A Chapter in Life is coming to an end...

I started to pack my things yday for the move into my new place.... and it got me going down memory lane. Thinking about all the times that I have moved and how each time it has changed my life. And I realise a chapter of my life is coming to an end...i shall be leaving my family nest and embarking on a life long journey of being independent and away from the security of my parents home. And the thought is both scary and exciting at the same time. I have stayed out from my parents place before...but never like this... this seems so....permanent.

I remember the first time i moved... in Form 1...from Bukit Bintang to Sri Petaling... at that time, my world seemed like it was suddenly put in the washing machine and everything got shaken,turned,tumbled and came out all different (new & clean?? Not!)... from there i started taking a school bus, and oh the memories of all the crazy things that I did....hahaha.... nothing majorly BAD but definitely fun and crazy. That's when i got close to Shwu Yi...that's when i met my first bf (knew him 2 years first la)... that's when i totally screwed up my ankles (till this day, its loose)... my first real encounter with a lying, backstabbing friend (I shall not name names)....

Then I moved again....to Bandar Utama (Form 3)... that was also a major change. Bandar Utama during those days didn't even have One U yet...now there's two massive wings!! No school bus. PUBLIC transport!! And my trusty feet :p Stayed there through my WILD secondary days...haha... Did many many unmentionable things. And a lot of stupid things... fun, crazy stuff...etc.... Then came college and....well....too much too tell la...haha. Looking back they were good times, really good fun times :) All happy and without any worries in the world.

And now I've been staying in TTDI for the last 7 years. Many many things have changed and happened while i was staying here. College ended, work life started... So many more memories were made. As I'm packing my stuff I realise that I've kept soooooo many things...alot of pictures, gifts, cards, nick nacks, calendars, diaries...and as I go through each of it I start reminiscing, start laughing, some memories are sad too (which all has made my packing alot slower...hehe)

I'm really moving with a heavy heart... I didn't think that I would be, at first i thought i would be all happy and excited and can't wait to go... but I guess I do have a heart...hahaha Think that my heavy heart might have to do with all memories...

I am looking forward to a new door in my life that is opening.... a bit scared la, but a bit excited as well ;) I wonder wat else God has planned for me.... I guess I'll know the next time I move and look back ;)

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Marcus EMAIL: marcus.van.geyzel@gmail.com IP: 218.111.124.126 URL: http://www.friendster.com/15445947 DATE: 12/20/2006 03:59:52 AM eh... where u moving to lah? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Fung EMAIL: meifung_1101@hotmail.com IP: 203.115.247.162 URL: http://www.friendster.com/2840340 DATE: 12/20/2006 07:02:10 PM aiyoh...not a regular reader of my blog hah? hahaha...no worries... just jk. Anyway, moving to Kelana Mahkota, in Kelana Jaya ;) -----

Nightmare

its a NIGHTMARE trying to juggle work, all the holiday season shopping, wrapping, everyone's weddings AND preparing my new place... and packing & moving.... EVERYTHING is happening all at once!! sob sob... my Christmas wish: that I can have 48hrs in a day for this season =p

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Su Leen EMAIL: hosuleen@gmail.com IP: 40.250.0.9 URL: http://www.friendster.com/5392728 DATE: 12/19/2006 04:29:56 PM OLA! U know this is the first time I'm reading your rantings.... interesting! I think u are insightful. Yeah lar...introverts are like that huh.....:) When is moving day??Or is it moving days.... Lemme know one day that u need to do clean up or moving stuff...and I'll get a couple of us to come lend a hand...if one person helps for two hours, and i get 12 people to help...that gives you 24 hours of work and since you have your own 24 hours that God gave u anyway, THERE YOU GO! 48 hours!!! Your wish is my command!! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Fung EMAIL: meifung_1101@hotmail.com IP: 203.115.247.162 URL: http://www.friendster.com/2840340 DATE: 12/20/2006 07:19:10 PM aiyoh kawan u very cute la. Thanks for VOLUNTEERING 12 ppl...haha... but i think the worst is over. The most time consuming thing is going around and around looking for stuff for the house. Cleaning house, I got the perfect person: Shaun Perumal. He is SUPER clean...hahaha. But I think the best thing u can do with the 12 ppl is to COOK! for my housewarming? hehehe -----

