In the span of 2 days, 2 of my most precious items were spoilt.

First item: My mobile phone

I accidentally dropped it (not once but twice) and now the speaker is spoilt. So to make and receive calls, I must use a handsfree which is damn 'mafan' because of the wires...

Second item: My car

My car battery died on me yesterday. But luckily, it happened at the KLCC car park. So the securities were able to help jump start the car for me to still drive it home. Cost me RM160 to change to a new batt - no need to add water one lor

Sigh...

But the good thing is... I will be going to Phuket tomorrow for 5 full days! Hoohoooo... So ya, shouldn't let all these ruin my holiday mood for when I get back, am sure there'll be a lot of work to dooooooooooooooo... Nevertheless, can't wait to go...

Damn 'talak syiok' today after a conversation with my boss:

• Boss: Are you on leave on Monday?
• Me: Ya... going off to Phuket this Saturday... coming back on Wednesday...
• Boss: Aiyar...!
• Me: Why? Why? Anything urgent?
• Boss: Nola, I wanted to send you to this training in Singapore
• Me: Oh! When? What sort of training?
• Boss: On Monday. It's to meet up with this marketing 'guru' whom I worked with before. If he says he's no.2, nobody in the world can claim no.1
• Me: O_o really ar? So how? Do you need me to fly from Phuket to Singapore on Monday? I can la if it's required
• Boss: *Pondered for awhile* Nola, if you're on leave, you should enjoy your leave. Don't worry bout it. Find you other trainings to attend

Nabeh ah... after his introduction on that 'guru' of his, I was so tempted to cancel my trip... but then of course it's too late now that everything's been paid... Sigh... Then next thing I know, my other colleague was asked to attend on my behalf.

So you see... never get to go on leave also sad. Finally get to also on leave also sad. What the fuck man!

If there is one thing that annoys the shit out of me (10 out of 10 times) is people with no karaoke ethics. Don't get me wrong, simply becos these people have no karaoke ethics, this doesn't mean that they are mean / bad / wicked. Sometimes, they could be the nicest fellas around...

So what are karaoke ethics?

The oh so familiar song

Many a times, the minute a song starts playing, friends around you will go "OHHHH I luuuuurve that song" or "OHHHH I knoooooow this song" then...

• Proceed to perform a duet without even asking you
• Or worst, sing-along (without mic) but somehow manage to drown your voice completely

This may be ok for one or two songs... but imagine this happening for the rest of the session! Wouldn't this drive you mad? I know we're into this for fun but harlow... some of us like to sing and truly would like to perfect our singing and by you belching out loud (and sometimes out of tune) with / without a mic is just plain rude... especially when you did not ask for the song in the first place. If you like the song, you can always sing it later on (by yourself).

Pity the banana

Being a banana is already hard enough given that we need to ensure that whatever Chinese songs that we wanna sing are translated into 'pinyin'. From there, we either memorize the damn lyrics or the smarter ones (like me) will load them into a PDA to be carried around. But being a banana would also mean that we will have limited Chinese songs to sing. In my case, I only have the 'pinyin' for about 8 songs. So, can you imagine my frustration when others perform a duet without even asking... when all you ask for is just to sing the 8 songs peacefully! It's not like I have 800 songs or something. Plus, YOU god-damn know Chinese and have like over a million songs to sing SO WHY MUST you FIGHT to sing along with other people's songs? Be sensitive will ya... when you sing your Chinese songs, we leave you to it, so please, return the courtesy and shut the fuck up when we sing!

Being a banana would also mean that we will have to rely on the true yellow man to help us select the Chinese songs we wanted. But half the time, because you are so damn busy singing other people's songs, you forgot about our songs request! Then when you are not doing so, you are busy singing the songs you selected yourself earlier and usually like 10 songs in a stretch! I'm sorry, but are you mad? Why do we have to sit thru 10 songs sung by you, yourself and you alone? Is this your personal concert or something? Well, if you're gonna pay for the bill, I supposed it's still tolerable but if not, shut the fuck up and please rotate the mic will ya.

