http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3ATalk3talk4 deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:Talk3talk4 en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Mon, 20 May 2013 09:40:05 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/G-I-Whisky-223082384 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/G-I-Whisky-223082384 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:46:18 PST G.I. Whisky nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
............. then the Chaperone maitre brought out all Whisky’s luggage for inspection. The contents of the luggage was professionally scrutinize before us (Sam and Whisky) .....I watch from a distance....(all the lady thingy, you know....)
................ I insisted that all the unwashed laundries...clothes and sundries (all 2 weeks or more of it) be thrown away ....( I will buy back for her) .

The Supervisor then went through with Wh ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Honey-come-back-Whisky-223477932 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Honey-come-back-Whisky-223477932 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:06:34 PDT Honey come back - Whisky. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
We went to the Agency office the next day to collect her ........

I couldn’t wait to see her again ......both Sam and I waited in bated anticipation at the office .....the door opened and there ...standing right before our eyes was Whisky!!..... Sam and I exchanged look and our hearts sank...sunk to the deepest ocean...oh dear!!!

....Whisky was a pale shadow of herself.....she looked gaunt ...her eyes gorges in its sockets......her hair ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-is-coming-home-223760829 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-is-coming-home-223760829 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:10:00 PDT Whisky is coming home. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Listed below are her demands.

1) Bear all travelling expenses – ok
2) Cost of cancellation – ok
3) Cost of entry documentation – ok
4) Cost of permit renewal – ok
5) Passport renewal – ok
6) All future repatriation expenses – ok
7) Airline of her ch ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-story-continues-Whisky-223879194 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-story-continues-Whisky-223879194 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:32:22 PDT The story continues - Whisky. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
When we realized that Angusinitina was not to be here, we (Sam) contacted the agency's collection center person-in-charge (24th.) to be put in touch with Whisky. We were told by the personnel that it was impossible to contact any person in the center now as all communications were not allowed for security reasons and that even if it is allowed for a special reason it would be very hard to trace that person as most of them would be incognito, again for security purposes, as most of them would be carrying lots of money and valuables back home.

The personnel, however, agrees to passed the message via words of ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Auld-lang-syne-Whisky-224081074 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Auld-lang-syne-Whisky-224081074 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:23:52 PDT Auld lang syne, Whisky. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
I sent Whisky to the agency collection centre this afternoon. She will be there till the 25th. Where upon she will be flown back en masse along with her fellow countryman. The departure time 1500 local time.

Angusinitina will be arriving tomorrow  [23rd.]

We are celebrating the mid-autumn lantern festival tonight without Whisky. The four of us prepared the worshipping paraphrenia and the festive food for the special occasion. I missed the usual brouhaha coming from Whisky's inefficiencies. I missed the noise of her laughter. I missed the "near-screaming" at Whisky. I missed the occasional tear or two coming from Whi ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Leaving-on-a-jet-plane-224135724 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Leaving-on-a-jet-plane-224135724 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 08:48:20 PDT Leaving on a jet plane. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
All her bags are packed and she is ready to go,
Don't know when she will be back again,
I don't think we will ever see her again.

Whisky will be leaving on the 25th. September and Angusinitina is arriving tomorrow, the 20th.....a schedule timed to get the new maid orientated with the working and living condition of our household.

..........Whisky brought a new order to our family...she became the boss of her work....and we became a slave to her routines.... while I became the 'collateral damage' of her doings – a 'fall guy' torn between being her boss and being my own boss.

As the curtain is about to be dra ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Pandora-The-Whisky-Story-225397785 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Pandora-The-Whisky-Story-225397785 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:39:07 PDT Pandora - The Whisky Story. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
..The World Cup is over........I am dealing with the post-match blues......watch Avatar for the 2nd. time......I don't  know why..

Whisky is from Pandora...YES!..... Whisky is a NAVI....or something like that....idk..

I am trying to draw parallel with where Whisky comes from......Pandora – a place on earth.... a remotest outpost of human dwelling in the pristine jungle at the farthest eastern end of an island in the Pacific south.......

