Conversation with my little ones - 2

Adik	:	(*shrilly as usual*) Uncle Kennnyyyyyy....! Why do you always wear a hat ?
UncK	:	Why do I always wear a HAT ?! Hmmm.. Why DOES Uncle Kenny always wear a hat ? (**errr... sunny day ? makes me look cool ?**)
Adik	:	I know.......!!! because... (*voice drops down to fake whisper*) you're..... b a l d d d d ......!

Thank God that came from the mouth of babies.

Thank God the Baby is one of Uncle Kenny's favourites.

Thank God that Uncle Kenny knows the Baby so well and can expect such things to come from him.

Thank God Uncle Kenny knew that Mummy who was standing there looking shocked had no idea this was coming !!

Thank Uncle Kenny for understanding and putting up with us every weekend...

Look East - O'shima in the Hicom Area

Went to lunch last week - I was craving for Japanese - nothing fancy though. There's this place (there were 3 actually!) around our workplace, and it was definitely catering to the large Japanese community working in the area, near the Shintetsu premises. The first one we went to looked really really really authentic, but I quickly noted a 'Non-Halal' printed on the menu, so we excused ourselves. They smilingly nodded understanding.

We decided to go to the one on the corner - 'Oshima' - couldn't check out the middle establishment as it was closed undergoing repair work. The four of us - R, Naf, Rie and I had a marvellous time picking out what we wanted to have. R went with his usual Sushi Set (he's been there a few times). Naf decided to try the Salmon Teppanyaki ('Yucky' went his face when he found the veg too raw for his taste). Rie loved Udon and Tempura and lots of Wasabi - so however the Udon and Tempura tasted it did'nt really matter as the Wasabi kept him occupied enough. I had the Chicken Teppanyaki (or something !) and was a bit disappointed with it as it was salty ! Too much kicap cair methinks..

what I had for lunch.. loved the Miso soup, but still too salty for my taste

I would probably go there again - for the other menu !! Ha ha ha.. Imagine a Japanese restaurant - authentic la, of course - got real Japanese people serving you, Japanese cutlery, beautiful Japanese decor.. - and having an alternative menu of TOM YAM ! Go figure...

You do have to give them some credit in respecting local tastes and flavours... or is it that the proprietors consist of people who married the two customs (adat) together when they took their vows ? I have heard of a lovely couple on the East Coast, the wife is a Japanese (nurse ?) and the husband is a Kelantan batik entrepreneur. They are living happily in a culture that they both love and will cherish. They do intend to ensure the cultures they have are lovely inheritances for their children.

And she strikes !.. not....

Lovely sweet candies ? Hee hee the bowling balls we used..

Tuesday night bowling with the children.. my first ever run after 5 years! We missed bowling with the guys from work, as we got there late – I had to go home get my trailer… Anyway, my target was to score 50 hee hee miserable figure, I know.. but I managed a final of 87 ! Woo hoo ! BUT come Saturday…….

Adik	:	Uncle Kennyyyyy… we went bowling last night.. me and Abtif shared 5 throws each…
Uncle K	:	Ooh that’s nice ! Ok now, on with the warming up !
Adik	:	Uncle Kennyyyyy… Abah said we cannot go bowling because of golf !
Uncle K	:	Ooops… now.... you bowled with your Left hand or your Right ?
Adik	:	I’m right handed… so used my right hand lah !
Uncle K	:	You have to learn to use your left hand for this now on !
Adik	:	Whyyyyyyyyy ?
Uncle K	:	Because it’s going to affect your golf swing, that’s why ! Your Daddy says you can’t bowl, well, at least not with your right hand, ok ?
Adik	:	Maaaaa now we have to go practice with left hand ? Aiyooot that is sooo susah la Mama..
Uncle K	:	I started off with my right and averaged 195… After I took up golf I had to learn with my left, and now I average 193 with my left I’ll see you next Saturday for practice again Ok ?
Adik	:	Bye Uncle Kennyyyyyy… Eh, Uncle Kennyyyy smoking is bad for your health! You are not supposed to smoke !
Uncle K	:	OK – we’ll cut a deal.. You don’t tell my wife I’m smoking and I don’t tell her how bad your swing was today, OK ?
Adik	:	No fair ! I don’t know who your wife is and I don’t think she cares about my swing .. heee heee

Ok so there goes my right hand bowling games. I joined the guys directly after work Friday and you wouldn’t be surprised that my games were terrible ! Not that they are great to start with anyway.

