Saw this pharmacy in London with a name that is hilarious to me, as a Chinese Foochow. While not trying to be disrespectful of them, the term “Apek” is used by us to refer to an old man, or a male senior citizen. In our community, it’s considered unpolite to call an old man, “Apek”. From...

Dragons Unleashed
Sorry guys, if you were tricked getting here on a chance to win a Free iPod Nano, I apologize, but there’s no iPod Nano. I just can’t stop myself from getting into the latest marketing trends that all the companies in the world are seemingly doing right now. Oh well, if you’re still...

Springvale - The New Vietnam
I’ve been wanting to visit this notorious suburb which is populated mostly by Vietnamese. Today’s the day. The suburb’s shopping complex is very similar to Box Hill’s as in selling oriental foods and merchandises, salespersons shouting out loud to attract customers, funny creatures...

Window Shopping on Household Furniture
There are lots of furniture outlets in Melbourne selling everything from top-quality, imported furnitures, down to the lower grades and used furnitures. The choices are very broad and if you’re looking to get something to fill up your house, flip that Yellow Pages and look them up. You won’t...

Korean Chacharoni
Never heard of Chacharoni? Well, it’s actually a Chinese-Korean style noodle which is made by soy bean paste and served in Chinese restaurant in Korea. You guys, I didn’t make that up, I’m just explaining to what it says right there in the plastic packaging. First of all, I thought...

I’m now posting this through Dodo World, a cyber cafe outlet of a broadband provider in Australia. A method of which I called “Internet Connection Outsourcing” is used when I’ve got no constant or immediate Internet connection at the place where I stayed. I’ve been posting...

Review on Dick Smith’s TV Tuner
Went to Carnegie’s Dicksmith Electronic Powerhouse yesterday. It’s a huge outlet with everything from laptops to home theatre systems. Good thing is, it’s just a 2 minutes drive-away from my place. I’ve got a TV card sitting in my PC for a while now and I need a TV tuner to receive...

I’ve moved in my new accomodation for about 3 weeks now and I haven’t got a phone to use. Thanks to Telstra, and some issues with the landlord. Well, my housemate and I decided to register for a phone number. Since there’s a phone line installed, so we assume that we won’t require...

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