Saturday, February 28, 2009
One Fine Day,,,,
The 1st location that we went was up to the hill where the scenery was all green. Acting and keep your face smiling is not an easy task. Personally, I’m a person whom has a serious face and only good jokes could make me smile from ear to ear. So I have to think on something funny and cheerful so that it would be easy for me to get thru for the rest of the day without having my mouth muscle crammed for making a fake! So thank to my sister Doli whom was there and she was able to made me smile by making faces and try to imitate the photographer’s style and gimmicks. It was hilarious.
I think we got about 50 shots there before the rain pour like cats and dogs. When the rain stopped, we went to the reservoir garden and snap more photos at different locations and around 1.45pm, we went back to the studio for the indoor photo shoot session. You can imagine how hungry we were but surprisingly they had already prepared a pack of lunch foods for us.
The indoor session was rather easy with the air-cond on and the ambience was cold and relaxing. Snah has another 6 dresses to wear and out of 6, one is the Kayan traditional costume and another one is the Iban traditional costume. Another word of thanks to my brother Andy and my sister Doli to make the costumes complete with full accessories. For my attire, they were rather easy though I need to change several times for different dresses that Snah wear to synchronized with her dress. That means, we both changed 7 times on that day. Oh, it was sooooooooo tiring!
Finally everything was done before 7.30 pm. We went back after that, tired but satisfied!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Old e-mail
Well.....here is something to link the 5cs to the newer 5 bs !
I don't need a CAR, but I want a BMW
I don't need a CONDO, but I want a BUNGALOW
I don't need you to have CASH but I want you to own a BANK
I don't need you to have a CAREER but I want yo u to be a BOSS
It's interesting for you to read! Most of you would have heard of the Singapore 5C's! :
C - Car
C - Condo
C - Credit
C - Card(Gold)
C - Cash
C - Career
Heard of the 5B's?
B - BMW
B - Body
B - Brain
B - Billionaire
B - Bungalow
We've been reading about the 5C's! and 5K's for Singaporeans, now comes the 5 Numerals and Malaysia's equivalent...
Singapore's "practice" for Simple Living :
1 - One Wife
2 - Two Children
3 - Three Bedroom Condo
4 - Four Wheels
5 - Five Figure Salary
Malaysia's "practice" to Simple Living:
5 - Five Children
4 - Four Wives
3 - Three Figure Salary
2 - Two Wheels
1 - One-Storey Link House
Monday, February 23, 2009
What crisis?
Malaysia would be hit by this crisis on the 1st quarter of this year. Companies are closing down and retrenchments are everywhere. Banks stop giving loans to those private sector workers and the share markets are going ups and downs. But surprisingly the feul price drop and people still freely go for shopping and holidays abroad, as if there's nothing happen.
So, what should i do since i'm getting married end of this may?
Should i;
1. sell off by belongings
2. cancle my wedding
3. search for new extra job
4. ride on bike to work
5. use candles at night time ( back to pre-historic time)
6. recycle water
7. have a both day and night
8. request parents to search for work also
9. sell off our cat, pithui
10. sell of my camera and bicycle
11. be a gigolo
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The list continues with more rediculous opinion. I don't dare to do the brain stoming on this either because the more i thinkof it, the more worries i become.
Que Sera Sera...
What ever will be will be..
The futrure not us to see,
Que Sera Sera...
Sunday, February 22, 2009
De White Shirt
Me: Is there any 3XL shirt for me?
She: No lah, we don’t have. But we have XL.
So stupid kan? can you see my big fat body physically? As if I was asking for the XL size earlier! Frustrated, I went down to the chocolate shop and bought myself a cup of cold sugar cane drink and a RM5.50 blueberry muffin and ate it alone in the car while driving back to Wisma Wan. The muffin was so tasty, yummy and fatty that it was acting like an anti-depressant that made all my problems disappear while the sugar cane drink wet my dry throat and I felt relief and charismatic again… Hahaha…
I was relaxed when I reached Wisma Wan and finally I found a ‘Crocodile’ White shirt that suit me. Tired but happy, I grabbed and pay it immediately and drove back home! Phew… what a tiring day!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
I beg You!
