new mates!

recently the dept has been hiring newbies.... 2 at a time... and there's more to come.... and somehow, my "partner" is always a newbie and when they're not a newbie anymore (or left)... they're taken away from me for the next! hahahha.... why? i have nooooo idea...

anyway, here are the latest 2.... one is a producer but is now full time with us... and the other is a chindian and is a technician... both smart asses (don't mind my language! eheheh)

and here's my new partner! his name is Fendi (short for Affendi) and is only.... as young as Raymond.... (they ARE young...heheheh - will not say their age... makes me old only! hahahha)... Fendi is fun, young and happening... my other colleagues calls him my "adik-angkat" hahahah.... y? i dunno.. u gotta ask them! LOL

Pak Lang Ikan Bakar - Jln Daud, Kampung Baru

one saturday, after work, me workmates were feeling hungry for lunch... wanted to go somewhere but didn't know where.. so i suggested authentic malay food and they straight away recommended this place... i knew briefly the where abouts of Kampung Baru, but had no idea there was such place...

and so we went... i was so hungry i could just imagine and smell the ikan bakar.... i used to have good ikan bakar in penang.. but it has BEEN a while....

when we reached, there was quite a line asobviously it was lunch time.. and i saw that big pile of ikan bakar of different types of fish... i knew what i wanted - pari (sting ray).. heheh couldn't wait!! we had to line up to take our rice (everything was self-service) and take other side dishes - if u want..... there was so much variety i nearly had a headache... hehehhe.... so i just took what i knew it was and just waited for the fish...

and when it came, it was good.... the fish was fresh AND fleshy!! and that's what i like..... the meal was good though i did taste better ikan bakar before elsewhere... but for the time being - i enjoyed that...

i recommend this place for ikan bakar... until i find other ikan bakar places... :) so KLites.... i'm all yours for the taking to bring me places to try KL food.. heheheheh

ProDetailers - Kota Damansara

i think i've written once about detailing... yes, sort of a new thing since i had my baby... and it's a wonderful hobby especially when u have nothing else better to do...

i met Albert in a forum and got to know that he's very passionate in what he does... and i decided to bring my baby and introduce Albert to him.... and i'm sure my baby loves Albert... eheheh.. (secretly, i think Albert likes my baby too! heheheh)

anyway, Albert offer lots of explanation on what he does and is very frank, he doesn't take your money for the sake of earning, he tells his customers what is best for them, and suited to their lifestyle with their babies... he also gives u tips on after care and what is good and not good... he also has his hands on the job and treats every baby like his own... which is good! he's not just some tauke where he sits at his desk and watch his ppl do the job.... (sometimes he skips breakfast and lunch!!!)

a very old friends car, which i haven't met for 7 years, and i met him at Albert's place!

(*note - friends car, still not done yet - major detailing - 2 days! fuuuyooooh)

~done~

so... to those who love to detail their babies... i recommend Albert... he'll give you your money's worth... :)

one of the thani nights...

if u have seen some of my YM topics... i had put up.. "3-4 thani sessions a week! damn!" ... that was actually what it meant... i had a knock-out on sat... then a high on thurs... another high on fri @ Relish... and another on sun @ my cousin's baby's baptism! LOL

thursday was because i had an old friend over from penang, and we met up for some drinks... it was good catching up and was (as usual) made to drink! hahaha.... but it was the company that made it worth it... :)

at Jln Alor

Relish - Changkat Bukit Bintang

colleagues and i decided to go for dinner after work on friday... we didn't know where to go and kukujiao decided on burgers.... to me burgers were a kind of snack... unless u have some in places like TGIF or Chillies... then it'll fill u up....

so anyway, we went to Relish... it was just 5 mins drive from work and luckily we had parking... it's situated in Jln Alor (i think....) and we were the first few there... the interior is elegant, clean looking.. simple... but we sat outside... cause 2 of us smokes.... :P

as usual, the drinkers had beers and the rest had normal drinks... and we started to order.. there were a few types of burgers and the normal long long list of alchoholic drinks.. and it seems Relish is known for its burgers... i never knew that...

