Old Movies and Rainy Days throws up Richard Pryor

As you know, it has been kind of a rainy weekend and having really no place to go, I decided to clean out my stacks of old VCDs. Have not really had a good look at these for a long time, since the day the DVD came in and the VCDs took a back seat.

As I was going through the stack, I realize that there have been quite a number of good actors which are no longer with us today. One of them is Richard Pryor. He passed away in 2005. He was really one of those comedians who only had to appear on a show without many lines and still be able to make me laugh.

I still have VCDs of his "See No Evil" and "Superman III". Wanted to play them but I think I must have left them in a damp place as there some bits off it seemed to have grown moulds. Dare not it into the player for fear of spoiling it. But I am sure I will be able to find these in the local DVD shops for I believe that they are truly classics :)

Plot taken from Wiki " Richard Pryor plays a blind man named Wally Karue and Gene Wilder plays a deaf man named Dave Lyons. They meet in Dave's shop, where Wally wants to get a job. After a few complications, Dave hires him. As Wally goes outside to get the newspapers for Dave, a man (Wally's bookie) comes in and asks Dave for some antacid (Dave reads lips). Playing for some time to hide a valuable coin, the man asks Dave to read the back of the packet to him. As Dave is reading it, the man slips the coin in a cigar box (for tips), hoping that nobody would find it. After he does it, a tall lady dressed in red comes looking for the coin. While Dave is reading, she shoots the bookie when he fails to give it to her. She slips away and disappears out of sight. Dave didn't hear the gunshot and Wally didn't see anybody but he heard the gunshot. Soon after finding that there is a dead man on the floor and with Dave holding the murder weapon, the two of them are put into jail for questioning. Wally and Dave become the prime suspects and the police refuse to believe them. The two then cunningly escape from the police station. On the run from the law, they are also tracked by the real killers, played by Joan Severance and Kevin Spacey, who want the gold coin in their possession. Dave and Wally must be each other's eyes and ears to stop the criminals and clear their names."

Technorati Tags:richard pryor, movies
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

CASHFLOW 101

My friend has just sent me an invitation to attend a Cashflow 101 Board Game this weekend. Geez.. I have not played this game and the last time I played Monopoly was when there was no HAZE in Malaysia haha.. yeah.. that long ago. Anyway, I asked him if it was anything like Monopoly and his reply was "Not exactly. This is a game that every potential business-minded person should play and will enjoy". Mmm.. should I give it a try? Visited some sites and it looked kind of interesting. Perhaps I will.. since I am aspiring to move on from a being a mere Employee to becoming an Entrepreneur ..... SOON!.

If you are interested to come and have a look, this is the mail with the venue which I have just received. I thought .... what's the worse that can happen... I might lose the game, but I will definitely win some new friends there :)

Want to "Play" your way to healthy finances? Join us and play the Cashflow 101 Board Game!

You may have heard of Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow board game through his Rich Dad Poor Dad series. But to those not familiar, it is a board game akin to Monopoly, but deals with more advanced topics such as business, stocks and real estate. More than anything, it lets players realize their money habits and their sense of business risk. The game is very educational as it prepares your mindset when you go out in the real world on your path to financial freedom.

The game will give us learning on:

1) Basic fundamental of investment;

2) Different vehicles available for you to invest i.e real estate, stocks, businesses and how to create your investment portfolio;

3) How to manage your Cashflow;

4) How to negotiate deals;

5) Understanding figures as in good return of your investment;

6) What the rich invest in that the common people don't;

7) How to leverage on other people money and time;

8) What are assets and liabilites;

9) How to build multi-millions from a small income and many many more.

We are fortunate to bring Cashflow game here in PJ Menara Jaya Condo opposite Millenium Square this Aug 30 (2pm - 6pm) Saturday and Aug 31 Sunday (2pm - 6pm).

Tickets are at RM37 per session, snacks are included.

Contact me at 016-2763285 for details.

This is a limited seating engagement.

See you then!

Technorati Tags:boardgame, cashflow 101
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

A Hero and A Villain in Each of Us?

Mmm.. when I read this " In every Hero, there could be a Villain.....", it made me think of Christian Bale aka Batman in Batman Returns. Unless you have been out of circulation, the newspapers, the radio and the internet have all written about the purported assault by Mr Bale on his mum and his sister, just a day before the premier of his latest movie. Well, sometimes, families do the stupidest things to the people who loves them. Anyway, Christian has requested for privacy on this family issue, so, let us give in to the man to solve his personal problems k?

