The Drifter

Random Thoughts

2008-04-17T22:11:00.002+08:00

It's been a while since I last dropped in here. A lot of changes, a lot of going ons..

Got meself a new baby nephew.. My brother moved in.... Rayn (my 2 year old nephew) became my shadow for a month.. then abang moved out again.. missed my shadow.. sniff. Welcome to the world Rizq Iskander...

I celebrated my 30s birthday... resigned from the Commission, got meself a new job in the city (which I'd have to wake up very early in the a.m.. I'll think about that later in June), now I can still wakey at half 8 and be in office by 9 *cough* 15.. , got meself new wheels, bade farewell to the lovely Gen2...

Now am in the midst of 4th semester, struggling with 2 finance papers... Capital Market & Investment AND Econometrics... spoke to both lecturers of my worry, of my lack of expertise in ermm numbers...and how I'm having difficulty digesting alpha beta, regression, standard deviation... etc... seriously folks... who on earth calculate causality and multicollinearity and heteroskedasticity of variables.. ok maybe Department of Statistics.. but me? whatever FOR?? -significant dependency of shopping and money... that I know! I dont need to calculate that!!!! can you pronouns heteroskedasticity???? If you cant, dont bother ambik Econometrics yah.... heheh.. nanti you suffer like me.. zits tumbuh bagai cendawan and your back will hurt like wanna patah.. I wrote to my Business School Director asking what are the repercussions of me failing.. will my CGPA of 3.80 drop gedebush bang boom bang..... talked to my financiers, the ever so kind MAFA... that I may fail... sniff... oh well.. exam is next week.. we shall see.... BUT if I do fail, please dont be mad at me... *sniff* - gatal gelenyar nak buat finance sape suruh! Padan Muka!

And my fear of sleeping alone is back.... bageroo! Been camping in MAFA's floor since Sunday... GOBS! Again Gatal Gelenyar tengok live horror movie sape suruh! Ngek Ngong!

WITH that... habislah my babble-an for the night.. (pada hakikatnya, I should be studying how to calculate valuation of bonds! Huarghhhhh!)and Farita, it's your move on Scrabs... ampun ye.. tiba-tiba ter-bingo pulak.. muahahahhaha

-XOXO-

I've Been Tagged By My Abang

2007-09-11T20:17:00.000+08:00

My Abang Djin www.adiejinreturns.blogspot.com tagged me to do this? Buak gapo dok tau.. but anyways, here goes. bagus jugak since kekeringan idea to blog....

5 benda dalam beg - beg apa? Handbag?

1. My purse
2. Handphone
3. Kunci rumah
4. Lip Gloss
5. Compact powder

5 benda dalam dompet

1. RM50 - sniff sniff
2. Maybank card
3. Identity Card - nanti polis ingat I orang Thai pulak
4. Credit cards - tak banyak pon, 2 je
5. Resit, bertan-tan resit sebab Papa kata "keep all your receipts!"

5 benda favourite dalam bilik

1. My BED lah..I LOVE my bed
2. TV and astro (wajib ah)
3. Aircond - mati ooo OOO kalau takde AC
4. Wood carving I bought from Bali - Berat wor mau angkat itu benda naik Air Asia somemore
5. DVD Playa - wuish! Time hujan, Astro kong, DVD playa sungguh berharga!

5 perkara yang ingin lakukan

1. Pi shopping with unlimited cash
2. Dive kat Raja Ampat
3. Dive with Whale Sharks and Manta Rays
4. Kawin - hahahah yes people, I do wanna get married, just need to find the guy first!
5. Drive a debt-free car!! Tiap-tiap bulan that eats up my disposable income, depreciate jugak value si Gen2 tu. Why la Budget 2008 tak include monthly deduction for car payment hehehhe - yes yes I know, bertambah jam la KL

5 perkara yang sedang dilakukan

1. Dok type benda ni lah.. how can you do 5 things at once
2. Tengok TV - or rather dengar TV
3. Charge Dopod
4. Tengah praying that my chicken pox would go away soon
5. Hoping and wishing the poxes will not leave a mark on me body!

5 people I want to tag

1. Pruplelillies
2. Eddy Purnama
3. Seademon
4. Carlos marlos
5. Sesiapa saje yang ingin mencuba and tak ada idea nak update blog... sila kan ;-)

Need and Wants - Pink-SPottie-Fins Part II

2007-09-09T19:30:00.000+08:00

Why is it, when you want something BADLY, you think of nothing else but wanting it... but when you have it, you just dont want it anymore........ ?

When I'm at work, I wish am in bed... and now, I have ALL the time in the world to be in bed, I wish I'm at work. When I wanted Dopod, I soo want it, now I have it, all I can think of is the beautiful sony ericson red color like Kak Farah's... or when I wanted this Ibook, i soooo wanted it.. but now all I want is the beautiful pink color Dell RM2,199......... when I wanted... Ok you get the drfit huh...........

I miss the mall, I miss hanging out with my friends.. I miss the world! When are these spots gonna go away? They keep coming back!

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As you can clearly see, I'm BORED. Apart from my lovely parents (whom I think are secretly wishing that the poxies disappear soon.. hehehe this girl is ALWAYS here bugging me <--- think that's what they're thinking hehehe) and my lovely Wiwi (my fatso cat) and Buffy (my new kitten whom at first I named her Dafi [ya know the AF dude] but she doesnt wanna answer to Dafi... and just now I ter-called her Buffy and she responded... so HEY! Buffy it is!), I'm ALWAYS on the Internet! Thank God for streamyx huh,, if still pakai dial-up mampus nak bayar Internet bill.... and I'm like the permanent resident of this forum - www.malaysianunderwater.com - and yahoo mail (thank God for Chickies mails that kept me in the loop of office gossips) and yahoo messenger (kat office limited access coz ermm takut IT [shut up Saintvamp] catches me using this web-based messenger [again Saintvamp - HUSH!]...

Sheesh! I need to get a LIFE! Am turning into a computer geek (with minimum knowlegde of IT of course)............

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It's Sunday night,
My girlfriends are out at karaoke,
It's just not right
I need to break away

Storm's brewing outside yo
But no rain in sight
Oh chickie poxie virus how am I to fight you?
Show me the way show me the light

I think I'll shut up now...
I am soooooooo definitely going insane.................

