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Happy All Saints Day
Hello hello,
It’s All Saints Day. A day after the All Souls Day. The American just celebrate their Halloween. While other countries in Europe are having a public holiday today, we have a fabulous day working today (NOT!). It is the work-day-1 in our field; should be busy but I’m taking it easy today after a few days of having headaches from all the requests.
Lovely indeed to be working on this holy day 01/11/2011.
I’m sitting at the Lebkov again this afternoon. My mind is like a machine, non-stop working. But I just take an easy way out, blogging here and later continue my articles I’m working on.
No, I haven’t bought anything yet as there was a long line wanting to order. So, I find a space at the back and just take out my laptop. Two guys sitting next to my left talk about work in IT. It sounds like an interview is being held. Not sure as I don’t want to listen. On my right is a one-person table. A guy is having his bread while playing with his iPad. At my back, there are 3 guys drinking and drinking and I heard someone making several calls. On my far end left, at the back, there is a lady enjoying her muffin, holding a book. On the other side at the back, 2 young ladies speak German are also enjoying their bread while chit-chatting about life.
The music they are playing on the air is jazz. Nice to do some work, chit-chat with a company or two, read a magazine or paper, or just having something to drink or to nibble.
It has been a while I have not been to Facebook so I am lacking of what’s going on in the world. If you are curious about what I’m doing, well, I’m working of my new dot com. Nothing serious. I’m just missing putting my stuff online although I can do it here or elsewhere with a free service.
I wish you all a Happy All Saints Day.
Appreciated Thought
Ah! What a fantabulous day! I loved how it turned out to be!
Our first team lunch was a success. We had it at the Chinese restaurant, 10-minute away from our office on foot. With 2 tables and many different nationalities: African, Chinese, Dutch, French, Irish, Italian, Malaysian and Spanish. We had enough meal for all of us. While waiting for the dessert to come, I went to the middle, between the 2 tables and told them that due to the recent occasion, I would like to do something new by celebrating it, and not going to do the “traditional” way (buying cakes and inviting colleagues to eat together at the open space in the office). So, I handed out the Fortune Sweets to each of them. Later, I heard laughter and talks from them.
Someone has a secret-admirer or someone will soon strike a jackpot. I don’t know who gets what but I am so happy this works out.
Apart from that, when the bill came, I surprised them with “the Boss has something to say” (by handling over the bill to him). They all burst out laughing and I could see how our Boss was all smiling with his comments and jokes. “….. since it’s our first team lunch and we just finished our first quarter. I’d be glad to say that today’s lunch would be paid by YOU!”
It all ended well and we all had a terrific time. I am glad when in the morning I turned to 2 colleagues to ask their opinion of this simple idea of mine. One (male colleague) said, “People don’t care how it looks like, beautiful or ugly. They will appreciate all what you have done and are trying to do.”
Another one (a female colleague) was all jumping when I showed her what I planned to do. She is above 50 but she acts as if she was a kid, so excited to receive a gift. So, I went ahead with the idea. And it turned out GREAT!
No matter how small the gift is, or how cheap it looks like, but people appreciate it nonetheless. It’s the thought that counts!
Happy New Year 2011
Less than an hour to 2011 and I’m sitting or rather singing along with my girlfriends some old songs (in my living room) that remind me of the time when I was still in high school. Some memories did come back where we just shared, in the middle of the lyrics. Outside is noisy with all the fireworks and the champagne is having a nice time with the other drinks in the cold out side. 
2010 has been a GREAT year. I wouldn’t want to change otherwise. But would wish for a better 2011, a prosperous, healthy, joyous, happy, lots of love, success and hopefully with a bit of luck in wealth.
Happy New Year 2011 everyone!
Wet Thursday Morning
Wet Thursday morning on the way to Rotterdam.
Silence but the sound of an old crack as if asking for a sympathy and the soft sound of this metro, makes me wonder what my fellow passengers are thinking. We’re at least covered from the rain and feel warmer with the heater on. While outside, it’s wet and cold.
I don’t mind if it’s raining as it is not as cold as when it is dry. It’s 2 degree Celcius and real feel is not even a minus. Or maybe it’s just because I feel warm inside this heavy and thick winter jacket.
A lovely weekend which I can thank the goodness of all the people who came on last Saturday for the Deepavali celebration. My first time wearing Saree and already I felt like I could never have enough of it. For this event and photos, they will follow up when I’m on my machine.
Cold To The Bone
8 November 2010, Monday.
It was a very cold fresh Monday morning air when I stepped out my door, rushing to the metro as I got up pretty late this morning. My excitement had overruled my sleepiness. It was not easy to go into the dreamland. My friends and my great Uncle from England and my big sis from Germany have confirmed to come in December.
So, I thought make it BIG. Rock the city. Wake the neighbourhood up. Be crazy like old time. And have FUN!
