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Hi there. Back again and this time I will be putting up the few photos I have taken while here in Austin. I guess I can divide them up into three main categories - one set being the shots I took when I first arrived, including the trips back home and right up to the time when Jo and Ethan came over here for a holiday in November last year. The next set would be the fun photos of that holiday trip

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Oh wow! Its been just over a year since my last blog entry. And they were all photos anyway... such laziness! It would take me ages to update the happenings of the last year so I won't. I will assume those who need to know about what's happened to me will already know and those who don't - well, so there.One major change which I will have to speak about briefly is that I have changed profession,

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Missed out on photos of our trip to Singapore in December 2008...Ethan and Dad on the plane trip there...Chilling out at the Dhaliwal'sOn our cable car ride...Mum & Ethan waiting to go shoppingAt the Singapore ZooEthan enjoying Kidzworld at the Zoo...Christmas comes to Singapore...Christmas Eve & Christmas Day 2008 photos...Etha having his dinner before midnight massAwww... Jo & Ethan in front of

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The Photoblog 5Ohm Dance 2nd Anniversary Dance Night - 10th September 2008Ethan having a great time with his lanternSwimming at Miami Green - 27th September 2008Oh why don't they let me dance at the Little Penang Street Market??Penang Bar Treasure Hunt - Heritage Trail 12th October 2008Bangkok Trip 18-20th October 2008Posing at our hotel lobby - The Adelphi SuitesDinner at the Sheraton

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Hi! This is my 100th post since I started this blog way back in May 2005. Though I have quite a few updates, I promised to post photos bridging the gap between my last post pre-hiatus. So the photoblog continues for now...The Photoblog 4Early celebration of Jo-Anne's birthday @ BBB 29th August 2008Jo-Anne's birthday dinner @ The Sire 31st August 2008Drinks @ Soho after dinnerOn her actual

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The Photoblog 3Nazriah's birthday - 6th June 2008SueKhoon & Carolyn's birthday @ Rasa Sayang - 21st June 2008Bar Conversations & Cocktails for Charity - 27th June 2008Afternoon tea @ Penang Hill - 29th June 2008Ethan's Sports Day - 6th July 2008Getting ready for his moment...The medallist with his dad...Strutting his stuff...Our 9th Anniversary dinner @ Audees - 10th July 2008Ethan dressed to

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The Photoblog 2Ethan's 4th Birthday - 8th May 2008Celebrating with his classmates @ The Learning GardenMum's Day Concert - 9th May 2008Wishing his mum...Having a swim before his birthday party - 10th May 2008Ethan & MumCake cutting timeJinny & Yan's Birthday @ David Browns Penang Hill - 18th May 2008Jo's Dinner @ Hainan Town & QE II - 24th May 2008 Jinny, Mel, Yan, SueKhoon & Wendy Carolyn, Stacy

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I'm back!!Yes people, after a self imposed hiatus of over a year, I have decided to start up my blog again. I could go on and on about the reasons behind my "disappearance" but suffice to say, there's been a lot happening and it's just too much water under the bridge for us to look back. What's important is that I am looking ahead - and God knows there's so much to look forward to - with the

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Hello! Its October already and I must say, the year has scorched along at a blistering pace. I guess its good news - since time flies when you're having fun, right?Some two weeks back, we had a couple of outings - meeting up with Sue, Yan, Wendy and Jenny. We met up with Jenny's boyfriend Bob (from US) and Wendy's colleague Andy and his wife Mandy (from UK). Andy and I have become fast friends

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For some reason my old template "disappeared" and I've had to replace it with this new look. Nothing to shout about but it gets the job done.So until the next substantial post... behold the "new" Limitations & Latitudes!

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Its been an eventful two weeks and I've been fully stretched in everyway. Somehow, I don't think it's going to let up as we head full on into the year end holiday season.September 5th was Mum's birthday. It was also Jo's Dad's birthday as well. Since it was right in the middle of the week, we couldn't do much to celebrate. I had an early morning matter at work to deal with and was away for the

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"Full" seems like an understatement on hindsight but it certainly was jam packed with activities. Last time I felt this breathless was while watching the movie "Speed". Anyway, on with the narrative...Thursday night 30th August, the eve of Malaysia's 50th anniversary of independence - was spent quietly at home. We decided to put up our newly acquired "Jalur Gemilang" - the national flag proudly

