Lou Sang with CHIPsians - Gathering

Since the 1st project that I had organized last year, came to this year, again.

As usual, I had emailed most of the ex-staff with fixed date, time and venue stated. Some of them had responded but some of them; guess I'm outdated with their email addresses that's why they didn't respond. So I called them up to confirm their attendance. I've even hand-draw the rough map on the direction to the restaurant.

Yesterday was the nite and I was late to come although I'm the organizer. I was a terrible organizer because I thought I counted at least 10 people who might attend but we were 12 of us. Not only I'm the later comer (not the last one who come) but paiseh with the foods were served.

I had booked a table of 10 at Restaurant Yan Yan, Old Klang Road in advanced but we were squeezing at each other and I could see the foods weren't enough... We called the festive menu RM398++ which has lou-sang + 7-dish (I have lost count on this). Then I ordered some tim-sum just to fit our stomach much tighter to feel the fullness but seem everyone was fulled.

I presume the foods weren't enough as got 3 pregnant ladies and got big-eater guys. We have 6-woman and 6-man... eh, what a balance... hehehe

I hope that everyone was happy with the dinner although I could see this dinner wasn't mesmerizing.

I will try to plan better one next year for CNY!

To those who couldn't make it for this gathering dinner, no worry. Please make sure you're available for next year larr...
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Thanks to Irene for taking the group pictures. :)

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I am so sick with what I've been doing now and I'm running out of idea to give the title of today's post.

Physically over burnt.
Psychology over used.
Creativeness below negative.
Fatigue...


Oh, yah! My cat, Cum-Mon poo on my bed when I got home very late at nite. It's not his intention to poo some of his doodles on my bed as he got a bad situation that he couldn't hang on. He was trapped at the kitchen (where my bedroom situated) as the door was closed/locked. I guess he must been trapped since morning til midnite. Not even got few droplets but even his pee spot on my bed! .... because of this, I had scolded him and ignored him for the past few days, but still feed him.

I bought a new phone. I've been wanting to change my handphone as its giving me problems. I wanted to buy a pinky slide phone but I couldn't find any instead bought this Sony Ericsson K770i. Although I'm not SE user but I'm getting use to it though there are multi application to play with BUT I GOT NO TIME!!!

Arrgghh....

Testing picture with new gadget:

Carnival

Today I went to Berjaya CSR Carnival at Taman Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort with Irene and her friends.

Entered Timsum Eating contest with Irene and her colleagues.

I won the 4th place to finish 5-type of timsum among 9 contestants and got a hamper. Irene’s colleague, Kent won the 5th place.

Got to pay RM3 to join the eating contest, get to eat some timsum, won the 4th-place, got a hamper and it was a pricelss experience!





Last but not least, here I would like to wish my very best friend, Agnes a very Happy Birthday!!! May you loads with happiness, healthy, charming and lucks!

Horses

Yesterday morning my colleagues saw my grumpy face and they felt that I was moody. I wasn't, it just that I didn't get enough sleep after have had a very late supper at 24-hour KFC at 1am.

After eatingI didn't went straight to bed instead I was surfing at youtube. I was watching American Idol audition in previous seasons til 5am. Heehee. I've only slept for 2-hour then came to work. That’s why they said me very grumpy. But then I was ok, just that I didn’t smile.

As usual I was doing my works and preparing s some thumbnails for later shooting at Selangor Turf Club. I went with a writer, another writer cum makeup artist and photographer. We reached there at about 2pm and we started the shoot at 3pm. It was fun to see those horses were kept in partition with dried grasses and fan!
It’s kind of smelly and full with mosquitoes. I’ve get to take some pictures with my Digicam.

Is this call a shoe?

This superb high-heel shoe is definitely insane to wear. Although I’m not a fan of high-heels which are higher more than 2-inch cause they made my legs cramp.

So, I will only wear something comfy for my feet.

This morning my colleague, Azzura showed me a pair of Jimmy Choo’s high-heel shoe. They were having ‘shoes&bags’ shoot on bridal theme and she showed me this superb high-heels that chromed with gold dragon-look-alike at the heel. I was so shocked to see such crazy design with unbalance heels. The heels were heavy and with tiny base. It was 5.5-inch heels that nuisance to stand by it own feet.

