A Journey to Remember

Another year wiser

2012-02-09T08:36:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING!

LOVE YOU !

The Difference

2012-02-07T13:33:00.000+08:00

How true...So true.. !

Happy Throwing Mandarin Oranges Day!

2012-02-06T10:49:00.000+08:00

Today is the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, which is also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

Here is more information about today, extracted from today's The Star newspaper.

"CHAP Goh Mei, which is Hokkien for “15th night”, symbolises the end of the Chinese New Year. The festival’s origins are uncertain, as there are many legends surrounding it.

Legend has it that a beautiful crane flew down to earth from heaven only to be slaughtered by some villagers.

The crane was the Jade Emperor’s favourite crane, and he was angered by its death. He vowed vengeance against the villagers.

On the 15th lunar day, the Jade Emperor planned to send a storm of fire down. But his daughter, Zhi Nu, took pity on the villagers.

She warned the villagers about their impending doom, and they were troubled as they could not see a way out.

Then, a wise man from another village came up with the suggestion for every family to hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets and set off firecrackers on the 14th, 15th and 16th lunar days. On the 15th day, the troops descended from heaven with orders to incinerate the village, but saw that it was already “ablaze” and returned to report to the Jade Emperor.

Since then, people celebrated the anniversary of the 15th lunar day every year by carrying lanterns on the street and setting off firecrackers.

To some, Chap Goh Mei is known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day.

This is because a long time ago Chap Goh Mei was the only day that young maidens were allowed to dress up and stroll on the street, albeit having to be accompanied by fierce chaperones.

Young men would then go out, hoping to catch a sight of the rarely-seen maidens.

Young women also went to temples to pray, hoping for the heavens to send them a suitable match.

Matchmakers took the opportunity to strike up marriages between eligible individuals.

Another ancient practice saw young maidens throwing oranges into the lakes. The belief was that the man who picked up their orange would be their future match.

The Mandarin oranges would also symbolise the presence of a maiden of marriageable age. This tradition has survived till present times.

Today, Malaysians tend to congregate around bodies of water at night. Lanterns inscribed with wishes are lit, providing a sparse light source, and some are released into the night.

Eligible bachelorettes inscribe Mandarin oranges with their names and their contact numbers, and then throw them into lakes or ponds. Young men hoping to meet new people will wait with nets to fish out the oranges.

These days, single men and women alike throw inscribed oranges in the spirit of celebrating Chap Goh Mei in a fun way.

Some people write good wishes on their oranges, while others are just looking to meet new people. Granted, there are some who are looking for that special person, whether or not they believe in the likelihood of it happening through a chance introduction via a mandarin orange!

For some youths, it’s just a quaint tradition, a day to mark the end of celebrating the lunar new year."

So, perhaps you (for those who are single) would like to go to one of the ponds to throw or pick up mandarin oranges too?

A cuppa and a slice

2012-02-06T10:38:00.000+08:00

It was great to enjoy a cuppa coffee and a slice of cake for breakfast this morning before bathing Gabby.

Awaken

2012-02-06T08:53:00.001+08:00

Good morning!!! Leroy woke me up this morning.

It is another day of fun and I am looking forward towards it.

I had a blast

2012-02-06T00:34:00.010+08:00

I really had several great birthday celebrations this year.

The very first pressies received was before Chinese New Year. I met up with my besties for a CNY gathering and that was when I received 2 pressies. Trust me, they are awesome gifts!

On the 4th day of the CNY break, Leroy brought me to Pavilion for shopping. It was the day to shop for his and my birthday pressie. Yup, our birthdays are just about 1 week apart and we shopped for each other. :)

The below were his pressies.

After all the shopping was done for him and for me, we had dinner. Yum..! While waiting for our food to be served, he was playing with his toy; whilst me playing with my camera.

And...this is my pressie from my darling this year. I told him my wish and requirements and he brought me to that particular outlet. I was looking around in the outlet and while looking, he passed me this. I was a bit shocked with the color initially, but it looks great on me. I love it! I have to say he has taste! : P Thank you, darling!

One of the evenings after work, my parents brought me to my favourite restaurant for a birthday dinner. I enjoyed the meal, of course!

Rakuzen Restaurant

Above: First time trying out Salmon Salad.

Grilled Saba

On my actual birthday, we met up for dinner. (He was supposed to travel outstation that day for work, but somehow, something, someone made the plan changed.) Leroy had a busy day and so I met him at The Curve; not too far from his office to ease him off the traffic. I picked the restaurant of my choice that night as I felt like having both savory main dish and sweet pancake dessert. : D

Ahh....a sweeeeeeeeet dessert together indeed!

My boss and my other marketing colleague bought me lunch the day before my birthday at Pasta Zanmai, Empire Gallery. I am really thankful and happy that we work as a team and appreciate the closeness we have.

My boss knew I love mango and she made me mango with sago pudding for my birthday! This is one priceless dessert that I ever had as it was my BOSS who made it!

It was a belated birthday celebration with Mrs Giggs. It was a simple dinner as she had some family errands to run that night, but she was kind enough to still spend some time with me....

Thank you, Mrs Giggs!

Sunday morning, I drove to One Utama Shopping Mall to meet up with my sisters again. We had dim sum brunch at Grand Imperial. We celebrated May Lam's and my birthday together. The laughter and conversation made the food tastier and more enjoyable!

This is one complete photo of all of us. It is really difficult to get hold of a photo where everyone is present as a couple of them are working overseas. Great time together, sisters!

After brunch, we walked around and we did some shopping. I did! : D

Thank you all for the wonderful celebration and I really appreciate it! I really had a blast this birthday.
(*oops, missed out one pressie's photo)

Early Sunday

2012-02-05T09:03:00.002+08:00

Rise & Shine early on a Sunday morning!

I have a date....will tell you more later!

The feeling

2012-02-05T01:33:00.003+08:00

He is finally back from his outstation trip! Even though it was merely 2 days being away, but I missed him loads! I am so glad that he is back safely.

Love ya!

2 in 1 day

2012-02-04T16:03:00.001+08:00

In just one day itself, I saw 2 familiar cars on the road, whom I know the car's owner. The first car was in the morning when I was driving to work. The car just zoomed passed. The second car was during the bad traffic to PJ for dinner.

How ironic and weird?

What a phone call

2012-02-03T16:52:00.003+08:00

I'd just ended a telephone conversation with someone. Sorry, it was not ended but the person just hung up rudely. Let me tell you what happened.

This person called up and introduced himself as Dato/Datuk XXX. He was interested in purchasing products of our brands.You see, the normal practice is that we do not directly deal with end consumers but outlets. This is our principal and management's policy. So, I was reluctant at first to offer him, but later I was kind enough to offer him the products at a discounted price since it was a volume purchase.

During lunch, I mentioned this to my boss and she wasn't aligned to the quoted price. Hence, I called the person back and explained. Instead of a direct discount, I offered him other returns in kind. This person (kononnya works in a reputable large company and has a 'D' title in front) replied rudely that he threatened me by saying he won't use our products anymore and hung up.

Hmm....I am just amazed that someone who is considered a 'big shot' acts rudely and thinks shallow.

Oh oh, as I am writing this, he just called again. He called to listen to my explanation again and the last word was "GOODBYE". It wasn't in a good manner, I could tell. I wish him luck in finding the similar products because he won't be able to find any substitute products in any other brands.

Jam, Jam, Jam

2012-02-03T10:03:00.000+08:00

It is just crazy. Traffic going home was bad even at 10pm! It was bumper to bumper all the way.

A Birthday Thought

2012-02-01T09:42:00.005+08:00

I am feeling all happy and joyful today as I was brought to this world 32 years ago; a big thank you to my parents.

