My Closest Neighbour

The Famous Barber from Tanjong Bungah

Yesterday , I got a shock when my old neighbour approached and told me that he has been searching high and low for us as he wants to invite us to his son wedding tonight. Luck for us he saw me during this lunch break.
We knew him since young. Immediately I called my wife and told her of this happy occasion andto cancel all event so that we could be there that night.
Many Years we knew him . Well maybe 45 years but definitely more for his uncle who attended this wedding could remember Boon, BS,BG , Ho and also he has went over to once of relative house, to see him.
I have taken a few shot with my Iphone and hopefully they will be preserved in our album as long as this blog could exist.
How famous is Gunalan. .....he has cropped the previous Chief Minster of Penang; Dr Koh and also the present CM P: Mr Lim and not to forget all the resident of Tanjong Bungah..

I ask my wife how well she knew his wife and she told me that our children always play with them whenever they went there to tidy their hair.. .
I could always remember his daughter for she speaks fluent Hokkien like her mum.


The Indian wedding

The Bridegroom"s Parent, Gunalan and wife with Janet and PY



The Bride and Bridegroom


The Wedding Ceremony


Pachapan, Sirdharan (Muniandy)and me


Their Uncle:



Muniandy and wife, Selvi , with his family


Muniandy eldest son : Mathan and wife, Cynthia with their son Keshwin





His youngest son,jeyhan who so happen to be PY classmate . A small world where PY was
very surprised that I knew his father.


The younger brother of Muniandy:Pachapan

Last few days
He Love delicious food.



Bak Mee



hokkien mee no choice after Pan mee is not open. Nvertheless, very taassty

On 13th September 2009 , IN KLIA (5.00pm to 8.20pm)









First to be there: Choo choo.........................He is always in our heart


Let me wrestle him, "One more time"............Final advice. Study Hard




With one of the University lecturer in KLIA



Yes, ..............



With close friends


Recalling of happy memories .................and guess whose Tear drops first!!!!


Do not worry ,I have many Tissues here
Getting ready for XY 's mum especially. Hee !!!hee!!!


final shot for all of them


one FOR OUR MEMORIES.......................................


Cool and steady, the last to check in


Finally, XY at the immigration check point with Janet and Felicia
Bon Voyage to all of them


Question
After he has checked in, one of my relative turned to me and asked me whether I do feel sad.
I told her that for the last 3 weeks, I have been in XY 's room every night between 11.00pm to 1.00am, and chit chat with him. Sometime, one of his friend who was skyping with him would wish me over his webcam.. During this time ,I would tune my Iphone with his laptop making sure that I could see him when he is online over there.
He has no choice but to chase me out of his room by reminding me that I have to work tomorrow!! Ha Ha


Last few weeks back at home between 11.00pm to 1.00am

Do I feel sad??
Definitely, yes for we have been very closed. At time, he would call me 5 minutes before his lecture start. Some time, I have to remind him that I am in the middle of my consultant meeting!!!!!!

Saturday Gathering of Family and Friends (12/09/09)

Praying to his Ancestor (6/09/09)

Grandfather and Grandmother



Our grandfather and granny ashes were kept here.

As an obedient grand son, he went with his mum to pray his respect to his grandfather and granny in Pulau Tikus and then to the Burma Buddhist temple.
Later that night we have our steamboat dinner in Town, Nagore road.

Steam boat


Ip pic:the steam boat restaurant

Cousin brother

After dinner , we went to MPH in Gurney Plaza to purchase his story book, for reading when in the plane. When over there we met our cousin, Ah Teong. XY ask him about his mum too. He can still remember her .


Ip pic: With their cousin brother, full concentration by both of them


Ip pic: My wife and me with my cousin He is highly appreciated by my father and mother for his help.

What I can recall from my father was Ah Teong would always help them in the Sundry shop when I was away studying in KL.

XY many hair styles

Hair Cut

Very hard to maintain a curly hair so he decided to straighten it. You can see that from younger till now his has curly hair


1st Sept 2009 and before the hair do






2007



In the Year 2002 during NS training

A Simple Reunion Dinner (5/09/09)

XY with his Auntie BG

A Memorable Dinner

Calling both my sisters a few days ago, we decided to have a dinner near her house on 5/9/09 . Intended to be treat from me ended up we were treated by my eldest sister.


