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10/10/06--18:13: Christian's Favorite Things (chan 1680864)

These are a few of Christian's fave stuff...cars, balls..etc. He also loves to play cook!!!


10/10/06--19:57: My Birthday Weekend (chan 1680864)

I know....so long over due...! But better late then


10/15/06--04:02: What a Week!...Phew... (chan 1680864)


You know, I just realise that my last blog entry has disappeared....
I wrote a pretty lengthy First Day On The Job experience in my blog. Then the other day, my dear sister asked me "....so....did you finally get the job in Charcoal Chicken ...??" (ha..ha..ha....Thanks Crystal!) Only then I realise that my entry went missing!!!

Well, to make it short I'm working for a device company which happens to be the sole distributer for established hospital devices from Masimo, Oridion and MindRay. Hmmmm... they sound like scuba diving brand, don't they...hehehe....I wish!!!! I'm the only Victorian rep here covering the whole State and Tasmania. (It's a small company but have huge potential!!)

I just came back from Hobart, Tas for a Intensive Care Conference. This whole week has been a blur to me...Had to borrow a friends car and search for a finance co that will approve my loan. Still looking around for a car to buy...there is this one potential car, though... around 8K (chea...


10/25/06--05:12: Two Weeks 3 Days (chan 1680864)

I can't believe that time files when you've got a job!!! Wow...It really doesn't feel like 2 weeks plus,,,
But it hasn't been rosy, mind you. I Getting rejections day in day out...not for sales, but trying to get simple appointing can be so very frustrating! I have to make app at least 1 week in advance, if i'm lucky. And the gate keepers are so b$%@#y!!! I get interrogated non stop..."Who are you? What do you want..." And the accent....my goodness.........!!!! Where do I begin...!!!???
I must share with you a funny conversation that happened yday. I called up looking for the Bio Medical Engineering guys....and the conversation started like this.....

"My name is Hazel from Endovations. We sell Masimo......"

The lady on the other end just cut me off and asked......

"Did you say you're from Indonesia......... selling Potatoes...???!!!"

I just burst out laughing...! hahahaha (tears rolling down my cheek)
hahahaha........my oh my.........

Unfortunately, she didn't get the joke......sigh.....


12/02/06--14:52: Farewell.....! (chan 1680864)

We bid farewell to my mom and Christian on Friday night at Melbourne Airport. It was the longest farewell....we wouldn't stop hugging and kissing. Even though Christian wasn't fully aware what was all the commotion but he seemed sad and was very attached to me that whole day. When my mom finally walk away with Christian, he held his arms out to us and said 'no,no,no...'
The tears kept rolling down my cheeks and Jer was trying to be strong, holding on to me.
Just before the auto doors closed behind them, Christian blew kisses to us.
We didn't expect him to really understand what was happening, but when he got upset, it was very heart wrenching to see that.
When we reached home, it was 12:45AM.
Their plane must be taking off at that moment. I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillows.
Good night, my Prince.



12/02/06--15:37: The Best Week Ever...... (chan 1680864)

This whole week has been nothing but shopping and eating and lots of fun! Christian and mom will be leaving for KL this Friday and we really want to make it memorable before they leave.

Everyday, I took them out to a diffrent shopping mall to do some last minute shopping. There is Northland , Southland, Eastland and West Mall. Four huge shopping malls on all 4 corners outside the city. Believe it or not, we have covered it all!! The highlight was in Eastland where they had a cho cho train ride that goes around the mall. My mom took Christian on it and he had a blast! He was even given a train ticket!
During the weekend, we went to St Kilda Beach, our fave weekend spot. There is a Sunday Market along the beach. Lovely! It is so beautiful to stroll along the beach and just people watching. Oh,yes, it was my first time to see a trans -gender(??) in BIKINI TOP! Yes, he or she had boobs. I must say, though, I would have thought he-she was a woman from far, until I notice the q...


12/08/06--03:17: A Day at the Park - Flagstaff Park (chan 1680864)

Christian had a great time at the park. The park is right in the heart of the


12/08/06--03:27: St Patrick Cathedral (chan 1680864)

This is the magnificent, majestic and standing tall St Patrick Cathedral in


12/08/06--03:48: Snow in Melbourne??? (chan 1680864)

It is a very cold summer day in Melbourne! The coldest Day in Nov (it's suppose to be summer now!!) for the past 50 odd years or so.I really can't remember how cold it was but it was cold enough for a hail storm to hit Melbourne! Snow fell in other parts of Victoria.
Can you see the pebbles-like ice in the pictures?
The weather here is so unpredicatable. The following day, the temp went up and it was hot and humid!
Winter coat today, singlets and shorts tomorrow..! hehehe....Thats Melbourne for


12/08/06--04:42: Rio's Brazilian Dinner (chan 1680864)

The pictures with the dancers did not come out very well....of well.. However, we took some shots of the meat on skewers...sausages, steaks, chicken, lamb....the list goes on!
We took shots of Christian's new friend, Sandra, (I think !). The two of them hit it off famously as the rest of the adults were ravishing the


12/08/06--04:56: Weekend Get Away... (chan 1680864)

This pictures are taken at St Kilda Market, our picnic at Frankston and of course some of Christian fave things....cars and


12/08/06--05:39: Pictures Taken on the Last Day (chan 1680864)

These shots were taken on the day mom and Christian left for the airport to go back Malaysia.
The shots were mainly taken the morning itself to our visit to the Crown Casino in the City to see the Xmas Carolling and the Xmas Show. It was magical!!!
We took pictures at the Waterfront before finally heading off to the


01/17/07--06:52: A Very Belated Birthday Update for My Darling (chan 1680864)




Sigh.... i can't believe that 18 days has passed since Christian celebrated his birthday. It was just such a hectic day that day considering I started to fall ill on NY's eve and the next day was just havoc.... but it was fun!!! Every single aspect of it was just wonderful.


