Simply Me

Pain

2011-03-26T01:32:00.003-08:00

Pain, please go away.
Rain, please take the shattered dreams away.

God healed my pulled hamstring. God, you are great. You showed me the way, you showed me what I should do.

Please take all the lies away. I don't need more lies. I don't need more tears.

I need peace. I need to keep my head high as the days are going to be tough. I need to be strong. I need to find my happy place.

I wish that it never happened. I wish that you were kinder to me. I wish you really did love me but you did not.

You lost me.

Closure

2011-03-19T23:37:00.001-08:00

Sometimes all a person needs is some kind of closure. I got mine today.

I wish I had the answer

2010-11-14T01:02:00.003-08:00

to everything..

2010

2010-03-20T12:32:00.003-08:00

My last post was back in 2009.

Fast forward, it's been 3 months we bade farewell to 2009. 2009 been a pretty rough year for me but it's also a sweet sweet year filled with memories only left to be cherished for the years to come. There are things I'm going to miss and there's that someone I'm going to remember.

After two years working with my current company, I've finally moved on. I found a new job and starting on the 5th of April. Exciting! Will be working with one of my ex co-workers again, haaa, as weird as it sounds, sometimes life brings you the unexpected.
Twisted fate.

Talking about fate, last night after work, I decided to head out to IKEA to get a new wardrobe to help with organizing and oddly enough, I saw my old boss driving on Bay Bridge. The night before, I actually saw him in Mountain View too. Twisted fate again.
Maybe he should stop stalking me. :D

This weekend is going to be quite amazing. One of my friends is leaving US for good, heading back to Taiwan. So there's going to be drinking (of course) and plenty of food on the table again. Next month, new job, big conference in SF, so it's going to be a short month. One of my friends is heading to the bay area from LA, so again, lots of food + drinking. Haha..

Till next time...signing out

Merry Christmas 2009

2009-12-25T21:07:00.001-08:00

I do not miss 2009. Goodbye.

Welcome 2010!!! Bring me some luck please.

December!

2009-12-08T21:41:00.002-08:00

Awesomeness! It's December already!

Jebus, been trying to pull myself together for the past couple months. It's just crazy when all you do everyday is to worry of the stuff at work..nothing more...i'm kind of leaving a lifeless life right now..it's so hard to breathe sometimes..i'm dying for a vacation, a real vacation.

My only outlet now is going to the gym, trying to tone up and better myself. Well blame it on genetics. My face gets round pretty fast. ughh...

Time to hit the gym again. I've been looking through the posts for the past couple years and am amazed at how things have changed. I do look older now but it's been wonderful couple years, at least.

Take care everyone! I'll try to upload pictures soon. :)

Amy has no ❤

2009-10-23T20:40:00.003-08:00

All out of ❤.

I'm exhausted.

Moving On

2009-09-06T17:26:00.002-08:00

Been MIA! Sorry!

It's the long weekend for folks in US, pretty darn awesome considering I'd been working rather hard for the past couple months. Ever since I got promoted, my workload plus schedule been going a little crazy. Sometimes it's so stressful that it makes me a little whiny bitch. ;) But life goes on, not looking back and bitch about it now.

New York was fantastic. Did some shopping with my partner in crime and had a good time just drinking a lot! Now, here's my another way to relieve stress. I've never understood why people would drink so much when they are stressing out but now that it's pretty darn clear to me. I don' binge drink though so I guess I still have hope of leading a sober life? Perhaps someday. :D

September is starting out quite nicely with a lot of shopping (start preparing for winter ladies!) as well as hanging out with folks in fancy restaurants for food tasting. My definition of fancy isn't just about paying a huge bill but it's more about just hanging out with friends, having a darn good time and eating food that would never ever appear in my humble kitchen. :)

Time is flying by really quick. I will also be moving out from my space now into a place where I can find serenity and peace. Sorry gotta be brief on this! Maybe someday I will provide more details but now it's just about stretching and turning over a new leaf in this chapter of my life.

Take care!

The Ugliest Bag

2009-07-13T19:54:00.004-08:00

Rated to be the ugliest bag ever made by Louis Vuitton, this bag will cost you an arm and leg approximately 45Gs.

45,000 for a bag?

UP the Movie

2009-06-05T23:51:00.000-08:00

Thumbs UP! :D

Weekend!!

2009-04-18T12:54:00.003-08:00

Time to get a haircut!

:)

Last night was great. Had the chance to network with some folks from another company that's located in the bay area. 3 Sake-Tinis and a beer later, I was zoning out a little. Well good that I had super delicious Peruvian seafood fried rice before meeting them, if not, not sure what's going to happen. :P

After the first networking session, we went to Heggy's place (a very nice co-worker) to wine and dine. It was absolutely wonderful. Didn't get to take any pictures but Heggy did. So hopefully I can steal some of the pictures from him on Monday. Heggy and Steven been married for a year but been together for 10 years. They have a super duper cute dog named Clarence. Clarence is the cutest dog alive! And so cute that he humped my leg last night!LOL

Next week is going to be insane. I can totally see it coming. People from all over the US are flying in to San Francisco for AdTech conference. I was invited to a couple parties but hmm, maybe I'm a bit too old for that. Being 26 going 27 is really hard, so, how do you categorize yourself? Adult? Pre-adulthood? Almost an adult? haha Mind you, some people from my company still call me "a baby girl". WTF!

With lots of networking to do next week, I've saved a day for G-Man, since he's coming back on Monday. He will be celebrating his 32nd next week. Did I just say that out loud? hehe I'm not planning anything special because hello, this guy just came back from UK! What about me? Slaving off all by myself here. Life is so unfair! So justice is in my hand, he's going to get what he deserves. ^_^ *eVIL*

Weekend is great. Weekend is for me to re-charge. I need to get some brushes to put on better makeup. I'm terrible. I have to start acting like an adult! OK, I should totally pay more attention to my face. I guess I'm stressing out too much the past couple weeks that I've neglected everything about myself. Haven't really been dressing up much or doing anything special to make myself feel better. Every morning is more like the start of a nightmare. I can't seem to figure out what to wear, so I take whatever that I can grab and put it on, end up looking like a clown! I'm serious! So another resolution for next week, I need to give myself some time and space to bounce back. YES! I'LL BE BACK!

2009-04-11T10:26:00.002-08:00

*Picture courtesy of G-Man

Yippeee in one week, G-Man will be coming home to be my driver again! It's been almost two weeks now and I'm coping rather well so far. Not that he's that insignificant in my life but all girls need a break sometimes, right?

Apart from staying occupied with loads and loads of stuff from work, I've been planning. Planning? YES, me planning. Planning for my next trip (of course!), planning what I should eat when I go back home, planning my camping trips for 2009, planning how I can save more money with all these plannings becoming reality, planning to check out the housing market, planning if I should still stay here in the US (what's new right?), loads of planning! I guess I am really getting old. Everything needs to have a plan! What has happened to the days of being spontaneous?

Yesterday on my way to my boss' home to feed her cats, I met a man. An older gentleman. Well he initiated a conversation when we were waiting for the bus to arrive. So I thought, yeah, why not, it's not like he's going to rob me or something. People are very judgmental you know, by his appearance, he's definitely not the right fit for the sex predator category. So he spoke to me on how he moved from DC to San Francisco and he's working as some kind of special agent for government (yea right). It was a nice casual chat and we exchanged numbers. Seriously, mister, do you think I would ever pick up your call? Are you going to use your special agent ability to track me down? Did you implant a GPS chip on me? Not sure what it is but in this age and day, we can't trust people anymore, especially here in the US. I've lived here, God knows, mabe 8-9 yrs now and I won't deny it that I'm becoming more individualistic. And another thing is, dude, I didn't even give you my right number! There you go. I hope you will find someone who actually picks up your call.

I heard a rumor. Rumor of my company. So with that said, I guess I don't have to explain any further on what kind of rumor I was referring to. With the economy keeps on going down the slump, there stands danger. My feelings about this? Honestly, it's a mix. I want it to happen. Crazy? Not sure but maybe I'm asking for an exit, a grand exit. Some of my friends have had success looking for a new opportunity. So I guess it's not really that gloomy. Oh well, we'll see.

