Fishy Affair

Strange as it might sound, I woke up quite early today. Probably caused by the mild allergy reaction I had this morning. Bo called for lunch, he had just finished his Club's Monthly Medal and was very very hungry. He didn't play well today, but good enough to place him 4th.

We went to Summit planning to get foot reflexology at the Thai Village but we weren't very lucky, the place was booked back to back. We met Noti for lunch and headed up to first floor where they have the feet treatment service. since they have only 2 spaces for the foot scrub, I had to opt for other service. It so happened that at the same place, they have this Fish Treatment for feet. Naturally I got excited. I've heard about this before but apart from the one in Pavilion, I didn't know where else I could get this service. I have been putting off the trip downtown to KL to try this because of the 'unexpectable' weather we've been facing these past months.

So, after I paid for it which at RM30/half hour I thought was quite reasonable, I soaked my two feet into the pool full of little hungry fishes. These fishes supposedly eat the dead skin cells and fungus that on our feet. The first 20 minutes was rather ticklish and I couldn't help but squealed. But after you get used to the tickling feeling, it was actually rather therapeutic. The idea of little fishes eating away the bad skins on my feet gave the idea of doing good things while getting a therapy. I did a little internet search on this and found an NST article that explains a lot about this.

It was a good experience, apart from a stupid girl who came about 10 minutes before my treatment was done. She was laughing her ass off at the fishes (I'd understand squeals, but loud laughter?) She has this very irritating voice and she kept on asking her friends why the fishes didn't come to her feet. Mind you, she was paddling her feet in the pool all the time. You can imagine why the fish didn't go to her feet. Any moron would have known that nothing can come to you if you don't stay still. It's okay if she did that in another pool, but she was sharing the pool I was in and the waves from her paddling chased the fishes on my feet away. I was so annoyed that I couldn't help but told her so. She blushed and looked down and needless to say, stopped moving her limbs altogether. Really, it's ok if she does it anywhere else and doesn't disturb anyone else but when she did it when she was in the same pool as me, I felt like it'd be wasting my money when the fishes didn't do what they were supposed to do.

Apart from the stupid girl, it was a good experience. I am already looking forward to my next trip there maybe on a less busy weekday and I would like to have my feet scrubbed this time around!

What d'ya say?

Yesterday, I had my 2rd try at the golf course. I played with the usual suspects, except for Suja whom I just met yesterday and also a beginner at this game. I played at 130++ gross which was worse than my first game... oh well.. hope that it'll get better soon.

I was very tired last night but surprisingly, I wasn't that sleepy. So I browse through the net and found a web that does layout templates for blogs. I got carried away and changed my blog layout. I know I should stick with the classic/original one that I had but I just want to see how it looks like with a little bit of pictures and colors.

Changing the template means the whole links have to be re-done too since I'd lost them after the changes. And from what I thought could take me at the most 15 minutes took me at least 1 hour to finish.

So, here I'm asking to all readers, or the little that I have, to give me your honest opinion on how my blog looks like. Should I stick with this design or should I change it back to the old one I had?

What d'ya say? Cheers!

Just for fun... Enjoy ladies!

THE SILENT TREATMENT

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each
other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day,
he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper,
"Please wake me at 5:00 AM " He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM
and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and
see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by
the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.


WIFE VS. HUSBAND

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.
An earlier discussion had led to an argument and
neither of them wanted to concede their position.
As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs,
the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?"
"Yep," the wife replied , "in-laws"


WOMEN'S REVENGE

"Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase.
As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse.
"So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.
"No," she replied, " but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally."


UNDERSTANDING WOMEN

(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE)
I know I'm not going to understand women.
I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax,
pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root,
and still be afraid of a spider.

W O R D S

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day...
30,000 to a man's 15,000.
The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men...
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"

CREATION

A man said t o his wife one day, "I don't know how you can be
so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time.
" The wife responded, "Allow me to explain.
God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me;
God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT

A man and his wife were having an argument about who
should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, "You should do it, because you get up first,
and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee."
The husband said, " You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee."
Wife replies, "No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible
that the man should do the coffee."
Husband replies, "I can't believe that, show me."
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament
and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says.........."HEBREWS"

God may have created man before woman,
but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.

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Love hurts?

As I sat alone, my mind wandered to the conversation I had with a dear friend. She's heartbroken. The man who has promised to marry her has left her without a final word, just a simple text message suggesting that they shouldn't disturb each other. I used to think that they were happy together so naturally I was shocked when I heard this from her. He didn't really give her reason for his action. Basically, he just left her hanging there. So much for a gentleman, I'd say!

