Visiting Lab Papa...

Last Saturday, Rizwan, me, my dear wifey and naughty JJ visited Lab Papa at his family house. We actually came unnoticed.. I wanted to contact Lab Papa first but somehow I didn’t. Rizwan asked me if Lab Papa know we are coming, I told him ‘we just barge in.. ’ (jokingly. haha). So, I apologize to Lab Papa for the inconveniences I have caused you…

If you noticed, I wasn’t ‘in’ my ramblings or hopping around the blogosphere for the past few days. I’m sorry for not replying you all also. There's a reason though...

We chatted with Lab Papa on many things… and one of the best parts is our chat on parenting. The three of us, who was in the same school together, has evolved to be a dad to a child. Rizwan has a 3-year old daughter; my JJ is 1 year 6 months while Lab Papa’s son is coming to 5-months. We had a good chat about our experiences on being a ‘daddy’.

Rizwan talked about how their shelves and tables are now empty – otherwise his daughter will ‘empty’ it for them hahaha. . Same case with my JJ, he is starting to ‘explore’ our tiny apartment day in and day out. Lab Papa – your time will come once your son is ‘ready’ to ‘help out’ around the house … hahaha

Lab Papa told us that his son is now like to grab his spectacles. (I have forgotten to tell Lab Papa that his son progress is very fast. My JJ only starts grabbing mine and wifey just before he turned one). Rizwan also told how his daughter have made his wife’s glasses ‘tekangkang’.. hahaha

Handphones is a necessity nowadays. I can’t imagine how’s Linachu handphone looks like now. Rizwan told us that she left her handphoe as it is after their daughter pluck off the key pads instead of repeatedly sending it for repair which costs about RM60!!! Rizwan did give us tips though – buy handphones which doesn’t have a sticking-out key pads – like his. It’s something like the Motorola Razr key-pads – just flat.

As you can see, Rizwan is more ‘experienced’ than me and Lab Papa, hence we enjoyed his stories shared. We had a good laugh that night. Thus, with our visit and the laughs and all can, at least, lighten Lab Papa’s ‘sad’ heart… I know he is. Who wouldn’t, isn’t it? I can see it at times, from his eyes and body language, that night. It is understandable. We are also very sad for his and his family loss.

Furthermore, I believe he is worried for his wife and son whom he is 'forced' to leave behind for a while in the Land of The Rising Sun. Thanks to technology, we are able to speak to his wife and son through the internet, real time. Since the computer is in the living room, it feels like they are with us all the time in the house.

Again, I hope that our visit has lightened the ‘burden’ inside Lab Papa’s heart... a little bit.

I am going to Japan....yippeeee!!!

hehehe.. the title may suggest that I will be meeting Lab Papa soon... yes, very soon but will have to wait until next year, 2009.

Reported in my favourite local daily today that the red budget airline - Air Asia - is coming to Japan next year. Airfares is reported to be 50 - 60% less than major airlines fare. For the launching, a 25-dollar one-way ticket is being offered. The flights will, initially, land at Tokyo International Airport. Other major cities may follow soon as reported. But, I am not sure if they will (ever) go to Niigata, where Lab Papa is.

Seem like good news, can save 50-60% on airline fare to meet Lab Papa and 'look-see look-see' Japan.. hahaha. Will this mean I can dream my 'dream' of going there? we'll see...

Well, I suppose Lab Papa have something in mind about this new development also, since he is the 'expert' on this kind of matter..hmmm

Tag from Lab Papa...

Tagged again by Lab Papa-san, my good friend, so while I have a li’l bit of time, I better do it ASAP…

Question 1: What were you doing 5 years ago?

Learning my ways in a 'contractor environment' for a project in Labuan

Question 2: What were the 5 things on your to do list today?

1. to answer the letter from a ‘crazy’ and ‘nincompoop’ architect

2. pricing tender for school project

3. call the engineer to get construction drawings for my project, which she has promised 3 months ago (the answer I get is always ‘besok’, ‘this week’, ‘soonest possible’ etc)

4. think what to cook for dinner tonight (wifey ran out of idea.. aaa. May as well go to Poppet’s blog.. hehehe)

5. to post my late reply to Lab Papa & Kadusmama tag

Question 3: What are 5 snacks that you enjoy?

1. Whatever delicious buns I can get from Golden Cake Shop

2. ‘Snack Plate’ (bulih kah ni…hahaha)

3. ‘kampung style ‘roti canai’ – I learned this from my Dad

4. warm water (I consider this my snack too - at the office)

5. varieties of ‘kerupuk’ – still like to eat this until now

Question 4: What are 5 things that you would do if you were a billionaire?

