Monkey Cups - Nectar.

...just like a snake's fangs dripping with nectar instead of venom. It glistens in the sunlight. Also, noticed a small new plant at the substrate of the N. Ampullaria ver. Red On Green. Could it be a basal plant?

Chloe - Kit Bash.

Chloe took over my job temporarily...she was rather impressed at the manner which I painstakingly tried to "repair" the suicidal Kerberos figure which "jumped" from the display shelf a couple of months ago...

At The Pasar Malam.

Went to Puchong, near the Kampung Baru town for dinner with family last Saturday, bumped into Ah Mou and Ah Pak with Sasa, Pin and MOM, who was at their house since morning playing mahjong (when Ah Mou's in town, its mahjong all round). The Chinese restaurant serves great soup with chunks of fish meats in clay pot (so much so that we went again today). Outside a pasar malam was in progress. I think it is the first time Chloe and Dylan experienced the din and noises of a pasar malam. I enjoy a pasar malam, but with the A(H1N1) pandemic still over our heads, I was abit uncomfortable over the environment. They were particularly fascinated at the toys store selling all sorts of MYR 5 to 10 battery operated vehicles and dolls. Bought them a cat and dog toys which, seen at the demo, could walk and meow and bark. But alas, the dog malfunctioned once we switched it on at home while the cat lasted for only two days before it went KO. As for me, I was quite keen on some firecrackers on display. Perhaps I should not allow such opportunity to pass me by.

Robert Palmer.

Honestly, I don't know much about the late Robert Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003), but Addicted To Love, Simply Irresistible and She Makes My Day are some of my favourite songs from the 80s. It helps that the first two aforementioned songs' music video features the infamous, much parodied "conservatively sexy" models as back up for Palmer. The heavily makeup, mannequin like models are supposedly based after the artworks by Patrict Nagel, the late art icon whose works are akin to Art Deco. All I know is, if I were to have a bevy of those models as backup, I would sing those songs facing them instead of the audience.

Chloe ~ Bubbles...

Esther bought Chloe and Dylan two bubble making bottles from a nearby kedai runcit last Saturday. Both have been fascinated with it ever since. I got an extra for them last Monday, of which Chloe and Suetch subsequently turned the room into a bubble bath. Tried to refill it with soap and water but the bubbly effect is just not there. What are those liquids they used? And is it harmful? Afterall Suetch tried to "eat" the bubbles...

French "Spiderman" Finally Conquer The Twin Towers.

Alain Robert, 47, a self styled dare devil climber of tall buildings around the world, finally made it to the top of this country's Petronas Twin Towers on yesterday. After being arrested twice by the local law enforcers for his two, previous obviously uncompleted attempts, he finally managed to complete the climbing in the wee hour of the morning as the security guards are probably sleeping ;) and reached the top in an hour and 45 minutes. He is currently being held by the police after the security guards took him in (whom I guessed woke up in time to witness Robert's achievement) and no news on whether he would be charged with anything. Hopefully not caning :P

Update (5th Sept 09) : Alain is eventually fined MYR 2000 with promise not to climb another building in this country again.

The Jesus And Mary Chain.

Noel Gallagher announced recently that he is quitting Oasis for real this time after he couldn't stand Liam any longer. Just when I thought everything is dandy between the two famous fueding brothers. Not that I still enjoy their current releases but nostalgic moment flashes back just when Oasis is truly one of the biggest band in the world with their brand of Beatlelesque Brit Pop. That's back when they gave the world Definitely Maybe and What's The Story Morning Glory? Brotherly fight in the same band is nothing new but seems to be a "trend" with bands from the region. The Jesus And The Mary Chain, who are Jim and William Reid , two cool cats from Scotland, fought epic brotherly bouts (as well as notoriously violent live sets) but gave the world Psychocandy, an album infused with so much sonic feedbacks that I struggled like a drowning man when I first heard it. But unlike No Wave or Avant Garde Punk category bands, once I swam to the other side, the almost bubble gum pop like melodious songs greeted me. The album perhaps set the tone for bands like My Bloody Valentine aka shoegazers, which yield their axes sonic assault like there is no tomorrow. Earphones are strictly not recommended when listening to the JAMC first album as eardrums will definitely bleed literally.

Tina Turner.

Tina Turner, the Queen Of Rock N Roll, who was well into her 40s when she waxed lyrically about a private dancer and then asked the world what's love got to do with it, saying it is nothing but a second hand emotion. Subsequently she said we don't need another hero for all we want is life beyond the Thunderdome, a popular anti-war song from a Mad Max movie back then. And I listen, cos apart from her massive hairdo, ultra mini skirt and what former US President Bush proclaimed as "the best legs in show business", for she is simply the best.