Glass Cupboard of Teddytimtim

Depths of Despair

2012-01-08T14:49:00.004+08:00

Landing on my current job is my BIGGEST mistake ever! I drag myself to work everyday and I go home looking like a zombie. Almost everyone at work do not know what they are doing and do not take effort to understand and they ASSUME!!!

To make it even worse, I'm bonded for 1 year and it only ends on 20 June 2012. It's another 165 calendar days left to be exact...

God, I need lots of strength to pull through this.. tick tock tick tock...

Family or work?

2011-03-31T19:40:00.002+08:00

Am feeling extremely down at the moment. Unwillingly went to work today due to worry about my bro who was hospitalised at 1am and the whole family had very little sleep. Asked my boss whether i can take another day off (on top of yesterday's emergency leave) just to be with my brother and mom. she wasn't very happy about it, i can tell.

was really torn apart by these two... and i reluctantly went to work. but thank god bro was discharged at 4pm today. hope he'll recover asap.

makes me really think that whether the job is as worthy as my love ones...

Start of 2011 - with determination!

2011-01-01T13:44:00.004+08:00

Got a sms from my daddy wishing me happy new year and he reminded me to plan my goals for 2011. Too bad daddy, your little girl is now all grown up and had already laid down her goals last night over yummy dinner and sweet semillion with hubby.

Counting my blessings for 2010 because of the following main reasons:
- got married (love u lots hon!!! muackss!!)
- grow and excel in my job (got very good appraisal from my boss!!)
- traveled a lot (went to Shenzhen, Macau, Singapore and Gold Coast)
- Teddy project 01 up and running after 3 long years of wait (so far the tenant is behaving)

and so much more! thank you 2010...

Things to look forward to in 2011:
- move in to our new place at Kinrara (should be end of Dec 2011 or Jan 2012)
- become a mommy (working hard at the moment, ahem!!!)
- handle larger portfolios at work (i know i can do it!!)
- Korea trip in April (can't wait to see the pink sakura)

2011, please continue to guide me - throw me all you've got and i'll be grateful for all the love, friendship, laughter and lessons the same time around next year.

My dearest lungers, happy new year. Let's toast to another good year in 2011!! ;-)

Funny Pic

2010-12-05T19:15:00.003+08:00

Don't ask - coz i dunno how a trolley can turn up next to a BBQ grill by Main Beach!
I just find it funny & took a photo.

Trolley Meow attack! XD

23 more days!

2010-10-27T22:11:00.002+08:00

Wedding gift from nigo!

2010-09-21T23:15:00.003+08:00

Thanks for this awesome and unique personalized sicker stamps and the card!
Both of us are really touched by your words! Love you lots - Muackss!

New look!

2010-08-16T21:59:00.008+08:00

Yup, gave this humble 'lil place an uplift to celebrate 96 more days to our wedding! clap clap!

So just a few outstanding wedding items that i can think of at the moment:

a) flower corsage / chest pin
i hear you Nigo, no corsage but pin for you.. okies... haven't place any orders yet... do you guys think this is nice? Should go well with white dresses / shirts (for the heng tai). Let me know, ya?

b) liquor
don't plan to get much hard liquor since their only fans are the golden citizens ahem... just plan to get 4 bottles to shut grumpy mom up! the floor? will be serving beer, bottoms up people [insert evil kitty grin + lips smacking]

c) guest list
this is tough and most probably more stressing than the entire wedding itself... i'm worried that i don't have enough guests to fill 18 tables... better not worry so much for now.

d) erm.. there's more but i can't seem to remember...

I had been running around for the past few days, juggling parents, hubby, house renovation (yup, the one in Damansara Perdana is finally ready and tenant should move in by 1st Sept), picking furniture, and of course work, yes how can i forget. had started war with the afghans (literally but in banking terms) because it's really hard to reach them and they have the tendency not to reply emails and when you call the voice recording says - negara yang anda dail tidak dapat di sambungkan kerana semua talian sedang digunakan. i'm counting my blessings coz i have telekom. amen.

then war with those IT guys in India about system issues. i still fail to understand why do they still allow something like "scheduled" quarterly reboot to cause file distribution error. they knew the reboot will impact the users but they still go ahead!? I'm now in the midst of warring era to get them to change the reboot time. Napoleon Bonaparte, I need your strength... Hitler, your creative ways of brandishing agony upon others are highly regarded.. perhaps, your mustache should be good enough..

Then the last but not least a 'friend' in London which always make my regional reporting life harder than it should be. Collating data from 14 countries is no fun, given that the communication bit is really nerve testing...

I think that should be enough... for now. Anyways, the day is near - 96 more days to go!

New toy!

2010-05-24T12:36:00.007+08:00

My 26th birthday gift from hubby! he placed the birthday card with instructions written in it and made me went treasure hunting around the house to look for the console only to find it properly camo in the printer box! thanks for this awesome gift honey!! it rocks!! love u lots! xoxox

White roses...

2010-05-01T08:26:00.005+08:00

We have finally created our wedding website!
View the complete wedding album here ^^

No Paint, No Ouch!!!

2010-03-27T15:37:00.003+08:00

Just got back from paint ball match at Taman Botani Shah Alam. It was a hell of an experience, I got shot in my right hip and the size of the bruise is as big as a chicken egg!!!! Nevertheless, it was exciting.. coz they served BBQ lamb for lunch. Muawahahahahaha!! Oishi!!! >_<

Got the wedding invitation cards!!

2010-03-20T20:21:00.003+08:00

But... it's still too early for the guest list :P

Unbelievable!!

2010-01-09T19:12:00.001+08:00

Sugoii des ne? ^^

Violet walls and vanilla ceiling...

2009-12-29T21:04:00.001+08:00

Hubby painted our room today. Am stil anxiously waiting for the mini photo album..

That perfect dress

2009-10-25T12:57:00.005+08:00

My ROM (Registration of Marriage) is next Saturday, 31 Oct 2009 on Halloween. I got a black dress coz I wanna match Jean's full black attire. I realised that mommy will not be agreeable to the black color. Another friend said "Darling, u kahwin lah... bukan berkabung!" I was taken aback. So when MK sms me saying that she found my favourite beer at Bangsar Village.... might as well seek her advice.

I went home for dim sum breakfast and I decided to give it a try, "Mommy can I wear black on my ROM?" All three of them (mommy, daddy, bro) answered in perfect sync, "NO!" So I need another dress. Daddy wanted me to get a pink one, bro - white & mommy - red.....

Mommy suggested we go shopping together and we got the dress for a, ahem, very affordable price (from a shop in Petaling Street) - it was really cheap! But I can't help feeling that the dress is too glamour looking for registration. Mommy says that it's still a marriage ceremony so it's ok to go all out... but hey, so long it's nice.. it should be fine right? ( I really hope I didn't go overboard with the dress).

Got the Rings!

2009-08-23T22:28:00.005+08:00

It's not an easy task to find the right ring coz size, design, stone, price, etc all comes into picture. After the first few shops my head is starting to spin due to all the blings and a few more shops later I feel that most wedding bands tend to look the same in terms of design. Finally, we settled for a pair from Diamond & Platinum. My finger is too small (size 6) so have to special order.

(Meow takes a big red marker and strike off "RINGS" from her long list). ONE down! Happy happy Meow! ^_^

Meow has been very busy Meow

2009-07-31T16:13:00.016+08:00

20/6/09

Hse mate say wanna move back to Ipoh so will not be staying with us anymore. This gal always pay the rent late and I hv to become debt collector even at home. She stil has the guts to ask for the deposit refund (too bad, no refund coz the contract is for 1 whole yr, the owner will not pay us back if we didn't stay here for the whole yr). Now me & Jean hv to pay more for the rent. Sigh! Jean asked "Sweetie, why don't we just get our own place?" Yeah, why not since the rent for our current place is already RM750/mth.

