A missing friend

As I was doing my work, I suddenly thought of a friend whom I have not heard or seen for a long time.

He has always been a nice friend, a person whom we can confide in and I do miss him a lot......but it's sad to note that he might not be feeling the same way towards us cos' he's shutting himself away from us, his friends. How I wish he could call us and tell us that he's ok and he still treats us as his friends......

How sad.........

Splitting Moments

Went for my long overdue haircut at my ever faithful Salon last Saturday afternoon. I used to hair my monthly hair cut at his shop at Sarawak Plaza but after he moved to Satok, I changed my visit to once every 2 months, and that's partly due to cost-cutting exercise too

Anyway, while he was snipping away, I told him that my hair is so dry and he recoomended a treatment which I agreed......then along the way, I told him again that I noticed some split ends and recommended a solution of which, yes, u r right, I agreed again (since he mentioned the magic word "no hassle and not much effort on method of application"). The last thing I want is to spend hours and hours of my time doing my hair....



Right, I finished all the cutting and treatment and brought home a bottle of Wella SP Ends Express Solution (Note for Leggy: SP stands for System Professionals and not what-u-think). I also brought home a slightly lighter purse. I was RM200 poorer that day.

Morale of the story - Never tell your hairdresser your hair problem!!!!!!!!

My books are here!!!!

I ordered 2 craft books from KL and after 2 long weeks of waiting, they have finally arrived yesterday, safe and sound, on my table....

100 Ideas on Cardmaking & Invitations
The Art of Cardmaking


What a great feeling......

Now, my hands are aching from reading the book last night on my bed. Before you laugh, the books are hardcover with 400 pages.....and knowing my size, I should be thankful I did not break my arm.....

A value for money and I am so happy...........

p/s I have made the booking to NZ

Over-enthusiastic me

I have a very short span of concentration and I normally need lots and lots of pushing before I get things done and then halfway I'll stop and a further pushing is needed. People used to say that I'm just like a cow who needs spanking before it is willing to pull a cart...Well, I can't deny that, merely because I'm a cow myself, and No, I'm not a cow because i have breasts that produces milk, but I'm cow cos my chinese zodiac says so. So, those who want to guess my age, by all means but no reward, tq!

I was so very into reading Law after I finished my Accounting that I signed up for a correspondence course. I paid quite a hefty sum of money for enrolment (Hefty as during that time when I was earning peanuts) Anyway, the fire of enthusasism was so great then and after the 1st year, I began to slack and ended up being a loyar buruk instead of a lawyer!

Anyway, my latest obsession was to buy a laptop. I spent endless time searching the website, asking experts around and even call the manufacturer to talk on a bargain. They agreed and I pulled out at the last minute. The one that I was looking at was so good and very reasonably priced too. It even comes with a DVD writer......

Another thing, I have just been given a knock on the head for delaying the booking of airtickets. We have less than 2 months to got for the intended trip and I'm yet to make any bookings and everyone are depending on me....Oh dear! This is going to be my resolution for this week: TO BOOK THE AIRTICKETS

I'm Goldilocks now. I broke into somebody's house, molested the owner's cat and 2 dogs, gave a knock on the owner's daughter's kelisa (and got my hand dirtied, the car is damn dirty) and now, using the owner's computer to update my blog.......The owner should be back anytime now...I'd better erase my fingerprints from things that I have laid my hands on. (Sorry, no time to bathe the dogs and cat) Gotta go now....and pleaseeeeee do not call the police..............

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it's my parents' house......hehehehe

New Outlook

I have a problem, and my problem is that I always do something hastily without thinking and then ended up with more problem. Take this look for instance.....I was bored of the no-problem outlook that I decided to change it and now, I don't know how to align the shortcuts at the side of this blog.....

Me and my itchy hands!!

If I Have $10,000.00

What will I do if I have $10,000.00:

1) Go for a round-the-world holiday
2) Buy myself a good Dell Laptop
3) Change my wardrobe
4) Buy more papers, rubber stamps and eyelets
5) Treat my dear ones to the Italian Buffet at Restorante Beccari
6) If Item 1 is beyond the $10k budget: Go back to melbourne for yet another crafts shopping spree
7) After Melbourne, then I'll go to London

Hmm....Guess that's how far my $10k can stretch.......How about u? What will u do if you are suddenly richer by $10,000.00???????

