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2010-11-01T09:37:00.000+08:00

I DIDN'T KNOW WHY I TOOK IT BUT I DID AND PASSED.

AMAZING! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

BODY ATTACK 70!

I did my Body Balance training back in 2006 with Jazzy in FF MBF and 4 years later, I had my Body Attack training at the same place.

The training was tough, especially the technique drilling part but by the end of the training, it just feel awesome. Memorable. Reminded my why I wanted to do the training in the first place, to revisit the memorable moment I had when I did my Body Balance training.

Good work everybody! I can see the improvements we gained after the 2 days! Keep it up and become an great Instructor one day!

Two songs that made me so SAPPY!

2010-06-10T21:15:00.000+08:00

Doesn't Mean Anything
Alicia Keys

Used to dream of being a millionaire, without a care
But if I’m seeing my dreams, and you aren’t there
’cause it’s over
that just wont be fair
darling,
rather be a poor woman living on the street,
no food to eat,
cause i don't want no body if i have to cry.
cause it's over
when you said goodbye!

all at once...
i had it all
but
it doesn’t mean anything
now that you’re gone
from above seems i had it all
but it doesn’t mean anything
since you’re gone

now i see myself through different eyes,
it's no surprise!
being alone will make you realize
when it's over!
all in love is fair I shoulda been there, I shoulda been there, I shoulda shoulda.

all at once...
i had it all
but
it doesn’t mean anything
now that you’re gone
from above seems i had it all
but it doesn’t mean anything
since you’re gone

I know I pushed you away
What can I do that would save our love
Take these material things
They don’t mean nothing
Its you that I want
All at once...
I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything
Now that you’re gone
From above,
Seems I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything
Since you’re gone

All at once...
I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything
Now that you’re gone
From above,
Seems I had it all
But it doesn’t mean anything
Since you’re gone

To Love Again
Alesha Dixon

All this time I felt so lost, lost and needed help.
Incomplete, out of reach, alone all by myself.
It all becomes so clear, when I see your face.
And it’s only when you’re near, I feel I’m safe.

So before we take this road, before you change my mind, and fill my heart with hope, help me to believe this time.
I’ve been torn apart, desperately tryin' to find a way back to my heart, so I can love again.

Ooh, help me love again. Ooh yeah.

I’m so tired of holding on, so tired of waiting.
I need to feel something real, without it breaking.
It all becomes so clear, when you touch my hand.
And it’s only when you’re near, I know you understand.

So before we take this road, before you change my mind, fill my heart with hope, help me to believe this time.
I’ve been torn apart, desperately try to find a way back to my heart, so I can love again.

There's a fire within me, but I don't know where to stop. There's light beginning. Theres a dark kind leaving there's a hope I'm feeling now.

Stubborn

2010-06-07T22:52:00.000+08:00

Have you ever been that person who no matter how many naggings you went through, you just don't want to take action?

I'm now that person.

I'm supposed to rest. But I'm not resting.

My shoulder, and now it ran down to my spine, hurts. It feels sprained. It feels very tired. Movements are restricted. Twist tracks hurts the most, crunches are next (coz of the chin-to-chest thingy).

I should go see a specialist, not a GP. But I'm don't feel like taking leave or going to HR and ask for a GL. A friend recommends a Chiropractor, but I'm not sure if a Chiropractor is the right person to go to. Another recommends acupuncture, but I feel like getting a diagnosis first before the remedy.

I'm thinking of seeing the GP again and see what he says. If he refers me to a specialist, then, well, that's where the ball gets rolling...... I think.

Yawnzzzz...... Good night world.

Occupational Hazard

2010-06-07T19:12:00.000+08:00

Funny that my occupational hazard comes from the 2hr a week job than my 45hr a week job.

Ranges from ankle pain to wrist pain to neck and shoulder pain and sometimes pinkie finger pain.......

Now, neck and shoulder pain.......

Aleximon! Pray hard that I'll be ok by June 19th!

BB49 teaser

2010-06-06T22:32:00.002+08:00

So sappy....
So so sooooo sappy....
Sappy from head to toe, top to bottom, inside and outside...........
But it doesn't stop me from loving Track 1 and 6......
The rest can go to the bin after the launch........

Hey

2010-06-06T18:41:00.002+08:00

Hey, I wonder if there's anyone waiting for updates from this blog ya?

It's been almost a year since I visited. Lazy is the magic word, hehehe.

For those who've not seen me, I'm still around.

Lots of thing happened since 2009 to now.
Lots and lots and lots of things.....

1. I'm in my 5th job now, yea, I'm a happy hopper!!

2. I've now moved from Jaya33 to Pavilion coz it's closer to my office. Jaya ppl, I still miss you ya.

3. I've been teaching for 4 years.....sudah jadi biskut tua lar......

4. I finally injured my car after 3 years.....sob sob....

5. Gotta know a bunch of new friends recently...... :-)

6. Still love my old friends........ XPeace, Ah Maid, Jazzy, Wabbit, Dchai, Aleximon, Shir Shir, Sue, Ahhou, Sifu, Sim .......eerrr......and a lot more....still love ya....

7. .......what else?.......

The LRT

2009-05-18T13:28:00.000+08:00

The LRT, my daily commute to and from my office, is a blessing I can escape from the madness of the city traffic. However, there is a drawback.

Sharing the same commuting facility with the general public, I start to meet the weirdos.

Weirdo No.1
A man, slightly above my age. His love for music was undeniable. With the blasting of his headphones, he shared with us his music. And that’s not all, he bestowed us a performance; singing aloud (in a quiet train) and DANCING as well! You can see that he’s a head-turner. Gained lots of immediate fans. Some, you can see, with smiles twitching from their faces. Some, you can see, were squeezing tight into each other to make more space for his performance. Fans whispered into each others ears, in praise. Or in critic? I’m not sure. But this man made my day a more interesting one!

Weirdo No. 2
A lady, about my age? Tall. Big sized…..plump is a better word to describe. Smartly dressed and looks elegant. A praise I would give her the moment she stepped onto the train.

But the praise was wrongly given, when her rough arms elbowed her way into a vacant seat. Another lady watched in dismay the see her spot taken.

I was deeply unfortunate to have sat right opposite her. It was not a sight to behold, yet not a sight to forget either. Once comfortably seated, the so-called-elegant lady revealed a slight hint of blue between her thighs….. Yes, you’re absolutely correct. With her legs spread, arms crossed, she went straight into a snooze with her mouth opened. I almost imagined saliva would spill from her gaping jaws.

Shaken with trauma, I dug my nose deeper into my book and try to concentrate on the story. Suddenly, the story doesn’t sound too interesting anymore.

I've been.......

2009-04-23T21:49:00.002+08:00

I've been....

.....here all along.
Yeap, I am even after 2 months of testing my disappearing act.

.....a bit busy with my full time job recently.
By the time I got home from work, brain goes drained. Kering kontang. I don't even have the tiniest mini might to put some words on this well-neglected blog. So the idiot box filled my time after 9 hours of slogging.

....a bit busy with my second job too.
Had been helping Balance/Pump/And soon-to-be Pilates instructor to cover her classes. Not complaining because I've been missing the Hartamas members a lot.

.....going for Japanese class every Saturday (にほんごのべんきょします - Nihon-go no benkyoshimasu).
It started from a Chicken and Egg story. I want to learn Japanese to understand the Jap movies......or....I wanna watch Jap movies to learn Japanese. Which is which eh? Anyway, it's a bit terbalik that I'm learning Jap prior to improving my Mandarin, because I foresee myself struggling when Kanji comes into the picture.

.....taking the train to work nowadays.
And I got to finish (god knows) how many books in a week as compared to months! I read about elves, humans and dwarves; I read about dumb blondes; I read about magyk; I read about time travelling.........dragons will be coming soon.

.....approached by headhunters for a 5-figure salary job.
I rejected. Stupid is as stupid does but I don't think I'll be happy giving up my life for money.

.....having lots of free expensive lunches.
What to do? It's part of my job....kakakakaka......

Ok ok, time to retreat to hibernation.....zzzz...

おやすみ Oyasumi! (means good nite la)

Red Cliff Soundtrack

2009-02-17T20:33:00.002+08:00

Heart War (心战)

Can anyone find me this song??? Please please please......

From Takeshi to Yutaka to Fukuyama

2009-02-05T21:37:00.011+08:00

My Japanese series craze is back!

My Jap VCD series, although safely hidden from my reach for 5 years, was unearthed in a simple CNY spring cleaning, returning the devil in me. A devilsh obsession; the manic habit of finishing the series in a matter of 2-3 working days or within 1 non-working day.

After indulging in one box series, I'm craving for more and more and more of these series. Die! I even made a mental note to hunt for a new Jap series this Saturday. The unfortunate case of me having a class in Midvalley every Saturday.

As before, a huge side affect of the disease arose; the idolisation of those few Jap actors......

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Japanese by name but more Taiwanese than Jap. Nonetheless, his big Jap hit was in 'God, Please give me more time' with Kyoko Fukada. Soppy show but touching......arrrgghhh....tissue please.

What I like about him? His eyes!! Gorgeous!!! And also, he's multi-lingual. Fluent in Chinese (Of course. He grew up in Taipei) and Japanese (Of course. He's born a Jap.), while English and Cantonese is passable.

Sadly, he's more towards Hong Kong movies but he's absolutedly great in 'Confessions of Pain' and not forgetting 'Red Cliff I & II'.

Yutaka Takenouchi

You should recognise him from 'Beach Boys' but he was much younger back then. I prefer his older look. The picture above was taken in 'Rondo' (2006). Not really a fan of 'Beach Boys', I prefer him in 'Ice World' and 'Rondo'; in both shows he almost got killed. (Laughs.... why do I like to see him killed???)

Fukuyama Masaharu

I only liked one of his shows. But that one show ('Not so Perfect Love') already made me go down on my knees. I like him in comedies because he's got the most adorable smile.

Ok ok, enough of all these......

A Wabbit's tale

2009-02-01T11:41:00.012+08:00

You can ask Wabbit how I pestered her to help me decide if I want to go CNY visiting to a long-time-no-see ex-colleague's place or watch movie alone on a CNY saturday morning.

