I'M An ARtiSaN... sO it SAyS

Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the

ARTISAN

Artisans are the temperament with a natural ability to excel in any of the arts, not only the fine arts such as painting and sculpting, or the performing arts such as music, theater, and dance, but also the athletic, military, political, mechanical, and industrial arts, as well as the "art of the deal" in business."

Artisans are most at home in the real world of solid objects that can be made and manipulated, and of real-life events that can be experienced in the here and now. Artisans have exceptionally keen senses, and love working with their hands. They seem right at home with tools, instruments, and vehicles of all kinds, and their actions are usually aimed at getting them where they want to go, and as quickly as possible. Thus Artisans will strike off boldly down roads that others might consider risky or impossible, doing whatever it takes, rules or no rules, to accomplish their goals. This devil-may-care attitude also gives the Artisans a winning way with people, and they are often irresistibly charming with family, friends, and co-workers.

Artisans want to be where the action is; they seek out adventure and show a constant hunger for pleasure and stimulation. They believe that variety is the spice of life, and that doing things that aren't fun or exciting is a waste of time. Artisans are impulsive, adaptable, competitive, and

believe the next throw of the dice will be the lucky one. They can also be generous to a fault, always ready to share with their friends from the bounty of life. Above all, Artisans need to be free to do what they wish, when they wish. They resist being tied or bound or confined or obligated; they would rather not wait, or save, or store, or live for tomorrow. In the Artisan view, today must be enjoyed, for tomorrow may never come.

There are many Artisans, perhaps 30 to 35 percent of the population, which is good, because they create much of the beauty, grace, fun, and excitement the rest of us enjoy in life.

Artisans at Work

Artisans seek to make an impact upon the organizations where they work and upon society at large. Their alertness to current realities, the joy they take in variation, and their tendency to follow their instincts to 'what works' make them good troubleshooters and negotiators, talented performers and craftspeople and excellent leaders in all kinds of emergencies and chaotic situations.

On the job, you are apt to have an extraordinary memory for facts and details, as well as superior powers of observation. Ideally, the work you choose will make use of these vast databanks of knowledge and impressions. In the workplace, you can be excited by the chance to capitalize on opportunities others don’t perceive, and applying information to present or emerging challenges.

RoSe FroM The LitTLe PRInCE

since i was talking abt roses, here are some quotes fr the book titled The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. I love this book... such a meaningful story. again, read between the lines.

Pg 25 -

Flowers are weak, they are naive. They reassure themselves as best as they can. They think they are being frightening with their thorns.

Pg 71 -

Go and look at your roses again. You will understnad that yours is after all, unique in the world.

Pg 71&72 -

You are nothing like my rose. As yet, you are nothing at all. Nobody has tamed you, and you have tamed nobody.

Pg 72 -

you can only see things clearly with your heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.

It is the time you have wasted on your rose that makes you rose so important.

You become responsible, for ever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose.

Pg 76 -

The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen.

Pg 77 -

What affects me so strongly about this sleeping price is his loyalty to a flower, to the image of a rose, which shines inside him like a flame of a lamp, even as he sleeps...

And I felt him to be more fragile still. A leamp needs to be shielded with care: the nearest puff of wind can blow it out.

Pg 79 -

people grow five thousand roses in one garden-and still they do not find what they are looking for.

Yet what they are looking for can be found in a single rose, or a handful of water.

Pg 81 -

you run the risk of a few tears when you allow yourself to be tamed...

Pg 85 -

If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look up at the night sky. All the stars are in bloom.

Pg 88 -

You know - my flower... I am responsible for her! And she is so weak! She is so naive! She has four tiny little thorns to protect her against the world.

A fren told me: Love = Devotion + Responsibility. Interesting perspective. i'd like to think abt it that way too.

TrEAt ME LiKe A ROSe

on a lighter note fr the previous post, i remembered singing this for one of my frens years ago. ok, i cant sing well but the meaning is good. he was wondering what he could have done to win his then gf back. what he could have done better. so i sang him this song. well, most of us girls (including yours truly of coz) would like to be treated like a rose. so guys, catch the hint. ;)

