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      <title>Around the world in a day!</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:56:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                               &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A little history lesson here. Ibn Battuta is a Morrocan traveller who travelled for nearly 30 years in the past. He travelled to different countries throughout his journey which includes China, Persia, Egypt, India, Tunisia and Andalusia. I guess previously Persian and Andalusia was a country itself... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/4097802717_6e6929272d_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeap, this 6 places&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Well, do you think its possible to visit those 6 countries in a day? Well, you can do so in the Ibn Battuta Mall. Yeap, there's a mall named after Ibn Battuta. A single level, 1.3km length from one end to another, this is the place built according to the mentioned 6 countries that Battuta travelled to. Besides shopping, shoppers can learn a bit of history here too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/4097799017_11b86055ab_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Historic articles and items all over the mall besides the shops&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Have I mentioned about the decoration? Unlike normal shopping centre, each court here have design based on their own theme. You wouldn't feel like you are walking under the same shopping center!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4098553728_2f0ca66a5b_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The boat in China Court&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4098558356_1ff561f4eb_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Amazing interior designs in Tunisia Court&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/4097798109_7cacd959a6_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Persian court (if I m not mistaken &amp;gt;_&amp;lt;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I can go on and on about how awesome Ibn Battuta's design is. However, this place might not be suitable for window shoppers as there's not much shops here compare to the other shopping center. Moving on, the next place I visited is among the most popular spot in the Middle East. Care to take a guess?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4098551004_b7e76b008d_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;This pic is the clue.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; For those that have guessed desert, you are &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;CORRECT&lt;/span&gt;!!! Wondering why I visited the desert while its already so darn hot? Well, according to a reliable trip website, its on the top of the list of &quot;Must Do in Dubai&quot; and we went there in the evening thus its not that hot anymore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/4098548534_2a4bdb6703_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me and sis when we just reached.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4097792731_ac05961f78_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ya, silly face of mine yet again ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The desert is actually a nice place to visit, just make sure there's good navigator and lots of people around ya. Hehe... The ride on the 4 wheel drive over the desert are something like a roller coaster ride. They drifted, go uphill, sudden break and everything to ensure that they won't be stuck.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/4098546662_a07da3e30f_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jumping in the middle of nowhere!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/4098547836_666a427785_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sunset at the desert ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/4097787859_4eb0d14ae6_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here we are, at the destination. Hehe&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The campsite at the middle of nowhere, with lots of activities. The main event is the belly dancing performances follow by a Lebanese dinner buffet. Before that, we can opt to take a ride on the camel, take a puff or two of shisha, have some appetizer before the dinner and even take pic with a desert eagle... &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;NOT &lt;/span&gt;the handgun. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/4097786981_9280a216a7_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hard to believe you can do all&lt;br&gt;this in the desert ei?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Soon after, arabic music started to play all around the campsite and the belly dancer takes on the stage with some impressive moves. Imagine balancing a rod on your waist while still belly dancing! Now that's impressive.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4097782729_f2f1937473_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The crowd cheering on for her&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4098538902_c87bbf90e4_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;There goes the crowd joining the belly dancer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/4097784837_2e2ebba2ca_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Lebanese buffet dinner&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Later on, its the journey back home. Its a totally new and wonderful experience for me. Never ever think that a desert can be so enjoyable. Oh, anybody want any desert sands? They are much smoother and smaller in particle size compare to normal sands. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;                    
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      <title>Uniquely Singapore Tour</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A day after the Nuffnang Awards, bloggers were given the chance to visit places of interest all over Singapore. Didn't join the first part of the tour, thus missing out on the Chinatown Heritage Museum, Mint Museum of Toys and Raffles Hotel.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4075720506_64a6aedcfc_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lucky i didn't miss the fun part! ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I joined the group when they were at the Royal Selangor Pewter. Had a tour around the place before we had our own &quot;knocking&quot; experience. We are given a flat piece of pewter and the alphabets mold to &quot;knock&quot; on whatever words we wants to. At the end of the knocking session, we were given a certificate for participating in the School of Hard Knocks program. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/4081857295_e851fcbd12_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;And so the knocking begins!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/4082619408_547e8b7d80_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The bunch with the end product ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The next stop is the Singapore Flyer. For the record, this is my third time visiting the flyer. First with my sister, second with Jessiebi and this is the third. The scenery there are still the same, except for the ongoing construction on the Singapore IR (Integrated Resort).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4075722076_8b91818767_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Flyer's view from below&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/4074972307_739061514e_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me and Chris &quot;meditating&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/4075732270_35fe685dc5_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The super nice group photo!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Later on, we went to Marina Bay to chill and take photos. By the time we reached there everyone was tired for different reason. Of course, for our group is due to the 434 session the night previously. Okay crapping aside, I like the photo below. &lt;strike&gt;Minus Chris is even better&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/4074970475_932ae9cb1f_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, this photo. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/4074976033_02022f64e9_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The mini group photo at Marina Bay&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After that group shot we became more and more hyper. We did various jump shots. No, not the basketball jump shots... Its the picture taken while you are in the jumping action.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/4074973707_1a41ddaa63_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shots like this&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Later on made our way to the Merlion and my oh my its already night time. However that still won't stop enthusiastic photographer to keep on shooting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4074969323_8efa7f4049_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;They are the 3 good examples&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After that headed down to Bugis before going to Orchard. Was kinda disappointed couldn't get what we wanted to get, but hey at least we get to eat MOS burger. Later on its even more 434 session before the peeps leaving for Malaysia the next day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;          
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      <title>Dubai Trip Day 2</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                               &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The second day was rather adventurous. We went on a mini backpacking tour. Drove for a good 45minutes before we reached somewhere near the Dubai Creek. Along the way, I noticed that the buildings are not just plain squarish design.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4072046278_e08cb61184_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The buildings there have nice designs&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If I am not mistaken, the weather that day was just above 40 degree Celcius. However, I still see people hanging out on open space area. As for me...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/4071282605_14de441dfe_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yea, Sunblock don't really help that much...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Anyhow, the first stop was the Dubai Museum which was about half an hour walk away from the car park. Located in Al Fahidi Fort, it was built in 1787 and its the oldest existing building in Dubai. It exhibits almost everything from the history of Dubai until the future projects.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/4072043608_4c1fb460bf_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;I was there! ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Upon entering the museum, the first section was mainly on what people uses previously for their daily living. The weapons, the boats, the daily job's tools and historic articles are among them. Was quite impressed that they managed to maintain the objects until these days.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4072041794_57bd1772d0_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me just being me, only lamer. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Further exploring into the musuem, we saw the evolved Dubai into a trading centers in between countries. People from all over the world, mainly Europeans and Westerners came to Dubai for business purposes. From that moments onwards Dubai started to bloom.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4071277017_f151a9aa58_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The &quot;people&quot; there are not shy in front of the camera. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/4072039008_83e5f9a31e_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Us at the ship building section&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I don't know how to say this but I enjoy going to the museum. Not to say I must go to a museum whenever I am on tour. Its just the thing about museum that attracts me. I love to see all the exhibition items and all. I don't know if you get what I am trying to say though. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4071274457_029027b278_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yeah, things like this attracts me. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After the museum, we travelled by foot to Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum House. Along the way, we passed by the old souk. Totally opposite from Madinat Jumeirah, this souk sells cheaper items in the open air. After the old Souk, is another long walk under the sun before we reach Al-Maktoum House.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/4071273713_e185ff28cb_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The place to be for people on a tight budget&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/4072034550_bd8b1748f2_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, the weather is seriously very very clear... &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;AND HOT!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/4072030260_59f7ca255e_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Finally we are here!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The moment I stepped into the house, I got a feeling that this place looks so familiar. Its not that I come to Dubai before. Its because this place has been featured in the Amazing Race before! Its featured in Amazing Race Asia season 1 and the Amazing Race features various other places in Dubai too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/4072032480_8430699260_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jumping in joy at where the Clue Box was placed(I think)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Okay, AR facts aside. The house was just like Dubai Museum but the architecture of the house are way much nicer than the museum. There's coins collection, stamps collection, currency collection and painting collection. Of course, I enjoy my time there. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4071268393_0e47e3d086_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just a few more camwhore photos&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Can you believe it that we spent most of the day just in 2 places? By the time we reached home for dinner its already about 6pm. Tired due to walking for the whole day, we decided to end the day with a video conference with the family members back at home. &lt;br&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/4081833235_8d5d30e50d_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are family~ ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                    
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      <title>Satay outing during Deepavali</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:42:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                         &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I don't celebrate Deepavali at all, but for the past 2 years I did. Last year, I came back from SG to meet the bunch of blogging friends for the first time and went to &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://josh524.blogdrive.com/archive/184.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MOS Euphoria&lt;/a&gt; on the first day and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://josh524.blogdrive.com/archive/185.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;TGIF&lt;/a&gt; on the second day. This year, I celebrated it by having a dinner outing with fellow blogging friends in Kajang. If you called that a celebration. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/4049051936_7110614280_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kajang eat what? Satay lar of course ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The night started off with guiding &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://jackieloi.