In Blog We Trust!

I've been getting quite a lot of comments lately that my blog keeps my friends updated to my happenings. In a way i feel really honoured that some of my friends do actually take the time to pop over to my blog and also to read the nonsense that i write. Sometimes i do feel a little pressured to blog daily but then somehow i feel like its become a disease....a drug that i'm addicted to. I just cant stop blogging. Takkan got so many topics to talk about rite?

I was also commenting lately to a friend that at times i feel like i'm Carrie from Sex In The City. Before she sleeps, she gotta write something on her laptop. Hmmm sometimes i also feel like Doogie Howser. Writing his thoughts down on his computer before he sleeps.

Anyway, since living in Spore and since i've started on this blog. I realise its a lot easier to keep in touch with friends. At least i dont feel so bad when i copy and paste my emails to different people...ha ha ha...yes now u know that i actually do that. Do you think i really so free meh to write all those long long emails?

I do hope i wont lose this momentum of blogging and i must say that at the end of a long day...its really nice to just download whatever i feel.

Ok time to mandi!

Time Goes By....

Madonna's hit song Hung Up begins with her singing,"Times goes by...so slowly!" What an understatement that is. Time really does not go by so slowly. In fact it goes tick tock tick tock in a wink of an eye and it zooms pass you before you even know it.

Just like tonight. I keep telling myself, sleep early but stubborn wanna blog. But before i can start blogging i needed to speak to a friend of mine first. Before i know it....POW! Its 12am....then ding dong here and there......KAPOW! Its 12.41am and i am just only starting to write on my blog. Sigh!

Where did all that time go?

Isn't it ironic then whenever you want time to move slowly, it doesn't! Take for example if you're on a holiday or you're enjoying some intimate time with your loved ones or even if you're rushing for a deadline. Its zippededooo and time whizzes pass you and you're longing...sometimes even begging for more time.

When you want time to go fast, it doesn't. Especially when you're in some boring meeting or you're on a bus ride from Singapore to KL or even when you're talking to some annoying person. The second hand on the clock doesnt even seem to tick at all and time seems to be at a stand still.

Dont you find it funny? Scientists can quantify this and calculate that but how come no one (ok maybe they did but i didnt find out) tries to find why time moves as if it has a mind of its own?

I find that time is also precious. Too precious. When you were younger say 10 years old, you probably didnt care if it was 9am or 8.30pm? All you cared for was when can i play with my friends... ok now in this day and age the kids are probably saying, when can i play my computer games? When you're a teenager, say maybe 16 years old you wanted to grow up faster! Be more "matured", get out of your parents house...but now when you're say 40 years old.... All you wish was if you could turn back time to when you had less worries, was younger and had less pigmentation and white hair.

Is there an answer to what TIME is? Seriously i wish i could 'hamtam' the person who created time and quantified time into a number or what we call a ticking clock. But i guess that person is probably dead by now. So looks like AL cant do any damage there. Sigh! But whoever created the digital ticking time...AL has some words to say to you...

"YOU STUPID MONKEY!!!!!SO FREE AH TO CREATE A STUPID DIGITAL TIME THAT MAKES HUMANKIND RUSH HERE RUSH THERE....MAKE EVERYONES LIFE SO MISERABLE BY CHASING AFTER YOUR DING DONG TIME...AAAGGGGHHHH ALL YOUR FAULT YOU TIME CREATOR!COULDNT YOU JUST BE HAPPY WITH THE BLARDY SUN DIAL LAR...BODOH!"

Ok AL's happy d! 1.06am already you see lar...time passes by so fast. Now better sleep if not tomorrow sure late for work.....aaaagghhh see lar another time factor thing....

LIFE in Singapore

In May, it'll be six months since i moved here. How time flies! Its going to be half a year soon. Since i've been living in Spore i must say that there have been UPs and there have been plenty of DOWNs. Its really tough and right now i can just hear my cousin's voice ringing in my ear saying, "Welcome to Singapore" as in a sarcastic tone to almost kutuk living here.

