Where’s your manner?

My blood was boiling for the first time last week over an incident that I couldn’t accept happening. I’m well known to have cool/mild temper among the ladies in the office, yet I lost my temper last week. I was so angry. Damn angry. With somebody’s kids. I was on the verge of cursing. Even writing this right now has my blood boiling again. Arrgggg!

During the CNY holiday, I was on leave the whole week. When I went back to work on the first day, I found my office desk was in a mess. My soft toys were not at their places. There’s tea leaves on the desk. My calculator had gone missing. No one of my colleagues knows anything about the mess. Some even had their stuff missing too or messed up. The first thing I thought was someone’s kid must be the culprit. Hence, I checked the time log for the weekend (I’m the one in-charge of attendance). Found 2 colleagues came over the weekend to work. I suspected that the culprit was a 4-year old kid of one of the colleague because he used to bring his 4-year old to work. However, I had doubt because a 4-year old wouldn’t be daring enough to mess up so many desks and even wrote a ‘love’ note using my name to my other colleague who is sitting near to me. Luckily, that colleague is a lady or else I’m in deep trouble. When my HR started the inquiry, apparently it’s the other colleague’s sons, two teenage boys. I just couldn’t contain my anger when this colleague told my HR last week that his sons didn’t admit ever coming to our desks. Arrrrgggggghhhhh! How dare them! Do they think we are damn stupid to know? The worst thing I hate is the parents. What manner do you teach your children? Mess up people’s workplace and dare to lie. Yet the parents believe them to be angels! Damnation.

Although I’m not as neat a person as my darling, I hate it when people mess up my work desk. What if I lost something important? Company laptops are all over my desk as I’m the only one who keep them. We never have issue with thievery and never thought the need to lock everything up. I hate parents who never teach good manners to their children. Hence, I’m still very angry with them until today. My other colleagues were surprised to see me so angry for the first time after working with me in the last 6 years. Just imagine my anger level right now. Arrrrggggghhhhh…

 

Happy Ox Year

Wishing all my friends and readers,

Have a nice long holiday…I’m going back home…Hooray!!!

 

Season’s Greeting

Wishing all happy holiday and a great year ahead…

 

Disappointed

I’m so disappointed with some people I know. Why are they so selfish? Why make other people’s lives a hell while they are getting all the best and enjoying it.

I’m so so so disappointed with them. I have never expected them to be like that. I have high hopes. But now I know those are false hopes I have.

I really dislike you for being selfish…I will remember…

 

A modern Cinderella

This term was infamously used on me during my college time. Why? Because I couldn’t stay out late until 12 a.m. I must be home before the clock strikes 12 midnight whenever I go out with friends during that time. Hence, I was termed as Cinderella that time. I had used the same term on my sister-in-law during the time when her hubby was away in Japan for work for 3 months. However the usage was slightly different on her. I was letting the Cinderella out from her ‘jail’ when the ’stepmum aka her hubby’ was not around. Hehe! In another word, she was free to go out during her hubby’s absence. Hehehe! And my darling and I were the culprits who brought her out late night. Haha! Those were the times.

Now I have been associated again with this term from my sister-in-law. Get back at me this time. I’m to be a free-to-go-out Cinderella for 11 days. Hahaha! Especially when my ’stepmum aka darling’ is not around. Unfortunately, she can’t return the favor by taking me out as her hubby is back. It doesn’t matter, I guess. I have a lot of friends and family to bring me out anyway. I just went out with my sister in Kelana Jaya on Tuesday. She brought me out for dinner and I spent some times in her house where she got a new Husky at home.

For this Saturday, my friends are going to bring me out to Lookout Point. Seriously, I have never been there and I’m excited to go with them. For Sunday, my sister has invited me for spa session which I haven’t agreed yet. Let’s see how my Saturday goes first. So you see, I’m a ‘freed’ modern Cinderella who is now out from her hubby’s scrutiny and free to go out at night. Though I didn’t go out too late and I normally reach home before 12 midnight. Hehehe! Can’t promise though for this Saturday…Haha!

