Archive For January, 2008

1st award for the year!

By | January 12, 2008

Wow, the beginning of the year and I’m receiving an award from Pearly - The Bloggers of the World 2007-2008 award.  Thank you very much, Pearly.  It is very much appreciated and I’m  happy to receive it.  But then I have to admit that I’m one of those bloggers who are not that great in her writings.  [...]

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I want a new sofa

By | January 12, 2008

I am still waiting for the day I can afford to get a set of living room furniture.  Right not we do have two coffee tables, a love seat and a cheap recliner.  I am looking at a different store for my sofa but DB wants a leather reclining set from a discount furniture store.  I am not [...]

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Office renovation again

By | January 12, 2008

The area where the Compensation folks are located is getting a face lift.  Our entire HR area is full of dust from all these moving of boxes, dry walls, and the sawing. Also these banging and drilling really is getting to be a pain for us folks.  The contractors who are responsible for installing the electrical [...]

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Broadband Internet

By | January 12, 2008

DB and I have gone through  quite a few highspeed internet providers.  I still remember the ancient dial-up connection we had back in 1997, that was so slow.   It is slow and it disengage the phone from receiving any incoming calls, let alone call out.  It was only when we moved to our first  house [...]

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PhotoHunt: Skinny

By | January 11, 2008

This week’s them is Skinny.  I don’t really have a lot pictures with skinny objects or bodies.  Well, I do, but I’m not going to put the pictures of skinny bodies up, since I don’t have the permission to put them up.  So, here are the pictures for this week’s hunt: my skinny feet, and hubby’s [...]

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It’s Friday, no work till Monday!

By | January 11, 2008

Yeehah, Friday is here, even though I still have to work tonight at Satay 2-Go, it’s the weekend.  I always look forward to the weekends.  I’m busier but I’m doing things at my own pace.  Plus I’m home giving DB hell, if y’all know what I mean.  He has been going for his trading classes [...]

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Back at it again

By | January 10, 2008

My friend at work, the one that treats me like her daughter told herself she will quit going to the casinos come New Year’s.  That is  her New Year’s resolution.  When she told me that, I was really happy for her and her hubby.  At least she can save the overtime money her hubby has been [...]

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Early night for me

By | January 8, 2008

It’s not even 9 p.m. and I’m calling it a night.  Wrote a few paid posts as they were due and I’m already feeling I need toothpicks to keep my eyes open.  I have to blame it on DB!!! Why does he have to arouse me last night while I was in deep slumber for, you [...]

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Helpless

By | January 8, 2008

When DB was in the hospital for alcohol poisoning, I was waiting to speak to the social worker on his case.  I told myself I’ll be damn if she didn’t speak to me what they need to do with my husband.  All I wanted was for them to reserve a bed for him at a [...]

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SIL in rehab

By | January 8, 2008

Finally, DB’s sister is done with drug rehab.  She was arrested in April during Easter for harassing her family member and attempt to kill, who I am not sure.  One of the brother called the cops, and she was sent to the can right away.  I know she is an alcoholic and also a druggie.  I known about the latter [...]

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Who will take care of you

By | January 8, 2008

I get this question all the time from my friends.  DB had asked me several times what would do when he passes away.  He wants to know if I prefer to stay on in the US or move back to Malaysia or Singapore.  When he asked me initially, it was a surprise to me, I [...]

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The weekend

By | January 7, 2008

My weekend started off with warm weather.  The temps shot up to the upper 30s yesterday, actually 41F degrees.  Saturday’s temp was fairly warm in the morning.  I went for a walk with the boys.  It was theirs and my first morning walk since i returned from my vacation.  (Yep, I got lazy since I [...]

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Photohunt: Delicious

By | January 4, 2008

This week’s theme is Delicious.  Oh, I’m sure there are a lot of food out there that are really delicous to the taste buds.  However, here are mine especially since returning from vacation, all I think about are these dishes/food. Top to bottom, left to right: – Curry noodles; kaya (coconut with brown sugar paste) [...]

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Vacation: Meeting with my old buddy, Mike

By | January 4, 2008

When I was in Ipoh, I met up with only a few buddies of mine:  Stef, Samm, Kiran, Mike, and Rose.  Here is Mike with Db and I at Tanjung Tualang for our seafood feast.   Here is where you can read about this seafood restaurant.  I have known Mike since my Seagate, Ipoh days, all the way [...]

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New year and time for reviews

By | January 4, 2008

That’s the time of the year again.  All employees received an email last month to remind them of the deadline when we need to complete and submit our self-evaluation to our managers.  January 11 is the deadline.  Boss came over yesterday and told me to get my self eval out soon.  To be honest, I [...]

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