Never know till it's gone...

~*~*~*Never know till it's gone..*~*~*~

They say that you'll never truly know how much someone means to you until you lose that person..

Something frightening happened to me yesterday, which made me realised how important that person is in my life.

I freaked out big time when i thought he was gone...When i was in that blur state of not knowing what to do, glimpses of him kept flashing in my mind. I was remembering the times we spent together and the sheer thought of him gone gave me goose bumps.

i was paralysed with fear and i couldnt even press the right button to call the emergency number, i kept pressing '777' instead of '999'. my mind wasn't thinking straight and my hands and legs were not functioning in sync.

i was scared to death.

i do know now how important you are to me. i meant to tell you i have always love you. i do.

A few good rings

~*~*~*A few good rings*~*~*~

i have to admit that with small fingers like mine, it's very difficult for me to buy rings..and when i do find designs and sizes that fit me well, i'll just buy, buy and buy.

i blame it on the fact that i had nothing to do. i called up some friends and wanted to catch up for a cuppa, but they were busy. So my intention was to go window shopping after gym just to chill and relax.

Then my eyes caught some blings blings and i was hooked.

it all started with these earrings...

so pretty!

then i got started on those chunky rings

wanted to get this, but they dont have it in my size. will have to wait 2 mths for the owner to come back from her next buying trip in korea.

i bought these 2 rings first. They actually look much much better. :p

Like they say, a girl can never have too many rings =)

Yummilicious porridge steamboat

~*~*~*Yummilicious porridge steamboat*~*~*~

Dunno if you could remember, but the last time i posted something on porridge steamboat was when we celebrated CS' birthday at SS17.

I told you guys that there's a better porridge steamboat at Seri Petaling area. And my dear sister wanted to go there for her birthday dinner as we all layan the porridge there. =)

i tell you, the porridge here is HEAPS better than the one at SS17.

We had our porridge at Eastern Delight, Seri Petaling.

One pot of herbal soup (left), and another pot of porridge (right)

just look at how powdery smooth the porridge is...Mmmm

we added lotsa mushrooms, balls (fish, cuttlefish, pork), eggs and nori sheets..

i love herbal soup steamboats too!

their special sauce

Eastern Delight

Main branch:
26, Jalan 14/149L, Seri Petaling,
57000 K.L.
Tel: 03-9059 3545

Other branch:
39-1 & 41-1, Ground Flr,
Jalan PJU 5/9,
Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03- 6140 7995

My first love

~*~*~*My first love*~*~*~

Imagine my surprise when i bumped into my childhood sweetheart at the gym this morning. Q* was teaching the kids capoeira at the yoga studio, and i was waiting for the kids capoeira to end so that we could start our ashtanga yoga session.

I didn't realise it was him, as he was wearing a cap. Until someone mentioned that the kids are doing capoeira and that the instructor is pretty good looking. I then looked at the board to check out the name of the instructor...'Kids Capoeira 10:30am. By Uncle Q*'

Yes, he is still as good looking as ever, maybe even better now cos he has a more 'manly' aura about him.

He has always been the 'all-rounder', the 'best of the best' amongst his peers in high school. It comes as no surprise to me that he is the pioneer behind the capoeira scene here in Malaysia.

Have actually bumped into him on and off. Last i heard from a friend that he's in a very stable relationship and plans of marriage and wedding bells are around the corner. I'm truly happy for him =)

Oh yeah, i entered the room and spoke to him after his class..and the other ladies were so jealous of me. They kept asking how i knew him, what does he do, etc. Hehe..i was proud to announce that he was my first love in high school.

Distinguished speaker

~*~*~* Distinguished speaker *~*~*~

I just attended a talker by the CEO of Malaysian Airlines, Mr Idris Jala at our esteemed institution today.

Woah..Am I impressed or what?

Mr Jala has worked with Shell prior to joining MAS. And during his time in Shell, he managed to turnaround the business from years of slump (we're talking some 10 and some 20 years of continuous loss - depending on which country he was seconded to) into making huge profitable sums.

Then, he was invited by our Pak Lah to help bring a major turnaround to our already controversial MAS. He joined MAS in Dec 2005 and within the first quarter, he managed to cut the loss by half (compared to the previous quarter) and by the next quarter, he further reduced the damage. By the third quarter, MAS finally started making profits. And has been doing so ever since.

Because of this, MAS has been awarded by CAPA as they shown the highest magnitude of turnaround, within such a short period.

