reality bites @ deus venia

overdues..

2008-12-01T19:20:00.000-08:00

yes yes...scream at me, yell at me..but don't slap me..i have not been writin for a long long time..pardon me.

loads has happen since my last post of rock climbin'.

recap..the last 8 months..

#1 Got myself a new job..back into the foodservice industry.in the commercial equipment side.based in KL.so if you ever in Midvalley area, buzz me cos my office is there.So far is been great..adaptin back to the corporate cos i left a year pursuing my own stuffs and doing Herbalife full time. in that one year, i have done so much self-discovery and exploration..and yes i am still doin Herbalife partially. A man once spoke to say "you can build your fortune part time"

#2 Started a online clothin with a long time best buddy of mine, Gloria..check us out at http://goodiesjunkie.blogspot.com
i am putting my talent of shoppin and lookin for good stuffs into good use.so far is progressin slowly but we are happy that we took that step.

#3 I've shifted out from my parents place. Cos Putra Heights is just to far far. My boyfriend jokes about how you need a passport to travel there..it feels like another country. I've moved in with a friend at D'sara Perdana Condo. So far is been great cos i got a good housemate that takes cares of me. We tend to look out for each other.

#4 I've sort of pick up tennis and heading to the driving range to pratice my gold swings. Is no harm to learn more sports and make myself useful..after all exercise are good for health.i'm a great believer of that but just that haven't been really walkin the talk..

#5 the rest is the bits and pieces here and there...

rock climbin 30.3.2008

2008-03-31T06:56:00.000-07:00

after much hesitations and procrastinations, i finally did it...*yes!*

i know that too many people is not a great accomplishment but to me, is one of those things in "my to do list @ checklist" among other things.

was at a conversation with a family friend, Mike and i asked hime whether he was still into climbing. he says "yea". He invited me to his regular sunday rock climbing.checked on my schedule ..oh yea sunday is available. the few days before sunday came, i was very eager looking forward to the weekend climbing..just like a lil kid who is eager awaiting for the new bicycle.

sunday came..made arrangements to meet Mike at summit. i also invited Merv along. Reckon it will be fun doing it together..All in all the whole day rock climbing cost us each Rm 38 which includes the beginner class, the gears, the shoes and entry fee.

we were assigned to an instructor, Din. Din was really friendly, going through with us the basic knowledge of climbing, the roles and responsibilities, the basic equipments, tying the knots, and belaying process. one similiarity with diving is that you never ever climb alone.you climb with a buddy.one climber and one belayer.to me its so awesome. the experience was so great..and nothing beats the experience of doing it as a couple.i kinda like the idea of doing something together with my partner..instead of just hanging out, going to the movies and dinners.."i did rock climbing with my boyfriend,Merv ;)"

we spent close to 3 hours at the rock climbing area..going through some of the climbing routes, trying on our own.merv seems to be doing pretty well in rock climbin especially with his footholds.i need to work on my belaying.

well worth spent RM 38 for the experience. i would probably go for another few more climbing trips.seems fun and i like the idea how you challenge yourself and push yourself to climb and stretch and reach to the top. it feels as though i have conquer the world..at the top of the world.so euphoric!

next destination: camp 5, 1 utama

diving escapade @ the journey

2008-03-17T02:31:00.000-07:00

..i must admit i never quite understand how diving can be such a powerful aphrodisiac..so i decided to get myself "into" diving and experience it myself. a bunch of friends have been planning to go diving together..merv, soon yean and pei yin are gonna do their rescue dive while me, robert and grace are doing our open water dive (beginner)..while jason and tomo will just join us for the trip. destination: pulau perhentian.

started the journey by making the deposit payment, get my manuals (still not excited yet)...

started reading my manuals as i need to accomplished that before attending my knowledge development classes for open water dive. it did feels like going back to school again, the whole reading, highlightin important points, quizzes..okay till this point everything still sounds a lil un-excited, an plain.

then came the 1st class, and it got a lil more interesting as the instructor explain on the whole diving expereince, the procedures and the equipments..it got even more interesting when we did our 1st confined water (pool session) where we get to suit up and put on the gears..and yea..we learn how to breathe using the regulator as underwater is totally different (wanna know more how it works, register yourself for diving and you'll now what i mean) i guesss you never know how it is and what it feels like till you get the 1st hand experience yourself..which explains why i can never able to imagine and understand how merv gets super duper excited about diving before this..now i am in it i totally get it (well at least when he talks about the equipments and diving stuffs i totally understand and sees it) ..

it gets more and more excited as we attended more classes. still got one more pool session and a lil test on the knowledge of open water diving and we are all geared for our open water dives at perhentian..ohh la la...and also i get to use merv's old wet suit which is still in very good condition ;) do intend to get my own mask.. saw one that i quite fancy at global scuba the other day at one utama..reasonable priced too. more reason to get it...*winks*

cant wait till the open water dives, discovering the beauty of the underwater paradise and what makes it even more exciting is the company of good friends..all the craps chattin, the dives, the laughters and alchohols...ohh...stay tune for the updates from the trip. to be posted next month april as the trip is april 11-14 ...awesome!

my valentine version : 2008

2008-02-22T08:19:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14th. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards,presenting flowers, or offering confectionary. The holiday is named after two of the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished...

in the modern day many people took advantage of "The Day" and make it into a business opportunity.How? Flowers are sold multiple times more expensive (take it or leave it), fancy restaurants are all booked out, average costing RM 300++ per couple..is totally out mind,insane and impractical..to blow so much money away just for ONE night!

nevertheless...me and Merv, we had a very much budgeted valentine together...we went for a movie which was charged at usual price and we went for a ice cream treat in the night at baskin robbins..so it aint that bad..and i also got a freebie from baskin...is not so much about the gifts but most importnatly is whom you spend it with that matters most..is pointless to spend such a day with someone you totally do not fancy given the person were to shower you with fancy dinner, big bouquet of roses..you know what i mean...;)

CNY 2008

2008-02-22T07:56:00.000-08:00

best time of the year.

WHY?

1. get angpausss ($$$) if you aint married yet, last checked i am in the category eligible to receive ang pau.

2.feast like the king and queen. eat and eat and drink and drink ..never ending.. (is the time of the year that you can say nevermind eat and drink..is chinese new year, once a year)

3.gambling sessions..the time of the year you can see people true colors (crazy psycho gambles)..
all the cards and all the mahjongs...

4.a time to get together with families..especially distant relatives..and also a time to rekindle relationships including friendships

5.balik kampung..(sad for those who are born, grow up and lived the whole entire life in KL)

6.yee sang...for good lucks!better health,better wealth, more happiness..and some will also try to hit the lottery..

picture #01 : best friend,Grace came back from Sydney to celebrate CNY after 13 years

picture #02 : rekindle friendship session @ gambling session

picture #03 : 4 Aces!!

picture #04 : see all true colors showin.. all the gamblers' faces

picture #05 : loh sang sessions @ Merv's place

picture #06: the after loh sang session..

Fei Fen's get together meet up dinner

2008-02-22T07:40:00.000-08:00

our lil get together..

time sure flies....

cant really recap the last meet up that we had..the college bunch from Help Institute...

thanks to Beth for organizing this time around meet up..and of course everyone gave face to try their best to show up as Fei Fen came back for a visit.She has been away for a long time..residing now in Melbourne

was a good get together.the company was great, the food was awesome..we had tony roma's at the gardens, midvalley and end the night with this super duper indulging dessert..ice cream, oreos, chocolate syrup and etc..

Fei Fen >> was good seeing ya again.Recall last saw you was in Melbourne 3 years back i think..gosh thats long..hope the next time wont be that long to wait..

picture #01 : standing (me, beth,jessie,merv), sitted (kian boon,fei fen)

picture #02 : feast like a king!

picture #03 : the yummy-licious dessert..ohh..just melt you away

picture #04 : the group picture before we all bid goodbye

picture #05 : fei fen & me

hello 2008

2008-01-15T08:25:00.000-08:00

times sure flies...

before we know it..blink blink is 2008!

so hello 2008, farewell to 2007.

is time again to review last year, and plan ahead for the new year.

