tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666609901013232862024-03-05T20:31:47.733-08:00selly's cellmoody sangchlor on a rollcellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-17323674664505574232009-02-26T07:41:00.000-08:002009-02-26T07:52:08.561-08:00i've moved!<a href="http://selinaleng.soup.io/">this </a>is my new blog which isnt quite a blog but a "soup"<br />it's much easier to post to. it's like a mini blog for people who dont have the time/inspiration for a proper full on blog<br /><br />see ya there!cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-31817145571395602652009-02-15T07:33:00.000-08:002009-02-15T07:35:01.154-08:00300gav's watching this movie right now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Turan" title="Kenneth Turan">Kenneth Turan</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> writes in the </span><i style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> that "unless you love violence as much as a Spartan, </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> or a video-game-playing teenage boy, you will not be endlessly fascinated.<br /><br />i have to agree.<br /></span>cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-67146897635073262382009-02-02T20:24:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:29:08.296-08:00united voice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.unitedvoice.com.my/images/FunFairAd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 242px;" src="http://www.unitedvoice.com.my/images/FunFairAd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="textheader">Self-Advocacy Society of Persons with Learning Disabilities Selangor and Kuala Lumpur </span><br /><br /> <span class="textbold">Todate, UV has about 80 members. UV membership include person with Down Syndrome, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Global Development Delay.<br /> </span> <span class="textbold"><br /> Objectives</span> <ul><li class="text">To provide a meeting place for persons with learning disabilities where they help and support each other. </li><li class="text">To develop leadership, independent skills and confidence among members so that they can speak for themselves and make their own decision. </li><li class="text">To speak and act on behalf of other persons with learning disabilities (advocacy) </li><li class="text">To promote self-advocacy and form groups all over Malaysia </li><li class="text">To make the community more aware of the rights, needs and abilities of persons with learning disabilities. </li><li class="text">To create employment for members. </li><li class="text">To provide an example to the community of a service run well, for and by persons with learning disabilities. </li></ul><br /><span class="text">United Voice will be organizing a <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Fundraising Fun Fair</span></span> on </span><span class="textbold">14th March 2009</span><span class="text"> at </span><span class="textbold">Bandar Utama Community Center</span><span class="text">. There will be food & drinks, games, lucky draws, inflatable castles, sand art, face paintings, performances and jumble sale and many more....<br /><br /> You can help support us by <ul><li> Sponsoring items for sale. </li><li> buying Coupons (RM20 per book) </li><li> Sponsoring souvenirs or gifts </li><li> Volunteer for the event </li></ul> Download a copy of the <a href="http://www.unitedvoice.com.my/SponsorshipBrchFair2009.pdf" class="link">brochure</a> for more information.<br /> <br /> </span><span class="text">If you would like to participate or contribute towards this event in support of United Voice, please contact </span><span class="textbold">Yeong Moh Foong</span><span class="text"> at </span><span class="textbold">603-79540701</span><span class="text"> or email <a href="mailto:uvfundraising@gmail.com" class="link">uvfundraising@gmail.com</a></span><br /><br /> <span class="textitalic">All cash donations to United Voice will be tax exempted.<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I've got 10 booklets of coupons so please call me if you want to buy some. each booklet is RM20<br />please click <a href="http://www.unitedvoice.com.my/index.html">here </a>for the organization's homepage.<br /></span>cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-58836394904298796542009-01-30T23:52:00.000-08:002009-01-31T00:00:05.950-08:00this island<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzk93tEobcuL0ol7sZ14jycY7CyY1MI1zskaqq8h5BAhopY_tVH2HdGk1HhEbZF4UbpV5IC3RdwRo7R_dzhHHwIhEUUKYnzJ4gkUeRam0VdgTcJIJXzCixZuVnckHnnCMn8110dd6CgdNs/s1600-h/SDC10185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIR0NMoi3oNbEoZ8J0uy0H3dvmP9cBsuAT1wpxmnytHEyEjuaHxR2Dq3W-3UBg-P8aRoZ0rq6Xdyja5Mip9F8PhZ8HWu5Y4JyzHOzeZmUgLcoYtiRjvfn0hWZx8b217JrJKzhj-T379yY/s400/SDC10211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297364175074121378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgX804_BcOtsMBalao2EZatbln6qezm14zcsFbuKDVXkvOWco9oylvRmAA6Nl9nQ6bLwDVTxbDPE1NTqDS3slqPMtYM-jyetlTFFaTn68zbyfmdbw09SOXd4gg5hf9MUG4c9Jg-yhv7nz/s1600-h/SDC10188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgX804_BcOtsMBalao2EZatbln6qezm14zcsFbuKDVXkvOWco9oylvRmAA6Nl9nQ6bLwDVTxbDPE1NTqDS3slqPMtYM-jyetlTFFaTn68zbyfmdbw09SOXd4gg5hf9MUG4c9Jg-yhv7nz/s400/SDC10188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297364174930814098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh9M2jgusaOnjWnWXz7lOWKjl6ferVUqhJfkiBn6o59Lyq8GiJL42_R69tG9oWs3dLe-GVVRz1hsWy9vWkOjeghRxbsmMPHqhy_dZzf8NCvYwyt5tUZ42kIj_6urUjGUax4t5wFq48WPg/s1600-h/SDC10180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfh9M2jgusaOnjWnWXz7lOWKjl6ferVUqhJfkiBn6o59Lyq8GiJL42_R69tG9oWs3dLe-GVVRz1hsWy9vWkOjeghRxbsmMPHqhy_dZzf8NCvYwyt5tUZ42kIj_6urUjGUax4t5wFq48WPg/s400/SDC10180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297364171505647154" border="0" /></a>thinking about death.... makes one really reflect on life.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-78759334765368740252009-01-24T21:29:00.000-08:002009-01-24T21:31:38.344-08:00"every man dies, but not every man really lives" -W. Wallace [Braveheart]cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-77033694175176447672009-01-21T08:26:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:32:22.426-08:00increasing faithAnd God is able to make all grace abound towards you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.<br /> <span class="content_smbold">2 Corinthians 9:8<br /></span><br /><p align="justify"> For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.