J-Lo

Taking A Break

2006-01-12T23:44:00.000+08:00

TAKING A(an extended) BREAK FROM BLOGGING (Well have been, just officially announcing it)
DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK.... JUST.... WHEN I HAVE THE TIME LA. BE GOOD!!!

Happy Anniversary Dearest!

2005-12-12T23:03:00.000+08:00

I wanted to make the one month mark!

I miss foosball so damn much… SO SO SO damn much!

My life is filled with deadlines and nothing more. I’ve been rushing my ass off over weekends and holidays to get work done… and like it or not, “You’re the servicing person, no choice!!!” says my boss.

It’s like day after day, night after night… my boss must be making a fortune. Better gimme a good bonus this year *hehehehe*

Ah… home sweet home. Sometimes the feeling is like… being… torn between two lovers… the current and the future…. Mothers I mean… well at least I don’t sneak in anymore, the parents know my face and my name (and vice-versa for him *hehe*) and well everyone’s happy.

Today is our 3^rd month officially together…

He was mugged last week… darned b***ards!!! At least they had the brains to just take the valuables (and spare him his life)…. But they took my phone :(

Christmas is around the corner! Quick I need some ideas… we’re having this gift exchange thingy at work and I cleverly drew my boss’s name SO…. I need to find something affordable but nice enough for a 30+ man… yeah…. WHAT???? Come on gimme some ideas yah.

My shower calls for me… 4 days seem like forever.

Sorry for the super irregular posts… I’m pretty sure they’ll be more regular once I figure out where I’m at more often (to put my pc lah!) apart from the office since we’ve got this thing called a darned PROXY. Bah!

Shoot!

2005-11-13T22:01:00.000+08:00

Came across a condom brand called shoot.

I’ve been neglecting blog again. No blogs from work, no read no write… I actually believe I’ve gotten less smart from lack of reading.

Carmen Soo is chunted!

Watched ‘The Girl From Ipoh’ on Wednesday. Sis got Mom and I Charity premiere tickets (WOW?)

House for rent in Sri Petaling.

So a couple was bashed up in Zouk. What’s Zouk’s side of the story?

Lost is a good show… The O.C is great and Desperate Housewives is even better. Praise the Lord for Tv Torrents!

The relationship is healing… I mean the wounds… we’re coming to terms with things and we’ve been talking a lot, and we’re mending things as we go along… 2 months into this… seems like only yesterday :)

Lies, Lies and more lies.

2005-10-26T01:00:00.000+08:00

Sigh. The deeper I dig, the more I hurt myself. The relationship has been great so far, filled with nothing but sweet nothings. We’ve talked, we’ve discussed, things just never stop happening. The trust meter has just miraculously dropped from 50% to zilch. Welcome to the world of relationships.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I was swept off my dry feet into a surreal world of dreams. Some call it love, others call it relationships, but some just make sense calling it stupidity and a waste of time.

Someone felt that I was surfing too much, and thus cut me off from the blogging world entirely… well almost. My proxy has banned anything with the word BLOG, so the obvious points to blogspot. Thank God I have my own pc but no, I haven’t been home long enough to write anything, or even if I were I would be busy sleeping, watching Lost or Desperate Housewives OR banging my head against the wall.

I’ve got a deep, unidentifiable feeling in my gut. The pig can’t sleep says a lot. Here I am whimpering whilst he’s out there god knows doing what with his friends, and all he could muster up is a string of sorry-ies.

Who am I to blame. He runs off to her with a business proposal, has a meal in MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT which I don’t even get to enjoy with him, sits there entertaining HER friends, lets me eat dinner alone and doesn’t even bother to tell me that he’s busy.

Men are hedonistic, egoistic, selfish bastards.

Don’t blame women for generalizing, but 9 out of 10 women will say this sometime in their life.

I’m done ranting but I don’t feel any better. Maybe there really is something wrong.

I tried understanding, I tried reasoning, and I’ve screamed, shouted and cried many a time. Sighing a thousand sighs, what more can I do?

Maybe I should give in, walk away. But one whole year of making things happen, should I just give it a shot and try again? I’m starting to feel like Bree in Desperate Housewives. Trying too hard to be the perfect other half. Bad consequences.

Sighs. Life… Love… Sacrifices and heartaches… how la like this?????

Happy Birthday to Me ,,,,

2005-10-11T00:46:00.000+08:00

Thanks guys for dropping by the sad party. At least we managed to catch up… well some of us :)

Was rudely awakened by the vibrations of his phone EARLY Sunday morning (Mind you it was some 7.00am)… It was the ex with a serious psychiatric problem. Glad it was over and done with by noon and he didn’t change his mind about going uphill to visit Uncle Lim.

It was a wonderful weekend, with a whole 24 hours of undivided attention. Come to think of it, Sean really is a gem… truly a sweet guy with a huge heart! I guess all my effort over the past year didn’t rope in any disappointment.

Anyhow, for ONCE we didn’t gamble a single cent up there… Uncle Lim, please buck up fresh produce delivery… the Sushi King up there S U C K S big time.

Sorry I didn’t get to meet up with you Mike… and NO I wasn’t unhappy… well maybe I was due to the “ex” problem but my nightmare kind of ended so all’s good.

Thanks gals for the cute presents… absolutely love the Pashmina!

And so I’m 22, older and wiser, happy and very much in love.

Sweet Nothings...

2005-10-07T18:19:00.000+08:00

I’m sitting here in my lonely, quiet cubicle… thinking about a certain someone…

It’s a freaking Friday and I can’t go back yet (despite the fact I’m bored to my skull) since the people decided to have a little “office warming” dinner tonight…

We’re planning to go watch Flight Plan tonight, a plan that was thought of LAST week and hasn’t been accomplished yet.

Life has been indeed blissful of late… with him being SUPER sweet! After 22 years of existence, I finally know the meaning of SWEET.

Since the 12^th of September, a few obstacles obstructed our way… especially the X issue. Someone decided to drop by and make life miserable for me… thinking that she still held the upper hand to his heart. And if making an appearance wasn’t bad enough, she had to worsen things by bringing up the good ol days, the whole “remember the time we did this and did that…” kinda crap. He’s sensitive, and the tear ducts somehow produced… who had to endure the torture? Duh

Anyway

My birthday is just around the corner so quick get me PRESENTS! Scroll back to a few older posts to see my wishlist… simply said… pimp up my ride babeh!

Mandy, Pei Lyn and I will be having a triple combo birthday do at Margie & Jess’s residence somewhere in Subang SS18. It may not be as drunk or crazy as KY’s parties, but would be more of a ex-convent Kajang girls class of 2000 get together kinda thing… expect to see conventarians there, most probably with their bfs attached.

Wanna come? Sure thing honey… just pick up some food along the way and you’re in! No I’m not being an el-cheapo, just that I can’t seem to figure out how many people will be there, and somehow the idea of a BBQ didn’t go down too well so I just thought… well come with some food enough for yourself and maybe 2 others, so that we can share-share our food, you eat my fave I eat yours… at the same time it’ll be a mystery for us!

Come yah come yah… See you there this Saturday… at some 7pm (International Time please) k?

My Love

2005-10-04T11:49:00.000+08:00

Hear the sound of seaside breeze,  

I shiver in coldness, could almost freeze;

You embrace me, hug me tighter please,

Watch out above you I see some fleas.

Nothing happened the last whole year,

I waited to see but only felt fear,

Days passed and now we’re here;

Happily united, I love you dear.

Thick and thin we’ve made it through,

Words of hatred never came true;

Change of wind brought nothing evil,

But there’s still someone I’d call a devil.

Why did she mess with my new found life,

Created havoc, even when I’m by your side;

I’d love to hate her with all my spite,

But that’ll hurt you, am I not right?

One year waiting, I suffered in silence,

Watching you go as I stocked up my patience,

Oh it was joy to see your radiance,

When you finally told me you’ve served your penance.

I didn’t lose faith, I would never do,

We’ll start fresh, a whole life anew;

I’m right by you, if only you knew,

A brand new life just me and you.

Ada apa dengan FA?

2005-09-27T10:24:00.000+08:00

Happy FA Day. Here’s my picture contribution…

Ok now will somebody tell me what’s the whole FA craze thingy? I know, I know I’ve gone into hiding lately… so PLEASE for the love of ME (or FA) tell me what’s with the whole I LOVE FA craze??????? I LOVE FA but why does the rest of the world too?

Ok I’ve been lazy

Been preoccupied with two things:-

1) Moving office

2) Sean

Life has never been more blissful, with a brand new office, brand new environment, brand new relationship, a brand new phase of life.

I LOVE…………………………………………

…………. my new office lah!

Food, beer (not like I drink), hair salons, music centers, dance schools, convenience stores, mamaks, fancy restaurants, pool (???) but unfortunately no foosball :(

Birthday is next month… so soon… and as a favour to you, here’s my 22^nd birthday wishlist…

1) Tinting for my Mocha

2) CD Player for my Mocha

3) Gear/Pedal lock for my Mocha

4) New shoes for my feet

5) Undending supply of cigarettes for my blackened lungs

6) Gym subscription for my body-of-lard

7) Wishful donor to clear my debt collection

Not too bad… just 7 things this year. Surprise me! :)

Male strippers

2005-09-12T16:24:00.000+08:00

There’s a wedding bash, the girls get together for one last night of hard partying before the big day, so do the guys. Guys get the female strippers, and girls get hunky jocks in … firemen costumes?

And so there’s the pole dancing, lap dancing, dirty dancing and then the strip dancing. See the package, go woo wow yeah, and call it a night.

I digress.

Aunty Lilian’s cue to write about encounters with flashers brought back several memories, of my personal encounters.

I used to walk some 700m from home to the piano school where I teach piano at (back when I resided in Sri Petaling). During a few encounters, I noticed a funny looking (mentally unsound) guy cycling past, throwing drink packets (the kind we use to “ta pao”) containing water into my direction landing somewhere near me (thus me getting splashed).

Then there were a few times this funny guy walked ahead of me, and started scratching his butt. *URGH* ~Shivers~

The big bomb came when one day, he seemed to be waiting around a corner for me to appear, and then walked in front of me… then he just stopped in the middle of the 5m wide road, took off his shorts and continued walking. What amazed me is beneath those knee length shorts, he wore a pair of bicycle tights instead of briefs. Never mind that, he then continued walking and stopped by the side of a parked car, took off the bicycle tights, turned around and kept gesturing for me to look at him, and since I wasn’t responding – he put his shorts back on and started scratching his butt once again. GROSS.

In July I walked to the post office near my office along a rather quiet stretch. A young Indian guy walking in the opposite direction gestured for me to stop which I didn’t (thinking he was a beggar asking for donations of some sort) but unzipped his pants anyway and showed me black ~~mamba~~ member which I saw from the corner of my little eyes as I hurried on my way.

Yet we pay people to strip for us, and get all excited over it. Guys… how would you react if I flashed my boobs at you say… in a deserted parking lot? Scream like a pussy? Shout BOOB FLASHER? Run for your dear lives?

Sigh…

Oh… an anniversary

2005-09-06T14:34:00.000+08:00

FINALLY something that lasted a year. Besides the birthday, I don’t quite recall celebrating a year of anything… I’ve never had a relationship longer than a year, never owned something for more than a year, done something for more than a year… and the list is never ending.

Here I am, sitting at my place in this office, where I’ve been sitting for ONE FREAKING YEAR! Yup, 6^th September marks ONE FREAKING YEAR in MC, ONE FREAKING YEAR of handling the same client, ONE FREAKING YEAR of watching people walk in and out, ONE FREAKING YEAR of eating at the same mamak, ONE FREAKING YEAR driving the same route across town…

Happy Anniversary to me. I’ve made my ONE FREAKING YEAR mark in my FIRST JOB. Lucky me… really :)

Was browsing the aisles at the Car Accessory shop below my office, and the one thing that caught my attention is the faux Ambi Pur car air freshener (old and new model). The entire thing up to the packaging is similar to the original… even the pricing is SLIGHTLY lower than the original… funny people doing funny business…

Sex is Zero

2005-09-02T11:06:00.000+08:00

So Merdeka came and went, and September is here. It passed as just another holiday to me… not to say I’m unpatriotic or what, but just like my birthday… I’d plan to just stay home and sleep (off the hangover) after one night of celebrating with friends… in this case it was Misai with Sean, my client and her Bf. We did wish each other HAPPY MERDEKA when the fireworks went off… Teh Tarik is cheaper than beer any day!

I wanted to berbelog in my Bahasa Kebangsaan but then… I think I wrote 2 paragraphs before I had to leave the office and completely forgot about it when I got back.

Moving office to Damansara Perdana next week, now that renovations are complete. I doubt the traffic would be any better compared to what I face currently, with small jams and traffic lights along the way slowing things down. Will I still be able to wake up at 8, leave the house at 8.30 and reach the office at 9? Only time will tell…

I have a question. What’s a good brand of mooncake to buy? Say… as a gift to someone’s mom??? The few good ones I’ve gathered of are Kam Lun Tai, Yuk Woo Hin & Overseas. Any others?

Korean movies are good. We celebrated Merdeka watching Sex is Zero. A heart-warming comedy about Sex and college students. It covers the whole package, group activities, chicks, the nerd (in this case the sohai), the heartthrob, the school beauty, the school jock, virginity, masturbation, porn, pregnancy, abortion and “LOVE”… you get the drift.

So the story is about this mid-20s guy who joined college after a stint in the military. He plays the sohai in the show, doing the dumbest of things (i.e. eating rat poison), jumping off the building etc… but he’s the hero of the show. Some of the scenes .... well this is one of them...

The humour is tasteful, even though most of the show was about reading subtitles. Something along the lines of American pie, but definitely more tasteful than Hong Kong comedies of the Lau Ching Wan type. Get the DVD today… If you need to buy it, let me know I’ll give you my recommendation.

It’s FRIDAY so WORK HARDER so that you can finish earlier and PARTY THE WEEKEND AWAY! Enjoy J

a note...

2005-08-23T21:04:00.000+08:00

Sorry, haven't had the time nor heart to write. Nothing big has been going on in my life, just that I've somewhat been drained of all creative juices I ever had. Work has been taking a toll, well not just work but the new and changing environment. Moreover the constant disturbance from clients has been bringing me down.

I'm not going anywhere... just that I will be writing irregularly... at 1, 2, 3 or maybe 10 week intervals. If the juices flow or the urge comes along, I will pen something down... if not then I might just mind my own business. Take care and do drop by for an occassional visit...

Please Forgive Me

2005-08-15T12:06:00.000+08:00

Ok I’m going to make a fool out of myself right here right now.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Jojo Low has a confession to make.

Sell a case a day, save a life a day.

I’ve been suckered into a realm called insurance. Ok It was a 50/50 thing since I willingly went for classes and exams and there’s no turning back now… well not for now. Listening to these … well versed, rich and successful people I call seniors/bosses… I still wonder how they can reach SIX (6) figure salaries. It’s crazy… but it’s achievable. So yeah… I’m an insurance agent.

Before you run away, just keep in mind that my sales figure still stands at ZERO (0) as of today simply because I just don’t see a point in making appointments and brainwashing people. Instead, I shall try communicating through my blog.

WTF is life insurance?

Life insurance is an assurance in the form of a specified sum to the insured/beneficiaries upon the diagnosis of a critical illness or death of the insured.

How does it work?

Step 1: You choose a plan (10k – 1Million) based on what you can afford or what you think is necessary to leave behind

Step 2: You fork out a certain amount (term = premium, calculated based on the plan as well as your age and health risk)

Step 3: Just keep the plan alive by paying premiums (ranging from RM50 onwards) monthly for as long as the term requires (20, 25, 30 years)

Step 4: Supplement the life insurance with other investments to generate protection, such as a health policy, personal accident policy, and endowment or retirement fund.

I’m open for discussion, but please do not be obliged to buy from me. I’m merely educating, creating a discussion platform for what we see as an essential need for each and every individual. I can bet my two shoes that you definitely know someone who sells insurance. It is a competitive market and a tough industry but I do know of people who are yet to be insured.

As I begin this journey into a new realm, I hope I’m not shut off completely or that you would stop reading my blog. Thanks beforehand to all who support me =) Love you lots!

(Truth is, I’ve been engrossed in 3 things – Work, Sean & Insurance in that order so there are only 3 things I can think of blogging about. Spare me!)

Jojo watches – The Island

2005-08-10T11:32:00.000+08:00

GSC BTS, A rather new addition to the GSC franchise of Cinemas.

