ALMOST LOST BIG TIME !

Was at The Curve last night, went for dinner at Bubba Gump and bought some SK-II products from Metrojaya, just replenishing my supply. Thereafter, we proceeded to hang out at Starbucks for our weekly coffee night.

As usual, we'd find a nice corner, have a coffee each and chill the whole night through, just enjoying each other. At the end of the night, as we left the table, we continued talking and laughing all the way to the car and proceeded home.

Back home, as we were stepping into the house, B asked "Dear, did you take your SK-II?" And I was like "No..."

Then we were like "S**t!" Turned out that we've forgotten all about it and left the paper bag sitting on the chair in Starbucks! B immediately headed for the car, wanting to return to the outlet in the hope that it'll still be there. I wanted to go along 'cus I was worried that he'd be driving like a mad man, but he insisted that I stay home. Understanding his intention, I did not insist and stayed back - it's much faster for him to go alone rather than having me tip-toeing along. :P

Anyway, the thing is I'm so used to him in looking after the shopping bags that I'd never check. Call me dependent or whatever, but I call it trust. It's the first time something like this happened anyway and we've been together for years.

So off he went and I waited at home. Immediately, I came online to search for this outlet's phone number and called, with very little hope. I was not even sure if anyone would pick up 'cus it's really late.

After few rangs, someone finally picked up and I told him what happened and wondered whether he's seen my paper bag. Thank goodness, they've actually found it and already kept it in a safe place. So gave him B's name and told him that B is already on his way.

THANK YOU, STARBUCKS THE CURVE! You can't imagine how grateful we are and how much it means to us. 'Cus you know what? The paper bag that you saved is worth more than RM1000. Hehehee...

STACKS OF PLATES

I'm sure you have dined in a traditional coffee shop before, at any point of your life. But have you actually paid attention to how the plates are being transferred from the kitchen to the storage? That's exactly what I saw over dinner earlier.

This big lady came walking out with a big stack of plates of different sizes, which were stacked from big to small, bottom up. Amazed at her skill at holding them together and being able to walk at the pace she did, I took a closer look.

Guess what? Both her hands supported the weight of the stack at the bottom, while her boobs were holding and balancing it right at the top. So that's the trick, hold the plates together by pressing the top and bottom together...

But wait a minute... If her boobs are pressing the plates down, that would mean that they actually have to touch, right? Oops!

Quickly looked down at my plate which I've just polished off the chicken rice, and they look exactly the same! Which means... Oh oh... Too late!

But anyway, I took comfort in the fact that I was not the only person who ate it, 'cus B did too! Hahahaa...

WHAT NOW ??

First, politicians went missing. Then naked pictures were distributed. What's next? Politician caught eating food from garbage bin? :P

Let me tell you how this can be done...

Follow politicians around... See who likes eating burger... Make sure they're small-eaters... Pick a target and catch him in action with a camera! :P

In action eating burger lar... What were you thinking? :P And when he can't finish it, he'll definitely toss it away into the dustbin, right? Catch that picture as well.

Put both pictures together... But reverse the sequence! :P Hehehee...

As silly as it may sound, it is possible, you know? With all the drama that is happening in the country right now, who could predict what comes next? Anything is possible. Imagine the headline "POLITICIAN CAUGHT EATING FROM GARBAGE BIN!" Marvellous!

Then everyone will start making press statements. "Hygiene is very important. Eating from the garbage bin is immoral. Thus he should step down." Or better, "If politicians wanna eat from garbage bin, they should ensure that the pictures do not fall into the wrong hands."

Hahahaa... Those are indeed my favourite quotes. Wonder if you know who made those statements? They're just so brilliant! :P

MUMMY BEHIND THE WHEELS

B is in Barcelona again. As usual, I'd go home to Penang and stay with my parents. Was there for 10 whole days. Mm-mm... :D Got back to Shah Alam this afternoon. It's special this time around 'cus mummy drove B's car and sent me back here.

We had it all planned actually, but because of the unexpected snow in London, the plan was disrupted. Anyway, B sent me and Chloe home, and boarded the plane from Penang. While he's away, we would stay with my parents. And when he's back, he'll drive us back to Shah Alam, so that we do not have to travel on our own.

