true accounts of a life addict

june 07 to june 08

2008-04-04T07:38:00.000-07:00

i have wanted to post up something in my blog ever since the last post dated in June '07.

my weakness is that i sometimes procrastinate things, and that is why..
i am only dropping a few lines today..on 28th June..after a year since the previous post;p

within a year:-
the major change is my status - from single to married
i am legally married on 11th November..with the blessing from our family and friends with us

work life - i am thankful that i have a demanding boss~ for me push myself to go beyond my limits and where my EQ is being challenged;
I am lucky that i had a team of helpful and nice teammates ~ given me guidance when i was a freshie in supply chain management, given me moral supports tru all the bitching session
my consistant email buddy - the daily emails/ sms from jessica ~ a channel for my to vent my pressure and sharing of my problems, regardless if it is work related or personal

travelling - 'went back' to bangkok:) brought my dear there this time, and it was our first oversea trip together. visited hui woon, and met up with my lovely thai friends.
jessica came over to join us..i miss the cycling in Ayutthaya and the 2008 New Year countdown at the river bank of menam chao phraya!
it is still the place that i wish to go over and over again..I am still in love with thailand:)

eating & shopping spree in Taiwan..
went there with friends, had reunion with my taiwanese and japanese friends as well..
were hunting for famous food in the night markets..shopping for clothes and bags..
tried my first ever natural hot spring spa..it was marvellous!

time flies, half a year has passed just like that..not sure when will be my next post..just hope that i can be more consistent:)

The Bearie Happening Gathering

2007-06-03T17:43:00.000-07:00

The great weekend (02-03 June) is brought to me by the bears!

I have manage to convince my dear to drive me to KL since he was looking for this Nintendo DS Lite:) He has found in some local forums that the price for the NDS Lite is more competive in KL...and woohoo...we came to KL so that he can get his NDS and i can meet up with the bears!

On Saturday morning

1) Bak Kut Teh brunch in Klang

Thanks to the eldest bear~Alan for recommending this place to us since a few years ago:)

The first surprise that i got is~~ Jessica came all the way from Miri...she came earlier as she will be having a business trip in Petronas HQ on Monday. She emailed me and reassure me that she is not coming this weekend but she turned up!! Thanks dear

It is a decent brunch session where we have some of the bears: alan, cheesheng, hui woon, jess and i...also we do have some non bears joining~ flo, geralynn, my dear yee wei and joon wan. we were updating each others, also a little bit of gossiping of those bears that were present;p

2) After the fullfilling meal, we went for NDS Lite hunting in Sungei Wang..

that was the time for yee wei..we spent 3 hours, checking out the prices in most of the shops..comparing the prices and of course we go for the cheapest...so mission accomplished! he has found what he wants.

3) Korean Dinner ~ We had dinner at Mid valley. the food is not really up to our expectations but it's acceptable;p since we have alan and jessica have been to korea, of course we will get some comments on the food from them;p even for myself, i still think the one in JB is better;p Anyway, i tried the weird wasabi ice cream..it taste vanilla when i first put it into my mouth but later..the light wasabi taste revealed.

4) We had the good time hanging out with hui woon at Asia Cafe for drinks..it reminds me so much of the uncountable mamaking sessions that we bears had during out Uni time...my goodness..all the funny jokes, heart to heart chats, gossiping and animal talks over mamak sessions...

On Sunday, we have more bears for the gathering @ The curve!

1) KTV session ~ the bears gave me a great surprise where they have arrange the waiter to cut the song that we were singing, changed it to birthday song while the birthday cake is served...i am really touched...i was speechless at thta moment but just feel like hugging the bears..thanks bears~ hui woon, alan, jess, own chai, ngiam the moose and kok hin

2) Ikea ~ shopping with hui woon, jess and own chai..it's always fun to shop with them as we have so much ideas and comments..regardless if its a piece of clothes, books or even furniture:)

3) Shrek3 ~ all of us understand why is ngiam not joining us for Shrek 3 when the Donkey appeared on the screen!

4) TGI Fridays dinner~ those bears sabo me!!! Dont know which evil bear told the waiter that it is my birthday....ok, it wasn't that day, is the day after....but when the waitress came with a slice of cake and i was requested to stand on the chair..i know i am being sabo! ok..demi the bears...

Again..i would like to thank all the bears...for bringing me such a great, fun and crazy weekend..

Miss you bears a lot:)

convo weekend

2007-04-14T02:48:00.000-07:00

I was suppose to blog this down since in beginning of april. However, as usual, with “busy with work” as an excuse..i kept delaying it.
I enjoyed myself during that convo weekend of mine. Its not really because of the convo, more it’s in fact for the friends that I met up!
It was a hectic weekend, meeting up and catching up with friends are exciting. Managed to catch up with hui woon, yiying and wan xiang..
Also the Bridge game at night where Siva and Wei Ling came over! I am kind of addicted to it, just that don’t have kaki to play here..sigh..
So everytime when there is gathering of sunnybears..i will not miss the chance to at least play a few rounds!

I had an exciting day because of all the surprises and effort that my friends made:-
~ own chai suddenly appear when I was queuing up beside the hall, it really surprise me as he kept saying he is not coming and get wei ling to convince me the night before by giving me a gift
~ AIESEC juniors roll call, banner and flowers! I have the chance to witness the LC announce the new elected directors! Wow! Hot-to-go ya!
~ Cecilia came all the way from Singapore.. brought me a cute doggie soft toy, the jeans that I bought in Oct in Singapore, my favourite pandan bread, and two booksJ
~ Yi Ying, Wan Xiang and Ethan also came with flowersJ
~ Hui Woon and Jinn Kae also came with flowers…In fact, I have never received so much flowers in one day!
~ Ngiam, Chantal and Siva came, as anticipated I was thrown up to the air after ngiam’s arrival!
~ CK came at last while we were taking pictures at pintu gerbang

Even though it was rushing, and actually not much time to really chat with my friends, but I am really touched that they came purposely for me!
Girls, guys, thanks again for all your support and love!

life back home

2007-03-18T20:46:00.000-07:00

life back home is good in its own way...

home cooked food~ this is one of the best thing for me as i have been away from home for 6 years..

parents~ it is comfortable when i know there are people who is waiting for me at home for dinner...

boyfriend~ my closest companion now...whom i can share my feelings and emotion...go out for movies, hunting for food and shopping...

sports ~ go jogging in the morning with my papa, go for Yoga class, go for hiking...

think i am quite satisfy with my current life, a more balance and healthier life:)

car accident:(

2007-02-03T19:55:00.000-08:00

on 25 Jan morning, on my way to work..when i turned out from the backlane at my bf house...i didn't notice the motorbike coming fast from my left..and yeah.."bang"...the motorbike hit my car (actually not sure if it's the motorbike that hit my car or i hit the motorbike)
anyway, according to the police, that's my fault;p what ever it is, thanks God that the motorcylists are ok, just minor scratches...
so my baby car is in the workshop now...sigh..for 2 weeks, i have no car to use..so my bf have to be my chauffeur...hahah;p in fact, i like to have him to fetch me to work everyday;p

Distance

2007-01-19T19:43:00.000-08:00

the cruellest distance isn't measured by miles..
it measured by separated minds and souls..

Reintegration

2006-12-20T16:02:00.000-08:00

This is my 5th day after leaving JB and coming home for my new job. Have been in Jb for 6 years, study+ working...somehow it's weird when i know i am coming home for good. Normally i feel excited to be home because i came back home for semester break or holiday...and now, i will be settling down here..not for holiday anymore..
I will say it's not easy to make the final decision to come back home as i have got used to the freedom that i have when i am in JB, less commitment and responsibility;p

I am feeling the misture of excitement and worry. The excitement because i have been missing my parents and my dear so badly, especially for the past 3 months...the worry comes when I need to reintegrate back to the lifestyle here in Kulim....

However, i have no regrets (so far) for my decision as everything is kind of smooth and going the way i forseen:) (except the way the drivers drive here!! damn slow but drive at the fast lane..Bodoh!!)

The new job is good, not that i want to compare to my previous job...but i will say the current job is more focused (not as 'ta chap' as the admin position that i was handling...have to do everything that suddenly thrown to you..eventho it's not within your job scope)..
I am a buyer/planner for my new job. currently having training from my mentor, the buyer lead..focus only on buyer role now..

Besides the integration back home..I am missing my friends in JB...heard that it has been raining continuously due to monsoon...and many places in Johor is flooded...sigh..even the highway..Hope Mr. Sun will come back from holiday soon..to take over the role of Mr. Rain...eventhough they are equally important(as what Ming Eng said)!! Hope i can see the shinny JB on 31st Dec. All the best to my dearesy friends in JB and see you soon...

Touching Farewell

2006-12-18T00:59:00.000-08:00

I left JB on 16th December, two weeks earlier than what i have planned.
It was rushing as I got a phonecall on Wednesday evening for the new job offer back home. My manager kindly waive off 2 weeks short notice.
I told my colleages that i am leaving on Saturday..all of them gave the same surprised look...
It's hard to say goodbye to my bunch of good friends in JB, expecially to those i have been working closely for one year..
They are friends who took good care of me, keep me accompanied when i was down, hanging out often for lunch, dinner, movies, yam cha, to even pee break...
I don't want to say good bye to all of them..but jsut want to say "SEE YOU AGAIN".

Thanks for accompanying me, for the helps, tears and laughter and all the memorable moments shared. I am missing all of you. and pls take care and all the best in your future undertakings.

Joyce ~ my mom, a sister who constantly care about me...
Mel ~ a crazy friend who shared lots of sinful+ fattening food with me
Adeline~ my pee break, coffee break, tea break, lunch break companion
Hwee Li~ movie kaki, yam cha, shoppin and mudpie gang:)thanks for your new post!
Ming Eng ~ Roibo girl..violence but sweet friend who gave me "one litre of tears"
Jason ~ will always remember your JJJ 5025...also the froggy in your car
Charlotte~ a crazy girl with sexy voice;p thx for taking care of my hippo

Thanks again for everything that you people have done for me:)

See you again!

Roibo bubble milk tea

2006-12-11T16:34:00.000-08:00

whenever i see Roibo bubble milk tea..it will reminds me of her..
She is Ming Eng, Tan...a very funny girl..but a bit violence (like to beat me..and its painful!)
she always drop by in City Square to have high tea with me..whenever she comes back from singapore...hwee li and i always try to get her out, but its not easy..many times, we are rejected by her..just because she wanna watch series at home..sigh..
she is a korean drama freak..thats what she does whenever she has holiday..stick her eyes to the TV/ computer screen for the drama...besides, she is also a shoes freak..she will just buy any shoes if she likes it:) I am going to miss her a lot as i am moving back home soon...happy that she is having holiday now so that i can ask her out more often for tea..let her give her eyes a break;p

November and December

2006-12-07T17:32:00.000-08:00

December

1) Several counseling sessions by my managers...after i tender my resignation letter...it's difficult to leave..(I guess i dont have to go thru so many 'interview' when i am getting the job..) it makes me feel a bit "fan" as people are trying their best to convince you to stay..i mean i really appreciate that they want to retain me, but it is just no way for me to stay loh..sigh..

2) Starting to pack my stuff..moving back to home town real soon..end of this month:) waiting for my ah boy to come and fetch me:) busy finding people to take my furniture (study table, rak, coffee table and etc) start to get sick of the soft toys that i am having now..sigh...i will not buy any soft toys anymore!!!

3) Shopping and eating sessions with Hwee Li..a very good companion on shopping:) i bought 3 pairs of shoes in one day..she is not bad also..she got a t-shirt from padini, a heel and a shoes from Theme...went lavender, coffee bean, TGIF, "La Mian Xiao Chu"...food food food..sinful sinful sinful!! may check out her blog: http://hweez.blogspot.com for details of our shopping and eating sessions;p

November...

