Mr Lazy Found!

I guess every matter gotta have a proper closure. So here is it, my final blog post!

I remembered when I first started blogging, my primary objective was to discover myself. I tried many silly stuffs, and ditched most of them. And eventually stick only to travel, food & photography, which I'm still enjoying every single bit.

However,it is not until my life & work become severely imbalance that I started to thinking about reinventing a new lifestyle so that I could REALLY enjoy living, not working. And that's how I started trying to find my perfect "Mr Lazy" lifestyle.

And so finally, here I am, ready to (try) living my new life & ready to spread my wings to fly once again. Also, blogging gotta go since I don't really enjoy blogging and finding it wasted much of my precious time.

A New Year for a brand New Start! How Wonderful! :)
GOODBYE! Cheers~~~~~~!!!!!!

p.s: Food for thought which I find it inspiring, and hopefully you too!

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Pan fried Cod with Bunashimeji

How would you like to work on Public Holiday? (Deepavali) muahahahaha .. *sighz*

Hokkaido fair is here again at Takashimaya. And if I remembered correctly, it ends today (i.e 27 oct 2008). The ramen looks delicious but I was eying the Cod fish instead. Bought 2 pieces of Cod at the fair @ $3 each, I think that's good value for money.

A quick & simple meal of pan fried Cod with Bunashimeji saute with garlic ... yum!

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Music: Lene Marlin ~ Faces

Seems like a very long time since I updated! LOLz
Me still pretty much alive BUT still buried in work!
And still thinking how to work less enjoy more!
Meantime, just chill out with one of my favorite song ...


Faces - Lene Marlin
Pour me some wine, join me tonight
Surround me with your happy faces
Share some fun stories, stay up all night
Surround me with your friendly faces
Then look at me, when I'm not aware
Then you'll see, I cannot do without you
I'll be right there, if you ask me to
If you're feeling sad, I'll stay with you
And if you're scared, I'll hold your hand
Like I know you'd do for me too, like I know
You'd do for me too

Pour me some wine, join me tonight
Life is so good when I'm with you
I needed the laughs, I needed you tonight

So look at me, when I'm not aware
Then you'll see, I cannot do without you
I'll be right there, if you ask me to
If you're feeling sad, I'll stay with you
And if you're scared, I'll hold your hand
Like I know you'd do for me too.
I'll be right there, if you ask me to
If you're feeling sad, I'll stay with you
And if you're scared, I'll hold your hand
Like I know you'd do for me too.

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Slow Dance

Some thing I pick while reading "The 4-Hour Work week" by Tim Ferriss.
This Poem is written by child psychologist David L. Weatherford
Makes me step back to reexamine my life.

SLOW DANCE
Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-around?

Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down
Don't dance so fast

Time is short
the music won't last

Do you run through each day
On the fly?

When you ask: How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done,
Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast

Time is short
the music won't last

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Each lost touch,
Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time
To call and say,"Hi"?

You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast

Time is short
The music won't last

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there

When you worry and hurry through your day
It is like an unopened gift thrown away

Life is not a race
Do take it slower

Hear the music
Before the song is over

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Mutton matters

On those days when I'm feeling tired and/or cold, mutton soup is always a perfect remedy for me. But on those days I just like to have some preventive herbal soup, our local mutton soup is really too heavy for me. So when I found another mutton soup that taste light & yet nutritious, I jumped in delight!

Chuan Yang Ji (川羊记） serves chinese style mutton soup / steamboat. Unfortunately, I was alone while I was there, so no no for steamboat, I go for their mutton bone soup set @ $7.00

The portion definitely generous (by my standard), light sweet broth with loads of tender juicy ribs. Best of all, there is only a hint of mutton odor. For those who like mutton but are often put off by the smell, this is certainly good news.


Just look at this piece tender delicious ribs soaked in szechuan style chilli, which surprising isn't really too hot. Perhaps they are toning down to adjust for local palate. What a pity! Perhaps they should have option for those time when I crave for heavier taste. Whatever, this will be on my regular visit list from now on.



