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October 24 DroughtNot sure why, out of a sudden, I've lost interest in everything.
Not interested in going to my beloved BORDERS, not motivated to go to the gym, not interested in shopping, not interested in reading, not interested in MSN, not interested in reading news, not interested in drawing, not interested in making handcraft, not feeling like writing diary, not feeling excited about my favourite cereal in the morning, not feeling excited about going to work, not particularly looking forward to my italian class, not interested in partying, not interested in eating out, not interested in being interested.
I'm not even interested in cooking anymore as that just makes me feel miserable to have to cook for myself only.
Spending time watching TV, hanging out on facebook.com, staring into space just so to pass my time... even writing this blog entry is a way to keep myself amused.
An absolute indifference towards everything I have always loved to do.
Drought. October 09 The Resolution SpecialistI'm not sure if I have told everyone that I now work in the complaints department. Being a soft-spoken person I am, I have to deal with a lot of customers who would raise their voices, yell into my ears and at worst, swear at me. What do I do? Sit there, listen to them, show them my empathy and ask them to mind their language.
That's right, "Sir, please mind your language." Notice, it's a full stop not an exclamation mark. Being calm and not taking things personally are must-have surviving skills. Working in the insurance industry, disclosing bad news and telling customers things they don't like to hear are part of my duty. Having a negative news coming out of my mouth and promptly following up with a solution is a technique I've learnt to offset their anger. As far as I know, it works most of the time. The problem is, as fast as my brain can process to come up with a solution, it doesn't always have one. So, any last-ditch resolution? None. Give customers every possible suggestions in the company's guide book and let them go away feeling grumpy and unsatisfied.
It's good that they just leave or hang up the phone and go find their own solutions. It would be nice if it's that simple and easy everytime. Many tend to stay there, pointing "You! you! you!" at your face. It's easy to lose your grip and coolness sometimes but being a resolution specialist (that's my official title), we do have to remain our serenity while absorbing those negativity.
Probably I should take my dad's suggestion, start taking hypnotizing lessons.  August 26 FinallyMy updates? Visit meizi's blog and you will know what I have been up to... She is a much dedicated blogger than I am.
The slack I am, June 14 Got Tagged At 1.40amThank you SOOOO MUCH Luo Meizi!! Okay, so its a chain game and I am suppose to answer a question and have the huge responsibility to end the game. Alright alright, let me be the terminator! haha...
Now the question:
问题：如果你现在被令不能当“你自己“，全世界任你选一个身份，你会选谁？为什么？记得，不是动物植物，是人。
每次被问到这样的问题时, 我的标准答案一定是"无人", 因为我太爱我自己了. 我无法想象无法当自己嘛~我爱黎恩仪, 黎恩仪爱我...我们谁也不放弃谁! 永远不分离! 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈~我怎么可以背叛她呢? 呵呵呵呵呵呵呵呵~
好吧! 真要我选就让我选那位漂亮妈妈吧! 可能当一天瘾也好, 但不能永久... 因为我要享受到那阶段的过程, 所以最后还是要做回我自己~
让大家失望了... 哈哈哈~对不起! 黎恩仪最棒!
So I am not supposed to tag anyone else so as to stop the chain.. I told you! I am the terminator! June 12 I Really Am Practising My InsanityConversation between me and ting ting. Ting, you are doing well in practising also... good on you! (Please pardon us on our Malaysian English... haha...)
January 01 Viva 2007!**Please note that this entry is rated as PG. Some material may not be suitable for children.**
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone! haha... It's 1st of January 2007, we are taking another step into the 2000 millennium, I wish World Peace (seriously world peace!), no more natural disasters and may all be happy always!
Now, I want to share with you guys the best SMS I have received on NYE. Haha... Meera, you are da bomb!
"This is a toast to us hot mommas! For the fellas who have us, em dicks who had us n the lucky pricks who r gona do us! Send this 2 all the smokin hot chicas u know... I just did! Rock on '07!!"
Hahaha.. I replied asking if she made that up... she replied:
"hahaha... yeah i got dat msg but i modified it kao kao 2 suit all us bitches! Happy new year hun! Come home soon! Hugs!"