But like I said, due to the snow in London, his journey to Barcelona was delayed as the transport system couldn't operate. As a result, some of the meetings are re-scheduled and thus, his return date is affected.

I couldn't wait as I have to return to work. So no choice, I have to come back first on my own. I was thinking of taking a flight back and leave Chloe with her grandparents for a couple of days. Only when her daddy is back, she'll come home with him. But at the same time, B tired from the flight and to drive such long distance thereafter is for me. Now that I won't be there, it kinda defeats the purpose. And to drive alone with little Chloe resting on his lap is kinda inconvenient. Taking all these factors into consideration, mummy decided to take charge and drive. Reason being I don't know how to handle B's car. :P Call me useless, but oh well...

Anyway, mummy really enjoyed driving B's car. According to her, the car just picks up the speed so fast that she could hardly feel it and now she understands why we drove at our usual speed when heading home each time. Can't blame us. :P Daddy is loving it too.

B is changing his return flight to KL instead, now that we're already back here. Saves him some travelling time. And I can't wait to see him again. It's been too long!

MY GREAT WORK OF ART

I foresee myself being the next Picaso. Don't laugh!


Painting name : Framed





Painting name : Monster

CHIEF MINISTER OF PENANG

Okay, okay... I should say ex-Chief Minister of Penang, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. :P

Anyway, for as long as I can remember or should I say, all my life growing up and in fact, born in Penang, he was the only Chief Minister that I knew. Who before that or whatever was never registered in my mind. I never know. Only after doing some research out of curiosity a while ago, did I know that the Chief Minister before him was Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu. :D

So by now, I think most of you can roughly guess my age. :P

All that said, I had the honour of meeting him in person last night at a dinner. Close enough to shake his hand. And I should say that he looks so much better in person. Those pictures published on media are totally unflattering!

Here, just to show you what I mean. :D

CHINESE TEA

B and I had dinner at Sushi King today. But that's not the story, of course. Hehehee...

Half way through, a father with his two young sons came by and occupied a table very near to us. A waiter presented them with the menu and asked for their order. The father ordered green tea - usual. Then the waiter turned to the boys and asked, "And for you, sir?"

One of the boys promptly put up his index finger and answered, "Chinese tea!"

Being polite, the waiter smiled and turned to the father. The father cleared his throat and said, "Three green tea, please."

The waiter took their order and walked away, laughing to himself. Hahahaa...

LITTLE CHLOE IS AFRAID OF THE TEDDY BEAR

Yes... My little puppy is a coward... We should change her name to Chloe The Cowardly Dog instead.

Went home to parents' for 5 days. Came back by flight 'cus B only got to stay 2 days this time around, due to visitors from Spain.

Anyway, to welcome me home, he bought a big white teddy with the sweetest face and pink ribbon, and placed it at the front passenger seat. As we approached the car, I saw this baby sitting there, waiting for me!

Thereafter, we headed home. Then nightmare for Chloe started. At first, she was so glad to see me. Been missing me a lot, according to B - she was just not her usual self.

But as soon as little Chloe saw this teddy, she freaked out! It took us 2 whole days just to convince her that it's harmless. But then again, can't blame her, right? 'Cus this teddy is 4 times her size. Hehehee...

MORE ON PEBBLES

Ok, it’s a new day. We woke up early, determined to fix the area - my way. :P

When I told B of my idea yesterday after the disaster, he went “Aiyo, dear… Why didn’t you tell me earlier…? Next time, tell me please…” Hearing that and feeling guilty, I gave him my 'you caught me grin' and went “Ehe, hehehee…” :P Hahahaa... Works best when you've got no answer to provide, trust me.

And yeah, we went out for breakfast and dropped by the same nursery to buy more pebbles and smaller stones.

