Dinner with Mr and Mrs Wong Ah Soo

Seated are Chee Kiang,Lee Kiang,Jenny,Poh Guat,Swee Pin and Ah Moi. Standing are: Yau Kok, Bernard, myself,Say Chuan and Ah Soo. Kooi Meng left earlier. 

We had a dinner gathering at Ting's Cafe on 12 December on the occasion of Ah Soo's home-coming to Malaysia.

It was also the be the last of the gatherings before we welcome a new blossoming 2013 in less than 3 weeks.

We were quite privileged to have  this small group as many could not make it as it was a week-day.

As usual, we had a customised menu consisting great dishes such as peppery pig-stomach soup with gingko and carrots,assam fish,sambal prawn petai, braised lamb with sauteed brocolli, chai buay, baby french beans fried with garlic and cauliflower with chinese mushrooms and mixed fruits.

Fiddling with the camera

It was another opportunity to bond.

We have to thank Kooi Meng who sponsored the dinner.

At our age, its great to meet old friends .

Never miss such functions,whenever possible.

They are a joy to be as camaraderie flourishes as we move into our twilight years.

A Wedding Dinner He Almost Missed!

A Buddy-Buddy Whiskey Session

Dateline: 2 December 2012; Time Almost 9.30 pm. Official Dinner Time: 7.30 pm

He came late because he forgot.

He was in Puchong having a great session of mahjong.

When I phoned him, he was shocked beyond belief.

However, after much cajoling from Derek and Catherine,Moses braved up and came.

The USM Group with Moses Lee

I told him," Moses, this is once in a forever."

And he did not disappoint the bride and groom, Derek and Catherine as well as his god-daughter, Dr. Karen. He came.

Though we had one good laugh, were we glad that he turned up to add to the merriment of the occasion!

Here he is in his come-as-you-are attire.

Swee Pin's Mother Pass On

The Hereafter

Obituary:

Chin Swee Pin's mother passed on on 9 November.

The wake starts at noon on 11 th Nov till today.

Chee Kiang and me attended the wake.

I conveyed the condolences of Say Chuan, Yau Kok and Jenny to Swee Pin.

Put in some pakam.

Tomorrow she will be cremated and in eternal sleep, awaits the Lord's return.

God Bless her soul.

Dinner Meet in October 2012 with ManLin

We had a uproarious time at that dinner.

As usual it strengthened the bond of camaraderie.

Up Close and Embarrassing

Our alma mater sure has gone Afghanistan or Iranian way.

What a Device! Copyright and Patentable!

Or even cuckoo?

Have the mullahs taken over and forced these USM administrators to write such weird notices?

We need a fatwah here.

Dinner Get Together on 12 April 2012

Not easy to get our buddies together. Especially on short notice.

Many send regrets and apologies as they are engaged elsewhere or going overseas.

So, seven of us gathered for a bonding dinner at Ting's Cafe.

Along with Chee Kiang and Lee Kiang, there was Swee Pin, Kooi Meng, Yau Kok,Bernard Yeo and myself.

What is Ting's Cafe?

It is a neighbourhood cafe located in SS2 and serves a mixture of Hainanese, Western and some Penang hawker fare. The food is pretty inexpensive and cooked home-style. Very delicious!

We ordered chicken and pork chop-Hainanese style, Hainanese fried mee, pork trotters in vinegar with its accompaniment of garlic bread, mantou and fried egg, fried salad vegetable and fried rice.

Strangely, we did not order their famous ox tail soup. May be next time.

We did have one mighty good time as Chee Kiang brought along a bottle of vodka and Swee Pin went out to buy two tins of Sprite to mix it with.

We had a great time talking about politics as usual and also about property prices and also stocks.

We also bemoaned the declining standard of English.

As usual, we left at 10 pm as the restaurant has to closed for the night.

Chee Kiang played host.

We departed with well wishes for Yau Kok who will fly off to Adelaide to attend his daughter's convocation and Bernard who will be driving up to Penang for Cheng Beng.

Indian Logic?

This sign from a shop in India has a perverted philosophy of Customer is King.

Like it?

As if..........

I think this must be one peculiar problem in the Great Outback.

When wives need to put husbands into some form of day care, that takes the take and the grog!

G'day!

Absolute Logic Extension

Wow! They really take analogy to the max!

Only in India.

USM Gathering on 26 February 2012

I would like really to thank Bala for his relentless effort to get these friends of ours together.

I know it is not an easy task because I have tried many times to get our friends together and it is really frustrating when the fruits of our labour do not commensurate with the efforts expended.

I wish I could attend as well the next time such an occasion arises.

As I turn 60, I wish everyone all the best and may God give all of us happy healthy lives henceforth.

Amen.

Rosmah Mansor sings

Interesting singing and montages of Najib, Rosmah and the family.

Enjoy.

But it's true,don't you agree?

This one about testing through public examinations is a laugh! It's coming as a half-truth in Malaysia.

This following one is really a revelation.

Malaysian Pensioners,beware!

This is a very grim picture of what can happen to a country when a rogue government lay waste to an economy subjecting its people to hardship for a very long time to come.

The apparent sweet solace to Malaysian pensioners is that pensions come under 'tanggungan' which the government of the day is obligated to pay.

However, like in the case of Greece, I believe when a hair-cut is demanded from every citizen, it will be across the board.

So Malaysian pensioners, beware!

In Deference of the Spirit

Well, if you have ever heard of a more ambivalent argument about the fortifying spirit, here is one and from none but your favourite stateman of yore, Winston.

"If you mean whisky, the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean that evil drink that topples men and women from the pinnacles of righteous and gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness, and hopelessness, then, my friend, I am opposed to it with every fibre of my being.