21/6/09

Went to see 2 units of condo in Shah Alam with the real estate agent. We liked neither 1. Sigh! Just hv to continue to look then. Sob!

27/6/09

Went to Mid Valley for Transformers 2. It starts @ 1.30pm so we walked for a bit. There's a property fair going on in the exhibition hall. Went in for a sneak peek. Came out holding brochure of The Zest @ Bkt Kinrara 9 (http://www.thezest.com.my/). Paid the deposit almost immediately since the location is directly in front of an approved LRT station (this station is suppose to be built in 2 yrs time to extend the STAR line) and it has 2 parking bays. A beau indeed! So our future abode is one stop after Bukit Jalil station. Happy happy Meow! When we signed the Letter of Offer after we paid the booking, Jean held my hand & whispered, "This is a very BIG step for both of us!" I hv to agree coz when I signed that piece of paper, I felt like I was signing my marriage certificate!

10/7/09

Finally settled for OCBC as the end financier. I almost fell off my chair when I heard that the rate that they're offerring is BLR -2.3%. I know the purchase price is a bit on the high side (RM261k) but I really didn't expect such a good deal.

11/7/09

Went to the sales office in Bdr Puteri, Puchong to sign the SPA. I really hate the lawyers, they must be smirking in the corner when all of us (including other purchasers) were struggling to initial every single page of the agreements. Lawyer grinned sinisterly, I swear!

12/7/09

Went to work (on a Sunday morning). Decided to let my parents know about it. Dad was continuously extending his congratultory remark over the phone. I asked "Why is it that you did not congratulate me for my previous 2 purchase?" "Tim, this one is different, you bought it with your spouse-to-be". Geez! I really didn't expect that. Yeah, we had been talking about the "M" word a lil too much for the past few mths. Hmmm... both Jean & me has been planning on the funds for quite a while now. We'll hv lots of budgeting to do. Surfed net looking for wedding budget tips. Stopped by a site with the heading "Book your 2010 wedding reception with us now". Are these ppl serious? So I was suddenly slapped with the very fact that if we were to book anything, we need a date. Yes, a date. We had always had the plan to get married in November since it's the month that we begin our love. Flipped through the calendar on my work desk. 20th Nov (Sat) sounds nice. Rang Mommy, Can help me to check if 20/11/10 a good day for "M"? She took down our birth dates, and promised to call back after checking with the Sifu (you know which field she's in so these kind of things are very easy for her to look up). She confirmed that it is a very auspicious day for the both of us. So, it's fixed. Texted Jean the gd news. He was overjoyed. Nigo, will you be around at that time?

18 & 25/7/09

Meet the parents. Cool (not)! We were so nervous. 18th - his parents. 25th - my parents (during dinner). They are very happy for us. I can tell. Even Mommy which is always with her usual "I-hate-the-world-but-I love-only-money" air, seemed rather soft.

Before that, we had the whole afternoon to ourselves after signing the Loan agreement (yeah, another 1, i know, thanks for your concern over my aching fingers) in the morning. Drove to Pudu just to check out some of the bridal shops b4 meeting my parents in a restaurant in Bukit Bintang. Initial plan was just to see-see since never been to one before. Wanted to compare packages & price. End up paying a booking fee but photo shoot date yet to be decided since "M" is only in Nov next yr. I guess better put th PS next yr. Jean thinks March is just nice so that we don't hv to rush. The sales girl was very professional and very honest on the packages like "these are included and these are not included". She showed us a few photo albums. Both of us were really amazed by her selling & customer service skills (since both of us are also from the service industry, we can tell right away that she is a rare breed). She grabbed 3 gowns for me to try on. I was like, ummm... you are not gonna charge me right? She laughed, shook her head and said "No, miss. Just wanna let you feel the wedding. So, I tried all 3 on. The gowns were gorgeous. Jean's eye balls popped, walked closer to me and all he could say at first was "Sweetie...". He paid the deposit immediately after that.

30/7/09

Called the sales office to confirm that I will be coming to pick up the stamped SPA since tomorrow is my offday. Jean proposed that we go for our Registration of Marriage (ROM) next Monday since both of us took the whole week off. My excitement were short lived over the news. Wanna know why? We ralized that we work in the same bank, same department, reporting to the same boss! We can't get married and work in the same department, it's against some god-knows-what banking policy (it's deemed as legally married if we do the ROM thingy). So 1 of us will hv to move out fm the department. In these moment of panic / confusion, Jean called to ask his TL-cum-buddy and sought his advice. "Chill, bro. Boss already see this coming and he say he will do the necessary arrangement." My jaw dropped. My, my, a boss with great vision and foresight! So, no ROM until the "arrangement" is done (which I don't really know what he has in mind for us. Can't ask him either since he's currently on leave in overseas. Guess we'll hv to wait til he comes back or we'll just do the ROM next yr maybe in July. 2 moths b4 the real "M" should be manageable.

I think a lot has happened in July 2009. It's really worthy of a post in this humble blog. Meanwhile, we'll stil continue to prepare for the big "M" day - $$$, restaurant hunting, card printing, guest list, etc, etc. Both of us has agreed that we will take all these slowly.... and we mean real slow coz we have time til Nov next yr :)

Japanese Mutton Curry

2009-05-18T13:20:00.003+08:00

Another remarkable masterpiece by the one & only chef Jean!

Truly a "sofa-king good" meal!
^_^

Chocs to Die For @ Schokolart

2009-05-16T23:36:00.000+08:00

Thanks to Sango for bringing me to this choco heaven for my birthday treat. The warm cinnamon choco with marshmallow was awesomely rich. The choco banana blend was devil-licious! However, the signature dish - chocolate satay - although worth mentioning, was a little weird :P

(for those of you who are interested, it's at Solaris Mont Kiara, Block K, 1st Flr)

Vibrator in Steamy White

2009-04-07T19:28:00.002+08:00

My housemate thinks that this is a vibrator!? Wahahahaha!!
Put the blame on Nintendo. I thought this console is suitable for all ages? Wahahaha!!
For those who don't know, this is actually the Nintendo Wii mote & nunchuck (remote la...)
>_<

Laproscopic Surgery

2009-02-21T04:02:00.004+08:00

I'm finally back home after the operation on Friday morning and I really mean morning (0030 to 0230 @ SJMC). Suspected appendicitis but turns out to be some bleeding in the right ovary. So the doctors decide to take out the appendix & rectify the bleeding due to rapture ( don't worry they didn't take away my ovary). They recorded everything on a DVD but I don't think I'm gonna watch it. Now I'm still feeling a little painful while I walk but everything's fine. So I should just sit back & enjoy my 2 weeks home rest.

Oh, also not to mention that the hospital bill turns out to be a whopping RM11k+, thank god the tiger bank is paying!

A very big thank you to my dearest collegues for the cards, gifts & well wishes. I'm really touched.
After this incident I decided to turn over a new leaf, that is to eat healthier. I should really cut down my sugar diet & replace with more veggies. But that's for now.... I hope I don't change my mind too soon :P

Pitter Patter

2008-12-18T21:52:00.002+08:00

My long leave started 2 days ago... I'm supposed to be merry coz this's the season to be jolly... but tonight i feel rather empty. I'm bored & thinking of that certain someone. At times, when I lay on my bed I do wonder "what's he doing right now?" Sigh... So much for my no remorse preachings. I'm one big bimbo who does not walk her own talk.

I'm trying to get myself occupied so that I won't be lying down & thinking... but now I'm writing about it!? This has really got to stop. Some say the rain has influence over emotions. I say, screw those people and give me the sleeping potion!

Constant = Change?

2008-11-24T00:21:00.002+08:00

"The only thing that is constant is change" Yeah, I've heard enough of this Organisational Behavior theory many many times during varsity years. But I didn't really think it'll affect my personal life so much.

