Stole this from nigo. I think it's super cool!
12.21.2007
12.02.2007
Our Cantabile
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...
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...
11.04.2007
10.13.2007
9.24.2007
Geez! I need a break!
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!
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!
8.30.2007
I'm Back
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!
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!
12.31.2006
12.03.2006
Sense and Sensibility
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!
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! ^^
11.19.2006
Nichiyoubi
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…
11.18.2006
11.17.2006
Weird Guy!
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.. ^^
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.. ^^
10.14.2006
3.22.2006
Workaholic?
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!
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..
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! ^^
3.11.2006
New Look!
I finally got it straight...ehemm..my hair..lah..
Wonders what Bee Bee will say tomorrow...
1.20.2006
All Smiles!
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!
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.
12.11.2005
Fetish
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^
12.09.2005
Holiday or not? II
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
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
11.14.2005
Yuki-chan!
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... ^_^
11.08.2005
Warning & Ice Cream
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...
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...
11.02.2005
On Yu Leng's birthday..
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
Please do not eat your laptop screen, it doesn't taste good.
Happy Birthday, Yu Leng! Love you always..
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..
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