Weekend Sports Craze in KK - PART1

Today I shall tell you about the Sukan Muhibah that I went for in KK over the weekend. It is the most exhausting weekend I've ever had in my entire life. SERIOUSLY!!! And I shall start with PART 1!!! Why you may ask? Cause the story is way too long and you might very likely fall asleep on your keyboard if I complete the whole story in one blog. Secondly, I ALSO DON'T WANT TO LOSE, cause so many people have Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 and so forth!!! Hahaha....I know they have had a much more interesting life than I have...:P. But I don't care!!! I'm going to use Part 1 and Part 2 even though my story not so interesting...haha...yes, I'm pretty weird that way..I admit! :D So here we go!!! Be prepared to here my pathetic Part 1 story!!! TA-DA!!!

It all started last Friday (22/08/08). Went to work as usual, had something due on that day and was worried sick that I couldn't complete it on time. Manage to finally complete it at around 5.45pm. Reach home at 6pm. Flight was at 8.15pm. Good thing me and my friends did the online check-in so we didn't have to rush to the airport. Manage to shower really really fast and started packing my stuff for the trip! Yes, I'm such a procrastinator when it comes to things like this. Why ah? I also don't know. So after packing, was pretty satisfied cause all I needed to bring was my backpack...well, I'm usually a very light traveller...if you don't believe me, ask the people who have travelled with me. Now, I did almost forget my beloved 'smelly pillow'...sigh...if I did I would probably have trouble sleeping in the hotel.

I mean seriously, how can people live without a smelly pillow. Its my only link to home and it smells like home, therefore making it easier to sleep!!! And NO it's not smelly...I call it a smelly pillow cause that is what everyone calls it....but seriously, it isn't!!! BUT I think at the end of this year it's time for a change and that means I would have to get a new smelly pillow. Reason being, this particular smelly pillow that I have now, its literally disappearing into thin air...*sniff**sniff*...I think I gave it too much love and now it pretty much looks like a piece of cloth rather than a pillow. Oh well, a new year with a new smelly pillow!!! I'm still thinking on how I should dispose of it :(. Any idea people? Please don't tell me to throw it away in the rubish bin...cause that would be heartless...yes, yes, I know it's not alive...but STILL!!! Burn it??? Not environmentally friendly...maybe just keep it in the cupboard somewhere till it really disappears into this air...if that is possible....yes, i think I'll just do that. As for getting a new pillow, I think I would get one of those pillows from Aussino which are really really soft...like the one my FIL bought for my daughter....so soft I tell you!!! Ok...that's what I'll get.....I'll go check it out tomorrow...

Ok, ok, back to my trip to KK. Now where was I, oh yah...so after I put my smelly pillow inside my bag, I waited for my friend to pick me up. She got to my house at around 7.15pm and we were off to the airport. Reach the airport at around 7.30pm and I had a sandwich because I was sooooooo hungry. At 7.45pm we proceeded to the boarding area to wait for our flight. Good thing our flight was on schedule. The flight was pretty bumpy cause the weather wasn't all that fantastic and we were using a fokker...I didn't know this but if you use MAS wings you obviously would get a Fokker (a bit smelly, probably because of the confine space) if you are travelling to KK, therefore, it would actually be better if you use Airasia cause than you would be using a Boeing flight!!! Yeah, yeah, you all must be wondering where have I been all this while and why I so SAKAI wan....hahaha...honestly, I also don't know why I don't know this kind of things...hahaha...sadlah my life. But no biggie...better I know now than I don't know at all. Thank goodness when I go to KK in a few weeks time I will be using Airasia...meaning that I would be using a Boeing!!! YEAY!!!

Anyway, while on the flight I had a bad headache...I think that was caused by looking at numbers on the computer at work. Requested for Panadol on the plan and to our surprise, they didn't have any!!! I mean seriously, how can you not have panadol on the plane??? Thank goodness one of my friends had so I swallowed two down and was feeling much better after awhile. We manage to play cards as well (all in all, there were 4 of us), at least that helped pass the time, though the flight was a short one. We reach KK at around 8.50pm....it was a pretty quick flight. Caught a taxi to our hotel and checked in. Stayed at Le Meridien....a very nice hotel I must say. Of course for the price we were paying...that's what we would expect :D. There were four of us, so we got two rooms that had a connecting door. So we left that connecting door open throughout our stay. We had to order room service cause the restaurant was close by the time we all settled down. I had lamb chop and the rest of my friends had salmon. The lamb chop was 'oh-so-YUMMY!!!' but according to the rest of them who ordered the salmon, they said it was pretty tasteless....thank goodness they gave us salt as well...

View from the hotel room....when the sun was setting...this was taken by Maria in her room, one of our team mates. Beautiful isn't it!

After dinner or more like supper, we had a bottle of red wine...yes, yes, pampering ourselves...we don't do that always...and we played cards without money lah. After awhile we were getting tired...so we all decided to go to bed. We all had a goodnight sleep that night....me because I had my ever so faithful smelly pillow...hahaha ;).

Next morning we had to wake up at 5.00am cause we had to be down at the lobby at 6.00am. (Didn't even have time for breakfast cause breakfast only starts at 6.30am) Since two people were sharing a room we had to share toilet. So I took the earlier schedule to wake up cause I take 20 minutes to get ready. My roomie only takes 10 minutes!!! So fast kan!!! I always thought 20 minutes was pretty fast already!!! Anyway, I let her sleep for another 20 minutes. We all manage to get to the lobby at 6am and we than waited for our transportation.

We all than got into our respective cars and headed to one of the sports field in KK....don't ask me where it was cause I was pretty lost myself. We got lost a couple of times on the way there because there were having this motorbike racing competition which was held by Petronas, so a lot of the roads were block. Eventually we found the place. The first thing we did that morning was line up in our respective groups...at that point of time, it felt like I was back in school again and we were having our school sports day and I was in Rumah Merah...hahaha...dahlah we had to sing Negaraku and the Sabah state song and than got Ikrar again some more!!! Hahaha....sigh..that brings back good old memories. After that we had Aerobics!!! I don't know what it is with Aerobics and this kinda games...even during our Shell Games we also had aerobics...talking about the Shell Games....sorry ah...I haven't written about that yet in my blog. Maybe tomorrow...ok?

