Going to Kepong 18092010

Yep. Spending the whole day with my Dad in Kepong, to be exact. It all started when I was about to go out for my weekly Saturday Pasar Road trips when my Dad told me about the accident on his car. He did not see some wood jutting out while parking on a spot to pick Kristine and Kaelynn from school. And so, it resulted in a cracked side lamp. I know its part of my fault and so, we decided to go to Kepong to source out a new lamp unit.

(How is it my fault? See, you first meet a girl, then you get married.........)

Luckily, the damage was only up to the lens cover
which can be easily replaced. Provided we can go
find one, that is. But for the gouged bumper, there
is nothing much we can do but to get it replaced.
Which, to us, is not an option.

At one of the cut-up shops, we located the
it. And for RM50.oo, it was a bit too much
when my Dad asked me. Then again, if you
compare it with the cost of an original one
plus the time waiting for them to get it or
order it, the price just does not seem to be
too expensive at all. Or maybe its just me.

I spotted one of this thing and wanted one because
of its design. The guys told me, its a Turbo timer,
which I replied, "Not a problem since my car has no
Turbo". (I know that was stupid) And, so, to spare
some other motorhead the grief, I took the worse
one which had missing buttons for RM50.00 which
dad promptly paid for it before I can protest.

On the way back, I collected back an electric
motor for one, "Mr. Chin from Sabah". They
can't fix it and so, maybe I just go look for a
shop in Pasar Road and try my luck there. I
used to see a "Transformer repair shop" long
ago, and maybe, they might help. Or maybe
they might not.

Before we reached home, I detoured to Pasar Road
to get more White LEDs and some more components
as I felt that its going to be a long weekend. Since its
already lunchtime, I decided to pack some lunch as
well for the four of us since Wife and the girls are
still away.

Yes, its very important to have a good square meal.

Back home, Dad couldn't wait to repair it after
lunch and so, I let him tinker with it for a while
before I step in. I mean, if both of us could not
get it on, we'd have to go a workshop instead,
and pay more bucks.

Earlier on, I told him how to connect the lamp
as the tests have shown that the bulbs were
not affected. So, basically, you just unplug the
actual bulb from the broken unit and reattach
it to the new unit. I stepped in when dad could
not put it back together again. While he was
looking for a tool for me, I just screwed the unit
back on after I hooked it to the bumper, all done
in less than 3 minutes. ahem. In this case, I like
how the Japanese designed the unit to have a
secure mounting but using minimal screws.

Solar Sugarlove

Not sure why I bought this. I mean, for RM9.00,
it should be a bargain but after thinking about it,
this toy just sits there and swings about. No lights,
no rocking head, etc. So, why did I ever buy it?

Then again, its just me, I suppose.

Going to the Kee Palace

Sorry but for these past few days, all I could even think was my mouth ulcers. Every waking moment, its always about them because of the pain. But it also makes you adapt to the situation, for example:

1) You have to puff of your cheeks so that they do not touch your teeth.
2) You suddenly know how to speak without moving your lips
3) Sometimes you speak as if you're gritting your teeth which people would respect because they think you're trying to keep you temper while talking to them.
4) You can always show them to your customer who then pity you and give you the order. Ha ha ha.

Tonight, is different because I am going to meet my Wife and the girls at The Kee Palace. And so, it is going to be a great night as fas as I can tell because everyone would be having a great time. Except me of course. Me and my mouth ulcers......

Kristine and her new cousin. We're trying to
make sure the two girls do not affect him too
much, knowing how crazy they can get when
they're too happy.

Me being a 'special case', Wife cooked porridge and
I was even served some herbal soup. Yum yum.

The girls were eating chicken and I took this shot
because Kristine was so engrossed in it, she did
not even notice the sound she made while going
through the bones. Kruuck.... krack....

Later on, as usual, they went through
their cousin's toy chest. Here, Kaelynn
is playing with wooden frogs which is
part of some pre-school teaching aid.

When I rushed back home, it was
another dose of Vitamin-C and so
it happens, I found a Kiwi......

Whoa! What a surprise! Another dinner with
herbal soup and porridge! And so, as usual, I
whack it all and went to sleep by myself but
with a bloating stomach full of liquid.

Mouth Ulcer 2

This morning, I took two of those Vitamin-C
tablets in the hopes of eliminating those very
irritating and painful mouth ulcers. But after
5 minutes, my mouth is still painful. And just
today, its was the worst morning I have ever
woken up to. So, I went to check in the mirror

Oh, come on! Another four?!!! WTF!

I suspect that this must be the main culprit
because on the week before, I was eating
them almost every night. It did not occur to
me until I discussed with my wife. Then it
all came back to me like it happened. A few
years ago, I had the same keropok and also
ended up with mouth ulcers but at that time,
they were minimal. OK, so this crap is banned
and now, I have to look for an enemy to give
it to......

More bang for the buck

While I was coming back from visiting my customer around the Jalan Raja Laut area, I went into one of the shops and came out with enough bang to level any 2mm tall living things.

Actually, if i want to console myself, this box
is not very big at all. No, sir. Just a tiny little
itty bitty box. Yep. A small box. And I did
not drop it either.

And in that small box, there were 50 other smaller
boxes which holds the goods. They're not very big,
almost the size of a matchbox. Not very big, no sir.
But then, for RM0.36 a box, I am not complaining
if Kaelynn loves to play with them. Just that I did
not bother to count how many were there in one of
those boxes.

