the princess diaries

HOT Teacher

2008-09-19T19:43:00.000+08:00

Usually my wife updates this blog. But this time, i feel like updating. Her friend told us to check this site out. Her students nominated her for this HOT teacher award. I was touched when her students expressed how great my wife is in changing people's life. i wont explain too much. Go read for yourself.

Anyway she's always be 'HOT' to me. :P

http://youthphoria.stomp.com.sg/shoutbox/showthread.php?s=d28593010bbdc75a12a991d510a346a1&t=991&page=3

People in General

2008-02-03T10:08:00.000+08:00

This entry is written with a little bit of anger, frustration, disgust and hunger…

I had the misfortune of having to travel to a wedding by public transport. Not that I’m complaining lah…. ehem...

So, my mum and I took a cab to Bukit Panjang to attend a relative’s wedding – who happens to be a JC mate. The ride costed us $12! Anyway, upon reaching the wedding, we greeted some makciks who were helping in the kitchen, rewanglah katakan. So here goes…. The dialogue has been translated for the benefits of my malay_language-challenged friends.. J

“Eh, Enab! Long time no see….” (Enab is what they call my mum)

“Ah, how are you kak?”

“I’m well alhamdulillah.. Is this your daughther who got married the other day?”

(they have no sense of time, it was 5 years ago!)

“Ya...”

“You don’t have a kompoi yet?”

(without me asking, I know kompoi is grandchild in Boyanese)

“Not yet lah kak, insyaallah soon...”

“Eh, it’s been 3 years right?!….”

I corrected her, “Nolah cik, this coming December 5 years already….”

“Hah, 5 years! So long!!….”

Ya and so the story goes. It never changes, even after 5 years. These makciks think its so bloody easy to get pregnant. Well, at least for me it's not really easy lah. As dictated by tradition and culture, I (who’s at the receiving end) will have to endure these verbal and mental tortures until I have a baby. It hurts like hell you know. Like my scab has been ripped off and they punctured a fresh wound. Tactless women!

Thank God for my supportive husband and family.

I went to take my meal of rojak and hot tea and ate quietly as mum chatted with my grandfather’s cousin’s son’s wife aka her aunt. I was introduced to a quarter of mum’s family tree, or should I say forest, because she kept saying to her them,

“If we don’t introduce you to the kids, they won’t know you! Hahah…”

Hmm…. That’s not necessarily a bad thing you know…

Anyway, after the wedding, we went to the bus stop to take bus 187 and alighted at Woodlands Regional Interchange. We were transferring to bus 913 when I suddenly remembered why I hated taking the bus from berth 12…

The people who were not queueing, cut in front of us and shoved us aside like as if we were in the wrong! Darn, this reminded me of one of my entries in 2006 where in Penang, I referred to these type of people as rhinos and buffaloes.

Hai, what an evening man…

But I was glad I got to take public transportation, it just reminded me of how pampered we all are… ehekz… J

Haggled

2007-09-20T09:58:00.000+08:00

Been haggled by hagglers who nag at me to do stuff...

Like as if feeling down is not enough, now I feel tired, frustrated & have an involuntary impulse to puke.

You know, hagglers are everywhere - in the market place, in school, at home, on the phone, on flyers, newspapers, name cards and the likes..

Haggling aka bargaining is not my style but sometimes I'm pushed into a situation where I have to sell ice to the Eskimos.

God help me.

No I'm Not Dead

2005-09-28T11:32:00.000+08:00

Just dead tired.

2005-09-26T10:24:00.000+08:00

runi why are u so silent eh? is it ok over there?

Out! Out! Damned marrow!

2005-09-05T02:39:00.000+08:00

2005-08-30T19:20:00.000+08:00

yum yum

Yummy Part 2

2005-08-24T03:25:00.000+08:00

2005-08-23T18:14:00.000+08:00

yummy

I have shoes!!

2005-08-12T12:05:00.000+08:00

I am so happy, posting on my blog is not enough...

I HAVE SHOES!! BLACK, PINK AND WHITE TWEED SHOES WITH A PINK RIBBON IN FRONT!! YAY!!!!

Ok, I'm done. Will post pics of it soon. Heeeeeeee!
Update: Alamak, you buggers all posted pics already... now my turn ah?? Erm... will this do?

Oh wait... has to be bigger and a photo of myself ah? Okay, okay, try again...

Ahh ambik lah kau. lol

2005-08-12T11:50:00.000+08:00

ok since i dun want runi to suffer from hypothermia, here's one for the sea..erm i mean road. or record. or whatever la.

i will post this up for puny just to make her feel better about herself ok..

i SWEAR i will never want to go back to the old days. lmao. BURUK ok.

2005-08-06T02:03:00.000+08:00

ok well i dun really want puny to swim back home, hehe. so, er... i decided to put up a stupid-lookin pic of me. y dun each of u do the same eh? anyway, dat's me coming out of the closet. i'm an arsenal fan... ok kidding la eh. i just got that original jersey free. n check out the baju kurungs there. they are hogging up space!! nuisance...

prozac

2005-07-24T17:34:00.000+08:00

something i dun need. yet.

when we start using em, we shall be "prozac princesses" ok?

peas out.

puny

2005-07-23T21:25:00.000+08:00

treng teng teng

puny puns the puniest puns-puns under the sun...

2005-07-20T15:56:00.000+08:00

laa dee dah

poorul poos the poo-iest poo poos

2005-07-06T09:43:00.000+08:00

awww puny....!!!!!

finally u said something! dah dah dun cry anymore ok. we miss you too man. life is boring with no one to bully. and can u believe that i still haven't given u your bday pressie? oopsies so sorry..

hahaha dora the explorer.. hilarious. i hate that show la. so boring. u should call yourself the sandy the squirrel from spongebob squarepants, cos she traveled from land to stay at bikini bottom mah.

ok bye sandy.

take care.

miss you loads.

stay horny always. but don't pounce on just any guy ok.

depa mau pigi buat kerja skarang.. (or isit hang?)

bye.

Halllo Puny!!

2005-07-05T23:59:00.000+08:00

eh u post da pics laaa. we wanna see wat u up to. n i did email u. check ur gmail dear. makan laksa penang eh!! k babe, take care.

miss ya of cos. k jgn nangis lagi.

ciao~

HELLO from Penang!

2005-07-05T20:52:00.000+08:00

ladies!!!!!

i miss u gals TREMENDOUSLY!!!

this is outrageous... i'm in penang yet its like just an hr away by flight.. home sick. migraines because of the hot weather. lots of eye candy - not the locals of course, but da 50 odd exchange students.. :p

been very busy... today was da registration.. i've got 8 modules and 7 are examinable! wen i go back to spore, u must call me Wonder Woman...

i cried da last 2 days... boo hoo... u noe me.. very sensitive... pls send me e-mails or post pics pretty pls!!!!

miss u gals to the core!

see u soon gotta go!

love,
Dora the Explorer

It's July already!

2005-07-01T00:26:00.000+08:00

time just flew by didn't it?

haven't been feeling too good. maybe it's pms, depression or just plain grouchiness. i keep waking up in the middle of the night (most prob 6am) and have a hard time going back to sleep.

there's nothing to cry about, nothing to look forward to.

hope u girls feel better than i do.

i'm sure shopping will make me happier. temporary joy is better than nothing right?

cheers.

(tempted to write the juvenile words "life sucks", but i really have nothing to complain abt)

2005-06-27T10:47:00.000+08:00

hey there girls. wow look! it's me again. heh.

guess what i had for breakfast early in the morning at 7 with sabri? CHICKEN RICE. yes. he brought it from home and i'm just reminiscing how good it was. sedap nak mampos lor.

alas, everything has exited down the poo-hole just now. so i'm hungry again. and sleepy.

contemplating of closing this blog and opening with another one with existing active bloggers, and not dead/dormant ones.

what says yous?

then again, i reckon there will be no replies. lol. okbye.

2005-06-14T15:41:00.000+08:00

too much work can even make me bored. lol. goodness.

runi runi bila nak jumpa?

