Cousins Gathering @ Starbucks, New World Park Posted by chiechek , Friday, 25 December 2009 at 02:58, in Labels: cousin, family, new world park, Penang, starbuck

Recently, I was pretty busy till no time to manage and upload my blog. I think most of the people right now is enjoying their holiday at home due the Christmas and upcoming New Year. So, right here I would like to wish everyone

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year~~~!!!

So, now I just want to update the my cousins gathering at starbucks. Who attended the gathering??? They were chieyang, ker lin, ker chia, szer lik, zheng lik and me. Chee Chie was promised to come but he failed to attend the gathering which made all of us disappointed. While his sister, Ker Ee needed study for the other day exam. Let's we see those attender's pictures and see how they rock the night~~~!!!

chieyang, always the youngest "participant" of our cousin event

zhenglik, who also known as yamlou (translate yourself into cantonese)

kerchia enjoy her java chips~~~!!!

kerlin with her mocha~~~!!

szerlik and me who are latte lover (unfortunately, we don't have any photo with our drinks:( )

So when you all have a drink in starbucks, what you all can do??? chatting??? surfing??? reading??? listening music??? or fb"ing" (you all should know what I mean right???) Neither of these activities we did in starbucks. We played poker :) We all like to play "chor dai dee" and we did play when we meet each other. Of course, some people like kerchia and szerlik did not like to play, they start to chit chat about some topic and discussion what to do on the upcoming day. We also discuss someone "scandals" like zhenglik. :p ask me if you are interested on it. XD

Poker game, it's aint boring as always you thought. We did shout, quarrel, cheat and we did whatever we can do to win. Here is some 'intersting' pictures about the poker game.

Poker Player start from left side: chieyang, zhenglik and ker lin

Of course...me as Dai Dee King~~~~!!! hahaha XD

As I said before, we try to cheat. But this time I was caught~~~!!! Who know to play should know why I was caught...

I get punishment which they no allowed me to speak or drink.... :X   T.T so sad

Everyone is focus to win the game. None of us will let the other win the game. See how are they focus on game. XD

kerlin, The Gamble Queen

chieyang, The Future Gamble King

So there was a game, chieyang win the game without any notification and zhenglik was extremely shock for it. See what he has done~~~!!! He hit the table and make the drink spill to everyone. >.<'''

See what zhenglik done???

Take a closer view~~~!!!

He felt shame about what he has done~~~!!!

I just passed him some tissue to rub off his tear.

*Guy should not drop tear~~~!!!

The winner and loser~~~!!! (I like this photo XD)

Before we want to leave, we gave a call to cheechie who promised to come the gathering but without showed any appearance in front of us. And we received a rumour that he want out yum cha with his friends. Of course, I got his excuse is he went there around 12 am and can't find us. >.<''' Brother~~~!!! so late le~~~!!! We all are good boy and we sure went back home le la. hahaha.

The view of the New World Park. Some Christmas decoration.

Guess who is taller in the pic??? You sure get the answer right??? XD

At the end, zhenglik was sent we all back to our home. This gathering was nice and we did enjoy to chat and play with other. Of course, we are going to have more gathering in the upcoming day and have fun with each other.

Birthday Dinner @ Hard Rock Cafe??? The Ship??? Posted by chiechek , Monday, 21 December 2009 at 13:00, in Labels: batu ferringi, birthday, Celebration, family, hard rock, Penang, the ship

This time WE ARE GOING TO HARD ROCK HOTEL~~~!!!

Here we are~~~!!!

After the Suprise Birthday Celebration, I never thought that I will gonna to have another celebration again. And well, seemed like my family has already planned to give me a continuously suprise till the end of the 15th of Dec. They have a discussion about where to have the dinner for my birthday. So, we did know that the recently opened Hard Rock Hotel got a nice cafe right there and thanks the information from my cousin Zheng Lik and Szer Lik, we notice that the Hard Rock Cafe do serve a nice environment and western food right there.

Ker Lin has suggested to dine in the Hard Rock Cafe, while chieyang was second it (who is very very very like to eat western food and we so called him as "tam chia"XD). So, we decided to move to Hard Rock Hotel @ Batu Ferringgi. Everyone did feel great and excited about dining in Hard Rock Cafe. After around 30 mins of car ride, we reached the Hard Rock Cafe and it really look great from its outer appearance. I can't wait to take the photo on it. Unfortunately, Ker Lin was took the camera and not allow me to touch so called her camera.

Family Photo without Ker Lin and me (coz we were fighting for the camera XD)

Right outside of the Hard Rock Cafe. Ker Chia and Michael Jackson :)

Inside the Hard Rock Cafe??? Nope...It is inside The Ship~~~!!! What???

