Hello people… Ni hau!!

This post is now being typed out while i’m having my foot massage rite in the middle of my apartment’s living room.. total relaxation. Sounds good huh but the other days that i’m not doin this, i’m working my ass off in the House Of Switzerland.

Well to cut the intro short, i would jus link what Mr Caldwell has already blog about.. and there are some pictures too… –>*HoS*

There should be no pictures in this post due to the extensive work hours that i’m having here.  Its slavery, but again we are in China.. I’m here already here in Beijing for one and a half weeks and i;ve only manage to get my feet to silk street which is a shopping paradise for cheap and also pirated stuff.. and HouHai, a lake with alot of bars and also good small restaurants. apart from that its always working and working setting up the House. The whole House was a mess (even now) due to the late completion by the construction workers. (i blame it to the organisers being too nice and not push for the due date.) most of us arrive here expecting things to be ready for work but the whole interior of the house is still under construction and we service people have nth much to do as we cant do anything because of all the dirt. We polish milions of glasses just to get it all dusty again the next day even though we use lotsa cling wrap to ‘protect’ ‘em..

So, since its slavery here, of course we dont get off work jus because we have nth to do in the service side. Most of us were being sent to the kitchen to help out. (for one week i was Chef Wong hahhahahahahahahha) i had so much fun in the kitchen despite the long working hours.  Everyone in the kitchen is soo coooolll.. (Mr Hor, just for your info, i didnt turn potatoes only ok,..i also peeled some onions and sauted some.. hhahha and some other mise en place as well…)

Olympic is supposed to be a BIG  thing but so far i’m here, i havent have or felt anything yet. The tv is airing so many updates that is nowhere to be seen. The only feel was few days ago when the Swiss atheletes arrived..(even though i’m busy running around like a mad chicken, i still notices la…) on the streets are all quiet and normal. the people are also normal with no special olympic atmosphere..dont really know how to explain it..its weird..

Apart from work and minor complaints on the hazy weather almost everyday. Its damn hot here and pollution is so so so terrible. How la Olympics gonna happen??? i really wonder sometimes. yesterday was the only day i could see blue skies, only awhile..The only good thing here for the time being is the apartment we are staying. its so comfy and furnished basically.. and centralized air conditioned haha..

ok the foot massage is done, and i’m gonna go get ready to leave for the city to meet my aunt for dinner.. lets hope that i dont get lost somewhere near Suzhou hahaha.. (the taxi drivers here are always great, they will say they know the place and later after 15 – 20mins ride they will ask where is the location that we wana go and then we get lost and then we spend another 15 mins in the taxi going round n round.. but normally it only cost about 30RMb for all four people so we wont mind so much. hahah)

Tschuss zusammen!!

Blogging used to be a routine so that people can know whats happening around me when I’m far away. It turns slow… slower… and almost dying.. All this delaying is because of lame excuses like busy, no time and not really in the mood.. but i guess, at some point i dont see a point of putting things up when you question the purpose and consequences ..But a big draw out would be the lame internet connection at home that just settled in. And all the excuses piled up a mountain high i dont even know what to blog about or where to start and which event out of so many i should be focusing on.

Well i’m trying my best to sit to blog at least once a week but even that is so much of a difficult task.. isk isk.. Nth i could say to be exact but here is the recap for the happenings last two months i guess. Lets hope i get a little diligent and would be disciplined and also motivated enough to be updating frequently.. Cryst, Est & Lek are my motivation caused they damn rajin updating all the time..

So i’m hoping to get back into the blogging mode again..need motivation, not complaints ok people. I shall start with a full of photos recap to lessen the mountain high back dated piles of events that took place. (I shall just forget about those small mini mini stuff)

Reading Est & Lek’s updates, they always have smth happening with their colleagues made me think of how happening my own work place is. Well not that bad that till we only come to work and off we go. Every month we have staff’s birthday celebration, a get together session and also a ponteng/curi tulang broad daylight.

So far i only brought my camera out once during the celebration days (and for my own month, i didnt snap.. )

For The April Babies..

At the back of the office in our MINI Pantry…

Those orange plastic bags are bags filled with food we catered from one of Ms. Puteri’s contact. We cant afford to have buffet lunch as most of us have different schedule for classe, so best is to have food for all even when they have to rush back to classes after the cut cake session..

Selamat ‘Belated’ Birthdays!!!!

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Apart from colleagues that brighten up my days, the best part of my job is to get all the wonderful ‘daughters and sons’ along the way. Following is a day out with my ‘huang nu er(s)’

In MFM with Ann

Jenny and Rachel.

