Author: mesyel

received my copy of Reader’s Digest Nov issue today. must hv been in the mailbox for so long but y’know laaa… everybody went cuti2 malaysia kannnnn…

hvnt started reading yet, just browsing through when i came across this short article : Say It With Flowers.

hmm… quite interesting coz roses seems to be the flower-of-choice for most ppl… but these flowers hv their special meanings too… and honestly, i do prefer these flowers to roses *ahem, a hint to a special somebody dis*

Sunflowers

Like the sun, sunflowers symbolise warmth, adoration and happiness. Perfect for cheering up a friend who’s ill or feeling down.

Tulips

A great alternative to roses, tulips generally symbolise perfect love, making them a fitting choice for wedding anniversaries *ahem*. Tell someone they have beautiful eyes with variegated tulips.

Carnations

One of the world’s most popular flowers. Pink carnations, a favourite on Mother’s Day, express gratitude while dark red carnations convey love and affection.

Stargazer Lilies

These are bold and exuberant flowers. Pink stargazer lilies, a symbol of wealth and aspiration, are particularly appropriate to express congratulations to someone.

Gerbera Daisies

Lively and vibrant, gerbera daisies convey a message of cheer and are thought to symbolise innocence and purity. A great choice for birthdays.

first of all… no, not my baby aa…

sad news early in the morning today. a very good friend of mine, who’s married to one of my bosses, has given birth to a stillborn baby.

her husband (my boss), called me and said that he’ll be taking leave the whole week and stupid me (as always), didnt even notice the sadness in his voice. so yg si buduh ni, dengan suara yg extremely excited went on and ask… sooo??? how laa??? sudah jadi bapa??? with a sigh… and a barely ‘listenable’ voice, he said “sudah… tapi nasib dia tidak bagus oo Lena” (he calls me Lena bah)… so, double stupid ni, bzbody lagi pi tanya “kenapa????” but actually, automatic saja bah tu… i didnt mean to ask but… tu lah… automatic saja tu mulut. he was so nice, he let me know the whole story…

he said, his wife – my friend – was overdue. she’s supposed to deliver on 20th Oct but when the day came, there was still no sign of y’know… sakit2 perut kaa…. nothing at all. the next day, she was bleeding so they went to the hospital. she was immediately admitted but when she was checked, the doctor/nurse said, her cervix is not dilated yet.. and since no pain or whatever, the next day they were asked to go home and come back on the 29th Oct.

i think it was on friday, she noticed that her baby’s not moving.. and when they get to the hospital, after being checked and everything, they were told that the baby is gone

OMG!

i just couldnt imagine the heartache and the pain they must be going through right now…

just imagine, they must hv already bought baby clothings, folded the diapers nicely… prepared the cot… those cute little pillows and bolsters and blankets… the baby bottles…

hv to be on pantang but…

and no baby to breastfeed to…

be strong my dearest friend… God will take a very good care of the baby, He will…

dang! why do things like these always happen to nice ppl…

Ellone doing a cover version of ‘Kian’ by Mawi…

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Ok… kita dengar apa kata pengkritik…

1. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.”
2. “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”
3. Almonds are members of the peach family.
4. The symbol on the “pound” key (#) is called an octothorpe.
5. The dot over the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.
6. Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
7. The word “set” has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
8. “Underground” is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters “und.”
9. There are only four words in the English language which end in “-dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
10. The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicros copicsilicovolca noconiosis.
11. The only other word with the same amount of letters is its plural: pneumonoultramicros copicsilicovolca noconiosesl.
12. The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangiha ngakoauauotamate aturipukakapikim aungahoronukupok aiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.
13. Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula” and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size,L.A.
14. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
15. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
16. Alfred Hitchcock didn’t have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
17. Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.
18. Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.
19. The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint – no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
20. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
21. There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, “therein”: the,there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.
22. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
23. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
24. It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
25. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
26. The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest English word that is typed with only the left hand.
27. The combination “ough” can be pronounced in nine different ways; the following sentence contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.”
28. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
29. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning “containing arsenic.”
30. Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian seal for that reason.
31. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
32. The word “Checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat,” which means “the king is dead.”
33. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

This is funny…. have a good laugh!

A man and his wife were working in their garden one day and the man
Looks over at his wife and says: “Your butt is getting really big…….I
mean really big. I bet your butt is bigger than the Barbecue grill.” With
that he proceeded to get a measuring tape and measure the grill and then
went over to where his wife was working and measured his wife’s bottom.
“Yes, I was right………your butt is two inches wider than our barbecue
grill!”

The woman chose to ignore her husband. Later that night in bed, the
husband is feeling a little frisky. He makes some advances towards his
wife who completely brushes him off. “What’s wrong?” he asks. She answers:
“Do you really think I’m going to fire up this big grill for one lousy
little sausage?”

Well, guys, the moral of the story is……..NEVER….I mean NEVER, insult
your woman’s physique!!!

