the not-so-daily scribbles

Sg Congkak, Hulu Langat

2012-01-29T14:24:00.004+08:00

Hai rakan-rakan! *melambai-lambai*

Hari ini, aku tiba-tiba ingin mengarang dalam bahasa ibunda. Sungguh lama agaknya aku tidak menulis sebegitu rupa. Kita tidak harus lupa bahasa kebangsaan kita sebab itu adalah suatu kebanggaan. Kita boleh mengumpat di depan-depan mat salleh dan orang lain yang tidak mengerti. Chey, mengerti.

Semalam bersamaan dengan Sabtu, saya dan rakan-rakan telah pergi ke Sg Congkak untuk sesi memanggang. Mula-mula ada tiga orang sahaja yang bersetuju untuk pergi, tetapi kami dapat menjemput 5 orang lagi pada malam hari Jumaat dan seorang pada Sabtu pagi itu sendiri.

Janji dalam pukul 9-10 pagi hendak pergi, tetapi biasalah janji kita orang Malaysia kadang-kadang terlajak dari perahu. Sampai di sana pada pukul 1 petang. Hebat. (Jam teruk di Ampang disebabkan oleh sesi pembahagian BR1M sedang dilakukan)

Sekiranya kamu berminat hendak ke sana, kamu kena bayar RM3 untuk parking (tempat letak kereta seems so long) dan RM1 seorang untuk bayaran masuk. Sila lah bayar dan tidak payah gaduh dengan pakcik/makcik yang minta duit untuk fees tersebut. (Takut ada orang kiasu pula kan taknak bayar)

Jejaka-jejaka yang menyediakan semua. Saya terus berendam dalam air macam seekor dugong atau badak.

Ini adalah pertama kali saya menjejak kaki ke sini walaupun saya pernah pergi ke jirannya, Sg Gabai dalam 3 tahun berturut-turut. Sg Congkak menpunyai sungai dan jalan-jalan yang agak rata kalau dibandingkan dengan Sg Gabai yang kena naik tangga tinggi dan curam untuk mendapat tempat yang terbaik sehingga kaki terketar-ketar tak terkata.

Kami berjalan agak jauh dari tempat masuk untuk mendapat tempat yang bagus dan kurang orang. Sekiranya kamu hendak spend the night here pun boleh kerana ada beberapa chalet yang disediakan khas untuk itu.

Bukan berkelah namanya sekiranya tiada ini.

Kawasan sungai di tempat kami duduk adalah jernih, bersih dan sejukkk. Ia mengingatkan saya tentang kampung halaman saya di Long Pilah, Baram di Sarawak.

Brrrr

Salah satu topik yang diperbualkan adalah tentang betapa besar kaki seorang Kayan. Merujuk kepada gambar di bawah, itu adalah contoh terbaik kaki seorang Kayan. Jika dibandingkan dengan kaki seorang Land Dayak (He claims he is one), kakinya sangat lonjong. Kami telah menyimpulkan bahawa kaki di bawah adalah lebar kerana they are meant to adapt to walk on rocks along the river. Makes sense to you?

Perkelahan kami amat menyeronokkan walaupun ada spekulasi menyatakan bahawa Sg Congkak tidak selamat. (Google: Sg Congkak tragedy) But come to think about it, semua tempat pun sama, semua tempat pun mempunyai peristiwa silam masing-masing. And because we can only plan but God decides on when we should leave this earth.

Begitulah cerita menarik (tak menarik pun, buat-buat menarik lah) saya tentang Sg Congkak. Jumpa lagi di penulisan yang seterusnya.

p/s: I hope my secondary school BM teacher does not read this. I was the first student ever to get 29/30 for Penulisan in her class before (I was a nerd and I am proud. Haha) and I won't think she'll give me that high score again if she reads this. LOL

2011 Through The Humble 3GS Camera

2012-01-24T00:01:00.000+08:00

Hello! As I browsed through photos in my harddisk to choose for the previous post, I came across the photos through my humble *ehem* phone. Here are they. Well, actually not all are taken using the 3GS, most of them though.

Cute a-not?? Must say cute ok.

Yello humans. I'm an alien. *stating the obvious*

I think my momma looks very pretty here. I love you. :)

My colleague bullying Juju. Juju's head is like twice her head.

Can you find what's wrong with this picture? Mehehehehe

My bibiks prepared this one day. But now, we have to cook our own food. Bila mau datang lagi, bibiks?

One of Bekulok's countless batch of puppies *bites lips till bleeding*

Tried washing Juju one day only to find out that he can't fit in the washing machine. Obese Juju!

Resting #likeaboss on Gnet's new bed! (Hard earned money put to use)

Padini Warehouse Sale. A lot of pushing to get inside. Pheww

"Yo yo, welcome to ma bed, the place I hangout all day"

Big Bad Wolf Sale. Bought 2 books. Wait, 28 books. Left out the 8.

First car! *eggzaited jumps and down* :)

Mom's sling bag during her teenage years, Olly is using it now. This is true vintage. :)

Christmas spirit in the office

One of the multiple trips to Genting. This time with these two amois.

Got my Christmas present! Weehoo! IKEA cupboard :D :D

Juju is all Christmas-y

"Yello, Imma reindeer. Wished to have a red nose.."

On the cruise boat to Phi Phi Island. :)

My first yee sang. Like ever. Yee sang in December? #likeaboss

I think Juju occupies 50% of pictures in my phone. Ketara takda life ko ni Gnet. #foreveralone
I promise in 2012, there'll be more random pictures rather than Juju's pictures only. But it's so cute, I can't resist. Lol

Good day fellas!

Love love.

2011 Recap

2012-01-23T20:25:00.000+08:00

Ahoy sailors! Finally, after a long long procrastination, here is the overdue post from yours truly. Heeheeheeheeheehee *innocent face*

Well, first of all, Happy Chinese New Year to all those celebrating! It's quiet for me this year, I miss the fun of going to houses and getting angpaus and the food, oh my. Spent all day long at home, hibernating like a lazy ass panda. I managed to push myself to do this post today because I got bored watching the tv and Burger does not want to play with me. Burger is our cousin's bunny and she's one cheeky bunny! She has this favourite corner behind the tv, it's unreachable. Le sigh~

Anyways, looking back at pictures in 2011, I feel blessed to have gone through another year and surviving it. Some pictures made me cracked up so loud that Burger scurried off to her unreachable spot. Perhaps thinking there's an evil witch in the house.

I am thankful for my family, friends, food!, the chance to travel and going places, attending super cool events like concerts and stuffs.

2011 was also the year I discovered new things, and a lot of 'first' in my life. As you go through the pictures, you'll know what I'm talking about.

I'll not type much about 2011, nothing to bitch about (Unlike 2010. Haha), everything is happy and jolly, so I'll let the pictures do most of the talking. :)

Keeping up with a good friend. Told him that I would want to be in his Porsche one day. ;)

Hanging out with cousins when everyone's in KL.

Bullied these kids into forcing them to do a human pyramid. Muahaha. This was in Port Dickson during their CSS Annual Camp.


Had gooddddd sushi buffet at Sen Tsuru. in heaven.almost

Big sister got engaged! First in the family, everyone's eggzaited.

Valentine's Day at Bubba Gump, Sunway. This year I'm gonna celebrate with Juju the bear. #foreveralone

Annual bonus came in and colleague treated us to a nice lunch at Fullhouse, Sunway. I am still waiting for mine this year. *ikat perut*

CSSUKM Annual Dinner with a great friend. I miss you Starfish! :(

Souled Out, Hartamas.

Office day out

Picture says it all. It was massive and awesome street party :)

Not easy to get two Jeannettes in a picture. Such a nice lady Jojo Struys is. :)

Got appraised sometime in March (Yahoo :) ) and brought the whole clan for lunch at La Bodega, Pavilion.

Office day out at Melaka

Was in KK during Kaamatan. The first prize attracted my attention.

Mamutik Island. Whose giant legs are those? :O

Spot the fishes?

Didn't get to go for RWMF, Kuching so we attended the preview at Taylor's. Le sad.

More sad people who joined me for the preview.

MTV World Stage. Ohoo ohoo ohoo. VJ Utt was !@$^@ and Jared Leto..I'm speechless..*melts while staring at blue eyes* Neon Trees was awesome too!

Met the mama of all premas (inside joke), Prema Yin during Arthur's Guinness Day Launch Party. She has a really great voice.

Shots at Library, Midvalley.

Another office day out, dinner and live band.

With two leng luis sipping on our Long Island Tea while listening to some great acoustics at Waikiki Bar.

It is not Gnet without a silly face. #trollface

More hangouts.

Arthur's Day. We were using those to massage our tummies. Massive tummies.

~~Siti~~ Cikgu has graduated!

A trip to Pulau Tioman during our Raya roadtrip to Mersing, JB, Melaka and just all around.

Dogathon at UPM, Serdang. Looking forward for this year's Dogathon!

Hard Rock Cafe coz we are hard rock fans

The bridesmaids' Cotton On pumps. #fabulosity

I will always have this profound love for puppies/dogs. Wished I could keep one here in KL but condo rules says no :(

Loveee the flowers

This is art

Zee Avi and one of the bands who knows how to play the sape'. I can't even..How did he..*jaw drops*

Christmas at Pavilion with family.

And lastly, Phi Phi Island. I'll blog more about this trip. :)

2011 has taught me to be blessed with whatever I have and to live in moderation. And it's true when they say that wherever your family/loved ones are, you can call it home. I miss Miri so much; the short distance drive everywhere, the dogs, the serenity of the area, the beautiful sunset view from our room; but I seldom travel back for the whole year. I was only back for sister's engagement and wedding and spent one day during the May/June holiday before driving off to KK the next day.

Good thing that the family came here and made it feel like home. I also did not celebrate any big festive seasons this year but spent them travelling instead. I was only home during CNY for sister's engagement. During the Kaamatan/Gawai holiday, I flew back to Miri and spent only one night there. The next day, I was in the car with the family, driving to KK for the countless times.Celebrated Gawai at Mamutik Island instead.

During Raya, family came here and good thing that the company was closed for the whole week. The Boss decided to travel to Mersing,Johor and then Pulau Tioman this time to complete his journey to conquer the whole state of Malaysia and we stopped by JB, almost to Singapore but tak jadi, and Melaka along the way.

We celebrated Christmas in KL for 2011 and it was nothing big. Had a good dinner in Pavilion and that was it. Brought me back in 2007 when we were in Kundasang, or was it Mesilau, for Christmas; having our own family bonding session. I kinda like it that way but one part of me misses the open house and all.

For 2012, I do not have any resolutions, I am planning to just go with the flow. I do have this list of things that I want to do before 30 but I'm not going to limit myself to just that because I can be pretty indecisive and impulsive.

If there's one thing that I really want to stick with is that I wanna keep in touch with as many friends as possible because it is true the older you get, the lesser friends you have. That's just depressing to me. :P I know time and work are not very friendly in this matter, but hey, better try than nothing right. :)

Wow, I can't believe I've typed this long, I think I'll stop. I couldn't be bothered to go through it once more so I apologize early but hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed the experiences of 2011.

I'll see you in a similar post sometime in 2013 and thank you from the bottom of my heart, for being such a great silent reader. :)

Love always,
Gnet.

#FTPLiveInKL

2012-01-14T00:49:00.001+08:00

Check that hashtag on Twitter and see what was happening tonight during the concert!

Thank you for coming to Malaysia Mark,Mark&Cubbie! You guys were awe-to the-some! Love the remix of Pumped Up Kicks. The best!

And KLCC is a good place to hold a concert as such. Comfy and temperature is just nice.

I am still pumped, I can't sleep!

P/S: More pics soon darlings :)

Bookworm

2012-01-10T15:10:00.000+08:00

So much for a year end post huh Gnet. Pfftt.

By the way, (my attention span is so short. Perhaps my year end post could wait)

He has 17 published works and 10 film adaptations (8 released, 2 in progress).
I have only read one of his books (The Last Song) and watched 5 films.

Well, talking about the reading part,

Annual Year-End Post

2011-12-30T20:02:00.001+08:00

Coming up!
Let's hope I get to finish before 2011 ends. :)

Till then, take care readers. Don't drink and drive. Hehe

Love, G.

For The Broken Hearted

2011-11-30T22:07:00.000+08:00

This has been in my draft for like forever, took me a while to realize that I am yet to post this. I was in some sort of a dark place at that time. So, here goes. I don't know who to credit this to, but it is definitely not from myself. It's so sad to read, it being in my draft for long time is self explanatory I guess.

This is for the broken hearted.
I know how you feel.
Empty, betrayed, and no happiness whatsoever.
You don't want to laugh, because you know it's not going to help, but you don't want to cry, because it will just make you feel worse.
You feel like your heart is falling apart, but not only that, but you know soon your life is going to feel like it's falling apart too.
You don't think it will ever end, and no matter what this person has done to you, it feels impossible to stop loving them.
And everyone wonders why if they have hurt you so much, then why do you still love them.
That's the confusing part, you don't know why, you just do, and the people who hurt you the most, and normally the ones you love the most.
And then, after a few weeks, you finally feel a sense of relief, like you're getting happy again, but you know inside that you're just going into denial.
And after a few more weeks, you're back to where you were an empty soul and teary eyes.
You thought you got over them, but really, you just stopped showing it.
And you can't help but to show it again.
It leaves deep scars on your heart that are there forever.
And no one understands how you feel, and how deep you are hurt, no matter who they are, because it hasn't happened to them.
And even if it has, every broken heart is different.
They don't know the true pain you feel and carry each and everyday now, so you learn that basically you are alone with all this.
And the feeling starts to overwhelm you, and suddenly you just break down, right there, because you know you've had enough, the tears just instantly start flowing, and you're to the point where you don't care who see's.
Because you've spent so many nights lying awake in bed, and so many days being haunted by the scars and fear of being alone.
And in the midst of all these tears, you know that its not helping any, and it's not going to bring them back, if you ever even had them in the first place.
After about a million tears have been cried, you finally pull yourself back together and keep going.
Your throat starts to clench and your eyes burn with the tears you are trying to hold back.
Everyone says, "It will be okay…”
But you know it won't.
And that’s the truth, it won’t.
And you look back on all of the hurt you had from this, and you realize that people are horrible.
You're still hurt, but you've learned to hide it so that everyone thinks you are okay.
So now every time you see this person, you know that person is not worth the pain.
And then you sit back and realise that you deserve a better person.

For all the broken hearted out there, here's a hug for you. :)

Married, Finally!

2011-11-17T11:37:00.000+08:00

Weehoo, I am finally married!!! Eh. Syok sendiri.

*rephrasing*
My sister is married!

Daddy looks so cute :P

It happened last Saturday, on November the 12th. She wanted it to be 11.11.11 but places were all fully booked. :O A garden wedding, just as she wanted, we were so so worried of the weather because the forecast said that there's gonna be thunderstorm on that day. I guess, God decided to pull a little prank on us or perhaps we prayed a littleee bit too hard for a good weather that it decided to be very very sunny that Saturday morning. Praise the Lord!

The sun happily left its mark on each of our face and back. *imagine a fried lobster with a fried crab-coloured back typing away right at this moment*

It felt good to be back home with all the warmth of the family around you. The crews have been partying at the backyard for several days as the wedding day approached and I got the chance to see, yet another batch of puppies, proudly produced by our puppy machine that operates twice annually, Bekulok the DIVA.

Chaos is the usual adjective you can use for our family, not only with close ones, but as a whole. "Everyone is just loud and bubbly and friendly." This is a true statement from someone who just met a whole bunch of my family. Nevertheless, it was a good day overall, be it the morning blessing or the wedding dinner (soooo many people came that we have to rearrange everyone's seat!).

So, when your big sister is already married, and when you're the second child in the family, came the bonus question from makcik-makcik yang kepo. Haha

Random aunty : So, when's your(you and him) turn? *smile sheepishly*
Me : Uuuiii, lamak lagik. In 10 years maybe? (I'll be 33 then!)
Random aunty : *muka terpinga-pinga, terkebil-kebil, speechless*

Sorry lor aunty, I am mean that way. Hahah

As we packed the next day to hop on a flight back to KL, there was this heaviness in the heart to leave this place I called home (happens every time). But, KL is home for me too, tho it is lonelier out here, it is still good to be alone sometimes. Daddy has been popping the bila-nak-balik-Miri question to me all the time, my answer is simple. Not yet. I know he misses his daughters (they are all here in Malaya), but I am just not ready yet to settle down in Miri.

Well, while I am still here, friends in Klang Valley area, WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE? Y so quiet wannnn. Y U no miss me?? *forever alone* Let's hangout in the near future! Me miss yous!

Oh, congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs Timothy! Go forth and multiply and produce many many mini Timothys and Patricias! *muka tidak bersalah*

Love, Onet.

Dear Fat

2011-11-05T11:05:00.001+08:00

Pic credits goes here.

That's me. I have issues with my upper body...

Anyways, talk about happier things, I am currently joining this thing called Jazzercise and it's a small step towards a healthy lifestyle. Having a 9-5 job that requires you to sit and stare at your laptop daily has really taken its toll on ze body. I'll come up with a goal weight in the near future to keep you updated on my goal towards achieving that ultimate goal weight. :D

Towards a healthier lifestyle everyone! Ooohaa!

Karma

2011-11-02T17:01:00.002+08:00

Hello awesome people :)
I found something and felt that it's worth sharing here. Do you believe in karma? I know I do.

I don't know who should I credit this to, this is just something I found randomly. :)

The 12 Laws of Karma

1. THE GREAT LAW
As you sow, so shall you reap. This is also known as the Law of Cause and Effect. Whatever we put out in the Universe is what comes back to us. If what we want is happiness, peace, friendship, love…Then we should BE happy, peaceful, loving, a friend. Negative energy sent out to others will come back to you 10 fold

2. THE LAW OF CREATION
Life doesn’t just HAPPEN, it requires our participation. We are one with the Universe both inside and out. Whatever surrounds us gives us clues to our inner state. BE and DO yourself what you want to have in your life.

3. THE LAW OF HUMILITY
What you refuse to accept, will continue for you. If what we see is an enemy, or someone with a character trait that we find to be negative, then we ourselves are not focused on a higher level of existence.

4. THE LAW OF GROWTH
Wherever you go, there you are. For us to GROW in Spirit it is WE who must change and not the people, places or things around us. The only given we have in our lives is OURSELVES, and that is the only factor we have control over. When we change who and what we are within our heart, our life changes too. (I like this one)

5. THE LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY
Whenever there is something wrong, there is something wrong in me. We mirror what surrounds us and what surrounds us mirrors us: we must take responsibility for what is in our life.

6. THE LAW OF CONNECTION
Even if something we do seems inconsequential, it is very important that it gets done as everything in the Universe is connected. Each step leads to the next step and so forth and so on. Someone must do the initial work to get a job done. Neither the first step nor the last are of greater significance-they were both needed to accomplish the task. Past, Present, Future…they are all connected…

7. THE LAW OF FOCUS
You can’t think of two things at the same time. You should climb up a ladder one step at a time. When you lose your focus you let in insecurities and anger.

8. THE LAW OF GIVING AND HOSPITALITY
If you believe something to be true, then sometime in your life you will be called upon to demonstrate that truth. Here is where we put what we SAY that we have learned into PRACTICE.

9. THE LAW OF HERE AND NOW
Looking back to examine what was prevents us from being totally in the HERE AND NOW. Old thoughts, old patterns of behavior, old dreams…Prevent us from having new ones.

10. THE LAW OF CHANGE
History repeats itself until we learn the lessons that we need to change our path.

11. THE LAW OF PATIENCE AND REWARD
All Rewards require initial toil. Rewards of lasting value require patient and persistent toil. True joy follows doing what we’re suppose to be doing, and waiting for the reward to come in it’s own time.

12. THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE AND INSPIRATION
You get back from something whatever you’ve put into it. The value of something is a direct result of the energy and intent that is put into it. Every personal contribution is also a contribution to the Whole. Lack luster contributions have no impact on the Whole or work to diminish it.

Reading this made me pause for a while and think back on the purpose of life. It acts as reminder on the things that I'm supposed to do while I still have the chance, while I'm still alive. Hoping that it does the same to you.

Have a nice day. :)

Rawrr!

2011-10-31T12:37:00.001+08:00

Bought my first C&K! I have this never-ending love towards footwears especially tall tall heels and wedges.

I often get, "Why would you wanna buy so tall. You're already tall!"

I'll go like, "No I'm not tall. You're just short" Haha. I kid I kid. No offence all you cute shorties :P

I came a long way since my first buy of a decent sandal at Vincci back in my hometown, Miri. Those days, owning a Vincci was like owning a pair of Jimmy Choo..ok screw that, let's lower it down a lil bit haha!..like owning a pair of Aldo. Especially when it was sooooo difficult to find a footwear that fits my size. I'm about 9-10. Yes, gigantic I know, call it anything you want. Barbaric, gigantic, giant, I've heard them all.

It really bothered me when I couldn't find a pair that fits me well while my sister found hers easily at any footwear shops. When I found that one from Vincci which fits me perfectly, I felt like I was on top of the world, I felt like I was the prettiest there that day (Lol), I felt like I finally found the place for a 'barbarian' like myself which explains my huge love for Vincci until now. :D

Back to the C&K story, I've been wanting to buy one initially as a gift for myself when I got appraised few months ago but I.cant.find.my.freaking.size. I was disappointed.

But, this time it's different. It's for a special occasion so by hook or by crook, I'll get one and luck was on my side. I saw one that I love and wouldn't let it go and my size was available! ^_^

I am a happy kid. Plus, the satisfaction of buying something from your own hard-earned money, you can't get that from anywhere else. ;)

Here's to all you footwear-lovers like myself. To many more pretty footwears in the future! Cheers!

Mine

2011-10-27T15:46:00.002+08:00

Finally, I can say, "Oh it's mine"

and not anyone else's. ;)

Friends on Facebook

2011-10-18T18:41:00.001+08:00

Good evening! :D

I had just finished filtering friends in FB. Accepted some, rejected some, deleted some.
The list below is just for fun, no hard feelings people. You're awesome that way. :P

Here are some of the reasons why I am friends with people on my friendlist :
1. Family
2. Friends who actually keep in touch
3. Friends who occasionally keep in touch
4. Friends for benefit - We will only look for each other when we need something. I do this too ok. Haha
5. Friends who has the potential to help us in the future - Say, friends who are taking medical courses. *angkat-angkat kening*
6. For the sake of stalking your page once in a while because you are pretty/handsome/good-looking/photogenic.
7. For the sake of stalking your page and kutuk habis-habisan because of your unnecessary statuses, your weird photos (which you think are cool), etc.
8. Because I still care, it's too difficult for me to let go. So, I stalk!
9. To look forward to another status full with grammatical errors (tak mengutuk orang takpe. Tapi ini, berhabis you kutuk orang lain, diri sendiri sama je). But it's ok. It's the process of learning (If you ever learn)

I think there's more but I'm stuck at no. 9. Hihi.

Toodles!

Ahoy!

2011-10-17T12:38:00.002+08:00

I downloaded Blogger apps for iPhone and I am typing away using the apps at the moment. Finally, Blogger. Thanks and things will be a lot more easier! :D

I was at the Big Bad Wolf sale last Saturday and I happily brought back home 28 books! 7 cooking books, 7 Olly's books, 2 Nora Roberts' for a friend and the rest are mineeee. I got hold onto Mitch Alborn's For One More Day for only RM8! My bestest buy that day! :)

And here's a picture of Juju, also excited with the haul.

Happy Monday folks!

Dusting Off Cobwebs

2011-10-13T18:08:00.000+08:00

Hello readers (if there are still anyone who reads. Haha),

What's up with you? I have not visited this place often, not like I used to before. It used to be my comfort zone, before I got hooked to Facebook for a while until I realized that Facebook is never gonna be one of my comfort zones. Everything screams ME in there and everyone is vain and feeds on attention (that includes me okay. I'm not trying to stereotype though. You understand).

Then in 2008, I moved to Twitter. It used to be one of my very very comfy comfort zones where I can just voice out anything that's buried inside without even a care in the world. As followers (minions) started to increase, I knew that I couldn't be as bold as before, I have to watch out what I was gonna say before I actually type away. It is actually a good way of interacting with friends, having casual talks whenever you want to. With all the RTs and the random hashtags. It's fun, but, it cannot be my comfort zone anymore.

I tried getting back to blogging, but I did not have the same passion of that 20 year-old me anymore.

Sooooooo, I've moved on to another comfortable place where no one exactly really knows who I am (who knows, knows. ;)) and I do not have the thoughts to move away at the moment. :D

Anyways, this blog is barely alive, but it is still alive so just keep it in mind and don't throw me away. :P

Have a nice day and be beautiful sweethearts. :)

2011-08-11T16:20:00.000+08:00

People asking about that bunny at the passenger's area is the start of a long twisting story.

"What is this thing doing here?"
"Why is this here? It looks ugly"

Yes. Some said it is ugly.
But it is not to me.

And when I start my story, it ends with a happy ending. Just as how I want it to be.

Be happy all you gorgeous people. :)

2011-06-16T11:36:00.003+08:00

Hi :)

One part of me says ask and talk, the other part says no coz it's not my job to do so in the first place.
I feel like I am at this grey area all these while.

Currently listening to Adele's album, 21. Love all of her songs in there. Try listen to Someone Like You. She makes a sad song sounds glorious.

Talk more soon. xx

Oh wait, here is Adele performing live to Someone Like You. It gives me shivers every single time I watch it. So beautiful.

Uprising - Muse

2011-05-03T12:36:00.000+08:00

Prof. Yang ever asked us to guess the song to the lyrics in one of our classes. Little did I know that it is such a powerful song especially in times like this.

"They will not force us,
They will stop degrading us,
They will not control us,
We will be victorious"

Today, I learnt how to appreciate the lyrics and the meaning behind it. In a full context, it is actually about the government.

But in a government, there will always be more little governments. I am in one of those little ones.

Today, I know it will be a good day for all of us. When you know you are right, and you stand up and fight for your own point of view, and you know you've won the battle, that is one of the best feelings ever in the entire universe.

Today, I feel that we are victorious.

Enjoy the song. xoxo

Bali : 30 May 2010

2011-04-29T17:15:00.000+08:00

Hello world! I was browsing through my picture folders when I came across these pictures during our trip in Bali. I realized that I have not really talked about our trip to one of the most beautiful places so, allow me to bring you back to 2010.

There are so many pictures, so many memories, but the vivid ones are decreasing as time goes by. I hope you're somewhat entertained enough with some pictures and captions for the moment. :D

After landing. In our rented van.

Just one reminder when you are at the airport, please bear with the long queue of getting your passport checked because we spent about an hour just to queue up at the immigration counter.

One great travel buddy.

Almost each of the house has this.

Kuta Town. Was it girls?

We spent our first day here by roaming and frolicking around the town to experience the night life there. People here are very friendly, maybe because they are so used of having tourists all year round. But, always always be careful. We are all sane enough to understand this one simple rule.

Cute frog figurines.

Pretty mirrors. Wanted to buy one but the hassle of bringing it back...

I shall say no more. No moreee.

Nak tapau the giraffes back too!

One whole stretch of road, all are international outlets.

Hard Rock bebeh.

Dinner.

Till then, I'll entertain you with more pictures soon. :)

The Easter Story

2011-04-24T11:21:00.000+08:00

Happy Easter everyone :)

A good friend told me this story yesterday. She attended Palm Sunday mass at SFX, PJ. Fr.Simon told them this story during his homily.

A lady who was a Catholic was a wife of a man who is not Catholic. It was considered a mix marriage. After 20 years plus of marriage, she losses her battle to cancer.

When she knew her time would come soon, the first thing in her mind was Jesus. So she called up the priest to receive the last communion.

She told the priest that her last wish would be to have a proper mass at the Catholic church when the day comes. By right, she was not allowed to do so because she hadn't practise Catholic faith anymore. But the priest said, "But I'm still the parish priest so if I let it, then it can be done"

Fr. asked her why is she not practising her faith anymore. She said that she loves her husband so much that she sacrifice her spiritual faith for him and their kids.

On the day she returned to her Creator, the way she wanted it to be, at a Catholic church, the priest asked the husband and kids, "If she can sacrifice 20 years for you and the kids, would you do the same for her?"

"Now, the whole family is joining RCIA , attending classes, learning and embracing the Catholic way of living."

"This is what we call a true Easter story" The Fr. ended his sermon for the day.

Sorry if there are some wrong infos in the story. I wasn't there to hear it first hand. Hehe

Have a nice day beautiful :)

-G

2011-04-06T21:17:00.000+08:00

About a year ago, two people who were trying to discover this thing between them both sneaked out and had the best time without anyone else knowing.

No one knew that they accidentally entered the motorcycle lane with their humble car. And got cursed along the way, I bet.

Teeheehee.

Good memories remain, even after 365 days. :)

Dear Lord, help me find it in my heart to forgive. And forget.

