Melanie's Wedding at Melaka

[Edited] Last week was Melanie's wedding dinner at Hotel Equatorial in Melaka. Melanie was my colleague who got married with her beloved charming husband in her life. Just want to congrate her and new life begins with a wonderful and happiness with her own family.

So, my other colleagues were invited and we planned to go to Melaka together. We started our journey by stopping by at my place as the check-point. Before they came, I was busy preparing by putting on my make-up. While I was sitting on the floor and putting on the make-up, this snobbish cat, Com-Mon came onto my lap. I didn't ask him to come over but he came by himself.


Melanie's wedding was so amazing of the backdrop. Fresh roses surround the stage and the aisle. Live performance with soothing musics. Dinner was great and delicious.

Let the pictures speak itself. Say no more. (Actually lazy to tell further. Hee)

Donation?

It was Thursday nite, right after my overtimes working in the office, rushing for the publishing deadlines, blah.. blah... blah..

Jeffery fetched me home that night. Before that, he wanted to go Maybank to check his current account availability. There I was waiting for him in the car while looking at the Indian lady who was wearing sunglasses with her bag on her shoulder while carrying a pink clear folder on her hand standing outside.

I was wondering why so late in the night she was standing alone outside the Maybank. Expected as I was, she was asking for donation in front of the Maybank. Whoa...


Here is Jeffery the victim.

My question that why is such a late night need someone to stand outside the bank for donation? Don't you think that is dangerous to that lady while wearing a sunglasses in the night?!! Doesn't she scare 'kena' rob by someone just in front of her while her bag contains some money?!!

Another question, is there a desperation of the needs for donation in the late night? Wondering who is the organisation such a cold-blooded asking for donation by sending this such old Indian lady in the late night.

World is changing. Everything is possible.

The Fastest Clock in the Universe

[Edited] Watched the play yesterday. It was an experimental play where it held at Pentas 2 that I've never been to. Pentas 2 was small with staging plastic chairs and it was free seatings. The people were piled up around the entrance in order to get the better viewed seat.

Before I begin, just let you know what the play is about - (Sources from KLPac)
The Fastest Clock in the Universe is the MUST SEE production of 2006. This multi award winning play by the equally awarded Philip Ridley, boasts a cast that is 'tailor-made' for this production.

The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a play on several levels. It tells the story of a 30-year-old who refuses to accept the fact that he ages on a yearly basis. This results in each birthday he celebrates being his 19th birthday.

Agonisingly funny, while at the same time frighteningly horrific, the play is sure to entertain even the most discerning theatre-goer. The one thing you must not do...is miss it!
Recommended for mature audiences only.

At first when I read what is the play about in the internet, I never expect the outcome.

The stage was designed with stuffed birds from dangle above the apartment and everywhere. Nice stage presented with antique not junk stuff. The first act acted by Gavin Yap as Cougar Glass with his half naked featured his six-pack body muscle, sunglasses, a pair of jean, black boots and puffing the cigarette while drinking a beer. Frankly, quite smelly the place with a lit of cigarette. Then there came in Ari Ratos as Captain Tock carrying a box of cake and Vocka. The language they spoke were quite vulgar with F*** words.

There were some obscene gestures during the play that you need to find your own. Heeheee.
Overall it was a nice play. Good performance Niki, Gavin Yap, Ari Ratos and Joanna Bessy (you're so cute in the act). :)

[Edited] It's been months that I didn't update my blog. Pretty ashamed of myself. Been busy lately as usual. Hectic with workloads that will never ending. I got promoted with a new position but thanks to my superior and boss.

A lot of thing had happened but I don't know where to start that it seems that I had forgotten. Guess my brain didn't function properly, I need to take some supplements.

My collegue, George; now he is my ex-colleague who has left the company last month. We did something gather together that we had dinner at Chilis in Mid Valley. We enjoyed the dinner with laughter and heavy load in stomach. I took a lot of pictures. George, Ken, Wai Ling, Yvonne, Jeffery, Melanie, Vinod and me really enjoy the dinner. It was pity to have lost a capable talented young guy in our company and also my crazy craze friend who is bubbly talkative. We are gonna to miss him.


