just a little community service reminder. no political campaign here. anybody who would like to check where they'd be voting (or registered at all) can go
HERE
if you don't know that already.
naturally, applies to malays1an only.
p/s: looks like i'll be voting this time around, for the first time ever. don't think the place i'm supposed to go is difficult to find, unlike the last one *sigh*
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Monday, 11 February 2008
the chronicles of julia
*this is going to be long. so if you're interested to read, spare some time. it is a chronicle after all
i am a princess born in the middle of bandar lampung kingdom 41 years ago. my kingdom however is not a very rich one so i decided to venture out to neverlands to seek out new opportunities with the hope of finding a (new) prince charming.
while i was made to imagine by my "consort" in my home kingdom that i was starving, desperate and was in tears begging him to send me to the neverlands for a better future, i truly believe that i was doing rather well in my florist shop and was promised, tailed and persuaded to try out for an even better future in the neverlands by the consort's slaves in my home kingdom. and i caved in.
while my consort had also insisted on saying that he had helped me a lot and treated me very well like i am a part of his family, all i could see was that he was a bad person that had only ordered us around (yes, a few other princesses were also waiting for an outbound journey in the consort's house) and fed us with remnants of food fit only for the pets in his castle while they were enjoying the best catch of the day, making us prepare it for them without even sparing some for us.
i was glad that i was finally out of the hell-hole heading towards the neverlands. my future seemed to be bright.
i was greeted by a family of five in the neverlands. to my dismay, i was informed that i was not to be remunerated for 3 months for my part of the bargain of seeking new opportunities in the neverlands with a much less monthly bounties as promised by my consort even though he insisted that i was not paying attention when explained in details to me before my departure. that was when the thought of returning home crossed my mind and i voiced it out openly to the lords of the neverlands. the lords had spared some sympathy with me and reduced the cooling period down to 2 full moons.
i had my first argument with the evil stepmother upon the third day of my arrival because i was not in favour of the way she was ordering me around. i shed tears for many days and again, i felt the urge to return to my kingdom and for the monies to be lost if i were to return home earlier than expected, the overlords of the neverlands had agreed to reduce my cooling off period for one month only rather than give up the golds to the feudal lords should i return earlier than promised.
what i had to do in the overlords castle was very simple. i had to take care of their 4 months old infants and manage the castle while they go out hunting for the whole day with their 2 preschoolers offsprings, coming home only after the sun had set down in the western horizon. while those stray felines kept getting on my nerve by pooing on the manicured lawn of the castle, i found an ingenious solution by covering up those poops and let them do their business on another part of the lawn and the cycle continued.
i am totally infatuated of the children of the overlords. they were really adorable and liked to accompany me and showed their concerns when they see me crying my eyes out for days for those pains that i had to endure beyond the reasoning of the overlords. i love them so much that i had left the baby once at home alone while she was sleeping to go to a shop that takes at least 15 minutes on foot to try out the news sending device which had lacked credits to be used, loaned to me by the overlords. i had even tried to pacify the crying baby with my own endowments when the evil stepmother was out hunting.
yes, talking about the news-sending device or mobile phone as they call it here, i had requested to get one for my first salary. however, the overlords were kind enough to furnish me with one of their old one which unfortunately, i had forgotten to even say a simple thank you. to make things worse, it became the spark that led to the biggest argument that i had with the evil stepmother in which i had definitely made my mind to return home to my kingdom within that instant. it simply started of as me insisting of buying another mobile phone because it was too complicated for me to use with my-yet-to-arrive remuneration and the evil stepmother persisted of either i use that or go back to the old ways of sending news back home with the red-and-grey pigeon. and the evil kept saying horrible things like i was not grateful to them or even to the fact that i had easy and flexible overlords to work with, not to mention an easy job of taking care of only one infant.