<br /> <span class="content_smbold">2 Corinthians 1:20</span></p>-----------------------------cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-12958123335601578682009-01-19T07:45:00.000-08:002009-01-19T08:00:11.571-08:00poignant time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhhPoqBqRMLz7kNnONThwV2Mor2Yck-lgz7JEWROnNfyESdPJaz6qtAq_sZlddT_pwwWjns83q_DJhucdAZ1rITRteILDe9251FxkmPjHxjURdnDQL7jYIjnUJb6t0M4ufCCNgcQ42qgy/s1600-h/door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhhPoqBqRMLz7kNnONThwV2Mor2Yck-lgz7JEWROnNfyESdPJaz6qtAq_sZlddT_pwwWjns83q_DJhucdAZ1rITRteILDe9251FxkmPjHxjURdnDQL7jYIjnUJb6t0M4ufCCNgcQ42qgy/s400/door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293031545991722226" border="0" /></a>We'll be starting a new life soon. We're looking forward to it. We're not afraid although we know there may be much to fear. We are full of hope because we know the Lord directs our paths.<br /><br />This is such an important time for me because it brings me back to 2005 when I first got back to malaysia. that was the lowest point in my whole life, every day I cried and cried and wanted to go back to australia. and so, for the last 3 years that was my goal-to get back there somehow. and now, after much waiting and suffering, finally, it's happening.<br /><br />during those long years in malaysia the thought of australia was just so painful, it caused too much heartache to even think of it so i stuffed all memories of it into a drawer that i didn't open for years. i couldn't look at photos taken there without a painful stab at my heart.<br /><br />but now...i can finally reopen that chapter.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-39708040195620915002009-01-15T23:02:00.000-08:002009-01-15T23:17:48.101-08:00garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn8ud0LABoeX51UFrYTg4hKL9CBv9T2jih6MxBQQJs0vl6jscSooYaCC8smxGQSbykyLgQ7UAv4bAyp2lstS0F9Ab68uwV3MteKkpBw6T1xcXb8cK15vYzGsZbO7kWujaBRk6QkenS445/s1600-h/CIMG0247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn8ud0LABoeX51UFrYTg4hKL9CBv9T2jih6MxBQQJs0vl6jscSooYaCC8smxGQSbykyLgQ7UAv4bAyp2lstS0F9Ab68uwV3MteKkpBw6T1xcXb8cK15vYzGsZbO7kWujaBRk6QkenS445/s400/CIMG0247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291786348116817010" border="0" /></a>im going to miss this house we've been living in although we've only been here a few mths! how fast time flies. now we're married and we're moving out in a couple of months. the garden is what i love most. here above is a mango shoot coming out of a mango seed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PvIQ697N3Hs8ltYcpL-adgizE2vLkhBWTcrc9hDR7BnO3JiWrBQR_0E9L-6gGBilDxNHorkdZQIKGTY4Xy6V-rrvlDRuwNVu_V_-gXWv6M0TNmAMLF6UfZzqUE0rSHZ8v_y-63QOOIo_/s1600-h/CIMG0239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PvIQ697N3Hs8ltYcpL-adgizE2vLkhBWTcrc9hDR7BnO3JiWrBQR_0E9L-6gGBilDxNHorkdZQIKGTY4Xy6V-rrvlDRuwNVu_V_-gXWv6M0TNmAMLF6UfZzqUE0rSHZ8v_y-63QOOIo_/s400/CIMG0239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291786343396575650" border="0" /></a>luscious looking grapes from the vine! they look good but unfortunately they're hard and sour. terk can tell you firsthand. hehe...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga26rQYx64HguerwJayCv-usL-5mNF_YqZQQwGXaC70Z2YcBXNx8zDcKO5SUYj0cdk-SiVe_1Swl5vt0ZNFmdMU0uRBWvuGqwWIYZWWM-BYxSMxNTVsw4cYiaeI85iJgfMGQ28u0Uf6Dbm/s1600-h/CIMG0237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga26rQYx64HguerwJayCv-usL-5mNF_YqZQQwGXaC70Z2YcBXNx8zDcKO5SUYj0cdk-SiVe_1Swl5vt0ZNFmdMU0uRBWvuGqwWIYZWWM-BYxSMxNTVsw4cYiaeI85iJgfMGQ28u0Uf6Dbm/s400/CIMG0237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291786345154594994" border="0" /></a>pumpkin plants.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUPjMQXdI1I9v74JgL8JzTI4JFRUQ9fJrWhEYCxG40RmNh1otz2q8iZXrcnVmJ6o1h4SK7uRelHzA0D0ftWK4bbCjqiu8xoJskFbJV0EUjFyn91m_JM8ZRsTa-jz2z2RTAHhTkAD6hGkT/s1600-h/CIMG0235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUPjMQXdI1I9v74JgL8JzTI4JFRUQ9fJrWhEYCxG40RmNh1otz2q8iZXrcnVmJ6o1h4SK7uRelHzA0D0ftWK4bbCjqiu8xoJskFbJV0EUjFyn91m_JM8ZRsTa-jz2z2RTAHhTkAD6hGkT/s400/CIMG0235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291786334746760978" border="0" /></a>pumpking seedlings<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9r-xwied_jDO5pkxyp8ozBKg8oswh-yS9npJhH-zj7F7hvFEJ2XdqgPQZmREuTW4VyEhfCo85NV-UT7pWDKdLygwiePOlB8tDLqn5GfwG20_9dUC5So80wxLUC_9X_2rlqq1ESbzb6_z/s1600-h/CIMG0230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9r-xwied_jDO5pkxyp8ozBKg8oswh-yS9npJhH-zj7F7hvFEJ2XdqgPQZmREuTW4VyEhfCo85NV-UT7pWDKdLygwiePOlB8tDLqn5GfwG20_9dUC5So80wxLUC_9X_2rlqq1ESbzb6_z/s400/CIMG0230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291786315962466674" border="0" /></a>another pumpkin plant.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-18905305798874238782009-01-15T14:56:00.000-08:002009-01-15T15:34:36.060-08:00there can be miracles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bugbog.com/images/maps/australia-map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 374px;" src="http://www.bugbog.com/images/maps/australia-map.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>we cried with joy when we got the news.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gur8ccqrQ9c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gur8ccqrQ9c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-13436117029133161092009-01-13T21:55:00.000-08:002009-01-13T22:18:47.672-08:00homemade popcorn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaBKhRnhPC9aRV5P-d1dIS85QFI7EQHZaWZ_Qg5SeoXrU5QlmS3cx6G6_yWDltQ7u-iKZYjePMaHz__f4fZcUReInICGUgcBt-YOojwpos_v6pzm0MLFMy7ltU5F-nqEHzTQCjYC6SmTz/s1600-h/CIMG0214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaBKhRnhPC9aRV5P-d1dIS85QFI7EQHZaWZ_Qg5SeoXrU5QlmS3cx6G6_yWDltQ7u-iKZYjePMaHz__f4fZcUReInICGUgcBt-YOojwpos_v6pzm0MLFMy7ltU5F-nqEHzTQCjYC6SmTz/s400/CIMG0214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291027341162704802" border="0" /></a><br />this crunchy snack is fun to eat because of its crisp mouthfeel and so cheap to make at home compared to the ready poppped ones at cinemas or at the supermarket. making a whole bowlful at home is probably only about RM0.30!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqWQTBUOFEvgro8WQ4HppT4RdJEl_MnJWOQ8dMTrjSjs_8my06wDNjr3wQE9MmtXYMQ_YC4owiL_uHUcbmBlf-CkSZvomXODzlLK9ZbHNPe1Qjy5ahScl20xk6f1qyyUI8oXwu6TifX9f/s1600-h/CIMG0213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqWQTBUOFEvgro8WQ4HppT4RdJEl_MnJWOQ8dMTrjSjs_8my06wDNjr3wQE9MmtXYMQ_YC4owiL_uHUcbmBlf-CkSZvomXODzlLK9ZbHNPe1Qjy5ahScl20xk6f1qyyUI8oXwu6TifX9f/s400/CIMG0213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291027341073851506" border="0" /></a>it's really easy, just heat up a heavy based pan and add about 2 teaspoonfuls of oil, heat up on the stove at medium heat for about half a minute then add a tablespoonful of uncooked popcorn.