Just when I thought I finally settled down, found my dream job, superb housemates... I should be worry free... But, my housemate is so capable that she got a new job that pays twice her current salary and she has to move out. Dang! Yes, of course it's hard to get another house mate but 2!? Just becouse 1 is moving out, the other 1 wants to do the same (to stay with another friend in Kota Kemuning). I'm in the process of searching for a new unit (coz thank god I've found a new housemate. Thanks, Jean!). Hopefully the agent will be able to find one or I'll have to move back home (which I don't want to)! I love Bkt Jelutong, I seriously do! You wake up to birds chirping & feast your eyes on lush greens of the golf course during meals... This is heaven! But my days here might be numbered!

A look at the bright side will be that petrol price went down so driving thru & fro fm home isn't much of an issue here. The fact that I finally have my own room (at the age of 24!) makes me reluctant to move back home. I enjoy keeping it cute, neat & the best part it's my own room...

I'm praying hard that I'll be able to get another unit for a reasonable price coz I wanna have my breakfast served in bed :P

New Haircut

2008-11-13T21:17:00.002+08:00

Went for a haircut straight after work bcoz some stupid bitch pissed me off! But I kinda like the new look, neater at least. Now I look even more like a kid :P

007's Aston Martin

2008-11-06T23:35:00.003+08:00

From Shell's garage. Cool (or blazing hot)! And if you are a die hard James Bond fan like me, you'll make every effort to go watch all 007 movies on the very first day they are showing. Although I'm dissapointed with the casting of Daniel Craig as 007, I have to admit that despite his looks, his stunts rock. It's just that Roger Moore & Pierce Brosnan rocks better! :P

This is Holloween

2008-10-31T10:53:00.009+08:00

Boys and girls of every age

Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see

This, our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene

Trick or treat till the neighbor's gonna die of fright

It's our town, everybody scream

In this town of Halloween!

Surviving With Pasta

2008-10-27T10:45:00.001+08:00

Both my housemates are away for 9 days straight as they went back to hometown for Deepavali. This means that for 9 days straight I will have no home cooked food. It's hard to get chinese meals around here and I'll be stuck with either Mamak or Malay food. Poor me cuz I can't be taking spicy food every meal, my throat can't take it and I need my voice to work. So that boils down to either driving all the way to Glenmarie for meal or I make my own dinner. So I took the bolder option and tried to make myself some pasta. A zillion thanks to Prego for making my pasta experience a pleasant one.

Pink Fluff

2008-10-21T21:53:00.010+08:00

"Green would be nice, I think...."
"How about pink?"

"Hmmmm..... not bad, feminine too."

"We can put in the princess crown & balerina tutu..."

"Alrighty, Pink it is!"

"Better don't buy normal hair dye.... Might be allergic to it.... How about getting edible colorant?"

"Edible?"

"Yeah those that we use for baking kuih & cakes.... I think can get in Giant hypermart nearby."

"Let's go since I ran out of corn flakes. Might as well grab a box while we're there."

And the ultimate masterpiece......

Ladies & gents

presenting for the first time

MAXXIE

the female maltese (aka B**ch, oopppppsss!)

in PINK

Don't you feel the Deepavali spirit already?

The Blood of Flowers ~ Anita Amirrezvani

2008-10-02T21:22:00.019+08:00

I'm so bored that I've actually finished a brick & not so mortaric 450 pages novel poetically entitled as above (okayyyy..... I lied. It's only 441 pages to be exact, happy now?) I have to say that it's a very good read. This one - it's like unveiling the turban (or the tudung!).

Set in Iran, it epically unfolds the lives of women with regards to cultural frustration, relative ties, social standing, pride-for-silver cliche, and most irritably - the unnecessary misfortunes that was bestowed ever so mercilessly to women, as if they were rose water sprinkles, due to male domination!

When I put down the book, satiated, I felt more than grateful. Grateful that I am able to knot my own carpet (and it does not have to be fit for a Shah), where its hues are determined mostly by the dye I chose, designs grand or modest enough just to my liking, a rajj sized to a measurement I want, and more than grateful that my tiny fingers will grow weary but without remorse. As every knot is my own and belongs to no one else.

Allah~hu~akhbar (God is Great)

I'm Bored....

2008-10-01T21:35:00.002+08:00

I'm bored... working pm shift during Hari Raya... which ends at 11.00pm another 1hr23mins more to go... i'm cold... i really think it's about time to find a substitute for my loyal grey armour which has been with me since 9 years old... nothing to do... dunno what to write... i guess since i'm actually typing this... it must be a blue moon day... i finished my ration of mint chocolates... no more sugar boost... no cafeteria during public holidays... dang... no more chocs... pls save me... my eyelids are heavy... my fingers are buttery & fat... been hitting the backspace button for god knows how many times already just to write this short paragraph... if anyone is reading this... ignore me... i'm merely bored... right, just "merely"... another 1hr17mins... who's the genius that invented clock work!? human greatest materpiece, my ass... pardon me but i'm just too into my own musings at the moment... cough cough... threw up a few times yesterday... suffering from "i think i am going to be sick symptom"... sigh... dunno what to write... really... my right frame of mind is screaming telling me to better stop this meaningless drabble...

Fluffy Chaos

2008-07-12T08:50:00.004+08:00

This 'lil fella belongs to one of my house mates and has broken into my room and chew on the posters! Guess what, I happen to get a free balloon during the rooftop party on Thursday and I plan to pop it in front of the white fluff when no one is around. Oh, ain't revenge the sweetest thing? :P

Sweet Temptation

2008-06-28T08:11:00.004+08:00

I want one too!

Tomorrow's Memoir

2008-06-26T21:34:00.004+08:00

A breath taking chapter indeed.

Teddy Project #3

2008-06-21T23:56:00.005+08:00

The beginning of another new partnership with daddy.
Let's toast to another fruitful one!
Cheers!

Often better with a little MOO

2008-06-20T08:43:00.001+08:00

I think I finally found the reason why I like milk so much. I really can't seem to live without it. I can't really survive without milk for 2 days straight.

"Milk contains tryptophan, an amino acid that the body uses to make serotonin, which slows down nerve traffic and helps your brain unwind. You'll feel more relaxed and ready for a well-deserved snooze." ~ The Sun

So, let's MOO MOO!!!

Five minutes to tea

2008-06-18T15:10:00.002+08:00

It's another five to 3.15 pm on a lazy Wednesday afternoon (Boss not around until next Monday). Warm shawls are proudly displayed on shoulder and around the neck of others while I silently missed my legendary gray sweater. My numb fingers coiled around the kitty cup full of warm strawberry & raspberry tea, desperate for warmth. Thank you "Mr. New Water Dispenser". It just arrived today. This pink cuppa was truly a brew from heaven, I dare say. It's not as sarcastic as it sounds when you've just moved into a new office floor with the room temperature less than 15 Degree Celsius. Its sweet scent was a total bliss, the warmth, well, cozy enough to make my eyelids fall. As I sipped, I reminded myself again that my days here are numbered. Lips curved into a smile as cold fingers reached for the packet of raisin cookies.

Yes, it's very tranquil indeed…

Cut It All Off

2008-05-23T22:26:00.003+08:00

I think it's too short :P

I am 24...

2008-05-20T11:57:00.001+08:00

... and still counting ^_^

There's only one 'F' word to describe my 24th birthday - FANTASTIC!! (which 'F' word you were thinking of? :P)

Nigo, thanks for the cute teddy card. Sango, thanks for the wonderful dinner. Yongo, thanks for the birthday wishes.

So the day started with some pasta lunch and then 2 movies in a row (totally laughed my head off!)

Then, there was the cake and Happy Birthday song..

and the final blast at Souled Out. These two guys have bottomless stomachs, mind you.