Its fun to hang out with them cos it makes me get grip of fun & crazy things that i’ve kinda stop doing except when i’m out with Cryst or Winnie.

See…

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Apart from hanging out, the past months I did not forget to pamper myself.. From shopping to traveling.. thats not something I would forget though haha.. but there are different things that i’ve tried—> (please be advice the picture below might be highly addictive, viewers discretion is highly recommended)

My SEXY legs.. (Kenko Fish Spa in Pavillion)

Fat People’s Fat Leg with alot of ‘Garra Rufa’. See the difference, one alot of fishes and the other less.. We were told that the fishes will nibble away dead skin so the more fishes nibbling your feet means alot of dead skin larr..

My friends and I recently came across this topic about Pedicure and Fish Spa. Its really very subjective to conclude which is better than the other. I believe both contribute to a certain positivity. I think its fun and natural way without much stress to the skin. Here a link if you wana find out more about it —–> *click*

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Winnie’s birthday simple lunch meet up.

Simple isnt it? Our table was filled with FOOD!!

I sacrificed half day leave to make this gurl happy. We went to Kura, in One World Hotel for lunch. I rushed my daily tasks and joined Winnie and CCL for this scrumptious meal.

Me and my ex-roomie..

Its a hearty meal but only three of us.. really miss the time when we used to celebrate with that group of friends who are now all in SINGAPORE (and now Winnie oso leaving.. *sob sob*)

No cake for her but i bought her a ? bag as pressie. Nice?? Pretty similar to the one she chose for me on my birthday haha..

Thats the once awhile short lunch meet up that we can afford out of our Stressful & Busy schedule.. haha.. damn pathetic right???

As per mentioned earlier, my job created opportunity for me to meet great people but also every few months, it would be emotional time cos have to bid farewell to graduating students. Everytime you know them better, thats the time they would be waving bye bye and saying ‘ I’m stepping into another level in my life.’

This semester i went to my first Farewell dinner of the year, CULA 7. This class i could remember the sweet girl, Stella who always around the photocopy machine in the office. The very small class and friendly people. The time here and there we would bump into the others around college and exchange nods and smiles. And now they are all off into the industry..

All the best people!!

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KDU 25th Anniversary- In conjunction of the 25th anniversary celebration, this year our annual dinner was held in One World Hotel (mentioning OWH twice dy, like no other place to go rite??) and the theme of the night is VIVA SILVER. Well we are to dress up as silverish as possible but not many actually understood the colour. Silver is not a normal colour i would wear or have in my wardrobe. Searching for a decent enough dress was pretty difficult and much to my disappointment, many didnt even bother to follow the theme.. Where la the team effort?? @!#!~!@~

I was seated together with all the bosses of my department and being one of the naughty ones its not easy to pass the two hour event okay.. and all the time my camera was nicely seated in my ’silver’ clutch. No Pictures from Annual Dinner?? I dont know what to say to myself.

Only managed to snap 4 pics at the end of the night before we departed to Long Bar. Out of 4, 3 was taken with Don same place and time just different brightness and clarity. Duh…

The best out of 3.. which is still not good… haih…

Don got a coffee machine from Lucky draw. Everyone of us got this photo album as door gifts. We were each given a box with an album inside with an individual photo but you wont get your own photo unless you are damn lucky. In order to get yours, everyone was asked to run around the ballroom doing ’system-barter’. Well a good ice breaker i would say..

Last one with Kenneth.

Thats about all on the annual dinner.

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The rest of the photos are from meet ups and Friday nite out. Lazy dy, read captions la…

During Salah’s visit, we went to Redbox. Me n Mama Jee

Me and Izzo

Photographer wannabe.

Rest of the people either smoking like a chimney or discussing worldwide politics.

Crazy two in Laundry.

Pee-Ka-Boo in Decanter Hartamas

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Thats all.. phew.. i’m tidying up so that i can start on the past long ago S’pore Trip. hhaha..

Ade!!!

For months and months of planning and then practices, finally the event was over jus yesterweek. Planning the menu took months to at last come to satisfactory and they begun searching for ingredients which went on concurrently with the planning of the practice schedule. Took up most of their time and it finally came to an end but that would make another good beginning for some of them.

The effort for preparation for the second largest hospitality event ‘Food Hotel Asia’ or better known as FHA is not a cruise down town. This team of five had to stay back late nite to perfect their menu. To make it a good practice, it was made into a dinner so that ppl can try out the menu and give valuable comments for improvement.

One fine week some months ago, I went to savor the exquisite menu in the whole of KDU.. haha.. with a few companion to make things a lil more fun.

