Maybe it's time for me to write a little bit about my new friends in Petaling Jaya.
I keep telling my friends how much I miss my friends in Penang. One of them reminded me that maybe it's time for me to move on, instead of always feeling sad and miss so many people.
Hmm... Ok, maybe I should also think of the friends that I have here. Of course, there are still NEW friends, it's still very different from all my dearest friends in Penang, but still, I think I should learn to appreciate them more too.
Well, I have a few new friends here. Besides working, going over to my aunt's house and stay alone at home, I'll be spending most of my time in church activities and hang around with my church friends. I guess most of the young girls (I mean girls around my age) are quite busy with their life or are attached with someone, so I don't see any girls in the church during weekdays. I'm the only young one there. The rest all aunties... Married and some even grandmas... So most of the time, I'm the thorns among the roses... Err... sounds wrong... It should be I'm the rose among the thorns =p
First in the list...
Joseph
I am adopted by a nice family Uncle Weng Onn here. They have this adoption program in the church to adopt people like me into their families. I was arranged into this sweet and lovely family. Joseph is the youngest son. He's same age with my brother Alvin. He's my dear brother here.
I've learnt a lot from him and realize how nice a person can actually be. He's the first super nice person whom I know and he did all that from a sincere heart, a heart for the Lord.
He's still waiting to be posted into local Uni so he can accompany most of the time. We spend most of our time eating and chatting. With him around, I can order as much food as I like and don't have to worry that I can't finish it. He's known as "bottom-less", he will finish all the food. He's the one whom I can share my stories with over here and he'll always reminds me of things that I somehow neglected.
He's also a super gentleman. Everytime when we walk on the street, he'll always ask me to walk inside and he'll never let me walk outside. So many stories that I can tell about him. He's also very sensitive to what I'm thinking and how I feel. If I am to continue this, it'll be super super lengthy. He's really such a loving person.
Weng Soon
A friend who is "supposed" to inform me about all the church activities and try to make me feel at home and fit into their church. He's 3 years older than me, but at the first sight I thought he's 10 years older than me. Hehe... =p But when I saw him playing games with Soo, I think he's 5 years younger than me.
He's someone who loves God a lot, someone who knows his priority very well and has his purpose clear. By looking at him, reminds me of my priority and my purpose too. He has been a great example for me to know what should I do and what can I do. His presence simply reminds me again and again of the reason I'm here in Petaling Jaya.
He's a kind of quiet person, or rather I should say not so expressive person. It's difficult to share things with him because he normally just say "no comment". Sometimes I don't even know whether he's listening or not. But he's still a nice guy as he'll come and fetch me everytime when there's any activities at night and make sure I reach home safe. He'll wait for me to go inside to my house.
Soo
An interesting person, I guess he's 2 years older than me, if not mistaken.
He's a very cute person. When he's around, there's always laughters. He loves to eat, even though he says he wants to control. He can't stand the temptation. Haha... He's also the one who will always tempt me to eat. Sometimes I don't feel like taking supper, I'm getting fat already with supper almost everyday, but he will purposely order the food that I want to eat and try to tempt me. Most of the time, I fall into his trap and join him in eating. Hehe...
He's someone who is nice to chat with. I like to talk to him because I won't feel pressure or worry about anything. I can just say what I want and know that he'll listen. He's really a nice guy.
Kevin
A cool and funky guy I can say. I like to see the way he dress up. He has good taste for fashion, or rather I should say he's more daring in wearing something funky. Not many guys dare to wear light apple green colour shirt. He looks good in that.
He has a very busy schedule with his work but yet he still try his very best to attend bible study and prayer meeting. He's quite, more quiet than Weng Soon. He's staying nearest to my house, so sometimes he'll be the one to fetch me home and see me go into my house safely. Don't really get to talk much with him yet, but I sense that he's a more sentimental and emotional guy. I just got to know that he's afraid of cockroaches too. Hehe...
Timothy
He's Uncle Weng Onn eldest son, who is also Joseph's brother. 1 year older than me. A big and tough guy. He has a lot to share. Whenever he's around, we don't have to worry there'll be silence. He's also someone who can eat a lot. A real big eater. Last week when we went to A&W, he finished 2 pieces of fried chicken and 2 burgers. And the best part is... that's not his best record. He can actually eat more than that. Scary isn't it?
Aliza
She's Timothy's girl friend. Same age with me. I know her because she's always with Timothy. Everytime we went out for supper, Tim will bring her along. Sometimes when I go to Jo's house, I'll still see her there. She's a unique person I can say. Actually I also don't know what can I say about her, that shows I still don't really know her, but one thing that I must say is... I know she's trying her best to be my friend. She's trying to be friendly to me. It's not an easy task because we both are totally from 2 different world and we have different channels. I'm also trying my best to be her friend too.
Tim and her are really loving. Hmm... I guess I don't feel comfortable seeing them together, doing all those sweet sweet act. Nothing wrong with them, it's just about me. I think I still prefer to hang around with single people.
I think that's it for now. I have been here for 2 months. I'm only close with these few friends. Should I consider it sad? Erm... I don't think so. They are new to me and I'm also new to them. We just need time to get to know each other better. I'm thankful to at least have them around. They really love me and care about me a lot. At least, staying here alone without my dearest family and friends, they are the ones who take care of me and make me feel loved. :-)
Friday, May 25, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Friends = Strangers ??
I used to have 3 very close friends. Still remember those days when 4 of us get together, we can talk about anything and really enjoy spending time together.
Now 3 of them are away. 1 in Shanghai, 1 in Singapore and 1 in Australia. Before they left, I have this concern that we might not be close anymore. Now it really happens.
The one in Australia, never even bother to contact me anymore. It's just so realistic. Ever since he called our relationship off, he never call me anymore.
The one in Singapore, we seldom see each other online. I think less than 5 times ever since she left. She did sent me her recent photos, if not mistaken, beginning of this year. We didn't really chat much, most probably nothing much to talk about anymore.
The one in Shanghai, we seldom see each other online too. I just heard from some other friends of ours that he came back for a short while during labour day holiday. Sad thing is, he didn't even call me to say hi when he's here, don't mention to meet up with me.
