A Thank You Note

Today was my last day at Essence Communications. A very emotional day indeed. Days like this always feel weird and sad. Weird because I'm leaving something that I've come to know so well to venture off into a somehow unknown future; sad because I'm leaving behind a load of memories and mainly because I know I'll be missing the team I spent most of my day with for over 8 months, so much. 

Why did I take this step? Well, I guess, I just felt the time was right to move on, all the omens were right, maybe the stars were in place too or whatever else you believe in.

I'm proud to have served here, and I'm proud of the wonderful work that I've done so far. Only time will tell what kind of impact that is going to have on the life of people. But I'll maintain my hopes up.

Saying good bye to people I've worked with, people I shared my time, sweat and blood with was the hardest thing ever. But it had to be done.

I had a wonderful farewell luncheon with my ex-colleagues at Secret Recipe last Friday. Today, I enjoyed my delicious lunch with them again. Thanks to the HR manager who treated me a slice of green tea cheese cake in the evening just now. 

Thanks for the chocolates, cup cakes and special cards! Thanks once again for the warm hugs from you all and also kisses from my boss! *teardrops in my heart*

I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors.  

 Thanks to Lyn for the delicious cup cakes!

 Thanks to Natalie for the chocolates! *I love chocolates*

 A special card from my supervisor, I was so touched especially when I have read this: "Proud to see how you have grown & matured with us and how far you have come in terms of your overall PR skills, social skills & out looking life"

 [Translation] Wish you all the best in the future and may your dream come true! Thanks for your guidance that you have provided to me.

A BIG THANK YOU!

Lala Chong Seafood Restaurant @ Kayu Ara Damansara

While everyone was partying the night away during the weekend, especially at Saturday night as the next day is "Non-working day" for workers or "Non-schooling day" for students, my friends and I headed to Lala Chong for some rocking Chinese-style seafood. The original restaurant was located at Terminal 3, Subang and now it has been relocated to Kampung Ara, Damansara. Good for PJ folks like us!

According to my friends, it was not just a simply dinner but they 'celebrated' for my resignation which my last day will be on April 26 (this coming Tuesday). *laugh*

Elaine: "I can't break this (Pincer)"

Man: "This part (joint) is really hard, who can help?" (they stared at me)

Kit Mun: "Peng, I need your help"

Obviously, I took the job which I didn't mind at all as they said I am skillful in eating crab and strong enough to break the pincers (crab).  Can i take it as a compliment? *giggle* 

 Seong Tong Lala @ RM15

(special soup which includes Chinese herbs, ginger & loads of Chinese wine)

This dish was very scrumptious, steaming hot, it had just enough pepper to impact a nice string to your throat and also a healthy dose of Chinese herbs. *MUST TRY*

 Creamy Butter Crabs @ RM47/ kg

(It's disappointed that this creamy butter wasn't that good as too much of milk added into butter.)

 

Spicy Sour Crabs @ RM47/ kg

(This was better than the butter flavor but it wasn't that impressive)

Fried Bun @ RM1.50/pcs

(I really love this! Super delicious when you dip with sauce!)

 Stir-fried vegetable @ RM10

Kam Heong Style Bamboo Lala @ RM12

(It was a bit of fishy but still acceptable)

Mantis Prawn @ RM12

(One of the nice dishes - Crunchy!) 

RM185.95 for 7 dishes

Be prepared to wait for at least 30 minutes for your food if you are there on weekend. All in all, the price was reasonable and is cheaper than other seafood restaurants in PJ area for the similar dishes. Good to revisit again, huh?

Lala Chong Seafood Restaurant

Lot 13556, Jalan Cempaka,

Kayu Ara Damansara,

47400 Petaling Jaya.

Tel No: 03-7728 1906 (Non Halal) 

Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor ft. Pitbull

2012 Prediction

The world will end in 2012, say experts

 

Several experts from across the globe are predicting that the earth is likely to end by the year 2012. The reason could be a human effect or natural disaster. From Chinese theories to scientific predictions the most likely date is the year 2012. 