XY having dinner with them(BG,XY,BS,KS)



After dinner we proceed to my elder sister house and took some family shots with my Iphone and her camera.


XY with all of us at my sister house


After returning home, XY decided to cook his favorite noodle and eat it while enjoying a movie



Dad, this Korea noodle is very spicy lah

Count Down for XY

XY wearing his mask in the shopping complex




XY 's final degree.

"All my bags are packed, I ready to go." Took some photo shot for XY enjoying his food and also his new hair style before flying
Each night without fail, I would pop into his room and ask this favorite question of mine,
"Son, are there any more things, questions that you need to know or ask?"
None unless you have , he would reply.
Will he miss us?

In fact, I am the one that could not sleep for I will be missing him when he goes abroad. Me getting excited of you might said, High anxiety.
All this while, we have been very closed and seldom miss a call from him or me, when he studies in KL. At time, he would give us a call even before his class starts.
On one of my friends house warming, my friend wife asked him whether he call us from KL and he replied "Yes" most of the time and what topic you would talk to your dad and mum, He answered all topic or "gossip lah" hee ! hee! , he would laugh cheekingly.

Extra few shots taken with my Iphone


New hair style



enjoying "tong Swee" and duck "koay teow" noodle

Fantastic Iphone

Piano Lesson

One one weekend, Siew Woon drop by my house with her computer for updating the Anti virus software and also to skype with her cousin who is stay in Kelantan. Sitting about a 2 meter from her , I could hear the sound of the organ played by her cousin through skype . Well, she was listening tentatively at the notes she played and started to teach her .
Since my house hasn't got a piano, I decided to download an application that allowed her to play the Iphone like a piano. Beginning she could not play fast due to transfering to the next frame but eventually she started to play with it and her cousin was very surprised as to where she gets a piano so fast. Wow, great piano indeed

At the end , her cousin managed to understand where she did wrong by listening over at the other side . Her cousin asked her about the phone and she has to hold up the Iphone to proof that she was playing with it . All of us started to laugh and acknowledge the power of this small little gadget.

Calling Maxis, our local provider

With the launching of Iphone 3GS, I started to call our local provider asking them as to when they will be allowing us to trade in my 3G forthe new 3GS. On one Sunday, I called them again and suggested to them that they should give a discount to customer who wanted to trade in or buying another one . About a month after that conversation, Maxis finally come up with that Exclusive package for her customer.
Well, is this marketing strategic recommended by me? If yes, then I would say that Maxis should give me one free 3GS!!!!. Hee! Hee! As one of my friend told me, I should have written in and that could be the proof.

Sometime, while on the street , I was asked by curious on looker on whether the Iphone is that good. I told them depending on the type of usage or function that they experted from the phone. Some feels that when you holding an Iphone, you will feel Um thing.

On why I bought an Iphone?
It started on that day I went to the airport to fetch my brother and his family. When all of them were in the car, my brother took out his Iphone and start to read his messages. I began to asked him and he told me that it will change my life. To my surprised his son,Bill also took out his phone too. On the journey to the hotel, we started to chat on the usage of phone that I which to have, Just for information both his children studied IT from Harvard and their humble knowledge on phone gave me an in dept of the phone.Phone like blackberry were also discussed. By the time, we reached the hotel, I have already make up my mind to purchase one.
One fine day, my old phone started to give problem and there come along my son telling me that I should be getting a new one as a reward for myself. I finally signed up an Iphone plan.
Having a new phone is one thing but then to get it going and ensuring that I can enjoy the full system, I started exploring hoe to transfer and edit my own ring tone etc.
Bill Kang recommended several applications and the gadget started to get very interesting. For me I can never get be tired of it, Well,easy to get the latest news , Twitter news from Bill and my brother, chatting with my friends and niece in Singapore with Nimbuzz and even my son with SKype. and the best was to chat on company matters with my office staff without having to dail them. Finally, I have to purchase a car charger whenever I am on the move. A extra power charger to be placed in my office.
The most important is XY will be able to chat with me from UK when I am on the move. Recommended that he should get one in UK!!!! What is the price over there?
Save for my education first he would reply or unless his phone is spoilt.
Anyway he is not interested in Touch Screen type. Whenever in the car he will fiddle with it and "haya! haya!" would be trhe sound from his mouth.
One thing for sure , I have very minimum game in it.