the lighter side...

well, i must say it's quite entertaining, this whole campaigning thing...

this is my neighbour's house. they have been flying the BN flag ever since they shifted in. now, the number of flags have increased, but of course... anyway, what is amusing is what they have to see each day as they step out of the house or look out their front window... (see picture below)... you have to hand it to the opposition for their creativity :)



this one is from jeff ooi's site... a rhyming rebuttal to a slogan... nice...

ban them pesky flags

No, Seriously. i mean it.

What exactly is the point of campaign posters and flags? Do they actually think that by seeing more flags one would change his/her mind on who they support? Liven up the place, make it look like a carnival... ok, maybe. But, "hey, they did a nice formation with 500 strings of flags, i'm so gonna vote for this guy!" I DON'T think so.

My vote would go to the candidate who says, "let's not waste so much money on meaningless plastic hang-me-ups that get thrown away in a week. let's use the funds for something that really matters."

when it rains, it pours...

i used to love it when it rains, but these days everytime it does there's something to worry about... get out the buckets cos the roof is leaking or worry about something getting ruined... how sad... i still love the rain tho...

well, after our hot dry spell it really poured last night... the wind was howling and poor bloc had no where to go where he didn't get wet... The wind took the passion fruit tree down. it was just a matter of time, as the many new branches and leaves were getting heavier and heavier...


the cana plant wasn't spared either...

and neither were the cherry tomatoes :(

poli-fix

now that's what i'm in... a fix... i have 2 weeks to find out about 4 people and decide who i choose to represent me in parliment and in the state assembly...

i must say now that i am totally lost when it comes to politics... having no interest whatsoever in who actually ran the country before this. the Bible says to pray for the leaders and obey them as they have been put there by God. at the same time, democracy means we have a 'choice' as to who we want to put in power. of course God is sovereign. but considering where the world is heading, it is important that those we put in power share the values we have. imagine if Malaysia were to suddenly legalise gay marriages, guns and satan worship. well, just some thots for us to chew on...

anyway, back to my fix... cheryl was complaining that she would have to go back and vote in PJ, and how she didn't see the point in that, since she was staying in Kajang now... checking my polling station and other info, i find that i'm under Bangi for state assembly and Serdang for parliament... here's a link to a report on how the EC allegedly quietly transfered voters to other constituencies... so, anyway, here's what i have to choose between...

N.26 Bangi (35,898)

1. Datuk Mohd Fathil Daud (BN-Umno)

2. Shafie Abu Bakar (PAS)


Malays: 64.5% Chinese: 21.2% Indians: 13.8% Others: 0.5%

*2004: Dr Amran Kasimin (BN-Umno)

Total voters: 28,317 Turnout: 21,664 Majority: 3,708


P.102 SERDANG (94,877)

1. Datuk Hoh Hee Lee (BN-MCA)

2. Teo Nie Ching (DAP)

Malays: 36.6% Chinese: 52.1% Indians: 10.9% Others: 0.4%

*2004: Datuk Yap Pian Hon (BN-MCA)

Total voters: 78,837 Turnout: 59,748 Majority: 11,280


S0, i have 2 weeks to find out more about these people, what they and their parties stand for and how it will affect me... sigh, give me jeff ooi or theresa kok any day, at least i can read their blogs to know what is on their agenda....

so much to be thankful for...

i'm probably one of the very few grown ups who are married and still get angpows during chinese new year :) Thanks to doting aunties (and uncles) and loving parents...

if any of those cards look familiar then you're probably one of them! :D

in the blood?

anyone who's seen the inside of my dad's shop knows what it's like... he's got stuff lining the walkway, stuff stacked up, stuff stashed away, stuff piled up, stuff strewn around, stuff in drawers, stuff under tables, stuff in cupboards, stuff packed in boxes, stuff in tins, stuff on tins, stuff hanging on hooks, stuff behind doors, stuff forming walls.... well basically he's got lotsa stuff. An organised chaos i must say, cos if you asked him for something, he'll produce it after digging around for a while. So, he knows where he put what.

The scary thing is that when we went back for chinese new year, to my granddad's shop, i found things pretty much the same. My granddad ain't around anymore, so it's just my step-uncle and step-grandma but the similarity of conditions were well.... scary.

I find that if i don't check myself, i have a tendency to hoard and keep stuff too. Everything has some use later on. You never know when you'll need it! (most probably a day after you throw it away). Of course in my store, i have to keep the showroom area spic and span. I'm a real pain when it comes to that, ask Khairul or Ee May. I'll be adjusting price tags and displays to make sure they're absolutely straight. Setting demo units so they are exactly aligned to the table. But how about the workshop? Well, it helps that there is a huge window so people can look straight in, but it sure needs some tidying up too.

for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these...

over the chinese new year holidays, i met (and entertained) a few special relatives... some i only see once in a year... some i am meeting for the first time...

Aunty Lai Leng says that Wei Wei was asking in the car if sooaun kor kor was going to be there... this little bundle of energy is really quite a handful... thankfully bobby carrot kept him busy after i ran out of breath pushing him around in a hand truck (the kind they transport softdrink crates in)...

The last time we saw Evan, he hadn't begun to talk and was not very communicative. But when our cousins Andrew and Rachel paid us a visit two days ago we really enjoyed him this time. From his "oopsie daisies" to "perodua" and "proton". And he replies in full sentences when asked questions! Besides my hairy legs, Roscoe wasn't spared as highway for his police car ;)

Sophia is Shaniz's niece, Shaniz is Joshua's wife and Joshua is Cheryl's cousin. Just so you know how we're related. i was surprised that she took to me so quickly and in a short time, we had named her pink bear ****** ****** (can't tell you, it's a secret ;)) When asked what her favourite color was, she answered, "pink, red, purple, etc..." At going home time, she hugged my leg and 'salam'ed my hand. i regret i was a little shocked by the sudden show of affection that i didn't say bye to her properly ;)

Here she is with Shaniz...

It was actually my encounter with Sophia that got me thinking about all the children in my life. The 20 odd ones i see every week for 3 hours at teens club, the relatives who are supposed to be closer but whom i don't see often enough to make a difference, the children of friends whom we enjoy watching grow up and may lend a hand in bringing up later... And then my thots move on to the many children who need so much more attention and love then they're getting and i realise that instead of getting depressed about the children i don't have, i should dedicate more time and energy to these...