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Pink-Spotted-Fins

2007-09-05T00:33:00.000+08:00

I've been going to and fro to the clinic for 3 weeks in a row now.. The first week coz I had fever and flu and cough... the second week coz of the flu, I sniffed so hard that I pulled a neck muscle. I had stiff neck for days! Doc prescribed me some muscle relaxant, gave me MC and asked me to go for a massage.... man! with people like me, the doctors can buy new mercedez la like this!

And yesterday I went back to the clinic coz I had ermmm what I thought were my cats' coodis..... turned out to be Chicken Pox!!!

Tua bangka dapat chicken pox is soooooo shame shame!!! hhahahaahha and this is my second time somemore! So, the belief that the pox only haunt you once in your life is a hoax!

itchy pi..itchy pi..pipi pinkie itchy..itchy itchy itchy!!!! Itchy!!!!! Arghhhhh!!!!!

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Oh, check out what I found on the net:
What is shingles?

Shingles is a painful rash caused by the Varicella zoster virus (Herpes varicellae), which is the virus that causes chickenpox . Shingles occurs in people who have had chickenpox and is a reactivation of the dormant virus. Shingles often occurs many years after the initial chickenpox infection. Shingles is contagious and may itself cause chickenpox. However, contact with a person with shingles or chickenpox cannot cause shingles.

So, does this mean these spots are shingles?? Am gonna pop over to the clinic and ask Dr. So. Kayalah clinic tuh!

MERDEKA MERDEKA MERDEKA

2007-08-30T23:47:00.000+08:00

Malaysia cemerlang, gemilang.... Malaysiaku....!!!

Am sprawled in bed, with the TV showing the live telecast of Merdeka celebration... Man! there sure is a sea of people in Dataran Merdeka! Happy Merdeka Malaysia ;-)... I feel blessed... 50 years of Merdeka!

Heheheh i feel blessed that I am in bed, not out there in the sea of thousands of people, sweaty people.... hish! How unpatriotic of me! Hey, being patriotic doesnt mean I gotta be out there singging "Tanggal 31, Bulan 8 57" now do I? I can be patriotic in my own way.....! Kan Abang Eddie kan? Kan? Kan?

Oh oh I can see fireworks everywhere, scattered places all over Klang Valley... KL's skyline in on FIRE!!!!!!! Happy Merdeka everyone.... yawn.. ok am sleepy... time for bed...... Again, Happy Merdeka everyone..!

Happy 40th My Dear Brother

2007-08-08T16:01:00.000+08:00

Dear Abang,

HAPPPPPYYY BIIIRRTHHDAAAYYYY !!!!!

May your life be filled with lots and lots and lotsof love and happinesss, semoga dimurahkan rezeki $$$$$ (ehem.. remember am your sista ok.. heheeh), may it also be filled with lotsa golfs (golf ada plural "s" ke) and lotsa computer games, and foooood and nasi kerabu and smabal tumises and more of your pokok-pokok and tumbuhan hijau.. heheheehheh

Happy 40th bro.. life begins today? (heheheheh... shhh I wont tell Kak Farah..) hee hee hee

Lots and lots of love,

Adik Bongsu

Another Phone Saga..

2007-07-25T17:39:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I was running late to meet my mates at the Uni. We were to come up with a viable business plan as part of our course work for the subject Entrepreunership. I came up with the idea of an inn at a pulau.. heheheheh... Hey, mana tau, one day I'll become a successful business lady ke... all you divers kena stay at my inn, OK.

So anyways, with work and jammers and all, I was soo late and the mates were calling me on the phone asking where I was and all. And I said "I'm on the way..". Seriously on the way lah, not just leaving outta the door or something. It was really jammed up that Hartamas road (before reaching the junction that goes up to Penchala Link tu). If DBKL people read this kan, please, please lah. Why lah the elevated road that goes straight up to Penchala Link tu tak bukak. Tak pass certification is it? Jammers ok whai orang Bandaraya..!!

Roighhtt, back to the story mory - As I reached the Uni half an hour later, the mates relayed to me the story.

Mun : Eh Syira, you know what happened or not?
Me : What ah?
Mun : This fella right (pointing to Alex), he asked me to call you. So he happily punched in this number lah.. 012-622****. And then he passed the phone to me..
Me : Wah! Acting like CEO already ah?
Mun : Ya lah! But anyways, you know got man pick up the phone OK.
Me : Huh? Heheheh did he say Syira is in the shower?
Mun : No lah... eh listen lah.. Dont nyampuk.
Me: OK OK.. go on.
Mun : I put the phone on speaker for everyone to hear. So I asked lah, "Can I speak to Syira please". The man said, "sorry no Syira here". Automatically bila dengar his voice I said kuat2, "EH! Indian man lah". Terlupa on speaker ok.. I quickly say sorry wrong number. We were puzzled lah.. then we checked the number. Betulla ini Alex kan, he confident only punched the number.. tengok-tengok salah nombor...
Alex : Yes yes.. I'm sorry lahhh..... but Syira, after few minuteskan, we got this message,

Alex showed me his phone with the sms -
"Hi there. Is that your way of saying hi to me?"

Hahahahhah kesian Alex.... lepas ni sure he kena chat up by that Indian man.. hee hee hee

Sediakan Payong Sebelum Hojan

2007-07-23T10:21:00.000+08:00

Next time, I must must bring unbrellaa.. ella.. ella... eh.. eh.. eh.. ehh...... whereever I go! Yesterday I was stuck in Bangsar Village for 2 hours coz by the time I was done getting drilled by Juni, I realised it was pouring outside. So I did a lil window shopping (and some real shopping - for things i DONT NEED) to tunggu for rain to reda. Then I decided to lepak at Starbux (coz my kaki very the penat already by then). So, I sat by the window at Starbux, sipping hot chocolate and watched the rain and people drenched trying to cross to the other side.... Got this family, about 4 of them who took Devi Corner's payung and crossed the road.. Hilarious! That was a nice feeling actually, watching the rain BUT doing that for 2 hours with tummy growling, hungry with the mouth salivating for Bibik's tom yam... I finally decided to redah the rain......

As I was braving myself to get drenched (and secretly hoping I'd catch cold and fall sick - ehem... MC purpose maa), there was this very nice lady who asked whether I wanna share her payung.....

