Road trip to Raub

WELCOME to RAUB - PAHANG

-a spontaneous trip-

the long STRAIGHT road there...

sigh.. boring!

but the scenery is interesting

u could see the Banjaran Titiwangsa hills just at your car window!

Raub - Pahang

my best friend - Pauline's hometown

this is where she was born and grew up

before she came to BM at 9 years old...

mind u - that IS ALL of the town!!

the reason we went to Raub

is to eat their PATIN!

STEAMED patin!!

fuckinglicious man i tell u!!!

and also taukua and kiam chai - lovely!

tht's moi

eventhough it's just rice and water,

but it's not watery and it's not starchy.. quite nice texture

see they cook it in claypot

my baby was still hungry

so we opt for their famous moi!

eewww me no like moi

so he had a serving - i had 2 spoons

what's on that plate is

spring onions, dried onions, salted fish, salted veg

fish + taukua + veg + moi + chinese tea (4 glasses) = RM 30!

last stop before ending my road trip

u can't imagine how many lemang stalls by the side of Karak highway

even under the "Dilarang Menjaja" signboard they are selling!

look at the size of the kuih bahulu... hunge man!!

3 for RM1 ONLY!!!!

the lemang - one batang RM5

BYE BYE road trip!!

funny thing happened

yesterday when i went out after work, supposed to do something but i cut short, then in Gurney i walked around...

the day after valentines day in a mall is wonderful... especially if u want to do shopping la... cause there is NOBODY!!!! i mean u can shop in peace, no crowd, no noise, just u, the pesty sales girls and the music in the mall (that is if they were playing any, i wasn't paying attention)...

the bookshops were sooo quiet.. like a library!... the clothes shops were.. well u'll get a few pairs of eyes starring at u.. but at least u don't have other ppl around pushing u, trying to get to things as fast as possible... and it's quiet in the mall, even the decorations of CNY and V-Day was taken down!!! hahaah....

found out there was an arcade game place upstairs... man.. that really spoils the "glamour" of Gurney Plaza.... it's on the same floor as the movies... soon it's gonna be as terrible as Prangin... NOOOOoooooooo!!!!!!!! the ONLY "classy" mall u have in this island and u TAKE IT AWAY by putting a lousy arcade games in it??? gosh!!!!

i know there is another "classy" mall in penang, the Island Plaza with Metrojaya in it, but that's like out of my range.... but still eventhough we have 2.... u got to spoil one with arcade games!!! SIGH!!!!........

ohh i missed my point...

well i was in Vincci... and i saw this lady from a bit of a distance.. it was one of our higher managers, then when i went closer, i saw her side and this really looks like her!!!.. so i just went behind her (not really sure if it's her) and called out her name... not so loud but normal tone, and she didn't turn! she didn't acknowledge me! hahahha i was sooo embaressed, i walked out and away.... it wasn't her!! hahahha.... gosh! i don't know if she heard or not... but really la, this lady looked like the manager!!!

that is the reason i don't look at ppls face while walking around malls, office, shops.... just in case i recognise someone and not sure if they are the one or not! hahhaha....

so, i had an "eventfull" night last night

Love has blown away?

so valentine's day is over... what did u guys do?

as for me, nothing lo.... went to work, saw other ppl's flowers and balloons, came back, ate and slept... no special plans...

y?

my baby wasn't around. he wanted to come down but he has exams coming next week (somemore his last paper) so i told him to stay put, study and concentrate on exams.. then after that can relax...

i came to work yesterday, hoping to see the big hoo haa of valentines day... trying to spot who had gifts, flowers... but it wasn't "that" of a big thing.. yes there was flowers around... one dept had helium heart balloons floating under their ceiling, one dept had everyone wearing red and the boss was giving out single roses and candy.. soo sweet.... the our dept, our head bought us ice cream!!! yeay!!!

no one was home when i got back, then mum came back, she asked where were my flowers! hahahha... my baby likes to try to surprise me with flowers to the house but his "delivery" guy is useless... hahaha.... either late or never arrive.. i told my baby to "fire" him... find another "delivery" guy... hahahah.... oh well, two bouquets last year, good enough.. don't want him to fire a hole in his pocket...

so, now that valentine's over, is love also over? i know its back to routine and all that, but that doesn't mean the mushyness, lovey dovey should stop... yes, yesterday is extra-ordinary but, it shouldn't be less on any other day... right?

first half i felt fine, happy that my friends had choc surprises and flower surprises.. then towards the end of the day, it got to me, but it wasn't that bad cause by the time i had dinner and read newspapers, time for sleep.. so.. no effects on me...

well i hope u all out there had better time than me! hahhaa....

LoVe is in the angin!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

everybody!

though everyone thinks its the day for couples and lovers... but i think it's a day to remember your loved ones, be it friends, family, pets....

to my mum and dad... love u guys very much, sorry for being a brat at times... hehehe

to my uncles, aunties, cousins all over the world... i'm glad u guys are around, though i may not have seen u before or have not seen u much, but to those who i have had a connection, thanks for all the good memories....

to my fellow friends... the DUGONGs especially!! thanks for all the good times, i know we have grown apart, seldom meet, but i'm sure we're still in each others mind. Rosalind, my partner in crime at work... thanks for being there for me and helping me and being my company (there's so much to say.....),and Ben, my part-time partner in crime at work (hehehe) thanks for keeping me company, and guiding me through the "ways of hell" hahha....

to my colleagues, thanks for making work more "interesting" and for your friendship..

to my beloved Bee Choo and Sharon, i'm SOOO thankfull that u've been there for me, giving me the opportunity of heart-to-heart chats, to Pauline, thanks for being there even though u were not there physically.. u know what i mean, Jessica, thanks so much for our friendship (even though we both are too busy to meet.. heheh) and Nooreen, miss u so much babe!!!

conversations

i've been yearning to have a conversation, a good conversation... it could be of anything...

i don't know why i can't seem to find ppl to have conversations with.. either we are all too busy, or i'm boring, or i'm too analytical, or too sensitive, or too insulting? i wouldn't know..

i tried initiating conversations with work ppl for a while, but it all comes out to "empty" talk, maybe they don't trust me or that they dont really know me... sigh... i know it takes time, but i've been here since sept... nearly half a year babe! oh well maybe i'm trying too hard or doing it the wrong way..... sigh...

i was reading somewhere online, it was something about having everything, and not being able to share it with ppl, that makes it nothing... though i don't have much, but i love to share, share thoughts, information, err.. the occasional gossips, crap or nonsense, opinions and suggestions... ok maybe i sometimes have nothing to say, but what is it if u can't share it with ppl?

ok fine, my periods due end of the month and its too early to blame this emo on PMS... but it's just one thing i'm kinda missing... company and conversation....

guess where is this?

balance of work and play

how balanced can it get? 4 days of play and 4 days of work?

