2009 is just around the corner, in exactly.... 30 minutes. Instead of writing the usual "events in 2008" or "resolutions for 2009", I decided to assemble some quotes that I like to welcome the new year.
"I wake expectant, hoping to see a new thing." - Annie Dillard
"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself." - Olga Korbut
"The beginning is the most important part of the work" - Plato
"Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again." - Og Mandino
To 2008, I bid farewell... and to 2009, good morning :)
It’s really irritating to get forwarded mails just because you get your hopes up when you see “INBOX (26)”, thinking they could be mails from friends, colleagues or old classmates when they are just chain letters or forwarded emails. Anyway, today I am not gonna put my two cents on that. I am going to talk about something interesting which I got from forwarded emails (What can I say, I was bored! So I guess… *reluctantly* there is a good side to it).
What do you guys think of this?
My first thought – background picture was taken earlier.
What about this?
It feels like the screen is totally taken out!
So anyway, if I were to send this to you right now, would you believe that this transparent laptop screen exists? Maybe, maybe not. But that’s not the point now, is it?
Transparent screen will the next big thing for laptops and desktops. This concept is no doubt really cool but as I was browsing through the net, I saw something way cooler.
Sony Vaio: You can only see through the transparent screen ONLY when the laptop is turned off.
Petitinvention:The double-layered transparent screen mobile is of course see through. What amazes me about this particular concept is that it is able to provide visuals in high resolutions with touch-screen functions.
Unfortunately, these are just concepts at the moment - sorry to burst your bubbles, they are NOT real.... yet. It would be so cool to have one... so slick, sophisticated, class and sooo.... fragile. Yeah, I would say owning one mobile or laptop like that would give one the kind of OOOooooo... Aahhhhh... attention. Obviously, when I first saw them, I WANT IT!! The burning desire would eventually died down once I realised that it is not so practical.
WHY????
Well, for starters, I never really like touch-screen functions because it would leave smudges. With a transparent screens like those, smudges or fingerprints make it look unclean.
"Wipe it lo..." you say? Of course you can wipe it, but everything functions via TOUCH SCREEN! Need I say more??
Let's move on the reason number two, it looks very fragile and delicate to me. I don't think you can even drop these AT ALL. I am pretty sure they will break and so will your heart.
Also, traveling with it means you need to be labeled with "CAREFUL! FRAGILE!" A bump or a fall can give cracks to the screen and that's not gonna be pretty.
Having said ALL that, it would still be cool to have one! *grins* I guess ONE moderately good reason wins all.
Whenever I'm back home, Mum would always tells me to get rid of my old junk that I do not need anymore. She said leaving the things all over the place is just collecting dust. After being nagged for quite a while, I finally decided to act. I got out all my old comics, tore them apart, separating the colours and the black and white for recycling purposes and packed them into small stacks. As I was cleaning up, I found some old stuff that I never used before. For instance, a black handphone cover. I forgot how I got it in the first place but I know I got it for free. I never used it because it was really dull and the material was kinda rough. As I was about to throw it away, I felt that it was a bit wasteful because it was still in a good condition and is useable. Therefore, I decided to give it makeover. I searched through the pile of old clothes that we wanted to give away and found one that was... not too bad looking and still in good condition as well. After working on it for 2 hours (it was that long because it was hand sewn).....
It took a while but I'm glad I did not throw it away. Being me, I started to find other junks to playplay. Old notebook (torn all the useless written pages)......
into......a stylish one! :P That's it for today. Gotta go.
During my Adelaide trip, my family and I went to a chocolate factory - Haigh's Chocolate.
The story behind Haigh's Chocolate began in 1915, where the first generations of Haigh's family had a desire to own a candy shop. Hence, with his savings, he bought a corner shop at Rundle Mall. Every night, he would go upstairs and made candy with his own two hands and sell them in the shop every day. However, he never made any chocolate during his time. After he had passed away, his son, the 2nd generation of Haigh, took up what his father had left off. Again, he did not make any chocolate but sold chocolates of another brand. It was until the 3rd generation of Haigh's family had this sudden revelation and he asked himself, "Why don't I make chocolate on my own?" This young man was very VERY fortunate because he had the chance of a lifetime. "What is this chance?", you may asked. This lucky fella was able to learn how to make chocolate from the Lindt's family! In case you don't know, Lindt's Chocolate is a very well-known chocolate from Switzerland! And the rest, as they say, is history. It was an amazing experience to have a look around the chocolate factory, especially since the aroma is to die for! My goodness.... I can still remember the sensational aroma of chocolate... HHHMMmmmm.... However, sad to say, they do not import these chocolate at all. Haigh's Chocolate is only sold in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Why? Because they are all hand-made! Seriously. ALL HAND-MADE! So, all you chocolate lovers out there, if you ever go down to Adelaide, be sure to stop by the former "candy shop".