#01 career: on a mission of bringin value to more people.educatin people about their well-being as well as helpin them to manage their weight too. be it losin that extra kgs or gaining or even just maintaining and have a good health. as for me i got healthier.got rid of all my pain killers and medications for my severe gastric,migraine and my skin allergy,excema.of course i successfully shed of those extra kilos and shaped up. that was one of the goals in 2007.accomplished!

#02 managin my finances..has for sure improved as i barely use my best friends visa and master.minimise my expenditure.spendin within means.reduce my whole "shopaholic" habit totally. for 2008, expecting to CLEAR OFF all my debts, have some money parked aside.

#03 remember my previous post http://deusvenia.blogspot.com/2007/01/welcome-2007-bon-voyage-2006.html, love found a way into my heart in Q1 2007. and still sweptin my feet off the ground.still in cloud nine...still learning to cope , sharin my life with someone. accepting all my imperfections.

xmas 2007

#04 had a new hairdo too this year 2008! what a coincidence! yea decided gonna give a shot to leave my hair long..so when on to straighten it.and had it a lil snip. did the copper color highlightin' too. will try to take a snapshot on it and post it up.

#05 to spend more time this year than 2007 in strengthen relationship bonds-families,friends..all the loved ones.

#06 trips / vacations (targeted to have at least 3)

april : diving trip with merv,rob,grace,yean and some other people

july: bangkok (S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G)

december: family holiday with parents

#07 scouts and plan ahead for my further education. business school. (goal : Wharton Biz School)

#08 to be more involved with my lil baby "sharin heart,sharin hopes". to do more for the kids this year with at least 3 big projects to raise funds and be with the kids!

is gonna be a great year!

~you must take personal responsibility.you cannot change the circumstances,the seasons,or the wind,but you can change yourself!~DREAM IT,DO IT

backofen@hartamas

2007-09-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

heys people

a lil' cakes stories to share.

over the last few months, there was just so many many birthdays, functions and events..

and cake is always the best thing for celebration.

a friend of mine celyn runs a bakery @ cafe@ cake shop..and of course all the cakes, brownies,cream puffs,and breads baked fresh from their factory ovens..

Where: Backofen

Sri Hartamas (same row as Spicy Restaurant)

so instead of patronize other cake shops why not one that my friend owns.Thats not the ultimate factor...the ultimate is that the cakes are awesome..in terms of design, deco,taste and affordability...Especially the chocolate cakes..just rocks! Especially the chocolate lovers, is like love at 1st sight.It just melts your heart..like how it did to mine and my friends..

so far the cakes that i got from backofen received very very good compliments and remarks.In fact some of them went down to the shop to get cakes for birthdays and well as patronize the place for the brownies as well as creme puffs. they truly believe givin the best to their customers.

i aint gettin paid to do this publicity and promotin her shop..but i just reckon is sooo good that is only worthwhile to share and spread the goodness..

cheers backofen..cheers celyn ^_^

ice kacang @ kepong

2007-09-08T08:25:00.000-07:00

ICE KACANG MOMENTS

okay okay..i know you readers must be wonderin: where have i disappear and where have i been on earth that barely a single word from my blog last many weeks..i'm sorry..loads of happenings over those weeks..

Some enlightenin readin...

a week ago..me and some old buddies from high school was out on a dinner (beth,sau yan,saw hoon and jiun seng). along Teong and Merv joined us. ( yea beth's boy boy and mine)

we headed for seafood in subang village where the old airport terminal was.the food was alright..nothing much to shout about except the soup. Yum Yum..and as usual Saw Hoon finished up most of the dishes especially the crabs. Despite being the thinnest among us, it really does puzzled us where all the food go to..

durin' dinner, all of us was cravin' and talkin bout eatin durian (applies to those who loves durian).Of course there was a few who don't fancy it..but we still went ahead with the idea of durian eating after dinner (majority wins ^_^)

Teong suggested Kepong as there is many many durian stalls along the road to choose for.. (eyes wide open with glimpses of hope)..

Unfortunately, they were all closed due to Merdeka.Damnz!Only one stall was open, displaying pathetically a handful of durians..So we skipped the idea..and headed down the road for ice kacang.

A stall down the road serves great ice kacang with gula melaka..

Was truly satisfying..better than nothin' though..especially the stall auntie was so generous to add on the gula melaka.

Standin: Me + Saw Hoon

Sitted: Sau Yan + Beth

all of us were brain freeze after that...the night didnt just end there.

Headed back to Merv's place to play board game (me,Beth,Saw Hoon and Merv). Beth brought over this new game none of us played before. "LIFE"..was pretty awesome game..you get to have a job, a paycheck, get married and have kids..etc..and see who is the richest among all, that's the WINNER.I won 1st game with monetary value $2.1million. Saw Hoon won the 2nd game with $2.75 million.So awesome.

what a great night!

food..for the soul...yummylicious

2007-06-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

.."i am not a glutton but just an explorer of foods"

is not just bout eatin..placin the food into your much..

over the years much appreciation is givin to food *applause*

and people actually take their time and effort to have the best presentation of the food that they cook..we are all fine art lovers..and we love what we see..and some food can be presented so pretty..much thoughts and creativity has put into it...

jus like the ones below:-

just some snapshots i took over the Foodshow in Hong Kong recently last month..

and desserts are just like "love at first sight" meltin into your mouth especially the hot fudge mousse cakes..melts i the mouth and warms the heart..

...the best ever hot fudge mousse cake..#1..Mortons steakhouse..all over the world...this one was in Hong Kong, Sheraton hotel,Tsim Tsa Tsui

..too far..we have a nearer option..Bon Ton,#8 Jln Conlay..highly recommended especially you have a bad day at work..or just need somethin soothin, comfortin...there is nuthin like unwind the day and have a piece of mud cake...go try it out..it works its charm on me and so of my friends...*thumbs up*

the knot*

2007-06-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

THE KNOT**

it seems that many people are actually headin towards the "next phase in life"..

the big word with loads of commitment, a whole new world of "MARRIED"..

of course is such a great occasion especially when you see friends getting married to their high school sweetheart..aww so sweet..and also all the weddin dinner that you go to...when they show the slides,pictures of the couples, the courtin moments..just melt your heart away(ok,perhaps not all think so..but i do..) and you wish you too get a good weddin, good organizers for your wedding to do all that heart meltin stuffs..and of course a great hubby that you will be spending the next 365 days and more to come of the 365 days a year..girl will always be girls...

and the great wicked evil part is the part where the brides chi muis play the tricks and seek the bridgeroom to do all sorts of challenges and craziest things before gettin wed to the bride..aint that easy man guys..so be prepared..and good tip: bring along good buddies that will help ya out and sharedthe misery that you faces thru..you never know what you bout to face..not sure?

well..

#01 if you hate durian, they will probably ask you to eat some..ewwws...especially those who cant take the smell..

#02 bread spread with different ingredient..of the sweet,sour,bitter,spicy..Spicy like wasabi, bitter like watermelon seeds.

#03 figurin out what is written on each disposable underwear...and each person wears on one of it with an alphabet to it and rearrange..and doin the mississippi butt..

#04 sing out of your long a love song...so make sure you know at least one to be sang on your big day..

..and of course and worst and far far worst than these listed..

now you know that girls are capable of being evil...*winks*

here are some snapshots of wedding cakes..courtesy from HOFEX (International Exhibition of Food & Drink,Hotel,Restaurant &Foodservice Equipments,Supplies &Services)

SURPRISE!!OMG!

2007-06-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

SURPRISE!

...did quite expect much for this year's bday after all i am turnin quarter of a century..nothing much to shout about...but that wasnt really the case..read on..

weeks ago have already planned to attend a friend's wedding (one of Merv's good friend actually)..so plan went on as usual.

got off work early..went home, showered,changed and waited for Merv to pick me up for jane's wedding dinner..(ok..more like he came and waited for me..girls will always be girls..)

went for the dinner downtown on a friday nite..to our surprise the traffic flow was awesome..smooth all the way..durin the drive down to the dinner, merv mention to me that "dear we might leave early from the dinner.." "huh?" puzzled me and as usual started askin the whys..

apparently Merv's friend Edmond workin in Spore for the last few years was back in town and wanted to meet up since they havent meet in ages..and Edmond insisted they should meet up tonight..Edmond-friend of Merv from high school..hmmph..well i didnt suspected much and believed Merv..although was alil surprise with the fact of this "sudden and unforeseen meet up"..

