Seems like this is a month for me to reconnect with friends..old and new..
Last Friday I had fun catching up with Jett and Fida.. met up for early dinner which continued to supper.. apparently Jett and Fida continued on till 2 am for early breakfast? ..ish..ish.. u single people have all the luxury of time..
Today I received an email from an ex-colleague wayyyy before my DC days asking me out for lunch.. seems like she has been away from the country for many years and is back for a couple of months..
Jay my Unimate who now resides in US is coming back end of this month to attend a conference.. we're now planning a get-together with her...this has become quite a toughie as we do not want to dissapoint her..
Just as I was packing my stuff to leave the office, I got a call from someone I met during one of the events that I attended...asked me out for a coffee.. but ni gaya2 macam nak jual insurance..so, err.. not looking forward to it lah..
Actually I'm very bad at keeping in touch with people.. somehow it has always been the same bunch of people that I would stay connected with.
I'm trying to improve myself in this department... really.. I am.. :)
Monday, January 12, 2009
I've been tagged
Somebody tagged me..tapi first question pon dah buat org syahdu..
1. What would you miss the most if you die today?
Die today?Huwaaaa...
Watching my kids grow up....Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu
How dare you make me feel mellow on a Monday morning.. lempang kang..
Did'nt bother to answer the rest of the Qs...
1. What would you miss the most if you die today?
Die today?Huwaaaa...
Watching my kids grow up....Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhu
How dare you make me feel mellow on a Monday morning.. lempang kang..
Did'nt bother to answer the rest of the Qs...
Friday, January 9, 2009
What a Lulu!
While driving to work this morning, I was wondering why people in the cars were stealing glances at me and with a smile on their faces..Apsal pulak ni.. Could it be because I look extra hot today clad in my B*N F1 shirt with my name imprinted on it.. :p
Tiba2 one motor bike came so close to the windows (in the mornings I usually drive with the windows down) so I thought.. apa mamat ni.. kut ye pun nak usha aku takkan kat tengah2 jln nih.. skali dia cakap "Kak ada kasut kat atas keta"...siottttsss!!!!! I forgot to put my pink nike shoes in the car..konon kemas2 barang letak la kasut kat atas kereta dulu..last2 I drove off with the shoes still on top of my car from Sg Ramal and time tu dah dekat nak sampai Uniten.... And while trying to find a spot to stop the car I had to make hand signal to tell all the good samaritans who were trying their very best to let me know about the freaking shows that yes..yes..I know ada kasut kat atas bumbung keta aku..this is normal.. I do this everyday... :p
Mallllluuuuuusssssssssss................
Tiba2 one motor bike came so close to the windows (in the mornings I usually drive with the windows down) so I thought.. apa mamat ni.. kut ye pun nak usha aku takkan kat tengah2 jln nih.. skali dia cakap "Kak ada kasut kat atas keta"...siottttsss!!!!! I forgot to put my pink nike shoes in the car..konon kemas2 barang letak la kasut kat atas kereta dulu..last2 I drove off with the shoes still on top of my car from Sg Ramal and time tu dah dekat nak sampai Uniten.... And while trying to find a spot to stop the car I had to make hand signal to tell all the good samaritans who were trying their very best to let me know about the freaking shows that yes..yes..I know ada kasut kat atas bumbung keta aku..this is normal.. I do this everyday... :p
Mallllluuuuuusssssssssss................
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Carrot, egg or coffee bean...
It's no mystery that everything happens for a reason and that there are lessons in everything that happens to us. It is by knowing and accepting that everything happens for a reason: that the detours are part of our life journey..we are able to better accept the things we perceive as adversities that may happen to us daily.
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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling.
It seemed as one problem was solved! , a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity … boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. ! After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
“Which are you?” she asked her daughter.
Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling.
It seemed as one problem was solved! , a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity … boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. ! After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
“Which are you?” she asked her daughter.
Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a heartache, or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart? 
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. 
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you give up?Or do you evolve and elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
My 2009 resolutions
I've been wanting to blog about my new year's resolution but have not had the chance ..emm..more like time to do so kot... but let me first make time to be thankful for 2 major things :
1. My family and especially Little Yaya is in good health and even more groovy now with more hair and 2 teeny baby teeth
2. Madam cenc's resignation...yippee yeay! before the new year I was already at the crossroads.. seriously could not tahan her.. already at the verge of updating my resume and sending it out to interested parties..