Ah........ the world is not a bad place after all. Although there are psycho biatches everywhere, there are still some of those who are super kind and nice... thank you kakak ;-)

The World Is Full Of Psychopaths!

2007-07-18T17:55:00.000+08:00

In the midst of me processing a new case that landed on my table, I got a call from a DIGI number that is not familiar but I answered it anyways. Silly me! It was a telemarketeer from this company called Waterdrops Sdn Bhd, located at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng.

She introduced herself, but I didn’t catch the name and she went on to saying that she is not selling any holiday package or anything. Then she asked me whether I’ve used or heard of water vending machine. I said no. Then she went on to explain what it is and all…… and that she’s inviting to a launch. She asked me when I’d be free to attend this launch. Then it dawned on me, like if it’s a product launching event, wouldn’t the date, venue and time have been fixed? You don’t ask an “invitee” to a launch on the best time for the invitee to come to an event!

Knowing my work, school, family commitments and gym schedules, I know I will be a busy bee and wont have time to attend such events so I said, “I’m sorry, I’m busy. And I’m not interested. Thank you for calling”. Before I could disconnect the call, she responded in the most sarchy tone ever “Cik Syira ni kerja apa yang busy sangat nih?”

I was dumbfounded for a second. I mean, I don’t have to explain myself to a perfect stranger on why I’m busy. Furthermore, no offence to Waterdrops Sdn Bhd, BUT WHY THE HELL WOULD I BE INTERESTED IN water vending machine. Please explain to me like I’m 5 year old!

Again I politely said, I STRESSED on POLITELY, that I’m not interested, thank you for calling. And I hung up.

Few minutes later I received this sms from this number 016-5212206, in sms language which took me a while to understand –

“Thnks bcos u r nt interested, n tat why u r nt married, andartu.. Haha, ksian t,lampau b,lagak”.

Can you believe it? I mean, I totally understand that I may be the 100th person who has said to you that I’m not interested but HARLOW! Do you have to be that super rude and attack me on personal basis?

Should I lodge police report? Should I publish this in The Star, NST??

A New Start.. Not

2007-07-12T16:20:00.001+08:00

This week, the new semester starts. I have to switch my brains from yoo yaa, hoo-haa-ing to being serious and more focus (man! thats hard!) I had loadsa fun this "summer break". Went to Redang and again to Perhentian last week.

It's been a while since my last posting... I just dont have any idea what to write about here.. blogger's block..

What la to write about....?

Perhentian 9-10 June 2007

2007-06-14T10:21:00.000+08:00

Perhentian,
Your waters are super fine. At night, we laid down on the beach gazing at the stars shining brightly above you and we saw a few shooting stars (O.K fine, I didnt see, the rest did.. hmmph..). Your beach is super lovely.... we visited the fishies, eels, rays, corals and turtles. You still have them in abundant, and for that I thank you. Please take care of them for us.. feed them, and let them live.. coz I wanna go back to you in 10 years time and still find them there.
Perhentian, I love you........... I shall come back and visit you in July...

Arwana Perhentian,
I shall return next month................... for now I bid you farewell.....

Horror-scope For The Day

2007-06-06T11:01:00.000+08:00

Aries,

Everything around you becomes brilliant and positive; you’ll begin to appreciate the simple things in life and live with more determination and resolve. At work, you’ll feel a great need for change but first you’ll have to find the right opportunities. In Love, you’ll overcome this stagnant phase with unusual and creative initiative.

How come I feel like everything around me is so negative and gloomy..???? I cried myself to sleep last night.... and now I feel so alone....... ;-(

Change

2007-05-28T14:38:00.000+08:00

I don't like my chubby fat body, so am slowly gonna change it (I stress on 'slowly'),
I don't like how my hair has grown out of shape, so am gonna change it,
I don't like how my hair has turned to be like Cruella's hair, so am gonna change it,
I dont like how short I am, I can't change it, so I'll change my attitude and accept it (hey, check out Eva Longoria),
I don't like how sloppy I am, so am gonna change my attitude,
I don't like how lethargic I always feel, so am gonna change it.....

I AM GOING TO CHANGE ..............

It's A Good Day Today ;-)

2007-05-24T17:15:00.000+08:00

Ring.. ring... my phone rang. I looked at the phone, it's TheClassMate. Apesal mamat ni call ni? I aint taking any "summer classes" this time round. Why would he be calling?

"Hello", I said. "Hey Syira!" he replied. "Results dah keluar, want me to read out to you your results?" "WHAT?!!" I dah menggelabah. Cold sweat emerging from my forehead. TheClassMate replied, "Yah, want me to see your results or not? What's your matrics number?"

Numb, I recited my number.. He searched for my name under the subject Accounting, and said "I cant find your ID lah. You sure you gave me the right one?" Warcccckkk!!! Me fail ke? Gagal? Have to resit??? Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Finally, after few minutes of silence, he found it and said "Congratulations! You passed.. you got *+. Siotlah, I only managed to get *.". By that time I was jumping in my seat already and shouting "are you serious?" "Dont play play with me or I'll wallap you" and ........ few more exchanges hhahaha.... Next he said, "hmm economics, it's *-, same la with me, and Human Resource, it's.... walauwei! You crazy woman! You got an *. I want your notes, your assignments, everything! Crazy la you!!"

Again, the "are you serious, dont lie to me, look at the board again" exchanges occured.. hhaha.. err think my whole department heard me screaming and shouting into the phone...

Alhamdulillah! Most importantly, I passed my accounting. I was sooo afraid that I'd flunk and have to resit the paper again, which I sooo dont wanna endure. Cant imagine doing it all over again.......

And now, I can enjoy the rest of the "summer" peacefully and rest and watch movies, go for holidays.. before I embark on a new semester with Corporate Finance, M&A and something something which I have no idea what it's all about.......

Today is a good day... and now I wanna go and jog and sweat it all out.. wee heee

Tesco....