But honestly, its been really tough being here. As expected, work has been really hard. Its just one deadline after another, one target to hit after the other, one meeting to attend after another and its just one this and one that.

And right now i just feel so burned out. In fact this morning i told my director that but yet he still wants to squeeze me. I mean if there is hope of even a promotion then of course i dont mind. But right now its just helping other people create a good name for themselves while i just fade into the background. No one appreciates the work and effort that i put in...and worst part after working so hard no commision and why? Because cannot hit target. DAMN IT! Wanna put some vulgarities in here but realised got church people reading so better keep it nice and proper.

Personal life its even worst. Feeling so empty within. Doesnt really help when there's so many couples around me who are lovey dovey. Honest to God i dont mind spending time with them but if its just one couple after the other, sometimes i dont feel like a person but more like a BIG LAMP POST maybe one of those flood light ones at the soccer stadium.

And i realised that i'm such a people person that when i'm alone i just feel like i'm going crazy. Dont get me wrong i do enjoy my "alone" time but when u got no one or nothing to come home to its just very killing! I realised last time when i was living in KL, i've always lived with 2 or 3 other people. So when one's not around there's bound to be someone else. But right now its just Esther and me and we're both damn busy ourselves. Well at least Esther has got 'someone' here to entertain her. For me! Well i blog lor......Gosh! Someone stab me in the heart please. I am totally unhappy here because i am so lonely and that is a fact.

Then later i realised that i really got no life. Live in Spore for almost 6 months and really havent gone to much places. I havent even gone to Chinatown. Imagine that! How pethatic i must be. Always at home...but yet malas to go out. But the thought of going out alone is so damn sien how leh like that!

Right now i'm just so sick of my life. There does not seem to be a future, a goal to head towards to and i feel like i'm just stuck in a rut. People around me seem to be moving on with their lives. Getting married or planning to get married.... having children or expecting to have children... i guess its the so called "Normal Life" that i yearn so much and not one like mine which is full of "Exciting" struggles, insecurities and fears.

So yea! Life in Singapore does make you wake up to certain areas in your life. Sometimes i do wonder, was it the right move to come over here?

Only time will tell.........................................................

KKJL's House Warming

You must be wondering what is KKJL? Well its Keng Kiat & Joo Lian. They had a house warming party on Saturday and a couple of us were invited. Those that weren't...neh neh neh neh neh...too bad sooooo sad!!! Ha ha ha...

See all the happy faces

As do all our normal "Ipoh" people gatherings what do we do best? WE EAT! And boy did we have a feast. My aunt and Joo Lian (for those who suaku and dont know i'm related to Lian...surprise!!) cooked Laksa. My favourite dish from my aunt.

Food glorious Food!

Then of course there were these gorgeous muffins made by Paul which was super duperdeee yummy ...but err the "ball bearings" were a bit hard to chew...hehehe...and Vanessa made really spaghetti with green curry... terror pedas man...and Stephen bought like the biggest grapes i've ever seen...very juicy and sweet. And KK's mom made Kai Keok also very "ho sek ah".

Check out the ball bearings on da yummy muffin!

Paul showing off his masterpiece

After food it was Pastor James in action! Joo Lee led us in 1 song for our Praise & Worship session and after that James led us in the "official" blessing of KKJL's house.

Of course must take final group photo with everyone!

Lansi Time

You've seen my diving pictures taken by my friends. Now its time for AL to show off some of her photography skills on dry land. Must lar lansi a bit if not buy camera with big big kiasu 3"inch screen for what right...ha ha ha....

Errr its those snap and click ones.

But with an eye for detail...hehe i'm really blowing my top here AL did manage to take some pretty good pics. So with more practice hopefully can become better. Hmm...i wonder if anyone will pay me for these pictures...

WISHFUL THINKING!!! Anyway, these pics were one of (in my opinion) the best of da best in my collection.