Reason one: Mayan calendar  
The first to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a bloodthirsty race that were good at two things -- building highly accurate astrological equipment out of stone and sacrificing virgins. Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The Mayan calendar predicts that the earth will end on December 21, 2012. 

Given that they were pretty close to the mark with the lunar cycle, it’s likely they’ve got the end of the world right as well. 

Reason two: Sun storms
Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery. Our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic and it’s supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability. However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the earth with lot of radiation energy. It’s been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse and calculations suggest it’ll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012.

Reason three: The atom smasher
Scientists in Europe have been building the world’s largest particle accelerator. Basically, its a 27 km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it’s properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They’re predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.
 
Reason four: The Bible says it
If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn’t bad enough, religious folks are getting in on the act as well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between good an evil, has been set for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese Book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.
 
Reason five: Super volcano

Yellowstone National Park in United States is famous for its thermal springs and old faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple -- it’s sitting on top of the world’s biggest volcano and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we’re many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.
 
Reason six: The physicists
This one’s case of bog -- simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berkely University have been crunching the numbers. They’ve determined that the earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they’re claiming that their calculations prove that we’re all going to die, very soon. They are also saying that their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 per cent; and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs. 

Reason seven: Earth’s magnetic field
We all know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field that shields us from most of the sun’s radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call North and South have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so -- and right now we’re about 30,000 years overdue. Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30 kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is under way, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.
 

Japan earthquake: Before & After

The earth, mother nature has been rumbling and almost along the same fault line last Friday a 8.9 recording on the Richeter Scale (which was corrected to 9.0 yesterday) earthquake happened 24.4km below sea level off the coast of Honshu Island , Japan . The earthquake was followed by a 10m high tsunami that moved inland and was captured by the world's most technology advanced country for the world to see.  

 

Kindly click on the link below, there are some clear satellite images of the areas affected just moments before and after...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

Move your cursor to pull the screen over the aerial views of the land below before and as a result after the tsunami wreck.

Japan earthquake: Nuclear blast radiation explained

Tokyo (CNN) -- Another reactor at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant lost its cooling capabilities Monday, a government official said.

The problem was detected in the plant's No. 2 reactor Monday afternoon after an explosion rocked the building containing the plant's No. 3 reactor, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters.

"We think that the hydrogen explosion in (the building housing) reactor No. 3 caused the cooling system of reactor No. 2 to stop working," Edano said.

Water levels were falling and pressure was building up inside the No. 2 reactor, he said, and officials were working on a plan to release gas and also inject seawater into that reactor.

Workers have been injecting seawater in a last-ditch effort to cool down fuel rods and prevent a full meltdown at two other reactors at the plant -- No. 1 and No. 3 -- after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami Friday knocked out the reactors' cooling systems.

Japanese officials have said that they are operating under the presumption that there may be a partial meltdown in the No. 3 and No. 1 nuclear reactors. Authorities have not yet been able to confirm a meltdown, because it is too hot inside the affected reactors to check.

To read more, please click here: CNN News or BBC News

Fukushima, Japan - Nuclear Reactor Explosion

Why Earthquake Caused Tsunami?

A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an underwater landslide. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami. Tsunami travel across the open ocean at  great speeds and build into large deadly waves in the shallow water of shoreline.

Subduction zones are potential tsunami locations

Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes generated in a subduction zone, an area where an oceanic plate is being forced down into the mantle by plate tectonic forces. The friction between the subducting plate and the overriding plate is enormous. This friction prevents a slow and steady rate of subduction and instead the two plates become "stuck".

Accumulated seismic energy

As the stuck plate continues to descend into the mantle the motion causes a slow distortion of the overriding plage. The result is an accumulation of energy very similar to the energy stored in a compressed spring. Energy can accumulate in the overriding plate over a long period of time - decades or even centuries. 