i almost got my wish of going home last monday fourth of february before i found out alongside the now-almost-evil stepfather that while i thought to go home to my own kingdom was as easy as taking the carriage that passes through the castle, i need to go through a lot of processes through the feudal lords in some faraway land in me1aka where the stepfather had bought and resold the ticket to my freedom. the feudal lords in the faraway lands had insisted of me going through all the processes of health checks, working visa and others in this land of opportunity before they would sign a check out memo that spelled out my freedom. with a heavy heart, i returned to the unwelcoming arms of the evil stepmother to go through the medical check-up and hibernated in my quarters all day and would only venture out when they were out hunting. i also found out that i no longer had to care for the baby because the overlords were bringing her out for hunting as well.
i have also been talking to the overlords and servants alike in the nearby castles, confiding them about me not having meals for up to a week, maybe forgetting to state the fact that i had no appetite to eat despite the wealth of raw food left uncooked inside the cold room. i even had to ask for some food from the servants of the neighbouring castle because i didn't feel like cooking.
now feeling totally underutilised and still roaring to go back to my own kingdom with no definite end to my misery in sight, i plotted for my escape. and it was a very easy escapade indeed now that i was staying alone in the castle. armed with the mobile phone, some bread and some 800 golds that i plundered from the drawers which ironically belonged to the person that i was supposed to care for, i took a red-and-white carriage with the promise of going back to my own kingdom without going through the feudal lords' authorisations.
unfortunately it was not as easy as i thought it would be. again, i was swimming in tears all night and with a heavy heart, i returned to the unwelcoming arms of the now-so-furious overlords minus some golds that i had used to pay for the red-and-white carriages charges.
angry to the fact that i was returning home much earlier than expected, my consort had also revealed to the overlords that i had sent news to my home kingdom that i have not been treated and fed well in the overlords castle, hence my premature homecoming. i am amazed myself of how the news could come about in my home kingdom whereas i have limited means of sending news back home as far as my memory could recall. and i am not sure if the overlords still believe in my stories.
fortunately for the overlords, the feudal lords in the near kingdom had insisted that i did not have to go through all the working visa processes to be sent home. now that my presence in the overlords castle was not required anymore, i am spending my time in the faraway lands in the overlords queen's house awaiting for my departure on sunday february the seventeenth while the overlords settles the required documentations with the feudal lords for me to be sent home. i sincerely wish for a prince charming to rescue me from the tallest tower in the castle now before my homecoming trip.
i am a princess born in the middle of bandar lampung kingdom 41 years ago. my kingdom however is not a very rich one so i decided to venture out to neverlands to seek out new opportunities with the hope of finding a (new) prince charming.
while i was made to imagine by my "consort" in my home kingdom that i was starving, desperate and was in tears begging him to send me to the neverlands for a better future, i truly believe that i was doing rather well in my florist shop and was promised, tailed and persuaded to try out for an even better future in the neverlands by the consort's slaves in my home kingdom. and i caved in.
while my consort had also insisted on saying that he had helped me a lot and treated me very well like i am a part of his family, all i could see was that he was a bad person that had only ordered us around (yes, a few other princesses were also waiting for an outbound journey in the consort's house) and fed us with remnants of food fit only for the pets in his castle while they were enjoying the best catch of the day, making us prepare it for them without even sparing some for us.
i was glad that i was finally out of the hell-hole heading towards the neverlands. my future seemed to be bright.
i was greeted by a family of five in the neverlands. to my dismay, i was informed that i was not to be remunerated for 3 months for my part of the bargain of seeking new opportunities in the neverlands with a much less monthly bounties as promised by my consort even though he insisted that i was not paying attention when explained in details to me before my departure. that was when the thought of returning home crossed my mind and i voiced it out openly to the lords of the neverlands. the lords had spared some sympathy with me and reduced the cooling period down to 2 full moons.
i had my first argument with the evil stepmother upon the third day of my arrival because i was not in favour of the way she was ordering me around. i shed tears for many days and again, i felt the urge to return to my kingdom and for the monies to be lost if i were to return home earlier than expected, the overlords of the neverlands had agreed to reduce my cooling off period for one month only rather than give up the golds to the feudal lords should i return earlier than promised.
