Grateful and Appreciative

There was once I saw in a Discovery magazine, they took pictures of families from different countries and the food each family consume in one week. One picture per family, all the food was displayed on the table or chairs around them and they took the picture. It was interesting to see how each family/country has their own preference and distinctive difference.

For americans - a few bottles of coke per week, cheese, bread, as usual, for middle eastern family, rice, meat...etc, for chinese, suprisingly mostly vegetable and rice, so little meat. As I read through the pages, I was imagining myself in the way they live and eat.

As I flipping and reading, when I reach the last page, it was a picture of a family in africa, I was in disbelief seeing how little it was displayed. With a family of one mother, two teenagers, 3 small kids, the food for one week is only two half full packets of beans or flour (size of the small rice pack sold in kedai runcit), 10 small packets of dried food (ikan bilis,dried chili,beans,...) and half ounce of water bottle. That's ALL !

For us, we can go out at anytime, anywhere to get food, not just food, but good food; not just good food, but cheap food; not just get full, but more than enough; not just more than enough but throw them away..... They don't even have meat, we can eat KFC and emperor chicken anytime as much as we want.

I'm now starting to appreciate all that I have, especially food, makan makan !

Wrappings from 2009

It's time for some updates after so long, almost 2months since my last post.
So many things happened, as in not huge terrible stuff, just bits and pieces here and there.

Jan-April : Final sem in UPM, which i had the most fun in the 3years of degree, cuz all the buddies are closed enuf to fool around and stil went around places during exam period! well done, haha ! ^_^

April-July : started my internship, getting into the working world, starting to feel 9-5 daily work which made me starting to miss good old frens, hence met up with long lost frens and the meeting ups have been goin on till now =)

August-December : got hired in my intern company, starting time excited, now...#_#

In between the months, i had my new camera, graduated from uni, esther left for UK, tour to korea, got a new 500GB external hard disc, got new laptop from company, better driving skill, found out i can't drink coffee, moved to new office lot, (am gona check my planner to see what i have done in 2009), took up French level 1, kena saman, went swimming for often, done final year project, bought my 1st pair of boots, found out i love scone!, hunger for public holidays more than ever in my life, played volleyball once, and slept through the countdown to 2010, yes !

After screening thru my 2009, i'd say it was good, i shall do this again for 2010 ^_^

Nice arrangement

i've watched this video from a shared link in facebook, which i can't stop liking it ! it's from the song love story by taylor swift and viva la vida by coldplay arranged in one piece. i like the way cello is brought into the song, the way piano plays it and the way both of them blend in and make the song sounds so good, nice nice nice ~!
that's why must share it here, enjoy~

Surprise Farewell Party for Esther

My very goodie goodie good friend cum sister in Christ cum partner in singing, sakai-ing, shopping, plus so many other things was leaving the country to UK for her study on the Friday before last week...... sob, sob...... (Esther, if you're reading this, i miss you leh....)
Back to the story, so, we were planning to have this surprise farewell party for her around a month ago, which she was hoping for a party but finally gave up the hope thinking we were not gona do it anyway. We pakat-ed with her mum, Auntie Elisa to make her into giving up hope too, hehe =P and also to bring her out of the house, giving us the time to prepare and decorate the house.
So, on the day itself, she was out with the parents to Kuantan for the lekor there (which was such a lame reason to get her out, right Esther ? haha), and we went to her house around 2pm, prepare some food, balloons, the banner and the gift book/farewell gift. All was done and we got the news that they will be back around 7sumthing. Uncle John came around 6pm (i think) and we were so excited bout the whole thing, we ended up with so many trial rounds of suprising her when she came in the house, we planned to turn off all the lights in the living hall, leaving the kitchen lights on with all her other siblings and cousins cooking and making dinner there. At the back of our minds, i think we were trying our best and thinking of ways how to scare her from the dark and surprise her, hahaha!
3 of us - mel, cherrie and me, who was always with cameras, placed our cameras at different angles and put on video mode in order to capture the suprise moment in the dark, hehe, for mine i have placed it facing the sliding door which Esther came in from outside and ofcuz with all her surprised look and actions, haha! =P
uploaded here with subtitles for better picture of the whole scene, do turn on your speakers and listen to all the funny stuff we said during that intense moment and excitement! Enjoy!

Russell from UP

Have you seen the movie UP? I have, and it was a nice movie I would say =)

It was about this boy who grew up not chasing after the dreams he had while he was young, then finally going after it when he is now an old old man, and bumped into this talkative young boy Russell just right before flying off to his dream.

And I had a this friend, Jun Meng, who looks like Russell ^_^

Eye Twitch

The corner of my right eye have been pumping/beating abnormally for few days already, and there's nothing that i can do about it besides wondering what chinese always say, it maybe some good/bad events gona happen. Didnt believe it, and i have been ignoring it for few days till tuesday, it's getting worse, so i went online to search if there's any tips or cure for this, below is what i've found (which i have taken only the key points).

What Is Eye Twitch?

Eye twitches are commonly known as Blepharospasm, which is defined as the repetitive and rhythmic contraction of the eyelid muscles. It is the twitching or continuous movement of muscle fiber groups.

Knowing what is the reason behind it is my main reason of searching online as it may help me to avoid the next round of annoying twitch.

Why Does My Eye Twitch?

Eye twitches can be triggered by a variety of different factors. Some of the conditions that cause eye twitches are environmental, some are physiological, and some are psychological in nature. Below is a list of some of the more common causes of eye twitch:

• Fatigue or lack of sleep
• Over consumption of caffeine
• Physical or emotional stress
• Anxiety or phobias
• Brain damage or other neurological disorders
• Associated with temper tantrums (especially in children)
• Eye stress associated with extended viewing of the computer screen
• Epilepsy

I may have lack of sleep, no caffeine, yes stress, computer screen yes, and BRAIN DAMAGE?? this maybe the one big reason to it, hahaha!

Heck, i need a life

When will I ever have my own life?
Do whatever I wanted?
Be whoever I wanted?
Live a life that i dream of?

I know it is now, i know that we have to chase after our dreams, i know, i know, i know, if it's not now, when then? I know, i know, I KNOW !

but i feel so tied down, so many commitments, so many things that i cant just be "don't care la".....

well, atleast i have all that i have now, but im not gona give up dreaming, im not gona just let it be as it is, im not gona just sit and wait for things to happen, im gona go after it, im gona aim for it and im gona get it ! (ofcuz in a right way)