Hearing from both sides of the stories, I have concluded a few things. Though true as it may sound to me, there is no way I am going to share my thoughts with her. After all, she is a friend and she is already in a bad shape as it is. As the saying goes, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all...

I know my friend is hurting but are we to blame anybody in this failed relationship? It seems to me that the love life refuses to live longer and it's time to move on and find love elsewhere. There's so much we can do to make a relationship works but if it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be. It'd be easier to think that way than to mourn over the loss of someone who's not meant to be with us anyway.

I too had a failed relationship not long ago. I was with a man who I thought was my true soul mate for almost 10 years. But when one day, when both of us realize that our life's visions and ambitions were not the same, we didn't waste our times and split ways. We both knew that it would be useless to make the effort to make the relationship works. Coming out of a relationship like that, it helped a lot to have positive thinking.

Love, it takes 2 to make it works. If one fails, there's no point to carry on... I know this may sound cliche, but life's too short to be down & miserable... There are many good reasons to be single again... Say, let's party!

It wasn't that bad...

I thought my weekend without Bo around would be lonely but boy... was I wrong!

Spent Thursday like any other days with tv during the day and 300 balls at the practice range with Bibi in the afternoon. I actually went to bed early since my body was tired.

On Friday, I woke up quite early and went to Veqish Spa. I had my lashes re-did and had lunch there... It sort of helped me to diet as I only had 2 slices of baguettes with Tuna Mayo, lots of watermelon slices and carrot juice. After that, I went to see Agnes to have my hair colored. I was bored of my blonde/green head so I had it all colored back to black. I like it, the color made my hair looks healthier. Then, I made my way to Subang Parade to get some groceries and some dinner. Halfway through dinner, Bibi called for a karaoke session nearby. I thought I have fed Noah and the cats and would come back in time to take him for his night walk, so what the heck... I arrived at Neways Karaoke at 8.30 pm. And since the package we took came with a buffet dinner, I couldn't help but had some more food... We sang our hearts out until 12.00 am when we couldn't choose anymore songs because our time was up.

I woke up quite late on Saturday. Must have been the late night at the karaoke! I decided to just stay home that day but Wani had been calling me many times, pouring out her heart content. I felt sorry for her and I'd like to console her in any way I could. That was why I was at her condo by 8.30 pm. She looked as if she has been crying for days (which I bet is true) and I could be wrong but she looked like she has lost some weight. I stayed at her condo talking about her failed relationship until late at night, probably around 1 am. She suggested that I should stay at her condo that night but I couldn't leave Noah overnight alone without someone looking after him. Especially when I wasn't sure if his water bottle was filled.

And today I woke up feeling excited as Bo is coming back tonight and estimated to arrive midnight. I know that he'd probably won't be able to see me tonight but I sure hope he makes the effort. I have started watching 'The L Word' that he bought me a couple of nights ago and truth be told, I am kinda hooked! But since I need to wash my hair anyway, I decided to stop being a couch potato and headed to the practice range. Wani & her daughter Katie wanted to tag along so we went a bit early since Katie has school tomorrow morning.

And here I am, after washing my hair and shower, going to continue watching the dvd again after this and excited about Bo's coming home. Thinking that 4 days without him wasn't that bad. It could do us more good... I hope.

Time for a change?

Every where I go, everyone is talking about the new cabinet line-up. Even Bo has been receiving calls and smses sometimes late at night from his friends, all about what's in the news about our new ministries. To him, this could be important as most of his job is politic-related.

2 nights ago when the news came out, he was relieved. The ministries that he was counting on fell on the hands of his acquaintances. Whatever good news to him is good news to me too...

As I always do at nights, I was at the practice range 2 nights ago when my aunt Lindai called me and asked me whether I have formal Baju Kurung or Baju Kebaya. I forgot that her husband has contested for a parliament seat and won and now he has been appointer assistant minister to a department that is not familiar to me. So, both her and her husband rushed to come to KL for the oath ceremony. I don't really have 'formal' Baju Kurung or Kebaya. Guess she had to make do with whatever she has on her that day.

We have been talking about the cabinet line-up, me & Bo and we found some strange things that happening around it. I am actually worried about what becoming of Malaysia, if this continues. The old man has to step down and let other people lead now. He has got no vision and he has not been bringing Malaysia to an advanced level. I strongly feel that it is time for a change... where's the petition, I wanna sign it...

Oh well, que sera sera... let's just wait & see..