Now, I'm impressed with this man because he has such a pleasant and unpretencious persona about him. If i had to sum him up in 2 words, those 2 words would be: brilliant and humility.

I am so inspired now. Hmm..i wonder if MAS is hiring. I really could learn from someone like him.

Sister's birthday

~*~*~*Sister's birthday*~*~*~

It's my sister, Caryn's birthday today.

As usual, we did the birthday-cut cake-thingy at 12am.

'Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday to Caryn...
Happy birthday to you!'

CHOCOLATE is better than SEX

~*~*~*Chocolate IS better than Sex*~*~*~

Was at MPH the other day when I stumbled upon this joke book, Jokes for Star. Flipped to a page and found some of the points so engagingly funny that i just have to share with you.

Chocolate is better than Sex

1. You can GET chocolate.

2. 'If you love me you’ll swallow that' has meaning with chocolate.

3. Chocolate satisfies even if it has gone soft.

4. You can safely have chocolate even when you are driving.

5. You can make chocolate last as long as you want it to.

6. You can have chocolate even in front of your mother.

7. If you bite the nuts too hard the chocolate won’t mind.

8. Two people of the same sex can have chocolate without being called nasty names.

9. The word 'commitment' doesn’t scare the chocolate.

10. You can have chocolate on top of your workbench/desk during work hours without upsetting your colleagues.

11. You can ask a stranger for chocolate without getting your face slapped.

12. You don’t get hairs in your mouth with chocolate.

13. With chocolate there’s no need to fake it.

14. You can have chocolate at any time of the month.

15. Chocolate doesn’t make you pregnant.

16. Good chocolate is easy to find.

17. You can have as many kinds of chocolate as you can handle.

18. You are never too young or too old for chocolate.

19. You can fondle chocolates in supermarkets…so you know how firm it is before you decide to take it home.

20. A chocolate will always respect you in the morning.

Isn't chocolate the most amazing thing? Now, i'm off to get some chocolates to make myself happy. I'm working today when most ppl are on leave due to the installation of our new Agong. I need more Godiva!

Something new for the gym

~*~*~*Something new for the gym*~*~*~

The gals gave me 2 RM50 vouchers to shop at Nike outlets. And so i went shopping over the weekend and i bought this bra top.

Yes la..i know i very fat :p.

Havent been going to the gym as much as i'd like. I only go on Thursday for my belly dance and hip hop only. Gonna try to go on Monday as well.

New look

~*~*~* New look *~*~*~

Do you like my new blogskin?

Isnt it nicer than the ugly one i was using yesterday?! Ahh..so glad to finally get rid of it.

The only problem with this skin is that it does not have the "comments" html code. Therefore, leave your comments in the chatbox la can?

Also, i cant seem to upload my web counters here la. Anyone know how to solve it? I actually cut and paste the html code into the template. However, after doing that, the whole alignment of my sidebar goes off and it overlaps with the body of my template. Isshh..at times like this i wish i was a techy geek.

Anyway, i'm just so so glad i've gotten a new blogskin. =)

The old has gone, the new has come.

*feeling not so shueyy already* =)

Best pork porridge in town

~*~*~* Best pork porridge in town *~*~*~

Went to Petaling St to have "chee chap chok" (pork porridge) over the weekend.

If you're a porridge lover like me, you'll have to give this place a try simply bcos...it's da bombest of da bomb for chee chap chok.

i do not know the address of this place. It's along a side alley, further up opposite McDonald's.

the stall is the 4th stall (middle). as you walk further, you'll reach the Petaling St food/hawker centre.

this stall is operated by an old couple.

the porridge is powdery smooth. the taste? Superb!

Go try it. RM3.50. Closed on Mondays

Birthday dinner with family

~*~*~* Birthday dinner with family *~*~*~

Friday, 20th April 07

We went to Daorae Garden, Desa Sri Hartamas to celebrate my birthday.

Have posted a blog about the food in Daorae before, not gonna blog much about it here. The service that night wasnt that fantastic either. I think i need to start looking for a new korean place soon.

Random pix...

The King and Queen

she couldnt make up her mind ....as usual

mum n bro

The royal family from the Tang Dynasty

Sis enjoying the bbq chicken

i like the kimchi soup here..

MmmmMm...pork!

Radish cake with seaweed, sesame and egg slices

korean pancake

which gucci bag do you prefer?

A Princessy Birthday

~*~*~* A Princessy Birthday *~*~*~

Wed, 18th Apr 07

The princess was awaken from her royal slumber by her royal family members when the clock striked 12am...They were all there to give her a royal birthday surprise.