My baby boy turned THE BIG 2!!! I still can't blif it...soon he will be able to drive a car and get married!!! Oh boy....am I being melodramatic here...??? Can you blame me? If I ask all mothers, I am sure they would wish they could just slow time just abit, so we could really appreciate their innocence, their attentiveness, their needs and dependence on us mommies!
Just the...


04/21/07--05:03: I'M BACK!!!! (chan 1680864)

Hey, it has been awhile since I last seriously blogged! Since Christian's arrival, everything has been fast forward and I just can't believe that 3 weeks has pass since they arrived Melbourne!
Well, as you can see I've changed my settings to this cutesy amd colorful display of sweets. I'm on the roll now, so I'm geared to posting more blogs and pixs!

Just watch this space and I'll update more!





04/21/07--05:30: HOLIDAY IN BEAUTIFUL KUNDASANG, SABAH DEC 2006 (chan 1680864)

This are long overdue photos that I came across recently. Thought I misplaced it...ta dah...here it is! This was taken when we were back in KK for in DEC


04/21/07--06:09: Food for the soul (chan 1680864)

Yes....its true, I had this cooking frenzy for a week!!! I cooked up a storm as you can see in the pix. Unfortunately, I was too hungry to remember to take shots of all the dishes.For a week, I attempted to cook Spanish Style Paella Rice, Carbonara Fettucini, Hainanese Chicken Rice(my cravings), Lamb Ravioli (Jerry's Fave), Chicken Dumpling soup, Orange and chocolate Chips Muffin, burritos, Fried Chicken Drumstick, lamb ribs, Chicken Kiev!!! Fortunately, for my weight and my sanity, it all ended after a week of binging and this compulsive need to cook! It is not easy to cook!!!! (Hats off to all mothers and wife!!!) I took hours to prepare one simple meal! ( I remembered we had our dinner once at after 9PM cause my hainanese chicken just wouldn't cook!) I must have cooked it forever! And what I hated the most was the washing part....don't we all hate that?! Well, now that Mom's here...I needn't worry about cooking anymore...hehehehe!


04/21/07--07:19: More Food!!!! (chan 1680864)

These are some pictures taken recently. Many have asked whats my cravings...I don't really have a MUST EAT cravings but I totally love Vietnamese Food especially Broken Rice!!!! Yummy.... No pictures of Vietnamese Food this time though. Recently, we came across this Cambodian Rest, they have really nice thick slurpy beef noodle soup. It's abit like our Ngau Chap but BETTER, TASTIER, YUMMIER!!!! Okla...enough already. I'm getting


04/26/07--03:44: Penguin Parade - Philip Island Melbourne (chan 1680864)

The tour started mid day after a very speedy Vietnamese lunch at Swanston St. It was a 1 hour and half journey ride to Philip Island on Good Friday, so the bus was packed. We stopped at a few places, went to a koala reserve and finally reached our destination! It was cold and windy! Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take pictures at the penguin parade site.


04/27/07--06:36: Peguin March (chan 1680864)



Has anyone watched Happy Feet yet? After witnessing our very own lovable Lttle Penguins here in Philip Island, I knew I had to watch it!!! ( Unfortunately, I missed it when it premiered in the cinemas....) Well, check out the Real Furry guys in Philip Island!!!!!!!

Imagine this, there must have been hundreds of tourist young and old alike, all cuddling with one another. We were seated next to the beach where we expected the little penguins to waddle ashore to their sand dune burrows.The sun has set and it had a eerie glow to the place with the hollowing wind and the waves crashing to the beach. Pacific gulls hovered over our heads waiting in anticipation for the little penguins.


It was 8pm when, from afar, we could see the shadows of the penguins waddling towards shore. And my, they are tiny! They were literally, marching side by side in unison. When suddenly, the seagulls came swooping towards them and they hastily waddled back to the ocean. And there was empty darkness again.





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05/10/07--07:15: Crystal's Night To Shine (chan 1680864)



It's hard to believe that my little baby sister is all grown up! We are 12 years apart yet we remain very tight and close. I still treat her like a little girl. I remembered her dimpled smile and her contagious laughter when she was a baby...you know what, that hasn't change. She's still the fun loving girl and still very much mommy's girl!
Crystal, all the best with the upcoming Miss Malaysia/ World Pageant! We love you! The family, the whole kampung, heck the whole Sabah, KL, Melbourne are rooting for you! You are a true winner in our hearts!!!!
Love you lots!!!

http://www.mmw.com.my/profile/profile04.html
Do support her...anybody who happens to read my blog!! Muah!!!