There are so many choices in life,
But some times you can only have one,
not two, not all,
and sacrifice the other.
Why can't I have both?
And everyone gets happy?
Why can't I have both?
And never lose any?
Why can't I have both?
And never get isolated?
Understanding friends are getting less,
lesser and lesser,
Or do I even have one?
Or should I expect less,
From the day one I decided?
I should know this from the beginning,
And be satisfied...
Friday, October 30, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Otak-Otak
I'm helping my dad's business, trying my best to expand it and making it better. Even if it fails, even if I really do not wish the result is a fail, I will not regret, NEVER.
Cause previously, I failed to realize what my dad has been doing all this while. I failed to realize that doing business is a risk, a tough job, so complicated, so much to learn. I failed to realize the effort and hard time my dad put in.
Helping him is a must, at least once in my lifetime. It is a knowledge that I must gain and it is never too late for now.
Wish me luck! :)
Cause previously, I failed to realize what my dad has been doing all this while. I failed to realize that doing business is a risk, a tough job, so complicated, so much to learn. I failed to realize the effort and hard time my dad put in.
Helping him is a must, at least once in my lifetime. It is a knowledge that I must gain and it is never too late for now.
Wish me luck! :)
Praise
Is being praise really that important?
People show off to get praises,
"Show-off-people" are proud of themselves, they are 'proud people',
Proud people are just afraid that no one realizes their ability,
They are afraid because after all they are not so great,
Proud people are those who lacks of praises,
Hence, great people need not get proud,
As they will receive praise and honor eventually.
So, is praise really that important?
People show off to get praises,
"Show-off-people" are proud of themselves, they are 'proud people',
Proud people are just afraid that no one realizes their ability,
They are afraid because after all they are not so great,
Proud people are those who lacks of praises,
Hence, great people need not get proud,
As they will receive praise and honor eventually.
So, is praise really that important?
The Boss
Interviewed.
Insulted. Offended. Irritated. Annoyed. Disgusted. Stressed. Frustrated. Degraded. Hated. And... cried. In the end, I REJECTED.
All I need now is destress, destress and destress.
Time and effort wasted but I learned that there are such "SUPER BIG" but ego bosses do exist in this world. This is what you called reality.
There goes my job hunting.
Another experience gained.
Insulted. Offended. Irritated. Annoyed. Disgusted. Stressed. Frustrated. Degraded. Hated. And... cried. In the end, I REJECTED.
All I need now is destress, destress and destress.
Time and effort wasted but I learned that there are such "SUPER BIG" but ego bosses do exist in this world. This is what you called reality.
There goes my job hunting.
Another experience gained.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Same Question
Recently I was being asked repeatedly the same question- What are you busy with? What have you been up to lately?
It's hard to explain why I seem busy and yet jobless. Here's a few things that I've been doing might give you guys a better idea:
1. Revise my Japanese. Beginning of December I'll be sitting for an International level exam and I need to make sure I score well in that exam.
2. Arrange my laptop's documents- clear old stuffs, arrange music files, photos etc
3. Clean my room and clear my stuffs which I've not been doing that for almost a year I think. Recently I just cleared all the old and broken shoes and set a new shoes rack.
4. Take good care of my dog- walk him to the playground nearby, walk him every morning and evening, feed him, wash him...
5. Read news daily, still want to keep up with the world.
6. Try to keep in touch with my sister often- msn and writing her newsletter
7. Babysit my brother at times- drive him back from tuition, cook for him etc
8. Catching up with friends- hang out and msn chatting
9. Hunting for jobs of course though not really keen on it- modify my resume, interviews (so far only one face to face and one phone interview ><, make a job list...
10. Read books- been reading bible and a Christian book (dah insaf...haha)
11. Family gathering and spending quality time with family- family dinner, celebrations and accompany mom to look for houses and land for investment (probably moving to a new house but so far, no ideal one yet...)
12. Translation job which took up 2 weeks time
13. Pak-toh-ing of course
14. Playing Winning Eleven and PS2 but not on daily basis defnitely
15. Wash my car once a while
16. Church every Sunday
17. Sports like futsal and badminton
18. Watch HK drama while enjoying my meals
19. Help out in my dad's otak-otak
20. Babysit Kaden Chong once in a while...
21. other small stuffs...
Of course, despite all these, I still can spend some time yamcha. So feel free to ask me out though I might reject, but now at least you know the reason, right? ^^
It's hard to explain why I seem busy and yet jobless. Here's a few things that I've been doing might give you guys a better idea:
1. Revise my Japanese. Beginning of December I'll be sitting for an International level exam and I need to make sure I score well in that exam.
