One Of My Favourite Things

I love this pair of shoes. Hardly worn it as its kinda high for me to wear to work. I bought it around year 2002 in singapore.

But as you can see, as I found out lately after I opened the box..(yeah i brought back the original shoe box from sg hehehe..), its falling apart. But for this picture, I place the shoes on a Voir box not the original box hehehe.

Here's some pictures. But you can't really see the buckle side which is falling apart too but i plan to salvage it by glueing it later on.. ai ai ai... very sim tiah leh.. i love this pair of shoes.

The Constant Gardener

I just finished watching The Constant Gardener.
Well, now i know why it won some awards :P
The show is pretty meaningful and dramatic. In a sense you get to the poverity and corruption of govt that causes the people to suffer. And outstandings individuals trying to make changes. The small voice that brings hope to people.

Its a movie worth watching.
It is true, that if you believe in the cause which you're fighting for, you have more determination to see it thru.

But one thing tho' I don't get the link btwn the title and the substance in the show.. hmmm..

It came and It sorta went....

CNY came and its almost gone... at least its into the 4th day already.

I haven't been exactly productive. Even my younger bro said... I could achieve much more, if i weren't that lazy hahahaha.

4 days of being couch potatoe. The truth is, I just didn't feel like doing anything. Well 1st day I helped my mom with alot of the chores in the kitchen as the first day all our relatives would come over. After the 1st is over, my mom would go to some relatives house. Well for me, I just sat home glued myself to the tv or the pc (watching movies).

Darn it... why does time has to pass so fast when you're not at work!? DARN IT DARN IT..

I took some photos of the CNY dishes we had.. but am too lazy at this mo' to put it up. hehehe. will do it later on today.

Fruitful day?

Yesterday, I went to visit the dentist to remove my suture... HAHAHA... yeah whats that word hor? That was my first reaction. Then I go look look in dictionary hor, it means stitches lah... dongoi !!!!

Anyways, while waiting outside, I was agonizing on the fact on how painful its gonna be coz doubt the dr will be giving me that shot to numb the area.

Name got called, went in sat down, - waited waited waited. Then dr came. Okie, any problems (mind you this dr, like to do things chop chop and don't like to talk much or answer much questions. I hate dr's like that). Anyways, I said, yeah.. first two days my nose had blood clogs. And then now and then the area where the sinus lift was done, gets numb and feels tingly. hahaha. Then he said.. okie, let me remove the stitches and then we will take an xray. Alrighty!!!!!

Before the went snip snip snip , he said.. its actually healing very well coz the stitches is loose. Which means its healing very well.. then goes SNIP SNIP SNIP... tug tug... hmmm.. alittle taste of blood...

Ok done! Rinse... go seat outside... wait to take xray then come back in.. we to thru the xray.

ALrighty.. xray taken, called in to talk to me. Then he said.. SPOT on.. very very good. Then the sua ku me.. had to ask lah.. DR i got one question, after the crowning is place....is there any periodic maintenance (typical IT term hor). Then he said.. after 6 mths the crowning is fitted then you need to come back and see after 1 year. If everything is ok.. then no need follow up. WOOHOOO... ok can relax until July before the agony of visiting the dentist is revisited kekeke.

After that session, I decided to go jalan2 lah. Release the tension rite!!! So I went to the mall close by. Bought 2 ultramannnn... tshirt for my nephew whos birthday was that day. Then found a pair of sweat pants ... for 50% off... had to try it in the dark coz that stupid dressing room didn't have any sort of light... Premitive leh!!!!

Anyways, got home, then mom was making Top hatS!!!!! Okay its also called pie tee... She was making the shell lah. We always do. Mom has been making it for ages. Usually i help her.
So changed my clothes and then stood by the fire for 3+ hours!!!!! BOY!!! was my kneee sore..
Wanted to take photos but my hands were darn oily lah. Dun wanna damage my camera...
I don't grow money on trees!!! hehehee

Very Fruitful Day huh!?!?!?!

DUP DUP BI DO!

Of Junk Food

Recently, KFC introduced the Fish burger to their menu. Isn't it abit weird to have a food outlet which was known becoz of their chicken and not anything else.!?!?