Tree Trunk...like duhh! Blind oso can see that lar

This ain't a postcard picture. Its real and AL took it

Too good to eat

Looks too unreal to eat eh? But trust me its the real deal

Isn't this just beautiful???

Life is Short!

Biggest news to hit the news stand round the world is the horror from the shootings of the Virginia Tech University in the United States. Yesterday when my Country Director was telling me that there was a massacre at a certain uni in the US, it didnt really strike anything till i read the news today online.

Its really sad to hear that so many innocent people died. And all because of some guy who had manic depression. I mean if you're sad and depress then kill yourself lar...ok i take that back! No one should kill themselves for whatever reasons, but he shouldnt have gone on a killing spree. I mean what did these other people do to deserve such deaths?

Its so tragic whenever i hear of such horrible events and somehow it just reminds me that "LIFE IS SHORT!". I mean imagine if you're sitting at your office desk and suddenly next thing you know your very own colleague takes up a gun and BANG!!! shoots you in the head. But of course being in Singapore or Malaysia, chances of that happening is rare unless you're some blood and money sucking politician then perhaps you might get shot. But i think more so to happen are accidents.

And speaking of accidents, i just cannot forget my dear friend who was also my colleague; Michael Yang......................................................................................................... I dont know why but suddenly after typing his name on this blog i immediately started crying. I had to take a few minutes off just to cry before i can continue on writting. Oh gosh! I really cant believe i just cried.

Anyway, Michael passed away in a road accident unexpectedly end last year. I remembered that i just came back to KL after a meeting in Singapore together with Michael and it was a Friday. Then the next day on Saturday evening about 4pm, i got an sms from Estee (another colleague of mine) saying; "Michael just passed away". The first thing i thought was that it was a joke because i just could not believe it. Then of course i quickly called Estee directly. She was crying when she picked up the phone and it was then that i realised the reality that Michael is really gone.

The next couple of days later was just more crying and a complete blur. The story of his death was really tragic. Michael was actually driving down with his BF (he's gay) to pick up his mother from Kluang, Johor back to KL. The reason why he's traveling all the way back to get his mom is that he's finally taking his mom from Kluang to KL to live with him for good. Before he can actually reach his mom, his car suddenly flipped and he was thrown out. There are many other details after what happened but Michael did not die on the spot. Instead he suffered.

It really breaks my heart to remember the details of his death!

I really do not know why Michael's death has affected me so much. Maybe it was his life and his character that I really really liked.

Michael was a man that was really really different. He's the biggest Gay guy that i know ever! And he's such a Diva! He is so entertaining that he makes me laugh all the time. He's even damn "HEOW", i mean i've never met a woman or even a man that can bat their eyelids and release 'electricity' like he can. He's extremely open about his Sex life ...telling me all kind of tricks and tales to seduce your man. And he's just such a people person. He can be annoying but yet somehow you just cant hate him because he's just sooooooooooo lovable. Once you look at that face all anger just leaves. At work, he's such a people person. He knows almost everyone in the Sports and Fashion industry. Don't ask me how he does it but he's just great with people. But i think the best part about him is that he loves to eat. I remember him, Estee and myself was on a working road trip togetherto Penang and boy did we stuff ourselves with food.

There is so much more that i can talk about Michael but its painful right now just to write about him. He celebrated life and i celebrated our friendship. I guess thats why i miss him so much.

But "Life is Short" and not only that... its fragile. Thinking of Michael, it just makes me appreciate the other friendships that i have with my other friends. You dont know when Death will come knocking at your door but when it does just make sure that you've said your I Love You's to your loved ones and your Sorry's and your Thank You's every day.

PS: A note to my friend Zewt who's mother just passed away, my heart goes out to you!

I SOOOOO NEED TO GO DIVING

I am itchin and bitchin like crazy to go diving. I've got every freakin diving gear....The BCD, the regulator, the wet suit, the dive computer and i even spent an insane amount of money on the freakin underwater camera housing.