Dance floor mania

Karaoke rooms are usually SMALL and they are made so small for not just economical reasons but also the fact that when you sing, you are not expected to prance around the entire room. At most we wiggle our butts sitting down or standing up. This is ok except that some people goes to karaoke to select dance tunes like "Don't Cha by PCD" for the sake of DANCING in a KARAOKE ROOM!!! Are you mad or something? If you wanna dance, shouldn't you be at a disco or something? Again, why are you wasting precious karaoke hours on nonsense??? * roll-eyes *

Thus to summarize the points mentioned above...

• Thou shall wait for ur turn to sing ur song(s)
• Thou shall not sing louder than the person holding the mic
• Thou shall not sing 10 songs at one stretch
• Thou shall not pick any MTV during a karaoke session to wiggle your butt
• Thou shall not have loud conversations when one is singing

If you're guilty of one or more of the scenarios above, no offense. This is just coming from someone who likes singing at karaoke and have been annoyed multiple times... by good friends who in reality are reaaaaaaaally nice people.

On a separate note: In conjunction with the brand new year, have modified the template slightly. The text area has now been widened for ease of reading. Hope you like it. Cheers.

This year seemed like the start of a new chapter in my life.

For one, I am officially 28 years old this year. All these while, whenever I'm asked my age, I'd automatically blurt out 26 as my age (even up till last year). But this year, I suddenly realised that I ain't 26 no more... and in fact, in another 2 years time, I will officially join the three-oh club...

Secondly, this is also the year that I started shouldering heavier responsibilities... I got my first property (will post more about this).

Thirdly, this will be the 10th year my bf and I are together and for the first time, we're starting to plan for our big day in 2 years time (then again, the house will only be ready in mid 2009 thus not sure when the exact date will be but hmmm... at least there is a plan...).

Lastly, I aim to venture out this year; be it in the form of employment in a new company, new country or even taking a long break; not sure yet... but this will be the year I start out (after so many years in the same company). Scary but I guess everybody goes thru this phase.

And you know what? Time surely does pass by very quickly. It was only 'yesterday' that Joanne (my niece) was born... remembered rushing to the hospital (before visiting hours are over) to take a glimpse at this latest addition to our family. Today... Joanne is 8 years old. This suddenly made me realise that time waits for no man and whether or not you like it, there's only 24 hours in a day and it's up to you to make the best out of it.

Thus this year (like every other year before this), I've drawn up new resolutions for myself:

Increase Savings
The fact that I've just got a new property - which will mean that I will be in debt for the next 15 years scares the shit out of me. So I guess no more impulse purchase on my end anymore... I've got this really bad habit of not checking out price tag before buying something. Half the time, I get a shock at the cashier when the amount is flashed out. So this year... I guess I really need to change my spending habit... and to diligently park aside more money for savings.

New Pastures
Whether or not it is a greener pasture, only time will tell but one thing for sure, I would like to start looking out. Felt like I've been doing the same thing, seeing the same familliar faces and following the same processes year in year out. Although there is a restructure / change of policies / job rotation in like every 6 months and the fact that 80% of newbies never last more than 6 months, I really think I've been in the same company for too many years and that it's time to look out...

Something Drastic
Every year, I tell myself that I need to do something drastic to my appearance...
2001 - Ditched glasses, started wearing contact lenses
2002 - Straightened hair for the first time
2003 - Changed entire wardrobe of work clothes
2004 - Coloured hair with streaks of blond highlights
2005 - Had fringe for the first time in many years
2006 - Permed hair + had Lasik to correct eye sight + lost 5kg
This year... I intend to do something to correct my slightly protruding upper teeth. I've always wanted to do this but am forever lacking the courage to do so (braces aren't exactly flattering you know...) but sigh... this is the year to do it... Why? Because I wanna look pretty when I get married and have many beautiful shots of me smiling (if you do not already know this, I can't smile properly without exposing at least 2 of my teeth... DAMN!).

So ya... will not be greedy... will settle for 3 new resolutions this year!

Shopping here is generally divided into 2 different categories (especially when you're on a tour).


Mandatory stops that the tour guide will bring you to (whether or not you like it) - usually factories manufacturing pearls, semi-precious stones, crystals etc etc. Tour guides are also known to earn commissions from the total sale from his group of tour members.


The second category is the free and easy shopping where the tour guide will give you xx minutes / hours to shop. At at an agreed time, everyone is to congregate at a meeting place.