(in no particular order)
1. Donate to those in need (buildings, house, roads, schools, etc)

2. Ask my wifey not to work and go enjoy/pamper herself and JJ

3. Bring my mom and family to vacations all over the world

4. Support my niece and nephews in their studies

5. Buy properties and lands

Question 5: What are 5 jobs you've had?

1. Sales assistant (tukang jaga barang di supermarket sama Lab Papa.. hehe)

2. Store boy (tukang angkat barang)

3. Lecturer

4. Contractor

5. Consultant

Tag who?.... yup - Rin-chan, Gail Michelle and Black Kid...

Tagged by Lab Papa-san & Kadus Mama-chan...

Lab Papa-san and Kadus Mama-chan tagged me a couple of days ago, but i can only post this today... soriiii aaaa... (I hope they don't boycott me for very very very late reply... aiyaa)

Although I should answer in one word only, I can’t. I have to break rules also like Kadusmama… just for the fun of it and as some people say ‘the more, the merrier’ aka 'aramaitiii'… sorry to the originator of the tag though… bah.. :-

1. Where is your cell phone? ~ R.I.P (resting in pocket)… my pocket that is..

2. Your significant other? ~ wifey (if I put 'Little Buddy'.. my wifey may go ballistic..hehehe)

3. Your hair? Need a cut… (my wife’s been complaining about it almost 2 1/2 months already..haha)

4. Your mother? ~ she’s ok but in mourning..

5. Your father? ~ passed way in April 2008

6. Your favorite thing? ~ ‘Little Buddy’ although he’s RIP in someone else’s pocket. Nothing can replace him for the moment

7. Your dream last night? ~ errr… none. I seldom dream nowadays. Don’t know why..

8. Your favorite drink? ~ ‘kupi’ (especially from the freshly grinded one you can get from the ‘tamu’)

9. Your dream/goal? ~ to be able to realize the wishes, hopes & dreams my significant other (wifey) for the family..

10. The room you're in? ~ Office (matilah kalu bos nampak nie…)

11. Your hobby? ~ nowadays I like to rest a lot (banyak kerja di upis bah..) .. anyway, is that a hobby?

12. Your fear? ~ I am phobia to water & heights

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? ~ with my family and having a lots of fun and happy moments with them…

14. What you're not? ~ stingy.. I tried to but I can’t…

15. Muffins? ~ as long as it’s delicious for my taste buds…

16. One of your wish list items? ~ visit Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium and watch my team play right in front of my eyes together with wifey & JJ

17. Where you grew up? Penampang, Bukit Padang Petaling Jaya and now back in Bukit Padang.. again…

18. The last thing you did? ~ inform may Project Manager that DOSH is coming to town…

19. What are you wearing? ~ Liverpool jersey with Steven Gerrard’s name and number on it…

20. Favorite Gadget? ~Little buddy (still the best though not the ‘canggih’est of phones)

21. Your pets? None (can i put the stuffed toys i gave to my wifey when we are dating some years ago... it's 'Patrick' the dog (the small one i nicknamed 'Gromit' & the big one is 'Wallace')

22. Your computer? ~ a mish-mash of everything… a cloned PC but with my preferred specs put together. Although now it's considered 'obsolete' (bought 5 years ago bah..)

23. Your mood? ~ Happy.. happy.. happy..

24. Missing someone? ~ my JJ

25. Your car? ~ my good ol’ ‘Kalabau’ a.k.a. iswara 1.3s

26. Something you're not wearing? ~ a watch (been without it more than 10 years already hahaha)

27. Favorite store? ~ err.. stores with foods in them e.g. cake/bun shops hahaha

28. Like someone? ~ (i wonder what this means?)

29. Your favorite color? ~ the Red of Liverpool although I once hated this color when I was still a kid.

30. When is the last time you laughed? ~ can’t remember.. maybe last month..

31. Last time you cried? ~ April 2008

Since most of whom I know is already tagged, I would love to tag my classmate of old, of whom I ‘found’ and ‘met’ recently from my blog-hopping activity. (I was ‘blog-hopping’ hoping that I will be able to reduce my ‘size’ instead of doing the actual ‘hopping’…hahahaha.. just like having breakfast by looking at Poppet's blog...) so Gail Michelle, you’re tagged by Hombidai.. and ahah!!! Black Kid the 'Pirate'.. but i wonder if Black Kid got a blog.. hmmmm (Black Kid - you're wanted!!)