But alas! Work has gotten the best of my time. DAMN IT! The last time i went diving was almost a year ago. Now thats just sad...Anyway, to SHIOK SENDIRI i gotta look at my old diving pictures when i was bubblin away underwater...wuu wuu wuu....

Anyway...to share some of the things that steam me up...here are some of my glug glug glug...bubbling days...

Can you see the little Nemo's peeping out of the coral?

Wide Angle Shot

Bannerfish

Believe it or not its a fish!

Disclaimer: Sadly these pictures were not taken by me but from my friends. One day when i do go diving again i'll take some awesome National Geographic type pictures and show it off.

The Number 23

Last night, i watched this psychological thriller with my friends. I usually dont recommend people to watch movie but this is certainly one of those movies that had a good story line, good cinematography and a good twist at the end.

Anyway, the psychological thriller "The Number 23" stars Jim Carrey as a man whose life unravels after he comes into contact with an obscure book titled The Number 23. As he reads the book, he becomes increasingly convinced that it is based on his own life. His obsession with the number 23 starts to consume him, and he begins to realize the book forecasts far graver consequences for his life than he could have ever imagined.

The ironic part is that this movie stars Jim Carey. Mr Funny Man! But in this movie i must say that he indeed is a real and good actor because his performance on this movie was totally excellent. You would not think that the "Mask Man" can pull of such a performance.

Also another reason why this movie is good is that it was directed bt Joel Schumacher who brought you movies like:

• 8mm
• A Time To Kill
• Batman Forever

This is an intellectual movie and one of those movies that messes with your head after you watch it. And like the title itself says....it toys with the idea of of the number 23. Errr so happens the day of my birthday is also 23....oooooh spooky!

So people go watch it!!!

CHOPE!!!!

Recently i notice in Singapore that there is this phenomenon that is happening at the Food Courts where the people self-established this form of social cue related to reserving a physical location, mostly with regards to dining tables or seats.

Some common items used for chope-ing include tissue paper packets, an umbrella and the daily newspaper. Anything of higher value would simply be stolen. But mostly the Singaporean people here use the tissue paper.



I find it so hilarious that the Singaporeans would even think of such a method to Chope their tables and seats but i must say that i do admire their ingenious minds of coming up with such a "system".

So how would you know that tissue paper packet belongs to that person? There's no name, there's no address? How the hell would a person looking for a place to sit and eat know? Anyone can contest that the tissue paper packet on the table is their own right?

So far i've not tested removing someone's tissue packet on the table. But i honestly wouldnt want to take that risk of being humiliated by arguing with some auntie or uncle or maybe an ah lian or ah beng with my limited mandarin over some Chope seat!

Sigh! Singapore ohhhh Singapore what else will you think of next......

Men are APES and Women...well we're just WOMEN!

I could not help resist blogging about this topic.

There's just so many books out there right now about relationships between Men & Women. The most famous being "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus". With all these books and psychologists explaining the different attitudes and behaviours of the two genders but in reality you cant really pen down the exact thoughts and actions of both Men & Women. Or can you?

Here are some of my muses:

• Why do men cheat?
• Why are women always insecure about their Man cheating?

• ALL or ok to be fair ...Most men only think about boinking.
• Women loves their hands to be held by their man, to be hugged and to be cuddled to sleep.

• Men want BIGGER DICKS!
• Women want BIGGER BOOBS!

• Men function by being LOGICAL.
• Women function by being EMOTIONAL.

• Men love to play computer games.
• Women love to watch their Chinese & Korean soap operas.

• Men NEVER asks for directions.
• Women don't care as long as they get to their destination they will ask anyone and everyone for directions.

• Men sees the BIG PICTURE.
• Women looks into the DETAILS.

• Why are some Men bastards?
• Why are some Women bitches?

I guess saying all those things the one thing that i can put on the same line is whatever differences that Men & Women have the similiarity of both genders is that both do really stupid and idiotic things to impress each other. And they do it to great lengths!

But like the saying goes, "You cant live with them, but you cant live without them".

