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Petition for Assunta

2005-04-14T10:36:00.002+08:00

There's a petition going on over at Assunta Alumni. Apparently it's to fight to keep the culture that the school has always been having, such as :1) The change of sports houses' names to Wira, Samudera, Buana and Suria2) The change of prefects' uniform colours to navy blue with maroon tiesTraditionally, the Sports Houses are known as Assunta, Clare, Francis and Hermine. I believe they're names of

This Blog

2005-03-23T12:01:00.000+08:00

It's easy to own a blog, but it's tough keeping one. Well.. That's a different story altogether if one frequently updates it. Otherwise, it will be just like this one, updated probably once or twice in a month. Which is sad, really.Of course, a blog is like a diary, except that there's a possibility that at least one person out there in the great, wide world would read it. True enough, we have

Post CNY

2005-02-24T17:50:00.000+08:00

Oh wow. I haven't been blogging for nearly a month now. Not that it made any difference, did it? How are you?CNY came and went. Angpows collected. Lion dance performances witnessed. I actually saw a 'lion' fell off from a pole (horror!) at Amcorp Mall. Relatives visited. Reunion dinners attended. Listing of nieces/nephews (from my cousins' on dad's side) increased to at least 20 now . *Gasp* And

Tomorrow's Triple Occasion

2005-02-04T13:56:00.000+08:00

... For which I will not be able to make it. *sniff* The gang (Laine, KY, KLing, Zona, Julia & SC) are having a celebration over at Julia & SC's place. It's been a while since I last saw them.. What are they celebrating? Julia's much belated birthday, Zona's birthday in advance, and CNY. I heard YM's coming up from S'pore as well. *Sighz* I'll be going down to Malacca instead for baby Andrew's

Chin Haw & Wendy's Wedding Photos

2005-01-18T09:21:00.000+08:00

Continued from here... I've finally collected all the photos and Chien's video I could get taken during Chin Haw & Wendy's wedding. *Phew* Tough job, considering there were so many duplicated copies and I've to filter them out for the final video. Anyway, here are some of the photos.. Sorry, selective photos only.. I'll try to get an online photo album to dump all of them in. Anyone knows of a

2 Hour Blackout

2005-01-13T15:32:00.000+08:00

We had power shortage at about 12.25pm, shortly before lunch break (I couldn't heat up my nasi lemak!). We thought this was normal (power tripping is a VERY common thing in Elid), only to find out that the whole area was affected too. I seriously pitied our next door neighbour, Secret Recipe. Sure make losses... Us? 'Lepak je lar' in the R&D room as darkness surrounded us. Couldn't really go out,

The Wedding Dinner

2005-01-09T01:30:00.000+08:00

Last night's dinner ceremony was held in Royale Bintang Hotel. Good thing that I was there at about 6pm with Hochai & Chien. Apparently there was a heavy traffic along Jln Bukit Bintang. Most of the attendees arrived late coz of that, so dinner only started at 8.30pm. Despite that, everything turned out well. The ballroom was very well decorated. Wendy was stunningly beautiful. The Chinese

The Big Moment

2005-01-08T14:31:00.000+08:00

The glorious moment for Chin Haw and Wendy has finally arrived, after all the anticipation that I have blogged here, here and here!! I just got back from the church ceremony. Won't be able to get much rest though, since I'll be out again by 5pm or so to the dinner venue. Anyway, to those who weren't with us throughout the morning, here's just a short update. The 'heng dai's (yes, me included.

Throwing Confetti to Chin Haw & Wendy

2005-01-08T00:00:00.000+08:00

An early Congratulations to dear Chin Haw & his lovely wife, Wendy. They're getting married in Wesley Church in exactly 11 hours time. Oooohhh.. I can't wait for that!! Just a little something for the both of them on behalf of the Sunflower House... May your marriage be blessed with eternal love and happiness!! *Hugz* Ok, time to go get some zzzz. Hochai's coming to pick me up in 6 hours

Tsunami Aftermath

2004-12-28T15:24:00.000+08:00

I didn't know that the Tsunami over at the Indian Ocean hit the Malaysian shores till the next day. In fact, I never thought it would ever happened here. I've heard of rare occasions where we felt slight tremors, or hails, but never Tsunami. And I happily walked into the office Monday morning (post Christmas mood) till I saw the headlines of The Star, which then my colleague Yati told me about it

Revolving Christmas

2004-12-25T23:31:00.000+08:00

Christmas is always a sentimental and romantic celebration. Last minute gift-shopping for loved ones. Christmas songs being played over the air. Decorations and bright lights hanging everywhere. Family dinners to make the picture perfect. We had that. Bel's bf, Kenny came down from Hong Kong yesterday for the weekend. We took that opportunity to go for the Christmas buffet dinner over at the

Opening the Wine Bottle

2004-12-24T16:48:00.000+08:00

A pre-Christmas "humour" (if not, a lame one).. What happens if the R&D dept receives a hamper and there were no bosses around? Answer : Open it. What happens if the hamper contains a bottle of wine and there's 2 and 1/2 more hours to go till the Christmas weekend? Answer : Drink it. What happens if there is no bloody corkscrew around, not within the dept room, nor the pantry, nor any other

Merry Christmas!

