A Way of Talking Outside My Crazy Head

My Chinese Astrology Reading for 2010 :)

2009-11-28T17:22:00.000+08:00

Sorry for neglecting this blog for so long but I've decided to come back and layan it cos kesian also dis kena abandoned even though so many things have been happening. I will start with this post la and I will continue again after that.

The Rabbit

Cuddly, warm and affectionate are the attributes of the Rabbit. Mysterious and a great party-giver and host, the Rabbit enjoys being the centre of attention once in a while. The Rabbit is occasionally over cautious and can be a bit boring. He is also one of the luckiest signs in the Chinese Astrology chart.

Forecast for 2010 The focus will be on the Rabbit’s career and job prospects during the Year of the Tiger, with unexpected promotions and recognition very likely. Travel is also highlighted, with short breaks and spontaneous, fun trips featuring during the late Spring and early Summer. Health wise, the Rabbit could find the speed of the Tiger year exhausting and it’s important he balance work with rest and relaxation. Promotion at work or in the Rabbit’s career will be sure to feature and they need to act quickly – no hanging back to see what happens! Some Rabbits will be dissatisfied with their current living arrangements and the perfect new home may appear most unexpectedly – they must act quickly and not miss out! Friendships will play a big role during 2010 with possibly one or two friends needing extra care and help. May and October to January will bring special and fun social gatherings. February and March will be significant and fortunate for those looking to change jobs while July and August will be most auspicious for single Rabbits looking for love – an unexpected liaison could result from a work related social event.

Interesting Rabbit Facts:
Zodiac Stone: Pearl
Special Flower: Jonquil
Best Hours: 5-7 am
Season: Spring
Horoscope Colors: Grey, White

this is what makes me happy,

2009-09-03T23:12:00.002+08:00

misjudgement.

2009-09-03T23:00:00.001+08:00

you know the saying don't judge a book by its cover. seriously guys. do not ever judge a book by its cover. and here is one advise to you, the nicer the cover is the shittier the contents. remember that. do not get fooled by the cover alone. you have to read deep into it and really understand what the book is trying to say.

what does your birth month says about you

2009-07-13T21:13:00.002+08:00

ok.. so i took this test and its so freaking accurate.. what do you guys think? Ngam kan?? hahahaa..

* Ambitious and serious
* Loves to teach and be taught
* Always looking at people´s flaws and weaknesses
* Likes to criticize
* Hardworking and productive
* Smart, neat and organized
* Sensitive and has deep thoughts
* Knows how to make others happy
* Quiet unless excited or tensed
* Rather reserved
* Highly attentive
* Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds
* Romantic but has difficulties expressing love
* Loves children
* Homely person
* Loyal
* Needs to improve social abilities
* Easily jealous

been thinking.

2009-07-03T16:14:00.002+08:00

i've actually been thinking about this blog alot lately. had so many things to jot down here but so little time and most of the time i'm tired. it's raining now and i was thinking whether i should take a nap. HAHAHA..

anyways, as usual have been busy with work last month and was non stop. most of the time i'd go to work and by the time i reach home i'm too tired to do anything else but sleep. there was this one time a few weeks ago when my parents was in italy that i barely could feel my legs from all the walking and standing at work. i worked 2 weeks in a row without a break and it was crazy. and it also made me think whether what i'm doin is all worth it. made me think that if i were to do this in many years to come would i have time for myself? and then i came to a simple conclusion that no this is not what i'll be doing in many years to come because i've decided that if i do continue my studies which i will, i'm planning to study something else. and that decision i've made about a month ago.

because in my point of view, i dont see me working that many hours for all my life and its just to satisfy other people but not myself. i do feel happy to make other people happy and say thank you to you but there are times that you feel that you are just being mistreated most of the time and that they are being nice to you just to get what they want done. that's what i feel now.

anyways, off from the dark and dull stuff. i've been missing daddy and kev as usual. they were back this time longer than usual. at least we were able to spend father's day with daddy. got him a present that he really liked and you should have seen the glow on his face when he saw the present. it was like a little kid getting all he ever wanted for christmas and the way he opened the box was just priceless :)

this year, we spent father's day by organising a father's day shootout! all the cousins and the uncles gathered and had a shootout. as simple as that. my "muscles" ached the very next day. hahaha.. also managed to get my replacement day off and did my hair finally. been wanting to do it for the longest time but didnt get the chance because of the time.

tonight its off to dinner and karaoke with the two munyits and i cant wait.. hehehe.. its gonna be fun.

2009-05-15T22:20:00.001+08:00

i love you mummy!

2009-05-10T00:13:00.004+08:00

Happy Mothers' Day, Mummyyyy!! Love you love you love you!! Thank you for everything. Especially keeping up with the 6 of us.. Thanks for always showing us patience even though there are times where you lost it.. hehehe.. and most of all thank you for always being there for each and everyone of us and teaching us so much even sometimes through your silence! LOVE YOU!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo from your
6 monkeys :)

So tall kan Nurul's sister. She's 12 and I'm 22... hahahahha.. Love you guys too!! :p

what is dis?

2009-05-07T23:29:00.002+08:00

madness.

2009-05-07T23:22:00.003+08:00

okay, let me start like this.

1 May 2009 - Locked keys in car

5 May 2009 - Locked keys in car

7 May 2009 - Locked keys in car!!!

yup, you guys are reading it right! I locked my own keys in the car 3 times in less than one week! stupidity!! hahaha..

Anyways, yesterday some people from herbalife came to the hotel. at first i really didnt know what was happening. okay..

so it started with them taking down my weight.. then they wrote a bunch of stuff down on this piece of paper. then all of a sudden, i have this lady telling me that i should control what i eat and that im overweight for my age and apparently, the inside of my body is of a 30 year old :/ i had the shock of my life!! :( at least its reminding me to go to the gym but it really "made" my day.

damn it!!

now im depressed.........

my bad.

2009-05-07T00:35:00.002+08:00

sorry guys. was trying to be a smarter ass than i already am and messed about with my layout and my template. damnit! guess i have to redo everything again. am too sleepy to do it now so im going to sleep. hehee.. will upload a way better template when i have the mood. hope u guys will still be rajin to layan my blog dis cos its so messed up now. feel like shutting it down. comments and suggestions please?

my baby :)

2009-05-05T23:23:00.003+08:00

i know this is kinda show off and all but this is the 1st "real" item that i have bought myself since starting my 1st job in my life.. can say its my baby lah now and also my boyfriend, my husband.. my everything lah.. hahaha.. its a smart phone and im a stupid person when it comes to technology so smart phone + stupid person = bad mix.. hahaha..

my baby :)

shit.

2009-05-05T22:59:00.002+08:00

i think i wrote in my last post that i think i hate my job.

well today i dont know what i like and dont like anymore.

everyday is a different story.

everyday is a different feeling.

everyday is different.

the only time when im really happy in a day is when im home with my family.

that is when im myself.

that is when i am not afraid to show who i really am.

not afraid to show my bad sides because i know they love me no matter what.

but when im outside home, i feel lost, scared and most importantly defeated.

defeated in a sense that i have this feeling that everyone around me is better than me.

everyone around me is right and im wrong.

maybe its me but thats how i feel outside of home and especially in the office.

i feel everyones judging and watching closely for every mistake i make to pick on me after that behind my back. i'd rather they say it straight it to my face if they dont like something im doing. dont do it behind my back.

anyways, i feel myself around my friends as well. and im sure you know who you guys are :) dont have to mention names here. u guys rock.

sorry for this emo post but just thought i needed to let it out. what other way then here right? :)

do drop some comments or advise as i think i need it badly. -out-

sucky thursday.

2009-05-01T01:43:00.004+08:00

well, today basically suckd for some reason.. Actually my day at work wasnt really bad apart from the unavoidables which is normal. Unavoidables being obstacles that prevent you from finishing what you are supposed to finish on that day. Why was it that I couldnt get things done? Well basically it was because of me not knowing when to say no :( if only I could give people a straight no! How i wish.. Anyways, everything that i tahan and tolerated at work was brought home and i took it out (continues typing after saving the draft since last Thursday :p) on Mummy. Poor Mummy man.. I felt so bad that I sent myself back to my room and stayed there till I cooled down if not I start shouting at everyone in the house. HAhHAHAH...

Anyways, about today which is already 4 May 2009. Time is flying so freaking fast its scaring the shit out of me. I thought it was just recently that we celebrated New Years, just recently we celebrated chinese new year and just recently I turned 22. By the time you know it I pencen already dis.. hahahahhaa..

Will try to make an effort to update this blog more.

P/S: I think I'm starting to hate my job :(

remember.

2009-04-28T21:57:00.003+08:00

Ya, so the picture above was my cousin Jacob when he was just a few weeks old. He was losing a lot of weight as you can see from the picture. He was so thin and didnt even make a sound when he cried.

Well, this is Jacob now:)

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Jacob, during Easter 2009 :) Sooooooo cuuuuttteeeee :p

2009-04-25T22:31:00.003+08:00

abandoned.

2009-04-25T21:52:00.004+08:00

Once again I have managed to abandon this blog for a while. Its not like I did it on purpose but actually I have been really busy. So busy that sometimes I feel like there is not enough time for myself :( I know I sound pathetic now but its really true. Everything that happens at night now I really cant make any promises with anyone as I am really not sure what last minute thing may pop out at the last minute at work before I go home.

Anyways, Daddy and Kev are back in Singapore already and the house is back to its quiet self again. Haaiiihh.. I know I've put it so many times here in this blog but I miss them.

Today at work was the last day of training that I've been going through since yesterday. The purpose of this training was to train us to train the whole entire staff of Rasa Ria. At first when I saw my name on the list, I was like oh okay lah.. Just another training. Sekali see, the training is training us to train other people pula. Already lah I hate public speaking, this one have to train people some more. My gosh!!!! Just pray for me lah k?? The training is starting middle of next month and I really have to pray hard.

Recently, me and my bunch of close friends found out something about another one of our "close" friend. Before this, me and Jacq have already built like this wall with her cos wew found out what she was really like during last term's annual holiday and know that we have to be careful of what we say and do in front of her. At first we'll just laugh it out and ignore her but its getting to a point where what she says and do is really causing harm and I can even say danger to the people who use to be close to her. She starts asking why is everyone acting weird around me and why can't I understand what you guys are talking about all the time. In my mind I was thinking we don't get what you are saying all the time too and thats all of us. Anyways, during our last outing, I realised that she was making alot of things up just to make us think a certain way about her. Like how she has a boyfriend that is 40 years old. Was it 40 kah veron yang she was telling us that? And then few hours after that she's hitting on every guy that she gets in contact with. O gosh.. Please lah k, try to control yourself. I'm not trying to be mean or anything but this is just the hard cold truth. Oh well, have decided to keep my guards up with this person as she is capable of doing anything to people that have been so close to her and not to get in contact with her unless really needed.

Like veron's post in her blog, who is it that we can trust these days :(

Anyways, will end on a happy note with a picture of my favourite Idol this season... hehehhee..

Matt Giraud :) My fav this season and he rocks.. Love his voice :)

ooo.. Guess who's blogging from her phone:p

2009-04-11T00:39:00.002+08:00

sorry for being so sakai but i am sakai and so what but im blogging from my phone today:) hehehe.. Bought myself a new toy and its d nokia e71.. Been eyeing dis phone for quite some time now and i have no regrets buying it for sure.. Its also the 1st time since i started dis job daf ive actually bought myself something dis expensive.. Hehe..

I think thats all from me for now.. Back to work tmr :( happy easter!

What kind of a person are you??

2009-03-25T20:30:00.000+08:00

Phlegmatic

You are an easy going, caring, and kind person. Some Phlegmatics have an amazing sense of humor and can crack jokes without even a grin. You tend to get along well with most anyone and keep most things to yourself. You are always looking for the easy way to do things and often procrastinate. Phlegmatics are generally attracted to Cholerics of the opposite sex.