After eight years of not seeing each other, I finally get to meet Asrul who works in the kitchen of Souled Out. God, when we stop growing upwards, we go sideways! Chuckles!

So let's toast to another wonderful year ahead and to my panda-look-a-like eyes tomorrow! Yawnnn..... Nite!

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2008-05-19T10:47:00.003+08:00

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≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡ This Group's Objective ≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡

1. Every year, over $30 billion is made from the Internet because people Clicked! $1 billion of this, in 10 years time, will go to Charity (WFP) through Free Click Donation Sites!

Status: Awareness growing.

2. To expose World-wide Hunger, particulary Child Hunger, to the World.

Status: Between 5 and 6 million people invited/made aware. 2.5 million people have joined.
≡≡≡≡ So how does it all work!? ≡≡≡≡

You click on web pages which have advertisements.
Because you clicked and saw the ads, the advertisers pay money directed towards FREE FOOD!

http://www.worldofgood.com/sn/f <-- Just Click & up to $25,000 will be donated to the World Food Programme, by this group! If 5 people click, 1 more meal gets paid. Up to 100,000 meals! But we need you to first click!

HUNGER & STARVATION: WHAT IS IT LIKE???

When hunger contractions occur in the stomach, the person sometimes experiences mild pain in the pit of the stomach, called hunger pangs. Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food, in starvation. A single hunger contraction lasts about 30 seconds, and pangs continue for around 30-45 minutes, then hunger subsides for around 30-150 minutes. Individual contractions are separated at first, but are almost continuous after a time.

Individuals experiencing starvation lose substantial fat and muscle mass as the body breaks down these tissues for energy. Catabolysis is the process (medical condition) of a body breaking down muscles and other tissues in order to keep vital systems (such as the nervous system and heart muscle) working.

≡≡≡≡≡≡ How do we end World Hunger? ≡≡≡≡≡≡

1. Exposure, exposure, exposure to enlighten.
2. Donations, donations, donations towards the poor.
3. Economic development, better policies, and enlightenment of everyone to develop sustainable societies for food production, all the way to grass-roots.
4. Organizations providing cheap food, off the market, to the WFP and other humanitarian organizations.
5. Awareness of what drives up food prices, and preventing this with alternative solutions.

These 5 steps will end World Hunger. But it takes work.

Make it happen now: http://www.poverty.com/internationalaid.html

AND HELP SAVE THE WORLD.... MORE!

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http://www.buildaschool.org - Help build a School!
http://www.e-inclusionsite.org/en/clickDonate.php - Promote IT!
http://www.theliteracysite.com - Free Books to the poor!
http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=education - Help Educate!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Promote Health : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://breastcancer.care2.com - Prevent Breast Cancer!
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≡≡≡≡≡≡ Help Stop Poverty : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=food - Start a Crop!
http://www.ripple.org/give.php?p=money - Help Finance the Poor!
http://www.povertyfighters.com - Help Raise Money!
http://www.solvepoverty.com - Help Jobs!
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http://www.accse.net/rasa/donacion-rasa.html - Help Agriculture!

≡≡≡≡≡≡ Clean Water for All : Free Donation Clicks! ≡≡≡≡≡≡

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Wow! What a day!

2008-05-17T21:25:00.009+08:00

Today, I went out with mommy and her friend, Uncle W to quite a few places. To start with, we went all the way to Semenyih ~ because Mommy wanna bring me to try out a yummy-licious fish (wrapped in aluminum foil). So we had mutton, drunken chicken, steamed fish & tom-yam fish. Uhh... burrppppp! Excuse me, please. I was very stuffed and of course, 2 thumbs up for the cook. By the time we finished the meal was around 3.30pm (the journey from KL was quite long). So, end of event #1.

Event #2 : The famous Sek-la-tok temple (dunno what's it called in English). This top of the hill architecture was awesome. I have to say that this temple is surrounded by scenic and breath taking greens. Although it's a temple, there's a big fruit orchard at the back with mangosteen, papaya and durian trees. Unfortunately/fortunately, it's not the season yet so I'm saved from the to-eat-or-not-to-eat dilemma as my tummy was still full from the earlier meal.

Event #3 : So from Semenyih, Uncle W drove all the way to Shah Alam to fetch grandma and then we went to Teluk Gong for dinner. We reached the restaurant at about 6pm. Come to think of it, didn't we just had lunch!? Uhh.... talk about putting on the kilos! Dang! Arghhhh... don't care cuz the lala fried meehoon was too sinfully tempting and devil-ish to resist! The chinese tea was exotic too. Had never tasted it before. Some great souvenirs from Uncle W's hometown in China. Really, I've never once doubted Uncle W's taste for chinese tea and tea with him was always "ticklish" with his exceptionally good sense of humor.

Then, we grandma-napped (kidnapped) grandma back to our place and she's staying with us for a few days. I could use some extra company since it's holiday and as you guys know, dad, mommy and bro are just too busy for me. So I'll have someone to fuss over for the next 2 days (ahem, am beaming with pride).

Today was indeed great and Mommy said apologetically while applying her night restoring cream, "I'll be away for training next Tuesday. Just think of today as your b'day treat, ok?" Suddenly I'm diagnosed with chronic melting cardiac tissues and latex pulp legs. To her, I'll always be her little girl :)

Peek-a-boo

2008-05-15T20:59:00.001+08:00

I shot this in my home balcony. Cute!

Teddy Bear Therapy

2008-05-15T20:30:00.004+08:00

Author: Joan Sotkin

If your life isn't working the way you'd like it to, then I'd like to suggest teddy bear therapy to help you create life stories that are more satisfying and rewarding.

One day, way back in 1981 when I was living in Atlanta, Georgia, I had a strong urge to buy a teddy bear. I found one that was warm and cuddly. A few weeks later, I had a deep-tissue massage after which I started having a strong emotional release. I felt weepy and sad, so I got into bed and curled up with the teddy bear.

I started crying and found myself talking out loud about my feelings. I felt as if I was a young child who was hurt and wounded. Suddenly, I had a strong image in my mind of myself when I was three years old. I was standing by my baby brother's crib feeling alone and left out. Tears came for what seemed like a long time. I knew the pain I was releasing was very deep. When it was over, I felt as if I had released the weight of years of pain, and I realized how strong an effect the birth of my brother had had on me. The effect of the experience with the teddy bear was extremely healing.

Holding the bear had stimulated a memory center in my brain from a time in my life when stuffed animals and dolls were my friends. The bear enabled me to reach back in time to touch unreleased emotions that were stored deep inside of me -- emotions that needed to be released in order for me to heal. I have come to believe that we create uncomfortable life stories in order to express unreleased pain. By releasing the pain, we can change the quality of our lives.

The teddy bear enabled me to make contact with the part of me that is referred to as the wounded child. The child within us is always there; it is the part of us that feels, plays and creates. But there are two parts to our inner child -- the healthy part that feels comfortable expressing itself and having fun and the wounded part that feels hurt, rejected and disappointed.

All of us have a wounded child because all of us had experiences in our childhood that made us uncomfortable. Because we were usually taught not to express our true feelings, the wounded child has many uncomfortable feelings locked inside that want to find expression. The wounded child will act out these uncomfortable feelings in life stories unless it is allowed to express itself so that the wounds can heal.

Because we keep the feelings of the wounded child buried inside of us for many years, it is often difficult to reach the feelings and release them. But if you make a conscious effort to access the feelings and experience them one more time, then you can go back in time and release them and change the endings to your life stories.

For example, if you were emotionally abused as a child, then you are probably creating life stories in the present that have elements of abuse in them. There is a technique you can use to go back into the memory, re-experience the feelings then work through them. One of the ways to do this is to speak, from the child's point of view, to the parent who abused you. You can hold a teddy bear for support and tell the parent how you felt. Then you can imagine him or her (or both) apologizing to you.