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jackie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://blog.flymenigel.com/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Nigel&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://jacquelyn88.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Jacq&lt;/a&gt; down to  Kajang. Almost there and Chris called. Apparently, he got one of those  FML moments. To summarize everything, he got lost in Kajang, phone died, found  phone charger but car died... Anyway I found him and he's still alive.  XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4049052004_9504058155_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.baynn.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Anis&lt;/a&gt; was the earliest to reach with her brother&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.vista-crew.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Alex&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://josm.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jeffro&lt;/a&gt; was there too. There's some of them that I met them for the first time. Xiang and Sam falls into this category, while Pui Yeng... I knew her for so long but then this is the first time I meet &lt;strike&gt;heartless&lt;/strike&gt; her. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4048306075_4b84e24cc6_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://speakingtomato.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Christhoo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://seraphsam.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sam&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://unavailing-white.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Puiyeng&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4049052118_1d22b8f7d0_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://xiang208.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Xiang&lt;/a&gt;'s hairy arms is more famous than him. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Everyone has arrived and the satay feasting starts. Its been a while since i last had any satay, and this experience was made more memorable by hanging out with a bunch of friends. Too bad that &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.benjicajess.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jessiebi&lt;/a&gt; can't make it since she's in Ipoh. The irony is she went back to visit her sick grandfather and in return she got food poisoning. &amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/4048306209_3fe6a879a5_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Camwhore before makan: Nigel, me and Chris&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/4049052294_20229233b5_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The duo who reached later than us, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://sweetestapplepie.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kim&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://dudefrommonkeyland.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Zhao&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4048306331_dcbb5cd3cb_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Finally met &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://mylildivaworld.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;voxmui&lt;/a&gt; for more than 10 seconds. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; We chit chat-ed and crapped alot until there's continuous laughter all the time. Soon enough it was time for us to go. However, we continue taking pics outside from the Satay place and crap like there's no tomorrow. Roughly about 45 minutes later only we decided to truly call it a &lt;strike&gt;day&lt;/strike&gt; night. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/4049052398_9da28d83b4_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me and Jeffro terrorizing them XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/4048306439_f905f62425_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not ready yet lar~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/4046395506_35f1f7097d_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Finally a nice group photo ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Oh, all photograph are by Christhoo. Its truly a great experience. Had fun with you guys. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                
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                         &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Yeap, I went to Dubai last month. Before I start to talk about the trip... I would like to bitch about MAS airlines. A 7 hour flight without &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;ANY PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT SCREEN?!?!?!?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I can die of boredom seriously if not for my MP3 player and PSP...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/4058595684_1e669ce572_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;DAMN YOU MAS AIRLINES!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Bitching aside... I landed at the Dubai International Airport around 3am local time. The first thing I feel when I stepped out from the Airport... Freaking &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;HOT! &lt;/span&gt;The night time temperature is about the same as the daytime temperature in Malaysia... Imagine how hot it can be during the daytime...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/4057872299_8451753890_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;I wonder how the camels can withstand the heat there&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Went back to rest at sister's apartment before going out for my first ever sight seeing in Dubai. The first place we covered is Madinat Jumeirah. Its widely known as the souk, which means traditional Arabic market.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4057875641_dde0d8e02a_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Madinat Jumeirah, modernly traditional market. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The architecture&amp;nbsp; and design looks like an open-air souk right? Well, don't be fooled. The whole building is equipped with air-cons. its a great example of fusion between traditional and modern design. Items like souvenir, traditional clothings, painting, house decorations and shisha are widely available here. Just watch out for the price tag before you get anything as not everything is cheap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/4057870231_448956fa31_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yea, a stall selling shishas only! Bet somebodeh's eyes will go @_@ &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4058613566_88a5755f0f_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me and my sis in front of the stall&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Just outside from the souk, there's classy dining place all around the waterfront. Just opposite the water front are two resort hotels. There's even boat services for hotel guest to go around the waterfront. Of course, not to forget is the magnificant view of the Burj Al-Arab, the proclaimed first ever &quot;7 star&quot; hotel in the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4058607080_2d9524e455_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the dining place by the waterfront&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4058604612_a2ccbc1a35_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Guest from the hotel taking a ride on the sampan-like boat&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4058602590_2a0e815e2a_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am touching the tip of the 7 star hotel XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Next stop, Dubai Mall. Totally different from Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai Mall is arguably the biggest mall in the world. The mall itself have an indoor theme park, aquarium, ice skating rinks, cinemas and of course gazillion shops! I bet even shopaholics can't even cover every single shop in the mall in a week time. