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Just a little note for the day.

I read this over at one of my favourite makcik blogger's place.

Adakah Patut?

hah hah hah

Saya baru nak active balik, sudah ada orang kena sound... Suka hati lah labu....

-dillz blogging out-

Distraction

Been a while since I made my last entry. While Ken Lee can be very, very funny - I guess it will get a little old after a while.. Before I lose all 4 of my readers out there, I tought I'd better make a cameo once in a while..

Thus, here I am back at it again.. heh heh heh

I just want to rant today. So, if you are not up for it. Come back after a month when my next post might be uploaded. Otherwise, stay.. Whatever, I don't really care..

Life's been a little hectic kind of late. In truth, I am kinda sick of it. Sick of vomitting report after report.. Sick of going to work, back from work at night and waking up wee hours in the morning to have clarity and specificity in what I write in that darn report. Kids are on their term break and I am slogging like a tired old dog. Slotting in Khadra's term homework while pumping for Khaleeda's EBM stock. Even hubby can't secure an appointment to meet me up for lunch! Dad's in the ward for the past 3 weeks for appendicitis and the complications that came with it, and I just came in for a Hi-Hi , Bye-Bye, once in a blue moon. Sometimes, I go visit and end up catching up on lost sleep on Mom's matress/ double duvet on the ward floor. Even worse, there were times I went to the hospital on the pretext to see my Dad to get away from my kids to write that damn report(s). Sheesh! Working damn bloody hard, I tell you. I guess I could just produce a so-so kind of report, leave it up to the team leader to take the heat of my crappy issues. Hah - I wish!

Sometimes, I do wish that I am just a very very wealthy woman who does not have to do this day in and day out. Go for brunches at 11.30 am, meni/pedi appointment before lunch, late lunch with hubby at some ridiculously expensive restaurants that serve you puny portions of meals you can't even pronounce and enjoy a 4-hour pampering spa treatment after. Bila tu, yang??? hah hah hah..

Back to planet Earth..

Told you I just wanted to rant.

Now, back to that darn report...

-dillz blogging out-

Ken Lee

I just can't get enough of this woman. She is Valentina Hasan, a Bulgarian trying to make it in their version of "American Idol". I just love her quiet confidence. Watch her!

I bet you it'll be tops at any karaoke session you might attend in the future. (I can personally attest to that!) So, please feel free to cut and paste the lyrics for memorizing purposes. I don't mind. heh heh heh

No one ken to ken to sivmen

nor yon clees toju maliveh

When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more

new yonuz tonigh molinigh

yon sorra shooo

yes ees shooo, ooo

Ken Lee

tulibu dibu douchoo

Ken Lee

ken lee meju more

Ken Lee

tulibu dibu douchoo

Ken Lee

ken lee meju more

Berhantu, kan? I find myself playing this clip over and over again... And laughing and smiling like a silly cow while staring at my laptop sceen. My colleagues must all think I have finally lost it! heh heh heh

Just love that "tulibu dibu douchoo" part - can't resist it!

If you are like me then you can't get enough of her. So, here's a bit more of her, in a slightly improved (ie. with better English) version. She's called back as a guest artiste in Music Idol - ala William Hung. Cayalah minah ni..

-dillz blogging out-

April, am I a Fool?

It was this day, 7 years ago, I stepped into the HR office to serve my 10-year bond. Teringat pulak adinda zaman dolu-dolu...

I was chosen in 1993 to be one of the scholarship recipients to continue my studies abroad. Off we (all 100 or so of us) were shipped to Kolej Bestari (#4, was it?) in UM for our obligatory 2-months English course. Then, for a 10-day Outward Bound School in Lumut and another 2 weeks of induction course in Taiping. Lucky, eh? Little did I know that this was where lifelong friends were made. We laughed, learnt, cried, camped, gossiped and grew together.

This was the basis of our close-knit support group for our studies (no matter where it was), our work life and now, our family life. At 18-years old, I already had my whole life charted for me. Study A-levels in the UK for 2 years, 3/4 years for my Degree/Masters in Engineering and back to my country to serve "The Company" for 10-years. It seemed like a sweet deal at the time. Damn lucky, I tell you..

