Bon Odori Penang 2012

A few weeks ago, I  saw the flyer for the Bon Odori event that's going to be held here in Esplanade, Penang.  I decided "I must go since I could not attend last year's event". A few weeks ago, a dream was dreamed.

Tonight, a few hours ago, that dream became reality as I boarded the public bus passing along that area together with my mum. The roads were caught in a severe traffic jam that stretched for miles, due to the event happening. But the bus soon managed to crawl to the bus stop and we alighted. My Bon Odri Night had begun.

To be honest, I expected oodles of Japanese food stalls everywhere. But as I slowly pushed along the (very) crowded street. However, I was disappointed to find the entire row filled with local food such as Malay Satay, Wan Tan Mee, Fried Chicken and Char Koay Teow. Only 2 or 3 stalls were authentic japanese stalls like the Tako Stall.

Moving along, my mum and I ventured to the souvenir stalls. I saw LOTS of stuff during my 1st Round and bought 1 coupon booklet (1 booklet = RM 20 worth of coupons, consisting of 2 x RM 1, 2 x RM 2, 2 x RM 3 and 2 x RM 4) during my 2nd Round.

 I wanted to buy the SNSD mug but it was too expensive. It was kinda funny but awkward as I had 2 silly incidents about that mug. The girl told me the price but as it was noisy I only heard the 4..I gave another guy a RM 4 coupon and he replied to me the chinese for 14. I said sorry and walked off to purchased my 2nd booklet, hoping to have enough to get the mug. It had all 9 girls photos on it~!!

Unfortunately giving the guy RM 14, he looked at me weirdly and said the price again louder. This time I heard it clearly. "RM 40". I was like "WTF??Oh shit~! The embarrassment". I said No and walked away, again. He must have thought I was crazy.

So how did I spend the remainder of my RM 24? Easy as pie. I bought a T-Shirt with the picture of Bon Odori on it, a Stress Ball to squeeze when I'm angry, a opera mask and a bottle of water. RM 1 remainder = souvenir as a token of memory for Bon Odori Night.

All together I spent RM 39 in one night. Wow but my mum  said its ok, I don't come to these events very often (it was our first time) so what the hell, it was worth the money for a night of fun and great experience. To see my photos, add my fb profile at the link below and check out my photo album. Kamsahamida~!! *bows*

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Daiso

Yesterday as I was walking with my mum at Queensbay Mall, we ventured into this little corner where we saw a shop called Daiso. It claimed it was a japanese shop and sold everything for only RM 5..Take a look below...

As you can see there was a big crowd already lining up at the counter, carrying an armful of things to buy. My mum and I browsed through the shop and we found a whole lot of interesting and unique stuff, and it only costs RM 5. However, I discovered the downside of "everything at RM 5".

The Pro's 

- Everything that costs above RM 5 outside would be very much worth it in Daiso as they only get it for RM 5
- There'a a variety of household items to buy

The Con's
- Items sold elsewhere like stationery would be more expensive here as they are paying above the average price range.

There you have it, the little Japanese shop Daiso. Most importantly, if you're going to buy anything there please make sure you focus on those items that costs well above RM 5 elsewhere. Happy Shopping and God bless.

Sorry guys for not updating my blog for a few weeks now. I've been like, really busy lately. Lots of stuff that I need to do. Hope you guys can understand me and thanks. 

Right, so today I was shopping around for a back tie for tomorrow's big buffet night. Then on the way down on level 2, I passed by a small corner where they were selling shoe straps. Really colorful ones. I feel in love right away. And they only costed me like RM 2.90. Awesome~!!

I saw lots of colors, but I decided for one color that suited my black shoes. As I collected my stuff downstairs I walked out and sat down on the bench to do my straps. There were two elderly people there, one Malay and one Chinese woman. They both were staring at me, although the Malays guy pretended not to notice. I could read their faces : What is this young guy doing with his shoe. They didn't say anything as they watched me change my straps. I felt good as I walked away with my new shoe straps. 

To me I love it and I don't care what people say. Even if they say its ugly, I love my shoes :)) 

The price of beauty

A few days ago, while on the bus I caught a glimpse of some words on the back on a man's shirt. It said 'I'm fat but happy'. He wasn't fat, just big sized. But I started to think, is being fat = being happy? 

Firstly,ladies with a slender body (like the size 4 below) spend thousands of dollars on slimming products and gym fees just to sweat out all those pounds around the waist. They think after this workout, it will change them like this : 

To be honest, maybe it does. But is all that time and money worth it? I mean, yeah okay you're thinner than others and every guy looks at you when you walks past them. But you know, they're not interested in you. They're interested in your body only. Plus, this issue has been plaguing plump women, who seem to think that life's over once you're fat just because no guy will look at you.