but 4 days of play requires the loss of 2 hrs of OT.... sob sob.. but it's ok.. it's been a while since i went for a proper getaway... where? hheheheh.... will tell u shortly... maybe i should get u guessing where with the pics i took... hmm??

so back to work after 4 days of play.. it was quite refreshing actually.. but the rythm got back after a day... and i dreaded going to work the next day... sigh.. but then... when the second day was over, there was only 2 days left of work!

when i came back to work, there was a new girl that joined us, i was given the task of coaching her on what to do, listen to my calls and guide her taking calls... it's my first time coaching her, felt abit weird cause once u get used to your work, u kinda get your own rythm and your own way to do your job efficiently... so when someone new comes in which REQUIRES the way of the book, u go.. hmm...... ok.... back to the book.. hahah.... but it's an experience, i got to refresh my own job... on the right way and right thing to do...

so today, (that was 2 days ago) she started to take her own calls.... couldn't really see if she was ok cause she was at the OTHER end of the office... *rolls eyes* (can't they put all of us together? why separate??)

was having lunch yesterday - myself, and i thought that ever since i started work, i haven't been really spending time to myself AND friends... not to say i spent LOADS of time with them before i started work, but i was in-the-know of things... now, everything is new, whenever i see them, i hear so much has happened and it's like "where was i when that happened?" .. like duhh.. u were working AND always tired after work.... sigh...

i thought i'd get used to the timing of work and the early mornings in a month or two to be still fresh and "energetic" to meet up with friends after work.... everyone finishes at 5pm.. so do i, so why am i always yearning to get home after work? i guess the early morning the traveling wears me off... but... i'm not THAT old!!!

well to my friends.. i'm REALLY sorry i haven't been spending much time with u ppl..... please let us hang out SOON?!!

cny, friends and FOOD

took some pics at bee choo's hse when i was there with sharon for CNY... man her hse is filled with food!!!

there's cookies, MUHIBBAH indian food and .....

STOCK! LOL!!!

deco

here are the comparison of CNY decoration... quite similar right? hehehhe

the one on the left is at bee choo's hse and the one on the right it's at the office...

holi holiday

guess who's going for a holiday?

hmm??

who??

look here --->

yes!

it's ME!!

ok ok... i try not to be too overly excited and jinx it... but i can't wait!.. few more hrs and i'm on the bus out of here! yeay!!! not sure where i'll be going for the hols though... but my base will be in KL....

bye ppl!!!!

some ppl

ggrrrhhh... i wrote a long post bout something.... but i thought that it'd be too transparent... it's just about ppl u thought would layan u, but they don't (at times), esp they are your new friends... but i think i'm just in those i'm-pissed-with-the-world mood now and maybe abit paranoid....... sorry...

so my Ah Ma had come back to work today!! yeay!!! i missed her! it was a long 3 days at work without her.... hahaha.... but it seems she didn't miss me wor... :( it's ok it's ok... *sob sob* ~ hahahha joking la

i'm gonna change shift tomorrow!! yeay!! so that i can come out from work at 3pm.. and straight away take the bus to KL!!! yahhhoooo.... can't wait can't wait can't wait! am still not better yet.. hope i feel better after an early night tonight...

visiting friends

sunday was the first day of CNY... went to an old college friends hse.. Ching Chiew.. haven't seen him for like 2 years... he's still the same... working... and all we talk about was computers.. hahah u know.. he's the only one whom i can talk computers without feeling "i don't know what u're talking about".... unlike other ppl.. it's either they know TOO MUCH of computers that i have the feeling of "i don't think i want to talk to u bout computers anymore" or they don't know anything bout computers.. which is better cause i myself isn't a computer geek or expert and i can talk bout OTHER things to them... so anyway, we went out for dinner and chatted... and went back home.. no ang pau though, his parents weren't around.. heheh it's ok.... at least i met up with him!

so i did managed to go to miss oon's hse on Monday after work... though i was quite tired and sick, i decided to go... it's like now a tradition for me and sharon to go to her hse for CNY.... though usually we'll go for lunch.. eat kow kow and lepak there till evening, but then this time, i was working AND sharon didn't want to go alone.. (no gang it seems)... so we went later in the day...

i guess it was better that way, cause bee choo said that if we came in the afternoon, there was no place to sit and she wouldn't have time to layan us.. so there we were wollaping her cookies, chit chatting... and i saw her new dog!!! it's the year of the dog ma...!!! then there was dinner.. fuhh!!!.... lovely! though it was indian food (uh?) but it was lovely.. liked it! had bout wat.. 3 servings? hahhaha sharon had i think 3 too... then back to cookies... mai leh.. chiak beh liau!!

and what happened after that? i went home and slept! pig isn't it?

yesterday was more layed back... after work, came back home, freshen up abit.... rested abit and then went to Jessica's hse... i was hoping it wasn't too late though.. but when i went there it was alright... managed to catch up with her for a while.. was happy that i went to see her... though i actually owe her and her fiance dinner... sorry ah jess!!! u know la.. sooo busy.... soon soon ok? soon!

so that was my CNY visiting! 3 houses, 3 wonderful company and 2 ang paus! hahahah (missing one but it's OK)

Last day of January

i can't believe, it's been a month since new year! wow.. how time flies uh?

it's been a hectic month.. promotion was running non stop, calls coming in non stop and because of that, sickness is sinking in...

to those who drive to work to penang from the mainland every morning, do u realise everyone seems to drive at the same speed? which is the maximum or maybe more... u SELDOM see those snails that hog the road who are the culprits for traffic jams? none!! i don't see any on the way to the bridge.. or on the bridge or on the way to work.... though there are alot of cars, but they are all at the same speed and THAT doesn't create traffic jams...

BUT.... after work.... u can see variations of speed... some will drive like they have the WHOLE day to waste... some will drive like their pants are on fire... and some will drive snail-like space on the FAST lane... u tell me.. doesn't that CREATE traffic? if what happens in the morning happens after work, there won't be any fucking traffic jam on the bridge would it??!!!

sigh.. i'm sorry ppl.... work tension and lack of sleep and sickness getting to me...

so it's tuesday... 3 more days till i go for my hols!!

i don't know where we'll go yet.. but definately out of Penang!.. i better get enough of sleep and rest to recover from my flu before i go... wouldn't like going for hols when u're sick isn't it.... any ideas of where to go?

i am SICK!

confirmed! sick!!

here i am, during my lunch break (nope didn't go out cause it's still a public holiday and the canteen is closed - luckyly dad bought dinner last night and took it to work today) just finished my roti nan and tandoori chicken... sniffing away (no.. not because the curry was hot, but i was sick).... running nose and teary eyes... one girl asked, y was i crying! hahahha.... damn... and my voice is going....

am not really sure if i should go meet my friends today after work... for CNY... i mean, already i couldn't make it for her lunch... and now after work, i say i can't make it? i think i'll go.. but i'll come back early.. i HAVE to!

