Forgetful

I called JoFo because I wanted to ask something? To ask to loan something? To tell her something? See? I don't even remember what was the task. Hmmm...

Now I signed into Blogger with something in mind but I was chatting to KinSang and Leech that I forgot why I logged on. Was there something on my mind?

GAH!!!

Curve balls?

Before I start...

Wei! Mana lu? Go honeymoon-ing sampai don't reply my messages huh? *haha!*

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So yesterday I went out and lepak-ed with Keat. I guess weekends are most "happening" for me. Hmmm...actually, only on Sundays I get to have a taste of what they call "social life".

The first thing he said was, "Lost weight ah?"

Is it that obvious? Or perhaps it's been some time since we met. Went for a drink and watched X-Men! The show was okay what! *shrugs* Well, I'm not a professional movie critic but you know what? The show is worth watching. I liked it. Perhaps even more when I didn't pay for it. *haha* I don't simply sponge off friends lah okay.

After the movie we went to S2's Siang Malam. What I had in mind was just to catch up with Keat a bit more then head off home to sleep! Had work today mah! Ended up talking until near 2am! I was contemplating whether to sleep or not to sleep! Was afraid of sleeping and not being able to wake up on time to go to work. Indeed, I didn't wake up in time. *haha* No worries though. No harm done. I did go to work, albeit a bit late.

So. Curve balls. He was telling I had to "throw some curve balls" at times. I told him what a friend shared - if it's not in your character, it's not in your character. It's difficult to do something that's not in your character (or to not do something that's in your character - am I making sense?!) and you will "suffer" when you go out of tune with what you really are inside. I find that very true. This is just how things work. I don't even know what he meant. I had to ask! *hehe* See how this is not in my "character"...although he told me I should have some "climate control".

I commented that in the 4 years I've been "off market", no one has offered a "higher price" to bowl me over. Either that or I was oblivious to any other male's attention. Seriously, there wasn't any. No guys hinted anything, no pursuits, no admirers...nothing! I told him perhaps because a lot of guys take me as a buddy(?). Nothing beyond. I wonder if it's a good or bad thing. A friend once moaned about why girls only see him as a buddy material but not as a boyfriend-worthy guy.

*shrugs*

I don't know. Is it how you carry yourself? The way you relate to others? I don't know why either. How would you know this one person is buddy material and the other is romantic potential?

Anyway, look at my work area and you'd know why my social circle is stunted. Previous work place and current work place. It's practically DEAD.

That's why I said I need to get out and find "myself" again. So ruddy cliche but I seriously think I just need to get out on my own and have a life. *heh!*

So here's looking forward to the end of 2006!
Hope you're looking forward to it, too, sayang! Remember our plans! You angry, I cook. I angry, you bake. Keat wash! *haha!*

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This is Dutch the Champion! *hehe*

BAH!

I pay for the electricity and I can't even use the air-cond in my room! I thought it cleared up on it's own and now it's wonky again. The stupid thing is leaking! The outlet for the water (from condensation eh? *shrugs*) is IN the garden. I don't know why they chose to elevate korkor's air-cond outlet and put it through the outer longkang but mine they left it right INTO the garden. The last time I had to dig a hole around the outlet opening so that the water could flow out. I guess it's stuck again. PFFFTTTT!!!

Anyway, Keat just called and said no one else is joining us the movie tonight. X-Men! Sorry girls, sorry guys. I have nothing else to do in my life so I called EVERYONE and see who replies me first on availability. The first one who responded (and offered to help get the tickets) was Keat. The option was close to home so naturally *ahem* I choose to watch with him lah! Furthermore, it's a privilege to see him. *ahem*

Keat : Ok. Any days free? Movie is good idea.
FeR : Tmrow also can,monday also can,tuesday also can,wednesday also can,thursday also can.Haha basically anyday except friday lor,going kl ma.

Back to "I-pay-for-it-but-I-don't-get-to-use-it". I pay for Astro. I watch nuts of it. Hmmmph! The only thing that's solely mine is the internet! *haha!* Because dad doesn't know how to log on and he doesn't come into my room. Ever. It's a permanent disaster area. Not to mention border-lining filthy! *hehe* I'd like to call it "a little messy".

I went to the MTB on Saturday. I'm feeling too lazy to be a proper pharmacist ady. *haha* Almost 3 months of being a "sales assistant/cashier", I don't feel like going back to MTB. BAH! My main source of "stress" is there. I know I'm being very hard to put up with but for no reason (I'm a girl, mah!) I just cannot tahan him. He just simply irritates me. Period. I hope it won't be too long before I have my own outlet. 3 months on my own - blissful! Now...now I've got to go back to reality.

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I messaged a YuVee on Wednesday to wish him a belated birthday. He asked me how am I.

Him : HEY SIS IN LAWE!So happy to hear from u!Thank u!Although abit late,but d most important thing is u yau sam!Nowadays i dun go klia so often liow.But when i do go,i'll certainly go look 4 my charming n beautiful sis in lawe 1!So,how's life?Got married already?How many children liow?Haha.

To wipe that smirk off his face and the "haha" from his text, I replied.

FeR : Oh,i'm due in 3months' time.how you know i got married?! It was last yr la.small affair,budget constraint,you see.how've you been doing?in kl?
Him : Really?Y never tell this bro in lawe of urs?Cis!Tak bg tau pun!I was just guessing just now.congrats!Wah,really fast huh!I'm doing fine.Yea,in kl.

