CouSiNs' ViSiT to GeNTinG

Glad to receive a call from my cousin Ah Boy few weeks back asking me to help book hotel rooms for a 2 nite stay @ Genting. Yippee! Finally, this lonely Sabah Girl will have her family visiting! Hahaha..I have been working here for 3 years plus now & though they are all in KL, it's not like every weekend that they come up. This is their only 2nd visit since I started work here. What a pity eh...

8 of them came up, 3 aunts, 1 uncle, 3 cousins & one of my cousin's girlfriend, soon to be cousin sis-in-law. Met up with them when they were checking into their rooms at Resort Hotel, & dinner on the first night at Good Friend Restaurant. After dinner, brought them to apply for our Genting WorldCard. Oh yes, all of them would have to contribute to my KPI. Hahaha...

Dinner on the 1st night @ Good Friend

The elder ones couldn't get started on 'gaming' & I brought the rest to watch our in-house show Dreamz. What to do?? This is part of my marketing job, ok..so please bear with me. Hahaha..Before their visit, I have also applied for employee discounts for them at the theme park. So, that's where they spent the whole of the 2nd day.

A family portrait @ VIP Waiting Area (we all LOVE this pic)

Met up with them again for dinner, this time at Happy Valley. The discussion around the dinner table would definitely won't miss out on our 'wedding' which I really don't know when. Ah Dee, my cousin, the one with a girlfriend, would probably consider attending our wedding before migrating to Adelaide. Wow...so nice..but sorry Ah Dee, I have NO IDEA at all when would that be...

My aunts carried on talking about wedding rituals and customs. Each giving their opinions, inclusive of my elder cousin, Ah Boy, who has been to many, many weddings as Best Man as well as 'hing dais'. Well, I'm sure, at that table, Dada & I were not the only couple taking notes. Hahaha..Ah Dee & his girlfriend surely got some tips too. Hahaha...

After dinner, my aunts were once again eager to try their luck. So, we (the younger generation) went over to First World Plaza instead. Since they purchased the All Park tickets, they were still able to play at the Indoor Theme Park at night. We took a couple of pics, just for memory's sake. Then, Dada & I had to say goodbye to them as he will be checking in for midnight shift.

Sigh...these 2 cousin brothers basically grew up with me & my childhood memories were filled with their mischevious acts. Unfortunately, they moved back to KL when I was in Standard 3. Since then, I was left all alone in KK, & only get to see them 2 or 3 years once on our family visits to KL.

And Genting would ALWAYS be in our itinerary for a complete family vacation together. We had many memories fooling around in Genting. It for a moment made me warm at heart thinking about those memories, while seeing all the happy faces around me tonight. We've all grown up to lead our own lives. I'm abit sad that Ah Dee is really migrating soon, but also happy for him & Sze Sze at the same time. As for Ah Boy, he has always been the loud mouth 'kao lui wong' but the slowest to have a significant half. Haha..& as for me, who would have thought, when I grow up, I'd be working here & this is where I found Dada (or HE found me)? More importantly, HOW MUCH LONGER will I be stuck here? How would my future be? I really wonder...

(L-R)Sze Sze, Ah Dee, Ah Boy, Ah Mei, ME & Ah Tzu

In SeaRcH of tHe PeRFeCT RiNG

This off days, we had a really important thing to do..which is...to search for our wedding bands. Before that, HE would have to get the perfect proposal ring as well. We have been constantly searching for it. As there's no deadline, we do not feel the pressure. So it was just happy-go-lucky searching for it. We both agreed that once we see something that we like, we'd go.."that's it, that's the one" & grab it without hesitation.

Thanks to an ex-colleague who was online chatting with me, we made a spur of the moment decision to go up to Penang searching for it. Since my ex-colleague Charmaine sent me so many links & they all look gorgeous. I charmed Dada into taking me there right away!

I know, I have chosen the right guy. I sometimes really can't believe how lucky I am. He's really a great guy, loves me dearly & treats me like a princess..:)

So off we went to Queensbay Mall arriving around 1 hour & 15mins later at 3.45pm.

Queensbay Mall..here I come...

