Feeling under the wind

I don't feel so well.... feeling kinda ill...

I keep sneezing, and starting to have phlegm too... I hope I am not falling sick, if I am sick then I will have to stay away from Evonne... that sucks!

It does not help that most of my colleagues are sick, either down with cough or flu... sigh... vitamins do your job!

Overpriced water

I was at lunch with colleags several days ago at this cafe in a clubhouse near office.

I had fried glass noodle and a glass of warm water. When we finished and went to pay, the boss told me that my total bill was MYR8.00. I distinctly remember that my fried glass noodle was only MYR6.00, and my water cannot be MYR2.00, so maybe the boss got the price of my glass noodle wrong.

So I asked him, "Boss, how much is the glass noodle?" "MYR6.00" was his reply.

Now I was really puzzled, and decided to probbed somemore, "Then how much is the glass of warm water?" "MYR2.00" was the answer.

What?? MYR2.00 for a glass of water? I had to ask him how much was a glass of iced tea. It was only MYR0.50! And a glass of herbal drink is also priced at MYR2.00! So how can my glass of plain water be MYR2.00?????

Felt so cheated, so I told the boss, "Boss, your glass of water very expensive ah?" And he had the cheek to reply "Yeah, a bit expensive...." There is no way I am going to order plain water ever from that cafe again. Actually, if I can, I would try to avoid going to that cafe, since the pricing is so inconsistent and totally off....

Still can't get over the fact that his glass of plain water costs MYR2.00... Issshhhhhh!!!

Good tasting and lovely looking birthday cake

This is my uncle's birthday cake this year.

It looks great don't you think?

And it taste great too... It is sponge based, but in the flavour of spinach and pumpkin.

Just thought I'd share this with you...

Intermitten internet transmission

The internet connectivity at my office has been crap of late... well it was not the best to begin with, but at least we knew ways around it and could function with the speed.

For the past week, it has just been bad. We could not even launch IE, it will just hang and all we get is white screen. So we could not do any work if we wanted to check on the internet, or go home and use our own internet to check.

I think this has to do with us cutting over to another IT provider... but the transition period is causing inconvenience to us users! AArrrggghhhh we cannot surf, cannot research, cannot pull data, cannot check on news... nothing... sigh...

Yeah I know what you are thinking, if that is the case how come I can still post this post right now? Well, that's a secret... cannot tell... shhhhhh.....
:-)

Have a nice weekend ahead...!

Really really annoyed

I have blogged about this before, but it is still happening...
There is this particular post that always attracts spam comments, from offering sexual services to dog health screening.. I have to go in once in a while to delete all the spam comments...

It is really annoying me, how can I prevent someone from posting spam comments? I am even contemplating disallowing comments on my blog...

Sigh...

Barbie Doll Jelly Skirt

I have been meaning to make this for a long long time now... and have been scouting the internet for recipes and methods on how to make barbie doll skirt jelly. I found some pictures but were not able to find ways on how to make it.

Finally I found it, in one of my mum's old recipe book.. and thought I'd give it a try... Mum said she had alot of colourings available so I was looking forward to a colourful jelly skirt, unfortunately we discovered that most of the colourings expired so we had to make do with the one purple colouring which I bought.... and this was the end result! What do you think?

I do apologise for the "nude top" because the barbie

doll which I bought came like that, and I mean to "dress her up" the next time I attempt this. This was just a first trial so cut me some slack kay....?

My Poor Pair of Heels

This happened sometime before Chinese New Year... I did not download my camera photos yet so I could not post this story... thought I'd share this story with you today.

I have this pair of heels, and I have not been wearing it for 1 year (due to my pregnancy). So after delivery and maternity leave, I thought I'd wear it to work one day. Well, that was the last that this pair of shoe saw sunlight...

In the office itself, one side of the sole decided to detach itself, to salvage it I took rubberbands and fastened it together. I managed to pull that off, but then the other side also decided to play the same trick.... never mind, also fastened with rubberband.

We had a department CNY makan at a club that day, and all of us made our way to the restaurant. Half way walking from the carpark to the restaurant, the strap holding my feet together decided to break too... so basically, only the rubberband was holding my feet and my shoe together. I could barely walk in that state... colleagues tried to help me but no one had extra pair of shoe so in the end I slowly dragged myself to the restaurant, and asked for more rubberbands at the restaurant.

