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Thursday, December 25, 2008

How i spent christmas in 08...

Went back to church for Christmas Eve Candlelight service after what seem like aaaagggeeessssss.....
and i was reminded again why i hardly go...
I CANT SIT STILL =/
attempted to sing my way thru the service with those awfully high church songs notes..(u dont wanna hear it...)
then came "the offering"...
i could see people around STIFFEN up while the ushers make their way to their row
then the covered fists come in...
i mean come on, if you're not gonna make an offering, DONT PRETEND!
This cat sittin next to me had his hands on the pamphlet the whole time and when the offerin bag came, the empty palm transformed to a fist with an offering?
"offering my heart"....yeah whatever... more like "no lose face" =/
sickening.....

Finally the lights go out, the lighting of the candles are about to begin when...
an old gentlemen sittin in front of me start shakin his head uncontrollably, his son tried to gain control of the movement by holding the man's chin as he makes out that the man was about to pass out....
"DOCTOR! WE NEED A DOCTOR!"
thankfully a doctor was in the house and came to the man
as the man laid on his back on the church bench, doctor checks his pulse, people crowd around to "kepok", wonderin what the ruckus was about...
the wife explained that the man had previous heart problems and fainted before...
as the man struggle to regain control...
the singing of "silent night" began to fill the church
standing there,holding my lit candle looking down right at the man, i was feeling helpless and completely eeeked out with the song in tune with the situation
as the man suddenly turns and vomits...
singing of "joy to the world" filled the church... (irony...)

he was still on the bench when the service was over and the crowd started clearing out
999 was called but the dispatch and hospitals asked if he can be transported by car instead..
i'm like, DUDE! if they were able to wouldnt you think they would've done so already???
*thought to myself, what kinda f***** place am i livin in????*
took 3 people to call 999 and different hospitals..finally the miraculous words "they're coming" was uttered

hope the man's ok....


At Trinity Methodist Church




enjoyed a simple dinner with La Familia after the service

Delicious! I love chinese meals like this!



it was a treeless christmas again this year, just seem sad to put up a tree shy of beautiful ornaments and pressies at the bottom (yes i blame the f******* economy that can kill traditions!!!) so instead of gettin up early for the tree-rush, i got up early to make some fluffy pancakes instead. Seems very simple yes but its the simple things that brings me joy =) sharing the love of pancakes!!




Adam was peacefully snoring while i was slaying away at the mosquito filled wet kitchen making those pancakes!



Andrew entertaining us with his P skillz!




and also cupcakes galore! with the help of cuzzie Pauline in baking these and the help of the boys making poop shapes with icing when decorating them...






managed to mall-hop from midvalley to 1u that day without much time consumed in traffic, which was miraculous! Midvalley had a whole carnival themed christmas going on and i felt like a kid again, hopping from cart to cart awing at Ginormous lollipos =)



went with the bros to watch Bolt and lil angela came on last min, the line was RiDONculous!(i love that new word i've adapted) BUT...miraculously marcus was already in line for tickets and helped got ours so we were lucky to have skipped waiting prob an hour in line! Aaaaawesomeness!!!!



Our Yummmyyyyy treat before the movie





christmas night was spent camming with mother back in Knox. she never fails to bring me smiles... We miss her so much...


our beautiful mother!!





Boys and i been playing christmas music during the road trip to and from penang and im still Loving It! so im still gonna "WISH you a merry christmas....we wish you a merry christmas.....we WISH you a merry christmas...and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The lights...those flasing lights

i still stare in awe at the pretty christmas lights...
something about them blinking the night away...
brings peace to me...

i still admire the ornaments decorating the tree in so many different forms...
trumpets, santas, elves, tiny prezzies, music notes....
pretty soon we'll see ornaments of Pole Dancers perhaps? lil figurine doing the B Hook... =D

i still enjoy the many versions of christmas jingles...
the many remixes by modern popular artists...
and the sensual voices of christmas songs our dancers slow jam to...

