Aquaria!!

Once upon a Sunday, Mr. Zul took his family to Aquaria KLCC... a state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. aquarium in the heart of our beautiful (and busy) KL city. -end of intro-

Zara all ready and hyped to go out

so this is... hurmm 2 weeks ago? we went there after deciding that the zoo is just too hot to bring our little puff ball for an outing... well, air cond aside, at least we r sure that there are proper facilities for parents and infants at KLCC. so, thatz y we picked Aquaria :)

started at the entrance, b4 buying the tickets, the staffs insisted that they take your family photo b4 entering. maybe itz just their way of reducing the queue at the ticket booth... or just another way of increasing sales, if u know what i mean... or both. anyway... thatz that...

tickets - free for babies. u get special price if u show them your MyKad. and flat price for senior citizens.

at the piranha aquarium

right after the ticket entrance, there's this red bellied piranha aquarium. then there's a touch and feel section where u can put your hand in the pool and touch/hold the exhibits. i touched almost all of the marine life i can hold in there while wifey had a feel of the 'belangkas'. i dont know what itz called in english. but the staff keep calling it the 'King of Crabs'. so, okie...

baby sand shark

wifey 'cocok'-ing the 'belangkas'

after we've had enough of the touch and feel section, we continued our journey in the land of Aquaria...

electric eel

elephant nose fish? this fish is electric-ky too

electric catfish

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Did u know...? the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach is one of the largest species of cockroaches in the world. it is named due its nature of creating hissing sound (usually males) when fighting. this species also, compared to the normal cockroaches we see, is odorless, wingless, and slow. 

some seahorses

amazing! the lift brought us to Pulau Redang!

at the Arowana and Arapaima containment

we didnt get to take a good pic with the Arapaima - the biggest freshwater fish in the world. we keep getting blocked every time the fish comes near. itz the fish at the back there. just beside wifey's shoulder.see?

in front of piranha tank

wifey, zara at piranha tank

look carefully... language diversity? ahahah

zara fascinated looking at the fishes

zara got hungry in the tunnel

still feeding zara in the tunnel

at the end of the tour, we landed at the gift shop. got ourselves a fridge magnet as souvenir - chosen by zara. well, we picked 2, and show them to zara. she later reached for one, and that, is our winner! heheh =D all in all, itz a good weekend :)

Dr. H's family makan2

as usual, we'll visit bangi on weekends. atuk and grandma misses little zara :)

kak hany and abg bob is there too. the set is almost complete but fadly and abg sharul could not make it - fadly is incharge of a seminar in campus and bro sharul had to work. so itz all of us minus 2. itz ok... maybe next time round they'll be around.

to cut short *~ yada yada yada ~* that night we had dinner at Pizza San Francisco. the food's great. i'd recommend to try. but, that night im just at the border between healthy and not well. i'm shivering the whole time in there. itz freezing! i can even feel the aircond in the loo! ( <-- tah pape... itu pon nak citer ke?) Ok. ignore that statement. maybe im just not well.

didnt get to take pictures so much. well, everyone's hungry and im shivering. maybe 1 day i'll go back and give a better review. so, thatz... that for now... ;p later!

This is my last plastic bag~!

"This is my last plastic bag". thatz whatz written on Carrefour plastic bags nowadays. somehow i find this approach very effective in leaving an impact and creating users' awareness on saving/preserving earth. i am into this "save our planet" myself and this statement just gave me the urge to write this entry.


not that im definitely not having anymore plastic bags when i shop for groceries, coz sometimes i forgot to bring the reusable bags, but i do like their approach of educating consumers toward preserving our green planet... or saving dolphins in that matter.


then there's also the Selangor's "No Plastic Bag Day Campaign" where the Selangor government declared its plans to make every Saturday a plastic bag-free day. customers who insist on having plastic bags are imposed 10 or 20 cents per bag. fair enough i guess... if not, most people wouldn't bother about the environment. this initiative now helps enforce the use of reusable shopping bags or at least educate or encourage people to do so. hmm... good idea...