Mouth Ulcer

Not feeling very happy today as my mouth ulcer has worsened. It was so bad, that I could not eat or drink properly. And also, this was my first time that I had 10 ulcers. Usually, its one or just the occasional two but 10 is a nightmare. It made me cranky and puts me in the "What are you looking at, you @#$!" mood.

See? Right next to the big one in the middle, you
can see two other small ones on the sides.

Even my lips are so dry, its like scabs

At the top, there are actually two but in
this picture, you can only see one. But its
so painful every time I pick my nose........

And yea, there rest are all there, all making
life miserable for 10 whole days.

And so, its time for some cheep cheep treatment,
which is lots of Vitamin-C!

And just for more torture, I added
some ice-cream with the yogurt as
well. Yes, even eating ice-cream is
painful too.

And boy, in reality, the colour is a little
pinkish, same shade and consistency as
the stuff you throw up after eating too
much crap. And this time, all I have to
do is to drink it without affecting all the
ulcers in the mouth. Not easy, man.

The Happy before The Sad

The girls are very happy today. So happy they would involuntarily posed for me whenever I took pictures of them. Aha, but 30 minutes after this, it was a very different story.....

Both girls enjoying their lunch. And after that,
Mommy said, "Its time for hair-cut!"

You can see that Kristine was the one that
was not happy at all. This was because the
girls wanted to have long hair. Maybe this
could also be Kristine's only chance before
she goes to another school next year which
might allow long hair.

Kristine indicating how short Mommy will
take off from the forehead.

After the hair-cut.......

Meanwhile, it was Kaelynn's turn and she took
it calmly, as if it was already a small matter.

Even with the new hair-cut, she looks
very pretty.

The sadness of Curry Mee

Curry Mee, Oh, Curry Mee,
What has happened to me?
Here you are, in front of me.
My stomach says, "Eat! Eat! Eat!"
But the ulcers say, "Hee! Hee! Hee!"

Oh, Curry Mee, curry Mee.
Woe is me.
Resigned to the fate,
Of eating congee.

Trip to Genting: Day 3

Today is the final day of our Holiday and so, we finally decided to go up to Genting sans cable Car for one more time before going back home. The ride up was not as enjoyable as I thought because I am still not used to driving a 2.0l Auto. Most of the time, I was revving it at '1' or '2' so that the car drops to a lower gear to get the power. And before I can use it, it went back up. So, by the time we reached the top, the engine was literally smoking. This would never happen if I used my Bengmobile or drive my Wife's car. I know the power is in there somewhere but all the while, I felt as if I was piloting a boat. Yep, I am crap at unlocking this car's power.

The girls posing for me while we
waited for the rest of the Family
to catch up.

Lunch @ Coffee Terrace
We chose to have lunch here because of one main reason: everyone agreed to it except me because I was clueless. But still, it was a nice place. Why they called it Coffee Terrace is beyond me. First, I can't find the coffee and when I did, its just some normal Hotel coffee. And then, the terrace. Well, what can I say? Its lovely! But I wondered why, no one took their coffee out on the terrace......

The settings for this restaurant was very nice. On
the left is the area for diners while all the food were
laid side by side in the 'walls', ranging from Western
to Local to Eastern.

As usual, my first choice. Too bad they do not
have salmon shashimi. Then again, this is not
Shogun but Genting.

With so much food around, it is still a bit
difficult to get Kaelynn to eat but eat, she
did. The only problem was to see which
food catered to her taste.

For Kristine, it was not a problem due to
her unusual happy mood.

Ah, my second attempt. Do stay away from the
salad section if your intention is to look for some
potatoes, just like me. And the oranges? I needed
them because the mouth ulcers are getting worse.
The last count, there were about 10 inside. Even
my lips were so dry, they looked more like scabs.

You see this? Yep, these are the leftovers from
Kaelynn. And not letting food go to waste, I have
to perform my duty as DBKL (City Hall) and so,
I have to make sure these mess is cleaned up.

Eventually, we got her some soup
with very unique little um, things.
Yeah, later on, it all went to my
stomach as well when it got cold.

OK, after too much DBKL overtime, its almost
enough for me to throw in the towel. But first,
its the dessert which I had to go for as I spotted
this very nice cream, thingy on the right...........

Although they looked nice, its
an acquired taste. Later, these
containers were gone as well....

Halfway through our meal, there were a large
group of Indians (from India, I presume) which
helped make the restaurant more 'crowded'. I
do not mind but when they start eating fruits
right near the fruit station with their fingers,
and hanging around there, I told my Wife not
to take them until it was replenished as I know
there were not a lot of tongs to go round.....

Once they left, I felt at ease again. I mean,
with news of the Commonwealth in India, it
is just difficult being so prejudiced.

All the sweet stuff but there is a limit since
we're not really supposed to take in so much
sugar, even natural ones. Me? I loved the glass

I wished I had more time to take these
pictures as since I did not have my tripod
with me and there were other very hungry
customers, I quickly took the shots.

And so, what is so special about this Coffee Terrace?
Yes, you can see the cable car coming in and out below
you. This was the same Cable Car we took on Day One.

More than 20-odd people all
crammed into it like sardines

Once nice thing about the terrace was that they
had two 'faulty' coin-operated binoculars which
you can use without having to insert the coins,
I think. But it was not easy to view them as the
image was too small. maybe I should have slot
in some coins instead.......

By the time we arrived back, it there was only
enough time for me to rush to Pasar Road for
White LEDs for a certain project. And oh, I got
some more other LEDs as well. This is also, for
another certain project.