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The year has indeed whizzed by. Can you believe it's already near the end of August? This also means busy social season is right upon us plus many important dates are coming up...Recently on 18th August, our old friends May Ling & Francis came up to Penang with their four kids. We met up at Mel & Stacy's for tea. Since there would be a whole lot of kids around, we brought Ethan along to add to

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A budding lawyer in the making? I sure hope not!! Now don't get me wrong, I have every respect for the legal profession, after all I've been a lawyer for over 15 years and am still one! Still, every father wants his child to have the best and if possible, be even more successful. Maybe he'll excel in tennis or golf?FunSeriously though, what I want for Ethan is for him to be the best in whatever

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Ethan had his very first Sports Day at school last Sunday 1st July 2007. The poor boy had been sick the week before that, missing three days in school with fever and cough - the worst part of a viral flu. He had missed the full dress rehearsal on Friday as his fever only went away one day before the big day.That Sunday, we brought him to my in-law's place for our usual Sunday lunch. Sports Day

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Yes, loads of catching up to do here. Much has happened, although not all can or need be cronicled amongst these virtual pages. Suffice to say its been a busy last couple of months.Since Ethan's birthday, things have been routine. His first term at The Learning Garden came to an end and he went on a boring two-week holiday break. We sent him back to school for a one-day program of water play in

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Ethan's turned three and we celebrated his birthday twice this year. Firstly, we had a cosy tea party at our place on Sunday 6th May - having over around 30 people comprising family and friends (and of course kids).The modest crowd enjoying themselves...Ethan collecting his precious presents...Cake time!Yes, its an Elmo cake...Another shot of the guests...On Ethan's actual birthday, we had a

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Wow! Yes, it's been ages since I blogged. We've mainly been pre-occupied with little Ethan. We've started him on a playgroup at a local school/nursery.At the end of March, we enrolled Ethan into the Learning Garden, a much recommended place to enable him to experience mixing around with other kids. We felt that he's not had much opportunity to play with children his age. After just two days in "

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Yes, i'm back. It's been ages since my last blog entry and lots have happened.Will quickly run thru the past three weeks or so and let the photos speak for themselves...Firstly, way back on Saturday March 3rd, I was at my friends' Aarolyn & Chin Sing's wedding at the Trader's Hotel (formerly the Shangri La). It was a pleasantly cosy wedding which I was given the honour to emcee. Have been emcee

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Hi there! It's the 3rd month of the year already and I haven't really gotten out of the "festive laziness" rut. Much has happened on many fronts - the home front, the social front, the work front and the current affairs front. Ardent followers of my blog (yes, all three of you) would know that I've centred my blogging exploits on the above themes. I'm actually hoping to expand my horizons a

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Its already February of the new year 2007 and the "holiday" mood has hardly died down. We've already had two public holidays in the First Day of Muharram (the Muslim New Year) and the celebration of Thaipusam just two days ago.So far its been an eventful start to 2007. Jo's family suffered another loss with Uncle Eddie Holloway passing suddenly on the 16th of January. It was merely over two

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I was directed to these two web quizzes by Mel. Its about which Super Villain and which Super Hero you are (or rather could be...) - great fun!My Super Villain results are:You are MagnetoMagneto 66%Dr. Doom 61%Riddler 61%Apocalypse 60%Mr. Freeze 58%Lex Luthor 56%Venom 55%The Joker 55%Mystique 49%Two-Face 49%Catwoman 45%Juggernaut 45%Kingpin 42%Green Goblin 41%Poison Ivy 35%Dark Phoenix 35%You

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Ok, ok, so its just an excuse since I've been dreadfully lazy in composing something funny or thought-provoking or politically correct or currently relevant for your reading pleasure. These pics, taken from our end-of-year dinner at May Garden followed by the party to welcome in 2007 at Soho, will do the talking.Jo & I at May Garden...The Gang tucking in at our last 2006 dinner...Riotous fun as

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Hi there and Happy New Year!!This post is very much delayed due to the whirlwind of events which ended last year and began this year! By now, obviously to you all, I have changed my blogface and given it a swanky new look, or so I think. Maybe too black and white for most but then again, I'm a lawyer.So, I promise to begin blogging in earnest very very soon. Meanwhile, good health and God Bless

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Well, December has once again proved to be the busiest month of the year. I've been swamped both with work and personal matters that blogging has taken a back seat recently. Apart from the measly few entries, I haven't had the luxury of boring the cyberworld with my usual drivel.Needless to say there'd been a lot of activities and photos but with our internet connection affected by the recent