A "MOLEY" Experience

After 29 years of having this black round speck next to my left eye, i finally decided to remove it. Of ocurse with much persuasion from mommy dearest and some close friends. So, with much reluctance, i dragged my sorry ass to a plastic surgeon to get the deed done. And mind you, i've procrastinated doing this for years.

It was last week, in fact it was Good Friday. I was back again in KL and with a doctors appointment i went to Tower A, 3rd Floor in Pantai Hospital Bangsar and met Dr. Kim Tan aka Dr. Nip/Tuck. Well he wasnt cute like that doctor in the show but nonetheless he spoke with a stupid British accent though he's Chinese and was short and old. Darn It! There goes scoring a doctor! Anyway, i went into his consultation room ...kinda feels like going to the dentist...and in there was an old man in a wheelchair (wonder what is he getting fixed) and a lady who looked like she does a whole lot of Botox (the typical tai tai). I was sitting there waiting for my turn. The old man was first and boy was i super nervous. I actually brought my dive magazine to calm my nerves down while i was waiting but err lets just say i flipped through the entire magazine in like 3 minutes. My favourite diving magazine and i couldnt even concentrate on the pictures that i was looking at. So you can just about imagine how scared i felt.

In 15 minutes, Mr Old Man was done. Apparently it was only a consultation and follow up session. Darn It! So Dr. Kim Tan called me to get inside and on the operating table...ok i exaggerated. It wasnt really an operating table like what you see on Nip/Tuck but rather this chair that looks like the type that dentists have except that its wider and looks more like a bed. I lay down there and i could feel my body sticking to the damn leather coz i was breaking out in cold sweat already. And yea yeahh...say what you want but i'm a total loser and scaredy cat when it comes to needles and knives. The Doc said; "Now now you're a big girl now, dont need to be scared". And he started whistling. Gosh! How i wanted to smack his face but since he's the one with the knife and the needles i better not say a thing. He then told the nurse to "Hit It!" and the nurse hit the CD player and stupid Il Divo music came on....if you thought that was the worst well it aint, Dr Kim started humming and singing while poking needles (anesthetic) right onto my mole. By then all i could do was clamp my hands together and twitch my toes. He poked me 4 times with the damn needle right on my mole! It was painful but not like the dying kind of pain so i toughen up. After he was done he told me to relax for 5 minutes to let the anesthetic take place so he can perform his "CUT & SEW". Sigh! I wish he would be more tactful sometimes. Anyway, there i was laying on the chair and the nurses tried to calm me down. It was obvious that i was totally uncomfortable and totally dread the situation that i've put myself in. Sigh! The things i put myself thru for the sake of beauty...ha ha.

5 mins later and Dr. Opera was back singing. This time the nurses put a cloth that had a hole conveniently located near my eye/mole on my face. For the rest of the surgery i closed my eyes and prayed to God that it will end. I could hear the snip snips and the cut cuts and the tension of the doctors hands on my mole. But thankfully i did not feel any pain as the area on my mole was totally numb and i had no feeling. In about 15 minutes, it was done. The doc didnt even plaster my mole up. He did however put some ointment on it.

Anyway, my mole is now a crescent instead of a full moon. Its half the size of what it used to be. And the reason why the doc did not remove the mole at one go was that if he did the surgery in 2 stages, then the scaring would not be so big. I've currently got stiches on the mole itself and i've been keeping the stitches on for a week. Tomorrow i go to a GP to get it out and 6 weeks later i go back to Dr Opera for the final operation to completely remove it.

I must say that after the surgery although the mole is still there i kinda well i sorta miss having it. Though sometimes when i look in the mirror i hardly notice it being there. Its been my trademark for years and people recognize me through it. I still do not know why i decided to remove this "icon" from my face but i just did it anyway.

Al's connected to the world through the toilet...

I wanted to apply for the Internet for my new home in Spore but then as usual being my lazy procrastinating self i delayed going to Starhub. In all honesty, i couldnt be bothered to do the "Spore thing" by lining up at the long long queues in front of Starhub just to subscribe to the internet.

