Remembering Lang Lang 郎郎
8 years ago
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother’s Day 2008/Pentecost Sunday
A fortnight ago, Rev. Lee told us in Canaanland Celebration that we were going to have a fund raising event for charity today.
For the longest time I know, Mother’s Day is supposed to be a day of rest for all mothers. All children are supposed to pamper their mother on this special day.
But Rev. Lee said that we would do away with tradition this year and let the mothers do some work through preparing of food for sale among church members to raise funds for charity.
(During the first Pentecost the Holy Spirit came upon the believers. It was a confirmation upon God’s people as His Kingdom of priests. The implications were to proclaim Christ and to care for the needy. Since today is not only Mother’s Day but also coincided with Pentecost Sunday, therefore one way of caring for the needy was through raising funds and donating to charity)
At first the response to prepare food was not that overwhelming and I thought that we still had to cater food for our fellowship lunch (a once a month occasion). But by three days ago, Sharon Lai told me maybe we do have enough food afterall, if more people were willing to contribute the food.
Most of the people were very cooperative and followed instructions given.
A big thank you to the following groups of people:-
1. Those who brought food for sale either through their own cooking or buying them.
2. Those who helped in final packing and presentation of the food.
3. Those who bought the food and gave generously.
Besides food, there were also carnation for sale to give to our mothers.
At the end, there were still some food left over that we did not manage to sell. If all the regulars had turned up today ie. more than ten people were absent this morning, then the food may just be enough to cater for everyone.
All glory to God! We surpassed the target amount we were aiming for. Yeah!
For the longest time I know, Mother’s Day is supposed to be a day of rest for all mothers. All children are supposed to pamper their mother on this special day.
But Rev. Lee said that we would do away with tradition this year and let the mothers do some work through preparing of food for sale among church members to raise funds for charity.
(During the first Pentecost the Holy Spirit came upon the believers. It was a confirmation upon God’s people as His Kingdom of priests. The implications were to proclaim Christ and to care for the needy. Since today is not only Mother’s Day but also coincided with Pentecost Sunday, therefore one way of caring for the needy was through raising funds and donating to charity)
At first the response to prepare food was not that overwhelming and I thought that we still had to cater food for our fellowship lunch (a once a month occasion). But by three days ago, Sharon Lai told me maybe we do have enough food afterall, if more people were willing to contribute the food.
Most of the people were very cooperative and followed instructions given.
A big thank you to the following groups of people:-
1. Those who brought food for sale either through their own cooking or buying them.
2. Those who helped in final packing and presentation of the food.
3. Those who bought the food and gave generously.
Besides food, there were also carnation for sale to give to our mothers.
At the end, there were still some food left over that we did not manage to sell. If all the regulars had turned up today ie. more than ten people were absent this morning, then the food may just be enough to cater for everyone.
All glory to God! We surpassed the target amount we were aiming for. Yeah!
Window Shopping at KK Plaza
After our buffet hi-tea, Sophia Tsen and I went to KK Plaza to search for digital camera and mobile phone, both of which she is intending to buy.
I brought her to CPL, a camera shop where I bought my digital camera. The saleslady was quite helpful in explaining the different features of different digital cameras.
I took the opportunity to enquire about tripod as there was one placed right in front of me. After I took out my digital camera, the saleslady helped me to set it up on the tripod. When she switched on my digital camera, she told me that I had used the wrong setting. She adjusted the setting to a correct one and further explained to me. At least I got some tips from her. She told me if I had brought my digital camera to the shop for processing some photos, she would have discovered that for me. I told her I did not even use the vouchers given to me when I bought the camera one and a half years ago. I do not have the habit in developing any hard copies since I started using a digital camera.
I thought Sophia was supposed to be one who wanted to buy camera but I was the one who ended up buying something ie. the tripod for RM40.
We then proceeded to three different mobile phone shops to search for a Sony Ericson mobile phone with MP3 function. The last shop we went to was the shop that I bought my second Nokia flip up mobile phone. And this shop offered Sophia the cheapest price for the Sony Ericson mobile phone out of the three shops.
After leaving KK Plaza, Sophia drove me back to the carpark of Ocean Seafood Restaurant. After I drove for less than two minutes, a sudden downpour came down again and many people on the streets had to run quickly for shelter.
