It's Monday Again

Another week has gone pass and looking back onto the previous week which was filled with a lot of headache and hangovers, it wasn't that bad after all as I had quite a balanced week. The days were filled with plenty of work while the nights were enjoyed at either Seri Pacific Hotel or Bamboo 9. 

It was last week Wednesday where we took a drive down to Seri Pacific (formerly known as Pan Pacific) to meet up with an old friend who works there for dinner at the Chinese Restaurant. The walk into the restaurant to our table was quite interesting as the hotel has been around for years but then the restaurant was still in quite good condition. Well there were flaws and preventive maintainance that could have been done to the place but still, it was acceptable by certain measures.

We were served with beers for a start as the dishes started coming in. We were served with a Double Boiled Chicken Soup with Dried Scallops for a start. It was quite ok as the flavour of the soup was quite subtle and it blended quite well with our taste. 

Next up was the main dishes which was served together. We had Stir Fried Asparagus with Sambal, Steamed Cod Fish with Supreme Soya Sauce, Black Pepper Venison and the House Speciality Prawns. 

The asparagus was a little lacking on taste as I felt the sambal for cooking this dish wasn't enough. The Cod fish had some fishy taste plus it was a little too oily for us. Even after asking them to pan fry the fish, it was still oily. The venison was quite good actually but sadly over oiled. Prawns were fresh and salty.

Overall, the food was quite decent minus the oil and salt even though I was gulping down the wines that they served. We commented on the food and it has been duly noted by the restaurant manager who happened to be a gem of a person. After listening to all of us complaint, we finally adjourned to the lobby lounge for some entertaining music and more wines.

We continued our drinking session till 1 am in the morning with me sending my friend back to his house in Jalan Gasing. We were quite blasted but somehow managed to get through a road block in his car. 

Well, I managed to get home in 1 piece without any dents, scratches or even a saman. (whew)

Anyway......that's all I have for you guys right now.....

Till my next posting,

Cheers 

Something Silly

After blogging for a few days consecutively, I've noticed that I'm begining to feel a little brain dead in what to blog next. It never dawned on to me these few days as I've had things to share with all the readers. As we approach day 6 of the blog, I find it rather amusing as I've not written so much in the last few years as compared to this few days.

As we are coming to the end of September, I've got several eager people anticipatting my return to Penang for the yearly celebration of a certain person's birthday. Everybody is asking when is my expected arrival. Even my sister is wondering whether I'll be in town for my birthday or am I going away again. Hahaha. 

Lets put it this way, it is a yearly ritual for me to be in Penang and I wouldn't miss it for the workd as I hardly spend much time with my friend back there anymore. We used to hang out everyday till the wee hours in the morning and get up early for work the next day. To the extend of partying all night long till the next morning continued by working through out the day and then party again that following night. 

The whole hotel branded us as a bunch of crazy lunatics who will party at any given time of the day or night. So much so one my friends collapse and passed out for more than 24 hours. It was one of the best years I've had in Penang. We never had to worry about anything or anyone. 

Ever since I moved back to KL, the whole group has been disbanded and each one of them found new jobs, girlfriends and etc..... hence the eagerness during the end of each September. It is the time of the year where we will regroup for the next few days and party like there's no tomorrow.

After doing this for the 2 years in a row with the 3rd one on the way, I'm wondering to myself whether we can hold on to this tradittion for the next 5 to 10 years as I'm begining to find it rather an expensive affair each year. I would normally drive up but ever since the huge fuel hike, I've resorted to taking express busses now as it's much more economical. Besides that, if I go back on a public holiday or weekend, I get to choose the car of my choice to drive or have the privilege of being chauffered around town.

Sounds like a sweet deal? Hahaha. I've been chauffering this guys around for years and now it's my turn to be chauffered. Hahaha.

Anyway, I'll try to post some pictures of the wild parties when I'm there once I get back to KL. So in the mean time, keep guessing what we will do till the answers are out. Suggestions are welcomed.

Till my next post......