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2529/4058600338_539c0e14bc_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clocwise from top left&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;)&lt;/font&gt; Part of the Dubai Mall, Ice-Rink,&lt;br&gt;Dubai Aquarium and the Fountain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/4057904893_294bab2560_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Fountain: You dive, I... fly?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/4058639690_a349c13848_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;A chance to be a spoilt ruler for 10 seconds. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A short walk out from the mall, there's plenty of wonderful scenery and buildings to look at. The Souk Al Bahar is just opposite Dubai Mall, the tallest building in the world Burj Dubai is within sight and of course the Burj Dubai Lake with Musical Fountain performance from 7pm onwards. By the time we were there, its just about sunset time and we spent a lot of time there snapping the sunset pics. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/4058642684_5410d3bff5_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;I must say, I am impressed with the overall building designs there&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/4058636794_da08be7ee8_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me, Burj Dubai and the sunset. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/4057898369_eaf5c892fa_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wonder if the structure taste as good as it looks?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2513/4058640984_54fc2736a2_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nice sunset view&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dinner was at the Souk Al Bahar in a Thai cuisine shop call the Mango Tree. By far this is the grandest thai food I ever had. We took the A-La Carte Buffet special and the food are definitely worth the money. We started off with the welcome snacks and appetizer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/4057877571_4d133d2907_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Welcome to Mango Tree, where there will be&lt;br&gt;no mango tree around XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2526/4057879177_9ffb5fa949_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Comfy sofa with pillows, makes me wanna sleep&lt;br&gt;there after dinner&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4057881271_ff0ca74d74_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The welcome snacks, crackers with sauce and dates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/4058625472_a0a5879763_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Appetizer consist of beef satay, meatballs, pohpia and&lt;br&gt;Thai-style Veges. I just&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt; LOOOOOOOOVE &lt;/span&gt;the meatballs!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Next up, is the choice between a few Thai specialty soups. Both me and my sis chose the Tom Yum Goong, always the choice when it comes to Thai soup and we didn't regret it. The prawn is so fresh and the Tom Yum is very rich in flavor! Will kill for another bowl right now... &amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/4058623360_28842299cc_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Among of the best Tom Yum Goong I tried&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; There's 8 dishes to choose from for the main course. Me and my sis decided to try all of them. First up, introducing the least favorite among the 8 dishes. &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Tow Hoo Nam Daeng &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;(toufu and bok choi with brown sauce)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;,&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 102, 255);&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Nua Phad Grapow&lt;/span&gt; (minced beef with holy basil and red chilies)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Planungmanow &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;(steamed fillet of hammour with spicy lemon sauce)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(102, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Gai Phad &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Med Ma-Maung&lt;/span&gt; (stir fried chicken with cashew nuts). &lt;/span&gt;Tried something similar like these a lot of times, thus none of these leave a deep impression.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4057891545_72a33e1da5_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clocwise from top left&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;) &lt;/font&gt;The toufu, beef, fish and chicken.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Next up, the other 4 dishes which I think are excellent. &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Pho Phad Phong Ka Ree&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(stir fried mud crab in yellow curry)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Nua Yong Nam Tok&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(marinated rib eye steak)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Gaeng Kiew Wan Gai&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(chicken fillet in gree curry sauce)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Phad Thai Jay&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;(rice noodles with tofu and vegetables in phad thai sauce)&lt;/span&gt;. Although the picture does not look that presentable, the mud crab is the best dish for the night in my opinion. The not so thick yellow curry covering the crab meat are simply delicious. The best thing I love about the other 3 dishes are the sauce that comes with it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/4057893733_fbecd5e880_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clocwise from top left&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;) &lt;/font&gt;The mud crab, rib eye steak, green curry&lt;br&gt;and rice noodle.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Throughout our dinner, we saw the Musical Fountain performance for about four times. Each time with a different Middle East music. The lights and water move in rhythm with the musics being played.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4058635468_ef329967d6_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Musical fountain to entertain the crowds&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; All good things have to come to an end &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;BUT &lt;/span&gt;not before we have our desserts! A choice between fruit platter and the dessert of the day, Mango Ice Cream and Cheese Cake. The dessert of the day won our heart that night not only for it appearance but also for its great taste.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4058629284_c11ee7d444_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dessert of the day: Mango Ice Cream and Cheese Cake&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/4057887099_319ac4d2e2_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fruit Platter&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After that, we continue on walking around Dubai Mall before we call it a day. What a great way to kick start my first day in Dubai. By the way, one last thing to share with you peeps. Doesn't the picture below looks like &quot;level gila?&quot; For those who don't understand malay language, &quot;gila&quot; means crazy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/4057857753_7a48cbd228_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;So now you are on level Gila Monster. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                