We started off with choosing the different set of menu. They had one couple preparing Duck ala Mandarin, another couple, Lamb Rack with tones of beans I don’t eat and lastly the reserved Cod Fish aka Not on Menu Item. The focus was mainly on the first two items but I of course get to choose the ‘Not on Menu Item’.

 Started with :

 

Appetizer 1

Appetizer 2

very simple, light and  appetizing, great combinations. (please dont ask me for the breakdown.. )

<—–He can tell you more …

Then we had our three types of main course,

-Canard-

Roasted duck breast with pickled orange and orange mashed potatoes.

 

 -Classic Fine-

Roasted lamb rack on a duet of beans and red wine jus.

 

-Atlantic Simplicity-

Pan seared Canadian Cod on a pillow of russet and safron mashed tossed with organic chives.

Pictures stories it all so nonit to further explain la.. cos it will confuse me..

Apart from eating of course we have to camwhore la..

See all the girls so busy checking which photo turns out good..

Me n Joey

 

As normal, we all bullied Mr. Hor

Everyone were so happy that nite.

 Later that nite, the photographer of the day, Leon, took some really awesome photos for their portfolios.

‘The Team’

 

The ‘anchor-boy’ …

 

Of course have to take group photos la…  a nicely taken group shot.

Bravo to all.. we brought home a gold, a silver and two bronzes.. Will be out in the papers soon hahahaha…

 

 

 

 

 

Three months of 2008 past by like a breezy day. Again, I’ve left my teeny weeney site untouch.
i know its wrong but its just too much to say and so little time and privacy. For those who are curious bout my moving, i’ve settled in fine. ‘Grease‘ the musical took up most of my time and gave me alot of migrain days. And its over now so i’m back to my normal schedule of classes. A few school trips coming up in April and my work trip to Beijing is finally confirmed. Will be flying off to Beijing in July.

(Ppl, i’ve given my latest update.. )

Well i’ll just do a summary of the happenings for the past 12 weeks.

January
Most of days are spend on the musical KDU did for their 25th anniversary charity dinner. Practice and practice and practice summore was basically it. Dragging Kok Teng to purchase the costume was real fun. Meeting strangers of all kind was also interesting.
We ended up doin all the Miscellaneous left over and that consists of everything. Head to toe was thrown to us. Was a good experience. Came across ‘Tai-Chi-Logy’, in depth learning of this methodology. We argue everyday even on the smallest partical but end of the day somehow we managed it out together. Weird how things can happen that way.
And with this team of ppl, i’ve extended my network to a different industry. I need to thank those that helped me along the way. Met a few fantastic ppl that i now call friends. Really appreciate all the help given.. Thank you Ravi, Jon, Juvita and Rosman…

Here are some photos to sum up the month of JAN 2008!!

Boys & Girls practising their routine.

Some days we go to the studio to do recording. (which cost a bomb..) The machinery there so ‘canggih’, everything can be done except for the ‘ump-ness’ and timing. No wonder everyone can be singer and produce album. I believe even if i try (which wil cause all cows to climb trees) they can make it sound like Celine Dion.. haha..

Also for this musical, we bought a car and didn’t quite used it which leads me to ????…

But of course we put it to good use.. snap snap snap away….:) We made it a tool for photogrpahy…

And comes the important nite itself, no photos..cos i’m not in any.. isk isk isk… Busy running around to check on things and pretend to be even busier.. hehe (this is in March ok…)

My crew members played an important role in ensuring the show runs smoothly.. Muaks Muaks to ALL.. Big ThankYou!!

February
February is always the month that i would miss out cos its so short. Before i knew its already ending. Chinese New Year 2008 alls in the begining of Feb. This year, CNY was really short but i took a whole week off to be back in Cameron Highlands to enjoy the weather and also to get away from the hectic lifestyle in PJ. No photos this year.. noone was in the mood. Most of the time was spend in-house or just in the garden.

Photo time..

Must have the ang paos to show the mood of CNY…

Me & my daddy… see this pic of me..

Well was doing nth at home and visited my grandma’s late brother’s wife…(wah very long relationship explanation.. cos i dunno how to adress her hehe) and went thru this piles of old album and… found alot of my baby-pakai-lampin photos. Wana see?? hehe damn malufyin but cute ok.. be prepared…

So cute can die… *my 1st birthday* Gosh how i grew…

See so clever to dress up since young.. was suppose to go for hiking but see how i dress?? abit speechless rite??

Expecting some baby-in-nappy photos?? sowee cannot put those photos here cos the other day my collegue saw, he said i’m into child pornography..*–*

Thats the childhood pics i can share. Alot more but i dont wana bored anyone.. What else during new year?? Some meet ups with primary schoolmates.

