AFTERMATH

This is the first ever time I am dragging myself to work on a Monday morning.....the first ever Monday Blue I have ever felt since I started working a year plus ago.....

I was having chest pain the whole night....and I constantly thought I am gonna have a heart attack any minute.....

I dragged myself up.....

My back hurts;
My chest still aching;
My nose running;
My throat drying up;
And I am coughing.

Yeah...the aftermath of my Hunters Weekend....

Rooney went totally crazy this morning when I brought him out for a walk. He was just running around me in circles and playing with his buddies, Corby and Zoey. At last, some friends after a traumatic weekend.

Rooney came back to Sydney suffering from a sore eye....Romeo wasn't too happy with him and bit him near the eye area.

Seeing Rooney running around like a mad dog, I know that he's relieved to be back with his buddies.

**More about the trip soon**

MY IDEA OF HEAVEN

Roller coaster week....conclusion for it....look above.....wat do you see? Yes, I have finally found a new job. Good pay and a nice boss. Could not ask for more.

Had to make some call of 'shame' today to the agency, to some colleagues to tell them the news. And am awaiting my boss to come in now so that I can have a lil chat with him before I make all those calls.....

And then rewarding myself to a quiet weekend away to the Hunter's.

IMAGINE THIS:

Waking up to the wineries....

Sipping wine while watching the sun set....

& Knowing that you can do it all with biggest peace of mind....PRICELESS!

HUNTERS..............HERE I COME!

Designerluxurybrands.com is a big fat SCAM

A while ago, I saw this at Dawn Yang's site. Yesss...the ad above her banner. Designerluxurybrands.com

Mmmmm.....designer bags like Gucci & LV at dirt cheap price? Not really cheap lar....but its more than half the retail price outside. And what's more tempting is that the site guarantees the authenticity of the item...

Ok, frankly speaking, I don't carry any designer bag. I don't even own one. Simply because I think I am lousy at maintaining it. What I do with my bags is that I tend to just chuck them on the floor when I get home or say when I'm at the fitting room and there isn't space to hang it....I don't like to always have to be careful with my bag's outlook. Plus....I am super duper fickled minded. I will buy this bag thinking I'm gonna use it a lifetime but couple of months down the road....I have the tendency to wanna buy another one. Best is to stick with some unbranded bags....Plus....internet shopping for designer brands? Esp at some independent site....recipe for disaster. 99% of the time, the item is fake.

But the ad still caught my attention. WAHHHHH.....sooo good bargain??? Where to find? And frankly speaking, if I bump into this link in other blogs or some unknown site/blog, I wouldn't even consider looking at it. But because it's Dawn Yang....such famous blogger. So the trustworthy level went up.

So I showed the site to this bestie of mine....asking about her opinion. She buys designer bags but always only get them in the store....never online. Not even ebay.

Browse browse browse.....she remained skeptical about it. Where got soooo goood bargain ar? And the best bet is to not take chance. Never buy online. Only buy at store. Not only a guaranteed peace of mind and it means more....

You can go around telling people I got this IPhone for half its price and people will oooo and wahhhhhh for a long time and then hassle you to tell them where you got that deal from.

But if you go around telling someone you bought a new Gucci handbag for half its price, the next question you will get is: Fake one ar? Or how sure are you it's real ar?

Yesss....agreed. So I close off the browser and never ever think about it again....

Until today when I read Timothy's blog and realise a reader had write in about that site....and guess what? It's a big fat SCAM!

Apparently, they tend to make you feel as if they offer the best customer service ever by adding you in MSN and all the quick and fast response. Then when you decide on the item you want, they will ask you to transfer money into their account. And then happily wait....wait....and wait....1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days 5 days...and the count goes on.....

Then you try to contact them via email, they don't give a shit. You try to hunt them down via MSN...they block u off. You open a new account in MSN and add them, they will answer your queries. But once you reveal your identity, they will block you off again....

Pity Sharon, the conned reader who reported this to Timothy. She lost a whooping $900 because of this.

Moral of the story:

To buyers: Always be careful when shopping online for designer brands. And understand the concept that 99% of it is fake. Even sometimes when its guaranteed its authenticity. Fake bag manufacturers now can produce the fake bag up to 99.9999% real. Its flawless but regardless, its not from Gucci or LV. Might be the product of some dodgy factory at the back lane in China.

To bloggers: Be careful when approach by so called 'companies' to place add in your blog. You have to know that your readers trust the ad partially because they trust your judgement. Readers would have assumed you have met the seller or knows the seller's background well enough to place their ad in your heavy traffic blog. And it's partly your fault as well when the ad you place in your blog is a scam.

