I miss those hugs...

Went to read MunK's blog. The video about free hugs sent me tears all over the face. Not sad tears. I was touched by the love people spread around with just one big and warm hug.

MunK, allow me to clash topic with you yea =P

After watching the video, the first scene that came to me was when Wey Yiing came back from Australia for summer holiday and she called me out for a dinner. She gave me a bear hug at the entrance of Pyramid. I was shocked. But the hug was so sweet and warm I feel so loved the next second. =)

I remember Ching Wan gave me one too. When she came back from UK and we hanged out in Pyramid. She also gave me a bear hug. I miss getting hugs from my fellow girls.

Not to forget plenty of hugs with my parents. Every time I went home I would give them a big hug =)

The last hug I had with didi was sweet. I hugged him when we had this Christmas party in Zhuang's house.

And plenty with Heng. And his goodbye hug in KLIA. That was a sad one. I didn't want to let go of him when I hugged him. Sob Sob...

This is the video that touched me:

Are you touched? Give a hug to your love one today =)

Naili's Bali-ish place

Went to Taipan to have dinner with CP and GP. It's been quite long since I go Taipan for dinner.

We went to Naili's Place. It's a very Bali-ish/Bali-ful/Bali-able (haha.. funny adjectives) restaurant decorated with pine trees, atap and woods. It was my first time getting into the restaurant.

I never dine in here before. I emphasizthe 'getting into' part because this restaurant looks like it's very messy from the outside but it looks really organized and very finely designed when we are inside.



















Sitting in the restaurant made me feels like I'm having dinner by a seaside. It would be best if there's sea breeze and the sound of waves splashing. The crew there tried to make it feels more like Hawaii. They played those songs that make us feel Hawaiian =P And the lightings are soooo romantic! Next time gonna come here with Heng =P


I ordered spaghetti carbonara and lemon tea.









CP ordered nasi lemak and cocktail







GP ordered coleslow and watermelon juice.





I purposely ordered lemon tea so that when the carbonara is too cheesy I can have some lemon tea to neutralize it. But, the carbonara is not cheesy but at the same time tasty too! I finished the whole plate of carbonara only started drinking lemon tea. =D In the end I couldn't finish the whole pot of tea.

Nice place this is. Go have a try when you come Taipan. =)

Pregnant-dad

Remember the movie (I dun remember the name) about a pregnant dad? It has come into reality now!

That is a really shocking one. When Zhuang sent me the link from Perez Hilton and when I look at the picture I went speechless.

Actually he is not a real guy. Thomas Beatie is a female to male transgender man. Although he removed his breast and took testosterone he still has not removed his ovaries and uterus yet. When his wife is unable to conceive due to prior hysterectomy, he took up the task to get fertilized from donor sperm from sperm bank. He's 5 months pregnant now, going to give birth to a baby girl in 3 July.
This news come out in today Star newspaper too.



But I still don't think he looks like a woman at all. I just can't stop telling myself this picture is just showing a man with bloated stomach.

Although this whole thing sounds really wrong but I think he will really love his baby girl because if he don't, he won't want to sacrifice for it. Hope he does. =)

Here are some videos from YouTube showing Oprah's interview on Thomas

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The day before, I went to KLIA with Adam to fairwell Kexin. Kexin is going to Japan for further studies. Then I did stupid thing again. I mean we. We wanted to go to the departure floor to meet Kexin. Following the signboard, we passed by the 3rd floor to get to the escalator to go to the next level which is the departure floor. Then, when we walked we realized that that area was deserted. So, I looked around. Then only I realized we were standing inside the arrival area. Everyone was standing behind the metal bars waiting for their family or friends to arrive. And we were crossing slowly the arrival area. Funny things always happen to me. I think I will never get bored with my life. lol...

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Upon Heng's request, despite the birthday present I bought for him, I plan to buy a scarf for him. But then I can't find Winter Time and another winter wear shop in Pyramid. Where are the shops hiding ah?