i still go "yippie" for christmas treats...
love the peppermint candy cane, love the peppermint latte(which they dont have in msia! *sobs*), love the choc-christmas-storybook(where u find a piece of choc as you read along the story days leading to christmas), love the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and dippin them in milk, love the warmth from hot chocolate with marshmellows, love that luscious texture and taste of red velvet cake...
then i noticed that not once did i mention actual nutritious food....*hmmmm*

i still jump in delight at wrapped christmas gifts...
the excitement and anticipation of your rewards after working hard at being a "good girl" for your mom and dad...
which makes me look forward to my own family in the future...


yeah yeah i know...its a lil early for all this christmas talk
but hell, christmas means the whole of dec to me =P

i was asked: "what would you like for christmas?"
my answer: "......."
*i actually started choking up then so needed to change subject superman-quick,sorry buddy*

since what i really want for christmas is an impossible wish for Santa to fulfill, i thought i'd give it a go at tangible objects instead. Never made a christmas wishlist so...why not...? =)

* New Phone * "hah! of course LAH =P "
* Toffee Nut Latte and Hazelnut Nut Latte OR IF CAN BE FOUND- PEPPERMINT LATTE!!* "*shrugs* what do ya expect from a coffee enthusiast?"
* Book on study and exploration of World Politics * "yes i DO read..."
* Personal on call cookie baker * "not maker! BAKER!'
* Massage treats * "oh dont we love massages!"
* Shopping spree on lingerie * "fussy in lingerie shopping, though love Xixili!"

thats it off the top of my head! now lets see if Santa will be visiting me this year for once...


"What do you think lil elf?"

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

i LOVE Christmas!

I love Christmas! There always something about the colors, the lights, the tree, the ornaments, the people’s joy, the songs, the carols, the cooking & baking, the presents..ooh don’t we loooove the presents when we were kids, the only morning of the year where you CANT wait to get up as early as you’re allowed to just to rush down to that overly-decorated tree and go on a rip-wrapper-rampage, hug your parents after they watch you squeal in presents-joy with happy glistening eyes, enjoy some hot chocolate before they hustle you out the door in your best looking outfits for church…

As we age, Christmas hits us a lil differently. It aint just about presents anymore, it aint just about decorating that tree til its on the verge of ornament explosion, it aint just about singing that Rudolf song while stuffing your face with Christmas cookies… As we age, people we love and care for may not always be by our side very often until this very holiday brings us back together…the whole year filled with negatives of bickering somehow seems to vanish on a magically forgiving day…but what happens when you have distance preventing you from seeing your loved ones when they are the ones you would give anything to share with the most?...

The tradition of putting up the tree seem less meaningful…The songs aint bringing joy to the ears no more but more of tears to the eyes…putting your heart out cooking and baking and it being received with a local mentality pretty much kills any spirit you have left in you…Christmas shopping seems more like a chore than the joyous act of giving…

Is it because of the lack of enthusiasm you’re surrounded with out here during this holiday, where its just another day you get outta work? Is it because of our teachings and our ways out here that just kills the meaning of Christmas as the years go by where we only celebrate to impress others?

Perhaps im going thru this….phase? No… a reality check? No…. emo-ing? Maybe…perhaps….

I guess I just miss HOME…

Debating on putting up a tree...even though it will be empty of pressies and ppl sitting around it...i'd still love a tree.....hmmmmm

Seems to get harder every year, going thru Christmas without Mother and the family gathering I miss so much back Home…

But life goes on, grin and bear, make the best out of it…

Yes…That is the spirit I WILL have….and Share with my boys

I still Love Christmas and the joyful sights, the joyful songs and the joyful faces of my loved ones...