2004-12-24T14:26:00.000+08:00

It's Christmas Eve and despite being a Christian company, they're not letting us off early today. :( Oh well... Am blasting Billy Gilman's "Jingle Bell Rock" now. I don't care if anyone's gonna be mad about it! It's Christmas Eve!! I've always loved Christmas rather than CNY. CNYs are mainly "dong dong chang" and there's always the expectations of giving angpaus, exchanging oranges and all. No

Anyone Feeling Like This?

2004-12-23T09:47:00.000+08:00

Got this through my colleague, Swee Ling.. "I WANNA GO ON HOLIDAY NOW!!!" Hehe.. I'm already on the holiday mood.. Are you?

Shaolin Kung Fu Masters Return

2004-12-17T09:09:00.000+08:00

I went for this last night!! Sayang got the 70 bux tickets from his colleague. It started at 8pm, we were late and I guess we'd pretty much missed the lion dance. His colleague managed to get us seats near theirs. The stadium was awfully packed, probably coz they only perform for the past 2 nights? The exponents were really superb! They had group demonstrations for animal styles and drunken fist

My Christmas Song Listing

2004-12-15T15:11:00.000+08:00

Since Christmas is just around the corner, thought of sharing my Christmas song listing.. Contemporary ones though.. Am gonna play these songs for my company's Christmas dinner on Friday. It's a short list for now, will add more to it later.. Feel free to use the list. ;) Billy Gilman - Warm And Fuzzy *NSync - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire Backstreet Boys - Christmas Time Olivia Olson - All

Baby Andrew Ng's Arrival

2004-12-12T22:08:00.000+08:00

A huge shoutout of CONGRATULATIONS to sayang's family on the arrival of Pik Ngan & David's firstborn, baby Andrew. What an "ong" date to be born on.. 12th of December on a lovely Sunday afternoon!! He was born 18 days earlier and until today, the gynae still could not scan for the baby's gender. So you can imagine the whole 9 months of "boy or girl ar?", "I think boy/girl lar", and all the

AMF Final Day

2004-12-12T18:58:00.000+08:00

It was a lovely weather at Sepang today.. Bright and sunny.. That my whole face, neck and hands were flushed red and itchy.. But on a happier note, I brought my camera! Yippeeee! Sean & Jennifer joined us today. We got a much wider range of cars to look at for the Metal Modders ShowOff. I particularly like this BMW.. Apparently the owner is one of Aneh's friend's bf.. According to Aneh, on top of

Asian Motorsports Festival Weekend

2004-12-11T23:50:00.000+08:00

Went to the BF Goodrich AMF at the Sepang F1 Circuit with sayang & Aneh. I'm not very good at cars, but, what the heck, I wanted to see the circuit! *grin* The entrance fee was RM32 per person for 3 days (Fri - Sun). Went to check out the modified cars, the in-car entertainment sets, and ooh... The 'leng luis'. ;) Managed to watch the Ultimate 1/4 Mile Clash II Finals at the Circuit, saw a BMW

This Blog

2004-12-07T16:56:00.000+08:00

Little did I know that this blog would ever reunite people, but it did. Over a month ago, someone by the name of Vandna bumped into the blog and saw the name of her long lost friend, Alison on the birthday listing. She e-mailed me for Alison's contact details. Unfortunately I had lost contact with Alison since, *gosh*, we left Assunta 8 years ago. I replied and said that I would try to search

The Birthday Weekend

2004-11-29T10:44:00.000+08:00

I am now 25. Is that supposed to be a great age to be in? Coz "a quarter of a century" sounds really old, although technically we are still qualified as a young adult. And apparently, we are supposed to be a bunch of confused people. This leads to this article about having the "Quarterlife Crisis" which I'm sure anyone would have received this through e-mails at least once. Ohh.. What am I

Prayers For My Colleague

2004-11-25T10:08:00.000+08:00

My colleague is going through a very tough period now. I shall not dwell into the matter, I don't want to betray his trust. I may not be the only person he confided in, but I'm honoured to be one of his listening ears. In fact, he shall be nameless here just in case if any of my colleagues are reading this entry. But yes, he needs prayers. Please pray for him. Please pray that God will strengthen

Little Kelisa..

2004-11-18T11:09:00.000+08:00

.. Is now officially mine! Woo hoo! I have paid off the final installment and am waiting for the discharge letter from UMW. Yiiipppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! She turns 3 today and uhm... Needs a service. Hehe.. Got to go call Perodua to fix an appointment now. I'm done with my car loan!!! YAY! Hehe.. Just wanted to brag a bit. ;)

Oreo = Fat?

