Facebook Account Disabled :(

I guess this is the 4th time my Facebook account got deactivated. Yea, sure my first 3 accounts was definitely my mistake due to not listening to them by replying my message non stop but why put the blame on me? Aint Facebook a social utility tool? What's a social utility tool if you have limits ( which cannot be disclosed for whatever reason ) to adding friends, poking, replying messages etc....This has got me frustrated. I remember joining a discussion board in regards to this issue and later the discussion board applications has been deleted. It's like there ain't no democracy here ( to them it's like us holding an illegal gathering )...

I wrote to them for my previous accounts and even tried appealing serveral times but they always came back with the same answer " We will not be able to reactivate your account for any reason. This decision is final." It's basically a written software to response to anyone that tries for an appeal. I'm wondering what is the point of even writing to them if they were to response that way right? Last time at least the response time was faster which is within the same day or the next business day but this time, it took them 3 business days! Guess the service level drops as time goes by.

Anyways anyone uses Facebook please be wary about the limitations. By the way, I am not writing because of me hating Facebook. I love it but they should give us users some slack. My new account is as follows : -

fbsux@hotmail.com

Pondering : Madness....

As of yesterday evening about 6pm....my Facebook account was deactivated. For what reason I do not know and I've already written an email to the administrator. Hope to receive some good news by today if I can still be awake.

Yea....I've been working till now...yupz...since yesterday morning 9am till now 3am and yet my work is still not done. Wondering why I'm blogging instead of continuing my work? Well...my brain is frozen still and I need time out to refresh myself but since its already 3.25am...I guess I might as well get some shut eye as I need to be early to prepare more stuffs before handing over the project documents by 12pm!

Rough and mad day it has been!

Dragon i

Recent Monday night caught up with my old school mate/ long time buddy Kar Wing before he leaves for Perth at 1 Utama Shopping Centre. He was with his parents doing some last minute souvenir shopping for his friends and colleagues back at Australia.

We decided to grab our dinner at Dragon-i but not the 1 in 1 Utama but instead at Centrepoint. Therefore we move back to his brothers place which is 2 minutes drive away and wait till his brother is back before we all go in 1 car to Centrepoint.

When we arrived there is already about 9pm. There was not much crowd left, probably about 5 tables only. This means faster and better service. We quickly ordered our meal as we're already starving....and the foods were served within minutes.

We basically ordered some noodles and rice and of course their famous Xiao Long Bao. Apologies as I did not have the time to jot down the food names as I was already too hungry. Those of you that have tasted Dragon i might already know the names of the dishes as shown in the picture below. The dishes we ordered were simply delicious! This can be said so especially on their Xiao Long Bao. More information on Xiao Long Bao can be read at Wikipidea.

Kar Wing (right) and his brother (left)

Xiao Long Bao

The outlet I ate is located at the address below:-

Centrepoint Bandar Utama

G115, Ground Floor

Tel : +603 - 7728 6866

"Chap Goh Meh" at Taman Jaya PJ

Beautifully crafted lantern

"Chap Goh Meh" a Hokkien Dialect celebrated by Chinese on the 15th and final day of Lunar New Year. More information at Wikipedia. Young Malaysians Movement, Selangor jointly organised a celebration event with Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya at Taman Jaya, Petaling Jaya.

Throngs of people already reached there when I arrived after my photoshoot at Putrajaya. I was late as I was lost about an hour plus in Putrajaya itself....stupid roadsigns....Anyways let the picture tell you more.

Lion Dance

Throngs of people

Mandarin Oranges of LOVE

Longest Creative Pole to harvest the Mandarin Oranges

Hip-Hop Dancers

Acrobatics?

Lantern boats?

Full Moon

Full Moon

The overall event was interesting as non-stop action from Lion Dance, Singing, Hip Hop Dance, Acrobats, Mandarin Orange tossing etc. Once a year event that I've never been before and hoping to visit more soon.

