Diary Intoxicated … Vodka , Kahlua and Irish Liquor ….

22nd Aug 2008.

Things that happened today:

1) Had a great lunch with ex-collegues in a shabby food court. Companion and laughter matters!

2) Rushing to leave the office by 4. Yay … raining!!!

3) My dear buddy introduces Malaysia Latin Dance Champion who eventually hugged me good-bye. Melted instantly….

4) Having best buddies & friends meeting up together. Unexplained chemistry of such a long and close relationship.

5) Watched "The Dark Knight". Manage to watch this movie before it’s out of the list.

6) The day ended with a good-bye hug. So long my buddy … till we meet again .. erm .. perhaps next year??!!??

7) Rushing to pack my luggage when your friend is on the way (tomorrow).

Wasn’t feeling good lately.

No motivation to do a single thing, hairdo sucks, life sucks, everything seems getting out of the way.

A month back, I spent about 200 bucks ( Malaysian Ringgit la ) at a salon in 1U for a haircut + hair-spa; and it didn’t turn out as I expected. What a big turn down for me :((. I swear I’m not going back to this salon again and will not let any female hairstylist to do my hair! I do not rule out the possibility of any good female hairstylists (like Alice from Miko) but I just don’t have the confidence in them anymore. I love Alice but she’s just too far from where I stay now.

Today.

The salon receptionist confirms my appointment with my stylist , Eddie @ 6pm today. If my memory and calculation tally, this is the 3rd or 4th visit to this salon. I would only allow Eddie to cut my hair whenever I pay a visit to this salon.

Why??

Simple. He makes me happy. For 55 bucks, I’m getting :

1) a haircut which makes me look like a STAR. Even my buddy said I look like a Korean star when he picked me up for dinner.

2) he understands me, my needs.

3) we joke and laugh.RM 55 for 1 hour laughter - worth it.

4) we are now friends.

5) a good retail theraphy.

I just love him. :D.

And I left the salon with a broad smile on my face @ 7pm.

Someone told me I didn’t update my blog for quite some time. As you wish, a blog item without a title.

Already 6 months passed, I have moved on and I thought I could leave my memories behind. Never do I realised I love what I was doing previously than what I’m doing right now. Satisfaction … this is what I’m looking for. The more I wanted to put my feelings down, the more I embrace it. Feeling trapped emotionally!!

There’s so many things around me to settle … and I’m tired.   

Callie has been tagged!!!

Yeah yeah … Net , although I feel a bit silly being tagged but I’m grateful you appreciated me :P.

Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don’t read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.

1. pearly
2. michell choo
3. wendy sit
4. netalie ng
5. ivy chai
6. raymond loh
7. fipink
8. tze hao
9. marcus liew
10. ai khuam
11. chek ming
12. andrew lim
13. john ho
14. andy
15. chon kit
16. cindy phoon
17. yee chong
18. chris too
19. daniel tan
20. yeng pooi

tag: ~michelle choo, fipink, chris too, john ho, cindy phoon~

1. how did you meet 14?
andy : oh gawd, he’s in 14 ??? I used to talk to him on the phone.

2.What would you do if you had never met no.1?
pearly : I’ll be able to save a hell lot of money, but I don’t mind spending on her.

3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated you?
yengpooi : Dont worry Pooi , I’m straight!!
marcus liew : Ppl will be asking "aren’t you brother and sister?"

4. Would 6 and 17 make a good couple?
raymond loh and yee chong : should be, if they ever fall in love after watching "brokeback mountain"

5. Describe no.3
wendy sit : my church buddy and best friend. Her babies will be mine … *evil grin*.

6.Do you think no.8 is attractive?
Tze Hao : What do you think? Your jaw drops the moment u see him swing his butt.

7.Tell me something about no.7
Fipink : Bubbly and sweet girl. She’s the one listen to my stories - Mr Ice Cream. Pink : I just wanna tell you , I’ll have another date with him soon. I’m soo excited , u know ??

8. Do you know anything about no.12’s family?
Andrew Lim : He has 2 elder sisters who are married and he’s still single and available (checkout his profile - it’s in my friendster list!!). We had dinner with Lynn and Derek.

9. What is no.8’s favourite?
Tze Hao : His favorite … me peeping him changing in ‘Philosophy Men’ … nah … he loves having me shopping with him.