1) was busy with my final thesis..handed in the hard copy on 15 Nov to my lecturer..
thanks Jason for fetching me around:)
he picked me up from office, go all the way to taman u to pick up the hard copy of thesis from printing shop..go get the CD from Ethan..go meet my supervisor for his signature, go to my faculty and hand in the thesis to coordinator..and then go back to office..
also thanks for Ethan for helping me to convert my thesis to PDF format and burn into CD...

2) Playing computer game almost every night after work..watching movies/ korean drama...

3) As usual, busy with work...many changes on the invoicing processes, financial reports and etc..changing is the constant in my company due to the subsidiarization process to be under Citigroup Berhad..also more and more red tapes in purchase and claimings of the department...sigh..

Blessing from Japan

2006-10-25T02:07:00.000-07:00

Million thanks to CK Tan a.k.a "Okui" for brighten up my stressful+busy day. It reached my office when i was cracking my brain at work.
Thanks for the letter, and the blessing from Asakusa Temple, Japan.

hard disk and portable device

2006-10-01T17:08:00.000-07:00

On last Saturday, I was chatting with Jess on msn...we are talking about relationship...i suddenly thought of a weird theory, by linking the people in the replationship with computer hardware;p
I think:-

~ Boyfriend (committed relationship) is like a hard disk
~ Crush/ flirts are like the portable devices

Hard disk is the most important and its always there..to support the whole system...
sometimes we may be paying more attention to the portable devices, having memory/ date transfering.. but when we remove the device...we will rely on the hard disk again:)

I treasured sweet moment spent with the portable device but in the end of the day, I know I love my hard disk, even though my hard disk is sometimes slow and boring ;p

fever and sorethroat!

2006-09-28T13:27:00.000-07:00

I went for the pre-employment medical check up two weeks ago (its required by my company, and of course its paid by my company as well)

The doctor asked me: "when was the last time you went to clinic?"
I was really cracking my head and still I couldn't find the answer...It's not like i am super healthy or strong, but i just hate medcine so I dont like to go to clinic if i have nothing serious. To me, fever, flu are just minor case..so normally just drink the cooling herbs tea, "Ha Song Kuk",the combination of prunella, chrisanthemum and etc..and also take some "ngan kiu"(a type of chinese medcine)...

This week, it is the second time i fell sick. I was sick on Monday due to the 3.5 hours of walking under the hot sun in Singapore...but i recovered on the next day, after getting 12 hours sleep...hahaha:) But then, on Wednesday..I was taking a few chocolate that Ethan brought back from Switzerland...So when i woke up on thursday morning..i was like :Fxxk A Duck! I am having bad sorethroat! and then, it rains like cats and dogs in the morning but I need to go and meet my lecturer..and later there are some urgent stuff at work..so i rush to work..and in the evening..I ended up getting a little bit of fever again...sigh..

Again, i took the chinese cooling tea..and get a few hours of sleep after dinner...and i think i am half recovered now! hope my body can survive through this kind of weather and also the workload that i am having...I am still as stubborn as usual.."I am not going to clinic!!" ;p

April til Sept 06

2006-09-27T06:35:00.000-07:00

havent post up anything on my blog for at least half a year already.
yea, JC..you are right. it's time for me to sometimes update my blog so that at least some of my friends out there will know what is happening to me..;p

actually nothing much different or special happened in my life since April..everyday just working, studying and hanging out with friends...shall i call it routine or a monotone life??? I am not sure..however, there were of course sweet moments that i spent with my dearest friends around me...

April ~ emrn..the whole damn month was busy with my work..I am working for Citigroup Sales and Outsourcing Services (mainly servicing Citibank Singapore)..I started working last year, but in March, I changed my job descriptions..taking more responsibelities and roles in Admin dept. Thus, March and April is hectic as I am learning more about Finance and HR related administrative work..however, its motivating as i am learning something new. My Singaporean bosses are demanding, but i take it as challenges..:) if it doesnt kill me..it will just make me stronger...

May~ its a honeymoon month for me...;p I went to visit Jessica and Leonard in Miri, Sarawak with my ah boy and ah khoon..thanks to air asia free flight ticket..We were there for a week..did lotsa sports, some sight seeing, went to Niah Cave, and eat a lot ...it is a good break for me..

but when i came back from holiday, i have post holiday blues..missed my ah boy a lot..and my work has piled up from my one week leave...so, stayed for more OT to clear off the pending work..

June~ celebrated my birthday back home...really home sweet home na:)
then moved to JB..from Taman U, I moved to Taman Sri Tebrau in JB. the rental is 2 times more expensive, but the distance to work is 5 times lesser..it took only 5 minutes from my house to work by cab:) I still think its a wise choice.

July~ Semester reopen, start my final thesis..change the topic to waste water treatment...and the lecturer is very helpful:) I like July because Yiying, leo,wan xiang are back...even though i dont stay with them anymore..but we still meet up very very often:) and then I started planning for LLDS 06 for UTM...first time being a chair of the conference...got to known Hannah, our Taiwanese trainee...a very tough but sentimental girl:) have tonnes of topics to talk about...

August~
A weekend in Malacca & Muar with Yiying, Wan Xiang, Hannah, Ethan and Johnny.
It was a filling weekend as we ate so many good food..ikan bakar, sotong bakar, satay celup, hainanese chicken rice balls, chendol, apple pie in Malacca....

Visited JC in Muar...got to know her for 5 years, but that was the 1st time visiting her hometown. I miss the otak-otak, asam fish, crabs for dinner in Muar..also not forget the rojak buah for dessert. Thanks JC;)

LLDS 06...was busy with the agenda and also to meet up with some facis..My facis are Fadli, Masaru, Chee Han, Tina, Jovi, Mei Mei, Me, Yi ying and Hannah. Eventually LLDS 06 went well even though in between there were some problems...Its a tiring yet motivating conference for me.

Hannah left in on 22 Sept as her visa is expiring..sigh..sad to say goodbye...
She gave me a promise before she left ...
"she will be my bridemaid when i got married":)

oh yeah..almost forgot about this:-
I donated my blood the week before LLDS....first time in my life..the needle is huge..i am still wondering where did i get the courage as i will cry when i need to have injection..but i didnt drop a single tear when donating blood..woow...

