The sinful weekend

It was pure indulgence.

4 girls, catching up on sweet treats - sinful pleasures that are worth the many hours of cardio after that ! Let the pictures speak for itself.

Pistachio Cheese Cake

Green Tea Cheese Cake

Apple Crumble with Vanila Ice Cream

Chocolate Mudpie with Dark Chocolate Sauce (without the almond sauce :P)

Cast : from Zen Cafe, Mid Valley.
Back up cast : Lee Sun, Lee Fui, Jac & Amanda

subconsciously?

" You may be placing too much importance on your performance at work today. It's not that you should slack off; it's just that there are other things that need to be considered now, too. Don't be afraid to let your thoughts wander into the shadows of your subconscious, for it is here that you can discover the meaning that you seek."

honestly, I dunno what's on my subconscious mind, and it could be scary to discover what's lying in the corner of it..

Freedom of Speech

Coincidentally that's the title of my friend's blog, but i am not writing bout him nor his blog.

A couple of things that has happened recently got me thinking. Was thinking about the freedom of speech and thoughts on the Internet. Today, practically everyone is connected to the the Internet, and it has been the mode of transfer for news. advertisements, views and in a negative ways - rumours. In the recent months, there has been a lot going around about the group that has been writing controversial comments on the politics and the government resulting them to be subjected to legal punishments.

Of course, this is not what i have to comment on. I'm talking about the things one say or write, and how it affects their other half. Was talking to a friend, and she told me that she just hooked up with this guy, and the guy's status was "complicated" in the relationship field. And then there was this other friend, whose boyfriend's status displayed " in a relationship - but with the ex's name" . Then it hit me, are these status there for our own satisfaction, to express the way we view things? OR for other ppl to view it? When one writes on someone's Wall ( facebook app), do they worry bout their bf/gf reading it, and getting the wrong idea?

Why does a simple statement sometimes stir so much confusion, misunderstandings and to some extend - an argument ! It all comes down to a person's perception of a statement, however, i strongly feel that it also comes down to the trust and the communication that you have for your partner. One has the rights to communicate freely with their friends, and with all due respect given to their partner of course.

If you know the social ways of your partner, then you shouldn't be throwing in suspicions and slanted comments.If you trust your partner and have faith in him/her, you wouldn't be affected by what others are saying - some friends might find the need to 'report' on their findings to the respective person.

That brings my thought to a different question, if you were to bump into a friend's partner in a mall, hand in hand with someone else, what would you do ? would you tell your friend all about it, or let him/her find out about it themselves? A lot of thinking to be done ya? After all, that's a bit more serious issue. But if it's a minor issue - like writing on a Wall, sending a Flirt, is there for us to need to throw in judgements? After all, Facebook didn't create these applications for just couples... sigh. All in all, trust is the main factor that upholds the relationship, be it in a family, friends and at work.

The decision

I've made up my mind..

and i will keep to it.. it might be difficult at first, but i'm sure it's all for the better..

keep to it Amanda ~

A dedication

No no, i'm not dedicating a post to anyone..

It's a dedication post for me. ahaha..

take a look.

http://kongdoongwah.blogspot.com/2008/09/s-word.html

Let's see what my horoscope says for today..

" You are often comfortable with keeping secrets, yet now with four planets in your hidden 12th House, it may be a bit much even for you. Still, there's nothing you need to do about it. Recognize that being alone can be quite healthy and that you just may be your own best company today. "

being alone today is a good choice.. hmmm..

Darn the weekend

"Darn" seems to be the most frequently used word over my weekend.

My friend was to come over and fix my pc at 12 noon, but only turned up at 2.30pm.. Darn. He brought an installer dvd with the intentions to format my com, just to discover that i had not dvd rom. Darn. and many more darns throughout the day.
Computer was up and running by the time he is done with it. Yay, all my memories and precious moments are saved. Wah.. can't thank him enough..saved me the trouble of bringing it to Low Yat, and having my files all inspected, not to mention my privacy invaded.

Later in the evening, met up with Delores & Kg for drinks at Chili's One Utama, the crowd was huge as usual, plus the 'buka puasa' crowd. Fortunately for us, we didn’t have to wait, as Delores was waiting there already. It was a good few hours of drinks, chat, and later, a lil window-shopping. What? That’s what we girls do best. Mr.Leong - Too bad u have to tag along lor. *grins*

Sunday was another darn case. Wanted to wake up early to head to gym but my bed was too much of a temptation, so I only pulled myself out from bed at 10.30am..Made very rush plans to meet a friend, only to find it cancelled when I was at the train station, darn. And from there, it was just a quiet, rainy Sunday afternoon.

Later at night, we attended the belated Mooncake Festival gathering at the neighborhood ‘dewan’. It was a potluck gathering where everyone brought something from home, and sit down together to makan. Since mommy was in the committee, we “angels” have to help out a lot lor. Angels here definitely doesn’t mean the angelic type, it’s a nickname that was given to us by Uncle Choo Choo – one of the committee member of our RA. Us – the 3 sisters are always seen tagging along after mommy, thus the nickname “ Charlie’s Angels”, and Daddy’s name isn’t even Charlie to begin with!

