Arts of Life

Being silly

2010-04-15T16:18:00.002+08:00

ha ha.....just found these funny picture...... it really makes me laugh!

You wanna mess with me huh..... bring it on!!

Hee hee haw haw..... eat that!

Oh no! I 'm gonna blow.......

Sorry for being quiet for an awfully long time....... being crazy and all! ha ha.....well, I'm back!!

L-I-F-E Theme

2009-04-24T16:09:00.006+08:00

Explore LIFE through 4 seasons......

I - In SIN, grow best in darkness......

F - Freedom, what is true freedom?

E - Eternal Life

L-I-F-E is a theme I created for my Church Christmas night, each of the letter consist a video to explain the idea of the theme. Feel free to use it for reaching out.

Family Camp Promo Video

2009-04-24T15:47:00.003+08:00

I had create this promo video for my church family camp, held at Kudat Marina Resort.

Sign-up now if you interested to join the camp.

My Arts works.....

2009-04-24T11:04:00.003+08:00

Dance

Earth Day

Hairs

Monster

Some arts of life.....

2009-04-23T14:32:00.003+08:00

Pondering

Breaking point

Self Layers

Long Thoughts

Hair tattoo!?.....real thing!

2009-04-20T15:06:00.002+08:00

I was reading Ivan Tan's blog, the most hip teen in Teenstreet, he written in his new post that he just got a new set of hair tattoo, with his name I-V-A-N on his hairs. Ha ha.....pretty cool and funky!! I was wondering what is hair tattoo? Never heard of this thingy! So I google it and found some stuff......pretty interesting to see how arts taking forms in these younger one now a day eh....... ha ha!!

Egg shaped gargets......

2009-04-13T10:35:00.004+08:00

Egg clock

Egg mouse

House plant in an egg

Egg photo frame

Egg printer

Egg speaker

Egg MP3 player (plus remote)

Egg MP4

Hello Kitty in an egg

Just thought of Easter and the "egg-related" day! Can you see how much egg really "shaped" our daily life!! Get an egg eh......

The arts of "LIFE"......

2009-04-08T10:59:00.004+08:00

As Easter is approaching, we thought about the death of Jesus, who carries the emotion of human being. As one life died for the sake of all, He breaks the bondage of sin, and gives new life to all.

Life is precious, treasure it, hang on to the One who gives us life, and not easily give it up.

Say NO to suicide!......

Learn to pray

2009-04-07T11:53:00.004+08:00

I recently gone through a series of madness in my life, thanks God I manage to hang in there, knowing He is in control, and I just need to learn to trust.

Well, as usual my parents are having fights all the time, it's like cat with a dog, one is meowing the other one barking, so my mum decided to move away from my hometown and stay with us for a while. I remember when I was young, my mum would tell me to do things this way or that way, now I am a grown-up, she is still treating me like a baby.

I have my weird habits of doing things and so is she, but I just need to be patience and let her enjoy having things done her way. (Such as cooking style, the way to arrange the things, cleaning method, ha ha! It's tiny thingy but very annoying!)

On top of that, my mental sick brother is still held up at the center and demand us to take him home, screaming and destroying stuff. (Good grief!) So I got to go down there, sort the things out, talk to him, and negotiate how much to pay back the stuff he destroyed, meet the doctor, blah blah blah! (The center is so useless in handling this matter, they even asked me what should we do! GOSH!!) I can't believe I paying them money to take care of my brother, and I need to teach them how to do it!! How silly is that! (Huh......take a mint!! Cool down lah....)

Beside that, I found out that my close one is sick, and I can't do anything about it. And some of my best friends are moving away and I am really aloned with no one to talk to.

Ok, so I am having these moodiness in me (who wouldn't?), trying to write stories for newspaper, but I can't seem to focus and concentrate. Even at work, I was frustrated with some applicants who calling me everyday (even after working hours...), and it wasn't an important issues to deal right away.

I suddenly felt insanely jealous of all my friends whom are so successful in their ministry, traveling and doing great things for the Lord, and where am I in God's plan. I was confused, hurt, wet my pillow with tears...... it goes on for a few months.

Then out of the blues, my friend from KL Esther Chong came for a visit to my town, she said that her brother just had an accident two weeks ago. I accompanied her to pay a visit to the local hospital SMC, when we arrive at the ICU ward, her brother was unconcious, and the doctor told us that last night his heart stopped for ten minutes, she immediately ran over to see the brother. Her brother just lying there with all kind of tubes install all over his body, his eyes half open but would not respond when her sister kept calling him "Ah B, Ah B, your sister came all the way from KL to see you. Ah B!..." I was crying deep down inside when I saw the scene. So we stood there and pray for her brother, cried to the Lord to heal him and rescue him.

After a few days, in much prayers and seeking God's miracle, her brother finally awake, and able to talk. My heart is overjoy and glad to know God did a miracle. I took the chance to share with him the simple truth of the gospel in hakka, he was attentive and agree to accept the Lord, so I led him to prayer of confession and invite Jesus to enter his life. That night, God have change two lives, his life and mine. Through this opportunity to care for others, I no longer focus on my own problems, I see God is showing me, "Trust me son, you are in My good hands, take My hands...".

To my surprise, within a few days after that, I was able to write again, and it is amazing. I was able to write a 1,5oo words stories for three days in a row, three stories in my hands to sent out, and my editors told me she was waiting for my stories to print.

I praised God for giving me the inspiration, the people in my life to encourage me, even when the problems arises, I know He'll be there......

Currently, I am learning to pray by sending prayers to my friends in Facebook, you might be the next one......

Fever.....

2009-02-12T13:09:00.007+08:00

What the......

Oh GOSH! I touched my forehead this afternoon, and it was burning! I should really get some medicine and rest. (Not after I finished writing this post...) You know, last sunday I went to my home church, and they were celebrating 13th Anniversary, and OM Sabah was invited to share the sermon and I did a mime. I didn't know they were going to announce all the ministry and peoples they have supported during the years, and my name was written in the bulletin and on LCD. (What a horrible picture they put up there!! I looked practically like a gorilla! Huh.....)

So they called each of the representative to collect the letter of appreciation for service, my pastor said there were two missionaries in our midst, one of them is Felix Chai. (Oh my! Finally they label me as missionary! This is cool!!) So I got up there and get my letter, and post a "fake" smile at the camera with my teeth showing. (Eh.....:P) I have been waiting so long for them to finally recognize me in the field, few years...... but God is good and I thanked Him for that.

Oh! The fever is kicking in, my tummy start making noises and my head is starting to wobbly, GOSH...... I need a doctor! Help!!

A lousy beginning

2009-02-03T11:16:00.003+08:00

My recent Chinese New Year Celebration at my hometown, pretty much sucks! My parents were fighting over silly matters and my mum wanted to killed herself, so I slapped her (i know it's wrong to do that!) to clear her crazy actions. She was crying and screaming like a little infant and pouring out her bitterness toward my father. What a great way to have a family re-union huh...... crap!

I know life isn't always candy in the sky, most of the time are struggles, sadness, pain and hurting one another. Just few days ago, I realize that one of my best friend is going to move away to another city, and I am going to miss her so much.

I am ready to move on and get on with my life, regardless of the difficult peoples around me, parents, church (drives me crazy!), my mental sick brother, works......!

I need a change and re-focus some of the area of my life, I need to enjoy my life as much as having it and living it.

2009 eh..... Let's look back

2009-01-12T11:26:00.008+08:00

My amazing friend Sabrina

Let's have Nose wrestling!!

My good brother Motoo

With Poring kids

Show off my body

Sailing to Manukan Island

My best friend Jewel

Eat you live!!

My dear friend "Durian"ah ministry with the Hospital children

Kansai Bible Institute mission trip to Sabah

Arata san and me

Taking photo for Wedding (Studio shots)

Teaching Sunday School at Brunei

Perform mime at Papar

Korean friends visitation to Ranau

Attend a kid's party at Beaufort

Visiting tree house

Too tired.....

Trying out Roti Tissue with Japanese Kichigai (crazy)

Painting Old folks home

Teaching Puppet making workshop

My hippie Christmas Decoration

I believe picture paints a thousand words, I have a great year. A lot of good times, bad times, time to share with newly met friends, but seem like have known each other for years. I love you guys, you make my 2008 wonderful!!

Different faces of Felix

2008-09-29T14:11:00.004+08:00

From 50's to 70's

I got a new Photo Blog....

2008-06-30T15:12:00.003+08:00

I recently have a new love for photo shooting, so I created this new blog titled, "Wordless Gallery".
Click on the link below to enter the exhibition....
http://wordlessgallery.blogspot.com

Mime talk....

2008-05-06T12:59:00.002+08:00

My recent performance at Brunei

Take a shot before going on stage

Smile-lah

Looking tired after performing three mime in a row

My recent trip to Brunei was pretty tiring. My boss drove for 8 hours from Kota Kinabalu, bypass 8 different immigration, sarawak and brunei border, two ferries rides......! (Huh....) And we didn't make it on time for the Youth meeting, so we just did a short talk for 15 minute with a video being shown.
On Sunday, my boss was invited to speak in three different congregation within two place Seria and Bandar, two hours in distance. So in the morning english and chinese service I did two mimes, then we drove for two hours to catch the three o'clock service, arrive just right before the service start. (Goodness me!!) I quickly arrange the setup and went to the WC for make-up, it was really a record breaking.
By the time we finish, it was about 5pm, my face was feeling crack and looks really horrible. We drove back to my boss's friend house and I went straight to bed, can't take another mime anymore. (Huh......)