Anyone has some clue? Where can I get Winter Time or other winter wear shops? Midvalley/ One U/ The Curve/ Pyramid?

Didn't know it's so hard to find a winter shop here. Coz last time Pyramid got two winter wear shops so it was really easy to find.

Inspired

I just read an email from Aud which was sent in January. I think it's really meaningful and it strikes and awoken my conscience.

Read on the story:

A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered.

Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible.

Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself."

This is what the email said:

The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love.

One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.

Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life. Life is a balance of Work and Play, Family and Personal time. You have to decide how you want to balance your Life. Define your priorities, realize what you are able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, the whole aim of human existence.

So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life is fragile, Life is short. Do not take Life for granted. Live a balanced lifestyle and enjoy Life!

Last week, I had been pushing myself inwards and more inwards when I was thinking of how to go about my future and further studies and at the same time wondering what job can make me more money. I even force myself to picture myself in 10 years time because according to some self-improvement books we should have the picture of ourselves in 10 years time.

But I just can't picture my lifestyle by then. I can't picture in what area I will work in, how much I will be earning, whether I'm married, whether I have kids, whether I'm wealthy, whether I'm already a housewife, whether I'm healthy, whether I am still in Malaysia and etc and etc.

I think my mind has gone out of my body to search for the future that can never be found. Mum told me that I should not think so far ahead coz it will confuse me, things will be alright when I'm there. But I still have my biggest fear that I don't have my future plans with me yet when I'm already 24, which is quite old.

I know mum was right. I just need a catalyst to backup mum's theory. Although this email is very different from what mum was trying to say, but this email is the catalyst that makes me think back what mum told me, plus a bit of Adam's theory.

This catalyst says:
- don't work too hard for money, power and reputation and ruin your health and miss your life with your love ones.
Mum says:
- don't think too much about future, just go on with your life and life will sort it out for you when you go on.
Adam says:
- don't be afraid to try new things that may make you succeed in life. You can't avoid doing anything just to avoid failures. If you think you went to a field you don't like to be in, you can always change field, it won't kill you.


I got a hint from this catalyst. I should not work too hard to picture my future now and ruin my health and miss the precious time to share laughter with family and friends. So, I will try not to force myself to picture the 34 years old me and will just live to the best everyday. And, I will proceed with whatever I think is appropriate to upgrade both my thinking and my qualifications without hesitation now, but of course if my interest sets in. =)

This doesn't mean I'm mentally prepared for PhD. I'll still consider taking master (research-based) if I have the chance. And if I really like writing thesis and doing lab works I will then proceed with PhD.

So, I don't have to decide now... yet. =)

For those of you who put your life into the job you are doing 24-7, remember to eat your meals and sleep enough. You won't want a sick body when you are all successful in the future and are finally ready to have some crazy time or a world tour or someting. Coz by that time you are sick and might be immobile and weak and cannot enjoy life already.

So, balance up your life. When you have time to share time with family, share; when you have time to have some fun, go for it. =)


p/s: I'm really glad that a friend of mine actually took my advice to do some sports (i.e. swimming) to destress. What excited me was that she is feeling great now after swimming. =D

Cheerful Heay is back!

Seldom update my blog frequently lately coz I kept writing depressed and sad entries. And then after writing them I stopped myself from posting it. I had too many emo posts in my blog already. I don't want too much emo posts in my blog coz they will contaminate my blog. haha... Furthermore, the reason why I still have the passion for blogging is that my friends are having fun reading them. SY even say my blog is an energy booster to cheer up her dull and boring days. Make me blush only. lol. Putting too many emo posts here will make it not funny anymore and so it will lose it's energy boosting power.

Another reason that I continue blogging is that I want to let Heng know how I'm doing if we have no time to chat online coz I know he frequently read my blog =P I duwan to make him worry about me coz all the while I have been emo-ing over small random things. So no point putting it here lo.

