One Boring Sunday

Today feel very boring, so decided to give a call to Douglas to ask whether if he got any plan but end up both of us do not have any plan for Sunday. So both of us decided to gear with our camera and started our journey without any plan or direction.

We round and round and finally we are at Dengkil. Since I have never been to Dengkil, we decided to have a look at Paya Indah Wetland. The entrance is FOC and you will need to register your car whereby the receptionist will provide your the brochure about the place.

You will see lots of duck enjoying the swimming around the lake.

And some gooses as well.

Close up look at the goose.

Nearby there is a lake with full of Lotus flower. Too bad I can't walk too close to the lotus flower as all the blooming flower was at the middle of the lake. Have to depend on my camera zoom to take all those pictures. However, it was a nice weather to take series of lotus flower.

When I was about to go to another part of the lake, Douglas was whispering to me to look at the another lake and ask me whether I could see something emerged from the lake. After few minutes, I was able to see what actually he wanted to show me.

Two hippo inside the water trying to cool down themselves. Both hippos are so camera shy. So cute as they are like keep peeping on us while we are waiting to shoot them. Definately a hot day for us not just the animals. Too bad we cant see any crocodiles at the crocodiles lake.

Then we continue again our journey without direction. When on our day to Banting, I see a road sign that show the way to Dong Zen temple at Jenjarum and immediately it become our next destination. This is the first time for me and Douglas to visit that temple.

At the entrance of the temple, you will be greet by 18 Luo Han rock sculptures.

There will be lots of lanterns surrounding the hall as well as few giant drums as well.

Beautiful garden which is nicely decorated and well maintain by the temple. Saw many photos before that the temple will be full of lights especially during special occasion like Wesak Day and etc.

Little Buddha medicating at Zen Garden.

We continue our journey back to Banting and head up to Morib beach. Just passing by the Morib beach and both of us keep indulge in old sweet memory that we have last time where we use the same route to Melaka with Xiao Fu and Mei Qing 3 years ago.

Soon, we reached Bagan Lalang just in time for view the sunset while we have our seafood dinner at Restaurant Terapung HM Sri Bagan. Below are some of the dishes we order for tonight.

Kerang bakar.

Ikan pari bakar.

Sotong Goreng Tepung. Highly recommended because the squid is big enough and just enough of flour to make it crispy with home made sauce which come together with it.

Another highly recommended dish. Ikan pari masak merah. 

Kangkung ikan masin. When we are eating, we keep looking at other dishes which ordered by other customers. Haha! So, next time we will know what to order again. Look like not that boring Sunday afterall.

Thee Kong Prayer

Thee Kong prayer is one of the most important prayer for Hokkien people like my family during Chinese New Year. The prayer will start on the night of the 8th day of Chinese New Year. As usual, my parent will be very busy preparing all the foods to be ready before the night.

Miku, Ang ku, fish, prawn, crab, fruits, sugar cane is a must for the prayer for my family. And definately one thing not to be missed by my family is...

full size roasted pig.. haha.. (sorry non-halal)... During that time most of us will start dripping our saliva seeing that crispy skin of the pig.

Take a look of those crispy skin.. believe me.. it taste good.. really good.. 

During the night, the table will be ready with lots of foods.

Everybody in the family will work together to ensure everything is properly prepare before the prayer. My parent especially my dad are very particular about Thee Kong prayer.

Yummy!!! Table full with foods...

Playing with my camera to create that effect. hehe!

Front view of the prayer table. Even the table is higher than me. Have to stand up on the chair to take the picture.

Another shot of the table.

My mum praying for health and safety of the family. We don't need to be rich, so long our family are healthy and happy.

Mum and dad praying.

My dad.

After the prayer, all of us will start to arrange the joss paper with the shape like crown.

Chinese New Year will never be complete without fire crackers. As usual, my dad will be the ones who officially light up the fire crackers.

Even on first and second day of CNY also not happening compare to Thee Kong Prayer. Maybe because the place we stayed have lots of Hokkien lang. Hehe!

Haha! Red Red! Huat ah!! Huat ah!!