like yesterday, i met up with an old college friend, Ching Chiew... we had about 2 years of catching up.. and he said he'll buy me dinner! oh no!... my nose was already starting to run... but thinking again, it's been a while since i saw him AND i wouldn't know when i'll be seeing him again, so we went out....

came back like 10.30pm... by the time i got to bed... 11+ pm!!! OMG!! i was so dead man!... couldn't get up this morning... i was like a zombie in the car driving to work.. just wished i had a "driver" hahahah.....

and i have like .. what... 6 more HOURS of work???? HELLPPPP......!!!!!!!!

am soo tired!

i think i'm coming down with a flu....

haven't been resting properly.... though i do sleep bout 10pm everynite but somehow that just isn't enough!

now that it's CNY.... i have houses to go.. usually i'll spend the whole day at a house.. but now i'm working... everything got to change right?

got a call from my long lost friend today (cause i sent him a CNY greeting).. he called me back and asked me to go over to his place... haven't seen him for like.. what.. 2 years? or so... hmm.. don't know if i can still remember the way to his house or not.. hahaha....

so i took leave on the 6th... cause it's my 5th year anniversay with my baby! will be going to KL to see him and also to pay a visit to my godma... no plans yet.. but i'm hoping we'll go shopping.. cause i missed out in my previous trip (at New Year's).... i couldn't get 2 days leave cause my contract was just renewed and i only have 1 day leave to take.. hmm.. maybe i'll take MC? will have to think about it first.. oohh oohh and i want to go clubbing too!!

but then, i'm just thinking.. the next two weekends i'll be working!!! aarrggghhhh... all for the sake of $$$.......

save for car... save for car.... save for car.....

GONG XI FA CHAI

GONG XI FA CHAI

everybody!

May this DOG year... ehh.. sorry...

May this year of the Dog bring u lots of

wuffs and tail waggings with prosperity, love, joy and happiness....

Don't drink and drive.. Don't gamble and drive

but u can drink and gamble at home.. hahaha...

Have fun people..

and to the "single" ones... collect loads of ang paus ok??

3 days of horror

the past 3 days was terrible....

one went on leave.. and he does one of the most complicated reports... tht went to me... one... she changed shift.. so her end of the day report i got to do- tht one is ok, can handle.... that plus my own reports.... AND taking calls with high priority... i mean.. how am i to do all that when i'm taking calls!!

sure.. fine.. i thought the ppl who are to receive my reports would understand that it's my FIRST time doing this plus i'm TAKING bloody calls!!... so u should at least give me time to send it to u a lil bit later than the agreed time... but NOOOOoooooo..... u send me an email asking me to "please send your report on time"... like HELLO!!!! u're not taking calls... and u have ONE job to do... i'm TAKING CALLS... doing MY OWN REPORTS... and OTHER ppls reports! u can't expect me to be on time!!! if i were not taking calls, i'm sure to send it on time!!!.... and it's not like u understand.. even the emails i send u... bloody read it la!!! why must i put the info again in the subject? don't u know the meaning of "scroll"? can't u scroll down? is it TOO HARD to scroll down? i mean, u can take your bloody time to IRON your hair (mind u, he's a guy) and not wanting to scroll down and read the email? sheesh.....

i know i'm a big girl... but i couldn't take it... i was about to cry..... i couldn't handle it, i HAD to stop taking calls.... if not i won't make the dead line, and if i don't, i'll get emails saying why so late! lucky it was just for those 3 days.... if that's gonna be my job.... they better lessen my priority calls.... grrrhhhh geramnya!!!!

i can't wait for next weekend... i'm going for hols!!!!

i want to watch....

Memoirs of a Geisha!!!!!!

I WANT TO WATCH!!! I WANT TO WATCH!!!

i bloody have no time to watch it... thanks to "hell"!!! sheesh... u make us work like dogs... and leave us no energy to go to one bloody movie!!! and when u DO give us time to go, it's the public holidays AND it'll be packed!!... and by the time public hols are over.... the movie's not showing anymore.... sheesh....

anyone got tickets?? can bring me???? i want to go watch!!!!!

thought of bringing my mum and dad.. but sigh... the cinema in Megamall has no listing in the newspapers.. so i wouldn't know if they are showing it.... does anyone know?? it'll be hard for them to come over to penang... and they HATE the crowd..

sigh...

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me wanna watch.....

RM10

guess what?!

i was walking out from the office on day and guess what i saw on the road? ..... RM10 note!!! yea!! our famous RED note! i quickly picked it up... and couldn't help it but had a smile on my face! hahahah.... that afternoon, was to meet my baby.. so i thought we'd share the note...

WOW... my first time finding money on the road!.. i did find money before ... but that was either coins or RM1 notes... NOT RM10!!!

that really made my day man!!......

hope to find more.. hahahah.....

uh.. totally forgot

i've been wanting to do this eversince the New Year came and gone..... a recap of 2005.. though the first half of 2005 was quite blur.... but i'll try

Jan - June

was still staying in penang... doing my thesis.. strugling with it, having my thesis supervisor back out on me, had to find a replacement for "official" purposed and because of that my ACTUAL thesis supervisor hated me for that.

finally moved out after handling in my thesis.... I JUST LOVED IT when everything was back home... no more walking to college and well no "legs" to go out where ever i want, when ever i want

July

went to Sydney for 3 weeks hol. dad said it was a good time to go.. why? 1- no more studies; 2- it's winter in Sydney - a chance to experience the cold.. so was there for 2 weeks, my cousin was on 1 week holiday, so both he and i went on city trips, sight seeing and shopping (though he was only 12, he only brought me places he knew) ... then 1 week i was in Adelaide seeing my other aunty and uncle.... so nice to see them again.. AFTER like wat... 10 over years??? they keep pestering me to come down again.. this time..striaght to Adelaide.. not to Sydney... hahaha.. i also spent one weekend with my other cousin on the other side of Sydney... saw the beaches of Sydney (including Bondi Beach)....

hope to go there again, during a warmer climate to enjoy the beach

ohh ohhh... and end of July, thesis results out!! i passed YEAY!!!

Sept

my birthday!... and i started work at... well HELL.... first i thought it was an ok place...... it is still... but i'm staying because of OT... not because i love working 10 hrs A DAY!!! u siao ah??!!!!!

Aug

cousin's wedding.. big major one.. in Sunway Hotel in KL (btw she was the cousin i stayed with for a weekend in Sydney, who brought me to the beaches...) all my relatives from America came... even my 90 year-old grandad came over to KL...grand event that was...

Nov

graduation day!! yeah!! it was in Instana Hotel in KL.. took loads of pics... surprised to see my classmates there.... my baby came too!! so nice!!