See! It worked. No more "haha".
My! I must sound so eager to get hitched off. Well...hmmm...
Nah! Was just kidding because it's been some time since I saw him. It would be a big surprise! *haha* I told him the truth after that, he took it well. *hehe* To think that he actually believed! Either I'm good or I'm good. *heh!* Phbbbttt!!!
I learnt this method from my cousin, actually. Everytime we meet relatives, "So when are you getting married ah? Why still no boyfriend ah?" Instead of the flustered, "Uhmmm...ahh...no...don't know", her plan was to give "definite answers".

"Next year."

Magically those people would shut up. Then it would be, "Really? Are you serious?"

Maintain.

"Yes. So make sure you start saving up for my ang pow."

Cewah!!!

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Today at church, Pastor Lawrence gave an interesting comparison. He said that we cannot substitute fellowship with prayer. We cannot make up for prayers/praying by reading the bible more often. It's like saying, "Oh! No sugar in the house, I eat more chilli."

To you. You know who you are. I know it's difficult to go to church especially when your parents don't allow it. I know your parents are strict on you (my dad threatened to throw me out lah!). On this you must make a stand. You are already 25 this year. You're more than a legal adult age. You said you can't go to church, but you still read your bible. It doesn't mean that you don't go to church, you're a weak Christian. You are strong. Spiritually strong.

"Spiritual pride is an opening for the devil."

There's no such thing as, "I'm spiritually strong. I don't need fellowship."

Going to church is not to say you're a good Christian (and not going, you're a bad Christian) but it is definitely a place you get support from. I'm far from perfect or being a totally devoted Christian. Sometimes I sway, sometimes I go away. I cannot deny that. One thing I do feel differently is when I don't(get to)go to church. If I miss a week, somehow the whole week seems different. Longer. Dreadful. Alone. Slow. Like something's missing. Maybe you could say it's out of habit. Like something went out of line. For me it's very real. Without these people, without the time I have in church, that's the week when I feel lousy at work.

I'm not a "jump out of bed, Yahoo! It's Sunday I go to church!" Christian. I love sleeping *hehe* and although the initial part of waking up is always bad for me, the feeling when I get there is of, "Thank God I made it!"

*shrugs*

You know who you are. Fellowship is important. When Pastor Lawrence spoke on this issue, the first on my mind was you. I hope you're well.

Itch!

I'm itching to try again on my own. How yea?

Should I just wait and do whatever she told me to do? Should I take her word for it that once I do whatever she asked me to, I'm definitely in?

Yet there's the ego part that's pushing me, asking me to go try it out on my own. What if I get through without her help?

Being Asian, I'm prone to being pai seh. I feel bad if she finds out...then she'd think I didn't trust her. If I make it through, then it's fine. If I didn't, she may not want to help me after that (if she thinks I don't trust her enough to help me). So how? How?

Before June 3rd. I've to decide.

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I like Luigi! *hehe* So serious when he mentioned Ferrari. *hehe*

Woik! Pergi tidur!

Note to self.

GAH!!! Tomorrow...or rather, later, you've to get to work!

Don't know what's holding me here but I'm still here. Whoops.

Don't know why but suddenly wish that I'm a student again. Back to the days when I was in college or in Uni. No worries other than exams. Hmmm...

Don't need to worry about
- saving enough money
- not having enough off days (you can just skip class! *haha*)
- how to pay for your exhausted tires
- when to take Brinkley to the vet
- keeping to work time
- making a good impression
- relationships
- make-up
- housework
- what's my passion
- career advancement
- paying the bills
- where to find money to renew your licence
- maintaining your car
- what to cook
- what wear to work
- reporting to parents where I go *haha!* It was fun living with friends!
- where to find time to finish ironing clothes

Actually, I feel more tied down with financial burdens. I didn't need to worry about that when I was a student. Super carefree. Hmmmph. Even have extra money to save up to splurge. Surprisingly, the higher income range, the higher your financial commitments - because everyone thinks you've got so much to spare! HARGGGHH!!!

Psst. "It" has been dead since May 13th. Shhh...

It's only just Friday

For most, it's TGIF! For me, it's just Friday! I work full time on Saturdays. Nothing magical or anything related to relaxation to me. I missed cell again. I've lost count on how many meetings I've missed...ever since I got transferred to LCC? *shrugs* I'm bored and there's no one online to entertain me. *hehe* Everything seems so quiet especially when dad's not around (the TV is thus silent).
Don't know why but it's especially quiet when I don't feel so good. Not the being sick kind of "feeling unwell" but more of a psychological/emotional kind. *shrugs* While I was driving home, I prayed.

God, please help me. I'm feeling it again. Please don't let me fall into it again. It's coming. Help me stop feeling like this, please. Please help me, God.

Ever wondered about people having heartaches? Are they real or are they just wanting some attention? I can tell you heartaches are very real. In the week that I felt it, a friend was going through it also. I can actually tell her, "I know how you feel." It's easier to go through it when you cry and someone's with you. They may not even have to be there pyhsically but even through a phone call, it feels much better there's someone listening. To tell you it's okay, they understand the feeling. That a better day is just around the corner. A friend that wouldn't laugh at you crying or that your runny snot is all over your face.

For once, my stomach complained but I just couldn't eat. I tried. AhLeng bought rice for me and usually I'd jump for joy because it's Chinese chap fan! I just stared at the food. There was curry! I LOVE chicken curry. I took two bites of rice. To me, that two bites took so much effort to chew and swallow. It tasted of nothing. It was purposeless to me. I just couldn't eat. It's something I've never experienced before. It was scary. Although I pray everynight, I asked God to help me heal, to help me let go, to help me carry on but it was just so difficult. I know God is always with me but at that moment I felt like no one was there for me. No one knows or cares what I'm going through. Sometimes the mind and the heart do their own thing, you know?