The gathering was quite a success, it ended earlier than expected, and we had more desserts that we could ever imagine. The many trays of multi colored jelly, cakes, muffins, kaya puffs and cupcakes. I think the only item that was not there was ice cream! There were plenty of leftover, and we all packed them home, not letting it go to waste.

Thus the packed fried rice for lunch right now. Am digging in now, and then to catch up on episode 37 of Moonlight Resonance. All 40 episodes are out d, but I am resisting the temptation to Google it , as there would be spoilers ahead. hehehe

at 7 pm

am still in the office. Trying to finish up my list of " pls remove me". At the same time watching the 2nd part of Moonlight Resonance epi 33. Damn kan cheong de. The evilness is unveiling bit by bit. Have a feeling that the ending might be a sad one.. oh gosh, can't wait for it.

Am goin to hit gym after this, and then head home to yumcha with a high school friend. Promised that i will listen to one of his plans. He is a part time Great Eastern agent. Get the hint? Never liked to be persuaded into buying an insurance plan/ savings before, in the past few years, there has been lotsa friends who tried to talk me into it. I will always tell them i am not interested plus cannot afford that commitment. And the irony of things, my parent are both insurance agents, or i should say WERE. Thus, the very convenience excuse back then was to tell my friends that i'm all well-covered, and don't need any thing else. But I guess, I've come to a point now, where i should be making my own decisions and start planning for my future. Therefore, I'm making an exception and giving him a chance..shall sit down and listen to him after all.

Feeling so lazy to move my bum from this chair and head down to gym. All Josh's fault, ajak me to the Ramadhan Bazaar right after work. I have greedily munched on RM1 of keropok lekor, 2 pcs of sago kuih, and 1 hotdog on a stick. What a pig. Speaking about Ramadhan Bazaar, i just love it.. I miss the times when my friends and I would visit the one in Putrajaya, and the ones in MMU. oh those gluttony times !! Next on my list is the Kampung Baru Bazaar, have another 2 weeks time if i want to give that a visit. check out the pics at http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/2008/09/ramadan-bazaar-kg-baru-2008.html

alright.. buzzing off to gym now..

episode 33

already on episode 33 of Moonlight Resonance.

it started from episode 1 on Crunchyroll, and the addiction rolled down to now.

another 7 episodes and it will come to an end.

can't wait for it..

again

It's Monday again. i wished it was Friday again..

Foresee a long and tiring week ahead, with the ongoing training and all.

I wanna fly away ... really want to..

Don't Know Much

This was dedicated to me this morning, i listen to it and immediately fell in love with this song too...

Don't Know Much

Look at this face,
I know the years are showing.
Look at this life,
I still don't know where it's going.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.
And that may be all I need to know.

Look at these eyes,
They never see what matters.
Look at these dreams,
So bitten and so better.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.
And that may be all I need to know.

So many questions still left unanswered.
So much I've never broken through.
And when I feel you near me,
Sometimes I see so clearly.
The only truth I've ever known
Is me and you.

Look at this man,
So blessed with inspiration,
Look at his soul,
Still searching for salvation.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.
And that may be all I need to know.

I don't know much, but I know I love you.
And that may be all I need to know.
I don't know much, but I know I love you.
And that may be all I need to know.

Feeling old

Was in Sunway College yesterday to participate in their Career Fair. Together with Justine, we spend a few hours in the college explaining all about Marcus Evans to them. It's funny what some students think of us.

I arrived in SC much earlier than expected, told Just to take her time and I'll just walk around while to pass time. Explored the campus a bit, and stopped by their computer learning center to use the internet. Sempat lagi to update my Facebook status- " Amanda is surrounded by students"

I felt so out of place walking around in the college, surrounded by students carrying files and notes, and all dressed in shorts, jeans and fancy dresses. Am I that old already? well not really.. just that the times that I was still a uni student seemed so long ago. 2 years ago, I was still having a mamak session with my friends in FCM cafe - my fave! Love the food there and the ppl there. They are always so friendly and gives me lotsa pappadom.
And today, I'm walking around in a campus again, in very formal work attire and providing information to students about job prospects.
How time flies..

The days that I spend in uni are the most precious moments that could ever happen. The amazing 4 years of tears and laughters will always be in the corner of my mind, or my hard disk of course. Speaking of that, I'm so glad that my hard disk can be salvaged after all. I was literally crying when I found out that I couldn't boot up my PC. and thus the status, amanda lost part of her life.

