Birthday Gifts

I am very proud of being a February baby and I love being an Aquarius.
As much as I am in love with my own birthday, to be born in February, there are some Pro's and Con's.

Normally, for Chinese New Year, it always fall on end of Jan or on beginning of Feb. The best thing about this is I got to receive 2 packets of ang pau from my aunties who always remember my birthday. Other than this, during this period, everyone around you are very happy and everywhere is full of celebration. You can feel like everyone is celebrating with you and being surrounded by happiness even though they are just having fun because of CNY.

The bad thing is, everyone is busy celebrating CNY and they might just forgot about your birthday. I can hardly organise a night out or party during this period since everyone is having their very own party or some will be at their own hometown. Some shopping centres and restaurants are even closed that I cannot even go out and treat myself a good birthday meal.

Anyway, my frens will always celebrate with me after the CNY break. I am very grateful about this even though it is a bit late.

Thank you frens and colleagues for the gifts and wishes.

My birthday has always been very much blessed with all of you good people around me.

Presents from a group of frens that has been celebrating my birthday with me for these few years.

Thanks Efun, Wong, Chun, Kin Meng, Siew Ting and Evonne! Muakss!

Random wishes from my new colleagues. Brightens up my day~~!
Everyone seems like to doodle a lot. : )

Now that I am another year older, there is a long list of things that I wish to do before reaching certain age that I might not have the strength anymore to complete them.

So, like what I have been wishing for all my past birthdays, I wish that I will stay Healthy and Energetic to continue with whatever that I have been enjoyed doing for all this while. : )

Godiva @ Pavilion

Found another great place to enjoy a nice cup of Chocolate -- Godiva Chocolatier @ Pavilion.

Haven't got the chance to sit down and enjoy a nice cup chocolate since my last visit to Chocolate Lounge @ 1-Utama.

I ordered the Hot Milk Chocolate. I love the taste that the milk blends with chocolate. Not too sweet and chocolate tasted just nice. Felt so good and relax with a cup of hot chocolate during tea time and eat with a slice of cake...mMm...

Godiva Chocolatier logo on napkin.

Apparently the name Godiva is named after the Lady Godiva. We can see it very clearly from the logo itself. According to the popular story, Lady Godiva taken up the challenge from her husband by riding the horse through the town in naked to free the people from suffering on heavy taxation. You read one more about Lady Godiva from here.

Nicely presented Tiramisu

Hot Mile Chocolate

Apple & Peppermint Soda. So good and refreshing.

Trip to Jonker Street @ Malacca

Michelle came to KL from UK for holiday.

We - ex-housemates gang - Me, Michelle, Naomi and Sze Wan decided to have a trip down to Malacca.

Come to think of it, we never been travelling together since we know each other during Uni time. Well, this is a great time to have some precious time together after 5 years of moving out from the apartment.

Jonker Street is a great place for us to visit.

Firstly, all of us love to take photos. In Jonker Street Malacca, i can guarantee you that you will be able to capture some of the gorgeous photos without needing you to have the photography skills.

Secondly, of cause is all about the FOOD!! Who can resist the extremely delicious food in Malacca??!!

Love the wooden book shelves.

Pad locks during the olden days

Haha...pornography calendar!

While waiting for our Chicken Rice Balls...

Foooooood!! Yummy!!

This kuih is super nice. I love this very much!

Ok...group photo time.

We had a great time although the trip was short.

Miss the time when we were hanging out together during our Uni time.

Hope to see Michelle again next time.

Hopely next time the destination will be ----- UK!! And our weekend trip will be Austria, Amsterdam...and so on instead of Malacca. : )

Delicious Cafe @ 1U

Had a very awesome lunch at Delicious Cafe @ 1U.

I have been wanted to visit this restaurant for a very long time. Thanks to Aiza, my colleague who loves this restaurant so much, for suggesting to have lunch @ Delicious Cafe.

The environment is very nice and comfy. It is very suitable for small group gathering or chit-chatting with close friends and even family.

Okay...i am admit that I am a coffee addict. So, y not a big cup of Cappuccino?

Pasta with Pesto sauce. Love this.

Duck meat + Pasta = Super yummy.

Strongly recommended by Aiza.

Burger.

Variety of choices on Desserts!! Will pay another visit next time to try on all this tempting desserts.