So I think everyone must be confused for it already. Since just now I said that we planed to dine in the Hard Rock Cafe but we did end up in the The Ship. What have happened??? When we reached the Hard Rock Cafe, we only found out that the Hard Rock Cafe has been booked for the ING private function so we can't ever enter the cafe right before the end of ING private event. Disappointment, disappointment and disappointment. I would say this is a great disappointment for all of us. So, if you ask me what have I feel other than disappointment on that moment, I would tell you that is Hungry~~~!!! Disappointment has been followed by Hungry as well. We can't ever keep disappointment on that spot. My birthday dinner still have to carry on. So we discussed again and decided to dine in The Ship.

So no choice, we still have to eat and everyone start to read on menu.

Well, I seemed like not affected by the bad new coz today is MY DAY~~~!!!

Since It has become the fact, we will not ever waste the wonderful night and we start to read the menu. Just few minutes, we have decided what to order for our dinner. This time Ker Chia incharge to order for us because I am the man of the day. (actually juz becoz she is in the strategy place to deal with the waiter) My father ordered mushroom soup and Fish and Chips while my mother just ordered Chinatown Sharksfin with Crabmeat. chieyang as usual he order the Black Pepper Chicken Chop, Ker Chia as well with her favourite spaghetti, "Spaghetti Chicken Napolitana". Ker Lin then ordered Sizzling Chicken Fillet. Of course as the birthday boy I must order something special so I decided to order the Christmas Special Meal which included mouthwash cocktail + appetizer (Corn Soup with Crabmeat) + course meal (Phoenix Neptune Combo) + desert (Napolita Cake) + christmas gift. (I just ordered this meal coz I wan the gift. hahaha...) Just kidding la, I ordered this set of meal because it look nice and included chieyang favourite => desert. See actually I am a good brother. Don't you think so??? hahaha...

I has been attracted by 'Phoenix' word...hahaha

So here our salad or know as the mouthwash cocktail.

So just before the main meal served, Ker Chia and chieyang enjoyed with their drink.

 Ker Lin and Ker Chia with their tasty soup.

Within 10 minutes, all our foods have been served and everyone start to enjoy their own food. Of course we did exchange among ourselve to share what we ordered.

Ker Lin's Sizzling Chicken Fillet

chieyang's Black Pepper Chicken Chop

My father's Fish and Chips

My meal - Phoenix Neptune Combo

So right after we done with our meal, the waiter has been served me with my desert and the christmas gift. Let's we see what is my christmas gift and what gonna happen to my desert and christmas gift.

                                                    

 Here Come My Desert~~~!!!

T.T end up eaten by chieyang

My Christmas Gift~~~!!!

 

I don't know what they have make for the deal??? But they seemed ike to have some evil plans...

Now only I realised that they even wan steal my Christmas Gift... T.T

Of Course, it will end up with me... and it belongs to me.. :p

Here some random pictures of the night which was taken by Ker Lin. She did waste a lot of nice pictures of the night just because setting the wrong mode of the camera. sobzz~~~!!! However, she did manage took some pictures without notice of all of us.

Ker Chia what facial expression is that???

Omg~~~!!! someone took my pic while I was drinking the soup~~~!!

chieyang was drinking

Ops~~~!! I caught you~~~!!

Although the dinner in The Ship was not in our initiate plan, but we did end up with a happy and joyful night. Of course, I want to thank to my family to give me a memorable birthday. And I also wish to get another change to dine in the Hard Rock Cafe where I can date with MJ. (hahaha...dating with MJ...woohoo~~~!!!)

Juz wait for me MJ... I will date with you someday...

After the wondeful dinner, we went back and someone was complaint that they are not full with the meal. So I fetch them to Kapitan for supper. (and I found out that Kapitan maggie goreng was not as nice as BRJ...which cause I miss BRJ maggie goreng...hahaha)

A Surprise Birthday Celebration~~~!!! Posted by chiechek , Thursday, 17 December 2009 at 03:05, in Labels: birthday, Celebration, family

15th of December, a precious day which I was born on this date. I still remember I did celebrate my birthday when I was a kid. However, as I grew up, the celebration become less and less and I also not really care about it. For me, whenever the day I spent with my family, the day will be more important and precious than my own birthday. So, this year I not even thinking of any celebration for my birthday. Just before 12am of 15th Dec, I still sit in front of my laptop and continued playing the online game. Everything seemed like just normal for me and not even one of my sis or bro greet me for my birthday.

Suddenly, Ker Chia forced me to leave my laptop and help her to move something. When I went out of my room I still don't know what gonna to be happened. Everyone just come out from nowhere and greet me happy birthday. Omg~~~!!! They were giving me a surprise and I did really surprise for what they have done. I found a cake on the living room table.

My Birthday Cake~~~!!!