Don't Laugh

2009-04-04T14:15:00.001-08:00

Most ridiculous thing ever made by mankind:

Lip Gloss

April's Fool, Me :)

2009-04-04T13:55:00.003-08:00

Fast forward it's April now. It's been a stressful journey for me for the past couple months with additional responsibilities on my tiny shoulders. I think I'm going to need to plan a de-stress vacation to relax very very soon, perhaps in the next 10 days? My boss is currently away for her honeymoon and I've been dragged into countless of meetings everyday, pretty much I've got no time to even sit down and complete my daily tasks. Yesterday my brain almost exploded, literally. I've been trying to organize my projects a little bit more efficiently but last minute meetings are killing it! Oh God...I can't imagine my workload on Monday. I guess another day in hell.

G-Man left for UK last week and surprisingly I've been coping extremely well, still sane to say the least. The only thing that I'm missing is him sitting by a corner typing his no nonsense stuff. It's nice to have him around as my silent companion. I know, we are like this boring couple who have had enough of each other! But this is life, isn't it? Can you still keep the sparks going after years and years of being together?

Shout out to my girl, Nico for being Gary's tour guide in UK! :)

I have 2 more weeks of freedom if anyone wants to hang out. ;)

More........Feb

2009-02-22T19:44:00.005-08:00

Feeling rather lazy to accomplish any of those routine chores for the weekend, so, I'm here writing something again. For the past two days, I've been ill and staying home thinking that hibernation could be the answer to healing but I've been really naughty, most of the time, just playing computer games. G-man is now preparing dinner while I'm watching Oscar (Heath Ledger is a well deserving winner =)) and blowing my nose. Ugghhh...

It has been pouring for the last couple days and I'm really excited because at least my bum won't hurt when I land on the bed of snow next week. Yes! We are going for a ski trip next weekend! It's the first time this season and my first trip out of the city this year. My co-workers been teasing me for being a city rat. Haven't really been going anywhere apart from groceries! Oh, talking about going out, last Thursday we had a drinking session with some of those drunkards from my office and I ended up having this really horrible headache the next day and I knew it was time for me to quit drinking. Binge drinking is going to kill me someday so it's time to pull out! Well, one drink is still fine. So Eszter, don't fret, I'm not quitting it altogether. ;)

I have so many plans for the rest of the year. Seems like the year is passing by really quickly! Almost the end of February! Sweet Jesus, what have I accomplished so far? I was really unhappy last Friday at work because one of my co-workers has turned her back against me. I hate office politics! All of a sudden, she's not talking to me. Weird! Well if I said something that offended her, she should let me know. It's really depressing because she's not only a co-worker but also a friend. Now I shall call her "almost a friend". Oh well...I won't let that drag me down.

Ok on a happier note, I've been pretty lucky because our company had a good year and we're getting bonus! =) Really worthy of celebration! Woot, talking about motivation!

Alright, I'm out...

Ho Ho Ho

2008-12-26T03:05:00.003-08:00

Merry Christmas! I know this is a bit late but better late than never right?;)

Went for dim sum in the morning in Oakland and spent almost half a day there sitting, drinking tea and eating lots and lots of food! Well to me it's more about having a day off rather than enjoying Christmas day itself. So I didn't really think too much about planning a party or whatever, it's all about having a day off. After stuffing ourselves with food, we went home and I jumped back into bad and took a power nap which lasted about 2 hours. haha Super power nap! Well you see I was playing AOE3 the day before till around 4am and woke up pretty early, that's why the super nap came into the picture. I felt really good after some sleep and prepared myself again for some more food! We didn't have a specific restaurant in mind so we were kinda "shopping" for one that's available for the evening. We ended up going to the good old bobo's in the marina district for some fantastic steak and wine. So yummy as usual.

More AOE3 after dinner.......i'm such a pig..hehe oink oink..

Ok Merry Christmas again!!

Isa

2008-11-07T00:07:00.005-08:00

Had so much fun with E and B dining out on Saturday over @ Isa. We should do this more often and let's get something more exotic next time, perhaps chicken feet ala Hungarian style? =)

The one and only blurry picture of the night, better than nothing LOL (Look at the expression on her face after she has de-virginized the goat cheese on her plate :P)

A New Era

2008-11-04T00:06:00.002-08:00

Your vote determines the future, so, fulfill your duty as a citizen tomorrow. Exercise the right that has been given to you.

A Tough Tough World

2008-10-23T17:06:00.003-08:00

It's weird to be blogging from the office but then, what can I do when it's time to go but I'm still sitting here, right? So I decided to snoop and see what's going with my deserted blog. Well, it's still here. I've been procrastinating lately I admit.

It's the time of the year again!! Wuuuhuuuu Halloween! Personally I have two parties that I'm going to attend but you guys know what, I have no costume. hahaha I'm such a procrastinator. LOL

Work is still the same but I'm bombarded with bigger workload. Well, to have a job during tough economy like now, I'm considered lucky. The unemployment rate is escalating and everyone is struggling with whatever mess that is going on.

A dude came into my office and stole some stuff from VP. A total random guy. How did he pass the security? Go figure.....

Ciao..

My Mate

2008-10-13T22:35:00.000-08:00

The one and only dude I'm sleeping with :P

MorphThing Image

2008-09-27T15:39:00.001-08:00

Catherine Zeta Jones and Photo 280.jpg

Erik, Christine and Raoul

2008-09-21T00:59:00.002-08:00

I heart Phantom of the Opera and they are in San Francisco! :D

I've seen this play in London but I think I'm ready to see it again. An amazing love story that you won't forget for the rest of your life. Maybe he still lives in that huge opera house in Paris? Well, his legend definitely lives on.

New Style

2008-09-14T00:17:00.001-08:00

Not Cool, Totally Not Cool, Meme

2008-09-06T06:31:00.003-08:00

After 3 glasses of red wine, I'm now sitting on the couch, very much sober, not able to fall asleep. WTF is wrong with me???

So I was thinking maybe it's about time to update my blog again.

I came back from a trip to Hong Kong on Tuesday night and before I was able to switch back to Cali timezone, I had to work the next day. Oh man, wasn't easy. My co-workers said I was looking really pale and yes, I was feeling awful. In addition to not being able to eat even a little piece of bread, I had this weird feeling in my tummy. Felt like I was going to puke anytime soon and seriously, I had chosen a candidate to puke on. LOL like wtf right? haha Yea it's this someone who "harassed" me in the office! I'm referring to this incident which happened about three weeks ago in my freaking office. My boss was out for a whole week and this mr.shit came into my room (well my office is weird because I'm sitting in an office/room with few others within the office itself) and he started talking to my other co-workers (two guys). OK, bear in mind I was the only female in the room. Mr.Shit (I'm just going to refer him as that and he's one of the top guns in the company) sprung in and the moment he started talking, he TOTALLY made my day with his story about "BJ" and sex. TOTALLY. To make me feel "better', he even gave me a weird look after that. NICE. Yay!!! I totally got sexually harassed, bright daylight, and in my office!! Cool.

Actually NOT COOL at all!!! Damn it!!! I didn't realize I got sexually harassed until I spoke about this to another female colleague. I thought I was overly sensitive but then wtf! Someone talking about dirty shit in the office and being loud about it, that person must be a sicko or he's just a damn retard! I had always been neutral with mr.Shit despite the fact that he's known to be a retard. Yea, he has proven himself. A COMPLETE RETARD as well as a sexually deprived man.

Ok on a brighter note, I've now moved to a new desk. I told my boss about this and she was completely sympathetic and she offered that we should move together to a different place in the office. So, now, I have a new cubicle and sitting closer to my boss. Very cool. ;) But before this drama ends, there was another drama which followed. Mr.Shit wasn't keen on the idea of us moving,so, he was being a drama king the day we announced that we were gonna move. But my smart boss, yay, had already been given the permission to move by my this particular top management boss, so shut the f up. COOL.
Pervert!!!

It's not easy being a female and working with whole bunch of dudes. Not easy at all. I shall not dwell on this matter and let's move on. Maybe someone from my office is snooping my blog. hehe

The weekend is coming, such a relief. Everything is looking good once again, work is smooth sailing and life is peachy. Our annual pay review is coming too, so, that's an extra bonus to the effort I've been pouring. My boss is a super cool lady, that's definitely a big plus. Hope she'll say good things about me. ;) Get big ang pow (chinese red packet) end of the year. *Dreaming*.

Maybe I should doze off now. Talk to you guys soon! =)

Happy News!

2008-08-23T23:28:00.002-08:00

Congratulations to Balazs and Eszter on their engagement!!! They are the best couple on earth! =)

And she also got her favorite Tiffany ring,so, Balazs just got an additional 10 bonus points added for "the most eligible husband to be" contest! The prize of the contest is of course a date of a lifetime with the beautiful, Eszter =)

CONGRATULATIONS once again

BTW, the image above is the rock my of dream :P *hint*

Updates

2008-08-15T22:56:00.003-08:00

Nothing too exciting worth mentioning.