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I'm back. Had a break from blogging after the whirlwind of activities the last month. It has been a pretty quiet three weekes by any standards, so I'll save you the yawns by just speeding thru the events.On Friday 24th Nov, the Catholic Lawyers had a meeting with the Bishop of Penang. We were invited to give our views on the recent events at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Silibin, Ipoh. The

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The routine week beginning 13th November whizzed by swiftly - fueled by the anticipation of our planned trip to KL.Monday the 13th itself we had a meeting of the Catholic Lawyers Diocese of Penang (our official name for the moment). We have planned a couple of masses - one at the Immaculate Conception Church in Pulau Tikus and the other at the Nibong Tebal parish. After the mass will be an

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Here are some choice shots from Raphael & my 40th birthday celebrations... better late than never!The gang busy with the dinner...Birthday boy & wifey!Old friends (in more ways than one?)...Awww... all say cheese....The surprise turnout at Bagan...Jo, the consumate hostess...Jo, Phee and Karen, sharing a laugh...Jo & I taking time off to pose...The whole party in wide angle...I had a fantastic

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I just want to pay tribute to Jo's Aunt Joyce who passed away peacefully on Tuesday 7th November 2006. She was always a lovable and approachable person and will be very sorely missed.In MemoriumJoyce Philomena Hollowaysurvived and always in the thoughts of:her sons - Johnny, Godfrey, Christopher & Richardher daughters-in-law - Debbie, Celia, Rostina & Swee Kimher grandchildren - Keisha, Shanice,

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So, how did I spend my first fortnight as a 40-year old? It was a fairly eventful time, with happy and even very sad moments.Instead of my usual diary-like narration of events, I'll run thru the last two weeks in this blog entry and "report" the more important events separately in additional blog entries.The day after my birthday was of course All Saints Day. Jo and I went for noon mass at the

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Ah, yes. Today my blog description changes. Since I'm no longer approaching the big four-0. You guessed it - the old birthday has crept up and smacked me in the face and now slowly fades away. What does it leave behind? A messed-up mid-life crisis-ed out middle aged guy? Hardly. In fact I don't really feel any different. My birthday passed by without me staring death in the face or embarking on

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The Hari Raya holidays proved to be a quiet one for us after all. The first day of Raya, Tuesday 24th October was spent mostly vegetating at home. Almost felt guilty for doing absolutely nothing.That evening, Jo and I ventured out to Gurney Plaza to meet Jinny & KH for a movie. This time we caught "World Trade Centre". A bit about the movie - the 9/11 terror attacks provided the background for

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The Deepavali & Hari Raya holidays came rushing at us as the week before seemed like a blur fuelled by the anticipation of much needed rest ahead.Wasn't a spectacularly eventful week. Forgot to blog on this last time around but on Monday 16th October, the Protem Catholic Lawyers' Society Committee paid a courtesy call to the Bishop of Penang. We had lively exchange on several key subject areas

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Before I continue on with my usual ramblings, I would like to wish Jo's sister Abby a very Happy Birthday - 16th October. Hope it was a great day for her.Now on we go...Tuesday, 10th October - my other aunt and uncle from Australia, Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Walter arrived for a holiday. Uncle Walter's mum passed away last year and he's back for a special memorial mass and to help sort out things

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It's been as usual a busy busy fortnight since my last blog entry. Really must blog more often since in my haste to record all the activities, the quality of my writing has suffered, or so I was told! So I'm going to attempt to provide detail, clarity and entertainment within these pages. Like real.Anyway, picking up where I left off last, Wednesday 4th October, Jo went for a movie at night - "

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Much has happened since my last blog. So I'm going to run thru it all quickly as the next weeks activities are going to be a lot more hectic.23rd September (Saturday) - it was a fairly quiet weekend for us as most people seemed to be caught up in their respective activities. Jo and I decided on a nice meal at the Arirang Restaurant which was a quaint little Korean place on Gottlieb Road. We were

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Yeah, no kidding. The two-week break from blogging was spent catching up with a whole lot of work which never seems to lessen. Besides the usual office work piling up, I had to give an seminar on IT Law and organise the Penang Bar Treasure Hunt as well.Tuesday 5th September was Mum's birthday. It was also Jo's Dad's birthday too. We went out to the Sheraton for a dinner. Kinda low key celebration

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Friday 1st September was Jo's birthday. We had dinner at the new Hardwicke Restaurant and there were ten of us that night. Our usual gang was slightly broken up with Carolyn away at Tioman for a diving holiday while Kian Hio got called away to Xiamen for business. Stacy and Mel brought Naomi along. However, we were also joined by Celina and her friend Anette who happen to be in Penang for the