<br />cook for 2-3 minutes, they should start popping wildly. shake the pan every now and then to prevent sticking and burning. when the popping slows down take it off the heat immediately then pour into a bowl.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNTklCSWb-mnGpcxw5yEo60mRAsrQH7aIXjjhyIqsgLoHz69rSVYQ8K1qAZWB9IiMB0ZmnCUqM3ad23gAQljvBo3hEpER6eHKO8hrm-SZEJns4bC_ps-18dDuSMIt77a0SYn1HSjtXUOK/s1600-h/CIMG0212.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNTklCSWb-mnGpcxw5yEo60mRAsrQH7aIXjjhyIqsgLoHz69rSVYQ8K1qAZWB9IiMB0ZmnCUqM3ad23gAQljvBo3hEpER6eHKO8hrm-SZEJns4bC_ps-18dDuSMIt77a0SYn1HSjtXUOK/s400/CIMG0212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291027337692309266" border="0" /></a>now melt some butter in the hot pan and pour over the popcorn, cover and shake it real hard to distribute it as evenly as possible. sprinkle with salt and pepper.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-72149222917182878962009-01-13T01:01:00.000-08:002009-01-13T01:23:09.630-08:00yakult<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Z4B39Ot9KyspDgCB4grjVetcfYidxCDeF2Kh7B7ZsLgJFGSJ_4qW4D_ARO4NrGtW-N6twc01SMZ4xtnwK9-VV4aWOZPSLoRNXyCW6qVtKkasY4ONyuNe17P4vA5IFDNjEGsF7NlVemf1/s1600-h/CIMG0202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Z4B39Ot9KyspDgCB4grjVetcfYidxCDeF2Kh7B7ZsLgJFGSJ_4qW4D_ARO4NrGtW-N6twc01SMZ4xtnwK9-VV4aWOZPSLoRNXyCW6qVtKkasY4ONyuNe17P4vA5IFDNjEGsF7NlVemf1/s400/CIMG0202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290706237178199810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mc8aIeM6_SMI9D5AbX-AkPTkpm1KvICviai6nFOgtBhznxebBbc4YRFqxDMFeGdQ3wqF9t3VIW6eRB5c50NZ4o4e3Wdx_0hyphenhyphenwCDANLOWjs5FiFbipujGZ_BOO7Dv20lSI_nmbm6V2Exl/s1600-h/CIMG0202.JPG">yakult factory visit</a><br />we saw how this miracle health drink is manufactured and packaged right here in malaysia. the packaging materials and straws are from japan. i'd always thought all yoghurt drinks were equal but apparently i was wrong because yakult is the only one with 30,000 bacteria that'll cure all your ailments. ok that's not what they said but it was close. apparently this drink will stop all your tummyaches and IBS and digestion and make your gastro-intestinal system work better. and it has vitamins added! plus it tastes good so what's the harm? :D my only gripe is that it's too small, i could drink 5 bottles at one go!<br />so, after the factory visit and promotional video viewing we're sold! i think gav and i will be drinking yakult everyday from now on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvFT6RN5UWimLkPzxU-BirLjTpwfKYBkfujcg9LbZju5tJsxZBu8m5A6ySmmO_4ckJVcpcfefP02SYunI4SZ9DB0ozI_vIihqJPyLXaguE0HTd4DJeZWjcVE_kMkFwEer2u1T6OeC3Dar/s1600-h/CIMG0185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvFT6RN5UWimLkPzxU-BirLjTpwfKYBkfujcg9LbZju5tJsxZBu8m5A6ySmmO_4ckJVcpcfefP02SYunI4SZ9DB0ozI_vIihqJPyLXaguE0HTd4DJeZWjcVE_kMkFwEer2u1T6OeC3Dar/s400/CIMG0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290701543272470226" border="0" /></a>this is one of the amphibian friends we found in the garden. there're probably hundreds of them.<br />after observing this one for awhile we let it go of course. they're too small for meat anyway.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-52439472380624334592009-01-07T19:27:00.000-08:002009-01-07T19:33:57.056-08:00Isreal doesn't bomb "schools"in response to some who're condemning Israel for bombing children, this writer will <a href="http://www.boundlessline.org/2009/01/israel-doesnt-b.html">explain it more clearly.</a><br />-----------------<br />anyway about my foot, thanks for all your well wishes and concerns. the doc said there were no fractures, and it's only sprained. it's swollen up but other than that, it's fine. no more pain [the painkillers he gave were very very good] and i can hobble around with a crutch now.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-78370081802597427082009-01-07T00:13:00.000-08:002009-01-07T00:21:53.569-08:00where do we go from here?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Ps 16:11</span><br /></div><br />I've asked God that question many times in this life, with the premise that the "right" answer will make me the happiest, and it would be the easiest, with the least difficulties and maximum rewards.<br /><br />I was only half right. I think going God's way may me fraught with danger, uncertainty at times, heartache, problems, challenges...but it's still be the easiest because we can depend on His strength and not our own.<br /><br />with this new year come new possibilities, new challenges, new "problems" to be faced. but it's the same God we have whose mercies are new everyday.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed Prov 16:3</span>cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-59462233552963610412009-01-04T20:51:00.000-08:002009-01-04T21:09:52.640-08:00wedding details - the veilthis is just another part of the mostly DIY wedding I had just to document the things I did for future reference. I wanted to make my own veil because just buying one would've come up to RM180 at least! of course it comes in the package if you'd opted for a studio package but we decided against that from the start.<br /><br /> firstly I browsed around the internet to get ideas, in the end I decided on a drop veil coz it was the easiest to make and looks sweet. we bought the white tulle material and the flower shaped lace from Jalan TAR in KL.<br /><br />then we cut it into an oval, rounding off the edges after measuring and marking the lines with tailor's chalk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMpXiF0iICEVhcSMBy5xxXJENKngJiN6cEzjHg8HGNKfJlL82ONruu_ujHLs6VhibbCKuX-1kBklJ1mG2_9xruIJgJHxz5jmDNcBfCqtV7obEGFXVfE-XPdeAh1OImR6WvjuM1DxvZ1pM/s1600-h/IMG_3056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMpXiF0iICEVhcSMBy5xxXJENKngJiN6cEzjHg8HGNKfJlL82ONruu_ujHLs6VhibbCKuX-1kBklJ1mG2_9xruIJgJHxz5jmDNcBfCqtV7obEGFXVfE-XPdeAh1OImR6WvjuM1DxvZ1pM/s400/IMG_3056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287669873762637010" border="0" /></a>cutting such a big piece of very delicate material wasn't easy as you can see! it wouldn't stay still and we needed weights on each corner.<br />then we tried it on to see if it fell correctly. we had to re-cut it a few times to get the length right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZXKH3iqiTPsGZyfmCxszwLUIEzl05fX5FQ9TZYc63QSPLXlhTvgIUq3PXELT7_RDJUpIF1dHaSDNgtZSYaSGH1NtNsNtACAM0njQCspKO5_IdzxhiR2Zngpkvwhsb5gD0vRFgXDuC6E5/s1600-h/IMG_3066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZXKH3iqiTPsGZyfmCxszwLUIEzl05fX5FQ9TZYc63QSPLXlhTvgIUq3PXELT7_RDJUpIF1dHaSDNgtZSYaSGH1NtNsNtACAM0njQCspKO5_IdzxhiR2Zngpkvwhsb5gD0vRFgXDuC6E5/s400/IMG_3066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287669882795697202" border="0" /></a>it would've worked fine like this but i wanted to have lace edging on it so I got my mum to sew on 4 metres of lace to the edges.