Actually, my post is intended to remind all Heroes (the series) supporters that our favorite TV series is surely but truly coming back.


The marketing line reads ....

Heroes Returns!
In every Hero, there could be a Villain. Heroes returns this Fall!

It will be premiering on the 22nd of September this year in US and I simply cannot wait for the time when we can get it here (hint hint to a certain person called Deric haha).

Apparently, there is a short trailer here, but I cannot play now.. (working time... shhhh... will play it later at home).

WAH.. I am counting the days until Heroes arrives......

btw Deric... heehee.. for the Food Exchange Programs (where I am concerned), you don't have to bake, boil, saute anything for the entire Heroes 3rd season. Just gimme .... you know lah...okie heehee

Technorati Tags:heroes, nbc, series
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

Vouchers for a Holiday

Ah... what a wonderful day it is today... I mean besides being a Friday, which automatically makes it a great day already :).

After putting up my post yesterday on Ways to Make a Little Extra Cash, I was talking to Sue (mei mei) on MSN and we talked about how money was lacking and on ways to find a little extra to tie us over the days before payday. Then I told her that I was thinking of just taking a bus up to Genting Highlands this Sunday, to get away from the city and get a bit of cool air. That is the nearest to a holiday that I can afford :(. Immediately she asked me where I would be taking the bus and if I knew where Plaza Rakyat was? I think maybe I do. Why?

That was when she said "Tomorrow morning I'll swing by your office and pass you some Genting vouchers hor?". Wah.. a subsidized holiday???

So, this morning, I stopped by at Restoran Dang Wangi to get some nasi lemak (for me) and fried kway teow (for Sue as she was already having nasi lemak when I called her to take order). Met her downstairs from my office and she passed me this lot of vouchers.


Wah.. I am already planning my trip to up to Genting and it should cost me ... mmmmmm....

Ticket up (paid for)



Theme park (I have some friends plus Sue who will be up on Fri and Sat - to watch the Osmonds) - so can work out a share-share thingy


Meals (with great discount of 30%)


Night Entertainment (it's been a long time since my last magic show but I think I'll give the karaoke a skip.


Transport down the hill - free (tumpang - hitch a ride from Tobiyama who will be driving up to Genting tonight)

My weekend suddenly appears so much more exciting :). Thank you very much Sue mei mei. Hope to catch you up in Genting before you come down the hill. May Unca Lim look down kindly at us and bless us with a stack of Jackpot dough to take home to play with.... hahaha.. if you get my drift :)

Technorati Tags:genting highlands, holiday, vouchers
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

Here In My Home - Malaysian Artistes For Unity

Peeps, have a look of this vid if you have the time. This is an effort by our local artistes for unity, entitled "Here In My Home". I first got wind of this effort from my friend Tobiyama. Not long after that, I received some emails from Pete Teo and also an invitation from him on facebook to join the "Malaysian Artiste for Unity Group"

Apparently this initiative was started by Pete Teo. He got together a group of local artiste to collaborate in this effort to make an anti-racism national unity song and video. The contingent is made of tonnes of people and it included filmmakers, dancers, singers, producers, musicians, actors, entrepreneurs, designers, footballers, activists, celebrities, students and apparently a florist too :).

The most wonderful part of it all, these people are taking zero (0) pay for their efforts. Sure or not, you'd ask. Hey...not everything is about money you know :)

Anyway, have a look at the video for yourself here.



or you can click here also.

If you would like to know more about the people involved in the video, both in it and behind it, do pop over at their website Hello and read all about them.



My deepest respect for all those involved in this, especially Pete :)

Mail to all ..from Malaysian Artistes for Unity...

"sorry for the late notice. we did not know this until now. the 'making of here in my home' will screen on astro's hitz tv tonight (friday 23rd) (channel 705) at 8pm. for those who can't be there, the program will be repeated on 25th may (coming sunday 8pm) and 29th may ( coming thursday 5.30pm). there is only so much you can say in a 4 minute pop song and video - so 'the making of' will give you much more depth about the mafu project and the thinking behind it. catch it if you can, and tell all your friends to watch it!!"

Technorati Tags:malaysian artistes for unity, here is my home
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

American Idol 7th Season ...... and the winner is ...David ....

Ha Ha.. I am not really a fan of American Idols but I just cannot help doing this post. Madam Zorra predicted that David Cook will face lots of unfavorable stars on the day of the competition, which happens to be the 1st day of the month of Gemini and David Archuleta is most likely to breeze through the competition. This morning, a radio DJ also predicted David A to run away with the top spot as she thought David C's choice of songs were not that great.