"Nikki"s test @ Putrajaya

Overlooking Putrajaya Lake

Well it's my 3rd day with "Nikki" and I really need to see wat "she" can do. Let's try her capabilities. To do that I need to go somewhere safe and great environment and I was recommended to go PUTRAJAYA on the first day itself when I got "her". Therefore off to PUTRAJAYA. It takes about 45 minutes drive from PETALING JAYA and seriously it's a long journey indeed. 45 minutes in jam seems short but in highway it's quite far yea....Anyways I reached PUTRAJAYA around 5 something and here are some shots. Please feel free to comment....

Seri Wawasan Bridge

Golden Water

Lone Pole

Sunset over Seri Wawasan Bridge

Sun Setting

Putra Mosque

"Nikki"s first shots...

Had not even been 3 hours since i bought Nikki, my cousin, Stan Lee invited me for dinner. He came all the way to KL to visit his fren who is going back to US. Since he had not tried the delicious seafood in KLANG, I convinced him to go there for a try. Went to THE CURVE to fetch him and off we go!

Reached there less than 30 minutes and those of you who are familiar with THE CURVE and TELOK GONG, it takes longer than that to reach and yes I kinda flew :P Anyways I didn't go to the more popular restaurant "Coconut Flower" as it would have been packed by now (usually packed by 6pm as we reached nearly 7pm) but instead went to another quite famous restaurant "Restoran Makanan Laut Telok Gong". They are both just side by side.

Went to look for a place and managed to get a nice table just beneath the fan and it's recommended to look for such a place as later in the evening you will have mosquitoes attacking you. Even though they have those mosquitoe coil, I prefer not to have those as I believe it kills me faster than killing those mozzies :P

We order coconuts as the waitress claims that its fresh and also fried beehoon with tiny clams, bamboo clams, mantis prawn as well as steam "ang chor". Apologies as I do not know how the bamboo clams and mantis prawn were cooked but I guess you can view it from the photos. As for the fish, I cant recall the English name for it.

After taking the order, I quickly whip up Nikki to take some shots of the sun setting but it was too late as the sun has already been covered mostly by the coconut trees and therefore only managed to snap the orangy red color of whats left of a sunset.

Our dishes came quite fast which is less than 10 minutes....what a surprise even though that time was already half full of patrons. The dishes is freshly cooked and hot and I love the fried beehoon! It's just so tasty especially with the little clams in it....probably I was too hungry from the 30 minutes drive :P

The bamboo clam was quite nice although it has that pungent smell of sea water taste. I think they should have added more ginger in it. The mantis prawn was cooked to perfection although i prefer to be cooked in dried chili but this cooking style is crispy and very sweet. As for the fish, it's quite big for the 2 of us but we managed 2 clear it up as we're both fish lovers. Was cooked in Hakka Steam style where you get the soury taste and the fish meat still feels fresh and tender.

The only disappoinment overall was the coconut as you can see it's not a fresh coconut but a packed coconut and the taste seems weird as well as the meat taste funny. Overall was a good meal as its not really pricey for the dishes we had. They charge us in total RM 88 only. Anyways if anyone interested, you can try to look for this place. The contact details is as follows:-

RESTORAN MAKANAN LAUT TELOK GONG

No. 75, Jalan Udang Galah,

Telok Gong,

42000 Port Klang

Tel : 03-3134 1918

Loving my new baby "Nikki"

Last Saturday, I awoke earlier than usual on a weekend as I promised my kai che, Alice to take her for a dimsum breakfast. Was supposed to go SERI PETALING to eat but that restaurant I used to go is no longer there and therefore went to my friends place at TAMAN DESA instead. After had a filling breakfast, I invited Alice to check out the price of a camera that I was eyeing since I got into photography.

Upon arriving at AMCORP MALL, we buzz through the busy crowd and came to a shop "J One Camera Service". It's a highly recommended shop by forumers and Nikon lovers alike if you're intending to get a Nikon camera but they do sell some Canon models as well. Was checking out the prices and comparing between a D90 and a D60 and it really took me awhile before I decided for the D60 instead.