.....where horses are still a mode of transport........where dogs are pets...watchmen and 'food' cook in brine and preserved with spices hung from the ceiling (if any ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-the-7-eleven-226650648 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-the-7-eleven-226650648 Sat, 08 May 2010 21:23:52 PDT Whisky the 7-eleven. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Time is non-existence in Whisky’s context ....... she is governed by some internal mechanism that existed biologically within herself that render immaterial the omnipotence of time with respect to structural conformity necessitating to comply to facilitate civil and social integration functional as in household ........

.............in simple English, it means Whisky function 24hours a day.

Here’s my story (Chapter 3).

Whisky eats.....sleeps....naps.....works...all throughout the day at the oddest hour....I do not know what’s wrong with her she just can’t follow simple instruction..... and if she i ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-the-Prequel-226874406 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-the-Prequel-226874406 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:14:51 PDT Whisky the Prequel. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Here’s my story.

After Wai- fung, a maid who had been with us for five years, left .......we got the service of the “Ugly Betty”....UB for short.

UB was loved by every member of my family(ies) ...extending to my mother ...brothers ...sisters and in-laws...................even the dogs love her...................but UB drove me up the walls.......I cannot stand her...much as I tried to be more tolerant and accommodating.

With UB...everything was slow ....breakfast extending to lunch .......it takes like ‘forever’ for anything to get done .......laundry cleanin ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-the-Un-thinkable-226985831 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Whisky-the-Un-thinkable-226985831 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:15:22 PDT Whisky the Un-thinkable. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
.....I swore here in dA..3 years ago.......when Whisky  first arrived at my home to work as maid ......I will sent her back the very minute her  2 years contract expire.......and that I would not retain her even if she works for me free.

Here’s my story.   Chapter One.

I don’t know where to begin ......but for the benefit of those who had become my friends later on ....I think it is appropriate to begin with the maid’s arrival...three years ago.

After a series of mismatch and runaway maid.. ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/HELP-227399959 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/HELP-227399959 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:25:31 PDT HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
SOMEBODY IS MESSING UP MY SITE HERE >>>>>I CAN"T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!

>>>PLEASE CONTACT THE DA OFFICIAL FOR ME  >>>ASAP!!!!!! ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/HELP-227399964 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/HELP-227399964 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:22:38 PDT HELP!!!!!!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Spaghetti-blue-227551524 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Spaghetti-blue-227551524 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:54:23 PDT Spaghetti blue. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Man.......I am feeling the blues..............I stayed off Spaghetti since Wednesday....and I am not feeling quite myself  .............................it is like ..............blank!.............................
........................................blur.............

I seek comfort in noodles......any cooked noodles......soup noodles.....wantan noodles......... fried Singapore noodles ............braised duck noodles........curry noodles ......prawn noodles...............
....beef stomach noodles .....pork balls noodles......fish balls noodles.....fish head no ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Spaghetti-227669127 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Spaghetti-227669127 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:54:47 PDT Spaghetti. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
After I got over the craving for Tom Yam.........I revisited an “Old Friend”...whom I never gave a hoot for ......and strangely, the second chance meeting ....saw me falling head over heel in love with ......the Spaghetti.

I just had to have Spaghetti...where ever I went............and this “(un)-holy alliance”........... so to speak, has been tagged on me for a few months now and there is no sign of it wavering....w0w!!!!...

I travelled the length and breadth of my small world........visiting every eatery.........every nook and corner .......... “four stars restaurant” ......established brands . ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/My-Lunch-227878722 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/My-Lunch-227878722 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:19:56 PST My Lunch. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Met him and his colleagues at the designated eatery .....a joint we frequented.....to have lunch.....
...in came the Fella .......half sober from the congratulatory boozes.....and half somber from the few thousands winning at the casino.

Robert! ...on me.....on me.....on me...., he joyously said ...

Waiter...waiter.....order...ORDER..... .....the boss came............the Fella tol ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Is-it-me-228337920 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Is-it-me-228337920 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:45:39 PST Is it me.... nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
I was at the McDonald a few days ago.....I had McChicken...and I was SURPRISED!.....it didn’t taste quite the same....it wasn’t quite so delicious...
.............it tasted a far cry from my first bite of the McChicken I have had the pleasure to indulge some twenty years ago ..........and also now the chicken patty was somewhat less...somewhat smaller....somehow thinner.........and the spinach
......less crunchy....less salad....and LESS.

