The Art of Animaling

au revoir, 2010

2011-01-06T00:38:00.009+08:00

As the new year rolls in, leave your worries and tears behind...

Put your fears aside...

And while you muster the courage to try new things...

Remember to always have fun!

And cherish the precious people in your life *hugs*

Happy New Year 2011 :)

xoxo~

thanksgiving

2010-11-28T04:07:00.002+08:00

I give thanks for...

- Being late and/or getting lost sometimes on my way to assignments and yet still make it in time for press conferences and not missing out on news which means I'm still able to deliver stories.

- Being able to play mahjong with Lilian and eat Kelly's Hainanese chicken chop.

- Not dying or seriously injured or seriously injuring someone else in accidents; and there's always a spare car available to borrow when mine's in the workshop.

- Getting a letter from the insurance company and finding out that I didn't have to pay that RM300+

- Being able to find parking at the office.

- The old Indian man who gave me his waiting number when I went to renew my road tax at JPJ; I waited for less than 10 people before me.

- Nutty but loving parents - this doesn't need explanation. Oh, and throw in a pair of very supportive godparents too.

- Cookies and milk!

- Crazy, funny, caring, entertaining, lovely, beautiful, awesome friends that I have. Yes, I'm talking about you :)

- Bad family problems but an abundance of love and grace from God that helps us overcome every problem. Time and time again. Without fail.

- A crazy boyfriend who still puts up with my nonsense and is still willing to grow, learn and change with me. Not forgetting the other boys in my life - my annoying but entertaining brother and my old man Jovi.

- A billion other things that happened before and another few more billion things to go.

Yeah, I'm kinda late for Thanksgiving but it doesn't make a difference to me because I give thanks every single day :) I guess it's due to the combination of extreme optimism and being extremely blessed; I wake up almost every single day feeling - besides sleepy and lazy - very, very, very lucky for all the things and opportunities that I have and all the people around me, on top of everything else.

I'm not a billionaire, not a celebrity, not a supermodel. I don't have a glamorous job, my pay is quite peanuts, my car is old and sometimes cranky. I don't have a million friends and I don't have a perfect family. I don't have the latest gadgets nor the latest trends and fads.

But I have enough to sustain myself plus a little bit extra for my family, friends and leisure. My job is tiring and demanding but I have great colleagues and opportunities. My car still brings me from point A to point B (though I need to change the tyres real soon) and my friends are awesome.

And I'm extremely happy. What's there to complain about? Happy Thanksgiving, everyone :)

p.s. I hate pessimists, whiners and people who would rather complain non-stop rather than focusing on solutions. I especially hate people who don't count their blessings; but I'll keep that story for another day.

so, july came and went

2010-08-11T01:14:00.005+08:00

Wanted to blog about July and all the birthdays but never found the time *oops!*

July ended with Aliza and Tim's beautiful wedding. Congratulations to the couple :) This year gonna go broke with wedding ang pows. Jerm and Sharon's wedding coming soon, as well as an ex-colleague's wedding, and Ailyn and Ben's in January...pokai T_T

Just finished dinner with Liang + family to celebrate Wayne's graduation. Congratulations Wayne! See you this weekend for the photoshoot.

Today is also a sad day, as it is the funeral of Liang's aunt who passed away last Friday morning due to cancer relapse. God bless, RIP and deepest condolences to the family :'(

August is already so busy and my calendar is packed till month end. This weekend will be in Melaka for Wayne's graduation photoshoot. Will go for long overdue facial at Aya's mom's salon and to replenish some beauty products. Next weekend will be in Melaka again for Jerry Distributor annual company dinner. The company is more than a year old already woot!

And of course, the following weekend is BALI BAYBEH with da Frazer Rangers; our first trip together overseas. Can't wait for the beach, scenery, food and all that spa stuff :D

Our family is also anxiously waiting for the arrival of Baby Elizabeth, who was due on Aug 7 but decided that she wants to stay in her mama's tummy a lil' longer. Hope to welcome her soon.

And I just foiled my "ikat perut" plan by buying 3 dresses online =X it was cheap though, RM100 for three dresses. Hope the quality matches what's shown on the website *fingers crossed*

Watched a musical comedy by Pan Productions at Solaris Dutamas. Titled "Always in Wonderland?" the show was complimentary, from Berjaya. Very good show with awesome dialogue and very strong voices from the cast.

My first birthday present this year, from my parents:

Another Coach bag! Super cheap at Coach outlets + 20% discount :) My mom bought 5 items at USD400+

Looking forward to charging through the rest of August. Zooming through the months and it feels GOOD :D

Hey Dad!

2010-06-20T18:20:00.006+08:00

I hardly spend time with you when I was younger

I only able to see you during weekend

When I needed someone to talk with, you weren't there

And yes, I do get depressed and blame you for that

But hey, as I grew up I understand it's because of the family

We won't be where we are right now if it's not because of you

I'm sorry and thank you dad for everything. We love you!

april and may was about...

2010-06-01T23:06:00.007+08:00

1. Watching Formula 1 for the first time

2. Helping parents wrap things up and pack before leaving

3. Bowling and dinner with Frazer Rangers

4. Farewell dinners with the parents

5. Last minute shopping with Mom

6. Having a near breakdown when Jovi went on his mini adventure

7. Bidding goodbye to parents and granny

8. Celebrating Chew's birthday with crabs and awesome cake

9. Stressing out on poor brother getting stuck in JFK airport and lost luggage

10. Kept busy with colleague's hen's night, mehendi night and wedding - wearing saree for the first time =)

11. Splurged a bit too much at a salon =x

12. Flew to Singapore for a seminar, caught up with family and Trissha (Woon was too busy hmph), OD-ed on shoes (rubi shoes = new love), ate durian pancake and spotted Eve's bro in MAS in flight magazine

13. Flew home to get a haircut, unpack and repack for awesome beach getaway

14. Spent four glorious days at Perhentian Island...blissful holiday~

15. Came home to a flat car battery; took the opportunity to fix it and tie up some loose ends

Am now very tanned and happy :)

Hopefully June is less hectic.

upcoming marathons

2010-04-06T19:45:00.003+08:00

SJ10km: April 25

Closing date: April 16

Original forms only, from NST/Berita Harian

Fee: RM10

NB Pacesetters 15km: May 16

StanChart 21km: June 27

Centro Klang Run 12km: July 11

Closing date: June 20 or upon 2,000 entries

Early bird: RM25 before April 30

Penang Bridge: Nov 21

running

2010-03-29T22:50:00.008+08:00

Woohoo! Finished our first night marathon last Saturday night; Energizer Night Marathon 21km @ Cyberjaya.

Things I liked about it:

1. Running beside the lake.

2. Pretty good terrain.

3. Good quality vest from Adidas.

4. Pretty good goodie bag.

5. BOMBA spraying water at the runners damn cool my favourite part!

Things I hated about it:

1. Some stations ran out of water.

2. Traffic jam.

3. Carpark too far from flag off area.

4. Baggage station 1km away from starting point wtf damn stupid.

5. Some parts of the run were pretty dark and creepy, some got construction workers staring at you.

6. Finishing line was horrible, they didn't re-direct traffic; we were running against a sea of people who had finished the race and were walking out of the start/finish area.

7. Only had Gatorade. Nothing beats 100PLUS and Revive.

Overall a pretty good experience running at night, except the starting part which was quite stressful. We were late, the guys had to carry the bags while running (cuz couldn't afford to waste time walking 2km to deposit bags) and no time to stretch properly. It's good that we had timing chips, to keep track of our real running time as opposed to gun time.

Keeping track of my running times:

Mizuno 11km: 1hr 35min

Malakoff 12km: 1hr xxmin (shit, forgot liao)

NB Pacesetters 20km: 3hr 30min

Bareno 15km: 2hr 5min

Energizer 21km (+1km scam): 3hr 9min

I figure, I'm pretty comfy now with anything 15km and below. 15km itself quite pain also, depending on the terrain, and was starting to cramp up during the end of Bareno run. Too many hills around Bukit Jalil! Anything more than 15km I'll have to bring Counterpain and Powergel. I'm so amazed at Powergel's power of preventing stitches (jakun first time eat Powergel). It helped me last till the end of ENR!

Things to note for next run:

- must not be late

- must stretch properly

- must rest enough

- must eat proper meal on the day before and the day itself

So far, the most enjoyable run was Malakoff, although it had some of the steepest hills. The location really does make a huge difference; running around Bukit Damansara, my mind was really distracted by all the beautiful, posh homes rather than the pain in the legs! Most of the route was shaded by trees, so it wasn't hot and sunny, nice and cooling even when the sun came up.

To date, the best running vest is from Mizuno. Damn comfy and the size is just right. Suckiest shirt is Bareno; armpit hole too big. NB Pacesetters was the worst run for me, because I was not strong enough to push till the end. The first 10km was good but the next 10km really killed me. By the last few kms, I was cramping, pale, nauseous and ANGRY. Angry because my body and mind were not tired, but the legs were just about to give up. Now that I've discovered the amazing secret powers of Powergel (still jakun) I shall not phear. Woot.

Total km conquered to date: 79km (+1km scam @ ENR)

I'm happy with the latest race so far, because I improved a lot compared to previous runs. I ran most of the km and brisk walked for the rest, didn't stop at all (I don't stop at water stations, I grab the drink and sip while brisk walking) and didn't walk slowly like during NB Pacesetters. I was 9min short of the qualifying time, but am still very satisfied :]

Here's a pic :D

happy cny

2010-02-14T01:09:00.003+08:00

After 15 Christmases and CNYs in the house we call home, I'm celebrating CNY in a new place.

We've moved.

Which is why I've been extremely busy for the past two months.

My parents' application for PR in the US has been approved, they're moving and keeping the citizenship option open. My brother is already there studying, and the house has been sold.

The application only covers minors below the age of 21, so I'm not included. But I wouldn't have gone anyway because of a number of reasons. Liang is here, I had enough LDR to last me a lifetime, I enjoy my current job, Jovi, my godparents, my friends and I like it here. If I were to go, I would have to put in an application on my own and if approved, I'd have to start over again.

So now I'm living much closer to work, thanks to my godparents for taking me in. Weekends are spent at my cousin's place where Jovi is. And everything else is pretty much the same.

Kung hei fatt choi, everyone :)

And oh, Happy V-Day too!

Malakoff Run 2009

2010-01-05T22:46:00.005+08:00

Dec 20, 2009, flag off @ Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort

Next run is Pacesetter's New Balance Run on Jan 17, flagging off @ Padang Merbok, KL. We're going for the 20km; time to push it further!

Plug: Check out our new runners' blog --> http://awesome-possums.blogspot.com/

Oh yeah, Happy New Year everyone! May 2010 be an awesome possum year for y'all. *love*

what i did this week

2009-12-19T11:08:00.001+08:00

Monday:

RPM after work.

Tuesday:

Went to work at 11am cuz was supposed to work late. Last minute plans changed, editor said don't have to cover the awards, so yahoo! Went straight home after evening assignment.

Wednesday:

Last day of work before four-day weekend. Lots of work in the morning, no time to eat before assignment. Starving throughout assignment :( Managed to grab a waffle at A&W on the way back to office. After work, treadmill for half hour and almost puked. Nice, yummy dinner at USJ 2.

Thursday:

Off day yahoo! Picked up jeans after alteration before heading to Sunway Pyramid with Mom and bro in tow. Lunch at ramen shop, free coffee at Starbucks, then commenced winter shopping. SO FUN. Yummy coats, fluffy scarves, leather gloves and boots, fuzzy beanies. Lovely stuff. Dropped Mom off at salon and bro at guitar shop before heading to gym for RPM challenge where I almost died but pushed on because dowan to lose face to power aunties in the class. While I was hard at work in the gym, Liang was guzzling beer with his boss. No fair!

Friday:

Started the day with Ayam Penyet Ria at Kota Damansara with Kni and Wernie. Very tasty chicken and beefballs *slurp!* Then it was major shopping session at Mid Valley. Oh the mad crowd ROAR! Bought secret santa gifts and wrapper, grey studded dress, some leggings and new flip-flops to replace manky old pair. Liang got new t-shirt, checked shorts and a very nice, soft, beanie-like headgear. Jejons bought toothpaste. Tried out the new Austin Chase cafe. Nice ambience, comfy sofas with lots of magazines and games. Bong lost at Jenga and Uno. Dinner was at Canton-i with awesome egg tarts and egg yolk pao thingy *yumz!* Kornyken and Muskelman joined us after that, wanted to watch movie but too late to buy good tickets. Went to arcade and pwned the photohunt machines! We rock! Ended the night with yum cha at Nirwana Maju.

Saturday:

And today is a bright new day! Presents to wrap and a college reunion to attend :)

temptations

2009-12-12T22:05:00.003+08:00

I'm so tempted to get this!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7574106@N06/4170953833/

Aiyo so hard to resist :(

The other one also nice...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7574106@N06/4171836518/

If I buy both, the total is RM150, free shipping! But RM150 can feed my dog for three months...

Maybe I should just get that RM10 flower headpiece I was eyeing at Bangsar and try to forget the dresses.

Genting Trailblazer 2009

2009-11-09T17:02:00.005+08:00

One of the best outdoor sports I've ever joined. Partnered with Julian. It's about 14km through the jungle. It's not easy I tell you.

Before entering the jungle, we had to run for about 2-3km. I looked pale according to Julian. I realised that too that my breathing ain't normal. We found out that that's because we're so much higher above the sea level. =|

I snapped my right hand muscles 2 days before trailblazer and I almost gave up half way through but there's no turning back when you're in the jungle. The only way was to go forward. There were parts where there's only ropes and you gotta pull yourself up. Thank god I have the most awesome partner. He told me this "Doesn't matter slow or fast, as long we finish this race together" When he's behind me, he'll push me up,and when he's in front of me, he'll pull me up

Damn sueh during the run. I slide down into the bushes. I slide down and hurt my testicals. I lost my shoes to the mud and have to run the last 1-2km barefoot. It's all worth it. We managed to finish the race and won ourselves medals!

