Prologue : I thought mine would be the only post today but looks like S beat me to it.....
It has been almost a week since the last posting in our blog. M, in spite of her promise, has yet to post a single entry since the inception of this blog, or our previous blog, for that matter.
The past week was tough on S as her dad was hospitalized but thank God, Uncle has reasonably recovered and was discharged on Monday. E must have been busy or could be her streamyx problem is getting from bad to worse as we see her going online, offline and online again on MSN messenger.
As for me, saddened as I was by the loss of Ah Tuen, I was simply not in the mood to write because whatever I would have written would have sounded depressing. Incidentally, since I ‘m on a ‘dog’ topic, it was my Fat Boy’s birthday yesterday. He is 8. Happy Birthday Fai !
In the midst of all that’s happened, in case you have doubts, I am happy to tell you that God answers prayers. In my previous post, I mentioned asking my friend Grace to pray for my other friend. Well, this friend’s got a new job offering higher pay, (and her pay is not low for a young chico, you know!) She’ll be given Saturdays off etc…My friend has since tendered her resignation and should be starting work in her new office in July. Don’t stop believing in miracles and in the power of prayers!! Amen! Hmmm…God is like Grace’s ATM, she only needs to key in her request and out comes the answer… envy.. envy.. She reads our blog so girls, send in your requests!
F
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Destress - Holiday here i come
EH,,,,, going through our blog, it seems I am contributing continuously leh... weiiiiii wake up dont be lazy......E n FAnyway, I am quite happy cos I will be going for a holiday next week. Hopefully, i wont be getting too much calls on work and I would even be happier...... Well, everyone in the group are looking forward to next Tuesday when we fly into Bangkok on the morning flight at 0845 hrs. Itinerary all kau tim liao and the local transport oso kau tim. Rental of VIP van - 12 seater RM130 / day exclude petrol. Looking at the itinerary, the programme looks very very packed. Dont know if we are able to cover all that we need to cover. We were all contemplating to wake up every morning at 0430 so that we cover all the area. (crazy idea).
I am hoping that i will get the chance to destress next week. The picture tells the story hahahah... BTW, 2nite we are having our session at Ean's. Before that, M is buying us dinner at Pizza Hut cos she still has lots of "credit" not used yet. Yum yummmmmm.......
Thank god for his blessing cos all my work seems to fall in place nicely. Initially, i was facing shortage of equipment for one project shipment, somehow, the other shipment was deffered till end month. Then the seafood supply also falls in place as my suggestion to come back to base for loading, was accepted without much resistance from management. Somehow this week seems to be a very good week for me both in work and personal. Praise God for his intervention.....
I hope to finish all my work by this week and looking forward to my holidays next week with friends and my two angels. This will be their first overseas trip. Pssstt.. I havent tell them about this trip yet, though. It a surprise gift for them as they have manage to complete their punishment. One whole month NO CARTOON. Grounded. Even mum tried to tempt and coax them to watch cartoon at home but they wouldnt. On the day we are flying is exactly one month.
Will write again when i am back from the holidays.......
S
Friday, May 25, 2007
Phew......... what a week this was.... It's been one hectic week - work and running around and worrying... Thank God.... all is well.
Dad has been declared "cured" by the doctor this morning and phew... what a relief to hear that. Apparently, the blockage is not critical and he does not have to go for any surgery - "endoscopy" to clear the blockage. He was just transfered back to normal bed this morning and have to stay for a few days - observation before he is allowed home.
Well, during this trying times, friends of fems have been caring and supportive. Thank you all for your prayers and kind wishes. Like the songs goes by Dionne Warwick - THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR" Thank you.....
I am looking forward to my BKK trip from June 5 onwards. Hopefully, I will be able to recharge my "battery" before I go to the battle field again.
May God Bless you and family........
S
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
A special prayer for S's dad.
Prayer For The Sick
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. 0 dearest Comforter of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in Your hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.
Amen.
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. 0 dearest Comforter of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in Your hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.
Amen.
unpredictable week
Hhmmm....... my week didnt start too well. :-(
Firstly, on Monday morning, on the start of the day for the new week, got lectured by my boss for an hour plus together with my colleague. All because of one person who cannot stand being in the KIASU shoes. Being the GM of a corporate company does not mean you are always right, so peeerrrrfecttttt and expect everyone - customers, staff to work like and behave like you !! This person smiles at you and talks to you like a friend but deep inside.... cursing, swearing and having grudge against you for things said or done unintentionally. Our simple mind would says, eh, we are all "friends" and sometimes we talk without thinking or using our head. To us statement or sentences said or uttered are norm and not taken seriously rather in comical thoughts or jokingly said very innocently. But no, our friend is sooooooooooooo super sensitive that a joke is taken as AN INSULT !! My goodness, this is so unmanly............... If you are not in the good books, you are DEAD meat !!
I am going to stay clear and far from this person. Even if we meet up, I will just say helloooooooo n shut up until it is time to say "GOODBYE" (and good ridiance - spelling correct, ah ?? :-) ). Stay clear and far away from this #@$%^
Last night, my Dad was diagnosed of having a heart attack. He was experiencing some chest pain on and off the last two days but kept to himself. Last evening, when I got back home while having my dinner, he complained that he was not well and experiencing chest pain since morning. I thought not much about it as knowing my Dad sometimes he takes too much rice and may overeat at times. I literally took my time finishing my dinner and washing up. About 7.20 pm, I took him to the clinic for check up. While waiting for his turn, he ask for some water and at that moment of time, it dawn to me that my Dad is really not well. He was having some difficulty breathing. While inside the consultation room with the doctor, he explain to the doctor about his being not well and it dawn to me that my Dad has really aged. He is 72 but he doesnt look his age. Doctor took his BP and was normal. (expectedly cos Dad is on medication for hyper tension). Next was ECG, and the print out doesnt look good. Dad was having a heart attack right before my eyes !! Doctor advise to admit him IMMEDIATELY. I have to remain calm for Dad and myself and not show any fear or panic for fear Dad may not take it. Doctor asked which hospital I prefer and very calmly I told him Selangor Medical center in Shah Alam. He recommended two specialist that I can refer to. So I drove like crazy and Dad was trying to calm me down, saying he is alright and no need to drive so fast. On the way, he says he was thirsty (i dont have any water in the car), so I told Dad try to relax, rest and we will be in the hospital in no time. Thank God, we arrived the center safely and the doctor attended to him immediately. Then the big bom, all the ICU beds have been taken up and there is NO place for my Dad !! Oh shit !!! At first, I couldnt understand what the doctor was telling me, until she has to explain like word for word (I look like a jerk and sooooo stupid). She recommended Klang GH. I look at her straight in the face, "We just came from Klang !!". So I am left with no other choice but back to Klang. Doctor advise to send Dad in an ambulance NOT in my car in his case as time is critical. The medical team gave him medication with morphine to stabilised him before sending him to Klang in the ambulance. The team there was very professional.
While in the hospital, I called mum to update her on Dad's situation. My twins stayed overnight at mums as I was with Dad. Managed to get my brother and he only arrived when Dad was in Emergency ward (red zone) - Klang GH. That was almost 1030 pm. The medical team in Klang acted swiftly when Dad arrived and the "Boss" in charge, Dr Wong (male doctor) was immediately summoned to attend to Dad. After going through his report, he ask me why only almost 12 hours later only admit him ?? Its like, your Dad is lucky to be alive right NOW !! Another doctor was roped for advise, Dr Tan (lady doctor). She says, there may be some blockage and will have to put Dad on drip inorder to unblock the blockage. For the medicine to take effect, it would be another hour or so. During that time, I went back to mum's place, thinking of taking my twins back and asking my nephew to stay with them until Dad is out from emergency. When I reached mum's place, my twins was soundly asleep. Not wanting to disturb their sleep, Mum says let them sleep overnight. So, I was back in the hospital about 1130. At that time, Dad's heart beat was still not stabilised yet. Finally, 1230 Doctor approved Dad to be move into ICU. Phew... that was a good sign and great relief. He was placed in ICU - 8th floor. Doctor told me even though his condition has stabilised but the attack may come any time and we have to be prepared !!
I was finally back home at about 1 am in the morning. Thank God for keeping Dad alive and giving me the strength to keep calm throughout the night.
S
Firstly, on Monday morning, on the start of the day for the new week, got lectured by my boss for an hour plus together with my colleague. All because of one person who cannot stand being in the KIASU shoes. Being the GM of a corporate company does not mean you are always right, so peeerrrrfecttttt and expect everyone - customers, staff to work like and behave like you !! This person smiles at you and talks to you like a friend but deep inside.... cursing, swearing and having grudge against you for things said or done unintentionally. Our simple mind would says, eh, we are all "friends" and sometimes we talk without thinking or using our head. To us statement or sentences said or uttered are norm and not taken seriously rather in comical thoughts or jokingly said very innocently. But no, our friend is sooooooooooooo super sensitive that a joke is taken as AN INSULT !! My goodness, this is so unmanly............... If you are not in the good books, you are DEAD meat !!