Decided to watch The Island last Saturday so we did watch it, in GSC Times Square. Since I’ve never been to the Gold Class, I pestered him to get Premiere Class tickets… which we did. I ooh-ed and ahh-ed when I stepped in to the spacious hall, ala kampong mari.

They have a bar at the waiting lounge which serves beer among other drinks… and the usual spacious seats blablabla. The only things missing were footrests… something we would appreciate having in cinemas (even if it means the MetroBus/Express Bus type of foot rest)

As for the Island, well the movie was rather good I’d say… with more realistic impressions of cloning and stuff… It wasn’t too sci-fi (like F4) which was out of this world. The humour from the naivety of the clones struck many funny chords… making us laugh our asses off.

I HATE THIS

I ran out of things to write… I can’t even rant and rave about other things apart from ranting and raving. How to jadi like the Suanies and Kennys of the world lah like this? Dahlah apa skill pun tarak.

Gol & Gincu. Wanna watch. Sis said she got cameo… must go watch…. So dat I can spot her bwahahaha.

Sorry for typing like a retard. Must be the bloody mtfkkg haze. Mch I don’t need tinting and sunglasses liao!

Works cranking me up. I’m WAY AHEAD of my fkkg deadline. SIEN. Going for a holiday soon. Know of any nice hotels (within a budget range of 100-200 MYR) in melaka? Lemme know lemme know. Back to work. BAH!

Rant

2005-08-03T23:00:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the silence. I mysteriously forgot about my blog for a few days. Work has been keeping me till a decent hour up till today... 11pm and still counting ... something I haven't done in quite a long time. I could have just packed up and left but I decided to be miss bitch (since I wouldn't have other things tonight) and made my cute little designer stay back. I'll be little miss nice and send her back later.

Work has been keeping me considerably busy ... so has he... not just us but that other danged thing.

Nothing much has been happening so I've got nothing to write about ... temporarily. I'll bitch about what I intended to bitch about later. For now I'm going to do some reading, then designing ... and then driving :)

100% Southern European

2005-07-29T10:27:00.000+08:00

So I tried many of my vain self-taken pictures on the face analyzer.

After many tries of being analyzed as Faye Wong, I finally tried some other not-so-usual pictures of myself at the face analyzer… and this is what I get.

Never mind that I resemble Zhang Zhiyi and look 100% Southern European with a low Gay factor… and a profession as a Charmer would suit me... But why does Zhang Zhiyi look 100% Southern European?????

Then there’s Uma Thurman… I like her but beta academic??? WTF ??? and and and 95% Chinese???????? WTF ?????????????????

Yes It’s a Friday morning and the bosses are out. I’m just procrastinating, wasting a little time before I actually start doing real work. Been on a Jamie Cullum craze lately… Very energetic and inspiring for a morning kick-start.

I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
So tell me why should it be true
That I get a kick out of you

Some get their kicks from cocaine
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
That would bore me terrifically too
That I get a kick out of you

-I get a kick out of you. Jamie Cullum-

Excellent stuff!

Enjoy the weekend!

Look Ma - A Corpse!

2005-07-26T14:56:00.000+08:00

Nearly ran over a body yesterday… well it was sprawled in the middle of the fast lane. Would believe it had just happened, and since there weren’t any stalled vehicles, me thinks it was a hit and run case. Called the cops, went along and did my stuff, but I’m still shaking. Imagine running over a dead cat / rat / dog… now imagine running over a human body.

Weekend was pretty much … relaxing. Spend lots of time with him. I think mom suspects something… well since nothing is confirmed between us, I wouldn’t want mom to get the wrong information either. By the way mom has high blood pressure. Sean brought her for a checkup this morning, a pre-requisite for the policy I bought for her. They’ll probably ask for some form of loading – in which case the premium will be more expensive. (Sakitnya saku aku)

Oh yah, do you work in Damansara Perdana? I’d like to find out peak period traffic conditions getting in and out as well as Parking Space availability. We might be moving there, as in moving office there.

Work sucks. Nothing new really… just that same insane woman who drives me up the wall. SIGH :|

Why this now?

2005-07-22T15:08:00.000+08:00

March 2005 – discovered pregnancy, went for abortion

July 2005 – discovered pregnancy, contemplating abortion

No Not me.

I just received an sms saying his friend was preggies, AGAIN. WTF is wrong with these people? The girl no doubt is being victimized (by a guy who doesn’t know how to fkkg withdraw) but still, there definitely was ignorance on her part. Cum in me oh baby, oh baby, let me feel you flow deep within me. *barf*

Notice the time distance? She’s now crying because she’s pregnant. What do you want to do? I don’t know! No point asking me! Does he want the baby? Are the both of you ready to become parents? Do you see yourself together in 10 years as a family? Sit down and think of the consequences.

It hurts to see her like this, simply because of her stupidity. No doubt, go for an abortion, kill another innocent life and carry on with life once again. Don’t make the same mistake again. If I’m not mistaken this has been her 4^th abortion by far, and she just doesn’t learn.

Not just to her, but to all who have been pregnant/aborted before… you know who you are. It hurts to see you throw junior down the drain. Why even bring him/her into the world in the first place because of ONE NIGHT of passion? Has there not been enough education promoting SAFE SEX?

One abortion after another, thinking it’s the best way out. Kill your health, kill your fertility. Don’t cry 10 years down the road to a doctor asking why you’re infertile? Why are you unable to bear child? What would G~d think of you after killing so many lives? Repent and make it right again. Having sex is not a sin, but if it makes you kill thence after, it is a mortal sin. Think about it, think.

NO not me.

Oi How to say NO?

2005-07-21T11:24:00.000+08:00

Mch was caught up in a super duper long conversation yesterday and I COULDN’T GO! I hit the lift button 4 times to hint that I was in a freaking hurry and I needed to get the car back to the owner so that he could go home from work (since clever me didn’t leave her car keys for him either) but NO! I was just stuck there for 1 freaking hour listening to someone whine and NO she didn’t let me go!

Fuck I want a better car.

Me graduating this Saturday… I paid RM70 to “rent” a robe I won’t get to keep nor get any part of that RM70 back. Talk about daylight robbery!

3 tickets… mom, sis and Sean are coming.

Dress code: Formal (But it’s a FREAKING SATURDAY MORNING)! Who in their right mind would formally dress up for a 10am function? GEEZUZ

I’m actually not too excited BUT I’m more worried about waking up on time this Saturday. Freak! I got to be there by 8.30am which means I need to drag myself out of bed by 7 to do my hair and face.

So I was getting my daily blog dose whilst dousing bread in Milo. What’s the whole big fuss about everything in blogosphere? Kenny Sia wrote a good comeback (after removing his so-called controversial SPG post) and XiaXue was in today’s In Tech. Poor girl had her blog hacked (yet some people think she deserves it).

There’s a blogathon coming up. Starring Suanie, ShaolinTiger, PeterTan, Paul Tan, Minishorts & Kenny Sia. Pledge! Keep an eye on Bloggers Are Morons.

KY can’t stop blogging about food.

The floor cleaner smells good.

Someone said he misses me. Trust me I melted since he’s NEVER said anything sweet before … see I like him BECAUSE he’s NOT a romantic.

Watched the first 50 minutes of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Downloaded the cam since I couldn’t wait). One kid down, 4 to go :) The online version of Harry Pothead was taken off the website but I think I have it saved on cache … Getting a copy from the UK, since it’s so freaking expensive here… but I’ll have to wait.

Busy period starting soon being the later half of the year and all … Sigh!

Queer female driver antics

2005-07-19T10:30:00.000+08:00

Queer female driver antics

They just brake. They could be driving down a highway at 80kmph on the fast lane when they BRAKE because they want to slow down to cut to the left.

They just brake. They JAM Brake when they spot a parking spot 100 feet away

They just brake. They JAM Brake when they see a familiar person/car and must talk to that person or at least get that person’s attention.

They just brake. They Brake in front of 7-11 and run down to buy things thinking that well there are no queues in 7-11 and that people would gleefully wait

They just brake. They brake when their phone rings, whether or not they’re on the handsfree.

They just brake… for the fucking sake of braking. Can I break them?

Weekend was good. His birthday was last Thursday and well I didn’t even see him :( well its ok, because we had a weekend birthday celebration … Spicy Nandos Peri Peri, a new wallet … movies … and more for you to imagine (or not)

So I confronted him last night. We were chatting like schoolchildren on MSN and I started asking the silliest of questions. Then there came a point where I touched on the relationship talk and then much thought was revealed and for once we didn’t argue about it.

I slept soundly last night … so soundly I didn’t want to wake up this morning. It’s Tuesday, we had a new Copywriter in yesterday. Cute girl called Sue Ann … my age … if you think I’m bubbly, I HAVE To introduce the PR Gal of the year!

A GREAT START TO A GREAT DAY!

2005-07-13T11:48:00.000+08:00

I KNEW it was going to be a good day when I belted out Quando Quando Quando this morning on the Piano, before heading off to work.

Tell me when will you be mine
Tell me quando, quando, quando
We can share a love divine
Please don´t make me wait again

Literally.

The air was just filled with music. I sang ALL THE WAY to work, cigarette or not, Jam or not … heck nobody pissed me off on the road today (or maybe they did) but I didn’t notice. I was just too happy…

No larh Sean didn’t ask me to be his girlfriend… nobody gave me anything or did anything to me. Can’t I wake up on the right side of the bed and be happy???

Anyway.

I’m GRADUATING. Ok fine, no First Class Honours degree… no Dean’s list or whatever crap. Just my long awaited IAA DIPLOMA! To some people, it’s merely a diploma but let me tell you, this diploma is one that I’m super proud of, one that kept me studying for 3 years.

I owe it to IACT for bringing out the bestest advertising people in Malaysia … honestly. Who needs a degree in advertising? All they need is your brain and the creative juices they produce.

And so I jumped around the office in pure JOY (nearly spraining my ankle when I landed) but nonetheless, I feel like the happiest girl in the world.

I digress. Why am I so happy I graduated? Let’s see… 3 years in an institution doing assignments and pleasing lecturers, learning Intergrated Marketing to Copywriting to Multimedia! I’m telling yea that 30k mom spent for 3 years of studying certainly paid off well.

Agencies prefer IACT Graduates because they are…

- Well trained by industry professionals (Copywriting Gurus, Marketing Gurus, Multimedia Gurus… well you get the drift)

- Street smart and well prepared to face the real advertising world

- Equipped with knowledge of things that matter, not things that are irrelevant

- Practical in applying knowledge of what they’ve learnt, I for one am no longer a bimbo

- Excellent apprentices, because of the creative way they were taught in college

There you go, 5 reasons why you should study at IACT (if you’re interested in advertising lah) or hire IACT graduates. No, IACT is not paying me anything for this, but I feel grateful to this place that made JOJO LOW. So now, send me flowers, send me cards, buy me lunch, CELEBRATE WITH ME!

(I know this is not the academy awards)

Thanks Norza for giving me countless lectures, Shuks for being my messenger, Vicky for being the bestest Tai Kar Che and May for giving me lots of tips.

To Adeline, Joyce Lim, Raymond, Mr Choong, Penny Low, Lawrence Chan, Mr Kadir, Andrew, Puan Rosnah, Benny, Lau Peng Kai, Jonathan, Mr Low, Keith Hor, Melissa, Rowena Danker and I’m sorry if I left anyone else out but

THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH!!!!!

Ok … Back to work for real now :P

I’m on the … top of the world looking,

Down on creation and the only expectation I can find………

Kesientednessan

2005-07-10T19:26:00.000+08:00

... the weekend came and went so quickly ...

Last night was Satay and Fried un-Halal food in Kajang

Today was work, car wash and floor mop

Later ... well I'm looking forward to meeting up with PennyPupz ... I think she's cute ... plus she reminds me of myself when I was 17 ... cute, bubbly and ... just fkkg adorable. Can i pinch you Penny?????? Please pretty Please ?????????????????????

So bored I've even run out of things to blog about. Honestly ... no general topics, no news, no gossip, no love story, no nothing! Absofkkglutelynothing! Nothingness. I've noticed i have a ranting streak - the urge to just type stupid meaningless nothings!

I absofkkglutely love blogging from Microsoft word because it spell checks in case you haven't noticed the almost flawless spelling and punctutation (and I'm not talking about grammar nor Manglish). However, this post is completely impromptu, with me writing it here in blogspot.

The floor is sparkling clean and smells of ajax fabuloso. That sh*t is darned good ... smells good and all ... even masked the smoke smell off! unfortunately I'm having another cigarette now so the smell will eventually come back. But the floor is still sparkling clean :P

Penny is in Sunway Pyramid doing gawd knows what ... Dree is going to shower and I'm sitting here nekkid wondering what should I wear. There's this chick gathering (apparently) in SS2 murni and that's where we'll be having dinner. I'm starving ...

It's back to work tomorrow. I'm having a good hair day. smells of Clairol Herbal Essences. I give up trying different shampoos. How to please my precious crowning glory? This shampoo tak ngam that shampoo tak ngam so it retaliates by falling. I'll be bald before i reach 50. Damnit.

Jeans and tee shirt. suak ... Come murni see babes k?

Terror in London

2005-07-07T19:45:00.000+08:00

Is it pure irony a staged attack hit London a day after it was announced the official 2012 Olympic host?

So far public transportation in London has been halted and well the public has been adviced not to travel.

News reports can be found on CNN and BBC respectively.

A staged terrorist attack … simultaneous bombings in 6 stations and 2 deaths so far, is it merely the tip of the iceberg? Should we expect more surprises in the near future? Who’s next?

Terrorist invasion?

2005-07-06T23:35:00.000+08:00

Like Kim, I had a good feeling about War of the Worlds when it started. I thought hey … Maybe it’s not that bad after all!

In fact, it was so g00d I have nothing more to say about it … apart from the fact Tom Cruise was in it and NO THEY’RE NOT FREAKING TERRORISTS! Dakota Fanning is irritatingly good.

Exam was ok … will possibly pass this time around … since I actually answered more than averagely tee hee. Thanks for the links Tiger … Educated me abit more :)

Headed to 1U for some lunch and window shopping before spending 7 friggin bucks for an unworthy WOTW.

No I didn’t go to work today and all I can’t imagine how much ONE DAY’s backlog would amount to … no no … Kenot imagine! Bah! Rant rant rant … and I don’t even do it well enough. Sigh.

Bah! More Humbugs

2005-07-05T09:26:00.000+08:00

I just realized that my blog turned one on Sunday, June 2... Well happy birthday fuchsialowe.blogspot.com. Here's to many more birthdays and lots of posts to come. Cheers to blogging. Boo Hoo

No big deal. I'm just a small piggy in this BIG Blogosphere right?

Rant Rant Rant, that's all I'm good at.

Jess quit smoking.

I failed the same paper twice and I don't know whether i'll pass it this time around. Bah! Consumer behaviour ... NO it's not that easy to crap my way through ... I actually need to study the hard facts. Sien

Work... what about work?

Bah. In a bad mood now. Happy Birthday.

Pig Sty

2005-07-02T13:36:00.000+08:00

Clothes strewn all over the floor, on the bed, chairs and doors… bags sitting on every corner of the room, cigarette ashes here and there, tsunami-hit wardrobe, dusty written on dust-coated surfaces, a strand of hair on every floor tile …. Welcome to my room.

I’ve never been neat. My room is literally a pig sty. I’ve been like this since I had my own room at 10. ARGH

Age is catching up with me. I’ve started to realize the meaning of untidiness.

BUT IT WILL ALL CHANGE!

I, Jojo Low… pledge to mop the floor every weekend with AJAX Fabuloso without being told. I also pledge to make my bed every morning (even if it means pulling up my comforter to cover whatever beneath it) the moment I get out of bed. A cloth and pail will be used to wipe any dust off, as and when they gather. There will be organization in my room, with a proper place for everything. My wardrobe will be colour coordinated, and my bags will be labeled according to occasion, type, colour and material.

I will empty all ashtrays every 2 days, and throw every empty mineral water bottle. Paper and plastic bags will strictly be placed in one big paper bag, with the condition that they are folded or pressed neatly. Not a single strand of hair is to be visible on the beige floor. The floor, MUST be shiny and spotless. There are to be no more than TWO towels hanging on the chair at any one time. No more than 3 clothing articles are to be visible out of the wardrobe. Every single bag must be put away in the appropriate place.

Banned items:-

Newspapers older than 1 day
Magazines older than 2 months
Empty bottles/tubes/cartons/ANYTHING
All sorts of FOOD, with the exception of water
Any expired item
Dust and cigarette ashes
Any item that is TO BE disposed off
Bedsheets older than 1 week

If I am caught disregarding or breaking any of the above, I will be sentenced to stiffer, harsher household chores.