having shop at various supermarkets, it seems that other retailers are also taking part in the campaign - Tesco, Jusco, Giant, Ikea, Cold Storage, 7-11, ... etc. Kudos to that that!


all this in place... so, how about it? let's join in the campaign to save our planet! 


recycle. use reusable bags!




related articles:

• http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/4/nation/5406764&sec=nation
• http://www.sisa.my/cmssite/uploadfile/K_JAN2010/ez13011012634324501.pdf
• http://www.thesundaily.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=39018

Mr Bean Jokes

dug this out from my old inbox. kinda funny. have a laugh... :)

1) MR. BEAN SEES A DOCTOR
Doctor    : I regret to tell you that you have a brain tumor.
Mr. Bean: Yesss!!! (jumps in joy)
Doctor    : Did you understand what I just told you?
Mr. Bean: Yes of course, do you think I'm dumb?
Doctor    : Then why are you so happy?
Mr. Bean: Because that proves that I have a brain!

2) MR. BEAN WHILE IN GRADE SCHOOL:
Teacher    : What is 5 plus 4?
Mr. Bean    : 9
Teacher    : What is 4 plus 5?
Mr. Bean    : Are you trying to fool me, you've just twisted the figure, the answer is 6!!

3) WHILE IN A DRUG STORE:
Mr. Bean: I'd like some vitamins for my grandson.
Clerk    : Sir, vitamin A, B or C?
Mr. Bean: Any will do, my grandson doesn't know the alphabet yet!!

4) AT AN ATM MACHINE:
Friend    : What are you looking at?
Mr. Bean: I know your PIN no., hee, hee.
Friend    : Alright, what is my PIN no. if you saw it?
Mr. Bean: Four asterisks (****)!

5) MARRIAGE:
Friend    : How many women do you believe must a man marry?
Mr. Bean: 16
Friend    : Why?
Mr. Bean: Because the priest says 4 richer, 4 poorer, 4 better and 4 worse.

6) CHATTING WITH HIS FRIEND:
Friend    : How was the tape you borrowed from me, is it Ok?
Mr. Bean: What do you mean ok, I thought it's a horror film. I didn't see any picture.
Friend    : What tape did you take anyway?
Mr. Bean: Head Cleaner.

7) DEATH OF HIS MOTHER:
Mr. Bean:(crying) the doctor called, Mom's dead.
Friend    : condolence, my friend.
(After 2 minutes) Mr. Bean cries even louder
Friend    : what now?
Mr. Bean: my sister just called, her mom died too!

8) MR. BEAN ATTENDING A MEETING:
Colleague    : Sorry I'm late. I got stuck in an elevator for 4 hrs because of a power failure.
Mr. Bean    : That's alright, me too...I got stuck on the escalator for 3 hrs.

9) SPELLING LESSON:
Mr. Bean's Son: Dad, what is the spelling of successful....is it one c or two c?
Mr. Bean        : Make it three c to be sure!

A Good Walk

i don't remember when is the last time i've exercised. few months back i think... usually i don't think much of needing to exercise. until just recently, well, today actually.i'm now totally UNFIT!

lets not compare with the study years hehehe :p skip that. so presently, usually my form of exercise is doing chores around the house - clean up the lawn, wash the cars, help wifey clean the bathrooms, etc... now that our little puff ball is active and constantly seeks attention, almost all of our time is dedicated to her. these chores are quickly done when she's asleep and only done on need to do basis.

so back to my story of being unfit... one of the days, if wifey goes to Cyberjaya instead of the office, we go with separate cars. so whoever reaches home first, will fetch zara from the nursery. and so happens, last tuesday, i reached home first. with the baby car seat being installed in wifey's car, i usually walk to pick zara up. the nursery is just at the next taman. and boy, i sweat like crazy after picking her up. good thing my sweat only comes out after the exercise session. in this case, walking with our puff ball and her nursery bag on me. so when we reached home, i'm sweating superbly!!