Job's good, life's good....

Going to HK end of the month...old news..

Updates!

2008-07-26T14:50:00.003-08:00

Dark Knight-Cool, 4 and 1/2 stars out of 5. Some illogical and unexplained scenes. Heath Ledger's performance was really extraordinary though, shedding his usual good looking image to portray schizophrenic Joker. Christian Bale, well, he's alright. Not my type definitely. LOL.

Went out to Marriott for drinks after movie. Still don't get why SF has 2am curfew, dammit.

Friday @ work was kinda relaxing. No one was really working, more like getting coffee and mingling day. I was working on a new project though, but to hell with it, it's Friday!

It's been almost a month now with this new company, not bad at all. But no good looking guys tho, so that's kinda like a bummer. =P My BIG boss annoys me a lot though but in a way, he's really smart. I'm learning from him, sometimes. Strange.

I'm not even thinking when I'm writing this, please pardon my lack of enthusiasm.

Yay to Weekend, Almost

2008-07-17T16:34:00.001-08:00

Blogging from office...toot..:P

My Kinda Dude

2008-07-11T23:14:00.002-08:00

So, what are the qualities I look for in a man. Ahem, got this question today from someone.

Behold! My secrets shall now be revealed!

This is totally personal, TOTALLY.

Well to me, I have a thing for wise man. Yea, guys who like to boast, not exactly but something like that. hahaha...no, i was just kidding. Oh please, ego maniacs should all be burnt to hell. I like intellectual guys. Guys who can carry himself well no matter in what situation, sorta like a mentor to everyone. I think I kinda like older guys,please, not your grandpa. Someone who is at least 10 years older than me. (no, gary doesn't read my blog, so whatever)Maybe I'm missing a father figure in my life. LOL i dunno seriously! Maybe I am, no, my dad doesn't read my blog either.

I know this is kinda inappropriate to say but if i'm ever given a chance to date again, i think i wanna date an older gentleman. hehe So now, have you had enough of my absurdity?

Signing off....

Give me some Disco Lights

2008-07-10T18:26:00.003-08:00

Hola!

Been two weeks now, almost. So far so good, there's this rumor that my company is the best place to work in the bay area haha. But I have my reservations. Nowhere is perfect.

Ok, let's travel back in time and see what has happened. The first week at work was pretty much just learning names of my colleagues, learning the operations, decorating my cubicle, going for lunch with colleagues and get to know my work area aka hunt for good lunch hangouts. My manager invited me over for lunch with a couple of affiliates and I had the opportunity to experience Salt House, right by Golden Gate University. Errr, it was ok. Nothing spectacular. But I did order a freaking $15 sandwich for lunch! :p I didn't have to pay a dime. More affiliates please!!!!

One of the best things with my company is the kitchen. It's always filled with snacks and drinks. I even saw a freaking miniature Heineken keg! I still haven't had the chance to experience the coffee machine which looks like something that came out of the movie Terminator. It got too many buttons and stuff you can poke and pick. Maybe I'm just ignorant.

My colleagues are really cool but there's this minority group of people who refuses to make any eye contact, simply anti-social. I don't mind that because this group of ppl has already been labeled as stuck up rejected group. Sucks for them!I noticed that an asian girl puts on at least 50 yards of make up on her face and everyday, she puts on clothes that are meant for going to clubs at night. Let's not mention any names, we are adults. :P

So let's go back to kitchen. I'm spoiled with choices of unhealthy break tidbits everyday thus why my weight keeps on ballooning. I had famous amos cookies this afternoon and also chocolate raisins for snacks, on top of what I had for lunch.
My manager is constantly eating and grabbing stuff from the kitchen. She invited me to one of her "smoking sessions" downstairs, so, I had a good bonding time + some second hand smoke to add to the conversation. Oh, I got invited to so many happy hours already! Imagine, at least three happy hours in a week!! But I wanted to play it safe this month (still under probation), so, I politely declined. We got a party tomorrow though, it's an official office party! yipppeee!! My colleagues are such hardcore party animals! We going to have sake sangria, beers and some hawaiian food.

Yay to parties!!

Re: Corporate Slave

2008-06-27T14:58:00.003-08:00

Credit: Found this on google image, thanks!

Nicole has got an interesting post up on being a corporate slave. For those who are on the same boat, I guess we can pretty much relay to this. However, every company is different,so,there bound to be some differences.

So back to the question, how exactly do I "kill" my time at work? Geeez, I'm actually jeopardizing my career to describe it here, you never know, maybe my manager is reading this. haha Anyway, for the sake of good faith, I'm going to reveal my secrets.

Some of the regular things that I do during non-rush hour at work:

Walk really slowly to the restroom and then spend maybe 10 minutes there, take slow steps back to cubicle, whole trip is approximately 15 minutes :P, do this at least 5 times a day haha

To make myself look better at work, pretend to be busy, the keyword is "RESEARCH"..when being questioned, I'M DOING MY RESEARCH! But seriously, I'm just on social networking sites

Lunch, this one is tricky,usually we only get 1 hour for lunch, so I prefer to go for lunch around 2pm, when I return to the office, it's 3pm+, yippeee, go online, surf for another 1 hour+ and you're gone! Usually people do not suspect anything after 3pm because they themselves are surfing online

Get water! My favorite of all. Spend at least 5 minutes getting water and bonding time! Chat with colleagues and spend another extra 5 minutes! Whoooooohooo

Since I have never had a printer really close to my work area, getting printouts are usually a short distance trip, so, start printing!!!!! Oh, what about helping others to get their printouts too haha

Of course I don't do these stuff frequently, ONLY, ok, only during times when there's not much to do in the office. Pretending to be busy is like the hardest thing on earth! But I try to kill my time by doing the things I mentioned. Getting a cup of coffee is a good reason to "pretend" to be busy. Your manager or office will understand that you need the caffeine. ;)

I don't feel it's too difficult spending 9-5 at work. I think it's kind of good to get out of your house, just pretend you are working on your homework each time and get paid. Hey, you get to mingle with your colleagues too, so those are like your friends, only that they are from a working place not school.

I like the getting paid part the most though. =P

Ciao!

Sticks and Stones can't Hurt Me

2008-06-24T16:41:00.003-08:00

I need something else in life. I have wasted much of my time doing nothing at all. It's time to grow up and set some goals.

I still have 6 mths to the end of the year. So my objectives are:

- Better my skills in online marketing.
- Go hiking and camping at least for another two times.
- Call friends whom I have not been in touch for a long time.
- Save money for my annual trip.
- Bake more goodies for G-Man.
- Eat healthily.
- Stop getting sick!
- Network and social with new friends.
- Be a more responsible daughter, call mom more often.
- Work harder and focus. Show some positive results at work.

I think there are gaps in my life which can be filled with more encouraging details. I should go to Border's tonight and get some books to begin with.

Love,

Amy

HOT Summer Solstice

2008-06-21T14:29:00.003-08:00

Summer is official! Today is the first day of summer as well as moi burthday :) I'm really feeling the heat cuz my nose can't stop running..hopefully with lots of liquid, vitamin C and water, I'm well for a short hike tomorrow...i need to burn calories...even my pants don't fit anymore yikeesss!

Have a great summer! Oh, to whom it may concern (the owner of the box in the picture), sorry for delaying your birthday gifts, it's coming out soon...haha =) SOON...

Love you guys!

Dark Gloomy Depressing Days

2008-06-16T11:31:00.002-08:00

I'm starting a new job end of this month with a company in the financial district, so, I had to go for their occupational urinal test, to test whether I'm a druggie or not. They arranged me to go to this test center close to Disney store. I walked past Disney Store and saw some cute 'Oswald" pictures selling on the shelves. Upon closer look, it's selling for 3 bucks! So what's going on?! Marked down price cannot be $3! Yup, Disney Stores in San Francisco are closing down soon, permanently. It brought me a huge shock as well as disappointment. The stores are doing so miserably that they gotta close down now. A lot of shops in downtown San Francisco had already shut their doors forever. Even though we got stores like De Beers and new Prada corner establishment opening up, it's simply not enough to accommodate the empty nests in downtown.