To myself: Lucky me. And I will stick to the principle of buying designer bags only at retail store. If cannot afford, must as well stick to some bag of cheaper brand.

To everyone else: Peace of mind is to only sign up to Nuffnang. And only place Nuffnang ad. =) Hahahahahahahah......such a big round to praise Nuffnang. But really, I have no single thing to complain about ever since I sign up with Nuffnang.....HONESTLY.

So girls out there....be careful of what you see in the internet. The truth is not always what you see!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MYSELF

It's the 3rd of June today.....4th of June last year, was the day I took my first step into the world of firefighters.....

So.....

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MYSELF!!!

I had initially thought my anniversary is on the 20th June....but then after rechecking my time sheets, I realise TODAY is my one year anniversary.

And what more celebration to do than to revamp the whole office! haha....yessss, with the help of 4 strong firies, we have swap the furnitures all around and made a whole new look outta it. I have to say....I can finally breathe! There's such big space in the office now and my evil greedy thought came out with an idea about something even more interesting....

ROONEY COMING TO THE OFFICE WITH ME......

Hahaha....I know, I am a greedy employee.....I want a new office and then I wanna bring my dog in.....

The station commander has got a dog and I just realise he brings him to work every day shift he does. And the doggie...named Tyson, even follow them to fire calls on the truck!!! How cooool. And you know what's the best job for a dog? Doing PR job like entertaining kids and the public! Haha...I wish Rooney has such a job too.....

Gosh....I am like a mother daydreaming her son's future!! Haha....like those times daydreaming parents will talk to each other about hoping their child will grow up to be a doctor, a lawyer, an accountant...etc...etc....

Just that I want him to be a fireman!

Haha....Happy Anniversary to the the daydreaming me!

THE MONOGAMIST

"....while for me the idea of seeing another man would be like trying to fit another outfit into an already over-stuffed suitcase, Big was happily dating another woman like it was the most natural thing in the world. Is it that men have an innate aversion to monogamy, or is it more than that? I wondered in a city like New York, with it's infinite possibilities, has monogamy become too much to expect?"
-- quote from Carrie Bradshaw Season 1 Ep.7: The Monogamists

I happened to be watching the Sex & the City reruns days back and bump into this particular episode about monogamous relationship. Surely, I don't live in New York city and am not involve with a man like Mr. Big but that episode really got me thinking: In this world where everything's possible and new things pop up almost every minute, has monogamous relationship REALLY become too much of a thing to handle? And, I mean, has monogamy become a burden to the creatures who hailed from Venus?

The issue about guys refusing to commit has long been buried in the ancient relationship bible. Come on, when was the last time you heard about guys refusing to commit himself into a serious relationship? Loong enough that I can barely remember.

But when was the last time you heard about a breakup that was initiated by the girl?
Recent, huh?

The issue now is that girls are no longer relenting themselves into a monogamous relationship. At least not at the age when it is too soon to settle down. Girls are hating the idea of finding Mr. Right too soon. In fact, it is not feasible to even go in depth a relationship for fearing that you will realise he is Mr. Right but the timing is all wrong. Then the ultimate decision strikes: either give up your desire explore and settle with your so-called Mr. Right or take the risk of giving him up in return for the hope that there are better fishes in the pond.

Make up a situation: You know this great guy and then starts to think that he is the one. In fact you got so confident about it that you begin telling your friends, your family, your besties that you think this is it. Have a honeymoon period, then reality sets in. You don't fit well together, your perception about the future goes in opposite direction. Then you realise everything that you thought was love initially are only a mere illusion and infatuation. You are back at square one again....either give up all your hopes about finding another better love and settle OR break off and start the hunt again.

Perhaps that is the dread that every girl are trying to prevent themselves from getting into. But face it, most girls have had an experience in a serious relationship that spans on for years and breaking if off after that. It has become an ultimate big NO NO in the dating bible. Getting into a relationship too soon and you face the risk of falling apart. Else, take the risk to explore, fall and learn before settling only with the best or nothing at all.

In a big city where there are countless possibilities hidden at every nick and corner of the streets, it has become ultimate that there is only one thing a girl should avoid: the decision to enter into a monogamous relationship.

If trying to fit another outfit in an already over-stuffed suitcase seem like an impossible thing to do, then consider carrying an empty suitcase with the hope that you will pick up some outfits along the way and then settle with the combination you are most comfortable with.