and as recommended.. we ALL had burgers... though.. it's quite $$... even the side of fries is about RM5... but.. when the food came.. omg.. huge portions.. and that's what i like! :) what i had was BBQ beef burger... medium-well done.... and OMG.... remember my post on my first meal in Chillies? (sorry... i can't find that post.. i think it's too long ago...) it's just like that... i had my eyes closed.. and i couldn't say a word... that first bite was orgasmic... (and no .. i didn't do "it".... :P )

towards the end of our dinner and beers, the supervisor (or boss) came to intro to us some deserts... though we were full, we decided to try one and share... RM12 for a chocolate slice... when u see "slice"... u will have a pic of a slice-type size, right? like u see in secret recipie? well... this one was quite dissapointing as it was... tiny....

so to my makan friends (especially my dugongs)... if u're looking for a decent lovely burger... head for Relish... recommended by me.. ;) i wouldn't mind going there again! yummers...

kl by night, delicious burgers, bbq fish and Tattoo!

i'm back ppl i'm back!!!...

but first.. need to sleep.. will update soon... just want to tease u ppl abit!

:P

14 Aug 07 - was it a dream?

"so excited... finally getting someone for myself..."

i thought it was true... is it true? i'm still not sure....

is it or is it not true... that is the question

Beatboxing

it's amazing on how someone can beatbox that sounds so real!! it was a refreshing to hear that one of the previous American Idol contestants brought in beatboxing to the competition - Blake! i just love how he remixed - "You give love a bad name" song... i even downloaded it! hehehe...

here's a clip that my friend found and pasted on his blog.... this beatboxing guy is incredible! hahahah...

all i can say... it's amazing!

talking bout the camera

.... so there were TWO reasons why i sent my camera in for repair....

ONE - as u can see, the camera cannot focus on stuffs... but the display/view/menu is fine.... THAT'S fixed.. for free.. no probs because of this

but TWO - the reason i'm so pissed and the so many times i sent it back because of this!!! the 2 times i sent it back, i SHOWED the fella the "dirt" and he acknowledged it and yet when i got it back, the marks are still there.... so, just hope when i get it back on thursday..... it'll be clear of it

lan chao camera, or not?

so got a message from canon.... about my camera... gonna take it back on thursday.. lets see if they actually DID their job - or not....

confidence and taking risks

maybe i'm too humble with myself... or that i'm just low in confidence? had a talk with someone and it's said that i don't "seem" to be someone who doens't have confidence... it's not the first time i heard that, in fact i heard it from a few ppl, ppl i actually trust.. yet, why do i doubt myself? doubt my capabilities? doubt my strengths?

is confidence the same as taking risks? i mean, if i have loads of confidence, wouldn't i be taking risks? and i was advised on trying to "invest" to see that extra mile so that i could make that step, as i usually just do what i can see and not do what i cannot see... so if i can see a mile, i should "invest" on something to see furthur than that, so that i can go further..... but my question is.... how to invest and invest in WHAT? sigh....

growing up is so hard to do...

everyones asking, what's my goal, what do i want to be in 5 years, 10 years... i mean, how the heck am i SUPPOSED to know???!!!!

to me, as long as i'm happy, have enough money to do the things i want to do and have a secure future financially... isn't that enough? why must i put a "name" on my goal? yes, there's time u'll get fedup with your job, or that your job is meaningless or that no one appreciates u at work or your contributions are not recognised.... yes it's NICE to have everyone call u boss, look up at u on your achievements and get whatever u want without thinking twice of the cost....

but still.... what's all that got to do when u are not happy and comfortable?

so... what ARE my goals?

a place that is/have - cafe/bakery/ live jazz/ wifi hot spot/ florist /restaurant .... all in one place/ under one roof... can ah?...

is that a goal enough for u? impossible right?

sigh.....