Congrats Jane!

so we left dinner bout 10 pm and headed off to Alexis Bangsar..the place to meet Edmond..i think they just open the new Alexis in BSC(probably few months back...) pretty awesome set up..

well we went around BSC tryin to look for the place..found!1st floor..at the end corner..as we entered in Alexis, the waiter approached us "Reservations under Elzabeth?"..gave the funny look at Merv..hmmphh..

aww...man...and as i walk further down the restaurant, i saw all the familiar faces..friends from all places, the high school mates, uni mates, leo members..and SURPRISE SURPRISE...least expected this..was really sweet..and the sweetness adds on when they brought out the awesome cake..omigosh, was the most beautiful cake i ever had..and it looks so much like a notebook that i couldnt barely lay my hands on it, to cut em and eat it...but a cake still a cake..it has to be eaten *sobbs*..thanks to Allan & Nigel from Just Heavenly..if you want awesome lookin
yummy-licious cake..go and look for them Lot 1.05 & 1.06,Ground Floor,Epicure,1,Jalan Medan Setia 1,D.Heights..

...was really really sweet..and i bursted in tears..didnt expect this..and wouldn't have had happen if it was for the 2 partners in crime..my boyfriend and my best buddy..Merv + Beth..thanks a lot!!was really sweet and you both really made the day..and of course those who came...THANKS!!you guys were born-natural actors and actresses!

..esp Jason (whose car plat no 8682 my date of birth..calls me up as early at 8 am to chat but never wished me happy bday and i really thought he forgotten bout my bday, what a god bro!)

Jessie who text me to ask me out on Sat for lunch..bday lunch but never wish me...despite the bday being today!..but i know deep down in each of you (those who were present), you guys do cherish me..love me for who i am..and being my very dear friends for all these years...XOXOX...

Merv~the guy behind all these surprises, surprises.the guy behind all great things in life well at least in mine..and i guess i am very lucky and blessed this birthday with Merv being in my life..to complete the not-so complete me...."layan me despite how silly at times i can be"..continue to amaze and put me on that lil cloud nine..sorry people this one is taken.*winks*

the chi muis...the best i have and ever wanted! (left side)

good heng tais..(bros..) who see me grow in height & width.. (down)

thanks to all of you....love you guys so so

so very much!!just made my day..the one very special day in the year..

quarter of a century

2007-06-08T01:22:00.000-07:00

i know..i know those who have been readin my blogs is probably gonna murder me alive..
and i should be shot dead by now as i went on the disappearing act from my blog..havent really been able to update my blog frequently..*sorry people*

been super duper extremely caught up with work and all the other activities along the way..

well whats with the title of quarter of a century you probably wonder..well as of to date 8 june 2007..i am officially a quarter of a century old..*so proud to be*..yea not that young anymore despite me being all that hyper active and bouncin here and there like gummy bear *winks*

well nothing is gonna change the me..despite being older..

hmmph..celebratin 25 years of me..lets see what life has been and accomplish so far..

#01 still on my job..not the best but doing alright..earning relatively above the income bracket of those my age..so pretty proud of that..
#02 financially sustainin myself and my lifestyle..
#03 still in my dreams of pursuing my very paper cafe shop..work in progress
#04 initiated kids prog"sharin hearts,sharin hopes" which focus on kids welfare..very fulfillin mission..
#05 bought my very own car..;)
#06 still contributin to the community..still actively involved with Leo despite being in Leo for 10 years..thats a decade of service!
#07 keepin a better relationship with family members..people out there..family is still the closest to the heart..cherish them!
#08 meet the love of my life.. (i think and hope) who continuously compromisin, givin in to me, acceptin the difficult + stubborn me (never find anyone who "layan" me as much as he do)..amazes me at times the energy and patience he got there *thumbs up*
#09 still maintaining great friendship with the buddies from school..some even from kindergarden years..believe it or not...

i guess i would say i have achieve quite a lot for myself over the last few years... and the journey has only just begun...more to come..

..over the years many ups and downs has come and go..but i guess that as long as you hold true and strong to your values and your ground, nothing is impossible..just got to continue to believe and reach for your dreams..dreams are made of energy not imaginations!..i guess i am still the same person i was the year before, 5 years ago..same ole me..just perhaps a lil more taller, wider..wiser and a lil more tune down..

so yea..thats me...and stay tune and i promise i will and shall add in more new post ups in a week times...

*hugs*

the missin piece part II

2007-04-23T20:49:00.000-07:00

~the missin piece,Part II~

in the silence of the night,
doubts and fears crept into me,
i once again become frail and weak..
not sure if these moments of you & I, if its real..
a lil more faith is all i need..
and a lil dosages of your comfort and assurance is all i seek..

as you let me snuggle happily in your arms..
love has once again conquers all..
my doubts and fears disappear instantly..like ashes in the wind..

unconditionally you held me close,
love me even when i am not-so-me myself..
love me still and not any less ..
even when i give you the cold-shoulder and ignores you..
you stood calmly,positively and stay on..
truly thankful and grateful that you did not choose to walk away...
but continue to be part of me..
YOU,the missin piece in me ..
how incomplete and dull life would have been without your presence...

earth day

2007-04-19T00:34:00.000-07:00

"Some people look into our future and see a gloomy inhospitable picture, a world less healthy,less safe,less diverse,more crowded and more POLLUTED..such potraits of doom may scare some people into action. They often have the opposite effect..you have a choice, a choice to change all for a brighter future for our generation..Remember we have been blessed with this world today but if we don't appreciate soon..very soon there will be nothin left for the future..the environment is what we have and all we have..."

..Calling all earthlings...earth citizens...

in conjunction of the Earth Day,Zoo Negara with collaboration with TV3 is conducting a one day volunteerin job at the zoo..
Theme: Conserving the Natural Heritage at Zoo Negara
29 April 2007 (Sunday)7.00 am – 2.00 pm

They need bout 500 volunteers on that day, tasks will be assigned then.Activities involved would be area clean-up, river clean-up and tree & shrub planting..activities will take up about 3 hours.Once done you are FREE to ROAM the zoo

Is gonna be fun, afterall we don't get a lot of opportunity doin stuffs like that..so do sign up and be a volunteer...

So is a call for ACTION..

http://www.zoonegara.org.my/earthday3.html

the missin piece

2007-04-16T23:22:00.000-07:00

~the missin piece~

Part I

somethin missin, incomplete..
there was a hole in my heart..a gap..

and never seem to find a way to mend it
unknowingly you got in thru this hole in my heart..
warms the heart with love,care and comfort

once again i found love..and most of all i found YOU...
the missin piece in me..

.. got my inspiration and the poem just came along...things happens when you least expected it..and especially when you open your heart and open up your eyes... *euphoria*

redang

2007-04-16T22:13:00.000-07:00

our breakaway last week....

destination: Pulau redang

purpose : chill + unwind

just the 4 of us - joanne + mervyn + s.Yean +tammy

#01 the scenery..

#02 The happy moment..picture paints a thousand word! YippiE!

#03 nuthin beats this moments..me & my tiger on a sunny day at the beach..

#04 while we happily laze in the sun..the guys were off to their much anticipated dive sessions...

#05 as they come back from their dive.satisfied but yet tired...there comes SYean...

#06 Merv tryin still to look his best...

#07..the nites..drinkin away...

#08 and junk food..twisties curry flavour anyone?

#09 the AP-ness...

#10 the love of Redang More More Tea Inn

#11 at K.Terengganu..the shop that we love its juice mixture..talk bout creativity and innovation..

syean and tammy with the shop owner David who is also the brains behind those colourful juices..

#12 ikan pari..grilled yums..

#13 the chicken wings

#14 the AP (attitude problem) syean...with all that he is still not happy and satisfied..KNN..

#15 ignorance is bliss..merv happily +　satisfied eatin his chicken wings away

#16 our flight schedule...and thats all the flights into KT in a day!

