Review of Year 2007

The last day of the pig year which also mean the last day of me working as a general clerk in the legal firm.

In this year of 2007, i have went through a lot of thick and thin of life whether in Newcastle or in Penang. Apart from that, i have also learnt a lot of valuable lesson and experience whether in my life, studies, friendship or workship in which i will remember always.

To all my friends, i hereby wish you all Happy New Year 2008!

Have a nice day and start your countdown!

Farewell

As my last day of working in the legal firm is on 31st, my colleagues held a farewell party for me. Its not really a party, its just a simple lunch where we go to a Thai restaurant. We go out exactly at 1pm as we don't want coming back work late. The lunch is superb with seafood tomyam soup, deep fried kangkung, kelabu mangoes, crab, seafood otak-otak, and of course not forgetting drinks. Feeling so grateful for the farewell and yah, not forgetting a bar of chocolate from Ms. Lee as my farewell present.

Apart from that, i also received a card from Vic, Ming & Ally all the way from Newcastle eventhough its past Christmas!! Really like the card so much! Thanks for the card and the motivation given by three of you!! *muacks* Miss you all so much and the good old days we had together. =)

The photos of the card.

The envelope

Bookmark, i guess

The card

The part where the card moves!

Thank You So Much!!

Merry Christmas!

Ho Ho Ho... Merry Christmas to all my friends no matter where you are for the season!

My Christmas this year just like any other holiday. Stay at home watching Tv, online etc and me working on the Christmas eve when everyone enjoying their holiday. *sigh*

Spent my Christmas eve yesterday with my families at Hotel Equatorial having buffet dinner where there is a group of students caroling there.

This is some of the pictures that i took with my camera phone.

Oyster, Prawns & Salmon

Mini cake with kiwi, strawberry and ginko

Snowman

Chocolate house with santa clause on top

And lastly me with a party hat and gift

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!

Winter Solstice Festival

Today is the Winter Solstice Festival which is also known as Dong Zhi where it is most celebrated by the Chinese a few days before Christmas. This is the time where tang yuen is served.

Starting yesterday night, been helping mum to prepare the glutinous rice balls comprises of red, white, green and yellow colours which mum cook this morning with syrup for prayers of ancestors and deities.

"Yuen" means round in mandarin signifying completeness and perfection. According to tradition belief, you will grow a year older after eating tang yuen as it symbolises the beginning of a year soon.

This is the photos that i took after making the glutinous rice balls.

yellow and green rice ball with difference size =p

red and white rice balls

the following is the cook glutinous rice balls

Need to go now as mum is calling. Till then enjoy your day!

I Am Legend

As today is a public holiday due to Haji and that i have nothing to do at home, i decided to call shalu for a chat. coincidentally, she is back to Penang for holidays and she did a good suggestion through the phone that lets watch movie together which i instantly agree!

I Am Legend is the movie that we watch today at the Cineplex, Prangin Mall. the movie is really nice with a little bit of trill here and there.

Synopsis

A brilliant scientist who raced to discover a cure for the man-made virus as humanity came crumbling down all around him, Robert Neville (Will Smith) was inexplicably immune to the highly contagious superbug. Now the entire population of New York City -- and perhaps the world -- has been transformed into carnivorous bloodsuckers that fear the light and live solely to spread their contagion to any remaining living creature that crosses their path.

It's been three years since civilization came to an end, and the loneliness has taken a devastating toll on Neville. By day he scours the city for food and supplies while sending out desperate radio messages in hopes that someone might respond, and by night he attempts to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus by experimenting with his own blood.

But time is running out for Neville as the legions of infected watch his every move from the safety of the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. They, too, long to learn the secret that lurks in Neville's blood, though they will have to take caution while attempting to procure it because Neville will sooner die attempting to slay every last one of them than willingly giving up a single drop.

Hope you all enjoy reading this post. =_=

New Colleague

Should have posted it earlier but have no time. so here it goes...

10/12/2007

Went to the soon to be my new college to ask for more info in which still left me hanging in the air with no answer for my puzzle question! Sigh! after the no answer enquiries, i met up with Shalu and have lunch together before we go to KLCC for a little window shopping. at 3.15pm, we say our goodbye to each other as she got class at 4pm. when back to sis house after the goodbye and stay at home checking my mails while waiting for sis to come back from work.

11/12/2007

Take the suppose to be 8.30am bus which only starts it journey at 9am back to Penang. finally reach Penang at 1.30pm. have my lunch at the market while mum buying vegetables for the later on prayers at home where i had koey teow soup, laksa and teh ais. =) after that, i have a nice rest at home after the tired day.