*Photo's not mine, borrowed*

My Home, My Kampung

2008-06-12T19:15:00.005-08:00

Back in the days of growing up in Malaysia, I was really proud knowing that my country had the tallest building in the world, we're the first country to implement the RFID technology (smart chip for passport/ID), we're the organizer of F1 races, we're known for our exotic beaches and throngs of new modern malls. However, things have taken a downturn now. Crime rates are going up, people are complaining of price hikes, demonstrations that ruin the reputation of a safe country, cases of corruptions with the government, it's deeply saddening.

I am happy that I have lived through the glorious days of my country yet at the same time, I am sad because the spark has now gone.

Our Bapa Pembangunan has since retired but still fighting a constant battle with policies set by the current government, injustice, and UMNO.

Even though I'm physically not in Malaysia, my heart is still very much with the country. Please, no more destructions to this once beautiful and safe country I fondly remember as home.

"Sudah lebih tujuh tahun saya meninggalkan kampung halaman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, negara yang penuh dengan keindahan dan keidaman yang amat dicintai. Setiap masa apabila nama Malaysia disebut, saya berasa amat banggga kerana Malaysia mempunyai bangunan yang tertinggi di dunia, merupakan negara yang pertama menggunakan teknologi RFID, hos kepada F1 dan berbagai-bagai keistimewaan yang sangat didengki oleh rakyat seluruh dunia. Tetapi malang sudah melanda, negara yang sebegini bahagia tidak bahagia lagi. Masalah-masalah sosial, kerajaan yang tidak "bersih", rakyat tidak menyokong UMNO, ekonomi tidak stabil merupakan punca-punca yang memusnahkan Malaysia."

Okay guys, it took me a while to compose that. Geezz, I didn't know I was this bad. I wanted to compose a better one but my brain has blocked out most of the nicer words. hahaha How did I do it before? Maybe it's time to look back once again.

Malaysia boleh!

Conspiracy with Rising Gas Prices?

2008-06-08T23:19:00.003-08:00

People talk about it. You talk about it. Market, on the streets, malls, office, you have probably heard this common topic 5 million times. So what the hell am I talking about?

GAS PRICE!!!!

We had an almost empty tank few days ago, so, we went to the gas station to fill it up. Normally we would pay around $80 for a full tank and that amount itself is crazy enough for a miser like me. Beep, the sound of the gas machine when the tank's filled up. WHOA! WHAT THE F &*(@EN(&@()UE( (BIRDS, BEES AND INSECTS! HOLY!) $103.++! Damn it, my heart almost skipped a beat. Lord, three digits for gas! I don't take 3 digits for an answer. Hell no. So what should I do? Like freaking pour rain water into the gas tank?

High gas prices have in fact immobilized a lot of people and the only way to survive without having to pay hefty gas price would be, walking. But how far and for how long? Bay area has pretty excellent public transportation but it's definitely not as well built comparing to most European countries. We are doomed. Not by nature or by God, but by the doings of us, normal citizens who have neglected a lot of things in the past and greedy human beings that are positioned so mighty high in the society.

Food prices are up too. We have a habit of dining out at least thrice a week but we have to cut that now. With diners like us cutting on dining out, restaurants lose business. Sooner or later, more and more people would do the same and restaurants start going bust and disappearing one by one. Nightmare.

Maybe I should start doing some agricultural work in the backyard, plant some potatoes and tomatoes. Make soup everyday and die of malnutrition one day. Ok, I've exaggerated. But this will happen someday if prices don't go down. I'm sure Hollywood probably has a movie in the making adopting this idea, titled " WE ARE SO F-CKED UP".
Please pardon my language.

Hopefully I can survive another $100+ tank. God, my heart is weak, my bank account is weaker. Please, do something about this!!!!!!

Signed,

"Pledge From a Poor Citizen"

Angry Rhino Experiencing Constipation

2008-06-04T23:03:00.003-08:00

So we went to SF zoo today. Had an awesome time checking out the animals (most don't really belong to US). It's really strange that we didn't find any California wild animals or North American this/that. Almost all the animals were either imported from Africa or Australia.

Anyway, we were extremely lucky because the animals weren't sleeping but out playing actively. I've posted a video of this rhino by himself in his "penthouse". He was trying to run down the door to the indoor area but too bad, the zoo authority must have predicted his destructive or you can call it his rude behavior (he doesn't have a habit of knocking on the door) that a thick metal bar was built to prevent damages. Look closely and you can see some signs of his "knocking", the door has some big holes on it. I didn't capture this on a video, so just use your imagination a little. A rhino, some holes and some freaked out zoo keepers! :P

Earthquake in China

2008-05-18T16:30:00.003-08:00

Please make your donation to help the people and children in Chengdu, China. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Follow this link to UNICEF donation page.

Make a Difference, Donate Today

I'm Bored

2008-05-17T16:12:00.002-08:00

I don't get it. Guys are losers. Seriously. They don't want to do anything else but play computer games, watch stock trading news (that's for older male species), bbq, talk about cars, drink beers, omigod, oh so typical! So many beautiful things are out there waiting to be explored and discovered. I don't mind sitting at home and just chilling out but this has becoming a chore! It's like every weekend is meant for the same type of activities...duh...and worst of all, when you try to suggest doing something, nothing is attractive enough! Down to it all, you know who I'm talking about right?

Life is not so perfect. I'm aware of this. But I guess we can spice it up a little bit and make it more interesting? I'm in my mid 20s but I'm already feeling like a 65 year old retiree, waiting for my weekly pension check and going to the supermarket to cash it or something. Sigh.......is there even one decent guy who wants to go out and have fun?

What has this world become.....

Dream On

2008-05-15T00:46:00.003-08:00

I've lost it all....all gone and flushed down the drain...damn..

I'VE STOPPED SHOPPING ONLINE! Me!Me! I'm the queen of online shopping! I was...

Remembering the days when I was in UK, buying groceries off ASDA every week, the most topping 100 pounds! Now, I'm different...I don't even look at LV bags..they are so overpriced and so commercialized...Tsk tsk tsk LVMH....I have so many bags collecting thick layer of dust, waiting to go yellow or being ripped off by some insects...brrrrrrr.....

At one point of my life, I spent $2000 a day buying handbags...hahahaha geeezzz but I wish to retaliate though..it was moi birthday and I had the urge to be a spendthrift...and I didn't need much money to survive...solely because I wasn't earning my own bucks and money was quite easy!It's different now, haha my meager salary isn't enough for me to do shit..and I've aged...to a different person...I wish I could turn back time but wait, if I could do that, it only meant one thing, I won't be able to wake up from my fantasy right? I'd waste my life, waste my youth buying unnecessary things which wud possibly end up in the trash can...I'm a bad bad child...

I just saw a watch that I set my heart and soul on..but duh, $10,2000! Seriously unnecessary...let me find a $120 watch instead...haha

It's 2am, almost..I'm babbling..time to dream...to a far far away land...

Life Up till this Second

2008-05-14T22:37:00.002-08:00

It's been a while since my last post. Been polishing my hiking skills for the past few weeks and went for fun camping trips with a couple of friends. The last camping trip I had was about two years ago with Odie. It's painful to reminiscence the past with my beautiful golden retriever especially the memories of keeping him in the tent because he was constantly wagging his tail close to the fire, frolicking on the beach and him always eating seaweeds, Odie pooping all over the place and attempted to savor a bit of horse dung. The memories are still pretty fresh and will stay intact in my heart.

Work wise, after three months of being an early bird, I've decided to quit my current job and move on to something else or perhaps another job that can shape me to a different direction. I'm sending my resume out and been getting some responses, even made a new friend with one of the interviewers of a company. Too bad they are too far away from the city, if not, I would have put in a little bit more of my positive energy. One hour drive is just too crazy!! Anyhow, a new Irish friend added to my list. ;) Definitely going out for a beer or two hehe

Been thinking of my old friends lately especially YOU, YOU and YOU. You know who you are. =) Oh, congratulations to Kim on her engagement to Kelvin! The most perfect couple on earth! I did shed some tears when I heard of her announcement of such joyous occasion. Happy happy tears though.

So that's it...until next time, (maybe I'll post some pictures of camping or smthg)

Adios!

Leona Lewis

2008-04-27T21:50:00.004-08:00

I have always been a fanatic of music from across the Atlantic ocean. One of my recent favorites would have to be Leona Lewis. Perhaps you have heard of her "Mariah Carey" like voice on the airwaves. Her beautiful tracks such as "Yesterday" and "Bleeding love" are simply too amazing. Hope she can make it big in the US.