2. Arrange my laptop's documents- clear old stuffs, arrange music files, photos etc
3. Clean my room and clear my stuffs which I've not been doing that for almost a year I think. Recently I just cleared all the old and broken shoes and set a new shoes rack.
4. Take good care of my dog- walk him to the playground nearby, walk him every morning and evening, feed him, wash him...
5. Read news daily, still want to keep up with the world.
6. Try to keep in touch with my sister often- msn and writing her newsletter
7. Babysit my brother at times- drive him back from tuition, cook for him etc
8. Catching up with friends- hang out and msn chatting
9. Hunting for jobs of course though not really keen on it- modify my resume, interviews (so far only one face to face and one phone interview ><, make a job list...
10. Read books- been reading bible and a Christian book (dah insaf...haha)
11. Family gathering and spending quality time with family- family dinner, celebrations and accompany mom to look for houses and land for investment (probably moving to a new house but so far, no ideal one yet...)
12. Translation job which took up 2 weeks time
13. Pak-toh-ing of course
14. Playing Winning Eleven and PS2 but not on daily basis defnitely
15. Wash my car once a while
16. Church every Sunday
17. Sports like futsal and badminton
18. Watch HK drama while enjoying my meals
19. Help out in my dad's otak-otak
20. Babysit Kaden Chong once in a while...
21. other small stuffs...
Of course, despite all these, I still can spend some time yamcha. So feel free to ask me out though I might reject, but now at least you know the reason, right? ^^
Monday, October 12, 2009
Webcaming
Still the same old girl we know :)
My mom had a serious chat with my sister yesterday night. Asking her about her college work, whether she has gained weight, her relationship with Wey Lok... usual mom's nagging etc. We all took turns to webcam with her.
It was a joyous moment for the whole family reunioned once again!
Timber!
It took 5 workers and half a day to bring this tree down.
Occupied the whole badminton court. Luckily my backyard is spacious enough.
Goodbye old oak tree! My so called Christmas tree...
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Snake Killing
Early in the morning the few of us surrounded the washing machine near my house kitchen wanting to see the snake that was hiding underneath the washing machine. My dad finally gave up after waiting for a long time for it refused to come out despite all the mosquito spray.
Then I asked Kakak to use hot water to splash underneath the washing machine and before my dad could get ready his net, she splashed and not long after that, my Kakak shouted and she ran away. I just happened to open the hose in case the hot water is not enough so that I can spray the water immediately. After knowing my Kakak shouted, I was panicked and hurriedly asked, "Mana? Mana?" Before I even finished asking, I found the answer myself.
There the snake struggling frantically out of the washing machine, next to it. It was slimy and yucky. Then its head and eyes turned toward me. Now it was my turn to shout and I began running seconds after my Kakak ran.
Both of us like crazy people ran and shouted non stop without even turning back until we felt far and safe enough to stop. Then only we realized that the snake did not chase after us. It was caught by my dad (Tuan King and my brother at that time were already getting ready to hide).
But the snake was smart enough to sneak out from the net's hole. I shouted once again and thank god my dad was alert enough to prevent his leg from getting stung for the snake was heading toward his leg and might be poisonous.
Initially my dad was to sell the snake to a pet shop for a good price of RM30 to RM40 but in order to safe all the troubles and better safe our life, Kakak used hot water once again to kill it and the snake became cooked.
It was another scary and dangerous yet funny experience. I guess my family and I love all these adventures (especially my dad, he's an expert). I think hardly anyone in the city can experience all these like we do.
So now, I'm selling snake meat for a good price. Anyone?
Then I asked Kakak to use hot water to splash underneath the washing machine and before my dad could get ready his net, she splashed and not long after that, my Kakak shouted and she ran away. I just happened to open the hose in case the hot water is not enough so that I can spray the water immediately. After knowing my Kakak shouted, I was panicked and hurriedly asked, "Mana? Mana?" Before I even finished asking, I found the answer myself.
There the snake struggling frantically out of the washing machine, next to it. It was slimy and yucky. Then its head and eyes turned toward me. Now it was my turn to shout and I began running seconds after my Kakak ran.
Both of us like crazy people ran and shouted non stop without even turning back until we felt far and safe enough to stop. Then only we realized that the snake did not chase after us. It was caught by my dad (Tuan King and my brother at that time were already getting ready to hide).
But the snake was smart enough to sneak out from the net's hole. I shouted once again and thank god my dad was alert enough to prevent his leg from getting stung for the snake was heading toward his leg and might be poisonous.