This is kinda kinda true about me :) and im bored.. hehehe

How many babies will you have??

2009-03-25T20:23:00.000+08:00

3 babies

Omg 3 babies ........ well at least u won't need to do it again !

Who will I marry??

2009-03-25T20:16:00.001+08:00

Music Artist

They will be parcially deaf in hearing but he/she will sing good.

Yeah, so I took this quiz thingymajig on Facebook and this was the result.. :p

clueless

2009-03-20T22:47:00.002+08:00

The title of this post literally says it all.. I have no idea what to write in this blog.. Basically because my social life sucks as its work, eat, sleep for me. Most of the time when I get home from work, I'm too lazy to go anywhere. Too tired, too hungry, too sleepy, most of the time I don't know but I rather stay at home and catch up on some TV rather than go out with the crowd! Don't ask me why but I prefer it that way.

I have made a decision to go to Singapore from the 13 August till 17 August. Just a short trip as I haven't been there since my Dad and bro moved there and also because a few friends are going so I'm going to have fun and relax. Will take 3 days annual leave and I'm sure its all worth it, trust me.

Till then, another way to chill out is to organise a sleepover cum BBQ at Jacq's place to release all the tension :) Yeah, you're never to old to have a sleepover and that's exactly what we are doing.. HEHEHE.. And I can't wait. What do I have to do till the sleepover. Drive to work, work (probably a full day tomorrow, we'll see), drive back home from work, drive to Jacq's place and have fun!! hehehee.. Oh ya, and the most important thing, EAT!! lol.

Another reason why I think I didn't have the mood to blog this week is because I'm hiding my face from a huge embarassment that we just went through which is the "TRASHING". You know, the 4-1 trashing of ManU by Liverpool last week.. But no worries, if you ask me, ManU deserve it and that will bring them down abit and remind them that its not all comfort all the way. A good wake up call for the team :) I know, I know, Veron's probably doing that evil laugh thingymajig at me right now. We've always been the Liverpool and ManU fans. Hehehehe..

Do leave me some comments guys and give me some inspiration on what to blog about cos to tell you the truth, I'm abit dry. HAHAAHA.. Till then, take care :)

Graduation 120309

2009-03-12T19:32:00.004+08:00

Well, my Convocation Ceremony for my Higher National Diploma in Hospitality Management was today at Yayasan Sabah at 3.00pm. Mummy and Mui Li were there with me and I got to meet up with my fellow course mates whom I have not seen in ages :p Had fun catching up with them as it brought me back to the days when we were still in college which was all fun and stress mixed together. Here are some pics to show you what happened. Sorry many pictures not clear. Will get some more of the pictures from my friends :) Just realised that tomorrow is Friday the 13th again. Damn it!! Already lah me and Fridays don't mix what again 13th.

Back to work tomorrow. Took off today for the sake of Convocation and I did'nt regret it :) hehee.. These were the days where I wished my Daddy was here in KK to see.. Miss you, Daddy and Kev!! Can't wait for you both to come back again :)

tonight's line up.

2009-03-01T18:14:00.002+08:00

My line up for tonight's Carling Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspurs :)

Goalkeeper: Ben Foster

Defenders: Nemanja Vidic
Johnny Evans
Patric Evra
Gary Neville

Midfielders: Paul Scholes
Michael Carrick
Cristiano Ronaldo
Nani

Strikers: Danny Wellbeck
Carlos Tevez

Let us see and hope ManU wins :)

Friday the 13th.

2009-02-13T22:16:00.002+08:00

Since my history with Fridays literally suck, I was so freaking nervous today when I was doing my normal thing that I do everyday. Even driving to and from work I was so freaking nervous dis. Was like driving on the road the 1st time I got my license. HAHAH. So I've decided to do the tag that Jacq did just to make Friday the 13th pass that much faster :) So here goes.

Rules:

It's harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag 10 people. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real...nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.Have fun!

1. What is your name? Alexandra

2. A four letter word: Army

3. A boy's name: Andy

4. A girl's name: Anya

5. An occupation: Architect

6. A color: Amber

7. Something you wear: Armour

8. A food: Apple

9. Something found in the bathroom: Ants??!! HAHAHAHAHA

10. A place: Australia

11. A reason for being late: Asthma?

12. Something you shout: Asshole

13. A movie title: A Walk to Remember

14. Something you drink: Alcohol

15. A musical group: Amber Pacific

16. A street name: Ampang Street?? Pandai2.. hahaha.

17. A type of car: Accord

18. A song title: Avalanche by David Cook

19. A verb: attacks?

Okay, that was suprisingly tough but fun. At least it killed 5 minutes of my time. HAHAHA. Anyways, about the tagging part. I dont have a lot of people to tag cos most of it Jacq already tagged, so like Jacq said. Whoever feels like doing this tag, go ahead :)

Finally had my Tuaran Mee just now. Puas already! hahaha.. Okay then.. HAPPY VALENTINES to you all and hope you guys get whatever you want lah tomorrow. Never liked Valentines anyways so it'll just be like any oder day for me tomorrow :) hehe.. Nite2... And Happy Valentines Day to you too Nurul!! Got your message like 20 minutes ago!! You still havent told me what is Table For Two all about! ahhahah..

Elliot Minor - Broken Minor

2009-02-12T22:33:00.000+08:00

We've broken down,
We're fading out.
And you fall on your knees,
And stand defeat.
Just when it feels like hell is freezing over.
Hold on, embrace, the symphony.

Lets play the very first line
It feels much better
And its all in time
It's coming together
When the drums come in
And the keys get louder
Now we're building a collision of noise

This time it's not tiny voices
Its a chorus of noise
We're surfing a sea of places
now now now were singing
a funfair of sound
pulled up from within
we fight through the broken minor
woah woah woah we can't back down.

When you've been knocked down,
It's a bitter end.
Everyone stands up, you know,
You're lost again.
The lights are fading, and we're still escaping.
The sea is white light.
The light then fills the skies.

Lets play the very first line
It feels much better
And its all in time
It's coming together
When the drums come in
And the keys get louder
Now we're building a collision of noise.
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com

This time it's not tiny voices
Its a chorus of noise
We're surfing a sea of places
now now now were singing
A funfair of sound
pulled up from within
We fight through the broken minor
Woah woah woah we can't back down.

Now is not the last time
I can't stay away
It's not the last time

Lets play the very first line
It feels much better
And its all in time
*you know* It's coming together
When the chores are progressing
we wait for the ending

This time it's not tiny voices
Its a chorus of noise
We're surfing a sea of places
now now now were singing
a funfair of sound
pulled up from within
we fight through the broken minor
woah woah woah we can't back down...own

a funfair of sound
pulled up from within
we fight through the broken minor
woah woah woah we can't back down

Even the lyrics are so nice :( I dont know why but I am currently so in love with this song and the lyrics! Its the song playing on my blog now actually.. hehehe.. love it, love it, love it!

And who I think is my favourite on American Idol Season 8. MICHAEL CASTRO!! and he didnt even make it :( why??!!!!!!! ignore me.. hahaha.. Im just tired.. LOL.. Nite2.

Based on your birthday ...

2009-02-10T18:36:00.003+08:00

"You are outgoing and love to be at the center of attention. From the outside, you may seem flashy, flirty, and tricky but your true self is strong, full of hope to be the leader. When you fail to convince someone, you will get frustrated, and perhaps let your temper shows. Your Love, You are emotional. Many can win your heart at once, but not for long (I DONT KNOW ABOUT THIS PART!). This is why you hardly win a decent relationship."

Your greatest STRENGTHS ...

Optimistic (depends), brilliantly sociable (ya rite!) and motivated to win the best in life.

Your greatest WEAKNESS ...

Unrealistic, stubborn and reluctant to confront problems.

Jobs you should pursue ...

Politicians and media men (where the hell did this come from?! hahaha)

So I took this on Facebook cos I was bored at home since I didnt go to work today cos I have diarrhea :( Dont know what I ate and it sucks cos visiting the toilet so many times is no fun at all! haha.. But it seems better now but will be going to the doctors soon to get it checked out and also to get a Medical Cert to bring to work tomorrow.

Band: ELLIOT MINOR

2009-02-10T16:12:00.002+08:00

Elliot Minor :)

Elliot Minor (formerly The Academy) are a classically influenced pop-rock/alternative rock band from York, England.

The band recorded their début single,Parallel Worlds, in 2006 in Los Angeles with Jim Wirt, producer for Hoobastank, Incubus, Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, amongst others. The single was released in April 2007. Their eponymous first album was released in 2008 and reached number 6 in the UK album chart. The same year Elliot Minor played at several large music festivals, including Download Festival, T in the Park,Oxegen Festival and Reading and Leeds Festival. They made an appearance on Jo Whiley's Radio 1 programme, recording a cover version of the Take That song Rule the World, which was later released on the compilation album Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3.

In August 2008 the band started to record a second album, again with Jim Wirt, in Wales. They are due to release a single, Discover (Why The Love Hurts), before the album's release.

Musical background

The members of Elliot Minor are all classically trained and between them play the violin, piano, clarinet, cello, double bass, saxophone, bag pipes, flute, harp, bassoon, organ, xylophone, chimes, glockenspiel, triangle, harmonica, piccolo, trumpet, french horn, tuba, trombone, oboe and untuned percussion. Davies, Paul and Dan Hetherton were choristers at York Minster Choir School and Minton was a member of the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, becoming head chorister in 1999.

Band Members

Alexander Davies: Lead Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitars
Edward Minton: Lead Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitars
Daniel Hetherton: Drums, Backing Vocals
Edward Hetherton: Bass Guitars
Alistair Paul: Keyboards/Synthesizers

like they say.. pictures tell a thousand words :)

2009-02-09T22:57:00.007+08:00

Since I'm not in the mood for words and typing today (cos I've been typing the whole day at work!), I've decided to just put up pics of this year's CNY.. ENJOY!! :D

All in white for CNY :)

This was at Cheryl's open house and there were 18 heads all together. I was so sakai cos I have not seen that many heads in a long time :p

All the food there was during the 3rd day when we had our sort of open house.

This was during Christmas 2008.

Christmas 2008. My dad being Mr Cool.. HEHEHE.

Nana and Dada :)

CNY 2009.

Girl with phone. She went crazy. haha..

Girl with mouth full of food posing.

Group of monkeys. Look at the one in pink! hahaha..

Mummy!!

Fireworks. Even daddy got into it.. hahaha.. Ur never too old I guess :D

I still have so many pictures but the connection's not so good and I kinda sleepy so will continue tmr :) nite2!

the end of another festival :(

2009-02-08T22:58:00.003+08:00

First things first.. It was Mikhail's 1st Anniversary yesterday -7th February-... Rest in peace, Mik! As usual the family's thinking of you and praying for you always.

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On another note, I can't even remember what I wrote in my last post. Was it the one where I was tagged? Okay, anyways, been very busy at work lately since moving to Events which is a good thing. Better than not having anything to do right? HAaHAHA. We had our Chap Goh Mei dinner tonight without Kev and Daddy and it was good. Lots and lots of food as usual. We're having it a day earlier I guess cos its a Sunday and everyone's busy on the weekdays.

Last night when I was lying down and waiting for sms replies, I realised that something weird happened to me this year and it has all something to do with the car I drive. For example, you guys still remember when my car gear could'nt change right? That was the 2nd January and it was on a Friday. Not so long ago, I think it was on the 23rd January, I knocked the behind of a guy's Kancil and it dented a bit which costs me 200 bucks and it was also a Friday. And just last Friday, which was the 6th February, I so cleverly locked the car keys in the car :/ GENIUS! Luckily my mum managed to find the spare key at home and luckily I was only at CityMall. And the conclusion of the story? I can no longer go out on Fridays or in other words, I have to be extra careful on Fridays :) Freaked me out last night. Damn.