Like a Rose - A1

and as i look into your eyes
i see an angel in disguise
sent from god above
for me to loveto hold and idolise

and as i hold your body near
i'll see this month through to a year
and then forever on
til life is gone
i'll keep your loving near

and now i've finally found my way
to lead me down this lonely road
all i have to do
is follow you
to lighten off my load

you treat me like a rose
you give me room to grow
you shone the light of love on me
and gave me air so i can breathe
you open doors that close
in a world where anything goes
you give me strength so i stand tall
within this bed of earth
just like a rose

and when i feel like hope is gone
you give me strength to carry on
each time i look at you
there's something new
to keep our loving strong

i hear you whisper in my ear
all of the words i long to hear
of how you'll always be
here next to me
to wipe away my tears

and now i've finally found my way
to lead me down this lonely road
all i have to do
is follow you
to lighten off my load

you treat me like a rose
you give me room to grow
you shone the light of love on me
and gave me air so i can breathe
you opened doors i closed
in a world where anything goes
you give me strength so i stand tall
within this bed of earth
just like a rose

and though the seasons change
our love remains the same
you face the thunder
when the sunshine turns to rain
just like a rose

you treat me like a rose
you give me room to grow
you shone the light of love on me
and gave me air so i can breathe
you opened doors i closed
in a world where anything goes
you give me strength so i stand tall
within this bed of earth
just like a rose

you give me strength so i stand tall
within this bed of earth
just like a rose

My PrEtTy RoSe TrEe

This is going to be rather interesting. If you get it, u get it, if you don't well, read harder. lol. read between the lines. think of the imagery. reminds me of mrs teo during lit class. most of the time, we simply dun understand wat she's trying to say as she related the imagery to things which we never thought of. a single word like "red" and she can go on and on and on and on leaving us going "huh? got meh?". well, blake din really make sense den. but now, i'm glad i know this guy by the name of william blake. presenting My Pretty Rose Tree from Willam Blake's collection of Songs of Experience.

My Pretty Rose Tree ~William Blake

A flower was offered to me,
Such a flower as May never bore;
But I said "I've a pretty rose tree,"
And I passed the sweet flower o'er.

Then I went to my pretty rose tree,
To tend her by day and by night;
But my rose turned away with jealousy,
And her thorns were my only delight.

ah... yes... i see smiles. not that difficult to understand. well...

a flower offered herself, according to this poem a really pretty and unique one. but our fren said he has a pretty rose tree so passed the flower over (how nice). poor flower eh. (yeah rite. offering herself even tho she knows he has a rose tree? bluegh! go find someone else.)

when he went back to his rose tree and told her abt it (in contrast to her finding out for herself), trying to be extra nice (not sure if it's cos of guilt or juz being nice generally), obviously the rose tree got pissed wif jealousy and shows off her thorns as a form of defense.

sth else that's missing fr blake's poem, ok, he meant it the way it was. but i was juz thinking, wat if the guy didn't really pass the rose over? or maybe he did. but the rose choose to remain closeby (and that's juz blardy annoying) and he "can't help" (so he says) having the "extra" company or glancing at her fr the distance or juz walking by her. ah... now u c the reason y the rose tree is pissed? is it her fault when he continues to do it, being that popular friendly and helpful boy towards the rose? is it her fault to be extra cautious especially when she's annoyingly nearby? let's take a while to think about it.

some might say, the rose tree dun trust the guy. others might say, no self-confidence. a handful might say inferiority complex. or juz insecurity. like duh! u try being in this position and u tell me if u get insecured. is it the tree's fault? everyone needs to fend for themselves when they are put in a vulnerable situation. it's an animal instinct.

jealousy? initially yes. now, i would say it's a matter or integrity, sincerity and honour - in terms of words and acts. oh well...upholding them might be a challenge to some. wat about u?

Don't go breaking my

Was watching chicken little. So small and CUTEEEEEEE... adn ugly duckling is kinda charming. lol. well, looks are just superficial.

but then again, once someone asked us, what's a "no no" to us. we said mats! (with all due respect to all mats in the world) den he asked, wat if the mat has a good heart? and we said... still... it's a mat. so much for "looks are superficial". heeeee... however, i do know of frens who are really nice tho some might not find them good-looking. :)

anyway... was just thinking how this "time out" thing works. wat are we supposed to do again? wat i tot was... to somehow do a reflection of what happened, how it could be handled, and how things are going to be like in the future. am i getting this right? so... does that oso mean that during this window period we can like do watever we want and they cannot be used against us in the future?

i've said it b4 and i'm saying this again, somehow, i don't understand how this works. and it doesn't work for me. but if it works for u... all i've got to say is, watever that works for u la eh. coz fr wat i c, there's not much difference anyway. perhaps u still dun get where i'm coming fr. or isit i don;t get where u are coming fr. ok la.. too malas to think too much abt it liao. wat will be will be.

