Perfect choc... but "obituary"-style packaging

 

Whittaker's "Dark Ghana" choc (72% cocoa) is just as good as Lindt's, if not better.

But this is the first time I have ever tried Whittaker's, though I'm quite certain that I have seen it before, as the name seems vaguely familiar

 

It is most unfortunate that a good choc like this is not as popular as it ought to be in the international market..., which IMHO, is due in large part to the "obituary"-style packaging...

Why?

It weirds me out to see J.H. Whittaker staring sternly at me whenever I eat the choc

  

It's a major appetite spoiler

Okay,... I know his moustache's like Sir Laurence Olivier's.... 

  

(Laurence Olivier. Source: www.allposters.co.uk)

 

and Sir Laurence Olivier's like..., the sexiest man in Classic Hollywood films

but he's long gone

So, why don't they get J.H. Whittaker's grandson or great grandson to be the poster boy?

or maybe some other good looking hunk who's still alive?

Say, if they're to have Matthew McConaughey on the chocolate wrapper, I'd be eating Matthew Whittaker's chocs for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper!

 

(Source: http://www.yuddy.com/articleimages/matthew%20mcconaugheyMjEx.jpg)

Or, why don't they just get me to endorse their product?

Automobile and electrical appliances manufacturers all use girls to model their products, anyway.

And oh... if  I can have my way, I'd be wearing less clothes for the choc packaging ;p hehe
and do away with the "obituary"-style, of course

Biodegradable attire: Cabbage Bras ;p

Human beings, let's all go green and buy less textile, lol ;p
We should all wear cabbage bras ;)

(Seen on Queen St/Victoria St intersection, Auckland City, New Zealand)

Movie trailer on Grafton Bridge ;)

In Auckland City, not only do we get daily weather reports on the sidewalks ;)
Besides that, we get movie trailers too *grin*

Ladies and Gentleman, let me present to you...
the street version of "V for Vendetta"

(Seen on Grafton Bridge, Auckland City, New Zealand)

 

How creative!:)

I can't tell who it resembles more - "V" or Hercule Poirot

Maybe you can be the judge!:)

This is the Hollywood version of "V"

and this is Hercule Poirot

(Image source: http://www25.brinkster.com/agathachristie/IMAGES/David_Suchet_as_Hercule_Poirot_001.jpg)

Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective with an "egg-shaped head" - a fictional creation of Agatha Christie

The Hercule Poirot series were my favourite detective series back in school:) I liked them more than the Sherlock Holmes series

Wilson in Auckland City

Wilson darling, how did you become so huge? ;)

I just wasn't expecting you to be in Auckland, hon
 

Sweetheart, you always made me nervous whenever I saw you in Malaysia

Wilson, you are so not gentleman!

Why do you have to make us pay $15 each time we meet?

... and you call that All Day "Special"?

I love Starbucks, I shop at Carrefour and Walmart, I don't mind McDonald's and I'm not at all anti big corporation

But I just hate you, Wilson!

Don't wanna see you anymore

Prepaid bags

 

Apologies upfront if the Q sounds a bit too naive...

- Aren't all plastic bags "prepaid bags"?

or is there a place where I can buy postpaid bags?

and if I choose the postpaid bag option,... do you send me a monthly bill?

(Seen on Symonds Street, Auckland City)

Swine flu prevention methods

When I saw this Harvey Norman's (Malaysia), I thought it's the cutest respiratory mask I have ever seen :) :) :)

 

But when I put it on, I thought it's the ugliest accessory I've ever had

It made me look like a pig!

Oink oink oink oink oink oink oink oink

I'd rather get swine flu than wear that thing over my face

But don't worry, the masks won't go wasted ;p hehe

I'll just use them as a bra

So, how did I manage to protect myself from swine flu when I spent 20+ hours in airplanes and airports without a respiratory mask?

I bought a whole box of alcohol swabs

I disinfected everything from the seats, food trays, lavatory door handles.... etc etc

Egg bombs in Auckland

 

Discovered the best egg recipe by accident :)

Woke up on a Saturday morning and found that there weren't any match sticks in the kitchen

(Uh... oh, how on earth am I gonna have some decent hard boiled eggs?)

So, I put the eggs in the grill...

went for a nice morning shower

when I got to the kitchen, two of my housemates were happily grinning away and said, "the eggs exploded"

"It's like a warzone"

and I thought, "dang, there goes my breakfast... gotta cook again"

But what a pleasant surprise it turned out to be:)
Man, those were the best eggs (in shell) I've ever had in my life!