Anyway, the aerobic instructor was a very interesting man....he sure can dance and he sure can shake his booty!!! Hehehe....very cute lah...kalah we all kena him...I'm positive he can do the Salsa and whatever dance you ask him to dance. He looked that flexible!!! He was very entertaining....:D. I wonder whether anybody did get a picture of him....hmm...I got to ask around....

That's us trying to follow our aerobic instructors....haha...good way to wake us up especially since most of us were still half-asleep.

After the aerobics...we had sandwich for breakfast and than we had to walk to another field to start our first game which was Netball!!! (We even had music as entertainment from the bike racing thingy that was nearby which had not begun, first time lah I play netball with background music...haha...) We were all pretty much prepared to lose big time...hehehe....why you may ask...cause we only had 4 actual netball players....the rest don't usually play but they no the rules lah. Reason why the other netballers couldn't make it was because it was a pretty last minute trip and the flight to KK was fully book. So we had to make do with the people we had.....and mine you despite them not playing very often, they actually did quite well!!! There was even one of our players who never played in her life...but she was a fast learner. Eventually we won!!! I think it was also because the other teams didn't have good players as well...I think they also last minute choose their players...so basically we were only in the same boat :D Sorry no pictures during the netball...I'm surprise nobody took our pictures :(

But here is a picture of us getting our trophy and out medals :P. I was the captain for our team...don't ask me how I became the captain...I think someone just decided by looking at my name and said "Hey, this looks like a nice name, lets put her in as the captain for netball!!!"..haha..that's what I think lah :D

After the netball, me and syl rushed to the Ping Pong place cause we didn't have any girl players...we didn't want to walk over. There were two other ladies from our team that were willing to play even though they had no clue how to play. So sweet of them. But me and syl manage to get there in time and we played Ping Pong too. SEE! seriously multi-tasking...Ping Pong also can play!!! Hahaha...Its been ages since I played that game but it was fun!!! Lose the first game and won the second. We then as a team came in third...not bad lah... :P. No pictures of Ping Pong too...I'm sure someone took picture but I can't remember who. If I do get one, I'll put it in...:D

After that game, we had the prize giving ceremony (picture above) for the morning games and than lunch was serve. After lunch we all headed back to the hotel to shower and prepare for the afternoon game. By that time it was already 12.15pm. Got back to the hotel and we all manage to shower and get ready in time to meet at the lobby at 1.30pm. Then we started our journey to the Mangattal futsal court. I serisouly have no idea why that had such a name for that particular area. But it was an interesting name nevertheless...and some people had a go at making fun of the name as a source of entertainment....haha...you know lah people...cannot see weird names one...sure they make fun of it...:P

So off we went to the futsal court which was pretty far away...reach there a bit late but they all waited for us :D...so kind...the game started and I was suppose to play also...but I've never played it in my entire life so I decided to opt out...hopeless kan me? Takut bah...I don't know how to use my legs to handle the ball....if you see the rest of them play, wah....so professional..I also takut. Dahlah so ganas they play. Anyway, we got second for that!!! Not bad LADIES!!! Not sure what number the guys got...

Hmmm...I think this blog is getting too long....so I'll continue my next blog tomorrow on what did we do that evening after the futsal and what happen on the second day. For now, let me entertain you with some pictures of the first day...

That's the futsal team after the game....excluding me lah...notice that I'm using a different colour. reason being..they gave me the red shirt that was size "L"...I looked like a child in PJ's!!!

That's the futsal team in the futsal court. Me aksen only stand there lah. I don't like feeling left out :P

And that's it for PART1...till tomorrow!!! TA!!!

27th August 2008 - 8 years since he ask me to be his GF!

Yesterday was me and my hubby's 8 years of being together!!! What did we do yesterday??? Nothing...hahaha...I haven't recovered from my weekend trip to KK so I slept early and so did he!!! Any action in bed...NONE!!! Why you may ask??? Tired lah!!! Hahaha...seriously...I had a pretty bad flu yesterday so wasn't up to any kind of action whatsoever...Yes! I was BORING yesterday!!! I admit!!! :D He was also tired...apparently when I was in KK he had his cousins come over and they were playing card till around 4am in the morning...so yes, he was also recovering!!! Oh well, there goes our 8 years of being together!!! But it's ok...cause wedding anniversary's have become the major event since we got married (4 years already!!! time sure flies!!!...hmmm...maybe time to have a second child, hmmm...something to seriously ponder, but to ponder a bit more times before I make the decision...hahaha....part of me says "I'm not ready yet", another part of me says "What the hell are you waiting for WOMAN!!! You're not getting any younger!!!" I have yet to listen to that part, still hanging on to the first part which says "I'm not ready yet....haha...ok, enough about me having a child...back to my blog :P)

Anyway, want to know how we ended up together??? Hehehe....let me tell you the story....

Year 1999 - during my Uni break Summer Holidays (Dec - Feb)

Found out that Solomon was interested in me. Said to myself "I'll never be with this guy!". Obviously I chose the wrong words to use, as people always say "Never say never!". I was soooo not interested in him....he was soooo not my kind!!! Went back to Uni in the middle of Feb, last Semester!!!

Year 2000 - July - August

Came back to Miri for good in July! Uni life over (so sad :( it was the best years of my life!!!). Joined a company called FDC I think (in August)....can't really recall its name. The boss of that company brought some of us to Kuching for the Australian Alumni gathering...I also don't know why....so strange...but it was a free holiday, so I go lah! :D. Before going, sister told me that Solomon is in Kuching and ask me whether I wanted to contact him. I obviously said "NO".

1st Day in Kuching - 25th August 2000 (Fri)

Went for the Alumni thingy during the day. Had a welcoming dinner as well. After that, wanted to check out Tribes as I was staying in Holiday Inn and had a free voucher for a drink. Went to Tribes and thought the music was really good. While enjoying the music, I checked out the people around. Notice a guy wearing Light Blue Hawaiian Baju. Thought it was really weird cause it was such an outstanding colour!!! After the drink decided to use the back way to get to the hotel. On the way to the back door (which I actually got lost and arrived at the toilet instead) I heard someone call out "Jack!" "Jack!". I didn't turn at all cause I thought to myself 'who in Kuching would know me? I think it's someone else that person is calling'. But the "Jack!" kept on going and I finally decided to turn to see who was that, cause so kesian him, call and call but the person called Jack never reply him. To my surprise it was the one and only SOLOMON!!! Hahaha...poor guy! Anyway, he gave me a hug, which to my surprise, I hugged him back! My justification to that is because lama no see him bah! And he is after all a friend :P. We exchange numbers, which he took down and I didn't (I didn't cause I always believe that guys should make the first move! true???) and agreed to meet the following day and after that I had coffee with my colleagues and my boss. End of day 1.