It makes me think again. What's friendship? Is it just a temporary passerby? Someone who seems to be so important to me at a point of time can be a total stranger at another point of time. I don't blame it to anyone else, I blame it to myself. I think I contribute to this sad ending of a relationship.
I know past is past, I might not be able to do anything already. However, I need to find out what's the cause of this sad ending of a friendship and try not to do it again. I realize it's all about communication. When we don't communicate with someone often, after sometime, we don't know where to start our conversation anymore. It seems that there are so many things happened in between that they don't know about and it's not easy to tell them the story before giving them the whole picture. The conversation will ended up by just asking very general question like how are you.
I'm quite down and upset when I think about this. I'm now staying in Petaling Jaya whereby all my dear friends are in Penang. I somehow have this concern again that I might lose all these friends one day. I will not get to see them often anymore. I can only go back for weekend and it'll be quite rush so most probably I'll not be able to meet up with them. Every time when they meet up and have lots of fun back there, my heart just feel so pain and really wish that I can be there.
I can only say that I really don't wish to lose any friends anymore. They are all my dearest friends whom I really appreciate their love and care for me. I really don't wish to greet them as a stranger or have nothing much to say anymore. I know I cannot just sit here and do nothing. I tell myself, I must take the initiative to let them know that I really don't wish to lose them and really appreciate them. I must also try my best to communicate and keep myself up to date as much as I can. My heart feels pain whenever I think of losing my friends. :-(
Now 3 of them are away. 1 in Shanghai, 1 in Singapore and 1 in Australia. Before they left, I have this concern that we might not be close anymore. Now it really happens.
The one in Australia, never even bother to contact me anymore. It's just so realistic. Ever since he called our relationship off, he never call me anymore.
The one in Singapore, we seldom see each other online. I think less than 5 times ever since she left. She did sent me her recent photos, if not mistaken, beginning of this year. We didn't really chat much, most probably nothing much to talk about anymore.
The one in Shanghai, we seldom see each other online too. I just heard from some other friends of ours that he came back for a short while during labour day holiday. Sad thing is, he didn't even call me to say hi when he's here, don't mention to meet up with me.
It makes me think again. What's friendship? Is it just a temporary passerby? Someone who seems to be so important to me at a point of time can be a total stranger at another point of time. I don't blame it to anyone else, I blame it to myself. I think I contribute to this sad ending of a relationship.
I know past is past, I might not be able to do anything already. However, I need to find out what's the cause of this sad ending of a friendship and try not to do it again. I realize it's all about communication. When we don't communicate with someone often, after sometime, we don't know where to start our conversation anymore. It seems that there are so many things happened in between that they don't know about and it's not easy to tell them the story before giving them the whole picture. The conversation will ended up by just asking very general question like how are you.
I'm quite down and upset when I think about this. I'm now staying in Petaling Jaya whereby all my dear friends are in Penang. I somehow have this concern again that I might lose all these friends one day. I will not get to see them often anymore. I can only go back for weekend and it'll be quite rush so most probably I'll not be able to meet up with them. Every time when they meet up and have lots of fun back there, my heart just feel so pain and really wish that I can be there.
I can only say that I really don't wish to lose any friends anymore. They are all my dearest friends whom I really appreciate their love and care for me. I really don't wish to greet them as a stranger or have nothing much to say anymore. I know I cannot just sit here and do nothing. I tell myself, I must take the initiative to let them know that I really don't wish to lose them and really appreciate them. I must also try my best to communicate and keep myself up to date as much as I can. My heart feels pain whenever I think of losing my friends. :-(
An Achievement
Today, I did something for the first time in my life. Many people might not understand why am I so proud of it and so happy with it as many people might have did this many times in their life. It might be a super simple thing for them and they don't see it as an achievement. But as for me, I have never did this and I always say that I don't know how to do. I never tried. It makes me realize that there are many things that I might know how to do and I can do it, just that whether I want to take the first step to try to do it by myself or not.
Today, we moved into our new hotel office. I'm quite excited about it as I have a new table, new chair, new personal computer and everything new. I have to carry my own belongings into the office, including my pc. It's all still in boxes. I need to take it out and assemble it. I have never assemble a pc before and I always say that I'm a computer idiot and I know nothing about computer, including assemble it. I'll not want to put my hands on to it too.
But today, although many people offer help, I say no and I want to try to assemble it by myself. ( Maybe it's because I have nothing else better to do, so why not take it as a toy puzzle. Hehe… ) I take out all the parts from various boxes, tried my very best to fix it all by myself, trial and error. Actually it's quite easy, just follow the colour and the size of the head. Not that difficult after all.
After awhile, I manage to assemble all the parts together and I switch on the power. It works!!! Haha... can you imagine how happy and content I was at that moment? I'm just so excited that I want to call and tell the whole world that I assemble my first pc, all by myself and it works!!! :-)
That's not the end yet, I sat down and looked at all the wire below my table, it's so messy and untidy. I don't like my place to be so untidy. So I sat down there, started to put all the wires nicely and tied it with the little strings. It took me quite awhile to manage it. But my point is I did it... It's now tidy and neat.
It's just so happy to look below my table and look at my pc. :-)
Today, we moved into our new hotel office. I'm quite excited about it as I have a new table, new chair, new personal computer and everything new. I have to carry my own belongings into the office, including my pc. It's all still in boxes. I need to take it out and assemble it. I have never assemble a pc before and I always say that I'm a computer idiot and I know nothing about computer, including assemble it. I'll not want to put my hands on to it too.
But today, although many people offer help, I say no and I want to try to assemble it by myself. ( Maybe it's because I have nothing else better to do, so why not take it as a toy puzzle. Hehe… ) I take out all the parts from various boxes, tried my very best to fix it all by myself, trial and error. Actually it's quite easy, just follow the colour and the size of the head. Not that difficult after all.
After awhile, I manage to assemble all the parts together and I switch on the power. It works!!! Haha... can you imagine how happy and content I was at that moment? I'm just so excited that I want to call and tell the whole world that I assemble my first pc, all by myself and it works!!! :-)
That's not the end yet, I sat down and looked at all the wire below my table, it's so messy and untidy. I don't like my place to be so untidy. So I sat down there, started to put all the wires nicely and tied it with the little strings. It took me quite awhile to manage it. But my point is I did it... It's now tidy and neat.
