Friday, June 30, 2006

Patience

Everyone knows patience has a limit.

Yes, I am a very patient person. I seldom blow up but please don’t push me too much or you may be shocked beyond words.

Lately, I realise that my patience has been tested to the max.

To be honest, I’m tired, I’m stressed and have had enough. But so far, with God’s help, I am still able to stand strong.

I was asked by a good friend, "How do you get to be so patient?"

Its not that easy. Having the utmost patience requires mental strength.

I try not to think about it too much.

I try to think of good things...think of the good things people do. Have happy thoughts..and in some ways, it makes me calm.

Patience is all I have. I think it makes me a better person.

But I know, people may think I am weak. That’s ok. There’s a quote I hold on to..
"Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. "
-Leornado Da Vinci-

But having said that, I still have my limits. I may be slow to anger, dislike quarelling and avoid ill-feeling but don’t go overboard because if people provoke me too much, I will explode into violent outbursts of ferocious anger. And believe me, that is not a sight you want to see :)

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Picture this...

A girl who rarely takes the LRT, had to do so one day. It was the rush hour of the morning. The crowd was busy and obviously there were no empty seats. She didn’t mind standing but was quite worried because at the spot that she was standing, there wasn’t a handle she could grab on, there wasn’t a bar she could hold on to or even something she could lean herself against. She prayed hard she wouldn’t fall and depended on her own two feet to balance herself.

Anyway, everything was fine the first 10 minutes until the train made a sudden turn. She immediately loss her balance. The first thing on her mind was to grab the nearest thing and that nearest thing had to be the nearest person to her. What did she do? Yes, she did grab on to a person. It could have been someone else’s hands or shoulders or arms but for some bizzare reason, her hands landed on some lady’s boobs. The lady screamed "Hoi!!" (of course shocked and thinking who is this pervert grabbing my boobs!). The girl screamed back "Oh my god..oh my god....Sorry Kak..Sorry...Saya tak sengaja". The poor girl was so embarassed, her face was red and she could feel all eyes were staring at her. Some people were actually laughing. The lady gave her this look as if saying "I’m gonna kill you!!!". Thank God the train came to a stop. It wasn’t her station but the girl went off anyway. No way was she going subject herself to futher embarassment.

Yes, ladies and gentleman. This is a true story.

Yes..the poor girl is me.

And yes..I can add this to my collection of embarassing moments.

Why oh why does this always happen to me???

Friday, June 09, 2006

football nation

The World Cup is here. WC will always reminds me of the time I first met my husband. It was during World Cup season 4 years ago. It was at one of my good school friend’s birthday dinner in June 2002. The dinner fell on the night where South Korea’s played against an European team. Semi final kot and lawan Germany rasanya. Of course I couldn’t miss it. I was amazed with the way Koreans hold themselves up against big shot teams in the World Cup. That my friends, is what I called a team worth to be a Global Champion in the Global Championship thing. Pasukan Asia menentang Pasukan Eropah. So yeah of course as an Asian I felt impressed and awed with them. I often watch with interest on how they play football that current national team failed to do. Is it our physique ? Is it our technique ? Aiyoo, I leave it to the experts to rejuvenate our football scene.

So I was a bit frustrated that I can’t watch the whole match. What I did, I got ready early, watch the first half and then raced to fetch my other friend who wanted to ride with me and speed furiously to Jalan Mayang where Ye Olde Smokehouse situated which is somewhere behind Avenue K now. I was naive to expect that that kind of restaurant having a tv to accomodate football diners.

I slumped on their sofa when I found out that they don’t have a tv. I nearly cried for the wasted effort of speeding only to find there’s no tv ! Yeah, this is not a mamak establishment, what can I expect right ? Then, I realised that there’s a guy already seated in front of me but I was way too frustrated so I didn’t bother to sit like a lady but somewhere like orang kalah judi. Since he’s the guest of the birthday girl, I assumed he’s the birthday girl’s date that night.

Next thing I knew, birthday girl invited me for lepak after office hours the next day with our other friends plus him as well. After that lepak session, we exchanged our cards although I feel a bit strange cos she already had my card. So, in the end, mrjones pun dapat la jugak my card. The next day, I got an email from him saying that he wants to call me up. Me not being comfortable, agreed but I told him I can’t talk long because I was not at my own cubicle. I was working on an IT department’s improvement project so we had to share one office phone with nearly 20 people in a room. So we ended up exchanging Yahoo messenger’s ID which was so convenient cos I can think first before I write.

And that’s how we began as a couple and went on marrying each other and now creating little Jones.. Thanks to FIFA World Cup. And oh, I wish I give birth somewhere after 9th June so that I can watch these football matches during my midnight feeds..

Wanna see my grill ?
Ada jugak dentist and jeweller yang nak melayan kerenah nelly, the hip hop bling bling star. There is this one video clip of a song showed him wearing jewellery grill that when he smiles or grins, he flashes diamond. Back up singer siap singing "boy, how you get grill that way and how much did you pay hey..." Isk isk ! Tapi impressive la diamond-encrusted grill dia.. reminds me of my angan-angan - to own half or one carat solitaire diamond earrings...

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

If only she knew...

These past few weeks, on and off my darling 3 year old daughter keeps telling me...

*D*: Mama, janganlah pergi ofis
Me : Kenapa?
*D*: Please mama...*D* saaayaaaaannng mama

And everytime I leave the house, she’ll cry. Same happens when her Daddy goes to work.

Gosh...that just breaks my heart. ..

Darling *D*, if only you knew...Mama actually malaaaaaaassssss to go to work.....

But what to do kan..must earn a living.

Hmmm..given a choice, this is where I’d love to be...

Laze around by the beach.

Come...join me.....(yes, without a doubt am obviously in dreamland right now)

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Chocolate Lover

Lets try this first..

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate
(more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- you may need a calculator for this

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1756 ....If you haven't, add 1755.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number

The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are:
YOUR AGE! (Surprise, surprise!)

Darn..now I’m craving for chocolates.

Don’t know if I can consider myself as a CHOCOHOLIC but I do adore chocolates. Like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie would say: "LOVES IT!". Chocolates have a way of offering a profound richness, a sweetness of life and a euphoric sensation of luxury. And the way it melts in your mouth? Gosh! It can be a moment of pure ecstasy! I don’t need a special occasion to eat chocolates. I usually buy one after lunch when I’m craving for something sweet. So, me and concreterose would swing by Isetan Supermarket, browse through the chocolate section and think "hmm..what shall we get today?". So many choices..Yummmmmmm.......

Can chocolate make you fat? I guess so. A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips..thats what they say, right? Of course I don’t take it every single minute of the day. Only when the craving comes. There were attempts to give up chocolate but its so hard. Its just too tempting. Women who are committed to being thin can easily do it. Its ok. I am committed to enjoying my life. As long as I eat it moderately, I’ll be ok.

There’s so many kind of chocolate brands that I like but I will always have a soft spot for PENGUIN. What frustrates me the most is that its not sold in Malaysia. It was so easy to get in the UK..guess I took it for granted. And now, if I know a friend or relative is going to London, my immediate reaction would be "nak kirim chocolate Penguin!". No need expensive stuff. Am not fussy...just get me Penguin chocolates! :) What’s so special about it? Nothing really. I mean, its not expensive or considered the high-end brand. You can just get it from any hypermarkets like Safeway. But the taste is just so yummy. And there’s these cute little penguin pictures on the wrapping paper. *sigh* Miss my PENGUIN! Anyone going to the UK?