Lee San & BL go for Olympic GOLD @ Beijing !

" LEE SAN is to go for Volleyball Olympic GOLD !!!
&
BL is aiming for GOLD in Trilethon : Swimming cum

Cycling cum Running "




So said the rumous.



In BolehLand, the rumours is almost certainly to be true !

But it can only be half-truth in this Blog !



YES, we did go to Beijing .....

but not for the Olympic gold !


We visited Beijing in 2007, one year before Olympic, to avoid

the expected buzzling jam

and the xtremely terrible stringent security check, everywhere and anywhere ,

during this International event !



It was reported lately that even barbers and cooking chefs are asked

to be the security personnels !

So again, the Chinese is to employ the " Ren Hai Zhan Zu --->

the Human Sea War Tactic " to ensure "

not a single drip of water is allowed to pass through " !!!

The Olympic Count-Down Tower......

Ending @ 08-08-08-08-08 !!!

# Year 2008, August 8, 8:08PM #

The main stadium ----> The BIRD'S NEST is still under construction then...

We were told that this Main Street in Beijing was bought over by

the Hong Kong Billionaire,Mr Lee Ka Sing. Then he

build Super High class Hotels, service apartments and

up market shopping malls to cater for the emerging Super rich Chinese

Taukays and cash rich exparts like Ah Koon ( GKT ).

We did some shopping also........

not from the jewellery shop but the one next door.....

Then we walked and visited this nearby ( abt 3 Km away ...)

Chinese Style Pasar Malam........with lots of wonderful & fancy food stalls.

Like this one....selling the famous Hong Kong Pee-Pee Beef meat balls......

& this stall serve the super crunchy fried spicy cockroach satay.......

Of course, like Indiana Jones.....you may take the challenge & try these

Super Nice Scorpions !!!


& How can you miss this Super Yummy " Sea Star Campur Milipedes Fried
Stinky Bean cake " !!


The MUST-GO Tian-An-Ben Square.....

& The Forbidden City........


There are 3 main " holes " ( aka Gates / Entrances) in the Forbidden city.....

The left gate is for " Wen Kuan " ( the academic staff ).

The Right gate is for the " Wu Kuan " ( the Military staff )

&

The Centre Gate is EXCLUSIVE for the Emperor only....

Of course, this is the "hole" where I entered the palace!!!

The long battled China Civil wars between MING and CHING Dynasty that killed millions .........is just to fight so that someone can sit on this

HUANG-WEI aka LONG-WEI ( Emperor's Dragon SEAT )...........

& that somebody can wear this one & only one fasionable HAT !!!

& friends, look.......this is the so called " Tong-Fan " ( the bedroom ) for the Emperor on his Majesty's wedding night.....

Damn..... it was So small & Squeezy......

I can't even put in my King size matress !!

This GOLDEN " Bowl " is to contain water in case there is fire breakout in the palace....

All the gold has been scrapped off by the 8-countries when they invaded Beizing during the Opium War.......Lee San was trying her luck....scratch & scratch.......

maybe can get some gold powder also good what !!

After watching the movie " Titanic ", Qian-Long decided to build this ALL-STONE-Ship that forever anchored to the jetty and will never sink !!!

this Stone-ship is built just for Qian-Long and Zhen Fei to have morning kopi together......so romantic yet so damn wasting people's money !!!!

This single-piece of long granite stone inside the palace was sculptured with 9 dragons and suns and moons to signify the greatness of the grand Emperor.

It's dimension are : Length : 17m, Width : 3m and Thickness : 1.7m.

It weights more than 200 tons.

It was transported from FAN-SAN, a western county about 800Km away from Beijing ( abt Singapore to Perlis ). During winter, the workers will dig the wells along the path and make ice so that this damn heavy granite can be dragged for some distance.

It took them 4 winters to transport this giant piece to Beijing.

The roof of the covered walk way of " E-He-Yuan " was fully decorated with 10001 patterns and colours........I wonder whether this Dowager Zhi-Xi ever look up and appreciate the art piece or not ????

This is the historic " Loo-Kuo-Bridge" whereby 700 Guo-Ming-Tang soldiers fought bravely against the invasion of the 200,000 Japanese troops.

All 700 were " slaughtered" . The 700 lions were erected to memorise their bravely sacrification & devotion to the country.

The amazing things here is each lion has a unique facial expression.

See..... almost look alike !!

This one with two babies.......

Tian-Dan

----> the holy place where the Emperor prays to the Gods of Heaven for good luck & sustainability & continuity to be the forever long-lived King

& " soon pien " do some blessing for the commonn folks.

Notice abt the round round thing on my foot ???

OK, this is the exact spot where the Emperor " communicate " with the GOD of Heaven and convey his Majesty's wish.

They said this spot is very the " Jun " ( ie very accurate one )....

so I have my wishes told to the God also...........

" Plse........ for Heaven sake.....let me strike the next TOTO !!! "

Great wall of China is just magnificiant & Amazing !!!

But trekking up really need a lot of strength, breadth and courage !!!

The one outside Beijing is said to be the " lowest " one.......

It cascaded upto SIX levels ........
& it is already killing us !!!!

I almost gave up @ fourth level !!!