Oh ya, last Friday, met up with Andrew, Jacq, Bas, Kylie, Nigel and Fong Tat at CityMall. Had dinner at Olde Kopitiam and then we went to this place called Cartesian. I think thats how its spelled :) Its a cafe come board game place that really have all this boardgames that I have seen before in my life. We played this game called Citadel. Here's how it goes from what I have read from the Net. Cos kan if I start explaining to you, you'll just sit in front of your screen with your mouth wide open! hahhaha..

CITADEL:

Citadels is a German-style card game, designed by Bruno Faidutti and originally published in French as Citadelles in 2000, and later in German as Ohne Furcht und Adel, which means "Without Fear or Nobility."Citadels was a finalist for the 2000 Spiel des Jahres award. The Dutch version, Machiavelli, won the Dutch game prize (Nederlandse spellenprijs) in 2001.

Each player receives two "gold counters" and four "district cards". The eldest player receives the "king marker". Play now proceeds as follows:

The "character cards" are shuffled, and some are set aside (the number of cards, and whether they are face up or face down, depends on how many people are playing). The king chooses a character card, then passes the remaining cards to the next player, and so on until all players have chosen a character card (see below).

The player with the king marker now calls out the characters in turn. When a character is called, the player who chose that character reveals their choice and makes the following plays (in any order):

Either draw two gold counters from the supply, or draw two district cards, add one to their hand, and place one on the bottom of the deck. This is called taking an action.
Build a district by placing one district card in front of them, paying its cost in gold counters, and add it to their city. Players cannot build two copies of the same district, unless they are the Wizard (see below), or have built the Quarry card from the Dark City Expansion.
Perform any character-specific actions. Note that if the character called is the King or the Emperor, a different player may receive the king marker.

If no player has chosen the called character, the next character is called.

If a player adds an eighth district card to their city, the game ends at the end of the turn. The values of each player's districts is totalled, and the following bonuses are added:

2 points for having 8 districts
2 additional points (4 in total) for being the first to build 8 districts
3 points for having a district of each color (purple, yellow, red, blue, green)

There are several cards that affect the end of the game. A player can build the Belltower district card to cause the game to end with 7 districts instead of 8. This affects the appropriate bonus points and the warlord/diplomat abilities.

Thats Citadel :)

We played from 8.30pm to about I think was it 11pm?? And we only finished like two rounds of the game.. HHAHAHA.. I think the gals were beating the guys right Jacq??!! haahha.. It was a different way to spend a Friday night. We left when all of us started getting bored and there was way too much noise coming from the other groups. They were basically shouting and screaming at each other and pointing guns at each other. HAHAHA. No joke! LOL.

After that, went to BTC with Jacq for awhile to chit chat :) phone ran out of battery and I fell naked dis without my phone alive. HAHAHA.

Bah klah, I'll update again another time. Today was suppose to go out with jacq but not jadi :( hehe.. see u guys soon. Im sure Jacq will have the pics of us playing Citadel. Classic! hahaha. Gonna watch ManU play against West Ham soon.. Nite2 people :)

I've been tagged by Evan Ng! :)

2009-01-24T23:33:00.004+08:00

I've been tagged by Evan Jeremy Ng and am doing this because im bored and also cos I havent done this in a long time:) so here goes.....

Remove 1 question from below and add in a personal question, make it a total of 20 questions. Then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

1. If you could spend one Ringgit in 5 minutes, what would you spend on?
- give it away probably cos one ringgit cant get you much if anything these days.. hehehe..

2. What is your most favourite thing to do?
- just sitting somewhere with close friends and just having a good laugh and talking crap till early morning and falling asleep in the end and not realising when everyine has left! ring a bell kah evan, jacq, bas and nurul?? hahahaha...

3. What kind of news do you read?
- These days almost everything in the newspaper except probably the business and stock market section....

4. What would u do if u were to die tomorrow?
- If I knew I would die tomorrow I would spend time with close family and friends.

5. Is there someone in your heart right now?
- Kind of lah.. But not in a serious way! :)

6. Do you believe you can survive without money?
- It is impossible to survive with money! Full stop.

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
- Family and friends!!

8. What do you feel like doing right now?
- Just sleeping and not goin to work for a whole month! Just telling that someone the truth but I dont even have his number! hahaha.. sad case.

9. If there’s someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
- Obviously not!

10. List 5 things that u like in a guy/girl.
- Humour, easy going, non-controlling, patient & caring.

11. What are the requirements that you not wish from your other half?
- Disrespectful not only to me but to other people.

12. What do you think is your purpose in life?
- To just do the best I can in life and never feel that I didnt do something cos I'm not good enough :)

13. Do you feel like killing someone at the moment?
- NO

14. If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- Dumplings man! hahahaha..

15. If you had a choice to be rich or happy, which one would you pick?
- Happy cos money doesnt buy happiness. lol

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
- being so self conscious and afraid of letting people know how I actually feel!

17. Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
- My mom.

18. What is the one thing you love about yourself?
- lets seeeee... hmmm... i dunno oo.. so vain oo this question.. hahaha..

19. What is bothering you right now?
- the fact that the guy's car I accidentally knocked last night is a hutang collector and it scared me to bits! :(

20. What is the first characteristic in a person that you look for when you meet for the first time? - sama kepala or not... heehehe..

Nowww....presenting the tagged list. I basically tagged almost the same people as Evan.. hahaha..

1. Jacq Teo

2. Mui Li

3. Nurul Rafeeqa

4. Veron Ling

5. Jacq Koh

6. Elayne :)

7. Kev

Hot kan dis guy??

2009-01-22T22:39:00.004+08:00

Okay, in my opinion, this guy is so freaking hot. You know cute and he has that mysterious look. Well, since the 1st time I've ever watched Princess Diaries, I thought this guy was cute and I think it must have slipped my mind that he's the lead singer of the band called "Rooney". He's in a band some more... *melts* :) hahahaha..

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This is Robert Coppola Schwartzman :)

And this is Rooney.

happyhappy

2009-01-22T22:08:00.003+08:00

I love this picture from two years ago. Its been that long.

This picture was taken when I was just 17 freaking years old! hahaaha.. Right after SPM.

This too!!

This was last week during my 22nd Birthday :) Thats Gary...

yayy!! daddy and kev will be arriving KK tonite for CNY and they will be back for 1 week :) havent seen them for about a month now since christmas. I know its not long but what can i say. Was supposed to go watch the premiere of Underworld with the gang but decided not to go cos i wanna go to the airport later with mummy :) miss daddy and kev to bits! Also wanna wish Uncle Teo all the best in recovering. Your anak very worried about you uncle and she's taking care of Desmond and Joanne so dont worry :) Make sure he rests Jacq! :)

new year new look.

2009-01-17T21:41:00.002+08:00

Yes guys! I'm 22 freaking years old and its scary! How can time pass so fast ;(

Well, how did I spend my birthday? From the time I woke up on January 15, I really didn't want to do anything... including go to work! Stupid me for not taking the day off on my own birthday! HAAHAH... But I did not regret not taking leave because everyone at work made my day even better. Got so many wishes and some of them I didnt even know :) hahaha..

Delivered some documents to Finance department and they all started singing Happy Birthday :p Walking down the hallways suddenly can hear, "Lex, Happy Birthday!". It was all good which made my day better than ever! Thanks for all the wishes guys! Really appreciate it and love you all! You know who you are.

For my birthday, didn't plan anything special. Actually to tell you the truth, I just wanted to stay at home and go to bed early and let the day pass. During choir practice, a few of the gang started saying how they wanted to go out and belanja but somewhere nearby. I was up for anything at that point. In the end, we all went karaoke-ing at KKBox - Karamunsing! :D It was seriously good fun with good people! I seriously needed that after all thats happened. It was just the seven of us who went and it was a time to remember.

Ellen (front), Rayner (white) and Gary (black). Rayner and Gary is from Kitchen while Ellen from HR.

As you can see.. This blog had plastic surgery today cos it was getting a bit bored with its look. Plus the caretaker herself was getting a bit lazy to update her blog so she decided to change the layout so that she has more "motivation" to blog. HAAHA.. Even tho so many things has been happening, be it in my head or in real life!

Well, read something interesting that day at work in this Chinese Zodiac book and here's what the writer had to say about people born in the year of the Rabbit:

Character Traits of Hares:

Diplomatic (check)
Peaceful
Sensitive (check)
Intuitive (yes)
Reflective (check.. too much sometimes)
Refined
Stylish (depends)
Moderate (check)
Caring (check)
Quiet (check check)
Friendly (hmmmm)
Alert (check check check.. just kepoh count?:) )
Even tempered (not even close.. lets try over tempered)
Clever (lets see.. thinks of school results.. haha)
Sexy (not in a million years)
Intelligent (check?)

Life Challenge for Hares

To overcome a fear of change, and take more risks in life. (this is so me man!)

The Hare Lover

While they are generally passive lovers, hares always practice discretion. They make light hearted teasers who are attracted to older and wiser characters (this is so Veron man! hahaha). Security and protection are important qualities that Hares expect their intimate relationships to provide (YA! not some psycho stalker! hahah).

The Hare Family Member

Hares make easy going partners who relish the roles of homemaker and parent (this is Jacq! haha). Blessed with refinement and good taste (thank you :) ), Hares can be meticulous about the decor and maintenance of their homes (hope this means we make a lot of money!). Comfort is also a key need, and this ensures that everyone can feel relaxed in the Hare's home.

The Hare Friend

Hares make caring and adaptable friends (thats you guys! Love you!), whom others feel quite comfortable around at all times of the day and night. Hares find the company of a few close friends reassuring and can prefer this to solitude. Hence, they will invest a lot of time into cultivating friendships.

The Hare at Work

Hares prefer to work on their own in an evenly paced and calm environment. In the workplace, Hare's flexibility and genuine concern for others ensure they can fit easily into any team.

Ideal Occupations for Hares

Diplomat
Antique dealer
Interior decorator
Art collector
Biologist
Sociologist
Naturalist
Forester
Counselor
Mediator

** Okay, I think they got the occupation part all wrong! hahaha.. But I think this thing is quite accurate that's why I decided to post it! hehe..

Last but not least, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 to you guys, and take care to all those who left KK already to go back to study. Really had a blast with you all this time.

mytop5of2008

2009-01-03T16:59:00.002+08:00

MOST SUCKY MOMENTS
- Psycho stalker
- RIP Mikhail (08.11.86 - 07.02.08)
- Making friends and getting used to a working environment and having to leave it.
- Daddy and Kev having to leave for work in Singapore.
- Moments before and after breaking up with the psycho.

MOST ENJOYED MOVIE
- Bedtime Stories
- Yes Man
- Kung Fu Panda
- Made of Honour
- Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS
- Getting my 1st job.
- Training at Hyatt.
- Psycho stalker.
- Manchester United winning the Premier League and Champions League and seeing the faces of the Chelsea team losing!

BEST ATHLETE (My opinion!)
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Rafael Nadal
- Usain Bolt
- Michael Phelps
- Lee Chong Wei ( I mean lets face it! At least he got a silver right in the Olympics. Better than nothing man.. hehehe)

MOST LOUSY DECISIONS MADE
- Getting into a sucky relationship
- Not getting my driving license earlier
- Getting into a sucky relationship
- Getting into a sucky relationship
- Getting into a sucky relationship

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
- Getting a decent 1st job fresh out of college
- Finally getting my license ( Say all you want!)
- Getting my 1st pay
- Finishing ATI with good results
- Doing the best I can with my job.

There you have it guys. Sort of a summary of my 2008. As I can see, I'm happy to say bye bye 2008 and hello 2009!! Seriously!!!

its/a/whole/new/year/of/ups/&/downs

2009-01-01T13:59:00.004+08:00

Last few events with the family for the year 2008:

Christmas 2008 at Nenek's. The orang putih gal is my.... let me see.... we're not related.. hahaha..