I just realised that my sisters wait me take a nap and went out in the afternoon to buy me a cake for me. If I said I got no feeling about what they done, then I am deserved for this suprise birthday celebration. I did feel touch but as "tough" guy, I should not and will not express my feeling on my face. With slightly happy facial expression, then I said thanks for them.

After that, the birthday song singing section sure will be carried out and I would like to comment is my brother and sisters are not really practice well for the birthday song. This is slightly "decrease" my joy about the surprise celebration. (Kidding la...if I said like that they sure will kill me :p). Then, I make a birthday wish which is I want a lot a lot of money (a bit greedy ya???) Nope, I am not to waste my birthday wish. I of course wish to have many many many leng lui come and celebrate with me. Neither of them are my wish. Everyone seem like interested to know what is people birthday wish. So this is the reason, I would like to keep it as secret. (hahaha...what you all can do???come beat me la :p)

I looked so happy with the cake

 Make a Wish

Cut the cake (quite hard...coz the hard chocolate cover :p)

After every precise steps of "birthday celebration ceremony", of course we are going to cut the cake. Suddenly, I heard there was some liquid dripping sound. Omg~~~!!! My young brother was dripping saliva, he can't wait to get a piece of cake to eat. Now only I realise all my siblings so hunger for the cake. Everyone seem like very enjoy this wonderful, so am I.

 They are so hunger and craving for the cake >.<'''

Start fight for the cake

Ker Lin with the Strawberry

Ker Chia aimed for the topped white chocolate

 At last, I would like to say Thank You to Ker Chia and Ker Lin. Thanks for the Birthday Cake. I am Happy with that~~~!!! Thanks for everything and the surprise birthday celebration.

Thank You for the cake :)

At last, here is my family photo. :) thx everyone...

Thanks For the Surprise~~!!! I am loving it~~~!!!

(P/S: Seem like I didn't update my blog for so many days and quite a number of my friends keep asked me to increase my post. I think they should felt bored about what I have. I quite lazy to update my blog cause I am gonna to fully utilize my holiday till don't have free time to write any blog. However, I got a lot of ideas and events to post up. So just stay tune with http://chiechek.blogspot.com ~~!!!)

Mulan 花木兰 Posted by chiechek , Friday, 4 December 2009 at 03:11, in Labels: movie review

         木兰辞

        唧唧复唧唧，木兰当户织。
　　不闻机杼声，惟闻女叹息。
　　问女何所思，问女何所忆。
　　女亦无所思，女亦无所忆。
　　昨夜见军帖，可汗大点兵，
　　军书十二卷，卷卷有爷名。
　　阿爷无大儿，木兰无长兄.
　　愿为市鞍马，从此替爷征。
　　东市买骏马，西市买鞍鞯，
　　南市买辔头，北市买长鞭。
　　旦辞爷娘去，暮宿黄河边.
　　不闻爷娘唤女声，但闻黄河流水鸣溅溅。
　　旦辞黄河去，暮至黑山头，
　　不闻爷娘唤女声，但闻燕山胡骑鸣啾啾。
　　万里赴戎机，关山度若飞。
　　朔气传金柝，寒光照铁衣。
　　将军百战死，壮士十年归。
　　归来见天子，天子坐明堂。
　　策勋十二转，赏赐百千强。
　　可汗问所欲，木兰不用尚书郎；
　　愿驰千里足，送儿还故乡。
　　爷娘闻女来，出郭相扶将；
　　阿姊闻妹来,当户理红妆；
　　小弟闻姊来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。
　　开我东阁门，坐我西阁床，
　　脱我战时袍，著我旧时裳，
　　当窗理云鬓，对镜帖花黄。
　　出门看伙伴，伙伴皆惊忙：
　　同行十二年，不知木兰是女郎。
　　雄兔脚扑朔，雌兔眼迷离；
　　双兔傍地走，安能辨我是雄雌?

花木兰这个人物是从木兰辞中演变出来的...人物的真伪实在是不法考察...但木兰辞所表达的代父从军却是为世人所赞颂的崇高情节...花木兰2009得到很多人的期待...是由赵薇与陈坤主演...至于他们的演绎是否满足人们的期待这是一个见仁见智的问题...

这是花木兰2009的预告：



由赵薇演绎的木兰是一个忠国爱家的女人...奈何生不逢“性”...此“性”原意为性别的“性”...以男权之上的封建社会...女人是不允许从军的...生为女生的木兰从小就有惊人的武艺...但是女儿身的她却被她的父亲引为人生一憾...就在她父亲被强征从军之时...木兰为了避免她年老病衰的父亲战死沙场...她毅然披起父亲的盔甲...执起家传宝剑...驿宝马...奔驰于辽阔的沙土...为父从军而去...

