Keeping My Weight off??

It's already been 6 months I have been enjoying my life as a Mrs...though they have been challenges along the way, nothing beats the challenge of me keeping the weight that i managed to lose for the wedding dinner earlier during the year...*sigh*


It is at this moment now, i am afraid i have to admit that i have crumble to the pressures of staying fit...yesterday, i dragged my feet and braved myself to the weighing machine..and to my horror, i have already put on 4 kgs!!!! 4 kgs!!!


i wish i could say that all those extra kilos were due to water-retention...but i have got to face the facts...on the exterior, everyone says i look more or less the same..but i know that though i may be able to fool others, i m not able to fool myself...i can see my tummy fat bulging out of my skirt...haha..and i can feel my tummy trying to break itself free from my skirts..hahahaha...


anyway...it serves me right anyway...i've been eating out so much lately...below are just some of the places i went to over the weekends during the month of May..




following that, these are some of the foods that i (yes..ME...without Ooi sharing) had...feast your eyes on this:




Yes..i am not proud to say this..but i think i now am officially declared as the Human Food Disposal machine... :) Why are there just so many good foods around here in Malaysia...*double sigh*... :)

Cravings~~!!

urghh...this is one of those "spur-of-the moment' entries i just have to jot down...

At this very instant, i am having a major craving for the toasted bread with butter and condensed milk...and it has to be the one from the OldTown Kopitiam eatery...i can almost picture myself sitting at one of thier tables in their shop..the one in USJ...near the True Fitness gym...

I think they have one of the best toasted bread in the whole of M'sia..and not only that, it looks different from the other toasted bread i have tasted..this one's brown in color..!! Yummsssss.....in fact, i've a picture of one of the bread i had some time ago when i was there in OldTown Kopitiam....

I have another 1.5 hours til work ends...and i am practially staring at the time shown at the bottom right hand side of my computer screen, every minute it changes...hahaha...talk abt being exagerrating

hope it has the same saliva-generating effect on you, as it had on me..and oh ya..haha..the bite mark on the bread is from yours truly.. ^-^

Vvrroommm...(life zooming by...)

Life’s been a blur to me recently…since coming back from Brunei, I’ve been occupied mainly with work…for instance, yesterday I had to leave work only at 7.45 pm…to most of you, you’ll probably say “ok wa…still consider early”..however, to me this is definitely not the norm…i arrive at the office every morning at 7.30 am…and then I would start my work day all the way til 5.45 pm or 6 pm the latest…it takes me around another half an hour to 45 minutes to get home in the kind of traffic Malaysia has…and I would need to prepare dinner…by the time I eat my dinner, it’s really kind of late…and then I need to shower, unwind..and before you know it, it’s time to sleep..occassionally, I do get a bit of time to go out to do some grocery shopping..can’t do it during the weekends because supermarkets are all packed tight then..the carpark’s full, the lines at the counters are long, you’re packed in a sea of human beings, etc etc…

It’s tough living in Malaysia..everything you want to do, you wanna do it quick so tat you strive that balanced kind of lifestyle that you always fantasize abt..you wanna have a balanced work life, a good pay, the ability to spend time with your family, the ability to spend time with your friends, be in touch with what’s happening around you, be in touch with what’s happening in the world too, be able to play some sports to stay healthy and fit, be able to watch movies occasionally, be able to go traveling overseas, be able to go to church, do some charity work…etc etc….the list goes on….however, with work taking up more than half of your waking life, you cannot help wonder how that fantasy life is attainable…haha…

Enuff of hopeless, aimless complaints…I started my day thinking i wanna write abt my company's annual dinner that was held last Sunday...at the Sunway Convention Centre and this year, we had a Japanese theme..not that any of us (besides the decorations or ushers) were dressed in anything close to that…but nevertheless, I still had fun…threw on an old dress…put on some make up..haha...thank goodness my frens tot i looked alrite..haha...

It was indeed a huge (with 4000 ppl!!!), merry and colourful event…i had to wait at the lift for a good 15 minutes before i could take it to go up to the convention centre...after months of preparations from the company, and the anticipation, I am glad I did enjoy the event …there were so many vibrant colours...the dancers, singers, and even models...anyway..i did not take much pics..but i'll still leave you with a few of the pics tat i took that nite..enjoy!!

