Why are shortcakes called shortcakes not shortbiscuit or shortcookies and why short?
January 9th, 2009 by chaikimlimPhotos by Sharon Wong, a friend from church, of the shortcakes I gave her for Christmas.
Christmas and New Year came and went so fast and now Chinese New Year is coming. Time really flies. Hope everyone made full use of the time given, be it to achieve goals, bless someone or just sit back and relax.
The colourful varieties in life.
November 22nd, 2008 by chaikimlimClip your toenails before you go hiking or …
October 23rd, 2008 by chaikimlimThank God, I made it up to Low’s Peak and down in one piece!
October 6th, 2008 by chaikimlimReally have to thank God for bringing me safely back home after the hike up Mount Kinabalu. It was a memorable and painful experience. I can only laugh at myself for submitting to such a task.
As promised in my previous post, Kinabalu means “the revered place of the dead” or “A Chinese Widow”. When I found out about what it meant, my heart sank a bit and started to wonder if I should prepare for the worst.
We were blessed with good weather and a good guide, Mr. Mollonius Tinggal.
It’s amazing how easy it seems for him. He brought another group down the mountain the day before we started our climb up. He walked up the slopes without having to hold the ropes… when I had difficulty climbing down, he offered to carry me. I told him I’m heavy, 62kg. He said 62kg isn’t very heavy.
His son, Felix, was our porter. He is only 15 and he can run up the mountain with a bag behind him. He reached the peak at age 7!
I had a good hiking partner too… she’s Fanny Lee. She almost gave up because of black pepper allergy reaction. Nevertheless, she was strong and perservered.
Even when I was not in my best of state
she continued good spirited. Thanks for pulling me through, Fanny
Kinabalu, here I come again!
September 27th, 2008 by chaikimlimMay last year, I went to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah for a 5d/4n holiday. At that point of time, I had no intention to hike the highest mountain in South East Asia, Mount Kinabalu. However, having seen the mountain from Pine Resort and an ambitious friend, I ended up agreeing to make the ascend. So this year, first day of Raya Puasa, that same friend and I are going back to climb Mount Kinabalu. We bought our air ticket as early as Jan this year, taking advantage of the Air Asia Zero Fare promotion. Will we make it to the top? God bless us.
Do you know what “Kinabalu” means? Hehe.. tell you when I get back or if you can’t wait, google it yourself ![]()



