#17 the crowd..one airport one runway and 2 entrance at check in...

back into love

2007-04-11T21:07:00.000-07:00

"BACK INTO LOVE by Hugh Grant & Hayley Bennett"

Verse 1
I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can't seem to move on

Verse 2
I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need em again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

Chorus
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

Verse 3
I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there ?
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere

Verse 4
I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me through the night ?
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions

Chorus
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end

Verse 5
There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

Chorus
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to youI'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end ....

aerodynamic

2007-04-10T05:41:00.000-07:00

AERODYNAMIC

A modern Formula One car has almost as much in common with a jet fighter as it does with an ordinary road car. Race car wings operate on exactly the same principle as aircraft wings, only in reverse. Air flows at different speeds over the two sides of the wing (by having to travel different distances over its contours) and this creates a difference in pressure, a physical rule known as Bernoulli's Principle. As this pressure tries to balance, the wing tries to move in the direction of the low pressure. Planes use their wings to create lift, race cars use theirs to create downforce. A modern Formula One car is capable of developing 3.5 g lateral cornering force (three and a half times its own weight) thanks to aerodynamic downforce. That means that, theoretically, at high speeds they could drive upside down.

F1: Grand Prix SIC 6-8 April

2007-04-10T03:22:00.000-07:00

the talkabout weekend.."F1 Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang"..

never regarded myself as a huge fan of F1..of course i do know ..the Ferrari team, Williams, McLaren and some key players. Thats pretty much it. Not a constant worshipper, glued my butt on the couch whenever there is a F1 race.

last weekend was a real sought experience being at the Grand Prix...a very different feel all in together..

had free tickets to the race..thanks to Mervyn's cousin in law who gave those tickets to us..

April 7,Saturday

all hyped.geared. made our way to Sepang on a Saturday afternoon..it was too much of a trouble gettin there and parkin the car as today is only the Qualifying race.

April 8, Sunday

the race day..vrrroooooom...vrroooooommmm........eeeeeee.......

here are some snapshots from the event..

the tickets/signboard

the horrible impatience driver..rammed up the curb to cut the traffic queue

the fine weather

the crowd at hill stand

the money makin corner...merchandise

bmw sauber F1

the cars..mclaren, ferrari

result: 1st Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:32:14.930

2nd Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) +17.5 seconds behind

3rd Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) +18.3 seconds behind
..o ye faithful driver...

magnificient fish & ship

2007-04-09T18:06:00.000-07:00

The magnificient fish & chips bar

28 Changkat Bukit Bintang,KL

tel: 03-2142 7021

..2 weeks back, a friend from Ipoh came down to attend an exhibition + seminars..thought would be a good time to catch up..so we planned on doin brunch on sunday..Brunch didnt quite be it,it most more like lunch as we got to place bout 1 pm.

finding a good place to eat doesn't seem to be an easy task that particular day for someone like me who loves to eat and indulge..factors to consider #1 near to KL Convention Center (place to pick up and drop off my friend), #2 yummy food #03 open on Sunday ..but thank god for KLUE!

I recall i had a copy of the recent March issue..so flipped through the pages and found some interesting restaurants and cafe over at Changkat Bukit Bintang.I was thought that place was more of a nightlife place..shops only open at night..i was totally wrong..

So we picked him up (ohh Eddie is his name by the way)..and head off to Changkat Bukit Bintang for lunch. We had 2 options 1. Relish which serves gourmet burgers, meaning 2 inch thick Aussie imported beef or fresh chicken breast and with all the condiments 2. Magnificient Fish & Chips..and we opt for the 2nd choice.

The set up of the place was very welcoming, cozy feeling..feels like a good place to be on Sunday for lunch with good companies of people..

Our orders:

#01 The Weekend Special Roast Beef

#02 Bangers & Mash (sausages and mash potatoes)

#03 Dory Fish & Chips

#04 Salmon

Overall we all loved their Roast Beef..*thumbs up*

And also they served their breakfast menu all day long!

those who were present..eddie,michelle,mervyn,joanne

2007-03-28T12:11:00.000-07:00

Be glad of life...

" because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at stars; to be satisfied with your possessions, but not contented with yourself until you have made the best of them; to despise nothing in the world except falsehood and meanness, and to fear nothing except cowardice; to be governed by your admiration rather than by your disgusts; to covet nothing that is your neighbour's except his kindness of heart and gentleness of manners; to think seldom of your enemies,often of your friends; to spend as much time as you can, with body and with spirit- these are little guideposts on the footpath of peace".

the gathering

2007-03-18T20:16:00.000-07:00

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."

~George Washington~

vow to friendship
through the years of growing pains,
our friendship continue to flourish and walk the extra miles..
never forgets to keep in touch despite the hectic schedule that me and you have..
of course along the way we grow apart and went on different paths
but eventually will meet again at the crossway
faith is what keeps us together
friendship rekindle, renew and giving more purpose to life..
reaches out for each other hands and touches each other hearts...

~deus venia @ joanne~

chinese new year gathering 2007, new paris restaurant

standing from left - phuah @ micheal, fatt @ ryan, jon ho, lucinda, kok foong, chim,abel,

sitted from left - beth,joanna,jeremy,jessy,jamie and iver

hangout@mt emily

2007-03-18T17:50:00.000-07:00

readers..pardon me as this is a pretty overdue post to be..
..it was during my visit down to spore back in Jan.

not quite sure whats going on in spore as each weekends most hotels are fully booked and getting a room in spore is not as easy as it used to be.you need to pre-booked like 3 weeks in advance and that also you are not entitled to a good deal on the room rates.over the short one year period, there has been an upsurge of 30% on the hotel room rates..oh boy..crazy sporean..the kiasuism has not killed them but spreading like an epidermic in the Hospitality side...*Sporean readers: Pardon me for being so discourteously blunt *

as usual making my regular visit down to spore for meetings..call up the hotels a week before my meeting schedule and as predicted and expected no rooms even hotels that charged up to SGD 300++ per night!What the heck!As i was browsin through i managed to find this place Hangout @ mt emily

decent looking place, reasonable priced and best of all the whole ikea lookin concept..bingo this is it!so made my booking through online..their website http://www.hangouthotels.com/

is one place that is well kept secret about..why?.to my amazed most sporean don't even know the existence of this place from what i gather through my converstation with my sporean dealers and customers ..

the place is cozy, the staffs are really friendly and nice too..the only draw backs of the place 1. no tv in the rooms (they have a shared community tv in level 2 where the hang out place is) 2. there is no broadband nor wireless connection in the room (the pc and internet is at level 2 as well, is FOC and 24 hours surfing)

breakfast is provided and the have great view of spore being on the hill top and there is a great park opposite the place..the mt emily park.

sure yes my next and future stay will be at hangout @ my emily.

oh yea..even if you do not stay at the hangout, is still a good place to dine and chill out..they have a great restaurant downstairs wild rocket at mount emily..awarded as one of spore best restaurant 2006..owned and run by Willin Low who is a lawyer-turned cook..so check it out the next time you head down to spore..if this is not convincing enought, check it out at their website www.wildrocket.com.sg... if you just want to drink and chill out check out the next door wild oats bars on the hill (WO). Great set up in colonial mansion surrounded by the garden and greens..

wild rocket at mount emily

...snapshots of the views in hangout @ mt .emily....

sharin hearts sharin hopes #02

2007-03-14T01:23:00.000-07:00

..as written a while ago we had this project "sharin hearts, sharin hopes"

recently we conducted our second project.while most people slept in till late hours on Sunday a group of us decided to do our good deeds and pay a visit to the orphanage home..

our visit to the 1st orphanage home Rumah Gembira situated at Tmn Billion,Cheras..

we decided to packed lunch over and have lunch + fellowship with the kids at the home..we had noodles as well as fried rice..the remarks on the food "thumbs up, good,yummy" of course.source of food: New Paris,SS2.

was quite happy despite all the hiccups, changes of dates, changes of time and lunch arrangements, many volunteers came...members from my leo club, the lions of cybercare as well as some of our friends...

community service @ washing plates both the elaines

..the goods that we brought to the homes..

thanks to the unilever people who helps us buy the stuffs..thanks to kok foong for bringin stuffs from ridsect,ambipur and kiwi..

...the happy us!

marmalade cafe @ bangsar village II

2007-03-14T00:34:00.000-07:00

marmalade cafe #2nd branch

11 march,sunday

an old uni mate called up last week.proposed to meet up over the weekend as it has been super overdue since the last we saw each each other. being happy that she finally called and make the attempt to meet up, how can i resist to such invitation. so we decided to check out this new cafe in bangsar village II which open a few months ago..is called marmalade on the 2nd floor. They do have one in Mt. Kiara but the one in Mt Kiara gives a lil "claustrophobic" feel.

the one here in bangsar village II offers a spacious set up.

