..and i dont mind being one. Afterall, given my social circle, i have nothing much to do on Saturday eve anyway, esp when Mr Dearest has commenced classes. And at least AF gives me another reason for me to lepak2 makan2 with frens on weekend, ie, i became less of a 'monogamist' ..haha... as if i need another reason for lepak2 makan2..
First concert
We were at Lish's, fully equipped with rounds and rounds of nasik lemak and pudding and cake and pisang goreng. And it wasnt just the quantity. All of the above, sedap! Of course gossip session follow suit while we flipped some same ol magazines over and over again. And yeah, we had that girly girly activity of making Niz try out some outfit just to beat the esteem out of us. Then we praise her and make her pose for us while Lish go snap happy. Get the lesbo vibe yet?
Second concert
It was at my place this time, but with a different league. Irwan and Syude joined me after i drugged them with plates and plates of meehoon. I realised i'm not the only 'demam' person around when Irwan started singing along and suggested that we should go karaoke sometime..
Third concert
Lepak rumah Lynn since she had the whole house to herself over the weekend. the usual crowd, me, hetz n niz, joined by khalid later. Had pizza and was couching to the max. Rather dissapointed with the performance and a few other things.. Hetz said the rehearsal was better.. (another 'demam' person identified here). By the way i think Fitri shd go out first.. then Edlin.. then Sher Kawi.. hahaha
All in all, bestla jugak ada something to look fwd to Saturday nites. That sounds so pathetic.. but hey..
BUT HEY!!!.. next week lain cerita pulak.. ;)
later2 la
Monday, June 28, 2004
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Do u happen to know..
Prove to me that this blog serves more than just my narcissism
1. Where, in Subang, can i go for eyebrow threading and how much does it cost?
2. Where, in Malaysia, can i find ladies shoes in special sizes (10 and above)? Besides Princess shoes and Central Shoes on Jalan TAR and that corner shop on Penang Road.
3. Where, in Klang Valley, can i find a good shoe-maker, that is capable of making large sizes shoes that are comfy? Besides Datuk Jimmy Choo of course (does he make/design them in large size anyway?).
and, while i'm at it..
Anybody interested in kain for baju kebaya indon (ie, kain batik and embroidered top) going for abt RM 150. I think the market price for these type of kain are $250-$300+.
Materials of the kain varies from see through rayon/crepe to thai silk.
1. Where, in Subang, can i go for eyebrow threading and how much does it cost?
2. Where, in Malaysia, can i find ladies shoes in special sizes (10 and above)? Besides Princess shoes and Central Shoes on Jalan TAR and that corner shop on Penang Road.
3. Where, in Klang Valley, can i find a good shoe-maker, that is capable of making large sizes shoes that are comfy? Besides Datuk Jimmy Choo of course (does he make/design them in large size anyway?).
and, while i'm at it..
Anybody interested in kain for baju kebaya indon (ie, kain batik and embroidered top) going for abt RM 150. I think the market price for these type of kain are $250-$300+.
Materials of the kain varies from see through rayon/crepe to thai silk.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
The wonders of meetings
We're currently working on this huge project. The thing with this project is it's a damn rush job, but it's too massive to let go. Yeah, my company is having the ego thing, i guess they bit more than we could chew this time. But wat do an ordinary exec like me know huh?
Sitting in one of the zillions meeting (on this project) just now, i cant help but have a little escape from the hustle, to notice
1. My Ladyboss is always out of topic. I found it amusing how Mr Bigboss can handle this situation by asking same questions over and over again in different ways. Sometimes i get this impluse to just climb across the meeting table and shut her popcorn mouth, literally, and do the explanation to BigBoss on her behalf, cos really, we're the ciku execs usually know more abt the matter than her anyway
2. My colleague, Mr Sloppyhead is a serious blur case la. He needs to be asked a question trice in order to get his dreamyhead in the right frame to answer the question. Asking a question someone has asked 10 minutes earlier, or in another meeting yesterday or last week (which he attended), is a famous routine of his.
3. Another colleague, Ms Dontmesswithme have quite a noticeable mood swing. If she's unhappy with something and somebody in the meeting, u'll immediately get the vibes. Eyes rolled, voice raised, excessive sighing, and the face expression..