Natty???

2005-06-07T02:16:00.000+08:00

Dear Mrs Asri,
It has come to my attention that you called me Natty in your last post. May I be the first to inform you, that Natty is my sister's nickname, and quite aptly so because her name is Natra, or Natt for short.

lol.

I just woke up from a nap - been feeling lethargic all day long. Anyway, I managed to squeeze in a dream - I dreamt that I was at some sort of family thingy and I was playing a major role in helping them with something. Then suddenly, I felt like my teeth were loose, and I started taking bits of teeth out from my mouth!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I woke up, horrified by what I looked like in th dream, with all those broken teeth. I think this is the aftermath of having lunch with a nice man, who had lost some of his own teeth.

Take care of yourselves (and your teeth) sweeties.

Lovies
Nadie

new garlicky breath of life.....

2005-06-06T15:20:00.000+08:00

hey now....

there are actual updates here.... WOW!

anyway, natty, me and asri were together 18 months before we got engaged and then another 18 months together before marriage... u still got 18 more months dearie.... :p

ladies, let's all pray for the longevity of our 'fresh new' blog. hmmmm......

miss u ladies to the core of my existence... meet up soon ok..

Ciao senoritas....

2005-05-24T10:22:00.000+08:00

i love u girls. big time.

2005-05-21T02:33:00.000+08:00

Another day has passed
I've stopped counting the days and months
Soon, it'll be years
Still wondering why

Sitting here on a Saturday morning
My thoughts are wandering
And the aftermath of it all
Maybe I just didn't do enough

There's no sense of guilt
Nor despair, just bitter disappointment
These days of mine
I'm a prisoner of time

Sorry.
Thanks.
I love you, always.

operation lazy bam

2005-05-18T02:27:00.000+08:00

time: 023o hrs

report: bam has yet to make significant progress in her essay. her slowness can be attributed to watching too much television and writing senseless blogs. senseless blogs that are read by the same people that she talks to. haha. ok maybe not. those who read my blog, i would appreciate it if u leave a note saying hi or stg to indicate that u do read. it's a tagboard people. can't be that difficult right? not this blog. MY blog, yes the 'sup kambing' link from here. i wanna see ur name at my tagboard tmr. ok somehow i feel like i'm getting out of control. still happy tho. damn i need to nurul.

goodbye, and may the force be with you.

(u better know what that means. what abt a light saber? who carries the red / green / blue one? what abt tatooine? ever heard of that? r2-d2? chewbacca? oh heck a jedi knight? bah nvm. i'll see em soon enuff.)

beam me up, scotty. (ok this is NOT from star wars, wa haha)

as my sis said, can't afford to be outgeeked.

2005-05-17T10:19:00.000+08:00

if you guys didn't know...

- i'm craving for sushi right now. BADLY.
- i wish i were a broker and not broke
- i'm in love with mariah carey's new album, despite the stupid title of the album (and mimi reminds me of the fat lady from The Drew Carey Show)
- i'm supposed to do work but i'm still typing

toodles

My Condolences and other Random Thoughts

2005-05-15T17:17:00.000+08:00

To Mrs Asri

For STILL waiting for the chance to celebrate your birthday! Finally, something you all can't blame on me, cos I'm not in Singapore to begin with! heh.

Sorry (don't hate me oh curly haired one), I was desperate - am trying to help resuscitate this blog before ija comes along with her fire power to burn this place down.

Oh wait, I didn't realise she actually posted a resuscitory entry before mine. heh.

Erm... what to write... erm...

Did you guys hear about my new job? Yes? No?

Well, all the flirting around (yea right, more like pestering) finally paid off because I got offered a (minimum) 4 week stint as a Research Assistant with the Linguistics Department! Wheeee!!

I have no idea how much they're gonna pay me. I asked a friend how much she got paid in Singapore - part time, 8 dollars per hour she said. I was gobsmacked because minimum wage in the land of the koalas is TEN bucks an hour. Go figure.

Last time I was offered a job - telemarketing - it was 18 bucks an hour. Pray for me that I get a decent paypacket...

So... Bruce and I have been together for 18 months now. Okaylah, that's old news, seeing how it'll be 19 months in ten days. People are, more than ever, asking when we're getting hitched. Runi, how long were you with Asri for before you got engaged...?

Ija, did you manage to find your Jila sweets? I found them in the Asian supermarket the other day, so I think that confirms my theory that you can get it from Malaysia =p

Poorul... when's my new blog layout emerging from your poo cave?? =p

Yes, lots of tongue showing today for you ladies.

Are you all gonna watch Star Wars Episode III? I want to go, so Bruce will probably bring me along with him. I shall pretend that I am being dragged to the movie, so that I can get him to pay for my ticket. Bwahaha.

Okaylah, time for me to concentrate on my work (yea, right).

Ciao bellas

filling up space

2005-05-15T16:40:00.000+08:00

last night (more likely this morning, i went to bed at 6am), i dreamt of nurul, zidane n dirty dancing. not nurul doing DD with zidane la. all separate. maybe i was dancing in my dreams. woke up at 2 just now. ate pizza, drank HL choc milk. then ate mee goreng with udang kelapa stg (u know yg wrap in leaf kind. botok2 is it?) n a cup of coffee.

k i am lost for words. cos my words are reserved for my own blog, wa haha. not like i have anything interesting to say anyway. so, i guess this is it.

arrivederci.
(*for a better feel, play the godfather soundtrack in ur head*)

2005-05-03T12:12:00.000+08:00

hi pple.. yea i decided to change the blog template. and it's a TEMPLATE i took from blogger eh, not my original design.

so anyway i'm really not in the best of moods these few days. don't ask me whats going on cause i wont say a thing.

but, if u decide to say hi and talk about other things.. i'm ok. but just dun ask me whats going on. :)

so what did i do for the long weekend? nothing. i spent the whole monday sleeping. yes. i wake up just to eat breakfast and went back to sleep. and woke up around 2 pm feeling hungry, and had lunch, and went to sleep again. and woke up at 4 plus to get ready for jogging. yes, at least i went for a short jog. felt good after that, but felt that i could have done more rounds.

oh, one more note. i hate the idea of being formal to each other. seriously. yes, so IT happened, but that's just it. i am trying to go back to my clownish mood when i'm chatting so i hope you are back to your ownself. to me, things are back to being the same.

and on another note, i think i'm just being in my darky moody self. don't mind me.

muah muah. toodles.

MuChOs GrAciAs!!!!

2005-04-29T07:33:00.000+08:00

Thanks VivA la BAM, PooRUL, Pixie Nad and lYn!!!!

had a terrible b'day as u know it... sheesh... i had a dose of "Selected Malay Texts" wrapped in GREEN and tied with a White string on the morning of my b'day... how nice... added to that i cud'nt even go out for a drink with u gals cos i had a paper every day from the 22-28! not to mention my hubby being in Taiwan all the while...
Terrible, terrible birthday...

anyway, miss u gals so much and this blog aint even doin it for me...

UPDATE lah girls...

Sighing off,
RoOneY

to runi!!