I end up deciding the next day to go visiting instead. So I got a red packet plus great chocolate chip cookies. The jar was almost finished when I left, not a fault of mine.

With the visiting done, I adjourned to The Gardens for my class. Had a quick snap of the deco before they remove it.

After the class, had a movie appointment with Wabbit.
'All's Well, Ends Well' - a bit of laughter there but I think it's a money-waste to watch it, even on DVD.

Food, of course, follows after movie. Pasta Zanmai again it is. And Wabbit said..........

Wabbit: 'Come, let's have tea.....'

Wabbit: 'Hey, look at my lashes.......'

Wabbit food...chilli belognaise.

Tweets food......egg pasta with chicken.

And my main purpose there was this.........hate Wabbit, made me ate four.

Extreme Winter

2009-01-30T20:42:00.005+08:00

Beijing

My friend was complaining of the blistering cold.

Temperature is subzero.

The chill piercing sharp into the bones.

They stayed mostly indoors. Not wanting to leave the comfy home where heater is on, where they can snuggle up under the covers, sipping hot tea.

Australia

Ironically, at the same time, another friend wailed of the unbearable heat.

Melbourne, in the day reached to a height of 43 degrees and 38 degrees at night.

I thank god that our temperature here is 10 degrees cooler.

I read another friend's msn comment and it was hilarious "We should be allowed to go nude!"

Leona Lewis did it again! - Run

2009-01-30T20:19:00.002+08:00

It was in BB30 when I was first introduced to Snow Patrol's orginal version. Although a bit loud and noisy, I still do love to sing along with it.

But now Leona Lewis made it better. Truly touching and mesmerising!

Enjoy!

Yet another CNY session at ET's place

2009-01-29T09:32:00.005+08:00

It seems like an annual thingy that ET invited us (ex-Deloittes) to his place for drinks and gambling.

But we started off with a DVD session instead which made us laughed our heads off.
What show you must be wondering?

It's IP Man.......

And why the laughing even when the .....some brother.... died?

Because we were watching the 'multilated' English subtitles for the movie instead.
Words like 'ratio', 'quasi-' and 'BE' kept popping out and we were wondering what those words have to do with the movie.

Idoitic translations are like "Fut Shan (Buddha Hill)" is translated as mountain, "Mou Goon (Martial Arts Centre)" is translated as building, "Jang Fan Woon (meaning business competition)" is translated as fight rice bowl, and last but not least, "Yip Mun" is translated as leaf ask.......

Wabbit has just reminded me that "Shun la (Never mind la)" is translated as calculate.....

Laughing aside, the movie is not bad. Everytime, Yip Mun boxed, I just wanna cry out, "Ouch".

It was already 11pm but ET won't let us home before "winning our money". So he spread out his Black Jack table, yes, there is a proper table for it, and we were ready to bet on. I would say I have much luck that day. Without taking out any money for intial bettings, I won quite a bit. I said quite a bit because my stakes are small. If I were to play big, ET will cry....ahahaha.

The session ends at 12.30am and everyone screamed to go home because work is waiting for us the next day.......sigh...reality bites.

2009 CNY reunion dinner

2009-01-25T21:42:00.006+08:00

My reunion dinner this year is at home. Nothing special but as a tradition, my whole family eats together.

First on the menu......Lou Sang.

The plate is too small for the Lou Sang.

Courtesy of Ayamas.

Ayam percik.

Roast pork.

And finally....fishball vege soup...yum yum.

Lazy vs Determination

2009-01-24T19:35:00.004+08:00

'Lazy' is my new found friend.

I've been hanging out with 'Lazy' frequently lately.
We have been good buddies.
We understand each other.
With 'Lazy's' influence on me, I have stopped clocking my brain.
So instead on reading, we succumb to watching.
Instead of gymming, we savoured our time on the couch, munching.

Then 'Lazy' taught me a new past time, 'Procrastinating'.
'Lazy' taught me how to play this game.
It's really easy!
Just ignore my New Year Resolution!
See I told you, it's easy.

As happy as I am,
hanging out too much with 'Lazy' made me guilty for ignoring 'Determination'.
'Determination' has been putting up a face whenever we met.
I've tried to ignore 'Determination' but guilt keeps haunting.
I've tried to reason with 'Determination', "Look our relationship doesn't work!"
but 'Determination' just won't listen.

So tell me, how do I balance my time between 'Lazy' and 'Determination'?

Happy Birthday to me (Part 2)

2009-01-08T21:04:00.012+08:00

04.01.09
A lovely treat and a great present from the Gila Peeps of TF.

Venue : Soul'd Out, Desa Sri Hartamas

My wish came true - Sponge cake with fresh cream and fruits....kakaka...

This is how sinful it looks but the cake is totally awesome.

Drum roll........what's wrapped under the golden sheet?

A camera bag for my new DSLR and matching accessories for me.

07.01.09
Wabbit couldn't make it for the earlier celebration so she gave me a separate treat.

Venue : Pasta Zanmai, Midvalley

This is what I ordered. It was good but Wabbit's order seems better.

This is Wabbit's order.

Jazzy's order. Nice also but extra good with chilli powder and pepper.

Our dessert. Super good but I wasn't allowed to reorder the same (looking at Jazzy).

So we ordered this instead.

And we finished it with style......kaka..

Happy Birthday to me (Part 1)

2009-01-03T22:18:00.020+08:00

Happy birthday to me,

Happy birthday to meeee,

Happy birthday to me.

31.12.08

My first celebration was last year, with my very own 'Sex and the City' girl gang:

Venue: A Japanese Restaurant at Taman Desa

The place is quite decent. Food is good for a small, out of town taman. My girls and I wanted to avoid the city in fear of the horendous traffic.

Sukiyaki

Udon mee

Avocado sushi

Softshell crab sushi - this one is good

My very first sake - and I don't like it at all

Me and my cakes.....woo hooo

02.01.09

As part of the office tradition, my colleagues bought me a cake from Four Leaves, Sogo. It's good and it's chocolate!

03.01.09

As also a tradition, a Korean treat from my family.

Venue: Daorae, Desa Sri Hartamas

The place was quite full for a Saturday. Business is not bad during an economic downturn.

I'm so ready to eat, where's my food??

The Kimchi was on the house but look at the beef grilled in the stove.....yums.

And we over-ordered.....super full.

The seafood pancake is good.....I like.

We're supposed to eat the Kimchi with Veg.

Look at the amount of dishes we have......fuh.

And we were greeted by a tongue-sticking tree trunk on our way out.

Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-01T11:07:00.003+08:00

So what's my resolution? I think I shalt not have a resolution this year. (None of them were carried out anyway.)

Ok, let's not make it a resolution but rather a reminder list.

So, this is my REMINDER LIST!

1. I have to remind myself to stop overspending and enjoy what I already have.

2. I have to remind myself of my wish to learn or improve some languages. Improve English. Improve Chinese. Learn Japanese.

3. I have to remind myself that I have plans to gain a third income (second is from the gym) from a small time online business or from investment.

4. Errmmm......what else? I'll add in more when I can think of any.

Sex and the City

2008-12-31T17:30:00.000+08:00

I have never watched the series before but I know a few girlfriends who worshiped it. I have always wondered why the worshipping until I watched the movie. Almost cried throughout the whole 2 hours!!! My god!

The movie (not sure bout the series) is about friendship, love and forgiveness (oh, not forgetting the sex of course). The friendship between Carrie (recently-married-successful-writer), Charlotte (the cute-innocent girl), Miranda (lawyer-turned-auntie) and the ever-horny Samantha Jones really touched my heart. Charlotte protecting a crying Carrie from Big after he jilted her on their wedding day. Carrie taking the trouble to reach Miranda's house during a cold new year's eve to be with her lonely friend. Samantha taking care of Carrie's stuff after the wedding is cancelled. Friends needed each other. Friends hang out for some girly talk. Friends support each other during lonely times. Friends going shopping together.

Apart from that, the franchise always boasts of designer fashion which I frequently find it hideous. As hideous as they look, I can't deny that they ARE classy. One thing I really envy is Carrie's wardrobe. It is almost as big as my room and filled with designers...Dior, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Channel, Jimmy Choo......arghhh. This is bad influence! Swallowing my temptation, I have to keep reminding myself I can't afford designers. Not even a Louis Vuitton. But the one thing that kept me motivated is that their luxuries are derived from their careers. Carrie the Writer, Miranda the Lawyer, Samantha the businesswoman, and Charlotte the most humble, works in an art gallery.

Beijing here I come

2008-11-09T22:12:00.004+08:00

Counting down 4 days from today................I'll be leaving on a 6hr 30min flight to the land of pandas. For business?? No sireeee.....it's a holiday!!!

The idea of me flying to Beijing sparked right after I tendered my resignation from my current employer. Seems like a trend for me to holiday overseas before joining my new employer though. I shall try not to break the record.

*Grin*

"While my bags are packed, I'm ready to go"...........nope, the day is not here yet. I'm still preparing myself for this exciting trip. For a whole month, I've been busy securing a cheap flight (luckily via MAS), scheduling my itinerary, researching on the places to go and how to get there and also budgeting. I'll be staying with my ex-colleague there, so accomdation is settled. But since she is staying in the suburbs of the Shunyi District (psst......its in an expat area), I'll have to spend on transportation. I was told that the cab fare from her house to city is RM50; return fare will be RM100!!!! So my plan is to tag along with her driver....haha.

My itinerary goes like this:
1. Shichahai area - so it covers the Drum and Bell Tower, Hutongs, Yonghegong Lamasery, Temple of Earth (Ditan), and Prince Gong Mansion.

2. Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City of course

3. Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) .....wondering if I should pay a visit to the Temple of Sun (Ritan) and Temple of Moon (Yuetan) as well.

4. Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

5. Not forgetting the Great Wall of China (Mutianyu Section) - wondering if I should take the slide down during this winter time and turn myself into a popsicle.

6. Finally, shopping at the Silk Market, Wangfujing area and also a Nike warehouse!

My research on these places got me brushing up my Mandarin Language. My Chinese dictionary (lucky I still keep it) starts to get useful after accumulating dust for god-knows how many years.

