Fish Avenue

I didn't know the fact that Adobe Flash is not working on iPhones until I have one of my own. For the past one year, I have been telling people who have asked me "how is your iPhone", that "it is good but it doesn't support Flash". It isn't a major issue to me as I have thousands of games I could download from the Apple App Store that do not require Flash. They are amazingly fun. But still, I couldn't play the Flash games in Facebook. Yes, I play Facebook games.

Today, a friend shared an interesting and informative article written by Steve Jobs (just in case you do not know, Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple), it gave me a whole new insight on Flash. I have to admit unashamedly that I was wrong to assume "Apple doesn't support Flash".

Thoughts on Flash ~ Steve Jobs, April 2010

If you're wondering why Flash isn't on iPhone, iPod and iPad, like me, you should read it. Don't even bother to click the link if you're not into all these, because it is a pretty long article. LOL!

Without Flash on my iPhone, I could still play games, surf net, watch videos on YouTube, make payment, book a movie ticket...... Well, almost everything, without Flash. Now, now, why on earth was I so grumpy about "Apple doesn't support Flash" in the first place? It isn't a big deal after all!

Hmm...... This is bad. Bad, bad, bad. No, no...... Ashley, put that thought away! "You aren't seriously thinking about GETTING that iPad, are you?!" Erm, why not? Since now I don't see Flash as important as I did, iPad without Flash is just as interesting as iPhone, probably more. :D Let's wait for the iPad in Malaysia then. Hyak hyak hyak...... *Grins evilly*

P. S.: It totally blown my mind away when I know the facts that Adobe Flash is so slow in adapting to the world changes and yet everyone (almost) is thinking it is Apple's fault not to have Flash in its products. We, sometimes look at the surface of things and do not bother what's underneath or behind them. Everything has 2 faces/sides. Undeniably and unfortunately, I am just as ignorant as everybody else. What a tight slap on my face. BAH!

I've been taking Melilea Greenfield Organic powder as my meals replacement. I've stopped consuming it for quite some time, but last week I started it again as I feel that my body is getting "dirtier" and it seriously needs some detoxification. Surprisingly, I've lost some weight. Not in terms of inches, but in kilos. Couldn't help but shared my happy moment in my Facebook, and now I have a few friends asking me how Melilea works.

I've heard before, but was quite skeptical about it. I thought it was another MLM gimmick. Saw it grew bigger and bigger, I again thought it was going to be another MLM which wasn't going to last long. Hahaha. Then, more than a year ago, Andrew's then-colleague-now-friend recommended this Melilea Greenfield Organic. It is some greenish powder that's produced from fermented organic vegetables, fruits and all sorts of botanicals. He told Andrew it works wonder to detox. Andrew tried it first, he kind of forced me to try it too. Gosh, it tastes so yucky! It is so slimy. *Blek* But hey, I am used to it already. I can now gulp it down without feeling nauseous or disgusting.

Back then I wasn't taking it to replace my meal, I took it at night. First sign, I kept passing gas!!! LOL! Normally at night, don't worry, not in the public. Hahaha. Then I had smooth stools. Then I felt healthier. Guess our body accumulates too much toxins from unhealthy food. To detox once in a while is actually a good thing.

Now I skip my lunch, take Melilea instead. First, to detox. Secondly, to keep fit. Hahaha. I've put on so much weight and I can't seem to refrain myself from those yummy temptations! All I can do is, eat less.

I don't encourage people to skip their proper meal. I skip lunch, but do you know that I have heavy breakfast which can usually last me till 2pm? At 2pm only I take Melilea which mixes with soya powder. That would keep me going for another 2 hours. When I feel hungry, I'll munch on something. Of course I'll suggest you to munch something healthy such as fruits or salad. Hahaha. Since Andrew is now working normal hours, I can have my dinner at 7pm or 8pm consistently everyday. So, to me, skipping lunch is fine.

If you really want to go on diet, please have proper diet too. Not eating at all is not the best diet to lose weight. Eat low carbohydrate food, more protein; less oily food, more greens; avoid snacks, take fruits.

All I want to say is, I take Melilea for detox, not for losing weight. My weight loss could also be due to the amount of food I take now is lesser. If you seriously want to try Melilea for total weight loss, I suggest you ask the expert or the agent. If you are considering Melilea for detox, I'd say by all means, go ahead. :) It's good for your body and health.

