"I had been duped...!"

My Abg Toya didn't do so well during yesterday's race. However, was glad that is was a Renault's win and not Ferrari's *hahahaha*.

Was hit with a dejavoo thought when Fisichella crossed the finish line as the race champion yesterday. Exactly one year ago, while I was sitting in the Business Strategy class, I received an sms from my "darling" friend...

Jigga: "Dude.. how's class? I bet you must be wondering who won the Australian GP kan..."
Binx: "Of course laa... so.. apa lagi? updates.. updates..."
Jigga: "You would not believe this.. but G. Fisichella won!!! Your Abg. Toya was out after the 1st few laps. Plus there were few more retirements from the top players"
Binx: "What................??!!! Seriousssssss.... ?"
Jigga: "Yups... sorry to dissapoint you dude... Anyway, have fun in class"
Binx: "Errrmmm.. yeah ok"

Came home that day, and...

Lil' Sis: "So.. you know who won?"
Binx: "Yeah.. it sucks...."
Lil' Sis: "Why laaa?"
Binx: "Fisichella won the race kan?"
Lil' Sis: "Hahahahahhahaha.... where did you get that news from laa sis? Hahahahahha..."
Binx: "Huh... bukan ke? Habih tuh sapa menang?"
Binx: "@#$@%!^@&*#!@.... I"m gonna get you Jigga dude... eeiii... buduh nyaaaaaa"

Gave him a good bashing after that and since then he has been a true f1 reporter to dear old me.. The joke was really funny to him that until today he would break into mean laughs whenever he recalls the moment of my utter shockness.

The dude's getting married this Thursday to his true love *winks*. I wish him all the best in embarking on his new journey. I guess there'll be less jokes and wise-cracks, on my expense, from him after this. However Dude, don't forget to keep in touch ya... Snorkeling snorkeling jugak.. friend you yg would do anything for you nieh jangan lupa k *winks*...


Binks: @$#%$!^%^@#$%.....!!!

Hidden Treasure

Did my routine weekly spring cleaning last night. While I was trying to clear out one corner of my room, I felt tempted to unzip the big red bag, where we have stashed all our unused old clothes before we moved into the current house.

Opened the zipper and beneath some of the old baju kurung was a piece of old memory......

My old red kimono... Dad bought it during one of his trips to Japan, when he was still a reporter.

Try guessing how old is the kimono. Nope, not 5 years old. And nope, not 10 years old. It's almost 23 years old.. No kidding... Kenapa? Tak percaya kaa?

However, its material and color still looks as good as new.. Good eh? Maybe will keep it for my future daughter(s) *winks* (binx wraps the outfit in the clear dry-clean plastic and hangs it in the wardrobe)

3-year old binx parading the new kimono

binx: aahhh choooommm.. dusty dusty room...

When you are bored and no one else is around, you...

... take snapshots of your new cubicle *lol*

you can even see the top of Aunty's Beast chair behind those blinds.... brrrrr.....

neat eh... looks like tak byk keje aje kan... NOT!!!!

binx: TGIF......

Chocolate Brownies `ala Binx

1) Mix 1 stick of butter and 1 cup of caster
sugar



2) Mix it well until the butter softens



3) Next, add in 4 eggs one by one



4) Mix it till the eggs and butter
batter becomes fluffy



5) Add in 1 cup of cocoa powder, 1 cup of plain
flour, 1/4 tsp of baking powder & 1 tsp of
vanilla essence.
Mix it well...



6) Once the batter is done, bake it in the oven
for 20 - 30 mins (180 deg. celsius).
Finally, tadaaaa.....
Top it up with chocolate topping and grated chocs
for additional chocolatey taste..



Brownies anyone?

chef binx: yumm... yumm... yumm...

errmm.. errmm.. errmm..

Notes to the financial statement
(Nota-Nota untuk penyata kewangan)
===========================

Earnings per share
(Pendapatan sesaham)

Net profit for the year
(Keuntungan bersih untuk tahun)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
(Purata wajaran bilangan saham biasa diterbitkan)

Effects of dilution:
(Kesan pencairan):

Share options
(Opsyen-opsyen saham)

Bank guaranteed redeemable convertible bonds
(Bon boleh ubah dan boleh tebus yang dijamin oleh bank)

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Hmmm.... been doing the translation for the Group's annual report. My goodness, I didn't expect it to be this hard. I mean, I can say that my B.Melayu is ok laaa.. takde laa terror sgt... BUT I was having problem in translating those business/financial jargons..

When I first saw the term "Surplus on member's voluntary liquidation of Subsidiaries".. I freaked out.... aaarrrrggghhh... What have I gotten myself into...?

Started to panicked. Called the Group Admin dept., where there's a small library for the staffs, to ask for business (english-malay) dictionary.. But all they have is the Fajar Bakti's English-Malay Dictionary.. Haiyaaa... hampeh btul.. Tuh dictionary people use during primary or secondary school.. Tak corporate langsung. However, I still went up to get it.. Who knows kan.. maybe berguna laa jugak.

Got back to my place, with a renewed feeling of enthusiasm. Try looking up "Liquidation".. ziltch.. tarak... arrggghhh... penat.. penat.. But it didn't deter my spirit.

Went next door to the Group HR dept. and borrowed a thicker dictionary. This one nampak laa convincing sikit. The Dewan Bahasa's English-Malay Kamus Dewan. Still tak menolong jugak hamba yang lemah ini... Oh tidak... kenapa Kau uji ku sebegini rupa....?

Finally, after realising that I was in agony, the accountant suggested that I give the CEO's secretary a call to ask for a special jargon/technical English-Malay Dictionary. Haiya.. now baru nak cakap laa kan... Hence, for the 1st time I went up to the highest floor in the building, in search for the much needed "bible"..

Thus, now, with the "bible" in front of me... people can throw at me any business/financial jargons and I can translate it to a Malay word in a jiffy...

Hmmm... wanna give it a try? *winks*


Binx: serabut... serabut....

Family Affair

Received an sms frm Ayah at 7 a.m. saying that an uncle (his BIL) had just passed away after subuh.

Innalillah.... May Allah bless his soul.

I can't take the day off since it was my first day reporting to Aunty Beast. Hence, promised Ayah that I'll rush off to Seremban directly after work.

I felt really really bad for not being able to be with the family. After patching things up with Ayah, I was hoping to do the same with the rest of the jawa clan. However, this is the set of family that I haven't seen since 1998. Anticipating that the situation will be kinda weird, I tried to persuade the only sibling that I have left at home to come along (plus it was also a request from Ayah to ask her to come). Unfortunately, the occasion doesn't seem very important to her that she would rather stay home than lend a shoulder to a grieving aunt and sons.

Was emotionally unstable the whole day. And the best part was that it was not due to the fact that I am now officially reporting to Aunty Beast. Actually, that part of my day was ok. She hardly spoke a single word to me. My agony was caused by the fact that someone would be so cold hearted as to ignore a request to attend to family gathering and plus had the heart to make plans to go see a movie. Being the emotional me, I tried very hard to control my anger that I broke into tears. If family sendiri pun tanak pegi... tak tau laa macam mana nak cakap lagi....

Tried to control my emotions by concentrating on my newly assigned task. However, my mind just couldn't focus. I knew that I could not drive down to Seremban alone in that state of mind. Tried to get Mrs. Wacko to teman me, since her hubby is not around.. Unfortunately, her FIL thought that it would be very dangerous for 2 girls to be driving around at night...

HELLO.....!!! Uncle, I've driven back to Kelantan through the Gua Musang road at 2 a.m. before... I am no wreckless driver laaa....!!

Anyway, I ended up cruising alone on the KL-Seremban Highway at 5.30 p.m. It was actually a welcome treat, to be driving alone, fast (120-140 kmph), with the radio on full blast.

Made a pit stop at the Seremban R&R to re-fuel the tank.

"Hai kak.. Jagung manis kak? Makan laa jagung manis kak... baru muka tuh manis sikit..."

OH WOW!!!!!!!!

I felt as if I've been slapped right smacked in the face.............. How can I be all smiling sweetly, when I've just cried my eyes out the whole entire journey? Errrkkk... anyway, got myself THE "soul-food" (snickers bars) and a can of 100 PLUS POWER to wash down the sorrows.

The dreaded encounter with the long-lost family went very well, surprisingly. Everyone was still the same, except for the kids. My god, they have grown into men now... I can hardly recognise them all.. Nieh if berselisih tepi jalan kat KL, mmg tobat tak kenal. One cousin, who used to be so short and well-rounded, now loomed over me like the Ghostbuster's White Marshmallow man. Goodness.... how time flies.

It was a good 2 hours spent, trying to rekindle the old family ties that had broken due to two hearts that have lost their love. I've made an effort to get everyone's number, just in case there'll be any need to visit them to pass a certain "invitation" in the future *winks*.



We don't need, don't need, no haters
Just try to love one another
We just want y'all have a good time
No more drama in your life
Work real hard to make a dime
If you got beef, your problem, not mine
Leave all that BS outside
We're gonna celebrate all night
Let's have fun, tonight, no fights

~ Mary J. Blige: Family Affair ~



Binx: emotionally recovered....

Aaarrrgggghhhh...!!!!!!!!!!!

What happened to all the pics that I've posted using Hello! ?????



Binx: very very pissed now....