Fight for your rights.

I gone through a period of emotional crisis lately. There were few issues that happened at the same time, and I got really frustrated. Now that things have settled, I start to reflects my life.

I realised in my life, i have to always fight for what I want. Reason? I do not usually get what i want/wish. When i was small, i do not get to buy sweets/junk food that other young chidren enjoy. i do not get extra money to bu the weekly paper magazine sold at 30cents at the side door of my primary school.

Once my parents brought us all to a book fair in Penang. I wanted to buy a book written by Enid Blyton (Did i spell that correctly??) and was rejected. I was so into the book and I wanted it so much, I do not understand why they say the writer is good, the story is good for our age to learn, yet i was not allowed to get one.

When i was in uni, i was the only one who do not have fancy dress, branded clothes, make up, car, cash, handphone etc. When i went to Scotland for further studies, i am the only one with no handphone and extra cash. Some were teasing me, I know. What to do? I do not have the priviledge to get those luxuries.

I thought to myself, that I am going to get what i want with my own effort when i grew up. It's ok I cannot get it now. I will do that later, when I am financially independent. i thank my parents for giving me such experience. Though it was painful, it really taught me of the vlue of life and the value of getting something with you rown effort.

I am slowly moving towards achieving things I want in life. from small item that i fancy to the necessity that I want to have, but to many others, it may be a luxury. I treasure what i have now, especially what I get from my hard work.

I appreciate life more.

Part II

I am lucky to secure my position in Penang. So, I started my life with Aeon in Klang Valley, visiting all Wellness pharmacy to gain as much experience, skills, before my store pen in end August. I’ve been working there, travel up north and south frequently by driving alone. It’s kind of busy and crazy. I can be in Penang today and in KL tomorrow, back to penang next week. Sometimes I confused where am I supposed to be. Luckily I have a car with me. It is also my first time driving all the way from SP to KL alone, and the trip is enjoyable because there is no jam and traffic is very smooth.

4 August marks the day when I officially start working in my store in Bandar Perda, Penang. There were so many things to prepare, so many parties to entertain, so many big and small issue to handle. From renovation, rectifying, cleaning, receiving, arranging, organizing, training, endless meetingssssSSSS to attend, bla bla bla…. The list goes on. My patience is very much challenged during that period of time. I start work very early and only comes home very late. It is really NOT easy to handle and IMPOSSIBLE to finish everything without effective manpower. Thank god, everything goes on quite smoothly, until the soft opening of Aeon Shopping Complex, Bandar Perda on 22 Aug 2008.

It was exciting to see the pharmacy finally open to the public after all hard work and sacrifice we’ve done for it to be a success. We have a good opening and everybody is happily feel exhausted and tired. My boss is also in good mood and happy. Phew…..

Everybody was so excited to know how is the response and sales on our 1^st day of opening. There is a Chinese saying, “It is not easy to start a business, and even harder to maintain the business” I couldn’t agree more and I actually feel stress about it. When you’re doing well, boss will expect something better from you. If you cannot make it, whatever contribution or hard work you’ve put in might become meaningless. That’s what I worry about. My boss has already increase my target for October L and he already informed me that target for 2009 will be higher. Oh god! How??? Worse, my first target next year is THREE (3) times my target this year. I better don’t think of it now to give additional stress for myself.

I’ve stay with Aeon for 4months+ now. I am relieved I actually gone through it and finding a balance in my work. If you ask me how’s is it like working with Aeon? My reply would be: It is a roller coster like experience.

Seriously, it’s not a normal task for anybody to join Aeon, especially a pharmacist. Culture shock is normal. Job that seems out of our responsibilities are also normal. Whatever seems to be common sense and normal to us, might not be normal to the company. I’ve gone through a severe culture shock in the early stage of my employment when I was still in KL, and major crisis happened when I first came back to Penang for the very early preparation of our new store opening, when I first meet all the other colleagues. I really feel like crying, tears rolling in my eyes and my colleague ask me whether I didn’t get enough sleep. She then told me that it is normal if I react like this now. It is very common every pharmacist will feel like how I feel. L A BIG SIGH……. That time I feel like running away and quit right away, go far away from Aeon. I wish time pass in the speed of light, that everything will be over, just like that. I have no heart to continue the journey. It was a painful experience.