2nd Day in Kuching - 26th August 2000 (Sat)

The whole day was spent at the Alumni thingy and that night we had dinner at the waterfront. Dinner was nice and got to meet a lot of new faces which I can't remember at all as of today...haha...way too many people! Solomon did give me a call and I told him I'll meet him at tribes that night. After the dinner, I went back to change and met him at tribes. That night sparks kinda flew....we hit it off straight away and I actually began to like him. He was so super nice!!! But than again who isn't, especially if they really do like you and want you to be their GF...right? Of course lah super nice!!! :P We both basically dance the night away and before the night was over or more like morning, he ask me to be his GF! Hahaha....so fast kan!!! His reason was that, it was his chance since I was single at that time and before anyone else asks me....:P I think in my early days I was hardly even single....as I remember. So he had a point!!! My answer to him was, I'll let him know tomorrow cause I needed time to think. Didn't want to say anything stupid when I had alcohol in my system :P. He walked me back to my room...and, 'NO', nothing happen that night....:D. But obviously I had a thing for him already.

3rd day in Kuching - Day to fly back to Miri - 27th August 2000 (Sun)

I didn't meet up with him at all during that day cause he was working and I didn't have the time. He called me though and talked to me on the phone. Got on the plane and was home in Miri. He called me again that night and I than finally said "OK, lets give it ago!" (So fast also I give him an answer kan!) And that's what happen!!! Morale of the story "Never say Never!!!" SERIOULY!!!

And that was 8 years ago...and now we are married and have little Seraphina. Its not all butterflies and candies in our relationship, we have had all the ups and downs anyone could ask for....lots and lots of downs but we've pulled through! Lots of "Sorry's" have been used over the years and lots of forgiveness as well. And I'm sure there will be many more ups and downs in the coming years....but for one thing we are sure of, is that we love each other. And with God's help, we will be able to live happily ever after!!! :D

That's it from me!!! TA!!!

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Oh yah! and since I was Tagged by Balkizz...I have to add in this part to my blog for today :P. I ask for it didn't I balkizz...haha:P

I am a proud Malaysian blogger:

1. Cause we are a pretty peaceful nation...

2. Cause our star on our flag has 14 edges!!! I mean seriously, what other country has a star with 14 edges!!!

3. Cause...ummm...ummm... Great! I'm running out of ideas and I'm only at number 3!!! Hmmm...AHA! Cause we can speak Malay, English and Chinese all combine together and still understand each other!!! Eg. WaLau eh (not sure whether I spelt that right), why you like that ah! So kesian her bah!!!! (This is just an example lah....please note that "Bah" is only use in East Malaysia :D

4. Cause we have durians and they are smelly and we still eat them!!!

5. Cause, ummmm.....cause....ummm....cause, I just like being a Malaysian??? :P

6. Cause Malaysian's are pretty friendly people!!! Not sure about West Malaysia lah but the East Malaysian's sure are friendly! Unless of course if you mess with the wrong people lah...than of course you are asking for it....

7. Cause, even though we are a Muslim country, they still serve alcohol!!! YAHOO!!! *phew*

8. Cause I'm proud to be a Sarawakian...I mean seriously I'm super proud, despite the fact that people still think we live on trees!!! :P I hope that makes sense.

9. Cause ...aiyah...too many already.....hahaha....cause I'm am proud lah! Need to give so many reason meh???

10. Cause its number 10 and as much as I love Malaysia i have no idea what else to write!!! Hahaha...thanks for reading!!!

That's it!!! TA!!!

All About ME!!!!

I always wanted to do this tagging thingy but neve really had the chance to do it...I think I did one ages ago...but hey its been awhile....so this particular one I stole for Balqiz blog...sorry babe...I just couldn't resist it!!! So if you feel like you want to know a bit more about me...you may read on...if not...please proceed to the "X" that you see at the corner right of your screen and thank you for dropping by!!! :D And for those of you who are still reading...you guys are wonderful people!!! And those of you who don't want to know about me but is still reading..."make up your mind already!". Ok, ok, lets get started....here is "ME!"...

THREE THINGS

Three names you go by?

1. Jacq

2. Jacqie

3. Sexy!!! (hahaha....how I wish...unfortunately with small boobs and a small ass, sexy pun tidak ada....hahaha...I wonder why my husband married me???...something to ponder!!! Anyway, I only have two names I go by...and that's it...boring leh my life...my name also so boring....:P Eh! actually people do call me by my full name and that is Jacqueline!!! Yeay! I have THREE names that I go by....*Clap Clap...Jacqueline is so Happy* *Smiles Widely*)

Three physical things you like about yourself?

1. I'm pretty Fit! (that doesn't mean I'm pretty and I'm fit, ok....that just means I'm FIT :))

2. My nose I think....it's pretty sharp (and Yes! I do like to use the word "Pretty", its a nicer word to use that saying "Quite", don't you think?). Anyway, my husband thinks my 'nose punya lubang' is huge!!! Hahaha...sadly to say I might have to agree with him...hahaha. Now don't start looking at my nose when you see me....ok? :P

3. Have to be 3 kah? I ran out of physical things that I like about myself...haha...hmmm...my smile??? Make me look cute, I think..... :P Prasan nya aku :D

Three physical things you don't like about yourself?

1. I have KELOIDS!!! and I hate them....they are what you call scarring that doesn't stop growing...and you have to go for injections and use creams to try and flatten them and even after trying all that, it still doesn't want to flatten. But if it does flatten, you still have a scar there that would remind you that you had it. What sucks even more is that, any deep cut you get, you have a high chance after it turning into a keloid....sigh...I have one on my chest so I can't wear low cut blouses....*sniff**sniff*....oh well...life goes on and I'm still trying to get rid of it!!!