In the meantime,

Today is a brand new day. ~ Chicken Little :)

I dunno how this song is related to the show, but i juz wanna relate the message to Him. Y? Coz i don't wanna go through it again.

Don't go breaking my Heart

Don't go breaking my heart
I couldn't if I tried
Oh honey if I get restless
Baby you're not that kind

So don't go breaking my heart
You take the weight off of me
Oh honey when you knock on my door
I gave you my key

Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown

Nobody knows it
Right from the start
Gave you my heart
Gave you my heart

So don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Oh yeah
Don't go breaking my heart

And nobody told us
'Cause nobody showed us
And now it's up to us baby
I think we can make it

So don't misunderstand me
You put the light in my life
Oh you put the sparks to the flame
I've got your heart in my sights

Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown

Nobody knows it
Nobody knows it
Right from the start
I gave you my heart
Gave you my heart
Oh you gave it

Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart

Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown

Right from the start
Gave you my heart
Gave you my heart
Oh no baby don't go

Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my
Don't go breaking my
I won't go breaking your heart

Don't go breaking my heart
Don't go breaking my
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my
Don't go breaking my
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my
Don't go breaking my

PsyChoLOGy LEsSon - Stress

alright... let's start wif a psyc lesson. *takes out my psyc books. well... since my brain haf gone on an overdrive for the past week, wats a little blog entry compared to 15oo words essays. ;) hopefully readers will understand. i'll try to make it easy, and well.. readers, u can try and fit it into your stressful situation. :)

According to Coon and Mitterer (2009), "stress is the mental and physical condition that occurs when we adjust or adpat to the environment" and "a stessor is a condition or event that challenges or threatens a person" (p. 463-464). While short-term stresses can be uncomfortable, long term ones are totally different (Coon & Mitterer, 2009).

Therefore, when there's a change in environment or situation, you get to experience stress, mentally and physically. This is due to the stressor which intimidates you based on your current condition, or if i might say, "comfort zone". While it's manageable to handle stress in the short run, continued expose to stress can lead to graver conditions in the long run.

Basically, stress depends on your personal outlook at the situation. While some people might find it distressinsg (like me in my case), it gives others a thrill, also called eustress. So, if you perceive a situation to be a threat, then a stress reaction automatically follows (Folkman & Moskowitz, 2004; Lazarys, 1991 cited from Coon & Mitterer, 2009). However, a threat is about control. If you think you can't control a situation, then it's threatening. If you think you can, then it's not, and thus not stressful. Idea is, you've got to be in control! Take charge! There are things that you can control and there are things that you cant. For the latter, throw them out of the window and don't bother. Focus on controlling the former.

Now let's move on to handling threats or stress. To cope with emotions, we can use the emotion-focused coping method and basically, control our emotions. To cope with the situation, we use the problem-focused coping method and try to mange or correct the situation itself. Sometimes, both methods are used concurrently (Coon & Mitterer, 2009). Personally, one efficient way is to, REMOVE THE STRESSORS. Den both emotions and and situations are in check. ;) However, sometimes that is easier said than done right? For instance, how do you remove an irritating person from the face of the earth?

Let me now introduce you to the diathesis-stress model (ok, it's actually for extreme cases of disorder). According to this model, "individuals inherit tendencies to express certain traits of behaviors, which may then be activated under conditions of stress" (Barlow & Durand, 2009). Perhaps this is my B****Y self. hehe. Anyway, i'm juz using this as an oversimplified version of handling stress. Simply put, metaphorically, each of us have a glass with a certain limit to the amount of water (stress) we can fill (handle). Some of us can handle more, while others are more vulnerable due to many different reasons. As long as the water (stress) is below the limit, we are alright. But beyond that, a disorder will surface.

So, it is imparative to say that we should try, as much as possible, to keep the stress level below that limit before we drive ourselves crazy by the situation. You can try methods stated in the second paragraph. Well, there are other methods of coz, whatever that works for you.

Right now, regarding this whole matter, my glass is filled up till my limit line. I'd have to say, i would have tolerated a lot of shit in the past. But the stressor juz brought it up the the highest level. Therefore, unless i get to bring the level down, it's definately not a healthy sign, even after all this time. Any events that poses a threat to me will mean that it'll go beyond the limit and i'll juz go "crazy" again. So i'd say, I don't wanna tolerate any more shit from this whole fiasco. The ball is in your court. It's not about wat you say, coz well.. u don't seem to mean wat u say sometimes, but wat you DO. As the saying goes, Action speaks louder than words. No use being a NATO.