2005-04-25T18:03:00.000+08:00

happy bday babe! yeah so u're swarmed with exams... as i told u, hardly anyone dies of exam stress, so relax suah...
i've run out of words la, keep wishing ya happy bday, hehe.

all de best with a mini-asruni =)

Shoulder To Cry On

2005-04-10T18:59:00.000+08:00

Life is full of lots of up and downs,
And the distance feels further when you're headed for the ground,
And there is nothing more painful than to let you're feelings takeyou down,
It's so hard to know the way you feel inside,
When there's many thoughts and feelings that you hide,
But you might feel better if you let me walk with youby your side,A
nd when you need a shoulder to cry on,
When you need a friend to rely on,
When the whole world is gone,
You won't be alone, cause I'll be there,
I'll be your shoulder to cry on,I'll be there,
I'll be a friend to rely on,
When the whole world is gone,you won't be alone,
cause I'll be there.
All of the times when everything is wrong
And you're feeling like
There's no use going on
You can't give it up
I hope you work it out and carry on
Side by side,
With you till the endI'll always be the one to firmly hold your hand
no matter what is said or doneour love will always continue on
Everyone needs a shoulder to cry oneveryone needs a friend to rely on
When the whole world is goneyou won't be alone cause
I'll be thereI'll be your shoulder to cry on
I'll be there I'll be the one you rely on
when the whole world's goneyou won't be alonecause
I'll be there!
And when the whole world is gone
You'll always have my shoulder to cry on

2005-04-08T14:23:00.000+08:00

i'm on a blog rampage (is that the right word for it?) cos i really need to keep myself awake. this is the problem when i go take heavy lunches. lazy and sleepy. lucky thing got no work at all. hehe.

so anyway, how are u gals doing ar? i'm just rotting myself again here. what's new right? gosh i just cant wait to go home. it's friday! but i feel like going out but no one to go out with. guess lone walks will do good.

maybe that's just it. i have run out of what to say. hope u girls stay good and be good. for those studying - play hard, study hard. for nad, play hard, study hard, hump harder. lmao. i just had to say that.

ok toodles!

Officially declaring myslf as a BORING person!

2005-04-03T19:27:00.000+08:00

You are 'Latin'. Even among obsolete skills, the
tongue of the ancient Romans is a real
anachronism. With its profusion of different
cases and conjugations, Latin is more than a
language; it is a whole different way of
thinking about things.

You are very classy, meaning that you value the
classics. You value old things, good things
which have stood the test of time. You value
things which have been proven worthy and
valuable, even if no one else these days sees
them that way. Your life is touched by a
certain 'pietas', or piety; perhaps you are
even a Stoic. Nonetheless, you have a certain
fascination with the grotesque and the profane.
Also, the modern world rejects you like a bad
transplant. Your problem is that Latin has
been obsolete for a long time.

What obsolete skill are you?
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One of those boring breaks...

2005-04-03T19:11:00.000+08:00

Realised quite a lot of pple into quizzes n put them in blogs...so got hold of this from one of my favourite blogwriters...;) Well dunno lah hw true the quizes can be..but heck its all in the name of fun esp when bored with the melancholic in life and exams n work ard the corner! maybe u guys wanna check it out!

Emotional

What Type of Lover Are You?
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WE ARE SOUTHPARK CHARACTERS! WEEE!

2005-04-01T11:04:00.000+08:00

well, i'm chocolate snow. nad is clouded leaopard. and ija is.. well.. the name is a giveaway la k. go figure.

this is eulyn.. :)

and this is runi puny aka walking fhm content magazine

my horrorscope for today

2005-03-28T02:09:00.000+08:00

i've been quiet here, so to fill space up, i just put my horoscope la hor. aquarius btw.

Quickie:
There's no use trying to hide your feelings. They're written all over your face.

Overview:
Still ready to let anyone and everyone see how aggravated you are, even if it's not politically correct? Well, good for you. No one could ever stop you from that mission. But count to ten, just for the heck of it.

Extended:
You're still mad, and you don't care who knows it. You especially don't care if the person who inspired this anger knows it. After all, don't they deserve to bear its brunt more than anyone? So why dole these feelings out to innocent bystanders little by little? What you really should do is hang onto your annoyance, wait for the individual who deserves it and let 'em have it. It's only fair.

i'm aggravated, wa haha.... n yes i'm politically incorrect.... erm... hang on to annoyance?? lol.... let it go already man... teruk man my horoscope. like i'm on a rampage.

Your mission if you choose to accept it

2005-03-26T22:39:00.000+08:00

Eh girls, next time you all meet, can you pleeeeease do me a favour.

Take a photo (minus shoes) of all of you, standing in a row, according to height. I'm getting a headache trying to figure out who's taller than who. lol.

Birthdays and Cadbury

2005-03-26T13:18:00.000+08:00

Glad to hear you guys had fun during Nurul's b'day celebration. Nurul, why in the world was I unable to contact your mobile phone? You switch off or what?? So blur some more you on the phone..hehehe. Anyway, hope you enjoy your new camera... now no excuse to steal ija's! hehe.

Birthdays: man, I am so so shit at remembering them. Yet I'm bloody lazy to sign up for that Birthday Alarm thingy on the net. So Ija, you be my birthday reminder ok?

Yesterday was spent with Bruceness. 17 months! OMG. Been that long, and I STILL get irritated by him. lol. Yes Nurul, we did have our humpity-hump-humps (note plural here)... but not nearly enough. I swear he's really a forty year old. lmao.

Cadbury people are EVIL bastards. I swear there's something addictive in their chocolates. I have been munching on their nutbreak bar.. and still hankering for 'em!! *looks sadly at little belly* I have been craving sugar like crazy the past few days. Yesterday I had to tell Bruce to hide the chocolate.

And yes, Ija, that was before the little drama we had, which I smsed you about. In summary, Nadia went walkabout on the Bruceness. Which I've done before - only this time, I didn't make him panic too much. Last time I did, I hid in a cafe and he took over half an hour to find me. He got so gabrah, he ended up calling my mum, to ask her if she knew where I was. lol.

Yes girls, I am evil. But hey, he deserved it!!!

2005-03-23T09:18:00.000+08:00

man.. everytime i wanna type something here, i get lost and mind turns blank.

so anyway, i just wanna make some noise in this "chilly" blog. hehe.

brrrrrrr

2005-03-18T18:09:00.000+08:00

it's getting kinda 'chilly' in here.... who turned down the thermostat?

anyway, proud of u eulyn for finally driving to JB!! kudos.. next time i'll drive u to KL and then u can memorize the way..

nad - why u never msg me? *sob sob* miss u... miss ur cake more.. hehe

nurul - stop talking about fats n carbos in ur blog... it's making me look FAT..

ija - i want the pics!! heheh... hanna is getting cuter everyday!...

ok, i gotta go feed ny gorrilla.. he's having a fit in my room! haha..
Miss u ladees!!!..........

2005-03-15T03:41:00.000+08:00

yaaay, u're 23.... make a wish lyn, n blow imaginary candles out...

2005-03-15T02:28:00.000+08:00

we still love u runi!!

2005-03-14T02:20:00.000+08:00

the mother, the daughter and the unholy ghost...

JB adventure with the badut

2005-03-13T15:05:00.000+08:00

Ok here's me n my car as an intro to the adventure. Ok not really my car...my dad's but still....hahhaha

So last nite Linda the badut called me out of the blue to join her for a JB trip with her fren Chucky. The intention was to go for this weekend leader seminar. In spite of having my FYP due this weekend, I decided to go for it lah to release tension and to see some pple I've been missing lately there..hehehe.

Traffic jam was bad but company was great with Chucky the guy forced by us to use lip gloss. Anyway....tot that we could sneak into the seminar but security was a little too tight. End up me n Linda just bummed into Chucky's car. We talked a lot about things going on in our life n stuffs. Always enjoyed those conversations with her.

Then, Linda decided to get some thrill. In spite of no license, she wanted to drive around the area. So I agreed to be her driving instructor. The car was parallel parked on a downward slope. So with a manual car...starting off wasnt easy. Just when she had enuff of the fun and wanted to park, cars started to stream behind us as the seminar was over. We had to drive out. So I had to switch place with her. YESH!!!! I HAD MY VIRGIN EXPERIENCE DRIVING ON MSIAN ROAD!!!!

But...lo n behold...out the main road...i realised that I had no seat belt, my side mirror was folded and our car lights were off. We were frantically searching and adjusting while I kept my eyes on the road. Definitely a geat adventure. Back in my head...this is sooo bloody crazy..something dat i never dreamt i would do. If my dad noe...cfm no driving anymore! I don't mind if I was alone but the fact there was someone else...my fren along with me. I had an added responsibility. Her safety was my priority definitely.

The car swerved here n there like as if 2 drunk gals were inside. Thank god there's no road block! Frantically searching our way back. Just when we thought we have reached the place...we realised we have turned into the Polis Di Raja Msia. Oh great! Wat were the odds! Thank god managed to get our way out and find the seminar place.