chubb-chubb-chubby-ness!!

then today, got some network issues over at customer site, so head down we go to customer site support. we suspected the cable got disconnected somewhere. so, in finding the culprit, we had to climb up the 14 floors building, floor by floor, just to trace it. and again after that, to get down after we've fixed the problem. Wohhh!! i'm sweating and panting like crazy! like i've just been splashed with a bucket of water!

i know i've gain some weight but have i eaten too much lately? hurmm... OK. don't ask further... but really. i've never thought i could be in this kind of state after a little walk... haihh really have to get back to exercising. good thing i had these walks... they are a good walk.

"Majulah sukan untuk negara!

Majulah Zul untuk sihat!"

heheheh :D

STUPID QUESTIONS WITH SMART ANSWERS

BOY : May I hold your hand?
GIRL : No thanks, it isn't heavy.


GIRL : Say you love me! Say you love me!
BOY : You love me...


GIRL : If we become engaged will you give me a ring??
BOY : Sure, what's your phone number??


GIRL : I think the poorest people are the happiest.
BOY : Then marry me and we'll be the happiest couple


GIRL : Darling, I want to dance like this forever.
BOY : Don't you ever want to improve??


BOY : I love you and I could die for you!
GIRL : How soon??


BOY : I would go to the end of the world for you!
GIRL : Yes, but would you stay there??


SHARON : Have you ever had a hot passionate, burning kiss??
TRACY : I did once. He'd forgotten to take the cigarette out of his mouth.


MAN : You remind me of the sea.
WOMAN : Because I'm wild, romantic and exciting?
MAN : NO, because you make me sick.


WIFE : You tell a man something, it goes in one ear and comes out of the other.
HUSBAND : You tell a woman something: It goes in both ears and comes out of the mouth.


MARY : John says I'm pretty. Andy says I'm ugly.What do u think,
Peter?
PETER : A bit of both. I think you're pretty ugly.


Girlfriend : "...And are you sure you love me and no one else ?"
Boyfriend : "Dead Sure! I checked the whole list again yesterday".


Teacher : "Which is more important to us, the sun or the moon?"
Pupil : "The moon".
Teacher : "Why?"
Pupil : "The moon gives us light at night when we need it but the sun gives us ligh t only in the day time when we don't need it".


Teacher : "What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?"
Pupil : "A teacher".


Waiter : "Would you like your coffee black?"
Customer : "What other colors do you have?"


My father is so old that when he was in school, history was called current affairs.

Teacher : "Sam, you talk a lot !"
Sam : "It's a family tradition".
Teacher : "What do you mean?"
Sam : "Sir, my grandpa was a street hawker, my father is a teacher".
Teacher : "What about your mother?"
Sam : "She's a woman".


7) Tom : "How should I convey the news to my father that I've failed?"
David: "You just send a telegram: Result declared, past year's performance repeated".


8) Teacher : "Now, children, if I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him, what virtue would I be showing?"
Student : "Brotherly love".


9) Teacher : "Now, Sam, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?"
Sam : "No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook".


Patient : "What are the chances of my recovering doctor?"
Doctor : "One hundred percent. Medical records show that nine out of ten people die of the disease you have. Yours is the tenth case I've treated. The others all died".


Teacher : " Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
One Student : "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day and at the same time."


Teacher : " George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree, but also admitted doing it.
Now do you know why his father didn't punish him ?"
One Student: " Because George still had the axe in is hand."

Funny cry baby trick

i just have to share this... itz very funny =D

Q and A anyone? =)

Below are five (5) questions.
You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately.

OK? Let's find out just how clever you really are.



Ready? GO!!!



First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?


Answer:
If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!


Second Question:
If you overtake the last person, then you are...?




