CNY 2011 So Far....

Gong Hei Fatt Choy!!!!!!!!!!

年29. 2 Days before CNY 2011.

Smelly's mom decided to cook reunion one day earlier so that i can go home to have reunion dinner with dad. this was the 2nd or 3rd time she cook it a day earlier to accommodate me. so grateful cos she's so understanding and accommodative. 

年30. Eve of CNY 2011.

Dad's turn to cook. notice dad and Smelly's mom cooked similar dishes? hahaha! only thing different is aunty cooked braised duck, dad cooked fish. others all similar ingredient.

ahem!! so right... after dinner, i dragged Smelly out to shop for clothes.. but then he only managed to stock up undewear. pfft. then dragged him to ze camera shop to look-see.

and then....

ekekekkeeee...

i can finally haz ze camera!!!!!

this is 4 years worth of anniversaries, birthdays and valantine's days present (dinners, shoes and cash don't count ah!) so i guess i have to wait for another 4 years for the next present. pfft. but anyways.. i love it max!! so at the end of the day, practicality wins and kinda make sense. okay. don't want to digress.

DAY 1

Started the first day of CNY teaching Eva how to make tong yuen..

 like this?

 tada!

 the making

 Eva's masterpiece! but she don't like it cos she doesn't like soft foods. oh.. and vege...

matching cheong sam that i bought from Beijing... cute right?

after brunch, we went to uncle's place where everyone gather together. saves time and meriah!!

Skyping with mom. lil cousin don't now why that day keep on kissing mom (on screem). haha! so cute! 

then, Skype with Aunt Ming at Melbourne. that's baby Allegra there!

Family photo!!

CW with Shorty.

look! PINK!!!!

DAY 2

we went to Tampin, 3rd aunt's house and then to Melaka, 1st aunt's house..

before leaving.. family photo first!

cousin's daughter, 7month younger than Eva.. she's so chubbily cute!!!!

fuk luk sau.

DAY 3

went to friend's house to.. what else??

gamble lo... lose a bit.

DAY 4

as usual, went to Kenny's place on the 4th day. i forgot to charge the camera so only limited photos. pfft. camwhore's worse nightmare.

played cards a bit before moving on with mahjong... won this time. so breakeven.

kiss for good luck!

this was before Peks K.O.

what's camera without CW? heh!

DAY 5

Annual reunion with Jennifer and Celeste aka Mrs. Zheng!



DAY 6

no photo. grumpy cos START WORK Day!!!

pfft.

To Friendship.

10 years since the first time we shook hands and said “hi”.


I had never imagined, that time, how that simple gesture and plain word would form a wonderful friendship throughout the years of growing up (and old).

You came along when I needed a companion the most. You were there whenever I needed a shoulder to cry on. You taught me how to be stronger. You almost never let me down.

You were not the greatest friend, but you gave me the greatest strength to move on and be who I am. You were not the best friend, but gave me the best opinions and solutions whenever I’m in trouble. You were the worst friend, and only the worst friend would give a smack right in my face and made me realize my mistakes. You were not everything a friend would ask for, but you tried giving all you can to guide me through hard times.

I will never forget the days we spent together as naïve teenagers. The good and bad times I will always remember.

What more could I ask for?

I could only wish for the best things to happen in your life.

I may not be your best-est friend, but I’m sure whatever we went through stays somewhere safe in your heart, always. Like it stays in mine.

I Love The Rain.

it's been raining for 2 days. this kind of weather is perfect for lazy day-in.

hibernated at home yesterday. woke up at 5.30pm and realised that i unintentionally FFK-ed a friend that was supposed to go shopping with me. nevertheless, i cleaned the room last night, threw away lotsa junks that i kept for very long time. but yeah, i admit that i'm keeping some junks just-in-case i need it. who knows?

gave away yet another bag of clothes. this time, i really have to learn to let go the clothes that i don't like/wear/fit anymore. let them find a new better owner. (but shhh... i'm still keeping a few favourite for-keeps pieces. bleh).

i wanna be a kid so i can go up on the slide again.

Dance? Really?