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Yep, after a lull on the "birthdays" front, the month of September will usher in a whole series of parties over the next few months.Last weekend was all about eating. On Saturday evening, we brought little Ethan to Zerlynde's birthday party. Hooi Lin and Kenzu had quite a few guests over to the Lone Pine Hotel poolside for the "Elmo" themed party complete with a "fishing" pool, large Elmo cut-out

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Last night we had our Bar Dinner. This time around, I had the distinct pleasure of enjoying myself void of the responsibility of organising the event. However Jo was still very much involved as she had to liaise with the banquet staff and the hotel management to ensure the night went along smoothly.It was the 20th Annual Dinner & Dance and this time around the lawyers showed up filling the

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Gosh, has it really been over two weeks since my last blog entry? Time has just whizzed on by as major events have filled both my own days and the world at large.Most predominantly, we have war in the Middle East. Sure, its never really been peaceful there but the Israeli Military and the "Hezbollah" (hizbu-llāh) have been trying to eliminate each other from the face of this earth. On its own,

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Since my last blog entry a lot has happened. Thursday 27th July, Jo attended a Bar Committee meeting. From what I'm allowed to know, they discussed mainly the new amendments to our Legal Profession Act. These were new provisions on the powers of the Legal Disciplinary Board which many felt were a little overboard. The new enactments allows the Board to force lawyers to produce documents and in

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The week of 18th July went by pretty fast. Mum came home from chemo on Wednesday night and I started again on my bowling league. That night we had a good match, beating our opponents comprehensively. My own performance was fairly dismal but I still managed to beat the other guy as he had a real bad night!On Saturday, we had planned a potluck dinner at Yan & Sue Khoon's which was all about finger

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Yes, World Cup season is over. Imagine this. The next time we lose sleep over grown men chasing a ball all over a field in order to win a gold trophy, it'll be four years time. Ethan will almost be ready for school! That does seem like a long way off...It was great that Italy won - since I predicted in a pool that they would win, I took the first prize in that pool. Not bad, since this is the

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Yes, tonight will be the finals of the Fifa World Cup 2006. My prediction in a football pool that Italy will be the winner seems to be coming true. Might win some money!Earlier tonight, I watched Roger Federrer beat Rafael Nadal in 4 sets to take the Wimbledon Men's Singles finals. The tournament which normally attracts a huge TV following seems to have be eclipsed by the single biggest sporting

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24th June, Saturday - Of course Sue Khoon & Yan's wedding continued with another dinner for their friends which incorporated the signing ceremony. Unfortunately, the persistent rain put paid to the couple's plans to have a garden wedding but the event was no less elegant and colourful. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...Bride & Groom arriving early...Yan checking out the decor...Sue

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The past week has been pretty hectic. Last weekend was Sue Khoon & Yan's chinese wedding dinner and the tea ceremony. Yesterday night, they celebrated their official marriage signing ceremony and dinner at 32 @ The Mansion. In the midst of all that, the World Cup continues on and for me anyway, life and work had to go on.Saturday, 17th June - the main event was the dinner that night at Midlands

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie... Oi! Oi! Oi!One could make out the defining cheer from the land Down Under on Monday night as Australia, playing their first World Cup game in 32 years, found a reserve of strength and determination to beat Japan 3 - 1. The scoreline was flattering and unduly harsh to the Japanese but take nothing away from a well deserved victory by the Socceroos.Apart from that game and

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Are you ready for some football!!!9th June, Friday - it was to be a busy day. I had quite a bit of work to finish off before the weekend while its Jo's day off as she was spending time with the girls for Sue Khoon's bachelorette day. Tonight we had Nazriah's birthday dinner and then later at midnight - the biggest event of the year - the start of the FIFA World Cup 2006!Yes, it'll be football,

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Well, I survived the ominous 06.06.06. In fact this very morning at 6 seconds past 6.06 am, I was awake and duly getting milk for Ethan. Seems Nostradamus had predicted that on the 6th day of the 6th month of the 6th year in the new millennium, will witness the birth of the anti-Christ. At least that's what the trailer to the re-make of the hit movie "The Omen" says. Horror movies ain't my stuff.

