Mystifying Valley

The sunshine in the office

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Uhm, none other than the three musketeers at work!

After TechNET MSDN roadshow ended in Kota Kinabalu last month, we extended our stay in KK for another night at the Sutera Harbour so that we could go snorkeling the next day.  

Here’s the spiller as I’m animal phobic. I’ve never snorkeled before and I am by nature scared of live fishes or any cold blooded creatures for that matter. But I was determined to conquer this fear and decided to challenge myself and went ahead with this impromptu plan. Yutz and Poh Sze are already advanced divers, let’s just say I couldn’t be more glad to have them there to calm my nerves and “baby talk” me until I was more comfortable. Before I knew I was already swimming on my own and having fun watching live corals & colorful fishes in their marine habitat. The experience was awesome!

Sutera Harbour view in the evening 

Sunset view by the pool 

 

Before jumping into the pool  

Snorkeling package at the dock

There are three hot spots to choose from. We chose Mamutik Island as the guide told us it has more live corals than the other two. 

Getting all ready 

Beautiful yatchts. Reminds me very much of St. Katherine Dock

Jetting off! 

Seriously clear blue sea 

Ready to start snorkeling 

I KNOW… tell me bout it. It’s only Wednesday.

Need ideas to spice up your mundane working life?

Try out MUSIC MESSENGER, it’s free and it’s really cool. All you need is a pair of headset and once you’ve added music@messengerplayer.com to your Live Messenger, type your desired song or artist names and the robot will reply you with the link. Click on it, viola! You’ll be tuning into your favorite rhythm.

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 Have fun! ( provided if you are allowed to use communicator tools at work)  

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Today is my second sister’s birthday. Got her a L’Occitane set and a Perlini’s Silver necklace with a tiny white rose pendant. She is one classy woman which isn’t easy to please… oh well, I’m redefining that anything coming from the baby sister should be considered as precious & priceless!

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Cupcakes seems to be the trend in Malaysia of late. Her colleague got her this birthday cake which made of many mini cupcakes. Quite a refreshing idea but it’s so pretty that you won’t want to eat it!

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Remember a few posts earlier I blogged about me being the Goddess of Fortune from the little mishap prior to CNY? I seriously hope you all did listen to me BECAUSE my car plate really DID come out on TOTO Lottery few days ago!

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Seeeee…. I did try to make you all rich didn’t I!

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Isn’t it amazing how strangely sometimes, the universe turns around to give you streak of hopes amidst all those adversities in life? You know I was actually yakking about it without any concrete substance and I don’t really believe that things like that would come true as I tend to believe in probabilities more than luck. Otherwise, anyone would have became a millionaire right?

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Even though I didn’t win anything, like I said I don’t believe in lottery. I’d still like to think the glass is half full.

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Anyway, I still haven’t gotten my car back… *sob sob* Insurance claiming processes take forever! boohoo

A bartender, identifying himself as Windows Server 2000, consoles a woebegone customer who claims he’s the last Windows Server 2003 at Microsoft.com. Here’s the full story.

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http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/pages/about-lone-server.aspx

Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 will be launching on 8th April 2008 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. THe US Launch be starting next week, tickets in LA & New York have already sold out. 

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If you are in Malaysia and looking forward to be part of this gargantuan launch, what are you still waiting for?

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Book yourself a seat now!

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My family is happily blessed with Nathan Chin who was borned in Shanghai this afternoon, weighing at 2.93kg. Mummy is doing great and I’m the ecstatic proud aunt now.

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[edited] Bro just updated us with some photos of the angel.

Welcome to the beautiful world, baby Nathan

First kiss from the mummy

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Ironally and sadly, Hong Kong famous artist Lydia Shum who was borned in Shanghai 60 years ago passed away this morning just a few hours before my nephew was welcomed to the world. She’s an irreplaceable figure who has contributed her whole life to the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Her jovial character has melted many hearts and her talent has brought 40 over years of sunshine to at least two generations of Chinese souls, including mine.

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Fei Fei, may you rest in peace. My condolences to her loving daugther, Joyce Chen.

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Picture source: http://specials.mingpao.com/cfm/Main.cfm?SpecialsID=127

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News reported from HK ( in Cantonese)

11.30am 

Nervous. Excited. Anxious. 

Why is this ONE HOUR taking so long? 

My prayer is with my brother & Soo for every single second that ticks by until the next sms… …

I’ve been thinking to myself for some time. Isn’t it all too coincident that my Penang friends are all daredevils when it comes to driving. Funny thing is they smirk every time I tease & complain, not even the least bit offended. They said I gotta see what it’s like in Penang, they explained it’s their surviving skills in their hometown!

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So I was in Penang for a Microsoft road show two weeks ago, boy must I say I will definitely top up my life premium if I ever were to stay in this island. Car signals don’t seem to exist! Traffic lights are just decorative on the road! All these drivers seem to have left their conscience at home when they are on the road!

Apart from the reckless driving in Penang, I also noticed this is the way how they park cars over there. That’s not the only car, I saw at least 8 - 10 cars who parked like that. O_o 

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And my Penang friend was mighty proud of it. That’s her car, by the way.

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Well, this is no longer a personal view. It seems like the recklessness of penang drivers aren’t uncommon afterall.

http://blog.thestar.com.my/permalink.asp?id=10262