Sept~

Reunion of Sunny Bears...a great weekend with sessions of bridges, karaoke , some fighting with wild moose, sleep over party where 6 people squeeze into 3 beds as we want to have bonding session:)

Meeting up with Ceci, JC and JC's ah boy at my favourite cafe, Black Canyon Cafe....got scolded by JC about not updating my blog..:( emrn..shop with Ceci in Jusco for oats and breakfast for Bloodtype O people...

Hwee Li left for Inti Colledge, Nilai..I am sad as she is such a good companion in shopping and movies...miss her a lot...even though I only got to know her for a few months (about 4 to 5 months), but we used to spend lotsa time after work together (take bus home, movies, shopping, drink teas and etc)...sigh..and we went for blood donation together...but luckily she will come back jb sometimes over the weekend..;)

Hanging out with the Japanese trainee, Masaru...we hang out quite often..for dinner, sometimes lunch...mainly talk about many thing, especially about disabilities issues that he is involving...about the workshop that he is incharge of...besides, also talking about many other things in life:) this dude lefted Malaysia on 24 Sept...brought him to singapore and send him off from changi airport..another goodbye after Hannah..sigh..i hate goodbyes....but i think we just dont say goodbye..but i will see them again next year in taiwan:)

this is already end of Sept..time flies..hopefully i will get my work and thesis done as soon as possible...still not sure what will happen in the near future..so many uncertainties...but what the heck..just do it..
at least i know i will be settling down very soon..i think..not sure if i will get use to it..but always believe things happened for the better!

my favourite wallpaper

2006-03-24T06:34:00.000-08:00

PSY in Maestro formal suit..noble classic range

PSY at work..designing furniture

park shin yang

2006-03-19T08:06:00.000-08:00

recently i was watching a korean drama..Lovers in Paris (Pariui Yeonin)..
when i was watching 1st episode..i was complaining to my room mate.."why cant the director get a better looking actor, for example Bae Yong Joon? " as i find the hero of the drama is not handsome and old..
However, after watching for 30 minutes, I started to find him attractive with his own charm..especially when he smile...I sacrified my sleep to watch the drama as the story is getting more and more interesting..(of course, main reason is because of him;p)

Finally, on saturday..i went online and searched for his information...
His name is Park Shin Yang...he has his own website...a well established and informative one..
www.parkshinyang.com

The whole day, i am listening to his songs, reading the information about him..the more i know him..the more i like him now;p

Recently, he launched a combination of novel, album and short film ...he named it "The Lover"...so its my target of the month, wil get it when i get my pay check next month;p

my life since Oct 05

2006-03-11T19:52:00.000-08:00

i think i shoud thank JC because she was scolding me about me not updating my blog since my last post on Oct 05 ;p Friends started to ask me why didnt i update my blog so that they can know whats happening to me lately..so today i finally in the mood of updating my blog..guess i need to backdate some of the memorable moments from Oct 05:)

Oct & Nov 05
was a hectic week as i was working part time as admin assistant in Citibank call centre, and studying at the same time. basically i work from 9am to 3pm and attended class in the evening and at night. It was not easy as i need to sacrifies my sleep as i have tonnes of assignment due in the end of Oct as well. However, if it doesnt kill me, guess it will make me stronger...its a new experience for me as i never study and work at the same time.

In Mid Nov, i have finished my classes, so i worked fultime and handling more responsiblities at work. Basically was doing HR and admin related work. As the call centre is expanding, they need more man power, and therefore, my very nice colleague, Joyce convinced my manager to take me in as a full time.
My parents and boyfriend are quite supportive in this case. They are my main concern if i should go home or to stay in JB for the current job. I decided to stay after discussing with them:)

Dec 05
I had reunion with my thai friends (from LC Central Bangkok) in NLDS in UKM. It was really good to see them again and they stil give me the sense of belonging.make me feel that i am part of them;) this is the reason why i always miss them.

Christmas eve
unexpectedly...i spent my x'mas eve rushing to Changi Airport with Amanda and ah khoon...Amanda's flight is at 10.40pm. She was coming back from KL in the afternoon, and she arrived late at 10pm at skudai..however, we were hoping the flight wil be delayed..by the time we get there, the flight already departed:( Amanda was very sad as she didnt manage to get home for christmas as the next flight wil be on the 26th. She was also worried if she need to pay for another ticket. However, the airlines gave her a replacement ticket for free. Finally, we had our x'mas dinner in the airport before going home (as ah khoon n i are v hungry)...life is so unpredictable;p

Jan 05
I am getting more and more work load and responsibilities at work. i am happy with the new challenges. However, sometimes i feel really frustrated when the superior doesn't lead by example and very demanding. sometimes its really ridiculous..There were time when i really feel like quiting the job..but come and think of it, it may be a learning experience. It makes me learned how to protect myself, and improve my people skill.

Feb 05
I was home for Chinese New Year..its good to be back home for one week, without worrying about my work..i had good time with my boy friend as well. and i think our relationship is getting more stable. we started to have some planning for our future... it gave me more security and something to look forward..

one and a half months...

2005-10-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

it is 4.23 am...18 October 2005...i am still doing my assignment of Solid Waste Management...feeling a little bit cold because it has been raining everyday (Chinese believe it as there will be lotsa rain in the 9th Month in Lunar calendar).

When checking out my blog, i realised that my last post was in the end of August..my God..i have been busy for one and a half month;p actually there is no excuse of not updating my blog as there is a will there is a way, it is just simply because of my laziness...

In this one and a half months, there is many goodbyes to foreign friends (Eva, Mustafa and Yukiko)...As Eva and Yukiko were staying in my room for weeks...in the beginning i did feel a little weird I dont see them when i wake up...didnt practising my Japanese language anymore ...Anyway, life goes on...and I am always busy;p so somehow its not too tough to adapt back to my routine life without them around...

Even though I am dead busy with tonnes of never ending assignments and tests..but i did spend quality time with friends around..Ngiam de Moose visited us in the end of September...Sunnybears gathering for movie, KTV,angel and devil game, mafia game, bridge and etc...JBG bunk over at my place so often until I have the mattress and towel ever ready for him...

