CNY 2010

This year CNY has been quite eventful, with 2 reunions. One reunion in Ipoh (with mom’s half-brother’s side) and one in Penang (mom’s dad’s side). Yes, my mom is from my paternal grandfather’s second wife. Pretty common in those days, but i think there was no ‘i am leaving you for another woman’ via SMS. Oops sidetracked pulak! haha!

As usual I was the only crazy one with a big DSLR in hand (dad’s camera) so I was the only one taking tons of pics (people and food)

Here are some pics from the Ipoh reunion (CNY eve lunch):

  Cousin with her husband and daughter. Braised Crab Meat Shark’s Fin Soup Kampung Chicken With Chinese Herbs Steamed Red Snapper in Soya Sauce

   Mixed Vege with CNY Style Nyonya Glutinous Rice    Nyonya Glutinous Rice unwrapped  Yu-Sheng Tossing the Yu-Sheng!   Dad asking for one sheet of Erica’s angpow money. She doesn’t look amused. hehe  All in the family

With Mom and Dad :D

Penang reunion (3rd day of CNY lunch):

          I whacked quite a few prawns. The chilli sauce is nice! Yummy!  Table 1   Table 2 Table 3 preparing for photoshoot Still preparing Group photo! :D Jam tarts! Mandarin Oranges!

Fried Sticky Cake (forgot how to say in chinese :P)

 

I took 3 days off so I had the whole CNY week off! :D So that was my CNY for 2010. It was fun to meet all my relatives..although I don’t know if we will see each other again because most of them are in KL, and this reunion is also after a really long time, possibly 20 years or more…

Oh and I am kinda dark in these photos because I just came back from Outward Bound 2 weeks before CNY..hehe

I ate quite a lot, because there was so many dishes and the senior members of the table don’t eat much (muahahaha!)

And last of all, the best part of not being married (only during CNY):

Angpow!!!! :D

Have a prosperous year ahead!

And now I'm back!

Hi everyone!

Don't worry, I haven't abandoned my blog, just haven't got the time to really sit down and write. Not so much writer's block as lazy to blog :P

Just got back from OBM today (2 weeks without phone and internet...believe it or not but i actually didn't miss the internet at all!! :D) and am darker + sunburnt + more muscular :P Will tell more later. It was awesome! hehe...felt like a kid again XD

Back to work tomoro...luckily I don't really have to do anything at work...can rest...hehe...

Gnite!

Blessed Christmas!

Have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas tree at home

 

Decor in Ipoh Parade:

 

Decor in Church:

Pink Martini is Coming to town!!!

Checked my email this morning and received Pink Martini’s email containing their concert tour list. Scrolled down and saw that they are coming to Malaysia!!! Hooray!! Been waiting for a long time for them to come! I WILL NOT MISS THIS!! Anyone wanna join me? Will probably take 2 days leave for this…muahahahaha! Ok gotta save money first…haha…will go for the Monday night show..and maybe Tuesday also…see how desperate I am first..haha :P

 

DFP SHOWCASE
Pink Martini
Mon 15 & Tue 16 March 2010, 8.30pm

With a wildly diverse repertoire and a cohesive body of beautiful songs, Pink Martini can take you from a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro at one moment, to a French music hall of the 30s or a palazzo in Napoli the next.  This unique ensemble, described by critics as “sophisticated and cosmopolitan”, will perform selected pieces from their various albums including their latest, Splendor in the Grass.

For more information about Pink Martini. Click here.

Ticket Price (RM): 180 | 150 | 110 | 60
Ticket Status: Available
Dress Code: Smart Casual

 

My few fave Pink Martini songs:

Pink Martini - Sympathique :: Official Music Video (Embedding disabled so go to YouTube to watch)

 

 

Can’t wait!! :D

Good or bad, hard to say...

Once upon a time, there was a king. The king liked one of his followers very much because he was very wise and always gave very useful advice. Therefore the king took him along wherever he went.

