Elmer Fudd vs. Sherlock Holmes

Familiar names?? If not, here's a little reminder:

 

<= Elmer Fudd; HUNTER; last seen in Warner Bros cartoons; commonly spotted hunting down the likes of Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck

 

 

 

<= Sherlock Holmes; INVESTIGATOR; last seen in Sherlock Holmes mysteries; commonly spotted solving crimes and branding the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson"

 

 

 

Two very familiar names growing up... I got a chance to be both HUNTER and INVESTIGATOR lately.

 

The Hunter Chronicles

Case File : SNAILS

There is an aquarium outside the house where Mom keeps some plants and fish. The fishes continue to breed and the plants continue to propagate into a jungle inside the tank. Recently, Mom added some plants that she sourced from a public pond. Little did she know that there were snails among the plants she added to the tank. Annoyingly, the little critters started to breed faster than bunnies, even faster than the platties (the breed of fish in the aquarium)! So, we got ourselves a snail problem. As a result, every now and then, we (ahem... or is it just me?) pick them out of the tank - those that we can spot in the dense "jungle" of plants anyway. I could almost hear Elmer Fudd, "Shhh... I'm hunting snail..."

 

Then one day, I discovered this:

** Eeeewwww.... **

 

I suppose this was the result of the above (It was stuck to the wall of the tank. Only remembered to take a photo after I fished it out):

** Multiple eeeewwwws... ** No wonder they seem to congest the tank faster than the fishes... Plus, their stealth-iness among the jungle of plants is annoyingly amazing.

 

Anyway, I thought I'd put an end to the "show" by fishing them out of the tank. Little did I know, the show wasn't quite over - even out of water, they chased each other... (Proof?? See the water path marked out in red)

Added more of their friends. This did not deter them still. This is getting too disgusting. Gotta put an end to this!!! So, remembering how we used to salt garden snails back in kindergarten, thought I'd experiment to see if they worked on these type of snails...

Experiment: Salted Escargot

Hypotheses:

Ho : Salted escargot equals end of show.

Hi : Salted escargot does not equal end of show.

(Erm... salted escargot anyone??)

Discussion:

The addition of salt seems to have stopped all movement in all snails, including the "fresh" couple.

Conclusion:

Ho is proven true. Therefore, salted escargot equals end of show.

Further Discussion:

Although it works, a red discolouration was found in the salt later on. Dis-gus-ting! Which begs the question, do snails bleed?? Perhaps an experiment for a later time? Anyone who wants to share their finding from their experiment is most welcomed.

 

The Holmes Wannabe

Case File : ORENG

I stumbled across this sign on a visit to one of our local hypermarkets recently.

 

1. What is "STING"?

2. What is "ORENG"?

 

 

 

The answer to question 1 wasn't too difficult as after a little bit of searching, I found some "Sting" -

  

 

However, the "hunt" for the illusive "oreng" seemed futile. Look up, look down, look right, look left. Not a hint of "oreng". Plenty strawberry, no "oreng". Ugghh... perhaps it doesn't exist? =P

 

Anyway, it's quite disappointing that a major hypermarket would allow such signage to be displayed without checking first. Hey, there's spell checker lar... And, we're not taking a spelling quiz on "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"

 

Other observations made at a local hypermarket:

=.="

Sighz... "Quality control, my dear Watson..."

Sun, Sea, Surf... I wish!

Was chatting earlier with a friend who was planning to make a trip to Redang Island, Terengganu. It's been long since I last visited Redang. I think I was erm... 10 or 11 years old then? Definitely shorter and skinnier, though... Heard much has changed and that the reef (for one) is not as beautiful as it was. I suppose this is the result of over-commercialising... It seems that the memories I had of Redang Island were reflections of it at its prime; before over-commercialising and over-development(?) claimed its pristine beauty.

 

However, Terengganu still has beautiful coasts... Kijal was quite pretty. If you remember, I spent some time there earlier this year. Awana Kijal, to be exact. Was supposed to post regarding the trip,  but never really gotten round to doing it - I suppose this post will suffice? Anyways, the following are the "achievements-of-the-day" during my trip there...