Lonely again...

Unlike many people, I am soooo not looking forward to the long holiday this weekend. I know it's Easter's weekend and all but what's so great about it if one has to spend it alone??

You see, Noti suggested to Bo months ago that if the USA trip doesn't happen this month, they are going to Jakarta for golf. He made it clear at that time that the trip is strictly golf and strictly for men only... sob..sob..sob...

Now that the USA trip is not going to happen this month, I have to let Bo go with Noti & the rest of the gang to Jakarta. Which means, I will be left alone in KL without nothing much to do... I'd like to stress here that I really use the time I have with Bo to the fullest... with a lot of activities, outdoor and all time favorite indoor.

I will be alone from Thursday through Sunday... I sure hope I won't be lonely but I really don't have any plan to fill up the days. I've been 'absently' thinking, maybe I should do these:

1) Go out shopping and re-stock my make-up kit... I'm due at the MAC counter anyway.. Heard that the new Fifa collection will be launched this weekend. However, I don't really like the color scheme after I viewed them in the internet. I'm not Harujuku kinda girl anyway. Which will only waste effort of going at all.

2) 4 days of driving range? What's the point if someone is not there to comment on my improvement (if any) and to cheer me up with constructive critics. And a trip to driving range means carrying my heavy golf bag and hours under the sun..

3) Maybe go out dinner and watch movies alone. This is even sadder than the previous 2. But come to think of it, I haven't watched any of the latest movies for the last 2 months except for Jumper just because Bibi so wanted to watch it.

4) Or, maybe I can use up these 4 days to do spa and other facial beautification works. I need to do that teeth whitening for ages! I can re-do my lashes, visit the manicurist, use up all the slots I have at the slimming center or just spa, spa, spa for 4 straight days... That doesn't sound right at all.. I may come out without skin from all that scrubbing and rubbing!

5) Or maybe, just maybe I should go back to KK and party with friends but if it's only for 4 days it doesn't make any sense. I need more days than that to make up all the parties I have missed. Besides, I was there for New Year and it's sort of too soon to come back. And Lucy is coming to visit on Sunday.. I don't want to be tired on Monday as we have things to do at the British Consulate.

I'm running out of ideas on how to spend my 4 lonely days this weekend... Anybody free to come down to Subang and spend some time with me? please?

No pain, no gain?

I have thought about doing re-constructive plastic surgery to enhance some parts of my body and face. In fact, this fact has been re-occurring in my head a lot lately. This maybe caused by the girlfriends from home who were daring enough to go under the knife for the name of beauty.

Looking at the after effect of the procedure today made me think twice about doing it though. The pain that one has to endure and the bruises that are going to be around for days, weeks even. That is so beyond me... I am not that beauty is pain kinda girl.

That is why I am not going to do my double chin removal until after I deliver baby(ies) which probably going to happen only next year. As I asked Dr. Jalil just now whether it is possible for me to have tummy tuck & liposuction done after a C-section and he said it is... I was relieved. I mean if I were to do it, I'd do all at one time so I have only one scar. So, I am going to have my baby at the Ampang Puteri Hospital next year.. (lol!)

When I proposed this to Bo today, he approved... we'll wait & see if I have the guts to go through this!

Meanwhile, it is only fair that I focus on conceiving a baby or 2 first... I don't mind really, the process is fun! ;)

Fake

I know what people think about fake... And I refuse to elaborate further about that thought.

I guess for me it is okay as long as you are comfortable with it. I am a big fan of fake.. fake lashes, fake eyebrow and faking effect that is. I am not one of the lucky people whose born with nice features on their faces. My eyelashes are so short and thin and my eyebrows are non-existent.

I actually blamed myself for having less hair. You see, I was a very very naughty girl. I grew up staying with my late grandfather and it used to amuse me just watching him shaved his beard and mustache. I was 4 or 5... when one day, out of mere stupidity and short-life-span amusement, I took his razor and shaved my eyebrow and some of my hairline off! Needless to say, I got it big time form the adults. But it has all been forgotten now... except for the fact that the hair never grew back...

Like many women, I want to look beautiful. No matter what it takes. Stereotype as I am, I think pretty means having long lashes and thick eyebrow, big eyes, sharp nose and fuller lips... as well as nicely shaped face.

