joyce's 19th b'day

oct 23rd '06.... my lil' sis 19th birthday...... had a small gathering at my dad's new home in setia alam..... not much picture though.... here is the Meidi-ya chocolate banana cake. not so sweet....

egg biscuit

hubby & i found this 100 yen shop at puchong(near to TESCO, Puchong) & bought one of my fav biscuit which is the EGG BISCUIT.... and this one comes in a cute packaging (total 7 small packets with each one labelling as MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY etc....... one little piece of this biscuit can actually melt in the mouth..... slurpppp......

oct 15th '06

1) venue : MARCO's PIZZA, PJ
occasion : my belated birthday gathering with my family (parents, sis, bro & gf & hubby)
comment: love their pizza, very cheesy....! but not the drink. service is slow too. a lot of room
for improvement

Phobia(s)

just wanna share with u guys some common phobia:

* Acrophobia/ altophobia- fear of heights
* Dentophobia- fear of dentists
* Lygophobia- fear of darkness

and some not so common(and funny!) phobia:

* Arachibutyrophobia- fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
* Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- fear of the number 666
* Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- fear of long words

also Panophobia/ Pantophobia- if you are the type who FEAR OF EVERYTHING


check out this site PHOBIA to know more....

house cleaning

for the past few weekends, hubby & i spent most of our time cleaning up our new house... our initial plan was to move into the new house during this DeepaRaya holidays but unfortunately it just didn't happen...

we yet to know when we will move into the new house... and tomolo, hopefully we will be able to set a date after consulting someone who "specialized" in choosing good dates(for moving to new home, wedding, business etc...)...

so, back to the topic of "house cleaning"... hmmm... hubby was the main cleaner... which means most of the time he is the one who handles sweeping, mopping, vacumming etc... and me is none other than the assistant cleaner... hehehe

i learnt a couple of things about cleaning actually:

* anti-dust detergent
- it can be used not onli for mirrors but oso for cabinets/ cupboards/ walls

* vacuum cleaner
- it's a very useful tool when u need to clean those corner dust. can't imagine not using it when there is just so much uncountable dust at a new house

HAPPY

* it's going to be a long break for 5 days due to DeepaRaya
- means more time to sleep & wake up late

* install most of the important things for the new house namely the grill, kitchen cabinet etc...
- means I can move in to the new house soon

* found out that one of my ex-schoolmate Shanny is pregnant! i'm so happy for her & her hubby
- means that we will welcome a new life into this world soon (and dear all, pls do not ask me when is my turn to be a mummy. we shall wait & see ya....)

all over again

found yet another nice song on airwaves recently... a song by Ronan Keating featuring Kate Rusby

hmmm... currently still can't find a nice video from youtube.com to be uploaded here. so, temporarily, enjoy this lyric first:

(Ronan Keating)
Turn Down the light, Turn up the radio.
There's a fire in your eyes, and its keeping me warm
Hold on to me like it was yesterday,
When we both felt our spirits collide

(Kate Rusby)
I remember the moment, being struck down by lightning
Since the first time I saw your face, and you smiled
Come and lay down with me
Fill the space that's between us
Feel the magic that keeps love alive

This time, can be like the first time
Close your eyes and soon you'll be there
No man could ever guess what you're feeling
Turn a spark to a flame,
Make a wish, close your eyes,
won't you start all over again.

(Ronan Keating)
Just like the first time you touched my skin,
All over again
I tasted heaven take be deaf again,
All over again

Your smile
Your touch,
Your taste,
It turns me on and on and on,
That I fall in love with you,
All over again

(Kate Rusby)
Come and step through the stars,
Take a ride though the universe.
As long as we're here, lets take this whole thing in

(Ronan Keating)
What I'm trying to say,
Is that you are so beautiful
Let me say it, all over again.

Coz this time can be like the first time,
Close your eyes,
but you'll soon will be there
No man could ever guess what he's feeling,

Turn a spark to a flame,
Make a wish,
close your eyes,
won't you start all over again.

Just like the first time you touched my skin,
All over again
I tasted heaven take me there again,
All over again

Your smile,
Your touch,
Your taste,
It turns me on and on and on.
That I fall in love with you, I keep falling in love, with you.
All over again

All over again
All over again.

SAY GOODBYE

nope.... i'm not saying goodbye to anyone..... it's just the title of my current fav song on airwave....... if you have been listening to MIX FM, you'll definitely have heard this song few times a day....

why do i love this song?

• it is a duet by ex-NKOTB, Jordan Knight & Deborah (Debbie) Gibson.
• the lyrics are meaningful
• the tune is very catchy too....

