This was my first trip to Medan in Indonesia. This was in May 2023.I took the MAS flight and it was quite smooth.I was there to attend the Global Total education fair at Medan today. I… Read More

 I recently found out that my BP is sky high. I had been experiencing migraines, tiredness and body aches and I suspected it as I had been diagnosed with high BP a few years back. Howev… Read More

 A post I made on Facebook a few days back.Our Ima is finally back home and happy. We did not even have time to mourn the passing of our Baba, our Ima was hospitalised the same day… Read More

I was going through YouTube videos and came across Dabke folk dances from the Levantine. I realised that there are some similarities with the traditional Nati folk dances native to the state… Read More

Have been trying out different extra virgin' olive oil brands.Extra-virgin olive oil refers to oil from cold-pressed olives, not processed and often more expensive than regular olive oil.So… Read More

My Blogiversary passed and I didn't even realise it. I started blogging on my ah ok lah blog on September 2003. Wow! That was actually 17 years ago.I was still single then, mu… Read More

Yesterday, I was finally able to catch the final episode of this season's The walking dead, one of my favourite TV shows. I am not sure whether other people have thought about this as O… Read More

I strongly believe in the 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle and in the UK, I loved going to the car boot sales and all the charity shops in our locality in Coventry. There were lot of great d… Read More

This is an updated version to an answer I wrote on Quora some year back.Some asked why people buy overpriced watches and what's wrong with a simple Casio? Here is my answer:There is nothing… Read More

This is my first post for 2020 and one in a long time. I have decided to go back to something I have always loved - blogging. Anyway, I bought this Doughnut Macaroon bag for my daughter. If… Read More

Last weekend, joined the rest of my wife's extended family (Tok Tan's clan) - all 40 of us, for a get-together at Sarang by the Brook at Kuala Kubu Bahru. It is about and hours dri… Read More

How Malaysian are you #3?When I first visited Penang, I stayed at one of the hotels on Batu Ferringhi and was quite curious as to how the place got the name.Apparently, Ferringhi was origina… Read More

How Malaysian are you #4?Most commentators on my FB page guessed correctly, Bukit Nanas is so named because it once had a lot of pineapples covering it.It was once named as Bukit Gombak and… Read More

After the new Malaysian Government announced the removal of GST, a lot of people were happy, hoping that prices would go down and people would have more money to spend overall. However, I wa… Read More

I was looking for a pocket knife that was not too bulky and could be attached to my car keys for everyday carry (EDC). The Victorinox Swiss Army Classic SD Pocket Knife fit the bill.&nb&hell…Read More

This is the 2nd quiz question I ran on my Facebook page. A few got it right.Well the answer is Langkasuka which covered Kedah and parts of Patani (now in Thailand).Historians believe the kin… Read More

Many of my Malaysian friends are quite surprised when they find out that I know so many obscure fact about Malaysia even though I was not born here. So I thought it would be a great idea to… Read More

Was shocked when I read about the church bombings in Egypt which have left 43 dead and more than 100 injured.I am tired apologising for these misguided people who keep doing these horrendous… Read More

Sometimes I find that many from the Baby Boomer generation are quite clueless with some of the issues that the current generation face.Quite recently I was having a chat with an uncle and he… Read More

Yesterday my daughter was complaining about her boring history classes and asking me tips on how to remember dates and names. She was also wondering why we have to learn about history in the… Read More

We recently went on one of the longest road trips I have ever driven.First we drove up to Lumut to pick up my daughter who had been in a camp at Pulau Pangkor. It was a distance of nearly 20… Read More

Note: This article was previously posted on Adamok.net on 01/01/2016.Wishing all visitors to my blog a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2016. 2015 was a busy and eventful year for me and I… Read More

I have had a pet peeve for quite a while but I cannot keep in in any longer. Can all the big companies stop with all the weepy, sad, sentimental ads for every festive occasion - Hari Raya, s… Read More

This was a question in Quora which made me think about the watches I collect.I cannot really explain but there is a certain charm about old watches - even the cheaper ones. It depends on you… Read More

When people talk about millennials, most of the time you never hear any thing positive. Often people will be complaining of their "attitude problem", lack of interest, not hard working, no i… Read More

According to a group of Argentinean doctors, larvicides and not the Zika virus is the cause of Brazil's Microcephaly outbreak. According to 'Physicians in Crop-Sprayed Towns', the outbreak… Read More

Right outside our front gate we have 2 Nepali security guards manning a temporary gate. There is another one patrolling the neighbourhood on a motorbike. And right across the road, there is… Read More