...snaphot taken of the mural drawn on the selective walls at marmalade cafe..

the yummy lookin turkey quiche that was Karen ordered..

being 1st time to the outlet here in BV II i set my expectations low..to my amazed, there is a great wide selection of food from salads,pies, quiche,sandwishes,pizza,pasta and the awesome desserts..and yea they are famous for their carrot cake..but the rest of the cakes looks super duper yummy too...usually i got this great appetite for dessert..savin my stomach for the best indulgence..but i was just too full..so i only end up havin my cuppa chamomile lavender tea with two lil mini cupcakes..the cupcakes were really cute and yummy...

..desserts never fails me..

mini cupcakes strawberry and chocolate

accompanied by the soothing cuppa chamomile lavender tea and served with honey instead of the sugar sachets..

love the setting up of the ambience..looks very simple with its deco but gives the very cheery happy mood..good choice of place to go for lunch on a sunday..

it was a good place for meet up, a place to un-wind and of course good eating place to be..highly recommended for brunch/lunch doing

left pic:

karen & me

right pic:

kian boon & karen

inked for life #02

2007-03-12T03:49:00.000-07:00

well..reckon that the whole tattoo thingy has been an addictive thingy despite being inked for life..dont get me wrong that i will started doin up my whole entire body..not that hardcore and having said so..my work...doesnt permit to do so too...need to dress proper..and no tattoo revealin..so most of the time the tattoo are all covered up..otherwise i get that funny looks from my bosses and customers..

the recent one, second to the edition..is the one on my wrist written "ad posse ad esse" is a latin quote.thats says from possibility to actuality..i reckon is a damn good motivator and inspire me each time when i look at it.gives me the drive.making all things that is possible into reality.."the YES i can do it!".so far is doin its job..;)

steamboat @ lamons

2007-03-12T03:04:00.000-07:00

steamboat @ lamon place @ 3rd feb

apology..know that is been super duper overdue since from my last post up..yea me making jessie being "goddess"..

3rd feb,a fine saturday evenin we decided to crash over lamon place...and do steamboat..yummy *slurps*

the crew..(jason, tomo, fook,yen,mona, lamon and me the photographer)...

the prep wasnt that tough..we started buying the food stuffs bout

4ish and came by lamon place 6ish..

we clean and wash the vege,the fish,we had the

prawns,meatballs, wanton, mushrooms..

would say it was quite complete! *accomplishment*

and the soup was boilin and food was ready to put in..man..we had so much to eat and all of us were really happy and contented..*thats the least i hope*

and after the sumptous steamboat doin..as usual the entertainment session.

jason was assigned to be in charge of entertainment and didnt quite do a good job..he came very much empty handed except for the drinks..what happen to the dvd that we were suppose watch..the card games that we can play..none of the above..but that does not stop us from havin agood time..the pictures speaks for its self..

...fook showin off his work-out result from celebrity fitness

tomo showing off her "golfin" skills..

..and last but not the least the yummy dessert that i made..the pear jelly..with the finest deco..*winks* and it taste good too..

missy lifestyle queen

2007-01-29T08:28:00.000-08:00

"Missy lifestyle, the queen of all happenings"

here's a long time overdue tribute to one fantastic chiq whom i am connected closely to..no other than missy lifestyle herself..the one and only ever known in the century..miss jessie low

isn' the pic sizzlin hot..the glamourous side missy lifestyle

here's the story..the existence of jessie in your life is like havin rainbows created 24-7 colourful, amazing and stunned by the unexpected lil surprises..that she will charms you away with the witty brain (she may look like your bimbo to be but you are so so wrong..even if she was she would be your intellectual bimbo..straight A student for record)..you will be entertained 24-7 with her stories, the saucy hot gossips and of course guys be drowned in her cuteness and the once a while innocence lil girlie side..kawaii ne..

lets look at what's like being missy lifestyle ..

lil missy lifestyle never stops to enjoy life despites the downs and the hurdles along the way..she works hard, play hard, shops hard and party hard too..
being in the banking industry..never stop this lil missy to have good times at her fav leisure..spells SHOPPING..which in my dictionary would regard as 1st degree suicidal shopaholic..highest ultimate level of one shopaholics..is always a girls' most theraupic remedy to stress..and of course there will be the days to chill and un-wind..

lil missy loves travelling too..going places keeps her spirit high and makes life much more exciting..be it by air,sea or land..she keeps walking and walking..

as she explore and conquers the islands of M'sia, walk the land of Aussie,explore the Japanese culture, shop the streets of Hong Kong, and roam the land of Bali..

lil missy lifestyle is still going places..and marking down the next destinations..mind you destination with a "S"..

remember my lil souvenirs yea.

with the exposure of travelling, comes the luxury to patronizin the poshy hotels and resorts, dining at the finer restaurants..savourin the finest food and wines. there is a saying "most people eat to live but non applicable to missy lifestyle as she continue to indulge her way thru the cafes,delis,restaurants, clubs and bars..
there are great connoisseurs in arts, wines, music but this lil missy is one connoisseurs in lifestyle..be it in shopping, partying,travelling...and would consider myself lucky to known such a chiq...existed in this century..the bubbly full of zest to life jessie..

despites the great lifestyle she livin, she is also great friend to be..never fails to provide the strength and courage especially thru shitty times, givin me the love,hope and faith in all that i do..thanks babe

truly a great gem..
*applaud*
jessie, sorry it took a while before i posted this..

in fact i was waiting for the right moment to come..and nothing beats this moment..the moment to celebrate your existence..this very day..

happy birthday girl..a birthday tribute to the one chiq who deserve all the credentials!

~jessie low~

indulgence

2007-01-10T15:03:00.000-08:00

well..finally at last my successful visit to indulgence,ipoh.

14 jalan raja dihilir (green town)

30350 ipoh perak,malaysia

tel: 605 255 7051

tel/fax: 605 242 6297

opens: wednesday~sunday

9.00am ~ 11.30 pm

Where shall i begin..

The ambience, the atmos was superb..felt cozy the minute i stepped in..

Well thanks to Eddie who made the reservation for that night *winks*

Four of us went on and indulged ourself..me, eddie, my sister and her boyfriend See Hee.

we decided to share the main dishes..get to taste a bit of everythin'!

we took the advice of the supervisor on some of the recommended dishes..

OUR CHOICE:

#01 Caesar in basket

#02 Byblos - mix of seafood with mash potato with red dotted chilli

#03 Grappa - pasta; spagetti with corn, grapes and olives..very appetizing

#04 German sausage -apparently is a great demand order esp from the ladies

..we were really full..but i was still not happy and not leaving without my desserts!

Me want dessert and i get kinda fussy with my dessert selections..and so happen the dessert of the day just rocks..melt my heart away..

it was white and dark chocolate truffles with figs..accompanied by 2 glasses of panna cotta with strawberry..*slurps*

one dessert didnt seem fulfilling and enough to satisfy a dessert lover like me..

so we had another dessert "macerated cherri,blueberry and strawberry with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream"..ohh gosh it was yummy..

and last but not least my ever cuppa camomile tea to sooth down my hectic day..and it had to be served with honey and not sugar!

all in all was a good trip down to ipoh especially i got to indulge to the max at the none other "Indulgence"..well deserving for them to win the "Pastry chef of the year 2005, Hospitality Asia Award"

*the happy contented missy deus venia*

new year .. mardi gras 2007

2007-01-10T13:59:00.000-08:00

the countdown..to 2007..sayonara 2006!

date: 31st dec 2006
time: 4 am-till late
venue: The curve

reckon best for us to spend the new year at somewhere nearby and cozy rather than stuck in the massive traffic down town..

we started our so-called outing to curve to spend the new year as early as 4pm..how we kill those hours before the countdown?

#01 walk around, take pic..pose around

#02 had ice cream (lecka lecka 98% fat free)

..if you guys read robert's blog..on the ice cream,chocolate and sex..the intellectual conversation strike between joanne and edwin..

Joanne: Do you know that ice cream makes you happy?

Edwin: Yea, so does chocolate ..and sex..

Joanne:True..but sex you need two person, where else ice cream and chocolate you can do it

alone.

