不完美的完美

劉墉先生說道：我有一個朋友，單身半輩子，快五十歲。突然結了婚，新娘跟他的年齡差不多，徐娘半老、風韻猶存。

只是知道的朋友都竊竊私語：「那女人以前是個演員，嫁了兩任丈夫，都離了婚，現在不紅了，由他撿了個剩貨。」

話不知道，是不是傳到了他耳裏。有一天，他跟我出去，一邊開車、一邊笑道：「我這個人，年輕的時候就盼開賓士車，沒錢，買不起現在呀！還是買不起，買輛三手車。」
他開的? T實是輛老賓士，我左右看看說：「三手？看來很好哇！馬力也足！」
「是啊呀！」他大笑了起來。
「舊車有什麼不好？就好像我太太，前面嫁個四川人，又嫁個上海人，還在演藝圈二十多年，大大小小的場面見多了。現在老了、收了心，沒了以前的嬌 氣、浮華氣，卻做得一手四川菜、上海菜，又懂得布置家。講句實在話，她真正最完美的時候，反而都被我遇上了。」

「你說得真有理！」，我說：「別人不說，我真看不出來，她竟然是當年的? 俏回W星。」
「是啊！」他拍著方向盤：「其實想想我自己，我又完美嗎？我還不是千瘡百孔，有過許多往事、許多荒唐，正因為我們都走過了這些，所以兩個人都成熟，都知道讓、都知道忍，這不完美，正是一種完美啊！不完美，正是一種完美！我們老了、都鏽了、都千瘡百孔了。總隔一陣子就去看醫生，來修補我們殘破的身軀，我們又何必要求自己擁有的人、事物，都完美無暇，沒有缺點呢？看得慣殘破，也是歷練、是豁達、是成熟，是一種人生的境界啊！

摘錄獻給每個正在打拚的人！
親愛的朋友我們都是不完美的人
應該相互體諒、
相互包容
溫柔的相待
扶持的相守
隨風行

R.I.P Yasmin

Sad news for the day.

Within short 2 days following her collapse from stroke
Now.
She left us.

Left behind her beloved homeland
Her unfulfilled dreams
Her great visions
Her beloved families & friends

She used to be such loving
Regardless of race and status
She used to be such inspiring
Regardless of rich or poor

Sailed through all critiques
And attacks by her fellow ethnic
Despite all the accuses
And controversial raised by the main stream media

She stood by her value firmly
Portraying the reality of humanity
In promoting unity among the nation

Thumbs up for Jasmin
May you rest in peace...
Please pray for the betterment of our nation

We'll miss you
And your work...

Enjoy...



Another one

And revise this...

This is What We Call Life!?

It is absolutely right about the Chinese saying that goes "近朱者赤,近墨者黑".

Thanks to my dear friends who dated me out for such a spontaneous outing, of which we ended up with 75% of the misconducts that the Chinese used to describe as "吃喝嫖赌".

Let's see!

9pm - 吃 (Dine) @ Marche, The Curve - Market hawker stalls concept with several food stations and themed dining areas. You need a Food Passport to 'shop' around for food. Was too hungry to snap photos of our food. Overall food was delicious, especially the mushroom crepe, mmmm~ :)

11.30pm - 喝 (Drink) @ SS2 - Continued with 2nd round for few glasses of drinks. Well, we girls ordered for 'safe' drinks too, haha.

2am - 赌 (Gamble) @ SS2 - Here's the tricky part. Our 'unemployed' friend lured us to have games for his money making venture. Well, luck was or perhaps wasn't on his side. He won most games but no $ involved. Haha.

Chor Dai Di

Mahjong! (Thanks for posing, haha!)

My first lesson of Mahjong! I have got a lot of "飛", which was being told that it is very useful. Well, sometimes luck alone might not be sufficient, we just need more - experience, skills and of course, practice! Truly agreeable with the saying goes" 人生的关键不在于拿了一副好牌，而在于打好一副坏牌".