Hahaha yeah! Everyone rocks on! ^^
Kisses for all! November 08 Can I Have A Favour Please?I want to eat: Hakka Mee, MeeHoon Pattaya, Nasi Paprik, 茶叶蛋, 滑蛋河, 星洲米粉, Rojak, Otak-Otak, 豆付花, Poh Piah, Kuey Teow Soup, Pisang Goreng, 六味清汤, Zhui Kuih, 九层糕, Nasi Lemak, 杂饭, Lok Lok, Roti Chenai, Teh Tarik, Teh Limau Ice Kosong, 皮蛋鸡丝粥, 怡保何粉, Barley Ice, 炒Kuey Teow, Ba Zhang, 擂搽, Ikan Bakar, Penang Laksa, 虾面, Wanton Mee, 面粉糕, 苦瓜汤, 酿豆付, 田鸡粥, Dosai, Ayam Rendang, 叉烧鸡, 版面, Mee Soto, Satay, 糯米鸡, 烧包, Lavender面包, Season面包, 朝洲粥, 清炒玻璃生菜, Jv Cheong Fan, 半生熟蛋, Roti Bakar, Roti John, 鱼丸米粉, Kaya烤面包, 面包鸡, 萝卜糕, Bah Kut Teh, Kuey Teow Kia, Appam, Pulut Panggang, 油炸鬼...... er... this should be enough for the time being, can someone please be so kind da bao for me??? October 19 勇气梁静茹 - 勇气
词:光良曲:瑞业 终于做了这个决定 别人怎么说我不理 只要你也一样的肯定 我愿意天涯海角都随你去 我知道一切不容易 我的心一直温习说服自己 最怕你忽然说要放弃 爱真的需要勇气 来面对流言蜚语 只要你一个眼神肯定 我的爱就有意义 我们都需要勇气 去相信会在一起 人潮拥挤我能感觉你 放在我手心里你的真心 如果我的坚强任性 会不小心伤害了你 你能不能温柔提醒 我虽然心太急更害怕错过你 October 15 Stesen Berikutnya... Next Station...Another month passed by... time really flies, especially when good things are happening. Francesco came and gone, those 2 weeks flew even faster. New job is fine... settling in, trying to cement all information into my head. Now I can say my life has started to fall into a stable routine, a routine in an environment that I like... which is great. I am not complaining.
However, this routine is not going to be long. 1 year? 2 years? That's my plan for the time being. I know I will soon be pulling myself out from the nice, slow moving cruise and jump onto the roller coaster again - bringing me to the next station. I don't know when I can really settle down in a place, that's really not my call. Time will tell me.
Hmm... talking about my routine, I have been lagging in my reading for the past few months. I have quite a few books I haven't touch yet - books I bought from the stores, books from elaine, books from meizi... all stacking nicely in my drawer. Besides, <Shantaram> has been on my bedside table since forever, the bookmark is stucked at pg. 19.
With the precious peacefulness in my mind right now, I seriously got to catch up on my reading and add some new reviews to my book list.  September 10 Taking OwnershipI should be blogging like those featured blog sites whose owners happen to live in another country writing about their wonderful, terrific and extraordinary encounters of their transitions - basically putting their experiences into enchanting words. But I didn't. I have a space and I leave it unattended. Well, maybe I have already passed the stage of being new to New Zealand, I already knew how she looks like, how beautiful she is and how her nations behave. Or, maybe there are just too many things happening in my life right now where I find no time and energy to put them down into words. Or maybe I am just a big lazy fat ass.
Anyway, I am finally here putting my hands on my keyboard trying to write something. Hmm... what should I write? Too many things that have happended and that I have experienced: I have finally landed on a new job; I am stepping into the 3rd week of my new job training at Auckland; I have just been diagnosed of having anemia; I have finally - after much frustrations and difficulties - managed to gather all the necessary documents to proceed with my work permit application; I am excitingly waiting for Francesco to arrive on the coming 16th; I am at the moment of needing to spend a lot of money on many things but depressingly poor; I have been constantly acting as my own counsellor because I truly need that to hang on there; I have been accepting a lot of kindness from friends and family to keep myself going.
The above are only part of my encounters that I can express by words, but to express much of those abstract, spiritual experiences happening in my mind are beyond my composing ability. Things are still happening and I believe better and better things are on their way, which I hope I can write them down on a regular basis in the future... haha...
Well... regardless of having my stories being recorded or not, I love my life as much! Muuuuuuuuuuacks! July 20 给这是一篇我在舒霖的搏客里用匿名发表的心情自诉... 美姿说为什么不在自己的地盘撒野...反而到别人的地方撒娇... 我们便讨论说不知这是不是也是一种对自己的不忠... 说真的, 我是极度不喜欢向别人说我的不开心, 表现我的软弱, 不喜欢别人知道我不开心后的嘘寒问暖, 不是我不领情, 是我不知道要怎么安慰回知道我不开心的朋友, 朋友会很热心的开解我, 替我想办法... 感到感动之外却也感到不自在... 你们懂我说什么吗? 嗨! 又是我... 昨天在自己的日记里发现一篇近期写的心情, 就在这里发表吧~ 她要不要发表她写给我的回复由她做主了...