4. Bigboss is a definite gelabah old man. He reminds me so much of papa, which i'm not sure if i should be grateful for or not. He gets so gelabah about deadline that sometimes we cant help but laugh, right there, in the meeting, in front of him. and then, of course, as good subordinates we pacify him with lots of "dont worrys". but yeah, having a team which includes the above, i think his worries are sometimes valid.
Sitting in one of the zillions meeting (on this project) just now, i cant help but have a little escape from the hustle, to notice
1. My Ladyboss is always out of topic. I found it amusing how Mr Bigboss can handle this situation by asking same questions over and over again in different ways. Sometimes i get this impluse to just climb across the meeting table and shut her popcorn mouth, literally, and do the explanation to BigBoss on her behalf, cos really, we're the ciku execs usually know more abt the matter than her anyway
2. My colleague, Mr Sloppyhead is a serious blur case la. He needs to be asked a question trice in order to get his dreamyhead in the right frame to answer the question. Asking a question someone has asked 10 minutes earlier, or in another meeting yesterday or last week (which he attended), is a famous routine of his.
3. Another colleague, Ms Dontmesswithme have quite a noticeable mood swing. If she's unhappy with something and somebody in the meeting, u'll immediately get the vibes. Eyes rolled, voice raised, excessive sighing, and the face expression..
4. Bigboss is a definite gelabah old man. He reminds me so much of papa, which i'm not sure if i should be grateful for or not. He gets so gelabah about deadline that sometimes we cant help but laugh, right there, in the meeting, in front of him. and then, of course, as good subordinates we pacify him with lots of "dont worrys". but yeah, having a team which includes the above, i think his worries are sometimes valid.
Monday, June 07, 2004
Comfession of a Drama Queen
Didnt go to work today, had major diarhoea. Learnt that diarhoea not only cos all the excessive toilet visits, it also provide more time for unnecessary toilet-time weird thoughts. Heh..
Anyway, meet loser of the day..
Had freaky dream about mr dearest last nite.
Woke up early to give him a ring.
No answer.
Waited 10 mins, call again.
No answer.
It did not help that he is all the way up north and travelling by one of those express busses to KL today ( i hate those bus crashes news!)
Woke up, mandi, brekkie.. the lots. Ring again
No answer
It's 10am, and he's suppose to be on the bus back already. But he's not even answering the calls.. (which cumulatively amounts to A LOT dah by then)
PANICKED
Starts imagining all weird stuff.. and the worst.. some road accident.
I know he's a dead log when he sleeps but never ignore phonecalls though.
Wat if the dream is some sort of premonition?
Wat if something reaaallly bad happened to him?
Wat if this is not just me being paranoid?
Arrrghhhh!!
It's 10.15am and he's not answering the phone yet.
Called Abe to call office and get his number in Alor Setar.
Crying and cursing him at the same time now..
Another 10 minutes, and crying is an understatement by then.
10.25. He answered, in his chirpy morning tone.
I was half crying and half laughing
He was dumbfounded (O'oo.. gf aku dah gilaa..)
A few hush2 and sorries
And the loser finally slept like a baby..
Malu/Klakar/Bodoh gila.
Anyway, meet loser of the day..
Had freaky dream about mr dearest last nite.
Woke up early to give him a ring.
No answer.
Waited 10 mins, call again.
No answer.
It did not help that he is all the way up north and travelling by one of those express busses to KL today ( i hate those bus crashes news!)
Woke up, mandi, brekkie.. the lots. Ring again
No answer
It's 10am, and he's suppose to be on the bus back already. But he's not even answering the calls.. (which cumulatively amounts to A LOT dah by then)
PANICKED
Starts imagining all weird stuff.. and the worst.. some road accident.
I know he's a dead log when he sleeps but never ignore phonecalls though.
Wat if the dream is some sort of premonition?
Wat if something reaaallly bad happened to him?
Wat if this is not just me being paranoid?
Arrrghhhh!!
It's 10.15am and he's not answering the phone yet.
Called Abe to call office and get his number in Alor Setar.
Crying and cursing him at the same time now..
Another 10 minutes, and crying is an understatement by then.
