My 2007 CNY vs. 2008 CNY

My Chinese New Year one year ago...

Got to deco at home...

After reunion dinner on sa-chap-meh (lunar 30th day before CNY), got to bring my little little relatives go play and see fireworks...

Got to hang around with family and friends in Kuching to feel and enjoy the homey CNY feel...

And got the see my 2 lovely babies dozed off after a tiring day of house visiting...

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My 2008 Chinese New Year...

Just a buffet dinner with some colleagues...

Then a lazy day in office on chu-yi (Day one of CNY)...

With almost non-existance CNY atmosphere at all in Vientiane...

And, guess what?

I even almost forgotten it's CNY last night that I keep on saying sienz "dye" me and tired "dye" me after whole day of doing nothing in the office...

Geez....what a life... or... no life??!?

Haiz...

Maybe treat myself a good good meal tonight...

But then again... it's kinda kolien de to eat alone.

Haha....see how la. But for sure, my monkey will be there to accompany my physically...

And, my piggy will be there to accompany me mentally and emotionally.

Alone? Maybe. Lonely, sure will not.

Lolz...Walao eh, me continuous de blog for 3 days liao.....wakaka.

Anyway, Happy Chinese New Year Chu Er.

CheeRz ~(,")

My Christmas, New Year and CNY in Laos...

I celebrated my Christmas 2007 by myself in Vientiane...



Can't find any celebration here other the one and only church just right outside my place. But i didn't join the function there.

I was at home. Pity me even had to turn on the motion box to the Australian channel for the Chapel event with choirs singing Christmas songs to feel the Christmas atmosphere.

Then... 31 December 2007.



I countdown with me and myself on 2008 New Year Eve.



It's pretty quiet in Vientiane on New Year Eve.

But it wasn't that bad at all. I went to Joma, had a simple pizza meal there with a strawberry shake.



And tabao two more slices back. Which one ended up as my supper that night.

Did I forgot to say, they are 50% off after 8pm? Hahaha...yes, they are and damn cheap.

Only 9,000kip (RM3.30) per slice. And they taste not bad at all.



Happy New Year, Happy 2008.....well, ok, it's a super-belated greeting anyway.

There on first day of 2008, I cooked myself a nice plate of spicy spaghetti for lunch.

In case you're wondering what's that yucky drink I made...

Yeah..I know. It looks gross. Apa la macam....macam...errr....me also donno.



Anyway, it's my rich cream latte....to be exact, ice cream latte...hehe.

It looks horrible like a puke, but the taste I tell you oh....not bad de le...haha.

Oh well...Celebrating my first ever oversea Christmas and New Year still ok de lo.

Now, today already lunar month 12, day 30.



Tomorrow is Chinese New Year already.

And here I am in Laos again, not going back until Chap Goh Mei (lunar day 15).

There's no holiday nor celebration here since Chinese here are just like 2 or 3 few kittens nia.

Sure everyone will ask how I can do that... pity me.

Actually, I already had preparation for not going home for CNY since a couple of months before. So, lets just say, I'm well prepared for it and I'm ok to deal with it, though, sadly.

But hey....CNY here still not that bad la. At least I've got something to accompany me, something to create the CNY atmosphere here.



Hahaha...

See, I told you guys it's not that bad ma.

The feng-shui spoiler at least still got its advantage during times like now.

By the way, I got my monkey to accompany me pun.



Isn't he ugly? No no, I mean...cool. Isn't he cool?



Haha...

Oh well..... I wonder how will I feel tomorrow, so far away from home, from family, from friends first time for CNY.

One thing I'm sure no matter what.....



I may be alone, BUT.... I certainly am not lonely.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

&

GONG XI FA CHAI

Ch3eRz ~(,")

Merry Christmas...

I guess it's almost one month since I last blog.

Well, I went back to Malaysia for 18 days in between anyway.

And took the first Air Asia flight out of Laos....hohoho.

Some of you may ask, or may soon ask, but I'll answer it first.

Ya, memang got a little hao lien lo...Wakakaka.

Asia Asia has actually help us to save up the 4 hours transit time in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

It also helps us save the expensive meals our ego wants....hahahaha.

And also...no more far far gates in between in KLIA.

