from the 26th of april 2010 (Sunday) till the 2nd of May 2010 (Sunday) i was in China with my family and my aunts (from my mum's side) on a tour...well holiday..

overall it was nice... scenery was beautiful... food was ok, learnt new things bout the culture... they have 52 minority tribes.. and wow... the women wear the pants in some of those tribes, (and the men.. are damn lucky...house husbands... imagine..)

and there's a well... really interesting tribe... (men didn't need to take responsibility at all,) haha... weather was okay too.. loved the cool/cold weather.. well downside? with china... you know it's the toilets... then again back home here we have really disgusting toilets too... so what the heck... at least 50% of the toilets we went too were okay.. i notice they have a problem with flushing.. it's smelly and disgusting, cause they can't flush... water system has a huge problem =.='

souvenir wise it was really difficult to buy anything.. why? well, cause everything is made in China, you can buy it back home... as for the food stuff.. i went to kun ming, dali, li jiang, and one more place... can't really remember.. but there was a hot spring there? haha... i guess that's what you get when you mandarin is only 40% usable??

anyway... i couldn't buy tidbits either for my colleagues, cause it was almost all yak meat... which i don't think my indian colleagues can eat, cause it's like a cow?? and my muslim colleagues either.. cause i'm not sure if it's halal.... =.=' so in the end i bought whatever i could... some preserved... sourish, saltish thing.. (shin mui kind of thing...)

also along the way i didn't really get quite a number of explanation from the guide, and had to rely on the tour leader and relatives to explain what was going on... but in the general sense... i got what was going on.... so guess it was ok?

but on the 2nd day? i think.. i fell ill.. it was a bit too cold for me.. and smart ass me, didn't wear a jacket to sleep. so i practically freezed to death... and caught the cold.. arghh suffering... especially when i had to fly (from li jian to kun ming... and the worse was kun ming to home..)

it was so dry, my throat ended up so damn sore, i almost lost my voice.. and my skin broke out in rashes, cause it was so damn dry... (either it;s the dryiness or the flu medicine.. which i think could be the medicaiton...cause i didn't get this rash in hte UK) and am still suffering the effects now as i sit here, sweating like a pig here typing this... (cause i got used to their weather, ours is too hot now.. practically bathing in sweat ) =.='

so again, the scenery was really beautiful, especially at the lake and mountain shall upload to Face book when i've the time. oh yeah, i made a new friend too... it's nice :)

but a little weird thing happened.. on friday night (30 april 2010), i dreamt that my boss was unhappy bout something, and then after that he seemed happy.. =.=' (it was like, he was unhappy i wasn't in the office? and happy again when i was back in - guess that's cause i'm back to do the work...?? =.=' i get that feeling.... i swear honest to god, it really felt like he was happy again in the dream cause i was there to do the work... =.=' weird right?)

so when i got home on the 2nd of may (at night, tired like hell, and still down with the cold...not really done unpacking...) you know that naggy feeling you get??

so okay, i check my email, and i see something from him... a number of his comments.... and you know.. (i'm a really impatient person), i don't profess to be a genius.. i admit i learn slow... and i'm a visual learner.. that's why i learn faster when i've something to read/compare, like a text book, or a sample document... (lately my attention span is quite short too.. and usually i don't like those really thick text books anyway, but the simple straightforward books)

so yes, i don't like the damn thing either, and would like to get it done and over with too.. i didn't stay till 11pm on the 23rd of april to finish it so that i had to redo it/add on to it, and make my dad have to come all the way down to the office to pick me up, cause it was 11pm and no one could drop me at the train station.

so thank you very much for your comments. i've been doing the work from the start, and forgive me, but my brain really can't process anymore, i see it as it is.... and you as a fresh brain... well thank you for your comments............................................. really.......... i don't know if it's inexperience or what.. but i really couldn't pick out the points you did..=.='

anyway, another point of annoyance.... oh wait.. ermm, let's say the good stuff first... a nice old malaysian chinese man... okay not that old, maybe bout my dad's age, let me cut the line, so that i could board the plane with my family.... thank you nice chinese man...

on the other hand, the annoying point? was this malay man... maybe about... late 30's? or mid 40's? was an ass.... when the plane landed and people were disembarking, he was pushing me trying to get into the lane to get out.... hello?? you really shouldn't wear sunglasses in a plane on a night/evening flight, cause obviously you can't see that the lane between the seats was so congested with people, that i couldn't get out either, so all your idiotic pushing was for naught....

i don't give a shit if you are going to wet your pants there, you were just plain rude, so a big no thank you to your rudeness you middle aged malay man, and for irritating me, after a sort of pleasant flight...

(sort of, cause well... my cold made my ear hurt really bad during landing, and the fact that there was a problem with the plane's audio system... and the food was reallly, really horrible i couldn't eat it, and the air stewardess english was horrible... and.... that the plane was really small and cramped, and fully booked and had only two toilets..... yeah i think that's the end of the complaint)

yeap, i think that's it... i had a fun trip, slightly dampened by my lack of understanding in manadarin, and due to my cold, and the fact that no one.. i repeat NO ONE, would accompany me to the hot springs :( then again, i was already down with the cold then, so it was in some sense a blessing in disguise...

i bought a number of things for myself.. at a cheap price (hey it's China right?), namely? a name card holder, cheaper than what you can get it for back home... a blouse, and a jacket... well with the clothings, i hope they don't shrink after being washed.. (they kept me really warm too, so i think they should be ok?)