References:

Barlow, D. H. (2009). Abnormal psychology: An integrative approach (5th ed.). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Coon, D. & Mitterer, J. O. (2009). Psychology: Modules for active learning. Thomson Wadsworth.

Wajah Rahsia Hati

ok some how the "paste" f(n) (A maths!!!! sheesh.. im getting nerdy again. but wateva... i like nerds anyway. lol.) is not working here. but since i owe this to the teenagers out there, here's the thing for you. enjoy while it lasts. well.. teenage years were the best and worst time in my life. but hey, i won't trade my teen years for anything else. That's where it all started... :)

Wajah Rahsia Hati – Ali Setan

Dalam kehidupan ini
Yang terindah
Melalui usia remaja
Senda gurau suka duka
Sering berganti
Meninggalkan kesan abadi

Oh berdebar-debar hatinya
Kali pertama bertentang mata
Inilah pengalaman
Harus ditempuhi tiap insan

Kenakalan atau kesungguhan
Sukar mencari perbezaan
Betapa kau cuba melindungi
Jelas di wajah rahsia hati

TiREd

i am TIRED. tired tired tired tiiiiiiiireeeeeeeeeddddddddd... mentally and physically. ok, u get the drift. it's been another crazy week. lucky dun haf work to do. but the assignments were jammed pack. and i didn't get any help this time round. hee. but it had caused me to be physically drainedddd... fr mon all the way.. by the time it'd fri, i cant take it liaooooo... my brain had gone on a major overdrive. the eyes cant decide when to open or close anymore. and i'm not feeling too good... feels like im going to fall sick. :S still.. one more assignment to go, supposedly due at midnight. and i hafnt even started! ergh... it's ok it's ok.. got grace period. every since this thing started... i've not been handing my assignments on time. always haf to extend to grace period. and this cant continue esp for next sem, if i actually get to the crimonology module. at first was not interested at all. but asa i read the description, somehow i got a good feel abt it. den again of coz my choice is not abt feeling, im a head person after all. so i based it on the psy test i did befoer and hey, law was ranked pretty high. but this time round, got to do ECA. so cannot go beyond midnight to submit. hmm...

well emotionally, all i wanna say for now is that i might not be too sure abt what i really want. but i's absolutely sure what i don't want. i don't want to get hurt... again. over? it's far fr over and hey... as wat u used to say, it ain't over till it's over baby. so knowing what i don't want, i'm juz being cautious in every step and move i make. it's going to take time, but i'm going to take my time... juz to be on the safe side. and hey, i wont be surprised over the things that i would do juz to "protect" myself fr being hurt again. perhaps, that's juz a survival and animal instict... to avoid danger or potentially harmful things. in this case, situations and people.

PaREntS N TeeNs

was surfing channels and happen to come across a prog titled "PG" on suria. ok, i cant remember wat "PG" stands for.. it was in malay. so no surprises.

anyway.. this episode was abt how parents handle their teenage children. then it got me thinking... boy it's certainly not easy to be a parent. esp of hormone raging teenagers, trying to find some form of rootedness in who they are while trying to keep their hormones and sexuality in check.

so this episode (or probably the rest too, i duno, this is the 1st time im actually watching it.. in MALAY! wow. im so proud of myself. but then again, i've been more in touch wif my melayu these days. but that's another story.) was abt the different parenting styles with regards to their teen children having BGR. lol. been sooooooooo long since i used that term. and to think someone used that on me lately, GOSH! tu zaman kental siaaaaaaaaaa... when i saw her msg, "is it a BGR problem?" i almost burst into laughter. BGR eh... that is like so juvenile. den again. she's much younger. so i juz smiled to myself answering "sorta..." tho i wont call it "BGR". *shakes head.

it's interesting how some parents, or perhaps most parents, handle this whole thing. fr the super strict, cornering the child, giving curfew, confiscating the hp and limiting communication and all. how that i'm at this stage of life, i guess, the parents are juz being concerned and duh, all of us know, parents and child alike, studies should be your top priority. His mum used to tell him, "Umm... don't neglect your studies ah. Studies comes 1st." dat's not saying that she wanted us to break up or sth... juz that watever it is, if wanna haf a relationship, make sure your studies are not affected. i guess parents are concerned that if their child haf a r/s den thier studies wld be affected -vely coz less focus or spend less time on it. oh well.. perhaps they are right? or perhaps, the children can prove them wrong? come to think abt it, my parents never really said anything. den again, i dun really talk to them abt such stuff. do you?

well, at that point in time, let's really ask ourselves, how many of us haf used THAT as an excuse. or well... heard that as an excuse to get out of a relationship? The excuse... "it's not you, it's me. i don't think it's the right time. i need to concentrate on my studies." and leaving u asking... what the.. after all these months/yrs??? u suddenly decided that having a r/s is not for you? if u were so concerned abt studies, y even start in the 1st place? and the irony is... you actually do better than him/her after the brakeup. and worse, he/she gets attached to someone else. den u wld know... it's NOT abt studies. it hurts but hey, take pride.. at least u do better in your studies wifout him/her. ;) so does dat mean that our parents are right in the 1st place? Hmm...