Spot us!

It was a damm good experience and recommend you guys to join for next year's trailblazer! For more pictures, you guys can click on this link. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38856560622&v=photos

lately...

2009-11-07T05:20:00.012+08:00

So tired, he didn't even care. Sometimes I feel the same.

Donated $$$ to Dorothy Perkins

Getting his eyes checked

Ran 11km @ Mizuno Wave Run

Celebrated my cousin's birthday and parents' anniversary at Tenji

Experienced Toyota Classics for the first time

Celebrated HL's birthday

Ate pork burger

Dated a fireman for Halloween

My costume was pretty cheap...spent only RM19.90 on these stockings. And err...about RM90 on the shoes, but that wasn't specifically for Halloween. I already have a pair of black flats but I went a bit nuts in Dorothy Perkins >.<

Blouse - super old shirt I bought in Form 4 for Interact Club.

Skirt - bought from Dotti during winter sale about 4 years ago.

Tie - Dad's.

Bag - fake Prada bag someone gave me before I even knew what Prada was.

Some of the people I spent Halloween with. A sexy schoolgirl who looked more like sexpot character from DOA (pheweet!), a zombie ballerina, a pilot, my bomba bf and his two bfs, and a sexy teacher whose class attendance was very good. There was also a hobo somewhere around.

***

Other than that, things have been super hectic! Missed gym a lot due to:

1. 1 week spent recovering from viral fever.

2. 1 week working OT on Negri Sembilan focus.

3. 1 week OT on UMNO general assembly.

4. 1 week recovering from Mizuno Wave Run.

5. 10 hours OT on an advertising conference on my REST DAYS *preposterous* and another few hours OT to finish writing the stories.

6. 1 week lazy.

Gym has been good; lost a lot of inches here and there. Ironic thing is, my favourite jeans are getting loose and I didn't get to wear a newly bought pair of Nichii jeans which I bought before joining gym :(

Positive side is, I can actually wear SKINNY LEGS now :O

The Dorothy Perkins jeans (pictured above) fits in the right places. Unlike before when denim used to fit at the thighs but too loose at the waist and a size smaller would squeeze the life out of the legs.

Now I just need more strength... *pokes weak triceps*

football season is back

2009-08-29T03:36:00.004+08:00

Hahaha...I just read on Allie's blog about Victor wanting to vandalise a Manchester United restaurant in Bandung. If Liang was there, he would have joined in!

Last weekend on the way to Jaya 33 for the combo three-birthdays-and-a-farewell dinner, the ManUtd song burst out of the radio. Barely 1.5 seconds into the song and Liang yelled "WTF!!!" like he wanted to rip out the radio! It was just an ad selling ManUtd merchandise -_-

Liang loves Liverpool so much that he wants to dress me in a Liverpool baby tee jersey. It costs about RM200...which could buy me two yummy Charles & Keith heels or four pairs of jeans from Nichii or 2.5 Tenji sessions... heh :P

Meanwhile, the dudes at sports desk tried to make me a ManUtd fan by bribing me with a ManUtd baby tee jersey lol. They reckon that Liverpool is the worst football team to support "because they're lousy!!!" and that ManUtd is the ONLY team worth supporting.

Crazy men.

wah damn long never blog!

2009-08-24T11:44:00.002+08:00

Woot, been a whirlwind of events! Crazy busy, but all good. Here's a recap:

1. Quit my job at a place I did not enjoy working at, although I do miss certain ex-colleagues.

2. Went to Phuket baybeh! Sun, sea, sand, glorious Thai food and massages.

3. Celebrated Liang's birthday at Phi Phi Island! Surprised him with a new guitar :)

4. Almost died while helping to organise cousin's wedding *_*

5. Relatives from all over, some parties caused some HUGE ASS drama, ish.

6. Caught up with my cousin from US and secretly bought mom a Coach for her birthday.

7. Became extremely broke T_T

8. Celebrated Father's Day at Dae Jung Gum Korean BBQ *yummy*

9. Celebrated mom's birthday at F4 with yummy fish! Made her pretend to blow candles at the restaurant which had damn kao a lot of ceiling fans. Surprised her with the Coach bag.

10. Started a new job. Back to media *sniffs* aah, the smell of news.

11. Celebrated Dad's 60th birthday!

12. Went to Sungai Klah hot spring and got windfall whoop! Their rooms were leaking so they gave us a 3-room villa (the most ex at RM1k per night!) FOR NO EXTRA CHARGES. With private Jacuzzi *whee!* And it was brand new, just opened; we were the first ones to stay in that unit ^^

13. Went to Melaka and got fat.

14. Celebrated my birthday with a family dinner and cake, yum cha and cake with school friends and dinner and cake with ex-colleagues. Thanks everyone! *love*

15. Caught up with college friends over pork and beer *burp*

Phew.

that digi ad

2009-07-25T00:08:00.002+08:00

Dad: Hullo?

Son: Daddy, Jennifer broke my Super Soldier! *angry*

Jennifer: Super Soldier's a doll...with ugly pants *mocking*

Son: Super Soldier's so not a doll!

Dad: Both of you shush! Get your mom on the phone.

Mom: Yes? *bored*

Dad: This is the 5th time today. They're both on prepaid, how come they haven't run out of credit yet?! *incredulous*

Voiceover: Some advertising mumbo jumbo about Digi's family prepaid plan.

Son: Daddy...Jennifer made Super Soldier wear a dress...

That ad just won't get out of my head! Congrats to the ad agency that came up with that.

***

I finally uploaded photos of the bags for sale, it's on facebook.

pk is a bag lady

2009-07-04T01:44:00.004+08:00

Last night I had a late night snack. As I brought my nachos and dip out of the kitchen, Jovi was tailing me (as usual when there's food). I didn't want him begging me for nachos (would never give him inappropriate snacks), so I ran up and closed my door. He followed me up and scratched on the door, begging to come in; after which he discovered that I wasn't going to open it. In retaliation, he peed at the top of the staircase.

And that's how I ended up cleaning dog pee at 1am on a Friday morning. Grr.

***

And the bag sale!

I'm helping PK sell her 50 over bags (mad woman) so that she can buy more new bags (mad woman).

Details:

- Sunday, July 5
- 11am onwards
- Liang's place @ Ara Damansara
- Pre-loved, branded and non-branded bags. Some non-branded brand new bags available too.
- Branded bags include: Coach, LV, Gucci, Prada, Guess, Longchamp, Anya Hindmarch, LeSportSac and more.
- Types: Big bags, small bags, handbags, swingpacks, clutches, wristlets, every bag imaginable except wallets.
- Some brand new clothes will be on sale too (leftovers from her previous selling-clothes job, mainly in size S).
- Terms: Cash only. Instalment payments ok for branded goods, via cash deposit or whatever.

I will take photos of the merchandise, so the sale will continue even after Sunday, just ring/sms/msn me.

Contradiction

2009-06-10T23:34:00.003+08:00

Gary: What is your birthday wish?
Liang: I want satay celup. lifetime supply!
Gary: ... I'm not a yesman where I say yes to anything.
Gary: Ok.. I no problem

Terima Kasih!

2009-06-09T20:37:00.004+08:00

Thanks everyone. Wanted to mention all the names but afraid to miss out anyone of you. You guys mean the whole world to me. Muacks. I shall update soon regarding my Phuket trip and my birthday surprise!

THANK YOU!

Wrong

2009-05-28T01:10:00.003+08:00

Went to gym today and attended the wave class. Original instructor is Annie but she was on holiday for two weeks. Jack was the temporary instructor. I found myself damn awkward because he kept looking at me during the class. I thought was someone behind me but I turned around there's no one.

Throughout the class, he's extra caring for me la and asked whether I'm fine. That time I was damn blur and stupidly layan-ed him giving him DOUBLE thumbs up -.- He only layan-ed me and only me during the class. He went to each person and guiding them how to stand on the machine with correct posture. He guided the ladies by holding on their hands and me....he layan my hips. HIPS wei! Damn wrong.

After the class, I was shaking my right leg while walking away because muscles were tired. When I was doing do, he suddenly said "Don't worry, it's normal. You should feel tired on this, this and this muscles" I replied "Okay...thanks" and walked away.

Eva came up to me "I think the instructor likes you"
Damn, So obvious meh? Why I attracted the wrong crowd la. mch.

Ulawawa

2009-05-20T00:19:00.006+08:00

Been quite awhile since I blogged. So, hello again!

These days, the economy offering us lots to grumble especially job insecurity. Bigger companies are eating up the smaller ones to get rid of competition and to grow their portfolios. I'm currently experiencing the acquisition by another bigger company. To be honest, I do feel demoralized sometimes. However, it's an opportunity to prove myself too right!

Some companies are using the bad economies as an advantage to fine-tune their companies because there's some silver linings to the slow growth rate. It gives them more time to inspects every nook and cranny of their business , cost cutting, better planning, leadership training and etc.

Billions of ringgits being passed around in hopes of fixing it all. Inevitable the market will pick back up but do hope to see the picking up as soon as possible. If you have lots of cash to invest during this economic downturn, I think it's a perfect time to start a business or try to take market share from competitor like what my competitor did to my company =(

Enough about the recession and it's time for a good night sleep.

Redang 2009 (3)

2009-05-09T01:23:00.009+08:00

More pics!

*fatt hiau*

Frisbee

The dudes

Room C2

Room C3

Preparing for 2nd snorkel session

Colourful fishes at Marine Park

Eel

Fish frenzy!

We also saw big fishes. I saw one, but he was shy! I saw a pufferfish too, all puffed up when the tour guide kacau the fella. And there was another eel hiding under the corals which Alex and Liang saw and said was damn huge and ugly. The tour guide picked up stuff for us to touch and see, and pointed out different species to us. He tried to catch a clownfish but got nipped! As usual Liang tried to stuff bread into my lifejacket to make the fishes attack me. At the end of the day we were mostly sunburnt and quite exhausted.

Last photos before the camera battery died...

The End!

Lang Tengah/Perhentian next year :D

Redang 2009 (2)

2009-05-08T00:15:00.006+08:00

(Photos from rented camera, mostly taken by Hui Ling and Alex)

First snorkeling session!

After lunch, we spent the afternoon playing Frisbee and building Chew's superb body.

*gasp*

The proud gf

The jealous dudes

Kept getting pushed by the waves dammit

Ok, too many photos...damn sleepy.
*to be continued*

Redang 2009

2009-04-26T02:16:00.011+08:00

(Photos from my camera)

Day 1:
Horrible! Very rough speedboat ride on the way there, got off at the jetty at Laguna which was a long walk away from Redang Pelangi and as you can see from below, it was bad weather. We missed one snorkeling session due to rain :(

Check out the dark clouds...

Spent the first day hanging around, playing mah jong, taking photos at More More Tea and soaking in the Jacuzzi at Laguna.

Liang

Kelefeh at the back *peace*

Good!

Jumping shots below!

*whee*

haha...

Buddha pose first take, Chew looking like a frog

Buddha pose second take, Kalmen fails to launch

Buddha pose third take, all wrong timing!

Finally got it!

After that we took lots of photos at More More Tea Inn...

Jacuzzi~

*to be continued*

Lynn's birthday makan

2009-04-10T21:41:00.005+08:00

Makan-makan at Dao Rae, yummy Korean BBQ at NZX Square. Lynn tak habis-habis gelak. Crazy woman *hugs* :)

melaka march 2009

2009-03-31T19:54:00.004+08:00

In random order: Eye on Malaysia, Jetty, coconut shake, I almost ate fly eggs on the sambal *shudder* and nice duck mee.

Long live Frazer Rangers.

poor babies...

2009-03-27T10:41:00.000+08:00

Clicky!

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/16/nation/3487439&sec=nation

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/27/nation/3566447&sec=nation

Earth Hour, a mere gimmick?

2009-03-25T09:43:00.000+08:00

Read:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/25/focus/3535498&sec=focus

another lazy update

2009-02-28T23:42:00.008+08:00

Woohoo! Been damn long since we updated. Am so lazy, gonna do this in point form.

- Makan besar at Tenji! Overdosed on salmon sashimi, oysters, smoked salmon and soft shell crab tempura. Really overdid it and spent the rest of the day sleeping it off hehehe.

- Spent first two days of CNY marathon-ing "Moonlight Resonance" (half the entire drama in two days!!!) while binge-ing on CNY cookies, snacks and shandy. Then went back to work on CNY third day. Spent the weekend in Melaka having the fastest CNY dinner ever (9 course meal over and done with under 30 minutes!) and chilling at Libra with sword-wielding "ultraman-devil".

- Low sang at Chew's place where we "low" until the plastic sheet holding the yee sang was torn, ate pumpkin chips (which was only popular with Alex), and played the police-murderer-spy game. And was enlightened by Jun Jin's proposing tips.

- Played mah jong with the tiniest mah jong set at HL's place. And sirami (gin rummy with tiles). Spent half a Saturday playing mah jong with PK and LB; and another Saturday playing mah jong with Kelly, Patrick and Lilian. Liang said he's turning into an aunty.

- Watched Underworld 3, Bride Wars (very funny!) and Seven Pounds (very touching). Still haven't watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

- Liang cooked Valentine's dinner. Sticky lemon chicken. Then he spent the rest of the night losing to me at chor dai di and Blackjack.

