Farewell Lil' Kidd

It just seems like yesterday when you first walk into the 5th floor meeting room as the new batch of Management Trainee and I said to myself "this guy looks really familiar laa.. where have i seen him before?". And soon after that, the rest was history.

You struck me as a very well-mannered, gentleman-like kinda guy at first. However, the first impression fails to describe the true you laaa buddy. The Kidd that I've come to know after one year is an immature, sometimes blur, funny, suka sakat orang, poyo kinda guy.

Despite you being all the things that I've described you above, you are still one fun guy to hang out with. On top of that I know that I can always count on you to help me out in any situation that I was in (errmm.. maybe not all laa.. definitely not with anything that has to do with tax computations - *lol*). The occasional drinks we had at Starbucks @ Std Charted building, Ikano, The Curve... it was really great bitching sessions kan? Plus, the two of us constantly bullying each other and poking fun at each other endlessly will be something that I will truly miss after this (even though nowadays I'm more of a bitch to you due to emotional/work stress).

Hence, here's a wish that you'll have a bright future in what ever path that you choose to take. Remember not to follow anyone else's foot step unless it is the one that you really WANT to take. Do things because YOU want to do it. Always think of what you can do for YOURSELF too and not focus on others only. And lastly, lose the poyo act a bit laa bro... *lol*

Hope that the friendship will continue. Do gimme a buzz anytime you are around the area. If the time is good maybe we can squeeze in a Rhumba session ke kan.. Or would you prefer O'Brians Sandwich Bar? hehehehe... Don't be a stranger yeah (well I know a poyo guy like you will NEVER be a stranger to anyone kan..)

Will miss you dearly, bro...






binx: no more gelak pecah perut sessions at the office...

Let's Rhumba!!!

It has been a great day for me today (Tuesday)...

It all started when I put on the new kebaya top that Mum bought for me. I've been wanting to wear it on a number of occasion previously, but the mood just wasn't there. And since I felt all chirpy since I woke up this morning, it just seem like the perfect day to try it out.

"Hmmmm... not bad.. not bad at all.."
"Looking good, binx" (yeah yeah.. perasan laa kejap)

Got to the office and received few appreciative glances from fellow colleagues. Even Aunty Beast took a double glance at me when I handed her the morning paper. Ohhh.. let me bask in the glory of the moment for a minute will ya...... *rolled eyes*

Anyway, today was Uncle Dan's golden birthday celebration. Hence, there was a makan-makan event held at the conference hall on his behalf. Actually, everything was arranged by him this year. It was his treat for us.

During the makan-makan event, Uncle Singh decided to lay low and hide out at our table for a change. He was running away from Uncle Dan's probing questions on work-related problems (I think laa). Anyway, after Cik Dee announced to everyone that she was expecting (congrats again dear!), Uncle Singh decided to enlightened her on the future prospect of her future baby. This Uncle is an astrology pro. Thus, he starts to read out the signs of each and everyone of us at the table. Since he has read mine before, I didn't bother to probe more.

However, he had said something to me that had made my day... He told everyone at the table that according to his opinion, who ever that is going to marry me will be a very lucky guy. Aha.... Why? Well, according to him, I am a very special person that has a lot to offer a guy. And for a guy not to notice those qualities in me, it would be a great loss for him... Kenapa? Tak percaya ka? *lol*

Of course I didn't believe his words entirely laa kan. However, to hear him say that did boost up my ego a lil' bit laa that time.. Luckily nobody heard the slow sound of my ripping pants.. I think I should ask him to write a testimony on that so that I could show it to the next guy I date/go out with... *winks*

The thought of his words made me beam for the rest of the day.....


Met up with my girlfriends after work for our so-called monthly therapy session. It was good to see them (as always) to just relax and update each other on what's the latest happenings in each other's lives over Rhumba and cappuchino.

Mrs. W. will be switching job again (for the 4th time in 3 years) soon.. Plus, she'll finally get to move out from her in-laws house very soon into her 'dream' home.. Am so looking forward to checkout your new house with all the 'Casa Impian'-like deco. However, fret not dear.. we will come bearing food ok. So tell your darling husband not to freak out.

Ejan was excited about her department's get-away trip. She was telling us about all those expensive lucky draw prizes that she managed to secure from the company's vendor.. The coolest prize would definitely be the iMac powerbook and all those 5-star holiday getaway packages.. Girl, if you manage to get the powerbook kan.. nak trade tak? You can tak gheti guna iMac.. hehehhe..

It was a great session, girls. It was just what I needed before my class starts this weekend and the quarterly report period in 2 weeks time. Will try to absorb all the laughter and fun deep into my system so that it will keep me running during the rough period.



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binx: still floating on cloud 9

Tell me why...

... do people make promises to call you and ended up not calling at all?


... would someone call him/herself your best friend and not be there for you when you need them the most?


... are you always attracted to the wrong kinda person while the best person you could ever have was actually standing right there in front of you?


... is it so hard to express how you really feel inside to the person who matters the most?


... do something has to end with the 'what if' questions?


... is it so hard for you to be sellfish once in awhile, instead of letting yourself being bullied by someone whom you care about that does not have any respect for you?


... do you always ended up getting hurt?


... does the thought of someone can make you smile your brightest smile and cry a tearful tear all at the same time?


... do you lead someone on when you know very well that that person likes you very much?


... is it so hard to say "I'm sorry" when you are in the wrong?





binx: clueless....

Sleeping Binx-ty

I have a problem of getting up early every morning. No, I am never an early riser. To sleep even the additional 5 minutes of sleep gives huge difference to the state of mind that I'll be in for the rest of the day. I've been told that "early bird catches the worms"... Well let those birds catch those icky yucky worms for all I care.. I'd prefer roti canai or nasi lemak for breakfast anyway.

