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    July 01

    天下本无事 庸人自扰之

          神仙是人做,所以在中国历史上有许多有名、和无名的神仙。他们不在乎是否有名,他们只在乎自己是否过得快乐。他们知道,生活中其实没有任何重要的事情值得我们去做,除了快乐。

      事实上,每个人都在追求快乐。因为追求快乐,所以出现了一系列看似重要的事情。天下本无事,庸人自扰之,人们为了这些看似重要的事情忙得晕头转向。

         

     “最近在忙些什么?”人们彼此这么询问。

         “瞎忙呗!”然后这么回答。

      大家都在忙,而且都在瞎忙。

      “忙”这个汉字精确地描述了人们为什么晕头转向的真实原因。“忙”者,其心亡也。于是,人们忘记了心灵世界的云淡风清,悠闲与从容的生活状态变得像神仙一样虚无缥缈。当人们离快乐越来越远,人们就越发不能理解神仙为什么快乐。

      神仙是快乐的,因为他追求快乐的方向是对的,而其他人都错了。还记得苏格拉底的那幅画吗?苏格拉底有一幅画,你也有一幅画,每个人都有一幅画。神仙的画与人们并无不同,神仙的画上有月亮和星星,你们的画上也有月亮和星星。唯一不同的是,神仙在欣赏那幅画,而你们在寻找各自设想的那只完美挂钩。

      多长时间了,你苦苦地寻找着那只完美挂钩。你已经有一大堆的挂钩了,但你仍然没有找到完美的那一只。你在忙,在四处奔波,在处心积虑,在到处争夺,仿佛经历了一场噩梦。你甚至早已忘记了那幅画,你只记得那只完美挂钩。你以为挂钩能够给你快乐,但它却给了你无尽的痛苦和折磨。

      回头看看,你的画还在那里。画上的月亮还在,星星也在。把它挂起来吧,用你手头上的任何一只挂钩。把它挂起来吧,享受那幅画给你的快乐。如果你手头的确一只挂钩也没有,那就捧在手上看吧。

      《老人与海》中这个名叫圣地亚哥的渔夫不是你学习的榜样。他生活在一个“充满暴力与死亡的现实世界”中,尽管这个“充满暴力与死亡的现实世界”塑造了他的英雄形象。你应该回过头来,看一看那个快乐的中国渔夫,你会像他一样,立即享受到一个“充满诗情画意的现实世界”。

     转载自:http://book.sina.com.cn 2005年08月11日 16:35 新浪读书

    (连载:渔夫与管理学   作者:成君忆   出版社:新华出版社)

    October 24

    Drought

    Not 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 Specialist

    I'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. Wink
    August 26

    Finally

    My 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,
    Lai Yen Yee

    June 14

    Got Tagged At 1.40am

    Thank 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 Insanity

    Conversation between me and ting ting. Ting, you are doing well in practising also... good on you! (Please pardon us on our Malaysian English... haha...)

    ENYI : TING

    • Ting... I was thinking when I was cooking just now...
    • Whats was in your mind?  
    • I was thinking just now... if I were to die now... please dont shed a tear for me.. I have lived my life fully and loved and been loved dearly...  
      so far.. my life has been beautiful..  hehehe  
    •    
    • choi choi choi la... but if (touchwood) anything happened mah... these would be my last words... hehehehe
    • I cant stand anything bad happening to u    
      pls dun say anything stupid
    • nono...  
    • or do anything stupid that harm yourself
    • hehehe.. its nothing... just some of my stupid thoughts
      nooooooo... I love myself too much to harm myself... hahhahaa  
      but you know... you never know... things happen...  
    • hohoho 
      thats good honey  
    • you know.. I have been really lucky since I was born.. good life, good family, good education, good experiences, good heath, good this good that... now even a good man in my life..  
      I donno when I will use up all my good luck  
      so one day if anything mishap happening to me.. I also wont complain... hehehe  
    • your thinking is very special
    • hmmm... just being grateful...
    • i can c u are thankful to what God has given to u
      yes i know... appreciation to life  
    • hehee.... so you convey my words to ppl ah if anything does happen...
    • choi!
      siao cha boh 
    • hahahhahahha  
    • i wont do that
      so u better dont let anything bad happem
      so no 1 gonna convey your msg k  
    • I choose you as the messenger yet you reject me!!
      wuwuwu...
    • good msg no problem...
      rubbish i dont convey k  
    • hahahhaha.. what rubbish... wuwuwuwuw 
    • say 不三不四
      ish!   
    • wei... if I die (of old age) before you you also need to give your speech ok??
    • what mishap? 
      what die?
    • hahhahahhahahaha  
    • crazy!
      wake up /slap  
    • i knew you would use this icon... hahahaha
    • u know me the best!
      die of old age, that's different story  
      u better jot down la
      else later i kena 老人痴呆症
      no one give speeches...
        