2. My boobs??? So small??? Worst after having a baby!!! Seriously!!! First it will look all nice and round when you have milk in them but after the milk has gone.....TA-DA!!! You are boobs-less!!! Hahaha...I just hope it doesn't go Concave...hmmmm.....that's a horrible thought!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh.....TIDAK! And again, life goes on.....

3. My stomach...after having a ceasarean and having a child, your stomach will never be the same again....unless you are one of those very lucky people who doesn't even have a single stretch mark on their stomach!!!....lucky YOU!!!

Three parts of your heritage?

Hmmm...I don't get this question...three parts of your heritage what??? that I like? that I dislike??? HELLO!!! Can be more specific or not??? Anyway, I hantam answer only lah! :P

1. I'm a Chisian (I like being that!!!), Chinese Eurasian....unfortunately my mom's Eurasian consist of Spanish and Filipino...and that means I don't have nice fair skin...instead I'm darker tone...which I don't mine lah...hehe...people do however think I'm Filipino....I don't see it....but I think that's very interesting!!!

2. I enjoy Christmas because of my heritage...my mom actually cooks Turkey, Ham, Roast Lamb, Ox-Tail Stew, French Toast and once in awhile we get Shepherd's PIE!!! YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!! SO looking forward to Christmas Already!!!

3. I can't speak CHINESE and I have a Chinese surname.....WOOHOO!!!! But people don't even believe I'm chinese when they see me. There was this one time (hmmm...I sound like the flute lady in American Pie...hahaha...ok, back to what I was saying) I was in Kuching for holiday with a bunch of friends and it was Puasa time. We went to eat at this place called "Chicken Hartz" and when I was ordering drinks, this person ask me this question "Kitak sik puasa kah?" and I was like "What???" (in my head lah)...but I answered him "No, why? I'm not Muslim", and he didn't believe me you know!!! Ask me for my IC lagik tu!!! So I show him lah...than he terkejut and apologize....haha...that was a very weird experience....

Three things you can't stand?

1. Techno music!!! It makes me feel like I'm having a nightmare!!!

2. Death! Takes away people you love.....

3. Hot hot hot SUN!!! Cannot tahan!!! I sure on Air-Con!!!

Three things that scare you?

1. Dark! I also don't know why. I'm terrified of darknest...I'm so scared that I might encounter

a ghost or soemthing like that. I remember there was this time when I was like 11 years old and I was peeing in the toilet...suddenly there was a black out in Pujut area and I freaked out and ran straight into the wall!!! Hahaha...no of course I think its funny lah....but that time obviously I salah estimate the distance to the door and bang straight into the wall...luckily I just had a bump on my lip and no broken teeth. My parents of course thought it was funny cause I remember them laughing. But from than on, when there is a black-out, I try to remain as calm as possible and look for a candle. Hmmm...come to think about it, it was actually good that I ran into a wall, if not I wouldn't have learn my lesson and would still be running into walls now...hahaha...:P

2. Horror Movies....because it relates to No.1.

3. Bugs!!! I hate them!!! And my daughter hates them too!!! haha....especially CICADA...eeeeee... they will fly here and there and here and there and bang their head here and there and then out of the blue they bang into you and land on you......eeeeeeeeee.....

Three of your favorite shows?

1. Ghost hunter (I know I'm scared of ghost and stuffs like that but this one I cannot resist...cause this one is real. As for horror movies, their exxegeration of the ghosts in there just scares the hell out of me. For example, remember the movie Ju-on, well this ghost lady can walk bah! But why did she have to crawl down the stairs leh??? I cannot understand!!!) :P

2. Private Practice, very entertaining!

3. Ugly Betty, also very entertaining! but nowadays when I put my daughter to sleep, I also go to sleep and that means I hardly even watch tv anymore. Anyway, ugly betty reminds me of me last time...my auntys and uncles use to call me Ugly Duckling...not infront of melah but behind my back and I never knew that till about 5 years ago when my aunts and uncles came down from Canada and told me, you know....so bad kan they all...hahaha....even once I ask my mom, why my sister pretty and I am not, and my mom just said "It's ok dear, you are beautiful inside"....Wah...you know how that felt, it was like confirming my suspicions that I was ugly...hahaha....thank God somewhere along the line I grew out of it...now not too bad lah...not drop dead gorgeous but oklah :P

Three of your favorite Japanese animes?

1. Sorry people.....I just don't watch Japanese animes....dah lah no time to watch my favourite shows, apa lagik this one :P Hmmm...does Ultraman Tiga counts??? hahaha...I only watch that when my daughter wants to watch...haha....yes, yes, she's a girl and she is suppose to be watching girlie cartoons....I know, I know...but its her taste and she has her own personality and I know I use to watch batman, transformers, masks and thunder cats when I was a kid...so I think she has every right to watch whatever she wants too...correct??? I also watched He-man!!! Hahaha...the good old days!!!

2. - NA -

3. - NA -

Three of your favorite current songs?

1. Unbelievable by Craig David

2. Hate that I love You by Rihana ft Chris Brown

3. No Air by Jordan Brown ft Chris Brown

Three movies you can watch over and over again?

1. Sound of Music ....hahaha...I think I've watched this like zillion times!!!!

2. My fair lady...I especially love it when she can finally speak proper English....and the part where she swallow a marble and and the guy tells her, its ok, he has more...and....ok, ok I'm getting carried away, I bet none of you have ever seen the movie at all :( ...you should! It's really good!!!

3. The Lake House, such a cool movie....if only it can really happen in real life :D. Than again I looovvvveeeee Comedy Romance Movies or any Romance Movies....sigh...can't blame me, I'm a pieces!!! :P

Three of your everyday essentials?

1. Eye Liner

2. Eye Brow Liner to darken my not so dark eyebrows which I probably inherited from my parents.....duh...stating the obvious :P

3. Face Powder, just to make me look younger and to cover my eye bags :(

Three things that you are wearing right now?

1. Jeans bought in 2004 in Penang during my honeymoon :D

2. A blouse which I bought in 2000 :D

3. Shoes which I bought very recently from NOSE :) Well, one new thing is better than none....kan?

Three things you want in a relationship?

1. Love - The main thing in a relationship...don't you think? Without it, its difficult for a relationship to work.

2.Trust - so he doesn't keep calling me and asking me where I am...

3. Lots of hugs - I just love hugs....nice strong ones that makes me feel secure!

Three physical things about the opposite gender that appeals to you?