Jojo Low, 2 July 2005

MCH! Petrol Increase AGAIN

2005-06-29T20:22:00.000+08:00

Just received an SMS saying petrol is going up once again. Need to fill up both the food and fuel tanks so why not just drop by the kiosk eh? Can judge the credibility of the sms when I reach the kiosk.

Air-Borne Lifestyle

2005-06-29T17:00:00.000+08:00

With the Malaysian weather and Malaysian air quality and the Malaysian lifestyle, isn’t it a pleasant surprise to see many people falling sick?

My sister was down with it last week; my friends are down with it and now me… the cycle never seems to end. How on earth do we overcome this problem?

I bet you doc and doctors must be laughing their way to heaven with the over-abundant supply of sniffling patients coming in for their MCs. What to do?

Late nights at work, irregular meal and sleep times, midnight supper, air conditioning, dusty rooms … familiarities for a youth my age. Whilst lying in bed these 2 torturous nights, I pondered upon my weakness and why I’m sick. Then mom’s words struck me like a broken chord on the piano – lifestyle.

Is this how we youth should live our lives? Late nights out in the mamak eating and drinking sugar and cholesterol rich foods. Friday & Saturday nights boozing the night away in a dingy, smoky, enclosed sauna? Working 9-5 (on average) indoors trapped inside filthy air conditioned enclosures?

During one of my visits to the doctor, I asked her how I can overcome my sinus problem. She did say it’s difficult in Malaysia thanks to our quality of air and our “need” for air conditioning.

My solution? Find a 9-5 job, constantly wear a face mask, do breathing exercises morning, noon and night, sleep at 10, wake up at 6, go for a jog in the morning/evening, yoga/aerobics once a week, give up smoking, give up drinking, invest in Lampe Berger, no more misai, have more sex, watch movies at home ... basically be a homebody. The best.

Apologies for my rantings. Happens when I’m sick with nothing else to think about.

See sex in everything?

2005-06-28T14:40:00.000+08:00

Clever manipulations of objects to create a certain sensuality.

Feast the eyes :)

And so it began

2005-06-26T23:10:00.000+08:00

Batman was so-so. The storyline … well basically, it’s the introduction to Batman, how it all started. I will not tell a story. Go google it up yourself.

First 1 hour was rather draggy, with the historical bits of kids and bats, dead parents, multi-million fortunes ….

The action started when the cool gear came out. That’s when batman actually began.

So there’s lots of bombing and ass-whooping, guns and police.

The ending was ok. I suppose now that the first episode is out of the way, I wonder when we can expect the sequel.

Overall, I’d say 6 out of 10.

So the weekend was just movies, and lots of time with Sean. I’m beginning to get the skip-a-beat heart, butterflies in my stomach thing once again. Is it for real?

10 reasons to watch Initial D

2005-06-25T10:52:00.000+08:00

Based on the manga, and later the anime, Initial D is set to be on top of the Malaysian box office for a while to come.

10 reasons why this RM10 is worth it

It’s got teenage heartthrobs
It’s got fast cars
It doesn't have a boring storyline
Jordan Chan is so damn cute
Anne Suzuki is pretty… pretty young, naïve, innocent but very Hiau
The cars are nice
Downhill drifting is super cool
It’s in Chinese (with Malay and England subtitles)
It's so damn real
Jay Chou plays Takumi pretty well. Quiet, lost in his own world.

So yeah that’s my 10 cents worth of why you should watch initial D. I wasn’t much of a fan of the anime but I did catch up a little on the 4^th stage.

In summary, the RM10 spent was worthwhile. I went in without expectations and I came out satisfied. There wasn’t much special effect or maybe none at all. The drifting was very real and GEEZ those racing lines … the drifts … all I can say is graceful.

“In this world, there is a god. God exists because he can do things man can’t do. You are the God”

-Itsuki Tachibana to Takumi Fujiwara-

Before you go and watch it, my advice is to be ultra safe the moment you exit the cinema car park. Why? Chances are people will be inspired by the movie and TRY to be drifters. We foresee an increase of road accidents in the next few weeks, with many rash young drivers trying to immitate what they watch (prolly in Genting)

Drive safely. Wanna drift? There's a circuit for it.

Have a good weekend ahead!

Ps: Note to Malaysians ... the movie is currently un-available in GSC cinemas. Word is, this show is sold out in most TGV Cinemas untill 1st July 2005. Good luck.

Translasi: Hiau = flirtatious

The mysterious air at the bash

2005-06-24T10:01:00.000+08:00

I sat in my car, waiting for friends and familiar people to turn up. Charlie’s Place wasn't too difficult to find, although some people called me up for directions. But we all found the place, and we all tried to mingle. It was amazing really, these people we call bloggers... Colourful, funny and literate. Unfortunately, I don’t have a camera so I’ll just wait for everyone to upload their pictures and whore from them.

WHO IS VIEWTRU?

Mysterious, really. FA was extra eager to meet this phantom dude… he reads blogs and leaves sarcastic comments on them. I’m starting to wonder… is he an alter ego of some sort? Doc didn’t turn up (or DID HE?) since nobody (well not that I know of) knows who he is.

Whilst sitting there, at table 8, surrounded by babes, KY, GOD and the likes, it dawned on me that I’m no longer that particular bubbly Jo when I’m surrounded by people. I used to not give a damn and just talk to ANYONE but now… I see a person’s face, see his nametag and then stalk his blog. WTH???

Virtual space has made me an introvert. I speak better with a keyboard. This is not happening to me. Bah! ANYWAY…

I’m glad to have finally met (or seen) people like Jeff Ooi (of Berita Harian fame), Aizuddin, Mack, Kenny Sia (sans coconuts), Huai Bin, Pok Ku, Peter Tan, Paul Tan (the car reviewer) and many more people whom I didn’t quite meet (or see) …. Well PPS is flooding with pings. Everyone’s giving their account on the superb night.

Maybe next year will be bigger and better, with long tables that can seat 20 each. Anyhow, Happy Birthday PPS. Cheers to many more birthdays to come!

Sin City

2005-06-23T00:08:00.000+08:00

Superb show with lots of gore and lots of babes.

Set in a fictionous BA-Sin City, The show starts in the beginning, runs to the end before coming back to the middle. Jessica Alba plays Nancy Callahan, a skinny kid who was kidnapped by Junior, a serial child rapist and murderer. Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is a straight cop who was running after Junior’s ass.

And so lives are saved, women are found dead and bodiless, there’s an alien, an ogre (well he looks like one) and many other invincible people. Then there are hookers with guns… no not the third leg gun but real guns.

Overall, the story is just too long and complicated for me to shorten… I just feel it makes a good watch with a fair mixture of a pretty cast (read Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Devon Aoki, Jessica Alba, Jaime King) and rather unique cinematography (with the show mainly in Black and White).

Read up more HERE.

Was on MC today, woke up in the morning sneezing like a cow and had a sore nose. Doc says it’s just sore … so I stayed home most of the day, just going out for dinner and a little grocery shopping with Jess.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at Charlie’s Place! Ciao ~~

summer sauna

2005-06-20T00:50:00.000+08:00

How was your father’s day?

Ahhhh a shower never felt this good before. Even the stuffiness in The Loft wasn’t bad enough to compete with Summit’s Summer Sauna Parking Bay.

This weekend was rather eventful and I’m saddened by the fact that all good things must come to an end (eventually). After dinner on Friday, went over to Sean’s place. Ended up falling asleep and didn’t wake up till 9 the next morning. We went for expensive breakfast and he sent me home (and took off with my Mocha), and slept a little more.

Matthias and Jocelyn came by around 2 or so and we went to send his car to the service center. Spent a good 2 hours there before heading to Giant for a bottle of AJAX Fabuloso. Came home and mopped the floor and subsequently getting the jingle stuck in my head (up till now).

Good thing I mopped the floor as Sean’s mom popped by to use the toilet before we went down to KL. See… there was this TVB concert staged in Bukit Bintang and the more famous artistes were Alan Tam and Hacken Lee. Parked in Brickfields and took the monorail down. Stood at the BB/Sultan Ismail crossroad for some 10 minutes before deciding that we won’t be part of the statistics.

Ended up in Times Square. Visited Borders, browsed for nothing in particular. Saw Peter Tan there but was too chicken to say hi since I didn’t want to make a complete fool of myself (as we’ve not been officially introduced).

Headed back to SS2 for dinner, and sent Sean home. Met up with Jess and Ji for a few drinks in SS15 before heading to Loft for harder drinks.

Woke up in time for work after a mere 5 hours of sleep. Surprisingly, none of my students got me sleepy enough to doze off during class!

Facial was at 6pm in 1U. Met up with Jess the hot for dinner in SS15 and went to watch Mr. and Mrs. Smith at Summit (which now explains the Sauna).

And so the day was saved thanks to quality time spent with him.

Oh as for the movie ….

Not a bad movie after all. Angelina Jolie was naturally hot but Brad Pitt honestly… looks older. Come to think of it, I never was his fan anyway. Details HERE. I give it 7 out of 10 stars. Pleasurable indeed.

Sweet Dreams

P/S: check this website out HERE. Frigging Farnee.

Shrinking

2005-06-17T22:19:00.000+08:00

Was reading viewtru's blog when I came across his 3 sentence post :-

Hot Babe and I went for a movie last weekend.

The cinema was freaking cold and I've been thinking about this phenomenon all week:

Why does the cold make my dick shrink, but makes Hot Babe's nips erect?

Then I recalled this picture my boss mailed me 10 minutes ago.

shrinking balls. thats what the air-conditioning does.

enjoy the weekend. Paris was wonderfully scrumptious.

Happy Birthday Mommy

2005-06-17T12:23:00.000+08:00

Mom turns 60 today. Imagine … she’s 60 and I’m 22… she had me when she was almost 40! OMG. Well the story as told to me was that… Mom wasn’t able to conceive after my sister. Good for people who don’t want accidents but in this case, mom was hoping and praying and trying for another one. Doctors were convinced there was no hope and my sister was almost happiest so a miracle happened and I popped out.

She was a meanie! It was understandable…. Since at 15, she thought she would be the princess but no, I just had to come along. If that’s not mean enough, I was the total pain in the ass. I still am… but no matter what I’m still the little sister and she loves me hehe.

Dinner in Paris tonight. How lovely =)

Finally reached a decision. I’m getting mom an insurance policy… well to me It’s some form of assurance for mom (since she doesn’t have a policy yet) and it won’t cost that much. Worst comes to worse I’ll get my sis to share… but yeah. An insurance policy.

Love you lots mom!

Sinful

2005-06-16T16:06:00.000+08:00

Ravishing a yummy slice of Banana Chocolate Cake from Secret Recipe. Went there to book a cake for Mommy’s birthday tomorrow. Was spoilt for choice, since I can’t decide on what’s best. Ended up calling Chiq, Jess, Sister and Mom herself before deciding on the Chocolate Cheese.

Dinner cum family gathering cum welcome home/Goodbye aunt celebration will be held in Paris tomorrow night, where I’ll see a rather estranged (pilot) cousin, bald uncles and their pretty younger wives, and of course my mother and her sister.

No lah I’m not flying to Paris – Paris, but more like SS2 Paris.

Just had a good laugh watching a few videos at Wimp. Farking farnee videos. Got the link from Simmie.

So I’ve signed up for the pps bash. Hope to see you guys there. Luvs.

Fishball

2005-06-15T15:00:00.000+08:00

Damnit I don’t have a digital camera if not I would have taken LOADS of yummy fishball pictures from our Steamboat last night.

Mom loves preparing a Steamboat when there’s a small crowd. The main course was fishballs. Yes that’s all … fishball. There was a fair amount of squid too… but the main course was still fishballs.

I promise you Margie we’ll have a fishball steamboat party soon. VERY soon in the NEAR future. How about this Saturday? Will you be around? We’ll gather the GIRLS and have a fishball party. I know you love fishballs, so does Jessica… you BOTH love fishballs very much. I love fish cake, Sotong loves … well sotong loves sotong.

Okok enough of fishballs. I’ll throw in some fcuk and lots of vege. And maybe some crabs and prawns. No? Ok then we’ll have fish noodles!!! Not forgetting the quail eggs and tofu… things my mom disapproves of. But we’ll have fun right? Right ????? Oh man I can’t wait. Fishball party. Woo Hoo. Margie, Jess, Sotong, FA, Mandy, Suanie, KY, Faggot, Galvin, Matt, Jons and whoever else I missed out we’re gonna Party like it’s your fish day!

Cheers to FISH BALLS.

Excuse moi for the temporary insanity.

Translasi - Fcuk = Foo Chook = Beancurd Skin

Watery Eyes

2005-06-14T12:42:00.000+08:00

No I’m not crying.

Mom says the air is bad. My nose has been twitching NON STOP since yesterday. Got home from work at 6.30pm and knocked out till 6.30am today. My nose is still twitching.

Clarityne didn’t quite work so I took a dose of Clarinase today. Still twitching.

See a doctor? Pay 50 bucks to have a thermometer stuck into your mouth, blood pressure gauge pumping your arm and doctor asking a million and two questions? Thanks but no thanks. My claims only cover RM50 per 3 months or RM200 per year. Sad uh? If I don’t get better after the 3^rd day I WILL see a doctor. If I get well, I save some money and some trouble.

At least I don’t feel as shitty. Sleep did me some good … although mom panicked last night thinking I fainted in my sleep coz apparently I didn’t hear her bang the door down. Received some 3 missed calls from faggot and another from Margie. Was KNOCKED OUT.

I hate seeing doctors. No offence to doctors out there but I HATE SEEING DOCTORS. I don’t like paying hefty fees to do what I mentioned in Para 2, even if he was a SUPER LENG CHAI. I also hate seeing doctors coz I have this habit of pinning them down with 101 questions. Some people take a good 3 minutes per consultation. I take at least 10 minutes. Maximizing that bloody RM20 consultation fee.

Now I’m hungry. Had some breakfast but it’s already time for lunch. What should it be today? Set lunch at Castle restaurant again perhaps? Well Perhaps!

Diary of a pig

2005-06-13T17:07:00.000+08:00

I’ve been sleeping too much… or maybe I was simply catching up on sleep. Company declared a holiday on Saturday, since a few colleagues were on leave. Seized the chance to sleep a little longer but no, slept an early 12am on Friday and woke up at 8. Yes, I screamed WTF at myself. Bodoh kan?

Woke mom up and got her to send me to the service center. Uh-huh, mileage hitting 10k already. Sean came over for a bit, and left in the afternoon. Watched Madagascar, and knocked out in between till 6 or so when Desmond called. Ended up at Rajus for some scrumptiously yummy roti canai. Sat there till some 9pm or so. Went home, watched beauty shop and knocked out.

Sunday – first 2 students ffk. Didn’t go back to sleep though … lounged around and chatted with mom then went to teach. Did think of popping by Mid Valley to join the bloggers meet but decided against it since I didn’t have that much time after all. Came back, slept. Mopped the floor, went to Sean’s place, watched 2 Chinese shows, came home and knocked out.

Didn’t want to wake up this morning.

Sneezing like MAD now. Nose can’t stop itching and twitching. Not funny at all. Popped a Clarityne, sister of Clarinase (since the pharmacy didn’t have stock) but my nose is still twitching. Feel like chopping it off. God save me L

.....

2005-06-09T09:42:00.000+08:00

So many days have passed and it’s ONLY a freaking Thursday.

Matt called me this morning asking for directions to the police station in Sri Petaling. His car was broken into. Poor thing :( Maybe it’s not the loss of the valuables inside it but the broken glass on a 3 month old car … very saddening.

Oh well, I’ve had my share of car break-in. My 120Y wasn’t let off the hook when I once cleverly placed an empty phone box on the back seat. My car was OBVIOUSLY raided but they didn’t need to break any glass for that (as the doors can be opened pretty easily). Simply said, DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES VISIBLE ON YOUR CAR SEAT EVEN IF IT’S JUST FOR 5 MINUTES!

The busy period has started once again. Then again, I’m constantly busy… with SOME breathing space occasionally. Like I said earlier, I’m a workaholic wannabe.

Good Luck Margie for your exams.

I wonder what today brings. By the looks of this slow morning, I’ll be having a rather slow start to a busy day. Client keeps forwarding forwards to me, some bring a little smile.