No doubt the number is increasing as the years pass, but as people say age is just a number after all. Another year of wisdom and experience added on. Most importantly is we enjoy our lives, stay happy + positive and always looking forward for the better and work towards it. I have my family, darling and friends loving me for who I am.

This is a picture from one of my besties. She wrote the birthday greeting on snow as where she is now is snowing! How cool is that?

Thank you all for the text messages, Whatsapp, BBM messages and FB's. Love you all.

Taste

2012-01-31T23:17:00.002+08:00

My friend MSN-ed me this morning. We were chatting as below.

I am truly happy with the present (both meanings of the word).

Awesome Monday

2012-01-30T22:54:00.000+08:00

Back to work.

Received 3 Ang Pows (red packets) in the morning from my boss and colleagues.

Awesome!

Back to work

2012-01-30T08:21:00.000+08:00

Good morning everyone! It is my first day back to work after such a long break!

Hope you have a great day!

The Differences of this year's CNY

2012-01-29T21:44:00.006+08:00

Remember I was predicting how this year CNY's will be for me (blog entry: Golden Predictions)?

Well, there is some slight difference this year. : )

On the first day of CNY, yes, we did go to church for the New Year's blessing. After that, we drove to KL for brunch instead of the usual Indian cuisine! Yes!!!

I suggested to have it at Lemon Garden, Shangrila Hotel. Yup, the buffet spread there is really good (international spread and the seafood is fresh) and I highly recommend it. I made a reservation via a phone call while we were on the way there.

We reached the hotel before the buffet timing. So, we hung around the hotel and waited for awhile..

This was me playing with my BB.

Ah.......we 'checked in' at Lemon Garden once the clock stroke 12 noon. Check out part of my favourite buffet spread!

Ok, I didn't take any of these as I am not really a fan of it. Instead, I had a small bit of the cheese cake.

Looks pretty...

My starter.....

And this was me just fooling around with Bro after I was done with my 'feast'. I settled the bill and I know my RM400 (wiped my cold sweat...hehe, just kidding) was worth it because my family enjoyed it very much. That was all it mattered.

Boy, we had so much that day that I think I skipped dinner. Chinese New Year is all about food and gatherings! : )

On the second day, we didn't meet up as we had our own agenda. But, we did watch all of the CNY movies in the cinema together. We had a fair share of time spent with our own families and on both of us.

How true is this?

2012-01-29T21:21:00.000+08:00

Take a closer look.....

2012-01-29T21:13:00.000+08:00

It caught my attention that something was floating in the fish tank at a restaurant . I took a closer look and.....

Goodness gracious! Holy Molly! It was a squashed up cockroach! / Siu Keong!!!!!! Eeeeeeeewwwww......

Luckily we didn't order any fish and there weren't any fish in that particular tank!

Sweet or Bitter ?

2012-01-29T18:47:00.000+08:00

I heard this song in his car and I find it very nice and touching.

The Night with lots of food and drinks

2012-01-29T04:56:00.004+08:00

I got home at 4am (45 minutes ago).

Leroy brought me along to his business associate's house for a CNY gathering. It was potluck, so we brought a bottle of Pinot Noir and RT's cheesecakes while the rest brought satay, pizzas, fried rice, roast pork (char siew) and spaghetti.

The minute I reached the house, my mouth opened wide in awe. I got a bit shocked with the big house, right in front of me. It was so big that there was a mini round-about right in front of the porch and I am not kidding about it. I overheard her dad was telling one of the friends that the piece of land is 22,000 square feet big!

The interior of the house is very English. It's just amazing.

I took a quick snap shot of the hall when everyone was gambling in the room.

We had lots of laughter, food, drinks - and I meant from beer, whisky, brandy to wines. You name it, she has it. And it was my first and only time gambling this CNY. Well, at the end of the night (or shall I say morning), I lost RM10+ in total.

It was time to head for home after we had so much wine and alcohol flowing in our blood streams. I had a great time tonight. It was great to meet up with them again after so long.

And this was the Gong Xi Fa Chai decor outside at the porch. : P

The Love of Gabby

2012-01-28T14:17:00.000+08:00

As the car reversed out from the porch; and as the gate closes....she sits there and look at that direction.

She misses anyone who goes out....

The Improved

2012-01-28T00:38:00.002+08:00

This is my improvised version of the chicken burger with added cheese and fried egg.

2012-01-27T14:33:00.000+08:00

We wish you a Happy Lunar New Year!

(Gabby was camera shy as usual)

Reunion Dinner

2012-01-27T14:16:00.002+08:00

This year we had our family reunion dinner at Toh Yuen, PJ Hilton. We had been having it at a vegetarian restaurant for the past few years, so this year we had a change.

It is a must to have lou sang during Chinese New Year. Apparently this dish is not available in Hong Kong, so I supposed not many Chinese in the Asian countries get to have it. Lucky us.

Mama had also pre-ordered the dishes for the night.

After dinner, papa suggested to sip on a cuppa at the coffee house. Instead of having it at the coffee house, we enjoyed it at the lounge area.

.....And I had my favourite, Caffe Mocha...Yum..

And that was it folks, it was our simple reunion dinner. Food was good, ambiance was not too bad, and most importantly is the family ties and everyone is present for reunion dinner.

Auspicious Day to Start Work

2012-01-27T11:47:00.000+08:00

Today is one of the auspicious days for me to start work - according to the Chinese horoscope reading.

So, I am doing some work at home today (lazy to make my trip to the office even though it is nearby). One is to follow the auspicious day, secondly is to also reduce the stress when I really start work on Monday in the office.

@_@ blink blink, it is Friday already!

"My precious..."

2012-01-27T02:17:00.005+08:00

I can't sleep despite I am not feeling too well. Maybe it is because I have been going to bed only at the wee hours for this past week.

Here is a short blog entry before trying to go back to bed.

Remember Lord of the Rings? How the Gollum say "my precious" and he was referring to a ring? His intonation is in my head.

I don't know much about diamond rings, but I love them. Which girl doesn't?

I was talking to Leroy earlier and the conversation flowed to diamond rings. I described to him that I like my diamond ring to be the one with a simple square diamond, it can be round too, but not any other shapes like heart, triangle, etc... Straight away he replied me: "Princess cut?"

I was stoned for a moment. I didn't expect him to know the names of diamond rings. Shy to say and I asked him to show me a picture of a princess cut diamond ring (felt like hiding inside a hole; embarrassed).

Yes! Princess Cut is my liking. Simple and elegant.

Here are some samples of the ring's designs...

Nice right?

The Older Version of....

2012-01-26T00:47:00.000+08:00

Beauty and the Beast. I stumbled across this when I was surfing for movies to watch on Youtube today.

I know this series is really old....1987 - 1990s...and it was my childhood series. It was way before the Disney animation was even created. I remember I used to watch it with mama when I was a kid. I watched every episode of it before I go to bed.

I enjoyed it so much....when I was a still so young....

Have you seen the series before?

A big hamper...

2012-01-26T00:36:00.000+08:00

...... from my darling to my family for CNY....

How sweet.

Thank you!

New Year, New Clothes!

2012-01-25T13:42:00.000+08:00

It is a Chinese tradition to put on new clothes during the Lunar New Year period.

Yes, this guy did and the whole world knows it too! (price tag is still on)

It was really funny when I saw this. Couldn't help it but to snap this photo.

Burger time!

2012-01-24T21:59:00.000+08:00

Feel like having a home-made burger?

Yup, I did and I made my own. That was my experiment.

I defrosted the chicken patties in the tub, to fasten the process.

And I soaked some fresh vegetables as I like my burger with some greens.

Once all are ready, I took out the butter made of olive oil to fry the meat.

With low fire, fry the patties till they turn golden brown.

While frying the patties, I toasted 2 slices of wholemeal bread.

Walah! All are ready for arrangement !!!

And it is ready to eat!