what i had to do in the overlords castle was very simple. i had to take care of their 4 months old infants and manage the castle while they go out hunting for the whole day with their 2 preschoolers offsprings, coming home only after the sun had set down in the western horizon. while those stray felines kept getting on my nerve by pooing on the manicured lawn of the castle, i found an ingenious solution by covering up those poops and let them do their business on another part of the lawn and the cycle continued.i am totally infatuated of the children of the overlords. they were really adorable and liked to accompany me and showed their concerns when they see me crying my eyes out for days for those pains that i had to endure beyond the reasoning of the overlords. i love them so much that i had left the baby once at home alone while she was sleeping to go to a shop that takes at least 15 minutes on foot to try out the news sending device which had lacked credits to be used, loaned to me by the overlords. i had even tried to pacify the crying baby with my own endowments when the evil stepmother was out hunting.
yes, talking about the news-sending device or mobile phone as they call it here, i had requested to get one for my first salary. however, the overlords were kind enough to furnish me with one of their old one which unfortunately, i had forgotten to even say a simple thank you. to make things worse, it became the spark that led to the biggest argument that i had with the evil stepmother in which i had definitely made my mind to return home to my kingdom within that instant. it simply started of as me insisting of buying another mobile phone because it was too complicated for me to use with my-yet-to-arrive remuneration and the evil stepmother persisted of either i use that or go back to the old ways of sending news back home with the red-and-grey pigeon. and the evil kept saying horrible things like i was not grateful to them or even to the fact that i had easy and flexible overlords to work with, not to mention an easy job of taking care of only one infant.i almost got my wish of going home last monday fourth of february before i found out alongside the now-almost-evil stepfather that while i thought to go home to my own kingdom was as easy as taking the carriage that passes through the castle, i need to go through a lot of processes through the feudal lords in some faraway land in me1aka where the stepfather had bought and resold the ticket to my freedom. the feudal lords in the faraway lands had insisted of me going through all the processes of health checks, working visa and others in this land of opportunity before they would sign a check out memo that spelled out my freedom. with a heavy heart, i returned to the unwelcoming arms of the evil stepmother to go through the medical check-up and hibernated in my quarters all day and would only venture out when they were out hunting. i also found out that i no longer had to care for the baby because the overlords were bringing her out for hunting as well.
i have also been talking to the overlords and servants alike in the nearby castles, confiding them about me not having meals for up to a week, maybe forgetting to state the fact that i had no appetite to eat despite the wealth of raw food left uncooked inside the cold room. i even had to ask for some food from the servants of the neighbouring castle because i didn't feel like cooking.
now feeling totally underutilised and still roaring to go back to my own kingdom with no definite end to my misery in sight, i plotted for my escape. and it was a very easy escapade indeed now that i was staying alone in the castle. armed with the mobile phone, some bread and some 800 golds that i plundered from the drawers which ironically belonged to the person that i was supposed to care for, i took a red-and-white carriage with the promise of going back to my own kingdom without going through the feudal lords' authorisations.unfortunately it was not as easy as i thought it would be. again, i was swimming in tears all night and with a heavy heart, i returned to the unwelcoming arms of the now-so-furious overlords minus some golds that i had used to pay for the red-and-white carriages charges.
angry to the fact that i was returning home much earlier than expected, my consort had also revealed to the overlords that i had sent news to my home kingdom that i have not been treated and fed well in the overlords castle, hence my premature homecoming. i am amazed myself of how the news could come about in my home kingdom whereas i have limited means of sending news back home as far as my memory could recall. and i am not sure if the overlords still believe in my stories.
fortunately for the overlords, the feudal lords in the near kingdom had insisted that i did not have to go through all the working visa processes to be sent home. now that my presence in the overlords castle was not required anymore, i am spending my time in the faraway lands in the overlords queen's house awaiting for my departure on sunday february the seventeenth while the overlords settles the required documentations with the feudal lords for me to be sent home. i sincerely wish for a prince charming to rescue me from the tallest tower in the castle now before my homecoming trip.