2007-05-20T19:10:00.000+08:00

I walked in Tesco @ The Curve all excited to do a lil "aisle shopping" (macam window shopping like that la.. heheh Tesco no windows maa) with a tinge of hope of finding this tong to put all my scuba stuffs. I found my scuba gear all covered in web and I dont wanna let 'em suffocate with spiderman's web nemore. I couldnt find a big tong, all I could find was a medium size one. I walked round and round and round (and....in the process of walking, I picked up stuffs I dont need - hmmmph aisle shopping konon) and finally I gave up and stopped to ask this girl wearing Tesco uniform, who I correctly assume works there la kan. Pointing at the medium size tong, I asked her whether they have a bigger one. You know what she said.

Tesco girl : Saya rasa kat sebelah sana
Me : Kat mana? Sana? Sana tu bukan shampoo, sabun pastu food area ke?
Tesco Girl : Ha'ah. Cuba tengok kat sebelah tissue area tuh.
Me : Tissue area? Kat Shampoo tuh? Betul ke?
Tesco Girl : Tak tau la kak. Saya pon tak tau
Annoyed Me : Awak tak tau? Awak kerja kat sini kan?
Tesco Girl : Sorry kak. Akak pegi la tengok kat sana.

WTF! Seriously, customer service in Malaysia suck big time. I mean, Tesco area is HUGE. She expects me to walk all the way there without knowing whether the product will be there or not. At the very least she could do was ask her supervisor or someone else to confirm whether they have that particular product. A simple "sorry miss, we dont have that here" would do. The point is, she could assist a customer in need. Instead, she pointed to the "horizon", expecting the customer to walk away and leave her alone attending to her chores, what she's being told to do for that day I suppose. Even I know that Tesco or any other hyper markets are divided into areas: households, clothes, electrical so on and so forth. And no way would they put the tongs at the shampoo area. Training is important, and I think these outlets should train their floor employees not only to susun the barangs, but also to know where things are... dont you think so??? *sigh*

Annoyed, I walked to the cashier, who were busy chit chatting amongst themselves, oblivious to what's happening around them. And I think they purposely pretended not to see me. So I cleared my throat and asked, "counter ni bukak ke tak?". Then only, they attended to me. Haiyooo... Does this happen everywhere? I seldom go to the market so I dunno but seriously, a smile and a helping hand goes a looooong way in making customers (me) happy. *sigh*...

Disappointed, I walked to my car at the parking lot, and OMG! I think my ears were gonna pop! The parking "police" (macam traffic police like that) was constantly blowing his whistle and the shrieking noise, I tell ya, ADOI! sakit sungguh telingaku. He was directing cars to move (the cars couldnt move BECAUSE there was a lil traffic jam coz it was raining heavily outside, so everyone was hoping and waiting for an empty space indoors and was double parking here and there). Knowing that fact, the parking "police" was whistling away! ADOI...

What I love most about Phuket..........

2007-04-30T17:31:00.000+08:00

What I love most about Phuket?

I love Phuket because it has the best teh tarik ever! And the teh ais is simply amazing!!!! Ali Maju oso kalah!

Also, this caught my eye (or rather my camera). Very anti cakera padat porn eh doctor? *grin*

I Am Freeeee........... for now..

2007-04-20T14:36:00.000+08:00

Finally, merdekaaaa..!!! Went through my last final paper for Semester II yesterday. I hope I pass coz I soo dont wanna go through another round of Accounting Torture.. boo hoo hoo...

5 subjects down, 10 to go.. Shikes! Jauhnya lagi perjalanan skolah ku ini....

Whatever it is, am all set.. Phuket!!! Here I comeeeee!!!! weee heeeee!!!

Rain Rain Dont Go Away, Lil Drifter Cant Come Out To Play

2007-04-14T16:53:00.000+08:00

It's ten to five p.m, and the sky is dark and gloomy, I feel like switching on the AC and hit the sack, with hot choca, and put on a DVD, and laze.... (heheheh punyala couch potato - bukannya nak change and pi jogging - hey, it's raining outside, so I cant jog. nanti kena sambar petir..) BUT here I am feeling guilty typin this entry, when I should be doing balance sheets and cashflows....or cover topics on Recruitment and Training.... *sigh*..... Finals is next week, and my first paper is on Monday. It's on Human Resource Management, and I only managed to cover 1 topic. 3 topics to go in less than 48 hours... can cover ah???? Last paper is on Thursday.. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS TO BE OVAH!!!!

WHy oh why did I torment myself? And I paid for this torture... duhh! Others are probably gearing up for the second dive or just lazing by the beach, sipping ice-blended mango......... my friends are in Redang.. boo hoo hoo... Nanti la korang, I'll be diving in Koh Bon in 2 weeks time.. when I see the mantas and whale shark... jangan jealous..... but for now... here I am the lonely puss, with her books... uwaaAAAaaaaaaaaa............

PoTTer!!! HurrY!

2007-03-29T16:07:00.000+08:00

I can't wait!! July, 21st is like sooo sooo farrr away...!

I TuRn Thirty-One

2007-03-25T23:03:00.000+08:00

I'd like to say thank you so much to my dearest friends who made today such a special and fantastic day. It was indeed a full day for me.. every hour of it was fun fun fun ;-)

Eena and Yati, love you guys so much. Thanks for kidnapping me. The bar crawling was fun. hahaha... the first stop i.e. Ice-Bar in the Curve was an experience indeed. Man that was freezing. Hahaha so funny they didnt wanna serve us non-alco drinks.. You think it's true ah that the drinks will freeze in our throats? Then we hit Laundry Bar. Why would they name the bar laundry anyways? It was great meeting Jim and the guys. Jim, cayalah, bukak class kat Curve.. naik standard from Rasta eh? Congratulations guys! You are now Advance divers already ;-) After that we went to my friend's bar, KL Jamming Asia. Thanks Velan for the invite. You guys rock! So sorry we couldnt stay long... And the last stop for the night was Skybar. Love love love that place. The view was fantastic! Thank you guys! Thank you for dinner and drinks and cakes! I enjoyed myself tremendously. The view was breathtaking. Now we know they switch off the KLCC lights at 1 a.m. And now I know where the heli pad on KLCC is.. hee hee And thank you Atuk for making special appearance ;-)

Thank you Ed for the birthday lunch. The fact that you requested the chef to whip up a quick birthday tiramisu was really sweet... love love love the tiramisu

Thank you Daida for getting us tickets to the Magic Flute. And thank you Fa, Sherie and Reza for spending the afternoon with me... and guys, thanks for the "gift" hahahaahah.. You guys notty la...

