My Birthday

My birthday was last Saturday. Review later as I'm in the rush to go airport to hanoi!!! :)

Early Birthday

Today my bunch of colleagues celebrating my birthday a day earlier. They brought me to nearest to our office area for japanese foods. It was delicious and fulled. They bought me a shirt from Nike. I'm so in love with the shirt though I'm already gained weight that out of their expectation with the size that might not fit me. But luckily, still I need to lose some weight to look much better. Later they bought me a cake to sing to their loudest a happy birthday song. I given a short speech to thanks for all these; lunch treats, pressie and a cake.

It was then everyone was rushing for their dateline, so it was a bit slow but I am happy. Here are some pictures:


Thanks to everyone; Kew, weilee, Cj, Amber, Ker-hsin, Michele, Azzura, Jolynn, Merina, Juliana, Jaclyn, Sereena, Loshini, Aizura, Sharmini, Naza... and whoever that I left out your name (you know who you are) cause I do not know who is sharing the gift. :)

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Another Random Pictures

Those two pictures were taken from my handphone. Pretty nice.

This shot was taken when my fatty-cat was sleeping next to me while I was watching tv at the couch. I love this...



This one was taken after when my thumb accidentally smashed by the car's door. Ugly.

Random Picture

Finally I got this picture from my colleague, CJ. She took it from her handphone. This picture was taken last year, yah, LAST YEAR! It taken at during one of my colleague's house warming potluck party in the noon. :)

Fish Theraphy

This post is gonna be like an online free advertorial. But never mind. I was given the chance to pay a visit with my writer as part to take some snapshots for her column.

We went to Garra Rufa Rish Theraphy in Bangsar. They have a pleasant place to have the fishes waiting for their victims to be eaten of the dead skin cells. Hahaa. Maybe its pleasant and quiet place cause we went there on Monday morning, that's why not many people to be eaten by the tiny fishes.

The fishes to be 'proclaimed' occur in the river basins of the Northern and Central Middle East. The owner had imported five thousands fishes to the shop and if I'm not mistaken each fish costs RM25-RM30 (commented by Garra itself that actually cost RM40-50 depending on season). It saying that the fishes consume dead areas of the skin and they are harmless small little creature that might ticklish at first once you dip your feet in.

We need to wash our feet clean before dip into the pond. In a way to be hygienics to the fishes once we put our unexfoliation feet. When I put mine, I was a bit like short-electrocute. No worry. I am not dead yet. Just a bit of sudden shock when the fishes gathered to taste my dead skins. Heeheee. They vacuum all over my feet even at the between toes. They must be very hungry or I should put this as they are 'hadrworking'. :)

It was fun but my feet were numb. Guess I must be wearing my tight jeans cos need to roll up to my knee.
Advise: Please wear something comfy yet loose pants.

Need a try? Just RM38 for half an hour session. RM72 for an hour.
If you need a companion, let me know as I can join the crowd. :)

Here is the glimpse that I took a picture and a video of my big feet:

Day trip to Genting

OMG!!!
Almost a month that I didn't update my blog. Though I did went somewhere or shoot something but I can't find the time to post them.

On 20th March 2008 - I went up to Genting for a day trip with Castina and Siki. We traveled by bus at early in the morning and came back to KL in the evening at around 6pm, I guess. Nothing much we did as we walked most of the time. We didn't went to the theme park to play those thrilling games as they 'proclaimed' that they are 'old' to get thrilled. I wish to play but none of them, ended up walk all the time. From First World to Hotel Genting to here and there. But then it was a great day to chill out from the city. I was surprised that not many people (packed) during the public holiday but in casino were packed with those tourists from China. And here you go, the pictures:







Fish theraphy coming up next! :)

Birthdays and weddings

Been away from updating. Last week was a rush for dateline of the magazine.

