London 2012

We're in the midst of summer Olympics right now and I don't know about you but I'm a fan of this kind of events. It's a shame that not many people around me love it like I do. Too bad I missed our first local swimmer's tournament. He was dead last but nevertheless, he did beat his old record. So now I'm looking forward to our two other runners. We all know they won't even strike bronze but we're definitely cheering them on!

And that's Olympics. On this side of the planet, one good news is I finally got a job. Like a real job. Not a part-time that pays daily so obviously I'm very happy and so very ready for the challenge up ahead. I've been in this organisation for nearly 7 months now and I'm still loving every bit of it. It's not everyday you find a job you like so I guess luck has got something to do with it.

Another part of my life is I bought a zumba DVD thinking I would workout everyday. Turned out I only managed to follow 10 minutes of it before I slumped down on the sofa and gave up. My sister, on the other hand, has been following the full DVD nearly everyday since I got it. All I have to say for myself is this body ain't build for zumba. Nuff said.

Also, not many people know this but there is a new restaurant at OGDC in replacement of the old crappy one. We went there for lunch today. The food choices aren't a lot but the food itself is not so bad. Go check it out if you have the time!

Watch out for the next post because who knows what I'm going to write! I'm curious too!

Raya Cards for Sale

Greetings fellow people,

It's Ramadan now, which means raya is just around the corner. What better way to greet your friends and relatives than custom made raya cards?

Please visit my sister's website to make raya card requests or simply browse through pre-made cards! Click on the image below to view.

And there are plenty more to choose from. Simply visit her website today!

Twenty Fifth

Today marks my 25th Birthday. Just want to thank those who greeted me. Really means a lot to me.

What does your birthday means to you? For me, although there is nothing much happening today since I already celebrated it earlier with my family, there is still this special feeling like somehow everything I do today is special. Well, I was in a course the whole day so that wasn't much fun but yeah I guess it's something you remember. Like if I ask myself, "What did I do on my birthday in 2012?" Oh yeah, I was in a training. But I guess any memory is still a memory!

I also notice that every year on this day, I have trouble writing the date because I automatically want to write out my birth year out of habit. Anyone else does that?

On a different subject, I realised that London Olympics is starting in 9 days! Where have the time gone? I'm a fan of this kind of events so I'm quite excited about it. Tennis is definitely in the agenda, but so is diving and athletics! Can't wait!

Rainy Sunday the 15th

HM's birthday fell on a rainy Sunday. Unlike other citizens of the country, I did not watch the live broadcast of the ceremony because I'm ashamed to say we don't have the receiver for local channels. Nevertheless, we did 'celebrate' a birthday. Not His Majesty's, mine. I'll post about the cake later because I promised not to talk food for this post.

Our national flag hoisted up proudly despite the rain.

Jazelle relaxing outside the house and watching the rain pour. 

She loves the outdoor.

A wet gloomy Sunday, indeed.

A lazy dog on a lazy Sunday

Well, almost lazy Sunday. To be honest, we had our little party with guests and plenty of food to celebrate my birthday in advance. To top it off, we had a delicious custard cocktail fruit cake and for dinner, I went out with my siblings for sushi. We were gunning for macha ice cream so there were plenty of sweet desserts on the table. I even managed to squeeze in a gym session in the evening in my attempt to burn the calories off. So it turned out to be quite an eventful day for us. Like I always say, I love the weekend!

Another Sushi Dinner

I promise I won't talk food in the next post..but this post it's all about food again. This time, it's our usual favourite Japanese restaurant in this country, y'all know what I'm talking about. No doubt you'll find yourself indulged in this delicacy every now and then. As sushi lovers, we just love to try different dishes and of course reorder our regulars. This finger-food style dining is an ideal way to socialise with family and friends and at the same time, have a fine dining experience.

Food Porn

Lunch time at home nowadays can be pretty awesome, although I only get to see what's cooking during the weekends. Come to think of it, most of the food I eat these days come from outside. And I haven't cook in a while. I think I've forgotten how to prepare a proper meal.

Anyhow, today's post is about food - again. So typical me. These were prepared by my dad, the chef of the house.

This next one is my grandma's favourite..some sort of seafood? Hah, I have no idea what its called!

For desert, we had fresh longans courtesy of James' mom.

Here is a random shot of Stephen playing his piano. He's the only one who can really play this instrument, the rest of us pretend we can play it.

And here is an Angry Bird balloon.

Heavenly Food is Heavenly

Taking photos of food before eating is so common among the society these days that it seems like a necessity if not an obligation. Since I am quite dragged in this way of life, I can't help it myself. And I'm sure you won't complain about me posting delicious foods from a nice restaurant in town, right? Alright then, let's go!

A cheese on bread starter

Banana spring rolls

Century egg porridge with deep fried wantan skin

Japanese tofu vegetables with fried rice

Honey chicken rice set

Fried chicken wings

There goes my bet to lose some weights, down the drain just like that. It's alright, I will start tomorrow...is what most people say.

Zoom

This camera's lens are pretty slick. I'm not an expert in photography. I'm pretty sure there are far more high spec gadgets out there that can do 50 times better than what I have but I'm quite happy with my SX40's performance. Today, I'm showing you the zoom function of the lens. The lens are 35X IS with 4.3-150.5mm... and I have no idea what I just said.

So here's what a normal view from my house of BLNG's flame tower looks like, if you can see it, that tiny thing with smoke coming out of it.

With full zoom, here's what I get. Not bad for a non-DSLR camera, huh?

Now I'm just wondering wouldn't it be nice if our eyes have the capability to do just what my camera did? I wonder how it's like if we have 35X optical zoom in our eyes. I'm pretty sure our eye balls would have to protrude from their sockets at some point so I guess that may not look appealing!