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
wow!
when i came home today, i discovered a gaping hole right smack in the middle of my front lawn about 6 inches in diameter and 6 inches deep. when i enquired the domestic helper, she said she needed some soil to fill up some flower pots and that was the only grassless patch of land that she could find.
owh by the way, the bald patch was due to the base plate that she laid upon the lawn to cover up the cat's poop 2 weeks ago to prevent the refreshing aroma of the poop permeating the air in front of my house. i removed it last weekend when i was mowing the lawn.
i was speechless.
owh by the way, the bald patch was due to the base plate that she laid upon the lawn to cover up the cat's poop 2 weeks ago to prevent the refreshing aroma of the poop permeating the air in front of my house. i removed it last weekend when i was mowing the lawn.
i was speechless.
Monday, 28 January 2008
shitey weekend
not exactly the best update i have but can't think of anything else to submit entry.
i came home friday night, tired from the extraordinary jam encountered en route home, i received the kind of news that you wouldn't like to hear upon returning home knackered. the domestic helper told me that the sewage box culvert had overflown and the stagnant, murky raw sewage water has flooded my backyard. on friday night? oh no!!! gone were the days when friday night means fun fun fun till the crack of dawn but i'm expecting to wind down quietly at home at least. but an overflown box culvert on friday night? darn! i get splitting headache just thinking about it.
how i wish i have somebody to tai-chi the job. but wifey? err maybe not. domestic helper? i don't think so. she didn't even clear the cat poop on the lawn and you want to ask her to wade the ankle-deep raw sewage water? though we initially suspected that she had flushed down her sanitary pad much to her denial but that is another story.
so, wading the pool of water that had even overflown into drainage in the moonlit night, i was virtually feeling my way through with a stick looking for the manhole cover while removing the mulchy rotting garden waste that i normally put on top of the manhole cover for composting purposes, failing miserably to not imagine the source of the ankle-deep water that i was walking in. miraculously, i succeeded in opening the square manhole cover and discovering no surprises in there. more murky, stinky water of course.
then i proceeded with my normal modus operandi of clearing blocked drainage (which i had succeeded in doing so several times without having to call the plumber) by trying to insert a rubber hose into the main outlet rather than heading into the house which will bring less headache and less "moisturising" encounter. which of course, i failed miserably because who knows how long the outlet pipe goes all the way into the mains.
after trying several for several minutes without any success, this time my hands basically swimming in the water, i admit defeat. i made a resolution to call the "beautiful water", our sewage and waste treatment provider, after i took a loong, hard shower (mandi wajib siap even though no event related to it whatsoever). and they promised to come within 48 hours.
surprisingly, they were already there on saturday morning. not bad for a company that i have never paid their bill, ever for the past 2 years they've been billing us. ok ok. *make mental note to nudge wifey to go pay now!*
according to the technician, apparently my house is "sewageically" the lowest house in the neighbourhood so if there is something wrong inside the mains, my house would be the first one flooded. upon inspection, he said there was definitely a problem with the mains. while it was a huge relief that it was not a localised problem (hence saving me from some burning hole in the pocket), it wasn't really a comforting thought that i had waded through raw sewage generated not only by my household but a cocktail of everybody's piece in the neighbourhood. *sigh*.
they eventually fixed it after trying for 2 days. now my backyard is back to its green, dry state and my splitting headache had magically disappeared. it is a happy ending after all.
i came home friday night, tired from the extraordinary jam encountered en route home, i received the kind of news that you wouldn't like to hear upon returning home knackered. the domestic helper told me that the sewage box culvert had overflown and the stagnant, murky raw sewage water has flooded my backyard. on friday night? oh no!!! gone were the days when friday night means fun fun fun till the crack of dawn but i'm expecting to wind down quietly at home at least. but an overflown box culvert on friday night? darn! i get splitting headache just thinking about it.