    • you jot down la... your speech not my speech
      hahahaa  
    • all cant remember
    • hahahhahaa
    • aiyo
    • hahahhaha
    • u want me to convey
      so u jot la
    • you want me to come out of my grave and give you the note ahh??
      later all my guests run away how???  
    • if thats possible 
    • hahahhaha
    • or u go into my dream n tell me lah
      what if I die faster than you?
      then sorry...
      pls pass the msg to mz  
    • then I give my speech lor
      what do you want me to say??
      hahahah  
    • yaya
      say thank u
      thanks everyone for attending my funeral la
      something like that  
    • say you have been a hamster all your life? that you are grateful to be a hamster in a human's body??
      hahhaha  
    • emm.. 
      if die out of sudden
      then how?
      b4 my last breath, call my son n say -> pass me the phone!!  
    • hahahhahaha
      call auntie enyi!!
      hahahhaa  
    • i need to tell yenyee auntie what to say in her speech during my funeral!
    • quick!!!
      hahhhhahaha
      siao 
      oh...  
    • bingo
      we said the same thing!
      call auntie yenyee!  
    • hahahha
    June 10

    Ways to Practice Your Insanity

    1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

    2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

    3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

    4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In".

    5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

    6. Finish All Your Sentences With "In Accordance With The Prophecy".

    7. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

    8. Order a Diet Water Whenever You Go Out to Eat, With a Serious Face.

    9. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go".

    10. Sing Along At The Opera.

    11. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play Tropical Sounds All Day.

    12. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.

    13. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"

    14. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Car Park, Yelling "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

    15. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

    Forwarded to me by Francesco. :)


    April 15

    Kiwi Can't Fly

    Click on the link! It's beautiful... sad tho~
    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!
    December 06

    Love Is...

    What does Love mean?
    A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.

    See what you think:

    "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.  So my grandfather does it for her
    all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
    Rebecca- age 8

    When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
    Billy - age 4

    "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
    Karl - age 5

    "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
    Chrissy -age 6

    "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
    Terri - age 4

    "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
    Danny - age 7

    "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
    Emily - age 8

    "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
    Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

    "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
    Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

    "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
    Noelle - age 7

    "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
    Tommy - age 6

    "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
    Cindy - age 8

    "My mommy loves me more than anybody . You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
    Clare - age 6

    "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
    Elaine-age 5

    "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
    Chris - age 7

    "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
    Mary Ann - age 4

    "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
    Lauren - age 4

    "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an imagination)
    Karen - age 7

    "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
    Mark - age 6

    "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
    Jessica - age 8

    And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

    The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"

    Forwarded by Papi, Oh sorry... I don't mean to be mushy... and I normally don't fwd emails like this... but the words are so cute... can't help...

    December 05

    One Important Lesson

    The organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was in charge. Each organ took a turn to speak up:

    Brain......... I should be in charge because I run all body functions.
    Blood........ I should be in charge because I circulate oxygen for the brain.
    Stomach... I should be in charge because I process food to the brain.
    Legs......... I should be in charge because I take the brain where it wants to go.
    Eyes......... I should be in charge because I let the brain see where it's going.
    Asshole..... I should be in charge because I get rid of your waste.

