I have NOT written For so long

I have not written on my blog for sometime, not because I was lazy, but as you know I cannot use this while I am in China.
As we grow older, there are more thoughts coming to your mind, lots of them, and now I understood, on why as you free older, you have more grey hair (grey matters.....).

I have no particular topic to write, just that my fingers, they felt itchy, and I have to write something, just scribe something.....

This time of my coming back mark the sixth year of my dad passing away, time passes. And you know my dad's passing away date is around Fathers' day and it makes it very hard sometime, seeing all people celebrating and wishing their dads etc, and, both sis and myself, we have none to call our own....that is life I suppose...I am used to this, and I accept everything that is happening, but once it a while, you will "whine" a bit, to make yourself feel normal...

And when you know in this world, you are no longer (though you are mature and old enough to be on your own since a long time ago) having your parents around you, and you are technically, known as an orphan, sometimes, you feel very much you are the single entity in this universe, without any connection left for you, except may be the universe itself. That kind of feeling is kind of hard to explain if you have not reached that stage, or ever experience this.....but once you have it, you will understand what I meant. It is a kind of lost that is very hard to explain, and very hard to replace too....
But being a Buddhist you console yourself that you should not and cannot attached to anything ,...even your parents, hence perhaps it makes things better for yourself...haha...

And I think relationships sometimes is also not easy.....for some people. it happens easily....for some, it is hard....But I guess this is part of your destiny (your karma) and you cannot run away from it...

Good nite.
Choong
BM

Short Note For My Trip To Southern Parts of Taiwan-Kending, Tainan

A short note for myself.

During this 3 days trip with Longsheng, and later with the guide of Professor Irving Fan, it was a meaningful one, to explore Southern tip of Taiwan, the area of Kenting and also Tainan.

It was very rush, but meaningful, and also lots about foods and temples.......

I just love Kenting, and really hope to come back or get a small property here, may be, who knows....

But thanks for introducing these parts to me, in more deeper sense.

Choong

Taipei

Tracy Huang's concert-16 May 2015

With my best buddy in Taipei, Dr. Devil....

One of my favourites, when she sang with Chen xiao xia on mingliao..明了

This concert was the one I had been waiting for, for a long time, since I started becoming a fans of hers many years ago. And you know after the "pain" of waiting for so long, finally, dreams come true,,,,so here I am flying from Shanghai, again, after just I left Taipei a week ago.
Concert, overall was good, but I think it could be that she has not been singing for too long, it could be that she has been too emotional, in the final part of the concert (thinking of her husband), she was not singing much at the end, esp the crowd's favourite, 哭砂。。。may be she is tired not very sure.
But the best part of the concert is when she were singing the dancing tunes, like Dancing queen, 来自心海的消息。。。and when she was crooning two songs accompanied by orchestra--that was the best part of the concert..my opinion.
Nevertheless, whatever it is, the most important thing is, my dream come true and I enjoyed this concert a lot, in the sense that it has been a long waiting, and a wish fulfilled.

And not forgetting of course this concert, like my friend say, though overall cost is expensive, just treat it like I am visiting him. Indeed, thanks Dr. Devil, I appreciate not only for your kindness in organising  the concert every-time I came over for it, also, for us to catch up. It is meaningful way for us to catch-up and communicate, our ways, haha. I hope we will have more time to enjoy more concerts in the near future.

Regards,
Choong
Taipei

My Trips And Experience to Japan (Tokyo And Osaka), lately

I have not written this yet, due to my busy schedule, but I just want to record it down, my own experience.
All of us are aware that presently, we do not need Visa to visit Japan, and on surface, it looks like we are "welcome or having a little bit improved status" but I think it is not the actual case, from my own experience.

The first time was in November last year, I think, on my way back from Mexico city, and as I was using Singapore Airlines, I made a stop at Tokyo Narita airport.
Upon landing, the passed through the immigration easily without much question.

Then when I was about to pass through the custom, when they saw my Malaysian passport, then things started. First, they asked me why I flew from Mexico, and secondly, when I stopped at Tokyo. Sometimes, I can understand they do not really know, in this world there are genuine travellers, they are people who can love another country a lot, and for myself, I have great affinity to Japan, since my first trip there in year 1998...and ever since, it has become one of my favorite countries.
Back to the story, then they officers asked me to go to another room, as they would like to check on my luggage and search my body...they asked if I have any form of drugs with me...finally of course, I was cleared and they apologised and say thank you to me for the cooperation. This I can understand, perhaps I was picked randomly.

The second incident happened recently, when I was there for my business trip, on 8th February, and I was flying to Kansai airport from Shanghai. Again, Immigration, I have no problem, once at custom they started asking questions.
Where are you from? I said Shanghai, and why are you here, I told them for business, Then they asked me to open my bags, and I showed them the PC sheet samples. Then in Japanese they talked, Shanghai Kara, Malaisia passporto....(from Shanghai, Malaysian passport). Then they said for two days, it is too short, and you brought too big luggage and we would like to search on you. I said please... Then again they brought me to the room....
Then they asked me if I brought any drugs, and they wanted to search my bags and my body,...I oblige....and they even said my purse look full and big, I said, by all means, please check. Of course I came clean...