Earthquake Causes Tsunami

Energy accumulates in the overriding plate until it exceeds the frictional forces between the two stuck plates. When this happens, the overriding plate snaps back into an unrestrained position. This sudden motion is the cause of the tsunami - because it gives an enormous shove to the overlying water. At the same time, inland areas of the overriding plate are suddenly lowered.  

Tsunami races away from the Epicenter

The moving wave begins travelling out from where the earthquake has occurred. Some of the water travels out and across the ocean basin, and, at the same time, water rushes landward to flood the recently lowered shoreline.  

Deadliest Tsunamis in History

• Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004: 150,00 killed or missing in 11 countries. This tsunami unleashed the energy equivalent of 23,000 atomic bombs, according to the USGS.
• Java, 1883: Krakatou volcano erupted, triggering tsunamis that killed 36,000 people.
• Honshu, Japan, 1896: 27,000 killed.
• Chile, 1868: 25,000 killed.
• Mindanao, Philippines, 1976: Between 5,000 and 8,000 killed.
• Chile, 1960: 2,300 killed.
• In the U.S., the deadliest tsunami occurred in Hawaii in 1946. 165 people, including school children, were killed when a tsunami wiped out Hilo's waterfront. The government established a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii in the aftermath of that tsunami.

Massive 8.9 Earthquake and Tsunami Damage

Powerful quake, tsunami kills thousands in Japan!

Japan's monumental earthquake is judged the biggest on record for that temblor-prone nation. But the impact isn't contained to one country or region. Quake shock waves powered a tsunami that traveled at the speed of a jumbo jet across the Pacific to rake the California coast and South America. 

The magnitude-8.9 offshore quake unleashed a 23-foot (seven-meter) tsunami and was followed by more than 50 aftershocks for hours, many of them more than magnitude 6.0.

 Earthquake-triggered tsunami waves sweep along Iwanuma in northern Japan, March 11, 2011. The magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast, unleashing a 13-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland.

 Waves of tsunami hit residences after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture (state), Japan, March 11, 2011.

 Houses are shown in flame while the Natori river floods over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area.

 Houses and others burn in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, March 11, 2011 after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast earlier in the day.

 Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast, March 11, 2011.

 Tsunami swirls near a point in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture after Japan was stuck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast March 11, 2011.

Light planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a tsunami that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan, March 11, 2011.

A worker inspects a caved-in section of the Joban Motorway near Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast, March 11, 2011.

Residents check the damage to a house in Sukagawa city, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, March 11, 2011. 

 People gather outside Sendai station after a powerful earthquake hit northern, March 11, 2011.

 People take shelter at a temporary evacuation center with no electricity, March 11, 2011, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. 

Japan 8.9 earthquake and tsunami - March 11, 2011

Mayan End Times Prophecy 12-21-2012?

Do you believe in Maya Calendar? Do you really think that the world is going to an end in 2012?

Wong Jia Yun 王嘉韵 'Inflatable doll'

When I first saw this picture, I was wondered at her physical perfection! 

I was thinking of this: How on earth people can make such a flawless doll?

Just after a few seconds, I was like "MY GOD". She is a real person! It is unbelievable!

About her: Wong Jia Yun (王嘉韵), 164 cm tall with 42kg of weight. She was born in 1993, which means she is 18 years old this year. Her name is a top search keyword on almost every search portal in South Korea but this girl is actually born in Hong Kong. Most of her pictures are wildly circulated over the Internet where it reaches forums and sites across China, Taiwan, Hong Kong ans she is labeled as a inflatable doll (充气娃娃). 

See! She is a real person!

Guys, did she turn you on? 

Does she look like an inflatable sex doll? For me, she does.

Shock came first, followed by scary. This is how i feel. Personally, I think the creepiest picture is as per below (Please do not feel offended if you are one of her fans)

Wanna see how does a real sex doll look like?

A Japanese sex doll

I really want to say that Wong Jia Yun is prettier than these sex dolls.

Black Swan Trailer

Story: A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel