about me A loner, although do enjoy the occasional companionship, if you can handle it. Enjoys long term friendships, sensitive, ponders a lot about life and people. Sunday, November 30, 2008
Birthday weekend
[ 11:36 pm ] What a tiring weekend ... and I am still tired! My left eye is hurting, don't know why ... felt like someone punched me in the eye. It will be better soon, I hope. I had a pretty good birthday weekend :D Had dinner with Kanmani last Friday night, Eric & Doreen was suppose to join us, but he said he couldn't make it a few days before. Anyways, I knew it was gonna be a regular dinner anyways, nothing special. We were suppose to randomly (my idea of being adventurous, lol) pick a place near Groove Junction, 'coz the stretch of road there has pretty good places for makan. However, that afternoon itself she suggested that we try out RibLee's instead, right behind Groove Junction. I googled the place out, pretty solid reviews online. When in doubt, google. So, RibLee's it is! Went to get her after work, it started to rain and the traffic was getting bad. She suggested that we could try somewhere else ... well, I still wanted to go RibLee's ... brave through the rain and jam la! No problem. When we reached Hartamas, Eric gave me a call to ask where I was ... told him where I was and who I was with. I was a little disappointed that he won't be making it for dinner, since I really wanted both him and Doreen to get to know Kanmani (I want all my friends to know each other). Anyways, we walked to the place, it was above Al Rahji bank. Pretty nice place I must say. Love the decor and the ambiance. I wanted to sit inside (non-smoking area) but she was complaining it was too cold. So ... reluctantly we moved outside. We took a long way round .. passing a few empty tables ... we could had sat anywhere. Guess who was sitting at the corner? Eric and Doreen were already waiting there. I thought to myself ... no way ... I actually got set up. It was a pleasant surprised :) Konon la cannot make it and all ... good one. I think it's really sweet for all 3 of them to come up with this ... anymore sweeter my head would explode into a shower of cotton candies :D We had a pretty awesome evening, it was raining but I love the rain anyways. I wish I could blog about the food and all, but this isn't a food review blog. To summarise, the food was pretty good and the service was excellent. Very attentive and friendly waiters. Definately a place that I would visit again. Perfect for small get togethers :) Pictures! Our starter, bacon rolled in ... things. I don't know the name, told you this isn't a food blog. Eric and Doreen's dinner. I can't remember the name, but this is really nice. Kanmani's dinner. I don't know the name ... but that's one humongous prawn My dinner served on a wooden plate! How awesome is that? Wooden plate! My birthday cake! From ... some place in Bangsar village that apparently is famous for it's cakes. I can't remember the name ... too many fancy names flying around that night, I can't remember them all. Oreo Cheesecake! Well, that's the 28th ... not really my birthday. So, what did I do on MY DAY? Nothing, I was too lazzzzyyyyy. I tried to sleep in but was woken up by a string of SMS wishes ... thanks for all the wishes. I was actually planning to spend the rest of the day at home lazing around ... but ended up having lunch with Sarah at Bawang Merah. According to her, "It's YOUR BIRTHDAY! YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING! Don't be lazy!". Exciting ... I thought, what the heck ... might as well la. I wanted to kepoh a bit also in Pyramid as she was planning to get a Macbook. We went to watch James Bond with Yvonne in the evening, and dinner with Janet after that. You know, I think I'm quite a cynic ... I did enjoyed my company with these gals, but I'd expected the guys to be the first to want to spend time with me. Big shot, hor? Where are the guys? And people think why I spend time with girls. I spent the day thinking ... wow, I don't really have many friends! No one offered or asked if I was doing anything. *Shrugs* Some guys that I thought I had some level of friendship with, didn't even wish me. To be honest, I am not being bitter here, it just shows the friendship that we have isn't reciprocated. Sucks to be you, 'coz you won't have my loyalty. EHHHhhhh sounds like bitterness afterall hahahaha :O~ On the other hand, I'm really amazed with some people ... every year without fail, they remember. And you know what the underlying similarities in their personality traits? They are all Melancholic sub-types. What does that tell you? :) It sucks celebrating your birthday at this age as a single. Such an awkward age. My mom wanted the family to celebrate my birthday ... I feel weird. So, I said, "No need laaaaaaaaa ..." Not that young anymore. Maybe I won't appreciate it at my age now, maybe when I have a family of my own, I would? Gee ... I don't know. I went for Jason M's bachelor thingy earlier this evening. I pity him ... really kena bully. Hahaha .... eh, why am I laughing ... I think it's really sporting of him to go through all the rediculous tasks. Respect, bro. I would post some photos, but ... I think that wouldn't be nice. Maybe on his 50th birthday I would ;) I was sitting next to Jonathan over dinner and this topic came up, "Would you marry someone from another culture?" He said he wouldn't. OF COURSE THAT made me curious, I wanted to know why. I've always felt that it's really interesting to learn about another person's culture. Even for myself, I don't really have any preferences. I mean, look at me, I'm mixed ... I don't even know where I belong to sometimes. I feel, if she's from a different culture, I'd like think of it as a bonus. Why won't you find it interesting? Why stick to your own kind? There's so much more to learn! To me the differences in each other's culture just makes the whole relationship interesting. To explore your cultural differences is fascinating. I really hate it when people stick to their own community. I find it really sad ... there is so much to learn from each other and to appreciate your differences. I definitely would encourage my kids to mix around, and have people from different races to visit my home one day. I'm so sick of the way I was brought up, and I reject it. Oh, another thing that sometimes really hit on my nerves is this, "Don't worry, your time will come", this of course is in reference to marriage and finding a life partner. I mean, dude, I am sooooooooooo sick of hearing this. I'm not worried. I don't share the same insecurities you had previously. UGGGGHHHHHhhhh ... I can't believe I didn't say anything. "Oh don't worry, you will find someone one day", instead I would appreciate something like this, "I'm really happy and blessed with a wife now, and wish that one day you will experience this joy I am feeling". I can be a pain the ass, hor? Cannot la like that ... I'll have even lesser fwens ... boo hoo. Anyways, that's my weekend :) The highlight? It will always be the dinner with Eric, Doreen and Kanmani. Precious people to me. How can I not love them? 1 comments Friday, November 28, 2008
Reset
[ 5:20 pm ] Another one bites the dust ... ? Hahahaha no la, kidding. Just realised that Jason and Jess will be tying the knot in a few weeks time. I'm suppose to be doing their photo montage, kinda have a rough idea, but haven't gotten myself to it yet. I'm still waiting for Jess' photos. I haven't been using After Effects for quite some time now, hoping to get it up to speed again. Let's see if I've lost my touch ... I HOPE NOT! The guys are planning his bachelor party this coming Sunday ... knowing them, it could be something ... umm ... I don't know, just hope it won't be messy. Speaking of weddings, gonna finally get my suit done for Eric's wedding. But, gonna try out one that he bought from London this Sunday, if ngam ... no need to tailor la :D I received Zhi Qin's wedding card a few days ago. Her wedding will be on Christmas day itself. Crazy wei .. but what to do, I plan to attend it anyways. Zhi Qin ... Zhi Qin ... it's kinda funny when we were at Taylor's, to us she was the little kid sister (since she was a year younger than us) but look at her now :) My year at Taylor's was probably one of the best with these guys around. First impressions are lasting impressions, right? I still remembered when the both us got onto the same bus (she didn't notice I was in it as well) on our way home, she gave up her seat for an elderly man. Yeah, I remember things like that. It's funny how I remember things, and yet forget about other things. Things that I find worthy to have permanent spot in my mind others would deem it, 'not so important'. Kanmani and I will usually get into these kinda conversations when I can recall really detailed things that happened in the past that she forgot. Maybe ... maybe ... THIS IS MY SUPERPOWER! Of course there are things that I choose to forget, but who am I kidding? I can't 'forget'. You can't forget an event, especially when