I am going to stay clear and far from this person. Even if we meet up, I will just say helloooooooo n shut up until it is time to say "GOODBYE" (and good ridiance - spelling correct, ah ?? :-) ). Stay clear and far away from this #@$%^
Last night, my Dad was diagnosed of having a heart attack. He was experiencing some chest pain on and off the last two days but kept to himself. Last evening, when I got back home while having my dinner, he complained that he was not well and experiencing chest pain since morning. I thought not much about it as knowing my Dad sometimes he takes too much rice and may overeat at times. I literally took my time finishing my dinner and washing up. About 7.20 pm, I took him to the clinic for check up. While waiting for his turn, he ask for some water and at that moment of time, it dawn to me that my Dad is really not well. He was having some difficulty breathing. While inside the consultation room with the doctor, he explain to the doctor about his being not well and it dawn to me that my Dad has really aged. He is 72 but he doesnt look his age. Doctor took his BP and was normal. (expectedly cos Dad is on medication for hyper tension). Next was ECG, and the print out doesnt look good. Dad was having a heart attack right before my eyes !! Doctor advise to admit him IMMEDIATELY. I have to remain calm for Dad and myself and not show any fear or panic for fear Dad may not take it. Doctor asked which hospital I prefer and very calmly I told him Selangor Medical center in Shah Alam. He recommended two specialist that I can refer to. So I drove like crazy and Dad was trying to calm me down, saying he is alright and no need to drive so fast. On the way, he says he was thirsty (i dont have any water in the car), so I told Dad try to relax, rest and we will be in the hospital in no time. Thank God, we arrived the center safely and the doctor attended to him immediately. Then the big bom, all the ICU beds have been taken up and there is NO place for my Dad !! Oh shit !!! At first, I couldnt understand what the doctor was telling me, until she has to explain like word for word (I look like a jerk and sooooo stupid). She recommended Klang GH. I look at her straight in the face, "We just came from Klang !!". So I am left with no other choice but back to Klang. Doctor advise to send Dad in an ambulance NOT in my car in his case as time is critical. The medical team gave him medication with morphine to stabilised him before sending him to Klang in the ambulance. The team there was very professional.
While in the hospital, I called mum to update her on Dad's situation. My twins stayed overnight at mums as I was with Dad. Managed to get my brother and he only arrived when Dad was in Emergency ward (red zone) - Klang GH. That was almost 1030 pm. The medical team in Klang acted swiftly when Dad arrived and the "Boss" in charge, Dr Wong (male doctor) was immediately summoned to attend to Dad. After going through his report, he ask me why only almost 12 hours later only admit him ?? Its like, your Dad is lucky to be alive right NOW !! Another doctor was roped for advise, Dr Tan (lady doctor). She says, there may be some blockage and will have to put Dad on drip inorder to unblock the blockage. For the medicine to take effect, it would be another hour or so. During that time, I went back to mum's place, thinking of taking my twins back and asking my nephew to stay with them until Dad is out from emergency. When I reached mum's place, my twins was soundly asleep. Not wanting to disturb their sleep, Mum says let them sleep overnight. So, I was back in the hospital about 1130. At that time, Dad's heart beat was still not stabilised yet. Finally, 1230 Doctor approved Dad to be move into ICU. Phew... that was a good sign and great relief. He was placed in ICU - 8th floor. Doctor told me even though his condition has stabilised but the attack may come any time and we have to be prepared !!
I was finally back home at about 1 am in the morning. Thank God for keeping Dad alive and giving me the strength to keep calm throughout the night.
S
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Strays
Ah Tuen
Ah Tuen is missing. I have not seen him since last Fri evening. He wasn’t around to greet me on Sat morning when I reached my office car park; nor did he appear when I played with my car remote - I usually tooted to let him know I was there. I made 2 trips to my office block on Sunday hoping to find him but up to till this morning there was no sign of him.
I’ve adopted quite a few strays ever since I started working here. Each time a stray goes missing, my heart aches a little.
The first was ‘Ah-Girl”, so named by the ladies working in my area but I re-named her SharPei because I believe she is of mix-heritage, half Sharpei and half don’t-know-what. She was one of the ugliest dog I have ever seen, yet a favourite among the nearby offices’ staff, which included a Malay nurse who fed her chicken legs on a daily basis. One of the ladies claimed that Girl escorts her to the car every evening. I’m not surprised because she used to walk me to the car too and the nurse told me that Girl sits outside the clinic till it closes. Our area can get pretty deserted in the evening and the clinic stays opened till night. Because she was a big dog, Girl’s presence gave the nurse a sense of security. I believe Girl got so used to company that during one of the long weekend holidays she must have gotten lonely and wandered off. We all thought she would return after a few days but she never did.
Next was a dog that perpetually stayed in the toilet of the deserted shop lot 2 doors away. She used to be somebody’s dog because she wore a collar. We learnt of her presence one morning when we heard her howling. Our attempts to draw her out the next few days were in vain so each day I had to leave food in the stinking toilet. I called her “Kow-Chai”. Weeks later, she would wander out for a few minutes a day whenever I called her. One day, some people came to clean up that vacant lot and shooed the dog away. I couldn’t find her for about 2 days but on the 3rd day I saw her lying dead on the side of the main road while I was driving by.
Then there was Blackie, who looked like a Border collie. He was black except for his white chest. I assumed Blackie was a stray because you could always find him lying at our company’s directors’ makeshift garage but one day, after feeding him for months, an Indian boy staying at the squatter area told me that Blackie was his. The squatter houses were about to be tore down and the boy felt that he should inform me of his intention to take Blackie with him to their new house. Anyway, Blackie went away for about 2 weeks but one day I saw him lying at his regular spot. For some reason or another, the family disowned him. Sadly, Blackie didn’t live very long after that.
Other than the strays, there was a dog that belonged to another Indian family staying at the squatters. The owner told me his name was “Cowboy” and he looked like my Max except that he was brown and very friendly. Cowboy had a girlfriend called Pinky who was a stray. When Cowboy’s family moved, Pinky was left behind and so I ‘adopted’ her. At that time, Blackie was around and they became friends. After some months, Pinky gave birth to 6 puppies. Just before that, Blackie died but Pinky didn’t feel the loss until one by one her puppies were taken away. One Sunday I came to feed her in the morning but kept half the food so that I could feed her a second round later but I couldn’t find her when I came in the evening. Since then, I have not since Pinky.
Then came Ah Tuen. He is serious faced yet looks dopey hence the name, Ah Tuen. He’s totally white but is incapable of keeping himself clean. He sleeps beneath an abandoned truck and each time I drive past, he knows it is mealtime and comes running after me. I don’t know how he does it but he is able to distinguish my car engine from others. If I come from the other direction where I don’t need to pass him, I only need to play with my remote a few times and he will appear. He seems able to tell time too. When I am late and arrive after 9.00 a.m., he will wait for me where I park.
It’s been 4 days since he disappeared. In the next few weeks I will probably still look out for him even though I have a feeling he’s gone for good. His disappearance leaves a hollow feeling inside me but it is to be expected, strays come and go. Yet each time it happens I grieve and I mourn. How am I ever going to be a volunteer for SPCA or PAWS?? F
Monday, May 21, 2007
My 2 sons !!
The weekend is over and i am glad it was not as hectic as last Sunday! Nevertheless it was still eventful. Saturday was spent getting my tyres changed and then grocery shopping. Sunday was busier as i went for a dance workshop in TTDI, KL. It was beneficial and fun. It's organized for the Asia Pacific Masters championship and they teach dances that are chosen for the competition. I am not there to join the competition but just to learn the dances and have fun. And i sure did! :)
It was a full day affair from 10am - 6pm! but we came back earlier and i had a chance to relax and have my dinner at home. It was a tiring Sunday and i was just looking forward to bedtime. I was too tired to bathe son no.2(Storm ...the
Schnauzer>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
It was a full day affair from 10am - 6pm! but we came back earlier and i had a chance to relax and have my dinner at home. It was a tiring Sunday and i was just looking forward to bedtime. I was too tired to bathe son no.2(Storm ...the
Schnauzer>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> so i put that on hold :) At about 11pm we put out son no.1 (Thunder..... the German Shepherd) 
and didn't notice that the gate was not closed!!! 15 min later when we realised that, Thunder was already out of the home grounds,... my first thought was ..... oh dear, this is going to be a longggg night! Sigh! Our 1st German shepherd ( Candy) was a wanderer and she would wander off and getting her back would take like an hour! Phew!!!
But i think i have good sons :) !! We caught a glimpse of Thunder in the dark. He was sniffing and marking his territory at the end of the road about 5 houses away. We called for him and he came running back! Phew, what a good son!!!! he was rewarded with lots of biscuits for his obedience! I was so relieved... after a long day at the workshop i was not cut out to run all over looking for my 4 legged son!
But when i thought again about it , it would be really really devastating if we had lost him like F lost her girlie
and didn't notice that the gate was not closed!!! 15 min later when we realised that, Thunder was already out of the home grounds,... my first thought was ..... oh dear, this is going to be a longggg night! Sigh! Our 1st German shepherd ( Candy) was a wanderer and she would wander off and getting her back would take like an hour! Phew!!! But i think i have good sons :) !! We caught a glimpse of Thunder in the dark. He was sniffing and marking his territory at the end of the road about 5 houses away. We called for him and he came running back! Phew, what a good son!!!! he was rewarded with lots of biscuits for his obedience! I was so relieved... after a long day at the workshop i was not cut out to run all over looking for my 4 legged son!
But when i thought again about it , it would be really really devastating if we had lost him like F lost her girlie :( Sigh! I got lucky this time. We need to be extra careful with our 4 legged family members.
E-xtra careful now!
E-xtra careful now!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Have we all become so cynical ?
Out of the goodness of her heart, a young girl, Daphne Ling highlighted the plight of a little girl with Fraser Syndrome. Daphne is a member of the Star's Brats and has stood up for and spoken on a lot of moral & general issues. The story of Siti Aisya Shahidan first appeared on The Star on 24 th Dec 2006.
