Last minute

Somewhere near emergency state. *hehe*

She messaged me asking me guess who is the "victim" - I played along and messaged back, "Uhmm...Chee?"

She came and pick me (cewah! So nice to be driven around!) - where to?


The place where I own part of it - TheCurve/Ikea (or so BoonLeong says *hehe*) After getting some last minute stuff she needed for Bintulu, we went to KluangStation for a quick bite - she had to go back to Seremban after sending me home.

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This is what happens when I found out (from Surt) that the DVD player had a USB port. I needn't get the codec, just plug in my Ipod. Gau tim.

So near yet so far

Gloomy day, no? The sea was choppy. Right in front of HSA.


Going over SungaiTebrau. *hehe* I was afraid I took the wrong turning and going over Selat Tebrau instead! Thank God I got the place right - not that I fear driving into Singapore, it's more of fear that I'd be rejected! *hehe* No passport mah. If I can drive to JB, no problem!
Road signs tell me JB town is 11km away and Singapore is 12km away - so near, yet so far.


Unfamiliar territory (prolly would be more familiar with it in the future due to cheaper place to stay *hehe*) but I made it. *phew* All by myself. *bangga*

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Just saw the Telekom's advert on the "100". Which reminds me of my experience.
Pfft. Had to complain about our inactive line (after a month and it's not working!) and the staff peeved me off even more when she tells me, "Okay...I will lodge your report and if it's still not working, you call 100..."

"My phone line is not working. How would I be able to call 100?"

Before that I didn't know the number to call so I rang the TMNet number to ask for it.

"Can I have the number to Telekom? My phone line is not working."
"Yes, maam. You call 100..."
"My phone line is not working, how do I call 100?"

Great isn't it?

Then today, I called up the hotel to ask for directions as I'm not familiar with JB.

"I'm not familiar with JB as I'm not a Johorian, can you tell me how to get there?"
"Uhh...okay. Do you know where is Tesco?"
"No, I only know HSA, JohorSpecialist, JalanTebrau...that area. Is it near there?"
"Ah okay. Do you know where is Giant?"

*thinks to self - doesn't he understand what I'm trying to tell him?*

"No. Is it near HSA?"
"Okay, miss. Where are you now?"
"I'm in HSA. Can you tell me how to get to your place from here?"
"Do you know how to get to town?"
"Is it where CitySquare is? Is it near there?"
"Okay. Do you have an email?"

*thinks - HUH?!!*

"Why would you need my email? I can't check my email now."
"*mumbles in background about map online* Can I have your email? I'll send the direction to you."
"Look. I've been online and seen your map but I don't know where is Tesco or Giant is, so it wasn't very helpful."

In the end, he gave me the number to another branch which is supposely nearer to town. Do you get my frustration? I asked specifically for directions and he asks me about other places and asked for my email. HARLO? Okay lah, admittedly my laptop not that canggih to be able to check my mail there and then but I've told him I am in JB already. I need directions. Not emails!!! GARGH!
I found my way all on my own. Hmmmph. By following the road signs. Pah!

For me?

I almost missed this little fella sitting on my table - because my table (and room) is always in a mess. Pfft.

*gasp* Koala for me?

*squeak*

He replied telling me its butt has got a magnet, thus it sits perfectly (or rather, "hangs") on my bedside lamp.

I am normal

I woke up all groggy to a chirpy Keat, "Want to have breakfast?"

Well, it was 10am? Somewhere there - but it's Saturday, so it's EARLY! And my timing is justified because the IpohKopitiam that we wanted to go to for breakfast (well, he wanted the yu tau mai fan but I'm not a fan of it) wasn't even opened yet! *haha* As he grumbled, I told him that it's a restaurant catered for people like me who would normally only get up after 12pm or something. *heh!*

In the end, we went to the mamak at the end of the row of shop houses.


Half boiled egg. MrLai doesn't take the egg yolk because it's unhealthy. Pfft. I say that's the best part!

Celebration

Who would think leaving an old job could be so exciting? *hehe*

Actually, been there and done that.


GreenTea Frap. Tasted like green tea ice-cream! Yums!

