Christmas

Today's already the 26th... Boxing Day for some; Working Day for me...

Nonetheless, better late than never (since I was out practically the entire day yesterday)...

Here's saying thank you for visiting my blog and wishing all my readers

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

The Pictoral Post

If a picture paints a thousand words, then paint this...

Anything, Whatever, or...

I recently made an interesting discovery. I'm sure you are familiar with the response, "anything..." or "whatever..." when asked a question as simple as "What would you like to drink?". Do NOT answer either one of these in Singapore unless you are aware that you WILL be served a drink called "Anything" or "Whatever". It's found everywhere! From coffee shops to food courts to roadside peddlars.

Basically, "Anything" is carbonated and is made in 6 flavours: Cola, Cola with Lemon , Apple, Fizz Up, Cloudy Lemon and Root Beer. "Whatever" is non-carbonated and is made in six flavours as iced tea: Ice Lemon Tea, Peach Tea, Jasmine Green Tea, White Grape Tea, Apple Tea and Chrysanthemum Tea. (Read more about it by clicking here)

To put it simply, these drinks come in a generic can so it's anyone's guess what you'll get once you pop that can open, hehe. When I tried it, I got a Cola in my can of "Anything" and an Ice Lemon Tea in my can of "Whatever".

Sadly, I can't find this in Malaysia. However, I did have a deja vu experience a couple of days ago. Jason had given me a can of Ice Tea Mango, which I'd dutifully chilled in the fridge to make the experience of drinking this new variety of Ice Tea better. Little did I know or even expect when I took a sip - it tasted like an isotonic drink!! Thinking the food I was eating must've interfered with my tastebuds, I decided to pour a little bit out into a cup. There is was... fizzy (carbonated) and whitish coloured liquid. Could it be the manufacturer filled the can with the wrong drink (cos the manufacturer also has a line of isotonic drink)? Or, is Malaysia about to have it's own line of "Anything" and "Whatever"? Took a whiff... Smells like isotonic.

Since when ws Ice Tea carbonated?

So,

carbonated + whitish coloured liquid + smells like isotonic drink + tastes like isotonic drink = must be isotonic drink?

(Is this formula correct?)

It's raining, it's pouring...

Rain, rain...

Just came back from lunch. Had to run a little bit in the rain, haihz. Hope I don't fall sick. Used to fall sick if I get a little bit wet from the rain - and will be down and out for a couple of days!! Ironically, some one deduced that if I get a little bit wet, I'll fall sick; hence, I should just go out and get drenched - probably won't fall sick then. The rationalization? When I bathe, I get all wet... and don't fall sick! =.="

Well, on a cold rainy day like this, this familiar lyrics came to mind so I thought I'd just post it so that I don't have to Google them the next time the song plays in my head, hehe!

All I want is a room somewhere
Far away from the cold night air
With one enormous chair
Oh, wouldn't it be lovely?

Lots of chocolate for me to eat
Lots of coal makin' lots of heat
Warm face, warm hands, warm feet
Oh, wouldn't it be lovely?

Oh so lovely sittin' abso-bloomin'-lutely still
I would never budge till Spring crept over the window sill

Someone's head restin' on my knee
Warm and tender as he can be
Who takes good care of me
Oh, wouldn't it be lovely?

New Addition!!

Herlow to whoever's still somewhere out there visiting this blog. So sorry I haven't had the time to post for a while. Do look out for new posts soon!!! But for now, just a random post to show off the latest addition to the family...

Baby Joshua. Born: 7th June 2007.
Congratulations, Ping che che!

Who Moved My Cheese?

Had lunch by myself at a cafe next to Shi Wei's office. Went over but just missed her, so a solo lunch for me. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise, though, as I picked up this book, which phrase is quite commonly heard - "Who Moved My Cheese?", and it soon became my new lunch buddy.

An interesting read indeed about 4 characters: Hem, Haw, Sniff and Scurry; where Hem & Haw were littlepeople and Sniff & Scurry were mice. Their mission is the same: to find The Cheese.

Basic principle:

Having Cheese Makes You Happy



The Handwritings On The Wall:

• Having Cheese Makes You Happy
  
• The More Important Your Cheese Is To You The More You Want To Hold On To It


• If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct
  
• What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?


• Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When Its Getting Old


• Movement In A New Direction Helps You Find New Cheese


• When You Move Beyond Your Fear, You Feel Free


• Imagining Myself Enjoying New Cheese Even Before I Find It, Leads Me To It


• The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Find New Cheese


• It Is Safer To Search In The Maze Than Remain In A Cheeseless Situation


• Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To New Cheese


• When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New Cheese, You Change Course


• Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come


• Move With The Cheese And Enjoy It!

In short, here's the "cheesy summary":

My recommendation: Read the book, hehe!

KFC vs. Ikea Restaurant??