Around 9.00am, the frill guy and my bro in law came. Before i moved in, i need the windows and the grills to be fixed first. So the grill man came to take some measurement of all those windows and doors. I couldn't wait to move into my new house. Sure i'll miss this old room of mine at kpg Taman Linang. Looks like i need to do some kitchen extension pulak.. wher on earth i can get the money to do that?
After that, we went to fetch Megan and Ezra at school, then went to the Telekom because ma' want to pay the bills. Finally we had lunch at the KFC, dad's treat! We went back around 2pm. I was so tired until i slep on the sofa in the tv room. Thank God the weather was so me-friendly :) .
I woke up around 5pm and do some excersize at home, yup, infront of the tv... It works actually because i did sweat. Took shower and had my dinner around 6.00pm. Around 7.30pm, my brother Andy and my child fruits went to the electrical shops to survey my things... Yup, i know what i like and i know which one to buy, its just the matter of $$$. I have no $$$$... Someone out there, if you are so understand my situations, where i'm getting married soon and my empty house obviously need furniture, lights, water and all those basic nessecity, i beg for your $$$ :)
Thank you in advance.
Wow, my blog counter achieved 1000 today though it was only less than a month i've been blogging. My nuffnang account also is increasing, Thank you nuffnangs. Keep on giving ya.. Oklah, need to sleeeeeeeep!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
My Bicycle
Talking about the bicycle, I think I prefer the bike which I had while I was in Germany. The bike was bigger, few cm longer, the handle was stretched longer and I had comfort to ride on it. I didn’t know why my current bike didn’t suit me well enough. Should I sell it of and get a new one?
Vs
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Happy 15th Birthday Nigel!
To think back, I was not that smart student (I wish I was born with a photography memory). So I must study even harder. I still remember to ‘burn the midnight oil’ until 2.00am just to study the science subject because I want to be in the science stream and I know it’s tough because of the competition in my school was so great. I still remember doing mathematics exercise over and over again just to understand the questions was so worth it! I never like reading. But to read the history book and also to understand the Geography were rather interesting if one have the ‘kits’. I did buy some small notes, size of a pocket and I’d read those while walking from my house to King Center to catch the bus there, and it really helped me in my revision. I lied if I didn’t feel the heat of stress. I nearly give up on History subjects during the mid term due to too many facts to memorize by this small unutilized brain. Give me a choice; I’d select Geography because it’s technical and scientific too. Why do I need to learn History? Why don’t I just leave it alone and live today in the fullest and hopping a better tomorrow? People never learnt from history anyway. I think I was so calculative at that age. I see numbers and facts were rather interesting, I reckoned. Finally, I succeed! I got distinction in most of the subjects including History :P and I was put in the Pure Stream Science Class with the 90% Chinese a 5% Malays and 2 Dayaks. One of the Dayak was me.
Life is so mysterious, challenging and unpredictable because we couldn’t see the future. Study hard and getting bachelor Degrees or PhDs could only satisfy us temporarily even there are people whom never have those scrolls could succeed in life and became millionaire and earn themselves titles like ‘Datuk’. I’m not complaining nor talking about how fair life is!!!! Too bad Naustrodamus is not alive else, he would become my bestest friend and everything would be different.
Enough said! To my nephew Gigel, just do what is right and let God finish the remaining. There’s hope when you believe in miracles!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Wedding cum Valentine Dinner
It was a hot Sunday afternoon so we decided to go for a picnic at Kpg Bengoh River. I never been there but I always heard people keep on mentioning about the Bengoh dam. Anyway, I was so excited and immediately packed my stuffs upon arriving home. So we use my brother’s pajero due to the bad road condition. We stop by at the Choice mall to buy ice cubes and then picked up Snah, Do, Ezra and Megan. We were so excited because it has been years we didn’t go for picnic.(I don’t know swimming pool counts or not! J ). We reached the picnic point around 3:30PM, I saw the clear river and it was so cooling and tempting. It was not that deep or not that shallow too. Too excited I immediately jump in. The hot body became ease and fresh and we all went in the river except for dad whom became our life guard. Hehehe… We brought some junk foods and packet drinks to fill the empty stomach. We went back around 5.00PM. On the way back, it rained like cats and dogs. Thank God for the rain.