I have be communicating with my ex-colleague (via MSN during working hours....*guilty*) and she told me it's going to be cold there. Checked the weather on CNN.com and guess what, high is 10 degrees, low is -1 degrees. I panicked and spent $$$ on some winter wear. I couldn't resist MNG and ZARA.....haha. Bought three thin sweaters; two woollen and one Angora; and one thick woollen sweater. Heeding my ex-colleagues' advice, I went to ZARA at 1Utama, to the kids section, and found my size. Not only that, it's cheaper! *shy, shy* I even saw a nice overcoat (ZARA kids, 12-14 yrs) but it costs RM300. I'm still refraining to swipe my card on that one and see what cheaper deals I can get in Beijing. *naugthy*

(Off the topic: If you do not know what is Angora fur, the picture below will tell you...

......Hahaha, it's a wabbit!)

Ok, back to my trip. I'm about 90% finished with the packing now, and it's very bloated. Thanks to all the thick clothes I have there. Well, ok, my luggage also includes some 1k Milo powder, two packs of Tiger biscuits and a pack of coffee. Why am I bring those along? My poor friend there had not been able to have those in Beijing due to the Melamine scare. Hopefully, my bag will be lighter when I'm on my way back.

Hmmm.....fat chance. I think it'll be full of my shopping goodies.

Yawn....signing off now. Cheers........

What do these people symbolise?

2008-11-09T22:04:00.005+08:00

1. Margaret Thatcher - Britain

2. Benazir Bhutto - Pakistan

3. Barack Obama - United States of America

Erm....where was I?

2008-10-15T22:33:00.002+08:00

I've gone missing and I'M BACK!!!

Where was I? Here lor.........where else???

What have I been doing? Too much.....too much that I have no idea where to start.

My checklist since September:
BB42 choreo and tuitions - DONE!
Launch - DONE!
Assignments - DONE!

So what else have I been busy about? I guess it was the big decisions that I had made this year.

Feng shui warned the Horseys that 2008 is gonna be bad.......dunno what star clashes against what star crap. But I have to agree that after going through 9.5 months of 2008, it is a year full of challenges. Horseys were warned not to make big decisions and to stay status quo.

And guess what, I broke all her rules. What rules did I break?

1. I decided to break up with my boyfriend. So what if I'm single now? I think I'm happier.

2. I decided to change jobs. And I did. I have just tendered my resignation. Mind you, I did find a job before I decided to tender. Nonetheless, the job securing part wasn't that smooth flowing. Even for now, I am still waiting for confirmation on my first day of work.........*deng*.

3. I decided to drop my MBA. Yes and it costed me a bomb. Don't ask me how much but you can visit Europe for that much of money. Yet, I have to remind myself that money lost can be re-earned, time lost can't.

4. Feng shui says I'm not supposed to travel but I'm flying to Beijing (alone) next month!!!!! Yay! The language barrier part might be a bit scary for me, but I shall do my research and ask my colleague to write in mandarin the addresses so the cabbie will know where I want to go. Now, make sure I give the cabbie the right address. I STILL WANT THAT ZARA OVERCOAT!!!!!

Yeap, that was what has been taking up my time all the while.

Going forward, I'll be spending more time on my career, I've been neglecting it a lot and I paid my price. I'll also be spending some quiet time with my books (my poor story books have been left uncared in the bookshelf for quite a while), my cds (some nice music will do), a chilled drink and my bed..............heavenly.

BB42 revisited

2008-09-14T21:07:00.002+08:00

Ok ok, to be fair and honest, I would like to change my opinion about this release.

Ok, maybe a part of my opinion on it.

I'M HOOKED ON THE SONG FOR HIPS TRACK!!!!!
OH SO LOVELY, OH SO SOOTHING, OH SO LULLABY'ISH'......

kakakakakakaka.....................

BB 42

2008-09-02T22:26:00.004+08:00

It has been quite a few quarters ago since I last reviewed the new BB tracks.

However, I can't resist 'complaining' on the latest one.

Practically, by just listening to the songs, I nearly dozed off. It's as good as a lullaby....... psssttt....especially the hips track. Although 'Waiting on the World to Change' is already a perfect lullaby, this one can beat it hands down.

Personal favourites......none so far. Will keep you updated if I decide to change my mind.

I have not seen the dvd yet but I hope the movements and poses could claim me wrong. If not, I shall sleep while teaching. Even the warm down track agrees with me.

Can either Alexander or Derek give me a smack if I doze off during the launch???

In Holy Matrimony

2008-09-01T15:52:00.003+08:00

A tribute to Jeffrey and Rachel.

This was the third Christian wedding I had attended and none of them failed to touch my heart. Held in a lovely and cozy setting (and hot, as some had suffered) of The Courtyard Garden, Damansara Heights (right opposite my office building), the wedding was beautiful. The solemnisation was when I nearly shed a tear. And at that very moment, there was an urge to walk down that aisle towards the love of my life.

Well.........(stepping back into reality) ......... I haven't found someone yet but maybe time and fate will tell.

To Jeffrey and Rachel, congratulations!

I want.....

2008-08-31T10:50:00.004+08:00

to buy a DSLR and learn photography.

to learn Japanese.

to read all my books and buy more of them.

to change my wardrobe.

to invest in facial products (I'm starting to look old).

to make a trip back to Kangaroo Land.

to travel around the world.

to give up my MBA?

to resign and do nothing but still receive a paycheck every month.

Emo

2008-08-30T18:32:00.001+08:00

EMO EMO EMO

EMO EMO

MEO EMO

EMO EMO

EMO EMO

EMO

Bali (21 -24 Aug 2008)

2008-08-27T22:37:00.002+08:00

I wanted to talk more about my Bali trip but no time to write so much yet.

So I'll let the pictures speak.

http://www.photoblog.com/Tweets/2008/08/26/bali.html

Best Movie to the Turkey of the Year

2008-08-13T22:58:00.007+08:00

I shall start with the so-so movies first.

1. The X-Files : I Want To Believe

If you're an X-File fan, you should notice that Mulder's FBI office has this poster with the tagline "I Want to Believe". Anyhow, we, X-Files fans really do welcome the return of the show with our favourite Mulder and Scully, but are disappointed that there aren't much paranormal in there. So just take it as a 2-hour series. The best would still be The X-Files: Fight the Future.

2. Hellboy : The Golden Army

This show is ok only ler. Or maybe it's because I watched 2 shows in a day and I watched one of the best shows in 2008 before I watch this movie.

Turkey of the Year

....is no other than...

The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Don't waste time, don't waste money unless you decide to have a good laugh on the lameness of the show. Sigh, Brandon Fraser used to be funny but not in this one. Plus, there's no more Rachel Weiss!!!

And the Best Movies are......*drum roll*.....

1. Red Cliff

This was the show I watched the same day as Hellboy. It was superb and brilliant. Plus Zhu Ge Liang is so cute...hiak! Ok, back to serious stuff. This movie is part 1 of one of the wars in the Romance of the Three Kindoms (you'll know bout Chou Chou, Zhu Ge Liang and Liu Bei if you know the history of China). After watching this movie, I really feel like reading more about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms but refrained myself so as to keep the suspense for part 2.

2. Dark Knight
Off the tangent, I've been watching a lot of movies with my colleagues nowadays. Back to my movie review, Christian Bale is sooooo yau ying!!! and not to forget his Batmobile and the Motorbike, and his Lamborgini...eeeekkkk. Ok ok, why I say it's one of the best? Because of Heath Ledger. Not that because he's left us but because he was really really good in portraying Joker. Seriously, Joker was the most horrifying villian I've ever watched. The show is about 2.5 hours, so it's worth your money, hiak. The only thing I'm not too happy about is Gotham City looks more like New York than Gotham City. Gotham City is supposed to be dark and gothic. That's why it's called Gotham City.

Teambuilding at Kuala Kangsar (1-3 Aug 2008)

2008-08-06T22:23:00.012+08:00

My company organised a teambuilding session at Kuala Kangsar for the first time since incorporation and I'm one of the lucky one who got to experience it.

This is our camp.

Behind are our chalets. Now don't expect too much of the chalets. Just imagine kampung style.....

....and this is our bathroom/toilet/washroom. No wash basin for you to brush your teeth so be prepared to get your clothes wet which cleaning up. So my advice is take off your clothes.

Our activities during the camp (organised by the bomba):

1. River drifting/floating - we wear a life jacket, drift down the river and come back by jetski. This one is the best of all the activities. I floated twice downstream and suffered on a jetski once. Got my newly bought RM60 pair of slippers swollen into the river due to the force of the jetski. I'm considered lucky because my colleague nearly lost her dignity to the river (no description here but it has something to do with her pants... hiak).

2. Treasure hunt - basically what we need to do is to use a compass, find the treasure and hike through the jungle and streams. A few of my colleagues got their blood cleansed by pacat (leeches). No picture here. Everyone is busy searching for the treasure.

3. Flying Fox - Again no picture taken but I borrowed this pic from somewhere. We flew down from a 2 storey high. Ok la, the initial part while waiting for our turn is the scariest. But on the way down, it was really fun. Too bad the distance is too short.

4. Paintball - Our mission is to 'kill' all the bandits (bomba people) and save the hostage. Our mission failed because we all got killed badly by the bandits (these bomba people are really sharp shooters) and I 'killed' my teammate from behind. LOL, seriously, I really can't forget his face when the friendly fire occured. Now this the result of the paintball.....I think I got about more than 10 of it......

5. Wayang kulit - I have to say, my colleagues are really a very creative bunch. The sketches are really fantastic and hillarious.

On our last day, we were made to wait 5 hours for the bus to come to take us home. Bus company's fault. First, they forget to pick us up. Then, when the bus came, it broke down. But I'm not complaining, I've got more time to bond with my colleagues.

This colleague of mine loves Balance and asked me to do a Star Pose with her. And she can't stop listening to 'I belong to you'. Ish ish.....

Overall, the trip had been a very very good one. I learned more about my colleagues. And I also got to realise that a certain someone still harbours interest in a certain person, yet he does not make a move.

Last trip of the year

2008-06-20T22:30:00.001+08:00

One of the benefits I would like to squeeze out from my god-forsaken company's pockets is this:

Company trip to BALI!!

