Welcome 2008

2007 is just over 8 hours and 11 minutes. It's 2008!
Time flies!
What did I do the whole year 2007 that are memorable?
What do I want to achieve in 2008 to make my life more meaningful?
hmmm...hard to think. I just want to enjoy the lovely morning now...
Let's great my baby Hilton and give him a big hug for new year now.

before I go, please open your arm widely now....let me give you a hug first
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Big X'mas Present

I have got a surprise today. WL called us into her room, first is Ms. M, follow by Mr.Z and me afterwards. I knew it's about bonus, only after Ms. M came out from her room.
So I knew it will be a Christmas 'present' for me, either big or small. And the moment I am about to 'reveal' the answer, I am...(oh, forgot how I felt). But nevermind, I am happy with that, is something better than what I expected. And I am told why I deserve for the grading and bonus. Good that all the hardworks (do I?) has paid off.

Came out from her room, I just wanted to share with many people, about my hapiness. I think this is a very good tangible present for this Christmas, other than my Titus watch yesterday. Oh ya, here is a clause stated in the letter of Bonus 2007 - The management would like to express our appreciation for your contribution and wish you will work harder to face the challenges in the coming year. hahahaaa.... work harder!! OMG

A HUGE.... mistake!

Just finished a hair do 30minutes ago. I almost cry when I see the 'finished product'!

I have heard from some people that the hair dresser of this salon is very good in doing hair perm. So I walk in this morning to check it out. The moment I step in to this salon, I am not so convinced as the salon interior is so worn out and messy. And the hair dresser that trimming a hair for his customer told me that the 'shi fu' went out for a while. I then turned on my laptop to show her this pic and see if he can do this. He said this is done by temporary hair setting and not permanent perm. With my sceptical eye expression, he then said:"yeah, can do, but this wont last you too long." I don't mind whether it doesnt stay long if the curves are what I want. Then later I repeat the same thing to the so call 'shi fu', and told her what kind of curvy hair I have done before and what I want this time. And then, she said :"yes, can do." so confidence!

Well, I was then convinced and decided to let them touch my hair. After 3 and a half hours, when I open my eye and look at my new hair style, with my fulll excitement, "What! This is totally not what I want!!!!" OMG...... I almost cry in front of all other customers. And they feel nothing wrong with it. No no no, definately no, not the same, at all!

The moral behind is:
Always go back to the one who is more reliable, who has proven record on yourself. Do not be so adventurous when come to picking a hair stylist for yourself. Pay 200 bucks more for the better hair stylist in town, and do not apply the philosophy 'expensive doesnt mean is better' because the better hair stylist knows his own strengths and dare to charge more.

My hair was expected to look like this, a natural wavy romantic curl! I don't even want to post my own hair pic here...

Lets Paint the town Red

The theme for my division is "Carton character". Guess who are they.

Get ready for the "Love Boat".

Back to my own dress after the end of "Kopi Talk".. Yeah, it's Disco time!

3:56am, Just crawled into my bed with my hair still wet after the shower.

Yeah, just came back from company dinner 2007 and done my performance - Opening dance, Love Boat, and Opa opa. After two months plus of practice, alot of time contributed, tonite was the nite of the real show. I was almost exhausted with the practices. But tonite was really a great nite!

Many people came to me and said:"great job! you have danced very well! very nice! ...".
Thanks thanks!! I dont know how was it, I didnt have a mirror.. Hopefully I can see the video shooting later.

Disco time!! I was in the right mood for dance after all the excited Opa opa. Jacky and I went up the stage to lead the dance of the nite! And so, we are almost dance till the dawn..my leg are tired now, but I enjoyed it. For so long, after came back to KL, I didnt dance, I mean disco dance. And shake you body, dance like nobody is watching.

Tons of surprise on the dance floor. Those who look so serious before eventually become so 'loose'.. Bala is one of them. He was so serious when we practice the ballroom and opening dance. Pat used to say him 'kayu' or 'stone' in English. And we used to tease him:"Bala, smile :)" But tonite, he danced like a disco kaki! Oh hooo!! And Yoke ming, Heng, Edward,....uh, Jacky too! kekeke.... Even Daphanie also dance. She was bit shine, not shaking so much but she did dance.
hmm..thats fabulous!

