See Our Christmas Loot!

Ho! Ho! Ho!... see our christmas loot!!

Front row (L to R): perfume bottle from Egypt (!) for mummy, pooh shirt and shorts for baby zen, shirt for mummy...
Back row (L to R): Doraemon gift from a shopping complex (its placed here coz its still a gift), scale model for daddy, organic fruit juice for mummy & daddy, organic 3-grain porridge for baby zen (wah... baby so young already so healthy!)

Oh, and also the early christmas present of a tea tray for daddy...

Concert Nearby?

Its 12:30am and why am I not asleep? Coz there seems to be a mini concert nearby our house... Not that I wanna go and watch.. my concert days are over! Now, its all about baby music... hehehe...

Anyway, the reason for my insomnia is because this concert is blaring music thru its speakers and its quite loud! I can hear the MC talking and songs being played... But its not like we stay anywhere near really happenings places, our housing area is quite peaceful (usually).. sigh

Luckily baby zen is sleeping and seems oblivious to it... for the moment.. am hoping it stays this way.. Anyone knows if there are any authorities that we can highlight (read: complain) to? :-)

Tag: The Birth Month Characters

Thx Judelittle for this simple yet interesting tag...

Rules of the tag:

1. Pick the month of your birth.
2. Bold the 5-10 things that most apply to you.
3. Strike out everything that doesn't apply to you.
4. Place the list of all the months under a cut.
5. Tag 6 people from your friends list to do the same.

JANUARY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY: Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH: Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL: Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE:Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY: Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST: Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER: Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER: Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

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Am born in the month of March and can't help but noticed that I'm supposed to be "musically talented"! My hubby will be the first to tell you that I'm so totally not... once he has finished ROTFLOL (Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud)! :-)

Am tagging Nightwing and KM

Ireland and I

Having grew up on a healthy diet of Enid Blytons and Shakespeare (simplified English version of course!) and stories of medieval knights and sorcerers, my childhood dream was to travel to the UK and Ireland... as I grew up I discovered Irish coffee and Irish dance and U2... love the dance and U2 (who wouldn't) but did not get to indulge more in the coffee :-)

I have yet to visit Ireland (sigh) but would really love to in the near future... been doing some research on traveling in Ireland and Ireland hotels. Dublin would be a good entry point with it being the capital of the Republic of Ireland. The other interesting cities would be Cork (for its arts and music festivals) and Belfast (for its heritage). These 3 cities are of the larger cities in Ireland. The other places that's definitely in my to-visit list is the Cliffs of Moher and Blarney Castle.

Since I would love to visit the above cities, was also checking out accommodation. Apparently, hotels are aplenty here and ranges from very affordable to higher end, from simple Irish charm hotels to staying in castles! I think I'll choose Dublin hotels that are within the city, Cork hotels that are near Blarney Castle and Belfast hotels that offers spa. Ahh.. that would be a dream come true indeed...

Tag: Carton Character Test

This is a cute tag from Jo-N and DinoEgg. Apparently...
"Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble? A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was gathered was made into this test."

Here's the tag:

Answer all the questions (only 10) with what describes you best, add up all your Points (which are next to the answer that you choose) at the end and look for your results. Do not cheat by looking at the end of the e-mail before you are done.Then ask your Friends to answer it. (Make sure to Highlight your answers)

1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)

b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)

c) Painting in the park (5 pts)

d) Rock concert (1 pt.)

e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)

2. What is your favorite type of music?
a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)

b) Alternative (1 pt.)

c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)

d) Country (5 pts.)

e) Pop (3 pts.)

3. What type of movies do you prefer?
a) Comedy (2 pts.)

b) Horror (1 pt.)

c) Musical (3 pts.)

d) Romance (4 pts.)

e) Documentary (5 pts.)

4.. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
a) Waiter (4 pts.)

b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)

c) Teacher (3 pts.)

d) Police (2 pts.)

e) Cashier (1 pt)

5 . What do you do with your spare time?
a) Exercise (5 pts.)

b) Read (4 pts.)

c) Watch television (2 pts.)

d) Listen to music (1 pt.)

e) Sleep (3 pts.)

6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?

a) Yellow (1 pt.)

b) White (5 pts.)

c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)

d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)

e) Red (4 pts.)

7. What do you prefer to eat?
a) Snow (3 pts.)

b) Pizza (2 pts.)

c) Sushi (1 pt.)

d) Pasta (4 pts.)

e) Salad (5 pts.)