Been going to gym regularly since the beginning of January, and trying to gradually increase the time spent in there. They have this cha-cha dance class after the cardio dance and strength training, and most of them are aunties and uncles who joined for a few months. I’ve tried once, but it’s more like confirming myself as hand-eye-feet coordination maximum failure, so I gave up after half a class. But this uncle kept pestering me and my colleagues to join them, just to have fun. After discussing with my colleague, we decided to join the class today. Cos right… tak kan aunty and uncle also can learn, we young people cannot, right? So we decided to give ourselves 3 months. If 3 months still cannot get it, then I will declare that I’m lack of that dancing gene, and most probably cos none of my parents are good at dancing. Pfft. See? When in doubt, blame the genes. Heh.


Anyways, the annual Chinese New Year fever combo finally hit on me 2 days ago, all because of Smelly. After he got better from his fever, I caught it. Grr. Fever is gone but the nose is still runny and occasionally stuck, and cough also stayed. Hopefully will get well before CNY. Been having fever on the first day of CNY for the past 3 years. Hopefully won’t be so jinxed this year.

Talking about CNY, I haven’t got time to go shopping! Luckily I got a few cheong sams this year.. but I need to get work clothes and shoes…… and gonna pester Smelly go shopping this weekend for his clothes and uhm.. my camera!

Bonus where art thou?

Which One?

in a dilemma again. can't decide between this two babies...

 Olympus PEN E-PL2

Retails at RM2,499

or this one...

Olympus XZ-1

Retails at Rm1,799

one is micro four third and one is compact. both kinda similar in some ways.

i personally prefers E-PL2, with interchangeable lens option, more function to play around with, and obviously better quality photos compared to the XZ-1. But then again, the XZ-1 size is perfect for me.

how how?

p/s - please don't ask me choose S90, GF1 or any DSLR. i want opinion on this 2 option only ah..

I Love Hen's Party!

colleague's hen's party last week at Il Lido, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng.

we went to the open roof bar upstairs, nice place but too bad it's kinda empty when we're there. definitely will dine at the restaurant one day.

Frozen Peach Margarita, which was NOT frozen. pfft. tak sedap langsung.



I Love Grossness!

meh... i'm gonna cheat and tag tis under Monday Loves. hah!

cos i woke up on Monday with a hugeass volcanic pimple on my forehead. boo.

how do you feel when you see this? hahah!!

feel like pinching it right? ekekekek....

Fifthnniversary.

A delayed fifthnniversary thoughts.


Without realizing, five years passed. When I started going out with Smelly, I’ve never thought that we’ll last this long. Considering my age when I met him and especially my personality, it’s amazing how we can preserve this relationship to where we are now.

Things progressed rather smoothly, despite his usual discontentment about my body size and almost out-of-control credit card debts, and my never-ending annoyance with his obsession with gaming and lack of sensitivity towards my feelings. I guess that’s how things are supposed to work.

I used to think that we’re not a normal couple. But after listening to so many relationship stories from friends, I felt blessed and grateful for what I have. One can never be too greedy and keep wishing for the impossible, yet cannot be too contented with what we have. So I guess everything needs balance.

I Love CW - Girls Edition!

we went to Janda Baik, Bentong to celebrate 7Suk, Kenny and Deric's birthdays.

the place is okay (not as nice as we imagined), weather was perfect as it's up the hill so it's kinda chilly. yet, IMHO, the place is totally not recommended. food sucks maximum, very little variety AND small portion for the price we paid. totally not worth it.

anyway, here's some of the CW photos with the girls...

Chilling at the pondok upon arrival

changed and the CW starts!

playing with LomoLomo 

ready....

jump!!

splash!!

super regret. SO COLD!!!!!!!!!

what else? hehe..



New Year....

Same old unresolved resolution. Hah!


Let’s see what I have in mind for this year.

- To achieve my already 5-year-old plan (which is *what else* : to be thinner), by going to gym regularly and healthier diet (may the force be with me. Amitabha).

- To settle all (if not, half) the debts by first quarter (this time, is for real! I’m almost there. Pray for bonus. Amen.)

- Which leads to – finally save up for rainy days.

- Hopefully to pass N5 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
- Spend more time with family.

- Finish reading all the 30+ books that I bought in 2009 and 2010.

