Farmer E

I have been away for a very very long time! Its not that i had nothing to blog about . On the contrary i had a zillion things on my mind~ things to rave about , ideas to share, Happiness to spread around, but time and my sheer laziness did not permit me to log into this site. Instead when i sit on this chair , facing the PC, my first click on the mouse brings me to the latest of online craze , the famous Facebook . To be more specific , let's put all the blame on virtual farms! They seem to sprout like daisies in a field and now there are way too many applications.
this is my Barn Buddy! >>
I started out with Barn Buddy and its a very simple application , which doesn't take up much of one's time. Then i received many urgent invites to join another farm game called Farmville.

And this is my Farmville>>Apparently this one relies on the fact that u have to invite more friends to join in order to expand your farm. So i got endless pleas from my friends and eventually i became their "neighbours" . it didn't take me long before i got addicted as well . ( i think "SUCKED in" would be the more appropriate phrase here!!) It got very competitive and soon i found that i spending way too many hours farming ! I had to calculate and select what seeds to plant to advance to the next level as quickly as i could! Unlike the Barn Buddy one, the crops can wither if u do not harvest them on time! So its plant plant plant, harvest harvest harvest, plow plow plow and its goes on and on !!
Another farming application cropped up as i was indulging in Farmville , but i am adamant about not getting sucked in again. Farm Town is a more complex one where u can interact with other "farmers" online and get them to help u out in your farms. But i am staying away for now! I am all farmed out!
E-farmer

updates

Hi all.... its been awhile since anyone of us from the FEMS circle has update or posted anything in our blog. E was busy the last couple of months with her two older girls back from overseas (summer holidays). Phew... how time flies!!! Both girls came and left. Like the saying goes... time really flies when you are having fun. E.. lets start blogging.. how bout ? Anyway, with the two girls back to UNI, E has adopted another "daughter" to care for. P. The story line is P is E's sister in law (hubby side). P went for holidays with her group of friends and while bathing, P fell and fractured her ankle. P created much drama as ambulance came n pick her from her hotel to hospital for medical attention. P couldnt do much for the rest of the tour and came back hopping back home via "Now everyone can fly". P is now recuperating at E's and hopefully early next month, P will be completely cure.

F is busy with her new addition member to her extended family. She got "Mong Mong" as a gift from her younger sister. Understand from F, Mong Mong has grown so much that she is almost catching up with Storm (E's son).

As for me, well, I was also kept busy with lots of things one of which was, I also adopted a "son" named Renji. I had him for almost a week. Both my children adored him and with much regret, had to let Renji go as my mum cant cope with the extended family. I thought Renji would be a good therapy for mum to relax but alas how wrong I was. Sadly, we had to give away Renji to another family. My son was devasted over this but luckily he got over it. Maybe next time, we will try to have another extended family when both of them are older.

S..... Sad but surviving.

P/s... girls please continue to keep our blog alive.

Yasmin Ahmad 1958-2009

- Read tributes to Yasmin on www.thestar.com.my


Published: Saturday July 25, 2009 MYT 3:06:00 AM
Award winning director Yasmin Ahmad dies
By NURBAITI HANIM and ZALINAH NOORDIN
KUALA LUMPUR: Award winning film director Yasmin Ahmad has died from massive bleeding in the brain at the Damansara Specialist Hospital.
She died at 11.25pm yesterday following a surgery due to her collapse at the Seri Pentas on Thursday.
Yasmin never regained consciousness after being admitted into the intensive care unit. Burial is scheduled for today expected to be before zohor.
The 51-year-old creative director was famed for her advertisements and films capturing the essence of racial harmony in Malaysia.
Family members, relatives, loved ones and friends, including artists had gone to the hospital on hearing about her death.
Fatimah Abu Bakar, an actress and a close friend of Yasmin, and Media Prima International chief executive officer Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan acted as the spokespersons for the distraught family.
Fatimah’s daughter Sharifah Amani Syed Zainal Rashid had acted in Yasmin’s two famous movies Sepet and Gubra.
Yasmin will be buried after Zohor prayers although at press time the location of the burial has yet to be determined.
Her body will be taken to the SS19 Mosque in Subang Jaya for prayers before that.
A large group of luminaries from the local movie and television scene gathered at the hospital the moment they heard about the death of Yasmin.
Although distraught, those present paid tribute to the award-winning director. “We would come cross a few great people in our time on earth. Yasmin was one of them.
“She wasn’t an easy person to live or work with, but that was only because she was so talented. “She had a big heart and vision that we usually don’t understand. That was why people misunderstood her. But she never intended any malice,” said Fatimah.
She added Yasmin’s films had always been about love and forgiveness because that was the way she was brought up by her parents.
Sharifah Amani looked distraught as she stood by at her mother’s side. She refused to talk to the press.
Fatimah and Farid acted as the spokespersons for Yasmin’s family to announce her death and details of her funeral.
TV host Aznil Nawawi, said he had always admired Yasmin’s work although he never had a chance to work with her.
“She possessed the knack on how to capture the essence of Malaysia through her movies and commercials.
“I last saw her when she was promoting her movie Talentime at Radio Era office,” he added.
Suria FM chief executive officer Engku Imran Engku Zainal Abidin described Yasmin’s death as a great loss – not only to the entertainment and movie industry, but to the nation as a whole.
“Her movies are watched by all races because they can all relate to the messages conveyed. “We have lost a great, intelligent and creative director,” he added.

