My Boys..

This is my beloved Tom aka Putih..


And this is my beloved Oren..

Holding them just takes all your stress away! If you love cats, that is :-)

As I bid you Farewell

Dec 19, 2008 was a day of mixed emotions for me. As I bid farewell to my loyal companion of 5 years, I recall the good and troubled times we shared over the years.

Therefore, I would like to pen down my thank you to my dear WLB 2260 for all the memories we shared.

I thank you for:

The constant laughter you allowed us to have;
The occasional quiet teardrops you witnessed;
The dead silence you sometimes experienced;
The awful daily singing sessions you had to endure;
The silly gossip sessions you had to listen to;
The loads of people & stuff you had helped to ferry;
And of course, the annual hits & bangs that I caused.

My dear friend, you have treated us well and I pray that the next family that adopts you will treat you kindly.

For Adik..

This was the very2 first cuppies that we made. It was especially for Adik's 24th birthday on Nov 11. The cakes are chocolate almond moist and Baby did the decorations on these too. :)

Cuppies

This is our first cupcake order we made last night. 20 cuppies took us 3 hours to make.. 1st try mah.. so lembap la sikit..:-)

p/s: deco was done by Baby (my youngest sis) with a bit of help from Adik (my 2nd sister)

Time In The Kitchen

With mom being away, my sisters and I suddenly became very good citizens of the kitchen. The kitchen is my mom’s royal kingdom; hence sharing it with her when she is around can sometimes be very trying for us the slow and humble citizens.

Therefore, while her ‘royal highness’ is away; we tried our hands at cooking and baking. Nothing fancy, we cooked simple dishes. My first few tries went down well but last Saturday, I baked macaroni and it was tasteless. On Sunday, I made fried rice and the rice was soft so it becomes very clumpy. Ha-ha...

We also tried our hands at baking. Since Adik’s birthday was in a couple of days, we made cup cakes. I tried on two recipes. One for Chocolate Almond, which turn out well; and the other was Vanilla, which shrunk the minute we took it out of the oven! My baby sister did the deco on the cake as I am useless at decorating. I shall post the photo later as it is still in my sister’s hand phone. It was pretty good for amateurs like us. Oh and for that, we got a Secret Recipe’s Chocolate Indulgence cake today. Not a bad trade, right?

Anyways, this two days being a working day, we are taking a rest from the kitchen except for breakfast time (you will hear me at 630am for that!) Besides, my dear sisters sure look a lot happier and satisfied when we eat out!! Chiss!

Ok, Ok, I get it. This means that I need a lot of practice, right? :-)

Withdrawal Symptoms

These few days, I am experiencing a double whammy...

First, it is with my mom. Although we speak on the phone many times everyday but not having her physically here is somewhat weird. This is the first time that she has been away for long. As I never went away for study, I have always been home with her. Therefore, it is somewhat weird not having her around. Hmmm…

Secondly, it is with a friend. We chatted almost everyday for the past 5 years and suddenly we just stopped. Why did we stop? Well, let us just say that in my effort to put my happiness first before others – this is something that I need to do. However, as the execution was done ‘ala cold turkey’, I am feeling somewhat weird too.. Hmm….

What do I learn from these? For the first, I am appreciating my mom more and I must strive to be a filial daughter. As for the second, I need to be strong and believe that God has greater plans for me.

Are We Really??

Here are some questions for you to ponder. Are we really that happy? Are we really that miserable? Are we really that busy? Are we really that broke? Are we really??

Humans have the tendency to blow things out of proportions. Sometimes we do it because we want to look superior or important. Other times, we do it out of habits.

Here is an excellent example. This morning, my colleague looked like he was kind of ‘free’. He was happily browsing the Net for the US election matters whilst he listens to Red.fm and he even helped me to download Rihanna’s Disturbia song (which I did not ask him too. I only mentioned I like that song!). Then he gets a call, after exchanging greetings, I heard him say, ‘You think I am very free ah? I have 101 emails to go through and support. Just because I am not travelling, it does not mean that I am free, you know!”

We all have been guilty of that. Well, I know I have. Hahaha..

I am sure you are all familiar with this scene. You are surfing the Net or in the midst of poking your friends on Facebook then suddenly, you see your boss walking up to you. What would you do? Me? I always have another tab open that is work related. So when I see him walking, X goes my FB tab and tadaaa.. I am now updating some sales information on to the system! Yes, I am guilty of that because I am not really that busy!

Then we come to the money issue. I always wanted to pay off my credit cards. Yet, every month, I will pay less or just the minimal amount. These past months, I always seem to get a ‘surprise’ bill in my mailbox that will force me to bite into my credit card payment. That and the new book in MPH store window! Haha.. Yes, I am guilty of overspending and although I am not really that broke, but I think I am close!

Lastly, there is my weight issue. My scale, which is under my bed, has not gone below 70kg for the longest time and although I really want the pointer to travel south, I cannot seem to drag myself from the fridge or my face out off the raya cookies jar! Yes, I am guilty for not being able to control my sugar rushes but can you??

p/s: ok, ok.. I guess we will have to talk about my will power (or lack of it) in my next entry!