From that month itself, I take the opportunity to have leisure at work. I joined the editorial team to attend the press events on Over The Hedge movie orgainised by HP and Cars movie by EPSON. Both animation were good but Cars is more realistically humourous than Over The Hedge.


I caught up a phrase in my favourite scene from each animation movie:
Over The Hedge: The scene where the turtle, Verne got chased by a dog when the dog keep on barking said "Play! Play! Play".
Cars: By Guido: “Pit Stop! Pit Stop!” He changed the tires of Lightning McQueen in the race about 10seconds ALONE that made the Chick Hick's team-mates jawed down.


That's all for now. Got to keep on with works.

The Hare

Bought a 4.5cm thick short stories book last month at MPH Bookstore that cost around RM60. Started to read at the page 90 which yah, I know I'm slow. The book called 'Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales'. I read 14 pages of the Introduction of the book that I hardly understand some of the few 'new' words that I came across. But one thing I know that each of the story were cut in short and straight to the point and came from different countries.

Then I came across with this story called 'The Hare'. The story sounds like this:

One day the hare went to the house of the hunter who was away hunting. He said to the hunter's wife: 'Come to my house and live with me; we have meat and vegetables every day.' The woman went with him, but when she saw the lair of the hare and had eaten grass with him and slept in the open with him, she was not satisfied. She said: 'I want to go back.' The hare said: 'You came here by your own choice.' The woman did not know the road in the bush, so she said: 'Come with me and I will cook a nice dinner.' The hare took her to her house. Then she said: 'Get me some firewood.' The hare went to the forest and collected a load of firewood. The woman lit a fire and put a pot on it. When the water was boiling she put the hare into the pot. When the hunter came home she said: 'I caught a hare for dinner.' The hunter never knew what happened.
The end.

Actually this story was in 'PART ONE; Brave, Bold and Wilful Section' that most of the stories were centre around a female protagonist that putting together with the intention of giving the pleasure on how clever, or brave, or good, or silly, or cruel, or sinister, or unluck etc.

So the moral of the story is that you will know what does it mean. First I found the story was damn short and I was flipping the pages for more but its only in 1 page. I found it funny when I read for second time to understand the story. This story is bold and funny.

Looking forward to read other stories. I hope you catch the humour. :)

Favourite Music from Blue

Click here to listen 'Love at First Sight by Blue'

Yeah
See if you can relate to this one

Hope I'm not disturbing you
Because you look into thought right now
I don't mean to be rude
Cause this is normally not my style
Can I take you out
I feel that if I don't ask chance will pass
And I'll never see your face again,
I'll never see your face again. No

You maybe thinking I am strange
Not every single day, no, beauty comes my way, so

Do you believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that your reading
Tell the story of your life
Do u believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

I could be the man for you
I can make all your dreams come true
Maybe I'm a fool
For saying I'm in love with you
You may be thinking I am strange not every single day, no
Beauty comes my way
Ohhh

DO u believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tell the story of your life
Do u believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

You Say farewell
I'll say so long
Say goodbye
I'll say your wrong
Cause here in my arms you belong
Woooo
Oooooooooooooooo

Do u believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tells the story of your life
Do u believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

Do u believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tells the story of your life

Do u believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

To love, love at first sight.

Bitter Sweet on My Birthday - Part 1

Why bitter sweet? I don't know. There were mixed feeling in my heart during my birthday. First, it was my 2nd brother who has left Malaysia to work in overseas. Although we were not as close since the childhood but I'm going to miss him. I'm pity his children (my niece & nephew) who were left here while he went to overseas to work to earn money. Now my niece is staying with her mum at Jinjang while my nephew is staying with his nanny (his aunt). Such unpleasant childhood which is same like mine.