2004-11-12T16:08:00.000+08:00

We met up with Puneet for dinner on Wednesday night. Being a future doctor (gynaecologist, in fact), we threw questions at him about so-and-so medicines, about childbirth, and how to lose/gain weight. He said that I should take Oreo's. Apparently, it has some kind of ingredient that can make one gain weight. "Realllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy arrrrrrr?" Of course this sparked my interest larr... I don't

Weekend Festivities

2004-11-10T17:26:00.000+08:00

Just a super quick, advanced note to wish all my Indian and Muslim friends a very Happy Diwali and Selamat Hari Raya Puasa! As for the rest, Happy Holidays! I'm off on Friday, so yes, it's gonna be a super long weekend. Not going anywhere though. No $$. Hehe..

Sharing Birthdays

2004-11-05T16:10:00.000+08:00

I blew off a birthday candle about half an hour ago. Colleagues celebrated the November babies' birthdays with a Chocolate Banana Walnut cake (or something of that sort) from, as always, Secret Recipe. I don't know if this is coz their factory is just BESIDE our office. Imagine going to the toilet/pantry and you suddenly get a swiff of the cake-baking or lasagne smell from next door... Hehehe..

The End-Users

2004-11-03T10:44:00.000+08:00

Sometimes it's just so amusing that end-users must always be right and that the problems are always from the product itself. This particular end-user uses our Time Attendance system which requires the biometric fingerprint hardware (known as ET3K) and the integrated software known as ETWin. 1 week ago, they faced a problem where the ETWin could not poll any time clock transactions from the ET3K.

Best Friends

2004-10-26T14:43:00.000+08:00

How do you define a "friend"? What do you expect in a friend? Do best friends exist? If they do, how do you know who are your best friends? When we are kids, best friends are those who share their Barbie dolls, action figures or sweets, braid each other's hairs during school assemblies, buy each other cute and colourful erasers, stuffs like that. If we don't like anyone, we will only "bluff bluff

Sunflowerians Reunion

2004-10-21T23:30:00.000+08:00

It had been ages since we all last met up, and I meant, all 6 of us - Tai Lou, Hochai, Chin Haw, Aneh and Chien. We finally managed to do that tonight. ;) Chien flew in from Bintulu for the tomorrow's Sheffield gang trip (it's a yearly thing - this time's to Langkawi), and everyone else were free from commitments tonight - work, family, and the big wedding. We had dinner at Dome in BSC. I was

How Bloody Rude!

2004-10-14T19:57:00.000+08:00

Had a row with a certain colleague (Nins) sometime in the late afternoon. We had a discussion earlier in the day when she mentioned about standardizing all our software products. Will detail this out after this. But the main one was the afternoon case.Another colleague, Labu was supposed to test my current software (a Time Attendance software, actually) and she was unsure about the settings for

Tribute to 'Superman'

2004-10-11T20:44:00.000+08:00

Taken from MSNBC MSNBC and CNN have announced that the 'Superman' star, Christopher Reeve died of heart failure on Sunday at the age of 52. He was paralyzed neck down after a riding accident 9 years ago, very nearly contemplated suicide, but rose back to life since then. No one is as strong as him.. Really.. I remember watching him 'fly' over the buildings, carry vehicles and boulders, saving

Measure Of A Man

2004-10-06T23:50:00.001+08:00

Thought of sharing yet another song lyric.. This time it's Clay Aiken's, I don't think I need to tell you that he was the runner up for American Idol 2, right? I love his powerful yet soothing voice, and he clearly brings out his emotions in this song. Ooh.. Not forgetting, the wonderful, melodious sound of the piano at the background.. ;) This is probably the best song ever by him! I think the

Rocket

2004-09-30T10:02:00.000+08:00

As I've mentioned, I would put up the lyrics for Rocket.. So here it is.. Remove the covers of the morning And I don't see the new day dawning Just can't cope Cold shadows hide me as I go through the day No one at all seeming to say The feelings they long to convey But could it be I am the one who has lost my way? Why can't I see my future clearly? Is there a chance that I can break free?

Chinese Mid Autumn Celebration

2004-09-28T23:56:00.000+08:00

It's the time of the year where the Chinese get to munch on mooncakes and play lanterns! I shall not launch into how this celebration came about, so, go Google it lar. ;) When I was young, 'Zhong Chiu Jie' (as it's known in Mandarin) was always fun to celebrate at night. We would all meet up at my Grandmother's for dinner. For dessert, it would be mooncakes, pomelos and some other sweet stuffs.

She Will Be Loved

2004-09-27T10:36:00.000+08:00

Hhm.. Am deciding which lyrics should I put in today.. Between Maroon 5's or Ten Tenors'.. Maroon 5 wins today! You know, I'm thinking of putting up a Lyrics Blog or something.. I'll see how that goes later.. Here are the lyrics to She Will Be Loved... Beauty queen of only eighteen She had some trouble with herself He was always there to help her She always belonged to someone else I drove for

Tai Ee Long

2004-09-24T14:01:00.000+08:00

Came across this article from TV Smith's site.. Hehee... Hilarious, I must say.. I think it's a pretty good idea he thought of that. Maybe those Tai Ee Longs really should use it. ;)

For Those Who Are Home Alone.. Please Take Note

2004-09-23T23:04:00.000+08:00

Something for you to know and be aware of. I'm pretty sure you've received chains of e-mails stating that so-and-so was stopped by strangers, or so-and-so was 'hypnotized' into giving in their valuable stuffs to unsuspecting strangers. It actually happened to my mum. Well... Almost, that is. Thank God... It happened this morning. Mum was home alone as usual, when the doorbell rang. She walked