8. What is your favorite holiday?
a) Halloween (1 pt.)

b) Christmas (3 pts.)

c) New Year (2 pts.)

d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)

e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)

9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?

a) Paris (4 pts)

b) Spain (5 pts)

c) Las Vegas (1 pt)

d) Hawaii (4 pts)

e) Hollywood (3 pts)

10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)

b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)

c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)

d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)

e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)*


Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for!Put your character in the subject line and forward to your friends and back to the person that sent this to you. Very interesting to see 'who' your friends are!


* (10-16 points) You are Garfield :You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how tohave fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know whatyou are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others maynot see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you or others.

* (17-23 points) You are Snoopy:You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's i nand you are never are out of style You are good at knowing how tosatisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few daysmore than once but you always come home with the family values that you learned Being married and having children are important to you, butonly after you have had your share of fun times

* (24-28 points) You are Elmo:You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing togive advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic andyou always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: try not tobe too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause many conflicts inyour life.

* (29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants: You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friendthat anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never causeharm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Lifeis a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, and you will be stress free.

* (36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown: You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a fewBirthdays. Don't let your passion confuse you with reality.

* (44-50 points) You are Dexter:You are smart and definitely a thinker... Every situation is frontedwith a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a badsituation when it comes.

* Try to do less over thinking every once in a while to spice things up a bit with spontaneity. Now don't spoil it! Have some Fun!!

Hahahaha! am Charlie Brown!

Merry Christmas

WISHING EVERYONE A
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Tag: 2007

Hazel gave me this tag

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Rules :
1. Copy from "Start Copy" until "End of Copy".
2. Before "End of Copy", share your best memories of 2007 include your name and your URL blog.
3. Share this tag to your friends.

For me, the year 2007 had a lot of happiness (and hope for 2008). Happiness because i see my son, grow and grow day by day. I have a great husband. I met lots of new friends from around the world via blogging ^_^ - Juliana RW

In 2007, I become happier than before because my hubby’s got promotion and sure his salary had been increased. This had made my life more comfortable but everything seemed to cost an arm and a leg nowadays. The happiest memory is I see Nelson’s tummy becoming bigger and bigger, he can now count number 1 to number 10, by my guidance. He loves eating and he enjoys every meal. He gives us a lot of happiness by the way he mimic our talking style and making such lovely faces. At first, I was so scared to look after him but now I hope he can be with me all the time. Even I feel tired everyday but I feel my life is meaningful.
Hazel

Looking back at 2007, it signifies a few milestones of my life.. the major one of course being the birth of baby zen.. awwww... He was absolutely a delight, though there were times when we were so worried he was not getting enough milk.. as he wasn't gaining weight as much as he should. Now, looking at him, we feel that we had done something right in our lifetime to deserve such such a wonderful baby.. Thank you hubby for giving us baby zen :-)
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Tagging Amidrin and Healthfreak Mommy

Christmas Party in Advance

Went to hubby's office's unofficial Christmas party a few nights back (unofficial since it was only his own department)... didn't manage to upload photos till now since was sickly... so, here goes...

"How do you do?"
...baby zen being introduced around...

...baby zen with some pretty JJ (sisters)...

...baby zen with more pretty JJ...

...baby zen with some more pretty JJ...

... ya ya, there seemed to be no end to pretty JJ in this office ya
in case you are wondering, there are guys working here too but.. er... baby zen wasn't interested...

...oh, before I forget, we had steamboat and this was the spread...

...and this too...

The Convenience of Doing Business in Australia

A friend of mine (who travels extensively in the Asia Pacific region) made a comment the other day that he loves to go to Australia for business. According to him, Australia is one of the most businessman-friendly country he has ever been to.

His typical trip includes flying in the day before his meetings and check into a CBD (central business district) hotel be it in Sydney or Perth or Melbourne. Then he will purchase a postcard and stamps from the hotel and mailed it back to his daughter (she collects them). He likes the fact that he does not need to go all the way to a post office to get his stamps.

If he is short of the Australian currency (as he nearly always seemed to be since he is constantly in a rush before his trips thus leaving no time to visit the money changer), there's always ATM's conveniently located outside the CBD hotels, in petrol stations, supermarkets, shops etc. There's also the other alternative of using credit cards, which are also commonly accepted.

Should he need the bank's facilities for his business deals, he could pop over to one of the banks nearby to complete the necessary paperworks. The bank's office hours seemed pretty long and some banks even offer selected facilities on Saturdays mornings too. That's convenience for a business traveler.