For more info, you can visit http://www.delicious.com.my/

Love the website design concept. : )

第八届怡保定慧居《欢喜苑》儿童佛学生活营

《欢喜苑》已经来到第八届了，不知不觉我也参与了12 年的儿童佛学生活营。 从1998 年开始到现在，我一直对儿童佛学生活营都是全情投入。

当了那么多年的督导，我依然乐此不疲，是名副其实的“老营虫”。当然，除了我，还有一班和我一路走来的老朋友们。我们在一起办了那么多年的儿童佛学生活营，虽然不常见面，甚至一年才相聚一次，但我们的感情却还是那么的好。也许大家每一年见面的目的都是一样，就是办儿童佛学生活营，所以大家才会那么全情投入，满心欢喜地和小孩打成一片。

也许你会问我，当了那么多年的督导，你不累吗？

虽然我的年龄已经不小了，魄力也不如从前。但在小菩萨面前，我依然能蹦蹦跳跳的带团康，嘻嘻哈哈地和小孩沟通，精神奕奕地带他们破关斩将玩Station Game。

说真的。。。很累，我是说身体。在小孩面前，对着他们，我的能量就是能源源不绝地涌出来。我的心灵，对着小菩萨是永远都不会累的。

老营虫们和小菩萨们

我的组员-见见Lion组的组员

我近来重遇我往年带过的营员们。

从前的小学生，现在已经是中学生或大学生了。很欣慰的是，有的也跟着我的步骤在参与学生活动。甚至还有的和我一样，积极参与儿童佛学生活营，为佛法撒下菩提种子。

有一位营员让我非常感动。

他是我第一年参与儿童佛学生活营时带过的一位营员。

12 年后，他在我的Facebook留言，跟我说了声“谢谢”。这声“谢谢”，足以让我热泪满眶。

感动，不因为我觉着我功劳很大或是怎样。。。

只因我单纯撒下的菩提种子让这个孩子继续学佛，甚至现在他懂得感恩。那是莫大的成就感。

吃饭时间

手语-“快乐天堂”

虽然年纪越来越大了，但我还是希望我能继续撒菩提种子，继续办儿童佛学生活营。

《欢喜苑》，下一届再见啦！

我们做设计的

转载自朋友的Email.

读了这个Email后，我立刻想和所有的人分享，因为这真的是我们做设计这一行的辛酸，每一句都刺到我的心里去了。

朋友,做设计真的不是 “很簡單的，隨便弄一下就行了，很快的” 这么简单。

如果是这么简单，不如你自己来做啦。。。

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朋友開飯店，你吃飯他收錢，大家覺得理所當然。
朋友開文具店，買文具他收錢，大家覺得理所當然。
朋友 開服裝店，買衣服他收錢，大家覺得理所當然。
朋友做設計，收錢，大家會覺得“這個朋友怎麼那麼吝嗇”

飯店打折，大家說：“這個朋友真好”
文具打折，大家說：“這個朋友真大方”
服裝打折，大家說：“這個是真夠朋 友”
設計打折，大家會覺得“這個朋友有點小氣”

飯店說： “以後來我這吃飯，全免費！”大家說：“不行！你是做生意 的”
文具說：“以後來我這買文具，隨便拿！”大家說：“不行！不 合情理 的”
服裝說：“以後來我服裝店，全部任穿！”大家說：“不行！哪 好意思啊”
設計師：“以後有什麼設計就找我 幫手！”大家說：“好的，謝謝啦！”

大家看到物質，看到飯菜，看到文具，看到服裝，認為這些都 是要錢購買的。

但有一種行業，大家都看不到它的物質與勞動，就是設計。

當大家看到一張紙，印 著一個LOGO時，便認為這只是一張有圖案的紙。

其實，設計師的那張紙，就是飯菜，就是文具，就是服裝，就是生存的手段。


飯店靠飯菜為生。
文具店靠文具為生。
服裝店靠服裝為生。

同樣，設計師就是靠設計為生。

當大家吃了飯，買的東西，穿了衣服時，便大大方方的付款。

當大家讓朋友做設計的時候，卻只是說“很簡單的，隨便弄一下 就行了，很快的”。
我想告訴你們，設計師們已經聽了上萬個朋友說同樣的這句 話。

現實上，設計師的這“隨便弄一下”，卻是更比那碟飯菜，那支筆，那件衣服，來的更苦更累。出賣的不是那幾元的成本，而是精力，是健康，是體力，是腦力，是消耗生命。只是設計師都躲在深夜的房間裡付出，大 家都看不到，

到大家看到的時候，就成了大家認為的幾個色塊而已。

設計師很善良，不敢跟大家說“不”，因為說了“不”，就成了吝嗇的人。

設計師很善良，幾秒鐘的“沒問題”，換來識幾個晝夜的通宵生命消耗。

設計師很善良，什麼都答應大家，因為你們是我們的好朋友。

所以，希望你們也要尊重我們的勞動成果。

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MidValley 's Toilet

Haven't not been to Midvalley for a while.