- Spent an entire week being irritated with crazy Malaysians who thronged the malls for crazy sales. Jusco member sale on Tuesday/Wednesday, Robinson's sale on Thursday and Isetan sale on Friday. Going home was almost worse than going to work in the morning! CRAZY SHOPPERS.

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LB and PK took a daytrip to have BBCR with us. The only photo we took, and we just HAD to have a photo with rubbish in the background -_-

My new earrings; my favourite is the fork and spoon. Now with short hair I can wear studs again :D

Redang in a month's time. Yay!

so angry

2009-02-03T19:26:00.002+08:00

ngo kam yat ho mm hoi sam, yee ka hou foh guan. ngo hou mm kam sam bei yan dei yuen wong. sei hak yan zhang lou, ngo mou zhou chor yeh ngo mm sai geng lei. hai lei zhi gei zhou chor yeh, mm hou lai yan dei. yuen loi li kor sai kai yau kam dor mou lui chui lau ge yann. ngo yee ka hou siong hou siong chee zik. yann dou hou loi la! lam dou de hou fan. zhan hai hou mm kam sam!!!

sigh.
:(

oh, finally!

2009-01-28T20:54:00.006+08:00

Christmas 2008:

Jovi lights

Merry Christmas from Jovi

BBQ

"My first iPod!"

And he didn't even have to buy it

My Christmas gift from Liang

My other Christmas gifts include: 8 pairs of earrings (!) a bracelet, a belt, a pair of sandals from Bali and Body Shop stuff from LB (thanks babe!), and a photo frame. >_>

Daryl's birthday:

Liang looks stunned

Daryl and his fake facial fuzz. I would post photos of him with the "butt-pants" but he's half naked there.

Pravin seems happy...

The dudes

An impromptu day trip to Genting:

LB!

What is PK trying to do to me...

NYE!

Hamsap!

Me & redness hehehe

Die Han, DIE!

Complete set of photos can be found on facebook...once I've uploaded them, that is.

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Happy CNY 2009 everyone! Hope it'll be a better year for everyone. May you all find happiness even in challenging times. God bless!

end of another year

2009-01-09T09:40:00.003+08:00

Christmas was a really relaxed affair this year. It started off with a BBQ at Sookie's place. On Christmas Eve, we had a steamboat dinner at Liang's place with Ken and Sue, later joined by Jules for a round of Monopoly which Ken won, and yet later, joined by a half drunk Keni who came over, guzzled beer, ate steamboat and started snoring on the floor.

On Christmas night we had a family BBQ dinner at home, also to celebrate my cousin's fiance's birthday. They're getting married in June! Right after Liang and I return from Phuket. There was so much leftover; so I called over the yesnoduno-ers on Boxing Day for another round of BBQ. Very nice and relaxing, sitting around the pit at the end of the night, toasting smores and drinking sparkling juice.

Over the Christmas-NYE weekend I met up with my nutty college friends. We were so crazy and hyper and noisy during our first year that one of our lecturers christened us Keluarga Bahagia. That was before most of us got jaded and burnt out and kapoof-ed into stoners. That night a glimpse of the craziness surfaced when Lionel managed to get Terence into a high school uniform...the PINAFORE. Oh Lord, it was an ugly and funny sight. Lionel's getting married in September.

We also celebrated Daryl's birthday that weekend. Happy Birthday Daryl! I have pictures of you topless and being molested by some dude! Muahaha. Bar Celona is small. A lot to drink that night!

Then I was sick and had to take MC on the 30th. Geez. On NYE we were let off work early...by one measly hour. Went to Liang's place for a quick dinner, picked up Hui Ling and Chew, picked up Daryl from Mont' Kiara, and headed off to the NYE Party at Finnegan's in Hartamas. Like last year, this year's NYE was a sober one for me. Played drinking games (I had soda and coke!), bopped around to a different kinda tune (it was nice!) and watched fireworks from outside of Finnegan's (fireworks behind the Sunrise building).

Then I got really tired and cranky, having put off my medication because I had to drive because cough syrup makes you stoned. Damn hungry after all that celebration, headed off to the worst mamak ever where drinks were forgotten, indomee turned into maggi goreng, telur mata kerbau morphed into telur dadar and my roti kosong never even made it to the table. Argh! Stopped by cops on the way back, but nothing happened because obviously I wasn't drunk. Poor Liang was holding in his puke during the roadblock LOL. Immediately after we passed the roadblock I had to stop for him to puke his guts out. Then it was home and a good concoction of cough syrup plus flu pill made me sleep like a pig.

And on New Year's Day! We spent it having lunch with Kelly and Patrick, after which Kelly and I had a manipedi session. I was super stoning during the session due to the flu pill. I have bright red, CNY-inspired, ang-ang toenails now! Roll in the luck by the barrel please! After all that's been happening, I wouldn't mind some durian runtuh (windfall) hehe.

Had a burger session with Hui Ling and Chew, whereupon we decided to have more holidays this year, with at least one island trip and one overseas trip. Lined up for the first half is a Genting trip next month and a Redang (or some other island) trip in May. Holidaaaaaaay!

Time is moving too damn fast! Momentous moments in 2008:
1. Quit The Edge
2. Got into my first ever car accident
3. Changed my car tyres TWICE wtf damn expensive
4. My mom had a Hepatitis scare :(
5. The maid ran away
6. The vet said "no more walks" for Jovi :(
7. Lost my baby hamster Kuaci :(
8. Cut my hair!
9. Did highlights for the first time
10. Found a new job
11. Celebrated my birthday with awesome friends (well, they celebrated for me)
12. The Frazer Rangers were formed
13. Did not run in any marathons at all! NOT GOOD.
14. Many emergencies came up, forcing me to dig into my savings *sob*
15. Enjoyed Christmas and NYE :D

In 2009:
1. Work harder than ever, learn as much as I can
2. Be brave, career wise
3. Make my potential freelance thing work
4. Take care of my health, especially my eyesight argh
5. Be patient, especially in my relationship with certain family members
6. Buy less shoes, or get Liang to buy for me hehe
7. Spring clean my room, donate/recycle unwanted goods
8. Play the piano again? Right.
9. Keep my hair short
10. Consistently save a portion of my salary
11. Work out more! Get fit for SJ10K, Mt. Kinabalu, island trip, whatever else
12. Finish reading my stack of books
13. Spend less money on unnecessary luxuries
14. Grow my investment portfolio
15. Enjoy 2009 no matter what comes

Resolutions I would most likely not keep.
Happy 2009!

Note to self: Upload photos from Christmas and NYE by end of the week.

And Happy 3 years baby.
Being with you is like being in a timeless world;
I could never keep track of the time spent together,
too busy am I enjoying your company.
People always ask me "how you handle him?"
It's because I'm just as nutty as you; we rock together.
I love you no matter how crazy you are :)

Harlow 2009!

2009-01-04T13:07:00.004+08:00

Hello 2009 and

Happy 3 years baby! I heart you!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T14:38:00.002+08:00

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and may all your wishes come true.

I choose you!

2008-12-19T01:03:00.004+08:00

I'm planning to get car for myself and so far I'm pretty satisfied with the new Myvi. I had a very hard time choosing Myvi 1.3L EZi or the SE and finally decided on Myvi 1.3L EZi . I told myself that I don't need leather seats or ah beng bodykit or a sporty sports rim. So, Myvi 1.3L EZi, I choose you! *kapoof*

The new Honda City is the bomb I tell you but with my current pay now, I don't think I'm able to think about getting one. Sigh. Hey Boss! If you ever read my blog, you know what I want. *coughincrementcough* I promise to work 2x harder than now. I'll bring you the numbers!

And Christmas is just around the corner! Steamboat!

p/s: Geographer's kilkenny is a scam! mch!

an update!

2008-12-13T01:30:00.005+08:00

I am losing patience with my Acer. SO SLOW. Am eyeing the pink Sony Vaio. Pink ftw. Will get a matching pink mouse and matching pink Sony Walkman and matching pink pouch (all free, included in promo) to go with it. Muahaha.

Photo update!

What I wore to mifa08

The two photos below were taken by Kenny Yap of The Edge. Must give credit (because I only know how to watermark photos with Photoshop and I don't have Photoshop anymore). L-R: Liang, me, Elias, Lynn & Bharat.

Picture #2 appeared in Options, The Edge, last week's issue. Our glam shot keke :D

Met up with babes after that at Waikiki @ TTDI Plaza.

Allison the pufferfish

The last weekend was spent in Melaka, eating roti bakar at Longkang, catching up with Felice, getting conned by Geographer's Pub with watered down Kilkenny, watching Liverpool beat Blackburn at McD, Phang Huat's wedding lunch (Congratulations!) and celebrating Liang's mom's birthday. And I know where Rock & Roll Grill is already! Rock & Roll Grill is an Aya-approved restaurant. On my eating list next round in Melaka.

Christmas is coming, yay :D

alicewonders.com

2008-12-02T20:28:00.005+08:00

Plug plugging plug!

Hui Ling's sis's new business venture, alicewonders.com, the online shopping realm. Click me!

Bags for all occassions. Bags for no occassions. Bags for no reason, reason enough to buy a bag! Yes guys, there's a little insight into the female mind - BUYBUYBUY no reason to buy also will find reason to buy.

They're having some massive sale and competitions offering pretty cool prizes. Perfect for people who CANNOT resist bags! *ahemLPKahem* Go see it!

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Kelly made me laugh with "wongol's a mongol with a bongol". No comment on that. Just glad that Patrick made it back safely from CrazyMumbai.

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It takes approximately three weeks of rainy days to rot the corpse of a dog. How would I know? By observing the corpse for about three weeks, on the way to work five mornings a week. Right now, it's almost completely gone...only the head is left with nothing much attached to it. Gross.

On average, I see about five road kills per week on Federal Highway alone. Some are fresh, some have been there for a while. It's sad when these things happen; so please be a responsible pet owner. Keep your pets safe, and neuter them if you can. If you don't want to neuter them, please don't let them roam the streets, fornicating everywhere and making unwanted baby animals who end up as roadkill. If you need a wake up call, just go visit PAWS and look at all the sad animals in there.

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I went to mifa last week and I forgot to bring my camera. AGAIN. Like last year -_- I hope my ex colleague can get the photos off the pixmen! I finally wore the black mermaid cut skirt, almost one year after buying it. My favourite designs on the runway were Tom Abang Saufi and Sonny San, plus some of Melinda Looi's pieces. Sonny San's set was SO sexyawesome. When the first model came out in the swimsuit-ish piece, to the pulsing beat of the crazysexy music, the crowd went mad. That was hot. Click here to see the stuff that appeared at the very sophisticated KL Six Gala.

Met up with Aliza and Allie at Waikiki TTDI after that for some beer. Saturday was spent doing house chores (the maid ran away...I'll save that for another post) and had dinner at Liang's boss's housewarming/birthday do. Sunday was spent cooking dinner and watching DVD at home.

And there goes another weekend.

my favourite books

2008-11-27T22:58:00.006+08:00

The first time I ever read Mark Haddon was during uni, in the midst of my Creative Writing: A Novella class. I had picked up the Whitbread Book of the Year 2003 winner, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time for a spot of inspiration; things were running dry in the ideas department. It was a really good read and I found it really creative the way he infuses habits of the protagonist into the physical book itself, such as the page numbers (you have to read it to find out). This was a book about an autistic boy, who gets accused of killing his neighbour's dog and thus sets out to investigate the murder to clear his innocence. Perhaps the morbidity (dog was speared with a garden rake thingy) got to me - I ended up writing 6,000 words on a boy killing his mom. Ooer. Sick, but I got good marks on that paper okay.

Last night I finished reading Haddon's other book, A Spot of Bother. Really good book! I like his style: easy to read, straight forward, a good balance in the story telling which was neither too much nor too little descriptions. This particular book is about a very nice old man (albeit a bit detached from the world) who discovers a lesion on his hip - a spot of bother - which is actually eczema, but he's convinced that it's cancer. He starts losing his mind, but he doesn't go crazy insane. Instead, he tries his best not to trouble his family; tries to 'go insane politely' so the back cover says. Haddon is also quite unrelenting with his descriptions. Somewhere in the middle of the book, the protagonist tries to remove the cancer by cutting the lesion of his hip with a pair of scissors. The descriptions were so detailed and so real, the picture of it was so clear in my mind! At this point I felt damn lemah sial. I felt so geli and queasy that I couldn't even hold the pages properly. So gross, but I couldn't stop reading! Only thing to do was to read faster and get past those few pages. Only other book that ever made me feel and imagine something so real was Kim Wilkin's The Resurrectionists.

I normally don't do horror. I used to, having read every single one of R. L. Stine's books (does Fear Street ring a bell?) and watched a lot of horror movies until the year my grandpa died and I got freaked out with all these...death and supernatural stuff, and have since turned into a BIG FAT COWARD. Yah, go ahead and boo me.

But I digress. In my second semester, I was forced to read horror. In my reading list was Kim Wilkin's The Resurrectionists. I went to the uni bookstore and grabbed all the books, without noticing the genre. I didn't even know it was horror until I was quarter of the book in. Oh. My. Lord. For the remaining three quarters of the book, I had goosebumps all over just reading it. But I couldn't stop, because it was just too good to put down. I read it at home, on the bus, in uni, till the very last page. Then we had an exam on it. And until today, I can't stop raving about it, because it's just about the very best book I've ever read. Even if you don't like horror, you will appreciate the fantabulous story telling.

Another one of my favourite books is Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie. Super touching, super real, super super! Fantastic read. Not a long book, easy to read and explores in depth the human mind, existence, life. Makes you think, ponder, wonder. Gives you a different perspective on life. The book was practically glued to my hands till the last page. I'm thinking of trying Albom's other titles.