I was late again this morning. It has been a while since I've last leave the house after 8 am. However, I was lucky enough that my usual road was not affected by the road closure and I managed to reach the office 5 mins after 8.30 am.. Ok laa kan...?

During my school years, I was always one of the last people that arrives at school after the bell rings. Living 5 minutes away from school made me even more liat to rise early in the morning and ended up running all the way to school when I hear the bell rings from the house (yeah I can hear the school bell from my room). My best friend, Shireen, would always try to wake me up every morning when she and her dad went for their morning walk at 6 am. She would throw stones at my window until I get up and show my face. However, I would then sink back deep into the pillow and continue to zzzzzzzzz.... until my mum bangs the door for the 100th time before I actually get up..

When I was in MRSM, my roommate - Lin were my official alarm clock. She would be the 1st to get up (being an ajk surau) and wakes everyone up. While the other 2 members in the room would rise up immediately, I would take one peek at Lin and shove her my towel.. "Lin.. tolong chup kan one shower stall k.. Once dah empty you wake me up yeah.." and zzzzz..... One good thing about being in a boarding school was the fact that you are living on campus, hence you don't need to rush to school amidst the morning traffic. That means more shut eye time for me... And as always, I would be one of the few last people to leave the hostel for the assembly field.

Back in the university days I never have the problem of arriving late for classes. This was due to the fact that we get to pre-picked out classes and arrange our schedule every semester. Hence, all my classes would start earliest at 9 am. Except for one semester where I got separated from the rest of my housemates (due to the subject combinations) and got myself a full week of classes that started at 8 am.. However, I still managed to get myself to class on time.

Nevertheless, there was this one time where my sleeping habit nearly got me into trouble. It was during my final exam - final semester in uni. Oh yeah, it was also the final paper for the entire university years. International Accounting - ACCB433 was the paper I was sitting for that day. Exam time was 8.30 am (i think.. ke 8.00 am?). Since it was one of the subject that I hated most due to the all the theory that we need to hafal, I stayed up late the night before - konon2 nak cram in the extra info in the already tired brain of mine. After 3 hours of sleep, I woke up to perform the subuh prayers and continued studying after that. Baca punya baca, I didn't realised that my eyes were shut after a couple of minutes and my head fell on the comfortable pillow and zzzzzzz.......

Celik2 mata, tengok jam, it was already 8.15 am!!!! Panicked stricken, ran to the bathroom to wash my face, ran into the room again to change.. What? Shower? No time for that.. By that time all the candidates will already be allowed into the exam hall and will be busy filling in all the necessary info on their answer scripts. Luckily I got the car during the exam week. If I were to walk from the apartment to the exam hall, memang tak sempat..

Arrived at the exam hall 10 minutes after 8.30 am and got a seat rite at the end of the hall. Took one look to my right, there was Jigga with a concern face (at first). He mouthed something at me, but I was too panicked to figure out what he said. Just gave him a shrugged and proceed to tembak all the questions in the paper. It was difficult concentrate due to the fact that your brain had just been jumped start early in the morning and suddenly were forced to focus on the theory questions.

Right after the exam, while the examiners were collecting our papers, I was approached by the concern Jigga.

Jigga: Dude, what happened to you laa?
Binx: Errmm.. I over slept laa..
Jigga: What time did you get up?
Binx: Errmm.. 8.15 *wide guilty smile*
Jigga: Sempat mandi tak?
Binx: What do you think? *grins*
Jigga: HAHHAHahahahahHAHAHAHahahhaHAHAHHA

(Note: the laugh echoes until this day)

Oh well, luckily I managed to score a B+ on that paper. Maybe berkat tak shower kut.. *winks*



binx: rockabye binxy on the tree top.... zzzz.....

Report Cards and Mafia Dad...

I overheard Aunty Beast talking to her daughter yesterday about Friday being the kid's school open day. It is the day when parents are called to collect their children's report cards. Hence, she'll be taking the day off to do the same.

The mere mention of report card day brings me back to 1992, when I was still in form 2...

Being a small-sized girl back then (I was a late bloomer), I was always the target for the guys to pick on. They just love to bully me into letting them copy my homework, especially Math. Sitting in between 4 best friends does not help the situation at all. The four of them would usually drive me mad by pulling my hair from the back, making me listen to them singing all the karat and jiwang malay songs, poking my back with weird objects, to name a few.

As a defense, I kept telling them that my dad will shoot them if they ever pull my hair again (kids!). Hence, come report card day, I was wearing a smug on my face when one of the guys came running into the class..

U: Guys, Binx's dad is here.. And you guys better watch out.. He looks like a mafia..
A: Yeah rite.. I'm not scared..
S: *took a peek outside the classroom's window* I think you should be afraid..
A: Errkk.. yeah.. With the black suit and back-combed hair.. He does look like the godfather..
Binx: *rotflol and ran to greet dad*

be afraid.. be very afraid...

Since then the guys stopped bugging me (yeah rite..). They stopped the irritating poking larr.. However, the joke cracking never stopped. In fact, they started calling me the mafia's daughter..

U: Eh.. don't go making the mafia's daughter angry ok.. nanti dia report to her dad..

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I was going through all my files today and found the report cards folder.

Wow... flipping through the clear folder actually brings back lots of happy and funny memories. Imagine going through the report card you received since you were 5 years old till form 3. It was a self-discovery trip down memory lane. I can't even remember each and every subject I took when I was in Kindergarten. However, from the look at my grades - well, I did great as a 5 year old :D.

I did struggle when I was in primary school. I was never smart back then. I am not smart pun now *lol*. I guess I was too busy enjoying life to even bother about all the 'C's that kept appearing in my report card. Alaaa apa laa sangat 'C's for arts, pendidikan jasmani and music *winks*...

The best part about the student progress report was the student record card that keeps track on student's development. Remember the 'Apa saya hendak jadi bila saya besar' column? Haaaa... take a look at my ambitions when I was in standard 1 - 6.