Dec

work work work... plus 3x OT cause of Deepavali and Raya.... house went for renovation... and turned PINK!... had lovely ppl over.... wonderful Christmas i had.. and my baby was around MOST of the time which made it MORE special!! muacks !! love u baby!

spent new years eve in KL with my cousin and her bf... though i followed her there and back and we went our separate ways in KL but we did meet up for the countdown in KLCC.... it was not THAT grand though... i guess because my baby was sick/i didn't do any shopping/ baby's wallet was pick-pocketed.... what a way to start 2006 uh?

.....so that's 2005 of mine!

office deco

didn't take any pics....

but it's very chinese-y... at corner at least la... let me see..

one part has those pink jap flowers stuck on branches... there's like 6 bunch of branches... one in each cubile... so that area looks like a flower garden

then there's the cubicles near the pantry, RED cloth hanging from the ceiling... like the ones u see in malls... so it's very red that area because of the lights with the cloth...

there theres chinese fire-crackers with lil lights following the shape on random pillars.. here and there

behind me, on a cupboard, a display of.... wooden rice bucket with a branch in it with jap pink flowers on it and mandarin orange shape lights around it..... with red cloth at the bottom.... and a chinese charater... it's either "Fat" or "Choi"... am not sure... u know the one that they purposely display it up-side down? quite nice actually... i like that the best among the other decos...

then there's a big cubicle where there are 4 cubicles in one, they put loads of those mini honey oranges on the walls of the cubicles.... so cute... when i walk pass, i'm so itchy to take one.. hahahah.. yea!! they're real ones!

in other departments... none actually.... quite sad... first u were used to seeing christmas trees everywhere u walk in this place... then suddenly there was none... and then only one part u see CNY staring at u! hahahaha

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR ppl!!!

GONGXI GONGXI

like i said in my previous post... CHINESE NEW YEAR is coming!! not that i celebrate it, but i just love the oranges... eating one now! hahhaha

i remember when i was young-er, my dad would bring me to all his work friends houses... we'll be in an old car in a SCORCHING hot sun going from house to house to collect ang pau! ooohhh i hated the heat but that over came with ang paus... but then the older i got and... well the less chinese there were at my dad's office, resulted in less ang paus... i do get one from my uncle (dad's sis's husband) and that's about it, also used to get one from my grandmother (but she passed away).... now... it's my friends house... used to go to 3 or 4.... then after F5, everyone left... and lost contact....

and now, came down to ONE.... my OH SO FARNY Miss Oon... her house is the bomb.... i'll spend the whole day there... chit chatting, eating goodies... AND have lunch.. and continue eat goodies and chit chat... HAHHA.... and her house is always so lively!.. she has her sis's (2 of them) friends over, her cousin's friends over.... then her sis and husband's ppl over... fuhh.... jolly!

and now... now that i started work... i do HOPE that Miss Oon wouldn't mind me dropping by after work.. if not... sigh.... no CNY celebration for me.... :(

so till then, i'm quietly celebrating CNY by myself with mandarin oranges!!!! still haven't had the small honey ones yet!!

marriage...

many of my classmates have gotten married... some of my best friends ARE engaged and will be close enough into tying the knot... i also have friends who are SUPPOSED to tie the knot but they are not....

well... what is marriage... i can't see myself getting married.... not now anyway... maybe i will in future.. i don't know... for me, i got to be really comfortable with the "candidate"... AND....not have a long distance relationship.... i never had a normal relationship before.. so i wouldn't know how it works... but i can tell u that being in a long distance relationship.. takes loads of hardship... i know i've "lectured" bout long distance relationship before... i envy those who have such close, respectful, wonderful, loving, understanding relationships with each other. even though i'm envious, i'm really happy for them...

i guess marriage it's more than what it meets the eye.... like for instance... my mum and dad.... yea they've been together eversince they got married... sure both of them made mistakes... and from that; it's NOT FAIR that OTHER PEOPLE make assumptions and THINK THEY KNOW WHAT'S THE PROBLEM and GOSSIP!!! i wouldn't know the insides or the REAL reason behind those mistakes, but like my baby said.. it does take time...

though they are not as what they used to be, they are still around... still in the same house with me, still eat together, still talk (not deep, heart-to-heart conversations but still talk) and it's good enough for me. At least they are not BICKERING at each other (which sometimes i secretly wished they did so that i can know what my mum has in her head - she doesn't open up to us), they're not slicing / destroying sofa sets, they're not sleeping in separate rooms, they're not hitting each other... which is good right?

so from what I can see.... communication is the key... and from there, there must be..like Ah Ma said.. "putting aside egos", giving AND taking and from my old friend - understanding..

i know.. who am i to say all this... i mearly have a bf.. who is not in penang with me...and have been in a long distance relationship since we've started. and not really settled in life..

my thesis lecturer and i once talked

she: why won't u get married?

me: how to? no job, no $$

she: why? must that be a reason?

me: *quiet*

she: u can still get married and grow together, like me

me: *quiet*... don't think so... dad wouldn't be happy

what she meant by "grow together" was... get married, and find jobs together, get settled together, save together, get a hse together... well, IT IS an idea, but it's not me/us to go down that road... she's Iraqi and maybe Iraqis think that way (i wouldn't know), marry when u reach 18 and "grow together"....

is that what marriage is about? doing things together? it may be one of the points... but i feel u also need to see the situation, the consiquences and the possibilities if things doesn't turn out right...

ok lets see

1- u get married at 18 (both of u still in college)

2- so u go to college (funded by parents - most likely) AND work because u may be renting a place and need $$ for living expenses

3- IF u can't cope, u fall back in studies... eventually NOT graduate.... (screwed 1)

4- IF u can, u 'll be dead tired in studying AND working your ass off to pay those debts - no life

5- no life = no hobbies/no holidays/no sex (cause u'll be too tired)/ no nice dinners/ no quality time with each other = frustrated wife / frustrated husband = BIG TIME SCREWED

6- ...sigh.. don't want to go on.. too depressing...

i don't see how this will work... cause all i see is OBLIGATION.... though i really SOLUTE u guys out there who managed to go down this line AND get settled down AND are happy... really man.. SOLUTE!

i guess basically, i'm not ready for it.. i AM getting older though... but then what to do, it is not something u can just... ok la get married... and not think it over and over and over again (like a million times), make plans, get yourself ready emotionally and make back up plans....