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSNeGRw89W9cPQDWE0_poyaDdKvdFr1KUL-vkWwCZr41y76Lzfg8nZAlqRA7gCTSTY9jObogjVOJgPzhAlL0_ZjQd8-U9_q5TOLE54qYDDUKS-B-Gt08gb9GzDum7Wz9k2eunY1rHh08D/s1600-h/IMG_3070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSNeGRw89W9cPQDWE0_poyaDdKvdFr1KUL-vkWwCZr41y76Lzfg8nZAlqRA7gCTSTY9jObogjVOJgPzhAlL0_ZjQd8-U9_q5TOLE54qYDDUKS-B-Gt08gb9GzDum7Wz9k2eunY1rHh08D/s400/IMG_3070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287669881709313602" border="0" /></a>then I sewed on a little comb to attach it to my hair with! that's it!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7XjyNNnOf7itFClZsXkiq_W-FjOb_-jVQrkTcZF9ZUZw0P9pXeAiQqBc_PDVSOJWMNNfrr4yioLpvRBfGy6vgiFEpICEZOrAkm6DRdHEi06jqjSt7vEVxpxl6F8Fb6dmoVP7AZlOLa_M/s1600-h/CC2-117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7XjyNNnOf7itFClZsXkiq_W-FjOb_-jVQrkTcZF9ZUZw0P9pXeAiQqBc_PDVSOJWMNNfrr4yioLpvRBfGy6vgiFEpICEZOrAkm6DRdHEi06jqjSt7vEVxpxl6F8Fb6dmoVP7AZlOLa_M/s400/CC2-117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287669885744676802" border="0" /></a>cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-77096349716178499132008-12-31T01:22:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:40:26.416-08:00lessons learnt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p1saVR0b9wWoqW3UV8LfYFyFUezOF-7VltAmaVJEJZZXfZPtk-BtwMQIO3vKgpxSM1-K_r9J02PhmwOaMrwLAtEw9Vo-NRjAtpxHvCs7Cx517tp4uFF2hhzneEjEob_qD49wB0cmr5yR/s1600-h/line+clear+%282%29.JPG">our penang trip was....</a><br /><br /><br />both good and bad. i did enjoy many aspects of it but there were some unpleasant moments like how my poor hubby got sick [probably sick of the penang food?]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFoVIGGN0j2mrRNbwIx5AOSZFOM7y3X4ikgfnoM_3kLW577d3F6AQZpXcW5SPr1AWDL7UP33MBiOUcxduvLBA1TbOTjmo7kHje4eRTjGcTlc9HXDpIwNP3eWXP8k8Q-uy4ZMW35CtBA1g/s1600-h/line+clear+%281%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFoVIGGN0j2mrRNbwIx5AOSZFOM7y3X4ikgfnoM_3kLW577d3F6AQZpXcW5SPr1AWDL7UP33MBiOUcxduvLBA1TbOTjmo7kHje4eRTjGcTlc9HXDpIwNP3eWXP8k8Q-uy4ZMW35CtBA1g/s400/line+clear+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286736297198497730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p1saVR0b9wWoqW3UV8LfYFyFUezOF-7VltAmaVJEJZZXfZPtk-BtwMQIO3vKgpxSM1-K_r9J02PhmwOaMrwLAtEw9Vo-NRjAtpxHvCs7Cx517tp4uFF2hhzneEjEob_qD49wB0cmr5yR/s1600-h/line+clear+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p1saVR0b9wWoqW3UV8LfYFyFUezOF-7VltAmaVJEJZZXfZPtk-BtwMQIO3vKgpxSM1-K_r9J02PhmwOaMrwLAtEw9Vo-NRjAtpxHvCs7Cx517tp4uFF2hhzneEjEob_qD49wB0cmr5yR/s400/line+clear+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286533907476651682" border="0" /></a>i love nasi kandar but queuing up this long for a plateful is.... not my cuppa tea. still, i suppose since were in penang we had to do smtg we dont normally do. the line was CLEARLY in view the moment we got on penang road! it stretched all the way to the curb. not bad for a business that's situated in a "lorong" [backlane]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ6hEe32sm6OeUpO4f5T4W096IKm4xxGiMw9Q-n8_Aonh-vtQm2SleQm39AFFaohtZJ69CUF3zc9C1DT_y_xMYHsAgunWiGfn0KnY7phDOXe5jsd8p3B1qMJMlqWFyj1nAUAgu0IP6GMQ/s1600-h/line+clear+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmHGUJ1cGbGnMmQDEbXgfhE2_jCYQS6S83rieYPseDhTs1sZAO1GeXIRhyo_EnmbM-n-9IdcdwK3qrPm1vxmIfWaMvV1fe_Ti5XH9lWse_ZhEh5BFKlUehiemUyRiHT7lA06GF2Kv3iw_/s400/ipoh+dim+ssum+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286533898208342562" border="0" /></a>this is part of our ipoh dimsum binge. again, we had to wait in a crowded restaurant for what seemed like forever to get a table! the ipoh folks don't think it's rude to stand around other people's tables while they eat. i personally dn't like that idea though. dimsum tastewise... uhh i think hoong foong in USJ21 is better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLLWx-Poe2P41CfqSa8lbejgPhSYQqldv5aJxpGqtdwSinG60HH0NsDu81-FaKXaI2yLwKEAnLQ05EsXJbLRLvsTtIyxLrE5pJ1B6sF6Dhyphenhyphen-ohWS7Nri3fZGoCqkkhI39FhA6OyaiAanH/s1600-h/ipoh+dim+ssum+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie918iD7-uZs8XP788w3BeRhGv0CCJS84WI_weSJRNTnqJRe1p7I3FBYzze3jbqLbKJrJqjqjDOucEaPuTBrWD3WyhaaHyz_PTN4nAnz6SQ1O4az8m7aUIXOgaHJaG6R0YE-UC_tXTpyDa/s400/inside+the+apartment.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286524985735206258" border="0" /></a>and this is the offending curry laksa that we suspect, brought on his stomach trouble! do NOT drink up the soup in penang curry laksa! so we were told by his aunt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd7DUc7jB_3vToVxxKvbHSWPh5RgnEZuQJA5tf5-QiVf6YdQG7rveS35HEzZyxPZUJC52CQqZOtXpSIP00iO03_v8Ym8Zk3CjBZCaMBWwUfpIjExK353mONOxTvD1Df0iHA5koHaRF7RH/s1600-h/CIMG0087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd7DUc7jB_3vToVxxKvbHSWPh5RgnEZuQJA5tf5-QiVf6YdQG7rveS35HEzZyxPZUJC52CQqZOtXpSIP00iO03_v8Ym8Zk3CjBZCaMBWwUfpIjExK353mONOxTvD1Df0iHA5koHaRF7RH/s400/CIMG0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286524980675878754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">after all that bingeing everyone looked sluggish </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrLC9xHQSug1VJDp3phze7FeDNiI6C6iJoXq75PPjOWmp6PzPb3-qXMGbSt6y7Z-10IiTJUMPzf-AfS7w3i6VmnezuYPkhzGgahl0ud-LLCWLnWZw6FzyyKRKF3jYJVk_TC793xclmsID/s1600-h/CIMG0147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrLC9xHQSug1VJDp3phze7FeDNiI6C6iJoXq75PPjOWmp6PzPb3-qXMGbSt6y7Z-10IiTJUMPzf-AfS7w3i6VmnezuYPkhzGgahl0ud-LLCWLnWZw6FzyyKRKF3jYJVk_TC793xclmsID/s400/CIMG0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285883487185223554" border="0" /></a>so, in conclusion<br />1. when going on a penang hawker food binge, bring along fibre tablets, prunes, raisins, bananas, charcoal pills and poh chai pills to avoid diarrhea, constipation or both.<br />2. get EXACT directions for wherever you're going because getting lost and going around in circles in a foreign place wasting petrol is no fun.<br />3. make sure you get regular bowel movements!