    All the other parts laughed so hard and this made the asshole very mad.
    To prove his point, the asshole immediately slammed tightly closed and stayed that way for 6 days, refusing to rid the body of any waste whatsoever.

    Day 1 - Brain got a terrible headache and cried out for relief.
    Day 2 - Stomach got bloated and began to ache terribly.
    D
    ay 3 - Legs got cramps and became unstable.
    Day 4 - Eyes became watery and vision became blurred.
    Day 5 - Blood became toxic and poisoned the body.
    Day 6 - The other organs agreed to let the asshole be in charge.

    *MORAL OF THE STORY: NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, OR HOW IMPORTANT YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU WILL FIND THAT IT IS ALWAYS THE ASSHOLE THAT IS IN CHARGE.

    Forwarded by Ting Ting. Hahahaha... I've seen this joke a few times but sorry... it's still very funny... hahaha...

    November 28

    20 So-Satisfying Things To Do In Private

    • Drink your flatmate's red wine and then refill what you drank with water. (Shaiza doesn't drink, substitute 'red wine' with 'chippies')
    • Do the dance moves you did when you were out last night in the mirror, to see if you were as sexy as you thought. (Hmm... hahaha...)
    • Pout in the mirror to see what you'd look like if you could afford to get your lips plumped up like Angelina Jolie. (I have already got funny lips...)
    • Fantasise what you'd say to your boyfriend if you caught him mid-pash with another girl.
    • Download your entire Cold Chisel collection on to your iPod and give it the codename "Ministry of Sound Annual".
    • Google your boyfriend's ex.
    • Google yourself and get peeved when you find all the other "yours" are more successful. (I didn't know 'ENYI' is an actual name until I google myself)
    • Wear filthy tracksuit pants for the 11th night straight. (Hahahaha...)
    • Pluck your rogue body hairs... and secretly look forward to when they start sprouting again. (Err... no!)
    • Make crazy diet deals with yourself - like, you'll have the Magnum today and live off 5 litres of water and a can of tuna tomorrow. (Always...)
    • After buying some new clothes, put on some music and do a catwalk show for yourself, trying them on with other items in your wardrobe. (only before an appointment, if I were to be late again, you know what I am doing...)
    • Try on your bikini in the depths of winter, so you can marvel at how pasty/wrong you look in it.
    • Drop your flatmate's toothbrush in the toilet, then put it back into the holder. (Ewww...)
    • Fart and burp. Loudly. (Hahahaha...)
    • Accidentally scrape your Ford Laser's door against a gleaming new Mercedes SLK, then drive away. (If not?)
    • Discover that you are tampoless, so construct a DIY sanitary pad from a wad of toilet paper, securing it to your knicker crotch with more loo roll. (Not anymore...)
    • Drop food on the kitchen floor, but because you haven't broken the three-second rule, eat it anyway. (Yeah~)
    • Scroll through your boyfriend's "received calls" list while he's in the shower.
    • Promise to dry-clean your friend's dress, but just put it in an old plastic dry-cleaning bag.
    • Write out the guest list for your wedding even though you don't currently have a boyfriend. (Hey, that's how we should spend our free time!)

    Copied from: COSMOPOLITON August 2006, Pg. 042 

    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???

    November 06

    The Men In My Life

    Lai Kwong Wai/Lai Fong Wai/Papi
    Yes, he is my dad. He is the greatest man in my life. What can I say? He provided me all the things I need and want. He provided me a comfortable home, gave me good education, taught me all the good values and most important of all, he spent almost half of his life separated from the family so he can bring home the 'good bread'. I don't think I will ever be able to repay what he did for us, for me. I can only wish him happy and healthy all the time. Love you Papi.
     
