Survival Science Comics

Because Kristine's mastery of the Bahasa is weak, I decided to get her some locally translated comic book since I noticed that she like to read books and ones with pictures. What I got her was the Survival Science Series, which has been translated from Korean. This edutainment combine science facts with comics so that its easier for children to learn stuff. I think the series is still being taken up with the company, Gempak Starz but it still very hard to get them

This is the problem with them as when you need to get some books, there are the usual problems I faced:

1) Availability

I need to scour/hunt/ a lot of 7-11 shops, Popular stores and those mamak bookshops before I can find anything. And when I do, its always...

2) Two Languages

Most of the titles come in either Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese or in English (they usually come out later, or not at all because I cannot find them). I like to ready them in English because a sudden change in language is a real mindfuck.

So, because I want to get a title, I have to choose between English or Bahasa and if I want to get both in a set, I have to choose any title. Which is very difficult as my main aim is for Kristine to read the page and then use the other book as a rough translation. A very bad idea since the Bahasa version tend is not the standard I expected.

In the end, it was Kaelynn who hungrily pored over them

This was the only title I could get that comes in two languages

See the differences in the translation?

18060211 Going to the Sb. Buloh Nursery

Ultra HM has decided that today is a good day to... get some green thumb stuffs.

And so, when Ultra HM says so, Ultra HM said so.

Everyone has to 'Make it so'.

This is the place where the operators are required to move out because its unsafe. Right. All the while, they were safe for 17 years. You can Google for information and make your own mind. Politics for me, is boring.

It is also the place where you can get a lot of plants and flowers for your gardening needs. Its like (OK, what the normal Politicians would say) the Flower HUB of Malaysia

For the girls, its like a flowery wonderland.

This is just me, testing out the Panorama software, shot from my Nokia n8

The girls were literally running up and down looking at all the flowers and we had to keep them in check because of the traffic and also, potential insect bites, which are not commonly found at home.

Man, this is going to be fun...

Kaelynn with an impromtu puppet show

After that, it was lunch in Kepong. Unfortunately, being slightly after lunch hour, and on a Saturday, its not easy to look for food. And no, we do not want KFC or Pizza Hut or MacDonalds.

05112012 Trip to Amcorp Mall

Not being content with infecting only a handful to ICW, I decided to try for a larger crowd and where better than Amcorp Mall. Alas, I should not have gone there because there is nothing interesting and my Flu has gone. Awww......

They have erected an Automatic Ticket machine instead of the normal pay as you exit booths

And here are Laurel & Hardy, standing by, eager to help in case customers have problems with their tickets.

Eww.... was I gone that long?

I haz der something from ICW

Its a quick rush to ICW then, while my medication is still working. I wanted to drop by there and also, at the same time, spread my flu to them. Please don't see me as being heartless for I believe that if they caught the flu, then when the actual flu round comes, they would be immune to it. But then again, if they're already having flu when I was there, then its a matter of seeing whose flu is stronger...

These are Photo-etched rotary blades which you can attach to your rotary tool for well, some power cutting, jobs, I suppose.

Wanted to get this a long time ago but most of the shops are out of it and so, luckily, ICW still have them. They can be used for any situation, from a 1/100 hatch to a 1/18 petrol cover and so on. Or even a 1/1 model for a 1/100 hatch...

I haz der Flu

OK, I don't feel so well today. And this is not a good sign. Weeks ago, most of the staff in the office had flu and just as everyone is healing up, its my turn...

With phlegms and boogers this colour, you can bet that its not a normal cold. Ok, don't try using them as glue because I just found out some paper that I had glued only have yellowish stains for my troubles.

RM65.00 for some cough pills, a vapor rub and paracetamols. This is the reason why I do not like going to the Doctors. I am paying them to tell me what I needed to do earlier, except that this one comes with certainty.

Hours later, the medication seems to work wonders (except when it wears off). You can tell by this booger being semi-solid and not runny. Quick, its time to salvage whatever's left of this beautiful Saturday.

Of morning breakfasts and heavy bags

With Kristine's morning routine of waking up so early in the morning, sometimes Kaelynn wakes up as well so she can join her sister for breakfast. Why, I am not sure but she cares a lot for her elder sister, which is quite obvious. Kristine on the other hand, pfft.

But its not easy to get the both of them to eat something for breakfast, though

Still, Kristine being the eldest, she is my prime target in my mission to get the food eaten and once that is done, Kaelynn will follow suit.

Another thing, despite her timetable, I am a bit worried about the increasing bulge in her bag. Its getting heavier too.

And most of them are exercise books....

Sleeping on the Floor again

And after some long chats and a bit of work from the office, its time to go to sleep. I find that it is very easy to go back to my old habit of sleeping late even though I have promised my Wife many years ago. But I just can't seem to break this habit nor worry about work. And then, there is always the Internet. Anyway, I made up my mind to go to sleep early tonight...

OK, Kaelynn is fast asleep but where is Kristine? Did she wander off to Grandma's room?

Oh, there she is. OK, I have to sleep on the floor tonight, no point waking her up and I am not in the mood to carry a 16Kg girl in the middle of the night. Neighbours might talk.

Chilied La-Las

OK, I am also a fan of chicken rice chilies. Not the rice but the chili sauce. This is because they have garlic in them and not only that, they used garlic on the chilies. So, with garlic here and there, I am hooked.

Add some chicken rice garlic chilies to the La-Las and its wonderful

Spicy macaroni & Fish

There is one malay stall in Wisma Cosway which I like to frequent when I was working in the old company. This was because they cook a mean spicy macaroni and some other tid-bits (chili potatoes, chili tempeis and so on) which I loved. So, whenever I was there, I would go for their stall. But ever since I lunched at Wagons... its Mee Jawa all the way too...

