My life, My say...

Sight Seeing in Singapore

2009-12-23T07:15:00.000-08:00

I am more than 1 year behind in my postings but then again better late than never right ? :)

I met up with Bernard (Jeh's bestest buddy) when he came back to Singapore last Nov'08 and we had a great time with my cute & naughty Nicole.

November 2008

I consider myself a frequent traveller to Singapore, for work and also to visit my brother and family at least once, sometimes twice a month. So I don't consider myself a tourist when in Singapore cos I don't go to Singapore as a tourist.

So when Bernard came home to Singapore to visit his parents, and I so happened to in Singapore at the same time this is what he said to me...."Hey, accompany me to the tourist spots in Singapore cos none of my Singapore friends want to do so. You also tourist in Singapore right?"

My first reaction was like "No! I am not a tourist and also not interested to go sight seeing in Singapore, what is there to sight see??

His reply - "Singapore Flyer, Sentosa, Singapore Zoo - come la"

Ok ok.... So, I became a tourist with a Singaporean who wanted to go sight-seeing in Singapore. Anyway, I could not resist taking Nicole for a great day out.

Nicole immediately warmed up to Bernard when she met him. Well, since she adores Jeh and I told her he is Uncle Jeh's friend from States, Bernard became her best buddy real fast!

The three of us went to a Peranakan Baby Nyonya buffet at Swissotel and my oh my when Nicole saw the chocolate fountain, she went a little too excited.

She gobbled down the chocolate marshmallows as fast as she could so she can go back to the chocolate fountain again and again. I had to stopped her after the 4th chocolate marshmallow.

She had chocolate dripping out of her mouth, on her shirt and hands. Luckily I bought an extra change of clothing for her. Phew!

Next to the Singapore Flyer!!

So, was it scary to be thousand of feet up in the air?

Does Nicole look scared? Or she is just being her cheeky self?

Obviously she was being her naughty self. We had the whole coach to ourselves us so we could do anything, run around, sit on the floor, roll around if we wanted to. :)

The view was beautiful and here you see Bernard posing with the F1 Singapore site where he was sitting a week earlier. He saw the first night race in F1. It was cool!

You see how fast Nicole warmed up to BH? Or maybe she is just a super poser when the camera is on!! :)

Guess where we went next??!!! This is really BH's request. Fish Spa!!!!

Look, Nicole and her pose for the camera! She's really good on camera yeah!!

I am not a super fan of the fish spa but BH kinda enjoyed his first experience. Much for the fishes to chomp chomp chomp on his death skin.

Of course Nicole was too young to put her feets to the fishes so she was a good girl, enjoying herself while we spa spa.

All in all it was great day. I am sure Nicole truly enjoyed herself. She went home and she quickly drew her experience on the drawing board. See her illustration of the Singapore flyer and the 2 big feet??!!! She is becoming quite an artist!!

Since I've been back - My Family

2009-04-04T18:51:00.000-07:00

Sept / October 2008

I came back from USA in Sept '08 and trying to be the good daugther (I act like a rebellious daugther - hehehe just to "torture" my mom and dad! but really I am good at heart), I decided to spend my quality time with my parents.

So, I took them for a "Rendevous in KL". I did not want to go far and exploring KL is something that my parents don't do often either. Their world is confined to PJ, PJ and PJ. So, I booked a night at Westin KL.

Don't my parents look like they are enjoying their stay?? My dad is not really into relaxing at these places but I think he enjoyed himself though I know he would prefer to stay home anytime!

We went for Dim Sum at Shang Palace which got my dad saying why is the dim sum so expensive?? :)

But, he is a food lover so he was pleased with the food though he would have preferred a cheaper place then he would feel better if he ate more.

As part of my "Rendezvous in KL" itinerary, I included a 3 hour spa for mom. Ahem! She was extremely pleased.

Look at how grumpy my dad looked! He just don't understand why women would pay for someone to press on their bodies. Therefore, spa was definitely not for him.

Instead, I took him to Pavilion shopping. Not that shopping is his kind of thing at all but I told him that Pavilion is new and he should explore a place and see how people spend money on expensive branded items. I think he was quite pleased with himself cos the next day, he told my mom that he can take and show her around in Pavilion!

All in all, it was a fun outing in KL with my parents. I don't think city life is their kind of thing but at least they got to enjoy the KL life.

Next destination was obviously Singapore! To see my naughty girl Nicole and see how much Daniel has grown. Miss them much while I was away and it was great to know how much they missed their Ku-ku too.

Daniel has grown up so much, very boyish and cheeky. And my oh my, does he have an appetite. He is a eating machine, put anything in his mouth and he will gobble it down! Total opposite from his skinny sister.

As for Nicole, she is as naughty as ever :) , mischievous and absolutely love High School Musical!! Can't believe she is 6 already.

Here, she is pretending to be a mermaid, in her SEA kingdom!

She is very artistic, often drawing visuals of what's happening around her.

Look at what she drew........ Nicole and daddy sending Ku-ku off to the airport. My niece is the cutest!!

I had a wonderful time with my family.

Let me tell you what's been happening....

2009-02-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

So much have happened since I came back from USA in Sept'08.

Unexpectedly, I am still here in Malaysia. :) Prayfully, God will open the right doors for the future. Meanwhile, let me pen down some highlights of my last few months. Yeah, much have happened and I have not blogged about it.

1) My Family

2) Singapore sightseeing with Bernard

3) My "Bad Boy" came home. Hurray! For one month at least!

4) Our Holiday in Hong Kong

Breaking News : The Star Today - This is my PLEA too!

2009-02-25T09:46:00.000-08:00

I am proud to say I know Anas Zubedy. He is a senior from another university UM. We joined the same international association AIESEC. I remember him as the long curly haired guy who is creative, eccentric and definitely one who wants to make a difference. I was not wrong.
He has taken a full page advert in the STAR today. Making a stand for all Malaysians! I am proud to know Anas Zubedy even though he most likely may not remember me :).

Dear Malaysian Politicians,

Please stop the power chase, call for a truce and focus on the economy.

I do not claim to speak on behalf of all Malaysians, but I have strong convictions that many share my sentiments. Our concern today is not who rules the country or heads the state governments but the looming bad economy.

Whether Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat leads, it is meaningless if Malaysians have no job to go to, no money to pay rent and no means to put food on the table.

I am a business owner, like other business owners and managers of corporations I have a responsibility to ensure people under my care and payroll continue to have jobs and a decent income to take home. We work hard and willing to go the extra mile to make sure our nation not only survive this crisis but come out stronger and wiser. We need your help.

Let me explain. I am in the business of Training, Development and Consultancy and have 20 people in my team.

Saedah is 42. She keeps the office clean and helps organise the training rooms. She has four children and her husband is unemployed. She was first hired on a part time basis, because she is very hard working and has a great attitude, we offered her a full time job to help provide a stable income for her family. Even then, when her third child started school this year, it was a struggle for her to buy new school uniforms and other necessities. Saedah lives on a ‘kais bulan, makan bulan’ basis, so, if she is jobless, her tap runs dry.

Samsuri is 27 years old. He lives with his sister and her family in a low cost government flat in Sunway. He does our despatch, helps with various clerical works and occasionally acts as a driver. During the first week at zubedy, we learned that he not only did not have money to buy new clothes and shoes for work, he had no money for lunch. Like Saedah, if he has no job, his tap runs dry too.

Alicia in Client Servicing turns 26 this year. She lives with her dad who is 71 years old and retired. Her mom passed away when she was little. Alicia is a hard-working team member, has a gentle caring outlook and fun to be with. (We like to poke fun at her as she blushes easily). Last May her dad went through a major operation, thank God he has recovered well. Alicia needs a job, both for herself and her dad.

Sudesh, 38, is one of our facilitators. When his father passed away last year, he moved back and lives with his mother in Seremban. He shuttles between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban daily, leaving home sometimes as early as 4 in the morning and returning late at night. He is no stranger to hard work and sacrifice, he knows what he needs to do to survive and to care for his mother, but he too needs a job.

Like fellow Malaysians, every one of us in zubedy needs employment, those that live from hand to mouth like Saedah and Samsuri and others like Alicia and Sudesh with family to care for. We Malaysians need the Malaysian economy to be strong. We need you, our leaders, to work hard and to work together to make our economy viable.

So this is my plea.

Pakatan Rakyat, please stop your attempts to take over the federal government and persuade BN’s lawmakers to join you. Stop all legal proceedings, no more 916 and let go, just let go. The nation can wait till the next general elections if they want change. By doing so, Malaysians will see your party as caring, unselfish and gracious and give you their support in the next elections.

Barisan Nasional, please stop any attempts to take over PR states and win over PR’s lawmakers. You have proven your point with Perak. The nation can wait for the next general elections if they want your party. Focus all your talent, energy and hard work in steering the country out of an economic downturn. By doing so, Malaysians will see your party as caring, unselfish and smart and give you their support in the next elections.

BN and PR! Call for a truce. Get together and compromise. Someone has to give in. Or has hate consumed your heart till it blinds you? You can do it. You have enough intelligent people between you. I am sure you can find solutions. Take the nation to heart. That is why you are in politics in the first place.

Focus on the people.

Focus on the economy.

Anas Zubedy
Managing DirectorZubedy (M) Sdn Bhd

Guess who's coming back??

2008-12-13T16:51:00.000-08:00

Bad Boy is coming back from USA...hehehe...that's my hubby!! Can't wait!

And guess where is the surprise holiday trip that I have planned for the both of us?