As much as I adore Mariah (it started ever since her Emotions days), I have to say that her new image is a spitting resemblance of a white trash. Sorry my idol or perhaps ex-idol. I just hate how trashy she looks nowadays. What has happened to diva Mariah? She was so stunning and sweet back then. But now she has resorted to tiny weeny bikini that can't even cover her massive silicone cantaloupes. This is so sad.

Anyway, we got Leona Lewis now. A British singer who certainly has the "X Factor" to keep us listening.

Stinson Beach

2008-04-19T23:31:00.001-08:00

It's a Wonderful World

2008-04-16T23:02:00.003-08:00

I have a new mission. I need to lose 5lbs!!! Gee, didn't even realize I've put on so much weight. Went for a hiking trip last Saturday and spent more than 5 hours burning calories around Mt.Tamalpais. Haven't been connecting with the nature for a while, so, it was a really pleasant experience walking, running as well as frolicking on Stinson Beach. Brawny college hunks and some scrawny old men were seen on the beach, some spying on other bikini clad girls and some just chilling out on that warm sunny day.Me? A hiker wearing too much clothes looking all strange. After walking down the hill for 2 hours, we stayed at the beach for 20 minutes to pile on power bars and some delicious snacks.

Poor G-man had to carry MY Mountainsmith backpack while lurking 4 bottles of water and one bottle of Gatorade. Dang! I'm sure he shed more weight than me!

So we went up the hill back to the original point of our hike. It took us 2 dreadful hours and at one point, we had to hike on a pebbly and rocky path. There were no trees and the sun was shining on us with no sympathy. I almost fainted in agony but I was trying to put my steps together, one by one step of uphill climb and eventually arriving at a small bridge with plenty of big trees to act as shade. Thank God!
It was smooth sailing after that.

It has definitely been a worthwhile experience since I haven't been doing this for a while. I'm guessing we are going for a camping and hiking trip next month. Not forgetting Vegas baby! Till then, it's just going to be some same old daily BS.

Rush!

2008-04-07T20:19:00.005-08:00

Meet Rushto the Avalanche Dog!!! Ready to save lives!! The name tells it all. Rushto has the ability to save someone in just 20 seconds! Rushto, Cruiser,Keba and Sirius, they are the amazing group that forms Calstar Avalanche Team!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............

2008-03-26T14:32:00.003-08:00

Typing and wiping

Typing and wiping

Typing and wiping

Typing and wiping

Typing and wiping

When is this going to end????????????????????????????????????

You pollen, dust, germs, bacteria....dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

*Allergy is killing me*

Sitting Alone..........

2008-03-18T20:17:00.002-08:00

It's so cold tonight. I'm seated outside the entrance of Golden Gate University. Throng of students emerging but none is G-man. It sucks to wait. It really does. People are looking at me like I'm some kind of weirdo. Maybe it's just me, haha I'm thinking too much. The streets are still busy with buses and sometimes loud ass cars passing by.

Tick tock tick tock, still waiting......Another group of students pushing the glass door of GGU...hmmm....

People are busy talking, talking nonsense mostly, two students were talking about some linear regression and one said he got negative for it..haha not sure what they were talking about but it's not interesting enough for me to eavesdrop...

Three guys just came out, walking slowly...haha I'm such a nuisance seriously...I'm just sitting here and watching those people coming out of the University..giving them occasional glare :p

We have agreed to go for Indian tonight. Possibly naan and curry. It's cheap, good tasty food and the whole place stinks..haha i like that...i'm really such a weirdo...

okay i guess he's coming out in any second..i better shut this thing and wait for the king to appear....

tata

Current Mood: CRAZEEEEEEEE!!!

2008-03-17T22:21:00.002-08:00

Happy St.Patrick's Day ya'll!

Current Mood: FULL OF MYSELF

2008-03-15T23:10:00.000-08:00

Ski Trip 03-07-2008

2008-03-15T12:10:00.005-08:00

Being 25.....................

2008-03-15T11:08:00.002-08:00

I woke up late this morning.

It's been a month now since I started working. The feeling still has not changed. My energy at work has multiplied and don't think it's going to stop any soon. Every morning, I'm eager to get to work, to mingle with co-workers and to perform my very best. Maybe to exceed expectations. I guess that's why sometimes I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Feeling as if needed to break free! Well, just an outpour of emotion. Or perhaps, another vacation soon?

With work and school going on at the same time, my life is incredibly peachy. Sometimes I try looking back. What have I done in the past? I think I pretty much wasted my school years. hahaha All I did was travel. Did not really try to even be better. I focused more on my traveling stuff than my school dissertation!

I digress. I'm not even sure what I'm talking about now.

Back to school work now. At least, standing at this busy intersection, I try not to hurt myself.

Ciao!

4X4 Expo San Mateo

2008-03-05T23:53:00.000-08:00

What if

2008-03-05T19:55:00.002-08:00

Was thinking of him again.....dear God, stop it please! After so many years, I always have this mental picture of him in my head....it's funny that I still can't find the reasons why I'm so infatuated with this guy....it's also strange how I have this person in my head but he's been gone for a good number of years now...

Sometimes it makes me feel that I'm being unfaithful to G-man but what the hell, I don't even remember his birthday...just the feeling lingers on....that makes me realize something, describing such an abstract phenomenon can really be frustrating...feeling is feeling..it's something "automatic" and there's no button to turn it off...

This is freaky...God is setting me up for something...

So back to reality, life has been treating me well...I've got a great job, great colleagues (at least those in my department), I've got a great guy, even tho I'm not filthy rich, I'm contented with what I got...so maybe that's why I got this imaginary thing going on right now...

Sometimes I would question myself...what if what if...what if I did not travel across the globe..what if I'm still in KL...what if i'm still single...what if i didnt do this what if i didnt do that....too many what ifs...How nice if there's this machine to help me go back in time or even foresee my future...then there won't be what if..

A Wonderful Journey Together

2008-03-04T20:23:00.003-08:00

Just one more........................

SHOUT OUT TO Nicole and my best best best best best best best maleeeeee frienddddd Darryl (He's pointing a gun at my head :P) for coming home to North America...hahaha
and joining a new club.....You guys are meant for each other! Seriously, I'm so happy for the two you...tears welling in my eyes now...=D

Many many wonderful years ahead and many many beautiful babies too

Sometimes K9 Needs a Little Pampering

2008-03-04T19:57:00.004-08:00

Sorry I decided to make a few postings today......yeah yeah, don't worry just one more...this picture is a dose of laughter which cures your loneliness...check this out:

Amber Mae's Diary, Amber Getting Some Love

She Can Do It!

2008-03-04T19:53:00.001-08:00

Hillary Clinton

National Election Malaysia 2008

2008-03-04T19:40:00.003-08:00

According to the 100% accurate kennysia.com Who-To-Vote-This-Election Decision Generator™, I am voting for...

DEMOCRATIC ACTION PARTY!

DAP
Who Should You Vote For This Election?

While the US is having its own election, my home country, Malaysia is facing the same fate. I think every general citizen who is legal to cast their votes should play his/her part in choosing the leader of their country.

Ohh Betty..

2008-03-02T10:00:00.004-08:00

Been working for the past two weeks...oh dear, it's actually not that bad!

My Company

Been trying to get myself acquainted with all the procedures and workload and so far it's really rewarding! It's funny that people always say usually you get some sort of weekly blues especially on Monday...Actually I don't really dread going to work on Monday as it's most probably the busiest day for me. It's official! I'm going to declare my love for MONDAY!!!! I LOVE MONDAY Ya'll!

Been learning some HTML on my own...this book comes in pretty handy.

Papadum!

2008-03-01T14:26:00.004-08:00

Spotted this selling in wholefoods papadum

Great stuff!

My Home, My Childhood

2008-02-27T19:53:00.002-08:00

just saw a picture that resembles my home in Malaysia...a question came into my head, is it true that one day, my childhood memory will completely be erased? Argghhhhhhhhhh! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Took a second look at the picture, I still could not differentiate whether that's my home or another person's!!!! Sheeeetttttttttttttttttttt!!!!! Blame in on bad design, yes bad design. =) Every home looks the same now.

Phewww...

Wednesday is just another day

2008-02-27T19:33:00.002-08:00

So Wednesday is almost over. It has been another great day at work, mingling with my colleagues while squeezing my brain for some words to add to an article. Try being with colleagues which you don't get along, tell me how you feel. This actually happened to me before but I think life is too short for me to actually pay attention.
Cest la vie baby!