 

Just me

I’m just not good enough. At times, I have such terrible feeling. I’m down and demotivated. Why can’t I do better? Why can’t I get things done faster? Why can’t I think of a better solution to all my problem? Why? Why? Why? I’m frustrated that I can’t do what I think I should be able to do. I’m unhappy that someone is trying to indicate I didn’t do my job well enough. In another word, I’m just not good enough for the job. Why can’t I be as good as someone else? It’s just not right. I can never do it. I’m just not that someone else. I’m just me. Plain, old, useless, lazy, not so good me.

 

Let’s Plurk

I have recently joined this thing called Plurk. My best friend, Ms Lau, used to tell me how much I like to update my status in Facebook, and yes I do love to tell my friends what’s happened at the moment and anytime I want. Plurk does just that and many more. I get to update what ever I like/feel any time I want and with ease. It also allows us to comment on the thing we write and become more like a chat.

I find Plurk is a cool way to tell the world what you think and at the same time keep in touch with your friends. Therefore, I’m recommending my friends who read my blog here to sign up with Plurk so that we can always keep in touch and know what you think/feel/like/hate. Hehe! Just click here to join me.

To view how Plurk looks like, click here to see my Plurk.

 

WTF

I don’t want to be rude but I’m so angry after reading the news here. WTF with teacher nowadays? Teachers are supposed to be caring and helpful. A noble career as I have been told since child. But that’s not the case nowadays. Teachers are selfish, coward and racist. They don’t care about their students anymore. They just go to class and give homework and leave the class when the time is up or even earlier than supposed. I have a lot of stories about such teachers from my tuition students. I’m sure many students out there can attest to such situation at their schools.  The worst is nothing has been done to improve the situation at school. Nobody cares. WTF!

What this pacticular teacher did to the student is totally unacceptable? A disgrace to all ‘noble’ teachers. Unfortunately, this is not the first case. I have heard before so many similar case or even worst. Honestly, I have no confidence in the government school nowadays. I’m worried for the future of my children and all the other children. And to think that I have passion to become a teacher once and hope to make a difference. However, it’s hopeless now, it will never change under our Malaysia education. Totally hopeless. Sigh…

 

Am I Chinese?

I have been tagged by MsPinky – 88 ways to know if you are Chinese. I was pretty sure I’m Chinese before doing this, but now I’m not so sure anymore. Haha!

1. You look like you are 18. How I wish but many still couldn’t guess my actual age by looking at my face. Hehe!

2. You like to eat chicken feet. Yeah…my favorite…just don’t remind me why you find it disgusting, ok?

3. You suck on fish heads and fish fins. Unfortunately no. I have no such habit. I just attack the meat and don’t bother with the bones.

4. You have a Chinese knick-knack hanging on your rear view mirror. Sorry, I’m not sure what’s knick-knack, so I assume I don’t have. Hehe!

5. You sing karaoke. Never sing karaoke or been to one before. Pai Seh!

6. Your house is covered with tiles. If marbles tiles are considered here, then yes. I don’t fancy wood flooring.

7. Your kitchen is covered by a sticky film of grease. Probably if I’m lazy to clean but usually won’t happen as my darling is super clean person. He will nag me for sure.

8. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil. No way! My darling will nag me non-stop

9. You leave the plastic covers on your remote control. No. Again my darling takes control of those. I have no say on whether to leave or throw the plastic anyway. But I would prefer to throw it away.

10. You’ve never kissed your mom or dad. Probably not.

11. You’ve never hugged your mom or dad. Can’t remember exactly.

12. Your unassisted vision is worse than 20/500. No. I thank God for good eyesight.

13. You wear contacts, to avoid wearing your “coke bottle glasses”. Never touch contacts before and hope I will never have to.