Oh well, It’s a THURSDAY after all :)

I’M-HOLIER-THAN-THOU BLOGGER’S BATON

2005-06-08T10:08:00.000+08:00

THE LAST BLOG I READ WAS:
D’Blog by Daibido. He passed me this meme so I guessed he was meme-ed so I checked out his site for some answer tips… Au Naturel :P

I THINK MY BLOG IS WAY BETTER THAN THAT BLOG ABOVE BECAUSE:
Because I’m a chick and I put pictures of Chicks in my blog (well SOMETIMES)

IMHO THE BEST ENTRY I HAVE EVER BLOGGED IS :
Dear You … a piece of my mind

THE FIVE BLOGS I READ THAT MAY BE BETTER THAN MINE ARE:
KY – The PwN

Suanie – My Bia*ch

Shaolin Tiger – The best-est Malaysian Gwailo

Fuckstress – She RAWKS

The Hustler – Farking Farnee Can?

Many Many more I'd like to list but meme only sez 5 so 5 it is!

I KNOW MY READERS ARE ADDICTED TO MY BLOG BECAUSE:
Um… addicted? Ok even IF they ARE addicted, It would be because they love reading thoughts of a super shallow me. Tee Hee Hee

I am now passing this baton to the following five people and they MUST do the same holier-than-thou meme:
1. Wussy
2. M@Rgie
3. Stan @ MyCre8tivity
4. Kimberly the Cunnest
5. Simmie

Splurging

2005-06-06T23:32:00.000+08:00

It is a SIN! Promotions and Sales are SINS! They’re EVIL! Don’t listen to the LESS 50%! Do not pass Go. Do not Collect 200 bucks. Fuck I’m a sucker.

I made history … by purchasing my VERY FIRST cosmetic set … … … I was suckered into the realm of BEAUTY, apparently the thing that makes us women beautiful. Watodo, I have sucky complexion. It took me 10 minutes to figure out whether or not to buy that Less 50% top (which totalled up to RM25) but only 2 minutes to convince me to part with RM180 for that bloody set. Bah! Should have only withdrew RM50! :|

1 hour was all it took for me to learn so much about my super-unhealthy skin. I glow and radiate like a sunflower when I’m happy and look like lalang when I’m in a bad mood. Heck I could have had 2 hours of sleep and yet I can glow but when I get 7 hours of sleep and wake up with a backache I can look worse than my bum.

Not to mention another pair of shoes and a top that doesn’t even match. Sigh … SINS! Bless me father for I have sinned. Yay now I can go on a major diet! Mwahahahahhahaha

A moment in history

2005-06-05T19:08:00.000+08:00

A crazy thought came to mind this morning, as I was teaching. I’ve decided to TRY and make history by getting married on my birthday to a guy with the same birthday on the 10.10.10

Wacky? Come to think of it … I’m 22 this year and 27 is indeed the ideal marrying age for me. Furthermore, it can’t be that difficult to find a person with the same birthday since I do have an ex boyfriend who shares the same birthday.

If all goes well, I’ll just plan aside and book the hotel a year before and IF I can’t find a groom of the same birthday, I’ll just find some tom, dick or harry to marry anyway… a wedding to remember mah.

I also dreamt of an elaborate church wedding so looking at the above mentioned … Perhaps the service could start at 10.10am. Judging from Malaysian time, maybe the wedding banquet can also officially begin at 10.10pm!!!

It’s going to be a night of 10s. People who have the same birthday will receive royalty treatment, a table of their own and FREE entrance to the dinner! Plus, they get to cut the cake with the bride and groom. Who knows, we may even throw in a 10 days stay on the 10^th floor of the hotel in the room no 10.

Back to reality … what do you think the chances of me getting this “idea” come true? Would I actually make history? Quick hook me up with people born on the 10^th of October (and also … remember my birthday yah!!!)

More Meme

2005-06-03T09:36:00.000+08:00

1. You are asked to write and star in your own Sit-Com (Situation Comedy). What is it called, what is it about and what is your character like?
My own sitcom would be called ‘The Night Life’. In it, I play a music teacher by day and a Mama San by night. Why the contrast? See both are occupations I enjoy/would enjoy. I play me, Jojo, the twenty-something geek by day, party animal by night. It would evolve around my life, people I deal with and things I do… I’ll think about it and write about it later ;) Think of it as … alter-ego.

2. The World Wildlife Fund decides in order to stop animals going extinct everyone on earth must adopt a wild animal and care for it. Which endangered species will you adopt and help raise?
I would raise a … PANDA! They’re one of the cutest things in the world! Plus... they're Chinese right?

3. You win Malaysian Idol and get given a group of musicians to be your backing band. What style of music will you choose to follow?
JAZZ! Maybe a little fusion here and there but JAZZ. Malaysians are a little laid back when it comes to jazz. There’s no hype, no major interest in jazz. People know jazz is nice but they don’t follow. I want to be the Malaysian Fitzgerald! Ok maybe Diana Krall… then I can play the piano AND sing… hope you get my drift.

4. For your one hundredth birthday your grandchildren have bought you a trip into space. You have a choice, a space station hotel orbiting Earth, the hotel on the moon or the hotel on Mars. Which Hotel do you choose to go to and why? (Don't worry, by the time you get to 100, you will still be young. It'll be us 200 year olds who are old!)
The space station hotel orbiting Earth. Can use binoculars to spy on my hubby down there :P

5. You are a Princess who has been locked in a high tower with a dragon guarding the moat. Do you wait for a handsome prince to come rescue you, or do you escape on your own (risking the dragon) ?
Um … I think I’ll never get out if I waited. I suppose I’d just find an invisible cloak ala Harry Pothead and dodge the dragon. Or … I’ll just find a rifle, stone, spear, parang, pepper spray … whichever it takes to kill or distract the danged thing.

Meme for thoughts...

2005-05-30T21:01:00.000+08:00

I've been hit!

Your 5 questions :

1. If you could lead a celebrity's life for a week, which celebrity would you choose and why?
Um… Paris Hilton. Would definitely want to wear her panties and be a blonde … she’s blonde right? I barfed watching the simple life. No offence to her fans. She’s the ultimate definition of a bimbo. Nicole Richie is like the worst best friend anyone could have. Then again they’re like two bimbos in a pond right?

2. Name 5 changes you would like to see in Malaysia.
a. More foosball venues
b. More female politicians please?
c. Public Nudity/Obscenity. I love showing off my cleavage. Jealous ah?
d. More Tax Free Havens (Preferabally one in every state)
e. Non-convertible inter-religion unions. I still think I’ll marry a non-chinese

3. Is it better to be a man or a woman? Why?
I’m a GAY stuck in a woman’s body. Go figure …

4. Totally hot and good-looking guy with a 3 inch dick when erected. Not hot and not good looking guy at all with a tool you are very comfortable with when erected. If you had to choose a life partner from these two, which one lah?
Duh? LIFE PARTNER wei… of course I’d go for the not hot guy. All the guy’s I’ve dated so far are NOT hot and NOT good looking but have a good enough tool and please me well enough for me to want more and more and more! Plus I believe in a balance... there's no such thing as The Mr. Perfect... Hot and good looking? One Night Stand can?

5. How do you think you will make a difference?
I’m going to drift in my 120Y someday… or I’ll nurture some kids to someday be the first two Malaysian kids to play a duet in the Royal Albert Hall, or maybe I’ll be the bestest foos queen … heck I want to be the Prime Minister (or first lady) of Malaysia!

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Freedom!

2005-05-30T12:40:00.000+08:00

Mommy’s in Penang, alas, FREEDOM!

Went to teach on Sunday morning, reluctantly dragging myself off the bed at some 8.30am or so. Got to work at 9.05 only to find my student not there. Bought some buns from the neighbourhood bakery and still she wasn’t back yet. Finally turned up around 9.20 or something like that. Had the usual round of students up till 12pm when the next student didn’t turn up, prompting me to call only to find out they’re out of town.

So I left the school at 12.30, drove myself to the popular Mobil car wash and gave my mocha a royal bath. Finished that and went home, switched on the PC and subsequently fell asleep. I received a swarm of unanswered phone calls, since the pig was sleeping, oblivious to any sound surrounding her.

Finally woke up at 6 or so, too late for church. Lazed around the house, messaged a few people, called some too. Decided to make the best of it and proceeded to MOPPING THE FLOOR. Not just my room but the ENTIRE house! Unfortunately one round wasn’t good enough, so IF I do go home early today I might just mop the floor again.

Showered and proceeded to Misai for Indomee with Meg and Faggot. Bumped into AJ of Pop Shuvit fame, as well as Eileen, a lenglui I met some 2 years ago. The rest of the gang (KY, Sotong, FA, Ah Hoong and another friend) joined in the festivities. However, Meg and I made a dash home to my place as Mandy was on her way over for some Mahjong.

Now opportunities like these don’t come around very often, especially when mom is around (since I have to get my so-called beauty sleep). Faggot joined us shortly after, and we ordered Dominoes pizza for supper.

Sister popped by to drop off some snacks she brought from Shanghai. Didn’t quite like them. Oh by the way, she also brought me a gorgeous looking Pashmina from Shanghai too… Not quite fuchsia but a close relative.

And so we played till 3am after which I just knocked off, serenaded by Diana Krall and Michael Buble. Woke up at 8am, the cycle repeated.

I’m actually damned pissed off with a certain person since last week, and she’s not returning my calls. STRESS. Need to prepare myself for a war after this, S T R E S S! Gonna be a tiring day, with less than my usual 8 hours of sleep to start off with. SIGH. Bloody Gloomy Monday. :(

Maafkan Saya...

2005-05-29T02:04:00.000+08:00

Apologies for the extremely delayed post.

Nothing much happened this week … apart from my exam on Wednesday. Work has been the usual bitch, Sean has suddenly turned sweet … and that’s about it.

Watched XxX yesterday, no biggie really. Bad cast if you asked me … nice plot, predictable ending but lots of nice cars *DROOL*

Mom’s away in Penang this weekend with her siblings … some peace and quiet around home… but I miss her already.

There isn’t much to write about and I’ve not been in an imaginative state of mind lately (due to work overload).

Don’t be mad for the downtime … I promise to PPS in my next post. Need sleep. *KnockOut*

Weekend Update

2005-05-23T10:57:00.000+08:00

Currently Playing = Diana Krall’s version of Why should I care

The weekend was pretty good.

Friday night – finished work around 10 or so, headed over to friend’s place to chill.

Saturday – Worked from 10 to 8, a new record. Got home, bathed, had a nice hair wash, waited for Jess to call. FINALLY picked me up at 10 or so and headed thence to Kajang, specifically to Margaret’s house. Dranked a little, ate scrumptious Curry Chicken, watched Arseanal vs Manure … got home in one piece (after the breathalyzer). EOS

Sunday – Dallied in bed till noon or so. Woke up to meet me client to pass him some artwork. Headed over to PJ State for some pork ball noodles, when Jess and Ji joined in the fun. Came home, lazed around, cleaned my room and then went to AC. After AC … kinda had an itch to drive around and ended up in KLIA, next to the runway watching planes takeoff.

Monday – Aunt calls. Mom drags me out of bed for breakfast at 8 fkkg am (when I slept at 5). I’m wide awake, tired… but fkkg full.

Gonna study. One last paper this Wednesday. Adieu :)

Workaholic Wannabe

2005-05-19T14:39:00.000+08:00

Imagine 10 calls coming in after 5.30 symbolizing 10 more tasks that need to be achieved adding to my already lagging schedule.

The past two nights have been late-nighters and I honestly hope I’ll get to finish early tonight, early tonight meaning I’ll get to go off right after my evening appointment.

Why do clients absolutely love giving you work at 5.30pm and then throw back the ball the next day saying “But I already told you YESTERDAY! 1 Day is more than enough!!!” And then I go into a fit and start strangling people around me. Fuck!

My poor new colleagues didn’t even have the time to say “I’m NEW” before being thrown into this realm of torturing overtime on their second day. My sinuses are acting up again and the weather is not being very helpful by dragging me out of bed on a cloudy day.

The only textbook I’m currently reading can only provide sufficient bedtime stories, long enough to last 3 pages before knocking me out back into the world of reality though in dreamland. Heck the biggest sign of stress is me having an appointment with my client IN MY DREAMS! It’s like saying I’ll come and see you later and she says in your dreams …. Or something to that effect!

It’s super crazy. The DEADlines are to DIE for and the Stress is Super Stressful. Now, would anybody want my place? Take a number. I’m not giving it up yet. I believe that I’m on the right path to becoming a successful workaholic and work whore. Yet another outstanding milestone for J-Lo, after being the world’s most “Kai” (fluke) foos chick. YAY!

Like ... The PwN

2005-05-16T15:35:00.000+08:00

MarGie'S Birthday was filled with

and Lots of

A few Kodak Moments

and ...

And of course ... The Birthday Girl herself!!!

Pictures courtesy of Suanie and Cass

More pictures can be found here and here. Still waiting for more to come ... Quickly upload can?

Is it good enough ?

2005-05-15T23:33:00.000+08:00

Chopin (Pronounced Show-Parn) – piano classics.

As I listened to Chopin and a little Dvorak earlier, I realized how much piano lessons didn’t do me much justice – although I’m a piano teacher today.

I for one was a very lucky child. Mom started me off on music and ballet at the tender age of 5 or so. Mandarin classes and Sunday school, everything else I did was fun and more fun. Back then, the word tuition didn’t exist in my mom’s ears.

Thing about mom was possibly her easy-going nature. Perhaps it was her nature to not aim for perfection. In school, there was never the pressure to be a top scorer. She nearly had a heart attack when I came in 3^rd place in Form 4. All that mattered was that I did my homework and didn’t get into any trouble at school.

In ballet, I was never forced to go for exams. There wasn’t much pressure, as long as I attended classes and made the best out of things, she was happy. At least I made one milestone in dancing – playing King Triton (of The Little Mermaid) in the PJ Civic Hall. Mom rushed back all the way from Penang to watch me.

Then there was Piano … I wasn’t expected to be a maestro. All she wanted was for me to finish my Grade 8, which I finally did. I nearly dropped out of Grade 3 when mom actually slapped and scolded me, and then forced me to continue classes. I forgot the hatred and eventually passed my subsequent exams, played the right scales and played my pieces right. She never mentioned anything else after that. I didn’t continue after Grade 8.

Years have passed. I left school with 2 As, got into a good college and now I’ve got a good job. I can speak passable Mandarin, gyrate my hips according to the rhythm, sing the right pitch, play the Maiden’s Prayer and teach piano.

Is ok good enough? Should I have danced extra hard and danced on pointe? Should I have practiced doubly hard to get a music school scholarship? Should I have studied extra hard to work my way to Uni? Is it the fact that I’m just me because mom never pushed me? Is it alright to be just contended with what I have? Does this mean I aim to earn a 5-figure salary and stop just there because it’s good enough?

Mixed Feelings

2005-05-12T23:43:00.000+08:00

I'm going through a sane period where I feel this is the real Jo. Filled with thoughts, stressed out over future plans, worrying bout my career, missing someone dearly.

I need to lose weight seriously. How can I make myself realize that and push myself enough to do something about it? Is it possible for me to find someone to walk me through this journey?

Work is going through a honeymoon period where all I do is surf blogs in the office. When is the next busy period? How severe will it get this time? My stress levels seem to increase by the hour because of the quiet period ... not very healthy.

I've also 2 exams to look forward to this month and next. A long forgotten paper in my ex-college needs to be re-taken, adding more stress to my already overloaded mind.

Sean has been rather distant since we returned from Genting. Looks like we’re going through a dry spell … the part where he goes cold, particularly towards my feelings.

Sigh.

Some publicity ….

Gig update: High Wired at Avanti's

HIGH WIRED @ Friday Nite Jazz at Avanti's

Led by dad and son team, guitarist Jordan Rivers (affectionately known as the George Benson of KL) and upstart drummer Steve Nanda, HIGH WIRED throws some really hot fusion jazz at your face. A groove and jam oriented group, it will feature additional musician friends, Khairil Azli (piano and keys), Julian Chan (saxes), and AJ on bass. They'll be performing various contemporary jazz tunes to kick-start the weekend!

Venue: Avanti's Restaurant, Sunway Hotel Resort
Date and Time: 13 May 2005, 10pm
Admission: Free
Reservations: Call 603-7492 8000 ext 3176

I want to go … I’ve been missing out on all these gigs. I need someone to accompany me … anyone?

Of BOREDOOM

2005-05-11T10:15:00.000+08:00

Likey the song?

That’s Good Charlotte for me.