PARTY GUEST 2: What about you guys?
CARRIE: I'm not dating anyone.
PARTY GUEST 2: And what about you Miranda, seeing anyone special?
MIRANDA: Actually no but I am seeing a whole bunch of unspecial guys. That's one of the requirements to date me. Are you special? Sorry! Move along...but if you have any unspecial friends could you give 'em my number. I'm serious do any of you have a completely unremarkable friend or maybe a house plant I could go to dinner with on Saturday night?
PARTY GUEST 2: She's hilarious!

(Sex & the City S4 Ep.1: The Agony & the Ex-tacy)

Yes hilarious....but she's right...

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AND FINALLY.....


the long wait is over.....Sex & the City: The Movie is gonna be released June 5 in Australia. OMG....can't wait already.....because it is nice to know that Carrie's journey of manhunt has finally come to an end....

MCDONALD'S MAMAK STYLE MENU....

To those Malaysians out there....how could we ever forget those times when World Cup heat was on and every Mamak stall you go to, they got sooooo into the whole thing that they start serving their roti canai's according to the name of the participating countries...

Roti Brazil is definitely a must....

Then there are also Roti France, Roti England, Roti Korea....etc...etc...and the list goes on.

And since the Olympics are happening this year.......guess what?? It's not the mamaks pioneering those trend in starting off with all sorts of names for on their menu as if it was a geography class....

MCDONALD'S ARE DOING IT!!!!

I switch on the TV when I got home from work today and guess what.....McD is spicing up their menu....

INTRODUCING....

With Bacon and Egg, of course this is
McUSA...

Pineapple ring, bacon, bacon, tomato, cheese, beef patty, lettuce with BBQ sauce...
McAustralia...

With chicken strips, cucumber, tatsoi lettuce, sweet chilli sauce wrapped in tortilla,
McAsia...

With beef patty, tomato, lettuce, cheese on wheatgerm bun,
McAfrica...

With crunchy chicken fillet, parmesan cheese, lettuce, Napolitana sauce on wheatgerm bun,
McEurope...

And of course lar, after all the game is all about winning,
Gold Medal Chocolate Pudding!!!

Mmmmm......I wonder what KFC is gonna come out with next......

Tandoori Crispy Chicken for India??

Maybe Crispy Hainanese Chicken for Singapore??

Or Peking style crispy roast chicken for China???

Oooo...or crispy sambal chicken for Malaysia??

HIGH DEFINITION

After the high definition trends on tv channels now, I just came to realise another strong wind of HD is blowing....and this time its going to your face.....it's what we call:

HIGH DEFINITION MAKE UP

Yes. And unlike HD TV where you aim for a clearer picture, HD makeup tends to blur all your fine lines & wrinkles while concealing all your flaws. So, even if you look under a magnifying glass, your makeup will be absolutely FLAWLESS. And I thought airbrush is already brilliant enough. (shakes head)

*SMACK* wake up! Ok, back to this HD make up.....

HD Make up has been used in filming purpose especially in the set of Desperate Housewives, CSI and Weeds, due to the introduction of HDTV. Of course, since audience are able to watch you clearer now, these paranoia celebs will need more 'powderful' concealer to conceal those scars and lines of yours. Plus....those drama all involve women of mid thirties. So HD make up seem inevitable. Imagine.....plastic surgery, botox, make up....PERFECT. Add in HD make up.....SUPER MORE THAN PERFECT....MAGNIFICENT!

Of course eventually this drop-dead gorgeous technique ends up in the red carpets where celebs make use of it to appear even younger, even more radiant and even juicier!

Spears, Pitt, Jolie, Hilton, Beckham, Timberlake.....all these famous ones are already using it!

So when there is such chio makeup famously use by such chio people, When celebs use them, we, the small potatoes of the big big world, want them too!

So introducing the products:

Smashbox High Definition SPF 15 Foundation....oil free, weightless, contains revitalizing and firming ingredients. FLAWLESS COMPLEXION! And apparently, its already soooooo good at hiding the flaws, you can even skip the concealer!

And gosh....there is even a cosmetic line by CARGO call blu_ray! Talk about obsession, man! I mean...woman!

"The limited edition makeup line includes mattifiers, pressed powders, blush highlighters, mascaras, and lip glosses that are specially formulated with ingredients that camouflage imperfections in front of the unforgiving HD camera. For example, the Pressed Power has photochromatic pigments that help color stay consistent under all types of lighting, and the Blush/Highlighter creates an optical blurring that makes skin look softer. " -- quoted from tech.yahoo site

OMG! It's like Adobe Photoshop became reality!!! It's like you can actually apply it and not just click click around your photo to take off those imperfections. So YAY! we can all throw away our photoshop skills...or for non-tech savvy ppl like me who still dun get the photoshop techniques like Xiaxue.....we need not worry....

WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THE PHOTOSHOP STRAIGHT ONTO OUR FACE!

Not only the photos appear flawless.....YOU YOURSELF will be absolutely perfect in naked eyes!

What are you waiting for now? Go get it!!!!

*runs away to google up the cheapest way to get those magic fairy wands*

P/S...There are still other brands of HD make up lar...just that I happen to be watching the Entertainment Channel over at Foxtel and that pro make up artist uses them...along with a apparently super-geng mascara from Prescriptive and the Physicians Formula bronzer/ blusher. That makeup artist say Ellen Pompeo uses that powder palette too worrrrrr......

Don't know if you can get it in Malaysia but I am sure you can get it at just normal Price Line pharmacy in Australia......

*runs away to the nearest pharmacy*

OK....I'M BORED

I'm soooooooo bored in the office today that I had to google up the word BORED on Google Image. And guess what I found? Heaps of bored bunch doing bored things.

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And all of a sudden, outta nowhere, boss comes in my room and suggested me the 'fun-est' thing to do in the office....playing house! I get to reshuffle everything in my packed office before the new boss comes in.....to maximise the available space so that I don't look too cramped...and bored in a supposedly-big-but-cramped-up-small room...YIPPIEEEEEEEE!!!

All the circled RED stuffs has gotta go!!

As you can see....I'm surrounded by rows and piles of files and documents and fax machine and printer.....I think if the file above me all topple over....I'm gonna be burried alive underneath there. And there is soooo many space behind my desk!! So so save me, my boss has asked if I wanna shuffle it ard....and the best thing about it is we've got 'removalists' living just next door!! Now you know what firies do when they are not putting out fire.....kekeekekekek......

Enuff about office shuffling project.....it will take some time to think where to put those piling-up files and documents and finding the perfect spot to dwell upon 7 hrs a day!

We ordered the sushi platter from Makota last Friday. Been in Sydney 4 years now and how shameful to say I have not tried Makoto Sushi before.....The platter cost like $39.90 and trust me, its really worth it....it's like equivalent to 16 plates of individual sushis and yum they were YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!



I'm not only bored at work, I get bored at home too....I went and bought those miso soup bowls with cover (as seen above) just so that I can have more fun when making miso soup at home....

Haha....drooling already?? I am....

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Mmmmm....alrite, I'm still bored....back to work now....

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Yay! I'm going to watch Phantom of the Opera!!! Despite it being such a great show and how tickets going off like hot cakes and it has seem IMPOSSIBLE to get nice front seats, I STILL MANAGE TO GET THEM!

I've been internet hunting for the whole morning and after checking the tickets by clicking each and every day of the performance, I bump into two IRRESISTABLE OFFER. I manage to get into showbiz and on the 26 June show, they still have seats from Row C! That is like....fifth row from the front. Cannot resist it....bought it.

SO I AM GOING TO THE SHOW

And....f*ck that conman seller from Gumtree who tried to con me $300 to buy her so-call first row absolutely dead centre seats. I already felt the dodginess when she offered $250 for 3 first row tickets which are currently being bid at ebay for at least $159! 11 email correspondences later, she still refuse to meet me to complete the transaction. My numerous request for her mobile phone no also came to no avail. And guess what, she gave me a stupid Adelaide address, indicating she can't meet me coz she's in Adelaide.

Guess what, conwoman.....firstly, if you live in Adelaide, why would you buy 3 $109.90 tickets for the Sydney show and then selling them below market price? Crazy ar? Money too much is it?

So...beware of this seller with this email address: samanthakeen@y7mail.com

BIATCH!.....trying to con my hard earn money!

So, I reported her to Gumtree admin service, they had her ad removed so she cannot con ppl anymore!

As for me.....I'll settle with Row 5 seats...be thankful that we can still get such GREAT seats....and WE ARE GOING TO THE SHOW NEXT MONTH!!!

WAIT FOR ME DEFORMED-FACED SINGING MAN.....I'M COMING TO SEE YOU SOOOOON! =)

THE RIGHT WAY TO COOK INSTANT NOODLE

Well, as those who knows me will understand one fact about me. That I am a real sucker when it comes to instant noodles. I have a weird addiction for them all the time!! My fave....korean ones like Shin Ramyun and Nong Shim, the local Malaysian brands, Maggi (Curry flavour) and Mee Poh and the latest craze, prawn mee flavour from IbuMee; and also Indon ones like IndoMee. Not only that they are good with soup, you can even stirfry them with the powder for that extra omphhhh!