WHERE
Chuan Yang Ji (川羊记） - Mutton Steamboat
Public Mansion 432 Balestier Road #01-434 Tel 9003 3244
Open 5pm ~ 1am (Sun~Thu), 5pm ~ 3am (Sat, Sun & PH)

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Kurobuta

Our NTUC is certainly getting more up market nowadays. They now have 2 Supermarket (called Fairprice Finest)that stocks gourmet food, one at Bukit Timah Plaza and the other Thomson Plaza. Culina branches are also located inside these 2 supermarket too.

Bought a small piece of Aussie Kurobuta ((Black Berkshire Pig) to sample, cost about $4.50 which was pretty affordable for me. I first tasted Kurobuta when I was traveling around Kyushu, the taste & aroma was simply divine.


Season with only black pepper and Himalayan pink salt


Taste good though still not quite as good as those I had in Kyushu which are more tender which melt-in-your-mouth kind of fats. Hmm ... I wonder how they done that, perhaps I should slow cook at lower temperature? Whatever, going to buy more to indulge soon ;)

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Notebook conked out!

What bad luck, my personal notebook decides not to bootup. The PC Tech confirm harddisk had crashed and was reformatted with Window Vista reinstalled. And finally I have to reinstall all my personal applications which, fortunately, aren't a-lot.

Coincidentally, 2 of my friends have had similar issues with their notebook/desktop, would you called that "fate"? LOLz

grrrrrrrrr ... I need to vent my anger on a baddie!


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No Glitters, Only Shivers

Unfortunately GOLD didn't rebound, broke the support. Weaken Oil and sudden bullish dollars drove it down - oh well, they are all inter-related. Expensive Oil drove inflation, coupled with already weaken dollar, one would have thought traditionally precious metals will be in vogue.

Dollar turnaround was really surprising! This happen after FED, BOE, ECB decides to hold Interest Rates. Initially, I suspect their strengthening of dollar were due to massive carry trade unwind.

However, after reading an insightful article, I'm beginning to believe it was due to FED intervention. While they have temporary halt the weaking of dollars, unfortunately, the underlying fundamentals issues remains unresolved.
Dollar Index - Mystery Solved

Of late, I reading about mishaps in some oil fields (explosion) which may leads to supply issues. Oh dear, does that means high oil prices is coming back once again? :(

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GOLD Go go go!

We seem GOLD falling down along with Oil lately, and Dollar has been strengthening against EURO. But today, we see an inverted bullish hammer, which indicates a trend reversal is on the way. (i.e GOLD to rebound).

We will probably know the outcome after BOE & ECB rate decision today.

Seriously, I hope it will rebound since I'm vested in Precious Metal Fund LOLz. If it breach this support level, I believe the down trend will have been validated.
Source: stockcharts.com

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Dreams & Goals

Was chatting with a friend recently, and topic of setting goals & achieving dreams pops up. I was lamenting how long it was before I could fulfill my dreams & Goals, but my friend's comments sort of enlighten me in another different way

ME: Arghhhh ... wonder how long I need to work before I can achieve my dreams!

FRIEND: Aiyah, Dreams without action will forever remains as dreams.

ME: But so troublesome & lazy to action leh

FRIEND: My friend, you have to start planning your steps & actions to actualize your dreams lah. No action, no dreams fulfilled.

ME: Soooo troublesome hmmm ... but what if I don't have dreams? That's means I don't need to headache over planning right?

FRIEND: ........ Well, I guess that right

ME: Thanks for your fantastic idea! I think I just ditch my dreams in the dustbin so that I can do away with all those troublesome planning, goals setting etc. Living in the present, one day at time is not a bad idea too! No dreams, no goals, no headache hahahahaha

FRIEND: erhhh ... but I think you should still ... *interrupted*

ME: Brillant! Simply brilliant! Life is too short to waste on dreams & goal setting shit, C'est La Vie!

FRIEND: -_-;;; ...............

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Away & Back to reality

The 3 day break away from work seems so bloody short! Oh well, vacation ALWAYS appear shorter than expected, doesn't it? Nevertheless, it was real nice respite from work and doing whatever I wanted to do.

