I saw…

1. …the ball hits on Minfang’s face last Thursday during our weekly soccer with colleagues. I was quite far from her to stop that from happening. She was in pain. I thought she would cry but she is strong.

2. …a jet’s smoke trail writing ‘Sorry Ranga‘ on the sky last two weeks. It is a romantic way to apologize but I probably wouldn’t want my loved ones spent so much to say sorry. I don’t know who you are still I hope you do forgive.

3. …myself lost just a kilogram after a week of diet. It is a massive disappointment. The result is so de-motivating. I am going to quit quit quit!

4. …several newbies joining ballet class yesterday. I heard them talking after the class while I was waiting for Yoppo to pick up. From the conversation I guess they enjoyed it and hope to see them next week.

5. …some of my colleagues playing online games at work. We are all not on the peak time so it is actually okay to do it. My point is they are really into it and they gather around to break game trick. Cute!

6. …a collection of wedding photography during the weekend. There is one in K.L really attracts Yoppo and I. The lady on the phone is unbelievably helpful. She made me call the second time to make booking with them.

7. …a hole in my tights before attending my ballet class. It was fortunate for me to notice it prior to the class, else it would be an embarrassment.

8. …Yoppo and Carrie eating all the good foods like KFC, Oporto’s, Mc. Donalds…without me! *jealous* Good Food, I am coming!

It is…

1. …proud to see that China is hosting the Olympics. I stayed up till 2 am (BNE time) to watch the ceremony. I am feeling proud that it is happening in there and I believe my grandpa is feeling the same too. I guess he has watched that from the sky.

2. …a shame that I only got to noticed that I bought a wrong greetings card when I was writing it. For our first year anniversary, I gave Yoppo a card with front side writing “For you, my WIFE..”. Gosh. I still can’t believe I did that.

3. …*geram* that Crystal asked me if I am a pregger on her R.O.M. Argh! I almost fainted. Haha. That’s because of the dress making me look super fat okie? No, face the truth, indeed I am super fat.

4. …a strong determination to keep myself away from all the temptation when I am on diet. Thanks for Crystal. Her words motivated me! Haha.

5. …scary hearing quarrellings and fightings happened at 5.11 am. I was awaken by their quarrel and was in doubt that whether I should do something, like calling police to stop the fight? The fight ended up with silence fight since my neighbor shouted “Shut up and grow up!”

6. …an achievement as I have completed my first term of beginner ballet class. I will still do 2~3 terms of beginner class if possible. Jia you yo!

7. …a simple celebration among two us on our first year anniversary. Besides a little bit of shopping and having a good dinner, that’s pretty much about it. I am satisfied with it though.

8. …good to hear that my brother has made me a reservation for my wedding ceremony. *Phew, Finally*. I should start listing the invitees guests now. You know you are one of them.

Hooray for…

1…the fact that we have sold our mini-pool table! Woohoo! It makes us feel so good. We have much more space in our living room now and we are happy with the price we sold. Yay!

2…Yoppo as he woke up early in the morning to cook three of us very delicious breakfast. He have even prepared for our breakfasts for tomorrow. It’s bacon-wrapped sausage in hamburger and a hash-brown. He’s such a creative good cook.

3….me for getting one dress and one cardigan from Roxy! Ultimately, they are so worth the money. It has been a long time that I have not treat myself with new clothes. *excited*

4…us as we have been engaged for almost a year. Our first anniversary is on the way. ^.^ Honey, I love you. I still do and I always do.

5…me as I managed to finish marking one batch of accounting papers and after all, I still managed to go for shopping for 2 hours!

6…Carrie as her hair-cutting skills have improved so much in one month. She has two very happy customers today. The customers are her closest friend, Yoppo and I. We are telling the truth and Carrie, we are proud of you.

7…Victor and Crystal as they getting engaged! We are attending their R.O.M at George Street tomorrow. We are really really really happy for them.

8…me as I am going home soon in 2 months time! I can’t wait. I miss Papa, Mama, Grandmas, Jie, Kor, Peng, Li, Hong, Soon Lee, Bibi, Shean, Ping, Jessy, Uncles, Aunties, friends and everyone in Malaysia!

It was…

1…drizzling when my colleagues and I played basketball in Toowong Park last week. Though Minfang and I are the only females and Asians in the group, that was really good exercise.

2…heart-aching to see Yoppo sat outside of my office and waited for me in the cold night when I had to do a little overtime last Friday. I thought I would be done in few minutes but ended up letting him wait for 45 minutes. Honey, I am sorry.

3…a good start in getting myself drinking decaffeinated coffee in the morning. Decaffeinated coffee actually doesn’t taste like coffee. Deep down, I know that’s better for health so no choice but keep trying.

4…sad to see Hilary leaving Australia and go back Hong Kong for good. She is the happiest girl that I’ve ever met. Come on, Pat, do something!

5…warm to have friends gathered around the fire and do some chit-chatting up until 1 am ++ in Winter.

6…surprising to know that somewhere in Queensland snows in this winter. I told Yoppo the other day and he did not believe me until he saw the news from telly just now.