Through her efforts, donations in cash and kind poured in for the family of the little girl as Daphne had also posted the story in her blog along with other bloggers like Marina Mahathir etc... Every month or so, Daphne would give an update on Aisya's health, donations collected, etc... so that the story would not fizzle out and become another forgotten issue. By April the family had collected about 13k in cash and in addition, pledges for 1 year's supply of diapers, milk, Nestum etc..
Unfortunately, along with praises for her efforts, she received some emails and messages from strangers questioning her motives. All along, she had chosen to ignore these messages but Daphne has since decided to quit this effort because of a message posted in her blog from somebody called 'Melayu Jati'. It goes :
'apa yang aku tak fahem memang satu. siapa dia ni adik daphne ini? kenapa semua percaya sangat kak dia nak bagi duit nak bagi siti aisya ini? tak pernah ke dengar yang banyak orang yang tipu duit orang? mana bukti yang Siti aisya ni wujud? mana bukti dan buku akaun yang daphne ni tak ambil duit tu untuk dirinya sendiri? tak hairan ke semua orang yang budak cina yang tak kena mengena dengan keluarga si aisya ni nak tolong dia? pandailah sikit. mana ade orang yang nak tolong kalau dia tak dapat ape sendiri terutama kes macam ni. bUdak cina tolong orang melayu konon. pleese pak, bagi lah orang melayu jaga diri sendiri. kalau betul nak tolong aisya, ambil duit sendiri bagi. menyampah nak sibuk jaga kain orang. memang ku menyampah. takdak orang sebaik ni. tipu!dari, melayu jati'
Marina Mahathir had this to say in response to Melayu Jati !
Kalau 'melayu jati' ertinya menuduh orang yang baik hati mencuri, saya bukan melayu jati. Kalau melayu jati ertinya tidak percaya ada orang yang boleh membantu orang yang memerlui tanpa mengira bangsa dan ugama, saya tidak ingin menjadi melayu jati. Kerana sikap inilah, penderitaan berterusan, kerana ada orang yang sentiasa mencari alasan supaya tidak membantu sambil mengkritik orang lain. Saya kasihan kepada Melayu Jati kerana hidup dalam dunia dimana tidak ada 'orang sebaik ni'. Agaknya kalau kita tidak buat baik kepada orang lain, mereka pun tidak buat baik kepada kita. Alangkah gelap dunia kamu.
Translated : If 'melayu jati' (pure Malay) means accusing people who are goodhearted of stealing, then I am not a pure Malay. If 'pure Malay' means not believing that people can help those who need it without considering race and religion, then I don't want to be pure Malay. It is because of attitudes like these that human suffering continues, because there are people who find every excuse not to help while criticising those who do. I feel pity for Melayu Jati because he lives in a world where there are no people 'as good as this'. I guess if you are never good to people, people will never be good to you. What a dark world you live in.
It's sad because people like MJ puts others off from helping one another. And the worse part is being so racial about it . If you all want to read more about it, here are the links :
Daphne's http://daphneling.blogspot.com/
Marina Mahathir (http://rantingsbymm.blogspot.com)
F
Through her efforts, donations in cash and kind poured in for the family of the little girl as Daphne had also posted the story in her blog along with other bloggers like Marina Mahathir etc... Every month or so, Daphne would give an update on Aisya's health, donations collected, etc... so that the story would not fizzle out and become another forgotten issue. By April the family had collected about 13k in cash and in addition, pledges for 1 year's supply of diapers, milk, Nestum etc..
Unfortunately, along with praises for her efforts, she received some emails and messages from strangers questioning her motives. All along, she had chosen to ignore these messages but Daphne has since decided to quit this effort because of a message posted in her blog from somebody called 'Melayu Jati'. It goes :
'apa yang aku tak fahem memang satu. siapa dia ni adik daphne ini? kenapa semua percaya sangat kak dia nak bagi duit nak bagi siti aisya ini? tak pernah ke dengar yang banyak orang yang tipu duit orang? mana bukti yang Siti aisya ni wujud? mana bukti dan buku akaun yang daphne ni tak ambil duit tu untuk dirinya sendiri? tak hairan ke semua orang yang budak cina yang tak kena mengena dengan keluarga si aisya ni nak tolong dia? pandailah sikit. mana ade orang yang nak tolong kalau dia tak dapat ape sendiri terutama kes macam ni. bUdak cina tolong orang melayu konon. pleese pak, bagi lah orang melayu jaga diri sendiri. kalau betul nak tolong aisya, ambil duit sendiri bagi. menyampah nak sibuk jaga kain orang. memang ku menyampah. takdak orang sebaik ni. tipu!dari, melayu jati'
Marina Mahathir had this to say in response to Melayu Jati !
Kalau 'melayu jati' ertinya menuduh orang yang baik hati mencuri, saya bukan melayu jati. Kalau melayu jati ertinya tidak percaya ada orang yang boleh membantu orang yang memerlui tanpa mengira bangsa dan ugama, saya tidak ingin menjadi melayu jati. Kerana sikap inilah, penderitaan berterusan, kerana ada orang yang sentiasa mencari alasan supaya tidak membantu sambil mengkritik orang lain. Saya kasihan kepada Melayu Jati kerana hidup dalam dunia dimana tidak ada 'orang sebaik ni'. Agaknya kalau kita tidak buat baik kepada orang lain, mereka pun tidak buat baik kepada kita. Alangkah gelap dunia kamu.
Translated : If 'melayu jati' (pure Malay) means accusing people who are goodhearted of stealing, then I am not a pure Malay. If 'pure Malay' means not believing that people can help those who need it without considering race and religion, then I don't want to be pure Malay. It is because of attitudes like these that human suffering continues, because there are people who find every excuse not to help while criticising those who do. I feel pity for Melayu Jati because he lives in a world where there are no people 'as good as this'. I guess if you are never good to people, people will never be good to you. What a dark world you live in.
It's sad because people like MJ puts others off from helping one another. And the worse part is being so racial about it . If you all want to read more about it, here are the links :
Daphne's http://daphneling.blogspot.com/
Marina Mahathir (http://rantingsbymm.blogspot.com)
F
Friday, May 18, 2007
Murphy's Law!!!
U are probably wondering what it is with me and laws!!!! First its the Newton's 1st law (inertia) and now its Murphy's!!! Hahahaha!!! Well, newton's was proven, Murphy's law, on the other hand, is just a saying. And this is what it is : Murphy's Law states that "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time," ... and believe me , its proven to be quite true in my life!!! Its a saying in the western culture and i have heard my mum saying the Hokkien version as well that goes: "Chuan Geen Chuan Too" ~ that's in Penang Hokkien so a lot of u may not understand it.
This is my version of F's eventful weekend. I was really looking forward to a getaway weekend. Its been ages since i had a holiday :( away from home. The golfers planned it and i was going to make the best of it. I had qualms about sharing a private apartment with an unknown friend. But it was not as bad as it seemed. She is nice in her own demure way , very unlike the noisy silly people are!!! She carried her part of the conversation well , and made us feel at home at her apartment.
We did get some alone time to be crazy though , when we took the cable car and went up to the top of the highlands. F was left to try her luck at the slot machines, while my other friend and her daughter took me to the karaoke room for some lung exercise!!! I had fun singing the safe songs so as not to embarrass anyone! Another friend joined us later and after the singing session we made our way back to the casino where we combined our luck and made the mini jackpot for F! 3 pairs of hands busy pressing the screen won her 1200RM! And we finally dragged away from the machine!
Dinner was nice , and after dinner we went back to the casino. I lost a total of 40RM and my other half lost 600RM!! We made it back to the apartment at midnight ~ oh and i must not forget to mention that i had many Mother's day wishes on my phone :) Thanks kids ! ( Wilson included) Back at the apartment we stayed up to chit chat till 2am and then i went to bed , Brrrrrrrrrrrr it was a cold night!
The next day we made our way home after lunch and that's when Murphy played his trick on us. i was worried about my car tyres so we drove really slow. And when we made it downhill in one piece i was a bit relieved but the worst was yet to come. The car radiator leaked and the engine overheated.
We stopped by a petrol station and were told to wait for 30 min b4 we fill up the radiator. McD was nearby so we went for drinks. Later when we found out that filling up with water didn't help, we called for a tow truck. And that was when we realized that the keys were locked in the car!!! ALAMAK!!!! Itu la , i say Murphy's law!!! So the tow truck guy had to drive one of us back home to get the extra set of keys . Apparently he estimated the ride to be 30 min but then Murphy struck again ..... there was a huge thunderstorm along the Kesas Highway and the floods caused a massive jam. So it took more than the double the estimated time getting there , and coming back ..... well, it was like almost 3 hours!!!! ARRGGHHHH! By the time we made it back home with all the necessary done , it was 9pm and i was ready to collapse! My sis called to ask me one million and one questions about the event , and it was right at the time when i was watching Greys anatomy season finale!!! i was trying to keep my cool but my voice was getting softer and slower in speech Hahahahahah!!! Phew! but i kept my cool! :) To sum it all up, remember this was Mother's day!!! And Boy, its got to be one of the most memorable ones for me!!!
One consolation though, the radiator is OK . I only had to get the top casing/housing replaced for 210RM :) and tomorrow i will get all 4 new tyres , so my car will be good as new again!!!
Come July13th Genting here we come ..... MLTR , i hope u have learnt how to rock so u can teach us how to rock too !!! :)
E-xhausted Mom's day!
This is my version of F's eventful weekend. I was really looking forward to a getaway weekend. Its been ages since i had a holiday :( away from home. The golfers planned it and i was going to make the best of it. I had qualms about sharing a private apartment with an unknown friend. But it was not as bad as it seemed. She is nice in her own demure way , very unlike the noisy silly people are!!! She carried her part of the conversation well , and made us feel at home at her apartment.