10.25. He answered, in his chirpy morning tone.
I was half crying and half laughing
He was dumbfounded (O'oo.. gf aku dah gilaa..)
A few hush2 and sorries
And the loser finally slept like a baby..
Malu/Klakar/Bodoh gila.
Friday, June 04, 2004
Papa's snowball
Among many2 parents i know and befriended, nobody is quite like papa. He's hilarious, sporting like hell, unbelievably irritating and posses all sorts of quality magazines tend to describe a man, boy, father and son. Seriously, he's such a wholesome guy. And worse case is, he's a typical Kelantanese too.
You know how conversation tends to lead from one thing to another. Papa being him loves to do this. He likes to think of one issue then relate it to others and then starts thinking abt it all at once. So, occasionally, out of nowhere we get this snowball. They are seriously right when they say guys cannot multitask but papa, he has another major issue, he doesnt know how to compartmentalise too.
And this is how the most recent snowball happens
Papa : U know there's new township coming up near our new hse?
Mama : Really? Hah, okla like that Noreen. How much?
Ying : Yeah, how much?
Papa : You want to buy a house? How are u going to afford it???
Ying : Not nowla. Later of course can afford. Get married ke..
Mama : Yeah, kawin dulu
Papa : Mung nok kawin ni, boyfren mung dah cukup duit ko dok?
Ying : La, we've discussed about this right? We're working things outla
Papa : Dont think of things so lightly Noreen. Study tak habis lagi. Duit lagi..
Ying : But pa, if u want me to wait for him to finish study and all, 3-4 tahun lagila.. paling cepat. You want me to get married at that age ke? Kan we've agreed on this. study is study, kawin is kawin.
Mama : Tulah
Papa : Berapa tahun lagi?? Ish.. why so long? Pastu mung nok ur husband ada diploma je. U're a degree holder.
Ying : Takpelah, he's working it out kan. The other day we agreed already wat..(Shot a look at mama) Mestila lama, part time..blablabla
Mama : (Buat dek)
Papa : Nok senang, u support his study la. Buat full time cepat sikit habiskan. 2 yrs?
Mama : Ish pa, org tak cakap mcm tu. Jodoh ni kita takleh kata
Papa : No, kawinla dulu. Dah selamat kawin then u support his study la. How much is it going to cost u anyway?
Ying : $1000 kot per semester. Dunno. No pa, the cost is not much of a problem now. But isnt this unpractical?
Papa : Apa susah. Mung duduk dgn aku lah. Haaa...nak murah lagi gi study kat Bandung. You said everything there is murah. Institut Teknologi Bandung, very recognise u know. probably cheaper.
Ying : Haaa.. so u're allowing me to stay abroad la.. Sano sejuk jugak, adela rasa mcm migrate aussie jugak kan.. and the currency, sure jadi org kaya kat sana kan..
Mama : Yes, u start a business, jadi agent kain for mama here..
Papa : Hish, mung duduk sini dgn akula! Husband mung tu dok sano, study..
Ying : Nooooo way. You havent seen the girls there. Mama almost brought back one for Abe
Papa : Dont worry, your boyfren is not that good looking afterall
Mama : If that's the case i dunnola. As long as Malaysian, good looking or not is secondary.
Papa : Then u find another
Ying : Noo way!
Papa : Heyla Noreen.. i dunnola.. all i want is the best for everyone.. Dgn Cho SPM lagi, your CIMA how? Farez tu nasib baik dah balik study sini.. Aku ni tua doh.. You're the eldest.. Zetty tu.. kena harapkan adik beradik dah tu support.. blablablabla
And that's my father. Mind u, this type of conversation, especially the closure is veryvery common in our home. Though wat he said could be funny and insane to me, it also means that he's willing to allow unorthodox things happen to his family. Which is wat confuses me now, me getting married to a guy of unequivalent academic qualification (though working towards it..give another3-4 yrs) is worse than me being the sole-bread winner, supporting my husband study far away from sight? Twisted la papa ni.
While i truly appreciate his concern over this matter, i found it hard to understand the logic behind his suggestion. It's not like dearest is not pursuing his degree now. If that's the case, lain ceritala. Afterall, him working+part time study=3,4 yrs towards degree while full time study+not working = 2,3 yrs for degree.. beza sikit sgt to justify such a weird arrangement.