Practice makes perfect, perhaps I shall play more Mahjong. Anyway, thanks to my "猪朋狗友", I'm now one step nearer to bid farewell to the potential disease of Alzheimer. Haha!

Remarks:

• 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 - Turn red while near vermilion and turn black while near ink. One is affected by the environment one is in.
  

• 吃喝嫖赌 - Go dining, wining, whoring and gambling - lead a dissipated life.

• 人生的关键不在于拿了一副好牌，而在于打好一副坏牌 - Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

• 猪朋狗友 - Pig friend, dog companion. Friends of bad influences.

Ah hem...

Cooking Class?!

Hehe!

美丽的误会

好久没到这储存记忆了
美丽的误会
让我不禁又回到了这片天地
记载这一段值得回忆的"往事"

昨夜我倆都聊得好忘我
因为一个美丽的误会
你激动得快要哭出来了
哈哈
既好笑又感动

白羊座的你
难免过于激动了吧?

可话说回来
双鱼座的我
也不禁涌起了一股莫名的感动

我想
真正的好友
应该就是如此吧

即使身处远方
也会因对方捎来好消息
而感同身受地雀跃万分

好吧
祝福大家
希望不会再是个美丽的误会

让我们
终有一天
可以真正为对方开心流泪
:)

过分!

There was no other word
I could use to describe our action today
Huh!
FIVE tubs of Häagen-Dazs we bought home today!
Wahahahaha!

Yup... five tubs!
Sapu all five tubs of different flavors
At Isetan member sales-lah~

Woo hoo~
Sense of excitement is so high (equivalent to sense of guilt)
Haha!

Well,
As a 'punishment' to make myself feel better
Let's stop any future impulse purchase of ice cream till 2010!

Let's see! Hah!

Perfect Imperfections

This is a community ad initiated by Singapore's authority to inculcate family value.

Ever wonder since when family value became like a commodity product that needs to be advertised?
Sounds pathetic huh?

What a shame to actually learn that such developed country like Singapore or even Dubai are gradually losing touch on family value. Probably not just family value but cultures too.

Suppose that's the trade-off of rapid development? People are blinded by all sort of lavish and glamorous achievements. Ironically, we are losing more than we gained.

This ad also reflects alarming rise of singles and divorces in Singapore. In pursuing excellent achievements in life, people are expecting life partner of a higher standard too. Thus making all the little imperfections unbearable. Little did we know, all such imperfections will be the gems that make us unique.

Please treasure people that you care and people who care about you.
None of us want to learn to appreciate all such perfect imperfections only when we lose it...
Like the plot in this video...

Black. White. Grey

Are you the Grey zone believer?
Or holding strong to the principal of Black & White?

I've always been a supporter of "Balance".
Work-life balance.
Exercise-diet balance.
Money-happiness balance.

I don't like extremeness in life.
Skipping meals for slimmed body, but never exercise.
Working exhaustively for money, but neglecting health.
Spending all time for career, but never communicate with people.
No. Not my type.

However to my realization,
Over an interesting conversation with a friend,
Somehow am a black-white person when it comes to value.

"Can you accept your husband having mistress?"
Was told that it would be naive for not being able to accept the mistress concept.
It's the reality in the world that we ought to follow.
These husbands who keep mistress still love their wife and family.
They still play the role of a good husband and a good father.
It's just that, you know, mistress.

Despite being b.a.l.a.n.c.e follower,
I have a finite answer this time.

If he's a good husband and a good father
He should be matured enough to analyze all consequences
Will the children still be respectful of the father?
Will there still be strong faith within the family?
Will it impact the kids' value towards marriage & relationship in the future?

Well, I don't know.
I might be still young and naive for an answer.

Anyway,
To my future husband
If you can accept me having "misters" out there
Yes, you are granted green light to have "co-curriculum" too. Haha!

I Dreamed a Dream

Touched.
Made my eyes wet watching her.
Singing the song of her life (my assumption) with confidence.

Came across this news today.
Human beings are just so professional at pre-judging, isn’t?
People judge her capability by appearance.