… are just plain dumb. they dont know how to appreciate a second chance!

i’m at Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort right now. since jnr is on leave for the next 10 days or so, i thought, why dont we go for a little get away… heheh… and i know tuaran is only about an hour drive from penampang but at least, we are… emm… away

it’s our first time here. a bit expensive compared to Nexus and we were wondering why. i thought, well, maybe they provide better services… and going to a 5-star hotel is a once-in-a-blue moon event for me.

when we get here, i wasnt expecting the kind of reception we will get. as soon as we get here, a guy in a bajau costume and a lady in a kadazan tuaran costume greeted us, opened the door for us and then get all the bags down. ok, itu biasa lah kan… then, jnr proceed to go and park the car, while the lady escorted us to the lobby. before we get there, the lady said, “this is how we welcome our guest” and then went to hit the gong once. and then, the ppl at the kulintangan area started to play a very nice but short piece… i was like, “oo… ok, thank you…” she showed us to sofa and after we were seated, she kneeled down and asked for my ic and told me that they would need me to write down the details of our children (cherry came with us) later.

then, jnr came and went to the reception area for our reservation. the lady there ask for his ic and credit card and then said that he can wait at the sofa, while they prepare the keys and all lah. while we waited there, a guy came and gave each one of us a wet towel. i felt silly coz i dont even know what are the wet towels for then, the lady at the reception came and ask us to sign some paper and then write the kids name & date of birth at the back of that same paper. and then, the guy who brought us towel came again with 4 glasses of peach tea… wah… so nice… even the kids love the drinks. after we finished the drinks, the reception lady then escorted us to our room.

the room i tell you…. i think it’s quite big for a deluxe room. the bed can easily accomodate like 5 medium size adults ooo… there’s no need for ellone to sleep in the cot, though we did asked for one. and the baby cot also, bukan yg murah2 punya ooo… there’s even a very comfortable sofa you can sleep on it.. and no, it’s not even a sofa bed. and there’s also a BIG (5′ x 7′) mirror on the wall, beside the bed… oh, and highspeed internet access is also available

so kebaruan oo me… but i never went to a place such as this bah… so, forgive the ignorance…

we’ll be here until wednesday so in the meantime, let me enjoy my momentary bliss…

ppl, meet our ever faithful car, a dark-grey proton saga iswara.

and no, it’s not for sale. kutur lagi tuu… lama inda pigi car-wash coz the weather is so unpredictable lately. sometimes, baru keluar dari car-wash, trus hujan lebat! hmm… i want u guys to look at the plate number…. and look at this one too…

guess you all know why the emoticon, kan? otherwise, i’ll be doing this

and why am i so frustrated? ok, we had this car since Dec 2001. and just look at the statistic…

and luck was never on our side! not even once! bila beli, tidak pula kena…

dang!

so unbelievable… the big man behind crocodile hunter finally died – stung by a stingray. i personally think that Steve Irwin was the best documentary show host i’ve ever seen. he was so lively – so brave. he was so invincible… it’s a great loss… i always thought he would die, killed by a crocodile or snake, but no! he was killed in the ocean… by a stingray… ikan pari… and to tell you the truth, i never knew stingrays kill people. now i know la…

pity… like my friend said “tempat dia bukan di laut”

hmm… may his soul rest in peace…

more info :
Steve Irwin killed by stingray

Farewell to a larrikin adventurer, killed in his prime

yesterday marked the end of my hectic life! from today onwards, *hopefully* i’ll get to relax a bit. still hv to register students for the e-learning system, but at least i can do that slowly, perhaps a school per day… about 7 more schools to go and i’m done. so… that means… by tuesday next week, i should hv already registered all students, a job that shd be done by a data entry clerk but since we dun hv one, hv to be done by me.

hmm… what else is new… emm… oklah… i think it’s time for me to tell you guys that i’m now expecting my second baby. no… dont congratulate me just yet… i’m not ready to be congratulated. to tell the truth, i was far from ready to add another member to the family. sorry u mommies out there but if u were in my shoes, u’d feel the same too. i had actually planned to finish my studies first but i know… that’s a very selfish thought. now, i hv to defer again… i dont know… this whole thing made me feel like quitting (my studies). but ppl, i’m doing very well (very very very well), so sayang to quit. and so kesian si ellone, still so small and yet, hv to be a big sister already… anyhow… guess i’ll just hv to emm… go on with my life and see what the future has in store for me lah… right now, i’ll try to be as happy as i can. havent told my in-laws yet, biar diorg tau sendiri la… but told my mom already… my mom, she just laughed it off… i was crying when i called her last week and being a very supportive and caring mom that she is, told me not to cry, dont be sad, nanti the baby mengaus she also said “nokuro to mihad? hishh… okon ko aharo sawo” (what are you crying for? it’s not like you dont have a husband) my mom dis… and to think that 10 yrs ago, cant even see eye to eye with my mom, always get on each others nerves… now, like kawan2 pula i also planned to hv my confinement in tambunan dis time. want my mama to pamper me

oklah… enough about me.

just found out yesterday that some UMS officers are actually reading my blog! guess i have to put the disclaimer back, in case ada org tekena batang hidung… but so malas to write my own disclaimer. can somebody write one for me please