I soooo want to start the new year with a positive heart and mind. Really I do. But hellloo.. if I keep on getting negative surprises should I be blamed for being a negative person, be moody and broody lah kan. The thing that irritates me the most is that this will usually happens when I feel that everything is A-OK..But like I said earlier on whatever lah.. I'm just soooo very tired of all this. It's getting old. It's getting lame. Maybe it will never end until I die.
So back to my new year's resolutions..these are the things that I want to do..some I've actually done..so that has somewhat lessened the pressure..
1. Tidy my room in the office --- done
2. Tell a b*atch to go fly kites --- nicely done although I so want to add "taik kucing engkau la in my reply".. hehe
3. Be punctual to work -- so far punch card belum merah --- jgn jeles my office got punch card machine.. tag2 tak main la
4. Kurangkan mengular kat coffee bean --- maybe just for breakfast..for the freshly squeezed orange juice.. for health reasons and to increase productivity level throughout the day ..
5. Save $ -- to get nice furnitures for the house..nice family holidays
6. Cook dishes not items .. har har har
7. Less screaming at Amir..eventhough he drives me up the walls..because no matter how loud I scream he would still do it anyway.. I should just learn to enjoy it
8. Try my very best to tak tinggal smayang...
9. Less procastinating --- almost there
10. Find time to spend with friends
I'll keep it at 10 for now.. Come June I'll do my half-year review, and we'll see how it goes.
Happy New Year and Best Wishes All Year Round!
1. My family and especially Little Yaya is in good health and even more groovy now with more hair and 2 teeny baby teeth
2. Madam cenc's resignation...yippee yeay! before the new year I was already at the crossroads.. seriously could not tahan her.. already at the verge of updating my resume and sending it out to interested parties..
I soooo want to start the new year with a positive heart and mind. Really I do. But hellloo.. if I keep on getting negative surprises should I be blamed for being a negative person, be moody and broody lah kan. The thing that irritates me the most is that this will usually happens when I feel that everything is A-OK..But like I said earlier on whatever lah.. I'm just soooo very tired of all this. It's getting old. It's getting lame. Maybe it will never end until I die.
So back to my new year's resolutions..these are the things that I want to do..some I've actually done..so that has somewhat lessened the pressure..
1. Tidy my room in the office --- done
2. Tell a b*atch to go fly kites --- nicely done although I so want to add "taik kucing engkau la in my reply".. hehe
3. Be punctual to work -- so far punch card belum merah --- jgn jeles my office got punch card machine.. tag2 tak main la
4. Kurangkan mengular kat coffee bean --- maybe just for breakfast..for the freshly squeezed orange juice.. for health reasons and to increase productivity level throughout the day ..
5. Save $ -- to get nice furnitures for the house..nice family holidays
6. Cook dishes not items .. har har har
7. Less screaming at Amir..eventhough he drives me up the walls..because no matter how loud I scream he would still do it anyway.. I should just learn to enjoy it
8. Try my very best to tak tinggal smayang...
9. Less procastinating --- almost there
10. Find time to spend with friends
I'll keep it at 10 for now.. Come June I'll do my half-year review, and we'll see how it goes.
Happy New Year and Best Wishes All Year Round!
Whatever
Would I want to know everything or memang some things are better left unsaid and unknown?
I'm not sure .. but what I know is that I value honesty.. maybe it also depends on the reason why in the first place I'm not being told about it.... if it's because it needs to be made a secret knowing that I don't like it being done and I would get pissed ... then by not telling that would be you being dishonest right? But if it's just simply nothing then I would not even give a hoot about it lah kan.
Or if you don't want to tell and you just want to wait until the whole thing blows up on your face pun boleh.
Whatever..Whichever..the end result will be the same..I guess.
I'm not sure .. but what I know is that I value honesty.. maybe it also depends on the reason why in the first place I'm not being told about it.... if it's because it needs to be made a secret knowing that I don't like it being done and I would get pissed ... then by not telling that would be you being dishonest right? But if it's just simply nothing then I would not even give a hoot about it lah kan.
Or if you don't want to tell and you just want to wait until the whole thing blows up on your face pun boleh.
Whatever..Whichever..the end result will be the same..I guess.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Mamma Yaya!
Tulah..orang tua2 kata jangan excited sangat... tengah pokai tapi sanggup nak spend RM 300 tengok Mamma Mia konon...
