A packet of flour, 21 eggs and a Birthday Boy

Celebrating 21 st Birthday the right way:

1. A perfect plan to bash birthday boy

kidnap and get hold of boy while waiting for troupe to arrive

arrival of the troupe

Arrival of the egg and flour

rituals begins with touch of flour

off goes the shirt and....

the first egg to officiate the rituals of turning boy to man...

then goes the flour

little blessing from women

flour sprinkling process...

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deng deng deng ...moment later

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you get a perfect cake..

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ops sorry, you got it all wrong silly

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its super flour boy

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nope...guess again

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you get birthday boy covered with flour and egg

2. Good Food

perfectly cooked rice

great combination of kurma curry and

spicy vegetarian crab curry...

pickled vegetable..

mix vegetable

yummilicious mock mutton and



real mutton

perfectly cooked mock chicken

and real chicken


yummilicious prawns and
perfectly cooked crab




not forgetting yummilicious desserts..

3. Great Company



oh yah, you got it right, she took the contract to cut the cakes

4. Best Gift

The Last Lecture

Many would have heard about the Last Lecture. For those who haven't, please take an attempt to at least read it or else you have just wasted time looking for answers in space.

To me, it was just by accident that I got the opportunity to view the Last Lecture through Oprah's show. A year later, on my 30th birthday, I was given this book as Birthday present by a friend. And it turn out to be the best birthday present ever.

Even though I loved the Last Lecture, but my expectation on the book was just not high. Its well known fact that what you view will never be as nice as what's in book and vise verse. But after reading it, I loved it even more then what Randy said in his lecture.

Many said reading "PS: I Love You" brought tears at the end, but reading Randy Pauch's words brought tears on almost end of every chapter.Total truth and honesty from an ordinary human being.

I quote unquote Randy's words "If you offer wisdom from third party it seems less arrogant and more acceptable." Here are some of his word of wisdom and thoughts I loved most and would like to share with others:

1. Engineering isn’t about perfect solution; it’s about doing the best you can with limited resources.

2. If you can find opening; you can probably find a way to float through it.

3. When you are screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore that means they have given up on you.

4. Automobiles are there to get you from point A to point B. They are utilitarian devices, not expressions of social status.

5. When you are putting people on the moon, you’re inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how our greatest problems will eventually be solved. When you use money to fight poverty too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I’ve always believed that if you took one-tenth the energy put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem; you’d be surprised by how well things can work out.

6. Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.

7. Failure is not just acceptable, it’s often essential.

8. The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.

9. Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things human can do for each other.

10. Now that I’m an adult, you’ll never catch me with less than $200 in my wallet. I want to be prepared in case I need it. Sure I could lose my wallet or it could be stolen. But for a guy making a reasonable living, $200 is an amount worth risking. By contrast, not having cash on hand when you need it is potentially a much bigger problem.

11. When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can count on is what you take with you.

12. You are only good as your word and there' s no better way to say it.

13. People lie for so many reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort but like many short term strategies, its ineffective long term. You run into people again later, and they remember you lied to them. And they tell lots of other people about it. That’s what amazes me about lying. Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it..when in fact, they didn’t.

14. Krishamurthi : “tell you friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone”

15. I want them to find their own path to fulfillment. And given that I won’t be there, I want to make this clear: kids, don’t try to figure out what I wanted you to become. I want you to become what you want to become.

16. It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. Its about how to lead your life. If you lead life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.


Randy and his kids

Note: yellow one's are my favorite

Walking around Kuching In Memories

Unlike my previous back packing trip to Sarawak where my sister and I have started our journey from Anglican Guest House, this time around I started from the City Centre where Kuching Hilton was located. Despite being two years, the city never change. Its always bustling with people, great food and easy to move around. It felt like i was just there yesterday. The movement of my hotel from Anglican Guest House to Hilton, made it it much more easier to move around.

So a day in Kuching town went this way (follow the map):

Take Diversion: Right Of Hilton Kuching

(Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman)

On the right hand side of the Hilton , walking towards Holiday Inn still in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, is where this beautiful cat statue is located.

On the opposite of the Cat Statue is the famous Top Spot Food Court: Food Court on top of parking roof top..yah coo! And apparently cheap and delicious

Walk further up to Jalan Abbel is where the famous vegetarian shop, "The Servant " is located. It served amazing food.


Take Diversion: Turn Right

Famous statue at Jalan Padungan Road

When you walk further up on the next lane towards Jalan Ban Hock, you can see a Hindu temple. Every time I go in the temple will be closed. ..

Take Diversion: Left of Hilton (Main Bazaar)

The view of the street towards Main Bazaar. The little house on the hill top was where my previous guesthouse was back in 2006

The Chinese Museum on the left by the waterfront.

The view of the waterfront form Hilton.

Beautiful scenic river

The sampan (boat) by the waterfront. The fastest mode of transport to get to the other side.

Apparently its the cheap mode of advertisement....look, you can see "hotlink" on the roof top!!

Across Waterfront:

Across waterfront, first you see this magnificent new mosque on construction. It was not there in 2006. I am not sure why all structures now a days looks like some building in Putrajaya !!!It looks like MOF building only with dome!!!

Further up across, is where the Astana is as well as the Fort Margherita is.

The old observation tower at Kuching Waterfront..

Take Diversion: Cross the Road (Right)

Rows of shops selling crafts and souvenir stuff at main bazaar. Also locals selling local cakes called kek lapis (layer cake). But what i like most about the picture is the 3 stooges at the back wearing colourful mask and was singing along main Bazar. Amazing things happen in Kuching.

3 little stooges..so cute..

(Left)

Across the road from the Observation Tower is the Old Court House, now known as the Tourist Information Centre.

Attached and behind the Tourist Information Centre is the Little Lebanon Cafe.

Take Diversion: Cross the road

Opposite the old court, is the Indian street. Though you can find Indian selling spices and lentils, the main shops are conquered by garments.

In between those shops, there lies the old Indian Muslim Mosque.

Take Diversion : (i) Turn Behind of Main Bazaar

Walk further up and the second lane of Main Bazaar is the China town at Carpenter Street . Picture above is the entrance to China Town.

Road along Carpenter Street is the best place to see old building and amazing kopitiam. This particular one serves the best kolok me...

An old Chinese Temple near China Town. There was some celebration going on and it had 6 lion wiggling their butt.

Take Diversion : (II) Go Straight

(Barrack road)

Kuching Post Office Building

Pavilion Kuching:Sarawak Textile Museum

Sarawak Craft School

Take Diversion: Opposite Barrack Road /Behind China Street

Anglican Cathedral (Bishop house)

Diocesan Guest House (My old guesthouse back in 2006)

From Barrack Road

Sarawak Museum

Reservoir Park

Statues at Aquarium, Reservoir Park

My journey ends at Roman Catholic Cathedral church