DISCLAIMER: the contents of this post is PURELY the author's perception, opinions, feelings and experience. similarity to events written are purely incidental. do not take it out on the author. quotes and events that have happened has been referenced.

ahhh.... nice

not many calls today..... i can't say none.... cause there was.. but not as freaking many as the last 3 weeks!

so i've been catching up with my blog reading... really left behind... got more to read...

a n y w a y.......

one night... i went to the bank at Green Lane and at the ATM machine, some guy with a foreign accent.. from the land of english ppl... asked if i spoke english... so.. fine.. after i did my transaction i came out to him to ask what he wanted... he showed me his Affin Bank book and asked if i knew where the bank is.... i saw and it was in Negri Sembilan!! wrong state man!... then he said that he was living overseas for 11 years... and now he's back... he said his mum lives there (in N.9).... i asked him if that's the case, why come to penang? he said missionary work (it seems.....) oh well... then he showed me an address.... Pitt Street... i said that was in town.. need to take bus (it was 10pm at that moment)... then he was blabbing about he don't know how to get there... and wanted at least RM20 to get around and get food till the bank opens in the morning..... i don't see any truth in all that crap except the accent part....

i mean

1- why didn't u go straight to N9 to see his mother AND get some cash?

2- why come to Penang for MISSIONARY work without any cash?

3- if u can afford a CIGGARETTE, i'm sure u could afford to take the local bus to town

4- i offered bus money... didn't want to take.... duhh.. u ask for help, take all that u can get la... why so fussy?

5- told him there was a bus stop around the corner, wasn't interested to take a walk to explore

sheesh...

he knew i wasn't ready to give him RM20.. tht's alot man.. i'm like counting my own pennies (i mean money la).. i can't just simply give RM20 to some fella with a sod story... he might just be a con man! asking RM20 from everyone who goes in that ATM booth!!!

call me stingy or cruel for not helping him, but if my AUSTRALIAN cousin can walk from where i found this stranger to KOMTAR... he can... if only he was willing to ASK ppl for directions and try walking ....

sigh... in the beginning i felt bad for him, i thought of giving him my leftover bun or something... but then again.. well.. if u're not willing taking a few bucks from me in stead of RM20.... i don't think u'll want my bun!

i just went home after that....

PHEW!!!

this is the first day in 3 bloody weeks that i can relax.... take a breath and actually say words other than the script i say for 200+ times!!!

was thinking of blogging but i had to learn my other fellows work, because they'll be on leave for CNY.... i guess i'll keep blogging till sunday, where i'm nicely at home.... and got nothing to do.. hahahah

will be working this sat... boohooo... but... my motivation is $$ now.... damn... i really need to get a car!!

there's like 3 mins left till i log out... not that i'll get up and leave straight away.. i got to wait for other ppl, get their info, turn them to reports... AND THEN only i can go back... sigh... the wonders of a working world!

to my fellow readers.. bear with me ok.... i'll give u one long long post than u know! hahahha... very tired la now.... :)

red ones.. please come my way!

yes yes... u lil red packets... come come this way... come to mama.....

the CHINESE New Year is coming.. which means... lots of MANDARIN ORANGES!!! yum yum! and ANG PAUs... but then again... i won't be going to THAT many places... maybe just one... so might only get 1 or 2 from that one place.... but then... will get 3x pay wor.... isn't that nice! ;)

(after some hrs)

sigh... can't blog... too busy....

sigh...

first weekend work for the year... thought it'd be relaxing? nooooo.... we got to get 2 more to come in cause there would be loads of calls... what a way to start the new year right? sigh.....

now with my fixed working shift.. i have NOOOooo time to do stuff after work...work finishes at 5+ pm... the jam takes 1 hr away... that leaves u to do what ever from 6.30pm onwards.. what can u do? have dinner and then... get to sleep.... cause banks, post office, official offices is closed by then.... so can't do much.... even by the time dinner is over... shops are nearly closed... nothing good is on tv cause the good ones come on at 10+ pm... which is already my bed time! so... not much of a life isn't it! sigh....

i miss my 5am shift.. at least i can have at least nearly half a day to do stuff... not that i got loads to do.. but just knowing u have at least a few MORE extra hrs before your day ends makes u feel better... but i guess it's like that working HERE..... 10 hrs MINIMUM.....

dad's going for his cycling "expedition" again... where .. i dunno.. so he'll be using the car... i think he misses going for these trips.. last month was christmas month... so.. there was no time for him to go... wonder what will happen if we get the kelisa... dunno if he can put his bike in the car... hmmm.... he asked the sales person.. they also dunoo if the back seats can be reclined... sigh.....

been itching to go clubbing eversince christmas time... but had no chance! or should i say no one would follow me!! i mean we do have clubs here that doesn't charge entrance fee... and don't tell me.. u can buy 12 dollar coffee with cake.... which comes up to nearly 15 bucks.. and u can't afford a cocktail for 15 bucks? like once in a BLUE MOON? not to say EVERY weekend... sigh.... maybe they've grown up faster than me AND priorities have changed.... am i still having my priorities wrong?

since working... i feel time passes very fast.. like just now... i just realised we're in the mids of JANUARY!!! and only that day was christmas!!!! fast uh!?

better stop cause calls starting to pour in.....

......

me want to go clubbing!!!!!! :(

neglected

yea in many ways...

i know i've been neglecting my blog... i can't help it! it's sooo freaking hectic here at work!! calls keep pouring in like nobody's business.... and now with one girl gone.... more calls each of us got to take!

and... well... me, myself is being neglected.. not actually neglected but somehow put on hold... it's heartbreaking when u're free and u get to see him.. u have such a wonderful time... and when that time ends... that too ends... u dun have a wonderful time, u are put on hold because he got a new project coming up (what project? how am i to know, he's not taking my calls!), calls are being ignored and u are expected not to be "angry" if the calls are answered... time is not enough... when i'm working u're sleeping, when i'm free u're busy (doing what i wouldn't know... why? again.. because u're not answering my calls) and u're expecting me to be "oohh hello!!! how are u? heheheheh" all chirpy????? like as if nothing happened? so fine, if u're putting me on hold, i too shall put YOU on hold!

ggrrhhhh... geram-nye.......

dad's birthday was on tues.... his Disciple group ladies gave him a surprise at our house! they bought him Secret Recipie cake...sandwiches and jelly... of course mum made the famous Chinese Birthday Mee.... when i got back to work... i saw everyone he he ha ha with dad! like he's a STUD!! hahahahah what a sight!!! and they were asking me to have some cake and mee.. like as if they are hosting the party! hahhaha... nice group of ladies... some were my age.. some were elder and some were the same age as dad... it was good to see him smile and actually having friends! hahaha other than his cycling friends...

i knew mum was uncomfortable.. not that there were ladies googling over him, but because they were his friends AND they were church ppl.. so.. when u get church ppl gathered in your hse.. u're sure to be "asked" to join them for meetings.. which i know my mum isn't too keen on that... dun worry, i too kena ok? unfortunately

dad's trying to settle his retirement things... EPF, insurance, gratuity..etc... he is deciding to change our "beloved" satria... "slug bug blue" as how my baby calls it... to a smaller 1.0 car... maybe a Kelisa? because of cheaper insurance compared to a 1.3 car... i dunno... he's trying to settle all his debts.. and try to live on without monthly debts... anyway the family is still discussing on it...

