Complaining again

So, i will be going to Korea next Friday. I was under the impression that i would be going to my colleague's house to wait for the taxi to the airport together. Then she told me that instead, she and her brother would drive over to my place because it would be nearer to the airport. So, i agreed.
I booked the taxi online stating my home address for the pickup point and told her about it. Then she told me that if the taxi can do two pick up points because she is worried for her car. I mean i should be more worried for my car if i parked at her apartment! So i asked the taxi service if they can do two pickup points and there will be another RM45 extra charges to the RM65! Then she said it is not worth it and if i didn't mind, i could park my car at her place since her housemate won't be around and there is an extra parking space inside.
I am tempted to say ok, because she is always late and i hate to think that it runs in the family. So i better wait at her place instead.
If so, i would have to cancel the booking that i just made and let her handle the rest since the rate is still going to be the same at RM65.

Best Birthday Ever!

It’s funny how my “Best Birthday Ever!” is defined by the notion of how many cakes I’ve got.

Total 4 cakes! All early birthday cakes.

I got 2 surprised birthday cakes from SIL. Oreo Cheese Cake & Chocolate Mud Cake. Homemade! I finally got to try SIL’s cakes. Love ‘em!

Brought some back with me to share with my colleagues. Including one Christmas Fruit cake mixed with Rum. Compliments all around. Well done!.

At the airport, saw Couz Ojoy and her parents. They just had seen off G&V. I unknowingly had the same flight as them. And Couz G had a taste of all the cakes. Haha..

We had a birthday party in the office without my boss around yesterday. He came in right after all the cake eating. “Wa, you all partied while I was working my ass off a?”..

*Grin

A View of Kundasang

Blissful Me

It's raining. I'm all curled up and wrapped up in my thin blue blanket.. My feet are cold. Though my stomach's begging for breakfast, i am still thinking whether to stay in bed or get up and scour the kitchen for the fried rice MamaRoach said she'd cooked. Hm.. Fried rice it is!




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2011 Year End

It’s always the year end that I am starting to post all these nonsense. And I have a lot of it.

I read in the horoscope that Capricornian are ambitious.

Where have all MY ambition gone to?

Not that there’s anything wrong with reading a book/ ibook. I am now on my 4^th book of George R.R. Martin’s book A Feast For Crows. But I need me some new hobby. The adventurous kind. And playing Snoopy Street Fair is NOT a hobby.

It seems like I need a whole new dictionary to understand the book. They don’t have ‘kingsmoot’, ‘septa’ or even ‘maester’ in the regular Oxford dictionary.

I am happy for Lil’ Bro who has found a job that he truly likes and enjoys doing. Even though one time, he had to start work at 4.30am.

And I was bothering/ whatsapping my friends about insignificant stuff while they are busy with work. :p.

So, LP is will be going to Bangkok on Christmas eve and coming back on the 28^th, but will only start work next year!! Jealous!! (@_@)

G is busy with work now. My senior HF will be on holiday to clear her annual leave starting from the 27th-29^th Dec. Fun!

So, it’s official. I haven’t taken any MC for 2011.

Me & another colleague- Mr. N. :P. A repeat of my 1^st & 2^nd year in my company.

The most MC taken is by our drafter Ms. R.

The most unpaid leave is by our very own Ms. H. : ). Haha.

And now it’s time for my Current List

Current favorite book: A Feast For Crow- George Raymond Richard Martin (hope you can finish your book in time).

Current favorite song: It will Rain- Bruno Mars- Twilight: Breaking Dawn Soundtrack (this guy can do no wrong).

Current favorite movie: Believe it or not (None at the moment)

Current favorite TV series: New Girl (adorkable Zooey Deschanel) 

Current favorite Reality TV Shows: The Voice (It’s over now but new season is coming up)

Current favorite Celebrity: Blake Shelton (For those who didn’t watch The Voice, you might be thinking ‘Who?’ ..But, honestly he’s funny AND tall  ;) ..) I love the song “Don’t Drink The Water” by Brad Paisley & Blake Shelton. 

Current favorite drink: Green Tea

Current favorite fashion: Work: Skirt & Shirt, Casual: Skirt & T-shirt, Party: Dress. I love the way Jess’ dress (New Girl).

It’s getting harder to think of any Current Favorite things now..

Favorite Love & Hate Gadget: iPhone. I used to be able to go to work on time & sleep earlier at night. It’s wasting my time.