My family bids farewell to 2008 with a heavy heart.. Sarah a.k.a Yaya, our little baby girl was down with a high fever on the 29th of December...(note: a day before Mamma Mia) We thought it was just viral fever... gave her medications.. even brought her out for makan on the 1st day she fell sick...
This was Sarah's first time on a baby chair...we were laughing because she was dozing off.. time ni ingat dia letih biasa aje..
But on the way back home I could feel that she was burning hot so we decided to go to a private hospital near our place.. Dr.African American (yes, he's not even Malaysian) told us that her temperature then was about 39 and so kena immediately check darah.. it was really scary the way the MO tried to get the blood sample from little Sarah.. she was super terrified and I was super horrified! Dr.African American said that from the blood test Sarah was confirmed to have dengue as her platlet count had dropped to 120 so she has to be hospitalized...
We brought Sarah to another private hospital so that she could be under the watch of her usual paeditrician... again little Sarah had to go through another blood test just a couple of hours after she had the first one... so you can just imagine how agonising it was for a little baby.
Little Sarah after the 2nd blood test and after they have put her on drip.
Did'nt bring toys for Yaya so these became her toys instead..
Yaya was crying and screaming throughout physio.. seriously I did'nt know when they say physio it means medically bashing my daughter and poking a tube through her throat.. Yaya now has developed a phobia for nurses and drs..
The next day, Yaya's paeditrician visited her and was not so agreeable on the treatments that were given to Yaya... so he asked to stop the physio treatment and some medications..as Yaya's fever was subsiding dr gave us some hope that she could be discharged that day butjust to be sure another blood test had to be done.. nasib baik this time when they took her blood she was sleeping... when the blood test came back, tengok2 Sarah memang confirm dengue pulak as her platlet count was dropping..
On the day that she was confirmed to have dengue she konged out for about 12 hours.. I managed to catch up on my reading and movies..
My family bids farewell to 2008 with a heavy heart.. Sarah a.k.a Yaya, our little baby girl was down with a high fever on the 29th of December...(note: a day before Mamma Mia) We thought it was just viral fever... gave her medications.. even brought her out for makan on the 1st day she fell sick...
This was Sarah's first time on a baby chair...we were laughing because she was dozing off.. time ni ingat dia letih biasa aje..But on the way back home I could feel that she was burning hot so we decided to go to a private hospital near our place.. Dr.African American (yes, he's not even Malaysian) told us that her temperature then was about 39 and so kena immediately check darah.. it was really scary the way the MO tried to get the blood sample from little Sarah.. she was super terrified and I was super horrified! Dr.African American said that from the blood test Sarah was confirmed to have dengue as her platlet count had dropped to 120 so she has to be hospitalized...
We brought Sarah to another private hospital so that she could be under the watch of her usual paeditrician... again little Sarah had to go through another blood test just a couple of hours after she had the first one... so you can just imagine how agonising it was for a little baby.
Little Sarah after the 2nd blood test and after they have put her on drip.Yaya was warded and put on drip.. I spent the night with her but both of us of course could not sleep much.. Yaya was coughing and vomitting..but I was relieved when the nurse told me that Yaya was only down with viral fever as her platlet count was 160 and she tested -ve for dengue.. however, the dr on call that night said that she had a bad case of athma and has to be on nebulizer + undergo physio-therapy..
Did'nt bring toys for Yaya so these became her toys instead..Yaya was crying and screaming throughout physio.. seriously I did'nt know when they say physio it means medically bashing my daughter and poking a tube through her throat.. Yaya now has developed a phobia for nurses and drs..
The next day, Yaya's paeditrician visited her and was not so agreeable on the treatments that were given to Yaya... so he asked to stop the physio treatment and some medications..as Yaya's fever was subsiding dr gave us some hope that she could be discharged that day butjust to be sure another blood test had to be done.. nasib baik this time when they took her blood she was sleeping... when the blood test came back, tengok2 Sarah memang confirm dengue pulak as her platlet count was dropping..
On the day that she was confirmed to have dengue she konged out for about 12 hours.. I managed to catch up on my reading and movies..Thank God she was progressing well.. and after a couple of blood tests and another night in the hospital her platlet count was up again.. She was discharged today(new year)..at least we welcome the new year with a good news.. hopefully she will be better soon..
Happy New Year everybody!
Note: blogger is very sleepy whil blogging this so excuse the storyline, grammatical errors, spelling etc.
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