And I am in the quest to look more beautiful. I guess the rest of my features are okay except for my eyebrow & lashes. I had my eyebrow embroided last year but still not very happy with the result. I want more brow's hair, not some tattooed-like eyebrow. And I have been wearing fake lashes everyday that it's damaging my original lashes. So last Saturday, I decided to do temporary lash extension.. And here how it looks like after a day:


And today, on the third day, some of the 'glued-in' lashes have fallen off. And since the package I took comes with 5 times re-do, that's exactly what I'm going to do... maybe on Wednesday.

For the time being, I have to be careful so I won't go bald again...

Peter answers

After some 500 balls between us at the practice range yesterday, Bo, Noti, Jamal & me went to have late dinner/supper at a mamak's. As we were chatting away, the topic strayed to superstitious parts. After talking about experiences he had with many things supernatural, Jamal got to a part where I thought was creepy yet interesting.

He brought up about a site that his son introduced to him; peteranswers.com. According to Jamal, the site is a simple site with a simple form where you can type in your questions and this so-called Peter will answer them, correctly. What's so strange about it is that Peter seems to know even the most private questions like when Jamal got married and when they moved in to the current house. Even the son didn't know these answers.

Being the skeptic I am, I suggested that it may be a high-end technology that can work wonders like a super duper advanced, very huge data storage server that has got everybody's details computer. But when Jamal said that it can even let him know where he was going on that day, it crept me out. That's weird.

I thought about it when I reached home last night and even thought of trying it. But when Bo said that he'd be sleeping at his children's place tonight, I didn't dare. What if it comes to haunt me in my sleep? And I am easily scared, big time! So I passed the curiosity and hoping that someone would try it and let me know the outcomes, you know for second opinion... remember, I am very skeptical when it comes to extra-ordinary things.

So guys, why don't you do the honor and let me know your findings?

I'm off to see Dr. Jalil!

Maybank Malaysia Open 2008

I woke up at 12.30 pm today... That's not a record. But I was tired since Friday. That was the day of 2nd round of Maybank Malaysia Open at Kota Permai Golf & Country Club. It has been super tiring but super exciting at the same time. The first day, Bo & me went quite late, almost late afternoon. And since we skipped lunch, we had lunch at the Club House (you see, we got 3 all-access passes FOC from an NTV7 executive). In fact, we had another 5 extra free tickets that Maybank's VP gave us but that weren't as useful as the passes.

For more picture, visit my flickr site

On Friday, the weather was great but there were many pro-golfers at the club house since they didn't make the cut for the next round. I got to meet some of them and take some pictures.

On Saturday, we followed my favorite, Raphael Jacquelin for about 3 holes but the very hot sun made us stop at hole no 18 and stayed there so we can see all the players crossed over.

On Sunday, we went there the earliest. The amount of people was more than that of Friday's and Saturday's. OF COURSE! It's the final day and a champion will be determined.

I joined a contest on Saturday and my bet was on Peter Hedblom. He was the defending champion and if he won, I would have also won 2 tickets to Dubai by Air Emirates and some spending money.

When they announced a play-off between Peter Hedblom and Arjun Atwal, I was thrilled! It was so nerve-wrecking even for me... I was so close to winning the trip! But unfortunately, he didn't win at the play-off. Atwal did! This is his 2nd winning at the Malaysia Open. I was happy just the same, he deserves it, he's an Asian and such a nice guy...

As disappointed as I was, I was still very happy with the whole experience. I got to rub shoulders with the pros. That's a once in a lifetime experience. Meeting them and talking to them worth the 3 days under the hot sun and heavy rain. I couldn't help but name the pros I met... Paul McGinley, Rory McIlroy, Nick Dougherty, Arjun Atwal, Peter Hedblom, Simon Dyson, Darren Clarke, Mardan Mamat, Tong Chai Jaidee, and our very own Sabahan pro, Iain Steel. The only pro that I was hoping to meet but didn't was Raphael Jacquelin...

And I'm off to tee off in a little bit... Gotta put my swing lesson into action. Cheers!

Politically Incorrect!

I actually want to share the jokes I received from my friends through SMSes. Some I find very funny yet very true. And I am still amazed at the people who started this, the kind of ideas they get. This offers the light side to serious matter...

