We were in the car, driving towards the new neighborhood.

Suddenly, we all saw that a new McD is opening.

Sis said, = McD kiosk has finally reached us.

All three of us went

"Y-E-A-H !!....."

simultaneously.



We are aged 27, 31, 34 respectively.

I MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS.

Do you remember that Oscar-worthy scene where Olivia (abigail breslin) screamed out when she received the call informing her eligibility to contest for Miss Sunshine?





That was exactly how I felt about this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqYFkOyh5ao

What happened?

Rebellion happened.



ALL MINE.



- sources from TIME mag, The Star and The Sun newsppr

Seventh time - for the same reason.
First time - in front of a REAL person.
A friend.

We were worshiping our goddess.

A true conducive EMO moment.

#pics taken in poetic-immortal's room. Props are all hers#







pics by cendolic n poetic-immortal

So, have you read enough?

*snort*

Seriously, YOU actually thought I DIDN'T know?

Can you now, "take one look at the person and put him/her into a certain character category?"

20 Memos from Your Child
1. Don’t spoil me. I know that I ought not to have all that I ask for.
2. Don’t be afraid to be firm with me. It makes me feel more secure.
3. Don’t let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them early.
4. Don’t make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly ‘BIG’.
5. Don’t correct me in front of people if you can help it. I’d notice more if you talk quietly with me in private.
6. Don’t make me feel my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
7. Don’t protect me from consequences. Sometimes, I need to learn the painful way.
8. Don’t be too upset when I say ‘I hate you’. It’s your power to thwart me, that I hate.
9. Don’t nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
10. Don’t forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. This is why I’m not always accurate.
11. Don’t make rash promises. Remember that I feel badly let down when they are broken.
12. Don’t tax my honesty too much. I am easily frightened into telling lies.
13. Don’t be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.
14. Don’t tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real, and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.
15. Don’t put me off when I ask questions. If you do, I will stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.
16. Don’t ever suggest that you are perfect. It gives me too great a shock.
17. Don’t ever think it’s beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.
18. Don’t forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult to keep pace with me, but please try.
19. Don’t forget I love experimenting. I couldn’t get on without it, so please put up with it.
20. Don’t forget that I can’t thrive without lots of understanding and love, but I don’t need to tell you, do I?

--edited from Dr Teh's clinic, D'sara Utama

only GOOD guys get Frustrated with WORK

I contributed this on blog.kailoon.com on Apr27,2008

Kai Loon said something via MSN which got me thinking. He said rarely he gets encouragement on his creative / artistic work. I can understand that frustration completely. But may I just say this.

Friends,
We get frustrated because we THINK.
We get frustrated because we always want IMPROVEMENT
We get frustrated because we RECOGNIZED the need for change.
We get frustrated because we are GOOD in what we do and don’t take crap easily.
We get frustrated because we see OPPORTUNITIES and TALENTS go wasted.
We get frustrated because we CARE.

Frustrated people are all the above.
Aren’t those good qualities?
We are the good guys.
Don’t forget that.
And there are very few of us.
It’s important we stick together.
Then, we stand a chance to ‘win’.
Cheers to FRUSTRATION

I lost my first time 3 nights ago.
My new friend saw that I was upset and decided that I need some serious ‘encouraging’ uplift in my emotions.

I was taken to a place I’ve yearned to be for many years.

Heard how wonderful it is for a very long time.
I was ecstatic that it did not disappoint me.

It was only once. I couldn’t take any more than one try.
It was good enough.

I tasted my first ‘chow tau foo’- smelly tofu, a delicacy made known by HongKong’s most daring cuisine entrepreneurs.

The mere surprised sight of you,
Oh… the delirious joy.

The unexpected, merciless slit- my heart, you toy.

I really didn’t see this coming.
Can you blame me for hurting?
So many things going on in mind,
... yet I can't ask.
Is it pride? or acceptance?
How ironic that the first conversation we had, -was about people not being together because of the TIMING issue.
Even so, it’s no consolation.

There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I'll tell you now, they don't mean a thing

Every place I go, I think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back I'll wear your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time, oh, let me kiss you
And close your eyes and I'll be on my way

Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the times that I won't have to say .. "Leaving On A Jet Plane"

......................... I know.

[Eva:] So what happens now?
[Che:] Another suitcase in another hall
[Eva:] So what happens now?
[Che:] Take your picture off another wall
[Eva:] Where am I going to?
[Che:] You'll get by, you always have before
[Eva:] Where am I going to?

