Princess Lilue

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So there's this boy.
He's really got my attention.
Bottom line - if he wants me.
I could be his.
But he don't.

So happy birthday to you, my friend.

My neighbour, way back in the Island, somehow located me on Facebook. So, i've like, have not seen him (physically) since we left high school.. although the first 1-2 years abroad, we've crossed path before, thru friends etc..

Anyway, he's inviting me to his wedding next month. To tell the truth, i'm not sure whether i want to go. Of course, first & foremost is the daunting task of "going thru" it alone.. I mean, i'm not too sure who's exactly attending this do.. the only mutual acquintance we have that i'm still in contact with is Mrs.BF, of course.. and well, anyone else that i might know there, are basically "people from my past", some whom i'm not too keen to run into..



if i've got a prince of my own, then at least by default i've got someone to drag to such occasions.. hehe.. but to drag one of my girlfriends, pity them too.. there wouldnt be anyone that they'd know there (i'd think so, but i could be wrong.. )

Plus, knowing this guy.. hmm.. and looking at his card & website (seriously, he created a website just to announce his wedding.. ish ish) .. i've got this uneasy feeling about the whole thing.. ntah ler..

but can't deny that i am curious to see how these people have turned out now.. the picture of them that i have at the back of my mind is still a bunch of kids in their white shirt & pants school uniforms.. hahah.. zaman2 budak2 bodoh dulu..


Mrs.BF - jom ler pergi with me..!! :(

Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate!
~Sandra J. Dykes

Mdm KS told me the good news earlier today.. Congrats babe!!

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Sometimes i wonder.. the Ex got married the same day as Mdm KS (well, probably earlier since the kenduri on his side was the same day as Mdm KS's).. if it was me, i wonder what my life would be like today.. going on to child no 2 maybe.. i dont know.. i havent heard from him since that last phone call with that invitation to his wedding..

i dont have regrets, but the what-if's do poke it's ugly head out sometimes.. would i have had my happy-endings? who knows, it could also be the worst nightmare (given some of my friend's experience) of my life.. only God knows best.. i know He has His plans for me but yet, sometimes i dont know if i am strong enough to face His tests..

Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings. ~Miles Franklin

p/s: I miss having someone "to tell it to"...

While we were preparing to receive our new GM in a welcoming party today, we were suddenly surprised by an announcement of a bomb threat. I, on my way to check on the food, almost dropped my jaws in surprised.. i mean, seriously? i've heard of it happening & i logically think that it is not impossible, but yet, it seem unreal that it would happen to us.. of course, i did not have some kind of whole-life-flashes-in-your-mind kinda thing.. i was too busy trying to settle/think abt the last minute details of the party & at the same time evacuating the premise etc.. hehe.. i know most of us take the whole thing lightly & made jokes about it, but what if la ek.. there was a real bomb? you people should really learn to walk faster (ie not melenggang).. i know it is 9/11 today but cant think of where we fit in this picture.. i mean we're not even a US-based company.. probably just coz we're big.. if it was my previous company, i wouldnt be surprised.. they are a well-known US company & the company logo i'm sure is way too obvious from the air..

msg'd my friend about it while waiting for the bomb squad clearance.. at first he didnt quite believe me and he supposedly planned to come over to the office today.. guess it's his lucky day today..


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I was watching Oprah the other day.. she was interviewing some ladies, Jennifer Aniston included.. who are first-timer director of short movies as part of Glamour magazine challenge.. i was quite interested in what one of the ladies' commented.. that there's so many women like me (ie singles), who have their heads up in the clouds (eg on ipod, phone or just plain ignoring other people) just "miss" the signs given to them by men..

is that so? i mean, i do know i can be a bit too "lurus" (naive - i think).. and i dont usually find it easy to connect with a stranger.. so yeah, maybe i am missing all the "signs" out there, but sometimes, the ones i do meet.. gives such confusing signals, that i cant even tell what exactly these people are trying to tell me.. either he dont know how to woo a girl (ie give the right signal) or he's just plain not interested. ntahler.. to pursue doesnt seem right, but not to pursue also sounds very wrong.. ;p

so can you blame a girl for not 'seeing' the signs.... ?

I picked up this song from a cd i bought in France during the milleninum new year. We were on our way back from our day trip to Geneva, Switzerland to my senior's friend's place. My senior, she wanted to buy some French songs to remember our trip there. So we stopped by this mall we found & since both of us knows next to nothing about french musics, we just grabbed a cd each. Somehow, she ended up with a french artist's english album instead.. hehe.. poor her..

I on the other hand, bought a compilation album, with some familiar english songs mixed with french ones.. When i heard this song, i was totally hooked.. wished i could watch the actual Notre Dame de Paris musical.. (yeah, right... i can barely afford to watch any theater here.. let alone go to Paris to watch one..)..

p/s: can you believe that Garou (the first singer) played Quasimodo? he is soo good looking & that voice.. need i say more?

