Happy New Year!!!

Eat, drink and get drunk tonight.

Men should have telepathic powers

Today's episode of Falling in Love (Local Malaysian mandarin series on NTV7, 9.30pm weekdays...I'm hooked on it ;P) reminded me of many things. I cried like god knows how many times.

Maybe I'm just to touchy thought miss sensitive today. But I think it's normal right, even for a half girl half geek right?

There were a few words mentioned in the series that brought back memories of my previous relationship. ...even my previous boss! HAHAHA! It's all about communication. Speaking to each other, to understand each other by facts and not my assuming.

To tell you the truth, I'm not the type of person who can actually express myself properly in words. I'm so darn stubborn to express them to anyone most of the time. I tend to keep things to myself for months until that day we finally have a long chat and come to the topic and I happen to BOOM my feelings and thoughts out. And then out come the salty rain, then the swollen sea. I just suck at speaking what I want. Or maybe I am too tolerant... or am I just too lazy to explain?

I wish there are plenty of other ways to communicate than words.

You know what is worst? Sometimes I just come to some sort of lousy naive conclusion by myself without speaking to anyone.

During my farewell 1-1 with my first boss, he said something that I have always remembered. I dislike him a lot... I don't know if I still to now.. but that feeling made me remember every word he said and when I reflect upon it now... he really gave me good advice. It's all about communication.

Always speak up. Say what you want, when you want it, how you want it. Be frank with bosses, be frank with colleagues, be frank with friends, and be frank with your loved ones. Solves a lot of headache for the guys especially. People in the movies always say “we’ll never understand women” I believe that true.. especially for people like me who know what they want, but just toooooo darn pig headed to say want we want.

Some how we just expect people to know what we want. Men should have telepathic powers!

Sometimes I'm too much also la. I expect people to understand me without me saying anything. Sometimes they do, and they tolerate. Most of them already "biasa" with my attitude. But to new people I meet, I don't know why I tend to be so stiff these days. I can let loose my hair and be myself. I don't know why I have this guard up all the time.

I did not realise that I was so scary and serious until a very frank coleague of mine hinted to me about it.

*sign*

I wonder what happen to the old perky me.

But sometimes, I have to be another person. Work is work ma, play only play lo rite? Like they say la, masuk kandang lembu mengembu, masuk kandang kambing mengembek also lo.

High Business Impact!

Wow... the earth quake in Taiwan really brought a lot of problems to the Internet. There was and still on going WAN links problem going on in my company.

Internet surfing have been really slow because of the congestion. Just imagine if 50% of Malaysia's data flow to the North though Taiwan, but have have to be rerouted to take the India route. Fooyohh. Maxed utilisation man.

I think Maxis is badly affected as one of their travel hubs are isolated in Taiwan. Telekom seems to have their separate route. But still... congestion kills everyone.

I wonder if all would be better tomorrow. Hopefully better tomorrow because 5 major links, data, voice... and my retail link is down! =(

Ironic and sad, but beautiful

No place to go, you are stuck in a "no where to go"
You drop everything, finaly facing the truth that you have will power to live your dream. Sad thing she have to tell you that she knew from the start. She tells you where you went bad.... when it's too late, just too late. So look the other way tonight?.. But can she?

But she drops everything for you.

She runs with you. Laugh with you. Cry with you.

For one last time.

We're running for it tonight and it feels so good. Your hand in mine here near midnight and it feels so right. Girls and the boys chase down running for it tonight.

Can you wait for me a little longer?

She waited long enough, but nothing has changed.

We're runninggggg... We're running hard tonight and it feels so good. Your arm in mine here near midnight and it feels so right. Girls and the boys chase down running hard tonight.

Then you realised, you were just running yourself.

Ready Fuels by Anberlin

Found the song!!! Ready Fuels by Anberlin.

Cutting over without a key or gasoline tonight
Feel everything on fire and just to kill killing for your just goodnight
Help me to wait on you, hesion through, cause I'm alone
Feel so jaded, contemplative, waiting for you

(we're running) We're running hard tonight and it feels so good
Your arm in mine here near midnight and it feels so right
Girls and the boys chase down running hard tonight

Running down the ready fuels it's finally over, just get over
Time will tell if all turns out ok
Help me to realize my dream is dying, redefine just where I turned away
So look the other way tonight

(we're running) We're running for it tonight and it feels so good
Your hand in mine here near midnight and it feels so right
Girls and the boys chase down running for it tonight

Can you wait for me a little longer?