A week's vacation in Adelaide, Australia was AWESOME! I had a blast!!! And ate a whole lot of good food... That's why I wrote "KimberlyMay is fat, stinky and exhausted" in my Facebook status. Anyway, I seriously do not know how to begin my vacation. So, I will let the pictures do all the talking for now. I am suffering from PVC (post-vacation syndrome) = EXHAUSTION. And they say vacation is a time of relaxation.... yeah, right.... *rolling my eyes* All I wanna do is to sit back, relax and lie in bed all day long. However, that fantasy will never come true because my mum will make sure that there is something for me to do. Sigh... where was I again? Oh right... Pictures! The main theme for this first compilation of photos is FOOD. Will upload more photos soon. Over 500 pictures taken... man... sometimes I wish the internet speed will miraculously increase a hundredfold! Then I wouldn't have to wait for it to load.....
...something came into the house! Leaving a trail of blood too! The trail started from the balcony of my room, all the way down the stairs and ended at the entrance. I was like, 'Crap, I hope a cat did not bring something dead in the house to eat!' We searched high and low but couldn't find anything. My mum and I decided to clean up first, hopefully, the little rascal will come out on its own. While cleaning, my mum found shit on the floor. Based on its size, it is too small to be of a cat's, so it might have been a rat, mouse or squirrel. I was thinking, 'How could an animal shit when it is bleeding? Did it got so scared until it was unable to help itself? Or did nature called at the wrong time?' Hah! My mind was filled with unnecessary questions... After a while, we have found the culprit - my mum! Sigh, she must have accidentally cut her foot and she didn't even notice it! That explains the blood trail but not the shit. So, something DID came in but we do not know what it is and whether it is still IN the house or OUT... the mystery remained unsolved... for now. Gotta go back to packing and keeping the place tidy before we leave. Toodles!
man... it is so damn hot today. I am literally bathing in perspiration! Yes, it's gross and I better stop at that point. Anyway, just one word to describe the main activity of the day - P.A.C.K.I.N.G. For those who are unaware, I'm going to Australia tomorrow for a family vacation! I am wayyyyy excited and hyped about it!!! So, I won't write long. Actually it is also because I am also distracted by something else... Hehehe... Bye!
Well... I'll be! This is the fifth week already since I last came home with my Mum and bro. Ok, recap... umm...... eh...... what the hell have I been doing these past few weeks?!?!?!? For your information, the past few weeks were spent rather eventful, I would say.
Week One: Spent a lot of quality time with my second eldest brother where our daily activities consisted of arguing, explanations, shouting, messing around, getting on my mother's nerves and shopping. You gotta feel the loooveeee...~ This was taken the very first morning we got back from Subang together. The blurry effect was because....I just woke up at that time =S
This was taken before he left to Aussie.
Week Two: The two of us went to shop a present for our Mum. If you knew our Mum, you know it is an EXTREMELY DIFFICULT task. She has a particular taste and is sooooo picky. Thankfully, we went through all the trouble and SHE LOVES IT!!!! We were in awe but we were relief that she ACTUALLY LOVES it!
Of course, when you are in the Pearl of the Orient, good food is never too far away.
Drool, people, drool...~!!
Oh we also celebrated our grandmother's birthday! She is 86 and still going STRONG!!
Week Three: Sent my brother off to the airport. Saw that Nando's is FINALLY closed down and replaced with McD's!!! I am never a fan of Nando's, I just don't like the food there. I am so glad that McDonald's is in the airport!!! It's about TIME!
Then, my Mum and I went to help out Dad with his work. Saw some pretty interesting cases. A lot of people getting accidents these days. They just came in, bleeding here and there. It was scary to look at in the beginning but after a while, you'll get used to it. Then there is a particular case where an elderly woman had an infection at her feet and she is also diabetic. However, she was ignorant about the condition and obviously it gotten so bad to the stage that she had feet gangrene. It was absolutely disgusting and odorous BUT very interesting. Why do I say that? It is because when my dad literally cut a hole at her feet to drain out the pus (A LOT) and blood, she felt no pain at all. She didn't scream nor budged. She just sat there and let procedure take place. Pretty amazing :P I was not able to take the pictures because it was gross and I don't want the camera to be stained with pus.
Week Four and Five: Met up with my best friends during the night as I was working during the daytime. It's always the three of us. The funny thing is that, we are absolutely nothing alike and yet we can be truthful and real to each other about our lives, families and the things that we are dealing with. From left: Soo Zhen, Sin Ling, Mei How
Ohhh... I finally cut my hair. Can't stand it for having it too long. And now, have to start packing for one-week VACATION!!! Can't wait. Fill you in soon. Toodles!
