Amazingly Potato

Potato humble
Cupboard items and their alternative uses

1. Heal injuries
A raw potato compress with help to reduce the swelling around cuts and bruises. “place grated potato under abandage on the skin,” says kolbjorn Borseth of Aromatic Natural Skincare(aromantic.uk). “Wrap in cling film for the best effect.”

2. Soothe Eczema(Skin disease)
“A warm potato poultice can relieve inflammation,” say Cathy Wong, author of The Inside Out Diet. Cube the potato, lightly boil, the fold into thick gauze (a kind of fabric) and apply.

3. Fight Heartburn - (a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest)
Raw potato juice can soothe the pain of recurrent heartburn. Pop a white potato through a juicer and drink half a cup after dinner for best result.

4. Rescue recipes –salt problem
What happens when have too much salt in your meal? Drop a raw potato into your sauce for 10minutes and simmer (lacucina.caldesi.com) “the salt will bind to the tuber (potato) and restore your meal to something edible. ATTENTION: don forget to take it out before serving.

5. Windscreen waterproof
Make your car windscreen waterproof base by rubbing a potato over, it give a super-slick surface, making water beads run off much faster. (britishpotatoes.co.uk)

Food That Fight Hurts

Yogurt

Ever wonder why hospital serving yogurt and expert advice us to have one?? and most people think yogurt is fattening and unhealthy but the "friendly" bacteria in the yogurt replace those which are destroyed by antibiotics and other medications, boosting the immune system by having yogurt.

Seedy Disease Defense (Sunflower Seed)

Believe it or not, sunflower seed can help protect you from diabetes and heart disease, expert found that the magnesium-packed seeds can“LOWER YOU RISK OF CONTRACTING METABOLIC SYNDROME ” by 31%, by regulating your blood sugar. Other salubrious seeds, such as pumpkin, flax and sesame, provide a similar defense against metabolic syndrome. [a 50g handful should be enough]

Sugar

Ever wonder doctor have sweets/candy/lollis in their diagnosis room? Expert have discover and a words saying,” SUCKING A SUGAR CUBE CAN NUMB THE PAIN OF AN INJECTION”

David: haha.. Guys relief stress by smoke, and girls eat chocolate to lighten up themselves. Girls are smarter from my points of view.

Wine

Fight cavities with a glass of ruby red. Expert found that the antioxidants found in grape skins destroy cavity-causing bacteria. Of cause don’t drink alcohol if you not comfortable.

Full-fat milk

Haha I know, how it sounded, “fats” but consider this drinking full-fat milk can reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer by 12%

A Banana Song in morning

Kick start your day with refreshing banana fruity smoothie and have a banana haha. “Potassium in bananas are important for neuron function and the berries mop up free radicals” creating a healthier system in your body for functioning.

Fight allergies with broccoli

Eating broccoli sprouts may help you breathe easier, said expert. People who ate 7 ounces of sprouts for 3 days saw up to a 200percent, increase in the production of proteins that make antioxidants in their nasal cells. Antioxidants help fight off the inflammation that causes allergies.

Lotus root

Chinese people favorites lotus root, it is loaded with vitamins C, Contains fiber, and potassium. As well as beneficial to bone health; copper and manganese.

Chocolate Cure

A study showed that chocolate ate could help improve your brain activity. “Cocoa, the main ingredient in making chocolate can counter mood depression. Cocoa stimulates the mood to make you feel happy and the caffeine substance in it fuels alertness; both factors help the brain to work better.

You will get a sharper focus coupled with smiles throughout the day.

Forget Not Christmas 2009

There time we forget our life that we left behind, yes we should move on, but are we leaving something behind that are worth remembered? we have forgotten many things behind. I thought of this, when I was alone and free. Thinking when I was young and Grandma still around, in the same time scolded and make some chocolate drink for me. I wonder, is this the way of Chinese people say," I love you"?? I write this event "FORGET NOT CHRISTMAS" objective to made the team committee to be proud of their children, the little things they did, the big result when everyone support each other. Student at college usually have their own life and ways, what our parents know about us? nothing much. So i want to share this day for our parents and love one. Without forgetting people from the orphanage, they don have family, but I want them to feel LOVE.

Yesterday is a amazing time we had, yes we had lack of time and all the last minute cancellation from other and we have last minute replacement. despite all the negative thing happens. I really impress by my team quick action and a wise one too. As a director of the event, I made a lot of mistake haha.

I was so nervous and completely stress to the max, my mind was in everything, the dance, the choir, the PA, the drama and etc. but we all pull it off! we planned to do one major event when beginning and we did it! :) thanks to everyone. Most important everyone really have fun! All the practices we had and laughter we had together have made this event happen, this is what Christmas is about, LOVE! JOY! LAUGHTER! GIFTS!