But the questions I have are:
why picked only on Malaysians....None chinese were picked up
If Malaysians were their worries, then revert to the Visa application method
And there are people like me, true tourist, true professionals, and true shoppers....everytime I came I spent money, I shopped, I obeyed laws and rules in Japan, and most importantly, I create a lot of business opportunities with companies and friends in Japan...Please check my records....
It upsets me, and it will be more if I find out that they purposely picked me just because I am Malaysian working overseas.

At the same time, I hope Malaysians abroad must help to improve our own image...our reputation....to minimiser this form of perception.

This is just my personal record, a kind of my traveling experience.

Thanks.

Choong
Hongkong Feb 28th. 2015.

Gifts

When your nieces or nephews know who to send or buy you gifts, then you know they hv grown up. This sunspecs, my  Spider-Man tshirt n my angkorwat tshirt ...etc and I am thankful n touched with all these little gestures.

10 February

Today, another year to add on to my life on the earth..thanks to my creator...thanks to my belief...and thanks to the universe for my life.....

I am thankful, for this year I am able to celebrate it here, and I did not really planned it in advance. Last year was in NZ, the country I like most and this year here, the second country that I like in AP, after NZ. They are just like twin countries, one in the north Hemisphere and one in the south.

Kamahira-San came for the tea and treat me to a nice cafe and pie/cake....I appreciate this a lot.
And the chance to also visit a friend, Yuki is also good experience....

I feel blessed and I appreciate this a lot...on this special day for myself.

Choong
Osaka Airport
10 February 2015

Thanks, Simone

Life is a mystery.....is it not.

Well, I believe it is....

This evening, together with my colleague, after our training, we went to a mall for some shopping and then dinner. We park our car into a car parking area in a shopping mall, without realising the gate closing time is at 730PM, and have been joking that we might ended up not getting our car. And that really happened, as we talk towards the parking are picking up our car, both gates are locked.

We rewind a bit of this story, where actually, one colleague Zhao was suggesting that we should pick up the car first as he sensed the gate might be closed. Hence Liu together with me, we walk in another direction and trying to look for our parking area, that is P3..but we only found P1, P2 and P3. Hence, he suggested we might as well finished our meal and then go to pick up the car together.\

And during the time when we ate, I suggested that we go there before 8PM, again, having a feeling that it will close soon..

And forwarding this event, our car (and only car left ) was really locked in the parking area. Panicking, we yelled or shouted, hoping someone to be in the parking lot, that will help us. Our phone is not working, as we do not have any roaming service and hence, there is no other choice except looking for help.

Then we walked back to the mall (which already closed) , trying to look for help. I went to the restaurant, trying to talk to a lady, but she spoke no English, and she directed me to talk to the restaurant waitress which I did, and she then advised me to go to the casino and look for the people there, for help. And I rushed there but again the lady, with not so willing to help look, answered me that she do not speak English. Then  quickly run to Mcdonald, to look for help.

I try to look for the restaurant mgr, but he was busy, and my eyes then has a "contact" with Simone, and then I walked towards him, and asked if he speaks english and he said yes, and then I asked if he can help us, and he said yes, and without any hesitation, he just walk together with  me to the car park. It was raining along the way yeah and weather is like 8 deg C, cold and wet.

And as we walked to our parking area, a car came out (just in the nick of time....if I am allowed to use this phrase)...and the two guys in the car just open their car window and talked to Simone asking if his car was left inside. And Simone answered him that, it was our car, and then Simone told me that they are the operator there, and going back to open the gate for us....\

You know how I feel like,?

I feel like a win a lottery

I feel like I am laughing our loud deep inside

I feel with full of gratitude

I feel like our creator hear us

I feel like angel is sent to help me

And I believe you sow what you get, go good and you have good and blessing in return.

我好感恩。。好感激。。。。谢谢my creator....

Thanks and nite.

Choong

Stabio, Italy

New Recipe To Try

Ingredients

• 1 egg*
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup milk
• Scant 1 1/2 cups (170 grams) tapioca flour
• 1/2 cup (packed, about 66 grams) grated cheese, your preference, though we got the best results from Mexican farmer's cheese - queso fresco
• 1 teaspoon of salt (or more to taste)

Special equipment recommended:

• One or two mini muffin tins. Mini muffin tins are about half the size of a regular muffin pan. The muffin openings are about 1-inch deep, and 1 3/4 inch wide at the top.

*It helps when baking with eggs to start with eggs at room temperature. If you don't plan ahead (that would be me, usually) you can put the egg in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes to gently take off the chill of the fridge.

Method

 

1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a mini-muffin tin. Put all of the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. You may need to use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender so that everything gets blended well. At this point you can store the batter in the refrigerator for up to a week.

 

2 Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until all puffy and just lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack for a few minutes.

Eat while warm or save to reheat later.

Note that Brazilian cheese bread is very chewy, a lot like Japanese mochi.

Read more: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_brazilian_cheese_bread/#ixzz3IimFFALE