(we're running) We're running for it tonight and it feels so good
Your hand in mine here near midnight and it feels so right
Girls and the boys chase down running for it tonight

Can you wait for me a little longer?

(we're running) We're running for it tonight and it feels so good
Your hand in mine here near midnight and it feels so right
Girls and the boys chase down running for it tonight

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!

Ok, I need help with this. Anyone know's the band and song used in the clip? I'm totally addicted to the whole clip. really good stuff. Nice vector graphics, adverds, some mix of videos. Good music.

And some really super transitions!

I love the guitar plucking effect.
The ALTAVISION transition to the soft burst with the sync to the music. Simple stuff but just got me man. Totally hooked to the scene.
The a few seconds after that when the SNAPSHOT logo come up... its again "SO RIGHT", just as the lyric to the song.
Then back to the ALTAVISION transition to the arror flow to the scene with the girl.

AHHH you that sent me the link.. you evil evil person!!! ;P

Five lessons for the world

Five lessons for the world
By Kofi A. Annan

Nearly 50 years ago, when I arrived in Minnesota as a student fresh from Africa, I had much to learn - starting with the fact that there is nothing wierd about wearing earmuffs when the temperature is 15 below. All my life since has been a learning experience. Now I want to pass on five lessons I have learnt during ten years as UN Secretary-General - lessons which I believe the community of nations needs to learn, as it confronts the cchallenges of the 21st century.

First, in today's world we are all responsible for each other's security. Against such threats as nuclear proliferation, climate change, global pandemics, or terrorists operating from safe havens in failed states, no nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. Only by working to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security for ourselves.

This responsibility includes our shared responsibility to protect people from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. That was accepted by all nations at last year's UN summit. But when we look at the murder, rape and starvation still being inflicted on the people of Darfur, we realise that such doctrines remain pure rhetoric unless those with the power to intervene effectively - by exerting political, economic or, in the last resort, military muscle - are prepared to take the lead.

It also includes a responsibility to future generations - to preserve resources that belong to them as well as to us. Every day that we do nothing, or too little, to prevent climate change imposes higher costs on our children.

Second, we are also responsible for each other's welfare.

Without a measure of solidarity, no society can be truly stable. It is not realistic to think that some people can go on deriving great benefits from globalisation while billions of others are left in, or thrown into, abject poverty. We have to give all our fellow human beings at least a chance to share in our prosperity.

Third, both security and prosperity depend on respect for human rights and
the rule of law.

Throughout history human life has been enriched by diversity, and different communities have learnt from each other. But if our communities are to live
in peace we must stress also what unites us: our common humanity, and the need for our human dignity and rights to be protected by law.

That is vital for development, too. Both foreigners and a country's own citizens are more likely to invest when their basic rights are protected and they know they will be fairly treated under the law. And policies that genuinely favour development are more likely to be adopted if the people most in need of development can make their voice heard.

States need to play by the rules towards each other, as well. No community anywhere suffers from too much rule of law; many suffer from too little - and the international community is among them. This we must change.

My fourth lesson, therefore, is that governments must be accountable for their actions, in the international as well as the domestic arena. Every state owes some account to other states on which its actions have a decisive impact.

As things stand, poor and weak states are easily held to account, because they need foreign aid. But large and powerful states, whose actions have the greatest impact on others, can be constrained only by their own people.

That gives the people and institutions of powerful states a special responsibility to take account of global views and interests. And today they need to take into account also what we call "non-state actors". States can no longer - if they ever could - confront global challenges alone. Increasingly, they need help from the myriad types of association in which people come together voluntarily, for profit or to think about, and change, the world.

How can states hold each other to account? Only through multilateral institutions. So my final lesson is that those institutions must be organised in a fair and democratic way, giving the poor and the weak some influence over the actions of the rich and the strong.

Developing countries should have a stronger voice in international financial institutions, whose decisions can mean life or death for their people. And new permanent or long-term members should be added to the UN Security Council, whose current membership reflects the reality of 1945, not of today's world.

More than ever today humanity needs a functioning global system. And experience has shown, time and again, that the system works poorly when its member states are divided and lack leadership, but much better when there is unity and far-sighted leadership and engagement of all major actors. The world's leaders, of today and tomorrow, have a great responsibility. The people of the world must see that they live up to it.