Work has been slowing down of late … I suppose it’s the low season once again where all I do is sit around, read blogs and wait for e-mails to come in. Somehow, the staff here come and go according to season too!

The latest case was the newest designer here … he’s been with us for probably 2 months or so. Last Friday he was on leave. He’s still on leave and it looks like he’s not coming back. Best part is there aren’t any papers for us to take legal action since the company hasn’t come up with the appointment letter or contract of any sort. Smart huh?

Being the little girl of the company / everyone’s darling … I learnt the meaning of pressure and stress. It’s because I’m female I get a different type of stress, It’s because I’m female I’m given different expectations.

There were many a time I could have easily just given up and ran away like the most recent case … unfortunately I didn’t have the heart to and my consciousness told me that I HAVE A JOB and there’s no point losing the job over some petty matter. After all it’s only stress.

At one point, I seriously considered leaving because of management problems. I wasn’t happy with the employment deal. I still whine about it at times but the thoughts fade with work and time, I’m just being petty.

Among my peers, I think I can proudly say I’m still at my first job and it actually pays pretty well. Got my car after 4 months of working… expanded my wardrobe a little and can now afford to do many more things.

Things I’ve managed to achieve in the past 8 months:-

- Went to Genting like 3 times and actually had money to gamble
- Bought a car and still paying promptly
- Upgraded my phone
- Got a postpaid mobile plan (that came with a nice number)
- Settled certain long outstanding debts
Terpesong sikit

Okok … work related … things I’ve learnt

- Middle management in the office
- Documentation, processes and protocol
- Who’s my boss and who’s boss am I
- DEBT COLLECTING *grin* not my money la
- Cutting the deal
- A LOT OF BULLSHITTING
- Trade Secrets
- Play the guitar (I meant strumming the right chords, hypothetically)
- Getting off on the right foot with Clients
- How to smile (as fake as possible)
- Problem solving
- Copywriting
- Making Coffee
- How to feed fish
- How to use the photocopier
- How to be a graphic designer
- Oh oh … and how to be messier

Sien lah … anyone looking for an advertising agency to do their promotions? We’re quick, efficient, high quality, reliable and affordable. Let me know :)

Material World

2005-05-10T09:54:00.000+08:00

Girls don’t like boys girls like cars and money
Boys will laugh at girls when they’re not funny
And these Girls like these Boys, like these Boys like these GirlsThe Girls with the Bodies like Boys with FerrarisGirls Don’t like Boys, Girls like Cars and Money

Girls & Boys by GC

Another Good Charlotte favourite…

People don’t understand my obsession. It’s not about the band; I don’t know what they look like. What I do know is I can relate to the music they play. Songs like this (entitled Boys and Girls), Emotionless, Riot Girl, Bloody Valentine, Lifestyles of the Rich and famous and Hold On just to name a few are not just melodies to ears. I was baffled the very first time I listened to them in Errol’s car and I’ve been hooked on since, even more than I was hooked on to Garbage

Paper or plastic, don’t matter she’ll have it
Vacations and shopping sprees, these are a few of her favourite things

True or not?

Not much to say in most conversations,
He’ll foot the bill in all situations,
Cos he pays for everything…

Guys?

All of these boys, yeah, and all of these girls,
Losing their souls in a material world…

Agree?

*slap slap slap*

Come back to reality. Don’t you have work to do???

Recklessness

2005-05-09T10:35:00.000+08:00

Situation 1

Car A going around 80km/h on a lonely 2-laned by-road.

Car B stopped by the side of the lonely 2-laned by-road.

Car A sees car B but ‘assumed’ it was stationery

Car B sees car A approaching and quickly swerves onto lonely 2-laned by-road and even eats into car A’s lane.

Car A managed to brake on time and honked like mad, car B unperturbed

Situation 2

Car A in a rush, tailgating car B at 120km/h on fast lane of busy highway

Car C wants to join in the fun and chases from 200ms away

Car A still tailgating (safely) and enjoying Good Charlotte blaring on the stereo

Car C still wants to join in the fun and holds up traffic whilst trying to squeeze between the 1 foot of space between Car A and Car B

Car A and B don’t give way, Car C pulls back and tries cutting on left lane (of the 3 lane highway) but efforts are hampered by slow moving traffic.

Car C tries to squeeze between the 1 foot of space between Car A and B.

Last 3 points repeated 3 times.

Car A, B and C approach toll plaza.

Car B gets off Car A’s path, leaving free space.

Car C feeling left behind desperately tries to catch up with car A but too little time before toll gate.

Car A has touch-n-go

Car C no touch-n-go

Graphic reference can be found HERE

That was my weekend adventure with my Mocha Baby :) How was yours?

Of me and Fashion Part II

2005-05-06T09:48:00.000+08:00

Dress Code: Formal

I’m tired, probably because my face was plastered in a smile (revealing my tar stained teeth) most of the night. Yesterday was a little more glitzy, with people actually dressing up (i.e. me) and a much better performance.

The only part I must criticize is the emcee. If I’m not mistaken, she’s Hannah Tan. She’s gorgeous and has a great voice and would probably do a good job as a newscaster/VJ but as an emcee … she sucks. Why?

Chemistry. I’m guessing that she wrote her own script and included corny jokes from last century. Though the crowd didn’t jeer, it was pretty obvious her jokes were NOT funny since people hardly laughed. I didn’t laugh because I’ve heard and read it a zillion times. People didn’t laugh because it was a LONG boring joke. You know … the one about the differences of direct marketing, public relations, advertising and brand recognition.

Apart from that … the show began with an electrifying dance performance, followed by the MC’s below-par introduction, followed by the fashion show. I don’t quite recall the details of the first label, but the second was Donna Chew followed by Kapas. I LOVE KAPAS clothes. Super gorgeous and it’s not couture so you and I can all wear kapas. You know … go buy a roll of kapas from the sundry shop… RM1 can get you a few feet. On a more serious note ... where to find KAPAS clothes?

My boss arrived fashionably late … and I don’t think he even went inside the ballroom to watch any part of the show. I went out to grab more food (being the pig I am) halfway during this China label’s parade … and just stayed out. We ate, drank, smoked and were merry last night. Got to meet people I’ve heard of and even spoken to but never met before.

I’ll be taking half day off today to run some errands and will be free towards the end of today so do buzz me if you want to go clubbing/pubbing or just coffee-ing or foosing yah?

Enjoy the weekend!

Of Me and Fashion

2005-05-05T11:58:00.000+08:00

Dress Code: Stylish & Fashionable

I was already planning to wear that outfit yesterday, since it didn’t specify formality. It was a pink cotton top that I’d think some of you might have seen before paired off with white pants and a white scarf, pink bag and shoes. Went along with the purple palette yesterday.

We braved the jam and arrived at about 8pm or so, registered at the reception and went into the ballroom. AJ of Pop Shuvit fame was there (playing bass in a quartet) too. I recall having a crush on him way back when I was still in school (since he’s Julian’s good friend) and I still think he’s cute :)

Anyway, clients arrived at about the same time and we then made our way to the buffet line. I think the person who selected the menu was a dumbass. Who would like to eat dripping saucy chicken wings with a fork/spoon while standing up (in a la di da high class standing cocktail party)

Apart from the designers, the only famous person I saw there was Datuk Jimmy Choo. Also bumped into an old church mate …. That’s about it!

The event ended around 10.15 or so and I was home about and hour later.

Another round tonight … this time it stated formal. Still choosing between long gown and short skirt …. Help me PLEASE?

Of moi and Make up

2005-05-04T13:48:00.000+08:00

La di da ~~

MC received invitations to attend the KL Fashion Week Gala Night 2 nights in a row at the Shangri-la KL. I suppose my bosses love me so much they’re taking me along tonight. I also feel privileged to be ‘invited’ by my client to attend tomorrow’s corporate cocktail night, along with my bosses.

The pros of working directly under my boss/ceo/creative director/account director seriously make things easy for me. It’s a breeze!

I panicked yesterday evening after realizing that the dinner was on Thursday (2 days away) so I took a detour to Sunway Pyramid on my way back from work and went scouting for something decent to go with my dress. It was still early and somehow, everyone wasn’t answering their phone. Finally got Jess to shop with me (since Mandy wasn’t answering my call either) and she was a big help.

Damage
– 2 Bags
– Some cosmetics

And there went 200 bucks.

Headed over to Jess’s place for a crash course in make up. The first task was to trim my bushes… you know, the one above u’r eyes :P it was painful … try plucking just ONE pubic hair and have fun screaming.

We next experimented with eye colours. Won't go into details. Earth tones still work best for me.

See you at Shangri-la tonight! :)

Of Me and Genting

2005-05-03T00:29:00.000+08:00

How was the long weekend? Spent it holidaying at some beach resort getting a tan? Or was it shopping all weekend long (since it’s the beginning of the month)? Or perhaps it was spent catching up with housekeeping / running errands around the house??

Well mine wasn’t quite the beach resort but it was more like hot highlands. For once, my jacket proved to be excess luggage.

Reasons of me going to Genting:-

Kelly Chen live in Genting
It was a holiday and I planned to practice my uphill driving skills
Getting out of super hot KL
Visit the Casino
Spend quality time with Sean

Kelly Chen was ok. I’m not a big fan of Chinese songs but I have heard a few of Kelly’s more popular tunes. Her costumes were darned good though; elaborate flower dress that weighed some 65 KGs or so, a glittering paper dress and some other outfits that were hard to tell from the distance we sat in. Overall – OK OK lah!
Genting wasn’t that big a deal. It was very crowded, with families inclusive of the children/babies/grandparents/maids making up much of the crowd. If you intend to visit Genting during the holidays, PLEASE for the love of God BOOK your bloody rooms first. It’s pitiful seeing people sleep in the hotel lobby / corridors because they didn’t have a room.
Genting was supposed to be cooler.
Hands were itchy, pay came out early
Too much time together, started getting on each other’s nerves *giggle*

The drive up and down were both good. Very enjoyable … looking forward to more trips up.

And now it’s bedtime. Goodbye holiday … it’s a working day tomorrow. Bah!

Of Work and Me

2005-04-28T12:28:00.000+08:00

Yes Cass, it’s about work again…

Work is definitely piling up with shortage of staff, specifically designers in the company. I would like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to graphic designers, junior or senior, to come and join this very hectic company (and also help make life easier for me). Working hours begin at 9 and usually end after 7. I think wages start at 1.5, more or less depending on previous experience. Please, email me here ONLY and ONLY if you (or your friend) is genuinely interested in this job which by the way, is in Desa Pandan. If you have been following my blog, I may not have the most well paying job on earth but I can guarantee you for sure, that this job, is a very colourful and interesting job. Initially I thought I was going to be sucked into a world of lifelessness but I think I was wrong.

I survived without Photoshop / illustrator (hooray)! I didn’t know how to create a jpeg without using a photo editing tool and I hate paint … and I wasn’t sure if I could create a jpeg in Word. Truth is, I did the formatting in word, cut and paste the thing in paint, saved it as a jpeg and voila! But of course, quality not so good lah … :P

Lunchtime!

Of Malaysians and their ignorance

2005-04-26T21:52:00.000+08:00

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Of Me and Illegality

2005-04-26T00:29:00.000+08:00

I was always under the impression that a 2km radius within your residence is near home and safe to drive around without safety belt/not carrying driving license etc...And so I happily answered a call from Margie on my out to the mamak just now, oblivious to the fact that there was indeed a patrol car tailing me.

It was my first time ever getting stopped for talking on the phone. I’m usually rather cautious when driving and usually have a hands-free set ready at hand (sitting somewhere on my dashboard) and even disparage people who talk on the phone hands-on whilst driving. So happen it was my lucky day, just as I decided to not take an illegal route from my house to get to the mamak.

The primary reason I was stopped was for my carelessness for driving while talking on the phone. Little did they know I didn’t have my safety belt on and I was attempting to make an illegal turn when they pulled me over.

Being the dutiful Malaysian, I pulled out my identification card and drivers’ license as they walked over to my car. I unwound the window and passed one dude my ids politely as the other guy checked my road tax. And so he made a statement that I was driving recklessly and that he would need to issue a compound. I said ok, well I know I was in the wrong.

Without me uttering a word (whilst still smiling), he actually asked whether I could afford to pay the summons but before I could answer, he asked what I did and where I was heading to and since I look like a goody two shoes (with 90’s spectacles) I just said I worked in an office doing office work. He bought that and asked where I was saying to which I said I was heading to the mamak. He told me to buy him and his friend a drink and I said OK!

What I didn’t understand is that he told me to wait a little further up which eventually meant the mamak I was heading to. I parked and I called Jess to inform her of my situation and I held the conversation for quite a while. The cops were parked further away from where I was but eventually got the car moving and drove off before I could say Fuck.

And so that was me and illegality for the night. Margie topped it up by doing a super illegal turn that was watched by the entire mamak in awe. Goodnight :)

Of me and the word FUCK

2005-04-25T12:59:00.000+08:00

Fuck fuck fuck!

Fucking Busy

I took a cue from FA to just fuck fuck fuck

FA I Love you!

I love you too Margie!!

And definitely you Sotong

Faggot is a Darling

KY is a Gem

fuck fuck fucking busy

Fcuk - FfffffCuK

Designer is going
but none are coming
Jobs are waiting
But no one is doing

Jo is sweating
And also is swearing
Cos she needs designing
And the client is chasing

fuck fuck fucking
coz the fuck is fucking
fuck fuck fucking
coz i'm gonna get fucking!

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

Of us and Birthday Parties

2005-04-22T09:29:00.000+08:00

We attended my pet sister/our junior’s 21st birthday party at her home yesterday. Not so much a party such as KY’s but more like a typical Chinese family gathering with lots of whisky and fried bee-hoon.

Strolled into the party at around 9 and hugged by then, my sticky pet sister. Matt used to like her… and has since referred to her as his bunny.

ANYWAY

Did the usual catching up with juniors/church friends … it was cute seeing so many kids get together, laughing and shouting… the big difference would be that there was alcohol (thus resulting in happily drunk parents). It was quite a family affair with Aunts, Uncles and cousins filling the house, and friends and more friends filling up the driveway. It was at her house, somewhere in Kajang.

FREE LIQUOR! Who wouldn’t enjoy that??? Apparently none of us was even tempted by the alcohol. At one point I deduced that there wasn’t a bar with a good bartender mixing the drinks but I later realized that it was all about the whisky. We left at 11pm because of work/class the next morning but the kids were still having a hell lot of fun though it was a school night.

And so the senior citizens (us) dragged our high heels and miniskirts away from drunken, confused teenagers and insanely high and mighty parents and plonked ourselves in the nearby food court (sien of mamak).

Got home at 1

Of me and life

2005-04-20T10:31:00.000+08:00

I went to the theatre last night with my mom. My sister bought tickets to watch Life… Sdn Bhd 3 at the Actors Studio Bangsar but wasn’t able to make it because she was still jet-lagged. I dragged mom along to watch this funny yet touching stage production where people told stories about their life … along with songs and much laughter.

Patrick Teoh (Kar Yeong too!!), Sue Lancaster, Gavin Yap, Fang, Ben Tan, Andrew Tan and a few more gave astounding accounts of their life. The stories were not fiction and they truly spoke from the heart. A veteran performer, a veteran actress, an HIV carrier, a lesbian, a gay and even a Pondan… these were FEW of the many faces that were up on stage.

One of the funniest accounts would have to be Patrick’s, where he was telling us about a conversation he had with his mother many years ago. He told his mother about this Malay girl who he was madly in love with and intended to marry her. Expecting an angry or even sad reaction from his mother, all she said is … Son … you sure ah? Cannot eat pork wan you know???

On a more serious note Ben and Andrew gave their accounts of being gay and the hardships they endured just to be together. Blissful as it may seem, Ben lost his partner many years ago and Andrew thought he would lose his partner when he was diagnosed with HIV.

Then I thought about it and tracked back to my past … what was life all about?

My dad constantly reminded me that I was naturally born talkative. Mom and Dad thought I was a late starter. Apparently the day I started talking, I already spoke in sentences and I’ve not stopped till today.

Most of my childhood was spent playing. Dad wanted to send me to a Chinese school but mom was against it because of the extreme load of homework they brought back every day. Mom was worried I wouldn’t have time to play …

Sex education started in Primary 6. Contrary to popular belief, Conventarians have got to be the horniest bitches on earth! We started writing erotica in a little black book during lessons and passed it around to complete the story. I hope someone burnt the book or our fantasies with Devon Sawa and Jonathan Brandis might just leak out.

Secondary school was all about being in the crowd. We swore by Quicksilver bags and OP wallets. I, the poorest of the lot managed to get those too, but the pirated RM10 versions.