One day, the king was bitten by a dog, his finger was injured and the wound was getting worse. He asked the follower if that was a bad sign. The follower said, Good or bad, hard to say'. In the end, the finger of the king was too bad that had to be cut. The king asked the follower again if that was a bad sign. Again, the follower gave the same answer, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. The king became very angry and sent the follower to prison.

One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. He got excited when he was on the chase of a deer. Deeper and deeper he went inside the jungle. In the end he found himself lost in the jungle. To make thing worse, he got captured by the native people lived inside the jungle.

They wanted to sacrifice him to their god. But when they noticed that the king had one finger short, they released him immediately as he was not a perfect man anymore and not suitable for sacrifice. The king managed to get back to his palace after all. And he finally understood the follower's wise quote, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. If he hadn't lost one finger,he could have been killed by the native people.

He ordered to release the follower, and apologized to him. But to the king amaze, the follower was not mad at him at all. Instead, the follower said, 'It wasn't a bad thing that you locked me up.' Why? Because if the king hadn't locked the follower up, he would have brought the follower along to the jungle. If the native found that the king was not suitable, they would have sacrificed the wise man instead!. Again, the quote 'Good or bad, hard to say' stands.

The moral of the story:

Everything that happens in this world, there is no absolute good or bad. Sometimes good things turned out to be bad things eventually, while bad things become a gain.

Whatever good things that happen to you, appreciate and enjoy it, but do not cling on or become overwhelmed! Take it as a pleasant surprise in your life.Whatever bad things that happen to you, do not feel too miserable or sad, it may not be too bad after all!

If one can understand this, he or she will find life much easier.

Have a good day!


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Got this in a forwarded email. It's so true. I get really angry when people only look at the negative side of things, when there is a clear bright side most of the time. People like that, get rid of them. I like people who have the 'can do' attitude, where they try to find solutions for problems before giving up or complaining. I also like people who think 'why not?' to anything, eg; ideas.

Anyway, have a great positive day!

MPO Happy Hour

Will be in KL 7-9 Dec...maybe I can squeeze in one MPO performance before coming back? :D
Wonder when they revamped their website...looks good!




MPO Happy Hour
Wed 9 December 2009, 6.30pm

LEADER: Miroslav Daniš Violin

Get ready for a finger-snapping, toe-tapping musical treat with Miroslav, his fellow MPO and local guest musicians! Featuring an assortment of swinging jazz tunes and vocals from the era that brought Benny Goodman and Count Basie to stardom. You’ll be bopping along in the aisles in no time!

Ticket Price (RM): 10 for all seats
Ticket Status: Available

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Clothes and photos

Looking at pictures posted on FB these days, it always makes me laugh when people wear the same t-shirt at different occasions. Sometimes in almost all of the pictures they will be wearing the same t-shirt! Hahaha! Must be their fave clothes! ;)

November Babies!

Whoa! Look at the list of my friends who are November babies! (Taken from Facebook :P)

 

01  -  Mei Ling Lee (age 27)
03  -  Lai Yew Cheong (age 27)
04  -  Kelvin Hoh Chee Wai (age 26), Neni Lode (age 50)
05  -  Lishalinee Soosay (age 22)
06  -  Syibba Beeba (age 26)
08  -  Karol Wee, Toh Jo Cyee (age 24)
09  -  Muhammad Ihsan (age 23)
10  -  Irma Izzati (age 22), Mary Goh
11  -  Jeremy Loh (age 22)
12  -  Moon H. Ng, Paul Abisheg (age 20)
13  -  Devaki Murgayah (age 24), Nicole Leehooi (age 25), Stephen Yaw (age 51), TWisha Winisha Molapo (age 20)
15  -  Sheela Vijayan Tan (age 26)
17  -  Andy Ten, WernJing Ding (age 24)
19  -  Jenny Chim, Joanna Thina
20  -  Kien Wai, Kim-Guat Goh
21  -  Michael Chan, Nas Wazir (age 23)
22  -  Atiah Bt Mohd Aminuddin (age 23), Azfar Hisham (age 23), Herin Nathan
23  -  Anna Leong
24  -  Anne Rahim, Sri Mala Kanniappan (age 23)
25  -  Kelvin Lee (age 33)
26  -  Patricia Ong (age 26)
27  -  Joshua Navin
28  -  Daniel Anand (age 21), Gillian Rayappen, Jonathan Yeap, Ngu Ling Yee (age 22), SitLooi Wong (age 23)
29  -  Jo Kukathas (age 47)
30  -  Elly Ismail (age 23), Supriya Nair (age 21)