My brother told my niece that he is leaving somewhere to work that won't have the time to visit her. She was very unhappy, unwilling him to leave and she cried. Poor girl.

So on my birthday itself, mum, 3rd bro, 2nd, Cindy (his girlfriend) and me went to KL Central. From KL Central, my bro can take the KLIA Transit. My mum and Cindy followed him to KLIA while I just bid farewell to him at the KL Central. I couldn't follow him as I need to work and his flight at 10 something in the morning. I managed to take some photos with him. Here we are:

My bro looked somewhere, don't know what he looking at.

I wished him bon voyage and take care of himself. That's it. Saw him with Cindy and mum walked towards the transit entrance. In noon, I called mum to ask whether she cried or not. She said she got cried when Cindy cried. My bro cried too. Too bad I didn't follow them to capture the moments when they all cried.

Kids Klick Outing - organised by Photo Malaysia Forum - Putrajaya

Photo Malaysia Forum has organised not only one but this is the 4th time. Kids Klick is a community project aimed at unearthing young photography talent and spread the joy of photography to underprivileged childeren. Under the guidance of PhotoMalaysia.com community members, they teach the orphans from different orphanage homes the basic principles of photography and have fun together with the experiences. As their tag lne is 'Now all kids can klick'. This is a not-for-profit organization that bring out the children to see the world by expressing themselve by taking pictures that sometime we (adults) can see what they see.

Although I'm one of the community but I had missed few of the projects but I didn't miss this one. PhotoMalaysia.com has organised the Kids Klick outing at Putrajaya Mosque last Saturday. There were 30 kids from Bangi's Orphanage home (if I'm not mistaken) and almost 30 community members attended. 15 volunteers from the community members to help or to be the guidance of the children. Each volunteer to guide 2 kids of taking photographs around the Putrajaya Mosque. I was one of them with assisted by Wai Ling (my new colleague) to guide Nor (short form name, as his name is long) and Nasha (same to her name too, long). I was taking care of Nasha who is 7 years old and Wai Ling took care of Nor who is 9 years old. Nor and Nasha were both biological brother and sister. We took them around while they holding the Digi-Cam to shoot around. We teached them what angle to shoot and how to take a better pictures.

I was pity Nor as her fingers were short and small. Whenever she pressed the button to shoot, the camera went shaken but luckily the camera was P&S (point & shoot). She took some pictures that were good but I haven't seen Nor's pictures as he was using different Digi-Cam fom Nasha's.

It was a good experience on an outing with the orphans although we seldom use to go out to do some charity works as we were busy working on saving money for our better life. Never thought of the orphanages or the oldfolks to nourish their life by visiting them or do some charity works for them.

Although times with the orphanages was short but they do really enjoy themselve with shooting and had a great lunch at McDonald, Alamanda; thanks to the generous
man who was one of the community members, Uncle Noordin.

Nothing much to talk more about that, but can find out more on the CHIP Photo-Video Digital Magazine (which I worked for) on May issue or maybe can check on here.

And here are the pictures that I shoot by using the same camera as Nasha used to show the example how to shoot better pictures. She learns fast though. :)

My niece Birthday - was belated now

My niece just turn to 7 years old this year. She grows like a big kid but she just Standard One. Her birthday was 30th March. My mum bought her a fruit cake at Bread Talk. MidValley and I bought her a junk of Winne-the-Pooh theme stationaries.

Nothing much to say but she was really happy to receive my 1st ever birthday gift that she really like them so much.

2 new beverages from Starbucks

Are they gonna be introduce in Malaysia?
I couldn't resist to try them here.

Present from Minna

Minna, my beloved cousin-sis gave me an early-present for my birthday. As she mentioned to me when we gone out together that night that she had bought a present from UK. She wanted to give on my birthday as a surprise but the way she gave me a surprise, doesn't sound like it. As she told me that she bought it from UK. She made me guess what is the present and I had no clue for it.