We did get some alone time to be crazy though , when we took the cable car and went up to the top of the highlands. F was left to try her luck at the slot machines, while my other friend and her daughter took me to the karaoke room for some lung exercise!!! I had fun singing the safe songs so as not to embarrass anyone! Another friend joined us later and after the singing session we made our way back to the casino where we combined our luck and made the mini jackpot for F! 3 pairs of hands busy pressing the screen won her 1200RM! And we finally dragged away from the machine!
Dinner was nice , and after dinner we went back to the casino. I lost a total of 40RM and my other half lost 600RM!! We made it back to the apartment at midnight ~ oh and i must not forget to mention that i had many Mother's day wishes on my phone :) Thanks kids ! ( Wilson included) Back at the apartment we stayed up to chit chat till 2am and then i went to bed , Brrrrrrrrrrrr it was a cold night!
The next day we made our way home after lunch and that's when Murphy played his trick on us. i was worried about my car tyres so we drove really slow. And when we made it downhill in one piece i was a bit relieved but the worst was yet to come. The car radiator leaked and the engine overheated.
We stopped by a petrol station and were told to wait for 30 min b4 we fill up the radiator. McD was nearby so we went for drinks. Later when we found out that filling up with water didn't help, we called for a tow truck. And that was when we realized that the keys were locked in the car!!! ALAMAK!!!! Itu la , i say Murphy's law!!! So the tow truck guy had to drive one of us back home to get the extra set of keys . Apparently he estimated the ride to be 30 min but then Murphy struck again ..... there was a huge thunderstorm along the Kesas Highway and the floods caused a massive jam. So it took more than the double the estimated time getting there , and coming back ..... well, it was like almost 3 hours!!!! ARRGGHHHH! By the time we made it back home with all the necessary done , it was 9pm and i was ready to collapse! My sis called to ask me one million and one questions about the event , and it was right at the time when i was watching Greys anatomy season finale!!! i was trying to keep my cool but my voice was getting softer and slower in speech Hahahahahah!!! Phew! but i kept my cool! :) To sum it all up, remember this was Mother's day!!! And Boy, its got to be one of the most memorable ones for me!!! One consolation though, the radiator is OK . I only had to get the top casing/housing replaced for 210RM :) and tomorrow i will get all 4 new tyres , so my car will be good as new again!!!
Come July13th Genting here we come ..... MLTR , i hope u have learnt how to rock so u can teach us how to rock too !!! :)
E-xhausted Mom's day!
Monday, May 14, 2007
An eventful weekend.....
Last Sat, I was invited to join E and her hubby for a free night’s stay at Genting. He was meeting some friends for a game of golf and one of his friends had an apartment in Goh Tong Jaya big enough to accommodate his family and us. My urge to play the slots overcame my misgivings about staying, and having to make small talks with complete strangers and so, without hesitating, I accepted.
When I laid eyes on Eddie’s (the owner of the apartment) wife, Judy, I was certain that she was somebody I knew from school. I had a hunch that she was from the same batch as my sister and asked her about it. That sort of broke the ice because Judy seemed the reticent type and prior to that, E and I were like whispering to each other, “she like quite serious, hoh?” We spent a few minutes catching up on old times and then E and I left to meet up with another golfer’s (Al) wife and kids to go up uphill, leaving Judy and her son, Jake, behind as he had an exam coming and needed to study.
While E and the rest went off for karaoke, I went straight to the casino. After karaoke, E came to meet me with Al’s wife and another friend, Shireen, who happened to be in Genting. By then I had lost some money but I am happy to say that the machine I was playing finally struck the mini jackpot, winning RM1200 plus. We were so happy (especially me of course!) and could not believe that you could strike so much with a RM0.05 cents machine. Unfortunately in the midst of all the excitement, we forgot to take any photos for our blog. That night I went into the casino again but this time lost. I guess what matters is that at the end of the day I made a few hundreds …
During dinner, Eddie asked if my family owned the watch shop in Port Klang. He then told me his mum and aunt were close friends of my mum as they shared the same surnames and probably came from the same province in China! It didn’t ring any bell as I have never been close to relatives or friends of my parents and the responsibility of keeping in touch with kin and old family friends falls on the shoulders of my 2 sisters. He said, “ I remember you have 2 sisters very pretty-one!!” Aiyo, as if my other 2 sisters and I not pretty-lah??
Sunday morning we sat around and chit chatted till lunchtime. We left Genting about 2pm. A short distance after the Gombak toll, E’s car overheated and stalled. There was just time to turn into a Pro Jet petrol kiosk. All of us got down and Doc opened the car hood and 3 heads pored into it. Doc called his mechanic friend who told him to wait for about ½ hr and then fill the radiator with water. Since there was a Macdonald’s at the petrol kiosk we decided to wait out the ½ hr there. Unfortunately, when we tried to pour water into the radiator we noticed water leaking out.
One of the 7-11 boys helped looked for a tow-truck. It was then we realized that the car keys were locked in the car. E’s car had auto lock function and all of us went down to look into the hood without removing the keys. When the tow truck driver came, he offered to take Doc home to Klang for the spare key and then come back to Ulu Klang to tow the car. He was confident that it would just take about an hour. Doc was supposed to come back with his car to pick E and me.
It actually took the tow truck about 1 ½ hrs to reach Klang as there was a jam along the way so all in all, it was about 2 ½ hrs later that Doc reappeared with his car. We then had to wait another 15 mins for the tow truck to come. Since the tow truck operator was not familiar with Port Klang, we had to lead the tow truck to the workshop. We had earlier called to inform the mechanic that we would be bringing the car that evening and he had agreed to wait for us. But due to the delay, the mechanic suggested that we call him only when we reach Port Klang and he would meet us at the workshop upon arrival. By the time we reached the workshop it was about 8.30pm.
What an eventful trip and weekend it turned out to be. I don't know about E but for me this weekend was when old friendships were rekindled. It was also my first win in Genting in a long while. Even though it was a long, long trip home, I do believe that I will always remember this weekend fondly. F
When I laid eyes on Eddie’s (the owner of the apartment) wife, Judy, I was certain that she was somebody I knew from school. I had a hunch that she was from the same batch as my sister and asked her about it. That sort of broke the ice because Judy seemed the reticent type and prior to that, E and I were like whispering to each other, “she like quite serious, hoh?” We spent a few minutes catching up on old times and then E and I left to meet up with another golfer’s (Al) wife and kids to go up uphill, leaving Judy and her son, Jake, behind as he had an exam coming and needed to study.
While E and the rest went off for karaoke, I went straight to the casino. After karaoke, E came to meet me with Al’s wife and another friend, Shireen, who happened to be in Genting. By then I had lost some money but I am happy to say that the machine I was playing finally struck the mini jackpot, winning RM1200 plus. We were so happy (especially me of course!) and could not believe that you could strike so much with a RM0.05 cents machine. Unfortunately in the midst of all the excitement, we forgot to take any photos for our blog. That night I went into the casino again but this time lost. I guess what matters is that at the end of the day I made a few hundreds …
During dinner, Eddie asked if my family owned the watch shop in Port Klang. He then told me his mum and aunt were close friends of my mum as they shared the same surnames and probably came from the same province in China! It didn’t ring any bell as I have never been close to relatives or friends of my parents and the responsibility of keeping in touch with kin and old family friends falls on the shoulders of my 2 sisters. He said, “ I remember you have 2 sisters very pretty-one!!” Aiyo, as if my other 2 sisters and I not pretty-lah??
Sunday morning we sat around and chit chatted till lunchtime. We left Genting about 2pm. A short distance after the Gombak toll, E’s car overheated and stalled. There was just time to turn into a Pro Jet petrol kiosk. All of us got down and Doc opened the car hood and 3 heads pored into it. Doc called his mechanic friend who told him to wait for about ½ hr and then fill the radiator with water. Since there was a Macdonald’s at the petrol kiosk we decided to wait out the ½ hr there. Unfortunately, when we tried to pour water into the radiator we noticed water leaking out.
One of the 7-11 boys helped looked for a tow-truck. It was then we realized that the car keys were locked in the car. E’s car had auto lock function and all of us went down to look into the hood without removing the keys. When the tow truck driver came, he offered to take Doc home to Klang for the spare key and then come back to Ulu Klang to tow the car. He was confident that it would just take about an hour. Doc was supposed to come back with his car to pick E and me.
It actually took the tow truck about 1 ½ hrs to reach Klang as there was a jam along the way so all in all, it was about 2 ½ hrs later that Doc reappeared with his car. We then had to wait another 15 mins for the tow truck to come. Since the tow truck operator was not familiar with Port Klang, we had to lead the tow truck to the workshop. We had earlier called to inform the mechanic that we would be bringing the car that evening and he had agreed to wait for us. But due to the delay, the mechanic suggested that we call him only when we reach Port Klang and he would meet us at the workshop upon arrival. By the time we reached the workshop it was about 8.30pm.
What an eventful trip and weekend it turned out to be. I don't know about E but for me this weekend was when old friendships were rekindled. It was also my first win in Genting in a long while. Even though it was a long, long trip home, I do believe that I will always remember this weekend fondly. F
Friday, May 11, 2007
His Plans For You
While driving to work this morning, I was thinking. (I don’t know about you but when I drive I ‘think’.) Last night I was having drinks with a friend. She has been harping about work for some time now and I was aware that she was looking for another job.