Okay, reading Eric's blog on 'KFC vs. Ikea Restaurant' had me craving for chicken chop today. So, since he has already reviewed the Ikea Restaurant's chicken chop in his blog and not tried KFC's, I decided today's lunch was going to be KFC Black Pepper Chicken Chop! Plus, Ikea would be too far to travel given my short lunch break today... KFC, on the other hand, is just a few kilometres away, hehe!

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the KFC outlet I'd gone to had a Drive Thru. They probably had this for a while already, but I haven't been there in ages! So buying lunch took only about 15minutes from and back to office.

Okay... so based on Eric's criteria, here's my take on KFC Black Pepper Chicken Chop:

The Price:

I ordered just the Chicken Chop set, without the drink... However, due to unavailability of Mushroom Soup, it was replaced with a regular Pepsi! (Hence, sorry, no comment on Mushroom Soup) ---> after taxes: RM10.40 (before tax: RM9.90??)

The Drink:

As said above: PEPSI (Well, I suppose it's better than 7up Revive, which I think tastes a bit wierd anyways...) See comment on Eric's blog on what I think about 7up Revive.

The Side Dishes:

No mushroom soup!! I don't believe it!! (-.-") Not a fan of KFC coleslaw so that was yucky for me. Bun... is a bun. Fries... kinda cold.
Verdict: I think I may like Ikea's offering (Mashed Potato) better.

The Sauce:

Okay, Eric, I don't think that it's from a bottle... Unless bottled black pepper sauce looks and tastes like ground black pepper made into watery sauce. All I could taste is black pepper... and black pepper!! (Can get sorethroat with the amount of pepper!! Yikes!)
Verdict: Me no like very much. Definitely prefer Ikea's brown sauce... yummy!

The Chicken:

Yes, KFC Original Recipe fried chicken. A single boneless piece as suggested by Eric, but no thick coat of flour to make it look bigger la. Just the Original Recipe chicken style.
Verdict: I'm okay with the chicken here. Do enjoy KFC chicken every now and then... However, only one piece of chicken here, unlike THREE pieces at Ikea... if you're a big eater (like Lai San or Kenrick, hehe), you might wanna consider Ikea.

Okay, that's my take... Feel free to comment and vote for your preference, hehe! KFC vs. Ikea Restaurant... who will win???

*will have picture(s) here later on... in office now, can't upload the picture to the computer*

The long awaited update...

Yes, as promised... The long awaited and possibly overdue update. I dunno if anyone still reads or visits this blog, hehe! Well, if anyone is still visiting or reading, please leave a comment or something so I know you're out there... somewhere... =)

Well, here's a few random pictures, which should pretty much give you an idea of what's been happening lately...

<-- Breaking in Irene L's new camera phone... =)

No penalty for parking in a handicapped lot??!! -->
<-- Celebrating Irene T's birthday at YAC

I think Kenrick is still hungry... =S -->
<-- This looks like the new in-thing to do... =S

See what I mean?? Hehe... -->

<-- Isaac trying to impersonate a bug! (Hint: Look at the bug eyes, hehe! *winks*)

Awww poor thing... who left him out from the YAC lunch? -->
<-- Isaac looking left out too... Erm, yes... correct shop lar.

A series of events...

Okay, before I get a tsk-tsk-ing from Leishia for blog negligence again, here's another post!!

Been a very busy week last week, starting from Tuesday onwards. First, had an event which my department was hosting, so that took up most of my time from Tuesday till Thursday. Very thankfully, we were given a day off on Friday! =) So I ended up going to KL to meet with my ex-colleagues and settle a few things at the research centre. Looks like I'll need to go back again to tie up a few more loose ends, so... lunch anyone?? Hehe! *winks*

Saturday was in church for a few hours. Started with tambourine class, from which I left after less than an hour into it! Had to go upstairs to oversee the rehearsal for Pentecost Sunday performance. In case you're wondering, it turned out GREAT!! Praise the Lord! It was unbelievable!! I'm soooo proud of all of them... Erm, although... if anyone of you sees this, you have to remember to smile, hehe! *winks* *grinz*

Pentecost Sunday was great!! Someone I know was baptised in the Holy Spirit. A couple of ex-colleagues attended the service and saw the performance, which they thought was great by the way (Kudos y'all!!) Got results for a course I took and I did quite alright. Church camp is next week!!

The past week was so long, yet at times it moved along so quickly... I actually thought on Saturday that the next day was Monday! Even started thinking about what I had to do on Monday! Haihz... dsshh!!

Save Elmo Campaign!!

Yes, the long awaited Save Elmo Campaign is going to be published!!! *drumroll*

First, a little bit of background...

Once upon a time, there was a regular member of YAC1... let's call him 'LS'. When YAC meetings were held at ML's house, LS would seek out the cute little red Elmo, and once finding it, he will hold on to Elmo for the rest of the night. So one fateful evening, a few members of YAC1 decided to launch the Save Elmo Campaign... and this is the result...

[Please click on the image to enlarge...]

~The "Save Elmo Campaign" would not have been possible without the efforts of YAC1, as well as the help of Photoshop-guru, Isaac... Much thanks!!~

~This is an amateur effort... Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions for improvement, etc.~

*Erm... how to enlarge the picture without distorting the image ah?? Anyone have any ideas?