And I?
My perception was perhaps pre-influenced.
By the news that I read even before watching the show.
And thus it successfully touched my heart.

(This is how those marketiers cari makan huh? Haha)

Anyway, here’s the lyric.
Seems so pathetic and negative.
Enjoy~

"I Dreamed a Dream"
by Les Miserables

There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting.
There was a time ...then it all went wrong...

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hopes were high and life worth living,
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
When dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dreams to shame

He slept a summer by my side.
He filled my days with endless wonder,
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came.

And still I dream he'll come to me
And we will live the years together!
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather.

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream
I dreamed.

Disappointment vs Pleasure

Am in a very pleasant mood with Final Fantasy's piano collection.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh~~~~~~
So nice~~~~ (indescribable by words la! haha)

So, I've decided to simplify the disappointments that I wanted to convey for the day. Hopefully by the time I finish this post, I will still be in la la la mood~ hehe

Yes.
Truly disappointed by him.
Didn't have much knowledge about him earlier.
Hence was being neutral to him in hoping that he would proof us something constructive.

Today, the children are being blamed for not being 'filial' to the family.
Step father claimed that children are always given 'sweets' during special occasions.
Step father feels like being fooled for not getting anything back in return.

Something given not out of sincerity and consistency.
The pre-occasion-sweets-giving action is definitely questionable.

I don't know if he could kindly recall
The children used to be such supportive of the family for years.
What leads to the change?
Shouldn't the family have some reality check?
Instead of creating issues and provoking further tension among siblings?

How disappointing.
Someone who talks before action.

Anyway, enough said for the day.

Shall get back to my source of happiness - music! :)
(Final Fantasy VI - Kids Run Through The City)

Money or Relationship?

It was a random arrangement for a casual dining.
However, it turned out to be a memorable porky experience!

El Cerdo (which means "the pig" in Spanish), is a restaurant specialized in pork dishes, located at the happening Bukit Bintang. It offers a variety of pork dishes from nose to tail e.g. tongue, heart, intestines, etc. Being first timer, we ordered the more common signature dishes i.e. El Cerdo Sausages, Nicoise Salad, Seranno, Iberico Ribs, and not forgotten the highly recommended suckling pig. Well, personally like the Jamon Seranno most, the combination of air dried ham with slices of rock melon was just so heavenly delicious! Mmmm~~ Suckling pig was rather over rated though. Overall experience was good.

The most interesting part came when suckling pig was served. Apparently there's this Spanish tradition that we needed to chop the pig with just a plate showing how crispy it was! Subsequently followed by the plate-breaking tradition. Break-the-plate!? YES! It is actually a Spanish tradition to throw bad luck away (luckily ma ma didnt know this, if not sure get scolded for being such wasteful~ haha).

"Make a wish."
"Money or Relationship?"

Your decision determines how the plate supposed to be held before it was thrown into the wooden barrel for luck. Throughout the dinner, we could hear smashing sound of the plate-breaking every now and then from different tables. Wondering what others had wished for? Hehe.

"Happy birthday to you, oink oink~ Happy birthday to you~ oink oink..."
A group of waiters surprised us by coming forward with the piggy version of birthday song! Haha~ Obviously they overheard about a March birthday girl at the table :)

We were then being served some complimentary drinks. Tequilla? Martini vodka lime? Not too sure but it tastes good. Based on Spanish tradition, was given a cute piggy for birthday too :)

Before bidding farewell, we pampered ourselves with some delicious desserts. Yummy~

Overall it was excellent. Perhaps it was a last minute thing, so no one put much expectation but it turned out to be such memorable. Was told that Sammi Cheng used to dine here too.

Here's a video clip to feast your eye. Hehe. Enjoy~

Sammi Cheng's article published in some newspaper...

The Universal Belief

Of late, the thought of purchasing new car has been much discussed. Even the parents are so supportive (not financially though, haha) of it.