Mother constantly reminded me that I wasn’t as fortunate as them and that I didn’t have to follow the crowd. It didn’t sink in till today. I might not have rich parents, own branded goods and will never be part of the “in” crowd but what I do know is that I have earned personal satisfaction. Most of my friends shunned me when I started earning my own salary at 15, and graduated at 20. I became a workaholic whilst I was still in school. At 21, I bought my own car with my mom only contributing a mere RM1,500 towards the down payment. I’ve landed a job that I’m dedicated to and I’m no longer a child. Things rich brats (no offence to anyone in particular) will NEVER understand.

Mother’s Day is around the corner. Mom never believed in such celebrations. When I was younger, dad would give me money to buy her a rose outside church on Mothers Day. Now that Dad isn’t around to give me money, my sister and I take her out for dinner.

Why haven’t I talked much about dad?

Well this 30th April marks Daddy’s 3rd anniversary. It’s been a long and hard 3 years to pass and I still miss him dearly. Mom and I still talk about him, criticizing him for the hardships BUT we survived. We’re still walking the walk and talking the talk.

Of women and dangly things

2005-04-19T10:10:00.000+08:00

Women have a penchant for cute things dangling from their mobile phones. I myself am guilty of this repulsive habit, but only because it was a gift and it was a pig.

So I think back of the times where dangly mobile phone things were (and still are) the craze. Teenage girls go gaga over cute little figurines, even the boys go for cute cartoon/mangga/anime characters.

Some retailers didn’t help much at all by selling 3 for RM10 or something ridiculous like that. Hair accessory shops, gift shops, Memory Lane, Carrefour, petrol stations and even GUARDIAN carried these clangy, dangly things.

Bah

But what IS it with women and dangly things? I’ve only had this one on for a day and I feel it is:

An auditory nuisance
An extra weight
An age reducer (reduces any age to 10)
An eyesore
A turn-off
A health hazard
A safety hazard

I'mma Bitch

2005-04-18T09:19:00.000+08:00

Shit happened over the weekend which I’m not very proud to boast about. This time it didn’t have anything to do with work.

I’ve been a bitch. A big bad bitch. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad bitch.

ANYWAY

I just broke someone’s heart over the weekend. As I type this, I can feel the wound in his heart bleeding more and more. I’m cruel. But I can’t help it.

How can I be in love with two people at the same time? It’s selfish, it’s inconsiderate and it’s risky. It demands an awful lot of explanation, requires a lot of precaution and takes up a lot of time.

Think of it.

It’s not funny. In fact, it actually put me under a lot of unnecessary stress. I had to pull the plug; things were getting out of hand.

And so I did it. It was over in 2 hours. It was as if Sean knew something was up because right after that, I was overwhelmed with this sense of comfort, he was so loving, as if he knew I needed some TLC at that time.

Well it’s a Monday again. Time for a milo, some crackers and shit loads of work.

*sigh*

Have a good Monday

Labour Day

2005-04-14T14:45:00.000+08:00

Copywriting is NOT fun. I’ve been cracking my head most of the day trying to come up with a non-boring historical write-up on Labour Day. Actually it isn’t even a write-up. I just need a good short paragraph on the history of Labour Day. What I’ve summed up from research? Well methinks Labour Day is like Memorial Day only this time we’re remembering the thousands of people who rioted and campaigned towards 8 hour working days.

Personally speaking ... so WHAT if they campaigned for 8-hour work days? I still work 12 – 24 hours with NO shift option. A friend thought I’m getting a handsome Overtime pay but unfortunately, my handsome OT is a yummylicious pizza dinner sponsored by the boss, unlimited supply of Salems and never ending mamak drinks.

Work has been picking up lately and I’ve not had the time to whine about my boss. Basically things are indeed getting back to normal once again and I’ve suddenly lost all urges to scream, shout and strangle a particular someone.

Am very much looking forward to the long Labour Day weekend this month end. Keeping that weekend in mind, my colleague and I have made a pact to work through Sundays if we had to just so that we finish up this one job by the 28th. Mandy is pissed because I won’t be going to Tioman with them on the 21st. I will be sacrificing the 21st to finish up this job and I very well might just move my mattress, pillow and comforter over to the office so that I can get the job closed by the 28th!

Neither love interest is getting much from me since I’ve been only occupied with work. I intend to concentrate as much as I can to make things work out for the best, at least for the rest of the month. Besides, staying in the office working actually saves me a lot of money. Don’t ask where the money has been going … I personally have no idea. And it’s only the 14th.

My Mocha is approaching it’s 5,000th KM / 2nd service in just 2 months! Quick, send my mocha a congratulations card.

Back to work, as the dreaded kopi-writer. SIGH

(I just noticed I sigh a lot)

A Soapy Affair

2005-04-12T13:52:00.000+08:00

Guilty as charged.

I’ve been…
Sucked into a realm called TV,
Brought by a channel called BT,
Made me into a person called Lazy,
Now my eyes are blur and hazy.

These are shows I MUST get my weekly dose of.

When I find the time, I promise to review each and every show mentioned above. But before that, BACK TO WORK! *sigh*

Young and Hopeless

2005-04-10T23:38:00.000+08:00

Thought / Song of the moment

Young and Hopeless by Good Charlotte

Sorry bout the ongoing Good Charlotte craze but I am indeed very fond of this particular album. It's not an addiction but it is more of a part of me.

Hard days made me, hard nights shaped me
I don't know they somehow saved me
And I know I'm making something out of this life they called nothing
I take what I want
Take what I need
You say it's wrong but it's right for me
I won't look down
Won't say I'm sorry
I know that only God can judge me

And if I make it thru today will tomorrow be the same
Am I just running in place?
If I stubble and I fall
Should I get up and carry on or will it all just be the same

'Cause, I'm young and hopeless
I'm lost and I know this
I'm going nowhere fast that's what they say
I'm troublesome, I've fallen
I'm angry at my father
It's me against this world and I don't care, I don't care........

Well work has been the usual, been at work till unearthly hours over the week.

Weekend was spent with him ... well at least it was quality time.

And look! It's Monday once more .... Coz I'm Young and I'm Hopeless ... lada lada laddeeeedummm dee dum .. dee dum ..........

KNN CCB

2005-04-07T11:03:00.000+08:00

A phrase I picked up from my chats with Ethan

I got to the office at around 9.20am … an hour later; my manager strolled into the office and informed me that my door was ajar.

First reaction – WTF????????

Took my car keys and ran downstairs and saw, with my own eyes, the door of my Mocha AJAR.

NO I didn’t leave the door open simply because I didn’t even OPEN It.

NO I didn’t forget to lock my door either. I purposely made it a point to CHECK that my door was locked this morning. Ok, let me run through the history of events …

8.45am – Left home for work
8.50am – Arrived at the daily Federal Highway Jam (somewhere after Mid Valley)
9.00am – Arrived at the daily Jalan Tun Razak Jam (in front of Nichi Fashion City)
9.10am – Arrived at the Kampung Pandan Roundabout Jam … well not much of a jam
9.15am – Parked my car RIGHT IN FRONT of the staircase leading to my office, locked my door, went to the Mamak to buy cigarettes, unlocked and locked my car door, walked up to the office.
10.20am – Manager tells me “Oi, why did u leave u’r car door open???”

And so I went down, saw my back door ajar, glanced around the car and realized neh, there’s nothing much to steal from my car.

So here I am, still pretty much dumbfucked about what happened.

Best part is, the bloody alarm didn’t make a sound.

KNNCCB to the fucker who tried to be funny. FUCK

(*knnccb – ka nineh chow chee buy)

Rising Temperatures

2005-04-02T17:11:00.000+08:00

Down with a cold and my temperature is rising… reaching a boiling point.

I’m supposed to be in bed recovering … but there’s just too much on my mind. I have what it takes to go on a verbal shooting spree, but I suppose my temper and temperature need to reach maximum boiling points before I actually release.

So yeah, I decided to blog. My pillow is hot, like bread fresh out of the oven. My It’s fucking scorching out there and my already hot air con is at 25 degrees and I’m still cold. I suppose I would be better if I were out walking the street, doing normal stuff. Oh wait, I WAS supposed to … only thing, some guy told me that 2pm was a date. At 2pm, that guy conveniently forgot and had to postpone to 3. FINE. Came back, even fucking CLEANED and MOPPED my fucking room, washed my hair, dried my hair, cleaned the air con filters and slept before he had the decency to tell me he’s postponing to dinner. It’s almost 5pm and I’m sitting here, boiling with rage and all I don’t even get a sorry. Bah! Men.

*HUGE sigh*

Now I can sleep …. Goodnight!

And he told me I’m too … demanding … no commanding – apparently he woke up on the wrong side of the bed and told ME off for telling him to get more sleep. Go figure.

Shit @ Work

2005-03-31T01:00:00.000+08:00

People generalize it as usual working shit.

I think its total bull shit. Don’t get me wrong … I love my job. The problem lies in the person who pays my monthly salary. Honestly, I think he’s just sick somewhere up there.

Work has been super busy lately. To top the stress off that, some things have happened in the office within a very short span of time which kind-of shook me awake. I’ve decided not to reveal what at this point of time but after consulting some people who would know better, it made me realize that there may be something surfacing in the near future.

Please don’t mind the ranting.

Apart from all that shit, work is still a bitch, clients are still pretty much bitches and so is everything else surrounding it. Perhaps the only good thing that would seem good is my love life but on the contrary … I think I’m taking it a wee bit too far.

Anyway … just got home from Ampang. Was home pretty early today after telling my boss that I won’t be going back to the office since it was taking me a good half hour per 3 kms or so, crawling on the federal highway. After boss gave his blessings, I just exited at amcorp and ran home. Friend asked me to go see a room with him since the tenant was only available this late at night. Got there, got the room, and evaluated the main tenant. VERY gay.

Time for bed.

Nope my headache’s aren’t quite over yet. Still need to find a nice big bungalow with nice rooms, bathrooms and kitchen. Do tell if you know of any … minimal budget.

Goodnight!

Shit

2005-03-29T07:54:00.000+08:00

Too much shit has been going on in my life

I haven't had the time to actually sit down, ponder and write.

Work has been a total bitch ... just too much emotions and personal thoughts involved in the proccess. A lot of shit has been going on in my life. Too much to think about.

The usual pig (Me Lah) can't even sleep in peace at night. I wake up like 4-5 times a night, I just wake up, stare at the ceiling, think about scary ghosts and then go back to sleep. Deep down somewhere, I have some sort of a mental disturbance. I can't identify it ... all I know is something isn't right.

I'm up unsually early at 7.30am , effortless. In fact I was snoozing since 7 because there wasn't much point in waking up too early.

It's 8am. About time to get to work. SO MUCH TO DO, so little time. SIGH

Pissing ....

2005-03-25T18:45:00.000+08:00

Totally pissed off with work

It’s freaking Good Friday and all I want is to make it a point to go to church for service. I didn’t even take half day leave or leave early. I’m sitting in the office waiting for the client’s final approval before proceeding with the rest of the job. Fair enough, it’s my responsibility. I’m waiting for him to approve the work and whilst waiting, I’m fuming because there is a big possibility I won’t make it in time for church at 8. Why?

Boss calls at 6 saying there is an urgent job that needs to go out urgently. Fair enough, I’m willing to come back to work but NO he wants me to stay till he gets back which looks like 7pm or so since he’s on his way back from KLANG and traffic WILL definitely be a bitch. While waiting here, doing absofuckinglutely nothing, I just had to write. Release tension …

Work is such a bitch. The biggest bitch in the world. Bigger then ever before. Sigh.

By the looks of it, I’ll be stuck at work for a long time and I won’t be surprised if my mom needs to wait for me to pick her up at 10.30 later. She’s going for a wedding at Renaissance hotel.

Life has been just work. I think I’ll just send mom home, and snuggle up to my human pillow tonight. Work tomorrow. So much for alternate working Saturdays. Bah!

Disturbance

2005-03-23T01:18:00.000+08:00

Sorry for not writing. Ran into some trouble on Sunday night, just as I was prepared to give the rest of my evening to Sean. He came by in the evening with a friend to play mahjongg and then she left and we were just hanging around not doing much except talk … cuddle and talk. Just as we were about to get into action … my client calls. Couldn’t be arsed to answer. She then sms-es me saying

“I trust you have an improved visual to present to me tomorrow before the meeting”

I was dumbfucked.

Date noted on my calendar for the big meeting was on the TWENTY SECOND (READ: 22^nd) but it seems that I misread the date which was purportedly supposed to be the 21^st. I was just speechless. SOS-ed boss, boss was pissed. Called the client, explained to her that NOPE, didn’t have a visual prepared … she was ok and asked me to just make sure boss comes for meeting on Monday.

Settled that … was a little shaken. Went for dinner at SS2, ran some errands and sent him back. Boss sms-ed saying to meet in office at 7am. Got home and knocked out.

ANYWAY

Monday, woke up a tad too late, arrived at office at 7.30 or so. Decided to open up only to find that someone changed a lock and I didn’t have the key. Gostan and went down to mamak to chow on canai. Boss finally arrived at 8, opened up, talked abit, was lectured … and then finally left at 9.15 or so. The meeting was scheduled for 9.30

Arrived at the meeting almost at 10 … Sat there like a cibai.

Meeting was fucking long … ended around 12.30 or so. Hung around, saw some clients then went for lunch. Got back to the office at 4 or so. A day wasted. Worked like a dog to finish off some stuff and finally left at 10. Interesting?

Will write about the party later. Meanwhile, you can read the reports from KY and ST … with lots of pictures.

Spoiler Alert : Be prepared to see gross, disturbing images including same-gender French kissing and puke covered faces. Enjoy :)

Awesome

2005-03-20T04:04:00.000+08:00

The party was GREAT. Never have I seen so many friends DRUNK in one night. I Must say that KY throws the BESTEST parties in the world. I WILL post about this later ... for now, my duty as resident girlfriend is completed as all my girlfriends are in safe hands/beds .... Good Night!

Terminated

2005-03-19T18:56:00.000+08:00

A few previous posts have been removed for safety reasons.

Sorry for not writing, I've lost my browsing privileges in the office and have since been engrossing myself in loads, tones and heaps of work.

Will be attending the Faggoty Tri-Birthday bash at KY's house later. Hope to see you there :)

Angel

2005-03-17T22:05:00.000+08:00

Gotta find me an angel
To fly away with me
Gotta find me an angel
Who set me free
My heart is without a home
I don't want to be alone
Gotta find me an angel
In my life

Too long have I loved
So unattached within
So much that I learn
That I need somebody so
Still I'll just go on
Hoping that I'll find someone

Gotta find me an angel in my life

I know there must be someone, someone for meI've lived too long without the love of someone
And there's no misery, like the misery I feel in me

Gotta find me an angel in my life
She'll be there, now don't you worry
Keep looking now just keep looking

someone dedicated this song to me.... i sense a strong hint ... sigh

Had dinner all alone again today.. Am begining to acustom myself to this type of serinity ... Work sucks and I'm buried 6 feet deep. Will go and bury myself under my covers and just knock out. GoodNight~

Interesting Analogy...

2005-03-16T22:36:00.000+08:00

Read something interesting HERE ... Very well said ... :)

Certified Loner

2005-03-16T22:29:00.000+08:00

It’s pathetic sometimes, to finish work at 9 pm, in the company of two rather interesting colleagues – who (NO NOT GAY) but attached. Both in their own ways had to finish work and rush back to attend to their dearest girlfriends. Then I ask myself how come I don’t get to enjoy such luxury …

Tired at 9 pm, I scrolled through my phone book in vain, called the three guys I mentioned in my earlier post, as well as other people including Jessica. All were busy … one was too tired, one was still at work and the other well … he just didn’t answer.

And so I decided to screw it all, save myself some phone credit and head over to Petaling Street to find the infamous claypot “lou shu fun” but couldn’t find a decent enough parking space so I decided to just head home. My tummy growled to the sounds of Good Charlotte’s (still playing the same cassette) Bloody Valentine when I decided to just go have my favourite Hokkien Noodles near my house. Bumped into fooser Jason whilst there.

Sometimes I rant too much. Thinking back, it’s not exactly the first time I’ve eaten alone. In fact, I’m rather used to eating alone since I AM a loner and it’s nice to enjoy your meal ALONE without having to worry about ANYONE while you eat in peace, savoring every single bite.

Time to shower and watch the L word. It’s a nice, erotic, sensual and totally horny show. It’s not porn … go look it up :)

ill

2005-03-15T21:08:00.000+08:00

Haven’t been feeling well.