Back home, we had to remove all the pebbles that we have laid yesterday and wash every single piece off mud. So it’s back to square one, with lots and lots of washing. :P

With the pebbles removed, the land now looks like moon surface. So we had to even out the land again before we could start. After that, small stones followed by pebbles. Talking about double job with extras. :P

We spent the whole Sunday afternoon just tending to the backyard. Hardwork but fun. It felt very much like being on the beach and playing with sands, but minus the sea breeze and water. :D

The area looks good now and both of us are very happy with the result, thanks to my geniusness. Makes me wonder how the world would be without a brainy like me...

OF PEBBLES AND MUD

As mentioned in the previous post, we bought lots of things for the backyard. Once home, we hit the backyard and started working.

It was a nice afternoon, cool and breezy, with minimal sunlight. Finished with plants, we started working on the pebbles. One piece at a time… With lotsa love…

We completed the task after several hours, and B, being excited to try out the result, started pouring water onto the spot. It started flooding a little bit and being naughty or whatever that you call it, he stepped on parts of the area. To my horror, the pebbles started to sink and water turned into mud! There goes our hard work for the afternoon! Looking at the mess, we called it off for the day.

Being the smarter one, I actually thought of layering the area with sand or smaller stones first. Only then, the pebbles will follow. But I kept it to myself, since B is the Project Manager - if you know what I mean… :P Hehehee…

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

We were driving home after lunch and having bought lotsa stuffs for the backyard. As we turned into the road up the hill where our home is, I noticed one side of a slippers in the middle of the road. All sorts of speculations started crossing my mind…

“I wonder what happened here… Did anyone just have an accident or something? Or was it something else…”

As I was entertaining my thoughts, a motorcyclist at the roadside caught my eyes. The motorcycle was wobbling as a result of him slowing down and looking for something at the same time. Being a curious creature, my eyes started searching around also, wondering what was it that he’s looking for.

Then I noticed that it’s actually his slippers! The one on the right foot had fallen off! I immediately burst into laughter and so did B. Apparently, he went through the same sequence of thoughts as I did, and noticed the motorcyclist’s barefoot at the same time. The timing was just so right - we started laughing at the exact same moment. Hehehee…

The whole situation was really comical, and we’re glad that nothing bad happened. It’s only a clumsy motorcyclist with his slippers. :>

Lesson to learn here : Always wear a proper pair of shoes when riding a motorcycle or bicycle. You won’t want to lose a shoe! :P

BON ODORI 2008

Attended the Bon Odori Festival at the Panasonic Sports Complex on July 12. Here are some of the pictures. I know, I know... After more than 2 weeks! :P

Boys preparing for the drum act.

Girls preparing for their dance.

Boys in action.

Girls in action. I absolutely love the kimonos, so sweet and pretty.

These 2 sisters are simply adorable.... There were so many people fighting just to have their photos taken. I guess that explains their facial expressions. Poor things. Hehehee...

They were stuck at the spot for a long time ‘cus the crowd was surrounding them. Best part was that their mother was so nice, smiling all the way and coaxing the girls to just hang on for a while more. And in case you're wondering, they're not objects of exhibition - they're only visitors just like the rest of us. So there's absolutely no obligation whatsoever. :D

RED WINE OR WHITE WINE ?

In general, people would choose red wine over white wine due to several reasons :
1. Health benefits – rich in antioxidants, thus aids in preventing coronary heart disease and some cancers, lowering the cholesterol level, etc
2. The body a.k.a. the weight
3. It’s just more popular

What’s the difference between red wine and white wine anyway, other than the distinguished difference in colour and some commonly known facts? Well... For red wine, red or purple grapes are used and fermented together with skins, seeds and sometimes even stems – which contribute to its weight a.k.a. woody taste a.k.a. tannin. On the other hand, white wine uses green or yellow grapes and fermented only with the flesh and nothing else – reason why it’s lighter and sweeter.

As to the health benefits, a science article produced in year 2006 wrote that “the flesh of grapes is equally as cardioprotective with respect to the skins”. In other words, white wine is as good as red wine - contrary to the common belief that cardioprotective compound (polyphenolic antioxidants) is only present in red wine, due to the grape skins and seeds content. Hrmm...

So red or white? It’s a matter of choice, I guess...

