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My blog is always on my mind!

Whenever I visit food blogs, I thought of mine. Whenever I search for places of visits, I thought of mine. Whenever I have feelings I need to confess, I thought of mine.

Some says blogs is your personal diary, whereby you could read back what you have written or even a reference for the public when they are in need of information search.

I have always thought;

a) Personal diary is more like a public diary. Are you ready to share your stories if you happen to have strangers to see your write ups? It won't if you are keen to share your travelling stories or even the food that you eat! It'll be a fantastic sharing tool for travelers and even food lovers!

b) Reference is really a useful tool here! I always seemed to search through information of the places I'm going to visit for the must visits places, must eats, should stays, should shop? Haha!! Budget travelers like us have no extra time to waste or even the scams visitors should avoid! All these are crucial!

Belated Chinese New Year dinner reunion

Hmmm....this post takes place on 1st March but we had our reunion dinner on 28th Feb 2009 from 9pm until 12.30am which is a hell lot of success for Ms Kim. The effort to bring us together (not to mentioned with the scoldings too) is a JOB WELL DONE!

I've got complained by Kim's bf, Mr Kee Aun for not updating the blog. Bow, Bow....like I said, too many happy things happened these days & I don't have the time to update it. What he mentioned was correct, the reason that this blog was set up is to voice out all my ANGER!

I do ADMIT that I can write better when I'm ANGRY! Who doesn't? That's why all complaint letters always WIN! I still remember the letters that my boss wrote out to Airline Companies and then he got himself a free Business class air-ticket. That's cool!

To start with, I officially moved in to my new house on 26 November 2008. (Now this is good so I can keep track later). So fast it's been 3 months already. Neighbours are great cuz my parents so far attended 2 gatherings by now. 1 for the last day of CNY & another for 1 of the neighbour's dad birthday party.

Dad has been acting a bit childish lately. Probably affected by this new house, which probably he is very HAPPY with! Who wouldn't? The whole family gets peaceful sleep now compared to the lousy neighbour at old house who would wake us up at 5am++ by chopping the chicken at her kitchen! SIOA! So peaceful that we got up late most of the time! It also solved my mum's problem all this while! Hahaha!!

"H" helped a lot when I move, so I want to make sure I do the same for him when he move. He officially moved in on 1st February, 2009. Remembered so clearly that it was the 6th day of CNY, first thing in the morning woke up & went out with mum to shop for the party at night (just for relatives). Boy oh boy, after that, went home to do usual preparation & cooking, till receiving guests, till hanging out with young coussies at park, till having dinner, all the chatting & dish washing thingy, it all ended at 11pm++. "H" was supposed to reach by now but it drag till 1am!

Immediately, asked him to have his very very late dinner, went off to bed for practically 20mins and I woke up to shower. He had his shower after that and we're out sharp at 2a.m.! Visited few 7-11 to get milk at that hour! Finally reached his house, then his sisters made me to change again! Hmmm....at that hour & get naked in front of strangers is a big No No for ME! I was way embarassed!

The prayers for his new home was supposed to start sharp at 4a.m. but at 3a.m. plus, most of them just woke up! They then 'ho-ha' here & there and when finally the prayers started, it was already at 6a.m.!! Yea, that's my day on 31st & 1st, with just a 20mins sleep. By the time the prayers ended & guest went home, my body sent me an alarm that it needed rest! Luckily, "H" guide me to his new room, to sleep on the floor with a piece of mat and the door locked. My body make me feel like I was in heaven eventhough I'm sleeping on the floor without any pillow.

To cut the story short, I'll have to continue in the 2nd part. Nobody likes to read a long story!!

Good Guy, Bad Guy

I saw this article on The Star newspaper today & it made me to analyse what sort of category "H" falls into;

This article was written by Phoebe Lee.

