Free Mammograms!

Rafidah says she's upset because not many women are taking up the subsidy to have a mammogram. If you don't know, a mammogram is a breast examination to check if you have breast cancer... usually they'll feel your boobs and checck if there are lumps or anything abnormal!

Well.. with concerned citizens like this man here...

I'm sure Rafidah will be happier!

KLPAC open Day 27.01.08

I went to the KLPAC open day.. the first of it's kind last sunday, at first When I read the itinerary.. which wasn't much.. I guess, I saw my friend, Brokenscar/Kevin there and I thought .. YEAY!! great opp to meet him, AND go to my happy place. is shioks.

So I thought I'd be there at 11.. leave about 1.

I was so wRONng.

there were so many things going on i had to hold my head to stop it from spinning around! At any one time there were about 4-6 things going on. i missed out on a lot because well, I didn't have the mutant ability to split myself into a few people at the same time.

First off we enjoyed the sing songs of Kevin Brokenscar on Acoustic in the HOT HOT day.



Then while inside, we had a first treat of KLPAC. Although I'm not quite sure what was going on.. there was very suspicious sounds.. and three performers were walking VERY slowly.. and shakily.. ( mind you they were on heels) to the stage. it was VERY FREAKY. I didn't get it. I still don't get it.

I''m sooooo 'kam-pung'



it was just PLAIN WEIRD. but they were very good at their 'thing' whatever it was. Maybe it was spooking us all out with their.. strangeness. if it was, WOW they did an Excellent job!

Then we went up stairs to look around and we found a belly dancing class~

That was kinda cool!
Then we headed downstairs and a Jazz band, was playing pink panther in the Lobby.




Then we went back upstairs and caught a glimpse of a Gamelan Jam Session. It was quite interesting as they used traditional instruments!

Then we had a break and at lunch at the Japanese restaurant, Yurite, I think that was it's name.. and ate some buckwheat soba noodles and udon noodles. I've always wanted to eat here.. finally I did!

Then.. we were in for a TREAT~~ I YUMMY YUMMY TREAT~~ I got myself an Ice cream. ^_^ but that wasn't it.

It was this hunk of a hunk.. that was... oh so 300-ey. GOSH. really. REALLY.... his muscular arms were so ... muscular? hehehe.. yeah words aren't my forte, but heck...... he needs no WORDS~ just look at him.. GAH. is GAHness~!




Yeng or not? I tell you.... I bet ( if you saw the video) he must have hit is head so many times practising! then the string section played the most wonderful songs... WOW.
they're really good i felt so at ease when I was listening to them.






We also walked around and checked out those GIANT Koi in the ponds, as well as we checked out other interestings as well. however all could not be documented here. But I tried as best as i could lah~

In the end of the day we were very happy as we had a time of our lives enjoying a myriad of performances! That and we were left a VERY nice momento of our trip to KLPAC by the nice people at Kelab Shashin. ( the photography club).

Trip to Terengganu... squeezing in some time before lunch.

I've been really... swamped with work.

I'm curi-ing some time off now.. to write in my blog because I havne't been updating for AGES!

I've received all my pictures for my Mulu Miri Trip 2008 and I HOPE .. hopefully during the chinese new year break i get some time off to compile the pictures nicely and make it intoa huge collage here. It was really great. I loved it. Although I pouted a whole lot. and whined... and made some HUGE FUSS.... after all I'm NOT A JUNGLE GIRL!

my friends, they miss the jungle so much after the trip.

me? i like it here. Although I love the feeling of not working and just lazing around...... ;) who doesnt?

but after a while... you don't have anything else you can do besides exploring and planting.. and cooking!

but i'll update you that later.

on a funnier note.... let me tell you about my trip to terengganu.

This was for work. (yup I've been flying around alot!)

So I was pretty excited going to Terengganu.. after all.. it's the land of LEKOR~

and yes.. what am I? I'm the lekor loving maniac! yupyup.. I love to eat lekor.. and I even crave lekor.. the stuff my sister calls bad breath. but who cares? it's so yummy. and it has so many varieties!

Anyway, while I was in Terengganu, which by the way is a CITY! but it's a very.. quiet city.. almost like SHAH ALAM. hehehe. if you want a comparison. nothing at all like Subang Jaya. There are no shopping complexes.. but the SEA is beautiful! I have to admit. i'm a Beach junkie. I get all jakun-y and siao when I see the beach. it doens't matter WHAT beach. any beach will do. Even fake ones I'm kinda happy.

yeah. this is what happens when you live no where near a beach/sea.

