Camworing with Dato' Siti Nurhaliza

It was a pleasant coincidence and also a chance of a lifetime.

I was about to check-in at Dorsett, Subang when I witness a crowd at the lounge. There were a sea of posters of Dato' Siti's coming Mother's Day event at the lobby. Curious & actually hoping that Dato' Siti is at the lounge, I simply asked "Is Dato' Siti there?"

To my surprised, I was told that she was there. I immediately rushed back to my car to get the camera... simply leaving my luggage & clothes at the counter. I guess I actually caught the receptionists by surprise with my immediate reflect actions.

I  hurriedly check-in & placed my luggage in my room & rushed off to the lounge again. What follows is a dream comes true for me.

I took photos of Dato' Siti being interviewed and to my surprise, someone actually called out my name.

No... it's not Dato' Siti but an ex-colleague, Roszalina, who's actually organizing Dato' Siti's coming event. I was most fortunate to be given the opportunity to camwore with Dato' Siti. It's a dream comes true for me.

Thanks, Dato' Siti!

Siti forever.

Greening Mother Earth - Nephelium Lappaceum

It was a nostalgic trip up North on assignment and one of my most proudest & happiest moment is when I got the witnessed a Nephelium Lappaceum (Rambutan tree) I planted in 2000 all fully grown & bearing fruits.

I was assigned to Gurun for a year in 2000 and it was really great to meet my friends & colleagues again after almost 12 years. The office had been renovated and the overall work environment is much better and conducive than before. But what is paramount is knowing that all my friends & colleagues are healthy & happy.

The moment when I step out of the vehicle, I was looking forward to witness the tree that I planted in 2000. It was a fully grown Nephelium Lappaceum (Rambutan tree) and bearing fruits, too.

This really makes my day.I am so proud of myself in that I had contributed towards greening mother Earth even though it's just a tree.

Let's continue to green Mother Earth.

Happy Birthday to you.. Steven!

Today is a really special day as it's the 29th Feb and also Steven's birthday.

Being a leap year baby has it's pros & cons as it can be rather odd to receive birthday wishes on 28th Feb each year when you knew that it's actually the next day which only appears once every four years.

But it will always be great during leap year when you would celebrate your actual birthday and it would be extra special.

Today happens to be Steven's birthday and since I am in the vincinity, I was thinking of having dinner with him & his family. I am glad that I had at least celebrated his birthday earlier before my trip up North as Steven had prior arrangements on his special day.

Happy Birthday to you... Steven! May you be blessed with good health, happiness and a life filled with love!    

Wishing Everyone Happy & Prosperous Year of the Dragon!

Wishing Everyone Merry Christmas!

 

..... and a prosperous 2012!!

MP SIMPANG RENGGAM , YB LIANG TECK MENG & YB ADUN LAYANG-LAYANG - STORM DRAINS IN MUKIM RENGGAM

It was a most welcome sight when huge drains were delivered to Mukim Renggam, Hopefully, with the new storm drains, the woes of having to suffer the consequences of flash flood each year can be alleviated.

But joy turns to anguish when the I witness the installation of the drains by the contractor. They seems to be quite unsure of the existing services underground when they began excavation. More so, when I personally witness the worker using his foot to 'feel' the services inside the muddy water and giving instruction at the same time to the excavator operator - `lebih sikit', `kiri sikit', `kanan sikit'. 

My jaws practically dropped.

I had to voiced out my concerns before any damage to the existing underground facilities and before any unwarranted damage occur. It would have resulted in much unnecessary inconvenience to the residents there.

I am further dumbfounded when I was told that there are no construction drawings and also no information of existing facilities. Moreover, the workers came rather ill equipped. They have no water pumps to discharge of the water and there are no signs of any survey being done to determine the actual depth of excavation & gradient for the drainage to be laid. 

I sincerely hope that the relevant authorities could closely monitor the situation to ensure that the proposed project would eventually benefit the residents instead of causing more inconvenience and distress.

Celebrating Eunice's Birthday

We celebrated Eunice's birthday this year at a different Japanese Restaurant situated in Taman Pelangi. It's at Yaoki Japanese Restaurant.

This restaurant serves more traditional Japanese dishes which is what Eunice enjoyed most. We are practically hooked to the fish skin which is fried but retained it's freshness, the skin tastes sweet as you chewed on it. We ordered about eight dishes and practically filled to the brim.

We even bought a piece of Eunice's favorite chocolate flavored cake just to heighten up the ambiance. It's certainly a welcome choice of Japanese food and the price are reasonable.

We will patronize this restaurant whenever we are around the corner