STOP & SHOP

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HEATWAVE PROMOTION

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*calling for shoe lovers - meaning - calling for all ladies*
buy any 2 pairs of normal price shoes,

get 10% discount for each pair

+ a whole life membership for FREE.

card member is entitled for 10% discount on any day;

any pair of shoes;

20% discount for birthday purchase (before/after 3 days).

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BUY ~ BUY ~ BUY

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LEVI'S PROMOTION

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trade in any old pair of levi's jeans for RM80.

of course this is only applicable for trade with purchase.

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GO ~ GO ~ GO

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NO MIRROR IN THE ROOM, PLEASE

i went to ikea with my mil and sil this afternoon. we went there purposely for a shoe rack. you know what... i don't own a space in the house for my shoes. i've been putting all my 20-30 pairs of shoes in my car boot all this while. and 'this while' has lasted for the past 1 year.

after spending almost 4 hours in ikea, at last... we were able to get ourselves a 'shoe rack'. you must be wondering why i put the inverted commas for the word shoe rack. cos we bought a bookshelf and turn it into a shoe rack. how creative my mil is... rate her, 1 to 10!

we bought home the brand new billy book shelf. yeah... my shoes have a home now!!

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my sil wanted to buy a full length mirror for her room. pity her-lah... every time after she changes in her room, she needs to go near the toilet for the full length mirror. girls ma... of course we need a full length mirror in our rooms. agree??

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100%! everyone!! i bet!!!

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she already held one in her hands, got ready to put it in the trolley. my mil disallowed her to buy it - never put a mirror in a bedroom. reason - ?? (no reason). as usual-lah...

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my sil actually tolerated. she promised to turn the mirror to another side when she goes to sleep at night. but the answer was still a NO.

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i kept quiet... i didn't say a thing. not to say i didn't want to help my sil. just that i know i can't change a thing, i will never able to convince my mil to not believe the myth that she has been believing for years, i can't make her change her decision in anyway.

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my sil was so pissed off! she mumbled and walked off - 'because of you believing those unreasonable myths, you make me so inconvenient!' - wow... i agree!!! salute you, my dearie sil!!!

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i tried to figure out the reason behind it - never put a mirror in a bedroom. look, i found this...

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#feng shui bedroom: do

you should be able to see if someone entering the room. if somehow, you can't place a mirror to reflect the view. mirror can solve many problems for feng shui bedroom.

(extracted from http://feng-shui-bedroom-tip.blogspot.com)

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#a full length mirror is a must

(read more from http://youlookfab.com/2009/01/14/a-full-length-mirror-is-a-must/)

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p/s: i think my mil is having this in her mind - 她怕我们的灵魂被吸进镜子里面. what do you think...?

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我的笔友 - 钟小'慢'

well... her name is actually 钟小曼. but i always call her 小慢and sometimes 大慢. she is extremely slow in whatever she does. most probably she needs 2 hours to finish a plate of rice with 2 dishes. she spends 2 hours in shower room to complete a full set bath. she completes her full make up in 2 hours. can you believe this?? and this is when i call her 小慢.

she watches a 1 1/2 hours hong kee movie in 2 days. she cooks 2 sets of breakfast from 5.30am - 9.00am. terrible...!! and this is when i call her 大慢.

and there are actually more to tell... hehehe...

小慢 is a hong kee who got married to a physician, who is 8 years her senior and now residing in penang. her marriage is really a dramatic one, just like those korean drama series - the 2 families tie up an agreement to marry their son and daughter when they grow up. 小慢 got married at as young as 17 years old. after the grand ceremony, which lasted for 2 days, she stays in penang with her husband's family.

before their marriage, they met each another maybe only once or twice a year, during CNY or christmas. all they know about each another is the name - 郭耀锋 (harry) and 钟小曼.

and suddenly they were told/instructed to get themselves prepared for their marriage. too rush, too harsh... no pre-wed photos, no 过大礼, only 2 packs of BIG, REAL BIG 红包 from harry's family to 小慢's.