We had 4 adviser( shireen, Jonathan, Rajani and karen) without them, we can never be successful.

personally I learned a lot, from becoming a leader and a soft one haha, my friends advise me to be a strict leader but I find it hard to be strict, unless someone piss me off and go too far. Well I want me and my friend to gain something out of event, for me I learned dance, and to lead choir, learn to talk to higher management and making sure everything is under process, learn to overcome all issue. I love dance really, I so glad my friend phoebe Lee, teaches us, I learn to head stand and toe touch haha.. the stunt wasn't hard for me to catch up because I had basic cheerleading background. I just felt our dance wasn't enough, I really wanna try again in the future :) Choir was a mess at first, people came in and out without informing, but I really glad we still have a few commited choir crew, and when everyone came together haha, we really start having laughter, I thought to myself, this is what Christmas should be.

Having A Wacky Water Sport

On 23 of September.. wow.. times fly.. Hard to believe this year pass so fast... anyway... My Dear friends Will, asked to hang out at Sunway Lagoon, along with his sister and friends, so he asked Me, Wilson and Jia Meng. We had one of our worst breakfast at bukit tinggi because of the PAU is not well cooked haha.. probably because we rushing the feller

When we reach our destination, at noon. The sun is freaking hot and scotching the skin. So glad Jia Meng and Will bought some sun-lotion or else we are roast pork, but it good also, monsoon season and the sun is good enough for out door trip. Leaving our stuff at high tech lockers and having fun playing with it. After that we go for quick fun in the water, at we are so childish yet nice, splashing waters at each other.




We went to water theme park for riding the big floating balloon and slide down into the water, we had that twice and another. Amusement part outdoor was awesome!! me, Jia Meng and another feller ride the 360 degree turn of ships while Wilson, will and will's friends stay and watch haha. Then we ride roller coaster which scare the hell out of will haha. Jia Meng also tried to force will for the tomahawk 360 degree, honestly it is much scarier than the rest haha. We cross the bridge and it is a bit scary and high above the land, but the most funny things is we licross it barefoot and it is too damn hot!! like walking out the hotpot, cooking our leg! imagine we running on the high and scary bridge because the food is cooking


At the water, we just again play splashing, crazy things, pull pants, and all sort of fun/childish/but still fun haha. Swimming for few moment and enjoying the water was nice. Jia meng and me again went to becoming a hamster in a gigantic water roller haha, it was really fun because feeling like a hamster and trying not to fall down, while cycling it.


We really enjoy the time there.. really glad to have friends and can spend time together. :) wilson,will and jia meng.

All About David Tan

Name: David Tan Chin Hong

Sisters: 2

Brothers: 1

Shoe size: 10

Height : 175cm (wanted to be 180cm-desperately)

Where do you live: Klang, Tmn.Gembira/ Telok Gadung

Second Home: Rode (South Australia), Jeram (kuala Selangor)

Favourite drinks: Green Tea, Honey Lemon tea, Fruits drink (carrot,apples, mango)

Favourite breakfast: hot dog, bah kut teh, chicken rice, Eggs

Have you ever been on a plane?: Yes and many time

Swam in the ocean: yes and love it

Fallen asleep at school: Duh.. of cuz....

Broken someone’s heart: eh.... maybe.

Fell off your chair : I think So

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call: Nope

Saved e-mails: rarely

What is your room like: Green and Blue. the love for nature

What’s right beside you: My study desk

What is the last thing you ate: Some.. long beans, and chicken stew

Ever had chicken pox: Yea...

Sore throat: A lot of times

Stitches: Yes, my right eyebrow.. my brother accidently hit me

Do you believe in love at first sight: Nope.. "like" in the first sight maybe

Like picnics: Of course.. anything with food haha

Who was the last person you danced with: My friends at bar..

Last made you smile: My friends and lecturer(mr raymond) Law

You last yelled at: Can't remenber....


