happy valentine

with valentine's day looming closer than ever, i think it would be best for me to wish all the love birds out there "Happy Valentines". i am no sour grape. just because i am single doesn't mean others cannot display their affection for their loved ones. but can i have a simple request? just keep your photos and declarations to yourself rather than posting everything on the wall for everyone to see. you see, it makes sense. you love him/her and that's between the two of you. if you start sharing with everyone, what are you trying to prove? that you have a partner that everyone already knows. get it? unless you are dedicating your valentine's day to friends and family members. then, it's perfectly alright la.....

Adapted from the G search

have a good day and may you find new love one if you are still single. it is not too bad to dream right. i read once that love isn't admiration, infatuation and pity, it is for no reason, you are so in love with the person.

a little too late

i kinda regret for the fact that i did not perform more research on taipei before i went there. the reason for my regret is while blog-surfing around, i found out that i miss out a lot of sumptuous food. aiya. ishhh... first, there is the ice cream dorayaki. second, i have lost count of the food i miss out. apa lar. it is probably a month too late. if i were to blog surf during 2nd of January 2012, i still can make it a point to list out the food i would love to have. at least i will know the blog to go to.

oh well. but all is not lost as my sister has asked me whether i want to join her to go taiwan next year. instantly i said yes without even considering whether i will be able to obtain leave. haha. part of my bravado comes from the promise i made that i will go back to taiwan again. eh, just in case any reader out there who is an employer. want to hire me? i am interested in working in taipei. any job that pays good and provides accomodation is suffice. one year spend there would be best. but a better dream is to go taiwan every now and then. if not, all the fats accumulation will be detrimental to my health.

ohhhh....red bean pancake. you don't know how much i have missed you.

blogger feels a bit regretful for not being an active researcher before travelling.

take what you need

today, i saw a picture which states something like this.

(Picture adapted from the blue wall)

i begin to wonder which one of these will i need. my answer is hope. part of my life struggle has always revolves around giving myself hope. i need hope in life. if none exists, i wish not to exist. if only life is that easy where you can determine when you live or die. 

last sunday, there is an article sent by the reader, commenting about how her life has been tormented by family problems. my heart felt for her. i was thinking, "finally someone is writing what i feel and how i feel ." while feeling sad that she has to endure her suffering at such a young stage, i agree with her that "she feels stronger compared to her peers out of this struggle." i believe that is true. sometimes, when you have struggled for so long and hard, you begin to take life as it comes. you learn to complain less, work more and hope for the best. 

fortunately, things are turning better for her as she is writing about her past. bravo! another individual who deserves my respect in life. do not get me wrong, i don't mean i only respect those who have successfully endured their hardships. but getting the battle won gives me the little hope i need to have in life.

hearing others' successful stories gives me motivation to move on. blogger is pondering of reading chicken soup for the TOUGH souls, only if such a series exists in the first place. 

first experience

it is general knowledge of mine that during chinese new year period, i will be super busy. little did i know this year, the schedule is really packed until i am speechless. for the very first time, i have to rush from family dinner to meeting friends. and this time around, i have to meet two foreign friends: one from indonesia, another one from taipei. suddenly, my social circle has expanded internationally. i have no idea if you ask few years back that i will have to bring my friends around melaka during first day of chinese new year for asam pedas and naan bread. not too shabby. fortunately, both of my friends enjoy the meals very much. and i made a new friend on that day as well. the indonesian friend is my social circle from sydney university. he brought a taipei friend to visit malaysia and melaka.

most of the time being me complimenting how good taipei is ranging from its sumptuous food to convenient public transportation. if one thing you want me to complain about taipei is the place is too crowded. other than that, everything is awesome. i even told that to my relatives during visiting. haha. you can say i fall in love after a week there.

today is quite a day as well. while eating pan mee and mee hoon kueh at a shop, out of nowhere people starting playing the big drum and metal plate. my sensitive ears got a big shock. then, the lion dance came in the building  and started shaking heads and dancing. quite a scene. for some reason, i started realising malaysia is really a place rich in culture and its adversity is what makes me want to come back. the general question: why don't you work in sydney? general answer: i don't like sydney. as a person who values culture, i think being back allows me to learn and appreciate what i already had. one true fact is when i was studying overseas, i kept thinking about how is sydney different from melaka. the difference is vast and yet the latter has something more to offer. money can be earned but once culture is lost, you have nothing at all. an uncle told me some people who earn big money from malaysia and send their children to study overseas. in the end, criticize malaysia like nobody's business. he said there is no merit in doing that because you have forgotten your own roots. good thinking. i agree with the uncle. and something i would like to share, if you have seen how some of your children behave in overseas like i do, you would never send them there.

blogger feels that being a malaccan builds his confidence a little in life. what you call that in life? a sense of proud. where can you get that? no where but from your home sweet home.

 

the story of three guys and a pair of pants

it was early in the morning when i was awaken by my friend who came in knocking my door. after a short while, i realised i am actually staying at my friend's place and today is the day i am supposed to lapor diri with pejabat jpa. i was quite excited because today brekkie is bak kut teh. hehe... any good friend will know one of my fav food is pork rib tea *direct translation.

and off we go to klang to savour the delicious cuisine. not bad, i should say. the taste is no different from what i tasted last time i was there. i think melaka is comparable but the dried bak kut teh tasted even nicer.

after breakfast we went to putrajaya to lapor diri. the funny thing comes when we are turning and turning in the wrong area, thinking the office is located there. after half an hour of aimless turning, finally jason decided to ask a pedestrian. oh, problem solved.

after that, we went to the office. i was heading first to the office and as i was ready to click on the lift button, we  were instructed to go to the counter to register ourselves. that comes my first horror experience of the day. without trousers, i cannot go in. OMG. are you kidding me? we came all the way from shah alam you know. and pusing and pusing for so long. now you are telling me i have to go back and change. ok, as pressure kicks in, i guess the brain juice flows faster. i went with two friends, looky and jason. surprise, surprise, look is the only soul wearing the most decent for lapor diri. an idea struck my mind. we took turn to change in the toilet after each has registered. the problem: look is size 28 and jason and me are size 31.

when jason tried it on, i was literally LOL. so tight that we cannot even finish zipping the pants (same goes for me). we have to cover with our skimpy t-shirts and thats how in one pants has been worn by the three musketeers for the day. after changing, we keep laughing and laughing non-stop. what an epic moment. weird but true. i guess life is like this. when challenges come, embrace it with creativity and laugh about it.

blogger wondering how he ever will fit size 28 ever again. guessing the answer will be never! most memorable moment for 2012. what a way to start the new year.