The yolk's like cheesecake - unbelievable good!
I'd recommend that you do the egg bombs whenever you have the chance

"Don't get robbed overseas"- ANZ billboard advertisement

 

"Don't get robbed overseas"?

ANZ, IMHO... that's a serious puffery offense

I just can't believe that I fell for your sweet billboard promises...

You probably ripped me off more than any other banks did
A fixed $5 monthly charge for an ATM card?
That's just not fair!

I dropped by at the Queen St branch today to transfer funds from the Everyday Saving (online) account to the Everyday Banking (ATM) account.
The bank teller refused to do it for me, but was happily trying to sell me some Bonus Bond deals.
(Something like LOTTO, except that you don't lose your money if you don't win any prizes)

ANZ, why do you have to make banking so complicated?

I wasn't in the mood for any Bonus Bond or LOTTO
I just wanted to transfer funds...
I can't possibly log in to my online bank account using wi-fi connection because it's not secure!

Guess what, I had to resort to lying to the bank teller that "my Internet's not working" before she reluctantly agreed to help me transfer funds - after which she told me that "this will be the only time that we'll do it for you" and then proceeded to giving me a long lecture on how I should start using Telephone Banking.
No, thanks!
I don't have time for the ... "Welcome to ANZ Bank. Press 1 for... bla bla bla... press 2 for... bla bla bla"

Sorry, ANZ... I would have to go over to KiwiBank
Bye bye!

Emergency button

Seen at the Melbourne Tullamarine Airport...

Normally, I woudn't be intrigued with "emergency stop" buttons
but seeing the "prosecution warning" on that one... hehe, I felt quite tempted to be a bit naughty

Hostelling & learning how to make "capati"

Before you start thinking that Central Hostel is paying me to write this, let me clarify that I'm not at all advertising for them :)

Having been through a 6-month long information search process before I arrived in Auckland, I wish that there's somebody to guide me before I got here - basic stuff like,... where to open a bank account, where to stay, where to eat..., the must-try local specialties...

This is a post that's dedicated to all Working Holidaymakers out there, especially those who are traveling alone to New Zealand

One of the major issues that you'd have to deal with is of course, accommodation

I would recommend hostelling
- hostelling provides a wonderful cultural exchange opportunity

But, be prepared to battle with fleas and bed bugs

Last week, Ashish Bijwe taught us how to make "capati"

The cooking lesson is extremely useful because "capati" cost 5 times more in Auckland compared to your regular "mamak" stall in Malaysia.

(For those of you who are new to Indian cuisine, "Capati" is similar to tortilla wraps, except that you use wheat flour to make them instead of cornflour)

Capati making is pretty simple
All you need is a packet of flour
+ enough water to knead a pliable dough

 

- Form dough into small little balls

- Roll them out

- Grill using a flat pan

Voila! You have your very own homemade capatis

Okay,... I should also mention that Ashish is not just a capati expert

He's a budding artist-cum-graphic designer-cum-web developer

For more information on Ashish's work http://www.ashish.co.nz/

"FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY PLEASE USE COVERED WALKWAY"

You've gotta be kidding...
I've had the most traumatic 10-seconds of my life when I walked under this thing

I couldn't help but think that piles of metal and rubble would come crashing down on me anytime *shudders*

I don't think I'll want to walk under it ever again, even if you're to pay me $1,000 for to do it

 

Stay away from this dangerous tunnel!!

It's located on Wakefield St, Auckland City

Can you imagine being in David Bain's situation?

David Bain was jailed for 13 years for a murder that he didn't commit, just because he had blood on his hands + his fingerprints were on the rifle

He lost not only all his family members, but also his youth

You think that's unfair??
Well, that is not the end of the story...

Some wackos on Facebook created a group called "David Bain is Guilty", and some other 446 wackos joined the group.
(Source: NZPA)

Perhaps he's guilty,... perhaps he's not
But, don't you have anything else better to do besides defaming a poor guy who's in jail for 13 years?
Don't you think he has suffered enough?

Ok, let's see if we can be any wackier than the creators of the "David Bain is Guilty" Facebook Group;p

This is a Petition

If you believe that David Bain should NOT have been in jail for the past 13 years, please sign below

(Duh! As though we don't have other better things to do)