Today did you:
Talk to someone you like: nope
Kissed anyone: nope
Get sick: nope
Talk to an ex: nope
Miss someone: yes.. always missing all my friends
Eat: I ate more than usual today

Best feeling in the world: Able to help/save/make a differents in someone life :)
Do you sleep with stuffed animals: i don but.. i got stuffed pillow of my own haha
What’s under your bed: nothing actually just some wooden staff
Who do you really hate: Other than devil itself, I rather not mention
What time is it now? 8.35pm

Random:
Is there a person who is on your mind now: eh..... I am blank actually
Do you have any siblings: I told u so
Do you want children: yes in the future
Do you smile often: Very :)
Do you like your hand-writing: Not really when i compare to friends
Are your toe nails painted: of cuz not

Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: Prime Minister, I heard is quite a class
What color shirt are you wearing now: Red
What were you doing at 7:00 p.m.lastnight: Interview for part-time jobs
I can’t wait till...: I get my salary
When did you cry last: Long time ago.. hard to remenber

Are you a friendly person: :) yea...
Do you have any pets: not now... I do have tortoise, fish, Dogs and hamster
Where is the person you have feelings for right now?: I don have anyone now
Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now? Shake hand? friends haha
Do you sleep with the TV on? Nope... I won't waste energy like that
What are you doing right now?: It is not obvious?beside blogging, movie
Have you ever crawled through a window?: haha yes.. When i was young, someone complained
Can you handle the truth?: It is hard to handle but I can deal with it

Are you too forgiving?: Depends on situation and people who are worthy of it
Are you closer to your mother or father? Mother, but i also love my dad
Who was the last person you cried in front of?: My best friends :) thanks for listening
How many people can you say you’ve really loved? hmmm... I love everyone as frens and family
Do you eat healthy?: Just so so.. I do avoid after 9pm food and soft drinks
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex?: Nope
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you?: Of cuz.... rather not mention who
If you’re having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to? All my dear dear friends :)
Are you loud or quiet most of the time?: I am quiet when serious, loud when feeling high and crazy
Are you confident?: depends on situation


5 things on my to-do list today:

Went to law classes
going The Garden mid valley for salary
went to Subang parade for rehearsal
Watching "The Ruins" freaky nature movie
Planning to write this blog

How to ask your Boss for a salary increase..?

some jokes from email that i love :)

One day you send a letter to your boss asking for an increase in your salary!

Dear Bo$$

In thi$life, we all need $omething mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding of the need$ of u$worker$who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company .
I am $ure you will gue$$ what I mean and re$pond $oon.
Your$ $incerely,

The next day, you received this letter of reply :

Oh my dear:


I kNOw you have been working very hard.NOwadays, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticeably well as yet .

NOw the newspaper are saying the world`s leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. After the
NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad.

I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.

Yours truly,
Manager

Lasagna Version David

Hey hey.. I love cooking, cooking is like a creative arts for me, since i cannot draw or design. So I cook, mix the ingredient and poof!! you got a new taste haha.. Well I am not a chef, and don think so future i will be, even though i came from chef family background but cooking for me is a interests not a career :)

Remember I wrote on the post called " Not So Bad Monday"? that Monday i cooked lasagna and cabonara. So now i gonna list down the recipe, you can have my recipe since it is a blessing given to me, why not i bless my dear readers, cheers :)


Recipe For Lasagna V.David

• Olive oil/ vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 250g/1 can of buttons mushrooms
• 125g of ham, slices
• 500g meat (chicken/bacon/beef/seafood)
• 250g of cream cheesev
• tomato paste for colouring and taste
• 4-6 tbsp of milk
• lasagna noodle
  
• pecorino/cheddar / Parmesan cheese
• and mozarella cheese
• salt and pepper ( to taste)

white sauce

• 40g butter
• 40g flour/potato starch
• 600ml milk
• a bit of cheese
• salt and pepper

How to make

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan, fry onion and garlic for 3 minutes (moderate heat). Add mushroom and cook for 2 minutes; now add the meat and stir it.
2. After few minutes add cream cheese and few tbsp of milk to make it moist. heat until the cheese melt. Season with salt, pepper. Add tomato paste to colour it to a bit red.
3. when it done, put it aside

White sauce:

1. melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in flour/starch. cook gently with low heat.
   
2. Slowly whisk with milk, by pouring milk slowly
   
3. Keep whisking all the time until thick and smooth.
4. sprinkles some cheese and season it with salt and pepper.

Assemble the lasagna

1. Usually I cooked 6 slices of lasagna noodles on one oven proof dish
2. first layer, spread some white sauce below and then cover it with first later of lasagna
3. put the cooked meat on top of the lasagna noodles and some cheese over it.
   
4. On the last layer, cover the white sauce on top of the noodle and pour mozzarella cheese and other cheese.
5. put in the oven about 220F for 20min-30min. or until brown

and it is done!! you can now have you own lasagna make by u! U! U! yourself. and duh.... even i didn't mention just now. You have to cook the lasagna noodle in a boiling water with salt and oil.

Shark-fin Soup No More

One interesting article I just read at Menhealth magazine. It is about Shark-fin!! one of my favorable topic to share with others :P be ready guys.