Ya cant kill my Christmas spirit!!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Very Late Update II

Ready for some real randomness? =P

Been sick for over a week now, thanks to that killer virus that's been spreading around to all mankind (no Jon not directly towards you, just the evil cat that passed it to you). Not too bad as its only the 2nd time this year, still considered to have a little stronger immune system right? o.O
So 3 of us would be hacking away, asthmatic-like coughing fits, feeling like the world's biggest poop...and what do we do for remedy?

I Had this looooovely Mint Coffee at Winter Warmers, which gave me the jolt i needed to listen to what the Dive instructor has to say. Maybe its ONLY when im sick that i actually FEEL the caffeine then...





and what do the boys have when they're sick?


awww...puppy face said...can?




2 weeks of late nights and work and pole and gym had worked them good...
Yes the boys are working now! Where at ya ask?


"Welcome to Darabif!"




Late nights consisting of? well got to check out several places, one of them be RAW. Before that i had to wait at Modestos with the boys, WHAT A SCENE! It was a joint filled with 15year olds drinking and grinding on each other(well maybe just the foreign kids, the asian ones were attempting to it seemed)! YES! these kids were SERVED bottles of Hard liquor! All i could think of was "shoot i had to use fake IDs and risk gettin busted! these kids havin it served to them!"

Joined Vee and her Bro-In-Law @ RAW after and the cocktail Sampling began! i loved my Coffee-licious one =D what was in it again? Chocolate, coffee, baileys...more chocolate and coffee...yyuuuuummmmm.






October has been a month of TOO MUCH Food Sampling! =P tried Bamboo Rice for the 1st time. it was alright, nothing to shout about. Done with Rice!


Outside Damansara Kim




Did some catching up with the Irish Aunt, pet loving with the 3 dogs 2 cats in the house and met lil Joshua (who's mom is renting a room at her house). Such an adorable energizer bunny! the 18mth old be dancing and chasing dogs around the house, sneaking over to my purse to look for the cell phone he loves throwing around and started mimicking the hump motion on my leg! Aunty and i agree, that needs to be fixed...







Caught up with Sue Yoong again for her Birthday @ the Gardens. Same day as DAD! also means --> a Day full of Sinful treats



at YO Sushi...food aint THAT great tho


Her lit birthday Ice Cream Treat. hahaha





DAD's Dinner was at Tony Romas. OK food, ginormous salad portion though!


Needless to say i did NOT finish this...


Stared at the "men" food while they gorged on these


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Lotsa birthdays this month!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KYETHERINE/AWESOME/MELONS/WOOOWOOO!


Doin our thang at Euphoria MOS






HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MR-duriYEN!


Mr "i dont do photos" =P





HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FIONA-JANE GOMEZ/FI FI/PRINCESS FI/MISS SK II


Night of cam-whoring @ Palate Palette




Aite Aite..this is a WHOLELOTTA Cake and Food and Alcohol... What do we do to burn and shed some guilt?

Other than some club dancing......


The Gang @ RAW Liquid Launch




The Duo invaded the DJ booth





And Club POLE dancing.....


Lita & Ophelia leadin the night @ ZanziBar





They prepped us with "tools"!





Performance and Practices...


SAMSUNG Cream Launch at BAR Club.(btw its body art on my thigh,aint no real tatt!)





The Launch in Penang's QE II Restaurant & Bar





How could we resist cam-whoring with this?





Body Art on The arms Now






Attempting this cam-in-mirror shot






POLE workshop @ Jaya One PJ,in Aid of raising funds for Assunta's Breast cancer research...


Nana, Baby G & Porche leadin it @ Jaya One




One of our volunteers who couldnt get enough






Chase our mascot MISA around the studio....







Teach Men pole til they drop...


"Desiree"'s buddies...






Give Fi Fi a cheerleading chant to use the gym in the studio...


"Go Go! off your butt!!"







Join Wade Robson's workshop....


Wade Robson Workshop @ Celebrity Fitness 1Utama







Play some late night Wii Boxing and Tennis...







Was all that worth just to eat a plate of this...?


Mee Goreng







RESPONSE:

The Boys....


"dude we eat anything that moves..."