My Hong Kong Visitor - Michael Leung

2008-04-25T15:19:00.003+08:00

His full name is Michael Leung Chin Ho

Having local dishes at a restaurant

Visiting Muzium Sabah

Taking a shot in front of a giant basket

On April 5th, I picked up my old friend from HK at the KKIA (Kota Kinabalu International Airport), I was a bit late due to a party at a friend's house, and I was the game master of the boys party. I arrive there catching up with my breaths, notice that there was a handicapped shorty sitting in the waiting chair wondering, then he turned and saw me, he immediately throw his arms around me and give me a hugs and crying. (OK! I haven't seen him for like 7 years ago!!)

He stay with me for about two weeks, wherever I'll go he would follow. So I arrange a few places to visit, we go up to Mount Kinabalu foot hill, soaking in Poring Hot Spring located near Ranau. We also visited Muzium Sabah for Borneo history and background of our rich inheritance. Then I took him for some local food tasting, shopping for souvenirs, KK city sight seeing, not much to do really with his handicapped, and I don't own a car. (Travel by bus or by foot!)

For the whole two weeks he always talking about the MV Doulos ship, about the people he met on board and their stories. To be honest I'm not really into talking about the ship, it's always the "good old time" speech that makes me feeling annoy. (Stop talking about the ship already!!) Those who in touch with the ship, they always talk about the crews and their latest update, and I don't really care about that. (Plus I have no idea who are they in his story!)

Anyway, the last few days I was getting a bit antsy and tired of having company all the time wherever I'll go. (It's like a shadow following you 24/7!!) I shouldn't have said this, but that really what I felt and it drives me crazy!! Well, he's gone now and I glad to have the space again for myself!! Oh wow!......

Design my own name card

2008-04-21T14:21:00.006+08:00

My official name card

My mime ministry name card

My creative ministry name card

Now a day, everyone carried a few stack of name card for official business, social matter, personal statement, some even for picking up girls!! (Not me!!) Maybe you could show off your current name card on the net, for creative purposes. (Thought it would be fun to watch other people's name card.)

I wonder if the card really reflects his master personality and tastes? I think they do!!
Months ago, I receive a name card from someone, and his card contents all sort of craps and list of all the company and position he has work for, who cares about that!! How lame!! Which reminds me to keep my name card simple and humble.

Superheroes Party....

2008-04-03T11:20:00.005+08:00

"Superheroes" Birthday Party Invitation Card (It's my design)

I love party! (Who wouldn't!?) I also love giving party and being the mastermind (some called it party planner). I got this invitation to plan a birthday party for my friend's boy, named Matthew Moy. So I thought of some boyish theme, such as Transformer (Robots), Spaceship, Seaworld, Superheroes, Animal Kingdom, Pirates of the carribeans...... the list could go on. The boy picked the Superheroes, and I asked him what was his superpowers? He told me his superpower was PIANO MAN!! (Ha ha ha...that's cute!)
So we got a theme, and I need activities, costume, games, decorations, blah blah blah...... food will be catered, so I can ignore that part.
Really looking forward for the party and we'll see how it goes!!
(I will be called "FELIX THE CAT"!! MEOW!! Watch out my "scratch"!)

New pair of spectacle

2008-04-03T10:23:00.005+08:00

My new pair of spectacle

It's been a while...... Huh! Now I really need to catch some breath after long hours of works and visiting different church every Sunday. I miss the time off relaxing and just some quiet time reading my favorite books. But I guess life isn't always candy in the sky, but taste of bittersweet dark chocolate in my tongue. I take on a new habit of praying for people that I loved and care, sometime even a stranger that cross my path. Prayer is a wonderful connection we have as a living creature in this planet, it's free and always available 24/7, and direct line to our Heavenly Father. Thanks for the connection, my Daddy up there!!

Cheezy New Year......

2008-02-15T15:04:00.005+08:00

Yeah...I don't quite like my Chinese New Year celebration. (Same every year!) I rushed back to my hometown an early morning at 9am (6th Feb 08), along with my elder brother in a coach, the ride should take about seven to eight hours. (Gosh....)
We were suppose to rush back for the re-union dinner in our grandma's house, but guess what!? We weren't invited at all this year!! (Funny huh....) So, instead we go shopping in the night, getting all sort of junk food for Chinese New Year sake.

My dad actually bought a new nikon digital camera, and he is quite a "show-off", snapping here and there. (I would do the same if I get one too!) Now he could get back on his old job again as free lance photographer for newspaper and stuff, he really miss that ever since his old camera wasn't up to date. (Now everywhere is "digital, digital, digital", what a load of craps! What happen to the good old photo quality, now is purely mass-produce stuff, nothing is authentic!!)

In this trip, I noticed my young brother was a bit out of ordinary, he was talking to himself, laughing to himself, giving me those funny eyes contact... (Oh no! Not again!) Of course as accurate as I guess, he finally cracked up on the third day of CNY. He gave me a few slap on my face and broke my bloody nose, what a great way to release his strength on me!! (He's gone mad!!) So I need to get some kleenex to sucked up the flowing blood from my bloody nose, what a crazy day. My gone mad brother didn't just take it on me, he use a chair to BANG on our computer, broke a mouse and almost crash the monitor, what a maniac!! Then I suggest we drive him down the hospital and receive some treatment, this cannot go on. My dad drove him to the hospital with me and my sister coming along to keep guard of him, he was admit to emergency ward. The male nurse asked to him lie down on a bed, he pull out an injection and insert it in my brother's hand. I saw my brother was shaking a little bit but slowly retreat to calmness. (Wow!!) After that, he was quite alright, as if nothing has happen before.

So there goes my CNY, not quite what I enjoy but really expected it to happen anyway!! And I call that LIFE!!

Peep through my "Porthole"

2008-01-15T09:45:00.000+08:00

My Cabin 227's porthole

Wow... it was like seven years ago since I departed from MV Doulos. One of my favorite spot on the ship, it's peep through my porthole from my cabin. (The photo was taken while the ship in Philippines, Subic bay port. ) If I am so rich that I could build my own house, I would request to install porthole-like windows, have the sun shine through every morning. Ohhh la la......

A Massage Therapist cum Pastor...

2007-11-26T09:19:00.001+08:00

Acupuncture Needles

Cupping Treatment

"Tuina" (push and take) Massage

Some of you might know that I have long history of back ache since I was young (well, i'm still young now!) , I thought I should go for a treatment, a real chinese massage. So near by my house at Subang Jaya USJ8, I saw a small shop with lots of feet hanging on the front door, so I press the bell, "Ding Dong!". Then I saw a 40 years old looking man approaching the door to welcomed me, he was quite nice I thought. I entered the shop, there was a tea corner, lots of massage chair for foot massage, a karaoke TV and a nice looking chinese musical instrument Gu Zheng. He sat me down, shown me a catalog of available treatment for my sore back, there was no one in the shop at all. So I browse through the catalog, and he suggested a package including acupuncture, some back sucking tools treatment and a real chinese massage, and it's only cost RM90. So, I agreed.
First he asked me to wash my stinky feet, and he require me to stripped and lay down on the massage bed. (I forgot to put on my underwear today, I never put it on when I'm wearing jeans. ) So, instead he borrowed a pair of underwear for me and it's fit well. (ha ha....) He start the treatment by inject tiny acupuncture pins in my body, it was about 14 pins in total, felt like ants bite really. He said it's for regenerate my body energy, sort of like a recharge batteries as he put it. After a while lying there naked with pins all over my body, suddenly a flow of electrical flown through my body, and it's funny feeling.
After about 15 mins or so, he pulled out all the pins and rubs some kind of oils on my back, then he plugged the tiny sucker on my back, to sucked my meat in the tube and leave it there. (It was OUCH!!!) I think he plugged in about 15 to 20 suckers, it was real pain but it feels good once the pain subside.
So that was another 15 mins again, then he unplugged all the sucker things from my back and begins the massage process. He rubs his hands with some oils and start with my shoulders, he run his fingers through my muscle and bones, the force were so strong that I was aching with agony. (Ouch...aiyo....ouch ouch) He works through my whole body from head to toes, every inch of massages. After the whole process, my body felt a bit overworked and light weight, sort of like I could fly up with wings attached. (It's true!)
He sat me down again and asked me to fill in a forms with my personal details, then he asked where do I work. (Huh...how do you tell people that you are working in a Christian Organization??) So I was thinking of a better answer and said I was working in OM whom famous for her ships MV Doulos, then he stares at me with delight. (I was like ???) Then he gave me his name card with "Rev" as his position. (What!?) I was so surprised to know about his identity and a pastor running a massage center, that was odd I thought. (That's interesting!) Then we have chit chat about why I'm here and we talk much about singing and music, and he invited me to attend his church for Sunday service. That was his ministry to reach out to the community as he put it, I thought that was really cool, and I love the ideas with karaoke and tea corner to mingle with peoples. (No wonder his shop have such setup!) I will visit him again for another treatment after ten days......

My Big Fat "Chinese" Life......

2007-09-27T08:58:00.000+08:00

Manus Island, Papua New Guinea

My korean friend

Old buddy on Doulos

Nagoya, Japan (Painting the church)

Celebrating Christmas on Doulos

Life takes a spin once in a while! Sometime I felt like a contestant on the "wheel of fortune", you win some, you lose some in life. But what surprise you that, you actually make it to the final round. And there you are thinking of a smart answer to the blank, and clock keeps on ticking..... (ummmmmm.....) it is that feeling again, am I giving the right clues? Am I able to answer it? Will people boo me if I lose? Am I making a fool of myself thinking I can do this? Am I? Am I? I bet we will never know the outcome till the clock ring!!!