JoFo, Sze-Mien and I went to OneU with the intention of either catching Pirates of Blades. We under estimated Blades' crowd, thinking if we ran out of luck for Pirates, we could fall back by watching Blades (the girls had to pick LiMay up after a party for LM's sis - thus the venue to kill time). Mana tau everything taken up - even when we tried to get the uncollected tickets - nope. No tickets.

As we left the cinema area, we bumped into HuiPing! It was her last day of work and she's joining my company next week! So exciting! I feel very happy for her because I know how it is to be able to have your weekends free again. From retail hours to office hours - it's truly blissful. And I think the package offered is also good - at least she didn't need to sacrifice shopping, meals, facials, etc. *hehe* It is truly good to have a 5-days week job - cherish it if you have it! Wheeeeeeeee!!!

In "celebration", she treated us coffee (though I was the only one who opted for tea) - and our conversation range from skincare products to ham sap people, from facials to metabolic disorders, from geneticist to Heroes, from babies with constant fits to still-born, from good doctors to shingles, from cosmetics to our jobs, from the people we meet to being happy...etc. I don't quite remember everything. There were P&C stuff where all of us were ears. There was conversation between SM and I across the table while JoFo and HP had theirs across the table, too. There were HP and I, there were SM and JoFo. There were HP and SM, there were JoFo and I.

SM's sharing on the new geneticist and JoFo's study on shingles were both very educational and informative. *hehe* Who says we don't talk serious? Huh?!

Hooray!

Funny. Phone line zonked. Or rather, telephony. Whatever.

As long as I can go online!!!

WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Why didn't I take Keat's advice and try out the modem/internet earlier? Pfft. Ngor ji chor ler, Keat! *haha*

Who CARES if I can't call out. I can go online.

*beams*

Amused? Not.

Sometimes people need to get their facts right. Do you know the difference between a pharmacy only medicine and a prescription only medicine? I admit the assistant being in the picture in place of the pharmacist is wrong but it's definitely not wrong for pharmacists to give medication for minor ailments. The customer came in with MMT. It was given by the doctor - it was not "diagnosed" by the pharmacy. Customer mentioned the MMT worked initially but thereafter it didn't. Customer mentiond she has seeked medical advice from the doctor before and feel that she need not return to the doctor because she has the medication (or she could get it from the pharmacy). And it's a PoisonC medicine (pharmacy only medicine). Cimetidine.
Don't jump to conclusions lah over a gastric medication. I very cake hey when she was so sarcastic. No doubt, assistant instead of pharmacist in the picture is wrong - but I don't think the customer was being "diagnosed", the customer already know what's wrong and came in for some other gastric medication. And we are allowed to "prescribe" drugs for minor ailments. That's what we are for, thankewerymuch.


Letters to the Editor - MMA magazine(?).


No need to be so sarcastic right? It's a totally different thing.

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Instead of it hanging long and loose around my neck, got this idea from YC - when she shared one of her necklace, which can be worn in two ways (or more).


The front, like any necklace.


The "drop" is at the back. It was covered by my hair the whole day actually.

Why now?

Great. In all my years of working (cewah! Like lah a lot of years!) I've never been invited to any sponsored trip out of KL. And I got news that I received an invite (to my name whey!) to go to Penang by SP's ENT group. Bah! It's not that I hadap sangat to go to Penang (I go there every month now what) but it's just that their timing is wayyy off and my first ever invite lor!

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One wedding down, many more to go! To think I've got loads of wedding to attend this year, I found LeeYen! She has ELEVEN! I have eight.

June 2nd
June 9th
July 1st
July 7th
September 22nd
September 29th

And today I found out that an ex-colleague is getting married, also in June. June 3rd and 9th - one for the guy's side and one for the girl's side. Thankfully he didn't exactly invite me. *hehe*

I sound like the wedding grinch or something, so bitter. It's not the wedding, it's the proximity of each of the dates that is a bit challenging. Also, the uhm...financial side of it. Now everybody would know what a cheap-o I am to think $$$ when it comes to weddings. *hurhur*

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The SMART tunnel has been up and running for quite some time, so I thought I'd better give it a feel-try before they start charging for it. *hehe* Steven and Alexis are/were part of the project - cannot imagine it's now complete. It was this project that brought Steven here from Australia and he leaves soon, bringing a wife home with him. Funny how things turn out.
Anyway, I decided to use the SMART tunnel in the evening when I drove to Hazel's place for cell.