Patiently waiting for Dada to finish his Latte before we start hunting for the rings

After a sip of coffee, we went hunting for IT..there were many jewellery shops in the mall. OE, Diamond & Platinum, Lazo Diamond, Poh Kong & a few others. We saw one at OE, the diamonds very clear & BIG in a row, but it was very pricey. So, we decided to give that a miss. Then, we saw one that is really nice as well, but the salesgirl said they wouldn't be able to alter it. Coz the design doesn't allow it. Once altered, the shape & design might not be in place anymore...:( too bad. So, we basically left the place empty-handed. I didn't buy anything else.

However, there's also another mission for us to drive all the way to Penang...to meet my ex-colleague Charmaine. While waiting for her to get off work, we drove around Penang Island & ended up at Gurney Drive, just in time to watch the sunset.

Sunset @ Gurney Drive

It was also dinner time for us already, ring-hunting for the whole afternoon made us really hungry. We ordered a bit of everything: Char Kueh Teow, Laksa & Fried Oyster.Other than the Char Kueh Teow, which was not really good, the other 2 were OK. We loitered around while waiting for Charmaine.It was really great to meet up with her. We had alot of catching up to do. While I filled her with all the gossips from work, she told me about herself too. It was really fun gossiping like the good old days. We finally had to call it a day around 10pm as Dada looked tired & there's another long drive back to Taiping ahead of us..sigh~~

The many stalls at Gurney Drive

The other end of stalls
Charmaine & I after around of gossiping

The next day, another long drive - back to Genting. As usual, we chose to leave Taiping on Wednesday, leaving us an extra day to head over to KL. But then, we left late, around 7pm as Dada needed to have a haircut & the salon was packed. We had to wait but we put the time to good use, doing grocery shopping at Tesco before we head back to the salon.

We stopped at the Bukit Gantang for a toilet break. It was a nice stop, the place looks nice & pleasant. We saw this little hut right in the middle of the road. I feel like I'm at a Kampung! Too bad there isn't any paddy field around. Haha...it looks comfortable too! Just feel like climbing on to it & snore all the way...zzzZZZzz

Just feel like sleeping on it in the hot afternoon sun

Thursday, last day before going back to work. Our 'last' chance to hunt for the perfect ring, or we will have to put it to rest & wait till our next off days next month.

Our target locations this time: Sg Wang, Lot 10 & Times Square. Obviously, we spent the whole afternoon at Sg Wang. There was Diamond & Platinum, SK Diamonds, Lazo Diamond, Weng Kong, Tomei & many, many more. I saw one that looks really OK at Diamond & Platinum. But the picture below is not clear. I only realise now that it's not easy to take a clear picture of a diamond. That made itself into our final list that we narrowed down to 3.

We then went to look for a salesman that we got to know when we made a purchase at Lazo Diamond couple of years back. He served us really well & went all the way to look for more choices for us from other branches within his company. So, that's where we selected the other 2 finalists to be on our list. It's all under KIV. Going back to the proposal ring, yes...he found one for me..BUT I refused to accept it yet as there isn't any formal proposal yet..Haha...so it's kept somewhere in 18-18..under his care. NOT mine yet...

One of the many choices that I'm still considering

JusT iN tHe MooD foR MaKe uP

Went out to watch Money No Enough few days back with Dada. Normally, I only make up to work. When going out on dates I'm usually make up free, except for a bit of concealer to cover up my really DARK eye circles.

But then, recently, I just feel like playing up abit on my eyes. Therefore, I did this:

I just LOOVE the violet eyeliner with glitters that I got from Hong Kong!

Other parts of my face is ALL natural..that's why u can see the pimple marks..

I really liked my eyes that night, but then I soon regretted doing that for the movie. Haha..that was probably not the right movie to go with pretty eye make up. Yeah, it was touching, & I cried quite a bit. I was damn sure it wasn't me alone as I heard sniffing sounds all around me. Haha..But I cried really 'carefully' & had to remind myself many times that I have pretty eye make up on & I shouldn't smear it...Hahaha...

FeDeReR's FAB FiNisH

Yesss...I had confidence in him...I KNEW he won't disappoint me..that's why I continue to support him even when he experienced abit of hiccups recently. I support him, even if it means I have to wake up at 5am Malaysia time to see him in action & risk looking like shit at work that day. I don't care..I choose to stand by him..he's my man...hahaha..Da, don't jealous, OK..

