Saving Jane – Girl Next Door.mp3

pay no attention to the title and no, i dont give away free mp3s

wah.. hvnt updated for sooo long…

i was very very very bz these past few weeks, a lot of tests, midterm exams, quizzes, assignments, etc.

actually i hv a few stories to tell… emm… very few actually, only abt 3 stories.

1. About Photographing Your Food

Last Friday, we had lunch at Centrepoint. there’s this one malay restaurant called Faezah, i think most of you know this place. so we had lunch there and i had rice + omelette + some pickled mangoes + 4 pcs of nuggets and guess how much it costs? F*****g 5 ringgit! hahhhh???? so, i took out my camera and snap a pic of the food.

this, tuan2 dan puan2, is what you can get with RM5 nowadays

so, when we’re abt to pay, suddenly one girl, i think she’s one of the waitress, came to our table and we had a little conversation that goes something like this :

waitress : emmm… macam mana makanan tadi? ok? (asking politely with a very very sweet sounding voice)
jnr : *puzzled* hah? ok, ok…
waitress : emm… ada masalah kah dengan makanan tadi?
jnr & mimi : *puzzled x 2* eh, teda…
waitress : semua ok? tiada masalah
jnr : *still puzzled* ya, semua ok
waitress : oo… ok, terima kasih aaa…

i was also a bit puzzled but i guess they saw me photographing the food. perhaps they thought there’s something wrong with it that i’m going to report them to some consumers association or something… on second thought, maybe i should do that kan?

2. My Database Lecturer

I like my database lecturer. she’s very lenient. we’re supposed to present and submit our database project like three weeks ago but since most of us hvnt finished the project yet, she agreed to extend the presentation date for another 2 weeks. so, we presented last saturday, 1st April. we’re the last group to present on that day and then after we’re done :

Lecturer : Ada lagi yg nak present? tak ada? ok, kita adakan Pop Kuiz. Semua sediakan kertas, saya baca soalan. Tak boleh bincang, tak boleh tengok nota!

not even one of us has prepared for a quiz. and the lecturer told us that this pop quiz is worth 10% from our total marks i didnt even bring blank papers on that day so have to ask my classmate to give me one.

classmate1 : puan, kasi yang senang2 laa…
Lecturer : hah? senang2? *giggle*
classmate2 : puan, kasi macam “apa itu database” laa…
Lecturer : apa itu database? *giggle* tak boleh lah…

and then when everyone has taken their seats,

Lecturer : ok… semua dah ready?

wah… so we all so serious already, everyone was so quiet waiting for the lecturer to read the questions.

Lecturer : sebenarnya, saya cuma nak april fool kamu saja *giggle again*
class : CHEHHHHHHH!!!!

ALAMAKKKK!!!

it has been sooo long since i’ve been fooled on april fool day

heheh… i really like my database lecturer ooo…

3. My Ellone

my ellone can talk already…

she can already say mummy, daddy, mama, papa, nina (jnr’s grandmother), uncle (she pronounce as ake), aunty (she pronounce as ati), jiejie cherry (she pronounce as cheche heily) and kakak (the maid).

she also can already say :

mo makan / mo makan bubu (bubur)
mo nenen / drink water (she pronounce as ‘dink ateh’)
makan ubat
sakit / sakit kepala
mo o’oi
throw/buang
go down
where daddy / where mummy
there
atik = gymnastic
dont want (she pronounce as ‘dowan’)
byebye
hello

emm… that’s about the latest vocabs she’s learnt la… i think i’ve already mentioned some of them in my previous entries.

she also knows where her nose is, her ‘kepala’ (she doesnt understand ‘head’ yet), her stomach and even her bellybutton.

she knows how to show her teeth…

i think she’s learnt quite a lot! she’s not a baby anymore…

and she really loves learning ABC. you know there’s this one website called starfall where u can teach ur kids ABC, she really loves it! thanks mrB for promoting the website. and now, she the computer is hers. i cannot even do my work when she’s around. cannot even play games. she’ll be like “mummy… apple! apple!” and pointing at the computer.

