Merry Christmas!!!

Music for Olympic Beijing 2008

We Are Ready - Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese Artists
Our Dreams - Jang Nara
Everyone Is Number One - Andy Lau
Welcome to Beijing - Hong Kong Artists
Welcome to Beijing - Chinese Artists
Hand In Hand - Bibi 周筆暢 & 小柯
生命之光 - BiBi 周筆暢
Forever Friends - Eason Chan, Joey Yung, 孙悦, 汪峰
Forever Friends - CoCo Lee 李玟 & 孫楠
心动不息 - Jeff Chang 张信哲 朱桦
Hand in Hand - Hankyung & Jang Ri In
One World One Dream - Na Ying & Liu Huan
北京歡迎你 100-day Countdown to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
《北京歡迎你》- outdoor version
《點燃激情 傳遞夢想》張靚穎, 王力宏, 孫燕姿, 汪峰
A Mei and Sun Nan - Forever Friends

My Favorite Thai Songs

Bird Thongchai McIntyre & Seksun - Koon Roo Mai Krub
Bird Thongchai McIntyre - Taan Fai Gow
Ford - Yut Trong Ni Thi Tur
Howl & Rose Sirintip - Perhaps Love (Goong OST)
Ice Srunyou - Glab Ma Dai Mai
Katreeya English - Nauk Sai Tah
Palmy Eve Pancharoen - Yark Rong Dunk Dunk
Palmy Eve Pancharoen - Top Tuan
Parn Tanapon - Chun Mai Ngai Gub Krai Tuk Kon

My Favorite Hokkien Songs

A Mei 张惠妹 - 港都夜雨
江蕙 & 費玉清 - 愛著啊
阿杜 & 江蕙 - 夢中的情話
蕭煌奇 - 愛這首歌

Asian Drama & Music

An interesting category of movie and drama that crosses the boundaries.

Calmi Cuori Appassionati 冷靜與熱情之間 starred by Kelly Chen (Hong Kong) and Takenouchi Yutaka (Japan) and the sound track "Piece Of My Wish" is in Korean.

Friends - movie starred by Kyoko Fukada (Japanese) and Won Bin (Korean).

Love Strategy 恋爱兵法 - actors and actresses from Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean.

Super Junior singing U 就是你 in Mandarin.

Beautiful music used in original sound track of Korean and Taiwanese dramas.
* The Classic, with Chinese translation
* 羅志祥 - 灰色空間, 鬥魚2 OST

My Favorite Cantonese Songs

Alan Tam 譚詠麟 - 愛在深秋
Beyond - 真的愛你
Coco Lee 李玟 - 偶遇, 天各一方, 與淚抱擁
Daniel Chan 陳曉東 - 感覺舜間
Eason Chan 陈奕迅 - 富士山下
Hacken Lee 李克勤 - 情非首尔
Hacken Lee 李克勤 - 月半小夜曲
Janice Wei Lan Vidal, 衛蘭 - Never Let You Go (大哥)
Janice 衛蘭 - 大哥
Janice 衛蘭 - My Love My Fate
Janice 衛蘭 & Michael 光良 - 童夢
Jason Chan 陳柏宇 - 永久保存
Kelly Chen 陳慧琳 - Love
Kelly Chen 陈慧琳 - 缘(暂名) (韩剧《黄真伊》插曲)
Leo Ku 古巨基 - My Love My Fate
Leo Koo 古巨基 - 愛得太遲
Nicky Wu 吴奇隆 - 倾情
Raymond Lam 林峯 - 愛在記憶中找你
Shawn Yue 余文樂 - 還你門匙
Soler - Tsunami 海嘯
Twins, 蔡卓妍 & 鍾欣桐 - Next Stop... Queen
Twins - 絕對遷就
谷祖琳 - 越愛越多, 假如愛有天意 OST
假如愛有天意, The Classic OST (Korean version)