Thank you Apique for organising the pool party and the main dish. Hahahah i hope your neighbours aint pissed with us for ermm dancing and making so much noise. Thanks Len and Fizzie for the Tiramisu. Thanks also Len for the music... hee hee... Thanks KA for the cup cakes. Please thank Anne for me.. they're really really lovely. Ajax, thanks for the snacks and Dalae, thanks for the drinks.

Please go to http://sosweetpliz.blogspot.com. The cupcakes are pweety and sweet aren't they? ;-)

Thank you so much to those who sms-ed me. Am sorry I had to ask who you are... I broke my phone (again) and I didn't have the chance to transfer the numbers in the phone to the sim card (obviously coz the phone broke in two)... so i had to ask who the senders were... so sorry if i offended you.. Thanks so much for your wishes...

Am really really touched with your kindness and thoughtfulness. I had fun today from the clock struck midnight March, 25th to now (actually not really lah.. from 8 pm last night lah to be exact)... another half an hour to the end of today. I feel so blessed. And to my family, totally understand that everyone's busy and yes.. mom is Manila now, so it's totally OK to have birthday dinner later in the week... ;-) and to the chickies, I know there's birthday lunch sometime next week.. I understand also that everyone's busy these past few weeks... cant wait for lunch and to get my birthday presents (hee hee tak malu)

ThaNK YOou all.... may God bless you... ;-)

ALAAAAAAA.. I dont want today to end... coz tomorrow I'm gonna make a fool of myself in front of the whole class.. I'm sooo not prepared for the presentation... Dear Dr Tay, please dont slaughter me...

Shi* Happens

2007-01-29T17:35:00.000+08:00

Dont you just forking hate it when the hours that you've put in to finish an assignment ends up with this..................? And deadline is tomorrow!!! ;'-(

My New Toy

2007-01-23T10:01:00.000+08:00

I am now the proud owner of Dopod818 Pro ;-)

I love it! Now I get to organise my schedules better - but it's kinda scary to see that EVERYDAY is filled with "to dos" and appointments. Kalah politician.

What I love most about it is the games hahahaha.. now I can play sudoku anywhere... ;-)

Decisions decisions!

2007-01-14T22:34:00.000+08:00

Am in a dilemma. I need a PDA phone, mainly because I sorta need to get my life organized. I am bad at remembering dates and meetings and I get my schedules mixed up.

Once, I was to host uni-mates gathering and I totally messed up. It was to be on Saturday and I thot it was Sunday. I only realized when Athena messaged and said she’d be late and I was like.. “errr you’re messaging me a day in advance to tell me you’re gonna be late?” Then, I started to get sms-es saying “I’m on the way” and stuffs… then only I realized. Clad in towel soaking wet (sebab I was in the shower when the sms-es came in) I frantically called everyone to arrange “change of venue”. The original plan was to have it in Langat, but I was in DH then. Where la got time to rush over to Langat to get the plates and tables ready. It was already 2 that time and the gathering was to start at 3 (dah lah everyone was already on the way to that side of town!!!).

So you see, I really need a diary! And a pretty and cute-sie one too!

The Kent-ians gave me another chance of organizing an event and so I did organize a Movie Day last weekend or so. We went to watch Night At The Muzeum. Actually, honestly – I nearly ter-forgot about that too. I was happily telling my other group of friends that I’d be joining them to Port Dickson escapade when I got an sms from Anemone on Thursday saying she and hubby would be able to make it after all to the movie. Then I remembered that I need to get tickets for everyone – Thanks Anemone for the sms, if not mati la I!

Oleh sebab itu, I went “window shopping” just now at Digital Mall in Section 14, PJ. It’s like Low Yat but on a smaller scale. I wanted DOPOD 818 pink kaler but the guy said it’s an old product and they’ve stopped its production. “Better get DOPOD P800x lah.. murah only RM2999”. Which part of my budget is RM2000 did he not hear also I dunno. When I said I cannot afford the price he went “ ala.. you tell your daddy that you need extra money to buy books or school fees, sure he give, then you come here and buy la your DOPOD”. HAHAHHAH!!! He thought I’m still in college (errr I hope he thinks I’m a college student and not in sekolah menengah or something!!!)

At another shop, I walked in and said I need a PDA and he suggested that I get HP Ipaq 6828. I asked him, if I buy what free gift can he throw in and he said “buy now I give you free memory card 1G”. Then I told him, I can only buy on Friday i.e. on my way to futsal and he said, “Oklah, I slash the price to RM1800, and you get free 1G memory card if you call me and let me play futsal with you”. He gave me his phone number all.. hahahhahaah don’t you love being a girl?

Thus, therefore, hence – which one should I get?

1. DOPOD 818 pro; or
2. HP Ipaq 6828????

Decisions decisions decisions…….!!!!!

P/s: actually I am also eyeing this Gucci charmed bracelet watch! Hi tech gadget vs pretty goojas gucci watch??? Decisions decisions!

TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN (WOMAN)

2007-01-11T16:49:00.000+08:00

I feel like there’s just not enough time in a day. New Year’s Eve felt like it was just yesterday and now it’s already coming to mid-month of January.

Already, lecturers had outlined the timetable for the semester and I now have a cute lil diary where I plot on the dates of tests, assignments, mid-semester exams and finally the final exam (also dates on when I can book the 0 ringgit AirAsia tickets or go for scuba trips.. hahahah)

I’m nervous on whether I'm able to pull this semester through! Last night, we had class exercise on accounting questions, and I couldn’t even understand the question!!! I am sooo scared!

But seriously, time flies kan??? Like zoooooms whoosh, GONE!

Two Double-0 Seven

2007-01-05T15:20:00.000+08:00

Unlike previous years, this year, I wasn’t enthused at all in ushering the New Year. Previously, I would somehow, plan something with friends or family, but this year zilch. Invite to dinner by brothers and sisters I turned down. For some reason, I just wasn’t in the mood – is that a sign of old age???