I can't even start to explain why I was feeling like that. Even colleagues started to notice. That I didn't seem as chirpy, as happy and bouncy like I usually am at work. I dreaded work. I didn't want to go but I had no choice. When I'm at work, I count the seconds before I could go home. Then when I'm home, I wished I wasn't home because it was so lonely. So quiet. I'm going crazy. It was so extreme that I was this close to calling mom to ask her to come back from US. So that I could have someone to talk to, face to face. So that I could get a hug. It was all messed up!

That was how I lost weight. I lost 3kg. Unfortunately, I think I lost those weight from the wrong areas. *hehe*

Like I told Lav, no one knew what I was going through but God knows. Somehow He managed to plan the outings during the past week for me because He knew it would be better for me to be in the company of others rather than of my own thoughts. It was truly God-sent.

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On Wednesday, drama at work! I think she's Vietnamese(?) because she wanted to go to Ho Chi Minh. *hehe*

So. Like I asked Leech, where's Ho Chi Minh? And where's Phnom Penh?

If you don't know, nevermind. Google it. It's not a crime to not know but it's a crime to not know and yet make as if you are soooooo sure! Can make people cry, yea? And this was what literally happened.

Suddenly this officer approached AhLeng to ask her to tell this sobbing lady that her ticket is to Phnom Penh (the lady calls it "pon pon") and not to Ho Chi Minh because AirAsia doesn't fly there. Ah! She said a friend booked it for her, that she paid RM1k(???!!!) for her tickets from JB to KL to "Ho Chi Minh". Initially we thought, "Ah! Kena con ady!"

She was crying her eyeballs out! She's very fair and you could see how hard she was crying judging from the redness of her cheeks, eyes, nose and lips. Poor girl! She was all alone, wearing a cap sleeved t-shirt and denim miniskirt! How to tahan the cold if she has to stay overnight in the terminal?

Right. It all started when she asked Kamal about her ticket. She asked the right person because he's very nice. When he told her that her ticket goes to Phnom Penh (CAMBODIA!) and not Ho Chi Minh (VIETNAM!), she started crying. That's when those people came to look for help lah! They asked her if she wanted to board the flight. Apparently when she reaches Phnom Penh, she could take a bus (about 3 hours' ride) to Ho Chi Minh (or was it just to Vietnam only? *shrugs*). The catch is this - that AA lady told her, "You want to go on this flight or not? If you don't want to, I'll take you out and get your bag back." Thereafter, the plan was to take her to the main terminal building to get a MAS ticket to Ho Chi Minh. She'd rather pay extra to take MAS rather than going to Phnom Penh because she's not familiar with the place (and does not speak their language!). She was asked again, "So are you sure? You don't want to go on this Phnom Penh flight?" (Note : It's only ONE flight a day, if she misses this one, no more later flights. Furthermore, they won't refund her ticket.)
Of course with that promise that she could go to the main terminal building to catch a DIRECT flight back to her desired destination, who wouldn't take it?

NOW! After she said she's definitely not going to Phnom Penh, the AA lady took her out just to be stopped at the immigration counter. Hoik! Her passport was stamped "out" of Malaysia already, how to suddenly be free walking around in Malaysia again?! She was taken back into the waiting area and what else? Cry lah! The other disadvantage was that she couldn't speak fluent English. If not sure AA kena taruh already.

In the end, she was told she would still have to go to Phnom Penh. That her previous ticket is "burnt". She'd have to buy another ticket to Phnom Penh(!!!) and it'll cost her RM300+ AND she'd have to stay overnight in the waiting area because she cannot go back "into" Malaysia and cannot leave for anywhere else!!! Phnom Penh was the nearest she could get to Ho Chi Minh. In the end, she would STILL have to go to Phnom Penh. If they didn't promise that she could CHOOSE where to go, she wouldn't need to spend extra money, to waste extra time. Poor thing! She could've just gone on that flight. The best thing is, they took her "luggage" out from the Wednesday flight. This other AA guy came to ask me to tell her that they now need to check her bag for any besi. When she went to the bag scanner, she shook her head violently and cried! Again! We were thinking was it that she's been cheated to carry drugs or something! *hehe* So the drama, right?
Turned out that they took the WRONG BAG! No clothes to wear. Her bag is in Phnom Penh and the owner of the bag that's sitting in front of her is in Phnom Penh. How nice.
AhLeng and the LancomeGirl gave her a denim jacket and sweater each. The jacket was for her to wear and the sweater was for her to cover her legs. AhLeng even made her a cup of Milo. She had no choice.
Actually, she would have a choice if she could speak better English. Kamal told us that if the immigration side says "OK" for her to go to main terminal building to fly by MAS, she could go. The thing is, the AA lady told us that people from AA would need to accompany her there and makes 100% sure that she gets on her Ho Chi Minh flight...and that AA does not provide such a service! They say that it's the girl's fault for trusting this "friend" and it wasn't their fault she got the wrong ticket! WAH!!! This is what you call "customer service officer"?!!! Pfffft!

If they told her earlier that she couldn't leave the waiting area, that she couldn't take the MAS flight...she would have taken the Phnom Penh flight. They gave her a choice. A choice any sane person would take instead of going to somewhere strange and foreign! Heh-lo?! AFTER the flight has gone, another scene emerges. Apadah!!!

I was so pissed on her behalf that I cut my own hand while cutting up some boxes for display.