1. Nice built....not too skinny.

2. Strong arms...so I can get nice strong hugs :P

3. A nice face to look at...:D No need to be handsome....just a nice face to look at :)

Three bad habits?

1. I love to bite my fingernails....it's a really bad habit!!!

2. Yawn without closing my mouth!!! A very bad habit indeed....I've yet to have a fly fly into my mouth yet....if it does than I'll probably learn my lesson :P

3. I like to slouch and not sit straight....signs of me being lazy but very bad for my posture....I have to always keep reminding myself that I slouch...like now!!!

Three of your favorite hobbies?

1. Eating!!! I love FOOD!!!

2. Sleeping!!! Who doesn't!!!

3. Playing with my daughter.....she's cute I just can't help it :D

Three careers you're considering or currently pursuing?

1. To get into the HR line...if possible lah....

2. And that's it...I only have one...:D

3. - NA -

Three places you want to go on vacation?

1. Canada cause my relatives are there....I so miss them...my late dad's brothers all reminds me of my dad....sigh....I miss my dad :(

2. Australia, back to wear I studied before so I can bring my family around....such a beautiful place!!!

3. PARIS!!! I also don't know why I want to go there...movies talk about it so much that I also cannot tahan and want to go...hmmm...but than again maybe to Japan??? Than can go to Disneyworld!!! Hiyah! I'm so fickle minded lah....mana-mana also can lah...as long it has four seasons!!!!

Three things you want to do before you die?

1. Go to confession so I can go straight to heaven :D

2. Go to confession again, just in case I miss out anything!!!

3. Say sorry to all the people I have hurt!!! So I again can go straight to heaven!!! :P

Three things that you are stereotypically a girl?

1. I enter every shoe shop I pass without fail!!!

2. I have to go shopping if I'm travelling and must by shoes!!!

3. If got clothes discount, I sure there one!!!

And that's it people!!! Now you can say, I know who Jacqueline is!!! She's such a sweet girl at heart!!! hahaha....again....prasan nya aku!!! That's it from me!!! TA!!! Love you guys!!!

Terrible Grammar from ME!!!

The Terrible Grammar here is referring to the blog I wrote yesterday!!! Hahaha :P I wrote and wrote and wrote and didn't really bother to read back what I wrote....sad to say, it just proves that my brain and my fingers (as in typing) does not co-operate very well :P. I'm positive a few of you saw it but were kind enough not to comment on it :D. You all are such lovely people.

Anyway, lets make fun of me today! Here were the mistakes!!!

First mistake: ...that's the reason why I have closest dating back to 1998 or maybe even 1995!!! - I meant CLOTHES not CLOSEST

Second mistake: I'll frighten everyone tonight by being in it and jumping out of it!!! Hahahah.....*evil grin*. - No mistake in this one but just wanted you all to know that I didn't do it :P me and my daughter went to toysworld instead :P

Third mistake or more like the second mistake as the 'first second mistake' was not a mistake....ok, ok, making you all confuse again, I'll just stick to it being the Third mistake: But than again that would have probably make us OBESE.....you think? I think so! - It should have been, 'But than again, that would make us OBESE....' (something like that lah....haha...the actual sentence just didn't sound right) :D

Fourth mistake: As soon as I got back to Miri and made Ribena Popsicles for my daughter.... - should have been, 'As soon as I got back to Miri, I made Ribena Popsicles for my daughter' ....not sure how I manage to put 'and' instead of a 'comma and an I' .....hmmm....strange....

Fifth mistake: all the time I thought I have one kid, apparently I have TWO!!! - and this one is suppose to be 'all the time I thought I had one kid....'

Sixth mistake: Very strange! Now if you book online and chose to have one baggage to be put in the cargo area, that will cost you RM5. - Hmmm... CHOSE was suppose to be CHOOSE :)

Seventh mistake: It feels like the fuel price increase all over again!!! - Should have been, 'It feels like the "fuel price increase" all over again!!!' (I missed out these two thingies on top " " )

Eight mistake: I didn't manage to go Seraphina cause it was in a different area to Curve. - that was suppose to be, 'I didn't manage to go to Seraphina cause it was in a different are to Curve'.

Ninth mistake (I think this was the best grammar mistake...:P): Well, if it does rain and I happen to be wearing it, I might most probably put the bag in my shoe and go barefooted.... - hmmmm....put the bag in my shoe??? my fingers were totally on a different wave length from my brain at that point of time when I was writing that particular sentence! I swear that in my head I had the sentence put out as 'put the shoe in my bag' (not sure how that mistake happen...haha...oh well...if that was the case, than my shoe will definitely get wet and so would my bag....hahahaha.....what's the possibility of fitting in my bag into my shoe....dah lah I have small feet....hahaha...the possibility is like NONE) :P

Last mistake: And its just slip in with no shoe laces or zip!!! - that was suppose to be 'And its just 'slip in' with no shoe laces or zip' (again I left out the two thingies on top ' ' , hmmm...what do you actually call them ah? I' have no clue what its called at the moment...my retrieval system in my brain is still in sleep mode) :P

And that's it!!!

Actually ah, I think everything I write most of the time doesn't even sound right....haha...but who cares right??? As long as its kinda understandable...correct??? Anyway, happy reading....and I seriously hope I don't spoil the English language for you all...haha...if I did...sorry!!!

Ok Children, that's Class for today!!! ;) TA for now!!!

My KL Trip!!! and SHOES!!!

Hello people!!!

Hehehehe...sorry for always keeping you all waiting. I've been occupied with work and stuff!!! Therefore no time to write in this blog of mine :P. I'm actually supposedly suppose to be super stress out just about now but since being stress just wouldn't help me in getting the data that I need any quicker, I'm going to relax a bit and write in my blog :D.

So, here I am!!! Miss me??? Probably it doesn't really make a difference whether I write or not. Anyway, my topic today is "My KL Trip!!!".