She finally gave me the answer and she made the confession of the present that she got to take the whole box in order to escape the airport taxes. I understand what she has gone through and I don't really care about the packaging.

She gave a UK-made parfum from DKNY. I have no idea that she gave me a parfum. It was a 'Be Delicious DKNY Eau De Parfum Spray 100ml/3.4oz'. She wanted to give me on my birthday but I told her instead that she had brought in here, why not just pass it to me. I'm anxiously want to use it that why I gave this reason. Hee ;)

So, I went to her house on 26th March to collect the gift. That day was supposed we get to clubbing but she got sick as she doesn't have enough rest right after her flight. Interesting that the next day she got to fly back and she wants to go for clubbing. Naughty her. Anyway, got her gift with a greeting card. CUTE. Adorable. Kawaii.



I think this is the first ever present in my life. Like the fragrance. Like the smell. Like the bottle. Like the present so much!!!

Thanks again, Minna!!!

Works had finished, life moves on...

Pretty sad case when I got to find out that 10MB of free web space from TIMENet Planet have fully utilised. I need to find another free photo hosting to upload images. So I got registered to Photobucket and starting to upload those pictures of my ex-collegemate's wedding. Photobucket is damn slow to browse and upload them one by one. This is gonna take ages to boredom and lazy. Last time I used the TIMENet Planet by using the FTP Access program that even more easier to upload. My goodness...

On 18th March 2006 was my ex-collegemate, Mun Yee got married to her long-term boyfriend (now is her offcially husband, Inn Seng). I went to the groom's house with Erique and his wife, Falice (who both of them also my ex-collegemates) as we couldn't make it to the bride's house. We knew the groom well, so we waited them to come back with the bride. At about noon, the groom brought the bride to his house to have the tea ceremony with his entire families and relatives. They were crowded. You should see it yourself on these photos below:


The groom brought the bride to his place to meet his families & relatives and tea ceremony. The bride got alot of *blink blink* from the groom’s relatives. And they all happily to stay together as ONE heart.


Me with the bride, Mun Yee.

After the tea ceremony which took almost an hour, they both finally get to rest in their room. We took some photos in their bedroom and that was the day on the Big Day. They got to rest and continue with the process in the night.

During the wedding dinner, not much photos taken with the bride & groom cos their guests were over 500 people which was a huge hall with a big crowd. They only managed to 'yam seng' on the podium to the large crowd. This is pretty tiring.

But then I was really enjoyed myself with taking alot of photos with my other mates at our table.



Left: Chee Yen with her baby boy, Oscar who was just 2+months old. Right: Jeffery was trying to figure out how to carry this cute boy. Trying to have baby talk. :)

Here are the candid shots:

Group photos.

Here are the candid shots:

Top Left: The bride & groom on the end of the wedding dinner. The other photos: I was trying to have some candid shots with my mates. I like the bride's gown, sexy!

It was a really enjoying. Got to meet the other mates where someone who got married, that where we get together for once. Some other mates didn't come due to their own excuses. Chee Yen's baby is cute. Everyone looked pretty and gorgeous especially the bride!
Congratualtions and have a wonderful days ahead to Mun Yee & Inn Seng.

Work Loaded

*sob* *sob* My hands were tight with the works. Last Saturday I attended ex-collegemate's wedding dinner at nearby South City Plaza, Balakong. Took alot of pictures but no time to upload here. Maybe later. Too many though.

But then I post this cute picture of Kuchi-Meow (nickname for Cum-Mon) which was taken on 8th March.


And this one on 21st March while I was watching TV and he asleep at the nearby a chair in my bro's room.

How nice I could be like that. No worry but eat and sleep. :)


Shall post the pictures on my ex-collegemate's wedding dinner soon.

Meet Party on Monday??

Minna, my beloved pretty babe beautiful lovely cousin-sister SMS-ed me for meet-up party yesterday. Actually I was happy to receive her SMS-es that she came back to KL after her exhausted flights. Back for good for 3 days only.

