Rates for Redang

Finally the promotion for Redang trip is out but promotion only starts on 20th Feb to 31st Mar 2008 and till further date, the rates will be out for April onwards.

so take a quick look at the promotion rates at

http://mapleholidayservices.com/redang-brochure/

Happy halloween

31st October is the day where most westerner are celebrating

the "Ghost Festival"

we chinese are afraid of the lunar Ghost Festival and westerner used to have more funs for their festival where they can dress up and go around the neighbour "visiting" them

In other countries, they have more activities like Trick or Treat, Bonfires, Costumes parties & visiting haunted house which locals dont really do all these things

*locals are boring*



Trick or Treat

This activities is mainly for kids where they dress up in those scary or fairy like costume and went around the neighbour to get their candies

some will even put up a show, sing a song for the neighbour and they will get their treats

if you didnt treat them any candies, beware they will trick you. So dont be a miser in Halloween! Give the kids the candies and spare the trick from them



Pumkin is mainly to hang outside the door after dark for those who are celebrating

Carved with scary faces and a candle inside, makes the pumkin face even more scary



if you are lucky, you can see a witch flying with her broom in the air and the cat sitting steady on the broom



you can go visit the graveyard on Halloween and see if you got the "luck" to see any interesting thing

Last but not least, wishing those who go clubbing tonight, have a safe ride and enjoy your Halloween party

Friendship

Lately so many things happen thus making everyone moodless to come in and leave message

maybe its just a small misunderstanding but somehow, others dun take it as it is

hope time will fade all this awful misunderstanding and friendship remains like before

Happy Hari Raya

To all the malay friends

Selemat Hari Raya!!!

Enjoy your new year.

Chocolate fondue anyone?

Wonder if anyone would be interested in chocolate fondue at the beach enjoying the moonlight bathing with the sea breeze caressing

Re-upload of Redang July photos

Dear all,

I have re-upload the photos for the July Redang trip

Please check for the photos you want at the right hand side link

Horoscope for August

Aries (March 21st - April 20th)

Emphasis is in your 5th house. It rules
• entertainment and romance
• loved ones and children
• freedom and pleasure
• creative talents

You achieve the greatest success by
• expressing yourself along dramatic lines
• looking about for a suitable avocation
• striving for greater personal liberty
• cultivating ties with young people

You should avoid
• losing the affections of those you cherish
• becoming involved in others’ troubles
• failing to protect your rights
• harbouring wrong ideas

***


Taurus (April 21st - May 21st)

Emphasis is in your 4th house. It rules
• foundations laid for new projects
• relations with parents or family
• the end of pending matters
• local and domestic affairs

You achieve the greatest success by
• focusing attention on community and family
• sidetracking personal interests willingly
• displaying a cheerful, warm attitude
• renovating your base of operations

You should avoid
• making changes that unsettle your affairs
• letting others infringe upon your rights
• seeking showdowns, stirring up trouble
• forcing issues to a conclusion

***


Gemini (May 22nd - June 21st)

Emphasis is in your 3rd house. It rules
• Interest of neighbours and kin
• letter-writing and study
• relationships in general
• trips to nearby places

You achieve the greatest success by
• being careful to delay vital decisions
• having no part in gossip or bickering
• developing social ties with relatives
• displaying your mental capacity

You should avoid
• failing to enlist cooperation of others
• speaking sharply to those around you
• letting communications deteriorate
• displaying a negative attitude

***


Cancer (June 22nd - July 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 2nd house. It rules
• budgetary matters, personal belongings
• trends which affect your chequebook
• people through whom you can gain
• ability to handle funds

You achieve the greatest success by
• finding ways to improve property, belongings
• being ready to grasp financial opportunities
• giving money matters extra time, attention
• welcoming changes that bring benefits

You should avoid
• rash spending, seeking hasty profits
• neglecting to build up reserve funds
• being careless with valuable papers
• expecting too much from others

***


Leo (July 23rd - August 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 1st house. It rules
• changes in your outlook and environment
• advancement of your own interests
• your image in the eyes of others
• a strong desire for action

You achieve the greatest success by
• approaching others in a positive manner
• expanding your sphere of influence
• letting your personality shine
• being a leader and initiator

You should avoid
• displaying stubbornness or eccentricity
• failing to win the cooperation you need
• disregarding the welfare of others
• going to extremes emotionally

