My MSN status today:

The Purple One messaged me:

Seriously this is the first time I hear someone refer raisins as nipples!
Hahahaha!
So, anyways from that conversation, I was inspired to list down the things that both Mr Tay and I like / dislike.
Macam sorting out our differences la 
And here it is..

Sigh... we make such a 'lovely' couple.

So, ever thought of listing down the differences between you and your partner?
Try it, you'd be pleasantly surprised looking at the neverending list and might start to ponder on the reason of why you are still happily in love with him/her.

"Opposites attract because they are not really opposites, but complementaries"
Sydney J. Harris

Ok, this SMS just came in fresh from The Ex.

1st sms - Hi... would you mind terribly telling me what you put into the steamed fish you used to make?

2nd sms -... btw, it's 4 years and 9 days since we first spoke. how time flies... hehe

OMG! I dunno lah.
Seriously dunno whether to be irritated or ketawa gila babi!

By the way it's:

- Dory Fish cut into halves, marinated in chopped garlic, onions, sesame oil, pepper and black pepper granules (garlic + onions + black pepper granules to be pounded on the mortar)
- Rub all over fish
- Sliced tomatoes
- Tauhu cubes
- Steam

No need to add water on fish because, while steaming, sauce from fish marinade will flow out.

I will do this exact steamed fish for Mr Tay this weekend.
Hah!

My mom's continuous threatening efforts to have my piano sold away is scaring me

She claims, she wasted her money sending me to piano lessons and not putting my 'certified piano tutor' status into full use.
She insists I should give piano lessons during my free time.

But I digress.
As far as I'm concerned, I have put them into some use someway or rather.

Primary 4 - 6, I was playing piano live during school assemblies every Monday.
Well not every Monday, as being a prefect, I had to take turn with the other prefects to slowly raise the stupid flags, inci demi inci, while songs were being sung.
Negaraku, another song, another another song and school song.

I remember a classmate of mine used to ask me.
"Hey aren't you scared shit having to play the songs on the piano LIVE every Monday? One mistake and the whole school can hear it!"

Back then, prefects take turns weekly to berikrar and raise flags. But I had an added duty which was to play the piano accompaniment.
So, I told her, I was even more scared during my rounds of the berikrar session.
You know how when you hold your right palm up and declare your rukun negara?

My gawd, it wasn't even just the 5-liner thingy of Kepercayaan Kepada Tuhan, yada yada yada.
It was the whole excerpt! Which you have to say like every 3 - 5 words then pause and wait for the rest of the students and teachers to repeat after you, and then you continue.
I got so tensed and gelabah I could practically pee in my panty!

Here I give you my most dreaded Monday duty during school assemblies:
NOT READ. BUT PAINFULLY MEMORIZED.

Bahawasanya negara kita Malaysia mendukung cita-cita hendak mencapai perpaduan yang lebih erat di kalangan seluruh masyarakatnya: memelihara cara hidup demokratik: mencipta satu masyarakat yang adil di mana kemakmuran negara akan dapat dinikmati secara adil dan saksama: menjamin satu cara liberal terhadap tradisi-tradisi kebudayaannya yang kaya dan berbagai-bagai corak: membina satu masyarakat progresif yang akan menggunakan sains dan teknologi moden:

Maka kami rakyat Malaysia berikrar akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut berdasarkan atas prinsip-prinsip yang berikut:

Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan

Kesetiaan kepada Raja dan Negara

Keluhuran Perlembagaan

Kedaulatan Undang-undang

Kesopanan dan Kesusilaan

Can just die of stage fright then! Somemore must declare outloud over the mic + PA system.
Have any of you guys been through this before?
Or is it just me???
Possibly one of the most traumatizing moments during my primary school years.

Back to piano.
I was even contributing towards the school choir team back then.
Every week, few times a week, I religiously stayed back after school hours to practice with the choir team.
I could still remember the choir teacher, Mrs Koh - some very garang looking monsta teacher who happened to be our Guru Muzik.
She would be punishing those poor helpless students who failed their music classes.

Remember how we used to have Teori dan Praktikal in the Kelas Muzik?
Praktikal was playing the stupid REKORDER which I've always played "Mary Had A Little Lamb" with my right hand. Ha ha.

Stupid rekorder.

And teori exams for the students were hell but a breeze for me.
Musical notes of any musical intrument is the same.
So imagine at Standard 4, I was already in my Grade 6 in piano playing.
So, hehe, full marks all da time

Out of school, I have also played for my friend, Anne's church performance.
Their pianist backed out last minute due to chicken pox so I was asked for a favor which I gladly jumped in!
Loved playing in a band while the whole hall worshiped!

So yeah mom, how can you say I didn't put my piano-playing skills into good use?
Heh
Told her she must not sell the piano although I have not played in years.

MOM: Why??? I still can get back some money what.

"Because Ma, in a couple years more, my future daughter will be tinkering her little fingers away on those black and white keys."

That shut her up, for now.

So pretty!
More reasons to make yourselves a baby

I discovered something over the weekend at Batu Pahat with the boy few weekends ago.
And it wasn't something to be proud of.
In fact, it was actually quite embarrassing.

Considering that I am into designs and arts, having an opinion or two on advertisements or company logos / brochures / flyers, etc. is nothing new to me and to the people around me.
I can be pretty critical, when the whole layout or concept sucks.
But I am also full of praise for great designs and advertisements.

Few weekends back, I was startled by my 'blindness'.

Boy & Girl visited the newly opened Carrefour in Batu Pahat.
Having bought a pink top storage box for herself, 2 ice creams for Boy's sister and Boy each and Pringles (original), Girl decided it was enough and was good to go.

