Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull

This the lastest Indiana Jones movie shown on cinemas now. The adventure starts in the desert Southwest in 1957 - the height of Cold War.

In this movie too, Indian Jones met his son for the first time.

Well, my reviews on this movie, the original taste of Indiana Jones is still there, no more no less. Just that I am watching an old man running, jumping and performing all the stunts... haha.

The crystal looked abit plasticky, it is not as crystal as it says. But overall, the movies never stop entertaining you with all the stunts.

If you like Indiana Jones's adventure, don't miss it! I am not sure whether Harrison Ford will still be able to perform in all those stunts!

Official Website : http://www.indianajones.com/

J.CO Donuts & Coffee

Had 1 donut from them today, not bad. Soft texture... I not a big fan of donuts anyway...

In case you don't know, the J.CO Donuts & Coffee found in Singapore is under master franchiser, Breaktalk.

Surprise no? Actually not surprising, since diversifying is the way to maintain or further grow the company's revenue.

This actually happened during Dec 2007. So, who is this J.Co Donuts?
*J.Co is the fastest growing donut & coffee chain in South-East Asia. Within a short
span of 2.5 years, J.Co has grown to 30 outlets in 9 cities in Indonesia. It recently
began its foray into Malaysia with the opening of an outlet in Pavilion Shopping Mall
in Kuala Lumpur. *

Their webite : www.jcodonuts.com

Overdose of Flourish Excel

Did something stupid, overdose flourish excel into my fish tank. Why did I do such act? There left a bit of liquid in the bottle, so just pour every single drop in it, i believe the volume is more than 15 ml.

The observation:
Fishes started to swim on the water surface, grasping for air.

The effect:
Fishes suffocated and died.

All the neon tetras in my tank died except the 2 hard and strong Oto survive the ordeal. So sad as these tetras have grown alot, some up to 1.5 inch long.
How the Oto survive? They have suckle that helps them to hold on to the tank's wall. I saw one of the Oto, stick their mouth above the water surface and breathe heavily.

However, this do not mean that flourish excel is no good, it is good for all the living creatures in the tank when you use it at the right quantity.

Added 50 little cherry shrimps and black peat.

Went to C328 to get Flourish Excel as the supply is running low.

As usual when you make a trip there, you will want to shop around to see what you can buy, maybe this is how guys spend their money. lol.

I saw a bag of baby cherry shrimps 50 for $10. Thinking I got nothing much in my tank, so I bought it. haha. Then got a pack of Algae wafer for them to feast.

On the other hand, I had been thinking how to lower the pH in my aqua tank, always in the range of 7.5. My cousin did recommend me some solutions but abit difficult to maintain like using Reverse Osmosis water to remove the bad substances from the tap water.

So when paying for my stuffs, I spoke to the shopowner's helper, maybe son,on how to reduce tank's pH, he told me can try to use black peat in the filter instead of dosing with chemical liquids. It is safer this way and friendlier to the fishes. So i got 1 box of black peat and put into my canister filter.

This morning before leaving for work, the water had turned abit cloudy, I believe it should be caused by the black peat. Will blog again whether the peat had managed to reduce the pH and make the tank a happy place for fishes.

Short Holiday In Malacca (Melaka) Part 2

Chicken Rice Ball! 5 chicken rice ball = 1 bowl of rice.

Kampung Chicken, Chicken feet and bean sprout to go along with the chicken rice ball.

The famous quote by some famous person's wife, "It is worth a peanut."
Now I understand where does that come from.. haha. This is a peanut money exhibit at Malacca historical museum and thus confirming the saying, "It is worth a peanut."

Another exhibit, Peacock head boat.

Short Holiday In Malacca (Melaka) Part 1

Drove to malacca(melaka) from Singapore during the May Day holiday. The distance from Singapore is about 200km. Took me about 1.52 hours to arrive Malacca. Journey was smooth throughout the North-South Highway.

Toll fee for using the highways, estimated to be RM30.00.

Where to stay in Malacca(Melaka)? Any budget hotel in Malacca(Melaka)? Yes, there is.
I stayed at a budget hotel called Fenix Inn, costing RM80 per night (additional RM30 for public holidays and weekends). The room is clean and no foul smell.
Every air-conditioned room has got a bathroom attached, tv, internet access(using network cable) and clean towels.

Driving direction to Fenix Inn:
The hotel is also near the historical site in Malacca, it is actually quite easy to locate, once you arrive in Malacca town, look for Dataran Pahlawan, a new mall or Mahkota Parade Shopping Mall.
Once you are able to see Dataran Pahlawan on your left, drive to the end of the road till you reach a T-junction. Turn right at the T-junction and then keep left and turn left. Actually you are making a U-turn to Jalan Merdeka as the road is a one-way traffic. You should see Kurnia Insurance office on your right before turning left into Jalan Merdeka where the hotel is.

Famous chicken rice ball shop in Malacca- 古城鸡饭粒

Fenix Hotel on the left and there is a Carrefour diagonally opposite. This road is facing the Dataran Pahlawan Mall.

Christ Church Melaka built by the Dutch.

Windows under shadow.

Behold and lo! 2nd time eggs in red cherry shrimp stomach again!

1 week after the lost of eggs, I see eggs inside one of the female red cherry shrimp again! woo hooo...!!

I am happy and crossing my fingers this time, hoping some miracles will happen, that is I can see new life in my tank. But, I better lower my hope, I am not sure whether any of the other 2 are male or not. Why I bother male or not ? Cuss in order to fertilize the eggs, male shrimp is needed to provide the sperms! haha...

So, let's wait and see!

I will blog about it as it progress.

New plants and latest tank setup

New plants added last wednesday.

TONINA SP. 'MANAUS'

My current tank setup. Right foreground plants (Brazillian Sword) that have grow so much since I first planted it.