<br />4. do not order curry laksa at 5pm, the soup with coconut milk was probably there since morning! resulting in stomach trouble later. there's nothing worse than having stomach trouble in PENANG and not being able to eat anything nice!cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-89749465120084977152008-12-22T08:31:00.000-08:002008-12-22T08:44:21.180-08:00happy birthday kelvin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhKAG_rackQvE4o5LzjG5zqVvl5yueguzaLzayflVxcb_SsQ2PXkg0qykm5Z0vkW7k5y9O53glJ41qL4hjpi5vzqFl6OsY_zg9vpngGLM_u9X13ltAK8anXGf2BA-SMu4ax6_epZUhQ8A/s1600-h/SDC10033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhKAG_rackQvE4o5LzjG5zqVvl5yueguzaLzayflVxcb_SsQ2PXkg0qykm5Z0vkW7k5y9O53glJ41qL4hjpi5vzqFl6OsY_zg9vpngGLM_u9X13ltAK8anXGf2BA-SMu4ax6_epZUhQ8A/s400/SDC10033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282654012366825570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlOwlZQEWIxt8KVVx8ERw_fIflVqmIeFXhSnyRYm9ghR07mN-ds9vk_vfXYqLNYEBegLey02fIRxPCfaA31-crgg15hMlU-AOk6ls-Mc8DoynFihDiizjEcvO3lToxt122YKMctKi7rqR/s1600-h/kelvin+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlOwlZQEWIxt8KVVx8ERw_fIflVqmIeFXhSnyRYm9ghR07mN-ds9vk_vfXYqLNYEBegLey02fIRxPCfaA31-crgg15hMlU-AOk6ls-Mc8DoynFihDiizjEcvO3lToxt122YKMctKi7rqR/s400/kelvin+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282654000032441906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyomeSvSTS6O0aV6_AdNDU0GfmWyNyXafk3mFPVnpHmEicP7DQb7XgDVFwAh2mvQFIa0hKU78AgRkSzhEyLHESX929d1UEC92lLmwkJC12xfNh2bh2PJIXim8k4o8NN1ce_TQRUgZIPxl0/s1600-h/kelvin+%281%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyomeSvSTS6O0aV6_AdNDU0GfmWyNyXafk3mFPVnpHmEicP7DQb7XgDVFwAh2mvQFIa0hKU78AgRkSzhEyLHESX929d1UEC92lLmwkJC12xfNh2bh2PJIXim8k4o8NN1ce_TQRUgZIPxl0/s400/kelvin+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282653997363450578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCwnsa2H0TxSDgKiEi_22m9_qWR2dn8i46LDB5mimTQoyaFo6qdKEmui_D0qb9Rmqjvg_fdVOAh2brTa5uWFxMaf-vDFJg-OoobeuOzF42MfD5S0NG1w0Vo_1_-zV-LYmyJNrJ2HuFk9o/s1600-h/kelvin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCwnsa2H0TxSDgKiEi_22m9_qWR2dn8i46LDB5mimTQoyaFo6qdKEmui_D0qb9Rmqjvg_fdVOAh2brTa5uWFxMaf-vDFJg-OoobeuOzF42MfD5S0NG1w0Vo_1_-zV-LYmyJNrJ2HuFk9o/s400/kelvin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282653994964558738" border="0" /></a>he's someone who's always earnest and sincere, ready with a smile and has no pretenses. a good friend, fun to hangout with and tells it like it is, no whitewashing.<br /><br />although a salesman by profession, he has a strong sense of truth and good conscience, knowing how to point out truths [that may not be necessarily nice to hear] ever so tactfully and respectfully that in the end only adds to the respect of those who call him "friend"<br /><br /> one can't help but feel at home with him around because he doesn't pretend to like you, he really does. [if he doesn't, at least he's not pretending to!]<br /><br />blessed birthday kelvin. gavin and I appreciate you a lot!cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-50511152723180239792008-12-21T18:40:00.000-08:002008-12-21T19:26:39.556-08:00come they told me parrupupumpummmm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1cQOCf4bplEhJmLJq2HAoLXXSOdeKhSonaSTV9OpxFwGP3UOwqp2Shh1QK9M7bVq6eija1LF4AZt90OMSGvuTGJnI9MuYKeSKkYJ4A_gU50kE8fZIDLD4qY0U3bOMerY5eSDYKyhd_Ek/s1600-h/SDC10010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1cQOCf4bplEhJmLJq2HAoLXXSOdeKhSonaSTV9OpxFwGP3UOwqp2Shh1QK9M7bVq6eija1LF4AZt90OMSGvuTGJnI9MuYKeSKkYJ4A_gU50kE8fZIDLD4qY0U3bOMerY5eSDYKyhd_Ek/s400/SDC10010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282450064553893874" border="0" /></a>christmas is...... over commercialized and over hyped up but i <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">love </span></span>it anyway!! especially decorations, carols and presents!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03fYaUip99usL55rktyGXvi0LgSRabPHIbqh3lNLzqWkQBrbCBeRwvjEv17E1RSRfUWBC_72okyogTFqw7V24hgx9H0aQcdfh6FfIkWouHQSAIvVryXHhRm5Iulu1Gd7sxNWI9IpL8pB0/s1600-h/SDC10009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03fYaUip99usL55rktyGXvi0LgSRabPHIbqh3lNLzqWkQBrbCBeRwvjEv17E1RSRfUWBC_72okyogTFqw7V24hgx9H0aQcdfh6FfIkWouHQSAIvVryXHhRm5Iulu1Gd7sxNWI9IpL8pB0/s400/SDC10009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282450060080314130" border="0" /></a>makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. and suddenly everyone's full of goodwill, giving and giving and giving. that's what God did at Christmas and is still doing so now, that's why we give presents. not bcuz we just want to max out the credit cards and get into debt. we're just emulating Christ. so, what's wrong with giving presents?cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-55581878377337350072008-12-16T16:29:00.000-08:002008-12-16T16:43:38.112-08:00wedding detailsI'm going to detail the things I did for the wedding in case some people want ideas. mostly for my own memories of the day so that 10 years from now I can log on to this blog and look at it :)<br /><br />1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">the dress</span><br /><br />I was looking through dresses online and realized that in malaysia, one only had 5 choices for dresses<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">- rent it from the bridal studio</span><br /><br />this was not an option for me because i didn't want to use the studio packages where the couple pose around against a backdrop. and if u didnt take the package, RENTING the dress would come up to RM800! [minimum!] so not worth it. also the selection of dresses were too limited, it was impossible finding one that with sleeves! and i needed to have sleeves:D<br /><br />-<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">buy a designer dress</span> [like those from beatrice looi, carven ong, etc.etc.]<br />also not an option because they start at around RM4,000<br /><br />- <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">buy a cheap white gown from sungai wang </span>[or anywhere!]<br />i shopped around for off the rack ones but couldn't find any that fit me properly<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">-buy it off ebay and alter it </span><br />i thought it would've been cheap this way but it wasn't! the dresses still went for about RM400 -RM800 plus more for alterations so it wasn't worth it.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">- tailor it</span><br /><br />i chose this last option because this was the most cost efficient. so i printed out this picture of a dress from J.Crew and asked ms Kee to make it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u96eUkU4Saky0lGiAnujKeceuEeKcjpQAFxpnqwp5rMrGRAP-hY8q6Ik8xBnKvlKMUMRcvzBkxE_9YEH54AfFvTEy5gJFyYDqMuXKGnk7lX2hPH3kHtlP_LgP_YbW_SUAJ_jgE7Qqwse/s1600-h/the+sweetest+dress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u96eUkU4Saky0lGiAnujKeceuEeKcjpQAFxpnqwp5rMrGRAP-hY8q6Ik8xBnKvlKMUMRcvzBkxE_9YEH54AfFvTEy5gJFyYDqMuXKGnk7lX2hPH3kHtlP_LgP_YbW_SUAJ_jgE7Qqwse/s400/the+sweetest+dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280551018915598770" border="0" /></a>of course it looked SO different on me since i probably weigh 10 x what this model does. also i put the neckline a little bit higher.so this is how it turned out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXe7atdEPHaMXYGdm4pLOqHaIQG8fliUVuJfV65npzF8KXB-PJ0F9ShhpgW4Qg883fg3T-W2yXpLI7qI6Nps33yLqKf5sa0JZhjtt5ddADFD9A64OG0xpateHG82cJtbT_hDj9LfzdUasp/s1600-h/rachel's+%2830%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXe7atdEPHaMXYGdm4pLOqHaIQG8fliUVuJfV65npzF8KXB-PJ0F9ShhpgW4Qg883fg3T-W2yXpLI7qI6Nps33yLqKf5sa0JZhjtt5ddADFD9A64OG0xpateHG82cJtbT_hDj9LfzdUasp/s400/rachel's+%2830%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280551576724009250" border="0" /></a>cloth+lining: RM48<br />workmanship RM150<br /><br />TOTAL: RM 198<br /><br />not bad for a custom made wedding dress with lining! but then i'll never get to wear it again! wonder what to do with it. maybe i'll put it on a headless mannequin in a tall glass box in a dark hallway....cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-83487845178603932872008-12-14T20:23:00.000-08:002008-12-14T20:33:46.058-08:00quotable quotes now that the year's coming to an end, i'm pondering some poignant moments of the past year and some memorable quotes.