Std 2: 1) Kerani 2) Guru 3) Doktor
Std 3: 1) Guru 2) Peramugari 3) Jurutaip *rotflol*
Std 4: same as above
Std 5: 1) Guru 2) Doktor 3) Peguam
Std 6: 1) Guru 2) Usahawan 3) Doktor Haiwan

What? No accountant? And 'jurutaip'? What was I thinking? Hahahaha... Sakit perut gelak...

When I entered secondary school, I guess I have made my mind to go into the accounting line..

Form 1 : 1) akauntan 2) peguam 3) doktor
Form 2: same as above
Form 3: same as above



So, what do you want to be when you grow up?




binx: look.. i'm a jurutaip! all i do is type.. type.. type..

Yet Another Meme...

I didn't realise that I was tagged twice with this one, by Acat and Kiezamy.

Like always, here goes...


1) Total number of books I own:

If I were to keep track, I think I'd become a librarian by now. We were brought up in a family that loves to read, that we even have one room full of books back in our old house. Books from various genres filled the room, i.e. politics, autobiographies, poetry, literature, romance, teen romance, comics and many more. However, we've sold most of the books last year when we moved out from the house. All those books for just under RM50... What a ripped off...!!

2) The last book I bought:

The CIMA Study System: Management Accounting - Business Strategy
The CIMA Study System: Management Accounting - Financial Strategy
Fun eh... Well, I have to study kan.. Thus, I have to wait until December before I can purchase the next chicklit that I've been dying to read.


3) The last book I read:

The Family Way - Tony Parsons
It's the story about how 3 sisters go through their lives after their parent's divorce and how it has affected their love lives. Reading the book somehow got me thinking of how my own life will end up. Will me and my sisters end up like Cat, Jessica and Megan? However, like a typical Tony Parson book, the storyline is a tad bit draggy and slow. Wish he could add in more colors to the characters to make the story more interesting.


4) 5 books that mean a lot to me:

i. Paradise by Judith McNaught
It was the 1st thick, adult book that I read. Found it in my sister's room when I was looking for something to read in class after the PMR exam. At first, I thought it was really impossible for me to read such thick book. However, after few pages, I realised that I can't seem to put it down. The next thing I knew, I was curling up in bed, so absorbed in the Chicago corporate world romance of Meredith and Mathew Farrell. It is my favorite book by the author so far.

ii. Man and Boy by Tony Parsons
Read this book during my trip to one of the estates in Johor Lama during my training stint way back 2003. It kept me up most of the nights, despite the long days we had venturing into the oil palm estates. The story of a love lost and found and how the bond between father and son grew stronger amidst all the crisis they faced in the family.

iii. The Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
The great adventure of Ms Rebecca Bloomwood... Fun fun fun adventure into the mind of Becky, the shopaholic. From the 1st book where she was the financial reporter who knows nuthing about how to manage her own money, I grew to love the wacko yet loveable character. Her adventure in New York, her wedding preparations, her one year honeymoon, then her discovery of her long lost sister was a real page turner. There was never a dull moment whenever Becky's around... Can't wait for the release of the latest Shopie Kinsella's book..

iv. Love Story by Erich Segal
Discovered this old story book during the MRSM days. I remember crying till my eyes were swollen the next day. It is a very sad novel, written by one of the best author thus far. I wish I can get my hands on a copy of the book again. Maybe I should try and order it through MPH online..

v. The Sweet Valley series by Francine Pascal

These were the books that I grew up with. Starts from the Sweet Valley Kids, Sweet Valley Twins and Sweet Valley High. I remember hiding in the school library, choosing which book to borrow for the day, every single day in primary school. Then walking in the hot sun to Jaya Jusco to buy the latest SVH book during secondary school. Those were the days when I dream to live the life of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield.. *lol* I wished I have kept the collection of books that I own to be handed down to my kids instead of selling it cheap to the 2nd hand bookstore last year *sob* *sob*...


5) Who am I passing this meme to:

None... But you are welcome to do it anyway... *winks*



binx: i want to read storybooks...!!

No Work Weekend....

I was planning to finish up my work over the weekend.. However, I ended up...


1. Staying up late on Friday nite, catching up with Lil Sis. She's back for the holiday and didn't stop talking since she set foot in my car when we picked her up at the airport. The girl kept on talking all the way through her supper, which was what she ordered even 2 days before she got back - cheese nan and chicken tandoori. We thought that 3 hours of talking was enough for her.. but instead she continued yapping away up until 3.30 am.... I ended up sleeping at almost 4 am that Saturday morning.

2. Sleeping at 12 pm on a Saturday afternoon. Woke up early that morning because I had promised to go for breakfast with Syam and Nurul at La Bodega, Bangsar. I had to force myself out of bed and put on a cheerful face for breakfast. Luckily the breakfast spread was delicious as usual and the Hot Mocha did a good job at keeping my eyes wide open during the 2 hours catch-up session. However, by the time I reached home and caught a sight of my comfy bed, I just could resist to dive into the duvet and zzzz.... The next thing I knew, it was already 6 pm.

3. In front of the TV for almost 4 hours watching the Akademi Fantasia concert. Yeah.. I've caught the fever. This has been my weekly routine since the 1st season of the show, 2 years back. heheehe...

4. Fixing my notebook's wi-fi connection. The connection doesn't seem to be working since Friday night. Hence, spent the whole Saturday and today trying to figure out what went wrong. I even tried comparing the setting with Mum's notebook's setting just to make sure that everything was in order. Someone even suggested me to give my notebook a little 'jentik'. The desperate Binx did everything that she think was possible to try to make it work, but to no avail. However, after hours of going through the content of the notebook, I found one menu that had managed to solve the problem - system restore. I just pressed the menu and set the system to be restored to the day before the problem started - Thursday... and tadaaaa.. I'm back on the virtual world... Penat aje trying to play around with the tcp/ip setting laa, etc etc..