1 week 6 days...

sigh....

will my leave be wasted as the last time?

i'm really hoping for the plan to materialize

wasted

gosh it's been such a long while since i got myself wasted! i can't believe i was that lame.. hahahah... i guess what's different this time is that i had a shot.. i never has a shot before.. shot of what? i can't remember the name, gotta ask...

anyway, since my Hilton plans were sort of "cancelled"... i went ahead with the farewell meet up for Khoo... my team lead whose last day was yesterday... there were 7 of us and it was a good night! all of us had a good time. there was a new fella that joined the team a week ago, and i'm sure he had a good time with us as well!

hmm... wonder why the boss didn't come..

we were in Heritage Row and at first we didn't know which outlet to go... so in the end, in a random pick, we choose.. Blonde hahahah omg, what a name!!.. the interior was classy, white, grey colour scheme and had lil bulbs hanging and tea lights around the place... very simple decor and lots of cushions and sofa...

though we were there about midnight, the place were empty, we had a corner to ourselves and we got ourselves comfortable, we opened two bottles, one finished quite fast... then we had a "flaming" one for Khoo... that was cool! it was my first time witnessing that... hahahha.... and as for pay back, Khoo ordered shots for us... damn! that was... i can't describe it.... hahahah... and it was down wards after that for me... tried dancing it off but it only hit me when we were in the mamak... back to reality...

Lea, Canadian and moi

in the end 3 of us were wasted, Khoo, Canadian and myself... Khoo and I were driven home as both of us couldn't drive Khoo's car back... and at home i continued "detox-ing" myself in my room... felt horrible, with cold sweat and all... was turning pale... was advised to have some bread to soak all the "poison" in my stomach.. but there was NO bread in the hse... so had to drag myself out from bed... get dressed properly, went downstairs to the apartment shop, get bread... get upstairs... all with a spinning head and wobly walk.... and tried to force myself to eat a slice... i was suffering all the way... i felt better after the slice and slept till 5 pm....

(this is what i got to do when i don't stay at home, if i were at home, i can just shout out to mummy to get me a toast! sigh... the wonders of living away from home... - or without a bf to take care of u)

even when i got up, i didn't feel like getting up, but i had no food in me.... so... again, had to force myself out, drive myself to some shop and had dinner... but this time it wasn't soo bad.. no cold sweat, no headaches... but still got body pain la.. hahaha....

and now... i'm blogging and still wondered what had happened to my Hilton plans... hmm....

but what's good is that i had great time with my colleagues last night and i had a blast... PLUS, i got a message from an old friend talking about a weekend in KL - sweet!!!

smilling? what smilling?

i'm officially not "smilling" until something REAL and SOLID happens...

HAPPY MERDEKA MALAYSIA!!

my beloved country has turned 50... old liau!!! but it's a good thing.. it shows that we some how managed to run this place on "our" own for 50 years and may this continue for many years to come..

i've not been very informative on what has been going on in this country.. esp what the PM has been saying or not saying... whether he changed his mind from one second to another... but so far the country has been good to me... on what i know of la....

i'm glad that my education turned me out to be a-okay.. but hearing of stories on how bad the education system is now (eg: certain language test answers were given out (during the test) but not the answers of the other language... or that students are told to wear a certain outfit to WHERE-EVER you go... and not your own type...) is sad.... but there's nothing much we can do except to teach our children the correct thing and just need to be strong with your own principles while going with the flow of the system..

but as far as i'm concern... i'm HAPPY to be here.... not that i've been around in other countries to judge... but i was born here... i lived here all my life and i'm still happy with the freedom that i have here...

so... Malaysia... Happy Birthday to you! cheers!!! oops!! you don't drink! hahahah.....

2 weeks 3 days

i made plans at least a month ago... now, i'm not so sure if those plans will actually happen or not, cause it's just sooo blurry and hazy right now, nothing is for sure....

and as i said before.. i'm NOT the person who actually just make plans for the next 12 hrs or so.. especially when it comes to something like in 2 weeks and 3 days... where if my "plan" does not happen... i'll be VERY VERY frustrated..

so to save myself from frustration, i will come up with a backup plan.... and my backup plan should be BETTER than the original as when the original does not happen, i sure hell need something much more better to make myself feel better....

half of me says that it WILL happen... half of me says... "knowing the rate of how its going.. u'll be lucky to even have a glimps of it..." which leads to the head telling me.... "make your OWN plans... do what u wanna do for YOURSELF!!"... which i'm doing right now... i'm planning for myself....