So how did I survived until today huh??? Maybe perseverence and patience is the key. Emotional support from my pharmacist manager and pharmacist colleague did helped a lot. I will be fine if they understand how I feel at that moment. Luckily they understand, because they’ve gone through what I am going through. I wouldn’t say I’m stable now but I’m learning to be stable and stay cool for any disaster that happens.

New exciting and challenging life (Part I)

I have been away for so long. Let me post some updates.

I went to Kota Kinabalu again on 30 May 2008. The trip was relaxing but not as fun as my 2^nd trip there where I can get superb place to stay (Sutera Harbour Resort Hotel) , nice delicious seafood to indulge, and also Mandara spa to relax myself. That was my first time doing full body massage and strangely after the massage I didn’t have much feeling about it. Either the massager is not good enough, or I have no stress. (Is that possible ???)

I report duty to my new job with a Japanese company a day after I came back from KK. I was told to be there 8.45am, but when I reach there on time, nobody is there attending to me because, according to the security, all staff went for assembly. So I sit there and wait….wait…..wait……

It was the HR staff who briefed us on the company and we’re given a handbook, one of the interesting content of the handbook is category of misconduct. If any staff were found of any misconduct that is categorized, then action will be taken. They actually have a “court” to penalize those who were found guilty of the misconduct. I’d better be a good person in this company to avoid this kind of treatment.

I was then being brought to the HQ office, which gave me a big surprise, of how actually is their work place in this big company. It is all open with no cubicle at all, and there are many strings hanging, those were the switch to the lights. It’s is not centralized. This is in line to their policy to love the environment and to cut electricity cost. Every staff will have a table and a computer, and the tables were arranged together so that all staff sit face to face, with manager sitting at the end, facing all staff.

This open concept gave us a surprise, we really didn’t expect such a company will have such a policy. Office itself is an eye opener to us.

2 June marks the new era in my life, I become an employee of a Japanese company, Aeon Bhd, working in Aeon Wellness Pharmacy. It is a brand new life with loads of new things to explore and learn and also suffer, suffer as in, no pain no gain. To be continued……

Bye bye..... Hello!!

This entry inspired by Mariah Carey's latest single- "Bye Bye".
It doesn't have anythign to do with the lyric though, since Bye bye is for those who lost somebody.
My bye bye is to bye my current job. Today is my 2nd last day in the company. New job starting very soon, new environment, new exposure. something that I excitingly anticipating. Not that I don't like my current job, but it's jz det I feel, it's time to move on.

I spend 3 yrs ++ in 1 job. Sure there are so manyy memories that I cherish. Sometimes when I think of the chronology of my working experience, it really gives me a laugh. Whatever I've gonen through is precious in my life.

It took a strong will and courage to give "da letter". Once given, i feel relieved s finally I managed to reli, MAKE the decision and free myself from keep on thinking about 1 same thing.

To bye, I wish to say a BIG THANK YOU to my boss, my staff, my colleagues, reps, managers, supervisors, etc all involved in my 3 yrs ++ service. I wish you all the best!!! and DO KEEP IN TOUCH!!!!!

I shall tidy my table tomorrow, b4 i say Good Bye! :)

Recruitment

My current company is recruiting for pharmacist to be based in Sg Petani, Kedah.
Me start to feel worry because there is only 1 candidate for us but the candidate is out from our consideration.
Anyone, please if you have frens/relatives/bisness associate/uncle's@ aunty's daughter/son, etc etc, do feel free to
contact me at 04-4215044 / 04-4202100, or
fax resume to 04-4253946. Alternatively
e-mail us at zuphar@yahoo.com

btw, my company name is Zuffa Pharmacy Sdn Bhd. A chain pharmacy in northern region.
Salary negotiable with experience, pharmacist enjoy flexible working hours n other benefits..

