Monday, July 28, 2008

Amazing technology from Japan.

Amazing technology from Japan.
(received thru email)

But can you guess what it is?
Look closely and guess what they could be.
Are they pens with cameras?


Any wild guesses? No clue yet?

Ladies and gentlemen. Congratulations!
You've just looked into the future... yep that's right!

You've just seen something that will replace your PC in the near future.

Here is how it works:

In the revolution of miniature computers, scientists have made great developments with bluetooth technology.

This is the forthcoming computers you can carry within your pockets.

This 'pen sort of instrument' produces both the monitor as well as the keyboard on any flat surfaces from where you can carry out functions you would normally do on your desktop computer.

Can anyone say, 'Good-bye laptops

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Commercial break



Commercial break
(received thru email)

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Husband of the year and husband for sales







Husband of the year and husband for sales
(received thru email)

A store that sells husbands has just opened in Johannesburg, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE!

There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch. You may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.

The second floor sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.

The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop-dead good looking and help with the housework.

'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.

Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you exit the building, and have a nice day!

Note:

Man – it is a good laugh
Women – you should handle the truth!

Siap dengan website!


Aku bukanlah orang yang suka "bersumpah" tapi memang "sebenar-sebenarnya" aku tidak pernah lawat website ini dan juga tak pernah call nombor hp ini.

Setakat hari inilah.

Buah yang tak jatuh harga


Durian sudah mula berlambak-lambak. Harganya mula menjunam turun. Cuma Manggis dan Setar masih "bernilai".

Castelo atau Raja Petra?



Castelo atau Raja Petra?

Pagi tadi aku disapa oleh Bulat (lupa nama sebenar) dalam Maybank Kamunting. Bulat ini anak aruah Cikgu Abu Karim Vespa dan juga adik kepada aruah Naza, rakan sekelas aku semasa bersekolah rendah Long Jaafar dahulu.

“Macam Castelo”, katanya.

Dua hari lepas sewaktu menziarahi kematian bapa mertua salah seorang sahabat iaitu Khairuzan di Kamunting, aku disapa oleh Kak Ros, bekas rakan sekerja di Kilang Tayar itu.

“Macam Raja Petra”, katanya.

Tapi kata orang rumah aku seorang itu; macam budak jahat!

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Friday, July 25, 2008

One week food expenditure

One week food expenditure

Look at the food they bought for one week and the number of persons in the family

Taiping: 49-year-old clerk Tan Guat Sim – 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: RM 324.13. (Refer link for details)


Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or RM 500.07



United States: The Revis family of North Carolina - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: $ 125.00 or RM 341.98


Japan : The Ukita family of Kodaira City - 2 adults, 2 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or RM 317.25

Italy : The Manzo family of Sicily - 2 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or RM 260.11

Mexico : The Casales family of Cuernavaca - 2 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or RM 189.09


Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna - 4 adults, 1 teenager
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or RM 151.27

Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo - 7 adults, 5 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or RM 68.53

Ecuador : The Ayme family of Tingo - 4 adults, 5 teenagers
Food expenditure for one week: 98 Tingo or RM 31.55

Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village - 7 adults, 6 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 Ngultrum or RM 5.03

Chad : The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp - 3 adults, 3 kids
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or RM 1.23


Please…… Don't waste food……………..

RINGGIT & SENSE: BETTER DEAL AT FAMILIAR PLACES
By: Brenda Lim, NST, 25-July-2008

TAIPING: Haggling is unnecessary when you know your vendors and have a nose for sales, says 49-year-old clerk Tan Guat Sim.

She rushed to Giant supermarket one Saturday when she saw flyer advertising cheap Mi Sedap instant noodles and Milo between 7pm and midnight on that day

The next day, the mother of two completed her grocery shopping for the week in 15 minutes, picking out four types of vegetables, some prawns and a handful of ginger, onions and garlic.

"My family loves prawns fried with batter. I have a good idea of what to buy after years of cooking for them."

Her 8-year-old daughter, Loh Wei Zhen, who usually tags along on shopping trips, helped with choosing onions.

"She knows the names of the vegetables, but not the prices. She always tells me to buy her favourite vegetable, fish and prawns," said Tan.

She spent RM13 in the market at Plaza Perbandaran Taiping, with the bulk of the money going for prawns, which cost her RM7.50 for 500g.

With an income of RM2,000 to support a family of four, the family is accustomed to simple meals consisting of rice and a few dishes, she said.