"It is important for a girl to know these types so that she can make better choices. Here are the most common;

THE BAD

a) The Quick Escape Artist . This man comes on like a hurricane. Then, six weeks later, he's got a million excuses why he can't see you anymore.
How to spot him. He gets a lot of phone calls from women, and dresses in a peculiar combination of styles. And he eats at odd hours.

b) The Woman Hater. He pursues you relentlessly and treats you fabulously. But after he wins you, everything that was right about you is suddenly wrong.
How to spot him. He charges his credit card to the limit. He owns several versions of the same item, doesn't want to be a parent and may be estranged from his family.

c) The Secret Manipulator. He's kind and makes a good impression on others, but somehow, things always go his way, never yours.
How to spot him. He likes children, but wants to control them and is very protective of family members. He isn't style-conscious and is a do-it-yourselfer who keeps his cars a long time.

d) The Intense (but crazy) Man. This man is so magnetic, you would surrender your own life to him. But he does everything to extremes.
How to spot him. He seems exhausted much of the time, probably smokes and forgets to eat. He's a secretive loner who doesn't have much money and is often angry at family members.

e) The Hustler. He's after one thing and one thing only: SEX!
How to spot him. He's a good dresser who's physically fit, tries to stay young and often drives a sexy sports car. He lives in an apartment or condominium furnished with lots of mirrors and rarely mentions his family.

THE GOOD

a) The Loving, Traditional Man. This man's woman is just about the most important thing in his life. He wants a good home and family more than anything else.
How to recognise him. He dresses conservatively, has good manners and likes order. He chooses practical cars, is careful with money and relies on you to keep him healthy by preparing nutritious meals.

b) The Loving, many-faceted Man. He's the man most women seem to want. he's an equal pal and partner who has many interests.
How to recognise him. He thinks of himself as the greatest at whatever he does and has had several career changes. He considers his home a nest, spends money freely and wants to be a father. He enjoys people, but has few close friends.

c) The Loving, Limited Partner. This man is very independent and needs a woman who is, too. He's romantic and thoughtful. However, you'll always be second to his work.
How to recognise him. He's often quiet and thinks of himself as logical and rational. He dresses and grooms himself to perfection, takes good care of his car and lives in a very comfortable home. He may want no children, though, because they take up too much time.

Gone are the days....

I've always wanted a dog as a pet when I'm a child, then during my teens, and even now in my 20s, I did not even have any animals as my pet.

I came to close contact to dogs when I start to work for dad at workshop as he kept 2 dogs as his faithful security guards. As they are huge, I'm not really attracted to them as they don't look too friendly and not too clean. I mean they constantly have slivers at the edge of their mouth & they smell.

I started to grow fond of them as my uncle didn't really take good care of them, especially in terms of their daily meals. He just come once in a day to feed them, moreover, it's the same meal EVERYDAY! Yuck! Imagine having bread mixed with some other stuff, I really don't know what he had the bread cooked with, I don't think so I'll be able to survive with it every single day and the same meal!

Worst, just a meal a day when a human had probably fixed 3 meals a day, or if lucky, 5 meals a day. How to survive for such a big dog. I sometimes had to ask "H" to get some bones for the dogs by just 'tapau' Chicken rice from the stall so I can buy from them. Both the dogs are named, "Ruby" - an old female yellow dog & "Boy" - just a year & a half black male dog.

Besides that, the shop across us also have few dogs. One in particular is extra short & extra arrogrant. He'll drop by our shop and gave some fiercy barks for no reason while scratching himself. He also loves to scratch himself in the middle of the road, fearing no car coming at all! The neighbour didn't really take care of the dogs, so most of the dogs also have skin problems. Sometimes, it's just hurtful to see them suffer like this and didn't have an actual satisfying meal.

It was just very unfortunate that this dog was run over by a lorry, it happened right in front of our shop. I still remembered him crying out loud, saying goodbye & kissing the other dog just before he passed away. It was so sad. Then, came another street dog which I believe, someone threw her away. She's a pretty one, with her four feets in white & other part of the body in black.

I've never heard her bark before and she's super happy whenever she see's you. Though, she's not so active in the day and always sleeping here & there and hangs out nearby our shop. Sometimes, when I returned home at night, she'll switched her hang out place to the shops below my house. She's hyper active at night whenever I get to bump into her at night! One bad habit that she also likes to sleep in the middle of the road! What's wrong with all the dogs?! Unfortunately, she too got caught by MPSJ officials when they came clearing the street dogs.

With 2 of the dogs missing in my life, I gave my attention to "Boy" again. He's a cutie, eventhough he's big, he never bites and is very playful. He's extremely hyper active when you're feeding him, I guess the food my uncle gave him is just not enough. Imagine a meal a day, I can't too. I just started to get close to him, started to pat him and he loves it.....and unfortunately, he was sick all of a sudden.

He lose his appetite and didn't want to eat. Then, he started to throw up and wasn't as happy before, he was not himself. Though we told my uncle few times, he just fed him Panadol. On this particular day, on the 23rd August, he just sat at one corner with his back facing us. Though we called him few times, he doesn't want to look at us and soon after, he passed away.