other than that.. there's really nothing much to buy there, (cause we can get it back home)... so it was a lot of scenery pictures.. it was a pity the cable car for the snow mountain was under maintanence... i miss snow... but it was still okay?

alritey... really tired from the trip, so need to sleep as tomorrow it's back to the office, i'm starting to wish that i had taken an extra day off =.=' but then again. i'm taking a day off this week for my physiotheraphy... sigh.... so i didn't take that one day....

so back to work tomorrow to face the shit... err work... and yeah.. drowsy from the cold medication.. going to hit the sack.. good night world...

sorry la... if this post sounds angry again, my dreams have been telling me that i've been holding in too much shit, and need to let it go.. hahhahaha... nitey all :)

i hope i can come home early.... cause tomorrow my dad is going to pick my precious up, i missed him so much throughout the whole trip =.=' baby~~~ come home to mummy ;p hehehhe

again, nites :p

-Oracl3-

i think i'm more simple minded than i thought i am...

past few days, i've been a little emo bitch... (one can tell when i start eating sweet things i suppose.. well among other obvious factors that is....)

well, although i think today is the best i've been in the whole week? or two?

i guess what i need is good company... (good food is a bonus?) thanks dear XD
- second par lat chiu pan mee hahaha.. still tastes good with the right company :p but yes... kin kin... XD bila mau pegi?

had a good swim.. no muslce pains after!! i think a nice warm jaccuzzi and relaxing is the trick... i fell asleep in there.. hahah thanks nick :)

and yeah, to top it off, i think it would be even better if some people were to stop saying things which sounds to me like they are asking me to suck eggs....for these people.. sometimes, i feel like i'm on a different level, you know, the been there, done that level..... if you don't understand, then well try, before shooting your mouth... or just shut up, if you can't understand... how can one understand, when one knows nothing?? *shrugs* oh well, live and let live...

-Oracl3-

The end of 2009, has come and gone, the beginning of 2010, is here... and well... it's just here..... we can't do anything about it....

it's just an excuse to eat and drink bla bla, yes, I'm jaded.... this is what life has done to me....

anyway, welcome to 2010 everyone, and good bye to 2009, and good riddance with that...

my last day of 2009 was filled with nothing but mishaps.. or rather, bad luck.... oh... i hate---d........ 2009... with passion.... well, to be honest the last day.... let's see what happened....

first the train was late... hmm that's a sign.. but oh well.... nevermind....

second i was expecting an email so that i can start my work early, finish it early, and fulfil my half day leave request....

bloody internet was down in the whole office, till at least 2 hours later... which meant that it would be impossible for me to leave at 1pm, the time i can leave since i had taken my half day leave... never mind... that's still swell....

happily away doing work, when..... with all honesty? i'm an idiotic git, I've no idea what happened, but i lost a good 2 hours of my work... i was seriously going WTF!!! and fucked up did i feel. felt so stupid for trusting the idiotic, retarded laptop, and not saving my work periodically...

i spent/wasted almost an hour, a god-damned hour, trying everything i know to get it back, but couldn't... i thus decided to breath, and resign myself to re-doing the work... thanks dear, and everyone else for hearing me curse and emo at my beloved office laptop..
(i think, it's taking revenge, cause i accidentally dropped it the other day.. eventhough there's no damage.... =.=' or so, i hope haha)

was really fucked up plus frustrated, cause try as i might, i could not get back the original muse of what i had written for the opinion, in which at that particular time, my muse was floating like....... ermm... well, smoothly.. and try as i might, i felt that what was reproduced was.... only second par... yes, was very unhappy, and very fucked up.... nevermind...

discovered firm will close at 3pm....... so.. since the document died on me, and i had to waste time, i was definitely going to be there till after 3, so emailed to cancel leave.. pointless to take something you can't, idiotic even....

nevermind...... i wanted to go to the bar council... then i found out, it bloody closed at 12!!! never mind!!!

i lost a button on my mobile, a button i frequently used...... so now the convenience is gone..... (breathes) nevermind!!!!

friends decided to go to i-city, nothing there, total waste of time and petrol..... nevermind......

nevermind, nevermind.... it's 2010....

i still got to watch my fireworks, front seat, beautiful view...
i was with great company the entire night...

so, it was a horrid fucked up day, but yes, my start of 2010 was much better, i had my wine (although you could say.. ermm.. i was a bit hung over the next day), had good friends/company, saw a really cute toy poodle puppy, (though precious is still the only one for me) and yes, that made my night... thank you..

ーOracl3-

oh yeah, visited a 98 (i think) year old relative of mine.. which i don't think i knew existed till today.. wow! coolness.... she's amazing, still strong enough, mind still well enough, and eyesight still good enough... :) ahh~ family

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

What is contentment?

contentment, is happiness in a.... i don't know what... can't think right now.. haha (thinking of watching Fringe haha)

i am contented cause i had a wonderful dinner :)

after almost more than 6 years i think.... (could be more...) i had banana leaf rice... at the lotus, jalan gasing.. (i could be suffering a bout of amnesia, but that's when i last remembered having eaten banana leaf rice... at that exact restaurant too haha)

yum, yum.. stomach is nice and contented... (unfortunately i was starved and finished it without taking a picture.. sigh.. oh well... )

but i remember the fried chicken.. the savoury mutton.. and oh, oh the fish cutlet... melts in your mouth... *slurp* i really liked the fish cutlet :p

and what made it even better? wonderful company XD

ahh~ as they say the company is really important :) they make the food taste even better... hehe Thank you dearie hehe... you're the best XD

-Oracl3-

p/s: err the tag "Achievement" is there, cause i think its an achievement that i finally got to eat banana leaf rice after so long haha XD

good night everyone :)

This is the month where I've lost a lot of money....