Slippers and Appeton

2004-09-19T23:38:00.000+08:00

Had a great weekend actually. Went for gym last afternoon and Laine came shortly after that. Was quite amused at her squirming and giving me some kind of look when one of the trainers was flirting at her. Hehehe... There weren't too many people at the gym, so I had some fun fooling around with the machines, trying to build muscle as much as I could and lifting dumbbells. 2 kgs only laa.... Very '

MS TechEd Malaysia 2004

2004-09-17T17:51:00.000+08:00

The TechEd has finally ended! *Phew* A straight, 4 days of presentation sessions one after another, ranging from Developer tracks to Database Management, Security, etc. Seriously information overload! The only sessions that I enjoyed most were the "DatagridView Control" by Brian Noyes and "Windows Passwords: Everything You Need to Know" by Jesper Johannson. The former session concentrated on

Internet Withdrawal Symptoms

2004-09-10T14:22:00.000+08:00

Oh gosh... Being internet-less was so depressing. Can't believe that I'm soooo addicted to the Net after, what 8 years! My office's Streamyx line went down since last morning - Couldn't ICQ, couldn't MSN, couldn't check webmails, couldn't read or write blogs, couldn't surf the net, couldn't play online games. Aiyoyooo.... Really suffering from Internet withdrawal symptoms. Sheeeesh... All we

Venting My Frustration...

2004-09-08T18:17:00.000+08:00

Am currently listening to some worship songs as I'm coding away. The past few days had been mind exhausting, and I had often nearly been close to tears here at work. I don't know, I may not be a Christian, but somehow worship songs soothe me and I feel calm again. I shall not dwell too much on the event, but I'll just summarize it. The issue was about getting a property and we were just so

My Strengths & Weaknesses

2004-09-03T11:12:00.000+08:00

My ex-colleague, Hui Lam found this website for me. All you need is to key in a nickname, your date of birth and the time range that you were born at. Then it will tell you what are your strength and weaknesses. Oh by the way, it's all in Chinese characters. If you do not understand Chinese, get someone who do to help you out. Here's mine... Explanation: First line - Strengths... Loves and

Sunflowerians' Double Celebration

2004-09-02T11:40:00.000+08:00

The day started off with me sending an e-mail to the Sunflowerians - to wish our dear Tai Sou a very Happy Birthday. I'm sure this birthday is a very special one for her, with little Gerald really celebrating his Mummy's birthday for the first time. Last year don't really count, coz he was only 1 month old then. ;) And not forgetting Tai Lou suprising her by sending a bouquet of flowers to her

Laine's 25th at Sugimoto

2004-08-31T01:02:00.000+08:00

A little update on last night's dinner at Sugimoto for Laine's birthday. There were about 10 of us, including Elaine Ho and Shuh Yih, whom we practically meet once in a year for the past 3 years and that also were all on Laine's birthdays (the 1st one at PD in year 2002, last year at Micasa and this year at Sugimoto). Hehehe... The food there was alright. We ordered duplicate set of 7-8 dishes

Holidaeeeeeeeeeee

2004-08-30T16:40:00.000+08:00

Am on leave today. Muahaha... Syok-a-lingammmm... Oh by the way, tomorrow's Merdeka Day. So I'm having a 4-day weekend here. Hehehe.. It's been a while since I had such a long weekend. Niceeee... Went to Mid Valley with Mummy. Sighz.. It's either I really should put on more weight or that my fashion taste is seriously declining. I've been searching for a nice, denim skirt, not too long, not too

How Heavy Are You?

2004-08-21T11:59:00.000+08:00

Everyone I come across would ask me that. People that pass me by would be caught staring at me, which unfortunately is definitely not because I'm gorgeous or anything like that. It's the kind of stare that says "Oh my gawd, she's soooooo thin!" You know how a matchstick man looks like? Yes, I look exactly like that. I look pretty much like a bamboo stick, short one though. Over the years, I'm

For The Heck Of It

2004-08-20T09:15:00.000+08:00

Got this through Friendster, and I thought, why not... Instruction : Put an X next to the option you identify yourself with... [ ] I wish I was a different ethnicity. [ ] I have an eating disorder. [X] I am short. [ ] I am tall. [ ] I think I'm really attractive. [X] I prefer winter over summer. (There's something melancholy especially when it snows.. Ahhh...) [X] I am a geek. (Yup.. Bookworm.

The Olympics

2004-08-19T13:55:00.000+08:00

A tribute to the recent Olympics going on in Athens... Hehehe... Watch HERE. Speaking of that, when is Malaysia gonna win a medal?

