I just discovered this nice technique where you can make some very nice steamed eggs. The texture is almost like watery yet still stays in shape. Normally, when I get the chance to eat them, they are more on the solid side.
Following this video, the methods of preparation seems easy. One day, I'll have to try it
Earlier this year, when I got a new Job, I realised that I have problems with my eyesight. Come to think of it, it more or less started last year and maybe, even months earlier. The issue was, when I was using the ASUS Laptop, it was quite a challenge to read the labels off the F4 and F5 keys. Both keys were important depending on the software I was using at that time. And silly old me was looking for the appropriate stickers so that I can tell them apart. Yeah, I haven't caught on yet.
It was not an issue during the last place of employment in Klang. But it became more apparent while was helping out in a Restaurant since I was leaning closer to the screen. Fast forward to early of this year when I got started with a new Job.
The young guy had to enlarge his monitor screen so that I can read the wordings.
Yep. There and then, I realised I needed a new pair of glasses. Being at the age where I am the prime candidate for multi-focal glasses, I was actually dreading the moment. This would mean having to adjust my vision to certain areas of the glasses for objects at different lengths. And the glasses could be heavy with the special lens or lenses. In the end, I could not fight this anymore.
I chose this shop because earlier in the year, I accompanied my Friend, Jefferey to get his new pair, which is to help in his driving. So, in March, I got the same type of glasses as him except that mine is for reading stuff within a one metre distance. And mine would shockingly cost close to about RM800 compared to his, which was a few hundred less. But it was so worth it.
For the first week or so, I needed my old glasses when I am not in front of a computer. And later, I discovered that the upper 1cm allowed me to focus on distances beyond 1meter. But it still took me a few days more to be leave my old pair.
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| The new frame (top right) comes with magnetic sunglasses clip-ons. I love the matte dark gray on the plastic. |
Despite the beautiful and light frame, it is prone to breakage. Nowadays, whenever possible, I would always opt for spring hinges. This would help a lot when I get knocked on the head, the glasses would still be intact. But it also depends on luck because if the frame is smaller than my face, one of the springs would be stressed and eventually, weakens. This is bad when you're sweating and looking downwards.
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| Sadly, less than 2 weeks later, the frame broke. It happened with I was cleaning it after a shower. Going back the shop, the guy was a little offensive saying that this would be the last time he's replacing the frame (Hey, this was my first post visit and I've never met him before). He did admit the lens guys not doing a great job which led to the lens stressing on the frame. |
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| Then in November, the left frame broke. Weeks before, the plastic ends for both frame were starting to slide off. I am used to the metal being a single piece from the ends to the screws but this is just stupid cost savings and has nothing to do with design. The plastic holding the metal piece just broke when I accidentally warped it with my towel. Eventually, I had to glue both pieces together with epoxy and using a white plastic tube as splint. For the record, this was the second time I had to repair it. |
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| And in last three days ago, the frame broke again, almost at the same place as the first breakage. You can see I tried to make it wearable using small slivers of masking tape. I did not think it was me sweating or the plastic ends slipping off (top right) which made it fall. I think the frame already broke and as a result, when I looked down, it became a victim to Gravity. |
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| Deciding not to go back to EyeMatic, I went to The Pearl Hotel/Shopping/ Whatever. It was a confusing place with no Maps for the shops nor even an Information Counter. Despite going to all three shops, they either did nto have spring-loaded frame or were quite honest with me. |
Of the three shops, the last one was quite honest as they were not familiar with the Pentax lens. Or rather, how it was made. The brochures which they showed indicated there are four regions of focusing areas which I would have to use when dealing with objects of different distances I suppose.
I insisted that my current lens do not have those areas they were talking about because no matter how my eyes turned, there were only two. The upper 1cm was for objects more than 1 meter and the rest were for what it was intended for, reading and computer monitors below 1 meter.
This is also the time where I realised, I had progressive lens, I think.
So, I had to return to EyeMatic once again, dreading a potential shouting match with that guy. I was prepared to fork out another RM162 for the same plastic frames and its eventual failure in a few month's time. But in the end, it was not so bad. The original girls were there and I got a much better solution.
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| So, the new pair is similar to the ones I had before, which is metal and the dreadful nose bridges which will spawn green fungus. Still, it is blue in colour and I would be interested to see how long it would last. Typically, I would have to order new lens too as the new frames could not fit them. But the girl said she can grind the lens to fit the new frame. Worst of all, the new frame only costs me RM128 which was much cheaper. |
Just over three weeks ago, a Modeling Friend, Michael Chew had passed away, due to heart complications. By the time I got off work and asked for the Funeral details, I realised I had missed it. And just yesterday, I had paid my last Respects to Andy Wong, who collapsed. He was waiting for his blood pressure to be stable so that he can go for his heart operations. For this year, I have lost four friends...