Hello March

2011-03-24T18:11:00.000+08:00

Eih, March is ending already? Where did all those times go?
Work is piling up. We are on a starting of a project, just few flaws that need to be corrected and we'll go full swing. Everything is on set, just getting ready to really start this thing. I think I would like to reward myself with something huge if this project really really operates full time (for real now). Any suggestions? :)

I received two good news this month. I guess they were the rewards of being patient. Only God knows, how challenging it was for me throughout the period before the good news. My patience/dignity/pride got tested for so many times, that I just wanted to give up. Along with the good news, comes more responsibility but I believe in this saying, "God does not gives things to you that you couldn't handle". So, I accept it as a challenge and a chance to improve myself.

I have this love-hate relationship with this city (KL).
I love it for the never-ending stuffs you can do, explore, experience and try here.
There will always be something new popping out, and that adds to the list of things you want to do.
I appreciate it that I get to go to cool places, attend interesting activities, try different kinds of food, and so much more. I have so much to blog about my experiences but yes, I've mentioned the reason why in the previous post. :)

BUT, the downside of living here, no doubt, is the high living cost. I miss miss miss the RM1.50 Ah Tak mee that I can get from my hometown. Thank God that I do not have to pay extra for house renting, electric and water bills, car loan (not just yet), etc. I consider myself lucky enough.
And the jam during peak hours. Why so many peeepooollll (Blame others, sendiri tak sedar migrate. Ekeke). Oh wait, imagine you got stuck in a jam during a time other than peak hours, lagiiii stress. I learned how to curse on the road, shouting mercilessly (Erk. Hyperbole. I'm a good woman driver. :P) at road bullies or cars that get along my ways.

All in all, I love it here, thanks to so many loved ones here also.
Anywhere you are, you can call it home when your loved ones are there with you, right?

By the way, my current put-on-repeat song at the moment is Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson. I love love it.

I'll give you updates with pictures next time. Till then, I owe you some.
Be safe :)

Krik krik krik

2011-03-07T16:15:00.000+08:00

Yellloooo!! :D
It's a little bit (or too much lah) silent in here, you think?
Life is different now. I used to have all the time in the world when I was still a student, hence making it easy to update this blog.
But not now. I have other priorities right now in life and blogging has gone down from one of the top to the bottom of the list.
That does not mean I'll be silent forever.
Hang on there.
More stuffs are coming.

If I have the time to blog.

Much love, me.

SnowWorld, Genting Highlands

2011-02-10T16:23:00.000+08:00

Despite the multiple trips to Genting Highlands, I have never been inside the Snow World itself. Sometime in November last year, I went up again. This time bringing Olly (don't even bother clicking. Her last post was in October 2010. Haha) along with us. She was excited of what's in for her up at the highlands, wanting to try everything out.

Our plan to the theme park was changed to just hanging out indoor so I promised her that we'll go to Snow World the next day to make up with the changed plan.

Christmas themed

I was pretty confident that it was not going to be that cold in the area.

Even after knowing that it was -8 degrees inside. 0_0

We bought our tickets for RM18 each (If I am not mistaken. Lazy to clarify. Or was it RM22), and managed to get the 11.00am slot. As the line moved slowly towards the entrance, I realized it became chilly every step forward. Then, only then, I started regretting for not bringing my socks but wore slippers instead. Ha. Ha. -_-"

Before entering SnowWorld, we were brought to a locker area for you to put your things because you are not allowed to bring stuffs inside the freezer. Photography is not allowed too but there are photography crews around if you want some pictures inside (and of course you'll have to pay for the pictures. Clever business)

The RM18 (or RM22?) ticket includes the renting of a jacket, gloves and boots. You will get a cup of ice-cream too when you're in the snowy room.

For the second time, I regretted. For not bringing my.own.shoes. The rented gloves and boots were all wet and soggy. HAWMAIGAWD. YOU IMAGINE LAH THE SMELL.

I guessed it was because the management could not occupy the huge number of people with the proper amount of dry gloves and boots. I had no choice but to pick one wet, smelly, size 40 boots. Zomg. The level of grossness added up when I didn't have my socks on. T_______T

Gloves, check.
Jacket, check.
Smelly boots, check. T___T
So we headed in like the rest of the excited kids!

It was freezing cold inside!!!!11
Oh why did I ever agreed to this.

There was nothing much you can inside by the way except for playing with a mini slide (refer picture below) and a one and a half storey high slide. Other than that, it's just snow-throwing or picture-taking. So much of an RM18 huh.

We were practically shivering from the cold, thanks to the wet boots. So cold that you can see air vapor forming when you are breathing. Degil lah juga nak makan ice-cream di dalam.

Around 11.20am, we couldn't stand the cold anymore so we decided that that's it. We'll walk out of here and never come back (too dramatic). The slot is supposed to be until 11.40am but I just couldn't be bothered. I need to save my life first (dramatic again).

When I took off my boots, my feet were numb and red. Too cold I guess, it was just scary.
Oh, they were damn smelly too. *barf* I went back to the room and scrubbed my feet like crazy. Tsk.

So, if you do want to go into SnowWorld, remember your :
1. Socks
2. Own shoes. But make sure you bring extra footwear because your shoes is going to be wet (and smelly) too.
3. Possibly your own gloves, and wear them in the gloves provided. It is cold inside!

On our way back down, the mist was so thick we could not see a thing ahead of us. It was like entering a mystical forest or something like that. Mehhh.


From inside the cable car.

Ciao! xoxo

Macarons Hunting

2011-02-09T14:13:00.000+08:00

One day, I decided to go on macarons hunting in KL City simply because I have not tried this much-talked-about yummy dessert. My plan to Tiffany & Co. at Pavilion on a weekend came aligned with this mission of mine.

Wikipedia on Macaroon / Macaron.

While I was in Tiffany & Co. looking for the ring, mesmerized with everything inside, my eyes wandered outside and saw Godiva Chocolatier (restaurant) in the middle and squealed in delight (hyperbolic much) when I found out that they sell macarons.

I decided to order two, mango and almond pistachio flavour. Even though it was expensive, RM14 for two exclusive of tax, I didn't bother because in my mind, I told myself that I could finally taste some of these mouth-watering dessert.

Alas, to my dismay, the taste did not reach my expectation. Not that I tried one before to compare it with but even so, I knew that they were not the best macarons. :(

I should have checked in foursquare earlier because if I did that, I would have known that the macarons are not nice here. (In foursquare, you can leave tips at the places you've been and I read tips from previous visitors regarding the macarons)

I am dying to try some of the best macarons around here. Oh c'mon, we are better than this (case above) right? :) I have a hometown friend who knows how to make these but every time I am back home, it's always the wrong timing.

Recommend me some places. Thank you!
By the way, who knows Babycakes at G City Club Hotel if the macarons are awesome?

Apple

2011-02-03T21:22:00.000+08:00

Him : Once you go Apple, you'll never go back.

Me : That's so trueeeee. If not, why am I here meeting up with you discussing about this particular apple?

Him : :) Yea. You went all the way to get another one huh.

They are both so sweet. Like they have this auras in them that attract me to them or something. I believe in the 6 degrees of separation. It's a theory that human beings are separated with each other by 6 other person (do correct me if I'm wrong). So, there's a chance that we'll meet again. :)

So, tell me about your apple. :D

Do You?

2011-02-01T15:52:00.001+08:00

"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?"

Hell yeah.
This is one of those moments where you just want to lock yourself in the room, away from the world.
You don't feel like you want to meet anyone, even those who matter to you, even those whom you missed so much, even those whom you have made promises to meet up soon.
Goodbye world.

Katy Perry?

2011-01-31T17:53:00.001+08:00

I found this somewhere on Tumblr. Concentrate on Katy's red nose for 30 seconds, then look at the wall and blink fast. You'll see Katy there.

It works for me.

A human brain is just brilliant.

\m/

Transitioning

2011-01-30T03:01:00.000+08:00

Hello readers. Thank you for stopping by. :)

How's 2011 so far? For me, it has been good. You always hear people say it has always been good despite the roller coaster ride right? Maybe that's the way we human set our mind. I call it hope. We have hope for tomorrow if we have a bad day today. If you get what I mean. I feel that I'm too deep sometimes that people couldn't understand me or the meaning of my words couldn't be perceived correctly.

I feel that I am transitioning. You know when you get to that phase in life where you start thinking deeply about the purpose of life and all those stuffs. Maybe it's because of how pretty monotonous life is right now. With working on weekdays and spending most of my weekends with Nerd or Juju(meaning turning into a potato couch at home la).

I feel that I want more than this. I feel restless. I feel that I don't want to sit comfortably on this chair anymore. It has been pretty good(are you kidding me. It has been freaking awesome) all these while but I think that I'm ready to get up and take a very very long walk.

Things that I found amusing before don't do that to me anymore. Instead, I found new ones. That tops up the urge to explore. I think, I've taken some baby steps and I am ready to take wider steps.

I am sorry if I am too deep. It's been a while right? Oh but I think my new year post was quite deep too (so indecisive :P)

I think, I am ready to challenge myself one more time. I have just got the feeling that this year is the year.
All I need is effort. And courage.
I thought to myself, I've got nothing to lose. Living life itself is already a challenge.

The thing that triggers me to write this, at this moment is I feel that I freed a burden on my shoulder that has been long there.

I am ready to soar people and I want you to watch me :)

"People just grew up sometimes."

Monday Love

2011-01-24T11:51:00.000+08:00

Feeling the love on a Monday morning. I hope you do too. :)
Happy Monday!

Interesting Questions

2011-01-19T18:27:00.000+08:00

Someone sent this to me eons ago and I saved it in My Documents.

Definitely interesting. Try answering without reading the answers first.

Have a nice day.

1. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

The word "incorrectly. "

***

2. A man gave one son 10 cents and another son was given 15 cents. What time is it?

1:45. The man gave away a total of 25 cents. He divided it between two people. Therefore, he gave a quarter to two.

***

3. A boat has a ladder that has six rungs, each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at it's highest, how many rungs are under water?

None, the boat rises with the tide. Googly ;-)

***

4. There is a house with four walls. Each wall faces south. There is a window in each wall. A bear walks by one of the windows. What color is the bear?

White. If all the walls face south, the house is at the North pole, and the bear, therefore, is a polar bear.

***

5. Is half of two plus two equal to two or three?

Three. Well, it seems that it could almost be either, but if you follow the mathematical orders of operation, division is performed before addition. So... half of two is one. Then add two, and the answer is three.

***

6. There is a room. The shutters are blowing in. There is broken glass on the floor. There is water on the floor. You find Sloppy dead on the floor. Who is Sloppy? How did Sloppy die?

Sloppy is a (gold)fish. The wind blew the shutters in, which knocked his goldfish-bowl off the table, and it broke, killing him.

***

7. How much dirt would be in a hole 6 feet deep and 6 feet wide that has been dug with a square edged shovel?

None. No matter how big a hole is, it's still a hole: the absence of dirt.

***

8. If I were in Hawaii and dropped a bowling ball in a bucket of water which is 45 degrees F, and dropped another ball of the same weight, mass, and size in a bucket at 30 degrees F, both of them at the same time, which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?
Same question, but the location is in Canada ?

Both questions, same answer: the ball in the bucket of 45 degree F water hits the bottom of the bucket last. Did you think that the water in the 30 degree F bucket is frozen? Think again.
The question said nothing about that bucket having anything in it. Therefore, there is no water (or ice) to slow the ball down...

***

9. What is the significance of the following: The year is 1978, thirty-four minutes past noon on May 6th.

The time and month/date/year American style calendar are 12:34, 5/6/78.

***

10. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in the center field?

One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack

***

11. What is it that goes up and goes down but does not move?

The temperature.

***

10-Day Challenge : Day 10

2011-01-15T20:24:00.002+08:00

One confession

I..I..I..can actually finish one big bag of Lays by myself in only ONE freaking day.

*look around while holding Lays protectively*

10-Days Challenge : Day 9

2011-01-14T17:59:00.001+08:00

2 smileys that describe your life right now

\m/ and :DDDDDDDDDD

Live life to the fullest ya'll

10-Days Challenge : Day 8

2011-01-13T19:26:00.000+08:00

Day 8 : 3 turn ons

Erm..This one will have more or less the same answer with my previous ones. :)

1. Chocolates. Ohhh, how many times do I have to talk about this? Plus, it's a universally known aphrodisiac. I rest my case. ;)

2. Perfumes. Be it a woman's or a man's perfume, I just LOVE the smell. But not all. Just certain some that tickle my senses. ;D One specific one is Polo by Ralph Lauren.

3. Kisses. The end.

Teeheehee

Sweet

2011-01-12T18:13:00.000+08:00

Aww Daddy.

Me heart melts.

:')

10-Days Challenge : Day 7

2011-01-12T15:41:00.001+08:00

Day 7 : 4 turn offs

1. Really really bad bad body and hair odour. By typing this pun mau pengsan sudah. X_X

I've experienced it alllllll.

Getting squished in KTM, accidentally ran my face into someone's smelly hair. Ugh. FML.

X_X X_X X_X Pengsan banyak kali.

Ever heard of the thing called shampoo? Sabun? Perfume??

2. Rude people who talk like they own the world. You think you're the coolest? Yea. From the bottom of the list of everyone else.

3. People who cut lines. Helloooooooo, where are your MANNERS??

4. Criticizing others too much like you're the most perfect one. One thing I learnt from my 3 years in uni, to accept people as they are. I think I stopped talking too much (mengumpat) about people. Not to say totally because I'm a girl and a girl needs to bitch sometimes :D

Defaming and picking on somebody are sooooo high-school.

More like pet peeves than turn offs right? More or less the same lah :D

10-Days Challenge : Day 6

2011-01-11T10:27:00.000+08:00

Day 6 : 5 people who mean a lot

This is easy! Family comes first! :) Always.

Daddy, Mommy, Patty, Olly, Aaron ^_^

And even if you didn't ask, Nerd and the dogs (Ok lah I assume my retarded dogs as people too - Bekulok, Cooper and para rakyatnya that come and go) mean a lot to me too. :D

10-Days Challenge : Day 5

2011-01-10T14:01:00.001+08:00

Day 5 : 6 things you wish you’d never done

1. To cancel that interview for a job that might have way better offers. But I am going to mend my mistake by calling in and ask for a re-interview.

2. Wasting time too much on unimportant things. I need to set my priority straight.

3. To be sleepy while driving. I don't want to talk about this. I don't want to jinx anything ok thanks.

4. Procrastinate. Mdm. Sawaran's words to us last time (way back in Form 2?) will always be remembered. Procrastination is the thief of time! Which brings you back to No. 2.