You can have an option to add in fried eggs, but I didn't. One thing that I've realized that I've missed out is 2 slices of cheese.

Yum...but I still enjoyed my simple burger.

2012-01-23T16:05:00.000+08:00

....Sweet....

Check this out

2012-01-20T15:36:00.003+08:00

Lion (Tiger) dance is modernized these days.

CNY Gathering at La La Chong

2012-01-20T10:54:00.001+08:00

I met up with my sisters for CNY gathering dinner last night at La La Chong, Kayu Ara.

I was the first one to turn up, so I got the table that we've booked for. Yup, as you can see, the rest had not arrived, thanks to the heavy traffic.

Our table is actually quite 'strategic'. It was located near the restrooms, and also the kitchen! So, there is no excuse for our food will be served late.

There were many tables occupied. As the usual CNY tradition, colleagues and friends will have 'lou sang' and 'yum seng' session to pre celebrate before all of them headed on separate ways either back to their hometown or traveling during the CNY break.

While waiting, I was sipping on my coconut water.... Sweet and refreshing.

...and munching on the nuts.

I had the honour to order the dishes as I was the first to be there. I ordered before the rest arrived so that we didn't have to wait for a long time for our food!

Of course, the night ended with full of laughters and joy.

Dong Dong Chiang

2012-01-20T08:39:00.000+08:00

Everyone is busy preparing for Chinese New Year. Companies were sending out hampers and gifts to their business associates as token of appreciation....just like how we received suppliers' hampers.

(Didn't know a Myvi can transport so many hampers)

At home, mama has prepared the necessary and this year she bought some beautifully packaged cookies. I might have to take her around tomorrow for last minute shopping.....

Gong Xi Fa Chai, everyone!!!! Wishing you a prosperous, happy and stay healthy in the year of the dragon.

Woot woot...

2012-01-20T08:25:00.002+08:00

Today marks the last day of work before Chinese New Year! 1 week off!!! Wee....!

The Luncheon and Shopping

2012-01-19T08:36:00.001+08:00

We didn't do much yesterday at work. The office was so crowded and warm ( 好热闹 ). All of them from the branches came for our 'sau kong jau' luncheon.

The secretary has specifically wanted us to arrive at the restaurant on time and not let our big boss and big big boss wait.

We arrived at Pantai Seafood, PJ. I've already seen the menu at my secretary's desk so I know what we were having. : )

As usual, there were Swing served and it went quite crazy between the Sales and Marketing people (Hair Division). There were challenging each other between the sales people. Haha...I had a few glasses watered down to avoid getting drunk.

It was a fun time....and that is what we do during CNY.

This was us: KW, Mrs Giggs and me.

Lunch ended at about 3pm and I headed to Sunway Pyramid to meet up with Mrs Giggs. Traffic was quite heavy. We met up and went shopping!!! I needed to get some new year clothes. After 3 hours of walking, I've finally bought 2 dresses, one for work and the other for casual, a belt and 2 hand bands. We were tired, legs were aching and finally we stopped for a drink. After a glass of ice honey lemon, we continued looking for stuff for awhile before heading home.

I cooked instant noodles when I got home as I wasn't exactly hungry and Mrs Giggs had dinner prepared at home already.

I knocked off quite early last night. Boy, it seemed like it was ages since I went on a real shopping...Tiring!

And The....

2012-01-18T08:14:00.000+08:00

....feast begins today.

It will be our company's Chinese New Year lunch...then follows with dinner with sisters tomorrow night.....then comes Sunday's family reunion dinner.

Phew. *sweating already*

And there might be more business luncheons or dinners to come, by then we could roughly know what is on the menu.

But, at least there is food! Yummers...

Ooo la la...

2012-01-17T08:08:00.003+08:00

Woot woot! I will be coloring my hair later in the morning! It will be for Chinese New Year!

Yay! Hmm...what color shall I choose later? I think I shall leave it to the expert.

Golden Prediction and anticipation this Lunar New Year

2012-01-16T15:28:00.001+08:00

In just a week away, Chinese will be ushering in the year of the dragon. I will be on 1 week holiday. Well, I am not sure what will I be doing during that week's break, just hope there is 'something' to do and not rotting away doing nothing.

I can already anticipate how is this year's CNY (Chinese New Year) will be like:

1. Go to church on Monday morning for blessings (1st day of CNY)

2. Brunch or lunch with family after church (Indian cuisine)

3. After lunch, either go to mama's eldest aunty's house to visit or will head for home if they are not around

4. Day 2 will probably be following Leroy to visit his relatives (TBC)

5. Day 3 till resume work will be just lazing at home or at Leroy's place and out for movies

And the highlight of every CNY is to face the Golden Question:

"So when are you getting married?"

Hhmmmm.....I have been getting this question for the past don't know how many years from the same people. Some questions are just meant to be asked once or twice and not every time/ year. Whenever I get this question, it will either be a smile to brush it off or "don't know" reply.

Let me see if my prediction for this year hits the jackpot ya?

McD for Sunday

2012-01-15T23:59:00.000+08:00

I went through the Drive Thru this evening to grab hold of dinner. Leroy was craving for prosperity burger. : P

So, I waited for dinner to be picked up at the window. Mission accomplished and it was left on my passenger's seat!

It was a simple dinner indeed on a lazy Sunday.

Kids and Mobile Phones Nowadays

2012-01-15T23:29:00.001+08:00

My boss once told me before that she gets annoyed when her children keep on playing with their mobile phone during meals, regardless at home or out at a restaurant. There is not conversation, no socialising except with the mobile phones.

I agree. I would to.

If there is nothing to do or no other people around it is totally fine to keep oneself entertained. But, when there are friends, family or relatives around, it is better to control and refrain from playing games on the mobile phone. People find it difficult to connect or have a conversation with one when he or she is playing with their mobile phone. If it is urgent and important (eg. sending text messages due to work or business), we can understand. But for games? Hmm.... it is also not very polite, isn't it?

I enjoy my food

2012-01-15T15:03:00.001+08:00

It was a Thursday evening that I enjoyed The Loaf's food with my boss. It was after our customer appointment at Bangsar. We both were feeling a little hungry and so we stopped for some food.

My boss had mushroom soup while I had this. It was actually very tasty. It gave me some idea and inspiration to explore making it at home. Perhaps during the CNY holiday, I will try making it and get Leroy to be the food critic. : )

This was what mama bought for me yesterday for lunch - Wantan noodles. Nothing great but it was the thought that counts.

Later, when she got back from PJ, she bought me this too for tea time! Oooo lala....

I always enjoy my food and I have been chewing on a lot off late. Guess my waistline is growing too... :P

Many people told me before that when I eat, the food always looks yummy...(even though it is not). I wonder if it's a good thing or not?

Independent Woman

2012-01-13T08:45:00.000+08:00

We were chatting the other day - between my boss and myself. We were talking and somehow we went into the topic of "independent woman".

I gave her my point of view that it is important for a woman to be independent and not only and always rely on her man. It doesn't mean we don't need a man, it means we as a woman needs to be independent by having a job or a good career and is able to survive if there is no man or the man leaves her. She totally agreed with me.

The perfect picture will be the woman having a career of her own, and has a good husband to take care of her. But nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. I have a friend who is a divorcee and she is able to move on, to go on with her life; in fact she is enjoying her life now. I understand that moving on will be the toughest period in the person's life at a juncture, but once she is able to overcome it and step out of it, life will be better and good. It is important that this woman is being able to do things herself and self support.

No matter what happens, most importantly is to love yourself.

A different night with him

2012-01-11T08:36:00.001+08:00

I had a gala good time last night.

We met up. We didn't go for any posh or fancy dinner. We didn't go for a movie. Instead, we packed KFC and stayed at home.

He on his laptop. He was doing some work and emails. Since he worked and I didn't have anything to watch on the TV, so I on my lappie as well. I was looking some the reports downloaded and had some doubts. I sought for his advise. From a question, it moved on to a discussion. There were some disagreement in our point of views on the issue, but there was no argument. It was purely a discussion. He thought me the correct way of calculating the numbers (yeah, I am not a figure person).

I am very happy that we are compatible in the sense that both of us are in marketing. We share the same wave length and we know what we are doing everyday at work. ; ) We share our experience and thoughts on some topics.

It's just great even though we were talking and discussing about WORK! Sometimes it can be enjoyable doing and talking about the most common things.

Without realizing how time flies, it was 12.30am. I had to leave for home. By the time I got home, washed up and settled down for bedtime, I couldn't sleep; again.

Looking Forward

2012-01-10T19:41:00.002+08:00

2 months ago we started planning for an overseas vacation together; in February after CNY. I have 13 days of annual leave to flush before end of March, so thinking it would be good timing. Moreover, the both of us need a vacation to get away from work. I did all the research and submitted my proposal. Things were looking good until he received his new assignment.

We've now decided (a mutual agreement) to postpone our trip to a later month; perhaps during the sales months in that particular country. Hopefully that time he will not be tied down with his work commitment. I truly believe our vacation will come true despite our busy work schedules.

I am cool with the arrangement because I understand his new role and the added work responsibilities he has. Hence, I didn't push it further. I am sure he would be understanding too if I was in his shoes and I know his principles.

Now, since there is more time to the targeted vacation month, there will be just more savings for shopping and better planning for the trip!

Gracie's Personal Time

2012-01-09T23:14:00.003+08:00

I had my "ME TIME" today. I was supposed to meet Leroy for dinner together but he text-ed me last minute, apologizing that he is unable meet up as there was an impromptu dinner gathering with the sales team. So, I left work and headed to Subang Parade to get a birthday gift for my brother and had dinner there. I'd planned it well. First is to have dinner, then walk around to hunt for the gift to help digestion.

So firstly, I popped into Sakae Sushi; my favourite outlet for a light bite. Yup, the green froggie accompanied me.

After 3 red plates and 1 plate of salmon sashimi, I paid up and off I went looking for the pressie. I finally found it! Yay! Second thing to buy was to pop by Cold Storage to check out if the vegetables are fresh as there will be lunchie / masak- masak session tomorrow in the office. : D Co-incidently I bumped into my colleague, looking at vegetables too! Hahaha...what a small world. So, we got the vegetables and we headed on our separate ways.

Made a final pit stop at Guardian pharmacy to grab my make-up removers (psst! it is on discount till 1st Feb) and finally headed home.

Phew....I am relieved that I managed to clear all my errands in that 2 hours.

Sweetness

2012-01-09T08:36:00.000+08:00

We met up yesterday evening. He passed me this; Manuka honey from New Zealand. How sweet and thoughtful of him when he knew my throat was inflamed. :D I totally didn't expect it.

Honey from my honey. Hahaha... Thank you, honey!

I was still quite stone and blur yesterday. Didn't do any work till at night, when I tossed and turned on the bed, sleepless and restless. Somehow I just couldn't sleep. I wonder why. I thought the pills will make me drowsy (cos' it did work on Friday and Saturday), but not this time round.

I woke up 3 times starting from 2am. Had some short weird dreams and finally heard my alarm at 6.15am. Time to get ready for work!

Sick Day

2012-01-08T15:30:00.003+08:00

I was in bed for more than 14 hours averagely for the past 2 days....

....it all started on Friday evening. From morning till evening, I was feeling sick. Had very bad headache and throat was sore. Couldn't take it anymore, so sent a text message to my boss telling her I am leaving work to the clinic. Off I left office at 4.50pm. Went to the clinic near my house instead of the one that Leroy goes to. Oh my goodness, not sure if it's really the medication needed that is so expensive or what, doctor gave me 4 packs of pills, 1 pack of lozenges and 1 bottle of cough mixture, and the total bill was RM61! According to the doctor, I had too much spicy food and my throat is badly inflamed.

I just lied on the bed after changing into my house clothes. By the time I woke up, it was 9pm. Took a shower and headed downstairs to cook myself some noodles. Had the noodles and my medicine, back I went to bed. The TV was on for awhile till shortly, I fell asleep. Doctor had warned me that the medicines will make me drowsy.

I woke up in the middle of the night. I picked up my BB and saw his message that he'd reached home safely after his happy hour with his business associates. Smiled and I went back to sleep....

By the time I woke up the next morning (afternoon), it was closed to 12.30pm. I cooked myself a simple lunch so that I could take my medication. After washing up and taking medicine, I knocked out again..... I woke up at 6pm. Being so blur and weak, I made my way upstairs and had a good shower.

Leroy came to pick me up at 7.30pm for dinner. We had family dinner at Green View. Didn't do much this weekend, except to sleep and rest. I sure hope to feel better tomorrow.

The Cutey at home

2012-01-06T15:36:00.000+08:00

She is really cute. I love her to every bits....

Every morning, she will sit beside me and accompany me when I am having breakfast. She will always have the last bite of whatever that I am having. Greedy lil fella! :P

She has very good senses too (duh!). She knows when there is food for her in the kitchen or even our leftovers.

When she is full or we don't feed her with snacks, she will be all lazy and giving the pitiful look.

Don't you just love her?

2012-01-04T01:07:00.004+08:00

"At times when someone loves you, he or she doesn't tell you about the things that might hurt you or make you feel bad; and this doesn't mean he or she is hiding the truth from you or having something up the sleeves. This person simply didn't want to make the other sad."

Cushioned Hair

2012-01-02T01:55:00.005+08:00

Remember I was saying in my previous entry that I was going to get a haircut (this blog entry: haircut) ? Yup, so I had about half day off to visit the salon.

I took my boss' advice and headed to Hair Atelier at Jaya One. I had made an appointment 1 day before and the stylist managed to squeeze me in. He just got back from a vacation from Japan and he had all his clients lined up. I was lucky.

I reached the salon at 3.40pm. Waited for awhile till his salon manager asked me to take a seat at the styling chair. I thought it was going to be a long wait, but surprisingly sitting there for about 10 minutes, Aaron walked towards me. He welcomed me and sat down on the stylist chair. He gave a consultation session at first. I told him that I needed a trim at the hair ends as it was all damaged but I also told him that it took me a long time to keep at this hair length. So, him being sympathetic towards me, he said he will take 1 inch off. Yay!

He started off cutting the ends and gave me some layers at the sides. I love his cut! He has the Sebastian Professional hair cuts at his finger tips. After cutting, he felt my hair was a bit flat at the sides and the crown area. So, he recommended me to have a 'cushion perm'. He joked that my head will be cushioned and it won't get hurt even if I hit a wall. I was in doubt at first, but I remembered how my boss' hairstyle was. Her hair had added volume and body. So, I agreed to it.

He didn't use rollers (as I thought it was a perm ma), but some clips, which look like those that we used to keep the remaining open packets of snacks. The hair clips that he used had 3 of these in 1.

The similar looking clips to these.

By the time it was all clipped, my hair looked like this: as if there were candies on my hair! It was a little painful as they were clipped very near to the scalp. During application of lotion and rinsing can be tricky. I was waiting anxiously for the perm lotion to take action. It was really a quick perm compared to a normal cold perm. It only took 10 minutes for the lotion to work and I had a rinse off. Then, back to the chair for neutralizer. Another 5 minutes for the neutralizer to lock the curls.

After rinsing at the basin, the assistant gave me SP hair and Nioxin scalp treatment. Ahh...it was so cooling and relaxing that I actually fell asleep. Luckily I didn't drool....hehehe

It was 6.30pm when my hair was all done. Aaron did a really good job on my hair. Now my hair is no longer flat and I just love the volume at the right places!