Coming out from TamanDesa, this is where the SMART tunnel lane brings you to.


Looks like an entrance to an amusement park?


I was a bit uncomfortable after a while, travelling in this tunnel. I'm a little claustrophobic. No where to turn to. Eeeps!


Finally! Out before RSGC.

When I got to Hazel's place, the first thing I noticed from the doorway was the new water dispenser. *hehe* And then her HUGE pot! She was making porridge for cell. It looked as if she was cooking to feed an army!


Lady of the house. Paul is away.


The huge pot. Onion was there as a size comparison.


The huge pot and the water dispenser. Before the night ended, half the amount of water was gone. So it's almost 10litres of water gone! Should've taken the 30 bottles offer, Hazel! *hehe*

Random pictures collecting dust

SIGNS YOU SEE IN TOILET CUBICLES


Uhm...who would throw in toothbrush, comb and pencil/pen? I guess that is what they've retrieved before when they cleared a blockage, thus the sign. Terra kan?


This is funny. Made me laugh while pee-ing. And I didn't squat...I just hover. *haha* I sometimes clean the toilet before I use it. I don't know why on earth people would squat on the toilet bowl OR hover over it (without the skills *haha*) and after that doesn't bother to clean it up. Hah-lo? The mentality of the people who does that is quite messed up - just because it's not their toilet/house, they see no need to keep it clean. Not their job. Now, think about this. When the people in your house uses something/eats and leaves crumbs all over the place - wouldn't you be boggled on why can't they be more responsible?
Even if you have a helper at home, doesn't mean you have to mess everything up and live like a pig, right? Yes, even if you pay that person to help. So geram.
Some may think, "If I am so careful to keep everything in order, why do I need a maid then? Pay her for nothing ah?"
I don't know lah - but I just can't tahan those who deliberately mess things up just because they have hired someone to help, might as well "make your money worth while" paying them. How can?

I don't know why I suddenly so semangat to talk about toilets and cleaning up. Bah!

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MARCH 2007


Found this in the backyard. Not a lizard, more like an iguana(?).


Perhaps this was the culprit. It was just there lying down as though the place belongs to it. Pah! Cats.

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DURING COMMITTEE MEETING


The meeting was held after 29:11 prayer meet. I was waiting together with Andrew for them to finish - so we can have supper together. White board. Available markers. Bored. Tadaaa!!! Superman with a comb-over.
Quite gaya looking right? Of course not as good looking as the one Sze-Mien drew last time (on the "stickman series" - that shows how attentive we were in our classes last time) - because Captain TimeTravel had a very nice body. *hehe*

More

Another random picture for the day.

Again I didn't know I left them like this in the morning. Don't they look like they're doing ballet? I love their recital. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

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Went for lunch here today. Couldn't snap anymore pictures because was there supposedly for a business lunch appointment.


Lovely lady colleague, Aveline. May be a blur picture but it was so happy. *hehe* Obviously taken when "business" wasn't with us. She is the opposite of me in character - she's soft spoken and gentle, very lady like. *ahem* When she speaks, you have no choice but to stop and listen - it's something in her. She looks like she's ALWAYS smiling because of her deep set dimples. *teehee!*

Get together

FeR, Naomi. I would've missed this if I didn't join the rest at Shogun. During Ping's wedding, she was unwell and wasn't very sociable (who would be when they are unwell?!!) - it's good that she felt better and we could take a picture together. She makes anyone look cute just by standing beside them. *ahem*
When we (LeeYen, Hoey, JoFo, Siow, WeeNei and I) first saw her, she was a tiny little baby (and it was almost immediately after birth - so she had some stains still on her face!). I remember Gideon carrying her in the baby seat into church and now she's running all around. She's already four this year - which means it's also been four years since we left Glasgow. Makes me feel so old. *hehe* When Annie said to Jed, "Call aunty..." she was referring to Amelia who was standing in front of me.