This morning's thoughts were focused on my friend’s situation and I was telling myself that I must ask Grace (another friend) to pray for her. Not that I am not on speaking terms with God, but then I have always felt that God listens to some people more than He listens to me. Just as I am aware that my mum used to give in more to my younger sister’s demands than she would mine, every time we needed permission to do or buy something, my sis would always be our spokesman! The same situation applies here. If I really want to help my friend, Grace’s prayers would be more effective than mine! Motivational speakers encourage us to speak & think positive. Be very specific and know what you want in life and so in my mind, I was very specific that “help” would come in the form of a job opening for this friend. An ideal job would be having a good boss, nice environment, high pay, no stress etc.
In the midst of all these thoughts playing in my mind, a revelation came! It had to be from God because I don’t have the capability to think so logically. Sometimes we are so ‘set’ in our minds about what we want that we don’t recognize an answered prayer even when it is staring at us. We do not know the mind of God or how He would choose to answer our prayers.
I remember a story that goes something like this. One day it rained very heavily till it started to flood. There was this guy who prayed to God to stop the rain but pretty soon the water had reached his waist. Along came a man in a sampan who offered to take him to higher ground but he refused. It continued to rain and he prayed harder “God, please make the rain stop!” By now he was standing on a table as the flood had risen even higher. Soon a speedboat made its way towards him and the boatman shouted for him to get into the boat but again he refused and prayed even harder for God to stop the rain. It kept raining and by now the man was standing on the roof of his house. A helicopter came and hovered above him but the man waved it away, shouting, “God will stop the rain” Soon the man drowned and rose to heaven. When he saw God he was very angry and asked God why his prayers were not answered? And how in spite of his faith, God had not saved him by 'stopping the rain'. God said, “Who did you think, sent the sampan, speedboat & helicopter?”
However good my intention, I don’t think it’s for me to decide that the best solution for my friend is a new job. Maybe God has a better plan for her? Instead of telling God to find her a job, I should just intercede for her in prayers and allow God to do things His way and trust that God’s will is best even though we may not think it at first. Can you imagine 3 yrs down the road I am still praying “find her a job, find her a job” and getting more and more bitter that my prayers aren’t answered but who knows the ways of our Lord? Perhaps with the passing of time, my friend has come to enjoy her work and is enjoying the benefits of an ideal job and yet because my mind was so made up, I did not realize the change in her situation.
When I next speak to Grace, I will not be asking her to pray for a new job for our friend. I will just ask her to pray for our friend full-stop. F
Jer 29:11 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Isaiah 55 : 8 & 9 - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
This morning's thoughts were focused on my friend’s situation and I was telling myself that I must ask Grace (another friend) to pray for her. Not that I am not on speaking terms with God, but then I have always felt that God listens to some people more than He listens to me. Just as I am aware that my mum used to give in more to my younger sister’s demands than she would mine, every time we needed permission to do or buy something, my sis would always be our spokesman! The same situation applies here. If I really want to help my friend, Grace’s prayers would be more effective than mine! Motivational speakers encourage us to speak & think positive. Be very specific and know what you want in life and so in my mind, I was very specific that “help” would come in the form of a job opening for this friend. An ideal job would be having a good boss, nice environment, high pay, no stress etc.
In the midst of all these thoughts playing in my mind, a revelation came! It had to be from God because I don’t have the capability to think so logically. Sometimes we are so ‘set’ in our minds about what we want that we don’t recognize an answered prayer even when it is staring at us. We do not know the mind of God or how He would choose to answer our prayers.
I remember a story that goes something like this. One day it rained very heavily till it started to flood. There was this guy who prayed to God to stop the rain but pretty soon the water had reached his waist. Along came a man in a sampan who offered to take him to higher ground but he refused. It continued to rain and he prayed harder “God, please make the rain stop!” By now he was standing on a table as the flood had risen even higher. Soon a speedboat made its way towards him and the boatman shouted for him to get into the boat but again he refused and prayed even harder for God to stop the rain. It kept raining and by now the man was standing on the roof of his house. A helicopter came and hovered above him but the man waved it away, shouting, “God will stop the rain” Soon the man drowned and rose to heaven. When he saw God he was very angry and asked God why his prayers were not answered? And how in spite of his faith, God had not saved him by 'stopping the rain'. God said, “Who did you think, sent the sampan, speedboat & helicopter?”
However good my intention, I don’t think it’s for me to decide that the best solution for my friend is a new job. Maybe God has a better plan for her? Instead of telling God to find her a job, I should just intercede for her in prayers and allow God to do things His way and trust that God’s will is best even though we may not think it at first. Can you imagine 3 yrs down the road I am still praying “find her a job, find her a job” and getting more and more bitter that my prayers aren’t answered but who knows the ways of our Lord? Perhaps with the passing of time, my friend has come to enjoy her work and is enjoying the benefits of an ideal job and yet because my mind was so made up, I did not realize the change in her situation.
When I next speak to Grace, I will not be asking her to pray for a new job for our friend. I will just ask her to pray for our friend full-stop. F
Jer 29:11 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Isaiah 55 : 8 & 9 - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all.
This week has been quite a good week for me as I am less stress at work and at home. It's been quite a while since I had such relaxing moments. That's why the happy picture.
Anyway, the week started off with attending wedding dinner with my kids on Monday. It was my immediate neighbour's eldest son wedding. We have been neighbours ever since both families shifted in. Their three children were still young and as for me my twins were not even conceived. Its been more than over a decade that we have been neighbours.. wow how time flies. They are very helpful people. Most of the time, we are out from our house in the morning and only back at night. At times, when we leave the laundry out to dry, they will help to ensure the laundry are taken in especially when its raining. These are some little things that good neighbours do for each other. The dinner served was delicious. I understand from my neighbour the cost of each table is RM530.00 / table. Wah...... we had the 5 varieties dish served in a boat with fresh scallops, fish maw, chicken meat. The superior shark fin soup was served in individual bowl. My children went gaga over that.(their fav dish). Followed by steam cod fish, piglet with fried pigeon, prawns, mushroom with brocoli and fish maw. By the time dinner was over, it was almost 11 pm. Rushed back home as the next day was school going day.
Tuesday morning, I received an sms from my subordinate, shipping operation informing me that he was unable to report to work as his car broke down in Melaka. So the day when by without any major happenings. Later in the evening, he called up and informed that he will NOT be coming in the next day as his car was not ready yet. Apparently, the engine has to be change. His other excuse is without the car he cannot come in to work. Now that was the last straw as knowingly there were two vessels coming in and required clearance from our end. I got a feeling he deliberately trying to put me in the corner inorder to give in to his demands. FYI, he has approached me last month requesting for company car as the activities has increased tremendously due to the surge of aggregate from our neighbouring country. How can I justify his request to my boss ?? I honestly dont know how to even bring this subject to the Management. I was just waiting and see how long the sudden surge will last before I even dare to propose to the management. Unknown to me, he has spoken to my boss about his request and found out that I did not even mentioned anything to my boss. He was furious and raised his voice, saying I was a lousy manager. He followed the protocol or hierachy of the management, ie going through the dept head instead of directly to the MD and yet his request was not brought to the attention of the management. (Did I handle this correctly ??). His demands is :
- company to provide company car for him to work. All upkeeping and petrol will be under the company. He will forego his car allowance.
OR
- used his car but all maintenance under company. Petrol allowance still maintain.
I told him, it's fine with me if he decides to talk directly to MD about his request. Secondly, I dont like to be hold at ransom or cornered in order to give in to his demands. He is excused from work !!! I can still manage without him. !!! I spoke to my ex.colleague regarding work related matters and he agreed to help out. I have standby a new staff I hired two months back with similar working background as back up just incase this fellow starts his tactics again. I was caught once unprepared. Not this time. ! We managed to clear the work and all was well. I stayed up till 1 am to make sure all clearance was done without any problem. He thinks I will beg him to come back to work. NO WAY, man. I may have to put in extra effort but I wont back down. Argh,,,,, hear me roar.... hehehe.
Yesterday, he came back to work. I refuse to speak to him. Firstly he was rude to me for the 2nd time. The 1st time was on Mayday, 1st May. He shut the line before I could say anything back to him. I have reported his behaviour to HR dept and will bring this to MD attention. I hope he will be serve with warning letter and if i have my choice, I dont want him in my team anymore. I had enough of him !!!!
My week so far was still OK..........
S...
This week has been quite a good week for me as I am less stress at work and at home. It's been quite a while since I had such relaxing moments. That's why the happy picture.
Anyway, the week started off with attending wedding dinner with my kids on Monday. It was my immediate neighbour's eldest son wedding. We have been neighbours ever since both families shifted in. Their three children were still young and as for me my twins were not even conceived. Its been more than over a decade that we have been neighbours.. wow how time flies. They are very helpful people. Most of the time, we are out from our house in the morning and only back at night. At times, when we leave the laundry out to dry, they will help to ensure the laundry are taken in especially when its raining. These are some little things that good neighbours do for each other. The dinner served was delicious. I understand from my neighbour the cost of each table is RM530.00 / table. Wah...... we had the 5 varieties dish served in a boat with fresh scallops, fish maw, chicken meat. The superior shark fin soup was served in individual bowl. My children went gaga over that.(their fav dish). Followed by steam cod fish, piglet with fried pigeon, prawns, mushroom with brocoli and fish maw. By the time dinner was over, it was almost 11 pm. Rushed back home as the next day was school going day.