My favourite season is coming :)

ITS COMING ITS COMING!! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!! =)

My favourite time of the WHOLEEEEEEE year. Christmas! I actually sometimes like it better than my own birthday....hahaha

Love the songs, the caroling, the gift buying, the gift wrapping (which usually last until the wee hours of the morning on Christmas day), the gift unwrapping...hehehe =)

But most of all...the peace and joy that surrounds the celebration of the birth of Christ. I think its most aptly illustrated with this song:

Oh Holy Night

Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior's birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Fall on your knees Oh hear the angel voices Oh night divine Oh night when Christ was born Oh night divine Oh night divine Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming Here come the wise men from Orient land The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger In all our trials born to be our friend. Truly He taught us to love one another His law is love and His gospel is peace Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother And in His name all oppression shall cease Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!! May it be a season of hope, joy and love. May God bless everyone of you. And pray that you will let Jesus's love and sacrifice fill your hearts!

Things I want to do before I die

In no particular order:-

• I want to visit the Vatican City
• I want to smell and touch actual tulips (the ones still attached to the soil)
• I want to sing on stage (though i might die of fright)
• I want to spend a season in time just sketching & painting everyday.
• I want to have 5 kids
• I want to have 2 dozen grandchildren
• I want to be 70years old walking around, holding hands and eating ice-cream with my husband
• I want to write a book (doesn't matter if no one reads it)
• I want to go bungee jumping

• I want to take a cruise

• I want to visit the five continents (at least 2 countries in each continent)

• I want to teach my children to sing, dance, draw and cook

• I want to make quilts for my grandchildren

• I want to sponsor an orphaned child

• I want to go snorkelling

• I want to take a gondola ride in Venice before it sinks

• I want to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa before it crumbles

• I want to visit the Louvre Museum and roam around for a week

• I want to have a library full of books in my home

• I want to learn how to play the piano (i don't play any musical instruments)

• I want to go ballroom dancing and learn all the different dances (salsa, merengue, cha cha, Swing, Waltz, rumba, Swing, Jive, Line Dancing)

• I want to drop everything, go to the airport and fly off to a holiday destination.

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: May Leeng EMAIL: mleeng@hotmail.com IP: 218.208.249.15 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=11270531 DATE: 11/23/2006 03:42:19 AM Hmm....a whole long list of thingyz!!! i can help you fulfill a few of it...hee:- 1) I can give you piano lessons (however, it might take you forever to learn...hee....your fingers might be a bit stiff considering your age =P) 2) I can contribute to your "library" (you'll be receiving books for your burfday, christmas etc.) 3) As for your ballroom dancing, you should save it for your social activities in your 50's...hee 4) I will be your audience when you sing. 5) I will give you a "push" for your bungee jump!!! = P ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Lee EMAIL: nahf@hotmail.com IP: 60.51.125.140 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=5220804 DATE: 11/27/2006 06:13:38 AM May Leeng.... Point number '1' is suicidal enough for you! Mei Fung, I can help you fulfill a few too: 1. Books...can la. Give me ur list. 2. Holiday trips...can too. We can plan go somewhere together. ML and me planning to go US next yr. Lets go together! 3. I can be ur audience too... if forced to. 4. Bungee jump. U jump..I jump! Heehehe....

feeling lost

this whole week has been spent hibernating at home. And I realise that humans are not meant to hibernate. God never made us to hibernate. I felt worse after the week of hibernation. I thought that I just needed to get away from everyone, everything... but somehow nothing goes away and more more just builds up. I think that's how ppl get into depression.

I have decided that enough is enough, i am not gonna be sucked into depression. I have the ultimate solution. I'm going for RETAIL THERAPY!!

Hahaha....no problem too big that some good shopping, good food and good company won't heal. Really, God made friends to make all things bearable.

Working on Mondays should be BANNED!!

