Finally...I'm Free!!!

The long awaited resignation is fInaLLy.. O.F.F.I.C.I.A.L!! *overjoyed* Woott!! Counting down the days to my freedom..em..in approximately a months time. Coming 26th of Feb, I'll be free as a bird. Can't wait to be free of reporting, numbers, targets, phone calls, idiotic + annoying dr's and nurses!!

And most of all, being managed by a hypocritically born, no-brainer and not forgetting, SHORT jerk that stifles my capability and creativity. Taking credit of other people's contributions and hard work. On the other hand, there's another jerk, two-faced, shoe-polisher partner. So basically, these two reasons are part of the facts that instigates my resignation from my current position.

Yeah, I know i do get a pretty fat paycheck every month and I've been sort of flying to all sorts of cities. But, the main thing was that I lost interest in the job. Numbers and figures no longer motivates me anymore. The more I pushed myself, the more the job dissatisfaction grew. Then, I realized that my passion lies elsewhere..more towards the creative department. Surprised? Not really, because I've yearned to do this for ages. Advices from many, was to take things easy, relax and enjoy life. Hence, taking a hiatus from work. My long awaited break.. I figured for the time being, letting go of the chase for assets will do me good. Why not live a stress-free life instead? Why let yourself be bounded and burdened by all this? Of course, $ is always not enough.. and never enough. So, it's up to me to make do with whatever resources I have. However, frugal life certainly don't suits me, huh? *laughs*

Celebrate much? Not really, and not quite yet but coming Chinese New Year, which falls on the 14th Feb this year, I'll certainly be enjoying myself to the core with all my family members back. It'll all be pure good fun and tonnes of food. *winks* We'll definitely be tearing the neighbourhood down with our noises..*hehe*..as always!!

Haha...what a relief!! *does the jiggle*

feelings ~

I just realized that certain feelings that have been pent up inside you for so long, can NEVER be eliminated. It will forever pop up constantly, no matter how hard you try not to succumb into it. The more you push it away, the more it'll come back to haunt you.

So, how do you overcome it? With no disguise whatsoever, let it be, welcome it and overcome it! No fear! This time, be smarter..*evil smile* Let your creativity shine! Basically, this is to prevent it from emerging again and again, haunting you from time to time.

Have you ever heard of this saying 'Will the best man wins!' ? That's how it is in this world, it's all about survival, revenge and mindset in this 'dog-eat-dog' world. Another one of the facts that we need to accept in this harsh, harsh reality.

One thing I've learnt, think with your brains and never act harshly. Allow yourself to be angry for ONLY a minute. After that, chill and think of ways how to turn things around (in other words, revenge). Back in the past, I've been too naive, always acting harshly with a temper of the devil in me. Looking back, it did me no good.

Regret much? Slightly, some things could've been handled in a more subtle manner and the end result would've been wayyy different. But, never ever let yourself succumb too much into regrets. I've learnt my lesson. The devil in me is emerging BUT this time, with a level of maturity, more calmness (working hard to instill more of this in me - my 2010 new years resolution), thinking with the brains instead of the heart, being evil but appear innocent. Plenty of room for improvement. I reckon, it's never too late if you have the will to change!!

In case you're curious to know what I have up my sleeves, *shush* it's a secret!! ...*fingers crossed* ..

Gota grab some beauty sleep now. Need more rest to think wisely. Hola!! Nitez ~

X

idiots ~

Some people are born to be idiot`s..easy to be manipulated...Some..NOT!! The truth about life is learning, manipulation, getting over with it AND learning the whole game plan of manipulating those who did that to you...Can you do it? Can you succeed? That depends on how fast you mature in life and adapt to your surroundings. It's a 'dog-eat-dog' world and survival wins world!! Can you play the game?? Unless you have the yen to do it..that certainly depends on your survival skills... Welcome to our cruel reality!!!

Till then...

-XOXO-

Ain't life a bitch?

You know what??... I certainly and EXTREMELY hate it when people tells you.."Oh! You're smart BUT you're too smart to be a wife.".. Wtf??? *groans* ... Get a life, dude!! Don't fucking make excuses for yourself to go out and cheat on your girly, who apparently is either too damn dumb or totally acting Miss Goody-Goody-Two-Shoes aka..Two-Faced so that you think she is perfectly understanding and suitable to become your future wife. No brainers!!! That's what my perception of Asian guys by far, who totally indulges in self-deception!!! Bastards!!