I had a great weekend without even touching any of the files that I brought back. I know that it will cost me my time during the coming week, but heck it laaa... I am glad that I actually get to spend my time fully with my family and friends.



binx: happy father's day to all fathers out there...

OBS Revisited...

It's the time of the year again where my company sends its new employees for some rough training in the Outward Bound School (OBS), Lumut. The course was made compulsory for all execs in order to ensure that the company's executives are tough enough to face the corporate challenges (yeah rite)..

I remembered the time when I had to attend the OBS back in 2003. Being the latest member of the Group's family, the management trainees were part of the 17 people that were sent to Lumut. We were very excited about the trip, despite the fact that most of us were not physically fit to rough it out in the mud. However, we were given early warnings to do some light (so to speak) exercise so that our body/muscles will not be terkejut once we get there.

OBS was great... Even though we were cut off from the rest of the world (everything were confiscate i.e: wallets, phones, ciggies and etc.) we managed to entertain each other during the 5 days adventure.

Some of the great/unforgettable moments in OBS:-

• Kayak Expedition : Lumut - Pangkor
• We had to kayak for almost 2 hours to Pangkor. At 1st it was fun because everything was exciting. However, we had to raft in the middle of the open sea due to one of the team that were too weak to be teamed up together. Hence, we needed to re-shuffle the teammates in order to balance it up. And guessed who had to jumped kayak in the middle of the ocean? The lil' Binx yang ringan and yang will not rock the kayak.. "Weeeee... weee...", I jumped... and ended put with a girl partner. Long gone my strong knight in shining life jacket.. Soon after that, the kayaking were very tiresome. Ye la.. two girls pushing the paddles against the rough sea.. not an easy task tau.
• On our way back, when the two of us were to weak to paddle anymore.. our very-menyakitkan-hati instructor came on his speedboat and screamed through the loud hailer..
  "Kamu berdua tuh.. cepat sikit kayuh.. ada kapal nak lalu"
  "Penat laa Encik.. tak larat dah nieh..."
  "Kapal nak lalu tuh.. cepat kayuh.. kalau tak kamu berdua habis laa.."
  Both of us thought it was another one of his sick joke.. However, we turned to check out the scene and saw a HUGE ship about 2km away heading straight towards us.. Our face turned white at the sight of the ship and suddenly our hands acquired a super duper power and started to peddle super mighty fast.. It must have been quite a sight laaa.. Macam a scene from a cartoon movie pulak.. All I remembered after that was collapsing as soon as we reach the shore and threw up.
  
• Hiking expedition : Pangkor
• One of the team member decided to call it quits half way through the expedition. Since it was a group expedition, when one member quits, the whole team will be failed by the instructor for not completing the task. Most of us were determined to complete the trail and had to coaxed E to resume the tracking. It was not an easy task though because she was afraid of heights and being a city girl, it was hard for her to adapt to the rough situation. However, after promising her that the rest of the journey will be a smooth one, we managed to persuade her to continue. Yipee...!
• However, the rest of the trip was not a smooth one as promised. Since E almost quit, the instructor showed us a shorter way out of the jungle. This route doesn't seem like it had been use for ages. Hence, it was a difficult trail even for the rest of us. "Jauh lagi ke korang... I dah tak larat nieh....." "We're almost there, E. Sekejap aje lagi nieh..".. Despite the tough challenge, we kept ourselves entertained with silly songs like the OBS song..
  "We got the OB spirit up in my head.. up in my head.. up in my head.. " *lol*
• Since the hike took longer than we expected, we accidentally miscalculated our water supply. At first some of us sanggup tak minum because of the yucky-looking water tumbler supplied by the school. But after the long and tough journey, we ended up finishing off the water in each and every yucky-looking water tumbler that we brought with us.. By the time we reached the nearest kampung, some of the thick-skin members actually went to one of the houses to replenish the bottles with tap water.. Tap water pun tap water laa kan cause we were very thirsty. Oh well, that's what they call roughing it out.
• The attack of the Lanuns
• We were warned about them eve before we left the camp in Lumut. Their presence on the island is well known, especially at the camp site area. Rumor has it that the head of the clan actually have one leg and wears an eye patch. How far is it from the truth, we don't know laa because we only saw the kuncu-kuncu Lanuns..
• Our arrival were welcomed by them with loud cheers. As we unpacked all our stuffs, all eyes were on our food supply. Each and everyone of them tried to strategize on the best ways to get to our food supplies. You can actually see their excited eyes thinking. However, we, being the super duper smart executives, kept our food in a huge plastic container with tight-shut lid that were held down by heavy stones. Punya laa takut our food kena curi by the lanuns. The first thing that we checked when we arrived back to our camp place after the long hike was our food container. And luckily it was still there where we left it earlier.
• However, our camp was attacked by the lanun during breakfast the next morning. We were ambushed from right, left, front, back and even above. One smart lanun even positioned himself right above me, on the tree branches, while I was cooking the scrambled eggs on the open fire. There I was, minding my own business, scrambling those eggs and suddenly,
  "plooooooooooooooopppp!!!"
  " Aggghhh... yucksss.... Korang... dia berak in the eggs.........!!!"
  If the smart lanun had moved an inch to its right, it would have missed its target and the taik would have landed on yours truly. I shudder at the thought of it. Oh well, there goes our breakfast for the day..
• When we were packing our stuffs to go back to Lumut, one of out teammates realised that one of our compasses were missing.. After searching high and low for it, we suddenly saw another smart lanun dangling the thing high up on the tree branch. Apa lagi.. all of us tried to coaxed the lanun to drop it laa kan.. Some of us tried to throw stuffs at it, some even tried to umpan it with food.
  "Darling.. mintak laa compass tuh.. we all nak balik nieh..."
  "Apa yang korang suma bising2 nieh?"
  "Encik, lanun tuh ambik our compass.. We've tried our best to get it back.. but tak dpt.."
  "Oh.. senang aje.. Ukk Ukk.. Aaakk.. Aaaak..."
  And at that instant the lanun dropped the compass...
  "Oh.. macam tuh ke.. Cakap laa awal2..."

