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I kinda find this very true.

Taurus is a segway

This is a wonderful concept, which makes you wonder why did Segway not thought of this first.

It combines the balancing gyro on a segway and merge it with a cool motorbike design.

Now wont this make driving an electric vehicle fun

Gundam 00 movie

My late Gong Gong

My maternal grandfather passed away when I was still in secondary school. And sad to say, I barely know him.

Growing up in an English speaking family, I was unable to comprehend the dialect that my gong gong was speaking. I could only guess its a mix of hainaness and others.

And though I din know him well, he made an effort to know all his grand kids by our names. Even if our names are in English. And yes he did pronounce mine in a funny manner.

What I did know abt my gong gong back then was that he was a Chinese doctor. One that could tell you all your problems just by the feel of your pulses pulsating onto his fingers.

And for this, I find him a great man.

PS. I din know his pic was found on this website, until my cousin pointed it out.

and so the journey begins

if there was a lack of post for the past few weeks, its largely becos I was busy planning and plotting for a big surprise.

The surprise works and well lets just say that things are turning out well.

Very soon my journey would be changing and join by someone dear.

and I guess the ride wont be lonely no more.

The art of sushi

And now you know what to do at a Jap shop

The smokers

My dad has been a heavy smoker even before I was born. He can easily burn up to 1 pack every 2 days, though I suspected this is a conservative guess.

My late grandma was even heavier. When I was a kid, we cousins pool together to buy a carton of cigarettes for her birthday. Well we din know better back then. It was our favorite grandma beloved pastime. And we just want to make her happy. (yeps you can buy a carton of cigarettes even you are 12 years old back then)

Anyway, my grandma suffered from the endless smoking and did pass on from a weaken health. This led me to think that some tough love is needed for my dad.

Getting him to quit is rather impossible, but I have to try. Decided that as a start, I would buy him a pack of lighter cigarettes with longer filters to reduce on his intake.

I ponder on what he would think if I were to buy him a pack. Well I would be finding out soon

To upkeep ones image

Lately I have been wondering, what is the value of Face again.

Came to know of a close friend whom appeared to be earning well but is sadly in the biggest debt.

He dresses well when we meet. Comes zooming down the street in his sporty wheels. And we always seems to find the classy place to go to. It seems like he is in fact earning well and in the capacity of taking off to Europe for a long vacation.

Yet sadly, this is far from the truth.

Sometime back, I blog abt the poverty cycle which one of my dear buddy was going thru. That dude comes from a poor family and without much education, could barely make ends meet.

In no doubt, my buddy is the one whom truly needs the support more.

Whereas my close friend's desire to upkeep his lifestyle and image have cost him dearly. It started from end 2008 when the stock market crashes. The job he was holding has left him with little income. This led him to fall back onto his savings and they didnt last very long. Months later, with savings depleted, the next time is to spend money which you dont have yet.

All credit card company, happily offer a credit line. "Take what you need, they say. Pay them back later, no hurry there." Dont forget about our fine print. So when the times come to pay back, what did he do? Well get from another credit line to pay back this.

The start of a declining spiral grows and the image falls apart. Depression and anxiety sets in. Chances are taken at the lottery, without much result. The free times are spend at home, with the excuse that he is tired and not keen to meet up.

When I found him, his image still shows the confident. However, it didnt take long for me to uncover the massive debts he is in. I ask him to consolidate the massive figures. I have to see what they are. And like the colors of wallstreet in late 2008, the redness of his debts shows.

Looking at him, I reprimanded him that things have to change. He is not a kid and doesnt need a harsh scolding. Still he needs someone to tell him off now, as a reminder for the future.

After which, its to the bank I went.