What A CNY.

As expected, my house was flooded. AGAIN. What the fuck did the government do to prevent flooding since the 2006 claimed "ONCE IN A CENTURY" flood? Was there a flood warning last week? Why did they stop reporting the river water level since last week? Did they take leave and went on holiday wtf. Anyway, thanks for all of you who called and msged. My parents are okay, on the 2nd floor with lots of CNY cookies which could probably last them for days. 1st floor was flooded and the electricity/water supply already cut off. All roads leading to Segamat was cut off and KTM has stopped operating and dumped all my friends at Kluang station to find hotel instead.

If you are Segamatian and need update, either follow the open group facebook for Segamat (昔加末水灾最新消息（Segamat Flood) ) or Segamat website for update okay.

Johor floods: Two dead and nearly 29,000 evacuated

Johor floods updates:

*Segamat, Johor Baru and Kluang worst-hit

*TNB disconnects electricity supply to Segamat to prevent electrocution.

*Delay in big palm oil shipments from Pasir Gudang

*KTM cancels many train services to the south

JOHOR BARU: Two people have died and 28,932 were evacuated to 200 centres statewide by 11am Monday as continuous rain in the past few days flooded many parts of Johor.

Segamat, Johor Baru and Kluang were the worst-hit areas and the bad weather was expected to continue on Tuesday, said Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman on Monday.

All of Segamat is cut off by floodwaters. It is an island.

Police said no one can get in or out of the town as the roads to Muar, Johor Baru and Kuala Lumpur are under water.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has disconnected electricity supply to Segamat. Its substations have been switched off as a safety precaution.

A TNB spokesman said Monday that it was a common procedure during a flood to prevent electrocution. The supply will be restores once the floodwaters ebb to a 'safe level'.

I was reading my usual blog links and came across people complaining about this curry house suing a blogger I read, SixthSeal.com, about defaming the curry house and also sue Google, for a total of 6mil. And today it's in the news already.


Credit: TheStar.com.my

Of course I've read it when he wrote about it back in May 2010 but I can't really remember so I re-read it yesterday, the cached version, and today even the cached version was taken down. So if you're kaypoh enough you can go google sixthseal jothy curry or something like that lo. Apparently, he went to this 'Lonely Planet' recommended curry house and found the food below average and wrote about his personal opinion in his personal blog, but obviously it's not personal enough because he's getting sued now. What the hell? So now people can't even post their own comments on things they tried and eat? Where is the freedom of speech leh? According to the owner, their business has worsen a whole lot after Huai Bin criticized it in his personal space. wa lao. "zan gam bat pa hong lo fo" (cantonese) wtf. If you're really that good then how can a blogger brings your claimed locally and internationally known curry house down? So easy meh! And of course, the twitterers created a #jothyfail hashtag to condemn him lor what else.

Then

who else but the poor poodle. Obviously my facebook has been flooded by the youtube of the man and woman torturing the poodle and forcing it to stand on its hind legs, and if it didn't, the man smacked the dog and it flew across the room for a continuous 15 minutes. I didn't watch the youtube yet though.



Then the sudden internet outrage. People were filing complaints to police, SPCA reacting, thousands of comments, the woman's fb got hacked and all the photos were out in public, more and more fb pages mushroomed for people to threaten and rant and let out their anger. and OF COURSE, it's in the news too.

Wah. I remember when videos of maid abusing little children or news report on little girls raped by father uncle brother were released, the response was never THIS intense. Hmm...

The man and woman has been identified. The man, Allan Tan 'Allan Champ' from Malacca (which he denied here) and the woman who is his ex wife, Doreen Loo. Doreen's FB got hacked and shut down. But many other Facebook pages were created for her with her photo as profile photo for the public to go there and curse and scold and threaten her. As if there's any use. There were also cash rewards offered by an American for whoever that can identify and catch the abuser. There's another FB created dedicated to Sushi (the poodle, obviously) because there're rumors that poor Sushi is dead. Some claimed Sushi is not though, and so there's another group created TO SEARCH FOR SUSHI. Sigh. So many groups which to join??!!?

