draw a doodle around the Squiggle (maxis logo) to show what Maxis means to you.
fill in the blank, My _________, My Maxis.
my first 3 trial submissions:
my happy heart, my maxis
my soulmate, my maxis
my baby, my maxis
if you see closely, they are still at the Pending status. something about needing the administrator's approval before publishing in the Submission Gallery. smart me used mr tay's mobile number, with my OWN I.C number, and my OWN name. and not forgetting, the most apparent rule-breaker - employee of Maxis is not allowed to participate.
thus, these 3 doodles confirmed disqualified one.
tonight, i'm using Sue's identity! bribed her with this promise ---> if i win the RM20,000 travel vouchers, i will share it with her for our Perth trip next year
showed Ben my doodles, and this was what he has to say, "tsk tsk tsk... this really does reflect what you really care about in your life isn't it? have a good husband, a baby and a happy life, and that's about it."
"oh shaddup you." i nonchantly replied.
because, what Ben doesn't know is i have sketched a lot more of these doodles to be submitted later on my sketchbook which, includes, "My Nasi Lemak, My Maxis".
*note - the drawing tool is damn kao hard to use and control. if only it is similar to facebook's graffiti, hah!
"mommy, i can't zip my pants up!" - Little Boy in Yellow complaining to mommy in the ladies. so so so irresistably cute.
"mommy, can i sit on your desk?!"
"ok, you put the cup near your mouth, let the water touches your lips a little, then you swallow. can? come, mommy show you again." - little girl not used to drinking from a cup. heard over at pantry.
"eh so that was your son or daughter?" - CLASSIC! if i am the parent, i'd be extremely insulted! hahaha!
but, none of these can beat my favorite eavesdropped conversation heard last year.
Heard at 4.15pm @ 17th floor (posted here on Nov 28 2006)
Little boy: You cannot eat Mentos and drink Coca-Cola. Little girl: *tak layan him* Little boy: Because when you eat Mentos, and drink Coca-Cola, your head will *BOMMMM*. Burst out all open.
*LOL* I cannot tahan.
*suppressing every temptation to kidnap Little Boy in Yellow*
1000am woke up (would not be this early if it was not because of mr tay's incessant buzzing Blackberry) 1015 watered and talked to the plants 1025 checked for paid posts opportunities - none 1030 facebook, msn, emails and absorbing the morning sun with Lisa Wahlandt's bossa nova sounds playing around the house 1115 singing aloud to "All You Need Is Love" 1117 mr tay made a very observative remark, you're like this different person when you do not need to work. happier! 1117.50 rolled my eyes and went, ABUTHEN! (it's actually 'ahh but then?')
Playtime
1210pm the boyfriend dropped me off at One Utama and off he went to work. 12.20 spa pedicure bliss 1400 checked into Gold Class GSC for Golden Compass with Crabbie 1500 wore a miniskirt, hence legs felt very exposed and cold. contemplated whether to rent a blanket 1600 at Italiannies for super late lunch with Crabbie. ordered Pomodoro pasta, calamari caesar salad and strawberry cheesecake for dessert 1915 checked into GSC for Across The Universe 2150 came out of cinema all dazed and confused. the movie was very.... peculiar.
The Conversation
we chatted a lot on boygirl relationships. i have to give it to him. he has friends with the MOST dramatic (and traumatic) love lives. (except me, my life is pathetically dramaless)
Couple #1 - dated for 7 years, about to register to get married - girl was standing infront of the her house waiting for her bf to get down from his car - girl got hit and dragged by another car who was parked nearby - girl died on the spot - boy was devastated. after 1 year, decided to move on and started dating other girls - girl's parents felt disappointed and told him that he should not marry any other girl after their daughter's death
Couple #2 - dated for quite some time - girl was 22 and already had TWO abortions. boy asked her to go to the abortion center by herself - boy treated the girl like crap. have always played the emotional blackmail game. i fucking HATE guys who thrives in emo blackmail - buys her stuff but expects the girl to pay him back WHICH, she did, via bank-in - boy called to break up with her. AND ASKED FOR STUFF THAT HE HAD GIVEN TO HER TO BE RETURED BACK TO HIM
Couple #3 - dated for 8 years - boy cheated on girl once. girl forgave him - boy cheated on girl 9 more times and gave her herpes - broke up. boy moved on and dated another girl for 6 months - girl is still hopeful that they will get back together. allowed boy to do whatever he pleases with the hope that he will come to realize that she is the still the best girl for him
Couple #4 - been dating quite awhile - boy made the girl went for abortions EIGHT times - boy ended up marrying the OTHER girl and have 2 kids - boy is STILL playing around
The Realization
mr tay and i have been together for 2+ years. my longest relationship by the way. in relation to Couple #1, i came to realize that life is indeed very fragile and there is no guarantee in life. anything and i mean, anything can happen tomorrow, 10 hours from now and 1 min from now. so, please treasure your loved ones and start counting your blessings everyday. like now, mr tay is driving to JB for the wretched PC Fair and i always always tell him to drive safely coz shit happens on the road, alright. and coz he always seem to think that he owns the roads and all the other drivers owe him money? know what i mean?
to the girl in Couple #3 - if only i can speak to her and i bet she will leave the guy in no time. i have an absolute ZERO tolerance for guys who cheat behind their gfs' backs. strike one, and you're out. seriously, i mean it. no freaking 9 more times like what have happened to her. geez, you allow your bf to cheat on you 10 times?!
was asked by Crabbie a very intriguing question during lunch.