No, no, not through gambling...... but through eating haha..

Have been going out a lot this month, (that would be fine, save for the places that I've been going were all so pricey.. sigh)

Anyway, had dinner with high school classmates on Thursday 121109, celebrated Cheese's Birthday on Saturday 141109, and 昨日はお母さんの誕生日です161109 (今日は実は九時午後ですはは), went out with University mate - QW with Ai kun on Sunday 151109.... badminton on Friday 131109 was a tad pricier now... =.=' went for movies.... watched 2012 on... Saturday after Cheese's Birthday as well...

Ermm... movie was so-so..... by the way, word of advice, watch with a not so intellectual mind and don't analyse too much.. either than that CGI suckers like me, should like it enough XD

Ahh, back to the outings.... sigh.... all so pricey.... am so broke.. sobs... please donate haha

hmm work wise... currently.. well..... self esteem is still a bit low, since I'm still facing a lot of things I don't know, especially with regard to the investments part.. ( still in the learning process - need to speed up!!!)..

guess it doesn't help that I am quite blur and slow..haha although I've some great and helpful teachers here :) A really big heartfelt thanks to them for sharing their knowledge with me, for correcting my mistakes and for putting up with my blur-ness (not to mention my retarded-ness haha though that's no secret I can be quite retarded :p) haha XD

All in all, it's still encouraging.. may be struggling to keep my head above the water, but its a good struggle.... if there's such thing as a good struggle... (life is a challenge??)

But yeah.. am working on it... (where art thou my beloved brain.. come back, come back to me... - ehem.. sorry.. being a bit Shakespearean dramatic here haha)

However, seriously, sitting on your butt the whole day and staring at the computer screen does take a toll on you... my butt feels so, so, so damn sore... so does my neck and shoulders from crouching over to read documents... my eyes... arghh... (having sensitive eyes is a pain.. literally..)

either than that... have been watching Fringe (stolen from my Master... haha) it's okay and all, quite addictive..... sometimes? but the best is Dr. Bishop, and his son Peter.. Dr. Bishop is so cute and funny haha.... I love his random obsession with food... (maybe it's cause I can connect with him on that level... only that level... I'm no mad scientist!! haha)

well that's all for the random rambling this round.. till then.. toodles....

much love
-Oracle-

First week back….

Warning: huge crap-ology ahead… do not read if what you lack is time… or interest.. it’s okay I understand.. Still love you all the same… haha

It’s been a while since I wrote anything in English, and well something this lengthy haha… nothing much to blog about (in English as of late besides random ramblings in Japanese… causing me to lose readers, since only one fella.. I think, can read Japanese, and I think he couldn’t be arsed since my grammar is horrendous hahaha)

Oh well, life goes on…. As it must and will, whether you like it or not, it will not, and cannot wait for you…. The same goes for my muse… another reason why I haven’t been blogging lately…? No muse? haha… although by default, I don’t think I really need one…. I need a better internet connection at home (pages aren’t loading..sobs), time and… Ermm.. But that’s another story…

So my first week back at work has finally ended.. With…. More to come… that being beside the point, I guess… haha, since I’ve already worked at this same firm during my chambering time, the familiarity is there, and there wasn’t much adjusting in to do. Since I’ve already known and worked with the people that I’m working with now when I was chambering there, during half of my chambering duration. (Spent first half in corporate, next in litigation)

What can I say... going back to work, after 2 months of not - so - active brain usage…. Hmmm~ well.. Going through documents now… is a bit of a pain on the eyes.. Literally… I don’t know if it’s my astigmatism or something…. (Guess I’ve to go back to printing them out to view rather than stare at the computer, or risk going blind =.=’ or make a new pair of spectacles, that hopefully doesn’t increase my headache..) But oh well….

Ermm, work wise… well corporate is corporate.. To be honest I find it a tad harder than litigation, (learning wise) in terms of understanding and documentation, because well, stuff in litigation, we basically covered in CLP, (not everything, but at least we had a basics of sorts to start with) but corporate… well, let’s just say… university didn’t really equip us for it..

But in a sense, that’s cool, it makes it a challenge, cause you have to learn everything from the ground up…. (Searches really hard for her brain haha) not to say litigation isn’t cool… haha.. I already miss going to court…. (ermm only that particular court though… haha… I miss my dockbrief days.. days where I had to run between court rooms to enter judgements... sigh, those were the days my friend…we thought they’d never end… la la la la…)

Either than that, learning is learning.. And I believe I will get a hang of it sooner or later.. I managed it before; I believe I can do it again… what’s life without a few challenges? Need to un-blur myself haha…

Oh, and also… in the office I’ve to remind myself.. I AM NOT USING A MAC!! And at home… I AM NOT USING WINDOWS!! ….. Makes me feel kinda crap sometimes… sigh..

What other difficulties I’ve been encountering?? Hmmm well, waking up in the morning, and trying to get the brain to function at that time, is another challenge… a real huge one, might I add haha..

I’m a nocturnal creature, forced to live under the glare of the shining star….

Although, after last night… I take that back.. This so-called nocturnal creature has sort of adapted to living under the shining star, that sleeping at 5am last night, was a huge torture to me..

Why?? Cause my body kept trying to wake up around 7-8 am… and I had to force it back to sleep, only to have it wake up again round 9 something and then 10 something…. Till finally my friend called me at about a quarter to 12.. I gave up… but damn… The mind and the body… cooperate!!!