Belle, the original cast (Garou, Daniel Lavoie & Patrick Fiore)

Silence...

Doesn't mean I'm gone..





Quiet...

Doesn't mean i dont care..




But deep down in my heart somewhere,
You are remembered and always cared.......

There are moments when you just suddenly stop, step out from the moving wheel of life and wonder is there more to life than this? You look at the wheel that continued moving, you look at the people on it – some that you know, others that you don’t – and you start asking yourself, is this what you want in life?
As more years are added onto you, these moments start to come more frequently. Signs of maturity perhaps, but maybe it’s just our destiny. Maybe we’ve always been on a journey. And these ‘moments’ are just triggers to bring us back on track.
I don’t know.
Right now, I’m still standing still, watching the wheel move past me.

I need a...

boyfriend..

or an escort.. :(

or a driver would do... muahaha...

It's my girlfriend's wedding this weekend up north..
and i've got no one to go with (or rather to drive me).. uwaa..

I rather not drive myself, altho, if need to, i guess it's not such a big deal..
However, my mum does make a big fuss over it, which i so do not want to get into that now..
And since she's also going (we're only gonna be meeting there), i cant exactly show up & not explain how i got there.. heheh..

Unless of course there are other ppl going to the wedding as well...
& willing to take in this hitchhiker along.. i'm all game for it.. *wink*

Went to visit Mrs.BestFriend just now.. She's doing fine but her baby (currently named "Baby F" as the parents dont wanna divulge the name till he's been registered.. ;p) was still in the incubator earlier.. even her parents have yet to meet their new grandson..

Baby F did arrive right on the dot, but apparently his lung's a little weak/under-developed & doc suspected some infections etc.. anyway, we spied on him from the corner of the nursery & he looks pretty fine to us.. he's only abt 2.6kg when he was born, but i'm sure not for long.. he''d be up & running before you know it...*wink* probably was just trying to scare/play a trick on his parents kot.. ahaks.. you've got a joker on your hand babe! hehe..

Anyway, i hope.. no i'm sure he's gonna be fine & be gorgeous and all..

A shout out to Mrs.BestFriend..

A new person
Has arrived on earth
A tiny little one
A very special birth

Congratulations to you
For the birth of your son
You must be filled with joy
For this special one

"At this moment there are six billion, five-hundred and two million, eight
hundred and sixty seven thousand one hundred and twenty people in the world-give
or take a few. And sometimes all you need is one. For better or for worse."

-One Tree Hill

Kesian my friend sorang ni.. 2 weeks ago her parents was supposed to fly for umrah, but got stuck due to visa problem.. also she had a hell of a week, being ill but cant take leave coz trying to tie up her work before she go for the study leave (last week) for an exam that was due last saturday.. not to mention preparing for her wedding in june..

aleh2.. i guess everything was taking it's toll on her.. she had some major headache & found a lump (ie bengkak) on top of her head (plus i guess her fever wasnt better since she first had it).. so masuk la hospital.. doc says that the lump was nothing to concern about, but they want to check her sinusitis.. eh, pulak?.. she also didnt know she has any sinus problems, a minor one maybe, but no real sinus problem.. anyway, she's been in hospital pantai indah since last thursday & going for the operation this morning..

went to see her yesterday.. and i didnt even know where is this hospital pantai indah.. ;p nasib baik ler jumpa.. hehe.. her parents & siblings was there, as well a bunch of relative on their way out.. good thing that her parents are here instead of in Mekah too.. ada hikmah rupanya diorg tak dapat pergi..

oh ya, the exam will have to be postponed to september instead..

Auww.. my ex-colleagues called me up just now (well, rather one of them wanted to ask me abt some workings, while the other just wanted to hi).. she was telling me abt how much they missed me & how the place now feels slightly emptier without me.. (or rather how i'm no longer there to bug her really.. hehe.. i used to ask her all sorts of questions coz she's pretty senior over there..) and now that another of my ex-colleague is also leaving to join me here, she was pretty much devastated.. poor lady.. ;p

and no, i did not 'pujuk' my friend tuh to follow me regardless what some might think... although i guess she finally decided to accept after she found out that i accepted the offer. But it will be good for her as she'd get a chance to become a manager here... & i get a buddy to learn the ropes here together.. :)

Overall, have not gone full swing on the work yet.. still helping out here & there, rather than starting on my actual job.. so can't comment much on that.. of course, the nature of this job requires me to go back to basics.. erk, left those for so long, can barely remember them.. hehe..

the only other thing that bothers me (& just abt every other person who drives) abt here is the parking.. at the moment, i'm coming in pretty early & going back, i guess you can call it normal hours.. hehe.. this means, my sleeping & mealtime is totally screwed up .. i'd be having breakfast wayy early, then lunch at 12 (before lunch hour was 12.30, which i dont always go on time anyway..).. so then i'd get so darn sleepy & hungrier in between meal times.. aiyo, how la to conform to my diet like this..? and i so need to, esp since in may timeframe, got lots of kenduris to go to :(

"The point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come."
Peter Ustinov

Last quarter, the ex-boss gave our team a set of voucher each to dine at any of the restaurants in KL Hilton. I have been putting it off long enough & decided to use it before it expires next month.. One of the guys tried the Sudu Restaurant, but he wasnt too impressed by it. Guess he thought that for such value, the food could have been better. But a posh places like this, you're usually paying more for the ambiance/name/etc rather than the food.. right?