* Note to all guys out there:-

' Being smart is NOT a sin!!' It's a gift.. but I guess guys only think with their dicks and not their brains, which apparently is located up their asses!!

So, if you do not know how to appreciate the presence of a smart, independent woman..then, just FUCK OFF!!!!! Douchebag!!!

spoils from BKK..

* Traveled by MAS this time *

Despite the limited time left to shop, I managed to get some real good bargains during my business trip in Bangkok. Especially the Aldo's..certainly a good deal!! Got them during my last day, we (me & my SG colleagues) hurried to Siam Paragon right after meeting. Had dinner in a jiffy at Paragon's food court to compensate for loss of time.

* The city - taken from my hotel room *

* My lovely babies *

* 100 baht shoes *

* Went berserk at Boots *

* Some stuff from the supermarket *

* Got these at Suan Lum night market - Luv the bangles!! Wished I had bought more!!*

Bit disappointed though 'coz I didn't have enough time for clothes. The second night, I skipped the team dinner plus karaoke and snuck out with the other team *evil smile* for shopping. Pity though, coz when we reached Platinum shopping mall, it was basically close, except for a few shops that were still open but busy packing up. Well, it was almost 7.30pm. Tough luck, eh?

Most of our nights were spent at Sabai Massage Centre, located opposite our hotel. Oh! We stayed at Dusit Thani hotel, at Silom. Just love massages..It's kinda addictive, don't you think?

* 1st room - Due to some mix-up, I had a room all to myself for the first night. Super comfy bed!! *

* 2nd room - twin sharing with a super huge king sized bed and spacious bathroom*

And without fail, each night ended with supper of McD's pork burger, Burger King's pork and bacon singles and 'dirty' noodle (rolled kuey teow type noodles with pork in peppery broth). Totally awesome!!

* You can pick and choose the parts you want - I chose pork liver and pork slices*

* Voila!! Yum yum~ *

Watch out Bangkok city!! I will definitely be back reallll sooon... I wanna go to Bed Supper Club!!!

-X-

~ last '09/first '10 getaway - Nha Trang (Part 2)

(last part of my Vietnamese adventure)..

Aha..I know, it's a bit outa place. But, I've just been pure lazy for the past week or so..just didn't felt like doing anything and been a bit busy, lending a helping hand to one of my hometown frennie, who's currently my neighbour now.

Ok, island-hopping time at Nha Trang. This was a real good deal..approximately RM40++ for the island tour, we visited 4 spots in total ( 1st - aquarium; 2nd - snorkelling session, aka. jumping into the middle of the ocean from the top of boat; 3rd - floating party; 4th - island hangout). Loads of good fun and credits goes to Mr Fuk (not Fuck, which he strongly emphasizes) for keeping the party alive.

Our last night at Nha Trang, we had seafood + hotpot at Cay Keo restaurant. Delicious!! Checked out the clubs here but was a tad too tired to hang out for long after a whole day of tour.

Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure:-

* Our ride *

* Fishy time@ 1st island *

* Am I the pearl of the orient? Hu hu ..*

* Real star-fishy from the sea*

* Free and easy *

* Lunch on the boat *

* Live band with DIY drum sets *

* Happy hour time *

* Floating party - drinking wine while floating in the middle of the ocean *

Dinner@ Cay Keo:-

post-travelling exhaustion..

All the travelling is finally coming to a halt, em, wait! Soon, I hope!! .. Another wedding (ex-colleague's) to attend this Sat, in Seremban. And final trip down south (for work, this time) to settle off whatever pending before I call the quits. Am definitely counting the days and checking my bank a/c constantly. Once the $ is in, I am tendering. *fingers crossed* OOooohh..can't wait!!!

Btw, red alert!! The dangerously low figures in my bank account is making me super grouchy and paranoid. Will the accounts department please add in more efficiency in processing the claims and incentives ASAP!!!