I think I been learning a lot for the past few weeks. At work, life hurdles, ups and downs,you name it, I got it. Actually my problem is procrastination. I just need to whoop my ass a little so that I won't be too stressed out about life. It's nice to hear from some old friends once in a while because you can sorta just throw them with the ongoing stuff in your life and they are able to relate this to their own life. I guess everyone taking the center stage or in my case center age now should know how it is to be standing on a thin line trying to figure out which next step to take.

I'm so tired but at the same time, my mind tells me not to stop. I think the only medium that is motivating right now is my mentality. I just don't understand. Sometimes you have a lot of stuff in your life and things are going so well for you, and suddenly you give yourself a full stop. Start asking "what's life", "what's this", "what's that"....bla bla bla...we humans are not meant to feel contented,right?

Missing the times I spent in UK. So carefree, so un-adult-like, time just went by so fast. Wish I was there, once again.

Not sooooo Good....

2008-02-26T22:37:00.003-08:00

I had a super nasty experience today. This "someone" was asking me for some suggestions on "something" and being the usual "nice" me actually researched for some tips for his reference. Not only I did not get a polite "thank you" from this person, this guy actually gave me a "big fat slap" on my face. Literally. Just a feeling that struck me during that tense moment.

I shared with him my points but he was sooooo strongly against my two cents that he thought I was some crazy idiotic creature. The fact that the content of his website was only so-so provoked his endless rebuttal that he's actually doing a wonderful job updating it. IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH, I told him. The more the better! But he was quick to show me that he has over 1730 links to his website. I did a quick boolean logic search for amazon and voila, 8 mil! So I made my point.

I suggest he put his ego inside his bag and bring it home. Reconsider. Seriously, as a person who is sincerely offering any help to anyone out there, I have nothing to gain or even lose by saying things I needed to say. My intention was pure and not in one single moment I ever thought of taking advantage or ruining his life. It's just the cold hard fact. Take it or leave it. Be a man. The world does not revolve around you, you one little specimen.

Sunday Roast Pork

2008-02-24T17:18:00.002-08:00

Didn't do much on Sunday, except eating. Went for breakfast this morning on West Portal. Enjoy!

All the Best!

2008-02-24T15:16:00.003-08:00

A friend just got rejected by two schools for advanced degree. Geez, I dunno what to say but to express my most sincere good luck to him. I think in a way this has to do with the increasing number of people going back to school because the negative impact of the economy is taking its toll on people all over the United States.

Really, just all the best to everyone out there, searching for a job, searching for a school, searching for a lifetime partner, GOOD LUCK! We will survive!

I have two videos that I would like to share with everyone. I'll try uploading the videos tonight...stay tuned!

Happy Sunday...=)

StarFuc*s...

2008-02-21T19:30:00.002-08:00

I'm sitting inside starbucks right now, listening to a conversation between two women, for a job interview. The interviewer is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO loud! I think the interviewee is really embarassed. The interviewer is not only loud but she speaks faster than the bullet train. She has this high pitch voice that can wake a giant up from sleep! I think she's a head hunter now....by listening to what she's saying to the other girl. God, no privacy at all! Go and hide somewhere to do this kinda stuff....don't raise your voice in a starbucks! I think I'm leaving this noise polluted starbucks.

Been working for a week now and I'm really enjoying myself. So far, I think I have wonderful colleagues and my manager is so so funny!

I'm so dead tired now. Guess I have to get used to this....I think this is going to be a lifetime thing unless I'm the winner of mega million hefty 280 mil prize!

ciao..

Happy Doggietine's Day!

2008-02-15T15:39:00.002-08:00

I want a dog! After seeing all the blogs about dogs, I want a dog!!!!!!

I want my odie back.....yesterday was Valentine's Day and I bought a balloon for Odie...hope he likes it ;) I put it together with the bread that I got from the Italian restaurant...so now Odie has a balloon that says I LOVE YOU and also some food...

I'm out of my mind...

Random thoughts

2008-02-15T11:52:00.003-08:00

I just found out that I hate staying home.

Random car noise,tv,music,dogs from next door barking at strangers....it's just so boring!

I seriously need to get out of here before the monster in me starts acting up.

I hate watching tv.....

I hate staying home and watching the clock ticks away.....

RIP to those students who lives were cut short by that one man

I LOVE WORKING

2008-02-13T16:14:00.002-08:00

How was your CNY? I've been feeling unwell for the past few days. However, today I'm feeling at my best! I'm sure it has to do with the training I received from my company today. =)

This is the peak flu season and everyone around me is complaining of feeling ill. Gary's dad had to be admitted to the ER because he was coughing non-stop and fever did not subside. Well, that's really bad considering that his dad has high blood pressure and not so young anymore. Glad to see him today feeling much better. Even drove me to the caltrain station! Another good news to add to the books.

So my new job is starting next Tuesday and I'm mainly in charge of the clicks to the website and videos. It's a routine job where I need to do a lot of updates and basically just managing myself. The fun thing is they also have shootings where I get to participate on Saturday and best of all, getting paid for it. :p This is so going to be a fun experience while at the same time, gaining tremendous experience.

Besides work, I'm also applying to schools for MBA and hopefully land on one that will fit my schedule perfectly. Man, it's definitely not easy trying to juggle between school and work. Well, I do hope my hard work will eventually pay.

Nothing much going on as far as relationship or whatsoever. Who wants to listen to that anyways? hehe

I have some imaginary plans right now but won't be disclosing it. Not until something concrete comes up. So keep you guys updated!

Ciao!

Happy Chinese New Year!

2008-02-11T00:18:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the rat will decide on a new president, the future of my career path and also we will be updated with news on the Edison Chen scandal. For those who have been following his news, Gillian just had a press conference to clear the matter up. It's rumored that she's doing it because of threats from sponsors. There's no way anymore for them to deny that those pictures were done using the art of photoshop, so, I think they should just admit it. She did not directly admit her WILLING mistake but she briefly said it was because of the fact that she was young and naive back then. So go figure.

I have no say regarding this but I saw all the pornographic pictures and frankly speaking, I did not enjoy seeing Cecilia's bush and Bobo's skeletal frame. As for Gil, it was quite an eye opening experience seeing her posing like a Japanese AV porn star.

Just go google and search for edison chen scandal. Don't ask me for pictures.

Ciao

A Tiny Update

2008-02-05T23:56:00.000-08:00

Yay! on the 18th of February, it's going to be the official day I'm known as an employee!

Thank you all for your prayers and wishes!

Muacckkkkkkkkksssss

BOB

2008-02-02T14:53:00.000-08:00

I need a haircut!

Perhaps a bob?

Preview pics from HK

2008-01-31T14:33:00.000-08:00

These pictures are blurry...I will go to the store and scan em..repost later!

Happiness

2008-01-19T10:48:00.000-08:00

Am watching this TV program with happiness as the main topic. What is happiness? Some folks interviewed on TV said that happiness means more money. Some said happiness means simply being happy. So, what about you?

I couldn't disagree more on the latter but what about money and happiness?

MONEY=HAPPINESS ???

Can money really buy happiness? Ok so what about when you had a really bad day at work and went for a shopping spree just to cure your unhappiness? And when you had a hard time at home and went for some lavish buffet? So now, you need money to do all those things right? Back to the same question:

Can happiness really be bought by money?

What are my avenues

2008-01-14T14:37:00.001-08:00

I'm not sure for how long I'm going to bore all of you with the stories of my interviews...

So last week on Friday I went for yet another interview....1,2,3,4....I'm not too sure how many interviews I been to now...ok anyhow, the interview lasted for about 35minutes..short considering that I been to longer ones...2 hours max! The regional VP was the one sitting with me in the room...surprisingly this time I'm so fed up with interviews that the butterflies in my stomach had flown away...They didnt ask me much questions, just a lot of talking on the role and what I can be expected to be doing..a little on the company, this company does online advertising, instead of the mundane static banner ads/flash ads, this company specializes in video ads..the idea is definitely refreshing and they been around for 7 yrs now developing rather rapidly..they have offices all over the world and the san francisco office has just been operating for ard 1 yr...so don't really see too many ppl or fixtures....i know this is going to be a challenging job as I am required to handle the marketing side of it + all of the administrative duties...pay is not really that grand to be discussed here...so conclusion, i have to call the VP on Thursday as requested by him...I'm not sure if I'm getting this job, HOPE I do cuz this is going to be a great start for me to polish on different skill set..

BTW, VP is donald trump lookalike...hehe...esp the hair part...:P

wondering when is the market is going to pick up again...

till then, take care everyone!