me? well... nothing much.. other that loads of work at work.... and no proper conversations with my baby (which actually sucks and doesn't really makes my day).... its all fine....

sigh.....

hectic week

last week was hectic man... we were taking 100++ calls per person! per day! no time to breathe also!!...

got so much to say, but now i can't remember.....

hmm.... during the weekend, dad went away to a Disciple Year End Retreat Camp at Stella Marris (Tanjung Bungah) and as usual, mum was away.... SOOOOoooooooo i had the weekend and the house ALL TO MY SELF!!!! gosh!!! once in a blue moon i get this... i got up bloody late.... took my own sweet time in getting ready... then went down, mum got some breakfast for me (though it was 12pm already)... cleaned my fish tank... put some clothes in the washer... washed the dishes... (and u THOUGHT i don't do housework eh??!!! hhppphhh!!!!!)

then online all the way babeh!!!!.... i managed my pictures... burned my episodes to cds.... "cleaned" of viruses... watched abit of tv..... fuhhh.. layed back nye...... then i started to get restless... thought of going clubbing.. but my clubbing mate, couldn't make it... so i just went out with her for cakes.... and a chit chat.... came back at 12 am... cool eh.....

it felt weird going in and out the house when there is no one at home... i mean... if ppl are at home.. i got to think twice cause i got to tell them where and with who i'm going.... but then.. the weekend, there was NOBODY!!!! i could just have gone out and not come back the next afternoon and NOBODY would know!... just having that freedom just puts a smile on my face!

then, mum came back on sunday afternoon... and later on dad came back from his camp...!!! AHAHHAHAHAHAH i can't believe my dad went to a CAMP!!!! hahahhahah

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to u baby!

It's been 4 years and 11 months.

Love you soooo much!!

*would write more but it's been crazy in the office!!!*

ggrrrhhhh!!

BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!

Happy 2006 NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

can't believe it's been 1 year... so fast!! so many things happened in this year... i guess it's because it was MY year? heheh the YEAR of the CHICKEN, ROOSTER to be exact! hahah... yea.. according to the Chinese Calendar, i'm a ROOSTER..

2006 is the year of the DOG, and i wonder what it has in store for me, i do like to get more pay! hahahah... i also hope to see my baby MORE OFTEN! and also that he finishes his studies.

i went to KL to spend the countdown and new year with my baby, unfortunately it didn't turn out to be what i expected. went to KL on friday morning, my baby got sick, stomach probs not food poisoning or whatever but something more serious. so we were indoors for 2 whole days. though we managed to get some dinner at TGI Friday....

after much persuasion, he went to the docs and the doc said he needs to go to get a thorough check up, there might be something wrong. so for the time being, my baby's on antibiotics and some gastric pills (which i don't think gastric is the problem).

managed to get to KLCC for the countdown, another unexpected thing happened, my baby's wallet was pick pocketed! so from that moment onwards, there was no mood. we just stood around waiting for fireworks, fireworks came and gone, walked to Jln Sultan Ismail to see the crowd at the clubs and then to the police station for report. we both really wasn't into the "Happy NEW YEAR !!!!!" type of mood... wasn't even in a mood for NEW YEAR photography, took so lil pics... and now i regret.. sigh...

@ Gloria Jean's next to Beach Club

really sorry baby bout your wallet!!!! if only i didn't pester to go out... :~(

Bkt Merah Lake Town Resort

got the day off and thought i'd spend some fun time with my baby. since he hasn't been to Bkt Merah for sooooo long, thought i'd bring him there.... he was like... ooooo waaaa... cause the last time he went there, there was nothing... just the theme park.. now there's food, shops, cafes, entertainment games, conference halls, boat rides, water sports...

didn't want to bring in the camera with us, no one to jaga our barang.. so we took pics after...

now they have DUCKS in the lake!.. cool! they're so cute!

u see, u want to take sneak shots u get blur ones! - to the Bubble, Play Pool, slides and Boomerang

posers? heheheh - Bubbles

the wave pool has new "decor", elephants sprouting water, crocs laying on the "beach" (got beach sand u know! dun play play!) and a sunken boat. unfortunately the "waves" isn't much a "wave" :(

in the cycling-boat thingy on the lake, the ducks were not scared at all! they even swam up to us thinking we had food.... poor things

bye bye!

nyeh nyeh nyeh... went to Tambun for SEAFOOD! yeah babeh!!! didn't eat much cause we were tired and was on a budget constraint... so we picked our food... we'll sure to go back for a bigger feast! next time... CRABS!

KL here i come!

and NEW YEAR too!!!

yea!!.. will be going to KL to spend NEW YEAR's with my baby for the FIRST TIME!!! yooohooooooo!!!!!

don't know where we'll go though... but we'll be around... any invites to parties?? let us know ya! hahhaha..... we'll be going with my cousin and her bf... but we'll split when we get there... they got their own plans....

if i don't blog before new year...

HAPPY NEW YEAR to my loyal readers out there!!!

don't drink and drive... you might spill your drink... nyeh nyeh nyeh.....

is it over?

is Christmas over? no.... it's 12 days long!! didn't u know??

"On the twelve day of christmas, my true love gave to me....."

everything's back to normal, back to work, my baby's hanging out with his gay (he's not really gay, but he acts and has an attitude like a girl.. sheesh.. worst than me also) friend going gaming whole day and night... i'm sure his friend must have taken leave to be with my baby... eww eww eww.. i hope he doesn't come back...err.. "gay"... if he does... i dunno what to say la..

the good news is... I'M ON LEAVE TOMORROW!!!! till next year to be exact!!! YEAYNESS!!! will be going to KL to spend the new year there with my baby.. this would be the first time we will spend New Year together... weird uh... after soo many years, we NEVER ushered the new year together.... hope plans will go well...

Sharon and Bee Choo came last night... both of them were the only ones who gave me jewelry and it was the type i like!! hahahha.... they stayed and we chit chatted until i couldn't open my eyes! was soooo tired i tell u.... couldn't get up this morning... sigh.. it was nice having them over, chatting, having heart to heart talk... i don't know but, everytime we meet we'll have heart to heart talks.. hahahha we very emo when we get together! (and NO we are NOT gay!)

just heard and confirmed that i'll be going to watch Narnia AGAIN!!! yea baby!!!! 7pm show.. hope i'll be able to get there in time... knowing the jam....

ohhh did i tell u.... I'M ON LEAVE!!!!!!

100% attendance!

finally.... 100% attendance for the Dugong Clan!

yeah!! EVERYONE was here!!!! it's very rare i tell u!!! and it's sooo hard to get everyone together... so here we are... and i have proof!!!

last night, the dugongs came over for dinner.. and we had the present ritual... exchanging of presents... fuhh.. u should see the mess we made!! hahaha.... what u see in the pic is part of it, there are more around... practically no place to walk!

mum was glad that there were no more leftovers!!! if not.. sure no place in the fridge! only 3 ppl "drank" last night... yea.. everyone was working so... all couldn't stay late or get drunk... like me... i'm at work now! sad innit?!

ok ... let me see what i got....