But still, occasionally I will still prefer Thai Airway more to Air Asia.

I'm having a very tiring Christmas today. No holiday here...sienz. Anyway folks, I hereby wish everyone....

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hope you guys are enjoying your day to the fullest ^_^

CheeRz ~(,")

Marshmallow Unsafe to Eat

Introducing Euro Marshmallow Filled with Blueberry Jam...

Oh yea...that's right. It does look nice and yummy.

This is a product of Thailand, probably with the standard of European as judged by the manufacturer's name.

In fact, it is nice to chew just like any other marshmallow.

But what happens when you bite into something like....

THIS???!??

OMG... it was a tiny bit of rubber, kinda like the material of a balloon.

Glucose syrup, sugar, gelatin, pectin, furit juice, citric acid, artificial colour and flavour. I don't think i see any 'rubber' in the ingredient.

To my thought, that should be how marshmellow are made.....with RUBBER. That is why it's so flexible and smooth.

Go ahead, do the experiment yourself. Get a balloon and pull it, scratch it. Then get yourself some marshmallow and do the same. You can see the similarity.

Folks, stop eating marshmellow as I will suggest. I wonder are there any warning of health hazzard against eating of marshmellow.

Then again...it's probably just this particular manufacturer's secret recipe.

So what can I say? Thailand goods = China goods = NO QUALITY/HEALTH CONTROL

And, it's better to stop eating marshmallow ever again. I definitely will never buy any marshmallow for my baby gals.

Shit....before I bite into this bit of rubber, I have already taken 3 or 4 packets of this marshmallow. I kinda felt like....I had a condom stuck in my throat and stomach on that day before lunch....

2 Weeks about my blablabla...

Hhm....just realised I haven't blog for more than 2 weeks.

For the past 2 weeks....hhm...what actually have I done...lets see.

27th October was actually a local festival, the Boat Racing Festival, aka Boun Ok Phansa (sorry folks, can't find a better link to it since no Laotian actually promoting themselves). The night before we dropped by one of the street in Vientiane along Mekong River for the week...or was it weeks long fair.

(Paiseh ya, my lousy camera is not good in catching night shots...blueckz~)

Walao eh...really people mountain people sea le. Macam the whole population of Vientiane gathering there since there is no night life else where liao.

Erm...no, those blue blue red red yellow yellow one are not how laotians look like. Sorry la, lousy camera effect...hehe. Look below, though this was not the crowded most. By crowded, I mean like you can't even stand still on your spot. People will just push you around. You don't even get a space to breath gok...and don't expect me to take photo in that situation...wakaka.


Anyway, I didn't get to take any photo of the actual boat-racing festival.

That very morning we went to Udon Thani, over the border of Thailand over the weekend for a 3-days break to feel the life of a more developed town out of Vientiane, or rather to be specified, out of Laos.

Nothing much to talk about Udon Thani anyway. Life in KL is much much greater than there...hehe. Maybe just, finally had my long-missed KFC, some nice western @ Sizzler and ice-cream @ Swesens lo. And some shoppings.

Ok, back from Udon. To my suprise I actually got a fan shouting for more post from me....Geezzz....thanx. He's probably my one and only fan. Anyway, I love ya, Tchii....baru weird.....wakaka. Anyway, I know I got loyal reader who says my blog is boring but still reads it de...wahahaha...blueckz~

Having come here for 6 months already, last Friday was only the second time I have gone to the site.

Yes, the scenery there is quite nice there actually. But that will be in my next next post.

Erm...what else. Peepz, I got my air tickets for my second home trip confirmed last week. I will be going back in December...yea. Tickets back Kuching punya also buy already. As for now, I am actually planning for my third trip back during CNY...muahahaha. Yup, I may be going home for Chinese nian-15....hoho. Gong Xi Gong Xi to me.


Actually the main focus of this entry is not to be on the things I did for the past 2 weeks. Since I have had over-blah enough as my heading, I guess I'll leave it as a post anyway.

Well, that's my past 2 weeks afterall. I wonder how will my next 2 weeks be like.

As for tomorrow....hopefull if I'm not too busy or too lazy or too wadever-excuse-I-will-eventually-find-out, hehe... stay tune for my Malaysia's Space Programme, Part II.....yosh~

~Che3Rz~