HaPPY BiRthDaY BaoBei

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My dearest, dearest baobei, turned 10 yesterday. Unfortunately, am unable to celebrate it with her. For as long as I could remember..I think the last time we got to celebrate with her was in 2004, before I started working.

Every year, I ask her to hope for the best..that perhaps, maybe next year, I can take time off to go back & celebrate with her. However, I have been a very bad aunt, as I'm unable to do so. Sometimes, I pity her, as her childhood will not be filled with happy memories that includes birthday bashes every year. I feel guilty sometimes, for leaving home & working sooo far away. As if there aren't any good jobs in KK for me.

I miss being able to see her grow day by day. Though I'm not her mum & I do not need to bear direct & full responsibilty. However, I still feel sad sometimes when I think of her & realise how much she means to me & how much I miss her. She's such a dear & have been trained with solid foundation by ME. She knows & understands me so well. Very observant & smart too.

There was one incident that struck me by surprise. One nite after dinner, as I was lazying on the couch watching TV, I felt food stuck in between my teeth. Was struggling with my tongue trying to clear it. Without a word at all, she handed me a toothpick! I was so shocked! She's so "seng muk" that I really can't help but love her.

Here's another story:

The previous trip home, ASTRO reprogrammed & had all their channels changed. She handed me a list that she did all by herself & said: "Gu, Astro channels changed liao, but I made you a list of all the channels that you watch. You can refer to this":

Wah Lai Toi - 311
TVB Xing He - 314
AXN - 701
ESPN - 812
Star Sports - 813

& if I missed out anything, you can check for the channel number in 100..."

Yes indeed, those are my favourite channels! At a tender age of 10, she is able to make a list according to my preference & even add in the last remark, if there's anything else that you need, you can always refer to Channel 100...So responsible & pays attention to details. Don't you think? Even adults would be careless & miss out a thing or two. But not her...Dada was with me at that time, even HE was shocked. Isn't she sweet? I was so touched! How could I not love this child? She knows my preferences so well. Everything that she prepares for in anticipation of my arrival back home, is spot on. She's such a darling!

Baobei..Gugu miss you dearly..Happy birthday, hope you enjoyed yourself & sorry the telephone conversation was short..but definitely sweet.

duNNo wHaT 2 ThinK

As I was on my way to Bakery to online, I was thinking if I have anything to blog today. Hmm..nothing much happening except work, work & work. I thought I had nothing to write about until this...

As I logged in to my Friendster account, as usual, I always like to know who has viewed my profile recently. Then, I came across a very familiar name & that photo..reminds me of someone...MY EX-BF!

Just thinking of him sends shivers down my spine. He was so controlling, I didn't have any freedom, can't talk to a guy, can't even smile at a guy, can't even joke & be friends with another guy at all!! I remembered how unhappy I was being with him.

Then, after nearly 8 years not keeping in touch with him, he comes back to haunt me. Well, frankly speaking, I don't want anything to do with him. Gosh, I think just by looking at the pics I uploaded into Friendster, he would be able to guess where I am working; he'll know who among our classmates last met up with me; most importantly..I hope he knows I'm happily 'soon-to-be-married'...to Dada..

Gosh, I sound paranoid..all because I have been reading a novel on a girl who witnessed a murder and is placed under a witness protection program. I imagine myself being her..and AS IF after leaving high school I have a new identity...Well, looks like he's happily involved in a relationship as well...(too bad I'm the prettier one :-p & Dada is definitely the more charming one & knows how to treat a lady..)

CruiSe tRiaL RuN

As spoken this is a "dry run" of the "Grand Honeymoon Cruise ". We arrived at Port Klang after around 2hrs ++ drive. There was a huge crowd at the check-in counter. So, as 'VIPs', I left the queuing up to the "small potatoes" while Dada & I went around snapping pics.

Leng Lui posing with Star Cruise - Super Star Virgo

We had to wait till around 6.30PM to finally get our key cards and it's mandatory that we fill in the membership application form. Since membership is free & it will help increase the membership database..we went ahead...

Doing our part to increase membership database + our cabin key cards

After queuing up to clear custom, we finally got a full view of the ship, which of course, isn't as magnificent as the other fleets in the Star Cruise family, but well..not bad for now. We posed to take a pic, with the evening sunset in the background, as well as the ship, it makes it even more obvious that we look good together..;)

A beautiful match made in Heaven

The check in procedure was simple at the entrance of the ship. The scary thing was that we had to leave our IC with them while on board, which to me, I feel abit uncomfortable. After checking in, the 1st thing we did was check out our room. I expected it to be small but not really THAT small. It was a double decker, with a small tv hanging mid air, and the toilet is the exact same as a toilet in a plane. This is a far cry from the "balcony-seaview-king sized bed" romantic cruise that I want. Well, I'll have to get that treatment from Star Cruise's bigger fleet of ships. Not Wasa Queen!