I'm now about to crack the spine of The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch. After that will be the famous Marley & Me by John Grogan. Can't wait for that book! Cute little doggie on the front cover staring at me everyday, grr.

Off to read, ta!

traces of you

2008-11-12T22:46:00.004+08:00

Your cage, still there with its fresh crisp bedding, worn out wheel and bowl full of kuacis…just without you in it. We still can't bring ourselves to clean and store it.

The newly opened pack of bedding I just got for you a month before you left.

The three-quarter-full container of yummy kuacis.

Jacob’s cream crackers.

And in unexpected places…

I open my CD album in search of some old songs and see the album of Redang photos, the CD on which Aya had drawn a cartoon version of you.

By force of habit I open your cage to let you out every time I’m at Liang’s apartment till I realised that no furry thing is gonna climb out anymore.

We scrambled to find and keep and treasure the last traces of you.
Photos in our handphones, photos in my laptop, photos in my camera.
One precious video of you cycling (the other one got blitz into oblivion when my laptop crashed).

I guess one thing we’re glad for is that we gave you all our best, in terms of time, effort, love. Amongst all my hamsters, you lived the longest and you made it past the two year mark! (ok that came out weird...) By the time you were two years old, we were already preparing for the day. So it wasn’t such a big surprise, although it doesn’t lessen the pain. You were obviously getting old; less cycling, less climbing around, less hyper. More mellow, soft…more manja also, less of the fierce lansi-ness of your early days, but always a curious creature till the end.

Some things still make my heart catch.

Like, how I stop myself from calling out "Kuaciiiii!!!" every time I walk past your cage.
Like, how we suddenly remember funny things you used to do, and having to stop myself from bringing it up.
Like, how you like to squeeze into the corners of the sofa.
Like, how I wiped you with a soft tissue and you tried to stuff the tissue into your cheeks.
Like, how you struggled to breathe during your last few hours.
Like, how thin you were because you were too weak to eat.
Like, how you took your last breath in Liang's hands.
Like, how I caught Liang staring at your grave in the corner of my garden and though I could only see the back of his head...I knew the look on his face.

Just like how I wrote an opening story on you…

*click*

…this, will be your closing chapter.

I guess we'll never get over you.

***

On a happier note...

Happy Birthday Justyne...

what up, yo?

Happy Birthday, Muskelman

2008-11-09T13:34:00.008+08:00

Happy Birthday Jules!

Hope you had a blast yesterday

and your boxers can use to wipe the car

The guys constipating

Cheers! Crazy eyes!

p/s: You're weak.

losing my mind

2008-11-04T23:27:00.002+08:00

I recently changed my toothbrush.

Rummaged through the stash of Oral-B, searching for the right size. Found two, one red and the other purple. Decided on the purple.

The weekend passes and on Monday morning, while brushing my teeth, I was holding the red toothbrush. I thought I took the purple one. I looked at the toothbrush holder and there it was, the purple toothbrush. Try as I might, I cannot recall when on earth I actually took out the red one, and when I started using it.

Best part is, I brought it all the way to Melaka, used it in Liang's house over the weekend, brought it all the way back, and didn't realise till Monday morning. I conclude that I must have sleep-walked one night and took out the red toothbrush.

Or maybe I lost my memory. Or mind. Or both.

Good news is, I went to the dentist after more than 5 years and my teeth are still good, yay.

B-U-M

2008-10-29T03:08:00.004+08:00

I have been bumming around for the last 2 weeks and reluctantly to start my new job which is as near as next week! I have bought a new specs which burns a hole in my pocket. It feels great and light as if you're not wearing one. I have bought insurance for myself. Finally. My life is quite secured right now I guess. Hey, I planned to buy myself a car and hope anyone could suggest maybe an affordable sedan. Please no Proton Saga la. A new second hand car can be considered if the condition is good. Been thinking about the new Myvi but the new facelift is terrible. =\

Fraser's hill was hilarious and fun. What happened there stays there yo!

That's our resort!

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Decided to meet Keni up at Midvalley today. We went for a drink at Amuleto during happy hour. A pint of Tiger costs RM12.90! Holy mama. A dinner at Finnegans and the pork knuckle is strictly for 2. Bedtime! Oh yea, grats to Sue and Gary on their new jobs. Prepare to be enslaved! Muahaha.

murukku

2008-10-28T00:25:00.002+08:00

It's the festival of lights!
Happy Diwali to all who celebrate :)

so when wanna go ktv, snap sticker photos, be lala?

2008-10-24T23:36:00.002+08:00

In the spirit of spam ham, re: Alex's latest post on conversations with Woon.

Woon says: Run for the hills!
Eva says: and turn into hill billys
Woon says: Red necks.
Eva says: plucking banjos
Woon says: Roasting pig trotters.
Eva says: wearing dungarees
Woon says: Shootin' wild life.
Eva says: (we're on a roll!)
Woon says: (or that frisky neighbour)
Eva says: ahahahahhahahaha
Woon says: "Now you leave your third cousin alone now ya hear? Dang varmit ..."
Eva says: chews on ...what's that thing called? barley husk? hanging out of the side of the mouth
Woon says: Dunno ... don't see him online.
Eva says: hahah i didn't mean CHEW TECK seng. i meant chew, as in...the chewing action
Woon says: ROFL
Eva says: LOL!
Woon says: Ahhh ...
Eva says: hahahahhaha
Woon says: I think it's ... weed or grass ... something.
Eva says: LOL this is a very entertaining friday afternoon chat
Woon says: Wait wait ... they do chew on ... tobacco!
Eva says: ahhhhh
Woon says: Ptui!
Eva says: eh not bad eh, our impersonation of hill billys

And there's more...

Woon says: Hahah ... we still didn't carry out our 'ah beng ah lian' outing yet!
Eva says: oh...yar...the novelty wearing off liao...we're growing old hahahahaha. i remember hui ling telling me "faster before we grow too old to do it!"
Woon says: True ... ish. Hmmm, we still can make it ...Another 1-2 years then definitely cannot.
Eva says: LOL we never seem to gather enough ppl to do it. when/if we do it, must remember to take those sticker photos hhahhaha in true ah beng/lian style
Woon says: OH YA!! OMG ...So much depth in the world of ah benglian.
Eva says: yea man! must do our research kao kao, get into the psyche of the ah benglian
Woon says: dun pray pray
Eva says: akakakka now becoming phua chu kang
Woon says: As ah benglians we have to go to KTVs!

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Ok la, time to pack and go sleep! Fraser's Hill tomorrow morning :)
Ta!

SK-II

2008-10-20T13:59:00.000+08:00

Anyone interested in buying SK-II products? My mom knows someone working there and they’re having an anniversary sale with discounts up to 70%. Their packages are DAMN VALUE, and comes with travel size products FOC. Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll share the product list with you. Deadline to order is this Thursday, Oct 23.

Embers

2008-10-08T00:42:00.005+08:00

Kuaci's cage is still the same the time he left us. It feels like he's still around sleeping in house. I need to find a day to clear all his bedding and the kuaci in his bowl. (How are you, Kuaci? Just to let you know that I'm missing you. A lot.)

This is the story that my mum told me when I left Kuaci in melaka for a period. I was feeding Kuaci with cream cracker that time and asked my brother, Adrian to help me feed him. Adrian broke the biscuit into small pieces. Small pieces for us and big pieces for Kuaci la. He stuffed the biscuit in his mouth and his cheek took the shape of the biscuit. Yes..squarish cheek. Adrian was panic and carried Kuaci to my mum. Both of them dunno hamster keeps their food in its cheek. My mum tried to dig the biscuit out and kuaci was not giving up. I bet he's damm stress. My mum gave up and told Adrian " Prepare to kena scold by your brother d la for killing his hamster". Adrian was like "OMG! He's going to die..." <--lol!

And I seriously don't appreciate comment like why I'm sad over a hamster and it's just a pet. If you rear a pet for fun might as well don't rear at all. (t-.-t)

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More vacations coming soon. Fraser's Hill! Kota Kinabalu! Phuket! *orgasm* Can't wait to plan to go Rome! Anyone?! I surfed the net and was trying to find interesting places to go in Rome. One of the places was Pizzeria Baffetto. One of the forum-er said " Once you try Pizzeria Baffetto, you'll hate Pizza Hut and Dominos. Forever!' Crap, cannot resist!

ketupat dan lemang

2008-10-02T14:17:00.001+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya and happy holidays everyone!

i have friggin cheilitis

2008-09-25T11:00:00.002+08:00

I am so bloody IRRITATED by this stupid condition! Been to the doctor twice already. He prescribed me steroids (Cutivate) and it went off...then it came back again with a vengeance!!! Bah! On the second visit, he said not to overuse the steroid (not supposed to use for more than a week, only apply once a day...I think I used it for close to a month T_T) and prescribed me some ointment instead (Protopic). It cleared up again. And came back again T_T

So I did a little research online on Lip Eczema, also known as Cheilitis. And found some interesting stuff. Below is an excerpt I found on Ezine @rticles.

Eczema Can Cause Your Lips To Swell
by: Julie Wellsworth

There are a number of uncomfortable and embarrassing symptoms that affect sufferers of eczema. Many of the sufferers claim that swollen lips cause more discomfort and embarrassment than any of the other symptoms put together. Swollen lips don’t just look bad, they can also hinder the speech and possibly even limit what the person can eat (hmm, mine not so serious).

The form of eczema that affects the lips is known as cheilitis. This causes roughness to the lips and can make them very sensitive, causing them to itch (yup). Contrary to popular belief, this type of eczema is by no means contagious (oh thank the lord!).

For most people this eczema starts off with just a few rough patches on both of their lips, sometimes they are difficult to see, however the sufferer is perfectly aware of them because they are painful to the touch (yup, had the patches but not painful, just itchy). These rough patches are not normally located inside the mouth, normally they are located where the lip joins onto the normal skin of the face (yup, damn irritating, have to slather lip balm outside of the lips and look like a retard who couldn't apply her lip balm properly). The swollen lips sometimes come hand in hand with red patches and dryness of other parts of skin (only on the lips for me, thank God).

The affected areas should be moisturized on a frequent basis, sometimes the use of steroid creams could be considered. Desonoid is one such cream that is approved for use on the lips and face.

Good old Vaseline can be used to relieve the sufferer of the symptoms of extreme dryness. Lip balms containing help oils are believed to be especially beneficial to sufferers, and shea butter lip balms can also provide some much needed relief (okie dokie, will try it out).

Everybody is different, so what works for one person may not work for you. You may have to experiment with a number of different lip balms before you find the one that works for you. As a general rule of thumb however you should steer clear of any lip balms that contain fragrances as these can dry out your lips (does this mean I can't wear any of my lippies and glosses anymore T_T).

Chemicals contained in toothpaste or mouthwash can be a contributing factor to eczema, and so this should be considered (har...is Darlie safe?).

If the condition doesn’t clear up by using over the counter medications then you should defiantly go to see your doctor or dermatologist. It’s a good idea to get to the root of the problem, and so you could consider having an allergy test done to find out what you are allergic to (I'm like going backwards, from doc to pharmacy sheesh).

You can also find more information at nodular eczema causes and treat eczema.

EczemaCureTreatment.com is a comprehensive resource to inform individuals suffering from ezcema about symptoms, prevention and treatment options.

During my research, I also stumbled across this girl's blog and her cure for lip eczema.
Click --> http://qiqichan.blogspot.com/2007/11/cure-for-my-lip-eczema.html

I laughed out loud when I read one of the comments, below is an excerpt:

"I need some relief and now. I am about to rip my top lip off my face!!! I have had this something for about 9 months and in the past month it has gotten increasingly worse and is to the point of stinging, some itching, swelling and I went to my internal medicine doctor because my dermatologist could not get me in until May. I cannot wait till May..."

It was posted by Danette Montgomery. I feel your pain. I feel like ripping off my top lip right about now T_T

I'm going to the pharmacy today to get the Vaseline therapy she recommended. I hope it works for me T_T

See you, little one.

2008-09-19T01:48:00.005+08:00

It's nice to have you around everytime.
watching you cycle your wheel
It's been 2 year plus since we bought you.
I guess it's time to say goodbye.
Take care.

God, if there is one thing you could do for me,
I would wish that You would let him cycle again up there and help me take care of him.
Thank you.

Rest In Peace, Little one. Will always love you.

-Kuaci left us all at 1.24am on 19 September 2008-

Random

2008-09-18T01:34:00.004+08:00

It is so heartbreaking to watch your pet getting old. Lately Kuaci's left eye couldn't open as big as it used to be. I'm pretty sure it's not cataract. He's 2 years old already =( I missed Kuaci when I first bought him when he was really super hyper.

He would:-

1) Run around around the cage like a bajillion times.

2) Cycle the wheel! You couldn't find a hamster that could 'think out of the box'. He's definitely a special one.

3) Peel all the kuaciS in his bowl and put them at a corner of the cage so that I would restock more kuacis for him. That's how yau kui he is.

4) Stop running the wheel and stare at me when I got home from work. When I look at him, he will jeling and continue cycling. Lansi!

5) Climb around the cage like he's monkey. There was one time when I open the cage and he started to climb up. He fell down on his back and stared at you with his muka kesian so that you would pick him up. Cipet.

I'm lazy to say everything he did. You can get the rough idea la how active he was.

Why would anyone wants to keep a pet when he/she knows it will die one day?
I don't know the answer. Do tell me if you know.

p/s: I love you, little one.

This is Anfield!