If I were given another chance attend the course, I would. It was the most interesting trip I've ever been to. However, I would love to try out the 25-days camp instead.. mesti best kan.. However, the next time around I would make sure no lanun squatting above my head at any time...




binx: still phobia over the incident..

When Binx Meets Teek

Met this girl, up close and personal, last weekend. Finally!!!! Tuh pun nearly tak jadi because someone tuh almost had a nervous breakdown when I decided to call her up instead of replying her text msgs.. Terkejut tuh.. So terkejut that her voice actually squeaked out (kutu-like) nervously with silent intervals every now and then. Seriously, I felt like a guy calling up a girl pulak time tuh. *lol*

I've finally managed to convince her that I am not a serial killer and I am a straight girl and I only like men and not girls to get her to agree to meet up. I was actually very doubtful about her showing up at the agreed place and time due to her nervous attack.. even though she was the one who asked me out this time around. Luckily she was there when I turned up at the agreed location.

My first impression? She look soooo baik one. And very quiet, like a mute kutu (teek = kutu) *winks*. The first encounter went smoothly.. errmm.. with minor glitch laaa.. Our movie was scheduled at 11.40 am, which left us with almost 30 mins with nuthing much to do but to tawaf the complex. However, a round in the big complex might be an easy task if you were with someone you've known for ages. But with someone whom you just met might be a challenging task, especially when the person was all jittery and tongue tied. hahahaha.. Seriously macam first date.. Wait.. first date pun not as bad as that.

Hey.. I didn't say that the whole thing was bad... I just said that it was a bit awkward at first. Luckily I was able to save the day by rambling about any topic that came to mind. Sorry girl if I came off as a chatterbox pulak that day... kekeke.. But I managed to break the ice, didn't I?

After we entered the cinema, everything seemed to be ok. She was too busy drooling over Mr. Smith to be nervous around me. Hence, I did the usual thing that I do when I watch a movie.. curled up in the 'rocking' chair with my shawl and enjoy the movie. We were so lucky to get great seats that day with no one sitting next to us. I should say that it's because it was an early bird movie. However, Teek said that her Brad had gone out of his way to make the special arrangement for her... *rolled eyes*

The movie was a great one for sure. However, our next obstacle was lunch. Where to go for lunch.. My partner, the mute kutu, as usual did not contribute any ideas laa kan.. "I'm very adaptable", she says... Haiyoo... I was left to crack my head on where to go for lunch. Usually I'll just pass the task to whom ever I was out with.. Haa.. skali I had to do the thinking pulak. At first we.. ooppss.. I thought of going to Chili's because I remembered I promised to treat her the Chili Cheese Fries.. But the restaurant was full at that time that we.. ooppss.. I decided to go for the California Pizza Kitchen.

Once we were seated and ordered, the next obstacle begun.. to get the mute kutu to talk. I really wished that I could do the Director Ahmad Nisfu's scene in Seniman Bujang Lapuk.. where he asked P. Ramlee to say out his lines... "Cakap... Cakap.... " *lol*. The whole situation was not as bad as I tought it would be laa.. She did manage to share few stories (at last!) and we managed to trade few gossips here and there.. So, it was great! Binx, the magician managed to make Teek, the mute kutu talk... Hooray!

So Teek, I hope this won't be the last time that we get together ok... However, the next time we meet, please laa cakap banyak sikit bacause you really made me look like a blabber mouth last Saturday.. kekekeke.. Write it out in a notebook if you must ok girl... Thanks for an enjoyable day and for the yummy cookies.. *winks*

binx: offer for the mute kutu's exclusive pic is still on.. *lol*

Just a wish for you...

It was your birthday last Sunday. I have been reminding myself of the date the whole week. Actually, I didn't even have to remind myself because one look at the date and I'll straight away remember what day it was. And it was your birthday.

It has been several years since I've last wished you 'Happy Birthday'. The last time we celebrated was actually the first time I realised that something was amiss. It was the beginning of the end. And the memory of it still lingers at the back of my head until this moment. Just can't seem to erase it out of my head. Sad how things work kan.

Since, we have put the pass behind us, I was really anxious to call you up and wish you personally this year. I even toyed with the idea of buying you a gift and even a card. Was browsing through some cards the other day but I just couldn't get myself to grab one and walk to the counter to pay for it.

Why? I don't really know myself... Maybe because I feel that it won't change how things are between us. Maybe because you don't really make the effort to get close to me and instead are very attached to the new people in your life. Hence, I thought my gift would not bring any significant meaning to you compared to the ones that you'll be receiving from others. It would just be another meaningless object in your life.

Therefore, since I don't feel like calling you or texting you a birthday wish, I am just going to do it here.. virtually, with hope that you might be reading this (no no... please don't).

Happy Belated 58th Birthday, Ayah!!

Even though I've stopped saying these words to you, I hope you know that I do love you.

It's true what Abah (an uncle) said; even though you left us and moved on with your life, even though how much we hated what you did to us, even though we tried our mighty best to hate you, you are still our dad. And that's the cold hard truth. A daughter should not hate her father, because he IS her father... I didn't get Abah's message at first and even decided to close one ear every time he starts to lecture me on the topic over and over again. However, I think I've finally get the message now...