Lunch at SGCC on New Year's Day. Frances doesnt smile as big as she used to cos she lost her two front teeth just before Christmas. :)

poor Frances. Always kena tortured to camwhore with me :)

see the smile.. doesnt show teeth anymore kan..?? hehehe

MUMMMMYYYYY!!! :D

at 1borneo on the 29th.. the two small monkeys and mummy hasnt been there yet so decided to go..

At Bubuland.. omg.. this was hell!

And this game is a big rip off! hahaha

i really wanted to play this but my mom said no.. plus it might have toppled over :)

I guess this year's Christmas was special cos daddy was back from Singapore and he lost weight! He's not skinny yet but his tummy so small already. I guess it might be from all that walking and lesser meals. But he looks much better like that. The pics are not with me but in Daddy's camera. Had a hard time at the airport again this time as Kev left with Daddy this time. Kev was so freaking emotional especially after saying bye to the younger ones. I guess thats how it is when you're leaving home for the 1st time. And the house is very quiet now. Not use to it at all..

This time of the year usually the whole gang is back from everywhere. Usually, we'll get together but this year's one seemed a bit different from the previous ones for some reason. We had a BBQ and continued with a drink at Salim's (together with Cho Tai Ti) and then pool at Bowlrama and then continued at my house again for some more Cho Tai Ti and singing from Jacq and Nurul. HAahAHHAHA. And it continued on till 6am (ok, me maybe till 5:45 only! hahahaha. I fell asleep). Oh ya, and the group was much smaller for the later part of the night (or earlier part of the morning, whichever u guys prefer). There we were laughing our asses off at Nurul's singing and she imitating ehem ehem.. HAHAHAHAH..

Spent New Year's Eve at Nurul's grandma's place and it was nice to spend it in a different way this time. Its also the 1st time I spent New Year's Eve with friends instead of family. The food was good.. Seriously! Especially the lamb and the Yam pudding.. The yam pudding is the best I've tasted yet man! And i hantam the prawns oso like a big fat pig! hahahahahaha.. Ate so much lagi tu.. Thanks Nurul for inviting us over. Surprisingly there were so many fireworks.. And it was Penampang! hahaha..

Sent Jacq home and bumped into this drunk guy who couldnt even walk straight and his face was so scary! Then we saw a bunch of people dancing at like 2am! HAAHHAHHAAHHA..

What a way to start my new year, yesterday after a long time, I finally got to leave the hotel early around 5.30pm. So excited to go home, mandi, meet the gang but then the car broke down half way.. Suddenly the gear cannot change dis. The clutch like not working. So i stopped the car lah. Parked at the side of the road and I actually sat there and kept quiet for like 5 minutes cos i thought it was unbelievable. After sitting there for awhile and just keeping quiet, i called up my mom and she called my dad's cousin and he said he'll bring a tow truck and now my car is still in the workshop.. Will be driving the small red car for awhile which i dont mind. :)

Was supposed to meet the rest at 1borneo for a movie but decided to stay at home instead cos i had to check on the car and felt abit tired. Ended up falling asleep in the end. Always when work starts again I get so tired. I think its the stress.. HAHAAHAAHAHAH..

Really gonna miss all of you lah when u guys leave.! All going back at the same time again dis! When u guys leave means it work work work for me lah.. haihhhh...

again&again.

2008-12-26T18:15:00.002+08:00

well, i've done it yet again (: sorry for the very long ignorance towards my blog. its not like i forgot you. everyday i'll be like 'shit, my blog!' but when reach home so tired to do anything. and plus im more rajin to update now cos i got my laptop back from my dad. he came back on the 22nd dec together with my mom and sis who went there for a week. daddy and kev will be leaving for singapore on the 28th again and will be back again for CNY :( seems far away but trust me, time flies without you realising it these days which is damn scary cos in like two weeks i'll be freaking 22 years old and it feels like i just finished spm. freaking scary how old im getting. last time 1987 like still so young dis. now, its like so freaking old :/

anyways, a belated blessed christmas to the very small group of readers of this blog. hope u all had a good one. for me, this year's christmas like no feeling for me. usually i get like all excited and hyper over christmas but this year was the total opposite!! i guess it was because of work. it really killed off the feeling because we were quite busy during the few days before christmas.

starting next year at work, i'll be in events instead of communications. as usual, for me its mixed emotions and im okay with it as in i get to learn even more instead of minimising myself to just one thing :) we'll see when i start off next year in events. and i promise this time to tell u guys about it. LOL.

before i go any further, let us give a minute silence to my dog dumb-dumb. he passed away on christmas day yesterday and for some reason i was so freaking sad. as most of you know, im not an animal person. but dumb-dumb has been with us for like 10 years almost 11 years and its sad. even though i'll still hate him for the time he chased me and made me run like a stupid baboon because i took my golf club to the back of my house to hit some balls and he thought i was gonna hit him so he chased me!! :( from then on i wasnt a fan of his.. hahaha.. RIP Dumb-Dumb..

during christmas we had the usual family dinner at nenek's house. lots of food and ate alot. i also think that my christmas spirit this year isnt so strong because i think i overdosed on christmas songs this year. firstly, im in the sales and marketing carolling as well as the RRR carolling team and that what kept me busy most of the time too. but all is good cos there was a lot of good memories both good and bad! :)

went up with a few times with the ex-mn and it made me realise that it seemed like not long ago that we finished SPM cos everyone seems to be the same but not exactly the same. its impossible to be the same person you were few years back rite? even meeting up i had trouble doing because i was too busy and tired but it was good times hanging out again.

this month alone, i had one whole week of carolling and the annual staff party. the staff party was good. it wasnt boring but it was good. good food and good company.

i realised that i get very very self concious still up till today!! i think its just me and i think its getting worst as time passes by! any advice kah to kill of this stupid habit of mine.. i hate it oo and its my greatest weakness together with so many others..

by this sunday, the house will be quiet again without my dad and this time kev as well.. sucks! i hate airports and hospitals!! which equals to i hate goodbyes!

raining now and i heard from a friend that a pipe burst at warisan and its kinda flooded there now. hahaha..

this sunday's bbq seemed to have been cancelled which is sad. still no idea what i'll be doin for new year's eve. any ideas!!?? :)

do leave comments and entertain me guys!! :) ive been on leave since the 25th till the 29th which is great!! but kinda boring also... so i dont know what is it that i wanna do to keep me entertained.

sorry no pics.. will post some pics when i get some pics.. been using friend's cameras.. hahahha.. take care :)

slowslowslow....

2008-11-16T18:13:00.000+08:00

32 words

Typing Test

i guess im slow compared to jacq....

daysofwaterworks :p

2008-11-15T00:37:00.003+08:00

heyhey.. hhehee.. sorry for the delay.. been busy with all kind of stuff lately.. work lah, birthdays lah, and doing last minute stuff with daddy.. miss him to bits now.. daddy just left for Singapore a few hours ago and managed to sms with him for awhile.. he's settled in and already have a Singapore number.. was so emotionally disturbed lah today at work.. stress, sad, angry also got.. everything lah.. u name it i have it.. am now using Jacqueline Teo's laptop.. THANKS AGAIN JACQQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

our cp at home kena virus and my laptop's with daddy so here i am.. hehehe.. really dont know what to say right now oo.. sorry guys.. work is getting to its busiest moments and not to forget stressfulness. Things to look forward to at work would be:

1) Christmas carolling
2) Opening of the Indian and Japanese Restaurants on the 14th december
3) Sabah Journalists Association Annual Dinner on the 29th november
4) My confirmation interview with the gm.
5) My annual leave on the 22nd till the 26th and one more on the 31st december. :D cant wait for this one!

and many more but i cant remember.. oya, will be getting my 1st tattoo soon but i still dont know what to get.. Any suggestions guys?????? :)

here here :) beware of long post ahead..

2008-10-31T20:17:00.007+08:00

Don't mind Kev. He was drunk already at this point :)

Well, nothing much happened last week. As I said, when one wants to blog, the mood or the want to blog has to be there because if not, what’s the point right?? Well, lets just say that I had to dig deep to want to blog today and I found a bit of that so called “mood” to do so.

Ok, last week was actually quite “happening” might I say because at work I had one whole week of Orientation which ended on Saturday afternoon. Tuesday after Orientation we had telematch and that’s where I got my knee injury from. I’m seriuously too injury prone these days. Little bit, little bit here pain lah there pain lah. Oh well.. Orientation was surprisingly okay and all went well. I mean of course there was the boring moments here and there but what can you expect kan.??! You don’t expect to be entertained 24/7 especially when it involves so much talking. But all in all, NOT BAD!

This is the glamour-glamour ballroom. It was like an award show and I really felt out of place.

As soon as the weekend was near, my mom asked my help for the school concert and seriously I had no choice. But I help mummy every year so I guess I was used to it. On Saturday night, me and my sis attended this show called the Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah by the Actors Studio, KL and it was really good. You can really see all the hardwork they put in and its no joke. Basically, the whole show evolves around the cast acting and making fun of popular musical tunes at the same time making fun of the Malaysian culture i.e. how we talk, our habits and etc. Mia Palencia was in it and she had the best vocals of course.

On Monday night, had a small gathering with families at my aunt’s house and it was basically for my daddy’s bon voyage and Mui’s birthday. Of course Mui’s birthday is officially 2 days later. It was then that we realized that Nana was really attached to her mama and papa. I pretended I was taking her home with me and she biut for like a few minutes and tears started forming in her eyes. HAHAHAH. Me, Kev and Mui left a bit earlier that night to catch the 9.50pm movie. We watched My Best Friend’s Girl starring Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs. When I first so the cast I really wanted to watch the movie cos I like all of them and I wouldn’t say it’s a good movie cos its like so typical lah the ending and its not a movie that I’ll watch twice. If out of 10 I’ll probably give it a 6.5/10. But the earlier part of the movie was really good and hilarious. Not recommended for young kids tho.Kev was drunk here too and me and Mui werent :)

Oh ya, on Sunday night, my whole family attended Toh Puan’s wedding at Magellan Sutera and seriously, every year these things are like so formal and glamorous that’s why I always malas wanna go and this year was no different. At the last minute I was so malas to go. You imagine lah a party full of VIPS and half the people I bet I was related to but didn’t know who they wereJ I seriously am so unfamiliar with my mom’s and dad’s extended family. Immediate family ok lah but extended don’t lah you harap me. HaHHAAHA. Ended up experiencing looking at all my cousins drunk and smiling and literally everything. HAHA. Had fun taking pics as you can see.

Compared to the last birthday 3 years ago, this year’s one seems a bit more mellow and quiet?? The only difference this time was we were more into the open bar compared to last time but since my last drinking experience, everytime I smell Whisky I seriously feel like vomiting. And I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t wanna make a fool out of myself again. I always end up shouting when i’m talking when I’m drunk. :D

And of course, this Saturday is the day that I have and still not looking forward to because daddy will be leaving for Singapore L I’ve seriously been dreading this day. Oh well, will count the days and there’s officially 2 days left before Daddy leaves for Singapore.

Tonight, we will be going out to celebrate Mui’s birthday but not really sure where yet. Basically to spend more time with Daddy also lah before he leaves for Singapore.

This is Jordan our 2nd cousin I think. He has a face of a man kan?? His suit so cute dis :)

Kasian he got attacked by tipsy and drunk people. hahaaha

PS: You know what, I always feel like I’m boring you guys man with my posts and that’s partially the reason why I malas wanna blog sometimes. Takut I’ll bore you guys to death dis. Sorry if I am but seriously my life aint that all entertaining.

I actually wrote this post 2 days ago and saved it as draft and can you imagine I even malas just to post it up. I wanna post it with pics bah and the uploading of pics usually takes a bit long for my liking. But this post has to come with pics and I’ll have to upload the pics from my dad’s camera also because I’m in the mood for pictures now.

If you see blur pics like this means it was taken by someone drunk. This was taken by my cous. Really drunk he was.