    Chen Ziqing
    Not many of my friends are familiar with this name except those very busybody ones... haha... He is my very first 'boyfriend'. At 16, excited about BGR and the time of hormones changing... I met this big brother of 5 years older. We met while I was travelling KL. He was studying in KL, originally from JB. We hit off very well and remained in touch even after the trip back in JB. We were sort of in a relationship but rarely meet each other - literally once in a blue moon. Being young and innocent, thinking having a 21-year-old boyfriend was cool - I reserved my heart for him - not putting interest in other guys available to me for 2 years. Eventually, in one occasion, I learnt from his younger brother that he bought his 'girlfriend' home for dinner. Haha... there I go, realising that was a joke and woke up from my pretty dream.
     
    Ziqing and I are still friends now, quite close in fact. Now we can connect better as to him I was a young, innocent girl then (I hated this thought of him ). We do sometimes talk and laugh on that history of us and he never fail to say sorry everytime (Please don't misunderstand, I am a very forgiving person ). To be honest, there was a point where we wanted to start that relationship again, in a mature way. However, that just didn't happen. I am glad I have him as a big brother to me now. Wish him with all the happiness!
     
    Lee Sin Hau
    Haha... this dude... Hmm... what should I say about him? He is important to me, although it has been ages since we last chatted and met. He played an important role during the end of my high-school times. His existence made me went thorugh the 'break up' with Ziqing much much more easier. We knew each other since 12 but we got really close only at Form 4. We were so close until the others started to gossip, we didn't give a damn. We continued believing in pure friendship between a boy and a girl. We talked absolutely about everything and did a lot of meaningless things together. I have to say I admired his characters, his thoughts and his philosophies. That carried on for more than a year until we two decided to become an item. Well, that obviously didn't work out. He met a girl at Uni and we separated. That was bitter but the happy thing is he is still with the girl and I think they are now entering the 6th year of their relationship.
     
    Although we aren't as close as before, but he definitely has influenced me in many ways. Take care, goodboy!
     
    Kow Wai Jack
    Bighead Pok! Which of my friends doesn't know him or at least heard of him?? haha... you guys all know who he is and our story right? I don't have to tell much then...  Okay, I once thought that I am going to build my future together with him, however life can never be planned. Although getting through all the dissapointments and heart-pains wasn't easy, but I do appreciate it. If it hasn't been for this relationship, I wouldn't be able to learn and grow; I wouldn't be able to see the correct ways of handling a relationship; I wouldn't be able to see what I really want in a man. Things happen for the better, aren't they?  
     
    Same as the other previous boyfriends, Pok and I of course are still friends, we still meet up once in a while and I still stay in touch with his family. In fact, whenever I am feeling unhappy or sad or being bullied (despite the fact that he was the biggest bully of all, haha...), I'll automatically think of him or call him. If you are not bothered by his occasionally empty promises, he is really a good friend, he can really stretch himself to help you (He will stretch further if you are pretty... hahaha...). Alrighty, work harder la big head! Don't always play!
     
    Adam Lee
    Hmm... Adam... not a lot of my friends know him. Adam was a senior to me at Inti. We knew each other for barely less than a semester before he flew to US. Despite the short period of knowing him, we clicked and were very much in sync. Oh no.. don't misunderstand, our relationship was absolutely platonic. He was like a caregiver, never failed to give me advise and support whenever I needed to. I remember the time when I broke up with Hau, he consoled me patiently with the long distance phone calls, wrote me long emails and cheered me up with his jokes. He did the same when things turned sour with Pok. He is like an angel who will always be by my side during my sad moments.
     
    He is still at US working, together with his Thai girlfriend. I miss him dearly. He is one of those people who aren't always present to me but has a special place in my heart. Wish him well all the time.
     
    Dayal Govan
    I should be polite, he should be addressed as Mr Govan. He came out of nowhere and suddenly plays an important role in my career decision-making processes. It's difficult to explain my connection with him here. So far, since I graduated from Uni, his existence, one way or other, influenced the decisions I made. Again, he is like a magical person sent from up there to affect me and the path I am taking. Erm... I don't know how to put it, I won't say he has enlightened me but he made me feel secured and protected by being my elderly friend.
     