Truly an adventure I must say. Trust Linda for dat! She's always up to something crazy. But at the end of it all, she always managed to get her way out with the smile on her face and said "I love you" ( Ok we are not lesbians here k) hahahah oh well...thats her. I must say had it not been for her...I wont even dreamt that I could do all that. Definitely worth remembering and at least now I noe...I can drive at Msia road! YESHHH! Most imptly, kudos to the badut...like I told her "All ive got to say is in the song Because you loved me" That sums up our frenship of donkey years!

2005-03-11T03:03:00.000+08:00

she's becoming more bulat... yaaaay.....

Carrot, Egg or coffee

2005-03-10T22:42:00.000+08:00

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... You will never look at a cup
of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling.
It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen.

She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.

Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed
carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed
ground coffee beans.
She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a
bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.

She did and noted that they were soft.

The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee.

The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity ... boiling water. Each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting.

However, after being subjected to the
boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile.
Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after
sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however.

After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter.
"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a
carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but
with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with
the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a break-up, a
financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and
stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter
and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water,
the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot,
it releases the fragrance and flavour.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and

change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you
elevate yourself to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to
make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make
you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you
can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and
heartaches.

Got this from an email. Yeshhh i noe pple it certainly enlighten me in some way...so tot of sharing it wif u guys.;)

Dedicated to those who are impt in my life

2005-03-06T19:55:00.000+08:00

Hate it when being stuck
Between the choice of them and the one
Maybe that is the reason why
Am not self indulged in the one
Am not too attached to those of great friendships entwined.

Afraid of being heartbroken
Afraid of breaking another’s heart
Be it the one or those buddies of mine
For can never be able to make things right
When am the only one to control when situations arise.

Hence here an apology is bestowed
For before, now and the future
Seeking to be understood
In what come may.

Please provide me with the support
Guide me all throughout
So that I won’t lose myself
In amidst of the dark.

Dedicated to all my friends and my the one who can open the key to my heart. Hope that both will help me overcome my life journey and be a better person for all. Insyallah.

Wanna a peek on my FYP??

2005-02-21T20:46:00.000+08:00

Ok...Basically Ive to spin samples using a high voltage machine that is equivalent to that of the MRT station. The samples look like tissue paper....so how will it look like when seen thru a

microscope??

Presto! Just like those bits of maggie noodles. I think Ija would love looking at all of these images. Well Ive got hundreds of them to look at for now..to the point that when I close my eyes..all I can see are these images. Kinda freak me out! Dats y I was telling Ija I swear I wont touch noodles till my FYP end sey! Hmm maybe Nadia's fish noodles will entice me eh..;)

2005-02-17T03:31:00.000+08:00

i'm just bored. n this pic is kinda entertaining...

2005-02-16T03:45:00.000+08:00

i find amusing sentences in the mags that i read. so from time to time, i'll put em here...

"Health-wise, weekend warriors are better off than those who don't exercise at all. Over a period of 10 years, it was found that 60% of these individuals are less likely to die."

let me rephrase that: 40% of them will die anyway.

The one being MIA

2005-02-11T14:53:00.000+08:00

Hmm I predict that I will be kinda MIA from this blog for a while I guess. Been kinda caught up with lotsa work for now esp since its the last sem(hopefully). FYP deadline is on the 12th march! Hmm looks like I wont be celebrating my bday. Anyway it's ok lah dont really look forward to it really. Cos things won't be the same. Hmm if wondering on wat to get me for my bday...the things dat i want...may not be able to get it nye. Cfm! One of them would be the gift of time...maybe to turn back the clock! ( aaahhh no bright ideas of gimme watches/clocks pulak k!)

Hmm FYP progress...well at least I am thru stage 1 of fabricating all the samples needed. Altogether have 3 stages.Now into my Stage 2 of trying to analyse the stuffs which require microscopes machines that is soo hot in demand! Every mon morning before 815 gotta queue up in front of the lab to book it for one day of the week! mcm queue up for NDP tikets! Really hope I can get things done fast before the deadline. Rite nw I guess only 40% done! Still have got report to do...which currently I am into my chapter 5!

Still have not put aside my brains n time to study for my other subjects as well. Got 5 papers to clear this sem. Considered to be kinda light for NTU student..but still cannot take things for granted lah...Knowing hw NTU gotta habit to detain students! No mistake must be made this last sem.

Kinda glad in a way dat there's soo much work to be done. Kinda help me to lift off my mind on things that should not always be thinking abt. Rite now just gotta focus myslf.

Anyway u gals don't have to worry abt tak mau ajak me out or anything lah k. Just update me aje and I shall see if I can make it or not k. Cos no matter hw much work is in store for me...I still wanna time to unwind. I believe in work hard n play hard.;)

Just hope dat I can get thru all these for the last sem. Insyallah.

2005-02-10T15:24:00.000+08:00

us eating again

Shepherd's Pie Recipe

2005-02-09T21:35:00.000+08:00

Ingredients

1kg potatoes

Part A:
80g butter (i'm sure i put in so much more, depends on how soft u like em to be)
0.5 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp evaporated milk (i reccomend carnation)

Part B:
800g daging kisar
2 biji bawang besar (dicincang)
1 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp tomato paste/sauce
200g mixed vegetables
2 tbsp tepung jagung (dibancuh dgn sedikit air)
sedikit minyak utk menumis
garam, gula secukup rasa

cuci kentang, rebus selama 30 minit atau hingga lembut. apabila lembut, buangkan kulit luar dan masukkan semua Part A, dilecek lumat ketika kentang masih panas. gaul rata dan ketepikan.

untuk inti:
panaskan minyak, tumis bawang besar. apabila wangi, masukkan black pepper, tomato sauce, gaul rata, baru masukkan daging, garam dan gula secukup rasa. biarkan mendidih lagi. akhir sekali masukkan mixed vegetables dan bancuhan tepung jagung. digaul rata lagi. apabila kering, matikan api. ketepikan.

di dalam bekas lain yang tahan panas, masukkan inti daging tadi, ratakan lalu tutup dengan kentang yang telah disiapkan awal tadi, lalu ratakan atasnya. gariskan with a fork. bakar dalam ketuhar pada suhu 180 deg C selama 30-40 mins or until it's golden. serve while warm.

(the cheese is totally up to u!)

if anything doesn't make sense, sorry.... just ask la

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

from us to nadia

Sometime Not So Soon

2005-02-09T01:45:00.000+08:00

Yet another great get together... you rock gurlies!!! Had fun eating, making up even lamer dialogue for the movies... and watching eulyn perform self censorship... kekeke

Also, thanks so much for the going away pressie everyone *smiles* Finally, I can de-nerdify my study desk back in Perth...

I wish I could say let's do it again sometime soon... but alas, the end is near, and that sometime soon will be at least 5 months away. *sigh*

What's Everyone Bringin' On Tuesday????

2005-02-06T16:25:00.000+08:00

I'm bringing dessert... enough said.

Did you guys want me to bring a bellydancing CD and a drum?

2005-02-04T02:22:00.000+08:00

i love tweaking pics at 2 in the morning...

2005-02-02T16:33:00.000+08:00

I'm stuck in my library computer lab with loads to do yet not enough time to finish them all.

A little bird once told me that life on the Other Side is much leisurely. However, I cant just leave this Side, for this Side has made much sacrifice for me. Furthermore, i'd have to think about the years of bond i've to break, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of dollars i'll cost the govt.

Anyway, this past few weeks, i've been thinking alot about the end of the world. there's just too many signs. IT's getting nearer. i'm not trying to freak u ladies out but listen and watch closely. the words in the Quran are but metaphors and similes - once u break the code and analysed the possibilities, the END might be sooner than we think. i'm not a fortune-teller nor a psychic, but i do believe this prophecy.

So, my dear lovely frenz, there's more to life than just work ok. we'll have to appreciate each other more, love each other more and meet each other ever so often. I just want u dear ladies to know that I Love You.