5. Impulsive buying on clothes and footwear. I have shoes that I've only worn once and clothes that I've never worn out in public, only for trying. =.=

6. Hurting people. Unintentionally. Like diluah mati mak, ditelan mati bapa.

10-Days Challenge : Day 4

2011-01-09T21:01:00.000+08:00

Day 4 : 7 things that cross your mind a lot

1. How to earn more $$$ *insert evil laugh*

2. Where do I really want to be in the future because now I am still not stable in any aspect. *go corner and think about life*

3. My love ones! I think about my Daddy who is very commited to his work, my Mommy who is at home, Olly who tends to be very secretive (ambik kau haha), Patty who I want to kejar points in foursquare (kiasu), Aaron who has just entered Form 1, Nerd who is just hrmph I am just speechless :P and everyone else! *shower love around* xxxxxxx

4. MY WEIGHT. (sama jak jawapan with itu makcik) AM I GAINING WEIGHT? Coz I think I'm producing a beer belly while I don't drink so much of a beer. Even occasionally, beer would be the last choice. *depressing and go corner and think about life*

5. Career advancement

6. Shoess shoess shoess. My weakness. I browse Shoe Dazzle and Lush Serendipity like everyday to just dream about beautiful 5-inch 6-inch footwear. I am in love. Uuuu-huuuuu.

7. I am so building a swimming pool at my dream house. They say it's a law of attraction if you think about something everyday. Like you attract that thing to you subconsciously. So, that is what I'm doing with almost everything that I want in life. :D :D

Happy happy Sunday! *whistles*

Weekend Retail Therapy

2011-01-09T00:20:00.000+08:00

Ngehehehehehehehe

It was rough and very manly before, but I totally womanized it in a split second.

So, who's on Viber again? :P

Thank you Timuti.

Thank you Patty.

10-Days Challenge : Day 3

2011-01-08T20:17:00.000+08:00

Day 3 : 8 ways to win your heart

1. Chocolates. Need I say more? Shower me with gifts of chocolates, how can I not love you? Ngehehe

2. A gentleman. You know a simple gesture as opening the door for you, etc.

3. Someone who smells good. Preferably, a masculine-smell perfume. I'll stick to your side like a parasite all the time :P

4. Sing to me a song. I adore those who can sing and love musics.

5. Those who play instruments, especially drum or keyboard or piano, you're in the list :D

6. Someone that doesn't hesitate to pay for the both of us when we're out eating.

7. You bring your ego and pride down for me ;D

8. Not a smoker. Call me conservative but I just don't prefer someone who smokes.

Happy Saturday!

10-Days Challenge : Day 2

2011-01-07T14:45:00.001+08:00

Day 2 : 9 things about yourself

Woah..This one is gonna be difficult.

Here goes,

1. Currently working in KL. The usual question people asks is "Why so far?You don't want to work in Miri meh?" You know, if given a chance to work overseas, I would. I don't mind starting over at a foreign land where there's no family and friends nearby. I chose to work here because I feel that I need to be alone in this journey of finding myself. You might go "What baloney is she talkin bout!". Yea, whatever. To those who do understand, you do understand the thing I'm trying to say here right? To those who doesn't, sorry can't help. Read next lah.

2. I love dogs and chocolates. Enough said. After years and years of saying the same thing, it is still the same. Dogs.and.chocolates. Period.

3. I eat Nestle Fitnesse cereal and a bowl of milk every morning now. Is this what you want to know? Hehe

4. I can be loud. Like really really loud when I'm hyped-up. I talk loudy. I laugh loudy. But usually this situation occurs when everyone else seems to not have enough sleep the night before, when their attention span is as short as a milisecond and when they're so slow even a snail is faster than them. It'll go like:
Me : Blablablabla *talking really loud* and then bwahahahaha *LOL while clapping hands like a retarded seal*
The others : krik krik krik krik krik krikkkk *not a single sound. not even a 'hmm' signalling that they've just heard me*

5. I refrain myself from buying more heels from Vincci and Nose. Not until I pajak one pair from Charles and Keith. Oh boy, I was tempted so many times but I'm sticking to my vow with that ONE from C&K.

6. So many things I would love to do in life. But first thing first, bungy jump and diving license. Come to mama!

7. I went wandering around with Nerd and Olly the other day and we ended up at this Apple store in Carrefour,Midvalley. All three of us fell in love with EVERYTHING. That adds up to my wishlist. Everything that starts with an 'i' in front. iPhone, iPad, iPod shuffle/nano/touch, and also its Mac collections. But Oprah Winfrey says, "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough" Ok then. I will not concentrate on those. Only that Charles&Keith la ah?

8. Love to try all kinds of food. Love to eat at different places. Love to try new places to eat. Just love to eat. Anybody wants to be my kaki makan?

9. Love going to new places too. Love trying new things. That's just the way I roll. Adventurous and impulsive. These two traits have brought me to so many places, so many emotions, so many people, everything so many lah. Anybody wants to be my kaki jalan?

So, how did I do? :D

10-Days Challenge : Day 1

2011-01-06T17:49:00.000+08:00

I got this from Emmy's blog. Too bad her blog is privatised. *hint hint Emmy* Ekeke

Try it yourself, just for the fun of it. :)

Day 1 : 10 things you want to say to ten different people right now

Day 2 : 9 things about yourself

Day 3 : 8 ways to win your heart

Day 4 : 7 things that cross your mind a lot

Day 5 : 6 things you wish you’d never done

Day 6 : 5 people who mean a lot

Day 7 : 4 turn offs

Day 8 : 3 turn ons

Day 9 : 2 smileys that describe your life right now

Day 10 : 1 confession

Day 1 : 10 things you want to say to ten different people right now

1. Daddy.

I love you!! You are the best motivator. Just want to tell you again coz I won't let you forget that. Not even for a second. We are all blessed to have you in our life. :)

2. Mommy.

I love you too!! You are like our bridge if there's anything that we can't or too afraid to say directly to the boss (refer top person).

3. Nerd.

Let us go on a makeover trip one day. Atas cadangan Mr Tim, let us go angkat your hair! Haha Buy a new pair of jeans, and a pair (or maybe two) of slippers to be kept with me. Time for you to give me back my Ipanema slipper! Ekekek ILY!

4. Patty.

Congratulation on the recent news! I am proud of you and I will make you as my benchmark. I think I do all the time. V^_^ ILY!

5. Steph.

There are few Stephs who occasionally read my blog but you know you. :D Let me know when you're free, I want to go jump with you ASAP! Ok! :D :D ILY!

6. Makcik Ayu.

Waseh!! Ayu! Haha. Sudah gantung kah itu-itu? Pandai kan beta mencari? *flips hair*angkat bakul sendiri* heheh I miss you! Sila bersedia untuk plan mid-year. Hepp! *semangat* ILY!

7. Effa.

Udah receive card ka? I'm sorry it's so late. Ahahah ILY!

8. Olly.

Already got boyfriend ka you? Yerdehh..Ekekeke ILY!

9. Twin.

I miss miss miss you!! ILY!

10. Gnet.

Let us go McD jum! Mengidam fries eh. ILY! << Teiii

Off to McD with Gnet,

Gnet.

Kindly Unspoken

2011-01-05T16:03:00.000+08:00

As high as the moon
So high were my spirits
When you sang out my name

And coming from you
It was enough just to hear it
Oh, it rang like the bells did today

But even the sturdiest ground
Can shift and can tremble and let us fall down...

Kindly unspoken
You show your emotion
And silence speaks louder than words
It's lucky I'm clever
if I didn't know better
I'd believe only that which I'd heard

In the days of my folly
I followed your lead
Did what Simon Says to do

But I won't let melancholy
Play me for a fool
Oh, no I'm on my way somewhere new

And as far as your lack of something to say
Well, to tell me goodbye there was no better way

Kindly unspoken
You show your emotion
And silence speaks louder than words
It's lucky I'm clever
if I didn't know better
I'd believe only that which I'd heard

Bridge:

So don't keep me up till the dawn
With words that'll keep leading me on
I know much better than to wait for an answer from you

Kindly unspoken
You show your emotion
And silence speaks louder than words
It's lucky I'm clever
if I didn't know better
I'd believe only that which I'd heard

-Kate Voegele

I saw her way back in One Tree Hill. I immediately love her songs and her voice. She's pretty too. :)

Enjoy!

Book Addict

2011-01-04T18:41:00.000+08:00

I categorize myself as a book addict but not a bookworm because a bookworm is a person who indulges in books whenever they have free time. I would prefer to sleep if I have one. Haha

But, I like books nevertheless hence the 'book addict' designation. Got ka such thing?

Whenever I'm in a mall with a bookstore, I will bring myself inside there and just browse through books. I might or might buy one depending on my interest and the cash on hand. :P

A book with an interesting and different-from-the-rest cover usually catches my eyes first. I guess, that's why I am so much attracted to Cecelia Ahern's books way back. It started with only one of her books but I kept buying more and the next thing I know, I have the whole collection of her novels. I have all seven and I am planning to lay my hands on another book, Every Year which is a collection of her short stories.

Recently, I told myself to finish reading The Last Song as it was given long long ago in May last year (not in August as I previously mentioned) to avoid myself to be caught in this situation :

Pemberi hadiah : Heyyyy so how's the book?
Me : *urm erm sweaty palms* *don't want to upset the other party* It was good!
Pemberi hadiah : Like totally right? Blablabla...*will keep on talking about the book content*
Me : *putting on the widest smile ever trying to cover the anxiousness*

See, I've been avoiding this situation for 7 freaking months and I don't want it to happen anytime soon.

I was pretty confident that I can finish it by 31st night or the 1st of Jan at least, but I got distracted by this one!

:D :D The book is more suitable with children aged 9 to 12 but what the heck. I got stuck to it after reading the first few pages and I finished it in only ONE day.

ONE day compared to 7 months and still counting.

I didn't stop just there. I continued on to reading the second book (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules) on the second day of 2011 and guess what, I also finished that one in only one day. Onneeeee dayyyyyy.

Too bad, I broke the one-day record when I finished reading the third book (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw) in two days.

The books are just hilarious and entertaining which explains why my eyes were glued to the books all the time. Sometimes, I found myself chuckled and then I paused for awhile to see if there's anyone looking. Maybe it is also because I see myself in the main character, Greg Heffley when I was about his age. The wimpy kid. Not physically (I'm pretty sure I was the biggest hence the nickname Giant by friends -.-" among all the kids in the school), but mentally. Those were the days and I've learnt to fight for myself and on my own now \m/

I'm not gonna spoil the synopsis for you. You just gotta read one on your own. :D All I know, is that I'm looking forward to go back home from work now to start reading on the fourth one (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days).

The Last Song? I'll touch you after I'm finish with Dog Days mkay? Blame Jeff Kinney for his adorable books. :P

Toodles!

Changed

2011-01-03T11:38:00.000+08:00

The mind of a student.
The mind of a working person.

I watched those two worlds collided last night.

And I realized how much I have changed.

Sometimes, you just have to wait for them to grow up.

:)

Isnin ku yang biru,
Gnet.

The New Year

2011-01-01T22:00:00.000+08:00

Simply because I want to have a post on the first day of the new year. Heh

And I survived! Weee! Even by looking like this :

Yello! I wan b frens. Can?

This year, I was with friends during the countdown but my heart was not really there. It's so true when they say that your heart belongs to where your love ones are. I would want Nerd to be there with me that night watching some aquas performing to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance but he was working. On a new year's eve. Great. -.-

Knowing him, nothing could stop him when he wants to work. Friends are already calling him a workaholic when he is only doing a part-time job at the moment. I always tease him by saying that he'll get a gold medal in working 365 days a year non-stop in the future.

Anyways, when I did the previous post, I was just typing away whatever was in mind at that time and didn't really spend time in reading it back if in case I missed something out. Indeed, I did.

I just want to thank every single person who might or have stumbled upon my life last year.

Thank you to my family of course, for being there whenever I need them. The instant cash bank-in when I told Dad or Mom that I ran out of cash. It is definitely not easy being independent, staying away from the comfort of your own home where you can get free stay and free food, especially in a city like KL. The one minute call I got from my siblings out of the blue, to cheer me up or to tell me a funny story about every little thing (we have a lot and a lot of inner jokes) or to talk about how retarded our dogs are getting each day. It is just too sweet when our 12 years old little brother says 'I love you' every time we end the call.

Thank you to those wonderful people who have stuck out their butts for me throughout the year, through the ups and downs. I know it is tiring and sometimes painful, to walk together with me but that was the reason I managed to pull through whatever.

Thank you to those awesome people whom I call little Chipsmore. These are the ones that sometimes emerge to the surface and cause so much chaos in your life (in a good way) and sometimes are nowhere to be seen. They are like heartbeats. You can't see them but you can feel them.

Thank you too, to those who came and left because your presence in my life even for a short period of time made the ride worthwhile ;)

To the others, that feels they're not on any of the category mentioned above, my deepest appreciation too for I have learnt different things from each one of you. You might not realize it, it might have just been a small gesture or a small act of kindness, but it gave quite an impact.

Like I've always said, let us leave 2010 behind us and start on a new journey together. If it's not meant to be together, I will cherish every moment that we spent and bring the good lessons everywhere I go. :)

Be happy always beautiful people!

2010 : My Story

2010-12-31T00:12:00.000+08:00

It is another end to another year in about a day and people are starting to talk on how they have spent their year and reminisce the whole 2010 since it started.

Here is my story, ladies and gentlemen.

My overview of 2010 overall is that it was indeed another good year with its own ups and downs. Sounds very cliché, no?
Narrowing it down, 2010 was one of the years (or maybe the top 1 in the list) that offered me one of the best life-learning experiences, different activities each month that brought some 180 degrees (or 400°) changes in my life, and the most dramatic year ever. Yes, I dare say it. EVER.

Only little things are mentioned publicly, so much more are kept inside and locked away forever. (Dramatic also this)
But, I am here to share with you, my dearest readers, a little bit more of the pieces of my whole 2010 story. Not all, but some that I feel worth writing down and you connect the dot yourself, will you? :)

Gosh, I do not even know where to start!

***

2010 was the year that I had to go through the last and final semester as a degree student. I officially ended my 3-year studies in Chemistry (also known as Chemical Science). It was not an easy start for me back in 2007 as I got quarantined in my room for a week and was left out due to a stupid conjunctivitis.

I had never felt that lonely before but God had His plans for me and gave me three awesome coursemates that I got fond of starting from my 2nd year. The class used to call us The 1-Malaysia Geng because we showed them how close 2 Indians, a Kelantanese Malay and a Sarawakian Kayan can be despite our different backgrounds.