This last week in church office, I was packing my mess, thinking about my last three years working in this place. Sad, happy, angry, sorrow, joyful..... emotional feeling strikes me up and making me depressed. I will be moving out, working in another office, step up to something I once like, involve myself to mission works. I can't believe working in church actually limits my service to the community, the church put boundaries upon my ministry. That's why I need to move out, I need to breathe, I need more freedom in serving.

Thanks God for the opening, He enables me to return to OM (Operation Mobilisation, famous for her MV DOULOS and MV LOGOS ship), I can serve inter church and reach out to many more in the community.

I know I win if the Lord is on my side, He have all the answer for me.

Cross Keychain

2007-09-20T14:15:00.001+08:00

Materials needed: A pair of scissor, UHU glue, some felt cloths, plastic bead, keychain ring & barn yarn. (You can choose your own favorite colors.)

Instructions:

1. Tie the barn yarn on the keychain ring, bring down two loose end to stuff in the plastic bead.
2. Cut the felt cloth into a small rectangle, copy it in another piece of felt cloth, the other one cut it into a cross shape.
3. Drill a small hole on top of the rectangle cloth,tie the beaded keychain ring in the holes, use UHU glue to stick the cross and VOILA! Simple as that!

I am going to teach my Sunday school children to make this craft on sunday. Have fun yet!?

Me, myself & mimer

2007-08-21T09:09:00.000+08:00

Took a snapshot before my performance

I'm gonna eat you alive.... ha ha ha

I love mime, it helps me to express my thought and connect with the audiences. The silence of sound with movements created to speak, that fascinated me how human communicate with each other, in a new tones, new forms.

Turning Point

2007-08-04T16:52:00.000+08:00

Since last June, I was having the roughest time of my life. I lost my wallet with all my important documents such as ID, Driving license, some money & my ATM cards. On top of that, my GF's mum just passed away, and I have a horrible fight with my colleague, and plus my mentally sick brother is coming to visit and I have to take care of him. To sum it up......Life is stink like hell! I hate June!
I never felt so depress with all the terrible twist and knots strangling me, it was a real hard time.
I asked God, what's the purpose of all these sufferings in my life?
Why me?
Why the troubles always approach me in one go, and leaving me breathless? (I really can't breathe! )

Some old man said," In life, no pain no gain! We all learn from our struggles and sufferings, there is no easy way or short cut!"

Well, it was true! As I am looking it back now, I can really see the pain and the gain.

I've been writing story and articles for ten years, and I never really did sent my stuff to the editor, because I don't think I've got what it takes.
One day, it was in that same month June, after all the bitter experiences, I got a phone call from the Bridge Christian Publisher in KL. The editor told me that, my articles will be published in a local Chinese newspaper. You can tell how excited I was when I first heard the news, and having that approval from editor. It was this bittersweet experience, makes me wanna come back to God once more, and allow Him to mold, to fill, to use, so that in the end, I am ready to serve Him more!

If right now, you felt like nothing is right with your life? Don't give up, hang in there, because our good God knows what He is doing, and be completely honest, only in sufferings that we felt God is ever so near to us! Praise God for that insight!

My Camping at Ostrich Village Lodge.......

2007-06-06T11:03:00.000+08:00

My Old Friend......

2007-05-18T14:55:00.000+08:00

Nostalgia

It's funny how time play tricks on us, when we are least expected, no aware of those people we met along the way, and they are suddenly grow up and appear right in front of your eyes. (Amazing how much they change, and how long have I lost contact, I never any good in keeping up with long distance friends.)
So, today I log on to my e-mail, and found one e-mail attach in my inbox with name I find foreign. (Who is this guy?? Kong Yong?? Who is Kong Yong? Do I know anyone by that name?) Then I clicked on it to read the content, "Kong Yong has a special message for you......" with a picture of a chinese couple attached. It's one of those site for people to link-up and chat, I never really bother much about it! (Who's there to chat?) So I stared at the picture wondering Kong Yong a boy or a girl, can't really figure it out. Well, the only way to find out is to dig in deeper, so I log on to my account and read my special message under "friendster". Kong Yong wrote in my inbox:

"Do u remember me? I'm Foo Kong Yong
Ur full name Chai Zhen Yi, right?"

Who is Foo Kong Yong?? And he (so it's a boy!) got my name spelled wrong, it's Chai Ching Yee! I look further at his profile and image gallery, (I'm gonna find out who is this guy!!) and suddenly I found a light bulb above my head! (Ding!)
HEY! I know this man! My GOSH! How long was it since we depart? 10 years? 11 years? I think it's almost 12 years! He was my school mate in high school, and we were in the same class for almost all my years in the high school. Then, we sang Auld Lang Syne, greet each other good bye and left our separate paths toward different lifes. I remember it all now, with mental picture became visualize right in front my eyes, the nostalgic moment suddenly hit its "play" button......

I was in my green and white typical high school uniform, hand carry my black color batman school bag to the school, sitting in my familiar classroom. I could almost hear the mango drop on our ceiling while teacher scribble chalks on the blackboard, and how little chit chat and passing little paper among the classmate.
Kong Yong was my good friend, he is so smart and always so hard working (I was rather lazy and unattentive in school!), and every year end his results would always makes me felt ashame of myself, for not trying harder. (But I never any good in study, I have choose another paths instead!) I remember her mum own a little cafe at the town hall, and everytime I pass by there, the picture of him studying and doing homeworks so clearly stucked in my mind. What a shame I didn't pick-up his good quality at all. (How rotten! Ha....) And of course as I expected, he continue to study and attending different schools (as listed in his profile), no doubt he would be reaching the dreams of his life.

Just then, I would love to wish my friend Kong Yong all the best in his life and found joy and success in everything he ever and will achieve! Cheers Mate!

Make-up, make-up, make-up......

2007-04-19T07:47:00.001+08:00

Hi! My name is "Dong Dong"....(I reckon it's a stupid name!)

My clown buddy, "Ding Ding" & "Dong Dong"...... sound like a bells apparently!

Last week, I've been putting on so much make-up on my face (Two clowning mask and one pirate mask.). There were three children party where I am playing the clown, entertaining the little one to enjoy their celebration of easter. It was a pretty tired and busy week for me! (My eyes was swollen the next day, it was the size of a golf ball! My gosh.....)

Children now a day just not that childlike anymore, they can't just simply have fun, and always asking why we doing this, why we doing that......Oh kids! Don't act like an adult yet! Have plenty of fun! (I guess our kids are growing too fast!)

One of the party was a birthday party, I requested the host to dress-up as pirate, to match the theme of "The Pirate of the Caribbean". I was dress according to Captain Jack Sparrow, with a little moustache, a hair cover, with some Papua New Guinea shell necklace that I received when I was there, plus lots of knitted sword balloons. (It was a cool party! I get paid for playing pirate in this party!)

It has been one of my dreams to venture into a creative arts ministry, creating performances such as drama plays, clowning, miming, dances and etc. I always likes to be refer as the creative person, an artist, it's all about entertainments! (Geez.....A man under the moonlight......what a daydreamer!)

Sometime I would think, to achieve something in life, all it takes was to dreams......and of course to grab it with butterfly nets! Whooooop......

Being Naughty....(tee hee hee^@^)

2007-03-16T14:52:00.000+08:00

Psssst pssssst pssssst I'm gonna bite you!!

Opppps......the snake turns evil....

You smile....you get A star!!

ummmmmmmm......

BOOoooooooo........

Spirituality......

2007-02-16T10:10:00.000+08:00

Glowing Night

Culture

Quiet Corner

Meditation Hour

Views of Color.....

2007-02-15T14:14:00.000+08:00

Nature Aurora

Wild Life

Nest

Reunion

Hidden Story......

2007-02-14T14:50:00.000+08:00

Cowboy

The People

Street

A dog's life

Sometime when we're looking at a photo, or a picture...... what is it that capture our eyes? The object? Expression? Colour?
Do we realized that even though a photo was taken beautifully, but the story might haunt us.... it was beauty capture in deep suffering, and we called that Arts!

Can we enjoy Arts whilst looking at cold body in the war being taken beautifully by camera man?
How can we respond in staring at these picture?
What do we really care? The arts? Or the objects?
Do we want to know the hidden story?
Can we still appreciate it after we find out?
Sometime I like to think that, a bunch of dead body being decorated in an artful manner, are we still able to claim it as a piece of Arts?
Is it human that we see, or the beauty in Arts?
Is it a shame, or just merely being artistic?

I'm sadden by the thoughts of this......

What does the music talk about your life?

2007-02-09T14:23:00.000+08:00

I copy this quiz from Shirley Booth's blog today....it's really funny!.....Try it too! (Post your answer in your next blog entry...)

RULES:
1.) Put your music player on shuffle
2.) Press forward for each question
3.) Use the song title as the answer
4.) NO CHEATING!!! What you get is what you get!

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1) How am I feeling today?
Breathing the breath - Matt Redman (huh......)

2) Where will I get married?
Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton (What!?)

3) What is my best friend’s theme song?
Warning Sign - Coldplay (ummmm...)

4) What is/was high school like?
Rock with U - Alicia Keys (Cool!)

5) What is the best thing about me?
Take me where you are - William Duane Clarke (Pushover!?)