Article is called "Bad Bite" Now I briefly will note why say no to shark-fin soup that we Chinese adore much. In the nature of shark, they eats smaller fish with contain mercury. according to research, men who ate two portions of this a day were 70% more likely to get heart disease. The reason? sharks eats smaller fish that contains mercury but they are unable to break it down, so it builds up to dangerous level in their bodies. So we will get mercury level too when we eat shark, say no no no to shark yar?

Solution? have some salmon instead, these fishes eat mainly plankton and gave very low mercury levels. but yar.. i know... It is expensive!! just look at the sushi dishes haha.

Even it is not bad to health i really suggest don take shark-fin soup, you know how horrible it is? we human eat its, but doesn't care how fisherman kills them in order to satisfy our self selfish needs. Have a look at Google or youtube, you know what i mean.

Beside... have you notice? usually rich people have heart attack haha at movie, more than the less fortunate people. perhaps they ate too much. The moral of the story? luxury food aren't not the best choice :P

ps: here some link from a reader http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/

Not So Bad Monday

Monday is usually hated by most people, it is a day of starting class and working. It is a most less favorable day in the week. But at the 7/9/2009 it is a day of holiday!! AMEN!! be honest i actually don care what day it was, just enjoying my own sweet time.

Yesterday Monday is my favorite Monday, maybe it is the only Monday worth remember haha. anyway.. lets start at the morning, i woke up at 9.30am and went to gym to kill all the fatties i have gain during the holiday time, and today.. my whole muscle is arching like mad, shower also susah (hard), just like a penguin trying to wash its own back haha.

After Gym, I rush to Wilson's house to prepare ingredient to cook lasagna and cabonara, I promise Kimz that I gonna teach her how to cook both and I cook also for Will lim, which he miss my last lasagna at kenley's birthday. I have improve alot, this is my fourth time, bake lasagna, which I think to myself, i can compete with high class restaurant d muahaha (sinister laugh). But cabonara wasn't that successful, because i pore whole spaghetti noodles in one box of cream, supposely its is only half of the noodles. We have really fun together, Wilson always help me cook, Kimz wanna learn and clown at anywhere even cooking and Will, also being helpful all the time.

After early dinner at 4pm, my sister msn me, ask me for a movie, called "UP" i asked wilson, will and kim, but they paisei paisei and pokai d ( shy shy and broke). I heard from friends the movie is not that nice, but I go la, since i haven't join my sister for SO SO long d, and also she is paying muahaha( more sinister laugh). When I reach home, i bought 3 small piece of lasagna to my sister to share, brother since i promise him and Sue (housemaid/friends) to share also. and then... They love it haha. Nice feeling for a "Chef wannabe"

Going to Aeon Jusco Bukit Tiggi, I bought teehen (cousin brother) to KFC for so dinner, we both share a dinner meal, consist of 3 pieces and i order one ice cream for my self. Goodness it cost me RM17, my heart was thinking, " HELLO!! this thing cost so expensive!? I rather go for a spagetti at Fruities" anyway... it is nice having dinner with sister and cousin, after the dinner, teehen whispered to me, " Kor kor... your whole family love and care for me a lot" It just touch my heart cousin brother :)

Surprisely today cinema was almost empty, I wonder why, might be the H1N1 causing a lot of panic lately, but oh well.. I just went into the cinema with only about 20 fellers. The movie "UP" was not that bad at all, I love it, the music and unexpected event. well please don compare with "ICE AGE 3" which these are totally different movie. "UP" is more into good morals, it is about love and blessing. It really move my stony heart for a while. You guys really encourage to watch it really, my hero in the move?? That old man and the Dug the talking dog haha.

After the movie, i received a sms from Wilson, said that our geng (groups) at Station 1 cafe. I was late for an hour or more, because I accompany my sister and cousin to reach home safely. So wasn't much to talk about but it is nice to have friends, Wilson, Chloe, Kim, Yinyee, kenny and Chloe's mother :)

Once In The Baby Bottles Time

Can you remember when the time you stops using bottles? I just remember about 1 month ago about how and why I stop using bottles haha. When exactly I can’t really remember but I can still know why I stop using it. Maybe I can call it, my first breakthrough haha.

Well I can’t recall the age that I still using, perhaps about 4-5 years old, which I still stay at berkely restaurant above. I use to ask my mother to mix chocolate drinks in bottle, my favorite ways of drinking milo. Almost every night I will shout,” mama!! Wua Ai Milo!!” (I want milo!) And by the way, “MILO” is our Malaysian own chocolate drinks

I stop using bottles when I can’t find it; my mother said to me that it was lost. It didn’t bother me much because that is the face of life, I trying to grow up and act like a grown man who I want to become. That’s is when I start using mugs to drink my daily supper MILO and not long after I start to dip it biscuit which is so nice combination.