You know you got home late, you know you slept late… stop trying to get up early.. It’s a freaking Saturday for crying out loud… gosh!!

Oh which reminds me speaking of Saturday.. Happy Deepavali to all my friends! Especially Shanie *hugs* you need that! ☺

Right, another thing, adjusting my sleeping hours was also quite difficult due to some miraculous jet lag I experienced…

I just don’t understand why… when we go over to Europe, we don’t experience jet lag, we can adjust to the time there so nicely, but when we come back home.. by golly, I don’t get why the jet lag is so bad…

In all my years of travel, I’ve never, and I repeat, never experienced jet lag this bad…

Err, why jet lag? Well, since no one in particular has been wondering about my disappearance…. It’s cause I was on holiday in Italy and Greece, a week before I started work…

Ooh yeah… living the high life, as some friends had teased haha.. But anyway yes, was in Europe, took almost 30 hours to get back from there to home.. Door to door, I mean.. With all the transits… =.=’ cause we had to fly from Athens to Milan, from Milan to Bangkok, and Bangkok to home…

One whole day of airplane food… managed to cause me to lose all the weight I picked back up in Italy and Greece, and my appetite as well, which hasn’t been well since I fell ill and stayed ill a few months back.. (Still not fully recovered actually… sigh..)

So yes, stuck in airplanes and airports for more than 24 hours, having nothing but airplane meals took their toll on me, and when I touched down, I had to immediately make arrangements to meet a friend who would be marrying the next day, and we had to go over the wedding plans, since he kindly requested that I co-emcee his wedding XD (Thanks Ray & Ivy, for that opportunity and Shane for the books..)

Anyway, slept a measly 2 hours or so, woke up feeling like the whole body was made of lead… forced myself to get ready, headed over to the groom’s place… discussion with the other wedding planners.. bla bla… home to bed, woke up early for cousin’s wedding… on the 3rd of October, it ended in the afternoon, rushed home, got ready in under an hour for the next wedding… (Ray’s wedding).. Rushed there, went through stuff with co-emcee, and everything went from there..

After the wedding dinner at about 11 something, headed to Mel’s house for a Mooncake festival gathering kinda thingie.. Stayed till round 2 something before heading home, and finally.. Rest…

Rest of the week was adjusting my time back to wake up in the morning… and then work started… such is life… when things get hectic, they are hectic… but it was cool… loved it all.. Tiring and torturous as it was..

Now the goal is... to gain back some weight apparently, although I don’t mind the weight I have now, but if I lose anymore.. I was told by a friend that it would be the death of me.. He’s not cussing me, don’t get me wrong, it’s true anyway… so yes, no more losing weight for me.. It’s either maintain it as it is... or gain 2-3 kgs… and maintaining it at that…

First, I need to find my appetite again.. Which seems to be cured by not so spicy food, which again, my stomach seems incapable of taking after not taking it for so long.. haha… I should really lay off my C2-O5-OH haha

Only good news for the time being is… my appetite seems to be returning a bit, but it’s not what it used to be.. Due to the stomach ailment.. so one step at a time.. That’s what I do with everything now a days…

-Oracl3-

P/s: oh, by the way, did I ever mention that my first day back to work started out bloody?? How’s that for a first day back to work… =.=’
あれはねロスコちゃんの血いです。たく始めて見てだよ、びくりした。。。ベビのうしろう「backside?」はきずがある。。。大変な，私のベビ。。。

Stupid Maxis, stupid internet connection.. sigh…this is a Mac.. not windows.. damn the short cut keys…

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Thank you everyone for attending my long call today, and for the wishes and thoughts of those who couldn't make it (working on Saturdays should be illegal... haha) and for the flowers from my dear aunt (spankingly pretty bunch they are), also the humoungus bouquet from Mel, Xian Ai, Nick-Leong, Xin Yin, & Lordson and for the beautiful bouquet from Siew Yin, Koon, Vivian, Jasmine, & Michelle... I've never recieved so many bouquet of flowers in all my 23 years of life.. hehe.. (flowers does have the power of making girls happy?haha)

Siew Yin, that flower you gave me will sit with me in the office.. hehe...

Thank you to my relatives who took the time off to come see my Long call, and am sorry I didn't do lunch with them. Thank you Raymond and Ivy!! :) Thank you Shane!! Thank you to my beloved dock brief mates, i.e. Sim, Vinesh, Seei Yang & Siti.. for waking up in the morning to attend my Long Call :p And most of all.. a big thank you to my master Wooi Hong :) (I think the best long call is when, your master can make it to the ceremony to personally robe you XD)

I really appreciate it all, and love you all a bunch. Not that I don't love you all till today.. haha.. you get my drift...

You guys (& Gals) are the best!!!
Thank you, thank you!!!!!

-Oracl3-

Satoshi Kun and Huey chan should recall this..

For my birthday some years back, the two dear souls awarded me with a koala wrist rest for the computer with little glow in the dark hearts in it...

It's lasted me some good years... am sorry for my abuse, am really am.. I loved the thing.. cute to look at.. nice to poke and squeeze... ahh.. squeeze....

Anyway... it's a little soft plastic koala filled with a sort of gel and little pink glow in the dark hearts, and it was on my table for years? Yeah, I think years... till......

Today....

