new toy... happy... damn broke... WTF...

got my first DSLR, which is also my first digital camera (camera phone not counted) last week...

yeap... all these while, I've been taking pictures using camera phones and never have I once bought a digital camera, be it point & shoot, semi-SLR or DSLR...

Geraldine also bought one, and she beats me into posting up her new toy the day after she got hers delivered...

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also bought a Hoya UV Filter lens and added it onto the Canon kit lens...

one of the first few shots taken using the 1000D on my ride's interior... can pass or not???

assorted food snaps...

Ipoh Town Kopitiam's Ham & Cheese Sandwich with White Coffee-peng... pretty good supper combination...

Nissin Noodle with Char Siew Chicken that I ordered for lunch at Ipoh Town... it was full house that Sunday, and saw quite a few familiar faces, including Geraldine & Anna...

ordered this Curry Chicken Noodle a few days back for dinner, also at Ipoh Town Kopitiam... a tad too creamy for my liking though...

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my lunch yesterday at Travillion - Nasi Goreng Ayam... seriously not bad at all...

Oyster Omelette (蚵仔煎) that Daniel & I shared on one of those night driving around Jalan Song looking for food... very much like the ones I tried in Penang before... *thumbs up*

Escape from Guantanamo Bay...

one of my all time favourite comedies is Harold & Kumar (Part 1: go to White Castle & Part 2: Escape from Guantanamo Bay)...

I went to buy the DVDs again as I forgot who I've borrowed my earlier collections to, and he/she never did return them to me... WTF...

nonetheless, they are worth keeping... damn effective tool to release stress and help us forget about all those shit in life...

enjoying some hilarious WTF moments while munching Clover Chips Cheesier...

the theme for dinner was LAMB...

it has been ages since I stepped foot into Sidewalk, but since the lady suggested that their grilled lamb is pretty good, we decided to go over for dinner after work...

Jo's grilled lamb... looked good, but it didn't came out the way the lady requested... she specifically told the waitress to have it done medium rare, and they farking over-cooked it... WTF...

the lamb shank that I ordered...

sauce was good, meat was tendered enough... but definitely not spectacular...

overall, I think Sidewalk, albeit its classy design and soothing atmosphere, the food served is seriously overrated, and overpriced... -_____-'

assorted snapshots V

dimsum for breakfast at 三川, Banquet...

*forgotten to take pictures after this shot... thus the lack of dimsum photos...

Heineken plus 桂花酒, brought back all the way from China by Jo... pretty strong stuff at 38% alcohol, but it's a tad too aromatic for my liking...

also brought back by the lady... and this shit is not cheap okay... around RenMinBi 50, which is about RM25... -____-

wad... you think China ciggie all cheap cheap one mehh??

but it's seriously quite smooth lor....

one of the many that I took from the buffet line during my family dinner @ The Eatery, Four Point Sheraton...

impulsive purchase... a Gundam Mobile Suit this time...

Mobile Suit ORX-005 GAPLANT TR-5 [Hrairoo]

what u looking at, AsX??

Pringles Cheddar Cheese...

junkfood good-ness... best when needing a timeout, or just a bite in the workplace... ^__^

salmon overdose...

Like the previous salmon-themed dinner, this time there were two types of salmon served...

all the way from NZ...

Norwegian salmon sashimis...

grilled salmon parts...

Salmon sushis...

deep fried salmon skin sushi...

the 15 of us each ate an average of 300+ grams that night... it was teh good... & satisfying...

my vios... my pride...

some self-satisfaction stuff that I added to my ride...

side mirror blue LED & signal indicators...

Pioneer DEH-6050UB, DEQ-7600, CD-SR100...

how the double deck lights up at night...

added in a smart remote beside the transmission stick - Pioneer CD-R600...

assorted snapshots IV (more food)

one of those mix seafood/vege dish served @ Holiday Inn's Meisan Restaurant...

comfort food from KFC's breakfast menu...

friend chicken rice wif egg & sambal @ Kaya & Toast... pretty good and reasonably priced...

chicken risotto @ The Original Carwash...

makan-makan @ Stove Kitchen

an outdated post, but what the hell... at least there's some update eh??

went over to have dinner with a bunch of old-time friends at Stove Kitchen, and apparently, one of the owners of the eating place is my college mate - Leonard...

I'll let the pictures do the taking...

steamboat it was... one half was chicken soup, the other was tom yam...

oooo... the meat...

I like this the most - 梅菜扣肉... and best when eaten with one, or two bowl of white rice...

*wipe saliver from mouth*

a good place to hang out with friends, and the price is reasonable...

it's located at Jalan Song, next to Peach Garden Kopitiam... you won't miss it one...

grandma passed away......

my maternal grandmother passed away a couple of weeks ago...

her leaving us means that all my 4 paternal & maternal grandparents have left us to be with each other...

from relatives and friends...

relatives and friends paying grandma their respect...

the huge amount of 金银纸 folded for grandma...

food prepared and served for relatives and friends who came to the funeral...

the 三层肉, foo-chuk soup and curry chicken were seriously awesome... I couldn't even remember how many rounds I've had over the 2 days when I was in Lundu...

ceremony outside our shop before sending grandma off...

the view from on top of the hill, where grandma was put to rest beside grandpa...

*there's another post entry about grandma from my sister's blog*

rest in peace, grandma... you'll be missed...

Sibu Gawai road trip [food edition]

the food that we sampled during the trip was undeniably one of the best I've had... as Daniel and I were overwhelmed by the quality of the food served...

stopped by somewhere before Sarikei for lunch... wild boar meat, softshell turtle meat and some vege... pardon the half eaten state of the food... forgot to take photos when they arrived...

dinner@Sibu's YMCA... seriously huge mud prawns...

look at the size of the prawns... I'm not kidding man... the head alone was half the size of my palm...

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forgot the name of the fish... apparently we were told that it is the third most expensive fish in Sibu...

with good food, I owes happy...

oversized bee-hun... with chicken spare parts cooked with wine... *forgot the name d*

a compulsory group shot of the trio... with Sibu's landmark temple behind...

*next up, visit to a modern long house in Sibu Jaya... and it was one hell of a partaaaay...*

Sibu Gawai road trip [preview]

together with Daniel, his colleague and ex-boss, the four of us went to Sibu on Gawai eve for a 3D2N road trip...

chilling in the car...

one of Sibu's famous dishes, and a must-try - Ting Bian Hu (鼎邊糊), seriously it was teh good...

I'll blog about the trip in detail soon...