Had been really emo lately. So, upon Adam's suggestion, I went to had a swim. A crazy one. Until my arms and legs were sore and pain. I had approximately 600 m. Then, after that I miracle-ly (if there's such word..lol) recovered from emo-ness. Or maybe because of the KFC WY 25% treated us. =P

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One thing I find interesting during boring traffic jam is that sometimes when I glance around out of boredom I will see some pretty faces. I mean handsome guys and pretty ladies. I would then keep peeking at the faces. But sometimes some handsome guys disappointed me coz when I made a second glance those guys are sticking their little fingers into their noses and started digging. Eww. Some even digging passionately. Although it's in their cars but the road is still a public place. Yesterday I saw a guy picking out something-I-don't-want-to-know from the mouth with his finger.

Recently I'm obsessed with the habit to read people's car plate alphabets. I totally ignore the number, only notice the alphabets. Some alphabets, although without the vowel, looks like some words, for example:

WLT - Wah Lai Toi (A Chinese channel in Astro)
BJR - Banjir
WHT - What
WHN - When
WHR - Where
WRD - Ward
JDH - Jodoh
WND - Wind
WKD - Weekend

Some car plate alphabets form a word:

PEE (Zhuang found it really funny. hehe)
CAR
DAD
PET

And I remember seeing few PCR car plates around (PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction, a molecular biology technique used to amplify DNA)

CAR is my favourite. lol.. Coz the car is obviously a car. lol.. I'm wondering whether the new cars coming out will have WTF or WTH car plate alphabets. That will be interesting.

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This is a post I wrote on last Saturday night. But, I was too tired so I didn't manage to finish the post. Then after that no mood to continue the story. Now I got mood already. So I can finish the story now and show you all how blur I am. Sigh...

Here goes:

Finally I sent my car to repair with parents approval coz I need to borrow money from them for the repair. The repair was RM380. Comparatively cheaper than Proton Service Centre, but this amount of money can make me money-less for quite some time already.

So I was car-less for a while and I need to go Zhuang's place to stay overnight for the next day tuition. In order to go OUG from USJ, I need to take a bus. It's been very long since I had taken a bus to OUG. Like 6 months?

When I came out of my house, I just realized that I forgot to check the Rapid KL route and bus number from USJ to old Klang road. Luckily Zhuang helped me with that. She told me a U76 Rapid KL bus which will bring me to OUG will be stopping at Subang Parade. Just after Zhuang's call, I saw a minibus to Subang Parade. I was so lucky!

But despite my luckiness, my carelessness ruined it. Instead of going off at Subang Parade bus stand, I went off at Summit. And then I waited for 30 minuets for the U76 which was of course never gonna pass by. Then I sms-ed Zhuang and tell her that the U76 bus is like taking forever to reach. Then she asked me where I was. I said Summit. Then she was confused and asked me "aren't you supposed to wait at Subang Parade?". Sweat! I wanted to bump my head to the wall.

So, I waited for the same minibus to go Subang Parade. That took me another 30 minutes. Waiting at Carrefour there, I was thinking wanna take cab to OUG or not coz Zhuang said it's raining at OUG. But 4 cabs dun want to go OUG (I think it's starting to jam that time) and 1 cab demanded for RM20. OMG. Actually I dun feel like taking cab coz it's sooo expensive.

Luckily again, I din need to wait long for U76 to reach, instead of paying RM20 for a cab, I'm paying RM2 for the bus. After dunno how long, I reached Pearl Point and then wanted to take a cab. But I saw a bus with the electronic board showing "Taman OUG" passed by. I ran and got on the bus with my previous RapidKL U ticket. Yeay! No need to pay for this bus! I was so happy. And I happily got off the bus and walked a small distance to Zhuang's house.

Although waiting for bus made me all sticky, sweaty and sands flew into my eyes, but at least I saved the money. kakaka.. Only RM3.60 I can reach OUG already. Saved RM16.20 that day. =)

But I still prefer driving. Can listen to radio stations and enjoy the air cond. =P