Edwin: Have you ever heard of masturbation?

Joanne: (Me being bimbo (undefeated)..) well..but you need so much energy for that.

Edwin: Eating needs energy too

Joanne (Fine!No point arguing on it)

So what happen next..? We had a survey poll..and is proven that 10 out of 10 guys will choose sex instead of ice cream and chocolate..that makes them happy!

The conversation got prolonged to the part that my guys friends had all these crazy ideas of combining all the 3-ice cream,chocolate and sex together! (which makes a man happier!)So there you have it the tory of ice cream, chocolate and sex!

Back to the new year story..

Instead of hangin out at laundry we decided to spend it upstair at the new place "the santuary" whereby is a 4-in-one concept, the restaurant, the music, the bar including the 1st ever Malaysia ice bar -10C..So we booked table for 11 pax and after all the table choosing, we realized that they do not served ala carte for today.there was only new year eve menu and cost cheapest RM 89++.Whoa..skipped!Contigency plan...We came to agreement that we should just save our money for drinkin..The all night drinkin rather than spendin it on the expensive dinner..so we end up spending RM 3 for our dinner (Dinner: ikea hotdog +mineral water).

#03 Spend some time at "The santuary"..find our feng shui place as well as get ourself entertained to the atmos,the statues..

Initially we had a small group of 11 people..and then the no adds on and more people were coming..at the end of the night we had to bring in almost 30 people! They imposed cover charge of RM 40 that day..and lil miss deus venia got all the 30 people in for free..and of course we did open quite a number of bottles..think we had 7 bottles of johnny walker.

happy moments..(#01 johnny walker and mervyn,

#02 kenny,foonyee,joanne,joshua,kimmy,#03 the santuary

#04 elaine & me, #05 joshua,kimmy and me)

the countdown..the 10 mins of fireworks!

well..was a good nite out..a good spent new year eve!cant wait till next year countdown..

welcome 2007, bon voyage 2006

2007-01-10T13:19:00.000-08:00

time passes by so quickly..that we only manage to catch glimpses of it..

year 2006 has been a tremendous year..full of ups and downs and the side ways too..

#01 left my "ice cream" industry job..
#02 joined the F&B industry
#03 travelled so much to places i never been before - indonesia, philippines,vietnam..etc
#04 had my new revamp look..more like a new haircut that changes the whole outlook
#05 excessive spendin on new wardrobe *paying my debts now in 2007*
#06 got myself single, un-attached and ready to party up
#07 re-kindle some ole ole friendship
#08 got in contact with the other side of life..my extended family members
#09 got my new hype car *my blue getz*
#10 actively involved in the NGO..mainly on Leo..had my new vision of the "sharin hearts, sharin hopes", on-going kids projects

whats in for 2007

#01 stick with my current F&B job
#02 more travelling due to my job..Saigon(Jan), Jakarta (March), Shanghai (April), HK (May), July (Belgium), October (Wisconsin,States)..
#03 remain the outlook..perhaps lose some kgs..
#04 yoga classes
#05 manage financial..minimise expenses
#06 ~~remain un-attached~~..~~live up the singlehood~~..unless some guy swept my feet on cloud nine..already did in Q1 of 2007..*winks*
#07 catchin up with friends..hell more yum cha sessions..perhaps a few drinkin sessions
#08 bonding w family members..esp those out of touch..
#09 save up get my own condo/studio apartment
#10 continue to give and share, actively participate in social and community work..Is time to contribute!My baby "sharin hearts,sharin hopes"!

Live life to the fullest..cherish all that you have as time waits for no man..love the people around you..tell them how much they meant to you,work and build your career empire, don't wait till you are 40, play hard..treat and pamper yourself..like is too short not to indulge..do the things you love but not excessively..otherwise get you overdose..my tots for 2007

all must go!!!

2006-11-21T08:21:00.000-08:00

"ALL MUST GO!!"

Reported by Missy Editor in Charge, Joanne Wong

Nov 19, 2006 Amcorp Mall Level 3 - all must go, all must sell...Leo Club of KLCC (Omega) held their 1st Jumble Sale of the year 2006..The responds was overwhelming from where i judged it from..

Previous year we managed to raised RM 636..

As one of our member Lee quoted " 10% growth very year is very normal.."

But this year..we had 30 % growth "applause, applause" Totally rocks! A toast to the organisin lady Michelle a.k.a Kiwi.. we raised RM 824.50 proceeds to club's project fund.

May not be a lot of $$$..but we sold the stuffs really cheap,,clothes were priced at RM 5, we even sold a fax machine and electronic typewriter at RM 10..

the funny remark..the statement made of the year by Kiwi " A big Thank You to Lee, who kept and is still keeping all the goods in his non-existent warehouse, and guided me throughout the project, even though you sold my MNG blouse for only RM2! Sorry Kiwi just had to quote that..so funny man...laugh till my stomach ache..

and also the part that you commented." Oh and thanks to Charles as well, for ffk-ing me. *grr* "

i am very sure audience will find you very entertaining and amazed with your remarks! *thumbs up!!*

Well we had load and loads of stuffs contributed

from the members (thanks to those who contributed)..

we had piles of clothes.good ones and not so good ones..and of course we had a good clothing sorter a.k.a Elaine Tham..

" This one is RM 5, this one i think it should be RM 10..man that's Armani must sell more, think RM 20"

thanks to all those who came and help..was great effort!

the strong ones..(or perhaps the box was just light, you know the "illusion misperception")

and of course just like any corners of Klang Valley, we have the pirated disc sellers..DVD seller (upgraded de no more VCD) seller..in our booth..

" Mr, this one new release..i assured you good quality, original quality, cheap cheap.."

and as a result of such act...

this is what happen

to the DVD seller a.k.a Ah Wong ..

caught and brought to justice..but thank you ah wong for the DVD and VCD..and guess what we had our booth just in front of the CINEMA!!!

what a brave Ah Wong..

-THE END-

10 things i love..

2006-11-21T01:46:00.000-08:00

..the things i love.. ten things i love..

#01 Chocolate fondue..even had a sous chef made a dessert (choc fondue named after me haven-li jo fondue)..as they did not had that initially in their menu..

#02 Papers and crafts..dream soon to be reality..my very own paper cafe shop..even had the name,layout and the design in mind!

#03 Celebrations..events..

as it is the best to remind us
of the special people and the get-togethers.

#04 Food..which explains why diet and slimmin is not in my vocabulary..totally out of Joanne' s advanced dictionary..special crave ..at different time of the month, weeks, days and hours..McD's,
seafood noodles,kimchi soup,jap sushi,ice cream..yummy-licious.."oishii"

#05 Family..even Stitch knows that.."ohana" means family

#06 Friends..thru the good and not-so-good and the totally sucky days..

#07 POST-IT notes..totally live by em'..the amount of post-it i

collect is just surpasses your imagination..i actually do stocked up

my supply of Post-It..such an excellent prod created out of unintention..

*thumbs up!* there is actually a book about what are the creative ideas that you can do with post it.

"Post It-Idea That Quick"..

#08 My GETZ..the getzy lil car of mine..

#09 Bears..teddy bears..so much so..i got a nickname "shookie bear" and i even had a song with that "title" *winks*

......me to you bear..love by all at all times

#10 my beau.past,present,future...well of course the list was non in priority numbered. was random sequence..

perhaps love..love philosophy

2006-11-20T23:29:00.000-08:00

"what is love?"

Love is patient, Love is kind,It does not envy, it does not boast,It is not proud, It is not rude,It is not self-seeking,It is not easily angered,It keeps no record of wrongs.Love does not delight in evil,but rejoices with the truth.Love always protects, always trusts,always hopes, always perseveres.Love bears all things, believes all things,hopes all things, endures all things.Love never ends.L o v e N e v e r F a i l s.

But many of times love fails us deeply, that it nearly scarred..or perhaps still is the unhealed wound..

Can you live up to loving someone?Can you really love somebody forever..like those cheezy tagline they used in movie "..for eternity..till death do us a apart"..Then again the word "I love you" has been said again and again..but did it mean something? Or was that just a gesture..a saying that you just used it so blindly without knowing what it meant..exploited and misused..