    Oh, just in case you are confused, I worked for him twice, first at Year 2004/05 and then this year - all during my transitions. Wish him healthy always.      
     
    Francesco Montrone
    Hehe... him. What can I say? His existence has basically proven my belief that - there are actually people out there who can pair with you like 2 pieces of matching puzzle - is true. Although these 2 puzzle pieces can't be combined yet at this stage, but hey! who is rushing? Good things take time.  
     
             
    Okay, like 'The Women In My Life', definitely there will be a long list of names that I have not specify above. They are all angels who stand by me whenever I needed them: KuCheong, Beck Heng, JunHao, Yong Khai (I secretly admired him at age 11), Katak, Pong San, Pong Swee, Foo, basically the whole Science1 gang, the whole Seremban gang, Fatt Fatt, Ah Keong, Tiger, Ah Seng, Ah Beng, Khoon Han, Yuk Ming, Lao Ban, TM, Sameem, King, Go, Jonathan, Terrence, Marcus, and many others. Hugs for all.    
     
    November 05

    Those Days...

    Grabbed this photo from Luo Meizi... Haha... weren't we cute?

    October 23

    The Women In My Life

    Michelle Ho/Mrs Lai/Mummy
    Well, obviously Mrs Lai is the first woman of my life. I was once part of her body. She suffered hell lot of pain at the hospital 24 years ago so her little baby can see the world. She is a tough woman I have to admit. I believe part of my stubbornness and independant character come from her. She has been managing home and all family issues by herself while Papi is working hard overseas. Mrs Lai has been a strict mother, however, at 24 now, looking back how I was brought up, I do owe what I am today to her. Honestly, I have not been a good daughter, making her worries all the time. I am sorry mum and you know I love you.
     
    Ho Ah Hoi/Ah Ma
    She was my grandma. A few years of my childhood were under her care. To be honest there weren't a lot of affections from her to me. In my memories, this Mrs Lai is as tough as the Mrs Lai above. She was the principal of the house, what she said counted. It has been many years since she left us. Nowadays, it is always a joyous gathering for the family whenever we pay respect to her and grandpa.
     
    Lai Hon Kit/Lai Yen Heng/Lai Yen Kit
    Definitely you all can easily recognise them as my sisters from their names. That's right, I have 3 sisters... and including me, there are 4 girls in the family. And right again, no boys at home. Lai Family is basically female dominated, especially Papi is not at home most of the time. We all didn't really grow up together. Kache (Lai Hon Kit) stayed separate from us when we moved to a new house, Meimei (Lai Yen Kit) was with Papi & Mummy at Bangladesh until she was 7 or 8. I think only Lai Yen Heng and I stayed together all the while. But whenever all of us are together, we will laugh all day for nothing, absolutely nothing; we'll make silly faces at each other; play silly games; make only-funny-to-us jokes. I can't deny that I love those silly moments. Well... of course I am not hiding the fact that we fight a lot too. We can have big rows and fights over silly stuffs: like who wore whose new T-shirt, who should sit at the co-driver seat, who should sweep and mop the floor today, who should do the laundry today. Just like any other sisters and brothers out there.
     
    Now we have all grown up, I can obviously feel that we are more open towards each others, in terms of topics on boyfriends, life and feelings. Unlike younger, we used to avoid embarassing subjects. I also remember we used to imagine if we would still call Meimei as 'Meimei' (means little sister) when we all became nannies; would my little sisters still call me Jiejie Yee (means sister yee) when we are all without teeth. Hmm... I wonder...
     
