Thank God for Miracles

I am happy today when I am supposed to be sad. I don't know what I would do without the little miracles everyday.... tell me about your miracles, I wanna hear about it :)

A Great Start

There is nothing better than waking up to a good nasi lemak on a weekday morning. Rich fat rice grains flavoured with coconut milk, steam rising from from the very rice you just can't wait to digest, filling your nostrils with the sweet smell of pandan. The spicy sambal to give you a kick-start in the morning and the cucumber to cool your tongue once its fired up and salivating for more. The crunchiness of the ikan bilis and kacang make so fun to eat and break away from the flavours of the rice and sambal. The ultimate finale is the sweet hot taste of teh tarik to give it the perfect finish.

Blessed be Malaysian Food!!

What to do?

I am faced with the question on should I stay in a job that I hate that provides me with all the time and the money I need or do I look for a job that I am passionate about? What I have learnt is that a life without passion isn’t a life at all and since most of my time during my week is spent at the job shouldn’t I then know the obvious answer? But oh the frustration of not having enough money to help my family is more unbearable than the dull days in this stuffy cubicle. When they said that life is tough....they weren’t kidding.

Frost & Sullivan Malaysia

So believe it or not, I have started a brand new adventure in Frost & Sullivan. It's your typical 9am-6pm type job. I am handling Corporate Communications for Malaysia which is mad for me cause I have never taken myself that seriously, let alone have others look at me like some kind of competent professional.

I have an amazing boss, my colleagues are really pleasant and there is no hard and fast rule here at Frost. I would love to tell you that I welcome the stability but it does take some getting use to. I would love to tell you that now that I could actually anticipate what I could do in a day that my life is ticking like clockwork.I'd like to tell you that life is grand!!!

But I miss radio :(

I know that this too is temporary and that soon enough another adventure is bound my way. So till then, I shall sit tight... keep my fingers crossed and hope I don't do some irreparable damage at Frost :)

Happy New Year!!

So 2011 is here!! I am excited at the new opportunities that this year will bring. New Year's day was lovely, of course and filled with parties together with friends and loved ones. The next day I caught up with cousins for a quiet drink and while we were there, the chinese zodiac book was broken out to read everyone's future of the upcoming Year of the Rabbit. According to the book, its going to be fairly good year however my past is supposed to come back to haunt me somehow.

Here's one reading for the Year of the Rabbit:

A placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious year of the Tiger. We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year.

Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, international relations and politics will be given a front seat again. We will act with discretion and make reasonable concessions without too much difficulty.

A time to watch out that we do not become too indulgent. The influence of the Rabbit tends to spoil those who like too much comfort and thus impair their effectiveness and sense of duty.

Law and order will be lax; rules and regulations will not be rigidly enforced. No one seems very inclined to bother with these unpleasant realities. They are busy enjoying themselves, entertaining others or simply taking it easy. The scene is quiet and calm, even deteriorating to the point of somnolence. We will all have a tendency to put off disagreeable tasks as long as possible

Money can be made without too much labor. Our life style will be languid and leisurely as we allow ourselves the luxuries we have always craved for. A temperate year with unhurried pace. For once, it may seem possible for us to be carefree and happy without too many annoyances.

http://www.theholidayspot.com/chinese_new_year/more_zodiacs/rabbit.htm

Lick my wounds indeed, the year of the Tiger has been a killer year and I for one am looking forward to quieter year ahead. Happy new year everyone, enjoy this year...seems like its going to be a good one.

It's been a while but I am back

I know its been a while but now that I have some time to breathe its nice to blog cause you want to and not because you have to... So Christmas holidays were nice, got to spend time with the fam but let me keep you up to speed on what's bee.n happening on the love front, so you know I recently manage to catch another unsuspecting man to be my mate and his name is Leon. I have to say that he has gone way beyond the call of duty of a boyfriend to make me feel loved and help me through some really tough times

That's him, he doesn't like taking pictures for some reason...I think he has the cutest smile.

Besides that, a lot of my friends got married this year and I got to be apart of it, which I have to say I was honoured to be apart of but here some scandal for you I was seen with another handsome gentleman that stole my heart....

That's him! Triston, my best mate, Cynthia's son!! He is so sweet and I am not going to lie, he has stolen my heart

So if I wasn't working I was attending / emceeing weddings and I always had my trustee girls that I could blow off some steam with

That's my girls!! And honestly, this is us when we are well-behaved. We are all a little nutsos and that's why we all get along so well!

As I approach the end of the year, I usually take stock of all I have done and what I am looking foward to do. I haven't spent time with a real close friend of mine and that is something I am definitely going to start doing. Her name is Shareena and she has been one of the best friends a girl could ask for, I am looking forward to seeing her soon cause its just been too long since we have done one of these.......

Shareena and I in Cambodia

So 2011 is about quality of life and what I want out of it and not it out of me.

HOW TO BREAK UP WITH A NICE GUY

It’s easy to leave someone who hasn’t treated you well: You give them

a piece of your mind and then say goodbye. But what if you find
yourself in a relationship with a “nice guy”? He’s kind, sensitive,
not a game-player or emotionally manipulative, but he just doesn’t “do
it” for you.

Perhaps you’ve decided you’re more into “bad boys,” or maybe you’re
just bored, but for whatever reason you want to get out of the
relationship. Breaking up with a nice guy takes a little more
finesse.

The traditional advice holds true: A telephone call generally isn’t
appropriate (unless it’s long-distance, or other circumstances demand
it). An email isn’t any nicer, and a text message is inexcusable. The
only nice way is in person.

Arrange a time to see him so that you can tell him how you feel. Once
you’re together, it’s best to say what’s on your mind sooner rather
than later. You don’t want to have to fake your feelings or pretend
that everything is OK.

There’s no easy way to let him know. The words you’ll say will depend
on the exact reason you want to leave, but let him know that he
deserves someone who wants to be with him with all her heart…but right
now that person isn’t you.

This may be difficult for him to hear. On the other hand, he may have
felt the same, but because he is a nice guy, he didn’t have the heart
to tell you. If you’re really lucky, he’ll be relieved, and you can
relax and start on a journey towards “just-friendship.”

Of course, he may be crushed and feel horrible. Tell him how sorry you
are to cause him any pain. If he tells you how much he loves you, ask
him if he would be happy with someone who didn’t love him equally. The
only reasonable answer is “no.”

Most nice guys are great, but for others it’s just a mask behind which
they can manipulate people. Watch out for emotional manipulation:
attempts to elicit pity, accusations of cruelty and selfishness, or
other similar behavior. You can cut him some slack because of his
pain, but be careful of taking him back out of sympathy.

If you’re overcome with guilt, relax: We all sign up for the
possibility of heartbreak when we enter a relationship. You owe him
your honesty, compassion and kindness. You don’t owe him another
chance, sex, or anything else that you don’t want.

Finally, remember to be cautious about pursuing a friendship – give
him a proper amount of time to recover (which will vary depending on
the length of the relationship). Here’s a good test: If you think
he’d feel bad when hearing about your new boyfriend, you shouldn’t be
friends.