Tuesday morning, I received an sms from my subordinate, shipping operation informing me that he was unable to report to work as his car broke down in Melaka. So the day when by without any major happenings. Later in the evening, he called up and informed that he will NOT be coming in the next day as his car was not ready yet. Apparently, the engine has to be change. His other excuse is without the car he cannot come in to work. Now that was the last straw as knowingly there were two vessels coming in and required clearance from our end. I got a feeling he deliberately trying to put me in the corner inorder to give in to his demands. FYI, he has approached me last month requesting for company car as the activities has increased tremendously due to the surge of aggregate from our neighbouring country. How can I justify his request to my boss ?? I honestly dont know how to even bring this subject to the Management. I was just waiting and see how long the sudden surge will last before I even dare to propose to the management. Unknown to me, he has spoken to my boss about his request and found out that I did not even mentioned anything to my boss. He was furious and raised his voice, saying I was a lousy manager. He followed the protocol or hierachy of the management, ie going through the dept head instead of directly to the MD and yet his request was not brought to the attention of the management. (Did I handle this correctly ??). His demands is :
- company to provide company car for him to work. All upkeeping and petrol will be under the company. He will forego his car allowance.
OR
- used his car but all maintenance under company. Petrol allowance still maintain.
I told him, it's fine with me if he decides to talk directly to MD about his request. Secondly, I dont like to be hold at ransom or cornered in order to give in to his demands. He is excused from work !!! I can still manage without him. !!! I spoke to my ex.colleague regarding work related matters and he agreed to help out. I have standby a new staff I hired two months back with similar working background as back up just incase this fellow starts his tactics again. I was caught once unprepared. Not this time. ! We managed to clear the work and all was well. I stayed up till 1 am to make sure all clearance was done without any problem. He thinks I will beg him to come back to work. NO WAY, man. I may have to put in extra effort but I wont back down. Argh,,,,, hear me roar.... hehehe.
Yesterday, he came back to work. I refuse to speak to him. Firstly he was rude to me for the 2nd time. The 1st time was on Mayday, 1st May. He shut the line before I could say anything back to him. I have reported his behaviour to HR dept and will bring this to MD attention. I hope he will be serve with warning letter and if i have my choice, I dont want him in my team anymore. I had enough of him !!!!
My week so far was still OK..........
S...
Monday, May 7, 2007
another drama
hehe.... today very semangat (As D will put it... :-) )So, this is Part II of the "Drama" minggu ini. Ting ting.......
This story is about my son, W. (angelic W)
Last Saturday morning, while washing his school pants, I notice some paper inside his pocket. When I took out the piece of paper, wah... I found RM50.00. Finders keeper, hor ??? Hhmm.... where did he get the money from. Well, most of weekend, W will get up early even though it is not a school day. As usual, W was up and watching TV even though his sleepy eyes has yet to completely open. So, I questioned him about the RM50.00. (Another Oscar for him......) I was told that he got the money from one of my dressing table drawers. (There were three drawers). Why did he need to take so much money to school ? He said the money was suppose to pay for his Art class fees. (Yeap, Art class again). I remember I gave him the money for Art class last week. As usual, being the MCC (mung cha cha), he cant remembered whether he paid the fees and if not, he cant remember where was the money. So, he decided to take bring along the RM50.00 just in case, he lost the money the 1st time. FYI, he has lost RM150.00 meant for school fees when he left the money in his table drawer. So he was forewarned, the next time he loses any money, I will NOT pay anymore. (Is it good or bad, to threaten children this way.... ??). Ah ha.. this time he played smart, he was well prepared.
The best part was, I dont keep any cash in either these 3 drawers, now where did he exactly got the money from ?? I told him, mummy knows what are being kept inside these drawers (bluff lah..hahaha... - how to remember so many things, ai ya). There were no cash kept inside the drawers. Where did he get the cash from. He says the money was from Xmas angpow from Kong Kong Lee teak. !! I said, the angpow have been bank into his savings account in the bank ! Finally, he admitted to taking the money from my wallet ! Hah !, that is consider stealing. I pretend to call the police. He was quite calm though. Not me (fuming mad as usual). While doing the laundry, I grumble and grumble and W just sat there quietly. (TV was switched off by me) so that full attention is given to me. ! Beh tar han.... no cane to be found at home, I had to use the cloth hanger to smack his hands. Twice for his left hand that took the money. Ouch.... very painful as his face change the moment he kena smack but didnt cry lah. Teary eyes only. All this drama on, S was quietly sitting in the room.
I explained to W, he did two wrong things, one - stealing and two - telling lies. For that, no TV for whole month. !! (till June 5). When they arrived my mum's house, mum was surprised how come the TV was untouch ! She asked S why ?? She said because of W, she was also banned from watching TV for a month. (hahahaha.....). Do you know, they actually can tahan not watching TV, the whole day, Saturday and Sunday. Otherwise, the eyes are just practically stuck on the TV screen. I hope they will keep up and tahan till next month. They were also warned that if Popo is watching her programme in the hall, they have to go inside the room. Whoever, caught watching TV will have their eyes gouge out. (evil mummy??).
Tell me, if I am doing the right thing ??
S
drama bulan ini
As the headings reads "Drama Bulan ini"....... normally it reads as "Drama minggu ini". Mine is a little bit different. Firstly, cos I have a pair of twins and between us, we do have many "dramas" and lots of wuuuuuuu.. and the ahhhhhhhhhhsss.
I was suppose to pen something about my girl, S about a month or so but didnt get a chance to as I was busy with work and other things. I decided not to say anything in the blog. Though, E asked me to. But the latest "drama: with my boy, W make me want to say it all... ;-P
The story goes like this........ This is about S, my girl.
They started the Art class in March. No, I didnt force them. They volunteered themselves. Every Thursday, both of them attend Art class in school after the normal school hours. From 1.30 pm - 3 pm. Everything was going on fine and both enjoyed attending the Art class (well, so I thought lah). After one and the half months of class, my girl pre-mediated her exit from Art class by doing her "Drama". Yeap, and the "Oscar" goes to S........ (clap hands, pleasssseee). I was told that the particular week, that wasnt any Art class. Reasons known to both of them. So, I would pick both of them from school as usual about 1.15 pm. When I arrived that particular day, my girl, (being a good girl) was waiting for me (my boy, being boy is always running here and there and everywhere). After putting her school bag in the car, I went back into the school compound and waited for my boy to appear. (Parents are NOT allowed to park inside the school compound). I waited and waited under the hot blazing sun but I couldnt see him. (fuming and puffing at this stage). So I decided to wait in the car for him. I questioned my girl about her brother and replied she didnt know. After 10 mins in the car, I told my girl to look out for W and off she went like an angel (ah.. hah...). She came back into the car and reported she couldnt find him. FYI, we waited for more than 30 mins for W. (both in and out of the car). Suddenly, anger turned to panic. I called back and checked with my mum and when she said that W has not arrived home.... ai ya....all the bad thoughts suddenly rushed into my head. Did something bad happened or was he kidnapped ...????!!! Called my other friend (who normally picks them up twice a week)also confirmed that she didnt pick up W. Check with another one and the same answer. The best part is, W has informed S of his intention to attend the Art class as S has decided to skip (Unknown to the mummy lah.... :-X) and S can go along with straight face that she doesnt know whereabouts of W.
I decided to park my car in the school compound (with permission from the security guard). I salute this guy coz he can remember most of the parent / pupil faces. He was also surprised about my boy "missing". I told S that we have to park the car and go around the school looking for W. She let out her displeasure.. "Ai yo.........." and I angrily said, "hello, your brother is missing and you can "ai yo" (&^%$#). OK to cut the story short, we finally found him, happily attending Art class !! (the classroom was situated behind the main block) - I didnt look there.
Here comes the finale, just because S doesnt want to attend the Art class anymore, S tries to drag the time or trying to play time with me. I practically lost my head when I found out the actual true story. I was screaming and fuming mad inside the car and when we got back home, hell broke loose. I hope S regretted what she did that day as she has been forewarned that she will be disowned if she creates another rackus of such again. I asked why she did that "drama". All she need to do was to tell the truth. Am I so unapproachable or what ???
S.......
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Remembering Nil
Pictures of Nil before & after grooming
It has been a year since Nil was lost to us. Her loss was attributed to carelessness on my part and I will never be able to shake off this feeling of guilt & remorse. Nil would have been 10 this year.
She was christened Nil by virtue of a fluke. My friends did not pick her as a first choice for me from the litter of pups. They gave me her sister instead and named her Easter. That was because Easter joined my family on Good Friday ‘97. Sadly, Easter did not survive very long. She died on the Monday after Easter Sunday - ran over by a car and ironically, I remember that it was on a 1st of April.
My friends pondered over the wisdom of giving me another dog. They finally decided to give Nil to me and took her to the vet for a bath and vaccination. There they were made to fill in a form and under the ‘name’ column, they had filled in ‘Nil’ and so, that’s how Nil got her name. Later, when Nil became a mother, we affectionately called her “Mummy Girl” or “girl” for short.
When Nil first came to us, she resembled a lamb; unsteady on her feet, lanky and skinny with huge terrified eyes. I told myself not to love her too much lest, like Easter, she was taken prematurely from us. Instead, Nil attached herself to us first and because she was so affectionate, it was impossible not to love her. She loved to be hugged and cuddled and did everything she could to catch your attention. She got along with our other dog, Max, and from their union, gave birth to 5 puppies. We gave them all away but held on to one and named him Fai. Nil doted on her son - that’s why Fai is so fat today, - she always reserved the best portion of her food for him. Everyday Nil would lick clean Fai’s ears and fur. Both mother and son shared a plate of milk every morning and while Fai would drink it up at twice the speed, Nil would lap at hers slowly.