After about a year, my mother was cleaning the back stairs which lead to the back alley, and she found my favorite bottles, the rat actually stole my bottle, shit and bite all over it. The feeling was “Oh how can I forgotten about you (my bottles)” But I just smile and said to my mother, never mind is okay.. I am using mugs now.
To my dear bottles which blue in colour if I not mistaken. We have happy times together, I felt sad a little bit when you disappear but I thought to myself, I be alright without you. When I found you again, I smile again, but it is time to really let you go. I will miss you my blue bottles and I don’t know why the stupid rat want to kidnap you? But again perhaps this is my first breakthrough from God.

Ps: this look almost like my dear bottles :)

Shouted "MEDEKA" after work

Started a job on the 21th August. Before I know what i doing actually i only know is gonna be a bit boring and have feeling to reject the job offer, because i failed Business Finance in final and the job is located at THE GARDEN at mid valley. but despite all the negative no no, i decide not to turn down the offer, is not because is Rm8 per hour but decide not to disappointed Kenny, Wilson and the nice manager(Penny)




First day of work, We are assigned to 2 location, 2 at East Entrance and 1 at River View. At the East Entrance we not sitting together, and we not allow to talk to each other, my feelings was like, WTH... i hate working with classy company ha ha. The things is my job is only *click* for each person passing by. Easy leh? but I could have died of bored. first day, i am a good boy, listen to the rules and regulations, cannot talk and cannot leave my stationed places for too long.

Day 2 : I sneak in to work with my IPOD haha.
Day 3-7 : I go sneaking to talk to my friends and go long break at toilet. bring paper to draw
Day 8 : I kill my time but listen to ipod and singing. eat behind the pillar
Day 9-11: We all learn to take turns to *click* and others go eat snake ( haha anything but work)

haha when working we could fall a sleep anytime, few things we can see at work. handsome guys with syle and pretty hot chicks like model walking in and out of THE GARDEN. but only sometimes, all people walk in and out is freaking rich i tell u. And I can notice alot of Gays and lesbian also. Gays are super stylo and checking us out when passing by, and some lesbian are just soo pretty!! even of my friends said," why go for girls? there are many good guys still" haha.. one of guy(suspected gay) keep visiting Wilson for 4 days haha.


But Glad to have this Job to be able to know more of Wilson, Kenny, Heng Hyong, YinYee and Jian Ren. And of course few staff and manager we know along the working perioud. At the last day is double the pay and also YinYee birthday on MEDEKA. at the last moment of work, I (supposly all) shouted MEDEKA!!!! haha finally the days have come to stop working :P


PS: my friends and many others who passed by accidentally, didn't know is me though i am crazy.. ha ha

Participated At Dharma Camp

It started first when my friend lijie asked me to help out in first Buddhist Camp, even though I am not a Buddhism but I am curious how it run. Without thinking much I join in to take part with Will Lim, Wilson Lee, Yin Yee, Kim, Kenley and of course lijie.

Before the camp, we prepare 2 weeks before for it, at the meeting is tough haha.. too many thing to discuss and this camp have a proper system to follow since is not the first "Ai Wo Ching Nia" (Our Youth, Our Love) just that it is the first English version.

The camp is tough haha.. I was doing few people job and commitee friends are tired also, despite all the tiredness and conflict we had, I just wanna say we all did a great job and we gain something back in return :)

To all campus.. I sorry i didn't have time to be friends :) but do stay in touch yar.. at camp I was abit busy here and there, to all commitee, sorry if i mislead u guys and created some conflict but at the end the most important is we done it as one :)

To will lim our camp leader
Even though u are soft leader, but u are helpful and kind and good. you always don wan to cause troublesome to others, and u always put trouble to yourself that why i always keep an eye to you, don wan people to take advangtage of u. Sorry if i nag u so much, cuz i just don wan others to use u.

To Wilson
I so glad to see you learn something at the camp, you learn how to handle song, PA system and make a lot of new friends. I also see u become more independent and u always smiling haha..
sorry i left u alone with shen chieh without help u more :P

To Yin Yee
Nice to have a new friend on the list and join this camp with us. even though you are under my leadership but i think u did more than i expected.. i hardly guide u much also haha u did so well without i nag, I can see you be a very succesful in future. Sorry ah.. for anything i do haha

To Kimz.
haha... our dear game master on camp.. to be honest I didn't know i can be friends with u kim at the first time i knew u at college, but now u are just pure funny and cheerful woman. Glad to have u around, u bring laughter around everyone. Sorry for my decision and argue with u at camp yar haha. (i still remenber u kena mosquito kau kau!!)

