Got myself a new ride!

Roller Coaster

I've been tired... a little overworked.

I've been happy... met someone new.

I've been sad... missed someone old.

I've been laughing... saw Mamma Mia!

I've been shocked... witnessed an accident.

I've been anticipating... a new something I bought.

I've been ill... liver is inflamed.

I've been rewarded... bonus came in.

I've been resting... Raya holidays.

I've been dressing up... in a baju Melayu.

I've been blogging... with 4 new non-personal blogs.

I've been wondering... what to do with Facebook.

I've been playing... Build-A-Lot 2.

I've been reading... Book 5 of the Wheel of Time.

I've been wishing... that office is nearer to home.

I've been saving... my 2008 taxes is 5-figured.

I've been thinking... about getting a dog.

I've been wanting... to cement my garden so I don't need to keep cutting grass.

I've been annoyed... with some people in my life.

But above it all...

I've been thankful... for the life I have.

Board Games

Toy'R'Us in Suria was having some clearance on selected board games and being a board game fan, I got my hands on some! Here's what I bought which we can all play the next makan-makan session comes along.


I'm a big superhero fan so this game is just so cool! It's also nice to have a simple two player game as most of my games are quite complicated or require 4+.

Discounted price: RM40


I guess you cannot go wrong with a classic game like Scrabble! All Scrabble products have 20% off till 8/10. The regular Scrabble which I bought is about RM56 after discount.

This is a weird quirky game. You put on the helmet, press the button and answer the questions by nodding or shaking your head! You have to do it fast to qualify through the rounds otherwise you get berated by the game-voice (which is very annoying). Fun but don't see everyone rushing to want to try this. Good to watch though!

Discounted price: RM25

I'm 29!

Trips, Flu and a Wedding

I am exhausted... The past few weeks have been have been a little crazy and it's taking a slight toll on me. Started out with work trips to Johor and Singapore which had me on 4 flights, 4 buses, and numerous cabs over 10 days. I really did enjoyed some parts of it but for the most, it was a brutal schedule that left me in bed by 10pm or earlier.

After that trip, I went to Ipoh with my family. It was a good short holiday but tiring too! We walked the breadth of Ipoh town, old and new, and savoured the many delicacies along the way. Needless to say, I was down with flu and exhaustion when I was back and was ill at home for 3 days flat.

Recovered slightly and went to HL and Meng's wedding celebration in Melaka which included two dinners and the 'let-the-groom-in' thingy. It was a really great weekend and I loved seeing them get together :) although they have been married for over a year now. Was also nice to catch up with old MMU friends.

For the rest of the month, my schedule is clear, my weekends are clear and I just look forward to settling back into my routine and gaining back my health. Looking forward to Raya too and all the ketupat and rendang. Drool...

August 8

First of all, thank you for the SMS'es about how great this date is. As far as I know, EVERY day is special and comes only once in your lifetime! It's quite crazy though the amount of flurry that went into that day :)

Had a coincidental event tho... on my way home on 8/8/08, my TnG balance at a toll was RM88.80 at exactly 08:08pm... freaky...

And btw, my little bird came back! Happiness...

Oh no...

The little bird didn't come back tonight... sigh... hope it's alright...

:(

My Nighttime Guest

Little bird oh little bird...
I see you every night,
You come and rest upon the leaf,
Exhausted from your flight.

Little bird oh little bird...
Where did you go today?
Did you meet your friends up in the sky,
In the clouds did you all play?

Little bird oh little bird...
I'm glad you chose my home,
As a place for you to sleep,
As a place to call your own.

More photos...

The dark winding road through hills that we need to drive to get to the locale... freaky...



Guess where I am?



Awesome local dessert... yums...

Surprising visit...

I had a work trip to Ipoh over the weekend and it was an interesting one. Company had a function in this really remote locale. Getting there was a mild adventure but the scenery is breathtaking.



Needless to say, because there's so much wildnerness... there are also many many creepy crawlies.






It was a good event with the children in the area. Very rewarding experience.



But I probably have had enough nature immersion to last me awhile. Happy and thankful to be home.

A Day at Traders

Sprawling roof of the convention centre.



The function room.


KLCC through the blinds.



Convention centre and the KLCC park.



KLCC in the morning.



Geometry...



Love the plants here.

Life roads are lonely,
The drive forlorn,
A drawn out journey,
Every dusk to dawn...

The destination's different,
The road's the same,
Deja vu moments,
Again and again...

Until you find,
A new reason to drive down a new road...

Dinosaur Trees

(photo courtesy of www.heartpatrick.com)

I looked up in awe,
At the dinosaur trees,
At creatures that once stood tall,
Its prehistoric tendrils,
Reaching up to the heavens,
Towering above one and all...

I can imagine the roar,
And bellow of beasts,
That lives on in fossils of bone,
Creatures that roamed,
And ruled violent earth,
While the tree stood mightily alone...

I looked up in awe,
With imagination spurring,
And I feel so ever more,
Tiny and insignificant,
As I stand in the shadow,
Of the dinosaur trees of lore.

I do not know

I do not know what lies ahead,
Beyond the here and now,
I do not know what promises await,
I do not know, so how?

Do I jump in,
Or rush headlong,
Or take little baby steps?
Do I have guns ablazing,
Or knock on doors,
Or tip toe, tippity tap?

I do not know what lies ahead,
Beyond the here and now,
But I do know that if I wait,
Life will mean less somehow...

Fields of Green

So green the fields,
That carpet yonder,
So vast the wide expanse,

Grass leaves delight,
Stretching out in sight,
So lush, so thick, so dense...

I strained to see,
To peer with eyes,
For a cottontail or two,

Or perhaps long ears,
I quietly peered,
For a flash out of the blue...

A tinge of hope,
Mere possibility,
Fed my gaze as it lingered on,

Through fields of green,
That carpet yonder,
A neatly unkept lawn...

But no rabbits hopped,
No bunnies tumble,
No parade of long furry ears,

Until it dawned,
A warm realisation,
That a cute bunny was always here...

In my heart...

Special days

Some days are special,
Unexpectedly,
They rustle with delight...
Of magical promises,
Enchantingly,
They make the heart take flight...

doldrums...

I'm getting a little overwhelmed and aggravated with company politics of late. As much as I love what I do and where I'm at, I think there's a limit to how much I can tolerate some of the 'people' here. Perhaps it's time to keep eyes and ears out for other possibilities...

Yummylicious

It's chang day and I'm so thankful to Meng for all her trouble in bringing over her Mom's amazing changs! It's so so so good... yums!

Movie Marathon

It's a public holiday! Whoopeedooo! So to celebrate, I watched:

- Kung Fu Panda @ 11am
- Superhero Movie @ 230pm
- Iron Man @ 410pm

and shopped...

Ah....

New toy...

I got myself a new toy :) this little soundbox which plays CD and MP3's and WMA's direct from USB. It's nifty, really cheap, and such fun! I love gadgets...