As you all know, my dad was suppose to leave for Singapore tomorrow but not jadi. You see, since last week my dad caught the bug. You know, the one with fever, flu, sore throat, cough all rolled into one. Yesterday, my mom told him to go and see the doctor again cos his cough wasn’t sounding so good and my mom said that he wasn’t himself yesterday. After the doctor’s visit, doc said that my dad was already having pneumonia which means his lungs were already badly infected if it already sampai this stage. Doc also said that if he had visited the doc two days later he would have had collapsed. Damn it! I guess everything really happens for a reason. There’s a reason why my dad got sick the day before he has to leave. So, doctor told him to rest for two weeks before he can leave for Singapore. Been dreading the day my dad has to leave and its going to kena drag again. But trust me health is much more important.

Tomorrow is All Souls Day and that means I get to go and visit Datuk and Gong-Gong again J

My 2^nd pay arrived yesterday and it feels good especially going through a month like last month. So many ups and downs during work. And the ups were really up and downs really down, it was crazy!! :p but it all feels good in the end so all is good. So how are you guys??!! I’m not sure if I’m too late or what but GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR EXAMS JACQUELINE TEO FUEY PHEAN.

OH YA!! I have to say this hear cos I think NURUL RAFEEQA AFDUL MUTALIP needs our support even though I don’t exactly know how the whole thing goes but Nurul got short listed out of 150 girls to 15 girls and now 10 girls for MISS VEET J What’s the update now Nurul??!! J AHAHAHA.

Ok, this is too long a post. But at least you guys are updated right??!! HEHEHEHE

someone's lazy :)

2008-10-28T22:24:00.002+08:00

oh oh.. someone's been really lazy to blog. And its not because I have nothing to blog about. Trust me, there's so much to blog about as last weekend was the busiest weekend yet and I had a whole week of Orientation from Mon-Sat.

Will blog about it when I'm in the mood cos you really need the mood to blog :p and I'm dont have it today. So till then, Good Night. And for the sake of it :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NURUL RAFEEQA AFDUL MUTALIP

AND ALSO TO MUILI!!!!!!!!!!! Finally 21 and 16 respectively :) will update more next time. Nite2!!

wth??!!

2008-10-21T23:12:00.004+08:00

The skinny guy on the steps was one of the photographer that day. Look at the dark skies.

That hut day is the Wedding Pavillion. Quite a few people get married there during sunsets.

This is one of the three Gazebos where guests are able to book it to have a private dinner on the beach with a private butler.

I don't know for what reason but my knee is hurting really bad and at times i find it hard to kneel down or to even bend my knee. Must have been cos of the telematch this evening when we had to run in the sand like maniacs. Cos after that my knee really started aching but not as much as it does now. Anyways, I just realised the last time I blogged was the one in the empty hotel room and that was because I was less busy until I got involved with the photoshoot. It was seriously such a tiring process. The most stressful time so far since I've been here. But seriously I've learned so much more during that time and made so many more friends from the photographer to the director to the staff many of whom I did not know before this :)

All the pics below are from the night of the Fireworks Display:)

Anyways, I realise one thing today and it is that I hate driving. I don't know why but I'm not a fan of it at all and I need to get meself a automatic car quick. Just need to save a few months before I do so. The only thing I like about driving is that it takes me from Point A to Point B without anyone having to take me.
Last Friday night me and my family including all the monkeys except Kevin and Mui went to see the fireworks display by 1Borneo. It was five-minutes long and the good part about it was that it was continous instead of having all the unnecessary pauses in between. Seriously the best fireworks display I've seen in KK so far. Its not like we have a lot of fireworks display also kan?! :) haha.. We didnt go right up to 1Borneo but instead parked at Hospital Likas (formerly SMC) and waited and suprisingly we werent the only ones with the idea but a whole bunch of people. Yours truly so smart some more. I went and cross the big longkang bah using the really small walkway and had so much trouble getting across the next time and it seriously took me some time as my legs were shaking for some reason. First time I did it like hero but not the 2nd :)

The pics you see of the sunsets together with dark skies was taken last Saturday when I was looking after the Korean group from Asian Webzine. They were at the resort taking some pictures for their webpage and seriously they were a really quiet group comprising of 2 guys and one gal. While they were taking pictures of the sunset at the beach, I was busy too taking the sunset with my phone at the back.

Am having Orientation for the whole of this week and during the first day yesterday, I kept on staring at this guy who is also in the orientation but in Front Office. I kept staring also cos he looked really familiar but I couldnt get my head around as to where I saw him. So during the break, he suddenly came up to me. "Alex, you're from what school last time?? Maktab ahh??". And I was like ya. Then it was that time lah I remembered who he was. Veron, Jacq and anyone who was in MN, form 1 Jerai you guys remember kah this guy called Benedict????? He was with us in Form 1 only then he left. He looks really different now but the attitude and the way he talks is the same :) Comment if u guys remember this guy!! hahaha..

so what do you do when ur all alone in a hotel room??

2008-10-12T22:32:00.002+08:00

1) you watch tv until u get bored and theres nothing to watch.

2) use the free high speed internet with your laptop:)

3) lie down on the king size bed and jump on the bed since no one is with you and you cant do that on your bed at home cos its not springy enough :/

4) walk around the room and feel lonely for awhile.

5) look at all the attire for the photoshoot hanging in your room and say what the hell??

6) start blogging when you're done surfing the net.

7) start sms-ing and instant messaging people just to be entertained and its the most perfect time to catch up with some friends.

8) keep on looking out the hotel room window when there is completely nothing else to do.

9) set the alarm clock to make sure that I wake up at 5am for the shoot tomorrow.

10) scream cos I just realised what time I have to wake up tomorrow and all the things I have to go through but its all part and parcel of the job :)

If you guys were wondering :) am now staying at the hotel where i work cos the photoshoot for the resort is starting at 6am tomorrow and we will be taking wedding shots on the beach so it shoud be fun! :/

Better start going to sleep now if not i'll have trouble waking up tmr for the shoot :( good nite.....

FINALLY!!

2008-10-10T16:36:00.003+08:00

Yayy!! Its that time I've been waiting for and finally my New Years resolution has been fulfilled.. I finally got my license today and the feeling of it is weirdly bikin panas also cos I really have an ass of an instructor. Today I went for my JPJ exam at KMK and actually I'm from PMJ and this is because at the last minute this week my Instructor suddenly informed me that my L license is expiring on the 12th which is a Sunday. So, he told me that I had to pass my JPJ and get my licensse finalised the very same day. So I asked him lah, what if kan I fail and my L license expires. He tells me that I have to go through the whole process again of taking the stupid ceramahs and bengkels and computer test. I'm not going to go through that again man. It was hell enough for me the last time and a complete waste of money. And imagine paying another RM1000++ just to go through all those time wasting pieces of shit!

So today I went to KMK at about 7am just so that I can practice the route on their road test and you know what, KMK's road test route is so much harder than PMJ. PMJ's route takes about 10 monutes but KMK's one takes about 15 minutes man and its so long and far and complicated with all the slopes that you have to stop at the junctions. So, in my mind I was like all this and if I dont pass my gosh!!

So I literally forced myself to pass cos it was really do or die man. And you know how its your instructor yang urus kan your driving license after that?? After my JPJ exam, I had to go back to collect the results at 2pm and go to JPJ to settle my driving license and it cost me another RM60 when I already paid it all together to my instructor. I'm am so gonna ask him for my money back and not let him get me ripped off man. This whole process was harder because of his lack of responsibility!

Anyhows, the point is I already have my license and I dont have to deal with him ever again! And now the conditions of the roads outside my house is so bad cos their making it wider its gonna be tough getting use to it. But I'm sure I'll do fine.

At the same time when he told me he was busy today and wanted me to do my license at JPJ, in my mind I was like "I no need to go to work ahh??!!" so I took Emergency Leave, called my boss and she said it was okay. Bloody hell, now another day from my Annual Leave kena potong. I was actually saving it for a long holiday during the Christmas, New Year time but what to do. Thats life I guess.

My dad's leaving for Singapore next month to work and we wont be seeing him for many months in a row. Now he's deciding whether to come back for Christmas or CNY. I suggested to him that he should come back during CNY cos of my grandma. He suggested he'll come over for CNY while we go over there for Christmas. I dont mind spending Christmas in Singapore actually. Its a change and Christmas in Singapore rocks! So we'll see. Especially now that they are having direct flights from KK to Singapore its really good for a big family like us and my dad's can come back more and vice versa. One things for sure I'm really gonna miss my dad lah when he's gone cos he really looks after the family and I feel safe when he's close and around. I never said this directly to my dad you know ever in my life cos my family is no good at PDA even among ourselves but I love him to bits and everything he had to go through just to support the family is amazing and I really gather strength from him. Not to let anyone bring you down or bully you. One thing that I really learn from my Daddy is strength and determination. Not to let your academic qualifications bring you down but use your intelligence instead and life experience and thats what he's been doing to support the family all these years with that many children. We've never really been well to do really but always comfortable or sometimes beneath comfortable and it has never affected us and we've never been happier.

I'm not writing all this to minta kasian or ask for sympathy but it is a known fact and it has never affected us a single bit. We get through day by day and thats all we could ask for really:)

So dont take this post the wrong way k?? I'm really not asking for sympathy because its a fact and its nothing to feel sorry about :)

imback!:)

2008-10-03T19:41:00.004+08:00

Ok,been on a blogger’s block lately.. hahahaha. Have been very lazy to blog even though quite a few things have been happening. I’ll try my best to remember the few bits of highlights during the past week and jot it down here.

The last time I blooged was the one where I posted up this bunch of pictures. And gave you this excuse where pictures tell a thousand words. Well, that was all bullshit cause I was actually just pure lazy to post anything up :D

Ok, I’ll start from last Saturday lah since I promised to blog last weekend but didn’t. HAHAHA. Ok, so here goes..

Breakfast at Papar town after visiting gong-gong.

27^th September 2008 (Saturday)

Last Saturday was actually my Gong-Gong’s 4^th Anniversary since he passed. I still remembered the day and also the day before very clearly. It was year 2004 and therefore the AF fever was so freaking crazy! I think AF2 was the year where it had the most fans and their caption “Dah Demam” could not have been more suitableJ Well, the day before was the 26^th September 2004, and me, veron, jacq, my sis, michelle and lleufer decided to attend the Af Konsert at KDCA, Penampang because we were really into the craze! The days before that we were up and down from KK to Papar non-stop. We only went home when we needed to sleep or shower and other than that we will be at Papar Hospital. But it was during that time that the family really bonded just like when Datuk passed away the year before. I still remembered the night when the Holy Family home called my dad and told him that Gong-Gong was admitted. My parents plus my sister rushed to Papar Hospital that very same night. I still remembered clearly that it was a Thursday night. What I don’t remember though was how come I didn’t follow them that night. Must have been tuition of some sort. Early that morning around 2am, they returned home and I still remember how Mui Li was explaining to me that she was looking for Gong-Gong in the ICU and she couldn’t find him. Then she suddenly saw my parents walk towards a bed with an old unconscious man. My sister had the shock of her life when she found out that it was him. I also was so shocked when I saw him the next morning. Was almost close to tears actually at what I saw. This will also be the day that will be very hard to forget because my Popo was there too. Gong-Gong and Popo have been separated for many many years and it was the most touching thing to actually see her there standing at his bedside and sometimes silently shedding a tear or two. Saturday night will be the night that is also so hard to forget because that was the night that Gong-Gong’s breathing slowed down tremendously. He started to take really slow deep breaths and there were long pauses in between each breath. That was the night that my grandpa became officially unconscious. He did respond to anything we said to him like he did the night before. It was then that all of us gathered around his bed including my dad right beside his head. My grandma then wanted to say something to my grandpa at that time and so daddy tried waking my grandpa up without any response. That was when my dad broke down for the very first time during this whole time. He was keeping it in all this while and it was then that he finally let it all out and that was when everyone knew that gong-gong was going soon and broke down at the sight of daddy breaking down. That was the first time I actually saw my daddy breakdown like that. That very same night, my grandma was also talking to gong-gong even though he didn’t respond. That night on the 25^th September 2004, will be a night that will always be stuck in my mind. After my mock exam on the 27^th September 2004 at school was when I found out that gong-gong passed away that very morning.

