Happy Birthday Yo Daddy!

It was a fun celebration at the Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant (again - we have been here for Soo's birthday). Birthday song accompanied by a Mexican guitarist, with YD wearing the cute Mexican hat and being nicknamed "Speedy Gonzales". He turned 52 this year BUT he really doesnt look like his age (some even thought that he is only 43!). Indeed i admit that our yo daddy looks very young! :)

It was a good way to end the 1st half of the year. More good things to come in the future! (well, and that includes a wedding dinner tonite, the bride is my ex-coursemate)



Happy Birthday YD!

New age poems

I wrote your name on sand, it got washed away,
I wrote your name in air, it was blown away,
then I wrote your name on my heart and I got heart attack.

God saw me hungry, he created pizza
He saw me thirsty, he created Pepsi
He saw me in dark, he created light
He saw me without problems, he created YOU.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
You should know what you are
And once you know what you are
Mental hospital is not so far.

The rain makes all things beautiful,
the grass and flowers too
If rain makes all things beautiful,
why doesn't it rain on you?

Roses are red, violets are blue
Monkeys like you should be kept in zoo
Don't feel so angry you will find me there too
Not in cage but laughing at you.

When your life is in the darkness,
pray to God ask him to free u from darkness
And if after you pray and you are still in darkness,
please pay your ELECTRICITY BILL!

Bad manners

There are a lot of things going on regarding our office relocation recently, since the last couple of weeks. Engaging with the interior designers, coming up with our requirements, finalizing the office design and dealing with the logistic stuffs. It was NOT EASY, i tell u. My boss has been scratching his head and draining his brain everyday, im worried for him that he will fall sick eventually.

And yes, he did. So now he sounded very sexy with his "rough" voice. Poor him. ^_^

But the renovation is in progress now, finally. I saw the mock up of our new cubes yesterday at the office site. It was great, looks light and techy. Definitely different from our current dull look. I like it, cos i was one of them who chose the color in the first place :)

So hopefully no more major hiccups as we go along. More delay will cause an impact on our schedule to move in by the end of July. *pray*

By the way, here are some pics from one of the BI project's celebration lunch @ Rakuzen, Hartamas Shopping Center on Thursday. The food was good, but the SERVICE WAS REALLY BAD!

Initially, i called them and reserved for 9 person. But we ended up with 10. I figured i dont have to call them again cos it was just one person extra and adding one more chair to the table shouldnt be an issue.

Oh, i was so wrong. They gave us a hard time for not reserving for 10 person. And at one point, he told us that they dont have anymore place to accommodate 10 person cos they have pre-arranged everything. What kind of service is this?

Cut off all the conversations in between, we were finally allowed to sit at our "supposed" reserved room. Obviously, there was only 9 chairs with a long table. A small kid would also know that we can fit an extra chair. I just dont understand why they were so hesitant to do that. Maybe they dont have enuff chair? (FYI, the extra chair that we've got is not as nice as the "reserved" chair.)

Not only that, u better tell the waiter/waitress what you might be needing in advance (eg. soy sauce, wasabi, etc) cos u wont be able to get their attention after your food is served. Again, they might be short of staff (as well) cos apparently, the restaurant is full. -__-

Waiter: "Xcuse me, xcuse me. Sushi & Tempura set? *holding two sets with his hand*
Person A: "One here.."
Person B: "One here too.." *trying to clear the table for him to put the food*
Waiter: "Xcuse me, this tray is very heavy ok!"
All of us: "...."

OK, he has got to be taught of good serving manners. If the tray is very heavy, why dont you just walk two rounds and bring one tray each time? U shouldnt yell at your customer, for god's sake. Tsk Tsk Tsk.

16 Signs that you Like Someone

SIXTEEN:

When you're on the phone with them late at night and they hang up, you still miss them even when it was just two minutes ago.

FIFTEEN:

You read their Texts and Ims Over and over again.

FOURTEEN:

You walk really slow when you're with them.

THIRTEEN:

You feel shy whenever they're around.

ELEVEN:

When you think about them, your heart beats faster but slower at the same time.

TEN:

You smile when you hear their voice.

NINE:

When you look at them, you can't see the other people around you, you just see him/her.

EIGHT:

You start listening to slow songs while thinking about them.

SEVEN:

They're all you think about.

SIX:

You get high just from their scent.

FIVE:

You realize you're always smiling when you're looking at them.

FOUR:

You would do anything for them, just to see them.

THREE:

While reading this, there was one person on your mind this whole time.

TWO:

You were so busy thinking about that person, you didnt notice number twelve was missing

ONE:

You just scrolled up to check & are now silently laughing at yourself.

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

How fast time flies, it is the Dragon Boat Festival again. Each year pass by in a blink of eyes, so to say. But when we are anticipating something/certain day to come, it's like an eternity. How ironic.

I didnt get to eat any Chinese rice dumplings this year, not until now. Unlike some older folks in my neighbourhood, my mom doesnt know how to make rice dumplings. She is a modern mom (a good way in justifying why she cant cook certain types of traditional food) ^_^

And im just like her - i would like to believe that it is a good thing.