"Okay. Amelia, yes. Aunty Amelia because got Uncle Bernard. I'm FeR chair chair." *haha*

Denial is not very pretty sometimes. *phbbt*

I remember looking at some pictures Annie sent over the last time and I thought to myself - Whoa! Advert perfect. *hehe*

Bubble Tea

After choir, I thought I'd treat myself. Then again, bubble tea with no "bubbles" feels all wrong.


Apparently they ran out of the "pearls" - but they are quite good. The ones you get from pasar malam, you could taste the powder residue. This is just nice - though I do miss the "pearls". Nothing to chew on mah!

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I saw this advert by Emirates - is this Glasgow's special? Really? There were others from London (Frappe Latte), Birmingham (Black Coffee), Manchester (White Coffee), Rome (Cappuccino). I took notice of those places I've been before because I didn't know I actually missed their local specials?!! Really? Fill me in on this, please?

Congratulations Ping&Key!!!

We had the privilege to see the bride first before she walked down the aisle to her hubby. *hehe* It was such a sweet moment to see her giving her father a kiss before walking in. Awww...

God bless your relationship and marriage. Here is to many many many years of joy, laughter, happiness, babies(!!!) and most of all, a very close and personal relationship with God.

Before we left their hotel suite, "Go forth and multiply!" *hehe* And I got to know how much Ping LOVES babies from the time when we stayed back in Glasgow. Speaking of Glasgow, Hodgie made a video for them and it made us all miss Glasgow - looking at the familiar JBC block, the path to SIBS building. *sigh*

LeeYen, WeiLing, JoFo and I helped in the ushering of guests. During the registration of guests before dinner, it was rather like a mini reunion of our batch mates - didn't know so many were coming! I didn't even recognize some of them! *hehe*

ChoonChoo, PhaikKien, Alvin, Aaron, WeeNei, FookSeng, KokHoe, BeeLian, SweeLi, Alice, ZingHaw, GuatSee, SuJean. Some I've not seen since Uni(!) but heard of what they were doing and sort.

Later when I get to post up some pictures, I think no one would want us to usher or help in some certain areas the next time. *hehe*

Also in Ping's wedding I see a few people I don't know but know. As in I know them by name and face but not personally. Where else but the internet? *hehe* Like Reta, Andy, TL, Mary (I think that's her name). Makes you think - the world isn't THAT big afterall, especially when you have the internet. Urk!

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Thanks to HuiPing's idea, I didn't walk around flashing the back of my bra to any guests...urhm...I hope.

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Alvin told me some of the pictures are not showing.
*hurhur*
It was because I put the notes up before I upload the pictures.
*heehee*
Kena imaginary whack from him. So now, MrChan...you see it? And please do send whatever pictures you have over. Keh leh feh and all.

315pm

To Sze-Mien
19-May-07 3:18 pm
Yup. Now my God is super duper awesome. I asked to get into MV,sat afternoon,immediate parking n now shoe&brooch by 315pm n i made it.now back home to change.

From Sze-Mien
19-May-07 3:21 pm
Haha, thank God dat he didnt put ur call on hold eh? I knw, it feels great when ur prayers r answered stat. But immediate parkin at MV on sat pm is a bit trying

Green is in!

Is it?

*shrugs*


Three wedding invitation cards - all green themed! Ping&Key, Esther&Steven, SuLeen&Marcus. Different shades of green but still green! How apt - they were talking about "green" weddings this year. The environmentally green kind.


SL&M's card is cute! Something different. Their wedding day - 07.07.07

Lunch in Melaka

I actually wanted to go try out this food place Willie mentioned the last time I came to Melaka. I couldn't decide who I want to call up for lunch so I went out alone. It was a bit of a pain getting a parking so I ended up in this place called BabaHouse.
[Sometimes it gets a bit sad (emotionally, not the "sad case" kind) when you travel out alone. In a sense I've always been alone because people see me as being independent, thus no need to "care" so much - I can survive and am okay all on my own. It gets tiring. Although I've been single for only what...less than a year, emotionally I've probably been single for as long as I could remember - 5 years? 6 years? As in the person that I thought I could depend on, I couldn't. Not that I'm not willing on my side, but it's more of the person not willing to take up the responsibility so I just could not. Uhmm...what made me write all that?! PMS time over already what.]

