Par Aide

Most golf courses will be closed for winter soon..I think in a month's time. Time really flies and there're still hundreds of golf courses in Ontario that I haven't played. But, it is also a good thing as I won't be spending much on golf related stuffs. However, I'm planning to shop for photography related stuffs this winter. I made a rough calculations on my golf related expenses (including golf clubs) since begining of summer this year and total cost comparable to the Nikon D2Xs, including Nikon AF-S 12-24mm F4 G DX IF-ED (my dream lens).
Another good thing..most golf sets will be on sale during winter. Nike clubs has been very forviging to me, however, I wouldn't mind to get either the Callaway or Taylormade sets this winter. I wonder what would my dearest misus say when she found out another new set standing next to the rest soon..hmmm...

The Dome

The Modern Art Museum

Brasilia, Brazil

I'm back

Had our annual golf tournament this morning. I'm quite happy with my game...didn't bother to check my total scores..let the organiser do it.

Most importantly, I'm very happy with my new Niko Sumo Driver...it sounded ugly when hitting the ball..but good enough to distract other players in my group..hehe..need to play more games before summer ends..

Below are some pictures that I took prior to tee-off..

Occupied..

To my blog visitors,

There're actually lots of pictures that I wish to share, however, I'm kind of occupied with other matters at the moment. Hopefully, I would be able to update this blog after this weekend...

Will be back shortly...

Threading D Eyebrow

...My Thai colleague enjoying the threading of the eyebrow thingy...

Roots

Serbian Beauties

This photo was taken during the Watercan night held recently in Ottawa, and these women were participants from Serbia promoting their national wine and liqours.

The Tulip Festival

The Canadian Tulip Festival, the world’s largest tulip festival, is a major cultural event held annually (during spring time) in Ottawa. The international pavilion although crowded, but was very lively with different countries showcasing their cultural and food display. This year selected activities will benefit the international work of War Child Canada in recognition of the Festival's wartime origins. Canada provided safe haven in Ottawa for members of the Dutch royal family who began a tradition of gifting thousands of tulip bulbs each year to the people of Canada to symbolize international friendship.

Below are some pictures that I took last weekend at Major Hills Park, Ottawa:

Lamp post

..Sussex Drive at 8:30pm...

..Ottawa..

Ana Miura

Accompanied my boss to the Asian Heritage Gala Concert last weekend. Honestly, most of the performances were quite dull but thumbs up to the participants from the Philippines for their lively and colourful performance...

...the star performer (to me) that night was Ana Miura.. My boss did mention about her earlier that she and her other friends believes that Ana Miura will be the next rising star in Canada... at first I was a bit skeptical and my mind was saying that "yea right what does she (my boss) knows about music...

...but I was totally wrong and was indeed stunned by her vocal talent...

...Ana Miura..half Canadian and half Japanese is currently one of the most notable singer and Songwriter in Canada..her songs captivate with folk-inflected jazz, pop and rock...She also won a songwriter award in Canada last year for her popular song "He Swallows Whiskey".. she is definitely a rising star in Canada...

...Power to the People! (quoted from Afdlin Shauki)...

Niagara Falls

...Niagara Falls...

...Ontario, Canada...

....The Skydome...

The Godfather of all meals

After reading my dear friend'srecent blog post, I decided to cook pasta with meatballs. As a side dish, I made a mixed salad which consists of smoked salmon, roman lettuce, fresh tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes and small pieces of fromage cream cheese.

The misus enjoyed the dishes and so did I.. the smoked salmon, sun dried tomatoes and fromage cream cheese blends really well...

...I'm very satisfied with my homemade meatballs and pasta sauce. Tonight's ingredients were inspired by the fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables that I just bought at the market area....

...eat fresh...!!!

110

...110 Clarence St. Ottawa...

(Byward market area)

Maine Coon

According to wikipedia the Maine Coon is one of the largest breeds of domestic cat, known for its intelligence and playfulness as well as its distinctive physical appearance. The Maine Coon Cat is known as "the gentle giant."

...The misus bought one early this year and yes this cat is very active and playful, but can be very clumpsy at certain times. ..

...meet Spencer originally from Spencerville, Ontario...now 6 months old and I wonder how much bigger will he grow in the next couple of years...

Buddies

...future male models??...

Sunday bowling

This year's tournament was more fun than the previous years. Although I didn't score well, but it was the bonding experience amongst us (colleagues) that really counts. Thanks to colleagues from Thailand for being such a great organizer!

...the wall...

...some of the participants...

...meet the champion...

...and the runner-up...

Yellow & Orange

...took this shot in my bathroom sink, flash fired...did a bit of photoshopping..might not be a good photo to some photographers but I'm quite happy with the result....

George R. Pearkes Building

...The Department of National Defence, and a bridge at Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, Canada...

Bass

...Bass at Upper Canada Village...

CEO who blog

I came across to this site by Jim Estill, CEO, Synnex Canada Limited and would never have thought a CEO of a billion dollar company would have the time to share his thoughts and wisdom through blogging. I just realised how ignorant can I be, and apparently there are quite a number of high level business executives who opines through blogging. For the moment, I'm quite attached to reading Mr Estill's blog. He writes not about the company but on matters related to personal development issues such as time management and leadership, and also share some thoughts about books he reads....very inspirational! For those (my fellow countrymen) who are involved in high-level management and leadership, which I think some of you seems lost, perhaps confused with leadership issue, Mr. Estill's blog might be a good read.......just a thought...

Our Sunday

Last Sunday, me and the Mrs. hosted a brunch at our place. It was supposed to be a welcoming brunch for a friend who just came back after having delivered her baby (Ariel) in Philadelphia a couple of months ago. But, the hubby (who works in Philly) was not feeling well and needed to rest before driving back to Philly later that afternoon...

The pasta was just nice, I think my roasted chicken tasted a bit bland, the salad was great and our Thai friend made Tom Yum Goong..therefore, the brunch theme was not entirely Italian hehe..

After the meal, we packed some food for Ariel's mum and dad and went to meet them...

Congrats to you guys (Feb and Fido) on your newborn baby! Her name is Ariel something..something, very interesting long name...

After meeting Ariel, Sam (our Thai friend) was very eager to mess around with the untouched snow at our backyard, so she and the rest ended up making Dennis the Snowman...

Meet Dennis with lemon grass lips (extras from Sam's Tom Yum)...

What's in your fridge?

The Mrs. was cleaning the fridge the other day, and I think she was about to fill in some food stuffs at the lower shelf and found this....

Meet Kimosabi.....

Salute to M.R

Salute to a dear friend Anakbrunei.org for his successful charity project and for choosing S.M.A.R.T.E.R Brunei as the recipient of the collected funds. It seems that SMARTER Brunei needs more attention and high publicity in order to capture a large-scale public awareness on autism related issue. Most importantly, active involvement and support from other "concerned agencies / authorities" is crucial in order to help our autism centre to be more effective in providing quality care and services for our autistic children.

Pic taken from the Borneo Bulletin

Again, salute to you chief and I wish you all the best for your upcoming charitable projects!

Connecting ASEAN Part 1.

To my colleagues and friends,

Our "special informal try at your own risk dinner" gathering at my place is still in the agenda and I'm still trying to come up with a theme. Will let you know soon...