14. You’ve worn glasses since you were in fifth grade. Thank God I still have good eyesight and never have to wear spectacles yet.

15. Your hair sticks up when you wake up. No. Probably a bit messy but I won’t admit it in front of you. You are not going to see it unless you are my darling. Haha!

16. You’ll haggle over something that is not negotiable. No, I have to admit I’m never good at negotiation or bargaining. So I don’t waste my time.

17. You love to use coupons. I’m not so used to use coupons but if convenient to me, I would use it.

18. You drive around looking for the cheapest petrol. Don’t think it’s possible here. All petrol prices are the same anyway.

19. You drive around for hours looking for the best parking space. I never do that. I’m willing to walk as long as I get any available parking space.

20. You take showers at night. Yes, I do. I have no choice. By the time I finish working, it’s already 9 p.m. or sometimes 11 p.m. Shower is a must before I sleep on my bed.

21. You avoid the non-free snacks in hotel rooms. Yes and that’s because I don’t eat snacks at all.

22. You don’t mind squeezing 20 people into one motel room. I don’t really understand what this question has to do with being Chinese. Anyway, I think I would mind. I don’t like packed places.

23. Most girls have more body hair than you, if you are male. I’m a female so I don’t have to answer, right?

24. You tap the table when someone pours tea for you. I never learn this art although I see a lot of people do it. I just cannot bring myself to do it too. Don’t know why.

25. You say “Aiya!” and “Wah!” frequently. Aiya…sure la…Wah, this definitely show I’m Chinese, right?

26. You don’t want to wear your seat belt because it is uncomfortable. Nope, I always wear my seatbelt. Safety first.

27. You love Las Vegas, slot machines, and blackjack. No. I have never been to any place like that.

28. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can reuse the paper. Yes. I love to recycle them but not use it to wrap another present but probably redesign it to become another art or the most easiest thing is to become box/book wrapper to decorate it.

29. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off. I’m an IT person. I don’t buy actual card.

30. You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table. No. I don’t have any tablecloth.

31. You spit bones and other food scraps on the table. Opps. Occasionally and depending where I am eating.

32. You have stuff in the freezer since the beginning of time. The only stuff in freezer is ice-cream. I don’t eat it but my darling loves to.

33. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack. I don’t have a dishwasher.

34. You have never used your dishwasher. Yes, as I don’t own one. Hehe!

35. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times. Yeah, I do own one now since I got it from Citibank Reward Redemption.

36. You eat all meals in the kitchen. I think we just ate once in the kitchen bartop when we first moved in. Then there’s probably twice on the dining table. Most times, my meals are all in front of the TV either in the living room or bedroom.

37. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. I save grocery bags but never tin foils and tin containers.

38. You have a piano in your living room. No.

39. You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth). No.

40. You twirl your pen around your fingers. No.

41. You hate to waste food. Yeah, I just cannot waste food if I can help it. That shows how fat am I, right?

42. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing. I don’t normally put leftover in the fridge cause I normally won’t finish it afterward. All leftover are my ‘doggy daughter’ tidbits.

43. You don’t own any real Tupperware. Right, I don’t own any real Tupperware but I own a lot of Ikeaware. Haha!

44. You also use the jam jars as drinking glasses. NO. That’s gross.

45. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel. We only took those from PLR cause they are so special.

46. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel (travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes). As I don’t eat snacks, no point carrying them around. Water bottle probably yes.

47. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it. Yes, I do and you probably don’t want to know why I do it. Ewww…don’t ask…

48. Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself. I’m not so sure about my dad but my dad-in-law sure can. I’m glad my darling learns so much from him.

49. The dashboard of your Honda is covered by hundreds of small toys. Does that mean all Chinese must own a Honda? Then how sad I don’t. Sob sob…

50. You don’t use measuring cups. If the instruction uses measurement, I somehow will use measure cups to measure unless I’m very experienced with the recipe.