In this one and a half months...
I have many of my "1st time"...
- Leonard helped me to get my 1st Sari (indian traditional costume) from India - JBG gave me my 1st gorgeuos lollipop (when i was young, my mom never want to buy for me when we went shopping everytime;p)
- 1st time experiencing the hectic life of working and studying at the same time
- 1st time arguing with the damn techno entrepreneurar lecturer in the class (he tried to force us to be his downline in doing direct selling)

Despite of so many '1st time'...i got my ear pierced again, it's my 7th hole on my ear;p I didnt expect to do it, but just did it in impulse when JBG mentioned that he wants to get his ear pierced as well:) Still thinking of tattooing...emrn..it will be a bit hard as my bf doesnt like me to do it...well, lets see how..perhaps may be able to persuide him gain his permission;p

sigh..now i need to get back to my solid waste assignment...anyway, i will always find ways to enjoy this hectic life!

a mixture of feeling...

2005-08-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

last weekend was hectic yet exciting!

I was busy and exhausted with all the gathering with friends who came down to UTM for their convo..

at 1st was Ngiam the moosy bear....was expecting him to be here on thursday..so was kind of shocked when he called me on Wednesday evening, telling me that he will be reaching in 45 minutes time ;p

Since thursday night,Ngiam, Siva and Hui woon started to hang out at my place for Bridge...its quite an interesting game and we got really addicted to it..even my roomie, yi ying also joined our club..

Friday night was great where we had reunion of Sunnybears, we went for Charlie's Chocolate Factory, then went to Singgah Selalu for a drink...we just enjoyed the time to be together...those are the bunch of friends that coloured part of my sweet + crazy uni life...

Everyone is making the effort to make the gathering a success...the attentandance is good, we have 13 of us:) haha..really appreciate all the good moment spent teasing each others, making fun of each other and etc...

After that, we ended up with Bridge again, with new member Jinn Kae, Joshua, Ethan and Sze Pheng...

Sze Pheng, my good friend cum ex housemate, bunked in my place for a night..we didnt talk much but we still happy to see each other while enjoying the game...

On Saturday, finally met Kok Hin...took picture with him after his convo:)

Most of my good friends graduate on Sunday..so the whole day was busy posing for pictures;p lost count on how many people i took picture with;p
I am really happy to see my ex roommate, Sheau wen and Hsieh Ting....eventho we dont have much time to talk to each other, but i can still feel that they are happy to see me...Thats the same with Marina..oh, i miss all of them so much! we tried to find another housemate, Ee Fang but in the end we didnt manage to find her..sigh...

I felt really exicted when i finally saw her in the evening...i congratulated her and greated her with the feeling of excited...but she just gave me a very cold response...its like pouring a pail cold water to me...I was really dissapointed...I talked a little to her, but the conversation hurted me even worse..sigh..i think i am really giving up on this 5 years' friendship ...sigh...

At night, when i reflect back on the things happened in the weekend. I felt really happy and sweet to see all the old friends, and glad that we still have strong feeling to each other...anyway..when i think of the friend who hurted me, i felt like crying..sigh..i just can't understand how can a friend of 5 years treated me that way! Untill now, i still couldn't find the answer...I tried to forget, but it still hurt! I hope i can recover soon...

Avenge from my body

2005-08-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

after 2 weeks of weird eating and sleeping habbit;p finally my body took its avenge on me!

The critical phase began on Thursday night (or may be earlier)..
i did my assignment til 6am, then slept til 8.30am...woke up for class
...the whole Friday was busy with assignments and study for the quiz until Saturday morning (5am)...I slept only for 2 hours before my quiz....

On Sat afternoon, i took a nap from 2 til 6pm..spent my dinner with Jess and Su..eating nasi lemak..(have been eating too much nasi lemak lately)...

on Saturday night, i finally have time to sleep earlier...
however the effect of weird sleeping time made me couldn't fall asleep at all...

I waited til 7am, and went out for volleyball with some secondary school kids...
played til 10.30am...

my immune system sent signal to my throat that i am going to have bad sorethroat..and also fever...i think its the punishment for myself na..sigh!

after break fast..my whole body feel so weak...so i went to bed at 1pm, after getting some medcine from CK...My immune system officially declare a protest to me:(

now i am recovering, tried to get more sleeps...and not to eat spicy or heaty food..sigh!

routine and non routine

2005-08-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

looking back the date of my last post...i realised i have been busy with tonnes of assignments for 2 weeks...

part of my life is quite routine...
~normally sleep in the morning (4 or 5am);
~woke up at noon...
~online to check and reply emails, chat on msn, find resources for my assignments...
~attend lectures in the evening or at night (classes normally starts at 5pm)
~meeting friends (mainly jess, woon, own, khoon and my housemates) for dinner or supper
~burning midnight oil for assignments
~watch some movies, surfing net, reading blogs when i couldnt sleep
~ead novels whenever i have free time (before sleep, in a bus and etc)
~chit chat a lil with my housemates

basically seems like I am living in European time zone...that was what my friends in Europe think of me when they saw me online...sometimes we even chat and do assignments together;p

Part of my non-routine life was interesting!

Within 2 weeks...

Met 2 Malaysian Siamese during the reception of new trainee in airport, spoke thai language with them...and manage to learn more thai language from them during mamak!

I have one Japanese girl (Yukiko) and a Dutch girl (Amanda) as my new roommates.
So there are 5 of us (Yiying,Eva, Yukiko, Amanda and I) squeezing in the room:)

I have learned how to play squash for the 1st time in my life!!! Thanks to my "Si Fu", Kim Own:) Finally i realised the fun of the game, and my craziness made us went for 2 sessions of squash in one day!

Craving for nasi lemak in Putri for many times untill i suspect that there are drugs in the rice that made me addicted...