It is so fun to keep him guessing. Click here and here to make the guesses. So if my Hubby-D sees this posting, the secret is out!! :)

More... more..cam-whoring with Hong Kong celebrities Part 2

2008-12-02T06:48:00.000-08:00

This year must be my lucky year. Early in the year, I had a quick run in with some popular HK celebs at the airport (read about it here) and recently in early Nov, I took up the offer to attend an Astro dinner.

Those who know me, would vouch that I am usually to busy working to socialize :) but I took this opportunity to meet my business colleagues in Astro for the TVB Super Trio special dinner celebration. Basically the Hong Kong variety show Super Trio was shooting 4 epsiodes in Malaysia and Astro decided to host them a dinner while they were here.

The 3 important men of Super Trio show

Eric Tsang - I made sure that I had a photo with him. Now you must understand that he may not be dashing good-looking but he is a HK TVB veteran and extremely popular. This may came in handy to show my kids in the future :)

Bosco was definitely the sought after man of the evening. He is rather popular nowadays as he has good leading roles in recent TVB series.

Now this guy Shek Shau (pic above) is another veteran in TVB. He has been acting for so many years but hey, he maintained his looks pretty well. Still handsome.

I have to admit I don't know his name. Still don't. Can someone tell me? But for sure, I have seen him acting in many series but mostly in non lead roles. I remember him usually acting as a young punk in TVB series but in real life, he looks kinda old...I can see the wrinkles...ooops!

The whole TVB celebrities who were there there. Anyone important I missed??

Well, that's it, I cam-whored myself and not embarrassed to blog about it.

Sampuoton Fish Spa

2008-11-28T20:30:00.000-08:00

I was pleasantly surprised. And trust me, I am not easily surprised. It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and I was given this free spa treatment by the company so I drove my way to Sampuoton Spa. Seriously, I had very low expectations when I walked in. Since it was a fish spa, in my mind it was like those fish spas that have mushroomed out at all the major shopping malls.

No big deal, fish biting at my legs ...been there, done that... and since it was a treat by the company, it would be a nice relaxing afternoon.

It is located at Merchant Square, a relatively new block of shops at Tropicana PJ. After a quick registration, I was taken inside.

Surprise # 1

The overall setting was very beautiful, despite a modest size, the decor was worthy of a mid to high range spa. It immediately gave me a calm and serene feeling. The was a big pool at the center for the fish spa. I guess it was the open unisex pool as there was 2 men sitting and chatting. Hmmm.... so is this where where I would be dipping my feet??

I was taken in to the ladies changing room. Surprise! Surprise! There was another pool of fishes inside and this is special just for the ladies. Naturally, I would be opting to dip my feet inside this private sanctury vs the unisex pool.

I was given a locker and inside there was 2 towels and a green kimono. My usher gave me a very nice swim suit (which I was thinking I should get it for myself) and she asked me to take a light shower before going to the pool. Hmm...at this point, I did not give much thought to why the swim suit or the light shower.

Surprise #2

Seriously, I thought I was only dipping my feet in the water. This was what I had experienced before in the other fish spas. After a few minutes of dipping my feet in water, the nice uhser came over and said, "You can get into the water now".

"What?? You mean this is not only for my legs. I am supposed to actually put my whole body in the water??" Ok..ok...after a second of hesitation, I braved myself and did it.

It is the same feeling, a bit ticklish at first but you will get the hang of it pretty soon.

Surprise # 3

I had other fish spa experience twice before. However, when I first put my feet into the Sampuoton fish pool, I could instantly feel the difference of the fish's bite. I asked my usher "hmm, the bite of the fishes feel different, where are the fishes from? She said "these are the authentic garra fura fishes from Turkey, as you may have heard there are many fake fishes from China out there"

Hmmm...I instantly remembered yukitee blog posting on the fake fishes from China.

Alright, I am extremely pleased with my authentic fish experience now. The best thing was that I had the whole place to myself at the time I was there. It was lovely! Naturally, I started snapping photos of the place and the fishes. I was having a great time and I was thinking I would definitely be coming back real soon.

Nice...nice....everything turned out better than expected. After 30 minutes of the fishes feeding on my body, I was asked to take a good shower before my massage. Haaaa.......the shower was fantastic and then I wore my very nice and comfy green kimono.

I was ushered into the lounge area for some hot tea while my massage therapist prepared the room. I was ushered into a nicely decorated room and enjoyed a good one hour of aromatherapy massage. Bliss!

After one hour, I was again ushered out into the lounge and served again with some hot tea. Apparently, Sampuoton is working with the Malay Tea House by Forest Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) to revive the ancient art of Malay tea drinking. They also have 18 varieties of organic tea on sale.

I decided take my time at the lounge and read some magazine before I left.

Surprise #4

My earlier usher came over and asked what I wanted to eat from a list of menu she was showing me. "AHH...you mean food is also included in the package?" Cool!! There was a list of light food like spaghetti, sandwiches, fish fillet, hash brown etc....

As I was deciding, Sherena from the front desk came over and recommended me to take the fish fillet with rice. I gladly went with her choice and it was definitely the right one.

Sherena sat down with me and asked me how was my whole experience. I glad complimented the place and the experience. I proceeded to ask her about the packages available.

Long story short....it was an unexpected surprise at Sampuoton Fish Spa and I must say it was a really lovely experience. I ended up spending an additional RM1000 on a spa package. It's my mom's birthday so this will be a nice present for her and myself too :)

The Sampuoton Spa

No. B-G-23 & 23A, Merchant Square

Jalan Tropicana Selatan 1

47410 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor

Tel : +603-7885 0691

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

2008-11-27T17:25:00.000-08:00

Hi! Just a short note to wish everyone Happy Thanksgiving.

My hubby is going for a Thanksgiving party, I am not. sigh!

But then Thanksgiving is primarily an American tradition, it is a big deal there but here in Malaysia, I don't think many people actually celebrate it at all.

Note from my fav Wiki :-

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is primarily a North American holiday which has generally become a national secular holiday with religious origins.

I hope he has a great time.....I can't wait to see him in December!!

P/S - Don't forget to view my post on "Cam-whoring" with Hong Kong Celebrities....don't envy yeah!! Click here.

Cam-whoring with Hong Kong Celerities...Part 1

2008-11-27T03:50:00.000-08:00

Read my previous post on "cam-whore". Click link.

This actually happened many months ago. I also don't remember when, it was probably early 2008.

That just shows how behind I am in my blogging. :) Better late than never right?! :)

Alright, let me tell you the story.

It was a Sunday morning. I dragged myself out from bed early as I needed to go to airport for a morning flight to Singapore. I have a business meeting in Singapore on Monday and so I took the opportunity to go a bit earlier on Sunday so that I can spent sometime with my niece Nicole.

It was an early morning, I was really tired that day and I was kinda still in a sleepy daze when I reached the airport. Since it was a Sunday and I didn't think I would ever see anyone I know at the airport, I did not really care how I looked. So clad in a simple T-shirt and jeans and scruffy hair, I did my normal routine, check in, took my tickets and walk to the departure gate.

First thing I saw was a big crowd around the departure gate. Still with my sleepy eyes, I was just going to walk thru the crowd but then my curiosity got the better of me so I looked at what the commotion was about.

"Oh my....Hong Kong celebrities...isn't that Sonija Kwok, oh oh!! that's err eer what's that other celeb name again, ahhh what's his name?? ooooh, ooohhh, Where's my camera?? "

Photo : Sonija Kwok

I was getting a bit star struck.....taking out my camera to snap snap away.

So there I was on a sunday morning, in a crowd of crazy fans snapping away at their favourite celebrities. As for me, I have seen all of these Hong Kong stars before on TV....come on..I grew up with TVB but being the "banana" that I am, I did not really know their names. But what the heck, let me get their photos anyway.

Then my lazy Sunday brain started functioning. "Ping! Why am I pushing together with these bunch of fanatics fans? I have a ticket to get into the departure gate right?!, And that is exactly where the HK celebs are going right?!! Aiyo silly me........hehehe sorry fanatics fans, I am walking in with the celebs. Bye bye.

Photo : Gigi Lai

So there I was going down the escalator with HK celebs in front and at the back of me!! "Oh goodness...why didn't I put on some makeup this morning? Why didn't I dress up? Oh dear, how messy is my hair?"

It's too late....I look the way I am but since they are so nearby, I have to get my photos taken with them.

First attempt, Gigi Lai. I was kinda nervous cos after I asked her for a photo, I could not get my camera to work. And then instead of pressing the shoot button, I switched off the camera!!! Goodness!! Get yourself together girl! Ok done. But the photo turned out errr...you can see for yourself. I must say her face is porcelian smooth but she does look like an alien here, right? Just a bad angle. ...err I meant me :)

Then I was waiting in line at the passport gate and this guy below stood at the back of me. Err errr...I know him...come on! I am watching him in one of the TVB series every night. Err I don't know his name but what the heck! I mumbled something in Cantonese like how are you and then asked for a cam-whore shot, the picture still turned out bad, so I am only posting the one by himself. Actually he looks pretty good real life.

At this point, I was kinda in a bigger daze, wondering which celebrity I should target. So, there I was in KLIA, shyly asking these HK celebs to have their photos taken.

My heart was beating really fast and my head was kinda swirling. We were waiting for the train at the same area, and I got on the train when it came to go to terminal 2. The HK celebs stayed behind (I think they were waiting for the whole group to assemble) and I captured the photo below as photo as my train was taking away. They were just playing a fool with each other but they knew I was taking their photo.

So, there I was completely awake now, heart beating fast from all the adrenaline rush. Called my buddy Soos and my hubby and was almost breathless trying to tell them what happened to me in the last 15 minutes. I came out of the train to search for my gate!!

