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Yews said,

Every time someone leaves he cries, someone cries he cries, hammer his hand with a sharp object he cries, he’s gay la.

Gavin left for Melbourne today. After work, I headed down to KLIA to met up with the rest there. Many of us were still in working clothes. Our main mission of the night was “TO SEE GAVIN CRY”. Haha, nah just kidding, we were there to send him off.

Gavin’s eyes were puffy. We were in McD waiting for him to board his plane. Instead he was busy walking around with June. I think they went to a corner to cry. Hehe.

For once I’m glad that I wasn’t the one who is leaving. The feeling of leaving is damn shitty especially during the first time. When my then-girlfriend was leaving for Melbourne for the first time, I cried.

So at 9PM, we stood in front of the departure gate. Gavin was teary eyed but he didn’t cry. We wanted to make a video of him crying but unfortunately, he did not cry despite the fact we were shouting, “WOI CRY LA!”

We shook his hand and gave him a hug before he left. Take care in Melbourne dude!

Happy belated Chinese Year to everyone. =)

This was the first CNY I had celebrated since I came back from UK. However, the event that I looked forward to the most this year was my cousin brother, John Lim’s wedding reception in my hometown, Sibu on the third day of CNY. His actual wedding ceremony was held a week after that in KL. The wedding reception was not grand but it was good. We had the bridal car, a Lexus that Uncle Kay Kee (a family friend) lent to us.

Also for the first time in 4 years, we bought some firecrackers to celebrate this auspicious day. It is the Chinese tradition for the guy’s family to burn the firecrackers to welcome the bride. The more firecrackers the family burn, the richer the family will be. Although my family is Christian, we decided to perform all these traditional customs because we want to have a proper Chinese wedding party in Sibu.

I too played an important role on that day. I was the Master of the ceremony and back-up best man. John’s younger brother was suppose to be the Master of ceremony and the best man but due to problem with his flight back to Malaysia ( He was doing his Master in USA), he had no time to prepare the speech. He is still the best man though.

The preparation of the speech was not an easy task especially when it had to be in Chinese. It was very difficult for me because I had never writen a formal Chinese speech before this. Furthermore, I had forgotten how to write most of the Chinese words. Hence, my uncle ended up writing the speech for me. =P After that, we showed the drafted speech to the organising committee for comments and amendments. The speech was initially one page long but after the meeting it was reduced to only 10 lines and only 4 paragraphs. Remembering the speech was not a problem but I had to look up the dictionary for the correct pronunciation of some new words I had encountered. My parents promised to literally skin me alive if I embarrassed my cousin brother, his new wife, my uncles and aunties and the in-laws if I pronounced the words wrongly. Hence in order to be sure, I checked two dictionaries to make sure that I pronounced every damn words correctly.

the small paper was the final draft

Finally the big day came. My uncle went to fetch the bride from a hotel in the city centre while I waited at home. I had another task then. I was in charge of lighting the firecrackers when I saw the car fetching the bride and the groom approaching the house. I did not have the chance to take the picture of the firecrackers because everything happen so fast. =P

the bride and the bridesmaid

Then,

The bride and the groom had to bow to the sky before entering the house for tea offering ceremony. Tea will be offered to the respective grandparents, parents and other uncles and aunties.

After that, we proceed to the restaurant for the party.

This was me making the speech.=P

As the MC, it is also my job to lead the crowd to shout 3 times yamseng. The night before the party, I received instruction from John to shout, yaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (for 10 sec) sssssssssseng. I was almost out of my breath after the third yamseng. But everyone seems to enjoy it.

After the party, we had a photo session.

the Groom’s Family

the Bride’s Family

My Family
Back L-R my younger sister also the bridesmaid -Cindy, cousin sister in-law – May Leen, cousin brother – John, my baby sister – Angeline

Front L-R me, my mother, my grandmother and my father

That’s all folks! Stay tune for the Church wedding in KL!

Japanese lesson 2
今週の日曜日に父は日本で仕事をします。それから Sheraton 横浜 Bay です住みます。楽しいよ! ぼくも行きたい!

Konsyu no nitchi yobi ni, chichi wa nihon de shigoto shimasu.sorekara Sheraton Yokohama Bay de sumimasu. Tanoshiyo! Boku mo ikitai!

Direct translation would be, ?gThis week?fs Sunday, father japan working. Furthemore, Sheraton Yokohama Bay stay. Fun! I too want go!”