***


Virgo (August 23rd - September 23rd)

Emphasis is in your 12th house. It rules
• confidential and private matters
• self-analysis and limitations
• welfare interests, charities
• behind-the-scenes events

You achieve the greatest success by
• seeking light on obstacles to progress
• working to turn enemies into friends
• boosting poise and self-confidence
• displaying a sympathetic nature

You should avoid
• making the world’s problems your own
• dreaming up troubles, difficulties
• arousing animosity or slander
• failing to seek needed rest

***


Libra (September 24th - October 23rd)

Emphasis is in your 11th house. It rules
• contacts with new and old friends
• activities with large groups
• income from business
• hopes and wishes

You achieve the greatest success by
• displaying an interest in others
• overhauling career finances
• being friendly and sociable
• enlarging your social circle

You should avoid
• spending excessively on business concerns
• engaging in too many social activities
• neglecting those who are dear to you
• offending those who wish you well

***


Scorpio (October 24th - November 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 10th house. It rules
• popularity, credit, and authority
• activities involving superiors
• parental ties and duties
• business or profession

You achieve the greatest success by
• being responsible and diplomatic
• meriting a promotion at work
• curbing pride and egotism
• pursuing high objectives

You should avoid
• inviting trouble with officialdom
• shunning your responsibilities
• pursuing wrong career aims
• relying too much on others

***


Sagittarius (November 23rd - December 21st)

Emphasis is in your 9th house. It rules
• distant relations and travel
• higher studies and faith
• future plans and aims
• dealing with in-laws

You achieve the greatest success by
• seeking approval of your programme
• discarding wrong opinions
• being a good listener
• planning ahead

You should avoid
• neglecting important correspondence
• disputing about politics and religion
• holding unreasonable attitudes
• failing to get needed data

***

Capricorn (December 22nd - January 20th)

Emphasis is in your 8th house. It rules

• accounts and secret dealings

• marital funds and expenses

• mutual profits and gifts

• tax or estate matters

You achieve the greatest success by

• exercising care in borrowing and lending

• reorganizing present resources

• conserving vitality and funds

• being extra discreet

You should avoid

• making profit-sharing mistakes

• being stubborn and unfriendly

• failing to pay or collect debts

• disclosing secrets and assets

***

Aquarius (January 21st - February 19th)

Emphasis is in your 7th house. It rules
• public relations and competition

• open rivalry and legal contests

• interest in change of locale

• marital and other alliances

You achieve the greatest success by

• accenting teamwork and understanding

• compromising major differences

• allowing others to set the pace

• trying to be objective

You should avoid

• disappointing your lover or partner

• failing to cooperate when needed

• expecting attention others get

• being inconsiderate of people

***


Pisces (February 20th - March 20th)

Emphasis is in your 6th house. It rules

• matters concerning dependents and pets

• relations with superiors and colleagues

• efforts to help others with problems

• health considerations and diet

You achieve the greatest success by

• accepting a subordinate role temporarily

• improving eating and working habits

• being willing to help and serve

• stepping up efficiency

You should avoid

• allowing others’ problems to burden you

• permitting yourself to feel neglected

• handling chores disinterestedly

• bickering with kin and others

KL & Genting

Again, we are going over the bridge to Malaysia for holidays

this time only 4 of us

me, Bo Sim, Bo Nao & Bo Geng Yam are going up on wed night after my work and bo sim will be driving us to genting 1st

its a long time since we went to genting and KL so we shoot to genting 1st and play until time to go KL

BTW Bo Geng Yam is getting his 1st visit to casino as he just turn 21 this year
(so bo geng yam, rem to get ready 200 dollars for the 1st visit ok)

Redang - July 2007 Photo

(please click on the photo to view the album)

As usual, photos from Redang trip but this time, i didn't bring any camera along cos no camera available for me but nevertheless, kit zai & xiao yi still provide me the photos they took during this trip

Thanks for the photos :)

this time round, they have got themself a new licence and in future, they have the freedom to breathe in the water with ease

watching the little creature which snorkeling cant see and swimming with the sharks at close distance, taking photos of the coral & nemo and all the underwater life that only divers can do

they have become a real qualify diver now and they can go to any place for diving

i hope they all enjoy this trip to Redang and with such achievement, im sure they will feel proud to be a diver

The day has come

Finally tomorrow is the day where we leave for redang and i hope everyone has pack cos i haven pack finish..