My eyes are closing, my body is aching, my stomach is bloated, my brain is dead... the sky is getting dark.....Its another RAINY MONDAY... sigh

The whole purpose of today's blog entry is to WHINE. You can stop reading now cos this whole entry is for me. I just need an outlet to whine and not do my work. Weekends are not long enuff to heal from the gruelling weekdays.

I even chose a boring colour for this boring entry for this boring and dreary day...

And a quote to match today :- "Work is a necessary evil to be avoided" Mark Twain haha....i'm going bonkers! Someone please take me away from MONDAY!!

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Siaobai EMAIL: siaobai@hotmail.com IP: 60.49.152.154 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=9162752 DATE: 11/15/2006 03:03:50 AM hahaa, just wanna u to know tt im ur faithful reader =) i agree, esply on a rainy day...fell sooo sleeeepy -.- ....lizzzy. fOoNg *o* -----

A Love That Will Last

I want a little something more Don't want the middle or the one before I don't desire a complicated past I want a love that would last

Say that you love me Say i'm the one Don't kiss and hug me and then try to run

I don't do drama My tears dun fall fast I want a love that would last

I don't want just a memory Give me forever Don't even think about saying goodbye

Cos i just want one love to be enough and remain in my heart till i die

So, call me romantic I guess that's so There's something more that you outta know I'll never leave you So don't even ask,

I want a love that would last, Forever, I want a love that would last

I don't want just a memory Give me forever Don't even think about saying goodbye Cos I just want one love to be enough and remain in my heart till I die

So there's just a little more that i need I want a share of the air that you breath

I'm not that kind of girl to complicate the past I want a love that would last Forever I want a love that would last Always I just want a love that would last

I want a love that would last

********************************************Renee Olstead - A Love That Will Last

Why do I blog?

Was reading an article yesterday in a magazine...while my hair was being cut and highlighted :)

anyways...the article was on why ppl blog....So i was thinking, why do i blog?? Well... when i first started I was just trying something that everyone was talking about and i thought ok, i'll just try and see if I have anything to say...

Then as I went along I've found that there are actually people who are reading this....hahaha.... actually I didn't think that anyone was reading anything that I was writing...so basically it was for me...for me to just put into writing things that I was thinking of... I usually don't talk about what I'm doing day to day... some big things I would write abt but I don't sit in front of my laptop and write every single day about what I ate, where i went and what i did... But I really like the thought that I can just share wat I'm thinking of...what I feel about certain things...my views and things that I've observed... I didn't know if anyone was reading it, so I just wrote whatever i liked... But recently I've found out that more and more friends actually read my blog to see what has been happening to me.... which was funny cos I never thought of blogging as a way to keep in touch with friends...maybe bcos I write my own blog but not many of my friends have blogs and also i dun have much time to read other ppl's blogs

So back to why I blog....Maybe its because I'm an introvert, I really dun like talking all that much (tho my bf would think otherwise bcos he alway says that he has to pay me to keep quiet, but that's a side of me most ppl would not see) So just quietly sitting here and typing out wat i think is something "therapeudic" for me...I get to vent out how I feel...I can share articles that I like... talk about things that I care about...talk abt how stupid some things in life are.... tell friends that I care (even tho I dun say it much)...

So that's why I blog. Hope I haven't bored whoever is reading this ;)

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: James EMAIL: jamestanyl76@yahoo.com IP: 202.188.227.82 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=9658518 DATE: 10/30/2006 06:55:36 PM zzzzz..bore who..zzzz..: p anyway, blogging is a way of saying I am still alive and kicking..so, call me, talk to me, email me..: )..zzzzzzz... James -----

How easy we forget...