The Girls...





*sigh* let's just capture the Evil Lead Monkey who brought us donuts...!

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Very Late Update - Part I

Its been a MONTH and i havent even updated blog!!
gotta work on this better dude...

September was a lovely month =) - Pole Dance competition, Surprise BD, Surprise Drunk night, Rally, First Seafood Steamboat, Pole Cutting DIY style, Project Gossip, and then came the news of Last min packing and the hanging confirmation news of moving...(yes til this day i dont even know when we're due to move because ppl out here work slower than turtles on morphine!) plus numerous blood-pressure-rising conversations with hospitals and insurance company. having a hard time breathing and regaining composure after being on the phone with them shows how deeply PISSED & FRUSTRATED & ANGRY i am with them

ANYWAY lets split this up in parts ya cause everytime i have a time slot to sit down and blog my phone decides to go off every 10 minutes. I SWEAR I AINT LYING! Someone's watching me, waiting till my ass sits comfortably on the chair to blog and sends signal to everyone to call or text me at the same time! like RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT! *rolls eyes*

forgot to post these semi-buzzed (not drunk!) pics up =P









and My lovely Birthday LOVE Pillow!!





Went to Yogi Tree Cafe to try out the food, as according to fiona, they have yummy healthy food (so cant be bad at all =P ). indeed it was very very nice! great chicken salad with guacamole salsa dressing! not a food blogger so have no idea how to take pictures of food with the right lighting and angle and bla bla bla... show ya my poor attempt at this Magherita from chillis...



Right??? =P ANYWAY, check out Yogi Tree and Tres Chic Boutique who recently partnered with Viva Vertical's "VIVA VIP" MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM! (I love their dresses!!!)



Met up with Mama Min for dinner at her favourite family restaurant - Damansara Village Steamboat with real seafood! (yes that means no imitation crab meat! =P ) i wish i have more patience in eating seafood. all that cracking with yo fingers and shell cracker and sometimes improving with a fork or your teeth... me? hopeless! i can sit there for a good 15 minutes trying to figure out which and what to crack and pull from a lobster/giant prawn looking thing while everyone is busy slurping the juicy brainy stuff twice over =P i need a shell-fish cracker....anyone?




Min's quick hands @ ridding of shells


J's hands tore it up quicker so i wouldnt sneak a bite =P



BEWARE- RANT CONTENT
Since August itself i've been having very difficult times with the insurance company and private hospital out here. now here's a scary thought, if private hospitals were already being so difficult, i cant even imagine what public hospitals are like!?! i think i'd prob have a heard attack just from the stress of dealing with them. SERIOUSLY i should always have someone with me whenever im on the phone with these ppl JUST IN CASE =P i know i know im exaggerating but NOT ON how they're being biatches! First we have to pay for the doctor to fill up a form for insurance claim?? im sorry what??? im paying you to write a few words so i can claim what i paid for on a monthly basis at the insurance company?? FINE! but guess what, 3 f***** weeks later i get a call from the insurance company saying claim cant be approved because of blah blah blah..the doctor had stated the WRONG LIMB! and excuse mr insurance company but could have at least called us once you had received the f****** form 3 f***** weeks ago! now they're telling me i have a deadline for this claim request....... >( * Breathe....Breathe....inhale......exhale....*



Then i found a picture that helped calmed me down....


its My Mama. I miss her very much...



Met up with two of my buddies SueYoong and PooiSan from Primary 6 and Form 1 level before i left for the states.i've been back now since sept 04 and i've only met up with them like 3 times max! I'm horrible. need to really really learn how to find my way to cheras and Kuchai better =/





AIGHT yo! phone is just blowing up, cant concentrate. lets finish this post with another one of our EEEEEEK Recipes - Burger bun, Mayo, Fries, Waffle, lil bit of ice cream and ketchup. though it must have been pretty good cause Justin ate the entire thing!!







PART II of the very late update coming up! =) Peace out!!