..or is it me..

The next time ...I have the McChicken.... will be a few months later....and if it doesn’t change for the better.....that will be the Last time. [ Hope some M ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Wok-with-Bob-228693767 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Wok-with-Bob-228693767 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:34:28 PST Wok with Bob. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Talk3talk4
After weeks of feasting running up to the New Year 2010.........and the banquets for the pre-Chinese New Year Celebration .........and... the associate companies annual dinners
....  and the family gathering luncheons....and........and........the Sundays morning breakfast bash  ......and the midnight snacks ..... suppers ...

..... I have had enough of good food and fine cuisines... ......so when an invitation to dine with friends at the fringe of the jungle on some weird wildlife... I accepted the invitation without reservation.

On that particular day I arrived at the destinati ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/money-money-Money-229095384 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/money-money-Money-229095384 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:14:47 PST money money..Money. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
This must have the quietest Christmas ever....for the first time in as many years I have no invitation to a party...dinner......luncheon.......from friends and relatives because they are not celebrating due to financial difficulties.

I looked around me ...the neighbourhood.....the streets.......I can hardly see any decorations....Christmas trees...........people are just not celebrating......even the midnight Mass saw less people judging from the cars park along the road soulders......

There weren’t any sounds of gaiety ....crackers....christmas caroling...........save a few songs here and there from ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/An-open-letter-to-my-future-husband-229366445 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/An-open-letter-to-my-future-husband-229366445 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:14:26 PST An open letter to my future husband. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Even though I don’t know exactly who you’ll be yet. I think of you often. I wonder how you’re living your life now. It matters to me because how you live your life now determines the kind of man I’ll spend the rest of my life with.

Apparently for some bizarre reason, manhood doesn’t come automatically for males. Some guys seem to spend their entire lives trying to “prove their manhood” – by hunting, playing sports, driving fast, and unfortunately, by having sex. It seems rather strange to us women that guys think having sex proves they are men. To us it just proves they have reach ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/A-good-cry-229460663 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/A-good-cry-229460663 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:05:15 PST A good cry. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 It was so touchingly sad.....I thought love is beautiful and all things good.....I didn't know love hurts that much...and it was so painful.... [ It got me thinking ].

.......and yet behind this pain and beyond this heartbreak ... is love at its best...a love so beautiful and divine.....It was this fabled pain that brought on to me the capacity to understand love as .........an intense passion insulated paradoxically ......enveloped in compassion ............and to know love in its painful perimeter....a aide memoire ...the consequential humanity........ ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Girls-and-tidbits-229571832 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Girls-and-tidbits-229571832 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:28:45 PST Girls and tidbits. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
The actual truth is that I am always outnumbered by girls, at times overwhelmingly outnumbered, like in my family. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, girls are some of my best friends.

It is just that the hormonal requirement in me behaving like a homing pigeon seeking the company of the "boys will be boys camaraderie" and the need to check against the benchmark of being a male specie.

As a matter of ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/New-found-love-229699650 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/New-found-love-229699650 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:56:44 PST New found love... nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Kamikaze – come to think of it.

The story today is about my new found love...the love at first bite...the craving for an ala carte sourish spicy & ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Next-door-to-Alice-229917703 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Next-door-to-Alice-229917703 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:22:22 PST Next door to Alice. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
.....in Alice's backyard were Rambutan trees (hairy strawberry)... ....my sibling and I would steal the fruits during the seasons.....and Alice would come out to chase us away....it went on for years......like a game of cat and mouse.

As we grew older...my sisters would chat with her over the thick fencing undergrowth............they became friends.......... I have never seen her in person....I mean..............how she looks like........

..........there were times when I saw her walking home from school..........she was always in front........... ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-week-that-was-230019672 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-week-that-was-230019672 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:18:33 PDT The week that was..... nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
During my grandfather time...it was late because some of the guests arrived on foot.......some on bullock carts.......some trekked through jungle.......most do not have watch and relied on the sun’s position.....

...but dinner back then was a full day affair.

During my father’s time.....dinner was still late....though there was public transport...and many haves cars..........