Those who're more creative suggested he should be locked in a cage with a ferocious dog, and some wanted him to walk and stand with his arms and if he fall down, then smack him wtf.

If he get caught, under Part IV of the Animals Act 1953, he will be fined RM200 or an imprisonment of 6 months or both. ONLY RM200 AFTER ALL THE FUSS?

Well, poor poodle.

A Week in Photos

Last week can be summarized with a few photos. Honestly nowadays I seldom pick up the camera and snap everything I see unlike last time but will try to take more photos with the phone okay. My blog is critically photo deprived.


#1 Andrew is leaving to Macau for company team building so the night before we went to Bedok North Blk 85 for supper. That hawker was huge and claimed to have one of the best porridge, grilled fish and oyster egg. In the end we hang out a lil too late until my last bus also left already so I had to take cab back wtf. Eating supper in SG is not cheap coz have to include sgd8 cab fare lol.


#2 5 of my colleagues came back from Taipei business trip already and they brought along TONS of snacks. All the packaging are so niceeeeeeee and taste really good too! Not good for me though every afternoon I just keep snacking and snacking like nobody's business. Next batch of business trip is in May so no more snacks till then!


#3 Rushed to Orchard after work to meet up with Ting Min & Cheryl for dinner. I think the Japanese place is called Hokkaido or something and most of the time it's packed but lucky us nobody was queuing when we reached. We had to take almost 20 photos until we get ONE that is decent because the rest are either too dark or we looked like ghost wtf.

Weekend spent in KL. Rushed to Golden Mile Tower after work to board the 7pm bus and sigh if you travel back to KL don't ever take Konsortium lah it's damn lousy! 6 hours in the bus almost killed me coz it stinks and the seats are soooooo dirty!



#4 Haven't had Jagung shake in Mamak for sooooooooooooo long and this is so good! Make me miss it now =( I forgot the name of the mamak but it's somewhere lah. They had all kinds of shakes but we only ordered Jagung shake, Durian Belanda shake (Soursop) and Banana Shake.

I brought my camera to KL but keep forgetting to bring it out and take photos duh. So only had ONE with this jagung shake taken with the phone wtf fail max.


#5 Bought the much raved about Prosperity Chicken Set. RM13.90 for a burger, small twister fries and Ribena. Overpriced much?!? And it's really nothing to shout about. The burger is damn lousy lah it tastes of nothing but lousy black pepper. If you haven't tried it, don't bother! Go to Carl's Jr or Freshness Burger instead. Twister fries is good though and I think McD has the best fries compared to all other fast food chain!


#6 Mango at the highway rest station as dessert. I wonder if the mango is really THAT sweet or they dip it in sugar water first before wrapping it? I know some places do that right they dipped it to make it sweeter.

I wanted to go shopping for CNY in KL but the weekend is too short and we're out most of the time so end up I didn't buy anything but a RM9 yogurt and RM200++ work clothes which is so cheap only ~RM40 for a blouse. That's about it. How leh everybody bought their CNY clothes already but I have none! /boo

Dusun Gembira

I dont know why I'm forcing myself to eat when clearly I dont have appetite for anything. Gluttony much? :(

I slept at 11 plus almost midnight then had a series of weird dreams. Erm well not really a series actually just 1 long dream.

Earlier in the day I saw KBF's tweet on this Dusun place where it's some kind of an orchard and you can stay overnight for ~RM500 a room for 2 person.


Credit: http://thedusun.com.my/#

I dont want to tell all the grandmother stories but the dream is like I need to open a safebox which I dont have the passcode. Then I just say something like 'pls dad pls give me some clue'. I dont know how DAD came in the picture. But out of nowhere a piece of paper appeared on top of the table (table appear from where i dont know). And on the paper was scribbled "DUSUN GEMBIRA"

WTF

So apparently the clue for the passcode my DAD gave me was 'Dusun Gembira'.