沉醉其中

昨天上了一个Dinner talk, 演讲人来自英国伦敦。本人心里很自然的想象自己仿佛身在英国，在那熟悉的天气和熟悉的地方上课，乐在其中！很满意，很开心，什么都值得了。这次的参与也令我觉得不枉此行，因为我很享受！隔天起了个大早到海边跑步，早餐之后到镇上补货，然后就起程去上班咯！生活过得很写意，也很充实。

有时候，觉得自己其实不能活得很轻松。轻松下来就会觉得很彷徨无助，生活没有目标，觉得有点虚度青春。 看来，是真的得让自己忙得不可开交才行。

期待着我的新目标。。。 =）

5th car service

When people generally can't wait for Sunday to come, I wait for Friday as my day off falls on Friday in my state. It's another Friday today and my car is due for its 5th service. My plan for the day is to send my car for service then head to Penang island to get few things done, also partly to satisfy my crave for a 100% stress free day with window shopping.



I remember I spent about RM 200 to change the transmission oil the last time I service my car (routine). Luckily this time I pay less than RM 10. I thought of sending the car early so that it can be ready by 1pm so that I can cross the Penang bridge to Penang island. Unfortunately by the time I got my car back, it's already 3.15pm. It's quite late for me to go to the island because I will be caught in the massive Friday jam, fighting with those who work in island to come back to the mainland.



There was a delay in the car service. Half way walking to claim my car one technician came and say he forgot to inform about the problem with the car battery. I am still happy with the delay of the car service because they change the car battery and it is FOC (still under warranty ma) else I guess I have to pay another RM 200 again. Now the car is back to its top condition :)



I hang around in Auto City with a biz fren that afternoon and had a stress free tea time. While waiting for my sis to meet me for dinner, I head to one boutique nearby. I tried 2 dress, which the sales girl try her best to alter the oversize dress and keep on pushing me to buy the dress immediately. That really pissed me off and I quickly tell that I'm in a rush I have to go. I will never go to that boutique again.



Nvm with the unhappy incident. I am still in good mood. hehe.... I later joined my sis to have Korean food dinner. Recently went with a fren to try a Korean food restaurant in SP and the comment on the food is not so nice but acceptable. This one I went with my sis is one of the big chain in Malaysia so I thought I can taste the real nice Korean food. The outcome was very disappointing. Every food is very super salty!!!! The spicy kimchi soup taste is killed by the saltiness. It's definitely highly NOT recommended for people with health problems especially those with high blood pressure. Disappointing..... disappointing.......



I treat myself very very well this festive February by feeding my stomach all good and expensive food. Had 3 rounds 3 rounds of Jap food (1 buffet 2 ala carte), with the 4th coming tomorrow (same Jap food buffet dinner 2 times in a month), 2 rounds Korean food, countless CNY food and cookies, Penang street food 1 week before CNY, 2 rounds of karaoke, with the 3rd coming tomorrow also after jap food buffet. Wow!!!! What a life..

I feel.... alone---lonely

How will you feel if you knot or don hv to do something you do everyday@ on a routine?

I feel lonely.

A close fren will be away for 4 days with no way of communication. Another fren will be away for at least a month, even my brother will be away for 3 weeks. The boredom is killing me slowly. I find it hard to get used to the situation. Suddenly I feel as though the world has nobody except me. All alone, helpless, scary, sad.

The biggest weakness of mine is I am able to make myself feel down and cannot lift my own mood. I like to be in the sad grey world of myself. This is so ^*#@#$%^ I myself hate. It is extremely hard for people to motivate me, almost hopeless for me to motivate myself. This is also a major problem that stop me from making important decision in life with my career.

I know this is not right but I cannot figure out the solution.

:(

HAPPY STEP IS..

I don't mean to make a boring entry this time by listing some happy steps here. They are sent to me from a close unique friend of mine since I had some tough time in life few weeks ago. My friend sent them 1 by 1, 1 a day, until my SMS Inbox is almost full now. Although it makes no help when I received them, (in very very bad mood ma,, how to think wisely??) I'm glad that I have this unique friend, and so I want to save them here, for viewing in the future. I hope you will get inspired too :)

HAPPY STEP:

