BOLD enough to ENJOY life now!: June 2011

my well deserved trip... Bali

redemption e-ticket issued:

air-fare = FOC
taxes & surcharges = SGD125.80
likely to put up at: Kunang-Kunang Guest House
(rate quoted different from website, still clarifying)

UPDATE 27JUN2011:
yes! we will be putting up at Kunang-Kunang Guesthouse...
the standard room is now RP300,000 instead of RP250,000 per night... now with swimming pool though the website has yet to be updated... 'kun' is so nice to give us the old rate RP250,000 :)

24 JUN 2011 FRI - MBS The Chocolate Bar

me on fb:

around 6pm: meeting @suntec ended... walked here... 6 only, another hour for me to walk over... 'top of the world' i m coming :)

around 6:15pm: i m a tourist now :)

around 6:45pm: i m along e way to mbs... this is what i m seeing now, nice? haha not going down to mrt to meet u all, remember to pick me up while on your way ok? muahhaha... ;)

around 7:15pm:

around 7:30pm:

after 8, my dinner, yes it was supposed to be a after-dinner-desserts buffet, i thought with my sweet-tooth, i would have enjoyed it as dinner... BUT... i can only say i am definitely not a chocolate-lover... too much is definitely not good!:

just... magnum ice-cream, nothing special:

i thought i would love the cheese-lolli, but here... this plate, i like the fruits (strawberry, honey dew & pineapple) the best? lol:

warm chocolate fondant! (waiting time 10 minutes)... but...

... no 'lava' :(

anyway, most importantly is the yearly get-together with my pre-u friends:
[linda, diane, me, st, pei ling & lilian]

os the chocolate bar:

os sky 57:

at level 57 lift lobby:

crossing the helix bridge:

19 JUN 2011 SUN - PaPa's Day

red wine to go with the makan:
[ the little ones had ribena though the elder little ones got to taste the red wine :) ]
[ haha not the right glassware... papa seldom drink red wine... this is a gift from the banker sometimes back :) ]

nice coffee to go with nice cake:

shooting games for the little ones:
[ haha see renyi at the back sweeping the bullets! ]

these are the goodies rachel got from the lucky draw and games:
[ though it seems that the little ones had enjoyed the most and were so 'noisy enjoying'... we believe papa is happy in seeing the little ones making so much noises together... ]

papa with little ones:

angel with the 'papa's day card' she drew for AhGong:

Happy Father's Day to all PaPa s :)

quotes from 'kung fu panda 2' that i heart

watched 'Kung Fu Panda 2' yesterday night, quotes from the movie that i heart:

'but once i realised the problem was not you, but within me, i found inner peace and was able to harness the flow of the universe.'

'rays of justice... yaaahooo... yeeehaaa...'

'when you follow the noble path... anything is possible...'

inner peace, justice, noble,... these 2 tv series' scenes popped up on my mind:

the korean tv 'tong yi'
whereas the originally righteous concubine did some 'tricks' to become the queen, thereafter got to continue with more and more dirty acts to cover the initial...

the hongkong tv 'yan zhi shui fen'
whereas the son righteously disclosed the father's act of fraud on his eldest uncle's 'will', shortly after, though he died young but in my view he died with no regrets... his conscience is clear!

my new passport & passport pics

collected my new passport today, got new passport number! aiyo i just managed to memorise my previous passport no... but now got to try to remember a new one :(

previous & current passport pics [taken in AUG 2006 & MAY 2011] :

the previous pic was taken under the lamp and the current one in front of the window on a bright day :)

[both self-taken by myself with my 'lao pok kar' nokia 7270! the very low resolution one!

conclusion ==> technique is more important than the equipment! hahaha...]