When it's getting chilly outside, I wish I had a bowl of Kimchi flavoured korean instant noodle waiting for me....

When it's midnight and my stomach suddenly start crying for food,

the first thought that comes out will be to cook a yummy bowl of hot instant noodle.....

And wherever I am, whenever it is, ask me if I want instant noodle and I will never ever say NO! (putting aside the fact that it's bad for health and the occasional guilt for having too many of them)

I used to cook them the usual way anyone would cook:

1. Boil water

2. Pour powder in

3. Put noodle

4. Occasionally put some vege or crack an egg

5. Viola....INSTANT NOODLE DOODLE!

And one day I suddenly decide that I wanna change the way I cook and add an extra step. Cyn told me once that instant noodle contains wax which takes our body 3-4 days to excrete that wax off. So light bulb came up my brains that those extra steps would make the instant noodle meal 'healthier' than usual...I know lar, regardless of what method of cooking, it's still unhealthy lar.... I did so partly so that I have less guilt in me.

NEW METHOD:

1. Boil water

2. Put noodle in

3. Wake for noodle to soften
4. Drain noodle, put under cold running water.

5. Drain, set aside.

6. Boil water again....

7. Pour powder into it

8. Add vege or egg or meat etc etc...

9. Pour hot soup onto noodle.

Ok lar...it wasn't just an extra step....it was a few more steps but trust me....it IS indeed the healthier way of eating noodle!!! Pouring away the water u used to cook the noodle reduces the amount of wax you eat in. Because when the noodle is cooking, the wax falls into the water, and imagine using that same water to cook the soup as well.....all the wax that's going in your body....ewwwwww.....

SO, REMEMBER....THOSE EXTRA STEPS GOOOOES A LOOOOOOOONG WAY!

AND YUMMMMM.....INSTANT NOODLE....

SLEEPING IS EVIL!

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Yessss....SLEEPING IS EVIL!

Now, what I mean here is excessive sleeping, sleeping that is not part of your neccesity which occurs usually in the evenings or afternoons or simply when you are bored with apparently 'nothing to do'

And I just googled 'excessive sleep' and guess what came up? Apparently there is a term for that:

HYPERSOMNIA

or also known as,

NARCOLEPSY

Symptoms include tired due to lack or interrupted sleep at night, feeling compelled to naps during the day (often at inappropriate times like during meal), difficulty waking up from long sleeps, decreased energy, lethargic, restlessness and memory difficulty. An adult is considered to suffer from hypersomnia when he sleeps more than 10 hours a day on a regular basis for at least 2 weeks, or feels compelled to naps repeatedly during the day.

Besides it being a sickness, excessive sleeping also is devilish because:

• You feel lethargic everyday, regardless of how many hours you sleep
• You waste time sleeping when you should be doing something more progressive
• Your sleeping pattern becomes so random, you tend to not be able to sleep at night when you should be. And you sleep when the day's fine and everyone's out enjoying.
• You lose ability to function in the family, social, occupational and in other settings.

And it's super annoying when you wanna nap, you find 15489651 excuses to sleep like:

• Oh, I've got nothing to do
• I'm feeling tired
• It's too hot/cold to go outside
• Just had a meal so I need to 'lie down' for a while

Guess what, the first reason is the most annoying one. Simply because you have nothing to do? There's never a time when there is nothing to do. The laundry's ever piling, the floor needs constant sleeping and mopping, the oven needs cleaning, the carpet needs vacuuming, everywhere needs cleaning! Don't ever say you wanna sleep because you have nothing to do and then when people ask you why you have not done something, you simply reply because you haven't got the time to do so! Pathetic isn't it?

You can occasionally indulge a bit and sleep longer but it shouldn't happen for a period more than one week...ok lar....Wikipedia say, 2 weeks. Fine....2 weeks, anything more than that and you have to accept that you are suffering from HYPERSOMNIA!

And one more annoying scenario. You are in a yum cha session one weekend noon with a bunch of friends. After yum cha, we were deciding what to do next since it's a weekend and everyone's free. Out of nowhere, one of your friend say he/she says he plans to go home to sleep.

OMG....You planned your naps?

OMG....You actually want to go home to sleep when you already sleep for 10 hours?

OMG....we are planning some outting and you, regardless of what we have planned, simply ignore it because you already have plans to pig at home?

OMG....and you are still not admitting you have a sleeping problem??!?!!?!?

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Ok. I have to admit it, me being so anti-excessive sleeping is also due to personal reasons and personal experience. I have a phobia for people who tend to zzz a lot because I have had a very bad experience with an ex who loooooves to sleep and if you ever try to wake him up from a nap, he will be nasty....