Back to business.


It was a hot day but choosing to sit out on the patio(?) was better than in the cafe itself because it was stuffy inside! Plus you've got the view outside (and the dust *hehe*).


Diet failed after two days? *hehe* Well, I didn't ask for nasi lemak - it's just plain rice with rendang. Plus the other condiments.


It was a rather long wait for my food. What to do, what to do?


Am trying to be a productive employee, okay. Even during lunch time I'm doing my job - calling clinic assistants and pestering them to see what's the situation at the clinics. *hehe* I don't want to go there to be yelled at or something.

Trip to JB

While turning into the Skudai exit, this truck was right in front of me. It says zhaeng ka (Cantonese), which is mom's family name. *hehe*


I packed breakfast+lunch the night before. The half eaten sandwich that I left in the car became a melted cheese sandwich!!! It was THAT hot in the car - who needs a toaster? Cheese droplet. Amazing. *sweat*

It was also thru packing food that I learnt Surt doesn't like cucumbers(!) because of the smell(!!!).


Uhmmm...what will happen if the helipad is needed? Everytime I come here, I thought it was just an open space for people to park (minus the parking lot markings) - mana tau it's a helipad!

We start now!

Uhmm...to lose weight. *hehe*

Eat healthy! Cut sugar not only to lose weight but for health reason - at higher risk of developing diabetes since popo and dad has it. Urk! Exercise more - this is due to kiasu-ness (paid for membership and not use it?!!).

So we start. I went to OneU to collect my trousers and I was determined to get a new pair of shoes. Unfortunately, the one that I had my eye on (the pair of shoes) was an "old design" and they don't have it in the Clarks outlet itself. Pfft. Headed off to Giant to get started on eating healthy.

Thus...


My dinner. Cabbage (my favourite!), carrots (a favourite only if cooked) and chicken meatballs. I curi-ed Keat's olive oil to cook them and voila! Just a dash of pepper and soy sauce. It's not fantastic but it kept me full. I think it's more of a psychological challenge - I like snacking, so I will THINK that I'm hungry. Then I think of ALL sorts of food - then I get my weird-out-of-the-blue-what-could-have-triggered-it kind of craving. *sigh*

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I didn't know the little one was left like this in the morning as I dashed out of the house - late. *hehe*

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Also I am going to let go of coffee. Not easy. I will start when I finish that bottle of instant coffee at home. *hehe* We'll see how.

Happy Mother's Day!

*waves at mom*

I hope she sees this. Nevertheless, I will still message her later.

I've lost count how many Mother's Day and birthdays we've not celebrated together. 3 years?

I hope this time you get to spend time in the manner that you enjoy - not having lunch or dinner all by yourself.

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I actually made ferpcakes, too.


Sending one to you, with love from FeR.

Tired

Just got home from a long week.

The irony. Two of my batch mates who are getting married soon - both got my name wrong. One spelt 'jeniffer' and the other 'Jenifer'.

And don't need to be too cincai right? I don't know. Maybe I'm just being a pain at the moment.

Church friend can spell name correctly and include my surname. Colleague also gets my name right and includes surname.

Of course I'm happy to attend and I know it IS about you on your wedding (duh!) but I'm sure the guest would want to feel that you do want their presence there, right?

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Sometimes I'm tired of trying/'taking the initiative' to keep in contact. If one can comment like that on me, then it is okay for the other party to lack the 'initiative'? So it has to be my lack that is at fault? It can also be bounced back the other way. Everything can be argued lah and I'm tired of that.

Right now I just want to come home to MY home and having the freedom to do whatever I want at home...but he's still here. When is he leaving?!!! Nicely lies down on the couch to watch TV, airconditioned hall. The room is poorly ventilated (thus it smells damp!) - harrooooo?!!! Do you know what it means by being uncomfortable in your own home?!!! HAAARRROOO???? When is this going to end? He's not even a family member lah, c'mon. How long dy? 2 months? HARRROOOOO?!!!