6)How is today going to be?
You are my sacrifice - Ken Mullis (sound like a death row)

7) What is in store for this weekend?
Fresh Air - Tradewinds (good to know...I need that!)

8) What song describes my parents?
Whenever you call - Mariah Carey (with Brian McKnight)

9) How is my life going?
A rush of blood to the head - Coldplay (Gosh.....)

10) What song will they play at my funeral?
Nocturne In E-flat - Chopin (Ha..... that's a great idea!)

11) How does the world see me?
New World (Deep element mix) - Bjork (Oh! Just what I have in mind, being "new", and Bjork it's my favorite artist!)

12) What do my friends really think of me?
The Prayer - Celine Dion (with Andrea Bocelli)

13) How can I make myself happy?
82 Horses - KWs Sound Cafeteria (Experimental Jazz...... I do love Jazz and they cheers me up!)

14) What should I do with my life?
Worthy You are worthy - Matt Redman (Obviously telling me to honour God with my life and make His name worthy!)

15) Will I ever have children?
My Irish Moment - Leina D (ummm...... I think the answer is "no"!!)

16) What is some good advice?
Troubles - Alicia Keys (Expecting "troubles"?)

17) What do I think my current theme song is?
Frosti (Across the lake) - Bjork (so true.....)

18) What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
You light up my life - Debbey Boone

19) What type of men/women do you like?
Superwomen - Karyn White (tee hee hee......)

20) Will you get married?
Fallen - Sarah Mclachlan (!!!)

21) What should I do with my love life?
Thinking you over - Melissa Forbes (how sad...)

22) Where will you live?
Beautiful Girl - Jose Mari Chan (does it mean... living with!)

23) What will your dying words be?
Grandchild - Hal Weaver (a native flute player...which apparently does sound like a funeral song)

24) How’s your day going so far?
Butterfly - Mariah Carey

25) How’s your love life?
Close - Tim Watson (hee hee....)

26) My epitaph? (on the tombstone)
Cymnop Edie no 1 - Satie (great! Some alien words that nobody understand!)

Mother Nature......

2007-02-08T16:12:00.000+08:00

Sandy's dreams

Intimacy

Keeping me alive......

2007-02-06T15:11:00.000+08:00

Today, was one of those day, feeling rather numb, bored, not mobilise to do anything at all.
So, I guess I'm just surfing around in the net, reading blog posted by my friend....these people in blogger that I barely know or met.
This internet it's a strange kind of connection, that connected us together in ways that are beyond words......sometime I stepped into a blog, I just knew it in instant that this blogger would be my friend, whom I can connect and share; but of course most of the time I just "touch and go", not impress with the blogger at all.
I always thought that I have to do something to impress somebody, trying to be cool, funny, being the kind of person that people like.....but the truth is......we only have ourselves to offer, the rest doesn't impress people! (Not a bit!....)
Soooooo......what am I trying to say? (Climax speech....) What's keeping me alive? (beside oxygen) Is it God? Is it something I fancy? Is it my family or my girl friend? (Don't think so....) I guess while thinking about this, it probably keeps me alive for sometime...... (whilst tickling my brain!)
Life is strange, who can fathom its meaning?.... Who can define what's life? While you thinking about it, I'm gonna take a nap!.....zzzzzzz

How much life experience do you have?......

2007-02-01T16:02:00.000+08:00

You've Experienced 61% of Life

You have a good deal of life experience, about as much as someone in their late 20s.
You've seen and done enough to be quite wise, but you still have a lot of life to look forward to.

(Haha.....I'm glad to know that, I still got a lot of life to look forward to!) (c:

How Much Life Experience Do You Have?
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Speechless......

2007-01-31T11:07:00.000+08:00

Brothers

Organizer

Carpenter

Being Happy

Ahhh.....feeling sick today! Fever, coughing, flu..... I need some rest and keeping myself cheerful. I pray the same for you too! Be a blessing for someone today!......

Chinese Calendar......

2007-01-30T13:22:00.000+08:00

Ha.....it's so chinese! We chinese do have our own Chinese Calendar, and our new year is not celebrate on the 1st January according to the Western Calendar, but falls on 18th February. (Confused yet?)
In China, the traditional calendar is known as the "agricultural calendar" (農曆 nónglì, 农历), while the Gregorian calendar is known as the "common calendar" (公曆 gōnglì, 公历), or "Western calendar" (西曆 xīlì, 西历).
The Chinese calendar (農曆 nónglì) is a lunisolar calendar whose date indicates both the moon phase and the time of the solar year.
Every year, we chinese label the year according to the Chinese Zodiac which made up by the Twelve animals (十二生肖 shí'èr shēngxiào, or colloquially 十二屬相 shí'èr shǔxiàng) representing the twelve Earthly Branches are, in order, the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep (or goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and pig (or boar).
And I think this year is the "Piglet" year! (Tee hee hee.....it's true!) And I was born in the "sheep" year. (blahhhh blahhh.....black sheep) Don't we chinese just have our own "interesting" way!? Wish you all a Happy Chinese New Year!

Night Classes......

2007-01-27T11:21:00.000+08:00

Ummm....I didn't update myself much huh! Recently, I just applied for a weekly friday night classes about Missiology at STS, Sabah Theological Seminary. This course will last until end of June; conducted by an American Professor "Dr. Phil Baker", a very old man (around 70) but amazingly zealous person.

So, Missiology huh! What's that? I was scratching my head the first day I seated in my class. My class-mates were mostly pastor, seminary students, professional people...... not very friendly in deed! (I can't imagine how rude for somebody not smiling back when I put up my "celebrity" smile! What a bunch of "HOLY" people! huh.....) I guess my long dye hair with funny hat, allows them to categories me.....the nerd, wacko! (I love being wacky!) Ummm....who cares about them! I'm here to upgrade myself about mission!

Funny story, I was talking to the guard in the gate, who apparently got the job in this seminary few months ago. He was not a Christian, and no one talks to him about the gospel of Jesus, and he wasn't invited for the chapel service. (Gosh.....that's really get me! Piss off!) Well, here I am studying about mission, and the professor said that God's love is for all the people of the world, not only exclusively to special people (such as Christian) and we need to spread it out; and all the students nodded their heads. (What a bunch of phoney!) I don't see their interest in being a missionary, but just plainly academic.

Sometime I really don't understand how human can behave in such a way, studying the topic about saving mankind yet not practise it! Looks serious in front of a professor, but take it lightly outside the class......Please practise what you preach! (Good Lord!......)

Something to ponder...

2007-01-26T16:23:00.000+08:00

Signature

Being Red

Fragile

Murder Scribble

Playful Portrait.....

2007-01-25T13:43:00.000+08:00

Golden Frame

Chasing Bubbles

Babe of Mother Earth

A picture worth a thousand word......

2007-01-25T13:12:00.001+08:00

Lonely planet

Plentiful

Under construction

Bloody 911

Perfect Elegance

I love the saying of "A picture worth a thousand word....". Everytime I gaze upon these picture, it remind me so much about the stories, happening in my mother earth, my ground, my roots, my history.
Didn't we sometime longs to change the way things happen, bend the events in another direction, but life is unfair to us...don't you think! We have to accept the way things turn up, we have to embrace the reality of the events, even though the truth seems to haunt us. (huh.....)
I always desired to pray for the world, begging God to move our mother earth, to change people, to heal the broken soul, to drive out the bloody war from our history, I just pray and pray and pray...... God, saves us!

My very own exhibition......

2007-01-19T07:55:00.000+08:00

The Connection

Dragon's Heart

Flower Baby

Blues

Rise Up

Ballet Dancer

Some "Arts of life"....

2007-01-18T08:28:00.000+08:00

Dim the light

Emergency Hour

Strings in the wood

Death Row

It's new year! I reckon I've written a lot of craps in my blog, pure craps! (Haha....) I thought of focusing more in the "Arts of life", some photo, some interesting capture that inspire me, that makes my day! Thank you for reading my blog, I wanna wish that the best thing in life will visit you this year! May your dreams come true! Let the "Arts of life" inspire us to be ourselves!

3D Christmas Card

2007-01-11T14:43:00.000+08:00

I know Christmas it's over! But since I have make it, I will still post it anyway for my own collection.
Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Jolly Merry...New Year 2007, let's ROCK ON while making beautiful arts with our soul! Life is splendid with Arts of life! With much love......

Children Hall Christmas Decoration

2007-01-11T14:22:00.001+08:00

I decided to create a beautiful landscape using lots of hearts hanging in the sky, like little floating balloon, a line of green grass at the bottom.Do you still remember the crafted hands for children project? Now it's finally shown on the wall with hundreds of hands, it's great looking and kids loves it!
Don't we all just loves to fly and hanging on the air, so I invite the children to join me in this parachute making project, the effects is great with children marvel at them!

Have fun decorating your place with lovely crafts, you loves the compliments!

My dearest sister

2007-01-11T13:20:00.000+08:00

Her name is Chai Oi Chun, I usually called her Ginny. We share the same birthday on 28th December. We looks awfully alike, round belly, same hair color, same character, it's like a mirror to me. Thanks God for giving me a dear sister!

Children Christmas Party

2006-12-12T08:38:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, my church was having a Children Christmas Party, and I was in charge of Balloon....Yay! (I love Balloons!) If you love Balloon sculpture too, do visit this awesome site http://www.multihobbies.com/balloons/simple.htm

Night Dancer...