this time, we will be bringing alot of float over there and play our water ham tam bo la game with a small tennis ball

getting so excited cos so many friends going with us and we sure have lots of fun there

Horoscope for July

Aries (March 21st - April 20th)

Emphasis is in your 4th house. It rules
• office or base of operations
• home and family interests
• parents and elders
• community affairs

You achieve the greatest success by
• planning future career activities
• entertaining influential people
• avoiding domestic arguments
• settling outstanding matters

You should avoid
• making changes that unsettle security
• inviting showdowns at the wrong time
• interpreting things too personally
• not preparing for the future

***


Taurus (April 21st - May 21st)

Emphasis is in your 3rd house. It rules
• discussion of ideas and beliefs
• educational advancement
• personal correspondence
• short trips and visits

You achieve the greatest success by
• keeping up with current affairs
• taking part in local projects
• deepening ties of affection
• improving public relations

You should avoid
• inviting mental strain over business
• being hasty in signing papers
• developing a fearful attitude
• handling money carelessly

***


Gemini (May 22nd - June 21st)

Emphasis is in your 2nd house. It rules
• personal belongings and money
• earnings and expenditures
• gifts, bonuses and profits
• buying and selling

You achieve the greatest success by
• enhancing the value of your service
• safeguarding important papers
• getting good financial advice
• making efforts pay off

You should avoid
• spending for unworthy causes
• making hasty business moves
• handling valuables carelessly
• overlooking chances for gain

***


Cancer (June 22nd - July 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 1st house. It rules
• success through leadership and drive
• personal interests and contacts
• new projects and changes
• self-confidence

You achieve the greatest success by
• displaying optimism and courage
• renewing influential contacts
• using your own innovations
• revising personal habits

You should avoid
• letting your feelings rule your head
• becoming bitter or discontented
• making a poor impression
• jeopardizing your health

***


Leo (July 23rd - August 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 12th house. It rules
• contacts with hospitals and invalids
• personal limitations and problems
• charitable undertakings
• confidential matters

You achieve the greatest success by
• finding causes for past mistakes
• keeping everything aboveboard
• clearing away life’s debris
• overcoming sensitivity

You should avoid
• inviting romantic entanglements
• stirring up trouble and jealousy
• overmagnifying your troubles
• thinking in negative terms

***


Virgo (August 23rd - September 23rd)

Emphasis is in your 11th house. It rules
• friends and group associations
• social undertakings
• hopes and wishes
• business income

You achieve the greatest success by
• strengthening social connections
• accepting help from colleagues
• letting people know your aims
• being sympathetic

You should avoid
• being temperamental and unpredictable
• getting off on radical tangents
• accepting people at face value
• making harmful attachments

***


Libra (September 24th - October 23rd)

Emphasis is in your 10th house. It rules
• community standing and prestige
• dealings with important people
• officials, a parent, government
• business, occupation, career

You achieve the greatest success by
• coming to the attention of superiors
• taking care of financial obligations
• developing new business tactics
• solidifying your credit rating

You should avoid
• being lazy about your aims
• arguing with subordinates
• neglecting your family
• inviting disapproval

***


Scorpio (October 24th - November 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 9th house. It rules
• relations with superiors
• intellectual pursuits
• plans for the future
• long journeys

You achieve the greatest success by
• getting plans and ideas approved
• heeding the advice of others
• attending to correspondence
• working on long-range aims

You should avoid
• plunging recklessly into enterprises
• getting in trouble with in-laws
• indulging in wishful thinking
• making errors in judgement

***


Sagittarius (November 23rd - December 21st)

(Emphasis is in your 8th house. It rules
• legacies and inheritances
• your partner’s finances
• estate and tax matters
• private transactions

You achieve the greatest success by
• meeting financial obligations quickly
• conserving strength and money
• cooperating with colleagues
• finding new sources of gain

You should avoid
• not keeping abreast of financial matters
• allowing people to drain your energy
• revealing confidential projects
• letting your talents go unused

***


Capricorn (December 22nd - January 20th)

Emphasis is in your 7th house. It rules
• marital and business partnership
• your mate, allies, competitors
• large-scale negotiations
• change of locale

You achieve the greatest success by
• improving understanding with others
• being willing to make concessions
• letting others lead the way
• selecting strong partners

