Monday, April 12, 2010

Melbourne pics Part 2

the name of the place we call home

St Kilda Beach




Some smart ass changed the sign from 'beach' to 'bitch' area. i don't recall seeing any at the time. :-)






a building outside a building

a building inside a building

the train station at the city, waiting for one to take us home

my awesome parents

my mouth waters everytime i see this picture *drool*



Rhymes with? *smirk*

If you're too lazy to wash your butt in the shower after 'dropping the kids in the pool', use this. LOL

I want one of these in my backyard one day. At Epping Plaza.

Pipeworks Market, it's indoor and you can find all sorts of bargains and treasures.

Friday, April 9, 2010

The green-eyed monster.

Jealousy! of course, what else. I found a few interesting quotes on jealousy over the net:

"Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time"

"Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves"

"The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves"

"There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard"

"To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter"

"Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity in the person who causes it"

There are so many reasons why people get jealous... especially when it comes to their partner. It could boil down to abuse when he/she was a child, or perhaps their partners have cheated on them over and over again in the past. Whatever the cause and reason, jealousy is seen as a defence mechanism to protect oneself from getting hurt. But of course, in turn, it hurts the other person too in the process.

Jealousy - as bad as it can be, can actually be involuntary. It can't be helped, it just happens. It's like a bad habit no one can kick. The ones who get jealous are aware of this destructive problem, and yet are powerless to control it. Their insecurities took control. Those who have tried to hide it, end up hurting themselves eventually because the problem was never resolved.

These people are also afraid to ask protruding questions that have been clouding their minds, because their partners suddenly become angry and defensive... It then becomes a cycle. They need comfort, but the partners felt attacked.

The only key to this problem is communication. The jealous one needs to know that there is nothing to worry about. And the partner needs to be patient when asked these questions for comfort.

There is no room for jealousy when he/she feels loved.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Food is my friend, not my enemy.

I can find the same snacks and food in Brunei, here in Melbourne too. You have NO idea how excited i was!!! That diet and exercise regime will have to be on hold for now. LOL!

Chocolate biscuit, samboi, dried mangoes... oh and the long thing is not what you think! (perverts). It's dodol durian. :p
Nasi kuning and daging rendang!
(Thanks mum!)

Nasi ayam and roti canai! Plus cendol for my drink!

Home Sweet Home.

I'm so glad to be home again, with my parents and my brother Timin. Hopefully i'll see my other brothers Timan and Tiadi soon. The funny things i saw in Melbourne today:

What! I didnt know my brother timan was still in melbourne?! LOL! (Mum and Min swore this guy looks like him!) But actually, it's just some random guy eating ice-cream on the street.

Crack a smile.


Aww come on, gimme a break. am i, like, the only one who gets this?? LOL!

Happy birthday to me... :-)

Thank you for all the presents!!! Love you all!!! Bless you!!
p.s. i will upload the pic of the wii game i got too. forgot to take a pic of it. :-)





But more importantly, I want to thank you for all the love, kindness and friendship given to me over the years... I am blessed to have all of you in my life... And for my friends at the office, who kindly also gave me the lovely orchids above... I am so grateful for the 'surprise' lunch. I knew there was a 'surprise' birthday cake, in line with our tradition at the office... but I was very surprised that there was a lot of FOOD on the table. It was supposed to be only tea and coffee with the cake... :-) hehehe. i wish i could work here forever, we make a great team... Cheers

The best birthday ever.

On the eve of my birthday, tonio and our friends surprised me with a birthday dinner. I would have suspected something if it was on my birthday itself, 24th March... but it was planned (very well) on the day before, that i didnt think for a second they would make all that effort. Tonio originally asked me to go out for dinner, but then he changed his mind because an 'old school mate' from Lyon was coming to geneva that night, and was going to go for an interview the next morning. He was gunning for a job at the Human Rights Council. He proposed for all of us to meet so i could maybe give his 'friend' a few tips. Little did i know our friends were already waiting at the lobby of Intercontinental Hotel... At this point, I was already getting bitchy and started being difficult because I was getting hungry and it was almost 8 pm. The plan was to discuss about work then move to dinner later. After a long day at the council, the last thing i wanted to do, really, was brief this guy about what's been happening... nightmare! the sequel. but then... i felt bad for the guy cos i know how it feels like to desperately get a job. Tonio mentioned that this guy looks like a 'midget' cos he's awefully short for a guy. So, here I am, stupidly looking for a midget at the lobby... and lo and behold, i saw our friends there! There was a bit of a confusion at first... 'did they all go out for drinks without me?' 'is there a reception here i didnt know about?' 'what...? what...?'... was going through my mind.... until they all screamed 'Happy Birthday!!'... Only God knows how i felt at that very moment. I am so blessed to have friends like these... We then proceeded to Little India, and met the others.... It was the perfect place to eat because this was the first restaurant Tonio and I had dinner together for the first time... :-) It was a great dinner... and most importantly, i had my loved ones sitting at the table... my only family in geneva since i can't be with my parents and brothers... Love you all.

p.s. the pic above was a pic taken of the dinner table at my place that weekend... a get together for the team. tonio cooked a killer beef rendang and i... well i just cleaned up after. Thank you sweetie. xoxo

Yes, as doc put it, it was a bloody saturday.