I've had experience of making plans to go out with him only to reach his place and watch him sleep away because I can't seem to wake him up.

I've had times when we are in the middle of a date and he realise he's sleepy and wants to go home to sleep. The poor thing me had to stay up and wait for him to wake up to send me home...and I always return home late simply because he cannot wake up and gets nasty when i try to wake him up. And when he does wake up eventually, he gets crazy with himself because he cannot wake up....and gets all frustrated and severe anxiety. There goes our date....

And he pigs so much, he sleeps hours and hours and despite having graduated from Uni for more than a year but still can't get a job...not because he can't find one, but because he sleeps so much he hasn't got the energy and mental power to actually wake up to look for jobs through career sites and newspaper ads. For over a year I had to go through career ads after ads, scan through them, draw up his resume, draw up his cover letter and actually submitting it for him! Only to end up being reprimanded later on when he realise the job I applied is not what he wants or is not what he expects.

And when he finally found a job in sales, he manage to wake up early to go in to the office in the mornings and then, when it's time to go out to hunt for sales opportunity, he actually goes home to sleep!!

Scary isn't it? When it comes to think you might end up like the past me. To me, it's simply too bad experience for me that I don't want to go through anymore and don't even want to take the chance that I might go through that again.....That is why it really gets on my nerve when I come across people who sleeps a lot. Not because I am a crazy woman who have nothing better to do than to nag at you sleeping, nor am I trying to change your lifestyle whatsoever.

It is because I don't want to go through that same old path again. Where I watch my partner's life goes downward as he's unwilling to admit he has hypersomnia while I continously find 101 ways to go upwards. When the gap reaches a too high variance, so will the distance and eventually our relationship, be it friendship or a couple, sours.

REMEMBER.....It's still not to late to admit you suffer from this disease. Because, there are still ways or medication that can cure it....the only obstacle to achieving the treatment is when you yourself chose to ignore it.

And yessss....sleeping is still evil!

FINGERS CROSSED

Sorry for the absence the past week. I had been getting my hands full on preparing for interview and more interview. 2 down.....and a weekend to relax now. I think I did well in the 2nd interview.....couldn't have asked for me. So the only thing I can do now is to keep my fingers crossed....for luck that I'll get the job.

I was very happy with my performance in the interview yesterday, not that I say I will definitely get the job but at least I had no regrets of not doing this or not saying that by the time I walked out of the office. So as a form of encouragement to myself, I am treating myself a lil gift as an 'encouragement'. Keke....there's always a million reason to spoil yourself!

And what's the best gift to present yourself other than a watch?

And what's better than buying yourself a BREIL? (ok lar...I know there's tag heuer lar...but dun forget I am only just starting to work. Breil's the best I could afford)

I walked past the shop at QVB yesterday and fell in love with this red leather strap number. I refrained myself from buying it on the spot, just in case it was a case of impulsive spending. I waited till this morning and decided I still want it.

Ok....I'm not good with leather strap watches. Simply because I treat any watch I have as if it's a super durable army watch or something. I even wear my watch to swim last time....and have a bad habit of banging my watch to the railings on stairways. I know I am a freak but I like to sound of the metal strap against the metal railing....

But think about it, I want a watch to wear to work actually. I dunno what job I will be getting but I think I could do with a decent nice watch to wear to work. The one I am wearing now, it's been with me since I was like at Form 2 or something....11 years! And the fact it's more of a sentimental value now, I'll still wear it whenever I can. Just that wearing a Breil looks more professional. =) So....splurge a bit lar. I think I deserve it.

And dun play play....Charlize Theron is the spokesperson for Breil. Ooooo...and RED.....red leather strap BREIL....stricking yet distinctive......

BREIL....DON'T TOUCH MY BREIL.......

MISSING MALTESE....PLEASE HELP!

I saw this post at Innit in Nuffnang website and immediately feel the need to help out a bit. I know the chances are slim but we must do anything we can....every lil help counts!! Being a 'mummy' to a maltese as well, I know how the owner must be feeling now...

Melody (pic above), a 6 month old Maltese weighing 2.5kg was abducted from her house at Taman OUG, Kuala Lumpur on the 5th May 2008. She's microchipped and the number reads 458098500150716.

Please call 012-3656203 if u see any suspicious people selling Maltese or if you have friend who just bought a Maltese or you see some dog that looks like this wandering aimlessly on the streets.