I was wondering where shall we go for party/clubbing on MONDAY??! Monday is a working bored day which not many clubbers will be hanging around but only on those corporate people hang out at the pub/bar for happy hours.

Nevermind, Minna asked her galfriend, Tiffany to come along which mean 3 of us (gals) hang out at Outbreak Steakhouse at Bangsar Village. We just call cocktails for Minna and me, smoothies for Tiffany herself (she is the driver, so she can't just drink & drive). :)

Minna brought some photos to show us on her Korea trip that she haven't re-arrange into an album. She was compiling almost 50 photos while Tiffany and me were waiting like a nerd for the album. We got chat and while Minna busy arranging the photos. I'm happy to meet you, Tiffany although you were my junior high school. Nice knowing that you were the best buddy of Minna since Standard One.

Later on, there was 2 guys came when they gave Minna a call to find where she was and she invited them to join us. Since the more the merrier. Minna's friends; Kenneth and Neal. Nice meeting them too.

Past 12 midnight, Tiffany got to be home since the next day got to work and her parents worried about her. The Outbreak was closing and we ahead to the next round, yam cha session. Before that we took some photos and here are the few shots:


Frankly speaking, the guys (Kenneth & Neal) took the pictures were sucked. I think I shall give them one free session on 'how to shoot a nice potrait' so that they won't waste the memory card or the photographs. Sorry guys for being so sarcastic. But it's true guys. You need to brush up with your photography skill as a basic to attract the gals to fall on you. ;) Maybe someday, we might meet up again with Minna along to become the model.


After the shooting, we accompanied Tiffany to the carpark and bye-bye to her, we went to nearby mamak for the yam char. It was a nice conversation with the guys. Get to know them although Neal still studying dunno-I-forgotten what course he studied, something related to medical lab where else Kenneth is a businessman cum contractor.

Here were the some of the conversation that I picked:

Neal: So, you guys driving here?
Me: No. The gals dun drive here.
Minna: Kenneth drives here. The red car. (I was paused with question marks)
Neal: Oh, then how you gals goin back?!
Me: We gals here is waiting for volunteer to fetch us home.
Neal: Oh!
Minna: Kenneth's car only can fit himself. His car is very limited seats. Only can fit the baby-sit. (I was wondering what car he drives)
Neal: Oh, then how you gals goin back? I can drive you gals home.
Me: (pointed at Neal) You shouldn't said that. You should say, "I will fetch you gals home" without any more further any questions on how we goin back without a car.
(Minna was laughing while Kenneth just smiling)

Guys, sorry again for being so sarcastic. Anyway, thanks Kenneth for the mamak treats and thanks to Minna for the night itself. It cool to meet with your friends and had a funny-laugh chit-chat. Should do this more often. So that I won't be bored at home.

p/s: And thanks again for the birthday gift you bought for me in UK. Anxiously waiting and eager to use it. ;)p

Pinky:st Toy

Last weekends I had an outing which seldom do. Saturday I got a call from Kon Ngun (ex-collegemate-Foundation Class year) early in the morning to have a meet up for lunch. Actually he called because he rejected my plan to meet up the week before. I have not seen him since he left the college after the foundation year. It was 10 years ago.

So he came to my house that he could remember but he went to the wrong house at the same row of my house. He came with his best gal-buddy, Lynn. But lucky him, he didn't get lost. There we went to nearby Plaza Central the chinese stalls restaurant for lunch. After that we went to Mid Valley to meet up with his another friend who works there.

It had been long never see Kon Ngun. He changed alot. His body changed to thin and he looks older. Well, 10 years there must be changing. Like me. I changed too.

I bought a toy in Mid Valley which cost me RM32.90. It's Pinky.


I knew this toy from the www.xl-shop.com. I wanted to buy this toy as it got the character, the finger pointing and also the cat. Heehee

Here I took some shots of Pinky:



Yesterday went for lunch with my ex-colleagues at nearby Ampang Point and as well to Ms. Khoo's new house. We visit her new house at nearby Ampang which is a condo/apartment lots. Nice building and the house too. 4 rooms with 2 toilets and the kitchen. The living hall is big but the kitchen is small. Anyway, it was a nice place to stay where she stays with her husband and daughter at 11th floor.