Will be missing her movies and advertisements....

S...

Sunday at Mid Valley

Eating is my forte! I love food with a vengeance LOL so when i was desperately in need of a pair of workout shoes, i knew i had to go to the Sports shoe outlet in Mid Valley mega mall to look for a new pair. My friends at the gym were there a week ago and they had bought several pairs at very reasonable prices.
So Sunday morning arrived and we made our way there. Looking for a parking spot was not all that impossible. Maybe it was cuz we were not that late. I went and hunted for my shoes and found a black pair with bright pink trimmings. Diane's choice was a nice Reebok too in red blue and white :) and then we found some that were incredibly cheap , so we bought 2 more pairs .
Our tummies needed attention after that , so we went looking for food. In the Mid Valley Mall one gets spoiled for choice. So it was not easy making up our minds. I am always looking for japanese food, its like a craze for me these days! But i decided to give that a rest. Since we could not make up our minds at all , we roamed into the Food courts and were quite impressed with the food there. I mean the choices were pretty good so everyone can have what they crave for ! I noticed that the servings are quite huge. So i let the rest order what they want while i nibbled on theirs.
We had Korean grilled saba fish with rice and KimChi , and the soup was nice and simple too. Diane ate the fettucini carbonara which was not too cheesy. And i ordered 2 temaki rolls :) i cant run away from my japanese food craze! After all that , when we thought we had enough we could still swoop down a waffle with peanut butter / strawberry jam and vanilla ice cream.We walked around for a bit , and had to get some USD from the money changer. I got tired after a bit and decided to come home but not before i laid my eyes on this small corner snack shop called The Beard papa. Its a japanese snck shop and serves cream puffs filled with vanilla custard :) and they have other choices of filling as well like green tea (yuks!) and chocolate ( yummy!) . You can also opt for the coronet if u dont want to have the cream puff. Its a longish cylindrical croissant, also filled with custard :) And then there is the supposedly best chocolate dessert ever thats like a mini mud cake . So we bought one of each! The choc one looks quite solid but its all gooey inside , a choc haven for choc lovers like me !

Adam Lambert ~ my idol !

Adam Lambert is the true American idol even tho Kris Allen won!!!

Kris Allen in shock and he knows that Adam should have been the winner!

Shocked and stunned but i am almost over it!

The American Idol 2009 results show was a shocker but the amount of news coverage and blog comments that overflowed in abundance online goes to show that the people have not gotten over the shock! I am almost over it , accepting defeat LOL graciously. Hahahaha! Although i spent all morning still reading comments about the results!!

Kris is a good singer but Adam ranks way above him in all other aspects. Both are good but we know who rightfully deserves the title! Career wise tho i am sure Adam will excel and prove to the world that he is star material . Kris can never ever compare with Jason Mraz even tho he is likened to the singer! Ok i am biased ...... and my American idol is still ADAM LAMBERT!

Because You loved me

My days are not as easy going as they used to be. My posts in this blog site are few and superficial. It wasn't cuz i had nothing to write about . In fact i always have a ton of stuff on my mind and at the tip of my writer's tongue! But time was the main issue here. Tonight however i feel i need to write. Its a spur of the moment sort of topic but always dear to my heart.
First of all , i am now kept on my toes with a number of new tasks at hand. I have taken on yet another English training session. This time it isn't the usual short stint of a week or a fortnight. This one is 6 months long , tho its only 2 sessions a week. I am exactly midway thru it now , and have 3 more months to go.
For most of the Listening and Speaking modules i have to download certain video clips to help with the training. And the one particular one for my session this week is about a Filipino girl called Charice who sings like an angel at the tender age of 16. And her dream is to sing with Celine Dion. Oprah found her and she performed a song in Madison Square Gardens with the celebrated singer. Nothing really extraordinary about that for most of you, even tho she has a wonderful voice. And my post isn't about her spectacular voice or about how dreams can come true!
It was the song she chose to sing and who she dedicated it to. The first few notes that came thru her lips were beautiful. She is a very amazing singer but from then on , tears welled up in my eyes. At the start of the song, the 16 year old girl had said that she was singing this song for her mother who was in the audience. And the song she chose was Because you loved me.
Her words touched my very heart as i listened to the lyrics. I am what i am today all because of my mother! I love u , Ma...... i always will . Happy mother's day!
PS: i tried i million times to upload the video here but keep getting the error message so if anyone wants to view the clip, its here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WilGCuT8LlM

E-very day i love u