Tan wakes up at 6am daily to prepare breakfast and lunch for Wei Zhen and her son, Loh Wei Jun, 11, before she leaves for work.

Breakfast is bread or instant noodles, washed down with Milo or coffee.

For lunch, she and her husband eat at a hawker centre, paying RM3.50 for rice and dishes, and 30 sen for a glass of Chinese tea each.

At night, the family has a simple dinner, either at their ancestral home in a shop- house in Cross Street or at their home in Bukit Mas in Kamunting.

"Eating home-cooked meals is much cheaper than eating out. It's even cheaper after we decided to eat less meat, as we've read so much about hormone-injected animals."

The wet market at Plaza Perbandaran Taiping, situated opposite her ancestral home, offered better prices for vegetables as it handled wholesale goods, she said. However, fish was cheaper at the old Taiping wet market, a few minutes' walk away.

"I've shopped at the plaza for more than a decade, so I'm familiar with the vendors. They offer reasonable prices."

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Apa ada di Plaza Perbandaran Taiping?






Apa ada di Plaza Perbandaran Taiping?

Kalau nak main bowling ada le di tingkat atas sekali.

Masa baru buka dulu ada kereta Kancil jatuh dari parking atas sekali ini. Jenuh telinga aku bingit kena perli dengan geng KL. Kata depa, orang Taiping tak pernah parking atas bangunan sebab itu kereta terjunam jatuh!

Tingkat dua pula gerai-gerai makanan tapi seingat-ingat aku tak pernah makan lagi di sini.. Ada le sebuah dua kedai VCD dan komputer.

Kat bawah sekali ada jual barangan lambak kain baju, aksesori wanita, produk China, jam dan pelbagai lagi. Sudah tentu barangan makanan turut dijual di sini.

Antara yang top di sini ialah Air Kacang Soya, Murtabak dan Putu Mayum. Tapi gerai Putu Mayum semasa aku ambik gambar ini tutup pula.

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Air Kacang Soya Taiping



Air Kacang Soya Taiping

Gambar atas sekali itu Taiping Soya di Plaza Perbandaran Taiping. Kalau Biras aku yang kerja Proton itu balik Taiping mesti singgah minum dan siap beli bungkus lagi Air Kacang Soya ini.

Sebelum ada plaza, gerai ini di tempat terbuka di antara dua supermarket (Larut Matang dan Cartoon), kemudiannya pindah ke tapak pasar.

Satu lagi tempat favourite dia ialah belakang Bomba. Gerai hujung memghala ke bekas tapak Panggung Cathay itu.

Gerai favourite aku pula di Pekan Kamunting (gambar dua). Aku start minum kat sini semenjak zaman sekolah lagi. Rasanya semasa itu Nyonya ini jual hanya 20 sen segelas. Sekarang sudah 50 sen.

Berdiri sebelah Nyonya itu ialah Abun, penjual ais batu di Kamunting yang aku kenal semenjak sekolah rendah lagi. Sekarang ini Abun bukan sahaja ada lori tapi ada bungalow dengan dua, tiga biji kontena simpan ais batu di halaman corner lot rumahnya.

Jual ais batupun boleh kaya raya! Malah boleh ”awet muda” lagi! Macam itulah rupa Abun 30 tahun dahulu.

Gambar tiga pula Restoran Air Kacang di Taiping. Aku tak pernah minum di sini tapi aku tahu ada seorang ”ladyboss” Nyonya Tauke Minyak Castrol yang ulang-alik Penang-KL akan singgah minum Air Kacang Soya di sini dan beli Popiah Tai Chen setiap kali lalu Taiping.

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Rupa-rupanya penjual Air Kacang Soya ini ”sentiasa main ais” iaitu pastikan Air Kacang Soya itu sentiasa sejuk dengan timbunan ais batu dalam bekas air.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Kesan kenaikan harga minyak

Diterima melalui email

Rinduku pada kueh sekupang


Rinduku pada kueh sekupang

Aku tidak ingat bila paling akhir aku beli Cucur Badar dan Karipap ‘sekupang satu’ yang dijual oleh Pakcik Mei dan isterinya di kepala jalan masuk Kampung Jana (berhadapan kem askar) ini.

Semasa aku ketika masih kerja di kilang tayar awal 2004, aku sering “memborong” Cucur Badar dan Karipap ‘sekupang satu’ ini untuk perserta-perseta sesi latihan di tempat kerja. Itupun kena “booking” sehari awal. Permintaannya tinggi terutama dari Kolej Telekom, pejabat-pejabat kerajaan dan pihak berkuasa tempatan.