National turmoil

2008-06-19T08:58:00.003+08:00

The 8th General Election. The petrol price hike. SAPP's no confidence motion on our PM.....

And there are more to come.

Word of advice from an accountant? Time to save up for a rainy day.

Stuck!!!

2008-06-18T22:08:00.003+08:00

Writing is so darn difficult. I've been writing since morning till now. Brain already drained in the morning, trying to write an A grade report for a B grade paper. And now, at night, cracking my brain for this assignment, trying to see how the facts fits into each marketing concept.

Totally stuck now.

Do you really want to know what's happening with my life right now?

2008-06-18T00:53:00.003+08:00

While waiting for my hair to dry, I thought of drowning my depression, exhaustion and brain numbness in this blog.

Life has been so taxing on me these days. Up to the extent that on my way to Jaya33 from Midvalley, I drove to my office instead or I forgot to wear my watch to work or I have forgotten that I had brushed my teeth.

Why?
1. Work - It was hectic. Client wanted impossible results within a short time period. And worse still, the big boss sides the client without taking his own staff into consideration! Deng!

2. Gym - Arggghhhh, need I say more? Quarterly!!! Choreo done but cueing? Still far behind.

3. MBA - Straight after work, shower and dinner is my assignment!!!

4. I was pestered to update my resume/CV but I haven't even have the time!!!!

Ok, the end of my ranting.

I had a conversation with my colleague (also my very good friend). Told her bout my brain freeze.

MH : What happened to you?

Me : Busy schedule is hitting me left right centre up down.

MH : Where got time to pak tor?

Me : No time lor.

MH : I noticed your lack of enthusiasm in pak torring. Don't tell me you still haven't got over M yet?

(And it just hit me right on the spot.)

MH will be leaving for Beijing with her hubby and her two cute daughters soon. And I'll miss her a lot. I'll miss her support, advice and friendship. Who's gonna share coffee or teh tarik with me?? Aaaaa, lonely! Gotta find a new coffee and teh tarik partner! Sigh, I'm also worried for her because she is very afraid of staying in a foreign land. I promised to give her my support whenever I can. The power of the internet!

Anyway, hair dried now. Good night world!

Emotions and Thoughts

2008-06-08T22:57:00.003+08:00

It's 11pm on June 8, 2008 and I'm....

Feeling

Sad (no one cares nor understands)
Tired
Alone
Left Out
Confused
Contemplative
and Angry (with my boss)!!!!!

Wondering if......

I should work for passion or money?
Life is fair?
I should leave the country and go for some spiritual hideout in Tibet?
I should just disappear?
Friends are really friends?
I should b____p with my b____d?

I guess I'm just tired.
Goodnight world.

Petrol Price Hike

2008-06-05T07:50:00.007+08:00

First and foremost, I do not blame the government for the hike. It's expected. Crude oil price has surged from USD60 per barrel in June 2007 to an all time high of USD135 per barrel in May 2008. All the blame is on the selfish greedy speculators, causing a series of global economic downturn.....food crisis la, bla bla bla.

But what I'm very very upset with the government is the excuses they use to justify this hike. We're not kids! When one goes up, another should come down to balance it off. Govt reported inflation at 4%-5% after the petrol price hike. Maybe they should be sent back to school. What is in the basket of inflation? Controlled priced items. Do they include items like non-controlled price food, and other necessities in the basket or more importantly, do you think the 41% increase in petrol price is really justifies the 4%-5% inflation rate? Economists calculated inflation (even before this petrol price hike) at 11%!

Check out today's The Star newspaper. There's a table that compares the petrol price between Malaysia and the other ASEAN countries.

Thailand - Thais are paying RM3.90 per litre. Yea, it's higher than our RM2.70 per litre. But what is the price of a car in Thailand? A Toyota Vios 1.5S costs RM88k here. It costs approximately RM70k there. A RM18k difference!

Singapore - Ok, so what if they are paying RM5.70 per litre? How about converting it back to SGD? It's approximately SGD2.48 per litre. Cheaper than in Malaysia. And how much are Singaporeans earning a month? Same as in Malaysia if compared dollar to dollar.

If you think that petrol price hike only affects car drivers, you're wrong! Transportation costs would be badly affected and guess who will bear the costs? We, consumers! Food, groceries, clothes......etc, they all will increase with the petrol price because transportation cost is expensive. TNB is already announcing an eletricity tariff hike. So, be ready to reduce your luxury of air-conditioning. Directly affected by the petrol price hike are bus and taxi fares.

So it's not a wonder why there's a brain drain in Malaysia. Standard and cost of living in Malaysia is deteriorating. Social unrest and crime rates are rising. Rational human beings would naturally find a better place to stay, won't they? And the Government are blaming them for being unloyal, unpatriotic. Now, look who's talking!

Photoblog Returns

2008-06-04T08:44:00.003+08:00

Finally after some problems with the website, it's back!

Come come.....visit my amaturish artistry in photography!!!
The photos still need lots of tweeking to do.

http://www.photoblog.com/Tweets

Photoblog

2008-05-28T23:57:00.002+08:00

I've opened a new blog. Just for random photos. And it's called Tweets!!

Pictures are raw except for the signature on the bottom right, hiak.

www.photoblog.com/Tweets

And my blogspot remains ok. I'm not moving!

Land below the wind

2008-05-17T23:31:00.009+08:00

I believe the pictures will tell the story. Feel free to drop by at this website : Sabah Pictures

This was the first vacation with my parents after 6 years, which the last one was to Melbourne, Australia. My parents are the adventurous type who love to explore new cultures and appreciate nature and it's beauty. However, limitation lies in their age. I'm pretty much tired of telling my friends that "I went to Kota Kinabalu but no, I did not visit the islands, nor climb the mountain, nor did I went for the white water rafting. But I enjoyed the trip."

Eventhough Sabah is part of Malaysia, however, they have a different lifestyle than the peninsular. Life there is laid back (and SLOW!!!). Time is not really an essence to them so try not to arrange back to back activities. People there love to have tea breaks (not in mamaks) but in coffeeshops which sells bread and teh tarik.

Some highlights of the trip:

1. Seafood in KK is nothing to shout about but Sandakan is superbly fresh and cheap.

2. Crossing the road is really easy.

3. Don't be conned, not all seafood is fresh.

4. Food is expensive.

5. Their rain are rainstorms, the wind can blow an umbrella away.

6. There are lots of Catholic churches there and each has a signboard to it.

7. Cab fare is really expensive, i.e. a 5 km ride is RM20 to and fro.

8. Locals there have tea breaks in coffeehouses that sells bread, not mamak.

I find that there are more to see in Sandakan than KK. KK is just a town (not sure why they call it a city) but Sandakan has attractions even in town itself. It has a heritage trail which you can explore within the town itself.

These are indigenious in Sabah or Borneo:

Sabah Shu Jai Choi

Orang Utan

Probocsis Monkey

Rafflesia

I'm Certified!!

2008-05-17T16:40:00.001+08:00

Finally, and it was signed by Kylie Gates...yay!

The Sun and the Rain

2008-05-07T16:27:00.002+08:00

Ahhhh, the sweet scent of the rain heightens my spirits. Rain rain....drown all the hotness of the sun..... get rid of the warmth of the air.

I'll be flying away to Monkey Land tomorrow. See ya guys a week later. Chow!

Malacca Makan Makan

2008-05-03T11:43:00.037+08:00

This is going to be a very long blog, full of pics.

Date : May 1, 2008 (Labours' Day)

7 instructors, 1 TF member and 1 Alien member, took a drive down to Malacca for food.

At 6.45 am, the WRABBIT came and swept me away from my lovely bed to meet the Tucson at Shirlyn's house. The Tucson was late!!!!

Wabbit's brain was not functioning yet.....

When the Tucson finally arrived, we adjourned to a Dim Sum place at Seri Petaling. Not nice, dun go there. The picture below is a Pau with Loh Mai Fan.

Wabbit and Quirrel bought Ahhou his most anticipated pink underwear all the way from BKK. A High School Musical boxers!!!

See Ahhou's excitement!!!

After breakie, we headed straight to Malacca. Xpeace's Tucson was ahead of us here.

Once we reached in the historical land in Malacca, the food frenzy begins.

Food No. 1 (10am) - Chendol near Jonker's Street.

So-so only lar. It was better the last time I was here.

Food No. 2 (11am) - Jonker Dessert

Geegee suggested this place and it was superb.

The EPC (Eight Precious Chendol) was good. Ahhou and I had the durian one.

Baba Curry Laksa Chicken - utterly delicious. Best of the day!

Baba Nasi Lemak

It was a hot day in Malacca and you can see the sparkling pearls at Ahhou's cheek.

So we all decided on a nice cooling glass of Orange Juice.

The Orange Juice was totally refreshing until we saw this inside. Ewwww.....

Food No. 3 (12pm or 1pm) - Chicken Rice

Upon walking halfway, we saw the shop and the queue and decided to try.

Ok only lar.....

After the so called lunch, we walked around town.

Food No. 4 - Geograher's

The weather was really killing hot. So we sourced for an air-cond place to settle in for the moment.

It has a nice and cozy setting.

We had our dessert. Tiramisu.
German...*something something*....cake. This one was better.
As cozy as it was, a few dozed off.

Food No. 5 - Oldtown Kopitiam

As full we were, some are still hungry. See Xpeace and Dchai with their chopsticks.

There was an obscene picture taken here. If you want to have a peek at it, you have to beep me. Disclaimer : the obscene pic was taken by Jazzy.

Food No. 6 - Tan Kim Hock Chendol

Sucks. Everything was frozen.

Food No. 7 (Haha, yea, it's not over yet) - Popiah in front of Madam Kings

The owner was not around. It wasn't due to be opened in another 30 mins.

Xpeace *Fai dit la, I wanna eat."

The popiah....huge and crispy. Why? See that thing beside it. It's pork lard.

Food No. 8 (No, not over yet) - Ojien (Oyster Omlette)

Penang's and KL's better.

Food No. 9 (Finale) - Satay Celup

The pork balls and pork sausage were good.

9pm - Our journey home......

My arms and wrist were tired after all the blogging ...... Good nite!