"Why? I thought it's still new?" "Because this car has been giving us problems. The same car has been problem-free for others, but not us." "You meant bo-ngam??"

That was how the conversation went during a recent catch up over dinner with a non-Chinese good friend of us. Surprisingly, that *bo-ngam* word actually came from him!

At first I was still trying hard to explain to him on Chinese belief. The so called compatibility between an object and yourself. Different people might have different experiences of using even the same model of product. It is applicable to anything e.g. car, kitchen utensils, handphone, gadgets, electrical appliances, etc.

Well, perhaps this is actually an universal belief that it's time to change if something keeps giving you problems. Everybody can become good analyst and well verse at all sort of rationalizations to justify the need to change. It is so straight forward that decision can be made easily putting aside financial constraint.

However, it's a whole lot different approach when it comes to relationship.

Relationship has not been working well?
Keep giving problems since day one?
Compatibility being major issue?
Unable to fix it after so long and still holding on to each other?

No doubt we've seen a lot of cases like this.
But how come people can endure all such imperfections/incompatibility in a relationship but not an object?

It puzzled me.
Does that mean stubbornness to continue an unhappy relationship?
Or it's the so called true love?
Could that imply avoidance towards problems?
Isn't selfish not to deal with it but to remain status quo?
Can't we evaluate relationship the simple way based on the principle-of-universal-belief?

Apparently not.
Relationship is not 1+1=2.
Human being complicates it.
No matter how disagreeable am I toward such rule-of-game, I must acknowledge that there are things money can't buy. We can't change relationship like how we change car.

But I do believe, we can change the approach to tackle problems :)

愿天下有情人终成眷属!

Body Aching

Yoga class was taxing yesterday.
As a result of challenging poses, I woke up with body aching this morning.
Sign of aging? Probably. Haha!

These are some of the poses I had to do yesterday:

It was meant to open up the chest and hip. I think it was way too ‘effective’ that after the session I felt my hip so opened that I couldn’t walk properly. Well, it looks easy from the pictures, the same thought occurred to me when instructor demonstrated it. Unfortunately, it took more than just physical coordination to initiate the post, but also mental strength to sustain it! Don’t believe it? Try it yourself (with proper alignment please), hah!

“Everything starts from somewhere” (quote from leng zai instructor), so pictures here shall serve as a motivation for me to practice more so that one day I will be able achieve ALL these… (I know, I know, someone would laugh at my ‘determination’, haha)

新老板 - 03.04.2009

最近我们换老板了。
是祸是福仍是个未知数。

有别於往常一贯高调的欢送与恭贺仪式
此次接替明显地来得格外仓促兼“平静”

作风看似强硬的他将会带领我们迈向怎样的未来呢？
是风调雨顺吗？还是人心惶惶呢？
有所保留吧？
毕竟背景不太干净的人
还蛮难以服众的吧？

虽然小妹一向秉持着邓小平精句
不管白猫黑猫 会捉老鼠的 就是好猫
深知干爹难免也不择手段
可整体贡献乃功不可抹啊

要知道的是
他俩唯一不一样的
正是那背后的女人啊！

老板娘予人高傲不好惹的距离感
而干妈可是世上少有的贤妻良母

干爹
我说啊
你该享清福了啦 是时候和干妈享天伦乐
干嘛还雄心壮志地归队呢？

至于老板
我天真的希望以往一切对你的指正
纯属乌虚子有对手捏造的流言蜚语
请别让我们失望吧！

International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009

The 1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 was held from 19th till 22nd March. We went on a Sunday late afternoon. An eye opening experience because never expect the balloon can be sooooooooo BIG!

It was rather hot but the sky was clear and nice.
A lot of professional and amateur photographers were there to capture nice shot.
That made like it a camera exhibition too – long, big, small, DSLR, etc all sorts of cameras you can find.

Flying kites...

Paraflying...

Yes yes, preparing to fly the hot air balloon!

Oh, more air please~

Hooray~ it's F.L.Y.I.N.G!

More balloons...