People do not arrive on time.. (to save face).... because they do not want to be seen as desperately hungry for a good meal they could not afford......so they purposefully arrive late.........t ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Beggar-s-Chicken-230127267 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Beggar-s-Chicken-230127267 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:40:11 PDT The Beggar's Chicken. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
The restaurant serves games such as wild boar....snakes....sang kancil (deer)........ant- eaters........iguana (monitor lizard)....monkeys and animals that are caught by the aborigines.

We ordered Curry Wild boar and Claypot iguana. .......and the soup of the day -  Snake's Skin.............I  ate just the curry wild boar ..............and left the rest to my friend............he ate whole heartily ...the herbal conco ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Lemang-230227573 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Lemang-230227573 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:36:46 PDT Lemang. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
......but it’s best to go with the “Rendang”..... a traditional  Malay fare of  beef/chicken cook in a concoction of spices and grated coconut.... ..creating one of the better curried dish of tendered... very delicious dried spicy meat.

The Lemang that I bought here was a big disappointment  because I was looking forward to a great supper at home.......only to realize that it was not completely cooked...it wa ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/TGIF-230316740 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/TGIF-230316740 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:56:36 PDT TGIF nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
....and as with Every Friday....I sigh with glee “Thank God It’s Friday” this Friday as I made my way back home after a very difficult Friday.......TGIF!!!

It was not to be...I was caught in a massive traffic jam lasting more than an hour...and I was caught with my pants down, literally,  ........in sheer agony TGIF [The Gallbladder Is Full]......instinctively I look around for trees.... ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Chinaman-230428968 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Chinaman-230428968 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:02:17 PDT The Chinaman. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 ...Ah Tee is a miniature cockerel who had done Ah Kow proud by winning several local competitions for the best poise and the handsomest cockerel...

......Ah Kow is head and heel over Ah Tee and pronounced him his “King Cock”...

.Ah Kow takes Ah Tee everywhere he went........

I quote Ah Kow..

“I take Ah Tee, my King Cork everywhere.....even to the whorehouse...haha!
..Don’t worry ......I got many hens for him.......hehe.......right or not!!....Ah Tee ......my King Cork...right or not!!”

[I include the quote... ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Ghost-Festival-230719321 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Ghost-Festival-230719321 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:51:31 PDT The Ghost Festival. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Fast forward.....today.

We have concerts by Singers singing pop songs performing on stage in front of  rows....and rows of empty chairs .....RSVP for the "You-know-who"......only some front seats were taken by the brave audiences (human)......me being one of them.

The concerts this year were pale shadows of last year.........we have Pole-dancing by skimpily dressed la ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Sorry-Dude-231275527 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Sorry-Dude-231275527 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:20:36 PDT Sorry Dude! nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
..[ It was in a new housing estate.....and most premises were unoccupied... ]

...I brisk walked in a purposeful manner so as not to startle the subject.... and as I was closing in on him......the ‘Dude’ stopped. .....I frisked out the camera slowly...and inched my way closer with no sudden untoward tic ....to record the episode.

The ‘Dude’ is one of the sweetest dude of any kind I have seen....and I would love to care for the mutt if I hadn’ ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Hometown-Seafood-Restaurant-231501137 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Hometown-Seafood-Restaurant-231501137 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:24:27 PDT Hometown Seafood Restaurant. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 ....and where the cooking is done by old aunties/uncles who have been cooking for ages from recipe passed down....

......where waiters/waitresses are the children on school holidays ..and the chief waiter (captain)..is the spouse of the chef ...recommending the catch of the day.

..and ....plates...crockery...used utensils are washed by grandmas/dads....too old to for any jobs on the frontline....yet still healthy enough to be gainfully employed...( money is never enough especially when one is old ).

..... the service.....erratic....and dependent on the ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/What-s-with-them-231612709 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/What-s-with-them-231612709 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:21:20 PDT What's with them.... nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
.........Gosh!!!!!!!...followed by Steady’s infected right ear that called for many followed up treatments...to clean and dress the wound until it heals ..........OMG!!! ...the wound opened up again due to scratching .........and OMG....OMG...OMG!!!!! maggots infested it...and subsequently took her back to the good Doctor .....the Dr. painstakingl ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Still-at-the-Banquet-231717164 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Still-at-the-Banquet-231717164 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:14:09 PDT Still at the Banquet. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 ...................and I say, ...we cannot choose our parents !!!