1. Petua mengundi untuk 2008... Kalau isteri tidur mengiring ke kiri pangkah BN, kalau isteri tidur mengiring kanan pangkah PAS, tapi kalau isteri tidur telentang, pangkahlah dia sebaik-baiknya... Tapi kalau isteri tidur meniarap, jangan pangkah, nanti undi rosak... RUGI!
2. Finally, MCA & GERAKAN have merged for the coming election with a new name - "Liberated Association of National Chinese Alliance Union" or "LANCAU" ... :)
3. BARISAN announced today that its new National Symbol is the condom because it accurately reflects the government stance; A condom allows for inflation, helps production, destroy the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks and gives you a sense of security while you are actually being screwed.
4. UMNO ada keris, DAP ada roket, PAS ada bulan. Walau sehebat manapun keris, selaju manapun roket, kalau dah datang bulan, simpan ajelah keris & roket itu.
5. MCA dapat calon baru, Wee Ken Fak....... DAP pun ambil calon baru, Saw Kan Wee.
6. Sepasang Petani India pegi mengundi. Si isteri lekat gambar calon di kiri & kanan peha supaya tak lupa. Sampai di Polling Station, isteri selak kain. Suami tanya "Yang kanan gambat siapa?" "Oh, itu gambar calon PAS"... "Yang kiri?"..."Itu calon UMNO".. Suami bertanya lagi, "Yang ditengah tengah berjambang tu?" ..... "Oh, itu gambar calon Hindraf yang awak pangkah tiap tiap malam!"

Hehehe.. Hope you enjoyed it.

The others.

Bo casually mentioned to me that my brother Didi called him yesterday and mentioned about being disturbed by some kind of non-living thing in my parents house at night.

Being the only one staying at the top floor of the almost-empty house, nobody can really tell how true his claim was. Until Azie came out with her own story. Didi said that Mom had the 'experience' too, so I called her and asked her for the details. She said, she's now used to 'living' with the 'thing' together. They've became house mates.

It's not that I don't believe that the thing exist. It's just that I haven't seen one before (not that I'm wishing for it). So I don't really know how to comment to Mom except giving her the 'eeeh' and told her to pray a bit, maybe it'll go away.

A lecturer of a local university asked me once if I believe in God. Mind you, his background is science and technology. This question came out when we talked about Tsunami and they were talking about a mosque that was still intact although most of the big buildings around it were gone after being hit by the wave. They believed that it's God force that made the mosque as strong as it was. Being suspicious or rather curious about the whole thing, I asked the geographical factor of the whole thing, maybe the mosque was saved by other buildings or trees. When he asked me 'Mimi, don't you believe in God?' - My answer was 'I do believe there's God, but I also believe in science and how one's action effect other's reaction' So, logically speaking, I am sure that something else has caused that.

I feel the same way about the other. Maybe it's just tired mind or imagination. But still, I refuse or really avoid watching horror movies because I don't want to get my imagination going.

Voting season..

Ah well, I know everybody in Malaysia is talking about the general election that's taking place today. Friends have asked me where I stand in the political view, and I actually don't have anything to say. Really, I have taken the saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" quite seriously. Mom & dad are both actively involved back home giving their supports to VK Liew, an uncle whose a candidate for BN.

Frankly speaking, I just couldn't be bothered with the political arena in this country. I take voting as an experience, only once is enough.

And really, I am more interested in voting for the next American Idol. Too bad that I am not in the USA or else I would have been spending my phone bills on David Archuleta voting for his win in the Idols. He has been good every week and I really hope that he wins. He has this personality that I am impressed with, he's cute & humble and he has big voice & talent.

Speaking of a singing reality show, our local favorite Akademi Fantasia is coming out soon. I have lost my interest in this. I think Sabahans need to realize that 2 Sabahan contestants at the final 5 won't ensure a first place for a Sabahan contestant. The number of votes are divided into 2 if this happens. That's why the highest place a Sabahan ever been is no 2.

Oh well, vote wisely people, no matter what you vote for. As for me, I've done voting in the general election once a few years ago and I don't think I'll be doing it again unless Malaysia has this online voting system that doesn't require queue and traveling... Maybe in year 3000! And I'll be long gone by then. And I'll pass on AF, no more wasting phone bill on wasted talent.

My Wish List (hoping that someone is reading this and act upon it!)

Bo called me yesterday with a good news, our application for a project's fund has been approved. Why I didn't state that it's a great news is because the amount is short of what we have hoped for. We went out to have nice French dinner to celebrate last night. And I celebrated again today with a visit to my favorite spa for a much-needed facial and massage. I signed up for another spa package and I am taking Bo for a pampering, blissful treatment soon...

A lot of things ran through my mind last night and I have sleep some of them through.. I can't wait to browse through the boutiques in KLCC and Pavilion KL. (crossing fingers & toes that Bo is reading this..) Here's my wishlist:

1) Hermès Birkin bag in Pink Ostrich - This is THE ultimate bag a girl should own... I guess that's why it takes 5 years waiting list even at RM50k ++ a pop!