Father of Mine - Everclear

Father of mine
Tell me where have you been
You know I just closed my eyes
My whole world disappeared

Father of mine
Take me back to the day
When I was still your golden boy
Back before you went away

I remember blue skies
Walking the block
I loved it when you held me high
I loved to hear you talk

You would take me to the movie
You would take me to the beach
You would take me to a place inside
That is so hard to reach

Father of mine
Tell me where did you go
You had the world inside your hand
But you did not seem to know

binx: wonder if u remember MY bday....

It's just too good to be true

12.45 am, Monday 13th June

bwbw: montreal grand prix in 15 mins... vroom vroom....
binx: ye ke?
binx: bukan 4 am?
bwbw: nope..
bwbw: 15 mins..
bwbw: heheh tempted ye..
binx: ooook
bwbw: tgk starting cukup lah..
binx: isk baru jek landing atas katil
binx: nak tgk laa
binx: japs nak turun balik
binx:*smile*
bwbw: heheh..
bwbw: meraban esok buat kerja sebab ngantuk..
binx: dah slalu buat dah
binx: it's ok
binx: dulu ada geng i slalu stay up tgk
bwbw: kay i teman u..
binx: ok set
bwbw: schumy #3 ni... will we see a comeback?
binx: nooooo
binx: coz barrichelo blew his engine in qualifying
binx: he didnt even manage to make it for the qualifying
binx: time warm up lap dah meletup
binx: so shumey is worried bout his car too
bwbw: schumy 2nd...
bwbw: so he wont care coz he really need the points..
binx: i know
binx: takpe
binx: dah laa circuit laju
binx: yg penting abg toya 5th.. go go abg toya...
binx: *smile*
bwbw: toya dah kena warning..kena bawak elok2... nanti kena ban...'
binx: y?
bwbw: fia warning team...keep ur driver in check..
binx: go go abg butang (button)
binx: *rotflol*
bwbw: hah nak start dah..
bwbw: u rasa sapa menang? realistically?
binx: tak sure
bwbw: i have a sneaky feeling its gonna be schumy... kalau tak raikonen..
binx: coz this circuit kan famous for its accidents
bwbw: tu lah.. 5 spots speed > 300 kmh
binx: the renault osso can win
bwbw: jensen cam problem je..heheh
binx: kekekeke
bwbw: kalau gearbox dia rosak starting je alonso sure potong..
binx: yups
binx: true
binx: high possibility
bwbw: here we go!
bwbw: renault nya start very fast
binx: jap
binx: sini stil warm up
bwbw: go!
bwbw: delay sikit eh kat kl..


binx: yeahhhh
binx: wuhooooooooooooooo
binx: montoya race leader
binx: * dance routine*
binx: *cucuk bintang*
bwbw: happy ye..
bwbw: menang lah tu kalau keta dia tak rosak..
bwbw: tapi kimi dok kejar tu..
binx: tak kisah
binx: seize the moment
binx: *sengih*
binx: i dah nak call it quits dah tadi
binx: but now im wide awake
binx: *sengih* lagi
bwbw: good for u!


bwbw: dinding tu berhantu siut..
binx: tuh ah
bwbwa: alonso, now button..
binx: mmg slalu accident situ every yr
binx: button?
binx: osso out?
bwbw: oops.. lupa.. delay..
binx: tgh iklan nieh
bwbw: kay ill keep my mouth shut..
binx: alaa
binx: ckp jek
bwbw: dah tgk button crash?
binx: lap brapa sana?
binx: here 23 more to go
bwbw: 22/70
binx: oook
bwbw: 1 lap gap
binx: button out
binx: haiyoooooooooo
binx: safety car is out
binx: rugi
bwbw: kerjar laa schumy..heheh
binx: tuh ah
binx: shumy pit
binx: kimi laa pulak leading.....
bwbw: good race eh?
binx: yups
binx: interesting
binx: not a predictable one for sure


bwbw: black flag..
bwbw: for montoya..
binx: oooooooook
binx: drive thru?
bwbw: masuk pit
bwbw: missed red light
binx: huh?
binx: damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
binx: *angry*
binx: ok im going to bed now

(the race was still on lap 17/70)

2.21 am, Monday 13th June



See the full results here.




binx: uuwaaaaaaa........

I'm in the mood to kill......

Today was just not my day... Everything went wrong from the moment I woke up. Everything and everyone just pisses me off...

Hence, I have with me right now a list of people that I would love to kill.....

• Mrs. R for making me do stupid data entry for the sake of maintaining a manual and automated tax system in the midst of a busy closing period. Data entry a clerk pun boleh buat.. why need to bug me with it?
  
• The 'Lembaga' people that I have to liase with for calling me three times today and rushed me to do my job... When you need something from me, you bug me constantly, but when we need something from you, you just take your own sweet time in getting it done... That is so unfair! And when I delay something, there must be a good reason behind it and I've always called to inform you about the delay. You don't need to drop names to the CEO about it.. You are of a higher rank, for god sake.... Take some responsibilities laa for once. The delay was due to the inefficiencies on your side anyway!!!
  
• My young colleague who doesn't know when is the right time to kid around... When you know that it is the time of the month for the group cashflow, don't laa buat lawak buduh. You'll only get killed by doing so... And, a joke is only funny the first time around... Once it is recycled, it just irritates people.
• The stupid driver that had caused massive traffic along Jalan Ampang this evening. If you can't drive, you might else well take the public transport. It saves you from being cursed mindlessly by irritated drivers who have just had a bad day at work.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The pengkit waiter in Alexis, Great Eastern Mall. (S)he kept me waiting for my meal for almost an hour. A meal that I didn't even get to taste. I was so pissed due to the fact that; (a) I was the first one to order, while my other dinner companions were still contemplating on their orders - I was damn hungry after a long day at work; (b) our appetizer actually arrived after the main courses (my friends', not mine) came AND we had to remind them of our appetizer; (c) after calling her/him for 3 times, (s)he kept telling me that it will only be another 10 minutes, and no 'sorry for the delay' were given at that time. I decided to cancel on my spring chicken dish after all my friends had polished off their food. I am never going to set foot in the restaurant ever again for the poor service given. Perhaps, the next time I feel like having dinner at Alexis, I'll go to the Bangsar's outlet pulak.
• My Lil Sis's stupid housemate for treating her like shit.... I've warn my sis about the housemate (who used to be my schoolmate back in secondary school) and her attitude problem. However, due to unavoidable circumstances they ended up being housemates. My sis, being a soft-hearted person, were bullied by the psycho girl into doing her final project for her.. Imagine yourself staying up late doing something for a friend, because she promised to help you out with your assignment, and that person comes into your room to give more instructions and took a pillow from your bed and dozed off... What the f**k laa kan... Plus she took some reference from Lil Sis's portfolio to be inserted in her project paper - without permission. And today she pulled another stunt that had caused my sis to miss out on a great opportunity to have her privacy at last. If I were there in Perth, I would have strangled her to death rite now.. Hang on Lil' Sis.. You'll get her off your back soon ok..