Some young babies still wanna have drinks outside Pyramid..so we all went to get our cars. Jacky drove me to CP7, the roof top to get mine. Guess what happened?

hmm...I couldnt start my car. Damn!! I forgot to turn off the light since 4:30pm. The battery has died. A guard came and we brought us a battery and cable to jump start my car, after more than half an hour. Sorry young babies, I cant join ya... I gotta go home straight and cant 'matikan' my engine before I reach home..I dont want another jump start at the same nite. We should get together the other nite...

冬天

最近几天， 常常想念起美国的冬天。想念第一次看见雪花轻轻飘落的喜悦；想念与狗狗一起踏雪， 一起‘雪拼’的欢乐时光；想念下雪而不能外出的日子，和朋友聚在我那顶楼的房间里吃喝玩乐；想念和几个知心好友到我最喜欢的cafe de sienna聊上一整天，然后到海边抖着唱唱笑笑好一会儿才舍得回家；想念卡嚓卡嚓地按着快门捕抓每一个动人的画面；想念下雪时开车，雪花飘落在挡风镜时，好像是飘到我头上来；想念一大早醒来，便看见窗外一片白茫茫；想念无聊时用吹风器往窗口吹，一直到堆积在窗台上的雪溶化，可以从那各洞望到前院去；想念那数不尽的--冬天的回忆！

A right shoes for yourself

找到適合你奔跑的那雙鞋
updated:2007-04-22 10:00:05 MYT (Sinchew-i.com)

少年時代，父母為他選擇了文學之路，但老師卻對他下了這樣的結論︰該生很用功，但過份拘泥，不可能在文學上有所成就。後來，他改學油畫，雖然十分認真，可成績差，進度慢。後來，一個化學老師發現他總是一絲不苟地對待每一件事，於是，這個化學老師建議他改學化學，並相信他會取得好成績。這一次，他智慧的火花果真被點燃了，在學習的過程中總是勝人一籌。他的名字叫奧托‧瓦拉赫，諾貝化學獎得主之一。穿上了一雙不適合自己的鞋子，即使它昂貴精美，跑起路來也會很痛苦。只有擁有一雙適合自己奔跑的鞋子，才會跑得更快，更遠。

More Pics of Dinesh & Mohana's Big Day

Mohana said giving sweets as a tradition is the belief that the guests will talk all sweet words in the wedding after they eat sweets.

The stage where the groom and bride going through all the traditions and finally 'married'. Mohana said the most important part is when the groom tie the gold chain on the bride's neck. Anyone wants to stop this wedding before that can just shout: "NOOOOOOOOO".

This is Mohana's brother's girlfriend. Stunning in her Sari that full of beads.
Bangels are important accessories incumbent the Sari

Suhana in her Purple Sari. She looks stunning too!

Me in Sari @ walkway of wedding hall. Wedding hall is nicely decorated. Major color is white and decorated with flowers.

Production Line

The production line for packing process of 'ladu'.

Line1: matches the container with the right cover (2)

Line2: stick the doeble sided tape on the bottom of container

Line3: cut the ribbon

Line4: stick the ribbon on the container

Line5:put ladu into the container and close the cover

Yeah, more man more hands!

Dinesh & Mohana's big day

This is the first Indian Temple Wedding I have ever attended. Helping out Mohana for her wedding and also become the bride's mate of hers.

Yup yup, Sari is gorgeous traditional Indian costume, colorful, feminine, and elegant! Elegant = have to carry yourself properly and can't jumping up and down. And personally I find it hard to put it on for long hours because I can't go pee!

Chadly in Sari blouse witness her mommy wedding.

Idly with Vincent and Pink in their costumes.

Nature

Some pictures taken in last trip to Bukit Tinggi with Suki and her ex-colleagues

Creative

Bird eye view from top floor of Suria KLCC

Guess what is so special of this window display?

Ceiling of the tower

Cranberries

Yeah!! I found the cranberries juice in Cold Storage, Times Square! Hooray!!

I was hungry the other day when I came out from meeting with Borders and walking by Cold Storage, thought to get something to eat from the market. I was too excited to see the cranberries juices displaying on the shelve and immediately grab two bottles and ran to the cashier.

Guess what, I forgot to buy food. Dont blame me for that. I searched around all the hypermarkets in town but couldnt find one, and finally get it now, and know where to buy it in future. So now I know, any food that I miss when I used to have in USA can be found here!

***Accessories***

A gorgeous 'crown' hair clip with crystals - from Metrojaya

Beautiful silver bracelet, souvenir from HK by Yew Onn

another nice bracelet from Metrojaya. I like the color combination!

This is what I am going to put on with my Sari, on the day of Mohana's Wedding. Earings from Bonita (RM10 good price!) and necklace from Axxezz (RM69.90 expensive!!)