Being busy with work doesn't mean we couldn't get time for celebration. It was my colleague; writer, Ker-hsin's birthday last Thursday. My editor thought of giving her a surprise outing but instead we went for dinner and movie. Five of us went which includ our intern-staff, PeikSee. We watched Martian's Child. It was a good story to most mums out there as the story about a boy being neglected from life as an orphan. Michele, another writer baked some cupcakes for her birthday and they were delicious home-baked chocolate cupcakes!!! 5 stars rating for that cupcakes! :) After the movie which finished about past 9pm, we headed to have some desert like McD Flurry ice-cream. Then I suggested to take some pictures of all of us.




Last Friday night I followed my ex-collegemate, Castina and her brother back to their hometown at Batu Pahat. We got invite to attend one of our ex-collegemate, Szee Khi's wedding. So I decided to take leave on the next Monday to have a getaway from bustling city/work. It was totally a peaceful trip though it was boring most of the time. FYI: this time I missed my voting.
Early Saturday morning I followed Castina for her voting. Then we went for her car to be serviced. While waiting we went for breakfast at nearby warung for nasi lemak. After finished with the car being serviced, we headed to her mum's kopitiam to help her clean the black chickens. Her mum's kopi-O drink was good that I couldn't taste better in KL. Later we went for shopping.




On Sunday morning, we went to the town for praying at the oldest temple in Batu Pahat. Then in the afternoon, we get to prepare for attending the wedding lunch. The lunch was tasty because most of the dishes were different served from KL.





In the night, we went for 'cari-makan'/for foods. I told Castina to bring me to eat that something different from KL that we hardly could eat. We eat desserts. We ate roti planta. Then we went to their famous spot of nightlife at the fountain. It was a memorable day to build the fountain on special occassion of their anniversary (dunno whether it 100th... hmmm).


During the stay at Castina's house, she showed me her photo album of her childhood pictures and collegetime. There's a picture that I spotted which I couldn't recall when it was taken. It was pretty long time where Castina told me we went for photography assignment along with the lecturer at the Lake Gardens. :) Can you spot me?

Really thankful to Castina and her family for the hospitality stay at their house especially to her mum! :)


On 11th March - Ken's birthday. Type less here but let the pictures speak itself. But one thing for sure, he was totally half drunk which showed the dark side of him... scary but humorous and entertaining. LOL.



On 15th-16th March - Anne's wedding. She is my ex-collegemate, yah, another collegemate's wedding.
In the morning, me, Zoyee and Coco was part of her chee-muis during the ceremony. There nothing much to shoot that time cos the Groom's heng-tais were sober and not sporting, kinda quiet. On Sunday nite itself, it was crowded. The foods were ok but slow to be served. I'd just wish Anne and her hubby happily married and may the happiness bloom their new chapter of life, always.





Seem most of the friends were married or getting married or having their new born child or got children. I AM SO LAID BACK...

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I can't think of any title for this post. I'm out of idea. Inside my brain spreaded with fungus. I'd really want to be like 'Sleeping Beauty', yah I know though I'm not that beauty but a fat one.

Heck, another non sense introductory.

It've been week that I didn't get to update the blog. I was really busy with tight schedules, which is usual with work. But now I'm back on track but depend on what obstacles might come.

I am over tired. While I was typing this my eyes were lumpy and keep on shutting. FYI, I'm still in the office at this hour.

Just want to load some pictures here:

1.03.08 (Saturday) I went for a small gathering with ex-collegemates as one of the lady is getting married. She was giving out her invitation card while we all had dinner at Queenpark for Bah-Kut-Teh. Just 4 of us had ate so much. Need to thank to Adam.

2.03.08 (Sunday) Irene, Jason and I went to Ashley & Vikram's house for their baby boy, Logan's 1-year-old birthday mini party. The party was just among their families. We had steamboat with lot of foods to be cooked. A hand-made birthday butter cake by Vikram's sis-in-law for Logan. The whole night was eating and eating. Logan was so cute. Do you think Logan look like his mum or dad? He still can't call his dad 'ah-bah' (in tamil). He only know to say 'apple'. :)

Sign

I'm over exhausted. Been working all day long. Trying to cope with deadline as early as possible so that everyone is happy with it but they will never satisfy. Talk crap here... just ignore this.