My parents? well... like everyone else... it was a hush hush thing at first. LOL. hey.. being "open" is not eactly in my dictionary esp when dealing wif them. but it's nice to know that when they found out, they were pretty cool abt it. i guess i've gained their trust. I have been a goody-two-shoes all this while. or was i? *winks. if they knew.. they'd probably skin me alive. hey... like 99% of people in the world, i've done things i'm not proud of. i'm not a saint. are you?

being parents is not an easy task. they simply want the best for their children in every way possible and it's juz natural for them to protect us fr harm... only to lead us to the better gd. That is, their perception of "good" while ours might differ. but that doesnt mean we should be rude or anything towards them, and likewise, parents should probably cut us some slack. den again, wat do i know... i'm not a parent... yet.

for the teenagers out there who's in love which seems so real,
here's sth for you. hmm... ok, sth's wrong, cannot cut and paste. perhaps some other time.

for those who haf already gotten over the puppy love, teenage phase and are in for the "real" deal, here's sth for you. did i say i've been in touch wif my melayu self? here's some jual beli pantuns for you, by yours truly. Dun laugh! I really come up wif this on my own ok... tho might not be up to standard wif the additional eng word, but hey, it's a great achievement coming fr this melayu celup and i'm proud of it. lol. juz a little back grd, was talking to a fren abt MJ12 whereby there are some malay people who sends flowers wif dunno wat they jampi2 to the girl they want.

here goes,

Me:
Tadi pagi main layang-layang,
Terjatuh ia di kolam sana,
Jangan takut wahai cik abang,
Kalau dah jodoh takkan ke mana.

Jawapan (fr my fren):

Buat kek di dapur sana,
Kek bantut Cik Poet merana,
Yelah jodoh takkan ke mana,
Tapi kalo jodoh ngan those melayu cammana?

(*lol. 1stly, i still dunno wat bantut means. 2ndly, "those melayu" refers to those who uses hocus pocus techniques to get the girl.)

Me:
Hang tuah seorang laksamana,
Laksamana Melayu di dunia,
Bila choosing tu biarlah bijaksana,
Insya'Allah dapat yang mulia.

considering i use sejarah, hey tu markah bonus! LOL. ok... this pantun2 thing is juz not my thing and my brain went on an overdrive.

soo... pandai2 lah eh.. cik abang and cik adik di luar sana... :)

Friends with Benefits

Interesting read... There's even a term for this!

Can We Be More Than Just Friends with Benefits?

Question:I have been really good friends with a guy, but I don't want us to remain as only "friends with benefits." Whenever I see him flirting with other women, I get terribly upset because he acts as if there is nothing between us -- and there is. But I can't voice out my true feelings and tell him, "I don't want you to flirt with other women" because we're not having a relationship and I'm not his girlfriend. What should I do?

Answer:

But you are already having a relationship – just a one-sided one, without any emotional involvement on his part.The thing about friends with benefits is that, often, only one partner gets all the benefits while the other gets heartbroken. It's the nature of the deal – a friendship with benefits only serves to satisfy the physical needs without the emotional commitment. And because women are pretty much wired to form emotional attachments to men they are intimate with, casual relationships tend to be a bad bargain for the fairer sex.

That's why having friends with benefits can get so confusing: You are emotionally attached to him, believe that he must feel the same about you and so you expect him to demonstrate some level of affection, for example, by being attentive to your feelings and certainly by not being overly friendly with other women. But then you realize he won't even recognize a relationship.

The result: You're hurt and confused.

I know it's hard, but you have to put an end to this friends-with-benefits arrangement between you. Then, hopefully, he'll start paying more attention to you and take you seriously. But even if he doesn't, at least you'll get back your self-respect. You deserve better.