I’d tried the shoes, and serious I couldn’t stand for long as I nearly got cramp on my calves. Azzura was laughing around when I was trying them with my socks on. I tried to walk with the shoes but believe me, I can’t really walk. It’s like that person who is learning to dance with pointy toes on the ground, a ballet dance. These shoes are made for burden your health. I was thinking who is going to buy such shoes. It’s crazy.

But anyhow, here are some shot.

I am so fall in love with my socks. They are colorful!

Gone

I just received a SMS from my Editor that our Sub-Editor has passed away 3-hour ago because of stroke. I was really shocked to hear that news. Although I wasn't close to her, Anne but we really can work together. She was just about 30s if I'm not mistaken and she died of stroke. I do not know what was her illness but she was a great woman to work with. She is straight-forward and humble.

It was a great loss.

Life is just unpredictable. Fragile.

May her rest in peace and my condolences to her families.

Monday-14 January 2008
Got her obitury on the newspaper, The Star today.

Sushi

Thursday was the public holiday and yet I went to work, again. But I did had a great 'makan' for japanese foods at Sushi Zanmai, The Gardens. I got to know this place when my cousin-bro brought some sushi for grandma. My grandma couldn't finish them all so did she asked me to eat some. It was delicious though the ready-packed wasabi wasn't spicy.

So, I met up with Irene to have our second attempt for japanese foods. We had a very late japanese foods at 3rd Floor, Mid Valley (I forgotten the name of that Japanese restaurant) previous days ago but we weren't satisfied because there were not much selection of sushi.

Sushi Zanmai was small but cosy to have a pleasant dining at the counter section of the conveyor belt with different type of sushi. I wasn't satisfied with the services which might unlucky for us to sit somewhere unseeable spot but their foods was fresh and delicious. The prices were not bad which quite cheaper than other sushi joints. It would be nice for second visit.


Next, I would like to show my collection of toys. All the toys that I bought and few of it was given by my friends, were put in the shelf. A tiny space of shelf. I think I need another shelf to put my 12-inch Bearbrick. You could see the wall is dull as in colorless.

Kids

I've forgotten to post this photos with some kids. They are Min's children, Laura and Adam. Their father has a blog. Check it out.

I got involved on Min's shooting with different kind of idea/concept in every month for her weight-loss diary that featured in the magazine. This time concept will be getting involved with her children. I've gathered them at the park with nice morning weather. Laura, the eldest and only daughter always wanted to be featured in the magazine with her mum, so here it is. Adam, the youngest and only son had appeared in previous issue. That's why Laura was so excited to be in the shooting though she was quite sick, according to her mum.

The shooting was great and fast. The children was happy.

Bear + Bricks

I have been busy lately due to massive works and dateline to meet. I couldn't write something here but I got pictures to show.

Earlier post, I've mentioned about Bearbrick that I bought last week ago. I took one of it; Bearbrick Series 15 Pattern for shooting. It's something to show of its appearance in shoots. Tadda...

I think I can do much more better than this but I couldn't find some little space of time to shoot more of it.

Next is something really bad had happened in my company's building. It happened last Wednesday night at around past 9pm (according to my colleague who was working late) heard a really loud 'bang' in the office which at the other side of the section. The next thing I knew was something collapsed from the ceiling at the Sales/Marketing department. Luckily nothing no one got injured. There were some damages; a desktop computer and some tables. One of the pillars which divided the building into 2-section had collapsed. And now, we have 3-month contruction going on but we are still able to work under the remedial building. Here is one of the photo that I took, could see holes to upper floor.


What could I say that a new year of 2008, got something 'bad' happening here...

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What did you do today?

I went to work, yah, I go work on public holiday. Don't get me wrong, I won't get an extra pay for that. It just my desire to work when no one around in the office; stress-free, therefore I've been taking so many leaves. I need to clear some works.

Talk about New Year's Eve celebration, I didn't go anywhere. I was at home watching TV the whole day. At sharp midnight, fireworks were everywhere that I could see my house. There was one at MidValley. Here some video captured in mobile phone.




Yesterday, I’ve attended a wedding luncheon at Club Selangor Shah Alam. It was my not-so-familiar-ex-collegemate who got married to Malay lady. He is Chinese. The couple met in UK during their study. Pictures!



Next will be my cat that was sleeping at the sofa.


I do collect some toys and I bought myself a huge version of Bearbrick of Jwyed 400% which is 12-inch tall as my 1st HUGE toy in the collection. Then I bought 7 boxes by ‘tikam’ on Bearbrick Series 15. I’m so damn happy what I’d get. I got Hidden/Secret Cute Baby. It worth of money!