I watched Star Wars and fell asleep before midnight, only to be awaken by my niece who said “Cik Su, wake up, it’s New Year”. And true enough, I heard the loud thuds here and there everywhere, the sound of the fireworks. The sound is really scary – can feel like berada di Iraq like that (I think lah)… From our house, we could see fireworks all over KL… it was pretty awesome. My six year old nephew was so excited, he ran all over the house to catch the glimpse of the fireworks.. And after that……… I dozed off.. hahaha

So anyways… I heard over the radio that this 2 Double-0 7 will be a good year for Aries! It’d better be! 5 days into the New Year, hmmmm OKlah, it’s not so bad lah..

Resolution Schmosolution.. one of my biggest resolution was - NOT TO USE CREDIT CARD. Too bad so sad! I just used about RM1k to buy tickets to Boyz II Men (which I think by now they’re OLD men.. hahahah) concert… hahahahah goblocks!

So anyways, my homework tonight is to hafal Samson’s songs so that I won’t be that idiot who can’t sing along with them tomorrow at their concert! ;-)

Kenangan Terindah

Aku yang lemah tanpamu Aku yang rentan karena Cinta yang tlah hilang darimu Yang mampu menyanjungku Selama mata terbuka Sampai jantung tak berdetak Selama itu pun Aku mampu tuk mengenangmu Darimu... Kutemukan hidupku Bagiku... Kau lah cinta sejati Ooh... Bila yang tertulis untukku Adalah yang terbaik untukmu Kan kujadikan kau kenangan Yang terindah dalam hidupku Namun takkan mudah bagiku Meninggalkan jejak hidupku Yang tlah terukir abadi Sebagai kenangan yang terindah Ooh...

Discover Selangor – the “hunter’s” way…

2006-12-18T13:57:00.000+08:00

Again, for 2 Sundays in a row, I tortured myself by making me wake up at 6.30 – a.m! Today, I crawled outta bed asking myself, why did I bring this upon myself? Waking up at wee hours in the morning.. Oklah.. not really wee hours but it sure is early for my standard! He he…………….. hey even on work days I wake up at 8.30!!!

After having a quick breakie of instant waffles and maple syrup, we arrived at Dataran Kemerdekaan Shah Alam close to 8 am, forced to loosen up by doing some sort of senaman beramai-ramai (which was sooo governmenty event) “exercise”, endured some speech and at about half 8, we were flagged off. We began the task by counting the number of Selangor flags in a round-a-bout. Ha ha ha… it’s soo not the normal “brain-wrecking” sorta treasure hunt. The questions were really direct and “no-brainer” questions.

There was this one question, which read “Place where you can buy fish”. We saw 2 possible places with possible answers:
1. Chua Aquarium; and
2. Pasar Pelabuhan Kelang.
We were sooo thinking outside the box – like, is it.. place to buy dead fish OR place to buy healthy living fishies? Ha ha ha we even consulted a flipping coin’s advice which said not once but 3 times that it’s Chua Aquarium. Unfortunately, the event manager didn’t reveal the answers so we will never know which it was.

The hunt took us all the way to Pulau Indah and Bukit Melawati. Interesting places which I wanna go again to look for those infamous kelip-kelips. Oh, I also learnt that Star Cruises is own by tycoon Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong…

After 250km of “search and travel”, in which we completed within 4 hours, we were left to complete the last task which is to come up with a slogan for this group of people who will be going all over the world for some adventure. After much thought over very, very sweet limau ice at this kopitiam in Section 10, Shah Alam, we came up with “Atasi Cabaran Mencapai Wangsa Jati” <--- something like that lah. And………… with that we got this.. I think all the 8 top teams got 100% correct answers, but the slogans determined whether it’s RM5,000, RM2,500, RM1,500 or hampers with food stuffs.

So, RM1,500 bahagi 4 - we sorta break-even lah, i.e. balik modal la, since last week we only managed to win some kao biore facial cleansers, water tumblers and torch lights.. Last week was MENSA’s Hunt in which we got 16th placing (though Len might attest to that… he he he oklah Len, we got 18th he hehehe… 16th, 17th and 18th place had a tie) outta 39 teams. That hunt left my brain – brainless.. !!! Gile susah ok the questions!

Am so glad we won (though only managed to secure 2nd runner up, it’s still something) this Selangor one… Well done Betul La Kot team-mates, Tokkie, Yates and Mars ;-))).

So when’s next hunt? January, 15?? Count me in… ;-)))

C.I.N.T.A

2006-12-14T09:39:00.000+08:00

I was in tears when I watched CINTA (and thank God went to watch with a bunch of girlfriends, if pegi with date, ayoo shy!) and even by listening to the soundtrack can make me cry buckets. Yesterday, sherie posted an entry on CINTA and that also made me shed few drops of tears AND I ask myself, why is that so? Was the movie THAT good?

After much thought, I have come to a conclusion that it’s not really the movie but it's the characters and the story that somehow relate to my own life.. I must admit that my life is blessed.. to a certain extent. However, it’s not entirely smooth sailing..

Boy and Girl Romance - I have gone through a fair share of bad break-ups, which have left me scarred bad. And for that reason, I have been guarding my heart and not let anybody in. I know for a fact that there is this one kindhearted guy who I know loves me very much, but I somehow cannot accept him. He’s told me before that he knows he cant have me, but he will still love me even if I’m with someone else – it’s so like that scene when Rita Rudaini was going through the drawings huh? - What is wrong with me? Why is life not perfect? Boy falls a girl, girl falls for the boy and they get married and live happily ever after? Do I really want to be alone for the rest of my life and be that horrid woman who lives with her cats?

Siblings – sigh.. that is another story which I shall not go into. I’m crying bucket now thinking about it. Will my brothers and sister still care for me even when mom and pop have passed on? Like Nanu cared for her lil brother? They all have their own family now, why would they bother with this annoying lil sister? Will we still see each other, have gatherings? I just "gaduh" with my brother in law and I'm soooooo upset now. “Air dicincang tak akan putus”? Hmm….

Grandad with Alzheimer – How will I take it if Papa is ill? His doctors have found cancer markings (or whachamacallit) in his blood, but tests after tests have been conducted. They still don’t know where the cancer is. Will I be strong? Or am I gonna break down and cry like now? Can I take care of him? I am soo not gonna send him off to a nursing home! God nooo!

Ergh! I neeeeeeeed tissue!!!! Where is the blardy tissue when I need one????

