Gonna lie low today...Today starts with a very tense feeling of what's gonna happen this afternoon. I'm in the midst of typing a very mean letter to an established Company and I'm just hoping that I might not need to use it....Can't disclose much of the contents though, might need to use it in Court later...We shall see....but like I've said, I hope I don't have to resort to violence.

Anyway, on a happier side of things, LL just called to tell me that we might be colleagues again very soon....she's been asked to go for an interview in one of our group of companies...in the same building!!!!!!!!

My Food Review 1 - My Restaurant

I'm going to start a Food Review Column.....Sound so like Anthony Bourdain eh??? I'm not doing something like most food bloggers will do...I don't go to places specifically for reviews...

Of course, you'll only get to see the local eateries, and once a while, if I'm lucky, KL or any other states, and if I'm double lucky, we might even look at eateries outside Malaysia.

We went to My Restaurant in Sama Jaya last night. Food is good, people are friendly, portion is big but can't say much on the deco and surroundings. More of a coffee shop style...anyway, for those pork lovers, this is sure a place for you....Definitely a non-halal place.

Check out what we had:

Complimentary - Garlic bread

My starter - Thick Cream of Mushroom Soup

Aloy's starter - Caesar Salad with a strip of bacon

My Main Course - "Chop, Chop, Chop" consisted of a piece of grilled chix, pork and a very generous piece of bacon, with some fries and boiled greens

Aloy's Main Course - Can't remember what it's called but it consisted of several pieces of BBQ pork, chix and pork sausage with a very generous helping of fries and fried onion rings.

All the above + 1 tropical fruit punch + 1 Ginger Ale = RM75.00

To curl or not to curl

Being my birthday today, I did something out of the ordinary.....went for a hairwash and out of curiosity, asked to have my hair curled (temporary, of course).....

It's my Birthday

Happy Birthday to me,

Happy Birthday to me,

Happy Birthday to me,

Happy Birthday to me.

It's my 33rd birthday today and I am so happy! I have so many wonderful people celebrating with me, though, of course, not at the same time...It started with a dinner on Friday with Long Legged and Mr T at Oregano and my 1st pressie came from them, with Mr T doing the wrapping.


The package








The Content - 6 sticks of Old Town 3-in-1 white coffee with 1 RM50 Digi reload coupon....how sweet!!!! This is in response to my decision to stop calling a 012 number! Judging from the frequency we sms-ed each other, the RM50 might not be able to stretch very far!



The finished product!









Another thing I must say, Long Legged is so choykiewish.....She actually used the Company's envelope to wrap the present....She was thinking of hiding it by covering it with a piece of paper....So Siaw Lee!!!

9 years of gifts from Long Legged - Part 2

I don't understand...I've managed to download and posted all the pictures that I have taken on the gifts except for the picture of the lacy bits.....I suppose my pc just doesn't allow that kind of publication....What a holy piece!

Anyway, I'm going dinner tonight with Long Legged and T - to celebrate my upcoming birthday! Yippee!

9 years of gifts from Long Legged - Part 1

Bought from KL. Has been servicing me even up to today

Keychain from Thailand

Candle from KL

2005 Christmas Pressie

Keychain from KL Mr Moo from KL

Customised vase from Sabah

Best Friend

Shucks!! As I was updating this blog this morning on the above subject, the internet connection suddenly fall dead on me and I lost everything that I've typed. Now I have to crack my head re-calling what I have typed this morning.Double Shucks! Computer is definitely not a best friend of mine!

I was talking about my best friends. I used to have a very good friend way back in primary school and we were both inseparable. However, we lost contact after she left for another state and though we promised to stay in touch, it never happen. That was my first. Then, later in my secondary years, I found a replacement and we continue being the best of friends until she left for another state to further her studies. We went a little further in the sense that we continue to write and phone each other at least once in 2 weeks. Unfortunately, the 2 weeks became 2 months, and then 2 years and now, it is like "I-don't-care-if-she-calls" kinda attitude. I realised that my relationship with both my then best friends were only bonded thru constant meeting and the phrase "Out of sight, out of mind" is really very very true. So, when I came accross a quote by Elisabeth Foley that says "The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart" is nothing but bullshit.

However, I have different view about best friend after I met a certain long legged being. We started off as colleagues 9 years ago and later went our separate ways after our Company decided to call it a day and put us on retrenchment. We do still contact each other though not that frequent. We were made colleagues again in another company for a short while before I left for another job. Though we seldom meet (not as often as when were colleagues) and phone calls were not that frequent anymore (blame it on the higher cost of living), we are still the best of friends and there's nothing I would like to trade for a friend like her.