Elid After 15 Years

2004-08-17T14:12:00.000+08:00

My boss has just recently announced that the company has purchased its own 2-storey building (FINALLY!!) at Jalan 223. It's gonna be a hassle for most of us to drive there, and no doubt we're gonna have to endure the massive traffic jam especially driving back home. Any ideas for the best shortcut to and fro from Bangsar? A colleague suggested using Section 14. We'll probably move in to the new

13 Going On 30

2004-08-13T23:53:00.000+08:00

Kelly was given a whole cinema in B.U. for the sneak preview for "13 Going On 30". She works for Vida magazine, actually. Well.. More like, used to work, coz she recently quit her job there. It was supposedly to be for her readers, but she snagged a couple for us. Muahaha... Anyway, all in all, the movie was alright. Purely chick flick. The plotline was very simple, about a 13-year-old girl,

Happy 25th, Sayang!

2004-08-06T23:56:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Sayang, Happy Birthday to you!! I've been 'irritating' him with this song the whole day.. Hehe... We both took leave today and went to BU to watch Catwoman. Not very interesting movie though, despite Halle Berry and her sexy leather outfit. Then we went to Times Square later in the afternoon. We were to meet up with Stan, Helen,

Your Colour Profile

2004-07-21T12:19:00.000+08:00

Try this to see what is your colour profile. Mine's quite accurate. How about yours?

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

2004-07-18T23:32:00.000+08:00

Guess what, guess what... I got a new phone.. *nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh* Hehhee..No, it's not a Communicator. Not an SE P900 either. It's just the SE T630 that I had been eyeing on since it got launched worldwide. ;) So what, right? I'm not very much a gadget person, really. I don't keep myself updated with all the latest phones, or even collect them. I know one who has had soooooo many phones

Of Car Accidents

2004-07-17T17:55:00.000+08:00

Bel got into an accident this afternoon. She was crossing over the street with some other colleagues in front of her office. She saw there were no cars on the usually busy street. 2-3 steps away upon reaching the pavement, a car came from nowhere, sped, saw them, couldn't brake in time, and knocked Bel on her left hip. She flew and fell onto the pavement. The Malay lady driver stopped her car,

Solve This

2004-07-16T10:04:00.000+08:00

Letter after F + Half of 8 + Shadow of q + Opposite of d + Letter be4 M + Middle of sea + 2x 19th letter + The middle of sun. What is the answer? :Þ

A Small, Little Primary School Class Get-Together

2004-06-27T13:22:00.000+08:00

Met up with a bunch of classmates from primary school for dinner last night. Pretty disappointing turnout as there were about 8 of us. Nevertheless, it was still a good one. We were there at the quiet, little cafe for about 4 hours, just eating, drinking juices (we recommend the Soursop juice), catching up on each other's lives, yakking away about our primary school days, and listening to the

ELID - We Make Your World Secure

2004-06-19T16:52:00.000+08:00

The ISF exhibition over at Mines Convention Centre was very eye-opening indeed. Not only that you get to see the competitors' latest products, you get to 'wash' your eyes too. Hehe.. For the guyz larr.. Coz there were a few girls from a nearby booth wearing mini skirts and high boots, handing out leaflets. Very interesting to watch my colleagues' eyes staring over at them. ;) While I was acting

The Weekend in PD

2004-06-14T09:49:00.000+08:00

Spent the weekend over at PD for the company's trip. Drove the little Kelisa down, and realized that one should NOT go above 110 km/h with that car unless you want to have a 'vibrating' journey. Heh. It was a pretty hectic weekend, considering that I was in the Organizing Committee, which means having to help out in the team buildings, assist the telematch, and emcee the dinner event. Prior to

Unconfirmed Notice Confirmed

2004-06-08T13:39:00.000+08:00

Remember I mentioned about receiving an e-mail notice from my boss some time ago, more like, 2 posts ago? It's finally been confirmed.. In effective on this coming 1st July, I'm now a Senior Software Engineer... Woo hoo!!! Which also means increment in $$.. Double woo hoo!! Hehehe.. I know for some people, it probably doesn't mean much, like, being promoted to the Senior level is like nothing,

Walking Down The Memory Lane

2004-06-01T08:59:00.000+08:00

I got this site from Ash.Ox (sorry for "leeching" it from you). It has a number of video intros of TV series that we used to watch when we were perhaps 2-4 feet and under tall. Hehehe... Gosh... I used to love watching Full House, Growing Pains, Gummi Bears.. Will never forget Transformers, He-Man, Thundercats (thunder.. thunder... thundercats... oohhhhhhhhhh). Hahaha... Go and take a look at

Unconfirmed Notice

2004-05-31T16:37:00.000+08:00

Have just received an e-mail from my boss.. Well, I shall not dwell into it too much for now.. Just in case if it turns out to be a false alarm.. 'Malu' larr.. So when the time comes and if it happens, then I'll let you know. Until then, cross your fingers for me, yeah. ;)

Congrats, Shariffah Nadzirah

2004-05-29T17:37:00.000+08:00

Just got back from Shariffah's wedding lunch reception at her house in Section 14. Going back to history, we were classmates since Std 1 right until the day we left SAS II. At one point of time, somewhere around Std 4 or so, I started hanging out with her, Haslinna and Baiti. And eventually, we became very close friends, even skipped recess to 'puasa' with her during the fasting period. ;) After

That Kind Word "Maybe"