It is so sad that I had to watch 3 dogs passed away this year alone. I'm not sure if I should really keep a dog as my pet in future.....as it could be just so hurtful for them to leave us.

AP Reveals Drugs and Medicines in Drinking Water Supplies Worldwide, an article by Elken Magazine

Contaminated water doesn't always look murky. Every glass of water you drink may be laced with herbicides, chemical waste and arsenic. Do you know that we are affected by toxic minerals and chemicals in the air and in our food on a daily basis. Water is the only way that helps our bodies to flush out these toxins. Therefore, the purer the water is to start with, the higher its capacity to collect and cleanse these compounds from the body.

Do you even know that according to Malaysia's Chemistry Department, which provides water testing services for enforcement and monitoring purposes, it has never done tests for the presence of drugs in drinking or surface water samples & never received a request to do so?

Imagine, not all the medication consumed is absorbed by the body.

Some drugs like antibiotic ciprofloxacin and digoxin for heart problems are hard to metabolise with only about half used. Other drugs like metaformin for diabetes and atenolol for high blood pressure, are not metabolised as much, and at least 80% of these pills end up in the toilet.

Some people also flush down their unused medications.

This wastewater is then treated before being discharged into reservoirs, rivers or lakes and is cleansed again at the water treatment plants before reaching your home.

The EPA says there are no sewage treatment systems specifically engineered to remove pharmaceuticals.

WORSE, there is evidence that adding chlorine during water treatment processes actually more some pharmaceuticals MORE TOXIC!

Do you know?

There's a big difference between filtering and purifying:

a) Filtering - basically means removal of particles, smell and colour
b) Purifying - uses a technology that combines different methodologies to deliver water in the
purest form possible

I'm glad that my family decided to buy this filter for our home, with our 8th instalment paid up. We need not to worry to fork out extra cash when I move in to my new home......

Fun Day Out at the Platinum Movie Suite of Cathay Cineplex

I've waited quite a while for the "Dark Knight" & was estatic that the movie was going to be a 2 1/2 hour show! It's the best time to spoil "H" & myself this week since our anniversary is coming up. So I decided we should try the new Platinum Movie Suite at Cineleisure Damansara. At RM 25 for show before 6pm on weekdays, I think it's a good bargain and, so happen "H" was on leave on Monday, just perfect!

The movie was fantastic and it's such a loss that Heath no longer live. I really can't believe he act the "Joker" part, he is just great! I can't seemed to explain it in words. Like I said, he's just GREAT!!

We reached Cineleisure just on time, so there's really no time for us to explore the Suite as we head direct into the Cinema. We ordered a bottle of Pepsi and the Spicy Potato Wedges, though it came only after 30mins the show started, the taste is quite good!

Seat is very comfortable, adjustments done with just a touch of button. I can sleep during the show. Service is also good, of course. Screen & sound system is good. Seating arrangements are exactly the same as GSC's Gold Class, with a table in between of the 2 chairs. "H" was complaining how hard it is to chat or to hold me during the show, he just wished they would have done something better with the chair design, exclusively for couples? Haha....!! Naughty, Naughty!

Dedicated to the Only 'You'

Here I'm sitting, with 1 more week passing,
Did I not know, time flies this fast,
Coming again to mark in our heart,
This 8th Anniversary.

I'm dedicating this to you,
Only it could express how I feel for you,
If only this song would follow everywhere you go,
To make you feel how special you're to me.

No Air - Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?

(Jordin)
If I should die before I wake
It's cause you took my breath away

(Chris)
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand

(Jordin)
Do you expect me, to live alone with just me?
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe

(Chorus - Both)
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
There's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell e how you gonna be without me?
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air
No air, No air
No air, No air

(Chris)
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to flow to you
There's no gravity to hold me down, for real

(Jordin)
But somehow I'm still alive inside
You took my breath but I survived
I don't know how but I don't even care

(Both)
So how do you expect me, to live alone with just me?
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe

(Chorus - Both)
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air?
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
That's how I feel whenever you ain't there
There's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me?
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
There's no air, no air
No air, No air
No air, No air

No more

No air

Baby

There's no air, no air

Hey, OooOoo

OOooooooooohhhhhhh

Repeat (Chorus - Both)

(Jordin)
Do you expect me, to live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe

Repeat (Chorus - Both)