Nil was for most times, gentle. She only got involved in fights whenever Fai fought with our 4th dog, Shaggy, and it seemed as if Fai was going to lose. She slept with 2 paws crossed in front of her, just like a lady. One thing Nil hated though was to take a bath. Fai, on the other hand, is so vain that all I need to say is “who wants to be a handsome boy?” and he would happily follow me into the bathroom. Nil would instinctively know that her turn was up next and she would crawl under a table, chair or somewhere hard to reach. Each time I dragged her out of her hiding place, she would lie on her back and play dead, 4 legs in the air, eyes opened wide and unblinking.
Whenever I was upstairs sitting on the floor, reading the papers, Nil would happily settle down on top of it. She would refuse to budge and it became a game for us – for me to remove the papers from underneath her without tearing. She enjoyed eating fish liver oil. All I had to do was rattle the container where the capsules were kept and she’d come running. However, she refused to swallow any until we take a bite first off every capsule and allow the oil to ooze out.
As much as I miss her, I am sure Fai misses her more. Until today he leaves a portion of his food untouched as was his habit while Nil was with us. Like a human child and its mother, the mother is expected to eat all the leftovers from her child’s plate. Likewise, Nil did the same.
It was a sad day for us when she ran off playfully on the way to the vet. We took turns looking for her for many days and finally accepted the fact that she was lost to us for good.
Everyone says that Nil has likely been adopted by a kind and loving family who has come to love her as we did. I know they are only saying that to console us. I only wish there was some way to ascertain this, to have the assurance that she’s doing fine. The greatest burden to bear is, not knowing for a fact. I want to believe with all my heart that she is happy wherever she is. We miss her tremendously but in the midst of our grief, we are grateful for the 9 years she shared with us. Given a choice to adopt her as a puppy knowing what I know now - that she would finally be lost to us, would I do it again? Yes, without hesitation or regret.
Through it all, I have one consolation and that is, my conscience is clear. Whatever my failings as a human being, I have loved Nil as best as I could. And I know Nil in her own way have always felt secured in that knowledge. I wish her well always wherever she is.
Take care, Girl. F
She was christened Nil by virtue of a fluke. My friends did not pick her as a first choice for me from the litter of pups. They gave me her sister instead and named her Easter. That was because Easter joined my family on Good Friday ‘97. Sadly, Easter did not survive very long. She died on the Monday after Easter Sunday - ran over by a car and ironically, I remember that it was on a 1st of April.
My friends pondered over the wisdom of giving me another dog. They finally decided to give Nil to me and took her to the vet for a bath and vaccination. There they were made to fill in a form and under the ‘name’ column, they had filled in ‘Nil’ and so, that’s how Nil got her name. Later, when Nil became a mother, we affectionately called her “Mummy Girl” or “girl” for short.
When Nil first came to us, she resembled a lamb; unsteady on her feet, lanky and skinny with huge terrified eyes. I told myself not to love her too much lest, like Easter, she was taken prematurely from us. Instead, Nil attached herself to us first and because she was so affectionate, it was impossible not to love her. She loved to be hugged and cuddled and did everything she could to catch your attention. She got along with our other dog, Max, and from their union, gave birth to 5 puppies. We gave them all away but held on to one and named him Fai. Nil doted on her son - that’s why Fai is so fat today, - she always reserved the best portion of her food for him. Everyday Nil would lick clean Fai’s ears and fur. Both mother and son shared a plate of milk every morning and while Fai would drink it up at twice the speed, Nil would lap at hers slowly.
Nil was for most times, gentle. She only got involved in fights whenever Fai fought with our 4th dog, Shaggy, and it seemed as if Fai was going to lose. She slept with 2 paws crossed in front of her, just like a lady. One thing Nil hated though was to take a bath. Fai, on the other hand, is so vain that all I need to say is “who wants to be a handsome boy?” and he would happily follow me into the bathroom. Nil would instinctively know that her turn was up next and she would crawl under a table, chair or somewhere hard to reach. Each time I dragged her out of her hiding place, she would lie on her back and play dead, 4 legs in the air, eyes opened wide and unblinking.
Whenever I was upstairs sitting on the floor, reading the papers, Nil would happily settle down on top of it. She would refuse to budge and it became a game for us – for me to remove the papers from underneath her without tearing. She enjoyed eating fish liver oil. All I had to do was rattle the container where the capsules were kept and she’d come running. However, she refused to swallow any until we take a bite first off every capsule and allow the oil to ooze out.
As much as I miss her, I am sure Fai misses her more. Until today he leaves a portion of his food untouched as was his habit while Nil was with us. Like a human child and its mother, the mother is expected to eat all the leftovers from her child’s plate. Likewise, Nil did the same.
It was a sad day for us when she ran off playfully on the way to the vet. We took turns looking for her for many days and finally accepted the fact that she was lost to us for good.
Everyone says that Nil has likely been adopted by a kind and loving family who has come to love her as we did. I know they are only saying that to console us. I only wish there was some way to ascertain this, to have the assurance that she’s doing fine. The greatest burden to bear is, not knowing for a fact. I want to believe with all my heart that she is happy wherever she is. We miss her tremendously but in the midst of our grief, we are grateful for the 9 years she shared with us. Given a choice to adopt her as a puppy knowing what I know now - that she would finally be lost to us, would I do it again? Yes, without hesitation or regret.
Through it all, I have one consolation and that is, my conscience is clear. Whatever my failings as a human being, I have loved Nil as best as I could. And I know Nil in her own way have always felt secured in that knowledge. I wish her well always wherever she is.
Take care, Girl. F
Friday, May 4, 2007
tanjong sepat
Hhmm... after reading E's n M's blog, now my turn to blog about tanjong sepat. As M mentioned earlier, our group was late and one of them was me. Guess F was being diplomatic about it. Its ok F, as i am used to being late. hahaha.... The reason why i was late was because my car battery went "kaput". The engine just wouldnt start. Ehm... if battery was "dead" the lights wouldnt even lite up. Well,maybe the battery was almost dead but not yet. So, I wasted a couple of minutes trying to start the engine with my sweat coming down my forehead and still the engine wouldnt budge. Finally, I have no choice but to use my other half's company car. Coincidently, his car was also in the workshop. Apparently, major breakdown (aiyooo... the bill will surely make a big hole in our pocket this month). :-( I hope to make some cash during one of our session..... hehehe :-) pleeeezzzzeeeee
Finally, we were all at E's place together with my kids. Quickly offer my sincere apologies to E n F but behold, we werent the only one late (yeah yeah.. phew). The other two of E's friend was also late (hehehe). Infact both of them arrived right after us, and they also apologised to everyone including me. I told them dont worry, we were also late.... hahahaha. Sorry lah, E, you kena from yr sis in law because of us the late comers. As the saying goes, better late than never.
Eerr... back to our trip. Well the trip was ok. I think we had more fun in the car, telling jokes and making fun of the other car. E's two other friends was funny too..... The trip was supposed to be educational but ending up as usual, shopping and buying stuff. We visited the longan farm but didnt even get any close up encounter of the longan tree nor the fruits. Funny, rite ?? The funnier thing was we end up buying bananas and not the longans. The next stop was the krepek factory. Luckily, we control ourselves from just buying anything on the shelves. Finally, the finale stop was where everyone just let loose. Yeap at the Ling-zhi factory. It's just taking and buying, endless. All the "kiasu" ladies cant help ourselves. Especially, the stuff where it (claims) will make us more beautiful and smooth everywhere. It's buy, buy, buy. The most asked question among ourselves was, eh.. sure enough boh ?? Aiyoo when being asked this, hhmm. should i buy somemore or not ??? Eh, you sure wont regret one. FYI, i have been using the lotion, tooth paste and the magic powder on the very next day.
Lastly, the food was so so only lah. Cant complain much, as we only paid RM10.00 each for our lunch which consist of vegies, taufu soup (taste like... ;-(), lai lui har, fried oyster, yam with stew pork, fried fish (dont know what species) and of course our tea. As F mentioned, we tasted better food. Anyway, it's always the 1st time, rite ? Next time, no thank youuuuuuuu.
Dont know if it really works.... the ling-zhi products. Well, have to wait for others to comments. What about you two, E n F ?? Any obvious change so far ??
S....
Finally, we were all at E's place together with my kids. Quickly offer my sincere apologies to E n F but behold, we werent the only one late (yeah yeah.. phew). The other two of E's friend was also late (hehehe). Infact both of them arrived right after us, and they also apologised to everyone including me. I told them dont worry, we were also late.... hahahaha. Sorry lah, E, you kena from yr sis in law because of us the late comers. As the saying goes, better late than never.
Eerr... back to our trip. Well the trip was ok. I think we had more fun in the car, telling jokes and making fun of the other car. E's two other friends was funny too..... The trip was supposed to be educational but ending up as usual, shopping and buying stuff. We visited the longan farm but didnt even get any close up encounter of the longan tree nor the fruits. Funny, rite ?? The funnier thing was we end up buying bananas and not the longans. The next stop was the krepek factory. Luckily, we control ourselves from just buying anything on the shelves. Finally, the finale stop was where everyone just let loose. Yeap at the Ling-zhi factory. It's just taking and buying, endless. All the "kiasu" ladies cant help ourselves. Especially, the stuff where it (claims) will make us more beautiful and smooth everywhere. It's buy, buy, buy. The most asked question among ourselves was, eh.. sure enough boh ?? Aiyoo when being asked this, hhmm. should i buy somemore or not ??? Eh, you sure wont regret one. FYI, i have been using the lotion, tooth paste and the magic powder on the very next day.