    Goh Ting Ting/Luo Mei Zi
    These 2 creatures! Haha... What can I say? I love them. They know everything about me. I can't really remember how long I have known them. We knew each other since our ugly teen years even pre-teens. We were still innocent, blur, having cheesy looking hairstyles, wearing big spectacles or still without spectacles, having no clues about BGR, having no clues on make-ups (maybe lmz still have no clues on that ), on and on. Gosh, I can't believe how ignorant we were, not forgetting to include Annie, Xiao Tian, Wai Chian, and Shu Lin. We did all sorts of crazy stuffs: we ran on the streets yelling 'Happy New Year!' to everyone at Year 2000 new year's eve; skipped classes during exam peak period for murals; stayed up whole night and attended class the next day as usual; ate burnt popcorns; flipped slippers into the bowl of fries before we can eat it (opps.. that's ting ting! not us!); sang karaoke so loudly until the whole neighbourhood can hear us; went after handsome seniors and not to mention all the crazy games we played at camps. Heaps more... oh... I can only say those were the days.
     
    Now we all are based in different places. MSN Messenger is our main means of communication. We keep each other up-to-date of our happenings and talk to each other if anyone's in doubt of anything. In short, I can only say they are my treasures!
     
    Lee Keeli
    I hung out with her more than anyone else at college. We were always seen together at campus - when there was Enyi/Keeli, high possibility that Keeli/Enyi will be around. I have to admit she changed some of my mind-sets about things, money, relationships and life. She did opened up another part of the world which I had not been exposed to before college, very subtly. It's difficult to describe that changes in me but I can feel it. We are totally 2 different type of people but somehow we got along very well. I think we inspired each other in our very own ways. We are not contacting each other as often since we graduated from uni, but I know she is also working very hard to lead a beautiful life. Wish her well all the time.
     
    Susan Yap/Mildred Voon
    I know it's weird to include Susan and Mildred under this column, if any of you reading knows who they are. They are my directors at Crowne Plaza. I know I know, I merely worked for Crowne Plaza for less than a year, but sometimes I do think my time at CP was a magical period of my life. That short period made me realised who I am and what I should do. Hehe...I even met someone special during that time.
     
    Thus, Susan and Mildred were the magicians who have pointed their magical wand on my head. 'Puff!' There I go - I transformed and changed and realised what is the type of life I want. I don't know how they did that, maybe it was through their words, through their day-to-day guidances, through their ways of handling matters and so on. They lit up a passion inside me. Okay, I know I sound a little over but until now, did you guys realise that at every stage of my life, there meant to be someone or some body who will transform and enlighten me? They are one of them.
     
    Those whom I didn't mention: Kuma, Biao Jie, BB, Xiao Hui, Meiling, Teacher Mai, Teacher Fu, Teacher AiLi, Miss Tan, Cik Ch'ng, Hau's Mum, Adeline, Wendy, Ah Bee, Xiao Yen, Connetto, Xiao Jing, Yvette, Liwei, Pok's Mum, Pok's Grandma, Pok's Aunt, Mandy, Wenny, Meera, Bing Bing, Jane, Shaiza, Echo, Viva, Anto, etc and some of them merely tip-toed by. I believe more and more are coming. They all appeared at different stages of my life yet all left impacts on me. I wish I can be that somebody who have enlightened someone at a certain stage of his/her life as well.
     
    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 18

    Marketing Terms

    Professor at one of the top universities was explaining marketing concepts to the Students:-

    1 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing

    2 You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: "He's very rich. Marry him." - That's Advertising

    3 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me." - That's Telemarketing

    4 You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door of
    the car for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say: "By the way, I'm rich. Will you marry me?" - That's Public Relations

    5 You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says: "You are very rich! Can you marry ! me?" - That's Brand Recognition

    6 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. - That's Customer Feedback

    7 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" And she introduces you to her husband. - That's demand and supply gap

    8 You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person come and tell her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?" and she goes with him. - That's competition eating into your market share
     
    9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!" your wife arrives. - That's restriction for entering new markets
     
    Forwarded by Ting Ting
    Haha.. As a marketing student... can't help laughing out loud :D
     
     
    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 Ownership

    I 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!