There's good and bad points in having so much time on my hands.
Good points :
1. I can read all the books I want to
2. I can watch all the series on my 250GB hard disk
3. I have time to sort out all my NZ pics
4. I have time to clean my room, and rearrange everything
5. I can do my own BootCamp and do yoga every morning
6. I have more time to search for the ideal job
7. I can spend more time with mommy
8. I can catch up with friends and family
Bad points :
1. I am demotivated at times, having no goals at the moment.
2. Too much time to think of the silliest stuff
3. Am checking Facebook so often that there are no more updates to read
4. Seeing all the photos on facebook makes me wanna go back
The only thought on my mind today was... I wanna go back.. I so do... :(
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday minus the blues...
My first day of bumming around -Phase 2. Day was spent in Midvalley and Gardens. Went down with Sissy, and did a lil shopping with her before she headed back to Kampar. Met up with a friend who happened to be in Midvalley, we sat down for a cup of coffee in Starbucks, Borders, and I went ranting away about things. After he heartlessly dumped me alone, I sat there in Borders and continued reading.
I picked up the book Empress Orchid by AnCheeMin in Kinokuniya last Thursday, read a few chapters and decided that I'm going to just read it from the bookstore. Hrmm.. it's not that I'm a cheapskate, but it's just not one of those books which makes me feel like I must have it. It was just a good read. The last book that I fell in love was " Secrets of a Rainbow Goddess", it was one book that I couldn't put down until I completed it. And I remember crying after reading the ending of the book. Ok, I admit that I cry easily, but this is the very first time I have shed tears reading a book. It was as though I really felt what the character was going through in the story. Wanna read it? gimme a buzz.
Back to Empress Orchid, I did not actually complete the book, I finished a lil more than half of the book, and find it a little too much for my brain today. The book combines fiction and a lot of historical facts in there, thus the overdose. Shall return to Borders this week to finish reading it.
I picked up the book Empress Orchid by AnCheeMin in Kinokuniya last Thursday, read a few chapters and decided that I'm going to just read it from the bookstore. Hrmm.. it's not that I'm a cheapskate, but it's just not one of those books which makes me feel like I must have it. It was just a good read. The last book that I fell in love was " Secrets of a Rainbow Goddess", it was one book that I couldn't put down until I completed it. And I remember crying after reading the ending of the book. Ok, I admit that I cry easily, but this is the very first time I have shed tears reading a book. It was as though I really felt what the character was going through in the story. Wanna read it? gimme a buzz.
Back to Empress Orchid, I did not actually complete the book, I finished a lil more than half of the book, and find it a little too much for my brain today. The book combines fiction and a lot of historical facts in there, thus the overdose. Shall return to Borders this week to finish reading it.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
A quiet weekend..
Since it's a long weekend, and also Boy's birthday on Monday, I've decided to cook up a meal to celebrate his birthday before he goes back to Malacca. Was dragged out of my coma at 2pm, and went out with Mom for lunch and groceries shopping. After 1.5 hours of slaving in the kitchen, the results are voila !! And it was yum !
The table is all set
Cheesy garlic prawns
Garden salad with Edam cheese
Roast Chicken with boiled veggies
Friday, November 27, 2009
It just happened...
It was just like any other day, until the news was droppped on my lap.. well more like dropped on my head.
It wasn't my happiest moment of course. The news did not do any good to my ego at all. Being labelled and treated like this is totally new to me. I know that the problem does not lie within me, but that moment dampened my spirit. The proudest moment within that split second when it all happened was probably when I agreed with one thing he said.
" you think I'm a crap manager and I'm self absorbed", he said.
" *paused* that's true", I said.
Yes, that is my opinion of you, but what you failed to see is that, my opinon of you has nothing to do with my performance. Oh well, this decision is your lost, not mine.
It wasn't my happiest moment of course. The news did not do any good to my ego at all. Being labelled and treated like this is totally new to me. I know that the problem does not lie within me, but that moment dampened my spirit. The proudest moment within that split second when it all happened was probably when I agreed with one thing he said.
" you think I'm a crap manager and I'm self absorbed", he said.
" *paused* that's true", I said.
Yes, that is my opinion of you, but what you failed to see is that, my opinon of you has nothing to do with my performance. Oh well, this decision is your lost, not mine.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I read the texts that you sent me over and over again, and I remembered the jokes we shared. We used to laugh about the silliest things.
I look at our pictures, and I remembered the many places we have been.
We used to spend so much time planning.