2006-12-07T08:58:00.000+08:00

Love is a growing or full constant light;
And his first minute, after noon, is night.
John Donne 1572-1631: 'A Lecture in the Shadow'

City view of my town - Kota Kinabalu

2006-12-06T12:25:00.000+08:00

Abstract

2006-12-06T12:22:00.000+08:00

Christmas is on my doorstep....

2006-11-22T11:57:00.000+08:00

An afternoon walk......

2006-11-21T08:35:00.000+08:00

Whenever the sky turn purple, my heart is delighted and glad......

Fluffy Cloud on my roof.....

2006-11-21T08:30:00.000+08:00

Morning surprise......

2006-11-19T07:49:00.000+08:00

This morning ,the sun sting my eyes while I am still sound asleep. Suddenly, I heard someone talking on my windows, not someone, some bird language that I don't understand. Oh my! There were two birds talking on my windows, brown in color, with tiny little black eyes, so cute.......I have to snap it!......Click!!

Raw Beauty......

2006-11-18T18:48:00.000+08:00

As I was walking alone in the dark tonight, I saw this little dim light popping out from the earth surface......raw in beauty!

Ush ush......

2006-11-17T14:06:00.000+08:00

As I was using my brain today(finally!), it's stuck on my head that most people just rush about in their daily life; without taking much notice of the nature, animal, color, structure, sound, movement......right around them, the list could goes on.
I take a walk to my work place everyday; often a time I would stop here and there, to touch a leave, smell a fresh flower, pat a doggie, amazed by the magnificence of clouds 'transformation, it's free "3D movies" if you ask me!
Sometime I see the kids playing at their backyard, chasing and laughing, I stop and thought about how wonderful and simple life is. They smile, cheers, without a single worries of what the day might bring.
What a joy to acknowledge that we can have fun too in our daily life, if we just learn from the little one.
If you are like me, I tap on the street, dance my way towards the day, making melody that only I can understand. I don't cares if people thinks I'm a weirdo!! Everyone got their own quirky side for cry out loud.

I guess what I wanted to say here is,
while you're in a middle of a "rush",
let the nature "brush",
then your worries be "flush",
in a state of "hush"
......ush ush.....
Good day by the way! Arts of life......

My childish masterpiece.....

2006-11-16T12:23:00.000+08:00

Today was a funny day......I thought of drawing something childish, a bugs or something, using four simple colors. Yellow, dark green, orange and dark brown.
Do you know what it is? I have absolutely no idea, I place the highlight green dot all over the place, and join the line together to form something, and then I color all the empty boxes with four color, and this is the result. If you got the time, do give it a try with a blank paper, it's quite fun really! Try using crayon to create the rough effects, like a kid's drawing or something......
Life is good as always, be creative!

I Can't take my eyes off of you......

2006-11-15T12:57:00.000+08:00

Beautifully crafted song by Damien Rice, "Blower's daughter". Listen to the quiet whisper in this song, affection are spoken so loudly......

"The Blowers Daughter"

And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory
No hero in her sky

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes...

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time
And so it is
The colder water
The blower's daughter
The pupil in denial

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes...

Did I say that I loathe you?
Did I say that I want to
Leave it all behind?

I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind off of you
I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind off you
I can't take my mind...
My mind...my mind...
'Til I find somebody new

Hand-Crafted Christmas Tree......(Part 1)

2006-11-10T14:08:00.000+08:00

This year, I'm gonna decorate my church sunday school hall for the coming Christmas Party. So I decided to "fashion" it up entirely with child's crafts and colorful beads, of course the sparkling christmas lights.

Well, the "Hand-Crafted Christmas Tree" is my first project.
It's pretty fun and exciting to make especially for the children.
Here is the materials needed, a lot of green color hard papers, colorful beads or glitters, PVA glue, pencils & a pair of scissor.

First trace your hand both left and right on the piece of green hard paper, with a pencil. Then cut out the hand print with a pair of scissor, trim your hand if it's looking funny! (Most of the children will trace out a monster giant hand...it's really cute! But we don't want that...) Don't forget to write your name on your own cut out hands.
After that, lay the colorful beads or glitters out with PVA Glue ready in a container. Brush the glue on the cut out hand, only brush on the fingers, not the entire hand. Then quickly sprinkle the colorful beads or glitters on the fingers as you like it.
Leave it to dry overnight, store them nicely in a box, will come to the next part in another post.

(To be continue......)

Teatime Craft......

2006-11-09T16:06:00.000+08:00

It's always fun to "jazz" it up my tea pot and my mug! (I have took out the ropes and replace it with art deco paint!) I have chosen the Champagne Pearl color, blend with the light blue as background. I begin with drawing a little blooming flower from the base, it's tiny tulip! Then I added a big tree with leaves all over it, a flying kid on the air and little love growing in my garden. Of course, don't forget to write your name or favourite words on your finishing master piece!
Life is great with crafted art!
I was having a nice day, how about you?.......enjoy the arts found in life!

Zzzzz.......

2006-11-07T14:12:00.000+08:00

Ever wonder how we looks like when sleep at night? I find it interesting to know, so I snapped myself when I'm sleeping! (and my little brother too...third shot!) Haha......
I wish I could sleep so peacefully! (Ooops! Sound like R.I.P)
Well, most of my night I couldn't sleep well, my back pain is a torture every night. (I need to switch my side almost every half an hour.)
Did you have amazing dreams at night? I never recall what I dream at night, everytime I'm in the middle of a sweet dream, someone always have to wake me up, and my sweet dream would go "Pop"! Can't remember a single thing!
Well, wish you a restful sleep and overflow with sweet dreams!

A dedication......

2006-10-31T12:46:00.000+08:00

Dearest friends,
Thanks for being a real friends to me, I sense the joy in getting to know you.
My life is like a moon, how bright it is depends on how much I shoot out my lights, and how much I'm getting the lights from......YOU!
You're my inspiration! Let's celebrate the life given to us!

From the heart beat of
Arts of life

Big Fish.....

2006-10-26T15:15:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was a holiday...... I picked up this movie "Big Fish" directed by Tim Burton, it was inspiring and amazing to watch. How one man telling tales about his life, and his boy wouldn't believe a single words he said, because it sound like fairy tales.

I remember during the end of the movie, his father suffer a stroke and was reaching the end of his life. His father asked the son, "How will I end my life? ", the son just couldn't help but to make up a happy ending story of how his father's fanstasy, coming alive to greet him and saying farewell. He shed his tears, seeing his father rest in peace, and the fairy tales lives forever in that boy's life.

Life is a fairy tales, with our own imagination to create a fictional world, that inspire us, excite us, that keeps us from the cruelty of life......

My New Cooking Blog....

2006-10-26T12:11:00.000+08:00

"What's cooking?"
Do visit my new cooking blog at the following link http://felixthechai.livejournal.com/
Enjoy a good life with good food! Have a great day! ^@^

Tree of life......

2006-10-19T13:48:00.000+08:00

Imagine your life like a tree.....

A seed planted on the ground
(the sperm and ovum join)
The seed begin to grow
(tiny foetus swim around in mum's body)
Seed "pop" out from the ground
(baby deliver out from mum's vagina)
Seed open to meet the world
(little baby open his eyes to see the world)
Seed feeds by sun, waters and photosynthesis
(mum feeds his little baby from her breast)
The tiny seed turns into a little green plant
(baby grow taller everyday into a boy)
The little plant grow to have roots, trunks, branches, twigs and leaves
(the boy learn all the ways of life in moral, discipline, behaviour, talking, walking...)
Inch by inch the little plant errect to be a bigger tree
(little boy growing each day to be a bigger man)
Beautiful, proud and strong the tree standing on the ground
(handsome, confidence and vibrant the man standing on the world)
Birds, butterfly, animal greet the tree
(friends, family, relatives meet the man)
Fungus, worms, weeds attack the tree
(age, enemies, sickness destroy the man)
The tree turns into snag, lonely, old and dying
(the man turns into old man, solitary, retired and fighting breath)
Debris the tree has become, lying on the ground.....
(funeral was held for the man, lying on the coffin with no sign of life.....)
Written by Felix Chai 18th October 2006

Grieve over 100...

2006-10-18T13:55:00.000+08:00

My word! This is my 100th post!? Never thought I could post that many stuff in my blog, time is sure speeding like anything......To be honest, who would have thought blogging would play such a big part in my life, with some of the friends I met along the way.
We share joy, we share burden, we share struggle...., life is dull without friends around, especially when the loneliness creeps into my mind and no single comments left in my blog. (But that isn't the main reason, my inspiration seems to be dried out, I have nothing to blog about!)
Well, I guess "life" taste better when I learn to endure the loneliness, and enjoy being with myself, switch my focus on the "Arts of life" that enrich my life deeply.
Let's celebrate then, I have "Pop" open the Champagne, while it's bubbles spill all over my kitchen table, "Cheers to Arts of life!......Cheers!".

Such relaxation.....

2006-10-18T08:28:00.000+08:00

Yay! Finally someone got the photo develop! Few weeks ago, I went to Borneo Golf Resort for a time of relaxation with my sunday school teachers. Each of the teacher was allow to bring along their family for the retreat, since I'm the barchelor, so they arrange a boy to stay with me. My room was simply beautiful, such luxury with all the stuff I need for a cool holiday.
Well, it was a two day one night trip, mostly we were just swimming in the swimming pool, having bonquet, walk around the beach, unwind our stress in the world......

My Dinner (Part 4)

2006-10-14T12:53:00.000+08:00

Eggs festival... great for finger food! Enjoy!