• Remind yourself that you can to do what you need to do & reward yourself as often as possible for doing what you have done.
• Live in present moment. The only moment we can truly be happy & have control is the present moment. So be happy now because if not now, then when?
• Control what you can control. Accept what you can't control. And learn to be wise enough to know the difference.
• Manage your time & priorities. Happy ppl believe they more in control of their lives. They are more likely to take active approach to solve problems.
• If something is not quite right in your life, do something. And further, make sure that what you are doing is important. Put first things first.
• Play and have fun. Don't take life too seriously. We all have responsibilities yet we can approach much of our lives in playful manner.
• Weed out unhelpful thoughts. Learn first to identify your thoughts & then begin to challenge those that are negative and unhelpful.
• Socialise & interact as much as possible. Happy ppl have more & better quality relationships. It's worthwhile improving the no of relationships
• Find a buddy with whom to exercise, challenge negative thoughts, or whatever. Most activities are more enjoyable with a supportive friend.
• Learn to like & idealy love yourself. We must love b4 we can be loved. To love others & to be loved by others is a key component of happiness.
• Identify your strengths. Know your faults and weaknesses to avoid problems. Know the strengths to be really happy and to succeed in life.

and some "philosophy and wise word of life"

• Remind yourself to be your own best friend & challenge your own negative thinking & self-criticism the same way.
• Be aware of unhelpful thoughts & try to become more realistic in assessing the likely outcome that we tend to overestimate. Don't be unreasonably positive.
• When you are trying to solve problem, make sure you evaluate possible solutions in more balanced way- paying attention to what may go wrong and vice versa.
• Worry is a common problem- many of us will experience at some stage in our lives & works against happiness-yet it is a problem that can be overcome.
• The central method for a happier life is to train your mind in a daily practice that weakens negative attitudes & strengthens positive ones - Dalai Lamaos
• Time is like river. You cannot touch the same water twice, bcos the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life!
• Life has no rewinds and forwards, it unfolds itself at its own pace. So never miss a chance to live today & make a beautiful story for tomorrow.
• Life ends when u stop dreaming, hope ends when u stop believing, love ends when u stop caring, so dream, hope & love. Life is beautiful.
• Rich people see opportunities. Poor people see obstacles. Rich people see potential growth. Poor people see potential loss. Rich people focus on the rewards. poor focus on the risks. (T. HarvEker, in his book, Secrets of Millionaire Mind)
• The mountains are not as high, the seas not as deep and the skies not as bright as a dream.
• Someday beyond our tears and all the words wrong there will be love, compassion, and justice and we shall all understand.

Now I can have mroe space in my phone. Enjoy!

My entertainment

Ever since I have my 'daughter', I always drive around towns hanging out with friends. I almost visited Penang state every week, esp on Friday (my day off) My sister's friend said I'm fit to be a sales representative since I like driving around and sometimes become nomad (Stay overnite outstation) . My friend, C wonder how I can go around driving alone from one place to another. My answer to her is, I have no driver ma... , C always have, according to her friend, DriverS.. to drive her whenever they go out hang out somewhere, whereas I'm here alone so I have to drive myself lo.


I stay in a place where there is no entertainment. Grocery shopping is excellent because we have Tesco, Giant and Econsave here, all with ample free parking. I do not have many friend here. Most, almost all of them are either working or already settle down in KL. That is the reason why I always travel to Penang, to meet my other group of college friends.


Today is a Friday that I don't travel. I wake up early in the morning to go marketing. Managed to 'catch' fish, chicken, prawn and vegetables. I prepare lunch and dinner for my family. Our lunch menu today is chicken with fungus & Szechuan vege + Stir fry vegetables + watercress soup. Went out to yam cha after lunch, and come back 4pm, chat with TG, online and prepare dinner. Dinner for the day is Fried egg with leek and carrot, Brocolli and soup.

It's a relax Friday. :)
Nit to go do ironing now...That's my weekend job..

Being single

I'm a single lady working in my hometown in Northern region of Malaysia. My life involved work, hanging out with friends and do everything alone.

I had some bad experience last week and I went to Penang to have my hair cut, shopping out of frustration, do manicure and pedicure. I had my breakfast and lunch alone. I do all this alone. Driving alone in the morning til the afternoon when I have to leave my car in penang and take Rapid Penang from Bukit Jambul (South side of Penang) to the ferry terminal to cross over to mainland, on a rainy day. It was so cold in the bus.