Madness

It is madness when you only get to sleep at 12am and need to wake up at 430am to drive to the airport to catch an early flight.

The plan was to get home from Ipoh, shower and zonk out. Unfortunately, the resident dog decided to play around with our patience and thus soiling (is there such a word?) almost the entire porch. Great. Even if we didn't want to clean it (we means Surt and I) - we had no choice. We didn't want the neighbours to complain either. I got home around 930pm? By the time we finished cleaning and showered, Grey's Anatomy was on. How to go sleep? *hehe*

Anyway, I was taken out to have lunch in KB itself. Had nasi padang. First thing I noticed when I walked into the shop was the plate of turtle eggs and thought to myself, "Is that legal?"

I was asked to try one. Ugh. I couldn't get the image of a tearing turtle out of my head, okay. As much as I like eggs, I skipped that.

"Try it! It doesn't make a difference already now - it's already cooked. It wouldn't turn into a turtle even if you don't eat it."

When there is no demand, there would be no such harvesting. So kesian. You do know that not ALL the baby turtles (if they survive from being devoured by humans when they were eggs, in the first place) will survive when they go into sea. They are endangered!

I didn't want to offend the doctor but I think there are more important things that licking people's boots.

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Finally got to satisfy my teppanyaki craving (was watching BattleOfTheBest and they featured TeppChef) - unfortunately the taste didn't quite match my memory from the last time I ate it. Not buttery enough!


I told Surt, "Do like LyeChan, pretend the camera's not there. Just look forward."
*hehe*


Waiting for my food to be cooked by the chef.

Small world!

I had an appointment with one of the senior staff in ISH. I thought I heard the pharmacist said "Melanie", so I didn't bother. It turned out to be Melody! *haha* Pauline's friend and my senior in Uni. Small world, huh?

Right after that, I walked out towards one of the clinics and bumped into Phyllis. I've got a few lunch appointments for next Ipoh trip ady! *hehe*

Supposed to be home in time to have dinner with Surt. Smart me have JUST enough to pay for the tol - and by that I mean almost exact amount. I had RM26 plus some coins in my wallet. That was ALL I had. I messaged Willie to ask how much would it cost if I exit at the JalanDuta tol - he wasn't sure. I know it's somewhere either more than RM26.20 (if I exit into NKVE) or less than that. He was kind enough to loan me RM50. *hehe* So happen he was on the way back from Ipoh, too. In the end, I only needed RM26.20 because I exit into NKVE. *hehe*

Better be safe than sorry, huh.

This

This is where I was born. Apparently (according to Willie, and him from Aveline) Adventist Bakery has got quite a name for their cinnamon bun/bread.

Picture taken after my final appointment with one of the doctors here. Yeap. It was somewhere at about 730pm.

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This time I stayed at NazaHotel. My room has a balcony and it faces the beach/sea.

Yet another time

I drove up to Penang today. I didn't meet any friend here this time - I guess it's good because then I can take the time to do my work! I had work to do before the training - get my things sorted in case I am asked of anything. To refresh my memory once again with the notes I've studied/read back in September.

The drive was a pretty good one. I took the time travelling up to talk to mom for a bit on the phone - killing two birds with one stone.

Although I'm still "losting" about on the island itself, it's much better this time because I think I'm improving. *beams* Though I may take the longer routes or something, janji sampai lah.

After BodBal, I went to this "restaurant" in IslandPlaza and got peeved. I guess I did take the name for granted, thinking it was a JapaneseRestaurant. Tell me, is teppanyaki a Japanese cooking style? If not, then I guess I was "told off" for a good reason.

She looked at me, "Of course don't have!"

Pfft.

Just one

I came back to see bits and pieces of my wall on the floor below the aircond unit. Great.

Well, I thought the mess could be justified by the fact that I can finally have the aircond working properly. Nooooo...it still leaks. Now THAT is not worth it. I could see that the unit was taken out and the job of fixing it back is SOOOOOOO SLOPPY!!! Cis!!!