Was ermm.. utilizing it and then its little stopper popped out, spilling its goo onto my table and the floor.. it was fun to play with?? (amidst screams from my mom that it was disgusting and possibly held some dangerous substance in it and insisting i clean it up) but it looked plain ol' disgusting as well.... I should have taken pictures of it before I cleaned it up... (Unfortunately I will have to lay off my mom's description of what it looked like, but I will say that between what she compared it to, she thinks it looks more like mucus haha disgusting!! so she says :p kekeke)

I saved some of the glow in the dark hearts, but all suggestions to re-inject the goo into koala was stubbornly rejected by my mother, so it was bye-bye koala...and that's the end of my koala, shall need to shop for another one.. or.. ermm hint, hint? haha.. (I think I'll shop for a cute doggie wan haha)

On another note, legal aid today was fun.. (usually is..) and we planned to go somewhere together once our stint is over... and to decide.. gosh.. put a bunch of lawyers-to-be in a room to decide something and you get funny things like elections, re-elections, appeal courts, supreme courts and consent judgements coming out... haha.. hilarious..

Earlier, a few (namely a friend and I???) of us had decided on the date before hand.. then we raised a meeting.. (Law people might find this more humorous? sorry...)

First, we ran elections to chose a place?...(we were torn between two locations) and had elections, by-elections, and re-elections? (we joked that we were worse than Perak haha since we kept shuffled between the two locations ) = We voted for a place amongst ourselves (there were only 10 out of 14 of us.. so we were still the majority...) again and again, and again..

The decision went from the high court, to the court of appeal to the federal court and supreme court (meaning, we had serious problems deciding where to go..)

it was a 5-5 vote so we gave our team leader the concession to vote again, and..... the results were out!!

Having decided on the venue, we decided on the restaurant, and another round of elections (voting ) begun.

That done a consent judgement (a sort of an agreement, but it cannot be varied or set aside, unless under reasonable circumstances, because a consent judgement is usually given by the court when both parties are agreeable to something) was entered with everyone signing.... (Yes, the crazy bunch we are, we actually signed it.. all of us..)

Reason was, we didn't want anyone to start changing their minds when the appointed date came..

And we joked that we will have to pass a motion (another round of voting, 75% agreeing?) to determine our plans of a monthly meet up once our dock brief programme (programme by the legal aid centre where we have to go to court and mitigate for criminals) ends..

It was a fun day...

-Oracl3-

Title: Huey's Charm

When Huey came back from NZ she bought me this little charm... so here's what's inscribed on it... yes, my life is kinda sad... hahaha

恋繪「え」馬「ば」　緣むすび　

巡「めぐ」り合「あ」う小さな恋　幸せ夢見る　二つの愛はいつしか結「むすば」ばれ仲「なか」むつまじく

Translation:
love endlessly tied together

A chance meeting, a small spark of love, a happy dream is seen, the love of the two persons, without noticing are bound together endlessly in this relationship..
**

okay, the direct translation sucks.. here's a better worded one.. or so I hope...

A chance meeting ignites a small spark of love like a happy dream. Unaware, the love of the two people, are bound together endlessly...

**

I really want to brush up on my Japanese.. sigh..... so many things to do, well wish to do, so little time, and money.. sigh....

On another note, I'm changing departments the day after tomorrow!! from Corporate Finance to Litigation... Hope all goes well.. not to mention that I'm starting my Legal Aid soon... it's where lawyers in Malaysia provide free legal counsel to people who can't afford it, we are the only ones in the world where it's supported fully by lawyers.. no Government help!! well we have a legal aid bureau run by the government, but they don't help just anybody who deserves it, so here we are...

Legal aid is compulsory for all chambering students, and we have to serve at least 14 days at the legal aid.. I think that's quite cool... since I already do stuff like scouting... i.e. volunteer stuff...

Speaking of which, I had a really eventful weekend...

On Friday I helped out a bit at school, as we had a Scouts camp... well I didn't stay that late.. but the whole of Saturday I was there from morning till like 4 am... gosh by the time after our "supper" at ming tien.. in which a hilarious thing happened (will mention it below) and getting home and showering, drying hair etc.. by the time I went to bed.. It was about 5 am..

I wanted to try to wake up at 730 or 8 and get back to school to help out.. but I'm getting too old for this haha.. and well maybe my bed was too comfy... I couldn't bring myself to wake up and go haha... Sorry Alwin!! :p

And I slept till about 2pm!! woke up, had a quick brunch and headed of the residence of the British High Commissioner for my University's Alumni gathering.. it was High Tea with the University's Vice Chancellor and the head of the law school!!

and seriously.. the Scones were to die for.. and I mean seriously.... No where in Malaysia can you find scones that delicious.. (yet....)

I loved the ones in the UK, and the journey to find some nice ones here failed.. but oh.. I really loved those... *sluurp..*

Oh well, met up with some of my old University mates, had a nice chat with the head of the Law School and then we left.... my poor dad was my driver of the day.. so I brought him as a guest there. Hopefully he didn't get bored... =.=' Seemed like he spent most of his time talking to my university mates...

Oh yes, the amusing thing that happened at supper at ming tien, when I was with the other scouters.. haha.. well typing it out here, loses the touch of it... I'll have to tell it in person for you to get the joke.. seriously....

but basically, it was just my junior Alwin being kind of mischievous, and I went along with him... and of the whole table.. there was 8 of us.. only the 2 of us were laughing so hard.. cause only both of us knew what was going on... haha.. aahh~.. that was hilarious.. for me... I'll tell the full story to any interested party in person if so requested... ahh~.. I really laughed till my stomache hurt..

So yes, that's been my weekend.. a very busy one at that as well.. but an enjoyable one..

