something to share....

Love....
is not about finding the right one
It's about creating the right relationship
Love...
is not about how much love you have in the beginning
It's about how much love u build till the end
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I read this somewhere sometime ago and find it rather interesting.... what do you think?

reject. reject. reject.

I didn't make a wish at my recent birthday. I didn't celebrate Christmas. I do not have any resolution for the new year. I'm also not excited about Chinese New Year.

Why bother when wishes never come true? And why bother when there is no reason to call for a celebration?

I hereby declare that I reject the new year and any other festive season to come, until further notice.

The end.

lisa ono

I'm currently listening to: Lisa Ono's Best Collection. Stumbled upon her CD at a HMV store when I was in Hong Kong a few months ago. It caught my attention the moment I place the headphone on my ear at the store. My favourite song from this album is "The girl from Ipanema". And Bossa Nova... oh my! I heart heart heart heart Bossa Nova!

"The girl from Ipanema" by Lisa Ono



The original version by Astrud Gilberto in 1960's - always love original music video footage from the 60s & 70s

december 8th

Okay. It was my birthday. Big deal *not*. Some of my friends forgot about it. Some of them were out of town on holidays. And this year, there's no special someone to celebrate with me, just like the previous year. So, it's just like any other ordinary day and I try not to even remember it's my birthday. After all, it's quite embarassing to celebrate birthday at my age. Birthday are for the younger generation or the old folks, like how kids have birthday parties at MacDonald's, the 20-something having booze party at clubs or older folks having birthday celebration on their 60th, 70th and 80th birthday at a restaurant. People my age, or rather for me, birthdays are to be kept low profile.

Until a friend offered to buy me dinner. The 3 of us went to Monte's at Bangsar Shopping Complex for a decent Western dinner. Escargots, grilled salmon fillet, pina colado, this is the menu for my birthday fix.

Afterwhich, a friend had to go to a birthday party, and asked us to join him. Guess where was the birthday party? CLUB DE VEGAS! For those that don't have a clue where that is, it's a ktv with hostess! Hahahaha... damn! It's men's heaven and women's hell! We went irregardless and I regretted the moment I stepped in.

It's actually a decent birthday party. My friend is a mutual trust agent. The agency manager was celebrating his girlfriend's birthday and invited everyone from his agency. They were drinking bottles and bottles of Cordon Bleu wishkey like nobody's business. And the service staff there, oh my... their service is fantabulous! The hostess, damn! they are young and pretty. No wonder men sees these places as their heaven... Now I know!

No birthday cake, no birthday wish, no birthday present. It's just like any other ordinary day.

bailey - the princess

This is my sister's dog - Bailey. She can be so adorable. She posed on my sister's bed like a fluffy toy after my sister changed her sheets. How cute is that?

love is in the air

Yes. Love is indeed in the air. A friend of mine, Agatha tied the knots recently and her wedding has incidentally fell on Mid-Autumn Festival. That has made the wedding even more romantic.

I have known her since my days in Beijing. Being the very few single Malaysian girls working in Beijing then, there is a special bonding between us and we both treasure our friendship dearly. Not only did she ask me to emcee for her wedding dinner reception, she has even given me the honour by asking me to be her bridemaid.

Due to my hectic schedule at work, I had no choice but turn down her offer, promising her that I will still attend her wedding nonetheless. However, she has insisted that it will mean a lot for her to have me as the emcee for her wedding dinner reception. I could not make it to be her bridemaid though.

My oh my. The last time I emcee for an event was during school days and that was many many years ago. For the sake of friendship, it was hardly a choice for me. So, here comes another adventure for me.

It all started after I returned from my trip to Beijing, I had to rush to a mall to hunt for a dress (the wedding has a Oriental theme and there was a dress code for all guest). Found the dress. Next, research needed to be done online for the special guests at the wedding, namely a famous caligraphy master - Mr. Zhong Zhen Chuan and a well-known singer in Malaysia - Ms. Yudi. Done with research and drafting of my emcee script, I was all set for the big day (her big day I mean!) and all these were done within a day!

The next day, I drove all the way to KL for rehearsal (Yes! there was a rehearsal!). Close friends of mine would know that I dread driving to KL as I dread driving to unfamilair places. After a committee meeting, rehearsal, getting ourselves beautiful and before I know it, it was show time! I took a deep breath....

The entire wedding reception went on well. The bride and groom and their families are pleased. Everyone including the organizing committee had so much fun. All these have made it worthwhile.

Sometimes, all you need is to make a small effort and you could brighten someone's day or life. I think I have made the right choice in agreeing to help my friend. 'Cause I know this small little favour I have done meant a lot to her and will remain forever in her heart.

Congratulations, Agatha anc CK!


The bride & groom - Agatha & CK


This is the caligraphy written at the wedding by the famous caligraphy master.


and...this is me in action! :)

it's round it's reddish yellow

I love peeling oranges with my hands. No particular reason to it but I just love the sight of a peeled orange without it's skin. I love peeling the orange slice by slice and enjoy the juice bursting from the sac in my mouth. I also love the smell of refreshing citrus lingering on my fingers even hours after peeling the orange.

Do you know oranges are at its best during winter times? Do you know that Mandarin oranges are not really orange? Do you know that after chocolate and vanilla, orange is the world's next favourite flavour?

Navel oranges are my favourite. It's the type with a belly-button formation opposite the stem end. The bigger the navel in an orange, the sweeter it will be.

This post was written during a conference call with client. Yes. That was how bored I was! hehe....but I love oranges nonetheless!

turn back the clock

Stumbled across a very interesting website. So, I spent my entire Sunday afternoon on that website. Check out the result of my hard work below! hehe....

It is a website whereby you can convert your picture into old-school yearbook pictures. Pretty funny! I couldn't help rolling on the floor laughing when I was doing this. Hahaha...

and this is how I look like if I were a guy in the 1950's! Muahahaha... omigosh! I'm getting a tummy ache for laughing excessively.....



Handsome anot?

picking up from where i left

Let's do some simple maths. Previous blog posting - June 18th. Today - August 25th. That would be approximately two months. That is how long I've abandoned my blog. Do I feel guilty about it? I really don't. Not at all. 

It seems like a lot has happened in the past few months. New project. New Country. End of new job. Back to Malaysia. Another new project. 

End is working life in Hong Kong which is also the beginning of a roadshow in Asia. This new job will bring me to places. First stop, Kuala Lumpur and then off to Hong Kong. Next, it will be Shanghai and Beijing. And there are more to come. By the time this project is completed, it will be end of October. 

So many things happening but ironically, I don't feel like I'm  making much progress in life. 

Maybe it's just another of my emo phase. Sianz.

celebrate! celebrate! celebrate!

There are two things that call for a celebration today.

Firstly, this is my 100th post on my blog. Woohooo.... 100 post!! Imagine that? I've been blabbering about anything, everything, whether or not it make sense or not, 100 is really some kind of achievement! I'm so damn proud of myself.

Subsequently, a pleasant surprise appeared today at work. *Drum roll* I was offered a job with the company I'm currently freelancing for!! Double-woohoooooo.... apparently the MD and senior management of the company are impressed with our performance and offered us a permanent job with them. Now, even hongkies think I am capable! Is that some kind of achievement or what?

Oh my gosh. I'm so full of myself today. I think my ego is so boosted I can't stand myself. *rotfl*.