Do remember, to always start your day with a hearty and healthy breakfast! You can't function well without breakfast. Skipping breakfast doesn't help in losing weight, at all. So, breakfast please. :)

P. S.: I am not a Melilea agent, but Andrew is a member. He is not selling, purely for the purpose of individual consumption. If you want a reliable contact, it would be Andrew's friend. Hahaha. I too, am under no obligations/influences to promote Melilea. I am merely sharing my life. :) And I don't want to give people the false impression of me skipping meals to lose weight. I am not. I am a food lover, I love to eat. I eat lesser, but I am definitely eating. :D Too slim, isn't necessary a good thing. Obesity is not healthy too. If you're meaty but in a healthy way, why not? Love your body, love yourself. Eat healthy, stay happy. :)

原本想去巴生吃鱼炉的，可是就只有我们两个肯定是吃不完的。反正也很久没吃巴生肉骨茶了，索性也叫了Andrew在巴生的朋友一起吃顿饭吧。唉，想要去那间曾经去的干肉骨茶，结果没开。Andrew的朋友就带我们到另一家肉骨茶去。他说这家也满有名的，味道不错。之前没带我们来是因为他觉得这家不够干净。其实也还好啦。

超吉（Chow Kiat）肉骨茶特别的是肉骨茶来的都是一个人份的，一人一碗，不是我们常在吉隆坡见到的一个大瓦煲。我觉得奇怪的是，Andrew的朋友明明是叫“掺”，可是吃着吃着，才发现怎么都只有肉。Andrew那碗还好，还有排骨。我的就全都是肉。肉虽然都煮得很软很香，可是吃多了不免觉得有点腻。汤头也很浓稠。不油腻，只是比较浓罢了。其实还满好吃的。:) 还有一点，怎么都没有菜啊？也没有豆腐干。难怪觉得少了点什么。一顿肉吃下去，还真的是有点腻哎。

价钱方面嘛，不是很贵。一个人才RM12，加上那一壶任你添的茶。

给你一个小提示，如果你怕到时像我那样来的一碗都只是肉，不妨每个人都叫不同的。一碗猪肠猪肚，一碗排骨，一碗肉。那不就什么都有了咯。 :) 学聪明了，下次我们懂怎么叫了。哈哈哈哈。

至于地址呢，我也不晓得对不对。18, Jalan Kapar, 41400 Klang, Selangor. 它就在那间有名的Boston的对面。

Posted 2 blog posts about my trip to Taiwan in January. They are Day 2 and Day 3.

Ermm...... Sorry to say that I still haven't uploaded any photos. I'm so sorry. I'm still thinking of the best way to present those photos. If I were to upload them in the post, it would be so many of them and you'll get tired of scrolling. If I were to select only a few, that will take some time too. Please, please, need your patience and forgiveness here.

Stay tuned. Most posts coming up. Perhaps with photos. :)

Another update in my Bak Kut Teh Frenzy page. :D This time went to Klang.

超吉美味肉骨茶，巴生 Klang

我们常说时间飞逝、感叹时间不留人、埋怨不够时间、希望一天有25个小时甚至更多。。。除了时间，我们也常常抱怨钱不够用、老是羡慕有钱人、总爱说自己没钱。。。面子书上朋友的一句留言，让我觉得好惭愧，好内疚。

“妈，孩儿什么都不多，最多的是时间，让我陪您吧！”

妈妈问我们什么时候回家，很多时候我们都会回答“最近没空啊，再看吧”。

我们有时间找朋友吃饭聊天、看电影、逛街、在家闲着睡觉、上网或在面子书上溜个大半天。可是我们竟没有那几个小时的时间回家去看看年迈的双亲。路途遥远？假期大塞车？和朋友约好了？忽然间，这些都变成不是理由的借口了。只要有一颗心，不管多远，都会想办法吧？只要有办法，不管塞车与否都会到家吧？能事先约朋友，应该也能事先定好回家的日子吧？

父母看着我们一天天的长大，可是我们却无法看着他们一天天的老去。妈妈脸上多了几条皱纹，你知道吗？爸爸比上个月瘦/胖了多少，你晓得吗？没能看着双亲一天天老去并不是一件光彩的事。能够看着他们慢慢变老才是幸福的。

我们可以有时间陪自己的孩子，看着他们长大。为什么我们就没有时间陪陪曾经看着我们长大的爸妈？

爸，妈，我钱不多，没能给你们最好的。所以，我要常常回家把我最宝贵的（时间）给你们。就如当初你们把最宝贵的都花在我的身上。

后记：写着写着，突然好想家。死命的把眼泪往肚里吞。唉，原来我也愧对了爸妈那么久了。

u see me.... i see uu......

Or I shall say, the day the human race falls...... Soon?

Looking at the rate of occurrence of natural disasters lately, do they worry you? First, Haiti. Then Chile, Mexico, China...... And today, Western Australia. It is only middle of April in year 2010.

Something is going on inside our Mother Earth. No one has come forth to tell the world what is happening, not even the scientists. But one thing I do know, that the earth is very sick now. We can only blame ourselves for not taking the responsibilities to take good care of our only HOME.