Some of My Favorite English Songs

Blue - All Rise
Blue - Fly by
Blue - One Love
Bruce Springsteen & Michael Stipe - Because The Night
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting - All For One, All For Love
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do
Charlotte Church & Billy Gilman - Dream a Dream
Deep Purple & Joe Lynn Turner - Soldier Of Fortune
Demis Roussos - Goodbye My Love Goodbye
Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever
Earth, Wind and Fire - After The Love Has Gone
Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler - Wonderful Tonight
Eurythmics - Miracle Of Love
Foo Fighters - The Pretender
John Lennon - Stand By Me
Jon Bon Jovi & Pavarotti - Let It Rain
Bon Jovi - Thank You For Loving Me
Bon Jovi - In These Arms
Kate Winslet - What If
Mariah Carey - My All
Mario Frangoulis - Here's To The Heroes
Norah Jones & Willie Nelson
Norah Jones & Kris Kristopherson
P. Diddy, Faith Evans, 112 - I'll Be Missing You
Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Richard Marx - One More Time
ROLLING STONES - Gimme Shelter
Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
Sarah McLachlan & Josh Groban - In The Arms Of The Angel
Scorpions - Wind of Change
Scorpions - Still Living You
Shania Twain - Forever And For Always
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Sheryl Crow Ft. Sting - Always On Your Side
Sissel Kyrkjebø - The Houses of Healing
Sissel and Jose Carreras - Quando Sento che Mi Ami
Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose
Stryper - Always There For You
Stryper - First Love
Stryper - Honestly
Stryper - I Believe In You
STRYPER - To Hell With The Devil
The Corrs - Breathless
The Manhattans - Kiss And Say Goodbye
The Police - Every Breath You Take
The Police - Message In A Bottle
WHAM! - Careless Whisper
Wham! - Where Did Your Heart Go?

World Music - China

Askar Huilang - Uyghur Blessing 祝福
Mongolian overtone singer, Epi singing Merin-Kour
Javhlan Samand - Sartai Shunu (Mongolian)
Lei Ayouduo 阿幼朵 - A Song Flying Out of Miao Mount
Phoenix Legend 凤凰传奇 - 吉祥如意
Purba Rgyal, Pubajia 蒲巴甲
Song Zuying 宋祖英 - 古丈茶歌
Song Zuying 宋祖英 - 小河溏水
Sitar Tan 谭维维 - 青藏高原 Tibetan Plateau
Tan weiwei - Vienna 2005 - Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan Song Two Butterflies (Ningduma) with Chinese Rap
Zhang Yan 张燕 - 美丽神奇的地方
布仁巴雅尔 (Mongolian) - 父亲的草原母亲的河
吐鲁番的葡萄熟了 (Xinjiang) - 梦之旅
刀郎 - 喀什噶爾胡楊
刀郎 - 怀念站友

Amazing children choir from Mongolia 传承草原天籁

Below are some songs by Uwechue Emmanuel, a Liberian. His Chinese name is 郝歌.
草原上升起不落的太阳
Duet with Sitar Tan - When You Believe

Up and Coming Chinese Singers

Talented singers from Chinese Superboy 快乐男声 and SuperGirl 超级女声 competitions.

Allen Su 苏醒 - 心中的日月
AMu 阿穆隆 - 思念母亲
阿穆隆 - 思念母亲 (Mongolian version)
Chen Chu Sheng 陈楚生 - 有沒有人曾告訴你
陈楚生 - 姑娘
陈楚生 - 遇见
陈楚生 - 酒醉的探戈
陈楚生 - Sophia (原唱:齊秦)
Jade Liu 刘力扬 - 提线木偶
刘力扬 耶路撒冷 卡通画MV
Laure Shang 尚雯婕《爱》
尚雯婕 - 如果没有你
王栎鑫 & 俞灏明 - 想见你
王栎鑫 - You Raise Me Up
Zhang Shengqi - An Xiang 暗香

One of my favorites:


Two of my favorites:


On the side of the sea, are talents from 超級星光大道 competitions.
蕭敬騰 vs 楊宗緯 - 新不了情
楊宗緯 vs 蕭敬騰 - 再見我的愛人
林宥嘉 - 你是我的眼
林宥嘉 - 你愛過沒有
潘裕文 - 夜夜夜夜

Further south in Singapore and Malaysia are others from the SuperStar competitions.
Daren Tan 陈世维 - Sway
Jeff & Daren - 我的未来不是梦
Johnny Wee - On The Way

Vitas - a beautiful voice from Russia

Some of the songs from Latvian-born popular Russian singer, Vitas. More information can be found at Wikipedia.

My Favorite Malaysian Songs

Back to the Malaysian music scene.

Amy Search - Fantasia Bulan Madu
Amy from the rock band Search - Isabella
Anuar Zain - Lelaki Ini
Anuar Zain - Kaulah Segalanya
Anuar Zain - Semua Untukmu
Ella & The Boys - Dua Insan Bercinta
Erra Fazira - Harapan Hanya Impian
Fauziah Latiff - Dia
Hady Mirza & Zainal Abidin - Hijau
Ning Baizura - Kembali
Nora - Hanya Satu
Nora & Vince - Di Persimpangan Dilema
Siti Nurhaliza - Kau Ku Sayang
Siti Nurhaliza - Cinta Tak Berganti
Siti Nurhaliza - Bukan Cinta Biasa
Vince Chong - Janji janji
Vince Chong - Keranamu Kekasih, Puteri Gunung Ledang OST
Ziana Zain - Puncak Kasih

老鼠爱不爱大米？

老鼠爱大米 - 王啓文 (Mouse Loves Rice) is a pvery opular song in China. There is a very nice Korean MV version. There is an interesting Mat Salleh version; even Japanese, Vietnamese, and Cantonese versions, too.