Initially my dad was to sell the snake to a pet shop for a good price of RM30 to RM40 but in order to safe all the troubles and better safe our life, Kakak used hot water once again to kill it and the snake became cooked.
It was another scary and dangerous yet funny experience. I guess my family and I love all these adventures (especially my dad, he's an expert). I think hardly anyone in the city can experience all these like we do.
So now, I'm selling snake meat for a good price. Anyone?
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Mid Autumn Fest
As my sister wished, Tuan King replaced her in many ways. Including this year's Mid Autumn Fest. So that the celebration remained 5 people. But this year we have 2 more special guests. Kakak Rose and Leon joining us later on.
As usual, mom cooked A LOT including her favorite shark fin soup (finally this time was a success). After having a great family dinner, dad let us hear a long lost cassette which I have been searching for years. It was the cassette that recorded Nicholas Teo's (张栋梁)singing when he first came to my house a night after he won the 2002 Astro Talent Quest. It was an honor to listen to him live and that cassette became priceless by now. He was already a talented singer by then. Next we burst into laughter listening to my neighbor sang. We thought she was reading but my dad said she would have made a better rapper. After laughing hard, we heard a husky little boy's voice and later on reckoned it was my brother's voice back when he was 11 years old. We were surprised to hear him sang so cutely and I must admit, he can sing that time. Unfortunately, after his voice changed, disaster happens (just kidding bro...haha). This cassette is filled with memory and my dad decided to keep it safe and labeled it.
Then, we brought Leon out of his cage and tied him to a pole near us while we used light to torture him. Not exactly torture, we made him exercised. My dad was really excited in fooling him with his new red LED torch light that he used it to shine on the ground here and there so that my dog will chase after it frantically. My dog sure knows how to break dance having his paw stepping here and there. After giving up chasing the LED light, he changed his target to the candle's light. We wonder he had nightmare about light that night...
We skipped our usual 'campfire' activity (set small campfire and burn leaves and crisps) and went to the playground nearby with our lanterns after enjoying the moon while eating mooncake.
Leon enjoying his massage from Jensen
It was a simple celebration but yet a joyful one even though how I wish my sister was here to celebrate with us. It's good that even Leon and Kakak had a wonderful time that night :)
As usual, mom cooked A LOT including her favorite shark fin soup (finally this time was a success). After having a great family dinner, dad let us hear a long lost cassette which I have been searching for years. It was the cassette that recorded Nicholas Teo's (张栋梁)singing when he first came to my house a night after he won the 2002 Astro Talent Quest. It was an honor to listen to him live and that cassette became priceless by now. He was already a talented singer by then. Next we burst into laughter listening to my neighbor sang. We thought she was reading but my dad said she would have made a better rapper. After laughing hard, we heard a husky little boy's voice and later on reckoned it was my brother's voice back when he was 11 years old. We were surprised to hear him sang so cutely and I must admit, he can sing that time. Unfortunately, after his voice changed, disaster happens (just kidding bro...haha). This cassette is filled with memory and my dad decided to keep it safe and labeled it.
Then, we brought Leon out of his cage and tied him to a pole near us while we used light to torture him. Not exactly torture, we made him exercised. My dad was really excited in fooling him with his new red LED torch light that he used it to shine on the ground here and there so that my dog will chase after it frantically. My dog sure knows how to break dance having his paw stepping here and there. After giving up chasing the LED light, he changed his target to the candle's light. We wonder he had nightmare about light that night...
We skipped our usual 'campfire' activity (set small campfire and burn leaves and crisps) and went to the playground nearby with our lanterns after enjoying the moon while eating mooncake.
Leon enjoying his massage from Jensen
It was a simple celebration but yet a joyful one even though how I wish my sister was here to celebrate with us. It's good that even Leon and Kakak had a wonderful time that night :)
Job Seeking
A call interview just took place on the spot without allowing me to prepare myself well enough to provide better answers.
I wonder is it better to be humble during interview so that the person will admire your personality. But I might make the interviwer degrade me, making myself not up to the level, not capable enough, still a lot more to learn and experience. In the call interview, the guy with strong accent asked, "How do you rate your English given the scale of 10?" I answered humbly, "Probably around 6.5?" For him, it might not be good enough to consider me.
