A bib that costs more than RM20

My brother-in-law bought a bib for Tristan from his business trip in Bangkok few months ago. When I asked how much it costs, it came to me as a shock that it actually worth RM26 !!! A piece of cloth that costs as much as a T-Shirt for an adult ?



This is the packaging, a paper envelope with very nice printing :



Searching for "Jim Thompson Thai Silk" online :
Jim Thompson was a former U.S. military intelligence officer who has saved Thailand's vital hand-woven silk industry from extinction in the 1950s & 1960s. Says he: "It disturbed me that production of this wonderful material had stopped." Jim's business has expanded very quickly but he disappeared in 1967, in Cameron Highlands !!! His disappearance has become an unsolved mystery ...





Now back to the bib, it's cute but it came too late, Tristan had started to pull off bib whenever we put them on for him, so this bib would be kept as his first souvenir. Personally I won't buy this for my baby but it may serve as a good gift for bosses' babies, or a Christmas gift, what do you think ?

Ground Zero

These are the new towers built to replace the destroyed Twin Towers., but they are not as tall. They were brand new when we visited in 2003.





We could also see the towers from the coast.




I was in California on Sept 11, 2001. I was still in bed at 7.xx am when the disaster happened. I heard the bad news on the radio when driving to work, it was a horrible feeling reaching office where everyone was shocked & sad.






That night, the TV was overwhelmed with this news, the video clip of the plane crashing onto the building was played over & over again on CNN, I felt so depressed & had to switch off the TV.






I never seen the Twin Towers in person. I went to work in the States in Jan 26th 2000, but I didn't take the chance to pay them a visit cos I thought they would be there anytime I feel like going to New York.





Sometimes we take advantage of things that we thought would be there for us forever ... I learn the lesson & now I try to do things that I like & can afford whenever possible instead of keep delaying the plan. Do you have any similar story to share with me ?

Horse Back Riding

Have you tried horse back riding before ? I had a chance to do
that when I was working in the States back in 2002 (can't
believe it's been 5 years !!!).

We went to this place called Spring Down Ranch in the Bay
Area (California), get a private lesson which costs $40 for a
half hour ... (yes, it's USD). That includes rental equipment,
ie. helmet and shoes.  

Actually you can choose to wear your own shoes with a heel
(about 1"...not high heels). You need a heel so your foot
doesn't slip through the foot ring.

The horses there are quite friendly and docile. What I learn was
very basic things like how to make a turn, stop, & how to
start moving, but I was quite scared at one point when the
horse refused to move & seemed unhappy.

Anyway it was quite a fun experience overall. What are the fun
thing that you have tried ? Mind to share it with me ?

More Grand Canyon pictures

While some parts of the canyon were covered with some snows, there are other parts that were totally clear.

























The Colorado River :

















Hope you enjoy this series of photos, have a nice day :)

Shampoo Shield

Tristan refused to lay down on my lap to get his hair wash lately, he insists on sitting position so it was a disaster whenever water flows down his face during hair wash.


Luckily we got this "Shampoo Shield" over the weekend, it's a flexible cap that protects the eyes from shampoo suds.


Tristan refused to put this on for more than a few seconds so I had to use his soft toy as a model.



The hair part is available for shampooing & it really works for me, except that he will pull it away real quick, so I had to wet his hair first, apply shampoo, put this on with lightning speed & rinse off the shampoo at the top part in few seconds.



I'm so glad that such a thing was invented as now he's less agitated during bath time :)

Snow, in Grand Canyon

We were very happy to see snow there, we are from tropical country which never snow, so we tend to like snow very much ...




The snow could not cover the great canyon, it's so huge ...








There's a hotel at the top in the picture below (top right), there are other hotels too around this area, it's convenient to stay here but we didn't manage to make a reservation.








The weather was cooling. The sun was not too strong but very bright, it was so pleasant to be there ...

What does fat in Nasi Lemak mean to you ?