A collection of words for the mind to reflect on and pictures that inspire the soul.
48 Things You Never Knew about Malaysia
http://www.kgomez.com/malaysia
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Mark Hughes Gone?
Friday, December 18, 2009
Interesting Sites
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Sunday Morning Jokes
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Maxis Broadband – Simply Terrible!
Maxis Wireless Broadband is possible the worst product Maxis has ever rolled out. For a company which prides itself as Malaysia’s largest and widest coverage mobile company, how it can still sign up subscribers to its pathetic wireless broadband service is beyond me. Picture below is my connection speed - 0.92 kbps!
The only locations where I could get up to 90% connection was at Sunway Medical Centre and 1Utama New Wing Shopping Centre. Even at KLCC 4th floor food court, my connection speed was less than 50% – and this was only a stone throw away from Maxis HQ!
And judging from comments on Facebook on Maxis Broadband, I guess I am not the only disgruntled customer. Many have come disappointed before me and many will come after me. I hope they read this post before they decide to opt for Maxis Wireless broadband.
Streamyx here I come.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Jokes
Monday, December 07, 2009
Off from Lagos, Over Doha and Back to KL
A view of Lagos from the air. Note the population density.
A view of Doha at night. Note the bright lights and a very long street in the middle of the picture.
Landing at KLIA. Contrast the brown of Lagos and the green of KL.
We noted this unique structure near Port Klang. Is this North Port?
Another interesting structure…LNG carrier docking port?
Dark clouds brewing on the horizon.
And to my nerdy aerospace friend, Kok Siong, is there anything wrong with the airplane flaps?
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
The Lost Chapter of Genesis
Monday, November 30, 2009
Correct Timing to Take Water
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Life In a Market
Some pictures of life at Lekki Market, Lagos, Nigeria.
Pictures below depict the house of the owner of land Lekki Market is on, who passed away last Saturday.
Horses. Yes, we still see this majestic beast on the streets of outskirt Lagos and on the beach.
Pictures below show the Lekki Market on a slow Saturday afternoon. We couldn't get there in the morning because of Sanitization Saturday (all roads in Lagos closed from 7 am to 10 am for cleaning)
The narrow alleys leading to the section of the market that sells souvenirs.
The secret to getting a good deal is to bargain on the price. Seeing foreigners, the locals tend to raise the price of their goods 3 or more times. So always haggle down the price. Offer them 1/3 or 1/2. And then walk away if they don't want to sell. They will usually call you back. And if they don't, that means its already a good price.
Handicrafts are a bountiful here.
Local vendor haggling price with Chinese tourist.
There were art pieces for sale. Couldn't bring this back to Malaysia though.
Two little people enjoying some cold ice cream on a hot afternoon.
Chess anyone? Wife wanted to buy me this as a gift since I love the game but some how I prefer a shiny, magnetic set.
Here at the market, you can buy the cloth and have them tailor a suit for you within a few hours.
I would love to get some of these for my house but carrying them over by air would be a problem.
Business come and go in a flash. I wanted to catch this pretty lady in action in the following shots.
This is the most common way women carry their young ones around. This little boy though cried when we touched him.
Lastly, look at this cute little princess, following mummy in her cute little outfit.