All that said, what does the writer a.k.a. me, prefer? I’m a fan of white, of course. And I love late harvest. :>

REASON WHY U SHOULD LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE

This is classic, man... :D

When everybody on earth was dead and waiting to enter Paradise, God appeared and said, "I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men who were true heads of their household, and the other line for the men who were dominated by their women. I want all the women to report to St. Peter."

Soon, the women were gone, and there were two lines of men.

The line of the men who were dominated by their wives was 100 miles long, and in the line of men who truly were heads of their household, there was only one man.

God said, "You men should be ashamed of yourselves, I created you to be the head of your household! You have been disobedient and have not fulfilled your purpose! Of all of you, only one obeyed. Learn from him."

God turned to the one man, "How did you manage to be the only one in this line?"

The man replied, "My wife told me to stand here."

Moral of the story :

1. All men listen to their wives

2. You'll never go wrong when you listen to your wife

WHEN FUEL PRICES GO HIGH...

This was sent to me from a friend quite some time ago.

Yeah... "Change your lifestyle, people!"

MORE ABOUT “THE BITCH”

Ok, I’ve been receiving inquiries as to why she is labeled as the ‘well-established bitch’ - other than because of the ‘Property Invasion’ story. There must be more to it.

Well, indeed. It all began like 1-2 years ago, when everyone was just getting the house keys and renovation in progress. This family a.k.a. bitch’s family had the habit of parking their cars right in the middle of people’s gates, especially ours, since we’re right next door. The thing is, their own driveway and compounds would be free of obstacles ‘cus they don’t park there, and they would rather obstruct other people’s gates. For what reason? I have several. :P

1. To make way for her big fat butt to strut around
2. They have the fixation to invade people’s space, which is incurable
3. They’re just plain sick and ignorant (don’t give a damn attitude)

Worse is that even when they see the other house owners driving up the driveway and couldn’t enter the house ‘cus they’re obstructing, they’ll just pretend not to see anything and carry on with whatever trivial thing that they’re doing. So the poor house owners will have to park elsewhere, as in the roadsides or wherever possible.

So back to me and B. Being sane people, we just let them be since we are neighbours. Won’t want the first ever sentence to them to be “Hi, excuse me. I need to enter my house. So... Ermm...” – if you know what I mean.

Anyway, totally different from the rest of the community, if you remember I mentioned, this family is like total snobs! My gawd! There’re stories about this also. So I’m sure you can guess, there’s no social contact whatsoever till to date.

Ok, the juiciest part of the story. Both families have not moved in ‘cus renovation was still on-going. So one fine day, we happened to park our car a little more to their side – like what, 20cm? In other words, their gate was unobstructed and they could still enter their house. And it’s so minor that we hardly noticed.

Then came the bitch driving along. She suddenly stopped right in front of our house and gave us the lioness look. Not having any clue, we were like “Huh?” And she stayed there, staring till we figured out why, no words said. If she hated it so much, she could’ve said something, straight to the point and we’d get it. Instead, she had to stay there and stare.

She continued to stare as we went into the house to get the car keys. And still stared while B moved the car. And continued staring even after the car was out of the way. The staring went on till she had enough and decided to continue driving. Thereafter, we were like “Gawd... What was that? And that’s supposed to be our neighbour. How on earth do we get so lucky?”

So that’s her story. A well-established bitch. I have more to tell, if you’re interested. :D But not gonna write more 'cus she's not worth the effort. :P

JUMPSTART TO MODELLING CAREER

The title sounds great, isn’t it? Hahahaa...

Well, yea... I did actually model for a photo shoot, but for the company that I’m working for. Not for Guess, Estee Lauder, or whatsoever... Sorry to disappoint you! Hehehee... But soon, soon... :P

The pictures taken will appear in the company's website, brochures, forms, etc. So yea, I’m kinda like famous now. :P Hehehee...

Oh c’mon, c’mon... Don’t turn the page... I’ll stop bragging. :P

Well, the thing is... This is even harder than wedding pictures. ‘Cus for wedding pictures, every single pose is properly choreographed. You know, there’d be people telling you where to look, which exact angles your head, arms, legs, hips, etc should be. And you just stick to it, like a mannequin, till the shot is taken. And next, new pose again. So that’s about it for the rest of the day.

