I'm Dying for Sleep!!!!

I'm so so tired!!!!!!!!! I'm so lack of sleep!!!!!! i've been working on a tender, ISO setting up & oso claim to client for day & night for the past few weeks! yet the work still piled up like nobody business on my office desk!! everyone is chasing behind my butt now..can somebody tell me where to get a few more junior QS????!!! i need to train somebody to take up some of my work load liao!

deadlines!!! I hate the most!!!! I hate bringing laptop home !!! i hate working until the wee hours in the morning & dragging myself to work. That's how frustrated i am now...yet, this is life!! i need the money to survive.

in actual fact, i'm staring blankly on my task which will due before the end of today....sigh! i'm way too behind on completing it.

okok...enough of nonsense...going back to my work now with another cup of coffee. Tomorrow will be another brand new day.

Elmo

My colleague's daughter Celine (we normally call her Yan Yan) is barely 4...very cute little girl. I get to see her everyday coz i carpool with her mum. Once she get to know you, she will start asking lotsa questions. I was once stucked without an answer...her question was simple : "What's sleeping beauty name?" i was lost...I know Ariel the mermaid, I know bout Snow White, I know princess Jasmine..but oh oh...not the sleeping beauty. I owe her an answer until later...ended up googling to find the answer to it. haha

Few days ago i was wearing my Elmo T-shirt to work, from far she spotted it & shouted : "Why there's a big Elmo infront of Irene Cheh Cheh (sister) T-shirt? Is she bringing Elmo to work? Why mummy why? "

Haha...both her mum & i exchange look..v started laughing...she's so cute, really brightened our day.

Sometimes kids can bring joy to us when we are sad or stressed over daily life...their smiles, thoughts are so genuine & pure like little angels. I love kids...I did think about becoming a teacher long time ago, particularly a pre-school teacher...but on 2nd thought, i dont have the character that can set as a good example for little kids, so better not contaminate their little brains...hahahaha.

Anyway, next week is little Yan Yan's birthday....just hope she continue to be bubbly happy girl.

Mood Swing

I've always knew that my mood swing can affect me extremely either on the positive or negative sides...but thank God, it stays most of the time at the +ve side...haha.

This happened to my work as well, when I'm in very good mood...i can finish my 3 days work in a day...but when i'm really lazy, it can drag days to do so. Seriously, this really not a good practice...yet haha..sometimes just cant help it. Often tight time frame has helped overcome this problem in me.

Lately i've been assign to a Highway tender in Indonesia, honestly speaking i'm excited. It has been months since i join this company & have been looking at building jobs....I hate buildings jobs! Too many elements yet small in amount, not like highways...just a bridge itself already cost more than a row of terrace houses.

The truth is, my motivation started coming back...seeing something i'm so familiar with kept me working on the task without complaining. The feeling is like seeing an old friend, now happily updating where i've left behind since last year. (yaiks! my boss sure dont like to hear this..one should be multitasking rather than choosy on what to or what not to do.)

I've two more days left before submission, meanwhile enjoying myself looking at the bridge drawings, take off the quantities & temporary forget about everything to do with buildings...haha.

Weekend with the Ngs Family -Bon Odori

Lena invited me to join the family for this year Bon Odori few days ago. At first i thought it was only the 3 daughters, Lena & Kelvin. Until that evening on the way to Shah Alam only i got to know that 10 from the Ng family joined the fun...hahaha.

(my housemates - they came in a group organised by their college)

This is my forth time going for Bon Odori in Shah Alam, as usual Panasonic stadium was packed with Japanese as well as Malaysians. Some even turn up in Yukata. We reached around 530pm before the performance & dance starts. ^_^ Kelvin's 3 daughters were very excited as it was their first time...walking from stall to stall & tasted types of Japanese food available. It was fun.



The 1st section of the dance started at 7pm sharp, we joined in. It was clumsy at first, stepping on each others foot & bump into the people nearby as we wasnt sure bout the steps. Slowly everyone manage to get into the rhythms, the crowd dance beautifully forming circles around the stage.

(Action during the break)

There was a break in between the 1st section & the 2nd. We then walk around to take photos with Japanese little girls; they are so adorable & people cant stop taking photos with them. We stayed on until the 2nd section ends & headed to Subang for Kelvin youngest daughter birthday dinner celebration. I enjoyed the night with them...was fun looking at the girls excited over Bon Odori & joking around...and the Ng family, indeed a very sporting family..haha.

(Dinner time at Station 1 Subang)

The Lost of my 2nd dog - Casper

I got to know bout Casper been stole on my way back home from work, I was really angry..."what?! again?! who the Hell so irritating & sickening ?! "

Once i got home, i checked on the cage, asked around the neighbour & did a quick check on the surrounding. Apparently there are some bits of crackers around & the padlock i used for the cage was no longer there. Slowly my sad feeling started to sat in...it recalled the time when i lost Hoppie (my first dog). Sigh! how could these ppl do that to pet owner?!!!!!!!! If not because the church teaching not to curse, i would have curse my lung out... i cried.

I hope Casper is in good hand.I read bout foreign workers steal dogs for meat due to increasing food price in the paper just a few days back..The worst thing that i dont wish it would happen is that Caper ended up in a hot pot & eaten like shabu-shabu.

Budget meal for a lazy sunday afternoon

Ingredients :

a) 4 washed potatoes

b) some freshly chopped English parsley

c) diced garlic

d) salt & pepper

e) 1 table spoon of low fat butter

f) sprinkle of Parmesan cheese

Method :

I wasn't sure about the recipe just based on the taste i remembered; i started boiling the potatoes, later goreng it with butter, salt & pepper. Chopped English parsley & cheese was later mixed with the potatoes before serving....hehe...turned out quite ok for the 1st time. Guess what? I'm happy coz it was something different, filling & yet only cost me less than RM1. Stingy that u might think, but blame it to the petrol hike ya...haha.

I've few more potatoes with me...i guess will try cooking something else tomorrow. cheers!

Sunset at Ulu Langat

Taken few weeks back during farewell for my colleague...was a beautiful evening. I like this place, the KL view on top of the hill really breathtaking. I'll go again.. ^_^

little luck starting to come back

I wasnt in good shape for the past few weeks. I was sick for two weeks due to my sensitive nose, then I fell in front of my house on a rainy evening that caused ligament tear on my both knees...sigh! Doctor advised not to do any run for another 6-8weeks. (there goes my $$ which i paid for few runs down into the drain)

That wasnt the end of it, grandmother when in to CCU a week ago & dad's house in Taiping was flooded few days back due to landslide caused by the construction nearby. All bad news just sink in one after another including my work place havoc, I nearly want to pengsan. Thank God that gave strength to my family...we managed it though.

But ahha!! When i thought bad luck yet to end, my surprise present came...hehe...Yesterday i received a consignment notice, i was clueless thinking that it might be one of statement. I made an arrangement & pick it up along the way home awhile ago after work..I got excited the minute i open up the envelope..It was from F&N. Apparently I am one of the 2nd week winner in 100plus contest & my prize ?? hehe.. Nike Sport Retail Voucher worth of RM300. It does really cheer me up quite a bit. ^_^ Yeah!