Talent runs in a family....just like the little girl of 4 years who sang a Chinese folk song called “ My Daddy lost his spectacle” on stage without a single off-key. This little ‘sweety pie’ is the second generation niece of the groom.

Come to think of it...the only talent I inherited from my blood line is the ability to talk and also the inability to sing......My earlies ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Wedding-Banquet-231840908 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Wedding-Banquet-231840908 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:42:29 PDT The Wedding Banquet. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
This update is not about food......it is my friend’s son wedding....it was just about the most romantic entrance by a newly wed I have had the pleasure to witness.

Both the bride and groom sang while making their entrance into the banquet hall......[and sing they can ].....because the groom is an acc ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Wedding-Invitation-231960485 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Wedding-Invitation-231960485 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:30:16 PDT Wedding Invitation. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
So, when I received the invitation, I was very happy not only because I get to participate in the merriment of a marriage but more meaningfully I get to see a child who has grown up to be someone’s husband over a period of time that flashes by....... underscoring our coming of age.....and that in a year or so........ my friends will be the grandparents...and that’s one of life’s greatest gift.

......and with that I would like to extend my Heartiest Congratulation to both Mr. and Mrs. Yap (sr.) for being Successful ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-King-of-Fruits-232088940 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-King-of-Fruits-232088940 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:52:45 PDT The King of Fruits. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
... Nothing takes the mind away from the toil and broil of the ‘rat race’ better than a good drive to nowhere... [minus the traffic]......ending up in the Durian collection centre ...where we can buy the “King of  Fruits” for a fraction of the price that we pay for in the city.

Here too, we have a wider selection of different so called “generic made-to-order, cutting edge technological invent” type of Durian.....of even more mind boggling “wh ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Good-Son-232193210 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Good-Son-232193210 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:40:51 PDT The Good Son. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Here I met the "Boss" of the small stall...it was like a step backward into time....about 40 years back.....
.........and in this modern era......it is like a life museum ...a reminder of the past
.......the conservatory of the bygone years etched onto the surrealistic templates of our conscience of what is now the extension of the new age morality accelerated beyond wisdom.

Today, the Story is about the Allegiance of a filial son.

In our country, where admission into Public University is ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Gonna-miss-them-232291656 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Gonna-miss-them-232291656 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:38:51 PDT Gonna miss them. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Trusty is recovering well under medication and the "new growth" receded.
Dr. Kanda told us that she's lucky but bear in mind that it may come back and told us that he would not operate on it again as it would be pointless to prolong the suffering....
...Euthanasia is the only answer.

Touch wood!!!!! Trusty will be here with us for many more years to come.

*The Elizabeth collars on Trusty is not wide enough to prevent her long tongue from licking the growth and the wound....a plastic sheet was cellophaned to it.......It works!!
She's very obedient as she did not try removing it.

STEADY.

We found Steady 13years ago abandoned by ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/So-Sad-232391179 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/So-Sad-232391179 Sun, 31 May 2009 02:11:33 PDT So Sad. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 ...............the first time that I stroke her lovingly......and spoke softly ...Love to her.

[I love dogs but I rarely touch them...almost never.....I did carry the old "Lucky" once when she was hurt.....but that's about it.]

We sent Trusty to the Vet on Monday 25th. at 10.30am.....Dr. Kanda was there waiting..
......I didn't get to say go ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Jackson-s-Hotdog-232486268 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Jackson-s-Hotdog-232486268 Sun, 24 May 2009 06:56:32 PDT Jackson's Hotdog. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
It was a big thing those days....the only other place selling Hotdogs is the A&W which is about a km. away.....And the only other place where we can buy sausages and the buns are the Robinsons and the Cold Storage.