To Lijie
haha u are really super woman.. but u have a great leadership also, i think better than me alot haha. so glad u help us in times of needs in camp even though u busy. Glad u asked us join too :)
sorry for anything yar? cheers

To kenley
haha... first time as MC really not bad at all, You did well at camp bro.. they have bring words to their ears as MC, bring fear to them as disciplin master also haha. Sorry wasn't able to help u alot.. was abit blur also haha

To Ru xing and Mian feng sifu.
Haha u change my point of view to monks haha... got one for for u 3F. funny, fun and friendly and also abit unpredictable but nice to be there with sifu.

To zhi wei
You are a best helper at camp for me haha.. and u always stay calm and polite even in situation really admired you character

To john the treasurer
You are the BEST TREASURER I even met haha... you know when after camp, me and the rest concluded that u are really the best treasurer. Rm15 throughout the camp!! to kimz, me and lijie and wilson haha

To johnny( group counselor)

You really did an amazing job to all group and included us as committee, Thanks you for taking the position from me when I am busy :)

To chern Nie and shen chieh
haha you both also like yin yee... I sorry i didn't guide u well but u did more that i expected haha.
shen chieh, PA system look good, U did so well for first time, I cannot see about technical error haha

To Jason, Bryant, Mun jean(Jean) and Poh Kaey
You guys are just incredible!! we all will go Holland if you 4 didn't back us up haha. You guys are the most hardworking among us all! :) cheers

To many others committee!!
I sorry i didn't have much time to write and get to know u guys!! ka siang, jiang huei, victor!!
all i wan to say is just thank you and Glad to have u around :)


I just love you guys all.. :) this memory always kept in my heart, even my mind forget but my heart will always feel the warm

My first visit to Redang

On the date of 25-27 of July was my best vacation ever, the blue sea, sunny sky, sandy beach and all we do is just hang out and snorkeling haha. We kind of invited by a friend who already planned the trip, so six of us just hop in.



We had a tons of fun there, especially 3 snorkeling and own snorkeling near by the resort. We visit a giant eel and grouper fish, it both share the same coral cave, and scary to get to near haha, it remind me that Wilson push Lijie too near to the eel and it scare Lijie haha, bad Wilson. and the first snorkeling trip is so funny, our dear friend will. Will wasn't use to water, even though he was wearing the safety suit, he still have fear for the see. First when each take turn to jump into water, Lijie and will jumped in, follow by me. will was panic when he saw the deep of ocean, he grab on onto Lijie and push her deeper and when Lijie saw me, he pass will to me and he also push me as i am the floater haha, I AM NOT WEARING safety floater!! then i use tons of energy to send him back to the boat haha, is not easy with the current and the only swimming with hands, because will was grabbing my waist.

I love the environment of Redang Island, just hope that it will be preserve as long as in the future, well I can say a lot inconsiderate tourism throwing plastic bag into the sea, sea turtle thought is jelly fish and they ate, and sun lotion killing the coral, it is sad thought. But really hope I could stay longer even if it mend i have to work there haha.


This trip cost each of us a fortune, but we had tons of good experience and memory, all of us miss that moment and want to learn diving haha.. We try to go for perhentian next year :) cheers

Working for 15 hours

August 6 of 2009. Got a call one day before from Heng Hyong, asking me to work at Jusco Bukit Rajah, for the J-card day. I got the job along with Wilson,Will and Yin Yee. when working the briefing was very hard to remember haha, then the auntie said, the more u ask, the more u will be confuse haha.

Well.. starting at first.. we were blur.. fearing what will happen if we mess up, but thanks goodness we met a few nice friends that helping us to locate the shoe and guiding us. But the point i wanna make it is damn hard job! We stand for hours and if customer ask for a shoe, we have to run to store room which at the end of the market. Imagine we run here and there for 14 hours and only half an hour break for lunch and dinner haha, but auntie was good to buy us free food, chicken rice for lunch and KFC for dinner :P which i suggested.

It is not easy... working from 9am til the next 12am. when morning we woke up, leg pain til and feeling the leg is growing haha. One more thing i learn is Malay race customer are better than chinese haha, because when they want it, they will buy it. For chinese are too fussy haha :p its true

A Journey To Australia

This will be my first Journey to australia, acompany by my brother. Before even we pack to leave we forgot about to apply visa to stay, Praise God for even helping us for our last minute careless mistake, but the toll of mistake cause us to miss the bus to singapore! And God Grace is upon us for a last minute bus!
Wow! I never knew taking a fly to Australia is quite a energy consuming, a lot of patience and document to fil in. Really praise God that bring us journey mercy to Perth(in Australia) then take another fly to Adelaide(also Australia), from there my dad will pick us up to Rode(town). 3 months from now is about 90 days to spend in Australia, I pray to God to help me to spend my time wisely and fruitly and of course purposeful. And also i will like to find out whats the next course to study.

