'Tis a Season To Be Jolly

Have a jolly yuletide season and happy new year everyone!
Best wishes from Puffyrazzi

The beauty of Kong

3 hour 10 mins. A very thin-veiled message was sent through the big screen, on how human's lust for fame and fortune can be placed above everything else. Through Kong, we saw the purest form of love; a love that transcends the species and language barrier between himself and Ann Darrow.

Set in the Great Depression era, it is every man for himself. Carl Denham was depicted as the heartless brute who was willing to do anything for money. The portrayal of this character brings to us the realisation that in us, there IS a small part of Carl Denham. All of us are selfish and like him, the human race has been exploiting various specimens of nature.

Kudos to a great Brontosaurus stampede scene complete with accompanying raptors, a jaw-breaking fight between Kong and the T-rexes and giant centipedes (megapedes?) crawling out of tree trunks. To Ann Darrow, i applaud you for a great set of lungs =)

Very enjoyable and evoked a lot of thinking. Sadly in the end, the beauty did kill the beast.

Orbis Screeny

Heaven is a place on Earth

Welcome all to another food blog. I believe there are many fans of Japanese food out there. Me myself is not exactly a big fan, for one, Japanese food is ice cold, and i prefer steaming hot food. Of course, raw food is not one to agree with my digestive system either xD. Here, i have posted a walkthrough of the nice yummy photo during my visit to the land of the rising sun not long ago. After all, my blog is one of a laidback nature with travelblogs popping up every once in a while. Enjoy and let the saliva flow!




Flight to Kansai Airpot

Osaka --> Nara --> Kyoto

Maibara --> Aichi --> Gamagori city

Hakone --> Mount Fuji


































Yokohama --> Tokyo

Tokyo Disneyland

Narita, Tokyo

Flight from Narita Airport to Singapore

Red Snail

Similar in appearance to the blue snail, this is a tougher and more stubborn opponent. During my beginner stint , i used to loath this snail to death cos it took up a lot of time to get rid of it. Now, no problem at all!

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In a glance

In a blink of an eye, another year has just swept past me. Fortunately ( or unfortunately) this year is pretty much uneventful . It’s the time of the year to make new year resolutions for the coming calendar but I really am not the kind who is into making resolutions. Most people break them anyway, so what the hell…

Career wise, I have improved tremendously since my novice days. It is still pretty daunting to make important decisions that will affect tonnes of output, but the job gets easier as my confidence grows. People in the lab are very close and intimate and we hang out together, which is great for working relations. Of course for every fast friend, you get a bitter rival. You can never escape the politics bitch nor the cunning backstabber. On the other hand, learn to live with them… haha…This year I welcome 2 new-found friends, li’l sis Annie and Jianwen but lost a great buddy who has since relocated to New Zealand. The lab has not been the same without him…

I’m also finding more ways for my money to grow, but of course that’s my secret…heehee

As for my family, everyone is in the pink of health, with no big health threats so I’m thankful for that. Papa, Mama n Puffy are enjoying a quiet retreat back home ; dajie is busy with the MIB ; erjie is shuttling between kuching , shah alam n kuantan ; finally Frosty is sleeping and eating his days away.

I am also glad that my peers are finding success in their chosen paths. My friends in Singapore are all immersed in never-ending workload and are still able to find time for birthday celebrations and gatherings. Also a word of thanks to Hsin-hui and Tong Wooi who looked me up when they dropped by from UK and Canada respectively. As for Chih Yin (who recently started blogging too!), thanks for keeping in touch. Our friendship means a lot to me as well. Of course I can’t forget Joyce… we did ‘many’ things together , in fact more than we did when we were in KE. We still watch F1 every fortnightly and now exchange maple tips.

My gratitude to 闷蛋 for supporting this site and for being an ardent reader.. xD

To wolfie, I Love You. Thanks for sharing all you have with me.

In 2005, we saw the debut of Lost and Desperate Housewives. And TV is saved from catastrophe following the demise of popular sitcoms ‘Friends’, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, ‘Frasier’ and ‘Sex and the City’. A fresh change from the saturation of reality shows 24/7.

In sports, a good year indeed. Federer dominated, Alonso drove like a man possessed, Chelsea swept all before them, Liverpool beat the odds to lift the European Cup, emergence of Michelle Wie in golf, Valentino Rossi’s dominance was unbeaten , Joscelin Yeo won more SEA games medals for Singapore… wait..i don’t really care about that last bit. :P

Not a very good year for the global community as a whole. The year started badly with the Boxing day tsunami which affected the regions too close for comfort. Who’d expect more were to come like the Bali ‘encore’ bombing and Pakistan quake? Another incident that I recall would be the England tube and bus simultenous bombing that came a day after the announcement that London would be hosting the 2012 Olympics. I was in Kyoto when I heard the news and was shocked beyond words, coupled by the fact that I had a few friends residing in London. Also, not to mention the bird flu scare that rocked the region for much of the year.