I hope incoming weekends I am occupy with something activities rather stay in the house the whole watching TV (kinda bored).

Mapping Personality Awareness Updates - Part I

Arena (known to self and others) bold, happy, silly	Blind Spot (known only to others) able, accepting, adaptable, calm, caring, cheerful, clever, energetic, extroverted, friendly, giving, helpful, idealistic, independent, ingenious, knowledgeable, logical, loving, mature, modest, observant, organised, relaxed, responsive, searching, sensible, spontaneous, trustworthy, warm, witty
Façade (known only to self) quiet, shy	Unknown (known to nobody) brave, complex, confident, dependable, dignified, intelligent, introverted, kind, nervous, patient, powerful, proud, reflective, religious, self-assertive, self-conscious, sentimental, sympathetic, tense, wise

Dominant Traits

61% of people think that Mei Leng is cheerful
53% of people think that Mei Leng is friendly

All Percentages

able (7%) accepting (7%) adaptable (7%) bold (7%) brave (0%) calm (7%) caring (7%) cheerful (61%) clever (7%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (30%) extroverted (7%) friendly (53%) giving (7%) happy (46%) helpful (15%) idealistic (7%) independent (7%) ingenious (7%) intelligent (0%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (7%) logical (7%) loving (15%) mature (30%) modest (15%) nervous (0%) observant (23%) organised (7%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (7%) religious (0%) responsive (23%) searching (7%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (23%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (23%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (15%) warm (15%) wise (0%) witty (15%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 8.3.2006, using data from 13 respondents. You can make your own Johari Window, or view Mei Leng's full data

Mapping Personality Awareness

I found this interesting on how you people who knows me well, can evaluate my personality. Here are what I think of myself as:

Arena (known to self and others)

Blind Spot (known only to others)

Façade (known only to self) bold, happy, quiet, shy, silly

Unknown (known to nobody) able, accepting, bold, brave, calm, caring, cheerful, clever, confident, dependable, dignified, happy, idealistic, independent, ingenious, intelligent, introverted, kind, loving, mature, modest, nervous, observant, organised, patient, powerful, proud, quiet, reflective, religious, searching, self-assertive, self-conscious, sentimental, shy, silly, spontaneous, tense, trustworthy, warm

Please take a few minutes to mapping personality awareness of me. Click here.

How to Make a Woman Happy

It's not difficult to make a woman happy. A man only needs to be:
1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes
(my added: Valentine's Day)

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY
1. Show up naked
2. Bring food
(my added: be secretary who makes/think of the plans)

My faulty but dragging dead ~ Zombie

I must apologise to someone who was very concerned of my safety since I worked overnight in the office for rushing the production deadline.

Sorry Uncle Mike, Darren, Chin Huat, 3rd Bro, Mum and grandma who were worried about me for not being at home last Friday. Instead I got home last Saturday night. Too much of works need to be done until now, finally it has finished. Maybe tonight I can sleep in peaceful dreams after all the hardworks.

Actually today I did the same thing. I stayed overnight with other colleagues since yesterday til now. Never sleep. But today I has informed my family about not going home. :)

Working in a publishing is like life as in mentrual pain which occurs once a month. Deadline before the end of the month which last for 1 week or ever more. Sigh. guess my company short of staffs.

Anyhow, the works had finished. Alas.

Revise: Celebration

On 20th January 2006 I posted on 'Luncheon with Colleagues - 'Lou-Yee-Sang' was just only in photos. I didn't have the time to write in detail cause I was so damn busy with works on deadline. Now I would like to add and amend.