Magical Milestone's Facelift

Was getting a little bored with the previous look so went around searching for a new theme for Magical Milestone... found a few that I like here but just when I wanted to confirm changing themes, there was this message on Blogger informing me that certain widgets (like the blogroll!!) would be deleted and if I wanted to proceed! I hit the Cancel button instantly...

Apparently, I found out that this is quite a normal "problem" for those wanting to change themes. There were tutorials on how to save the widgets (like the blogroll) and reapply them to the new themes but for an HTML / XML illiterate like yours truly, it was all Greek / French / Spanish language!

So, after days (yes... days!) of researching and trial & error, I decided to go ahead and make the change... I think its the sickly me that was doing the thinking then... and I lost my blogroll...

Sigh.. so here I was trying to remember everyone's blog names and goggle-ing / checking others' blogs for them.. so if you couldn't find yours, please please do let me know and I'll re-link you ya... my apologies...

PS: Am felling much better now.. thanks for all the kind wishes everyone... :-)
PPS: Christmas feast... here I come!!!

Down with Flu

Sigh... now it's my turn... am down (but not out yet) with flu... a minor one (thank goodness) but still enough to make me feel sickly.. Hopefully I won't pass it to baby zen and hubby...

What a timing! Its the holiday season and all... double sighhhhh... will not be able to blog hop as much as I planned to... sorry... but as The Terminator says "Hasta la Vista! I'll be back!"

"awww... poor mummy is sick.. so I can't bully her..."

Misia's You're Everything

You have GOT to listen to this song... trust me, it's really good!! Okie.. am a bit biased... but do give it a try and let me know if you like it ya...

Singer is Misia and the song is in Japanese but found this video which has translated subtitle (in case you wanna sing along.. hehe) as well as the English meaning to the song. We love this song... one of our all-time favorite.. It's taken from a Japanese dorama "Yamato Nadeshiko" which by the way is also one of our favorite too :-) Enjoy!

Building An Online Business

Was talking to a friend of mine who was contemplating of starting her own online business, selling baby products... and she was telling me one of the thing that's giving her a huge headache now is the ecommerce part... Apparently, even though there's so many ecommerce solution in the market, it's not easy to select one that combines reliability and user friendly...

This was until she heard about this shopping cart software from Ashop... The fact that it had helped so many merchants in their business proves that this software is one of the better ones in market. Some of its features include accepting credit cards in real time, which I think is vital in any business, as well as user friendly where one can update web content easily. The other great thing about it is they constantly provides upgrades and updates and these are done at no extra charges too...

While my friend tries out their free demo, so could you too especially if you are planning to start an online business...

Pasta Fun

Was busy over the weekend with hubby outstation and my dad around and a little hyper-active baby to look after... sorry guys, didn't managed to blog-hop as much as I would love to :-) Haven't seen my dad for awhile so had to do some catching up with him (between you and me, I suspect he was more interested in baby zen than his daughter!! but its okie, it not always he gets to see his grandson, his first grandson for that matter)

Hubby came back on Sunday evening... poor thing... was tired out... after having driven almost 400km (normally he takes the flight but this time he didn't) My dad also just left and we both decided to cook something simple for dinner... pasta with Campbell's Cheese and Herbs pasta sauce with hotdog and top with fried bacon.. yummy... That looks a lot doesn't it? And yes, that's one person's portion and yes, we both finished ours :-)

... and a close up ...

Tag: 20 Questions Tag

Thanks Kerry , Kiasumum and Hazel for this interesting tag... :-)

Instructions:
Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she had been tagged. Whoever did the tag will have the blessing from all.

1. If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be? world peace

2. You like rainy or sunny day? Why? err... can I choose cloudy ah?

3. At what age do you wish to marry? already married lah.. cannot change :-)

4. What color do you like the most? At the moment its blue.. at one point it was green then it was pink and that was before I discovered that silver looks cool.. yup, am one of those who couldn't make up her mind on colours!