7…always late to come to realize that I am getting fatter and fatter. I think I should start detoxing, joining Fitness First, or maybe joining slimming centre (actually I don’t think we have one here, only program I guess).

8…nice and co now that getting myself adapting into the ballet class. Last two weeks I was feeling uncomfortable because I am such a slow-learner compared to others. I then forced myself to attend class slightly early one week and get myself learn more from the assistant before the class begins. I hope I will keep that up and Jia You!

Yoppo is…

1. …my English teacher. He is like a walking English dictionary to me. Sometimes he speaks sophisticated English and I will need him to spell it out, explain it in simpler words to make myself understand.

2. …my garbage bin. He takes all my complains/emos in without speaking a word. What he returns is a colorful day, a day full of rainbows.

3. …my support. He is always there whenever I need him. He shares his shoulder when I shed my tears. He collects my confidence on behalf of myself. When everyone lose hopes on me, he encourages and gives me courage.

4. …my lighthouse. He thinks for me. He makes decision for me. Whenever there is darkness, he never fail to torch and show me the way to go. He gives me light of my life.

5. …the remote control that restraints me from my bad habits. He stops me from biting my nails in day and night, 24/7.

6. …my live entertainments. He couldn’t afford to pronounce a wrong word/sing with a wrong tune because he knows I laugh at him. There was ONE and ONLY time when I farted (without his conscious), I asked him to inhaled and he actually did. Readers, you may want a deep inhale now. :p

7. …idol. He paid part of his university fees by working part-times. He gets his car and home with his own savings. He afford 60% of Carrie’s school fees. He support Carrie’s and my livings. I probably cannot be him because he is too good to be one.

8. …a best friend of mine. He is a secret garden that keeps all my darkest secret. He seeds my secrets in a garden, plant them and irrigate them with love. Honey, do you mind plucking me a lavender today?

I don’t know…

1. …if my small eyes could affect my views since I was young.  This doubt is solved by Professor Carrie Heng today and the conclusion is Yes! Ever since I was young, my younger sister Peng Peng always asked me funny question like “Jie, can you see what’s on your left/right?” She wanted to know if I have limited views due to my small eyes. Today Carrie did an experiment with me. What she can see is not what I could see. So Peng Peng, I can’t wait to tell you that my small eyes does limit my views!

2. …what causes Cancer? Is it too much exposure of the sun? The use of plastics with hot stuff? Instant noodles? Food choice? What is the actual cause of it and why is it must be Cancer? Well I guess probably cause is not important than the solution. Fellow intelligent scientists and doctors, please make that curable.

3. …why do I always having very dry eyes? It makes me feel tired during work especially. I had an eye-drops but it has expired now. Hmmm, it’s time to get a new one.

4. …how to stop biting my nails. I bite my nails since my age of six, I think. What and who actually made me start biting nails ??? Rach, that must be you, always bully me when I was very young. Psychologist said people who bites nails have no confidence in themselves, which I think that could be true.

5. …why must I drink coffee every work days. I am a coffeholic. I am proud to be one and never plan to stop drinking coffee. Woohoo.

6. …which side is to prove someone has AIDS? Is it positive or negative? Okie…that might sounds that I am shallow but seriously I don’t think I can figure that out. Hmmm, wait, I think I know… hmmm, is it negative? Fine, Yoppo has just proved me wrong! Okie, someone please come and kill me now. I am so da*n shallow!

7. …when do I will start persuade myself to spend more on myself. I find that I am a lot thriftier than I was in Malaysia. But wait, isn’t that good habit for girls?

8. …if I still can play piano. I believe Yoppo still can do it very well. The other day I saw him playing guitar and it was really good. Well, that’s what people called a talent and a non-talent (me!).

Over the last week…

1. … I used a voucher that my company gave me to get a gift card. With that gift card, I bought one Wrangler jeans and two FCUK tops for Yoppo.

2. … We spent a night at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Gold Coast. It’s actually for Yoppo’s birthday celebration. This is the first time we get away from home and it was not bad at all.

3. …I also get myself a ballet shoes. It hurts on my first-time-wear in the class but I guess I will get use to it soon.

4. …With all the spendings, I find that I am now poorer than before! How could I help to afford home loan, wedding, travel, groceries, and bills? Okie, since crying over the spilled milks doesn’t really help, I should be optimistic like what mom always taught us. Just keep telling you are rich, and the money comes. Haha. Makes sense to me because It’s all about minds work.

5. …I called Loo Lai Wan for a talk. She is my very best buddy and we talk at least once in a month. I was not feeling good last week and so as usual, she made me feel alright.

6. … I realize that I am a quitter and I have no patience in myself at all! I easily give up on things that I am not doing well. What a shame.

7. … I also realize that I still miss the life that I had in Malaysia. Well, do I have a choice, ever? Yes, I do.

8. … I finally get to eat cake! Yea, it may sounds pathetic but it is true. I have been hoping to eat cake since quite a long time ago. We always pass by the cake house but I always tried not to look into the shop. I wonder when is it the next time to devour my favourite cake from the Best CheeseCake Shop again?