We reached home around 6.00pm. After a hot shower and dinner, I went to bed. Too tired I reckoned.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy Valentine
Since thier wedding was decades ago and we were not even born yet, but today it was totally a different situations where we all saw them and another 34 more couples walking live from the back of the church to the front seat like what a newly wed couple does. It was a romantic moment for them.
Mom was wearing a beige batik, carrying a bouquet of flower while dad was wearing his black smart suit and neck tie. They both were so beautiful and handsome. Here's some pics taken this morning.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Spend Spend Spend
Since I know that I have not enough, I just spent RM100 at the CNI office to renew my membership and buy some of the products to get myself active again. I think since I’m the Gold rank member, I must improve more on my sell for the future needs, well, the grass could be greener on the other side of the field and maybe I’m good in this business field. It’s a good start anyway. Yesterday I told mom and my bro that I want to open a shop but at the same time, I have so questions in my mind like; who is going to take care of the shop? Maybe I myself doubt in myself! Ah!!, leave this topic for a while. The more I think about it, the more I become frustrated.
Next I went to the RHB bank to pick up my car road tax which I paid last week, Friday leave. To my surprised, I have a RM200 rebate and in my pocket, I have RM20 and the amount is just enough for me to pay the water meter fee. Miracles do happen! I went back home around 4pm with all things settled!
Tomorrow is Friday and I’m taking another ½ day leave. I’m going to the SESCO to pay for my new house power meter fee. I guess I need to withdraw money from the ASB account because I need around RM500 for this purpose. I know miracles happen, and I do need them now
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Nice Story
Who says God does not move on the earth today?
Me Vs Bias
Monday, February 9, 2009
A Funeral & A melo Drama..
The Funeral went well. After the prayer service at home, we went to St Paul’s church for the funeral service. The church is just few minutes drive and there were lots of people mostly are the relatives, cousins and close friends. The coffin were taken on a lorry, managed by the RELA group, thanks to them. Aunty Linda, the youngest daughter of Akik was the one whom felt the lose more than the others, since she was the one whom taken a good care of Akik while he was in the hospital, I do understand that. Around 2.00 pm after the funeral service, akik’s body was buried next to inik. And it was the saddest moment for everyone of us but I know that he is now is with his wife, telling stories and updating each other while praising God :) .
I hate to share this, but it’s a lesson learning. My fiance and I had a misunderstanding on the night during Sharon’s birthday. Harsh words came out from me due to both of us were not agreeing on something which has got to do with our own wedding. So on that wedding night, I left the table with anger and left her alone there. I was angry at her until I never spoke to her for a week! No SMS, No e-mail, and no call! Even friends from the office realized something was not right on me and advise me to be ‘gentlemen’ and make the move to at least reconnect the relationship. To make thing worst, i ignored her birthday! I even told my family members that there maybe will not be a wedding! Mom was so angry and mentioned to me how expensive it is to pay back to the girl’s family if the engagement is of! I didn’t care, instead asking ‘How Much?’When I think again, I was so foolish for making small issue become big! It’s the matter of a stubborn and arrogant MC which we selected earlier which caused the havoc! Just change her, I reckoned, and yes, I found a new better, intelligent, funny and friendly MC! One problem settled! What bout my fiancé? Hmmm, just wait and see, I said! My heart was still hard on her but suddenly Akik died, as if he needs to die so that my heart is softened and I can reconcile with Snah.
Yes I did. When I was at the hospital, next to akik’s body, tears drop. Hours later, I called her but she didn’t pick up. Angry, I guessed. I tried again, still no answer. Few minutes later, she called me and lalalalala…. The drama end so well that we got back together again… Thank you akik.
Sorry Snah! But i do still love you!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
See you soon...
Some years later, aki (grandpa), at that time was a sargeant of police, got transfered to Limbang. I could still remember how hard it was to be seperated with each other and tears were shed at the old airport Kuching. 10 years later, they came back to Kuching, settled down at the Tabuan Jaya Police complex. At that time, we were staying at Batu Kawa Police Camp and finally in '87 dad bought a house at Taman Linang, Tabuan Jaya, near to aki.