As a human being like everyone else...I tend to forget all the good and remember and grumble about all the bad :( Just wanted to remind myself to remember the good. And let go of any offenses. I think everyone's life would be alot easier if they spend more time remembering the good. And complaining less. Like for instance, Malaysia isn't all that bad. There is so much good, yet everyday we hear people complain about their own country. How bad the employment is, the salary, the environment, the transport system.... we forget how good we have it here in Malaysia. We don't have wars, we dun have any natural disasters, we have a stable government and economy. We have a freedom of religion (most of us anyway). We have good houses to stay in, we have cars to drive, we have an education system. All of which so many countries wish that they could have. Yet we spend our time just complaining and comparing. Why dun we compare with ppl who still stay in mud houses? Ppl who can't even go out of their own without wearing veils and covering everything and do not even have their own face to show? Why dun we compare with countries where going to school means walking for 2 hours and having one book to share? And we dun just grumble about the country....we grumble about almost everything. And I for one have come to realise that as long as I keep grumbling, I will not see the good.... So, from today onwards, I shall try my very very very best to see the good in everything... in people that i work with, in my friends, in my family, in my loved ones, in my colleagues, in my office, in my church, in my community, and in my country. Man i sound patriotic today.....hahahaha

So ppl, stop grumbling. Close the mouth, open the eyes and SEE the good in everything ;)

Love is... hardwork

When i was in school, i used to collect these small cute comics called... "Love is..." and these comics had various sayings....eg. Love is growing old together; Love is keeping a picture of him in your wallet...etc...etc... And they were all really cute.

But i just wanted to say...they missed one...that is: LOVE IS...HARDWORK and its not cute :p

Changes in Life...

Life keeps on changing...at 27 i would have thought that for myself and for the close friends around me we would all have pretty much settled down and probably married, starting a family or in a very stable job. But in the last few weeks and months, I have found that that is not the case. People closes to me are all still changing...some changing bf's or breaking up or starting new relationships, changing jobs, going to different countries to work, to study, some just undecided of what their next step is...etc

As for myself...i think most ppl still think I'm in Maybank...which is not the case, I've quit Mayyyyyyyybankkkkkkkk....bcos like how I've spelt it, that's how fast paced it was. I was bored to tears. Work was slow, ppl were dull and well...let's not go there :p So I lefted Maybank. And now I'm with LexisNexis... a brand new start again....an exciting one tho.

The scary thing is I'm turning 28 soon. At 18 i thought that by 28 i would be married and starting a family soon, but in reality now that 28 is coming...I'm not even close to getting married yet. Tho its not that I'm complaining...cos i've made my choices and not getting married was one of them. But how different things have turned out in all our lives. Its almost exactly 10 years since secondary school, so many changes in everyone. Heck I've put on 14kgs since!!! hahahaha

The changes in my life....hmmmm....well, nobody who knew me would have thought i would be going out with an indian guy. Happily and willlingly ;) Some are still laughing about it & waiting till i let my dad know :p for those who dunno...well...here's a picture of Shaun (love this picture ;D)

About my career...I studied accounting and finance and ended up a marketing manager...this still gets to ppl...makes them all go "huh??"

And now when I look at college kids who say "i'm gonna do this and that by a certain age...I'll get married at so and so age...I'll have this and that by when and when"....i go "hmmmm, don't be too sure..." Life really has a way of suprising you.

I'm moving out of my family house soon. which is another thing that i thought i would do only when i get married...but since i'm 27 i felt that Heck, I might as well know what its like living alone...i might never have the chance again...or it might be something i need to get used to...haha...yes, spinster nest...hahaha... (private joke, u guys kno who u are)

Friends and family have not changed much I guess...my close friends thru the years have remained kinda close...of course some of which have drifted slightly as distance and time does not permit too much interaction (those reading this and feeling guilty, yes it means you, so u better write!!)

At the rate that things are changing I do believe there is much more changes to come. So to all my friends out there, choose wisely the path you take in life, don't turn back and regret. Enjoy life and don't spend it looking back in regret. I do believe God has a path for everyone of us, and we really dunno what it is, but he does have a plan and a future for us (Jeremiah 29:11) And its a good plan ;)

So i hope and pray for all my friends out there that God will bless and protect everyone of you, through all the changes in your life. Some changes may seem really scary.... but that's why we have friends to share life with ;)

The people in your life....

