Gone is 2011

Yea. It’s practically gone. Only 48 hours more till 2012 takes over.

What I can say is that 2011 was a whole lot different compared to the other years I've lived.

For one, it started out with me all wimpy and noob, committing to a job for the first time, finding my way through it all, picking up bits and piecing them together.

But now, I’ve gone way past the newbie / amateur stage. Call me a pro in the working world. I now kick my job’s ass like a boss :D

Yo. I sound so positive, like everything was a breeze. On the contrary, I struggled through lots of bitter moments in the past 363 days too. I guess I just took whatever came my way and made the best out of it. As words of a wise man: it’s not always rainbows and butterflies, it’s compromise. I wiggled my way out of rough patches and embraced the good times when they popped in.

12 months earlier, I hadn’t a single clue to where I’m heading, what I wanted, or how to go on about it all. I’m so much more level-headed, sound, and composed after 2011 conditioned me. I’m glad I grew so much this year.

Am writing down some resolutions here to remind myself to work on them:

1. Complain less
2. Love more
3. Be honest with myself
4. Say only things I mean
5. Make only promises I can keep
6. Keep the promises I make

Not too much for me to handle, kan?

And here, a to-do-list for myself:

1. Apply for passport
2. Travel out of Malaysia
3. Get a smart phone
4. Learn how to read maps
5. Drive like a pro
6. Cook a decent meal
7. Get a full body massage
8. Write a story

I’m gonna get it all done by 2012 !

Btw, mini filler: I’ve decided on this baby. She’s gonna take on 2012 with me!

Sneak peak:

Can’t wait to get my hands on it ;)

Happy New Year to All !

It’s a must to celebrate ! We survived another year !

I guess this is all for 2011.

Crossing my fingers, wishing hard that I’ll be able to handle whatever life has in store for me.

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Still in One Piece

Arms still intact, brain still functioning, heart still beating :)

Am back and still recovering from my 3 days 3 nights in KK. Exhausted max and even 14 hours of undisturbed sleep isn’t enough to put me back up on my feet. Sad ! This year no christmassy feel at all. The 24^th and 25^th flew by just like that with me unconscious. Yeah, literally.

Here goes the series of events; pre – while – post of the trip.

20^th Dec

Tuesday was already a crazy blur at the office. During the briefing, I looked at the checklist of stuff I had to bring there and bring back and started panicking. No one cared how it was done, as long as it gets done. They even said to me 自己顾自己. Go figure.

Couldn’t pack earlier even if i wanted to, things were given to us so last minute, plus so many add-ons from some idiot who took me as delivery services. In the end, the suitcase I packed was almost as heavy as I am, in which was none of my belongings.

21^st Dec

Woke up at 5.00am. With just 4 hours of sleep, off I went to the airport for my 7.45am flight to Labuan. Just transiting and dropping off stuff for the centre there. On the bright side, which was really bright, I finally got to see and feel the sun after all the clouds and rain in Subang and also Kuantan.

Eat that. A perfect blue sky. One I have not seen in ages.

Loitered around while waiting for my next flight to KK and saw this

A horn-ny flower.

Was so tempted by the prices of cheap liquor they had there but diminished the thoughts as I knew I wouldn’t be able to bring any back. What a drag, putting work needs before mine :/

And oh, I can also do a short review here bout the 4 local airlines we have. In favourable order (to me), regardless of the destinations they fly / prices: MasWings, Fireflyz, Airasia, Mas.

Yes. Maswings is at the top of my list.

Why?

Because of the Milo of course :P

Fireflyz aint too bad too. It’s nearer from home, therefore less hustle to get there. And the best is that there’s less human traffic :)

And lastly, even though the traffic and human traffic at the LCCT terminal is crazy and Airasia doesn’t serve any food and drinks and bans all forms of outside food and drinks, I’d still prefer it over Mas as the weird stench on the Mas aircraft is unbearable and is plain torture to my olfactory system.

Finally landed in KK about 4.40pm and damn, the jam here is no better than subang. It took me almost an hour just to get to my hotel which isn’t exactly far away. Was supposed to attend photo session and dinner gathering at the KK centre but I turned it down as I was already worn out by the time. As tired as I was, still managed to bug Pian to take me out and even met up with JE :D

22^nd December

How not to camwhore where there’s a gigantic mirror in the living room?

Settled work stuff and all and bugged Pian and JE again! Less talk and more pictures from here on :)

View from Suria’s food court

Thanks for accompanying me!

Raining :/ couldn’t go outdoors.

KK’s version of “Chatime”. Half the price and even nicer !

Mee Tuaran. Beef. Super yummy.

Yumcha at Damai. Only the tehtarik is good. The rest of the food sucked.

And yeah, sabah drivers cant park to save a life. I saw this everywhere -.-

23^rd December

Dressed decently for the closing ceremony :)

Settled work stuff and all and here I go again xP

ABC buah with ice cream :D

One of my fav shots @ tanjung aru beach

Btw, I’m in my pyjamas. Didn’t bring extra clothes, scared baggage overweight -.-

Seafood stall @ Waterfront market

My sotong!

locals insisted that I try this buah terap

45 kg baggage T.T

3 laptops, 3 projectors, 5 speakers, exam papers for 2 centres and a whole lot of other rubbish.

24^th December

Lick you ♥

Baby sis stayed the night with me and as my every morning routine before leaving the apartment, I (we) camwhored in front of the mirror xD

Breakfast at Wang Wang@Penampang, and it’s already almost time to catch my flight back to Subang!

Reached LCCT about 1.35pm and rushed back to the office. Oh, Lydia was there. Even got a Christmas present from her. Lol. What a surprise.

She loves me? this is probably bribery.