So last Saturday, we went to visit gong-gong at the cemetery in Papar during the morning and it was Nana’s very first time there and meeting gong-gong J

28^th September 2008 (Sunday)
Went to mass with Mummy, Mui Li, Chiara and Frances. Daddy went with Kev to the earlier one because Kev had to work.

Ended up babysitting the monkeys today cause my parents went out for a church appointment. Realised this I think around last year that these monkeys are really growing up and are able to look after themselves. Only the youngest monkey of them all, Frances, will sometimes come knocking on my room door asking whether she can come inJ I usually end up shouting at her first and when I hear her going down the stairs I open my room door for her cause she’s just to cute to be shouted at. HAHAHA. That’s usually the case with all my siblings, I shout at them cause it’s the spur of the moment thing where you’re so pissed with them and I still end up apologizing.

29^th September 2008 (Monday)
Was not looking forward to work cause of the weekend break and was really looking forward to the Raya break in two days. Was a somewhat busy day but not to the level of going crazyJ Had dinner appointment which my Boss wanted me to join which was with Royal Brunei Airlines UK Media Group. It was okay I guess but lots of conversation.

30^th September 2008 (Tuesday)
Today, my Boss took her annual leave for one week and therefore left me with taking the RBA group for the Orang Utan viewing and also to see the Premier Seaview room. They checked out at 11am and after that was suppose to show Teng to Boss for the Bien Bautista photo shoot. Teng ngam2 my cousin so luckily it was easy to talk to herJ Couldn’t wait to go home for Raya holidays. Went for the 12.15am movie at Cathay cinema with Kev and Mui and we watched Eagle Eye. It was okay I guess. Action packed movie but it was a bit too loud and fast for my liking. Probably would give it a 3/5 stars J went home at about 2.30am and didn’t sleep cos I watched the Man Utd match with my dad and bro. They won 3-0 and are finally hitting form. Thank God! :D

1^st October 2008 (Wednesday)
Slept in till about 11am and caught up with TV. In the evening just kawan my mom with errands. Ended up at City Mall. Went to the arcade with Josh. Haven’t been to the arcade in ages and it was lots of fun! I know, I’m 21 and should be acting my age J but it was lots of fun though. Hehehe..

Yesterday I went swimming with the monkeys at SGCC and got a really bad tan on my back. Today my whole body is aching put together with the stiff neck that I’ve been having for the past week not a good combo.

Sorry for the extremely long post but this is what you get when I didn’t blog for a long time. Hope it doesn’t bore you to death and to Nurul Rafeeqa Afdul Mutalip and all my Muslim friends, SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI! And to Jacqueline Teo Fuey Phean, hope everything is good with you cause you sounded a bit upset on your last post.

XOXO

for now.

2008-09-26T23:36:00.007+08:00

ok.. so today was officially the most hectic day ive had since i started working.. too tired to blog so will just post the most randomest of photos which im sure most of u have never seen. like they say, pictures tell a thousand words so enjoy :)

my two monkeys of brothers playing around. had fun chasing crabs that day. hahaha.. this was at kudat.

this was also ages ago cos i dont play golf now. only driving range ;(

Rain delay during Lexus Cup. Really spoilt the mood of the whole thing.

Food Event 2007 when I was at ATI. This was our final assessment.

Kenix's Bachelorette Night. Girls only night. this was sometime in May i think :)

this was my 20th birthday:)

Lexus Cup Singapore 2006. Got to see all the pro golfers.

Kev with Paula Creamer. He's had the biggest crush on her. hahah.. we had to force him to go and get the autograph cos he was too shy:/

Sentosa Island.

Orchard Rd. Had a blast lah in Singapore.

Jacq, u were in Keningau :(

until i find the mood to blog hope u guys enjoy the pics. too tired this week.. probably will update during the weekend. take care guys :)

sorry:)

2008-09-22T22:29:00.003+08:00

Looks wrong kan this picture?? hahaha :)

The two best friends:)

On the way home from work last week. Mount Kinabalu bah dat.

This is my dad's car. I always like the interior of this car and the outside is just as nice:)

sorry for the lack of updates guys:) you know how it is when u start working. Its crazy. Well, my first ever pay in my whole life is drawing nearer and nearer:) I cant wait to get the feeling of kepuasan-ness, you know, knowing how u actually earned that money all by yourself:) Well, that day is coming and I'll sure jot it down here on how it really felt.

Oya, another thing, will be sitting for my JPJ only next month cos thats how long the list is and i cant wait. Cant wait to get my own license and also my own car. Am planning to get a Perodua Viva as my first car. Nothing fancy as I'm thinking practicality here. This also includes how much petrol consumption since im working quite the distance, how much i can afford to pay each month by myself and etc. I like that car so i guess thats all that matters :) will be getting an automatic one straight away and somehow always practicing manual on my dad's cars as well cos i think its really important to keep on knowing how to drive a stick:)

work has been better lately. slowly getting the whole of things and one of them is getting over my malu-ness. Ive always been really shy and quiet and thats what I like about my job. It challenges me from this aspect and its one of those things about myself i really wanna overcome. So this is the best opportunity to do so. I really never expected myself to end up in this line when i was at school and here i am and i like it. sometimes we surprise ourselves:)

had buka puasa at the hotel today with the district officers of tuaran. Tomorrow is yet another buka puasa and this time its with the Yayasan Kebajikan Suria as well as the ketua-ketua kampung. cant wait to see the kids. Love kids:)

Ok, very very sleepy and tired so thats all for now. will very likely update only during the weekends and it will be about the entire week. Till then, good nite! and sweet dreams.

PS: please do not mention Manchester United to me for now. Im kinda of merajuk-ing with them for the way they've started the season. :( will get over it soon tho cos I LOVE THEM! :) just going thru a phase now. hehehe

ive been tagged for the very first time so pardon me. :)

2008-09-19T21:55:00.003+08:00

Wedding tag from JAcQ~ :)

1. how old are you?~
Im 21.

2. are you single?
yes and so much happier :)

3. in what age do you think you’ll get married?
no idea. hopefully before I turn 30 and I dont mind if I dont!

4. do you think you’ll be marrying the person you are with now? '

No idea! IF it means that I'm not with anyone right now and it means that I'm never gonna get married then so be it. Like Jacq said, its all up to the BIG GUY! :p

5. if not, who do you want to marry?~
If I had a choice I would like to marry Rafael Nadal and if that doesnt work out then someone who is not a controlling psycho would do :) *wink wink*

6. do you want a garden/beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding?~
Traditional church wedding will be fine.

7.your ideal motif?~
??

8. where do you plan to go on a honeymoon?~
Europe. Maybe Spain..

9. how many guests do you think you’ll invite?~
Maybe around 200 but knowing my dad it'll be more. The list will keep on getting longer.

10. do you want an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding?~
Simple wedding for sure. If possible, church then a small reception at the house where we can have all the fun in the world and they dont have to dress up :)

11. do you want the traditional vows or something you’d make up on your own??~
Traditional cos I want everything simple! :)

12. how many layers of cake do you want to have?~
I want 3 layers for some reason! :D

13. do you prefer having your reception at a hotel or at a simple place?~
At a simple place. If possible my parents house but Im guessing its too small so maybe my grandma's place :)

14. when do you want to get married, evening or morning?~
Evening during sunset. So cheesy! HAHAHa

15. you’d rather have your reception outdoors or indoors?~
Knowing the weather in Sabah, indoors!

16. do you like a grand entrance for your groom?~
Nothing fancy. But if he wants to surprise me then so be it! hahaha

18. name the song/tune you’d like played at your wedding??~

The first song that came to my head when I read this question was Always Be My Baby and I want the David Cook version:)

19. are you a morning person or a night person?~
night person

20. do you want a solemn ceremony or a light one?
light.

21. what age do you want to get married?~
If possible by 30yrs.

22. describe your ideal husband/wife.~
Theres no such thing. They may seem ideal at first but they never are. But if there is such a thing then my ideal husband would be someone who is able to compromise not just for me but for his family forever! hahahaha

23. do you prefer fine dining or just the normal spoon & fork/knife?~
normal spoon and fork.

24. champagne or red wine?~
Champagne for toast and then wines and all types of alcohols throughout! :D

25. honeymoon right after the wedding or days after the wedding?~
Days after the wedding or maybe even years :)

26. money or hosusehold item?~
MONEY!!

27. who will pay for the bills?~
Wedding bills?? Half half. Other bills I guess the guy deals with it.

28. are you ready for married life?~
Not at all!

29. do u think you will still be a virgin until u get married?
Yes.

30. will u always be true to your wife/husband?~
Yes.

31. how many kids do u like?~
As many as it takes. I'll follow in my mom's footsteps :D hahaha

32. a new house for a newly wed or an old one?~
Definitely new it everything mengizinkan.

33. will u celebrate silver wedding, gold wedding, or diamond wedding?~
I'll celebrate everything.

34. what kind of cuisine would u like for ur wedding?~
All my favourite food.

35. will u record ur honeymoon in a cd or dvd?~
Of course.

Tagged:

Nurul Rafeeqa

Mui Li

Veron

Jacq (cos I dont really have anyone else to tag! :p)

Thats all for now. Am going to sleep. Good night! :D will blog during the weekend!

ithinkimgettingsick.

2008-09-17T21:53:00.002+08:00

SAPP has left the building.

Today, on the 17th September, 2008, Sabah Progressive Party has decided to leave Barisan Nasional and decided to be independent. Was it a good choice?? We'll see, but I knew they were going to leave and let us hope its for the best for Sabah and especially the future well being of Malaysia. Good Night! :)

sigh of relief. Happy Merdeka, Sabah;)

2008-09-15T21:39:00.008+08:00

HOW TO WIPE YOUR NOSE BY Chiara :)

First, rub your nose like a crazy person and smile while your doing it:)

Next, look and check what colour is your booger :)

This is the nasty pincher and it hurts when she does it and she's only two!:/

Look at Mui's dumb ass face man. wth.

These are my favourite man. Once you start you can never stop unless you run out:)

Those things they're stuffing in their mouths are what I am in love with and im betting any other kid too. Even YOU!:)

The two monkeys. And trust me, the smaller and younger monkey likes bullying the older monkey.

Yes we are 13 years apart. Don't feel it though. Damn, I'm old :(

OMGosh. Thank God its a holiday tomorrow. HEHEHe. After working extra hours on Saturday, Sunday really didnt seem enough cos we were busy preparing for Moon Cake Festival family dinner at home during the night. This year's dinner was a bit low key and was actually quite nice. Nana was extra hyper yesterday and it was especially scary when she started pinching everyone's face:) then she started pinching me for no reason. But it was all good fun.

Lots of food last night at our house and it was all just good catching up and laughing and playing with Nana all the way. Was damn full but what the heck, it is Moon cake Festival and Independence Day for Sabah on Tuesday, theres always a good reason to celebrate:) Yesterday, I experienced the most annoying thing that can happen in the whole world. In my opinion lah:)

Daddy: Khiun, I ordered crabs for the dinner tonight.
Khiun: Really??!! OMG! Can't wait to dig in tonight lah. **YUMYUM**

In the evening on the way to pick up the crabs from the restaurant.
Lady in the restaurant who's actually kadazan but spoke a bit cacated Mandarin: Lau pan, tui pu chi ahh. Supplier teda bawa oo ketam sini hari ni!