"Egg-licious Platter"

Ingredient:
4 Chicken Eggs
4 Salted Eggs
Some Mayonaise
Some Finely Chopped Parsley
Some Black Sesame
Bowl of water
Some Vinegar
Some Salt

1. Boiled the water in the pot, mixed some Vinegar and Salt, the mixture will sealed the eggs from breaking when boiling.
2. Hard-boiled all the eggs, pealed the shell, cut the eggs into small boat size, arrange it nicely in a plate.
3. Squeeze the Mayonaise lightly on the chicken eggs only and sprinkle the Parsley and Black Sesame on the top.
4. Lid a tealight candle in the center to delights the diners.

My Dinner (Part 3)

2006-10-14T12:48:00.000+08:00

Haha... photo shoot my cooking again, hope you enjoy my recipe!

"Deep Fried Pork Chop in Curry Flavour"

Ingredient:
Five Teaspoon of Curry Powder
A small bowl of Milk
Two slice of Pork Chop
Two pieces of Onion
Three pieces of Garlic
Some Finely Chopped Parsley
Some mixed dried spice such as Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg & etc.
A pinch of Salt
Some Waters
Some Cooking Oil

1. Slice the Pork Chop in even thin slice, heat the pan and deep fried the Pork Chop into goldren brown, slice the chop into matches even size.
2. Prepare the Curry Powder in a bowl and mixed with a bowlful of water, slice the onion in thin slice, chopped the garlic.
3. Heat the pan, pour some cooking oil. First put in the onion and garlic, stir-fry until the aroma arose, put in all the mixed dried spices.
4. Pour the Curry Powder mixture in the pan, continue to stir it, when it turn a bit dry, pour in the bowlful of milk.
5. When the mixture come to a boil, put the Pork Chop in the mixture, and sprinkle some salt and parsley.
6. Taste it and place your cooking in a beauiful plate, pamper your tummy with a bowlful of rice!

Moonlight......

2006-10-14T12:35:00.000+08:00

I snapped this shot yesterday, when the moon are ready to finish off the night shift. Take a look at the warm light, the air is cool, with morning dews circulating everywhere. Have a nice day! ^@^

My Dinner (Part 2)

2006-10-13T12:21:00.000+08:00

Here is my second dish, my girl friend's favourite food.

"Mince meat Egg Pancake"

Ingredient:
Three Eggs
A bowl of Pork Mince Meat (or beef, chicken)
Some Finely Chopped Parsley
A spoonful of White Sesame
Some Cooking Oil

Marinade:
A teaspoon of Black Soya Sauce
A spoonful of Sesame Oil
A teaspoon of Chinese Cooking Wine

Sauce:
Some Mayonaise or Tomato Sauce

1. Marinade the mince meats in a bowl, leave it for 15 minutes.
2. Beat the eggs in a small bowl and stir in finely.
3. Mix the marinade mince meat together with the stir eggs.
4. Heat the pan with some cooking oil, pour the mixture into the pan, as if you are making a pancake.
5. Sprinkle the finely chopped parsley on top the mixture, and continue to fry the "pancake".
6. Turn over when the "pancake" turns golden brown, continue to fry the other side.
7. Cut the "pancake" into small triangle serving size, place it on the serving plate, sprinkle some white sesame and chopped parsley as a finishing touch.
8. Place the mayonaise and tomato sauce at the side as dipping.

Pamper yourself with some good food and a tempting red wine! Let's get drunk!...... cheers!

My Dinner.....

2006-10-13T11:47:00.000+08:00

Last night I was out of duty, so I gonna show off my cooking skill on the blog! Yay!
So, today I am going to make "Stir-fry green veggie with pork chop".

Ingredient:
Some Green Veggie (Anything)
Small portion of Pork Chop meat
One spoonful of Black Sesame
One spoonful of White Sesame
Some chopped Garlic

Marinade:
One teaspoon of Black Soya Sauce
One spoonful of Sesame Oil
One teaspoon of Chinese Cooking Wine
Some Corn Flour

Sauce:
One teaspoon of Salt
Some Cooking Oil
One spoonful of Water

1. First of all slice the green veggies in small even size. Chopped the garlic ready in a bowl.
2. Slice the Pork Chop meat in small even size, marinade it for 15 minutes.
3. Heat the fry pan, pour in some cooking oil, put the chopped garlic, stir it until you smell the garlic flavour.
4. Place in the pork chop and continue to stir-fry, when the meat turn slightly yellow brown, put in the green veggies.
5. Pour spoonful of water into the pan and let it simmer for about 10 min or whenever you think it's cook.
6. Before you scoop out, sprinkle one spoonful of salt and stir-fry.
7. Place the cooking on a beautiful plate, sprinkle the black & white sesame on the top, and you are ready to dine.
BON APPETITE.....Yummy! Enjoy cooking!

Taste of memory......

2006-10-11T17:59:00.000+08:00

Doctor Felix enter the white painted room, I was lying down on the couch motionless. He took out a questionaire thing on his hand and start asking me all these question:

1. What is your fond memory of good taste, great food?

2. Are you fuzzy, simple, or whatever that being serve on your dining table it's fine for you?

3. How does it taste like? Do you think people will love it or hate it?

4. Are you addicted to it, or having it once in a while it's fine?

5. Was it home cooking, outdoor, or can be found in restaurant only?

6. Would you share it with friends, family, or prefer to dine alone?

7. Do you eat for survival, or survive to eat?

Me: "Ummm....Doc! Why are you asking me all this question?"
Doc: "Well, you have eating disorder don't you, it's recorded in your medical files."
Me: "No, I don't! I just have a large pineapple chicken pizza at Pizza Hut! Did you make some mistakes?"
Doc: "It's your name 'Arts of life'?"
Me: "That's correct!"
Doc: "It written clearly here that you have eating disorder. See for yourself!"
Me: (Looking at the file) "Oh my! You're right! But......but.....but......I don't have eating disorder!"
Doc: (He looks at my tummy) "Sure you have! You are eating like a fat cow! I have to prescribe you a diet plan! From now on no pizza, no cheese, no curry, no fried noodles, no lamb chop, no.......blah blah blah...."
Me: "Die......ah!" (Fainted on the couch)
(You can leave your answers for the questionaire in "comments", just for fun!^@^)

The Big Umbrella......

2006-10-10T13:47:00.000+08:00

The Big Umbrella is trying to tell us a story today, enjoy "reading" it......What do you think The Big Umbrella is trying to tell us?...... (Read comments)

Crowded Arts......

2006-10-10T12:20:00.000+08:00

Crowded - Come together, fill or occupy fully (Oxford Dictionary)

I guess that's us, definitely telling something about us, the life we got down here on earth...crowd, crowd, crowd......urghh....felt like stuck in a neck bottle! But hey! Let's stop for a while, look again at the crowd, the arts we place on our street!......
Did you see it yet?......"Crowded Arts" on our street!

An interview with the Author of Arts of life....

2006-10-06T10:41:00.000+08:00

It was a lovely blue morning, shower of rain on the street, in a coffee shop, Earlgrey Tea with two drops of sugar, the conversation recorded with the Sony Mini Recorder, interviewer (marked as "&") and myself (Marked as "@")......

&: Hi! Arts of life! Thanks for taking your time out to meet up with me. (Shaking hands) My name is Felix Chai, and I'm the reporter from Blog Freaks Magazine. (Will be on the market soon...if you believe so)
@: You're welcome! I'm not that busy, I could use the opportunity to stretch my body, after spenting so much hours in front of a computer.
&: Here is my first question, how much time do you spent usually in blogging and surfing the net?
@: Ummm.....let me count! (Ticking his finger & murmur some numbers) I normally spent eight hours a day writing blogs, making interesting search on the net, edit my own design.
&: Wow! You could really use some fresh air today huh!
@: Yupe! I need to go out more!
&: What did you do for living?
@: I worked in a church as Worship Director, full time serving the Lord.
&: How about your previous work? I heard you've been trying out lots of other job.
@: You're right! When I left the school, I went to a Christian Mission Ship called "MV Doulos", serving there for two years visitng more than 12 countries. Then I returned to Sabah and worked in my home church for half a year as Youth Co-ordinator. Get bored, and move out to Kota Kinabalu to played piano in a Hotel Lounge for three month. And then move to another job selling books in a Christian Bookstore, I only manage to stay there for one year, and now landed in my church office. That's about it!
&: That's lot of shifting and changing of jobs huh...
@: Thats' what youngster normally do! Never stay put!
&: Let's talk about your blog. What's the main theme for your blog?
@: My theme for this blog is about arts, and how I relate arts in my life.
&: What's the main reason naming it "Arts of life"?
@:The reason I name it "Arts of life", because I believe Arts is life, of life, the life. My love, my passion, my whole life circled around the arts I see everywhere I go. I guess I just wanted to share my thoughts, my joy with the world.
&: What kind of materials did you use to build your blog?
@: Let me see......I got crafts, some creative idea, poems, short stories, some thoughts about life and my childhood, recipes, funny discovery on the net & etc.
&: That sound like a lot of stuff there! How do you relate all these in "Arts of life"?
@: Everything to me is arts. I often think of life in 4 words, L-eisure & pleasure, I-nner child, F-reedom in choices, of course E-at all you can! Ha......Arts play a big part in my life, being artistic is not only in paintings or dance, but in all the ways of life. It's a lifestyle to me!
&: Some of your written poems tends to express the darker side of life, why is that?
@: Often a time, I love to express how I really felt from the bad experience in life, and only in those moments, my inspiration seems to be overflowing. It's funny, but I tend to think negatively when something strike me. That's why I often remind myself to "Look at the bright side!", a lovely quotation shouted by one of my old friend Melanie Reed.
&: What's your favorite movies?
@: "Dancer in the dark" movie directed by Lars Von Trier and performed by Bjork. "Closer",
"Monalisa Smile", "Erin Brockovich" performed by Julia Roberts. "Shawshank's Redemption" performed by Tim Robbins. "Dead Man Walking" directed by Tim Robbins, performed by Susan Saradon & Sean Pean. "Bowling for colombine" directed by Michael Moore. These are a few of my all time favorites.
&: Oh my! Most of them are award-winner, I can see your preferences. So what's your favorite books then?
@: Some of the author I adore deeply. Amy Tan, Mo Yan, Anne Tyler, Gerald Stern, Sue Townsend, Adrian Plass, Jennifer Rees Larcombe, Chai Lan & etc. I could spent whole day reading and do nothing.
&: Some of them are my favorite author too! How about music preference?
@: Ummm... I love jazz, Grover Washinton Jr., Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Joe Sample & etc. I also love weird music like Bjork & Roberts Miles. It's a long list! I better stop!
&: Time sure run fast! Thanks for the interview, it will be running on the next issue of Blog Freaks Magazine. Nice talking to you! Have a great day!
@: You more than welcome! (Shaking hands and leave the coffee shop)

Blank.....