Been catching up with some of my friends lately, from uni and high school. Feels good to be talking about the good ol days and finding out how they are doing now. Friends come and go, but the real friends stays..

oops.. back to work now. sigh. work work and more work. I want a holiday ! again !

make or break my day

Tuesday, 9 September 2008

Took the train to work today as aunty Kim is down with fever.
Stopped by at the bread stall at KTM station to get some breakfast, Sissy always insist of buying something, and now she buys for her friends too. hehe. The bread stall is run by a young man and her sister. occasionally assisted by an older man. prob the dad. He was talking to me and he said something that made my day.. this was how it happened

" It's been a long time ya, seldom see you nowadays"

" Oh yeah lor, I dun take train anymore.. but today my friend is not working"

" You are much thinner d, "

" Really? compared to? "

"Compared to last time lor, really wan, much thinner"

heheh.. that's how he put a smile on my face.. and.. he is quite cute too.. *winks*


what spoiled my morning was the f*cking monorail. sigh. it wasn't working, delayed my journey to office, and had to share a cab to work. ish !
but oh well, i still got to work on time too. at 8.15am, so much for coffee time.

The roadtrip

Went on a roadtrip with the bokana gang. The newly recruited bokanas are Amelyn & Rhubs.

On Friday night, we travelled up to Perak where Jee Kuan's family has a place there. The suburb is called Malim Nawar, it's a nice quiet Hakka Hor Poh village. We spend the night in this very kampung house, everything in there is so ancient.. there's even a well in the back portion of the house!
We all went to bed only at 4am. gosh, that's like 4 hours away from our wake up time. hehe.
1st round of breakfast - Josh, Jk & I had yummy toast with butter & homemade kaya.
2nd round - We all had wan tan mee! and it was only RM2.20 ! so so cheap leh..

We got to Penang about lunch time, and checked ourselves into a 2 bedroom apartment. As we all got ready to paint the town red, it started pouring..and it did not stopped til 9.30pm. sigh.. what a long wet day. well at least we got to eat some great hawker food, thanks to Aunty Girlie, Jee's colleague at The Star.

It was a great 2 days of eating and laughing and booze. We did not go clubbing as planned, which wasn't such a bad thing, cos i only had flip flops and sports shoes! hehe
We left Penang with a heavy heart, and a very full stomach, and a car full of tau sar peah! Ended the trip with a yummy dinner at Kok Hing.

Can't wait to have a next trip elsewhere !

bentong again?

Over the weekend, we made 2 trips back to Bentong.

We were back in Bentong on Sunday for the whole day, and on Monday, dinner in Bukit Tinggi. some would say, all the way there for dinner? sometimes i would think like that too, It's bout 30 mins away from home, and a 5 ringgit toll away, well to & fro makes it RM10 then. Come to think bout it, it takes bout 30 mins to get to Puchong too. the conclusion - dinner in Bentong or Bukit Tinggi is totally reasonable. and we are used to the travelling already. Dinner was great ! The dishes were pre-ordered, and it was served the moment we arrived at the restaurant. We had red wine to go with our meal , we all enjoyed it very much

Yesterday I went shopping with a friend in One Utama, it was quite a productive shopping spree. I bought 2 shirts, one polo T and one shirt for work. Thanks to my friend's HSBC credit card, we got 20% off the items in FOS. My friend had a bit more luck, he bought 3 T shirts, 2 work shirts and a pair of jeans. That's a lot of clothes.. hehe. shopaholic jugak ya..

If only we had more time, I would have got more clothes ! It is the end of Mega Sale already. now we have to wait till Dec for the next sale. then i can kuat kuat buy more clothes !Yay! By end of the year, Trace will be back to teman me go shopping. she is stil lthe best shopping kaki!

Gratefulness

Tonight, i'm feeling grateful for a few things.

am feeling grateful that I have great supportive parents. They would never leave me alone whenever i need help and guidance.

am grateful that I have such a warm loving family. all the jokes and laughter..

am grateful that I have many friends around me that care a lot.

am grateful that I have had someone who has always been by my side, for the past 5 years.

a dear friend told me that,I need to write down all the things that i'm grateful for, and all the things that I need to say thanks for, that's part of the process of loving myself more. Have I not been loving myself enough for that past few months? or past few years? Indeed there has been some patches of misery in the past few months, that sometimes leave me crying in my sleep. but i'm grateful for all the concern that was given to me by all my dearies.

It's a long weekend, and i'm glad i have this chance to just sit back and do nothing. well not exactly do nothing, after all, i was out for almost the whole day yesterday, at Bukit Jalil park first thing in the morning, and then in Cheras with Lay Yen till late afternoon. Not to mention the classmates gathering last nite. well a yumcha session to be precised. Have not seen some of them for a long long time. One was saying that we really should be planning a gathering sometime soon, bring all the ex-classmates together.Kinda half volunteered to do it d,but i need to know who's eveyrone, and search for their contact details first. But it sounds like a great plan.would love to meet everyone after so long. alright,will work on that then.

Fow now, my eyes are shutting and my fingers are pausing in between these words. Time for bed.

Good nite.