Newtown Festival 2006

 
 
 
  

SouthPark 1008 Make Love Not Warcraft Full Episode

I am not a WoW fan - and this episode made me sure that I did a right thing. The last things I need are to get fatter and acnes....

Real Gilligan's Island Sexy Pie Fight

I like this version of Gilligan's Island better. I guess this was all the boys imagined when watching the originals.

Sydney, Ahoy!

 
 
 

Beautiful weather, great food, awesome friends (and new friends) and a lot of booze. Add a yacht and Sydney sceneries, a bit of water, that'll make a perfect day.

Fore some people, including myself - we added beer and watermelon on a park and some football (soccer for you americans). Came home and took a nice hot bath and hit the bed. What a day.... 

Hurricane Grill, Bondi Beach

My office buddy Keiron organising a great meaty night out in Hurricane Grill, 130 Roscoe Road, Bondi Beach. It may be the first time a marketing guy telling the truth about a product as it was really awesome! And it did come in the "right" portion for meat lovers. So there was I sitting with good friends enjoying the food and beer. It was very crowded, people were queueing to get tables, and it was Wednesday! Good think we had our table reserved. This is definitely a recommendation, and you may see me popping in once in a while.... Well done, or should I say "Rare"?

Emoticon Cake

birthday cake
Originally uploaded by meebo.

Meebo's birthday cake - very unique

Shanghai: It's a Big Pajama Party

This was taken from Reuters. Should've introduced them to "Victoria Secret"....

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - People wearing pajamas in public, still a common sight in Shanghai, is one of the most irritating aspects of life in China's biggest city, according to an opinion poll of residents.

The survey found that pajama-wearing on the streets and in public places such as shops, banks and parks is among the most uncivilized things in the city, along with aggressive pets, unhelpful neighbors and disregard for the natural environment,

Over 16 percent of respondents said they or family members often donned pajamas in public, and 25 percent reported they sometimes did, Yang Xiong, a professor who helped conduct the poll, said Wednesday.

The survey was sponsored by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and the Shanghai Women's Federation.

Theories differ over why the practice of wearing pajamas -- baggy cotton outfits which are often printed with flowers or small animals -- is so widespread in China's richest and most cosmopolitan city.

Some believe residents are showing off their social status by underlining how close to the city center they live, while others say it is a holdover from life many decades ago in small, self-contained communities.

© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.

I'm going to Floriade 2006

Floriade is coming! This Saturday the famous Australian Flower Festival begins and I will be there. I already booked my car, will pick it up tomorrow and off to Canberra for the weekend.

I will keep you all posted.

Jogja

Jogja (nickname for Yogyakarta), is hardly my home. But I always consider myself a Jogjanese. It is a Special Administration Region of Indonesia and a special place in my heart.

Ok Go - Here It Goes Again

Very creative choreography from Ok Go, a Swedish band. They gained popularity from internet populations and their songs (and videos) are available in iTunes Music Store. It is amazing that how new ways of self promoting methods came out. Their website is also very cool http://okgo.net/ - I like the game there as well.

A Girl with Urban Husband....

Beautiful But Stupid !! - video powered by Metacafe

I know this is wrong, but this is so hillarious I just have to put it in the blog. Sorry to those who got offended by this video.

Good Bye My Little Friends.....

Couple of months ago - a couple of pigeons decided to settle down in my balcony. They placed a nest and lived there. They lived their own live and never got into my place eventhough I kept my windows open. We were just happy neighbours. They laid a couple of cute eggs and last Monday baby birds started chirping. That was an awesome experience for me. For almost a week, I always heard chirping and purring in my balcony every morning.
Friday morning, I woke up and found the couple in my living room and flying around wildly. I was a little bit angry because they had violate my property. I shooed them away, closed the windows and went to work. When I went back from work, I saw the couple standing outside and "kind of" staring at me. I ignored them because I was still feel violated by that morning incident. And I did not notice the chirping....
This morning I was doing my laundry and cleaning, and I still saw the birds standing outside and staring at me. I went out and to my surprise, I saw the baby birds were lying cold. My anger dissapeared and what I could do is to tell them how sorry I was and started cleaning the nest and the dead babies. The couple gave me a nod (or I thought they were) and walked off and flew away.
I would like to say to the baby birds that their life was not a waste. You had given me a slight happiness and that really means a lot to me. To the couple, life sometimes does not go as you would like it to be, but you have to keep on moving on and hope for the best. Good luck. Good bye my little friends....

