Chinese Year New 2011

This year is the Rabbit year. It's the metal element rabbit some more. I don't know whether it's good or bad. However, I hope everyone also have a great year ahead and the most important thing is having a good health and stable financial status.

Let me share some Chinese zodiac sign forecast with you. Since I'm a tiger myself, I'll share only tiger. For other zodiac sign, please refer to this website: http://www.wayangtimes.com/2011-year-of-the-rabbit-chinese-zodiac-horoscope-forecast.html.

3rd Chinese Zodiac Sign: Tiger – 虎

Magnetic, passionate and grand! When the Tiger does anything, it’s noticed! Indecisiveness and stubbornness can mar the sparkle of the Tiger personality. On the one hand generous, on the other hand a little mean, it’s sometimes hard to know where one stands with the Tiger. Flexible, honest and truly entertaining, one has a friend for life with a Tiger.
Click here for more of the Tiger in Chinese Zodiac Meets Western Astrology Horoscope.

Tiger Fortune in 2011:

Tiger’s friends are just gone through the Zodiacal Year’s fortune, fortune in the Year of the Rabbit fortune will pick up, but it’s still in the average region. There may be some obstacles in the work aspect, there is a will, but not the strength but you do not need to worry too much because there seem to have a honored personin the star palace to lend a hand. That will help solve may problems. This year to make a point to improve relationships, you will have to keep low profile, this will prevent any villains any chance to find fault. Poor physical health, which may affect the conduct of your work, pay attention to traffic safety, prevent accident Xueguang. Luck may not be good with the opposite sex, you may feel emotional instability which may leads to disagreement with your partner.

Tiger Career in 2011:

After a downturn in your work from last year, you will now get some retreat and luck seem rising, issue that you have yet to complete from last year will be able to resolve this year. In your career run this year, you will get honored person that will give you the correct direction at the appropriate time. Business development this year can said to be smooth, grand plans to be carry out, but in between of all the plans you made you will somehow still get obstruction from the villains that may cause you to be slightly under perform than the expected result. So this year for the tiger, while you enjoy the good luck, you will also need to carefully deal with some unexpected changes.

Tiger Luck in 2011:

Luck is good, you will get help whenever you need it and many opportunities will come your way by the honoured nobility person. You will get appreciation from the bosses, your effort will be notice and naturally the effort will be paid off. Especially for people dealing with business, you can get inspiration to make money easily simply by what others said, do not miss the opportunity. But this year is also prone to the gaining and losing easily, so do not pay money to do meaningless. In term of speculation or stock trading you will need to careful and deal with a reasonable amount in the sense of proportion, do not exert full input. Be careful of your valuable, in order to avoid loss.

Tiger Love in 2011:

Luck love is good for unmarried men and women. In the Year of the Rabbit, luck with the opposite sex is relatively strong, popularity rise for the individual, good opportunity for the single pal to find a partner. For the attached, you may encounter disputes, but in the end it can solved peaefully and increase mutual understanding that leads to more sweeta nd warm emotional life. However, for the the married couple, you may tend to be more vulnerable to argument, and also do not seem to quickly resolve conflicts that may lead to create friction, suggest that the pair to show more understanding and make neccessary effort to help improve their relationship.

Tiger Health in 2011:

This year for the tiger there seem to have some evil luck in the health aspect. Pay extra attention to the traffic and when dealing with sharp tools. Should pay attention to physical aspects of cold, and gastrointestinal diseases, which may leads to surgery for serious circumstances. For the female, you will have to know how to relieve stress, prevent kidney and gynecological diseases. To conclude the health status for the Tiger, pay lot of attention to your health, any discomfort should consult a doctor immediately, give yourself some rest time and attention to maintenance, drink plenty of water and eat more vegetables.

Chinese Year New 2011 Gathering Time

My ex-course mate, Jeff called me on Friday asking me whether am I free for karaoke session with them at IOI Mall. Since I'm free, I agreed to it. It was pretty fun seeing back some of the old friends, all have their own path in life.

Some still studying at some local university, some already working like me. I think time really passes real quick. Thinking back, it has been almost 2 years that we graduated from our Alma Mater.

Although not all turn out for it, but it's a great gathering. Some, at least bring along their partner. Like Vivian, she was tag along by her boyfriend, Ray. I think soon, we will be expecting wedding dinner from all old friends already.

New Year, New Hope

Today is already the sixth day of the Year 2011. I don't feel anything special or must to celebrate about. As far as I know, I'm dealing with a lot of issue in my company. I don't see there is any possibility we are getting any bonus for last year.

Not to mention the other constant problems with my other department which slows down a lot of my work or even make things goes hay wired. Anyway, let's not talk about that. At least there is some new staff just join my department and he is my old friend. Welcome Boon Hein into the family of JASA Eco.