Adele won't stop calling me.Calling Mr. BeanCalling Lionel RichieThe best. Ellen Read More

As some of my close friends and family members are aware, I am a big fan of watches - mechanical or battery powered, analog or digital, it does not matter. A lot of people also come to me fo… Read More

Just got back from Sydney. I had gone there to attend my youngest sister's wedding. It was a tiring but really fantastic experience and our family is now bigger. It was fantastic that our fa… Read More

One of my old time favs.Love hurts, love scars, love woundsAnd mars, any heartNot tough or strong enoughTo take a lot of pain, take a lot of painLove is like a cloudHolds a lot of rainLove h… Read More

Everyone we know here in Malaysia has water filters installed in their houses - normally a big one outside and another one inside. In fact the water quality situation has given rise to a hug… Read More

Quite excited with all these fantastic movies coming out soon. At least the trailers are fantastic and I hope they do not disappoint. Just realised that most of them are action movies and ar… Read More

Yes! It is that day of the year again - my birthday. Just plan to have a small family get together.Nice to see a personalised Google Doodle Read More

While biking regularly to work in the UK, I can't tell you the countless issues I had with my front derailleur. An interesting innovation in the biking World caught my eye a few days back ca… Read More

Pavements are non-existent near my current house and we have to watch out for cars and motorbikes as our gate opens up to a busy main road. Where there are pavements, they are full of obstac… Read More

It is a bad time to be a fresh University student in Malaysia today. The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN)has announced loan cuts of 5% for students in public institutions o… Read More

As I was driving to work this morning I noticed this motorcycle weaving in and out between traffic and driving quite fast. Then there were these cars changing lanes without signaling. A reci… Read More

After eight years in the UK, we packed our bags and moved back to Malaysia. It has been slightly more than a month now and our years in the UK already feels like a dream. Our first priority… Read More

Though, it sounds great, a democratic Israel where Palestinians and Jews live peacefully is not going to happen. Personally, I feel that the only solution is the two state option. Palestinia… Read More

This is one of my eBay bargain finds.It is a vintage Swiss Army watch. I am not sure about the model but it is a ladies quartz watch. Found out that it has been discontinued by VICTORINOX, o… Read More

Finally sold off my vintage Falcon bike. I had been cycling to work since last year but several factors meant that I could no longer continue doing so. My wife breaking her leg was the… Read More

A couple of weeks back, I posted about the easiest way to upgrade the look of your watch - by changing the strap.Well, why stop at that.The old aluminium strap on my old Swatch Irony Ch… Read More

This was our 3rd visit to the Safari Park - this time with my sis-in-law and her family.Not sure why but this time, we saw fewer animals but we had fun.WARNING: Loads of pictures coming up.N… Read More

Unlike some crazy watch collectors who have several watches, most people normally have one beater watch which they wear everyday. Many don't even use a watch any more. However, if you do wea… Read More

From Ace Cafe, London to Madras Café, Chennai. Nice video.The specs of this Indian "Cafe racer":535cc air cooled four-stroke engine/ 30bhp/ five-speed transmissionPirelli ty… Read More

The answer to "Where in Coventry 3?" post is Caludon Castle in Caludon Castle park in Wyken. The park is supposed to have once belonged to Lady Godiva.Also I just found out that it is relate… Read More

Around this time last year, we were driving around the Scottish highlands. We drove from the Great Glen Water Park, South Laggan to the Isle of Skye, a distance of around 101 miles. One of t… Read More

This nice Swatch Irony Aluminium FILAMENTO MULTICOLORE REF. YSS1006 ladies watch is from their 2004 Spring/Summer collection.The name comes from it's unique strap made up of seven different… Read More

How well do you know Coventry? This is my 3rd edition of Where in CoventryCame across these ruins in a park. Can anybody guess where this is?A hint: The place is related to Lady Godiva.If yo… Read More

Here is my latest eBay find - a vintage Swatch watch from their Spring/summer 2000 collection, which means that this watch is more than 13 years old. Wonder what I was doing then?Anyway, thi… Read More

Some pics from my short stay at the hotel. Was there for a conference - Global Conference on Business and Economics Research 2013, organised by the Faculty of Economics and Management, Unive… Read More

The Huffington Post lists Malaysian singer Yuna (real name is Yunalis Mat Zara'ai) as one of the top 20 artists to listen to in 2014. To be honest, I have never heard of her before this but… Read More

Samba pa ti is colloquial Spanish for "Samba para ti" which simply means "Samba for you".Simply beautiful Read More

Old video of Jeremy Fry's crazy dance on YouTube pushes Jon Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" to the number 25 spot in Billboard Hot 100 chart Read More