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      <title>Nuffnang Awards!</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                                                             &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The most anticipated Nuffnang event across the region, the first ever Nuffnang Awards was held just a few days ago. Lucky bloggers from Malaysia, Australia and Philippines are chosen to join the local bloggers in Singapore for the event. After some delay for the check-in procedure, everyone was finally in the room busy preparing for the awards. I was in the same room as Chris Thoo.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4049998316_42b3c34286_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;In our room, room 434 ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After the brief SS moment, we proceeded to the lobby. To our surprise, most of the girls were already there. So much for not enough time to prepare for the event huh? XP &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/4049250845_fd4ec72ff3_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Off we go to Pan Pacific's ballroom for the event.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Before the event, everyone was free to mingle around with other fellow bloggers. What are bloggers without their camera? Thus the whole night there was photo snapping all the way from before the even till after the event. Wasted no time to take some photos with friends and well known bloggers. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/4049975946_d4199d4a35_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;With &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.kennysia.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kennysia&lt;/a&gt; who was nominated in two categories&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/4049230053_8d581f3907_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kenny with the girls, and I love his expression. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/4049221341_abd80eb40a_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clockwise from top left) &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://xiang208.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Xiang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://kristine-tells-it.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Kristine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://cwken.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wai Ken&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://seraphsam.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/4049223381_2cd3b15d0a_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clockwise from top left)&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://jackieloi.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jackie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://sweetestapplepie.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kim&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.zoeyve.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Zoeyve&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://bboyriceakajeremy.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jeremy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4049225967_8961739bea_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clockwise from top left)&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adelechow.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Adele&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://soonsengscorner.blogdrive.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Isaac&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://jacquelyn88.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jacq&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.baynn.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Anis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://yenli.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Yenli&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The event kick off with a speech from the Nuffnang founders then followed by the Nuffnang milestone video. They have been around for two and a half years. Initially started with a small office in a Penang before expanding to KL and SG. Right now, Nuffnang has 'invaded' the Philippines and Australia as well. Magic duo JC SUM and Magic Babe Ning performed soon after.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/4049224233_2f13489d04_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Inside the hall, and that's the side of the stage&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/4049228513_c222b6fdf7_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://timothytiah.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Timothy Tiah&lt;/a&gt;, the co-founder and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://fourfeetnine.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Audrey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4049474339_467af0846c_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clockwise from top left)&lt;/font&gt; The appetizer, the soup, the dessert and&lt;br&gt;the main course.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Scrumptious dinner were serve throughout the event. The dishes name were too long to remember but they taste good. There were 12 awards altogether. Me and Jessiebi were predicting who's  going to win but somehow our prediction are not even half accurate. Finally found the Singapore's bloggers for some photo snapping moment. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4049973680_5064e63dbc_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;(clockwise from top left) &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.sexy-swisz.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Meldric&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://vveijie.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Weijie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://whirlwind-dreamz.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Yingzi&lt;/a&gt;, nuffies &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://honeyflashh.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Raine&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://aversence.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kaizhi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;  &lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4049224985_40e1c5a882_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Me and &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.benjicajess.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jessiebi&lt;/a&gt; ^_^&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Allan Wu was the host for the night, and he made a mistake on one of the award presenter's name. As for the first award winner, they are literally speechless on the stage. They were like looking at each other when questions were asked and their answer is not really related. The rest of the nominees were notified to prepare a &quot;thank you&quot; speech for the crowd should they win the award. To watch the awards presentation, proceed to &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benjicajess.com/2009/10/video-photo-coverage-nuffnang-asia.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jessiebi's post&lt;/a&gt;. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Blog Shop:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://bonitochico.livejournal.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bonitochico.livejournal.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Food Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://ieatishootipost.sg/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ieatishootipost.sg&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Fashion Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://ladymelbourne.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ladymelbourne.blogspot.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Parenting Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://childhood101.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;childhood101.blogspot.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Travel Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ironwulf.net/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ironwulf.net&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Celebrity Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://joannepeh.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;joannepeh.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Entertainment Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.kennysia.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;kennysia.