Came across this "questionnaire" of sorts.....thought it was pretty good to remember the ppl in your life ;)....so here goes.... Name 5 people who make you laugh… 1. Shaun Perumal 2. Sharon Tan 3. Keng 4. Lorraine Rosario 5. Juliana Affandi Tan Name 5 friends who helped you up while you are down… 1. May Leeng 2. Tymi 3. Mei Peng 4. Shwu Yi 5. Shireen 6. Shaun Name 5 friends who would share their meal with you… 1. Shaun 2. May Leeng 3. Mei Lee 4. Ngai Yong 5. Mei Peng 6. Shwu Yi 7. Sharon Tan (remember your mum’s tupperwares…kekeke) 8. Farah 9. Shireen Name 5 colleague/ex-colleagues who you consider friends… 1. Sharon Tan 2. Lorraine Rosario 3. Pearly Tan 4. Juliana Affandi Tan 5. Theresa Tang 6. Andrew Boey 7. April Ng 8. Yvonne Miranda Name 5 friends who always remembers your birthday 1. May Leeng 2. Mei Lee 3. Shwu Yi 4. Tymi 5. Shireen Name 5 people who will be with you thick or thin 1. My family (that’s like 10 already…haha) Name 5 people you can call in the middle of the night 1. Shaun 2. May Leeng 3. Mei Peng 4. My sisters (3 already ;p) Name 5 people who would pray for you 1. Shaun 2. Shawn 3. Jill 4. Ps Tim 5. Hao Lin 6. Steven Name 5 people you would go vacation with 1. Shaun 2. May Leeng 3. Ngai Yong 4. Mei Lee 5. Mei Peng 6. My whole family ;) ….that’s like 11 ppl… we just came back from camping in Kuantan….before that was caving in Gua Tempurung Name 5 people that you like just lepaking with 1. Shaun 2. May Leeng 3. Mei Peng 4. Mei Lee 5. Ngai Yong 6. Shireen 7. Farah 8. Joey 9. Vilas 10. Sharon 11. Lorraine 12. Julie 13. April 14. Keng Name 5 people who would go shopping with you the whole day 1. May Leeng 2. Mei Lee 3. Mei Peng 4. Ngai Yong 5. Shaun 6. Lai Khuan Name 5 people who have remain in contact for 10 years or more 1. Mei Lee (21 years) 2. Shwu Yi (20 years) 3. May Leeng (15 years) 4. Laura (15 years) 5. Erina (15 years) 6. Mei Peng (12 years) 7. Ngai Yong (12 years)

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Lee EMAIL: nahf@hotmail.com IP: 202.180.171.240 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=5220804 DATE: 08/28/2006 08:16:27 AM Hi Mei Fung, From your list: 1. Found that you can't count. Read: 5. You've named more that 5 for most of it. 2. I won't share with you for "Name 5 friends who would share their meal with you". I will give you my meal if you want. (Psstt.. wanna stay slim). 3. I'm so honoured for "Name 5 people who have remain in contact for 10 years or more ". I'm first in the List! (That shows we are OLD also). 4. It's either MUA, May Leeng, Mei Peng or Ngai Yong. That shows you love us. We love you back...and that's LOTS of it too! :)

KL life is becoming dangerous...

KL is beginning to sound damn scary to live in. Everyday we read in the papers abt rape, robberies, break-ins, murder.... it doesn't seem to stop... doesn't matter if its in broad daylight with plenty of people and cars everywhere, no ones gonna do anything, so why should the thieves be scared. Have we become a society that just doesn't care abt other ppl? And then when it happens to us, then we suddenly loudly proclaim, "why nobody help???"

But can we really blame anyone, i'm sure we've all heard abt all the con jobs going around...who dares to stop and help? what if turn around, we get hurt instead? I guess its all a chicken and egg thing.... which is so sad...

Read in the papers on tuesday, that a step father raped his step-daugher... and her own mother ask for the courts to drop the charges... that she "forgives" her husband... WHAT THE HELL?????? What happens to her daughter that got raped??? She's only 15!! And she got preganant because of the rape. DAMNIT!! How could a mother do that to her own daughter???!!! Society is just getting so bloody sick.

We hear of all sorts of things that happen, and we take all precaution and care for it not to happen to ourselves or our loved ones. But to hear that a small young girl has to go through that, and her own mother doesn't help her.... its just sooooooo sad. The man is a sick animal.... BUT the mother, bloody hell even animals take care of their own young.... have we become a society that is below animals????