This is the final look.

If you do not have a regular salon that you go to, try Hair Atelier. Aaron has 4 outlets around town - Jaya One, Danau Desa, Jusco Maluri and Art Salon at Viva Home.

Welcomed 2012 on the hill

2012-01-01T00:56:00.000+08:00

We welcomed; ushered the new year on the hill. I was at his house since the afternoon, lepaking and did nothing.

At 11.55pm, we walked out to the nearby cliff to see the beautiful fireworks far away. The sky was lit up. Some of the houses down the hill had fireworks too. Later, there was a loud 'boom' and it was the neighboring house which had it going. Pretty!!

We wished each other Happy New Year! : D

The both of us don't like crowded places and we avoid getting stuck in human and road traffic jam in conjunction of any celebration. So, we stayed at home, occupied with activities and games.

Here I wish you a Happy new year filled with laughter, happiness, great health and opportunities!

My 2011 Happenings

2011-12-31T23:35:00.001+08:00

Soon, 2011 will be over and we will be welcoming 2012; another exciting and great year.

Here are some quick memories of 2011 for me.....

Leroy and I celebrated our birthday together for the first time. Our birthdays are just about 1 week apart and hence our friends arranged a joint-celebration for us. The photo below shows that the both of us putting out the candle on the Haagen Daaz Double Chocolate Cake.

Leroy gave me a surprise birthday dinner.

And for the very first time, I received an expensive gift in my entire life.

This was another expensive gift from him to me for Christmas. My specs were really old and outdated, so I 'wished' for a new pair of specs.

...And me with the new specs.

I had also traveled on a few business trips this year, mainly to Singapore and once to Bangkok for meetings.

During my business trip to Bangkok, I was rewarded with a free hair-do because of my active participation and this was it.

There were couple of happy events this year. My bestie got registered and got married!

This was the planned hen's night for her...

And, finally after 9 months from the ROM, she had her dream wedding dinner.

We had constant meet ups and dinner celebration together this year to keep our friendship going. Our 'family' just grew bigger...

Work wise - I was involved in a few projects. It had been a very busy year for me with events and launches.

Of course, there were fun in between..

SKINN launch

Wella Trend Vision 2011 Collection launch

System Professional Alchemy Members Quarterly Meeting

The recent Sebastian Professional Daredevil Diva Collection launch

Sebastian Professional Pharaohs of Form Collection event

The experience of flying the plane at Air Asia Training Academy during our visit

Elizabeth Arden's Red Door relaunch event

Friend's wedding dinner at Corus Hotel

And finally, our 2nd Christmas celebration together.

I look forward for another great 2012 with him. I am now in his house blogging while waiting for time to 12am to watch fireworks....

3 Celebrations in 1 Day

2011-12-31T20:39:00.002+08:00

Yesterday was filled with celebration events during my working hours.

First, it was to celebrate my colleague's birthday. We are both in the same team - the marketing team. Boss when to get the ordered cake from BonBon in the morning. We got everything all ready in the pantry and later I went to call her at her cubicle. I told her there is an announcement from Big Boss at the pantry.

We walked together to the pantry. The lights were off and ta-da! The rest of the colleagues started to sing the birthday song. Guess, we all gave her a surprise!

She cut the cake and we shared it all. It was a low fat fruit cake....very nice! Nothing was left within 10 minutes.

At 11am, the sales executive reminded us about his customer's salon opening. So, we all met up at the lobby and left to the salon in 2 cars. We congratulate the salon owner, checked out the place, hung around and made a move back to the office after the lion dance ceremony. We had another round of celebration back in the office.

By the time we got back to the office, it was 12.40pm. We hurried to put down our handbags and headed to the pantry area again. It was our New Year Lunch. There were roast lamb, curry mutton, noodles, vegetables, and the highlight was the Turkey! The chestnut rice to complement the turkey was yummy.

After lunch, I went back upstairs to finish up some work. It was an unofficial half day. So, I left at 3pm to have a haircut and it was the beginning of my long weekend..... this is my main celebration! : )

Just 1....

2011-12-30T08:16:00.000+08:00

.....more day and we will be ushering in the new year, 2012!

How time flies, when we are enjoying the year!

Christmas Chocs

2011-12-28T23:50:00.002+08:00

Christmas time..and I saw this Christmas packing m&m's at Empire Gallery. I bought a pack for Leroy as he enjoys m&m's. He normally take the one with peanuts, but this time, I got the one with peanut butter...just for the sake of trying it.

It tastes different...a bit salty after it melts in your mouth....it must be the peanut butter.

Check out the fingers digging into the bag. ; )

The price to pay

2011-12-28T23:28:00.001+08:00

Last night we went to try out this steamboat & teppanyaki restaurant in Puchong - Rich Pot. I had this 2 Groupon vouchers for free and so thought to give it a try.

OMG!! It was the worst steamboat that we've ever tasted. The food selection sucks. It's the typical fishball, meatballs, crabsticks, vegetables, seafood, meat slices and etc. Nothing great AT ALL. For steamboat, most importantly is the soup. Very unfortunately, both of our choices - herbal soup and tom yum were tasteless. The arrangement of the plates and food selection were really unorganized.

Oh yeah, the teppanyaki...the marinated meat were marinated with 0 skills. The outcome of the cooking was just filled with oil.

Not forgetting, there was also a cockroach on our table. Leroy caught it using the bottom of the plate. Yuck!

Bring disappointed and didn't enjoy it at all, we had a bit of the food and left.

I don't practice buying Groupon or any online deals because I am afraid that I will have this kind of experience even though it comes with a super good deal. Not for food, perhaps.

My Ad Hog Christmas Dinner

2011-12-27T23:36:00.002+08:00

Christmas is always about parties, dinners, food, presents...etc nowadays.

We booked the restaurant that Leroy had dinner with his business associates weeks back. I told him to book a table if the place has good ambiance and tasty food. He is the food expert...because of his taste buds. :P

The restaurant is located at an industrial area at Sunway Damansara. Quite quiet and dark area, you will find a lit up restaurant smack right in the middle of the row of shops.

We walked in and the place is really cozy. Not many tables they have, because the restaurant is designed and catered for the regulars only.

Leroy brought 2 bottles of wine for us that night. We had only one bottle...will keep the other for later.

The restaurant owner, Sam, is a friendly person. There was no menu for us to go through, he did the recommendation instead. The restaurant serves mainly pork, and of course they have chicken as well. Fish? Have to book a day in advance.

We started our gourmet with garden salad.

Then, followed by roast pork. Leroy gave an overview that each dish must have 3 different taste to satisfy our taste buds.

The food we had was really good. Thumbs up!

This is Roman Chicken. The taste and marination is just superb. I can't describe it.

Pork ribs.

Pork spaghetti.

Oh, this is the wrap. Chicken wrapped with bacon on the outer, served with red wine sauce.

This was what it was left.

Ad Hog is the name of the restaurant. I like the creative logo. : )

As usual, back to our house for pressies opening!

And that was it. That was my simple Christmas for the year. I hope you had a great one too!

I also need a rest

2011-12-27T22:21:00.000+08:00

Iphone 4 is resting.

Loud & Clear

2011-12-27T08:43:00.000+08:00

Food for thought.

The Early bird catches the worm

2011-12-27T08:35:00.001+08:00

Yup, you got it correct alright. I arrived at the service centre this morning at 7.30am. Waited for the sliding glass door to be opened. Strutted in to get the number and waited for the staff to arrive.

Yes! I was the first person in the queue. :P Speaking about kiasu-ness.

Not working today but still had to wake up early to get this long over-due service done.

Later!