Went to see the doc during lunch and wriggled myself a half day mc. Nearly couldn’t get away from the office as there was much to do but managed to find my way anyhow.

Came home and slept, woke up for dinner and am now sitting here, writing this post.

KY’s having a party. I doubt I’ll have time to make cookies. Can I bring something else???

Dear Diary ...

2005-03-13T03:51:00.000+08:00

Here I am, trying to figure out what to blog about on this Saturday night. It’s 10.24 pm as I type and I’m sitting in front of my PC still trying to figure out what to write.

Work has been a bitch mainly because of the sudden invasion of jobs from this one particular client. Sean was away since Thursday and I miss him. At the same time, there also is this sudden invasion of the ex-flame (as in FLAME, just fire, never was the bf) and this other dude. I’m not proud of the fact I’ve got 3 different guys in my life, making life superbly difficult for me.

2 minutes have passed. I was intending to just hang around till about 10.45 or so before heading to Taman Tun to pick Leo up (since that’s the only way I can possibly drag him to AsiaCafe) and then to pick Margie up and THEN go to AsiaCafe. The night is starting rather late today, as it did yesterday.

I was awaken by an SMS (by golly!) at 8.30 am or so asking me to go for breakfast since my friend was literally around the corner (at that acupuncture place) waiting for his mom. Wanted to go to Rajus but I conveniently forgot that music theory exams are this morning and La Salle school is rather … packed on days like these. Made a U Turn and ended up in Kavithas for Canai and such.

Decided to call my student’s mom to check what time she’s sending Nick for class (to replace last Sunday’s lesson as I was in Genting). It was approaching 10am and she mentioned class at 10.30. Rushed home to change and flew over to Sri Petaling. Taught 3 kids, then came home.

The weather was too hot for anything. My ex-college iACT was having it’s Open Day at the DU Multipurpose hall and I intended to meet up with some of my ex-classmates but it was TOO HOT to do that at 2pm. Came home, switched on the air cond and pc and watched The O.C (Season 2 Episode 15) and then napped.

Woke up at 4.30 or so, called Stephen, arranged to meet him at the Open day. Got my ass up and about and headed over. Crowd was … BAD. Lepakked with Shuks, Sabrina and Jayme. Was at the park with Sabrina, talking and catching up under the trees, in the company of the cooling breeze, when Stephen came over to join us. Chit chatted quite a bit… Sabrina left and we continued chatting. Finally left at around 6pm to go to 1 Utama.

Had dinner with the girls … saw Kit a.k.a. Landslyde at some F1 promotion. Had yummy-licious claypot mouse tail noodles, followed by tea with Leo and his sister Lana. Left there to go yum char with Stephen in SS2 mamak … and then headed home.

Was about to get ready to go pick Leo and Margie up when sister was getting ready to leave. She was staying over at her friend’s place for the night before she heads out to the airport to go to Hong Kong (on a business trip) in the morning. Dear sister casually left her house keys instead of her car keys behind. Exchanged keys with her on my way to pick Leo up.

Got to Asia Café (finally) and foosed quite a bit. Just got home not too long ago (it’s 3.50am now). Kinda left abruptly just now hence the long time consumed writing this post. Will be on my way to bed now so … GOOD NIGHT!! :)

And … HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISIS!!!!!

BOOgieman

2005-03-10T17:01:00.000+08:00

BOO!

5 fucking jobs on my hand.

Looks like the holidays have REALLY come to an end. No more partying and lepakking, back to serious working.

*sigh*

At the moment I have 2 jobs that have been pre-assigned to me, 1 job that’s handed over to me and another 2 fresh jobs that came in today after which another 1 is due in sometime next week.

Anyway, was supposed to watch Sepet last night again but Jack couldn’t get tickets so we ended up watching Boogieman. I shan’t review this movie, but all I would say is IT SUCKS! The storyline wasn’t the least scary, the act-ors/tresses were very B rated and the plot was just … cheesy. The ending was abrupt but did not leave the viewer a craving for Part-II of any sort. I will not waste my time ranting … it sucked!

KY has written something about Sepet

Yesterday was boring… left work at 7-ish. Was supposed to pop by Sean’s place to pass him something but he told me not to rush over as he had to stay home from 8pm onwards (some Chinese superstition bout the spirit of the dead visiting on the 7^th day). Since I didn’t need to rush, dropped by some fashion place to check out their new collection but alas, there was nothing new. Got home in time for dinner. Mom cooked up some “belated birthday” dinner for Juju (the elder sister). Wendy was there too.

Finished dinner ran upstairs to shower and called Jackjack. He came to pick me up promptly at 9 and we headed off to find a mamak in Telawi, Bangsar. By the time we came close enough to finding a parking spot, it was close to 9.30 leaving us enough time for 1 drink and maybe 3 cigarettes before the movie was due to start. Didn’t bother with that and headed straight to Mid Valley.

Bumped into some of my clients at the car park and later in the cinema. They were off to watch Sepet and I was to watch Boogieman. It’s funny how people often tease when they see a male and female together at dinner or at the movies. If that were true, I think I would be worthy of being called the girl who changes boyfriends like she changes underwear.

Finished the movie and headed to PJ State’s Pan Bakery for some tea before Jacko sent me home.

I feel a little lonely, yet liberated since Sean’s away till the weekend. Am planning to either go out with the gang or play foosball or do something of that sort tonight, IF I manage to get off work early.

Off to finish more work … Toodle-loo

Doe - Eyed

2005-03-08T23:24:00.000+08:00

Doing some work for my manager.

The day was pretty boring. Wanted so much to stay in bed this morning, was tempted to fake an MC. Decided against it and came to work anyhow. Arrived a little early, but someone beat me to opening up. Did the usual hanging around, checked my mails and opened up my chat clients.

After browsing through some blogs only did I realize I have yet to review the movie “Sepet” which I’m about to do. I assume most of you would have watched the show if you had any interest whatsoever. If my assumptions are wrong however, I would like to warn you that this is quite a spoiler for those who haven’t watched.

Sepet is truly a Malaysian movie. It would take a Malaysian to understand the movie from head to tail, reason being it’s cultural, historical and morality contents that relate to our everyday lives.

The movie sets off in a typical morning market scene, with Jason (Ng Choo Seong) playing a VCD peddler and Orked (Sharifah Amani) in a love at first sight scene. The locations were very realistic, a smart choice of setting the story in Ipoh.

P.S … correct me if I make any mistakes along the way as I have poor memory, worsened by the fact I’ve only watched it once before.

Jason is taken aback by this untypical scene of a Malay girl seeking Chinese shows. Lin in this show portrays quite the usual best friend who is always opinionated and protective over her friend. I like the part where she sarcastically mentioned in awe that Jason even had a London name. I was very much like Orked, and Lin reminded me very much of Mandy :)

And so the movie hit of which much chemistry between the two leads. I also think that the parents were well cast, although the roles in the movie seemed to be too good for reality, since Orked’s parents did not object to the inter-racial relationship. I would however understand Jason’s mom’s support in the relationship as she herself has some kacukan blood. It was funny though, watching a cat and dog situation (Jason speaking in Cantonese with his mom replying in Malay)

The plot continues into the wooing process, the dates, and the sweet nothings they say to each other. It was cute to hear Orked call Jason Sayang. In contrast with real life however, I do not think that a 7As student would work as a VCD peddler. The reality in the show is the part where the Malay girl gets 5As is eligible for a scholarship but the 7As Chinese boy didn’t get anything.

To cut a long story short, go watch the movie. All I would say is, the show has a different ending, not quite the ending of your truly ideal love story where they get married and live happily ever after. It’s reality. Don’t talk on the phone while driving/riding a bike/blablabla

More spoilers can be found here, here and here :)

Two thumbs up for Yasmin Ahmad. Keep the good work coming in.

Recharge

2005-03-07T21:51:00.000+08:00

I was halfway through writing a lengthy journal on the Recharge@ZoukFest rave last weekend when I decided it was going to be yet another boring story. There weren’t any pictures taken by me as I don’t have a camera and my girlfriends didn’t bring theirs either.

Basically, the rave was a success. UNFORTUNATELY, I didn’t enjoy too much of it myself as I was preoccupied with arranging tickets for people, giving people their tickets, checking in rooms for people, giving them their keys, opening doors for them, showing them the way, eating with them, delivering food to them … and the likes. One or two of the above mentioned would be fine but I was basically doing all of the above up till midnight before I actually had a chance to join the party.

The crowd was overwhelming. I think almost 20,000 people turned up for the rave. It wasn’t a scene in a nightclub due to its outdoor nature but it sure was helluva crowd! I’m pretty sure most of my regular joints were rather deserted since I bumped into many foosers there. Besides being physically occupied with the aforementioned tasks, my mind was busy thinking about Sean and whether I should have made him come up or not. Stayed in Ghetto most of the time with Mandy, Jess and Ji.

Anyway, KY and ST have written their reviews of the weekend. I didn’t do much up there apart from running around, walking up and downhill and giving away some money to dear ol’ Uncle Lim.

My Mocha had a good drive up and a so-so drive back down. Mandy made a rather good co-driver/mom replacement/ lecturer/screamer/director etc … as she kept me well awake and alert throughout the entire journey.

There’s a nice canteen in Ria Apartments serving tasty home-cooked halal Chinese dishes for a lower, tax-free meal.

Apart from that … the weekend was alright for me … spent a little more money than usual but it was all good. I know I would have enjoyed it much more if Sean was there…

J-Lo : Up In The Sky

2005-03-05T12:20:00.000+08:00

J-Lo will be away for today.

She will be up in Genting for the ZoukFest (partially) and in the casino (most of the time).

Those who are going up ... hope to bump into you there
Those who aren't going up ... go paint KL red ... the streets WILL be empty.

Have a good weekend!!!

My Boo

2005-02-26T22:05:00.000+08:00

What happens when you make a big boo-boo for the 3^rd consecutive time? Sigh I don’t know how to make things better or right but my client called me complaining yesterday bout another big mistake made in the last job. It was my fault for not seeing into it properly but I definitely took things for granted thinking that cut-and-paste would not carry any mistakes.

I was so damned wrong. I kind of promised my boss that there won’t be any mistakes this issue but NO! This simply had to pop up. As of 6pm Friday, my boss wasn’t informed of the blunder.

First thought that came to mind was to quit … then it dawned on me that doing that is more like chickening out. No doubt it was entirely my fault as I service that particular clients’ account and I’m the supervisor and I’m the traffic and I’m the copywriter and everything else there is besides designing. First blunder was the wrong date. Second blunder was mismatched products. To add to the collection, I got the entire promotion wrong.

Now that I’ve heard from my client, I can’t wait to hear what my boss has to say when he finds out. I can’t possibly imagine the hell I would need to endure from that point forward. He would probably give me the lecture of how he never made a mistake of such degree in his 5 years of working on this one particular account.

Honestly, I feel like ramming my head through the wall and staying there till kingdom comes.

How do I face my boss? What would the consequences be? I shudder to think about Monday. In fact I feel like calling in sick.

Sigh …

Oh Well … life still has to go on.

Started my Saturday having Dim Sum with Sean in SS2 at 7am. Sent him downtown KL after that before heading home. Downloaded the OC and conveniently went to sleep at around 11. Was wakened up by Damien’s sms telling me that he should be arriving at the Banana Leaf place before 2. Margie called me soon after to tell me Sharon and she would pick me up to go together.

I don’t exactly know the name of the place we went to but it’s basically situated in Petaling Garden, near Taman Petaling Girl’s School. The food was good and so was the entertainment. The proprietor seems like a rather funny guy, showing us some tricks and questions in riddles. We in return showed him a trick in change for free drinks. We got the drinks thanks to my menthol ciggy and Galvin’s ingenious trick.

I believe if KY has photogenic memory, he would probably illustrate the proper banana leaf etiquette.

Came home to play mahjongg with Margie and Sharon. Finished that around 8 before heading out for dinner. The initial western food plan in SS3 was cancelled by Sharon therefore we ended up chowing in KFC Sunway (Margie, Jess and Moi). Was supposed to go find Sean but I guess he wanted to chill out with his buddies so I came home and here I am sitting in this bloody boring room rotting my brains out now that I’ve drained it writing this entry. Will go find something to watch … Goodnight :)

Insured

2005-02-24T14:17:00.000+08:00

Was caught up in some sort of an Insurance talk last night. No I wasn’t forced, someone asked, I said yes. Now don’t get me wrong, I usually don’t entertain too much of these but I agreed this time mostly because I promised to be Sean’s first client.

I already have a policy but since mom bought it for me some 3 years ago, I was merely aware that I have a policy but didn’t quite know what it was for except for the medical card part which I only saw yesterday (when searching for the policy).

Met up for dinner at Wong Kok restaurant somewhere in SS2 followed by coffee and chit chat session at Long Black coffee house. Basically William, who’s actually Sean’s cousin’s husband or something like that, has been an agent for a fairly long time. He wasn’t too pushy or too direct. He first explained my current policy and how I will benefit from it at the end of the day, and then the perks of what his company has to offer.

My summary: Every insurance agency offers the same thing, future security. Premiums work out to be almost the same and so do the benefits. The difference is in the incentives and guaranteed sum payable after maturity or whatever crap as well as the medical benefits.

Honestly, the medical benefits kinda caught my attention. This particular agency does cover more than my current agency and the perks … very tempting.

Anyway I think I’ll keep to my promise and purchase a little something from Sean. It really doesn’t cost too much to upkeep at least a form of life insurance. The younger you start, the cheaper it gets. It’s really as simple as that. I’m looking at an additional RM70 per month … which REALLY isn’t that bad :P

The “appointment” ended around 11.30 Sped over to Sharon’s house just in time to replace Adrian at the Mahjongg Table. Didn’t play too long, just till 12.30 after which I sped over to Sean’s house for a while since it was conveniently down the road. Mom was already bugging me which kinda pissed me off as it was only 12.30am. Furthermore it was the last day of CNY AND it was kinda like the Chinese Valentines Day. I usually return at 1am but I was pissed. Mom continued calling but I was stuck at Sean’s place for a bit coz his dad was up and I reallllllly didn’t want to bump into him. Waited for 1.30 to leave. Geez that woman can scream. Got many many earfuls that night … she called me a whore.

Sigh

Testicular ..

2005-02-22T15:15:00.000+08:00

There is a factory in America which makes the Tickle Me Elmo toys.
The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arm.

A new employee is hired at the Tickle Me Elmo factory and she
reports for her first day promptly at 0800. The next day at 0845 there is a
knock at thePersonnel Manager's door. The Foreman from the assembly line throws
open thedoor and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains that
she is incredibly slow and the whole line is backing up, putting the
entire production line behind schedule. The Personnel Manager
decides he should see this for himself so the 2 men march down to the factory floor.

When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle
Me Elmo's ll over the factory floor and they're really beginning to pile up.
At the end of the line stands the new employee surrounded by mountains of
Tickle Me Elmo's. She has a roll of plush red fabric and a huge bag of small
marbles. The 2 men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of fabric,
wraps it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little package
between Elmo's legs.

The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several minutes
of hysterics he pulls himself together and approaches the woman.
"I'm sorry," he says to her, barely able to keep a straight face,
"but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday".
"Your job is to give Elmo two test tickles".

*Joke Whored from a mail forward from some forwarding mail Yahoo! Group...Image whored from Google images ... and idea whored from KY :P..*

Claypot Lou Shui Fun :P~~~~

2005-02-22T12:44:00.000+08:00

Yup ... positively got my dose of Claypot Lou Shui Fun at Oriental Cravings last night. Overdosed on the soy sauce though, nearly killed my tastebuds.

Left the office at 5.30pm or thereabout before heading home to shower and freshen up. Finally got my bum off the chair at 6.30pm to bathe and left home at about 6.50pm. Sat through the horrid jam in Taman Tun before I finally arrived at 1 Utama. Jess arrived a few moments before me and so we met up at Kenneth Cole before heading to Oriental Cravings.

Had yummy food, and extorted money from the 2 of them to pay for their own hotel rooms in Genting. Jess was beat, having not worked in almost a year, spending a day indoors listening to bitches and bastards tell tales seemed very much hell to her. Well it’s almost like going back to school, only this takes more time and patience (or maybe not)

We finished dinner quickly and Mandy went back to work. Jess needed to get a few things i.e. a blazer, black hair bands, black hair dye and stationery. It was almost 9pm by then and we had the whole of 1Utama to search for a blasted blazer. First place that came to mind was G2000. Figured that most of the blazers were nice, but too corporate. Jess chose a nice … I-don’t-know-what-it’s-called blazer. I thought I had persuaded her enough to buy it when she decides to check Padini out. We were at the old wing of 1U and it was going to take us another 10-15 minutes to walk to the end of the new wing. We settled for Jusco. Didn’t look too good there so we headed back to G2000 and got that danged jacket.