It's just so happy to look below my table and look at my pc. :-)
God provides
Last Wednesday, my bible study group leader Joel asked us whether we experience God answers our prayers directly before or not. I immediately nodded my head and can't wait to share my story with the rest of the group members.
This month I'm in a very poor state, I mean financially poor. I have used up my April salary to pay for the JB trip, to repair my house roof and also to buy gift for my mother for mother's day. I only left RM50 with me since 8th of May.
I prayed hard that I can control myself not to simply spend money and can survive until the end of the month when I get my May's salary. Luckily lunch is provided by my company and most of the night I'll be having my dinner in my aunt's house, so I don't really need to use money, unless I go out with my friends. Although there are lots of things that I need to buy, I kept telling myself that I can delay and buy later.
Until Sunday, I was sick, very sick and I really need to see doctor and get medicine. I started to worry because I know to see doctor in PJ is not a cheap thing to do. It will easily cost at least RM40. My company policy is that we have to pay our own medical bill then only claim. The worst thing is we can only get our claims end of the month together with our salary. If I see doctor, then I'll be broke. I was thinking whether I should borrow money from Joseph or not, which I don't feel comfortable doing so. I included all these worries into my prayers.
Monday morning, HR informed that there is a change in policy. Now we don't have to pay our own first, we only need to get an authorization letter from HR and go to the panel clinic. We can see doctor without paying a single cent. Haha... Can you believe this? Of course, I'm so happy to hear this news. It means I don't have to borrow any money from anyone and I can see doctor to get my medicine all free of charge.
To speed up my recovery, I need to buy some other things to help. Due to the reason that I'm now moving into the new hotel office, the construction work is still on in some other parts of the hotel, so it's very dusty and it makes me cough badly. So I need to buy some herbal drink to drink and need to buy strepsils for my sore throat. I have to spend some money, this one I can't delay.
I started to worry again, not sure whether I can survive until month end. That very night, my dad called and told me that my grandma gave me RM50 for my birthday and he has just banked into my account. Haha... God works in miraculous ways. So now I'm confirmed that I can survive til month end. Even if I face with any problem, I know that I should have more faith and He will provide. With this incident, I ask for His forgiveness for not having enough faith in Him and worry about things that I shouldn't even need to worry at the first place. :-)
This month I'm in a very poor state, I mean financially poor. I have used up my April salary to pay for the JB trip, to repair my house roof and also to buy gift for my mother for mother's day. I only left RM50 with me since 8th of May.
I prayed hard that I can control myself not to simply spend money and can survive until the end of the month when I get my May's salary. Luckily lunch is provided by my company and most of the night I'll be having my dinner in my aunt's house, so I don't really need to use money, unless I go out with my friends. Although there are lots of things that I need to buy, I kept telling myself that I can delay and buy later.
Until Sunday, I was sick, very sick and I really need to see doctor and get medicine. I started to worry because I know to see doctor in PJ is not a cheap thing to do. It will easily cost at least RM40. My company policy is that we have to pay our own medical bill then only claim. The worst thing is we can only get our claims end of the month together with our salary. If I see doctor, then I'll be broke. I was thinking whether I should borrow money from Joseph or not, which I don't feel comfortable doing so. I included all these worries into my prayers.
Monday morning, HR informed that there is a change in policy. Now we don't have to pay our own first, we only need to get an authorization letter from HR and go to the panel clinic. We can see doctor without paying a single cent. Haha... Can you believe this? Of course, I'm so happy to hear this news. It means I don't have to borrow any money from anyone and I can see doctor to get my medicine all free of charge.
To speed up my recovery, I need to buy some other things to help. Due to the reason that I'm now moving into the new hotel office, the construction work is still on in some other parts of the hotel, so it's very dusty and it makes me cough badly. So I need to buy some herbal drink to drink and need to buy strepsils for my sore throat. I have to spend some money, this one I can't delay.
I started to worry again, not sure whether I can survive until month end. That very night, my dad called and told me that my grandma gave me RM50 for my birthday and he has just banked into my account. Haha... God works in miraculous ways. So now I'm confirmed that I can survive til month end. Even if I face with any problem, I know that I should have more faith and He will provide. With this incident, I ask for His forgiveness for not having enough faith in Him and worry about things that I shouldn't even need to worry at the first place. :-)
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Interesting Incident in Singapore
Last Sunday after the Convention, my friends and I went over to Singapore for a day trip. Since I promised one of the main characters that I'll not use real name here, I shall use the alphabet A, B, C, D and E to represent them. I'm sure they themselves will know who I'm talking about.
We went there in the afternoon after lunch, while B can't go together with us as he needs to attend an important meeting. So 5 of us took a bus to Orchard Road first. We walked around looking at all the big shopping mall. I was amazed by the super huge and expensive shopping mall. I wonder whether Singaporean has nothing else better to do than to shop?
We ended spending most of our time in Kinokuniya, the biggest bookstore there. We enjoyed sitting there reading books. I'm sure some people will laugh at this. We went all the way to Singapore just to read books, which we can also do so in KL. Hehe...
Around evening, B came over to meet up with us. When he reached, he called C. C asked him to wait for us at the big fountain in front of the Ngee Aun City. It's a very big and beautiful fountain, a landmark I would say.
We walked over to meet him. C felt like giving him a surprise. So he wanted to frighten him. A, D and E didn't want to join the silly act, while C and I ran over from the other end without him noticing, trying to frighten him from the side. I quietly ran to the side and gave him a tap but I didn't know that C has climbed behind him and wanted to tap him from behind. C took the risk of having such a small place to squat down just an inch away from dropping into the water.
I didn't know he was there and I only touched him so "gently" but since he was squatting and he can't really balance himself, there went a big splash... He fell into the water, BOTTOM DOWN... with both his hands and legs up!!! And the most interesting part was he shouted "AIYAH"...so loud that everyone there were looking at us. I can even see them laughing too. Haha, who can not laugh at such a scene? A, D and E saw the whole scene from up there and they were laughing like mad.
At that point, although it's funny, I started to feel guilty and worry that C might be extremely angry of me as I have caused him into such an embarrassing moment. Phew... luckily he's fine and he's also laughing. Haha... I once read that the highest level of reaction is to be able to laugh at yourself when you are in deep shit. :-) Wow! C did it!