Attention ladies~! Having a plump body doesn't mean you're worthless and ugly. It just means that you need to slowly trim off that excess weight. And I said slowly, not rush to the gym and work yourself mad over that treadmill. You will only burn yourself out and you will just end up eating pounds of food to get back that energy. And that's how you gain all those excess fat.

So, just enjoy your life and don't worry so much about your body weight. Life is short, so don't bother wasting your time on such petty stuff. Use more time on making the most out of your life, regardless if you're pencil thin or bubbly plump. 

The physics of going out with a girl

After spending some time searching for someone, I learnt girls want 5 important things from a guy. They're called the 5 C's. They are :

1) Cash
2) Credit Card
3) Condominium
4) Car
5) Children

The first 4 C's can come in any order but No.5 is ALWAYS last. And I suppose No.1 can always be considered 1st. I learnt that through my previous relationship. She and her mum said the same words : When a boy takes his girl out, he pays. When the girl take boy out, she pays. But usually I end up taking her out. Damn...

Why is this always so?? Why can't girls practice Dutch Style (also known as AA style) in which both people pay when going out?? After all, if they get serious and get married do you think the girl pays for the wedding? Of course not!! It's the boy's responsibility again. Always on us boys. Not fair.

My friend's sister does AA style with her guy 'cos she claims : "If the boy pays for MOST of the expenses and later they end up breaking up, the boy loses more in terms of $$$." You know, she has a point.

I do hope every girl reads this and tried it out with her guy. Then they'll all live "happily ever after". But of course, I don't expect girls to do this 'cos it's rare. Anyway, my future girlfriend and I will HAVE to go AA style when going out dating. Only before marriage, of course. After marriage, it'll be "Honey, please buy that or you're sleeping on the sofa tonight."  xD

There's a danger in loving somebody too much

After my heart has been wounded so many times, I finally heard this song on Youtube, though it's a very old song by Patty Smith. And I could relate myself to the song 'cos I always did love a girl too much, and it really hurts every time she goes. I haven't had someone close to me for some time now which is good 'cos no one can hurt me, but sometimes it tends to get very lonely.

I don't wanna lose you, 
I don't wanna use you 
Just to have somebody by my side 
And I don't wanna hate you 
I don't wanna take you 
But I don't wanna be the one to cry 
That don't really matter to anyone, anymore 
But like a fool I keep losing my place 
And I keep seeing you walk through that door 

But there's a danger in loving somebody too much 
And it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust 
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are 
Baby sometimes love just ain't enough 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/don+henley/sometimes+love+just+aint+enough_20042095.html ] 
Now I could never change you 
I don't wanna blame you 
Baby you don't have to take the fall 
Yes I may have hurt you 
But I did not desert you 
Maybe I just wanna have it all 
It makes a sound like thunder 
It makes me feel like rain 
And like a fool who will never see the truth 
I keep thinking something's gonna change 

But there's a danger in loving somebody too much 
And it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust 
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are 
Baby sometimes love just ain't enough 

And there's no way home 
When it's late at night and you're all alone 
Are there things that you wanted to say 
Do you feel me beside you in your bed 
There beside you where I used to lay 

And there's a danger in loving somebody too much 
And it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch. 
There's a reason why people don't stay who they are 
Cause baby sometimes love just ain't enough. 
Baby sometimes love just ain't enough.

God bless you, Patty Smith. I feel your pain. I understood how you felt. 

Visiting Balik Pulau

Balik Pulau is located somewhere in Penang, Malaysia and its known for its famous Balik Pulau durians that has a rich taste and moderate size. Apart from the durians, my family and I didn't know what else was there in Balik Pulau. We decided that one day, we would visit there and find out.

That day...was today.

After visiting the Air Itam morning street market, we were just standing there deciding where to go. So after discussion, we decided : Balik Pulau! Taking the bus 502, we took a 1-hour journey along the twisted-like-a-snake road. I fell asleep so it didn't really seem long anyway. On straight roads, he was FAST. Luckily, on curves, he slowed down just enough to turn away from the hillside ledge.

Getting there, I noticed lots and lots of trees, considering its a hillside area. And it didn't turn out to be what we expected. I expected at least ONE shopping mall. Turns out, it's just a small town with no shopping mall in sight.  

Hills!!

More Hills!!

So in the end, after seeing the whole street of durian stalls, we decided nothing much to see here. Popping into the nearby KFC, We ordered a small snack before heading back :)

There was like almost 5-10 stalls there...

The guy in front of us (hidden from camera) ordered about 35 sets for his football pals. Cool. 

 

Reg Ice Lemon Tea + Large Wedges + Reg Coleslaw = My light snack

So after that, we sat through another hour of snake-like winding roads and another speeding bus by another speeding driver. And since I woke up about 7 a.m this morning, it's not my fault I fell asleep on the bus again, until we were somewhere near Komtar.