Finished that, went back to see Mandy before heading off. She probably had a date with Euji and I had a date with the gang. KY, Leo and Damien called me to see where I was. Got to the SS3 mamak, had a couple of drinks and headed back to KY’s place to chill.

Reached home, watched Desperate Housewives and then went to bed.

I went to Genting just now to pay for the rooms. They’d bloodily better give me my double room for Theme Park hotel before I flip, cause a ruckus and condemn Genting for the rest of my life.

Lunchtime … perfect timing :)

Jojo Still Wannabe Foos Queen

2005-02-21T17:09:00.000+08:00

Jojo Still Wannabe Foos Queen

What’s the newest, hottest place in town with everything MOJO JOJO loves under one roof???

Food
Foosball
Pool
Girls
Guys
Foosball
Foosball
FOOSBALL~

*chuckles*

Fingers itchy and tummy hungwee? Well head down over to SS15 Subang Jaya, right opposite INTI College (where the old Cinema stood) to Asia Café. Huge place with a huge food court and super huge chill-out Asia Club. Do come … I’m guessing people are only coming through word of mouth … but it’s really another extension to the overwhelming young market (referring to overpacked Café 7 and Rack Café)… pool and foosball are the in things now!!!

Whats this foosball you ask?

Well basically foosball is table soccer. I’m not gonna whore anything off the net so go google it yourself or click here to perhaps … read more

Fingers itchy!

Evening started in church.

Had dinner with Jess, Margie and the gang in Misai SS2 followed by lots of foosball in Asia Club. Foosed a LOT of balls …. And then came home to sleep

Might just head down tonight again …. But me wrist hurts …. HOW?

Oh and I might just have claypot lou shui fun for dinner again tonight @ Oriental Cravings 1Utama. Looking forward to getting off work … possibly at 5.30 today. Till then … marilah-mari .. kita berfoosball!

Emotionless

2005-02-19T23:27:00.000+08:00

Bought a Good Charlotte cassette to play in the car.

Was listening to it yesterday on my way home from work and I stopped at this one particular song – emotionless.

I replayed the song at least 5 times, singing it over and over again.

I wept beneath those sunshades. It reminded me of dad …

Hey dad,

Writing to you

Not to tell you that I still hate you

Just to ask you how you feel

And how we fell apart

How this fell apart

Are you happy out there in this great wide world?

Do you think about your sons?

Do you miss your little girl?

When you lay your head down

How do you sleep at night?

Do you even wonder if we’re alright….

But we’re alright

We’re alright

It’s been a long hard road without u by my side

Why weren’t you there all the nights that we cried?

You broke my mother how you broke your children for life

It’s not ok but we’re alright

I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes

But those were just a long lost memory of mine

I spent so many years learning how to survive

Now I’m writing just to let you know I’m still alive

The entire song, short of the part about your sons … relived memories of the past 3 years suffering without daddy by my side.

In actual fact, this song was written about a father who abandoned his children.

I related to this song in the sense that daddy just left me one sudden day.

It’s been a long hard road without u by my side

It’s almost 3 years daddy … I’m still using the PC you left for me. 3 long and painful years have passed and everytime I light up, you come to mind. Sometimes I wished I could just kill myself faster so that I could go and be with you and tell you how much I miss you and how sorry I was …

I think about you every night before I sleep … there’s just no replacement for the void … as bad as you were, as mean as you were, as childish as you were … nothing’s gonna bring you back. I still can’t accept that fact daddy… I still can’t …

I’m sorry daddy … I made you a promise that I’ll come back and see you … I thought you would wait for me … why didn’t you daddy why ???

That solemn night replays in my head as a nightmare daddy … I waited for mom to come back to bring me to see you … you knew I couldn’t drive yet … I went to work, and waited for mommy. She didn’t come back … instead she called. She was by your side daddy… At that time … you were already drifting away. Why didn’t you wait daddy … WHY?

Nothing can bring back even those mere last moments. The oxygen machine was still pumping … trying to resuscitate you … but you were already sleeping … why daddy … why?

I miss you daddy …

Who’s going to walk me down the aisle?

2005-02-18T15:01:00.000+08:00

Certified 1U Ho …

What the heck is it with me and 1U???? I was there like 4 times already within the last 10 days… not very productive now is it?

Met up with Leo for dinner at Cravings. Reason for going there? Prompted by chiq. The Claypot “Lou Shui Fun” was pretty darned good… with bits of minced meat and fried fat bits … and of course the egg to top it all up. Washed it down very well with a Caramel Latte … went home early … to MY surprise.

Boss cleaned the air con on my side of the office yesterday. Now the office is officially smoke-free … wanna kill yourself? Go smoke outside.

Apart from that … my past 2 days have been pretty much boring, stagnant and mundane. No activity around the office, at home or anywhere else.

That’s why I haven’t written hallaj … DUNNO WTF TO WRITE!

Writer’s block ... can’t think can’t think …

Kasi suggestion sikit can ah?

Kinda at my wit’s end trying to figure out wtf to write …

BOREDOOM

Just returned from Times Square.

Purpose of going there – Lunch

Since the place is a mere 10 minutes away from the office, we figured why not … quick lunch and come back to office. Mana Tahu … the princess (me) decided to browse through cheap shoes … and so we ended up using more or less 2 hours for our “lunch break”

Oh yes, before I conveniently forget …

Made plans to go Genting on the 5^th of March for the ZoukFest. In case you were wondering … tickets go for RM35 inclusive of 1 drink presale and RM45 at the door. For tickets, kindly pay me to get tickets from Matthias Chang.

I worked out some rates that could be useful ..

GENTING CITY OF ENTERTAINMENT

Zouk Fest – 5^th March 2005 (Peak Period)

First World Hotel * Standard Room * RM140 * Limited Rooms 2 Pax

First World Hotel * Deluxe Room * RM165 * Limited Rooms 2 Pax

Genting Hotel * Deluxe Room * RM320 * Available * 4 Pax

Theme Park Hotel * Superior Room * RM185 * Available * 4 Pax

Probably going to play Big 2 in the studio since the bosses are all out ... ciaoz

1 Week Old … TECHnically

2005-02-16T09:53:00.000+08:00

WooHoo, it’s been a week since I got my baby Mocha and boy am I still excited.
Driving my baby has never felt better … it is after all a virgin.
The sweet smell of a virgin … just sends me drooling …
Possibly hitting 1000 kms soon … time to go for your first service baby …

Oh Me Mocha …
I’m driving around, in my car,
I’m driving too fast, I’m driving too far,
But when you reach the peak,
I promise u my love,
I promise you,
Black tint, to cool your innards,
Comfortable cushions to hug,
Sweet smelling Ambi Pur fragrances,
Greenday playing on a CD player,
Perhaps even Avril live on LCD …
But wait my love,
You’re here to stay,
I trust you,
I trust you to not fail me …
Bring me safe,
To and fro my every journey,
I swear to never abandon you.

Ok sorry I got carried away …

We had some sumptuous steamboat in Puchong yesterday, err literally translated as the “start-work-dinner”. Whole lot of us met up at some steamboat place near Tesco. Side orders were crabs, prawns and fish. Extremely filling.

Watched League of Extraordinary Gentlemen on DVD yesterday too … gave him his shirt and thank god he loved it.

I have this motivation to blog during the earlier part of the morning at work … and perhaps it should be my ritual huh? So ideally, it would be good to read me during lunchtime. Perfect!

Eh … since I’ve been writing more regularly … refer me to some friends who are bored shitless with nothing to do la … at least something for them to do right? Thanks ya … looking forward to my counter raking in more counts yah …. Hughughughughugs …

Declarations of Love ...

2005-02-15T14:42:00.000+08:00

The V-day excitement this year was somehow quieter than usual. I’ve been whoring 1U during the holidays. Yesterday was no exception, no doubt you see couples walking around hand in hand, hand-on-waist, hand-on-butt, hand-around-neck-touching-boobies … you know the ritual. The town wasn’t quite painted pink nor was there a flood of roses on every street … get my drift?

Surprisingly enough, restaurants like Dome didn’t have special Valentines set specials of any sort …

An Idea came to mind whilst wolfing down KFC at Pyramid …

Fast food outlets should come up with V-day sets to lure budget lovers. Honestly speaking, if lets say McDonalds were to offer a McValentines value meal comprising of a Large drink a Large fries and perhaps even a Larger-sized burger or just 2 burgers and throw in some couple soft toys for him and her kinda thing and market it at RM14 per set … I’d definitely go there anytime. Or maybe they could sell heart-shaped Mc-V-Nuggets …

See the thing is … I wouldn’t want to go fancy on V-day. A few years back, when Mandy was going out with HM, Cheng Wan and I butted in for a nice V-dinner at Eden KL. No biggie really… Lobsters and Crabs and stuff, red wine … candlelight settings … yadda yadda yadda. Anyway … we paid something like RM80 per person that night just to have a romantic foursome in the company of many couples. Seemed like we paid for a mass-orgy kinda thing with people going mmmm after every bite of escargot … ANYWAY

If I were to succumb to such commercialism of an originally holy day … I would so definitely celebrate love by maybe cooking dinner for him, taking him out for dinner instead of vice-versa, pluck a bouquet of bougainvilleas from the neighborhood for him … serve macaroni & cheese in a heart … silly but sweet things girls can come up with. If I had a better half, I guess I would celebrate V-day, but in my own style. But I swear I’ll give a 24 hour lecture to anyone who buys me flowers on the danged day itself. Want to buy flowers? Wait for the KLM annual tulip sale in Sg. Wang Plaza and get me a dozen or so. I’ll love you forever =)

We all celebrate love in our own ways. Some people announce it on live radio, some people buy the most expensive of gifts, some people use creativity and originality, some people waste money on balloons, gigantic cards and roses, some people wine, dine and make love, some people just buy themselves something sweet, some people stay home and wank, some people just watch TV hugging their pillows, some people fight it off in true valentines spirit …

I had a minor-major argument with Sean yesterday. It was a little hurtful but you’ve got to understand the power of an apology. Saying sorry isn’t a dent to your ego; it’s a confidence booster, a correction pen, works as good as Blanco.

Anyway … with Jon’s help I bought him a G2000 shirt. Heck it was a nice shirt, in his size and was on discount! Accompanied it with a hand-made card and voila! My work is done.

Mom showered her love by going MIA the whole of yesterday. I supposed she just wanted to spend her entire day in the company of her Mahjongg tiles.

Sis probably spent her day working.

I spent my day in the company of Margie, my pillow and Jess.

My boss declared his love to us by declaring the office a non-smoking zone. So much for my new ashtray …

Image whored from Google images

Have a good day ~~

Another Humid New Year

2005-02-13T17:06:00.000+08:00

Humidity is synonymous with the Lunar New Year … these few days of food, drinks and lots of laughter is accompanied by shirtless guys and sweaty palms.

Gone are the days of mahjong playing foot-on-stool “men” crunching kuachi messing up the floor whilst the womenfolk chatter while cooking for the … MEN

Gone are the days where uninhibited children light fireworks, constantly risking the loss of their fingers/toes/head/eyes … you get my drift

Gone are the days where the children follow their parents visiting … and not stay home watching astro all day

Gone are the days where RED rules and Black blows …

Gone are the days where you heard lion dances in your neighbourhood at least once EVERY day for 15 days of the Lunar New Year…

AND

Gone are the days when I somehow managed to top 1K in angpow collections …

And so the CNY spark has come and gone … taking away a small percentage of my angpow earnings..

A Roundup of the New Year…

Day 1 – Woke up at like 6.25 am to go to church some 500 meters away for Ash Wednesday mass. Came back and proceeded to knockout til noon. People started popping by then for the annual lunch. Mom’s friends and my cousins came by to makan-makan my mommy’s chicken curry and porky pork. Got my red packets and just hung around the house. Went out ALL ALONE to visit 1^st uncle, 1^st cousin (on mom’s side) and 7^th Aunt. The sun went down and the stars came out to play. Packed up mahjongg tools and headed over to Matt’s place to play. Unfortunately Ling wasn’t in the mood to mahjongg since Euji didn’t know how to play so we just played Big2 (Chor Tai Tee) and BlackJack that night. Ended at Steven’s Corner with lots of fried Sotong, Gizzard and Fish.

Day 2 – Mom and I finally got our lazy arses off the chair and was about to go visit my 4^th aunt when her son popped by to visit. They left and we headed out to visit my aunt across the road but she wasn’t in so we came back. Mom opened the front door … and promptly disappeared to play mahjongg. I transferred some of my junk from my old car over to my new car … and then walked around the house aimlessly doing absolutely nothing. Called Margie and made plans to meet at Dome for dinner. Came home to change and grab clothes and then went to Kajang to meet up with her. Headed over to Pei Lyn’s house for mahjongg. Ended the night in the Mamak … as per usual. Spent the night in Margie’s house.

Day 3 – Woke up rather early. Dressed up and headed to Shuh Huei’s house to meet up with the gang. Played some Blackjack there till about 12pm before heading to McDonalds for some chicken burgers and fries. Proceeded to Pei Lyn’s house for Mahjongg and more food. From Pei Lyn’s house we went to Jasmine’s house ... and thence to Yean’s house. Finished the business there and went for dinner near Yean’s place (somewhere in Cheras). Ended the night at my place playing mahjongg and Blackjack.

Day 4 – Woke up, walked aimlessly around the house … then sent mom to Puchong for her daily dose. Sabrina called to say she wants to come visit so I came back and waited but she didn’t turn up in the end so I just watched Babe on tv. Jess called shortly to say she’s coming by … to get her car and lepak if I’m home. She came, watched each other and some tv. KY dropped by for food. Mathieu asked me to go watch Constantine with him and since everyone was bored, we all went to Mid Valley happily, after picking Ivan up. Ended the night in Dharoos, mamaking under the pouring rain.

Day 5 – Magically woke up in Sean’s house … ok fine I snuck in there last night since I was bored with nothing to do anyway. Finally got my lazy ass off the bed and headed to 1 Utama to lunch with Yan Tien. Bought some car wash thingy on my way home and that’s what I’m gonna do for the next few hours … Ciaoz

Oh Me Mocha

2005-02-12T11:54:00.000+08:00

More Pix of my babies ... just click ====> HERE <=====

WMP5722

2005-02-09T02:10:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year darlings!

Woke up rather early this morning to ferry mom to market and pick cleaner up. Came back and lazed in front of PC, napped on bed ... and ... dunno what else.

FINALLY the car salesman called me around noon to pick up car. Unker Toi happened to be online and I persuaded him to come pick me up to bring me to go collect my car (THANKS a zillion darling ... you really were a darling)

Got my car, stood under the sun a little, went to Zouk to take vanity pix of my car, went back to Desa Pandan to have McDonalds and drop Unker back to his car ... dropped cookies off at Derek's house, dropped by KY's house to take more vanity pix and THEN headed home.

Honked the Honker when I got home and mom came out beaming with pride. See she chose the colour of my car and it sure as hell turned out gorgeous :)

We had sumptious steamboat dinner with lots of fishballs, sotongs and crabs. Ling and me literally gobbled up the sotongs and fishballs while mom and Matt wolfed down the crabs whilst Godma and Juju just ... ate everything else :P

Finished the food, cleaned up and proceeded to play mahjongg in my crib. Mun Hon came along later to join us/replace Ling and then sent Matt home after mamak-ing in Steven's Corner Pandan Indah.

Here are some pictures of my hubby. Off to bed now. Ling will hang on to my PC whilst I slumber and she'll sleep after I wake up at like 6 am ... see tomorrow is not only Chinese New Year ... It also happens to be Ash Wednesday and thats how the family will begin the day ... at 6 am.

Will leave you to my pictures ... while I kiss Ling goodnight ...

Haven't had the time to resize my pix but I will do in due time ... probably after I get enough sleep :)

Have a happy and prosperous New Year, Filled with Love and Abundant with Wealth and Happiness :) Gong Xi Gong Xi, Hong Pow Na Lai hehe.

Oh yeah btw .. do come by my place since most of you haven't been to my new place yet. There's lunch tomorrow (today rather) so I SHOULD be home but do inform if you intend to come by on other days.

SERIOUSLY off to bed.