Why I asked where's Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh? Apparently this girl is not all that daft lah! She actually saw her ticket and asked the person at the check in counter (this is what she told me after she paid for her second ticket to Phnom Penh!)..."This says Phnom Penh. I want to go to Ho Chi Minh...Vietnam. Would this get me to Vietnam?"

The person said, "Yes! Phnom Penh, Vietnam...same!"

So she continued and walked to the international departure gate and asked the security, "Does this go to Ho Chi Minh international airport?"

"Yes!"

Finally, she asked the person at the immigration counter, "I want to go to Vietnam, is this ticket to Vietnam?"

"Yes."

She still felt dubious and finally asked Kamal, "Does this go to Ho Chi Minh?"

"No. This goes to Phnom Penh. It's Cambodia, we don't fly to Vietnam."

AH! See? There's even this lady from the duty free store, "Eh! Phnom Penh, correct lah! In Vietnam mah! Same country as Ho Chi Minh! Like KL and JB, both in Malaysia."

???????

I told AhLeng (because she was the one who told me what this lady said), "Penang also a few hours away from Bangkok. Does that mean Penang and Bangkok in the same country?"

I guess this lady made that comment when she heard about the bus ride from Phnom Penh being 3 hours away from Ho Chi Minh. Man! My geography is bad! At least I ask again to know where's where. These people all taruh only!

Ah! Drama at work.

On a different note, I'm going to miss this person when I go back to MTB. She's one of my favourite if not the only favourite person to work with. *hehe*

Back-dated

Well, I was craving for carbonara on Monday. I left work about 7pm and went straight to Jusco to shop for the ingredients as well as for the other things which were lacking at home. When I got home, I felt lazy to cook. So much for craving!

Then at a time before 10pm, I felt hungry. Yea. Supper! Not dinner anymore and carbonara! There goes the weight I lost. I couldn't (well, I can't) estimate pasta. They look so little when it's dry! How would I to know that it would become a 2.5 serving after it's done? *heh!* I'm also not used to cooking for one. Hmmm...one serving, I mean. I ended up taking two bowls of it. Because I didn't want it to go to waste. It wouldn't taste as good (though it wasn't that good. Lacks bacon and yellow onions!) as it would if not right out of the pot.



It's not fantastic looking either but you know what? As long as it's creamy enough! I used the grated parmesan in my fridge. I think it expired last year...but it's cheese! Some even leave it to rot on purpose so that they could have it then. Well...different kind of cheese yet still cheese mah! I used mince chicken because (like I told Lav online) I can't get any bacon! Where do you get bacon in Seremban? I miss good old carbonara in Glasgow. Double cream, streaky bacon (because it's cheaper!), lots of onions (because didn't want to waste!) and lots of cheese. Black pepper, too! In our great big bowls of H8. *sigh*

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Funny that I don't see my cousins for soooooooooooo long and it was Anson who bumped into TC at Slippery@TheCurve. He promised that we would catch up to play mahjong. Hmmm...we'll see. Now I could tick "meeting old friends" off the list (not that it's a chore but at least I know I've done it - more to come yea!)...so next would be "meeting cousins"? Then perhaps "meeting brother"?!!! It's been ages since I saw korkor. We're supposed to be related! *rolls eyes*

I should be in bed. It's not healthy sleeping at such an hour. It's the 3rd night now. Or morning. *heh!*

Perhaps more drama-writing tomorrow! *hehe*

Day out!

On Sunday I had to usher in church. Sometimes I'm just so fed-up of dressing up to go out. *heh!* I've got so many comments saying I look nice in purple (it's maroon lah!!!). *hehe*

We stayed back for Bible class (compulsory for choir members because right after class we have our practice) on food offered to idols. Conclusion is that the food offered to idols are not contaminated, we can eat it but if eating it means stumbling a new Christian, then refrain from it. That's only the conclusion (sort of) for this week's class. We will be continuing with the second part next Sunday and then we'll see where it ends up.

Choir practice was short but fruitful. Amazingly, Lavinia was having the same craving as me. I was just telling Serena (she came back to Seremban! Short trip for her doctor's appointment) before Bible class that I wanted to have meat balls! With the chilli oil sambal thing. When we were about to start choir practice, Lavinia and Selwyn were talking about going to YiPoh for lunch! WHEEEEEEE!!!
About 13 of us ended up having lunch together there. SzetAnne and Lavinia wanted to hang out in Jusco after lunch. I wanted to tag along but not really to Jusco because I didn't want to walk aimlessly around having no money to shop or buy anything! *hehe*

"Then where you wanna go?"

Smart me go suggest Aunty Jo's place without even asking her or Uncle J if it's okay. *hehe*

Graciously she said okay! YAY!! I missed her coffee, see!

I sent Joshua and Aaron back home before going to Aunty Jo's place. We had coffee and played Taboo! Some of the words were still fresh in mind (example : Alligator. When Daniel said "in water", and KinSang and Lav started laughing...I knew it was alligator!!! Previously we laughed because WeiShung said it was in the sea. *hehe*) so it was sorta like cheating. Poor Aunty Jo, Uncle J, Kin Fei and Daniel were a bit left out because they didn't join us on Tuesday. After Taboo, we girls (Aunty Jo, Lav, Anne and I) got to talk about BGR problems. It started over lunch and we were just branching further from there.
Selwyn actually asked if I wanted to go for the movie "Over the Hedge" at 11.10pm with Serena and him. I agreed because today I start work only at 3pm! *hehe* In the end, 12 of us agreed to go for the movie at 9.15pm. For Lav, Anne and I, we didn't go home at all! Everyone else had showered, we were still in clothes we wore when we first went to church in the morning! Eeeeeeeee!
The movie was good! Not as funny as the other audiences see it, though. They were so overly enthusiastic! In the first part of the movie when RJ was trying to get the last pack of Nachos, he used this dinosaur-head-clamp thingy. The crowd at the back of us ROARED with laughter. I wasn't laughing (only smiling) and neither was Lav. She asked me, "Very funny meh?" *shrugs*

Good company, good laughs, good time. *beams* I wish every Sunday can be like this! *hehe* Next time we play Pictionary!