Cheers

Shit Too Happens

After reading through a couple of blogs today, I finaly sat down to think what I was suppose to write. As I'm typing the words in, I'm still half decided on publishing this post. What the heck...

As we may all notice from the people who was born during the sixty's onwards, the divorce rates within each family was rather minimal. Those days, such cases were very rare even though there were such instances where there was a break up within the family. Some how, most of this cases were just a temporary measure. There was such a thing called "Happy Ending" within each family through thick or thin.

However, as we humans evolved through time, the news of a married couple going through a divorce procedure was slowly escalating during the late 70's and also the 80's. Unfortunately, I was one of those child who went through the painful process when your parents were filing for a divorce and not to mention fighting for custody rights. 

It was somwhere in 1982 or 1983...(can't really recall the exact year) my mom moved out of the house and left me with my dad. What transpired between them was unknown to me till today as I did not want to get into their problems as when we were young, we were thought never to meddle with the problems of the adults. 

Couple of months later, my mom with the help of one of my uncle took me and we lefft for Penang in his car. It never dawned onto me what was going on at that time as I was only around 3 years old. As we arrived Penang, we went to my other uncle's house to stay. It was from then on I was staying in Penang till I was somewhere around 8 years old.

On the last day of school in 1988, my dad appeared at the doorstep of my classroom and called out my name. I was quite shocked and at the same time pleased to see him at that juncture. We had a quick chat and then he arranged to take me back to KL. As we got back to KL, due to certain laws or notices put up by my mom to my school then, I was unable to continue my studies for the whole year of 1984. After going back and forth a few times between Penang and KL's education ministry, I was finally able to go back to school to resume my studies. From then on, I was staying with my dad and also my step mom. 

To me, I thought things were pretty normal and that I have a family even though she was not my mother and all, but she still took care of me. Events took a change when she was pregnant with her first child. From then on, her daughter was the most important thing in this world to the both of them and I was some sort an abandon child. 

I got from bad to worse and from worse to indescribable. I was extermely rebellious to the extend of running away from home at 3 am to go back to Penang. After all, I was going back to my mom's so it didn't matter that much to me as with or without me, it didn't matter that much to them.

For 1 year I stayed with my mom. Somehow I thought things would be much better off for me as I was staying with my mom. Along the way, due to her busy and hectic lifestlye, we never really spent that much time together. We had our good days and also our bad days.

After staying there for 1 year, I finally left Penang and came back to KL to stay with my dad again thinking things might have changed. Well I was wrong in that matter, in fact things got worse. It was so bad that I moved out of the house and started doing odd jobs to earn a living and support myself. 

That was the happiest time of my life as I could do what I want and when I want. The only thing missing was the love from our parents. But who cared, I told myself. 

Well it has been a while since that day and I still miss the love from my parents even though I almost 30 now. But come to think of it, how many years of love and care did I receive form both my parents together? Can you blame me for being who I am today? I guess I owe it to God who set me on a right path and also my friends who has supported me through out the years. I sincerely thank all of you.

Coming back to the point. It is always easy for adults to get over a sour relationship or marriage but have they ever thought of the consequences that will take place on that poor child pshycologically? I've seen quite a few kids growing up through either the same was I grew up or worse. The poor child feels abandoned and unwanted thus leading to a very unhealthy upbringing of a child.

For crying out loud, don't get married if you're sure that you'll get divorced should this marriage turns sour when you already have kids. If it's without any kids involved, then by all means divorce all you want. The actions that we adults take bares a great consequence on how the poor child will feel for the rest of their lives. Put the poor child in the picture first and think of the consequences should you decide to get divorced.

I guess what I'm trying to say here is, don't get married until you are pretty sure that he or she is the right one for you. Word of wisdom, you may be happy during courtship but that doesn't mean that you guys can live under the same roof forever. 

Choose wisely and I hope and pray for those who are getting married soon that they will have an everlasting marriage with happy childrens.

Till my next post.....

Cheers.

p/s- Annette, hope you could read and see what I've been through as compared to you now. Remember that I'll love you always ok. Take care

Monday Blues

Somehow I had a feeling that today was going to be a little screwed up as I'm now working alone. My partner in crime has decided to go on a solo mission into the east to look for either joker or penguin, leaving me all alone here to hold the fort with ample of work to last me a whole lifetime.

