Today is a day I tried to "do-it-all"... My road tax will be expiring on 4th July, which means I need to: dig out my car registration card, renew car insurance and then renew road tax... in that order, ASAP... plus, now also gotta go get the rebate from Post Office after all that.
The hunt for the registration card was over the weekend... Having passed it to Mom last year after renewing my road tax, I was searching in frenzy mode over the weekend... (Mom was on holiday in Thailand with Dad) After searching high and low in every nook and cranny, I made a desperate attempt to sms both Mom and Dad, hoping against hope that either one of them had their phones on... Finally (thank God!!) my dad replied (albeit starting his sms with "this cost me RM3") with some suggestions of places to look... and yes, eventually I found it... Thanks, Mom & Dad!
So today after work, I rushed to the Kurnia office to renew my car insurance policy. I got there in time (they close at 5.30pm), only to be greeted (with a nod - better than nothing) by the security guard... There were about 5-7 other staff there who completely ignored me. The security guard motioned me to sit down and that was the only form of communication I got for the next 10-15 minutes. FINALLY, one of the staff came to the counter and started the transaction. Halfway through, a lady came and continued... Managed to get that done quite quickly, once someone came to the counter... Imagine how much lesser time I needed to spend there IF someone would take the initiative to at least come forward. So disappointed with the service. Especially cos the rest just sat there chatting amongst themselves, totally ignoring me. At least lar come ask what I wanted... what laa...
Car insurance policy in hand, I rushed to the Post Office (which was nearby, thankfully!) to renew my road tax... Waiting about half an hour, noticing that JPJ transactions are only until 6pm, I was praying hard that I would be able to make it to the counter before 6pm... And I did, just barely!! (Thank God!!) Phew! Happily, I handed my car registration card to the lady at the counter, only to be told, "Ini kena pergi JPJ la... Geran (kereta) sudah penuh... Kena ambil baru" (Translation: This one have to go to JPJ lar... (Car) grant full already... Have to take new one") Siao lar... I managed to get my road tax renewed every year with no problem... But now, cannot wor... NEED to go to JPJ... Ridiculous!!
So, in the end, I managed to only get my insurance policy renewed... Decided to just pay RM2.75 (apparently, have to pay RM2 service fee if renew road tax at Post Office anyway...) and use MyEG
to renew my road tax rather than go find a JPJ office. (The only one I know of is at Jalan Genting Kelang... Setapak area... very far wei...) Via MyEG, will have to pay RM6 to deliver the road tax to me in Klang Valley, but I can just go collect it from Wisma KPMG (right next to One Utama) for free. Sheesh... save RM6 lar... Furthermore, using MyEG also means I don't need the registration card!! Saves me the trouble of having to get a new one (or something liddat...)
So now, need to find time to collect from the MyEG office. So much for trying to finish everything in a day... sigh... At least got Post Office in One Utama, can go get the rebate done there once I collect my road tax sticker... Hopefully that won't take half of forever and end up can't do anything again, sigh... Also, it seems that tomorrow onwards cannot get free gift for renewing insurance... At least I got the "last free gift" (in the words of the lady at the counter at Kurnia office).
Monday, 30 June 2008
Failed Attempt to "Do-It-All"
Friday, 13 June 2008
The Longest Tag... Ever!!
Name: Kim
Sisters: 1
Talk to someone you like: Erm... what you mean "like"? Like platonic "like"? Then it has got to be Lovy... (please don't lock me outside, kayz...)
Kissed anyone: No.
Get sick: No... wouldn't want to - I'm on holiday wei!!!
Talk to an ex: Nope.
Miss someone: Nope... I'm enjoying myself... Not homesick... yet?
Eat: Erm... see above??? Breakfast and fruit... remember???
Best feeling in the world: Loving and being loved in return
Do you sleep with stuffed animals: Maybe... none are in sight, at the moment... For tonight, will be Lovy's stuffed animals, if any...
What's under your bed: Dust bunnies? And an assortment of stuff... (I really gotta get to cleaning my room... lost momentum... sighz)
Who do you really hate: Can't think of any...
Do you have any siblings: Yes... we've established this earlier... (No wonder this tag so long lar... can't remember izzit? =P)
Do you want children: Yes =)
Do you smile often: I try to...
Do you like your hand-writing: Sometimes...
Are your toe nails painted: Not at the moment...
Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: Hotel rooms, my parents' bed is actually very comfy too!
What color shirt are you wearing now: Black (the six-4-one shirt!! <= patriotic a bit, lolz!)
What were you doing at 7:00 p.m. yesterday: Rushing to catch my train!!