I've spoken to dearest about this. He understands papa's concern, but yeah, u guess right. I think it'll take one in a million to agree to this arrangement. And i'm glad, sbb if he agrees.. it'll be weird for me to tell i'm not willing to go with that huge sacrifice.. hehe.. me, practical.
For me, i'm bless to have parents as reasonable as them. Understanding and allowing our own choices though there are instances when it's tempting to intervene (be it a sound suggestion or not!). Papa likes dearest, i can tell. It's just the security he's lacking. Maybe he's not rich and deosnt come ready with all sorts of certs. But i'm sure with their blessing, and jodoh, of course, things will turn out ok. As mama always say to assure papa, "It's in her blood pa, we started off like that jugak dulu"
You know how conversation tends to lead from one thing to another. Papa being him loves to do this. He likes to think of one issue then relate it to others and then starts thinking abt it all at once. So, occasionally, out of nowhere we get this snowball. They are seriously right when they say guys cannot multitask but papa, he has another major issue, he doesnt know how to compartmentalise too.
And this is how the most recent snowball happens
Papa : U know there's new township coming up near our new hse?
Mama : Really? Hah, okla like that Noreen. How much?
Ying : Yeah, how much?
Papa : You want to buy a house? How are u going to afford it???
Ying : Not nowla. Later of course can afford. Get married ke..
Mama : Yeah, kawin dulu
Papa : Mung nok kawin ni, boyfren mung dah cukup duit ko dok?
Ying : La, we've discussed about this right? We're working things outla
Papa : Dont think of things so lightly Noreen. Study tak habis lagi. Duit lagi..
Ying : But pa, if u want me to wait for him to finish study and all, 3-4 tahun lagila.. paling cepat. You want me to get married at that age ke? Kan we've agreed on this. study is study, kawin is kawin.
Mama : Tulah
Papa : Berapa tahun lagi?? Ish.. why so long? Pastu mung nok ur husband ada diploma je. U're a degree holder.
Ying : Takpelah, he's working it out kan. The other day we agreed already wat..(Shot a look at mama) Mestila lama, part time..blablabla
Mama : (Buat dek)
Papa : Nok senang, u support his study la. Buat full time cepat sikit habiskan. 2 yrs?
Mama : Ish pa, org tak cakap mcm tu. Jodoh ni kita takleh kata
Papa : No, kawinla dulu. Dah selamat kawin then u support his study la. How much is it going to cost u anyway?
Ying : $1000 kot per semester. Dunno. No pa, the cost is not much of a problem now. But isnt this unpractical?
Papa : Apa susah. Mung duduk dgn aku lah. Haaa...nak murah lagi gi study kat Bandung. You said everything there is murah. Institut Teknologi Bandung, very recognise u know. probably cheaper.
Ying : Haaa.. so u're allowing me to stay abroad la.. Sano sejuk jugak, adela rasa mcm migrate aussie jugak kan.. and the currency, sure jadi org kaya kat sana kan..
Mama : Yes, u start a business, jadi agent kain for mama here..
Papa : Hish, mung duduk sini dgn akula! Husband mung tu dok sano, study..
Ying : Nooooo way. You havent seen the girls there. Mama almost brought back one for Abe
Papa : Dont worry, your boyfren is not that good looking afterall
Mama : If that's the case i dunnola. As long as Malaysian, good looking or not is secondary.
Papa : Then u find another
Ying : Noo way!
Papa : Heyla Noreen.. i dunnola.. all i want is the best for everyone.. Dgn Cho SPM lagi, your CIMA how? Farez tu nasib baik dah balik study sini.. Aku ni tua doh.. You're the eldest.. Zetty tu.. kena harapkan adik beradik dah tu support.. blablablabla
And that's my father. Mind u, this type of conversation, especially the closure is veryvery common in our home. Though wat he said could be funny and insane to me, it also means that he's willing to allow unorthodox things happen to his family. Which is wat confuses me now, me getting married to a guy of unequivalent academic qualification (though working towards it..give another3-4 yrs) is worse than me being the sole-bread winner, supporting my husband study far away from sight? Twisted la papa ni.