Who knows I found 2 interesting stories to share on my visit to the Midvalley Megamall ladies toilet at the Ground floor. I am not sure whether they happened in the Man's toilet or not.

Story 1

Have you realised that the G Floor toilets have big gaps in between the doors that people outside can easily see you are "doing business" inside.

Ya, is "SEE" as the gap is about 1cm in width that you do not need to "PEEP" to see what is going on inside the toilet. I can actually see people passing by while I was inside the toilet and I felt very insecure. It is as if I am doing my "nature call business" in the public.

I am wondering, didn't anyone complain about this before? Or hasn't anyone realised about this before?

Story 2

This is nothing new.

I was queuing for the toilet paper. The lady in front of me took a very long time to take the toilet paper. Well, at a situation like this, we will "kei po" and see what is happening. I saw this aunty, taking her own sweet time, rolling up a lot of toilet papers and put inside her bag. I think she did not realise that I was standing behind her for quite some time.

By thinking not to embarrass her, I made noise with my footsteps pretending I was just about to reach the place to take toilet paper. After I took small piece of mine, she continued to take more.

Erm...I am speechless. >.<

《恋爱》之《来不及做的爱》回忆篇

《来不及做的爱》结束到现在，已经一个月了。

感觉上好像已经过了很久。

我想

是空虚吧。。。

重听《来不及做的爱》的音乐歌曲，戏里的一切，好像历历在目。

尤其是那首 Bruce Springsteend 的 Secret Garden， 唤回了我在戏里Elaine的情绪。

我依然放不下Elaine。

放不下Elaine 在看心理医生，被唤起回忆的那刻。

也是我最喜欢的一幕。

Secret Garden渐渐响起

Elaine慢慢地抬头，看着远方

回忆一点一滴的回来

错综复杂的情绪涌上心头

眼泪含在眼眶

喉咙开始哽咽

嘴唇徐徐颤抖

当情绪刚满到将要泄出来时

情绪立刻切断

转到年轻青涩的角色

内心藏着纯纯恋爱的感觉

那时悲伤的情绪无法完全的释放出来

哽在喉头

久久不能平复

那时是这样

到了现在依然如此

也许

这种悲伤

比凄凉地大哭

更凄惨

更能触动人心

曾经有一度感到很疑惑，为什么导演会用这首歌来让我们感受爱的感觉。

这么知道这首歌竟然变成了触动我内心深出的一首歌。

我的姑婆屋

近年来有好多的身边的朋友结婚了。

有些还左手牵着一个，右手抱着一个孩子。

我常常在想，这真的很不可思议。

到底是怎么样的一种动力或魔力，会让一个人下怎么大的一个决心，愿意和另一个人度过余生？

他们还把求婚过程和爱的故事，通过网站，面子书，让大家一起分享他们的喜悦。

我问过几个将要结婚或已经结了婚的朋友。

我很好奇

到底他们是怎么知道，他或她就是你的另一半？

到底他们是怎么知道，是时候要和这一个人迈入另一个人生阶段？

为什么他们能那么确定，他或她就是你要一起到老的那个人？

有一个朋友回答说，妈妈叫她不要再选了。

找到一个好的，就嫁吧！你以为你还年轻啊？！

Hm....好无奈的答案。

有一个朋友回答说，你到了那时就会知道的了。

你会知道他就是你要一起度过余生的那个人。

Hm....好玄的答案。

我不了解。。。

我从来对婚姻都不存任何幻想。

自我懂事以来，我一直都在规划着要买一间“姑婆屋”。

我从来不觉得自己会结婚。

当每次别人问我的未来生活，我的脑海里浮现的就只有我的屋子，还有我和我的狗狗。

可能从小就看到太多婚姻不美满的例子。

长大拍拖之后也觉得两个人相处实在是很不容易，更别说结婚后住在一起。

是我太孤僻了吗？

还是我太爱自由？

当然我还是会为那些找到另一半的人开心。

那是一种莫大的福气。

茫茫人海，找到对的人，必然是前生修来的福。

也许，是我的福气还没到而已。

Taylor's Celebration - Body & Foot Massages

Can you imagine that you can have all the body massage, foot reflexology, manicure and pedicure services in your company or in a university campus?