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Last week really went by like a bolt of lightning. Mum got admitted on Monday 22nd for her 7th cycle of chemotherapy. We brought Ethan to the office and the little guy made himself at home running about everywhere. Gotta admit, while its pretty fun having him around, it wasn't conducive to getting much work done!We had planned another trip to the cinema on Friday since mum was discharged

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After the last post, I got a precious few hours of sleep before I got up to take mum to hospital. It was her appointment at the Oncology clinic after her CEA cancer marker blood test last week. Kinda important visit, this one.As I walked towards the clinic making small talk with mum, I remember thinking of all the things to say should mum's blood test show that she was getting no better. I know

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Hey! You know what I just realised? My blog - this electronically created corner of cyberspace - has turned ONE! Yes, on a fateful day - May 5th 2005, I decided to start writing... no, ranting and raving, by utilising the magic of the then fairly new phenomena called a weblog.Fast forward to today, I'm sitting and surfing when I decided to check up on my blog and - lo and behold - I realise this

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After a fairly quiet Wesak day on Friday, Saturday rolled along ominously promising to be a full, fun and fruitful day.We decided to celebrate Mothers' Day on Saturday - simply because Jo's mum was leaving for Beijing on Sunday morning. So we brought my mum, Ethan and met up with Jo's mum, dad and a visiting aunt at the Sheraton Hotel. We treated the mums to a sumptious buffet which they both

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Well, another hiatus from blogging ended here. Lots have happened since my last entry, so i'm just going to run thru the events to catch up on the latest before this coming long weekend.Let's start on Saturday 22nd April - Dinner that night was at Spice & Rice (Rama's Indian Restaurant). Present were Jinny, KH, Sue Khoon, Celina, her friend Jo-Han, Jo and myself. Stuffed, we proceeded to Soho's

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Well, tonight, we said goodbye to our Indonesian maid of 2 years. Ida had been with us since before Ethan was born and frankly, we had gotten used to her. Her work ethics are as good as they come. But most importantly, Jo and I believes that she really loves Ethan.Needless to say, tears flowed as she said her goodbyes to Mum and finally to Ethan at the airport. We had hoped she could stay on but

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This weekend I had an overload of football. Watching the beautiful game that is, and NOT playing it!!The hectic week that was ended with me completing a few urgent tasks to the satisfaction of all. So needless to say, I was looking forward to a good weekend (to recharge my energies for the equally hectic week ahead). There was firstly the Bar's Annual Futsal Tournament. For the uninitiated, "

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Yes, its truly been quiet - at least socially. Work in the office has been my main concern the past week. Guess the fact that its been picking up must be a good sign, business wise. All I know is that I've hardly had time to have a proper lunch let alone enjoy my simple pleasures such as blogging.Anyway, since my last blog entry, there hasn't been much to tell. The weekend of 25th March, some of

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The wonders of blogging. I'm sitting at the Segafredo Cafe waiting for a meeting and taking a quite time out to blog. Its amazing what blogs can achieve and that's been made abundantly clear to me this past week.Last week hasn't been eventful on the social front. At long last I made the appointment to see the Chiropractor. The branch at E-Gate (next to Tesco's) was new. It's about time I fixed my

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After the trip to KL, I was ready to settle down to work. The week started with a subdued Monday. I sent mum for her 2nd cycle of chemotherapy. The side effects from her first treatment was not at all visible. She didn't lose hair nor felt tired etc. I take this to be a good sign.Once mum was settled in I headed to work. We would have to take Ethan in to work with mum not being around. Our maid

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We're back from KL. Was a pretty whirlwind trip. I was half hoping that my meeting would finish early and we could then rush home for the Penang Bar AGM. However, it wasn't to be.March 2nd - the morning started in exciting fashion with my receiving an sms from Taryna that Sitham was calling for an informal meeting to discuss the upcoming AGM. I had two hearings that morning so I struggled out of

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So, after the high of the long holiday period culminating in Valentine's Day, we surprisingly had a few events to keep ourselves busy and entertained.Firstly, on Friday 17th Feb, I had dinner at the City Bayview for Chambering Pupils partaking in the Ethics Course organised by the Bar Council. I had been asked to speak at a session which was to be at 2pm on Saturday. The dinner was kinda lame and

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A lot has been said about how commercialised Valentine's Day has become. I just wanna defend it a little.First a tad of boring history on who this bloke Valentine was...One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young

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So Chinese New Year came and went. Nothing major happened, so I'll just let the photos tell the story...First day lunch at Jo's parents' placeAt Yan's place on 2nd day for Hockkein Mee...Ethan enjoying Yan's dogs...4th day lunch at the Swimming ClubDinner at Jhen Hean's place on Friday 3rd Feb... Ethan with Aiden (Alex & Sharon's)Quite a few events went unrecorded as I had taken a hiatus from