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Geek Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://mrgadget.com.au/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;mrgadget.com.au&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Original Blog Design:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;xiaxue.blogspot.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Influential Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;xiaxue.blogspot.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Hidden Gem:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://dedoodleblog.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;dedoodleblog.blogspot.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Region's Best Blog:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;xiaxue.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Best Pringles Video Contest:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://jayleif.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;jayleif.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Congratz to all the winners especially Xiaxue who won 3 awards that night. If I were to describe the event in one word, I would say that  its a good first attempt for the fellow nuffies. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4049227759_0e0d27ae3b_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Miss Earth Singapore &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://dweam.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Valerie&lt;/a&gt; and Mediacorp actress &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://joannepeh.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Joanne Peh&lt;/a&gt;. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4049968946_778b46dea9_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The final photos for MY and SG bloggers before we call it a night&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4049476483_1f673c68b6_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Room listing, for hang out purpose ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It was such a long wait for the last bus cause apparently the bus was waiting at another location... Tired bloggers finally boarded the bus back to the hotel. After a refreshing shower, I became re-energized again and so did the rest. We decided to get together for time which was eventually known as the 434 sesison. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4050221226_31764ea411_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Us having fun after the event&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/4050223580_e44aa53987_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The last photo before we call it a night, or should I say before&lt;br&gt;someone called for 10 chicken wings. XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                                        
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 4 years ago, my laptop is one of the latest available in the market. 4 years later, my laptop is throwing tantrums at me... Windows Messenger appear 10 seconds later after I click on it. Photoshop program lags more often. Basically it will hangs for a moment whenever I am using 3 or more application... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4045649927_b8b6c325fb_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;My awesome lappy...&lt;br&gt;when it was bought 4 years ago. &amp;gt;_&amp;lt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Pssst, I am typing all this during my lunch time. Company's lappy is so much faster compare to mine... Too bad I can't use photoshop or video converter here... Else I could have finish some post already...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/4046395506_35f1f7097d_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Kajang Satay makan session&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/4045650661_ebf94cd1e9_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Nuffnang Asia Pacific Awards&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4046397192_dc0cd27bf6_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;My trip to Dubai&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Then there's some outing post from here and there... I can see alot of backdated post coming soon. UWARGGHHHHHHHHH!!! Anyone care to donate a brand new super duper fast lappy for me? XP&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;  
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      <title>Some random facts about Dubai</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:46:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                   &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; From my 8 days visit in Dubai, I got to know a lot of random facts. Here are some of the interesting ones...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2664/4008804902_d64e7f5a14_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you are driving and didn't accelerate 2 seconds after the traffic light turns green, the car behind you will honk madly.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2631/4008806064_4d981eb257_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Apparently, 38 degree Celsius is a &quot;nice weather day&quot; according to the radio Deejay. Well, it does considering that the temperature can go over 40 degree Celcius I guess he's right after all.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/4008045945_acb4b5c944_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Most of the buildings' interior, exterior and scenery will make you go... &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;WOW!!!&lt;/span&gt; Seriously, those buildings and sceneries are super duper nice!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/4008799902_2e5f51c5fb_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; According to &lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;, beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage. But, all the beers available in Dubai stores/shopping center/supermarket are NON-ALCOHOLIC beverage. How can a beer be a beer if its&amp;nbsp; NON-ALCOHOLIC?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/4008043163_f59a068f89_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The cheapest room in Atlantis, The Palms is AED1600, about RM1450 or SGD600. The most expensive room in The Palms? About AED30,000, equivalent to RM27,700 or SGD11,500...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4008796908_78e3ec8793_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; UAE's sky are so clear that I didn't see any clouds during my&amp;nbsp; visit. Or should I say there's hardly any clouds in Dubai?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2431/4008802464_4d28cccd2e_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Bus stops in Dubai are equipped with air-cons. However, buses are often darn late or they speeding past the stops.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Covering more about Dubai soon. I hope... Stay tune!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;            