We played 3 games –

27 (with 3 consecutive ‘0’ points to start with),

31 (with 4 consecutive ‘0’s)

and closed the night with 17 (5 consecutive ‘0’s!).

I took the children bowling again to try with our lefts and this time.. ha ha ha you should have seen the miserable faces ! The Girl was the most forlorn. She was soooo fed-up with the ball going down the drain not 2 feet from the line that she just dumped the ball then on. I did better this time round, although it was only the one game, scoring 56. Too bad I didn’t get a picture in time. We were having trouble with the lane all through out the game that when we ended and the guys next to us had the the same problem, the workers there went and reset our records instead!

Ouch my left arm is aching and my left thumb is now bruised...

Petronas Twin Towers at nite

Just a pic I snapped from my iphone while driving at nite. The towers light up like candles, don't they ? Obviously not the best shot - won't win any awards, but I kind of like it..

New toy... :)

I got me another new toy today.. Set me back by Rm49, but okay la kan, for 4GB packed into the small bugger ! Courtesy of my Invisible Weightlifter Friend, who was at Low Yat today. Nasib baik dia nice enough to oblige to buy for me. Nak tunggu i get myself over to KL City Centre... errr not sure when la kan ! Probably by the time that I actually got myself there, the price would have dropped to RM15 (read that as being almost obsolete.. or me too old to move fast enough)

I like it because of the cover. It just needs a flip, and I won't lose it, that's why. Imagine having a USB thumdrive with no cover. It doesn't mess up the data but it just looks ... well, incomplete. So here I am with this baby blue (okaylah, almost turquoise) piece. Would have loved it in purple, but that's the 2GB one.

Here's a shot of it... Don't anyone tell me that it's fake, not that I really care anyway!!

Thanks, my friend! Next time I belanja you Persia kat AmpWalk la kot ha ha ha bila la tu yer....

Tot straks all

happy happy happy day :D

Sleep... Sleeeeeepy !

Just so terribly am not-here ! Am sleepy cos having a headache cos of eye-strain cos of weather too hot cos it hasn't rained... Adoi... Rasa nak duduk tidor on the cabinet bawah air-con tu je.. it's sooo tempting !

Anyway.. this is my ubat mengantuk (though not necessarily good for my headache lah). Took a pic with the SE phone, pic's clear and good.

After this post, it's au revoir, I'm going home to nap. after I cook dinner that is..

My new stuff

Since my new-found craze of including photos, well here is picture proof of my new books. Soda decided he wanted to be in the picture as well, so he posed himself alongside without much persuasion... Sebok je, kan ? But nice contrast to the books :)

I'd actually gone through about a third of the Level 1 puzzles. I unwind before sleeping at night by doing 1 or 2 (or 3 or 4 or 5...hee hee). That's why the Sudoku book is always on my bed. I haven't yet started on my Bourne book. Wonder if it will be as much fun as the ones written before by Robert Ludlum himself.. I do have anther book which I am yet to finish, maybe I'll struggle through that one first before I start on this one.

Two crazy Geminians

"Oit.. penat la tengok gambar kucing kau tu"

"Abis nak wat camner ? Aku balik dah letih aaa, mana ada time nak update blog.."

"Hah, baca blog aku latest haa, aku ada mention pasal keter ... and kau"

"Alamak.. aku dapat air time lagi dalam blog kau ? Ok Ok.. I'll update my blog as soon as possible.."

"Dah baca lom ?"

"Oi !  Kau citer pasal keter aku gak !  Aku ingat kau citer pasal keter baru kau tu ?  Aku pun lom blog pasal keter aku tu tau !"

"Nasib la, kau lambaatttt ! Ha ha ha..."

Thanks Niko.. you helped get my story out for me :D   If I had to wait for me, errrrrr... I would be probably too old to even read it to myself :P