Now, I am at the restaurant now. I need to walk back to the carpark, get into the car, and when I arrive at the office, walk from the carpark to the office lobby and take the lift to my office floor. I was seriously worried about how I was going to walk because the shoes had basicaly fallen apart, and there was no way to salvage it anymore.... After lunch, I very slowly dragged myself step by step to the carpark. Luckily a colleague drove towards me and picked me up and dropped me off at the office lobby, so I only needed to walk to the office lobby and take the lift up. Back at the office, a colleague had an additional pair of shoe to lend me so I was safe for the day. But I threw this pair of shoe right away, for causing me all the anxiety and humiliation... hahaha....

If you could not imagine how bad the state of the shoe was, fear not.. I have photos of it... hold and behold the pair of heels that made it to my blog today.....

Noticed the rubberbands holding the shoe together?

My pair of heels that fell apart

今天的感触

“没有过不去的事情，只有过不去的心情“，我觉得这句话说的太好了， 也让我有很大的感触。

唉，如果多点人会这样想就好了。。。

在忙着，迟点再会！

2 blogs....

Trying to maintain 2 blogs is almost a full time job! Never thought it could be so tiring... you have to remember events and update them on the correct sites, and try to spice up the blogs..

Sigh... am almost regretting starting a new site for Evonne... but then again it is really worth it as I get to share all her stuff there, and it is a site dedicated to her.. oh no... if I do have another baby does that mean I have to maintain 3 blog sites then? oh well, will cross the brige when I come to that stage... maybe I won't be into blogging by then...

Now, how do I let those who are interested to know more about Evonne know about her site? Besides physically telling all of you, and sending emails to some of my friends and relatives... how else?

A new chapter...

I have decided to start a new blog for Evonne, so any updates pertaining to my little princess will all be updated there.

This is so that my blog can still remain as my personal blog, dedicated to anything that I want to express, while Evonne's growing up journey deserve a blog by itself.

Just that I will have even lesser time trying to update both blogs.. well.. I try...

Oh yes, if you want to follow Evonne's journey, feel free to drop by...

www.evonne-lam.blogspot.com

A search for the lost me...

Through recent conversations with some close friends, I have slowly discovered that, in trying to please everyone, and in trying hard to fit it, I have done no one good. I have lost myself, I don't know who I am anymore, and I am definitely not happy. Not like anyone is happy, for that matter..

I have learnt to harbour things, and to keep quiet.. because there was no point bringing things up, it had always made matters worse... The aggressive and loudspoken me that once was, is now no longer in sight... A friend remarked that I am so different from school days, and she knew that I would have left all behind if the same thing happened back then.

Yes, I am no longer the old me, and I do not like the new me. If I have to, I would rather be the old me. Yes, I know I can choose to become the old me again, because life is short and I should try to live it and be happy while I am still here. Trying to please everyone is as sure as pleasing no one, that is so true but I cannot bring myself not to try and please them, and I often forget this saying too..

Yeah, I hardly have any social life anymore.. In fact, I do not remember when was the last time hubby and I went out for a nice dinner. My days are so routine now that I don't even get to go out... So bored of my current lifestyle... bored, and tired, and sian... and irritated, frustrated and unhappy... feel like leaving everything behind.. because there seems to be no way out of this but to end it. Maybe being cruel for once will be good for everyone..

Right, you have a lot of work to do..

I am in a bad mood today, bad working day.. because someone, or rather someone in a particular department at work pissed me off.

Summary of story, I did a presentation last week to stakeholders of my project, and one of them indicated that my calculation is wrong, and she will work out the calculation and let me know. So I chased her for it this week, and she got her boss and her boss' boss involved in this. In their email, all they have to say is that they are very busy, they have other things to do, and ask me to get off their back, and let them do their things. I should do the calculation on my own, and pass my calculations to them. The simple enquiry of when we can meet, and when can she pass me the calculation became a long series of emails asking me to get off their back, cc-ing everyone's boss.

Right, your department is very busy, and only your department has alot of initiatves, the rest of us are just walking around, shaking legs and waiting for our pay at the end of every month. That would be nice...

SPAM comments

For quite awhile now, I have had to manually delete some of the SPAM comments that are appearing on my blog. It is always the same few piece that will attract the SPAM comments, I don't know why...

This is getting annoying because I have to go in and manually delete the comments everytime they appear. Can blogger.com do something about this?

解脱

爱是不夜城
回忆像星辰
热泪越沸腾
我却感觉有点冷
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想若结局一样
又何苦再想
想若让人成长
我为什么帕分手的伤

解脱，是肯承认这是个错
我不应该还不放手
你有自由走我有自由好好过

解脱， 是懂擦干泪看以后
找个新方向往前走
这世界辽阔
我总会实现一个梦

心里有一种渴望勇敢的念头
不要爱我的人再担心我

I love this song, not only because of the lyrics, but also because it holds special meaning to me.

