Kuantan Airport

A Good Sporting Week

What a week for avid sports fans! I'm still feeling high over last week's brilliant moments from various sports that i enjoy. First of all, a big YAHOO goes over to Lewis Hamilton who FINALLY FINALLY won his overdue first race in F1 at the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday.

Now the whole world will be waiting with bated breath if he will win the Championship in which he is currently leading by 8 points from Alonso. Of course the Canadian Grand Prix was a classic race. It was chaotic right from start to finish. I was elated to see Felipe Massa black-flagged and disqualified from the race ( no love lost between me and Massa haha).

The shocking moment of the race came when Robert Kubica had a colossal accident, really massive and the spectators all gasped, reliving Senna's death back in 1994. But kudos to FIA and their impressive safety measures these days Kubica walked away unscathed, minus a slight concussion and a sprained ankle.

If only the race had gone on for another half distance, i would have no doubt that the winner of the race would be the safety car...haha...it appeared a grand total of 4 times throughout the race and only 12 cars out of 22 were classified at the end of the race.

Lewis Hamilton

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For the last 2 weeks, i spent my nights watching the live telecast of French Open, direct from Roland Garros, Paris. The eventual winners were no surprise : Clay-court specialists Justine Henin ( women) and Rafael Nadal ( men).

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I had rooted for my favourite player, Roger Federer, since the beginning but i didn't expect him to win. Had he won, he would have made history and might just go on to make this year the 'Roger Slam' year and hold all four Grand Slam at the same time ( a rare feat). I must admit Nadal was too strong on clay. He played flawless tennis on his favourite surface and he deserved the win.

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Also, really great play from Justine Henin. I once remarked that the way she moves on a clay court is like an ice skater skating on ice, smooth and swift. What a joy to see her glorious backhand ( the best in the world of tennis, even better than Federer's one-handed backhand). The final was a little short, her opponent was the beautiful Ana Ivanovic. Ana showed a lot of promise but she lacked mental strength and experience.

Justine Henin

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And now, i'm waiting to see if Real Madrid or Barcelona wins the Spanish League....ahhh...

Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix '07 Robert Kubica Crash

Watched this race yesterday and what a chaotic race! A massive accident for Kubica. As a big f1 fan, Puffyrazzi is glad Robert Kubica is fine.

~QQ the SuperDoggie!~

It is time for another QQ post again. Finally, after getting him for about half a year, QQ's birth cert has finally arrived! It's like getting your identity card for the first time! According to my mom ( who is now a proud owner of a cute shih tzu) who's been reading up on shih tzus, the best quality shih tzus have a white-tip tail and the top of the head is also white. QQ shows both of this 'high quality' marks. Haha... QQ is an A-grade doggie!

He has grown up so much since November. He loves running around our house, playing in the garden right before bath time... and Crispy informed me that he enjoys having the hair dryer blowing him dry after every bath. He thinks it's spa time...!!?? He also enjoys having a mock fight with our Pomeranian. Though he is stronger and bigger, he always lets the smaller and older dog win, not a kiasu dog at all! Tsk tsk...

QQ goes for an evening walk after dinner everyday. Or rather, he brings my dad to walk everyday, from the way he's pulling the leash. They told me that the leash is fast giving way, so they will be needing a brand new leash soon. Speaking of his food, he virtually swallows the contents in his bowl in under 5 seconds. All the food in the world just does not seem enough for his bottomless pit!

Aahh...here's a nice pic of QQ being groomed. His hair is so long that he needs to have his fringe tied up so that he can see us clearly... Being groomed is also a luxury for him for he gets alot of attention during grooming. The only bad thing about his nice fur is that we need to limit him in the house as he gets filthy really fast if he goes running around in our garden. He will also begin eating the flowers and chasing butterflies if unsupervised... haha....

Puffyrazzi's going home in July. Will be capturing more photos of the SuperDoggie QQ at home!

The Public Transport Society

I've noticed recently that i lose my temper most when i'm out of my house and out of my workplace. Of all places, i always blow my top when i'm either waiting for a bus/train or riding on a bus/train. OK, haha..i admit that i don't have the best temper in the world ( it's my genes dammit!.... my family members all have fiery personalities =P), but being in a public transport really tests your patience.

OK, so who am I to complain... i can't drive and i don't have the money to sustain a car... hehe... I did learn to drive and managed to drive a couple of times before my mother concluded that it's too dangerous to ride in my car ( I don't brake when cornering a'la F1 driver).

So, what are the ugly society behaviours that make the public transportation here so unpleasant, leaving me hot and flustered? Let me count the ways :


1) When i board a bus, a same pattern is observed over and over again. Two seats will be taken by one person who chooses to sit on the aisle seat rather than the window seat. For example, you board a bus with 40 seats and you see 20 people sitting on the aisle seat. You have no choice but to look really apologetic to one of them and then try to squeeze into a window seat beside them. This happens without them moving a inch to let you in, sometimes throwing an icy cold stare at you.
Puffyrazzi's suggestion : Sit on their lap

2) Almost similar to point 1, except that this time their outer seat is occupied by their bag or grocery bags. Excuse me, but did your bag pay for the bus fare too?
Puffyrazzi's suggestion : Similar to point 1. Sit on their bags

3) I board a very crowded train on weekends. Most of the people are standing and there you see a selfish SOB leaning his big fat body on the supporting hand rail, looking oblivious to all the people around him that are swaying from left to right without support.
Puffyrazzi's suggestion : Since you're making your body part of the rail, i'll assume you're a rail. I'll hang on to your body parts then.

4) You wait for a train at the station. Just when the train is pulling in, all the people around you jostle to the front of the MRT door, blocking people who are coming out and squeezing in to get a seat. I'm pretty used to this scenario, it even happens during off-peak hours. Even a 70-year-old aunty can beat me at this =)
Puffyrazzi's suggestion : If you can't beat them, join them! Anyway, i've witnessed an angry woman actually shouting at the selfish bastards to move out of the way of alighting passengers.

5) Be it bus or train, the passengers prefer to stand near the doors so as to be the first to disembark. Seats furthest from the door are normally ignored. Therefore you see a bunch of loonies standing near the entrance/exit, depriving others of getting onto the bus/train.
Puffyrazzi's suggestion : This is not a good suggestion, but i somehow hope that someday, an accident will occur where the door opens during travel and people start to realise maybe standing at the door is not such a good idea after all.

And to summarise the point of this post, YES KIASUISM STILL PREVAILS.... but i admit i sometimes am also guilty of more than one of the above...heehee...kiasuism is beginning to rub on me.... arrrggh...helpzzz!