De-cember

I believe that i need to surround myself with positive thinking people. As i am easily influenced by the good and the bad.

The worst thing about No-vember is that my colleague asked me to write a wish for Ck & the wife on the wedding gift (a photo album), i was even thinking of not attending the wedding at that time. But a lot of people depended on me on the transport & make up. As if that wasn't bad enough, another colleague asked me to write a another wish on the card to be attached to the gift!

I did all those with a heavy heart.
I went to the wedding with a shattered heart (duii..).
I congratulate the wife & posed for photos with a smile on my face.
All the time wishing that i was the one drinking champagne instead of red wine & Cognac.

Today, i saw a ring on his finger.
The definite repellent for me as a constant reminder that he is now off limits.

A New Opportunity

A friend of mine called me up last Thursday during the Completion Dinner for my paint company project.
Letting me know that his company is looking for someone to fill up an E&I position in his company. The friend is also a new employee for this O&G company. I AM interested, and here comes the BUT:-

1) I will be doing an Electronic & Instrument workscope- which i know nothing of and i almost failed my Electronic subject in college.
2) I am waiting for my bonus to come out early next year to pay for my Japan trip (28/4/2011-11/5/2011)
3) We were promised a company trip next year (also the same time frame as my personal Japan trip...shieeet!!)

Reality is..I can't really say anything since i didn't submit any resume to him yet. Forgot my external HD at home and my resume is in it.
I mean i gotta stop being scared and just do it! Yes i am scared.
It is not about ME anymore. I have to think for my family. Well i have my brother to think about my family. But.. no!! Let me have that reason for me to go move ahead.
CK's getting married next weekend.. My boss is probably planning a trip without me anyway.. Reasons to go and grab just that opportunity in the ass. This is the transition that i have always wanted.

Short Weekend Holiday, Facial & Books

I will be going to Penang this Hari Raya Haji holiday which conveniently falls on the weekend (Monday will be another day off). This time it is not for a friend's wedding. This time it is with my colleagues. Not all of them of course.

I am a little excited about it 'coz this time it's with a different group of people :)

What's new with me.

Well, my project of a paint factory is basically completed, except for some variation order work.
Now i have another small project in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan which is just around the corner from the huge bundle market. I used to follow my cousins and went there to buy cheap clothes (for them, not me).

Now i only catch up on TV shows on the weekend. I don't really watch it anymore.
Not even my pc.
Now i am on my 3rd book of George R.R. Martin.- A Storm of Sword.
Book Three: A Song of Ice and Fire (book series)

I love them. Just wish i have someone to discuss it with because i have a few questions that i need answers. i can read till 2am! With the little screen of my iphone.
I have also been frequenting beauty parlors to do my facials. And i think it shows! I've got a few positives comments from colleagues and friends. On my recent trip back to KK, my uncle even asked me if i had Botox done!!??... huh..?

Everytime i went to do my facials, these people keep persuading me to buy their product. And i have managed to fend them off. I kept reminding myself that i have my Japan trip next year and i need to save money!! MORE MONEY!!.

Absent

I know i haven't been blogging for quite some time. Truth is my work has been real hectic. And all i wanted to do whenever i reached home is to sleep it off. I haven't even had the time to do a thorough research on my trip to Japan next year.

I have another short trip back to KK in the next couple of weeks. And then one more in December. And again end of January 2012 for Chinese New Year. Fuhh...
And as the end of the year is just around the corner, a few uncertainties came over me again.

And I think my boss hates me. Since he already found someone to replace me. He has all these plans for my other colleagues. But i heard none for me. Some times i think he is irritated with my voice alone. Maybe i have been successfully brainwashed by my other colleague. Anyway, only one way to find out. Come bonus time.


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One Day in March

I guess now that i have 'recovered' from the recent accident that i had back in March, it's time for this blog to tell you the whole story.

I was returning back from work one night, the beige Myvi car in front of me has a faulty the third brake light. So i was really careful not to go too close. We drove past the traffic light as it turns green, i braked when i saw the Myvi stopped. That was when i was hit from behind by a Grand Livina and subsequently a Wira smashed into the Grand Livina. Funny thing was, i am from Sabah, the Grand Livina is with a KL plate number and the Wira is with a Sarawak plate number. Really was a 1Malaysia thing.