Silly me! My gate was at terminal where I came from. I did not even need to take the train. How blur of me? Now, I had to take the train back. The train came, the door opened, a bunch of people came out and there right in front of me was Roger Kwok Chun On. Oh my!!! I really like this guy!!!!

I asked him for a photo. Leaned forward to take the photo and he took the camera from me and took the photo of us. Oh my!!! Such a gentleman!!! I could not believe my luck. I was smitten all over!! I went into a further daze, my heart was just beating beating, I could feel myself breathless.

Snap out of it girl! Get to your terminal before you miss your flight!! hehehe....

What a Sunday morning!

Believe or not, I had another round meeting the HK celebrities recently but this time at a dinner. Wait for my next posting.

Cam-whoring with Hong Kong Celebrities

2008-11-25T07:29:00.000-08:00

Now that I am in the world of bloggers and blogging, I also discover new words. Cam-whoring is just one of them.

Initially when I first saw this word, I did not quite understand it, infact I thought it sounded derogatory, something like like throwing yourself at men. Well. that's for sure whoring, anyway it just did not sound good. Ah...ha then I discovered more and it essentially just means showcasing photos of yourself and loading it up on the net.

An explanation from Wiki states this -

The term "cam whore" is also used to refer to individuals who post pictures or videos of themselves on the Internet to gain attention. The term disparages those who post pictures of themselves at inappropriate times or places, and usually implies self-absorption. This second usage of the term, deriding vanity and histrionics, is overtaking the prior, more intuitive definition. It is usually synonymous with "attention whore".

A lot of big words but essentially it means seeking attention by putting photos of yourself on the net. Whatever!! I decided to use this word appropriately and since I did feel like a cam-whore when I took the photos, and now that I have decided to post in on my blog, I felt the title was appropriate.

I have 2 set of photos whereby I was face to face with the HK celebs. Once in the airport and another at a dinner. But I have a story to tell on each occasion so be patience, I will be posting in the next few days. But just to prove, I am not kidding, let me show you my favourite photo.

Photo : Me and Roger Kwok Chun On

Sigh....sigh....sigh....I wish the moment was longer than just the click of camera. But it was wonderful while it lasted. He was such a nice guy too. :)

Watch our for more photos in my next posting.

Back to the Grind

2008-10-23T00:36:00.000-07:00

Life works in many funny ways.

When you are not sure, you go thru many different thought process to get to a conclusion. It could be days, weeks, months. You may even have talk to many people.

Then you make a decision. You are sure, you are convinced.

And in a split second (definitely exaggerated) you make a totally different decision.

Whatever it is...life goes on. Make the most of it. Tomorrow is just another day!

6 months and more....

2008-09-22T13:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry all, I know I have not been updating my blog. I started this blog entry 2 mths ago and it was titled 4 months and more. Obviously I did not complete nor post it so now it has become 6 months and more.

I have been in the States for 6 months, believe or not. Actually I should say, I have been at home for 6 months. Believe it! No more meetings, no more telecons, no more travels. Also, no teh tarik, roti canai, nasi lemak bungkus and all the glorious hawker food.

Anyway, here are some highlights of my 6 months.........yeah, I do go out once in a while :)

But here are some highights of my 6 mths in USA!

Car Show - This is definitely my hubby's thing. He is car crazy! Men and their cars. I am not exaggerating when I say that my hubby is car crazy, He has owned more cars than the numbers of years he been here in USA. And it is double digit ok. Anyway, he dragged me to the car show and I must say, it wasn't so bad. I rather enjoyed myself.

Crawfish Season - Ok...I thot I was smart and knew what this was....we have it in Malaysia too, but I was thinking crayfish but this is not...it is crawfish, looks similar but much smaller, like a tiny lobster and more work to eat it than crabs. Cos you spent all the time removing the shells to eat this tiny winy piece of meat. It was quite fun initially but after 5lbs of crawfish , it was way to much even for 8 people.

Las Vegas - Yohoooo!! The holiday that I have been waiting for. I have not been to Las Vegas so naturally I was excited. We stayed at the MGM which was neat. My dear hubby wanted to stay at the Bellagio but the prudent me nicely convinced him to use the extra monies for more shows or hmmm more gambling. Las Vegas was a lot of walking and oh my the heat........ but the hotels were beautiful and we had a great time!

Grand Canyon - since we were in Las Vegas, we took a day trip to Grand Canyon. Simply...it was magnificent.........

Six Flags - ok, this is no DisneyLand, the attraction is really the rides. And I do mean the RIDES. Not for the faint heart. The rides go up to 15 stories high, go at a speed of 150 miles..... it goes up vertical, upside down, everything you can think off. Now when I was 10 years younger, I use to have no fear and would try everything but somehow, now that I am a "little" older, it just does not thrill me no more....ok ok..I chickened out and just went for the "intermediate rides". It was a fun day for Jeh and I with Jason and Shelly.

P/s -I am so mad, somehow, I lost all the photos I took. I remember that I downloaded the photos from the camera but I no longer can find them on my computer. Boo hoo!!

Fort Worth Zoo - oh! oh! It was our wedding anniversary, hubby took the day off....and took me to the Zoo??!?!!, Museum??!!! and a romantic dinner overlooking Six Flags and the new Dallas cowboy stadium.....ok that's more like it. It was a lovely day, I like the zoo especially, comparable to the Singapore Zoo. We took our time, appreciating the animals :). The museum was good too though I am not much of a modern art fan.

The dinner was great with a beautiful view. It was a lovely way to celebrate our 1st anniversary!

Oh...By the way...incase you don't know...I am back in Malaysia! :)

That's my pastor...

2008-06-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

So cool!! I was just surfing the Star website, and yeah I often surf to check on Malaysia's news......and I saw Pastor Tim's face. They featured his restaurant at Asam Curry House in IOI Mall. Here is the article....

Saturday June 14, 2008
A mouth-watering affair
By GEETHA KRISHNAN

Photos by SAMUEL ONG

ANYTHING associated with tanginess is bound to make mouths water.

This is the case with Asam House, a local café in the IOI Mall in Puchong. The photos of its many mouth-watering local dishes plastered on the wall just goad diners further after the word asam has done the trick.
Food for a worthy cause: Loh holding up a plate of Cucur Sayur and Cucur Udang. He is also the director of Community At Heart, a programme that aids the poor in Puchong.

When you decide to eat at Asam House, you are also contributing to a good cause. Café owner Timothy Loh is the director of Community At Heart, a programme that aids the underprivileged.

“We meet the grocery needs of three orphanages under Rumah Shalom in Puchong on a weekly basis. A list arrives from the homes every Monday and we work with suppliers to match the needs,” said Loh, who is keen on working with more suppliers who share his vision to help the needy.

A hearty meal at Asam House can be had for under RM10 and there are 40 dishes to tickle your fancy. When Loh took over from the previous owner three years ago, he simply added 10 more dishes to beef up the menu.

It goes without saying that the must-tries are the asam-laced dishes like Asam Fish, Asam Prawn and Asam Sotong. Regulars are also known to return for the generous helpings.

“It is common to attach the chilli factor to the tangy taste. But, our asam dishes are tempered with a touch of sweetness that even children have been known to relish,” shared Loh.
Meal-in-one: The Thai Fried Rice with chicken.

A delicate, tamarind juice-inspired sauce coated the prawns in the Asam Prawn dish we were offered. Shelled prawns are normally favoured but in this case, enjoying the medium-sized prawns whole did justice to the lovingly prepared asam sauce.

For a slight tweak to the recipe, diners often go with the Ikan Pari with Asam Sauce, enjoying the fish’s brittle exterior with the sweet-and-tangy sauce. The Butter Chicken dish, blanketed in a creamy sauce with hints of turmeric, comes in a fish version, too.

Asam House's single meal rice dishes include the Sambal Fried Rice and Thai Fried Rice. Snacks that swiftly disappear with the teatime crowd are the Cucur Udang, Cucur Sayur and Lobak, individually served with a chilli dip.

If you sneak a peek into one of the bubbling pots near the counter, you will also discover several types of sweet porridge like Bubur Cha Cha and Bubur Kacang Hijau. These offerings disappear quickly on weekends because Asam House is a popular pit-stop for those wanting to catch a flick at the cinema near the café.

ASAM HOUSE (halal) Lot 19-21, 3rd Floor, IOI Mall, Puchong, Selangor (Tel: 012-373 4488). Business Hours: Sun to Thurs (11am to 10pm); Fri and Sat (11am to 11pm)

Malaysia.....lah! Support......lah!

2008-05-31T08:39:00.001-07:00

David Cook in Guitar hero ad

2008-05-27T12:53:00.001-07:00

Ok ok....don't want to be a crazy fan of David Cook by posting too many entries about him but just had to tell you about the new ad by Guitar Hero. They actually showed this ad during the finale of American Idol and there is also another same version with David Archuleta but David Cook delivered it way better.

I thot this was a really brilliant conceptualization from creative idea and execution to the media placement of the ads. For those who don't know, basically this was the replica scene from the movie Risky Business which widely thought to have propelled Tom Cruise to stardom.

Summer is HERE....

2008-05-23T09:41:00.001-07:00

Ok.....I am sweating. This is a sign that summer is here.

Another sign of summer is all the good shows are finishing off their finale season. Desperate Housewife - done, David Cook won American Idol - yeah!!, Lost finale next week, Grey's finale - done, CSI finale etc etc.....

So what am I going to do? I better start doing something.....

Oh yeah, what about losing some weight for the summer?