July 17 What?!#&%)@$#%#))@%#YA(#&)#&As)(#&%)if^)#&%)&%yOu&)#%))aR^)&)#&%e)&%#SOMe(#&%)BodY&)%&)&#As)$&%)#if&)#_!!I'll)#&%)#FaLL)#%#*_for&)#*%_#%*_@*yOU!!#%&)#&Who)&%)#*_@Are)&%)#&you^)#&%)(TO)#&%)&_@MakE)&#(%_#ME$()&#)%&&)#&%)@FaLL@((#%((%&%)#&%#IN)#&%)#@Lo*#%VE)#(&%_@?
Sorry... just being angry... those who are attentive may be able to see something between the lines.. but overall just a way to express my frustration... July 11 The Peaceful VillageMy adulthood favourite story:
There was this unknown country in the 15th century. Villages in this country often fight among each other over big and small reasons. As in one autumn, Moth Village was badly defeated by Comma Village. Other than losing a new teritory in the country, the head of Moth Village was also seriously injured. His wife was furious, she then hired a witch to put on a serious curse to Comma Village.
The witch wickedly casted a spell onto Comma Village's public well and anyone who drank from the well will go insane.
That goes without saying, the whole Comma Village was celebrating over their victory in the recent fight. They cooked big feasts, drank wine and danced for days. They totally had no idea about the spell and thus continue living off the well.
Not long after, all the villagers started to behave strangely, they started to act in different manners. The men no longer go to work, the women no longer cook, the children no longer go to school. Instead, they did whatever that came to their mind.
Apparently, the leader of Comma Village and his family had their own private well so was left not cursed. The leader was very worried over the situation and worried that his people will harm his family. He thus commanded his second hand to investigate the problem. His assistant looked at him astonishingly and said: "Sorry sir but what is the matter? What is wrong with it? Everyone has been living like this and your people are all happy!"
Soon, the news about the leader thinking his people were crazy got around. The villagers were offended and the leader's position was shaken. The leader and his family got worried and didn't know what to do. His wife out of desperate suggested the whole family to drink from the public well too. They had no other choice but to do so. Eventually, the leader's family behave strangely but similar to his villagers.The villagers were pleased and the leader continued leading the village.
Although the whole village was insane but they lived among themselves peacefully ever after.
(Please pardon my unprofessional story-telling skill.)
What is the moral of the story? Well, the question should be: What is normal? What define insane behaviour? Why is 'different' different? We were born into the world with certain society norms already rooted in people around us, thus we think acting in certain ways are normal, behaving out of the norms are considered strange. Sometimes we struggle ourselves to fit into the society by neglecting our own special, unique thinking and feelings. No doubt we human are social species, but we are all also unique and exceptional.
Hmm... something to think about huh?
June 19 Shelf-Life StableThis is really the year of marriage or precisely, I think since last year, I have already been receiving news about friends getting married or friends of friends getting married. If not married then getting engaged. If not engaged then getting attached. Just received news from Meizi telling me 3 ex-schoolmates are getting married by the end of the year. Congratulations!!
There are certain stages of our life where we surround ourselves with certain topics. At our pre-teens, we would hear:" Oh, who-who-who has got her menses!" At our teens, we would hear:" Oh, who-who-who is dating who-who-who!" At our late-teens, we would hear:" Oh, who-who-who has got into XYZ University!" At our early twenties, we would hear:" Oh, who-who-who is working at XYZ company!" At our mid-twenties, we would hear:" Oh, who-who-who is getting married!" Ha... Obviously, this stage is where I stand.
There will be more theme-of-the-life coming along the way.
Well, standing at this stage of my life listening to all these news, should I feel pressured and lonely? Hmm... maybe, maybe a little. But the big part of my feelings are... er... nothing. Seriously nothing, but telling everyone I have never imagine myself to be a bride would definitely be the biggest, stupidest lie. You people will even laugh at me if I ever tell how my dream wedding would be... hahaha... (nooooo... not a chance for me to tell...). Maybe it's just because I am not worrying, not worrying myself would be left on the shelf, or maybe because none of my closest friends whom I grew up with have any slight signs of getting married (although most of them are attached). Or maybe maybe it's the gene; my mum and sis both got married at 30.
Not that I am not keen, but definitely not just for the sake of wanting to be hitched. Well, I did have my own fair share of ups and downs in relationships. The lessons I have learnt from it is to never force into things. If I am meant to wait then wait I shall. So, before the right one comes, I am still the happy single ninja.
To love the one I love and be loved by the one I love. Meanwhile, to console myself, I don't mind labeling myself as "Slow Moving Luxury Goods", Oh, don't worry, I am shelf-life stable.  June 17 Above My HeadThere is rainbow. Or should I say: There are rainbows... Went for a short jog this morning by the harbour, rainbow upon my head. I believe in signs. Although its rather common to see rainbow, sometimes even multiple rainbows up on New Zealand's sky, but having to see this rainbow give me some kind of encouragement. Telling me something good up ahead are waiting for me, hang on there! ...Call me superstitious, I dont care.