- To be more focused.

Actually hor… most of the above are my all-time resolution that I didn’t get around materializing it. I admit that I’m such a procrastinator. And a liar. Pfft.

I sense that this year, besides being monotonous, it will be rather tough. Had a sudden fear of the unknown and uncertainties. Not sure why though. Been thinking a lot lately about many things.

Year 2010 passed too fast. Besides keeping my promise to go for Japanese class, I guess everything’s the same for me. oh.. Not forgetting, thanks to my work, I travelled to many states in Malaysia that I never step into. Also thanks to my company, I get to go Beijing for our company trip. =D not forgetting also, last year, I travelled to Bangkok for the third time, went to Gem Island, annual trip to Cameron Highlands, and went to Singapore after 5 years. This year, hopefully will get to go New Zealand, planning to go with dad. Oh.. also to Japan in year end with Smelly, if everything goes smoothly (pray to win lottery).

I Love Anniversary! (or not!)

another new year celebrated without Smelly.

damn stupid.

Smelly's colleague's farewell on the eve and he was supposed to join me and his friends for karaoke after dinner. mana tau they went for drinks after dinner and got stuck there and end up cannot make it to countdown with us.

not even a text saying Happy New Year AND Happy Anniversary!!! pfft.

what made me angry was when i reached home at 1.30a.m, i found him in the toilet, vomiting. and he stayed in the toilet for more than one hour before he decided that he had enough of vomiting. ugh.

pissed drunk and a pissed girlfriend. mad angry at his colleague and boss. of ALL night, why choose NYE to celebrate! grrrr.

so the next day, i made him promise to get a camera for me as an apology. *smart eh* but dilemma now cos new model coming out, maybe n April. hmm.

anyway, obligatory anniversary photo. nah!

I Love Celebrations!

 we booked 2 glass houses at Sekeping Serendah, somewhere near Rawang, for our Christmas celebration. also celebrating 2 birthdays, Pern on xmas day, Robin on boxing day.

the place is very nice. located in the jungle, so there's ZERO reception there... good thing is, nobody busy on the phone. bad thing? felt disconnected to the world..boo. but we all had fun! we had bbq, games and lotsa drinks. a successful party, i'd say. =)

Shifting Priorities

Two more Fridays before the New Year begins. Scary how time flies. As usual, everything seemed so blurry. Everything happened so fast, like nothing happens before. Another year passed without a sense of achievement. I know by saying that, it shows how weak I am. How little confidence I have. How suck I am in juggling priorities. How lazy. How naïve. Very immature in some ways.


Perhaps what they say is true. When you reach certain age, your priorities shift. What was important might mean nothing now. What was precious might be useless. What deemed insignificant might be the key to success. What seems materialistic became realistic. It became necessity. It became priority. It became the battery of life.

Every year around this time, I will reflect at the past. I think of all the things that happened and did not. The things that I encountered and missed. People that I met and friends that I’ve lost. Experiences that I gained, judgments and decisions that I’ve made, wrong or right. Tears that I’ve shed, happy or sad. Words that came out, thoughtful or hurtful. Screams that were made, angry or excited.

I realized that I learn something new every day. About things that are significant or petty… people around me, people that I love, and people that I loathe… about myself, my emotions, my priorities…

It almost always end up with me being so confused and frustrated at one point, and then the so called problems /issues suddenly don’t seems to be a problem/issue at all… it’s like magic… but I believe it’s just PMS… pfft.

Lately, I’ve concluded that my brain stop progressing. It’s stagnant. I felt wasted… I don’t know… maybe it’s the people around me. By people, I really do actually mean colleagues. I felt that everybody is so comfortable of their (old) way of doing things and their level of acceptance towards new ideas/ ways is super low, or rather selective. By everybody, I do actually mean bosses… So I believe no matter how much effort I invest in whatever I do, the result is never like what I imagined. I felt stupid and limited, yet I cannot do anything about it because it’s just the way they are. But if I don’t do anything about it, I’m afraid that they will think that I’m stupid. Damn conflict. I’m just afraid that I’ll slowly morph into what they are.

Sigh.