Well ladies, maybe,

Is TiS A COnVERsaTIon?

ok.. its been a while since i've chatted in malay. as much as my ic states "Malay", it wont take long for anyone to realise that i suck at the language and talking abt Malay classes juz sends a shiver down my spine. Ok, i'm dat bad. I admit.

but i haf to say im pretty proud of myself to be able to understand, or at least pretend to know what is going on. lol. of coz it took some time to really read and try to make out wat is being said. but hey, how in the world do people understand this:

sape?
ntah ey
nnt thur drg confem
but i thk luh kn
confm2 drg g nye uh
nk blikn ape ey?
kac duit tk leh?
blh kn?
nnt prg i slip

now i'm no gramamr police. but the above? hmm... are they even words?! let's juz say i was overwhelmed. never had to decipher such statements before! i guess its juz the culture. different cultural background. or perhaps generation. hehe. so i got a culture shock. guess it's time to work on my CQ! but let's oso not be deculturalised. hey, i'm paying attention during lecture! ;)

AnALoguE

The future is analogue!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!! u heard me? u read that? way to go lomo! i likeeeeeeee....

it's not boring. it gives pleasant surprises. and who's to tell you how to take great photographs?!

prob is.. we've go to find shops that sell film! it's been like ages since people buy film.. but we still need those 3-in-1 packs to save cost. we still haf to pay for developing the fotos u know...

SpOOkY TALeS #4

Prior to joining a new company, this guy A was working at boat quay area. In those tall building offices like UOB and such. His office was quite high up the level at least 30 and above. Normally he will have to stay back for OT and in the evening, all the lifts will be stopped due to security reasons. Whenever he wanted to leave, he will need to call the old security uncle to activate the lift from ground floor to his level. Then the uncle will send the lift up..

After sometime, he left the company and joined another place where his office also very high up in the building. Hence if do OT, also need to call uncle to send lift up. Then it came the day that he's working OT for the first time at the new place. He stayed back till 12 plus am and When he's about to leave, he called the security uncle to send the lift up. After packing up he went to the lobby to wait for the lift. He waited and waited. 10 mins passed, Lift not up. He waited for another 10 mins and call the security uncle. S denotes security here.

A: Hello Uncle ah, have you send the lift up?
S: Yeah sent liao.
A: No leh I been waiting for 20 mins liao leh
S: No meh? okie okie I send again.

Another 5 minutes went by. No lift came up. The guy got worried. He's the last person to leave and there's no one around. He called the uncle on his handphone again.

A: Er... Uncle ah, you sure you sent the lift up?
S: Yeah I sent it up twice liao leh.
A: But I saw the lifts all on the first floor leh!
S: Aiyoh. Nevermind. I take the lift up and look for you.

Again, A waited. 5 minutes passed but none of the lift are moving. Then suddenly, his hp ring. The uncle voice was on the other side of the line sounding very weird.

S: Where are you? I am here. But I cannot find you.

All this while A was staring at the display of the lifts. All at level 1..... and the uncle is here.... shit something is not right.

A straight away chiong to the stairs and dashed down the building... When he reached ground level, he chiong to the security counter and he found out that....

He had actually called the old security uncle in the building of his ex-company and not the security uncle of his new office -_- He work till sian liao and was damn blur. Feeling very pai seh, he also never call back to explain to the security uncle from the building of his ex-company.

Blur cock and poor uncle. He must be the one who actually freaked out going all the way up and saw no one there hahaha

Moral of the story - dun work till becoming like sotong.... :)

SpOOkY TaLeS #3

When I was young, I went to town to work with a group of friends during our summer holidays of two months. Being young and away from home for the first time, we drank and smoke like nobody's business. One night, we were pissed drunk and flagged the last bus down to go home. Being tired, we slept in the bus. It had been awhile that I fell asleep. I was awake by the chilly wind. I was shocked to find that there was no one in the bus, and I was the last passenger. I looked in front tocheck out for the driver. But the driver was no where in sight. Yet, the bus was moving. I panicked shitless. I rubbed my eyes to make sure that I was not dreaming. The night was dark and cold. I hysterically jumped out from the bus and tried to run as hard as I could to get away. Then I heard someone yelled at me from behind the bus.

"Hey! Don't run away! Come over here and help to push the bus!" yelled the bus driver. I saw my other friends helping to push the bus, which broke down while I was asleep.