Now I'm not entirely sure if my experience was an isolated case but it was really baaaaaaaad:


Mandatory Stop: Tea Leaves
We bought "Lan Kuai Yan" from the tea house we went to (opposite the Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium). The tea was fragrant and smooth (just like how it was supposed to taste) so we bought 2 boxes. But when we got home, the tea tasted totally different! Not only was it bland, it was nearly tasteless... and the more you drink the more it tastes like "shuit cha" from local coffee shops! This is a classic case of what the Chinese say: "For But Tui Pan" loosely translated as actual goods differ from what was seen/tasted before...




Mandatory Stop: Semi Precious Stones

Now this one was kinda unique. This particular place sells blue sapphires and jade (one level above the tea house we went to). When the fella in charged of briefing us found out that we were from M'sia, he quickly informed his boss (who was apparently a Malaysian who lives in Thailand and has his businesses in China). This boss seemed very "pleased" in seeing us and spent 30min telling us how his dad had to flee M'sia and that the "Teochew" association lent him a sum of money that enabled him to start afresh in Thailand. And to show his appreciation to us fellow M'sians, he started slashing prices like maaaaaaaaaad. Take this jade necklace for instance:

The price tag stated: RMB1,680 which is ~RM800 here. He sold it to us for only RMB200 / RM100. But the best part was, his staff started arguing about the discount:

• Staff: Boss, we simply cannot sell at that price. It's waaaaaay below our cost price!!
• Boss: I don't care. These are my brothers and sisters from my home country. Whatever they fancy today, I will give them the best discount I can afford to...
• Staff: (mumble mumble and grumble grumble) Come to think of it, damn good acting skills wei...

And so... greed took over and everyone started buying like mad! Apart from the jade necklace I bought, I... I... also bought something else... a blue sapphire laughing Buddha pendant which cost me a whooping RM2,200. The initial price counted was over RM10K which I then walked away but the boss gave me a price of RM3,000 which I still declined. But nabeh... the fella came damn close to me and said: I know you like this pendant very much. For you, I will sell it to you at RM2,200. Promise me that you will not tell anyone about the price. If you do, you have harmed me and my business. So in the end, I was suckered into buying it but honestly I do like the pendant la.

But the funny thing was that, the minute we all walked out of the shop... we all had this sudden feeling of being conned! Everyone started flocking to the tour guide at the same time! Really wei. No joke. But by then, it was too late. Purchases were already made. Some of my tour members spent over RM10K on stones and jades!

And the sad thing was... this boss claimed to be the supplier of blue sapphires to Poh Kong. I went to Poh Kong to have the stone authenticated but sigh... Poh Kong doesn't know this "Bai Ru Xuan" company and the stone... it wasn't even of top quality. But the good thing is that, it's really a sapphire.


Free & Easy - Silk Road
This particular shopping centre has a many little little stalls (like you know at exhibition halls). So anyway, we were told that whatever asking price they ask for, just divide it by 4 for the reasonable amount to pay. For example if they ask for RM300, you should ideally pay only RM70. So anyway, I was damn happy to be able to buy this set of long johns at the price I wanted. But stupidly, I didn't check the bag and when I happily showed my mom the purchase, the top and bottom were in different colours. The bottom was of a lighter shade of grey! By then, I had forgotten where I got the long johns (it was like a fucking maze in there).

Free & Easy - Wang Fu Jie (if I'm not mistaken)
Now if you think they only cheat you at the above places, you're wrong. I bought this bubble sweater at G2000. Spent nearly RM700 on it and the next day, the zipper was spoilt. Had to take a taxi all the way back the following day to get it exchanged! But the promoter girl has the guts to say that nothing was wrong with the zipper (all the while, she was pulling it up and down without success). Stupid bitch! Only after many minutes, when they were about to close, they exchanged purchase with a new one (to get rid of me I supposed).

So anyway, shopping in China is terrible IF:

• You are greedy cos in China, these people seemed to have various scams (which were proven to work on tourists and is practiced / rehearsed till death)
• You are weak cos these people are damn pushy. At the end of the day, they can bring out this "paiseh" feeling in you for not buying from them... (Note: Many promoters whom we met in China claimed that they were abused by their husband, were damn poor, had a dozen of kids etc etc)
• You are not observant - many a times, they change your goods when you're not looking. A friend of mine shopped at Giordano and bought 2 shirts. When she came home, her shirts were not only brand-less, they were of a different design!