Then one night, i think it was last week when i was again right in front of the tv when my phone rang. Initially when my phone rang my first thoughts were...."Nooooooooooooooo"..... thats coz i was watching American Idol and it was Melinda Dolittle my favourite for the season and i really wanted to hear her sing. Anyway, reluctantly i answered and lo and behold it was this Marketing Sales rep on behalf of Starhub asking me if i wanted to subscribe to the Internet. And the best part!!! NO QUEUES....NO DOCUMENTS.... and FREEEEEE MODEM and FREE INSTALLATION! What could be better than that. Initially she offered me a FREE 29 inch LCD Samsung tv, it was an offer too good to turn down but then the clincher was that i had to sign a 2 year contract so that lovely thought went down the drain. But hey i aint complaining, Al's got the Internet at home now...whooopppeedddooooooo.....

So last week the Starhub Cable Guy came over and installed the modem and set up the internet connection for me. And this week, our Mr. Fix-It; Steven bought me and Esther (of course we have to pay him back) a wireless router. What would we ever do without him. The router only cost us SGD$79. And now i can be connected anywhere and everywhere i go..err within the apartment of course...and yeap even the TOILET!!! As gross as it may sound but imagine the possibility.... while i'm takin a poop...i'll be typing away, communicating to some friend on MSN...ha ha ha... Err but of course thats just the wonders and possibilities of having wifi at home. Of course i wont bring my laptop into my toilet while i'm taking a poop...hehe...thats just plain unhygenic and disgusting.

So yeah baybeee....i'm a total internet geek now... plus now i'm kinda hooked on the whole blogging thing. Sigh! I'm such a sucker...hehe

My Girls

Lai Yee, Me, De & Wen

Wen, Jan, Lai Yee & Me

I've suddenly gotten this inspiration to talk about my girls! And lets say this is a tribute to them. These wonderful girls that is so close to my heart are:

1. Delanney (affectionately known as De)
2. Janice (also known as Jan)
3. Wendy (also known as Wen, Wong, and now Sarah since converting to Islam) and
4. Lai Yee (Anne Yeow)

Its funny but we've not taken a pictures together as a group for a long long time. There's always someone that is missing or is away. But in any case, each person that is not in the pictures is missed dearly. So what can i say about my home girls. We're all SUPER HOT, SUPER FUN and the BEST OF THE CROP there is and of course...we're all from the land of beautiful women called IPOH!

So where did i meet them? And i'm going to talk about them 1 by 1.

It all started way in 1989. When i was in Primary 6 and there was this new girl that transfered from this kuci little town called Kampar and her name was Delanney. If i remember correctly when i first heard her name i was like, "What a weird name". But then one day as i was cycling round my neighbourhood called Ipoh Garden South, I bumped into Delanney who was also cycling. Ok life back then was pretty simple, no computer games and when you're a kid with a bicycle all hell broke lose and u just cycle and cycle away. Anyway, back to the story... i saw this girl from afar and she had this pink coloured bike with a bell and a basket...it was like the funniest site coz being 12 years old and all a basket and a bell on your bike is totally uncool...hehehe..but then of course i kept that to myself. Anyway, we chatted and she asked me to go to her house. I cant recall what happened but i did remember calling my dad asking him if i could stay over at her place. And lets say the rest was history. We just clicked and seem to talk for hours to an end. And so began our friendship as best friends. Now looking back De really has been the bestest friend that i've had in fact all my home girls are my bestest friends but De and I have so much more history together. From being 12 year old girls to now a 29 year old woman Gosh! Its amazing how far we've come. I still remember that we had so much in common. Our mom's were pretty young too and funky i must say. I remember that both of our moms were in KL working and we both used to go to KL during our School Break for holidays to visit them. One day we played "matchmaker" and tried to hook up our moms together with the notion that perhaps they too would be good friends just like us. I remember setting up the date and we met at this hotel in Subang Jaya...geez somehow cannot remember the name of the hotel. Anyway, we all went for high tea. And as expected...our moms also hit it off as friends...after that came nights of Mah Jong and partying...not us but our moms going to Hard Rock and drinks and etc. That was funny!