By David Tan, January 13th, 2007

My beloved “butter Prawn” story

I love the sea food meal call "butter Prawn" it is amazing delicious and the way to cook and presentation is just beautiful. I first ate butter prawn if i remember well, it is from my grandma, she love us and she knows i love her butter prawn. So in every-time i will visit her and saying, " grandma! grandma! can i have prawn??" of course she will cook it for me, when she cooks , the aroma of the butter just fill the whole house. The best thing was it is cook only for me!! no one to share!! Muahahaha(evil laugh)
Well my grandma isn’t around anymore… i do miss her a lot . But she did leave me a mark that i will remember her forever, even i become a grandpa. She left me a "seafood allergic" ha-ha.. really maybe because i ate too much in the past, now if i take over a limited seafood, especially prawns. I tongue will feel itch. " I love you grandma!! I will always remenber you grandma and your butter prawns!!"
ps:
My dad cooks the best butter prawn now, other than my grandma. He even won the awards of the "curry prawn in claypot" in australia!! CHEF ROCKS!!

My childhoon thoughts about “old”

hmm…. Let me recall and tell you a true story about me. David(me) once upon a time which only 5 or 7 years old boy. I always being a crybaby kid and think a lot about getting old, not for me but mostly to my mom and dad.
I love my parents. And i am very close to my mom and she always chat with me and i love to ask stupid question and funny one, which make me laugh out loud whenever my mom answer me with stupid answer too haha, especially "where babys come from".. ahemm hahah.
My childhood is quite interesting for me to know, or interesting enough. So i watch alot of movies, from horror to drama. So i can proudly say, now have none of the horror movie can haunt me now. So that one question always in my mind during my childhood, about getting old one day and pass on.. like what in the movie showing. And the sign of getting old is white hair… and the worse is my mom always ask me to get rid of her white hair… soo means she is getting old and she will pass away in time..
I don know what to do…. all i do is cry when on one is seeing. I cry everyday and every 7pm or 8pm. I choose that time because it is the most quiet and the only time i can go into the dark room and cry to myself because i don know what to do… i being crying to myself in a long long time almost everyday in few months.
And one day.. both of my sister realized, maybe because i cry to loud or maybe i being crying almost everyday in a same time in the room. So my sisters ask me,, when i cry? i just answer.." I don wanna mom to die….(sob loudly). they wanted for me to stop and comfort me with this "beautiful lie" haha.. well it is.. they told me this," people don get old.. hong(my name)… they just coloured it" and i believed them lol… how silly i was… but they did make me stop crying by saying a lie haha.

By David Tan, January 23rd, 2008

David in Australia’s adventure:part one> craigfish hunting

Good day mate!! haha i had my awesome experience in Feb 2008 in my second home in Australia, a small town named Robe. My dad’s friends invited my family for a ride in their boat and bring us to see what it like to catch crayfish(lobster) ha ha this is one great experience offer by 2 Australia(Shane and killsby) free of charge.
In an cold morning woken by a invitation to catches cray, i got up and full of adventurous mood ha ha. we got to the harbor only like 3 min away in drive. Shane and killsby is waiting for us in a small yacht but a real nice one, she is a beauty. And off we start the engine motor, getting exciting with this moment. and once after we get off the harbor, and killsby is driving even faster! and this is heck of a bumpy ride, i could have fallen off the yacht anytime! and it was a scares moment while fighting with the wave, i even took alot of strength to hold on to anything that prevent me from "bye bye David and enjoy the water"
wow… the sun is bright and the sea is a beauty, with the wind and the waves, it was a spectacular indeed, just amazing. but the wind is chilling cold, we were freezing. We came to this floating thingy which tell us where is the Cray’s cage are. When killsby drove the yacht next to the floats, and Shane will hook it up with a hook(duh) and pull all the way up til the boat. aww…. cuz the first cage was empty.. well Shane change the bait with some fish’s head and abalone(waste!! ha ha) and throw it back in the sea. We came til the last cages, it wasn’t empty but it is not a crayfish sign… but a snapper fish ha ha. well by law we still can’t keep the snapper because it is not in the legal size yet. (FYI: Australia have laws even fishing, that why i love this country, to prevent over catching til near extinction). well we all say our bye bye to the snapper fish and threw away.
We couldn’t get any crayfish that day but we cheated hahaha we asked Shane to go buy some crayfish and bring it back to the restaurant for some lunch!! hahahaha well at least i have fun and the rest(Shane,killsby,my both sister and my bro-in-law)
PS: thanks for the ride! OZ Shane and killsby ha ha, i wannabe OZ too!
By: David Tan, February 24th, 2008