But, shopping in China can also be terrific IF:

• You know what you want - there are plenty of nice things to buy in China, like their handicraft for instance has nice designs and are cheap (if you know how to bargain). We bought this pair of slippers for RM5 and back home, it was sold at RM30 at Isetan.
• You know where to buy - DO NOT shop at mandatory stops. If you wanna get tea leaves, just go to shops selling tea leaves by the side of the road (usually a few in a row)
• You like imitations stuff - bags, shoes, belts, wallets etc etc - all dirt cheap in China

But really. Once bitten twice shy. I may be conned this time round, but the next time... you won't get me so easily you bugger! Pity the tourists who'll be flocking Beijing in 2008 for Olympic. Am sure many will be conned left right and centre!

Here's an update on the trip to China but specifically on Public Toilets.

Now, when I was in Beijing, the toilets weren't too bad - in fact I would say it's OK by Malaysian's standard (go figure what that standard is... hehe). But then when I went to Cheng De, I saw something that made me ran like a dog with its tail between its legs!

I was at Cheng De, at this temple called "Potala Kung" a smaller version of the temple they have in Tibet (I was told). So anyway, it was like -5 degree (damn cold) and I had this urge to pee. But since I had to take many steps of stairs to reach the temple at the top of a hill, I had to hold on... for the toilet was located near the entrance. By the time I made my way down, I was dying for a release...

So there was this woman who "kindly" volunteered to walk me to the loo cos she was also making her way there. I remembered thinking to myself "Wah, so friendly one the people here... not bad not bad".

As I was limping (had problem with my knee cap), the woman reached the toilet first. And when I walked in, the first thing I saw was this WOMAN, STANDING facing out, with the door OPENED... PEEING!!!

Now this is definitely a rare sight... I mean...

1. How could you pee standing up when you're a woman??? Wouldn't the side of your thighs and legs be wet???
2. How could you even pee without closing the door??? Is it airier with the door opened? But it's fucking -5 degree! How much airier does it need to be???
3. How could you even continue to pee when a stranger is staring at the mass of your black errr... jungle? Urghhhhh...

The sight was so sickening that for a moment, I forgot that I had to pee. Hehe... Here's an illustration of the rare sight:

Now that 2007 is here and 2006 is fast becoming a thing of the past, it's a good time to reflect on some of the significant things that happened in my life last year:

The good stuff:

New hairstyle
I permed my hair for the first time after years of keeping long straight hair. The result? Mixed remarks from friends and family – some said I looked like an auntie, some said I looked sexier and etc etc. In the end, out of sheer laziness, I straightened my hair. Why? Cos' after 6 months of goo-ing and twirling my hair into shape every damn morning, I figured I had enough.

Lasik
Every year, I told myself that I would do something drastic and in 2006, it was the Lasik surgery that I opted for to correct my eye sight. Although my eyesight is still not perfect now, I am already very happy with the fact that I don’t need to wear contact lens or specs anymore!

Beijing, Tian-Jin, Cheng-De
This year, I followed my parents to China and had the time of my life! Never did I expect China to be so beautiful and laaaaarge. Plus, the other tour members were kind and friendly that even after the trip, we continued to meet up for coffee and chat.

Yoga
In my quest to lead a healthier life, I signed up for Yoga. Why Yoga? I supposed it’s because I can’t run very fast or jump very high. Neither am I adventurous enough to do jungle trekking nor mountain climbing. The only so-called sport that I am into is swimming but that too is only for fun and by that I meant it usually only happens once a year. So I guess the fact that Yoga is practiced at a slow pace suits me just fine.

Additional moolah
My company gave me an ad hoc increment of ~30%. This item was nearly categorized under the “not so good stuff” as I was promised the increment in July but it was only officially confirmed in Dec. And the good thing is that, they’ll be backdating the increment.

Eczema cured… I think!
You will not believe this. When we visited China, we bought this cream called “Bao Fu Ling” from this medicine factory in Beijing. The demonstrator actually burnt himself with a burning hot iron rod and after applying the cream, there weren’t any marks or swell. So we bought 1 bottle cos’ the guy also said that the cream can be used for all types of skin-related problems. I’ve had eczema every since I was little and even doctors claimed that the only way to cure my problem is to undergo a surgery to cut off one of the veins (located under my armpit) to correct my hyperactive sweat glands on my palms. But boy oh boy, ever since I applied the cream, my hands had barely itched! Even when I tried washing and cleaning (am also very allergic to detergents). So I guess, this is truly a miracle cream that ended my looong suffering.