We moved our car to the roadside and I don't know why, but i called my Big Bro back home. I knew that he was not in a position to help me, but i panicked. I was tearing up and trying to hold back the choking sound that is coming out of my mouth. He told me to call the police-> i didn't. I took pictures of the cars.

By this time all the relatives/ friends of the other cars were already at the scene. So, naturally i called my cousin U. From the start when she picked up the phone, i already knew that she won't be coming to help me. I can tell that they (whole family) had just arrived at a restaurant and ordered their food. Again, i felt so alone surrounded by all these strangers trying to blame everything on me. But i kept my cool and argued back.

As you can see, the last car plate number is not censored because he just ran off. A hit and run case. The friend of the Wira driver was saying that he was just dropping off his wife and kid and will go to the police station opposite IOI mall after.

So i said, then i will meet you guys there. But nobody showed up. Everyone went to the Subang police station where they have traffic police. (You can't report/ settle an accident case at the Puchong police station). I ended up making a police report at the Puchong branch and drove all the way to Subang to settle the case.

The Grand Livina either conned me or Jedi mindtricked me into thinking that he braked on time, but the Wira is the one who hit his car resulting in him hitting my car. The Sergeant asked me if that was the case. How should i know i only knew that i was hit from behind. It was all a blur to me. The Sergeant then said that if that was the case, then the Wira is at fault and I can only claim from the Wira's insurance. Darn thing was the Wira ran. And one thing i knew is that the real driver of the Grand Livina is not the same guy who made the police report!!!

It was already 11.30pm by the time i was done with everything. Everyone failed me that day. The ones that do care is all the way across the oceans. :(

When i was little, i was always the odd one out. In my family and with my cousins (who have sisters to conspire against me). I have only me against the world. I do have best friends in school, but i wasn't accepted where it matters most. I used to feel guilty from wearing all the new clothes my parents bought for me and i tried to compensate by lending my cousin my dresses so that we can be pretty together. I did a lot of shady stuff back then that i am not proud of in order to feel like i am one of the crew.

When i was down and started complaining to my mom, she would remind me that 'i don't have to treat people like how they treated me (bad)'. In other words 'No Revenge please'. In a way, this might be the reason why i am such a passive person. I know that i don't have a high level of tolerance in me but is passivity and patience the same?

I would not return a wrong order from waiters. I would not say anything if the service i got is not up to par with what i have paid for. I would not charge the guy who banged into my car just because the police said it's not his fault. I would not demand the workshop people to fix my car paint at the area that was not suppose to have scratch marks on it.

Again!!

Hm.. SY canselled on me again..! But not entirely her fault. So i don't really blamed her.. I wanted to find Queer As Folk series, but can't find any at the dvd store that i frequented. Curiousity fueled after watching snippets from youtube. And i think i'll like it!

Beautiful Rainy Day

It's been raining since early morning.. And i am loving it.. It's almost half past 2 in the afternoon and it's still raining.. Have i mentioned that i'm loving it..? Life is good my friend.. Life.. Is... Good...:)

Life doesn't start on weekends

-Life doesn't start on weekends-

This statement has been stucked in my head ever since i read it in another blog.
If so, then that's less than 100days in a year of enjoying what life has to offer (minus the holidays).

For me, it has always been like that. Couldn't wait for the weekends for me to go to the movies, eat nice food, meet up with friends and spending time with myself.

I know that this have got to change. But sometimes i just can't help it if i wanted to go home straight from work, hit the showers, dinner and curled up in my bed with a book (in that exact order).

Don't bother making out what's written :)

-Bruno Mars- The Lazy Song playing in my head...-

I Have a Room Mate!

My roommate hates me. Look what it did to my handbag & t-shirt!!

Bite Marks.

It is not a big fan of Saving The World. It shits everywhere. Especially in my drawer. I'm getting tired of cleaning it up. O.. get this, it likes playing with the used cotton in my dustbin (now my rubbish is hanging on the wall). Other Casualties: 1) The beads on a black blouse (which i bought in H&M Paris) 2) One of the strap on the dinner dress which i wore to GKC-C wedding (i bought in Taiwan) 3) The strap (to hang for drying) on my Big Heart (i bought in UK) 4) My 'Kain Bulu2'- :) (priceless) 5) The dinner dress which i wore to SM wedding. 6) The corner edge of one of my Charlaine Harris- The Sookie Stakehouse Novel Wow, now that i see the list. This/ these rat really do have a sweet tooth on my vacation haul.