The prayer will be end by burning the joss paper. But it is not the end for us. As for us, the night is still young. Haha! By that time we finish the prayer, we will take out our last fire-crackers.

Did you see the box??!! Haha! 168 boom!! It is the same like what you usually see during Merdeka or New Year celebration firework. Haha! Dun ask me where we got the fire cracker.

Haha! Once the prayer finish, we will "butcher" the piggy! Hehe! And feed our huge little stomach. Haha! Drooling!!

Hehe! Last but not least, picture of me waiting my bro and mum to prepare the roasted pork. Wanna be the first to taste the pork !! You want to eat ma? Hehe! If want, next year can follow me back during Thee Kong prayer.

CNY BBQ Gathering

Every year without any miss, I will try to arrange some gathering during Chinese New Year for my close buddy or also known as ASOB geng. So this year, together with the help of Pengerusi of the this year, Yit Shern, we managed to once again have our successful gathering at my house. As usual, we will go shopping together for all the ingredients for our BBQ sessions and try to less depend on our parent which I believe is busy entertaining family members and friends who came to houses for CNY.

No.10 - Yit Shern - Pengerusi of BBQ Gathering 2009 together with Mc Kaye playing cleaning the sotong. 

Using back the BBQ Set that we have customise last year. Haha. Everybody was just so excited to begin BBQ.

As usual, we have sausages, chicken wings, sweet potato, sweet corn, stingray, fishes, prawn and burger. Luckily this year we managed to control the food. So not much food wasted like last year.

CNY will never complete without fire crackers. Haha. But this year, we make it to the next level. We managed to customise the red fire-crackers and make it as long as 24 feets. Just imagine how long it is. The problem is we have no ideas how to setup such a long fire crackers, until ...

our Mr Mc Kaye starting to use his McGuyWer thinking to resolve the problem while everybody else is waiting for the countdown.

Still setup up the fire cracker.

Taa-dah... hang over the fire cracker over the electric cable which I think a bit crazy but Mc Kaye assure me that will be ok. Damn crazy! 

Luckily everything was perfect according to plan. If not, we will end up or BBQ with any electricity and get free caunselling from my parent that for sure.

Last but not least, we have our group photo together. Some are not inside the pictures because they have to go back early and some have to rush back to their KL and SG.  Special thanks to ASOB geng likes Ah Hung, Yit Shern, Mc Kaye, Julian (VIP member.. Haha) and Ah Chiew. If I never mentioned your name, dun get mad la. Hehe!

My Family

It has been a while that my family did not take any group photos. If I am not mistaken, the last time we have our first family photos is about 10 years back and that time was at grandma house. It is hard to find time to gather all the family members to spent the time to take photos together. So during this Chinese New Year, my mum have instructed that we must take family photos together and here you are... My Family photos..


The typical type of family photos. Hehe!

Mum and dad..

Mum being bullied by dad. Haha! Dad is camera shy! That why not much of his photos.

Let start with the youngest bro in the family, Ah Ben who is still study in Kampar doing acturial science at UTAR.

My 3rd bro, Ah Gee aka Pong Pong. Ignore the "Superman" who jump into the frame. Will introduce him later.

His hair color remind me of Sakuragi of Slam Dunk. Haha! Working in Manjung. He is the tallest and the biggest size in the family.

This is Ah Guan, who is working now in Singapore as cook. We had chatted previously that we do not have family photos for so long and he say that he do not want those typical family photos which parent sit in front and childrens standing behind.

So when I was taking the pictures of him, he keep making fun of my mum height and create very funny moment. All the laughter and smile, make me keep on snapping the pictures. The smile was so natural and it is so warm.

Until my mum make him squad a bit down so that he is level a bit with my mum when taking the photo. Love the smiles!!!

Somehow, I love this shot. Dunno why.

And finally the serious photo with mum.

My bro, Ah Aun who work in KL.

Haha! Last but not least, me! Being eldest in the family. Hoho! Looking forward to develope all the photos and will definitely give a surprise to my mum n dad. Hoho!