I've been so long didn't go to Sunway Pyramid since the new building was built. Last Wednesday, I'd followed my colleague to check out the trainers at California Fitness in Sunway. I didn't know that the fitness exist in Sunway.

After we have done with our things, we went to buy some snack back to office. My colleague told me that the mall have J.Co donuts outlet. I wasn't familiar with the new bulding but we'd managed to find it. Luckily it wasn't a long queue but the service was damn slow. Bought half dozen back.

We've dropped by at the ladies and I was kinda confused with the signs though it was pretty clear to everyone.


I asked my colleague how come the gents' sign, it has only 4-man hand-in-hand where else the ladies' in 9-lady?

She couldn't answer me. She just ignore my question and we headed back to office.

Event

Today at work I tried to sneak out for an hour with a colleague to attend the Starbucks' 100th store opening launch at Jaya One.

The location of the Starbucks itself wasn't promising but the store was looked good in interior wise. I was suprised to see alot of people turned up for the launch, not to mention those media.

We got freebies which contain a 16oz of Malaysia's 100th Starbucks store signature tumbler, a handphone strip, a bookmark, a free voucher, a packet of coffee beans and a 10oz of cappucino mug. I love the tumbler!

Few VVIPs were there which I can't recall their name though they were the important role for the launch. I managed to sign in huge of my signature at the edge of fame-wall.

I'd managed to get into the store after the VVIPs launch the opening. Crowded.

And left the event an hour later. Missed the performances and foods and free-loaded coffee/tea drinks but I was glad I got another tumbler!

Thanks to Irene for the invitation.

Til next, if I get an invite!
:)

Emperor of Heaven

Yesterday was the 9th day of Chinese New Year to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven which is important for Hokkiens and Teochews to do some offerings and customary protocol for paying respect during the birthday of the Jade Emperor.

This year I didn't help much as I was very tired once I got back from work. I told mum that I need to take an hour nap before I could help her. I was overslept but mum didn't nagged me but waited till at sharp 12 midnight to start praying.

Justin told me that his grandma's house will perform fireworks which was less than a minute. I didn't know where was his grandma's house was but it was definitely very near to my house to watch it.

Not only his grandma's house, other neighbours did. There wasn't any bang from firecrackers but only huge fireworks...


View from Justin's grandma's house.

View from another neighbourhood.

Lastly, my new gadget, thumb-drive; PenDrive Nano; 2GB; cost me RM70 with PenSkinz. Bought it at DigitalMall during lunchtime. :)


All photos were taken by SE K770i.

Valentine

The picture speaks itself... yar, I'm still single.

Valentine's day will be like last year, peace and quite with a little noise of mosquitoes flying around, strand in the house waiting for the prince charming comes to date me... all is just a dream but to mosquitoes are real.

:)

Valentine's day is the day where restaurants/cafe will mark-up (promotion) prices for the special day to be remembered. Mamak stalls will be filled with mostly 'single' people hanging around unless for those bunch of friends who like to avoid those cut-throat prices and packed with couples in restaurants or 'makan places'.

Parks or those deserted dark places will be filled with those lovebirds who like to be left alone doing munchy lovely memorable gestures. I think they need to bring 'kingkong oils' to get rid of those mosquitoes. *I think valentine's day is a day for mosquitoes to earn targets!* Cinemas will be fulled too but dunno got any potential movies to be shown for valentine's mood. Guess not unless for those horror movies. Something to be horrified while you're in love...

Seem I'm pessimistic about this lovingly day...
~all by myself, don’t wanna be...~

Yar... that's the song describe how I felt.