2008-09-17T00:25:00.005+08:00

I was not a fan of football until Ah Yang influence me in watching last 3-4 years ago. I've watched most of the football teams played with him and realised the one I enjoyed most was Liverpool. I cannot but to agree that they have the best fans in the world =D. I went to Breakers in Hartamas and the places was crowded with Liverpool fans. The atmosphere was totally different from watching at home or mamak. Sweet victory against Manchester United and was a good game. I have added a Liverpool jersey in my wish list. Should have gotten a jersey when Ken asked me to last time. *regrets*

You'll never walk alone. Never.

When you walk through a storm
hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky

And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart

And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never, ever walk alone.

my weekend

2008-09-15T14:42:00.003+08:00

The past weekend was jam packed. Friday night was spent celebrating Daniel’s 24th with a dinner at Thai Corner, Taipan. Good food with good company and a very yummy moist chocolate cake baked specially by his girlfriend, Sookie. Woman, you should quit your job and open a bakery. I could get used to eating a slice of heaven every day, hehe. After that the whole gang moved over to Sunway Pyramid. Wanted to watch a late night movie, but there was nothing good on the big screen. Spent the night at the arcade where Daniel showed his moves on the DDR and the Para Para Paradise; everyone, including strangers, was applauding him! I played the Japanese drum game with Liang and the vacuum game with Hui Ling. Then I went home, went online for a bit and just before hitting the sack at 2 something in the a.m., my brother yells “where’s Jovi?!” And so a search party comprising myself, my brother and my dad began, with us walking up and down the road searching for a fluffy white thing. It’s damn hard to find your missing dog when you can’t call out his name. 2 bloody am in the morning! Stupid dog. My dad found him at the road behind, sniffing around a pile of garbage. He had the cheek to wag his tail when he saw me. I had to clean him up and give him a massive spanking and lecture which he ignored.

On Saturday morning, I dragged myself out of bed and brought Jovi to the vet for his booster jab and heartworm test. The grumpy fella was too nervous, his adrenaline pumping so hard it was difficult to get enough blood for the test. The vet had to draw blood from both front legs. On the second draw, he got so agitated, squirming and twisting the needle. Poor fella cried and looked at me with pitiful brown eyes, peeking out above the tiniest muzzle ever. Managed to calm him enough to draw blood for the lab test. The heartworm test turned out negative, thank God. Since he’s so old, we’re starting him on heartworm prevention. That will be RM144 per year for an annual jab to be given precisely on the same date every year. His lab test results will be out today; please please PLEASE don’t let him have heart disease. The vet said his lungs are very clear but he has a tiny murmur in his heart. It could be early cardiac problems. Please God don’t let that be >.<

After that I sent him home, whereupon he puked. He puked again yesterday. It must be him reacting to all the rubbish he ate. He spent the weekend being moody, nursing the effects of the booster jab. Gave him a treat to cheer him up, but he still merajuk this morning. Sheesh.

Anyway, after the vet, I met up with Kelly for lunch at pork mee in SS15, after which we spent an hour plus shopping at Cat’s Whiskers. It’s amazing how the same dress, which on me looks like a casual relaxed summery dress, can make Kelly look like seriously hot stuff. On her it’s shorter, tighter, and add some good cleavage on top of that…are you imagining it yet, you dirty-minded people?! So anyway, we finished our shopping and headed over to Sunway Pyramid where Kelly had her virgin manicure experience at JJ Nail Salon.

This is so far, my best manicure experience. Although I have to disclaim, that it’s only the third time in my entire life. The place is on LG1 of the new wing, next to Adonis and same floor as Sakae Sushi. It is nice, clean and spacious. I did the manicure and pedicure for RM86, which came with a free paraffin wax hand treatment worth RM30. Kelly had the manicure alone for RM38, for which she paid RM34 after the 10% discount from Jusco Card. The girls there are very good, it turned out nice and smooth, and doesn’t hurt when they clean your cuticles. The best part of all is the Ogawa massage chairs which you sit on if you’re doing pedicure. I dunno if this is normal practice elsewhere, but they are smart enough to let you wear your sandals/slippers after scrubbing and before painting so that you don’t need to gingerly slide them on after. The girl also fixed my in-grown toenails *ouch*.

After that was dinner with the family at Nan King, Taipan. Bumped into Sookie and Daniel there, as well as Eve with her mom and sis. Later on met up again at the hilly padang in USJ 2 to light candles and burn lanterns. My dad’s car battery went flat and they got stranded after dropping me off. Tried to jump start with Chew’s car, but to no avail. Left the car there overnight and my brother sent them home. So the gila Subang gang spent the night lighting candles, putting up lanterns, burning lanterns, taking silly photos, drinking Chivas and wine, toasting Twisties while Liang went footie watching. Met Suet-Li and Michelle after so long. Liang joined us later and the remaining gang went walking around the padang with lanterns, singing patriotic songs (including SMK Seafield song lol). After that was drinks and burger at Carlos 1, then home at 2am.

Sunday was spent being lazy. Had lunch at home, scrounged around for jewelry to match my dress. Went over to Liang’s place to poke the hamster and watch a Jay Chou movie titled Secret. My brother said it’s nice and emo, but I found it largely retarded with a tiny bit of romance. What a stupid ending. After that fell asleep, woke up late for Wei Yee’s wedding *eeps*. Rushed for the wedding, made it in time to finish the first course. Congratulations Wei Yee and hubby! Met Cindy after so many years. Took photos with all the Seafieldans, with ex teachers and the beautiful couple. Was a simple and sweet affair. I’m gonna dig up some old photos, see if I can find our old schoolgirl photos hehe.

And that was my weekend =)

And I've yet to put up photos from the Merdeka BBQ. Heh.

Amazing!

2008-09-10T15:47:00.005+08:00

I was amazed by these 2 videos. Gotta check them out. Don't forget to switch on the volume.

Best Impersonator (In my opinion)

Best move

Happy Birthday, Jimmeh

2008-09-09T01:31:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday!

Hope you had a blast during your birthday party!

Thanks for all the advices all these years. You are like a bigger brother of mine.

me want big boobs!

2008-09-06T19:05:00.009+08:00

Cookies and tea that give you F sized cups! Check these out...

F Cup Spree
Snack your way to a bigger bosom
Get huge knockers without surgery!
Cookie Cup

They even have the cookies in Limited Edition Strawberry Flavour, as well as some kinda bust enhancing pills. Check it: Miracles of F Cup Cookie

I wonder if your boobs get even bigger than F cup if you go on consuming it? Do they deflate if you stop eating it? Do you have to keep eating it to keep it at that size?

Weird Japanese inventions.

***

Post birthday post!

Thanks for the crazy night and the wonderful presents :)

Thanks Bee for this, I can finally lay my ancient Olympus to rest.
RIP you freaking slow thing.

I got this because I'm so muka tembok that I hinted for it hahaha. Thanks Daryl, Chew, Amy, Trissha, Yang, Pravin, Mi-San, Daniel, Sookie, Debbie and two other names I can't read on the card which I'm assuming belongs to Alex and Ching. Thanks guys! *hug tight*

Barbie from Ken! Pinkness~

Giordano earrings from Jason Ama

Crabtree & Evelyn set + mini Rum from LPK, who intends to fry more brain cells of mine

Unfortunately, my brain was too sizzled (and so was everyone else's thanks to Wernie) and I lost one pressie, which was a pair of Ziziano earrings from my ex-colleagues Mingu, Erik, Allie, Vic and RP :( I'm sososossososososo sorry T_T my mission to have 100 pairs of earrings have been thwarted!

Also lost my black eyeliner, which must have fallen out of my bag that night :(

But everything else was great. Thank you!

***

The saner part of my 24th...

Vegetarian steamboat at Nature's Restaurant, SS14

Mom and Dad

My granny

My twin brother

My aunt. Who's the noob who took this photo?

Tiramisu from Cake Sense

Family photo, with Jovi eyeing my cake

Chopping the cake

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Drinks at Cocobanana, Sunway Pyramid. Thanks for the very nice Margarita, Lynn. Thank God there wasn't any spanking board there >_>

These are the two weirdest and craziest women I know, but I love them anyway :)

LPK, me and Lynn

That's it!

his graduation

2008-09-04T00:05:00.012+08:00

As promised, photos of Liang's graduation ceremony at MMU Cyberjaya on 9 August 2008, from seven bloody am in the morning.

With Ken and Jules

MMU unimates

Yin San and Hsu

Yin San and Ming

Liang's family

Papa Chew

Brothers Chew

Mama Chew

Wayne

Adrian

With Ken, Jules and me

Off to lunch!

Bear Chew

Spongebob balloon which Adrian bought for Liang

The following day was the studio photoshoot in Melaka. Below are behind the scenes photos secretly taken.

Touch up

The photographer teaching them how to pose

Liang was supposed to be in the middle, but he's TOO TALL!

I swear the background in the real photo damn real, damn 3D

Good thing no behind-the-scenes photo of me and Liang, because I had to stand on a stool to reach Liang's ears >_> but the photo damn niceee made my skin look so flawless >.<

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On a random note...

Liang's dad bought the LG Scarlet! Damn awesome.

***

Photos of my poor car :(

The damage:
1. Change both number plates
2. Knock back and respray the back
3. Change front bumper
4. Replace left headlight
5. Knock out front right

Sigh :(

what a great morning

2008-08-26T10:26:00.002+08:00

This post was supposed to be about my birthday and all the thank-yous that I owe everyone, but unfortunately, I got into an accident this morning.

I was at the traffic lights between USJ 11 and USJ 5, heading towards USJ 4. As the lights turned green, the cars, including myself, inched forward and a second later there was a huge impact proprelling my car forward, things were flying around in the car and my Kelisa smacked the Kancil in front. Three car pile up. The Kancil dude came out and was all "aper ni?!" with me, and I was like "it's the woman behind me dammit!"

Fortunately, it was all settled amicably. The woman came out and immediately apologised. Apparently, her foot slipped off the brake, causing her car to lurch forward. We were all stationary, and I'm still wondering how on earth she managed to smack me so hard that I flew into the Kancil's backside.

At first, she only wanted to cover my damage, and not the Kancil's. After insisting that it wasn't my fault, and that the Kancil's damage was way less, she settled it with cash on the spot. Then, she only wanted to cover the damage on my back. I insisted that she covered the front too. Her fault mah! But overall, she was a pretty reasonable lady, and when her husband arrived, he agreed to cover all costs for my damages and apologised for it. I'm now waiting for my brother to wake up, to teman me to their mechanic.

The guy in the Kancil was a Malay dude and behind me was the Indian lady. Damn muhibah right? How's that for Merdeka. Aih...

Eva's Surprise Birthday Party

2008-08-21T00:46:00.010+08:00

Been planning for her birthday party with Hui Ling like almost 2 weeks. We tried to gather all her close friends along in Facebook. Most of them attended except Mi-san and her chocolate ball. Don't worry, next time yam cha on you both ^^ . There were around 22 people attended. It's damm hard to plan a surprise party okay espcially if it's you gf/bf birthday. Well the party went well la...and I was worried my gang and hers can't blend in but I was proven wrong. Should make more parties together la.

Cutting special made cake by anak Chef Wan. Thanks Titanium!

Complimentary flaming from Titanium. Flaming yang tak jadi .

er.... Bee, I explain this...

Eva=GG!

Is that Chew's hand? Ho!

Who's in there!?

Find this picture amusing. 2 drunkards chatting.

Bee, hope you enjoyed the surprise party. Sorry that I was unable to celebrate your birthday.=\

Effort by Hui Ling, Chew, Alex, Daniel, Sookie, Trish, Yang, Ching, SW, Daryl, Jules, Ken, Keni, Ah Han, Wernie, Lilian, Kelly and those whom I missed out! Thanks for making it successful.

Happy Belated Birthday! I LOVE YOU and you got the awesome priceless expression. Ever.

at LPK's insistence

2008-08-14T00:09:00.006+08:00

Yalar, damn long never update. Since someone's been bugging to see my new babies, I shall post it here.

Presents from the visiting aunt!

Mom's baby

And her matching wallet

My baby!

She also brought along two huge tubs of this:

Jelly Beans in 49 flavours. Sits next to the computer, convenient snack while you mould your butt to the chair.

And on an unrelated matter...

Happy Birthday Dad.
Me love you.
31/7/08

Lastly...

Congratulations Bee ^^

Will try to post up photos of Liang's graduation.
Congratulations also to Hui Ling, Aya and Gary who graduated last week =)

Before I go, would like to wish Allison Lee a very happy belated birthday. Sorry I couldn't make it for your party; got a little something for you =)

Mmm, yummy...

Just to prove that I've been thinking of you...it suddenly occurred to me what your full name would be if you married your current beau. I know. So totally random :P Happy Birthday!

May He Poop

2008-08-04T03:04:00.000+08:00

doodolls, the range of neutered soft toys

2008-07-29T02:42:00.003+08:00

Kelly's post on her "Patchy Pinkie Pirate the neutered rabbit with obscene ears" reminded me that I have these photos:

Mine is Cocoman! And he's neutered too, as you can see :D

being girly

2008-07-21T16:31:00.014+08:00

Skin Care:

What facial cleanser do you use?

L'oreal Hydrafresh instant freshness foaming gel, Olay total effects cleanser (to fight multiple signs of aging...I'm starting early, although old age and aging skin is imminent T_T), Biotherm Biopur pure cleansing gel.

What moisturiser do you use?

Body Shop's Seaweed daily shine control with SPF 15 for day, Ella Bache Lurophase equalizing emulsion for night. Ella Bache is the bestest smartest moisturiser I've ever tried; keeps the dry patches moisturised and the oily patches matte.

How many times a day do you wash your face?
Twice, not more than thrice.

Do you use eye makeup remover?
Of course. Don't want to get eye infections, especially for contact lens users.

If so, what kind?