I also believe that everything happens for a reason, for good reasons. I believe that something we don't get today is a hint from up there telling us that something much better is waiting ahead. I believe obstacles today are lessons for us to take to become a better person in the future. So, I welcome rejections, I welcome hardships...
Lift your head and rainbow's up there.
 June 11 Scattered
June 03 T-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-c-k T-o-o-o-o-o-o-c-kWhy is time moving sooooooo slowly?
Why does a minute seems like a decade?
Why does a day seems like a century? May 30 Single NinjaHave a lot on my mind today. But first thing first, this entry is meant for my cool-outside-flame-burning-inside flatmate. Why say that? Look at how she expresses herself in her blog... the lava is about to erupt! Hmm.. particularly I know she is currently somehow at a semi-trance mental state as she is constantly having her mind flown to her boyfriend who went back Msia for a 3-weeks holiday.
For everyone information, Raphael, her boyfriend is a Chinese Christian, herself a Muslim while I am a Buddhist, imagine three of us hung out together a lot... well well, this is the amazing thing about Malaysians which I am so proud of...
Ok... coming back to that... she is crazily in love and is miserably missing him, looking at being together for more than 2 years already, they are still going strong and steady! Respect babe! At this stage, I can only envy that, my Prince Charming is still trying very hard to study his compass to find his way to me. Meanwhile waiting for him to reach me (hopefully there's really one...), I do enjoy my single life. Enjoying the satisfaction of being independent, enjoy knowing that I am contented of myself. So, I am here to cordially invite her to join me!
Oh babe, how better that can be? I know a lot of people who want to get out of their relationships when they are attached and are desperate to get into one when they are single! and now you have both! You have a strong-bonded boyfriend at the same time living a single, pretty young woman life! You know what is the bestest thing of all? You are staying with another single, pretty young woman! hahaha...
So deal? I really long for another horse riding trip with Maree... let's plan something soon. May 25 What motivates you waking up each morning?I went for an interview for a part-time position this morning... as the normal interview process went by... the interviewer came up with a question which I didn't usually get to hear during the past interviews I have had (maybe its just me). She asked me what motivates me to wake up every morning. Oh haha... My basic instinct cleverly replied:" WORK!" instantly, even my eyes, my shoulder, my voice coordinated perfectly well to show her a super energetic expression.
Deep down I clearly understand that's so not true at this moment of my life, meanwhile cant help but to praise myself for being such a good actress...haha... anyhow, I am definitely not the kind of person who can easily share his/her sorrows with anyone, everyone (As if I am going to do it here... nah...). I am not going to say how lost and confused I am now in my job nor to say how I dread going to office. No... I love my life, this moment this point at this place I chose to be! Things cant always be smooth everyday, Yen! Cheer up and smack your butt to get going!
Oh... stop all these... meanwhile am chatting with a friend currently taking Italian course at Perugia, Italy. She is not only reminding me the beautiful places in Italy, making me missing the place soooooooooo much but also making me so envious of her able to visit the Athens (Ai Qin Hai), Greece! Luo Meizi, if you are reading this, I am damn sure you are drooling on the other end! Maaaaaaaaaaaannndy... you gonna make sure you send postcards over! That's better than nothing... haha...
Okay... now this is the real motivator for me to wake up everyday! Earn money so that I can carry on with my expensive passion – traveling!
Keep going babe! A big pat on your shoulder and keep on going tomorrow! May 23 3 Things a Man Must KnowToday was having a casual conversation with my boss. We were at the kitchen doing some production recordings, suddenly he commented that a lady must be good in cooking. I answered: Like wise! Men should learn to be a good cook as well! He said: Of course! A man should be a much better cook... just in case the woman walked out on him. We had a good laugh...
He then continued: In fact, a man must know 3 things in life.
First, A Man Must Know How To Fight.
Hmm... I am not too sure what he meant by fight. We are now in a civilised era (Let's not talk about the bushmen ok?), I dont think a man necessarily has to know how to fight, literally. Unless he is talking about fighting for his career, fighting for protection for his loved ones, fighting - to a bigger extend - for his nations. That then I totally agree with him.
Second, A Man Must Know How To Cook.
Haha... haven't all of us heard that while men are notorious for being bad cookers however all the famous chefs in the world are mostly males? Isn't that ironic? But hey! anyone here agree with me that a man can be so attractive when he enjoys food, enjoys kitchen and care enough to prepare a meal for his loved ones? His sense of responsibility is shown instantly without a word.
Mum once advised me that best find a husband who can cook. Well well... my dad is a great cook!
Thirdly... oh...we got interrupted in the middle of the conversation, he said he will tell me the third one later.
So, gentlemen... any idea on the 3rd thing you must know?
Ladies... any criteria you think a man should have as a third must-know?
Anyone?
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