This is the opposite version, 老鼠不再爱大米 (Mouse Does Not Love Rice Anymore) sung by Chen Yi Peng. An equally nice song :-)

Taiwanese Rockers - Power Station 動力火車

無情的情書
明天的明天的明天
厚重的記憶
鎮守愛情
打開天空 - 棒球主題曲
彩虹
天真的雙眼
我不知道
背叛情歌
那就這樣吧
忠孝東路走九遍
不甘心不放手
終於明白[仙劍奇俠傳片尾曲]
楊宗緯 & 動力火車 - 衝動
蘇永康 & 動力火車 - What About Love
梨山痴情花
再會吧我的上心人

My Favorite Japanese Songs

Beach Boys OST - Forever by Takashi Sorimachi 反町隆史
Rondo OST - Ayaka - I Believe
Ruri no Shima - Teruishi by Kou Shibasaki
Erika Sawajiri - Song of the Sun
Yui - Feel My Soul
Kyosuke Himuro - Diamond Dust, Ice World OST
Yuna Ito 伊藤由奈 - Precious
Yuna Ito & Celine Dion - A World To Believe In
Ueto Aya 上戸彩 - Kansho

DBSK at Apple Store Shibuya, Japan

My favorite Korean group :-)


Other songs by DBSK/TVXQ/TOHOSHIKI/東方神起:
DBSK - Miduhyo (I believe)
Holding Back The Tears
Loving You
Forever Love (Japanese)
Hug
O
Balloons
Triangle
旅行記
Xiah Junsu ~ Na HanSang GueDaeRur
Xiah Junsu ~ Beautiful Thing

Sports and Pop Culture

Se7en, Anson Hu, Liu Xiang - And Want You Know

Korean Rocker - Kim Kyung Ho

My Love, Even in the Heavens
나의 사랑 천상에서도
나를 슬프게 하는 사람들
Sang shil eui kye jul
Fades Away in the Rain (Loved U So)
Love, Thy Sore Pain
To Hell With The Devil
Somebody To Love
The Last Prayer
Heartless

Take Me To Your Heart

Michael Learn To Rock
MLTR & Hu Yanbin
MLTR & Hye Sung - Korean version
Jacky Cheung - Goodbye Kiss 吻別
Andy Lau - 吻別

Really Really Cute Little Korean Boy

From Korean TV show - Star King.

Gackt Camui - Japanese Rocker

Wang Lee Hom found his match in Gackt?


Last Song
SaiKai Story
Kimi ga Matteiru kara
Kimi ni Aitakute (I Want to See You)
Rain - Kagen No Tsuki
RETURNER - yami no shuuen
Island song - Shima Uta
Seki ray

Malaysian Idol advertistment - very funny

Roti Man vs Milk Man

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur: Part 3
Kuala Lumpur Special: Part 1
Kuala Lumpur Special: Part 2
Kuala Lumpur Special: Part 3
Kuala Lumpur Special: Part 1
Kuala Lumpur Special: Part 2

Romantic Wedding Songs

Canon in D - The O'Neill Brothers
Boyz II Men - I Do
Sung Si Kyung - 사랑의 서약 (Pledge of Love)
Jo Sung Mo -　結婚式　祝歌
Elvis - Hawaiian Wedding Song

Jang Ri In / Zhang Li Yin

Jang Ri In / Zhang Li Yin, a Chinese girl from Szechuan who is signed by a Korean recording company.


TIMELESS (Korean) - JANG RI IN & XIAH JUNSU
Timeless (ENGLISH version)
Timeless (Chinese Version)
Timeless by Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini (American Idol)

A beautiful combination

* Classical music & ice skating
* Andrea Bocelli & Hayley Westenra

Vivo Per Lei

Totally different Ave Maria

David Bisbal - Ave Maria (Spanish)
Kim Ah Joong, 200 Pound Beauty - Maria (Korean)

Ave Maria - a beautiful prayer

Female version:
Sumi Jo sings 'Ave Maria' by Caccini
Hayley Westenra - Ave Maria
Celtic Woman - Ave Maria
Notre Dame de Paris song 21 Ave Maria Paien
Sarah Brightman Ave Maria

Male version:
Vitas - Ave Maria
Caccini Ave Maria by Andrea Bocelli
Baskov - Ave Maria
"Ave Maria" by Lim Hyung Joo
Ave Maria - Michael Bolton
Luciano Pavarotti - Ave Maria - Schubert