"what would you do, if a much much better guy comes along and sweeps you off your feet?"
i looked at him and gave him a blank, "huh?"
come to think of it, i have not thought about this for a very long time. he then went on lecturing me about fate and stuff. how, if this Other Guy and me were meant to be together then, we wil end up together no matter what.
it's ok i tell him. i don't need the extra drama. dramaless love life is actually quite... good. like for example, i am not required to bank-in money into mr tay's account for the dinners and stuff he bought me. (reference: couple #2) *lol*
This is Cute
Crabbie wants to say this to his future wife:
during the marriage ceremony, before slipping the ring into her ring, he wants to say to her, "So, it's you huh? It's finally you. Why did you have to take so long to appear in my life huh?! Nah, here's the ring."
LOL!!! I burst out laughing!
actually, i do have my own version as well. thought about this after The Horrible Breakup with the ex, a couple of years back. i'd do this.
fists hitting on his chest while angrily exclaiming, "YOU! Why did you have to let me go through all these shit before meeting you! Why did you have to let me meet all the bastards before YOU!" and then proceeds to kiss him like he is The Best Damn Thing in The Whole Wide World
let's wait and see who will have this 'honour' getting hit by my fists. ha-ha.
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Nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need
mom sent me an email informing me that a travel agency will contact me shortly regarding my accommodation problem in krabi.
esther from the agency called and she said will check out the hotels for me. any preferance? she asked. preferably around Aonang area, i replied. she said she'll check to see what she can do. but before that, she has one hotel that has confirmed rooms for us.
my heart did a full 360-degree roller-coaster turn.
Sofitel Hotel, she said. my heart sank a bit because i do know Sofitel ain't cheap but i checked out their rates on the website anyway.
in Ringgit ya, not Baht
now, esther. i do not print money ya. neither does mr tay. so this has to pass.
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uh-oh, just got off the phone with esther. she panically reported back to me that ALL the hotels in Aonang are FULLY booked. and all the other hotels in the other areas would require a minimum stay of SE7EN nights
and now i panically want to die. i suddenly realize it's SOS time. it's an EMERGENCY! what if the budget inns are fully booked as well??? i mean, there has to be some small backpackers' inn that we can check into? right?? right???! omgggg, i'm calling baby now!
and i can almost imagine him say, "Why don't we set up tents and camp by the beach?" all because i suggested this the last time we were strolling by the beach at bali. something about being adventurous(???) and thrifty(??!)
i have a strong feeling that we need to be buying tents soon.
see the difference between 31 Dec and 1 Jan? i want to die.
conversation last nite:
girl no more rooms. all fully booked. nah, come i show you. boy ohhh. cancel lor... want? we use our Secret Weapon? girl cannot!!! my Start-2008-Feeling-HappyHappy will commence as planned! boy hehehe ok ok. girl besides, if wanna use the Secret Weapon, it's YOUR TURN to be the subject. i ain't walking into the doctor pretending to be sick :P
right. it's no secret anymore. to change the dates for airasia, you need to pay RM300. that's daylight robbery considering it's almost the price of my tickets per person. so, with Secret Weapon, you need not pay as much although there's a little, very minimal penalty charges.
BUT, i said BUT. I AM NOT ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.
i openly suggested that we should walk around krabi searching for a hotel or a budget inn (i don't give a damn now!) once we land there. the boy was like, "you sure you wanna do that? well, if you're up for room-searching adventures, i'll be glad to comply!"
so yeah. it's official. i'm gonna play it dangerous this time! first time ever, going to a foreign land without any confirmation on where we'll be resting our heads at night. "pack light! pack light! this time must sure YOU pack light!"i can hear him shouting with glee all the way from the toilet. for every single trip that we went for, i was ALWAYS being reminded to pack light. what's with men and their Must-Pack-Light obsession??? i carry my own stuff anyways!
krabi accommodation is stressing me out. i have never encountered such problem before! but it's ok, all stressed up but A Good Kinda Stress, agree? i lurrrveee planning for holidays, teeheehee. even though, this one looks kinda messed up. so ok, let me rephrase my sentence. i love planning for holidays even though they don't go according to plan because it's still a Holiday! *grin*
but seriously, Way To Go, Angie Low see, it even rhymes - no matter how you pronounced it, Lau or Loh.
it is precisely 1.37am now. not quite sure why, but i'm still very much wide awake. and mr tay is watching Saving Private Ryan for the 1 millionth time.
anyways, am totally engrossed with this version of Lifehouse - Take Me Away. i love jason wade's voice.