David Cook, David Cook

2008-05-16T14:49:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I am a fan of David Cook. The finale is next week and I am hoping he will be winner. I think David A is a wonderful singer but seriously David Cook deserves the title. He is talented and have given some pretty amazing performances. Here is some of the ones I really like.

Billie Jean - who would have thought that Billie Jean can sound like this?

Music of the Night - a Phantom classic and yet David can pull it off.

Always be My Baby - it is amazing how he can totally transform just a girlie Mariah Carey song and make it his own

I don't want to Miss a Thing - He can rock it!!

So, I will be voting! And may David Cook wins!

Jason Castro...don't vote?

2008-05-12T13:49:00.001-07:00

Ok, I am not a fan at all, I am so glad he is out of American Idol. But I just found an interesting clip on the episode of the last 4 of American Idol where he sang. Jason sang 2 songs, totally trashed the songs, forgot his lyrics.....Simon told him to pack his bags etc......but did you notice when Ryan Seacreast was calling out the numbers to vote...Jason was actually saying Don't Vote?

It sure look it right? Anyway, he clarified that he actually say Vote twice.
Whatever...America did put him out of his misery and that's good.

Paula Abdul on to something....duuuhhh!

2008-05-01T07:28:00.000-07:00

I really thot it was so funny.....on live TV!!! How can she make such a fool of herself!??
For those who missed this week's American Idol, the highlight was not the singing - I don't care much for Neil Diamond - don't know any of his songs. Paula Abdul gave the classic "blondie moment". The finalist were supposed to sing 2 songs each. After all of them sang their first song, the judges were asked to give a quick comment on their performance of their first song and guess what...Paula Abdul gave comment to Jason Castro on his first song AND SECOND SONG. errr...she can probably see the future of something that has not happened. Soooo duuuh! What is she on?

Little House of Polygamists

2008-04-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

Is this scene from Little House on the Prairie? Are we in the 1970s? No! we are in the 21st century and girls should not dress like this. But it is happening but it is not the dressing which is distressing but more so how they live and what they believe in.

When I first heard of this (ah hmm..from an episode on Oprah), I could not believe my eyes and ears. Apparently there are people living a "plural" lifestyle. Ok, I should not be surprised since in Malaysia, our Muslim men can take up to 4 wives. But the bizzare thing about these plural lifestyle folks are that they all stay together in one big house and sisters may be married to the same men by choice and they all have 4-5 kids or more per wife. Most household have over 20-30 people staying under the same roof. But at least these folks are still a bit more normal meaning they are just like you and me, the only difference these women have one husband and staying harmoniusly under one roof.

But not this particular sect...........

They belong a group called Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) -- which regards plural marriage as ordained by God. The sect's spiritual leader Warren Jeffs, was sentenced in a Utah court to 10 years to life in prison as an accomplice to rape for forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her 19-year-old first cousin. He is in jail in Arizona awaiting trial on similar charges for arranged marriages there.

Polygamy is outlawed in the United States but the male followers of such sects typically marry one woman officially and take the others as "spiritual wives."

Apparently they are a breakway sect from the Mormon faith.

Ok..that is a bit of the history, the latest bizzare news for me is that they actually formed a community in West Texas. They have set up communities in Utah and Arizona but now in Texas too??

It is not so bad if it was just a polygamist lifestyle, there are more scary stuff - young girls in their teens are married off to much older men, they get pregnant and continue to have more children, some younger boys are kicked out from the community as so they are not competition for the older men, they all dress in the "Little House on the Praire" clothes, they are not connected to the rest of the world, no TV, no internet, children are all schooled within only their own community.

I just cannot believe that this can happen. It is almost unbelievable! Why would they live like this?

I have been following the news, Texas authorities recently raided their Eldorado ranch and took to custody over 400 children after a call from a 16 years old girl complaning of underage marriage/ pregnancy and sexual abuse. Since the parents are not cooperating and it is difficult to determine which child belong to who..(some of the children don't even know), the authorities are performing DNA test to all children and parents. This will also help determine is the children are underaged when pregnant.

I don't know if I am just curious, or digusted.

What Have I Been Doing? Part 2

2008-04-18T12:17:00.001-07:00

Ok my friends...I am not proud of it but I have to admit when I think I have a problem. I have become a TV addict. :)

Everything you can think of - daytime TV, primetime TV, TIVO, internet TV, Malaysian TV, DVD, movies and even Youtube TV.

1) Let's start with TIVO. A wonderful device which records every show you want it to. My sweet hubby recorded all these shows for me before I came here.

Lost

- the writer's imagination on this show is just simply amazing. Anyone who wants to watch this, please start from season 1 or you may just hate it.

Grey's Anatomy

- back home I got the whole Season 1-3 DVD set so it was nice to be able to catch up on Season 4. Since the writer's strike is over, new episodes will be back 24/4/08.

2) Internet TV. My hubby did not record some of the "girlie" shows! But all is not lost cos you can catch up on the network's website for the past episodes anytime. Wonderful!

Brothers & Sisters

- I missed Season 1 and they only have season 2 on the net, fine with me.... it's nice to see Calista Flockhart on TV again, luckily not as neurotic.

Ugly Betty

- I was doing Season 2 marathon watching on the net just to be in time for new season starting on 24/4/08.

Lipstick Jungle

- a new pirl power series. Not too bad, Brooke Shields can act after all :)

3) Everything else on real time TV.... daytime, primetime, chick flicks, sitcoms, reality shows...goodness there is not enough time.... :)

Ellen Degenerous Show

- she is so funny, I just enjoy her show, she is just hilarous, she is my 3pm.
Oprah Winfrey Show

- ok, she is a bit boring so she is not my consistent 4pm but she does have some bizzare news that surprises me. I will blog about the top 2 bizzare news so far for me in USA in my next entry.

Samantha Who

- just a chick flick sitcom but 30mins is fast so why not?

American Idol

- reality singing competition, can't live with them, can't live without them! not too bad, I only started catching up on this when I came here. And guess who I am rooting for?

David Cook!!

- seriously he is the only one ready and with real talent....amazing amazing!

The Biggest Loser

- so why am I watching a show about fat people? There is something inspiring about transformation. That works everytime.

Top Chef

- But then of course, food works better. This show is really not bad!

4) Malaysian TV. I am so glad that we are so progressive in Malaysia. Kudos Media Prima. I can watch all my fav local shows on the net. And since I sponsored this one below it was great being able to catch it on the net.

Where the Heart is

- It was a bit slow in the begining but I really caught on to it. Cheating husband always gets me worked up. Nice to see what people were commeting on the show too. Congrats NTV7 and Mediacorp.

5) YOUTUBE. You won't believe it but this is the 2nd Korean series that I watched completely,.. every episode on youtube. Though you have to find the next episode every 11-12 mins but it was easy, it had superb subtitles, the picture quality and editing were fantastic. I really take my hat off to the fans of Korean series who painstakingly take time to do this.

The Princess Diaries (Goong)

- I first watched this series on 8TV, I missed a couple of episodes, so decided to see it all again on youtube. And really there is something about the cool lead actor...ha ha.

6) DVDs. Movies are a big deal here in US. And now there is this Blu-ray movies which gives top notch picture quality. We subscribe to Netflix which sends us a new movie (from our request list) every 3-4 days. Anyway, the one I want to highlight is not all the new movie releases but I am watching something from probably two decades ago.

The Legend of Condor Heroes

-Can you believe I am watching this? This must have been released like 20 years ago when TVB dramas were such a hit!! and mind you it was in those chunky VHS tapes and you only get a latest episode release from HK every few days. My brother gave the whole series to me and my hubby and I are really having a fun time watching it. You will be amazed by the HK celebs (who are popular now) but just an extras (KLF) in this series. The hilarous one for us was to see Stephen Chow as a prison guard in one of the episodes.

OK...after the long list (and that is just to name a few, I did not mention Dancing with the Stars, My Name is Earl, Two & the Half Men, How I Met Yr Mom, Survivor, Men In Trees, Conan, Jon Stewart, Colbert Report etc etc....ok stop), I guess you must agree that I've become a TV addict...... or probably just a desperate housewife. Oh yeah new season of Desperate Housewives is back on ABC on Sunday nite. :)

What Have I Been Doing? Part 1

2008-04-16T09:17:00.000-07:00

Ok enough of the questions....Where have I Been? What I am Doing??

Its been 6 weeks since I landed myself in this land of dreams...United States of America. Leaving behind family and friends and importantly Malaysia - the country that I grew up in. But I was excited as this is the opportunity for me to start my life as wife to my hubby. We have been leaving apart since we met and married.

The big question that my friends and collegues kept asking me before I left is "What am I going to do?" Honestly, I was just so swarmed with work, handovers, family gatherings, taking my hubby here and there (my hubby came back to Malaysia for 2 weeks), friends gatherings etc that I really did not think at all what I was going to do. All I know is that I want to get home to Dallas and relax.

Well, relax I did and I could not believe that 6 weeks have passed and I am still relaxing and enjoying every minute of it. Every time I call back, on emails or msn with family and friends....same question - what have I been doing?

So here I am going to show a sneak peak to my life in Dallas. Believe or not....Part 1 of "What I Have Been Doing? COOKING. Terrible isn't it. Loving every minute of it :)

Her are my Cooking Escapades - don't drool.....

I miss all the Malaysian hawker food so I have to make believe on my own....

Prawn Mee

not bad eh...it does look and taste like the real thing

Wan Tan Mee

- I had to make my own char siu ok!

Min Fun Keuh

- My favourite! I love it!

Bak Kut Teh

- with a little help from the packet of ingredients...it feels and taste like home!