Then came college days. You know what fate is? Its really weird and uncanny now that i think about it but when De moved to KL after Form 5 and so did i, i rented a house right opposite her house on SS18/4F. Not that i did it on purpose but so happened there was this place for rent and it was right opposite her house. When i saw the ad for the house for rent i didnt even realise that it was on the same road as her. Anyway, it was pretty cool to be close to her and would chill at her house sometimes. A fond memory of that time was when i went over to her place to chill and she said that her brother Adrian will play the guitar and the both of us will harmonise and sing "More Than Words". We recorded ourselves and that was fun!

After college, De moved to UK and of course i went to Australia...couple of years later she moved to Spore to work and after my studies i also moved back to KL. 7 years later and "BAM" here i am with her once again in the same country in sunny Spore. And so far i must say that after all those years, she's still here for me and never seizes to keep me entertained. Always a giver and always caring for me. She really epitomise what a real friend should be...be it through the good times or the bad...De's always there for me....

Now on to Janice!! Hmmm what shall i say about her. Lets just say i met her when i was 13. In fact i met both Jan and Wendy in church in MYF. Dont really recall how or where but definitely in church. Anyway, Janice has always been the one who was so called "Sporty" with me when i was in school....especially when it comes to playing squash. For some weird reason only Janice could play with me. Anyway, we went to the same class in fact all 5 of us went to the same class in Form 4 & 5. Lets just say it was havoc! Ha ha ha....Jan was always sitting with me and she was always the straight one. Not very mischevious as she was the girl that bridged the gap for our group with the so called "smart ones" and rich little bitches at school. She had a super contagious laugh and just like de, she was a great friend and we can also chat for hours to an end. Janice was also someone who was and is dependable. She's like the loudest person i know and she totally cracks me up with her antiques and comments about people. She's super observant and can remember every single person and every event. She's like a walking encyclopedia of events man! Anyway, what i remember most of Janice is last time we used to have this "motorbike gang" with Liping, Keng Kiat, Chin Aun and Stephen Yeoh and it was nice riding the bike with the wind in my hair and then overlooking my shoulder and just seeing Jan being a pillion behind Keng Kiat's bike. Just the thought that Jan was beside me gave me the security i need. I dont know why but through my teenage years, somehow i always looked to Janice. She was always hardworking in school and always managed to do well in her studies and of course whenever i wanted to cheat in my exams i always looked to her but too bad she sat too far away. Heh heh! Anyway, when i moved to KL, Jan was still in ipoh. In fact she's been in Ipoh the longest. Most of our friends have moved from ipoh to KL like ages ago but she was still there. I admire her! I know it must have been difficult seeing us all move on to other places and to other cities while she still remained in Ipoh. I can never comprehend how she might feel but i do know it was tough seeing all of us move on while she still remain in never changing Ipoh. But being a true girlfriend, she never did tell us how it must felt to be left behind and instead made something of herself. Working and studying for her degree at the same time. I will never be able to do it but Janice did! And after years of hard work having a full time job and studying part time she is finally a graduate and i am soooooo proud of her. And finally finally after years and years of being in Ipoh, its finally her time to move to KL and i'm real glad that she's now working in a big company like Unilever. And finally she can move on in her life! You go Jan!!!