Grrr Day But It Turned Out Alright ;-)

2006-12-05T12:04:00.000+08:00

I dont update this blog often, not on daily basis, nor on weekly basis, and when I did update it yesterday....... the entry went haywire (heheheh like that psycho dude in Prison Break eh? heheheh). Grrrrrrrr........... ;-( Now I gotta post it again... So anyways, yesterday I posted something like this : Annual Dinner '06.

We had the dinner last Friday, at KL Hilton, the food was so-so but the entertainment was fantastic! And almost everyone dressed up to the theme, "RETRO". Note the dudes with the big-hair do? Also the dudes with groovy outfits?? Really cool guys.. ;-)

Also, Banana and Noobita made this fantastic medallion! Thanks you ladies. And I just found out that Banana will be leaving for the US of A soon... sniff... Am gonna keep the medallion as a token of friendship... sniff.... and this is gonna be the last annual dinner with you around... boo hoo hooooo.... ;'-(

The Day My Mulut Takde Insurance....

2006-11-19T21:20:00.000+08:00

Early this year, I had gone through a phase of “I need to do something with my life. I cannot go on like this… life has to have more meaning than this” and with that what did I do? I didn’t pack my bags and go traveling in search of adventure….. Instead, I decided to go back to school. And for the past week I’ve been knocking my head on the wall, thinking what an idiot I am. I had to forego lots of fun stuffs, movies, futsal, late night snacks at Hartamas Square, chilling with friends, TV, scuba, box-set DVDs and also couldn’t contribute much to our jewellery business - *Commercial break sat - Athena, Noobs and I had decided to slog for some extra cash since we’re broke most of the time, and that’s just not right. So, anyone interested in great beautigoojas jewelleries, do drop a line or email and special viewing can be arranged ;-)

Back to the story mory - Why have I been calling myself an idiot? Because…. I had to sit for EXAMS! What lah. I’m too old for exams. And I PAID for this torture. Ayo yo yo….

Anyways, here are the facts – I will have to complete 15 subjects plus thesis in order to earn my MBA. 10 core subjects, and 5 electives. That is tough aint it???! This first semester I decided to do 2 subjects. 2 down, 13 more to go! Uarghhhhh!!!! Another 2 plus years of this…?? *sigh*…………….. I can do this, yes I can. I’m not gonna give up. But the funny thing is, now that it's semester break, I kinda miss the classes and the assignments and the studying part.. cant wait for the new semester to start end of December.

So, anyhow, on Saturday, my dad and his friends decided to have their society’s Hari Raya Gathering at my dad’s dusun durian – I guess they liked the space.

As I was weaving through the crowd, my dear Papa called me over to this group of ladies and introduced me to this friend of his, and he said this auntie is with the UNIVERSITY I'm with. Then he sorta “opened” the subject of me doing MBA there and how expensive the fees is and how I’ve been “complaining” to him on the oh there are so many subjects I gotta endure. And at that moment, I dunno what got into me, I went on and on, comparing the UNIVERSITY with UK universities. (I found out on the net that in some British universities, MBA students are only required to complete less than 10 subjects and there’s no need for thesis). And this lady agreed with me and said she will look into the matter and change the system. However, she said, I will not be affected with the change.. uwarghhhh………… So anyways, I excused myself and returned to my friends telling myself, “ya right.. change. Ye la tuh…. I’ll see cows flying first BEFORE there’ll be any CHANGE……….”

Later………………….. I asked my dad who the UNIVERISTY lady was. And he said… that's the Vice Chancellor! Halamak katak!!!!! This is no longer the classic case of putting my foot into my mouth – it’s more like putting me entire ass into my throat! Lucky I didn’t complain on this lecturer of mine who I don’t really fancy… wooopsy daisy poooo……………..

Rainy Toosday

2006-08-29T17:53:00.000+08:00

Doncha wish you can go home and and snuggle in the duvet watching House Season 2 sipping hot choca?

SUpeR DuPeR Man RetUrnS

2006-08-02T16:06:00.000+08:00

Finally, I watched Superman Returns last night... DVD la ;-)

Despite bad reviews by some friends, I loveeeed the storyline. Maybe coz am a hopeless romantic *grin*. I loved the fact that they've got Jason ;-))))

On the way to lunch today, this friend of mine posed this question, would his ermm... his errmm.. ok lemme rephrase, when Superman did "it" with Lois Lane, the moment when he reached his ermmm "moment of true happiness", would his ermmm "that" travel like a speeding bullet as well?

The Day I PlayEd RugBy

2006-07-30T12:02:00.000+08:00

8.05 a.m.......... Sunday, the phone rang.. Who with a bright mind would call at 8 am on Sunday morning?????
Darn, the phone's far. I left the phone on the desk the night before to be charged. Should have brought it nearer to the power point next to the bed (point to note).

I crawled outta bed... Damn it's cold (another point to note - ease on the airconditioner..) It was my wake up call asking me to get my butt to the VI field. It's Sunday lah brader..... Ayways, coz I had to crawl to the phone, that woke me up.. And since am up (and darn the calories I ate at cousin's wedding the night before) I decided to burn them off......

Sleepy headed me (much to mom's and dad's surprise - their lazy bum daughter who wouldnt wake up to have breakfast with them ever on Sunday morning) is up in gym clothes.... "where are you going?" they asked... err err i stammered and said "err errr jogging". Next question was "where?" and I replied " errrr VI". Damn I cannot lie! You see, my parents forbid me from playing football/futsal, they'd kill me if I they know I'm off on SUNDAY MORNING to play RUGBY! And who on earth would go to a school field in the middle of the city to jog??? Before am being bombarded with more questions i yelled "bye mom.. bye pa!!!" and zoomed off.........

When I got to the field, said hi to everyone, put on my spikes and pretended to tie the shoe lace. I only know one person, so shy me was very very very shy,,, *blush*. Then they called to get my butt in the field and they gave me instructions... yay I managed to pull off the other team's flag.. yay... but I suck at catching the ball! That ball is one slippery sucker...

Although the concept of the game is like rugby or American Football, it's really called Flag Football. I will google on this. This game is new to me, But it's quite nice to be playing outdoor in a field. It's a cool change from futsal. The last time I played in a field was ages ago... when was it ah??? Oh yes, Bar Games Ladies Soccer, Singapore year 2002... whoa... that was ages ago............