Necklace and earings, silver and black, both from Bonita. The background is my Sari :)

*wanna see me in Sari? Alright, will post some pics if I have some later...

Queaky Toys

Here are the queaky toys with robes I have bought from Petsmore. As advised by Sean, I bought 2 sets to swap. When one of them is giving to Hilton, another one has to be hiden so he can't see it for a while. He really like the blue one which it looks like the broom. The queaky part doesnt really play any role.

From home

I am going to a meeting with some business units of Berjaya Group the whole morning today. It is schedule to start at 10:30am and that's why I am still at home now. If I leave home in 10 minutes time, I should be able to reach Plaza Berjaya at 10:15am. Perfect! :))

Later in the afternoon, I gotta send a DVD to another retailers and then head straight to BSA for a practice again (annual Dinner performance). It will be a long....day before I can see my little Hilton again. That's why I woke up so early this morning to settle him with food and 'business' and spent sometimes to play with him.

And now, he is coming my way from downstairs ( I heard the sounds of his footstep).. oh oh...
I gotta go.

Ballroom 9/11/07

As usual, I went to ballroom in OUG club last nite. I put on my new dress and my new shoe, get ready and go. Arrive there at 10pm (I'm half an hour late), Jacky already waiting and hanging around with some others. Later Sherene and Ivy came and later Jenny also arrive.

Not much I have dance last nite unlike last Friday. As usual, some seniors would teach us some new steps and skills. Normally James teach me new steps but I taught him Salsa last nite!! hahaa..unbelievable! Antonio wasn't there so I couldnt practice my salsa with him. But I did learnt a few new steps from Goh.

The Waltz with Jacky also funny. We try to move elegantly but crash others quite often. Those uncle auntie could have curse us in their mind for ruin their romantic moment. hahaa!

After the dance around 1:30am, we went for supper in Kuchai Lama. We stay there untill 3:30am and I almost pass out. I think I'm tooo old for stay up late. Better not next time.

Who is the devil?

Just the day before Ms. N depart to HK, she came to me early in the morning and told me she got a shock when she see my PMS final score in the portal. She looked quite anxious and called up HR to see how can she re-do my score. HR advised her to get Mr. R to reject my score and so Ms.M can re-key in my score from her side. But Ms. M is on leave untill next Tuesday will only be back on Wednesday. So our Mr. R requested HR to extend the accessment period till Wednesday.

With all my new marking, I am still in the border line of B and C. Later Ms N redo again one more time on my marking and finally I am 74.++ now. It can be either B, or (hopefully not) C.
Well, with all this drama, who should I believe in. Who is the devil?

Bad Boy!

Although everyday I am seeing Hilton, but I notice that he is growing bigger and bigger everyday. Yesterday, I suddenly realise that he is now a size of a full-size Jack Russel. My puppy is only coming to 3 months old and he is already so big. Not much of baby face shown on him now.

Sometimes he is so energetic and actively nasty. He doesnt care of what I am saying, the "NO NO" is meaningless to him. The paper stick also seems not so effective nowadays. He will run away and hide himself under the furniture whenever he sees me taking the paper but once I put it down, he will be doing his bad boy stuff again. Sigh... :(

I hold him in his chest and said:"look at me, listen, NO this No that...." He just trying to avoid eye contact with me by tilting his head aside away from me like telling me:"No No, I dont wan to listen, let me go...". Bad Boy!!

Tomorrow will be better

I have finnaly submitted my performance appraisal online today. The total score is 54.++. For my standard, 50 is passed. So my score is just a little bit over passed. Well, it's not satisfactory.
But what to do when you are not the favorate of the upper one when come to this thing. Yeah, it's definately demotivated and if u ask me how do I feel now, I will said: Don't u see my face?

Anyway, what else I can do? Just take it and remind myself: no worries, the God will know. And, smile it off :) Tomorrow will be better!!

Sunday 11:01pm

Sunday nite 11:01pm. Sitting at the corner surfing the internet, listening to my favorite music, and watching Hilton chewing the borne on my trampoline (he thinks is his). Ever since he came to my life, he means a lot to me, is one of my dearest family member, like a child!

But what do I mean for him? In the dog world, does he feel like I'm the family too?

Soon, Sunday is over ..again

Again, it's Sunday evening. It means a few more hours later I have to go to bed, prepare for the work tomorrow. Why Sunday always pass so quickly? Why?