Anyways, I decided to try it.. ERRRR.. the verdict is that...... Its OKAYYYYY.... JUST A OK tho'
The dill dressing or whatever you call it was so diluted!!!!! But you sure can taste some sort like mustard like or is that the dill taste hahaha. I have no clue.

Ok next was to try the prosperity burger at Mc D. The chicken one of course. I had a long long time ago, i think it was couple of year ago. I forgot how peppery it is... I don't think I will eat again tho' and I shall remember how it taste now.. hehee

Over and out...

Falling down the spiral stairs

As some close friends might already know, I went thru a turning point sometime end of last year. After the turning point, certain things in my life were clearer and for once in such a long time, I was feeling happy. No dark clouds were hanging over my head.

Unfortunately, I am beginning to feel sucked into the void of darkness and tumbling down the spiral stairs. For the past couple of weeks, I have been feeling that way in and out (not consistently). I try real hard to counter it. Fighting against the vacuum that is sucking. Its tough. When I go thru these certain moments, I try to stay positive by counting my blessings.

I really don't want to return to the state I was in previous. A state which I stayed in for the longest time and watch the years go by. I do not want to. But is my will strong enough to sustain this times of temptation where its easier to succumb rather than fight?

For now, my decision is to fight! Fight! the feeling away.

Chase the blues away!!!!

I will not fall into the darkness once more.

Hmm... I wonder

I don't know how many of you out there watches those korean dramas or jap dramas or tv shows. But of course I am talking about those with subtitles shown.

If you do watch those korean dramas (this is the most significant that i can remember). Have you noticed how they use the word khinzir to translate the word "pig" no longer do they use the word babi. Hehehe
Funnily, I don't remember ever using khinzir in school. Did any of you remember?

Also another word is berbaloi!!!
Aiyah i got A2 for BM leh for SPM but I heck sure didn't see all these words then.....

Wallace & Gromit

Yo.... this show is worth watching. Funnay and not long and draggy. Jokes are good... :)
And its cartoon.
Highly recommended
:)

Look Alike

Ok... Yesterday was New Year's so I went for mass as usual in the morning. Usual means 7.15am Mass ok!?!?!?!

Anyways, after mass, this couple in a merz , winded down the window and extended the hands and wished me happy new year. Then pass by the organist and then he said "hey.. happy new year"

So you're wondering whats so strange about this? Well, its becoz they thot I am my sister!?!?!?!
The young organist used to be my sister's student. The older couple, I have no clue who they were. But this is not the first time in church or outside people has mistaken me for my sister.

It started even as early as I was in Secondary school!!!! Having lunch in the town with friends, still in school uniform lah..(prefect mah so wear skirt and blouse lo) then someone came up to me and said.. eh IXXX so lcly ah... see us also never say hi!? I went huh? I am not IXXX lah... so why say hi!? hahahahaha

Usually I would say, Eh I am IXXX lah... I am the sister. But since its new year and all, I decided to just keep quiet and shake their extended hands.. kekekekeke

I then asked my niece and nephew (my bro's kids not my sis's), eh i look like khor2 meh? Both said.. yeah abit.. the hair lah Jee khor... Keep your hair long!

Aiiiii.....

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!!!!!

The new year has begun!!! So make this a great beginning to an awesome new year!!?!?!?!?!

may this year bring you good health , wealth and happiness
if you're single, may you find the person to share your life with.
If you're married, may you have a blissful and blessed marriage
if you're waiting for your new born baby, may the birth of the child be a smooth and safe one!....

Happy new year! Forget the mistakes, look forward with the experiences gain...
And lastly, Never Forget to Put God in everything that u do.....

