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So Blank, So Empty

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I’m so blank, empty and random these days. Just seeing my blog you will know ;p

Want to relax yet cannot relax even though no one stop me from doing so.

Want to do something yet don’t have the motivation to do anything even though there are many things to get busy with.

Also quite lost too even though lots of options/opportunities that come to me.

Having sleepless nights too sigh… So many things playing in my mind. Wanted to sleep yet when I closed my eyes, the problems come playing in my mind until I couldn’t sleep. OH NO! My dark circles! 🙁 Screw the problem maker! You are the source of all my problems! If only you don’t exist in this world at all!

Heading towards mid August now! OH MY! SO FAST!

Will be in Singapore from next Monday night and back on Friday evening. Haven’t plan where to go and what to do but a Singaporean friend had offered to do an itinerary for me. I’m waiting for it *LOL*

During the time I’m in Singapore I don’t think I will be updating my blog but will have schedule posts. I’m thinking of organizing a contest during this period of time and the winner will get souvenir from me that I will be getting in Singapore. The schedule posts will be the questions or the clues to the answers. Haven’t think of what kind of questions or clues. Still trying to figure out.

Was cleaning my room just now and saw a thank you card that was sent to me all the way from Perth in February 2005 from my late-bf’s sister and it got me shedding my tears and miss my darling even more. I wish my dream will come true soon. I wish the day will come soon.

That’s all for now.

Randomness

Van Sapu

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We all know that the public transport here in Kuching is in very sad state. Seriously, I only took public transport less than 10 times in Kuching if my memory serves me right and it was years back when I was schooling and I never utilized one alone because I don’t know how it works. *LOL*

What I’m trying to highlight here are some of the safety issues of van sapu(those van operators without license but pick up passengers from bus stops to send them to their destination).

I do not use public transport(be it legal or illegal ones). What I’m going to say here are from what I encountered and my assumptions because I don’t know how these people are operating and how the users know which is the right van to board.

One afternoon, I was driving. There were 2 vans, one in front of me, one behind me. I didn’t know they were van sapu. I just drove as usual and there was a bus stop not far, the van driver in front of me had his signal on stating that he was going to make a stop at the bus stop. As you know, when people want to stop or turn into a junction, they will slow down right? And those behind will of course slow down also. I did not intend to overtake because no point at all, the other lane was occupied also, so I slowed down too.

Then I noticed the van behind me started to tailgate me upon reaching the bus stop but I didn’t care because the other lane was occupied and he should just follow whatever those in front of him were doing, slowing down.

When the first van almost came to a stop at the bus stop, I sped up slightly and swayed to the right a bit while it went into the bus stop area but guess what happened? He switched lane, this was fine, very normal if people want to go faster but he immediately took this opportunity to shove himself right in front of me and stop at the bus stop! WTF! I had to apply sudden break and luckily my speed wasn’t very fast yet. Not only that, it came to a complete halt right in front of the first van at the bus stop. During that time, the first van wasn’t in a complete halt yet. Everything happened in mere seconds so I hope you get what I’m trying to tell you hahaha…

Was so pissed! I looked at my rear view mirror and realized that both were van sapu. The first van didn’t manage to get the passenger at the bus stop which he was supposed to but was overtook by the other van sapu. What’s more?!?! The van behind was putting other road users in danger!

If it’s licensed van, then I’m sure they will not do this as people can report them for dangerous driving and if they got into accident, they will be in big trouble but majority of van sapu operators didn’t bother at all, all they care is getting as many passenger as possible in other words got more money.

So… This is one issue I notice.

The next one which got me quite puzzle and worry especially for the safety of children and women.

Since van sapu got no license, any van can emulate the other real van sapu markings. The fake van sapu will have some “passengers” on board which makes it looks like a real van sapu. Then, it stops at the bus stop to take passengers.

From what I notice, the passenger(s) will usually go up the van when the van makes a stop at the bus stop, sometimes the van is empty, sometimes with other passengers. It’s as if boarding a stranger’s car which is a very dangerous thing to do.

Isn’t this very dangerous? Those waiting for transport will think that this is a real van sapu and board it. Then later got kidnap or drove to somewhere else to be raped or robbed or both?

Since I don’t use such transport, I would like to know how you know that which van sapu is real or fake. I don’t understand how it works.

As far as I know, these real van sapu did help a lot in getting people to their destinations with our current state of public transportation. It’s is not all bad but it is illegal.

What’s your say on this issue?

From My Angle

Frog Legs

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Frog legs, do you eat?

I know some of my friends said that they won’t because it’s really ewww… To me, it’s YUMMY!

My mom usually cooked it with dark soy sauce, onions, ginger, garlic, lemon grass and of course salt and sugar to taste. Eating it needs a lot of patience and a bit tedious because the bones are small.

Deep fried it before but not nice at all. Made soup before but also not nice.

If I’m not mistaken, this is what I heard, frog legs soup is very good for the skin especially those with sensitive skin, you know the kind when you easily get reddish after mosquito bite and it will last there for a while. Constantly having the soup will improve the situation. Not sure how true but that’s what my dad’s friend’s daughter experienced.

Do you like frog legs?

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A Week to Go…

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Exactly one week from now, I’ll be going to Singapore for my 5 days trip. Finally got my SGD already. Exchange rate was 2.45

Won’t be shopping but eat, eat, eat, and do some touristy stuffs but with the haze and the heat, might spend most of the time indoor *LOL* In other word, shopping malls but cannot shop, can only drool. Haven’t do research on where to go and what to do.

Another randomness… Coming semesters until this year end, I will only have one subject to take coz I’m exempted from another one. I’ll be only having classes on Sunday. Saturday will be free! It’s not a good news sigh… I thought I could join the other batch for Saturday subject but who knows they will be taking the same subject as my batch. I thought I can finish the course maybe few months faster but with this arrangement, it cannot be done.

So I have this idea of joining the full-time class for 1 or 2 subjects. I have to pay more for joining the full time class but I don’t mind so long I can finish the course slightly earlier rather than wasting few semesters taking only one subject per semester is really not my cup of tea. 2 subjects per semester is just right for me, 1 subject per semester is just too little, I feel like I’m wasting my time.

After consulting with the person in charge, I can join the full time class for 1 subject every Tuesday morning until this November(full time class has more hours of class to attend for one subject and has more activities if not mistaken) by paying slightly more(I’m still double checking on the payment, will know tomorrow, I hope…).

I will miss a class this semester for the full time subject because I will be in Singapore when the class starts.

OH! It’s raining, at least it is slightly cooler…

Good night!

Going Places, Randomness

Milo Mint Milkshake

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All right! Another Milo post *LOL* I’m sure some people will think that I’m really paid by Milo to post all these Milo related posts. Nuh~ No one pays me anything. It just happened that all I have now at home now is Milo hahaha…

The days are hot! So hot and so hazy. Visibility is so low these days. It was so hot last night that I had to strip and sleep ;p Had to go till this extend, what to do? I don’t have air-con in my room.

Anyway, few days back, I was thinking of chocolate mint milk tea, then I thought of Milo + mint ice cream, that might do the trick.

So… I mix Milo with mint ice cream, gave them a good shake with some ice cubes and there you go… Milo Mint Milkshake or you can call it Triple M or Triple Mi hahaha…

Frankly, it tasted weird. First few sips ware fine but later it just felt yucky! Hahaha… I also don’t know why. Maybe I just don’t get use to the idea on having Milo with mint ice cream. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream might be fine.

Wanna try? Don’t say I didn’t warn ya!

p/s: Ignore that tin ;p I was using Malaysian made Milo. The tin is just for show.

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