In the end I didn't get to open the safebox and see what's inside because clearly I have no idea what 'dusun gembira' translates to, even in a dream where everything happens for no reason.

End of story. KThxBai.

FML GMH WTF OMFG BBQ

Previously I like to read Fuck My Life and laugh at stupid stories and compare my life with theirs. But now I don't read it anymore. I felt it's a bit fake and all made up plus what's good about reading lousy stories and compare my life with THEIRS?

After that I found DamnYouAutoCorrects and SmartphOWNED then I spent most of my afternoons laughing my ass off.



WTF

Later, I found Love Gives Me Hope. I love love love LGMH. It warms me up and tugs my heartstring.

My favorite:


And others I love too.






I remember last time I asked the boyfriend before. I asked him "Why you never say I beautiful before".
"I did!"
"Ya. Just once. I can still remember clearly when that was and what I was wearing".
"Ya lor. Because you seldom dress up and mostly in tshirts and shorts ma".

And once when I had makeup on, he told me he thinks I don't look good in it and then go on and tells me this and that girl opposite me is prettier with make up.

-_-"

Looks like he thinks I'm better without make up and he's in love with my imperfection self.

“Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you.... The one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.'”

Fake or not, so heartwarming! Now I shall start thinking of my good stuff and compare with them ♥

CNY is just 2 weeks away my god time fliesssssssssssssssss I haven't even start shopping for new clothes yet!

♥ 17012011 ♥

My previous relationship was in 2006, and broken off in 2007. I can still remember clearly how bitter I felt and how I lost hope in love. The remaining 2 years were spent healing, mostly with help from Sex & the City wtf. 2 YEARS! Only to be broken.. again.. by the same boy and remaining 1 year spent healing..again. That sums up to a total of 3 fucked up years. Crazy or what.

There's a reason why a heart breaks. It breaks because it needs to be put back together by the right person.

Happy 2nd Anniversary, BoyFriend.

Sometimes it amaze me how we can stand each other for so long when most of the time we drive each other up the wall. But I cant deny that we're also both better because of each other. I'm really in love with the relationship. I cannot imagine life being single again. Not having a loved one to share the ups & brings me smiles when I'm down, to dream of the future, and to work together towards it, is probably the saddest thing ever.

The Response to #TanyaNajib

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#TanyaNajib!

Our PM apparently setup a new #tanyanajib hashtag in his twitter so the rakyat can ask him questions which he WOULD answer (that's what he claims) for a few hours only though. It was also highlighted in The Star: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/12/nation/7779848&sec=nation

So I was pretty entertained at work yesterday reading through all the questions but gave up after 10 minutes or so because every minute almost 40 question tweets came in. Horrible! I can never finish reading but you dont have to finish reading it because most of the questions are meh........

The whole #tanyanajib thing created a twitter trend and if you have a twitter, you'll know what trending means (http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=56234). It's like if a lot of people keep talking about a topic worldwide then it'll show up as a trend. AND THE FUNNY THING IS 'someone' ask who is TANYA NAJIB because #tanyanajib is trending and 'someone' answered HOPE SHE'S HOT..HAHAHAHA










someone even #tanyanajib is this is a trap to send them all to jail HAHAHA

ok lol

Then a lot of people are wishing Happy 1/1/11 or things like that and someone say on twitter that she missed 1/1/11 11:11 but she thinks 'it must be spectacular for those watching the clock or calendar waiting for it'

HAHA sarcasm max but SO TRUE!

Best of Autocorrects.

My office blocked all social networking sites so all I have is just MSN or Facebook using the iPhone (which is sort of like a life savior). But sometimes the phone AutoCorrect feature really drives me crazy. I can understand if it's translated into something similar but sometimes some odd words just came out and it wasn't even the same starting alphabet and the word's not even anything near!