10. What would you do if no.11 confesses that he/she likes you?
Chek Ming : hhhheeellllooo …. he likes me??? … gawd!!! I need to go for boob-enlargement …

11. What language does 15 speak?
Chon Kit : Cantonese and English but sumtimes I can’t catch what he’s speaking.

12. Who is 9 going out with?
Marcus Liew : I think his sweet heart whom he’s going to marry real soon …. who also happens to be my buddy’s best friend. The world is so small ….. . I thought I’m the one :((.      < >

13. How old is 16 now?
Cindy : Does it matter? Anyway she’s a real nice girl …

14. When was the last time you talked to 13?
John Ho : Definitely 2007. I must have remembered vividly , it was an investment discussion.

15. Who is no.2’s favourite singer?
Michelle Choo : She told me she would rather listen to Gary Chao-Ge than to Leehom. I love Chao-Ge too … see I’m NOT biased.

16. Would you date no.4?
Net : I’ll definitely date her on this Valentine. Book your date , Net. Opps, if Mr Ice-Cream called , sorry babe!!

17. Would you date 7?
Fipink : Of coz. We dated every now and then. Girls, this year will still be Friendship Year !!!

18.Is 15 single?

Chon  Kit : Single ?? Kidding ? He’s too good for any girl. I would say he’s a  high-value stock.

19. What is 10’s last name?
Ai Khuam : Chong. Too bad she’s not in my Friendster list.

20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with 11 ?
Chek Ming : Why 11 again?

21. What school does 3 go to?
Wendy : MGS , and now social university … later Tai-tai University.

22. Where does 6 live?
Raymond : He lives in my heart.

Ray : Thanks for listening.

Net : Too bad we are not a pair.

23. What’s your favourite thing about no.5?
Ivy : Cute smartie. Her laughter and bitchiness :).

I just love number 14.

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Net has been tagged!!!

Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head. Don’t read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.

1. jeff
2. feliciah
3. callie
4. raymond
5. siyi
6. amanda
7. casey
8. jojo
9. jialing
10. tracy
11. jay the gay
12. phee lee
13. weng
14. danny
15. jack
16. dannie
17. adrian
18. leslie
19. ryan
20. vincent

tag: amanda, siyi, danny, vincent and callie

1. how did you meet 14?
danny, i had not meet him yet, but i know him in person via his blog and msn

2.What would you do if you had never met no.1?
jeff, i’ll be lonely during my childhood and nobody to bully

3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated you?
vincent, i’ll be the luckiest person because he knows just how to make me feel like a princess
jialing, we’ll go sapu all japanese restaurant

4. Would 6 and 17 make a good couple?
amanda and adrian? no no, amanda is too wild, adrian is too innocent and far away

5. Describe no.3
callie, primary classmate, a bitch, an intellectual rapist, too decent, my best friend

6.Do you think no.8 is attractive?
jojo, of course, brother hou is a good example

7.Tell me something about no.7
casey, past life F1 driver, crazy clubbers, widest friend network (from kid to uncle), even digi+hotlink+celcom also cannot win her wide network coverage

8. Do you know anything about no.12’s family?
phee lee, ken, her fiancee, look like a korean guy, stay in USJ

9. What is no.8’s favourite?
jojo, chili padi and vege

10. What would you do if no.11 confesses that he/she likes you?
jay the gay, i will say YES and love him back equally even though he’s gay

11. What language does 15 speak?
jack, english

12. Who is 9 going out with?
jialing, a skinny and tall guy name anthony

13. How old is 16 now?
dannie, 22

14. When was the last time you talked to 13?
weng, last year 2007

15. Who is no.2’s favourite singer?
feliciah, used to be faye wong

16. Would you date no.4?
raymond, i can’t, because i had the image of him being a couple with callie since childhood

17. Would you date 7?
casey, yes, if she is not sleeping in office during lunch, we’ll go out makan together

18.Is 15 single?
jack, don’t know, only spoken to him once

19. What is 10’s last name?
tracy, wong

20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with 11 ?
jay the gay, yes, i’ll fly over to US, if he pays for the tickets

21. What school does 3 go to?
callie, SRK Sri Kinta

22. Where does 6 live?
amanda, klang, dunno what taman, neh, got the new jusco gah, that place lor

23. What’s your favourite thing about no.5?
siyi, her being bear-y… giving away warm hugs and being there when i’m too short to reach for things

Gotto gear up to update my last entry for 2007.

Life has been plain but without His blessing, life could be worst. Took a major decision by leaving the company I’ve served for almost 3-years and now … taddah … in ExxonMobil.

I’m trying to adapt to this new environment and hopefully work-wise is getting better and life is more balanced.