After aki retiered in early 90s' they moved to kampung and later, he was being appointed to be the Head of the village and 3 years ago, he was the Penghulu of the Padawan area. Somehow, to me, akik and inik was one of the reason and something to looking forward to seeing, if we go back to kampung. Swimming in the river would always be the number 1!...
Since i don't have grandparents (both from mom and dad's side), i alwasy treated them as mine! In '96, aki became the witness to my sister, Doli, engegement and a year later akik and inik were able to witnessed the wedding at the Grand Continental Hotel. I thought it would be the same in my case but i was wrong.
2 years ago, inik (grandma) died. And yesterday, 6th February 09, akik followed her. I was so sad that they would not be able to witnessed my wedding ceremony. I know that akik will inform inik when he sees her somewhere in heaven that i am already enggaged and i know she would be very happy.
I now that even now, both of them are sitting on Jesus' lap to praise and worship HIM, our mighty creator.
Till then, akik, inik, thank you for all the memories and i love you! The picture below was taken somewhere in 2005 at their home in Kpg Bunuk.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Here's the story
The first case just happened 2 weeks after i came back from Europe. The reason why i remember clearly on the date is because i was admitted into hospital in the evening of my birthday.
Hey wake up! Wake up! I heard some one shouted at me, oh it was another nurse on shift, so i woke up, i saw the clock on the wall pointed at 3.00am, why on earth they ask me to wake up around that time? Oh, you are waking everyone up, said the nurse. You snored so loudly that you neighbouring bed complaint!, she said again. Duh! i warned you earlier, right? So i stayed up until that morning. Around 8am, i saw my sister Ivy and he hubby came and at the same time, a lady doctor came to debrief me about what they had found. Conclusion,
Doctor: the pain was due to the gallstone. But you need to wait for 2-3 months for your operation because the que is long. Else you can go to the private hospital.
Me: Crazy you! Crazy government hospital!
So we went back home after that and i plan to admit myself at Normah private hospital where i had my surgery at 12:00pm on that same day! The picture
caused pain. 43 cryistallized hemoglobin. Is just like a chipsmore cooke where these small stone were the chocolates around it and sticked on my gall blader. This happen when ones drink less ammount of water for a long period of time. Thank God i'm still alive i reckoned!The second case happened also on my way back home where i fell down with my nose touching the floor and my left ankle twisted 90 degree from the normal position. This time, i didn't drive to the government hospital, instead i went directly to the Kuching Specialist private hospital, which was just few minutes drive from my company. Yes, the 4WD was automatic gear, that's why i managed to drive ther with my left ankle at rest, only my right leg did the job!
So i was hospitalised the next morning and had my ankle operated around 1:00pm on that day. 2 days later, i was discharged!
That were my songs :)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Again?
Darn, it was a wet evening yesterday that I fell down again at the staircase near the car park. Not to say I didn’t hold the hand rail, but my left hand was holding an umbrella while the other hand was holding my Tupperware bottle and in the midst of arranging my hands so that I can hold the hand rail, that’’ when it happen.. I dropped like a coconut fruit to the ground. I heard some one shouted ‘Oh my Gawd’ few meters away and there was a lady murmered “kasihhhhh’ behind me and I was like hmmmm ‘ Berat mata memandang, berat lagi badan aku ni.. ‘ Didn’t want to invite more unwanted pities and spectators, I immediately rise up and walked slowly to the car. My butt was so painful and I can feel my left hand muscle twisted from the neck to the elbow. I don’t know whether there’s such a muscle or no or maybe it is the veins or joints but the main point here, I’m in pain at those parts!After dinner and a bit of news, I went of to bed due to my ailing condition and the wet weather it was a cold silent night! Around 8pm, I was on bed already with my blanket all over me, my lil’ sister from Miri called me few minutes later asking commenting about my new blog… I didn’t want to tell hew what happen to me at first so I was just like, ‘’ hmm, yes, yalah, haha, ok, ijit?, oh, ic, ah?’’ and all those 1 word came out slowly, I was so really in pain so after 20 minutes talking than I told her the whole story. I expect the word of comfort instead she scolded me for being careless and reminded me of my wedding date which is so very soon… I immediately change the topic which I did sooooo well :) .