Our greatest Treasure - Life

2008-04-29T21:40:00.005+08:00

It was in the morning of a beautiful Tuesday that I got a shocking news of the death of my new found friend. He was an avid gym goer, healthy and not overweight. Yet, he suffered a heart attack at the age of 38.

It just feels like yesterday when I met him during the launch in March and chat with him off and on in Facebook. Life is fragile, you never know what is in stall for you the next 3 years, 1 year or even the next 24 hours. Life works in its mysterious ways.

And it is the mysterious ways of life that teaches us, immortals, a lesson. -

"Live life as if there is no tomorrow."

I've heard of this quote, but I have never learnt the true meaning of it until today. Live life to the fullest, that's what people always say and it's true. We, humans, always ask the question 'why'?

Why no. 1 - Why was I born into this world?

What is the objective of knowing your purpose of life? Would it make your life better to know ur purpose? What if your purpose was not what you wanted? Wouldn't it be better left unknown?

Why no.2 - Why am I not fortunate as my friends?

Who says you're not fortunate? What makes you think your friends are better off?

I urge my friends and also to remind myself to really cherish and make the full of what we have today.

In memory of Adrian Hor Kin Loong (Jian Loong in Facebook)
Let the angel guide your soul and may you rest in peace.

Aaaaaaa!!!!

2008-04-29T08:48:00.001+08:00

I still haven't find time to play with the new baby!!!!

Suddenly I feel like getting a photography book to learn more bout taking pictures, haha.

My new baby

2008-04-27T23:09:00.007+08:00

My babies in chronological order....

2006 - Ipod Video 30gb

2007 - Nokia N73 (Music Edition)

2008 - Canon Ixus 80 IS I got the Ixus 80 IS instead of the Ixus 70 as it is only RM100 extra for extra functions, i.e. Optical Image Stabliser. And it's blue.......hehehe.

Before and After

2008-04-27T22:36:00.017+08:00

My tale of the before and after......

Before.....

"I want my food....."

Fusilli Prawn Tom Yam, Black Canyon Coffee

Before

After

Iced chocolate, Pizza Uno

Before

After

And.......the Happily Ever After

Camera Testing

2008-04-25T22:05:00.011+08:00

Since I'm buying a new camera, I thought of testing my existing camera phone of its functions.

And guess what.......hehe....(giggle, giggle)........ I just found out that my camera phone has ohter functions such as exposure, white balance adjustment, ISO adjustment and colour adjustment.

As a camera idiot, all along I thought that it only has a zoom, flash setting and scene mode, hiak!

Go on, faint on me!

Played around with my new discovery:

Default settings (all in auto mode) - Yuks

After some adjustments, very much better. But the bad news is, I forgot which of the functions I have adjusted.

Sepia

Black and white

Negative

In conclusion, the camera still lacks of colour quality and sharpness. That's where my new camera comes in, hehe.

Contemplating

2008-04-22T22:41:00.004+08:00

My lousy camera phone has been giving me lots of motivation to get a REAL camera.

Scouted for some cameras in Sg Wang after work today and I sort of liked this one, Canon Ixus 70. (Nope, I can't afford a SLR. Neither am I gonna carry that bulky item around.) But this, this, this, this sleeek camera....oooo.

This model is a bit old, I know, but it fits my budget. *Now, if I only I can get it for around RM500. Hmm.....*

*By they way, the journey back (at 7pm) took me 2 hours to reach home, @#$#@%%$$#. I wonder how am I gonna survive the traffic madness if one day my new office would be in the depth and heart of KL city centre. Touchwood.*

Anyway, back to the camera, I'm contemplating if I should get this one. I have a very old, and I mean very very old Ixus model, (I think it's the first Ixus model) at home. It still captures nice pictures. Other than the speed, and the high ISO and megapixel, I'm wondering if buying a new one is worth the money. Hmmm.....

Nonetheless, if I were to buy, I'm hoping to get it before the Malacca trip. The camera would also serves me well for the KK trip in May and Bali trip in August. And not forgetting, of and on, for my bloggie. *Giggle*

Sunday Night

2008-04-20T21:19:00.005+08:00

What am I doing now? On a Sunday night....hmmm....

This obviously....

Before that, I painted my nails. Was deciding between brown or purple.

Decided on brown.....

Ok, what next?

VCD? Hmmmm..... ok

Zipangu, Shangri La

2008-04-20T21:11:00.005+08:00

It was a client's treat that I got to visit and try out this place.

Food is superb. I ordered the Cod Fish and Tempura Set. Cod Fish.....mmmm.....I can't describe, it's just too good. Even the Tempura is out of the world. This beats Rakuzen hands down. But then even the price is totally incomparable. The set I had costs RM100. Hiak.

Client also ordered sashimi. I didn't get a chance to try it because my stomach disallows, dang! My boss says that the fish melts in your mouth, double dang!

Dessert : Green tea ice cream with red bean paste......yumss...

Can't take pictures of my food because it doesn't look professional taking picture with the client around, haha.

I think I'll patronise Zipangu again, give my parents a treat, but wait till I save enough money first, hiak!

Retail Therapy strikes again!!!!

2008-04-16T20:14:00.004+08:00

I need another gym jacket when my current pink one is in the laundry. I came accross this one. It's marked down, so I grabbed it.

Stardust Soundtrack

2008-04-16T20:09:00.002+08:00

Oooo, I fell in love with this song. You can hear it during the ending credits of Stardust.

Rule the World

Take That

You light the skies, up above me

A star, so bright, you blind me, yeah

Don’t close your eyes

Don’t fade away, don’t fade away-

Yeah you and me we can ride on a star

If you stay with me girl

We can rule the world-

Yeah you and me we can light up the sky

If you stay by my side

We can rule the world-

If walls break down, I will comfort you

If angels cry, oh

I’ll be there for you

You've saved my soul

Don’t leave me now, don’t leave me now

Yeah you and me we can ride on a star

If you stay with me girl

We can rule the world

Yeah you and me, we can light up the sky

If you stay by my side

We can rule the world-

Ooooooooh

All the stars are coming out tonight

They're lighting up the sky tonight

For you, for you

All the stars are coming out tonight

They’re lighting up the sky tonight

For you, for you-

Ooooooooh

Yeah you and me we can ride on a star

If you stay with me girl

We can rule the world

Yeah you and me, we can light up the sky

If you stay by my side

We can rule the world

All the stars are coming out tonight (oooooooh)

They’re lighting up the sky tonight

For you, for you-

All the stars are coming out tonight

They're lighting up the sky tonight

For you,for you-

All the stars, are coming out tonight

They're lighting up the sky tonight

For you, for you-

All the stars, are coming out tonight

They're lighting up the sky tonightFor you,for you-

Confessions of a Shopaholic

2008-04-13T12:35:00.002+08:00

Shopping is a disease.

The worse part is : the buying is just for the excitement rather than the joy of owning it.

And I have a confession to make : I've been bitten by this shopping bug.

I shall declare a 'No Shopping Month' for the month of May....... (why not April? because I've already spent).

I need some medication, I need a cure....... aaaaa.....

Cry sob wa wa wa wa.........

Porridge Steamboat

2008-04-13T10:50:00.006+08:00

Someone told me that I'm talking bout Wabbiting but at the same time blogging bout food. Hiak!

Anyway, I had a dinner with my ex-colleagues last week. I was craving for Farmland Porridge Steamboat but my friends suggested this place : Granny Leong (Liang Po Po) at Kuchai.

I think I still prefer Farmland.

Meatballs in porridge.
They also have herbal soup and tomyam. Herbal soup is yummy but not the tomyam.

Pork neck.

Oooo, prawns are nice.

Dang, I think I really have to learn how to take a better picture with my camera phone. Or else, I might just buy a camera. See how lar....

Heartbreaking thoughts

2008-04-08T22:10:00.003+08:00

Something I wanted to shout out but I can't.

Something I wanted to blog about but I can't.

Something I wanted to share but it could be damaging.

What can I do? Keep it inside till it melts and hopefully for the better.

And if you want to ask what it is, I can tell you that it's not about me. I'm perfectly contented. It's about a friend whom I failed help. A friend that I feel that we've drifted apart, slowly. A thought that sometimes brought tears to my eyes. But it's something I can't do except that she has to help herself out of her misery.

So I'll just keep it in my heart till it's forgotten. As long as it doesn't hurt anyone.

Don't ask me what it is. I'm not going to tell. I'm just blogging to vent my frustration.

Can't resist the Swoosh

2008-04-08T21:54:00.005+08:00

I was strolling at The Gardens and the Swoosh beckons.

Disaster strikes everytime I walk into that premise. But resistance is futile.

The aftermath:

On on different note, I was tempted by the soft fabric of the E.X.O. tops that I discovered in Yogitree, The Gardens. Costs RM99 per piece, cheaper than the Swoosh. But I was thinking of getting it after my next payroll. The thing is (*shy shy*) I just discovered that TF sells E.X.O tops too. And it's cheaper! RM88 plus 15% discount, on promotion now. Needless to say, disaster strikes again.

My weekend

2008-04-06T22:43:00.005+08:00

Gym on Saturday.

From Midvalley, after my class, rushed to Taipan to enjoy the final few BB tracks in sifu's class and then to the energizing, heart pumping workout, Attack and the enjoyment in Vive both by Purple Dino.

I survived Attack! Yay! And I finished the whole class. Ok I'll have to admit that by the end of the class, the final cardio track, I was fully utilising the options.

Sunday, I was at home cleaning up my room. And I mean cleaning up the balls of dust under my bed and the cobwebs at the ceiling. Haha, don't get the wrong idea, my room wasn't that dirty, ok.

As I was cleaning, I looked out of my window and saw two cute little birds, making a nest outside my window!!!! OMG!! They can't make a nest there!!! My housing area is infested with cats. Building a nest there is a disaster. With a heavy heart, my parents removed bits of the half done nest but the birds came back and redo the nest without fail. Aiks. It was really heartbreaking to see the birds, habitats destroyed, desperate to find a new home for their little birdies. But what can i do? Ask the birds to migrate? Tell the government to stop chopping down trees?

New Zealand Natural

2008-04-06T22:24:00.005+08:00

I'm not really a big fan of Baskins nor Haagen Dazz. I find them both too sweet. But I've found my new love (other than Walls Cornetto) ...... New Zealand Natural.....heavenly....dreamy.