2006-10-05T14:54:00.000+08:00

What a blank!? I was enjoying myself reading a book written by Mo Yan (Red Sorghum), an author from China. He is an outspoken, realism, a former farmer, an ex-soldier, a child suffer from hunger. His interpretation of his childhood, personal thoughts, daily life simply amaze me. Honesty is something that I honor in the books I read, or else I would chucked the book down the thrash bin.
Another author that I really adored, Michael Moore, he wrote the book "Bowling for columbine", "Fahrenheit 9/11", "Will they ever trust us again?" & etc. After reading the books, you should definitely watch his documentary movies, it's so cool and down to earth! I love his works!.....and Mo Yan's book was being make into a movie too, it's terrific! Highly recommended by Arts of life!......(I know it's outdated! But who cares!)

Trouble......

2006-10-03T14:09:00.000+08:00

A bit of blues, cloud my days. I've got some depressing SMS from my friend, she said her family is driving her up the wall, everyone are mad with their troubles, she simply fed up with their never ending complaint.

What are troubles for? Why do we need to face it? Why we have to felt so helpless, so lonely, such failure to handles these troubles?

Life is unfair to us, if we tend to focus on these things. Let me share with you a dear song from Lizz Wright "Trouble"......

Trouble in the air
I don't want it
But I´ve to breathe
It´s coming through the door
Behind the shadows that surround me when I sleep
Somehow I know
that I can´t pray this away
I´ll keep my head down and get up on this train
This train
Ooo ...

I´m gonna ride this pain like a wave
Lord, make me over I don´t wann be afraid
And when my time is come and gone
I don´t wanna be the one who can´t let go

What if I get lost
I call out to you and you don´t save me?
The water comes too close
I don´t have the time to give
what you gave to me?
Well, as long as my name don´t change, I´ll be the same
I loved you more than time
Forever can´t take that away
Ooo ...
Can´t take that away

Just let me ride this pain like a wave
Lord, make me over I don't wanna be afraid
And when my time is come and gone
I don´t wanna be the one who can´t let go

Yeah, yeah, yeah

There is a river
Running by the train
It ain´t troubled
It´s just laying there, wading in the wind
Wading in the wind
Wading in the wind

Just let me ride this pain like a wave
Lord, make me over I don't wanna be afraid
And when my time is come and gone
I don´t wanna be the one who can´t let go

Let me ride this pain like a wave
Make me over I don't wanna be afraid
And when my time is come and gone
I don´t wanna be the one who can´t let go
Yeah, yeah
I´ll move on
Yeah, yeah
Ride
Yeah, yeah
Ooo, yeah ...

Arts of life said,
"I felt the loneliness, I felt the troubles, I felt the helplessness, but I also felt the need to let go!"

Purple Thoughts

2006-09-30T17:10:00.000+08:00

Simply in love with purple color, blend with mysterious feeling, the delicate soul swinging my mood, drawing me close to the beauty of vision.
Can you imagine a perfect design of dark purple night dress, fashion it with glittery crystal, tempting to every man to take a second look.
What's more to witness it in the nature, where the purple meets the green, shadow a raindrop or two, simply marvel the outlookers!

Arts of life quoted ~ Artistic vision enlarge our view of this world......let's explore!

Building

2006-09-30T16:35:00.000+08:00

Was it just another building?......

a man made castle
where King & Queen
exalted & persecuted

a home
where we reveal our true self
from our disguise
in this world

an emergency ward
where heartache & pain
felt so real

an airport
where many "Hi" & " Good Bye"
traveling in the air

an office
where human earns their living
climbing up a series of stairs

a post office
where good news & bad news
rubbing against the paper

a shopping mall
where business trading
visible every corner

a bank
where human keep their earnings
and thieves lay their eyes on

a restaurant
where banquet of slaughter animals
being serve in a fashionable way

a prison cell
where we keep the guilty
from this guilty world

So, was it just another building?......

The Old Man.......

2006-09-30T16:18:00.000+08:00

Shirtless, hanging clothings at the balcony, the old man, around 50 years of age, no expression, life is a routine, getting older and older, everyday......

Wings...

2006-09-28T16:05:00.002+08:00

Ever dream about spreading wings on the sky, let yourself floating on the air, accompany by birds of all sort, magnified our vision of the earth right below our feets......

O wind, carried us in your wings, let our body match with your feather weights, rising high and up above the sky, reaching that golden drop sparkling in my eyes......

Embrace the soft clouds, as I stepped on it, joy & smile painted on my crafted face, simply delighted in the moments......

Keeping my soul, illuminated my fantasy, freedom to fly, to rise, to embark on a journey with wings......

Rainbow Smile......

2006-09-27T12:21:00.000+08:00

"Smile" a classic song sung by Westlife (Previously sung by Nat King Cole, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, Josh Groban), wish to share this song with you! Have a rainbow smile lit up in your face!......

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...

If you smile
With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just...

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just...

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...

If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile...

That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

My Shadow

2006-09-26T16:42:00.000+08:00

That day, I was walking from my place to work. The sky was bright, reflecting my soul on the ground, so I snapped my soul in a camera. (Click!) I love the effects, taking my own image with a different views, life is full of variaty! Simple thing in life could simply brighten your day! Smile......have a nice day!

Portrait of mine...

2006-09-23T12:21:00.000+08:00

I love shooting, not with bullets but with camera! (Ha...bang you!) Getting a camera phone was a smart choice, I get to snapped picture anytime, anywhere, even without people noticing! (Tee hee hee....)

Life is a portrait, how good is it depend on how we conduct it, colorize it, experience it! Do take a photo of yourself, enjoy being with yourself, love yourself, embrace yourself! (Oh my! I am a self-lover!)

Well, before we meet the world every morning, we really need to learn to love ourselves; let the best of us shine, and of course flushing down the worst of us too!

Let the arts of life sweeten your days under the sun......

Chasing the sky....

2006-09-22T12:54:00.000+08:00

It was nostalgia, my childhood, a field filled with green green grass.....
I was ten years old where I would spent most of my free time, in a small hill near the town. My young nieces would followed me climbing up the hill, and with card board boxes in our hands.
Right up there on the hill, we can see the whole town underneath our feet, the sky meets the ground of the earth, we were like king and queen, ruled over all the land. (I am the king of the earth!)
I flatten the card board boxes and place it on the tip of the hill, we sat on it, and rode it down the hill. Woooooosh......everything in our eyes seems blurry, we were flying above the green green grass, and winds carried us down the foothill. Muddy spots were visible on our skin and clothings, we were laughing at each other, it was pure joy & fun......
When we were tired, we rested our head on a rock & lying on the grass, the heart beat of the earth was pumping......dream away, chasing the sky right above us!

Leaf upon the golden drop....

2006-09-21T12:56:00.000+08:00

Recently
I picked up
my old diary
and I continue on
writting from where
I have left blank

kind words
sad thought
new insights
everything that's
on my mind
I would put it in
decorative words

Amazing touch
of pen connecting
the papers
the inks swim
in curves and lines
making words
sentences
stories that
unload my thoughts
into characters that
we would read
and share in time

Diary
the outpouring
treasures of mine
not to be miss
for me to ponder
for many years
ticking upon my path

Like the leaf upon
the golden drop
Sparkling in my eyes
The words unites......
Written by Felix Chai
21st September 2006

Endless Sea...

2006-09-20T17:23:00.000+08:00

Liquify day
Cruising as a captain
Holding the steering wheel
Journey on to
the great adventure
with my lover

Nightly swing
beneath the moon river
I kiss the blue moon
Sending my love
hourglass could count
how much time
we could spent
together

You love my tenderness
I adore your gentle touch
the candle lights
dancing in your eyes
Magical moments
too selfish to share
World of our own

My beloved
Come and dance
let's our heart cheers
delighted with tapping
making sounds of harmony
sweetness in time
We'll fall into
the endless sea......
Written by Felix Chai
20th September 2006

Deepest of Blue...