Children version:
Les Petits Chanteurs de St-Marc - Ave Maria (by G. Caccini)
Ava Maria - Pedrito Fernandez

My Favorite Chinese Songs

Angela Zhang 張韶涵 - 不痛, 韩剧[你来自哪颗星]
Ben 白吉胜 - 原来爱
Chen Kun(陈坤) - Si Nian Shei(思念谁)
Daniel Chan 陳曉東 - 心有独钟
David Tao 陶喆 - 愛，很簡單
Elva Hsao,萧亚轩和Blue《U Make Me Wanna》
Hu Ge 胡歌 - Love Will Not Change
Hu Ge 胡歌 - 去爱吧
Huang Zheng(黄征) - Foolish Lover(爱情傻瓜)
Jay Chou,周杰伦 - 旋律
Jeff Chang - Goodbye Yesterday
Jeff Chang 張信哲 - 愛如潮水
JJ Lin 林俊傑 - 一千年以後
JJ Lin 林俊傑 - 害怕
Julie Su 蘇芮 ~ 一樣的月光
K ONE - 如果沒有明天
Kris Phillips & Zhu Hua - Phantom of the Opera
Michael Wong - 约定
Nicky 李玖哲 - 我會好好過
Phil Chang, 張宇 一言難盡
Sandy Lam & Chyi Yu, The Rose Duet
Shin 信 - 我恨你
SOLER - 陌生人
Sun Li 孙俪 & Wang Xiao Ming 黄晓明 - 就算没有明天
Sunyue,孙悦 - 多情
Tsai Chin 蔡琴 - 恰似你的溫柔
張智城 - 愛情樹
王傳一「Lovin' U」
孙楠 ＆ 韩红 - Myth 美丽的神话
金粉世家主題曲 - 暗香, 沙寶亮
楊培安 ~ 我相信
黃品源 - 小薇
黃品源 - 你怎麼捨得我難過
马天宇 - 该死的温柔
蕭煌奇 - 你是我的眼
紀曉君 - 彩虹

Taiwanese Drama

原來我不帥
A Game About Love 剪刀石頭布
Corner*With Love 轉角*遇到愛
My Lucky Star 放羊的星星
Prince turns into frog 王子变青蛙
Smiling Pasta
Why Why Love 换换爱
Wish To See You Again 这里发现爱
100% Senorita 千金百分百
樱野3加1