He was wet from top to bottom and from outside to inside... Haha!! We sat down behind there, looking at him, trying to think of what we can do next. So now we got to buy clothes for him to change. B, D and E walked a few steps away wanted to go and get something for C. Then, I called E, E looked back and got what I meant so he too start laughing. I guessed B got what I meant too and he felt shy so he walked back to C and trying to ask whether there's anything particular that he wants to buy. At that time, A got up and walked towards D and E. B saw it and immediately turned back and ran towards them without waiting for C to answer that question. Haha... It's just so funny to look at B's reaction.
C and I sat there and chat while waiting for them to buy back all the necessary. They went for so long that we finished exchanging stories from our grandmother's time. I think they took almost an hour. They then came back with a few packets in their hands. They told us that they have been hunting from shop to shop trying to get him the cheapest clothes that they can. Now they came back with EVERYTHING!!! T-shirt, short pants, slippers and even underwear. We were still laughing hard.
C walked into the toilet in the shopping mall with his head down, dare not even look up for a second, rushed his way through to the toilet.
We waited outside, continue to laugh out loud as we repeat the story over and over again. After awhile, C walked out with his new clothes from top to bottom and from outside to inside too... We were all waiting anxiously to find out whether he can fit into those garments. Good news!!! He can fit into all those but he has lots of comments, especially the pants and the underwear. =p
We were so hungry after all the laughing, it was late and we can't really eat what we planned to it anymore, so we just simply head to any restaurant that was still opened. After we got all our food, we start to refresh and repeat the story in more details again. We just couldn't have enough of it.
C then shared his findings in the toilet when he changed. He explained how the pants gave him the difficulties of doing his business in so much details, it's a bit censored and I'm not a guy so I can't really describe what really happened, it's so funny that we were all laughing til stomache and tears in the eyes. He also told us that this is the first time he's wearing such sexy underwear. He's just so fascinated with his new underwear. By the way, for your information, the underwear is the most expensive thing that they bought among all the clothes. It's even more expensive than the slippers and the pants. C couldn't believe it that he's buying such expensive underwear. The whole restaurant was filled with our laughter. I really had a great time laughing. I had not laugh so hard for quite a long long while already.
After that, we were quite tired and exhausted. We then took a taxi back to Johor Bahru, back to our hotel.
Most probably it was the most embarrassing day in C's life, but for me, it was the most memorable day full with laughter. I'm not sure about A, B, D and E but I'm sure it was one of the days that they will definitely remember for life!!! Haha... still can't stop laughing when I think about the whole incident.
We went there in the afternoon after lunch, while B can't go together with us as he needs to attend an important meeting. So 5 of us took a bus to Orchard Road first. We walked around looking at all the big shopping mall. I was amazed by the super huge and expensive shopping mall. I wonder whether Singaporean has nothing else better to do than to shop?
We ended spending most of our time in Kinokuniya, the biggest bookstore there. We enjoyed sitting there reading books. I'm sure some people will laugh at this. We went all the way to Singapore just to read books, which we can also do so in KL. Hehe...
Around evening, B came over to meet up with us. When he reached, he called C. C asked him to wait for us at the big fountain in front of the Ngee Aun City. It's a very big and beautiful fountain, a landmark I would say.
We walked over to meet him. C felt like giving him a surprise. So he wanted to frighten him. A, D and E didn't want to join the silly act, while C and I ran over from the other end without him noticing, trying to frighten him from the side. I quietly ran to the side and gave him a tap but I didn't know that C has climbed behind him and wanted to tap him from behind. C took the risk of having such a small place to squat down just an inch away from dropping into the water.
I didn't know he was there and I only touched him so "gently" but since he was squatting and he can't really balance himself, there went a big splash... He fell into the water, BOTTOM DOWN... with both his hands and legs up!!! And the most interesting part was he shouted "AIYAH"...so loud that everyone there were looking at us. I can even see them laughing too. Haha, who can not laugh at such a scene? A, D and E saw the whole scene from up there and they were laughing like mad.
At that point, although it's funny, I started to feel guilty and worry that C might be extremely angry of me as I have caused him into such an embarrassing moment. Phew... luckily he's fine and he's also laughing. Haha... I once read that the highest level of reaction is to be able to laugh at yourself when you are in deep shit. :-) Wow! C did it!
He was wet from top to bottom and from outside to inside... Haha!! We sat down behind there, looking at him, trying to think of what we can do next. So now we got to buy clothes for him to change. B, D and E walked a few steps away wanted to go and get something for C. Then, I called E, E looked back and got what I meant so he too start laughing. I guessed B got what I meant too and he felt shy so he walked back to C and trying to ask whether there's anything particular that he wants to buy. At that time, A got up and walked towards D and E. B saw it and immediately turned back and ran towards them without waiting for C to answer that question. Haha... It's just so funny to look at B's reaction.
C and I sat there and chat while waiting for them to buy back all the necessary. They went for so long that we finished exchanging stories from our grandmother's time. I think they took almost an hour. They then came back with a few packets in their hands. They told us that they have been hunting from shop to shop trying to get him the cheapest clothes that they can. Now they came back with EVERYTHING!!! T-shirt, short pants, slippers and even underwear. We were still laughing hard.
C walked into the toilet in the shopping mall with his head down, dare not even look up for a second, rushed his way through to the toilet.
We waited outside, continue to laugh out loud as we repeat the story over and over again. After awhile, C walked out with his new clothes from top to bottom and from outside to inside too... We were all waiting anxiously to find out whether he can fit into those garments. Good news!!! He can fit into all those but he has lots of comments, especially the pants and the underwear. =p
We were so hungry after all the laughing, it was late and we can't really eat what we planned to it anymore, so we just simply head to any restaurant that was still opened. After we got all our food, we start to refresh and repeat the story in more details again. We just couldn't have enough of it.