The judges comments were...

"In the final round, Cook came out with "The World I Know" by Collective Soul. Cowell pronounced that it was "completely and utterly the wrong song choice for the night." Archuleta performed John Lennon's "Imagine". "You came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knock out," said the American Idol's prickly judge Cowell.

Randy Jackson proclaimed, "The best singer of season 7 is right there" after Archuleta sang John Lennon's "Imagine," that song that earlier in the competition brought him some of his best feedback."

for more, click here.

Over the radio at 10:18am..... the radio announced the winner of the American Idol Season 7 is...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

David Cook

mmmm.... true or not wor????

Technorati Tags:american idol
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

How to choose which movie to watch?

There are so many interesting shows in the cinemas at the moment and the choices were quite varied. I actually wanted to go watch Vantage Point but didn't realize that when a movie is running its last leg at the cinemas, their show times are very limited. After dinner, I went out with a friend to Sunway Pyramid TGV hoping to catch Vantage Point but found out that there was only one show and if I am not mistaken, it already showed at 6:45pm. Oh well, maybe I'll just have to get the DVD for that.

Since we are there already, might as well choose something else to watch. We went through the screening times... haha.. you guessed it. We actually selected the movie to watch based on the most convenient screening time, and not the show it self. There was Spiderwick Chronicles (but tickets were all sold out except for the 11:55pm show, an it was only 9:10pm..sigh..), Ah Long Pte Ltd (9:20pm but it is in Hokkien....mmm), Horton Hears a Who (9:20pm), Minotaur (9:20am but the ticketing guy told us that his friends saw it and definitely do not recommend it...SIGH!)...so, never mind, the people in the queue is already throwing dagger stares at us...decided to take a chance on 10,000BC.

It turned out pretty interesting, at least for me. The critics (extract from Wikipedia) were reportedly to have given this movie terrible reviews. Rotten Tomatoes has reported that 9% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 83 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 37 out of 100, based on 25 reviews .

Main lead -Steven Strait as D'Leh, a mammoth hunter.

Main Lead - Camilla Belle as Evolet, D'Leh's love and the survivor of a different tribe that was killed by the "four legged demons". While kidnapped, her hand was whipped, forming a scar in the shape of the "hunter"

One of the supporting leads - the Sabre Tooth Tiger

The photos were obtained from The Internet Movie Database site.

At least the scenery shots must have been its saving grace ... the barren land, the thick snow caps, the lush tropical forest and the never ending desert. Actually, not bad lah.. I would have given it a 7 1/2 out of 10.

10,000 BC

Rate: ( U )

Language: English

Run Time: 110mins

Director: Roland Emmerich

Cast:

Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Cliff Curtis, Omar Sharif, Reece Ritchie, Tim Barlow.

In a remote mountain tribe, the young hunter, D'Leh (Steven Strait), has found his heart's passion -- the beautiful Evolet (Camilla Belle). When a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap Evolet, D'Leh is forced to lead a small group of hunters to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-tooth tigers and prehistoric predators and, at their heroic journey's end, they uncover a Lost Civilization. Their ultimate fate lies in an empire beyond imagination, where great pyramids reach into the skies. Here they will take their stand against a powerful god who has brutally enslaved their people.

Technorati Tags:movies, entertainment, 10, 000bc
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

Tarap Man

My friend MHKK sent me this invitation to watch "Tarap Man" next month at the Annexe Galeries, Pasar Seni/Central Market, KL. He mentioned it before and I was wondering what "Tarap" is. Actually it is a fruit that resembles the cempedak. It's scientific name is Artocarpus Odoratissimus: pungent fruit, indigenous to Borneo

Back to Tarap Man.



It is a journalistic thriller set in Sabah….
A newspaper reporter sets out to discover the truth about a boy,
born during the war, who may have committed a gruesome murder in 1952.
Could he still be in prison?

Directed by Zahim Albakri (award-winning director of Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical, Spilt Gravy on Rice and more).

Written b y Ann Lee (co-writer of the New York International Fringe Festival critically-acclaimed show


From Table Mountain to Teluk Intan.)


With a murderously-talented cast led by Anne James, Cameronian Arts Award winner and
introducing Sabahan songbird, Mia Palencia in her first acting role.


DATE & TIME:

5th – 8th December 2007 @ 8.30pm
8th – 9th December 2007 @ 3.00pm

VENUE:

Annexe Galleries, Central Market Annexe/ Pasar Seni (Putra LRT),
Jalan Hang Kasturi, 50050, Kuala Lumpur.

