On Second Thoughts...

maybe that's why I am sick. I am already experiencing the first stage of no internet withdrawal! Need to go see a doc (or a shrink) for this soon.

Goodbye Cyber World

As many of you know, we'll be moving into our new house at Nilai tomorrow supposedly a good day to move in. Although we have moved most of the stuff today but we have not "moved-in" yet. From tomorrow onwards, Nilai will be our new home.

Have been so busy and stressed out with the packing, cleaning, etc, now it will be unpacking! Although I can take my time to unpack but I can't stand all the boxes lying around. So will try to unpack as fast as I can. Can't have Jia Wen playing around the boxes and find her in one of it.

At the moment, I think my body is not feeling too good and I think it is a sign telling me to slow down. But no rest for me until I am all unpacked and settled down. Need to get used to the new house especially the kitchen. New things at new places. Don't think I'll be cooking that much the first few days but will of course prepare food for Jia Wen. Can't wait till I have settled down do so some "serious" cooking.

As I leave Puchong, I'll be leaving one of my most precious possession - my phone line! That means I won't have internet connection for a while as the phone lines there are not connected yet. So I'll have to live without internet for a while and I hope I will be able to survive. Please pray that my withdrawal symptoms will not be so bad. I know there will be some shivers and quivers once a while but I'll try to stay strong. I'll just pour cold water on myself? And of course pray that I'll get my phone line soon or you won't get to see latest pictures and read latest updates on the blog.

Goodbye...

Jia Wen is 18 Months

Note: I am writing this ahead of time as I won't have internet connection from this weekend as we'll be moving to our new house in Nilai. Jia Wen will turn 18 months old this coming Saturday (23 July 2005).

Can't believe how fast time has flown by that now Jia Wen is already one and a half years old. Some of you may have been following her footsteps from the day she was born (23 January 2004) and know that she has grown and achieved so much. From a foetus to an infant, from an infant to baby and now she's officially a toddler.

As she still astonishes us everyday with new things, she is beginning to develop a very strong character too. She is a very friendly and socialble baby who loves to go up to people and other kids to play with them or just join in the fun. Everytime she sees a group of kids, she'll be there in an instant to join them. And if we are walking around the shopping complexes and sees someone her size, she'll approach them.

She's definitely got a sense of adventure and is not scared to try things out, like climbing. She can now climb up and down so well and will keep on trying till she gets it. She can now climb up to her baby chair which is strapped to the dining chair.

Jia Wen is also a very determined young creature. When she wants something and wants to achieve something, she'll do it! She loves trying to unlock locks. Like the other day at the new house, she took the whole bunch of keys to try to unlock the gate. She stood there for quite a while under the hot sun trying to unlock with different keys. Of course she didn't succeed but yesterday, she tried to unlock a lock here and she got it. She managed to unlock a lock with the correct key!

While Jia Wen is a happy, friendly baby, she's also developed (since quite a while ago) a very bad temper which I am not too happy about (because I know where that character came from *sigh*). Jia Wen is a very temperemental and can show's her temper whenever she doesn't get her way or when she's in a bad mood. Not something that I am proud to say but it is an example of what sort of character she has developed.

She has new words added into her dictionary. Although some words can only be understood by her mummy, other words are quite clearly spoken. She understands us quite well and can respond to whatever you may say to her. Though she doesn't respond by saying anything, she'll either nod or shake her head.

She's a hyperactive child who is always on the go. She can play the whole day not needing to sleep and I think if I forget to feed her, she'll also forget about her food. However, I still put her to nap once in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon. She must be wondering why her life evolves around mostly sleeping. She climbs up and down the sofa, and loves to climb over and sit on my tummy. Sometimes I do wish that she was still an infant not knowing how to crawl, just lying down watching the world around her. Well, when she was that age, I couldn't wait for her to be able to crawl, walk, etc.. and now I can't wait for her to be 3!