C then shared his findings in the toilet when he changed. He explained how the pants gave him the difficulties of doing his business in so much details, it's a bit censored and I'm not a guy so I can't really describe what really happened, it's so funny that we were all laughing til stomache and tears in the eyes. He also told us that this is the first time he's wearing such sexy underwear. He's just so fascinated with his new underwear. By the way, for your information, the underwear is the most expensive thing that they bought among all the clothes. It's even more expensive than the slippers and the pants. C couldn't believe it that he's buying such expensive underwear. The whole restaurant was filled with our laughter. I really had a great time laughing. I had not laugh so hard for quite a long long while already.
After that, we were quite tired and exhausted. We then took a taxi back to Johor Bahru, back to our hotel.
Most probably it was the most embarrassing day in C's life, but for me, it was the most memorable day full with laughter. I'm not sure about A, B, D and E but I'm sure it was one of the days that they will definitely remember for life!!! Haha... still can't stop laughing when I think about the whole incident.
ClaPEJ
I just feel like writing about a new friend that I just got to know during the convention.
First day, when we first met, he was so quiet and "looked" blur. I must emphasize again that he "looked" blur. =p We didn't get to talk much. I noticed him just following behind us no matter where we went, not even giving his opinion on where he feels like going. He'll just "obey" our decision. Maybe the rest of us have known each other for quite long and we are so used to talking all those craps... and sometimes, he's just too quiet that we don't even realize he's there. Sometimes, I'm concerned that he might feel so bored following us around and feel so abandoned as we kept talking among ourselves, so I kept reminding everyone to involve him in our conversation. It's not an easy task as we are so familiar with one another and our conversation may seems so "stranger" for him.
All this goodie impression of him only last for a few days. =p Until the last night before we went back to Penang, 6 of us, should I say the younger ones? Ok lah, give them face, call them the young ones for once, although I'm the only young one there. =p I know all of them were tired but we just want to spend more time together, chatting... So we were in a room having fellowship.
As usual, I try to crack for topics. It's tough because he still doesn't know most of our stories so we can't actually say much. Basically I can't ask anyone else any questions beside him so for the whole night we have interviewing him, asking him lots of questions and he's just so nice to answer all of them, including how he knows his wife back then.
Throughout the conversation, he really "opens up himself" (not physically) and shared lots of his stories with us. We were all so surprised to know how humorous he is. He can just make us laugh like mad. The way he narrates his stories is just simply humorous. He knows where to give timely punch line that makes all of us couldn't have enough of his stories. He's really the man!!!
After we were back to our own homes, I'm glad to know that he has been part of us. I'm sure he has found his sense of belonging in our group. We have one more new member. :-) He sent us email with lots of humour in it again.
One thing I must mention is his creativity. He has put "ClaPEJ" as his subject title in all the emails he sent out to us. At first I was curious what's that means, as he said, I'm also equally too free like him, he create the puzzle and I crack it. When I found out the meaning of ClaPEJ, I'm just so…. I don't know what word to use to describe how I feel about him. He's really a joker!!!
ClaPEJ is the initial of 6 of our names. Clement, Lilian, Amy, Peng Yew, Ee Liang and Johnson. And the reason why CPEJ is in capital letter while la is in small is the difference of guy and girl. Isn't it creative?
Johnson, you are one of the very special person that I met. Your presence has made my trip this time a more interesting and memorable one. :-) Thanks!!!
First day, when we first met, he was so quiet and "looked" blur. I must emphasize again that he "looked" blur. =p We didn't get to talk much. I noticed him just following behind us no matter where we went, not even giving his opinion on where he feels like going. He'll just "obey" our decision. Maybe the rest of us have known each other for quite long and we are so used to talking all those craps... and sometimes, he's just too quiet that we don't even realize he's there. Sometimes, I'm concerned that he might feel so bored following us around and feel so abandoned as we kept talking among ourselves, so I kept reminding everyone to involve him in our conversation. It's not an easy task as we are so familiar with one another and our conversation may seems so "stranger" for him.
All this goodie impression of him only last for a few days. =p Until the last night before we went back to Penang, 6 of us, should I say the younger ones? Ok lah, give them face, call them the young ones for once, although I'm the only young one there. =p I know all of them were tired but we just want to spend more time together, chatting... So we were in a room having fellowship.
As usual, I try to crack for topics. It's tough because he still doesn't know most of our stories so we can't actually say much. Basically I can't ask anyone else any questions beside him so for the whole night we have interviewing him, asking him lots of questions and he's just so nice to answer all of them, including how he knows his wife back then.
Throughout the conversation, he really "opens up himself" (not physically) and shared lots of his stories with us. We were all so surprised to know how humorous he is. He can just make us laugh like mad. The way he narrates his stories is just simply humorous. He knows where to give timely punch line that makes all of us couldn't have enough of his stories. He's really the man!!!
After we were back to our own homes, I'm glad to know that he has been part of us. I'm sure he has found his sense of belonging in our group. We have one more new member. :-) He sent us email with lots of humour in it again.
One thing I must mention is his creativity. He has put "ClaPEJ" as his subject title in all the emails he sent out to us. At first I was curious what's that means, as he said, I'm also equally too free like him, he create the puzzle and I crack it. When I found out the meaning of ClaPEJ, I'm just so…. I don't know what word to use to describe how I feel about him. He's really a joker!!!
ClaPEJ is the initial of 6 of our names. Clement, Lilian, Amy, Peng Yew, Ee Liang and Johnson. And the reason why CPEJ is in capital letter while la is in small is the difference of guy and girl. Isn't it creative?
Johnson, you are one of the very special person that I met. Your presence has made my trip this time a more interesting and memorable one. :-) Thanks!!!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Scary Experience
Last weekend I went back to Butterworth. I took 6pm bus back to KL on Sunday. I purposely pay more expensive to take a bus back to Hentian Duta as it's easier for my uncle to pick me up and send me home, but that terrible bus drove me to Puduraya and didn't want to send us to Duta. He insisted us to get down from the bus. He said he has off scheduled, it's too late already. He needs to drive to Johor now. If we insited not to get down, we'll just follow him to Johor, he'll NOT go to Duta no matter how we make noise. What a terrible bus driver! It's a Super Nice bus. Dad says he'll write to JPJ to complain about it.
Uncle Edmund came to pick me up from the Pudu station and sent me home straight. When I reached home, it's already 11pm. I was extremely tired and hungry. I haven't have my dinner yet. I already troubled uncle Edmund to come all the way to fetch me and I dare not ask him to fetch me to buy food, so I thought I'll just make do with what I have at home.