Sigh...... What's the point to rant here seeing that it's not going to make any difference. For sitting here, typing on the keyboard that is plugged in to the computer, which consumes energy that is drawn from the earth, and emitting heat that adds to the global warming... I too, am doing damage to the earth.

People, it is time we do our part to revert the situation, before it is all too late.

Have you watched HOME? A documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Please spare some time to watch it. It is only 1 and a half hours long. You will then realize how selfish and ignorant we have been.

Click here to watch it on YouTube. HomeProject doesn't allow embedding.

昨天朋友在面子书上分享了一篇短文。觉得写的还满贴切的。人，是习惯性的动物。一旦习惯了某某样东西，想戒也戒不掉。我们习惯了和父母一起生活，出来一个人住的时候总是很想家。当习惯了一个人住时，却又不习惯回家时父母的唠叨。习惯了伴侣的陪伴，没有了他/她时却又寂寞非常。习惯了一个人，反倒觉得只要有朋友，没有伴侣也不怎么样。习惯，其实是满可怕的。

我呢，从以前喜欢和朋友逛街买东西，到现在只喜欢一个人静静的逛，静静的买。以前Andrew还会陪我逛个大半天，现在的他可不是那么愿意了。以前有朋友一起，但久而久之品味不同，也渐渐疏离了。所以，我培养出了一个人逛街的习惯。有时还满喜欢和妈妈一起逛，因为妈妈总会说“喜欢就买吧，也还满漂亮的”。

我也习惯一个人浸泡在书香味四溢的书店里。有人跟着，我会觉得很别扭。也不知道为什么。就算和Andrew一起去，他也是去看他的杂志，而我就去找我要的书。就是不喜欢那种有人跟着的感觉。

当我开始渐渐的习惯一个人吃饭时，Andrew却不必作轮班了。现在我餐餐都有人陪。还有一件事我是不会一个人做的，也不会想要习惯的，那就是看电影。曾经试过一次，一个人到戏院去买票看The Fifth Element。感觉好无聊，好傻。在家一个人看戏还好，在戏院里一个人说什么我都不会再尝试了。宁可不看。

以下的这篇就是我朋友所分享的。

一個人久了，會懶得戀愛

一個人久了，朋友會越重要
一個人久了，會越來越喜歡聽歌
一個人久了，電話會常常忘記帶
一個人久了，就會養成一個怪癖
一個人久了，對愛情會越來越挑剔

一個人久了，除了寂寞點外還是蠻開心的
一個人久了，會慢慢變得成熟起來
一個人久了，會比以前更重視更愛父母，更重視親情
一個人久了，對所有的節日大多沒甚麼期待
一個人久了，聽到看到別人一對對的很甜蜜，心裡多少還是會有些介意

一個人久了，會喜歡買很多無謂東西，帶自己去很多很遠的地方
一個人久了，會覺得無拘無束自由自在天寬地廣
一個人久了，愛情會變得越來越不重要，取而代之的是錢和事業
一個人久了，會越來越理性，越來越現實

總之，一個人久了，是很幸福的時光

即使有一點點無聊和寂寞
但是游走在自己的街道上
甚麼都可以無所謂 沒有任何束縛

可是原來
一個人久了，是會上癮的

Leonardo DiCaprio did it again, in Shutter Island. And it's another Martin Scorsese's film DiCaprio starred in.

I missed his Body of Lies in the cinema, I told Andrew I wasn't going to miss this Shutter Island again this time. Hahaha. I like DiCaprio, not because of his good looks, but more of the way he works his charms in a movie. Have briefly mentioned about him in my earlier post.

He looks even more matured in Shutter Island. Fatter too, but that doesn't make him less charming.

The movie, I'm impressed. The plot, the characters, the line of the story, the twists...... They're all woven together so perfectly. There are times where lengthy conversations may make you fall asleep, but you won't. You would have all your nerves in alert condition to pay attention to every details in the movie. Yes, that is pure Scorsese's magic. The same way he had you in The Aviator and the Gangs of New York.

The end of the movie wasn't unexpected, but it was nicely and carefully crafted  to only reveal the entire truth at the end. The mystery was hanging in the air right up to the very end of the movie. Sadness, dark humors, tragic, anger, mystery, suspense...... You could feel just all of them in the movie. Nope, I'm not exaggerating. You'll know what I mean after you watch it.

Do not expect too much of actions in this movie. If you weren't into thriller and suspense, you will not enjoy Shutter Island. It is long too, almost 2 and a half hours long. You will have to need to prepare yourself to really engage in the plot. If you ever felt one tiny bit of boredom in the middle of the movie, well, you can forget about watching it till the end. :)

Enjoy your movie. Or I would say, enjoy Leonardo DiCaprio. :D

P. S.: Andrew and I found one funny point in the movie. The whole institution played along with one person for such a long time. Salute their efforts, man! If that was real. LOL!!!