On the way back along the coastal highway, there was traffic congestion once again.
I stopped by Servay Hypermarket Likas to get some things that I needed for today, Mother Day’s before going to fill up the petrol tank and coming home.
I brought her to CPL, a camera shop where I bought my digital camera. The saleslady was quite helpful in explaining the different features of different digital cameras.
I took the opportunity to enquire about tripod as there was one placed right in front of me. After I took out my digital camera, the saleslady helped me to set it up on the tripod. When she switched on my digital camera, she told me that I had used the wrong setting. She adjusted the setting to a correct one and further explained to me. At least I got some tips from her. She told me if I had brought my digital camera to the shop for processing some photos, she would have discovered that for me. I told her I did not even use the vouchers given to me when I bought the camera one and a half years ago. I do not have the habit in developing any hard copies since I started using a digital camera.
I thought Sophia was supposed to be one who wanted to buy camera but I was the one who ended up buying something ie. the tripod for RM40.
We then proceeded to three different mobile phone shops to search for a Sony Ericson mobile phone with MP3 function. The last shop we went to was the shop that I bought my second Nokia flip up mobile phone. And this shop offered Sophia the cheapest price for the Sony Ericson mobile phone out of the three shops.
After leaving KK Plaza, Sophia drove me back to the carpark of Ocean Seafood Restaurant. After I drove for less than two minutes, a sudden downpour came down again and many people on the streets had to run quickly for shelter.
On the way back along the coastal highway, there was traffic congestion once again.
I stopped by Servay Hypermarket Likas to get some things that I needed for today, Mother Day’s before going to fill up the petrol tank and coming home.
Buffet Hi-tea at Café Promenade, Promenade Hotel
Char keow teow
Chicken wings
Ice-cream
Centrepiece
Buffet spread
Buffet Hi-tea at Café Promenade, Promenade Hotel
Yesterday after work I drove straight to Promenade Hotel to join Sophia Tsen for buffet hi-tea at Café Promenade. This was the first time we had this buffet this year.
Once again there was traffic congestion driving to the city along the coastal highway, along Jalan Tunku Rahman, in fact everywhere.
Sophia arrived first and sms me that were so many people having the hi-tea. At that time I was across from the Cathay Cineplex, about to approach the roundabout. I did not manage to reply her until I was outside the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, about to cross over to Centrepoint.
As usual, I parked the car at the carpark of Ocean Seafood Restaurant and walked over to Promenade Hotel. When I arrived at Café Promenade, there were people sitting even underneath the staircase near the reception.
Sophia was talking to our church friend Michael Liew when I found our table. Michael is working in Promenade Hotel. Sophia asked Michael about her favourite – the waffles because she did not see it being available once again. Michael said that there is nothing wrong with the machine anymore when I enquired. He saw waffles being available for buffet breakfast.
Before I started on my first round, I did a survey on the food. From the surveying, I did not find anything I especially liked.
What I had:-
First round – salads – chicken ham, coleslaw …
Second round – quail, chicken wing, seafood roll
Third round – sushi, chicken wing, fish and chips
Fourth round – beef and chicken satays
Fifth round – sushi maki
Sixth round – chicken wing, fish and chips, seafood roll, fried dumplings, chicken viet style
Seventh round and Ninth round – mango pudding
Eighth round – ais kacang
Sophia had teh tarik, char keow teow and ice-cream which I did not have.
The people were getting less and less as the time proceeded on. By 3p.m. there were only less than ten tables of people. One of the waiters seemed like in a hurry to get us out of there and put the bill on our table without we asking for it.
Our final verdict: The chicken wings, char keow teow, beef satay, teh tarik, sushi and mango pudding were ok but we would not go back there for a long long time because the price had gone up and the food they are serving do not match the price.
Once again there was traffic congestion driving to the city along the coastal highway, along Jalan Tunku Rahman, in fact everywhere.
Sophia arrived first and sms me that were so many people having the hi-tea. At that time I was across from the Cathay Cineplex, about to approach the roundabout. I did not manage to reply her until I was outside the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, about to cross over to Centrepoint.
As usual, I parked the car at the carpark of Ocean Seafood Restaurant and walked over to Promenade Hotel. When I arrived at Café Promenade, there were people sitting even underneath the staircase near the reception.
