Dizzy Chicklets

Winning feels grand!

2005-09-14T15:33:00.000+08:00

I won 4 passes to a "gala premiere" of the new Jackie Chan movie "The Myth" on the radio last night!!

It was a small win but it was grand nonetheless.

Now um... define "gala premiere" - evening gowns and tiaras? Or just decently dressed will do?! I'm boggled.

I also won some stupid slimming products from their sposor but um... don't need it lah! Right? Right??!! :p

Crisps/Chips - What do they have in NZ?

2005-09-14T14:06:00.000+08:00

Ooh!! Ann got back from Oz with lots of crisps/chips for me! She knows my weakness haha! After looking at the wonderful flavours she brought back I started wondering what the crisps/chips in NZ were like? Do they eat Salt and Vinegar Crisps? Those are my favourite! Tangy and salty all at once.... drool...

So um... anyone coming back from NZ ah... can please bring me back 1 pack of authentically NZ crisps/chips ah? Wanna see if they are as nice as Ozzie and English crisps are hee...

Thank-oo!! :)

Homeowner!

2005-09-06T10:20:00.000+08:00

I've picked up my keys to my spanking new home! Whee....!! That means I'm an adult because I now have lots of owings to the banks! haha...

I got an apartment at Sentul East at The Tamarind, and it was just recently completed and handed over. Well within time I might add and the place looks pretty amazing! The pool area looks and feels like a resort with sun chairs and a 3 tiered pool. There are 2 tower blocks of 30 storeys and 2 low-rise of 4 stories.

My unit is on the 25th floor of the tower block - God forbid the day the lifts fail me! And it faces the hills. On a clear night, and with a bit of squinting Genting Highlands should be visible from the living room which has large glass windows.

Its so exciting! Now waiting for the minor defects to be rectified and then I'll probably rent it out. Haha... Would rather pay my mom her rent as opposed to staying in my own place! But more likely I'm waiting to see how the place develops as I don't want to be staying in an empty apartment block! Would be pretty scary especially at night.

Yup yup yup! I'm a big girl now! :D

What did you do this Merdeka Day?

2005-09-01T10:31:00.000+08:00

Ann had jetsetted off to Oz (lucky cow!) so there were only 2 of us left at home - blah! We spent the day channel surfing (4 terrestrial channels only!!) and changing batteries for the alarm system. Wah! So patriotic! Um... do red Eveready batteries count for patriotism ah?

Anyway, I was watching part of the parade in the morning on tv, and thought to myself. "Which poor sod would voluntarily go and watch the parade in the hot sun, in PUTRAJAYA!!, unless your kid was participating in the marchpast?!" Unpatriotic but true is it not? Would you voluntarily stand under the hot sun, waving a tiny paper flag being jostled by the crowds, just to catch a glimpse of a parade which is dead boring at the best of times? Not me!

And then, later that day on NTV7 during the news segment, they posed the question of what Merdeka means to the young. They went to interview all the mat rempit on motorcycles and bicycles and punk rockers. Obviously la they got all kinds of stupid answers like holiday-lah, concert-lah..... these kids don't even care about anything on normal days - they probably play truant every day! So why focus on the minority? What about the majority who stay in school and don't stay out aimlessly until 3am and don't terrorise the streets of KL with their motorcycles? What about the majority who actually KNOW what merdeka means?! It was pretty unfair in my view, to say that was the view of the young people of the country.

To be fair to the young ones, none of us lived through the colonisation and Merdeka to actually appreciate it but it makes you wonder why our people are so unpatriotic over something that happened barely 48 years ago, when in countries like the USA which gained their independance over 100 years ago, the patriotism still burns strong with their pride in their flag. It could be something to do with race or religion. In my mind, if the people in the education system and the administration of the country continue sidelining the other races and religions in favour of 1 race, or in favour of 1 religion, this sense of patriotism will never be instilled for frustration breeds nothing but contempt.

*climbs off soapbox*

Attempted Break in!

2005-08-30T11:16:00.000+08:00

I wrote about this on my blog so I don't think I'll repeat the same thing here. You can read all about it on my blog.

It was scary and unnerving and we look forward to a few sleepless nights and jumping at shadows and noises for the next few days.

I hope they get the perpetrator and hang him from his big toenail to rot.

I can see clearly now....

2005-08-26T09:48:00.000+08:00

Ok the haze is gone! We are back to breathing the slightly polluted but nevertheless clearer air of Malaysia untainted by the smoke drifting from our irresponsible and uncaring neighbours. And we are crediting:-

our firemen with putting out their peat fires for them in less than the 2 weeks anticipated even though they couldn't put out their own fires for months using their buckets
our firemen for their bravery when 11 out of 12 fell sick due to the fumes
our personnel for seeding their clouds and giving them rain for free

How neighbourly. How utterly stupid.

*gets off soapbox*

Dress Dilemma

2005-08-23T15:42:00.000+08:00

Megasales are on in KL and we haven't gone shopping! What angels...what a waste!! No wonder Lyn's shopping blog's quiet! I've got a friend's wedding in September and I haven't got a dress! *PANICS* Nor shoes!!! Never thought it's so hard to find a dress. Partly cos limited budget lah...I mean, honestly, how often are you going to wear it?! And you know, women, can't wear the same dress twice!

Sigh...maybe better drag Lyn out shopping this weekend. Then again...we're complaining we're both fat now so probably that's why so hard to find!

Okay, this was a really female post! :P Sorry! But it's a darn boring day at work....

I'm sitting around in a boring room,

It's just another boring Tues afternoon...

Haha...off for now before I get brickbats! Toodles!

A Dizzy Post...

2005-08-23T13:04:00.000+08:00

Hello, hello! Ann here! *Waves* Anyway, thought I'd better promote my food blog a bit *points right* so if you guys are missing Malaysian food, go click on it! And drool over the pictures! Hahahaha...yes, I'm evil! :)

Sorry la was out of contact for a while. Lots of things have been happening, change of jobs, family stuff...but we're back in action now! And do come to read cos we'll be giving regular (hopefully!) updates on the Yap family back here!

We heard from Guama (through Mom) that everyone in NZ is doing great! So glad to hear that! :) I'm plodding along here...new job still sucks! And just quarrelled with IT guy who came to delete all my fun installed programmes! So angry! YH, help! Teach me how to go through firewalls!

Meantime, do take care all and we'll be back!

Waving thru the haze.....

2005-08-23T12:12:00.000+08:00

Hello all!! This is a blog of our mundane lives which we will update from time to time. We'll also insert pictures on an irregular basis - irregular depending on how perasan we feel or when we feel we need the ego boost. heh.... So read our blog to find out what's happening with us back here in KL and leave us comments so we know that you have read our mad ramblings.

Those in NZ, breathe the clean air of NZ and think of us in our bubble suits :)