2) A Tag Heuer Link Diamond in Pink - This has been in my wish list forever!



3) A Cartier Love Bangle in White Gold & Diamond - OK, if the diamond is too much, I really don't mind getting the one without it... A woman's heart will be locked for a man who gives her this piece.. for ever...

The Cartier Love Bracelet has been popular since the 1960's, when its designer modeled it after legendary chastity belts, said to have been bolted to wives' waists when their husbands went away--to keep the wives faithful. The Love Bracelet comes with a tiny screwdriver to bolt it onto the wrist, signifying a committed relationship.

4) Chopard Love Diamond, in any form at all! pendant, watch, ring... really, anything at all.. And I'll be the happiest girl in the world!


5) A Mercedes Benz W211 - I know I can't get enough of just 1 ride! I'm terrible but I bet Bo knows about this anyway...



Really, a girl couldn't get enough of the world's many splendid thing.. And I have set my goal that is to acquire each and every items above... Wish me luck!

A moment, please...

I woke up today to a text sent to me by Noti, his text went like this;

'Hello... pls read the star's clove section page CV3...an article you'll find touching....'

As Bo was out getting me a pack of ciggies, I called him to get me a copy of The Star. And I flipped it to the Clove section as soon as he handed them to me. The first thing I noticed was a picture of a very cute white dog... And the article written by the editor Alistair J. C. Tan goes like this...

Dogs come into our lives for a purpose, my friend N Shashikala tells me. What that is, probably God only knows. For a dog owner it's enough that a pet's mission is to fill home and lives with joy, exasperation and happiness.

Shashi had gone with me to visit my dog, Putje (pronounced Poochie) during her quarantine after she arrived from Kriszta's Jumpy Clown in Hungary.

Her breeder Krisztina Zsolt raises several bloodlines of champion Havanese, and Mia (Putje's other name) was practically on the plane after I admired the fur kids on her website.

Daughter of champions, Mia, however was a reluctant immigrant. Her motto in her short life of six years seemed, at times, to be: "If I don't like it, I'm outta here."

She made that clear the moment she was tugged gently out of her crate at customs clearance.

Putje made me a mad dash all over the room. With no way out, she decided to sulk under the bulky furniture.

Her next Great Escape attempt was in quarantine.

Mia bolted the moment her kennel door was unlatched, and shot like an arrow, around the secured compound.

She was like a year-old bundle with wind in her hells but, unable to escape, she leapt right into Sashi's arms. Must be a girl thing: her first owner was Krisztina's daughter.

Putje took with the same instincts to bond with my young teenage nieces. She was a child's companion, and a Velcro bundle that stuck close to her people. It was soon clear that she was not a dog's dog.

She did not warm to her own kind, shying away from visiting canines or giving them an earful as they passed by her territory.

Her soft spot seemed to be for a King Charles Cavalier spaniel that was seldom seen outside his house. Putje wandered off a couple of times looking for her soulmate, trotting up the road with the same aplomb that she had running about her own house.

Strangely, Putje did not take to my youngest brother, and would slink away whenever he came to visit.

We assumed that she had a fear of dark-skinned people, as he was heavily tanned.

But my brother was to pass away, a couple of years later, after a short battle with disease. Animals are known to have a sixth sense for disaster, and perhaps Putje's primal instincts had foretold his fate.

Sometimes, I wonder if there was a premonition, too, about Putje's own end. When she came home for the first time, the sight of a dog's body - killed in an accident on the Puchong highway - had upset my friend Hannah, who was driving, and myself.

A dog is to be cherised, I thought, if she is not to end up in ignominy.

Luckily, when Putje died, she came home intact as the day she arrived. Her body was by the side of the road, and she was not squashed flat out of recognition by careless drivers.

She had wriggled out through the fencing during an evening thunderstorm that ended a long hot holiday spell.

Putje had always feared both the clap of firecrackers and thunder. Terror must have driven her somewhere we did not think to search.

As darkness fell, and unable to find her way home, she may perhaps have wandered to the main road, in the hope of hitching a car ride.

Putje was always excited about the short drive from the house to my apartment.

She drove home the last time, shortly after 11pm. I had lit joss sticks for her safety.

Then my nephew and I bundled into his sister's car for McDonald's takeaway, and saw her near the kerb.

Her cold, furry little body was slightly wet from rain, but her half-closed eyes looked as though she was exhausted, and just wanted to come home.

Luckily, she did, one more time.