The not so good stuff:

Argument
Last year started off rather badly as I was involved in this huge argument with my boyfriend’s sister. It was so bad that I nearly broke up with my boyfriend of 9 years. Although his father apologized and asked for me to ignore his “mad” daughter, things were no longer the same between us.

Hospitalized
I was hospitalized for the first time in my life. Checked myself into Sunway Medical when I suffered serious headaches. In the end, after a series of tests and scans, doctor’s verdict was that I had tension headache (if untreated, could lead to migraine). His advise then was for me to learn how to relax. After being on medication for 4 miserable months, am happy to say that though I still have headaches sometimes, it wasn’t as bad as before.

Goodbyes
This year, one of my best friends at work resigned for good to be married off to LA. Although I was very happy and excited for her, I was also very sad for I’ve known this person for more than 6 years and had been through thick and thin together! But this taught me a valuable lesson that friends come and go given circumstances…

Car Fixes
My car was nearly stolen. The rubber tubes on the driver’s side for both front and back were removed but it was a good thing that it wasn’t completely stolen. This year, I also banged into a big black dog. But it was the side of my door that was dented not the bumper so I guess that meant that the dog rammed into my car instead of me banging it.

Looking back, the year had been pretty eventful although I must say it wasn’t one of my best years… in fact, it suffice to say that it was one of the worst years thus far. Anyway, back to the present 2007… This year is supposedly a superb year for us SHEEP. In fact, SHEEP rank no.1 in terms of luck and fortune! So hehehe, GOODBYE 2006 and HELLO 2007!!!

On a happier note (as you can see, I am procrastinating... I was supposed to come home to work and to complete whatever I set out to do so that I'm well prepared for another rounds of meetings tomorrow but hmmm... maybe after this... I need to release tension now... hehe).

I will be traveling to Beijing on Nov 17 for 8 days... Beijing... ah Beijing... I grew up watching Hong Kong dramas filmed at the Forbidden City and have read about the countless deaths at the time of contructing the Great Wall of China... and finally... here's a chance to see them up close and personal.

The feeling...? Kinda weird actually...

You see... of all places in the world... I chose to go to Hong Kong as my first overseas destination (Singapore's not counted) because of the familiarity to the Chinese comrades there who speaks Cantonese as their mother tongue and the desire to hopefully meet a Hong Kong actor/actress along the way plus to see first hand the places I "grew up" watching on TV like Kowloon, Tsim Tsa Tsui, Miu Kai, Lui Yan Kai etc etc... and to taste for myself the "Tung Yin Yong" they have over there vs. our "Cham Ping" here...

Then I went to Thailand (Bangkok and Pattaya) to experience the exotic night life that they have and to try the authentic Thai cuisine that is available practically everywhere in Malaysia like Tom Yum Kung for instance (our version actually tastes more intense than the actual version in Thailand)...

My next planned destination was actually Korea cos I have watched like nearly half a dozen of Korean dramas in the past 2 months... "Beautiful Days", "Winter Sonata", "Magical France", "Stairway to Heaven", "Kim Sam Soon", "Jewel in the Palace"... just to name a few... What I liked about Korea (from the dramas that I watched) is the romantic setting there... everything seemed so beautiful... the trees, the lake, the view, the people, the clothing... everything...

But this year, I will be following my parents on their annual overseas trip... and this time, they're visiting Beijing. Since I've not been to China before... this could be a worthwhile trip. Plus, it's actually winter time there... with temperature hovering between 1 to 10 degree... Another firsts for me...