In proper English, ?gThis week?fs Sunday, Dad will be working in Japan. He will be staying in Sheraton Yokohama Bay. Fun!! I want to go too!?h

父は1週間にほんにいます。父に私を切手及びT-シャツを買うように言ます。

Chichi wa 1 syuumani nihon ni imasu. Chichi ni watashi wo kitte oyobi T-Shirt wo kau youbi ni imasu.

Direct translation would be, ?gFather 1 week Japan exist. Father To me stamps and also T-shirt buy way told?h

In proper English that would be, ?gHe?fll be there for a week. I asked him to get me some stamps and t-shirts?h

I hope he doesn?ft end up buying T-Shirts that says, ?gI Love Yokohama?h or some shit like that. Nah, I trust his taste!

Choon said,

Scenario 3
Today is Chap Goh Mei, whereby we, Chinese, celebrate the 15th day of the Chinese new year.
Today is also the day, whereby the Chinese people, will head to the river and throw mandarin oranges so that their wish will come true. so here it goes again, with my mom looking out for me when she sense that i need something in my life 😉 my mom has never told me the reason Chinese people threw oranges to the river ….
Up until today when she finds a reason to.

This is what I expect my mom to say when she is explaining the significance of the orange throwing.

mom: ah huei, if you throw mandarin oranges to the river on chap goh meh, anything that you wish for will come true

alas, this is what she said to me …

mom: ah huei, u know ah, tomorrow night is chap goh mei, so if you throw oranges to the river right, your wish will come true and you can get a boyfriend this year!
me: *gape*
mom: come come! i’m willing to fetch you to the klang river tomorrow night, and you throw orange lah. ask your single friends to throw with you also lar.
me: *speechless*
mom: (laughing hard) muahahahha ….

My mom wished that I could a boyfriend as soon as possible, so that she could brush her hands off me, while asking the guy to take care of me instead! or maybe it’s because i have been single for too long .. and she is scared that i could not get married (lol)

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Today is also regarded as Chinese?s Valentine?s Day. During old times, young ladies will be out on the streets on their best dress, looking for young handsome eligible bachelors. As mentioned above, they will be heading to the nearest river to throw oranges and pray that their single hood would end immediately. iloveu please head to the nearest river to end your lifetime misery.

After waking up to Leong’s MSN messages of “OI, BLOG!”, “blog blog blog” and “blog lahh”..I realize that I should blog about something before I drive Leong up the wall. (i think i already did..)
Today, in one my comm. class, I learned about communication modes between males and females. This research was done by Dr. Peter Anderson from the prestigious USC (Uni. of Southern Calif.) and it’s proven to be almost 90% true.

Lesson 1: Humans.

What do men notice when meeting a woman in a social setting?
answer: What she would look like naked/ and naked in bed.

What do women notice when meeting a man in a social setting?
answer: Does he look like he has a job/ and is it a good job.

Who are more visual : Men or Woman?
– Men look, woman see.
– Men admire, woman inspect.
– Men notice contours and curves, women notice form and structure.
– Men notice women’s eyes and body, women notice men’s eyes, hands, teeth, smile and class.

And here’s the highlight:
Why does a woman look at a man’s hand? (besides the wedding ring finger..)
Answer: To look at his testosterone level.

If the wedding ring finger is longer than the index finger : High level
If the wedding ring finger is the same length as the index finger : Average level (most guys are here)
If the wedding ring finger is shorter than the index finger : Low level

I love communication class.

My boss shared one of his many experiences in Court. Many years ago, a judge was asking my boss for his surname.

“Counsel, how do you spell your surname? Is it F-A?”

“My Lord, F U” (sounds like Fuck you)

The judge replied, “Thank you”. The court burst out in laughter.

More pictures from Babbling bloggers

Dad told me about this event his company held couple of years back. Malaysia was chosen to host a meeting of an International Petroleum company’s Board of Directors (BODs). So my Dad’s company’s CEO had to coordinate the BODs’ visit. He had to make sure that there were no glitches or problems during their visit.

The BODs had a meeting in a hotel before lunch time. So after lunch time, they had a choice of 3 set meals, chicken, beef or vegetarian. There were about 50 people. The CEO had to ensure that everybody will get what they wanted. Having 20 sets of chicken or 20 sets of beef is not enough. What if 30 people wanted to have chicken? The CEO had an idea. He ordered the hotel to prepare 50 sets of chicken, 50 sets of beef and 50 sets of vegetarian. All in the company’s cost.

As for dinner, it was held at a posh Malay restaurant. However, it is well know that toilets in Malaysia are not up to Westerner’s standards i.e dirty toilet seats. The company ordered the restaurant to replace all the toilet seats and renovate the entire toilet. All in the company’s cost.