Funny Video Defined by LT from Mars

Spiders On Drugs

Beautiful Korean Songs

A Ga - One Night Only
Baek Ji Young - I Won't Love
Bay - Robbers OST, Light Signal
Byul - 即使讨厌也好
Clazziquai - She Is
CSJH The Grace - My Everything
Chun Sang Ji Hee, The Grace - Too Good
ERU 이루 - Because We Are Two
Eru - White Snow
ERU + Lim Jeong Hee- Wintering
Fly To The Sky - Even Though My Heart Breaks
Fly To The Sky - We Are One
Group S - sarangni (love is)
Ha Dong Kyun - Butterfly
Hwang Jeong Min - In The Rain
Jang Nara - Calling Out Love
Jeong Il-yeong - Prayer, Autumn in My Heart OST
Ji Hyun Woo - Over The Rainbow 獨眼魚
Jo Sumi - If I Leave(離), 明成皇后OST
Jo Sung Mo - Memories of Bali
Jung Il Young - Prayer (Autumn Tale of Love)
K. Will - Left Heart
K. Will - Love Is On The Way
Kangta sings trot (Korean country song) & Love (Sarang)
Kangta - 夢 Dream
Kim Bum Soo - Memory ft. Hyunbin & Lee Da Hae
Kim Bum Soo - Damo OST, Bi Ka
Damo OST, Destiny
Kim Dong Ryul feat. Alex - Like a Child
Kim DongWan - HANDKERCHIEF
Kim DongWan - It's My Fault
Kim Ji Eun - Tell Me Just Once
Kim Jong Kook - It's Love
Kim Jong Kook - Star, Wind, Sunlight and Love
Kim Tae Woo - Words I'd Want To Say
Kyu Hyun - Dahl Peng Ee on Miracle For You radio show
Lee Boram - Full House OST
Lee Hyun Sub - What Happened In Bali OST, My Love
Lee Ji Hoon & Shin Hae Sung - Inyoung
Lee Ji Hoon - Seperation Story ft. Shin Hye Sung & Lee Soo Young
Lee Ji Hoon - Promise
Lee Ji-soo - My Girl [OST] Sarang Eun Him Deun Ga Bwa
Lee Ki Chan - A Moment To Remember
Lee Sang Eun - Life is a Journey
Lee Seung Gi - UNFINISHED STORY
Lee Seung Gi - Because You're My Woman & Please
Lee Seung Gi & Lee Sun Hee - Dear J
Lee So Ra & Sung Si Kyung - Don't Forget
Lee Soo Young & Lee Ki Chan - 현실
Lee Sun Hee - King and the Clown, Fate
Lim Jeong Hee - Crazy For Love
Lim Jeong Hee - Azalea
Linda+Junjin - Forever(中文版KTV)
Loveholic - Sad Movie (Seulpeun Yeonghwa)
Maya - Haeya feat. drum performance
Na Yoon kwon - Expectation
Oh Man-Seok - The Origin of Love
Park Eun Hye - Please Remember
Park Hyo Shin, Lee Ki Chan & Eru - White Snow
Park Hyo Shin - I'm Sorry, I Love You (Snow Flower)
Park Ki-Young : Love Song (Duelist OST, 2005)
Park Wan Kyu - Hong Gil Dong OST, Yun
Position(포지션) & Lee Dong Gun(이동건) - Friends
Princess Hours [OST] - Sarang In Ga Yo/Perhaps Love
Scenery of Riding Bicycle - I to You, You to Me, The Classic OST
Se7en - 잘할게 (I Will Do Well)
se7en - Smile Again (OST)
Shinhwa - Sun In Our Hearts
Son Ho Young - Love Brings Separation
Song Seung Heon ♪I LOVE YOU
Soulstar - How Do I Say Goodbye To Yesterday
SS501 & Brian FTTS - That Winter Love
Sung Si Kyung - I'm touched by you
Sung Si-Kyung - On the Street
Tae Bin - The Reason I Close My Eyes
Tim Hwang - Thank you for Saving my Life
Wax duet w/ Lee Ki Chan - Love Leaves Once Again
WAX - SarangHago ShipUh
Why - Full House OST, Fate (Oon Myung)
Yim/Lim Jae Bum - For You
Younha - Always
Younha - Love Condition
Younha & K. Will - Password 486 & Music is My Life

Another Thousand Years Of Love (Taiwanese MTV)

My Favorite Korean Song - Love For A Thousand Years

Park Wan Kyu - 천년의 사랑 (千年之愛, Release 1999/09)

Original version in Korean:


High pitched version in Mandarin:


It reminds me of Amy from the Malaysian group Search. I love his song, Isabella. If there ever be a Malay version, he will be the most suitable singer for this song.

Korean Drama

I have been watching a lot of Korean drama on YouTube lately. Too much, in fact.

Some of my favorites are:
Coffee Prince
Endless Love/Autumn in My Heart
Full House
Goong
Goong S / Prince Hours
Hello! Miss
Highway Star
Hong Gil Dong
I Really Really Like You
In-soon Is Pretty
Love In Thousand Years
Loving You
Madeleine
My Girl
My Platoon Leader
Now and Forever
Over The Rainbow
Robbers
Sang Doo, Let's Go To School
Say You Love Me
Snow Queen
Someday
Something About 1%
Summer Scent
The Classic
The Vineyard Man
Wedding
Who Are You?
Screen

Interesting to note that Korean film industry started much later than Hong Kong and Taiwanese, but it is surpassing in popularity among Asian countries. Some of the dramas have even wider followings; translations are found in Italian, and even Hebrews!

Alex Wang Lee Hom

A very talented young man.
* He plays many musical instruments well.
* Started with violin.
* Dances very well.
* Sings very well.
* Perfect pitch.
* Very intelligent.
* Very charitable; involved in WorldVision.
* Very good looking.
* Very humble.
* Nice guy.
* Environmental friendly.
* Like to keep fit.
* Has a VERY LONG TONGUE!
* Acted in action thriller Moon Child, movie LUST, CAUTION and commercials.
* He speaks 5 languages.
* He is funny, learning Cantonese.
* Very naughty too.
* Young Lee Hom with his baby brother.

Other songs by Wang Lee Hom, 王力宏:
爱你等于爱自己
Late Night Saturday 星期六的深夜
Kiss Goodbye
Incomplete Melody 不完整的旋律
Westlife feat. Leehom - You Raise Me Up
Kenny G & Leehom - The One & Only 唯一
Leehom Ft. Kenny G: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Leehom Ft. Gospellers: Forever Love (Japanese Version)

Some cute ads for McDonald's, 麥當勞廣告:
Hello Kitty & Friends
Hello Kitty
Yellow Green Red
Summer Dessert
Rice Burger

Siti Nurhaliza & Wang Lee Hom

One of the Malaysian female artists who is so versatile and talented. She has duet with so many singers, local and foreign. She has sung in Malay, English, Mandarin, Japanese, Hindi to name a few.

