Am hoping.....

1.
I haven’t been feeling well these past 2 weeks. It started off with having a sore throat. Then last week I had the sniffles. This week it turned to coughing. Its been so bad that my stomach muscles hurt every time I cough, my eyes get watery, my chest hurts and I can’t even talk properly. My throat feels so itchy that I feel like taking it out and scrubbing it with berus dawai. Argghh!!

Anyway, my beloved sister gave me a scare yesterday. With the latest report of bird flu findings at the Genting Klang area, she warned me about the possibility of having the same sickness since I live around the same area. Aiyoo...please don’t scare me la...I panicked a bit and wanted to find out more about this H591 virus (obviously was ignorant about the virus when things were fine and dandy). I quickly checked out the symptoms:
-Fever
-Sore throat
-Muscle aches
-Headache
-Lethargy
-Conjunctivitis (eye infections)
-Breathing problems
-Chest pains

Alamak...Those symptoms can be seen in any normal sickness. So, how to tell? My doctor didn’t say anything when I went to see him on Tuesday. He only said "come back if you’re still coughing after a week". Gosh! Should I hit the panic button?? I hope I get well real soon. Pray for me guys.........

2.
The day I dreaded finally came last Saturday. My maid (C*) went back to Indonesia for good. I was praying D* wouldn’t go berserk but surprisingly she handled it well. I have a feeling she thinks C* is going for a short trip and will be back soon. I tried hard not to cry but couldn’t control the sadness. I shed a few tears as we hugged goodbye. I thanked her for everything and will truly miss her.

As expected, D* has been asking for C* these past few days. At the moment, its still under control. As long as she doesn’t get ‘demam rindu’, then we’ll be ok.

I’ve been doing the cooking and cleaning since C* left. Tiring but what to do....Someone’s got to do it, right? Actually housework is not that bad and besides, I love to clean. We are in the midst of getting a new maid. We’ve been told that she can’t wait to work in Malaysia. I wonder why...but anyway, I hope she’ll turn out fine.

I am what I am

I am patient and a lover of peace
I wonder what the future beholds
I hear my inner voice speaking
I see the need for constant improvement
I want to live with purpose, joy and fulfilment
I am patient and a lover of peace

I pretend I don’t care what people think of me
I feel the need to be accepted
I touch the people I care
I worry about losing a loved one
I cry when absolute frustration sweeps in
I am patient and a lover of peace

I understand life can be hurtful and not always fair
I say take the life that you have and give it your best
I dream for life-time happiness
I try not to take for granted the things closest to my heart
I hope to live a good and honourable life
I am patient and a lover of peace
I am what I am
I am me

the v-day today

Today is valentine’s day and was listening to hitz.fm on the way to work... Rudy and Jay Jay were playing some background harp instrumental music which is a bit weird cos their voice were so energetic but the music is like some goddesses or angels playing on clouds.. Their voice should be more gentle la to accompany that kind of music or else, skip the harp thing..
I asked Mrjones "eh, today is valentine’s day. You tak nak bawak I keluar makan ke ??" he made his funny drag queen look with hands over his lips and said "oops!".. Not very romantika d’amour..
A colleague of mine from F1 sent me valentine’s wishes sms.. I can always count on him to send me good wishes on any day that worth celebrating from Awal Muharram to V-day, quite well balanced this fellow.
Yesterday on my way home, there was a thin guy in the lrt carrying a bouquet of pink roses in a transparent red plastic bag. Wah..cheapskate jugak mamat ni beli bunga on the day before V-Day to avoid paying an arm and his legs for the roses. As soon as he sat beside me, I have to turn my face the other way while fishing out my minyak cap kapak. His B.O is so bad, my acid tummy already running through my oesophagus upward to my tongue.. With my super-sensitive nose equivalent of an X-men character, it was really an uncomfortable ride. Turun kat Taman Bahagia pulak tu from Pasar Seni aduhhhh, seksanya !!! I kept thinking, the best V-Day gift his girlfriend should give him is the extra power deodorant..
Before him was this scrawny and sloppy guy with long nails that he kept tweaking to get rid of the soil under his nails and strong odour of cigarette.. It clings everywhere of his scrawny being - hair, clothes, arm, hand... Why oh why can’t his female friend do some good and tell this guy to buck up on cleanliness and chew some gum to reduce his cigarette smells ?? Why must he keep long nails like a woman is beyond me. I peeked at his nails and saw them quite shapely.. Bukan dia nak letak nail polish pun...
Anyway babes, have a Happy Valentine’s Day.. No, I’m not celebrating it but I know rosey will be getting a bouquet today :)) lucky you

Tagged by Ms Angel Eyes

I was tagged by Ms Angel Eyes some time ago. Baru dapat peluang to do it, so here goes....

