Here’s wishing everybody a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May 2007 brings us all more joy, luck, happiness, success, love,
and above all, peace..
Cheers!
Archive for » 2006 «
Posted on Sunday, December 31st, 2006 by pelf and filed in Life as I see it
Posted on Saturday, December 30th, 2006 by pelf and filed in Faces of Terengganu, Life as I see it
Do you know how famous and important keropok lekor is in Terengganu?
You would think that the keropok lekor is as famous as the other local products such as batik and kain songket. You’re wrong. And if you think that turtles eggs are more well-known compared to keropok lekor, you’re also wrong.
Keropok lekor has been placed a rank higher than all other local products, but how do we tell?
By this (see picture below):
Sooo famous and important, huh? That the State Government decided to put it up on roadsigns, huh? *scratches head*
Oh, by the way.. Speaking of local products.. The State Government has also recently started the construction of a new market to house small businesses selling local products.. OPPOSITE the old building..
The old market, also known as Pasar Payang.
The spanking new market has got very elaborate architecture and definitely costs the government a bomb. Or maybe two. And it’s got a basement carpark too!
Oh, and I just remembered that there’s a mall right smack in the town centre that was scheduled to be completed and opened in January 2006 after construction was put off for 5 years when the state fell into the hands of the greens, but it seems that January 2007 is just two days away and the mall is still NOT OPENED. And I heard there’d be a McD! AAARRRGGHH!
Talk about jokes that the government pull..
Posted on Saturday, December 30th, 2006 by pelf and filed in Turtle Talks
From the Veterinary Department in Kuala Terengganu, no kidding! *smacks forehead*
J went to donate blood at the General Hospital yesterday and I took the opportunity to ask the officers in the Blood Bank whether they have any idea from where I could get some vacutainer tubes containing lithium heparin. Surprisingly, the officers had no idea that there are actually tubes with green caps. All that they’ve ever handled were either those containing nothing (red caps) or EDTA (lavender caps)!
Oh by the way, the Kuala Terengganu General Hospital recently changed its name to Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah. And I was wondering whether it is “OK” to give a name to a general hospital. I mean, what’s wrong with “Hospital Kuala Terengganu”?
I digressed.
And then on our way back, we dropped by at the Veterinary Clinic and I managed to get an officer to unlock the rather dusty cabinets in which he found a box of vacutainer tubes! With green caps! Boy, was I beaming with joy!
But upon closer inspection and with what little common sense I had, I asked the officer whether the tubes were expired. He turned the box around a couple of times, and then with the straightest face said, “Ya. Sudah expire.”
If I could see my own heart, I bet you it was breaking into pieces.
* * * * *
This is how “tame” terrapins look like – tame. Especially when they have just been given a whole tank of clean water.
And this is how the hungry terrapins look like when they’re being fed. For some reasons, they’re always hungry, and they just can’t seem to get enough food, no matter how much we feed them *winks*
Recent Comments