I didn't get out of country anyway. Even on the eve of my short break, I'm still rushing out work & all the madness.

So I took this opportunity to clear all outstanding errands, thoughts clearing & day dreaming etc ;P

My Scooter finally got back, almost complete except for non available parts which should arrive in few weeks time. So I'm back to my normal lazy ways of scootering around. Also completed my car service maintenance schedule. So it's 10,000 km before the next service.

It's scary how fast time passes. In a blink, half of 2008 been gone to nowhere & I still gone anywhere yet! So I better get moving before I lose the other half as well.
SO WHAT'S NEXT?
- Planning for a Road Trip
Somehow this website got me kicking again. Though still felt a little tired to travel.
- Declutter & Simplify
- Stay Healthy
- Reorganize Financial Plans
- Reorganize Priorities

Goodluck to myself! -_-;;;

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Wakashachiya Curry Udon

Wakashachiya Curry Udon
6 Eu Tong Sen Street
#03-93/95 The Central @ Clarke Quay
Tel: 6534 9984

Well, Wakashachiya is nothing new if you been following the Singaopore food scene. Unfortunately, I haven't been tracking them for a long time, I spent more time tracking stocks & indices instead LOLz

The CENTRAL is one of the many shopping malls that I have never ever step into yet. The rain finally made me rush into the mall for cover. And I was surprised to see a Japanese cuisine paradise right inside.

I picked Wakashachiya because I missed Japanese style curry rice/udon, however, I ended up with Hitsu Mabushi (Grilled Eel) instead @ $18++

Their food presentation really got me excited! The unagi is already enough to make me drool.


The set comes with condiments (seaweed strips, spring onions & wasabi) & bonita stock. It even comes with instructions on various way to enjoy the meal. I followed out of curiosity.


The first, by far the most usual method I had with Unagi - simply with rice. textures were soft & delectable. However, I would prefer a bit of crisp on the grilled skin


Second way merely adds condiments. I knew some people aren't fond of unagi strong taste/smell (though I found it heavenly). The condiments, especially the wasabi, seems to help mellows it down. Of cause, you better make sure you can handle wasabi in the first place. My trick was to breathe only through the mouth while having wasabi.


Third, added conditments as well as Bonita stock. Bonita stock itself light & pleasant with rice. However, it sort of wash down the unagi, I would make sure the eel don't touch anything wet next time.


All in all, I enjoyed Hitsu Mabushi (Grilled Eel). Services is fast & friendly though the place is kinda small, but it's comfortable enough. Will surely return to try their curries one of these days.

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SPC (Final)

OK, just an final update before the battle ;)
Often, one signal/indicator is not enough to confirm the trend and breakup. Hence a few are usually used to positively confirm and reduce the margin of errors. So what got here?

1. Alligator mouth opening up for action (3 moving average lines branching out)
2. GMMA (Guppy Multiple Moving Average) signals crossover to bullish trend
3. MACD inching up
4. Stochastic hook up again

It's look affirmative. The last close price is $.698, ideally I could like to have it at $6.85 (which is around 50% ~ 62% fibonaaci). Well, I think $6.9 will do, 1st target $7.8, 2nd target $8.2 ..... let see if these work out by end of next week. :D


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Evanescence - Hello

Still of my favorite song after all these years. Admittedly, I didn't understand what the title "Hello" got to do with school, playground, dreams et al.

But when I read that this song was written in remembrance of her younger sister, who pass away when she was just 6 years old. All these lyrics start to make senses again.

Well, I think she received a shocking news about the demise of her younger sister at school on a gloomy rainy day. But she just couldn't make herself believe that the news was for real, and in deep denial by communicating with her dreamy state of mind. Needless to say, she have to wake up from dreams eventually and accept the harsh reality.

It's amazing how she could still remember her emotional state so clearly now and expressed it fluidly in few sentences. I heard She never perform this song live as it was too emotional for her.

Amy Lee rockz!