5. If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one? *sensored* :-p

6. Where is the place that you want to go the most? Japan

7. Which part of you that you hate the most? My heartburns

8. When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do? er... feel sad...

9. What is it that you are afraid to lose the most? My family

10. If you win $1 million, what would you do? this may be a good indication

11. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her? Or would you keep it to yourself and observe from afar? hmm... I'm not sure lah... I suppose I'll drop hints

12. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you - Friendly, wonderful mummies and kind

13. What are the requirements that you wish for your other half? To have more time with me and baby zen

14. Till now, what is the moment that you regret the most? my life motto = no regrets just experiences...

15. Which type of person that you hate the most? selfish people

16. What is your ambition? To be a better person

17. What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad? doing things that are against the law

18. Christmas is coming, who do you like to celebrate with? My family and Santa Claus, if he's not busy :-)

19. What do you think it’s the most important thing in your life? family (love is in the air)

20. My question: If you can change one thing in this world, what would that be? no more war

I’ll pass this to : Sweetiepie and Raquel

Need That Extra Bit Of Money?

Finding yourself wishing you had bit more money to spend... especially with the gift-giving season just around the corner? Or that the month was shorter so that payday is nearer? Well, you can opt for online payday loans if you are in such situation...


This online cash advance is for those who find themselves needing urgent and unsecured loans and payday is unfortunately still a few days away... It does provide a better alternative to some fund sourcing methods like pawning jewelery (where you might get less than what the jewelery is worth) and borrowing from loan sharks (now, we all know high the rates are and the consequences of paying up).

This online cash advance has an edge over the traditional walk-in-for-a-loan method in the sense that online provides anonymity since you can do it at home. There are many different payday loans offered, even one specially for women :-)

Christmas Presents in Advance

Christmas is early this year!! Hubby has gotten his Christmas presents already.... well, just one of them anyway...

This was present from hubby's sister to him. We went for dinner together and she asked what he wants for Christmas, he replied and she bought... very fast transaction! No need to wrap too!

For those unfamiliar with chinese tea drinking utensils, the above whatchamacallit is something like a tea tray cum strainer, where tea cups and pots are placed on top and tea/water that are not drunk can be pour onto the tray. There's a container below this tray to catch these tea/water.

And this is the tea set that hubby got (read: took with permission) from his dad's collection...

So it looks like instead of eggnog, we'll be having tea this Christmas... :-) Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday in advance everybody!

What A Good Online Business Needs...

Considering starting your own online shop? Still looking around for a shopping cart software? Do check out Ashop Commerce's solution.

What a good online business needs is a reliable ecommerce solution! No matter what you are selling, from baby products to scale models to lingeries, one of the key factor that determines the success of your online business is the ecommerce software! Hey, that's where the money rolls in, right?!

You can build your online store with their easy to use web based administrations and can even customise the features and web content based on how you want it to look like. It's simple! What's more, the shopping carts are 100% Search Engine Optimised (SEO)... meaning that your products are able to rank as high as they can on major search engines.

There's a also 10 day free trial.. so what have you got to lose, right? And they guaranteed an impressive 99.8% uptime... now, that's something you won't lose sleep over!

Tag: KM's First Tag

My blogger buddy Ling passed me this tag from KM

1. What’s your BIGGEST sin?
--> muahahaha!! ain't telling!!!! *tried to put on evil grin but ended up looking comical*

2. When’s your PROUDEST moment?
--> Being mummy to baby zen *smile*

3. What’s your GREATEST fear?
--> losing my family

4. What’s your GREATEST love?
--> freedom

5. Who is your GREATEST enemy?
--> mosquitoes that bite baby zen

6. Who is your GREATEST love?
--> hubby

7. What is your WILDEST dream?
--> To find a chest of treasure being buried in my garden!

>8. When is the LOWEST point in your life?
--> When I lost my mum

9. Who is your favourite character in star wars?
--> yoda

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KM hopes that she will find this tag in all her friends’ blog soon. "FRIENDS, JUST NEED TO TAG THREE PEOPLE AFTER YOU HAVE DONE THE TAG" KM will hop around and thanks those that have pass her tag on ... her FIRST tag. AND TO MAKE THIS MORE INTERESTING, ONE WHOM DO THE TAG MUST ADD A NEW QUESTION TO THE LIST

No 9 is my contribution and the tag goes to Dora and DinoEgg

And You Think You Had A Bad Hair Day?

Wait till you watch Sunsilk's Lovebites! This is a 2-minute per episode series (there are 60 episodes) about Callie, a 25 year-old assistant style editor at Elle.com who is going through her quarter-life crisis! For those who are fans of TV3, you would be able to see some similarity to Impian Illyana...

Lovebites is into its season two now and is absolutely hilarious! It follows Callie and her friends' lives and how they deal with work, play, life, love and hair style! I had fun watching them discuss these issues. Have downloaded one episode below, do check it out...



