Happy Birthday, Ben!
Grow old, get wiser.
Again, get your degree accredited by JPA using this form and send it to the address listed. If not now, you'd still have to do it later! It's a real encumberance.
Happy form filling!
19 May 2007
15 May 2007
I have fallen into the trap. I've sold out. go on, do the dumb test below while i go hide my face under some tree roots in shame...
Create your own Friend Test here
Create your own Friend Test here
09 May 2007
One month and 2 days since...
PROJECT COMPLETED. ON TIME and UNDER BUDGET ALLOCATION. Yay!
BENEFITS: New friend (the builder guy) and was nice to the custodian staff in school who built the concrete base.
Pictures to follow.
DOWNSIDE: Boss liked the damned thing and gave me 3 more projects.... why?... why?... That's the problem with being a closet Kiasu. You tell yourself and others that you're not but deep, down, inside the deepest crevasses of your heart - you are.
Ouch.
A big 'HI' to Rachael in Melbs. How's ya?
THE FAMILY:
We've just hosted the Covenant Players' SEAPac Team for 3 weeks. They arrived very sick and worn out. Took them to our family doc- Dr. Willie Lau- and he gave them the whole sha-bang about taking care of themselves while travelling or risk catching something nastier than bronchitis (i.e. bird flu, penumonia, etc.). they promised to be more careful and he let them off with some meds and orders to sleep for a week. thank God he didn't prescribe them his 2 pints of Guiness treatment for colds! They're like family and have been with us before. Carli Hall (Aus), Ruth Vance (Aus) and Howard Rogers(NZ). Aside from their performances and training engagements, they've been trying to teach David Aussie-speak and succesfully got him to say "G'day, mate" and "Good on ya!". Carli got the tyke to do "Noooo" Aussie style too. Big 'ouch' for Mamma who's trying to get him to speak properly.
We had fun and were terribly blessed. I think they were too. Loads of food and laughter flying around those 3 weeks.
DAVID - we're counting down to his 2nd birthday and he's learnt the art of blowing out candles (minus the saliva shower). He now RUNS everywhere and that boy can run fast. We take him walking (running) every evening. He'll do approximately 2 rounds of a running track - with numerous stops, of course. Lots of 'Wow' time for the little fella.
ORLNDA- she's busy with her big drama production for St. Thomas School. It's called 'Death of a Longhouse" by Patrick Yeoh. It's a story centred around an Iban community dealing with urban migration and a romantic sub-plot. Performances scheduled in June. She's getting quite nervous about the whole thing but is still steadfastly optimistic. I love her...!
That's the family at a glance, folks! See ya'z next post. Gd Blz.
PROJECT COMPLETED. ON TIME and UNDER BUDGET ALLOCATION. Yay!
BENEFITS: New friend (the builder guy) and was nice to the custodian staff in school who built the concrete base.
Pictures to follow.
DOWNSIDE: Boss liked the damned thing and gave me 3 more projects.... why?... why?... That's the problem with being a closet Kiasu. You tell yourself and others that you're not but deep, down, inside the deepest crevasses of your heart - you are.
Ouch.
A big 'HI' to Rachael in Melbs. How's ya?
THE FAMILY:
We've just hosted the Covenant Players' SEAPac Team for 3 weeks. They arrived very sick and worn out. Took them to our family doc- Dr. Willie Lau- and he gave them the whole sha-bang about taking care of themselves while travelling or risk catching something nastier than bronchitis (i.e. bird flu, penumonia, etc.). they promised to be more careful and he let them off with some meds and orders to sleep for a week. thank God he didn't prescribe them his 2 pints of Guiness treatment for colds! They're like family and have been with us before. Carli Hall (Aus), Ruth Vance (Aus) and Howard Rogers(NZ). Aside from their performances and training engagements, they've been trying to teach David Aussie-speak and succesfully got him to say "G'day, mate" and "Good on ya!". Carli got the tyke to do "Noooo" Aussie style too. Big 'ouch' for Mamma who's trying to get him to speak properly.
We had fun and were terribly blessed. I think they were too. Loads of food and laughter flying around those 3 weeks.
DAVID - we're counting down to his 2nd birthday and he's learnt the art of blowing out candles (minus the saliva shower). He now RUNS everywhere and that boy can run fast. We take him walking (running) every evening. He'll do approximately 2 rounds of a running track - with numerous stops, of course. Lots of 'Wow' time for the little fella.
ORLNDA- she's busy with her big drama production for St. Thomas School. It's called 'Death of a Longhouse" by Patrick Yeoh. It's a story centred around an Iban community dealing with urban migration and a romantic sub-plot. Performances scheduled in June. She's getting quite nervous about the whole thing but is still steadfastly optimistic. I love her...!
That's the family at a glance, folks! See ya'z next post. Gd Blz.
07 March 2007
What's do you get when you have to work for someone? Answer: strife.
That's what you have to put up with especially when your head honcho decides that he/she can trust you to be honest. Hey! that's not so bad is it? Truth, it isn't but...