YEEEEEEE... my mole is really 'well-fed'... growing very fast... :(

original & 'altered' pics:
i don't have photoshop software, so can only use 'paint' to cut the orange background block by block, then use the 'eraser' to 'trim' the hair (free-handed)... hahaha can trimmed away the frizzy and untamed hair too :)
also 'balanced' the shoulder level lol... (right shoulder is higher in the original pic bec i was holding the camera in my right hand) :)
[both previous & current pics were altered in the above ways]

the half yearly affairs with little ones :)

watching kung fu panda 2 this sat with little ones. normal price $11, with passion card $7! bought 11 tickets, saved $44! some more got free promo size popcorn (2 tkts got 1 free pop, 1 passion card max 5 tkts) :)

last december, we watched:

& last june:

much easier now... the elder little ones can help to take care of the younger little ones...
many years back when the elder little ones were at 'mid-primary schooling' age, around 10 and the younger little ones were toddlers... i cannot handle so many little ones... guess what?... i brought them out for movie by groups... i had watched the 'looney tunes' movie 3 times in 3 consecutive weeks! hahaha that's what the crazy me will do :)

Chinese Feng Shui - Money Bags???

got this from a friend... kinda interesting...

This year, July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This happens once every 823 years. This is called money bags. So, forward this to your friends and money will arrive within 4 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui. The one who does not forward.....will be without money.

Kinda interesting - read on!!!

This year we're going to experience four unusual dates.1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that's not all...

Take the last two digits of the year in which you were born - now add the age you will be this year, The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world. This is the year of the Money!!!

The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good friends money will appear in next four days as it is explained in Chinese FENG SHUI.

Those who don't continue the chain won't receive.......

Its a mystery, but its worth a try. good luck. "I GET BY GIVING"

... BUT... pls read this: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/october-interesting-fact.shtml

a well deserved trip is awaiting me...

a well deserved trip is awaiting me... cheers :)
no much plans yet, probably going ubud to eat Ibu Oka Warung's 'babi guling' (roast suckling pig) & Bebek Bengil's (Dirty Duck Diner) 'bebek tutu' (smoked duck) plus trying the bali 'cat's shit coffee' (Luwak Coffee, aka Civet Coffee) hahaha......

if you are like me & st, wanna redeem your expiring krisflyer miles, dunno where to go, come join us la, dun say i 'bo jioa' hor :)

06 JUN 2011 MON - go Nepal for Trekking again in OCT2011???

ST called to discuss about our Bali, Ubud trip... then called again to 'jioa' me go Nepal for trekking again in OCT 2011! (we last did it in APR 2006!)

A BIG DECISION LEI! though i very much wanted to go Nepal for trekking again... i am actually planning to do it 5 or 6 years later when i am around 45... am thinking that will be a great challenge then at age 45?

my health only started 'picking up'... no more sensitive nose ever since i stopped the business travel to KL?... and i just started 'climbing' Bukit Timah Hill lei which is 'kacang puteh' to the mountains in Nepal... 3 to 4 months to prepare, enough or not?

i really miss Nepal... the trip to Nepal & Tibet in APR 2006 really changed my perception in many areas... i started this blog thereafter... i've got bolder and bolder after the trip, picked up yoga 'seriously', went on solo trips to India (2 times), ChiangMai...... in which sometimes when i think back, i also can't understand where i've gotten the courage from?, ...

WHAT A BIG DECISION!...
bold cathy bold... go cathy go... ???
the art of Himalayan travel - and indeed of all adventure - is the art of being bold enough to enjoy life now!???
i badly needed the thrill!???

06 JUN 2011 MON - '5566' 端午节

5566......
today is chinese calender 5th day of 5th month
= 端午节
= 'english' calender 6th day of 6th month......

i had 1 Ba Zhang & 1 Nongya Zhang today:

seasonal 'zhang' is always smaller, less 'liao' BUT MORE EXPENSIVE:

this is the 'Nongya' one:

and this the 'Ba' one:

05 JUN 2011 SUN - Little Ones (A Typical Family Day)

we actually planned to visit Hindhede Nature Park this afternoon, but heavy rain since morning...
anyway the little ones had great fun too, though just staying indoor...

elijah & yiping:

huge lollipop? :

elijah & kenneth:

rachel & angel:

angel is my eldest brother's little princess and rachel is my youngest brother's. both the little girls' mamas, at different occasions, said their princess looks like me......