Warning! Cloverfield can cause motion sickness!

The trailer looks exciting. I was excited and eager to watch it so we decided to go on the opening day. We bought our tickets early, knowing that it will be sold out soon...

The cinema here in US is very different from Malaysia. There are no seats being assigned to u, hence you have to be there early, queue in front of the cinema hall and fight for the best seats. Our movie was at 7:30pm and it was shown in the Harkins Cine Capri at Tempe Marketplace, one of the largest cinema that they have so far.

Since it can accommodate a lot of movie patrons, we thought we should be there about 30 mins earlier to get some "decent seats" but much to our surprise, they were all taken. We only managed to get a front side seats, which was bad because we knew that the movie is shaky. There is nothing that much that we can do.

Cloverfield is shot based on a video camera held by one of the actors. They were supposed to be in a farewell party when Manhattan was attacked by a big "dinasour" (i guess). It gave birth/produced little creatures which attacked the poor humans. A lot of people died (of cos) including all the main characters...

The whole story was purely about how they tried to escape from the deadly scene but unfortunately, one by one died. There were some gross scenes but still bearable.

I had a lot of popcorns but i was so dizzy as a result from that freaking movie, i felt like throwing up. I will not say much but watch at your own risk!

Happy Birthday Megan!

It all started with a nice authentic Thai dinner in Swaddee Thai restaurant @ Chandler. It was really good. We shared a couple of dishes together but still ended up packing some back home. Thanks for the recommendations, Megan.

After dinner, John and I dropped by Megan's house for some coffee and desserts and a small birthday celebration. Isaac wanted us to come so bad so that we can watch the Land Before Time with him. I love him, he is just so cute! (he changed his mind and we watched Lion King 2 1/2). Kids are just so amazing, they can be so innocent and yet full of curiosity. You just never know what they have on their mind.

I really miss u guys so so much. Hopefully we will see each other again soon! Cant wait to spend more time with u guys..

*muaks*

Wanna get some free abalone?

All new MacBook Air

It's out. Oh my gosh.

Introducing MacBook Air, the world's thinnest notebook. *drools*

Long lost friend

I knew Megan when i joined the company as an intern in year 2002. We got along perfectly well and together with Jade and Lee Yan, we were the most famous girl group in the office back then. Ok, maybe i was exaggerating a lil, but we were indeed well known among the people at work (cos they were only a small number of ladies, especially younger ones).

After returning to study for for final semester in the university, we lost contact completely. I am not pointing fingers at anyone. Maybe it was because i was so occupied by my final year project at that time, that i didnt even take the slightest action to email her at least.

She left the company before i came back and years gone by without any idea what happened to her. I felt bad that i lost a good friend but then Facebook changed everything. (i did not get any money to help in promoting Facebook here).

She found me in Facebook, a website that has become increasingly famous in the cyberwave. I was so happy when i first got a message from her, after so long... She had 2 kids now and currently staying in PHX! What a coincidence!? I cant throw away this opportunity to meet her up and talk to each other again in person.

On New Year's Day, i went over to her apartment and i had the best day as a start for year 2008. She didnt change much, as pretty as she always be. She made some Malaysian food to take away my crave for the past week. How thoughtful and this is a proof of a dear friend.

Pizza, buffalo wings, Tom Yam meehoon (noodles) and sambal eggs.


Megan and Kevin with their two kids, Elysa and Isaac.

Elysa was sick and she was crying a lot. Poor thing, she had a bad cold. Hope she will feel better soon. I am so looking forward to meet her again. See u soon, miss u so much!

Great Words

In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path.
- Swami Vivekananda

Three sentences for getting SUCCESS:
a) know more than other
b) work more than other
c) expect less than other
- William Shakesphere

If you win you need not explain,
But if you lose you should not be there to explain.
- Adolph Hitler

Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.
- Alen Strike

If we cannot love the person whom we see, how can we love God whom we cannot see?
- Mother Teresa

Winning doesn't always mean being first, winning means you're doing better than you've done before.
- Bonnie Blair

I will not say I failed 1000 times, I will say that I discovered there are 1000 ways that can cause failure.
- Thomas Edison

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing of changing himself.
- Leo Tolstoy

Believing everybody is dangerous; believing nobody is very dangerous.
- Abraham Lincoln

Love your job, but never fall in love with your company because you never know when it stops loving you.
- Abdul Kalam

If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they had never tried a new thing in their life.
- Einstein

Never break four things in your life - Trust, Promise, Relation & Heart because when they break they don't make noise but pains a lot.
- Charles

If you start judging people you will be having no time to love them.
- Mother Teresa

There are many Races in Life, but in the End, the only Race is with YOURSELF.

New York, New York

The flight took us the whole day. My bf and I left PHX at 8:30am but did not reach Newark Airport, New Jersey until 8:30pm. It was very cold. Weather forecast said the temperature was 2 degree Celcius. Oh gosh. My body was shaking even though it was just a short distance to the car.

His brother, Tae fetched us from the airport and straight to his mum's place, where we are going to stay during the vacation. He is very friendly and easy going, which made me felt so much better than what i have expected. U know how nervous it is when u are meeting the other family for the first time.

I heard voices of the kids, shouting "They are here!" as we stepped into the house. I was trembling a lil, i admit. I held John's hand tight, and he said "Don't worry, they are just happy to see us".

Pat, his sister welcomed us with a big smile. Alicia and Jessica (Pat's daughters) are very cute. They were shy at first, but after some warming up sessions, they just cant stop talking. Haha.


Pretty decorations from the neighbour.

New York is the best place to be during Christmas, that is what i was told. Yes, i am lucky to be able to do that. It didnt snow, unfortunately, but there were lotsa dirty snow on the ground - leftovers from the snow the week before. Not a very pretty scene but the feeling of being there was still amazing.

Times Square was very crowded as usual. U see people walking everywhere, in every corner. Americans, Koreans, Japanese, Africans, Mexican - just name it. After a short walk on the street, we watched Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway. Jennifer Garner, Kevin Kline and Daniel Sunjata did a very good job.


I was not kidding about the crowd...


9 days to year 2008.

If u have seen the movie Sleepless in Seattle before, then the Empire State Building shouldnt be a stranger to u. The queue was very long just to get in the building, BUT we accidently (really, i swear!) cut the line and save us an hour, at least. There were 2 observation decks, the major one being at the 86th floor with an outdoor deck. That nite was very cold and the strong wind made it almost unbearable. The 102nd floor is the highest one can get to but it is just a very small indoor area. Nothing to shout about. I like it better in the outdoor deck.


The Empire State Building during the day.


Jane and John.

If u are going to be in NYC during Xmas, you should never miss the Rockefeller Center. There is a huge and nicely decorated Christmas tree which will be displayed every year without fail, a tradition. Dozens of people lining up to get to the ice skating rink, something that you can only do in the winter, i guess. You know, skating is something that i am not so good at so u will not see me lining up. *tongue out*


Rockefeller Center.


You have to fight with people to get good view for pictures.. man!

Before we ended our vacation, we visited the Statue of Liberty. Too bad we didnt get a chance to go into the statue (up to the pedestal only because of security reasons) as we were late and the passes were all distributed out. But i am still happy to be there to see one of the famous landmarks of the world. By the way, did u know that there is a sister statue in Paris? I only got to know this when i watched the movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets last week.


On the ferry going towards the island.


We definitely look very tiny here.

That basically sum up my trip to New York. Here is another picture of the kids. I'm going to bed now...


Jessica and Alicia.