Pakcik Mei dan isterinya hanya mengoreng dan menjual Cucur Badar dan Karipap ‘sekupang satu’. Manakala kuih-kuih yang lain dijual secara “komisyen” iaitu diletak oleh pembuat-pembuat kuih.

Aku berjumpa Pakcik Mei dan isterinya di klinik beberapa bulan lepas.

“Sekarang Pakcik dan Makcik meronda melawat cucu sahaja.”, jawab Pakcik Mei (Haji) apabila aku tanya buat apa sekarang.

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Keterangan gambar. Gerai Kereta Sorong Pakcik Mei. Manakala gambar bawah ialh kuih-kuih yang turut dijualnya. Gambar Cucur Badar dan Karipap ‘sekupang satu’ tiada dalam simpanan.

Setar sudah “kuning mengelit”!


Mangis, rambutan dan setar

Biasanya kalau durian mula luruh, Mangis mula bermusim. Kata tok nenek aku, Mangis sebagai “penyejuk” mengimbangi Durian yang “panas”.

Rambutan turut merimbun. Ada yang patah dahan dek buah yang lebat.

Entah mengapa aku lebih suka buat Setar. Ada yang memanggilnya Kundang. Ada juga mengelarnya Rumia.

Semasa putik, aku, malah mak bapak, adik beradik dan tok nenek aku dari dulu lagi akan buat ”mencicah” buah Setar ini dengan kicap dilenyek belacan, gula dan cili padi. Bila mula menguning ada yang dibuat jeruk. Bila sudah ”kuning mengelit”, kami buat ”mencicah” lagi!

Meleleh air liur...............

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Durian Batu Kurau sudah luruh


Durian Batu Kurau sudah luruh

Selepas makan kenduri, dalam perjalanan balik ke Taiping, emak aku telefon suruh datang ambil durian di rumahnya di Kampung Pinang. Rupa-rupanya emak baru balik dari Batu Kurau dengan adik aku yang jadi tauke farmasi di Kampar itu.

Durian ”kebun bapak” sudah luruh!

Banyak-banyak durian dari kebun bapak aku, kebun tok mak aku dan durian-durian dari kebun-kebun sewaktu dengannya di Batu Kurau ini, buah durian dari kebun bapa aku di Batu 14 Changkat Lobak, Batu Kurau ini ”tiada tandingan”nya. Bukan hendak ”masuk bakul angkat sendiri” tapu isinya kuning berkilat, gebu semontok dan baunya berdengung satu rumah. Kalau bubuh dalam kereta, mau tiga, empat hari tak hilang baunya.

Paling unik buah durian dari kebun bapak aku ini ialah mudahnya diumpil kulitnya. Pakai gunting boleh, malah pakai ”screwdriver” pun boleh!. Rasa-rasanya kokak pakai gigipun boleh! Nak kata ianya sudah merekah, tidak juga.

Tetapi aku tidak berapa ”berahi” dengan buah durian la ni. Anak jantan seorang aku itu lagilah. Baunya pun tidak digemarinya!

Hanya orang rumah aku seorang itu yang masih boleh tahan seleranya.

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Kenduri lagi (ada Ikan Masin Goreng dan Asam Pedas Keladi!)





Kenduri lagi (ada Ikan Masin Goreng dan Asam Pedas Keladi!)

Balik dari Pasar Lambak, Taman Selat, Pulau Pinang Ahad lepas, aku, isteri aku seorang itu dan anak jantan aku seorang itu singgah di Selinsing untuk menunaikan satu jemputan kenduri.

Kehadiran kami agak lewat tapi majlis masih meriah.

Lauk-pauknya menyelerakan ditambah adanya Ikan Masin Goreng dan Asam Pedas Keladi (juadah popular Ramadhan ini), di samping menu biasa itu Nasi Minyak, Nasi Puteh, Ayam Masak Merah, Daging Masak Hitam, Dalca dan Pecal.

Apa yang menarik lagi, Nasi Minyak dan Nasi Putehnya disimpan dalam Guni Gula! Tanpa memerlukan ”bekas pemanas”, nasi ini sentiasa panas walaupun sudah lama dimasak.

Kenduri ini juga mengikut ”trend” semasa dengan menggunakan ”banner” yang ditempah. Apa yang pasti kami sekeluarga tentu tidak tersilap masuk rumah kenduri.

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