It was planned to have amongst colleagues 'Luncheon-Yee-Sang' together. Wanted to have most of them but ended up 6 of us. We ate at New Paris Restaurant, SS2 Petaling Jaya. We called few dishes as shown in the pictures; 'Yee-Sang', Steam Fish with chili-asam sauce, Fried 'Lala's', Vege with Beancurd sauce, Sesame sweet soya sauce Chicken and Famous Fried To-Fu with mince of meats.

The foods were delicious and made our lunch fulled with appetite. The 'Yee-Sang' only cost RM28 and each of us only paid less than RM20. Good value with tasty foods. :)

Let's talk about the preparation of Chinese New Year. On last Friday I was so busy at works which I need to finish the magazine before send to prints. Time was running fast and tight that I had to work overtime at around 8 something in the night itself. Alas.

The next day, I was supposingly to help mum to clean up the house, yah, I know, it was last minute job. Instead my mum asked me to help grandma to cook the dishes for the reunion dinner. I helped grandma to cook Sweet Sour Fried Tiger Prawns, Steam Whole Chickenn, Fried Whole Chicken (which was last minute change the menu that we supposingy bake the chicken in oven but it spoilt), Mixed Pork Soup and vegetables. Grandma just sit there in the kitchen and pointed which and which to cook, just like my si-fu. Hee.

After finished the cooking in entire that afternoon, I helped mum to clean the floor of the house in the late evening. Every year we need to wash and clean the floor. My mum washed and I wiped. Once finished, mum and me wanted to go for last minute shopping at Parkson, OUG. I haven't buy any new clothes for new year and mum wanted to buy some groceries. We both shopped in a different department until the last drop of the mall closed. I managed to buy 2 new shirts.

First day of the Lunar New Year, I got up at around 10 something to get prepare with new clothes. Pay respect to grandma and mum with the wishes and get angpows. Hee. Then we waited my uncles to come for a vegetarian luncheon in KL. First day of Chinese New Year in every year got to be abstain from meat. It is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives in chinese belief. No wonder every year my grandma wants to be vegetarian. After the lunch, we all headed to one of my uncle's house at Sri Kembangan to hang out. A few hour, Chin Huat's family went home and left of us were car pooling around Putrajaya. My uncle brought my grandma around that area. Tried to admire those garden and flowers around that my uncle who likes gardening so much. We got home in the late evening, pretty tiring.

The 2nd day, was Chin Huat's dad who treated us with Tim-sum for breakfast in KL too. Spent almost 2hours in the restaurant non-stop eating while chit-chatting. I didn't take any pictures of the activities I had that I lazy to take a prosumer camera along. Kinda bulky and risky to get any scratches on the review camera. :)

The rest of the days, I was just stayed in the house, watching TV, sleep and eat. Didn't go visiting which I was supposed to go that I last minute call off because of stomach-ache. Sorry Jenny & Joanne for letting you gals down. Planned to go Liang Ser & Chooi Lin's house on the 3rd day with them along. And also to Jenny's house on the 4th day. Didn't go. But I went to Jason's house on the last minute thoughts on 2nd day. Heehee. Jason, Jeffery, Michael and me were gamble for few rounds. Jason won some money where else 3 of us lost. At least I got the day to gamble. Chinese New Year is the time to gamble with friends which is only happen once a year.

Yesterday was the 8th day where the Hokkien people pray to 'Tian Kong', the God of Heaven and my family was one of them. Mum went to buy the praying stuffs and we prepared before the midnight. The prayer started at midnight until 1something in the morning. Here are the some of the snapshots:



This time Chinese New Year was not as miserable as last year. Everytime I think about Chinese New Year is something do to the house where we got to spring cleaning with all the hassle which I doesn't like to do the chores. Pardon me, I admit I am a lazy person in the house which according with the moods. Heehee.

But this time is getting better for not being so down or unhappy about the celebration but acted normal in a living. I would like to thanks to those relatives, uncles and aunties who gave me angpows and I wish them a very good prosperous, healthy and wealthy life throughout the year. Happy Chinese New Year!!!!! Gong Xi Fa Chai!!!!!!