Ok...ok, I do cook normal simple everyday food...showing off my culinary skills to my hubby, I try but I am running out of ideas :)

Stir fry Chives Flower

- this is my hubby's fav vege.

Stir fry french beans with prawns

- This was yummy, I added some dried shrimps

Tau Yu Bak

- This is my mom and grandma's speciality - I grew up eating this!

Lady Fingers (Okra) with Ikan Bilis

- I learned to like this vege thru the years

Sambal Ikan Bilis with Onions

- Ohhh! My favourite - I can't live without it

Lotus Root Soup with Kacang

- The way to a man's heart is thru his stomach with Good soup!

So I did do a little roasting and baking....ha ha....

Roast chicken with potato

- I discovered that roasting is a healthier option so I don't deep fry no more. :)

Blueberry Muffins

- Me bake??? ok it was instant - help from Betty Crocker :)

Ok....are you all drooling yet? Well I was, just by uploading these pictures. I "will be" (I will ok, give me some time!!) updating my blog with these simple recipes, check it out. http://foodmadesimple.blogspot.com/

A fresh new START....

2008-03-14T12:29:00.000-07:00

I Know know...where have I been? 2 months with no posting. :(

Seriously I have been busy busy - bad excuse :(

There was CNY. Food, families, Fun!
Then my husband came back. More food, More family stuff and yeah more fun!!
Then he took me away. he he he..... (SO MANY THINGS TO DO BEFORE I LEFT)

Well, here I am in Dallas for a 6 months break. Believe or not!

A fresh new to my marriage life.....errr...or am I ending up to be a "desperate housewife"!!

National Treasure or not

2008-01-16T19:38:00.000-08:00

Wed nite torture....Hmmm, could not wait to get off my seat and leave the cinema! Luckily it is only RM7 bucks.

With all respect to the zillions dollars that went into the production but the storyline a was tad too unrealistic.

Some pointers -
1) I thot it was a little insulting to the British monarchy. How come The Queen never found the secret compartment inside the Resolute Table but the American presidents did.

2) Insulting to Buckingham Palace / White House for such easy bridge of security.

3) Insulting to President's secret service agents - so easy to kidnap the President.

4) Seriously...a lost city of Gold underneath Mount Rushmore???

Alright...it may not have been that bad but how come the 2nd time around is always a disappointment...... :(

New Year Resolution

2007-12-31T05:58:00.000-08:00

I have had my share of making new year resolutions....diet, lose weight, exercise, start doing this and that etc etc. It always starts great, with passion and determined but it never holds. Give it one week or max 2 weeks, I am back to the year before me. Typical! People don't change or at least I believe new year resolutions are not what's gonna make people change.

So, recently my hubby eager to get into the new year mood, asked me to write down and exchange our new year resolutions. The ever cynical me poo-ed and poo-ed at the idea and said no no I don't want to. Why? why? I said I am lazy to think about the resolution list which is true cos I have not even thot about next week let alone next year. Anyway, he was quick to ask me..isn't there anything I want to do next year? I took a second to think about it and yup there is something..I want to travel to Europe for a holiday with him. Hmmm that got me feeling really good, something to plan and look forward to. So maybe new year resolutions does have its plus points.

I was all ready for party this new year's eve but come today..... errr my lazy me took over. Declined all plans with 747 excuses. I decided to be good girl, cooked a new dinner dish for my parents (visit http://foodmadesimple.blogspot.com/), went out to pump petrol (prices going up again at the stroke of midnight), boiled tong sui ( hopefully to get a good complexion for the new year) and will be blogging to the new year!!

Alright....I may like to think 31/12/2007 is just another day but the significance is that at the stroke of midnight it will be 2008 and it will be another year of hopes, dreams to be fulfilled. So to all out there, May your new year resolutions and more importantly your hearts desires be achieved. Make it happen!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

2007-12-25T17:38:00.000-08:00

Time flies and it is Christmas again and soon it will be New Year. Wanna wish everyone a Blessed Christmas and a great start to the new year. If you have not visited my blog for sometime, please take your time to read all my previous entries. I have been a good girl for the past few months and have blogging with loads of photos too. So do read...... :)

My name is ED...

2007-12-21T00:06:00.000-08:00

After all the postings on Nicole (which by the way made me consistent in my blog update) for the past 2 weeks..... let me tell you about Ed.

Once upon a time, there was a prince from Mckinney, Dallas. He is half Thai/Laos and has been roaming the land of America for a long time. After more than 30 years, he decided it is time for him to find his princess. He chanced upon a super stunning fairy (ohhh...I am so loving this story) and she casted a spell on him and had him flew across lands and valleys to land in the land of KL Malaysia. He had 10 days to find a princess in Malaysia. He stayed in Traders castle, had a lot of good food especially his fav Peking duck, and he even brave the sea of KKB in a raft. The super stunning fairy ( don't you just love the sound of it, :) extended the hospitality of Malaysians- chauffered him around (brave the super jam streets of KL), bought him many meals (even to his last meal in Malaysia) but mostly importantly introduced many princesses from the land of Malaysia to the prince. The End!

Ha ha...ok ok the story does not end that way...but hey I don't know the ending yet so we have to wait and see. Well, I just hope Ed had a good time in Malaysia. He came in the midst all my "babysitting", So I guess he was one of my babies toooooooo! No wonder I am tired.

Presenting Prince Ed...............

And then there were 3........

2007-12-13T05:01:00.000-08:00

From 1 to 3, I am stepping up my baby sitting skills.........niece who is 4, 2 cousins..one 13, another 17. It was a girls slumber party no doubt.

Since Shen Leng and Hwee Leng are on school holidays and I thot it was good to get Nicole some new companions, they both came over my house for a slumber party.

So 4 girls crashed in my room and had a jolly fun time.

I took Shen and Hwee Leng bowling and shopping the next day. Nicole was a good girl as I told her to stay home to sleep in the afternoon. Nicole is used to taking a nap in the afternoon at 2pm and I knew if we went out, she would be too tired. She agreed to stay home and was a really good girl as she slept till 5pm.

As a treat, Nicole had a big big bowl of ice kacang :) Looking at her cheeky face

3 weddings and a happy girl

2007-12-13T04:57:00.000-08:00

I delivered my promise to Nicole. Infact I overdelivered. I told Nicole that I will be taking her to 2 weddings if she followed me to KL but I took her to 3 weddings.

1)Pang May - Seremban friend 2)Wei Pin - P&G Collegue 3) Yee Ling - cousin

First weekend on Saturday , I drove up to Seremban with some friends and Nicole. We witnessed and obviously participated in the "get the bride" ceremony. The groom and his "heng tai" were really un -cooperative, did not do anything we want them to do and infact, pushed thru the door. First time I encountered such an unsporting bunch. But Nicole had fun running around with us and as usual she get overly excited with all the fun games.

The same night, there was a wedding dinner at Hyatt Saujana, and I brought Nicole for her famous "yam seng" session.

The next day on Sunday, we went to Palace of the Golden Horses for a (it's Princess Jasmine's castle to Nicole) garden wedding and luncheon. Unfortunately, we were a little late and the ceremony was over and we proceeded for the luncheon. It was a beautiful place so we had fun taking photos especially the one with Nicole on the couple's "becca".

Nicole found a new friend Kyrene and they were inseparable. They were dancing, running, hugging etc. Infact, after we left, Nicole asked me if we can go to Kyrene house?? I guess I had to tell a little white lie so I said Kyrene stays really far away. So Nicole asked "we have to take aeroplane there is it??" I said "No, no, must drive only. Then she said " Well then that is not far right??!!!" Arrrr....I rest my case..... she is too smart for me!

Then the next Saturday.... it is Yee Leng's wedding. We all went to her house for the morning "get the bride ceremony".

Unfortunately, Miss Nicole decided to throw a tantrum when she first entered the house. This is something that I can't figure about her. She takes a loooong time to warm up, so usually when she meets people, she will pull long face, keep quiet, make a sad sad face and will not do anything you ask her to do. Sometimes, she will even refuse to go in to the place we are going. For whatever reason, she was in her "mood" and decided that she is not happy and started to cry in a pitiful way. I took her in to the kitchen and asked to stop it and go back out to greet everyone. She refused and ended up, my dad had accompany her for more than 1 hour in the kitchen. Even though she mood has improved and she is playing in the kitchen but she still refused to come out. But once she did, she was just playing and running around like crazy.

The night dinner was good and she definitely enjoyed herself playing with Yin Ping and Roei. I think she likes the "Cheong family". She like Jeh and his sisters very much and they also like her a lot....hmmmm must be chemistry...

KC is here

2007-12-07T01:40:00.000-08:00

KC is back from the Dallas. In time for his sister's wedding next week. He arrived mid afternoon today and droppped by my house in the evening. I saw him a month ago when I was in Dallas. I think that his father is really looking forward and will spend maximum time with him next 10 days. Well...it is a busy busy week for me...so many people visiting......Ed, Jason and KC from Dallas and of course Ms Nicole from Singapore who is taking up allllll my time.

Jesus Loves Me...

2007-12-06T20:08:00.001-08:00

5th day.....wow! I guess it must be quite an achievement for Nicole and me. Infact, she threw a little ranting and crying in the middle of the night which kinda got me thinking about a few things.

Nicole is really not the easiest person to take care.
Nicole could have really insisted she wanted to go home.
Nicole does have a few traits that makes her difficult to be handled
But with proper guidance and training and definitely the right way to handle, she can be most adorable.
However, with kids you never really know cos they are really unpredictable so Thank God that she and I survived our 5th day.

Nicole seem to really like this song, captured her rendition on the way to KL Pavillion.