There's also a section on free hair-do consultation quiz. Hey... now you know where to go for some bad-hair-day therapy... :-)

Yet Another Attempted Robbery

This time it was my aunt-in-law! After the previous attempt, we had warned a lot of people to be extra careful.... never would I thought it would happen in my family again and in such a short time too!

This happened last week on a weekday, my aunt-in-law was just returning home from doing her morning marketing with her daughter (in SS2, Petaling Jaya). They saw 3 men walking towards them and felt suspicious. These men then approached them and asked for road directions so my aunt-in-law thought they were lost and let her guard down... this was when one of them strike! He suddenly took out a knife and slashed my aunt-in-law! Her daughter (who was holding the groceries) threw the groceries at the guy and got slashed too...

Luckily, there were some men nearby and they saw what happened and shouted and that scared the 3 men off.... before they could grab anything valuable... My aunt-in-law had to go for stitches but she's doing fine now...

So, dear friends, please do be careful ya...

Tag: I've Been Tagged

I've been tagged by DinoEgg... thx ya..

1. Do the following without complains.
2. Choose 5 people to do this quiz after you've done yours.
3. Tag the chosen one.
4. Start your post with "I've been tagged"

Favourites
- Colour: Blue
- Food: curry
- Movie: Bedazzled
- Sport: dancing
- Day: birthday
- Season: Spring
- Ice cream: chocolate

First
Best friend: Edah
Crush: in Uni... ya, me late bloomer
Movie: I can remember star wars, though doubt if it was my first
Music: I'm sure it was some children's song

Last
Drink: water
Car ride: from dinner
Crush: err.... my hubby?
Phone call: my dad
Cd played: own remix
Gone out with good friends: last weekend

Broken a law: speeding... loads of time!! hahaha!!

Been arrested: Nope

Passing along this tag to Amidrin and Peimun

Tag: 10 Things I Hate About My Hubby

ooooo... got this tag from Ling... 10 things I hate about my hubby ya? hmmm... "hate" him when...

1. he gives me the hard-to-be-angry-with bambi look when I'm upset with him...

2. he makes me laugh when all I feel like doing is to "play in the mud"...

3. his warbook character (a game in Facebook) has more gold than mine...

4. he wins the first-to-spot-brother's-car challenge we play on sundays...

5. he spells better than I do...

6. his boss pays him and mine (baby zen) doesn't...

7. he drives a better car than I do...

8. he is able to eat so much without having heartburn later...

9. he takes nicer photos than I do...

10. baby zen smiles when we say "dada" and not "mummy"...

won't be tagging anyone... hehe... but if you would like to do this tag, feel free to do so ya...

Tag: If Money Is Not A Concern

Here's an interesting tag from Judelittle.... "5 things to do of money is not a concern" hehe... only 5?!? okay okay..

1. support charities / causes like orphanages & old folks home and greenpeace and saving sharks & dolphins & animals-nearing-extinction

2. bring family to holidays eg disney cruise

3. buy an island that comes with a villa that has awesome sunrise and sunset views, with amazing landscape and the best chef on earth!

4. spend a year in Kyoto (to experience all 4 seasons)... hmm, come to think of it, a year in London, a year in Vancouver, a year in Sydney, a year in Wellington etc

5. buy world peace (is this even possible? maybe I'll need a magic wand instead for this huh?)

Hmm.. I wonder what KM and Tot's Mum would do.. Care to share?

'Tis The Season To Be Travelling

Ahhh.... its the year end... and year ends nearly always put one in a holiday and traveling mood... what with school holidays and the need to clear leaves, most would be looking for places to travel to...

For those still contemplating on where to go, you may want to consider Gold Coast, Australia. And now, finding hotels in Gold Coast has been made easier! What's so exciting about it is it provides year round as well as last minute holiday planning, has choices from 3 to 5 star hotels to beach-side serviced apartments. You can choose the type of hotel based on the type of entertainment you like for your holidays. There are hotels in surfers paradise, in world renowned parks as well as near sporting centres. Take your pick.

Or if its a less adrenalin-pumping holiday you are looking for, you may want to consider Adelaide. Hotels in Adelaide featured here are affordable and are near to a lot of attractive locations like the beaches and the wineries. To those planning for a holiday to Gold Coast and Adelaide, have a wonderful Ausie experience...

'Tis The Season To Be Giving...