how i wish i have somebody to tai-chi the job. but wifey? err maybe not. domestic helper? i don't think so. she didn't even clear the cat poop on the lawn and you want to ask her to wade the ankle-deep raw sewage water? though we initially suspected that she had flushed down her sanitary pad much to her denial but that is another story.
so, wading the pool of water that had even overflown into drainage in the moonlit night, i was virtually feeling my way through with a stick looking for the manhole cover while removing the mulchy rotting garden waste that i normally put on top of the manhole cover for composting purposes, failing miserably to not imagine the source of the ankle-deep water that i was walking in. miraculously, i succeeded in opening the square manhole cover and discovering no surprises in there. more murky, stinky water of course.
then i proceeded with my normal modus operandi of clearing blocked drainage (which i had succeeded in doing so several times without having to call the plumber) by trying to insert a rubber hose into the main outlet rather than heading into the house which will bring less headache and less "moisturising" encounter. which of course, i failed miserably because who knows how long the outlet pipe goes all the way into the mains.
after trying several for several minutes without any success, this time my hands basically swimming in the water, i admit defeat. i made a resolution to call the "beautiful water", our sewage and waste treatment provider, after i took a loong, hard shower (mandi wajib siap even though no event related to it whatsoever). and they promised to come within 48 hours.
surprisingly, they were already there on saturday morning. not bad for a company that i have never paid their bill, ever for the past 2 years they've been billing us. ok ok. *make mental note to nudge wifey to go pay now!*
according to the technician, apparently my house is "sewageically" the lowest house in the neighbourhood so if there is something wrong inside the mains, my house would be the first one flooded. upon inspection, he said there was definitely a problem with the mains. while it was a huge relief that it was not a localised problem (hence saving me from some burning hole in the pocket), it wasn't really a comforting thought that i had waded through raw sewage generated not only by my household but a cocktail of everybody's piece in the neighbourhood. *sigh*.
they eventually fixed it after trying for 2 days. now my backyard is back to its green, dry state and my splitting headache had magically disappeared. it is a happy ending after all.
Monday, 21 January 2008
the name thingy
yes, i'm clearing all the new blog alerts very very slowly and found this out in elisa's, tony's and nonah's. i'll pounce at the opportunity of easy and quick entry...
some of those descriptions is quite true, but *trying to be humble* rather larger-than-life description than i truly am. and for those who are not in the know, that is my real name :)
some of those descriptions is quite true, but *trying to be humble* rather larger-than-life description than i truly am. and for those who are not in the know, that is my real name :)
What Suhairi Means |
 You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. |
moshie's angels
i haven't been updating much, if you care enough to notice. not too many ideas to pen down. nothing of interest to you people anyway.
this entry is just an update of some photos that i managed to upload last night. thought i had uploaded more photos but it seems that i'd dead wrong.
alyssa
that was a photo from our little celebration that we had on alyssa's birthday night. we have made it clear to her this year that there will be no birthday celebration due to her being naughty and all. but (isk) also due to financial constraints :)
amelya
photo not properly exposed unfortunately due to inadequate equipment (and most probably skills as well). photos taken during her birthday do 12 december last year.
this is amelya's first day at school. unfortunately very dark also in the absence of natural light in the early morning. (possibly sonyerr phone would fare better in this department).
athyra
some of her more recent photos, instead of the recycled one that i put up in my previous entry. lollies was right that i had some problem reading the memory card in my pc the last time hence no latest photos. thankfully the problem resolved itself so here are some more recent photos of hers. some of my relatives call her ata-shinchi. can't comment on that one coz i don't watch that show.
in another news, after a long (about one and a half hours) pep-talk that we had in the car, our maid had decided to stay. seeing that her attitude had slightly improved and her work quality is getting better, i have decided to sweeten the offer and she is reasonably happy to accept the offer and stay. saves some money (and bureaucratic headache) for me.