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Gosh! I'm so far behind in this blog that I have to just start listing activities and posting photos. So here goes:Jan 4th - Mum's appointment at GH for her scan results. The specialist said things seem quite ok with the other organs unaffected. Looks like it'll be a fairly good operation - simple. Thank God. The doctor scheduled her operation for Jan 11th.Jan 10th - Its Hari Raya Haji but more

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New Year's Eve (31 Dec)The gang had planned to meet at Mel's uncle's apartment for a "house" party. However, on the day itself, Carolyn called up with an invite to her place for dinner. As Stacy & Mel were bringing Naomi, we thought staying indoors was best. We all then decided to accept Carolyn's invite but would adjourn to the apartment as planned later on. After all, it was just across the

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Hello there! This is my first entry since we welcomed the new year 2006. In fact today its the first day of Chinese New Year. For the more astute among you, you will see a changed template giving this blog a fresher and more vibrant look. I wanted things to look new for the new year... Yes, the Year of the Dog is upon us. What will this new year bring? We always hear this question, mostly

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Feliz Navidad. Selamat Hari Natal. Merry Christmas.It had been a hectic and sometimes stressful lead-up to the big day. Now, Christmas Day is over. Boxing Day beckons though there's no real explanation yet why its called "Boxing". Maybe I'll go do more research...Anyway, I'm blogging from Singapore here. The actual celebrations have been busy and a little chaotic but I have enjoyed the

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Yes, its almost upon us - the season to be jolly and other icky semantics.Now, now, I'm no Scrooge and I do love Christmas. Not really into the gifts and the constant eating though. Hate to sound cliche and a tad sappy but its really the simple things which imbues me with that special spirit. That cool soft breeze we get this time of the year which I can feel whenever I stand outside my house at

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Almost two weeks since my last post. Much has happened so guess this'll be a long post. Will spare you all the photos to keep it reasonable though!The family and I went down to KL on the 2nd December 2005. Stayed at Jo's aunt's place in God-Forsaken Bukit Jelutong. Man, that place is far from anything! The toll charges on the NKVE alone could kill you. Still, we expertly manouveured our way

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Yes, its upon us again... the season of Advent.It simply means Christmas is coming and soon after that, a new year 2006! Whatever happened to the year that was 2005?!! Time does fly when seen in retrospect.Last Saturday night, Jo and I had a nice dinner together, just the two of us at the Tiffins Restaurant, Grand Parkroyal Penang. The food was at its usual best and the Sous Chef even came out to

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"Taboo" is a board game la.Anyway, we had a comparatively mellow weekend. Saturday afternoon, Jo and I went out to do some banking and proceeded to a spot of furniture hunting. We've been putting off getting an oven for the home but lately Jo has been checking out the options. Either a microwave/convection/grill such as the Panasonic Genius range or a built-in full oven/grill by either Faber or

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New de-stressing method invented by none other than little Ethan Adam Cheong, age 18 months and a bit...Try it at home folks....Works for me!

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Well, its been some week.Last weekend was my party and I had hoped for things to slow down but this week has zoomed by at the speed of thought. Mainly work kept me tied up but for Jo, she was caught up with the organising of the Bar Council's Legal Aid Scheme's 25th Anniversary dinner. Due to some last minute changes and hiccups, they had to meet three days in a row. Anyway, Friday came along

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Ah...Monday. So much more a bad six-letter word if it comes just after a long and restful holiday break.Tuesday last was Deepavali and it was fairly quiet. The afternoon was spent at Jinny & KH's place for a "Desperate Housewives" marathon!! I had earlier seen the DVDs with Jo, so didn't partake fully in the "event". Was online and surfing the net on Jinny's computer instead. They stopped after

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Just took another step towards the "big" four-0.Yesterday was my 39th birthday - yes, yes, it was also Halloween. Guess you can say I was kinda a "kooi kneah" (ghost child). Anyway, after all these years I'm just praying that I had equipped myself with enough common sense, intelligence and kindness to bring up Ethan in a way which would ensure he knows always what's right or wrong.Well, yesterday

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Wow, once again I've gone off on one of my long silent spells. Guess, there's not been enough time for this luxury. Take last night for example...Met up with our usual gang of friends for a pot luck dinner. Its been ages since we last had a pot luck. Our famed "themed" pot lucks were a usual occurance some two years back but what with the arrival of Ethan and all, they faded away. There was a bit