2004-05-24T08:18:00.000+08:00

My parents never had much money, but they enriched us by their use of that wonderful word "maybe". Much of the time it was a hope word. When we'd plead, "Can I have a new bike?" "Are we going to the circus?" Dad would have to ponder. "Maybe," he would say, not wanting to make a promise he couldn't keep. "Maybe" was also their word for dreaming. "Maybe next summer we can take a trip to the ocean

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough

2004-05-23T18:06:00.000+08:00

I don't wanna lose you, I don't wanna use you Just to have somebody by my side And I don't wanna hate you, I don't wanna take you But I don't wanna be the one to cry That don't really matter to anyone, anymore But like a fool I keep losing my place And I keep seeing you walk through that door But there's a danger in loving somebody too much And it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't

Are We Really Human In The First Place

2004-05-13T14:07:00.000+08:00

My deepest sympathy and condolences to the US civilian, Nick Berg's family on the latest tragic incident... If you haven't been following on what's been going on in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's capture, let me just summarize it to you.. Recently, the papers all around the world had been publishing photos the Iraqi prisoners being abused and sexually humiliated by the US/UK armies in Abu Ghraib

Nerd Time

2004-05-12T14:17:00.000+08:00

Ok.. This is specifically for developers/programmers/however you call these ppl... Str1 = "AA11BB22CC33" Ret = "AA 11 BB 22 CC 33" How do you make it from Str1 to Ret, in your preferred programming language. Go on, crack your head.. Hehehe...

Thank You, My 'Bridge'

2004-05-11T09:35:00.000+08:00

Just when I'm down in the dumps, I pressed PLAY on my CD player.. This song came up, and I feel alright again... When you're weary, feeling small When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all I'm on your side, when times get rough And friends just can't be found Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down When you're down and out

Departure from Sydney

2004-04-24T23:58:00.000+08:00

We left Sydney today, with me feeling a bit hesitant to do so. :( On another hand, I managed to buy some stuffs from both the duty-free shops in Randwick Airport and KLIA. *nyek nyek nyek* Let's see.. I bought a few miniature liquor bottles, Toohey's, a carton of Dunhill Lights, a L'oreal make-up palette and loads of Hersheys and Toblerone (the mega huge ones). Muahaha.. These are all to be

Meeting Joey & Seeing Allianz

2004-04-23T22:15:00.000+08:00

Final & another relaxing day before we fly back to Malaysia.. Took a short walk to Franklins for some grocery shopping and then took a train down to Central to meet Joey at Delifrance, George St. Joey is uhm.. One of sayang's dad's good friend's son who had been in Sydney for a couple of months now to further his studies. So his dad, being the worried one, asked if sayang could go visit him or

Warehouse Shopping

2004-04-22T23:50:00.000+08:00

As the title goes, we went for warehouse shopping today. Took a train down to Auburn and had a super long walk to Paramatta Road. When I said long, it's like, 15-20 mins walk under the hot sun. There were soooo many warehouses along that stretch of road!! We actually didn't know where to start. Hehe.. We finally decided to start with Nike. The merchandise there was soooo cheap but I only bought

Hard Rock Cafe, Manly Beach & Darling Harbour

2004-04-21T23:20:00.000+08:00

Today, we concentrated on these 3 places, and we got to wake up later than usual! Woo hoo!! See how tired we were?? Anyway, we went to Hard Rock Cafe first. Coz, we needed to get something from there to add to our present HRC collection. Kiasu lar tu.. Hehe.. Notice the car on top of the ceiling? That's a Cadillac. Well, actually, it was a hearse! Yeah, you read it right. It was supposedly to be

Bel Graduates Today

2004-04-20T23:50:00.000+08:00

Bel officially graduated today! I don't have to give her monthly allowance anymore!! Muahahhaa.... We started off early since it's a very big day today. Bought her a bouquet of lilies while we were waiting for the bus to take us to the Uni. Took lots of photos before the Convo started. Bel only managed to get 3 seats for Convo, so Daddy, Mummy and Auntie Amy attended the session. Sayang and I

Bel's Pre-Convocation

2004-04-19T23:03:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow is Bel's Convocation Day, so she had to go to the uni to collect her robe.. And the whole flock followed. Hehe.. It was the first time that I had stepped onto the UNSW grounds. Ooh.. It was a lovely, modern campus. It looks exactly how a uni campus should be, with all the departmental buildings all on the same ground, lovely gardens to rest and relax on.. It's so different from Uni. of

Sydney, Here I Come

2004-04-18T23:38:00.000+08:00

Am finally at Sydney for a week's break. Woo hoo!! Bear in mind that this is the first time I've landed onto Auzzie, so yeah, I might feel 'ulu' occasionally. So here I am, with my family & sayang. We're bunking in Aunt Amy's place in Rockdale. We're gonna do some exporing and well, the main reason is to attend Bel's convo. ;) The first place we went to was the Queen Victoria Building, a.k.a QVB