雄兔脚扑朔，雌兔眼迷离；双兔傍地走，安能辨我是雄雌?

战场...是一个不是敌死就是我亡的场地...感情在于战场上本来就是一个奢侈物...这或许是女人不可上战场的原因...女人原本就比男人多愁善感...就算是骁勇征战的木兰似乎也撇不开对于人的情感...一次又一次的情感交纠...让她开始体会战争的残酷...她觉悟与了解她父亲常说的“战场上不可建立感情”...若是要讲木兰在战场上最大的收益就是她遇见了她的一生挚爱...文泰...由于她对文泰的特殊感情...让她这巾帼不让须眉的女将军失去对于战场冷静与精确的判断。一次又一次的错误判断...让己军损失惨重...失去对敌的先机...

                                   

沙尘滚滚骏马驰，挥起宝刀雄心壮；刀光一闪敌将坠，饮尽敌血始方休。

连番的激战...军士的生离死别...遗留下来也只不过是可以送还家乡的令牌...剧中文泰为不让阵亡军士的家属更添伤心...他把令牌上的血迹清洗干净...在一次军队出阵的时候。由于木兰放不下情感。只由文泰孤军上阵而中途遇伏。文泰身受重伤。他为了让木兰切断情感。真正成为可以独当一面的将军而虚报阵亡。文泰阵亡的假消息让木兰崩溃。

                               

儿女情，英雄气，孰长孰短？枯骨万丈，埋尽儿女之情。

经过她的青梅竹马费小虎（房祖名绎）连番激励...木兰终于走出文泰之死的伤悲...她激奋而战...而取得节节胜利...她的战功却招来大将军的嫉妒...

                             

人生百年，如梦如幻。有生有死，壮士何憾？保我国土，扬我国威，生有何欢，死有何憾？北地胡风，南国炊烟，思我妻儿，望我家园，关山路阻，道长且远。

就在最后一战...木兰的军队被北魏大将军遗弃...以数万军士对抗柔然的数十万大军...这简直是以卵击石...但若是跟着木兰的战略走...胜利很大的可能是属于北魏这一方...背水一战的木兰军被围困于峡谷之中...这使木兰身受重伤...文泰及时地出现就了木兰一命...而小虎拼命的奋战...而木兰的撤退得到了一些些时间...对于小虎与其他将士的壮烈牺牲...对北魏军又是一次又一次的打击...

                               

柔然是狼，魏人是羊。

就在北魏军要完全溃败之时...文泰出示他真实的身份...原来他是北魏的王子拓跋宏...日后北魏的明主...他以自己为俘虏的条件换取军队的安全...当木兰康复之时。她毅然深赴敌营。营救文泰。木兰与柔然公主达成和平条约...木兰成功刺杀柔然单于...营救出文泰...文泰事后才知道木兰与柔然公主的和平条约是公主将会下嫁文泰...而北魏与柔然将会结为友邦...故事的结局竟是木兰无法与她所爱的人厮守终身...文泰为了国家大义。必须娶她所不爱的公主...而木兰为了国家的利益与两国的和平...她必须取舍于爱人与国家之间...国家的大义让木兰无法不牺牲自我...成就了悲剧式的爱情...

                           

此拥一别隔江山，轻袖挥别与君情；国家之义为郎义，唯有泪挥儿女情。

整部戏看起来还不错...由戏的一开始...木兰的爹就强调轻易不能建立在战场上...但是人岂能忘情...木兰还是意气用事...造成几番的军事打击....唯有在文泰死亡的消息传进她的耳朵....木兰始方搁下儿女之情...英勇奋战...建立赫赫军功....不足之处是战场十二年漫漫长战始终是在戈壁之上....场景略嫌为沉闷与不变....而北魏军也常被柔然埋伏...却不懂行军之道....以虚示敌...似乎只懂得盲目进军....而忘了兵法虚实之道...柔然的强悍是建立在在于他们国家的贫乏物质而让他们想攻下南方丰衣足食之地..."为什么要抢劫呢？为了铁...拿铁来做什么呢？作武器...做武器来做么？好抢劫..."柔然其实是一个很简单的国家...抢掠只不过是他们的生存之道而以...小虎与乌龟则为此戏增添了不少的笑料...他们最后的壮烈牺牲实在是让人动容...叹息人类的情感...这是我们现代人难以一觅的患难之情...木兰与文泰的爱情也被国家大义给葬送了....当我一知文泰是拓跋宏之时...我已知他们俩是没结局的....因为拓跋宏未来将是北魏的名主...整部戏似乎注重在于感情戏上...而战争的鸿烈场面却是乏见....为此让史诗式战争黯然不少....

在最后...让我们聆听孙燕姿主唱的主题曲...