The author is Secretary-General of the United Nations. This article is based on an address he delivered on Dec 11 (Not sure what year) at the Truman Presidential Museum & Library in Independence, Missouri.

My password is

Aisheh, this is my third time calling Maybank customer service hotline to reset my Maybank2u account password. I can't seem to remember the password!

I have spent a lot more than I have expected this year. Yikes! Went through my summary of monthly expenses and my bills too and noticed I spent a lot more after when I got my credit card. I can't emphasize moreee Credit Cards are Devils!!! My dad was mocking on that. Boo boo. He even handed me a credit card application form and said "Ehh want to apply? Got application promotion."

Then end of the year you know la, time to spend some money to replace all the whatever old junk with new junk. Then pay my insurance also. *cha ching cha ching* I can hear the sound of the cash register. Thank god I don't have anything else to pay ....yet.

Anyway, I'm darn confuse la. There was a time when I knew what I wanted. Easy life. Study hard. Pass my exams. Party hard. But things are not so vision 20/20. I can't do anything about work. Work is work la... too lazy to complain about it already. I think I'm making myself sick talking about work too much. I feel sick just thinking about work. *sign* Thank got it's the holiday season! I don't have to face work too much.

So yeah la, other than that it's confusing la. Everyday is a routine. I need to break this routine or get a new routine la. So boring already! I want to take up a part time job that requires me to face many different people. But then, I can only work weekends.

Have been thinking about Starbucks for quite sometime. I wonder if they take weekend workers. Would be interesting to learn to make a nice latte. Working in the kitchen will be fun too. Hehehe, but then I wouldn't think anyone would hire a weekend havoc ;P Or be my own boss kind of thing. Cook up sometime to sell in the market? Don't know la. I need a change.

Anyone want to hire me as a mosquito killer? My house are full of them mossies! Argh!

Oh and India... I think I might go alone... but ahh... mommy sure don't let one la.

I am the whole class

SUFFERINGGG IN HEAT!!!

I attended my first day of my first CCNP module, BSCI, at MIS training center in Megan Avenue II today and it was hell.

I left home early to make sure I reached classes on time. I was 15 minutes early. Phew. I waited in LAB 2, the venue where my class is held. It was really hot inside. The air conditioner was blowing hot air! I asked if it could be turned to a lower temperature and the guy did adjust the temperature. I waited for class to start but end up leaving the room to the waiting area because I was starting to sweat like a water buffalo.

10.20am. I saw my teacher. He's super young! And I heard he have a CCIE already! Wah Lau Eh! Anyway, he did some setting up, power up this and that and class started at 10.45am.

My first question was "Er, Hi, I'm teckiee from XXX. Is this the whole class?" I was the only one in class!

I was suffering the whole morning. I can't concentrate with the heat. I can't fall asleep because there was only me in the class. I was trying so hard to focus... in the end I couldn't take it. Either we get another room, or I won't be coming to class for the rest of the week because its just ridicules to attend class in this condition. I have no idea how the lecturer could stand it. He was wearing long sleeve with a tie!!

Thank god after the break air started to blow out of the air cond. It wasn't cool in the room, but at least it's not a sauna. I headed back to office for my lunch break to soak up the cold air. That helped a lot.

I hope tomorrow will be better. I better do some homework too because I will have to answer all the questions! Need to sleep early also. Aiyahhh!

Tagged

Oh..nothing in my mind but got tagged. So something to do lah.

Part 1: On the Outside
Name : Too man names to remember. I was recently called "E" by my North Americans' folks I work with. E works for me. HEHEHE kind of like "L" in Death Note.
Date of Birth : I just turned 23 4 days ago =)
Current status: Employed...HAHAHHA ;P
Eye Colour : Dark brown, but read when I get mad.
Righty or Lefty : Right
Zodiac Sign : I'm a bow and arrows pig ... oink oink.

Part 2: On the Inside
Your Heritage : 100% X chromosome. HAHAHAHA. I'm 100% Chinese.
Your Fear : is not a factor for me. LOL! Pain..pain.. I fear pain.
Your Weakness : Lack of discipline when it comes to food, arrogant, careless, too direct, I can be such a hypocrite something, too much to mention.... but I'm working on it.
Your Perfect Pizza : Original Italian crust, light tomato sauce, heavy on the herbs, more than enough olive oil, and just the right combination of parmesan and mozzarella when baked. Served hot with parmesan powder sprinkled on the pizza and sweeten sparkling water. Even better if it's specially made for me.