- wallet/purse

- Body Shop merchandise (body shower, body scrub, lip balm)

- lip gloss

- photo frames

- Coffee Bean termost mug

- chocolates

- door knob cover (soo cute!!!)

THANKS GUYS!!!!!

Jessica and her new fiance came too! but they left early... good to meet up with her again... damn! i promised them a dinner and i'm behind with that.. i really got to meet up with them in Jan....

and ooh.... looksie at my "pink" hall!!! i'll put up before and after pics ok?

presents

well so far i've only received 4 presents

- Eleanor

- boss

- Godma

- my baby

here's the branch that broke from my christmas tree at home... i brought it to work, decorated it abit and put it up between my cubicle and Gahya's cubicle (she celebrates christmas too)....

and here's what Eleanor got me.. isn't he CUTE and adorable!!! OMG!! when i saw it, i just fell in love with it! i mean.. i'm not a FAN of soft toys.. never was actually... to me.. it's all reasons for dust to gather... but when i got this!!! hahaha... i loved it!!! but don't u all go get me soft toys now ah..... u want me not talking to u?

my boss.. well not actually my boss.. but the new lady that will be in charge of our sub-dept in future, gave all of us (bout 10 of us) Tupperwear water container/bottle... i think she's a member of Tupperwear... hehehe.. mum sure to be interested!

godma got me a froggy cup.. not a cup that looks like a frog.. but a cup with a pic of a frog with its hands stretched out.. like it wants a hug.. hahahhah

and my baby... fuhh.... master piece.. he got me Proactive... the skin care regime from SmartShop... though i can't use that yet as i still have my set to finish... i hope this works...

didn't take pics of the other presents thinking i might be "too over" with that.. hahaha.. dad's still questioning me... "why do u like taking pics of food, things, buildings...? everything also want to take picture..." ahahhahahahahaahha.....

nicest day!

had a wonderful time.... nothing much though.. but it was nice

as said in my previous post, went to church in the morning, then to see grandad... well.. grandad sort of didn't know what day was yesterday and he had a hard time swallowing his food... though when it came to Coke and jelly, he could nicely swallow that.. hmmm.... and to him, water was bitter... mum said he never liked water so... hmm... he didn't want to eat mum's fried rice... but i was thinking, if we gave him McD, he'll sure to finish that!! very fussy man.. very hard to take care

then we went off to lunch, we went to Mama's.. dad hasn't been there before and luckily they had the last table for 3. they had reservations for bout 40 ppl so it was packed...we spoke to the owner, and he found out that my dad was his friends wife's bro (which is Aunty Esther where she and cheryl were the ones who introduced Mama's to me). dad liked the food though he couldn't really eat the spicy ones - mouth ulser....

to Giant we went... to get stuffs for dinner today.... not that many ppl, but there were ppl buying stuffs.. all in their christmas clothes.. hahahah.... mandarin oranges are out ppl!!! they're out!!! oooo my favourite!!!!

got home... rested abit... then my baby called!!! he's here!!! yeay!!!!

for the first time in after SOOOOooooooOOOOOoooo long he ACTUALLY took the 9.30am bus!!! he reached bout 2+ pm. went to fetch him and went to makan, poor thing he didn't have lunch. got home and the preps began, pauline was to come over for dinner.... mai leh!!! she forgot man!... 7.15pm i called, and she forgot she was supposed to come for dinner! hahahh so she said she'll be there at 8pm... in the mean time, we opened our presents... i didnt get much though... only from Godma and my baby.... parents had more pressies than me!!!!!!!! *sob sob*.... while everyone was opening their presents...

mum: u not giving it to her?

me: *puzzled, looking at mum, looking at dad*

dad: *puzzled*.... give what?

mum: i told u to give her and Shen ang pau?!!!

dad: didn't go to the bank... tomorrow i go

mum: *rolls her eyes BIG TIME*

me: *laughs*

my baby: *laughs*

mum: *eventually smiled*

then pauline came and we all had dinner...

we were supposed to go out after dinner but she was tired... and Gladiator HAD to come on... *rolls the eye* so which means.. confirmed i couldn't go out on Christmas day... my baby was glued to the TV... Gladiator!!! sigh... but it was ok... pauline went back bout 10.30pm.. and i was dozing off....

what a surprise... was about to get to bed and i got a call from a weird number, that number has been calling me but i'm always not in time to answer the call... but anyway, managed to answer and it was an overseas call!! it was from Jeoffrey!!! my childhood friend!! he called from Holland!!! OMG!!! i never thought he'd call... we chatted for a while and he said he'll be back for CNY... YEAY!!!! and he wants me to bring him round round penang and go clubbing!!! YEAY!!! at least i got kaki to go clubbing next month!

so that was my Christmas... good end to it eh? ;)

it so continues today.. though i'm at bloody WORK now!!!!!!

sigh...... no life!!! but have to motivate myself...

*chants*... the money... the car... the money... the car...

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!

nah.. couldn't stay up till midnite last night.. there was nothing interesting on tv to keep me awake so i went to sleep early...

got up bout 8am to go to church.. church was at 9am in Holy Spirit, Penang. church was quite packed but so so.. i'm sure not as packed as the midnite mass last night. decorations in church was quite nice, unique too, a blend of christmas balls, ponsetias, silver leaves... nicely decorated. mass wasn't that long, i think i heard the same sermon as last year.. the point was the meaning of christmas.. issit on christmas trees, presents, decorations, cleaning the house, nice food, nice clothes.... or having Jesus in our hearts and remembering the day Jesus was born into this world?

i guess we all know the answer but it's how much we keep to that meaning...

for me, Christmas is about having family and friends around. rekindling bonds, friendship, relationships (esp with my baby) and reflecting on ones confidence and motivation for the coming year...

hmm... what's your New Years Resolution?

1 day to CHRISTMAS!!

yahoo........ tomorrow is Christmas!!....

won't be going to midnite mass... cause going to morning mass tomorrow with parents and also will be going to see granddad at the home after that...

will try to stay up till midnite....

yeay yeay!

10 more minutes and i'm leaving the office!!!! muahahaha... and it'll be CHRISTMAS all the way!!!! can't wait!! can't wait!! can't wait!!