Anyways, to all my friends out there....especially the girls.... do take care... life in the city is getting very unsafe. Take every precaution that you can. I'm sure all of you know the drill.... avoid dark places, dun put your bags on the passenger seat, carry a pepper spray, never let a stranger approach you too close, or smell/sniff anything.... RUN if anything is wrong... FIGHT if anyone grabs you... if possible NEVER let him take you away. You already kno how he looks like, possibility of him subsequently letting you go is very small.

Take care & God Bless!!

Dedicated to All You Marrying Couples ;)

DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON?

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?" I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?" In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"

Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.

Here's the answer. EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies.

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet." Think about the imagery of that expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

Falling is love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades. It's the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.

At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when marriages breakdown. People blame their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for fulfillment.

Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work,a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances.

But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it. I'm not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could.

And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):

THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it day in and day out. That's why we have the expression "the labor of love."

Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it takes WISDOM. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.

Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage.

Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable...you can "make" love.

Love in marriage is indeed a "decision"... Not just a feeling

EXPENSES EXPENSES!!

well....was counting all the money that's gonna take for me to move in to my new place....WOW....i think i'm gonna be eating maggi and biscuits for a looooooooong looooooooooong time... =p

KL living is scary...the expenses of just moving into a small condo is amazingly high. Just to make the most basic of things cost about RM14k...*faint* I really mean the basics of the basics, nothing fancy AT ALL.... yet....WAH LIOW EH!!! It just keeps increasing and increasing.... =(

so, if anyone feels like donating any old furniture to me, please do feel free....donations in form of cash is most welcomed.....hahaha

spent the whole saturday and sunday searching for my bed.... apparently some mattresses can cost up to RM14k... PSYCHOS!!! i can do my whole damn place just for the price of ONE mattress. Where do ppl find all these money to waste?????

In any case, finally settle for one that is "supposedly" good for this old lady's back. Damage was about RM1k....which is quite minimal, relatively speaking.....har har.... BUT this is all thanks to my "haggling" other half.... me means I would have paid the price according to the price tag....but my haggling better half got the price down to about half..... =p makes u think how much they actually profit....hmmmmmmm....

aside from worrying about the things that will go into the house.....been searching all the banks in KL for the best housing loan out there.... it shouldn't be legal that we end up paying almost 80% more than the worth of the house!!! Financial institutions are BLOOD suckers i tell you!! Yes, i kno, i work for Maybank....still a fact is a fact.... *sigh*

my new place...

alright....its confirmed....just signed over my life.....kakaka.... just signed and gave in deposit for my new place yesterday...now to get loan shark to lend me the money (a.k.a. bank)

just found some really nice photos for the condo...

of course these are show room unit punya photos lar....if only i could afford to do the place up like this ;)

the living room...

its a split level...

the dining...

the kitchen....

view from the top.... (cannot see much tho)

the entrance (lobby)

ok....that's all the pictures for now.... might take some of the actual units soon ;) .... but its empty la....not so "interesting"... ;)

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Lin EMAIL: icysandra@hotmail.com IP: 86.52.74.253 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=8003566 DATE: 09/06/2006 12:45:03 AM Very very nice place... Congrats! -----

Gots me a small place of my own :)

After 3 looooong months of looking at places (condos)... yesterday I finally found a place. Put in an offer and TODAY the owner has agreed...wooo-hooooooooo!!

Quite the excited as this will be my own little "home" :) Damn, feels good! hahaha

Will probably drain me out of all my money...kakaka....but damn it feels great! a big step to get this place all on my own...there's some fears...but right now just really enjoying the moment and the thought of a little place of my own feels realllllllllll good...