feelings and emotions are involved. I smile when I hear these words sometimes, "... just forget about him" or "... it was a stupid mistake, forget about it". How to forget? You tell me. Unless you have an amnesia. Speaking of which, I often wonder what it would be like if let's say, one day you wake up and can't recognize your surroundings? Yeah, what if you had amnesia? I used to think about that. What if it could be a blessing in disguise? A clean slate for yourself to start over again. The painful memories you experienced with people around you, will all be forgotten. Granted that they still know you, but to me, it feels like a second chance. Maybe, even face people that wouldn't want to. All the mean words someone hurled at you, you won't remember a thing. All the messed up life you had, you won't remember. Hmmm ... you won't remember the beautiful things as well. That sucks, huh? There's really no full reset in this life, except for Jesus. 0 comments Thursday, November 27, 2008
Photos
[ 9:22 pm ] I've been hording photos on my phones for a while now ... thought I'd share some. What's the point of having them on your phone and not sharing it? Hantu ... My future wedding van! Erica & Joseph's wedding in Kuching. Our table doesn't have a number ... it's cooler to call it Lilac :P Try la .. artistic shot ... After the wedding, we went to this bar in town ... I like this place, has the old Cuban look to it Sarawak Kolo Mee! See! It's in here! Somewhere further in here ... A view of Kuching town from Sommerset Gateway Apartment (ok la, I forgot proper name) Sarawak Laksa! My failed Strawberry Pastry, strawberries were sour :\ Free show! I can't remember where this was You know what this is! I don't really fancy Starbucks, but it's a treat once in a while My home ... looks like a jail, huh? No la. Korean BBQ in Taipan (can't remember the name), Charlene's farewell party early this year My lousy weekend car A view of the sea in Miri Look, it's Curtin University! We visited this place ... just for the heck of it, since there aren't many places you could go to in Miri :P Curtin Uni in Miri, nice open space ... don't you just want to run around like a mad man? Curtin Uni in Miri ... they have trees too Hehe ... at Becky & Haw Nen's wedding in Miri early this year Becky & Hawnen's wedding Taken from the Architecture Museum in Melaka This was last Christmas at Alvin's house. Not bad for a first time cook :P Da ladies at Charlene's house, after Christmas service last year ... Some Dutch cafe in Melaka. I remember paying RM5 for crushed ice and lemon. Freaking rip-off. This photo remains precious to me for many reasons So there you go, random shots that I have on my phone. 0 comments
Sweet tooth
[ 3:28 pm ] My 'hunting' ground. Dental grenade bombs I used to get one packet of these every day ... 0 comments
Desk evolution
[ 11:19 am ] I have a habit of snapping photos of my work desks ... it's just to capture the little 'mess' over time :) I lost quite a few photos (crap iPhone, corrupted HTC Touch, etc). I thought it would be interesting to share this ... weird huh? WEIRDO! That's my current desk. I can't work without having a second monitor. And here's my work space over the years at Flatfish. Clean table ... to 'organised' mess. I still love that little corner, I seemed personal. Then again, I've always liked corners. I wish I still had the photos from 2007. Ahhhh well ... :\ Edit: I found a picture of my desk from 2007! lol what a dork I noticed quite a few new readers here, why so shy? Why never say hello? Why are you lurking? WHY?!?! 0 comments Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Lunch
[ 4:49 pm ] This is just an excuse for me to post up pictures. Nice photos? I think I'll start posting more photos up :) 0 comments
A glimpse
[ 12:08 pm ] My 'everyday' shoes. For work, for play, for gym. Not bad for an Adidas wannabe brand ;) Car that God blessed me with. I'm still loving it :) Heading off to work. I usually get stuck on the road here, but surprisingly it's pretty clear this morning. Saya pigi kerje! Towards the basement car park My usual parking spot :) .... and finally, my desk. I get a good view outside :) I can't stand looking at the walls ... I think I'd go crazy. I have a bottle of candies stocked up ... running out of lollipops and other stuff, I'll have to refill them soon. Yeah, I have a sweet tooth. So, there you go. This is what I go through every single day to work ... 0 comments Archives nothing |
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