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To show you how much I love my present! Closer shot so that the necklace is more visible.


This was on Friday. Ignore the background. *hehe*


This was on Sunday.

Been wearing it for three days! Nice! *beams*

Just great

Someone wasn't feeling too great.

I was wearing beige trousers. Just before getting out of the car, the small cup of mango juice tipped over. I thought there wouldn't be any spill because it happened before and the juice didn't spill! No. It HAD to. When I wanted to get out of the car. Just when I've to walk around in public. I got juice over my crotch. Water is still okay because it dries up, leaving no stain. Juice!!! Mind you, it's yellow-orange. Very pee-like. Right smack there on my crotch. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!

Then, someone started to smile...then laugh.

Well.

Then again, nothing's worth so much that I want to walk around with people thinking I have problems holding my wee! Thank goodness for singular cubicles that are fitted with a basin and electronic hand dryer!!! *hehe*

Grease on Thursday!

It's been some time since I met up with Roe. AGES! Finally got my fat bum off procrastinating and coming up with silly excuses to meet up with him. I left work about 3.30pm(?) and went to pick JoFo up from her place. Roe was already in Pyramid when I was just passing Pyramid to go pick JoFo up.

Roe&Ju gave me a string of black-pearls. *hehe* A necklace. I don't have any formal/can be funky looking necklaces so this is nice. Really nice! I wore it straight away. *tee hee!* Well, it matched my pink shirt, at least. We didn't get to hang about much because Meau was waiting at JoFo's place already! So pai seh for someone to offer us a lift and yet we're not on time! Rushed back to JoFo's apartment and hopped into Meau's car. We left at about 6.20pm(?) for KL Convention Center.
Meau was hungry and was worried that we may not have enough time to eat. I kept saying we'd be there by 7pm. *hehe* Guess what? We actually made it by 7pm! Sunway all the way to KLCC. Have faith ma!
Everyone arrived at almost the same time and we met up in Burger King for a quick meal before walking to KL-CC.


If you can see a darker shade around my neck, that's the necklace. *hehe* JoFo and I agree, this is a fat photo. Hmmmph!


Hazel and I looking weird. *hehe* No neck, no body.

I haven't got much to say about the musical. To compare with Sound of Music at Istana Budaya last time, I'd prefer the one in Istana Budaya. I think the system there is much better. The singing and dancing were good though! Makes you want to dance with them. Well, JoFo and I did do our own "thang" when the 20minutes break was on. If we didn't entertain ourselves, we would've fallen asleep. Either it's because we were tired or it's because of something else lah, huh.

After the musical, Meau sent us back to Sunway. I met up with Roe and Ju, we went to the mamak in Kelana near their apartment. We chatted till about near 2am?! I took today off so I could just relax and not rush anywhere. So nice of Ju to stay up till so late especially when she had to work! Meeting up with my friends and spending more time with them throughout the week made me realise how much I miss hanging out with them. No worries, no nonsense about keeping sane or putting up a front. I could just be myself and I know they love me (I hope! *haha*) for what I am. I need not pretend, I need not be a spoof, I need not buy my way through, I need not kiss any bums...just me. Thanks Roe! Thanks Ju!

Extraordinary Tuesday!

So I thought my Monday was special. Then I got a text message on the phone.

16-May-06 1:15 pm
Tonight dinner is really on at my place 8pm.. Make arrangements with anne n come ok?

So I drummed my fingers on my chin and wondered. Should I go? I know I should be thrilled since I was telling Lavinia how disappointed yesterday that she tak jadi cook for us. *hehe* I was just wondering if it's okay because for the past week I wasn't much at home. Feeling guilty, y'know, although dad and I aren't that close anyway. And not that we talk a lot. *heh!* Finally I decided and told her I would ring SzetAnne.

I had to take Anne if I wanted a sure-way to get to Lav's place. *hehe* Not that I didn't want to, yea! Don't get me wrong. Car pool is the way to go! Unfortunately when we were at the junction from Kemayan Square to Permai, she forgot to get a bottle of wine from her house. Instead of having to go early to help Lav cook, we went there just in time to sample the home-made garlic bread (for me, at least! *hehe*). We were the first to arrive!


She told us to come after 7pm because she would only be decent then. *hiaks!*


Such "indie" cooking ware. She says, "Cheap ma!" Hopefully it'll be indian cooking next time!


Everybody was shy to try. Being the thick-skinned FeR, I took the first, fresh-out-of-oven piece of garlic bread. YUMMY!!! I didn't think much of her bruschetta because I don't really like fresh/raw tomatoes. I told her to slap on some cheese slices and they'd be gone in seconds. She refused to do so. *hehe* Well, you can't anger the cook, right?!


Her pasta sauce. I know I'm mean to make fun of her stuff when she so graciously offered to cook but I couldn't help it!! *hehe* Furthermore, Lav is not a likely person to get angry/offended so quickly...right? I said it looked like a soup (starter) because...look at it! A whole big bowl of it!!! Later on we found out that she added more water to the sauce - and that if you leave the sauce on your place, the "soup" would ooze out of it. Tasted like ABC soup. *hehe* Most prolly because of the tomatoes. This doesn't mean it tasted horrible...it was superb!!! Delicious!