My parents ^.^

So..i just got back on Tuesday nite because...i finally did go back to Brunei to see both my parents..took an afternoon flight on Saturday and arrived there in the evening at around 6 pm…I could see my dad standing from inside at the immigration counter when I arrived at the arrival terminal in the airport.. I could see him standing and squinting his mini eyes, trying to see me…At that moment when I was looking at him..i had such a mixture of emotions..my face was portraying a really happy and excited face, but my heart, surprising, had a very deep and sad feeling…I realize how much I love him at that moment…both him and my mum…

My parents are wonderful people, u know...When I was young..oh…I used to feel so ‘controlled’..My parents never allowed me to do anything…!! Haha..at least tat’s wat I felt when I was young…I couldn’t go out with my frens..it doesn’t matter where, why or how..but my parents just didn’t allow me to do so…compared to my peers, I felt I was always the last to have the latest, coolest stuff..like having cable TV, having a PC, having a pair of rollerblades, and even a pair of jeans!!! (mum loves dressing me in puffy-sleeves dresses…even though I was in secondary school!! Yikes!!!)..i had huge, plastic-framed glasses on my face , always a bad, bad haircut ..u know the typical long black hair, coupled with a real short and thick fringe..bbbrrrrr…That really sent some chills to my spine!! Haha..my parents never imparted any knowledge of fashion to me..haha…they were just simple people, u know…working hard..making ends meet...i really used to envy all my frens back in younger days… looking back tat was so silly..haha

Now..being 26 yrs of age..(bummer) ..and married…(hahah.yet to discover whether that is a bummer…JUST KIDDING ooi…), I realized how wonderful my parents were and still are…these ppl really ah…eat more salt than we eat rice..hahaha…they really are amazing …despite being a really geeky and gawky looking girl then…everything else, my parents gave me the best in everything they could afford...or even more than they could afford... I was so loved by my parents..every Sunday, my dad would bring me and my sis out to dim sum…they would bring us grocery shopping with them…if dad was working on weekends, he’ll ask if we wanna follow him..and he’ll always buy us yummy food for being good…Mum always rushes home from work to cook lunch and dinner for us..we were clothed in nice clothes..not trendy..but nice and decent…no expenses were ever spared when it came to our education …I was in the best school in Brunei (St.Andrew’s School rawkksss!!)…had tuition classes for practically every subject…both my mum n dad had to ferry me around between school and tuition classes...ahhh..the list goes on endlessly…

Anyway…I managed to therefore, celebrate Mum’s Day with my mummy…she was so happy…face beaming with love and joy….Dad ate more than half the cake I bought!!

I managed to bring my dad on Tuesday to another hospital and another doctor to view his X-ray..they say there were no signs of a lung infection..nor him having tuberculosis (TB), as diagnosed by the govt healthcare centre…Poor daddy..went through such a physchological trauma…it was heart-breaking seeing him go through his previous days..He separated all his utensils and crockery from us..afraid that the initial reports were true…He looked so despondent then…Now..at least he has the peace of mind that he is healthy..we just have to now wait for the govervment office to come back with their decision (which has been delayed too)…until now, do continue to keep my family in your prayers..and once again, I wanna thanks to all your words of encouragement..

My parents…they are my heroes..i truly love them and miss them so much

Updates on my dad …again

So my dad actually took the x-ray that he took at the government health centre (a pre-requesite in order to renew your work visa in Brunei), to a private clinic to have a second opinion..the Dr. there said that well there is nothing he sees and that even if there was a hardening, it ws due to the previous operation my dad had…well the thing is..i m really relieved to hear tat my dad’s ok (but do wanna get another opinion later, just in case)…but there is another problem..

Unfortunately, other doctors’ opinions are not allowed to supersede or even be taken into consideration by the final diagnosis of the government doctors…how ridiculous is that?!! In other words, if the government hospital thinks that my dad indeed has a lung infection (which they diagnosed) then they are going to reject my dad’s work permit renewal..and that means, my dad and mum will have to leave the country and their business immediately..longest being one month…

So right now, my dad has to wait for their final ruling ..which is supposed to be this Saturday..that means, tomorrow…I am so scared for them and I know they are even more scared than me…what are they going to do?? Its easy to say that they can come live with me..but they have been in Brunei for more than 30 years…even if they were to come back here, it requires a lot of decisions and planning..not in this kind of circumstance..

Nevertheless…I am planning to see if I can go back and see them this weekend…pls continue to pray for my family k….and I thank you all in advance for all your words of encouragement

Poor daddy

Went back to the hospital yesterday for further check-ups as instructed to do so the day before..when he arrived, the peoples-in-charge were not there..they told him to him to come back the next day…urghh…and you call doctors professionals??

Hence, another day of ordeal for the family again…I am waiting for evening to come right now because I know by then, he should be back from the tests today…urghh..but time seems to be ticking mightily slow today….

So while I wait, I just want to say thank you so much to all of you who offered such sweet words of comfort…I truly appreciate it.. do continue to pray for my pa pa….