Anyhow, Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends and families! ;)

How's your CNY?

I think this year Chinese New Year (CNY) wasn't that great as last year. Why? Because this year I got to eat lou-sang lesser than last year; maybe I'd missed the night when they (relatives) went for the lou-sang. Or maybe I'm not in the mood of this year CNY. I didn't get myself for new clothes. I didn't get to go shopping. Just passed the days and my mum has asked me why I didn't get myself some new clothes. I told her that I wasn't in the mood of shopping or buying new clothes. She said 1st day of CNY need to wear a brand new clothes to show a new beginning of life. Oh, well..

But I had bought a pair of new shoes that I haven't wear it yet, til now. I bought a shirt in earlier and I wore it last Saturday.

This year I went to visit Jenny's house as she invited us; Agnes and me. Agnes brought her son, Andrew along her husband. Andrew grews up very fast. He is getting taller and he is a fast-learner. At his age of 6+ months, he knows how to walk but not stable yet. He loves to walk while holding his dad's hands. His dad complained he's going to have backache...hehehee

Jenny's son also grows bigger then the last time I saw him. His eye-lashes are damn long that can compete with Andrew's. :) Both child got their own charms.


Both mums have their own topic of chats where else I was just listening like what Agnes's husband do. Heeheee

It was good to see both babies grew.

My holidays going to end soon. Tomorrow got to get back to work, reality of work. I've been eating non-stop when I'm in the house. I did gained weight. Gosh... I need to get back on track in gym.

Boring

It's been a week since the dinner that I never get to update my blog.

I'd just got back from the cinema on Rambo 4 movie. I went to watch with Jeff and Jason for a night-movie-out. We'd decided to watch Rambo as we all haven't and since I told them I wouldn't mind to watch it although I didn't follow-up the sequels.
To my horror, this movie is freaking damn violent. Advise to those who is pregnant not to see it. This movie is even worst than 300. But I think most of men would like this movie. I was nail-biting all the time during the movie. Damn 'geli' leh... but it was a nice movie. Sylvester looked very old in the movie but his acts in the movie is still with his munching mouth of bravery.... heheeee. He's got the 'look'.

Just recently, just few hours ago my CPU's the mouse port got spoilt.
Is this a sign to get a whole new PC? (Scratching my head)
I've just bought a new handphone and I need to save some money for this coming April's trip. How could I afford to buy a new one?
I have given some thought of getting a notebook, but some people told me just get a new iMac which cost almost the same as a new laptop in different brands.
*Puzzled*
Maybe, jusy maybe I can get a lappy after the trip which is after the April month.
That's gonna take time that I need to tolerate with my present PC.

Oh, yah! About the trip in April, I'm going with my mum and with colleague's mum too. Its like a gang of mothers and daughters trip to Asia country. Later I will tell more in the next post where it shall be. I told mum about the trip where we get to book the free tickets from AirAsia. But my mum found the place wasn't her preferance. She prefers to go some breezy place. Oh, well...

This year chinese new year is like a normal days to pass. It just that I got to rest for few days without any work other than staying at home and watching tv almost the whole day. Every year, me of getting angpows weren't that alot anymore. Its getting lesser. But I wasn't mind as I need I'm getting older and I have earn money of my own. But then I still love to get angpows especially to those from just married couples... :)

Okay, here a photo that I've posted. Something is interesting about 'him'. It taken at living hall at my home while I was watching tv. I love him so much that sometime he can make my day into something cheerful. :)


Happy Chinese New Year to everyone. I wish everyone filled with joyful happiness all days long and prosperous in health, wealth, lucks and dreams come true.

I'm sorry to my cousins that I couldn't get to go to your new house for Chinese New Year.
Sorry to those friends that I didn't get to invite to visiting my house. I'm kinda of 'avoiding' something that couldn't explain much about myself.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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...
:)


Thanks to Irene for taking the group pictures. :)

...

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!