Someone suggested that i try either the Chinese or Japanese Restaurant.. Luckily both me & my date had a preference for japanese food for now & decided to go for the Jampagne buffet at Iketeru Restaurant last weekend.

The buffet was from 12-2.30pm for abt RM98++/pax (drinks not included). there's abt 100 dishes to pick from.. and you can order & repeat order as many as u like, max of 5 dish at a time.. within the hour given of course.. there's so many that we wanted to try.. hehe.. besides 2++ hrs was not long enough for a buffet spread.. especially with the both of us chatting non-stop through out the meal.. hehe.. the restaurant itself was quite impressive.. nice ambiance, cosy layout, attentive service and the food's pretty good.. hehe.. my date was totally in love their wasabi, apparently it has more 'kick' than most places he's been to..

overall verdict, i wouldnt mind doing it again.. good food, great place, cool company.. :)

In a brief conversation, a man asked a woman he was pursuing the question......

"What kind of man are you looking for?"

She sat quietly for a moment before looking him in the eye and asking.

"Do you really want to know?"

Reluctantly, he said, "Yes."


She began to expound... As a woman in this day and age, I am in a position to ask a man what he can do for me that I can't do for myself. I pay my own bills. I take care of my household without the help of any man. I am in the position to ask, "What can you bring to the table?"


The man looked at her. Clearly he thought that she was referring to money.


She quickly corrected his thought and stated, "I am not referring to money. I need something more. I need a man who is striving for perfection in every aspect of life."

He sat back in his chair, folded his arms, and asked her to explain.


She said, "I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection mentally because I need conversation and mental stimulation. I don't need a simple-minded man."

I am looking for someone who is striving for perfection spiritually because I don't need to be unequally yoked... believers mixed with unbelievers is a recipe for disaster.

I need a man who is striving for perfection financially because I don't need a financial burden.

I am looking for someone who is sensitive enough to understand what I go through as a woman, but strong enough to keep me grounded.

I am looking for someone who I can respect. In order to be submissive, I must respect him. I cannot be submissive to a man who isn't taking care of his business. I have no problem being submissive...he just has to be worthy. God made woman to be a helpmate for man. I can't help a man if he can't help himself."

When she finished her spill, she looked at him. He sat there with a puzzled look on his face.

He said, "You're asking a lot."

She replied, "I'm worth a lot."


Send this to every woman who's worth a lot and every man who needs to know that.

Hmm... i havent updated this blog for so long.. almost forgot that i have one.. haha.. the last few month have been such a whirlwind of activities, so didnt have the time to blog, nor check out other people's blog, much.. hehe..

Anyway, to those who still havent heard the news, i have left the present company & moved on to a new one.. I now have joined the steps of my ex-unimates & joined the oil&gas industry, altho as a rival instead.. hehe.. :)

How & why? I guess it was just time.. plus if i stayed any longer that the old place, i think i would have died of burn-out.. ;p life wasnt easy there.. not that it's any easier here (although that's what i'm hoping for..), but it will be a fresh start for me.. plus, i got a better offer here & hopefully a better future.. will see how it goes.. but wish me luck, kay..

haha.. guess what...? just met up with one of my ex-colleague yesterday.. he laughingly told me this story that's being going around since i left.. apparently when i told then i'm leaving for "personal reasons", which btw, i meant that i am 'personally fed-up with the people & getting burn-out there..'.. they came up with some story that i had some kinda of an affair with a married man & when it didnt work out, i decided to leave..

huh? me? get real.... he's just one of my lunch-buddies & the gang does include another single girl (which i've also heard that she's being subjected to the same speculation..).. & few other guys, whom rarely join us since these guys spend most of their time travelling.. aiyoo.. grow up la.. just because there are some people who do it, doesnt mean everyone else are.. there are man & woman out there who can be matured enough to be "just friends" you know.. besides, my friend tuh, never stops talking abt his wife & kids.. plus he, being "big brother" to me & the other girl, forever trying to 'menyibuk' abt our love life anyway & bugging us to get married asap.. so yeah right, we are "having an affair" with him.. & meeting up with his wife & kids during weekends at that.. very the interesting drama, huh... hehe.. besides, he has such a gorgeous wife that even his wife is not worried that he'd stray.. ahaks..

Anyway, gotta start with my training for now.. later...