Why am I a monkey?

You Are a Monkey

You are a very fascinating creature. People are interested in every little thing you do. You are smart, curious, and clever. You are naturally witty, and you have a great sense of humor. You can see things from many different angles, and you always have an interesting perspective on life. You are likely agile and playful. You stay physically fit simply by staying active.

What Animal Are You?

 

This is so not glamorous... a monkey...

Why can't I be a Lion like LM?

 

So I took the test again... still a monkey...

 

And again... this time, I choose to be a vegetarian (although I was but no longer is)... woosh... now I'm a COW! Goodness, this is worse...

 

You Are a Cow

You are strong and very determined. You can remain stoic when times are tough. You are stable and patient. You are able to do mundane tasks without resentment or boredom. You are a caring, nurturing creature. You are willing to sacrifice a lot to take care of those you love. You are smart and very observant. While you may seem passive, you are just taking in everything around you.

What Animal Are You?

 

Although... the characteristics seems fitting...
Nah... I don't want to be a moooooooooo...

The Penguin Week

It's not the court I dread to go...
it's the early morning ironing my white blouse...
it's the colorless outfit I had to endure...
it's the waste of time in wait... 
and the scoldings I had to "stand in" to take... 

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh

So please forgive me if I'm a bit grumpy these few days...

Get our of my way when I am blasting loud music in my "chamber"!

something's wrong...

Sad... heart breaking... devastating... but I had to accept the truth that my Minolta Dimage Xi has expired.

I initially thought that it was just memory card problem...
having replaced the SD card with a new one but the problem persists so... that means I had to give it up...

Then again although the camera can no longer take good indoor photographs, outdoor as long as there is enough light and I need not use the flash, it could still take good pictures...

A new camera is unavoidable... but I have yet to find one that I would sacrifice my "sweat and blood money" for... I will definitely get a Polaroid (on of the fujiflim instax mini series) but an instance photography is also definitely too expensive to be a blogger's camera... I need a lighter, smaller and user friendlier digital camera for my blogs (ahem, yes with an 's').

I've been using Minolta Dimage Xi for my blogs since I bought it from Sim Lim Square, Singapore back in 2002 and has taken over one thousand pictures with the small camera. I have not leave the house once without my Dimage Xi... it's been with me all the time... everyday, everywhere for 6 years!

... Time for it to rest in peace... as a monument!

I will miss my Minolta Dimage Xi for sure...
no one has ever made such a wonderful camera ever since...

the polaroids...

There were those days when having a polaroid in hand is so "in"... despite its bulky looks...
 

Then came Fujiflim's instax mini 7

Cute right? Really hope to get one for myself!
When everyone is talking about DSLR, pro this pro that...
I just wish photography can return to its simplest from of:
shoot and get picture!

Owning one is not expensive, the camera cost less than RM300.
It's the film that's expensive... about RM5-6 per pcs!

Still... I wish to have one!

Look at this one.... cute cute cute!

This white model, I think only available in Japan...

Another model is the Fujifilm Instax Mini 55i
   
Which allows zooming and even taking two shots in a single shutter! And claim can take good pictures under dim light.. but the design not as cute as the Mini 7

Another model is the mini 25 which is not featured in the Fujifilm global website so I don't have information about it except this picture:
 

walking

I know I need to start exercising...
looking for a form of exercising that suits a lazy person like me can be difficult...
but I've found walking!

Walking is just like going window shopping...
That I can do for hours non stop!

Locked on the form of exercise... next is to get a partner!
This I think is the most difficult task...

 

Next is to find a nice place to walk and the time... these are big problems...

Conclusion... lets forget it!

 

WALKING DON'TS Common mistakes made by walkers...

1. Do not over stride

2. Do not use too vigorous arm movements

3. Do not look at the ground

4. Do not hunch your shoulders

5. Do not carry hand weights or place weights on your ankles

Driving up the Crocker Range Park

Magnificent scenery... steep roads all the way up... very exciting drive!

This road building project must have cost the people a lot of money... Rocks moved, earth cleared... mountains were cut up like taking out a piece of cake...

But first, you might get yourself lost before getting on to this road!

This "new highway" (no one seems to know what its name) is hidden somewhere after Papar and Beaufort... I took the new KK-Papar road, reached Papar town, no sign of this "new highway"... so I continued the journey up to Beaufort... there at this roundabout where the road sign says turn right to Beaufort town and turn left to Crocker Range Park... yep! That's it, I've found the entrance to the "new highway"!

After that, just follow the road... and enjoy the "new highway"....
till you reach a point where there is this little lodge on the left side of the road... it's actually a coffee shop where you can stop for a drink... nothing much to do there but the most natural thing of all...

ie loo

There are no houses, chalets or make shift toilets along the whole journey, this is the only chance for you to do your business, so cherish it!

After that, play with their cat a bit...

And lets not forget to let you know that it's cool up here... yep!
Just like Kundasang!

Enjoy the plants...

@mosphere the revolving restaurant in KK

There's a side of KK which is never part of my living here...
the up-notch yuppies' hang-outs: a high class revolving dining place on the 18th Floor of the Yayasan Sabah (a place I only heard of as a child and as a "fairy tale")...

It's almost astonishing for me to find out that there is this group of people living life luxuriously so much different and separated from the the humble and moderate Sabah folks I know...

Or, maybe it's just me... maybe it's just me being boring (an outcast "anti-social" cut off from the REAL living in KK)

@mosphere... to me, sounds like: almost there (but never there...)

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