Burp
Yesterday I had curry "yong tau foo". Today I had ehhh... vege, meat, tauhu and soup! Not bad ehhh... hehehehe... Thanks so much Kar...!!! (Burp)
Lokter
And you know what? Being home alone sucks especially when you're sick!
- For one... I dunno what to have for dinner tonight...
- Secondly, I realized that I forgot what time I took my med and am now in the midst of wondering what time I should take them again...
- Thirdly, the whole house also seemed very empty and quiet so I had to leave the TV on...
- Lastly, I felt miserable at home alone... I tried napping at the couch then tried doing some work at the living room then checked my mails in my bro's room... I was practically all over the house... except sleeping in my own bedroom cos my heart is pumping like mad... (must be the med)...
Anyway, the visit to the clinic was rather funny. This is the first time I visited this clinic cos it's near my house and is one of the panel clinics (wasn't feeling too well to drive all the way to the clinic I usually visit). The doctor was a rather young Chinese guy (bout late 20s) and every single sentence he uttered has the word "doctor" in it... like:
- Come, say "ahhh" and let "doctor" see...
- Breath in and breath out and let "doctor" hear...
- "Doctor" will give you some medicine to ease your chest pain...
- "Doctor" will give you MC for the day...
- "Doctor" advise you to drink plenty of water and to rest more...
Memory Lane
So anyway, there are rules...
- Go to http://www.popculturemadness.com/
- Select the year you turned 18 (type the year in the google search)
- Get all nostalgic over the songs of the year
- Write about it
- Pass this tag onto 5 others
So here it goes... join me as I journey down memory lane...
- How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes: 1997 was the year I started dating Ah Ong... and needless to say, the first few months of the relationship was as shaky as it could get and everytime I had any arguments with him... this particular song seemed to fit the mood...
- All Cried Out by Allure: I remembered the first time I had Internet at home, my ICQ friend (yes, ICQ was a big thing back then... just like MIRC), my ICQ friend sent me this song... and for sometime, this remained one of my favourite songs...
- Missing You by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans: One of the songs that were frequently played on Hitz.FM. At that time, my favourite hang out place in between classes was this Syed Restaurant next to my college where they play Hitz.FM loudly...
- I Say A Little Prayer by Diana King: I first heard this song when I watched the movie "My Best Friend's Wedding" by Julia Roberts. I love this movie cos it was hilarious, romantic and touching all at once...
So yala, those were the songs I listened to when I was 18... :)
Now, I need to find 5 others to do the same, so here it goes:
Have fun!
Simple Pleasures
While it is good to rant / bitch out loud on paper, blog or other form of electronic diaries... it is important to DESTROY it later on so that the bad memories do not linger in your mind. On a long term basis, should your diary hosts only a series of mishaps or unhappiness that you endure, emotionally you will be so down that it might lead to depression.
Then I took a look at my own blog and I realised that I have a category dedicated to "Rant"... hehehehehe... and yes, I very seldom write about what makes me happy. I usually only blog about things that angers me or how depressed I felt and as I was feeling sorry for myself, I realised that I had forgotten to take a step back to simply marvel at the simple pleasures in life. Thus, from now on... I will try to document everything and anything that makes me happy... be it big or small matters.
This morning I was really happy. I left home at 9am and I reached office at about 9.15am. Ever since the new SMART tunnel was open for operations... (and free of charge for a month), I have been using it every morning. And every morning, I timed the duration I took to go thru the tunnel and the speed that I'm cruising with. It only takes less than 5min to go thru the entire 4km at 60kmph to 80kmph (yes, I am a slow driver). So there... simple pleasures in life... SMART tunnel for FREE...! Go try it... :)
Beijing: Day 8
Only 1 of the levels sell fabrics, the rest were imitations stuff like: bags, shoes, belts, clothing, curtains, bedsheets etc etc... all lined up like a maze.... cos it each floor has over fifty 10ft x 10ft stalls...
That marked the end of the trip to Beijing, Cheng De and Tian Jin... and I must say that I had a great time...!
Tian Jin: Day 7
Then we had steamboat for lunch and another round of shopping at this mall selling all sorts of food and cookies and local delicacies. My parents had fun here cos well, they like to eat... and I bought some stuff too like sunflower corn biscuits and some unknown biscuits (too lazy to ask what it was so I just bought whichever that looked yummy)... since my knee was getting from bad to worse... Sigh...
Cheng De: Day 5 & 6
We took a few hours bus ride to this place called Cheng De. Our first stop was "Bi Su San Juang" i.e. Place to Avoid Heat. No matter what the temperature is, this place will always be cooler than anywhere else in China. That was why, the temperature were negative sth sth when were there... damn cold!
