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Sunrise at Queensbay

Written by Nicholas Chan on March 15, 2010 – 10:57 pm -

That day, a few days ago, I woke up very the early to fetch mom and dad to the airport. Then I was alone that time, no idea where to go, it’s so early and remembered that the tripod for my camera was in the car, so I went to Queensbay to take some photos and let the wind blow.

Maybe it rained a bit during midnight, it’s so chilly and windy that morning. Cold… and I like!

It’s very quiet early in the morning. The sun hasn’t got up yet and it’s only a little brightness from far. Forgotten that I was only in a short pants and t-shirt, waiting the sun come up to warm me up.

No people at Queensbay, only like 6-7 people, one people sweep the floor and some were like me letting the wind blow and got people go morning walk too!

Some more got boat pass by! By the way, the sea at Queensbay is so much nicer than Gurney Plaza, there’s no ugly muddy seaside. Gurney Drive is so geli (ugly) during low tide.

Got aeroplane also! Flights are always early. Check out my dust spot on my camera sensor, so cool.

Waited for like 45 minutes, the sun has got up in the end, it’s time to pack up and go home.

Tags: Cool Stuff, Lifelog, Morning, Penang, queensbay, sunrise
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Try and Win Chance to LA to Watch American Idol!

Written by Nicholas Chan on March 9, 2010 – 11:43 pm -

Do you watch the Season 9 of American Idol? Frankly, I was not really into American Idol until now, I was too bored, no more Heroes, no more Prison Break, no more Fringe, no more American Got Talent, it’s a little bit bored now and I turned to American Idol. Interesting!

Last time, I watch only the final and hear it from people, so I knew about Adam Lambert, David Cook, David Archuleta, Kelly Clarkson, William Hung and so on. Now I am watching it from audition, still catching it up till the latest episode on some Chinese Internet TV. Very nice, I like.

Powerful singing and I like it when the judge “shoot” them. Hehe.

By the way, I accidentally found out about this American Idol’s contest while surfing some forum, it’s a contest which actually will gives me chance to LA to see American Idol! OMG.

The contest very simple, but I very lame because I don’t really know about the entertainment news. I only know Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscars lately. Haha, or Simon Cowell leaving American Idol after this season 9. I only know the basic basic one. ^^

So, I always ting tong tiang, do guessing on the answer for the question. Password to the question is pretty simple, it’s only to see how fast you can give the answer for the question, then stand chance to go LA. Nevermind, I will try everyweek until I really failed. Now still OK yet. Won’t give up because I want to go LA!

Lilly Scott is powerful! Don’t you think so?

Tags: Contest, Cool Stuff, Talk Cock, tv
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Reflux 92, Printed T-Shirts by Jin Xin

Written by Nicholas Chan on March 3, 2010 – 2:16 am -

My friend Jin Xin is really good in designing and recently just started up his own self-designed printed tee hobby. It’s just as interest and past-time for him to make printed tee and the blog shop/blog catalog just launched a day ago. So I am here to help him promote his latest design, Brain Disposal tee. Support support what.

Zuan Fu is the model. =D

Selling for only RM20, not expensive. More designs are coming soon. Check out Reflux92’s blog shop now.

image from reflux92

Tags: adv, Friends, promote, t-shirts
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Second Day of Tiger Chinese New Year at Pengkalan Hulu

Written by Nicholas Chan on March 3, 2010 – 1:50 am -

If you are a long follower of my blog, you must have already know that every second day for Chinese New Year, daddy will drive us down to Pengkalan Hulu, Perak, somewhere far inside, near to the Thailand border where my uncle’s house is located. It’s the same every year ever since I was small. Why there? It’s my grandma’s hometown.

My uncle’s house very boring one, there’s no Astro, no broadband, no shopping mall, no aircon, very hot at there. There’s only a TV with local TV station and my entertainment at there was watching local TV show and drove there around to see what’s around.

It’s very hot day, don’t know why so hot and there’s no air con. Dad drove us around the town and went as far as to the Thailand border. Too bad we didn’t bring passport, or else we would already get over it to check Thailand out.

Went to Klian Intan again, 10 minutes drive from Pengkalan Hulu town, it’s a kampung where my grandma’s real hometown. No idea why we went there, probably because we had no place to go already.

Very small little place, with population less than 400 I guess.

Back to the house again and watch TV. Still remember there’s Stephen Chow’s movie showing on that afternoon, it got rid a little bit of our boredom.

At 5pm, we had our meal ready, it’s a very early dinner for us. Usually I have dinner at later than 7pm, but at there, they eat at 5pm. Wow.

A very unfortunate thing occurred that night and that’s my mom’s handphone had accidentally dropped into the toilet bowl, luckily there’s no shit or pee. But still it feels yucky and dirty. Phone is dead and I dare not try to turn it on because it had been into the bowl before. A chance for mom to get herself a new phone. Hohoho. She always doesn’t want to change her phone to a better one and now there’s a chance for her already.

We went back to Penang at night and it’s late. Brother and I were hungry again and I brought him to Abu to eat Fried Maggi Mee. We were too hungry and we had double, in the end, full until cannot sleep that night. Shit.

Tags: Chinese New Year, cny 10, Far, forest, Kampung, Ulu
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Ang Bao (Red Packet) Makes People Happy

Written by Nicholas Chan on March 3, 2010 – 12:50 am -

Chinese New Year is always so fun, I am so proud of being a Chinese because Ang Bao (Red Packet or aka Red Envelope) makes me happy. Actually it’s the same, in the west, Christmas gift makes people happy too, it’s just that we Chinese don’t buy gift, and cash is what we get. Simple and easy, no headache what to pick as gift for people.

Received quite a lot of ang bao in the past 15 days of Chinese New Year, now it ended and I got no chance to receive ang bao already. How much money inside the ang bao is not really important, the heart of giving and the happiness of receiving are more important. Some have good design too, mom purposely bought a lot of special designed ang bao from Guangzhou for Chinese New Year.

There’s also other not so pretty and simple design. I like to see good looking designed ang bao, but in the end I will still throw it all away. No point keeping it.

The best part is not the design it’s the-inside! =D

Tags: Chinese New Year, cny 10, Cool Stuff, Talk Cock
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Short Visit to Hard Rock Hotel

Written by Nicholas Chan on January 29, 2010 – 10:00 am -

Yay! I’ve finally been to the Hard Rock Hotel at Batu Ferringhi, Penang! It’s my first time but it’s not an official visit. Why? Because I didn’t stay long at there and didn’t take many photos. Was planning to go somewhere else with Jin Xin and Huan Sheng that night, passed by Hard Rock Hotel so went in to take a look.

Although didn’t take many photos, I can now tell people that I’ve been there before already.

Let’s carry this Be@rbrick home.

The interior really rocks, many things to see and have live band playing live music at the lobby. My friend told me that the live band in Hard Rock cafe rocks more than the one in the lobby, but still, they were awesome.

Just one sad thing is that Hard Rock Cafe is only open for above 21, and I am only 17, going 18 soon! There’s one trick and that is eating dinner at there before the live band starts and stay in the cafe till the band is here. Then you’ll pass the ID check. Didn’t try before though.

Lights on my ass. LOL.

What rocks the most is the fibre optic lights at the main entrance. The color keep changing and it shows the Hard Rock logo. Prettyful! =D

Me and Jin Xin.

Find one fine day, I’m gonna go there again, to take many many photos, of course, it will be when my broken lens came back from service and thanks Huan Sheng for the photos. =)

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Tags: batu ferringhi, Cool Stuff, Lifelog, live band, Music, Penang, rock
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