My dad

Yesterday evening, I decided to give my mum a call just to see how she’s going and all..as usual, mum will always be all cheery when u call her out of the blue…we talked for about 5 minutes or so, until she said, “Hey your dad just got back. Talk to him for a while”…

So dad sounded cheer-ier than usual…I asked him where he just got back from …He told me he had to go to the immigration for his yearly renewal of his work permit…therefore, he has to go and have an X-ray as part of the procedure…but it was wat he said next, that really affected me since then til now.he said “Fen fen ah…they said that my lungs are a bit hard”..instantly, I felt cold and my heart boke…and then he went on to say “well…the thing is they don’t know what it is…they are worried that it may be contagious or something like tat..therefore, I need to go back for further tests. If they find anything not good, I’ll have to stop my business and leave Brunei”..

I felt such a rush of mixed emotions…just didn’t know how to react…I tot to God…Oh no..not again…My parents really don’t deserve this kind of life…it’s been one difficult challenge after another constantly…I am not trying to blame God…but sometimes you come to a point where you can do nothing but just be angry or depend entirely on God…Angry because all those ppl I truly love and care for around me, do not have such a blessed life…Deep inside me, I always habor this guilt of not being a filial daughter..not being near them..not taking care of them…instead spending time with my in-laws on every single mother’s day or father’s day or their birthdays for the past 10 years, and yet never a single time with my own parents due to the distance..

I know my parents do not blame me..but one cannot help having these feelings..and now with this kind of news…hmm..i guess I m really scared…when I put down the phone, I immediately searched the internet to see what it means…nothing positive came out…all saying it was some form of lung cancer and incurable..but I know when I was in primary six my dad had a lung surgery and I believe that is may be this instead of something serious like cancer…so now, I know it is not a time to be angry with God..no..it is a time I should trust God even more..and know that He will heal my daddy by His power and mercy…so pray for me guys…as for me, I’ll have to wait for his other test results..and continue to pray for him…and also my mum…so that she may have the wisdom and strength to support my dad…I really love them and miss them so much..i really wish I could do more

5 reasons

Ok..so I know this is a bit late..but unfortunately, I’ve been busy recently and when I was not busy, I was busy feeling lazy *blushing*.. but now…I got to get this guilt out of my system…cc tagged me on my birthday…on my birthday!! ..haha..and now I have to crank up my mind to list 5 reasons why I blog..hahah…(thanks a lot cc)…oh by the way, if u guys have time do drop by her blog..it’s fantastically interesting..whenever I need a breather in the office, I would drop by her site…ok ok..now before I deviate from my mission any longer…here goes…5 reasons why I blog:

• Most obviously, to let out the little attention seeker in me to the world..haha..

• To keep my frens updated with my life..sometimes, I am again too busy, or lazy (or broke!!) to meet up with them…



• To release some form of stress that is embedded in my head.. to complain abt stuff and not having to worry abt someone asking me to shut up..haha..

• I just love bugging ppl with my babblings..whether in person or on the internet..hehehe…



• and finally, I blog just for fun…I’ll do anything just for fun ^-^ or for money(like little calvin below)…but money comes later, in this case..haha…

There you have it…and now..should I actually tag someone else…
Hmm…maybe later… but it was an interesting task being tagged…til then, ciao.

New Look ^o^

YAY!!!!! ok..i had to get tat out of my system first thing in the morning..it's finally FRIDAY!!! and oh..i finally have a new look for my blog!! all pinky and girly..hehe.. it was no easy challenge for me to change it since i m really technology-dumb... but still i think it looks ok ya? i shall give myself a pat on my back now..hehe..^-^

phew...so anyway...wat a week it's been...we only had to work 3 days this week becos of the public holidays on Tuesday and Wednesday..this is definitely my ideal week for the rest of my working life...unfortunately it doesnt happen to often...nevertheless, i did not spend a single moment wasting my holidays...ooi and i did an impromptu thing on Tuesday...after our yummy-licious lunch at italiannes (thanks Ooi for the treat!!), we decided to drive all the way up to Bukit Tinggi where we stopped at the Colmar Tropicale..it was not bad u know...we din have our cameras with us though since we did not plan to go there in the first place...we went round...exploring...hehe..it was good fun basically...

on wednesday, we went grocery shopping together so tat i could cook for him for dinner...finally bought my ginger wine!! yay!! so i could cook wat i was craving so badly recently..my favourite Ginger Wine Chicken!!! yummmsss....i even added an extra dose of Dom into my dish...it was near-perfect!! not bad for my first time cooking the dish, if i do say so myself..hehe.. thinking abt it now makes my mouth water..


anyway..so now..it's Friday..a whole weekend rite ahead of me..i've got so many things to do this month...particularly, catching up with my buddies (yes, sue!! it's already a new month..we have to meet very soon)...plan for mother's day (now i've got 2 mummies to plan for)...and i can't wait for my bonus (keeping my fingers crossed here!!)