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<br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></p><blockquote style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"How do I get to Carnegie hall?</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Practice you gotta practice!"</span></span></p></blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">"<meta equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title></title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.3 (Win32)"><style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } </style> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"to fly we have to have resistance" </span> </p> <p></p> <blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> love the challenges</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Listen to advice</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Don’t argue</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Don’t complain</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Be nice</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Be content </span>
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<br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><blockquote>so simple yet... so profound.
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<br /></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-67283946841224945982008-12-14T19:52:00.000-08:002008-12-14T20:07:37.369-08:00ground coffeedoes anyone have a coffee maker/percolator /machine?<br />I bought some "medium bodied "Colombian ground coffee thinking it was instant coffee and now I can't use it.<br /><br />so if you want my 2 bags of ground coffee, please let me know and i'll give them to you!<br /><br />----------------cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-55128167727787027182008-12-10T00:24:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:33:39.601-08:00the wedding part 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsex6YeDusBTauaT2nLOajf7fSgk1EinoEBrbVV4VypRKMfBgd13VfApWl47GiYwioPwcFmYWojvIeCN-epJnKCohek4zcdmzOJ6XD7e2bWLGms_nx-GQo9XWkGGVgcA6rfHkmXAy7ttDr/s1600-h/DSC_6684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsex6YeDusBTauaT2nLOajf7fSgk1EinoEBrbVV4VypRKMfBgd13VfApWl47GiYwioPwcFmYWojvIeCN-epJnKCohek4zcdmzOJ6XD7e2bWLGms_nx-GQo9XWkGGVgcA6rfHkmXAy7ttDr/s400/DSC_6684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278093286715948946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLDUpHbKSfjT1mMkmfPIwztGLQsjuGpJVtENZqeCLvtYezfxdgF0qq6848OzJKsTDl9wq2dLY6JUFMxAWV1ApjnuZeJ-eJPhx1a5dPeb4Rzzbq9fyGhQchquah2Y2qVmWWIM852SrE6WN/s1600-h/albert+playing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLDUpHbKSfjT1mMkmfPIwztGLQsjuGpJVtENZqeCLvtYezfxdgF0qq6848OzJKsTDl9wq2dLY6JUFMxAWV1ApjnuZeJ-eJPhx1a5dPeb4Rzzbq9fyGhQchquah2Y2qVmWWIM852SrE6WN/s400/albert+playing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278093286627049890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />finally I feel inspired again to document my thoughts on the wedding day, 2 months ago.<br />after the ceremony everyone headed into the restaurant for some finger food and tropical cocktails made with 100%juice, no water added!<br /><br />first up were the speeches. i was very touched with my dad's speech, throughout most of my growing up years he hardly ever said anything nice about me but tnoight he did and i was so touched i cried.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IxlIMBzt2KUqM6Vvlj-FqnfMmN4MsEtFE2TUT9UeyemQk5NapnHO11-cAMdTx6BS9f5qZLNr9VyXT4EB67tATpbZKqJX7Qpj3qRd8UDB08VxrhCFN4ne3keUtMoeG-BYDWSxdEXVK2uo/s1600-h/dad's+speech.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IxlIMBzt2KUqM6Vvlj-FqnfMmN4MsEtFE2TUT9UeyemQk5NapnHO11-cAMdTx6BS9f5qZLNr9VyXT4EB67tATpbZKqJX7Qpj3qRd8UDB08VxrhCFN4ne3keUtMoeG-BYDWSxdEXVK2uo/s400/dad's+speech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082008539421794" border="0" /></a>he said he was very happy that I'd found someone i truly loved.<br />then, tucker was on. he's an old friend of gavin's, probably known each other something like 15 years. or more!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3V6GOZeJ2nQ_jAB1l2AcydEHNjFL9p3Ne0qQZZQSVtaqFQ01LTwVb6RT9JQA38YpOfvYAngIFWzlMxa4nCBKDNZluvhFhyvlBARyJDbP8s8RjzXtDr-La3Njkj9VwGy5MwJ2YkFdiIeR/s1600-h/tucker's+speech.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3V6GOZeJ2nQ_jAB1l2AcydEHNjFL9p3Ne0qQZZQSVtaqFQ01LTwVb6RT9JQA38YpOfvYAngIFWzlMxa4nCBKDNZluvhFhyvlBARyJDbP8s8RjzXtDr-La3Njkj9VwGy5MwJ2YkFdiIeR/s400/tucker's+speech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087540784597986" border="0" /></a><br />and then terk and fanyin and rach [interestingly, all our speech givers were from our respective high schools!!]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2mXB4G0aq-SJwKiZXB5_VAhFMALkoFxDuoGSNjrSAIViqNVnltRo-DTUD5aTVfsFfi5RsQpDqZdlSRe797CpI_ABY0sJxlVOubw5DzNOP_jImGptgDPu5NtaBy9tbSrSXqrCAiVsUIK-/s1600-h/terk's+speech.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2mXB4G0aq-SJwKiZXB5_VAhFMALkoFxDuoGSNjrSAIViqNVnltRo-DTUD5aTVfsFfi5RsQpDqZdlSRe797CpI_ABY0sJxlVOubw5DzNOP_jImGptgDPu5NtaBy9tbSrSXqrCAiVsUIK-/s400/terk's+speech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082005102017042" border="0" /></a>perhaps this shows that a lot of our most lasting friendships are from high school, not college or uni or work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBC88GdmOMDLmKZ3ddywsVdMXXeyihnb6acmmF3Kim5GDJ-jqhpavB-n6qnMG2qvdMyvulN7EwbJQxzN3dt1Qt9GP69ZJHGjURG8Q71ECW5hPiWbT29FHLNqm3m7HSZJj316AYYrM1uDh/s1600-h/limfy+and+rachel%27s+speech.