Somehow, I still love scouting I guess, and well having friends there, made it all the more enjoyable :)

Today at work... Well didn't have much since I'm changing departments, but I drafted an agreement today!! I think I sort of like drafting agreements :p (provided I have a proper term sheet with me haha.. XD)

-Oracl3-

It's Valentine's Day today.. I know my mood hasn't been the best as of late.... but..... The world still loves me after all :p

Nick's kind thoughts

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Sayaka :( -->> Sayaka XD

Thank you Nick :) *hugz* He's such a doll XD

Sorry I can't do a linear equation, it's top to bottom haha..

-Oracl3-

More random pictures as I try to make use of the good connection to upload pictures..

So as they say.. the cliché, a picture says a thousand words.. so here they are.. all the posts I missed out cause I was busy... And the connection was crap...

This was my dad's birthday on December 2008

Uncle's birthday.. 2008... ermm forgot what month... November maybe??

Mom's Birthday on November 2008
A bottle of Asahi (Japanese Beer) by her side... haha..

Ermm.. November 2008 As well I guess.. or was it December... A very small G1 gathering at Yuen's Sunway.. I think I mentioned it before in one of the posts.. but here's the picture...

Just look at this fella, really and literally sitting down and eating.. 可愛い XD

He really is sitting you know.... :)

Went for the MPO on 20th December 2008, I think, Cause it was the winter festival, so I think it was about there.. anyway, we went cause they were playing the Lord of the Rings.. it was really superb.. and Des was a doll, and sent us back to PJ, since the last train had already stopped..

And Oh due to this screen they had, I had to crank my neck to see this sort of slideshow during the performance.. causing a neckpain... haha I recall that throughout the performance.. at some parts.. I just had to let my head drop and stare at my lap/hands/whatever, to ease my neck haha.. set too front I think.. but it was hard to get tickets...

-Oracl3-

Well yeah, sorry I'm backdating the last few posts, but I wanted the flower post to be at the top.. haha..

Okay.. let's see... at one point... John got to know huey, nick and gene.. due to a clubbing event? haha.. we went to poppy's for clubbing.. and that was nice... so since they were acquainted I thought let's hang out?

Since I know how it feels to be alone overseas... So we just went out together... We brought John to BU to buy some Chinese New Year Clothings.. so yes, sorry, this post is before Chinese New Year.. but anyway.. the 5 of us went out.. watched a movie.. Wing Chun... and shopped a bit..

After that we brought John to SS2 to have dinner.. so here we are at KTZ though sadly, Nick wasn't in, cause he had to go off somewhere first... But that's just it....

-Oracl3-

Yesterday, I had to go back home in the pouring rain.... raining cats and dogs outside my work place, so that I could make it in time for my dinner cum alumni meeting... got all drenched.. what's the use of an umbrella.. which leaks??? =.=' chucked the damned thing away... that's what 10 bucks gets you...

well, the dinner cum meeting, turned out okay, and the world is small, met an old friend there... Jo Weng, still looks as good as ever, made small talk, and he left.. I think the last time I bumped into him was on new year's eve? 2007? I think... It's been a long time.. we should have kept in touch.. he's a nice kid.. :)

anyway, after the meeting.. the food was quite nice by the way, had nasi lemak, since i'm all better now... *yaay* then went home.. attempted to do some work.. but was too tired..

oh.. today we... as in huey, leong and I had lunch with John.. the kid is leaving.. sigh... when will be the next time that we can meet? and I can nag?? haha.. introduced my Korean colleague Enna to huey and leong.. they got a long well.. sweet :)

But back to John.. well, hope he takes care, and have a safe flight *hugz* (though he's not exactly going home yet... haha) he's a nice kid, he's a funny guy...

A picture of us (colleagues) at dinner at KLCC on John's Last day at the office, we have the girls from Korea as well, Enna & Hazel :)

Ermm... that's about it.. need to do some work before I hit the sack tonight!! 頑張る！！

I need to catch up on my politics.. I'm missing the scene.. geh...

-Oracl3-

Title: It's package A..

Got it on the 3rd day of Chinese New Year.. sigh, just my luck.. (Mahjong was bad enough??) I think with the weather being so darned hot in the day time and so darned cold in the night..

It was still okay, as it was on the beginning stages, on the 4th day I got a reading of 37.5, so upon coming home from work, after dinner, I just took those bitter stuff, and went to sleep...

It abated the next morning, so I thought okay.. I will go to work then.... I was sent out of the office by someone at work, which I think was a good thing, as I could go home a tad early to rest...

sigh.. desperately trying to finish my opinion.. still feels like it's lacking some stuff, but my brain is too muddled to think.. argghhhh... =.='

oh and that meng, gave me the link to one of my favourite parts in the movie Windstruck that he loaned me aoens ago.. when we were still in Taylor's and which I cried buckets over.. damn.. he made me feel like downloading and watching the whole movie again.. which... is what i'm doing... i downloaded the OST already haha.. only 2 more parts on the movie to go ahha...