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Why "just one"?

Just ONE (seemingly) tiny decision could cost a whole lot. In so many ways.

Before I proceed, I know some of you care for me but I DO NOT appreciate you telling me, "What's done is done, don't think about the past. Move on. Don't regret life, everything happens for a reason."

I KNOW all of those things. I'm not stuck in the past or something but it's just how I feel and I want to let it out.

It all happened when I was driving back from collecting my developed photos (the roll I started using in February 2006!!! So the photos had him inside because it was early 2006 till July 2006. Yes. And I just got it developed.) and the song "On bended knees" came on MixFM.

"...Can somebody tell me how to get things back the way it used to be? Oh God give me a reason, I'm down on bended knees."

What went through my mind (as I was singing along) was if only God could do that for me. Not back to things THEN but WAYYYYYYY back. At that one point, just ONE point - when I was (I remember exactly) at Connie's balcony in Vista. Heart thumping and ears hot as I dialled the number to say, "If you don't want to see me anymore, you could just tell me directly."

If ever I was given a chance, I would want to go back to that very point of time and change the outcome of that situation I was in. No bullshit. Exactly that. Take no bullshit.

Pfft.

I know what God has done after I made that choice. He used it to teach me that every single thing that we do/decide on will change EVERYTHING. It can also impact other people. One little decision (or so it seems, at that time) can be so much along the way. I guess you could say one of the sore part I'm feeling is that IF I made a stand at that point, probably I would still have Brinkley at my feet now. Probably (probably not also! *hehe*) would get to graduate with everybody else. Probably got to go around Europe with mom as planned. Then I wouldn't have disappointed her - yet another time. Probably have my own place by now? Probably be working as something else now, in another country.

So many things kan? I know. I know everything happens for a reason. I don't doubt that. I know God is in control. I don't doubt that. As only a mere human, it's not surprising you'd sometimes think of a lot of "what if's" right?

Sometimes it is those who keep mum are the ones who are in trouble. Yet sometimes those who blabber too much are the ones in trouble. *haha* I can assure you I'm not.

I'm the apple of His eye. I'm secure enough to look back, think of everything and anything in anyway, but not sink into the past.

Getting there

LyeChan wanted to "practice" the route to TheCurve/Ikea - yay! I needn't drive - it's such a good thing to be chauffeured. *hehe*


It's good to have another person with you that is willing to pose in front of a self-timered camera. She looks so tiny beside me.


"So I'm supposed to act like I don't know you're taking my picture, right?"
She's good! *haha*


"Cannot see your face lah!"
Nevermind. Mysterious sikit. *haha*


While waiting for LC to exchange something, I was just staring at this vending machine. I captured this because I wanted to remember what was I thinking about at that point of them when I was just staring into space in front of me. I was thinking of those old school vending machines that spits out glass bottled fizzies. I remember it was in Vegas and I think it cost 50cents. It was fun to hear the bottle rumbling out and there was a bottle opener embedded in the machine. Pop the can and off you go! Cola never tasted so good!

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After LC left, I watched some old DVDs of Keat's. Don't even remember what movie it was. I have a love-hate relationship with solitude.

Cell dinner

Since there weren't a lot of us and we started cell at 6pm (I was late "touring" KL because I took a wrong turning from NPE), we could go out for dinner!

It was near 8pm when we arrived at the restaurant at Pudu(?) - Paul, Hazel, FC, Sally, Edwin, Daphine, Douglas and FeR.

At 859pm...


Tadaaaaaaaa!!!

8 people, 8 dishes, 8 very stuffed tummies.

Apparently there were a few fussy eaters on the table and when THEY say the food is good, the food must be REALLY good. *hehe* In order of "fussiness" is Douglas, Edwin and Daphine. It was definitely a good way to end the long weekend. *beams*

Labour Day

How apt.

Am still "labouring".

I HAVE to finish it so I can go lepak. What on earth am I doing here?!!!

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Edited 4.41pm


This shows how many t-shirts I have and how many shirts I've got. *hehe*

At least for now SOMETHING is in order and not thrown all around (or merely stuffed into the cupboard/drawer).