I can still clearly  feel.....the “COOL factors”...the hip ...the tight blue jean....leather jacket that was later replaced by ...hippies....bell bottoms...the Beatles hairstyle.....boots.......the ‘bob’ hair style for girls.......the songs...James Taylo ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Who-SAYS-232577392 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Who-SAYS-232577392 Sun, 17 May 2009 00:24:09 PDT Who SAYS!!! nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
I went to the local joint ..“Shogun”.....a  Japanese’s ‘eat-all-u-can’ buffet . It is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the “Promotional discount” of  50% off per pax.
......a real good DEAL...we cannot resist. I have been there many times and there is a very good spread of fine cuisine of high quality....the service is impeccable and the staffs......hmm....SMILES.

Bad times..Who SAYS!!....the place was packed but when the picture was taken it was near the closing time at 3pm for the lunch crowd. I was still there with my family..EATING my money’s worth...waiting for the fresh OYSTER ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Eat-first-232849653 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Eat-first-232849653 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:34:11 PDT Eat first. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Just the other day (last week).......It was a very tough week...everything that can go wrong ...went wrong.................[it was the one of the %$@day].....faced with mounting debts...........worsening economic situation........creditor-a-calling..(kicking).....
......customers BOUNCED cheques..........insufficient funds!!!.....bankers’ friendly call (you know what I mean)...

.......friends came asking for financial aids (I need LOAN..bro.)..........customers requested for additional credit facilities and extended payment period (I need BORROWING..)
...received REPOSSESSION letter..........................UNIVERSI ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-World-s-Coolest-Pet-232936190 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-World-s-Coolest-Pet-232936190 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:27:04 PDT The World's Coolest Pet. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 ...I see tolerance......I saw the universality of God’s creation and I saw economic opportunity .......I see teachers screaming...
......I saw the ultimate cool...the baddest... coolest.......the hottest dude/chick is the owner of the horseshoe crab...The World’s Coolest Pet.

No more bullies...no more introvert to bore you...no more extrovert to make you feel more insecure.....No more busybody......you are left on your own device ..
AND best of all...you do not have to bathe it...walk it...pamper it with affection....just pack it in the bag and bring to school ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Mother-of-All-Ugliness-233042957 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-Mother-of-All-Ugliness-233042957 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:59:03 PDT The Mother of All Ugliness. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Trivial, fact and highlight.

TRIVIAL :- When I was little…...I would run…stomp….Stomp….and STOMP on its back until it sinks into the sand …..and get the hell out.
[It’s ...FREAKING.... SO VERY SATISFYING]

TRIVIAL :- It is sold for its eggs (cheap caviar)……lay it on its back and put it over           fire until cook. The eggs are at the tip (supposedly the head.)..directly opposite the tail.
Just break open the shell...about a spoonful of culinary del ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-World-s-Ugliest-Gatepost-233273404 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-World-s-Ugliest-Gatepost-233273404 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:45:53 PDT The World's Ugliest Gatepost. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Along with the Dodo bird, Chivalry became extinct………….Common sense went the way of the dinosaur…and good taste, if any at all,  is in the domain of the horseshoe crab.

To each his own…a man’s home is his castle….who are we to talk about one’s home…the sanctuary of one’s heart….but for the life of the horseshoe crab,
…. how could anybody sees something so blatantly ugly and not talk about it….only to shake the head in quiet disbelief at something so loudly repulsive.

I can’t…I need to speak up not to spite but to do justice to the con ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-World-s-Ugliest-Building-233349148 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/The-World-s-Ugliest-Building-233349148 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:41:26 PDT The World's Ugliest Building. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
And it was until now that I found enough courage to lent inspiration to speak on it and tell about (my side of the story) what actually went through the mind of its creator – the ARCHITECT, himself. ……………………………[I am always RIGHT ] .

I love buildings …I always marveled at the Architectural Wonders of the World …I s ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Bankrupt-Politician-233375958 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Bankrupt-Politician-233375958 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:14:26 PDT Bankrupt Politician. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Ladies and Gentlemen…before I debauch further the topic

Let me give you an anecdote.

Imagine a building (our Nation) supported by four pillars put in place by our founding father…cemented in with sound Constitutionality … subservient to the natural law of sovereignty and suzerainty governing the rights of every person thereis.