Three names you go by:
This is a bit tough...Not because I don’t even know my own name but because we (me and the other co-owners of this blog) have agreed to remain anonymous, so I can’t reveal my real name. I guess I’ll just share my other nicknames. Can only give 2 because the other nicknames are related to my real name..Hehe..Sorry...
1. Babe (ok, ni cheating sikit sebab we call each other babe)
2. Adik (only my mom and a few aunties call me this)

Three screen names you have had:
Apa benda screen names ni? If its names thats been used in movies etc, then I don’t think I have any...

Three things you like about yourself:
Being such a great person, of course there are many things to like... Ok, that was a joke. Don’t everyone puke at the same time. Aiyaa, tak retila nak puji diri sendiri..Oklah..lemme think..I guess its
1. I’m a thoughtful and caring person (or maybe I je yang perasan kot?)
2. I’m organised
3. I laugh a lot (I like to think it brings joy to other people :) )

Three things you don’t like about yourself:
1. My clumsiness
2. My need to always try to please people, being too nice and afraid to let people down. There is a danger of being manipulated/taken advantaged of *grrrr*
3. Indecisive (classic example: can’t even decide where to eat for lunch. Concreterose and mrsjones, I think we share the same problem)

Three parts of your heritage:
1. Patience
2. Like things neat and tidy
3. Generous

Three things that scare you:
1. Losing a loved one
2. Water (no, this does not mean I don’t take showers..its just that I can’t swim so I’m afraid to go into swimming pools, swim in the sea etc)
3. Asked to present something which I didn’t prepare or wasn’t ready to do it. Obviously I don’t want to look like some idiot, not knowing what to say....

Three of your everyday essentials:
1. Drink a glass of plain water in the morning
2. Brush my hair before I go to bed at night
3. Won’t leave the house without my handphone

Three things you are wearing right now:
Apart from clothes (obviously),
1. Watch
2. Bracelet
3. Necklace

Three of your favourite bands (or artists at the moment):
1. Gwen Stefani
2. Black Eyed Peas
3. Mariah Carey

Three of your favourite songs at present:
1. Dont Lie by Black Eyed Peas
2. Luxurious by Gwen Stefani
3. Its like that by Mariah Carey feat JD

Three new things you want to try in the next 12 months:
1. More outings with old friends
2. Exercise more regularly. Perhaps try Yoga
3. Be more assertive. Try to be less of a Miss Goody Two Shoes

Three things you want in a relationship (love included in the package):
1. Trust and understanding
2. Open communication. Shouldn’t be a need to hide things
3. A lot of laughter. It can certainly brighten up those boring or sad moments

Two truths and a lie:
1. I once got caught by the police for lepaking with friends who smoked after school
2. I love to perform on stage
3. I represented my secondary school in hockey
Guess which one is the lie? Sapa teka dengan tepat dapat hadiah!!!

Three people who have to take this quiz now or die painfully:
Hmm...I think I’ll keep this open. Whoever feels like doing it, be my guest. Perhaps my blog buddies would like to try...

All play and no work makes Trueblue a fat girl

*Groan*Groan* And more *Groan*...Oh man....This is bad. Today’s the 5th day of the long holiday and I haven’t done anything productive. I’m really taking advantage of this holiday to do absolutely nothing at all. If I were to have a theme for this holiday, I think it would be "Food: Go stuff yourself".

I’ve been bored and I believe will continue to be bored. The plan was to just spend the holidays at home. So, what else is there to do but read, eat, sleep, watch dvd, eat, sleep...oooohh, did I mention eat and sleep? Hmm...maybe I’ll mention it a bit more...Eat, sleep, eat, sleep...sometimes its more of eat, eat, eat and eat. Moving into my own place doesn’t help la. Back at my parent’s, my mum gets to decide the menu. So if I don’t like the dishes, I won’t eat. But now since I have the opportunity to cook what I like, there's the tendency to eat more. I get to decide the menu for breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.... Its been about 3 weeks since we've moved and I’ve come to a point where I don’t know what to cook coz its pretty much the same routine every other day. I think I’ll go nuts the next time my maid asks "nak masak apa, kak?". And she does that 4 times a day. Argghh...Even a visit to my parents or in laws house, is just the same. Its like some VIP has come to visit them, so they make sure there's always glorious food served on their tables. So, we can't really help but eat, eat and eat....

Went to Sungai Wang on Monday and bought 10 DVDs. Since then, its been like a movie marathon, one DVD after another. And of course there’s the munching that goes along while watching the movies. Peanuts, kerepek, chips, sandwich, muruku, biscuits, ice-cream...you name it, I have it all. So its still eat, eat, eat and eat. *sigh* I really need to get back to work and stop this routine of pigging out. Wow..I can't believe I just said that!

I’m afraid to try on my work pants now..I have a feeling its gonna be a bit tight :). But its ok...I guess this long break will do good to us all. A great opportunity for us to unwind before we get back to our busy life at the office. So, I better make full use of it and enjoy it while I can. Maybe I just need to control the food intake or start worrying about dieting next week. :)

Oh well..Its time to watch another movie. Gonna go grab some Oreo biscuits. Yummy...