A Total Surprise

2011-12-24T17:37:00.000+08:00

Left work early yesterday and headed to Leroy's house. Met up with him and we went to my ex-colleague's house for his house warming dinner. We made our way there with the help of the GPS as the both of us are not familiar with that area.

I caught up with the rest. It was great to chat and catch up with the old times. So many changes in 1 year. The Indian dishes served was really yummy. Of course, the happy juice started to flow after dinner.

Leroy doesn't know all of them. He made some new friends and was occupied chit-chatting to them. I was glad, or else he would be feeling bored.

We hung out there till close to 11pm. We took a slow drive. I thought we were heading back to his place, but we ended up parking the car at Tropicana City Mall for Sherlock Holmes! I was totally shock but happy. Caught me off guard. He booked tickets for a midnight show. Awwww.....

By the time the movie ended, it was 2.30am. He told me to leave my car at his house overnight. He sent me home. I got home and left a note on the main door to notify my parents about the absent of my car at the porch, or else I will be either woken up by phone calls or early in the morning.

The Christmas Pressie

2011-12-23T11:32:00.000+08:00

You see, I received this on Wednesday morning. It was a Christmas gift from my colleague, my friend, who is close to me. She gave it to me once she saw me at my cubicle.

I was totally caught off guard as I didn't expect that she would give me something.

Remember this ? I blogged about the last minute shopping I did? Yup, so in return, I got her a white sleeveless, lacy top for her Christmas. I left it on her desk once I came in the office as wanted to give her a surprise. The top was packed in a red box filled with hearts. : )

Later when she came in, I checked with her if she likes the pressie.....

Yup, I am still keeping her pressie to open on Christmas day itself. Regardless if her gift is expensive or not, what I got for her is something that she wanted and she is happy. That's the meaning of Christmas, sharing, caring and making others happy.

The Start to the Food, Drinks and Joy

2011-12-23T11:19:00.002+08:00

Tonight will mark the start of the feasts and parties....!

Am all ready to meet up with the guys tonight! Haven't seen them for more than a year!

I have the Pinot Noir all ready for the feast......

Fly me to the moon

2011-12-23T08:52:00.002+08:00

It was very sudden and impromptu that we made a trip to Air Asia Training Academy yesterday evening. We were there to meet up with Mupinder, the grooming trainer to discuss about a project together.

After our discussion, she took us for a tour around the building. Wow, the training academy is actually huge. So many classrooms, a big canteen and ........

Air Asia Grooming Room filled with their new uniformed mannequins.

A big pool, not for swimming but for training the crew during emergencies and saving people.

The above is Tony's car, given by Renault. Wished to have one.

As we were touring the building, Mupinder showed us the place where there are simulators used for training purposes.

Mus, coincidentally was there and he offered to let us try the simulator. It was a cockpit!! Wow, it was a really awesome experience!!! Totally unexpected!

So, both my colleague and I went on to be the pilot and co-pilot for about at least 20 minutes. Mus was really nice to explain how the plane works, what do the pilots do and etc....

All ready! And we were taking off at the track!

The view as we were flying....

And this was me, cruising after we took off.

Check out the buttons, tiny ones and loads of them. Now, you can imagine what the pilot has to do.... There is auto pilot, but still...the pilot has to know what to press when there is an emergency, taking off and landing.

Mus set the simulator to be dawn. Isn't the view just breathtaking? We also experience the night scene.

This was me, all set and ready to land the plane. Can you find the tiny runway below?

There you go...a bigger picture of the runway.

Landing.....

And finally landed....safely.

Even though we landed safely, but I was really excited that needed oxygen. Haha...well, actually, it was more of me wanting to try out the oxygen mask. It is actually real and it provides oxygen. Mus told me to inhale as usual.

Hmm...not sure what and how to rotate this picture with the new Blogger template.
This was me and Mus after the simulator training.

We finally finished around 5.45pm. We thanked Mus for his kindness to show us the simulator and also Mupinder for taking us around.

Received the whatsapp message from Leroy asking me to be at his house at 7pm, and cannot be late! We were going out for dinner with his family to celebrate Winter Solstice. Oh my.....1 hour from LCCT to his place?! I was sure I will be late. The traffic was really bad. I had to send my colleague to her car first before heading to Leroy's place. Anyway, I flew and by the time I got there, it was 720pm. Opps....

We headed to Sunway Pyramid for dinner in 1 car. After dinner, I watched the boys played Street Fighter and not too long after I left for home. I had somethings to do at home. As I just parked my car at the porch, Aunty called me and told me she wanted to give me 'Tong Yuen" to eat, and she didn't know I have left. (She was in her room when I left) I thanked her for it.

Well, it was an eventful day for me. A totally good experience at Air Asia. I guess my life is just getting a slightly more exciting these days. :)

The Shopping Havoc

2011-12-22T08:56:00.001+08:00

Sigh, I have been sneezing the whole day in the office. Nose was running like a tap.

It was rather a long day in the office. Who said year end is the relax period where there is not much work to do? Hmm....probably those lucky ones.. Anyway, I wanted to leave earlier for a last minute Christmas shopping, but ended up locking up and leaving the office at 730pm. My boss had an impromptu teleconference, so had no choice to wait because I am the key bearer.

I decided not to meet up with Leroy. Later, he whatsapp me telling me that he had to attend a business dinner. It was great timing! At least I had some time to do my own things.

So, I still made my way to the nearest mall, Subang Parade to get 2 pressies. One for the person who gave me the present in the morning and one for my ex-colleague who will be getting married on New Year's day. Thought it is better to give him a gift as I am not attending his wedding dinner.

I regretted doing the last minute shopping. It was all jammed up going to the mall. Parking - had to park my car real far away from the lifts and the shops in the mall was just full! Everywhere I walked to was filled with humans.

I quickly decided on what to buy and walked to the particular shop. Grabbed them and left.

Phew. By the time I got home was 9pm. I gobbled down mum's salmon porridge and went to my room. I was feeling really lousy because of the runny nose. Took a pill and dozed off in front of the TV. Later I woke up, had my shower and went to bed properly. Thanks to the cold weather, I am down with cold.

Christmas Note to all

2011-12-21T22:02:00.001+08:00

Christmas is around the corner..and yes, it is the time to share what we have with others and enjoy the jolly season together.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Sunday Lunch

2011-12-19T00:37:00.001+08:00

My yummy seafood + porky fettuccine tom yum lunch.

Yup, it's just great to have it for lunch today. Would you like to try it?

Weekend at Citta Mall

2011-12-19T00:26:00.002+08:00

I suggested to have dinner at Citta Mall as we haven't been there before. Off we headed to the place last night. Hmm...the place was quite pretty at night with all the lights lit up and Christmas decor. We parked at the open air parking as we didn't know where was the entrance for the underground parking.

We looked-see around the place and finally decided to try this restaurant. We scanned through the menu and placed our order.

This was the view from where we were.

Mine...seafood marinara.

His....club sandwich. It was huge!

Hehe...took a picture of him playing his Street Fighter.

We left after dinner. The dinner cost RM80 and we felt it was pricey for the quality and taste of the food was just so-so. Not quite worth the money. Ah well, never try, never know.

The next day, which is today. I went there again as we didn't really explore the place. To fulfill my inquisitiveness, I went there in the afternoon and managed to park underground as they sky was gloomy. Hmm..there were ample parking at the premise.

I walked around and explore 1st floor. Not many shops were occupied even though the place was opened about 6 months ago.

Me at San Francisco Coffee enjoying a cup of Caffe Mocha. Ahh, it is just so nice having a cuppa in the afternoon.

Next, I headed to Presto, the supermarket to get a bottle of wine and also to explore the choices there. Great! Simply awesome! The choices of groceries are sufficient for me. Now, I have another option to grab any groceries needed. Best part is? It is located at the basement area, which shoppers don't have to walk so far carrying the heavy groceries (unless they park at the open air parking area).