Drink more when i have a alcoholic housemate;p...enjoying red wine and conversation until 5am in the morning....

almost broke into tears when my Turkish trainee, Mustafa had wrestling fight with my cute hyppo! and now he found a new victim which is my poor deer soft toy...

these were the things that made me busy for 2 weeks...

anyway, feel that i will be more and more busy...sigh...hope i can still work hard and enjoy life!

anak angkat dan ayah angkat;p

2005-08-04T00:36:00.000-07:00

got this pic from weiling (my luipao/ anak angkat) yesterday..its taken in Nov 2004, right after Youthopia...we were in Singgah Selalu..so the guy (Megat a.k.a Maggot) is my ayah angkat (my predecessor in AIESEC)...purposely didnt wanna look at camera cos wanna look cool...;p but look at him, i think he tried hard not to laugh...hahaha..megat..when will u be coming to JB ?

chilled out with one and a half sweet iban girls

2005-07-31T09:24:00.000-07:00

it wasn't the first time going out with them..one of them are a pure iban girl, another is a chinese-iban ....

it was such a fascinating moment when they were telling me about their family stories in Miri...i am not sure if their stories are similar to the rest of the iban families..its too early for me to make my conclusion as i havent discover much of iban culture:)

i should have hear the stories from them way earlier as i've known the chinese-iban girl since 4 years ago and we have spent lotsa time together (but most of the time we were talking about AIESEC, hobbies, and love life ;p)....Anyway, i am still glad to know more about their culture and i still think its better to be late than never:)

the stories involve 3 generations of their family...there were fun, hillarous and crazy stories, there were stories of the miscommunication, differences in opinions between generations...there were stories of some family problem...problems with relative and etc....

i'm from a small family and i never get too close to my relatives...so i never have much stories of my family or relatives to be shared...i do feel glad that i dont have much conflicts with either my family or my relatives. However, i do envy their closed relationship with their relatives...

oh..i miss my family now...

Thanks Jess and Suzanne for all those stories:)

anniversary

2005-07-30T22:34:00.000-07:00

i dont really have an exact date for my anniversary with my boyfriend, so 4 years ago, we decided to fix the date as our anniversary;p

therefore, 31st July become our anniversary...we started our relationship somewhere in June and July of 2000...today is the 5th anniversary..i just called him and wish him "happy anniversary" as we are 600km apart...
actually we never celebrate our anniversary, we only call and wish each other Happy Anniversary...(most of the time i am the one who mention about it 1st and he will just said: "oh ya..today is our anniversary...happy anniversary dear:)

I used to feel upset and disappointed about it.
He is not a romantic person...many times, this issue hit me badly as i like guy who is romantic, and i always wish to have a romantic boyfriend, who will give you tonnes of sweet surprises...

However, my relationship with him taught me a lesson...

Romantic is not the most important quality that i should find in a serious relationship....

All these years he has been treating me very good. He never missed to call me everyday, he always make sure I am okay, he is the person that i will call whenever I have problems, he is the person that i would like to share my hapiness with, he always help me to take care of my parents...most importantly, he gives me my own space, he give me the sense of secure (that he will always be there to support me), to give me strengh to chase my dreams of life...

I appreciate the care, supports and respect that he is giving to me...

Now, I don't mind if he can't remember the anniversary because it doesnt really matter....as long as he is nice to me in all the other 364 days:)

Secondhand Lions

2005-07-27T00:03:00.000-07:00

Yesterday night, at 3am, I was watching "Secondhand Lions" while my roommate were in their dreamland...

The story began with a 14 year-old boy (dumped off by his mom), spending his summer with his two great uncles in a farm in rural Texas. The great uncles are adventurous and weird. They are rumored to have been bank robbers, war criminals in their young age and they seems to have endless surprise of cash. The boy tried to find the true story of his great uncles which is totally different from the rumors...he doubt if he should believe in his great uncles' stories, and the answer that he got from his uncle is:-

If you want to believe in something, then believe in it

just because somehting isn't true, no reason you can't believe in it...

Sometimes the thing that may or may nopt be true are the things that a man needs to believe in the most:-

-that people are basically good
-that honor,courage and virtue mean everything
-that power and money,money and power mean nothing
-that good always triumphs over evil
-that true love never dies

Doesn't matter if it's true or not
A man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in!

The movie give me the warmth feeling in my heart and the messages leave a smile on my face:)
Thanks Jess for recommended this movie to me!

ups and downs in my cycling trip

2005-07-12T22:47:00.000-07:00

Cycling trip from Skudai, Johor to Kota Bahru, Kelantan (3rd April til 15 April 2005)

I started the journey with the feeling of excited and happy. I somehow feel that as I was in my dream, couldn’t believe that I am actually going to Kota Bahru by bicycle! Together with me were 3 of my good friends, Hui woon (the crane); Ngiam(the moose) and Jinn Kae (the giraffe);p

Throughout the journey of 700km...there were ups and downs (the road and my emotion)!

3rd April (from Skudai to Kota Tinggi, 45km)

the fisrt day was frustrating as my inner tube was punctured!!! It took us 2 hours to get it fix.
I was nervous if this will happened again! I felt sad and worried when I resume the journey. Kept praying hard that my tube won’t be punctured again because i have no more spare tube...and the type of inner tube that i used is hard to find in normal bicycle shop.

4th April (from Kota Tinggi to Mersing, 92km)
We started early in the morning, after one hour ride, it started to rain. It rained for the whole day, so we were soaked in rain the whole journey to Mersing. The road is a little tough where it’s hilly. The up hill is tough, but of course the reward is the down hill part;p Overall, its pretty okay for me because I have a good bike. For Jinn Kae, it was tougher as his bike’s gear system has lower performance; he had to push his bike when the up hill is too sloppy. It was quite a smooth journey despite of the rain and up hill. We finally reached Mersing after 8 hours ride.

Mersing is a small town, people normally come here to catch a ferry to Tioman Island. We managed to check in to a backpacker’s inn. The best thing is, I managed to find a pro-bike shop where I can get my inner tube. I feel relieve after getting the spare inner tube:)

5th April (Mersing to Tioman Island)
We had some difficulty when trying to transport our bike oer to tioman Island by the ferry. Some of the ticket agent tried to con us, told us that we cant bring the bike to Tioman island. Luckily we met an officer from the Marine Department of Mersing. He is really helpful, he called the boss of one of the ferry companies and in the end we can bring our bike over.
Sometimes just wondering why are people being mean to others? Sigh!