My daily schedule has been quite busy since October. There's lot of things filling up my time other than work. Alot of annual dinner performance practices began in end of October. This will be continued till the first Sunday of December. Besides, I have my own dance class to attend every Tuesday evening, ballroom practice every Firday evening. I would like to make it every Friday but sometimes I am just too exhausted by all the activities in the week.

Tomorrow will have an extra class for the opening dance, which the 'teacher' yelled at us last week: "this group is sleeping! nonsence!! all nonsence!!!". I guess she is nonsence too by not giving proper guidance.....

Just bath my little and he is now lies down on the floor taking a nap while I am working on my laptop. Yeah, he smells like flower now.

Bad Day

So demotivated.... Now I know why many people prefer to self-employed rather than work for others. Besides to do the things that we like to and hope to earn more money, they dont have to report to others and hoping for the appreciation when doing the performance appraisal.

What you have to do is: to be responsible to your own 'accounts' and anything happen it will be your own accountanbility.

So.....demotivated............ "You have a bad day"

The PROPERTY MAN of the year

Attended a FIABCI dinner last Saturday. Tan Sri L bought the ticket for 10 tables for some selected staffs in Centre, North, South, and Vietnam. I were told to attend in evening gown. So I did. Mr J picked me up ard 7pm and we reached One World Hotel ballroom before 8:15pm. Our Royal Highness of Sultan Selangor are suppose to arrive the hall at 8:20pm but he was only shown up 20 mins later.

All men were in black tie and ladies were all dressed up like attending Oscar. Annie were insulted by Mr W for her normal dress code.

The food wasn't something to shout about. I only remember the taste of dessert and sea coconut soup. Mr K was so being nice and remove the prawn skin for me.

The whole nite, not to say enjoy, because the band was not something to shout about too, and it's more like moaning or singing for the baby to sleep. But it's a great experience to be a part of such big event.

The finale is of course the most expected moment. After all the other properties developments has shown in their DVD, my bosses' face appear on the huge screen.

THE PROPERTY MAN OF THE YEAR - an honourable awards for him as well as all the staffs.
Tan Sri L was invited to give a speech. He has shown his charisma but his fluent and confidence speech. In fact, he is the best among all who gave speeches that nite.

I forgot to bring my shaw and it's getting really cold under the air-conditioning room. I thought I can go after the finale and dinner. But people always like to share the hapiness of others' fruitfull' result. So, everyone got up the stage to take pics with their bosses. And they were 100 people from my company, so we have to split into two groups, and yet it's pack.

Reach home after midnite. Tired. But is great though.

Dance with u

Yew Onn drove me to a shoe tailor in Tmn Midah - San Lee Shoe. It just as what is stated in The Star, friendly staff, good service, and reasonable price.

Finally I have tailored made a pair of dancing shoe. I chosed the design and material by myself. Size 7 in length, Size 5 of foot width. Just tell them what you want and they will make your dream comes true. Only RM130. Good price! What do you think?

It's really better to dance with proper dance shoe... move and spin easier, more feminine and confidence!

Shimmering stones

Just bought myself two pairs of shoes from Isetan after a rejuvenating facial treatment in Lot 10. The colors came out different from my camera. It's in between blue and grey (what is that color call?). I like the shimmering stones on it. Looks pretty for party! Can match well with my new skirt though.

It looks alike a Latin dance shoe ya?

Second pair is red satin with shimmering stonessss! Chili red, sexy!

3 days off with Hilton

Yew Onn bought a floral scent shampoo for Hilton. 400ml is selling at RM9.90, expensive! Can beat the price of human shampoo. But he does smell like flower after the bath. No pic of bathing the baby, the 'camera man' was busy bathing her baby. hehee...

The evidence - The scratch marks and bites are everwhere over my legs.

Look, his little tounge came out when he sleeps

This is the second ball I bought him after the first one was missing. Still cant found the first one. The first one cost me RM5.90 and this one cost me RM19.90! I bought this hoping he doesn't bite me anymore. In fact, he still like life meat more than chewing a plastic. :(

u need obedience class

Feel very bad everytime I punished Hilton. He was so stubornly naughty a minute ago. Again, he bitted my hands, legs, feet, shirt, pant,..everywhere that he could. I just found a new way to stop him from that, quite effective though. I grab his mouth (only the upper part) very hard untill he groans. Finally, he gave up and stop bordering me. He lie down on the floor and looks at me sadly. And slowly fall asleep. Will he cry when he dreams about the punishment later?