SpOoKY TALeS #2

When I was young, I have two friends who were very close to each other. They played with each other everyday. It was like, if you see A, you would see B next to him. They were always together. A loved fried eggs. Whenever he went out for lunch or dinner,without fail, he would ask for fried egg on top of his noodles, fried rice, etc. One day, A involved in an accident and died. B was devastated. B went to the cemetery to pray everyday. He would go to the nearest restaurant and ta pao a box of fried rice with an egg on top to be offered to A when he went to pray to him. The next day, he opened the box and there was no egg inside!B was petrified. He thought, must be A who came and took the fried egg away. The same thing happened the next day and the day after that. B was confused. So, one day, he asked the chef to make the same fried rice with a fried egg again. Then, he went to the cemetery to offer it to A. Curious, he opened the box to check for the egg. He was angry to find that, there was no fried egg in the box after all. Feeling that he had been cheated, he went back to the restaurant and demanded to see the Chef. "Where is the fried egg?? I told you there must be a fried egg inside!! You have cheated me for a few days now! Gimme back my money!!"

Then, the Chef got really angry and opened the box - the fried egg was inside the box. The Chef said, "Stupid! You open the box upside down. No wonder you cannot see the egg!!"

SpOKy TALeS #1

was listening to MJ 12 lately... the guy in black gave me a shock! it muz haf been a priceless reaction from me. well wat do u expect? it was in the middle of a quiet night. tu lah.. tak de keje lain! anyway, came across these stories in my inbox.

When I was young, I lived in a deserted kampong deep in the jungle. Every night, my mother would ask me not to go home too late as there won't be any transportation after a certain time. One night, before going home, I ta pao a kueh teow soup for supper. I was late and I waited for the taxi/bus but there was none. I was getting worried as the night was getting darker and darker. So I tried to flag down private vehicles to take me home. There was no one stopping for me, till one motorcyclist took compassion on me and stopped to give me a lift. He was a man with a kind face. I accepted his offer and got onto his motorbike On the way home, we would pass by a temple. At night, the temple would look eerily spooky with the dim lights from the candles. At first,the motorcyclist was warm and friendly. When the temple was approaching, the motorcyclist eyes grown bigger and bigger. His kind face turned to a face of anger. He was muttering something loud but was not audible to me. I was so scared that I closed my eyes in order not to see his angry face. Then, the motorcylist stopped in front of the temple and then yelled at me.

"Your kueh teow soup is so hot!! It is burning my thigh! Can you please move it away???"

Every Question has a solution

Sometimes in life, we need some motivation to keep us going... encouragement in different ways though we might not outrightly say it verbally. The impossible made possible. We are only humans and thus we are capable in doing things more than we ever knew we could... but also coz we are only humans, we tend to discount ourselves by using that as a way to get out. wat can i say? we are only humans.


This is a real story that happened between the customer of General Motors and its Customer-Care Executive.

A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors:

‘This is the second time I have written to you, and I don’t blame you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of Ice-Cream for dessert after dinner each night, but the kind of ice cream varies so, every night, after we’ve eaten, the whole family votes on which kind of ice cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. It’s also a fact that I recently purchased a new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a problem…

You see, every time I buy a vanilla ice-cream, when I start back from the store my car won’t start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts just fine. I want you to know I’m serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds “What is there about a Pontiac that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?”

The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway.

The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well educated man in a fine neighborhood. He had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the ice cream store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car, it wouldn’t start.

The Engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, they got chocolate. The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car started. The third night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start.

Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man’s car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to continue his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. And toward this end he began to take notes: He jotted down all sorts of data: time of day, type of gas uses, time to drive back and forth etc.

In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla than any other flavor. Why? The answer was in the layout of the store. Vanilla, being the most popular flavor, was in a separate case at the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept in the back of the store at a different counter where it took considerably longer to check out the flavor.

Now, the question for the Engineer was why the car wouldn’t start when it took less time. Eureka – Time was now the problem – not the vanilla ice cream!!!! The engineer quickly came up with the answer: “vapor lock”.

It was happening every night; but the extra time taken to get the other flavors allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to start. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the vapor lock to dissipate.

Even crazy looking problems are sometimes real and all problems seem to be simple only when we find the solution, with cool thinking.

Don’t just say it is “IMPOSSIBLE” without putting a sincere effort…. Observe the word “IMPOSSIBLE” carefully; Looking closer you will see, “I’M POSSIBLE”…
Never underestimate your Clients’ Complaint, no matter how funny it might seem!