Part 3: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Your thoughts first waking up : Woke up at late 7, I just can't stop the body alarm. The first thing that always comes to mind is "Did someone from work call?" My boss left me a message.
Your bedtime : Watching this 9.30pm series on TV7 on weekdays now. Then Las Vegas on Thursday at 10.30pm! Trippin and Simple Life on Sundays. Jacky go go go and guess guess guess! If not I'll just drop dead from the day of work. So sad hor?
Your most missed memory : My 20th birthday. College and secondary school times. Being a kid, just playing with Jin and Ka Yee and all. Sliding down the hill with broken cardboard boxes, plaing "tai shuin" (kalak panjang), playing with mud and catching tadpoles, playing catching "on-the-line" and "face-to-face", having water gun wars, sneaking into "haunted houses", “burning down” trees during mooncake festivals... oops, memory hor.. not memories. Hehehe.

Part 4: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke : Coke, but I'm taking a lot of Pepsi Max lately.
McD or Burger King : McD's. Burger King's burgers are juicier, but so darn oily man!
Single or Group Dates : Both also ok la I guess. You get to know a person at different levels at different types of dates.
Adidas or Nike : Chap Petaling Street. I don't really go for branding. If it's good, nice, price ok. I'll buy. Adidas, Nike and Fila is just too over rated.
Lipton Tea or Nestea: I hate Lipton. Nestea teas are too sweet. Boh's gold blend is good.
Chocolate or vanilla: Depends, but chocolate works most of the time
Cappuccino or Coffee : Latte', I can't take the bitterness of coffee so more milk is good for me.

Part 5: Do You...
Smoke : Yes, if needed.
Curse : Yes, if needed.

Part 6: In the Past Month
Drank alcohol : Yes
Gone to the mall : Yes
Been on stage : Been on stage or put on stage? The two is quite different...put on stage got la.
Eaten Sushi: Yes and yummy smoked salmon with mustard seeds at one of ParkRoyal's restaurant. The rest of the food sucked. Especially the dessert.
Dyed your hair : No. Dyed once and it killed my beautiful hair. Took me 2 years to grow out the colour somemore!

Part 7: Have You Ever?
Played a stripping game : HAHAHAH yes but never been down to skin.
Changed who you were to fit in : Sometime I have to lo, not change la... but have to pretend. Masuk kandang lembu mengembu, masuk kandang kambing mengembek. Get what I mean.

Part 8:
Age you're hoping to be married : Tomorrow, if he is the man. Never, if he is not found.

Part 9: In a Guy/Gal
Best Eye Colour : Doesn’t matter as long he has his eyes.
Hair colour : Anything that don't scare me away.
Short or long hair : No hair works for me too ;P

Part 10: What Were You Doing?
1 minute ago : JK came to get his ice box.
1 hour ago : Was watching MTV boiling point...I think.. or something on Discovery travel and living.
1/2 hour ago : Watching TV...
1 month ago : har... sorry, once the brain is rebooted, it clears the RAM. Only important things are kept on the hard disk.

Part 11: Finish The Sentence
I love : to win a lottery! But then I don't buy one la. I don't have the luck for all this.
I feel : bored with everything. Need to find something cheap and interesting to do.
I hate : to repeat myself.
I hide : shoes under my cubie at work. I pick which shoe to wear based on mood or what I wear every morning. Got to limit myself to 3 pairs if not I'll have a shoe shop at work HAHAHHAHA
I miss : dancing. I think I need to take up dancing again. Should I stick to ballroom? or try something else like belly dancing? Contemporary is good too tho, something like that is for people like me who really needs other way to express themself.
I need : more money! $$$! I got my first bonus last month. I was supposed to use it to pay my insurance but I blew it all off! *yikes* This few months expenses is very high...going to continue to be like that until after the CNY. Boys and girls, credit cards are evil! Stay away from them!

Part 12: Tag 5 People
Sorry la, no tagging. Tagging are for products. LOL! Just to this if you feel like it..

Jacky go go go

... i'm not dead yet. I just have nothing to say at the moment. I'll just wait till Jacky go go go starts. *siennn*

TQ all!

Ok, party was a lot of work, but ok la. Working at the office is a lot worst. I will definetly do this again....provided I have the $$$. I have two big holes in my pocket now but its all worth it.