-Carpe Diem-

?

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

actually i have no topic to begin with. then again, since when do i have a topic to begin with?

i cringed when people ask me about work. do i even know how describe the way things are now? work is so stagnant in a boring way. i need challenges. i'm not implying that i am grazing a bad patch. this place is good, the people are funny and nice and always have company gatherings. but work itself. the job scope. it's too little for me. for those who don't really know what the hell am i doing.. i am a designer. a graphic designer. a web designer. i design. i put my creativity into place with regards to the client expectations. but being CLIENTS, u know they want things but they can't specify how the want it to be. and of course, CLIENTS and FICKLE fit perfectly well together. but i've been in this working life for close to two years and i can tell you, even though this place kills me to death with boredom breathing down on me, this is the best company compared to my previous ones. honest. BUT.. i can also honestly say that comfort and security comes with a price. u can't climb high in this company. and it majorly clashes with my aim.

time to look for other patches.. i guess.

2005-02-01T01:48:00.000+08:00

ello ello ello
i'm craving for dirty dancing. so i shall post the song lyrics here until i get the dvd, haha....
indulge me!

Now I've had the time of my life
No I never felt like this before
Yes I swear it's the truth
and I owe it all to you
'Cause I've had the time of my life
and I owe it all to you

I've been waiting for so long
Now I've finally found someone
To stand by me
We saw the writing on the wall
As we felt this magical fantasy

Now with passion in our eyes
There's no way we could disguise it secretly
So we take each other's hand
'Cause we seem to understand the urgency
Just remember

You're the one thing
I can't get enough of
So I'll tell you something
This could be love because

I've had the time of my life
No I never felt this way before
Yes I swear it's the truth
And I owe it all to you

With my body and soul
I want you more than you'll ever know
So we'll just let it go
Don't be afraid to lose control
Yes I know whats on your mind
When you say "Stay with me tonight."
Just remember

'Cause I had the time of my life
And I've searched through every open door
Till I've found the truth
and I owe it all to you

yes she has leaped off the stage into his arms and continue with their dance....

2005-01-31T19:44:00.000+08:00

our pics :)

2005-01-31T09:59:00.000+08:00

lovely time we had on saturday didn't we, darlings? :)

btw, there're too many pics for me to choose for a collage. am i'm getting lazier. :P

all i can say is that i'm glad that ija is happy and enjoyed her birthday celebration. and thanks to each and everyone of you for making it happen. :)

next up will be potluck on eve of chinese new year, which is on the 8th of feb.

time: 2 to 6?
place: any suggestions?

please reply! thankees spankees!

ok toodles.

The one on victim of discrimination

2005-01-28T13:34:00.000+08:00

Had my photo taken for the graduation year book at uni yesterday together with my friends. Then, the apek who took our fotos asked us.

Apek: You all indonesians/ msians?

Me: Of course sporeans lah...why u ask?

Apek: Oh really....tot you all were overseas students. Overseas students clever mah. Nwadays very rare for sporean malay ladies here.

Me: Oh u mean sporean malay ladies not clever lah?

Apek: * STUNT & LOST OF WORDS*

My guy fren: No lah...It means sporean malay ladies cleverer!

Apek: aahahhh dats true!

Wahlau....I was waiting to see wat ans dat silly apek gotta say. Soo irritating these pple who give such racial prejudice steroetypes. Who look down on pple like dat.... they think they are really dat gd is it...

This is all the more make me wanna prove them wrong! Irritating bastards.

More cats!!

2005-01-27T15:53:00.000+08:00

Cos I'm bored... and cos I got nurul's blessings... bwahahaha

Kenya the African Wild Cat...

Kenya Kebab...

Puddles Pipsqueak Terbongkar...

Pudds terbongkar again!

Bored and STILL hankering for a green apple Slurpee

2005-01-27T15:16:00.000+08:00

I'm bored. So I'm blogging before I take a shower...

Just scanned through NUS' library catalogue, and have found TWENTY TWO items I am interested in. And I have not even searched for everything I have on my list *groan* Looks like I am gonna go broke photocopying.

In the meantime, I feel like drinking a green apple slurpee.. and eating cucur. Yes ija, I'm being bad and not listening to your diet advice.

Speaking of ija, believe it or not, last night I dreamt ija was pregnant!! lol. I dreamt that my sister (who was also pregnant) and I were walking throught a supermarket, picking out candy bars she was craving and we bumped into ija, who was wearing the same white top as my sis... and baby bump about the same size too!! Ija also had a hairband on and was her usual laid back self... not so cranky, funnily enough... bwahahaha

Oh, and just cos I can, I'm posting a piccy of my massive cat, Marble Swirl... run Eulyn!!

2005-01-27T10:00:00.000+08:00

having hot coffee and a slice of cheesecake bought from fiesta seems such a perfect combination for me to rush to the toilet anytime now. hehe.

but really, cheesecake and coffee and butter rolls and scrambled eggs should be eaten at home or at some garden with beautiful music at the background and a book in your hand. not in front of the pc in the freezing office with tired eyes typing your thoughts out in your online journal.

good food. bad ambience.

i miss you guys. it's been a long time since we hanged out. karaoke night seems like years ago. ok i'm exaggerating.

lyn, hahaha your post is very funny.. :)

ija, your post is very funny too..

i mean it. really.

as you can see, i type for the sake of wasting time and space in this blog. like i give a rat's smelly hinds. no, i'm not gonna say "sorry for all this crap" cos i love typing useless mindless sentences.

love it.

yes i'm losing it.

i'm not in a good mood you know.

but no worries. i'm not venting it out on you darlings.

i'm venting it out on my fingers. make them tired of typing. kill u, fingers. short fat stouty fingers. even my longest finger (the middle finger of course) has no effect on pple when i show it to them.

la di dah.

i promise, for once, one day, i will write something more bearable and informative.

til then,
flabby thighs.

2005-01-26T21:15:00.000+08:00

sigh! I am sick. I hate it! The irritating part is when mucus starts to flow out of my nose..and I wanna sneeze...but when I do dat...my stomach kinda haf the stitches at the same time. The feeling is just awful! Makes me not think straight...esp with soo much work to do! AAAaaHH!

A funny anecdote...the other day I was on my way home late nite from sch..was walking along Boon Lay MRT when a cockroach actually flew and went SPLAT! onto my right eye! I was sooo shocked dat I screamed. Not because I'm afraid of cockroaches but just surprised...I mean wat is the chances of such thing ever happen???!! The last time something like dat happen was wayy back in pri sch when bird shit actually dropped from the sky onto my slippers! WOWEEE!:P Anyway..lucky I managed to take the cockroach off and it flew away. First instinct- I was afraid dat I will get mata tembel cos of kencing lipas as wat the old folks always associate it with. So I took out my waterbottle n rinse my right eye. Thank god ...so far nothing's happening to my eye!

Yesterday had a great time hanging out with my great old buddy at JB. Been a long while since we last hang out. Caught up a lot and learn a lot of things that I really gotta admire this lady of steel. Though we established a love-hate frenship...but always rest assured no matter wat I will always be there for u and believed in you no matter wat. You go gal! But gotta say dat it was simply great plus the frens too. Learnt to play contract bridge which I think you guys should learn...It's simply fantastic!

Klah gtg for now..studying for the upcoming heat transfer test plus watching my new dvd Friends series season 5 dat I just bought! My simplistic bimbo dream- To get whole of the entire collection of frens!!! 5 more seasons to go! yeah baby!

2005-01-26T17:06:00.000+08:00

i've been watching the australian open la. it's in the day, so dat's y u dun see me online. dun worry i'll never block any of u girls on my messenger, hehe.
anyway, do any of ur mums talk to u when u are sleeping? my mum does, n i dun understand why. bcos half the time i forget wat she tells me to do. n she'll call me from work to remind me anyway. the most recent thing she told me was bizzare. prob at abt 8 in the morning she comes into my room.