Sophia was talking to our church friend Michael Liew when I found our table. Michael is working in Promenade Hotel. Sophia asked Michael about her favourite – the waffles because she did not see it being available once again. Michael said that there is nothing wrong with the machine anymore when I enquired. He saw waffles being available for buffet breakfast.
Before I started on my first round, I did a survey on the food. From the surveying, I did not find anything I especially liked.
What I had:-
First round – salads – chicken ham, coleslaw …
Second round – quail, chicken wing, seafood roll
Third round – sushi, chicken wing, fish and chips
Fourth round – beef and chicken satays
Fifth round – sushi maki
Sixth round – chicken wing, fish and chips, seafood roll, fried dumplings, chicken viet style
Seventh round and Ninth round – mango pudding
Eighth round – ais kacang
Sophia had teh tarik, char keow teow and ice-cream which I did not have.
The people were getting less and less as the time proceeded on. By 3p.m. there were only less than ten tables of people. One of the waiters seemed like in a hurry to get us out of there and put the bill on our table without we asking for it.
Our final verdict: The chicken wings, char keow teow, beef satay, teh tarik, sushi and mango pudding were ok but we would not go back there for a long long time because the price had gone up and the food they are serving do not match the price.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Blackout
This morning I arrived at the office at 7.15a.m. At 7.40p.m. there was a heavy downpour. I was glad I was not on the road at that time.
The workers working for the contractor to do our office renovation continued to hack the brickwall. Suddenly just before 9a.m. there was a blackout. I thought their hacking had affected the electricity supply. When I went downstairs, the shops also did not have electricity. I quickly called the electricity company to lodge in a complaint.
The UPS connected to my pc only lasted for fifteen minutes. I could still do some work while the emergency lights were still functioning for about 1.5 hours.
Since the sky was dark during the blackout, the workers had to stop work because they could hardly see anything.
The electricity supply came back around noontime. So much work but so little time left. I just do whatever I could get done and left at exactly 1p.m.
Unfinished hacked brickwall taken from our office
Dust on kitchen table
Dust on floor
Unfinished hacked brickwall taken from next door office
Hacked wall and floor tiles at next door toilet
The workers working for the contractor to do our office renovation continued to hack the brickwall. Suddenly just before 9a.m. there was a blackout. I thought their hacking had affected the electricity supply. When I went downstairs, the shops also did not have electricity. I quickly called the electricity company to lodge in a complaint.
The UPS connected to my pc only lasted for fifteen minutes. I could still do some work while the emergency lights were still functioning for about 1.5 hours.
Since the sky was dark during the blackout, the workers had to stop work because they could hardly see anything.
The electricity supply came back around noontime. So much work but so little time left. I just do whatever I could get done and left at exactly 1p.m.
Unfinished hacked brickwall taken from our office
Dust on kitchen table
Dust on floor
Unfinished hacked brickwall taken from next door office
Hacked wall and floor tiles at next door toilet
Friday, May 9, 2008
Headphone
Today the workers working for the contractor to do our office renovation have started to hack the brickwall in between our office and next door.
Argh! The kitchen is now so dusty and some dust had already settled on my work desk eventhough we closed the door most of the time when the hacking job was being done.
The sound of the drilling for these two days has been unbearable especially today. Those of us who have radio in our mobile phone are seen having the headphone on to drown out the terrible noise. Our bosses are cool when it comes to music. They do not mind us listening to it as long as we can work and are not distracted by the music.
Argh! The kitchen is now so dusty and some dust had already settled on my work desk eventhough we closed the door most of the time when the hacking job was being done.
The sound of the drilling for these two days has been unbearable especially today. Those of us who have radio in our mobile phone are seen having the headphone on to drown out the terrible noise. Our bosses are cool when it comes to music. They do not mind us listening to it as long as we can work and are not distracted by the music.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
What a day!
Today while all the technical people were out including the boss, I received a call from a contractor enquiring about something technical on a project.
I told him I will pass the line to the Assistant Engineer CP so that she can answer his question. But while I put him on hold, I went to search for the project file and put it in front of CP. I could not believe it when she told me she does not know much about the project and therefore hinting to me she does not want to answer the call. For goodness sake, she can just refer to the drawings which I had already opened for her to refer to.