this entry is just an update of some photos that i managed to upload last night. thought i had uploaded more photos but it seems that i'd dead wrong.
alyssa
that was a photo from our little celebration that we had on alyssa's birthday night. we have made it clear to her this year that there will be no birthday celebration due to her being naughty and all. but (isk) also due to financial constraints :)
amelya
photo not properly exposed unfortunately due to inadequate equipment (and most probably skills as well). photos taken during her birthday do 12 december last year.
this is amelya's first day at school. unfortunately very dark also in the absence of natural light in the early morning. (possibly sonyerr phone would fare better in this department).
athyra
some of her more recent photos, instead of the recycled one that i put up in my previous entry. lollies was right that i had some problem reading the memory card in my pc the last time hence no latest photos. thankfully the problem resolved itself so here are some more recent photos of hers. some of my relatives call her ata-shinchi. can't comment on that one coz i don't watch that show.
in another news, after a long (about one and a half hours) pep-talk that we had in the car, our maid had decided to stay. seeing that her attitude had slightly improved and her work quality is getting better, i have decided to sweeten the offer and she is reasonably happy to accept the offer and stay. saves some money (and bureaucratic headache) for me.
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
my precious antique
tagged by miss myra here. since i love soo much to talk about my precioussss, here it is.- What color is your phone? [indent]- blue and white, like in the photo[/indent]
- Who's the first person who comes up under the letter M? [indent]- mamat (former office mate)[/indent]
- Who's the last person you called? [indent]- immediate boss[/indent]
- Who was your last missed call from? [indent]- wifey[/indent]
- Who's the 2nd person who comes up under D? [indent]- danial (former office mate too)[/indent]
- Who's speed dial 2? [indent]- wifey[/indent]
- Who's the 3rd person who comes up under Z? [indent]- zainuddin (also former officemate, hmmm...)[/indent]
- Who was your last received call? [indent]- bro-in-law, informing me more money to slip out of the wallet[/indent]
- Who's speed dial number 4? [indent]- sis (point to the bullet above, bro-in-law's wife)[/indent]
- What is your background? [indent]- err monochrome phone no background but screen saver is one of the default with digital clock and some seaside mountain with a yacht and 2 birds flying over the mountains.[/indent]
- How many text messages do u have? [indent]- 5 only. one reason is because the sim card memory doesn't hold that many. second reason, prudent practise for husbands with wives that read their messages occasionally :D[/indent]
- Who's in ur speed dial ? [indent]- mum's home, wifey, my home, sis, my children's godfather and godmother, a good friend, immediate boss, last one of course girlfriend! (hehehe, no... unassigned)[/indent]
- What's the 5th message say in your inbox? [indent]- luckily i have 5 messages left. kind of too long to be reproduced here but it was an invite for the birthday party last weekend from an ex-koleq guy.[/indent]
- Who's the 1st person who comes up under B? [indent]- bad razli (former koleq mate also)[/indent]
- Who was your last text message from? [indent]- younger bro informing me that they're waiting outside already. i was supposed to pick them up from the airport at 6:30. only got there at 7:15 due to a little mishap in the car en route.[/indent]
- Name every person you have text messages from: [indent]- bro, backdoor neighbour, another former officemate, ex-koleq mate[/indent]
- Have you seen the 101 Chuck Norris facts? [indent]- how is this related again? but the answer is no.[/indent]
- Who's the 9th person on your missed calls? [indent]- elder bro's house, related to the picking-them-up-from-the-airport-thingy i guess.[/indent]
- What does the 3rd message in your Outbox say? [indent]- phone is too advanced that it doesn't save outgoing messages, sorry.[/indent]
- Who is the first name in your Phonebook? [indent]- ablah, former vp and former backdoor neighbour also.[/indent]
now now, who to tag? olab, rotinotti, tony and the bapak-baru abi...
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