It's Already July 2013

A bust of Julius

Yes, today marks the next half of 2013.

And what have we to show for?

We had a very much controversial elections and for many life goes on as usual.

The haze came and schools had to close. No joy, though, as most stayed at home and there will be replacement classes.

July marks the month of my daughter's birthday and we are still thinking on where to have the birthday dinner?

As for me, I am on the verge of losing my consultancy job.So it will be less cash and more time on my hands.

There is little teaching and perhaps more AGMs to attend.

The interesting thing about July is that it is named after Julius Caesar. Not to be outdone, nephew Augustus also leave his mark by taking on the month of August.

And so we now have 12 months in our calendar.

Man of Mayhem

The Letter S Means Hope!

Went out with the family to see Man of Steel last Sunday.

My verdict-over-hyped!

A Dark Superman!

The movie is another rerun of the birth of Kar-El and his quest to look for his origin.

Then there is the usual fight with the bad guys led by General Zod.

City Demolisher!

Except for the first few minutes which we hope would lead to a more promising movie, most of out hopes were dashed when it became pedantic story-telling and absolute mayhem in city destruction.

Full of sound and fury signifying nothing.

A classic movie of more is less.

 Dullsville revisited!

A much wasted effort by Christopher Nolan!

Henry Cavil plays the new Superman without the red under-wears outside while Russel Crowe played Jor-El.

 Diane Lane acted as Martha and Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, the adopted parents of Clark Kent.

The Appealing Amy Adams

The only saving grace of sorts, I believe that added a spark of magic to the boring movie was Amy Adams as Lois Lane.

Interesting Facts but Maybe Insignificant...........

You learn new things every day. Most of them may be insignificant but certainly interesting.

An arm struck by Lightning

Satanic Leaf Gecko

The Insides of an Oyster

Strange 2-colour eyed cat

How giraffes drink

Smallest Horse called Einstein

Most beautiful Horse is from Afghanistan

Speaker Hannah Yeoh

Selangor puts a feather to its cap when they appointed Hannah Yeoh as the first Lady Speaker of a State Assembly this morning (21 June 2013).

This is a first for both State Assemblies and Parliament.

Putting decorum into place in Selangor

With this lady in the chair, I believe there will be more decorum in the august House  from both sides of the divide now.

Rare Past Photos of Significance

These are some of the photos collected for us to hand down to the next generations.

Enjoy......

The Clintons-Those were the Days

Arnold obtains US Citizenship

Castro at Lincoln Memorial

Christ the Redeemer in Construction in Rio

Constructing Statue of Liberty- Work in Progress

Constructing Disneyland

Einstein and his Sandals

Mediocre Einstein School Report Card

A Shell-shocked deer in Russia-WW2

The Tasmanian Tiger-Extinct since 1933

Aerial combat and Dog Fights over London WW2

Hitler-Triumphant in Paris

Nagasaki-20 minutes after the Atomic bomb

Real Bygone Japanese Samurais

First McDonald Outlet

First Ronald McDonald

Crabby Action on Christmas Island

This is the crabbiest place on earth. Christmas Island.

City Dwelling Crab

In December, some 120 million crabs come out of hiding and they make their way toward the ocean for their annual migration. As they live everywhere, they traverse municipal roads, your back lawns, driveways, the jungle, down cliffs, and even cut through the residents’ houses.

A Red carpet of Crawlies

They then mate and each female will lay 100,000 eggs which will hatch a month later in the ocean and these baby crabs will then head back to town and find homes amongst the humans.

That Beef Noodle Action at Lai Foong

The famous Lai Foong in downtown KL

Yes, I was introduced to this superb beef noodle soup by the late Alex Ooi.

To date, except for the hometown beef noodles that I tasted as a child in Jasin which still holds the record, none come close to this beef-noodle as Lai Foong.

The Stall

I was introduced to one opposite Lai Foong a long time back but it was just not up to my taste-buds.

Then PH introduced another to me that was just around the now torn-down old Klang bus station.

The Maestro

Different and again not to my liking.

The SEAPARK market beef-noodles was different as it comes with a strong scent of five spice powder.

This is the action!

So, verdict.....

Lai Foong beef-noodle still takes the cake!