I told her never mind but in fact I was boiling mad because she does not have the initiative to do something extra. If I could answer the question, would I be passing the line to her?
She already told and warned the boss she does not want to go to project sites and now she does not want to answer simple question/s on projects she is not involved in.
The double whammy occured when I went to the loo at 1.15p.m. and 5.45p.m. Both times I was caught with no toilet paper in the toilet holder. I felt like shouting profanity out! My patience can only reach a certain limit.
I told him I will pass the line to the Assistant Engineer CP so that she can answer his question. But while I put him on hold, I went to search for the project file and put it in front of CP. I could not believe it when she told me she does not know much about the project and therefore hinting to me she does not want to answer the call. For goodness sake, she can just refer to the drawings which I had already opened for her to refer to.
I told her never mind but in fact I was boiling mad because she does not have the initiative to do something extra. If I could answer the question, would I be passing the line to her?
She already told and warned the boss she does not want to go to project sites and now she does not want to answer simple question/s on projects she is not involved in.
The double whammy occured when I went to the loo at 1.15p.m. and 5.45p.m. Both times I was caught with no toilet paper in the toilet holder. I felt like shouting profanity out! My patience can only reach a certain limit.
Dinner at Luna Rossa Restaurant 7 May 2008
Luna Rossa Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar is situated near Jesselton Point. It is at the same row as Micason Supermarket but at the opposite end.
Last night Sharon Lai, Monica Leong and I went there for dinner. Upon arriving there before 7p.m., I thought it was an al-fresco restaurant because the doors were wide open, the fans were on and I could not feel the air-conditioner. There was only one table occupied by a couple.
Before the waiter brought the menu to us, he switched on the air-conditioner. Sharon spotted the set dinner written on a green board but it was placed quite far from us and so we were not able to read what was written on it. When we enquired about it, the waiter said the set dinner is for couples. He took the board and placed it in front of us before proceeding to explain to us. My jaw dropped when I saw that it costs RM200 a set including wine.
The restaurant is quite dark and therefore the photos did not come out very nice.
The menu is as follows.
1) Sharon – Frutti Di Mare Pizza
2) Monica – Spaghetti Siciliana
3) Spinxie – Beef Lasagne
When the pizza arrived, Sharon requested three small plates from the waiter. He was surprised that we were sharing the food because he thought Sharon would finish the entire pizza! Then the spaghetti and lasagne came out together.
I tried the beef lasagne first. It tasted very good. The seafood topping on the pizza were a bit on the fishy side. The spaghetti tasted a bit sourish. Nevertheless we managed to finish everything while brainstorming on what I am supposed to do during the Canaanland Celebration this Sunday.
We wanted to order dessert but there were limited choices available. So we decided against it.
I do not think I would go back to this restaurant again.
Last night Sharon Lai, Monica Leong and I went there for dinner. Upon arriving there before 7p.m., I thought it was an al-fresco restaurant because the doors were wide open, the fans were on and I could not feel the air-conditioner. There was only one table occupied by a couple.
Before the waiter brought the menu to us, he switched on the air-conditioner. Sharon spotted the set dinner written on a green board but it was placed quite far from us and so we were not able to read what was written on it. When we enquired about it, the waiter said the set dinner is for couples. He took the board and placed it in front of us before proceeding to explain to us. My jaw dropped when I saw that it costs RM200 a set including wine.
The restaurant is quite dark and therefore the photos did not come out very nice.
The menu is as follows.
1) Sharon – Frutti Di Mare Pizza
2) Monica – Spaghetti Siciliana
3) Spinxie – Beef Lasagne
When the pizza arrived, Sharon requested three small plates from the waiter. He was surprised that we were sharing the food because he thought Sharon would finish the entire pizza! Then the spaghetti and lasagne came out together.
I tried the beef lasagne first. It tasted very good. The seafood topping on the pizza were a bit on the fishy side. The spaghetti tasted a bit sourish. Nevertheless we managed to finish everything while brainstorming on what I am supposed to do during the Canaanland Celebration this Sunday.
We wanted to order dessert but there were limited choices available. So we decided against it.
I do not think I would go back to this restaurant again.
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