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBC88GdmOMDLmKZ3ddywsVdMXXeyihnb6acmmF3Kim5GDJ-jqhpavB-n6qnMG2qvdMyvulN7EwbJQxzN3dt1Qt9GP69ZJHGjURG8Q71ECW5hPiWbT29FHLNqm3m7HSZJj316AYYrM1uDh/s400/limfy+and+rachel%27s+speech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082006372407298" border="0" /></a>all their speeches were so meaningful and touching and full of well wishes and philosophical quotes on love and marriage. i think. i was too happy to remember what they said exactly which is why i can't wait to see the video pat took of the wedding!<br /><br />the cake cutting was of course, quite fun. i had originally intended to buy a nice metal cake knife and engrave our names and wedding date on it to become an heirloom cake knife but somehow that never materialized and we ended up using the restaurant's very sharp knife! still i loved the cake so much! it was very me, very sweet, pink, girly and original since it was made by my mum, husband and friends [i can't stop talking about how great they are for helping me out!]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M8mUYKgVmky1Qkpv6X71SrQAW7Ksj_0suHQmgeVN4wd1k1ZW8onZt2pucAuew4NCwXTtPlvGNJQq8leD3AaYKP677MCw4cH1ED-vuyPMc7aNh4Z72SH0QIm-xsGNQzO4Tz0D-NfpBQYP/s1600-h/CC2-239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M8mUYKgVmky1Qkpv6X71SrQAW7Ksj_0suHQmgeVN4wd1k1ZW8onZt2pucAuew4NCwXTtPlvGNJQq8leD3AaYKP677MCw4cH1ED-vuyPMc7aNh4Z72SH0QIm-xsGNQzO4Tz0D-NfpBQYP/s400/CC2-239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082002417470274" border="0" /></a><br />then, some of our friends did a few very special romantic songs for us! I know a people who hire their wedding band and MC for RM4K for it all but i think ours were priceless because they're our friends! [and all are very talented and passionate!] carol played guitar and sang, sonia did a very powerful rendition of "from this moment" and albert graced the solo part from "kiss me"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXxNlmvS-byfhArMX3CQCZluztsHBvBIh5eRnDqs1I31NcXKQluvm0xXS7Y6uZn2x-37gcYI3ya4xGYQg95YuVmZdpTPBWQX0zz8zp_hMg2iyWmgCI8Y6SyBsyBT1CXsGqMh2Aw2vw9m1/s1600-h/DSC_6778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXxNlmvS-byfhArMX3CQCZluztsHBvBIh5eRnDqs1I31NcXKQluvm0xXS7Y6uZn2x-37gcYI3ya4xGYQg95YuVmZdpTPBWQX0zz8zp_hMg2iyWmgCI8Y6SyBsyBT1CXsGqMh2Aw2vw9m1/s400/DSC_6778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278088405842008322" border="0" /></a><br />carol and terk did a very nice "grow old with you" from the ben stiller movie. everyone loved it! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzegESQJyfdC-c7flF8tDINMkSKBWiZqHulvtqRkiH0IjDotxqQjNegX-o0g1ZLiTMC_HHewDm_EXA4R7wJX05VIQiiZyYAZpLrzGT5gyvyS1GO5Bv6Xnz1tDQfGCEuRrEKDF7X0yvW8qL/s1600-h/DSC_6748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzegESQJyfdC-c7flF8tDINMkSKBWiZqHulvtqRkiH0IjDotxqQjNegX-o0g1ZLiTMC_HHewDm_EXA4R7wJX05VIQiiZyYAZpLrzGT5gyvyS1GO5Bv6Xnz1tDQfGCEuRrEKDF7X0yvW8qL/s400/DSC_6748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278088400872425362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXna63zGbijsPq9fjiLw9G2Y4bm1C-ku3D-6vs1C5m8SQdw0kHWXRcL64sUOIqz-MNpMUq_YUEazKEkjGrLquiBfa6v9ywRfRQ6QLvMRyRjW9AXvYKsBHMZRceGClLplJeazQ4OBVyWktM/s1600-h/sonia+singing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXna63zGbijsPq9fjiLw9G2Y4bm1C-ku3D-6vs1C5m8SQdw0kHWXRcL64sUOIqz-MNpMUq_YUEazKEkjGrLquiBfa6v9ywRfRQ6QLvMRyRjW9AXvYKsBHMZRceGClLplJeazQ4OBVyWktM/s400/sonia+singing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278088393402095170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjQFvk6ohCcOldm9gEFsGmVdSHpizZGR0VxzerQd2laK_zRh8o3cLOA6O1Px5vT_SFGNWHMN0j7Hg3hMADZfls5KtIAGOEliXfUa-TVX0ZWifnCDO0xhWTJ71fxd1lfIrqU9sXZmJNgN6/s1600-h/CC2-268.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjQFvk6ohCcOldm9gEFsGmVdSHpizZGR0VxzerQd2laK_zRh8o3cLOA6O1Px5vT_SFGNWHMN0j7Hg3hMADZfls5KtIAGOEliXfUa-TVX0ZWifnCDO0xhWTJ71fxd1lfIrqU9sXZmJNgN6/s400/CC2-268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087545450440578" border="0" /></a><br />i loved the video pat made, it was so meaningful and funny at the same time! so did everyone i reckon! here's everyone watching it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LbqCC972NCaQvDf9FX8ZWI9IIYXVBbZcxvUPBH3YKBnsUf3QBi5V8p1r1-WP5R4fXJVYVWtGeNHTbhBjCz28wxX1Hz3uV_53Fi1DH6WUJgXwoVqI0_e2yOsE7Y3ZNODlYLj33ck3zEHc/s1600-h/DSC_6739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LbqCC972NCaQvDf9FX8ZWI9IIYXVBbZcxvUPBH3YKBnsUf3QBi5V8p1r1-WP5R4fXJVYVWtGeNHTbhBjCz28wxX1Hz3uV_53Fi1DH6WUJgXwoVqI0_e2yOsE7Y3ZNODlYLj33ck3zEHc/s400/DSC_6739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278090328453702258" border="0" /></a>i reckon i'll watch it again on our 20th aniversary and laugh over it again!<br /><br />then was the "fun" part where I, wanting to hold on to western tradition, threw the bouquet over my shouhlder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQKzAsVWzInoKItZRcj2zl6UBlvK8tEbvs3HIOTXvbbYHl1zAk5mxzmxV7B8VYMNKNV7nb-7EVyB8nAwg5S0xA-xzORrpfLzrAawAWA30ACXfVC-Ndg_q9c9CRh_RYrycl_r4rF4MqF85/s1600-h/CC1-251.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQKzAsVWzInoKItZRcj2zl6UBlvK8tEbvs3HIOTXvbbYHl1zAk5mxzmxV7B8VYMNKNV7nb-7EVyB8nAwg5S0xA-xzORrpfLzrAawAWA30ACXfVC-Ndg_q9c9CRh_RYrycl_r4rF4MqF85/s400/CC1-251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087533759200402" border="0" /></a>caryn got it! or rather it hit her. I wonder why our girls are sooo afraid of catching bouquets. i mean... it's just for fun and doesnt have to be taken THAT seruiosly. besides, every girl wants to get married so why is it such a bad thing to catch a bouquet? of course no one actually believes in the whole "person who catches will be the next one to get married" thing. that's just old western superstition. this is just for fun u know! I've never been to a wedding where someone threw the bouquet before and of cousre i've never caught one but well, i reckon it would be fun to catch one.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFroypvHTRQ0SNf4kki4q3KwOahtczbhYTP-kCjnzT55oDmvTFUyTtIAZ4G5ZsmYfzBlDXhI3Qs7NYdi3ym6pDB3Eijb_6VbB3rX9EUXMaKsODzEb5XeybZTFOU049QaKgoSP72IWCUMCM/s1600-h/CC2-303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFroypvHTRQ0SNf4kki4q3KwOahtczbhYTP-kCjnzT55oDmvTFUyTtIAZ4G5ZsmYfzBlDXhI3Qs7NYdi3ym6pDB3Eijb_6VbB3rX9EUXMaKsODzEb5XeybZTFOU049QaKgoSP72IWCUMCM/s400/CC2-303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087537155942482" border="0" /></a><br />so! that was it, my wedding! going back to the hotel room that night, so much was going through my mind. i wasn't prepared for how sad I'd feel about moving out of my house for good, being out of my parent's house forever. I didn't think of it at all really, until i came back a few days later and found that my bro had already moved into my room when i hadn't even taken anything out yet! it was really sobering to think that I'd never sleep in this room again. and i'd been sleeping in this room for 25 years! life has really changed. also I wasn't prepared for how I wouldn't live with my family anymore. not that i <span style="font-style: italic;">loved </span>living with them so much before, [u know how it is, how they make me come home before 12, don't wash the dishes, etc.etc. hehee] but still, i felt a sense of loss somehow. I can't quite explain why, bcoz I am thrilled to be living with gavin now.