Off that was my exploration for the day! :)

Mission: Impossible = Impossible Actions

2011-12-15T23:58:00.005+08:00

So, finally the busy day ended. Off I left work at 6.40pm and only reaching at Tropicana City Mall at 7.30pm. Right on the dot; despite the bad traffic and interruption with traffic police stopping the cars for a few VIPs to pass through.

It's movie day for us!

I told Leroy earlier to park at our usual spot. Yup! He was already there and I parked my car next to his. Great spot!

We headed to Nando's for dinner. There, I asked him if he knows why the VIPs get special treatment on the roads - ie. other drivers have to stop and make way for them? I could understand if it is an ambulance passing through, but...I just couldn't figure it out.

Anyway, we were at the mall to catch Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. The movie was filled with actions and some were just unbelievable. Watch it yourself to find out, I am not revealing it here. :P Overall, it was an entertaining movie.

We both shared a carton of popcorn. Yum...it's just extra yummy when we share it. It acted like a dessert for us. After the 2 hours movie, we headed home....And that was my Thursday.

Tomorrow? It's Friday! TGIF!

Anticipate anxiously

2011-12-15T08:10:00.004+08:00

Can't wait for tonight. We will be going for a date - dinner and movies!

First, I have to sail through the day. There will be discussion with my mentor and a teleconference in the late morning.

Till then....later! Now it is time for me to make myself a cuppa!

The Indescribable Joy

2011-12-14T00:20:00.003+08:00

I am just speechless with the joy and happiness.

I received good news. Very happy news that made me kinda sleepless now.

It's finally a 'YES'.

An ear to ear smile is plastered on my face. :D

Surprises & Expectations

2011-12-13T08:30:00.004+08:00

There will be BIG surprises when there are little expectations.

A Beautiful Ending to a Brand New day

2011-12-13T08:10:00.006+08:00

I was lying on the bed. I saw the sky was bright; really bright.Wow, the moon was huge. It was a full moon shinning high up there. The scenery was beautiful.

But, I couldn't sleep. I was tossing around on the bed...I started thinking about things..and before I knew it, I fell asleep till my alarm rang.

It's another beginning to a brand new day.

Christmas Shopping Day

2011-12-12T22:56:00.005+08:00

Today was a holiday for me. So, I woke up early, cleaned Gabby and off I headed to Mid Valley to do my Christmas shopping. I wasn't really in the mood today, but I had to get something.

Before that, I went to Delicious to enjoy the quietness (I was there at 10.45am), a cuppa and a breakfast set. The breakfast was so so to me, maybe because I wasn't in the mood.

But, the cuppa of coffee was great to start a day!

At the end of the day, I only managed to get 2 presents. One more to go..!

The Cap

2011-12-12T22:53:00.003+08:00

Just fooling around with my 'boss' cap.

It belongs to my 'boss'. :)

Pudding Memory

2011-12-11T23:05:00.004+08:00

This is the worst caramel pudding that I've tasted.

The best is still the one at Tian Jun Restaurant, Ipoh town. It is a norm that they will serve a glass of ice water when you order the pudding. Not sure if they still have it. I last heard the owner doesn't make them anymore.

All to myself

2011-12-11T22:57:00.004+08:00

This is how it is like when you have lunch at 2pm.

The whole restaurant to yourself.

I had it to myself today :)

Glad

2011-12-11T03:06:00.003+08:00

I saw the car on the road today. It was tail-gating the car in front with fast speed. The driver was as if in a super hurry to somewhere.

I am just glad that I wasn't the passenger in that car.

Gaming Saturday Night

2011-12-11T02:51:00.006+08:00

We headed to The Curve for shopping this evening - shopped for Xbox games. Leroy got his favourite games and as I was going through his choices, this one seemed interesting to me. L.A. Noire. It is a game of investigating real cases. I love this kind of mind-provoking stories and games.

This was the number of games he bought.

We headed home after dinner and started to test them out as we were only given 1 week's warranty. The store manager seemed to be confident that the games will be fine as they are original.

Woot woot! The games are fun and we managed to try only 3. We were glued to the 3rd game - L.A. Noire. :) It is a 1 player game, but we helped each other out solving the cases.....till 2 am. He sent me home thereafter.

Tomorrow will be the continuation of trying the other games. :)

Happy Friday, everyone!

2011-12-09T19:20:00.003+08:00

Yay! It is the end of a working Friday! I am so happy because Monday is a public holiday for Selangor. Double yay!

Wonder what will I be doing this long weekend? Maybe I should work on my Christmas shopping since it is just around the corner. Hmm...we'll see......

Happy Friday, everyone!

A Cold Note

2011-12-08T13:21:00.005+08:00

Brrr.........it's freaking cold here now in the office. Sitting at my cubicle, browsing through magazines, looking out for competitor's advertisements or advertorials.

It was raining so heavily that I was too lazy to drive out. So, instead I turned to my always reliable food supply - Instant noodles.

Brrr.......can't wait for the day to end. Ok, back to work now.

Later!

Our friendship

2011-12-07T13:17:00.003+08:00

How time flies. It is hard to believe that we've known each other for 17 years!

Opps...did you just figure out our age?

Anyway, yeah, we have been besties for more than 10 years now. We've seen each other grew to be more matured, progressed in our career and still moving forward and some of them are now happily married.

I could still remember they used to come to my house for English tuition. We had so much fun, laughter and of course, we stressed together too during exams.

The trips and overnights that we've had and the yearly birthdays celebration, are just unforgettable; our friendship is simply priceless.

A break will do good

2011-12-06T23:52:00.004+08:00

Quite a number of things are running in my mind off late. I am disturbed. It is just so disturbing.

I am dying for a vacation. I haven't been away for awhile - really being away from all the hustle and bustle, my work and the disturbing matters. I know I have been procrastinating about this, but I just couldn't find the right time to be away. When I am more free, it is nearing to the holiday season and I really dislike traveling during peak period. Why pay more and get stuck in the crowd?

Ahh....I need a break.

My Doggy, My Gabby

2011-12-06T23:47:00.006+08:00

My inquisitive doggy....

She is always curious with the things around her and she is one cutie.

Love her loads!

A simple meal

2011-12-06T23:44:00.005+08:00

I enjoy cooking my own lunch on the weekends. A simple tom yum soup with scallops and dory fish.

Nice!

It's just never enough to be happy cooking the dish I like and doing the things I enjoy. I once forwarded this photo to Leroy and he envied my meal. Hehehe...

Dreams that woke me up

2011-12-06T08:43:00.004+08:00

Boy, I was disturbed by a dream. It was too scary and I woke up. Took a glimpse at the clock, it was 5am. Sigh.

The dream was so real. I dreamt that I was captured by a psychopath and he was going to hurt me with a knife. I was helpless despite yelling for help. I forced myself to wake up. Then..I fell back to sleep.

Another set of dream. It was about me and a few others running for our lives from the bad guys. We were hiding, we were dodging from the bullets. Yes, there were guns in my dream. Finally, I woke up at 6.15am when my alarm rang. That was a relief!

I supposed I had these kind of dreams was because I tuned into Capital FM after work and the discussion topic was "ladies traveling alone" and how dangerous the world is now with all the snatch thieves, rape cases....etc.

Scary scary!

First and many more to come

2011-12-05T18:20:00.004+08:00

This is our very first photo together....

........and there will be many more come! And I am looking forward to them.

Sunday

2011-12-05T08:16:00.006+08:00

I headed to First Subang Mall for the second time (the first time was for dinner only) to get some groceries instead of from my usual hypermarket. I wanted to see if they have my regular SKUs and so I don't have to get myself stressed up looking for a carpark or get myself caught in the long queue to pay for the groceries.

Walah! The mall is actually quite convenient, plus now since it is still new, the parking is free! Wee...!