As the day began, I had a rude awakening when I was told that the testing dof equipments with a certain ministry has been postponed due to unforseen circumstance. It was not about the postponement that I was worried about. It was more towards to 2 angry looking clients of mine when I broke the news to them about the delay of the testing that was worrying me. I had to come up a brilliant and diplomatic excuse to give to them in order for me to get out of there alive.

With a little luck, I managed to escape the noose without much injuries as they bought the excuse and I was home free. I thought that things will turn out better for the rest of the day without any obtacles. So I've decided to have lunch with 1 of my suppliers and a personal friend at Eastin Hotel. We had a sumptuous Dim Sum lunch where everybody was full to the brim with lots of Dim Sum going around the table. Both of them enjoyed the lunch where we sat there for about an hour talking about business and golf. 

When we parted our ways, I thought I could come back to the office and relax while clearing off the mess I created on my table before i left the office earlier. Somehow, trouble has it's own way of appearing before you. I was told that the important shipment that has to arrive Singapore has been delayed. It was suppose to leave Shanghai within this few days but somehow it has been delayed to the 29th of this month. I was about to call the manufacturers and give the a piece of my mind but I relaxed and called my forwarder instead to check on the earliest possible vessel to Singapore.

With that part settled, it was time to talk to the Chinese counterpart which doesn't understand English that well. It took me about 45 mins just to get her to understand what I was trying to say to her and God knows how many more minutes for her to arrange the necessary for this shipment. 

Well, seems to me that this has been a very interesting day for me so far. Hopefully the drama will end right here and let me enjoy that balance of this day without anymore headache or migraine. 

I'm looking forward to tonight's dinner plans drawn up for me and hopefully it would not be this dramatic.

Hope you guys had a better Monday as compared to me.

Till my next posting.....

Cheers 

5am

Here I am, sitting in front of my pc at 5 in the morning figuring how to kill some time just because I had to send somebody to the airport at 6. I thought I could do something like my Avril does all the time, which is to take a power nap for 15 minutes and be able to bounce all over the country side for the next 24 hours. After serious considerations on how well I am able to sleep no matter what, I've decided that I shall not sleep and do something till I send my friend to the airport.

After watching Wall-e and a couple more shows, I finally realized that I've ran out of movies to watch. What's next? Hmm....ah well, I thought I would just turn this pc on and further improve this blog site. After playing around with it for the last 1 hour, I'm finally done on the widgets that I wanted to add.

After a quick glance at the time, I noticed that I have another hour to kill before I'm due to pick him up from his house. Looks like I'm going to blog something after all I thought to myself. My brain activity has been so low that I find it difficult to think of what to write. In view of the situation, I hope that you could forgive the mistakes that I've made here.

Well, looks like it's going to be a good sleep till dinner time for me today. Luckily it's a Sunday and I don't have to work at all. So looks like I'm going to slowly get ready to go and pick my friend up and send him to the airport and make it back home before 8am.

Hope you guys have a great weekend.

Till my next blog....

Cheers

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog.

Due to the lack of time and working brain cells, I've decided to start this off by borrowing some of the articles which I thought might be interesting enough for all of you to read. I've been sitting in front of the computer for 3 solid hours and nothing seemed to come out from the inactive brain of mine. Hence the past articles.

For those of you who know me from way back, I'm still in one piece if thats what you were thinking before coming across my blog. I've been through the ups and downs in life for the last few years. Right now, I'm quite settled down (I think) and I'm quite happy with what I have and where I work....(something like that lah)

It has been an amazing journey for me through this last 3 years of my life. At certain points in my life, I wished it never had happened but still that can't change the fact that it has already happened. All I can do about it is to benefit from the experience and move on. (Of course it is always easier said than done) 

Anyway, I think I've had enough blabbering for a day. Hope you guys liked my blog. Please feel free to drop your comments and stuff like that in order for me to improve.

 Thank you for all your support and caring.