Lastly, the food was so so only lah. Cant complain much, as we only paid RM10.00 each for our lunch which consist of vegies, taufu soup (taste like... ;-(), lai lui har, fried oyster, yam with stew pork, fried fish (dont know what species) and of course our tea. As F mentioned, we tasted better food. Anyway, it's always the 1st time, rite ? Next time, no thank youuuuuuuu.
Dont know if it really works.... the ling-zhi products. Well, have to wait for others to comments. What about you two, E n F ?? Any obvious change so far ??
S....
Mushroom farm
Ok this will be the last post on Tanjung Sepat . I was thinking that since i have the pics i might as well post them here and be done with it. Like F said and so did i in the previous post, the process of cultivating the mushrooms would have been really intriguing IF only we understood more of what the guide said! All i know is there was some spawning process involved. And they use saw dust to pack some cylindrical container. Somehow the saw dust that's originally brown in colour would turn white! I am sure there is some complex procedure involved but in hokkien its all mambo jumbo to me! Hmmm, i think once the saw dust turns white its time for spawning process. If i am not mistaken , there is some steaming involved as well for the development of the spawns!!! ( sorry if i am wrong ~ this "banana" needs to improve on her hokkien skills! And listening skills as well. And while we are at it , maybe i need to be checked for some ADD * symptoms as well!!) * ABBREVIATION FOR Attention Deficit Disorder: a condition in which someone, especially a child, is often in a state of activity or excitement and unable to direct their attention towards what they are doing.
This last pic shows lingzhi mushrooms that were picked and then preserved. They aren't growing from that piece of tree truck. These are just for display and had been polished with a kind of lacquer.
Ok back to the mushrooms, ( see what i mean about ADD!! ) ~ at the mushroom farm , there is also a cooling room . I think after the heating or steaming, the mushrooms start to sprout , and that is when they are left out to grow. I guess the cooling room would be the end process.
There were many types of mushrooms there , tho they really specialise in the lingzhi ones. let's see they have : -
Abalone Mushroom
Black Jelly Mushroom
Enoki Mushroom
Grey Oyster Mushroom
LingZhi Mushroom
Monkey Head Mushroom
Shiitake Mushroom
Split Gill Mushroom
White Jelly Mushroom
White Oyster Mushroom
So here are some of the pics i took :) Time to shut up and let the pics tell the story!
Black Jelly Mushroom
Enoki Mushroom
Grey Oyster Mushroom
LingZhi Mushroom
Monkey Head Mushroom
Shiitake Mushroom
Split Gill Mushroom
White Jelly Mushroom
White Oyster Mushroom
So here are some of the pics i took :) Time to shut up and let the pics tell the story!
This last pic shows lingzhi mushrooms that were picked and then preserved. They aren't growing from that piece of tree truck. These are just for display and had been polished with a kind of lacquer. if u want to know more about the mushrooms , here is the link u should visit.
Happy reading :)
E-xhausted!
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Tanjung Sepat (2)
Smart of E to paste some photos on our blog but expect either S or me to do a write up on our trip to Tanjung Sepat on Tues.!! Okay, I’ll start but if I miss out something, please add in your versions. There’s nothing wrong with blogging on the same topic, ok?
We were supposed to be at E’s at 9.30am. From there we were to meet up with another group in a second car and they were supposed to lead the way. Unfortunately we were late and the people in the other car were a bit irritated with us. Most of us in E’s car had not eaten but since we were only ‘followers’, we could only follow and not make a sound even though some of our stomachs were already growling. If we had our way, we would have stopped at Abu’s Kopitiam or somewhere for breakfast. E made S print out a list of places to eat in Tg. Sepat as recommended by somebody in the Allmalaysia.info website and one of the places mentioned was Abu.
The first stop was a Longan Farm where everybody it seems, bought a bunch of bananas. Come to think of it nobody bought longans? By then, the driver from the second car, who was also our guide, had cheered up considerably and she was happily handing out free bananas to fill our near empty stomachs. Thank God for bananas!
Our next stop was to a tapioca chips/crackers factory where everything was freshly cooked / baked or whatever you call it. There were all kinds of flavours and you get to taste everything for free. Obviously each of us bought something to take home.
Our guide then gave us a bit of good news. Next stop was to a coffee shop where the specialty is the “mui-choy” pau which is one of the places we were keen to visit because according to the website, the paus are delicious. None of us had ever tasted mui-choy paus before but I was a bit disappointed as were S & E because our fussy taste buds found the paus sort of ordinary, especially the kaya & tau sah ones. We can’t imagine why there was such a huge crowd waiting to eat the paus in the first place. Grrr … nasib baik the kopi-o was good so it was worth the trip.
From there we proceeded to Ocen Restaurant for our lunch. It was even more crowded than the pau shop!! When we got there, it was shortly after 1.00pm. Not only did we have to wait for a table but by then, the crabs and lala were already sold out.! From what we tasted of the food served at Ocen, S & I feels this place is over hyped because Port Klang offers tastier seafood. Maybe it’s cheaper here, I don’t know or maybe their crabs, which we didn’t get to try, is really good?? And I was so looking forward to scallops ….That up there is a picture of the scallop we didn't get to eat.
Finally the highlight of the day…a mushroom farm called Ganofarm. As E said, someone from the farm took us on a guided tour of the area. E was right, her hokkien was so deep that ¾ of the time I didn’t know what she was saying but I sportingly ooohh and aaahhh at her every sentence. Of course the best part was buying mushrooms & Lingzhi products at discounted prices because our guide is a regular who buys in bulk whenever she’s there.
After that, we decided we didn’t need our guide any more and drove off on our own and made a nostalgic stop at Morib. We’ve not been there for ages and stopped just long enough to buy 2 burgers for S’s kids. Then it was back to good ole Klang!! Doesn't this trip just reminds you of the times in school when we used to go for trips & excursions ??
We were supposed to be at E’s at 9.30am. From there we were to meet up with another group in a second car and they were supposed to lead the way. Unfortunately we were late and the people in the other car were a bit irritated with us. Most of us in E’s car had not eaten but since we were only ‘followers’, we could only follow and not make a sound even though some of our stomachs were already growling. If we had our way, we would have stopped at Abu’s Kopitiam or somewhere for breakfast. E made S print out a list of places to eat in Tg. Sepat as recommended by somebody in the Allmalaysia.info website and one of the places mentioned was Abu.
The first stop was a Longan Farm where everybody it seems, bought a bunch of bananas. Come to think of it nobody bought longans? By then, the driver from the second car, who was also our guide, had cheered up considerably and she was happily handing out free bananas to fill our near empty stomachs. Thank God for bananas!
Our next stop was to a tapioca chips/crackers factory where everything was freshly cooked / baked or whatever you call it. There were all kinds of flavours and you get to taste everything for free. Obviously each of us bought something to take home.
Our guide then gave us a bit of good news. Next stop was to a coffee shop where the specialty is the “mui-choy” pau which is one of the places we were keen to visit because according to the website, the paus are delicious. None of us had ever tasted mui-choy paus before but I was a bit disappointed as were S & E because our fussy taste buds found the paus sort of ordinary, especially the kaya & tau sah ones. We can’t imagine why there was such a huge crowd waiting to eat the paus in the first place. Grrr … nasib baik the kopi-o was good so it was worth the trip.
From there we proceeded to Ocen Restaurant for our lunch. It was even more crowded than the pau shop!! When we got there, it was shortly after 1.00pm. Not only did we have to wait for a table but by then, the crabs and lala were already sold out.! From what we tasted of the food served at Ocen, S & I feels this place is over hyped because Port Klang offers tastier seafood. Maybe it’s cheaper here, I don’t know or maybe their crabs, which we didn’t get to try, is really good?? And I was so looking forward to scallops ….That up there is a picture of the scallop we didn't get to eat.
Finally the highlight of the day…a mushroom farm called Ganofarm. As E said, someone from the farm took us on a guided tour of the area. E was right, her hokkien was so deep that ¾ of the time I didn’t know what she was saying but I sportingly ooohh and aaahhh at her every sentence. Of course the best part was buying mushrooms & Lingzhi products at discounted prices because our guide is a regular who buys in bulk whenever she’s there.
After that, we decided we didn’t need our guide any more and drove off on our own and made a nostalgic stop at Morib. We’ve not been there for ages and stopped just long enough to buy 2 burgers for S’s kids. Then it was back to good ole Klang!! Doesn't this trip just reminds you of the times in school when we used to go for trips & excursions ??
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
pics from tanjung sepat!
This a a view of the Lover's bridge. Its connected to a famous restaurant called OCEN seafood restaurant. No i did not not misspell it !!! Its spelled like that , Don't ask me if its suppose to be OCEAN or if it means "oh-chen" which is fried oysters in Chinese!!! Beats me!
These are taken at the Mushroom farm. I know u don't see the mushrooms here. I got a bit bored listening to how the mushrooms are cultivated. The lady was speaking in a dialect much too complex for my ears. So i wandered off to see the scenery at the back of the farm. Its way more interesting than all that info!!!
i will leave the rest of this post to the other 2 FEMS. i am sure they can do a better job than me. I was just there for the food and nothing else!!! That's why i am the E , for EATING!!!!
These are taken at the Mushroom farm. I know u don't see the mushrooms here. I got a bit bored listening to how the mushrooms are cultivated. The lady was speaking in a dialect much too complex for my ears. So i wandered off to see the scenery at the back of the farm. Its way more interesting than all that info!!!i will leave the rest of this post to the other 2 FEMS. i am sure they can do a better job than me. I was just there for the food and nothing else!!! That's why i am the E , for EATING!!!!
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