Usually, my mom would just go and buy some from the morning market. Just to celebrate the occasion. Or her colleagues would give her some of their home made dumplings. But not this year, since my mom is not working anymore. Also, i am not so into "fat meat" (so is she, after i brainwashed her about how bad that is for her health at her age), i told her not to bother buying any.

No special celebration. No special food.


The cast members.

By the way, i watched the whole Season 1 of Grey's Anatomy during the weekends. It was awesome! It was just 9 episodes anyways, so no big deal. I am now so looking forward to Season 2 and 3. Jeff, i am waiting!! :)

When cigarette is too expensive...

Cool ads

Some of them do remind me of someone, especially the nail biting one :)

Attitude

"I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort."
-- Elizabeth T. King

"If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
-- Maya Angelou

"Some folks go through life pleased that the glass is half full. Other spend a lifetime lamenting that it's half-empty. The truth is: There is a glass with a certain volume of liquid in it. From there, it's up to you!"
-- Dr. James S. Vuocolo

"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before we changed."
-- Earl Nightingale

Kids nowadays...

I was having lunch with my colleagues yesterday when we talked about the things that we did while we were still young. Its kinda funny to realise how much i like to recall the old times every now and then. It brings so much laughter and joy, looking at how "outdated" we were...

I could still remember how i used to go to the same shopping mall every weekend cos there weren't many during those days. The moment we stepped our feet into the shopping mall, all of us went our separate ways. Mom will head to the supermarket on the 1st floor to look for the best bargain of the week, dad will go to the ground floor to watch the movies showing on TV in the video store, while me and bro will run to the video game store on 2nd floor to have our weekly dose of Street Fighter II. Same routine, every week, without fail.

It is not until when i was 11 years old that i get to co-own a video game set (with bro) at home and being allowed to play them for only 2 hours daily. That was the best time of my day, and i would always try to "extend" my play time, giving any excuses that came to my mind. Every extra minute was so precious... (i know my mom sometimes would purposely gave us the extra time, knowing that we put on our best behaviour for the last couple of days). ^_^

Internet was a stranger to me until I went to university to pursue a bachelor degree in Computer Science. A fren once asked me, "Why do u wanna take up Comp Science when u do not have any knowledge at all about computer?". I paused for a moment before replying, "Cos I like playing video/computer games". He laughed like a horse... -___-

My first email account was registered by my coursemate (who is a regular internet surfers) cos i didn't know where and how to do it. It took me quite some time to figure out about Yahoo! too (Hotmail wasn't very popular back then). And i have to take up lessons to learn how to use Microsoft Office - which then reminded me of an encounter with a guy who gets horny half way in the class (i may consider to post about that next time, do remind me).

That was me, the 80's kids.

Kids nowadays are so much different. Take my cousins for example, they were exposed to the cyberworld when they were just 7 years old. Since they are so young, they learn everything in just a split second. How amazing! They are now experts in computer games, knocking me out in every single game. Such a shame..

Just the other day, i received an email from someone. It said "Do u know who am i? I am hungry, i want to eat pizza!". I was shocked at the weird content of the email, it must be from someone that i know cos it doesn't sound like the regular spam email that i have been constantly receiving. It turned out to be from my 11 years old cousin, he knew how to use email already!! Oh my gosh, i know it shouldn't be a surprise but realizing at how early he owned an email account compared to my old days, it just caught me with disbelief.

And now they are actively using IM in MSN and Yahoo, adding me to their accounts and chatting with me every now and then. Sometimes, it was purely saying hi. Sometimes, it was about some (always fascinating) questions that they can't answer.

It is a sign that I am getting old.

Let me lean on you

"Keep your eyes on me, keep me in your sight,
Help me don the crooked road, and lead me to the light.

The road I'm on is dark, I'm not sure if I know the way,
Yet with you right beside me, I'm certain I won't stray.

Protect me from the world, I know we'll make it through,
Give me all the strength I need, let me lean on you"

- Megan Stroup

A programmer's poetry..

I start my day by sitting on a chair,
Giving my monitor a hard, cold stare,
By evening I'm done with another coding,
Oh! This has become a routine so boring.

Like all, I entered this field with great hope,
Jobs were many and there was plenty of scope,
Dreams of joining the likes of Gates,
And a chance to make money in the States.

Thus, I entered the world of bytes,
Only to realize that reality bites,
'Coz a programmer's life, isn't all that cozy,
The bed of software isn't all that rosy.

Seeing the monitor all day and night,
Have taken the power off my eyesight,
Late to bed and late to rise,
Has made me wealthy but not healthy and wise.

Working holidays, busy weekends,
No time for family, no time for friends,
My job steals most of my time,
Helplessly, I watch this crime.

Just for few bits of money,
I forego those moments with my Honey,
When I should be out - having fun,
I'm telling a comp, what's to be done.

I hate u, yet i can't get away,
'Coz, I need the money you pay,
God, to thee i pray,
If there be one - show me the way.

(Author unknown)