She was a blur at first sight...but when she saw her cake, a delighted smile slowly formed on her delicate face.

She was truly touched that they all remembered her birthday. The mere fact that her royal father, the King usually sleeps by 11pm but His Majesty stayed up past 12am just to wish her "Happy Birthday" truly touched her.

Scene from Sleeping Beauty: The blur princess is finally awake.

Even her royal pets were showering her with birthday wishes and kisses.
L-R: Cocoa and Xiao Ban aka Barney.

Next morning....

Her Royal Highness took a day off work that day as she just didnt feel like it.

She received more hugs and kisses from her royal pets residing at another palace, nearby.
Husky (Chow Chow), Pinko (Left kitty) and Ruby (Right kitty)

She had a hearty yumcha @ A Little Dim Sum Place.

The dimsum was good, esp the har kow (prawn dumpling) - prawn was huge n sweet, bacon roll and tan tart (egg tart).
The service however, was disappointingly too slow for her liking, esp since it was quite quiet that Wed morning.

The siew mai was pretty good too.

She has fallen in love with their melt-in-your-mouth egg tarts. It's rich and creamy with a hint of vanilla custard taste to it.

A Little Dim Sum Place is the first restaurant in Malaysia to come up with Mango glutinous rice ball (Mango tong yuen) aka the Ah Wong HK drama series. I heard this is really good, shall try it some day.

Desserts are served Mon-Fri from 6pm onwards, Weekends from 3pm onwards.

A Little Dim Sum Place
12, Jalan Ss2/63,
47300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-7873 1876

~*~*~* Dinner *~*~*~

If there is a Japanese restaurant that I had to call my "regular hang out place", Rakuzen will be that place.

Why? Because the ambience is just right - it can be lively or cosy, service is fantastic - staff are friendly and attentive, and their chefs are chatty n fun to hang out with, and the food is about as authentically Japanese as you can get.

Yup, the Rakuzen in Subang at any one time can have more Japanese patrons than local Malaysians. That to me, is a testimony of how fine and authentic their food is.

Edwin brought me to the Rakuzen at Hartamas to celebrate. We love this place so much so that, every year I've been celebrating my birthday with him at Rakuzen.

Rakuzen Hartamas is pretty well partitioned. They have different dining areas to accommodate for different needs.

For the family...

If you need a little more privacy..

If you need a bigger room for corporate function...you can use one of these

If you're here by yourself and you need someplace a lil more lively..Why not sit by the bar area? Let the funny chefs entertain you. Catch? You'll have to speak or at least understand Nihongo (Japanese)

Smiley chefs. One chef giving me the peace sign while another gave me the thumb-up!

We were given a cosy cubicle.

You're looking at a sashimi convert. This guy here once hated Japanese food. After coaxing him to try the food at Rakuzen, he is now a convert. That was 3 years ago.

Guess what? It was his idea to order the sashimi this time...cos he reckons the chefs are skilful and he wanna have something from the bar.

According to Ed, Rakuzen is his favourite Japanese restaurant.

Being the vainpot, naturally i checked out the mirror by the wall. Hey, it was there for a reason!

We were surrounded by mirrors. There were mirrors by the wall where we sit, as well as mirrors on the ceiling.

Months back, i told u guys that i was saving up for this, remember? ...
Well, he got me this. =)

Rakuzen's version of soft shelled crab roll...
The spider roll!

A pretty wasabi leaf. Everything is an art here. Love their food presentation.

DIY hot stone beef marinated in special sauce

Ed's favourite: salmon sashimi.

My all time favourite - Sakura Chirashi Sushi Don. Dont you think it's very pretty? It's absolutely very yummilicious, esp the hotate (scallop) and sweet scampi...and everything else.

The only place with decent miso soup i reckon. It has lil mushrooms inside as well!

The staff surprised me! They sang me a birthday song and presented me with a block of wafer ice cream. So funny, i was asked to blow this candle.

The only time i didnt order my black sesame ice cream. I was too full.

Yum!

Always call to make a reservation if you dont wanna be disappointed. The place was full even on a Wed nite.

Rakuzen Japanese Restaurant
Lot P17, Plaza Ground Floor,
Hartamas Shopping Centre,
60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
Sri Hartamas, 50480 KL.
Tel: 03-6201 2060

~*~*~* Gracias *~*~*~

Many thanks to everyone who has called, smsed, or left a msg on my chatbox to wish me. Thanks for all your gifts of love. I'm truly very touched.

Thank you thank you thank you.

XOXO!