DAY 1 (12-01-2008) - Relax! : The snap-happy has not kicked in yet (maybe cos tired from travelling)

 

DAY 2 (13-01-2008) - Hit the beach!! : Sand turtle on the beach (more interesting than sand castles, right? *winks*) to commemorate my visit

DAY 3 (14-01-2008) - Eye on the sun!! : The wait for sunrise... (It was a long wait - woke up and walked to the beach in the dark; the sky became bright but no sign of the sun ~ it probably had stage fright and hid behind the clouds, given the cameras readied to document its arrival!)

Finally, a hint of sunrise!!

Attempt to take picture at dusk (waited so long for sunrise; hoping that it would be easier to take sunset instead, hehe)

 

DAY 4 (16-01-2008) - Beach bum!! : Spend most waking moments attempting to get a tan and getting some R&R

 

Rough seas today though; almost got swept out to sea too

DAY 5 (17-02-2008) - Sayonara, Kijal!! : Poser shot with the blue skies background at the rest stop on the way home

 

An interesting observation along the highway - new meaning to relaxing travel options!!

Dusk - finally back in KL!

 

What to do in Kijal, Terengganu? Eat, sleep, RELAX... Not too much else to do otherwise, hehe! Attempted to get a tan, but don't think that worked out too well... Even the little (if any) of a tan I had managed to get was lost pretty quickly within the next couple of weeks, sigh.

 

Speaking of commercialising and development, I just heard today that Sentosa Island is going through quite some changes. For one, the musical fountain/laser show no more... *sad* Look how pretty it was...

Which also reminds me, feel like making a trip to visit Singapore again... Want to visit Australia again also... Want to (finally) make that trip to UK... Want to, want to, want to... sighz... When is "want to" going to transition to "going to" and followed by "gone to"?? I wanna go holiday... soon?

(Disclaimer Note: Destinations are in no particular order of preference; Destinations mentioned are not in any way restrictive or exclusive)

Unpreferred Residence : The Reprise

Yes, finally I'm getting to posting the pictures taken from my stay at Residence Hotel... (Click here for my review of the hotel) Sorry for the delay. It may be slightly difficult to see the little creepy crawlies, the unwanted guests, or the whatever-you-want-to-call-them... So, I will be employing my feeble Photoshop "skills" to point "them" out lar...

My first impression (The Lobby):

At the lift lobby (The View; which sadly, I didn't get - the view from my room was the carpark; not worth taking the pic, haha!):

<= AM; PM =>

My first impression of The Room:

My later findings (The Pests):

The fridge => A closer look =>

The coffee/tea-making tray => =>

On the curtain, the next morning =>

How nice and impressive the hotel looks from the outside (The Entrance):

So long, farewell...

This is how it started...

Rumour has it that somebody got caught enjoying some of this during working hours:

(I don't know why the person didn't know the meaning of the word "timing"; hello?!! watch during your break lar... not during working hours, right in front of your boss!!)

Which then speedily brought along a firewall that refused passage to the following (as well as others similar to them); bringing with it demotivation as venues to relief stress has been blocked... sighz.

Now, to top it off, "dear firewall" has also bade "so long and farewell" to:

*sienz*

Hence, I do apologize, dear reader(s) - if you are still out there reading - for even fewer posts now. Yes, I have tried to be more consistent, and I do have some more posts (Look out for Domestication Reprise, among others, which will be coming to you as soon as I can get it out)... But please bear with me, as work is coming down like a tsunami-sized tidal wave... Till the wave tides over, I'll be treading water, haha!!! Hoping my Lifesaver help keep me afloat... cheers!

The One About The Elevator

I was just thinking today...

A person gets into the elevator and presses the destination floor.

Elevator dings. Doors open. The person walks out while another walks in.

The person glances up and realizes that it was the wrong floor - got off the elevator too soon! Walks up one floor.

Come to think of it, the person was... me. >.<" (This happened some time ago already... suddenly came to mind... *sweat* Note to self: STAY FOCUSED!!)