Death of the cardboard target

We are in Saigon, Cu Chi. No we didn't go to the Cu Chi tunnels, instead we went rifle shooting. This is me trying my hands on M16. Freaking rifle was fixed so high I had to be on my tippy toes. The ear muffs provided were crap so I had Cung cover my ears as my ear drums were at the edge of bursting.


This is an M30. As you can see the rifle is taller than me.

Re-enactment of Rob's fall into the pond

Rob re-enacts his jump into the pond. In a quick search for shelter in the Viet monsoon rain last night, Rob makes a huge leap straight into the pond. Mistaking it for a flat concrete ground, for a second he was airborne, the next he was fully submerged. He killed his iphone, almost drowned himself (he can't swim) and is now in the danger of catching malaria.

His not so wet night, turned out drenched with frogs and fishies falling out of his pockets.

Back from Swine Land

I had a blast during the past 2 weeks in swine land. Took a 5 hr road trip to Falls Creek to ski and was tempted again to head to Buller for another round of skiing. Now I'm back in Singapore and will be staying home for abit to see if I've got the swine flu.

Miso and Teddy

Miso wants to go out too

Keeping up with the Kardashians

and so they say, if you don't follow traditions then you are not serious. I'm talking about marriage here. First of all, I would like to say that traditions are formed by other people so why do we have to follow what others are doing? Why can't we form our own traditions and have a nudist wedding on a nudist beach on a cold winter day and experience severe shrinkage and erect nipples? That's just judging without a basis.

To everyone else who attends a wedding dinner will eventually have that memory blurred away because to them, it's just another wedding dinner...how many do we have to attend such of these in your lifetime? Like it or not, it becomes a chore. How many times have I heard friends complain about having to give red packets at a Chinese wedding? To me, a wedding should be a celebration, not a chore.

I even heard that in Hong Kong, they even announce the amount of money you've given to the couple...so you ought to give more if you don't want to be embarrassed. The society we live in has created us to live in fear and paranoia, we have to keep up with the Kardashians and show face to other people. Silly isn't it?

So, are traditions a result of a society gone mad or are we keeping traditions because they are traditions?

Roadtrip to Sydney

Aussie New Year 2008/09

Roadtrip to Sydney was filled with smashed bugs on the car, fireworks, cold waters, ribs and a new bikini.

And the winner for best Xmas decoration is... this house

M is for Merry Christmas

Was down with hay fever but that didn't stop me from getting the best boxing day sale. This year's sale was better than ever, retail are all desperate to get rid of their stock in preparation for spring '09.

Went to visit M too. She's alittle bit bigger with much more hair and can say the words "No", "Bear" and "Baby" in English, the rest I dunno if its in vietnamese or baby gaga language.

Tomorrow will be my first road trip to Sydney. It's gonna take over 10 hours as we heard there are speed cameras stationed all along the expressway, meaning we've got to travel slower. Hotel rates are lower than last year's which is good for us. Looks like recession is not a bad thing after all. I'm all geared to becoming a recessionista!