The day we went for bowling at Midvalley

We had fun despite only the four of us most of the time if you compare us with other coursemates. We went Deepavali visiting every year, attended an Indian wedding ceremony at a temple, always had lunch together, our own hang out sessions, saved seats for each other in class, helped signed each other's attendance (haha!), and so on.


Our final year dinner

Our graduation day in August officially marked the end of our life as a degree student and I was glad that I was able to spend the day with these three monkeys (we were so worried that one of us couldn't graduate together with us due to some unforeseen reasons), not paying much attention in the hall, talking and catching up and gossiping all the way :P

My life changed few degrees because of these people, in a good way.

***

2010 was also the year that I got Prof Yang as my supervisor for our final year project/thesis. Mid 2009 to be exact. I learnt so so so much only from the way she presents herself towards other people and what more to say when talking to her in person. She is a person who is just so vibrant and positive. She releases this good aura when you're anywhere near her.

She introduced me to the book, The Secret and made me believe in the laws of attraction. She taught me to keep chasing for those long-wanting dreams and to never give up on them. She told me to not take life too seriously but to have a balance between work and play. We human beings do need our time off sometimes, don't we?

My life changed few degrees because of this superwoman, in a good way.

***

2010 was the year that I had the last chance to serve and lead my very best in CSSUKM. This group IS like a family to me. This was where I got to meet some very interesting characters indeed and made very close friends with some of them. I was glad that I didn't reject Pearly's offer to play the guitar for the second (or was it the first or third?) gathering of the 2007/2008 session. That was where it all started and I never looked back ever since.

The group had taught me a thing or two about tolerance, patience, loving God, and accepting people as they are. Being with the group had also brought me to so many places and those fun,funny,pening also got and interesting memories will always remain at a special place in my heart because they would've totally changed your life in some ways when you spent most of your university life with them, wouldn't they?

I will always remember our numerous outings to Gabai Waterfall, ICG 2007 and 2010, our uncountable EPCs and EPSes, visiting the HIV/AIDS patients, KLCC gatherings, breakfast sales which we totally rocked out every single year, exciting and the-to-look-forward-to-thing annual dinners, and so much more.

The so-called twins ;)

CSSUKM changed my life few degrees since 2007 and is still changing now because its spirit will always remain in me. I will make sure of it, in a good way.

***

2010 - the year I ended a 4 years 2 months relationship. Yupe, it was me. This is the first time I actually talked about this. Call me the bitch but I rather go out of a relationship rather than living a lie. It is not true if I say that what we had was not real. It was real. I was in love. Was. I had been dealing with these emotions for about 2 years. With no one to really talk about it, I was battling it alone until I couldn't fight anymore and gave in to reality, to accept the fact that this will not go anywhere because it was my own choice to not try and fix it. I mean, I chose. I made a decision. I didn't want to give him false hopes anymore because that was not fair for him.

For someone special to be in your life for 4 years, he had changed my life few degrees, in a good way. He humbled me in so many different perspectives that I have the biggest respect for him. God bless him in everything he does.

***

2010 - the year I started a new relationship. Well not exactly I, we. We have common past experiences that actually taught the both of us in handling this fragile relationship. I wouldn't say that we take things seriously already, we are just trying to just go with the flow, to enjoy every moment that we have with each other and to take baby steps. I am not saying that we're going to be together forever and forever. Not just yet. It is still too early. I am just 22.

Promises were broken, I contradicted my own words and I was partly to blame but we are all human beings. Human beings are prone to make mistakes even though we try not to make one. Again, it was my own choice to continue on with this relationship. I chose and I made my decision. He was unhappy and I started bringing those lights back into his life.

I quoted John C. "For guys,it's "bros over hoes". For girls, it's "chicks over dicks". For me, it's "whoever the ~~fuck~~(pixelate) has my back, over them ~~fake ass bitches~~(pixelate banyak-banyak), any day"" LOL. You're funny lah, macha.

It might not be the best decision in life, considering the fact that I lost(? I don't know coz I didn't go anywhere and I am still not going anywhere. I will always be here) some relationships with other people but I would like to believe that God has plans for all of us. I believe I have stated my apology to everyone that was directly or indirectly involved and life is too short to be filled with regrets. Lagipun, tepuk sebelah tangan sahaja takkan berbunyi, right?

It might not be the best decision in life, considering the fact that we gave up a lot just to be in this relationship but are still unsure of our own future. We get on each other's nerves sometimes and too often I ask myself if all these are worth it. Those moments when I am feeling down, I will reassure myself by a saying from a lecturer who said to take this as a life experience no matter what happens next.

I prayed a lot during this dark times and I feel so blessed that I have a merciful, forgiving, loving Father that has touched me deeply when I was in pain.

For everything that has happened, it changed my life few degrees, in a good way. I chose to focus only on the positive side.

***

2010 was the year that I traveled a lot! Few trips to Melaka, Cameron Highlands with the family as the FOC road guide, many many trips to Genting Highlands (thanks to cheap offers online and free rooms!), Bali in June, Bandung in November, Gua Niah as a tour guide to someone :P, to Sibu (a really humbling experience), Pulau Ketam with them monkeys and the rest of the mini trips.

The trips were all uber uber fun and stress-relieving!

***

Other than the ones mentioned above, 2010 offered me its own unique experiences in life. I think it will be one of the most memorable years, I will always have it close to my heart.

This year...

1. I became a WWF volunteer for their TX2 Double The Number Of Tigers programme and painted my face as a tiger.

2. My grandfather left us forever, leaving us with only memories, lessons and his wise advices.

3. I got my first job, first paycheck. I was so excited looking at the amount in the bank account the first time. :P

4. I felt closer to my parents and siblings. I feel that we're getting fonder of each other every year. Is that the part of ageing? Haha

5. I started improving my Sabahan language. Either the local language, Kadazan or Dusun. I can curse in their language too. Thanks a lot to naughty cheeky housemates.

6. I started searching deeper for my soul and had a lot of alone moments to just talk to the soul.

7. I got Juju as my silent companion! I hug him to sleep every day ^_^

8. I got to have a brief eye contact with Flo Rida during Arthur's Day!!! *star struck*

***

That is my 2010 as a whole. Again, I think that my 2010 was a pretty good year overall. It gave me the best life lesson that I cannot get from anywhere. As the end of 2010 is reaching, I held my head up high, shoulders straight, flip hair, walk proudly and bid farewell to this one helluva year. As I look forward to another long trail ahead of me, I firstly raise my glass of champagne and cheers to 2011!

Say goodbye to this year by partying like a rockstar! But don't drink and drive! \m/

On another note, my last goal for 2010 is to finish Nicholas Sparks' The Last Song. It was given to me some time in August and I must finish is this year!!!

How was your 2010?

Happiness Is A Mood

2010-12-15T17:17:00.000+08:00

"So, I've been thinking about this whole 'being happy' thing.

Especially since I've been doing this documentary.

And I feel like people get lost when they think of happiness as a destination."

"Like how do you mean?"

"Well, we're always thinking that someday we'll be happy.

You know, we'll get that car or that job or that person in our lives that'll fix everything.

But happiness is a mood, and it's a condition, not a destination.

It's like being tired or hungry.

It's not permanent.

It comes and goes, and that's okay.

And I feel like if people thought of it that way, they'd find happiness a lot more often."

"So, you think it's okay to be a little miserable every now and then..Even when you have great things in your life?"

"Is it okay to be a little hungry now and then?"

"Happiness is a mood, not a destination. I like that."

"Well, for whatever it's worth, you make me incredibly happy, Brooke Davis. But we all struggle sometimes, you know?"

-One Tree Hill, Season 8, Episode 8

This is just one of the many reasons why I become an avid follower of One Tree Hill since 2003. ;)

p/s : My updates are so inconsistent right but that's the way I roll. Hehe. When the mood is there, it'll come surging out like pouring rain and when I'm not into it, I'll be like a lazy cat that sleeps all day. But I'm always here and not going anywhere. :)

Bandung : Food 101

2010-12-15T16:55:00.000+08:00

Woah. At last, a time to blog. How are you wonderful people? :)

Few months ago, there was this promotion in AirAsia (when do they don't have one right) offering cheap flights around South East Asia. I was interested in Bandung particularly mainly because it's in my things-to-do-before-30 list and tickets were cheap! So, I thought no better timing than this. Sent messages to few friends to be my travelling companion and off we went last November!

"Hi!This is my new Dad, Damiel!" -.-

You know you're in Java already when you see this from the plane. Houses are EVERYWHERE

Sabuk Pengaman. Yay already excited! :P

I'm dividing my posts into three (Food, Places, Shopping) for your reading pleasure and who knows, it might be a good guideline to anyone who is planning to go there in the future. I'll start with food because that's what I love! :D

Our first lunch upon reaching was Minang food. Our tour brought us to a restaurant apparently famous for tourists too. There were a lot of Malaysian family inside there that for a moment I thought I was back in Malaysia. -.-

Choose chooseeee

They served the food by providing a few dishes, presented them in front of you and will charge you according to what you take. We were just into tasting almost everything that the total of our food sum up to about RM20. Way to go. -.-

Based on our itinerary for the first day, we will spend the whole day doing shopping because that's what Bandung is famous for. Retail outlets are literally EVERYWHERE. Our first stop was at Jalan Dago. It is a long stretch of road with rows of shopping outlet. We decided to try some local food at the street food stalls along the road side.

The first one was this local durian ice-cream. Put this on your reminder of the-must-do-in-Bandung, this is a MUST try food. Even if you're the person who doesn't know the joy of eating durian (ehem I know some people and I'm just being sarcastic :P), you MUST eat this. It is a combination of durian flavoured ice-cream with real durian flesh and a local chocolate milk, Indomilk as the topping.

Simple ingredients and you get this yummehh ice-cream

The awesome stall that makes awesome ice-cream

You are bound to be greeted by these local street food stalls anywhere around the city

We continued shopping again and we came across this bakso stall. We have told ourselves to try bakso at a road side stall at least once so we picked one stall randomly. We had trouble understanding the menu hence ordering whatever is written there. Heh. Bold but very risky.

Batagor? Apa itu..

I had this image of a dish of mee hoon and plenty of meatballs when mentioning 'baso ceker ayam' to the guy because that's the way they serve it here in any pasar malam stalls in Malaysia.
Me : Saya mau baso..
Guy : Apa jenis nya?
Me : Errr kering satu, sup satu *pointing randomly at the menu*
Guy : Satu nya kuah ya? Ceker ayam ini ya? *pointing at the menu*
Me : Ya ya

Harapan punah when he served these to us..

Apparently this is the 'kering' one. Like rojak.

And the soupy one.

Right that instance I found out that 'ceker ayam' means chicket feet! And I don't eat chicken feet. -.-
After gobbling up most of the items in the bowl, minus the chicken feet, I exchanged my bowl with my other companion. The 'kering' one tasted nicer in my opinion. Maybe it was because of the 'ceker ayam'. !#%$@

Nom nom nom. The last one.

Honestly, these stalls are not getting anywhere near an A grade for hygiene and that's why you need to have a strong stomach if you want to try the food here. They wash the plates and utensils in pails full of water and that's it. But, locals do normally just eat at these road side stalls for their meals or for a quick snack/dessert. Friends did remind me to watch out for the hygiene in any place that I eat here but I am not that choosy when it comes to food...Except...for that particular chicken feet. :P

This one sells singkong keju! ^^

Singkong keju is actually fried cassava/ubi kayu with cheese powder sprinkled on it. It is nice when you eat it while it is still hot. It can even be your meal as it was very fulfilling indeed.

Close up of singkong keju

Teh Botol! at Pasar Baru

Teh Botol is a must try when you're in Indonesia because no one sells it best like they do. :D This thirst-quenching drink is at its best when it is cold. The colder, the better. Way better. It sounds like beer at a moment there..Hohoh

Ayam penyet. Nyums

This is more like the bakso that I imagined :D

Tempe. Before and after frying.

This awesome tempe was found at a shoplot along Jalan Cibaduyut. The shop owner was kind enough to let us try different fried food they have. They were all so yummy! They have this peanut they call 'Kacang Bandung'. It is basically peanut fried with this special flour. Ze best snack mkay. They also sell 'Sale Pisang Keju' which means pisang salai with cheese(again)! Cheese is apparently added into most of their snacks/cakes/buns and almost everything.

Like dodol we have here but these are super sweet!

A restaurant at Rumah Mode

Rumah Mode (pronounced as Mo-de) is a factory outlet situated at Jalan Setiabudi and is undoubtedly one of the famous shopping factory outlets around. It really stands out in terms of branded clothes, jeans, shoes, bags, etc. You name it. Its premise offers a very nice ambience and is decorated beautifully everywhere. From the coffee shops, eateries, water fountains, statues, and even the toilets.

We decided to have our tea time at a place called Java Bean Coffee for my daily dose of caffeine. I think I have minor addiction for it. Nothing major yet. :P

Made my day. Will do any day. :D

Our so called tea time :P

Our last stop after Rumah Mode was Paris Van Java Mall (also known as Paris Van Java Resort Lifestyle Place. See if you can remember that in one look). This is also a must place for visitors. Located in Jalan Sukajadi, you'll expect modern environment, eye-catching decors and food is everywhere! :D

From small stalls to nice restaurants to traditional Indonesian cuisine to authentic Japanese delicacies to delicious Western food. With variety of concept that each restaurant has, this mall has it all. It is complete. They even have a Manchester United Cafe & Bar!

Chocolateee highhh

There is a Carrefour in the mall so we decided to do groceries shopping and buy some local food. Teehee

Hasil pajakan

Thank God for this phone's easy converter. Unsmartphone FTW.

Do you see Indomilk in that picture above? I bought one just to do my own ice-cream at home. I am yet to open it though but maybe this weekend when the three girls get together after so long. ;) Ritter Sport is freaking cheap there! Like about RM6. I guess it is because Bandung is a tax free city. And those local instant noodles. How can we not buy those. Mie Sedap. Ring a bell? :P

Their CFC there is like our Kelantan Freid Chicklen here. IMHO

Why didn't I know this exists earlier?

An eatery at Cihampelas Walk

Gastronomic Baso Malang Super Komplit. The name is like that. No ques.

Bakmi Keriting Ayam Rica Siomay. Again, the name. -.-

Thank God I didn't suffer from any food poisoning although I admit that trying on food at the road side was pretty daring and risky. Luck was not on the other one as he suffered from a bad diarrhea from the last night we were there up until the next night when we were back home already.