ShiaoYen trying to take candid shots. How to take candid shots when everyone's staring at you? *hehe* Another reason the dinner was on was because Caryn's going to leave for Canada on Thursday. It was sorta like a farewell dinner(?) - it seemed like it to me, especially when I didn't even know she was leaving so soon!


KinSang is always in the picture when I take any table shots because he was just beside me. This was taken to remind them of the awkward moment and everyone teased the two guys. Both were seemingly pai seh to take the pasta. "You first. No lah, you first. No, no, I insist!" *hehe*


The hostess' meal. Everything in small portions. Like we rationed her food!


So that the guests could have this kinda portion size!! *haha!*


We played Taboo! after dinner. It was KahYee's first time playing but she's really good! We were laughing our butts off that night, so noisy! Thank goodness no one came to complain or something. Classic lines came up from those people but I don't quite remember much of it! *hehe* These are a few examples...not exactly word-by-word but it's somewhere there!

Alligator : In the sea one, long mouth, a lot of teeth!

Santa ride/rode a...
Poem!!!

Natural way to increase libido...
Viagra! Tongkat Ali!!!

Great day! Superb! Couldn't get any better!

Different Monday

Every Monday I work half day. If it's in the morning, I come back home after work to do chores. If it's in the evening, I come back home after work to lepak then sleep.

Now THIS Monday is different. I got a message from Lavinia asking how was I and what time do I get off work. I knew she was on study leave but didn't know it was for 2 weeks! I asked her why and if it was because she wanted to date me. *hehe* She told me she was cooking. In the end, it was meeting up at Central because a few people cancelled.

So I left work about near 8pm, arrived at about 8.40pm...I wasn't late after all! I met KahYee(?) for the first time and we had a nice, small, personal dinner. Nothing deep, nothing painful, nothing odd...just laughs, small talk, teases, jokes. Very refreshing!


SzetAnne was going, "I'm bleeding!"


Lavi asked why I wore so "nice" to work. Nice? Just a white shirt and skirt lah! I'm said to dress too casually for work!


Nicer picture of KahYee and SzetAnne.

Penang

So I went to Penang.

We slept and woke up at hours that I didn't ever think possible! *hehe*
Monday night (Tuesday morning!) we only got to bed at about 1.30am because there were paperwork to be printed and how to lug the printer (dot matrix, okay! Is that how you spell it?) when you're catching a flight?! We woke up at about 3.50am (jabbing the snooze button for a few times before that!) and his mom went with us to Sentral so that she could take the car back. Poor thing but it was very very very kind of her to do that sacrifice. 4.00am okay!

Went on the bus (RM9 per person), which we caught just in time! It left at around 4.30am and scheduled to arrive at 5.45am. In the end, we arrived there slightly before 5.30am? Perhaps because it was the lack of traffic - I definitely didn't feel like my life was at risk sitting in that bus. By the time we checked in (no queue at all!), it was 5.45am.


6.20am at McD's in LCCT. Having breakfast...


...while he had the daily news.


Air Asia! Now everyone can fly! (We at work says, "Now everyone can wait." *hehe*)


Now this is what I call beautiful beyond description. Only God knows how to create such a masterpiece.


On the way to Bed in Penang. He supplies coffee there. What a name, right?

After meeting his friends at Bed, we went to Northam Beach Cafe(?) - the food was only so-so. Nothing fantastic (a surprising fact because we're in Penang whey!!). After makan we went to buy DVDs and ate ice-cream. All the way to Penang to have McD's Sunday Fudge. Hmmm...*pfft* We watched Election2 at night. So no work done on day one except entertaining people and tasting coffee.

Wednesday came! Holiday lah! Slept in lor! Woke up to go to the office in Belinda Row(?) then to get some char koay teow, asam laksa, prawn mee and cendol on Penang Road. Not too far from Cititel. Did some paperwork for him, sort of the invoices and files.
YikKeng's car broke down when he was on the way to pick Mi-Chelle up. MC was saying that she felt that we may, somehow, not be able to meet up for dinner. She had that feeling the whole day(?). She got Adrian to go over to see YK. Apparently a frustrated YK replied, "Why MC sent you? Are you a mechanic?" *haha* Kesian! Adrian was gracious enough to skip his gym time and pick us up for dinner. We ended up at a seafood restaurant on Gurney drive's roundabout. The bill came up to RM300++ man! So expensive! Definitely missing the "freshness" and the cheaper bill that our KK trip offered us. *hehe*
Since I've done most of (if not all) the work that he asked me to help him with, it was movie time again! We went to Gurney Plaza to watch MI:III. I didn't even watch the first two!

We checked out at about 2pm on Thursday. Headed off to the office for a while before leaving Penang. So finally we're going home! Holiday was good - not a lot of work (he was the one who psyched me, saying I've got to help him do his work. He made it seem like there were LOADS! Either that or I'm just really good and fast. *hehe*). Then again, holiday was not that great because not enough of food! *hehe*


Now we drive back to KL. Byebye Penang!

Break a leg.

I've not started digging into annual leave's "reserve" yet. So far I've been taking time off from the extra hours I put in during the opening of new outlet.