New Year (2008) Resolutions?

For the end of 2007, what I could say is; a phrase "... never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end." – by Drew Barrymore


I don’t really keep or list my resolution in blog but here I am, hopefully (fingers crossed) could achieve (most of) them:

1- Paint my room.
I'm getting bored with the color of my room since I got my own little space in 2004. This is going to be huge in production.

2- Fix my home-PC.
I’ve been discontented with the dysfunctional of USB port, slow computer etc for the past few years!

3- Save some money, be a ‘less spender’, clear off the credits
I need to save some money for some conventional in life eg., property/car/future. I need to avoid spending more by using the credit cards. I had cleared one card but I got another card to clear.

4- Take good care of myself. Fit in life. Lose some weights.
I know for last year I’ve been working non-stop that sometimes (mostly) ignore my health-conscious. I had gained few kilos. I’ve been coughing for the past few weeks. I haven’t had a proper 8-hour sleep. I’d missed my gym routine. I need to keep my pace.

5- Travel with mum to somewhere-alone.
My mum has suggested to go travel just both of us to escape for a moment from the distraction in life to somewhere during Chinese New Year. I just nodded. Any suggestion where to? Does anyone have better offer of travel packages for 2-lady traveler? Drop me in comments/chatterbox.

6- Meet the Mr. Right.
I know this is impossible. Please help me to get into the network of social life. I need to meet MORE people. Heeheee

7- Get whole-body medical check-up.
I have NEVER EVER got a medical check-up. I always tried to get one but partly because of its cost and also no time to fit in. I hope this year I would have one.

8- Learn German language.
Yar… I got something up for a plan (whether the ‘plan’ will work or not, it can be an extra knowledge in foreign language). But this is going to be a cost (relate to No.3)?

9- Do/involve in at least one charity.
"For this year not only do something for you but to others too."-Quote from Perodua's TV advertisement. :)


Later will post some pictures on fireworks and cat and toys.

My Mum's Birthday - 23rd

My mum’s birthday was right before before the Christmas day which was yesterday. Supposing my 2nd-bro thought of bringing her to eat seafood dinner at somewhere in Klang but bad accident happened to his car. His car was badly damaged at the booth. My mum was very disappointed with him as in being so careless and other reasons that only I could know. She has been worried most about her sons. This year wasn’t a good birthday year for her but then as I’m the only her daughter, I got to do something as being part of her. I didn’t buy anything as for a present instead I gave her some money (angpow) for her to buy anything she wants.

I went to work that day but I call my mum whether the dinner is confirmed or not. She said it was cancelled and asked me whether I need to have dinner. I told her I was hungry and she suggested eating at MidValley. So I went straight from the office and waited for her while having my window shopping. We went to The Gardens at Purple Cane Restaurant. I told mum about that place where most of the dishes were cooked with some tea leaves. She was okay with the idea to give it a try. We’d called 3 dishes which were vege, fishes and tauhu. The foods were okay with minimal of saltiness that only my mum liked about was the rice. It costs us RM51++ and I paid for that though my mum said she wanted to treat me dinner on her birthday. (I’m so being a good daughter). Hehehe


We went for jalan-jalan and bought some groceries stuff then went back home. That’s the outing of mum with daughter for a night.

Last Thursday, my colleague was hosting a Christmas party at her home with her mum’s cooking. It was pretty not bad that most my colleagues came. We ate, played charade and cards while enjoying drinking wine/alcohol. It was a nice place to chill out though the place was kind of packed. But really thanks to Losh for having a small Christmas party. Didn't take any pictures. :)

Bad connection

I'm having trouble surfing the net since last weekends til now...

I think this is happened every once a year, yah, I remembered last year it happened the same situation but this time is different.
I'm such a loyal in paying my monthly bill on time and this is what I have to dealing with.

I tried to log into the Modem Access and it stated "DSL LINE IS NOT CONNECTED". It was trying to connect but failed. Sometime I got lucky to surf for less than 5-minute and it gone.

How am I going to do with that?

Should I just call the Streamyx's Customer Interaction Center to ask them to check their server whether the cables were loosened or someone hack my line?