so far, she can only remember A-G. she can even sing ABC song but up to G only la… after that, gibberish but the melody is still correct.

oh… oh… and she loves to sing. now, she can sing twinkle twinkle little star, Watermelon & papaya, ABC song, Good Bye Teacher & one kadazan kid’s song…

i’m so proud of her…

but recently, she developed a mild chicken pox-like rash. she has just been vaccinated (for chicken pox) on March 10 and a few days later, the red dots appeared. i was quite worried at first but i found in the internet that…

It is a very well tolerated vaccine, with few side effects. The most common side effects seen are fever and a mild chicken pox-like rash, sometimes limited to the site of injection.

we brought her to the doctor and he (the doctor) did confirm that it is the side effect of the vaccine. the doctor gave some antibiotics and hopefully, the rash will go away soon. anyway, apart from all that, she’s the same active and naughty little toddler that she is…

look at her hand and her face… kesian kannn… gatal lagi tu… she keep scratching them lagi…

looks like a very long entry today… oklah… actually i hv one more story to tell but save it for tomorrow lah…

leave u all with some of ellone’s latest pics…


si ellone dengan labu-labunya… labu-labunya??? where???


tuuuuuu…….


Baywatch!!


ellone doing her gymnastic routine before she did that, she actually said “mummy, atik…”

Something New…

my honey bought me something new…

TADAAAAAAA……

oopsss…

that’s my cheap lipstick… sorry…

this, you guys, is the “something new” i wanted to tell u about…

my new silver grey Canon Digital Ixus 750 bought on Friday 24 March 2006

thank you very much my honey…

so, apa lagi, from kk to ums, i was like “snap! snap! snap! snap!”

here are some of the photos that i’ve taken. actually i’ve already resized them to 400×300. the original size was 3072 x 2304. quite clear la all the photos… some of them are taken while the car is moving at 90km/h and still can capture a very nice shot. i still havent tried all the special scenes mode in the camera. nantila… when i hv some free time… so far, hv only tried using the portait mode, indoor mode and kids & pets mode. quite oklah but wayyyyyy better than my previous camera.


this one is taken from the 6th flr carpark in wisma merdeka. i think if i zoomed in, i can actually see ppl walking arnd at pulau gaya


on my way to ums. somewhere near the sabah port


masjid bandaraya. everytime we pass by dis area, if ellone is around, she’ll point to the mosque and say “mummy, moks! moks!”


mcdonald’s drive-thru!


the new federal bulding located just next to ums. jiran sebelah la katakannnnn….


taken from the carpark near my office. the road is actually leading to ums’ borneo marine research institute and to ums ODEC


ellone says : hwa-wer!


federal buildings taken from my office


jnr’s tattoo. fyi, that is jnr’s shoulder blade aaa… in case u got some funny ideas.


1st time using straw. hv to put on the bib.


close-up! look at her enjoying the milo


trying on cherry’s new flowered hat


muka budak nakal


my wedding photo which is hanging on the wall

21 st Century…

arrived in my mailbox a few days ago. not sure abt the others but the last one is very, very very true!

Our Communication – Wireless

Our Dress – Topless

Our Telephone – Cordless

Our Cooking – Fireless

Our Youth – Jobless

Our Food – Fatless

Our Labour – Effortless

Our Conduct – Worthless

Our Relation – Loveless

Our Attitude – Careless

Our Feelings – Heartless

Our Politics – Shameless

Our Education – Valueless

Our Follies – Countless

Our Arguments – Baseless

Our Boss – Brainless

Our Job – Thankless

Our Salary – Very less

Ellone and Cherry’s Birthday Celebration

last saturday, we had a little bday celebration for ellone’s belated bday and cherry’s advanced bday. it’s just a little party with families and close friends only… so, here are some photos taken by my auntie nita with her new Canon Digital Ixus 55 camera.

i must say, i like her camera very much and was thinking of getting one too… but maybe not that soon la…

ok, on to the photos…


my side of the family:-
Left, from front: My Grandma (my mom’s mother), Uncle Jerome (Auntie Luciana’s Husband), Auntie Anita (My mom’s younger sister), Andy (Auntie Sylvia’s Husband)
Right, from front : My Mom, Auntie Luciana (my mom’s elder sister), Cousin Laura (Auntie Luciana’s Daughter), Cousin Marcella (Auntie Luciana’s Daughter), Auntie Sylvia (my mom’s youngest sister)


Helppppp….