Now to Wendy. Hmmm...everyone has always said that Wendy and I looked alike. For the strangest reason we looked kinda alike and though i hate to admit it but somehow we do! Now wendy's different compared to Jan and De. Somehow i felt that when we were in school, wendy and i was always competing or rather we always and had almost the same kind of results. But she was the "Chunner" one compared to me and always the mysterious girl that lured the boys in church like crazy. I was always the tomboy whilst she was the girl that all the boys in MYF lusted after. Heh heh...but like the other 2 girls, i also loved Wendy dearly. She and i also had a lot to chat about...dont really remember any childhood memories coz suddenly too many to remember but whats most recent is what comes to mind. Its that of living wiht her for 2 years in BU2/9. I must say i really enjoyed living with her. She's the most generous and "chin chai" person that i've ever lived with. She loves to cook and would often cook for me. We'd go for breakfast...make pancakes and do the so called "tai tai" wannabe life which was real nice. Whenever i faced a hard day at work i had her next to me in front of the tv. Even though we didnt say anything to each other but the fact that she was also stoning in front of the tv with me was comforting. Wendy is also very dependable and a very loyal friend. She's very logical too and i enjoy have intellectual conversations with her. Izad's a real lucky man for marrying her coz she'll definitely take care of him like crazy. Showering much love and attention. Like De, she's also a giver and thats what makes her special. I also highly respect Wendy. She didnt get a chance to study overseas, she didnt get a chance to get a degree but she's real street smart thats for sure. She's certainly made somebody of herself and is highly succesful in the banking world and now in the corporate world. Even though she's the 2nd child in a family of 4 girls but she takes on the load and burden of the family by caring for them financially and she's really the anchor of her family and that makes her a real superwoman! All these traits that she has really makes her a fantastic friend to have and i am indeed lucky to have her in my life.

Finally to Lai Yee. Lai Yee is the late comer to the group. In school she actually belonged to another group. Yeap in school like any normal teenage girl we have gangs and groups...not those that bash each other up but just cliques. Anyway, Lai Yee had a fall out with her group mates and suddenly she was all alone. She too also went to the same class as all 4 of us. When i heard and saw that she had no friends, i just started talking to her and later asked her to join church. And from then on, Lai Yee became a part of our lives and a part of our group. And the funny thing is our groupie had a name. Its called "DJAW". D for De, J for Janice, A for Alicia & Anne, and W for Wendy. Quite a good name considering that we're all quite shark like...hee hee..but thats for another story. Back to Lai Yee. I remember that she was a very quite girl. Quite the introvert but boy thorugh the years she has changed tremendously. After accepting Jesus as Lord i can see her opening up. Now to a fond memory! I remember we were in Form 5 and it was after our Geography exam. It was the final paper for SPM and i remember that Lai Yee used to ride a motorbike. Out of all of us...she graduated into the ranks of having a motorbike while we still had to paddle like mad in our bicycles. Anyway, i remember she sent me home on her motorbike. We were sooooo glad and happy to finish our SPM exams that the both of us were just jumping up and down and riding about town in her little motorbike out of joy. And her bike had pretty good suspension and it was doing that "toing toing" thing as we were jumping up and down on the seat. And i remember it was also raining. But the freedom of finally finishing the exams was exhilirating especially being on a motorbike (ok i've got this facination and thing for sitting on a motorbike). Anyway, after Form 5 Lai Yee and i went to KL together to study CIM (Certified Institure of Marketing)...but of course while she continued in the course i changed courses to do CMP (Canadian Matriculation Program)...we did almost everything together...go to church...worked for Baskin Robbins....go to college. I must say that out of the lot here i've spent the most years of my life living with Lai Yee. So what is there to say about her? She's got a very quiet demeanor and is quite an introvert. But of recent years i've really seen her come out of her shell. She's a totally different person than when i met her when i was 16. She's now recently married actually married for 2 weeks now and i was her bridesmaid. She's so much bolder and i really can see Jesus in her life. She's been through a lot in her life and i'm really happy to see that she's finally met a man who not only loves Jesus but also loves her a lot...and of course...also as blur as her...ha ha ha....The best thing is that she's now serving her heart for Jesus. Such a change!!!

So there you go! Thats the low down on my home girls. I love each and every one of them like crazy (but of course not the lesbian way lah) and will do anything for them. The friendship that i have with them is to the point that i would even take a bullet for them. Without them, i wont be who i am today and i am truly grateful that after so many years...we're now closer than ever and i believe our friendship will continue to transcend thru the years. That i boldly say and am confident.