If you are in Taylor's now, you will be super excited with it.

Taylor's is now having an one week celebration with the staff on its upgrade to University status.

All the staff can enjoy all the services mentioned above from last Friday until 15 Oct even during office hour!

Having foot reflexology after my super "chun" body massage.

Foot reflexology area

Pedicure and manicure section where I will be having my slots on this Friday!!

Enjoying the foot massage~~

因为我是水瓶座

那晚我，Jean和准准聊到比较晚。

这也让我了解到了他们俩背后的一些故事和一些想法。

一个是对水瓶座很有怨气的人

一个是很水瓶座的人

而我，也从他们身上找到了我寻找已久的答案。

我常觉得

自己的想法有时会有点奇怪

我常觉得

我的性格有时会有点问题

我常压抑我自己

我常说服我自己

因为我竟然低估了自己的想法而试着去迁就别人，迁就这个社会。

原来，原本的我是一个礼物。

我糟蹋了这份礼物。

就在那晚，我释怀了。

我找到答案了。

因为我是水瓶座。

《恋爱》之《来不及做的爱》完结篇

不知不觉地《恋爱》已经结束了，完美地画上了句号。

大家依依不舍地，收拾了自己的戏服，帮忙收拾了后台，也非常合作地帮忙把东西都搬上车。

收拾完毕，和平常排练完一样， 我们依然去喝一喝茶，聚一聚。

这是我们的最后一晚。

过了今晚，也许不会再有机会会那么完整地聚在一起了。

要哭也哭过了。

要给的拥抱也给过了。

剩下的就只有嘻嘻哈哈地享受大家还能聚在一起的那几个小时了。

大家能在某一段时间的某一个地方一起有默契地在进行某一件事

是一件难得的事

是一件需要莫大的缘分才能完成的事

是一件非常美妙的事

虽然短暂，但这件美丽的事却会永存于心。

也为我们的人生画图里，画上一幅美丽的插图。

衍任，我，准准，Jean, Tee，当然还有彦利

《恋爱》之《来不及做的爱》省思

当初明明因为欣赏另一方的某一点，而爱上他。

可是为何今天会因为当初的这一点，而变成分开导火线呢？

童话和漫画都会描述一对情侣排除万难，轰轰烈烈地为了在一起而奋斗。

当故事到了快乐的结局，说这对情侣永远快乐的在一起时，却从没说过他们在结婚后所面对的现实问题。

王子和公主真的永远快乐地在一起吗？

也许，爱情最大的考验是时间，是现实吧！

就曾爱还未凉之前，曾爱还来得及之前，好好珍惜吧！

以后的事，有谁又会知道呢？！

《恋爱》之《来不及做的爱》演出 Day 1& 2

今天已经是第二场了。

记得在前两天总彩排时，一切不是很顺利。

挫败感很重，情绪一阵很低落。

太久没上舞台，被陌生的舞台压倒。

准备上台，培养情绪时，也用错了方法，一味让自己被戏里的情绪带领自己。

回到家，一直告诉自己一定要控制舞台，不可以让舞台吓到我。

到了昨天首演前，我努力的踩台，当然也谢谢衍任老师的指导。

我要让舞台知道，我是舞台的主人。

我享受

高高地站在舞台上表演。

我享受

灯光打在我身上的炽热感。

我享受

观众投射在我身上的目光。

我享受

观众被我带动情绪的满足感。

终于，首演非常顺利。

导演看了也情绪起伏，忍不住到外头抽了三根烟。

朋友看了，连赞有惊喜。

有人说，我有压场，成功地牵引了观众的情绪。

晓薇SMS说: “看见你在台上有莫名的感动。Good show girl.”