While i truly appreciate his concern over this matter, i found it hard to understand the logic behind his suggestion. It's not like dearest is not pursuing his degree now. If that's the case, lain ceritala. Afterall, him working+part time study=3,4 yrs towards degree while full time study+not working = 2,3 yrs for degree.. beza sikit sgt to justify such a weird arrangement.
I've spoken to dearest about this. He understands papa's concern, but yeah, u guess right. I think it'll take one in a million to agree to this arrangement. And i'm glad, sbb if he agrees.. it'll be weird for me to tell i'm not willing to go with that huge sacrifice.. hehe.. me, practical.
For me, i'm bless to have parents as reasonable as them. Understanding and allowing our own choices though there are instances when it's tempting to intervene (be it a sound suggestion or not!). Papa likes dearest, i can tell. It's just the security he's lacking. Maybe he's not rich and deosnt come ready with all sorts of certs. But i'm sure with their blessing, and jodoh, of course, things will turn out ok. As mama always say to assure papa, "It's in her blood pa, we started off like that jugak dulu"
Thursday, June 03, 2004
New baby New house
I'm back and no, i wont blog about Bandung, yet.
There's so much to say about it, require so much emotion and i'm not fit for it right now. hehe..i'll give it three keywords for now though.
shopping.best.gila.
the holiday was marvellous. came back feeling totally refresh and not a worry abt my sucky exam papers the other day. in fact i forgot abt it altogether. hehe..
Boss awarded me with a new baby again yesterday. this particular project is definitely exciting, so much so that i left for work early this morning. To kick start the project, we had a 3 hrs presentation/meeting with the top guns yesterday. I guess the most exciting part of this would be the exposure i get by working with the industy's specialist. A man who has been there even before i was born. I'm certainly looking fwd to this especially after realising that i am beginning to understand the industry AND the sophisticated technical aspect of the biotech products. Now i can tell my former bio teacher that all his (and my) effort in the subject has not gone to waste afterall.
Another interesting development on the 'work' front is actually the netball court! Finally, they've annouce that the court is ready and that frenly match/trainings will be on weekly basis. ooohh.. bestnya2..Ladies, we're gonna play ball!!
The parents pulak has been busy with plans for our new hse which is completing anytime this mth. Papa has recruited my cousin Syam as the official architect and his driver, Uncle Asri as the contractor for the renovations. So for the past few days they've been busy surveying the ground and wat not. I am appointing myself as the asst. interior decorator, with mama being the Mem of course. Cant wait, cant wait!
Actually i meant to blog about something papa highlighted abt 'our plan'. about me n mr dearest to be precise. but this is altogether a lengthy one on its own. nanti2lah kot.
i never know how to end a blog entry. heh.
There's so much to say about it, require so much emotion and i'm not fit for it right now. hehe..i'll give it three keywords for now though.
shopping.best.gila.
the holiday was marvellous. came back feeling totally refresh and not a worry abt my sucky exam papers the other day. in fact i forgot abt it altogether. hehe..
Boss awarded me with a new baby again yesterday. this particular project is definitely exciting, so much so that i left for work early this morning. To kick start the project, we had a 3 hrs presentation/meeting with the top guns yesterday. I guess the most exciting part of this would be the exposure i get by working with the industy's specialist. A man who has been there even before i was born. I'm certainly looking fwd to this especially after realising that i am beginning to understand the industry AND the sophisticated technical aspect of the biotech products. Now i can tell my former bio teacher that all his (and my) effort in the subject has not gone to waste afterall.
Another interesting development on the 'work' front is actually the netball court! Finally, they've annouce that the court is ready and that frenly match/trainings will be on weekly basis. ooohh.. bestnya2..Ladies, we're gonna play ball!!
The parents pulak has been busy with plans for our new hse which is completing anytime this mth. Papa has recruited my cousin Syam as the official architect and his driver, Uncle Asri as the contractor for the renovations. So for the past few days they've been busy surveying the ground and wat not. I am appointing myself as the asst. interior decorator, with mama being the Mem of course. Cant wait, cant wait!
Actually i meant to blog about something papa highlighted abt 'our plan'. about me n mr dearest to be precise. but this is altogether a lengthy one on its own. nanti2lah kot.
i never know how to end a blog entry. heh.
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