And as they were leaving the parking area at Carrefour:

Girl: Gosh, don't you think Carrefour's logo suck?
Boy: Why? Normal la.
Girl: No no... see properly. Damn ugly.
Boy: Errr... it's normal la. Nothing to shout about.
Girl: Like, I don't even understand why they created such logo. One red arrow pointing to the left and the blue thing that looks like a wau (malay's version of kite) points to the right. Like wtf???

Boys' eyes grew huge. Like really HUGE.

Boy: Errr, bi... do you REALLY see a Red Arrow and a Blue Wau?
Girl: *nods non stop* Uh-huh! Damn ugly right? Doesn't make any sense right?! Don't know what the hell were they thinki...
Boy: *interrupts* OMG, you are so blind!!!
Girl: What? What?!
Boy: Can't you see??? It's a "C".
Girl: Huh???? Where got? Red Arrow and Blue Wau lah!
Boy: See properly. Look closer.

OH MY GOD.

I have never been so shocked eversince the episode on Nip/Tuck when this patient claimed she wasn't sure why her pet dog got wild and bit off her nipple when actually, she was slapping peanut butter on her boobs and p***y to tempt the dog to lick her as her husband was always away for work.

Anyways, that aside. Yes I was shocked!
Because, as I looked closer and longer, the sillier I felt when the "C" was slowly appearing before me.
OMG, it was a "C" all these freakin' while!
And to think I was happily kutuk-ing the Carrefour logo eversince I was 19.
*horror*

My deceitful eyes: The Red Arrow & The Blue Wau

The "C" circled in black

Not satisfied and in an attempt to drag more victims down with me, I promptly called my dad to ask him what he saw in the Carrefour logo.
"It's a 'C' lah!", replied dad without hesitation.
Mr Tay was laughing his ass off all the way back home after that.

Never felt this stupid infront of Mr Tay before.
Boy - 1, Girl - 0.

I just got back from lunch with Sue and Mimie.
Was at Hakkakaya and I had curry laksa.
The curry laksa was B L A H.
It wasn't spicy enough therefore no kick at all.
As usual, I ordered my meehoon + kuey teow combo and as usual, it is ALWAYS the meehoon that dominates the bowl of noodles.
Is there an unwritten rule somewhere stating that whenever someone orders meehoon + keuy teow combo, you must have MORE meehoon than the keuy teow???
And I'm not talking about Hakkakaya only, this happens in every noodle stall or shop.
So, in the end, my meehoon almost dried up my curry soup.
I only managed to finish half of the soggy noodles.
Not nice. At all.

Anyways, I need google search wizards!
I've been searching for a site that teaches or shows you the way to tie a ribbon / bow.
And it has to be ribbons/bows on clothes.
Like, bow on skirts, bow on the back of dresses, etc.
Ladies you know what I am talking about right?

On the search box I typed:
Attempt #1: how to tie a ribbon bow
Result: sites on crafts and sites on how to tie bows for flowers

Attempt #2: how to tie bow
Result: sites on how to tie men's bow tie.

Attempt #3: how to tie fashion ribbon (yes finally I realised maybe I should include the word 'fashion')
Result: sites on ribbon tie bracelets and more florist bows

And lastly, I found it: How to tie a ribbon (duh!)
But it wasn't a very clear one, to me la that is.

So, you search wizards out there, if you could find me a clearer diagram of how to tie a ribbon, do drop me a note.

Thanks! 

So, I am currently at work, counting on how many girls are donning RED today.

Because according to Chinese beliefs (heard from mom), wearing red at the start of New Year and CNY, brings in wealth and good luck throughout the year.
But do I heed the advice?
No
I am happily dressed in brown earthy tones today
Sorry lar, but there's no logic in how RED is supposed to get you lucky throughout the year ya.
Why not purple? Or pink?
Or even black

So Day 3 of 2007. And it has been slow.
Really s-l-o--w.
Too slow for my liking as I was telling PF.
Though, it might be a fast one for Mr Tay as today is Mr Tay's first day at M!
Like little small boyboy's first day at school

Anyways, I spent New Year's Eve and New Year's at Mr Tay's hometown, Batu Pahat.
Though his home area wasn't affected by the flood, we saw first hand on the flood situation at the other areas on the way to BP.
And seriously, people seem to be having a good time?????
I saw this bunch of ladies in their baju kurungs.
With one hand lifting the skirts up to avoid the water on their knee level, they were... get this...
HAPPILY POSING AND SNAPPING PICTURES OF THEMSELVES WITH THE FLOOD AS BACKDROP WITH THEIR CAMERA PHONES
Weird.

But really, Mr Tay's dad said that the flood victims being stationed at the community hall and school halls are having a good time.
They get free food, lots of company and RM200 from the government. 
They are so naive.
Wait till it's pack up and go back home time, it's back to reality!
Mr Tay's dad knows this because he is involved with helping the community work there.

Ok, one just past by me.
Nine.
9 ladies in RED spotted as of now.

So people, are you wearing red on your first day at work today?

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Let there be more Love in your lives this year.

Lots of hugs and kisses from,
Boy & Girl

And to think after Mr Tay has gotten me the Maxis Broadband modem and I can surf until I die, I was so wrong.
I am getting bored again.

So, I picked the phone up.
Called my dad.
Described animatedly to him how utterly bored I am when I'm home.
And ended with a very manja cum spoiltbrat tone.
"Very bored! Need.Entertainment."
"Ok, so?" he said.
"Ok, so, very simple only."

Took a deep breathe.

"I would love to have one of your PS2(s) in your shop."

Paused for awhile.
Waited to be blasted away for giving him crap at 10am.

"Ok, I exchange tv with you. I will bring the other tv and you use this, it's bigger."

See see see, it has been proven countless of times, that my Daddy is ze best of the best!

Now, I must go compile the list of games I want to buy.
Then I can PlayStation until I die.

*beams*