The picture is a bit fuzzy, sigh.

We have macadamia, mango yogurt and chocolate. The macadamia is creamy, the mango is tangy and choc....oooosss, heavenly. Toppings, we have Oreos, strawberry, some berry (I forgot what berry was that), and chocolate chips.

Weight

2008-04-03T12:31:00.002+08:00

Went for a medical checkup in SJMC that day.

Nurse : What's your weight?
Tweets : 43kg *girlish grin*

Giving me with a kind of look, she asked me to go on the weighing scale.

So I did.

It was electronic, no needle pointing on numbers.

And the screen says, 47.5kg!!!

Tweets : Weighing machine ada rosak ke?
Nurse : Tak ada.

Waaaaaa, sure or not? 4.5kgs extra????

MBA

2008-03-30T22:47:00.002+08:00

Some of you would have known that I've enrolled for MBA which is to commence this May.

I can't quite imagine how busy I am once my course starts. Assignments and classes. Well, classes are only one weekend for one semester (3 months). So it won't be such a pain. It's only the assignments that I'm worried about.

To add on to my already busy schedule, I have 2 more Balance slots from MyYoga. All in all, 4 classes in a week. Hah! Let's see how am I going to settle with this schedule. No more fun time for me leh. *Cry sob sob* (but it'll only be for 1.5 years, hehe)

I've been getting these mixed comments from friends; Why are you torturing yourself with MBA? and MBA? Good!! Recommended. But I've been getting more negative comments than positive ones.

So, don't ask me why am I doing MBA because I'm telling you now:
1. Kiasu - More and more people are getting MBA nowadays. Let's join the race!! Huak!
2. I might wanna switch my career to lecturing since I'm starting to get sick of the corporate world. Double Huaks!!
3. Career progression? Sort of conflicting with point no. 2 isn't it? Triple Huaks!!!
4. ................*shrug*.............

Anyway, I've decided! Case closed!

Food, Food and Food

2008-03-30T22:18:00.016+08:00

Fine dining course courtesy of some event held by my employer.

On a different occasion, some cakes bought from Marmalade.

Checked out Mango Mania in Bangsar with Jazzy.

Mango yogurt with mango cubes. Jazzy said it looks like.....errr...you know what.

Cozy environment.

Notice the mango tree behind Jazzy?

Dinner at My Elephant, Sec 17 with bf.

Green curry, to die for.

Mixed vegetables, nice.

Otak otak omelette. Ok only lar.

Tomyam soup is super spicy. Nice drink (Roselle) to kill the fiery soup.

It's done

2008-03-25T08:46:00.002+08:00

Hey there peeps, I'm back after a long break.

Not a holiday break but a break from blogging, Huak!

Life had been busy for the past few weeks starting with the Quarterly workshop, chorey learning learning learning, tuition tuition tuition and finally "THE LAUNCH"!!!!

This time around Jazzy and I team thought for the launch with sifu becoming our sidekick, hiak!

And it was all done after yesterday's launch in Hartamas (apart from another 3 weeks of backbending).

I was nervouswrecked before the class. But I was so happy so see some of my favourite Hartamas and Taipan members there, plus my favourite instructor friends on the floor. We had a count of 26 participants out there.

Somehow, I started off the class without warning. Haha, not sure if my two sidekicks were ready that time but I was like, err... what else to say ar? start the class lor hor..... Got my Taichi warmup started nicely, but what you didn't realise was that my mind was autopiloting the cues from the dvd while my conscious mind goes don't screw up don't screw up, huak huak.

Eventually I did screw up. In standing strength, was supposed to go into a wide forward fold with feet turned in. I asked members to turn out and then ask them to turn in again, hahaha. Apa ni? Ankle stretch? Guess what? I screwed up again even though I was not teaching for the 2nd half of the class. Went and changed my legs in twist track (Rise Up) instead of walking around to the other side. Ho ho ho.....

Anyways, we had a good time yesterday. By the way, our theme was football. So we're all in our jerseys. My jersey was way too big. Like a kid in an oversized shirt. Luckily I had a fashion consultant there to turn things around. Thanks ya dark_harkonen. Thanks too to the photographers clicking away during the session and also my lovely sidekicks.

To friends that drifted apart

2008-02-19T22:59:00.003+08:00

Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up, does rejoice. I guess I just miss my friend.

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend -- or a meaningful day.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being.

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of eachother everywhere.

Good friends are like stars...you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.

Never shall I forget the time I spent with you. Please continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.

Friendship can sometimes end in love, but love in friendship, never.

Should old acquaintance be forgot, And never thought upon.

People's lives change. To keep all your old friends is like keeping all your old clothes -- pretty soon your closet is so jammed and everything so crushed you can't find anything to wear. Help these friends when they need you; bless the years and happy times when you meant a lot to each other, but try not to have the guilts if new people mean more to you now.

My friend, why have you drifted so far away? All motion is relative, maybe it is you who have moved away by standing still.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

To lose a friend is hardship, but to forget them is as if you died too.

15 days of CNY

2008-02-19T22:39:00.002+08:00

On the 1st day of CNY this was what I did ~ watch CJ7 in Midvalley.

On the 2nd day of CNY this was what I did ~ went bai lin at Kevin's place.

On the 3rd day of CNY this was what I did ~ went bai lin and cho dai di at Lih Voon's place.

On the 4th day of CNY this was what I did ~ play Jenga at Jason's place.

On the 5th day of CNY this was what I did ~ teach balance and there were only 4 members.

On the 6th day of CNY this was what I did ~ so boring that I went to sleep.

On the 7th day of CNY this was what I did ~ pak woo ying till my hands swell.

On the 8th day of CNY this was what I did ~ celebrated Vday with my deardear.

On the 9th day of CNY this was what I did ~ watch dvd till my eyes're red.

On the 10th day of CNY this was what I did ~ went bai lin till my bag's full of angpaus.

On the 11th day of CNY this was what I did ~ lou sang with gym pals and had a mahjong laughter.

On the 12th day of CNY this was what I did ~ torture poor members in my balance class.

On the 13th day of CNY this was what I did ~ volunteered for the Chap Goh Mei Marathon.

On the 14th day of CNY this is what I'll do ~ go pamper myself with facial.

On the last of of CNY this is what I'll do ~ errrr....errrr.... dunno *shrug*..... (to be continued)

Airport boredom

2008-01-31T17:44:00.000+08:00

I'm stuck in Kuching Airport for an hour and there's nothing much here.......except for......INTERNET CONNECTION!!!!

Hooked on to the net for 30 mins. Costs me RM3 but I don't mind as long as it kills my boredom.

Played Scrabulous on Facebook. Check blogs. Check mails. But no MSN wa wa wa wa ........

Time's almost up!

Close Call

2008-01-28T22:55:00.000+08:00

It was around 10.15 pm when it happened. I was driving back home from class.

My mind was jogging with the recent events that occured lately. Jumped into the roundabout and suddenly there was bright light on the right of me, followed by a blaring car horn. A car screeched right in front of my car door. Meaning without the car door, that car was just a meter away from my right shoulder. I was shivering with cold sweat. If that car had not stopped in time, I would have been killed in a road accident.

What happened? I was too engrossed with my thoughts that I didn't bother to look before I jumped into the roundabout. Luckily that car managed to stop in time. Of course I got a lot of scolding and swearing from the drivers but nothing can beat the trauma I had at that moment. The thought of my parents flashed into my mind straight away. The thought of them in pain and sadness really breaks my heart.

I really have to solve that problem which is bothering me for days. Really had to get over it and move on. If not, I can really get killed. Literally.

My plans

2008-01-27T11:33:00.000+08:00

Plan No. 1
MBA - this would need to materialise soon. I think registration is next month, intake in May. I'm still contemplating. The horrors of part time studies still haunts me.

Plan No. 2
Buy a house - time to have a house of my own. But it's way too expensive!!! Wa wa wa wa wa........

Plan No. 3
Find a billionaire to marry or turn my bf into a billionaire. How ar?

Movies and Shopping

2008-01-27T10:55:00.000+08:00

I wanna watch :

- Game Plan
- Cloverfield
- CJ 7
- 27 Dresses (not released yet)

I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping. I wanna go shopping.

Supermodel Diet

2008-01-27T10:14:00.000+08:00

Was browsing through my backcopies of Cleo magazine and I found this article.

THE SUPERMODEL DIET

1. Carbs
The good : Water-based fruits and veges, sticky to grainy grains or brown rice.
The bad : White bread, white rice and pasta
The worst : Pastries, Cakes, Chocolate, Biscuits, Sugar *wa wa wa wa wa*

2. Protein
The good : Lean meats, egg, tofu, legumes
The bad : *Why no bad one?*

3. Drinks
The good : Plain water *Shucks*
The bad : *Wahahaha, do I need to go further?*

I think I shall have more lunch sessions with CC. We shall diet together, wahahaha.

CC's comment

2008-01-26T11:38:00.000+08:00

I've taken out my post "Lonely" and CC complained that now no one can see her comment on my blog. So as a thank you note for all the advices from CC, I shall post CC's comment in this blog.

CC said...
Oh btw, bf not contacting you for 4 solid days? Try 2 solid weeks!! Lagi torturing :`/Some more now gone for 5 days! :`(

Oh, by the way.....

2008-01-25T22:56:00.000+08:00

......I finally got my ACCA membership.

Hiak!

Congratulate me, ya.

Delicious

2008-01-25T22:41:00.000+08:00

Drag CC to Delicious, Bangsar Village today to celebrate the weekend, hiak! Well, not for CC because she had to work this Saturday.

I ordered this, Braised Lamb Shank Pie. Loved it and it's the third time I had it. CC had salad. And I have to admit, though it's salad, it actually taste good. I shall consider it when I'm on a diet session. Oh, by the way, check out the desserts behind CC. Oo la la.

Machu Picchu

2008-01-25T22:27:00.000+08:00

It was during lunch time with my colleagues when Machu Picchu came into the topic. Out of the blues, one of my colleagues suggested "Are you guys interested in going?"