Reason I chose the D60 is that it's more suitable for me as I've not handled a DSLR before and it's ligther as well since I'm getting a heavier lens from Nikkon ( 18 - 200 mm VR ) as well as an external flash ( SB600 ). It was a very satisfying purchase even though it's quite a heavy investment for me but I think it's well worth it after the test shots that I've done (pictures will be uploaded shortly). By the way, you can check out more information about the purchase as well as Alice shopping spree at her blog.

Moreover with the helpful guidance as well as assistance from the owner Mr Jason Chew and his friendly assistance, I'm glad that I chose to buy the camera at J One albeit the price might be a little tad higher than what I was quoted in LOW YATT. If ever interested in a Nikon Camera, feel free to contact Mr Jason Chew at :-

J One Camera Service

Lot G41 (Grd. Floor), Amcorp Mall,

18, Jalan Persiaran Barat,

46050 Petaling Jaya.

Tel/Fax : 03-7957 7778

email : j_one@streamyx.com

Wedding Dinner @ Perangsang Templer Golf Club..

Navin & Subaashnii

My ex-colleague; Mr Navin held a wedding dinner reception tonite at Perangsang Templer Golf Club located at Templer Park, Rawang. I was invited and since I do not know how to go Rawang as it's been ages since I visited or pass by ( if you do not count the North South Expressway ). Therefore I asked Nor to tag along as my co-driver so that she can check the map while I drive and yes I did ask confirmation from Navin for a partner to tag along.

The dinner function were to start at 7.30pm but I only managed to leave my house at 7pm! Anyways since it's Malaysia and we're typical late for wedding dinners right? :P The drive to Rawang was quite good even though I'm using the old trunk road ( Jalan Ipoh ) though there were a bit more cars near Selayang side but all in all was a smooth traffic. So smooth till we missed our U-Turn to get into Templer Park. Managed to get another U-Turn later part of the road and we managed to reach by 7.40pm....what a feat!

It's situated in a nice location as most of the places are filled with trees! My kind of place...really cooling and relaxing place it seems. I heard they do have a nice waterfall nearby ( might want to try out the next trip ). Anyways I was not the last guest to arrive ( probably 1 of the earliest as well ) since the hall is less than half full and there were people slowly moving in. Entrance was greeted by 6 beautiful ladies with sweets and sprinklers. I'm still trying to figure out the sweets for but the sprinkler is something to do with blessing?

Anyways, met up with Navins sister for a quick catch up before getting a table. We're seated with 1 of the camera mans family member. Therefore in the table only 4 of us ( not inclusive of the cameraman ). Luckily we did not reach earlier as the wedding officially started around 8.40pm! It seems they have to wait for some VIPs to arrive first. :(

Heartshape Peacock

Buffet Style Dinner

Couples Dance

Thanks for the Dinner!

The dinner started off with Navin + wife (Subaashnii) & family members walking through red carpet & speech about his past from his uncle. Quite a long speech but humorous. Luckily for me I had Mc D earlier around 4 something in the evening. If not I would have been really grumpy by then :P The speech was then continued with cake cutting ceremony and a toast from the newlyweds! We started our dinner only around 9.30pm!

Dinner was buffett style and it's of course served Indian Delicacies. I didn't managed to jot down the names but what I had was some spicy chicken, sambal prawn & several curry veges. The food was quite good actually as we're the 1 of the few first to get it since our table so close to the buffet section ( by the way, we did not intentionally seat there as since we're not chapperons for the newlyweds, we need to seat quite far from the stage but luckily enough near the buffet section ).

After dinner, Navin was asked to sing a Malay Song ( I really do not know what song was that ) & he is a real good singer. Not only that, he & his wife was to dance and he really can dance to the beat. The newlyweds really look adorable and suit each other ( as you can agree with me from the photos ). Pass him my gift to him and thanking him for dinner and then we left.

Navin, thanks for the dinner and wishing you both all the best and may you both have a pleasant and wonderful journey through the voyage of love + marriage!

CONGRATULATIONS!