As you all know, I went to KL two weeks ago. Really didn't do much but shop, shop and shop!!! Had my fill of Nandos and bought quite a number of working clothes!!! So now my wardrobe has better clothes than I had previously. I do however have to see what clothes I need and throw out what clothes I don't need cause my closest seems to be overflowing with clothes that I don't seem to wear most of the time!!! I think its because I like to keep old clothes, I always don't seem to have the heart to throw my old clothes away and that's the reason why I have closest dating back to 1998 or maybe even 1995!!! When I was like 16 years old!!! I know I have this one skirt in my closest that is a 1995 skirt!!! Hmmm....maybe I should wear it tomorrow!!! hahaha...obviously since then till now I haven't even grown!!! :P

Me and my hubby had to buy a new closest cause I had way too many old clothes...here I keep my working clothes only and my hubby keeps his t-shirts that he wears frequently. So this is what we call the "FREQUENT CLOTHES CLOSEST". It's a pretty big closest, we can even put our shoes in it too!!! And after we had it installed...our room look way much smaller....I think it took half of our room up!!! Hubby and daughter plays hide and seek in it!!! Or they try to frighten each other by jumping out of the Closest!!! Interesting game....but something I don't see myself doing....hahaha....maybe I should be more fun eh??? I'll frighten everyone tonight by being in it and jumping out of it!!! Hahahah.....*evil grin*.

This is my daughters new closest too!!! This has nothing to do with this blog, but what the heck! Since I introduced you all to my new closest, I might as well introduce to you all, my daughter's new closest!!! This comes with a bed set. Her clothes are very pink cause sometimes people thinks my daughter is a boy...because she didn't have enough hair, nowadays not too bad already lah...hehe....most of the clothes in there is given to me by a friend who has big kids already and she has no intentions of having anymore... :). So nice of them!!! :D Kids grow out of clothes to fast anyway, so no point in buying so many clothes :P So bad hoh me!

Anyway, back to me being in KL, I manage to go to Mid-Valley, One Utama, Sungei Wang, IKEA, Curve and yeah...that's about it!!! Me and Christine (a good friend of mine who I stayed with and was on leave for 3 days when I was there. She was the one who drove me around, so sweet kan!!!) walked and walked and walked and tried hundreds of baju's...well actually its more like me who tried hundreds of bajus!!! We stopped at every single clothes and shoe shop that we came upon!!! It was like heaven!!! hahaha...only problem is that I had to pay for the items that I wanted to buy...hahaha....how nice if it was free!!! ALL FREE!!!...well, life just isn't like that!!! And how I wish that had a buggy for adults so we could drive around the mall in it so our legs/ankle wouldn't hurt!!! Wouldn't that be WONDERFUL??? But than again that would have probably make us OBESE.....you think? I think so!!! So, I guess walking was good...cause I didn't even gain weight when I was there. Only problem with KL is that I felt that my skin was very dry, unlike when I'm in Miri...so strange. Maybe Miri is more humid eh???

As for my hubby and Arthur (cuz-in-law), they stayed at home most of the time because they had tattoo appointments throughout the week...so kesian them. But than again, if there were to tag along shopping, I would have been pressured to shop faster and I might not have bought as much as I did....so good thing that they stayed home...hehe...yes! i'm being selfish here!!!

Didn't manage to buy a camera like I said I would cause I spend most of my money on clothes and shoes....which I happen to think is more important than getting a camera :P. Went to IKEA like I said I would and bought those Popsicle makers for my daughter!!! I've been looking all over for it so was really happy to have found it there!!! As soon as I got back to Miri and made Ribena Popsicles for my daughter....all in all you can make 6, I think my daughter had 2 and my hubby had 4. I'm beginning to think that I bought the Popsicle maker not for my daughter but for my hubby instead. A few days ago they were arguing over eating the Popsicle....both also don't want to share with each other....hahaha...all the time I thought I have one kid, apparently I have TWO!!! So, since my hubby finished most of them all the time, he now is the Popsicle maker in our house...haha...one less job for me to do!!!

Anyway, back to IKEA....I also wanted to buy a lamp which was super cheap - RM35 but it was a bit heavy and I didn't need such heavy extra baggage cause than I would have to spend on paying for the cargo which i didn't want to, cause that would be like Rm15 per KG after the 15KG mark!!! And did you know that now they charge RM10 to put your baggage into the cargo area??? It use to be RM5 and after the 6th August 2008, they increase it by 100%. Very strange! Now if you book online and chose to have one baggage to be put in the cargo area, that will cost you RM5. It feels like the fuel price increase all over again!!!....so sad :(. But the flight was cheap and I can't complain so much for the cheap flight I guess.

Anyway, when I was in IKEA, I wanted to get the IKEA energy saving bulbs (2 in one box) but I got a shock of my life when I saw the price!!! It was RM100++ !!! That is like triple the lamp!!! But than again, I heard it can last really long!!! At the end of it all, I didn't get the lamp at all....haha...decided it was hard to carry back as I intended to shop more for clothes and shoes...hehehe...

I didn't manage to go Seraphina cause it was in a different area to Curve. I only realised that after I called my friend and she said it was on the other side.....can't recall the name of the place. If I'm not mistaken, it is connected to curve. By the time I realise that, it was already getting late and my legs said to my brain "NO! We are not going there!!!" So, oklah...I listen only lah...I better...haha...cause my ankle was hurting and we had to walk quite a distance back to the car. I guess the shop Seraphina just has to wait!!!

I did manage to go for happy hours too! We went to EckyWoobee at TTDI to have dinner and drink! Nice place....and the beer wasn't really that expensive. It was 5 bottles for RM35. Not bad at all. Of course Miri beer is cheaper lah but for KL...that was pretty cheap! :D. I also manage to catch up with some of my Uni friends....and they all still look the same!!! I mean WE ALL still look the same....hahaha...I'm also still young mah! No one brought a camera, so no pictures...so sad again. Oh well, maybe next year I'll meet up with them again. Heard that they will meeting up in November again, and this time with some of them from Penang and Singapore....nice kan??? So lucky they all stay on that side of Malaysia. Me on this side so susah want to fly there all the time. Ok, ok, enough self pity....life in Miri is good also... :)

Manage to meet up with two old church friends from Miri who are working in KL now. They are doing wonderful for themselves....everybody seems to be coping with life pretty well.

To conclude, I do really like KL a lot, I like the eating places at Curve and TTDI and Pavilion....it reminds me so much of being in a foreign country, like when I was in Australia during my Uni years. However, at the end of it all, there is nothing better than to be home in Miri. Cost of living here is so much more affordable than being in KL. I'm seriously glad to be a Mirian :D. Wouldn't trade living places for the world. And to end it all....here are the shoes that I bought!!!!TA-DA!!!