 

Happy birthday to you all! :D

 

One thing I noticed, the people in the upper age group that I know (and are close to) happen to be born in November! Such as my mom, my aunt, Cik Nur Aini (My KH teacher in school) and Mr Mike (Techflow advisor). Hmmm….coincidence? Maybe these November babies are just special! :)

Oh and the 15th was also my parent’s 29th wedding anniversary! :D

Happy 29th Wedding Anniversary!

Taken somewhere in Indonesia during our family trip a few years back. One of the rare pictures where we all look decent :P

Pictures!

I think you all were bored with my ramblings in the previous post so here are some pics! :D

 

I finally got a helmet! Just a trainee tho… Cool ear muffs :D What does ‘latihan sangkut’ even mean?? We had to get magic markers to draw the flow on the technical diagram…hehe…feel like a kid again :D Our classroom for 1 month. Traffic light on the way back. Straight is going to Lumut, turn right is Billion and home :) Helped my sis stick the kindergarten kid’s colouring and compile each kid’s set together. Lunch at Home Curry House – reserved for Fridays! :D

They have a simulator here…cool stuff! :D Our trainer said at the end of this OJT we have to try our hand at simulation…hmmm…hope nothing explodes :p

 

That’s all for today…more soon! :)

Epic Fail…

On Friday morning, I left a little earlier than usual for work because I wanted to pour petrol. Mana tau the car memang not enough petrol d, and I was stuck at home. Haha…had to call sis, she let me use her car to go to work. Then during lunch break (2 hours cause its a Friday! :D) I went to the petrol station, bought a 1.5 liter bottle of water, drank some of the water and threw the rest so that I could fill it with petrol and bring it to my car. Parked my sis car at the house and then took my car to work…hehe…usually my car still can jalan quite a bit when the warning light goes on…but this time….it protested! Anyway not my first time buying petrol and filling it in a bottle cause I had to rescue Cheeseman using that method before..haha! Experience is indeed useful ;)

Note to self: Next time pour petrol as soon as the warning light goes on! Even if not much money!

Work!

Yo ppl! If you haven’t heard, I am now a working woman! Haha…actually more like a trainee la….but for the next 1 year..im known as a ‘Jurutera Mekanikal Pelatih’. Where? A place I used to live – Sitiawan/Manjung! I guess they sent me here because of my FYP…aih…but ok lar at least my sis is here so I have a place to stay…the other 2 guys have to tumpang some the senior’s house…kesian rite…dahla we were only informed on Friday where we’re goin, and then lapor diri Monday, then no accomodation is provided…really weird la this company…no communication and no planning between HQ and here…and then they keep changing the training schedule for each batch….hmmm…

At the moment me and the 2 other guys have been assigned to OJT (On Job Training) so we will be sitting in the classroom and learning, and then we have a walk down session where we go on site to see the real stuff (in class we read the technical drawings). Oh and we have a mentor and a buddy! Hehehe…but haven’t really bugged my buddy…no problems so far, and hopefully it stays that way…:)

So far it’s been ok, everyone is really nice and always willing to impart their knowledge.

