Medallion Gold Coins: Penang Hill

These two coins come from Penang Hill or Bukit Bendara, which is one of the busiest tourist hill resort on Penang Island.

2019 edition - observe view

2019 edition - reverse view

2020 edition - observe view

2020 edition - reverse view

One of the perks of watching anime is to get exposed to songs that I would never have the opportunity to listen to.  One such anime that I am watching, Nanatsu no Taizai, currently in its fifth and final season in Japan, has introduced me to a slew of tunes.

This song by Anly, aptly named, Beautiful, is simply... beautiful.

Medallion Gold Coin: Underwater World Langkawi

I am going to be posting the gold plated coins from the Medallion Gold Coin series that I have started collecting since 2019.  These coins are sold via vending machines at tourist locations or places of interests in Malaysia.

This coin was released in Underwater World Langkawi in January 2020, to commemorate the 100th American penguin hatched.

Observe view

Reverse view

Help

Catchy tune with apt lyrics in regards to mental health.

Pressed coin collection

I have been actively chasing after pressed coins since 2019 but truth be told, I picked up the habit way back in 2016 during my trip in Langkawi.  I have completely forgotten about these elongated coins until I came across the, "Coinage Passport", that I bought during my stay on the island.

I must admit that I am quite happy to have found this long forgotten album which rekindled my interest in finding as many of these pressed machines in Malaysia.

You can see there are several of these coins are out of alignment.  I understand the machines need to be calibrated after a number of presses else it will begin to misalign.

I hope to revisit Langkawi in the near future and see if there are any new designs since my last visit.  It would be nice if the old designs are still there so I am able to get the aligned versions.

Oh No!

I was watching YouTube and this music video was featured as an ad.  The song was really catchy, although the lyrics was too simplistic.  Nonetheless, I just couldn't stop listening to its feet-tapping-inducing tune.

Edit: Is it just me or does anyone else think that Robby Hodgey looks a lot like Silent Bob without the baseball cap?

My first post after 15 years

I created, "Gray Matter", on a whim but completely abandoned it for Facebook, as it was a much easier platform to share my thoughts.

Nonetheless, I am surprised to find this blog page still exist even though it was not update for over 15 years.

Perhaps I will resume posting in this space, sharing my musings and interests at any given time.

My first entry!

I was visiting Amazon to check out the new DVD releases, lo and behold, Quantum Leap - The Complete Third Season is slated to be released in May 2005. I already own the first two seasons so I am definitely getting this one too.

I have always been an ardent fan of time-travelling and as a child I have been facinated with the idea of going back in time and correcting the errors of my ways and saving myself a whole of of grief and pain.

However, the main reason why Quantum Leap has remained my all-time TV series is how the show would give me the feel good feeling each week where I would watch Sam tried his very best to right what once went wrong. All he had were the probabilities and percentages of success that Gooshie would compute out and Al the hologram would be there to relay these odds and at the same time be his confidante.

One other aspect of the show that I love is it's myticism. It was revealed very early on in the show that God (yes with a capital "G") was in control in all Sam's leaps. Maybe it was my upbringing as a Christian child that compeled me to seek out stories that shows us how God would use us as his intruments to do his will.

The combination of science fiction and religion rolled into one gave this show the appeal that has remained evergreen throughout the years.

There were several other shows that dealt with divine intervention, most notably, Highway to Heaven, starring Michael London (who also acted in Little House on the Prairie) and Touched by an Angel. These shows were gems in their own rights, however, the stories were about angel(s) helping people who needed their assistance.

Only last year did the TV world decided to use the time travelling concept to create a new series that dealt with righting the wrongs of the past. The series is called Tru Calling, in which the title character, Tru Davies, would relive the day and saving the lives of those affected.

However, there is one series, Joan of Arcadia, that deals with the main character who sees God in the flesh, in different forms, who gives her assignments and if she were to complete it, she would see the effects of her work and how the lives around her are affected for the better.

Amazing how this blog, that is meant to express my excitement over seeing the third season of Quantum Leap, went into an advertising for several TV shows *embarrassed*.