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      <title>Uniquely Singapore</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:13:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                                                       &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; No matter what kind of a person you are, Singapore will always have a spot on for you. If you are a food person, Singapore's wide range of food from traditional local dishes to fine dining will give you a headache to decide what to eat. For shopaholics, there's at least 15 shopping centers along Orchard Road, not to mention there's big malls all over the island. For night life peeps, Clarke Quay have a variety of clubs and pubs to offer. There's Night Safari, Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park for animal lovers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3992992816_11d4421755_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; With almost everything available on the smallest island in Southeast Asia, how can anyone not want to visit Singapore? Singapore have a lot to offers in term of places of interest. The public transport and the security are pretty good, thus it will be a safe place for tourist to travel to. The most important thing is that they have a tourist info counter located all around the hot spot in Singapore. Now that's a lot of reason &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;WHY &lt;/span&gt;I just had to visit Singapore. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I did my fair share of research, and if given the chance for a 1 day tour in Singapore, these are the must go, must eats and must dos.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2542/3990103437_16af422abc_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bugis Junction&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; To start off the day, I would love to visit Bugis. The nearest MRT of course is the Bugis MRT itself and its located right below Bugis Junction, one of the most visited shopping centers.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/3990859996_be9398b39a_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bugis Junction&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Right across the street, there's Bugis Street. (no pun intended) Unlike Bugis Junction, Bugis Street is more to selling cheaper items, accessories and souvenirs. Haji Lane, located a few block away from Bugis Street would be a nice to place to go to as well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3990109113_b0b71dede5_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Haji Lane exterior&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; From the outside, the buildings that stand tall along Haji Lane does not bear anything outstanding, for it only seems like an ordinary colonial infrastructure.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3531/3990111889_51eab27c74_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Inside Haji Lane's shop&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But each of this shop contains one of a kind designed clothing and accesories that is only available in one or two pieces. Definitely worth to take a look around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3990869814_c57df7a768_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Botak Jones, affordable and huge portion!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Lunch would preferably be Botak Jones at Youth Park. Botak Jones is a Western fast food joint with a great selection selection of food at an affordable price. Have I mention that the food portion is just so big that sometimes even a dude can't finish everything on the plate? Definitely a must try for tourists.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3990871652_3cb1222364_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shopping heaven, Orchard Road&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After Botak Jones, what is the best way to digest the food faster? By doing more &lt;strike&gt;shopping&lt;/strike&gt; walking of course! This time, the place to be is Orchard road. As far as I know, there's roughly about 15 shopping centers for the whole stretch of Orchard Road. Guess it will be a shopping heaven eventhough for non-shopaholic like me? Hehe...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3990874576_4e55ed56fd_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sakura Buffet have branches all over Singapore&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Well, for dinner I suggest to have a Japanese buffet at any outlets of Sakura. Sakura offer one of the cheapest buffet in town and with the majority food are japanese cuisine. Definitely a must dine for japanese food lover like me. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3990878588_6265b686d3_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Merlion, Singapore River&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After dinner, I would love chill and chit chat with friends at the Merlion near the Singapore River. One of the best place the magnificant view of the city by the riverside. From time to time there are live band performance around the area. What's better than to chat with friends, enjoy the night scenery and having entertainment around you without needing to pay a single cent? That's killing three birds with one stone!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/3990885388_0c3407aa82_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Clarke Quay, popular night spot&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; When the clock strike midnight, Clarke Quay is the place to be. The place is full with pubs, bars and of course clubs. The best place to get some liquor while being in a lively atmosphere.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/3990126149_26e7e1b59b_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mamak food!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; In my heart, I am still a Malaysian and people there usually hang out at mamak stall after clubbing. Singapore too have mamak stall although not as many choices compare to Malaysia. There's a pretty good recommendation about this Al-Azhar mamak stall, just across the Beauty World Shopping Center in Bukit Timah. The must try includes the Murtabak, Prata Banana and Milo Dinosaur.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Full planning from AM to PM for the entire day. Even if I were to cover half of the places mentioned it will be a fantastic experience for me. Hanging out with fellow blogger friends from all around Southeast Asia for a day in Singapore is a once in a lifetime experience. So quickly write in, pack your suitcase, and be prepared to be among the lucky ones chosen to...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot; size=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2513/3992994374_00b849b7aa_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;    
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      <title>Its KRRUNCH Time! Get Playful!</title>
      <link>http://josh524.blogdrive.com/archive/244.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                                           &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;*WARNING* - THE FOLLOWING POST IS A JUST MERE&lt;br&gt;CREATION&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt; FOR THE NUFFNANG BLOG AWARDS. THE&lt;br&gt;BLOG OWNER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY&lt;br&gt;LOL-ED DEATH CAUSED TO THE READERS DUE TO&lt;br&gt;THE LAME ELEMENT CONTAINED IN THIS POST.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Fellow bloggers, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Thank you for spending some time to read this post. I am the voice of the blog and will be your host today. We will be covering a special edition of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;DEAL OR NO DEAL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. The main sponsor for this time is Pringles, Its KRRUNCH Time! Get Playful!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3973252383_e7f522b066_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The contestant, Josh524 will pick out a KRRUNCH case out of the ten available.&amp;nbsp; The game proceed as Josh524 choose a certain amount of KRRUNCH case to open.The banker will call from time to time, He will make a barter offer to exchange Josh524's briefcase for a certain amount of Pringles. The amount will varies based on the Pringles still in play. The game ends when Josh524 accept the offer, while play will continue if he rejects it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;So Mr. Josh, are you ready to pick your case?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Oh yes, I would like to pick case number 5.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3973220803_71b4b0418a_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Okay, so you have chose to keep &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bossming.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Boss Ming&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;'s case.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Let's begin! Select a KRRUNCH case to be reveal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH number... 6!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://fourfeetnine.