Let’s not leave nice things unsaid

I remember that a long time ago, I read something about trying to compliment other people more. It was some sort of positive-thinking / make-the-world-a-better-place kind of article. Once in a while, I will think of that and try to give compliments when I notice something nice. But it doesn’t happen often, because I seldom speak that much…However, it’s still better than swallowing back compliments that are on the tip of my tongue, which is what I tend to do.

Another time, I wrote about this comment I posted on someone’s video. At that time, I didn’t think of the article; I just wanted to tell the person who made the video that someone noticed the little details that he had made the effort to put in.

Because we all like it when our effort doesn’t go to waste…

Anyway, I really have this tendency to stop myself from saying things sometimes, when I feel like they are not useful. And compliments would fall into this category. (nasty comments are best swallowed when they are not useful :P ) So that’s something I’m trying to change… With online posts, I sometimes go back later and force myself to type the comment that I stopped myself from writing earlier. When speaking…it’s more difficult because after the moment passes, some things cannot be said any more.

In any case, that’s where the title of the post comes about: Let’s not leave nice things unsaid. That is a vow that I make, although I am not sure that I can deliver!

Who's that idiot designer?

I received a new docking station at work. While connecting it to my external monitor, the connection didn’t seem to take effect…so I fiddled with the cable, plugging it in properly… The monitor still showed nothing, but then suddenly my laptop seemed to have been switched off. I was extremely perplexed - what happened?

Then I somehow noticed that the top of the docking station (it is a sort of cube with rounded edges) had a little space between it and the actual body of the docking station. It seemed slightly pressable. I had a bad feeling about it…and checked the user manual.

And as suspected…the top of the docking station is the power button.

Who was the idiot designer who decided to create a hidden power button that you can press accidentally without knowing that it is there or that you have pressed it? And especially when that power button will shut down your PC without any warning? Did you think that people will go "wow" when they discover that button? More likely they will curse you to death! Bring out the voodoo dolls! *poke poke*

I already knew that a docking station’s power button would switch off my PC…it was learned from experience when I first used a docking station (I tried to switch off the docking station but instead it powered off my PC :P ). But I don’t blame them that much because the button was clearly a button!

(Note: It’s a HP docking station.)

The importance of eyes

The other day I felt that Captain Tetra looked like a tired and grumpy old bear, with its messy fur covering its eyes. (nothing wrong with a grumpy old captain though...)

But then I pushed the fur away from its eyes, and in the following days suddenly realized that Captain Tetra looks so much younger! Hahaha...

Space for technology

Technology is awesome, but it kinda takes up space. :P

An onde-onde conversion

The other day I had Nestlé’s onde-onde ice-cream during the Hari Raya celebration at the office.

Here’s what it looks like:

The package says that it is a pandan-flavoured confectionery with a gula melaka and coconut filling.

My ice-cream unfortunately seemed to have melted and re-frozen… it was out of shape and when I opened it, there was gula melaka syrup outside the ice-cream. However there was still filling inside the ice-cream, so it seems it was not that badly melted. The pandan taste was not very strong, and this is the “frozen” kind of ice-cream instead of the “creamy” kind, but I liked the gula melaka coconut filling. (I don’t know when I have ever disliked gula melaka :P )

It’s a little funny to note that while actual onde-onde has gula melaka syrup inside, and coconut flakes outside, when converted to ice-cream, coconut flakes can’t remain outside and therefore are relegated inside the pandan part! Haha…

Grassy divider

This week's photo theme is grass. 

It made me think of this square of grass that I posted not that long ago!

This time I found another type of grassy area:

There's even some "stray" grass outside the road divider!

(This was taken while waiting at the traffic light at the Krystal Point roundabout. Beyond the divider is Krystal Point!)

DJ tales

On the way to work, I heard a DJ saying on the radio, "Since today is the 1st of June, we are officially in the middle of the year."

Er... WHAT??

This is like saying that the year 2000 is the beginning of the third millennium… :P

Then on the way home, I heard another DJ say, "These past two years have reshaped a lot of people around me. Take me for example. I used to be an L. Now I'm an XL."

Hahaha…now that’s funny. When he said he used to be an L, I didn’t get what “L” was…I just heard a word like “elf”. It wasn’t until the punchline came that I realized it was L and XL.

The amazing Kancil

I came across this, and just had to post it so that I can find it again in future.

A car that seats 659 people? That would be amazing...and probably gigantic. :P

Edit (27 June 2023): The latest insurance policy has just arrived, and they have updated the seating capacity to a boring "5". :P

Dining like a don

Another place highly recommended by Snorlax was Uncle Don’s.

chef's pizza
Not bad, but not that special.

nachos chilli con carne
This one was very nice, the most special of the day.

Portuguese laksa
I selected this because it looked interesting. The soup was really creamy and yummy. Basically a kind of curry mee :P

Bringing the ingredients up so that they can be seen....there are actually two halves of the boiled egg inside!

A smoothie called "gold medalist". Includes coconut puree and grenadine, and dunno what else...

(The title comes from the restaurant's "slogan", which is "Dine like a Don every day!")

The Killer’s Shopping List

The Killer’s Shopping List is a title that I cannot pass up. :P

Plus Lee Kwang Soo is the lead actor! I believe it’s the first time I’ve seen him in a lead role.

And the drama didn’t disappoint… Even though it is far from being very good (people do ridiculous things sometimes :P ), it is extremely enjoyable (it promises mystery, comedy, and crime, and it delivers), with plenty of suspects to keep the story interesting. Even though we know that some of the suspects will definitely not turn out to be the culprit, we still want to see why they are behaving suspiciously…

I find that Korean dramas like to inject some “public service” information inside, addressing social issues. This drama addresses multiple issues: stalking, abuse, and even transgenderism. I’m amazed how much they managed in only eight episodes. I’m glad they didn’t try to make the drama longer, because that might have dragged things on and spoiled the pace.

The ladies are poster girls for diversity and inclusion ♥

[Spoiler alert]

Lady boss hires an ex-convict because she was seriously in need of staff. They end up suspecting him of being the murderer, and she stuns him with a stun gun and then ties him up for questioning. After the matter is cleared up with him coming clean, he tells her that he will leave his job. Lady boss is all, “Is it because I stunned you? I’m so sorry!”, “Oh, or is it because I tied you up? I apologize!”, when he was offering to leave because she found out that he’s a transgender.

Lady cop, on the other hand, is more interested in learning his make-up skills rather than asking him about his criminal record. Haha...