But if you insist on trying, be alert of the stall that you're going to eat at. Look at how they handle the food and plates etc. You know, the basic cleanliness. Other than that, I think it is not wrong to be bold because sometimes we just need to let loose. I've seen people who are pretty uptight and take their lives seriously all the time. It ain't fun that way. Being adventurous once in a while is good for the soul. :)

Keep coming back you awesome Barbie dolls and Kens. :P

Love, Gnet.

p/s : I realized I like to use the word 'awesome' as the adjective to describe anything in the post. I really need to read more books. Grammars and vocabs are slacking. -.-

UPDATE

Why did I forget to mention Bandung's famous brownies?? I am such a disappointment. -.-
I forgot because I do not have any pictures of those out-of-earth brownies. I brought back two packs and each left only one third after that night. Mana sempat ambik gambar cantik like that. Housemates were crazy over them. Lol But seriously, the brownies are awesome (see awesome again? How can I not use awesome when everything's awesome?)

We stayed at Hotel Unik and lucky us, the brownies factory is just opposite. We can see it from our room window. :D Next to the hotel is the bakery that sells all kinds of Kartika Sari products and the smell in the shop was so good I could stay there 24/7. O.O

Brownies Panggang Keju

Brownies Almond

Other than Kartika Sari, there is Amanda brownies who offer more or less the same thing. I didn't get to try Amanda's though. Next time, I will definitely be coming for more of these. Pajak satu kedai baru tahu. Heheh

Cranky Flight Attendant

2010-11-22T22:18:00.001+08:00

I took half day off on Friday to get ready to board on the plane back home at 8.40pm. Excited much? :P I just didn't want to rush things because I needed the time to:
1. have lunch with colleagues (gossiping time)
2. go over to Lunai's to get her Mum's blouses
3. tapau chicken rice for her lunch (budak ini kuat craving nya. She actually asked me to bring her to Sushi Zanmai but I said NO because she was (or still is?) having an eye infection and I wouldn't want to walk next to her if she's gonna wear sunglasses indoor. Hahah)
4. pack! I had not done any yet
5. bath. Needed ample time for this.
6. go to Midvalley. Sempatttt. Boleh sik?
7. go to KL Sentral. Took KLIA transit, bringing the big arse photo frame.

I reached the airport early just to find out that my flight got re-timed at 9.20pm. WTF
Fast-forwarding the story, our flight attendants that night were all guys. The usual protocols in flights were done and when we were moving on a stable height already, it was time to serve the food. As usual, I was sleeping, only to be woken up by this particular attendant asking me whether I want to eat or not.

Let me call him Mr. F from MAS. Yea, I can put his real name here so that you can be on the lookout for this guy in the future but I'm not writing this to bring him down. :)

Just want to state a point which is:

When you expect the worst, the worst will happen. You are your own stress, your own anger, your own sadness and frustration. If you let things bother you, they will. So don't let them. Be happy. Don't dwell on the negatives, optimism is key.

Yes. I have that on my working table which becomes my mantra each day. :)

So, I started to realize that Mr. F was louder than usual when asking passengers on choosing their meals and he was restless in pushing the trolley around and serving people. I was sitting at the last row which is also the nearest to the toilet. As it was the last row's turn to be served, there was quite a number of people who made trips to the toilet.

By that moment, I knew that Mr. F was having one of his bad days. It was my very first time hearing a flight attendant being kinda rude to passengers. He said these exact words, "Encik, macam mane saye nak habiskan servis kalau asyik pergi toilet jer?"

Poor man, percuma kena lenting, muka terpinga-pinga.

Owkay..I thought that was it. Thennnn, I saw him pulling the trolley back to the back of the plane roughly and it hit the corner of my chair. Ice water in a jug came splashing out and it got on my pants, my tee, my hair, my hands, everywhere! And it was the same for the Thai woman opposite me!

All he could say was, "Oops"

One...ffffreaking...word...

Oops.

I was already cursing in my head, planning to just burst out and yell at him. I managed to hold my ground and just let it be. The other flight attendant who served together with him apologized to me. Aren't you ashamed when someone apologize on your behalf?

I could have just been rude to him back but I got this mantra playing over and over again somewhere behind my mind. He could have just easily spoiled my day if I would have reacted differently.

A lecturer once told me and some friends that the 24 hours that we have everyday are like 24 boxes. He told us to take it one box at a time and fill every box with ONLY happiness. Any negativity that comes across should be eliminated. He also reminded us to not let other people ruin your boxes of happiness. If they are trying to enter inside these 'boxes' bringing negative auras with them, do not ever let them in. Even your loved ones.

I took his advice and bring it anywhere I go and trust me, I am more in controlled of my own emotions.

It taught me to always be patient.
It taught me to understand other people as they have their own battle to live.
Mr. F's day might have been really bad. A breakup? Kena marah boss? Etc.
It really showed me that he was his own stress, anger, sadness and frustration and I do not want to be any like him.

I decided to pray for him so that the day will get better for him and indeed, it did. He actually laughed hard (it was genuine!) when he started talking to that Thai woman, just having simple conversations about Thailand's food and places of interest. Don't ever underestimate the power of prayers. :)

In the end, everyone was putting a smile on their faces, we landed safely, everything was smooth and I had a great night out with awesome friends. ;)

I imagined the consequences if I would have chose to get angry. Things will definitely get worst. I would have gone to bed early and missed the chance of having a great night out.

I eventually came back at 5 that morning with the world spinning around already (but still can drive ah heheheh), slept at 6 and woke up at 8. Whoa, I was that excited to be at home, ya know.

In the end, the weekend was a bliss and my boxes are already very very full of happiness sampai terkeluar-keluar lagi. (Imagine people. Imagineeeee)

Moral of the story : Always look at the brighter side of life. Nothing in life is easy, so make the best out of it. :)

A happy kid and wishing you'd be the same,
G.

Weekend Getaway

2010-11-15T21:58:00.004+08:00

I was there (refer top picture.taken from Google) for the weekend and I am officially broke!

Yet, I am still browsing through online shops. Spotted some GORGEOUS maxis in few sites and I am trying hard to refrain myself from buying them. *cakar-cakar face* An early Christmas present for myself won't do any harm right? But no money liaooooo. Money, y u no rain from the sky or fall from trees?

Going back to the office tomorrow.
Things to look forward to : Learn something new everyday, meeting up awesome colleagues, exercising!(yea I exercise while I work)
Things NOT to look forward to : Office politics. They disgust me. *barf* anddddd the already set working hours. I want to sleep can?

Do come back for more posts!! :)

Thankful

2010-11-09T19:14:00.001+08:00

Pulau Ketam

2010-11-01T17:53:00.001+08:00

Hey there :) So one question, how did you spend your 10.10.10? It was such a once in a lifetime date to be wasted just like that. I decided to spend it with few other monkeys to a one day trip to Pulau Ketam.

2 monkeys are not in the picture

I started my journey from home and fetched the Snail (according to Alex in her blog) at Midvalley KTM station and also my sister,Olly from UM. We met up with the rest of the monkeys at Sunway and hopped on a train from Setia Jaya to Pelabuhan Klang (the last stop).

From there, you'll have to get a ferry ride to reach Pulau Ketam. One way will cost you RM7. The journey took us about 1 1/2 hours because we went during noon and it is low tide that time of the day. The journey back was only 1 hour as we managed to use a shortcut back to the mainland since it is high tide already in the evening.

Upon reaching the island at the jetty, I can see a whole bunch of little crabs all over. Nama pun sudah Pulau Ketam kan.

See those tiny black dots? Yea, mini crabs.

So, what can you do at this small island? Pulau Ketam is apparently famous for its yummy seafood. Other than that, you can rent a bicycle for only RM5 per day and you can go have your own tour around the island. Plus, it was a really good exercise for us. I got legs and butt cramps the next day. T_T

Those monkeys who brought chaos to the island for a day :P

The real monkey :D

Pulau Ketam have two villages, separated by a forest, namely Pulau Ketam village and Sungai Lima village. To date, population of Pulau Ketam is around 6 to 7 thousands. The majority is Chinese. (Source: Here)

We started our day at this island by having our lunch at one of the many eateries offering awesome seafood. It has been a while since I had seafood, (minus the one that I always had in Alor Street. No taste but price damn expensive. Bladihel) we were ordering like crazy! :P We wanted the whole thing on the menu but we don't have the tummy of a cow.

Butter Prawn!, Fried Squid!

Ikan merah masak cili! Slurp slurp

I took a picture underneath our table while we were there and this is how it looks like. Hygiene wise : 0/5. Total fail T_T But the food was ossum!

What's a meal without its dessert right? Hehehe. We saw this uncle selling fried ice cream along the way and decided to try some.

RM2.20 for this. Worth it

After our lunch, we proceeded on to rent bicycles. I was super excited because it has been eons ago since I rode on one. *jumping up and down clapping hands*

Classic old school bicycles

Off we went with our bicycles, going around as much as possible.

This village is so serene and laid back I must say. Along the road, I saw old folks hanging around their verandah either talking to each other or just sitting there wandering and dreaming away. It reminds me of my own village so much.

At one of the houses, we came across this white used fruit box and we heard cries of little puppies inside. We stop our bicycles instantly to see those cute little thing when Olly suddenly said to me, "Hey look behind you. That doggy is following you from behind! Awwwww" She thought it was cute...

At just one glance behind me, my instinct told me that is the mother of the puppies in the box. I went like, "That's not any doggy! That's the mother! Run!"

We rushed carelessly to our bicycles and sped away from there. If that would be a competition, I think Connie would win first place because she was the one who cycled like a speed of lightning. She has this phobia with dogs you know? Muahahahaha

Then the last place would go to V because we were all lucky that we were still on our bicycles when we stopped except for V. She was already very excited to see puppies in the box that she got off hers to get a closer look at those puppies.

After making one big turn, we came back to the house with puppies in the white box. The mother was already sitting inside there guarding her territory and babies protectively! That was the reason we literally ran away from there because bitches tend to be very protective over their newborn babies. See, bitches ain't that bad you know ;)

Fierce but she's cute! Reminds me of Mowgob(deceased)

Oh talk about dogs, I found this in Wikipedia while searching information regarding this island. The fact I found is devastating. Like really really really. I don't know how true it is (wish it isn't), but if that's the case, I'll pray for all of them. All dogs go to heaven kan? Read Wikipedia HERE. :(

Another sad thing about this serene island is that the waste dumping problem. I do understand that it is a small island and swampy area hence, the problem of no suitable place to dump the residents' and tourists' rubbish. I basically saw rubbish EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE

We cycled through this long stretch of road and there was rubbish on our left and right. I think we reached the area where they just dump their rubbish here. There was just so many that I couldn't stand the thoughts of how the island will be in the future. And I have this horrific imagination during high tide. Something like rubbish floating everywhere you know..

I mean there's always a way to have a clean surrounding. It just needs effort from everyone there but people tend to opt for the easy way hence the problem. Humans always take things for granted until it is too late. Will this happen here too?

All you will see is rubbish, rubbish and rubbish

Anyways, changing topic to a nicer one, we stopped by at a small grocery shop for some drinks. The weather was hottttt and we were already sweating like pigs. Don't forget the sunburns too. The uncle has the craziest brilliant invention ever! He should win a Nobel prize or something.

The.invention

Yes. The uncle doesn't need to pay extra for a good drink dispenser like you can see at McD or KFC. Nor the need to pay extra for wordings to identify different drinks. Uncle Pulau Ketam freakin' did his own!!! Using used biscuits plastic containers and drink labels from the usual 1.5L carbonated drinks, modifying some stuffs here and there,..and walla! His own creation. *salute*

On another side of the shop, I saw lots of, I shall say, classic stationery from my early childhood days. Oh Em Gee. I was falling in love with the shop that I almost bought everything that reminds me of the good old days.

Remember those pencils?? And the sharpeners?? And the erasers??

Self-proclaimed gangster group, The Sea Lion (wtf haha)

Yupe. The Sea Lion. The reason behind that was because we rented our rides at a hotel name Sea Lion Hotel. LOL

Gaya budak-budak zaman dulu berdating

Gaya budak-budak zaman sekarang. Merempit je lebih

We went back feeling satisfied for spending the day fully and for making it a day to remember. I hope that Pulau Ketam would change tremendously in the future with cleaner environment because it is saddening to see such a beautiful unique flora and fauna being neglected just like that.

Take care pumpkins! :)

Hugs, G.

Somewhere

2010-10-25T17:28:00.002+08:00

I am active somewhere else that not many people know. Even the closest to me might have no idea where too. Try find me if you dare. ;) It's like my own mini little cave. My little secret that is not known by many. I do not have to state a point to get your attention because I have, haven't I? ;)

Well, let us play our own hide and seek then. It would be interesting.

Till then, off I run with this heavy safety boots!

20102010

2010-10-21T00:05:00.002+08:00

It doesn't mean they're bad people, it just means that their part in your story is over

Hey you. Today was a good day for me. :)

Awesome things happened today.
I'm definitely gonna remember today.

You ley? ;D

Giggling

2010-10-13T16:05:00.002+08:00

Fri Night.88 Rest.Curi2 texting.Impulsive driving.Kinder Bueno.Ampang Lookout Point.Talk all night long.McD.5am.Bagan Lalang.Sat morning.Sat afternoon.Car service.Aircond valve clogged.RM350.Sat night.Kinder Bueno again.Impulsive driving again.Mamak.Putrajaya.Bukit Bintang.KFC.

If you understand, then good. *giggles giggles*

6 months.

Arthur's Day 2010

2010-10-12T23:45:00.000+08:00

Ah..Arthur's Day was weeks ago. Forgive me for the already rotten post. Been focusing on work on weekdays and on weekends, been busy catching up with those times that I missed on the weekdays. Working life is so totally different. I envy those who are still studying.

I tend to take it for granted when I used to be a student saying that I have no time to do this and that but I am telling you now, THAT IS THE TIME WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD to do anything that you want. So, for those who are still studying, STOP fretting and complaining about time OK?

Mr Nerd had won us tickets to the event. To top it off with some cream on top, we got the front row pit which was worth RM350 per ticket. Topping if off with MORE cream, he won a Davidoff hamper worth a couple of hundred bucks.

YES! *hyperactive much*

I thought we were entitled to free flow of beer but too bad that didn't happen. We had to pay RM10 for each cup of Guinness. Bye bye money. Drinking this reminded me of my Puidoh (Grandma) because she LOVES this. It's her energy booster drink. Puidoh rocks ya'll.

From the Tokyo Bar

From the New York Bar

Mizz Nina was performing while we were chilling at the bar. When she announced her last performance, it was her famous song with Colby so we rushed to the pit to get a closer look at Colby. Mai gawd, he looks cute from that close distance range! *giggles*

We were comfortable in that front row zone because it was not as packed as the RM98 zone. We had space to move and sway around. Chey, sway.