Tomorrow (and I do mean tomorrow, not later on) I'll be going to Penang for 3 days. Penang fooooooooooooooooooood! Also to meet (hopefully!) YikKeng and Mi-Chelle. Both of them have not seen Anson before, I think. Yea. Anyway, I foresee days of work. Not my own but his. Apparently he's got some paper work that he needs helping. As long as you feed me, I'm fine. I can sit in the hotel typing, checking. No problem. Just don't deny me the local food. And mussssst have cendol.

Talking about Penang, I've shared this before. About joss sticks and temples. The last time I went to Penang was in December. Although mom doesn't like me talking much about my church activities, I'm glad she respects (I think!) my choice. She also understands in a way that she didn't force the joss sticks unto me. She gave them to my brother and his girlfriend but completely skipped me. There wasn't any need to argue or explain. I thank God for this. I can't say I'm a good Christian model but I believe it is through God's blessing that my mom knows where I stand.

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CWK came to Seremban to help fix computer in LC's place. Also to bring collect some things for LC(?). So I went to RasahJaya (in case if he comes out on his own to town, he gets lost) to pick him to go for mamak. Shoot me, I'm not very creative with food places. So here's a little eye candy for you, LC! *hiak!* You'll see him soon. Not the roti planta, though!


Yeap! Same old! Always roti planta.


Guess who? He says he lost weight wor. He looks the same to me. *shrugs*

Where was I?

Ah!

JANUARY

- New year! A first new year's eve to celebrate with IMU girls. We shared a hotel room. We went for dinner at TGIF. Didn't know the food came in a set (not much of a choice). By the time we got ourselves nice and presentable, it was nearing 12am. We walked to KLCC park. Fireworks! Thereafter, we squeezed into the crowded Poppy. SM, LM and Hoey went back earlier(?) to teman SM who was feeling unwell. HP, JoFo and I went back after a short while. So tired! Thankful to have booked a room nearby.
- Chinese New Year!!! Yay!!! Since mom was back, there's zhai choy this year! Uncle Jeremy came back to "sort" some things. It meant I got a red packet in USD. *hehe* Basically spent more time at home since mom's leaving on 7th. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures with her during CNY!!!

FEBRUARY
- My VERY romantic boyfriend called me on Valentine's day. "I called to wish you Happy Valentine's Day, dear. I actually forgot. Then I saw my friend ordering flowers for his girlfriend. I asked him what for. When he told me only I knew."
- The highlight of the month would be going to KK. Was good to see Serena! Dr Serena! *ahem* I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Kinabalu. I thought I'd give up when we came to the mid-stop. I'm thankful for a great, sincere mountain guide. His name is Petrus. Ask for him if you want a guide who cares. *hiak!*
I am a fraidy cat. I'm afraid of heights. It was all slippery. He held my hand (I felt safe!) all the way to the peak! I'm not ashamed to say so because I was really freaked. I slipped a few times and I thought I was going to roll off the mountain. I couldn't have made it on my own. Seriously. It was worth the while when you got up there. Although JoFo and LM said they have to fend for themselves, there were more prepared and courageous than I. *hehe* Seriously. I thank God that they were...if not I would have gone up the mountain on my own, slipped on the rocks and roll all the way down the mountain.

Arrived KLIA, went straight to the clinic. Took two days off work. Just sleeping, lazing. Body ached for a week before I could go back to my normal pace.

MARCH
- Well, we wanted to finish the bottle before they forget all about it. We thought of killing two birds with one stone. *heh!* We ended up celebrating Siow's birthday without Siow again. Twice in a row. Neat. Saw SuiLin for the first time. *waves* Didn't get to properly introduce self or anything. Saw her on the way to the loo. Not exactly great timing to chat. *heh!*
- Intensive choir practices! All in full gear preparing for Easter. 19th March onwards, rehearsal with drama. All the way, every Sunday till Easter. Very big production this year!

APRIL
- 1st and 8th April we had a "preview presentation" at Jusco. To let the public know that we're putting up a musical.
- 9th April was full dress rehearsal. Make up, props and all! Serena was back for a week of holiday. Went to see her puppies - so cute!!!
- 11th April was a public holiday. Woke up early to surprise Elaine at Coffee Mug. Rehearsal from 2pm till about 9pm. We ran through the musical twice. Exhausting!
- 12th April saw us in our last rehearsal. After that we had prayer meeting.
- Our Easter musical went on for 3 days. I took Friday and Saturday off. We had an overflow of people. The ones in charge of parking had to close the gate because there were simply no more places left, whether in parking or seats. So sad to turn people away! Usually we have to drag people in! *hehe* We had an "overflow" hall. That was also filled up!


- April also marked our 4th year being together. It's been a while, no? Felt like time flew because I hardly see him. *shrugs* Nothing special.
Forgot to bring my phone to work on the 19th. Felt so lost without it! Went to MidValley, saw Eric (who was supposed to help us get movie tickets). Went to watch IceAge2. Next day I helped him deliver expresso machine and coffee to Bukit Jalil. Took me half a day! Went to work late thus went home late. Exhausted!
- ChuMeng&Nicole's wedding. Lovely to attend weddings! So cute to see them together. Ah! Did I tell you I love weddings?