Conclusion - It was an eventful Sunday. It was refreshing... and to think that I've wasted most of Sunday mornings of my adult life in bed... that's really a waste (OK I might not have the same ideology or opinion cum next Sunday *grin*).

Hey - I actually updated my blog after soooo long................ woo hooo... I'm a changed person ;-))))))))))))))))))))))

sIPAdan Been MoLestEd

2006-05-19T11:27:00.000+08:00

I'm enraged. Angered. Hurt. Upset.

Excerp from NST

KOTA KINABALU: The Government may indefinitely close dive haven Pulau Sipadan to visitors, to allow the regeneration of coral damaged by a barge.On Monday and Tuesday, the barge was ferrying building material and equipment to the island and damaged a section of coral near three popular dive sites: the "Drop-off", "Barracuda Point" and "Turtle Cavern".A RM5 million project to build a central rest area on the island for day-trippers and quarters for park rangers and security forces personnel has been approved by the State Government.
Sabah Parks director Datuk Lamri Ali said a heavy fine would be imposed on the contractor, who has admitted fault and would co-operate in the coral restoration efforts.

That's it? A HEAVY FINE? RESTORATION EFFORTS? Dont they know that it takes years for a coral to grown an inch?????

ANGERSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WoRLd Cup Fact

2006-05-05T15:44:00.000+08:00

Today I learn something new. Thanks Raven for the lesson. Note the star on the jersey below:

Nikki : How come england got 1 star??

Raven : Cos the star indicate how many times the country wins the World Cup.

Ahhhh... I never knew that.... so means Germany has won 3 world cups! woo hoooo! Ballack!!! I love you hee hee

Bachelor No. 41

2006-04-27T16:17:00.000+08:00

Had coffee with a long lost friend yesterday and was informed on who's doing what and who's where etc etc. And was told that an ex-college mate of mine is one of Cleo's Most Eligible Bachelor 2006. Ha ha.. used to have a huge crush on this guy. He's cute and very very nice.. Though I've never uttered a single word to him, he would always smile back when I smile at him... hahaha perasan big time hahahahahah (ok disclaimer : this was waaaaaaaaaaay back when I was 18... so bear with me ha ha ha)

Asun, you have my vote wookies ;-))))

So ladies out there, please vote for Asun Bachelor No. 41... this one not toy boy material like the rest of them.. ha ha ;-))) http://special.time.net.my/cleo2006/profile.cfm?ID=41

BACHELOR NO : 41
NAME : Asun Entaban
OCCUPATION : Engineer
AGE : 30
ZODIAC :Capricorn
FAVE HANGOUT : Finnegans
TALENT : I’m athletic.

This is what Asun has to say :

1.The nicest thing a woman’s ever said about me is…
That I’m very kind.

2.Being successful to me means…
Having a great family and being able to give them what they want in life.

3.Three most important things in my bag:
Car keys, hand phone and Swiss Army knife.

4.If I could trace places with a man for a day, I'd pick...
James Hetfield from Metallica

5.Describe your date from hell.
It would be with a girl who has BO and can’t stop telling you about how bad you are at something.

6.A wife-beater is …
A coward and scum of the earth.

7.What is an antimacassar?
Some kinda medical operation related to the eyes?

GIRLFRIENDS IN YOUR LIFE

2006-04-26T10:43:00.000+08:00

When I was little, I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
and then I started to become a woman, and then I found out that if you
allow your heart to open up, you will see the best in many friends.

One friend is needed when you're going through things with your man,
another friend is needed when you're going through things with your mum,
another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be.

One friend will say let's pray together, another let's cry together,
another let's fight together, another let's walk away together.

One friend will meet your spiritual need, another your shoe fetish,
another your love for a good laugh, another will be with you in your
season of confusion, another will be your clarifier, another the wind
beneath your wings, another your mentor.

But whatever their assignment in your life, on whatever the occasion, on
whatever the day, or wherever you need them, whether to meet you with
their gym shoes on and hair pulled back, or to hold you back from making
a complete fool of yourself ........ those are your best friends.

It may all be wrapped up in one woman, but for many it's wrapped up in
several. One from 7th grade, one from high school, several from the
college years, a couple from old jobs, on some days your mother, on
others your sisters, and on some days your daughters.

Whether they've been there 20 minutes or 20 years, let the women in your life know they
make a difference.

MV WaveBreaker (Tioman - Aur - Dayang - Bahara)

2006-04-18T17:41:00.000+08:00

Night 1

Friday was hectic for me (and am sure for everyone else as well). And KL was pouring cats and dogs and some parts of KL was flooded. Original plan to meet up at KL Sentral was quashed as everyone was running late. Finally the whole gang met up at Seremban R&R at about 10. The journey from KL to Rompin was "interesting". Dont remember the exact name of the places we passed by but I do recall Bahau, Kuala Pilah and all... ;-)

At about 2 am we reached this place where we had midnight "snack". The guys actually ate nasi!! Tsk tsk tsk....

Finally, close to 4 am we reached Rompin's Seri Malaysia where Joe the boatman met up with us. Joe took us all to the "marina".. errrr it's actually this place where the nelayans unload their catch and oh it smells so very the fishy (and I mean fish smell).

To my horror, as the tide was low, we had to climb down ala abselling! Literally we had to use rope to get to the boat... Boo hoo hoo! My jetty-phobia kicked in. And I was ready to cry.. and run to the car ;'-(.

Thankfully, the rest helped me and the other girls to safely board the boat.. sniff sniff... thank you guys ;-)))

I "checked-in" into my bunk and unloaded the gear and all... and got ready to go to bed. My bed was the upper-bunk and it overlooked the sea..... I love my tiny sempit bunk... it was home for 3 nights.. ;-)

To be continued..........

2006-04-06T17:54:00.000+08:00

The Drifter is back.........

Once upon a time, Pink-Fins loved to write and ramble. One day she just drifted away. Somehow, she missed musing on her adventures.. so she's decided to write again... for herself and not for others...... as a wise friend with Sheer Thoughts has put it:

"Express Yourself
A BLOG IS FOR FREE EXPRESSION
NOT GOOD IMPRESSION...
It's a sad day when a blogger decides to stop writing"

Pink-fins is home....