"eh ija, i'm going to work already."
"mmm...," that's me la acknowledging her n wish she wud go away so i can continue my dream.
"eh, there's a periuk with kambing inside in the kitchen. don't eat ah! i haven't cooked it yet. mak cuma rebus dulu tu. thursday then i'm cooking it."

hello mother... alamak i'm not so hungry as to eat boiled meat maaa. aiyahh.

2005-01-25T09:27:00.000+08:00

ija, why are u so quiet these few days? can't see u online.. busy babysitting and giving tuition i suppose.

nadia, u oso very quiet la. are u still unwell? if u are, hope u'll recover soon k..

lyn, kalau kau busy sangat nak email aku the pics at national stadium, u can just email this pic of me and sabri where i was leaning on his shoulder. hehehehe. i wanna print that pic.

runi, i got nothing to say to you.

ok bye.

The one one Keselenge-an menyerlah during a test

2005-01-24T11:58:00.000+08:00

Just had my test this morning. Cramming myself for it since it involves lotsa memory work but yet interesting. Basically about cells biology and stuffs...very interesting.Hmm which I don't think anyone would bother knowing abt it...so straight to the story...

Grabbed the paper from my fren after being told dat we've got 10mins to finish up the MCQ. Looking at the 5 qns...I knew it was kinda easy for me to get thru. Very confident about it dat I finished it within a few mins after checking the answers again several times. Stared at blank space. Eyes scrutinising 270 degrees around to see other pple's ans hahahha.

When the tutor said " You've got 2 more minutes left."....

That's when I was looking at my fren's paper....only to realise dat there were 5 more qns at the back. Mcm lincah kaduk...I had to answer the remaining 5 qns within dat 2 mins w/o much thinking.

DAMN! Knew the paper was easy

Knew I could able to score on it

Was planning to get an A for it

If only I had flipped the other side

See....life in uni is just too good to be true!:P

"Hey! Aku insan berkerusi roda"

2005-01-23T17:24:00.000+08:00

Hey! Aku insan berkerusi roda
Aku tidak boleh berjalan seperti kau
Apakah itu sahaja yang dapat kau lihat?
Terhadap aku insan yang cacat .

Hey! Aku insan berkerusi roda
Ada kasih sayang dan keinginan berkawan dalam diriku
Kau pun begitu juga, Aku dapat melihat
Jadi, apa bezanya aku dan kau?

Hey! Aku insan berkerusi roda
Aku ingin bersekolah dan bekerja seperti kau
Tolonglah sediakan tempat untuk aku
Bolehkah kau terima aku ?
Bolehkah kau memberikan aku layanan yang adil seperti yang lain?

Hey! Aku insan berkerusi roda
Aku inginkan persefahaman bukannya belas kasihan
Aku juga ingin berbakti kepada nusa dan bangsa
Apakah susah untuk menerimaku dalam masyarakat?

Hey! Aku insan berkerusi roda
Apakah kau fikir aku beban untuk kawan dan keluargaku?
Apakah kau fikir aku tidak layak menjadi pekerja yang baik?
Tetapi pernahkah kau terfikir….
Apa yang aku boleh lakukan di sebalik kecacatanku?

Rahayu Sari a.k.a datin
http://datin.itgo.com/

23/1/2004...A year has passed since she's gone. Yet, nothing much has changed. Her room that is mine now still has her remains. Her spirit still lives in each one of us.

Thank you for spreading my wings
To fly around the world with you
To spread my horizon
To open my mind & perspective
To see with my own eyes " Disabled doesn't mean Unable".

Will try to live up to her dreams.
Will try to continue what she's left behind
Especially her website - her pride & joy.

I know I've not been doing a good job in maintaining it. Been trying to learn on how to maintain & update tbe website but time just don't permit with what I'm doing now. Yet, there's only this much I can do for nw- just editing the front intro page. Need to learn HTML i think before can do anything.Maybe once I've finished wat I am doing...I will do something about it. Insyallah.

May her soul rest in peace. Amin.

2005-01-21T23:49:00.000+08:00

since i din make it, i'll contribute with this...

Selamat Idul Adha!

2005-01-21T13:51:00.000+08:00

Dear ladies,
Had SOOOO much fun last karaoke session... it was Vun-der-ful... however, da song selection was a bit outdated... hows about some dancing the next session? HAHA...

anyways, salam idul adha.. semoga tahun ini bermula dengan lebih kasih sayang, lebih ibadah dan rezeki yang barakah.. semoga segala impian yang tersemat di dlm hati menjadi genggaman di dlm tangan!!

i'm waiting for the pics to be up lah DEY!... ven vill u gals put them up??

next session will be BANGRA nite okies?

LOve Ya!!

The one on the karaoke

2005-01-20T15:40:00.000+08:00

And so..the theme was Movie/Tv stars. Was glad to know dat everyone took the effort to dress up for the theme which adds the atmosphere.

Kudos go to Nadia who dressed like Sandy in spite of being sick..she managed to sing quite a few songs fantastically during the 1st few hours..you go gal! And of course our self-indulged either with the digi cam or the mike 24-7 Ms Siti Nurulaini for dressing up as the MAGICIAN with the Guiness hat!

Bruce: Who did a smashing hit dance with his retro outfit..way to go boy! Should shake your bons2 more hahahha.

Sabri: Our Mr cool guy who dressed up as Colin Pharell aka Nurul's pimp daddy... The guys did the worst version Britney song ever of you drive me crazy...look forward for an encore!!!

Runi: Claimed to dressed up as Wardina from a drama role as Julia. But heck..her voice is still fantastic. Too bad dat there wasnt a proper duet for the return of our BP Janet jackson n Mariah caret. Nevertheless, thanks for doing my request on Trisha's Can't live w/o you and got the honour to duet with her. The song was just fantastic n full of emotions...hmm yeah rite...

Me: Supposed to dressed up as the pink lady in the S'pore Idol since my voice sucks! But persuaded by Nurul to go as the terminator biker lady.. dressed in my boots and black leather jacket. Too bad didnt get to take out my black sunglasses n harley's leather beret..hahahh very paisey!

Oh well....as for the fotos???? Hmmm stay tuned...AKAN DATANG!

2005-01-20T09:08:00.000+08:00

morning dearies. i'm tired to the core lah. one whole week of tiredness. today still got to go for some band audition. i hope we didnt get in. yes, i am mean. i don't want us to get in. i want my rest. :(

on another note, have a good day dearies.. take care.. c ya gals soon. :)

More about themes

2005-01-14T19:35:00.000+08:00

Actually I was thinking of themes just as an excuse to dress up. The ideas lyn has are great, problem is that if we apply the themes to songs as well, it may be a bit restricting... like latin alone restricts us to shakira, ricky martin, marc anthony...

Some themes I was thinking of:
Flower Power
Angels and Whores (lmao)
Vampy Chicks
Goth
Ethnically Inclined
Flattery By Imitation

Thats all I can think of right now... sowwie

2005-01-14T16:58:00.000+08:00

shall we, ladies? :D

The one on the karaoke theme

2005-01-14T10:49:00.000+08:00

Our dear nadia..came up with an idea...to have a theme for the karaoke session. I think it's great...kinda add the FUN in FUNtabulous! So anyone any suggestions dat wanna share for the theme? SOmething dat is do-able lah for us.Suggestions open to anyone who's reading this!

Had a few in my mind for nw:

1. Rocker Fella- we all dressed up as minahs n mats rocks....then we can later sing the cool rock songs like Search, Slam, Awie for malays and Jon Bon Jovi, Michael learns to rock, Aerosmith, Roxette for english songs...It's like the return of the rock era!

2. Bhangra nite- We all dressed up in punjabis or any sort of made in india style. ( Though guys gotta crack their ideas on this one). Then, we can sing n dance n act hindustani...n even shake our lil asses to the to bhangra.

3. Latino nite- We dressed up as Latino hunks n babes n sing Ricky martin..and watever else lah...we shake our bons-bons!

4. Retro sat nite fever- We all dressed in retro and go to the 80's era....singing grease...and rock our bodies to the sat nite fever baby!