Yes!!! I have strange taste in shoes!!! I also don't know why...hahaha...but I love the shoes on the left, they are what we call clogs!!! I use to have 3 pairs of them till one by one my dogs got to them, so by hook or by crook, I had to get another pair. This particular pair of clogs however is the most expensive one that I have bought in my entire life!!! The brand is Papilio and it cost me RM256!!! I have worn it once only so far since I got back...haha...so scared it will get dirty or get wet!!! The sales person told me that, if it does get wet, I'm not suppose to put it under the sun, I'm just suppose to put it under a fan so it doesn't get spoil! So I decided to just wear it less so it has less chances of getting wet!!! Well, if it does rain and I happen to be wearing it, I might most probably put the bag in my shoe and go barefooted....haha...yes, I will very likely do that :P

As for the brown pair of shoes that is on the right, those are Puma shoes!!! My darling hubby loves Puma, so me trying to be a supportive wife goes "What the hell! I'll go for Puma too!!!" So, TA-DA!!! My beautiful brown Puma shoes!!! Finally a pair of Puma shoes that I can be proud off!!! Isn't it just beautiful!!! And its just slip in with no shoe laces or zip!!! Makes my life so easy!!! :D. It was also on sale!!! Actual Price was something like RM263 and it was on sale for RM79 ONLY!!! I almost didn't buy it but my friend persuaded me to!!! If NOT, sure I regret one!!! Thank God I brought her shopping with me...*phew* :D.

See how much my hubby loves Puma shoes...the one at the furthest right is mine, bought it as a "COUPLE SHOE" during our honeymoon in 2004 in Singapore. Hubby had the same one (obviously, since I mentioned that its a COUPLE SHOE) but he used it till it was so worn out that he couldn't use it anymore. As for my pair....hmmm...I just didn't like the cutting of the shoe, not sure why I bought it in the first place....haha...I think I have worn it only twice...so kesian kan the shoes??? Now its 4 years old and it still looks brand new :P. I've even worn the new brown one more that the old one...anyway, that's just additional information that probably isn't important to you....hehehe...the rest are my hubby's....I think he is going to collect more eventually...will keep you all updated on his collection, especially if it hits 10 pairs of Puma's...than I also kalah lah in my number of shoes....haha...oh well...that's life :D

I did buy another pair of shoes for work and they are just flats from NOSE. I forgot to take picture of it. I'll put it up tonight! As for the clothes that I bought...hehe...no need to show lah! Shoes more important!!! :D

Hmmmm...I think this topic should have been...Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!....haha....hmmm...I think I'll change the topic now...wait ah....ok...YEAY! Now it's "My KL Trip!!! and SHOES!!!", yes, I'm a very fickle minded person :P Oklah, that's it from me for now!!! TA!!!

Tomorrow is THE DAY!!!

Hello People!!!

A quick one for today!!!

I'm back!!! Sorry I haven't been able to blog this pass few days, or more like this pass few weeks. Weeks because I was in KL and days because I was giving space for my dad's 4th year anniversary of his passing. Always an emotional time for me and he deserves a top space in my blog for a few days. Well, now I'm back to my ever so normal self!!! Not going to talk about KL just yet as I've yet to have taken picture of the things I have bought!!! This just proves that I didn't buy my so called camera that I was suppose to buy in KL.....sigh....got carried away with buying shoes and clothes. So buying a camera is postpone to next year. I still have a very old camera at hand....so that will do for the time being. Unfortunately, I didn't being it everywhere I went when I was in KL. I'm sooooo NOT a camera person....I think I've got to learn to be one, if not you guys will be bored as hell reading my blog....

Anyway, the reason I'm blogging tonight is because tomorrow is the Shell Games!!! It has finally arrived!!! I'm not exactly prepared, but than again, I'm not exactly nervous either....hmmm...I guess it just hasn't hit me yet that I'm playing tomorrow or I had a couple of beers that kinda calm my nerves...hmmm...i think its the first!!! Seriously!!! it has yet to hit me....

I wonder how I will do tomorrow....I think I just need to not think so much about it. I hope the girl pool player isn't all that good...that way at least I know we would have a chance of winning!!! I mean the guys on our team are seriously good.....but its me I'm worried about. I'm worried that I would screw up the game for them. However, me saying I'm worried now, is not very helpful cause I sure am not worried at the moment....hmmm...could be the couple of beers that I had. Or I'm just to tired and couldn't be bothered about what's going to happen.

Ok, I'm going on and on about nothing...hahaha....anyway, wish me luck guys....I think I'm going to try and stay calm till the game and during the game! If not, like I said before, I'd probably have to one-go the beer!!! Thank goodness that alcohol and pool comes hand in hand....hahaha. From what I've heard and tried myself, the more you drink, the more accurate you get!!! It's TRUE!!!! but of course, don't over do it lah! That would be considered stupid already :D.

Bah! time to sleep already!!! If not I won't be able to wake up early tomorrow as I've got to go to church as it is a day of obligation and the mass starts ar 6.30am, then I would have to be at KRP at 7.30am for the opening ceremony....WAH! everything is so early tomorrow!!! Ok, ok, better sleep!!!

One more thing (as usual, once I start I just cannot end), I so hope they have people taking pictures during the shell games tomorrow so I can post them up in here....if not....sigh...sorry, no pictures. Hmmmm....maybe I can get my husband to be my photographer for tomoro....hmmm...its a thought! Now, I just need to get him to agree with me on that....hahaha...very unlikely!!! Oklah! Goodnight guys!!! Will promise to post about the things I did in KL(which wasn't much, besides shopping!!!) and about how the Shell games turn out to be!!! :D

P/S. Next weekend I'll be in KK again playing netball!!!! (I miss netball!!! I hope the girls win the shell games this year!!! We have yet to become champions, but I think this year we just might have a chance....especially since it is played on home ground and we have lots of supporters...its just sad that I can't play with them this year....*sniff**sniff*). Anyway, seriously can't wait to start playing netball again and YEAY!!! It's a FREE TRIP lagik tu!!! Screw my ankle!!! I'm going!!! :P

That's it from me!!! TA!!!!

This Blog is Especially Dedicated to My Dearest Late DAD, "I Love You and I Always Will!"

Before I go on and blog about the things i did in KL....I'm dedicating this particular blog space to my dearest dad...he made me who I am today...I wouldn't be what I am today without him...