Australia Adventure. part 2: Joy Flight in Robe

I have always dream of wonders when i look up to the blue sky in a sunny day. Wondering how it is look like if i able to fly up to the air and look down to the places that i stand, i am sure it is different if we put ourself in sky,look down from heaven above. Looking from sky to the earth, just like God looking down from heaven above. I always knew if i look from above things will be different when i look at the ground. oh…. how i wish i know what its like to be.
Finally a dream able to come true! My wonderful Aussie mate Ross is giving us a chances of a lifetime, to fly in the sky, well of cause it won’t be the same as real flying like birds, but still have 1 pairs of wings and able to mend with the winds! Ross has 2 airplane!! how awesome it is to own mini-planes and able to fly up the sky, well lets not calculate the petrol for the plane ahem… anyway Ross is a great man! and shane is wonderful to accompany us with the flight. so exciting!! >.<


Well it is really not as board an big airplane like going for a trip, its different, cuz it is control by your friend, as it is please, and it is mini, dangerous it may but i love it! I put my life on Ross’s hand as he starting for preparations for us to aboard. Well we(my 2 sister, bro-in-law and shane) hahah Ross will be our pilot and Shane will be our co-pilot/air-stewards for a day haha just joking. Well we able to enjoy our view better than normal airplane. its totally amazing i telling you. First Ross giving this coolest ear-phone and to prevent us from damaging our hearing by the loud air-engine and able us to communicate with a cool voice, like "Good day mate" in a cyborg voices hahaha.. it is really hilarious.
When up in the sky… whooaa…. Its really a beauty this land, i really felt in love with the place i was being, Robe is a nice town. I can’t stop snapping photos with my camera i bought. I can see the far horizontal blue sea and our famous obelisk of Robe just near to the lighthouse. The sea is fabulous! i could see the waves and the depth of the water from above. Ross purposely bring us to above my dad restaurant for a few rounds hahaha.. its kind of funny.


wow… now i able to see the world in a new angle, from the sky. It simply marvelous to have this chances for this experience really. I just hope i could express it out more, We have our wonderful time. Robe it is a beauty isn’t it? Thanks Ross for giving us the wonderful ride of lifetime and Shane for be our air- steward haha just joking, for taking care of us while in Australia.

by: David Tan, February 24th, 2008.

My Encounter With Dolphins (Australia)

Just like any other days, Thinking what shall I do in the free time of afternoon I got. Preparing with all the swimming gear, which I only bought my Google, Swimming trunk, Bag and Towels.
Walking down on the sandy beach with the thinking of, ‘ Today sea waters should be the same temperature like any other days I swarm, It was sunny and cold sea waters but that didn’t make me give up for a nice swim. I looked around and it seem no one is swimming, a few of people is sun bathing. while I prepare to swim, i always need few minutes to adapt the cold water before deep my whole in. When a old lady saw thats a person in the waters, along she came with the husband, well no one like to swimming alone and it is a big beach. While I get to adapt the coldness I start to swim side to side, the old lady swimming with a mini surf board back and fort. I was floating to rest on it like a sea bed until a sound bursting the water like a seal or whale was heard, I got a shock of fear, I quickly swim nearer to the shore but water about the height of my belly button. I ask the old lady which near to me and ask her with a smile( I still can smile in the time of shock ),’ what was that!? ‘ she reply in saying,’ Is a scuba divers In my mind thinking IT cannot be.. because is definitely is a weird sound and scuba diving here? thats nothing to see except sand and seaweed. She then added,’ maybe is a seal (some seal do bite) at the same time something added my fear when i saw a big fin and the old lady husband shouted,’ there something coming towards you!’ to the wife but I wasn’t further than 3m from her! but as I observe more… my fear is reduce and joy came but still got shock, It was a dolphin! with that curve and fin, I sure of it! but i wasn’t get to far from the shore because even though is a dolphin but still wild. I was observing where they swim and appear or disappear, and one dolphin swim so close to me that i can almost touch it but is only 2 second than it swam out to the sea. My mind cried out to God,’ Thank God is dolphins and not sharks! and blessing me with the most precious gift to me, To Swim With A Wild Dolphins Or A Amazing Visit Than Anyone Can Hope For, From A Dolphins!