yeah yeah... it sounds like selling off their daughter. 小慢 felt the same too and she was so upset that she had no say to her own life and sad that she had to leave her family and friends.

i don't know much on how she gets along with harry and his family. i get to know from her that she actually continues her study and went to london with harry for 2 years to complete her master. their love for malaysia makes them back to penang - harry is still with the specialist centre and 小慢 with her her artistic photography and art.

they are extremely extreme. harry to me, is a person who thinks logically, scientifically and with senses; 小慢 to me, is a person who thinks out of the box, acts differently (and funny) and makes no sense. i really can't tell how these 2 categories can work properly TOGETHER!

perhaps this is fate. they are still living happily together. she shares her secret to maintaining a good relationship - 'mutual understanding'. they always share what they have in mind, what they wanna do, how they wanna get things done... 'never to guess as i'm bad in solving riddles and IQ questions', this is what she tells me. and i agree!


p/s: i'm sure before they can get along well, they must have gone through difficult times too. they can make it, why can't we get along well with our partners? share everything with your partner. 他们不是我们肚子里的一条虫!

HEALTH ALARM

something is wrong somewhere but i just can't tell it... or are my hormonal changes so noticeable?

i feel dizziness. sometimes i'm out from my vision (blackout). sometimes my world spins. sometimes i feel like fainting. sometimes i'm on camera mood (negative visual effect).

i feel tiredness. most of the time i feel like taking a nap in the office. most of the time i feel like applying for MC and go back home for a long nap. most of the time my eyes can't open wide. most of the time i have stiff neck and shoulders.

i feel that my acne problem is getting worse. (touch wood) pimples are getting lesser. but once i have them - they come at the same time and all of them are volcanic peaks!!

i have double vision. my eyes can't focus properly, especially when i put on my spectacles again after resting my eyes. i can't read a book in my hands with my spectacles on.

i have stomachache / gastritis - i can't distinguish between these 2 symptoms. the pain is around there. i'm wondering if it is caused by pylori (i'm about to do the confirmation test...)

i have a kinda body ache that feels like arthritis. sometimes i can feel the swell and weakness on my legs and arms. oh gosh... who says only older ppl can have arthritis?

8 18 28 38 48

when i was 8, my family filled my whole.

without them, there'd be no me.

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when i was 18, friends were my all.
without them, i'd have bored to death.
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i am 28 now.
some of my friends were once my colleagues.
some of my colleagues are now my friends.
i can't even differentiate them,
who are my friends & who are my colleagues.
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when i'm 38, hopefully i'll have a family like this.
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i'm not expecting my girl and my boy could bring me here when i'm 48.
eventually... perhaps

AM I LOSING MY ORIGINALITY?

lately, i seldom write about myself - the things that i've seen, the sound that i've heard and listened to, the way that i felt and...

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is it too little that i see, i hear and listen to, i feel and... or have i lost my sense, interest, inpiration and... to write?

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is it too little incident of mine that worth a post? or is it too much till it complicates the write up?

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i'm losing my soul today...

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a day without a soul is so empty, blank and incomplete...

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MINUM MILO ANDA JADI SIHAT DAN KUAT

do you remember during our school days in the 80s - 90s, we used to wait impatiently for the Milo van to come to our schools to giveaway free iced milo? if i'm not mistaken, the visiting was only once or twice a year. imagine... the whole school, even the teachers and the aunties selling food in the canteen were waiting for the Milo van. it was just like a green limosine and a superstar in it. hahaha... 有点夸张但却真实!

the taste of the iced milo is so unique that you can't get it from anywhere else. not from the best mamak stall, not from the best mama in the world. it is just Milo, iced Milo from the van!

i heard from a friend of mine, the formula of preparing the super tasty iced Milo - Milo powder, fresh milk, sugar and condensed milk, blended in the right proportions and kept in the right temperature. but we never got to know the proportions and the temperature. and this is why we are still craving for iced Milo from the van!