MAY
Okay. So we're back on track. On the right month. 1st of May started off with me working. Yes. Labour Day. So this "labourer" is "labouring". Actually, it was more of a case of being kiasu. I work onyl 4 hours on Mondays so it didn't seem "worth it" to claim the PH because I would "lose out" 4 hours! So I worked on Monday to have Tuesday off! *hehe*
After work (this is also the day when we saw money growing legs and walking out of the store! Money missing!), I went to KL. Smartie pants told me he'd take me for bak kut teh. Thereafter he tells me the "itinerary". Service car(?!!), take stock from BukitRimau and got back to Hartamas. Heh-lo? Where got people service your car on a public holiday? In the end, I was late for tea with the girls. LM was pissed off because 3 of us didn't turn up in time.
Went for Thai food in Pyramid. Was alright. I don't really fancy Thai or Viet. Somehow after that, I tend to get stomach upsets. Perhaps it's psychological. Maybe I'm just not compatible with them. We bought 6 slices of cake from Secret Recipe. This is so we could taste different flavours and basically, like always, we didn't have a proper cake plan. We got HP a necklace from Risis(?). Hope she really likes it. JoFo was extremely excited about it. *hehe*

This is going to be loooooooooooong.

NOVEMBER
Hmmm...what happened in November? Would've been working in the new job for a month. What else? See!!! Without this blog space I would not remember what happened as I walk through each day. Not knowing where I took those pictures.


Oh! How can I forget?! TC got married! I was even bridesmaid! *haha* It was a lovely, very personal wedding. Very happy for her! Her "hen's night" was with Julie and I, having mamak food in Taipan. *hehe* Helped her decorate her house with deco her mom bought from US. Highlight - I peed in front of TC and Julie! *haha* Hey! I told them I really wanted to pee...they just had to squeeze into the toilet with me at the restaurant. Then Julie tells me about inhaling pee vapour. Hmmm...
TC's in a HondaJazz club (right?) so there was this HUGE convoy of Jazzes and they made a big fuss when the groom arrived! This is what I call a grand announcement. *tee hee!*
Anyway, I loan the white dress from SuMay (didn't return it to her till Easter this year! So pai seh!) and it turned out that TC wore the same dress when she was her cousin's bridesmaid. Talk about coincidence!

Hmmm...hey! I just realised I didn't talk about my birthday last year! Yea. It was that uneventful. Boy went to Penang for work. He made it up by making my favourite lamb chops for me a week later (he asked his mom to shop for the ingredients!). Off track! Birthday isn't in November!

DECEMBER
- Mom arrived on her wedding anniversary! Mom's back with LOADS of goodies!
- Took a picture with "Sammy" due to some confusion and not wanting to make him "lose face" by telling him I didn't really want a picture taken.
- Anson spent his birthday partying with his friends. I spent some time with him on his birthday Sunday after church. Gave him a mouse (the computer kind), a namecard holder with his company's name and disposable shavers (he needs it). *hehe* I believe in being practical in gifts. Watched Narnia with him and Eric&Penny. He told Eric we've got GREAT seats. Yup! 3rd row from the front! *haha!*
- For two nights before Christmas our church choir gave a small musical presentation at Royal Adelphi (used to be Hilton). After the Christmas eve presentation, I rushed to PutraHeights because dear cousin Julie had a Christmas BBQ. Yee Ma was back for a quick two weeks' break. The next morning, very early morning, I went back to Seremban for Christmas service.


- Boxing day, we went up to Penang. Korkor drove. It was food all the way! On the way up, stopped at Tapah for "pre-dinner". We stayed at Sunway. After checking in, went down the road for food! Next morning, before going to "visit" po po and ah kung, went for food! After meeting up with Yee Ma (Julie and Joanne were with her) at the temple, went for more food! On the way back to KL, stopped by one of those highway rest-stop for a quick drink. Arrived KL, went to ChowYang(?) for Hokkien noodle. Then mom and I went back Seremban. I don't think I need to elaborate on "food" when we say we went to Penang. It's always CharKoayTeow, KoayTeowTheng, Pasembur, Rojak, Cendol, AisKacang, Lobak, NyonyaKuih, more CharKoayTeow and of course...lots of AsamLaksa!!!

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Whoops! Will be back. Forgot I am to meet CWK at 10pm. Sayang, your boyfriend came ALL the way to fix your parent's computer. What more, man?! *haha* So I'll go now and help you cucuk? See if at the end he brings anything extra (note: some sort of jewelry?) to see you on the 17th! *hehe*

Yay!!! It works!

After one whole month (well, one month's worth of time wondering, not really trying) of not being able to post anything using Blogger...I almost gave up. I downloaded wordpress but don't know how to get it working for me. I wanted to ask Keat but even his site is on snooze. Bah!
I'm glad Blogger is working for me again! Yay! I may as well shut this site down, actually. Look at how sporadic my entries are! I'm updating less frequently than LC! *haha!* Kidding, sayang! Since I already paid for this, I'm continuing.
Not likely to put up separate pages of birthday dinners, parties, day out or trips again. I don't have any back up so when those things went missing, I'm lazy to put them back up by searching and re-writing. Backing up my work/files/anything relating to computer is never my forte. I know I should but I never do it. So if this thing crashes (please don't! *kisses laptop*), all's gone! My laptop has been very very very faithful. Extremely tough, too! It's been almost 4 years? Still going strong despite me running it down by long hours on the internet (when I was in Glasgow, it's almost running every minute of the day while I was there!) or when I had that Dynomite thing or when I discovered new programmes to play around. Hmmm...

Well, tomorrow is HP's actual birth day. We celebrated last Monday and this time, I didn't take much pictures. Wasted because she had a great hair day!! *hehe* Not that I'm saying she doesn't on other days. That day was exceptionally good. Let me put my finances aside and really update. Papers, files, statements, cheque book, ATM slips, bank-in slips, pens, calculator, paper puncher, organizer...everywhere!!! Can't concentrate on jotting down what happened in those few months I went MIA.

Let's try this again.

Test.