I was sitting down in Starbucks, I ordered a drink, and I remembered that was your favourite coffee.
We used to go there so you could get one.
I went to the supermarket and I remembered how much fun it was to go shopping with you.
We used to shop for groceries and fruits.
I picked up a book and started reading, and I remembered the ones we bought for each other. We used to argue about completing a book.
Somewhere in my mind, I am thinking of you. In ways that you may not think I will.
Not just about those that I've feared, but the many moments that we shared.
I hope you know, that somewhere in my mind, I am thinking of you.
I look at our pictures, and I remembered the many places we have been.
We used to spend so much time planning.
I was sitting down in Starbucks, I ordered a drink, and I remembered that was your favourite coffee.
We used to go there so you could get one.
I went to the supermarket and I remembered how much fun it was to go shopping with you.
We used to shop for groceries and fruits.
I picked up a book and started reading, and I remembered the ones we bought for each other. We used to argue about completing a book.
Somewhere in my mind, I am thinking of you. In ways that you may not think I will.
Not just about those that I've feared, but the many moments that we shared.
I hope you know, that somewhere in my mind, I am thinking of you.
Friday, November 20, 2009
It's finally Friday !
It's here , it's here ! Friday is finally here, I have not felt like this for a long long time.
1. I was in NZ for the past 6 months, and I wasn't working in the last 4 months of my trip. So... Mon,Tues, Friday? It never really mattered to me.
2. Work has so far been pretty alrite, and not stressful, but for some reason, this week seems like forever ! And to make things worst, we had training till 5pm today, that's one hour more than usual time ! Well, at least next Friday is a holiday ! wheeee....
Left the office at 5.10pm, could't bear to spend another minute in the office. Rushed off, and said bye to Bobby and Scott, and even delayed my WIP to Monday. Notti notti. I got home at 6pm, trains were very punctual, all good. Hmm, someone wasn't very punctual though, was supposed to go for dinner and movie at 7pm, but my ride only turned up at almost 7.30pm.. And, I was all dressed up for One Utama, in the end we ate in Kepong, due to time and distance. Dinner was ok overall, but the movie never took place though, cos he has to leave to pick up someone. Oh well, some other time then.
So here I am, back home, writing and reading some books. And a lil thinking as well, can't help thinking about how I'm a lil messed up in certain aspects of my life. Sigh
I can't wait for tomorrow, will be meeting up with Patricia, my all time bestie, and ex-partner in crime. Will also be meeting up with the girls from uni at 4pm..Woohoo, tomorrow is reunion day !
1. I was in NZ for the past 6 months, and I wasn't working in the last 4 months of my trip. So... Mon,Tues, Friday? It never really mattered to me.
2. Work has so far been pretty alrite, and not stressful, but for some reason, this week seems like forever ! And to make things worst, we had training till 5pm today, that's one hour more than usual time ! Well, at least next Friday is a holiday ! wheeee....
Left the office at 5.10pm, could't bear to spend another minute in the office. Rushed off, and said bye to Bobby and Scott, and even delayed my WIP to Monday. Notti notti. I got home at 6pm, trains were very punctual, all good. Hmm, someone wasn't very punctual though, was supposed to go for dinner and movie at 7pm, but my ride only turned up at almost 7.30pm.. And, I was all dressed up for One Utama, in the end we ate in Kepong, due to time and distance. Dinner was ok overall, but the movie never took place though, cos he has to leave to pick up someone. Oh well, some other time then.
So here I am, back home, writing and reading some books. And a lil thinking as well, can't help thinking about how I'm a lil messed up in certain aspects of my life. Sigh
I can't wait for tomorrow, will be meeting up with Patricia, my all time bestie, and ex-partner in crime. Will also be meeting up with the girls from uni at 4pm..Woohoo, tomorrow is reunion day !
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The pain
It's only Thursday, but I can't wait for the weekends already. It has been such a pain, came to work this morning to deal with it. Confrontation wasn't as drama as I imagined it, it;s probably better that way, don't think either one of us wants an ugly scene. Pain no 1 - done.
The next pain, my body is aching all over. I went to gym last nite with FBIL, we worked out for about one hour. 30 mins on the cross trainer and some weights, and I'm done. Gosh, I really need to work on it ! And not to mentioned the meal after gym that I definitely do not deserve - Fried Assam Laksa. FBIL recommended it, and it was yum! Will get the picture from him, and post it up.
I guess that's all the pain for the day.. now, it's time to go home.