My face literally went pale k when I heard what she said. I was like so psyched the whole day to eat those damn crabs and there was none. Betul2 kapunan oo last nite. Real bad! hahaha. My mood was quite bad for like half an hour because of that. Its not that I'm being a brat or anything but its just that I was really looking forward to it. Im sure you guys know how I feel! :D

Went for mass at Stella Maris and it was actually my first time going there for the morning mass. Had to stand but it wasnt to bad. Thats what you get for being late I guess - a soak under the sun and standing for one hour.

Im really looking forward for the holiday tomorrow for some reason. Really need to sleep in till I puas. Just thinking of the holiday tomorrow makes me happy. HEHEHE.

Things to do tomorrow:
1) Sleep in
2) Catch up with TV!
3) Spend time with Mommy and Daddy
4) Spend time with the little monkeys who are on school holidays as well.
5) Sleep some more if possible cos the next day is another long day at work :(
6) Look for crabs to eat so that i will stop kapunan-ing??
7) To continue with my final assignment report to pass it up as soon as possible.
8) Swim or go to the gym. Will take a big miracle but we'll see:p

We're having a Buka Puasa for all the Sabah Ministers and important people next Monday, so, I'm guessing that invitations will have to be sorted out this Wednesday back at work. Have to remember important names and how they look like!:(

Ok lah, that's all for this post. Wanna catch up and watch How I Met Your Mother now. That show rocks. One of my all time favs.

Oya, wake up Man Utd. You guys played like crap against Liverpool and deserve to lose. But I'm sure they'll do well cos they started even worst off last season and still ended up winning the EPL and Champions League :D They dont call you the best in the world for nothing right? :)

Ok then.. Good night guys. Will update more when there's something to update u guys about. God bless!

exhaustedlytired.

2008-09-12T22:57:00.001+08:00

If theres even such a word, that basically sums up how i feel for this whole week. so freaking tired. Tomorrow is an even longer day. Suppose to be half day but theres the monthly medals golf tourney going on so its over time for me tomorrow so i have only Sunday to rest. That also I have to go for my medical check up on Sunday and my last practice for JPJ at Menggatal. Sorry Jacq cant make it out with you this week!:P

I guess next weekend then Jacq:) Cant go out with Miss Nurul Rafeeqa anymore she's not here.. **merajuking** cos she went back so fast. :)

Ok, I'm going to bed now. Will update here again when I'm less tired. Oya, I wanna say this but whoever is reading my blog, thanks for keeping up with my boring life.. I get so jealous when I read other peoples blogs that are so much more entertaining and then when I look at mine I get so depressed:) But I hope you guys will stick with me and if you dont like it dont come here lah as simple as that :)

Ok then.. Off to bed.. Nite2 guys!

ithinkiputonweightbutwhocares.

2008-09-07T21:18:00.006+08:00

Just got back from beloved Nenek's 78th Birthday at the family house. It was sort of a High Tea thing cos it started at 4pm. There were lots of food and I forgot to take pictures again. But anyways, it was good cos I got to see so many people that I havent gotten to see in so long especially some of my cousins.

Yup, this is the whole gang minus me. I was up to something in the kitchen.

This is the whole gang at the party. My dad's behind the camera. :)Aunty Laline and her boys. Nabil, Gazzi and Armand:)

Look how many people there were in the house! :D Adam near the cake. He kept on poking it for some reason. HAHAHA.

The Stephens kids minus one. Uncle Donald is at the Philippines. So there's Uncle Mike, Aunty Laline, Uncle Jules, Uncle Johnny, Aunty Asla, Aunty Ophine and Mommy:) And thats Nenek sitting down. :)

Aunty Tips and Nenek. This is Uncle Jules' wife.

So imagine a house full of adults and kids. It was complete noise but all in a good way. Missed having this family gatherings. We havent had one in ages actually. I think the last one was the CNY gathering at my place and that was like in February. So it was nice to see all my aunties, uncles and cousins and especially Nenek. She seemed much better from the last time I saw her. At least she smiles a lot and talks more now. If you didnt know, Nenek has depresssion and therefore has days where she goes through several panic attacks which usually involves the security of the family. She starts worrying about her kids and grandchildren especially when they're not at the house. Nenek is the typical grandmom any grandchild would dream they had because she cares lah and sometimes too much. So when she was in the worst stage of her depression at one point, there were times where she didnt wanna see anybody except family. I remember the times where mommy would drop all the 3 of us that time at the house and Nenek would always make sure that we had fun. She would bring us for a walk in the beach and after that it would surely be Fish and Chips followed by Ice Cream at the Kinabalu Yatch Club.

Chiara and Nenek. She blinked!Frances and Nenek. I dont think Nenek knows where the camera is. HAHAHA :D

And that time when Datuk was there he would follow and go for a walk and yelled when he had to and laughed when he had to. I miss Datuk's laugh. Its so freaking contagious! hahaha. And also how he used to speak Hakka to my dad ever so fluently. I still remember how Datuk used to leave his dentures in a glass in his room and how were so freaked out by that. :DWatching TV. Me, Mui and Kim aka Putut :D

Happy 5th Anniversary, Datuk & HAPPY 78th BIRTHDAY, NENEK!! MWWWWAAAHhhHHHhhh! Love you.

Had prayers last Thursday for Datuk's 5th Anniversary but didnt get to go cos i was working till late that same day. Work again tomorrow and so far so good. Its been almost a week and getting more used to the place. Can't wait till I get my computer at work cos now I just feel lost and they're setting my ID in the laptop so I'll just have to wait for now. Still learning and tomorrow's another busy day as we have to media groups coming in from Japan and KL. Will be doing site inspections and hopefully everything goes smoothly. Last Saturday, I finally went for my QTI exam and I passed. One more step to getting my driving license. Cant wait cos I really dont wanna stay at the quarters at Rasa Ria. I would rather drive from home to work cos its really not that far. Okies, I'm off to bed now. Need my rest for my long day tomorrow. Nurul, take care in KL and make sure you'll try to come back for Raya k?? hehehe.. Jacq, you also take care. Good Night! Mwwwaahhh.

tired.

2008-09-05T20:00:00.002+08:00

ok.. so its been only 4 days at rasa ria and im already so tired and stressed out trying to remember all the details abt the resort. hopefully all will continue to go smoothly. the guy that im working with so far in communications, jeremy has been so helpful so far that sometimes i feel im getting in the way:p sometimes i feel like i ask too many questions bah. hahaha.. and i ask also so that i can learn. im sure i'll be ok in the future but im getting abit inpatient. but so far so good:) will update during the weekend when im fresher. i have a driving test tmr so wish me luck! NURUL RAFEEQA AFDUL MUTALIP! make sure u come back to kk for hari raya cos i wanna go to ur hse.. hehehe

anxietyattack.

2008-09-01T22:41:00.006+08:00

THAT'S NURUL AND HER SUNDAE! :D

What is she thinking about I wonder? :p

Seriously, I think I'm having a slight anxiety attack due to the gush of emotions thats all coming to me at once. Tomorrow will officially be the first day I start work and I'm so freaking nervous I cant believe myself how nervous I am. Yet I'm excited too dont get me wrong. Went to buy my black shoes tomorrow for work. I know, talk about last minute right??! :D Anyways, I'm really PMSed right now so I was really being a bitch to my whole family just now and as I sit alone in my room now typing this put I feel bad oo. Because they never lose patience with me and I was like a crazy bitch just now. Damn it!

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Anyhows, I feel like shit oo! One, because of my attitude just now and two because I'm really getting a panic attack this very moment. I mean, tomorrow is when it all starts and its the real deal. No more people trying to teach me what to do and how to do it but to do it based on what I've studied and learned during my time in ATI and also Hyatt.

Jacq's creation :)

Okay, off from the dark and dull stuff. On Saturday, went out with Jacq and Nurul and had a blast and those things that Jacq make bounce will be stuck in my head forever! :) Anyways, met up with Jacq and Nurul at about 1 something at Warisan Square and Center Point was disgustingly full. Went to Fratini's Italian Restaurant to find out that the Pizzas and Pastas are all on 50% discount so lucky us. I had the lasagna which was honestly too salty for me I mean combined with the Cheese and salt it was crazy!

Looks salty right??! :p

I think we sat in Fratini's for like 2 hours plus and the waiter dude started talking to us about Mawi :/ I don't think he knows that he is talking to 3 people that have never been fans of Mawi.

Anyways, don't know why but I got full really fast that day and didn't go for dessert. Nurul had the Ice Cream Sundae i think and Jacq had Crepe with Ice Cream.

Walked around Palm Square and Warisan after having sore butts. Nurul bought herself the Pingu DVD with 14 episodes in it and I can imagine Nurul watching it in the middle of Kuala Lumpur and laughing to herself! :D

I got so jealous when I saw all the DVD collections from my favourite shows such as One Tree Hill, The OC, Friends, Gilmore Girls.. No Money, No Fun!
On the brighter side, One Tree Hill Season 6 and Gossip Girl Season 2 will be premiering tonight in the US and this means that I can download and watch it again :) Happy2 Joy2!

Ok, so after Warisan with Jacq and Nurul, Nurul sent me home and I sat down for awhile. Not long after that headed out again with Kevin and Mui to meet Tim, Lui and Kim at Upperstar Damai. We got there 1st and decided to order first cos we were all so hungry:) I had the Grilled Chicken Chop and Mushroom Soup. I LOVE Upperstar's Mushroom Soup lah! The taste is so....... errrrrgggghhhh! Like Jacq says ORGASM! HAHAHAHAHAA..

Tim, Lui and Limuel (Tim and Lui's friend) got there minutes later and the service sucked. They sat there like for almost half an hour and no one bothered. They even asked for the menu from one of the girls and she didnt even bring it for them after that so they had to go to the counter and make the order.

After lepaking at Upperstar and getting bored, we then decided to move to Up2U. Another hang out place in Damai which I didnt know of. Its like hidden at one of the blocks at the back. Had Shisha and they had a few games so it was fun. Would have prefered if we started from there instead of Upperstar instead:) Headed home around 12 as we were all so tired. We started the night early anyway:D

farewells:(

2008-08-30T00:25:00.004+08:00

So I just came back from Warisan a while ago for the Farewell dinner for the Chinese students and I seriously didnt expect it to be this sad lah. I only knew them for around 3 months and we did have our communication breakdowns. I mean me and my English+BM+lahs+bahs. Not a good mix of words especially with people trying to catch up just in English. But I did teach them how to say "Buli bah kalau kau". :D

This is Anderson. The Chinese! :) Red kan my face. Was a bit tipsy then :) and I hated it!

We went to the Japanese Restaurant at Warisan Square and there we had the Udon mee, Salmon Sushis, assorted raw fish and Sake (YUCK!). I'm sorry to those who love Sake but I don't like it at all! (don't say hate:)) hehehe.. was so damn full and guess what I forgot to do? Take pictures of the food! Dammit! When I was writing this then I remembered. I was so hungry I forgot to do anything else.

Tomorrow it's finally a day with Nurul Rafeeqa Afdul Mutalip and Jacqueline Teo Fuey Phean! :) Hopefully Nurul got the message from me and Jacq and not go to 1Borneo again this time! Its at Warisan and NOT 1Borneo Nurul! haha..

After makan at Warisan, I went to BTC at Lintas agn with Kev and Josh! They were hungry and I was not. So they ate and I watched. FUN :/.

Klah, I wanna go watch TV for awhile and then there's the Man Utd match at 2 something so will most likely stay awake till the match. Sweet Dreams! :)

busy.ithink?