Of weekdays and weekends...

Do you know what day it is TODAY??

Last Friday night (Satay night... yeah, SATAY night) at cell group meeting, right in the middle of the discussion we were having while chomping on the yummy satay, I got a call... My phone was on silent mode lah! It was buzzing away and seeing that it was a cell member, I thought it was going to be a typical conversation asking where we were meeting that night (I must look like an information kiosk... sighz)

Interestingly, the first thing the caller said was, "Kim ah... is today... Thursday or Friday ah??" *slap forehead!!* "Erm... Friday..."

That was Friday night...

At 7:30AM the very next morning, my mom suddenly came into my room and said hurriedly, "Oi, wake up!! 7:30 already... still sleeping ah?! No need to go to work ah??" *sweat* "Mom, it's Saturday lar..."

Blog Negligence??? Guilty as charged...

Yes, Leishia, guilty as charged for blog negligence...

Look out for the post on the "Save Elmo Campaign"... brought to you by the combined efforts of YAC1 on Movie night!! (Yes, Kenrick, it's coming... soon!!)

Other happenings in the past week include...
... having been put on the spot (again!!) cos people forget that I CANNOT speak Mandarin - I'm soooo applying for the Spoken Mandarin course (dunno if I'll get approval to go since it's 2 months long *shudder*)
... sick-sick-better-sick-worse-sick-recovering still
... completed the draft of my Job Description (yeah... I'm writing my own Job Description, haha!!)
... fallen asleep at work (hey, reading guidelines is no fun, okay! and perhaps it's all the meds I've been ingesting, sighz)
... late for work (stuck in traffic for slightly over an hour... I did not leave from home late)

Wish list... I wanna see Shrek 3 and Pirates of the Carribean 3. Anyone interested? And, most importantly, anyone got tickets??? *grinz*

Points to ponder

Christians - By Maya Angelou

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean living.'"
I'm whispering "I was lost,
now I'm found and forgiven.

"When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Novel-ish blog posts...

Someone commented that my posts on my blog were very... erm... long... haha! {P.S. To the person to said this to me... I appreciate the 'comment' and it got me thinking of story writing - of all things!! - so don't think I was upset by your 'comment' ok? After all, looking at some of the posts... it's true... haha!!} I wasn't deemed as one to write 'descriptives' (genre of writing) back in college!! Ask me personally what I mean if you wanna know cos it could be a long story! *winks* Perhaps I've developed it over the years, haha!! So, I was thinking, maybe I should consider writing 'novels'... haha! I noticed some people have quite a vivid imagination and a lot of story telling skills! Well, if my curiousity gets the better of me, you shall soon see me writing 'short' stories in the near future, haha! Or maybe I'll write 'em... but I'll post it up on another blog so this one doesn't get stuffed up, hehe! Don't worry, for all you curious fellas, there shall be a link to it as and when and IF it does come to pass, okie?

*goes off to consider writing 'short' stories*

Such a beautiful forwarded email!

Got a nice forwarded mail today from my colleague. Such a cute forward... and better still, it didn't have those chain letter-ish 'threats'! Such a rare occasion... those chain letter forwards can be so irritating!

Well, here's the cute forward:
~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~

Wishing you
In your busy life...
TIME FOR RELAXATION...

GOOD SLEEP...

GOOD HEALTH WITH EXERCISE...

A BIT OF ADVENTURE...

GOOD LOOKS...

But most of all...
I wish you lots of bear hugs...

And the comforts of real love...

Many blessings...
May you always have love to share, health to spare, and friends to care...
But watch out for those darn penguins!

One tablet of loratidine and 12 hours later...

Well, the antihistamine seemed to have helped... a little. On the bright side... sneezing seems to have stopped... Sniffles have reduced... Now we're left with congestion... sigh... vicious cycle, isn't it?

Hmmm... just had a chat with my nephew and got some pics from his camera, which was taken during CNY... I am still unsure whether I'm supposed to feel old or young, hehe... given the fact that he's only 2 years my junior!!

Here's a pic of my sis, my two nieces and me...

All look alike?? Hahaha... Looks like all squished into a tiny couch, hehe!

And then I realized... we didn't take any pics with the poor thing (my nephew)... aiyoh! Will have to go and review the pics from my dad's camera... dunno if there is any there... if don't have... sorry yeah...

Princess updates

Name : Princess
A.K.A. : Princess Gila Monster, Sasa, Sakua, Cess, Cesspool, Baby... and the list goes on...
Breed : Miniature Pinscher
Occupation : Spoilt brat
Motto : *woof* (Translation: More food... NOW!)
Faithful subjects : Mom, Dad, sistas
Tagline : ~My dog is not spoilt, I'm just well trained~

Snow...

A friend said to me recently, "it's snowing outside..."

I want snow too... Well, at least a chance to experience it some day...

Check out the pic... (this is my attempt to upload pics ler... hehe... still a noob lah)