Rock a bye b..aa.b........Zzzzzz

2007-12-05T18:07:00.000-08:00

Oh no! Bedtime stories is making me go to sleep. But I am the one telling the bedtime stories and the little rascal Nicole is still wide awake and asking for more.... Here is the Go to Sleep routine with Nicole.

Brush teeth
Go shhh shhhh
Off the main room light and turn on bedside light
Open nursery rhyme book and read to her
Then put book down and tell her a fairy tale story
She will ask for another so will have to make up a story
(Have told her Uncle Jeh & Ku-ku story and also Uncle KC and Auntie Tina story - next she wants Yeh yeh and Ah Ma's story)
Then she want me to sing song - her favourite now is Sing a Song of Sixpence.....but then I will have to sing Twinkle twinkle, row Row, Doe a deer, London Bridge, One Two Buckle my Shoe....the list goes on

Last nite, I was so so sleepy..I don't know what I was singing...... all songs ended halfway and then I woke up again to continue. Nicole was quite irritated that I was sleeping at every song and I got all the word jumbled up. For eg. Mary's lamb became a sheep....and Nicole kept telling me it is Lamb!!! Also I ended up singing Reo Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling...believe it or not?

I am Freezing

2007-12-04T17:49:00.000-08:00

3rd day with Nicole.....
Nicole had another fun-filled day...Mines Wonderland with Hwee Leng and family.

Morning, we woke up at around 7.30am. Usual routine of brushing teeth, making bed and then Mom made Nicole her milk. I had breakfast and then told Nicole her timetable for the day which includes writing number 21 and 22, colouring, watching a sing a long DVD I bought her on Sunday night.

4th uncle, auntie and Hwee Leng is taking her out to Mines Wonderland today. Great! at least her day is packed. I came back at 6.30pm just in time when they came back and I was greeted with a wailing and crying Nicole. What happened? just an hour ago when 4th uncle called me, I could still her a happy chirpy Nicole in the car. Basically...Nicole fell asleep on the journey back home and upon reaching the house, they woke her up and obviously she was irritated as she stil wants to sleep. All the grown-ups could not handle so it is left to Ku-ku to calm her down. Took her to the room and calm her down and she was ok but still not in the best mood. She was trying to prolong her bad mood and did not want to show others that she is feeling better.

Anyway, we went to a nearby restaurant for dinner...(imagine - 3 dinner out in a row), Nicole was obviously feeling better and started to be mischevious again. I think 4th uncle/aunt and Hwee Leng had their hands full with her this afternoon. We came home, Nicole drew some pictures including one of Daddy, Mummy, Daniel and her.

Time for bed, more bed time stories...more made up princess stories...I am running out of ideas - I was telling her a shorter version of the Beauty & The Beast story and Nicole spotted it immediately and said that my story is not accurate. For the 2nd nite consecutively I failed to get her to sleep first as I intended to do some of my own work after Nicole fall asleep. But I could hardly keep my eyes open after reading all the nursery rhymes and the fairy tales. So snore snore......

I am also in polar land for the next 2 weeks. Nicole needs the air con and I usually sleep without. So I am literally freezing in my room, all covered up in thick blanket and Nicole would be kicking all her blackets away. At 3am, I woke up freezing and thot I could just turn off the air-con and turn of the fan since the room is rather cool......but no no...after 30 mins, Princess Nicole woke up and say she can't sleep. No choice...back to polar land....

Boy and Girl

2007-12-03T19:31:00.003-08:00

2nd day with Nicole and I introduced her to a boy!!! He he he watch the video...

Here is the day's story.....in the morning I went to work. Mom and dad took her up to Seremban to do their errands.

Obviously having her as my "daughter" for 2 weeks, I called a couple of times to check if everything is ok. Mom and dad said she is doing fine, mischevious as always - went into the bank and apparently took all the nice bank catalogues and bank slips!!

They came home in the evening, I left work early (part of being a responsible guardian) and come home. Found her on the couch, drink milk and watching a DVD. When she is watching her DVDs , she is not very responsive. This is how she looks like.

Then I took her to the playground at 6.30pm as it was still bright outside. She had a fantastic time. And she made a new friend!! As usual, she was reluctant to leave but insisted as it was getting dark. We had dinner at a nearby restaurant. Came home, bath her, fed her milk, read her nursery rhymes, told her 2 made up fairy tales and eventually I was dozing off.....oops she is supposed to sleep first. Anyway I was really tired and both of us snored away. But I am sure Nicole would be dreaming about her lovely time at the playground with her new found friend!

She aint heavy ..she is my niece

2007-12-03T19:23:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not, Nicole is up with me in KL. This is the first time she is technically away from her parents and staying with others. She was reluctant at first, after all she is daddy and mommy's girl but after some convincing ( taking her to weddings - she is a sucker for weddings), I guess she plucked up her courage and told her parents that she want to follow Ku-ku (that's me) to KL.

My bro and Lynn were shocked and I could see their reluctance. he he he...eventually they relented, they figured it is time for Nicole to be independant too.

So now...and for the next 2 weeks...I am her official "mother". Oh my such a huge responsibility. I have to plan her day, plan her meals, feed her, bath her, change her, read her nursery rhymes, read her story books, tell her fairy tales, make sure she sleeps, make sure her is covered with blankie, make sure she drinks water etc etc....

My whole schedule revolves around her. No time to talk to Jeh even...he he my hubby is feeling neglected :)

Singapore with Daniel

2007-12-03T17:57:00.000-08:00

It has really been travelling here and there since my wedding in July. Went to Dallas after the wedding, then it was to Ho Chi Minh and then Kobe and then Bangkok and then Dallas again..wow! and then it was to Singapore to see my baby nephew.

Daniel Alexander Sam....he is a big big boy but nevertheless still sleeping most of the time like a baby.

Mom and Dad were in Singapore too so we were one big happy family. Even though it was just for 2 days, it was a good trip especially when a little rascal decided to follow us up to KL. :)

Mavs vs Sixers

2007-11-14T11:00:00.001-08:00

The highlight of my Dallas trip ....other than seeing my hubby of course :)

It was an unexpected surprise gift from Jeh. I thot he was taking me dinner somewhere. So there we are me, him and Bernard driving to downtown Dallas and they are taking me to a Basketball game. Hurray! It was really exciting to feel the excitement of the hall. Can't wait to see the cheerleaders during the breaks! -hey hey, we don't get to see it on TV :)

The game held at American Airlines Center.

Jeh and Bernard lining up to get in.....

The game in action.... Go Mavericks!!

Ah ha....the cheerleaders!! give me an A, give me a B...............

Guess who won??? The Mavericks of course!!

It was really fun! I think all the fun got into our heads!

Jeh and I will remember this!

My first "Kaya"

2007-11-14T10:59:00.002-08:00

Playing my housewife role to the max!

I made my very own Kaya with my aunt's recipe. After 2 hours on non stop stirring (while my hubby is at work), here you go!! A little too thick for my liking but it was the beautiful brown Kaya I love. Taste good too! Not bad for a first try :)

Dallas to see my hubby

2007-11-14T10:59:00.001-08:00

3.5 months since I last saw my hubby in Dallas after the wedding. Sad but true :(

But on Nov 6th..boarded Korean Airlines direct to Dallas. Hurray! It was either this only short 10 days trip or a longer one in December but we opted for this Nov trip primarily due to the US immigration application procedures. Landed in Dallas at nearly 9am on Thursday morning and immediately got the application procedure done. Hurray...now for 10 days of lazy holiday and playing housewife!!

With mom in Bangkok

2007-11-12T23:47:00.001-08:00

Ok ok...I decided to be a good mommy's girl, took her together with me on my business trip to Bangkok. This trip was a little last minute, I did not really intend to go in the first place but well it's needed for work so I went. Now, I know my mom would love it if I invited her, well since she did not come with me to Japan last month (mainly because I took her on a good vacation in Japan 3 years ago), BKK would just be nice for me. Also, my guilty conscience caught with me too cos I kinda promised her a holiday to Korea which eventually did not work out cos I did not expect it to be so expensive and furthermore I just don't have the time this year.

Well anyway, there I was....redeemed a Bangkok flight for my mom with my Enrich miles.....had to pay over RM300 anyway on taxes. Well...better than paying full amount...think positive!!

The good thing about it, was I stayed in a really posh hotel The Peninsula Bangkok so I am kinda glad my mom got to enjoy it. Since I needed to work, I sent her on a 1/2 day tour on her own...thank god she survived and got back safe!!

I was kinda working for 3 days...but I did manage to take her to Chinatown. The first time I was in Bangkok, my pet bro Simon took me to this shop, he sells Kway teow like noodles in hot pepper soup and topped with roasted pork.

Yumyum yummmmmm the combination is fantastic. I loveeee the pepper soup (if you don't know already I love every soup that gives me a tingling feeling in my throat) and whatmore my favourite roasted porky pork. Yum yum. 2 years back when I came to Bangkok, I remember I came looking for the shop and wah la...I found it. And this time around, I was rather skeptical but I was determined to find it and truly I found it. Amazing, I still remember the uncle. Nice chubby looking fella with rosy cheeks. I finished the soup and asked for more! Yum!

All in all it was a good trip, not with some squabbles with mom - sigh, that's the mom and daugther relationship we have....but I am sure my mom enjoyed herself.

Kobe...oops a tad boring

2007-10-01T05:21:00.000-07:00

I am back in Japan again. This is my third trip though first to Kobe. The last trips were mainly in Osaka, Tokyo and also Kyoto. So I am kinda looking forward to it too. But this will be purely a business trip as I don't plan to travel, just touch and go. I will see what I can see.