2 days to CHRISTMAS!

what a surprise i had early this morning!!!!!

our lil Ah Ma Dugong came to my cubicle smiling away and handed me a card... i thought it was just an ordinary Christmas card.. then she stood there... waiting.. looking at me... she said.. "open it, read the small blue card first...."

so i opened it, and read.. HAHAHAHAHHAHahahhaha it said something bout this christmas card being 5 years old!!! so i opened the christmas card and saw under her signature... she wrote '00 which means, that card was written in the year 2000!!!! hahahhaha... the card has yellow stains and her handwriting was so different!! we both had a laugh!!...

come to think of it, its cards like this that gives more meaning to Christmas and i felt so warm and cuddly when i got it!! *hugz* Ah Ma!!!!!

so the lesson here, if u didn't or forget to send out cards that has already been written, don't throw it away, u could send it again after 5 years and it'll still be ok, memories keeps rushing back, u'll start to remember the good old days and the friendship we had... isn't that the MEANING of Christmas?

now, the card is proudly being hung at my cubicle, will bring it back home after work... and will be proudly be hanging somewhere at home...

thanks again Ah Ma!!!

so yea.. 2 more days to CHRISTMAS!!! yeay!!! last day of work (so to say).... gonna do my FINAL christmas shopping today with mum... lunch tomorrow with my best friend, Pauline and muahahaha.... We Wish u a Merry Christmas.... we wish u... ok ok.. i suck at singing... but yea.. it's Christmas!!!!

err.. Cher, Ah Ma.. what time is Christmas mass in Holy Spirit on Sunday morning?

3 days to CHRISTMAS!

the "angels" at work has been revealed and my angel was Eleanor! hahahha Aja's friend... what a coincidence uh? i was hoping that it wouldn't be anyone whom i didn't know or what more haven't spoke to before other than over the phone.... mana tau, i got Eleanor! yeay!

so today, everyone found out who bought for who and what... some had chocs.. some had ornaments, some had lighters (mostly for the guys) and most girls had something from Body Shop.. hahaha... mine? we'll it's been delayed abit, i'll only know tomorrow....

i bought a box of cookies and a pen for Alfred.. one of the Sales Coaches.. at first i wanted to get him a hamper of food cause he's always asking us for munchies.. then i thought... na.. not so nice.. so i got some English cookies and a pen... hope he likes it! :)

so it's 3 days to christmas and the christmas atmosphere is around.. it's in the AIR... everyone can smell it!! everyone hates working now! hahahhaha... the customer department had some carolling! a few of them went round the whole area (not the whole floor but our section) singing and giving out sweets or something.... we deal with talking on the phone with customers, ppl starting to shhuusshhh them.. hahahha *malunye* they had a guy playing the guitar and a lead singer and some followed behind trying to sing.. hahah

dad's back to his cycling.. i think he stopped for a week because of renovations and painting... and now he's back keeping fit... or so to accomodate the food that will be coming during the weekend.. HAHAHHAHA....

my best friend's BACK!!! YEAYNESS!!!!! but she'll be only be around a few days, she'll be gone on Boxing day... :( hope to meet up with her tonight though.....

one more pressie to go!!! and i'll HAVE to get it tomorrow at Gurney.... HAVE to.. if not it's too late... i dun really like "owe-ing " presents... never did actually... heeheh

in the news

when i get back... i'm too lazy to read the papers... so i read the articles online...

came across this one "Woman senators must vote for Bill..." and the caption that caught my eye was "... have no choice but to vote.."

i mean WTF wei.... if u are eligible to vote.. u should be given CHOICES to vote... not vote for just 1 thing... and if that's the case... why VOTE at all??? why call it "vote"? doesn't really make sense...

though i'm not into politics.. this type of comments or statements really just pisses me off... (i hope i don't get into trouble for this).... for me... the meaning of VOTE is the right to choose something, the minimum choice should be 2 and not ONE?! so if there are no choices for ppl to "vote" why call it vote?

4 days to CHRISTMAS!

so the countdown begins.. yea i should have started 8 days ago (12 days of Christmas?) but then... hey at least there are still few days to make a countdown!! hahahahh

i'm officially in a christmas mood... the house painted.. the crib is up, the tree is up, the presents wrapped and under the tree, mum's sugee cake and tarts are a smelling, money... er.. what money? all gone!!!.... carols playing, christmas wind blowing (ooo that i like...)...

*dreaming....*

ok ok ok... back to work... what work??!! hahaha it's christmas and no way can customers get their stuffs delivered if they buy now!! better go prepare for christmas !!! blueekk... :P

gifts

its a headache to get gifts... but the feeling's good when u have FINALLY found something.....

i'm almost done with my shopping except for 2 more ppl... thanks to my baby for spotting something both my parents will like (he can be usefull at times... heheheh *snikers*)... and spared me the headache to get something EACH for dad and mum....

i can't wait till christmas... i don't know, but this year i'm ACTUALLY looking forward to it.. maybe it's because i got ppl coming over on the 26th and that my baby will be around... YEAYNESS!!!! and maybe it's because the house "looks" new?! hahahha... dun worry, i'll put up pics of the "pink-ness" of the house... get your sun-shades ready!

high on paint

can anyone get high on paint?

hahah.. i've been painting the banisters and holding the paint close to my face as i was squatting and being in weird poses (because of the areas that needs to be painted ... susah!!!) so my baby was asking me these crappy questions, just to get into a conversation with me (while painting).... he was trying to get me irritated... i told him that i didn't hear what he said (actually i did, but malas to layan) and told him that i was high on paint! LOL

come to think of it... i know ppl DO smell glue to get high (hehehe i for one like the smell of glue - but fret NOT, I DO NOT get high on glue).. what about paint? ICI Dulux paint?

hmmm......

Aurora the pink!

i don't know how it happened but my house is PINK!!!! well.. not exactly PINK but the colour is called "passion".... oooooOOOoooooo....

well, it started from looking at the colour on the brochure.. looked nice... i told my mum... 1 (ONE) wall with this pink (passion) and the rest use the off-white-pink... but NOooo.... she put "passion" on all alternate walls.... so now.... the hse looks pink.. AND because of extra paint my dad bought, even the window stills are pink and the banisters are pink! what more the wall of the porch outside is of that off-white-pink....

me: now the house is sooo pink! (looking at dad putting up a pink lamp on the porch wall)

dad: of course! got too many girls in the house! *grins*

mai leh!!.... what too many girls???... 2 only what!!!!

my baby: why didn't choose manly colour

me: u tell me, what IS manly colour???

me baby: *blur*... green?

OMG! is green REALLY manly colour??? u don't know what green he is talking about, his green is HORRIBLE!!!! it's like striking green, the green of a pandan leaf, the green of banana leaf tree.... tell me.. what IS manly colour???

* btw Aurora is the name of my house

spyware

damn! my pc got infected with spyware... and it was not detected by the Adware SE program!!! shucks!!!!! found this bloody pay.exe file which is the MAIN problem and loads of trojans.... my pc is screwed man!!!!!

i know reformatting it would solve the prob but the thought of making backups of my files... headache!!! aarrggghhh... and somemore i seldom go online!!! bearly 2 hrs aday... the most also 5 hrs a week... and that too can get infected? sigh......

any idea how to solve this without reformating the pc?