Wazzup for 2008

2008-01-05T22:50:00.000-08:00

How's your new year celebration?

Mine wasn't all that great to talk about, just fireworks and plenty of sleep for the first day of a new year. G-man and I been immersing ourselves in computer games lately. This is SO going to be temporary cuz it's always like this. By the way, on the first day of new year, we went to get champagne from safeway and I bought a winning lotto scratch card! Damn, 25 bucks cha-ching! Felt so great for winning money on the first day of new year. This year is going to be another best year of my life!

Due to my lack of sleep, my neck feels so freaking stiff. Adding to that, the storm is pretty bad over this side of the bay. Gosh, even that freaking bbq cover was blown away! Never found. WTF. The pots were damaged with cracks and the yard is so severely ruined. We were out of power for one day and only got it back last night around 9pm. We had no choice but to eat all the ice cream in the freezer and had to cook dinner in the dark. To add to our misery, someone random decided to knock on our door to give us a "power outage" scare! Fu&* jebus.

Another interview update, went to the 2nd interview two days ago. Did the presentation and the exercise given. I think I did ok. So they going to get back to me next week with a decision. Honestly, it's not the job or company that I'm interested with, it's the money. I'm so broke. Shit. Holiday shopping did some damage to my account. This dress, that shoe...i'm so in trouble now.

Ok will post the video of the fireworks next.

Take care and have a wonderful 365 days...opppss...minus 5 days since today is the 5th.

Ciao!

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T15:33:00.000-08:00

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! 2008 is here!!

Happy New Year to all my friends and those who read my blog.

A little bit update for the coming New Year (it's still eve here in SF), just had lunch at our favorite HK cafe on Noriega and talked to this interview guy on the phone. It was alright but we had to reschedule to chat more. Gawd, I dun understand the interview system over here. Ok, yeah I know that it is useful to filter out those "incompatible" candidates for the job but isn't difficult to tell how a person is unless you see that person face to face? Sigh..

Ok on merrier news, tonight we are going out to ferry building to usher in the new 2008 ya'll!

Recap on location for those who live in San Francisco and planning to go out to see fireworks tonight, the information:

Place: Ferry Terminal
Time:11.59 and 59seconds (^P^)
Bart information: Free from 8pm onwards to 5am

To avoid any congestions, it is advised that everyone should take advantage of the muni system because it is FREE from 8pm onwards. You guys can go out and have dinner ala france for few hours and then walk to the terminal. Restaurants recommended nearby (non-french) are Gordon Biersch, Palomino, Chaya, Waterfront and a lot more...........

I'm not endorsed by opentable but try it, it's good to have reservations!

Good Luck and Happy New Year folks!!!!

Michael "deformed" Jackson

2007-12-28T01:55:00.000-08:00

Oh ya did you guys read about Michael Jackson's lips falling apart? EWWWWWWWWWWWW

Post-Christmas

2007-12-28T01:42:00.000-08:00

Received a letter in the mail today. Ho ho ho! Paris is sending me and Gary free accommodation for 3 days!!! Yipppeeeee!!! It's for next month and on certain dates.

I'm not going to talk about jobs or interviews. Trying to steer my mind away from this for a while. What's better to do now than to go shop for stuff. Woke up at 6am on Boxing Day to prepare myself for shopping. Was a bit late when we got to downtown cuz most of the additional 50% off stuff were already gone. :( What a bummer! Managed to stop by Benetton and bought whole bunch of stuff! I got 5 pieces within 30 minutes! Whooootttt! I got all the stuff for additional 50%! We had so little time to shop that morning cuz we had to go to Thunder Valley (Casino) with Grandpa. But I got what I wanted, so, it's fine. We continued our shopping spree today and I got a pair of Lucky jeans and Gary got his New Year's eve attire, a sweater, jeans and shoes. I'm starting to like Lucky a lot especially when everything is 50% off. ^-^ Nordstrom is really weird cuz there's not much sale for women but they got whole bunch of things on sale for men! How unfair! I was really looking forward to shopping at Nordstrom.

Anyway, damage has been done to my bank account. Well, I can always return some of the stuff which I don't need later on. So it's all good.

I ate so much for the past few days. We went for buffet on Xmas day, pretty much spent 3 hours being a glutton. Before that, we had no where to go so we went to fisherman's wharf to join the crowd. It was quite a relaxing Christmas this year. Last year I think I did spend a really boring Xmas without doing anything.

Let's pray that next year is going to be better and of course me with a job.

Happy Christmas from the Elves

2007-12-24T02:51:00.000-08:00

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Merry Christmas from all of us!

2007-12-24T02:21:00.000-08:00

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New Me

2007-12-23T02:08:00.000-08:00

Friends, families, sisters, brothers, aunties and uncles...

I got a new layout for my blog...hope it's easier to navigate and better for the eyes

xoxoxoxox

muaccckkksss

After shopping....

2007-12-22T21:46:00.000-08:00

Me and my favorite fish, blackie!

Blackie has a tank mate and her name is Reddie. After one tragic incident, they both lost one of their eyes. Don't ask me why because I'm not sure what happened. I think it was gas leak and they got really sick. Fungus ate it. I was trying to save them for almost 3 weeks, giving them antibiotics and caring for them like my own babies. I lost two fishy during that period and I have had those two for a long time. Now I got these two, reddie and blackie, and another pleco named Fat Long. I almost lost hope when they did not seem to recover. Very lifeless, always hiding at the bottom and I was really sad. But I told myself not to give up that easily. So I nurtured them. Gave them the medicines they needed and did water change. Read about their illness. Finally, now they are eating again and swimming so happily! =)

The moral of the story, we must not give up too easily because as long as you have hope, there's always chance for things to turnaround.

How's your xmas shopping?

Sweeney Todd

2007-12-22T02:44:00.000-08:00

Skunk looking Depp

Just came back from another Tim Burton brainchild movie! Sweeney Todd rocks! It's a combination of everything. Revenge, love, violence, comedy! Tim Burton did it again. He convinced me once again that his movie is worth that 10 bucks I spent.

A recap of the movie:

A sailor, Sweeney Todd came back to London to seek revenge from a judge whom took away his wife and basically his happiness. Then he went back to the place he used to live and met this owner of the pie shop operating downstairs from his old place, by the name of Mrs.Lovett. Mrs.Lovett took him in and she allowed him to use his old place to operate a barber shop, Todd's occupation before he became a sailor. He killed his first customer who was trying to blackmail him as he knew his real identity. That's when provoked the killings of others and how they came up with the idea of using those dead people as meat for the pies.

I'm not going to elaborate on the killings nor how did she make the pies. It was gross but in a way, comedic. You guys gotta watch this!

A brilliant movie for the adults. Kids gotta stay away because it's just too bloody.

Ok Im going to zzzzz now..

Out.

The Time of the Day

2007-12-20T17:51:00.001-08:00

Hey Santa, I've been really good this year

2007-12-18T18:50:00.000-08:00

Splenda splendid! Just got the confirmation for second round of interview! =) Yippeee....

Was up whole day since 7 and fortunately it wasn't just another effort going down the drain..

They are giving me a week to come up with my presentation and also to brush up on my excel skills. As usual, it's just the first day of everything, so Im pretty calm and excited to adjourn to my next level...I'm sure when the date gets closer, I'll get butterflies in my stomach..

Anyway, the interview went really well...i was interviewed by three guys, one a bit older and the other two quite young...so the older guy was the first one to see me because he was the earliest of the brady bunch while the others were late that morning...i think nobody goes to work at 9 anymore...so i spoke to him for about 30 mins and we got someone knocking on the door...it was the product analyst intern, one of the young guys who was supposed to interview me at 9am...then 10 mins went by and the director of marketing came in to catch up with the interview...damn, i had to repeat myself three times! I started losing my voice because I was talking too much...so yadda yadda yip, the interview ended around 10.20am...the director told me to expect for another two rounds of interview and second should be technical where I need to show them my presentation (analysis) + excel skills...

I'm really grateful for this chance and if there's one really concrete reason why I would like to work for this company it should be that everybody's friendly there...I was even greeted by the co-founder of the company! Really impressed that he wasn't late...haha

So in this one week, I need to do what I got to do...+ WE ARE GOING TO TAHOE! My much needed vacation! =) I'll try to be really nice this xmas..so santa please bring me some presents hehe and also some good news...G-man is sick today so Ive been making fresh orange juice for him..the tally comes up to 15 oranges today! We really need the vitamin C and immunity during this time of year...so please take care of yourself and don't fall sick...drink more water and stay warm =)

Have a safe journey if there's a plan to go somewhere for xmas and if not, just relax and have a very merry holidays and xmas!

ho ho ho, sorry for lack of pictures....been busy...