Please.....help this poor owner find her dog back......Tell your friends about this, post this up ur blog.....just do anything you can to help this doggie munchkin find her mummy back!

Click here for more photos of Melody.

FULL FORCE JOB HUNT

For the past few days, ever since PR has been approved, I have been walking the streets all day long with a newspaper on one hand & a red marker pen on the other. Whenever I found a place to sit, it would be as if I'm playing tic-tac-toe with the career advertisements in the newspaper....either a big 'O' or a frustrating 'X'. & each time I step outta a building, it's always an indication that it's time to put a big 'X' on the job advertised.

"Nope, not good enough for them...failed...ARGHHHHHH" before marking a BIG 'X' on the papers.

Haha....Just kidding! Fortunately, with the blessings on career websites and email, there's no longer the urgency to repeat those scenario above. Thankful, I should say, for job hunt is now simplied to only browsing through the career sites and employment agencies' website for suitable career opportunities. Once found, click 'APPLY' and attach resume. Simple.....so be thankful.

The unfortunate part is that no matter you are in those conventional job seek period or the current internet browsing period, there is one thing that will always exist regardless, that is....disappointment.

And then you start to get negative responses, or even no response at all. That's when disappointment kicks in. You think your resume is not good enough, you feel your experience is not strong enough, you hate that you are getting old. Trust me, any negative thoughts will come up. You'll start to worry, stress and break down.....

That's a summary of what I feel this entire week. That is why I wasn't exactly all happy and excited when my PR came thru, because I know the next step after would be all this shit crap. PR is only the key to open the door to the world ahead of you......it's the beginning, not the end.

I tell you now....the moment I get a full time job that I want, that would be the time you'll see me jumping up and down.

Lucky enough, I had one hopeful response by the end of this week and at least, this hope will get me through the weekend.

THE ROAD IS FINALLY OPENED!

Holy Mother of God! I got a call early this morning....and it was from my migration agent

MY PR APPLICATION IS OFFICIALLY APPROVED!

I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUSTRALIAN PERMANENET RESIDENCY!

I have waited almost 9 months plus for it...had been looking forward to this day since 2 freaking years ago....and the stork has finally arrived with this precious baby for me!

It was more to having a sense of relief than happy excited actually. A friend asked if I have jumped up and down 10 times already since I got the news. And the answer is just a simple "no" because after all the trouble and obstacles and choices I had to make to come to this conclusion....I am just relieved that the road is finally opened. Opened for me to walked further on until I meet another decision in residency again: To stay or to go.

But regardless, I do feel a bit solemn after the excitement of getting the news. It's like I could see myself finally asking myself, "So, the day has finally arrived. Worth all the wait?"

Now, thankfully, everything seemed to worked out these 2 years, Mum's fully recovered from her battle with cancer devil, school fees paid, made new besties on the way and finally......the DAY has arrived.

Can you see the clear path ahead?? What's next in the menu then? Bring it on!

COMMITMENT ISSUES

I am beginning to realise I have commitment issues. And it extents to the point where career hunting can be a too-much-to-handle situation for me.....

The situation is: I've been doing contract jobs and temp positions, meaning I go to work everyday like everybody else.....work the same amount of time, do the same amount of work and go home. Just that the major difference is I am not considered an employee for that company. I don't get leave loading and if I don't come in to work, I don't get paid. As simple as that.

And I am beginning to feel too comfortable with this idea. Well, at least I don't have to hand in my leave application months before the actual date itself nor do I need to give any notice prior to leaving the company. Whenever I have exams or anything, I could just tell my superior one day prior and that's it, I get my day off. I love the idea that I don't need to be tied down by work contracts or agreements. I love the idea of being a freelancer.

Now that I am in the middle of hunting for a permanent job, it suddenly hit me that eventually I will belong somewhere, be tied down by contracts and work agreements. I will be subjected to everything the company says or instruct. I will be officially TIED DOWN!

Get the big 'YES', sign the papers and *BaM* I am officially hired! sold!

So now, its kinda a dilemma whenever I am being called for an interview. In a way I wanna get a job offer but in the other way, I wish I could remain in whatever position I am in now.....

Gosh...I am beginning to feel like Gulliver in Gullivers' Travel....being tied down by many many tiny people....I feel choked, I feel heavy......

I am suffocating............

Gosh....I sound like a man being forced into an arranged marriage!

我不配 - 周杰伦

This music video always never fail to touch me....

I'M TAGGED

Instructions: Remove one question from those below, add in one of your own (personal), to make a total of 20.

Tag 10 people in your list at the end of this post.