But for the photo shoot this time, other than where to look and stand, we’re expected to move and speak – with grace and all that. Not forgetting, to move slowly, for the photographer to capture the right moments.

To add to it, there were the 3 of us. So we kinda like have to coordinate with each other, making sure that we sync and stuffs like that. It is especially funny when we had to walk, ‘cus we had to like walk very close to each other to create the connection – at the same time, looking at each other and talk. Most importantly, the walk will have to look natural. But how to be natural, when we have to be very careful not to have our hands knock each other’s butts? :P Hehehee...

So it’s a really great and fun experience. Can’t wait to see the pictures! Hopefully they’ll turn out fine and I don’t appear too awkward. Hehehee...

Last but not least, autograph, anyone?

PROPERTY INVASION

We were back home in Penang for Dumpling Festival and early Father's Day celebration. Got back here last night.

As usual, once home and settled down, we’d be checking the compound, making sure that everything is alright and in place.

To our horror, we found scaffoldings and building materials in our backyard! Obvious signs of intrusion! My gawd... To make things worse, there’s an ugly extension to our wall! Stupid neighbour!

For your info, the wall was built by us on our land, every single penny borne by us. In others words, this stupid neighbour does not have the slightest tinge of right to it. And they dared building something on it, without even consulting us. And they picked to do it while we were away. How sneaky is that??

Like that is not enough. They had to trespass our property by letting their contractors enter our compound, which is securely locked at all times. To enter our compound, they’ll have to use a ladder and climb over. How daring is that? To add to it, they brought along the scaffoldings and building materials, and left them there on our nicely planted grass. With all this evidence, we can really charge them for trespassing!

Seeing all these, we went over to their front gate wanting to talk. Once doorbell was rung, they switched off the porch light and ignored our presence – obvious sign of guilt. That really got us boiling. So we continued ringing the doorbell till they finally appeared.

Cut the story short, this neighbour is really ridiculous! Especially the wife a.k.a. bitch. Anyway, just for the record, she’s a well established bitch with a reputation.

At first, she didn’t even want to talk. She said, “Well, since you’re not really using the wall, might as well we use it first. And when it’s time, only come talk to us.” Then she grabbed the husband’s arm, pulling him back into the house, saying “Jom masuk, sayang.” So it’s like what, end of discussion?? Ignore these people? It’s our wall we’re talking about, you bitch!

Of course we won’t let go and wanna state our points. After all, they’re the wrong ones here – of property invasion. This bitch was really so harsh and uncivilized that we had to shout back at her to make our points heard.

The interesting part was that the husband didn’t even say a single word throughout the drama. And when he had enough of everything, he finally said something, “Ok, this is enough. I’ll get the contractors to move everything away from your compound tomorrow. And I will also ask them to bring down the wall.” The bitch stared at him, like wanting to swallow him up.

So ok, at least he’s more reasonable. And problem solved.

EASTER EGG

Look at my easter egg! :D B brought it back from Barcelona, and I don't have the heart to eat it... But I finally did. :>

Here's my easter egg a.k.a. huevo negro. It's from Xocoa.

And it hatched! :D

CHESTNUT EXPLOSION

We had lunch at the coffee shop at the corner in SS15. I ate Prawn Bee Hoon, yummy... But that's not the story. :P

The story is........ The chestnuts roasting at the chestnut stall by the roadside exploded! To my horror, they exploded right when we walked by. And one of the bits hit my feet and stuck there. It was hot and all, and we thought it burnt me!

I got B a little bit panicky somehow, as I was screaming for my life. Hehehee... Can't help it, ok? It was shocking enough with the noise, heat, debris and everything. To add to it, the chestnut bit was really hot! Straight from the wok. So painful...

By the way, guess what was the first thing that crossed my mind? "Oh no... It's left a burnt mark on me, it's gonna scar..."

So there you have it, my chestnut explosion story. Hehehee... Lesson to learn is to stay away from roasting chestnuts! :D