Interesting Discovery

The other day we were tuned in to the History Channel on Astro to catch the documentary on the controversy surrounding the Shroud of Turin, widely believed to be the burial cloth of Christ. Scientists are convinced that it was a very clever forgery, possibly by the legendary renaissance genius Leornardo Da Vinci. It was ascertained that he did not paint it so how did he do it? Well, I shall not get into specifics but it has something to do with optics, It is believed that he used an optic lens to burn the image onto the cloth, much like what happens in a camera (and our eye sight). The other interesting bit of 'revelation' was that the facial image burned on the cloth was that of himself! Not only that, it appears that the famous Mona Lisa painting could likely be a potrait of himself too based on the closeness of the facial structure. (see pic) Interesting!

No Pet Allow

A few posts back I remembered writing about this strange sign I saw outside the Jusco Supermarket where it said "Free Ice Available for Purchase" Well just about 2 days ago, Jen and I decided to eat at this Yong Tau Foo restaurant opposite Tmn Connaught. (it's awesome by the way!) You should try it out if you're in the area. They have really good Yong Tau Foo, Ipoh Hor Fun, Lam Mee, etc. Well, when we sat down, I noticed another interesting sign. "No Pet Allow" Hmmm... I think we need to do something about our standard of English. But enough about the sign, it's the food which is what I came for. For those interested here's how to get there : Khuang Li Yong Tau Foo

My Favourite Surfing Spot

Most people have a favourite surfing spot. For some it's at home, for others at cyber cafes. If you ask me, I would say that my favourite surfing spot would be the Starbucks Coffee outlet inside Borders at Gardens MidValley. The reason why it's my favourite is because not many people know about it and therefore it's not packed and crowded like the rest of the other 2 outlets at the MidValley area. Besides, it's very cosily located at the back corner of Borders which makes it extremely ideal for me. Secluded from the rest of the world and free from disturbances one can surf in solitude and peace. What more can you ask for? The internet speed is usually good because there's not many people using up all the bandwidth, plug points are quite ample (if not you can request for an extension) So yeah, I'm sure you can see why it's a great place for undisturbed surfing. The PLUS POINT is that I can sip down my favourite nice piping hot Cafe Latte while surfing. I have at times literally sat there for a good 4-5 hours surfing while waiting for my wife to finish her shopping or her facial. See it's perfect. =) The other good thing about that location is that they actually allow you to bring in up to 3 or 4 magazines for browsing. So...if that is not ideal, I don't know what is!! - Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS

Biggest Loser Cheras

Due to strong encouragement from friends, I've decided to embark on my own biggest loser programme. After watching them loose like 40-60 Kilos, I have been somewhat inspired. If they can do it, so can I. So I've aptly named mine : Biggest Loser Club Cheras. =) Although I don't need to loose nearly as much as them, nevertheless I need to knock of some Ks to get out  that perfectly chiseled body that's hiding beneath all the extra layers...hahaha what a JOKE. Well, for starters I've come up with my own desktop background to keep me motivated. I've got Dave and Christine yelling at me daily and some weight loss tips at the side. I'm pleased to announce that I began with an hour of cardio, push-ups and crunches yesterday evening. My arms hurt like there's no tomorrow now. =(  I shall keep you guys posted on my progress. Had my first weigh in today. 

Tsunami Steamboat

In case you're wondering if that's the name of the steamboat restaurant I went to...No it's not. It's the aftermath of unrestrained hunger.. The hunger of 11 guys and gals to be exact. Kane being solely responsible for at least 80% of it. haha....

It seems apparent that this place is quite popular with the locals. They have like 4-5 different kinds of soups. (one called 'Malat 'which you need to stay away from. yeeesh) The spread is quite ok, with lots to choose from. The highlights are the huge crabs that people go grabbing for once the workers brings them out. Reminds me of the chicken wings at Yuen Steamboat (another favourite)  Oh, they have BBQ lamb too! You should give it a try if you're nearby Sunway. I don't have the address but it's called Big Pot Steamboat....I think...or some kind of pot. 