Viola, out of the 10, 4 of us hooked our little pinkies. It was set, February 2009. It'll cost us about RM13k and some fitness level for this trip. So hopefully, by next year, we shall achieve both.

I'm so excited. This place has always been a dream for me. But this dream has been brushed away as it's far too expensive and I had no teman. But now, the dream seems to be coming true. Let's see if it'll materialise, ya?

Guai Lo Service Sucks

2008-01-16T23:00:00.000+08:00

I've heard of neverending compliants from guai los regarding Asian customer services.

Here's a piece of my mind.

GUAI LO CUSTOMER SERVICE AIN'T GREAT EITHER!!!

I've some bad experience with the British and the Australians that really get onto my nerves. Let me talk bout the Austrialians first.

LES MILLS ASIA PACIFIC (LMAP)
My very first Quarterly Workshop. Faxed my workshop registration form to LMAP. Fax report said OK. Tried to call Australia to reconfirm. Either I can't get through or there's no pick up. End up, I was not registered. Had to pay a premium for the workshop and had to wait for last minute availability in order to enter the classes. Sucks.
Not to mention the late DVD arrival for TF registras.

Next : The British

ACCA
I sent my application for a full membership upon completion of my exams via online. Later, sent my testimonials via Pos Malaysia (registered). After one month, no news from both ACCA and Pos Malaysia (ok, I won't defend Pos Malaysia here). Sent emails after emails to ACCA to check on my status. Another month later, I finally got my reply. The online application failed!! ..... But they have received my testimonials. So I just need to resend my application form.

Hence, this time, I submitted the form in Black and White. And via DHL. Paid RM120 just to ensure that ACCA really received it. I sent my yearly subscription payment form together with the package too. Now, again, one month later, no news. Even for the subscription payment. And I thought that they'll be faster in terms of money collection but noooo, I was wrong. So, now for sure, I know it's not Pos Malaysia's fault for the delay. It was ACCA all along. Such inefficiency. Don't they at least have the courtesy to inform that there's something wrong with the application instead of me trying to contact them to see why the delay? And what's the online system for? For decoration???!!!

I'm so frustrated that now, I just don't bother to follow up anymore.

"Bagi duit pun tak mau kutip....gila!"

I might as well do so la.....

2008-01-13T21:33:00.000+08:00

Wisdom tooth

2008-01-12T00:23:00.000+08:00

I have one on the left upper jaw.

It grew nicely and in place. But dentist encourage an extraction because that tooth would be the hardest to clean. In time, good tooth will turn bad.

So I'm wondering...when am I going to torture myself in the dentist's chair? Cry!!!!

Random

2008-01-11T23:58:00.000+08:00

I've not been blogging for a while....

Random No. 1

While at KLIA, I was told that this perfume can't be found in KL stores. Estee Lauder (I'm a huge fan of ET) Emerald Dream. Smell is nice and it's duty free. I was pondering if I should buy but was out of time as my flight would be taking off soon. End up buying it inflight (first time for me) which was slightly more expensive. Sort of regret the rush purchase as I found it in Manila airport for RM30 cheaper. Anyway, no regrets in purchasing this perfume....I like.

Random No.2

The last dish in a 10 course dinner in Malacca......cool hor?

Random No. 3

Chynna - KL Hilton
Took my parents here for a dim sum lunch. Food is interesting but very pricey.

Random No.4

Spent my Christmas Day here. I love the deco.

Random No.5

Carl's Jr....Great burger but oo lala...look at the size of it

Random No.6

Finally, some art by kids displayed at Bangsar Village. Houses made out of Smarties, biscuits, Cocoa Crunch, Fruit Loops etc.... Reminds me of Hansel and Gretel's witch house.

And I am 1 year older now....

2008-01-05T23:11:00.000+08:00

This year's birthday celebration is rather unexpected and memorable.

It's has been some few years since I have a birthday bash (or rather a few birthday bashes) by my lovely friends and colleagues and ex-colleagues.

I haven't got much pictures. This is all I have.

Delicious (Bangsar Village) with TF pals
This is what I had, some beef pie thingy. Nice but sinful judging by the pastry.

Brownies with ice cream.....lovely

My pressies - From sifu & CC and Derek.... awesome!!!

Check this out - the head shakes...eee cute.
And read this "HAPPY BIRTHDAY~ With love John Fenway??? Fuway???"
hahaha.....

P.S. For more pics, go to Jazzy's blog or JI's blog....

On a different note
The pressie from my dear. Swatch Skin. I've never wanted a Swatch Skin coz it looks to big on my wrist. But lucky that he got me one, and know I know that Swatch Skin looks good on me too.

Food for the past few weeks :
1. Alexis - birthday dinner with school friends
2. Solace - birthday dinner with dear
3. Delicious - birthday dinner with TF pals
4. Chilis - birthday lunch with colleagues
5. Rakuzen - farewell lunch for colleague
6. TGIF - Sports Club dinner
7. Rakuzen - birthday dinner with Deloitte colleagues
8. KL Hilton - Company Cocktail
9. Steamboat dinner at my friend's place

Bleh, I feel so fat, sinful and broke......

HAPPY 2008!!!

2008-01-02T18:41:00.000+08:00

Yo! Everyone!

What's your new year resolution? (if there's any.) I've got none....so far. Dang!

Anyway, how was 2007?

I think it's a good year for me, 2007. I pretty enjoyed my life.

Get to know new friends.
Got rid of old demons.
Found a 'meaningful' job.
And finally, got a ....ehem....

I wonder how's 2008 gonna be like?

Well, we've got 363 days to go. Let's brace ourselves for the unexpected. Voila!!

Dong Dong Waiter

2007-12-28T08:28:00.001+08:00

Me and dear went for a Christmas dinner.

I ordered hot chocolate and he ordered ice lemon tea.

(Waiter came with the drinks)

Waiter : Who ordered hot chocolate?

Me : Here

Waiter : Who ordered ice lemon tea?

Me : (Look at him, then my dear, then at the empty chairs at our table. Was tempted to point at one of the empty chairs)

Dong dong!

What is so memorable about Siam Reap?

2007-12-13T00:00:00.000+08:00

PLEASE READ THE POSTS FROM BOTTOM TO TOP

1. Bayon!!!

2. The adventure

Climbing

Hiking

3. Blue Pumpkin

Cozy place to be after a tiring and hot day.....got CC obsessed with it.

4. The food

There are more but I'm too sleepy to blog more........Good Night World.

Siam Reap (5 - 9 December)

2007-12-12T22:59:00.000+08:00

Touched down at LCCT at 1am 5th December 2007. Called Dear. He's at the KLIA main....oops, wrong terminal. Drove me home while I rested but can't. Mind is too active. Reached home around 2am. Freshened up. Rested for 30 mins. 5am......back to LCCT, but this time with Sifu and CC. Oh, by the way, Siam Reap flight is at 7am.

Angkor - A must go

I shall let the pictures tell the story:

Day 1

Our transport for 3 days.

Angkor Wat

Naughty Apsaras

Look at the corridor, so amazing.

Ta Phrom - Oh did Angelina Jolie just passed by??

Day 2

South Gate - One of the entrance into Angkor Thom

Bayon - I love this place, came here twice

The Herem or I'll call it the King's happy place

We climbed up the Herem from here - you see CC down there?

And went down from here

Phnom Bakheng - Sunset!!! Quick!!! Thanks to Attack, it took15 mins instead of 20 to climb.

Sob sob, no sunset........

because, coulds are in the way.......

Day 3
We took an hour journey out of town

to see this...... Bantaey Srey

An another hour eating dust......

to see this...... Kbal Spean

From Manila to Siam Reap

2007-12-12T22:56:00.000+08:00

As the trip overlaps my long planned trip to Siam Reap on 5th December, I nearly decided to reject the offer to attend this workshop. You see, the workshop is from 3rd to 4th and we're supposed to be flying back on the 5th noon but the flight to Siam Reap would be on the 5th morning. So in order to make it for the Siam Reap flight, I would need to be back in KL on the 4th.

Luck was on my side when I managed to secure a night flight on the 4th December back to KL (on a budget airline instead). But, hell, I don't care as long as I'm back in KL on time. I left right after the workshop for the airport, leaving my new found friends from around the world in a haste (sob sob). It was 5.30pm and traffic was already building up. Flight time is 8.50pm, meaning I need to be at the airport by 6.50pm. Managed to hail a cab with the help of Jan, my new Filipino friend. Cabbie told me that with the current bad traffic, we'd reach the airport at 8pm just on time for my flight. Obviously, he has never flown before. (At non-peak hours the journey is only 30 minutes.)

I almost cried on the spot, begging him to get me to the airport in time. I think he saw my teary eyes and started to drive like a maniac. Breezing the other motorists and driving on the WRONG LANE for almost the whole journey, I can see that he's really trying his best to take the BEST route to the airport.

7.00pm....thank god I reached the airport safely on time. What an experience. And guess what? The flight was delayed by 30 mins.

To be continued................

Manila (2 - 4 December)

2007-12-12T21:54:00.000+08:00

Flew to Manila on Sunday for a workshop held for rating agencies. This workshop was fully sponsored by ACRAA; even my company does not need to pay for it.

Just a short history:

ACRAA (Association of Credit Rating Agencies in Asia) was formed in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila in 2001. ACRAA is organized for the following purpose :

To promote interaction and exchange of ideas, experiences, information, knowledge and skills among credit rating agencies in Asia ;
To promoting the adoption of best practices and common standards ; and
To promote the development of Asia's bond markets and cross-border investment throughout the region.

The workshop

Enlightening!!

It was fortunate that we have facilitators from Standard & Poor's Australia and the brains from India's credit agencies. The whole workshop was more of a discussion on case studies. Hence, you'll hear a lot of opinions from other credit rating agencies, mostly India, which I find them brilliant, except for the very strong Indian accent which I had to accustom to. Gained a lot of acquaintences there including countries like Thailand, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia and Phillipines. I hope these acquaintences would turn to friendship.

Metro Manila

Due to the recent shopping mall bombing, there would be a security check on your bags and pants whenever you walk into a shopping mall or a building. Hence, so to say, I've never queue just to enter a shopping mall.