And now, 2006 is a few weeks away. Time to sing Auld Lang Syne… and a toast to a better year in store. Cheers!

Shroom

The easiest mushroom to deal with is called the Shroom. I personally like the way they keel over and die when you attack them with enough power. They walk in a wobbly way...sort of like a penguin... More mushrooms are in store after you are able to kill shrooms.

Blue Snail

A dull-looking blue snail. Moves slightly faster than the green snail but is still as easy to kill. Can be easily found at many places but is not as common as the green version one. Aren't they cute?

Snail

This is my first blog on maple monsters. He is called the snail. Moves at a very slow pace and is a target for all beginners. Gives a meagre amount of money when defeated. Can be found at almost everywhere in Victoria Island. They are normally gliding around at portal exit areas.

English or Indian Customs?

This Indian man moved into his new home in England. His English neighbour, being the nice bloke that he was, decided to make him feel welcome. He went next door to wish him welcome. He was shocked to see the Indian man in his nice backyard chasing ten chickens around like mad."Must be an Indian custom" he thought to himself. Deciding he could put off the welcome till a later date, he went home. The next day, he decided he was going to welcome the Indian man again.When he looked through his window, he saw the Indian man urinate into a cup and drink it."Must be an Indian custom" he thought to himself. Deciding he could put off the welcome till tomorrow, he went on with other stuff. The third day, he was determined he had to welcome the Indian man. At his gate, he saw the Indian man with his ear pressed against a cow's big fat butt. He became angry and went up to the Indian man."I'm sorry sir, I want to wish you a welcome, but I cannot stand your crazy Indian customs!" He yelled in the Indian man's face.The Indian man looked confused and answered. "Sorry sir, I think you are mistaken. These are actually English customs. I was told, to be English, you have to chase chicks, get piss drunk, and listen to bullshit."

Maple Story

Why did Puffyrazzi go all quiet for a long time without blogging anything? Truth is, i've been hooked playing an online game which lets u interact with people in the region whilst having fun simultaneously. The game is called Maple story.

Now, i will introduce the 4 different jobs one can take up in the world of Victoria Island. The first being the warrior (1st photo). They are supposedly the honourable heroes of the island. My own character is a warrior currently at 2nd job advancement, a Fighter. Prior to the promotion, i was a swordman. A warrior can inflict heavy damage on monsters but are prone to have their kill stolen by other characters.

2nd jobline is the bowman. They travel around bringing their lethal crossbows . Though not the most popular job around, they are able to multi-bomb monsters and make them see stars.

Third picture depicts a Magician. Undoubtedly the most popular job in the game, they are not very well received by other characters. This may be caused by their knack of stealing other characters' kill by using their wands from afar. The magician is often draped in attractive clothes and can almost be found at every corner of Victoria Island as their flexibility enable them to easily defeat any monsters.

Last but not least, the Thief. Their name suggests that they are the troublemakers but truth is, they are pretty fun to watch. They also have an array of beautiful clothes to choose from and are based in Kerning City. I love to party with them and watching the star-throwers in action.

Enough introduction of the characters, probably my next blog i can introduce more of the baddies, the monsters!

Tea Eggs

My mom sent me this recipe ages ago but i have yet to try it. I am now sharing this in hope that someone else will be able to savour the wonderful taste of tea eggs.

It is a seasoned hard-cooked egg dish that is popular in the chinese culture. The eggs are simmered in a aromatic tea-based liquid which later leaves an attractive marble-ized pattern when they are peeled. I present you with the recipe e-mailed by Puffyrazzi's Mama :

10 Egggs

4 Tbsps chinese tea leaves

3 Tbsps thick soya sauce

1 Tbsps salt with 1/2 tsp sugar

15gm tong kwai

10 gm tong sam

10 gm pak kee

10 gm yok chok

5 gm kee chee

Boil eggs with water till cooked,drain the water,gently tap the eggs with the back of a spoon to crack the whole shells. Return eggs(with the shells on) to sauce pan and add water to cover eggs completely. Stir in all the ingredients and bring to the boil. Either reduce heat to a very low and simmer for 3 hours or place them in the crockpot for 3 hours. After that can drain and let cool.