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We went to 1 Utama on Jun 7, 2009 - the last day for Asiasoft Gamefest 2009. Could not imagine the crowd going to that place. The place was jammed packed with people. All the parking places were full except for the open air parking. Here are some pictures, taken of the event: Dancers: Look at the crowd lining up for freebies: Stage events: Staff in costumes: Look at the crowd: Registering for lucky draw: Given the mix of age groups, it looks like gaming is not for Children only.

I was in Mydin in PJ last week and happen to come across performance by a group of very talented dancers. From the looks of it, they are probably around 8 to 9 years old: Here they are watching other performers: Here they are performing:

Over the weekend, the following lizard appeared on the roof of my car park. Do not know where it came from but it just laid there for hours. Good for me since it gave me an opportunity to take the following shots:

Ever notice how bugs and plant seem to survive no matter the conditions. Here is prove: Notice even with almost no soil, the plant is able to grow here: Even in the drain, it can grow:

I noticed this on the wall and thought I would share it here:

Its been two months since I was training to be the fastest man on earth. As I mentioned in that blog, I retired after I was mugged. I found that I can't just quit. My body has adjusted and is absorbing and building up a lot of energy in itself. Every thing I eat or drink just increases the energy in my body. I feel like a balloon all bloated. It also cause me to feel very lethargic and sleepy. As I try to drink coffee to keep awake I feel worst. Just like trying to pump more air to a balloon that is already fully inflated. My head just feels like exploding. I managed to get a few short runs recently, which helps quite a bit. If only I can get more running sessions!! I need to burn all these excess calories stored in my body.

Received this in an email: You’re A New Dad If… You’ve gotten used to doing everything one-handed. The thought of your mother-in-law coming over for a few hours is a pleasant one. You answer the question “How are you?” with “We’re fine.” Getting six hours of sleep is a privilege. You decide whether a shirt is wearable based on how well the spit-up stains match the shirt’s main color. You see a lovely teenage girl walking down your street, and you think, “I wonder if I could interest her in ... babysitting?”

I was forwarded this interesting way to decide whether to marry or not. Read it then decide: http://www.futilitycloset.com/2009/05/29/the-long-and-the-short-of-it/

Yesterday was Pantecost Sunday. That is the day when the Holy Spirit was sent down to Earth and the disciples could start speaking in tongues. In the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, we celebrated it by catering lunch enough to feed 2000 people - including parishioners and neighbors. Here are some pictures sharing this happy occasion: Here you have the priest talking to the neighbors:

With the current financial crisis happening globally, the stock market has dropped significantly.  It is true that some of the shares have recovered but majority have not. Now that a lot of people are trying to find safe haven for whatever funds they have left, it may be a time to buy shares. I used to subscribe to the notion of buy and hold but that has caused me to lose a significant amount of funds. Maybe, investment should be a mixture of technical analysis and fundamental analysis. A lot of books and sites have been written on both topics. So the question remains, how do you start. For the U.S. share market a lot of sites provide tools to perform such analysis but in other countries, there isn't as much. So what is the alternative. One of the tools I found that can be obtained for free to help learn / self study technical analysis is chartNexus . You can download and install the tool and it provides a daily update (End Of Day) data for a lot of different countries. Th

What do you get when a cat hit a pillar? A cat-a-pillar.

I received this email from a colleague and found it to be absolutely beautiful. The website of the artist is found at: http://abundance-acres.com/ .

Somebody sent me some very impressive art done just using dust on the car. Here is the sample of some of the art work: Here is how Scott looks like: I also found his gallery here .

Happy Easter everyone! I know it means different things to different people. To majority it is time for Easter eggs and Easter bunny. For Christians it is to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. I was in the night mass at our church and here are some photos from our candle light virgil:

I managed to get a keyboard (electric piano) from a shop at almost less than half price.   Problem is neither my wife and I knows how to play the piano.   So I did a search on internet and found many resources to help us to learn how to play the piano. (Just that it may not tell us if the timing is correct). The following are some good resources: Free Piano Lessons Get Piano Lessons As you learn and want more material, you can then download free music sheets from the following: MyPiano blog

I received this from a newsletter from AtoZ Fitness Weekly and thought I would share it here.  Note that I am not selling their products nor am I linked to them. Why Dieting Is A Lot Like a Financial Crisis By Nick Nilsson Learn the parallels between dieting and the biggest financial crisis of our time. And no, it's not because both are painful and leave you hungry! Now, let me be clear right off the bat…if you think I'm going to make a joke here about how your Freddie Mac and Cheese ends up on your Fannie Mae, you're wrong…I would never do such a thing. What I AM going to do is draw some parallels about how the financial mess the United States is in can actually help you understand how dieting affects your body, and in turn, can help you get better results in your fat-loss efforts and, of course, make you millions of dollars richer in the process. I'm going to drift around in between finance and nutrition here - I know, they're two almost identical subjects but, t

It's been 3 week since I stopped my Fastestman program but I have managed to maintain my weight.   I have been reading the book below and one of the things it talks about is that all the things we do causes us to accumulate various kinds of energy in our cells and overwhelming them. And as a result our cells are suffocating. This in turn causes all kinds of diseases. Energy Medicine in CFQ Healing: Healing the Body, Transforming Consciousness I am not sure how true and accurate this theory is but I know many people believe in them. I have not met the originator of the CFQ healing but know of those who have. What I do know is that I tried to just perform my own kind of meditation in which I just closed my eyes and focus on releasing all the energy within my body - basically think of radiating energy from all parts of my body. This is sometimes very difficult especially when you have a throbbing headache. I do this both in the sitting position or lying on the bed. Just need t