The speed boat ride was fun, the waves were fierce, so we have a roller costal ride in the speed boatJ We reached Tioman in the afternoon. We ride our bike to Kampung Tekik, and set up our tent beside a café. The café owner wanted us to pay him RM3 per head for the site, but in the end we bargained and paid him RM2 per head. Food in Tioman is more expensive, we bargained for almost every meal and we are glad that we had a good negotiator, Jinn KaeJ He cut down at least RM 1 for every food, and RM0.50 for drinks.

The sea in Tioman is crystal clear. I felt so excited when I see schools of colorful fishes swimming around me. However, I didn’t see any nice corals:(

At night, I slept in tent (my first time sleeping in a tent) Haha, 4 of us tried to squeeze in a 4-men tent. It’s quite stuffy though.

6th April (In Tioman Island)
Cross island walk from Kampung tekik to Kampung Juara took us 3 and half hours. It was quite a painful experience as my sandal is hurting my feet:( However, it worth the hassle as the beach is more beautiful.

The journey back is even worse as it rained heavily..we are wet and cold. However, we are lucky as we met an old English couple who offer us a ride in the four wheel drive that they rent. We manage to cut half of the journey, but we still walked together for another half of the journey.

I slept in a bench in the Marine park that night as I feel to cold to sleep on the floor in the tent. What an experience!

7th April (Tioman to Tanjung Gemuk by ferry; Tanjung Gemuk to Lanjut by bike 40km)
The journey from tioman to tanjung gemuk is smooth and comfortable in a big ferry.
When we reach Tanjung Gemuk, we continue our journey after lunch. The sea water is bad for my bike, it made the gear and chain became rusted. I had to wash the rust away, dried it and add in new lubricant oil before I started my journey. I feel really bad for it.

The journey to Lanjut is easy as we were using the coastal road. It’s quite flat. When I reached Rompin, I bought a nice slipper because the sandal hurts my feet badly when I was walking.

In Lanjut, we set up tent at the beach also because that’s the cheapest way of accommodation. The beach is secluded, and I feel that we own the whole beach:) That night, I slept on a big stove in a BBQ hut.

8th April (Lanjut to Kuantan, 124 km)

It was the toughest journey for us in the whole trip because of the distance.
My luck was really bad on that day where I fell down from my bike, hurt my right leg and knee!! It was painful but I am still motivated to cycle. I really want to reach Kuantan, to have a good shower in my coursemate’s house. That’s the thing that keep me going for that day. I felt kind of stressed of the wound, worry that I may get infection and etc.

Finally we reached Kuantan at 7pm, half of the journey was under the rain. Felt painful as the rain drops hurts the wound on my knee. I felt indulged when i get a nice hot shower in my friend's house. Life can be just so simple na?
at night, as usual, i was writting my travelling journal before i sleep...my whole body was aching especially my wound on my leg...and i reflect back on my cycling trip so far, in terms of emotional, psycological, and physical...finally i broke into tears when my boyfriend called me...i was upset because of one of my teammates...because of the thing that he said, somehow it hurted me and demotivate me...sigh...

9th April (rest day in Kuantan)
It was my first time visiting Kuantan. My friend, Kok Wai and his family gave us great hospitalilty, made us feel at home ! Finally we don’t have to eat nasi goring anymore...have been eating it since day 1....
Kok wai brought us to visit a few places in Kuantan. Staying in his house make me miss my parents alot..so I decided to buy a salted fish and send it home to my mom by express post, want to give my mom a surprise:)

10th April (Kuantan to Cherating, 42km)
The beginning of the journey was scary where the road shoulder is narrow and there were many big lorries on the road. Thanks God that we manage to reached Cherating one piece.
Cherating has excellent beach, the sand is soft and clean. The owner of the guesthouse that we stayed is a friendly old lady. I had a nice talk to her in the night at the lobby of her guesthouse. She was telling me her life stories;p

11th April (Cherating to Dungun, 85km)
The weather is really hot, but the road is quite flat. On the way, we passed by many beautiful beaches. Yes! Terengganu has really good beaches. We stopped many times to buy drinks as the weather is really killing. I was so happy when I see Mc Donald in Kerteh, we stopped by and get a coke!! Chilled out! Besides, we stopped for Air Tebu (sugar cane drink)…the sugar cane is excellent!

We reached Dungun at around 3.30pm. Tee Song is our host and he is a great tour guide. He braught us around for good food and nice places. He even brought us to a light house near tanjung jara.The view from the light house is superb!

12th April (Dungun to Kuala Terengganu, 78km)

Rantau Abang
We passed by this palce, which is famous for turtle. It wasn’t the season for turtle so we didn’t manage to see anything. We only visited the Turtle Sanctuary, Information centre, get to know about turtle better after the visit.

I had Laksam for lunch in one of the village that we passed by. It’s some thing like laksa, less spicy but contain of more coconut milk.

In Kuala Terengganu, we met a Swedish guy who cycling in the east coast of peninsular Malaysia as well. We were staying in the same hostel. He already cycled for one year in Australia and New Zealand. So I think we are not as ‘crazy’ as him;p

13th April (K.T to Penarik, 57km)
We and a relax ride today as the distance is short. We stopped by sometimes fro drinks, meeting up with friend who stayed in between KT and Penarik.
We reached penarik in the afternoon, again we set up tent at a beach own by Penarik Inn.
Ngiam and I played volleyball with the local. The people in Terengganu is friendly.
At night we walked for 2km to the nearest eating place. Half way, we met a nice villager who sent us to the restaurant by car. I think we are quite lucky in our trip as we met many nice people along the trip.