Yes, I have something to give away... not a huge present but 16 Genting promotional vouchers that I've received from my dad (yes, you read correct... maybe he's hinting he wants me to use these vouchers on him?!) Anyways, here's it...

Some of the promotions include:
*** Accommodation in Theme Park Hotel's Superior Room for RM68.88nett (plus surcharge for shoulder season RM30nett and peak season RM60nett)
*** Accommodation in Awana Porto Malai Langkawi (Garden View) 3D2N for RM188nett (surcharge RM30 nett for peak season)
*** Genting Theme Park buy 2 free 1
*** 30% discount for food & beverage
*** free bus ticket from Jln Imbi to Genting Skyway
*** etc etc etc... lazy to type ... hehe

Please note ya that:
... I'm not an employee of Genting or any way related to them and I do not receive any compensation from them (so please don't come after me ya). Please check with them for inquiries ya...
... some promotions are not valid during eve & public holidays & school holidays though
... vouchers valid until 5 Feb 2008 (one voucher for entertainment is valid till 31 Dec 2007)

Since the chances of us using these vouchers is slim (really slim, practically zero... I think you got the message) so, if you are interested, please email me shutei@gmail.com with your address and I'll mail the vouchers to the first email I receive ya...

Self-Esteem vs Self-Destruction?

This is one topic that is very close to my heart.. It has been said that girls these days develop low self-esteem from being insecure about how they measure up in current society's view, be it beauty or intelligence etc... How true, which is such a pity though.. Have we evolve to the point that society's approval meant more than anything else?

Do allow me to share a personal experience... I have a good friend who was in the same pre-u class and we got along great. She was brilliant in the Accounting subject and was in fact teacher's pet and I remembered phoning her for "free tuition"... She wasn't exactly beauty pageant material though I think she's above average looking... but she's always saying she was not as pretty as xxx and not as smart as yyy...

We opted and got into the same Uni but she had to drop off midway (reason: couldn't adapt to the environment) and took a professional accountancy course instead (which she passed of course)... but this incident sort of made her feel more insecure and her self-esteem took a huge blow...

After graduation, we both began to lead separate lives and communication grew less and less. And then things took a turn for the worse... I knew something was not right when she seldom answer my call or reply my messages.. (yeah... like I'm some big shot!) It took her quite awhile before she confided in me that she was involved with a married man and it turned nasty when the wife found out and soon, my friend was out of the scene (please don't lecture me on this ya).. I offered her my shoulder (I didn't believe I was in any position to judge her). Then, before she got over it emotionally, she was involved with another married man and in another mess... To make the story short, these led her into depression and she couldn't stay very long in one job. She had to see a psychiatrist and was on medication... It was very painful for me to see her like this...

The reason I'm writing this is that I felt it was her low self-esteem that caused these.. She had always felt she was never good enough, be it her physical appearance or mental abilities or language commands etc..

I'm sure a lot of girls went through what my friend went through, some may not be as bad and some may be worse... Realising this, Dove is running the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty in an effort to help make a change. Was hoping you would do the same and help the next generation of girls to foster self-esteem and fulfill a greater cause in life...

PS: Dear friend, if you so happen to read this post, know that you are indeed someone very special. Be brave and may you be strong enough to conquer all of life's challenges... take care..

Holiday Part II

Pictures paint a thousand words... so here's more on our recent trip, this time on food... :-)

we had this gelati (which was ok lah but a bit pricey ie 2 small scoops for RM6)...

... and this pepperoni pizza
(which was absolutely delicious and one of the best I ever had. Was so good that we forgot to take picture until we've had a few pieces! Look how cheesy it was)...

... at this small shop owned (I presumed) by this Italian guy who speaks pretty good Malay!

We also had this famous Lucky King Restaurant's curry chicken bread (which was overrated, in our opinion). It's curry chicken inside a plastic bag and then wrapped by bread dough and baked...

... a close-up... the curry chicken was pretty good though.

"those look yummy... where's my share?"

Ahh.. A Break At Last...

Been away for a short break... went to Port Dickson... stayed at The Legend Water Chalet... came back in one piece but so exhausted that we now need another break to recuperate from this break! Here's some photos.. will upload more later ya.... zzzz *woke up when remembered the pile of laundry*

our room... yup, the bathroom greets you first before the bedroom

night view of the chalet

the corridor outside our room...

baby zen approved of his first hotel bed

hey look... no hands!

oh, there's a cute baby girl there... let me wolf whistle her...