Shien Wei recently taught her how to roar like a tiger and a lion and she does it very well and cute at the same time. She enjoys being chased around the house by her father and always without fail, seek refuge under the dining table in between the legs of the chairs. Soon she'll have a whole new ground to explore and be chased about.

I have also noticed that she is picking things up very fast too. Like today, I taught her her 5 senses - sight; how she reads a book, taste; how she eats, hear; I will whisper into her ears, smell; I taught her how to snif and she now knows how to snif snif, touch; how to hug a toy. She learnt it all in a few minutes.

She enjoys going to the playground her her grandma who brings her almost everyday. She enjoys playing with the kids and the swing too. Of course she enjoys running around more!

For those who have been reading my blog, you'll know that there were a few very minor accidents that happened to Jia Wen. First was her finger (minor accident while cutting her finger nail) and second was her elbow which was slightly dislocated after a sudden pull. Of course she has recovered. As for the dislocated elbow, she's using her arm like it never happened before.

Anyway, for those who have been following her footsteps all this while, I thank you for being there for us. It has a been a wonderful, fullfilling journey. Love you all!

Teak TV Console 

Sofa set 

French Buffet 

Dining area 

An Almost Complete House

We have been so busy for the past few months especially the last few weeks with the new house. Renovation started on the 27 April and now we will finally be moving in.

We will be moving into our new less humble abode in Nilai this weekend. Many work have been done over the past 2 weeks. We now have a dining set, a living hall set, a room so sleep in, bathrooms to bathe in and kitchen to cook. Basically, all the essentials are in and fixed. We already have a TV (34") sitting on a teak console which I must say was a good acquisition. Astro is installed.

We also bought a french buffet placed next to the dining table from the same teak shop we bought the TV console from. It is a nice buffet but a little too short for the wall. The house is ready for occupation and I can't wait to go next week.

I have been packing up some stuff and hoping that I'll be able to clear all of our belongings by this weekend. Although it is not necessary to move out totally but I just want everything there as much as possible. We are not bringing any furnitures there except for Jia Wen's cot and chest of drawers, so all are just boxes. Most of our clothes and books are there already leaving knick-knacks to bring there.

Of course there are other things we want to get for the house and we will but those are not considered essentials so we will take our time. Mainly decoration stuff.

My back is about to break with all the packing, moving and unpacking. It is exhausting. I did all the packing and unpacking all on my own. I think my husband is taking me a bit too much for granted! Sigh.

Anyway, enjoy the pictures and I hope to get more pictures out soon but I won't be in touch with the cyber world once I move in there, so you guys would have to sit back and relax. I think I am going to suffer from internet withdrawal when I get there. No phone line yet. Pray for me, it may be quite bad!

Curtains

The green curtain for the green room. This green room is the room downstairs in which will be the extra guest room. Haven't furnished this room yet but will do it up slowly.

The bronzy colour is the curtain in our room. I should have taken from a different angle to take in the brown wall that I have on the left. Then you'll understand why I chose the the bronze.

My personal favourite is the purple curtain against the white with slight purple tint wall.

As for the yellow room, I chose beige colour curtain to tone down the already very bright yellow room. This room is Jia Wen's room.

Curtains

The curtains for my house is done and all hanged. It wasn't easy choosing the colours for the different rooms but I guess it turned out quite well.

As for the hall, the colour didn't turn out as I expected it to be. A bit too yellow for me. I guess it is not easy to get the right colour from sample cloth. It always turn out different as a larger piece.

The Nevis

One of my greatest achievements in life was to bungy. I did this May 2003 in Queenstown, New Zealand and till today, I am proud of it! May have boasted quite a bit about it but heck, have you done it?

Then, The Nevis was the second highest Bungy jump in the world. Now it is the highest in the whole of Australiasia. The Nevis Highwire Bungy is 134 metres high (440 feet). The jump pod is suspended by high-tension wires that span 380 metres across The Nevis River only accessbile by a cable car. It takes about 8.4 seconds to get to the end of the jump and if you ask me, that is quite a long time. Imagine, one misissippi, two misissippi, three misissippi, four misissppi, five misissippi, six misissippi, seven misissippi, eight misissippi!