2006-09-19T19:36:00.000+08:00

Deepest of Blue
Lies within
the snowy white
My fingers were swollen
and my lips was blue
Cold feelings
Shooting inside
my flesh and blood
I lost my mind

It's beauty in vision
but blueness in me......
Written by Felix Chai
19th September 2006

Garden of life

2006-09-19T16:13:00.000+08:00

Gentle breeze came
Flooded the green
garden of mine
Movements of wave
Rise and deep
Dancing on the field
Visible under the sunlight
Written by Felix Chai
19th September 2006

New Look!

2006-09-19T15:48:00.000+08:00

Uncover my Mask!

2006-09-13T14:57:00.000+08:00

Q&A about me (including my secrets!)
Ready????!!! In 3..2...1... GO!!!!!!

1. Does anyone know your password to your email?
YES
2. What was the last thing you ordered at McDonalds?
Something "Foldover" with French Fries.
3. Are you an emotional person?
Very!
4. Do you like your name?
Digging it! (The HK Famous restaurant was named after my name!)
5. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Yes, but usually doesn't last!
6. Ever felt jealous of your friend?
Who's not!
7. What was the last thing you did?
Drinking Herbal Tea
8. Who is right next to you?
Collegue
9. Who was the last person you ate with?
My GF
10. What song are you listening to right now?
Golden by Jill Scott
11. How's the weather right now?
Dark Cloud, heavy rain
12. Last person who called you today?
My partner
14. Last song you sang?
Moon River
15. Last time you danced?
5 min ago
16. Lost a friendship over something stupid?
Yupe, we were arguing over an issue
17. Last thing you ate?
Menthol (New green apple flavour)
18. Been really depressed before?
Yes
19. Faked being sick to miss school?
My favourite tricks to get out of duties
20. What time did you wake up today?
6:05am
21. Who is the person that posted this survey?
IEN the cheeky girl from Perak....
22. What are you wearing right now?
Light Blue shirt with Black pants
23. Are you too shy to ask anyone out?
Never
24. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Breasts (to be honest!)
25.Where are you right now?
Working in the office
26. What date and day is it?
13th September 2006
27. Did you go anywhere today?
To Secondary School, Town, Restaurant...
28. What did you do there?
Hanging out with students there
29. How old are you?
27 years old
30. Are you mature or immature?
50/50
31. Do you call your parents by their first name?
Not really
32. Are you the only child?
The 4th child
33. Where do you go shopping?
Mall
34. Do you like where you work?
50/50 (I never really satisfy)
35. Do you like books?
So much
36. Do you want to get married?
A must in my life!
37. To whom?
My GF

And Now The Basic!

1)What is your name?
Felix Chai
2)And your age is?
27 (I thought you asked already!)
3)You are male, or female?
Male
4)You want to tell me what you like?
Strawberry, Jazz Album, Cash, Multi function Keyboard, Piano, free buffets......

Random Stuff

1)What is the closest red thing to you right now?
My red eyes
2)Go to the nearest windowsill. How many items are on it?
Nothing
3)How many computer screens do you have up right now?
One
4)The closest thing to you with text on, other than the computer, what is it?
A quotation sticking on my screen
5)And what does the text read?
Here I am, Serving God, Just where God wants me to be, doing what God wants me to do, until God tells me to do something else.
6)How many stairs are in your house?
4th Floor, 50 steps
7)How many steps you have to take to get from here to your kitchen?
100 steps (assume)
8)Three green items in your bedroom are?
The Bedsheets, the pillow, my underwears. (i like to match colors)
9)Where are you most ticklish?
No idea
10)How many songs are in your 'my music' folder?
None, my computer broke down recently.
11)How many contacts are on your YM list?
Never counts

Another Stuff

1)Would you say you're good in staring contests?
Pretty much
2)What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Biscuits (on diet)
3)Can you remember what time is was when you started this quiz?
Around 3pm
4)If yes, what time was it? If not, why can't you remember?
Yes 3pm (Man, do you have to be so bubbling!)
5)Was this survey THAT boring?
Kind of!
6)Thanks for taking. Wanna say anything else?
You know too much, I need to shoot you! BANG! Hahahaha.......

Chinese Torture Medicine

2006-09-06T09:33:00.000+08:00

Good grief! Last thursday, after I finish all my western medicine, my eyes were no sign of any recovery, so I decided to try chinese medicine. (Guess what I got myself into using chinese way!? )
I meet up the chinese doctor, well.... he was actually my girl friend's uncle; he touched my palm and squeeze my eyes' lids to examine my red eyes, he suspected heatiness within me. (I suffered nose-bleed for almost a week now!)
So he wrote out some mysterious character on a piece of blank paper, and handed it to the medicine "blender". (I don't know how they called the guy who combine all the medicine, he function like a blender.)
Then he laid out a piece of brownish oil paper on the table, pulling out all sorts of herbs from the tiny boxes on the cupboard. First, he sprinkle something red on the sheet, looks like powders; then he took out something black like fungus or mushroom, mixed it with the red stuff. Then I saw him pull out some creatures that looks like cockroach, plus some crushed shell, many more funny stuff that I never seen before. Finally, he wrapped up the mixture and handed it to me, he asked me to boiled the mixture with four bowls of water for one hour. I thanked him and leave the shop.
The night falls, and I unwrapped the packet, follow the instructions instructed by the "blender", four bowls of water, boiled for one hour, the water was crystal clear and I can see the cockroach thing-gie swimming in the pot. (Am I going to drink this?)
I waited for one hour, the chinese herbal smells circulating in my living room, I guess it's ready! So I took off the lid from the pot, and the crystal clear water turns into bitter blackish color, the smells it's horrible! The tastes of medicines was the worst I ever experience! (But to be honest, the stuff is good! My heatiness gone almost immediately!) Chinese people has a saying, bitter in the mouth, a good medicine!.....do you agree?

Ouch! Sore eyes!

2006-08-31T06:46:00.000+08:00

What do you know! I was having this sore eyes, after swimming in my apartment's swimming pool. My eyes were red color, so itchy, I felt like pulling out my eyes! I visited the doctor, and he said I shouldn't touch my eyes and touch other stuff, because I might spread the disease to other peoples. (Ooh...I'm dangerous!) So, I was force to wear my sunglasses even during the night time! Life could be nice if I don't have to work, but there were works piled up on my desk, so I'm back in the office for "torture"! (I never realize wearing a sunglasses to work is such a pain in my ass!) Hope I might get better soon!

My Face Value

2006-08-17T16:37:00.001+08:00

Button Decoration...Part 2

2006-08-16T16:40:00.000+08:00

After finish the craft, it's always fun to add on extra stuff, like ribbons, beads, tiny bow tie, fur, dried flowers......simply adding your favourite sparkling deco!
It gives the magical touch to your home-made craft , attractive and appearing to everyone who passes by! Presentable is just as important in making it! Create yourself a "creative" overflowing day! Cheers! (c:

Let's go to ......U-N-F-A-I-R!?

2006-08-16T14:50:00.000+08:00

That day, I brought my little girl to the city for some great fun, and at the entrance there was a big sign wired in neon light, F-U-N-F-A-I-R! It was colorful and blinking non-stop! My little girl couldn't wait any longer, she ran into it and yelled, "I love F-U-N-F-A-I-R! Let's go!"

Inside the park, there was Merry Go Round, Haunted House, Space Twisted Ride, Boomerang, Mighty Drop, Super Toaster.....anything it's so kiddie and childish. But my little girl was marvel with everything, she wants to ride on all of them. (Of course, most of them were not built for little girls like her!)

When she realized most of them were prohibited for her age, she was a bit grumpy! (Oops!) I quickly pulled her away to the "toss a ring and win a doll" kind of stall; she immediately shot her eyes wide open towards the "Winnie The Pooh" doll hanging on the ceiling. She dragged me closer to the stall and pointing her little pink finger to the doll, and gave me that "I want the doll!" looks. (I know dear!) So I took the exchange play token from my pocket to the lazy looking man standing at the stall, he throw three small rings on my palm.

Ummm...to win the Pooh Bear, I need to score at least 1000 points! On the table there were ten different size of glasses, marked with each individual points on it, to score 1000 points seems impossible! So I took a deep breath, raise my hand to tossed my first ring, and it landed on one of the 100 points. (Oh my! I need 900 points more!) OK! Here is my second toss, I shot my eyes
toward the 500 points glass. And this time, the ring got stucked on the 400 points glass! I missed! (My little girl was looking at my direction, with that "looks" again!)

Well, at least I got 500 points now! I just need another 500 points to win that Pooh Bear! (OK, here we go again, just give me a 500 points!) So I tossed my last ring, and it flew from my hand, hanging on the air a little, then landed itself on the ground. (Shoot! I can see my girl's redness rising on her face!) She cried so loud, screaming, "I want Winnie The Pooh! I want Winnie The Pooh!..". (Good grief! What a scary place to hang around with kids!) So I dragged her out of the park, and I promised to get her Pooh Bear at Toy "R" Us instead. She wiped her tears away and hold my hands.

On my way walking out of the park, I took another look at the sign again. Hey! The "F" was stop blinking, now it become U-N-F-A-I-R...... ha! It certainly was!
Written by Felix Chai 16th August 2006

Buttons Decoration....Part 1

2006-08-15T08:00:00.000+08:00

I always love to collect all sort of buttons! It's time to take out all your old glass bottles, buttons, UHU glue, white glue, glitters and fabric paints. Simply create your own favourite designs, stick it with UHU glue, splash some glitter with white glue for added beauty, finish it by writing some greetings or words with fabric paints. It's really that simple! Have "buttons" terrific day!
(To be continue...)