Here's how to do it! First, find yourself a teddy bear that feels good to hold. The size will vary with your size -- the larger you are, the larger the bear should be. Once you have a teddy bear, you will want to hold it and use it in your own special way. You might also like to try one of the following exercises:

Give your teddy bear a name. Make it a real companion that you can talk to and confide in. Yes, you may feel silly doing this at first, but no one is going to know about it except you. It may take some practice, but after a while, you'll be able to connect to your wounded child.When you feel uncomfortable or unhappy, tell the teddy bear how your feel. Talk out loud. Use the phrase I feel _______.

Hold the teddy bear in one hand and let it hang by your side as you walk -- the way young children do. The idea is to rekindle feelings that you had as a child and by acting as if you are a child, you'll be able to do it.

Sleep holding on to your teddy bear. Any time you are feeling sad or uncomfortable, lie down and cuddle up with your teddy bear. Close your eyes and imagine that you are traveling inside of your body. Try to feel where you are experiencing the discomfort. Say, out loud, I feel so uncomfortable. Try to define the feeling. (I feel sad, I feel angry, I feel alone, etc.) This is an effective release technique.

Affirmations Can Help. Releasing feelings is often difficult and takes practice, especially if you were not allowed to express your feelings as a child. In order to stimulate the release process, you might want to try one of the following affirmations:
+ I release my fear of my feelings
+ I give myself permission to feel my feelings and release them
+ I release all pain and memory of pain
+ I give my wounded child permission to express itself
+ I release all pain and memory of pain
+ I give myself permission to love myself
+ I release my shame and embarrassment
+ I release my fear of self expression

You can repeat the affirmations any time during the day or during meditation. A good time to do affirmations is while you are driving, walking or doing mindless tasks such as washing the dishes.

The History Of The Teddy Bear

2008-05-15T20:23:00.006+08:00

In 1902 President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. As reported in the Washington Post, the presidential hunting party. trailed and lassoed a lean, black bear, then tied it to a tree. The president was summoned, but when he arrived on the scene he refused to shoot the tied and exhausted bear, considering it to be unsportsmanlike.

The following day, November 16, Clifford Barryman, Washington Post editorial cartoonist, immortalized the incident as part of a front-page cartoon montage. Barryman pictured Roosevelt, his gun before him with the butt resting on the ground and his back to the animal, gesturing his refusal to take the trophy shot. Written across the lower part of the cartoon were the words "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," which coupled the hunting incident to a political dispute.

The cartoon drew immediate attention. In Brooklyn, NY, shopkeeper Morris Michtom displayed 2 toy bears in the window of his Stionary and novilty store. The bears had been made by his wife, Rose from plush stuffed excelsior and finished with black shoe button eyes. Michtom recognized the immediate popularity of the new toy, requested and received permission from Roosevelt himself to call them "Teddy's Bears." The little stuffed bears were a success. As demand for them increased, Michtom mooved his business to a loft, under the name of the Ideal Novelty and Toy Corporation.

At the same time as it was born in The United States, the Teddy Bear was also born in Germany. The Steiff Company of Giengen produced it's first jointed stuffed bears during the same 1902-1903 period. The company had made toys for a number of years and had produced small wool-felt pincushion type animals of many varities. The animals were the creation of Margaret Steiff. Steiff bears were first introduced at the 1903 Leipzig Fair, where an American buyer saw them and ordered several thousand for shipment to the US.

While other stories have been told regarding the birth of this wonderful toy, the simultaneous births in Brooklyn and Giengen are the best substantiated. The cartoon at the here is a later version of the Barryman cartoon as it appeared in The Washington Star.

I am what I was

2008-05-14T18:02:00.004+08:00

It's been two years since I left Uni and started to stand on my own two feet. No more exams, no more assignments and no more squabbling team mates. Vividly, I remembered my first day at work. So eager, so care-free. Singing along to the cheap radio, blarring my off-pitch voice in my mini yellow taxi all the way to work. I was on cloud nine.

The colleagues were good, I found friends worthy of a life-time. Til this day, we gather occasionally to share little giggles and life experiences over good food. I really missed them.

And I also just realised this one thing ~ I often blog about the past. The vibrant past. Why? It strucked me. Was I too deep into everyday's hassle that I did not stop to appreciate all things that I have at that one moment in time? No, I've always felt alive because I have a vibrant past. I am what I am because I was what I was. Vibrant... and will continue to be!

Don't give up!! Tomorrow will be better ^_^

Crisis Core Indeed!

2008-04-13T01:09:00.000+08:00

Thundaga! YEEEESSSSSS!!!! Die Genesis! DIE! Wahahahahha! You're no match for me!

Yes I did it! I just finished Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII. The ending is a sad one. I mean MY ending! I've spent the last five days (making full use of my free time after work and the whole Saturday) on the game. Now I'm having a bad headache. On top of that I look like an endangered panda which had just escaped from the world wild life foundation research center. Yikes, president Mao please don't shoot me!

(Stomach growls) did I eat dinner just now? What about lunch? Don't tell me that I've not eaten anything eversince this morning!? (stomach growls again). Awww I'm really really hungry, tired and sleepy! Soldier First Class - Zack Fair! You owe me one, big time!

Crisis Core Indeed!

I Hate My Forehead

2008-02-27T19:51:00.004+08:00

It's just too big & ugly... and I'm too bored... so I made this... while I'm checking for vampire teeth marks... still I think it's good for laughs! LOL

OMG!!

2008-01-19T19:26:00.002+08:00

He's all grown up....

but still yummy and GIL-licious!!

Cool!

2007-12-21T00:34:00.000+08:00

Stole this from nigo. I think it's super cool!

Our Cantabile

2007-12-02T16:04:00.000+08:00

Just finished the drama version of "Nodame Cantabile" (thanks sango!).

I have to blog this, i really need to. My eyes are swelling with tears right now. The series' good. But the main reason for tears is that it made memories flood back. All the way back to when I was in secondary school. My most presious, most glorious period of my entire life. I remembered the first time I CONDUCTED ON STAGE. When I was 14. Although ours was far from an ochestra... it was my honour to be able to do so. I missed my band members! So much... so much I couldn't find a word to describe the magnitude of it. Fragments of time retrospect itself... collecting them... remembering them.. keeping them close to the heart... when I strode for the first time in national parade with a 3kg saxaphone... how I dreamt of bringing our band to another level, on par, no.. better than the teams of St. John & VI... Yes, that dream was the main reason I endured the sun, the military fashion trainning... The band was all I have at that time, my refuge from my broken family. I miss them all....

Where are they now? The swift directing of the mace, the graceful fall of the drum sticks, the rhythm... the deep tones of the lower brass - the trombone! And yes, of course, the winds.... the clarinet that I struggled so much to learn. Until my lips changed shape. The slightly thick nub of flesh in the centre of the upper lip... was the evidence that I love the reed mouthpiece so much.

Yes.. that band saved me.. it gave me a home... a cantabile so that I didn't stride down the wrong path...

Cochrane Brass Band... Our cantabile...

Balloonology

2007-11-04T20:48:00.000+08:00

Learned to make these during a tea talk last month.. Extremely cute!

Drools..

2007-10-13T01:55:00.000+08:00

I really want a piece of this beautiful marshall!

Geez! I need a break!

2007-09-24T19:25:00.000+08:00

Just got back from work and now I'm slumping in front of my pc again. Finally the project that I've been busy with for the past two months is done. Yeah, it'll launch in a day or two. I'm proud of it!