The odd one in the crowd. That very tall macha.

It drizzled for quite some time but that didn't stop the party from going on. Everyone was given raincoats that looked more like colourful garbage bags to me. :P

After Colby O'Donis performed, a group called Thaitanium came out to perform. I've never heard of that group before but one of the members caught my attention. Ehehehehe.

That one. Who raised his hand. Major cuteness O.O

It was like a hunt for all the cute guys there. Sedarlah wahai Gnet kau pergi dengan siapa itu hari. T_T
But it's not wrong to have a crush on something so cute to see until you melt right? Teeheehee

Ian is one of them! Uuuu

After Thaitanium, it was Sean Kingston. Major highlight on his bodyguard. Tinggi besar gedabak gila babs ok! Seram sejuk I tengok him from down there.

You see. You seeeeee

Enjoyed his songs throughout *whistle whistle*

Next came Flo Rida! Uuuuuu huuuuuu. There were some technical problems in the first place. I got restless of waiting. My legs hurt from standing so long. Me no young anymore :(

But everything came back to life (was it everything or just me?not sure :P) when he came out. I got star-struck. These big big names were right in front of my eyes!

He was looking directly at the cam~ :D :D

Him without the sunglass

Flo Rida was kind enough to bring an upcoming singer, Brianna and a group called Gitfresh to perform together with him that night. They rocked the stage. It was the best final performance.

Brianna. Love her shoes

Respect sama itu bodyguard also

Showing off some tattoos

At one moment, Flo Rida was giving away lollipops to the crowd. I swear, right after the picture below, he wanted to throw that lollipop to me. TO ME. I swear we had that eye contact. I did my puppy eyes, hands reaching out, wanting that candy.

As I was about to catch the lollipop, an anonymous giant hand snatched the lollipop away from me. I was too shocked to see who got it. FML
Darn you.

Going through the crowd

The best ending was him singing Club Can't Handle Me while going through the crazy pumped-up crowd. Well, thanks to his bodyguard for CARRYING him around. Punya berat that.

Shook hand with him. Hehehehe

Back to the stage with Serena C

Raise your glass people

The night ended with some beautiful fireworks behind the stage. It was definitely a night to remember.

The night ended for me with a broken sandal strap. Sad to let go of the sandal because it was a gift that was not even necessary but got insisted to buy it.

Bye bye then sandal. Bye bye you too. This is the end.

Raise your glass for the man. To Arthur!

Random Sunday

2010-10-10T01:54:00.003+08:00

"People never really got out of love. They just forgot the reason they fell in love"
"They forgot because all they have left in them is the negativity that builds up over a certain period"

Oh Mai..I would love to attend every mass that this priest conducts if that's possible.
After listening to his homilies, they struck me straight to the heart like a sharp needle.
They open my eyes slowly, day by day and help me heal.

I've never felt this way before. Even when we were apart when I was back at the hometown. This time the feeling is different. It is stronger. I think about you before I sleep (takes a while to sleep), when I wake up, when I have my meals, every second of the day. I long for you smell,it gives me the sense of belonging. I long for your touch, it gives me the sense of security. Come back fast you. Can't wait. Tsk. *hugs Juju*

"Those who have done their share of nonsense are always the fastest to point fingers and look down on you. Sad huh? The book showed me that everyone has problems unknown to others - and there is no need to justify your actions to everyone, cause at the end of the day, it's between you and God." -From Daphne Iking's

A Parking Tip

2010-10-07T12:42:00.000+08:00

Tokio Hotel - Tom's Blog - Speedparking

Click that. One good parking tip on reverse parking.

I go LSHNNCOYJSTCLARS (Laughing So Hard No Noise Comes Out You Just Sitting There Clapping Like A Retarded Seal)

No One

2010-10-05T22:57:00.004+08:00

I was in the car on the way back from work when I heard the song No One by Alicia Keys on the radio. It has been quite sometime since the last time the song got played on air.

The lyrics is very very very meaningful to me, it somehow got stuck in my head until now. This kinda song gives me strength you know, gives me hope to carry on with what we have started :)

Oh, gonna see some cute lil puppies soon. Can't wait!
Daddy, Mommy, you're the best!

You know how crazy the siblings can be when it comes to dogs. We even go 'awwwwwww' at a stray dog at the side of the road with no fur. Smh.

Eh, my housemates and I have been listening to Christmas songs since last Friday, over and over again in the car, on the way to work and back, or every time when we are in the car. We feel so Christmas-y already that we can't wait for December to come. Hohohoh *Santa laugh*

A Silent Companion

2010-10-03T21:18:00.000+08:00

Friends are all around you but only some will be there in certain situations. When I'm in the room alone, I have this friend I call a silent companion. I nicknamed him Juju. Well, it's my housemate who actually started calling him that and I just followed suit.

He'll be there sitting at the corner with his other two companions and make me happy every time I look at them. Though no conversations are made, only a stare is enough to make my long days at the office better.

Juju used to be naked but yesterday he decided to get clothed and go to school.

Yupe. That uber huge orange thing is Juju. That t-shirt is actually an XL but he makes it looks small. I think he's an obese..and..a.nerd. -.- (Tengok la seluar tucked in tinggi)
Also, introducing his two friends. The dog is Corny and the white alien is Siti.

Well, they are the best. Entertaining me always no matter how much I bully them or hempap them while I'm asleep. :P

Will blog about my recent experience at Arthur's Day soon! :)

Love, G.

2010-09-29T09:48:00.000+08:00

"Very good and impressive"
"Keep it up"

Take that.
I'm all smiles.

:D

Random Tuesday

2010-09-28T14:12:00.003+08:00

He once asked, "Why me?"
My answer was, "I just couldn't explain it with words"

If you know why you fall in love, you aren't in love.
-Luciano Pavarotti

Yesterday was pretty hectic, reaching deadline to submit report.
Despite the pressure that sums up into a huge mountain,
that actually pushes you to do something.
To make sure you give the very best.
And I kinda like the adrenaline pumping and the satisfaction after completing everything.

I keep thinking today is Wednesday.
Why oh why.

Hating someone makes you blind from seeing the good things in the person, preventing you from ever stopping hating that person.

Yupe. So true.
I pray to God that I will always have love for everyone even though it is not returned back.
I pray to God that I will always find serenity in mind even though people do not treat you fairly.
I pray to God that my loved ones will receive lots of love from everyone else around them.
I pray to God that I will always understand that things sometimes do not go your way for a reason.
And I pray to God that those people who have read this will have a nice day ahead.
Let loose and just smile.
:)

Our TnG Story

2010-09-23T18:21:00.001+08:00

One fine day, we went through a parking ticketing machine, you know the one that you can use your Touch 'n' Go to pay. There was this one car in front of us and he was just about to roll down his window to scan his card. To our very much surprised, he had come up with his own invention which we thought was BRILLIANT and the BEST in the whole wide world.

To all TnG users out there. Note this. Have you ever had the problem of stretching your hand to the limit (sampai nak putus) but the TnG scanner is unreachable still?
Resulting in :
Step 1. Pulling up your handbrake to stop
Step 2. Unbuckle your safety belt
Step 3. Unlock the door
Step 4. Get out of the car (worst case scenario)

Most people will go through Step 1, AT LEAST once. Jangan mahu tipu saya cakap tidak pernah. Gigit nanti. And usually, the shorter people will experience this mishap more than the taller ones. Hey, I am speaking on behalf of all the shawtys. :P :P

Let me be the first to confess. I am one of those few people who have ever reached up until Step 4. To make the situation worse, it was during one of the peak hours in town. The card actually slipped through my hand. I had to ask Mr Nerdy to get it for me because I was already nervous tahap cipan. -.-

Back to the guy in the car in front of us that day, I think he was our solution to this embarrassing problem.

Introducing...

THE FLY-SWATTER

YES. He was using something like this. He somehow managed to stick his TnG card on the fly-swatter and easily reached the machine without going through the hussle of of all the steps mentioned above.

My housemate was pretty ecstatic over this encounter that she actually asked us to do the same. So, the other housemate went back to KK and specially bought two cute fly-swatters from a RM2 shop for the car.

That was few couple of weeks ago but we officially started using it only yesterday. As for the other days, we mainly used the fly-swatters as our so-called weapons in the car. These housemates can be very naughty and cheeky; they tend to disturb you everywhere and anywhere possible hence the fly-swatters as 'swords'. So when they want to pull a prank on you anytime, you can just grab the fly-swatter and swat (hand motion included) their heads. (evil laugh included)

Tadaaaaaaaa!

We tried and it was VERY convenient, we were all excited the first time. :D :D
Here's the video of using it for the first time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mHMMFqxjhw

I bet the person who can invent something like this for the card will make a large sum of money in the future. We might be a laughing stock for a moment but we are proud to fly-swatting the scanner around. :P

Can't wait for Friday!

Tricked

2010-09-22T10:52:00.000+08:00

I feel like I got tricked.
I got tricked into this never-ending problem of theirs.
I feel like I got pushed into the hot water without a choice.

There is one part of me saying that I should blame myself instead of other people.
But there is this other part who says to me that all this is not your fault. You have put so much trust upon one person but that trust got broken into little pieces when things like this happened. There is nothing much I can do after that.
I did my choice and I will continually look at the brighter side and keep telling myself, everything happens for reasons. I still believe in that after so long.

Humans are definitely complicated.

I accepted the job because I see it as a way to improve myself. But I know, once things go wrong in the future; even if it will be someone else's fault, I will feel it too.
I am telling myself that whatever happens next, it has all been planned by God since the first time He created the universe, since He created the complicated creature He calls homo sapiens.

God be with me and everyone else around me. Amen

Daily Dose

2010-09-21T16:05:00.002+08:00

And that's the way we supposed to roll ;)
Bought flight tickets for a getaway sooooon
Life is short
:) :) :)

I'm Married

2010-09-20T17:02:00.002+08:00

Yes.
I am apparently married.
So the P1 W1MAX person said.

Last week, I confirmed my subscription for wireless with P1 and I talked to the person through the phone only. He told me that he will send someone over to the company today (Monday) to pass me the modem.

After confirming my personal details that he needed and also my company's address, he then asked me to activate my personal account online.

I was very surprised to see my details that he had keyed in.
It's something like this:
Title : Mrs.
Full Name : (My full name of course)
............
Race : Chinese
Preferred language : English

So apparently, I am a married Chinese woman who prefers to speak English?

Smh.

-.-"

Then came today. When the courier man came, I checked our address on the shipment statement. My company's address is totally wrong and I wonder how did the person know where to go.

Starchtech was changed to Starchdech
Jalan Peguam was changed to Jalan Beruang
HICOM-Glenmarie was changed to hicom Glamerie

Speechless.

We (other colleagues and I for sure) had a good laugh at the office.

I'll try this modem tonight and see if it works...

Happy Monday! :D

A Good Month

2010-09-20T12:15:00.005+08:00

It has been surreal but I just won 4 movie passes for the movie Going The Distance starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long.

This will be the 5th movie in one month's time that we will be watching for free.
Thanks a lot to Mr Nerdy for doing the job. It was all his effort actually. I tumpang nama jer. Haha

It started with winning the first prize for the movie Inception where he won few goodies too.
He won 4 of the movie passes and we went and watched the movie TWICE because we found the movie too good to be watched only once.

Then the second one was Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. We missed this one for some reason that I forgot. Followed by Vampires Suck at TGV One Utama. I slept halfway of the movie because there's nothing interesting about the story line. Kudos to some funny lines and parodies la.

Just last week, he won another one. This time, it was the special screening of Resident Evil. We got to watch it 2 days before its released in cinemas. The movie was good. I think it should be thrilling to watch it in 3D. ;)

I admit that I am a movie addict like Nerdy too. I am thinking of getting myself the Eon-GSC card just for movie watching. :D

Till our next win! ;)

Last Night

2010-09-15T10:57:00.002+08:00

I have this principle in life.
"Everyday is a new day"
So I take that opportunity to learn at least one thing everyday.
Last night, we went for some drinks and throughout the night (until morning actually), in only one night I realized I learnt a lot from people around me and discovered something new about myself too.

I have another principle that I hold on strong too and I believe that this will bring me somewhere, I will be somebody one day.
That one night, gives me some hope and assurance that everything can happen if you want them too. Of course, through hard work also la.

I guess some tequila shots aint gonna give you harm if you know how to deal with it ;)

Humility

2010-08-30T08:53:00.002+08:00

Hello. How have you been? I have not been updating much but I am still here. :)

I attended the weekly mass on Sunday and what the priest said struck me and lingers in my mind.
I just want to write this down here just in case I will forget in the future. That's the purpose of a blog right? To me at least.

"You need not to win every argument. You need not to have the last word every time"
"Take a step back and let whatever be, be"
"This is humility"

A simple sharing. Have a nice day! :)

To Grandpa With Love

2010-07-29T01:44:00.001+08:00

Dear Grandpa,

It has been almost 2 days since I last saw you in a deep and peaceful sleep, in that small four cornered walls before you were being put into a permanent place deep down in the ground.

How are things at your new place? Is everything ok? I bet they have unlimited stock of 'sepa' for you and that makes you happy. It's your favourite past time isn't it? :)

When I heard that you came down with a very high fever and had to be taken to the Intensive Care Unit last Saturday, I didn't expect you to leave us so fast. It was a surprising news when Mom told me on Sunday. We thought that you will make it. We thought that you will be better.

I guess God loves you more and we accepted that. RM684 one way ticket had to be bought but it was worth all the penny. I was glad that I managed to be there with you all the way to kampung until you were sealed safely on the hill.

Throughout the days, flashes of memories kept on coming.
It brought me back to those innocent days as a young kid.
Those were the days when we were so close to you, Grandpa.
Patty, Me, Ida and Ilen.

The best memory was the long 1 month stay we had at kampung. We had so much fun staying at Tejo' with you and Puidoh. We didn't mind following you to harvest the hilly paddy field. We were excited when you said you wanted to go down to the river and go fishing; excited mainly because we can play and swim while you did your thang, and our kids' playful souls jumped frantically with joy when we got to stand on the behind bucket of a four wheeler to go back kampung. We just loved the feeling of the breeze blowing back our hair when we were on there.

There was this one time when we travelled back, Daddy was the one driving. Almost reaching kampung, about 2 more hills, the car tyres got stuck in a big puddle of mud. You, Patty and I had to walk back under the scorching sun to inform someone to help Daddy pull out the car from the puddle. I remembered how tiring it was to walk up even a hill and you kept pushing us to continue on and told us we were getting nearer and nearer.