-Oracl3-

Title: hito ga kawatta : People change

Yes, the year 2009 is here, and people all change with time, for better or for good.. even I've changed... but that's another story.... on to something else.. just wanted to get that off my chest...

ermm.. had a busy day.... today... sorry, make that yesterday since it's already 440am...

had badminton on friday night, came home at about 1 i think, showered and slept at about 2 something, had to wake up in the morning, around 930 for breakfast with mike.. woke up to her call, and had no peace getting ready, as james called me to ask about chambering stuff...

went to eat dim sum at DJ then came back around 1210? or earlier? put my laundry in to wash, Seoh came over, then at 1225 it was out again, for lunch along with xin yin and leong to celebrate a early birthday for leong.

came home.. around 4 something, tried to sleep... but what with the insistent text messages, i got so irritated, i finally turned the phone to silent and slept. Even the phone was feeling tired, seeing that I just charged it the night before, I actually had to charge it again.. that's how much messages I was getting??

woke up later to get ready to go out with michelle, for a super mini G1 gathering at sunway.

had trouble getting ready, as everyone seems to be hunting for me... still... =.=' I can't shower nor dress in peace!!! (-.-')
and the fact that the clubbing plans for the night had trouble... it's either karaoke or clubbing.. which later at dinner it was settled to karaoke...

Went to Yuen's at Sunway, with nicole, siew kim and michelle... ate till about 9 something. .got home around 925, called gene, and he came round around 945 with leong and huey in tow...

and we went to karaoke where we were joined by yee jin, till 4, actually, we got kicked out.... and then we looked for the car, and got home now at 440...

so yeah.. what a day... my motto of moderation is gone... hence my consistent complaints..
I can't help it, when I go out, it's the whole day and non-stop.. why can't there be moderation in this??? but usually I don't complain when I've to stay home..... but still...

one thing about today.. really tiring.. but I found a new singing voice that I really like haha.. Gene has been dethroned.. but I don't think he cares anyway...

-Oracl3-

going to bed now... typed this in 10 minutes =.=' nights everyone..

am so broke..... donations are hugely welcome....

Life can be a real prick...but I think people are the real pricks.... The people around us, are what determines how our environment will be like. The people that we pick to surround us, or in which the situations causes us to be surrounded by such people, determine how eventful or boring our life shall be...

Sometimes we just get so fed up with some people and things, but we can't help it, it's not easy to get rid off. Getting rid of it, would mean breaking fellowships and things, which seems kind of selfish and childish on my part. And I don't want people to take sides, because of my little rift, or dissatisfaction. And well, wouldn't it be a waste of things??

But being so altruistic has no benefits at all, people don't appreciate you, take you for granted, assume you are always carefree, and basically take the fullest advantage out of you, whether they realise it or not, and that gets very tiring. You get sick of people who seem to care, but don't care at all.

Whether they are pretending to care, or really care but don't know how to show it, remains a mystery. But it still gets sickening, and tiring. Gestures are nice, sincere gestures are even nicer. Maybe it was the way I was brought up, but I guess what I'm looking for has yet to come, or I'm not doing the right things to meet what I'm looking for.

But sometimes when I stop and look to my sides, I see somethings that I've searched for. It's not exactly complete, and makes me want more, then I start to think, am I being greedy? Is that Okay? Is it okay to be selfish? To take, and not give in return? I don't want to fall to that level, so I hesitate.....

Okay.... Fake Buddhist Crapping post aside.. (currently reading the Buddha, Geoff & Me.. that would explain it all...) which I think only 3 people would somewhat understand fully what this is all about.... So if you don't understand it, it's okay... it's just me crapping.... On to some other news....

Life has been mundane lately, wake up - go to work - come home - work and sleep late; or if possible, watch some drama or anime or something and sleep early - repeat again the next day.

Friday is a tad different, since I get to hang out with some friends every Friday after work, then Weekends.... I've not much of a life either.... and Monday crawls on me from behind again.. with somewhat murderous intent...

Christmas was okay, it was the usual eating spree.. Nothing superb... unless you count my aunt's new house.. she has a flair for decoration I must say... :p

Boxing day was sad! I had to work.... But it was okay... The day after was okay, since its the sales, bought 2 working blouses... so damn Expensive... and the shirts in that shopping mall... the mall I frequent is crap... not even 2 months, and there's a pleasant hole in the blouse.. it was like 45 bucks!! RIP OFF!! BOYCOTT!!!!! GAAAHHH!! Waste of money... not-so-cheap is not neccessarily good.. Sometimes we have to go for the brands, for QUALITY products...

Next...

Someone weirded me out recently, with its (Yes, you read correct, no gender to be specified... could or could not even be human....) actions?

Maybe it's me being overly sensitive.. but please.. don't do things like that in front of me??? It freaks me out, cause it NEVER does that..... Okay, maybe I'm being overly sensitive.. Ignore me...

Ants are attacking me...

My intention to build more good karma has gone down the drain, since they started biting me... Am on a murder spree now.. killing not-so-innocent victims....

-Oracl3-

Met up for lunch with Xian Ai, William and Horng Yang.. First time trying the café called O'Briens.. Not bad... kinda pricey... but not bad.. :p


-Oracl3-

okay, since I can finally upload some pictures.. here are some delayed posts!

on the 29th of September 2008, before Aiyee left for the UK to continue her studies, a few of us Reading people met up for a little yum cha session.. so we ended up in... Ermm SS17 that side I think at some condominium... Xian Ai and I actually met some high school seniors there as well.. Small world..

But anyway we took a picture and here it is...

All firls only, we have Me, Xian Ai, Mel, and from the right, Ming Choi and Aiyee.. yups all girls... :p

Next up.. remember that retarded thing I was talking about a while back... Well I wanted to post a picture of it, but I couldn't load it till now.. So here is the retarded thing!!

It's a teddy bear.. 100% hand sewn by yours truly for her sister.. It's kind of small.. and it's a lot of work. so no commissions will be taken.. besides.. it's kind of retarded... Well, family members might be an exception... if and when I get more cloth and time to do it haha....

What can I say.. my sister loved it.. Well.. I did put in time and effort and all... and who doesn't like cute hand made stuff.. although it's a little retarded...

All I can say is that.. everything went on nicely.. till I had to sew them on to each other... making the indiviudal head, body, arms and legs were just nice and splendid.. Till I had to combine them all..

The head is a little off as in senget... and the arms.. well... I think one might be higher than the other haha.. but oh well... That's proof it's 100% hand sewn haha..

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Look out for the posts below, as hopefully I can post the long awaited photographs...

-Oracl3-

Well the first week is over... so this is what I've to say..

Day one.. 3rd November 2008, Monday

First day of work.. had nothing to do... made friends with the other chambies & Paralegals....

Asked around for these forms (Borang 1-8 which is in Malay..which has already been complained about...) I had to fill in to be recognised by the BAR council that I'm a pupil/chambie. Spent the rest of the day filling out the forms...

Found out that my Master (Not that Master we have something called the master-pupil thing...) was the guy that interviewed me...

Day 2... 4thNovember 2008, Tuesday

Got permission to go to the Court complex at Jalan Duta to hand in my borang (it's Malay for form) 1 & 2 so am officially a chambie on 4th November!!

Got caught in a stupid massive downpour, the Masjid Jamek area was flooded.. and I had to wade through ankle deep water... sigh... Was quite tempted to just go home... and I think I should have.. But my stuff was still in the office.. So I went back to the office...


Day 3... 5th November 2008, Wednesday

Went to look for the lawyer that wanted to give me work the day before... It was research work... And I must say.. what we study in company law.. doesn't equip us for the corporate world.. It's a whole new world out there for this area of the law...

Spent the day, trying to figure out what the lawyer wanted.. and to get the answers for what she asked me to do....

Found it, but since I was told it wasn't that urgent.. Decided to take the next day to compile everything nicely for the lawyer the next day...

On another note.. Didn't really feel to good.. so overdosed a little on vitamin C..

Sister left back for Athens on this day I think...

Day 4... 6th November 2008, Thursday

The lawyer that assigned me the work had a meeting and wasn't in... Typed up and compiled what I think is what she wanted me to do... for the research.... and was just about to set out to look for someone to delegate work to me.. since my supervisor... i.e. the lawyer who gave me the work, and my master wasn't around... didn't know who to ask... but then another lawyer in the corporate department asked me to help her.. so okay...

Help with compiling and photocopying the stuff for due diligence (I've not much of an idea what it is either, so don't ask) Spent the whole day, arranging, photocopying....

The photocopier has a vendetta against me.. Kept acting up saying the paper was stuck, when there was no paper.. grr... I think I got Ozone poisoning..

I still didn't feel that well either... Maybe worse... but thought it was due to Ozone poisoning...

Day 5... 7th November 2008, Friday...

Officially do not feel well... Felt feverish.. coughing... sigh...

Still had the compiling and photocopying work to do... was busy, busy, busy...

Registered online for this BAR council thing.. found out... my university wasn't listed there... So had to call them up and email them.... etc.... had it settled.. got back to work..

Had a meeting/discussion about the ethics exam that we had to take... Was really feeling horrid already by then.. it was about 5pm then...

After the meeting.. another lawyer assigned me work for the coming week.. Quickly finished up the last of my compiling work.. and left for home at about 550pm....

All that's left would be to the print out the covers haha...

Sadly couldn't go for my much awaited badminton game, as am ill.. with a fever to boot.. sigh...
And that's all for the time being.. going to rest, as I've to go out with friends later.. sigh....

-Oracl3-

31st October 2008 was halloween.. although this country of mine doesn't widely celebrate it as in like the west, Mel decided to organise one for our university mates.. so we did.. and on the 31st we ended up at TGIF at the curve for dinner and to well.. just be what we aren't haha..

Well.. there's nothing much to say here.. the pictures will say it all, when blogspot or maxis.. stops being such and ass and allows me to upload pictures.. so await an edit to this post...

Edit

Here we have Terence as the Joker from batman.. Me as a Japanese School girl... most likely from Tokyo haha.. Xian Ai & Wei Li the devil... Some waiter from TGIF posing as grim the ripper and Marlyn as some vampire...


after dinner we headed to Quatron near KLCC for some clubbing.. it's anew club with the concept of having 4 seasons.. hence the reason of my post now... If you are the kind like me, who goes clubbing for the dancing part and not the drinking part.. then please spare yourself the misery of going to Quatron..

That place is for people to drink!! There is no dance floor.. I reapeat... THERE IS NO DANCE FLOOR. The place is horrid if you hate ciggeratte smoke like me.. and well my allergies thank you to it.. My eyes sting like mad.. and well.. strangely enough.. I didn't cough that much as I thought I would.... Well in return I got a headache.. guess the people nearby must have been smoking... ermm.. Dunhills I think... Well, if I recall correctly that's the brand that gives me minimal cough but a huge headache... sigh..

Well, the smoke was horrible for my eyes.. and I suffer the effects still... one day after that.. And I've washed my hair twice and it STILL STINKS OF CIGGERATE SMOKE... Woe is me.....

Listening to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture..... fitting?? Watched 2 movies today.. The Holiday and 21.. Yesterday I watched Just Like Heaven.. all 3 are nice movies.. shall review them later when I get the chance... Since I start work this coming monday... =.='

And also speaking of which.. when the club asked for contact details I purposely changed one of the digits of my handphone number to avoid getting spammed by them.. and woah... they still managed to send spam to me... =.=' horrible.. totally horrible...

-Oracl3-