DaDa's BiRTHDaY

Last Sunday, the 7th of September was Dada's 27th birthday. He was supposed to work 3-11pm, but he managed to change shift with a colleague. So, with that, we both worked 12-8pm. However, before I start talking about where we went to celebrate, I got a scare. My superior wanted the whole team to assist & support a function held that night by another team. Hence, I was shocked...it means I have to stay back & won't be able to celebrate with Dada?? I quickly told him my situation & asked to be excused. Phew~~luckily he was understanding & said OK.

Actually, it wasn't a big deal. Coz I was there to help out & everything was in place before even my shift ended at 8pm. So, since there wasn't much to do and most just stayed to enjoy, I went off. I wanted to let Dada have a scare too, I told him that I had to stay back & help out. So, by the time I get off work, it might be quite late. He had a really disappointed look. Haha...he was soooo cute..he asked whether I could ask to be excused. Asked me to plead to my boss. Hahaha..then I laughed & told him the truth as I can't stand him being like that..

Birthday ice-cream & present

We went back to shower & change, then had a quick dinner. Actually, there's nothing special, as he already received his present.

There was a Lazo Diamond Fair. We were there few days back & saw a pair of lovely rings that we intend to use as wedding rings. However, the problem is that they do not have my size. If they were to alter it, I'm afraid it won't be perfect anymore. Both Dada & I loooove the rings..but I still need time to consider & look around if there are better options. Since it's not like we're in a hurry to get married.

We should be concentrating on proposal ring though. Hahaha...Dada has a mission to look for the perfect one for me. But he is trying to push the responsibility to me. He wants me to be there and choose the one I like the most. He's afraid that I won't like what he chooses for me. Grrr...mana ada orang begitu punya??? Grrrrrr....Go get one for me by yourself!

Before that, I asked if he wanted a cake, coz I said it's rather unnecessary & with just the 2 of us, we can't finish the cake & it's a waste. So, he said it would be fine to share a cup of ice-cream. So, we stopped by at Baskin Robbins. I purposely wanted to shoo him away, asking him to get a table, so that I can ask the staff for the "Happy Birthday" wording to be on the ice cream. Went over to the table & sang the birthday song. He looked happy, well I hope he IS happy, though it was just a simple celebration. Dada, Happy Birthday & hope we will share many, many birthdays in years to come as we grow old together..Muackksss..

Birthday boy (or MAN) with his presents :)
US @ Baskin Robbins First World Plaza

HaPPy BiRTHdaY to my BLOG!!

Hey there blog C'est Moi is 1 year old!!!

It's just unbelievable how time flies by sooooo fast!! I must be getting old too..but I hope I age gracefully..wuahahahaha...

Of course, besides wishing my blog happy birthday, I would like to share my TVB fever. As mentioned in the previous blog, I'm soooo into Moonlight Resonance that all I dream about is to have lots of children..give them a warm, harmonious & loving environment to grow up in. I want all my kids to be united together, to help each other out..to be warm & caring just like in the series. It's all so warm & touching. I never thought of wanting so many kids...to me..3 is more than enough..but then after watching this series..I feel so warm & good that I'm beginning to think that 3 is too little & not enough 'noise'. Hahaha...It must be so much fun growing up in a big family with lots of siblings.

I have always been independent & a little 'lonely' growing up nearly 'alone' with an elder brother who is 10 years my senior. The feeling is very different.

I might now start thinking of nice names for them..what would be a good Chinese name which is in sequence for 3 siblings? Just like the series, they used 家好月圓慶中秋. What should I use? This might take a while for me to think as my Chinese is not that good.

For English, I like the idea of all my kids having an English name either starting with the same alphabet, or names that rhymes:

1. Nicole, Natasha & Nicholas?

2. Ariel, Gabriel & Daniel?

3. Nelson, Jason & Susan?

Might probably not look for names that are too long, as it won't balance with their surname..SIM...;-p

林峰 - 愛不疚 MV

As I've mentioned in my Facebook..I've recently been bitten by the TVB bug again. I've been sooooo absorbed in the recent hit series Moonlight Resonance.

Please enjoy the subtheme of this series..by the handsome 'gun ga chai' Raymond Lam..Looooove him!!