I am still deprived of sleep despite my constant attempts to recuperate. Went back to Seremban yesterday in the evening to attend the duo celebration - my niece's full moon + cousin's birthday. Highlight of the night - being attacked by relatives with the question " When are you getting married? When's your turn?" ..*pffffttttt* My first reaction was to ask them to bugger off and leave me alone BUT of course, I can't do that. Did it mentally though..Hmpphh!! Whatever!! Our family's 'lil princess was asleep most of the time 'coz apparently, she spent the whole day awake. But she was so cute when she slept. She woke up in time for the cake cutting session. She's a definite cutey!

The duo celebration was held at one of the chinese restaurants in Seremban, Lucky Palace. And the thing that pisses me most about chinese restaurants is the service, especially this particular restaurant. They had the cheeks to switch off the lights while we were still in the restaurant, leaving us in dark while we were collecting the leftover cakes and wines. Wtf? How can they do that? I understand that they are closing but this is a hell of a way to kick your customers out, right? No more second time for us. No brainers!! Bloody cina-bengs + lians .. We are definitely not going back again.

Gotta grab some beauty sleep now.. Guten nacht!! (Goodnight in German) ..

~ last '09/first '10 getaway - Nha Trang (Part 1)

(continuation of my Vietnamese adventure)

Yeah! I know..A bit overdued but better late than never, right? *laughs* ..

Nha Trang, located on the South Central Coast of Vietnam was the site for Miss Universe 2008 Pageant and will be hosting the Miss World Pageant again this year, 2010. We were told that the bus ride from Saigon to Nha Trang will take about 8 hours or so. However, it took us 10 hours of bum-flattening/constant sleeping/pigging out on junk food/blarring of Vietnamese oldie's (em..not a big fan of oldie's thus, bit frustrating!) bus ride. Nevertheless, despite the long hours of bus ride, it was definitely worth going BUT I would truly recommend those who plan to visit Nha Trang, to commute by flight (costs about RM300; bus - USD 10-12, if i'm not mistaken).

* Healthy breakfast of sunny up's and baguette (luv 'em) *

* Our ride down south - pretty comfy, actually! *

After travelling for about 4 hours or so, we stopped for lunch. We were informed that the lunch spot was actually owned by the bus company. Oh well!! Food was quite alright actually. ^.^

* Our lunch spot *

* Rice and noodles - yums~ *

And much to our surprise, our second pit stop was actually located along the beach. Lovely!

* The seemingly popular fruit-stall (spot the gigantic guava and dragon-fruit!) *

* Quirky fruit - tastes like our MYS 'jambu' but looks like green apple. Eaten with the salt/chilli powder (satchet) *

* Crisps to satiate our junkie crave on the ever-long bus ride *

We hopped on our ride to Nha Trang at approximately 9am and guess what time we reached our destination.. 7pm (groans!!!). Alas!! We checked into our dodgy but clean, backpacker lodge (USD 24 per night, cheap huh?), and refreshed a bit before headed out for dinner. Hungryyy!! Our fellow locals, Bieu, Man and Mr S (N's Malaysian fren working in Saigon) took us to a popular Nha Trang restaurant, where they serve rice paper wraps, a similar version of our 'popiah'. Truly authentic and delicious. Thumbs up!! Love it!!!

* Our dodgy room =) *

* Visit (www.nemdangvanquyen.com.vn) for my info. *

* Dinner is not complete without Saigon BIA *

* Ingredients for Vietnamese wraps *

* Sauces and aromatics *

* Jelly pork paste *

* Vietnamese wrap roll - Nha Trang's speciality! *

Full and satiated, we strolled along the sidewalks of Nha Trang beach, enjoying the night breeze and absorbing the night scenery.

* After dark at Nha Trang beach *

* Check this out!! 'Hai Yen Hotel'..I guess the joke only applies to those who understand Cantonese!! Hoho.. *

More pics of the beach..

* Locals picnic-ing on the beach.. Yes! At night!! *

* Ain't he a cutey? Santa kiddo with a sunflower.. *

* Nha Trang's City Hall *

* Ciku drink ..weird but surprisingly delicious! *

Island tour the next day.. Woohoo!! Stay tuned to Nha Trang (Part 2) ...