Posts Tagged ‘memories’

Happy Mooncake Festival

Tomorrow will be the Mooncake Festival- full moon of the eighth lunar month. 
The Star paper recently featured the different variety of mooncakes sold by various companies in Malaysia. In the past, some companies can earn more than 50% of their yearly revenue by selling mooncakes alone because there were only a handful of trusted brands [...]

The age of technology cannot match a handmade card

Today, we communicate with our friends and send our greetings using sms, Facebook and email. Handmade cards or handwriten letters- hey they’re out of fashion. No one does it anymore.
But take a look at the pictures below. And tell me, what lights up your day more- some Facebook Superpoke, Hug Me or e-card or what [...]

Of sandflies and scars

When I was staying near a river in Thailand, I was often bitten by sandflies. For those who are not aware of what sandflies are… well, sandflies actually look like flies- except that they bite and the itch that follows after that is very bad- you’ve just got to scratch it. And once you stratch [...]

Leaving Childhood Skills Behind…

A number of teenagers poccess special skills but left it behind as they venture into adulthood because everyone around them convince them that ‘it’s just not practical earning a living doing that.’
Jenny Y is a friend that I’ve known since high school. We were classmates for 3 years before going our separate ways and lost [...]

Starlight Express & Other Videos from Andrew Lloyd Webber

Today, while casually browsing through YouTube to add a few songs in my playlist , I found out that The Really Useful Group, is putting up high quality videos of Andrew Llyod Webber’s plays. I’ve always have high regards to works of Andrew Llyod Webber- his plays and songs inspire emotion, and the songs are [...]

If I have one more day with you

I find advertisement by Petronas that are either aired on the TV or published in the papers very meaningful during every festive season. The advertisement by Petronas always managed to send the message across, touching hearts and lives. This year, is no different.
Here is the advertisement posted by Petronas during this Chinese New Year. While [...]

Happy Mooncake Festival

Tomorrow, 14 September 2008 the Chinese community will be celebrating the mooncake festival. It is the 15 day of the 8th lunar month according to the Chinese calendar. Family will be enjoying mooncakes, and children will be playing with laterns or tang lung.

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A Dream of an Old Friend….

This morning, I dreamt of an old friend, May. In my dream, I was walking along some old shoplots (not sure where) when I saw May coming from opposite. She was carrying a large handbag by her side, like what she used to do. I stopped her and asked her “How have you been? I [...]

Answers in life….

Ever since I was young, I always searched for answers about life. I tried to unlock the secrets and mysteries of events and people around me. What can I say? I am an extremely complicated kid… sometimes too complicated and analytical for my own good… Or perhaps I was just a very lonely kid that [...]

Friendship that transform lives….

“A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.”
Above: Photos of Port Klang where we hanged out once and pondered about life.
Years ago when I started lower 6, I was assigned to a seat next to a girl whom I knew since Form Four but hardly spoken to. [...]