I was doing a bit of stock-take on the gifts that she bought me over the years and I'm still keeping them all until today. Amongst all the numerous gifts that she bought/gave, this is one "gift" from her that I cherished the most (Wonder whether she still remember this or not)

The content of that small pocket is so priceless that it's not a legal tender anymore.

Sarawak a place called Home?

I thought I saw the above phrase somewhere in town, couldn't remember where but that's beside the point. What I'm trying to say here is if Sarawak as at today is a place called home, I don't think I would like to be at home. There are just too many happenings lately of which no amicable solutions are achieved. For instance, the HFM disease. Despite the Government's assurance that everything is under control, why are we still getting new cases and to make matter worst, another fatality last Saturday? As I was buying lunch yesterday at my office food court, I noticed that there were lots of little little potential HFM victims playing around the public area. How do we justify that? How can we knock some sense into the parents' big head???? Likewise, when the Government instructed all kindies and nurseries to close, some parents actually took the opportunity to bring their children for a holiday at Damai or an evening walk at the waterfront or the new Friendship Park.

Put aside that, as most Sarawakians are busy talking about the disease and the recent fuel price hike, did anyone notice the very bad visibility in Kuching city? This photo was taken at 9.00am this morning from my office tower and as I type now, I noticed that the condition is getting worse. What surprises me is the non-publication of whatsover precautionary advice from the Ministry of Health. As usual, our neighbouring country Indonesia was blamed for this but did we realise that we, the Sarawakians are also contributor to this condition? Last Sunday, there was a huge fire at the chinese cemetery across Wisma Saberkas. I do understand that this is customary to make way for the upcoming Ghost Festival but is there no other alternative? I think it's high time that we should play a role in helping the Government to prevent all these happenings.

If nothing is done to contain all these dissasters, I don't think I would like to claim Sarawak as my Home. Should I start looking for a new Home, then?

Goodbye Mee Kuning (Yellow Noodle)

I have just found out that the yellow noodle (Yu Mee a.ka. Oily Noodle) has the highest content of borid acid and is actually banned. Check out the star publication.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/1/nation/13529402&sec

Yellow noodle is so unique that u can never replace it with any other types of noodle. Imagine what you can do with the yellow noodle:

1) Mee Jawa
2) Foochow Noodle
3) Mee Goreng Mamak Style
4) Mee Goreng Chinese Style (the sweet sweet one ah)
5) Fried noodle with clams
6) Mee Bandung
7) Mee Curry

and many many more. What do you think the taste will be if you replace it with something else, like kuew tiaw or beehoon???

I suppose instead of banning people from eating it, the Ministry should actually inspect the factory and order them to reduce the content of Borid Acid?? What do you all think????

Thrifty Me

Well, since the Government can't do much about the fuel increase and today's newspaper quoted our PM asking us all to be thrifty, http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/7/nation/13583616&sec=nationI have to play my part as a law-abiding citizen by doing my part in being a Ms Thrifty Spendy a.k.a Aunty Scrooge. This is what I pledge to do:(P/s shall let u all know how much I can survive such ordeal in a week's time)

1) Cut down my lunch expenses. Daily expenses should not exceed RM5.00. Accumulation is allowed. Sumptuous lunch is only allowed at the end of the month after accumulation of lunch allowance is sufficient. However, treat from friends are most welcome.
2) Cycle to work since petrol's price is so inhuman. Perhaps move somewhere nearby. There's a piece of empty land accross my office. Perhaps I could start building a house there.
3) Reduce my monthly spending on papers and crafts to only RM50.00
4) Only drink coffee or tea in the office. (I can save on my household expenses that way)
5) Do my business in the office (to save on water and toilet paper at home)
6) Shall only call/sms friends who are using the same network operator so that I could take advantage of the Family & Friends rate. To friends who are using a different network operator : Sorry guys, you wouldn't get anymore phone calls/sms from me.
7) No more shopping in KL. Will start patronizing places like Teck Kong, Ai Lee or Ngiu Kee. Purchase at Parkson is only allowed if there are sales.
8) No more Cliniques or Estee Lauder. Shall switch to Loreal or Kao Biore.....(hahahaha, took me quite a while to figure out the name)

There u have it. Wonder how much I can achieve out of that 8 items. We shall see....never underestimate the power of Ms Thrifty Spendy