When I reached home, I opened the door and I almost fainted!!!
The little ants hundreds of it, crawl all the way from outside the porch to the kitchen.
I just couldn't understand how come got ants as I already made sure that I cleared all the food in the kitchen.
I tried to trace it and I found out the reasons.
Before I went back to Butterworth, I actually put some ants powder in the kitchen to kill the usual big ants. Now the big ants died and the little ants crawled all the way to eat them. My goodness!!
I thought of just leaving them alone and have my dinner first.
I wanted to take milk with my corn flakes and who knows the little ants attacked my cornflakes on the dining table too.
I pushed the chair too near to the table and the little ants crawl onto the table from the chair. There go my cornflakes and my dinner!!!
My whole body started to feel so itchy by looking at hundreds of the ants. At that point, I really don't know what to do. I feel so frustrated. I was talking to Ee Liang telling him how frust I am as I'm extremely tired and hungry but yet I have to clean up this mess.
Once I put down my phone, I tried to put the ants powder to kill the little ants. When I walked in the kitchen, I stepped on something, I immediately take up my foot and it's a cockroach crawling and I STEPPED ON A COCKROACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT’S A FLYING COCKROACH!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was so scared and frightened. I screamed so loud that I guessed my neighbours heard it too. I felt so helpless and really don't know what to do. Tears start rolling down and I just hope someone is beside me. I was feeling so miserable. I ran back into my room, closed the door and sat on the bed, didn't know what to do. I just can't stop crying and crying and crying. At that point of time, I just felt that I can't take it anymore and I wanted to give up. I wanted to quit my job and go back home. I don't want to stay there alone anymore. I cried so badly that my whole face and body became numb again. I can't feel and I can only saw white shadow. I knew I have to control myself because it's dangerous for me to cry like that. Everytime when I cry too hard, I'll become like that. So I told myself to stop that, I called Juan See and talked to her. She was shocked to hear me crying. She tried to comfort me and tell me what to do. I stopped crying so badly and tried to take many deep breaths.
I managed to control myself after awhile. I know I have to do something. I took the spray and spray the little ants all the way from the porch to kitchen. Then I swept away the little ants. The spray made the floor became oily but I was too tired.
Then I wanted to go and wash up and sleep, but the flying cockroach was still there right beside the switch of the toilet. I stand quite a distant away, trembling, hoping that the cockroach will just go somewhere further so that I can go into the toilet. I prayed hard asking that it will go away. I even tried to talked to the cockroach, asking it to go away pleeeeeeaaaaassssseeeee!!!!
After quite awhile, the cockroach was still there but a little bit further, so I took a deep breath, ran to on the switch with a lightning speed, rushed into the toilet and closed the door real tight. I washed up as fast as I could. Then, took another deep deep breath, opened the door, off the switch and ran back to my room. Phew!!! What a mission impossible!!!
I just felt so tired and still half trembling, didn’t even feel hungry anymore. I off the light, lied on the bed, tried not to think of anything and sleep. I didn't have anything for my dinner.
What a scary experience that I had. It has been a very long while that I didn't cry so badly already. The last time was about Steven. It makes me realize that I cried equally bad for him and for the cockroach, which means he's just like another cockroach... Haha... =p
I know I have to conquer this fear in order to continue to stay there alone but it's just so difficult and I don't know how to conquer this fear. Haiz...
Uncle Edmund came to pick me up from the Pudu station and sent me home straight. When I reached home, it's already 11pm. I was extremely tired and hungry. I haven't have my dinner yet. I already troubled uncle Edmund to come all the way to fetch me and I dare not ask him to fetch me to buy food, so I thought I'll just make do with what I have at home.
When I reached home, I opened the door and I almost fainted!!!
The little ants hundreds of it, crawl all the way from outside the porch to the kitchen.
I just couldn't understand how come got ants as I already made sure that I cleared all the food in the kitchen.
I tried to trace it and I found out the reasons.
Before I went back to Butterworth, I actually put some ants powder in the kitchen to kill the usual big ants. Now the big ants died and the little ants crawled all the way to eat them. My goodness!!
I thought of just leaving them alone and have my dinner first.
I wanted to take milk with my corn flakes and who knows the little ants attacked my cornflakes on the dining table too.
I pushed the chair too near to the table and the little ants crawl onto the table from the chair. There go my cornflakes and my dinner!!!
My whole body started to feel so itchy by looking at hundreds of the ants. At that point, I really don't know what to do. I feel so frustrated. I was talking to Ee Liang telling him how frust I am as I'm extremely tired and hungry but yet I have to clean up this mess.
Once I put down my phone, I tried to put the ants powder to kill the little ants. When I walked in the kitchen, I stepped on something, I immediately take up my foot and it's a cockroach crawling and I STEPPED ON A COCKROACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT’S A FLYING COCKROACH!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was so scared and frightened. I screamed so loud that I guessed my neighbours heard it too. I felt so helpless and really don't know what to do. Tears start rolling down and I just hope someone is beside me. I was feeling so miserable. I ran back into my room, closed the door and sat on the bed, didn't know what to do. I just can't stop crying and crying and crying. At that point of time, I just felt that I can't take it anymore and I wanted to give up. I wanted to quit my job and go back home. I don't want to stay there alone anymore. I cried so badly that my whole face and body became numb again. I can't feel and I can only saw white shadow. I knew I have to control myself because it's dangerous for me to cry like that. Everytime when I cry too hard, I'll become like that. So I told myself to stop that, I called Juan See and talked to her. She was shocked to hear me crying. She tried to comfort me and tell me what to do. I stopped crying so badly and tried to take many deep breaths.
I managed to control myself after awhile. I know I have to do something. I took the spray and spray the little ants all the way from the porch to kitchen. Then I swept away the little ants. The spray made the floor became oily but I was too tired.
Then I wanted to go and wash up and sleep, but the flying cockroach was still there right beside the switch of the toilet. I stand quite a distant away, trembling, hoping that the cockroach will just go somewhere further so that I can go into the toilet. I prayed hard asking that it will go away. I even tried to talked to the cockroach, asking it to go away pleeeeeeaaaaassssseeeee!!!!