I can't wait till: I start my shopping/sightseeing (Ok... the faster I finish this tag, the faster we can leave!!)
When did you cry last: Can't recall at the moment (Too distracted glancing at the clock...)
Are you a friendly person: I hope so...
Do you have any pets: Yes... Princess the miniature pinscher...
Where is the person you have feelings for right now?: Somewhere out there???
Did the last person you held hands with mean anything to you now?: I don't remember who I last held hands with... Was it at church camp or cell group for some unity song??? Oh wait, was it you, Lovy? =P
Do you sleep with the TV on?: Yes, especially when I'm too tired and fall asleep while winding down in front of the TV...
What are you doing right now?: This extremely long tag... =P
Have you ever crawled through a window?: Think so... but I think I was smaller then...
Can you handle the truth?: Try to...
Are you too forgiving?: Dunno... maybe?
Are you closer to your mother or father?: Mummy...
How many people can you say you've really loved?: *shhh* My lips are sealed... A little mystery never killed anyone... *winks* But erm... I love my friends and family... does that count?
Do you eat healthy?: This is a trick question!!!
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex?: Yes, I think so...
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you?: Yes, especially when I'm emo...
If you're having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to?: Anyone who is trustworthy and willing to listen... Sometimes, only God will, so... =)
Are you loud or quiet most of the time?: Depends on the company... hehe!
Are you confident?: In some ways, yes...
- going to school
- going to tuition
- assignments
- projects
- homework
(Eh, it's a student's life wei... not that interesting!)
- shopping
- meet up with Pamela for shopping
- relax
- plan for the weekend
- enjoy my holiday, hehe!!
In no particular order and from the randomness of mind...
- fruit
- McGriddles
- M&Ms Peanut Butter
- KitKat Chunky Peanut Butter
- I'm a foodie... anything good will do!
- shopping's on my mind now... no time to think of anything else lar...
- hopefully some good investments
- holiday some more... haha!
- procrastinate, especially regarding cleaning my room, lolz!
- indecisive at times
- sleeps too much, lolz...
- eats too much, haha (holiday-ing with Lovy is not helping in the cause to lose weight... =P)
- blur...
- Klang Valley
- Penang
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Singapore
- assistant kindergarten teacher
- music teacher
- telemarketer
- factory worker (production packing line during my industrial training, haha!)
- legal drug pusher
- Jay
- Isaac
- Sieh Jin
- Donny (welcome back to blogging!)
- YOU who is reading this... if you're rajin enough lar... (sorry, not "original", but too lazy to think of any one specific person lar)
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Easy Peasy
~ No blackmail or threats in any manner required ~
~ No need to poke out your eyes ~
Friday, 30 May 2008
Of Weddings and Babies
Well, looks like it's the season of life where weddings and baby announcements and arrivals are everywhere you look!!
The TONGs, whose wedding date happened to coincide with the Elections, found themselves featured in newpapers both online and in print!!
<= Jason & Adrene TONG!
<= Picture with the Bride of the Day...
<= Picture with the next in line...
But yes, back to Jason & Adrene's wedding... Was good to catch up with ex-Sedayans after oh-so-long!
Above: Ex-Sedaya CF-ers who made it for the group picture at the wedding ceremony as some had to leave early...
Below: More made it to the dinner...
Given that the results of the elections were periodically announced, eyes were also fixed to the TVs at the restaurant, hehe...
And so, with the end of the night, Jason & Adrene TONG prepared to go off to their honeymoon as Peter & Elaine continued their preparations for their big day only a few more months away...
And a few months soon came to pass - on 24th May 2008...
===> 
Peter & Elaine gathered the ex-Sedaya CF-ers yet again to celebrate their big day!! Am still waiting to get more pictures from the rest who brought out their cameras...
So far, sounds like wedding after wedding... Where are the babies, right?? Erm... Jason, Adrene?? Peter, Elaine??
In the meantime, the month of May brought joy to Adino & Poey Chin with little baby Rachel (or also fondly nicknamed Lady Rachel)... Also, my colleague Faz gave birth to a beautiful baby girl... Now, have to go baby gift shopping and find some time to visit the proud parents... =)
In the meantime, it's bye bye (*sob, sob*) to baby Ian, who's off to Perth with Sean & Kheng Lai... Note to self: AirAsia flies to Perth... AirAsia flies to Perth!! Wonder when JetStar (if they haven't already) open more routes to Australia... Wanting to see Su-Ann's new baby (in Melbourne) too!!! There's always time to spare to see Asher & Aaron, as well as Gabriel & Joshua, if I (finally) find myself in Melbourne...