The good thing about business trip to Japan is I get to be on Business Class. Nothing to shout about but at least I get to eat satay! :)

I arrived in Kobe and realised it is rather a small city versus Osaka or even Kyoto I think. I managed to go around central town (Sannomiya / Motomachi) for 2 days. First day on my own, kinda just wondering around the different shops for 1/2day. Wanted dinner in a proper restaurant but criteria was that I could order in English. Since I am not on tourisy mood, I was just too lazy to try to converse with the Japs. So I found this restaurant with an African American doorman who persuaded me to try..it was kinda of a bar restaurant. I tried a beef stick which was kinda a rubbery piece of meat. Sad!

The next day my collegue Lizzie joined me and we went out to visit some European colonial houses. These houses are located on a hill on Kitano and these houses are for public display now, once occupied by traders, hunters or politicians.

After much walking, I was desperate to buy something for hubby. I am not a shopper, don't like it and too practical to be a shopper. So looked around, considered some kinky french maid or Jap student uniform but then decided not to. Instead, found this nice Japanese kimono shop and bought a Yutaka (Japanese Bathrobe) one for myself and one for Jeh. Mine is purple and his is blue.

Kobe Beef! Kobe Beef! Kobe Beef! Now, I am not leaving Kobe until I try the all most, much talked about Kobe beef. Thank goodness for Daya (who works in the Kobe office), he took me and Lizzie out this nice Jap restaurant for Kobe beef. Obviously he did all the talking. Hmmm, of course it was good, really tender and soft but definitely expensive of course. One thing about Japan, it is a cash country. The meal cost over Y165,000 (around RM500) and they only accept cash. Poor Daya had to lent me some money first :)

I got to eat more Kobe beef the next day during the dinner hosted by Japanese media team. Yum! This is how it looks like before it is cooked. Can you feel the little cow being massaged?

Alright...........what else of Kobe to remember? Errr nothing much really. :(

Oh yeah.....question in my mind? Why does the Jap school girls wear such short skirts as uniforms? Do the schools not know that these mini skirts on young innocent school girls are now subject of male fantasy ? Well...I really could not figure it out!

But seriously, I rather leave Japan with memories of this cute Japanese boy playing with his puppy. So cute and innocent..

Daniel Alexander Sam

2007-09-30T08:15:00.000-07:00

Yes yes....he is finally here!! I have a baby nephew! Brought into this world just 3 hours ago. Mom and baby are well. Dad sounded a little stressed infact he was sounding a tiny bit emotional just before his wife was wheeled in. Lynn did a C-section. So glad that everything is well. A girl and now a boy. Just perfect! Good that Nicole have someone to play with now. Hope she will be a good big sister. She is extermely naughty nowadays. 4 years old. Growing pains.... but my little princess nevertheless.

Moshi Moshi

2007-09-27T09:52:00.000-07:00

I am off to Japan this Sunday nite. Hurray. This is my 3rd Japan trip courtesy of my company!!
First trip I went to Osaka and Kyoto.
Second trip I went on holiday to Tokyo (went Disneyland!!!) and then Osaka and Kyoto again. I really like Kyoto the first time I was there and this time around I had a little mission. I wanted to see a geisha....(after reading Memoirs of a Geisha)..but unfortunately I did not see one. To think I was silly enough to even think I could actually bump into one on the streets!!!

Anyway this trip I will be going to Kobe.........will tell you more when I get back.

Singapore Cab Drivers

2007-09-21T08:07:00.000-07:00

When I am in Singapore, taking the cab is my usual mode of transportation. And really I have the most interesting conversations with the cab drivers. The good thing about the cab drivers in Singapore, generally most of them are well spoken, They too have a interesting opinion of certain topics. It's funny, some are really country proud, some just love to criticize their country. Some love Malaysia, some just dislike Malaysia - the "fights" continue - the love, hate relationship that we continue to have.
Yesterday, my cab driver was a Malay Singaporean (who looks like an Indian) and he absolutely love coming over to Malaysia. He said immediately when he goes over to JB, the whole feel and the atmosphere is so different.
Today my cab driver is a Chinese Singaporean. He told me how the ministers in Singapore are really smart, they all have white hair after 3 years on the job cos they think so much. Also he told me many people have made millions from the current property boom in Singapore. Isn't it obscene to spend S$24million for a penthouse. Basically the owner bought it at S$12million and he made S$12million when he sold it. OH God!! Where do people find this kinda of money, just to be spent on a penthouse!! Not forgetting the interesting topic on how the young generation of Singapore is so pampered cos their parents are well off thus they are not willing to take entry level job that is not paying high salary. This kids can still afford not to work cos they can live off their parents. These jobs are being filled up by willings Asian from Malaysia, Philiphines which are equally skilled, work really hard and long hours and willing to take low pay. cos the salary is still huge when they convert back home currency.

Anyway, it makes the journey so much more enjoyable and I get updated with a lot of happenings in Singapore just by talking to them.

Btw, I am getting a crash course on investments from my bro this weekend. Need to think about how to invest my money...in hope of making my million!!

Oh Gosh..so much has happened...

2007-09-15T08:01:00.000-07:00

Ok...where do I start? No excuse for not writing for 4 months. Gosh! 4 months just flew by. But soooooo much happened. Where do I even begin?

Firstly I GOT MARRIED!!!
Phew...it went really well, extermely enjoyed myself. I am officially Mrs Cheong!
Then there was the honeymoon..and you know what~~ wink wink!! :)
We flew back to Dallas....
Many things happened in Dallas. At first it was all bleak and it seemed that the universe were just against us.
But God is Good! God has his plans. And it is amazing how he opened doors!
I came back alone (sob sob) from Dallas.
And it was just work work work from there on.
Back to daily phone calls with hubby.......
and just work work but more so...I feel bored!
Bored..me bored!
Really I am bored!
After all the wedding preparation, wedding and now being apart from hubby I just have nothing to motivate me.
I guess I am not motivated...
I feel like a bum.

I guess I have not written for a long time because I was wasting time being a bum. ha ha.....

I chose my wedding dress!!!

2007-05-20T04:55:00.000-07:00

1.5 months to go, and already getting dagger stares from friends when I tell them I have not gotten a wedding gown :).....I finally got it done. 2 hours in the bridal house, with my expert maid of honour giving me valauble feedbacks, after trying more than I guess 30 gowns, I finally chose 2 wedding gowns for the actual wedding day, another 2 for the photo shoot, another 2 evening gowns - one for wedding day and one for shoot day. Wow!!! Not too bad! Phew! I am just glad I got it down. Seriously I can remember the gowns (color, design) but if you ask me the details...I am lost for words......I realized this cos the next day...my friends who were all soooo proud that I chose my wedding dresses, one of them asked...how is the back of the dress? Does it have buttons, is it low cut??? Errrrr.........hmmmmm....I don't remember. So much for an unforgettable wedding dress........well, don't get me wrong, the gown is really really beautiful...I guess I am just not typical crazy about wedding bride.

Slow and steady

2007-04-26T03:14:00.000-07:00

My wedding updates are in pink, to compare with my progress in my last update. Don't worry slow and steady ok................

Wedding / Wedding
3.5 mths to go / 2 mths to go

What have I done? / What have I really done?

Booked the location....somewhat / I can surely say done but hmm he did not request for a down payment....
Wrote a CPS - not followed / I am definitely behind my CPS but at least I am looking at it.
No dress fitting / I booked the bridal house and yeah I have not done gown fitting but I bought the bridesmaid’s dresses!!
No photography / Photography date set but then just got changed by the bridal house
No card invitation / there is a design presentated to be and I need to give feedback but yeah not printed yet
No theme / hmmm theme - will Summer Breeze do since my bridemaid dresses are kind blueish purpleish in color?
No flowers / ok meeting up with florist next week
No arrangement of anything whatsoever / definitely do have some sort of arrangement. I am not that bad.

Should I panic? Everyone tells me I should! / Well I think wedding preparation is to be enjoyed and so whatever comes my way, I will try my best.

Life's blessings

2007-04-22T04:14:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, I have not been updating my blog......no excuse, just laziness and procrastination. There were quite a few topics I could have pen down but since I didn't it is not as significant anymore.

I just wanted to write about blessings and wonder how come we don't look at the blessings in our life but rather look at what is not right. I guess it is just human nature to focus on what is wrong, what needs to be fixed. How many times does one take time to sit down and count all the good things that are happening in one's life? Not often enough is the answer.

But really I urge everyone to just do this everyday, think about really the big and small blessings. Do not take things for granted. It could just be the fact that your parents are alive and well, you got a great job, you met a good friend today, your husband said I love you even though he says it everyday, you are healthy, your child wanted you to hold him/her today, you have a bed to sleep in, you had a good lunch, you have a roof over your head etc etc.

I am not a super positive person but I know that I got to focus on the good things in my life and as I think about it, I really feel blessed. I thank God for just ALL the blessings he has given me. There is no way to describe it. I am just so thankful.

Of Love and Flowers

2007-03-29T18:06:00.000-07:00

I gonna get rather mushy here......hmmm cos I am so blessed to have the love of my life. He is the sweetest, thoughtful, lovable, huggable guy. If only I can perserve all the beautiful flowers he has given me since we met. Today is the anniversary of the day we met. Of course me being me, it was just another ordinary day in office, busy busy, trying to finish up work. Then my assistant MG asked me in a rather odd manner, What day is today? I was rather shocked and almost instantly, I got worried trying to think of what I forgot? a meeting? is it her birthday? Then she walked away and still loudly asking what day is today? Then she came back with the most beautiful bunch of flower. Pinkiest, purple...hmmm have to check out what is the name of the flowers..but so beautiful and the card wrote "For the first time I lay my eyes on you". Ohhhh!! Hmmmm! told you I was going to get mushy. Ok ok...it was such a lovely surprise and such a beautiful gesture. I believe this is how a relatioship should be. Each partner plays a role in making the effort to express love to each other. It may seem silly or even trivial and often - no need to bother attitude would be there but if you take the effort to do even a small, silly, trivial gesture.....you will definitely get so much more in return. But really the effort to express love is not to expect or see what you will get in return but just the fact that you have given so much joy and pleasure to the other person, it is enough to make your heart warm and fuzzy.