"However, if by whisky you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the elixir of life, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean good cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring in the step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget life’s great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean that drink the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of pounds each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation, then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favour of it.

"This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromise on matters of principle."

You have my vote, hands down!

Rehabilitative Sex in India

Funny, funny, Enjoy!

A Facebook Funeral

Misleading Facebook  friends.........

MIA Friends

Soul Saving!

Yes, we all need him!

Salvation is truly at hand!

Good Golly, Miss Molly!

This is Sound Advice

 Blimey!  Just to tickle the funnybone! How sound!

The USM CNY Buddy Buddy Get Together - 5 February 2012

Yes, we were a party of 10. Lending support for the occasion were Derek and Catherine, Saik Tat, Gim Ooi,Say Chuan, Yau Kok, Richard, Patrick, Jenny  and yours truly.

Good to meet Again 

A year older and wiser, hopefully

Swee Pin, Poh Guat, Lay Chooi, Chee Kiang, Lee Kiang, Chia and Kooi Ming sent regrets and regards.

Having a good time

As Chap Goh Mei will fall  tomorrow, the Golden Dragon City Restaurant was jam packed and the captains of the restaurant were just too busy to take care of all the tables clamouring for service.

Exchanging opinions

For a change, we decided not to take a set menu but ordered ala carte. It was a refreshing change to have the ordinary and not the usual cut and dry Chinese New Year menu of yee sang, suckling pig, nien kao and the like.

Relaxing after a good meal

This is not a bad restaurant

The roast duck was good and so was the polo pai kuat.

Richard-Back from Jakarta

Patrick-All the Way from JB

As usual, we traded stories, opinions and relive good ole times.

A time to bond!

To cap the occasion, we had teh tarik in an open car park opposite the restaurant.

We are grandparents!

Times of our lives! 

 Making a presence after a long while

Who can Jenny be texting?

Let's Drink Up

I thought it was a good night outing as we all drove home separately into the night.

Let's go for a teh tarik!

Agree or Disagree

Is this the fool-proof interpretation of the words of a woman?

Reflect and meditate

Dinner with Man Lin-5 September 2010

This is a belated posting as I have just got hold of some new photos from Ah Kew's FB.

Those attending included the guest Manlin obviously, Chia all the way from Penang,Ah Kew all the way from Segamat,Richard all the way from Bentong, Swee Pin, Jenny all the way from Setia Alam, T Bala who made a rare appearance, Chee Kiang, Lee Kiang, Gim Ooi, Kooi Ming all the way from Sitiawan,Say Chuan, Saik Tat,Yau Kok, Bernard and yours truly

From the photos, you can sense that we all had a wonderful time.

Let the pictures paint the thousand words.

Woh Men Ser Yi Chia Ren

Two Taikohs

Salam Satu Malaysia!

PS: There is a related post earlier on

USM Buddy Buddy CNY Dinner Gathering for 2012

Oh, there are many of us who are dragon children-the most auspicious of the heavenly animals in the Chinese almanac. So, whatever the element be it water or fire for the year, celebrate we must!

Lousang!

 As such,  a Chinese New Year dinner has been organised and some of our friends have confirmed attendance at this special occasion to renew our camaraderie and to properly usher in the new year in our usual USM style, lousang and all!

This year we will have the dinner on 5th February at our usual haunt-the Golden Dragon City Restaurant in Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya.

Nien Nien Yu Yee!

Attending will be Catherine and Derek, Moses Lee, Gim Ooi, Say Chuan, Jenny, Richard, Yau Kok and your truly. I have yet to get responses from Kooi Ming and Chia. Chee Kiang and Lee Kiang will be away in Penang and the others, somehow or other are as busy as always!

This is Malaysian Interlanguage!

Yes, you must get used to the local  nuances when English is spoken among the Malaysians particularly those with half their education in Mandarin and the other half in English. Mixed it up with maybe a a dialect or two and pronto evolves a very lively glossary of daily terms used to spice up conversation. Look at  words in the picture below and use them when you come to town,won't you?

Walla! What a Language!

The Fifth Circle of Dragons

Bold and Beautiful

Yes, the fifth circle of dragons can be mighty old. Right?

We are the Fifth Circle if you were born in 1952.

Year for Marriage and Babies

So, you have one great year to look forward and to do good to humankind.

For those sans health problems and can still travel, do it this year.
Let it be local travel if you do not like the long haul.

To those who can donate, do a little donation to the needy now and then.

Power and Generosity

Go home and see your old folks. Give them money because it means more to them. Treasure the opportunity to give to loved ones.

Power of the Dragon

Visit friends. Forget about old enmities, ancient jealousies,class, rank and race. Forget the rat race;forget about collecting properties and shares. Bond whenever you can even if it is over teh tarik at Kayu's

Eat what you love but in moderation.

Have one great dragon year,you hear?

Subject to Interpretation

Lonely at the Top? The True power?

You do not need to know Suntzu's Art of War to interpret this picture, do you?

Dinner with Esther

In November last year(2011), we had a social get-together with Esther who came home for a visit to Malaysia. She resides in Perth, Australia.

Nyonya food for a change

Long Table style

This is the way,lah...

Reflection on food?

Apa cerita?

Quite pedas...

This is Penang style one mah!

Don't Talk only, Eat also!

Just like mama used to make...

Like that one..kah?

Those attending included Richard, Kooi Meng, Chee Kiang, Lee Kiang, Swee Pin, Gim Ooi, Yau Kok,Jenny, Lay Chooi, Kwang Chye and his missus and yours truly.

This is delicious!

Makan makan Malaysia!

Sumptuous!

Come come again...