Nivea Visage extra gentle eye makeup remover.

Is your skin oily, dry or combination?
Combination.

What is the best part about your skin?
Wrinkle free (for now) and no dark circles (due to small eyes).

What are your skin problems?
Oily patches, acne, blackheads and whiteheads.

Makeup:

What foundation do you use?

L'oreal True Match (bestest smoothest ever!) and Maybelline Express Makeup 3 in 1.

What powder do you use?

My favourite is Silky Girl's 2-way foundation with sunscreen and Vitamin E, works as a pressed powder or add a little water/moisturiser to turn it into foundation. It's so good, I only use a layer, it's a good combination of foundation + powder + sunscreen. But that compact is empty, and my current replacements are Lancome and Silky White (because they're both free).

What eyebrow pencil do you use?

I don't use pencils, I use this little compact of Maybelline eyebrow powder. Which I've dropped countless times, as you can see.

What eyeliner do you use?

A mixture of ciplak brands. I bought the brown and black ones from a budget shop in Australia, the same shop where Kelly bought her invisible bra. The other two are new ones from a cosmetic store in Mid Valley Megamall.

What is your favourite eyeshadow?
I'm not an eyeshadow person. It's hard to apply when you have single eyelid.

What mascara do you use?
My favourite is Maybelline's Great Lash which they don't produce anymore T_T. So I'm making do with L'oreal's Lash Architect and Maybelline's Volum' Express Turbo Boost (whoa!) which are not bad at all.

What are your favourite lipbalms/glosses/sticks?
Gosh, I use a lot. I have so many that I always forget to use them. I've recently cleaned out my makeup stuff and chucked a lot of old and mouldy things. Below are my favourite few:

L-R: Maybelline Jelly Plumpy, Lipice Color, ChapStick Flava Craze and 2 Shu Uemura lipsticks.

And the glosses! Coco Paris Lip Gloss (from the same cosmetic shop in Mid Valley), Silky Girl (yes, I damn like Silky Girl ok), Maybelline Water Shine 3D Essence.

Hair:

Do you colour your hair?
I have done that before, but I swear I'm only ever going to use those DIY kits from now on. Gentler and less pricey. After the last colour, my ends are like straw.

What is your stylists name?
Don't have a particular stylist. I go to Aunty Sindy at USJ 14 for the simple trims and washes. I got my bob from some salon near MMU Melaka. My colour, cat bangs and hair relaxer from Peekaboo at TTDI.

What salon do you go to?
As mentioned above. I think I'll try Spazio at SS15, recommended by a colleague. Apparently the stylist is really good with short hair.

What is your natural hair colour?
Dark brown with terrible streaks from exposure to too much chlorine and sunshine.

What is your hair colour now?
Some mixture that Mi from Peekaboo did for me.

Do you have straight or curly hair?
Wavy and frizzy.

Do you use a curling iron?
Nope, although I have one. Bought on a whim when I had long hair and wanted to try curls.

A straightener?
Yes, can't live without one. My backup plan and lifesaver.

What kind?
Vidal Sasson Slim Ceramic Professional Straightener.

Do you use a blowdryer?
Yes.

Do you use gel and if so, what kind?
No.

Do you use mousse and if so, what kind?
No.

What shampoo do you use?

That's my favourite shampoo of all time! Makes your hair all soft, buttery smooth and shiny like a Disney princess'. But that bottle is empty T_T and am currently using Sunsilk (the orange bottle).

What conditioner do you use?

Dove moisture milk conditioner (the best after Redken's All Soft) and L'oreal Elseve.

Do you use leave in conditioner?

I used to put it on religiously. L'oreal Intense Repair is extremely good, even on frizzy hair like mine. Previously when I had rebonded hair, I used it and it became even softer and smoother, like how is that possible on already shiny rebonded hair? My mom ran her fingers through my hair once and was like wow, it does work! Yet again, that bottle is finishing T_T and my backup is Sunsilk. Yes, I tend to keep the bottles/compacts of my favourite products after I finish it, so that I remember the shades and brands that I like.

Scents:

What deodorant do you use?

I only ever use Nivea or Dove, because my pits get itchy when my sweat reacts with other brands. Not a pretty sight. Only those two brands are gentle enough.

What body wash do you use?
Whatever Mom buys, most of the time it's Shokubutsu.

Do you use a loofah or washcloth?
I use that poufy thingy.

What perfumes do you use or like? Name five.

My favourite five: Ralph by Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Glamourous, Pure White Linen by Estee Lauder, Lancome's Miracle and Body Shop's Moonflower. I also like DKNY Green Apple but I don't have it *hintmybirthdaynextmonthhint*

Do you always have to smell good?
You can skip the perfume, but please not the deodorant.

Jewelry:

Are diamond's really a girl's best friend?
I don't know, I don't have any.

What is your jewelry essential?
Earrings.

What jewelry do you wear most?
Earrings.

What jewelry do you crave most?
Earrings d'uh.

Purses & Shoes:

How many purses do you own?
Ya mean wallet? I have 1 wallet and 1 coin purse which I use to keep receipts.

Which is your favourite?
Urm, not much of a choice there.

How many shoes do you own?
At last count, it was about 23 pairs which was many months ago. I probably have closer to 30 pairs now, but am too lazy to count.

Which pair is your favourite?
They are all my babies *heart*

Who is your favourite handbag designer?
Urm, don't have a particular favourite.

Who is your favourite shoe designer?
Urm, not exactly into designer stuff.

This or that:

Manolos or Jimmy Choos?
Manolos, because they look so good in Sex & The City.

Dolce and Gabbana or Chanel?
Uhh...

Michael Kors or Bebe?
Ahh...

Louis Vuitton or Coach?
How can you compare Coach to LV?

Gucci or Prada?
As you can tell I don't know my designers at all.

Miscellaneous:

Favourite magazine to read?
Reader's Digest. I kinda stopped reading women's mags, I only pick it up occasionally and it's usually Women's Weekly. I like Australian Cosmopolitan, but can't get it here.

Favourite nail polish?

My favourite four! Revlon and Rimmel. Of course it cannot beat OPI. Sally Hansen is really good too, but so expensive that I only sanggup spend on the nail strengtheners.

Favourite book?
There are too many to name.

Favourite band?
No Doubt.

Favourite girly movie?
Probably The Devil Wears Prada and She's The Man. Liang is damn unfair, I always teman him watch macho movies (I wasn't that keen on watching Die Hard 4.0 bleargh) but he seldom teman me watch girly movies. (I wanted to watch 27 Dresses. He said ok and next thing I know, he bought the DVD -_-)

Are you high maintenance?
Probably not.

Do you enjoy being a girl?
Most of the time.

***

And speaking about girly stuff:

L'oreal Warehouse Sale again.

Date: 24 & 25 July (Thur & Fri)

Time: 9.30am - 6.00pm

Venue: Dataran Hamodal (2nd Floor), Block A, No. 4 Jalan Bersatu 13/4, Sect 13, PJ (behind Colgate Palmolive)

bon odori 2008

2008-07-13T16:51:00.005+08:00

Last night we attended Bon Odori for the first time. We were quite late actually...started around 7pm, and we were there only at 8pm. The crowd is mad! Extremely long queues for extremely expensive food. There was a stall which was sold out while we were in line, so we ended up with fish cakes, takoyaki and yakisoba for dinner, after which Lynn & Yen Nie disappeared to terrorise people with their DSLRs. Then we sat around, watched the dancers and snapped photos. It ended after 9pm, and we had our real dinner at the 24 hour KFC at Petronas in USJ 20. It wasn't anything much actually, just a lot of wannabe Japanese people; I dunno how they tahan in those yukatas/kimonos in the crazy heat! Maybe we should go earlier next year (if we intend to go again, that is). Pictures below...

The crowd

The real Japanese people dancing on the stage, with fake Japanese people dancing around the stage haha

Liang dancing

Ice cream is GOOD!

The fight! Liang's shirt says: My mum can smash anyone. Chew's shirt says: Yes, I'm a wrestler. No, I won't fight you. Yes, I have a cape. No, you can't wear it.

Liang & Eva

Alex Balex & his sis

Group photo~

Lynn, Yen Nie & Eva

checkered shoes

2008-07-12T00:37:00.004+08:00

This is to satisfy Liang's craving for a new pair of shoes

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Talk about big shoes to fill.
Picture taken February 7 last year in Gold Coast =]

belly dancing

2008-07-08T10:57:00.002+08:00

I watched my very first belly dancing performance last night at the Petronas Philharmonic Hall in KLCC. The cast includes Hossam Ramzy the tabla (a type of drum) player, his band of Egyptian musicians and his wife – Serena – the belly dancer. The whole night everyone was just staring at Serena’s belly and hips…is it even humanly possible to shimmy like that? Very beautiful and controlled dancing, and her costumes kept getting prettier and prettier! I didn’t know until last night that belly dancing costumes could be one piece as well; always thought it was all two-piece clothing!

Which brings me back to BAT media night last year where there was a belly dancing performance, which was pretty much shitty. The girl was stick thin and had no curves at all! It was like watching a papan trying to move. Goes to show that a little flesh is really sexy. Serena in comparison was really fluid and graceful. Even when she wore a costume that covered up her assets, you could still see her shaking it. Hossam himself was really entertaining and quite the comedian. I would watch them if they ever come here again. The tickets only cost RM34 after discount; even at full price, RM42, I feel that the performance was well worth the money. Also bumped into Alex Balex, whose sister does belly dancing with one of my colleagues (I think).

***

Watched 21 over the weekend. It's so clever! But I still don't like Kate Bosworth's ugly forehead. Gonna watch Hancock tonight :D

And this Saturday will be my first time at Bon Odori. Jom, put on your kimonos and go!

What? Bon Odori Festival 2008
When? Sat 12 Jul 2008 (7pm onwards)
Where? Panasonic Sports Complex (formerly Matsushita Centre) Lot 4, Persiaran Perkilangan, Seksyen 21, Shah Alam, Selangor

Ailyn told me that if you go early, you get a free fan :D

And on Sunday is the finals of Cheer 2008. This will be at Bukit Jalil and begins at 10am. Go see girls prancing around in short skirts.

my boyfriend's boyfriend

2008-06-30T22:41:00.003+08:00

Went to Malacca last weekend to celebrate QQ Ken's 23rd birthday. The night began with dinner at a place with good curry...which the guys refer to as "Panties". Then we took Ken to Libra for some pre-party drinks where Liang shared a flaming something with the birthday boy and I had a shot of Blue Wish. Ken kena con, he practically drank two thirds of the flaming while Liang cheated and stopped at a mouthful. After that was 5 hours of karaoke at Gogo KTV, The Jetty. Had about six buckets of beer, sang until no voice, Ken drunk until cannot remember what happened, and Gary found some random guy in the men's toilet getting a BJ. Below are the photos to commemorate the crazy night =]

At Libra, waiting for our drinks

Ken feeling happy after the flaming

All the hubba bubbas

All the hoochi mamas

Ken being ham sap with the cake

Liang smashing Ken's face

Nic stuffing cake into Ken's nose...after which, someone else stuffed cake into Ken's left ear
(more evidence of this gross-ness at Sue's blog and facebook)

Omg I got creamed!

Liang returning the favour

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO :D

Happy Birthday, Qen!

2008-06-27T11:24:00.003+08:00

So, Today is your birthday! Happy 23rd birthday from me, Eva and not forgetting Kuaci too! Here's a video to remind you of us and the kawans. Cheers!

a very long update

2008-06-26T00:20:00.007+08:00

Some photos of the Tioman trip from my handphone. We started having beer at 8.30am in the morning, all the way until leaving Tioman. Took only a few photos on the first day and couldn't be bothered after that cuz Clarice had her super terror Canon IXUS. Psst...Gary now strong already man! Don't play play...

Two hours upon reaching Malacca, we went to karaoke at Rally Club to have an early celebration for Liang's birthday. A lot of people were drunk, singing emo songs, ate cake, smash cake on Liang's face and Ken licked it off. Following weekend was spent celebrating with dinner, cake and more alcohol.

Dinner was at Las Carretas, my favourite Mexican restaurant in Taipan. Liang had the snow fish, I took the enchiladas and we shared a huge and very potent margarita. Supposed to cut cake after that, but was too stuffed. So we had the cake next day, with a nice bottle of French wine we bought for only RM19.90 at Tioman's duty free :D

Okay, end of a very long update. Ciao!

Cravings

2008-06-23T00:33:00.003+08:00

Durian craving! Can anyone recommend good and cheap durian around PJ area? Went makan durian with Jules and Ken at SS2 at 12am. A kilogram costs RM15 and 1 biji already 2kg. Cipet. Fucking expensive. But nothing compares spending time with kawan baik sambil makan buah-buahan.

I'm also craving for:
1) T-shirts
2) Shoe
3) Car?
4) Holiday!

I gonna miss my kaki breakfast + lunch + gossip. Good luck and all the best, Lilian! Soul sista!

Thank you

2008-06-19T00:53:00.007+08:00

Thankiu for all the birthday wishes! My birthday was a blast and I celebrated my birthday 3 times, mabuk 3 times, K.O one time! Terima kasih kawan-kawan sekalian and Eva! I know my birthday at Decanter turned out to be an ugly ones. I remember grabbing Ken's crotch....Sorry, I can't helped it. I have to thank Jules for drinking on that night too! Appreciate it a lot despite your principles.

"One for now, One for the future" and "On for the day you die, you know that you have your friends to drink with! Cheers!"<--Awesome-ness.

That includes Styne, Nic, Gary, Keni, Lilian, Jimmy, Koh, Clarice and those who I missed out.