5 Elements Of A Great Photograph

1. Good composition - using the rule of thirds.
2. Right exposure.
3. Shoot with passion.
4. Tell a story - celebrate life.
5. Timing is everything - capture the moment.

Wayang Kulit (Shadow Play)

Wayang Kulit Siam, the shadow play version from Kelantan is a traditional storytelling of the Ramayana epic. The main characters in this story are Seri Rama and his wife Siti Devi (or Sita Dewi). The storyline tells of righteousness, love, loyalty, and selfless devotion.

Taman Negara Malaysia

One of the oldest rainforests in the world and a great destination for nature's lover. A place I would rather visit through the eyes of others, no leeches please :-)

Visit Malaysia 2007

Even though I grew up in Malaysia, I am always amazed by the videos advertising tourism in Malaysia.

Sites that I like are:
Tourism Malaysia
Maxis
Virtual Malaysia
All Malaysia Info
Ministry Of Tourism Malaysia
Ministry Of Information Malaysia

Michael Bublé

Click here to go to Michael Bublé's website.

Home
Another summer day
Is come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm

Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know

And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
I'm fine baby, how are you?
Well I would send them but I know that it's just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I've got to go home

Let me go home
I'm just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I'm living someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
But this was not your dream
But you always believe in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
And even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I'm surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
Oh, let go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby, I'm done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all right
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home

Black Magic Woman - Carlos Santana

I was researching the net for more information for my webpage "Everything Hainanese" and found a website for free Hainanese songs.

It was this time that the conversation with LT shifted to Warrior's victory at Oakland and Carlos Santana was there. That reminds me of Black Magic Woman. A search on YouTube and found this song that I like very much. Enjoy!

Click here to go to Santana's website.

My Happy Meal

I was sold by the McGriddle advertisement. So, I asked LT to buy it for breakfast last Saturday. Since we eat very small portions, LT ended up buying a sausage McGriddle with extra bacon, a Happy Meal McGriddle and a cup of premium coffee. It was a good meal.

The HM packing is so attractive that it became my subject for another photography session.

A small electric guitar made of plastic was the toy, from the American Idol series. Talking about American Idol, I bought "If I Can Dream" from iTunes. Technology is amazing... the video performance was a recording from the Idol Gives Back charity show on April 25, featuring Celine Dion (the Diva) and Elvis Presley (the King) singing together on stage.

How it was done.

Wasp Stings

I got stung by a wasp!

No idea how it got into the shopping bag. When I put both hands into the plastic to get the blender that I have just bought, it stung both of my thumbs. I thought I got electric shock even though the blender was not connected to an electric outlet. Ough :-(

Not bad. I was able to do things in the correct sequence in an emergency :-)

- Applied Savlon cream that I used for my chicken pox and skin allergy. Remembered it can be used for insect bites.
- Called LT, just in case I have systemic or allergic reaction. Now I know that I will just have local reaction which is not serious.
- Searched on the internet if there was something else I could do. Ough...
- Ran cold water on the wounds for 10 minutes.
- Applied toothpaste on the wounds.
- Cleaned off the toothpaste after 4 hours. Good to go :-)

Some useful sites are:
http://www.ehow.com/how_3040_treat-wasp-hornet.html
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62369

Hainanese Poem

The Hainanese poem that I learned from my mom long ago.

goi kia niaw niaw bo mai sua
ka ki hoh chiak ka ki dua
boi hu tim tua deen jeow tuak
ya kia hoh li ya kia tua

Time to call mom :-)

Rainbow Promises

I was listening to Max Lucado's podcast on Rainbow Promises, and heard ths interesting fact about rainbow. It is round when looking from outer space!

Captured this rainbow on a cloudy day on my way home, using my Motorola L6 mobile phone. Sunnyvale, 2006.

Interesting Blogs

Created a website to capture some of the blogs that are interesting to me. The topics are Malaysian Food, Hainan Island or Hainanese, Kelantan and Photography.

Interesting Blogs

King Of Fruits

Digital Photography Made Easy

natural light, not edited
with flash, edited
no flash, edited
no flash, wider frame and edited

Photography is about looking and seeing, and good photography is about composition, balance, lighting, and tone. (Reference: Digital Photography Made Easy, by Iven Hissey, Roger Pring, Jerry Glenwright)

Experimented with my Nikon D50 SLR camera, and edited using iPhoto. Interesting to note the differences in the above photos. I personally like the one with square frame. Reflections on the glass table gave the picture a dramatic appeal.