The next pain, my body is aching all over. I went to gym last nite with FBIL, we worked out for about one hour. 30 mins on the cross trainer and some weights, and I'm done. Gosh, I really need to work on it ! And not to mentioned the meal after gym that I definitely do not deserve - Fried Assam Laksa. FBIL recommended it, and it was yum! Will get the picture from him, and post it up.
I guess that's all the pain for the day.. now, it's time to go home.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
News spreads pretty fast on Facebook, be it good ones or bad ones. After dinner last nite, I was sitting in front of FB for a while, it's a pretty rare sight lately, as mom is always hogging the pc ! I usually click on photo updates to browse through the lives of fellow friends. One particular album caught my eye, it was a Wedding Registration album. One of my very dear friend got married , to the girl of his dreams. Well, I know them both actually. I must say, it took me by suprised though, a lil. I knew the 2 lovebirds are partners for life, but didnt know they were getting married just yet. So here's to Mr and Mrs Tan ! Congrats, looking forward to the big gala dinner !
Monday, November 16, 2009
Something new, something old
It's been a long day at work, still at work actually. It's been a long long time since I've sat up here at my desk, hearing the traffic honking away and looking out the window at the night sights of KL.
Training ended at 7+, something new on this job, (the fact that I finished work at 3pm last Friday, and the Friday before). We had a training session at work today, started at 3pm, and ended a while ago. The training was on Name Gathering and Head Hunting. There you go, something new , and something old. Reminds me so much of the induction sessions I used to conduct back in ME. And today I was being trained instead. Hrmm... It's all good though, we are learning every single day.
Well, I really should get going, it's close to 8pm now, am absolutely starving ! Am craving for KFC... hrmm.. should I cure my sorethroat with a lil Hot & Spicy fried chicken? Yum !
Training ended at 7+, something new on this job, (the fact that I finished work at 3pm last Friday, and the Friday before). We had a training session at work today, started at 3pm, and ended a while ago. The training was on Name Gathering and Head Hunting. There you go, something new , and something old. Reminds me so much of the induction sessions I used to conduct back in ME. And today I was being trained instead. Hrmm... It's all good though, we are learning every single day.
Well, I really should get going, it's close to 8pm now, am absolutely starving ! Am craving for KFC... hrmm.. should I cure my sorethroat with a lil Hot & Spicy fried chicken? Yum !
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Trip to Malacca
The whole idea of this trip is to show Katy the historical city of Malacca, and of course, all the scrumptious food around. In the end, I think it was more like a food hunt !
We started our trip at 9am, headed to Sri Bintang for breakfast. Discussed the day's plan then, and am not surprised to hear that the whole day has been planned out around food ! Left for Malacca right after that. Reached Malacca just in time for lunch, and it was none other than Chicken Rice Balls !
Ooops, and a second lunch, a quick stop at Donald and Lily's , for their famous Mee Siam, and refreshing cendol.
Since we were tourists for the day, we have gotta go some sightseeing, started with the Stadhuys Building, St Paul's Hill, A Famosa, Museum of Independance and then the Museum of .. urm. something. After being baked thoroughly in the sun, we decided it was enough sightseeing, we headed to our backpacker. I was quite excited about it, as it will be my very first time staying in a backpacker in Malaysia. I knew it would never be anything close the the NZ ones. Went to Jalan-Jalan - a highly recommended guesthouse. I was a lil disappointed when we were brought upstairs to the dorm rooms. The place looks dodgy to me. We hopped on next door to Cheng Ho Guesthouse, priced at RM 15 per bed, this place looks way more decent and clean. We decided that an extra RM3 is fine. Katy, Steve & I each chose a bed, and had a lil snooze before we were due to be picked up for dinner.
Andrew & Kavin came by to pick us up at 7pm, and we headed to Alai for a meal of grilled fish. It was yum ! The pictures say it all ...
After dinner, we embarked on a crazy mission, drive to Muar for otak-otak! The boys went down to get them, while we stay put in the car, and they came back with 60 pieces !! Blimey, that's a lot of 'brains' !
We decided that we all need a lil walk, so Jonker St it is then ! Steve & Katy were equally excited with the variety of stalls along the night market. Actually, I think Steve was more excited about the whole trip !
A visit to Malacca ain't complete without a meal of Satay Celup. Capitol Satay it is then, it was unbelievable that there was still a queue at 1 o'clock in the morning ! Obviously they all have the same thing in mind.
The food hunt continued the next day, after a good night sleep, we were all ready to gobble down more food. Lunch was Pork Ribs noodles - I can't make out the location though, but the noodles were awesome !