It was here that we all felt unbearably cold. The tip of my nose was red, I couldn't move my toes (although I was already wearing 2 layers of sheep wool socks) and my finger tips were numb. See, even half the lake was frozen!
Since the place was damn huge (with tame deers) and was freaking cold, nobody wanted to walk (like I said, I couldn't even feel my own toes)... And eventually, the younger ones started crying...
So our female tour guide (can't remember her name but in Cheng De, she was our local guide) hired us buggies. Of course we were sibeh grateful to her then but it didn't last long cos as the buggy went thru the huge garden, the wind was just so strong and chilly that we couldn't even breath properly!!!
Then we visited Small Potarakung. This temple was apparently a smaller version of the one in Tibet. It was also here that I encountered the Chinese woman who peed standing!
There's something significant bout this piece of stone here... but I can't exactly remember what is was... think it was something to do with the river being warm all year round despite the temperature... dunno la...
The scary thing bout this place was the sheer number of people trying to sell you stuff. Before we could even get down from the bus, these people started gathering outside our bus...
But there was this funny conversation in the bus when we were about to leave:
- A: I didn't want to buy at first... the asking price for this box of Olympic keychains was RM10. When I tried to walk away, he sold it to me at RM5... half the price wor... so I bought lor (then proceeded to smile smugly)
- Awhile later, other tour members came back... then another one of them also bought the same box of Olympic keychains, so A asked how much B paid...
- B: Initially they wanted RM10, but I walked away and told them my bus is gonna leave soon... So they pulled me back and gave me 3 boxes for RM10
- A: HARRR???!!! How can? I just paid RM5 for 1 box!!!
Hehehehe... That's shopping for you in China... No standardized pricing one... :)
Beijing: Day 4
After that, we were taken to this Panda Garden. Believe it or not, the entire China only has 3 panda bears left. And ahem... they're really not that cute... in fact I thought they looked kinda dirty and lazy...
The story revolves around a little boy at an ancient temple. He was initiated into the monastery and was given the name Chun Yi (the pure one). The little monk studied Zen and Kung Fu very hard. Years went by and the boy became a man. After many years of hard training, his body was as solid as iron. Eventually, he fell into the trap of temptation where he chased after the beautiful fairy he created in his mind (in other words, trained too much, went cuckoo lor) and hence stopped his Buddhist practices. Eventually he suffered great remorse and went back to the temple. He passed a glorious ritual of passing through the temple gate and accomplished his final task to be a warrior monk. When his master passed away, Chun Yi became the abbot and in the end reached the ultimate goal of enlightenment. The end.
Beijing: Day 3
As you know, I injured my knee during the climb. Initially it was ok but when we visited the Ming Tomb, I was already hobbling! P.S. I can't remember if the translation for "Ding Ling" meant Ming Tomb but I think so la... Anyway, we had to walk many many steps down this building that was made entirely of cement (think freezing cold) to view the placement of 3 coffins. 1 for the emperor, the other 2 for his queen and favourite concubine. "Siao Liu" told us a story... but I can't remember anything... Was too busy hopping around remember...
Next stop was Temple of Heaven. This was the place where in the olden days, the emperors would go to pray to gods as well as to make offerings to their ancestors. It was said that long ago... if someone shouts at the wall barricaded around this temple, it would echo back. But at that time, the temple was rather peaceful. Now it's full of curious tourists... so even if you shout till you loose your voice also you won't hear the echo - according to "Siao Liu" la...
We ended the day with a supposedly "FREE" foot massage. But actually hor, those people were only interested to sell us their "Tung Chung Har Chou" and other products. They kept massaging only one of your feet while telling you... your ailments... Like... you're not well here, here, here and there... And when it's time... (i.e. poor sales), they stopped abruptly... So in the end... I only got 1 1/2 foot massaged.
Beijing: Day 2
But best of all, they had this sreet that has many many little stalls selling local delicacies...