Oh right back to Terrenganu. (Their weekends are Friday and Saturday, btw) anyway soo i was in the Office right.. and I wanted to go to the toilet. So i asked for directions. According to that nice lady, she said, just go straight and turn right you should see the door there.

So off I went.

I saw a door with a TUDUNG lady. Crap. I tried googling for a picture but I couldn't find one. Anyway, it's like this.. ( from Microsoft Paint)

give or take some artistic skill.

ANYWAY, important bit is seeing this picture. I automatically thought. SURAU. ( trust me. everyone I told the story to thought I was referring to a surau as well)

So since i was there I respected their privacy and religion so i went into the NEXT door. which was conveniently unlabeled.

Once I opened the door. THERE WAS A MAN INSIDE!

and first thing I thought was....

WOW. Terengganu is sooo much more Open then i imagined!

cause the toilets at our firm are although labeled, it doesn't restrict you from doing what you want.

then i asked. is this the toilet???

he said. " this is the guy's toilet."

So i dengan malu sekali, went to the other 'surau-ish' toilet instead.

After i told my master/boss about it. he went off to the toilet to investigate. and he came back chuckling.

"Fiona, you see because of you now the have labeled the toilet "LELAKI" bigbig!"

Sigh,

the silly things I do~

^_^

oh and I didn't get to eat thier famous LEKOR! *poutpout*

*muaksz*

Happy Birthday To ME!

Quarter a century ago.... a little baby screamed it lungs out.. mebbe lazily.. mebbe with much glamous and glitz. and that baby is ME!

I'm 25 years young now... GAH... now I regret making all that jibes to all you OLD PEOPLE... as I'm slowly but surely joining you in the quest for youth and virality!

But i just wanna tell you that at 12 midnight.. while I was getting some rest.. some CRAZY people called my friends... came over.. woke me up... and SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY while the rest of the Mobil people stared at what was going on.

Su En called me out. Puay Gaik was the jumping around fella... and she helped to make the Cake.. YEAP! she helped make a cake for me! Jennifer made a cake for me and it had fruits in it and Lichoong was the official videographer and photographer.

I was soooooo surprised... as you will see in the pictures.. once Lichoong gives them to me.. as I'm wearing my ugly pajamas.. ( which is just an old raggedy shirt) and my face looks like a panda. and hair all dishevled. Gah! I didn't even change! i was still in my 'sleep mode'

but they are sooo NICE! I love them very much! although chun chieh called a little bit earlier and pauchaed their plans.. ahahaha that was funny...

Thank you all so much for your time and effort.. although I know most of you went to work sleepy and tired.. because of me!

Before that surprise.. my mum took us out to eat at Dorae. i think that has to be my favourite korean food. they just lgive me tons of pancake. I love that pancake. I love their PoRK! LOVE IT! it's so yummy with sweet sauce. it's so wonderful. crazy~

so I had a Muffin and a chocolate fruit cake. ^_^ two cakes.. that's more than I expected!

Actually I expected none. lol.

yupyup.. anyway thank you all for your kind wishes.. I've been very busy.. taking out some time to blog. ( I really should be working now)

Will return your sms's and lovely thoughts soon. till then. Love you all. Thank you.

and may your birthday be as eventful as mine!

The 7th day of the Year.

Today is the 7th day of the Year 2008. In this short week many things have happened that i've enjoyed, kicked it up with, and teared about.

Firstly, every other day.. I have to BRAG, I've been having really good food to eat ( I consider expensive food good food too.. even though I can't imainge myself eating them.)

i've also, through the generosity of Puay Gaik, went for a dinner and pantomine at KLPAC.

Here is the awful Wizard.. banana.. something.. that enjoys... Cross dressing! His.. Erm.. Lingerie was absoulutely AWFUL as he's a VERY HAIRY MAN. but his laugh was most maniacal.

Here are some of the dancers and singers of Alladin the Musical. Alladin the Pantomine, is actually a make up of various parodies of Malaysian Politics.. ( which I thought was hilarious!) and beatles songs to make up the story of Alladin and the rest of the story. THe Genie was absoulutely wonderful. Wishy Washy was also great. Alladin.. hmm.. not memorable. Even Paris was more memorable.. Although she was literally skipping all over the place. Even Tinkerbell had a part in the play. as well as the emperor and emperess. Oh and Mdm Twanky.... Oh MY GAWD.

You've got to see it for yourselves.