2008-08-29T17:29:00.005+08:00

This past couple of days has been.... I wont put it as stressful but more like tiring mentally and not physically. But for me when you are tired mentally, you are tired physically so I was basically tired lah yesterday. :) Speaking of yesterday, I had an interview for a specific post at Rasa Ria Resort, Tuaran and it was scheduled for 2pm. I got there at around 1.50pm and went straight to the Executive Office to meet the Director of Communications. While walking to her office of course lah I was nervous as hell and seriously almost peed in my pants. Met her and she then brought me to fill in the forms at Human Resources and then this was when the tiredness crept in. I really thought I was going for one interview only but it turned out, that day itself I went for three interviews in one day. First I met the Director of Human Resources, then Director of Communications then Director of Marketing. So it all ended at around 4pm. I thought it went smoothly so I was like "Ok lah, we'll see what happens."

Then when i reached home at around 5pm, the Director of Communications called again and said I will be meeting the Resident Manager who is also the acting General Manager because the new General Manager will be starting only next week.

So, today at 2pm I met with the Resident Manager and she just wanted to meet me and at that time I was very blur. She then asked me, " So you ok to start on Sept 2?". And I was like ya no problem. So, I am now a working "woman" starting on the 2nd of Sept 2008 and will be a Communications Coordinator at Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort. :p Wish me luck and this will be my 1st real job and I will be sure to update you guys on how the job goes next week.

Today is kinda gloomy lah kan the weather but I like it:) Ok, will update again soon. Have a dinner at Warisan Square with the International students of UMS from China. They'll be leaving on Sunday to their homeland after many years of suffering at UMS:) Good Luck guys!

sleepybutdontwannasleep.

2008-08-25T00:51:00.004+08:00

This was the Grand Ballroom of STAR.

Mui, Nana and Uncle Henry waiting for the reception to start. It was started an hour plus late btw.

This was after the wedding on the way home :) Thats Nana in the corner of the picture.

I'm not so amused by the chocolates in the golden box but with the special cupcakes in the box to the left. The chocolate cupcake was really good and I wish I had more luck bringing home the chocolate one instead of butter. Everyone was given a box of this cupcake and at 1st I was so sakai with the decorations on the cupcake :)

The appetizer was good and I'm guessing it was because I was so hungry :) the main course i liked because it was nice yet simple. And dessert was ok but the cake was a bit thick on cream.

TO BE CONTINUED....

Anyways, was at the wedding with Kuku, Uncle Henry and Nana and Mui of course. It was good because we were at the same table, Thank God. Was so worried we were gonna be put together with a bunch of random strangers:p So here were some random pictures taken during the weekend last week.

And here are some pictures that 2-year old Nana took :) Apparently she likes taking pictures of lips :DTake One.
Take Two. See what I mean about the lips part.That's Mui with the flower in my mouth.

Take Three. Some more lips.

And thats her Daddy.

tired-ness.

2008-08-24T01:44:00.002+08:00

Guess I'll be only updating this tomorrow. I'm so tired now and it is exactly 1:44am. Will post lots of pics from the wedding and many random stuff. Suddenly so rajin to use the phone camera and was snapping away. All that tomorrow lah. Good nite. Sweet dreams. Till tomorrow.

randomness.

2008-08-21T23:17:00.006+08:00

I think this was after the coffee breath incident :) Only Jacq could smell it tho. I had fresh air all the time. HAHAHAHAHA

Veron and Lydia. Miss them to bits. Everytime I meet up with them after so long I start missing the the times we were at MN again. Those were the days man. The Best!

As usual camwhores :)

Frances turning her body 180 degrees.

The big buffalo together with the two princesses waiting for dinner :)

And last but not least. Introducing the little.buffalo a nickname that my mom gave to me. Thanks, Mommy! :)

scared.afraid.terrified.yetexcited.

2008-08-12T00:30:00.003+08:00

Ok, so I've done it yet again and this time at least it wasnt as long as the last time rite :p hehee.. anyways, i finished my 6 months practical at Hyatt last week on the 31st July and suprisingly, i didnt know that i was gonna be this depressed, sad, happy, anxious, scared, terrified and so many other feelings all at the same time man.. I mean its crazy how i feel.. ok let me summarised why im feeling all of this at one time after practical.. the first main one that i would feel would be:

SAD :( sad because i just finished working with the most awesomest people ever and what i felt on the last day of practical was crazy. It felt like i was doing everything for the last time which was true. I mean, I was photostating so many copies of memos for Housekeeping for the last time, editing the Communications Report for the last time, doing quotations, agreements and event orders for the last time, talking and having fun with my ex-colleagues for the last time, sneaking out for 4pm teabreaks with Anderson for the last time and i think you get the basic picture. Everything I did was for the last time during my time at Hyatt. It was even more sad because I was getting so used to the place and what I was doing that sometimes I forget that I dont get paid a dime but you know what??!! I wouldnt trade any of the experiences I had there for money. Because I've learnt so much and gained so many memories and friends to be the added bonus. And it was hard letting it all go all at once :(

HAPPY :) because I was now able to feel how was it like to deal with the real world. To find a real job and to see how hard it is to survive. But most of all to finally support myself and eventually my family as well. I dont know why, but most people might say I'm faking it or being a loser or whatever but one of the main reasons I cant wait to start working is because I cant wait to finally support my family and especially my dad. He's been working so hard this past few years and especially this year where we're struggling but that doesnt bother us at all. This I cant wait to do but it might take some time and Im willing to wait for that day and feel the "puas-ness" of it all. :)

SCARED :/ as i said just now. Im scared of finally having to face reality and also to face the real world. Fullstop.

ANXIOUS :] to find out what will happen with my future.

so what exactly do you call all this feeling bundled into one? -CRAZINESS-. Seriously, I've been going crazy during my one week or so at home and getting so restless. I have an ass of a driving instructor that takes ages to give me my freaking lessons and keeps on bullshitting to me about this and that. I dont care if you are busy on what day, I wanna know when you are NOT busy??

Another thing that has been pissing me off lately is the mentality of most people that I know of. Let us call this stupid group M. Well you see Ms usually gets all the credit even though they are usually fat, lazy and unproductive people. But you know what, no one really cares if they are fat, lazy and unproductive because they're M's. So that get everything they want with just a touch of a button or by just you know, asking! And what do people like us get??!! SHIT! You guys think that just because you are the majority means you can take over the world is it?!

If you guys think its so easy just to make it after just a short while and still in the learning process, i wanna see you do it?! PLEASE, PRETTYYY PLEASE! I'll give anything to see you guys do it instead. Give me an effing break! Everyone is human and we all make mistakes.

arent they gorgeous? :)

2008-07-19T01:07:00.004+08:00

I've decided to dedicate this post to the two people who i think is so damn hot now. I'm not sure whether this is good or not but who cares right? As long as I think they're hot thats all that matters. Anyways, the two people im talking about are Rafael Nadal & Gerard Butler. HEHEHEHE.. Im bored now so bear with me.. This helps unbore me so i guess its good..

Before that, this past few months has been hell for me.. I decided to lose you since February and why are you still hanging on?? I mean, you tell me you're trying and i think thats the biggest bullshit ive ever heard cos you're not trying at all and i know it. How can you be trying when you call me everyday. You think you're gonna get over it like that??!! Dream on! I'm so scared to go anywhere now because of you. Does this make you happy?? For crying out loud, get a bloody life and stop acting like such a loser. You dont know how stupid you look now in front of my friends and especially in front of my family. And you know what?! I didnt even have to do anything cos you did it all by yourself. And if thats what you decide to be and do then so be it cos your not my problem anymore. I've never felt more happier and free and I'm not regreting it even one bit. Good riddance. God Bless!

Anyways, onto the brighter side of things. My practical will be ending officially on the 31st July 2008. To imagine that i've been at Hyatt since 1st February 2008 is crazy! Has it been that long? I have no idea as well of how I'm gonna feel at the end of it but i do know i feel one thing which is scared! Scared cos i seriously do not know what is in front of me after this! Hopefully I'll have the courage to stand up against one kind of a world that we live in now. Pray for me.

congratulations to all mentioned below!! ps: all are my favs! :)

2008-06-04T20:21:00.003+08:00

david cook- winner of american idol season 7.

manchester united- champions of europe and england 2007/2008.

stacy. first time winner from sabah for reality tv show akademi fantasia season 6.

congrats to all of you and first time that actually all my favs win.

we are the champions!!

2008-05-19T16:59:00.003+08:00

from the title of the post this time u can see that im so damn happy that manchester united won the bpl dis time.. it has been one hell of a season from the bad start to the shaky finishing and it was really hard to tell who was gonna win.. as long as arsenal didnt win all is good! :)

especially with the form of cristiano ronaldo the win was just the icing on the cake and this win will be especially sweet if they win the champions league too:) please, please do!

anyways, its been awhile again since ive blogged but lets just say that life has been good and bad at the same time.. practical has its ups and downs but outside of practical everything has been ok i guess.. nothing much.. pretty much boring.. after work, come home, shower, rest, watch some tv, dinner, watch some more tv, and then its off to bed and the same will happen the next day..

but the one thing that is bothering me would have to be that he is still calling me even though its been like already 3 freaking months.. i mean, get a life lah k??!! u are freaking 21 years old already and act like u've just learned to read.. every time u call u dont get the picture kah dat i dont wanna talk to you.. and the worst thing is you perasan again that everytime u call im in a bad mood.. and u say u want me back like last time.. if u want me back like last time then leave me alone cos i was also much happier then.. u also dont get it that i dont "belong" to you anymore so its really up to me whether i wanna answer ur calls or not.. if i dont answer u will ask the bonus question of the year "how come you didnt answer ur phone oo?!".... "errrmm.. cos i dont wanna talk to u and get a clue dumb ass!!"..... anyways, i have to go suddenly but will update again cos im not even halfway done bitching yet! hahaha

OMG!

2008-04-19T00:19:00.003+08:00

omg, its been awhile kan since my last entry.. not like anyone reads my blog anyways so who cares.. im doin dis for myself actually to jot down things that i dont feel like telling anyone but just to let it all out.. i oso rather not talk sometimes as im not really a fan of talking as many people would say about me.. well, i started my practical on the 1st of feb and since then life has been crazy and i mean crazy lah k?? my last post wasnt even christmas yet so alot has happened since then..

R.I.P Mik (08.11.1986-07.02.08) and Uncle Roger (07.07.1959-28.12.2007)
we'll be always praying for you and missing you dearly..

it was an extremely crazy ending of 2007 but everything was taken slowly and steadily and everyone sticked together.
everything happened so suddenly all we could do was accept what has happened and moved on even though it wasnt easy.
its especially hard when it happened so suddenly and quickly as it didnt even have time to sink in.

Everyone is coping now and are praying for the both of you as we know you are looking down and praying for all of us.

wish me luck..

2007-12-02T22:33:00.001+08:00

het there.. sorry for the lack of updates.. havent been really busy but just lazy to blog.. hahaha.. wanted to post pics on the food event on the 15th but connection was so slow.. anyways, my exams are starting tmr so wish me luck.. i'll be having exams only during this week then its holidays for me:)

1st paper will be Management Information System then Food and Beverage Management and lastly Conference and Banqueting Management.

cant wait for christmas.

ok lah.. will update agn soon.. bye2:)

Selamat Hari Raya! :)

2007-10-17T23:09:00.000+08:00

So i've decided to start a new blog at blogger that will hopefully spark my interest for blogging again.. i suddenly felt like using blogspot so here i am.. lol..

anyways. i'd like to wish all Muslims a very Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.. this year was able to go to one open house which was nurul rafeeqa's one.. it was nice because i got to see nurul and jacq after a long time.. it was nice catching up with them..

today, was at CP with jacq and ernest.. had a good time:) watched bourne ultimatum and it was a good movie considering i didnt watch the first two.. lol..

i think i've watched almost every movie there is in the cinema already.. lol..

and i've decided to keep this blog to my own amusement only and to all those who stumble upon it.. lol.. for my own keeping lah lets say so that i remember what i've done everyday especially with school... more like to keep track of my own activities especially with school.. lol..

ok lah, i will stop now.. im already late for the england match.. GO ENGLAND!! lol.. man utd still rocks tho:)

take care..