Or maybe it is better to boast more about myself so that I will create a 'wow' and a great first time impression for the interviewer. And that I might have a better chance in getting a job offer. I might as well just lie on certain things. I mean white lies don't hurt. For example, in reality I don't really like PR but in order to get the job, I was forced to say, "I love meeting up with people, I love socializing, I love communication..." which is true, but I just don't like building up permanent, strong and good but fake relationships with the media and public. Ok, maybe I have some prejudice over PR. So that was how I white lied.
Obviously, I did not react smartly for the interview because up to now I received no news from the guy nor the company. So, teach me. Which way is better?
I wonder is it better to be humble during interview so that the person will admire your personality. But I might make the interviwer degrade me, making myself not up to the level, not capable enough, still a lot more to learn and experience. In the call interview, the guy with strong accent asked, "How do you rate your English given the scale of 10?" I answered humbly, "Probably around 6.5?" For him, it might not be good enough to consider me.
Or maybe it is better to boast more about myself so that I will create a 'wow' and a great first time impression for the interviewer. And that I might have a better chance in getting a job offer. I might as well just lie on certain things. I mean white lies don't hurt. For example, in reality I don't really like PR but in order to get the job, I was forced to say, "I love meeting up with people, I love socializing, I love communication..." which is true, but I just don't like building up permanent, strong and good but fake relationships with the media and public. Ok, maybe I have some prejudice over PR. So that was how I white lied.
Obviously, I did not react smartly for the interview because up to now I received no news from the guy nor the company. So, teach me. Which way is better?
Contacting Sis...
Ah... a face that I miss a lot.
She enjoying over there, attended lots of camps since the first week she arrived in Taiwan, enjoying her time with her new friends and roommates (thank god all of them are good girls), enjoying her badminton tournament which she won the first round without even using smash (the best female player in Taiwan most probably, LOL), enjoying Taiwan's cheap and nice food of course, enjoying shopping and the freedom she's now having...
No wonder we hardly have the chance to chat since she's so so busy. I've sent her email, letters, tempted to call her, msn her, sms her... and lately I created a thing called newsletter which includes all 4 of us family members' updates, recent activities and issues, her favorite team Arsenal's update, some games and recent photos. I've yet to send out the second issue, will do it soon. Even before she left, I did her a farewell video. I was the director, producer, cameraman, editor... basically the whole video I did it by my own and I was even in the video.
She took few weeks to watch it. The newsletter, she did not reply some of my questions and gave little respond... Probably I'm just too free to do all these things or I just miss her too much... I think I used all kinds of possible ways to contact her. Any ways I left out?
Anyhow, I'm more than happy to know that she's enjoying her life in Taiwan. She's not feeling lonely, afraid or homesick which is a huge relieve to me.
Sis, you do read my blog still? Then please leave a comment. hahahaha.. Study hard and study smart and take good care of yourself :) Don't worry, everything's fine here. Except for your Da Jie will be rotting at home soon...
Flies Attack!
It's true when the old saying says that people who are too free will only just hit the flies (拍苍蝇 pak wu ying) which is what exactly I did today. Yes, I am jobless, and many people has been asking the same question many times until the extent that I think I should have a press conference... even though I am jobless, I've LOTS of things to do! Just that I happened to see too many flies in my living room. I'm still finding out the reason behind and at the mean time, trying to kill ALL of them. It's disgusting to see so many big black ugly flies...
After successfully smacking a few and spraying the flies at the window for 30 seconds, most died, a few miracly survived no matter how much Insect Spray I sprayed on them...
Anyone knows a better way to kill flies without using any parts of my body? Probably I should do some research about it since I'm quite free... I need a solution before they spread... EWE!!!
After successfully smacking a few and spraying the flies at the window for 30 seconds, most died, a few miracly survived no matter how much Insect Spray I sprayed on them...
Anyone knows a better way to kill flies without using any parts of my body? Probably I should do some research about it since I'm quite free... I need a solution before they spread... EWE!!!
Leon Leon~~~
If second chance is given, appreciation is no longer an option. It's a must!
The cage is no longer empty...
He's back of course! All fit and healthy (no more neck bandage aka 'flower', no more going back to the clinic, and no more surgeries...). He's still as smelly as usual, as naughty as before and still the same macho Leon (despite losing all his sperms to the castration surgery...). The doctor said it is impossible for him to pass motion like before anymore (Leon can only diarrhea for his butt muscles are thinning and will tear anytime) and requires special diet and medication; no more bones and rubbish food for him; make sure he drinks more etc.
Even if Leon is now like that and even if it is now more complicated and time consuming to take care of him, even if anything, I'm willing to take this second chance and take better care of him.
Welcome back Leon~ That's all I can ask for.
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