Hmmm cant think of anymore for nw....anyway look forward to the outing yah!

empat pompan dan satu ang moh

2005-01-12T11:07:00.000+08:00

nadia, your hair looks so nice.. i like.. :)

The one on aft grad

2005-01-11T10:25:00.000+08:00

The scariest qn for me and has been haunting me since the recent raya..." So aft grad...what are you going to do?"

Yep.. I can rattle my way on saying that I have my Plan A and Plan B and waiting which one to choose n stuffs depending on my results. But still, I don't like the unknown. I don't like waiting. I want to be clear in the direction of where I am heading too.

Plan A- Take the job offer. Very clear direction if I were to choose this. But, I'm not sure if I will be happy with it. I mean I know what the job entails for me to do..and hence I am confident in knowing what would be in store for me and knowing the ropes around do help. Yet, the jobscope isnt wat I dream for. Studying for soo long and then I work on something that I don't yearn for. I don't want to work n coop myslf in the office and wafer fab. Analysing on the machines and doing excel formulas and spreadsheets. ARGHHH! Yet, If I go there, I know my future will be bright and I have confident in doing well especially with the good prospects in store. But will there be self-achievement? Hmmm.

Plan B- Get the scholarship. Direction veryy unsure. Cos I am still sourcing out for the scholarships lobang2 here n there. No substantial things just yet. I hate being unsure. Yet, if I were to get it, it will be like a dream come true. Studying overseas. Doing the dream field that I want. Then again, is it worth it? hw can I be sure that being able to do what I dream for is a satisfaction and guarantee me happy doing wat I want? Does it mean that doin it will also allow me to do well in it?

Oh well...I guess I've grown in an environment of pple who always push me to meet their expectations to the point that I've set myslf so high desired goals. Why can't I be just like the others? Being happy with whatever that come along. Why must I always strive for more n more?Going further n further...which I really hope that going further will still keep my sanity in place. Let alone being true to myslf and not lose my virtues.

Ahh well...just my tots being put in place by writing down here. This way it will help me avoid opening that dreadful door. Cos I know...once dat door is open....things will get worse. So rite nw, I guess by writing here..kinda help to keep my mind clear and remind myslf that everything gonna be alrite..Just don't give up. Don't push too hard and remind myslf of the pple around me...esp my frens. If they can do it, being happy so can I...Insyallah. 5 more months....

last night

2005-01-11T09:47:00.000+08:00

amazing company. amazing food. amazing ambience. amazing pictures. what more can i ask for?

right now, i want the pictures from miss ebol's digicam.. *anxious grin*

The one on toilet ethics

2005-01-10T14:11:00.000+08:00

I think pple ought to learn some toilet ethics for the benefits of all. It's so disgusting that just by ignoring some simple things..it could lead to disgust and uncomfy to the next users. OK here goes.

1. Remember always to flush the toilet! I mean just imagine you goin to a cubicle and then u see a poopie surprise!ARGHHH! Always encounter dat in those public mrt toilet.
Talking abt flushing..pls lah pple before flush...lift up the seat so dat the flush water don't spurt onto the toilet seat. Just imagine you goin to the cubicle n saw droplets on the seat...all you can conclude is the worst...the urine of the previous person! Arghhh disgusting!

2. If you wanna cebok....pls lah use the water hose properly...don't let the water run all over the place...pls be considerate to the other next-door cubicles. Plus, if you having the menses, pls check there are no runny red things all over the floor man!

3. If you wanna change your pad, then you realise there's no place in sanitary bin...at least pls have some decency to wrap the used pad with toilet paper to avoid the disguting sight. Pls act like ladies lah not barbaric! Just imagine..u go into cubicle n being welcome by a disgusting smelly bloody sight...eugghh!

4. Lastly, remember to wash your hands and DRY it. Cos if you don't, then you open the door, you will be wetting the door handle. Pls be considerate to other users who wanna open the door. I always get disgusted when I have to open a wet door handle....I mean I can't imagine what's the last things dat they could have touched sey! ARGHH!

Oh well...i think you must be disgusted by now. But just think about it...how its all these tiny details that pple usually take for granted...but yet it can lead to such utter disgust! Hahahha think the inspiration of writing this is cos I was having a bad morning encounter of the public toilet.

Enough said! Gtg for my last lect for the day nw.

2005-01-10T03:36:00.000+08:00

aiseh... dah lah sepet, satu pulak mata aku...

2005-01-10T02:58:00.000+08:00

where's the bride ha?

2005-01-09T04:02:00.000+08:00

we won't do that again....

Just Another Manic Monday.... wait it's not Monday yet...

2005-01-08T23:46:00.000+08:00

*biiiiiiiigggiiie siilly grin on my face* Yes ija, I can hear you...stop bloody grinning nad... =P

had a big big day with the bruceness... which I will blog about later on my personal blog... in short.. things went pretty darn well.. and my yai seems to like him!!

Alritey gurlies... so Monday is confirmed yea??? Dinner at zam zam and then hanging out at that sheesha place? Warning tho: me and brucie prob not gonna stay out too late cos erm.. just cos? lol.

Can we meet at the nearest MRT station please.. cos I'm a bit hopeless when it comes Arab St... *heh* Which is the nearest station anyway?

The one on the Bali Blues pics

2005-01-07T17:54:00.000+08:00

At last..my bali blues pics are up.

Went bali with Fiscordia and Semut Blue whom I've known since secondary sch days. Always pacat-ing onto the TKGS gals then whenever there was any Mendaki Enrichment Program events. Cant believe dat the idea of travelling to Bali together was derived during our get-together-session at the Pusara Aman late at nite during NTUMS FOC! And yep..we've made our dreams into reality! They were just great travelling kakis. We just clicked soo well and thorougly enjoyed our trip.

Bali is simply fantastic..surfers' paradise rite in front of our eyes and of course not forgetting shopping too! Totally went crazy for the cheap accessories and bags. Kinda regret for not shopping more of it! Even more regretful when I didnt bring my newly bought digicam..Selengekan!

Did white water rafting which was simply great going thru the fast rapids and singing along the way with the bunch of them!

Surfing was just great. Lucky me..I had the best surf ever...riding on 3 big waves one after the other was truly an unforgettable experience! Just too bad didnt had time to surf more...

Wanted to trek the volcano..but too bad didnt have time to dat. Maybe the next time will do just dat.;)

Had a good bargain of spa package to end the trip. Went for full bali traditional massage,mandi lulur, mandi bunga, sauna and jacouzzi.

For a funny anecdote...hmm let's just quote from fiscordia cos a third party's take on this esp when it comes from her simply spell it just rite. Quoted by fiscordia...

"And over dinner, lyn was relating to us abt this mat juice yang cuba menggatal dgn dier ahaha... By the way, on the last day at Bali we went there again, & the mat was so happy to see her he held out his hand to shake hands! *tak nak lepas ni* hahahah my eyes bulged out & i quickly moved into action, i stepped in & broke up their handshake & ask lyn to quickly order the fruit juice heh*"

In short, Mamat-mamat at Bali can be very "sociable" and always with many pick-up lines. The most popular would be "Assalamulaikum.." Just cos I'm wearing tudung. The best is when some of these guys tried to give the salam when they were drinking bottles of VODKA...like HELLLOOOO!!Hahhah but it was funny lah.

Oh well...just enjoy looking at the pics..Looking forward for the next trip soon with them..aft I grad...say PERTH or Turkey rite guys?Hahhaha.

The one on the HK collage

2005-01-07T13:32:00.000+08:00

Yeshhh pple...at long last..here are some of the pics of my HK trip. It was simply fantastic. Who said HK is difficult to find food...ChungKing is the muslim place where hundreds of halal food can be found in spite of it mostly being Indian food..ARGHH! Oh yah..the dessert stalls and nite life in Hk is simply great!

HK is just like S'pore except the weather is fantastic. Though it's winter...too bad no snow. Simply just the weather of natural air-con in HK. Yet, I feel S'pore has more variety of pple to look at..with the indians,malays, chinese n manymore. But, in HK, is so boring..only see pple yang mata sepet dan tak cebok!