Xmas

2007-12-15T13:06:00.000-08:00

So how's it going? I'm in the process of sending out xmas cards. Hope the cards get to the intended recipients on time. :P

Let's not talk about other things except xmas. I'm sure downtown is packed with holiday shoppers now. I really like the atmosphere but there are some issues which are the shortcomings during season like this. First of all, parking. Do you know that it takes at least 30-45 minutes just to park our car in downtown? And add another 10-15 minutes to walk to your favorite store to browse. So that's like an hour just to get out of the car and do your shopping. Second, food, the food court, the restaurants are so jam packed with people that you won't have any other alternatives but to eat fast food. Even though fast food is seriously great and I don't mind the so called calories, it is still boring when you have to eat it all the time whenever you are out in town. Third is the line. It is the most horrible thing ever! When you are happily bringing your item to the cashier, you see a line longer than the Great Wall, you just have to tell yourself, "fook it"...seriously, that really deters me from purchasing. It's not helping when the person attending to the cashier is slow and always so chitty chatty with whoever that comes up to her.

I enjoy xmas. It's a really nice occasion for friends and family to get together. We have a small party with a friend on eve. So it's going to be one merry day. One thing nice about christmas is the special drinks from coffee places. *bucks is serving peppermint mocha/hot chocolate, gingerbread latte, eggnog latte and whole bunch of xmas cookies. You know that MAN looking cookie ;). Sometimes they have their *bucks entourage to serve free drinks to shoppers. It's really good! Don't really mind walking past them 10 times! =) They have some cheer pass now. It's buy one get one free. Good deal knowing that they charge premium price for their drinks.

Really missing Odie this year. Another year has gone by. How are you doing baby? Hope all is well up there.

Le sigh

2007-12-11T15:39:00.001-08:00

Another day another dime...

The interview this morning was brief but informational. Got to know more of this "anti-virus" company. If I did get this job, I would have to put in 1000x of effort. In fact, I've been snooping at borders on web based advertising related information and found it to be exceptionally interesting. Did you know that google has a pet which is called "spider" to track what we click? That's where google AdWords from. Ok, I do not want to bore you guys with all those marketing jargons.

It has not been easy looking for a job. It made me a different person. At least now I know I'm still lacking in so many areas in terms of knowledge. Damn, it sucks just thinking about it. I know there's nothing called THE PERFECT JOB and THE PERFECT CANDIDATE but it's so depressing that there isn't any good outfit to match one another. You want it, they may not give it to you. Duh!

Oh yes, did you know blogging can be considered as a "skill" nowadays? It's strange but true! So if you guys are putting your resume together, why not include blogging. Blogging teaches us a lot of things which we don't realize such as those who love to play with adobe creative suite and help us remember all those english words we seldom use.

Finding a job is definitely frustrating. When you see a good opportunity for you to advance, all of a sudden, you don't hear anything back from the company. Le sigh... =( When you don't really want the job, that person from the other end keeps on calling you...what on earth?!

So what's going on with all of you? Working? Xmas-ing? Or like me, still looking?

Whatever that comes my way, I'm going to accept it...I'm not letting this one hiccup taking my optimism away...so stay positive ya'll!

im out, peace!

Interviews

2007-12-08T14:03:00.000-08:00

Jebus, I have two interviews coming up next week....

G-Man and I were talking yesterday about stupid interview questions and how we should answer them, for eg:

1) What are your weaknesses?

That's for you to tell me

2)What are your strengths?

That's for you to find out

3) If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you want to be and why? (WTH)

I want to be a crocodile, so I can just swallow you alive right now

4) What do you see yourself in 5 years?

Sitting right where you are and with you no where in sight

5) Why do you want to work for us?

Because I need a job

It's actually quite true that ppl usually ask some imbecile questions. I am terribly annoyed by ppl who love to ask what is your plan in X amount of years...hello??? how would I know! If I'm that good with knowing the future, I should just become a fortune teller!

I had a good experience and a bad one for phone screening. Of course that bad one was from a F.E.M.A.L.E. biatch...

story coming up...

Happy Turkey Day!

2007-11-23T00:44:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! =)

Whatever the F

2007-11-11T03:14:00.000-08:00

A Night of Fun Shots

2007-11-11T03:09:00.000-08:00

2007-11-09T22:51:00.000-08:00

Currently reading THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN.

What a boring day once again! Went downtown to search for some excitement but end up just eating at Cheesecake factory. Nothing special at all. I carried my laptop all over downtown today. Felt like a dumb ass bitch. Geeeezzz....Still trying to add things on my resume.

I'm starting to wake up real late. Really really late. I was waking up around 8am but nowadays, it's 10/11....around noon time, my eye starts tearing and i feel like just knocking myself out. Oh my, maybe it's because I have nothing to do????

I've been dragging myself to cafes to stay awake which means COFFFFEEEEEE!! I'm drinking so much coffee that my system is starting to reject the caffeine. I'm drinking coffee as if drinking water! Caffeine does not even work on me now. Omigod.

I'm hoping G-man can give me some of his work to me so I can help him out a little bit. He's working on this deal but it's just another mundane deal so there won't be too much stuff to do. Damn! It's not even the end of the year but people are already having pre-celebrations.

I hope I land on something soon so that I won't have to complain but I'm sure, I'll complain of something else then. =P

Ok have a great weekend.

Shake me baby

2007-11-05T23:42:00.000-08:00

Finally done with Shopaholic and Baby. Another fine read. Haven't been doing much lately, just slacking pretty much. But again, since when I've had a lot of things to do?hehe

I'm currently hunting for a marketing job and just got my resume updated this afternoon. Man, it sucks. Terribly. I just had a mock interview with G-Man at dinner. God, dinner time is for eating NOT some sort of mock interview session! G-man has been motivating enough though. He wants me to have a career, so do I. I want the money! I'm so broke after all the weddings.

I'm feeling the obesity bug hitting me again. Endless supply of bread which means carbohydrate intake is really high these days. I really need to cut down on that and stop saying there's always tomorrow to start my diet regime. I don't feel healthy when slabs of meat start showing up left and right. Grrrrrrr...time to start exercising again. Well, tomorrow of course.

San Francisco was struck by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake few days ago. Big one is coming. It's closer. I just need to dream it. hahaha I'm serious. My sixth sense is pretty strong. I'm no psychic but I can feel things. Scary isn't it? Back to the earthquake the other day, I was sipping tea inside a cafe when all of sudden I could feel like a Harley Davidson passing by with super loud engine causing the earth to shake a little bit. Little attention was paid to that but when the shaking went from some vehicle engine magnitude to super construction drilling magnitude, I started to look around just to confirm my suspicion. Everyone was looking quite jolted but no one made any action. I was already picturing my next action which was of course to hide under the table I'm sitting at. We were lucky because it was just a 30 seconds scare. The shaking stopped and I could see people were so mighty glad. Almost had to say goodbye to my pot of China green tea. Hella good, recommended. Not during earthquake though.

Oh the day became so long yesterday since we had to go back an hour. We don't need any time machine here, it's officially an hour behind starting yesterday. Ok guys, need to do some facebook-ing now. See you there.

status hair update

2007-10-29T13:55:00.000-08:00

i wanna get new haircut!

Posting posting

2007-10-29T08:34:00.001-08:00

Haven't been actively writing. I'm sick now so I'm just chilling out at home. Sometimes, randomly turning the laptop on to check on jobs. With Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, I'm really not motivated to work YET. =P Well so whoever poses questions on job finding, I just say "still looking". Omigod I'm so lazy.

Since I'm still nursing my health, we have no plans to go anywhere or do anything for halloween. Just staying home and watch those old TVB series.

ok im out!

Back

2007-10-20T05:53:00.000-08:00

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Thanks =)

Tick Tock Tick Tock

2007-09-15T19:08:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is the day!

I would like to shout out to TJ and his bride, Justina, on their wedding day which falls on the 15/09/2007. Have a very very good new life together!!=D

Ciao

One Day Trip to Sunnyvale =p

2007-09-07T13:56:00.000-08:00

Gummie

2007-08-25T01:11:00.000-08:00

Gummie cheers me up every wednesday!

Stress and More Stress

2007-08-21T15:55:00.000-08:00

I want to tear open her heart and see what's the color.