Busy And Counting Down!

Besides work, both Bin and I are bogged down with the final preparations for our upcoming wedding. Gawd. There's just so much to do and we're so tired all the time!


Well, I am ridiculously tired all the time. Everyone is saying I look lifeless and lack a glow on my face, which is true, I must say. *sigh* I'm not sure what I need to do to put a glow on my face, besides make up. =P

It's also a crazy week at work, so it doesn't help at all. I have to do this and that, that and this.

And I've still got loads of things to do for the wedding ...

ANYWAY, do forgive me for the lack of updates, k! I've got a wedding to prepare. ;)

Wish us luck!

KK rocks!

Not many people can appreciate my hometown. A colleague of mine said it was boring, but I think it's because he's old or he's not interested in nature and the outdoors so of course it's boring to him!

Probably boring to the city slickers, too. ;)


I can't wait to put my feet up and enjoy the view here.


Veda Blu ice-cream is made in Sabah. At RM5.60 a scoop, it's pretty good.
But you MUST try the durian flavour if you love durian - only when durian is in season, though. I asked for durian flavour but they hadn't had their stock in yet.


Never ever miss the sunsets in KK.

One day, I'm just going sit and wait by the sea to watch the sun set.
Thank goodness YB is into sunsets, too. ;D

It's Mid-April already?

made breakfast one fine weekend morning.
carrots and guava for the fibre factor. ;)

It's been 2 weeks since I moved into the office at Jalan Tun Perak. How time flies!

I think I'm going to be fat over there, you know. The air conditioning is just too cold at times and I'm always looking for something to eat. Even if it's not cold, all I want to do is eat.

fridge magnets on someone's filing cabinet.

Right now, I have season parking at Dataran Merdeka and when I tell people that, the first thing that comes to their mind is, "Oh noes! Doesn't it usually flood??"

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Well, let's cross our fingers that it won't happen!

If it does, I'm sure my colleagues by the window cubicles will warn me that the river will overflow anytime and we'll rush to save our cars.

the office of the parking management.
i can't imagine working in a dank windowless room!

the day I caved in because I wanted something other than Nescafe at the work place!

So far, I've only had lunch with 5 different colleagues. I'm still not familiar with the places to go around Masjid Jamek.

I'll need to bring my own food next week or I really will be fat by the end of the month. Every morning, I try to control myself, but I end up inviting my colleague to join me for breakfast at the cafeteria, despite the food being greasy and unhealthy. I have opted not to order the hot drinks as they tend to be too generous with sugar.

we tried Little Taiwan last weekend and was devastated by the quality of food.
oh, we should have stayed home and cooked!

We're off to Kota Kinabalu for the weekend. It's been a while!

I can't wait for the bluer skies and cleaner air. I can't wait to play with my dogs. I can't wait to have home cooked food. =)

Apologies for the lack of updates, but as you know, I've been rather ridiculously busy!

Vegetable Lasagna

Made this somewhere in the first week of March. =)
Loved it!

Moving Office

A few colleagues and I are busy packing up to move to another office situated in town this Thursday. We're dreading it because of traffic and the old and gloomy conditions of the building.*sigh*

iI'll have to walk from Dataran Merdeka, mind you, because it'll be easier to exit town and go home, and I *think* they still have season parking.

Melvin or someone did suggest I join Lake Gardens' Adination running/training but I'm rather clueless when it comes to Adination thingy.

It was a crazy busy weekend, productive one but with no mileage clocked. Feeling guilty, we said we'll do a LSD tonight but let's see how far we can run. I'm still feeling rather exhausted.

*yawns*

Does Red Bull help?

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Found a copy of that article from the Harvard Business Review I copied from one of the interns when I first joined the department ...3 years ago?

Don't think I've read it yet.;D

Ba Da Bing

It's a lovely rainy morning to be snuggling up in bed under the covers but nooooo we don't have such luxury because we have to work and earn a living.

I woke up early this morning with the grand plan of coming in to work before 8am. Sadly, my time management needs more work because by the time I stepped into my car, it was 757am. Sheesh. (I burned my favourite blouse while doing a quick iron!)

The next few days until the end of the month is going to be hectic. My team is moving office into town and whilst we have to continue doing our work, we also have to do the packing up and tidying up. Argh! We need physical files, too, you know, not just working on soft copies.

And my phone has rang thrice already. *monkey face*

The skin is a burnt colour and I officially have eczema, AND another rash at the side of my inner foot. Gah, it's so annoying!!

I had a wary run yesterday evening, just to test whether my ankle was OK and well, I needed to work out anyway. Wary because, I was very conscious as to how I'd place my foot on the ground and I kept studying the ground to avoid pebbles.

Although I was short of breath, I'd like to think that I managed to keep a more or less consistent pace throughout the 7km run. It took a minute longer than usual, so it wasn't too bad, I guess! I was expecting worse, like 5 minutes or more. =P


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Anyway, what does one get for a girl who is celebrating her first birthday? I am hopeless when it comes to kiddy stuff, unless you're saying more clothes and toys and books and cupcakes? I don't think I have enough time to crochet something small and nice, hehe.

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I was just commenting to my colleague yesterday how sad it is when your boss does not help or offer any guidance to nurture the potential in us, but leave it to us to take our own initiative for personal advancement. I know there are many bosses like that, but I am not sure not ALL are like that.

A good leader will let go and see you prosper in many ways, allowing you and even assist you in seeking out greener pastures. It's a shame, isn't it, when one does not know how to be a mentor?

At this moment, a lot of us are on the lookout for better things because the longer we stay, the more stifled and supressed we'll be. We're still young! We need better things to lead to a better life! Start a family! Just to survive!

So where shall I go?

Stab Me With A Fork!

You know how you try to be friendly and helpful and instead, you inadvertently get yourself unnecessarily involved?

I picked up a colleague's phone call during lunch today and explained to the person on the line that she was on leave and will only be back on Monday. The person went on to ask who was the boss to my colleague's boss. I went, "Heh?"

The person was given instructions by her boss to find out from my colleague who the BIG boss is so that they could liaise with him or her directly.

They want the Main Man, not my boss.

I said I wasn't too sure, as it could be a committee of people and not just one person. (My boss handles several portfolios, you see. Not only does he oversee my team's work, but probably a few other teams' as well.)

So I suggested she checked with ML, who is my colleague's immediate supervisor, after lunch.

Half an hour ago, she called ME up (!!!) to ask about ML. What was his full name?

I asked her why. She said her boss wanted to write us a letter and attention it to ML.

I said that attentioning it to ML itself is fine.

"No, I need his full name!" she insisted.

I explained to her that the letter will definitely reach ML as he is the only ML on this floor, anyway.

"But I need his full name!"
"I don't see anything wrong with giving me his full name," she went on.

"Really? I do. Why don't you ask him yourself? Why ask me!"

"Uhmm my boss did not ask me to speak to him directly." she replied.

WTF? Does that sound like an ambush or what?

It sounds sooooooooooooooooooooo fishy!

I warned ML to expect a strange letter and be careful the next few days lest he gets apprehended by strangers.

It could be an attempt to serve a court subpoena, who knows?


Yah, speaking from experience.