Places To Eat Kelantanese & Nyonya Food, Malaysia

Scanned through MANY blogs and listed all the places that I will be trying the next time I go back to Malaysia. 9 more months to go :-(

Kuala Lumpur ->
* Kelantan Delights have been at KLCC

* Best Nasi Dagang at Subang Jaya. Near Lik Han Chinese Primary School. Malay Food Court (Opposite Mc Donald Restaurant).

* Songkhla Hawker located around the Chow Kit area, was first mentioned by the Fried Chillies foodsters who have done a review of this place.

* Go to the Malay Food Court behind Metrobus depot in USJ 7 (along Jalan Kewajipan heading towards Puchong about 400 meters after the Giant traffic lights on your left is the Metrobus depot) This is a haven of all kinds of Malay nasi dagang there.

* The one in Imbi is known as Happy Chef located on the same row as the Cantonese Fried noodles soo kee. Formerly he was a chef in the Sultan of Brunie's palace. Fat guy and he loves his food. The fellars nasi lemak is also good. Mixture between Kelantanese nasi dagang with cocnut milk and the sambal is good.

* Nyonya Colour stall 1 Utama, their food rocks! I ate their Otak Otak, Nasi Kunyit/Curry Chicken and Cendol. Mee Siam, AND their thai laksa, and their kuih kuih.

* Bibi Chik In Bandar Puteri Puchong b4 the review of The Star. Not bad for its Thai Style Fried Rice. It not just a plate of fried rice but included side dishes of pandan chicken, fried ikan billies, kerabu and fried tau pok. Pleasantly surprise with the price of Rm8.50 only. Its signature Nasi Lemak's rice is blue colour, made from the juice of a kind of flower.

Kelantan ->
* Zakini Nasi Kukus, an airy shop on the northern edge of town is the place to go for nasi kukus (steamed rice). Zakini Nasi Kukus, Jalan Wakaf Mek Zainab, on the north side of the street about halfway between Jalans Atas Banggol and Kebun Sultan, Kota Baru. 11am-ish to 11pm.

* Restaurant Kwang Ling along Jalan Post Office Lama in Kota Bharu and their versions of Nasi Berlauk and Nasi Dagang has been featured in local food guides in magazines and even on telly! They do sell other hawker food such as fish ball noodles (where all fish balls / fish cake are homemade), curry noodles, prawn noodles etc. but its their Nasi Dagang that gets sold out quickly,

Kuala Terengganu ->
Restoran Nasi Kerabu is a cheerful, modern café near the federal government office in Kuala Terengganu serving Kelantanese-style food.

Happy Birthday Song

Jen's video at YouTube... imagination is a great thing!

Big Brother

Jen's video at YouTube... enjoy :-)

Grandma's Gout Arthritis

I was trying to find a list of food that grandma can eat and at the same time avoid getting gout attack. The information on the internet is so confusing and sometimes contradicting. Not sure which is the authoritative website.

Foods with a high purine content that should be avoided are: organ meat (liver, kidneys and pancreas), anchovies, sardines, herring (especially the head and entrails), fish roe, legumes (dried beans, dhal), yeast, meat extract, gravies, beer and other alcoholic beverages.

Other foods to avoid are foods that contain additives such as MSG (found even in Worcestershire sauce), xanthan gum and hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, used for flavorings or preservatives.

It is important to remember that purines are found in all foods, especially foods with high protein content. But we need protein to maintain good health. Lean meat (chicken, turkey and pork), tofu and beans (such as black, kidney and lima beans) are good sources of protein which should be consumed in moderation.

And although asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, lentils, peas, spinach, rhubarb, Chinese cabbage, whole grain breads and cereals contain purine, they do not increase the risk of gout if consumed in moderation.

A diet that is beneficial to people suffering from gout should be low in sugar and fat, but rich in fibre (or complex carbohydrates). In other words, have a balanced diet that includes fish, lean meat, whole grains, high-fibre rice, cereal, and fruits and vegetables, as well as a handful of nuts and seeds. Popular plant foods are: pineapple, banana, papaya, oranges, pears, apple, (blue, purple or red) berries, nangka, dragon fruit, watermelon and other melons, celery (not sure if it is diuretic?), kalian, sawi, cabbage, parsley, hot chilli, bell pepper, kunyit, loofah, lady’s finger, sweet potato leaves, ferns, and other green, leafy vegetables.

Good food that remove uric acid:
- Cucumbers are rich in sulfur and silicon that stimulate the kidneys into better removal of uric acid.
- Cherries have been shown to reduce uric acid.
- Strawberries are also reputed to be beneficial.

Drink six to eight glasses of water a day, will help flushing uric acid out of the body system. Exercise, maintain a healthy body weight and follow medical advice.