This Week's FridayFive

2004-04-09T15:59:00.000+08:00

1. What do you do for a living? I wash toilets.. Haha.. Not really.. I sit in front of the PC and bang on the keyboard for 9 hours a day.. Ok ok.. Serious side, I am a Software Engineer. I write softwares for integrated security access management systems, that including door access, alarm monitoring, guard patrol, visitor management, cctv, time attendance, etc.. Bored yet? 2. What do you like

Happy Good Friday

2004-04-09T08:33:00.000+08:00

Today is one of the most important days for Christians all around the world. It was the day when Jesus Christ was crucified upon the cross. He died for our sins. He sacrificed His life for us. I think the movie Passion of the Christ came right on time for us to be reminded and to be grateful of His sacrifice. And so, tonight, I shall watch the movie.. Perhaps you can too. Have a great Easter

It's Hailing In Malaysia

2004-04-05T19:11:00.000+08:00

Can you believe it, it actually hailed here early this evening?? And I thought that it only hails in other countries EXCEPT Malaysia!! Hhhm... Ok... That's seriously rare.... But yeah, it was at about 5.20pm or so over at Taman Mayang when it started raining really heavily... And hard. At first, my colleagues and I thought it was weird coz the rain were making funny noises as it hit the roof.

Sayang Graduates

2004-04-04T22:22:00.000+08:00

Another mark in the history for sayang and his UOL coursemates! Definitely an exciting and memorable day for them! The Convocation for UOL was held at Shangri-La, together with the rest of the courses like CSU, UEL, UWA, etc. The whole ballroom was practically swarmed with red ribbon sashed graduates! But UOL uses gold ribbon sash and there were, I think, less than 30 people in UOL, so kinda

Rest In Peace, Yee Poh

2004-03-31T21:30:00.000+08:00

Yee Poh passed away in the evening. She lost her battle against cancer... She was Butterfly Poh Poh's half-sister. Uhm.. Butterfly Poh Poh was my maternal Grandmother, but she passed away when she was in her late 30s, I think when Mummy was about 14 or so. So I've never met her except in the pictures and we refer her as Butterfly coz it was believed that the few days after her passing, she came

50 First Dates

2004-03-24T13:37:00.000+08:00

Watched 50 First Dates last night. I'm a huge fan of Adam Sandler+Drew Barrymore since The Wedding Singer, so yeah.. I loved it to bits!! It's a romantic comedy about a Marine vet, Henry who strives to achieve his 10-year dream of sailing to Alaska to study the underwater life of walruses. Hence, a long-term relationship is totally out of the question. He is very close to making his dream come

To Be Or Not To Be Equally Yoked

2004-03-23T21:41:00.000+08:00

Imagine this : You meet the girl of your dreams. She's brainy. She has a sense of humor. She's pretty. She's talented. She's the one you think of first thing in the morning when you wake up, and the last person you say Goodnight to before you go to sleep. Both of you click just like that. You can read each other's minds. You like to spend as much time with each other. You always have jolly good

Goodbye, Uncle Tony

2004-03-20T13:59:00.000+08:00

Heard about Uncle Tony's passing this afternoon, due to brainstroke. He was married to one of Daddy's sisters, so technically he was considered my uncle. I cannot imagine how painful it is for Nyu Ku (3rd auntie, in Hakka) to have lost her husband exactly 8 months after losing her father. I mean, Gong Gong's passing was already tough to cope with, what's more losing another person you love so

This Week's FridayFive

2004-03-19T17:59:00.000+08:00

If you... 1. ... owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve? Italian, but hhm... I might just end up eating them myself! I guess, the best will be a dessert shop. Varieties of dessert :- herbal teas, double boiled drinks, chendol, ice kacang, cakes, custards, jelly, trifles.. I'm feeling hungry now... Tsk tsk... 2. ... owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?

Fond Memories Of The Sunflower Days

2004-03-18T23:50:00.000+08:00

Had a very great night with the guyz, except for Tai Lou who had to stay home to babysit Gerald. I actually made a VCD : an Intro (like the intro for "Friends" tv series, 5 sets of photo presentations (from our Taylor's BDP days right to convo and after we came back to Malaysia) and finally a 40 odd mins of "interview" and singing sessions with the guyz. Oh, also with background music,

Just The Way You Are

2004-03-17T22:31:00.000+08:00

Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are Don't go trying some new fashion Don't change the color of your hair You always have my unspoken passion

You Speeeee-ka Engleeeeshh?

2004-03-15T15:37:00.000+08:00

Wai: Hey, me going to France this Sat Me: Haaaaaa.... For?? Wai: Training again lor.. 1 month Me: Wah.... Then you have to keep saying 'pa la vous ungles?' <=== Do you speak English? Wai: It's actually 'parlez vous anglais?' Me: Kkakaka... Ooohhhh... Wai: Kekeke... Good thing they're not sending you.. Otherwise sure die liao... Me: Yah lor. I'd probably be swearing at them instead of asking if

This Week's FridayFive

2004-03-12T15:45:00.000+08:00

1. What was the last song you heard? 'Above All' by Michael W. Smith . Very holy and soothing to the ears. When you just close your eyes and listen to the lyrics, it makes you really understand how Jesus Christ gave up His life for us, for our sins. How truly big of a sacrifice He made for us, even though He was rejected, despised.. And crucified. It just feels soo... Sooo.. Incredible... 2.