A little info on the place....hmmmmmm....its a condo...in Kelana Jaya... the pool is beautiful....its on the 21st floor....it has a BEAUTIFUL view :) its a split level... 2+1 room... 1260sqft... did i mention the beautiful view :)

Ok, that's all for now....might take some pictures and put it up the next time :)

The Marriage Bug is Here

yup, it has arrived. The marriage bug has arrived!! At 27 years old, people are getting married all around me... its like a pandemic....literally because its happening with friends ALL OVER THE WORLD!! =p

ok ok, maybe i'm getting a wee bit over-exaggerating...but it has just made me think about marriage. Why does one get married? When do u know its the right time? At 27, is my biological clock ticking away like a time bomb? OR should i just relax, sit back and enjoy the life of a "kinda" single girl. Does being single mean that I've fallen behind the bandwagon?? Am i missing something that all those married ppl are "supposedly" enjoying?

Haha... though those questions play in my head I do believe that there is so much more to life than just settling down. I could name dozens of things which i have always wanted to do, yet have not had the opportunity to...either bcos of no money (heck there are bills to be paid) and/or no time (since all I've been doing is climbing the corporate ladder)....

hmmmm...I would like to go bungee jumping, parachuting, explore Italy, overcome my fear of the sea, join something like "the amazing race"...learn how to paint (i mean really on an easel and not painting a wall ;p) ...get my own place, making it home...

Do we women limit ourselves, or is it society that has govern us to just naturally think that we must get married and built a family in order for our lives to be complete?

It has taken a few years just to get myself in a financial state which i can comfortably say that I can go and start doing some of the things that I wish to, provided I have the time...which I am trying to make for now... So why now when I have the opportunity would i want to tie myself down to another "time" consumer of making a marriage work?

Aiiiiiiii.....but at the end of the day, getting married is something that I would want to do eventually. Building a family with the love of your life seems like something dat I wouldn't want to miss out on.

I believe that many get married because it seems like such a romantic thing to do. I've seen couples who get married thinking that life would go on like the way it does when ur single, that nothing changes and you can go right on ahead and do everything that you've been wanting to do. But damn, that's not true at all...things do change, a marriage takes up ALOT of your time...and I haven't even talked about having a family yet... I would hate to end up being married and regretting later on that I've not been able to accomplish or enjoy the things that I've always been wanting to do...

Yes, the marriage bug.

----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Lee EMAIL: nahf@hotmail.com IP: 202.69.68.135 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=5220804 DATE: 04/27/2006 07:11:04 AM MF: You have got the rest of us! Dont see any of us getting married anytime soon. Not for the next 4 yrs at least! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Kevin EMAIL: kevinboo78@yahoo.com IP: 219.74.33.105 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=1614859 DATE: 06/12/2006 11:03:56 AM eh.....eh.....serious? when? where? what kinda wedding? traditional chinese?christian?heheheh...watttzzzuuupppppp sista???how has it been?? mini oreos depleted already?dunch worry, some coming your way soon! =)question,did it cost you much for the condo? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Fung EMAIL: meifung_1101@hotmail.com IP: 219.94.112.62 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=2840340 DATE: 06/13/2006 09:37:34 PM hey Boo! mini OREOS =) When?? harhar... welllllll....lets put in this way...i'm gonna be in debt until i'm old and gray =p next time u come visit, we go see the place k ;) -----

Just to clear things up

It has come to my attention, that many are curious and asking questions abt my personal life. I would appreciate, if you are curious, then come and ask me. Whispering, murmuring and gossiping will only get you that far.

So, yes, I am no longer in a relationship with Tymi. We broke up mid Dec. We were together for 3 years. I know everyone thought we were gonna get married. But well, its a long story. And its a private story. That only the parties involved would really understand or know. It would be nice if "uninvited" people would stay out of it. Asking out of concern is good, its great. But dishing out opinions when you don't know what happened, is not very welcomed. Actually its NOT welcomed AT ALL!

Thank you for respecting my personal life. I'm sure you'll expect the same type of respect for your own personal life. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Kevin EMAIL: kevinboo78@yahoo.com IP: 219.74.197.57 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=1614859 DATE: 03/22/2006 04:24:34 AM WOoooohhh...... so much anger and frustration!Looks like me needs to get ya somemore mini oreos! -=) hows ma fave sister? ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mei Fung EMAIL: meifung_1101@hotmail.com IP: 219.94.112.62 URL: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=2840340 DATE: 03/22/2006 06:34:47 PM sigh...what to do...some ppl no life, so try to find some excitement in their life by butting into others =p YES YES, MINI OREOS!! =)

Definition of Love 2

1 John 3:16 - 24

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

In the end...