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| The Funeral Parlour was opened at three in the afternoon and I only stayed for about an hour before leaving for my Family's Dinner. I can see the usual modeling crowd and friends, even during when we were in the lift. Not being in the mood, I just kept to myself and reminisced about the time when were really spoke, which was more than a decade ago at ICW (Infinite Creation Workshop) when he was asking for ideas for his yellow bug entry into GBWC. |
My Aunt from my Mom's side arrived from US two weeks and paid a last minute visit to my Dad while I was working. I so wanted to see her but both my cousin and I were warned not to make contact, And then, from Australia, another Aunt from my Dad's side has arrived three weeks ago to spend some time with us and also, visit her Family in Pahang. My Sister came too. Speaking of which, the whole Family got to dine in at Hai Di Lao once again. But I still feel hungry. And lonely.
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| I only concentrated on the delicious yellow corn soup since it was literally in front of me. While the rest are, I just drank and well, drank even more of the soup. |
The Weekend before, I finally went to that Star Wars event in JayaOne (The Road to Peridea), minus a friend but although I did have a nice (but brief) time catching up with a few friend who set up booth there. I also bought a few things to just help boost some sales but I do feel empty.
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| With the weird and disconnected layout at The School, it was very hard for me or anyone else looking for the Event. That was, until I heard and saw the lightsabers in the far distance, on another floor. |
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| Richard of The Outpost |
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| Dave Liew of Dave Fuze Imaginarium |
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| Halfway through, he was being interviews by someone (who I shall not introduce) |
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| Kane Chong showing his Son's sketchbook and asking for feedback. |
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| (clockwise from top left): MiLF partworks from The Outpost (the only one, RM10), Atlantis Models Lighthouse (RM119 from F-4DableModelsDirect) and Tote Bags from (RM25 each, Dave Fuse Imaginarium) |
There is another friend from Australia, whom she brought in her partner, hoping for a nice gathering. Going through the chats, I think they're trying to get one done, plus or minus a few due to conflicts and trips throughout the Country. I do wish I had the urge to meetup but once again, I know I'd be relegated to the background just like in all the gatherings.
If you're thinking that it's going to be exciting, believe you me, it is not. The passing of my two distant friends, really put a damper in me.
Maybe its the Flu with a lot of yellow phlegms which got me down or something but I don't think it's Covid. But it does hurt when I cough since my back ache is getting more noticeable.
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| Over the course of a week, my phlegm went from liquid yellow to gummy yellowish-green. Even the ants were attracted to the dried out ones from my nose. And funnily enough, while coughing them out, they kinda tasted like from warm chicken stew... I know, I know, TMI. But for the last three days or more, my eyes were starting to have thick yellowish discharge which is quite sticky and dries hard. Those could be symptoms of eye infections but my eyes feel fine. |
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| The yellow/green phelgm mixed with the saliva which got me worried that it might aftect the Covid testing kit's result. In the end, it was Negative. |
When Tomb Raider came out in around 1996/7, it was exciting. Back then, Doom, Wolfenstein and its other inspiration was kinda exhausting, not to mention giving me slight headaches. But this game was different where you kinda explore the game in your own time.
The game can be run on a minimal PC setup and you can say that I spent a lot of time exploring the 'Worlds'. Never mind if I get killed numerous times but this is a game which I can play in my own pace.
Yeah, that's how I felt later on when I saw other people playing the game. There were a few nifty moves she can execute and also, actually, there are a lot of secret areas which I did not know about. I thought those short tunes were reward for finding a medikit or ammo. LOL.
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| I always loved this level because of the lighting which lights up the pit area but not the edges where she stands. However, I always forget that the Apes always gets me. |
Decades later, thanks to Foxmaster, who created a self-aware Lara Croft, I get to watch her play and complete the level.
It happened today, one of VeeChai's left indicator lights was not... indicating anymore. I am very thankful with today's cars as they do have some kind of signal or lights to tell you that something has gone wrong. Decades ago, the signals could be in the form of acrid smoke (electrical shorts), sudden stop on the road (broken timing belts or out of gas), complete darkness at night (burnt headlights or broken switch), and even the oft squeaks (I have no idea).
These form of warning has now carried over to newer cars in the forms of non-intrusive indicators. For example, when there is an issue with the tyre, there will be an indicator to tell you the, "Guess which tyre is flat' game has started.