This little boy is still trying to figure out human language. What is means by 'NO', 'good boy', 'bad boy', 'come', 'quiet', and etc. In order to let him slowly understand, he has to suffer through all this little slap on his mouth, and so on. Poor boy!

hmmm... should sign an obedience class for him when he has done all his vaccination. I admit that I am not a good trainer. I used to spoiled Ozzy!

Time after Time by Eva Cassidy

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick
And think of youTurning in circles confusionIs nothing new
Flashback to warm nightsAlmost left behindSuitcase of memories
Time after Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far aheadYou're calling to me
I can't hearWhat you have saidAnd you say go slow
I fall behindThe second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time Time after time
After your picture fades and darkness hasTurned to greyWatching through windows I’m wonderingIf you’re OK
And you say go slow
I fall behind The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time
Time after time mmm…time after time
Oooh…time after time Time after time

Photogenic Baby

More pics of baby Hilton...

'Giant and Little' - Yew Onn carrying the 6 weeks old baby on the first day at home.

Look at the way he sleep - Hilton zzz in his temporary cage which I borrowed from the breeder. His head hanging on the side of the cage. Not sure how comfy is it but he seems like it.

The way he zzz. Isn't it so adorable?

"Amy, what are u eating?"

Hilton poop and peep on the papers!! He started to know where is he suppose to poop. But once in a while he still make accident, still peep at the doorstep.

He is so excited whenever I am eating, tried so hard to jump up the couch and begging for food. He will show me his pity face if his 'efforts' didnt earn him anything to eat. That makes me feel so bad and wanted to share my food with him. BUT, I told myself : NO! I know once I share, he will behave the same in future, whenever people is eating, he will jump on it and beg for food.

Besides, he gets along with Dai Hoong very well. I left for my Latin Dance Class last nite when Dai Hoong just arrived home. No sure what's going on when they are both at home without me. But Dai Hoong didnt complain much when I came back from class. I assume he was good boy during that 2 hours.

Week 7 of puppyhood

Hilton has become part of my life for a week from the first day i bring him home. He has become very naughty as he knows (I guess) that I wouldnt be too 'scarry' even he did something bad. He likes to chew stuffs especially shoes, specifically my flip flop. I try to slap his mouth lightly but he doesnt care even if I slap him harder. The harder I slap on him the worse he does. He will pull it hardly as like playing tug of war with me. I guess he can't tell when is the play time and when do I really get angry.

Whenever he chew stuffs or bite me, I would divert his attention by offering him the greeny plastic borne to chew. But everytime he carries it and dump it into his cage. Apparently he doesnt like it, not at all. He prefers the life meat - me. hehehe

Well, he is realllly testing my patience. hooo..... :<

Keep me busy

Ever since I have Hilton, I have to wake up one hour earlier than before. First thing to do is to check around the house for his peep peep and poop poop, and of course do alot of cleaning. First to wipe it off with toilet papersss, follow by cleaning detergent, follow by the mop...

After the whole process of cleaning job, the next will be feeding him. Normally he will poop after 20 minutes after meal. So I have to train him to poop at the right place. Seems like I have never success and he still do not know where is his bathroom.

After I settle him, I can then change to my office attire to leave for work.

Work is also busy this week due to the launching tomorrow. The gallery is buzzing by customers all the time. I feel like a very famous doctor in town and the patiences are all waiting in the queue to get my consultation. Repeating the same thing the whole day can be really tiring. Now I understand why some doctors would only tell the patience: "nothing serious, take the medication and you will be find". And then, send the patience out from his room.

After the whole day of craziness at work, I immediately rush home to check on my little Hilton. It also started the same process in the morning. Checking, cleaning, feeding...and playing with him.

These two days he has been better. Not poop in the house but outside. He still peep at home especially at the entrance of the backroom but i think that can be trained. Hopefully.

Came into my life

Oct 1, 2007 (Monday)

After a few hours of serious thoughts, I finally brought home my Hilton and left Paris in her crate, hopefully she will get a good master too.

The first time I clean up the dog shit... so hectic on how to train him for his bathroom habit.

When time to go to bed, he refused to stay in his cage. I released him and let him run free. Finally he found a place to lyn down and fell asleep. So adorable!!

Of course later I went to upstairs quietly..without awaken him. Thought he would cry in the mid nite and wake me up. But, surprisingly, he didnt. I came to downstairs to check for him aroudn 6:30am. He was sitting under the trampoline quietly and didnt make noise. What did he do after he woke up? And what was in his mind?