Sold Out!!!!

2007-03-25T09:49:00.000-07:00

This is my latest project. I am helping to launch my church's 2nd album. 1a.m. is the name of the band. Their 1st album launch “Revelation” in April 2005 achieved international success in the Christian music scene.

1. No.1 in http://www.sharesong.org/song chart for the past 17 months and still going strong.
2. Best album of 2005 by http://www.worshipnotes.org/
3. All major internet music stores such as iTunes, Yahoo music, MSN music and many more are selling their music. They have sold hundreds of songs through these internet music stores since 2005.
4. Radio airplay in USA & Canada
5. Churches around the world are singing their songs
6. “You are my all” in the revelation album was chosen in a compilation album in Canada.

Ok SOLD OUT album will be launched in April and this time the music is just simply fantastic!!! Please go to http://www.1am.com.my/ or myspace.com/1accordministry for more info and to preview the music. You will be anointed.

Details of the concert :-
Date: 28th April, Sat (7pm – 10pm)
Venue: ECF Church. No. 2, Jln Rajawali 3, Puchong
Tel: 03-80706797

Date: 29th April, Sun (7pm-10pm)
Venue: KDU Auditorium, Damansara

Ticket: RM35 includes a CD + DVD.

To find out more about 1 a.m. go to http://www.1am.com.my/

The Prince loves the Princess

2007-03-12T06:53:00.000-07:00

I am such a sucker for Korean love stories. They are pathetic, dramatic, slow, repetitive, sometimes ridiculous eg. man fall in love with woman who turned out to be sister but later found out not really the sister but she will be diagnosed with terminal illness blah blah blah.......the usual storyline. Despite all that, if you have a little patience (which I am practising), you will find that the Koreans are superb at evoking the love emotion - , loving someone you should not, suppressed feeling of love, a glance at the loved one, tears of love and desperation, a touch on her face, gently brushing her hair while she sleeps, they walked pass each other but did not see each other, the so near yet so far scenes, and so much more. Korean drama producers have mastered these "pathetic" yet so watchable love stories. Here is the latest, apparently a total craze in Asia!! I am keeping up to the latest craze!! I recommend watching Princess Hours if you wanna relax and let Korean producers lead you in a romantic journey.

Farrah Fawcett hairdo is so in!!

2007-03-11T08:58:00.000-07:00

Ok that's just to console myself. don't know if the hairdo is in but this was how I looked when I appeared in my reality show tonight. Can you believe it?? I could not look at myself in the mirror cos I look so diferent. I am one of the final judge together with Datuk Siti. The make-up and hairdo was done rather quickly, no time, it was a LIVE show so everything needed to be on time.

It was a Malay reality show - Siti Mencari Bintang Pantene. I spoke Malay pretty well (at least the 3 times in which I spoke during the 30mins show) thank God I did not embarass myself on national TV!! everything went smoothly. My family saw it at home and I think mom was pretty proud. :)

So.......Farrah Fawcett hairdo...in or not??

Panic Panic

2007-03-08T07:20:00.000-08:00

Wedding
3.5 mths to go

What have I done?
Booked the location....somewhat
Wrote a CPS - not followed
No dress fitting
No photography
No card invitation
No theme
No flowers
No arrangement of anything whatsoever

Should I panic? Everyone tells me I should!

It's easier to forgive than to ask permission....

2007-03-07T06:27:00.000-08:00

A collegue told me this interesting phrase today. I guess I need to paint a clearer context to it. Well, it just means that if we ask, confirm, verify, inform before we do something, sometimes it can never get done or we don't get permission to do it. Thus, if we don't ask and just do it......hope for the best...if it turns out well, fantastic, no harm done....everyone happy but if it does not turn out well...I guess all you can say is ooops sorry and hope the person will forgive you. So, is it easier to forgive than to ask permission? Should that be how we operate?

I think I can only give myself 6/10 for Patience today. Also my head was kinda felt a bit heavy when I am a little frustrated. I actually manage to do No 1-4 pretty well but no. 5 was a bit out. I let my frustration show in my voice and in my expression. I tend to repeat or should I say nag especially when I don't think the person is getting it. Thus I end up also being pushy too, I guess. But what do you do when people just don't deliver to you what they promised. Hmmm extremely frustrating....but I must remember PATIENCE!!

Patience

2007-03-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

Patience is a virtue.........is that how the phrase goes?!!
Well I do need a couple doses of that. Have been feeling truly frustrated at work and thus I get worked up easily. Infact, the headaches at the end of the day is definitely a result of intense frustrations.

So I gotta relax a little......breathe...and take it easy. It's only work at the end of the day.
So, here is what I will do :-
1)Smile.......smile..........smile............
2)Do not get frustrated when faced with a "situation", take a deep breath, and ask...can you repeat that again?
3)Outline clear expectations, repeat/wait/request for it minimum 3 times before freaking out.
4) Do not raise voice.
5) Do not let frustration show on face....smile.

Let's see how I do.

I met the cutest boy

2007-03-05T06:59:00.000-08:00

I enjoyed my weekend in Singapore. Filled with work and personal at the perfect balance. From a work standpoint it was purposeful, did what I intended and it went on well. On a personal note it was great! new discoveries, new emotions, and importantly time spent with my beloved niece Nicole.

Her birthdate 3/3/03, she just turned 4. Naughty to bits but yet adorable all at the same time. I surprised her at the restaurant Globe Trotters with my presence on Sat, bought her a cake and gave her another present. She came over to the Hilton hotel (where I am staying) the next day and she was just gleefully jumping around on the bed. Then we went for lunch at Chinese restaurant at the Intercon. At night, went over to JB and we celebrated at TGIF with her 3 cousins Matthew 11, Esther 9, and Moses 5. Moses or affectionately called Mo Mo is just the cutest boy. He is a little plump, with the droopiest eyes and he eats like a cookie monster. Simply adorable! And the 4 of them playing together.....they are so happy, so carefree, so noisy, so much energy and really simply puts a smile on my face.

Fly me to the moon

2007-03-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

Do you know anyone that flies? Do you know anyone that flies his own plane? Do you know anyone that took you up on his plane? Well I do!! :)

Two weeks ago, Sriram was down in KL. We met up, it was great catching up. He took me out on his plane N200KM and I got a feel of what it is like to be in the air. It was great, a bit scary in the beginning, cos you could feel every jerk when the plane is hit by wind, so I did let out 2 "little" shrieks when we took off. After that it was just really enjoying the view from the top. He got clearance to fly near KLCC and KL Tower and that was brilliant. We then fly somewhere near Batu Caves before heading back. He did warn me not to "shriek" when we land....so I braced myself for the landing. He made a beautiful soft landing. No opportunity for me to even want to squeal :) All in all it was a great experience..Only that I kinda felt a little queasy in my stomach when I was up in the air but of course I did not tell him. Had to be tough mah.....

To hold or not to hold

2007-03-04T02:18:00.000-08:00

Ok I need some opinion on this matter. Imagine you are out clubbing with friends, it's noisy, it's loud and the club is filled with people dancing, drinking, having fun, etc. You are with your friends having a great time too. You, a lady decided to go to the restroom, other girlfriends not going with you but one of yr male friends wanted to go so both of you maneuvered yr way thru the crowd. He grabbed yr hand and led the way. The question - to hold or not to hold??

The question is how should yr boyfriend, fiance, husband react to this situation? Can some other guy hold his "woman's hand? Can they take the fact that their "woman's" hand is held by another guy even though it is totally platonic? Ok let's ask the question in reverse. If my guy held another woman's hand in the same situation, am I ok with that??

Well here is my take - I think it is perfectly ok for a guy to hold my hand in this situation. Infact, I think the guy is really a gentleman who knows how to take care of his lady friends. Especially in a club situation, when people are often high, they are a little rowdy, and just the sheer large crowd, I feel it is really "man" when a guy takes the initiative to hold a girl's hand and lead the way. I feel protected and safe.

My fiance needs some convincing on this matter. Ha ha....he is just being the green eye monster sometimes...objecting to any man holding my hands!

True friends

2007-02-28T09:50:00.000-08:00

Work is driving me up the wall. Infact by the end of the day I was driving back with a heavy head. It feels like all your troubles, all the conversations, all the issues are being carried by my poor little head.

I think I lost my handsfree kit cos I can't find it anywhere. It is frustrating especially when I wanna talk on the phone while driving. My speaker phone does not work as well sometimes. But today as I was driving back I needed someone to talk to so I called DS. He was nice enough to entertain me. Then I called RL, have not spoken to him for ages!!! It was great catching up, as usual he is swarmed with work, I gave my 2 cents worth of advice for him to relax.....(look who's talking yeah??!!) and as usual with the promise that we will catch up soon.

Actually I seldom take the effort to call friends. This is really my weakness - I am horrendous in keeping in touch with friends. I really must change. Starting today, I have to remind myself that I will make the effort!!

The great thing about good friends are no matter how far or how long we have not kept in touch, when we do, just a phonecall...it feels like just like old times. That's what I call "true friends"