Want to thank all that came. I really really appreciate it. And THANK YOU for the pressies too!!! They are all great!

I got a really cool cap that fits my head perfectly. I never bought a cap because all of them are always too big. 50 cards of recipe! MUAHAHAHA! Bodyshop products that can last me a whole year...all in my favorite smell =) hmmm hmmm Love the lip balm!!! And some read my mind. I was thinking of getting some cubie goodies for deco. I have a calendar dog (rawks arse man!) and a bean bag kind of conteng conteng clock muahahha! Perfect for my cubie now cos the darn server keep on synchroning the wrong time on my PC. And then there's H23B! Hehehe nice nice. A Picasso shirt for the not so artistic me. (Better not put on anymore weight if not I'll burst in the shirt) A little baby (cunning and sneaky like me) Sylvester the cat doll. New shoes for work! Last but not least, super hot dried shrimp chilie paste and a really nice black dress!

Now... got to start loosing some weight man. Bro gave me a pair of new running shoes for that. I get the hint ;P

Before I forget...my parents gave me the biggest pressie of all. My dad really helped out with the arrangement and all my last minute 'I need to buy this and that'. Mom kept out of the kitchen and let me cook alone hhahaha. And she bought me a really superb chocolate moist walnut brownie cake. TQ Di Mi! Oh...my sis was my slave for the day too so TQ also Fei! I think without you I wouldn't have time to finish cooking!

Made in India

Anyway, a few people asked me what I wanted. So I muka tebal a bit la HAHAHA. Here's what want ;P

1# I want everyone to come. No excuse. No FFK. If you don't turn up you owe me a big big apology and present!

2# Something that money cannot buy. Paint a big big picture for me. Plant a cactus for me. Or decorate a fish bowl for me (so I can keep fish at work HAHAHA). Or come with your boxers shorts and sing to me! WHAHAHAHA! Fetch me back from work for the week? So lazy to take the LRT back home these days.

3# Ear plugs! one that can last me more then 3 months. Other people just shove their ear plugs in their pocket and can last them forever but mine always end up with only one side with sound. It's always the wire connector problem.

4# New working shoes and new walking shoes. Sis bought me a pair of working shoes already and I'm guessing my bro getting me a walking shoe! hehehehe I think so only la cos he called asking my shoe size the other day. So actually I don't need shoes hor?

5# New clothes for work and play. OK, when you see me you will understand how much I have put on. JK just came by to drop of his icebox. He didn't say he usual "Eat more la" but "Eh you put on hor, your face also rounded already". Or maybe I need a slimming package present. Bring me shopping anyone?

6# Books books books. I'm so sick of all the boring books. I need a few good reads! Maybe one or two cook books? Donna Hay is good! Still kind of regretted I didn't get this at the book sale =(

7# Last but NOT THE LEAST. Teman me to India!

Oh... just FYI, I'm not the type who like the cute stuff, unless I can eat them.

Bad surprise

Blahhhh work is boo boo. I need another holiday! AirAsia...quick quick, announce your promotions! Me wanna go India but can't find a wacko to go with me. Seems like the only insane person that wants to go there.

Preparation for my party kind of sucks. My mom and bro was planning to give me a very big surprise. Well, big surprised all right because my dad and sis told me all about it. And I disappointed? NOOOO THANK GOD they told me about it. Seems that my bro and my aunt’s family from Singapore will be coming down for the party too.

HALO so big thing you also don't tell me! I don't need to prepare your bedroom one ah?! You all sleep by the road side isit? Kids sleep on the porch is it? Some more not one two person, we are talking about 4 adults and 3 do re mi kids here. How am I going to prepare with kids eating and messing up all my preparations? Food leh, no need to count your head count one meh? Aiyorrr you not planning of cos it's a nice surprise la...kepala pening already. I don't know how to ding dong the food preparations and ding dong with the house at the same time. Sisssss you need to help me already.

I know they just wanted to make me happy... haiyor... but have to think also ma. Thank god my dad and sis still understand me. Thank you for the surprise... sorry that I have to break the surprise to fast. Thank you... but I don't want any surprises that involves food and lodging because I'm planning harrrddd to figure all that out.

Big headache now. How to bribe my little cousins to stay away from the preparations? Think think think!

Ohhh I have not posted my wish list hor? HAHAHAH tomorrow ah ;P