i still remember that my eldest sis and i were addicts to Milo when we were little girls. we couldn't sleep without drinking a cup of Milo at night. no matter how accidentally we fell asleep, we'd get up in the middle of our sleepy night and pour a cup of Milo. then... we could dream our night away...

but i can't remember when i recovered from the addiction. it stopped just like that, i guess... perhaps, teased by others for drinking Milo at night and not beer. wakakaka...

lately i can't sleep well. only manage to sleep for 2 - 3 hours, wake up in midnight and wait for the dawn. i try drinking Milo before sleep and it seems working on me.

am i a born addict or what...?!

p/s: hubby is working late tonight. i'm still waiting for him to be home and prepares me a cup of Milo. he can make a cup of tasty Milo too. hahaha...

MILK

*optimum consumption is 200ml - 250ml a day, after meal and not with en empty stomach.

*one cup of 250ml of milk contains 285mg of calcium, which represents 22% - 29% of the daily recommended intake (DRI) of calcium for an adult.

*no re-heating, optimum temperature for consumption is 20DC - 30DC.

*do not consume milk with tea as tea neutralises the benefits of milk.

*consuming full fat milk may increase fertility while consuming low fat milk may decrease fertility.

RANCANGAN TERGENDALA

i read a lot recently, especially on pregnancy - just to satisfy my curiosity and getting myself prepared in whatever ways possible. yeah... i'm serious about getting a geminian-rabbit baby girl.

anyway, i have just started off with a few chapters, have not gotten into in-depth on how to push the baby out from the womb yet. slowly ya... i'm still reading on the preparations, not even near the process of conceiving. hahaha...

the book and some other articles in mags actually state that mental & physical preparations are basically and in fact more important than the financial. imagine... from the moment a woman conceives, money starts flying off - to the gynae, supplements, baby's things and so on... what in the world could possibly more important than the financial stability? i find the facts are quite right as i read on...

here are some of them... to be read together (husband & wife):

1. mentally prepared - ask yourself - do you really want a baby? if yes, you are mentally prepared. just a simple question - answer it and jump to point 2.


2. physically prepared - if you want a baby, do you want it to be healthy? if yes, prepare yourself NOW!

a. for those who are smoking - husband, please minimise the number of cigis per day / wife - please quit now!

b. for those who are on regular alcohol consumption - husband, please reduce the intake / wife - quit taking in jack's and switch to yomeishu.

c. for those who are on birth control - husband, you can now stop buying condoms at the moment and save the money in your piggy bank / wife - you can now quit popping in pills and/or remove the diaphragm.

d. for those who think that you are not healthy enough to have a baby - husband & wife, please start planning for a healthier lifestyle (eg. sleep earlier, wake up earlier), take vitamins & supplements (eg. women are talking madly about folic acid for preconception), do a thorough medical check up (eg. a blood test on talassemia minor - this is popular among asians) and please consult doctor for more information.


3. financially prepared - are you still working with income? if yes, you are prepared!

a (i). how much is enough - the answer will be an infinity figure because you'll never know. why don't you take the pressure of forking out the money when you are still young and able to earn an income? for instance, a family with an average annual income of $50K - first baby @ age of 30. average retirement age - age of 60. when your child enrols for university, you are most probably hitting the age of 51 - you are still earning an income, you still have the financial support. bingo...!!

a (ii). on the other hand, a family with the same annual income, first child @ 35, you are left with 4 working years. yeah, you are so right, you are still earning an income, you still have the financial support. but think about this, how long a student needs to study for his master/PHD honour? think...

**by then, it would be much more difficult for you to absorb the pressure of retirement and not able to support your child for higher education**

b. if you think you are not earning enough income to support a family - husband & wife, save a certain amount in bank account every month and start counting down the conceive month and expected due date. you will be able to estimate the amount of money allocated for the whole process - from conceiving to delivering the baby to this wonderful world.

planning is important but don't overly plan. it'll cause unnecessary pressures and add to arguments between husband & wife. plan in a whole, executing it in stages.