I've heard so much about China from my parents, friends and families' trips before but now that I have a chance to visit the country... I would like to check for myself if these are indeed true... (am not biased, prejudiced or anything k... I've not been to the country before, so I wouldn't really know what to expect):

• Public toilets - I hear that public toilets in China have no doors... people squat in confined cubicles (without doors) barring their backsides to anyone who walks past the cubicle and yet not feel awkward about it...
• Squatting everywhere - apparently people in China squat everywhere... in front of a shopping mall, in the middle of a shopping mall, on the street and basically anywhere they chose to....
• Talking out loud - People from China (who lives or work in Malaysia) are mostly deaf... Why? Because they have a tendency to shout out loud no matter where they are... (even if they are standing next to you and the person they are talking to are only 2 seats away)... So I am really curious if the people there holler out loud to one another in their normal conversations..
• Food - Chinese cuisine is said to be one the finest cuisine in the world... and China being the originator of them all... would surely have the best Chinese food... really can't wait to taste the "Peking Duck"...
• Architecture - Again, the Chinese boast to have the most sophisticated designs on their roof tops, their pillars, their gardens etc etc... It would surely be an eye opener to see their historical sites...

That's about all I could think of for now. If you have anymore to add to the list, let me know. I'd be more than happy to help you find out more when I'm there...

Today I had such a shitty day (as a matter of fact it started few weeks back) that when I got home, I immediately checked Lillian Too's Fortune & Feng Shui 2006 and Joey Yap's Feng Shui Astrology 2006. True enough, my "fate" was as predicted by the "experts". Here are predictions for Oct 8th - Nov 6th:

Lillian Too
You need to deal with office politics this month. It is an inescapable fact of working life for most people, but this month the brunt of it all is directed at you. You need a rooster amulet or figurine on your work desk to protect yourself. Although backstabbing in the office will get you down, look on it objectively and do not let yourself take anything personally. Do not give anyone a reason to badmouth you. When your luck is down, you need to work doubly hard to ensure you survive the rough waters. Do not be too trusting of others this month. The Sheep person can play good politics him/herself. This may be a time when you have to be a little bit crafty. Continue to work hard keeping your mind on the job, rather than allowing yourself to be distracted by mudslinging that is happening around you. This way, the month will pass by quickly with no permanent damage done. Display a Kwan Kung to stave off competitive pressures in the workplace. Avoid long meetings this month for lengthy discussions may not put you in a good light. Instead, reschedule where you can keep a low profile.

Joey Yap
A difficult and challenging month as both the Month and Year adversely affect the Goat. Accordingly, there will be a lot of work stress, tense arguments and a lot of sulking and sullen faces all around. This is however a month to talk more about how you feel rather than bottling it all up and if possible, try to exercise to exorcise your work stress.

The way I interprete it...

• Office politics (badmouthing, backstabbing, mudslinging, tense arguments, sulking & suleen faces) are all part and parcel of life but this month, since the Month and the Year is not in my favour, I will suffer most - When I looked back at the month before (since predictions are for Oct 8th - Nov 6th), it was so so true. On countless occasions I was misunderstood where I wasn't even given a chance to defend myself... Even if I was, people seemed to have selective hearing to be able to pick up only what they wanted to hear...
• Work doubly hard to survive rough waters and keep mind focussed on tasks at hand so that the month passes by quicker - I mean, yala what other choice do I have? Sit around and do nothing while keeping a super low profile? In my company, the lower profile you are, the more you are "attacked" as we are all paid to be productive so no such thing as rescheduling meetings to fit your own time... If the meeting needs to take place, it has to no matter what (even if it means wearing 'pampers' if you have bad diarrhea)
• With powers come great responsibilities... (Spiderman) so same goes here... with work, come great stress... If I don't handle it well, not only will it affect me permanently, it will dimish my self worth overtime and erode into my personal confidence and when this happens, work will suffer and I'm back to square one... So either way, I need to work doubly doubly hard just to be on par...

You may think that I am superstitous to rely on predictions but I always think that there must be something accurate in the predictions if Feng Shui, Horoscope and Astrology could survive so many decades before reaching us... the so-called "canggih" people of today.

If it is a known fact that Feng Shui, Horoscope and Astrology were once used by Kings and Queens of great kingdoms before this as a guide to decision makings, guess there's really no harm in arming and equipping myself with the knowledge...

Like if I've known earlier that this would be a shitty month, I would've planned my holidays during this time... Sadly, I forgot to check them before hand... So here am I... suffering from the clashing astrological signs of the universe... The only consolation is that, the month (according to Chinese calendar) is ending on Nov 6th... so I wouldn't need to suffer any longer before the bad month ends...