The mini PUTERA palace ........the real one is in Tibet.


This branded 77th Shopping centre is owned by a Singapore rich lady......

Obviously, she is NOT the one in the picture !!!

Dog-also-Dun-care-bun !

another funny item.......Socks that never torn....even by Cats' claws !

and how can the shopping centre goes without US's California Beef Noodles !!

Earn some penny by doing some illegal part time job !

Eco-friendly 100cc three-wheel car.......fueled by cow-dunk !!!

The ever enterprising & popular " ALL-SURE-Guarantee-IMITATION "

goods " Xiu-Shui " complex has its rival & competitors now .......

Two more similar outlets have established itself within the vincinity.......

Ya-Show is one of these two outlets......

with
betta service

betta bargin

& betta grade of sure imitation !!!

The moment you walk into Ya-Show complex, , all the young Chinese sales girls will surround you....

greet you with thier best & sweetest smile......

some will grap your hand tight tight......neber let you go....

All of them will speak to you in slangeee Ink-ger-riss.....

" PLSE BUY ME !!! PLSE BUY ME !!! "

They wanna to say it fast fast .....so they omitted the " from" !!

With direct Chinese translation, with " from" or not....it doesn't really make any difference.........does it ?????

O,,,,,,O ------> BL

p/s : for those who have not been to China ..... you may want to schedule to

be your next destination.....its recent development & modernisation can

really surprise you....WOW WOW WOW !!!!

but I also heard rumours said some of the kampong area is

still quite backward with houses plaster with

mud, rearing pigs inside the bedroom

& best of all.......

the old man has made ready a coffin in the hall !!!

Must read!!!!!! Bcos we'r all too busy!!!!!!!

Contributed by :PL

Satan called for a worldwide convention of demons.

In his opening address he said...

"We can't keep Christians from going to church."

"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth."

"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate relationship with their saviour."

"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken."

"So let them go to their churches, let them have their covered dish dinners, but steal their time so they don't have time to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ..."

"This is what I want you to do," said the devil.

"Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"

His demons shouted, "How shall we do this?"

"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds," he answered."Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow."

"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours, and the husbands to work six to seven days each week, ten to twelve hours a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."

"Keep them from spending time with their children."

"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work!"

"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still, small voice."

"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive."

"Compel them to keep their TVs, VCRs, CDs, DVDs and PCs going constantly in their home, and see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly."

"This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."

"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and newspapers."

"Pound their minds with the news twenty-four hours a day."

"Invade their driving moments with billboards."

"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order catalogues, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter and promotional literature offering free products, services and false hopes."

"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and TV so their husbands will believe that outward beauty is what's important, and they'll become dissatisfied with their wives."

"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at night."

"Give them headaches too!"

"If they don't give their husbands the love they need, these men will begin to look elsewhere."

"That will fragment their families quickly!"

"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from teaching their children the real meaning of Christmas."

"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about his resurrection and power over sin and death."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."

"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."

"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies instead."

"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"

"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences."

"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Jesus."

"Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family for the good of the cause."

"It will work!"

"It will work!"

It was quite a plan!

The demons went eagerly about their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed, going here and there.Having little time for their God or their families.Having no time to tell others about the power of Jesus to change lives.

I guess the question is, has the devil been successful in his schemes?

You be the judge!!!

Does BUSY mean...

Being Under Satan's Yoke?

say YES to aging !

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old
is when we're kids?

If you're less than 10 years old, you're so
excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' ' I'm four and a half!' You're never t
hirty-six and a half.

You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the
next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're
gonna be 16!

And then the greatest day of your life . . You become 21... ( can watch XXX "legally")

Even the words sound like a ceremony YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound
like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out.

There's no fun now,

you're Just a sour-dumpling.

What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.

Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away.

Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone ( or made ).

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70!

After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!


You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle;


you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there.


Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a
little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'


May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!


HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'


2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
So visit this BLOG more often.....it enlighten you, it update you with news of
your good old friends, it recall your damn old GOOD memories...& it keeps you
smiling all day long !!!



3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's
workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.


So keep thinking of doing something like ......



4. Enjoy doing the simple & CREATIVE things like.........




5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath like reading this toon..

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who
is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are
alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets,
keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever..Your home is your refuge
.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
( eat more Cajun's gumbo, red bean rice, French donuts etc )


9. Take a trip to the shopping mall, even to the next
county; to a foreign country ....doing something non-routine & enjoy yourself for a CHANGE .......

10. Tell the people you love that you love them , at every opportunity.


AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,

but by the

moments that take our breath away.

So all od us going to "hit" 50 real soon....or already did.

so WHAT ??

Knowing that we are goning 50 & 60 & 70 & 80 & ......maybe 90...

So WHY RUSH ???


Whether you dash or rush or " switch to gear 1 " ....it wont turn back the clock to the 40's....

50 is pre-installed & it is to come anyway !

So, just take things EZ and just stop once a while to look & appreciate the flowers, the trees and the amazing people & nature ( & this BLOG ) around you .

make it a bit slow slow.....


Enjoy a cup of kopi &.......

^,,,,,^ -> BL ( too old to do anything but jokes......)