Monday – Lapor diri at 9am, then hang around while they decide what’s next. Then met up with our mentor – Pengurus Kanan HR (dunno why HR). He’s nice. And then one HR guy gave us a briefing on the Plant. And then in the afternoon we had a briefing on safety. After that it was lepak until time to go back :P

Schedule for the past few days:

Tuesday – They din know what to give us to do yet so we just sat in the meeting room till 10am. Then the HR guy took us around the plant in a Kembara…hehe…it’s a big area….and then in the afternoon we went to see the bosses and then lepak in the library till balik time…hehe…

Wednesday – Finally they had our schedule ready! So we started our OJT.

Thursday – Today!

I’m also writing all this here so that I can refer to it when I need to write in my logbook…hehe…feels like industrial training all over again….aih….

Good thing is there’s plenty of shaded parking, but the food – all Malay so i only eat at the canteen/outside once in a while…there are plenty of makan stalls around the area but all Malay food…it’s nice, but not much variety…i miss the economy rice stall in Serdang!! I could go out and eat but then it’s no fun travelling out and then eating alone …next week onwards plan to bring ‘bekal’ – sandwich…see how la…need to bring back the rest of my stuff from KL first…

Today I brought my laptop to work because our trainer gave us soft copies of the operation manuals with the drawings. So there’s a ton of stuff to read. There’s WiFi but I think only selected people have the password…hmm…have to work on that…my new project: find out the password! Heh heh heh….not that I don’t have internet at all, but using the computer without internet is pretty boring…its hard not being able to Google whenever I need…

Tomorrow is a Friday so it means 2 hour lunch break and work finish at 5! hehe! Will be going back to Ipoh and then going to KL for my dad’s medical thingy, then come back Sunday and drive to work Monday morning. As of now I will be going back every weekend…my mom didn’t give the orders, but it seems that it’s what i’m expected to do…hmmm….tricky situation…but if my car ran on water i would travel back to Ipoh everyday la…

p.s. I typed this post this afternoon and came back home to publish it..hehe…

p.s.s. I thought I would die of smoke inhalation from the coal ash or the staff smoking, but it turns out one of the pelatih guys smoke, so im already dying slowly from there….haha…

:D

Issues, issues

The Saturdays
Issues
Chasing Lights

Verse 1

Ohhh Yeah
D#
Sometimes
A#
I Feel like I’m going out of
Cm
My mind,
G#
Boy the way you do me is a
D#
damn crime,
A#
But then you smile at me
Cm
and its all right,
G#
With you there aint nothin' in between,

Bridge
D# A#
Every time that I walk out the door,
Cm G#
Tell myself I won't take it no more,
D# A#
There’s a part of me won't let you go
G# C#
I keep saying yes when my mind says no

Chorus
G# D# A# Cm [Repeat]

Me and my heart we got issues,
Don’t know if I should hate you or miss you,
Damn, I wish that I could resist you,
Can't decide if I should leave you or kiss you.
Me and my heart we got issues, issues, issues.
We got issues, issues, issues.

Verse 2 [Chords from Verse 1]

Its awful, boy you leave me hangin' for so long,
You empty out my love until its all gone,
You change the words but its still the same song,
I’m tired of the melody.

Bridge

Change my number and throw out your clothes,
But my feelings for you, it still shows,
I keep building the walls round my heart,
But then I see you, and it all falls apart...

Chorus

Pre-lude
G# D#
Why fight it, cant hide it
G# D#
Truth is I think I like it,
G# D#
Confusion, illusion
C#
Still I don’t know which way to go….

Chorus: (x2)
Me and my heart we got issues,
Don’t know if I should hate you or miss you,
Damn, I wish that I could resist you,
Can't decide if I should leave you or kiss you.
Me and my heart we got issues, issues, issues.
We got issues, issues, issues.

Me and my heart we got issues, issues, issues
We got issues, issues, issues,
We got issues, issues, issues
We got issues, issues, issues

Me and my heart we got issues
Don’t know whether I should hate you or miss you.