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i brought up this topic to hubby and he actually has the same concerns, worries and pressures too. he is such a nice hubby to keep everything to himself as he knows i'm thinking of having a baby. after a several attempts of Q&A, finally he speaks up.

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i acknowledge all that he has in mind. i had all that in my mind before but just that i read, understand, process and absorb what others have experienced. after going through the learning process, i finally know where i'm gonna head to and how i'm gonna make it real.

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i'm trying to make hubby understands too. i really hope that he is equally happy, excited and pressure-free about getting a new life into the family. i'm not sure if he is comforted and i'm starting to worry about his feelings than if i should have a baby now. if he is still uncertain about it, i rather fore go the geminian-rabbit baby girl.

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p/s: honey, i just want you to know that you are the most important person who i care for. i will never sacrifice you for anything/anyone.

SLEEPY TIRED FRUSTRATED HELPLESS SHOCKED

it rained so heavily this morning. i managed to wake up on time this morning. thanks to the sleepless night. i tried waking up hubby for work but he was too lazy to wake up. let it be... it's not always raining... he is not always like this...

need not to mention about traffic - not only moving slow, it was heavy and stuck. i reached office at around 8.50am and... what a good news?! my boss hadn't reached office yet. i believe traffic in cheras was much worse than jalan kuching. almost all my colleagues from cheras were late late late, much later than me. there were some from kajang who reached in the late morning, when the fire drill exercise was about to end at 11.15am. imagine that...

the fire drill exercise was killing me. i seldom exercise in my life, i guess fire drill is the only one for me in a year. hahaha... oh... i had twice this year. the assembly point has moved from pasar rakyat to prince court, so we gotta have the exercise once more.

walking down the stairs from 16th floor isn't a joke. i'm not feeling very well lately and this exercise really added to my sickness. luckily i didn't faint, if not... i wouldn't be here writing...

going off for an early lunch, erm... brunch in pavillion. it's normal to have early lunch on a fire drill exercise. it finished at 11.30am - walk back to office building - wait for lift back to office - settle down for a while - griiinnnggg~~~ it's lunch time. might as well... have lunch earlier...

i have been staying back late in the office for the past 2 days. normally i don't make myself staying back in the beginning of the month, especially 1st of the month. it's really exhausted working like hell for the day before it. i swear to myself that i won't stay on the 1st. but... i stayed... purposely...

for the sake of going back a little earlier today. i got to know today's the fire drill exercise day via a colleague - 99% accuracy rate. haha... knowing the future, i planned to clear up as much as i could so that i wouldn't be rushing like hell, as if the month end closing.

frustration fills me when i got to know how the team leader distributes cases to processors. whose list has the 'littlest' cases gets more cases. whatdaf**k??!!

reason being - 'the ones who have many cases in their lists sure cannot finish if i distribute equally among processors'.

result 1 - the ones clear cases faster will have more cases to do. result 2 - the ones who get to do more cases will have more cases to follow up. result 3 - overloaded.

consequence 1 - what happens to the ones who have more cases at the beginning? lesser cases to do, lesser cases to follow up. it is now their turn to get more cases. consequence 2 - by the time they being allocated with more cases, it is the time that the whole team gets flooded and overloaded cos it is reaching the month end closing. how many cases can the ones being allocated more? sounds bulls**t, huh??!

moral 1 - don't try to work more than required. moral 2 - don't try to be stupid, thought you'd be able to help the team to at least minimise the volume.

i'm sure that there are people out there who agree with me. but this isn't the healthy way of working. this isn't the way it suppose to be. i don't wanna work in this way, i don't wanna think in this way but i have to admit that it is this way. take it or leave it...

i finally understand why 8 colleagues of mine leave the company within 24 hrs. tender today, leaving tomorrow - bravo! i think almost 50% left the company, as if the company is closing down. scary... good luck, pals... my best wishes with you.

good luck to you, COMPANY...