The hairdresser look at me one kind when he know that I come all the way alone from my hometown to Penang and go to his saloon alone and he jokingly say I must be in Penang to see my boyfriend. Maybe I'm too sensitive to think that his comment is quite sarcastic. I was under frustration and sadness when I do my hair cut. Being alone suddenly make me feel so lonely as if there's nothing I can depend on in life. That thinking keep bothering me. I guess there are 2 ways, positive and negative way to look at this. Think it positively, I can be independent in doing things I wanna do. The negative way would be I'm so lonely in life, helpless and life has little meaning. Whichever way that is, I don't feel good at it.

Reality sets in and I came to realise that we human need a soul mate. No matter how happy go lucky you are, you really need someone that you can trust and depend on when we are in need of somebody. Friends, even best friend might not be available when you need them. Family member will not be there always. I went through this horrible experience few weeks ago. HAiii...

A fren enlightened me that, Happiness is within us, you cannot get it outside. I'm sure this only apply when a person is at his/her normal mood. For a person who is depressed, they need antidote to their emotional breakdown.

What is interesting this year??

It's that time of the year again.

I will be celebrating my birthday next month :) I've decided on what item to buy as my bday present. The problem now is I have no clue what to do this year bday. I'm a very shy girl last time, I like to hide myself on my bday bcos i feel that I create trouble to people if they remember the date bcos they have to take the trouble to wish happy bday, get presents etc. I was like det until 2 years ago when I suddenly feel that bday shud be a day to be happy and celebrate, stay happy. So me and my friends ended up having steambost dinner after work and put a nite in Penang island, followed by karaoke session the next day.

Last year, we planned a trip to Cameron highland. On the way back from Cameron, we all go K again at Megamall Prai. I thought K was unplanned and the bday celebration was the trip to Cameron only. I feel the warm at heart when friends gave me a surprise cake in K room. It was a touching moments. =)

This year.... until now i hv no idea what to do.
Karaoke? no. Not sth new.
BBQ? no. Don't like to wait to eat and also dirty myself with charcoal on my bday.
Vacation? probably not. Reluctant to take leave.
Drink? no.
Dinner with friend? Maybe. Too bad my bday fall on weekday this year.

Nvm... tere's still time to think... I welcome you to give me some ideas yo!!

Feeling better

Hooohhhhh... after a stressful events, i finally feel relief and the burden cut into half. Meeting up with the right person do helps :)



I get spoilt easily especialy if i get enough attention from best buddy. When I realised all the effort I've done doesn't help at all to relief my stess, I guess the best option, once and for all, is to meet the best buddy who can influence our life.



I have a very very extremely unique friend in my life. Let's call this friend, T. (alomak this sounds like the Thelma letter that appear in TheStar)



We are close friend, best buddy, family, mentor etc, you name it. each of us can play multi role in our relationship. It is so unique and neither of us can define our relationship. I have the priviledge to meet T for lunch today & I request T to scold me... Just scold me to slap me to wake up,alternatively "gaduh" with me. T did and i feel better. it's like all brain cells hv been activated.



Now 1 thing very clear is I have a long overdue decision to make. The issue have been dragged for so long. I cannot make decision because I'm scared and alone. Aiks.... It's about my career, whether to be an ordinary employee or employee cum manager. It is easy to be an ordinary employee, but for employee cum manager, the risk is there and must be taken into consideration. I can't simply join any company to hold the 'cum manager' post. Single and alone girl like me really find this decision tough to take. Reality bites.

HHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I'm happy I'm feeling better now, although not 100% recovered.

I am sick

I was all alone in my sad world for the past 3 days, torturing myself by starving myself, sometimes overeat, overspending and being moody.

There's a saying goes.... "We must love before we can be loved" I do agree with it and share it with friends but it doesn't work for me. I am always left alone especially in times of need.

I have headache today. It started from the afternoon until now and it doesn't wanna go away. I think all thanks to the stress I had for the past few days. I should treat myself good but you see, this is what I've done. I'm not a person who is always positive.

That's enough for today. The pain attack me again. I'm going home now and I shall sleep early today.

Bad mood

I noticed I only blog when I'm down.
I think I had enough, I think I should leave now. Yet, I don't know where to go. I can't find the place where me and my parents are comfortable with, hence I'm still where I am, I can't move because I don't kno what to do.