I got a special cake on my birthday from Eva. A cake from Baskin Robbins. Thanks a lot for the wonderful suprise, baby. *sniffs* And thanks for feeding me with Mexican food too! I'll try not to bully you anymore <_<>

Thanks for being there when I needed you most!

And you too little one! *squishes*

Awooga!

abu bakau

2008-06-07T19:03:00.003+08:00

To the person I always have lots of fun with...

Happy Birthday.

Tioman Ah!

2008-06-03T23:34:00.007+08:00

Started our journey to Tioman 6 in the morning. I would say it was one of the best vacations ever! On the way to Mersing, we stopped by Pagoh Resthouse to have our first beer session. It's way too early to have beer at 8am. Way to early and had 3 hours sleep a day before. The journey to Mersing took 3 1/2 hours. and another 2 hours from Mersing jetty to the island. The place we stayed was Mukut Coral Resort. It's a small kampung-ish fisherman village. To be honest, I thought this trip gonna be screw up because the beach was fuckup, lots of dead corals but I was wrong. The wave was awesome but just have to becareful with the dead corals by the beach. Not to mention, you gotta be surpise how good was the food there. Ah Fuk ( Indian Guy) is a multi-lingual guy. He speaks Mandarin way better than me. Hokkien way better than me. Canto way way way better than me.

Spot the hairiest leg

There is a waterfall behind our resort. Just a 5 mins walk. Check Eva and Gary. Eva looks like a amazon lady and Gary is peeing

Luckiest hostage? With beers and cigaratte wo

That's twin peak behind us. It's 668m tall and it takes 2 hours to reach to the top. Wanted to climbed but we did not bring the necessary equipments. Maybe next time

This is how you love a turtle.

and this is how you kill a turtle. Can see Garyman hates turtle a lot.

Before going back to Mersing

Gary kena molested kao kao!

So who's the noob now?

Yes you!

*more updates on Tioman soon*

music

2008-05-29T23:29:00.002+08:00

Just a few songs I'm crazy over at the moment.

1. Estelle - American boy featuring Kanye West
2. Rihanna - Take a bow
3. Jason Mraz - I'm yours
4. David Cook - Always be my baby
5. Will.I.Am - Heartbreaker featuring Cheryl Cole
6. Sara Bareilles - Love song

Off to Tioman in a few hours. The aim is to get a real good tan! =]

the other zanmai

2008-05-22T21:56:00.004+08:00

We had dinner at the new Sushi Zanmai branch in 1U (in front of MPH).

This branch is not bad, but the soft shell crab maki seemed a bit bigger at the branch in The Gardens (next to Borders). Still yummy though.

Chawanmushi

Salmon sashimi

Soft shell crab maki

Unadon

Chicken katsu don

I don't like the reddish pickled stuff that comes with the rice dishes. Tastes like beetroot.

Yes la, this is the life.

What kinda expression is that...

Their selection of sushi is not bad either, but must go in a large group to enjoy it. Stupido Liang is reading over my shoulder and I can't write!

So, the end.

pasta zanmai

2008-05-15T13:26:00.001+08:00

That's Pasta Zanmai at 1 Utama, next to Carl's Junior. The front portion is a shop selling Japanese foodstuff, while the back portion is the restaurant. Liang had the tempura thing while I had the salmon thing. I ordered the set, which comes with a salad and miso soup, RM25 if I remember correctly. Ala carte is around RM22. We ordered a side of potato salad (in pix). The food is nice, something different. Unfortunately, I'm apparently allergic to some ingredients used because my lips were red and itchy after that meal. Now I have to apply some cream that the doc prescribed.

Last week was really crazy. My aunt fell ill and was admitted into hospital. Visited her on Friday night, only went to sleep at 1am. Was almost late for the forum on Saturday, had to be there by 7.30am and I was late. Not enough sleep, and no food until 2pm. Some of us had lunch at Aoyama, The Green Room. The set lunch is good! We all had the combination set which was only RM28 for cawanmushi, soba noodles, miso soup, sashimi, sushi and potato salad. Finally found my black opaque tights! It was a mad rush after that, picking up my spectacles at Atria and collecting the cupcakes at Uptown. Then our maid helped me dig through the store room for BBQ skewers. Hurriedly washed them and zoomed over to Chew's BBQ birthday makan. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEWBAKA! The food was yummy but I was feeling a bit ill already by then =/

Woke up on Sunday with a bad throat. Visited my aunt again before collecting another cake for my godma. Lepak a bit with my godparents at Seapark before going home. Sneaked off to Subang Parade to buy the nice handbag for mom, which she is happily totting all over the place. We all refused to spend stupid amounts of money for Mother's Day set dinners and to rush with the crowds, and instead had dinner at Tanjung. Went home to pig out on the cupcakes! Then I passed out and woke up Monday morning with a screaming throat.

Monday and Tuesday was spent on medical leave. Was mostly a blur, stoned from the medication. Not much appetite lately. *gasp how can that be* Went back to work yesterday, packed up all the stuff as we're moving office today. Tomorrow will be on leave in lieu of Wesak Day, back to work on Monday. Good long weekend to recover.

Some photos of cuppacakes by +wondermilk. I bought the mini49 in royal vanilla flavour with periwinkle design. Some of it got smooshed because of my madwoman driving. *oops*

tagged by Lillian and Kelly

2008-05-01T16:19:00.003+08:00

The Rules
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. Tag eight people at the end of this post and list their names.
4. Let them know they've been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.

So...8 random facts...

1. I like katsu-don.

2. Just like Kelly, I talk a lot in my sleep.

3. I don't like long hair. It's just too troublesome! But mainly because my mom wouldn't let me have short hair when I was a kid.

4. "I watched an artsy foreign film of two guys banging each other and walking around in the nude at 1? 2? am with my ex housemates cause there's nothing good on Australian TV after 12," said Kelly. I was one of the housemates.

5. I shit very fast.

6. My joints crack a lot.

7. I still love the movie Armageddon.

8. Most of my make-up are past their shelf life/dried up/gone smelly.

Tag 8 people:
Jules, Soo Chin, Ken, Chew, Amy, Allison, Alex & Mi-San

enchanted

2008-04-29T00:11:00.003+08:00

Do you believe in your one true love?
Do you believe in true love's kiss, the most powerful thing ever?

Yeah, I got that from the movie Enchanted, which I just saw over the weekend. Yes, my movie list is damn kuno. It's a nice movie la, with entertainment values. But it worries me, that Robert (Mr Dempsey), can give up his girlfriend of 5 years, whom he was also about to pop the question to, for Princess Gisele (Isla Fisher).

All that one true love thing is nice and lovely and romantic but MEH.

Was he just sailing along with Nancy, waiting for a Gisele to turn up?
Did he ever REALLY love Nancy? He was about to propose to her!
Is it possible to fall for a person so easily? Just like that? Even when you're already with SOMEONE else???

If you're Nancy...wouldn't you be worried sick?!

Of course, that's just a movie, and it's just a fairytale. In real life, I would imagine Nancy to be a woman scorned. As if there'd be a Prince Edward (James Marsden) for you to conveniently fall in love with when your man runs off with another lady. He'd probably end up being Mr Rebound.

Ugh. Sometimes, when the ending of a movie doesn't justify it, I just HATE IT when people get broken up for no reason at all. And personally to me, one true love is not reason enough to break up a 5 year relationship. Because love is all that, and a whole lot more.

I guess the movie was trying to say that sometimes, fairytales can come true; something I just can't agree with at all.

de-stress

2008-04-22T23:18:00.003+08:00

stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress
stressstressstressstress

*pulls out hair*

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

*dies*

being a mannequin for 5 minutes

2008-04-20T23:36:00.003+08:00

Just got back from Freeze KL (the second one) at Sunway Pyramid. Quite a lotta people. We froze at the concourse below Starbucks, at the old wing i.e. outside Royal Sporting House, Women's Secret and Nose. I think the freeze-ers were a bit confused at the beginning, because we didn't all freeze at the same time. And some of us froze, got confused with the time, made some uncertain moves, and froze again. I wanted to drag Liang to Women's Secret and freeze outside their display window, staring at bras and panties (hehehe) but we had to gather round to hear whatever the hitz.fm people were trying to tell us. And then...eh? Time to freeze already? Cheh. So, ended up standing with the crowd. This Liang was balancing on one foot, and he was leaning on me! His whole siu yook-ish self! After the first 2 minutes, he was starting to lose his balance, and ended up pulling me along with him. Crap! I was trying to keep my balance for the remaining 2-3 minutes. Hmph! It wasn't that hard to keep still for 5 minutes. Just relax and zone out. There were kids threading through the crowd, and this kid said, "I'm gonna make them laugh! MUAHAHA!". Evil kid.

Ooh yea, we had our maiden taste of Wendy's for dinner before the freeze. Nice burgers. Nice chips. Had the sour cream and chives baked potato too, which pales in comparison with those from Oliver's Super Sandwiches. Nothing beats Oliver's baked potatoes :) Liang doesn't eat potato skin. It's yummy and it's good for you!

I think I saw a dead hamster at the Pet Lover's Shop in Pyramid (opposite Giant). It was just a bunch of fur stuck to some dead skin, poor hammie :( This one's not as gross as the one I saw at the pet shop in Ikano, though. The dead hammie still looked like a hammie; except the body was torn at certain parts, it was bloody, and there were 3-4 hamsters tugging at it from different sides! *eeps* So disgustingly sad. That's why we shouldn't buy pets from pet shops. They aren't usually all that healthy. Imagine a huge ass village of hamsters living in one little tank. Not very healthy yar? And not to mention, hamsters are pretty territorial (especially females), and don't exactly live well in large groups. That's why they end up tearing each other to bits. And don't even think about keeping more than 1 hamster in 1 cage. It's always best to buy your pets from a breeder, to ensure quality. (I know Kuaci came from a pet shop; but only because I lost touch with the hammie breeder I used to know! >.<) Better yet, have a heart and adopt them! (I dunno about adopting hamsters though...) PAWS is full of love-hungry pets :) They wouldn't mind some form of donations too, seeing how dilapidated their site is. They accept cash, pet food, old newspapers and anything else that might help run the place.

And in no time, it's Monday again. Back to the daily grind.

Google Chuck Norris

2008-04-18T12:39:00.007+08:00

This is what you get if you try to google Chuck Norris.

"Google won't search for Chuck Norris because it knows you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you"

more things to do

2008-04-18T09:50:00.003+08:00

More shopping stuff:

Hi friends, we are back!!!
The L’OREAL CPD WAREHOUSE SALE!!!
Not to be missed!!!

Date: 24 & 25 April (Thur & Fri)
Time: 9.30 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Venue: Dataran Hamodal (2nd floor) Block A, No.4 Jalan Bersatu 13/4, Sect 13, PJ (behind Colgate Palmolive)

Do send this out to all your friends, suppliers etc…

Shopaholics Unite!

Where: Plaza Damas, Sri Hartamas(L-3-7, Plaza Damas, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpurlook for an office called 'Lunch Actually', we're super close to Yoga Zone.)
When: Sunday, 20 April 2008
Time: 11AM - 3PM
Currency: Cash only(quite fortunately for the out of controllers!)
Should I RSVP? : that could be nice!(SMS Leng @ 012-6018795, call if you need directions)

Plenty of new goodies! See ya Sunday!

Anyone going for this?

Freeze For World Earth Day
Save Energy by Freezing People & Power

Yep, we're at it again!!!

Freeze KL in Unison was such a phenomenon that hitz.fm have requested us to do one in conjunction with World Earth Day.
Freeze for: 5 minutes
Freeze at : 8pm
When : Sunday 20th April
Where : Sunway Pyramid

For more click here.

Star Happy 50 Ad

2008-04-16T17:01:00.003+08:00

As requested by my colleague, Leong! Some dreams really can come true

Grand Central Freeze

2008-04-16T12:24:00.002+08:00

Compared to Pavillion 4 minutes freeze, Grand Central was so much better and they're more realistic. Looking at them, I was so amazed. C'mon guys! Let's organise this and think of your pose now!

Told you they're amazing d! Two thumbs up!

The Green Room

2008-04-14T22:11:00.005+08:00

Best-est and freshest sushi in town. This has gotta be the place for sushi lover. Eva was the one who recommended this place to me. It is quite pricey but hey! You're paying for quality, man! It's freaking yummy! Don't believe? See it for yourself!

Salmon Ginger (agak-agak)

Unagi Tempura

Soft shell crabs and etc la. Fucking gempak.

It's located at Desa Sri Hartamas. Same row as Finnegan's but it's at the other end. Look out for it! We're going there again for sure. Animal! RAWR!

random irritation

2008-04-10T22:45:00.003+08:00

You know how some people love to read...they just do it everywhere, and they're never seen without some kind of reading material. For some obscure reason, I suddenly remembered this person at some gathering few years back. Some kinda avid reader and so proud of it that she needed to show it off. Pffttt.

Slumped over the sofa, nose stuck in a book, not speaking to anyone. You think you look so cool but you're not, you're just freaking rude.

Parties are for people to mix and mingle.
Reading is a one person pleasure.
So selfish. So do it in your own time la.

Sorry, just suddenly felt random.

Also pretty annoyed with this one person who never stops talking about work. I'm happy for you that you've found a job so bloody interesting and fulfilling but hey! Maybe you could talk about yourself in other terms besides your job?

Your career can't be the only thing that defines you...can it?

Ugh. People.

Love makes a family

2008-04-04T11:39:00.002+08:00

This gotta be the most inspiring love story. Interesting read

http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200804/20080403/slide_20080403_350_101.jhtml

By the way, I'm blogging from office and I look like rudolf right now.

beware

2008-03-31T10:14:00.001+08:00

More harrowing stuff. Something I got in my email:

Please be cautious and inform your girl friends or your wife or your mom or your sisters... Be careful!!