Sun set in Putrajaya on our way back. Nice?
Made me missing the Cyberjaya sun set days~

Thank-You-Note

Thanks again to dear friends for the lovely gift! :)

为何这么神？

为何这么神？
2009-03-18 07:43

按 理说，像张学友这种上了神台的歌手出专辑或开个唱纯粹自己跟自己玩或者给歌坛来一次复刻回忆，可事实上《学友光年世界巡迴演唱会07》却是一张绝对可以让 后辈歌手汗顏之作，虽然还是有很多像《吻別》、《每天爱你多一些》那种被称为“烂大街”的选曲（但我要强调，这些作品永远都这么好听），甚至是为招牌鼻音 和嘶喊之作和歌舞剧也不缺，但整体溶为一体，却是那么和谐。

而不仅是唱，这一次张学友还是演唱会的製作人，原本应该是卸甲归田的年纪和身份，却又突然玩出一把革新精神，看来悠閒生活並不一定可以使所有人墮 落不醒，只是不知道像飞轮海、蔡依林这些总是以装傻卖笑、閒来耍点所谓魔鬼身材或者有事没事搞些花边新闻的角色们苦心经营的所谓创意点子是不是变得没有意 义。

这张专辑里头的作品已经成精了，整个演唱部分也做到滴水不漏，难得的是不缺少唱功的同时，感情也对位。

以“聚．別”结尾的《祝福》，让一个深情歌神的形象屹立不倒。在一张专辑里把好情人好朋友好老公好老爸一次搞定，张学友的確有点贪，的確他也有太多贪的本钱。

CD（DVD）包装得很精致，回看香港音乐市场已沈沦至此，大家好像没甚么办法，因为音乐本身变得没有价值，张学友却要证明这种观念是不对的，演唱会从音乐整体性上来讲，不算最好可却算得上是他走过这么多年来在个性和市场上皆精准的一张现场收音专辑。

张学友就像个小孩子一样，拿著自己浓厚的本钱，玩著自己喜欢的各式花样，这份松驰的心態带出了一张意图纯粹的动作，少了以往专辑中追求大卖的做作。

我只能说，张学友的首首作品，都有著比情歌更宏大的生命场景，即使没有音乐，心里还是可以轻轻吟唱。

(Extracted from Sinchew)

**********************************************************
Came across this article on my all time favourite singer - Jacky Cheung. Supposed to be posted earlier but due to Do Re Mi reasons, it wasn't. Hehe. Well, thanks to my friends for the gift and now I am posting about him, finally.

To me, his "神-ness" is just beyond words... Singing skill? Always sing into my heart (sorry, no other better words to describe). Attitude? Always humble and keep improving. Gifted talent + good attitude + determined effort = My Idol :P (no one else can beat him!!!)

Amazing - A Mei

The long awaited concert I've been longing for.
Good. Good. And very good.
She never disappoints me, as always.

How amazing.

Everybody was so high, energetic and touching.
It was not just A Mei's concert. It was everybody's concert because everybody sings!
From the beginning t ill the end.
Even those ma lat lou sitting next to us joined the crowd to dance with their rigid movement and rhythm~ Haha!
Like a huge music class. Really fantastic.

Was Gkai's birthday too.
Everybody sang birthday song, for the dancer and for all birthday boys & girls.
How touching.

Cousin #1 worried about the stadium might collapsed as everybody danced, analyzing which block would be impacted most and concluded that our block should be the safest. Ha~

Cousin #2 kept receivin g phone calls from little son who got worried about dear mommy. Been calling 423984 times to ask, "Mommy, are you back yet?" and called "Mommy, already 11.30pm, are you coming back soon?" Haha, not easy for mother who 'sneaked out' to have fun.