* right now, turn on your pc speaker & check out this video clip ya: *



JORDAN KNIGHT AND DEBORAH GIBSON
Say Goodbye
From the Jordan Knight album Love Songs

Jordan
Yeah
I've been so lost lately
I don't really understand baby
Where did I go wrong
I wanna talk to you
Please call

Deborah
Where do I begin with you
after all that we've been through
I don't think that it would be right if we
got together so suddenly

Jordan
I wish that I could take back all the things that I said
and replace them with simply I love you instead

Deborah
You don't wanna say goodbye
But you never really seem like you wanna try

Jordan
But I only wanted you to stay
then I let you just slip away

Deborah
If you didn't listen to your heart inside
then it really doesn't matter what was on your mind
and if you need me then tell me why

Jordan
Girl, I never meant to say goodbye
Mmm Oh yeah

Jordan
I think about the past baby
Why we couldn't make it last, lady
I know you still have doubts
But I'm gonna prove that we can work things out

Deborah
I wanna be sure that you know what you put me through
and reveal that you intend to never let me down again

Jordan
It's clear to me and I can't ignore
that I have to give you something I couldn't before

Deborah
You don't wanna say goodbye
But you never really seem like you wanna try

Jordan
But I only wanted you to stay
then I let you just slip away

Deborah
If you didn't listen to your heart inside
then it really doesn't matter what was on your mind
and if you need me then tell me why

Jordan
Girl, I never meant to say goodbye

Deborah
I didn't think that we would come to this

Jordan
Ooh, no
Your eyes, your face, your smile is what I miss

Deborah
Why'd you wait so long to take me back

Deborah & Jordan
It's all a simple misunderstanding

Deborah
You don't wanna say goodbye
But you never really seem like you wanna try (Never wanna try)

Jordan
But I only wanted you to stay
then I let you just slip away

Deborah
If you didn't listen to your heart inside
then it really doesn't matter what was on your mind
and if you need me then tell me why

Jordan
Girl, I never meant to say goodbye

Deborah
You don't wanna say goodbye
But you never really seem like you wanna try (But I never meant to say)

Jordan
But I only wanted you to stay
then I let you just slip away

Deborah
If you didn't listen to your heart inside
(Never meant to see you cry, never meant to say)
then it really doesn't matter what was on your mind
and if you need me then tell me why

Jordan
Girl, I never meant to say goodbye

MY 28TH BIRTHDAY

10.10.2006- yesterday was my birthday.... ya... i'm now in my late 20's.... and in another couple of years, i will be in my early 30's....... suddenly feel so old now... sob...sob.... so, how did i celebrate my this birthday this year......?

hmmm..... firstly, one day earlier, my group of "ji mui" celebrated for me at the RYU MEN TEI, japanese restaurant, ss15 subang jaya.... thanks guys for all the arrangement (dinner + cake + card + gift + well wishes).....

* the delicious green tea-flavoured b'day cake *
* the "tall" b'day gift. guess what's in it? *
* it's a decorative light for my new bedroom use (next month) *

secondly, on my actual b'day, hubby & i spend almost 8 hours at One U....
- lunch at "wong kok char chan teng"
- movie
- bowling
- window shopping
- buffet dinner at SHOGUN

* a cute handphone holder from hubby *
* mango sago *
* red bean drink *
* cheese baked rice with roast pork *
* beancurd wrapped snack *
* yummy CHEE CHEONG FUN with special XO sauce (highly recommended) *
* fried fish dumplings in sweet sauce *
* the bowling result: 67 for me & 112 for hubby... as u can see, i had one strike but hubby is not happy about it, hehehe *
* the complimentary baked oyster with cheese at SHOGUN... just one piece per customer *

mummy's 48th b'day

oct 2nd '06 - celebrated mummy's birthday. one day earlier, daddy has treated us to a seafood dinner at teluk gong....our usual hang out there is at the COCONUT FLOWER SEAFOOD RESTAURANT....... we had butter crab, sweet & sour crab, butter sotong, bamboo lala, fried lala etc....
* the french cheesecake bought from ANGEL CAKE HOUSE. verdict: SUPER YUMMY! *
* my beautiful mummy & my handsome daddy *

swee lan's wedding dinner

30th sept '06 hubby, me and a group of friends attended one of our ex-classmate, swee lan's wedding dinner at the HISTANA HOTEL, Klang.... when we first arrived, we almost went into the wrong dinner... found out that on the same night simultaneously there was THREE wedding dinners... that explained why the groom looked so much different from the earlier photos we saw of swee lan's fiance....... hehehe.... comment for the food: not bad.....

* cute bb joo yee was there too. seen here with her mum: AUNTIE ONG *
* the future Mr & Mrs Ha Wai Hoe who will be getting married this coming dec 9th '06 *

stanley's b'day

as usual, our gang held our monthly b'day gathering. for sept, the b'day boy is STANLEY CHEN...

date : 26th sept '06 (tuesday)
venue : magical theatre, sunway pyramid
food : so so onli.... not recommended to fussy eater
drinks: a lot of weird names e.g. First Love, Love Is In The Air, I Love You etc.... (all those mushy mushy names)
* the very very chocolate SECRET RECIPE cake *
* stanley with his bazooka gift (thanks to skillful gift wrapper, william C) *

sept 23rd '06(saturday)

drove to KLIA to pick-up dear hubby.... finally he's back from his one month long business trip to utsunomiya(again!)...... i hv been looking forward to this day for the past few weeks.... and as usual without fail, my dear hubby bought some japanese snacks for me....