You should avoid
• expecting too much from other people
• being contrary or uncooperative
• dissolving partnerships in anger
• trusting unreliable people

***


Aquarius (January 21st - February 19th)

Emphasis is in your 6th house. It rules
• relations with colleagues
• the state of your health
• occupational efficiency
• services you perform

You achieve the greatest success by
• knowing the latest development in work
• being ready to help and serve others
• gaining the goodwill of others
• welcoming new work or methods

You should avoid
• handling responsibilities carelessly
• nourishing an inferiority complex
• being critical and argumentative
• doubting your capabilities

***


Pisces (February 20th - March 20th)

Emphasis is in your 5th house. It rules
• pleasurable pursuits and hobbies
• children and other loved ones
• executive ability
• romance

You achieve the greatest success by
• strengthening bonds of affection
• highlighting social activities
• seeing things in a new light
• having faith in the future

You should avoid
• becoming too involved with details
• pursuing pleasures too vigorously
• counting on others financially
• taking hasty or risky action

2 more weeks

woohooo final countdown to Redang

from 48 days to now 15 days

time pass in a blink and i haven pack my bags to run

suddenly i dunno wat to pack cos im so excited for this trip

we are going to learn diving in a group and it will be very exciting, funny, interesting with lots of laughter

and for those who are learning diving, please bring a passport size photo along so that they can put ur pretty or handsome face on ur diving license card

4 hours

When can we Bo Family members have a steamboat session again?

its been really a long long time since we have our outdoor steamboat by the sea

why everyone is so busy over the few months? what the hell is everyone doing?

Can i have just have your 4 hours for the steamboat?

Heart Attack

DON'T DRINK COLD WATER AFTER A MEAL

This is a very good article.

Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attacks.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.



For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.

It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal, however, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed.

It will slow down the digestion.

Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.

Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep.

Let's be careful and be aware.

The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.

Read this & Send to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.

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端 午 节

端 午 节 (Duan Wu Jie) also known as Dragon Boat Festival was created thousand years ago just because of this guy



Qu Yuan

He was a poet and had committed suicide in a river because of the disgusted government, Chu King.

Well maybe he had enough of all those bloody hell government and think that death is better than to see what the government is doing to the people.

Now you can get to eat this Zong Zi, dumpling, you have to thank him for such a delicious food in this world.

people from his time knew that he was a good man and to prevent the fish from eating his body, they threw this zong zi down the river for the fish to eat.

they also use the dragon boat to scare the fish away from his body and thus, dragon boat festival is created in this way.





yummy yummy, delicious zong zi
zong zi is wrapped with bamboo leaves and filled with glutinous rice, meat, red bean, chestnut, mushroom, salted duck eggs, peanuts and whatever you can think of

so much ingredients, woohoo
[ I'm hungry now ]

okay, this is the kind of dragon boat which people will use for competition for this festival and its very popular nowadays

We have a local association for dragon boat and that is

Singapore Dragon Boat Association

they will be having a competition on 30th June & 1st July 2007 at Bedok Reservoir from 10am to 6pm

so if you are free on that day, you might want to see this dragon boat competition.

in case you don't know when is the 端 午 节, it falls on this month 19th, Tuesday and Chinese lunar calender 五 月 初 五

people enjoy this delicious festival with your friends and family and happy Duan Wu Jie

[ more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duan_Wu_festival ]

Monthly horoscope

Aries (March 21st - April 20th)

Emphasis is in your 3rd house. It rules
• self-expression, correspondence
• neighbourhood projects
• mental pursuits
• short journeys

You achieve the greatest success by
• strengthening ties with close kin
• extending your knowledge
• keeping an open mind
• voicing opinions

You should avoid
• showing lack of interest in your community
• being careless with your words
• imposing on neighbors and kin
• stirring up needless trouble

***


Taurus (April 21st - may 21st)

Emphasis is in your 2nd house. It rules
• financial prowess and ambition
• ability to raise needed funds
• buying and selling activities
• gifts, bonuses, profits

You achieve the greatest success by
• making needed changes in budgeting
• enhancing the value of your service
• trying to increase your income
• seeking good financial advice

You should avoid
• falling for get-rich-quick schemes
• leaving possessions unprotected
• incurring unnecessary expenses
• giving in to negative thoughts

***


Gemini (May 22nd - June 21st)

Emphasis is in your 1st house. It rules
• success through leadership and drive
• methods of coping with vexations
• caring for your appearance
• new projects and changes