Since the BODs were from different time zones, they might have problem sleeping at night. Due to inadequate staffing of the hotel, the company had to hire their own people to take care of the BODs. In addition, they made the company staff remember the entire BODs’ names so that they could greet the latter by their names when they see the latter.

So the next day, the BOD was set to go for a tour around the city in an air conditioned bus. Checks and repairs were done to the bus and in extra the CEO hired an extra bus. The extra bus will follow the bus carrying the BOD around the city. This is to ensure that no passenger will get stranded or be exposed to the hot humid sun if the bus breaks down.

Everything went well. The BOD went home happy. And the total cost for this short event was, One
Million Ringgit.

Then one day, the parent company had a motivation talk. They were praising Malaysia’s good working ethics and service. So after the talk, a Question and Answer session was held. Everything went well until a trouble maker raised this matter, “The Company spent One million Ringgit just to make the BOD happy. This is a waste of resources! We could have used the money for something else.”

Everybody gasped in disbelieve.

Then the speaker answered. “The amount we spent is reasonable. This is a good investment in human relation. Since we made the BOD happy, they would have a good impression on us. Imagine next time when we require help or funding from them, they would happily grand us the help since to their eyes, we are efficient bunch of people. I strongly think that our investment was a good one”

The trouble maker was speechless. Few months later, he was forced to resign thru VSS (Voluntary Separation Scheme).

Couple of notices before tonight’s event

It’s time for everyone to unite tonight at Bar Savanh and BOMB KOW THE HELL OUT of SUI LIN, GAVIN, and CRIST!!!! Crist cause it’s for his birthday! Gavin cause he’s leaving and cause he’s an easy target! and not forgetting Sui Lin cause she’s a girl and that’s she’s leaving as well. Although her alcohol tolerance may tip the scale a little but hell if everyone combine, she’s confirmed F @ # $ E D!!!! =D LOL *insert evil laughter here* So everyone, be nice and just GIVE IT TO THEM LA!!

Posted by tiberian_x

Friday, January 30, 2004

I left my MSN for like 5 hrs. I came back with tons of “GAVIN YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!!. DRINK WITH ME TONIGHT”. *cries* I dont wanna go Melbourne anymore 🙁
– posted by Gavin

Bar Sa Vanh Tonight / The Night I Feared most
Dear God,
Please help me tonight overcome the evil drinks that my friends are to make me drink. I fear it so much each night before this day I tremble within my sleep. Please give me the courage to take on the challenges which I will be faced with and if possible grant me an upgraded body system which can neutralise alcohol within seconds of consumption.
P/S – Please also give me a cloak of invisibility to shield my bad state when I reach home from my parents and a few tablets of Panadol-HE (Panadol Hangover Extreme).
– posted by Gavin

Fiona has left on a jet plane~ sob sob

Two of the few things I like about Chinese New Year are angpow and public holiday. Other than that, everything sucks. Shops are closed and most of my friends aren’t around. Today, I combed the entire OUG for food. None were open. I had to resort to leftover economic rice sold by one of the rare shops that were open.

Then I wanted to get a haircut. And sadly, the entire stretches of saloons were closed due to Chinese New Year.

Since no Chinese eateries were open, for the past 3 days, I have been eating McDonalds, lunch, lunch and breakfast. I heard about this guy who did an experiment on himself by eating fast food for 30 days, 3 meals a day. After 30 days, his cholesterol level shot up, his liver was poisoned and his entire health deteriorated. I was immediately disgusted by that news and skipped McDonalds on Day 4!

January 22, 2004 — LAST February, Morgan Spurlock decided to become a gastronomical guinea pig.

His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald’s and document the impact on his health.

Scores of cheeseburgers, hundreds of fries and dozens of chocolate shakes later, the formerly strapping 6-foot-2 New Yorker – who started out at a healthy 185 pounds – had packed on 25 pounds.

But his supersized shape was the least of his problems.

Within a few days of beginning his drive-through diet, Spurlock, 33, was vomiting out the window of his car, and doctors who examined him were shocked at how rapidly Spurlock’s entire body deteriorated.

“It was really crazy – my body basically fell apart over the course of 30 days,” Spurlock told The Post.

His liver became toxic, his cholesterol shot up from a low 165 to 230, his libido flagged and he suffered headaches and depression.

Spurlock charted his journey from fit to flab in a tongue-in-cheek documentary, which he has taken to the Sundance Film Festival with the hopes of getting a distribution deal.

More @ http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/16393.htm

“entire body deteriorated”…hmmm hey! you can actually lose weight with McDs!! *ngam *ngam *ngammm