We decided to have a lil dessert and some nice flavoured tea to wash down all the food. Nadeje it is then, a nice little cafe near Melaka Raya, and they served the most wonderful layered Crepe Cake. It was sinfully good, and the great thing about it was, it didnt have a usual overwhelming sweetness like most desserts. Instead it was very refreshing and cutting through the carefully stacked crepes was a fun thing to do !
We started our trip at 9am, headed to Sri Bintang for breakfast. Discussed the day's plan then, and am not surprised to hear that the whole day has been planned out around food ! Left for Malacca right after that. Reached Malacca just in time for lunch, and it was none other than Chicken Rice Balls !
Ooops, and a second lunch, a quick stop at Donald and Lily's , for their famous Mee Siam, and refreshing cendol.
Since we were tourists for the day, we have gotta go some sightseeing, started with the Stadhuys Building, St Paul's Hill, A Famosa, Museum of Independance and then the Museum of .. urm. something. After being baked thoroughly in the sun, we decided it was enough sightseeing, we headed to our backpacker. I was quite excited about it, as it will be my very first time staying in a backpacker in Malaysia. I knew it would never be anything close the the NZ ones. Went to Jalan-Jalan - a highly recommended guesthouse. I was a lil disappointed when we were brought upstairs to the dorm rooms. The place looks dodgy to me. We hopped on next door to Cheng Ho Guesthouse, priced at RM 15 per bed, this place looks way more decent and clean. We decided that an extra RM3 is fine. Katy, Steve & I each chose a bed, and had a lil snooze before we were due to be picked up for dinner.
Andrew & Kavin came by to pick us up at 7pm, and we headed to Alai for a meal of grilled fish. It was yum ! The pictures say it all ...
After dinner, we embarked on a crazy mission, drive to Muar for otak-otak! The boys went down to get them, while we stay put in the car, and they came back with 60 pieces !! Blimey, that's a lot of 'brains' !
We decided that we all need a lil walk, so Jonker St it is then ! Steve & Katy were equally excited with the variety of stalls along the night market. Actually, I think Steve was more excited about the whole trip !
A visit to Malacca ain't complete without a meal of Satay Celup. Capitol Satay it is then, it was unbelievable that there was still a queue at 1 o'clock in the morning ! Obviously they all have the same thing in mind.
The food hunt continued the next day, after a good night sleep, we were all ready to gobble down more food. Lunch was Pork Ribs noodles - I can't make out the location though, but the noodles were awesome !
We decided to have a lil dessert and some nice flavoured tea to wash down all the food. Nadeje it is then, a nice little cafe near Melaka Raya, and they served the most wonderful layered Crepe Cake. It was sinfully good, and the great thing about it was, it didnt have a usual overwhelming sweetness like most desserts. Instead it was very refreshing and cutting through the carefully stacked crepes was a fun thing to do !
Monday, November 9, 2009
Weekend with Katy
Katy got back from Cameron on Friday, and we decided to meet up in KL Sentral straight after for a quiet nite in. So much for wanting to do her laundry and packing, we were out in no time ! Giin Shing came by, and we went for a mamak session at Kanna Curry House, and a lil drive to KL.
How do you feel about a lil stroll in Starhill?
Oh great.. in our 'jammies'? We feel so sexy bout it !
So we listened to this amazing singer in Starhill, she belted L.O.V.E in the sexiest voice, and danced along to the tune. Well, as we were REALLY underdressed, we decided against getting a drink right in front of the stage, and watched her from the balcony on 1st floor instead. Before the roti canai and maggi goreng are even digested, we made our way to Jalan Ipoh to meet mom and dad for Dim Sum. The goal was to feed Katy with almost every kinda food possible! Dim sum session was great with Uncle Rikky making all those jokes bout tea, I knew Katy was loving it! :P
Mom and Dad headed home while we decided to go for a drive around, we ended up at Solaris, not for a drink, more like for a loo stop, and a drink from 7-11. Back home we went then,it was a cup of tea for Katy, and a cold drink for us. We were up chatting all nite, and I didn't get to bed till 4am ! The fact that I have to be up at 8am the next day to leave for Malacca, it's not funny at all!
How do you feel about a lil stroll in Starhill?
Oh great.. in our 'jammies'? We feel so sexy bout it !