Evanescence - Hello
Playground school bell rings again,
Rain clouds come to play again,
Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to,
Hello...

If I smile and don't believe,
Soon I know I'll wake from this dream,
Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken,
Hello, I'm the lie, living for you so you can hide,
I don´t cry...

Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping,
Hello, I'm still here,
All that's left of yesterday...
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Isetan Hokkaido Fair 2008

Have been buried in work for past few weeks (if not months),hence haven't been in touch with the latest happening around. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that I still have till 13 July 2008 for Isetan Hokkaido Fair 2008.

I visited Hokkaido many years back and have been yearning for another return trip. But whenever I looked at the work schedules, I just have shake my head. So I can only relish my sweet memories from photos I took while in Hakodate

Live King Crabs!!!


Freshly "slaughtered" uni (Sea Urchins)


Amazing sweet & fragrant musk melon, not to mention their prices too!


Delicious Ice Cream Mochi!


AWESOME!

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愈放下愈快乐!

偶而看到,非常非常的喜欢。所以在此分享。
可是真正能放得下的有几位呢？简直比登天还难呀！哈哈哈...

躲避 不一定躲得過
面對 不一定最難受
孤單 不一定不快樂
得到 不一定能長久
失去 不一定不再有
轉身 不一定最軟弱

別急著說別無選擇
別以為世上的事只有對與錯
許多事情的答案都不是只有一個
一切的一切都有它的因因果果
不需要我們去辯駁
所以我們永遠都有路可以走
你能找到理由難過
也一定能找到快樂

懂的放下的人 找到輕鬆
懂的遺忘的人 找到自由
懂的關懷的人 找到朋友

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TradeSetup: SPC (Updates)

I must have been very bored to do all these hahahaha ...
Anyway, the pullback finally happened. But there are a little more downside still coming according to those indicators below.

More importantly, we will wait for signs of reversal. Tomorrow Mr Market might be indecisive as our Straits Time Index was down 1.62% today. Probably we could decide to enter or scrap the trade based on signal (candlestick) on the following day.

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Today's market having "diarrhea" again hmmm ... wonder when this will end!

Anyway, trying the 2 trendy trade setup which I hope to find out if it will work for stock as well. At this juncture, not playing any real money yet.

So the price line breakout the blue trend line, it should end up at green target line . However, noticing RSI & Stochastic are showing hook down, there may be a retracement which gives an opportunity to enter the trade (about 6.8) before it start moving up to target again @ 7.8. Stop loss at 6.3 support.

Will this works? will see ...... ;P

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乳= 小？

Got this in mailbox, can't help laughing out loud!

一小学老师在解析“乳“字的含义：乳即是小的意思，如：

乳鸽、乳猪、乳牙……要求用小明乳字组词并造句。

小明说：因为现在房价太高，所以我家只能住50平方米的乳房。

老师汗，说造一句。

小明有说：我太小了，连1米多宽的乳沟都跳不过去。

老师大汗:再造一个。

小明:老师,老师，我真的想不出来了,我的乳头都快想破了!

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Earth Gingers - Etlingera

Back in 2007, a friend suggested that the ID for this Earth ginger should be Etlingera coccinea. However, I wasn't so convinced as it didn't really looked like those I googled. But I didn't any good reference books on Gingers, so I excepted what he proposed.

Finally Axel help to ID as E. megalocheilos which looks more close & agreeable to me. :)

References
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/herbarium/digitallib/collections/hlaplants/pdfs/Zin_Etlingera_megalocheilos_w.pdf
http://www.dalbergpoulsen.com/gingers_gallery.html
http://www.dalbergpoulsen.com/ginger_poster.html

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Tobiko Pasta

I fond of quick & easy meals. No fuss & easy to cleanup. I remembered reading somewhere about using Japanese Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe) with Italian Pasta.

This was really easy to prepare.
1. Cook pasta (read instructions on package)
2. Brown minced garlic in Olive Oil
3. Toss pasta into Garlicky Olive Oil
4. Finally, sprinkle Tobiko over ... toss evenly

And I feel that it goes well with eggs too!


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