:)

Its the Eve again

Feels like deja vu every year during this time.
I am so over making those new year's resolution :P

Well I will not make a resolution but I will definitely make a list things that I would like to see happen in the near or so. If its not done, it will be brought forward :)

Time flies, each year I ponder back what have i achieve in the last 12 months.
I would say that this year has been much clamer than the year before.
But this year was also a passing but not in my family.
As I look back these are the things that are significant enough for me to remember

1) I finally went for a vacation after 5 years of non vacation - overseas.
2) I finally feel more settled with my life , making lots of important decision and learning not to regret. Moving forward no matter how tough it is.
3) Have come to a point in my life that I no longer give two hoots about what happens. If I die tomorrow, I welcome it.
4) My good friend since college here and then University in the US, mom passed away. Went for the memorial service. Still remember every event with her mom very clearly. She was only 56. Sucumb to cancer - lung - similar to my sis-in-law.
5) Learning to live more in God's grace and guidance. But haven't totally let go.. yet.
6) this year my age has two no 3 in it... suppose to be lucky hor.. but havn'et seen any luck .. hahahaa...
7) This year after almost 4 years with bonus, i finally saw some extra $$$ coming in but alas this will go towards my dental surgery next week. Talk about lucky....


Things I would like to achieve , just not in the next year but from next year on.

1) visit places - Italy, Bali, Japan, Spain, Greece ( not in any particular order)
2) try to find a way to work with my difficult boss
3) hopefully still have the patience with my idiotic team mates esp bonnie black.
4) start on my spanish class ... (hopefully will find a place) .... a fresher first.. since i have wasted my 1 sem of spanish which i learnt in UNI.
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.
.
. and the list will be added as year goes by :)

Life goes on....
one thing I am not looking forward to is growing older by 1 year. DARN!

My Christmas Dedication to You .. Enjoy!!!!

Hey Friends,

Here's my Christmas carol dedication to you :)
Sung by yours truely... enjoy

ok you have to go to the url manually lah. coz i tried to link it but it errors off.
www.geocities.com/mystic_grey2002/i_saw_mommy1.wav
www.geocities.com/mystic_grey2002/haveyourselfamerrylilchristmas.wav

I miss not singing this year around town

Have a Blessed Christmas

Power!!!!!!

Recently, I was in the mood to give feedback.
After I came back from AU, I realized that the burger here in McD really got no quality lah. The Size has been shrinking every freaking day. So i decided to login to their website and give them a comment or two. I guess they were expecting everyone to tell their Great Experience with Mc D.

Coz they seem to post only nice stuff. Anyways, I wrote my comments and lets see whether i receive any reply or not. Being malaysian, I bet they won't reply nor do anything.

But I still believe in the power of FeedBack. what happened was, I have been living in this place for 1 year now. And I noticed paying maintenance fee is a waste of freaking money coz they dont really manage the place. Always will only move their arse once we bug them. all these stuff should have been done without us having to tell them.

Alrighty, here's the situation.
the floor number at the lift lobby on my floor has been missing for months... months i tell ya! and then just infront of the waste room, there is a huge damaged door sitting there for more than 6 months. And some lights at our floor corridor is out... So i got really pissed.

I wrote them a Feedback and place the form in the box infront of the office. It was this morning. And Guess what.. they fix 2 things out of the 3... POWER!!!!!!!

And for my suggestion, I put there they should be more efficient if they are taking the owners money or else its just a waste of our money.... all written properly without using any profanity or rude words HAHAHAA

Not bad hor!!!!! POWER POWER....

The Death of My Tungsten E

My Tungsten E is about 2 years old. It died on me couple of months ago. It refuses to start. Took it to the dr. and was firstly informed that its becoz the charger ws faulty since they manage to revive it for that period in time.

Bought a New charger , charged the TE but alas the next day the same problem again.
This time took it back to the DR with the charger and TE in hand. That sales person asked me to come back after 20 min and then told me that indeed the battery is dead.
Then i said, ahhh.. and u asked me to buy the charger yesterday... he had the gall to say, you can use in the office mah

Mah your head!!!! Already dead how to use at work.. dong goi.....

Anyways, i called palm and was told that to replace the battery would cost me US76 or i can replace the unit for a new one for USD125.

I found out there is a better version out called Tungsten E2. RM88X+ .........

Tak tau lah...
Gadget like that... seems to become obselete over nite.

The Machinist

Watch The Machinist today.
For once, there was no subtitle!!!!!! none in chinese nor malay!!!! Was awesome....... without the sub of course.

Anyways.. the show is abit profound. Not something that you can sit back and just enjoy. Requires abit of thinking and analyzing... :P

Quite ok tho but can be a bit draggy... its drama sort.

go watch it if you got time to spare.

