Thursday, April 23, 2009

Who's the Culprit?

Just like any other typical 'office employee", I have lots and lots of pencils all neatly stacked in a little mug at the corner of my table. To me drafts are waste of time. I guess, I am too lazy to write and rewrite hence totally believing in typing straight into the PC. Nevertheless, my pencil are always handy while I am answering phone calls, looking into facts and figures and scribbling a little something!!!!
At times, it comes handy when its need to write down what my boss's instruction. And many times, when my boss calls me to her room, despite having a whole lot of pencil neatly kept in my mug, I always ended up picking one particular pencil and its so embarrassing to even admit that the pencil belongs to me. Wondering how a piece of pencil can be absolute embarrassment? Here how it is.

Can you spot the edge of The Pencil?


If you look closer this is what you get? Not close enough?


Nah, up close and personal?
Don't you think its embarrassing for an officer writing her minutes in this pencil?


This is how The Pencil looks while I am scribbling something.
It seems like a curse that I have to always pick this particular pencil while I am with my boss.
I always wonder who would have bit The Pencil such way?
One fine day, decided to bring The Pencil back home for photo session and showed it to ma.
Ta da, one look at it and she named the culprit?
So who do you think is the culprit?


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Yah man ...look at that pity full face. That's how he looks when he is guilty. Bad bad rusty!!!! He he he he

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Lao PDR- City of Shakes, Sandwishes, Silk, Silver, Shopping and Saint

The year 2008 was the year I finally decided to be an independent traveller. Hence, my semi solo backpacking conquest first started with Sabah and then followed by Lao. It was the most amazing experience I ever had.

On 25 October 2008, my journey to Lao begain at Vientiane with my dear friend Suet Mun. Many opposed on me venturing to this beautiful land, claiming it to be unsafe, dangerous and not a place to go. But it didnt bother me or Suet much.

However, merely a week in Lao totally changed my perspective on this country. To me its perfectly wonderfully safe place to travel and a must visit place by all. What a person need is enough dollars in their pocket, smile and bargaining power.

In Lao, the word "PDR" stand for "please don't rush". True enough once you step into this beautiful paradise, you feel as though you have walked back to the past. The time just stops and you stop thinking even with out their beer Lao. Just simple coffee/shakes with various type of baguette and beautiful scenery is just sufficient.

To me this is how I see Lao. My journey from Vientiane -Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang -Vientiane

The people:


Cafe, Restaurants and Local stalls:





Food:


Mode of transportation in Lao:
1. Long Distance Buses 2. Their famous tuk tuk


3. Various types of boat...
4. Combination of both tuk tuk and boat


5. Various types of Bikes
6. Self made 3 and two wheels


7. And my favorite of all..no wheel

Guesthouse
Vientiane

Vang Vieng
room at one corner
toilet on the opposite


Luang Prabang :
luxury
Real budgeted

Shopping:



Market:


Temples and monks:


Temples:


Land of Doggies: