How do you measure a year...?

It's almost the end of 2006. I, for one, am glad that the year is almost over, since it was a shitty year for me... I guess my 'shitty year' cycle happens every 8 years lar kut... hmm...

Anyway, despite all the shitty-ness, I guess I've come a long way and have gone through a lot of changes this year. There were lots of tears shed, laughters shared, friendship forged and renewed, and lives touched. So, I guess when I focus on the the great things that happened through out the year - it doesn't seemed as shitty as I thought it was.

Here's a great song that I would love to share with all of you. Just try to remember all the love that you have and Insya-Allah, you'll realised that you have seasons of love... Happy New Year Everyone!

525,600 Minutes
525,000 Moments so dear
525,600 Minutes
How Do You Measure - Measure A Year?

In Daylights - In Sunsets
In Midnights - In Cups Of Coffee
In Inches - In Miles
In Laughter - In Strife

In 525,600 Minutes
How Do You Measure
A Year In The Life?

How About Love?
How About Love?
How About Love?
Measure In Love

Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love

525,600 Minutes
525,000 Journeys To Plan
525,600 Minutes
How Do You Measure The Life
Of A Woman Or A Man

In Truths That She Learned
Or In Times That He Cried
In Bridges He Burned
Or The Way That She Died

It's Time Now To Sing Out
Though The Story Never Ends
Let's Celebrate
Remember A Year In The Life Of Friends

Remember the Love
Remember the Love
Remember the Love
Measure In Love

Oh you got to remember the love
You know that love is a gift from up above
Share love, give love, spread love
Measure, measure your life in love

Seasons Of Love
Measure Your Life In Love

Song: Seasons of Love
Album: OST Rent

binx: selamat hari raya korban too!

Listening and understanding...

"Seek first to understand, then to be understood"

Habit 5
Stephen Covey's 7 Habits for Highly Effective People

How many of us actually practice this habit - to listen and understand before giving out our response? Imagine how many arguments can be avoided if only people would listen to each other first before forming and trying to give out their opinion. I for one have been guilty of not listening fully, or forming an opinion too soon on countless occasions. The consequential effect of those acts could have been avoided IF ONLY I could have practiced the habit more often.

With so many catastrophic events happening around the world, let's just try and be a little more emphatic and not add to the negative vibes that are surrounding the globe. Try not to anger mother earth any further. You never know, a little patience in listening can go a long way.



Let us join together in a prayer so that the earth will return to its calm state and the people occupying it will find peace and serenity come the new year.




Insya-Allah...




binx: thanks...

Confession of a 'pening' Binx

You go out on a harmless coffee 'date' with a guy, not expecting any magic-mambo-jambo thing to happen and you ended up being bugged with endless sms every single minute of the day... Am I THAT irresistible (NOT!) or is he THAT desperate? I really think it's the latter... hahaha of course lar rite!

I really don't understand the situation. I can't say that the coffee outing was anything out of the ordinary... In fact, it was rather a one-sided meeting (a very boring one actually...), where the guy did all the talking, mostly about himself, his passion for photography and his work. I even had to hold back the urge to yawn a couple of times out of politeness.

After we've said our goodbyes, I thought that would be the last time that I will hear from him. Oh was I wrong... I received an sms as soon as I got home, saying that he just reached his house. And another few hours after that saying that he's going to sleep. Hmmmm..... Since when did he decide that he needed to report his every move to me?

This happened almost everyday. He tried to ask me out again the next day, which I politely declined. And the day after that.. And the day after that.. And the day after that.. Until I ran out of excuses to give him, and don't know how to tell him that I wasn't interested to go out and hear him ramble about himself for another hour or so...

I feel so rimas rite now. I can't even go out with my friends without having him sms'ing me asking my whereabouts... @$#!%@%#$@&**#^... I know I should tell him something soon, cause he doesn't seem to be getting the message.. However, I really don't know how to do so...

HELP!




binx: why do i attract lalats all the time?

Peace on Earth...!

Lesson On Decorum (Part II) - The Frog Says It All...

Remember what I was rambling about in Part I last week?


Finally they had come up with this clip, which was aired before the beginning of the movie that I was watching last nite...

picture source: Walt Disney's Meet the Robinsons' Official Website

Check it out guys :-
--> Walt Disney's Meet the Robinsons --> Watch Frankie and The Frog Sings!




binx: i love u, frankie!

Times like these...

" I, am a little divided
Do I stay or run away
And leave it all behind? "

Title: Times Like These
Artist: The Foo Fighters

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Time flies so fast when you are having fun. However, as soon as the fun is over, it starts to crawl ever so slowly, leaving you with lots of time to reflect on your life...

This is the time when your problem (if any) starts to creep back from the corner of your mind, where it had been hiding all these while. Once it has caught up with you, it will start to pounce on your brain, over and over and over again - until you can find a way to either solve it or push it way back to the corner.

I really hate it when this happens. I can't sleep just thinking about it. It will bug me until I can find a source of entertainment that can help me forget about it for awhile. However, like I said, it would just be forgotten during that span of time. It can never disappear into thin air with a single click of the fingers (though I really wished that it could).

So, how do you solve a problem, when after trying all your might you still don't have the means to solve it? Do you consult with someone that can help you out, but will end up feeling indebted to the person (which is something that you are not keen of)? OR do you just dwell on it until you feel as if your brain's CPU is gonna blow a fuse?




binx: cracking my head now...

All in 24 hrs...

Recently, Mom had gave me the email address of her friend's son. Eh bukan nak try to pair us up, it was for some business inquiries that I had lar.

So, we finally managed to meet on Monday night - albeit through YM.

After an interesting 2-hour chat, he asked to meet up so that we can discuss further about the business venture. Hence, I had agreed to a breakfast meeting the next day (Tuesday).

Guess what... The breakfast meeting had stretched to lunch, tea and dinner! 10-hour outing ok...

It was as if we have been friends for ages. We talked, exchanged ideas, joked around, laughed as if we were old buddies, which was very cool lar kan.

Being the brilliant and kind guy that he is (based on all the reviews that I heard from Mom and from my own observation), he was willing to let me pick on his brain for ideas for my future venture. It is very rare for someone, whom you just met, to want to share his business ideas with a stranger - without any strings attached. Even my business partner was a bit skeptical about it when I told her earlier. However, I can tell that he was sincere on sharing it, since according to him, it won't do him any good to keep it all to himself.

So, Sir Bob, thanks for a long great, tiring yet interesting day. Here's to the beginning of a new friendship... Hope to get more chance to pick on your brain for more great, and fresh ideas for the future venture! *winks*




binx: sakit kaki...!

Dig in...!

I've noticed that my blog's traffic had a drastic increase today. It surged up to 100+ views in just a few hours! Mind you, I don't really get that much traffic per day, let alone per hour. Hence, such an unusual activity can be detected easily.

OneStat.com had confirmed my suspicion - someone's digging into my archive. Hmmm... oh well... Welcome new reader! Dig in... Nanti datang KL jangan lupa bawak buah pala or those yummy jeruks for me, k *winks*

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After watching Cinta the movie for the 2nd time (eh I didn't planned it), I find myself humming to this catchy tune by Shannon... Nice..

Listen to it here.

Bila Engkau Jauh
~Shannon~

Sedapnya hati tidak jemu
Tak sabar bermanja
Hanya sehari tak bertemu
Macam selamanya

Rindukan tawamu
Yang menyegarkanku

Aku tersiksa dengar sendu
Bila engkau jauh
bila terasa sentuhanmu
aku tersembuh

aku bermimpi riang terbang
pagi sampai senja
cinta di hati sudah kembang
untuk engkau saja

tidur atau jaga
rindu sentiasa

aku tak pernah bercinta
sampai terbalik seluruh duniaku
hanya satu yang kupinta
jangan tinggalkan aku

aku merayu oh kekasih
belailah hatiku
bila ku layu lagi sedih
curahlah kasihmu

kau dakaplah aku
sembuhkan piluku

jika kau rasa sepertiku
bila aku jauh
biarlah dua jadi satu
bersama selalu
hanya kau dan aku

binx: continue humming...

A Lesson on Decorum (Part I) - At the Cinema

Have you ever been to the cinema, expecting to have an uninterrupted entertainment only to be irritated by some inconsiderate jerks? Remember how there used to be idiots that would answer their phones during the movies, until the community service reminder advert were aired to remind everyone to turn off their mobile phones or put it on the silent mode before every show? I think they need to revise that reminder advertisement and include all other annoying behaviors that have recently become a major nuisance at the cinema...

Maybe the advertisement should include these following points in their community service reminder campaign... It will definitely make MY future trips to the cinema less stressful...


1.

Please make way for people that are trying to squeeze their way through the narrow aisle. Should you happen to have long legs or is slightly on the plush side, it would be great if you could just stand and let the other person through. It's bad enough to not give them a clear access, it's even worse when you let out an annoying sigh when they accidentally tripped on you LARGE foot that was obstructing the way!

2.

Never rest your feet on the chair in front of you, unless it is unoccupied. Try to resist from doing so because it will just irritate the person who is sitting right in front of you, especially if you keep kicking or shaking his/her seat through out the entire 2 hours... How is that person suppose to concentrate on the movie with an irritating idiot behind him/her? How would you like to be kicked and pushed from the back while you are trying to enjoy a movie?

3.

Try and save your personal comments or remarks on the movie until after it ended. Other people didn't pay RM10 to listen to your snide comments or even synopsis about the movie. Or if you really need to make a comment, just whisper it to your partner next to you. Public annoucement are not appreciated especially during the climax of a movie/scene.

4.

Never go for a movie when you are sleepy... especially if you know that your snore can actually cause tremors. That is just plain rude...


What say you?




binx: hangin nyaaa....!

Of wedding dinner and coffee...

... What should I wear for the wedding reception tonight? *sigh* Been trying to figure out an outfit for the chinese wedding that I had agreed to attend since last night.. And so far I still haven't decided on 'the' outfit yet.. I know for a fact that black is a definite 'NO' for a chinese wedding... rite? *long sigh*. I think I need a new wardrobe...


... A minimum RM150 limit for the wedding 'ang pau'? Hmmm... I heard that they go by the standard of the hotel where the ceremony is going to be held. E.g. Shangri-La Hotel is a 5 star hotel in KL. Hence, the minimum ang pau should start from RM150... Thank god that I don't go for chinese weddings that often.. If not memang can go bankrupt laa...




... Can't wait to eat the 9 course chinese dinner tonight. I wonder if they have prawns on their menu... *slurpp*



... How long do you have to know someone before agreeing to go out for a 1-on-1 coffee date?






binx: white or blue?

Pardon my England aaah...

Well I now know for a fact that I don't need to pay a few bucks for cheap entertainment. I can get a good hard belly laughs by just surfing the net and reading through forums and other online portals.

I was browsing through the net, doing some research for business ideas, and I found this instead...

"I'm just got my wedding a few week ago, i take my wedding photo at X, when the 1st day i walk in this shop, their sales girl talk the quality to me, they say their product all are good quality. I'm trust their services and sign up the weding packege at the day, 2nd time i go is my fitting gown day, 3rd time is my shooting day, then see photo, touchup and design until that day i take my wedding bouquet and they help me to do my wedding car with red colour netting and ribbon after finish i go back with my husband, on the way back to house, the sky is raining.

At this time, my wedding car like injured, its start blooding, my silver wedding car is change to red car after rainning, i think this is their quality!! What can i do ? i need to spend another money to wash my car and renetting my car."

I shared it with my friend, who was online, and both of us broke into laughing fits... Sampai keluar air mata ok... hahahaha....

Besides the Internet, there are a few other conversations that I had or encountered that had an everlasting effect on me.. because it was so funny...

I remembered one of the conversations we had with our manicurists, whose name shall not be mentioned here...

L: You know you have to take care of your nails...
B: Oh really? How come? It looks ok to me...
L: You see your upstairs ah not too strong...
L: So I cannot buff very long...
B: My upstairs?
L: Yeah laaa.. Your upstairs (pointing to the cuticles)
B: Ooooo my 'upstairs' *rotflol*

I am not in the position to criticise their 'England'. However, I just hope that they wouldn't mind me sharing it with all of you, just for the fun of it... *lol*


Do have any more bad 'England' stories to share?




binx: still rotflol

Where did you find it?

One person found it on the elevator
Another found it on a bus
Someone else found it on a TV show
And one hits her while she was having a blast

A blogger found his through his blog
A friend found his on Match.com
And now both are planning their weddings
To their partners, who they think are da bomb
(sorry, am trying to rhyme here)

It’s funny how it shows up
In many kind of ways
It never gives any warning
Just strikes you at anytime of the day

So if there’s a cupid out there
How do I get his attention?
For I don’t think he noticed me out here
He can’t even sense my desperation


Hey I was just kidding bout the last para.... Am not that desperate... *lol*




So tell me, how did you and your wife/husband/partner meet?




binx: it's the wedding season, again!

Observations of a curious (bored) Binx...

... Did you know that there is almost 200 bean sprouts in a packet of kuey teow goreng? Well, believe me, coz I've counted it all one by one...


... Did you know that a strong car polish can actually remove a terrible scratch on your car bumper? With time to spare and a storng right arm, you can practically shine it back to perfection...


... Did you know that you will find more bird droppings on a white or silver car than a black or dark colored car? Try parking a light colored car next to a dark colored one and observe. You'll be surprised to see the result...


...Did you know that an onion, apple and potato all have the same taste? The differences in flavour are caused by their smell. No kidding...


Care to share more interesting facts/observations?




binx: lalalalala....

a story about love...

"
sehari bersama dengan orang yang kita betul-betul sayang, walau macam mana perit pun, lagi baik dari seumur hidup bersama dengan orang yang kita tak sayang..

(a day with the one we truly love, despite all the pain, is way better than a lifetime with the one we do not love... )

"

~Rubiah/Mak Bi from CINTA the movie~

Watched the movie today... All that I can say is... EXCELLENT!

EXCELLENT line of actors and actresses (esp the lil' kid)...
EXCELLENT cinematography...
EXCELLENT soundtrack...




binx: saya sayang awak jugak...

I can finally see...

... THE FLOOR!

I must admit that I am not the most organised person around. Though I do have a filing system for all my bills, credit card statements, exam records and what not, I usually just chuck all of it on my study table until the pile gets irritatingly larger that it occupies almost half of the table. Then I'll start piling everything on my bedroom floor.

After a while, I can't even tell which pile is which.

For the past month, I have been neglecting all the piles and just let it sprawl all across the floor. I was either too busy organising the school reunion or studying for the exam, which in a way made my room even messier than before. Besides all the letters and bills, I added on all the paperwork that I needed for the reunion plus my study notes that seemed to grow larger and larger every semester. Trying to find a pen in the pile is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack...!

So today I finally gathered enough strength to tackle the pile of junks. I found...

... a year worth of credit card statements (I do all my banking transaction online, so I never bothered checking my statements)

... a year worth of JPA loan statements

... half a year worth of salary slips

... a year worth of car installment payment slips

... raya cards (even from 2005)

... birthday cards

... chinese new year cards (???)

... wedding invitations

... exam results, exam admission slips

... financial management magazines

... CIMA newsletters

... storybooks

... business cards

... catalogues (mostly frm the credit card reward thingy)

... stacks of CDs

... stacks of pictures

... movie ticket stubs

... and lots and lots of other junks!

It took me almost 4 hours to sort every single piece of paper out -

1. identify
2. sort according to subject
3. arrange it chronologically
4. file accordingly in each respective file.

Phewh!!! Penat ok!

And as always, there are 2 huge black gargabe bags waiting to be hurled downstairs tomorrow morning. I just hope that they don't accidentally rip along the way down and spill all those junks out.

Someone once told me that women tend to keep lots of junk, be it in their purse, handbags or at home... He even said that if I were to gather all the receipts and junks I have in my purse, I can start my very own bonefire... :p


How do you manage your junks?




binx: ahchoooom......

How to save a life...

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Artist: The Fray
Song title: How to save a life



This is my current fav tune... And once again it's taken from the soundtrack of Grey's Anatomy. For those of you that are following the show on Ntv7 or Astro, well, here's a sneak peak of what's in store for you guys.. *winks*

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Something to ponder:

"Do you go out with him because you're really into him or because you are lonely and in need of company?"

binx: hmmmpp...

T.W.O

Confessions of a Rhumba Addict

is

TWO!

However, there's no Rhumba Frapuchino to celebrate with...

*sob**sob*

Here's to many more silly, crazy, sappy, emo, psycho, ntah apa2 posts to come!!

Cheers!

binx: 390 posts... wow!