I am down. Yesterday I spent money to kill my sad and so down mood. Unfortunately this time it didn't work. I then meet up with few friends and we go for a drink, hoping I will get better after that, but still, I wake up this morning with the same down mood. Oh my! I remember I was like this about 2 weeks ago. Damn the frequency has increased! This is a bad news.

Not only that, work is also not smooth today. Few customers who are illogical and bad mood scolding people around. Aiyoyo.... We tend to have this kind of customers on Saturday, so my already bad mood become worse. I can't move my face muscle well. Didn't smile, reluctant to talk much to customers, luckily the business doesn't belong to me. Oops..

I feel the difference

We were strangers initially. Then we talk when necessary. One day when I was down, he saw me with miserable face and he said "You look miserable" I don't feel good listening that. One day I visited him because I feel bad for not congratulating his success, instead, criticised it. Then dono y, I feel I can talk to him.

I feel that some change is inevitable in my career. He is the candidate chosen to seek advice. Why? Because somehow I feel that he can be trusted and he can keep things to himself. He willingly give motivation when I'm down or when Im not happy with problems in life. Eventually we talk more often, until we reach a stage where, I sometimes have a mixed feeling and I acted strangely. I will be fine shortly after I behave so strange.

Today he did something he normally don't do. Now, some parts of the common thing we do is missing. Am I being too sensitive? I dono. I think it's actually good that things happen this way. The only sad fact is, i always have to face this kind of disappointment EVERYTIME. Why m i at the losing side EVERYTIME, time after time?? What are you trying to tell me and where are you leading me?

To tell the truth I'm actually fed up with this. When izit going to end? Can I stand strong to face it? I don't think I can. I cannot face same failure many times. I'm sick of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merdeka

While the Malaysian celebrate and count down for our nation 50th Merdeka Day on 30th August 2007, me and my family members spend 2D1N relax trip to Penang. We went after work and to my surprise, there was no jam at all. CS even warn me that Penang bridge is very jam and try to stop me from going to Penang. He's so bad.... Luckily I ignore him advice and go to Penang thinking I don't mind even though I will be caught in the jam.

Finally I can fulfill my wish to stay in Penang and go hiking in the morning. I wake up earlier the nex morning to hike Bukit Jambul hill. There are outdoor gym equipment at the top of the hill now. I really feel good after the hike. There will be more activity like this in the future :) It would be even better if I have a partner to go together, too bad my day-off is different from my friends. My father suggested to me to learn swimming. (I give up swimming 6 years ago when I find that I'm not really into water sports, I'd rather hold rackets)

We went to Kek Lok Si Temple on Merdeka day. Many foreign workers visitors there. Wonder where are all our Malaysian people?? We also had the famous Air Itam laksa next to the market. I still prefer the one near Burmah road, which I won't miss every time I visits Penang.

I joined C & CS for dinner in the evening. We had steamboat at Nagore road. http://www.goldenbbqpg.com/index.htm We actually spotted it by accident. Our initial plan for dinner was ribs but the shop is closed. The steamboat restaurant is a nice old heritage building. People who don't really enjoy steamboat love this place very much! Will definitely go again. yummy!

An unhappy incident happened after I got back to my place, when TG sms to go for supper, and then soon after I agree TG sms and say 2tired, come next time. Im annoyed by TG''s action I think he's testing on me. I end up watching astro til 2am, ignoring TG's sms until the next day morning while I was still on my bed sleeping soooo comfortably. We still meet though I got pissed off with the time delay and suggested we cancel our trip. I behave very weird which I can't stop doing it. It's time for me to readjust my feelings again. :(

China trip- GuangZhou

We spent 3 days in Guangzhou, visiting my aunt and her family, meet up with my boss, shop n dine. My aunt's aprtment is on 9th floor, WITHOUT lift. Everyone has to climb up the staircase to go home, which takes about 5 minutes. The outlook of their apartmetn may look old n dirty but the apartment itself is a nice one, quite big also. My aunt cook the lunch and we happily chat and have lunch together, this happens once in 25 years. It's a touching reunion, especially me finds that my aunt resembles my grandmother- the way she talk, behave, almost everything she do. That makes me miss my grandmother a lot.