Signed, Alistair T

By the time I finished reading this article, my eyes were filled with so much tears that I know I have to share this with people. I am too a dog lover, I have lost a number of dogs in the past years and somehow couldn't get enough of their loving character and how they can put my stress at bay just by wagging their tails as they welcome me home.

And then, I got my phone and sent a text to Noti "Awwww... I sobbed"

I'm lazy.. I love shortcuts!

I'm lazy, I've established that fact long time ago. Maybe since I was in primary school. I always try to find a 'short cut' to get things done. When it was my turn to do the house chore, I would use the vacuum cleaner on my parents' tiled floor instead of a broom because I thought, I could save a lot of time without scooping the dust with a pan and transferring them to the bin. And when my mom complaint how did her very expensive Electrolux vacuum cleaner got so many scratches, I kept quiet.. You see, growing up in the 80's & 90's means that electrical appliances are scarce. It wasn't easy to find one at less than a hundred ringgit.

However, I can't stand dirt or any hygiene-related shortcomings for that matter. I can't stand sticky floor and dis-organized space around me. That's why when as soon as I handed in my resignation last year, I started planning for the installation of storing cabinets in my bedroom and the study. Then, I came up with a storage system that I thought could work and fortunately, it does!

As lazy as I am, I couldn't really stand it if my apartment is a mess or if Noah is oozing some kind of smell. That's why I am a regular at Happy Doggy Pet Salon, a laundry next to it, a car wash just around the corner and a maid service I got from my apartment's complex cleaner.

My laziness caused me something else too and lately it has been bothering me. Not because of how it looks really (OK, maybe how it looks play a major role in my next big decision) but because I find it has given me discomfort. It's my chin, my double chin to be exact. I went on the net and searched for ways to get rid of them the natural way but there's none that really appeal to me.

And then, yesterday while Kakak was cleaning away in my apartment, Easter called me to tell me that Deb is looking for a Cosmetic Surgeon to have her nose done. I happen to know one very well-known, reputable surgeon whose clients includes the royalties and wives of VVIPs. In fact, I almost did a liposuction on my tummy with him last year. But knowing me, I always chickened out at the last moment. Poor Dr. J, he called me to ask why and I said I was too scared, it's nothing to do with trust. And then it hit me, maybe I should get the fat under my chin removed. I am sure Dr. J can do that for me for practically nothing. Well, guess I can ask him next week during Deb's appointment.

And don't get me wrong, I still want to do the liposuction or maybe a tummy tuck, but since I've decided to conceive this year, I think I should wait until the whole maternity thing is over. You see, Bo & me have decided that we'd conceive towards the end of this year so the baby can come middle of next. I'm going to try for a twin so I can stop once and for all to concentrate on them for ever. And we have also decided that Dr. J will be there to do the lipo or tummy tuck as soon as I deliver by C-section so I only have 1 scar. I checked this with him and he said it's possible. Guess I'll be giving birth at Ampang Putri..

Anyway, that's too early to say, for the time being I guess I'll just worry about my double chin and see if I am brave enough to do this..

Mybenz 3rd Anniversary Celebration

When I first saw the post in Mybenz forum about the 3rd year anniversary celebration in Cherating on 1st March, I was excited. And then, Bo came back with the news that the US trip is going to be on the same date. More excited about the US trip, I canceled our names in the list for the anniversary trip.. And then, Bo said that the US trip was postponed until further notice and I was looking forward to the anniversary already.

So, I have decided to contribute lucky draw prizes and door gifts. It's a good reason to go shopping! Off I went to get a DVD player, an MP4 player and a tea set for the Lucky Draw prizes and paper bags and face towels for door gifts. It was fun!

The night before the anniversary day, we were staying at the Legend Resort, Kuantan after 18-hole golf game at Pekan, Pahang. All 4 of us were exhausted but it was crazy for Bo, Noti & Sham as they had to wake up at 6.30 am on Saturday morning to play another 18-hole game. I got to sleep in a little bit more as I was gonna make my move to Holiday Villa Cherating (which was just next to Legend) only at 11.00 am. So, on that Saturday, after waking up at about 10.00 am, I went to have a shower and got ready to leave for Holiday Villa to receive the rest of the Mybenzers who were arriving in a group. They convoyed all the way from KL!

At around 1.00 pm, I managed to set up the registration table and prepared all the 35 nos of goody bags. When they arrived at 2.30 pm, everything was gone! And after that only I had to eat a little something. I was hungry but forgot about it because we were so busy! After I cleaned up everything, I went to my room and got a little rest before heading to the beach for some games. It was so much fun! Watching all Mybenzers together in a fun games like that was so much fun...