Not forget to mention that my grandma passed away peacefully last Monday 17.9.2007 at the ripe age of 93 years. I really can't imagine myself living for almost a century. I'll miss her. All the knitting that she taught me, the bright red cardigan that she knitted for me when I was a kid... maybe that's when my desire for the color of red began. I caught everything on the video, from the mass to the funeral. I didn't feel sad at all, frankly I didn't even cried a tear. Just a little guilt, maybe slightly more than a little, because I don't think that I've done anything remarkable for her. But still, she's grandma and all. She's in a better place now.

I just wanna live for today so that I'll have no regrets tomorrow. And maybe the first step towards that is a shower right now so that I won't blame myself for having rashes tomorrow! Chuckles!

I'm Back

2007-08-30T21:20:00.000+08:00

Hi,

I'm back on-line. Just completed the Streamyx self installation. LOL. Now I can continue to download my Tsubasa comics! Yay! Gotta start right away. Tata!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2006-12-31T22:34:00.000+08:00

Sense and Sensibility

2006-12-03T09:30:00.000+08:00

Went shopping with daddy & mummy yesterday evening at 1 Utama. There's this sinful & tempting event going on - SALE! I saw this "buy me, you know that you wanna" grey cardigan blouse at Padini. Went into the fitting room cubicle with Mummy to try it on along with another few garmets. After putting it on, it won me over completely. I wanted to buy this now "you must buy me" blouse which cost RM 99. But it'll definitely burn one hell of a big hole in my pocket! Mummy, being sensible as always (even when she's naked, said "Don't buy. It's too expensive" while trying on another blouse herself. So I'm in a dilemma. To buy or not to buy? While still pondering, mummy asked,"Where's the camera?" My train of toughts snapped off. Oh, the digicam that I brought long to take pictures of the Christmas trees? Mummy took out the camera and said,"You like the blouse? We can snap a pic of it (in the fitting room cubicle). So you don't have to buy it." I was like uh, um well.. ok.

Say Cheese (or peace)!
SNAP!

The moral of the story, bring your mum with you when you go shopping? Well, not really but at least I'm not a hunred ringgit poorer. Chuckles! ^^

Nichiyoubi

2006-11-19T12:26:00.000+08:00

YAWN!! Another lazy Sunday afternoon at home. Just finished reading the Nana scanlations yesterday.. Huh? Oh, I read all the 15 volumes non-stop – for 8 hours straight! Till morning. Slept at 4 a.m. Hmmm… the power of Takumi!? I’m totally used and spent by that charming prince.. Tired! I can’t get up... I wanna sleep... some more... zzzz... It’s all your fault Takumi... you bastard… zzzz…

Hhmmm?

2006-11-18T17:39:00.001+08:00

Bored.... really bored.... ^^

Weird Guy!

2006-11-17T19:06:00.000+08:00

I just got some verbal assult from my boss yesterday evening, that's 15 minutes before I call it a day. Some luck! He called me into his room and I got those "really" nice words from him - for something beyond my control and fault. Ok - whatever! Jeng! Jeng! Jeng! This's the best part.. While slumping half dead, I dragged myself to the LRT station. I bumped into Mei Kheng! We had a great night together. Luv ya Phi Phi ^^

Oh, back to my boss. He took me out for lunch today and said he's sorry. Weird huh? Since when did bossy bosses knew how to apologize? Just darn weird.. Ok - whatever! Jeng! Jeng! Jeng! This's the best part.. He's on a 2 weeks leave starting next Monday! Hurrah! Hurray! Horray! Long live the boss! ^^

Oh forgive me for these craps.. ^^

Giant Choco

2006-10-14T02:27:00.001+08:00

WE LIKE IT LARGE! WE LIKE IT BIG! WE LIKE IT DARK!

Workaholic?

2006-03-22T17:29:00.000+08:00

I took up Mei Kheng's advice, that is I should start looking for a job before I graduate. Thanks Mei Kheng. Love you! :) I gave it some thoughts and I think it's a very practical thing to do. Keng Keng thinks that I'm actually nuts! Haha.. She said why hurry. So the workaholic me has strike again! I started looking for jobs from jobstreet.com, the newspaper and even walk into banks asking for a job. I sent out copies of my resume and I'm waiting for their closing date before I can get a response.

OK, so I got one marketing consultancy firm asking me to attend their interview (the first job that I applied for). So I went on Monday for a PRE-LIMINARY interview. Which is less than 15 minutes! On the day itself in the evening, I got a phone call asking me to go for a second interview which is the final interview. SO I went today and they say they wanna hire me. Good you say? Nope.. cuz its more like a direct sales company! So here I am ranting about the interview!

Stupid company, waste my time only!

Didn't explain fully, not even trustworthy!

Should have told me, you're like a direct sales company!

Nevermind.. another job will come by. Cuz I really did send out a FEW (ten only) copies of my resume. I'll just have to be persistent and don't give up! While waiting, I should concentrate on my coming exams, which is the very last time I'm gonna be taking them! Wait untill I finish my exams, I'll send out my resumes in mass volume! Haha..

Three cheers for myself - Gambate! Gambate! Gambate! ^^

New Look!

2006-03-11T23:14:00.000+08:00

I finally got it straight...ehemm..my hair..lah..

Wonders what Bee Bee will say tomorrow...

All Smiles!

2006-01-20T20:15:00.000+08:00

Mood: really (x 100000) HAPPY!

Reason No. 1: thesis is DONE!!

Heehee... ^^ I'm really happy and relieved. Those heavy tonnes of worries are now gone. Well, actually I haven't send the thesis for printing and binding yet but all the typing done and I'm proud of it! Happy happy! I'm in an extremely good mood today. Cracking jokes all day long.. laughing and smiling 'till my facial muscles ache..

Reason No. 2: Yuki-chan is extremely fat!

Now both Bee Bee and me calls her fei-po! Chuckles! We went to the vet for her 2nd vaccination and the vet said that she's a bit too fat. To the point of over-weight. But I thinks that she's very very cute. When she runs around the room, those fatty lumps on her stomach keep on bouncing! Chuckles! I'm not complaining though. The fatter, the rounder, the more cuter she is! Awww... Ain't she cute!

Oh, by the way she's going to be neutered after Chinese New Year. So maybe she'll lose some weight after the operation.

Fetish

2005-12-11T14:32:00.000+08:00

I'm going out of my mind! Don't know why I'm always hooked onto manga characters with glasses! I love Hakkai/Tenpou of Saiyuki, Tatsumi and Muraki of Yami No Matsuei, and of course Kichi from the Love Mode manga (tq sango.. luv u muaakkss).

Man with glasses always made me feel that they are cunning, smart, considerate, and caring. And if the glasses would go with a sly casual smirk that just match... awww... they're simply irresistable! (melts..)

Right now I'm clicking through the scanlations of Saiyuki Gaiden and I'm drooling over Tenpou's beautiful face.. He's so sexy with glasses! XD

No wonder Bee Bee wears spectacles too! ^0^

Holiday or not? II

2005-12-09T18:19:00.000+08:00

Tired.. headache.. mentally drained.. (the 3 tokens of gratitude you get from the ever grateful examinations!) Now it's the beginning of a long 1 week break before the last idiotic moral paper. Gotta admit I didn't do well in the strategic planning & management paper just now. Aih.. don't wanna think about it anymore. Let's cheer myself up a bit!

Christmas - the best time of the year is just around the corner! I'm already in the festive mood since the end of November. Can't wait to spent the Christmas eve with my buddies. But I'm not sure will they come this year.. I still haven't tell them yet. Yo, nigo, sango, yongo... (waving both hands high in the air) are you guys coming this year? Do come cuz.. it won't be the same without you people. I'm looking foward to the fireflies trip too! ^^

But then again.. my thesis is stil not yet done! (Puts both palms on the face. Holding my own head hard) I gotta finish it as soon as possible. I'll continue to work on the literature review tomorrow. T_T

Yuki-chan!