What am I going to do? I'm going be dead if this going on during this weekends

Lone

Today Christmas Eve is kind of lonely. Most of my friends don’t feel the joyful season. Part of it because of their mind filled with unbearable responsibilities or some other things. I felt that way too. It just that this year I wasn’t with friends, same goes with the last year. Last year I’d traveled alone in Singapore. Nothing much but shopped and met some friends. But this year was way too quiet. A typical norm day in a silence way. These few days ago I found some of the Christmas songs were kind of miserable to hear in my ears as they were slow in a mood that melt my heart down to the drain. It was kind of sad to hear.. I think same goes with this coming Chinese new year unless with a plan of traveling or outing with relatives to somewhere, if not I will be reborn bored to death.

Am I being self-centered? I don’t wish to but I’m speechless.

What did I do for Christmas Eve? At home, staring at the square screen while surfing net. I felt the emptiness in me. Hmm…

Exchange

Just among my colleagues, had arranged the Xmas presents exchange and 'Secret Santa'. We decorated the Xmas tree with 'real' presents that we will reveal the Secret Santa and Angel.
Here are some pictures:



My Secret Santa has gave me a piece of cute poem with a little Zero handphone strip from The Nigtmare Before Christmas character. And another small note stated "Have a nice day!!". Then another day with a piece of short quote from Charlotte Carpenter. It was a great feeling when you received something from nowhere and dunno who is the person is.

Yesterday was the day to reveal the Secret Santa and exchanged presents. But then it was kinda busy day as not many people were around in the office as I was one of them. My Secret Santa gave me a kinky G-string panty written "naughty" with a small little monkey chain from La Senza. The A&P department also given away every each of us a goodies bag. And other editors gave each of us a small gift contains chocolates. It was my 1st year Xmas celebration in this company.


Later in the night, my colleague is hosting a Xmas party at her house with her mum's cooking. Will post some pictures. Merry Christmas!

Working with nice people

Today I got a whole day working at outside for shooting.

Yar, I need to involve in shooting; not holding a DSLR and click on the shutter as my company do have an in-house photographers but I need to assist/direct the photographer on what kind/mood to be in the picture. I went with the writer, makeup+hair stylist and the photographer.

We went to 2 places. We started in the morning at 9am in The Gardens, Midvalley for an advertorial shoot. Then in the afternoon we went for couple workout shoot at Jaya33. It was tiring but luckily we had enjoyed the whole day with someone fun to be with, May. She is very nice person who can joke with us. Thanks May!

Sudden

My company had an event last Friday at Asian Heritage Mansion as in "Thank You Party" for media advertisers, clients etc. I arrived after the shooting in The Weld. The dress code for the staff was white with a little touch of blue and I gotten nothing white clothes to wear accept I got to wear the same tops as I wore for Sau Hong's wedding luncheon with blue jeans.

The event was quite glamour with most advertisers who came and some celebritites. Nothing much to write about this as to me the event kind of boring because I doesn't know most of them, other than the makeup artistes that I had worked with. I also met Niki as he was invited and it been long time didn't get to see him. It was good to see a friend out of nowhere, someone that I'm familiar with. In the most of the pictures that I took were with my colleagues.
Let pictures speak for itself.





Last Saturday, I and Yvonne went for a movie, "I am Legend". It was a nice movie though something was similar like Resident Evil; the ugly creatures who got viruses...something like that, that I doesn't want to tell more. We spent 7-hour in Midvalley for hanging around. Took pictures with her. Nice.



About the "I AM FEELING DOWN" last Saturday, there nothing to do with during my outing with Yvonne. It happened out of sudden that I haven't seen for such a period.

I am feeling down...

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Photo of the Day

Insane

Yesterday I went to have lunch with Yvonne@Mrs Kok at her workplace in MidValley. I was not working as it was Selangor's public holiday. I left my house at about nearly 1pm and it was jammed at the main road towards MidValley. The jammed was teribble but lucky me I could manage to take bus to meet my destination. I met up Yvonne and we had Korean foods. We were talking on everything including on her new job. Then we went to do our errands and she continued with her work and I went back home. It was raining quite heavy and I'd decided to take cab home. It was a long queue at the waiting and there was a man with his open arms around his head standing just behind me. I was so paranoid to see someone is so weird. I was preparing myself with holding the plastic bag tighly that contains catfoods and camera charger. If he ever do something weird to me, I will bang the plastic bag at him. But it never happen. I was relieved when I got into the cab. Pardon me for being sarcastic by doing that picture. Heeheee