Beijing: Day 1
I wasn't very sure if I updated my blog on the trip so I looked thru my previous posts and realized that I've only written about:
- Beijing: Shopping - that talks about my shopping experiences there and
- Cheng De: Public Toilets - about the woman who peed standing up and
- Surviving Winter - on how I survived winter looking like a dumpling
You know the Chinese saying that goes: "Man mountain man sea" (ren san ren hai)? Well, that was the 1st impression I got when I touched down at the Beijing airport. Check out the super packed immigration hall:
Then we were off for our first authentic Chinese dinner. We were taken to this "Gauzi" restaurant. "Gauzi" means Chinese dumpling; a kind of must have (in China) on festive occasions like CNY etc to replace rice. Our dinner comprises of local dishes and a whopping 10 different types of dumpling with different "hum" or fillings! But to me, they all looked the same and tasted the same. Give me plain rice and vege anytime man! But the restaurant has got a nice exterior... very authentic:
After dinner, we were then driven back to a hotel called: Ai Hua Hotel (loosely translated as 'love flower' hotel). When "Siao Liu" mentioned the hotel name, all the kids on the bus laughed out loud and said this to their parents: Yer... the name so CINA one??? Anyway, the weather was between 11 and 4 degree and "Siao Liu" warned us not to leave the window open while we sleep in case we freeze to death. But all of us did anyway cos' "biasa" already la... with the heater on, the entire room was rather warm. A bit too warm for our liking lor...
That pretty much sums up day 1 of my trip. More to come...
Seeing Double (AGAIN)?
On Friday... I wore the same dress and it did strike my mind if she'd wear the same dress again. Then I thought... where got so "ngam" one la right... besides, the last time I wore the dress was on April 13... it's been nearly a month! So I wore it to work...
Then as I was busy typing away... my other colleague said this:
Colleague: Wei, so and so wore the same dress again...
Me: You're kidding me...
Colleague: Hehehe... really one la... you go and see...
Me: WTF???!!! Not again???!!! I waited one whole month before wearing it again you know!
Colleague: Wahahahahaha...
Pui... The next time I wear the fucking dress again, I'd make sure I call her first!!!
Baaad Day
After that incident, the entire day went on fuzzily and I felt miserable.
For one... my dear colleague asked if I wanna "tapau" a quick lunch at DeliFrance so I said OK cos it was 2-ish and I was hungry. Since I was located at a different level, somehow I reached ground floor first. As I was still upset from the earlier conversation that affected me so damn much, I called my colleague:
Me: Hi, where are you?
Colleague: I'm still waiting for the lift wor...
Me: Then it's OK la... I'm downstairs already, I go first...
Colleague: Wei, wait for me la... we go together-gether...
Me: (I can't remember exactly what I said but it was mean) I cannot stand around waiting. I got things to do!
Colleague: Oh ok ok...
So dear colleague (if you're reading this)... I'm so sorry if I've offended you k. I wasn't in the right frame of mind at that time and was agitated. Tried waiting for you but my feet wouldn't stand still... so I made a move first. I'm terribly sorry k... don't be angry wor...
Secondly, I spent the entire day scrambling from one meeting to the other and worst still I missed 2 meetings today. The latter was an important meeting and everybody waited for me (although I did sent an SMS to mention that I'd be late and that the meeting should start first). I was summoned to my boss' room (10 minutes prior to the meeting that I was supposed to attend) for a discussion and conference call with one of our partners and I accidentally left my phone on my desk. By the time I finished the conference call, the earlier meeting has already ended. And so, a sub meeting had to be created to discuss certain items that required my views and inputs. And becos of the unplanned meeting, I found myself late for yet another meeting.
Lastly, I've got tonnes of work to be done still and it's already past midnight! I've been sleeping at 3am everyday (if not later) since Sunday and honestly, I'm so damn tired and exhausted. Every damn day, I have the urge to break down and cry but everyday I swallow the tears back. Nobody knows what I'm feeling as I try to keep it to myself so that people around me doesn't worry about me unnecessarily. But I sometimes wonder if it's the right move cos deep down, I feel lonely at times when I reflect upon my own life and the obstacles I face. Growing up is such a pain... nobody said it was gonna be easy and yet nobody said anything bout it being so damn tough either... SIGH...
Piece of Shit
Me: I don't "pang sai" everyday day one and if I do "pang sai" I will "lau sai"
Colleague A: Ya, ya I'm like that too... I don't go everyday one... it's normal la... but I don't "lau" each time I go la...
Colleague B: I always "lau sai" one... all the time... but I "pang sai" everyday one...
Me: Eh if you always "lau sai" hor... what colour is your "sai" leh? (don't laugh k, I was genuinely interested to know)
Colleague B: Chocolate in colour lor...
Me: I know la... but is it very dark in colour?
Colleague B: Ya, quite dark one...
Me: Mine hor... is closed to black in colour...
Colleague A: OHHH, that means got poison!
Me & Colleague B: POISON???!!! O_o
Colleague A: That means hor, it's a mild food poisoning and your body is excreting it out without you having to go thru the vomiting phase...