2005-11-14T22:27:00.000+08:00

I got a new kitten! Little Yuki-chan is so kawaii! Got her from the SPCA at Ampang. Bee Bee insisted that I should get a cat since I drool over one whenever I saw one on the street. Yuki-chan is not staying at my place but at Bee Bee's. Bee Bee gave her the whole master bedroom since his entire house is empty. She's a very cute kitten but it's quite suprising that she doesn't mew much. She's very quiet. She doesn't go meow and meow non-stop like Christmas (my preveious cat). However, she's very playful and energetic. I played with her the entire afternoon today. She's just too adorable! Those round blue eyes and un-even mix of vanilla and chocolate ice-cream fur coat makes her angelic! Exteremely cute! VERY VERY CUTE!! Meow... ^_^

Warning & Ice Cream

2005-11-08T17:43:00.000+08:00

Saw this ice cream test from sango's blog.. and tried it out..
Cookies and cream!? One of my favorites! Yum yum!

Saw another warning label thingy in nigo's blog.. tried it as well..
Radioactive!? Uh! Beware.. I'm leaking gamma rays!

Just got home.. It's raining again. Gives me the chills! Better hibernate since the weather is nice. Ciao! ZZZzzz...

On Yu Leng's birthday..

2005-11-02T08:59:00.001+08:00

Well, she should be studying or maybe still sleeping right now. Haha.. Sleepy head. Wanted so badly to call her, but aih... wished I were richer. Nevermind that. So this little girl's 21 huh? (I think she's gonna rip my head off when she sees this. Little!?) No, no.. sorry. I'll start over. So the tough girl's 21 huh? (Hope I get the right adjective this time) Chomp, chomp.. (Uh! Excuse me.. I'm chewing some apples for breakfast) Did the birthday card arrived on time? It better did or else.. Chomp.. chomp.. (still chewing..)

Since I can't afford to send you a cake in the land far far away, might as well make one - HERE! I won't take long. Just a FEW lines. Now, let's decide what cake. Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm.. Is tiramisu cake ok? Fine, you say? Then fine it is (loosely translated, Tira-mi-su simply means "pick-me-up").

The ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups chilled whipping cream
2/3 cup powdered sugar
6 tablespoons amaretto (just what the heck is this?)
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon coffee powder
3 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, coarsely grated
1 cup sliced almonds & some toasted Chocolate shavings

Hajimemasho!

Using electric mixer, I beat the cream cheese in large bowl until smooth (Yeah! Beat it, baby!). Added 1 cup whipping cream, 2/3 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons amaretto, coffee powder. Beaten until fluffy and smooth. Oww.. my hand ached from holding the handle. Using same beaters, I beat the remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl until firm peaks form. Then, folded whipped cream into cheese mixture for frosting.

Now cut the cake (oh i cut the cake before you did! Heh heh.. sorry Yu Leng!) horizontally into 3 equal layers. Must be equal eh? Just where did I put my ruler? Wait, just a sec.. I'll go get it now. Some 20 minutes later... Hmph! Now it's equal! Looked down at the half massacared cake.. Smirk! It's perfect!

Placed the bottom cake layer on platter. Sprinkled it with 4 teaspoons of amaretto. Spreaded with 1 cup of frosting. Sprinkled with half of grated chocolate. Put another layer of cake, then repeat amaretto, frosting and grated chocolate. Now onto the third cake layer. Sprinkled with 4 teaspoons amaretto. Spreaded remaining frosting over cake. Pressed almonds onto sides of cake. Topped with chocolate shavings.

IT"S DONE!

Eh, Yu Leng, if you are reading this.. make a wish. I made a cake right? No candles? Ok, ok.. I'll light them now. There you go. Eh? Still complaining? Now what? No birthday song? Ok ok.. I'll sing.. Music start.. On the count of three.. 1.. 2.. 3

"Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to Yu Leng..

Happy birthday to you!"

Please do not eat your laptop screen, it doesn't taste good.
Happy Birthday, Yu Leng! Love you always..

Dream Tracker

2005-10-31T11:15:00.000+08:00

Since I'm very good in dreaming these "pleasant" dreams, I might as well pen them down. I had another weird one last night.

In my dream..

The sky was dark, and the long road was congested with many many cars. A kind of terrible traffic jam, I would say. I was on the side of the road, my feet on the road, not the pavement. I walk and walk, ignoring those cars and the people in it. My path was carpeted with many many blades and it's only about two feet wide. I'm stuck between the pavement and the cars on the both of my sides, pavement on my left and cars on my right. I'm glad that the blades did not cut my feet. I couldn't remember if I wore shoes. Ignoring the heat from the car engines and the constant honking of impatient drivers, I was picking up blades on the road. Those blades that we normally use to cut paper, but without the plastic body, only the cold metal blades. Along the road, there were many many blades. I picked up each thin blade, patiently, with my right hand, with my right thumb and index finger, don't know why and for what purpose. Then I placed them on my left palm, which was already holding some pieces of blades. Each time after I placed a newly picked up blade on top of other blades on my palm. I clenched my palm tightly, causing pain and drawing blood with each clench I made. The whole dream was just me picking up blades, clenching my palm to make blood drip, leaving a trail of blood behind while I continued my persuit on the never ending blade path. I couldn't remember how did it end.

Or maybe, like always, my dreams never had endings. It's just me alone persuing the never ending..

Getting Dark..

2005-10-17T10:16:00.000+08:00

Another day, another icy morning. When will it stop raining? My two blankets aren't even enough to keep me warm. I could send shivers to every part of my skin with just one slight brush of my icy palm against the surface of my skin. It seems that my holy grey sweater ain't as good as it was before.

Recently I've been having some terrible (or horrible is the better word? Can't decide..) dreams. For two nights in a row, I dreamed that I died. One on in a car crash and one from blood loss.. I guess (cuz the only thing that I saw was blood trickling down my nose when I looked into the mirror). Yeah, so much for the good nite, sweet dreams! I managed to pull myself out of the dream (don't ask how but that's what I do whenever I dreamt these horrible and dark dreams). I woke up panting, heart pumping like crazy and my good for nothing head was spinning! Anyway I was thankful for not waking my brother. As if that some divine forces knew that the two nights did scare the hell out of me, next night's dream got SLIGHTLY better. I didn't die, but I was driving my little yellow car on the highway and I ran over a dead body (forced a smile). Although I always dreamt of children killing each other (I had one where a little girl hang another child on the tree! Lasted for about a week or so), I'm not at all used to these horrible dreams. I always had this yeah-will-sleep-later-not-sleeping-yet-cuz-can't-sleep shitty lie that I told mostly to my parents and Bee Bee almost everynight. The truth was I'm afraid of going to sleep. Was it meant to be this way? I've been growing up listening to my mum, relatives and some god-know-how-8-women that my life is short. OK! Note taken! I'll die early if that's what they want me to know! But then, is my end really crawling in, inch by inch, this soon?

Didn't I torment myself enough already by not having some normal appetite for food (where all my friends, realtives, family and anyone who knew me are saying that I weigh too little). I know that my staple food - milk, is barely enough to keep me alive but heck i don't even feel like sucking that liquid into my mouth. But then again, thanks to Dutch Lady that came up with a new banana flavored milk recently, my staple food now tasted much better. I am actually relieved that I can still find bliss in food! And someone mentioned that eating is an art?

Endless school work and assignments and not forgeting my dissertation pile is inversely related to the amout of time that I have for completing them (Ya know how this relationship thingy work right? Where in an negative relationship, the increase in this will result in a dercrease in that). There's also some mean midterm tests filling in the most tiniest gap they can find in my schedule. Yeah, I'm living in a beautiful hell (err.. heaven, thank you dear lord! Don't strike me please.. Amen). Oh, mentioned that this is what I do to torture myself before? Sorry.. Count your blessings while you still can, pal!