Anyway, A pantomine, in little kids terms.. is a lot like Blue's Clues ( if you've ever watched it) it's about interacting with the actors. like Where's Blue? is he BEHIND ME? is he? where is he?

I have to admit that.. I actually watch shows like this.. ( i.e. Jojo's Circus) so I wasn't too abashed when they requested our help to Trounce the evil villian. or boo him.

I know.. I'm sadly childish.. :P

the next day, we ate at Pantai Kayu Ara... expensive place...

Crabs here are NOT CHEAP! but they aren't your tiny varieties either!.

They ordered Japan Snails.. That was Pretty GROSS. but I guess i've ate them before.. at a sushi restaurant.. but I didn't know they were SNAILS.. but nolah. These were JUST toooooooo much for me to swallow.

And the Mexico Geoduck..... I honestly think it looks tooo PERVIE to be eaten. It's just not normal~! you just google Search the Picture of a Mexico Geoduck. it's a CLAM actually but it REALLY really looks like something.... down south of "..."

Edward, whom I've not seen since.. hmm Form 5... came by and had some crabs.. which he could not eat properly.... lol

Anyway, in this first week. I had to work my first SAturday! * cause I'm going off to Mulu Caves and Pinnacles tomorrow* the chinese 'tit tah' asked me how come I'm limping, and he asked me to lay off the futsal etc.. strenous activites. HAH~ i'm gonna mountain climbing the next day. so he gave me a tulan face and said. then you wear a knee guard.

I've also had my first breakdown of the year. Trust me this wasn't a pretty scene.

and I found out that a friend of mine from Secondary School passed away due to a tragic accident. This was tragic as it was after a wedding and after yumcha she crossed the road and some car hit her. and she passed away shortly after.

I knew Shuzanne long long long time ago when we were both very young.. in lower secondary school and never quite kept in touch with her except via facebook. But I've always thought she was a very pretty girl and had very high expectations of her making her name in the world when she grows up. Sadly, her life was cut short.

My mum said that weddings and funerals are important events, where people who are incompatible are not advised to attend, as they might 'clash' with the bride/groom/deceased. I don't know how true this might be but it's just a shock. I looked through her facebook and it's just sad. Really it is.

Then i reflect this upon myself. I post and live my life like there's always a tomorrow. Procrastination. You make plans for things all the time, but you never know what God has planned for you. I was listening to a song that says "challenge what the future holds." a song by Desiree.

I've never realised the lyrics before and suddenly it hits you like a ton of bricks. ^_^

It's important therefore, to not let things slip past you without you knowing. Treasure each day you have. I've still got to learn this.

Best Wishes.

Happy New YEAR~

January is the *special* month I share with this little beauty!

This is the month of January.. and although I'm not the first to wish you Happy New Year.. I don't think i'll be the last.



how did you celebrate your new year??



Well my New yer's eve was spent... with a lil bit of frustration... as I wanted a cleaner house to usher in the new year in.. a bit of miscommunication.. that led to a bit of a dissapointment.. and wel just a whole lot of ... familytime.



I haven't had that for a while now. i met up with my cousins. I love them. Oh wait.. I was talking about THEIR kids.. they I don't like so much.. ahahaha kidding lah!

My little Rain... is just too adorable.

and of course my *sweetheart*... Ethan. ;)

Right so Of course being the old fogey I am, I fell asleep at 1 am. Sad. whilst my friends were out in the streets.... stuck in a jam. I was sleeping soundly.. ignoring their calls... and their msgs of glee. or frustration... either or.. I wasn't too bothered. ;)


The Next day we had Lunch at Tony Roma's. OVERHYPED!

then on my first day of work.. I had a scrumptious lunch of WEIRD bloodied cold cuts and funky foods at Ah yat Abalone Forum Restaurant.

I wanted so badly to take pictures.. but Super Super Pai Sieh. cause they are big shots in their offices/firms. and this little kucheerat wanted to unbashedly take pictures of the HUGE shark fin.. and the WEIRD bloodyied Chicken.. and the STRANGE Fish.. but the prawns were very yummy tho. dunno if that's special injected prawns or they are just so tastey.

My review? I wouln't go back there and eat. I'd rather spend the money in some cheapo restaurant and eat lobster till i turn blue.

but dining ambiance would rank about the same as a high end chinese restaurant. Which, by the way it is. Just don't be.. erm... fooled by the whole i have an Abalone in my name Restaurant.

Ming Room, or Tai Thong is about the same. more or less.. only that it sounds less Abaloney.

but yeah a great start to the new year!!

Happy?

Of course.. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!