How can we love someone so much and yet simultaneously despite the things that they do, the way they do their hair, their unacceptable habits, the way the dresses..but yet the statement written bold that "i am so head over heels with this person"..Well there is a saying from Romeo & Juliet "My only love sprung from my only hate" or shall it be Def Leppard's song be " When love and hate collides"..

So here i am trying to bluffed my way through as the love philosopher..i may not be the guru but trust me i went through so much shit from relationships and break-ups, that i can wrapped the experience up and write a book...But of course thank God that with the strength, support and love from my friends and families it surely made me strong enough to endure some seriously shitty time..Felt so defeated back then in the name of love...

So where is my point? Well i came to realise that you aint know love and the big meaning to it till you experience the low and peak..Yea you can look up the dictionary and search for it and says "Ohh i know what it means.. " but is through experiences you learn..as painful as some of them can be..but you will eventually learn the big meaning..a person once told me when i broke up with my guy and was so despair to it..like i cant live another day..he ask me this"Do you know what is love? Love is about letting go everything, all expectations, is about accepting the person..as who he/she is, is about forgiving and forgetting all the wrong things.." So i eventually move on and realise that i wasn't ready to do so for my guy and it has not reach that ultimate peak to define that i truly "love" the guy..ooppss..yea..some of you would probably start guessing and thinking which guy is this..but my advise give up! It was a long long time ago..that i barely knew what was giving and accepting was. Yea was too selfish to even look at that..was a fool then..and perhaps a smaller fool now..

Remember that everyone goes through the ups and downs..at times the person you love might not love you back, or it could be someone that you will not see again..SO BE GLAD if you had the chance to love someone and get to be loved back..at least for that lil while..it may not be lasting but is the memories that will stayed in the heart..

"The biggest reward in life come from the biggest challenge..and you will be so guilty and should be shot dead to let a dead end relationship to linger way past the shelf life"..think about overdue can food and the result of engulfing the whole can food..Ewww gross..and a week of hospitalization..

So wake up,smell the fresh air..(imagination)..and how the world aint such a bad place to be just because some guy dump you last night, or some guy cheated you..be glad that is over and that you are living in the drama..is his bet, his lost..someday,somehow he would realise what an idiot he was..what a fool.In relationship, we bound to create fools out of ourself..like letting go someone special, taking one for granted, saying things that we don't mean....

hope the message here has been an inspiration and warmth the hearts of those broken souls..cos i was once a lost ould, wounded and crushed..but i survive and so will you...*hugs*

..to be continued

korean drama addiction

2006-11-20T08:39:00.000-08:00

"Korean drama addiction.."

days after days, weeks after weeks and months after months..i would now officially declare myself being diagnosed with the "Korean drama fatal addiction"..100% Korean drama addiction psychotic..

wouldn't want to start calculating the hours that i literally spent couching and watching my Korean drama one after another disc...and trust me it can go on forever...thank god i had to get my butt off to work..

how did i end up becoming like that? Of course i do enjoy the times where i drool over the cute guys and how awesome their bodies is..and to be drown into the cuteness of the actresses ..awww so sweet..so cute..typical girl la..go check out Princess Hours (Goong), i am sure you will eventually fall for either one of the character. Guarantee assured!

Starring from left to right :

Song Ji-Hyo, Joo Ji Hoon, Yoon Eun-hye and Kim Jeong-hoon

A must watch drama despite the four of them being new in acting, they got really good songs too. The soundtrack is "awesome, rocks!"

Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5

Storyline: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Hours

Reckon that after so many months, i probably watched all the good ones of the Korean drama series...

The list (3 months archieve):-

The Glass Leaves

My Sassy Chun Hyang (extremely entertaining)

My Girl

My name is Kim Sam Soon (must watch! the guys rocks!Hyun Bin!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_name_is_Kim_Sam_Soon

Princess Hours (must watch)

Wonderful Life (must watch,the lil girl so "cute")

My 18 years old bride

My 19 years old sister in law

29 vs 19

Sad love story (Kwon Sang Woo)

Bride from Hanoi

Marry a millionaire

Lovers in Paris

Sang Doo. Let's go to school

Only you (must watch!)

Fireworks

well..remember i started on the whole drama craze was in the mid of break-up recover. #01 cure to break-ups...well the fact that when i get home, showered,eaten..will throw myself on the couch and start the drama marathon till i get so tired and fall asleep eventually and wake up in the morning to go to work...and the routine goes on continously days after days and turned into months..soon it became a hobby..my past time leisure..as i watch the dramas, i completely shut off the brain system (no thinkin)..brain cracking..and once a while will pondered on the the storyline..how fortunate i am and how some people in their whole life never been loved and never had the chance to express their inner feelings, their inner voice..trapped within..struggling within themselves...so it does taught me bout the glimpses of life..not only that...i picked up another language and culture too..so it aint that bad...addiction follows with another addiction.what does that means? Well..the fact that i talk about it so much, people around became like me too..all drown into the drama..just that there is all the levels of addiction..me at the first degree suicidal addiction level..to them perhaps on the fourth level..so not so bad..well..my faithful followers are my very own sis in law as she gets to watch them after me without no rental charges..and then my pet-sis..whom i constantly talk to you.."you know what i just rented this new korean movie..and i will send her all the links and youtube of the drama"..yea i know *wicked*..and my friends..In fact i realized there is a huge group of girls out there drools over Korean drama, the hunks, the chicks, the settings, the story with a lil twist and turl unlike you predictable TVB soap operas..cant think of a reason to resist such temptations..

from the couch potato guru,deusvenia..

A LIVING TESTIMONY OF FRIENDSHIP

2006-11-12T10:56:00.000-08:00

Living testimony of friendship

by joanne @ shookie

~A life without friends is like death without a witness~
A tribute to all my friends whom has walk the path with me, lifted my spirit when it was at its lowest, unlimited supply of encouragement,love,trust,patience,hope..thank you for walkin that extra miles with me despites the sun nor storms....

Friends are part of God’s great plan
Created in a way to brighten up our lives
Having a true friend is like finding treasures of heaven, for keep sake
Friends are like angles
Lift us up when our wings are broken
Hear us out when we are sad and despair
Laugh with us although our jokes aint funny
Believe in us before we believe in ourselves

A true friend see us the way we are and not what we ought to be
We can just be ourselves, no mask wore, no pretentious acts
Friends spark our lives with wonders
Creating miracles and inspires us to be greater than who we think we are
Without friends, we will not be who we are
Friends shapes us-to give, to share and to learn
All these cannot be taught by books or in classrooms
It is a lesson to be experienced
Truly unforgettable experiences, journeys to be savored and cherished!

love at first sight!

2006-11-12T09:17:00.000-08:00

..it was like love at first sight..believe it or not..

saw it for the 1st time in singapore a month back during my work trip.

was getting myself the M1 prepaid sim card and stumbled across this sophisticated clamshell phone.."wowie thats a cool phone..omigosh such gorgeous looking all pearl white sitting in the glass shelf"..and as i glanced the price tag , the price were even more wow "SGD688"..thats about RM1600, was kinda outta of budget..damn!

so that was the 1st encounter with samsung e870.On and off i will still go on the web to check out more about the phone and its price..
wishing and hoping the price will fall to my budget amount RM 1200..

it had pretty much all i needed..as tho it felt like lookin for a boyfriend..and fulfilling all the requirements.. thats why is like fallin in love..

do not be fooled by its plain simple looking design..the phone rocks!is a classic!weighing only at 85g.Dont be too quick too judged that it is just another nice looking phone and thats all it does..Beep!So totally wrong to think so..

why?

this slim light weighted phone offers internet browsing with the picsel viewer which allows viewing of MS word,excel,powerpoint,PDF as well as JPEG files.The other function of the TV out allows you to transfer your files to projector and display them on TV or PC.the phone also a multi-tasker as it allows you to access music files simultaneously while reading your sms ..and it comes with external memory card if you run out of the 80MB microSD internal memory.comes with camera built in with multishot function,self timer,white balance adjustment, 4x digital zoom..audio support on Mp3,WMA,ACC,AAC+,eAAC+ (basically the sound is as good as your sony ericson walkman series phones..as it uses the same software)..

after searching and browsin..i finally meet the one..destined to share a part of life..was in 1utama. was after dinner decided to just walk around and window shop on phones..due to its only 4 months launch no many places will have the model..and so happen to see it in one of the samsung shop..and enquired on the price..the guy told me RM 1180 plus 512MB microSD card..was so tempted..but resisted the temptations..went home..keep thinkin about it..