It was a feeling that is hard to describe. I don't think I have ever felt so scared, excited and so happy at the same time. My adrenalins were sure rushing and I felt really good for a while (like pic below).
Highly recommended and for those who may just be a little interested, don't hesitate!

Next crazy thing I want to do is "sky jump".

Blogging Pioneer

Douglas "Doogie" Howser MD was probably one of the first person to introduce blogging.

Remember Doogie? It was a TV series ran from 1989 - 1993 which starred Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage genius cum doctor and at the end of every episode, he would "blog" about his day. Of course at that time, his journals were not published online but it sure was published on TV. But I think he was one of the very few who kept a diary on the computer.

So is Doogie considered a blogging pioneer?

Thanks Babe

Thanks honey for watching small girl while I had a night out last night. I am sure you had a good "father-daughter" time last night. Wanna do it again soon?

I LOVE YOU!

Girls' Night Out

Haven't been clubbing in a while and haven't hit the dance floor for ages. Last night, 4 of us (Jacqui, Katrin, Shirlene and I) hit the city!

We started out at Zouk (haven't been there before this). Managed to get invites into Velvet Underground thanks to DJ Victor G (my brother) but found that the it wasn't happening yet so we went up to The Loft. Found that the music there were a bit more happening but as the crowd came in, we felt that we were kinda out of place. There were 16s and 17s there so we decided to adjourn someplace else. My brother recommended The Ivy at The Asian Heritage (near Sheraton Imperial).

The Ivy rocks man! It was very very packed when we got there but the music was good so we decided to stay. We managed to find a tiny tiny spot and guess who was next to us? Hans Isaac! He and his parté were downing a couple of Moet and we got to rub asses with him! hahaha... Of course Jacqui, Katrin and Shirlene didn't know who he was but I knew *grin*. There were some advances and hits *grin* but silly me, I wore my wedding ring and of course I wouldn't get picked-up lah. Next girls night out, remind me not to wear my ring! Need to know and feel that I can still be picked-up and.... what's that word.... hhhmmm.... can't seem to get the correct term out of my head.. still marketable? Hahaha.... makes me sounds like a whore! Argh, you know what I mean - still attractive, still have the pulling force and still "got it"!

We were there till 3.15 am when the lights came on and we had to walk out in the rain and caught a taxi back to Ampang. By the time I got home, it was almost 6 AM and now am I going to crash soon!

Great night out girls!

Tom Cruise

Isn't he gorgeous? He is one of the best looking living actors on earth. I am sure I had a crush on him when I was younger but for a while after that, I thought other actors like Hugh Jackman (still gorgeous), Ewan McGregor, etc were better looking. But now, after watching Oprah, wow Tom is "The Greatest Living Movie Star".

He is so in love with his recent love, Katie Holmes and I never knew he was such a romantic and a down-to-earth person. I am so jealous of Katie! I wished I had such a big dream like Katie did when she was in her teens, her dream was to marry Tom Cruise!

Bath Time 

Bath Time

Bath times are one of the best times for Jia Wen and I. She simply loves to bathe and play with water. I don't draw a bubble bath for her everyday but even without the bubbles, she enjoys good old plain water just as much.

However bad her mood may be but once you put her into the tub, all is forgotten.

Jia Wen

Here's a nice picture of Jia Wen taken over the weekend.

Like I am, Jia Wen is also getting very excited about moving to the new house. I think she's already bored with this tiny home of hers here in Puchong and is eager to explore the new place. She has ran out of places to explore in this Puchong house and is up to the naughty mischievious stuff now. Sigh.

The new house is definitely bigger than the present and I bet she can't wait to turn it up-side-down.

Teka Products

Our kitchen's hood, hob and oven are by Teka Kuchentechnik

I hope to be cooking some magic meals out of these. Have already got some cook bookx that I can't wait to explore.

Cakes and gourmet foods, I can't wait (not).

