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Chinese New Year 26 Jan 2009

 

Chinese New Year - 26 Jan 2009 (Year of Ox)

For this Chinese New Year, took 10.5 days off as need to clear some of my last year's leaves and took a break from all the misery news. Since year 2007, after the housing loan's collapse, every day has been filled with bad news. Credit crunch, Lehman Bros closed down in Sept 2008, Merrill Lynch and AIG in troubles and need to be bailout by US government etc and it is never ending bad news, coming like the ocean waves, hitting upon all humankinds around the world. US unemployments went up (my company cut close to 1900 jobs from 2008 till now, China has 20 million workers losing their jobs etc). This is the bleakest moments for many as some lost jobs, lost their retirement fund (losing to Madoff, ex-Nasdaq CEO ponzi con-job. Some killed their families and took own lives), lost their homes etc and this hit around the world. With US consumer confidence at its lowest, the wave hit China as China is the biggest manufacturers for goods sent to USA and around the world. Once factories closed down or cutdown productions, it impacts mining industry and also scrapmetal companies. Oil price too dropped a lot in Q4'08, good news for consumers but bad news to oil companies.

To be contd...

Shanghai-March 2008

was in Shanghai for one week's work, end March 2008. took the Maglev train, which speed upto 430 KMH from Longyang train station to Pudong Airport. Terminal 2 just opened and MAS flies from here too. Rainy days, and on a friday nite, had some drinks with Alex and S-Tat with his two S'porean friends (one based in Guangzhou, selling products via eBay to European customers and the other, works in S'pore for an Italian company and a very generous chap as he shouted for all the drinks at Beni's Bar (rmb 230 for 6 persons beers) and Indian (live music pubs-another rmb 500 for a bottle of chival regal whiskey) at hengshan lu. went to shanghai science museum train station's underground shops (new xiangyang market) to buy some Pradas bags for my wife.

Chinese Rat New Year 2008

quite quiet this year, so not much decorations.
lost > rm 400 in blackjack game. wife had to be hospitalized on 16-17 feb at pantai hospital. not a good start. anyway, lives go on and hoping for better months to come.
ate family dinner at six happiness restaurant at imbi road on 2nd day of CNY. had yee sang (see photo) to toss for better year for all of us!
8th day eve - went to parents house to pray. had a big roasted pig, cost rm 640 and i think it is 40 katis in weight. had to chop the whole pig up for distributions after the prayer. not many firecrackers or lanterns that go up to sky compared to prev. years. last year did not make it here for this 'pai tee kong' (pray to heavenly god) as was in USA for works.

Kota Damansara Section 8 (50 Superlink Houses)

bought my corner superlinked house (looks like semi-d) last birthday (oct 2007).
it is still under construction and cost rm 760k. land area is 5780 square feet, quite spacious and will be ready end 2008. photo of the house still under construction.

X'mas Eve and New Year Eve Dinners 2007

Plentiful of foods, wines and grandfather port for the two dinners at family gatherings at my sis-in-law's house. X'mas-drank the golden dew wine (golddust inside sweet golden wine, cost rm 100 from Oz) and ate turkey, loong foong ducks etc. Drank grandfather port from oz too with secret recipe cake. daughter back from melbourne with many white cherries and red cherries to eat too during new year eve.
Merry X'mas and Happy prosperous and healthy new year to all! Kampai..

Philly and Newark - Nov 2007

Protest (bring back our kids from the warzone in Iraq and Afghanistan) beside Visitor Center, City Hall with William Penn Statue on top. Stayed at Newark Hilton Elizabeth beside Budweiser Beer factory and Newark Airport, and shopping at JerseyGarden and X'mas tree with Santa are there for kids to take photo with.

Philadephia - Nov 2007

Philly-2nd Bank of USA, Independence Hall from the back's view, The Signor etc. Shitting at Omni Hotel, lobby's toilet and got scared when saw a face staring at me from the marble floor on the left of my foot.
It was raining leaves and rain at Bryn Mawr near Villanova University and the fall's brown and orangey leaves on the trees were colorful and pleasant to view. No photos yet on this.

New York City - May 2007

Day trip to NYC again and saw a golfer, Spiderman with goodies bag & some funny characters on the street. In Times Square and TQ Toy R US store too.

New York City - March 2007 (Day trip)

Wandered around Time Square, NYC and saw Jesus-look-alike walking on the street, who take photo with you for USD 3.

Philadelphia USA - Feb/Mar 2007 (Chinatown etc)

Was in Philly's Chinatown during Chinese New Year's festival. Went to Macy to shop and when was out, it was snowing and had to use umbrella to walk back to hotel. Photo shows Independence Mall and The Signor in snow.

Philadelphia USA - Feb/Mar 2007

Went to Ben Franklin's old house (iron frame only) and his post office which is one stone throw from my hotel, Omni. The job poster is for applicants to a post office mailboy riding ponies to deliver letters. That's Ben Franklin, the famous politician, inventor, newspaper publisher etc. Franklin Court and its underground museum is worth visiting to know Ben better.

Atlantic City, New Jersey USA (March 2007)

Was in AC for few days. This is the casino city of US east coast. Been here few times now, as can get free shuttles from Philly to here (1.5-2 hours ride). Very cold and windy.

ChiangMai - Dec 2007