BOOKINGS: 017- 651 2126

ADMISSION BY DONATION (minimum RM30, students discount available)

Writer's Strike and it's impact on the faithful audiences :( like MUA!

"Johnny Depp movie hit by writer's strike" read the papers today. I was just having this conversation with JW yesterday regarding the possibility of not getting anymore of some of my favourite shows from DC by December if the strike by the Writers Guild of America is not settled soon. Christmas time will be reruns... what a horrible thought.

The Los Angeles Times published a list of shows that will be affected and I have extracted the partial list here which includes those which I like to watch. Surely at least one of them is your favourite too :(.




Daytime
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" - DeGeneres has decided to go ahead with her show.

Late Nite
"Late Show with David Letterman" - In repeats
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" - In repeats

ABC
"Desperate Housewives" - Nine out of 22 episodes completed; production shut down. (awwwwhhh)
"Grey's Anatomy" - Eleven out of 22 episodes completed. Production shut down.
"Ugly Betty" - Will have 13 out of 24 episodes completed.
"Boston Legal" - Will have 14 of 22 episodes completed.
"Lost" - Expected to have eight out of 16 episodes ready. Scheduled to air in February.
"Private Practice" - Will have 10 of 22 episodes completed.
"Brothers & Sisters" - Will have 12 episodes completed.

CBS
"CSI" - Will have 11 or 12 out of 22 episodes completed. (bwahhhhhh)
"CSI: Miami" - Will have 13 out of 24 episodes completed. (bwahhhhhh)
"CSI: NY" - Will have 13 or 14 out of 22 episodes completed. (bwahhhhhh)
"Criminal Minds" - Will have 11 or 12 of 22 episodes completed.

NBC
"Heroes" - Production has been shut down. Will have 11 of 24 episodes completed (double bwahhhhhh)
"Scrubs" - Expected to have 12 of 18 episodes completed.

CW
"Smallville" - Will have 12 to 14 of 22 episodes completed.
"Supernatural" - Will have 12 to 14 of 22 episodes completed. (bwahhhhhh)
"One Tree Hill" - Returning in mid-season; will have 12 out of 13 episodes completed.
"America's Next Top Model" - Season finale is scheduled for Dec. 12. An additional 13-episode run scheduled for early next year.

FOX
"24" - Will have eight or nine out of 24 episodes completed. Originally scheduled for January, now premiere is delayed.
"House" - Will have 13 of 22 episodes completed. (bwahhhhhh)
"Bones" - Will have 12 of 22 episodes completed.
"Prison Break" - Will have 13 out of 22 episodes completed.
"Kitchen Nighmares" - Finale is scheduled to air in December.

FX
"Nip/Tuck" - Will have 14 of 14 episodes completed. PHEW!!
"The Shield" - Production on the series finale is underway. No air date set.

For the detail list, click here.

Technorati Tags:writers guild of america, strikes
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

Rose, Rose I Love You ...

My friend JW has asked me if I wanted to watch Chicago with her and her sister. Nah.... not that I don’t think that Chicago is good but I would rather put my time and money on Rose, Rose I Love You the musical. Why? Firstly, I have heard much of Rose Chan from my late father and his friends and her life story would be a whole lot more interesting to watch. Besides, I am an ardent supporter of our local artistes.

Getting back to Rose Chan (1925 – May 26, 1987). She is one of Malaya’s truly original Rose. She was a cabaret dancer who became the legendary striptease Queen. She was born in Soochow, China as Chan Wai Chang to acrobat parents.

She arrived in Kuala Lumpur in 1931, at the age of 6 with no formal education. Being a very enterprising kid, she started making a living at the age of 12 by working in a button-making shop. When she was 16, her (adopted) mother arranged for her to marrying an elderly Chinese Singaporean harbor contractor to become his 4th wife. But the marriage did not work out and she returned to Malaysia.

Later on due to her financial issues, she traveled to Singapore in hope that her husband would take her back. Unfortunately, he refused and being stranded in Singapore without money, she took a job as a cabaret dancer at Happy World, Singapore. Her career took off there as she won several championships and even the coveted Miss Singapore title.

Her career from a cabaret girl to a Striptease Queen actually took off accidentally at the age of 27. Whilst performing at the Majestic Theater in Ipoh, her brassiere snapped. The audience was naturally very appreciative and this set her thinking: "Here I dance all night and sweat so much, and nobody claps. My bra breaks and they clap".