And so, I had a kind of signal today when I wanted to turn left. The indicator light for the indicator indicated that it is no indicating. In other words, I need to top up the blinker fluid. By coincidence, there was a vacant spot near to a car repair/service shop. Thinking this was a sign, I happily went in to get some blinker fluid and came out RM18.00 poorer.
I mean, come on. Last month, the front right bulb went out and it only costs me RM10.00. "Aha, but these are from Japan. So they costs more.", she said. I am not that happy with her reply but I still bought it since I was that stupid. I mean, I expected half a litre of blinker fluids or something but no, these now comes in glass cartridges and I can't even see any fluid inside them anymore.
Another thing about these lights is that do not work all the time. In fact, they only work half of the time. You know, "it's working", "it's not working", "it's working" and so on.
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| The Japanese bulb (left) has wordings saying it is from Japan while on the right, it is darker because it is burnt. |
For the past few days (or was it more than a week?), the temperature outside is hot. Very hot. And today, of all days, I needed to get things done. And looking at my personal scheduling, I am starting to run out of time. So, despite the precautions, I went out, at the time where the Sun is literally above my head.
Using a battery box as your own 'bag' in a new Job is ridiculous. I don't blame the Guard who checks me out all the time. So would anyone else if they see a guy walking in and out with a battery box in a CAR WORKSHOP. It took me a long time to search for a more suitable bag and finally, against all advises, I have chosen the one which I kinda compromised on the features. I am not going to waste anymore time because of new suggestions and also, repeat the process with Lazada where the prices are not slightly higher but more like crazily higher. Then there is some complications with online bank transfers.
Ugh. The issue is that with the Malaysian bank, I had no issues until most merchants started to use the new fangled app and with me downloading it, I had to wait for an additional 12-hours before it is activated. Yeah, I could have paid using a credit card but it is not a nice idea since I have plans in June.
I always serviced my car at every 10,000Km if possible. But after checking my old records, the last service was more than a year ago. And I am also way overdue with the Service by 5,000Km. So, it's off to the Auto Shop for some quite consumables.
The Shop told me that for the past one month, the traffic jam outside was unbearable. The road was always deserted. This is mostly due to the Raya Shopping at GM Plaza which is just a street away. And yes, it took me about almost an hour to get here too.
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| I got all these for MR140, which is a great deal. Because I am not too comfortable with online bank transfers, this was the amount I had in my wallet. I so wanted to try with 5W40 though. |
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| Getting back into the car, I had some spare cash and so, traded the 5W30 with a 5W40. Yay! |
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| First thing is to change the air filter. The last recorded change was about 26 months ago, at the same time I upgraded to Iridium plugs. |
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| Blank opens today and this was formerly a corner lot 7-11 right smack in the busy Jalan Landak/ Kijang intersection. |
I skipped Picard Season 2 and you know what?
Life as we know it, still goes on.
It was that Season one which spoiled it for me. In a Nutshell, dying old man became an android while another android, which spawned other android kids, wants to die. It was a WTF moment for me. I mean, in the earlier episodes, he portrayed a very tired and fragile old man. After the 'upgrade' he was still a very tired old man.
So, Picard2 came and went while I ignored it. But when it came to Season3 and one of my friend liked it straight from the first episode, I am here thinking, it must be something. And yes, the first episode really got me hooked. Espceially Captaoin Shaw who kinda put the him and Will in their place. But man, episode two is even much better. Here, I let the image speak for itself...
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| The USS Titan disengages the Shrike's tractor beam immediately after coming out of Warp. |
This is a quick one.
I just thought that, what if the fingers in ours dreams are abnormal?
Just like those in AI generated images?
I read somewhere that how an AI 'learns' is it was fed tons of images of each Artist and then, using word prompts to work on.
Just like our Brain, it uses our eyes to record and learn about everything we saw. And during our sleep, somehow, thoughts similar to work prompts started when we rest. The end results are the dreams in but audio and motion.
So, what if the fingers are abnormal? Are we AI too?
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| Image taken from NYTimes https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/ai-creates-scariest-thing-on-earth-and-it-will-haunt-your-dreams/ |
Sometimes.
Sometimes I want to just stop.
No more running.
Turn around.
Face the Bogeyman.
Look into his eyes.
And say, "I am not afraid."
Stand my ground
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Oh, so brave, you are. Heh.
But I do not exist. Ha ha ha.
Yes, you do
No, I do not. I have no form nor face. Hoo hoo.
Yes, you do!
Touch me then. Heh.
You do exist!
I am not afraid of you!
Describe me, then. Bwahahahaha!
You are in front of me!
You are my Fears!
I am fighting you!
Ha!
Ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
Heee heee heeeeee......
Here I am.
Talking to the mirror.
Who is the Bpgeyman?