InSOmNIa

time stopped. for a few days. was about to throw my clock away and get a new one tho i really like it a lot. but after cleaning up the dust and putting in a new battery, it starts to tick again. i don't haf to throw it away after all. perhaps that's wat i'm meant to do. all it needs is a little dusting and a new souce of life so i don't need to throw it away. thankfully, coz i really liked that clock.

anyway, my bio clock is totally screwed. last week was really intense and my body is reacting to it, unfortunately, negatively. all the crying and assignments have turned my clock upside down and been feeling sick in the stomach lately. ERGH! not good ah, not good ah! my nights have turned into days and vice versa. been staying up late thanks to matters of the heart and assignments of course. my body doesnt know what to do anymore. last night, slept at abt midnight only to wake up at 2.30 am and stayed awake till abt 7 am! ERGH! wat am i going to do with myself?! perhaps, this is wat you call, insomnia...

Insomnia~ Craig David

I never thought that I'd fall in love, love, love, love
But it grew from a simple crush, crush, crush, crush
Being without you girl, I was all messed up, up, up, up
When you walked out, said that you'd had enough-nough-nough-nough

Been a fool, girl I know
Didn't expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time, you'll change your mind
Now looking back i wish i could rewind

Because i can't sleep til you're next to me
No i can't live without you no more
Oh i stay up til you're next to me
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah


Remember telling my boys that I'd never fall in love, love, love, love
You used to think I'd never find a girl I could trust, trust, trust, trust
And then you walked into my life and it was all about us, us, us, us
But now I'm sitting here thinking I messed the whole thing up, up, up, up

Been a fool (fool), girl I know (know)
Didn't expect this is how things would go
Maybe in time (time), you'll change your mind (mind)
Now looking back i wish i could rewind
Because i can't sleep til you're next to me
No i can't live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you're next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before
(Because it)Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah (Ah),
Feels like insomnia ah ah

Ah, i just can't go to sleep
Cause it feels like I've fallen for you
It's getting way too deep
And i know that it's love because

I can't sleep til you're next to me
No i can't live without you no more (without you no more)
Oh i stay up til you're next to me (to me)
Til this house feels like it did before
Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah

Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah
Feels like insomnia ah ah,
Feels like insomnia ah ah

hmm... now i miss the philppines!

HoW Do GUyS HaVE a ConVErsaTioN

now i juz wonder how men actually engage in a conversation with other men.

what do women talk abt when they meet up and have a chat? everything under the sun which includes shopping, cosmetics, fashion, beauty regimes, movies, love, men, bitching abt other women, work, hobbies, perhaps even the weather. so yes, we can jump from lunch to dessert to tea juz talking and catching up.

men? fr wat i know, 3 things: women, sex, football. perhaps that's an understatement but i think we girls have more to say to each other than men. i mean after not meeting each other for so long, they have enough "men-bonding" time within like 3 hours?! is that it? did u guys really talk and catch up? hmm...

so... my point is, after spending so much time on it. trying to meet the deadline on top of finishing up my assignment, after writing a long email abt wat to look out for and all, what do u haf to say? 3 words. THREE words. i'm like ok... it was encouraging... i know u get to the point but... nevermindddd... and the next thing i know, wat do you wanna work on next? again, i'm like ooookkkk...

man... someone once told me sth along the line of men are objective driven. they have the objective and they go for the kill. i guess they are. but sometimes, it's ok to be a little more elaborate in what you do or say u know, sometimes, it's ok to take your time, and mine for that matter. it lets me breathe. sheesh... ok, i'm a procratinator. hee.

well, i guess, if you want to expect something, also expect to be disappointed. on the other hand, if you don't expect anything, you might be pleasantly surprised. so what do i expect?

Do Not Disturb

ok, i think some people haf yet to know this.
when i'm doing my assignment, when i'm trying to meet a deadline, when i'm at full concentration in doing what i am doing, PLEASE.. read this sign:

"DO NOT DISTURB"

i'm sorry dearies, but seriously, at a time like this,
dun ask me about my income tax,
dun ask me where i put my stuff,
dun even ask me what i want to eat coz no matter how hungry or thirsty, i'm not getting out of my chair.
not even for a while. really...

in fact dun tell me anything coz chances are i wont even be listening,
dun ask me anything coz chances are i don't know anything besides what i need to do.

coz at that moment i dun really know what is going on around me. and i dun wanna know. i go into this big huge bubble and into THE ZONE. yes... when i'm on the roll, i'm on the rolling ball.

i dun mean to be rude but really.. PLEASEEEEEEEEEE... just leave me aloneeee. you can ask me anything u want, u can ask me to do anything u want me to do... AFTER i've completed what i need to complete. it really annoy the hell out of me when i need to think of something out of the bubble.

so yeah... i apologise for being rude and nonchalent. it's not that i dun care, juz not at that moment ok? please... u can take it as i'm begging u.