The workmanship to cement in place the pillars is the toil, sweat and tears of  Leaders of highest integrity and fortitude coupled with the tenacity of one people in one united voice marching forward…making GREAT str ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Belly-Dancing-233525154 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Belly-Dancing-233525154 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:38:17 PST Belly Dancing. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 …accompanying my family members.

Petaling Street is no longer the Chinatown per se because foreigners are employed to manage the stalls …..while the Chinese entrepreneurs diversified into Manufacturing… …Café….Restaurants… even some brothels and other more Lucrative legitimate businesses…like they say..  "GOING UPMARKET"

Belly Dancing and Brazillian Wax are the 'in things' and the current rage of the Metropolitan…anybody who is somebody at all is into Belly Dancing …

……while the very we ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Bananas-Fritter-Lady-233553705 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Bananas-Fritter-Lady-233553705 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:42:32 PST Bananas Fritter Lady. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 I patronized the stall for a few years now and I have seen this young girl growing up to be a fine young lady.  Just a few weeks ago, I saw her driving her parents…....................................how time flies.

I am happy for them because they are doing very well ….a far cry from when they first started. They are the HEROES of Asia.

The longish deserts are the Banana Fritters…the flatten pieces are the Yam and Sweet Potatoes Fritters. Of late, they started making doughnuts (simply delicious…the traditional doughnut). It cost $1 for 3 pie ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/king-for-a-day-233605518 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/king-for-a-day-233605518 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:21:26 PST king for a day. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
I enjoyed it thoroughly especially the Shark’s Fin that was made entirely of “I don’t know what”,… the Four Seasons….Vegetarian fried prawns…the Roast Duck , the “Monk Jump Over the Wall” …and the Beggar’s Chicken. (Strictly VEGAN).

It is our custom to treat the “Newly Wed” pompously just for the day and the Groom will be bestow with a King’s treatment in accordan ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Bakar-the-Cobbler-233776480 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Bakar-the-Cobbler-233776480 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:58:44 PST Bakar the Cobbler. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
….The Enforcement personnel would issue him summon which he dutifully pays and at time they would confiscate his tools of trade and he would have to pay a levy to have it back.

Tell it to Bakar and thousands of them like him….they would laugh it off …..the summonses and the levies are as RENTALS and computed as cost of doing business….they are earning a decent living supporting their families…..most ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Smelly-TOFU-and-Pasar-Malam-234018277 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Smelly-TOFU-and-Pasar-Malam-234018277 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:28:21 PST Smelly TOFU and Pasar Malam nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
After the Dental sojourn many evenings ago…..We drop by at the pasar malam (night market) to have our supper and to get new clothes (myself) for the Chinese New Year.

We had fried noodles…soup noodles….curry noodles…and it was satisfyingly good.

That evening…...I decided to be adventurous …for no apparent reason..I decided to try out the ‘Chow Tofu’..(Smelly Tofu) a la carte…….it has been bordering me for years….. The aroma stench like sewage…and true to its slogan “AROMA ACROSS A THOUSAND MILES”.

The queue was long….we wa ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/I-want-I-want-I-WANT-Chapter1-234092219 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/I-want-I-want-I-WANT-Chapter1-234092219 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:01:08 PST I want..I want..I WANT…Chapter1 nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4 …I want… I want…I want…and if my parent still refuses to get one for me……I would have activated the battle station …declare all out WAR  till the objective is secured.

I would go into my room …lock up …and STARVE.. (after I had smuggled enough ration to last a week)…and my parent would squirmed…..and I dare them to watch me starve to death….and I will only eat if they buy me the ‘stuff puppy with naughty ears’.

Go to >>  talkthreetalkfour.blogspot.com  ..to see the cutest stuff ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Sam-ate-it-234129082 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Sam-ate-it-234129082 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:31:54 PST Sam ate it. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Found one ….a  5’ by 5’ ….solid cheddar wood with beautiful grains in deep champagne hue…..and comes with 8 chairs (slightly raised) that sit a person comfortably in a regal relax position to pig out .