(don't you just hate that three letter word?)
BUT...
It gets prickly when you're in charge of a project - boss's own pet project - and she changes the deadlines over and over again. 'ai phi, ai chi, ai meh!' (want it cheap, want it great (quality wise) and want it quick). 'Siau meh?!?' (crazy?!?). Good things don't come cheap and they don't come out of a fast job. That's the problem with most of us Malaysians. We're all into fast stuff (food, cars, projects, research). We don't bother to look for the good stuff (which inevitably takes some time). I respect my boss and understands that she's under heaps of pressure to turn this mudcake into a Secret Recipe cheese cake but hopefully not at the expense of it looking cheap, tacky and rushed.
ON A HapPier note.
Friday: we're off to Limbang via Miri. Only an hour or so layover so sorry Miri family. We'll see you on the return leg.
We're gonna go see the two 'grands'. Miss them. They're both real gems.
Have a wonderful weekend.
That's what you have to put up with especially when your head honcho decides that he/she can trust you to be honest. Hey! that's not so bad is it? Truth, it isn't but...
(don't you just hate that three letter word?)
BUT...
It gets prickly when you're in charge of a project - boss's own pet project - and she changes the deadlines over and over again. 'ai phi, ai chi, ai meh!' (want it cheap, want it great (quality wise) and want it quick). 'Siau meh?!?' (crazy?!?). Good things don't come cheap and they don't come out of a fast job. That's the problem with most of us Malaysians. We're all into fast stuff (food, cars, projects, research). We don't bother to look for the good stuff (which inevitably takes some time). I respect my boss and understands that she's under heaps of pressure to turn this mudcake into a Secret Recipe cheese cake but hopefully not at the expense of it looking cheap, tacky and rushed.
ON A HapPier note.
Friday: we're off to Limbang via Miri. Only an hour or so layover so sorry Miri family. We'll see you on the return leg.
We're gonna go see the two 'grands'. Miss them. They're both real gems.
Have a wonderful weekend.
02 March 2007
What a week! What a Lunar New Year!
We decided to open our home to visitors and guests on the 1st day of the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year to all you confused ppl out there). After visiting the Parents, Grandpa Yong and Grandaunt Voon, we got home to feverishly prepare for guests. We had more visitors than planned but, thank goodness for the abundance of food and drinks. The day ended with a family & close friends party that started at 7:00 and ended at around 12:00. We're so touched that they made the trip to our home in Matang; braving the dark and unfamiliar roads.
The next day...
We got to the Parents place rather late in the morning and helped with getting the place ship-shaped to receive visitors. Dad did a marvelous job in getting the house cleaned and ready while Mum was in KL supervising the renovations on Alveen & Lynn's home.
Guests came at an even pace and we were all surprisingly relaxed by the end of the day. It has been a wonderful Lunar New Year with everyone feeling relaxed and at peace with each other!
Alveen and Lynn came over on Saturday for lunch. Linda made her ham quiche which Lynn enjoyed while Alveen and myself quaffed a bottle of 'cheap' red which i was itching to try. I've come to the conclusion that most cheap wines are so-so but there seems to be a corellation between gaudy lables and a wet cardboard taste to the booze.
Yesterday, we celebrated Dad's 60th Birthday. We had a couple of friends and folks over. I made a speech, he jabbed back with his usual humour spear and everyone laughed. He's a great guy and so honest about everything. He can either make you laugh or sandpaper you to tears.
Happy birthday Dad, hope you liked the Quiche cake!
We decided to open our home to visitors and guests on the 1st day of the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year to all you confused ppl out there). After visiting the Parents, Grandpa Yong and Grandaunt Voon, we got home to feverishly prepare for guests. We had more visitors than planned but, thank goodness for the abundance of food and drinks. The day ended with a family & close friends party that started at 7:00 and ended at around 12:00. We're so touched that they made the trip to our home in Matang; braving the dark and unfamiliar roads.
The next day...
We got to the Parents place rather late in the morning and helped with getting the place ship-shaped to receive visitors. Dad did a marvelous job in getting the house cleaned and ready while Mum was in KL supervising the renovations on Alveen & Lynn's home.
Guests came at an even pace and we were all surprisingly relaxed by the end of the day. It has been a wonderful Lunar New Year with everyone feeling relaxed and at peace with each other!
Alveen and Lynn came over on Saturday for lunch. Linda made her ham quiche which Lynn enjoyed while Alveen and myself quaffed a bottle of 'cheap' red which i was itching to try. I've come to the conclusion that most cheap wines are so-so but there seems to be a corellation between gaudy lables and a wet cardboard taste to the booze.
Yesterday, we celebrated Dad's 60th Birthday. We had a couple of friends and folks over. I made a speech, he jabbed back with his usual humour spear and everyone laughed. He's a great guy and so honest about everything. He can either make you laugh or sandpaper you to tears.
Happy birthday Dad, hope you liked the Quiche cake!
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