AND I found out it's not just me being dumb not knowing how to use it correctly. I spent a good 1 hour reading this awesome site. Laughed till I cant breathe.

http://damnyouautocorrect.com/category/best-of-dyac/



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HEHEHEHE I MUST BE DAMN FUCKING BORED TO KEEP READING THIS



OKOK LAST ONE



LMAO. Have a good weekend everyone!!!!!

Cheers to a new year!

That moment in airport when I was told the passports are stolen, I gave up all hopes. I was in a state of shock and disbelief but I knew we're never getting it back. 'Go home', is what I said. On the bus all the way back, to going through the immigration office until back home at 7pm, I was still crying. Sobbing uncontrollably. I had a killing headache. I felt..awful.

I'm more than glad to welcome 2011. Really. 2010 is a good riddance. Only the night before as I lie on bed, I told the boy how disastrous the year has been and other than finally gotten a new job, nothing quite goes well. Of which he replied 'it's okay. tomorrow's 30th. we'll go to Taiwan tomorrow. we'll have a great end to a horrible year'.

Apparently, I had horrible days up until the very last day of the year.

He was very apologetic. I know he was. But I just couldn't forgive him at that moment when I lie there crying and muttering what a horrible year and my year has been nothing but just sadness. He replied 'I don't know why you kept saying you had a horrible year when the truth is you're in a really good situation and many good things have happened but you never appreciate them. You kept focusing on the negative thoughts. How can your year be not horrible that way. There's nothing I can do about Taiwan except saying sorry. But if you really think of it, it's really no big deal. We can always go again anytime. We can always stay in the room feeling awful and waste the remaining of the days away. Or we can go out and do something about it. Go out and have fun and at least we spent the beginning of 2011 well.'

When he put it that way, it seems like it's really such a small deal. Buying a new ticket solves everything. I guess in a way, he's right. 'The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people.' I cannot agree more. If I've looked back, I can't exactly pinpoint anything really BAD that has happened for me to say 2010 is a horrible year.

What actually happened is, nothing. I am the problem. I left my comfortable life of 6 years, and even though I am glad I finally stepped out, I didn't REALLY moved on. I was still living in the past. I cried, whined, clinging to the past and refused to move on. THAT is the problem. I couldn't handle changes well. I kept finding fault in everything because they're not what I am used to. It's not that they're of no good, but I just wanted how things were. And you know what? Nothing will be the same forever and I just failed to realize that. Even if I was in Penang, so what. Will things stay the same 5 years down the road? If yes, then can I consider that good? No changes is no improvement. We all know that. I was just too busy living in the past to see the good in my life right now.

His words 'You're just looking for another Kevin. Another Shushan. Another PeySuan. You'll never find them. You keep giving excuses. You have friends there. You're the one who refused to go out when invited. You just don't want to move on.'

To be upset over what I don't have is to waste what I do have.I can always close all the windows and darken the room, or I can open the windows and let the light in. It's really just a matter of choice. Penang is good. But it's all in the past. It's a good place for vacation. And maybe, just maybe, when I've saved and invested enough, I might go back to such a relaxing life. Until then, I'm here to stay.

It's a brand new year. I really can't wait to live the year well. This time I really sat down and thought things through. I'm done living in the past. I'm ready to move on, cheesy? but true.

I went out with the high school bunch in Orchard after work today. I nearly forgot how comfortable it is to speak with people of the same language. People who I grew up with. People who have one or two Malay word in every sentence. People who find Haji Lane as unique and Shisha as fun as I did. People who behave almost like me. Ahhh.

It's true. When you open up, good things come. If you love life, life will love you back.



#1 On 29th December 2010. In SG Budget terminal waiting for 8.50pm flight to KL. If not for my brother's car, I would have missed the flight.