Did you remember the day that you drank almost half a bottle of holy water off the shelf when you thought that it was only plain water? You're funny lah, Puiake'.

So many other memories Grandpa, when we used to be so close.

Time passed by. Priorities are different. Time spent were less. We went out of Miri to study. The only time we got to go back kampung is during Christmas. That is, only if we didn't celebrate it here in Miri.

We started growing apart. You aged. I was entering adulthood. Conversations between us became less. You were more reserved and quieter. When you were back here in Miri, you will sit silently on the living room couch and watched whatever was on air that time. I have friends to fill up my time. I took you sitting there for granted.

Only if I knew you'd go last Sunday, I would have changed my attitude towards everything but humans are like this. They'll never appreciate things and people until they lose them. I've learned on that a lot and I am trying to change along the way. It is just that I didn't get to fix things with you.

To me you were this strong, patient, courageous, God-fearing man. Your characters had taught me a lot especially on patience. To be patient with those who doesn't treat us very well. Anyone who can deal with Puidoh's stubbornness deserves a medal of some sort and that will be you Grandpa. Only those who know her understands how keras kepala she can be sometimes.

Your presence will be missed by many. There were so many at our house these few days. Everyone came to pay their last respect. That's how of a respectable man you were, Ake'. You'll always be in everyone's heart.

Till then, you take care at your new place and we'll see you again.

Love, your granddaughter.

Dining at Bubba Gump(s)

2010-07-05T16:06:00.001+08:00

Hello people!! How are you doing? :D

I have not been updating much about myself and I just want you to know that I'm doing great. Life's pretty good. It's all about the positive thinking people. Trust me. There are a few who told me that they are still sceptical about this whole concept of positive thinking because they tried but still, there were no good outcome from it.

It's a whole different case for me. I tried it on something (at first, it was just for the sake of trying whether to see if it works), and it did. IT REALLY WORKED and tilted my life few extra degrees. I might tell you the story in the future when the time is right ;)

So getting back to the main topic, I was with Daddy and Olly in KL few weeks ago, sometime in May. Dad came to send Olly who is going to pursue her foundation in UM for a year. She's pretty much excited about going there.

At the new apartment. 90% completed.

Great view. You can see KL Tower and Twin Tower from here.

Visiting Mom's sister somewhere nearby the new apartment. Her baby is shoooo cute!

Dad called up a family friend to meet. It was a long time ago back in 1998 when they last met if I'm not mistaken. Patty and I tagged a long with Daddy that year to watch the swimming competition for the Commonwealth Games. I wouldn't want to show you pictures because we looked hideous in those pictures. Patty was wearing Grandma's T-shirt (can you believe that haha) and I was in my super XXL T-shirt with a big yellow smiley on it. WTF

I'll show you this one instead where we outlived those years :P

Daddy decided to bring us to Bubba Gump in Sunway as our cousin, Lunai was working her shift that night too.

The unker with the pamily

One thing I like about this restaurant is its ambience. You have to give them kudos for their effort of making it as though you're eating somewhere else other than a normal restaurant. It is just full of decors and quotes from the movie itself.

Come shower with me *angkat-angkat kening*

Let's go straight to the point. THE DISHES :D

We ordered Shrimper's Net Catch for our appetizer.

That one was 1 and half pound for the price of RM47.80. You can order a smaller one (3/4 pound) for RM27.90. If you're a shrimp lover or a person who has a disorder of peeling shrimps(got ka such thing haha), this is something you should try. You're just gonna use your hands to eat though for this one.

Olly ordered this for her drink. It's some kind of a strawberry youghurt drink. I think. I forgot.

And this is maaiinnneeee (Like the Spritzer advert on TV).

Mama's Favorite, RM23.90

It is a mixture of kahlua, non-fat vanilla frozen youghurt, chocolate and disaronno amaretto. I totally loved it. I'm planning to try and make this at home. Once I have all the ingredient that is. For now I just have to settle with a cup of Milo everyday. :P
They are also selling the glass if you think that it's too cute you have to bring it back home no matter what for only RM18.90

And behold, the grand Shrimper's Heaven as the main course (trumpets blowing)

It's yours for RM44.90

Again, if you're a shrimp lover, try this one too. They have 4 different ways of cooking the shrimps.

Not following order : Coconut, Chilly, Fried, Tempura

The night was made perfect with a plate of Chocolate Chip Cookie Sundae as dessert. The best part was it was on the house which means we got it for free. Won't tell you how, won't tell you why. ;) If you can't get it for free like we did (sengaja wanna rub it in), you'll just have to pay RM14.90 for this.

I just have to tell you, this dessert, OMG, sinfully awesomely nice. Too bad we could only finished 3/4 of it because there were so much shrimps in our stomachs already that it didn't have place for the chocolate chip cookie+vanilla ice cream+caramel+chocolates+peanuts+whipped cream any more.

If this thing is right in front of me now, you will have no chance, I repeat, no chance at all to even try a tiny bit of it. :P :P

When I was in Bali with the other three monkeys, we made a visit to its Bubba Gump on one of the nights as Lunai was assigned (like a spy like that) by her manager in KL to get some merchandise from the branch manager here in Bali.

While waiting for her to settle with the manager, the three of us had this plate of huge and yummy fries. It tasted like KFC's Cheesy Wedges but better.

And the two ladies decided to enjoy the fries with some taste of the local beer, Bintang Beer.

Vic and Patty

Vic and I thought it tasted nice but the other two thought the opposite. Ah well, you just have to go to Indonesia and try it yourself ;)

We didn't order much this time because Bubba Gump is indeed pricy than normal restaurants and we were on a budget trip. We wished we could have ordered a full set meal when the manager decided to settle the bill for us when we wanted to make a move already T________T

The boss in blue. He's Japanese and still single *wink*

No doubt, Bubba Gump workers are all friendly. KL and Bali alike. As soon as you step a foot in the place, they will greet you with the biggest smile ever and the loudest greeting of "Hello!!Welcome to Bubba Gump!!!!!(I'm not kidding on the exclamation marks owkay)" that everyone else in the restaurant could hear. :P

I guess that's one of the reasons why people keep going back to Bubba Gump even when they know it'll burn a big whole in their pockets by the end of the night ;)

Pizza San Francisco, Bangi

2010-06-11T12:37:00.002+08:00

Hello earthlings!
Forgive me, I've not been updating as often as before.
For the past weeks, I've been extremely busy. Cheh. Konon lah. Hehe
I've been doing stuffs and I lost my will to blog. Teehee
Anyways, I'm trying to come back and tell you storiesss.
Just hang on there alright. :)

Early May, I had my final presentation on my thesis and right after that my supervisor brought us out for a nice dinner that night. It's some sort of a celebration on finishing our student years.

There's this place somewhere in Bandar Baru Bangi called Pizza San Francisco.
People who stays nearby, you should check this place out. The ambience is relaxing and the staffs are just so friendly.

Mexican Nachos for our appetizer

I didn't take much pictures of the food that night. We were busy talking and gossiping ;) One of them were about one of the staffs there. This guy.. Ah, my lips are sealed :P

With Prof Yang. Inspirational and fun to be with

Us all. Muka happy dah lepas present Hihi

I had Salmon Steak for my main dish and it was awesome. Enough said.

And we had this superb dessert. OMG. The texture was so rich. I loved it! :D

So yea, check the place out. Just be prepared to spend that RM50 note per person. It's a bit expensive but for a good food, it's worth it. :)

Next food post, Bubba Gump. :D

Till then, see ya!

Away

2010-05-30T06:12:00.002+08:00

People! Gnet is running away!

To Bali that is!

See you people in June!

Really need this getaway. I hope I'm somewhat refreshed and can gain back my 15 years old energy after this! I feel so old and cranky. LOL

Take care dearies!

xoxo, G.

POTD

2010-05-29T09:48:00.001+08:00

which means Picture Of The Day :

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Have a nice day earthlings!

Rain

2010-05-26T08:41:00.002+08:00

Have you ever wonder sometimes the rain comes in small tiny little droplets and sometimes it's big and heavy?

And sometimes it just drops in straight lines and sometimes it has this certain degrees based on the wind blowing at that time?

This morning, it was just the perfect one. My serenity was at its peak. It poured in straight lines and with this not so tiny not so heavy just somewhere in the middle droplets.

My kind of rain.

I love rain. Period.

:) Cheers! :)

Bookworm

2010-05-25T08:57:00.002+08:00

I remembered back when I was young, my sister and I used to have book collections of few authors. It started with Enid Blyton's hardcover fairytale stories if I remembered clearly. We soon moved on to a collection of R.L. Stine's horror fiction novels. Mostly were the Goosebumps and the Fear Street series.

I consider myself an avid reader when the time is right. Cheh, got such thing ka. :P
If I want to, I can really lock myself in the room and just read and read and read without bothering what's happening outside the room.

Few days ago, someone gave me this book as a gift. TERIMA KASIH daun keladi :D

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. OMG. Nicholas Sparks is no doubt a well-known author of love stories. NINE of his novels are #1 New York Times bestsellers ok.

Do these movies ring a bell?
The Notebook
A Walk To Remember
Dear John
The Last Song
Nights in Rodanthe
Message in a Bottle

Yes. These are all Nicholas Sparks's novels which were adapted into major motion pictures.
I've watched the first three and they become some of the movies that I remember up until today. The one that really touches my heart is The Notebook. That is one awesomely romantic movie. I have not read the book though. I bet I will need a box of tissue when I do so :P

Back to The Last Song. I am yet to read this one as I am still finishing my Cecelia Ahern's. I'm slow in reading this time. Busy catching up with loved ones lah. The book can wait. ;)

Off for a vacation soon. Can't wait. I feel claustrophobic here. Too much things. :D

Have a nice day dearies!!! :)

Added Collection

2010-05-18T13:10:00.001+08:00

Hey! It's my 200th!! :) :) :)

I have been a Cecelia Ahern fan since I first bought the book by her, P.S. I Love You. I was attracted to read the book after watching the tear jerker movie version of the book. Plus, Gerard Butler is in the movie *weak knees + heart melts*

I remembered back at that time when I bought the book from a small book fair held outside UKM's library itself. I was torn apart between P.S. I Love You or The Last Lecture but decided to pick Cecelia Ahern's over the latter one.

I finished the book only over a night as I was very much indulged in the story. Very very romantic :')

After that, I can't help but to buy more and more of her books. I just can't stop laying my hands on them. They are just full of imagination beyond any limitation set by the human brains. The way she writes just amazes me.

2nd book read

My sister, Patty tried reading her books but she doesn't seem keen in continuing because she said there's just too much fairytale in them. The same goes to cousin. I guess I'm weird then :P

Another reason why I keep on buying her books is that I uber love the front covers. All pretty-pretty wan ok! I have this thought of buying both the US and UK version cover. Wait until I have the money to do so lah and I'll make a special bookshelf for my collection of her books V^_^V

Another tear jerker T_T

While I was walking around KLCC waiting for my driver to fetch, I went into Kinokuniya and straight away bought her latest one, The Book of Tomorrow! I was pretty excited to buy it because it has been long since I read a book by anyone and as of today, I am already hooked up to the book.

The next in the list would be Love, Rosie. I was tempted to buy two at the same time but I have to save money on something else.

Till then, take care lovelies!!

p/s : I suddenly feel the rush of emotions. Thinking back about the past. The 4 years. I don't like this but it will soon go away. I know it will. I look forward to the future and not be depressed about this. So many things to be discovered in life rather than wasting time on that. Why oh why did I click on that picture. Talk about the future, AirAsia is having its RM0 seat promotion once again! I'm thinking of going somewhere awesome with awesome company! Weee. What about you? ^_^

On A Wednesday Afternoon

2010-05-12T15:29:00.002+08:00

"So stop living your life like you're in some kind of a movie. Stop trying to cast your true love instead of just meeting him. Love isn't always a lightning bolt, you know? Maybe sometimes it's just a choice. That's just it. I don't know that he's the love of my life but I've decided to give him the chance to be. Maybe true love is a decision. You know, a decision to take a chance with somebody. To give to somebody without worrying whether they'll give anything back. Or if they're gonna hurt you or if they really are the one. Maybe love isn't something that happens to you. Maybe it's something you have to choose." - Emily Jackson (Brittany Murphy) from Love and Other Disasters

Tersedak minum air watching that part. Sangat bersetuju. :')
I'm lazing in the room becoming a full time potato couch literally with potato chips in hand while doing movie marathon alone.

I promise you, I'll entertain you with pictures in the next post. It is to mark my 200th post too btw. Hehe

Take care and have a nice Wednesday!

xoxo, G.

On this day of your life

2010-05-05T10:28:00.001+08:00

"On this day of your life, Jeannette, we believe God wants you to know ... that it's time you let go.

Yes, of course, you want to control so everything happens in just the way you want it. But at the end of the day, we control nothing, - it's all in God's hands, - has always been, and will always be. So, do what you can, and then let go, and let God handle the rest."

Hello wonderful earthlings!
I'm sorry. Been away too long.
I am almost done with my baby thesis though.
Will update after that!
Stay tuned! :)

Beautiful

2010-04-18T11:32:00.004+08:00

Got this somewhere from Tumblr.

"To me, being beautiful doesn’t mean you wear low V-cut shirts that show your chest or wear the shortest skirt you find in Forever 21. You don’t have to be THE man or guy who fucks around with every girl and they fall for it. To me, beautiful is having some confidence in yourself and believing in yourself. You cry when you’re sad and smile when you’re happy and you are able to stay optimistic through some bad times. You can act yourself around your loved ones and also your friends, you don’t need to be a different person in front of anyone. It’s being able to open up to people, saying what’s on your mind and thinking healthy thoughts. It’s knowing when you’re wrong and admitting to it, trying your best to do something you really can’t, and holding your love ones close to your heart. To me, being beautiful is being real."

I realize that I am not perfect. We're humans.
But I am striving towards perfection for the better of myself, for that inner joy that I long for and for that peace and serenity of the mind.

This will end soon and I will tell you my story :)

196th

2010-04-15T11:06:00.002+08:00

Oh wow this is my 196th post. 4 more and it's 200. Looking back to what I've written since the first one, I see myself grow in so many different perspectives.

It's been a while since the last post. I guess I'm receiving so much love lately that I spent my time enjoying all of it. From friends, family, and just the universe. I'm feeling so much of it that I hope it overflows from myself to other people also.

Will update after my exam on the 30th owkay. I might be telling you the whole story from the beginning. Hang on there. Don't stop coming here. Don't stop wasting 5 minutes of your time reading updates from me. :)

Hugs!