After Rabecca called, I think it was around 9.30 pm, I couldn’t feel my left arm. Sort of like numb. I quickly go to my parents’ room and inform them what happen. So my dear mom asked dad to massage me and I felt relief that I can sense the whole hand again.
Need to sleep now and see what happen tomorrow…
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Mom's 62nd b'day
This evening we all except Boy and Igat celebrated mom's 62nd birthday. Though it was in a small scale but it was so meaningful to each one of us. Being a mother to 5 kids i guess was not a small thing, but mom did her best to bring us up with good educations and also with good personality.
I did write about my supermom in my blog once but i want to admit here that i don't really know her so well because i never have a very deep conversations with her regarding her pass. I blame myself for this because i always take her for granted. I seldom appreciate her on things she does but a word of complain would be a norm if she does not cook well. To say 'Thank you' and 'I love you' to her is just like a 'taboo'. I think i can count with all my fingers including toes on how many times i praise her from young untill now. Despite all this, mom still follow my request and she always pour her loves to me in many many ways...
I never could understand her despite my tantrums and terrible atitude.
Mak, happy birthday, sorry for all my wrong doings and my stubborness, thank you for everything and I love you!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Cool Sunday
We missed the praise session. Evelyn was leading the worship at that time. Her voice was so powerfull but i like... :)
We had lunch at King Center. A usual i ordered things i shouldn't order. Well, i always do that... Enjoy eating while you can - i said to myself... The mi Siam was fantastic. The belachan taste was sufficient that it made me want to have a second plate. But since i had already ordered a bowl of wanton soup, i cancelled my plan and comtinue slurpping my wonton and the soup. Mmmph! Delicious!
After lunch, i bought 4 char siew pau. To bad they were not as fresh as i always bought. Anyway, i finished 3 of it at home. Watched TV with Pithui. Outside still raining and it was so cold that i have to cover myself with blanket and laying infront of the tv. Suddenly i heard Pithui snorring.. hmm, i don't want to waste that lovely cold afternoon by not taking any nap.. i off the tv and i think withing seconds, i slept like a baby :)
I woke up around 5.30pm, no dreams to tell, the house was so quiet, Pithui was still sleeping. Suddenly mom appeared from nowhere... She cooked dinner while dad read the newspaper. Then i saw my brother coming towards the kitchen.. I on the TV and turned to the channel which i just bought, its a Paid channels 951,952,953 since i have cancelled the HBO, STAR and Cineplex because they practised to air the same old movies over and over again until i can memorised some of the lines... The 3 Paid channels are airing new movies which was aired in the cinema 1 to 2 months later. So i think it's worth it to get.
7.00pm, dinner was served, again, eat as much i could. I did!, no regreats... Cancel my plan to go to SIB Olive Garden, quite late i reckoned. Watch 8' oClock news, then CNI Miami. Went to bed around 10.00pm and continue with my story book The Ezekiel Option by Joel C Rosenberg which i started to read few months back. The story is getting more and more interesting now. Can't wait to finish it.
3 pages only then my eyes started to close bit by bit ... ZZZZzzzzzzz!!!!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Sharon & Ronnie
Today the whole family attended Sharon and Ronnie's wedding at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church around 8am. I indirectly volunteer myself to be the photographer on that day, well that was the least that i can do for this beloved couple. Sharon is one of our close family friend and we are just like a family.
It was a beautiful service, The wedding march, the Canon in G major was played by my brother Andy, it was played flawless... The services ended an hour later and as usual, there were some light refreshment for all the guests and at the same time, phototaking session is on.
We had lunch at the Siang2.
In the evening, the wedding reception was held at the Banquet. It was a 3 hours full room. The 3 pieces musics were nice and the ambience were delightful. Food wise, emmm, delicous. There were old and young, new and old faces
Conclusion, I enjoyed it soooooooooo much!
We just came back around 2am, see?! Didn't i say that we enjoyed ourselved ? Gosh, its nearly 3am. I feel tired and lazy... Good morning my new webby!!