People suffering from high blood pressure or heart diseases may be prescribed diuretics. For gout sufferer, it is advised to use diuretic foods (eg, melon, watercress) or medicines (eg, aspirin, vitamin C and tea) sparingly.

Next action is to find Chinese recipe for gout diet :-(

Notes:
Prompt treatment of gout significantly speeds recovery. Treated immediately, a bout of gout will be greatly improved within two days. Untreated bouts, or those that receive delayed treatment, can cause gout to linger for days or even weeks.

References:
Dr. Gourmet
eVitamins
Medicine Net
John Hopkins Arthritis Center
Article by CHIA JOO SUAN, the Star, Wednesday March 14, 2007

Grandma's Herbs

Trip to Sydney Australia, 2006

US West Coast

US West Coast

Posted pictures that I have visited along the West Cost of the United States. Really amazed by the handiworks of God.

Vaccum Cleaner

Fully utilzed the Fantom vacuum cleaner given by Bee Choo, finally KO-ed after 5 years.

Bought an Electrolux EL7055A recently. Quite happy with the selection after the research done as below. Even though it is quite noisy, but it meets all the other criteria; ie, canister (light handle), bagless (save money on bag), self cleaning filter (save money on filter), easy handling (control is on the hanlde), and very powerful.

Bagless Vacuum Cleaners
Bagless Vacuum Cleaners Reviews
Best Vacuum Customer Review
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux EL 7055A

Eureka

Eureka is the maker of homecare products, from high-powered uprights, to wet and dry vacs, to handvacs, and more. According to company legend, when Fred Wardell founded the company, he felt that the term ?Eureka? symbolized a company that would create innovative products that would have an impact on the world.
Today, the Eureka brand continues to be recognized as one of the top vacuum cleaners in the world. Eureka products are for sale throughout North America and in 44 other nations. Today, the company concentrates exclusively on manufacturing and distributing more than 130 different models of vacuum cleaners and other home and commercial cleaning products.

The company has four brands: Eureka, Electrolux, Sanitaire and Beam. As a full-line company, Eureka offers uprights, including those with attachments; canisters, hand-held vacuums, home built-in systems, stick vacuums, battery-powered vacuum cleaners, wet-dry vacs, steam cleaners and home cleaning systems. Eureka also manufactures and offers original and replacement parts, including bags, belts, and filters for the models it manufactures.

Oreck Corporation

Oreck Corporation offers cleaning products including air purifiers, carpet steemer, and canister and upright vacuum cleaners for carpeting, laminate, tile, and hardwood floors. David Oreck founded the Oreck Corporation in the United States in 1963.
Oreck Corporation began as a company manufacturing upright vacuum cleaners for the hotel industry in the U.S. The concept was to design a lightweight yet powerful and durable vacuum that hotel housekeepers would prefer to the very heavy models available to them. The idea proved so successful that now over 50,000 hotels throughout the world use Oreck vacuums.

Oreck now sells throughout North America and South America, as well as in Europe and Asia. It has the reputation of being the maker of the very finest cleaning equipment available anywhere. It concentrates on lightweight cleaning machines of every style, each model having exceptional durability and ease of handling.

Grandma's Guardian

Grandma's guardian has no name. Chang Chiang or Chia Chiang brought him to grandma when he is still a puppy. He has been faithfully guarding grandma from intruders ever since.

Hokkien Is Easy

Someone sent me this. Had a good laugh :-)

Hokkien is easy. Just remember:
Children is gina kia
Bird is chiao kia
Korean Car is Kia
Give birth is seh kia
Furniture is Ikea
Police is mata kia
Small house is chu kia
Country name is Czechoslovakia
Puppy is kao kia
Kitten is ngiao kia
Chicken is kuey kia
Pig is tu kia
H/phone is nokia
I'm Hokkien kia,
Malay is huan kia
Hindu is kit leng kia
Kuai lou is ang mo kia
Chinese is t'ng lang kia
Japanese is jit pun kia
Bad Guy is phai kia

& Good Guy is ho kia

Person who reads this message is Gong Kia

If you laugh, you are Siow Kia

The Two Great Women In My Life

Received this email from my niece after my last visit home in Malaysia. Learnt that my oldest sister was diagnosed with breast cancer and mom had a bad case of gout attack.

Hi, Yong Yee.

Sorry to hear about grandma's gout condition. But i guess both women are mentally very strong and am sure they are strong will enough to accept any challenges that will be faced by them at this stage of their lives. I respect their courage and passion towards life and the determination to not give up hope that easily and we will do the same for them.

Take care. My regards to the rest over there.

Cheers,
Ah yoke