Hence, the Striptease Queen took off like a rocket. Rose Chan traveled through Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Alor Star. Tickets for her shows back then cost RM10 to RM15. While she was raking in the money by the buckets, she never forgot about those in need. She was always donating part of her proceeds to charitable concerns, benefiting children and old folks' homes, institutions for the blind, and tuberculosis patients.

Her marriage life was not as smooth running as her career life. She went through 4 marriages, none lasting very long. Very sad.

Rose Chan’s last striptease show took place in Kuala Lumpur in 1976, after which she retired for good. She tried her hand in numerous ventures after her retirement but all of them failed. The final blow in her life would have been when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1980. The doctors informed her that she had only 18 months to live. She managed to fight this cancer for 6 years but she finally succumbed to it on the 26th of May, 1987, leaving behind a husband, a son and three daughters. She was interred at the Beow Hong Lim Columbarium in Air Itam, Penang.

To read more about the Live and Times of Rose Chan Wai Chang, click here.

I was mucking around Kakiseni sometime back before they even announce Rose, Rose I Love You the musical when I found this very interesting article written by Pang Khee Teik. It was an article posted in 2004 but highly entertaining coversation between the author of the piece and Patrick Teoh. Humourous, tongue-in-cheek, thought provoking.



At the same time, both my friends JH and MH told me about the Rose Musical production. They told me to check out the blog to try to win tickets to watch the musical.

It must have been due to either the Law of Attraction or the people organizing the Rose, Rose I Love You competition at the blog are really very nice people, they announced me as their 2nd winner to win 2 tickets to watch the musical. YIIIPPPPPEEEE! Sooo.. here I come Rosie.. to watch you enshrined on stage.

The organizers informed me of the packages available for this musical and they are:-

Platinum Rose Package (RM3,888)
10 x RM118 ticktes
5 Rooms at Resort Hotel
Dinner for 10 worth RM1,000 or 1 x RM1,000 worth of dinner

Golden Rose Package (RM2,888)
10 x RM118 ticktes
5 Rooms at First World Hotel
10 x Food Vouchers up to RM800

Silver Rose Package (RM418) - SOLD OUT

Love Rose Package(RM388)
2 x RM88 tickets
1 x Room at First World Hotel
1 x Breakfast
1 x Dinner for 2

Friends of Rose Package RM1,288
10 x RM88 tickets
4 x Rooms at First World Hotel

For bookings of the above packages, please call Cindy at 012 292 3803.

Technorati Tags:musical
Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

Campfire feelings....

Circlesongs... how does one describe the feeling of being at a campfire, with some friends and simply letting your hair down whilst seated on a comfortable cushioned seat, with airconditioning and none of the mosquitoes and bugs? That was exactly how I felt when I watched The Philharmonic Society of Selangor's presentation of the Circlesongs last nite at the Bangsar Actors Studio.

I thought it would just be me and a girlfriend going for it but when I got there, the MODians were also there. I used to sing Buddhist songs with this group called the Messengers of Dharma MOD but as my life was getting so chock full of the numerous activities that I was involved in, I had no choice but to take a sabbatical leave from singing. Anyway, it was great to meet up with them again.





I am so proud of my friend, Melvin, the Artistic Director for the presentation. He really showed his mettle in the area of improvisation and his energy was fantastic. I have always known him to be a "acappella" prince. He loves all forms of acappella and his favorite has always been the "Don't Worry, Be Happy" guy... who is none other than Bobby McFerrin. He's been doing lots of music stuff for the longest time. If anyone want music pieces done, I can connect you :)


The MODians were totally inspired with what they experienced last nite as I heard them planning to do the same with their group of kids from the dharma centre in Malacca. My friend had to leave early as her mum was waiting for her but I reckon she must have enjoyed herself too as she was clapping and singing along during the presentation.

Ahhh a different kind of musical from my normal sort but very inspirational.

CIRCLESONGS

Just got a com ticket from my friend Melvin for the latest musical presentation by the ....

Philharmonic Society of Selangor entitled CIRCLESONGS.

Oct 1 & 2, 2007, 8:30 pm, The Actors Studio Bangsar

• Choral Improvisation • Dynamic Vocal Exploration • Rhythmic Energy •

• Universal Sounds • Musical Celebration of Spontaneity •

It's choral jamming without reliance on music scores, with no lyrics to remember, and with no rehearsed choreography to fumble about.