die... die... die.....

binx: this PMS is killing me....!

An encounter with the past....

Tonight I've met up with my 3 long-long best buddies after 14 years.. We were primary school best buddies... Yeah, you've got it right, PRIMARY school buddies.. *lol*

We haven't meet each other since we left primary schools, with the exceptional for the 3 that were in the same secondary school and the occasional bumping into each other at shopping mall (which happens once in a blue moon).

After 14 years of silence, all the 5 of us met again, thanks to Friendsters.

It was such a great night. Reminiscing the good old days. Our zaman kegemilangan where we always thought that we were very cool girls that do all the happening stuffs (syiok sendiri aje actually). We had a great laughs, revisiting our glory days as young and carefree teenagers...

I am so surprised that I could not remember most of the details of my primary school years. What I do remember was how close we were and the things that we do together. However, the details were very vague or were actually washed out from my memory bank. Thanks to Alia, who has super duper memory, tonight my tired brain was given a jump-start and can actually recall some of the stupid, crazy and fun moments we've shared for almost 3 years.

The only thing that neither one of us can remember was how did the 5 of us became friends, best friends. If you were to see us back then, or even now, all of us are TOTALLY different. There was:-

- the snobbish-smart-prefect-with-geeky-glasses,

- the short-small-naughty-talker-with-geeky-glasses,

- the small-sensitive-cat-lover, the timid-hardly-speaks-only-laugh-girl; and

- yours truly : the short-small-follower-with-crazy-and-stupid-remarks.


Girls, it was indeed a great night. Thanks for conjuring the memories of our happy moments together. Even though 14 years has passed, the friendship that we had back then didn't die. Hope that it will continue for as long as we can hold on to it. Love ya lots!! *muahs*

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Graduation (Friends Forever)


And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And i keep thinking of that night in june
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon and there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone
We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at our selves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

As we go on, we remember
All the times we had together
And as our lives change, come whatever
We will still be, friends forever

So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money
When we look back now, will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, i keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there? can we make it somehow?
I guess i thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us round?
Will these memories fade when i leave this town
I keep, i keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly


- byVitamin C

binx: step by step.. oh baby.. gonna get to you girl.. *rotflol*

Confession of a Klutz

7.45 am

Left the house for the office..
dum dee dum..
I'm going to be early again today...


8.00 am

Reached the Masjid Negara roundabout (3/4 of the journey)...
I am soooo gonna be early today..
Hmmm.. which shoe shall I wear today? The flat or the heeled mules?
Maybe the heeled ones laa kut coz it has been quite some time since I've last worn those...
Reached at the back of the co-pilot's seat (I keep all my shoes in the car)...
Arrggghhh....!!!!!!!
Looked back...
Nuthing...!
No shoes...!!!!!

Looked down at my feet... I'm wearing my driving flip-flop (selipar)...
No.. nooo.. noooooooooooo


8.05 am

Dialed Mrs. Wacko's number -

Binx: U......... U tau tak kedai mana yg jual kasut yg bukak at this time?
Mrs. W: Huh?.. errrmmm... Takde laa U... Why larr?
Binx: Arrgghhh... I left my shoes at home!
Binx: I'm wearing my selipar jek nieh.. How laa U...?
Binx: 7-E jual kasut tak ek?
Mrs. W: *lol* If I have an extra pair in my car pun.. U won't fit in it kan..
Binx: Ha ah.. *sob*
Binx: It's ok laa U.. I'll figure something out...


8.15 am

Arrived at the parking lot. It's quite a distance from the place that I parked to the office building... How am I going to pull this off?

I kept my cool.... Tried to loosen the pants a bit so that it'll cover most part of my flip-flop covered feet. The best part of the whole chaos was that the flip-flop actually matches my outfit (purple shirt, purple tudung and.... purple flip-flop!!).. *lol*.. I never wear matching shoes. However, of all the days, today my selipar matches my outfit perfectly.

8.17 am

After paying the kakak, as fast as the speeding bullet, I 'flew' towards the building. Luckily the crowd at the famous gerai was not as packed as usual. Maybe because it was still too early for the normal crowd... phewh!


8.20 am

Entered the lift.. Argghh.. ramai laa pulak..
Went in to the back of the lift..
One guy actually stared at my feet, tak cover langsung..
Keep it cool, girl.. Keep it cool..
Nasib baik 5 floors up aje..

"Ting" - rushed out of the lift...


8.21 am

"beep" - swiped in i/d tag
Entered the department and was relieved to see that most of the staffs still haven't come in yet... This is good because if otherwise, I would have to parade my 'beautiful' flip-flop in front of the entire department before reaching my cubicle at the end of the office...

And at the cubicle was where I spent the rest of my day, hiding my purple colored flip-flop under the table.....



binx: bangs head on the table... why me...?

A meme again......!