Meeting with my boss is a new experience. We were so high in spirit to meet in a different country, especially this is the 1st time 3 of us on leave together to go on overseas trip. My boss introduce me to the placess they like to visit everytime they visit GZ, now I understand better why they always look forward to visit China. It's almost their 2nd home now.

I also manage to meet up with ES in GZ. It's good to see her happy and the smile from her is so genuine that I think I've not seen for years. Maybe it's good for her, and I wish me, she and tai lou all the best, live our life to the best and stay strong.

Shopping in GZ is not as enjoyable as I thought. Generally I find the prices are almost the same as in Malaysia. Other items like souvenir, gifts etc in the wholesale market that are widely available in Malaysia is so so so cheap in GZ. One can really spend one whole day in the market and enjoy shopping to the max.

Something good to mention is that the China people thinks that Malaysian are generally dark skin, the Chinese in Malaysia do not understand Mandarin. They thought we are illiterate in mandarin, as in, knot speak, write nor listen to mandarin. When they know that we actually do learn mandarin, they are surprised and impressed. Oh no!!!! I'm proud to be a Chinese. Our culture and theirs are almost the same. The people who guide the Malaysian chinese has done a really fantastic good job. I'm really proud of it.

2b continue....

Back in action--- 2007 Family trip- Zhuhai

Have been away from my own blog for quite some time. Not that I have nothing to blog about but i've been busy lately, sometimes too tired to blog, not forgetting a blog which i blog half way then all gone just like that. (next time must save draft) I've been active on the internet though, most of the time checking mail, reading newspaper, reading other ppl's blog etc.

Now where shall I start? Hmm... Let's start from my recent family trip.

I went to China with my family members early this month. It was a balik kampung cum shopping cum htroliday trip. Balik kampung because our main aim were to visit my 1st aunt in GuangZhou and 1st cousin in ZhuHai.

Since our flight reach Macau in the evening, we grab the chance to visit the famous Macau casino--Grand Lisboa. It was a love at 1st sight for me to discover Macau. Shops in town area are very well organised.



The shops are not big and not as grand as a shopping area but it gives a very comfy feeling :) The casino is very big and a multilevel building with different level of games. They provide free drinking water too. The dome behind me in the picture is the casino. The digital words on the dome is always changing in different pattern and words.







This casino area is separated by a river and the 2 bridge that allow the people to cross over it is spectacular especially at night when all the lights are on, making the whole area so happening.


We then put a night at a apartment-hotel in ZhuHai so that it's more convenient to visit my cousin who stays in ZhuHai as well.

It was raining in ZhuHai the next day morning. We are lucky that a relative of my cousin is kind enough to offer to drive us around ZhuHai. ZhuHai is very very near to Macau, at a place where it's as near as it's just separated by a small river. We had lunch at a pure Hakka restaurant operated by Hakka from the same Hakka village that my family were from. It's so tasty and touching is have taste the real Hakka food.

Clockwise from top left corner: Vege soup, chicken soup, pork meat, famous hakka yong tao hoo.

Challenged by TG

2 days ago ( 15 July 2007), exactly 1 month b4 TG's bday, he challenged that, he will never be a diabetic or hypertensive patient. He ask me to blog it, so i did.

I wonder how I get to know TG. TG is the 2nd squash player whom i play squash with. It was a nice game. TG made me laugh to the extend I couldn't concentrate driving. My experience so far is only cry/sad to the extend I couldn't drive. Silly.. maybe vision blocked by tears.

It's good to know TG, as claimed by him. Neither of us know how to define our friendship. We talk about anything. work, life, relationships, emotion, attitude, philosophy of life, everything. Another wonderful@strange thing is TG is multipurpose. A parent, biz partner, brother, life partner, guardian, squash partner, crazy close friend, the list go on.... So multi role that I sometimes mixed up the emotion and make illogical reaction, yet TG is patient enough to stay with me.

We hope the relationship will last very long,even forever, til the next life. I will hope TG is around anytime. Thanks for helping me to gain weight, to be happy most of the time, to make me laugh when I m down/angry. To be there for me. Appreciate that very much, I wish you have a good life!