the next day, a friend of mine just had to go 1 utama to get some stuffs and had me tagged along...the temptation was too much to bear and finally i gave it after bargaining with the phone shop guy..it was reduced to RM1150..(hoorays..was within my budget)..reason to is drop in price because there were 5 samsung models launched at the sametime.This poor fella was launched together with the ultra slim version models..so due to the overshadowed fame and popularity of the ultra slim series, the e870 dropped in price.

so thats how the story goes on..me and my new samsung e870..the relationship begins..

well..for your info..the fallin in love was just an illustration..and yes..a big YES that i still normal girl who in favours of falling in love with guys and not gadgets..is just like how guys being so head over heels on cars but yet crazy and madly in love with chiqs!*winks*

mission#01 beth surprise party

2006-11-12T08:01:00.000-08:00

surprise!!!

beth's surprise party @ 4 nov 2006 @ velvet kl

..it started off as a casual conversation with teong (beth's boyfriend) as he was askin me what plans do i have in mind to celebrate my good friend, his girlfriend..and lighted the idea of "lets do a surprise party for her"
so we spend the next few weeks planning and coordinatin with the rest of our friends and make sure the surprise idea does not leaked out to beth..trust me is not easy especially when we meet up so often over dinners and yum cha..
so we gathered her collegues from 3M, her high schools friends, college mates and uni friends whom are close to her to attend the surprise party..and hell tough when you hold a party in a club with so many people..we even had to smuggle in the birthday cake..as cakes are prohibited in the club..only outside at the terrace they allowed cake cutting.as they afraid their precious sofas and carpets gets stained and dirty off.but we managed to convince the management that we just gonna blow the cake, no cutting and no eating inside the club..so we managed to charm our way through more like my good friend got it figured out and settled *winks*
and i had to lie to her that i was flying off to jakarta that day..(the surprise day) so that she will not be suspicious over a single thing..
so that night the whole thing was a lil chaos in the start esp getting everyone to be there before her and bringin all of them in..total there were like 30 of us or more..crazy man..and of course she was brought out for a very nice dinner by teong and we had to keep updating and sms-ing each other on the status..and give him the green light to proceed and bring her to the club. teong: beth, a friend of mine is at velvet tonight and he ask us to join him..and the table was book under the gf's name joanna..and she bought the idea..
she came in to the club with her eyes closed and blinded, guided by teong..making her steps nearer to us and we were all prepare and ready with her yummy birthday ice cream cake..and she opnes her eyes..shocked and touched to see all of us..as we sang her the birthday song..she also receive this big bouquet of flowers her favourites-white lilies and geberras aka african daisies

she was stunted as she saw all of us..how the different groups of friends that she hang out with, some never meet each other and both parties was never introduce by her were all there that night..how we managed to find our ways to contact them..and got all of them there-her collegues, high school,college and uni mates..it was amazing and all of us got to know each other for the 1st time..but we sure had a good partying night..as we miggle and got to know her other friends better..

good one but is not gonna be anytime soon for me to throw another surprise or organizing an event such as this..takes a lot of effort and also time to coordinate..but for beth is worthy and no regrets..esp seeing her so happy that night..*toast to the birthday girl!*

charity@movie

2006-11-12T03:31:00.001-08:00

finally kick start the engine for sharin' heart, sharin' hopes...

our very 1 st project under the initiation of sharin' hearts, sharin' hopes..charity @ movie .

Charity @ movie was held in cineplexes, cineleisure aka. the curve

Although it was a kids project, community service..we reckon it would be much

more eventful and memorable to have a fun + charity project.. a different way of doin things..

so we managed to speak to the movie distributor and the cinema management on the great "proposal" we have..and we managed to seek for a special early screening of "open season"-an animated action-adventure,follows the fortunes of two forest animal misfits..suprisingly the movie offers some mature references, including rude humor and mild violence but overall offers a great entertainment for the whole family, the 3 years old kid right up to perhaps your grandparents..

Oct 15, Sun was the day of the event.Before screening the movie, the management brought the orphans that we sponsored to the movie, total 35 of them from 3 homes (rumah sayangan,rumah gembira,rumah bakti)for a cinema tour (behind the projection room, block office, the confectionery area and the making of popcorn)..a total of 110 people was present for the movie. we had an extreme good turn out and response from the event.

After the movie, we (orphans+leo members) adjourned to McDonald's Mutiara Damansara for lunch doing.

It sure feels good to spend half the sunday doin community work in such a fun-filled and meaningful way!

Good one! and more to come...

the crews of the day!

sharin' hearts, sharin' hopes

2006-11-01T21:46:00.000-08:00

Sharing hearts, sharing hopes”

~ So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep even when they are busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into life is to devote yourself to your community around you and devote yourself to create something that gives you purpose and meaning~

Mitch Albom

Sharing hearts, sharing hopes is the theme that we give to this remarkable project of ours that focus on serving the community especially in the kids’ welfare and youth issues. The kids are our future, our world tomorrow. Instead of just praying and wishing they become better people, we can make a difference in their lives by putting together small efforts from everyone. A piece of puzzle will not complete the jigsaw, but with the thousand pieces it forms a beautiful finish art work of a jigsaw puzzle.

In Leo we are taught to serve, we pledged to extend our hands to help those in needs, pledged of our hearts reach for it and it will be touch, pledged of our ears to hear another outcry, pledged of our eyes to see the plights of others, pledged of oneself to bring another man closer to his dreams and pledged for the betterment of our community and country.

We hope by initiating projects under this umbrella of sharing heart, sharing hopes, we can make greater awareness to people the true meaning of giving, sharing and caring. So share your hearts today so that we can share the hopes of these little ones and uplift their dreams!

JOANNE WONG

walls' hidup biar sedap!

2006-11-01T20:43:00.000-08:00

well..the good ole days at wall's ice cream ..to most people who doesn't know, wall's is actually a division in Unilever.

"Wall's is the world's largest and oldest ice cream maker with 100 years of history, and 40 years in Malaysia.Wall's is known globally over 40 countries of its operations"

Had the opportunity to see the glimpse of wall's,fun-filled despites the crazy workin hours and stressful yet challenging tasks and missions in wall's.

One amazing fact about ice cream is that is official ice cream makes you happy..that explains the extra kilos that i put on while workin the one year in wall's.no regrets to it..after all i had all that yummy magnum's,split lime, minis..and the list goes on..the great part and most evil temptation in wall's is that we had two wall's freezerz in our pantry..yups the ones that you see in the grocery shops,kiosks,petromarts...and being the staff we treat ourself pretty well by picking up a stick ofice cream as and when we feel like it..most of the time is when i get really stressed out, too hungry or out of boredom(which seldom happens)..you'll see me being near the freezer.

oh yea..we were talking about ice cream makes ya happy..a recent study was done by Unilever at London Institute of Psychiatry's Centre of Neuro-imaging Sciences.When you eat ice cream, it lights up teh brain's pleasure zones. It bring a smile to the happy areas of the brain!so that i've been a preacher on that fact since i got to know it..and still a strong believer in that!

had a good one year of experiences ..goods and not so good ones..one of which was our incentive trip to KOREA!ann yeong ha se yo..we had so much fun for the 4 days of the all paid for trip.

dressed in the korean cultural costumes

the fighting spirit of wall's (kando!)

well..apart from that, never forget those sales meetings trips-malacca,ipoh..where we would recruit new wall's outlets or convert the nestle's outlets into wall's(that spells victory for us havin nestle being our closest competitor)..where we will have sleepless nights before that to rush up our presentations and reports..unforgettable ones..

being wall's has taught me much..to have that fighting spirit, to be passionate each day of what i am doing (one of which was the kid's projects and portfolios) which i think where i placed my heart strongly on.About kid's tomorrow.In fact i did so many pitching to all the kids centers and edutaiment centres with having the idea of kids' with wall's.One of which we managed to kick nestle outta the place and signed an exclusivity with the center.hoorays!

surely was good to be there and stayed for a while there.. had a really insightful mentor @ boss whom is the business dir of wall's malaysia.under him i believe i have gained quite a fair bit..
so..let live up to the tag of wall's "hidup biar sedap !"

the big big family of wall's