Waaahhh... so weddings left and right - and a couple more by the end of the year... Found out recently that my colleague and lunch buddy is pregnant, which warranties a trip out to Kota Kinabalu at the end of the year(?), if I wanna see both mommy and baby before they come back to KL at the end of her maternity leave (early 2009??).
Now if I could only find time, annual leave... Anyways, just to record a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to all the happilly wedded couples and the proud parents!!!
Monday, 26 May 2008
Clowning Around
With insufficient rest but a happy heart after helping out at Peter & Elaine's wedding the night before, I prepared myself for a long day ahead - Parents Day at church, followed by church camp briefing, then immediately off to United Voice (UV) for a picnic at the Taman Tun Park with the UV members.
Parents Day at church saw Uncle Button as the special guest speaker... bringing with him a message and plenty of smiles and laughter to go round! I'll let the pictures give you a glimpse of the day...
Uncle Button doing his thing...
Uncle Button and his victims volunteers...
What I got from Uncle Button - the leftover of a teddy bear (the body, erm... *pop*)
~ eh, when I got it, the body popped already, kay... I'm not sadistic... No one wanted, so I "adopted" it lor ~
After the camp briefing, I joined the SAN convoy to United Voice and then to Taman Tun Park, where we had an enjoyable time with the UV members. It was really a very new experience for some of us, interacting with people with learning disabilities, autism, Down Syndrome, dyslexia, etc. However, at the end of the day, it was a refreshing experience to be among people who were open, friendly, without malice or pretence... Indeed a break from wondering what's on the other side of the coin, hehe!
Jee Jin getting some love before we left... lolz!
Introduction session and off we go!!
A walk around the lake... Tortoise - yes, ducks - no... *winks*
A simple game and lots of food!!
More and more people jumping into the foot torture reflexology bandwagon...
SAY CHEESE!!! (Group picture!)
Aunty Annie wanted a picture with the "thinner version of Donny" before we left...
Maroon Umbrella
Fun facts to note & some very important information for the contest... (Hehe!)
Who is the Lead Singer of the band Maroon 5?
Adam Levine
What was the original name of the band before they became Maroon 5?
Kara's Flower
(psst... personally, I think the new name sounds better, lolz!)
Name the guest singer in the Maroon 5 song “If I Never See Your Face Again?”
Rihanna
Now, one more thing...
Write a little (could be 5 words, could be 500 - it's up to you) about Maroon 5 or Rihanna or Rihanna's undeniable physical presence
What?!! Erm, ah... erm... let's just say... I wouldn't mind being marooned under the same umbrella with Maroon 5 or Rihanna... *winks*
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Bitten by the Idol bug...
American Idol has hit America like you wouldn't believe - a record breaking 97.5 millions votes cast to crown this year's American Idol!! And finally, the 7th American Idol is crowned - congratulations, DAVID COOK!!
The finale saw a battle of the Davids...
David Archuleta VS David Cook in "Let's Get Ready To Rumble" style...
The first round, songs chosen by Clive Davis, showcased a great start for Cook who blew away the crowd with "I Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" followed by Archuleta's rendition of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", which showcased his continued consistency. Simon's call swayed towards Archuleta for the first round, although he was singing praises about Cook, who performed first.
The second round was titled, "New Song Contestant Choice", which basically showcased lesser known (a.k.a. popular) songs. Cook did a good job for the song of his choice, "Dream Big", while Archuleta went for a ballad-ish song, "In This Moment". Again, Simon's call swayed towards Archuleta and again, claimed Archuleta the winner of the round!
The third and final round was the contestant's choice. Cook chose "The World I Know", trying something different, which Simon blatantly boo-boo-ed. However, Cook took it like a man and politely responded, "Why do something I've already done? But I understand what you (Simon) are saying..." and the crowd went wild! Archuleta played it safe and sure with his choice - "Imagine" - the judges were impressed without a doubt! "What we have witnessed is a knockout!" Simon says.
Well, in the end, with 56% of the vote in a star-studded finale, the next American Idol was crowned today, and it belongs to... DAVID COOK!! After watching the final two show, I had already thought that Archuleta was a shoo in to win, since the judges were so blown away by his performances... Plus, he was consistent all the way. But on the other hand, Cook showed improvement day after day, performance after performance! I was indeed pleasantly surprised that it was Cook who won... and even more surprised when Simon apologized for being too brash with his comments!!
Congratulations, David Cook - indeed you've blown America away... Kudos, you deserve it!