So, I went to check out the place with my eyes wide open to see if the regular items that I buy are all in place. Magnolia milk with oats - yes; Post cereals - yes; chips - yes...and yes! All checked.

Happily, I did my weekly shopping, paid up and left. Went home and kept all the groceries and off I headed to Leroy's house.

When I stepped into his house, he was all sweaty playing Xbox. The newly bought Xbox. It was fun watching him playing the games. Later, his brother joined it. I didn't want to play because I didn't want to be all sweaty and sticky as I didn't bring extra clothes to change. Maybe the next time I go to his house.

Later at around 6 ish, oh my..the sky stirred up a storm. A major thunder storm. The boys had to turn off the Xbox. I went on the Internet and played online games while Leroy was busy with his Street Fighter....

As usual, I left his house around 10pm because we had to work the next day. And that was my simple and easy weekend. :)

Words from someone

2011-12-03T02:02:00.006+08:00

I bumped into someone recently whom I known for some time. We started chatting and caught up on the latest updates in our business lives and suddenly he gave a remark:" You look happier and better now." I smiled embarrassingly and replied:" Yeah, I have put on weight now." He explained further after my reply to him. "No, it's not that. Somehow you just glow when you smile; when I see you in person. It is obvious that you are happy, with this person you are with. I could see it, comparing the current you with the you couple of years back."

In my mind...does it really show? Outsiders could really tell if one is truly being happy or it is a masqueraded happiness?

Present at a Gala Dinner

2011-12-01T22:45:00.009+08:00

I was at an event on Tuesday night. It was at Shangrila Hotel, KL.

Malaysian Hairdressing Association's Gala Dinner. It was a night of glam with many hairstylists and celebrities. From Amber Chia to Mayjune to the recently crowned Miss Malaysia/Universe.

The both of us didn't let the opportunity go to have a photo at the backdrop.

We had a day event in our office with the below 2 guest artists from Australia and Taiwan. We created an opportunity for both Rachel and Ken to be featured on Astro Awani; stating their presence at the MHA and on TV and talking about our latest collections.

As usual, I've seen many hair shows and all of them are spraying tonnes of hairspray on stage or the hairstyles are as if having a Christmas tree stuck to the models' head.

The event was very draggy. We called in a night at 11 plus after the dessert was served. I was tired.

Thursday Night

2011-12-01T22:10:00.005+08:00

Ah...I am all cleaned and smelling great.

I got home early tonight. Didn't meet up with Leroy because he needed his rest to recuperate. He has been sick for 2 days now..not fully recovered.

While I was driving home just now, traffic was quite bad. The radio was my only companion. I tuned into the new channel - CapitalFM because I knew Xandria is on air that time. Liang and her was having a discussion topic if a woman would date a younger man and vice versa.

And so...I kept myself entertained and finally got home before the rain started to pour heavily. Cooked myself a bowl of scallops + dory fish in tom yum soup. Hmm....delicious!

Now...I am just relaxing a bit, blogging while watching tv. :)

1 more month to a whole new year

2011-12-01T08:33:00.003+08:00

It's just so scary how time flies. Today marks the day; 1 month away from a whole new year. I don't think I will be listing out my new year resolutions this time. I shall let it go with the flow.

I had a great year so far and it will be another awesome one next year and many more to come!

A night of Glam

2011-11-28T23:51:00.007+08:00

We were invited to attend the MIFW (Malaysia's International Fashion Week) event at Zebra Square on Sunday night. It was the final night for the Fashion Week.

The event was filled with many fashionistas and glamarous celebrities and Datos... Honestly, this event wasn't the best that I have been to.

We sat beside the runway and it made us felt like some VIP or celebrity too... Hahaha

Suki presented 2 songs that night.

Most of the models' weren't the top models or the professionals. The clothes weren't really the most impressive. They were rather too busy with frills or cloths.

The most enjoyable part of the night was after the event was done. We, the marketing team with the sales team and NSM (National Sales Manager) enjoyed the served German beer. Later, we went on our own way home.....

A visit to the Not Well

2011-11-28T23:28:00.010+08:00

He sent me a text, telling me that he is still not well. I went over to his house to see how was he doing. Aunty opened the door for me and when I reached his room, he was soundly asleep under the comforter.

He was sleeping like a baby. I touched his forehead, it wasn't hot. Phew. So, I was doing some work and surfed the internet. Later, he woke up. He was suffering from a very bad headache.

We lepakked in his room for awhile. He went downstairs to get a fruit, I guess he was hungry. His bro and Uncle were watching Despicable Me, 3D version at the hall. He took up the 3D specs and later passed to me. (This little act of his made me remember how he never made me a stranger or feel awkward in his house. Thank you, dear!) Yup, they have just gotten a new 40" 3D TV. Wow, it was really big, attached to the wall and it was really a mini cineplex at home. The graphics were awesome!

I didn't stay too long or for dinner at his place. I wanted him to rest. I was happy when he texted me that he was finally going to the doctor later at night. Seemed like he will be on medical leave tomorrow.

Get well soon, dear!

Family Day Out

2011-11-28T23:12:00.005+08:00

Today is a public holiday and I spent some quality time with my family because I am normally MIA on the working days. We headed to The Curve for brunch. I suggested to have Hakka cuisine. :)

We browsed through the menu and we ordered ala-carte. We added a plate of fried vegetable with roasted pork. Of course, being a tea lover, we enjoyed a pot of Pu-Er.

The restaurant was rather quite packed (on the other side).

The above was Papa's.

French beans with roasted pork.

And...this was mine..my favourite - Mee sua in yellow wine chicken soup.

A Shop and Movies Saturday

2011-11-26T22:40:00.004+08:00

I had a wonderful Saturday.

Leroy picked me up in the afternoon. I was prepared, all ready for a day out at Pavilion with him. We went for shopping and movies :)

I told him to pick his liking Christmas pressie instead of me choosing it. He can pick any design he likes. We walked in to different outlets in Pavvy and finally he found the design he likes.

We walked passed and unexpectedly, I found my pressie - the item and the design which fitted me well. I tried on and it was all great! The attendant got the necessary done for me and we can collect it after our movie.

We headed to Carls Jr for dinner. Yum...the char-grilled burger was just awesome.

After dinner, we headed for our movie. We watched Twilight.

The movie was about 90 minutes long. The usual lovey - dovey story... After the movie, we collected my pressie and off we left the building.

My day was filled with joy and fun choosing pressies. What more a girl could ask for more?

Family time

2011-11-26T00:12:00.006+08:00

The traffic was rather heavy yesterday after work as everyone seemed to be going to town. I headed home to have dinner with my family. Leroy had his team's dinner, a welcome dinner for his new colleague.

This was the indulgence I had last night....

The best of both worlds that I always have...

Rakuzen is still one of the best restaurants for Japanese food. Food is fresh and service is good.

Friday! The start to the long weekend..

2011-11-25T14:59:00.002+08:00

Yay! It's 3pm now and in another 3 hours, I will be off work! It's Friday and it is the great beginning to a long weekend! Double yay!

The adventurous date

2011-11-24T23:13:00.003+08:00

I sent a text to Leroy couple of days back.

"May I date you on Thursday?"

We went on a date today. Just the both of us for dinner and movie. I left work right on time, so did he right after his meeting. We met up at Tropicana Mall. Movie tickets were purchased online. :)

We had a simple dinner. We went for The Adventure of Tintin. I used to read the comics when I was a kid...and I can still remember clearly the dog, Snowy! So cute....

The movie was funny and entertaining. I enjoyed it.

He kept his promise - to accompany me to watch Tintin, even though it was just a so-so movie for him. It's much appreciated!

Am looking forward for another movie with him this Saturday at Pavvy! Yay..!

*Psst, the movie will be Twilight!