Ellone’s Cousin Cherry and Ellone’s Uncle Qun Qun (Auntie Sylvia’s Eldest Son)..
Cherry : Why qunqun like dat?


Ellone’s Cousin Cherry and Ellone’s Uncle Melvin at the back


pose like dis can or not?


aiyaaa… shame shame, nampak sansut!


me, ellone and my mom


muka itik


jnr’s friends


the twins, Noilly and Nelly… and kids and Nelly’s hubby


Malaysia’s Next Top Model


the cakes… mmmm… nyum nyummmm… little cherry guarding her cake


ellone’s cake close-up… mmm… yum yummmmmm…


Happy Birthday To You…
Happy Birthday To You…
Happy Birthday Cherry & Ellone….
Happy Birthday to you…


cake cutting ceremony


jnr’s auntie helen, her husband and the food!


ellone and her grand-auntie helen, who also happens to be her godmother…


oops!!!


apa tengok-tengok???!!!


my sister, ellone and my mom


ellone and her grand-auntie nita

nita they all went back early so, no more photo after that la…

actually i was supposed to sit for a midterm exam that day but, family comes first! i talked with the lecturer and she agreed to let me take exam later. the next day (Sunday) i had another midterm exam… and next week, i’ll be having another midterm

wish me luck ppl!

American Idol Season 5

actually i wanted to blog abt ellone’s little bday party but since i hvnt finished uploading all the photos, i guess i’d better blog abt something else first la.

ok, so AI Season 5 has started and now they’re down to 16 finalists. i’m suuuurrrrre glad that Brenna was finally out! gosh, she’s annoying! but i’m a bit disappointed with David Radford tho… he’s such a nice looking guy, good voice, but maybe his song choice is a bit “old” hmm… pity.. pity

anyways, i guess now, we all shd start guessing who the 12 finalists will be. here’s MY line-up for the 12 finalists…

Gals
Ayla Brown ~ she may not hv a great voice compared to the others but i think her determination will put her through…
Katharine McPhee ~ sweet looking, great voice, but a bit too “ordinary”
Kinnik Sky ~ i was actually contemplating on which one to choose, Kinnik or Kellie (Pickler)… of course Kellie has this “likeable factor” like Paula said but i dont think that’s enough to put her amongst the top 12. sorry kellie…
Lisa Tucker ~ young and obvoiusly talented!
Mandisa ~ obviously talented!
Paris Bennet ~ young and obviously talented!

Guys
Ace Young ~ he’s georgeous! the lady voters are going to put him through!
Chris Daughtry ~ i think he’s different (unique), great vocals, reminds me of Bo Bice from season 4, except that he’s bald
Elliott Yamin ~ he’s a must! great great great vocal! in fact, the greatest of them all! obviously talented!
Kevin Covais ~ i dunno, some ppl might think he wont make it to the final 12, but i’d love to see him there…
Taylor Hicks ~ weird but this guy sure can sing!
Gedeon McKinney / Will Makar ~ emm… dunno why but… there has to be a 12th finalist maahhh…

so, basically, that’s my choice. what’s yours???

Cracked Pot

A water bearer in China had two large pots, each
hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across
his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while
the other pot was perfect and always delivered a
full portion of water.

At the end of the long walk from the stream to the
house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For a full two years this went on daily, with the
bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of
water to his house.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its
accomplishments, perfect for which it was made.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
imperfection, and miserable that it was able to
accomplish only half of what it had been made to
do.

After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter
failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the
stream.

“I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in
my side causes water to leak out all the way back
to your house.”

The bearer said to the pot,
“Did you notice that there were flowers only on
your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s
side?

That’s because I have always known about your
flaw, and I planted flower seeds
on your side of the path, and every day while
we walk back,you’ve watered them.