Aquaria

2005-10-03T23:44:00.000+08:00

Bee Bee and I went to Aquaria at KL Convention Center today. It's beautiful. But it's not as interesting as the one in Langkawi, where they really have lots of species. I had fun anyway. Nothing much to say other than I took quite a lot of pictures. Awww.. they are all so cute! From the cute clown fishes to some giant fishes (dunno what they are called), I personally adore the lion fish. The black and white catfishes are way cool! Their color resemble some kind of cow. LOL. The tuna fishes are huge. From its tail to the mouth, its length is about 2 ft each. Wonders how many pieces of tuna sandwiches can be made using just one fish! Chuckles! And of course there are also quite a number of sharks. Mr. Sharky looked awesomely smart in his black and white tux! ^^

Happy Birthday, Mei Kheng!

2005-09-28T12:38:00.001+08:00

Just got home from delivery (can't stop smilling, don't know why!). ^_^

Woke up early, got dressed and combed my wild hair, dashed out to get Mei Kheng a birthday cake and a bunch of roses. I stared at the cakes for a long time before asking for some assisitance from the young man who works there. Finally decided which one and I thanked the young man for such great effort in decorating the cake. (Wow! clap! clap!)

Next stop-the florist. A birthday of the sweetest girl.. err.. lady (coz she's an adult now?) wouldn't be complete without some sweet flowers to match, don't ya think so? Picked the pink roses and little purple flowers coz they are her favorite colors. The same two colors for the wrappers too. Watched attentively while the middle-aged lady skillfully arranged the flowers stalk by stalk. I felt completely in love with her again when my eyes are locked onto the building bouquet while my mind is full of her sweet smiles. It was a wonderful feeling (plz don't get any wrong ideas! She's a very gd friend of mine!). The feeling of "hope that she'll be happy when she sees this" made my lips curved into a smile. Here's where I first got this smile plastered for about more than two hours already. Chuckles!

Gotta admit I've been such a bitch, neglecting her all the while for the sake of books and assignments. Sorry, Mei Kheng. Hopefully I'll make up to her this birthday. Called her house, dad picked up the phone. "She's in Penang." Dang! 3 seconds of total mind blank out! Sat down and had breakfast. Looked at the flowers and cake, felt stupid for not knowing more about her. Chomped down the burger half dyingly. Went looking for a public phone, called her. She sounded cheerful, like her usual self. Talked a bit. Heart melted. Can't help thinking of how sweet she is! Hung up. Determined to send the flowers and cake to her home anyway. While driving, can't stop thinking of her and that stupid smile kept plastered on my face, like this.. ^_^ (even until now, while writing this!)

Happy Birthday Mei Kheng.. I love you always.. (Once again, to anyone reading this, plz don't get the wrong idea!)

Holiday or Not?

2005-09-20T17:45:00.000+08:00

Aarrgghhh! Just came back from KLCC. Hee hee.. Went there straight after thesis discussion. Had fun with the girls. But I hated the sun. It burns! Bought 1 cool and sexy top. Wondering what Bee Bee will say.. (wink wink) Booked 2 movie tickets for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at 9 tonight in Midvalley! Yes! Finally Bee Bee is free to go to the movies with me.
Started doing thesis yesterday. Damn all those people who invented such a thing! It just makes my life miserable and what's worse! No holiday! Tsk tsk..
Just had a cold shower, but I don't think that I feel good. Feels like I'm gonna be sick. Bad sunny! You're just too hot! Curse you! (I'm proud of and cool with Malaysia but gotta admit I really hated the weather!) Gotta go get some forty winks before the movies tonight. Ciao! ^^

Exam's Over!

2005-09-13T22:00:00.000+08:00

Tonight I celebrate my love for... HOLIDAYS! Yes! Exams are Over! Yay!! (Dancing with hands above my head) And The Sims 2 Nightlife is gonna be out soon.. very very soon. Just a few more days!! Wahh.. I'm gonna celebrate by playing The Sims 2 until morning. It's decided! I don't care if I look like a panda the next day. I don't care because I'm entitled to that priviledge after the exams!! I'm gonna stop here and start playing! ^_^

I Had A Beautiful Dream..

2005-09-06T18:12:00.000+08:00

I just woke up from a short nap. I had a dream. It was a very happy one. Probably one of the best dreams I ever had in my entire life. One with my most precious buddies in it. Yeah, Yu Leng and Mei Kheng was in my dream. All three of us went to a typical ice cream shop that we always see in those Japanese anime, those with cute semi-round awnings and antique-like ice cream shop. We were very happy, all three of us was laughing about something but I can't hear anything. I saw their smilling and grinning faces, their happy faces. I can't remember much but when I woke up, I felt happy. I just can't seem to find the words to express myself right now. It's just plain happiness that I can't describe. Totemo totemo shiawase no yume! That's why I hope that by writing this down I can preserve those beautiful moments.

Shopping!

2005-08-28T22:03:00.000+08:00

Yay! I went shopping today at Sg. Wang. It's been a long time since the last visit to this ever packed shopping centre. I just got my pay from part-time job at PC Fair. So now it's the time to spend it off! It's totally different when you spend your own hard-earned money than spending Bee Bee's (although I do it all the time ^^). First I went to indulge myself with some yogurt ice cream from Lecka Lecka then I bought two PINK tops at Padini. Pink! Never really thought that I'll like the color but Bee Bee says it suits me and he likes it. He says I look sweet in pink. So i agreed and I bought two. It was fun to shop with Bee Bee. Come to think of it I'm considered very very lucky. Not many boys will accompany their girlfriends to shop. Even if they do, they do it half heartedly. This is very obvious when I took a glance in front of Vincci. Quite a number of guys standing outside waiting for their girls. Lucky me that Bee Bee is very very interested to voice out his opinions and sometimes, I gotta admit I'm a loser, that he has better fashion sense and color matching capability than me. Maybe it's due to his work that he plays around with colors everyday :)

The Most Gorgeous Man Alive

2005-08-18T07:59:00.000+08:00

When and where will I find Mr. Right? It's a question every girl will ask. Two years ago, somehow, I really did manage to, a simple guy with a warm smile and a big heart. The one who always care for me, the one who actually sees me in his dreams. My, I’m really flattered. I like the way he holds me, I feel secured in his arms. Felt that no matter what is coming, there's nothing to fear. He's undoubtedly the sweetest guy I've ever met. He's my sunshine, my stupid crab (he's a cancer) and my cutest honey Bee Bee.

What's so gorgeous about that? Everyone else's soulmate does that! Patience! Here comes the best part, hee hee.. (Plz don't get me wrong) He's a good cook! He cooks mouth watering dinner for me when mummy is not free to cook (which happens to be very very often). He does my laudry, put them into the washing machine, takes them out under the sun, bring them in again when they are dry, fold them and finally tuck them all back into my cupboard NEATLY! (Note: My entire room is in a massive chaotic mess before he appeared - everything is everywhere)

My, what am I without you.. (chuckles)

I Miss My Lungers!

2005-08-17T16:09:00.000+08:00

"One of my lungers is over the south ocean,
Another one is over the north sea,
One of my lungers still haven't went over the ocean,
Please bring back my lungers to me!

Bring back, bring back; Oh bring back my lungers to me, to me!
Bring back, bring back; Oh bring them all 3 back to me.."
(An expression of distress through the changed version of a song - 'My Bonnie')

NIGO! SANGO! YONGO! I MISS U GUYS VERY VERY MUCH!!

Yay! Finally my very own blog!

2005-08-17T10:17:00.000+08:00

Yay! Finally i have my own blog. I never knew what a blog is actually. Just trying to fool around! Haha.. Yikes! I should be studying right now! I'm preparing for my exams. The E-commerce text book sure is thick, duh! Gotta stop fooling around with this new blog of mine and start digging into the books!