The Dining set cost $ 3000…..a sum I can barely afford but absolutely necessary because it is really a shame to be seen in one… though it served us functionally well as required….but my MOTHER has been nagging ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Last-Joe-234329127 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Last-Joe-234329127 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:46:42 PST Last Joe. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Old uncle is the last of the few craftsmen left in this ‘sunset industry’. None of his children are keen to follow his footsteps and it is left to be seen whether his craftsmanship will survive into the next generation.

Uncle told me that the supplies of cane is shrinking due to rabid urbanization that resulted in the deterioration of the environment affecting the ‘virgin jungle’…where most of the canes are harvested by the aborigines and sold at an exorbitant price to the cane industry.

Gone are the days…where cane harvested by the aborigines were exchange for basic necessity like salt….sugar&# ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Hairspray-234467002 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Hairspray-234467002 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:00:18 PST Hairspray. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2008-2013 ~Talk3talk4
Perming and styling for the three of them cost $105.00…for the same services rendered by a fancier saloon would have cost between $350 to a $1000…..for that saving…it was worthwhile to bear the discomfort and possibly having to share the same cutting utensils with her dogs (very adorable). Desperate time calls for desperate cost cutting measures.

While the proprietor was styling my family’s hair inside her saloon….her husband was ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Just-JOE-234669184 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Just-JOE-234669184 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:25:01 PST Just JOE. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2008-2013 ~Talk3talk4
I took Sam (my wife) to a concert this evening…….didn’t not have extra Mu lala
(money) to splash …so just like any ordinary Joe……I got Sam to perch on the railings
….while I climb up a tree ….(and Yes…I am that agile ) to get a clear shot.

Enjoyed the concert……come join me >>>>>> talkthreetalkfour.blogspot.com

While you are there, please click on the advertisement that interest you…it doesn’t cost you anything and I get to earn some money…every cent counts. ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Mobile-Steamboat-234753701 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/Mobile-Steamboat-234753701 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:24:56 PST Mobile Steamboat. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2008-2013 ~Talk3talk4
If business doesn’t come to you….you bring business to them…..that’s the Key Strategy
..in today’s dog eat dog world…You undercut…..You fast forward…You one step further….You overdo….You Cultivate…….You Motivate and You INNOVATE.

Mobile Steamboats:hungry: have been mushrooming  faster than rabbits……and to stay one step ahead…this fella innovated….he incorporated grilling and barbecuing:hungry: …and business was brisk.

Sit tight. Before the month is over….we will see :hungry:Sizzling BBQ Mobile Steamboat all over town. What n ]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/breakfast-at-tiffany-almost-234851734 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/breakfast-at-tiffany-almost-234851734 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:43:58 PST breakfast at tiffany.....almost nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2008-2013 ~Talk3talk4
I took Sam to the market…decided to pop in to the coffeeshop for breakfast.
I had ‘Char-kui-teow’….fried noodles… [.EXTRA Chilli..boss!...raw cockles..ALSO!!! ]
..2 half boil eggs and iced tea.

Health Rating: TOO RICH…maybe Hazardous to the BACKDOOR….(too spicy).

I was down with flu that evening and was centrifugally morbid for a week…popping anti-biotic and painkillers like jelly beans….going about not knowing what to do or what not to do…to summarize mildly…..I was ZOMBIFIED.

Go feast your eyes on my breakfast >>>> talkthreetalkfour.blogspot.com
]]> http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/All-You-Can-Eat-BBQ-234950559 http://talk3talk4.deviantart.com/journal/All-You-Can-Eat-BBQ-234950559 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:41:43 PST All-You-Can-Eat BBQ. nonadult journals/personal Talk3talk4 http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/t/a/talk3talk4.gif?1 Copyright 2008-2013 ~Talk3talk4
It was a gloomy day…this afternoon…nothing seems right…..it was rainy
….business is bad (very)…..staffs giving problems…stock market collapsed
….withdrawal symptoms irritate….Sam’s menopause…..Steady’s ear turns septic
….GOSH!!!!!!...when all else is not well…EAT…and EAT…and EAT first.

So, I took my family to the Mall for the Korean All-You-Can-Eat Barbeque buffet.
…it was FANTASTIC….spiritually UPLIFTING…I ate a horse, so to speak.
We arrived at 1pm….and was there eating until 4pm. I ENJOYED myself thoroughly.
Tomorrow ]]>