51. You beat eggs with chopsticks. My in-law house has no chopsticks. Does that mean we are not Chinese? I think I’m so westernised. I use fork to beat eggs.

52. You have a teacup with a cover on it. I would love to own one but right now I don’t.

53. You always look phone numbers up in the phone book, since calling information (*103) costs 50 cents. If I don’t know the number, why do I need to make that call?

54. You only make long distance calls after 11pm. Long distance call?!! Are you kidding me? There’s something called Skype or MSN messenger where you can chat without charge.

55. If you are male, you clap at something funny and if you are female, you giggle whilst placing a hand over your mouth. Probably true but I usually forget my manner and laugh all I like.

56. You like Chinese films in their original undubbed versions. True

57. You love Chinese Martial Arts films. Yes.

58. You’ve learnt some form of martial arts. Not really.

59. Shaolin actually means something to you. Kungfu?!!

60. You like congee with thousand-year-old eggs. Yes, yummy.

61. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached. No preference.

62. You never call your parents just to say hi. I call my grandma once a week and my mum few times a month.

63. If you don’t live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you’ve eaten, even if it’s midnight. Not really nowadays.

64. When you’re sick, your parents tell you not to eat fried foods or baked goods due to yeet hay. True. I also believe so.

65. You know what yeet hay is. Of course.

66. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only 10 feet apart. No. I just shout in Cantonese if I want to talk.

67. You use a face cloth. What’s face cloth??!! Hehe!

68. You starve yourself before going to all you can eat places. No, I will have turned nasty and hostile if I’m hungry

69. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics. Jewelry, I’m not sure. Electronics, my darling’s expertise.

70. You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you’re never going to use them again. I save only the cute ones from Doha, very cute.

71. You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it. No.

72. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin. Not really but that’s my darling’s jurisdiction.

73. You know what mooncakes are. I know but I don’t eat.

74. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out. Have never done that before.

75. Your parents know how to launch nasal projectiles. No sure about this.

76. You iron your own shirts. I don’t like shirts especially those need ironing. So I normally don’t do ironing.

77. You play a musical instrument. No talent.

78. Even if you’re totally full, if someone says they’re going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you’ll finish them. Depend on my mood and appetite

79. You’ve eaten a red bean popsicle. Yes, I have. Long time ago.

80. You bring oranges (or other produce) with you as a gift when you visit people’s homes. True. But not just that. Much more.

81. You fight over who pays the dinner bill. Depends on whom I’m dining with. If dining with my darling, why bother? His money is all mine.

82. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law. NO!!! Although I do think myself very practical.

83. You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and they prefer it that way). Or if you’re married and 30 years old, you live in the apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood. Does living in the same neighbourhood with in-law count? We purposely live nearby my in-law, free dinner every night. Haha!

84. You don’t tip more than 10% at a restaurant, and if you do, you tip Chinese delivery guys/waiters more. We don’t tip at all. They always charge us service fee, so why give more!

85. You have acquired a taste for bitter melon. Not sure what’s it

86. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don’t eat the last piece of food on the table. True.

87. You know why there are 88 reasons. 88 in Chinese means ‘fatt fatt’ aka rich rich.

88. You see the truth in this and then send it to all your Chinese friends. I find most of them are not true to me, does that mean I’m not Chinese? Probably, I’m a banana anyway. Haha! To my friends, try it out and see whether you are Chinese or probably a banana? Hehe! Enjoy!

 

As life goes on

One day, we found strays nearby our home. There are at least 7 puppies with their mother. The puppies are so adorable that we couldn’t resist to take photos of them.

Food from some good samaritans. Of course, they prefer mum’s milk.

Here’s their mum. She looks rather pretty. Hehe!

It’s a blessing that we took their photos as the puppies are all gone now, leaving behind the mummy. I’m not sure what’s happened to them but I truly hope they are in good hands. I miss them but there’s nothing we can do. Life goes on…