How Music Gets you High

A neuroscientist explains why women want rock stars to father their children, and how melodies can work like Prozac.

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Trust your instincts

The evidence seems to be that the conscious mind isn't much use in making hard decisions .

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Genius Junk Food

6 formerly forbidden snacks that are actually good for you.



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Jay Chou - Fearless

Jay Chou's new music video for his new song Fearless - at theme song for the latest Jet Li's movie with the same title. Jay Chou is one of my favourite Chinese artists who had released world-class songs.

Carlton loves the Wii

Carlton+Wii controler +Pointer Sisters=20 seconds of FUN I was laughing my a$$ off watching this video!

Queen

Queen is my favourite band. It has a looney and gay characters - thanks to Freddie - as well as intelligent and grande elements build into their songs. Queen had crossed different genres, combined them, mix them, experimented with them. Some people like it, some don't. But they had done it. Queen - you are made in heaven.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Trailer # 1

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley reunite in Walt Disney Pictures' PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST, an all new epic tale chronicling the further mis-adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, Captain Jack sets sail on an all new adventure – filled with more intrigue, more spectacular special effects and more comedy. Opens July 7, 2006.

Braun Buffel in The Flesh

 
My folks and I were on vacation in Philip Island, Victoria back in May 2005. We went to a farm for country lunch and this furry thing crossed the street with full ignorance on our way back. We had to stop our car for a couple of minutes until it finally on the other side. This thing is huge. Good thing I had chicken for the lunch. I would not want to mess up with this giant. 

Bird Eye View of My Apartment Building

 
This is as close as Google Earth can do for Australia. But I can distinctly recognize my building. Very cool. I did the same with my friends' home but I won't put them due to privacy reason. Big Brother is watching you..... 

Newtown Festival 2005

 
This was the biggest Newtown Festival I've ever been. Since I left Australia years ago, the festival was never this big. I heard the festival attracted around 200,000 people - which maybe made Newtown sunk a little bit. It was a good fun - music, food, bazaar. I am all those.
Can't wait for this year's festival. Really looking forward to that. 

Ol' Shanghai Alley

Ol' Shanghai Alley
Originally uploaded by cyberlucky.

After so many late night activities in Shanghai, my buddies and I sometimes did an afternoon walk around area in Shanghai where "laowais" not usually go to. We enjoyed walking and seeing the real Shanghai life, sometimes.
We were amazed to see street sellers making wonton, noodles, and old shops selling things that we thought already extinct. But what caught our eyes when we passed this alley that has beautiful symmetry. And no, we did not take a piss in the alley.

Hootersmobile

Hootersmobile
Originally uploaded by cyberlucky.

Hooters is back to Australia. Picking a location further part of Sydney - Parramata, the "family" restaurant is trying to make a comeback. I went all the way from Newtown just to try its famous wings. It has been a while since I went to Hooters - last was Shanghai Hooters.
I actually parked behind this not-too-new BMW 316ti with customized plate "LEGZ" - too bad the reflection made it barely visible.

PS: This Hooters is the most diversed Hooters I've ever been. But they need to put more effort to survive the business.

Million Dollars View of Sydney

Million Dollars View of Sydney
Originally uploaded by cyberlucky.

I was in the Governor's House in Sydney and when I was looking at the window, I just had to take the picture. I bet a lot of people took the same picture - maybe even better, but it really is a spectacular view. It takes millions of dollars to be able to go home with this view.

Broken Vending Machine

 
 
The vending machine in my office floor somehow always refuses to spit out products made by Coca Cola. I always pick Pepsi Max instead, but some people still insist on Coca Cola. So I put a note to avoid disappointment, and it seemed the maintenance guy could not find what was wrong with the machine. He left his comment in my note instead and ask us to call him everytime the problem occurs - he also left some Coca Cola cans and coins.
FYI, the vending machine still has the same problem. But I did not bother to put the notes anymore. We just keep on calling him. 

Soft-Shell Crab at Thai Express - World Square, Sydney

 
 

This is a great treat. The soft-shelled crab is really hit the spot. I went with my office buddy Keiron for lunch. I recommend this to everyone who can eat shellfish who happen to be in the neighborhood.