14th April (Penarik to Kuala Besut,50km)
I wasn’t feeling well, the ride was tough for me as I have headache and I felt my leg can cramp anytime. I think it must because I slept in a tent in Penarik. I caught a cold from the floor to my bone.
I was feeling down and moody, because of the weather and sickness. I was glad that I reached Kuala Besut. I finally had a deep afternoon nap. I woke up at 6pm, feeling good.
The night market in Kuala Besut has many local foods. I see many types of local food and I bought Nasi Dagang for my dinner, it was cheap and tasty! Food is always the way for Malaysian to pamper themselves;p

15th April (Kuala Besut to Kota Bahru, 50km)
I felt motivated after good sleep and I was happy that it’s going to be the last day of the cycling trip!
We reach Kota Bahru at around 2pm. I thought I will feel really excited when the cycling trip end, but I didn’t feel that. I just feel thankful as my bike is okay, not much problem, everyone is safe and still in one piece. Didn’t really feel proud as most of the people think of us. I think its just the matter if you want to do it or not! Everyone can do it!

cycling trip to kukup

2005-03-18T23:50:00.000-08:00

on 18th March 2005...i went for a cycling trip to Kukup (it's a fishing village at the southern part of Johor, Malaysia...which is about 60km from my place! )
To some people..it may sound crazy, some may think its funny, some says cool!
To me...it was a special experience! I've been to Kukup a few times (by car of course)...

However, my friend and I decided to cycle to Kukup, as it can be part of our training before our cycling trip from Johor to Kelantan using the east coastal road!

On the way to Kukup, it was fun and motivating... it took us about 3 and a half hours to reach there..We met some of our coursemates there...

The first 40km was really fun and easy..after the 40th km..thing get to be tougher...when our buttock started to feel pain...our bicycle seats are hard...we gotta stop every 3 to 5 km...just to rest..sigh! however, we are determined that we will not give up eventho its really aching!
Finally..we reach there!

The way back was another 60km...my gosh..that was even worse when our hands and legs started to get tired...we have to keep encouragin ourselves to continue...in the end..it took us 5 hours to reach home!!!

From the total of 120km cycling trip..i've learned how to be patient, how to be strong and do not give up eventhough when i feel painful and shitty! I've learned how to discipline myself better, i've learned about team spirit...I feel really happy and satisfied when i reach home...and i am getting excited for the cycling trip...
I finally realised..many thing can become possible if we put enough effort and we are determined about it:)

the biggest slap in my life

2005-02-22T04:58:00.000-08:00

Sometimes things can just be so twisted that it happened when you least expected it.
I can never imagine this happened to me even though a friend of mine just jokingly asked …”what if you find out the guy that you like/ love/ your boy friend is a gay??”
I burst out laughing when I heard the question, and then I told my friend that I will be disappointed, and it will be equally hurt if I found out that he fell in love with another girl.

A few weeks later, I finally found out that a guy that I like very much is actually a gay. It was just like a big slap on my face. I don’t discriminate the sexual orientation, and I don’t judge a person by their sexual preference. Anyway, this situation is different where he is a guy that I like a lot after my boy friend. (yes, I do have a boy friend and I am still together with my boy friend;p)

I didn’t get attracted to any guy since I have my boy friend 4 years ago. But why on earth do I get attracted to this guy? The reasons are because he fulfills the requirements that I want for a boy friend (some how more than my boy friend)…he was one of the friends that give me supports when I was having dilemma with my boy friend…and some unexplained feelings to him.

I always force myself to forget him even before I get to know that he is a gay, simply because I want to be loyal to my boy friend. However, the feeling to the guy just keep coming on and off into my mind. Finally, in one of our conversation, I get to know that he is a gay. I was really shocked! I didn’t know how to put the full stop on this crush on him! I felt so miserable…I felt like crying, but there were no tears from my eyes. It did hurt me, and somehow I felt that I am a fool! The biggest joke in my life!

I never expect anything from this relation. I didn’t expect him to like me; I never expect that we will be a couple. But somehow, I really didn’t expect things to end this way. I always know I should stop to have any crush on him, and it will be better to just be friends. I still wish he is a normal guy, and told me that he already have a girl friend.

Now, I think of the question that my friend asked me before…”what if you find out that the guy that you like is a gay?” it seems more relevant for me to answer the question now I guess…my answers will be :-

It hurts…a big slap on my face…the biggest joke in my life…feel like I am a fool for being so insensitive…very confused…will I still love him?...can love & sex be a separate entities?...ZA DAO!

After weeks of struggling, I finally get a conclusion for my feeling. We are still friends after all. I still like him a lot and I just have appreciated him in a different way. I thought I would be stressed when I am meeting him, however, the feeling is still nice and comfy as before, and we still have many (perhaps even more) to talk about.

Yesterday, we were chatting again. He sent me the lyrics of a song, and I would like to end this blog with the lyrics.

A song by Josh Groban ~~ You’re still you

"You're Still You"

Through the darkness
I can see your light
And you will always shine
And I can feel your heart in mine
Your face I've memorized
I idolize just you

I look up to
Everything you are
In my eyes you do no wrong
I've loved you for so long
And after all is said and done
You're still you
After all
You're still you

You walk past me
I can feel your pain
Time changes ever
One truth always stays the same
You're still you
After all
You're still you

I look up to
Everything you are
In my eyes you do no wrong
And I believe in you
Although you never asked me to
I will remember you
And what life put you through

And in this cruel and lonely world
I found one love
You're still you
After all
You're still you

intro of a caffeine+tomatoes addict

2005-02-18T21:26:00.000-08:00

this is my 1st time using this blog...heard of this blogger website for quite sometime, and was thinking of creating my own blog, but i was delaying it untill today..simply because i was not in the mood of doing that...

why today? not too sure, perhaps after i read my friend's blog..then this morning when i woke up...while having a cup of coffee, then i started to figure out how to get myself a blog:) and yeah! it's pretty easy tho;p when it comes to the name and title of my blog..ermm...i sms woon n jess for help...then in the end, the name and title of my blog are the combination of our ideas;p thanks girls...

yes..as the title of my blog...i am a caffeine and tomato addict..i love coffee and tea..i love to eat tomatoes, and anything that cotained tomato..yummy!
wanna know more...wait for my next and coming blogs..:)