I admit I’m a sleepy pig.Despite having 3 alarm clocks that buzzes at different timestamp and snoozes every 10 mins, at times I still can not wake up. My mind is COMPLETELY shutdown.

So blessed am I that someone called to wake me up on early Saturday morning for divine services. A voice that is so familiar when I was younger and it feels so comfortable the person calls.

I made it for the service … 1 day !

An excerpt:

"Malaysia completely out of THES-QC 200 Top Universities Ranking - a national shame Malaysia has fallen completely out of the list of the world’s Top 200 Universities this year in the 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. This is a national shame, especially as occurring during the nation’s 50th Merdeka anniversary and it must serve as the latest warning to the national leaders to end their complacency and delusion that Malaysia is becoming more competitive globally when the reverse is actually the case. Last year, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Malaya (UM) were listed at the tail-end of the Top 200 in the THES-QS ranking, and I had repeatedly warned both in and out of Parliament that Malaysia risks being pushed out of the 200 Top Universities ranking unless there is the political will to check brain-drain and restore meritocracy and excellence to Malaysian academia. It gives me no satisfaction but extreme sadness to see my dire prediction come true! UKM was ranked 185th last year, up from 289th spot in 2005, but has now fallen to 309th place. For UM, once the nation’s premier university, it is a sorry tale of continuous decline. It was ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in 2004 at 89th position, fell to 169th in 2005 and 192nd placings in 2006, and is now out of the Top 200 league, having fallen to 246th spot! Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), which was ranked as the only “outstanding” five-star university in a recent government survey, has fallen to 307th spot from 277 last year. In 2005, USM was in the 326th spot. It is pathethic that the reaction from the University of Malaya Vice Chancellor Datuk Rafiah Salim is just one of excuses as to why UM had been thrown out of the top 200 Top Universities league rather than a commitment to check the decline and restore the nation’s former premier university to its previous repute as one of the world’s top universities . Rafiah attributes UM’s poor placing to the new methodology used to calculate rankings this year, pointing out that “Even the National University of Singapore (NUS) has dropped to the 33rd spot when it was within the top 10”. Rafiah is right that NUS has dropped in this year’s ranking but wrong in saying that NUS was “within the top 10” last year. NUS was ranked No. 19 last year and has dropped to No. 33 – a fall of 14 placings. In contrast, UM has dropped 54 places. Even more pertinent, UM at 246th spot is now 213 places behind NUS (No. 33)! Why is this so when both universities had started off on almost the same footing half-a-century ago? Despite the use of a new methodology in calculating the ranking this year, Singapore has been able to maintain two universities in the Top 200 list – NUS at No. 33 and Nanyang Technological University at 69th, while Malaysia’s two universities in the Top 200 list last year had been edged out completely. "

Why is this so?

I’m still feeling elated and couldn’t sleep.

Thank you for remembering:

- China - Hao

- UK - Peter

- Spore - Chris , thanks for the gift from Korea.

- Malaysia - Esther, Shao Wei, Sook Pei, Andrew, Julian , Netalie, Ivy, Fipink, Sook Jeng, Fee Yen and bf, Chris Too, Beh Beh (I’ll fly over to be at your service .. hahahaha), Raymond, Beatrice,colleagues, Wendy and family.

There’s nothing happier than getting together on special occasions. Hope you all enjoy dining @ La Bodega. The cake is simply delicious!! Do remember to post the photos ya !!! ….

Update : http://picasaweb.google.com/cchivy/CallieSBirthdayLaBodega14Sept2007

And my lovely family - thanks for the surprises!!

Just let me go in silent.

I think at this point in time , I made the right decision to leave you. You have disappointed me and I’m no longer happy being with you.

Just grant me this wish : Release me.

http://picasaweb.google.com/princess.mondstern/070728CameronHighlands

Headed up to Cameron Highlands from KL with Ivy on a rainy Saturday. For sure, we had great time catching up with each other and having steamboat after a rainy day.

On the same arriving day, we had drinks at Cameron Highland Resort after a walk at the nite market. Photo-taking was prohibited in the bar and only some photos were taken in the ladies.

Before heading to Ipoh on Sunday, we went for flowers, vege and tea.Mummy told me to get her some cherry tomatoes.

The only thing I got for myself is straw-berries. One for mom and one for buddy.

Sungai Palas Tea Plantation is a nice place for tea and it’s worth the pain driving the long-dangerous-narrow-and-dwindling road.

Life is good and it will be better.