Answer:
If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?


Third Question:
Very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only.
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.


Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000 Now add 10. What is the total?



Did you get 5000?





The correct answer is actually 4100.

Don't believe it? Check with your calculator! =D



Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. 
What is the name of the fifth daughter?


Answer: Nunu?



NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. 
Read the question again! ;p

Okay, now the Fifth and Final Question:

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.

Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?




Answer:
He just has to open his mouth and ask, so simple.

Beberapa panduan Imam Al- Ghazali supaya kita tidak bersifat sombong dan angkuh

1. Jika berjumpa dengan kanak-kanak, anggaplah kanak-kanak itu lebih mulia daripada kita, kerana kanak-kanak ini belum banyak melakukan dosa daripada kita.

2. Apabila bertemu dengan orang tua, anggaplah dia lebih mulia daripada kita kerana dia sudah lama beribadat.

3. Jika berjumpa dengan orang alim, anggaplah dia lebih mulia daripada kita kerana banyak ilmu yang telah mereka pelajari dan ketahui.

4. Apabila melihat orang jahil, anggaplah mereka lebih mulia daripada kita kerana mereka membuat dosa dalam kejahilan, sedangkan kita membuat dosa dalam keadaan mengetahui.

5. Jika melihat orang jahat, jangan anggap kita lebih mulia kerana mungkin satu hari nanti dia akan insaf dan bertaubat atas kesalahannya.

6. Apabila bertemu dengan orang kafir, katakan didalam hati bahawa mungkin pada suatu hari nanti mereka akan diberi hidayah oleh Allah dan akan memluk Islam, maka segala dosa mereka akan diampuni oleh Allah.

Cermin Diri - Membentuk Keperibadian Mulia

1. Senyum itu tanda kemesraan, diberi kepada manusia dianggap sedekah. Ketawa itu lambang kelalaian. Selalu dilakukan hati akan mati. Dibuat di hadapan manusia menghilangkan maruah diri.

2. Setiap kesalahan yang dilakukan jadikanlah pengajaran, insaflah ini tanda kelemahan diri, kesalilah keterlanjuran itu dan berazamlah tidak mengulanginya lagi.

3. Syukur nikmat dan sabar di dalam ujian amat mudah diucapkan tetapi amat sulit dilaksanakan.

4. Kesenangan dan kemewahan selalunya membawa kepada kesombongan dan kelalaian. Kesusahan dan penderitaan itu, selalunya membawa kekecewaan dan putus asa, kecuali orang yang mukmin.

5. Di antara tanda-tanda orang-orang yang sombong itu cepat melahirkan sifat marah, suka memotong percakapan orang, suka bermujadalah yakni bertegang leher, nampak di mukanya rasa tidak senang jika ada orang yang lebih darinya di satu majlis, bercakap meninggikan suara, pantang ditegur, tidak ada tanda-tanda kesal di atas kesalahan.

6. Orang yang sudah hilang sifat marah - dayus, cepat melahirkan sifat marah - lemah mujahadah. Orang yang ada sifat marah tapi dapat disembunyikan kecuali di tempat-tempat yang munasabah inilah manusia normal.

7. Tahu diri kita hamba itu adalah ilmu, merasa diri kita itu hamba itu penghayatan, yang kedua inilah akan lahir sifat tawadhuk, malu, khusyuk, takut, hina dan lain-lain lagi sifat kehambaan.

8. Jika kita mengingati dosa, kita tidak nampak lagi kebaikan kita, apatah lagi untuk dibanggakan.

9. Lahirkan kemesraan kita sesama manusia kerana itu adalah haknya tapi jangan putus hati kita dengan ALLAH, ini adalah hakNYA pula.

10.Apabila rasa senang dengan pujian, rasa sakit dengan kehinaan menunjukkan kita ada kepentingan peribadi, tanda kita tidak ikhlas membuat kebaikan.