Time and time again I've said that I don't care
That I'm immune to gloom, that I'm hard through and through
But every time it matters all my words desert me
So anyone can hurt me, and they do

................MADONNA ,Another Suitcase In Another Hall Album: SOUNDTRACK - Evita

I left the house at 6 a.m.
Was at the office early to finish up work that was assigned during the weekends (my supposed rest days).
Before I could move on to the second assignment given during the weekends, was called to a meeting which last 30 mins.
As I was about to resume my work, was called again for a 2 hour brain-storming session.
During which I had to leave once to redo a copy in accordance to the whim of the client.
Rushed out to an appointment.
Came back, hoping to catch lunch.
But before I could even make a drink, was made to redo another copy TWICE.
After my 5 o’clock lunch, had to redo another copy.
Upon done, thought it was high time I start on the morning’s unfinished assignment.
But no, came in another NEW assignment.
Deadline – immediately. (they need to know by now this word doesn’t have an effect on me anymore)
Tried to work on it but my eyes were too sleepy.
Drove home like mad, fearing that I might doze off behind the wheels.
I had to bite my finger to stay awake.
Collapsed on the bed the moment I saw it.
Slept the second my body touched the mattress.
Two hours later, here I am trying to finish what I couldn’t.


I’m not complaining.
I don’t regret my choice.
But please, tell me… what’s wrong?

I was waiting in queue to use the OPAC system in the library.
I was behind a little girl who was using one finger to type a book title of almost 6 words.
She didn’t realized that she got the location of search wrong and many other specs wrong too.
But I thought, “Let her learn first.”

Right after she clicked the button ENTER. As expected, ‘DATA ERROR’ popped on the screen.
That’s where I stepped in and explained to her.
“This isn’t google. You need to use keywords under the right category…” as I shamelessly posed smarter than her.
As I widened down the search, the little sweet girl very softly tapped my arm and gently said,
“Centipedes and Millipedes are worms not bug.”

When we teach, we all learn together.

Saturday,
Walked out of the office to catch a short break, ( more like curi tulang)
Needed to buy Yoko Yoko to relieve my shoulder stiffness.
As the whole office area is very new to me, I had no idea where to go.
Strolled around aimlessly but cheerfully.

To my delight, I did found a pharmacy.
Opposite it, was a lottery shop.
Recalling the euphoria in the office about buying a certain numbers, I couldn’t resist but just went in and punched a few numbers.

As I walked out, I thought to myself, “Gambling is quite amazing really… it always gives hope to the gambler, no matter how senseless or illogical the situation is.”

I approached the church which I had always been curious about.
There were a few obvious church go-ers at the entrance door.
“Excuse me, I couldn’t help but notice… there’s a church here.
I work nearby and thought it’d be nice if I could join some church activities here.”
Then, I went on and on about being a holy Christian and what a humble and eager Christian I am.
I wasn’t bluffing.
I merely exaggerated.
Unintentionally.
I wanted them to see that I’m not kidding about paying them a visit.

That’s when it happened.
One of the church go-ers was staring at my hand.
The one which was holding the lottery ticket.

Ask and you shall receive.
It was 8 am. Having breakfast at a public cafeteria.
My addiction for the daily news was kicking in.
I scanned around to see if there was anything available.
I caught a man carrying my favourite free local paper, The Sun.
I couldn’t resist my temptation and walked over to his table and asked,
“Excuse me, where did you get the paper?”
“Oh, not here. I got it outside.”

I couldn’t hide my disappointment.
Thanked him and left.
Ate my breakfast, feeling lost without newspaper supplement.
20 mins later, the man gave me his newspaper as he make his exit.
I couldn’t hide my child-like delight.
“Thank you very much!” looking at the seemingly unread paper.

ABCD, I have to be very brave to ask you this.
if you don't have a gf, can i go out with you?
I don't have time to play guessing games.
I like you.
............
I just want to go out with a guy for once.
I don't have time.

If you choose NOT to, i respect that. You don't have to respond.
I will get the message.
We can just pretend I didn't send out this email.
If you are open to this idea, call / sms me -----

I really do like you and you're the first guy I'm asking this.... and I don't even know if i'm doing right,, but i have no time to think anymore...

### can you believe this? I 'm still shocked

My ex- colleague (copywriter) left these quotes especially for me.

For Hun

Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him. ~Aldous Leonard Huxley, Texts and Pretexts, 1932

No physician is really good before he has killed one or two patients. ~Hindu Proverb

Common sense is not so common. ~Voltaire

Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got. ~Art Buchwald

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork. ~Peter De Vries

Every writer I know has trouble writing. ~Joseph Heller

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. ~Goethe

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character. ~John Morley

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book