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Been slack in blogging lately. Caught up with a bit of work which I managed to sort out just yesterday. So now, to catch up the happenings...Oh yes, I went to the Penang Bloggers' Meet at the Starbucks E-Gate and met my old friend Peter Tan. Also met up with SapiensBryan, Reallybites, Lilian(5xmom) & teh-o-ais-limau. Strange that bloggers are more known by their URLs. All very friendly people and

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Caught up with an old friend recently.Albeit through the wonders of email, I managed to contact my old school mate Peter Tan. Peter's somewhat of a celebrity in the Malaysian blogging world. Many years ago, at age 18, Peter had an accident and suffered severe spinal chord injury. He became paralysed from the chest down. Now for those of us who knew Peter way back then, the thought of seeing him

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Sometimes I feel that we are just so insignificant in the larger scheme of things.I remember a famous quote which has been often though inaccurately credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson, about success. The original, a poem on "What Constitutes Success" by Bessie Stanley reads:"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and

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Just got back from a night out at one of Penang's new nightspots - "Bed". A shameful copy of Bangkok's unique Bed Supperclub. Anyway, it was crowded, small and noisy. So typical.Before that Jo & I took Ethan to our friends Nazriah & Mazri's daughter's 1st birthday party. Lots of people there and we decided to go without our maid. So the inevitable task of following our little terror around fell

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Twas a hectic week. Now sitting here lazily on Sunday night/Monday morning, I partly miss the crazy rush to get things organised the last week, what with Jo's birthday and the Bar Dinner both within four days of each other!Well, its all over now. There'll be a deafening calm for a few weeks, socially anyway. However, I have been known to be wrong about these things. Anyway, we can only wait and

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Phew! Had a great night last night!We celebrated Jo's birthday last night, dinner at Piccolino's Restaurant Upper Penang Road and then proceeded to Soho for a "kick-ass" fun time party!Our dinner was for the usual gang. We have a tradition of celebrating each other's special day and last night was no different. After a pretty good meal, Jo opened her pressies - which I must say, she really liked

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Its just almost midnight. Tomorrow morning, it's back to school for the relevant people. We had a pretty quiet weekend by our recent standards.Friday night, had dinner with some clients. A unique dinner at the Modern Teochew Restaurant in the Berjaya Hotel. Guess "modern" Teochew isn't like "olden day" Teochew. Anyway, my "public relations" exercise left Jo free to visit the "Spice Garden" for

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I have an audience.Albeit only a small group of friends read this poor excuse of a meaningful blog but still I'm not complaining. The general opinion however is that its too boring. My blog, that is. Seems the "scream, yell and throw brickbats at the world for not giving me a break" scenario is kinda 'passe'. So overdone.The basic advice is that I should get down and get personal. Reality is the

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Back again... been a while since my last entry. Lots have happened to me personally and to the world as a whole.We got attacked by the killer haze again. Made lots of people sick and there's still no final solution to this madness. We blame the Indons, they say the burning has been carried out by Malaysian companies there. Go figure.Anyway, last week Jo and I had a long awaited opportunity for a

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The war against terrorism is back in the headlines today. The US and allies call it the "war against terrorism" but the other side - namely Al Qaeda calls it the war against muslims. After the London bombings, many muslim leaders came out strongly and denounced the cowardly acts as "not islamic". So really what does Al Qaeda want?Al Zawahiri announced clearly today that the US should stop

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Sigh...After nearly 50 years of the National Economic Policy ("NEP"), some UMNO delegates believe that the Bumiputeras still cannot compete on an even playing field with other Malaysians. It seems it is akin to a wheelchair-bound person running against able-bodied athletes in the 100meter dash! That attitute is astounding. I'm glad the PM does not share that opinion. The Government mustn't

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1121360795395754382005-07-15T01:06:00.000+08:002005-07-15T12:59:00.370+08:00

Ethan's first trip to the pool! Jo & Ethan in KL The little fella with his dad at the playground Our little prince enjoying his TV show My two treasures... Ethan and his aunt Wendy from Australia 

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1120499550874351102005-07-05T01:52:00.000+08:002005-07-05T02:04:23.630+08:00

Wow, that was a long break from blogging. Had been busy and trying hard to make ends meet. Was also in KL for a bit. Meetings etc.We took our little one to a couple of talent agencies. Time for him to earn his keep! Heh heh!I won't be droning on and on with issues this time around. Instead I'll leave you with a photo of Ethan. Ethan at home 