It's just us, a bunch of singing musicians, creating spontaneous musical moments through group vocal exploration and improvisation.


Come and share our tribute to an oral tradition of communal singing!

Artistic direction by Melvin Ho

In aid of Independent Pet Rescuers Malaysia

Admission by minimum donation of RM30 / RM20 (students)
Tickets: Zalina Lee (012 320 8090) / Melvin Ho (012 303 7184)

*There will be a free Circlesong jamming session at Central Market, Kuala Lumpur on Sat 22 Sept and Sat 29 Sept 2007, 12pm-1pm. Do drop by!*

www.thephil.org.my

selangorphil.blogspot.com

This short vid was taken by another friend during one of the earlier rehersals.

Musicals;Metaphysics;Exhibitions;Death & a Wedding!

The weekend has just passed and it was kinda of a mixed emotional bag.

I started Friday with a wonderful time at Bangsar Actor's Studio, watching the KL Young Singers at the 5th Anniversary Performance. It was light; it was nice but really... I am biased. I have always enjoyed YKLS, whatever they have thrown at me in the past and whatever they will throw at me in the future. Having excellent seats and getting them on time to go in also helped the mood a lot :D. The songs which they did were from their past performances but I totally melted when they sang that "lum" song, Autumn Leaves. (lum here means romantic :>). Fantastic arrangement. I was rather disappointed when there was no encore. Don't know what happen? Guess the audience was totally mesmerized by the singers that they didn't wake up until the house lights were all turned on.

Saturday was the first day of the National Feng Shui Congress at KL Convention Centre. Being the cheapskate that I was, decided to save on 6 bucks parking next to the KL Convention Centre by parking at my office and walking there. Really regretted it when I walked back in the evening, lugging 4 thick books with me :(.







The conference was so interesting. Students, friends and audience coming in from 4 continents and for the 1st time, Joey Yap, the Master gave his senior student lecturers some stage time. They covered several topics related to Feng Shui for the Housebuyers. There is so much to share and I am now trying to compile all the inputs into logical buckets for postings.





I have been receiving sms from my Dharma Centre regarding an exhibition which they have been invited to participate in and we have been urged to go support. Being the "blur like sotong me", I did not really register in my mind the actual location of the exhibition until I met a friend from my Dharma Centre JP at KL Convention Centre. I said "Hi..What are you here for?". He said "Why.. for our Centre's Booth exhibit of coz!". Opps... pretended I knew that all along and said "Of coz. Well, see you in abit. Going to the loo first!". What a dumb arse (me). Anyway, during the Congress lunch break, I grab a quick bite and went over to the EXPAT exhibit Halls 3 & 4 to go look for the Kechara Mystical Treasures booth. Met so many people over there. Bought a nice miniature altar for my beautiful Vajrayogini. She is going to love it :).

















Sunday morning.... received a very sad sms. My friend Adrin's beloved father passed away in the morning. I felt so sad for him. And I hate to say this... being Adrin's MSN pal for so long & he is also a member of my Dharma Centre, I did not even have his mobile number. Could not say how sorry I was to hear of his father's demise. Can't expect the man to be on MSN like right now, I felt really like the dumb arse that I am. Anyway, quickly changed and went off to the Congress. This time, parked next to KL Convention Centre. Paid RM6 for the open air parking space but that sure beats walking 15 mins back to the office to collect the car. Joey's talk was as always, informative, humorous and impactful. But couldn't wait for lunch time to happen so that I can run over to the Kechara Mystical Treasures booth to ask for Adrin's number.

Brought some friends from the Congress over to the booth along the way and managed to get Adrin's number. So many friends at the booth so did not get a chance to sms Adrin. Hung around and chatted until it was time to go back to the Congress. During the later part of the Congress, one of the speakers spoke on Yin House Feng Shui (feng shui for tombs). A very experienced speaker, an engineer by profession who took us to a virtual trip to China to view some of the famous emperors' tombs. Fantastic speakers... if only I see more of these kind of high caliber speakers at work.

Congress ended at about 6pm, took a quite bite and rang off to a colleague's wedding at The Concorde. It was more like a reunion for me. Met up with so many ex-colleagues there. The food was excellent and the company was great.


3 handsome eligible young men at the wedding dinner last nite:)


Amidst all this, I suddenly thought of Adrin. Sent him an sms with words of comfort and really from the bottom of my heart, May he always be guided by the wisdom of Buddhadharma. May his father have a swift and positive rebirth.


Got home, showered, read a little and finally got to sleep at 1:30pm.