And then after shower, we went down again to the lobby for our dinner where the lucky draw and prize giving ceremony was being held. We had really good food and nobody complaint but they complimented instead. The corn and lamb were the nicest! I got a MB CD cover contributed by Adi at the Lucky Draw, along with 9 other Mybenzers. It's a nice silver color tin cover with a big Mercedes Benz logo on top of it. It matches Mercy's color. After the dinner, we went off to a nearby stall for a TT session. We were talking back about some experience we had during the day and how funny everything was.

By 12.30 am, Bo & I decided we'd better get some rest. And we had to wake up for breakfast the next day at 8.00 am and that's what we did. It was a very heavy breakfast that we had very little time to pack to check out and our trip back to KL. We went down to the lobby at 11.30 am and saw MSK and his friend cleaning up their very wet golf clubs and so we joined them...

After the group photo shoot, everybody left back to KL and we had a convoy with more than 20 cars.. It was great to see more that 20 Mercedes Benz on the road at the same time like a snake... We went our separate ways at Temerloh toll with great memories and tired body, mind & soul... Tonight, we are meeting up again for a post-anniversary TT session... Going to get ready now..

My First Ever Golf Game

I was bored and gaining weight like nobody's business when Bo suggested that I should take up golf. Really didn't think much of it except that it's a hours long golf and how bad it can be for my skin tone. But when one day, we took Mercy for auto-detailing in Glenmarie, we stumbled upon a warehouse sale next to the autospa. It was Ping's warehouse sale. Excitedly, Bo took me there and chose an iron 7 for me. According to him, I only need an iron 7 to start learning the game. I really didn't think that I would consider playing golf seriously but that iron 7 got me to the driving range that very same day. It was frustrating at first when I thought it was impossible to hit the ball after more than 50 tries. But the excitement came when I finally hit a ball and it nicely landed at 50m. That got me going! Needless to say, golf has became my obsession.

So in the last 6 months, I have been purchasing golf accessories and attire. My second purchase was my Footjoy golf shoe which I thought at RM160 was so cheap in comparison to my pumps and sandals. My excitement mounted when I got a very nice light maroon color golf bag and a matching Boston bag that got me feeling like a true golfer. It was not complete without a golf set to call my own. So after deep thinking and discussion between me & Bo, we decided to get custom-made clubs for me. And off we went to JNG in Kuchai Lama to have my clubs custom made. The pro measured my height against my weight, the length of my hands (and found out that my left hand is longer than my right hand, which interestingly means that it's good for golf), my swing style etc etc. I got half set made, which consists of a 7-wood, 8-iron, 6-iron, a sand wedge, a pitching wedge and a putter for RM2600, it was expensive because I chose Adilla shafts and pink color grip which was kind of scarce. I finally felt like a real golfer!

After numbers of practice at the range, finally last Friday I got to test my lessons and play at the golf course, I must thank Noti for suggesting this to Bo. So last Friday, I woke up excitedly early and looked forward to the 3 hours journey for golf at Pekan, Pahang. We met Sham and Noti halfway in the highway and when we reached Pekan, I was raining cats & dogs. It disappointed me. Rain on my first golf game... Hmmmm... When we reached the golf club at 1.30 pm, it was still raining. We were supposed to tee off at 2 pm. Sitting at the golfers terrace, we were contemplating whether to play at all and I was praying hard that the rain stops soon. Like an answered prayer, it did just before 2 pm. Imagine my joy! So off we went to start our round of golf in a drizzling rain. The weather was quite compromising but the golfer spirit was strong for us to continue our game to the very last hole. I fumbled a lot of times, lost 3 balls in the process which is okay according to my golf mates. Usually a first timer would loss 5-10 balls! Mine went into the water at hole 15, a par 3 with water right in front of the ladies Tee Box. And I still couldn't handle my 7-wood, I guess I have to practice even more on this.

Overall, it was a very good game, with Bo and Noti as my teachers. Bo was so patient with me. The only down-side of the whole thing were A) there was a flight behind us and they moved really fast so I couldn't really take my time and B) the rain came and went and made us wanted to finish the game as soon as possible. I played at 129, which was considered good as usually again, a first timer would probably score 200!

We arrived the Legend Resort after the seafood dinner feeling rather wasted & exhausted. I put my head on the pillow and fell asleep right away. So did everybody else. It's the eve of Mybenz 3rd Anniversary celebration.