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Audrey Ooi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;, you heard him! Open up!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3973198053_c1cee1fa02_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH case number 6, and we got... 25!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Ah... That's not too bad.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Select another KRRUNCH case Mr. Josh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Hmm, let me have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt; 10.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;KRRUNCH 10, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://sheylara.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sheylara&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; please open up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3973965374_240d8f90c3_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Hmm, okay...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Ouch, not a nice choice hmm? The next one?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Ermmm, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH 1 please.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;You heard him &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://kennysia.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Kennysia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;, open up!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3973196335_716c5f1ec8_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Another big one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Ya... Tell me about that... Luck ain't by my side...&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; Wait, the banker is calling... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Hello~ Okay. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/3974018076_6020f8e8fb_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;The banker is offering... 55 Pringles for your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH case.&lt;br&gt;Deal or no deal?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Of course... &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;NOT&lt;/span&gt;! No deal!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;*crowd applause*&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Great! That's the spirit Mr. Josh! The next case?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt; 2!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH 2, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.shaolintiger.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Gareth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; open it up!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/3973195827_587257e7f1_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;YES!!! OH YES!!! Smallest number gone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Congratz Mr. Josh. Which is next?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Oh well, let's see... KRRUNCH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt; 7!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH 7 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Xiaxue&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; open it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/3973964590_bf9e9bf59e_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Dammit... Dammit!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not in a very good situation now...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Haih... I am a risk taker anyway.&lt;br&gt;KRRUNCH 9 this time please.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH 9! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://dweam.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Valerie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;, that's you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; Open it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/3973196823_409a16f1dc_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;My palms was sweating just now... Alot.&lt;br&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;You are doing pretty good there now Mr. Josh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wait... The banker called again... Hello~&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3973249143_8d1081a227_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Okay, sure I will tell him that.&lt;br&gt;Now... The banker offers you... 233 Pringles' tube.&lt;br&gt;Deal or no deal?&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Like I said before...&lt;br&gt;I am a risk taker so... &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;NO DEAL!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;*crowd applause getting lowder!*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Okay, now, choose the next &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH case.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;    &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Ermm, ermmm... KRRUNCH 8, open it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;That would be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;KRRUNCH 8, open it &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://cheeserland.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Cheesie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/3973964068_32544b5eda_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;OMG... Oh crap... Crap... Crap...&lt;br&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Mr. Josh, that's not so good...&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Its very bad... *deep breath*&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2607/3973290315_5bb56d5237_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Now its betwen case 3, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://spinzer.us/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Christock&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt; and case 4 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot; href=&quot;http://timothytiah.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Timothy Tiah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Which will it be?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Hmmm, KRRUNCH 4? Fingers crossed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Tim, you heard him. Go ahead!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/3973961922_238d4b67ed_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Fuh.... That's a relieve...&lt;br&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Hang on there, the banker has called again.&lt;br&gt;Hello, oh... That much? Hmm, I wll tell him then.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3973247565_f5c48f989b_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mr. Josh, its either your case...&lt;br&gt;Or the banker's offer of... 888 Pringles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Oh my... That's a hard decision...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;So what will it be Mr. Josh?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;*the crowd and Josh524 was silent for a few minutes* &lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Okay... I am gonna take my case.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;Are you sure about that?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;Yes, risk taking as always. ^_^&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;So shall it be then. Boss Ming, open up your box!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/3973199101_84d93b2db2_o.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;OMFG!!!! OMFG!!! OMFG!!!&lt;br&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON 2500 PRINGLES!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/3973304871_525e6f51a7_o.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;OMFG!!! For the rest of 2009, &lt;br&gt;I am going to eat Pringles only!&lt;br&gt;No rice, no noodles, no nothing else!&lt;br&gt;Woohoo!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 204, 204);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Too good to be true? Ya, everyone says so too. 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