Mei

As I thought that this would be just another sucky working day for me, it turned out to be an interesting one indeed. Being a "banana", I can't speak or write Chinese, what more knowing about the significant meaning behind my Chinese name, Suet Mei.

According to my lady boss, Mei, besides meaning "Mei Hwa", the blossom flower that blooms during winter, it also meant that when times are tough, I get tougher. It's because the blossom flower who blooms during winter, will actually blossom more as the weather gets colder. And so she asked me, is it true, as in does it apply to my life?

I said, I guess so. Going through so much in my life eversince I was young, and when all along I just complained and complained asking God why is he so unfair to me, I guess I begin to realize that all that I've been through actually does make me into a stronger, tougher person now. So yeah haha, the name does suit me indeed.

And all along I've always told the boyfriend that I don't think our kids would actually have Chinese names as we are both Chinese illiterate, but now I really want them to have a really meaningful one.

And then later on after work as I was taking the Lrt, I met this elderly woman, who was actually Italian. She was looking at the signs, probably confused to which platform should she be in. After I directed her to the right way, she started to chit chat with me. She told me that she was 57 years older than me which would make her urm.. 78! And she's travelling on her own! Hoping around from hotels to friend's houses. Darn respect her-La.

Begin to talk about how safe is it to be in Malaysia, how lucky we were that we didn't have a quota of how much electricity or petrol that we can use like how they have it there. But then again her accent was quite heavy and she didn't speak that fluent english, I'm not sure if they have the quota thing for electricity and petrol because they are given it free or it's just because the government wants them to save? =__=''

Also, I couldn't help it but to think to myself if only my mum was still around. Oh how I would love to have her around still when she's 78! I would be.. urm.. bout' 45 then! And proly have kids that are bout' 20 by then.. And if only my mum would have the chance to travel to more places as she's only been to like urm Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong..? Oh well.. =)

Anywayzzzzz I took a couple more of pictures of my new hair style last night before heading out to De' Canters again as every other week. I washed it! Yeah still flat-La but blow dried it a bit so it's looking a littleee bit better than the last pics-La.

Better?

Cut-ed

I CUT MY HAIR!

hahaha yes I did! Actually almost half the world knows it already-La coz' I've been calling almost everyone eversince LOL.

Nothing much to talk bout', I'll just let the pics tell. But do mind the sucky-ness. Of my face, not the hair as I have yet to find the correct angle to take a pic with this new hair. And besides, I rebonded/straightened it so it's kinda flat. Took the pics a day after I cut it and can't wash it yet, or for another 2 days or so! And PLUS, I went for a bbq right after I cut it too. Newly straightened + BBQ + Not washed = SUPER DUPER OILY, FLAT HAIR THAT SMELLS LIKE CHICKEN WINGS!!! hahaha. eh imagine I don't wash it till chinese new years then I come to your open house LOL.

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Ta-Da!!!


New hair!

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Again, the hair is actually much nicer than this. Newly straightened + BBQ + Not washed = SUPER DUPER OILY, FLAT HAIR THAT SMELLS LIKE CHICKEN WINGS!!!

Disney Malaysia

Haven't been posting as there ain't anything interesting at this phase of my life right now. As most of my friends are back to school, I'm, what else.. working. After my dreadful month in 1u, and swearing to not go there anymore for at least a year, I'm working there again. For another month!

Anyway went to NiuZeXui, the NZX place at Ara Damansara. Saw ads bout their "Disney parks" there so asked sis to go since my niece Val is obsessed with anything Disney-ish. Quite nice-La. Felt like urm.. Disneyland Malaysia LOL.

HSM's stage.


Kawaii #1


Kawaii #2


kawaii #3

And today...


no more kawaii haha!


or i thought so la..

Yes, val fractured her hand. Don't exactly know why or how since I'm never home these days but yeah, it's in a cement cast now. Thank goodness only for a week. She's already trying to tear it out herself!

HAHAHAHA!

2009

It's a whole new year again. With a blink of an eye, a year has passed by. If someone would have asked me if 2008 was a memorable year for me, I really would not know how to answer. And so, I spent this past few moments before I fall asleep, trying to think what memories did the year 2008 brought to me.

Firstly, I would say '08 would be the year that I would always remember. It was the year where relationships were broken, and healed. It was the year I had the most regrets, but learned to forget. It was the year I was most sad, but at the same time, happy. It was the year I lost my mum. But knowing that I lost her not to the hands of the devil, but she is now rejoicing in heaven, brings peace to me.

Her death has brought sadness, regret, and bitterness to the deepest of my heart. I was not only sad, but torn apart, realizing that I'm motherless. I was regret over every single of my action, what I had and had not done to her. I was bitter. So bitter towards my father, thinking that it was all caused by him. But I learned to forget. Still learning.

Apart from losing my mother, it was also the year where we almost lost my niece, Valerie. 15 minutes was how long we thought she was almost gone. Knowing that she is asleep now in the room beside mine, brings the utmost happiness to me now.

Overall, 2008 was a year that reformed my life. I hurt, but now I have healed. My siblings, aunties and I grew closer. Little Val and I are very attached. My cousin in Aussie and I are keeping in touch after all the years. The boyfriend and I are doing better, but not in the case of the mother-in-law lol. And lastly, relationship with my father have, I should say, improved. In a way that we're at least talking. And as for my friends, I still have the craziest, wackiest, funniest, most outrageous bunch of friends that I love so much, may they be close, or far.