With Eddie in Suria not KLCC but Indian Kopitiam..This lil meet up leads to another arranged meet up in The Curve sometime end of Feb before Gary flew bk to Aussie.

Proud to say i still keep in touch with me primary friends.

With Gary before i left for dinner with my parents. (Gary: settled in wel>>?? hope u do.. take care!!)

Thats about all that sums up my second month of 2008.

 March

Now comes March the month i love the most—> cos my buffday is in March.. So vain rite.. but thats me.. March also happen to be the month i’m super duper clever to spend money.. *as if my dad started printing notes and my mom planted money tree in the backyard*

Well the only highlight i wana put here is ME BUFFDAY.. *winks*

Est must be saying: ‘kuang kuang kuang kuang’

Here goes…..

Happy Bird-day to ME!!

Ice cream cake wei.. so yummy… thank you thank you!!!

Gimme dy dont let me peacefully make a wish *iskk iskk*

Daughters who celebrated with me.

Son and ’son-in-law’. (Eugene: Please remember to put me on VVVIP table ok…)

Thank you all…Enjoyed it very much.. Muaks Muaks!!!

Thats all for the past 12 weeks… please dont call me and complaint.. the best i can do dy..

Without further delay, i’m working on another weekend outting post.. So stay tuned folks!!!

 

Lek: be grateful… see i’ve uploaded (even though its outdated)

Est: my hair is slightly longer.. planning to visit the saloon again soon..

As from where i left the last post, it was only the third day.. i spend six beautiful days in Jakarta, how am i to finish?? can i simply short cut everything?? can la..so.. here goes…

Third day we droved all the way from Jakarta to Bandung (well Pak Bas drove actually, we were all pigging in the car) Bandung is well known for its factory outlets. The weather is similar to Cameron Highlands but the traffic almost same to Jakarta. Our main purpose to Bandung is to shopped and we DID.. Shirts are very cheap although we sometimes question the genuineness. The one place that we love most is ‘Rumah Mode’, spent very long hours going thru their stuff and also loading up the car. The rest of the day was spent walking around shopping and competing who shopped the most.

Mit Linardy und Maya in Rumah Mode Cafe.

They have big , fat & friendly fishes in there.. and we were like total ‘jakun’,got all excited bout the fishes..

We did not have any hotel reservations so we went around checking for the best rates and ended up in Hotel Gemilang. Affordable rates with fantastic rooms. Pool view, clean to the max and best of all we only paid RM40/per pax (three in a room) only downside was the heater was not working well and water icy cold.

Our rooms facing the pool..Cool..

RM120 for this.. very good bargain.

Later at nite, Pak Ken took over the wheels and we headed to The Peak. It was a long and scary journey to nowhere but when we reached our destination, speechless. The view from that place, SUPERB. Its hidden in some village route that tourist might not wana travel but definitely worthwhile. We had our late dinner and it feels like I’m having dinner in some posh place like ‘Smoke House’.

Before the ‘training’ session begin already looking like this.

The Peak and their appetizing menu.

 

Pee-Ka-Boo???

 

Interior of The Peak.

 

While waiting for our food. See what happens when we are hungry…

 

Chris also started cam whoring..

 

No photos of the food cos we gulped it down as soon as it reaches our table..

Nex day we went to the ‘Sampan Tumbang Mountain’  (if i’m not mistaken).

I think its still alive..the volcanic mountain i mean..the smell of sulfur was so strong.

 

How can i miss a chance to snap snap snap right??

 

The tourist.

 

On the way down.

 

We stop by the road side for ‘Sate Kelinchi’. This must be the cause of my food poisoning.

 

The chefs just cant leave it alone.. i think its in the blood stream.

 

 After the food..Sate and Indo Mee, we went back to Rumah Mode to grab some more stuff…

Picture says it all…… I LOOOOVEEE SHOOOOPPINGGGGGG!!!!

Pak Bas and us bk in Maya’s residence.

 

Pak Bas The Best laaaaa.

Very lazy to type dy.. cos its so outdated… can I jus post photos?? The short cut is getting shorted.. hehe…

Whatever happens after that is all in the photos… my last two days was horrigeeeble cos food poisoning.. at that moment I only hope to be home in my own bed…

 

Last day visit to chocolate factory.

Krispy Creme.

 

Our Krispy Creme….

The hosts and us before leaving bk for KL.

If it was not the vomiting and staying home alone with Susie, the Jakarta trip would be a splendid one…

 Thank you, arigato, danke vielmal… lets pray for my nex post to be soon okaiiii…