this time... all I want is you there is no one else who can take your place this time you burn me with your eyes you see past all the lies you take it all away I've seen it all and it's never enough it keeps leaving me needing you
take me away take me away I've got nothing left to say just take me away
i haven't had this much Me-Time by myself since... i can't remember! so, after seeing mr tay off to PC Fair, rejecting melissa's offer to go shopping and can't possibly sleep anymore after 9am - i got up.
and Mood For The Day - Productive
i have:
1. managed to watch 2 love comedies over at HBO
Failure to Launch - starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughtey (i can never get the spelling right)
The Perfect Catch - starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon (ok, i googled this one up. look, i've never watched him in any movies ok)
and why is watching tv productive, you ask? coz i haven't watched any love comedies much eversince having the boyfriend around. although he does watch it with me occasionally after i expertly throw some drama queen act. i.e. black face, sour face and long face. anyways, those two were pretty good movies i'd say. i am thoroughly entertained, which is by the way, vital for this whole me-time thing.
2. ooo this is a major MAJOR battle conquered.i have successfully, single-handedly and patiently spring-cleaned my entire wardrobe which took me close to 2 hours! got rid of unwanted clothes and they were 2 bags of it.
3. and oh, this gets better. NOT ONLY have i cleaned up my wardrobe, i've ta-da... cleaned the boyfriend's as well. you wouldn't imagine how much dust i had to breath in to have his all-white wardrobe radiates its current sparkling aura now. i then brilliantly sprizzed some of my lovely gardenia perfume all over his wardrobe and now it smells heavenly judging from how agreeable he is to this perfume, (i.e sniffs me like a dog all the time) my only hope is that this agreement also applies to his clothes. if not, i'm dead by the time he comes home.
4. i've saved the best for last. well, not really the last but while cleaning his wardrobe, a light bulb idea suddenly lit up and it was a blinding bright one, mind you. not only had i cleaned up his wardrobe, i have also created somemore space for my clothes! yes! in his wardrobe! the compartment below! am i brilliant or what?! hahahahaha. shaddup, i am.
coz there he was last week, painting me this marrrrrrvellous idea of having his built-in wardrobe expanded so that there will be more storage for my clothes, which by the way *yawn* will not happen in another 10 years time, judging from how well i know him. so i tell you, all is not lost coz hey, honey... i've magically created space in your wardrobe for myself! now, he has got to praise me for helping him save some money. although, the Expanded Wardrobe idea still is very much welcomed, ya ya???
5. cleaned the loobut that's boring stuff unless you want to know how i scrub my tiles which according to david, i'm a weirdo. replaced the bathmat as well.
6. almost finishing Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella.
Me time = Bimbo time
so Sophie Kinsella is always the answer :D or Marian Keyes, if you ran out of Sophie. anyways, this book cracks me up almost every 5 minutes. brilliant stuff.
ok, so Emma the nervous airplane passenger was blurting out secrets to a stranger.
"...determined to find my G spot so we spent the whole weekend doing it in different positions, and by the end I was just knackered. All I wanted was a pizza and Friends..."
"... he kept saying, What was it like, what was it like? So, I made some stuff up, I said it was absolutely amazing, and it felt like as though my whole body were opening up like a flower, and he said what sort of flower, so I said a begonia..."
at the cue of begonia, i fell off the couch and hit my head on the coffee table from laughing too hard.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO STAY IN KRABI. prices are pretty expensive now as compared to the low season period starting in May. and this pisses me off greatly because I ACTUALLY KNEW THIS ALL ALONG but due to sheer impulsiveness and stupidity, i booked the trip without thinking straight.
"woahhh, super peak season now. check out the rates, Dec 2007 - Jan 2008 is at its most expensive! and YOU KNOW WHY?"
i stared dangerously at the boy, muttering under my breath "just shaddup you. i know. don't rub it in or els......"
"BECAUSE IT'S THE WINTER SEASON NOW! GWAI LOS FLEE FROM THEIR FROZEN LAND TO COME TO OUR TROPICAL LAND FOR THE WARMTH AND TAN!"
and i swear he almost ended it with an "Amen!"
as i painfully went through the hotels and cursing in between at their rates, i couldn't help but notice the boy giving me the there-you-go!-book-a-holiday-without-asking-me-first smile. a very smuggy one. he said to grab his credit card and go ahead with the booking for whichever hotels that i've identified so errr... is there a Hilton in krabi? :) * hotels - because i wanna stay in 2 different room settings just for the fun of it *glee*
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i removed Superwall in facebook because i hate those spam blasts that friends sent out. it's like everyone with Superwall has that same flower, or teddy, or snowball, or IQ question, or jokes, or even candies! it just feels not personal anymore you know what i mean? and the amount of time it takes to load up the page is a bitch. so i got rid of Superwall. i still think Wall is good enough :)
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Australian Farmhouse
my most favoritestestestest milk in the whole wide world.
see, it even rhymes - no matter how you pronounced it, Lau or Loh.