To all the KL and PJ drivers out there: Please be warned that there is an orange Proton cab with the number plate HWC 244 (name of cab company - Innovasi Timur Sdn Bhd) who is out to get single women drivers, for unknown reasons but we believe potentially to rape and kill. The cab is driven by a fat and bald Malay man (occasionally with two other men in the car who look like Indonesians) who have been going around doing the following (possibly amongst others) to get women to come out of their cars by attempting to create an accident:

1. Cutting into your lane quickly so that you have to swerve to avoid an accident.
2. Braking suddenly on a road where there is just you and them.
3. Driving extremely slowly in front of you and then when you overtake, he will try to knock into you by swerving into your lane.

It is very likely that more than one woman have experienced the attempts of the driver of this cab but it is unknown if he has been successful in raping/murdering any woman yet. Please don't let it happen to you! Please be very observant and careful to look out for this cab, especially when you are traveling on a quiet road by yourself. There have been so many rape cases lately (e.g. the one in Centrepoint ) so please warn your loved ones - wives, daughters, mothers, sisters, etc to be extra extra careful and to watch out for cabs and cars like HWC 244 and other similar perpetrators.

and again

2008-03-27T21:13:00.002+08:00

2 stolen cars and 1 attempt
1 stolen handphone at knifepoint
2 ladies mugged in the car, windscreen smashed
Several handbags snatched on different occassions

And the latest one, just after lunch time today, a stolen handbag. The lady was in the car, her handbag on the passenger seat. He runs over, opens the door, grabs the bag, hops onto a waiting motorbike and speeds off with his accomplice.

They were even smart enough to cover the bike number plate. She was just glad that they didn't enter the car or had any weapons on them.

Can you believe, we were just walking past that SAME gate on that SAME road just a half hour later? And we were walking from the SAME carpark that he rushed out from. What's happening to our world, man.

Everyone was extra careful today, leaving the office in groups and for those who can help it, left before nightfall. It's scary the things that can happen to you today.

Take care of yourself, everyone.

lalalas and dududus

2008-03-19T00:13:00.003+08:00

Haven't watched movies in a longggggggg time. I wanted to take up Yang's offer to watch Step Up 2 but I haven't even seen Step Up 1! I'm so friggin backlogged on my movies. Must take out some time to hunt down those DVDs.

Speaking about movies reminds me of the stupid ah beng who was, unfortunately for us, in the same cinema when Ken, Jules, Soo, Liang and myself were watching Vantage Point. Was a cool movie, I liked the concept, plot wasn't run-of-the-mill, good acting skills. I'm assuming most of you have watched it, it's about a crime scene from eight different angles. So they had to rewind it seven times to show all eight angles of the story, and the said ah beng decided that he couldn't take it. I guess it was too much for his puny brain to absorb when he stood up, cursed, and stomped out of the cinema. Perhaps he should stick to straight forward no-brainer movies? And then his friend got pissed off with him for stomping out and making a big fuss, so he made an even bigger fuss by cursing and scolding his remaining friends really loudly before leaving the cinema in a huff. I mean like, what on earth?!

Liang's poor Kenari got mashed up in an accident on the LDP. Was a three car pile up and his front was reduced to mush, with the bonnet crumpled giler babi. He's been car-less for close to a week and would still be for another week more. These are the times when you know who your real friends are; the ones who bother to come fetch you when need be!

Ooh yea, I visited Cat's Whiskers for the very first time last Saturday! After the yesnoduno-ers get together - pig out session at PHOP - me and Hui Ling went shopping. I like the shop "August 8" at theCurve. So expensive though. Contemplating on a hot pink tube dress. Argh! Hole in the wallet! Anyway, bought two corporate-ish dresses from nichii, found a belt in Ikano, got harassed by sales people at "treats" in Ikano. I swear, don't go there. The people are SCARY. They will FORCE you to buy! Poor Hui Ling was fussed over by two attendants at once haha! And the lady was pissed off that I didn't buy the sandals I tried. After that we went to Cat's Whiskers in SS15 and I bought my very first merchandise - a green dress at 50% off! Their shoes are so nice but not very comfy. A lot of the merchandise on sale were mangled though...something wrong with the zip on a top that Hui Ling wanted to buy, so was the zip on this awesome dress I found and straps were falling off some of the really cool pumps (guys, pumps are shoes, ok?). They really should take care of their stuff if they wanna sell it right?

I'm still on the hunt for Dorothy Perkins opaque tights. Only RM26 for 2 pairs! So far, haven't found the right colour. Gah! I have succumbed to the Crocs trend. Only because the Prima model isn't fugly, okay? And GAWD, those Jibbitz are hella expensive at RM10+ each. I'm such a sucker for bling blings. Bleargh.

Now my finger hurts from all that PS2 bashing. Yea, Liang got his very own PS2 now =]

I shall end this post with...

Nic's Spongebob collection. Why is it in my dad's laptop.....

australia photos

2008-03-15T23:59:00.001+08:00

Gave up on blogging about it already.
Posted up all the photos in our multiply instead =]

*clicky*

time to vote?

2008-02-29T14:13:00.001+08:00

Please read this.

*click*

And this too.

*click*

If you have any other unbiased avenues, share them too. Happy Voting!

It's Kuaci's Year!

2008-02-08T12:27:00.000+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year!

Not a good year for Kuaci. His eyes are infected with cataracts. Hold on little one!

We still want to see you cycling everynight

Your silliness and yau kui-ness too

We want to squish you more!

Be strong, King Kuaci.

Happy Chinese New Year to all of you. It's time to gamble and drink more. =D

gong hei gong hei!

2008-02-07T14:01:00.000+08:00

Happy CNY!!!

Year of the Rat my ass, Kuaci is going blind with cataract...now being treated with eye drops. Hope it clears up soon.

Another tag from Ayabunny:~

1. Do you still talk to the person who broke your heart the worst?
- Exchanged scant sms-es after six years.

2. Have you ever seen your best friend naked?
- No.

3. Who is your best guy ~~friend~~ friendsss?
- My closest guy friends were the college dudes all scattered everywhere now. Not so close anymore =(

4. What is the best thing about your job?
- Meeting interesting characters and learning incredible stuff everyday. Not just work-wise, but people-wise too.

5. Which shoe do you put on first?
- Right side first, all the time.

6. What is the status of you and the last person you kissed?
- Bf-gf status la, I don't simply go around kissing people.

7. First time you kissed the last person you kissed?
- When we first dated.

8. Who was the last person to call you?
- The same person in Q6 and Q7.

9. If you could pick the temperature of the outdoors for the rest of your life would you?
- Why not? I'd make it autumn every day.

10. Do you steal people's boyfriends or girlfriends?
- If it's yours, it's yours. No need to steal la.

11. What would you change about your life right now?
- My lazy ways.

12. Who was the last person you texted?
- Last two people I texted were Ching and Shiow Wei last night.

13. What's the weirdest thing you have done while driving?
- Is eating weird?

14. Do you live alone?
- No.

15. Last person you hung out with?
- My family for reunion dinner. Happy CNY!!!

16. Have you ever tried to get back with an ex?
- Tried taking back a sniveling cheater.

17. Have you ever toilet papered someone's house?
- No.

19. Have you ever gone camping?
- No. I'm not a camper.

20. Do you love someone?
- Yes.

21. What was the best year of your life?
- I enjoyed my primary school days a lot. College was really good too. High school was only bearable with a great bunch of friends. Everything in between was a blur.

22. Have you ever had a stalker?
- Not that I know of.

23. Do you have any strange phobias?
- No, don't think they're strange.

24. Do you have trust issues?
- Nope.

25. Have you ever hated someone, but ended up being friends with them?
- Hmm, don't think so.

26. What do you do before bed?
- Read until I fall asleep.

27. Are you happy for your last ex?
- I dunno, I hope he's well and happy.

28. Would you live with someone without marrying them?
- Probably not.

29. Do you remember what you were like a year ago?
- A year ago I had just graduated and was happily bumming around.

30. Have you ever changed clothes in a vehicle?
- No.

31. Where are your sibling(s)?
- Downstairs, annoyed with me for hogging the laptop.

32. Do you sleep with the TV on?
- No, but I sleep with the lights on cuz I fall asleep reading my books.

33. Name five things you did today?
- Watched TV, ate cookies, read my book, applied eye drops on Kuaci, done this tag by the time you're reading it.

34. Last person who you called?
- Liang.

35. Future kid's names?
- Dunno, will tell you if and when I pop one out.

36. What are you doing tomorrow?
- Dunno.

37. Are you on a laptop or a desktop?
- Laptop.

38. Do you talk in your sleep?
- Yes.

39. What kind of car do you drive?
- Kelisa.

40. When is the last time you got flowers?
- Sometime middle of last year from some PR company.

privacy invaded

2008-01-13T16:02:00.000+08:00

I fucking hate it when people read my computer screen.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF PRIVACY IS IT?!?!?!

Niama.

311207

2008-01-07T00:24:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year!

Gotta say it was one of the best celebrations ever. The crowd was crazy but didn't stop us from partying.

Curik from Soo's blog. This pic says it all

My boyfriend and I.

Jon's a tard

Wee. It's 2008 babeh! <3

happy new year!

2008-01-03T23:57:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year!!!

New Year's Eve was a blast with a bunch of whackos. And I mean that affectionately =] For photos, please refer to Sue's blog. Which you can find via Aya's blog labeled as sexay sue. Cuz I'm lazy like pig.

Went back to work on Feb 2. Not too bad actually, very quiet in the office with a lot of people clearing annual leave. This week I'm the only writer at our desk, with everyone either on leave or on mc. Quite peaceful actually. *bliss*

I shall now post the photos of the Melaka Makan Trip before it turns mouldy. In which I still had my long hair! *gasp*

First stop: Ball Ball Chicken Rice at Jonker Street for brunch.

Next up, Satay Babi at Kota Laksamana for a very late lunch.
My personal favourite!

For dinner, Aya joined us at Alai for Ikan Bakar.
Too dark to snap photos.

Then we went to More Cafe for drinks and card games and Ken came over for his dinner. Oops, forgot to take photos here. Stayed up whole night chatting till the wee hours. Was fun =]

Next morning, we had Taiwan Mee for breakfast.
Check out Hui Ling's "whoa" expression.

Finally, we visited my favourite Assam Laksa & Cendol shop
(near Geographer's Pub) where Garyman joined us for lunch.
Yummeh!

Then Hui Ling, Chew and Alex drove back home.
Then me and Liang got our hair chopped.
And that's how we became fat pigs for a day and a half.

post Christmas blues

2007-12-28T13:01:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas!

My laptop went for surgery and received a new hard disk. All my old stuff GONE *sob* More than 3 years' worth of photographs, uni work, scribbles and notes and memories. My portfolio of uni work GONE. Of which I have no hard copy because my lecturers decided not to send it back to me. Memories of Australia entirely kapoof. Photos of family and friends and Jovi. College day photos. My artful flower photography. Emoticons collected over 3 years. Maplestory screenshots =( sigh...

On a brighter note, Penang was great! Ate too much but was too happy! Got a bloody bad sore throat after that, and almost drove a buggy into the sea haha =] Had a really nice relaxing time there...although it wasn't so relaxing on the road with crazy Penang drivers who drive between two lanes, changing lanes at will and just stopping on the road to double park (especially outside Him Heang). Will post up the photos soon as we upload them.

Had a good Christmas in Singapore. Spent a lot of time visiting and catching up with relatives there, and SHOPPING woot! Things I acquired include: 4 pairs of Charles & Keith *love!*, 2 dresses, 2 tops, a 100-pair earring holder *double love!*, some Christmas pressies, 1 handbag and some random stuff. Had a huge Christmas dinner with a huge turkey and lots of champers and wine yum...

3 days to 2008! It feels like yesterday...can't believe it's been almost a year since I left Australia and uni life. Feels like yesterday that I flew those many miles, that we started this blog, that I met you =] Wonder what 2008 will be like.

Things I want to do:
1. Visit Bon Odori for the first time ever
2. Climb Mt. Kinabalu
3. Exercise regularly and perhaps donate blood
4. Have a healthy bank account

Things I'm secretly fearing:
1. My grandma getting old
2. My dog getting old
3. Losing the passion to write
4. Losing passion for life

Things I'm grateful for:
1. Family and friends
2. A proper job and income
3. The occassional splurge
4. Favourite things like Chun Liang, Jovi and Kuaci

Things in need of attention:
1. Service my car
2. Spring clean my room

2007-12-26T14:31:00.000+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS

HO! HO! HO?

Christmas time marks the end of the year and it is time to look forward for the new year which reminds me that I'm going to start working back at The Star. Gotta work my ass out to earn money so that I could pay for my Masters. Much goals to achieve for the coming year.

Few days before Christmas, I spent my time with family at PJ. Was able to see christmas decorations in few shopping malls and I personally think that Midvalley was one of the best.

And for Christmas Eve, Libra was definately a place to celebrate Christmas. Beers are reasonable and their music selection is good.

Aya & Ken

Keni with his blue Magarita

Jules & Garyman

So how do you celebrate your Christmas?

Pancake!

2007-12-21T04:21:00.000+08:00

If you are a pancake lover, be sure you head to Padding's House of Pancakes at Plaza Damas. They serve variety of yummy pancakes over there. I'm not sure where are the other branches located at. Heard from Eva's friend that this branch serve better pancakes. The food is good BUT their service sucks big time. They won't even look at you when they are taking order. Even mamak has better customer service. Luckily the food is good. If not, I won't even bother to go again.

Pancake+sausages+ hashbrown

Pancake+smoked salmon+eggs

Pancake