After quite awhile, the cockroach was still there but a little bit further, so I took a deep breath, ran to on the switch with a lightning speed, rushed into the toilet and closed the door real tight. I washed up as fast as I could. Then, took another deep deep breath, opened the door, off the switch and ran back to my room. Phew!!! What a mission impossible!!!
I just felt so tired and still half trembling, didn’t even feel hungry anymore. I off the light, lied on the bed, tried not to think of anything and sleep. I didn't have anything for my dinner.
What a scary experience that I had. It has been a very long while that I didn't cry so badly already. The last time was about Steven. It makes me realize that I cried equally bad for him and for the cockroach, which means he's just like another cockroach... Haha... =p
I know I have to conquer this fear in order to continue to stay there alone but it's just so difficult and I don't know how to conquer this fear. Haiz...
Working in Petaling Jaya
Hmm... It has been quite some time that I didn't blog. Many times I wish I could write something but I still don’t have a laptop yet. (still can't afford to buy one :-( )
Time flies. I have been working for almost a month in Petaling Jaya. I'm now with One World Hotel. A new 5 star hotel which will only start operation in July (provided everything goes smoothly). I'm lucky to be in the pre-opening team as they only take in experience candidates. I'm the only fresh graduate in the whole finance department (all 25 of us).
I really get to learn a lot in the pre-opening team. For this whole April, there are much training, trainings on all the systems and also the policy and procedures. Basically, everything about the whole hotel operation, from a guest walks in until they pay. I get to see the whole big picture of the hotel. It's really interesting.
I have always wanted to work in a hotel. Many people ask me why, I guess it's because my parents used to bring me to hotel stay whenever they can. At least 2 times a year. It makes me curious about the hotel operation and wanted to know more. Now, after joining the hotel, I realize more things. The associates (we called ourselves associates instead of staff or employee) are very friendly. We are taught to greet everyone with a smile every time we see one another. So it's different from company whereby when you walk in nobody realize you or even smile to you. I get to start my day with many people greet me Good Morning with a friendly smile. The feeling is just simply great!
My job is to audit income, I'm dealing more with the revenues. I'll have to report daily on the revenues of all the outlets and making sure that the outlets do their accounts properly. So now since the hotel hasn't start operation, we have no income yet. I'll have to help others teammates on their jobs, which means I get to learn other things other than my own job scope. It's really great to be in the pre-opening team.
Now the hotel building is not 100% complete yet, so we still can't move into the hotel office. We are now using the KPMG Tower right beside the hotel for our temporary office. We don't have our own workstation yet so we are just using a corner of the building with some partition up. So, we get to be closer with one another. We chat a lot and really get to know each another. We joke a lot and laugh a lot. We listen to music and even dance together. It's fun. I just don't feel that I'm actually at work. I actually wake up feeling great and looking forward to work. (Hopefully this will continue even until the hotel start operation =p)
That's it that I can say about my work for now. Treasuring all the happy moments and getting to know my teammates more and more each other. :-)
Time flies. I have been working for almost a month in Petaling Jaya. I'm now with One World Hotel. A new 5 star hotel which will only start operation in July (provided everything goes smoothly). I'm lucky to be in the pre-opening team as they only take in experience candidates. I'm the only fresh graduate in the whole finance department (all 25 of us).
I really get to learn a lot in the pre-opening team. For this whole April, there are much training, trainings on all the systems and also the policy and procedures. Basically, everything about the whole hotel operation, from a guest walks in until they pay. I get to see the whole big picture of the hotel. It's really interesting.
I have always wanted to work in a hotel. Many people ask me why, I guess it's because my parents used to bring me to hotel stay whenever they can. At least 2 times a year. It makes me curious about the hotel operation and wanted to know more. Now, after joining the hotel, I realize more things. The associates (we called ourselves associates instead of staff or employee) are very friendly. We are taught to greet everyone with a smile every time we see one another. So it's different from company whereby when you walk in nobody realize you or even smile to you. I get to start my day with many people greet me Good Morning with a friendly smile. The feeling is just simply great!
My job is to audit income, I'm dealing more with the revenues. I'll have to report daily on the revenues of all the outlets and making sure that the outlets do their accounts properly. So now since the hotel hasn't start operation, we have no income yet. I'll have to help others teammates on their jobs, which means I get to learn other things other than my own job scope. It's really great to be in the pre-opening team.
Now the hotel building is not 100% complete yet, so we still can't move into the hotel office. We are now using the KPMG Tower right beside the hotel for our temporary office. We don't have our own workstation yet so we are just using a corner of the building with some partition up. So, we get to be closer with one another. We chat a lot and really get to know each another. We joke a lot and laugh a lot. We listen to music and even dance together. It's fun. I just don't feel that I'm actually at work. I actually wake up feeling great and looking forward to work. (Hopefully this will continue even until the hotel start operation =p)
That's it that I can say about my work for now. Treasuring all the happy moments and getting to know my teammates more and more each other. :-)
How are you?
I used to ask this question when I meet someone. People always tell me this question is the toughest question to answer and I don’t understand why.
Now being alone in Petaling Jaya, many friends will ask me this question whenever they sms me or talk to me. Now I can understand why this question is not easy to answer. I'll not say it's the toughest question but yet it's really not easy to answer.
Although I can choose to answer the most simple and most traditional way : I'm fine, thank you, it's not the most accurate answer and it doesn't show or mean anything. So it makes me wonder how should I answer this question in order to give them a meaningful answer. I guess I need more than a sentence to answer this. Maybe 5 minutes?? :-p
There are times when I start to like this new lifestyle of mine.
Wake up at 7.30am, take a bath, drink a cup of hot chocolate, wear a simple make up, by 8.30am drive out from my house and reach office at 8.50am.
Put up my smile and greet everyone that I see and also let others greet me... :-)
Start working, doing things that I find it interesting.
12.30pm, walk to the cafeteria for lunch with all my teammates. Lunch is provided in the staff cafeteria so I can eat as much as I like :-)
5.30pm "palm out" from the office and walk to get my car.
Have dinner in my aunt's house, teach my cousin sister to do her Chinese homework.