Cough Syrup + Flu Med Combo

Today is one of those days when I woke up, went to work, and felt empty.


I don’t know.. I blame it on the drugs (cough syrup and flu med) due to the bad coughing and nightmares of losing my teeth (I found out that my bottom retainers don’t fit anymore. fml. Wearing top retainers every night from now.)

Last week was the end of a series of seminar that I worked on. 14 locations within 6 months. So much of travelling throughout Malaysia. Had fun despite some difficulties along the way. I guess the thing that I’ll be missing the most is… obviously the travel allowance that I get. Heheh.

Been thinking about a lot of things lately. Past, present, future. Everything seems so… mediocre. Is this what I wanted all along? Is this supposed to be? Will it be different, if I took the road not chosen? How is it like, if some decisions were made differently? How will it change, if words are spoken in another way? There are so many endless possibilities. Maybe better. Maybe worse. At the end of the day, someone will just tell you to “count your blessings, forget the past, enjoy the present and look forward to the future”. Cliché, but it’s kinda true. That’s what most probably kept me moving all along. Life is as simple as it is. It’s the human heart and brain that makes it difficult (or in some cases, someone makes it difficult). Sigh.

I guess I better stop writing and layan the cough syrup+flu med high now.

I Love Lazy Weekends!

No photo cos i refused to post up more shitty photos here. *hint for Christmas present - CAMERA*

last weekend was spent lazing off my butt.

Smelly bought a new TV cos he bought a PS3 just to play Gran Turismo (GT) 5. pfft. which took the whole study desk space to put the TV and his butt stuck on half of the bed most of the time when he's home.

brighther side for me, i can finally watch movies with a bigger screen. ok lah... give and take (or not?).

went to Times Square for the GT5 roadshow just to see and try the steering wheel console cos we're planning to get one. now we need to think of a perfect place to place the console IF we really gonna get it. which, on a side note, (i hope) will accelerate the process of us getting a new place.

gonna start going to gym tonight after work. hopefully can last this time.

How Relationship Lasts IX

Every night before bed, I will demand for a goodnight kiss and a hug. It’s a routine for as long as I can remember. cos I think it's important, as a reminder of my existence (insecure, I know... pffft whatever...).
Anyway, our relationship is very comical... sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry because we humour each other so much.

So last night, Smelly kissed me (more like his nose pressing on my nose) and he asked... “What do you see?” I opened my eyes, without moving away, I said, “I see your eyes loh..”

Smelly : Got one eye only right?

Dy : -____- ! er.. hehe.. got 2 eyes become one eye!! Crossed d!

Then, I asked, “What do you see?”

He said…. “Ngor tai dou yat gau fan shu… (I saw a potato). Wakakakakakaaa….!”

T_T damn jahdou.

Tell me lah… where to find a boyfriend like him??? Pfft!

I Love Dragone & Margarita!

went to Modesto's, Capsquare KL to meet a friend.

Pizza name is Dragone. with turkey ham, mushrooms and half cooked egg! yums!

sorry no photo of the strawberry margaritas. yes. it's plural cos i had 5 glasses that night. for some reason, their version is not bitter like what i had before. i'm gonna return there just for the margarita.

after dinner, he brought me to this Indian club where there are girls sitting in a row on the stage, taking turn to dance. and men who like their performance will give them money/tips. i told my friend that one of the girl is very pretty and she have a very nice long black hair. he called her up to us and told her what i said, and pulled out RM50 and asked me to give it to her!! for a second, i felt so reluctant!!! =p but that's the way it is. pfft. RM50 just like that. anyway.. the girl did a solo dance and someone just threw like 20 pieces of RM10 at her on the stage. so within the 10-15 minutes i'm there, that girl alone earned at least RM300. just by dancing. not even those sexy dance. it's just the normal Bollywood dance that we see on tv. oh.. in case you're wondering, no, the girls didn't pick up the money on the floor. got designated boy to pick it up for them.

sounds dodgy. but i think it's a good experience. too bad they don't strip. heh. my friend told me those girls do after hour service too. oh well... at least dancing is a legal job.

good experience for me. but i think i like Modesto's better. hmm.. margarita!!

who wants to buy me a drink or two? ;)