MY most beautiful....

So they say - that they are looking for MY's Most Beautiful Woman!? Really?
Have you ever watched it on TV? Actually I didn't even know they had this reality show on. I knew that Dove was having this campaign on most beautiful woman. Not so much of the looks but also the inner beauty.

Ok, I my brains were working at its right speed and capacity, I believe I understood it to be regardless of how you look, what your age is, what your personality is, you can stand out as beautiful in your own way.

Eh Hem... after watching the show, I see is as a total embrassment to watch these ppl on TV!!!! National TV behaving like total bitches!!!!!

Yeah some ain't young either.

Anyways, There is this one lady a mother of 2, aged 39. Okok I am not that young either. But the way, she manipulates the whole situation and put words into people's mouth, spreading rumours to cause a scene was horrifying. But you'll be gla to know that She got kicked out last week!!! heehhee.

Worse of all even while one of the judges was still talking, she was also talking simulatenously. Teruknya ethics. But you'll be surprised she is of mix race coz she has the last name of Davies but she is actually clad in headscarf. Pretty - alright i guess. But with her personality as ugly as that, she didn't look anymore that beautiful.

Gosh, I believe there are many women out there who may not be as pretty outside but has a beautiful inner self and personality but why these lot was chosen.. only those casting people knew.

Just Like Heaven - The movie

Remember sometime ago, I wrote about this book I bought - Just Like Heaven.
If you don't remember, here's the link to it http://mystic_grey.blogspot.com/2005/08/just-like-heaven.html

Today, I went to watch the movie. Oh How disappointed I was!!!!! The story was totally off from the book. I preferred the book version much better. I mean even the characters in there were like different. In the book, there was no mentioned of a sister called abby.

Gosh.... eventho' the only thing in the movie is the view from the apt was awesome. I totally miss San Francisco. I wish I had an apt that overlook the bay and looked that awesome and a garden on the roof top :)

I guess it best to watch the movie first before actually reading the book - which is the best way to avoid disappointment.

ILL

Was glad to be back.
But now am sick.
down with flu... hopefully not bird flu.
Pain at the cheek due to the congestion at the sinus node/pad (whatever).
pain pulls till my eyes waters.

Need to rest.
can't write in long sentences.
hopefully pain doesn't cripple my brain hahahaha

ciao...

Almost the end

My trip in AU is almost coming to the end. I am back from Brisbane. 2 more days here and I will be heading home.

Its funny how when you're far from home, you keep thinking about home - your plans for home keeps coming up. Maybe its God's way of sending me here to put somethings into perspective.

Brisbane was kinda different from Syd. In Brisbane, they have this suburb call Sunnybank hill and alot of asians there hence you feel very not like in AU :) but the good part is the good food and also ability to get asian stuff - if you live there of course. My friend there works as a real estate agent. She is one smart lady huh.... almost every month she sells a property. She used to be in IT and after moving to Brisbane, she couldn't find a job for 1 year + hence the second year she was there, she actuallydecided to take up the license in real estate and go for it. Always the gungho one even when we were in University.

I have some pictures of Brisbane but shall put it up abit later..........

Today I will be going to the city again to... actually get some more things from St. Mary's Cathedral.

Home Coming is closer now... just days away.

A little bit here and there

Alrighty, since I am in the mood to post some pictures, here goes. Sorry peeps, i no post pictures with me in it ah...


Thats manly beach - went there on the first day. Manly beach can be assesed either by going there via a ferry or by car. My friend's husband drove there and mind you, the roads are abit bengkang bengkok :P. When we drove there , the scenic view was just awesome. You can see bay areas, clove... just awesome. There were people sunbathing at the beach. But we just took a walk and then sat down to enjoy the beautiful scenery. The breeze was very cooling, but without the breeze its abit hot. I had my first taste of oporto burger. (check out the website http://www.oporto.com.au)

Hyde Park - Very refreshing to find a park in the middle of the city. Alot of birds flying around so I had to becareful not to get poop on my head hehehe. Overall the greenery and the dash of fresh air was good.

Inside QVB - Host many expensive brands. I just walked about and took pictures.

Hyde Park again