What I enjoyed there:

Shopping malls, there are lots and lots of it and they give discounts....woo hoo....imagine this, two G2000 tops for RM80 and one Esprit skirt for RM20.

Dried mangoes.........YES........fantastic

I've got a suite!!!!

Dang, I didn't bring along a CD.

Souvenirs from Bangkok

2007-12-12T21:44:00.000+08:00

Some time ago (2 months ago I think), Dear came back from his trip to Bangkok and got me these.....

A watch, a handphone deco and a huge tribal necklace.

A piggy tee-shirt.

And a bear bear from Hard Rock.....now sharing the bed with me.

Reminisce

2007-11-08T14:27:00.000+08:00

Uncertainties lingers.....

The comfort zone beckons.....

Reminiscing the past as I close my eyes........

"What has my life become?" as I open my eyes again......

Change is lurking........

Resistance is not futile......

I have a choice......

But what would it be?

Friendster

2007-11-03T20:11:00.000+08:00

It's amazing how friendster helps you find friends.

Extended network:

Me knows A and A knows X
Me knows B and B knows X
Me knows C and C knows X
Me knows D and D knows X

So X is a common friend of A, B, C, D and A, B, C, D does not know each other.........such a small world.

Cafe Cafe

2007-10-25T08:40:00.000+08:00

It was one of my high school friend's birthday. She suggested this place. A cozy, fine dining place, called Cafe Cafe.

The place has a nice setting. Food was ok ok only but the only thing I remember about the place was that we have to fork out RM100 each. Super expensive. I won't recommend this place.

Sweet and surprises

2007-10-19T21:44:00.000+08:00

On the 2nd day of Raya, dear took me to this place, Luna Bar. Quite a cozy and comfy place to be. Soft music was playing on the background and I can feel the cool breeze of the after-rain. The interesting part is, it was located at the top of a building, open air and at the picture below, you can see the window seat. The bench/seat you can see in the picture overlooks the skyline of the KL city centre.

On a different note, while I was busy concentrating on my work, my department secretary came in with a bouquet of flowers shouting my name. So pai seh yoh. Dear really gave me a huge surprise. CC, you don't have to be jealous, your lily calla lasts longer, haha.

Ms Jazzy and CY's Birthday

2007-10-19T21:29:00.000+08:00

As what I did last year, I spent Jazz2dmax and CY for a birthday treat.

Jazzy and I reached 1U one hour earlier than CY so while waiting for her, we thought of doing some shopping but end up eating eating and eating. First we walked pass New Zealand Natural and we helped ourselves with a scoop of Chocolate Fudge and Mango Yogurt....ooooo.

While indulging on the ice cream, our eyes roving eyes caught the shop next to the ice cream shop. Oooops, forgot the name. But here's the Mandarin name for it. (Hiak, Jazzy is my model for this ad.)

Not able to contain our saliva, we bought a pack of seafood tempura from that shop and finished it in no time. Yums.

Eventually it's time for the main course. We went to Secret Recipe. Jazzy had Chicken Chop, CY had pasta and I had Soba something something. After the main course, we had dessert. Oooooo....Vienna Brownies with Ice cream. Yums....

After the sinful indulgence, we went to our favourite shops and end up spending our cash...sad sad. I got myself a working bag from Esprit and Jazzy got her gloves from Nike.

Finally, we had our tea time at Coffee Bean. Both of us had Belgian Chocolate as usual. But this Belgian Choc had a little too much of mocha. End up I can't sleep. At around 1am, I tried my luck and messaged Jazzy. I had my luck, she can't sleep either. So we ended up chatting on an interesting topic till I finally try to doze off.

Dreamy........

2007-10-15T20:32:00.000+08:00

In answer to CC's request:

Someone found me.....a shy, sweet guy who took me out for dinner and movies. Who shows his concern on the slightest hint that I'm not feeling too well or I'm feeling cold. Who held my hand in the cinema for 2 solid hours until the movie ends and can't stop holding my hand thereafter.

Eventhough he's too shy to confess or even to initiate a move and eventhough I'll end up initiating it, it doesn't really matter. I think I'm falling in love.

P.S. Crossing my fingers that I'll get some flowers from him.....hiak!

Sigh.....dreamy....

Becareful what you wish for (Part 2)

2007-10-12T19:53:00.000+08:00

Remember my wish list???

I'm paying a monthly damage for this....

I've forked out more than RM1000 for this......

Now, God is giving me a sign that my last wish list is coming true. My laptop is being wierd recently. The 'hyphen' would come out of nowhere in the screen. No finger was on the 'hyphen' key but the '-----------' would keep flowing through the screen. And if the screen does not permits any typing, the Microsoft 'donk' alarm would sound warning the 'invisible finger....' to stop pressing on the 'hyphen' key.

The Ghost of the Keyboard, I call it.

Be Careful What You Wished For

2007-09-23T13:56:00.000+08:00

In all our lives, we kept wishing for things; good things to happen to us or our friends, bad things to happen on bad people.

After reading the book, I realised that as we kept wishing, we forget to appreciate what we have around us.

Maybe it's time to appreciate it. Not to search for the best as we already have the better. Sometimes, the best might not the best as is seems to be. Right?

2nd day of my 'soul searching'

2007-09-23T13:30:00.000+08:00

I took 2 days.....remember?

Second day, I spent my time at home, reading my books which I kept buying but left untouched.

What did I read? Errr.....erm.....I have 'The World is Flat' and 'Bourne Supremacy' in my bookcase but instead I picked up a Chic Lit.

I know! It's for girls. But can't you let this girl have her own fantasies??? Hiak! (Hey! What are you guys thinking out there? It's not what you think, ok?)

Chic Lits are fairly predictable. It start off with a guy and a girl whom are either good friends or always at each other's throats. They found their own Mr and Ms Perfect but then realised that they are actually in love with each other...blah blah blah. A majority of this genre are of this plot line, (I've already own 3 which have similar plot lines) but still each of the book is unique of its own. I've just finished reading this Chic Lit 'Be Careful What You Wished For' by Alexandra Potter. To differentiate this book from the rest is that the Author actually describes minor things (which we never really realise until someone tells u) in a major manner. Ie, in describing an old toothbrush.....'bristles stick out at right angles and it's flat in the middle'. I really loved how she describes things in her own manner.

Enough of Chic Lits. I went for a trim too, which the hairdresser (again, after reminding for the umphteenth time that I want to grow long fringe) cuts my front hair so short that now I look like a boy if i tie up my hair. Shucks... don't they listen. Now I had to wait for a few more months to let it grow again. Next time, remind me to scream if they touch my fringe.

What a wonderful week!!!

2007-09-23T12:37:00.000+08:00

It was already September and I have 9 days of leave to clear before 31 December. 4 days for Angkor Wat in December, so left 5 days to clear.

I rarely take leave out of no apparent reason. But then, for the sake of not allowing it to be forfeited, I took 2 days off for some 'soul searching' as my colleague suggested me to do. The heck with soul searching, I lost my soul instead, hiak!

My 'soul searching' leave turns out to be fantastic. Went for a brunch with Alex (RPM HT, formerly known as PRB). We had this, at Beard Papa's, Sunway Pyramid.........

Cream Puff

And the Fondant....omg, the chocolate fudge was actually oozing out!!!! (Hey, I find that my camera phone is not good in taking macro shots......need to explore it further.)

After the snack, I suggested to walk around first before heading for our main course (Pizza Hut). And we literally walked aimlessly around Sunway Pyramid, looking for ATM machines and plastic sim card top ups.

After brunch, went to Plaza Damas for facial and accidentally met my colleagues there (got interrogated for being absent to work). After 1.5 hrs of pampering, I went shopping and finally headed home where I indulged in the idoit box.

So much for soul searching........

Phuket

2007-09-14T08:43:00.000+08:00

My first company trip overseas and fully paid for is to Phuket. Not my destination of choice but still it was an adventure. Going with my bunch of colleauges was also a new challenge but I have to say that my Deloitte gang is more happening.

Anyway, we stayed at Karon beach, about 15 mins drive to Patong beach. The place was quite and tranquil and look at the beach.....wow.

This was our hotel or rather resort. I like the swimming pool. My colleague and I had a 3 hr dip in there after a long and rather scorching hot walk in Patong town.

At night, the singles went for a show and judging from the photo below.....hmmm you think it's a he or a she? Haha, it's a Lady Boy....that's what the locals call them. According to a local, the surgery costs them RM10k. Cheap huh, for such a major transformation.

Next day, went for some sight seeing and for some x-games. Temples, temples, temples.....

Oh, shooting range. I did not try but two of my colleagues behind, (the yellow and the white), tried it. Some how it fulfils their fantasy, they told me.

The next next day, was supposed to be a Phi Phi Island hopping trip. I didn't go as I freaked out when I saw the waves that morning after a long windy rain. The one in white above, missed the bus to Phi Phi (woke up late due to some guys' night wor......) but went for another (own paid trip) to Phang Nga Bay (James Bond Island) which I think that the latter trip was more exhilarating. As for me, Ms Freaked Out, went shopping and spa at Patong. Oh, by the way, did I mention that I went for massage and spa for almost everyday there. Hiak! So pampering.

On our final night, we singles went out to Patong to experience the night life. Lady Boys were dancing on poles and some of them even stripped to show off their new assets. Wah, bangganya. Below is a mall in Patong, Jung Ceylon. We're decide where we're heading.

I would say that the trip was fun as it was the first time I go out with this gang of people....I mean stay in with them. Hmm....I wonder what would be my next company trip. And would the same gang be there too.

I'm still around

2007-09-14T08:24:00.000+08:00

Yeahhhh, haven't blogged for one whole month.

Here are some pics that describes my journey of absence from the bloggie world:

1. Watched this.....

2. Went to pasar malam with Jazz2dmax, Hyperhex, Dev and Henn and we had this......

3. And went to Putrajaya for this.....

Counting down

2007-08-14T13:20:00.000+08:00

..........9 days to Phuket.

...........3 months and 22 days to Siam Reap.

BB38

2007-08-14T13:16:00.000+08:00

....is disappointing.

I only enjoy 2 songs out of 10. So sad.

There are some new move, new poses. But some of them are weird. Ewwww, especially in standing strength. Why oh why? (Looking at the moon....)