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1119374419273491602005-06-22T01:20:00.000+08:002005-06-22T02:00:23.180+08:00

Ok, here I am again after a long break. Many challenges have been thrown our way but we are seeing it thru, one step at a time.So what evil have we seen in the world this week? For a start, a 2-year-old child was shot (yes, shot) during a hostage crisis at an international school in Siam Rep near Angkor. I can't imagine anything more senseless and filled with pure evil than a man who would shoot

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1118689352035345352005-06-14T02:24:00.000+08:002005-06-14T03:02:32.056+08:00

Its 2.30am now and I'm still online. I'm such a night person it isn't funny.Anyway, just some interesting happenings over the last week or so. There's been lots of talk about the National Anthem of Malaysia being played before entertainment events. Even movies! Yes, really. Its suppose to inculcate a sense of nationalism among us. Some say, its merely a little act for the betterment of our

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1117995328282877262005-06-06T00:56:00.000+08:002005-06-06T02:24:26.680+08:00

Hi there! Apologies for the long silence. Have to keep reminding myself not to let this blog die a natural death!Recently, there has been much said about the state of Islam in our country and elsewhere. There has also been a crucial case on the Internal Security Act decided on Thursday. Basically, it all just feels like one step forward and two steps back... and a cha-cha-cha!So, what's been

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1117301871305713162005-05-29T00:59:00.000+08:002005-05-29T01:37:51.313+08:00

So many things to be frustrated about in this world today. It'll take a thesis long article to cover it all. I'm just going to vent a little and let it simmer...The Deputy PM said on Friday that the Government may consider censoring the Internet. When the Multimedia Super Corridor was set up, the Government formulated a Bill of Guarantees. One of the points in the Bill is a guarantee of no

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1117127345452514702005-05-27T00:20:00.000+08:002005-05-27T01:09:05.466+08:00

Well, what can I say? Liverpool are European Champs! We're back man... and its about time too!Quick round-up of newsmakers today... Carrie Underwood, the country sweetheart became the new American Idol. I believe Simon Cowell; she'll go on to be one of the most successful idols of all.Noted academician Dr. Edmund Terence Gomez made the "alternative" headlines again (i.e. not the mainstream press

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1116866326110790802005-05-24T00:12:00.000+08:002005-05-29T01:43:05.770+08:00

Hi there! Just at the end of a long weekend. A belated Happy Wesak to those who celebrate.Did you all read about the little 3-year-old girl, born in an Australian detention centre and having to remain there because she's considered "stateless". The utter nonsense of it all!! I cannot even begin to understand how our dear government (or the powers that be) can classify a 3-year-old as stateless!

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1116477539826966412005-05-19T12:02:00.000+08:002005-05-19T16:10:02.350+08:00

Hi there! Been pretty quiet. Anyway, lots of new things happening in the world this week.There's a new AMBER Alert out in the States. Two kids ages 8 and 9 are missing after their brother, mum and mum's boyfriend were found dead. Just a little trivia - the AMBER Alert was named initially after a missing 9 year old girl Amber Hagerman who was missing back in 1996. It is actually also an acronym

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1116007030689308782005-05-14T01:12:00.000+08:002005-05-14T01:57:10.693+08:00

Well, what's happening in the world today?More Anti-US Afghan protests by the Insurgency (that word used to be a verb, its now a noun); more bomb strikes in Baghdad; protests by Islamic extremists has left 9 dead in Uzbekistan. Nothing new there - these despicable examples of the worst in human nature will continue for sometime. Over in the US, the state of Connecticut executed its first prisoner

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1115802111183456422005-05-11T16:37:00.000+08:002005-05-11T17:01:51.193+08:00

Well, I guess its probably time to enlight the cyberworld out there on what my blog's title means. Believe it or not, and I will tell you most of my friends all will painfully testify to this, the northern most city in the world which I have travelled to is Chiangmai, Thailand. Chiangmai sits just below the 20'N Latitude line.Hence the one limiting factor in my life is that I have never travelled

Mall Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293314520345665711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12652399.post-1115569560298393462005-05-08T23:51:00.000+08:002005-05-09T01:43:23.526+08:00

Phew! My wife Jo-Anne and I just had a big weekend. I'm now lying back relaxed watching my beloved English Football Team Liverpool (Champions League finalists, no less) getting walked all over by Arsenal. Its not yet half time and its Arsenal 2 - Liverpool 0. Sigh....Anyway, Saturday, we had our son Ethan's birthday party (one day early). Some forty people showed up and I guess it was kinda fun.

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