Me: Ohhhh... is it ar... but mine is "chi chi lap lap" one wor...
Colleague A & B: Means what ar?
Me: Means hor... it gets stuck to the toilet bowl one lor...
Colleague A & B: Ohhh liddat issit...
Me: Why? Yours also liddat ar?
Colleague A: If I got food poisoning then yes lor...
Colleague B: Mine is like water lor when I "lau sai"
Anyway, the conversation went on a while more and eventually we felt too grossed out to continue. Did I manage to find out what I wanted to know? Let's see...
- Super dark brown shit (close to black): Minor food poisoning
- "Lau sai" few times a week: Since 2 out of 3 of us "lau-ed", think normal la
- "Chi chi lap lap" shit: Since only I have that issue, I think I'm abnormal
"Lokter, my sai ohh ohh and chi chi niam niam... so how???"
O_o
Better Bein A Fat Ass?
And I went: But meeeee... I AM already eating like a pig...!
To which she responded by saying: Where got???!!! You're still so skinny now...!
And then proceeded to go into her M16 mode of lecturing...
The conclusion? I look better when I'm fatter...!
So I thought... OK... let's not go too far back... past few years would be sufficient...
You be the judge:
You see...
I was born beautiful (chewah damn 'perasan'!!!)...
I mean, look at this baby picture of mine:
But like all other mortal beings, I cannot resist temptations (food especially)...
And thereon started eating like a pig...
I used to eat 2 bowls of rice when I was in secondary school and yet, I wasn't fat...
But as I grew older... my metabolism rate dropped and by eating the same amount of food...
My face was the size of a moon from close distance... (sibeh wide lor)...
I can't really remember what prompted me to watch my food intake but as you can see...
It happened in 2005... and I've tried maintaining my weight ever since...
Am I happy?
Of cos I am...
I used to wear size M...
Now... S can sometimes be loose still...
The only setback to this is that... when my face looks ok (as in not too wide)...
Everything else reduces in size i.e. my ass, my boobs, everything...
And therefore the lecture from my mom...
So how...?
I also dunno how la...
Sigh...
Kisah Telefon Bimbit
Saya berasal dari golongan Sony Ericsson...
Walaupun nama saya seakan nama "ang moh", saya dilahirkan di sini...
Buatan Malaysia 100%... :)
Pada Ogos tahun lalu, saya diperkenalkan kepada maemee; tuan saya sekarang...
Pada mulanya, tuan amat sayang pada saya...
Tuan sering memandang saya dengan pandangan yang penuh kasih sayang...
Dan saban hari, badan saya yang licin dilap dengan kertas tisu...
Saya juga amat menyayangi tuan saya...
Justeru itu, saya cuba sedaya upaya untuk memuaskan kehendaknya...
Bila punat saya ditekan, saya memastikan apa yang ditekan, dipaparkan...
Walaupun tuan ter-campak saya beberapa kali...
Saya masih menyayanginya...
Walaupun kad memori saya turut tercampak keluar...
Saya masih menyayanginya...
Mungkin tuan tidak sengaja...
Walaupun tuan tidak lagi melap badan saya...
Saya masih menyayanginya...
Walaupun muka saya mulai kelihatan keputih-putihan...
Saya masih menyayanginya...
Mungkin tuan tengah sibuk...
Walau bagaimanapun, sejak kebelakangan ini... punat-punat saya sering kesakitan...
Dengan setiap sentuhan, saya mengaduh dalam kesakitan...
Kadangkala bila tuan menyentuh batang gembira ku...
Saya lambat mengeluarkan apa yang sepatutnya...
Setiap kali ini berlaku, tuan memaksa saya tidur...
Tetapi... sebalik sahaja saya melelapkan mataku, tuan mengejutkan saya pula...
Aihhh... agak susah juga untuk tidur dan bangun beberapa kali sehari...
Kebelakangan ini, saya mendapati tuan jarang bermain dengan saya...
Mungkinkah tuan telah bosan dengan kerenah saya?
Mungkinkah tuan ingin mangabaikan saya untuk model yang lebih baru?
Aihhh... perit hati saya memikirkan perkara ini...
Saya sudahpun mejejah umur setahun...
Dan tuan sememangnya kaki pemain jantan...
Saban hari menukar telefon...
Tapi apalah yang boleh saya lakukan?
Terpaksalah saya mengakur pada nasib saya yang malang ini...
Doot... dooot... :(
Wealth Turning Into Water
MACIPET I tell you.
"Kin choi far shui"... Pui!
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