Do you…

1. …think humans are all fake? I say perhaps this is true and I reckon I am one of those too. I hide my feelings sometimes and I act like I am okay. For example, I despise when that colleague of mine always belittling me but I act like nothing happens and still friend him like he never said something that agitated me.

2. …get upset when you are aware of your weaknesses? Yes I do. Like I mentioned in previous posts, I feel shitty that I get so emotional. And it make me feels shittier that I can’t fix it. I tried, I tried and I tried but sometimes I failed.

3. …suck your fart in or you release it? I usually suck it in by squeezing my *ass*. It helps not to release it but it keeps all the toxic back in my body.

4. …prefer your bf/partner/husband to save you first if you and your mother-in-law dropped into sea (assume both of you can’t swim)? I think that has to depend on whether you want to live or not. Firstly, I always told Yoppo of letting me die first so I also assume he knows what to do if I dropped into sea. Secondly, I would recommend Yoppo gets lifesavers to save his mom and he comes save me because life savers are professionals and they know what they are doing.

5. …think Ballet is only suitable for kids? Ballet is better to learn when you are young but you can still learn when you are already an adult. I attended my first class yesterday. If I am not wrong, Jas, Jay (new acquaintance) and myself maybe the youngest among all.

6. …complain? Yes I do. This makes me feel shitty too. Hello Charlene, When would you just stop complaining?

7. …save your money up for a better life (e.g. buying a car/house/phone/tv) or you rather spend on traveling the world? I have two colleagues of mine (both are Caucasians) taking on more than 3 months of unpaid leave to travel the world. I guess there is something we could learn from. They appreciate life so much and they don’t mind spending the money on traveling.

8. …miss home? I do. I miss home a lot. Sometimes I wish I can give them a surprise by a sudden showing up in front of them. Peng and myself used to do that when we were back in K.L. I guess Peng is still doing that. How many days more to be home? 103 days.

I have…

1. …consumed averagely 0.5 kg of prawns in just two nights.  Woolies  is having a special price for  prawn this week so we bought 1kg yesterday and 2kgs on today. I know thats’ crazy but it is crazier that we have now left another 0.5kg in the fridge.

2. …been listening to “Pachebel Cannon in D” for n times in this week. This is also the last song that my piano teacher taught me before I left Malaysia. I don’t think I still can play it though. I must bring my keyboard here when possible.

3. …only 18 aud in my purse. I have been over my budget for two months. It is weird when I come to realise that I don’t get anything for myself but been spending over the budget for two months. What I have been spending on then?

4. …’reared’ the mascot of Beijing Olympics - the panda for months in my house. The panda is Carrie Heng actually because she always commented herself having very very dark circle on her eyes. Her new nickname is ‘Jing Jing’.

5. …my first ballet class, badminton game, hair trim by ‘Jing Jing’ and accounting papers marking scheduled on the weekend. Hmmm, looks like it is gonna be a balance of live & work weekend!

6. …addicted in watching RUGBY! Let me repeat, RUGBY! It was just my second time watching the live match on telly but I was so into the game each time watching it. Super excited and super nerve-wrecking it can be. I am definitely one of the Queensland’s supporters. I can’t wait for the final to come.

7. …been awarded for “Star Award” by Jeppesen on its Quarterly Staff Meeting. The meeting was held at Regatta Hotel yesterday. I didn’t know it was myself being projected on the screen until Minfang Rietberg gently pushed my shoulder as I was looking at my phone. It really surprised me. Really, thanks for the recognition and compliment. I appreciate that a lot.

8. …got myself return ticket dated on 20th January 2009 for Brisbane <–> Kuala Lumpur from MAS airlines. It only costs 500 + aud. It is even cheaper than the return ticket dated on 27th Sept 2008 that I bought from Air Asia. Yay! It is a very good deal! Anyone interested to fly over for a vacation? Now it’s the time!

I start to…

1. …care about my hair. They get entangled so easily nowadays. Once finger pulled through my frizzy hair, at least 5-6 strands lie on my palm. I have no choice but buying a hair treatment cream from Woolies just now. I must wait until my personal hairdresser - Carrie Heng is free (Since she always said she is very busy) to apply the treatment cream for me to save my hair.

2. …fell for Coke! I know this is not the right time to addict to any of the carbonated drinks. But it is sweet, cold, and nice! How could I resist?

3. …losing trust in humans. I got very disappointed on myself because of trying to help. In just a week, I felt that a colleague of mine constantly insulting me, got fed up as another friend of mine making use of my trust on her, and feeling depreciated that something Yoppo have done looks like will never get respected/appreciated.

4. …like Badminton game. I play Badminton with Minfang Rietberg (She is a very nice person!) during our after tea time every working day. That’s how the fond grows.

5. ..getting sick of going to work. Every morning when I got my eyes opened, I always try to think of a sickness and so I can go on medical leave.

6. …talk more with my colleagues. Usually they initiate the topic then I will join in. I have to say Australians are really friendly and they are all sharer.

7. ….persuade my parents to come visit me or best to migrate here. Everytime when I talk about it they have thousand reasons to reject it. But it’s okay because it is always fun discussing with them. ^.^

8. …count down how many days left I will be back to Malaysia! 110 days to go! I can’t wait for that day to come. Woohoo!