今天的第二场演出也非常顺利。

有人因我们的回忆戏而落泪。

作为演员，最感动的莫过于能牵引观众的情绪，引起观众的共鸣。

明天是第三天了，还有四场。

要加油了。

时间过得好快。

我开始有点舍不得了。

《恋爱》之《来不及做的爱》

久违了，舞台剧。 我回来了！

最近有幸地参与了一部名为《恋爱》的舞台剧。

在《恋爱》里，会由三位不同的编导兼导演针对《恋爱》这个主题呈现三部不同风格的舞台剧。

这三部剧有 ：《叫猫头鹰的女子》，《来不及做的爱》和《第100天》。

《恋爱》海报

而我所参与的舞台剧是《来不及做的爱》。

单单听题目就知道我们这部剧不简单啦！

它是讲述一对现实生活中的配偶和一台24小时上演爱情故事的巨型电视，相互映辉，互相需要着。他们毫不怀疑，努力创造丰富的爱情动作。

《来不及做的爱》宣传海报

《来不及做的爱》演员们和导演。

这次的舞台剧让我有非常不同的感受。

这次的角色对我而言，还蛮新鲜的，不太容易掌握。再加上已经有几年没演戏来了，所以很富挑战性。

而且，这个角色和我一贯的表演方式非常不一样。

我们的导演-叶准准，让我对表演有了不一样的体会。他每次都会讲出我从来不曾想到的表演方式，让我体会到原来表演也可以有这么多层次，同样的情绪却可以有么多的表现方法。

他给我们很多的自由的空间去发挥，让我们用很多不同的表演方式来呈现同一个故事情节。

刚开始会有一些迷茫，可是却是一种很好的训练，训练演员必须消化剧本及加于思考。

很感谢导演非常极度有耐性地一直在指导我们。

《来不及做的爱》包括我，总共有四个演员。

除了我，个个都是响当当红人哦：

1. Douglas 王衍任
- 讲笑三人组成员
- 曾担任印尼耶加达师资培训戏剧讲师
- 执导《彩虹儿童剧场》、《神奇咒语没问题》、《神奇女侠玛丽安》等等儿童剧
- 曾以“冬冬哥哥”一角与红姐姐搭档演出超过80场的
- 近期作品：《白雪公主第十五章》、《等爱》

2. Tee 翁诗传
- 马来西亚明星偶像十强人马
- 第一届YEAH 杂志阳光美少男季军
- 目前是自由身演员兼电视广告模特儿
- 曾参与的电视剧演出如：《Lot 9》、《如有雷同》等等。
- 曾参与过的广告拍摄如：Petronas 平面广告，Volkswagen 平面广告等等
- 舞台剧作品：《等爱》

3. Jean 陀韵妮
- 2009年大马华裔小姐殿军Jean陀韵妮
- 模特儿及兼职撰稿员兼业余主持人

4. Gwen 叶慧君

- 。。。（我没那么红啦，只是稍有舞台经验而已。）:>

非常开心能和他们三个和导演有缘聚在一起，我们就好像一家人一样。

和他们在一起，我有感觉到一阵温暖。是我离开了大学戏剧班之后，就再也没有感受到了。

《恋爱》全体演员导演们

演出日期已经逼在眉稍。

所以大家加油啦！

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Sweet Escape 2010 @ Bali

This is my 1st ever company trip and I am going to Bali....again~~~!

I have been to Bali last year in May with my buddies. For going to Bali this time, I will have about RM200++ deducted from my 2 months salary.

The reason why I decided to go again is because we are staying in Hard Rock!!

Yeeepie~~!

Big guitar and radio right in front of the main entrance of Hard Rock Hotel

Rock Shop of Hard Rock Hotel

To be in Bali for only THREE days is just not enough.

We only managed to do some shopping at Kuta area and went for a spa & massage session.

We do not even have the leisure time to swim in the beautiful Hard Rock Hotel swimming pool. >.<

Us @ Jimbaran. Gald to have them with me in the trip. They are just fun to be with.

Us @ Tanah Lot with our newly met colleague from Sri Hartamas campus.

Spa & Massage session in Halo Bali @ Kuta

Visiting Bali for the 2nd time, I felt totally different if compare with the 1st visit.

The 1st visit last year, I felt that Bali is just a wonder place. The food is sooooo good and the people there are so nice and kind.

But, for this time, I do not know why, every food that I put into my mouth, is a disappointment. It just does not taste the same as it used to be at all.

About the people, I had being chased out by them who are selling things along Kuta street. As their price are excessively high (RM100 for 2 super-low quality t-shirt), if you try to bargain, they would give you those unfriendly face and asked you to buy from some other places.

Maybe the tour guide that brought us visiting Bali last year had did a great job in promoting Bali by showing us all the beautiful side of Bali.

Interesting window display @ Kuta

Beautiful view at Tanah Lot 1

Beautiful view at Tanah Lot 2

Something interesting that I found in the flight while I was on my way to Malaysia.