As a special treat today, I got some fish too

Don't ask me what kind of fish it is. All I know is that its cooked and its delicious.

Going to Barbie's

I cannot remember why I brought the girls to the Mid-Valley's Barbie store as it was a 'forbidden' place. I can't even remember if I drove them there or we walked. Heck, I can't even remember if I spent the money or not....

Actually, to tell you the truth, I can't remember the actual reason why I brought them there since by the time I posted this (30.04.2012) I have completely forgotten what it was all about.

All I can remember is treating the girls to some pastry and drinks

Yep, this looks familiar. I am such a cheapskate...

And Kristine knows it

Only had enough for one drink too...

Anyway, in the store, I had to be the bad guy, not letting them buy what their whims desired

But eventually, got them we did. Except I can't remember what...

Do you trust Mr. Pinkie?

All the time when my finger was in there, I have the impression that the booger is big, sticky and is about to block the nostril. I waited for this opportunity to take a photo to see what it was like when the same feeling came again, as reported by my pinkie.

Apparently, my pinkie was exaggerating because although I felt it, I can't see it. As punishment, Mr. Pinkie will not be meeting Ms. Earwax or Mrs. Belly Button tonight.

Viper Seats

Finally, I got the chance to break out the Moebius viper Mk II lent to me by Bruce for R&D. OK, it looks good but yeah, like he said, I am not going to use this re replace the model kit's chair. One, its molded into the whole contraption and two, I would need to dremel off a lot of beautiful details from the resin chair.

So, I'll just leave it for comparison and the put it away.

There is something not quite right..

Coming back from work, I noticed the quiet giggling from the girls and Mommy's laughter. I can't place what was the cause but after looking at everything and also the girls, I got it. Ha ha ha ha ha!

They played with the mascara...

Returning to Uncle's Char Koay Teow

Nothing  much to celebrate for me today as there are so much problems in work. But I force myself to enjoy something, anything, to take my mind off work. And so, it has to be Uncle's Deep-fried prawns Char Koay Teow. Well, I like to have it now, maybe to boost my weight a little because I notice that my belt is getting loose...

Of course, when he saw me, he was so happy that he gave me some very big prawns...

Funny or sad?

We often see images like this on the Internet, which comes as comic relief. But while raining on the road today, I saw how difficult it was for him to balance the umbrella and still ride the bike. Usually when it rains, the motorcyclists would seek shelter but for him to do this, it must be very important indeed. If the umbrella flew off and/or he lost his balance, I am not laughing as its not funny.

Not only that, he has only enough to get a bike and not a car like me.

New foodis

This caught my eye while I was hunting for some tid-bits to eat. I am reverting back to this habit because lately, I have been driving a lot and so, there is not really a good time nor reason for lunch.

So, now the Delicia series has come up with the Waffles to complement their Toast ems

From the outside, the waffle looks quite inviting. Since I am not sure of how it would taste like, I decided to play safe and chose vanilla.

I should not have bothered. Although the smell is good, the whole waffle was so dry, I felt as if I was eating paper pulp.

Luckily, I still have a backup but this package looks a bit weird, its like 'Looks like it, feels like it but it not it'

Yep, its not it and I cannot remember which is the actual brand. If you go around looking for these, they have the ssame design but different names. Very very weird.

Nokia C5-00

We're going to get Mommy a new phone. This was because her old phone is acting up again. We suspect its the old Nokia phone and its been years since she got an upgrade. And so, its time for a new phone. Unfortunately, Mommy has set the condition that the new phone must cost less than RM700 or so...

Finally, after much searching, we found the perfect phone for Mommy

So the young chap took her old phone and copied all the data into the new phone...

After an hour, he's still copying the phone....

Finally, the Nokia C5-00 is ready. I wanted her to have the next one up, which is a touch screen, called the Noka X700 or something. But Mommy wants this model because its cheap and its a natural upgrade for the Nokia 6300. Strangely, its OS is the Symbian, which is the same as the Nokia 5800. The plus side is that it has a built-in GPS moduke but no Wifi... Oh-oh...

29102012 Kaelynn's Last Concert

Today is a special day for Kaelynn. This will be her last concert and so, everyone is ready for the day.

First of all, we need to stop by for some breakfast. I am still not very used to Ksitine's haircut which I think is too short. but then again, this is the school regulation.

A quick take-away at the Clownhouse is the order of the day

With the smell in the car, it was hard to concentrate on the driving. Yep, I am hungry as well.

In the meantime, while the car was parked, Mommy did Kaelynn's face.

Which is not easy since she was curious about all the makeup stuff and also, its very hard to do a nice line using the car's courtesy light.

Still, what a sight to behold!

At the Registration. Kristine remembered some of her teachers and vice versa

At the same time, on the Ground Floor, there was a MAS recruitment and you should see the lines which stretched all the way to the main door

Nice setup but this time, the projector is very dim and also, the speakers are too loud.

In the meantime, Krsitine was still hungry and so, I took her to the MAS canteen which was opened (for the job applicants) while we waited for my Mom and Dad to arrive.

One of the models on display outside the Building's Main entrance. I believe SFTPMS can do better.

Concert went without a hitch with Kaelynn performing a wonderful somersault much to the delight of the audience. Then it went downhill when some Indian canine scolded my Wife for 'booking' all the seats meant for us leaving latecomers like her without any. And the husband, he just kept quiet while Wife told me not to intervene.

Another rare non fighting sisterly shot

Lunch at the Clubhouse, Chicken Maryland for the girls.

So, thats it and I am, glad we don't have to go through this ordeal since most of the students are of those type which causes a lot of unwanted friction for everyone. I am lucky we did not get into a fight there and then. I am sad also because this would be the last time, I could take photos of the girls in concert.