I had a lot of fun while I was in Cobham doing my A-Levels. Went horseback riding, boating, camping, rock climbing, even went for an exchange program to the US of A for a month! Especially so with schoolmates like Che Nah, Lisa and Liza. We had loads of fun eating nasi sejuk with KFC brought all the way from Malaysia. The exeats were blissful as we got an apartment to ourselves right smack in the middle of London town! The midnight exploration to Trocadero, the new year celebrations, the makan feasts! All seemed to go as planned when I got my conditional acceptance of AAB into Corpus. Come the day for our results, I got just that! Was I relieved.. I just made it to Cambridge! Lucky, no?

Later, the results was changed to 3As due to my Chemistry teacher's complaint. hah hah *She is sooo sweet, even wrote me a card to remind me to tell my sponsor that I got better results!* I have to admit that I took it easy in Cambridge; went rowing in the morning, (well, not really.. I was the cox, so I kinda shouted more than anything else) going to classes, labs and tutorials, taking part in the Malaysian dances, pot lucks and such but all the time I was silently thinking when will my lucky streak run out. It was just kinda surreal to me.. Can't really explain it.. I even made plans to visit Lily in Australia to spend my summer there. But, as soon as I entered the exam hall, I knew I was not coming back the next year. Suddenly, it hit me. This is it! I'm gonna have to start fresh.

I was a fool. I know. Not many people got the opportunity that I did. Yet, I blew it! After crying my eyeballs out, I decided to face the consequences head on. The problem's not gonna go away just because you are hiding from it. Bounce back, girl.. You know you can do it.. So, I decided that I shall do exactly that! It was decided for me by the powers that be that I shall start my American Degree Program in PPP/ITM , Shah Alam. No credit transfers - just start again, my dear! I wasn't in the objecting mode, so I just kept it low and went to Shah Alam with my tails tucked neatly between my hiney. It so happens that I got to make more lifelong friends and one of them happens to be my soul-mate. *hah hah hah Nasib baik I kena balik Malaysia, kalau tak tak jumpa you, yang!*So, you see, things could not have turned out any better! There is always a silver lining in every storm, if you know where to look for it.

You see, there are many events in my life that I can truly bitch about.

YES, even now..

and NO, my life is NOT a bed of roses, unlike what some people might think.

Just because I don't whine, it does NOT mean that I do not have problems. I believe that everyone gets their fair share of shit. Me, included. I do, however, try to search for the lessons to be learnt, the positive side of things, the goodness in people.. Some may call it being optimistic, some may call me a fool. Call me what you want, it's just my way, my choice to stay happy.

Be rid you negative people. Stay as far away from me! Shoo!

-dillz blogging out-

Row, Row, Row Your Boat!

Ya Ampunnnn!!! This is going to be my desclaimer post - the main reason why I have not been blogging lately.. Wa busy, lah... (lame excuse, I know, but kinda valid, ok?)

For the second year in the running, TM is one of the esteemed sponsors of the Oxbridge Malaysia Boat Race 2008. We were also in it last year, where we really kicked butt! The 29th March event is very much similar to the last:

• The traditional rivals - coxless four skull boat race between Oxford and Cambridge.
• The sponsors' race - dragon boat race between TM and Deloitte.
• The inter alumni - coxed four sweep boat race between Oxford and Cambridge and Harvard.

Kinda stressful for us since we needed to defend the Challenge Trophy we won last year. This year's crew mainly consists of the old folks who are still in TM (we lost Izrin to Bangladesh (work), Muzairy to Germany (studies), Lambert to BAT and Mugun to an undisclosed company) plus new recruits from other 50 Top Universities and not to forget some new (read: young) muscles who are in their early 20s. Yeay! More power to the people!!

Practice was much less than last year since the rental for the boat has gone up slightly. We only managed to go down to the lake 5 times (inclusive a mock race with the good people of Putrajaya Holdings).

The actual day itself was too sunny for my liking. Dang, it was hot!!!! This year the scull and sweep events ran for about 1.5 km and the dragon boat race was only between the two sponsors. I kinda wished that we got to row twice , macam tak puas...

Anywho, the results?? As usual, Oxford won all the university races. And more importantly, we once again kicked butt leaving Deloitte trailing a few boats' length behind. Woo-hoo!!! TM Boleh!! After the prize giving ceremony, we ate lunch and everybody went home a happy camper.

Personally, I am looking forward to a nice lunch with the guys and also the Boat Race Gala Dinner. Till next year then...

-dillz blogging out-