Oh boy

29 06 2009

It was really warm last weekend! I was really hoping that the the cool nights could be prolonged, but soon, it will be very hot. :( And I do not have AC at home. Don’t feel like cooking, doing laundry, or doing anything. Maybe I should spend my nights in the office when it gets too hot? This is certainly a great idea. :)

For Independance Day weekend, I am not going outstation. Hmm, I always use this term when I was in Malaysia to mean going anywhere out of PD, but I do not hear it here. Oh, I miss this term because it reminds me of home. Only Malaysians(or maybe, my family?) uses the term outstation I think. I do not think the usage is correct as according to dictionary.com: outstation- a post, station, or settlement in a remote or outlying area. Oh well.

We are going for white water rafting! It is my first time! Quite excited about it. And then I am (maybe?) going for skydiving the week after next. I want to do it at least once in my lifetime, but I do have apprehension regarding this. :P Getting old I think? If you ask me the same question 3 years ago, I would surely agree to do it.

I have this habit of saying “Shit” when something irritates me. This is very unlady like lor. From now onwards, I would use the term, “Oh, boy” instead. My colleagues gave me this idea.

This few days, I am quite addicted to Korean dramas. For some unexplainable reasons, watching those dramas(comedy romance) make me happy.

I do not mind working on evenings/nights but recently, I could not stream video on crunchyroll when I am on VPN! So, it is all work! OH, BOY! Any workaround for this issue? :P Feeling quite desperate, especially now when I am waiting for my page to come up.





Dia de Portugal

14 06 2009

Last week, I was back in my event-searching mode again, and found out about Dia de Portugal(Portugal Day) event which took place yesterday at History Park, San Jose. It was quite interesting. For the event there were parade and booths. Since the event took place in History Park, we took the opportunity to visit the historic buildings in the park.

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Portugese traditional costume maybe?

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Pageant winners? If they are pageant winners, there are quite many pageants going on for girls/teens as I saw a lot of them in the parade. They were dressed in very nice gowns, with crowns and the person in the middle will have a “cloak” as below.

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The two ladies at the sides had to carry the strings/cloths on the arms to ensure that the “cloak” remained stretched out.

The “cloak” is grand, right?

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Portuguese water dogs!

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I am wearing my $5 dress. :)

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Could not resist taking picture inside this cute train.

This reminded me to a conversation I had not so long before.

So, I am 25, but I do not feel 25! I feel young, like I am still in high school. I am puzzled by this. Am I the only one who feel this way, or this feeling is actually normal? I asked a lady much older than me if she felt her age. She said no, and said that when you start to get old, physically you start to deteriorate, although mentally you may not. She also mentioned that you tend to feel you are at the times when you are happiest.

It is true that I am very happy when I was in high school. Had a lot of great memories. I would feel happy every time I think of my teenage years. Maybe what the lady said was true somewhat. Maybe it explains why I always feel like a teenager. :)

IMGP3885Dentist chair. It looked scary, alright. Wonder what was that pedal for? To create movements to grill the patient’s tooth?

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I like this pic.

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A man was showing how the archaic printer works. He was using it to print flyers for an upcoming event, so yes, the printer is still usable :)

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Ng Shing Gung (Temple of the Five Gods). The five divinities are:

Guan Yin, Tien Ho, Choi Sun, Kwan Gung, Cheng Huan

A look at the past. More pictures of historic buildings.