This is a letter I wrote especially for my late dad 4 years ago. I'm posting it in here for his 4th year anniversary of leaving this earth. Was previously posted in my multiply 4 years back. He passed away on the 4th August 2004 and last Sunday (3rd August 2008) it was 4 years since I last saw him...he's my inspiration in life and he means the world to me.....I miss you so much DAD!!! (Didn't think you would have left us so soon but God knew best and he knew it was time for you to go. After the numerous heart attacks you've gotten over the years, its really a miracle you survived this long and I thank God for that. You've worked so hard all your life and now its your time to rest and take a break. I love you dad and I bet you're having a time of your life in heaven with God).

To my dearest darling daddy,

I really still can't believe you're gone, it's just so unreal. Honestly, I never expected that the night before you passed away would have been the very last time I would see and talk to you. If only I knew, then probably I wouldn't have slept at all. Never in my wildest dream would I have expected such a thing to happen. I knew you had heart problems but in away I was hoping that God will take care of you and keep you alive a little bit longer. I thought maybe I'll have another 5 years or so with you, so that my children could see what a wonderful grandfather they had. Remember the times when I use to joke about how you would spoil my children. I really wish you could have seen them.

So, you really can't imagine how shocked I was to learn of your death. I don't think I was as shocked as the hundreds of other people in church, but shocked enough. I remember that when I got the call about you fainting, in my heart I was telling God, let this not be the last time I see my dad. But it was. And for that whole week, I can't tell you how many times I wake up in the morning wishing it was just an awful nightmare and that when I got out of bed, you would still be there, walking around the house.

The first day of going back to work was really the day that actually made me realize that you were really gone, because I couldn't pick up my handphone and call you to talk to you and hear your voice anymore, which I miss so much. How I wish I could get a phone call from you too, Isn't there a phone in heaven dad? Maybe you could make a long distance call J and chat for awhile. Anyway, not hearing your voice anymore is really painful. I know I should be thankful to God that I had 25 years of living with you, compared to many other children who lost their dads at a younger age, But somehow it was not enough, I think no matter how long you lived, it would never be enough, because you were such a great dad.

Dad, I really do miss you a lot. I miss those lunch times we usually have together and the times when you use to pick me up from work. I miss sitting with you in church during morning mass, and how I wish I could still sit with you again. I miss you conducting in the evening mass choir and I miss hearing your voice when you sing. I miss you laughing infront of the choir when you use to start singing first before it was actually time to sing and how you use to make all the songs a note higher than it actually was. I miss the way you always try to make sure the sound system in the church was working well and the way you kept on asking me whether I can hear clearly or not. I miss the way you always take note of the words that some of the readers could not pronounce, so that you could tell them later about it, because you always believed that by reading clearly and from the heart, the word of God would be proclaim and would be able to touched the hearts of all those present. I miss the way you kept on rushing all of us to get to church early so you could make sure that everything was ready before the mass started, especially during special occasions, where you would usually be around the church compound the whole day preparing for whatever needed to be taken care of. You always wanted everything in church to be perfect because your intentions were to make sure that everyone gets closer to God.

I remember the time when there were people who use to criticize you for doing all the things you use to do in church, saying things about you which they should not say. And I remember telling you to let them do what you are doing so that they know what it is like to be in your shoes. And all you said to me was "Let them criticize me for doing God's work, because it is ok to be criticize for God." As much as you possibly could you were always so positive about people, which I myself have yet to learn. Then again there was this time when you had a disagreement with some people and from what I heard, I didn't think it was your fault. So, when I heard that you actually made the first move to say "sorry", I was actually quite upset and I told you that you shouldn't have done that, that they should have said sorry first. But all you said to me was "It doesn't matter who says sorry first."

Besides that, I miss you sooooo terribly at home. The home seems so quite without you. I remember how I use to go into your room and talk to you and we would joke around with each other, but now when I enter your room, I don't find you there, it's sooooo empty. I also remember the times when I use to come back from work and I use to sit with you behind the house and we would talk about the things that we have both done that day and at the same time you would be doing your crossword puzzle and talking to mommy as well. It's really amazing how you could do so many things at one time. Not only at home but at work too. It was good when you were around but not so good now that you are gone.

And remember father's day this year when you read the card that I gave you and in it, it said that I want you to live for 20 more years, and you said "Wah, so long!" and I said, "Of course!!!". I guess in a way you were always prepared to go back to our Lord and some way or another you knew you wouldn't live that long. I remember praying to God many times telling him to give you long life as you still had so many things to do on earth for Him, but He knew best and He took you home to where you really belong. And honestly, even though I'm sad that you are gone and I miss you so terribly, I am also so very happy that you made it to heaven. You achieved the one most important thing in life, and that is graduating from the University of Heaven with a Bachelors Degree in Pro-Life (with honours). You may never have achieved your goal in getting a degree here on earth but finally you've got one there in heaven, which is ten million times more difficult to get (and I know how badly you wanted one) and I guess it was Convocation time, and that is why God brought you back home to heaven. Congratulations DAD!!! I'm so proud of you! but I wish God would have told me about it sooner, that way, we could celebrate here on earth first, but its okie, when I get to heaven, we will celebrate together, so be patient ya! J By the way, how was the Convocation celebration???

Before I conclude, I want you to know that I love you sooooo much and please do forgive me for all the times that I have hurt your feelings without realizing it. I would also like to thank you so much for being such a loving dad, not only to our family, but to all those children who were around you who needed a father figure. See!!! So loving wan you!!! You had so much love to give!!! and that's why I love you soooooooooooooo much! Besides that, you always made sure that we (your biological daughters and all your adopted children) put God first on our priority list and by your actions we knew that you were serious about it. You always wanted the best for us so that we all could get to heaven one day.

Oh yah! One more last thing dad, please watch over Mom, Me and Jess and pray for us to make the correct decisions in our everyday life. So that in whatever things we do, we will not offend Our Heavenly Father in any way. And did you know that I'm having a fantastic time bonding with mommy, well, I just had to let you know. Many many hugs and kisses.

P/S. You will be in my heart, my thoughts, my everything. And don't forget to save a seat for me up there in heaven. Send my love to everybody up there too.

Love Forever and Ever,

Jacqueline Yee

(Your youngest daughter)