Can't wait for the concert DVD to be released.
Definitely worth for collection.
A-Mei, you're really the diva.
Thank you for the wonderful night :)

一场大病. 一个婚礼. 一份礼物

病了一大场
缠人的咳嗽让人彻夜难眠
带着微弱的身子返乡赴宴











笑脸盈盈的不只有久违的亲友
更有倍增亲切的爱心苦口良药

于是 从不甘示弱兼恼人的咳嗽坏蛋
终于 也抵挡不住爱心攻势宣告败退

啊~ 天晓得原来可以好好睡一觉是那么的幸福!
戒了好久的口也不管他爸的三七二十一食指大开
爽死了!

只有家 苦涩难咽的药也可以变得顺口
只有家 千篇一律的叮咛也可百听不厌

人嘛
东西要稀有方觉其珍贵
回家次数逐渐变少以后
才懂家的温馨

友情
也何尝不是呢?

昔日好姐妹 皆为前途各奔东西
聚会时间也相对减少
难得叙旧何其珍贵也!

女人一生
爱情固然重要
可友情也不容忽视
所谓姐妹淘 正是有心事可以互相诉说
有悲伤一起分担 有快乐一起分享的人

话说回来
告别了三天两夜的家乡小憩
短暂充电让身心灵焕然一新
继而踏上归途重返打拼之地
踏入家门仰入眼帘的
竟是来自远方的祝福 物轻情意重

虽说包装乃嫌抱歉
但却尽诉千言万语
在此衷心向刘大哥曾小妹致万二分谢意!











从前 现在 将后
深厚情谊依然温存
两个女人 叽哩呱啦地
常常聊个天南地北 有完没完
想必刘大哥可吓坏了吧? 哈!

好了
碎碎念完毕
是时候向周公报到了

最后
想祝福一对新人 白头携老
此次婚宴乃不虚此行
对婚礼
又有了新见解

晚安!

更上一层楼

纷纷扰扰了一段日子,
今天也总算有了定局.
是的. 今天终于上12楼了.

开心吗? 尚好.
皆因未能如愿与"他"更进一步接触. 哈!

没关系. 新居风水其实也不赖~
老板们都在我视线之内呢!~ 呵呵 :P
啊, 好有安全感!

好啦, 不多说. 咳嗽咳得真累人!
几乎烦死了整村人. 哈哈!

最后, 想跟12楼说声"Hi 你好!".
希望自此
一切如意
一帆风顺

My Birthday

What do you have for your birthday?
Gifts? Birthday Cakes?
Nah. I've more than just that.

Was "granted" MC (medical certificate) on my birthday.
It was all started on a Sunday night with high fever + bad sore throat.
Since then, it fluctuates like share price, from 39^oC to 36^oC to 38.5^oC.

It became even more merrier on my birthday, as Mr. Fever brought along all the family members (Ms. Cough, Ms. Flu and not to mention Dato' Sore Throat that causes me sleepless nights) to celebrate my birthday. What an honour.

Well if the situation persists, will need to go back to the doctor and have blood test. That is the most worried part - Chikungunya? Hope not. I would naively think it's just because not having enough rest and eating too much chocolate :P

And it's lunch time now, my Dearest Bread and Darling Porridge are waiting for me :)

Garden Lifestyle Store & Café

During my recent girls' outing (supposed to be a shopping trip), we've randomly came across this restaurant where we decided to have our lunch. Well, I must admit girls do not stay clear of objective and more often than not, get distracted easily, haha. Yes, we ended up spending quite some time in this restaurant instead of making good use of every single second to shop around.

Well, if you understand girls enough, you should be expecting girls do always have their own reasons (in guys' term aka "excuses") for justification:
(a) Good food
(b) Good ambiance
(c) Good price (because we've got free tea-break buffet!)

We shall let pictures do the million words job here!

The Entrance

My friend said she's being greeted by the white grand piano, haha!

The Interiors

The Food

Wild Mushroom Soup

Spaghetti Vongole (with clams)

Braised Lamb Shank

The Desserts

The Decorative Items on Sale

Now you understand why we got distracted? Whose fault? This is the culprit! Hehe :)

Garden Lifestyle Store & Café
Lot LG-308C Lower Ground Floor,
One Utama Shopping Centre, PJ.