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*just hope i have the guts to do it when the time actually comes - i'm chicken shit, remember?

writers block

as u all know, i'm practically online every single day, thanks to the family... i thought i would have more inspiration to write and had loads to write when i didn't have a connection... but NOW.. i have all the connection i have and i CAN'T write! damnit!!...

i don't know why... maybe i'm not at that space/position/location where i could write..?? (not like at home)... or is it because i'm using a laptop instead of my pc at home... or what?

maybe because of my promise to write GOOD, HAPPY posts here in my blog - stopped me... as angry, frustrated, sad posts doesn't look good on me or may hurt ppl... is THAT the reason i can't write? i shouldn't think so...

or is it because i had MORE life in penang compared to kl? i doubt it soo...

then again, who knows? i may be in "that" phase.... or... it's just that life's too routine and that nothing inspires me now... esp when i've stopped "smiling" - the reason stopped

sigh....

what's make it worsts is that the neighbour is playing blardy sad, slow chinese songs... and as well recently hearing of other ppls "happenings" is maybe just putting me off.... it's like I should be them... WHY am i not having the time of my life like them? sigh....

dunno la... fck the PMS as well...

being extra on the side

i've been always on the big side since i was small... it was noticable when i was kid when my cousin and i stopped wearing the same size of clothes.... when i was a kid, it didn't really bother me as somehow there were a few of my size (or even bigger than me...) in school...

then in later primary and secondary school, it was obvious and abit frustrating as there were school PE clothes to buy, and school activities uniforms to get and sometimes costumes to wear for events in school where they needed to "custom" made for me - cause of my size... and also its frustrating when u have peer pressure where u get the skinny pretty ones getting all the attention (be it girls, teachers, boys....)

but over the years, thank God i've become to terms of my size, though sometimes u get ppl commenting on it, giving "advise" on how to settle my "issue" and esp when i go shopping... it's only 2% i can find clothes my size that actually looks nice....

when u get older, as an adult, in the working world... no one actually bothers of how big u are, because when u're older u learn to know ppl for who they are and not how they look like.. but when it comes to children, my phobia/fear comes back.. because children tell the truth, children don't know what hurts, what does not.... so when i'm around them.... i keep telling myself, hoping that they won't embarress me about my weight and my problem with acne.. and when they DO comment on it... it just really "makes" my day la.... sigh...

but u can't actually stay away from kids ALL the time right? they're everywhere... and u can't blame them, they're innocent... they don't know why u're fat and why u have that pimple on your face... so i just have to accept it and just brush it off over my head... and just hope they don't make comments like that, ever again, but u can never say... untill they grow up - which they WILL......

a question in Facebook

yes, i'm in Facebook... it can be damn addictive man.. but i'm trying to stay away.... hehehe..... it's soo much more interactive than Friendster BUT Friendster has more connections....

here's a part of Facebook... where u can ask questions or answer ppls questions.... here's one:

Question : Why don't the guy who fancies a girl call her?

so far here are the only answers by Facebook members:

1- udang disebalik batu??
2- shy shy one le...hehheheh
3- no balls ...

what was my answer? i don't know... though i DO really want to know the answer... so to my dear readers, what's your answer? pls leave comments ya! :)

budget

when i was in hell last year, i managed to be ok and was able to save alot.... but now, it's getting harder to get by and it's not ever close to have some savings... and so... i've decided to sit down to calculate and budget...

it looks like i'm starting to see what KL life is about... it's just about working just to pay bills... and not working to save for the future.... and THAT's why, so many ppl out there are finding second jobs or joining a networking group to earn that extra cash and have more "freedom" in life....

but i for one still believe in the "sikit sikit nanti jadi bukit" saying.... and there's no such thing as easy money... to me, to get that "easy" money, u got to spend money first... but then again, it's just my hard skull keeping that belief in... there may be other better ways, but i'm still not convinced...

so ANYWAY.... i still need to get things straight on my monthly expenditure and annual expenditure... and i don't even have a credit card yet!! omg... just imgine if i had one.... i'll be in debt!! no wonder my dad told me NOT to get a credit card.....

does anyone know a financial planner... for free?? heheheh