Anyway was super happy to settle everything which would mark the beginning of my 9-day long leave :D

Lunch only at 4.15pm @.@ movie and dinner with the sims and when I finally reached home, I practically fainted on my bed without unpacking :-O

let me empahsize that I’ve never done that before in my entire life! i ALWAYS unpack and sort out everything once i get home from a trip. just imagine how worn out i was.

25^th December

Woke up only at 2.25pm. ate brunch. struggled to keep my eyes open. fell back to sleep. woke up again and decided to write this post. which is already this long?!

26^th December

Time to stop. Going out to get lok-lok and ice-cream with ray and ed :D

Time now: 12.26am

Happy belated Christmas.

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Are you Stressed?

in the 24 years of my existence, this has probably been the most stressful year of my life.

guys, do a quick check here.

below are 50 of the most common signs and symptoms of stress which the American Institute of Stress came up with. lol. still amazed at the fact that even an institution like this existed.

here goes:

1. Frequent headaches, jaw clenching or pain	26. Insomnia, nightmares, disturbing dreams
2. Gritting, grinding teeth	27. Difficulty concentrating, racing thoughts
3. Stuttering or stammering	28. Trouble learning new information
4. Tremors, trembling of lips, hands	29. Forgetfulness, disorganization, confusion
5. Neck ache, back pain, muscle spasms	30. Difficulty in making decisions
6. Light headedness, faintness, dizziness	31. Feeling overloaded or overwhelmed
7. Ringing, buzzing or "popping” sounds	32. Frequent crying spells or suicidal thoughts
8. Frequent blushing, sweating	33. Feelings of loneliness or worthlessness
9. Cold or sweaty hands, feet	34. Little interest in appearance, punctuality
10. Dry mouth, problems swallowing	35. Nervous habits, fidgeting, feet tapping
11. Frequent colds, infections, herpes sores	36. Increased frustration, irritability, edginess
12. Rashes, itching, hives, "goose bumps"	37. Overreaction to petty annoyances
13. Unexplained or frequent "allergy" attacks	38. Increased number of minor accidents
14. Heartburn, stomach pain, nausea	39. Obsessive or compulsive behavior
15. Excess belching, flatulence	40. Reduced work efficiency or productivity
16. Constipation, diarrhea	41. Lies or excuses to cover up poor work
17. Difficulty breathing, sighing	42. Rapid or mumbled speech
18. Sudden attacks of panic	43. Excessive defensiveness or suspiciousness
19. Chest pain, palpitations	44. Problems in communication, sharing
20. Frequent urination	45. Social withdrawal and isolation
21. Poor sexual desire or performance	46. Constant tiredness, weakness, fatigue
22. Excess anxiety, worry, guilt, nervousness	47. Frequent use of over-the-counter drugs
23. Increased anger, frustration, hostility	48. Weight gain or loss without diet
24. Depression, frequent or wild mood swings	49. Increased smoking, alcohol or drug use
25. Increased or decreased appetite	50. Excessive gambling or impulse buying

i checked: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 17, 21, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 46, 50. damn! why so many?!

nonetheless, am still alive.


how stressed out are you?



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Do you wish you're here with me?

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:-O

direct quote read off someone's comment from Mr. Ernest Ng's facebook page via some comment threads:

sleep is for the weak!

gah. maybe i AM weak. that's why i'm so crappy now as i didnt get enough of it. the sad part is, i have to smile and be nice all the time i'm here. struggling to keep my eyes open and i can already imagine what it's gonna be like for the next whole week i'm here.


back to why Mr. Ernest Ng's name is in this post. i don't even know why is it that it suddenly hit me that i had left out intoducing his comic blog here though i've promised him ages ago. so guys, here it is:

and this is him:

lol. cropped him out to give him a lil limelight here. hee.
he actually fits into the white space up there.

well, he's the creator, artist and author of dontlikethatbro.blogspot.com

visit and you'll see what it's like. and i bet that you'll bookmark/follow it just like i did and anticipate mondays and thursdays for his comics. oh yeah. this post is probably aeons late, but still, go ahead and catch up from its first ever post. and i probably dont have to promote this much as it's already getting a whole lot of attention from the blogsphere. well what are friends for right? or rather, i'm just showing off my exceptionally good advertorial writing skills xD


ohh..

off course again. this time back to where i am and why i'm struggling to keep my eyes open:

am in Kuantan, Pahang now. will be residising in Duta Village Beach resort up till friday. nothing to say bout the place. didn't even bother to take any pictures, so just imagine what it's like here. lol. my awesome photography skills will probably make the place look even more gruesome. just glad that there is wifi, and that the speed is not too bad. hee.

and yeah. i almost missed my flight this morning! thank god i didn't, else i'll get slaughtered alive. the first thing was that i conveniently turned off my alarm when it rang at 0520 and continued to sleep like nobody's business. woke up in a shock 40 mins later (0600) and started to panic cause my flight to Kuantan was supposed to be at 0720. rushed to the airport half-dressed and fml, super long queue at the check in counter.

by the time settled check in, almost 0700. went to the departure area, the flight schedule showed that my flight had been retimed to depart at 0740. still got time lah i thought. didnt wanna leave the bf so soon as i wouldn't be seeing him for a week and wanted to spend those precious last minutes with him so off we went, dilly dalying.

and when i finally had the sense to go to the boarding gate, the officer who checked my hand-carry luggage told me that i had to run. i didn't bother and didn't even pick up my pace, just looked at my watch and saw that i still had plenty of time.

by the time i reached the boarding gate, the plane was already all set to leave without me. got scolding from the lady; the flight had always been scheduled to leave at 0720 and there were no changes. argued and finally she punched in the pincode for the door releasing me and i ran towards the plane.

was i delusional? i really saw the notice that they re-timed the flight.

but everything is ok now.

am just thankful for that.



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