Oh no... not another one..... (hahaha.. I'm soo gonna get you for this)

However, for the sake of doing it.. here goes...

the i'm-holier-than-thou blogger's baton

THE LAST BLOG I READ WAS:

my darling sis's

I THINK MY BLOG IS WAY BETTER THAN THAT BLOG ABOVE BECAUSE:

errrrr.... better? because it is brighter?
that's the only reason that i could think of cause she definately writes better than me...
no.. no.. she writes, i ramble...

IMHO THE BEST ENTRY I HAVE EVER BLOGGED IS:

i wouldn't say that it's the best.. but my favs would be...
- the one where my fav shoe got stuck in a hole (oh i'm such a drama queen *lol* )
- the one about my father

THE FIVE BLOGS I READ THAT MAY BE BETTER THAN MINE ARE:

1) Pok Ku's - love the way he explains the 'terengganu-speak' in his special Pok Ku's way
2) Teek's - love her antics and ticklish stories.. plus I bet she loves this promo of her blog *winks*
3) Norzu's - for reasons stated in the 1st Q...
4) Darekampo's - he's really really good...
5) Baine's - look at the number of comments this guy received per blog post... need i say more?

I KNOW MY READERS ARE ADDICTED TO MY BLOG BECAUSE:

I have 'readers' meh? errrrmmm...
B'coz I'm the Rhumba Queen....!! *winks*

And now I'm passing the baton to the following people that I think fit to perform this "I'm-Holier-Than-Thou Blogger's Baton" meme on their blog...

1) Teek (b'coz she's a good sport)
2) Baine (b'coz he once passed a meme to me.. )
3) MarinaDelRey (b'coz i know she loves doing one of these things)

binx: am soo not good at 'masuk bakul angkat sendiri' gig laaa...

I Like to Move it... Move it...

Melman, Marty, Alex and Gloria - characters frm Madagascar, the movie

Oh yes.. I've watched Madagascar last Saturday with Mrs. Wacko. Since her husband was off in the middle of the Terengganu ocean, it was the perfect opportunity for a girl's day out. Hence, off we went to the Summit, USJ (well, the rest of the cinemas were fully booked...). As jinjang as the place could be, the cinema was ok laa.. plus the crowd was a fun one too.

I'm not gonna rave about the movie in this post and spoil it for those who haven't watch it. However, I just wanna say that that King Jullian, the self-proclaimed king of the Lemurs, is indeed the funniest king I've ever seen. He actually reminds me of someone... Who else, if it's none other than my movie date herself... Mrs. Wacko.. *lol* (jgn marah aaa.. nanti kena jual *winks*) Everything about him, well not everything laaa, reminds me of my wacko friend. The way he talks, the way he walks, the way he thinks.. and the way he look?... hahahaha...

It was an enjoyable movie that tickles you from the very beginning to the very end. The karate penguins adds up to the fun too. I would recommend this movie for those who have had a hard week at work and need a good belly-laugh... *two thumbs up*

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Are You Serious?!!!


I was distracted by this this morning... What were they thinking? Supplying syringes and condoms to drug addicts for free to reduce the number of HIV patients?

No doubt the effort will help to curb the number of HIV positive druggies.. However, don't you think that the so-called philanthropic government will be encouraging those druggies to continue with their 'poking' activities freely? You are trying to curb one illness by encouraging more people to take up drugs and free sex due to the free 'gifts' by the kind government. Hah! Smart.. smart people...

I am surprised that the idea was given a green light by those well-dressed people in the Parlimen. They should really take a deeper look at the effect of the action...

Hence, if they still carry out the plan, come October, we - the rakyat will be contributing our hard earned salary to the 'charity' drive organised by the government in encouraging the druggies to achieve their ecstasy in a safe manner. Does this news makes you jump with joy and feel like running to the IRB to declare and pay your tax?



binx: i like to move it.. move it.. *dance routine*

Jedi Master I Am...

And some people said that I'm better off as a Representative to the Senate.. *lol*

Fear is the path to the Dark Side

binx: missing a chromosome?

What happened?

That was the question asked by everyone today..

Actually, I don't know what happened to me. I was laughing, joking, bitching, eating well last night. However, when I was about to have my beauty sleep, I felt a sudden pain on my right wrist. Sakit giler.. Hence, I reached for the ever handy Minyak Mestika and proceeded to massage the hand.

Woke up this morning with a throbbing wrist. I can't even bend my right palm without feeling the excruciating pain... With the vision of the amount of files on my table in the office, plus the fact that my account is due out today, I tried to ignore the pain and dressed myself for work...

8.30 a.m. : beep (swipe i/d tag) and tried to push open the glass door.. ouwch! that hurts.. ignore pain.. ignore pain...

9.00 a.m. : looking for docs and lifted the heavy file.. ouwch! that really hurts.. reach for the minyak and massage hand...

11.45 a.m. : tried to open the tab of the toilet sink... ouwch! it still hurts...

2.00 p.m. : tried to write something... ouwch! continued typing away on the keyboard... ouwch! ouwch! ouwch!

2.45 p.m. : shout out to my online contacts.. "I'm in pain!!!"

3.00 p.m. : succumbed to the pain and went down to the clinic... "Doc, my right wrist hurts!"

3.45 p.m. : walked out of the clinic with a bandaged right wrist...

What happened?

1) someone mentioned RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury).. and after reading all about it here.. yeah I can't help but to think that just might be it..

2) another person said that it might have been all the bitching around last night.. kena tulah laa kut.. *lol*

3) someone else said that it might have been the "liat" lamb at HRC.. all the struggle to cut the meat had caused the strained muscle.. *double lol*


Oh well, I shall stop here for now.. Need to rest the hand.. Still have to go to work tomorrow.. Now I really wish that I've been born a leftie... Try typing with only your left hand and see how much work you can complete in a day...


binx: hand hurts.. cannot work.. can ah?