In the end, are we not alone in this world? Do we not face our maker with no one else by our side? Why then do we try so hard to please those around us? Every step we make brings us closer to meeting Him. Do we waste our time pleasing others, gossiping about others, competing with others, judging others? What do you do with your time?

Definitions of Love?

Does anyone know how to define "love"? Came upon this website by chance...it had 292 definitions of love :p... but there was a few that that struck me...

It's love if: You have great chemistry: You get lost in your conversations, and the hours pass like minutes. You're more than willing to listen to her when she talks about her day. The chemistry between you is remarkable. You find her beautiful: Even if you catch her with no makeup on and her hair pulled back while she's unclogging a toilet, she still looks beautiful to you. You want to spend time with her: All you want to do is to be with her, whether you're having sex or not. Even if she tells you that sex will have to wait, you don't care. You see a future together: You experience the strange feeling that your life would be totally empty without her. You tell your friends and family that she may be The One, and you're even thinking about marrying her. You introduce her to your family: It becomes very important to you that your parents like her, and that she gets along with everyone close to you. You include her in all your plans: Whether you're going out with your male friends or taking your dog for a walk, you want her there with you. And if she's not there, you can't get her off your mind and sneak off to give her a quick "I miss you" phone call. Of course, you don't tell your buddies. You are more romantic: All of a sudden you find yourself listening to cheesy romantic songs and thinking of her. You send her flowers and love notes to work and set up romantic evenings candlelit dinners at home. You always take her side: If someone says anything even slightly disparaging about her, you immediately rise to her defense. Furthermore, in social gatherings, you always agree with her even if you disagree behind closed doors. She makes you want to be a better man: She challenges and motivates you. She makes you happy, and you'd do anything to make her happy.

love means risking your life to save theirs. love is giving them the last piece of cake, no matter how much you want it. love is giving your whole self and never holding back. love is when he remembers things that you forgot about yourself. love is when he reminds you of these things. love is when he's the only one that can figure you out, when you don't even know who you are. love is commitment. love is that tingly feeling you get and you don't know why. love is looking forward to waking up early in the morning just to watch them sleep. love is indvidual, you love them in your own way. love is true when no one can take it away, no matter how hard they try. love is holding onto them like tomorrow will never come.

Love is a choice

"We must understand that desire to love is not itself love. Love is an act of will – namely an intention and action." ....Scott Peck

As the great French writer Stendhal said "Love is a well from which we can drink only as much as we have put in, and the stars that shine from it are only our eyes looking in it."

In this sense love is a return on your investment for it. Love dies only when we don't know how to replenish its natural resources. If it dies it is because of our own errors, betrayals and aberrations.

Quotes that tickle my fancy

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom Plato

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something Plato

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily Napoleon Bonaparte

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principals which direct them. Napoleon Bonaparte

He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander Napoleon Bonaparte

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity Napoleon Bonaparte

Speak when you're angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret Laurence J. Peter

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought Laurence J. Peter

My personal favourite: "How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself”

Faith?

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.

He asks one of his new students to stand and.......

Prof: So you believe in God? Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good? Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful? Student: Yes sir.

Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm? Student: (Student is silent.)

Prof: You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fellow. Is God good? Student: Yes.

Prof: Is Satan good? Student: No.

Prof: Where does Satan come from? Student: From...God...

Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world? Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct? Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil? Student: (Student does not answer.)

Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they? Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them? Student: (Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son... Have you ever seen God? Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God? Student: No, sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter? Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him? Student: Yes.

Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat? Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold? Prof: Yes.

Student: No sir. There isn't.

(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.) Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it. (There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?

Student: You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?
Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is that your philosophical premise is flawed. Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure.

Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.

To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life; just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor….. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey? Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? Prof: (The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, then are you not just teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.) Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain? (The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it?.....No one appears to have done so.

So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir? (The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it, sir.. The link between man & God is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.