So we listened to this amazing singer in Starhill, she belted L.O.V.E in the sexiest voice, and danced along to the tune. Well, as we were REALLY underdressed, we decided against getting a drink right in front of the stage, and watched her from the balcony on 1st floor instead. Before the roti canai and maggi goreng are even digested, we made our way to Jalan Ipoh to meet mom and dad for Dim Sum. The goal was to feed Katy with almost every kinda food possible! Dim sum session was great with Uncle Rikky making all those jokes bout tea, I knew Katy was loving it! :P
Mom and Dad headed home while we decided to go for a drive around, we ended up at Solaris, not for a drink, more like for a loo stop, and a drink from 7-11. Back home we went then,it was a cup of tea for Katy, and a cold drink for us. We were up chatting all nite, and I didn't get to bed till 4am ! The fact that I have to be up at 8am the next day to leave for Malacca, it's not funny at all!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Word of the day - Bizarre
work was bizarre madness, it must be one of those days where all bank workers could read each others' mind, and boycotted the telephone. 8 hours of work finally passed, hopped over to Lot 10 rooftop to meet someone. Mind you, that was the weirdest meeting I have been to. But I must say, the newly renovated Lot 10 rooftop looks awesome ! Must go and chill out at the bar someday .
Bumped into Steve in Lot 10, and we went for food tasting together-gether. We found out some interesting facts about some local food, apparently Murtabak is from Brunei, popiah is adapted from Vietnamese spring rolls ( that's alrite) and Steve's mom can cook a Myanmar dish -Stir fried cabbage + cauliflower!
Rang a few friends and crossing my fingers one of them would eat with me, no luck with that, so I hopped on the train and headed home. Sat down and ate all the greens on the table, am putting myself on a diet, gotta lose the NZ fat ! Speaking of NZ, I looked over the black table where my mom usually puts all the mail, and there it was, a pic of Mount Maunganui staring back at me. I picked it up with a silly wide grin on my face and read the contents with a wider smile. Mom thought I was mad, and said I thought you guys are already chatting online all the time? Wheeee... Nothing beats snail mail!
Thanks hun for the card , I was expecting a life sized parcel tho ! :P
And that's the end of my bizarre day..
Rang a few friends and crossing my fingers one of them would eat with me, no luck with that, so I hopped on the train and headed home. Sat down and ate all the greens on the table, am putting myself on a diet, gotta lose the NZ fat ! Speaking of NZ, I looked over the black table where my mom usually puts all the mail, and there it was, a pic of Mount Maunganui staring back at me. I picked it up with a silly wide grin on my face and read the contents with a wider smile. Mom thought I was mad, and said I thought you guys are already chatting online all the time? Wheeee... Nothing beats snail mail!
Thanks hun for the card , I was expecting a life sized parcel tho ! :P
And that's the end of my bizarre day..
Monday, November 2, 2009
the tourist and the tour guide
Spent the weekend with Katy, awaiting for her arrival was a hilarious story. A lil misunderstanding, and we were waiting for each other at different bus stops. She was well over at Pasar Rakyat at Jalan Imbi, and I was on the other side, standing in front of Puduraya. I had to ring her back on the bus driver's phone ! That was just insane. But it all worked out in the end, and we had a jolly good weekend together. Besides the many eating outings we brought her on, Katy also made it to the Petronas Twin Towers, Batu Caves, Bentong, and the many shopping centres in KL of course. I was playing a bit of a tour guide and tourist myself. I finally climbed up the 272 steps of Batu Caves. hehe
Katy is off to Cameron Highlands for a few days, a break from her 14 months of travelling, and a break from the food I've been feeding her ! That should prepare her for the huge feed this weekend !!
Halloween was spent at home, having a cup of Lady Grey with a slice of lemon at midnight, talking about the good ol times. Only thing missing is Cazzie ! Caz , midnite tea ain't the same without you.. :(
It's yet another week at work, hrm, I'm finally getting back into the swing of working life. That's what I told G yesterday, finally got to chat with him after so long, managed to do a quick catch up with him over lunch. And I'm still waiting for my post.. i wonder what it is..
Wheeeee !! :O
Katy is off to Cameron Highlands for a few days, a break from her 14 months of travelling, and a break from the food I've been feeding her ! That should prepare her for the huge feed this weekend !!
Halloween was spent at home, having a cup of Lady Grey with a slice of lemon at midnight, talking about the good ol times. Only thing missing is Cazzie ! Caz , midnite tea ain't the same without you.. :(
It's yet another week at work, hrm, I'm finally getting back into the swing of working life. That's what I told G yesterday, finally got to chat with him after so long, managed to do a quick catch up with him over lunch. And I'm still waiting for my post.. i wonder what it is..
Wheeeee !! :O
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