12/12/2007

Went to Traders Hotel after lunch as there is an education fair going on. ask a few colleges for more info on business courses so that i can make comparison to it. after that, went back to father shop and do some newspaper reading while taking care of the shop.

13/12/2007

Back to work again after the 3 days leave. finally meet up with the new collegue who starts work on Monday. she is an indian girl who is going to resit her clp papers at brickfield college. the first impression that i heard from my other collegues on her is that she is very slow in her work which i eventually agrees with them after working with her for the past 2 days.

Life for me is still as usual as it can be and there is no much of changes so far.

Weekend

Yes, weekend is finally approaching and why i'm so excited? well.... i'm going down to Kuala Lumpur on this Sunday with my sis for two days to ask for a full detail of the course that i'm interested in or i have in my mind. =)

I can't tell you what courses that i have in my mind yet until i have fully clarified the matter. whatever courses that i'm planning to take will be a new beginning as whatever is past will be history.

All i can do is take the failure as a challenge/motivation to achive a better life for a better future in coming study.

Work is as usual except that for two days in a roll i'm late to work. feel very tired everytime i finish work. as its now December, everyone in the office is rushing to apply for their leave to go for holidays with their love ones or family. =)

As i might not be updating my blog this coming few days, i wanna share a song with you all. Hope you all like it.

Colourcloud Palace OST
Saikou no Kataomoi (The Greatest Unrequited Love)

Vocal: Tainaka Sachi
Lyrics: Tainaka Sachi
Composition: Tainaka Sachi

Itsumo sugoku jiyuu na anata wa ima
Kono ame no naka donna yume wo oikaketeiru no
Dokoka de kodoku to tatakai nagara
Namida mo gaman shiterun darou

Normally you were so free in spirit –
What dream might you be chasing after now in this rain?
No matter where you might be battling with loneliness,
You were always holding back your tears, right?

Hitori de mo daijoubu to anata mo watashi to onaji
Toomawari bakari dakedo naze ka kono michi ga suki de

You say “I’ll be all right even when alone.” - just like I do
Despite detours everywhere, for some reason, we have taken to this path

Shiawase da toka ureshii toki wa
Anata no koto wo omoidasu kara
Iro azayaka na kisetsu wa kitto
Kono omoi todokete kureru

In times of happiness or joy,
I’ll remember of you
And I am sure that this season, with its vivid colours,
Will convey these feelings of mine to you

Akogare toka suki toka kirai da toka
Sou iu kimochi da to wo dokoka chigaun da keredo
Anata no sono utsukushii nagare ni
Watashi mo nosete hoshii

Longing, liking, or dislike –
Though saying my feelings for you are of those seems somewhat wrong,
I want to follow your beautiful shadow*

Aimai na kotoba yori mo kantan na yakusoku yori
Hoshii no wa te no nukumori soshite
Futari dake no toki

More than vague words or simple promises,
What I desire is the warmth of your hand, and
A time only for the two of us

Moshimo anata ga kanashii no nara
Ashita ga sukoshi mienai no nara
Tayotte hoshii watashi wa kitto
Kore kara mo anata mo houmou

If you should feel sad,
Or if tomorrow [the future] can’t be clearly seen,
I, who wish you would rely on me,
Would continue to think of you

Shiawase da toka ureshii toki wa
Anata no koto wo omoidasu kara
Iro azayaka na kisetsu wa kitto
Kono omoi todokete kureru

In times of happiness or joy,
I’ll remember of you
And I am sure that this season, with its vivid colours,
Will convey these feelings of mine to you

Right Or Wrong?

Dear friends,

How are you all? Hope that you all are doing fine. As for me, i'm kinda bored and alone in penang. Kinda feel like talking to someone but it seems that everyone is either busy with their work or study. =/

Anyway, here is a little bit update of what is happening in my life. I'm about to resign from my current job as i'm planning to continue my studies this coming Jan 2008 hopefully. Hoping that i made a correct decision!

Work has been getting a bit hectic from day by day. Sometimes i will be very busy doing lots of paperworks etc and sometimes i will be sitting in front of the computer doing nothing! *shake head* Oh yeah not forgetting myself being the scapegoat in the office when things has gone out of hands! Its not that i'm not getting along well with my collegues, it's just that everyone in the office got their own mood swings when the workloads is never ending or that they get scolded by the clients.

Enough of the ranting, basically my life is full of boringness. Really looking forward to Christmas as it is a public holiday! So friends, any presents for this friend of yours ? *kidding*

Miss you all a lots!