In the meantime... I shall stick my nose to the grindstone and mind my own business... sigh... Wish me luck ok... I sure hope I can survive the rough water with no permanent damage!

Character wise... I must say... people tend to misjudge me 10 out of 10 times... (ya, that bad)... and it doesn't help that I'm born with a 'lansi' look...

You see... when people first meet me... most often than not, here's what they think of me:-

• Lansi / Over-confident
• Fierce
• Cold with heart of steel (not easily moved by anything)
• Bad tempered
• Rude
• Hiau (cos of the Angelina Jolie-factor I think)
• and the list goes on...

But since this is my blog... let me then clarify once and for all...

Lansi / Over-confident - Despite my looks, I'm actually an introvert sort of person. I find it extremely hard to make small talks with people that I don't know let alone pretend to joke and have conversations as if I've known the person all my life... Thus, the best way to describe me is that I'm socially handicapped. It's not that you're not interesting or that I find you stupid/ugly/dumb etc but it's just that I'm tongue tied in front of strangers and I prefer to just keep quiet. But yala, this is not good... which is why I'm slowly trying to change this...

Fierce - All my uncles and aunties (from my father's side) is known to have nice eyes but then again, we're also known to have cold hard stare... making us look fierce... Plus, I actually don't like smiling... The reason's not as complicated as you think (not some childhood trauma or anything like that)... I just don't like to smile because I think I look like a rabbit when I smile... because of my slightly protruding upper jaw and my big sets of teeth (think Julia Roberts).

Cold with heart of steel - Nobody in my family will ever describe me as cold (ever heard of the phrase, only your family knows you inside out?). In fact, how could you ever describe someone who sobs like mad at movies, dramas, weddings and when others cry... as cold? If anything, I think I am really a bit too full of emotions...

Bad tempered - No doubt about this. I am truly a bad tempered person. But 80% of the time, I regret my actions almost the instance I lose my temper... So instead of bad tempered... I think I'm more accurately labeled as quick tempered

Rude - I am known to have low tolerance for crap and I especially despise people who pretend that they are good at what they do when in actual fact, they boot-licked or ass-licked the bosses arse so half the time I ignore these people. Correct me if I'm wrong, but these group of people are usually very good in portraying themselves as knowledgeable... only when you've truly worked with them, will you be able to uncover the ugly truth - which makes it even more unbearable to sit thru their crap! And when it comes to dealing with these sort of people, I admit I lack tact sometimes... which is why it can come across as rude... But maybe I'm just crude... (the same applies to people who are boastful... I don't give a rat's ass as to how much you make a month or that your boyfriend's a multimillionaire... I'm just not interested!)

Hiau - Again, despite my looks... I'm known to be extremely loyal... All my life, I've only had 1 single boyfriend and I've been with him since I was 18 years old... So to guys who think they could get lucky with me or that I am the kind of girl who will tolerate one night stands... I suggest you go fuck yourself FAR FAR away from me...

So you see... 'Never Judge a Book by It's Cover'...

To be continued...

Today, I will attempt to blog about myself... and will be as honest as I could...

So let's start with the easiest one first... my physical appearance:

I'm 158cm (about 5ft 2inches) in height and 45-47kg in weight (dunno why but it fluctuates on a daily basis... or maybe there's something with my scale)...

Feature wise, people around me tells me that I have beautiful eyes... and I tend to agree (chewah!) cos I'm born with big brownish eyes with long eye lashes. In fact, women in particular like to ask if I curl my own eye lashes... I hate to be 'lansi' but HARLOW... I'm born with it ok... 100% original... In fact, my eyes are so 'nice' that my neighbours call me 'tai-ngan-mui' - loosely translated as little big eyed girl when I was a little girl...

And when I first started working, my colleagues said I looked like a localized version of Angelina Jolie (ya, ya, laugh if you want to)... because of my luscious lips... I mean, one of my female colleagues actually asked me this before: So... do you inject your lips for it to be poulty? I think I went red in face (to surpress my anger) but I reverted in the same casual manner she asked that it was all de naturale!

What I dislike most about my feature is my nose! In fact, if I ever decide to get a plastic surgery done, I would most likely buy myself a nice nose. To be precise... I like Andy Lau's nose... "ngau bei" you know...

To be continued...