And how I celebrated my new year's countdown?

Hiding under table.

Was actually at Curve with some friends and was hiding from all the yucky foam thingy that I just hate so much! It gets me all sticky and icky. yuck. And actually got irritated with the whole countdown thing. Couldn't get why everyone would not just stay at home, have a romantic dinner, watch a movie and make love all night long (my dream countdown =p ), instead of getting all squashed up at like the curve, with the intention of watching fireworks that are most probably visible only at one particular spot, getting drowned with yucky foam that people waste money buying, they're just soap foams! Plus getting stuck in heavy heavy traffic and taking the risk of having a mental breakdown from finding a parking! Yea, I am getting older.

With Brenda

And the boyfriend

After curve, headed down to Kl, to the Golden City condo with Kai, on a rescue mission. Haha, sorry, sorta like an inside joke to those who understand. And ya, I just drank coke all night long. Really!

Happy New Year guys!

My wish for you..

Last Sunday was my niece, Valeries's 3rd birthday. I was working and couldn't spend the day with her but sis brought her to 1u. Had lunch together during my hour break then they went off to watch Beverly Chihuahua while I had to continue working. =(

After work at 6, we headed down to SS2's Wong Kok Char Chan Teng where we had a small family dinner together with the boyfriend who joined us as well.

The birthday girl with her birthday outfit.

Some of the food out of the 11 dishes that we had!


The gigantic complimentary birthday milk tea!!!


Look how big it is compared to the normal size glasses!

Enjoying the food


Getting full


Very full!


Feeding Barbie?


The loveliest cake ever!


With the mummy, my sis


With the "Po po" #1, my 1st aunty


"Po po" #2, my 2nd aunty

With "yi yi" & "ko ko", Adrian & I.

Cutting the cake.. No!!!


Cut. =( After cutting only we realized that we should've cut the back first.


Kissing my boyfriend??? =)


Happy Birthday Val. My wish for you is that you will grow in the grace of the lord.

Jogoya

I guess I should be talking bout' my Merry Little Christmas, but since it wasn't merry for me, I shall skip it. Instead I shall talk about how disappointing Jogoya's buffet was.

Haven't been there but had always wanted to go. But since it was so expensive, I never did. Then bout' 2 weeks back, Wai Yan asked me if I wanted to go to Jogoya's with Yi Ching, who just got back from Aussie and Hwee as they were having their anniversary and ladies only had to pay 50% of the price. So why not?

while waiting

Everyone was so hungry that we took almost everything but was so dissapointed! The food was so not fresh. Sashimi's were cut not into slices but more like in chunks! The sushis were overloaded with rice! The service was bad! The dishes that we needed to pre order was expected to be hot but was cold! The unagi that took half an hour to arrive came in only two very miserable pieces!!! The mushroom soup taste like burnt rice and practically everything else was unsatisfactory-La to me, for a Starhill standard. But, we still ate for an entire hour though. Oh the only satisfying part that made me a happy girl that day was the buffet spread of Haagen Dazs ice creams!!! Strawberry sorbet and rum raisin became my main course.

On the way to the toilet, saw this wall of pictures and one of it made my heart melt.

Toilet scene #1

Toilet scene #2

And then we were off to Pavilion.

A pretty giant snow globe. Without snow.

Ugly Mama Christmas tree

Ugly baby Christmas tree. Not as ugly as the Mama though. Must be from the nicer side of genes from Papa. =)

So the moral of the story is that I shall not go back to Jogoya's!

Twilight, I Like!

I LOVE TWILIGHT!!!

OMG i just cannot describe how much i liked it or loved it but i do!

The best part was, I actually watched it alone. Alone!

I've been dying to watch the movie ever since I saw the trailer and just fell in love with Edward Cullen, but the boyfriend didn't had time, all my friends watched it ya da ya da.. so yeah I went alone! But no regrets man. Not at all.

I went up to the cinema at 1u, where else can I be, and as any usual weekend, it was crowded with what else, couples.. Hmmm nvm, I told myself I can watch alone Lol. Then I went to the counter and told the guy-la "Twilight, 7pm". He then asked "Berapa?", I said "Satu.", he said "Satu???", I said "Kesian kan..hu hu" =__=''

So anyway the seats for that show was really selling out fast and when he showed me the seating, there were only 2 single seats available. 1 at like the third row from the back, but it was right in the middle, and another at a few rows lower, but was at the most side. I took the lower but at the side, thinking to myself, it will be kinda a sad case when others see me walking in alone and going out alone if I would have taken the middle one instead. =___=''

Then in the cinema, at the part where Bella was leaving her dad, I cried like hell. Ok, I cried throughout the entire show-La but that was the part where I kinda felt the most. Partly coz' it kinda relates to my relationship with my dad. Oh well. Oh! then when I cried, the guy beside me turned and looked at me sympathetically, maybe wondering "kesian, budak ni baru putus cinta kut.." haha. Oh the funniest part! When the show ended, the time the lights were turned on again, I turned and looked at the guy beside me and saw him wiping his face with his shirt LOL!

I left the show feeling utterly satisfied!

p/s- I wanna watch it again!!!