Our Kitchen

This is how our kitchen looks like in the day. I took this picture right after cleaning it. I looks really good doesn't it? I am very happy with how it has turned out and pleased with the colours we chose. Thanks Signature Kitchen!

Dreams

Have you ever wished that you could continue sleeping for as long as possible just so that you can see how and where your dream would end? I always wish that was possible every morning when I have to wake up not just because I have to but it is just time to wake up. But your dream isn't over yet, it hasn't ended yet and you still wanna see how it will continue.

Some people have the gift for continuing dreams even on the next night but people like me, never get to continue dreams even if it was a wake to nature's call.

I dream every night without fail and it usually very active and it always feel as though I am really in it. My dreams usually evolves around my friends in school and me sitting for an exam. Those are the most common dreams I have and I always wonder why. Is it because my school friends had such a big influence in my life (good and bad) or is it something I really miss and would like to re-live it? As for the exams, I am always dreaming that I am going to sit for an exam that I am never ready for. Well, I know why I have such dreams. It is because it was true back then and now that many many years have gone past, I shouldn't have been so playful and things would have been different for me now.

I don't know about you but there has been many occasions where I wake up crying either because I am actually crying in my dream or it was a sad dream. Sometimes it is so bad that I am actually sobbing and sulking in the realworld. Are such dreams considered a nightmare?

Wet dreams? Not the kind that makes me actually pee on the bed of course. Erotic dreams are quite hard to come by and I seldom have it though I wouldn't mind having more of it. *grin*

I wish that there's a way to record my dreams so that I can watch it the next day like a movie. Is there such a technology out there? Do you believe that dreams are what your subconcious mind wants to tell you, how you actually feel? And would you believe that dreams do in some small way take effect on your physical body? I am a staunch believer of how dreams can affect your well-being the next day or so. If I have had a dream which sees me running up and down or having a very active dream, I wake up tired and as though I haven't slept at all.

Have you ever tried sleeping in the afternoon? Was it a scary experience? For me, most of my afternoon naps are a scary experience. Whenever I sleep in the afternoon and dream, I always feel as though I am actually doing whatever I am doing in my dream. If I am walking, I can actually feel like I am walking and if I am running, I always feel like I am actually running. And the scariest thing is that I can still hear the actual noise and what's happening around me. I know I am sleeping, my eyes are closed, I am dreaming but at the same time, I know what's actually going on around. And to make things worse, waking up is not easy. It is fine if I have a very short nap (10-20 mins) but anything more than that, I will have a problem waking up. Damn!

Is there an end to a dream? If you keep on sleeping for hours and hours and for as long as you possibly can, will there be a "and they lived happily ever after (or not). The End"?

Dance With My Father Again

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end?
Cause I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her doorAnd
I'd hear how' my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

Good night Luther. May your soul rest in peace.

Love our flag

Another letter to The Star:

In line with our government's regular campaign to promote and cultivate the love for our country's flag, the rakyat should first learn to respect it.

Hanging faded, tattered even torn flag is disrespectful, disgrace and definitely shows no patriotism.

Our National Day is nearing and our government normally encourages its rakyat to hang or display our national flag. However displaying black, greasy, dingy flags on cars and buses is inappropriate. Neither does hanging an abundance of our country's flag. Raising hundreds of it outside a building does not represent one's willingness to die for his country. It is a waste of money and it can be an eyesore.

Hard to find ERL Station

Another letter to The Star:

Locating the ERL Station in Putrajaya / Cyberjaya is a strenuous task especially if it is your first time.

As a frequent commuter to the KLIA, my first choice of transportation is the ERL. However, I notice that there are no signages leading to the station in Putrajaya / Cyberjaya.

Being a planned city, Putrajaya / Cyberjaya should have better signages leading to such an important facility. It should be made convenient to all. Good road signs and sufficient advertisements will help promote the usage of such an efficient public transport.

The ERL station at Salak Tinggi too is hard to locate!

Slow convoy on fast lane causes crawl on NSE

My letter to The Star was very summarized!