Great place to try out all the different modes of transportation. Was like a dream come true for me ..trying out the open-top buses, electric trams on the roads, tram that go up the hill, cable car and of course the MTR.

Places that I went and is a MUST if go HK:

The Peak- Just look at the top view of HK towers...taken from the peak where u need to take a tram to bring u there. Not only u get to enjoy the scenes of HK amidst the breeze but also there's Mdm Tussaud, Ripley's believe it or not where u get to see showcases of the weird and eerie stuffs of mankind and of course the simulator ride.

The Ocean's Theme Park which is an amusement park filled with the different rides...the place is just like underwater world, mandai zoo,sentosa and genting all under the same roof. I'm serious abt dat...was simply fantastic!

Look forward to go to HK again when the Disneyland is up...so HK wait for me come 2006...hmmm maybe with my travel kakis...amacam if interested can save up n sign up with me whilst the offer last...*hint!

Oh yah..did I tell you shopping in HK is simply fantastic...Esprit is cheap...and the pasar malam u will get bargains dat u simply cant resist! The shopping centres oso has shops selling very nice fashion clothes n stuffs at cheap price. Too bad didn't get to buy much stuffs cos most of them are suited for the winter since its the season then.

The one on the personal raya collage

2005-01-07T13:21:00.000+08:00

In the mood of taking my mind off things such as work n stuff..here goes the belated personal raya collage...the jln raya with the BP pple..just lurve them loads! Cant believe dat the whole lot of us still have the camarederie spirit within us...and may it soar irregardless of wat come may...

In the mood of doing it cos need to send my digi fotos soon for printing so decided to make some collages to be send as well... Thanx Nurul for helping to rectify the problem with this collage file which I have preserved for ages....Only in the hands of the designer could such problems be solved!

P.S. Living to the name of being narcissistic...each frame sure will have the pretty face of me! So u all just gotta bear with it!:P

2005-01-07T09:19:00.000+08:00

lazy mood permits me to do this much. here goes something:

2005-01-06T11:41:00.000+08:00

baby's sleeping. ssshhhhh.... took me forever to stop her wailing.

yes dears had a great time last nite. onli some beautiful person cannot wait for her pics n video. sabar la! (kan kena lagi... hahah)

nad, next tues wud be good for me.

ah 1am this morning i started watching troy. achilles' heel? achilles' ass la man. mmm... brad pitt. wa haha... damn aku asik teringat the mask thingy nurul! all ur fault man....

zum zums and be-dang-dangs

2005-01-06T09:19:00.000+08:00

yep yep. a great evening it was.. hehehe.. i was reminded of

- Bruce's "Zum Zums"
- Runi's "those are not boobies..those are be-dang-dangs"
- Nadia's sudden question to me and ija "why are guys obsessive over my arse?" well, apparently she thought we wanted to take pictures of her nice ass.. lol

ok ok, i am laughing away to myself right now. hahahaha..by the way, thanks runi, for the long necklace.. i gotta work on my mini be-dang-dangs so that i will look good wearing the necklace that will rest in between a beautiful cleavage one day.. sighh..damn the little tits

anyway, i still feel that nadia deserves more than just a bowl of sliced fish soup, runi.. damn i could have my free oyster omelette yesterday... hahahaha..next time perhaps *nudges nadia* psstt.. chawanmushi..

i'd love to meet up soon.. and next tuesday seems ok for me.. :)

hmm.. just wondering.. if big breasts are called be-dang-dangs.. then little tits like mine will be called be-dee-dees.. ok i guess i should shut my trap now. har dee har har.

toodles!

Fantastic Time!!

2005-01-06T01:23:00.000+08:00

Once again, had another fantastic time gurlies!!! Thanks again for dinner Runi *grinners*

Anyway darlings, could you please let me know when you're free over the next two weeks? Right now I'm thinking tuesday will probably be the best time for us to meet for dinner (at Zam Zam perhaps?), if Brucey keeps his plans in place.

(I know I posted all this on the tagboard, but I thought I'd make it a post in case it gets wiped off the board)

2005-01-05T13:41:00.000+08:00

i'm frozen. literally frozen.

The one on having someone you love died in your arms

2005-01-05T11:16:00.000+08:00

It was me, az and her. We were shopping at some place dat reminds me of bali. She was frail but yet continue walking with us and shop. We talked soo much together. Then, suddenly her steps slowed down and she just fell. Lucky, I managed to grab hold of her. Knowing how her illness was, she must not get panic. So I tried to carry her to the steps then assured her dat everything gonna be alrite. She gotta rilex and she could pull thru this together with us. I told Az to get help. Az was like running around and tried to get thru her handphone..calling her mum, ambulance and many more.

Her face started to turn pale and her breath was getting shorter. I could sense that she could not take it any longer. But still, I told her don't give up and tried to assure her. Suddenly, her face turned blue.I shaked her vigorously telling her to wake up and she should not leave just like dat. I hold her tight and screamed loudly for her...

The dream just fade...and I was woken up to solat subuh.

This dream has been disturbing me since morning. It was like soo real and definitely affected me. Now I am back feeling the loss that I had. It was like as if hw I felt in the beginning.

Hence..in spite of all dat has happened recently...that was nothing and I wouldnt really bother or care...cos I've got myslf to take care of and the heartbreak of losing that someone like dat...was the worst dat I ever could have. Maybe it's a test for me to be stronger and seek the help of the Al-Mighty. Insyallah.

I can understand hw some pple can be protective when it come to their close frens. Hence, reacted the way that is and blowing things out of proportion.I would have reacted out of proportion too if my close frens were affected. I mean thinking about it....when I lost my closest fren like dat. I have to admit that the things dat I do...was kinda worrying the people around me. But they were nice and supported me in whatever way they can. Now, when I think about it...I was shocked about the things dat I managed to pluck up my courage to do.

Anyway on a lighter note to this melancholic post, treasure those people around us.

ok, da cat's out of da dusty bag...

2005-01-03T21:34:00.000+08:00

this is just da reason why i dun wanna let pple noe.. its juz humiliating.. yes i have a blog but its dormant... dead rather... i have no time u noe..

anywayz, da holz were great! i did a great deal of shopping.. pics will be up LATER wen IJA passes me da ADOBE software.. *HINT HINT* (wat hint?? dat was a direct hit HAHA)

went to KL TWice in 2 weeks, went to sibu island... ah... da life... heheh.. well wats so good about sibu island rite ladies?? *wink wink*

school has started, its only da 1st day yet i feel so drained... got 9 modules to clear... anyway today i learned about ecosystems... kinda reminded me of mr yeo, our geog lect in jjc.. heheh..

watch this space for moi pics ya!
love u ladies!!

2005-01-03T18:01:00.000+08:00

runi, u didnt tell us u have a blog. so i'm announcing it BIG that mrs asri has a blog. haha. ok watever. *click*

thats all. hahaha.

The one just pissed off

2005-01-03T14:49:00.000+08:00

Yeshh I am at a pissed off mode now. Think must be cos of the weather and the splitting headache dat I am having. At this point,

1. I hate it when I feel cold and then when covered with the blanket I am hot.

2. I hate it when I feel tired and then when I take my rest on the bed...I feel restless.

3. I hate it when I feel restless and start to do work...I feel tired again.

4. I hate it when I've got soo much work to do but when I wanna start I just don't know / too tired to do.

5. In short, I hate it when I am not doing anythng but there's soo much things to do now. Lectures, tutorials, project deadlines, getting to a decision soon enough...job or sch. Scholarships, resumes or the easy way out take the job offer...all these to be done within the 5 months!

Oh well I guess I'd betta lie low. Go into hibernation. Else, I think I wd find fault with anything/anyone. Nearly blew it off just nw at msn with the nice peeps. Lucky I decide to opt out.RED ALERT mode all! Hahahh yeah rite..like as if I am such a big shot for pple to bother if I am pissed or not. Heck...