On a more sombre note, today is the 2nd anniversary of Colin's passing. He was a very nice man married to a very nice wife and have raised 3 very nice kids......I'm sure if he's around, he will be more than happy to give me that $10k. He was a very generous man and were never stingy with money. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and may perpetual light shine on him, may he rest in peace..Amen

It's Holy Week now and I'm left with only 2 days to reflect on myself and repent. After 38 days of Lent, I'm yet to do any good deed. I have been feasting day-in day-out (can't blame me tho, just too many birthdays to celebrate, including my own!) Anyway, I think I have started to do good by doing an ironing marathon yesterday. I started at 9.30am and call it quit at 1.30pm with a small burn on my right arm. That's repentence! I bet even those climbers to Mt Singgai did not sweat as much as me....... :-)

Also, I've been getting good news for the past 2 days.....First, somebody from Toyota called last Saturday to officially apologise for the many unpleasant incidents that have incurred for the past montths and our next servicing will be on them; Found a shop in KL selling all sorts of cardmaking materials (Prices are slightly steep but at least I don't have to worry about conversion and postage); and finally, someone is willing to subsidise an airfare to New Zealand for me!!!!!

See, what else can u expect from 2 days?????

Paris Hilton as Mother Teresa????

Just heard the most stupidest (if there's such word) and most humiliating news about an Indian Film Director shortlisting Paris Hilton to play the role of Mother Teresa of Calcutta in his upcoming movie. Is this crazy or what???? He claimed that there are strong resemblance between this 2 women. Hello??????? What kind of resemblance except for the fact that they are both women?

Imagine:
this lady similar to this lady????

GET REAL!

Bored or boring

I'M BORED TO THE VERY CORE

Since I'm bored today, I shall write something mean, sort of cheering myself at the EXPENSE of other people's misfortune...U might noticed the capital letter of EXPENSE cos' somebody just argued with me that it should be EXPENSES! (So, that's No. 1 laugh).

I had a conversation with somebody whom I can't remember claiming that she was boring (which in fact, I think she meant she was bored). So, I just answered "Yes, very boring indeed" and she was so glad that I shared the same feeling as her.....that SHE'S A BORE! HAH!

Also, somebody just showed me a picture that she took of her bruised bum as a result of a fall few days ago.....How I wish I can see her face there and then...Though I pity her but I just couldn't stop imagine how she walked for the past few days..Btw, she has a humongous bum, a fleshy one some more. She's one of my reader and I bet she doesn't dare to reprimand me thru this blog for fear of identity.

Being tall sometimes can be a problem, especially when you are buying a car....somebody actually had to turned down several model of cars just because her long legs couldn't fit in....

Ok, I have had enough laugh liaw......

Of Birthdays and dinners

Today, 2 most important people in my life are celebrating their 55th and 37th birthday respectively. My Mum and My husband..Interesting is it not? We have a interesting pattern as far as birthdays are concerned. U see, my birthday is just 3 days ahead of my dad's and my mum/Aloy's are 2 weeks 1 day after mine. So, U can imagine how much I have indulged as far as food is concerned.

Going to Thai Restaurant tonight for my mum's birthday dinner. As for Aloy's, we went to Restorante Beccari (Merdeka Palace) last night for it's Italian Buffet called a Tribute to their Chefs where they featured all the signature dishes that their past Chefs have created, so to speak. For only RM50++ we were "served" by 5 Chefs....I asked the ever-helpful restaurant manager whether all these 5 chefs were invited to prepare all their dishes of which he laughed and said impossible, since, well, one of them has passed on. The ever famous Chef Vittorio.....I learnt to love italian food from him (but of course, I love the Italian food even more, the more authentic ones after my trip to Italy) This promotion doesn't last long, mind you....It will only be held on all Sundays in the month of April. I did not manage to take any photos cos I don't want to be misunderstood for a reporter of which, coincidentally, there was a whole long table at the back consisted of several hungry-stricken reporters. I bet it's a free dinner for them to ensure that they'll go back to their respective newspapers and write a good review about the promotion. Honestly, they don't have to pay me to write a good review about the food.

Anyway, love the food, love the ever-helpful staff especially that long haired Restaurant Manager (cudn't remember his name though) who took some time to explaining to us about all the 5 past Chefs, love the price and most of all, I LOVE THE TOILET!!!!! It's so huge and spacious u can actually do a Cha-Cha inside...Alone, of course.....

Mama-Mia!

Happy Birthday to my 2 Dahlings!!!

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