Later on, we went for dinner. The buffet had a GREAT variety of sumptuos food. The service was fast & good. We filled up & waited for the ship to start its journey @ approximately 8PM. The "entertainment" centres open @ around 9.30PM. We both do not "game" so we just took our time, loitering around & watching other ppl "game". We went to the outer deck area, which we initially had wanted to find a spot to do the "Titanic" thing. However, there wasn't a suitable place for it so we didn't get to do it. Hehehe...the rest of the nite was spent walking around, having buffet supper & watching a bit of tele (as I couldn't miss Amazing Race).

We finally had a bit of sleep at around 4AM & b4 I know it, it's time to wake up for breakfast & check out! It was really short...but sweet as we spent out 2Y9M anniversary on board. As I said b4, this is just a dry run of what a REAL GRAND HONEYMOON CRUISE will be...Dada, hear that??

Ta da~~That's the end of our 12hr cruise experience!

ThouGHts..JuZ ThouGHts..

Juz got back from leave and juz managed to screen through my hundreds of e-mails. While I sit waiting for Dada to call me & say it's dinner time, I take time off to reflect on the many things that happened during my short 4 days leave. Shall blog on the details of cruise adventure + shopping sprees another day (with pretty pics included).

Had dinner with my family in KL last nite. It was just a "Long time no see, let's get together" dinner nite out. Picked my aunt's usual favourite restaurant at nearby Pandan Jaya. My cousin Ah Dee, caught in the rush hour traffic, joined us nearly 1 hour later. I'm abit sadden to get a confirmation from him that he's SERIOUS about migrating to either Melbourne or Adelaide (where he used to study & met my soon to be "biew sou").

Before dinner at Aunt Helen's place, she casually mentioned this. She looked sad & disappointed. Poor thing, she has 3 kids & yet 2 are planning to leave her. I feel sad for her as well..(My ever-understanding Dada, comforted me by offering we could go visit Aunt Helen more often..:) My other cousin, who is stationed in Penang, is planning to migrate to USA. Can't understand the sudden "MIGRATING RUSH" of the 2 brothers.

These 2 brothers, used to grow up with me. I was the only girl within the group of 4 of us (both of them, my brother & myself). Together, we had endless fights, going to (diff) schools together, compete on exam results & exchanged endless, endless stories. How have we all grown up into separate directions and our paths hardly ever cross anymore?

Ah Dee at the end of the nite, asked me, "Hey, I forgot to ask, what's the occasion?" I answered, "Nothing, just that we have not met up for quite sometime, so I arranged for this get-together" He said,"But mum said you have something special to announce. Seriously, did I missed that part? You guys getting married??" "Nolah, come on, do we really need special reasons just for a get-together?"

Hmm..speaking about marriages & weddings, just saw another couple's wedding pics. I'm happy & abit sad at the same time, coz my "ANGEL" idea has been stolen! However, I hope no one will copy the idea of my IDEAL MARRIAGE PROPOSAL (well, a friend once told me he read about the same plot in a newspaper just weeks after I told him about my much fantasized proposal scene). Of coz, Dada knows it too..but I have no idea when he'll pop the question. We shall wait & see...

Hmmmm...get it??

DaDa's 2Y9M aNNiVerSarY GiFt foR Me

Last month when we were back in KK, I saw something really nice & really suits me. So, I decided to get dada to buy it for me. It's a little gift fit just for me..HIS ANGEL...Didn't get the chance to blog it till now...it's one of the best gift I have "given him a chance to buy for me" after 2 years & 9 months...

SWEET ANGEL = ME!

MY CeLeBriTies LooK-aLiKe ParT II

If you didn't notice earlier, let me tell you. Of the 2 times I tried this, Sammi Cheng's photo came up. Yes, when I was in college and when she was at the peak of her career, I used to like her. Mind you, it's USED to. Not anymore..I didn't believe it the first round, that's why I did another round. But the results came out the same. The first round, it was 80% as it was a more recent picture. The second one was taken a few months earlier than the 1st. Hence, dada's conclusion of me resembling Sammi Cheng is...I look MORE & MORE like her as time goes by...arrrgggghhhhh...how could he say that???

MY CeLeBriTies LooK-aLiKe