Waterfall Methodology

2004-03-11T14:06:00.000+08:00

If you're in the R&D or I.T. field, you've probably heard of what the Waterfall Methodology is. It's a development life cycle where each stage of the work must be completed before you proceed to the next stage. The design specification has to be reaaaaaaaally detailed and communication between customer-developer as well as among the development team itself MUST be there so that the final product

Guess My Gender

2004-03-10T09:34:00.000+08:00

Take the Gender Test and see if they can correctly guess your gender. "It all adds up to... You are definitely a woman! Statistically speaking, you are a chick." Woo hoo!! I'm safe!!! *phew* ;)

This Week's FridayFive

2004-03-05T14:43:00.000+08:00

What was... 1. ... your first grade teacher's name? Mrs. Chong . She had very fair skin, with short curly hair. Very motherly natured but also a strict person. 2. ... your favourite Saturday morning cartoon? I can't remember if Care Bears was aired on Saturday mornings.. Hhm... 3. ... the name of your very first best friend? My childhood friend, Lilian. Both our dads were best friends back

Oohh.. Sod Off!!!

2004-02-20T09:26:00.000+08:00

It's just so frustrating that people just become rude to you for no apparent reason, and that whatever you do, it's ALWAYS wrong, even though they are wrong in the first place. Urgh.. I have tried to be nice and be patient, but enough is enough. Don't blame me if I'm rude to you, coz you did it first! And I'm not a 'listening booth' for you to brag and boast about whatever you've done. If you've

Julia On Nuance

2004-02-16T17:30:00.000+08:00

Julia appeared on yesterday's NST Nuance cover, together with the next 3 pages of article. You can read it here. Goes to show that girls can excel in a male-dominant career too. Julia, you rock!!! Woo hoo!! ;)

Love Knows No Boundaries

2004-02-13T10:01:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, this article in the Star papers caught my attention. In case if you are unable to view the page, here it is... Student goes the distance to suprise college mate By Ang See Rene Penang : Love knows no boundaries. And for 22-year-old Derrick Ooi, it was a nine-hour drive for about 600 km from Penang to Cameron Highlands and back again on the same day just to buy 214 red roses for

Fundamentals Of Love

2004-02-12T16:05:00.000+08:00

Got this piece of article from a colleague. It sounds like as if the author's a guy and it's directed to other guys.. But other than that, it's worth reading.. Think back to the day when you first laid eyes on her. You found yourself charmed by the way she talks, the way she dresses herself to show off her best features and the way she embraces life with her laughter. It seemed as if a

The Voice Within

2004-02-11T14:50:00.000+08:00

There are times when you just feel like the whole world's going against you. Challenges being thrown upon you all at once. Nothing seems right. No one to lend you a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on. You feel so lost and helpless. You want to get away from it all, but you just can't. You feel like you're being bound on the legs to the ground and everything just hits towards you. But when you

The Story Of 1, 0 And -1

2004-02-09T14:39:00.000+08:00

I got thrown a question today - Human invented '0' or '1' first? Got my mind boggling after that! "Hmmm I got 1 simple thing that keep on in my mind. 1 question thrown to me by my Architect. Human invented '0' or '1' first?" "Errr........" So here's his answer : "I also donno. According to him.. Human invented 1 first" Why? "Long long time ago, human didn't know how to count. They learn to

Casual Friends Or With Intentions?

2004-02-06T09:11:00.000+08:00

Here's a situation : Say there's a friend who is attached, treats you really really nice, calls and SMS-es you everyday, asks you out for dinner, drinks and stuffs. Very charming and matured person, someone that you can be interested in. He's giving you funny signals. Is he being just friendly to you or something else? Note : I'm in no way of being involved in this kind of situation, perhaps as

Happy Chap Goh Meh

2004-02-05T09:57:00.000+08:00

To the Chinese, it's Chap Goh Meh today, which, in Hokkien, means the 15th night of the CNY. Families would have dinner together, decorate their houses with lights and lanterns, offer prayers to the ancestors and light fireworks/crackers as a 'send-off' to mark the end of the CNY. In Penang, Chap Goh Meh is also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day. In the past, it's one of the few occasions

This Week's FridayFive

2004-01-23T09:46:00.000+08:00

At this moment, what is your favorite... 1. ... song? Superman by Five for Fighting, tied with Eva Cassidy's Time After Time 2. ... food? Chicken lasagne from Secret Recipe. The smell of it can make me drool.... 3. ... tv show? Definitely Smallville 4. ... scent? It will have to be Body Shop's Dewberry perfume 5. ... quote? A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step

Superman

2004-01-20T11:50:00.000+08:00

Been addicted to Smallville lately.. Tsk tsk.. And I've been listening to Five for Fighting's Superman song countless times yesterday. The more I listen to the lyrics, the more I pity Clark Kent, although it's just a fictional character. Imagine the fact knowing that you don't belong to the world you've been raised up in, and having all sorts of power, to saving the world, and having to keep this