* my favourite snack: POCKY *
* this bottle of drink is still in my fridge.... hehehehe *
* the packaging of the strawberry-flavoured mochi with chocolate fillings, yummy! *
* the packaging of the chestnut-flavoured biscuits *
* the yummy & delicious chestnut-flavoured biscuit, not too sweet, just nice *

updates

been a long time since i last blog
reason: BUSY & LAZY at the same time... hehehe

friday 15/09/06

Venue: TGIF, Subang Parade
- celebrated stella's 21st birthday and farewell dinner for Danette, Steven, my temp staff: Melissa & Cheryl

* no prize to guess who she is..... well, she's none other than the b'day gal, stella *

(some of the food that I shared with Danette & William)
* tomato basil chicken pasta *

* BBQ chicken salad *

saturday 16/09/06

went out with a few colleagues/friends....
venue: sunway pyramid

firstly, lunch at McD....... i had the HAPPY MEAL.... hehehe... my current fav meal at McD is grill chicken burger + corn + soya bean

our main objective there was to go for bowling..... unfortunately, all the lanes was fully booked by one company for their staff competition.. the next available lane will be in next two hours..sigh....

so, instead we went to play pool... it was my 2nd time playing pool... first time was in genting..... and each time was when hubby were not in malaysia.... thanks to them that my weekend were filled up!

* yeo... the bowling king who was concentrating at the pool table... *

next, we proceeded to a game of bowling....... just one game since another competition will be held at the same place in another hour's time....... and my overall score was 27.... hehehehe.... got two strikes but the overall score was 27 onli..... u know why lor..... a lot "masuk longkang"...

after that we went to watch the movie "my super EX girlfriend" and ended the day with dinner at KIM GARY.... since it was quite late when we had dinner, i onli ordered this two dishes:
* fried dumpling... didn't know that it came with sizzling sweet tomato sauce *

* baked chicken wings with cheese... yummy *

* me & the gals, cynthia & joanne B *
* the guys, from right , ivan, steven(playing with the McD happy meal toy) and Wai Hong *

fruitty jelly 2

this time tested out the jelly with kiwi & plum. result: kiwi tasted good but not the plum one....

cute cute...

two weeks back while i was shopping alone at sunway pyramid(sob..sob.... hubby not in malaysia lor), i bought this cute little coin purse & handphone pouch at one of the stalls there..... hmmm.... not so suitable for a late twenties "auntie" like me...rite? hehehe

annual trip - kuantan 2006 (31st aug - 2nd sept)

i joined my company's annual trip & annual dinner... this year round, we were off to Kuantan... we stayed 3 days & 2 nites at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, Kuantan

* the comfortable room that we stayed in *

* the many happy faces of us *

comments on

• accomodation : good, clean & spacious room
• food : limited variety, not so tasty
• beach: clean & clear water(can even see the small fishes swimming around the beach side)
• facilities : not bad... they have spa & massage ... cycling... water sports... swimming pool.... recreational facilities(tennis courts, gym, pool etc...)

* me with my "adopted" kids at the hotel's children playground... hehehe *

while hubby away for business trip...

• i get to alternate between my my family home & my in-law's home... mon-thurs nite (mum's place) & fri-sun nite(in-laws' place)...
• i get to sleep extra 20 minutes every weekday as i no need to spend time waking up dear hubby from his sleep...
• i need not nag dear hubby everyday to get him bath earlier....
• i need not nag dear hubby to spend less time on his PC games / PS2
• no one to bug me to make more konnyaku jelly
• no one listen to my complaint of work...

in conclusion, i miss my dear hubby so much... can't wait for him to come back from Japan... countdown to another 15 days before he returns..

MISS YOU SO MUCH, dear.....

YOU TUBE (june ' 06 - kar-yee's & william loo's b'day)

first time i upload video via YOU TUBE.. result: blur blur
* turn on the speaker to hear our birthday song singing to them(be wary as it is really really out of tune... hehehehe*

customer service II

CSE: Good afternoon, customer service dept. How may I help you?
Ms X: This is Ms X from ABC Company. I don't know how many times I need to call up before you guys send someone over to repair our fax machine which has been down for days! Why so poor service one?

CSE: Let me check it out for you, Ms X. Would you mind to provide us the serial no. of the fax machine please?
Ms X: What serial no.? How many times I need to check it huh???

CSE: I am sorry, Ms X. If you can read the serial no. to me, then immediately I'll be able to check if our technician is on his way to your company.
Ms X: You wait ah.

(after half a minute...)

Ms X: OK. The serial no. of the fax machine is 123, model: XXX

CSE: I'm sorry Ms X. But you need to call XXX company to check the status of the service as we only deal with YYY model.
Ms X: Oops. OK-lor.(then put down the phone without apologizing that she got the wrong service company for their fax machine).

moral of the story: get your facts correctly before you call up anyone to complain!