Well, since it's new year, I should have new hope. Just hope that my career will goes on smoothly, my family stay healthy and free from financial issues.

Christmas 2010

This year Christmas was pretty great. I joined along with Charles and his 2 ladies (well, his ex-course mates) for Christmas eve celebration or indeed countdown for Christmas. Although the initial plan was to be celebrating at a lounge, count down there as well, but turn out that we countdown in the car instead.

We went to Delicious for dinner, and that was pretty good experience compare to the few past experience I have at Mid Valley. I think the outlet in Jalan Tun Razak is keeping it's quality of service. Perhaps due to the location, just next to Duo Residency.

After driving all the way to Quattro, Avenue K, we found that it wasn't what we initial plan it to be. It wasn't really nice for us and it's damn expensive. Cover charge that night is RM68 for guys. OMG. So we decided to change our location, ended up at The Library, Mid Valley.

Shifting of location causing us to count down in our car at the end. However, we did have our great time at The Library after that. It was a great Christmas, despite two single ladies and two bachelors kept on checking out people around without making any move at all. LOL.

So, Christmas is over. But the spirit didn't die off just like that. Today, my ballroom dance mates just organise a potluck in the studio. After the class, we have a great feast. We have taken a lots of photos and I have posted most of it on Facebook.

To view on the photos taken on Christmas eve, please click here, and

To view on the photos taken for Christmas Potluck a.k.a. Boxing Day, please click here.

US Trip (Part 2)

Let's continue with my Chicago trip. Well, after the Indianapolis trip, which I was required to visit the factory of one of my material supplier with my manager, we have set ourselves to commit to our market research session for the weekday remains.

We woke up on the early Thursday morning (which is not so early) and had our first brunch at UNO Chicago Grill at Ohio Street and Wabash Avenue. It's famous for its Chicago deep dish pizza. So we were so into it and I ordered a salad and a soup to come along with it. Guess what, we ordered a small pizza which turns out look like a regular pizza in Malaysia in term of the dimension, but then its just thicker. How much thicker? The answer is about 1 inch thick. That's crazy. However, the best of all is the soup and the salad. I miss it already.

Later, we had our dinner at Smith & Wollensky, somewhere near to the bridge around Walker Street. That is where we had the largest piece of meat for dinner for the entire trip so far. The service there was great and when we asked him about the size of the meat, he scares us with the information. It's 26 oz piece of meat with bone, which is about 2.2 times larger piece of meat you can get from Tony Roma's in Malaysia. Anyway, in places like Chicago which is cold, restaurant have such service to check your coat for you with some tipping expected from you.

On the next day, we had our breakfast at Corner Bakery Café, somewhere near Elm Street (near to our hotel, which is The Ambassador East Hotel). The cookies there are superb and the pesto is one of the best that I had it again on the day before I left Chicago.

Since we had walked the whole journey back from Walmart at West North Avenue, which approximately 7 miles (11.2km) back to our hotel before heading to the town for lunch, we have to eat at bakery café called Oak Tree Restaurant & Bakery at North Michigan Avenue, somewhere near to the Sear's Tower. The service there is excellent because my manager spilled his smoothies accidentally and the waiter replace a new one for us for free without whining about us messing the place. The salad there was good and the bread there are excellent.

We took our dinner on the way back to hotel at Morton's The Steakhouse, North State Street. Well, nothing much special to talk about steak because I believe you will already expect the same thing - big portion, we have to share the steak, etc.

On Saturday, it's the Halloween Eve. We woke up late so we when straight for our lunch at Frontera Grill, which is a Mexican style restaurant at North Clark Street. I'm not describing it much because it's not really much to talk about as it's almost the same expect that we ate tacos, a bowl of soup and salad.

Our dinner that night was at a Japanese-Western fusion style restaurant at North Halsted Street. Ironically, the street happens to be a Boystown in Chicago. So kinda open your mind that night since it's Halloween Party. You can really see them dressing all sort of character, e.g. Tarzan, Robin, etc. at the temperate merely 4°C. Anyway, the chocolate martini there is really good.

On the Halloween Day itself, breakfast as usual at Corner Bakery Café and we skipped our lunch for both days. Dinner for that night was with our agents at Chicago Chop House, East Ontario Street near North Clark Street. That dinner cost us an arm and a leg.

On Monday, same routine except for our dinner and David Burke's Primehouse and we had a tremendous good service from the waiter, whose his name is Brian. Wonderful experience there. Everything almost the same except I love the steak here the most. That was the last experience in Chicago before we were landed in San Francisco for transit to Hong Kong.

I will soon blog about the event after this and upload photo when I have the time to do so. So mean while, please bear with me with pure dry description. Once upload, you can view it. ^^