On 30th December 2010, the day we missed the flight, he pulled me out of bed, got me to stop crying and brought me to one very expensive Chinese restaurant in Pavillion, and 3 of us ordered zhu char with a bill of RM450. His sister was so nice for she paid for the dinner, trying to cheer us up from the bad day. We then went shopping and got home around midnight, exhausted from all the crying.

On 31st December 2010, woke up and went to this really good dim sum. Can't remember what I did in the afternoon. But at night, Rebecca hosted a dinner potluck party and we went over.


#2 The maid fried beehoon and curry chicken. Rebecca baked the toffee cake, cheese stix and bacon roll. Crystal brought over lots of KFC which finished first wtf. Everybody loves KFC no matter what. People say KFC in US and SG pales in comparison to Msia's but honestly I've tried all 3 of them and I can't tell the difference! I enjoyed all 3..I mean..it's KFC okie!


#3 Said bacon roll. Actually this photo really didn't do the bacon roll any justice because I took photo of the last batch which is a bit burnt already. The good ones are on the table, almost finished. I don't know what's the proper name for it but it's bacon rolled together with croissant and baked. Rebecca bakes a lot and the best she made that night for dessert is Fresh Orange Jelly which is literally ORANGE and I enjoyed it a lot! If you want to try it out, here's the recipe I found online.


#4 Ice cream soda + milk + biji biji agar. Nobody dare to try it so Beckie threw it away. I tried it too. Well not too lousy lah but just sorta weird. End up, everyone drank beer and water.


#5 His house bar.


#6 A few of those who're present. The rest are either busy or late. Everyone is such a small eater and so much food left!


#7 Jonathan brought over 4 big Dominoes Pizza! I didn't eat any because I'm too full from KFC and Curry Chicken. What a waste! The leftovers were given to the boy's auntie so boo hoo to me.

After dinner around 11pm, we drove out to this bar named Tom, Dick & Harry's at TTDI for countdown. We went to the place upstairs so I don't know if it belongs to TDH but it wrote "Dine, Wine, Dessert" or something like that.


#8 The 3 lovely girl's dinner that we crashed.


#8 The actor who was at the next table with his crew and whole bunch of friends. I cant really recognize him at first but then now I know who he is! He's in a lot of TVB drama right! And he brought along his kids and maid to the place and the kids just sat at one corner yawning waiting for time to go home while the dad parties and hug girls wtf.


#9 The Singleton we ordered for 6 of us. Didn't try. I quit alcohol already. For all the times I've waken up with killing headaches and non stop vomitting, I'm done!


#10 Haven't met FK in ages. Used to play mahjong with her last time but stopped after a while.


#11 Crystal, Beckie & the boy.


#12 Love this photo! I was upset when I was changing that night because I didn't pack any pretty dresses for NYE. All I have is long sweaters, cardigans and scarfs for winter. So I was complaining I have nothing to wear and the boy kept telling me I look fine in shirt and jeans =(


#13 Another one.


#14 The boy & Joe with don't know whose cigar.


#15 Some of us. If you love makeup, you should hang with Jon (far left) because I was told his mother is the CEO of makeup brand Benefit. I love Benefit!


#16 The waiter say the previous one not okay so take another one. After taking this one he said hm this one is okay. To me, both look exactly the same.


#17 Joe with lovely Crystal.


#18 Who else but me and the boy counting down 2011 and wishing each other best luck for the new year haha.

So people, that is my New Year. I initially don't plan to blog about it because what is this compare to a countdown to Taipei right? But I guess Taipei can always wait. What we had is what's important. What's important, is I was with the one I love. I guess at the end of the year when I've had loads of fun where I am now, I would look back at this entry, and feeling all silly and stupid for not appreciating what I'm currently having.

It's okay to make mistake because that's how I learn in life. Which is why I said if I can wish for 1 thing in 2011, is to stay optimistic and positive. After all, positive people attract positive things =)