This morning, with my mobile phone, I sent out messages to my friends from all over Europe and Scandinavia. Then, I got more positive feedback. I’m all over the moon.
The cold is forgotten for just a few seconds. Then I realised that I have to take out my long winter jacket now. It’s really getting cold to the bone. But it’s ok. As I am one happy big girl.
Volunteering at Homestay Seminar
What can I say? Getting up this morning was a disaster. My whole body was sore and cramp here and there (and still is). I didn’t dance. I didn’t run. I didn’t carry a million tonnes of liquid. I didn’t fall.
But I did go out in the cold taking pictures without my jacket (who needs jacket? It was “warm”.). I did stand in our Drinks Corner helping out for hours without sitting. I also did sit on the hard floor with the kids, talking to them while they were busy painting (and had a hard time getting up).
So, the conclusion: I’m not as strong as before and not as “serba-boleh” as I used to.
Despite my complaints, I did enjoy our volunteer work yesterday for Tourism Malaysia. They organised a Homestay Seminar in Rotterdam and it was a private event. A group of Malay musicians and artists were flown over from Malaysia to entertain the guests. Our Minister, the Tourism head in NL, the Ambassador in NL, the head of the Malaysian Homestay were among the VIP/guests. Foods and beverages were both done by Perwakilan and Malaysian Association of the Netherlands.
The Pavilion in Rotterdam
Floating
Miss President of MA-NL
Don't mess up with them.
Drinks Corner. "Chendol! Chendol! Or Ais Batu?"
Teh Tarik anyone? Coffee or Tea?
Yum Yum.. Traditional Malay's dessert Kueh
Kueh Bahulu
Pak Mat: "Long time ago.. when my ancestor was a pendekar.."
Gorgeous Malay Ladies and girl
While the adults were attending Seminar, the kids were busy with their games.
A Dutch girl was painting her 4th batik
The VIPs sitting in a Malay style "bersila" while having a scrumptous meal and dessert.
Malay Musician, imported from Malaysia for this special event.
Oh, poor me.
I managed to capture 1 before my camera card said CARD FULL. The VIPs, Malaysian Tourism, Artists and musicians from Malaysia..
Hope you enjoyed the photos.
Happy 9 March 2010
Hey my visitor,
It’s March! I know. And I’ve been late again. Not that I didn’t want to come and update the blog but I lost my password. Apparently I changed it sometime during the winter time when I was (and still am) half awake. (Yep! Blame the weather!)
So, I must have put my mind somewhere when I can’t find the simple yet difficult to remember text or was it number? I guess I’ve been changing it several times now. Yes, Just to change and then forget about the initial plan of logging in to blog. So, the next time would be WRONG AGAIN! And again, of course.
Anyway, here I come to say Happy Birthday to my very dear one! I am so thrilled that I finally able to say it with a smile. 
Never imagined that this time would have come. It’s a sunny day out there and I’m feeling GREAT! 
I’ll pray that I shall and WILL have this opportunity to say this till eternity. HE is the Boss, afterall. (The one up there if you still can’t figure it out.)
If you have been wondering about what I have been up to, I assure you there is not much going on apart from busy stuffing my belly with the CNY dinner, lunches, and more delicious and hard-to-get-in-this-cold-country meals (Errr.. doubting whether to share that little detail). It’s not just the belly, but there are parts that, according to my resources (in which I am not allowed to mention their names ) have grown bigger through my pictures. I did believe them when I weighed myself with several extra kilos. GAIN! Not loss! Thank you (for finally believing me).
I got so many pictures in my machine which I am not even sure when I can edit them to get those fat or double chin gone, or crooked nose straightened. Not mine I assure you. I got this request quite often: please do the touch up before you upload them. Right! Like I’m the expert in this matter. (I wonder if this is now the English English or the Kanglish. Just ignore that part if you don’t understand, would you?)
Let see what I can do here.. Yep! Uploading the pictures! See which ones would be the lucky winners!
Here they are ! I found several that I don’t have to do any editing. The rest are either too huge to publish here or still inside the other camera.
These photos are taken during the CNY luncheon in The Hague for the Malaysian community in the NL.
I just love to see this lamp.
Guilty as charged! (Evil smile..) Yep! It´s mine and only the first round.
The food! And of course our sweet and charming Dato´ Ambassador.
Ahhhh! The kids got their Ang Pao (Red Packet) from the President of MA-NL. I did try to get one too but they saw my the-few-lines near my eyes. Argghhhh! I want ang pao tooooo… 
I love this photo with my sweet Até Elizabeth and Dato´Ambassador.
OK! Hope that´s enough for now. Concerning to the other photos, I am afraid I normally only remember to fill my sweet belly first and then yes.. eat again for the second, third and so forth round.
Have fun! Cheers.
14Feb Snow Photos
Enjoy some of the photos I took today on a couple of very special occasions. The welcoming of Tiger year and the Lovey Dovey Day and it was snowing!
