ended

the long-awaited vacation has ended. i'm now back in town. back to the normal routine. and sadly, i'm back in the office :(.

"how was ur holiday?", some peeps asked. it was great. but should have been way better. why? the modernisation killed the authenticity. money-sucking realtors made the island lost it's originality. prolly i've expected so much from a local island. prolly not. my expectation was merely simple - drinking icy cold coconut with a picturesque view while sitting in a hut or lying on a beach lounge chair. that's it.

but, the mass development at redang ruined the experience. it has now became nothing less than a typical tourists' spot, which i might add as a waste of money and time travelling all the way up there from kl. but, what the heck. at least, i've settled my desideration of going to the beach or an island, which i haven't done so for nearly 10 years :P. and plus, i've got to snorkel, thanks to my uncle n cousin *wink*wink* .

*me and my trustworthy cam ;)

vacation

finally, the day has arrived! i'll be out of town for 5 days. it's unwind time, yeay! no notebook. no phone (will be switched off, of course :P). just me and my psp and 3 cameras. yup, 3! a compact, prosumer & my lovely lomo cam. relaxing and taking pictures, that's what i'm talking about *grin*.

chivalry

is chivalry dead? has it ever existed among malaysian community to begin with? i wonder...

fyi, i've taken the lrt to work since last friday. i have not face any problems so far. but what makes me so irritated is the few men among the lrt passengers. it was a shock seing some men rushed to get to the seats. men were supposed to be courteous towards women. men should give their seats up to women. i know they will definitely say why should they give their seats up to a woman, who is well & healthy, not pregnant or an elderly. but u know what, it's a common courtesy to give your seat up to someone who is weaker than you. unless, those men are weak or wusses. we'll never know now, will we?

so guys, i meant men, if u think u aren't a wimp, please... stop this unchivalrous act. thank you ;)

pet

i wish i had my own pet. anything fluffy will do. a cat or a rabbit.

i have 2 cats when i was in manchester. one was english short-haired, tiger and the other was mixed persian, tom. wasn't mine to begin with. a friend of mine had to let go of his cats since he's broken up with his gf and he has no time to take care of them. he offered his cats to me. but i wasn't really keen to have a pet, and 2 cats to make it worse. told shahrir and he was really excited bout it. so i told my friend that we're willing to take his cats. those two cats were really handsome esp tom, he's mute btw. tiger, the mischief one, looked like felix the cat. he was so naughty and ran away in the end. for tom, he died. i think he was sick. i cried for so many nights, missing him of course. tom always accompanied me whenever i went to the bathroom at nights (u know how scary those winter nights can be, with the wind blowing and all :P). eventually, i grew out of it, hehehe...

now, after almost 3 years of tom passing, i'm thinking of getting a new cat. went to my mom's friend's place the other night. she has a couple of gorgeous persian kittens. i played with one of them. she's so damn cute, sitting quietly on my lap. know what, they are up for sale! RM250 a piece. what a bargain. my god, if only i have my own place, i would most certainly gonna buy one of them at that instant. well, i have to wait, rite?

weddings

i'm not a fan of weddings. not because i envy the people who got married. i don't. i'm happy for them. i always pray may god bless their union. and i don't mind forking out some money to buy them wedding gift. they deserve it. cos i do want to receive great gifts for my wedding too *grin* :P.

i think the reason why i dislike weddings is that i tend to give fake smile. maybe it's because the lengthy event made me so tired of smiling. or maybe because i'm a sociophobia. but then again, maybe not :P. meeting people is good. after all, i've been MIA for ages and i supposed weddings are the right place to meet up some old friends, rite?

nway, just got back from one of my closest friends' wedding. it has been over 11 years since the last time i've met her. really excited seeing her but obviously we can't chat long since she's the queen of the day. can't hold her long :P.

*the newlywed & i

formal

i was commented by my general manager on my writings. fyi, it's not about my blog. god no. i'll be dead if she knows bout this :P.

nway, apparently, she said my writings were too formal, in another word: boring. i do realized that though. i've been trained so well about formality. the way to write, dress, talk, eat, behave and even drive. yeah, i follow all the rules when i'm driving. not that i drive slow. i drive quite fast. but i'm a good driver or what we called in malay - pemandu berhemah. that's who i am. honest :P.

so back to the story. i'm a wet blanket. most people hated me cos they say i'm boring. i'm not. well, not most of the time. i can be funny, exciting and pleasant to be with *grin*. but i guess it's because i'm quiet. i prefer not to talk whenever it's not necessary for me to do so. i prefer to just sit back and do my own thing. but whenever i see the needs for me to speak, then i'll speak. it's because, once i start talking i won't stop. i'm like speed racer. i talked a lot, loud and fast. i mean really really really fast. so think before you make me start. you've been warned, hehehe...

feast

a feast or plain gluttony? u'll be the judge :P.

a friend of mine was kind enough to treat me to a sushi meal. was really excited since i haven't had sushi for months, 5 months to be exact. we had the feast at sakae sushi. i'm so lucky that the friend was so generous to spend some money on yours truly, who is relatively a "stranger". yup, that's rite. we've only knew each other for less than 2 months. still a stranger, huh? hehehe...


nway was a bit shy at first. but seeing california temaki (which contains avocado, i like!) & ebi tempura on the menu and kanikama & tako yaki on the kaiten belt made me reluctant no more to eat as many as i want. how cheeky *grin*.