Just like Any other Sunday

It's supper hot outside.. A lazy Sunday for me..Am hanging out at 96deg Cafe now.. Finished with my facial at 2pm..

Thought about watching The Adjustment Bureau..but now decided to cancel on it.. SY rescheduled her facial to yesterday without informing me.. Thus, me having lunch alone..just like any other sundays..*sigh*...

Cold in Ranau

The 1st night spent in Ranau, I slept with 2 blankets with no a/c or fan on. It was THAT cold!
Mom said that it has been a while since they see the sun come out.

I saw Chris (Cousin Lilly's son) in Nam Hong on the 1st day i had breakfast there, but we never uttered a single word to each other. Patrick was busy making fun of my Liverpool jersy and Chris' Arsenal jersey. I had no choice in the wardrobe department, i don't have enough t-shirt to wear. I did went over and shook their hands. It felt so awkward.

OK and i have to admit that Wai (3rd Bro's) fiance is really pretty and funny at times. I'm still a little uncomfortable around her though..*sigh*..

Bro & Fiancee

I was greeted with light rain and fog when i reach Ranau. And the feeling of love for my hometown engulf me. Yaiks~~

It's true though.

I think that this is the first time that i don't have all my family in KK when i reached.

Wai (3rd bro) was ignoring me and spent time with his beautiful fiancee. He doesn't even have the courtesy to introduce us when we met for the very 1st time. Malu2 lagi..Until she had to ask who am i and SIL had to introduce us. Idiot!

But i understand. Hehe. We were raised as barbarians. Haha. So common courtesy is totally out the window. It's like we are scared of doing good things and saying all the nice things. Sorry in advance to my future MIL.

With Xiao Hui..

Taken on 23^rd March 2010

I L.O.V.E. My December 2010

So far, i am liking my December month tremendously. Had loads of birthday wishes in FB, though it left me with few text messages but it is for the better. Since my recently bought cheap hp inbox is always full and very troublesome for me to delete the inbox messages every day.

In love my birthday presents an EPL match ticket, Gucci Perfume (pic in previous post) and cakes- one from colleagues, celebrated with another colleague's birthday on the 28th December 2010 & another one from my cousin-pic below. Plus a handbag for me from me (pic in previous post). Hehe..

A Newcastle vs. Liverpool match 12.12.2010 at St. James Stadium from Gale..Wohoo..~

1st birthday/ X'mas Cake for 2010 birthday- from colleagues celebrated on 28th December 2010

From My Cousin Una (My Little Fire Detector Cake )<- Boss.   Eaten on 30th December. I was too stuffed yesterday to eat it.

With tomorrow being a surprised holiday <--Happy Me. :)

To top it off, Grace invited me to a dinner with a promise of delicious butter crabs.!!

'Nyum, nyum' <-- Quoting baby.

I even got a 7 days free call & sms' to 20 celcom numbers. Woohoo.~~~

Me <-- Pushover

It's really funny/ frustrating that i could not find the spirit to wake up early now that i am back. I always woke up early while i was in UK. I have the free breakfast & the beautiful snowy scenery to motivate me :p- while avoiding the risk of being left behind when trying to catch the train & coach.
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And why do i always have to be the one who gives in or gives way to others? I made up my mind and even told a friend of mine that i will not be going to another friends' wedding in Kedah. And he said 'OK'. I assumed that he already told my other friend that i won't be going because i've already burst my budget.

But she said that she doesn't want to go alone. I know that she is not the kind of girl who would force/ coerce people to do what she wanted. So i knew that it took a lot on her part to speak up about it. She pointed out a good point about it being a holiday and all. Thinking that i don't want to spend the holiday alone like last year- So, i said 'fine'.
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I do think that i am a pushover. No wonder why my colleagues said that i was naive as well.
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The other day while i was having my monthly facial, i made the decision that i'm not going to buy any product that they will be offering me.

'No. I won't. I won't' - I said in my heart head.

Instead I put in a deposit for a RM888.00 for a 14 times facial course. Fudge me!
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I even gave in when my brother asked me to buy him basketball shoes while i was in UK. Even after saying that i have to travel far and i don't want to carry so many heavy things with me. I did went out to find the shoes. Unfortunately all the shops were closed after the football match.
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I kind of think that i need a therapist to cure me..