<br /><br />I suppose you dont quite appreciate something until it's gone. Ok i know some of you are waiting for pt 4 when I talk about what happened after going back to the hotel room but i shan't say anymore :D<br />thanks for being part of my day, all of you! You all made it so beautiful and meaningful! i LOVE you all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6_8De6-YYNh4KGSALgNNAIoeS3seB9NWe7sptcsVYoydWp59uH8UvfmXQBkoehVf0ohgdXs2Nzb9z9-TZ9MHTE_MDDZfKolfzbuH6ByCvl0AZc9k_Jz0rrIThDNbwCYBZtZgUF5IY1Ea/s1600-h/DSC_6904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6_8De6-YYNh4KGSALgNNAIoeS3seB9NWe7sptcsVYoydWp59uH8UvfmXQBkoehVf0ohgdXs2Nzb9z9-TZ9MHTE_MDDZfKolfzbuH6ByCvl0AZc9k_Jz0rrIThDNbwCYBZtZgUF5IY1Ea/s400/DSC_6904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278093295761991490" border="0" /></a>cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-88576955073636640122008-12-08T23:14:00.001-08:002008-12-12T00:16:16.263-08:00novotelnovotel hydro majestic kuala lumpur on jln kia peng is a very big name in hotels and we were very impressed with the decor, especially in the lobby. the place is very posh looking and decorated in a modern way. and the rooms were also very nicely done up, colour coordinated and very "modern" hip looking.<br />however we were up for a very rude shock~ we booked it for our "first night" [u know, on the wedding night!] but they gave us a TWIN bedded room instead of the king sized bed we booked!! [imagine, for our FIRST NIGHT a twin bedded room!! garrhhhh<br /><br />and, we booked the exec room but they gave us the superior room instead [that means we were DOWNgraded one level although we paid for the more expensive room type] not only that, but we couldnt even check in at 2pm which is the LATEST check in time you're supposed to have.<br /><br />sigh if that weren't bad enough, the room smelled strongly of sewage [shit] when we first entered!<br />now if you think that's already the worst of it, it wasn't!<br />when we complained about it later the manager lied to us telling us that our reservation was only for a superior room but when we went home to check the confirmation letter we found that he lied and we were right all along.<br /><br />sigh....<br /><br />what can we do now ? we've already complained several times [through email, through snail mail, and talking to the duty manager face to face] but they just refused to compensate us in any way.<br /><br />i totally totally cannot recommend this hotel to anyone at all, sad to say.<br /><br />i've already called 3 times and <span style="font-weight: bold;">each </span>time the receptionist said they'd call me back and took down my number but until now, a week later, still no call from them! are they ALL trained to lie and lie and lie????? sickening!cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-49336794635804688062008-12-03T08:25:00.000-08:002008-12-03T08:26:04.508-08:00preparing for christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYijm7uheJG3Aht568rpfQA3DOa1AjjOPnPkV8pVgqSaUhyalhLn790Q6wNWGahScbEFDSKFk3EFxkOGOYHEfwQ_Fv5CRMS9jsMnDtmMgchI6e7pTLoX5Re2FAive7I9G_1pTcDPMcU8d/s1600-h/Image033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYijm7uheJG3Aht568rpfQA3DOa1AjjOPnPkV8pVgqSaUhyalhLn790Q6wNWGahScbEFDSKFk3EFxkOGOYHEfwQ_Fv5CRMS9jsMnDtmMgchI6e7pTLoX5Re2FAive7I9G_1pTcDPMcU8d/s400/Image033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275598627753177634" border="0" /></a>christmas is coming! I love the "trimmings" of Christmas although I know it's got nothing to do with the meaning of it. it's our first christmas together as "married" and it's fun putting up decorations.<br /><br />i thought it would be fun to put baubles up and apparently terk thought so too. here he is playing "boink the ball" with his forehead.<br /><br />putting up the lights, writing christmas cards, shopping for gifts, baking christmas cookies, playing christmas music, all that is so much fun !<br /><br />we spent last sat decorating our pastor's house and it's <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">m<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">a</span>ssi<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">v</span>ely de<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">c</span>ora<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">t</span>ed</span>. they have 3 christmas trees and 6-12 sets of lights in each tree [each set has 100 lights! imagine!] and although we spent a whole day there we didnt even complete half of it. there were probably 40 santas, 100 reindeer around and 50 snowmen. ok i didnt count but everywhere you l ooked there was a santa! or a candy cane! or a snowman! or reindeer!cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-73017905393145772882008-11-26T00:01:00.000-08:002008-11-26T00:04:20.715-08:00I'm listening to<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Joy-_A_Christmas_Collection.jpg/200px-Joy-_A_Christmas_Collection.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Joy-_A_Christmas_Collection.jpg/200px-Joy-_A_Christmas_Collection.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>this is my favourite Christmas album in the last few years. I just love their version of "Don't save it all for Christmas day" and "We are the reason". Their medley of familiar carols like "O Come O Come Emmanuel/Away in a Manger/O Little Town of Bethlehem" is really really beautiful too.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466660990101323286.post-65127940895527557612008-11-25T14:43:00.000-08:002008-11-25T14:50:08.628-08:00it's been a painful week [literally]first I slammed the door into my thumb which was a major major major painful experience, I thought my thumb had been pulverized! try having to play piano with a sore thumb! now I know how those garlic pips feel when i crush them with my cleaver. <br /><br />then i twisted my neck in a way i shouldn't have and now it hurts to turn to look right. and i can't even straighten my head so everyone i meet think I'm looking at them sympathetically all the time. <br /><br />not to mention the ongoing cough that started before the wedding and is still going on now. i've already finished 3 bottles of cough syrup. <br /><br />hope this string of events end here.cellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084702872840342623noreply@blogger.com0