Feng shui

I was going through some old newspapers when I came across an article on feng shui. This reminded me of that short period back in the early 2000s. Feng shui was a hot topic then and the local feng shui master,Lillian Too's books, talks and TV shows caught the fancy of my 2 breakfast friends.They became very obsessed, following diligently all the dos and don't and paying costly to attend her talks. My friends shared and discussed feng shui tips all the time during our breakfast breaks so much so that I had to borrow their books to read so that I could join in their conversation. hahaha.. As long as it did not touch on religion and idol worship, it was fine with me.

I had an opportunity to hear Lillian Too talked in person too and that was for free!!. A friend gave my sister, Bee Hong an invitation card to attend an exclusively talk on her jewellery designs at OE Design, a jewellery factory in Bayan Lepas. Bee Hong brought me along. Yes..... she was indeed a most convincing speaker.

While Lillian Too emphasised on wearing and placing decorative items in strategic positions to overcome bad feng shui, another master whom I chatted with casually, insisted that using bamboo and salt water was enough. No need to spend so much money buying expensive and beautiful decorative items. I think if I were to ask yet another master, I would get a different set of answer. Contradicting and confusing!!

Well.... at the end of it all, I choose to believe in the BIBLE.

Romans 8:28 says....... " And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. "


Yes, to everything there is a season and a reason, whether in times of plenty or want; in times of joy or sorrow; things do happen for a reason and you can trust that God will see you through.

" I GUT U GUT "

Want to share with all of you a joke. It happened a few weeks ago.

After taking our breakfast in Queensbay Mall, my nephew, Zixuan and I strolled around the mall, looking at staff opening their shops and arranging their displays. Soon, we came upon the Giodano outlet. As usual, come Chinese New Year, Giodano will come up with special creations for this auspicious occasion. This year is a big mandarin printed on the front of the unisex ts.

This is our conversation........

Myself : Hey Xuan look at these t-shirts, this year Giodano uses Malay language.
"IGUT UGUT" .... I know the word UGUT but is there such a word as IGUT?
I never heard of it before.


Zixuan : (laughed until he almost roll on the floor) Tua ee, this is English. You
read it as "I GOOD YOU GOOD". This is how we spell when we sms and chat
online.

My goodness!! GUT is pronounce as g^t in English and has an entirely different meaning from GOOD. No wonder the children's English Language is so terrible these days.

Public toilets

All this while, my opinion of free public toilets in Penang are very dirty and smelly. Unless it is unavoidable, I will never use it. But now I am beginning to think otherwise. When I say free public toilets, I mean those toilets maintain by MPPP in Government buildings and are not charged.

Look at the top photo on the left. I was pleasantly surprised when I stepped inside. The wash basins and toilet bowls were so clean and the floor so dry. This is the toilet in Kompleks Lebuh Nipah.

Kompleks Lebuh Nipah is an old food court, run and maintain by MPPP. It consist of 2 rows of food stalls, back to back. One row sells halal food while the other row sells non halal food, thus a choice of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Punjabi food here. It is located just a stone's throw from my apartment. Have my lunch there frequently but have never enter the toilet until the other day after taking lunch with my sister, Bee Bee.

Bee Bee informed me that free Government public toilets on the island are very clean nowadays. I think credit should go to MPPP. Is our sister council, MPSP also doing the same thing over on the mainland?.......I wonder.