More photo editing..

Haha... addicted with photo editing for the moment, this is another photo that I really like...

Experimenting with photo editing software

Right... now, how do I do this? Never mind, let's try it out. I have been playing around with photo editing software of late.. like all mothers, am trying to create nice collage of my baby princess.. unfortunately I discovered that using my normal digital camera, there's quite alot of noise in most of my photographs so I don't really have a prize piece to share. But I am making the most of what I have right now.. this is one of the photos that I have edited with effects, and decided to blog it, and share her photo with you.

I am quite tempted to buy a DSLR now... sigh... but will it be cumbersome to learn DSLR and to carry around? Er.. will we have too many cameras in the house? Do we need it? But if I have any intention of getting one, I should get it soon because my baby girl is growing up so fast, and her features and face is changing constantly, I really do not want to miss moments of her growing up.. would like to capture all of it if possible. I only knew how much she has grown when I looked back at her birth pictures..

Baby Evonne..., mummy loves you!

Offbeat stories that tickled us pink

I read with amusement over some of the following when I read today's Star newspaper. i tried looking for the link but couldn't find it online, so I am copying some of it and reproducing it here:

>> Anti-corruption officials in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu found a way to literally stop airport workers from pocketing bribes. They issued them with pocketless trousers. :-)

>> A Norwegian man landed himself in hot water when police caught him having sex with his girlfriend as he raced at over 130km an hour through a 100kph zone on a highway near Oslo. ;-)

>> Old technology came to the aid of the new in a Brazilian prison, when guards found that inmates were getting mobile phones flown in to them strapped to carrier pigeons. :-D

>> An 11-month old boy accidentally dialled an emergency number while playing with a house telephone in the Canadian province of Brither Columbia. When police arrived, they arredted his father, who was growing marijuana plants in his home. :-p

>> Farmers who pay individual attention to their cows, notably by giving them names, are rewarded with higher milk production, a team in Newscastle University in England said, quoting the results of a poll. :-o

>> Tired of seeing his parishioners give weird and wonderful names to their offspring, a Catholic priest in Croatia offered monetary rewards worth around EUR135 (MYR667) to anyone who chose good old fashioned monikers such as Lana, Petra, Luka or Karlo. :-D

Well... I hope you had a good laugh after reading this blog.. :-)

Verdict of Success & Happiness Day 1

Ok, yesterday I said I was gonna follow what Andre Matthews said about Success and Happiness, which is to look for GOOD things in every situation for 24 hours.

Well, sad to say, I failed. I distinctly remember failing on at least 3 occassions, and I only realised my mistake after I became annoyed and agitated. Bad habits are hard to change, sigh.. should I try another day?

When I tried to follow the 24 hour strategy, I came across numerous situation where I contemplated what to do and feel... for example does looking for good things in every situation equal to giving in in all situations? Does it mean I have to swallow every incident that happens and take everything as it comes? Or am I allowed to have my normal feelings and reaction but try to look at the positive side of things, i.e. eventhough I am unhappy with the situation, try to look for the silver lining in each situation?

Day 2 lesson is sitting in my inbox but I have not read it yet. I think I should continue with the 24 hour challenge until I succeed. If one can always look at things from a positive angle, one should most definitely feel happier, isn't it?

Success & Happiness

I have always liked books by Andrew Matthews, in fact I think I have almost all his books, and have at least read them twice.

I like how it is easy to read and understand, and of course I believe what he says make perfect sense.. I went in search for his website today, and noticed that he has this Free 7 days to Greater Happiness email course and signed up for it. Not because I am unhappy, but because I want to be happier. For those who have ever been unhapppy, or are depressed right now, do sign up for it, or better still go buy his books and read them, I am sure you will feel and think differently after that.

Well, anyway, I have just received the Day 1 newsletter, and it is to "Look for GOOD things", and my mission for the next 24 hours is to look for GOOD things in every situation that I am in. No negative comments, only look for good and positive things in all the situation that I am in.

Sounds interesting, and I always like a good challenge.. so yes I am ON for the challenge! Will let you know how it goes tomorrow, and whether I feel any different by thinking GOOD...

Watch this space....!

My Precious

Time flies, in a blink of an eye, my baby is already 6 weeks old...

You can literally see her "grow" vertically, she is longer now and heavier too, though I don't see her putting on much weight.

It is a joy to see her smile, I even like it when she cries... hehe.. guess every mum feels the same way. I eagerly awaits the day when she is able to call me "mummy".. hmm.. when will that day come?