You achieve the greatest success by
• making decisions based on facts
• displaying optimism and vitality
• trying to be more likeable
• taking hold of problems

You should avoid
• arguing with those close to you
• pushing too hard to get ahead
• showing egotism, selfishness
• using authority unwisely

***



Cancer (June 22nd - July 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 12th house. It rules
• contacts with institutions and invalids
• personal limitations and problems
• investigation and self-analysis
• charitable undertakings

You achieve the greatest success by
• realizing reasons for past mistakes
• sticking to a regular routine
• surmounting oversensitivity
• strengthening your faith

You should avoid
• inviting romantic entanglements
• listening to or spreading gossip
• overmagnifying your troubles
• causing tension or jealousy

***


Leo (July 23th - August 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 11th house. It rules
• profits from business or profession
• social contacts and opportunities
• fondest hopes and wishes
• fraternal organizations

You achieve the greatest success by
• choosing friends who can help you
• boosting humanitarian projects
• letting people know your aims
• increasing your income

You should avoid
• ignoring worthwhile friends
• trusting too much to luck
• trying to influence others
• being temperamental

***


Virgo (August 23rd - September 23rd)

Emphasis is in your 10th house. It rules
• business and career undertakings
• officials, a parent, government
• credit, ambition, patronage
• honours and popularity

You achieve the greatest success by
• discharging duties and responsibilities
• developing new business tactics
• accenting affairs of superiors
• meeting influential people

You should avoid
• becoming too involved in others’ problems
• making decisions without consultation
• inviting clashes and disapproval
• overreaching credit or prestige

***

Libra (September 24th - October 23rd)

Emphasis is in your 9th house. It rules
• religious and intellectual matters
• affairs of partner’s relatives
• your outlook on the future
• interests at a distance

You achieve the greatest success by
• formulating a long-range programme
• reaching agreements with in-laws
• letting others know your beliefs
• heeding the views of others

You should avoid
• getting into trouble with in-laws
• becoming irritable, impatient
• disclosing views prematurely
• becoming unduly alarmed

***

Scorpio (october 24th - November 22nd)

Emphasis is in your 8th house. It rules
• estate and tax matters
• resources and savings
• private transactions
• jointly held funds

You achieve the greatest success by
• restoring your health and vitality
• paying attention to accounts
• displaying resourcefulness
• rebuilding possessions

You should avoid
• failing to see the true worth of projects
• being too possessive and secretive
• depending upon others’ generosity
• revealing confidential projects

***

Sagittarius (November 23rd - December 21st)

Emphasis is in your 7th house. It rules
• partnership, marriage, teamwork
• efforts to effect alliances
• change of environment
• public relations

You achieve the greatest success by
• taking an impersonal outlook on things
• selecting strong partners
• cooperating with others
• listening to advice

You should avoid
• jeopardizing your public relations
• neglecting to take positive action
• dissolving partnerships in anger
• arguing with superiors

***

Capricorn (December 22nd - January 20th)

Emphasis is in your 6th house. It rules
• services you perform for others
• colleagues and dependents
• employment matters
• health and diet

You achieve the greatest success by
• being ready to help and serve others
• improving your physical condition
• bolstering working efficiency
• adopting new methods

You should avoid
• handling responsibilities carelessly
• getting too many irons in the fire
• thinking of people with prejudice
• nourishing an inferiority complex

***


Aquarius (21st January - 19th February)

Emphasis is in your 5th house. It rules
• creative talents, favourite activities
• dealing with youthful people
• romantic attachments
• executive ability

You achieve the greatest success by
• finding outlets for self-expression
• promoting interests of dear ones
• seeing things in a new light
• using your imagination

You should avoid
• becoming too concerned with details
• taking unnecessary risks with funds
• caring only for your own pleasures
• inviting troubles with loved ones

***

Pisces (February 20th - March 20th)

Emphasis is in your 4th house. It rules
• the termination of long-term affairs
• community and home affairs
• office or base of operations
• parents and elders

You achieve the greatest success by
• laying the foundation for achievement
• preserving harmony at all costs
• sowing for future benefits
• solving pending matters

You should avoid
• making changes that unsettle security
• picking a bad time for showdowns
• interpreting things too personally
• following an impetuous course

***

[Above mentioned are taken from Horoscope Magzine]