For two years I have been able to pick these
beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you
being just the way you are, there would not be this
beauty to grace the house”

Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re
all cracked pots.
But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that
make our lives together so very interesting and
rewarding.
You’ve just got to take each person for what they
are, and look for the good in them.

Brain Teasers

found my old notebook with all these scribbled inside. i dun even remember where did i get them from…

1. The maker doesnt want it, the buyer doesnt use it and the user doesnt see it. what is it?

2. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?

3. Clara Clatter was born on December 27, yet her birthday is always in the summer. how is this possible?

4. In what year did Christmas and New Year’s Eve fall in the same year?

5. A woman in Singapore married 10 different men from that country, yet she did not break any laws. None of these men died and she never divorced. How was this possible?

6. Which is correct to say : “The yolk of the egg are white” or “The yolk of the egg is white”?

7. An electrician and a plumber were waiting in line for admission to the International Home Show. One of them was the father of the other’s son. How could this be possible?

8. Can a Roman Catholic marry his widow’s sister?

9. How many animals of each sex did Moses take on the ark?

Just For Laugh!

saw dis in my friendster bulletin board. hehehhh… cute and funny one hoh!

Little Led Liding Hoot

Once upon a time hor, got one girl little led liding
hoot. She want to go to Ah Mah’s house.

Morning alleady she go out one, she got take come
one basket to put flower. She “do want” to walk
long-long so go take shotcut.

Wah!!! she dono got one animal follow her one hor!
She happy-happy walk until she come to Ah Mah
house.

“Ah Mah! Ah Mah! I come, open the door leh?” she
talk. Then Ah Mah also talk back, “Come in lah I
never close one”

Little Led Liding Hoot open the house and go
inside door….. oh, solly solly….open the door and
go inside the house, she got see her Ah Mah on
top of the bed. She go ask Ah Mah.

“AH Mah, how come your eye vely big one hor?”
“So I can see you maahhhhh!!!” Ah Mah say back.

“Ah Mah, how come your yearvely long one?”
“So vely easy to hear you one laah!!!!”

“Ah Mah, how come…….”
“Aiyaa!!!! SO many question one ah you…. never
die before heh?”

“Solylah Ah Mah, I dono mah that’s why I ask”.

“What soly-soly! Now I want to eat you, I not Ah
Mah, I animal one you know……………..”

Wah! Little led liding Hoot vely scared one, she
scleam velyloud but late alleady, the animal
alleady eat her. She now inside stomach one.

Suddenly got one people, cut wood one, go inside
the house. He want to save Little Led Liding Hoot,
he go and cut the animal stomach and take out
everything, but he too late, Little Led
Liding Hoot become sh*t alleady…………

Valentine’s Day!

the busiest week is finally over. now i can stop for a while and smell the roses coz it’s valentine’s day mah kaannnnnnnn…. you ppl out there, nah, a rose for each and everyone of you

huh? what was that again? where am i going to hv dinner tonight? what? what did i get for valentine’s day?

None and i’m not going anywhere tonight.

to tell u guys the truth, we (jnr & i) never celebrate valentine’s day… coz for us, everyday is a Valentine’s Day i mean, y would u want to hv only one day to show your love to your loved ones? kasi kaya the florist only.

anyways…

to you lovebirds out there, along with the rose up there, this song also is specially dedicated to all of you…

Tahukah engkau kekasih
Apa yang selalu aku rasakan
Di saat-saat aku sedang sendiri
Selalu saja ingat padamu

Aku sayang padamu
Aku ingin dirimu
Selalu bersamaku
Aku sayang padamu

Aku sayang aku sayang padamu

Tahukah engkau kekasih
Apa yang selalu aku fikirkan
Di saat-saat aku sedang sendiri
Selalu saja memikirkanmu

Aku sayang padamu
Aku ingin dirimu
Selalu bersamaku
Aku sayang padamu

Aku sayang aku sayang padamu

Aku sayang padamu
Oh Aku sayang padamu
Aku ingin dirimu
Selalu bersamaku
Aku sayang
Aku sayang padamu