Have u guys read a comic by the name of "Emma"? It's a very touching story. Frankly, I do not read comics at all since young. But when my dear suggested that I should try to read this series, I give it a try. Gosh!! My tears roll down my cheeks. It's a great story.

Thus, we decided to name our new-born as "Emma".



She's a lovely, cute puppy.

I'm sick.. Firstly, I developed a running nose last Saturday. It's a norm for me to develop running nose in the morning and usually it would subside in the afternoon. But not for this time. So, I went to bed at 8.30pm last Saturday in conjunction with the Earth Hour. Hehe...

On Sunday, it turned to a sore throat. And I drank lots of honey, and miraculously it helps. On Monday, my sore throat is cured. But my running nose further developed into flu. The mucus were so think that I could hardly breathe from my nose most of the time.

Till yesterday, I have sore behind my both ears. So, I went to PAH to see a doctor. Dr Andy Yong diagnosed me of having 'Respiratory Tract Infection'. So. I'm on medical leave for two days. Guess what, this is my first medical leave since I started to work in MR on 17th April 2006. Gosh!!

Medicals are so expensive though in times of recession. I was so sad yesterday having to spend approximately RM180 for my medical bills. Yet, I'm not able to claim the disbursements from anyone, except my FAMA.

It's May's birthday today. Happy Birthday to May!!

Last Sunday, we had an early birthday celebration with May in Azuma, Queensbay Mall. We enjoyed ourselves very much, having tasted the best Japanese cuisine in town.









The food is quite nice, I like the pizza the most. But, the size of the pizza is slightly smaller than the Pizza Hut's personal pizza. Haha, a bit small though for 8 of us.
Later, we bought a Chocolate Mint from Bread History cake for May. The cake is great, but not to be compared to mille crepe. I like it so much!! I bet you guys should try this one day.

May. Chiow Cheng, Chee Huey, Han Liu, Carol, Siew Yee, Beng Lay and Alyssa

Later, we went for a walk in Queensbay Mall, while waiting for Darrel and Sherlyn to join us for a drink.

Taken in Somerset Bay :)

Taken in Old Town

I have a damn busy life lately. Hated those long working hours. Worked till I'm so exhausted. But, thankfully, there are good food around for me to recharge my energy.

Late Saturday, I went to Swensen in Queensbay Mall with Ker Tyng and Louis. At first, I wanted to have Nandos, but Ker Tyng prefers to have anything other than Nandos. So, I gave in.


We ordered broccoli soup, seafood spaghetti, sizzling banana crumble, seafood pizza and a regular Earthquake.


I like the sizzling banana crumble while it's flaming hot. It turns quite sweet when it's cool, and I do not like to take too sweet stuff.

Yummy seafood spaghetti in black pepper...

Swensen's pizza

Swensen's signature dish - Earthquake!!

I like the Earthquake the most!!!

We had an early birthday celebration for Beng Lay this year. It was held on 21st February 2009 in Batu Ferringhi. Welcome to Batu Ferringhi this evening!



We had our dinner by the seaside...


Later, we went to Starbucks in E-Gate and have a drinks with her. The birthday girl looks so happy with her birthday cake, and cannot wait to cut the cake...





We had a great moment chit-chatting around, having fun and celebrating her birthday this year in the midst of busy and hectic working schedules. It's a great time for all of us. Happy Birthday, girl. May all your dreams that you wished for this would come true...

It was a stress day for me.. I do not welcome the dawn of tomorrow either. I hated the feelings when you've sacrificed a lot but, your efforts are not being appreciated. I do not expect a "Thank You" being spoken, but at least not a cold shoulder being given.

Lately, I was assigned to a special job. The job is very time-consuming. We've been spending weeks for the field work, yet it has not completed. Besides, we also need to take care of our annual audits. Almost every night, I reached home at about 8++pm and was starving. And, sometimes, we need to bring home some jobs to help reduce the burden of our colleagues who were busy coping with our share of workloads. I was so exhausted every night.

I hated that feelings...

I read something from Gin Hooi's blog and would like to share this small story with you guys.

A young man goes into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist:

"Hello, could you give me condom. My girlfriend has invited me for dinner and I think she is expecting something from me!"

The pharmacist gives him the condom; and as the young man is going out, he returns and tells him:

"Give me another condom because my girlfriend's sister is very cute too. She always crosses her legs in a provocative manner when she sees me and I think she expects something from me too."

The pharmacist gives him a second condom;

And as the boy is leaving he turns back and says:

"After all, give me one more condom because my girlfriend's mom is still pretty cute and when she sees me she always makes allusions... and since she invited me for dinner, I think she is expecting something from me!!

During dinner, the young man is sitting with his girlfriend on his left, the sister on his right and the mom facing him.

When the dad gets there, the boy lowers his head and starts praying: "Dear Lord, bless this dinner... thank you for all you give us!!!"

A minute later the boy is still praying: "Thank you Lord for your kindness..."

Ten minutes go on and the boy is still praying, keeping his head down.

The others look at each other surprised and his girlfriend even more than the others. She gets close to the boy and tells him in his ear:

"I didn't know you were so religious!!!"

The boy replies :

"I didn't know your dad was a pharmacist!!!" :-)

I just went to Island Red Cafe in Krystal Point to have dinner with my family. The services rendered by the staff is awful. We ordered for our food upon arrival. We waited for nearly half an hour, but my Chicken Chop has yet to be served. Even my mum has finished her Nissin Noodles, yet my Chicken Chop is no where to be seen. I approached one staff and asked her to check the status of my meal. Later, she informed us that the food has been served. We disagree with that, as we did not even receive the Chicken Chop. Subsequently, I approached another staff who then responded to my request. And, my Chicken Chop is being served minutes later. The first staff that we approached to seems to react to customers' request in a very lame manner. She is not helpful at all.

We also ordered one Fish and Chips with tartar sauce. The tartar sauce is only a spoonful. Later, we requested the staff to refill a bit more of the tartar sauce. We waited for so long and later I carried on with my meal using the black pepper sauce which comes with Chicken Chop. The tartar sauce is being served ten minutes later when my meal is finished. And, we were not being informed that IRC is charging the customers for the extra tartar sauce refilled. I cannot think of any eateries that I went to are charging the customers for refilling sauces. Although the amount is being charged is a meagre RM1.50, but this is not the ethical way of running businesses. Some more, they termed the extra sauce being refilled as "Add Rice" in the receipt.

http://www.2islandredcafe.com/

I've been dreaming of a new hand phone
But it's just too expensive to own
May my dreams come true, one day
And may the dream phone is always mine...

Translated from:

I've been dreaming of a White Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white...

Haha..I must be crazy in translating this. I wanted to own this phone, it's more than a camera. But, it's too expensive. I saw it in Prangin Mall selling at RM1900++. Isn't that very costly? Haiz...

My dream phone

My current phone

Devil: It's OK, go and trade in yours and buy the new phone. It's full of great functions.

Angel: No, Carol. Don't buy. You are in tight budget. Furthermore, you just bought your phone last year. Don't be a spendthrift.

Devil: No worries, you can always pay in installment using your credit cards.

Dear: You'd better save money, don't waste your money.

Conclusion: My dear wins...

Valentines Day is just round the corner!!

First of all, I would like to wish my dear a Happy Valentines Day!! Though he might not drop by here and read this small little message from me.

Next, wishing all of my friends, irrespective of whether you are single, in a relationship or married, A Happy Valentines Day! Those of you who are single out there, don't miss out this opportunity to confess to your crush. May the love is in the air...