7pm reach home. Take a bath with my favourite lavender body shampoo which relaxes me. Read books that I wanted to read. Study. Go for church meeting if there's any. Go supper with my friends (which is quite rare). Wash my clothes, iron my clothes. Call home or friends in Pg to chat. Lie on the bed do nothing. 11pm, prepare to sleep.
Just enjoy being alone, doing things that I like without having to ask for permission =p or even to report to anyone =p
Besides that, I'm just working right beside 1 Utama. It's so convenient. I can just walk over to get all the things that I need. Get my hair cut, my groceries and my meals.
Not only that, my house is quite near to many interesting places. I like the Pasar Malam here. Every week twice. The Pasar Malam here is like the one that we had during Chinese New Year. It's a big round. I can just walk a round, while looking at things, grab something to eat as my dinner and some fruits. After 1 round, I'll be full and have all the things that I need. It's just so convenient.
I get to have many quiet moments whereby I can just let my mind wander around and really relax. I can even walk and pray in my mind. Just reflect on how wonderful God is to me and really feel so thankful for everything that I have now.
There are also times when I feel so down, feel that I can’t take it anymore and I want to go back home(BW).
I really do miss home a lot. Tears always flood my eyes whenever I talk or even think of my family (even now!).
Back at home, my house will always be noisy, especially when my siblings are around. We will talk, joke and laugh loudly. We just like to make NOISE. Now, it's so quiet. So quiet that I can basically hear people next door speaks. That's why I have to on my radio when I'm not reading.
Sometimes when I feel like sharing my stories with someone, there's no one here to listen to me. I'm someone who needs to tell out the things that I feel or think. I can't keep things to myself. Now, I'm always alone at home. I can no longer share it with my parents or my siblings. But I'm glad to have a wonderful friend Ee Liang who will always listen to me patiently and will always joke and that’s the time I can laugh as loud as I want. The down side of this is I have to pay expensive telephone bills. :-(
I am also quite sensitive of people looking at me as if I'm a weirdo when I shop around in 1 Utama alone. I don't see people shop alone here. They are always with friends and family or with their love ones. How I wish I have someone to share opinion with when I want to buy something.
When I face with something terrible, when I feel so down and upset, I really do wish to have someone beside me, someone to comfort me and just to give me a hug, a shoulder to lean upon, someone who can caringly wipe away my tears. :-(
In conclusion, there are ups and downs being alone here. It's a very conflicting thing. However, I think the good times are far more than the bad times because I know there's someone who will always protects me, guides me along my way, loves me unconditionally and be there for me all the time. This makes me feel better and I can still put up a beautiful smile on my face everyday! :-)
Now being alone in Petaling Jaya, many friends will ask me this question whenever they sms me or talk to me. Now I can understand why this question is not easy to answer. I'll not say it's the toughest question but yet it's really not easy to answer.
Although I can choose to answer the most simple and most traditional way : I'm fine, thank you, it's not the most accurate answer and it doesn't show or mean anything. So it makes me wonder how should I answer this question in order to give them a meaningful answer. I guess I need more than a sentence to answer this. Maybe 5 minutes?? :-p
There are times when I start to like this new lifestyle of mine.
Wake up at 7.30am, take a bath, drink a cup of hot chocolate, wear a simple make up, by 8.30am drive out from my house and reach office at 8.50am.
Put up my smile and greet everyone that I see and also let others greet me... :-)
Start working, doing things that I find it interesting.
12.30pm, walk to the cafeteria for lunch with all my teammates. Lunch is provided in the staff cafeteria so I can eat as much as I like :-)
5.30pm "palm out" from the office and walk to get my car.
Have dinner in my aunt's house, teach my cousin sister to do her Chinese homework.
7pm reach home. Take a bath with my favourite lavender body shampoo which relaxes me. Read books that I wanted to read. Study. Go for church meeting if there's any. Go supper with my friends (which is quite rare). Wash my clothes, iron my clothes. Call home or friends in Pg to chat. Lie on the bed do nothing. 11pm, prepare to sleep.
Just enjoy being alone, doing things that I like without having to ask for permission =p or even to report to anyone =p
Besides that, I'm just working right beside 1 Utama. It's so convenient. I can just walk over to get all the things that I need. Get my hair cut, my groceries and my meals.
Not only that, my house is quite near to many interesting places. I like the Pasar Malam here. Every week twice. The Pasar Malam here is like the one that we had during Chinese New Year. It's a big round. I can just walk a round, while looking at things, grab something to eat as my dinner and some fruits. After 1 round, I'll be full and have all the things that I need. It's just so convenient.
I get to have many quiet moments whereby I can just let my mind wander around and really relax. I can even walk and pray in my mind. Just reflect on how wonderful God is to me and really feel so thankful for everything that I have now.
There are also times when I feel so down, feel that I can’t take it anymore and I want to go back home(BW).
I really do miss home a lot. Tears always flood my eyes whenever I talk or even think of my family (even now!).
Back at home, my house will always be noisy, especially when my siblings are around. We will talk, joke and laugh loudly. We just like to make NOISE. Now, it's so quiet. So quiet that I can basically hear people next door speaks. That's why I have to on my radio when I'm not reading.
Sometimes when I feel like sharing my stories with someone, there's no one here to listen to me. I'm someone who needs to tell out the things that I feel or think. I can't keep things to myself. Now, I'm always alone at home. I can no longer share it with my parents or my siblings. But I'm glad to have a wonderful friend Ee Liang who will always listen to me patiently and will always joke and that’s the time I can laugh as loud as I want. The down side of this is I have to pay expensive telephone bills. :-(
I am also quite sensitive of people looking at me as if I'm a weirdo when I shop around in 1 Utama alone. I don't see people shop alone here. They are always with friends and family or with their love ones. How I wish I have someone to share opinion with when I want to buy something.
When I face with something terrible, when I feel so down and upset, I really do wish to have someone beside me, someone to comfort me and just to give me a hug, a shoulder to lean upon, someone who can caringly wipe away my tears. :-(
In conclusion, there are ups and downs being alone here. It's a very conflicting thing. However, I think the good times are far more than the bad times because I know there's someone who will always protects me, guides me along my way, loves me unconditionally and be there for me all the time. This makes me feel better and I can still put up a beautiful smile on my face everyday! :-)
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