Purchase for Free

I was walking with Jen at MidValley the other day and stumbled upon this interesting signboard right outside the Jusco Supermarket.   There's this huge Not For Consumption Ice Machine somewhere in the middle.

I guess the person who did this must be quite undecided whether they should charge for ice or not. haha.... 

Next time you drop by, have a look. =)

Bluetooth is TOOTHLESS!

For sometime now I had wanted to get a bluetooth adaptor. My lappie unfortunately doesn't come with a built in one. So a few days ago, while at MidValley I decided to pop into an IT shop to purchase one. There were 3 choices. 2 were RM29.90 and 1 was RM18... For me it was a no brainer. Jen sometimes can't understand why I always choose the cheapest things. To her, cheap means lousy. Till this day we still have debates about my choices and hers. Anyway, I got home and tried to get it installed because I had this funny picture on my phone which I am dying to show you guys. Well, it doesn't take an Einstein to figure out why the picture is not up yet. Needless to say, my bluetooth is toothless! Well, some support guy is going to get a nasty email soon...nah just kidding. Me nasty? Perhaps just a toothless growl. =)

Gong Xi Fa Cai

It's been said that the Yee Sang dish originated from Singapore somewhere in 1964. Don't really know much about the history but if you like to read about it, you can go to to wiki Yusheng. Anyway I look forward to Chinese New Year each year as I'm quite fond of this dish and you can usually only find it during the New Year Period. As usual, the Lee family came together on the eve of CNY for our reunion dinner. We would do it ala pot bless style and each family would bring or cook a different dish to be shared by all. This year it was decided that we would meet at Uncle Arthur's house. I managed to get some sparklers this year from the pasar malam and the kids had a gala time with them. Daren managed to capture some good moments... Just posted it on the CNY2010 album.Go have a look.

What in the world is this?

OK. So most of you might be wondering by now, what in the world is this? For those of you who are percussionists or drummers, you might recognize what these are... although they're not exactly the conventional type. For the longest time I've been wanting to get a pair of...ok, they are called drum mallets but have been reluctant to cause they are not exactly in the cheap dept. The cheapest set I found costs over RM80 and most are over a hundred ringgit! If you want to do a nice mellow dampened cymbal roll, you've gotta have mallets man, the sticks just won't cut it. Anyway, I was walking around Curve today after dinner and stumbled upon this Japanese shop opposite Beat Box (Yamaha) and it was selling all kinds of strange things like most Jap shops do and at one corner I found these beauties. I thought to myself...hmmm...it just might work, the head is made of rubber, the sticks are pretty sturdy, WHY NOT? So I bought them and it only cost me RM10 !! Was tempted to pop over to Yamaha to have a go but nah... they might kick me out. So for you drummers who want a cheaper alternative, go look there. It's called finger sticks. =)

Kapersky blocked my adsense

Kapersky antivirus blocked my google adsense today. OK, it might sound funny to you but if you run a site that sorta depends on google adsense for an income, it's NOT SO FUNNY after all... Yeah so I was doing some updates to cutideals today and suddently when I tried to refresh it to review what I did, up came this small little box at the bottom saying that "page2googlesyndication js blah, blah, blah URL was deemed malicious and was denied" At first I thought it was a joke, google ads malicious? What's going on?? Anyway I did some searches and apparently this happened quite extensively on the 25th of Jan 2010. Why it didn't come up on my pc then baffles me! Needless to say I was a little 'concerned'. Tried doing an update, crossed my fingers and hope it would fix things but it didn't. Anyway, I left it alone as I had other stuff to work on. Well, it's 3pm now and I think the problem is solved. Maybe Kapersky was flooded calls and emails from angry adsense dependent client like me. haha... Don't get me wrong. I really like Kapersky and I think it's a great software compared to the other resource hungry antiviruses. (You know what I'm talking about) Perhaps someone was just having a bad day... Anyway it's solved. I'm happy! =)