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1. At what age do you wish to be married?
Used to think it'll be 24 when I was at high school....now, i think its gonna be a far far away story.....I have commitment issues, remember?? Probably 35?

2. What should you be doing now instead of this?
Not really anything.....maybe some work here n there....

3. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
A lot....Hong Kong, Maldives, I wanna see New York, I wanna go London, I wanna go Japan.....anywhere will do!

4. If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?
that everything in this world would be more simple, decisions are minimised and everyone's contented with what they have...yes, my dreams are HUGE!

5. Do you believe you can survive without money?
Not in the world where everyone still trades on money! Unless I am cast away in some unknown island that even if you have all the money in the world, you still need to hunt for food and build fire to keep warm....

6. What are you afraid to lose the most?
loved ones, my mobile.....my DOG! thats the one I am most afraid of!

7. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
$1 million isn't a lot these days...I'll save it in my FD and still work and play as usual....

8. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
8. What would be your first splurge when u get your first pay (from proper full time job, not part-time)?
I'll wait till mum n dad comes and spend them to Tetsuya's. Or I'll splurge on gym membership....or working clothes....

9. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
1) Studious.....in other word....NERD....which is good lar.
2) Animal lover....2 thumbs up!
3) Loves her family.....2 toes up!

10. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
maturity, have the initiative to want to improve and progress in life, shares the same concept as I do, and willing to work towards a common goal.

11. Which type of person do you hate the most?
People that brags a lot but have little capabilities. People who don't know how to be happy with what they have now. People who hog the road and walk slowly when everyone's trying to find a way to cut through.....Basically I hate people who brings negative chi into my life.....


12. If you are given the chance to go back to the past and make a difference, will you?
- there are 2 things that I will change.....but I guess I am happy with what I have now. Coz the wrong choices in life brings me a lot of good things as well.


13. What is your most embarassing moment in your entire life?
What is your greatest worry right now?
That I would not be able to get a job, that I would not be able to save as much as I want, I'm worried about my dear Rooney most of the time.....

14. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
To be happy and content with what u have and not ask for more

15. Are you a shopaholic or not?
I am not, but could be....but I do have looooong thoughts before buying something. I usually buy cheaper stuff so I dun hesitate as much.

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
procrastinate, to sleep less, less temperamental and more calm

17. Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
diff problem i share with diff people one worrr....perhaps Cynthia for most of my problems....and fun oso lar...

18. What's your weakest point?
I let my feelings conquer my rationality....

19. What's the thing that you're most proud of?
My brought up.....at least I have the basic courtesy and manners and understand that in world, its not all about money.

20.What is the one thing you regret most?
I do regret in not goin back to Malaysia 2 years ago....but hey, I learn a lot in these 2 years too....so its a give take situation.....

CINDY'S DAD REMINDS ME OF DR. EVIL...

BLOODY HELL....Cindy won the first season of Malaysian Dreamgirl! That is just soooo wrong! The favourite, Hanis, only manage to get 2nd runner up. What kinda crap is this?!?!!?

If I was at 1Utama for the final....I would have boo-ed kau kau for that and stomp away from the venue before security caught up with me.....no, seriously because I am boycotting the results!

Back to the point, have everyone typed the wrong name when sms-ing to vote? Or, is Cindy dad really sooooo 'powderful' he owned like 20 hps and spend every single minute of his free time sms-ing to vote for her "yin du poh, ma lai poh" daughter?

Can anyone recount what Cindy has done in MDG that isn't worth hating?

First the shoe accident....

Then the fake accent (the toh-may-toes incident)

And who can forget those planning-to-take-over-the-world- phone calls she had with her dad....seriously, they sounded like Dr. Evil discussing some wicked plans on how to take over planet Earth with Mini Me.

And those crocodile tears she shed during the elimination....

Gosh, the list could go on, man!

But then face the fact, she might have won all the goodies and a car but trust me, that's about it when it comes to beating Hanis....

Coz you may have the title and the prize....but Hanis will be the one getting all the jobs and the praises!

Because, anyone with eyes would be able to see who's the worst among the 3 girls in the picture. And people will know who has the better potential.

That's why I said in my last post....MDG should stand for Malaysian Drama Girl....the girl with the most drama wins....

Hence...(with the Paris Hilton tone) "OMG Cindy....you totally score it! It's like, you are so dramatic! I'm like totally happy for you.....totally! And like, you are sooooo lucky to have like such a cool daddy...."

*Puittt*

My opinion::

YOU ROCK, HANIS!

YOU ARE THE TRUE MALAYSIAN DREAMGIRL!

Eat your heart out, Cindy, because you may have won the title but not the recognition from us all!