Sungkai @ Route de Vireloup, Collex.

We invited Hj Hj and Edde over for sungkai at my place last wednesday... it was nice to share mum's cooking with good mates... thanks guys also for lifting the TV upstairs hahah... check out http://www.balexert-le-manoir.blogspot.com/ for the rest of the pictures...

Arrival of the VIPs..!

Mum and dad arrived on the 19th Sept...! this picture was taken near the field infront of the house. it's so nice eating mum's cooking again... and the house feels more homely with them around... can't wait till my three brothers come in november! :p :p

Team Ariana update.

Just got my laptop back, so now im back bloggin'..! my PC will be back in business hopefully by Monday. We had matches in the past two saturdays... and we got new crew members!

a terrorist from Cote D'Ivoire... haha kidding kidding!

welcome to the team, bamba... (this guy managed to shoot me in the head! hahaha not bad for a newbie!)

our team captain, codename 'big daddy'.ninja pretending to shoot kite's car

since we didn't have a flag to 'capture', we used this chair instead.

the team that sits in the chair first without getting shot, wins...

and believe it or not, i sat in the chair for my team...! (not bad for a gurl huh haha)

little snow white 88.

Mum and Dad are finally here! There were lots of pictures in dad's laptop, and I found these...

looked like i just woke up..

at the old house in Kota Batu
nyeh..!

look out... she's up to something

munjung... haha

this is dad's favourite picture... i was on the hunt for those red bumble bees

:p :p :p

Dumbass.

This is the word I would describe the guy who tried to jab me into paying hundreds for the repairs. The cost for fixing the laptop is equivalent to the cost of buying a new one. And the quote he gave for fixing the PC was even worse... If the guy was nice, it wouldnt be such a big deal but he was being a prick abt it. 'Oh I can never understand why ppl would pay so much for their cars when they don't even want to pay just as much for the computers they use everyday'. Nope - the condescending tactic does NOT work on me. Condescending prick = dumbass. Me = doesn't give a rat's ass.

There. I feel better now.

PC went AWOL.

It's official - my PC is infected with a fake anti-spyware called System Antivirus 2008, apparently the evil twin of Vista Antivirus 2008. System Antivirus 2008 launches pretend system alert popups, where it's supposed to scare you into buying System Antivirus 2008, an early birthday gift from a Trojan. Great! And it doesn't help that I can't even log into my laptop. So... I got no choice but to send one of them in for repairs... and since most of my old pics are in the laptop, this will be the one going. Hopefully these ppl won't charge too much to have it fixed.. until then, I won't be bloggin much..!

A painting has a language of its own.

welcome to the artist's den. it's artistically messy.

i painted another abstract, try to guess what it is? ten bucks if you get it right haha

The true work of art is but a shadow of divine perfection.



You'd have to agree that a painting is so poetic in nature... my latest work.

Lego Expo.

Since our airsoft training is cancelled today (thanks to the rain), there is nothing else to do but go around shopping. The Lego Expo just started today at Balexert.. yep, Lego is 50 years old this year..



Hear me roar!!



Lego men..





Mum, can i keep it? pleasseeeee...







This kid is going to be a heartbreaker when he grows up.. cool black leather jacket, and a gold chain around his neck. for real!!

Emotions are arts beyond comprehension.

if you're wondering what the heck you've been looking at, it's this painting below... let's start a bidding war! how much would you pay for this? haha kidding. i'm NOT selling this. how did i get my hands on it, you ask? i met this artist who was busy minding his own business - painting oil on the canvas. but more than that, he was subconsciously painting his own thoughts and emotions.. i offered to buy it. he didn't want to sell it. i persisted. and eventually he gave in. and you wouldn't believe how much i bought it for! haha! it was worth it though...

here it is... a reflection of perfection... and believe it or not, it inspired me to paint as well! check out my first abstract piece below...

optical illusion? not

this is another one i made...

Things most guys don't know about women.

Since we're on this topic, I might as well make my own list of what i think girls are like... let's see if you agree..

1. When you're talking to a girl, and she's playing with her hair, she's thinking about making out with you.
2. Girls HATE making the first move. so don't wait for it.
3. Don't lie. We can either tell by just looking at you, or somehow, someway the truth gets out and all hell will break lose. You're better off telling the truth, no matter how much it hurts.
4. Never undermine her intelligence - no one likes to feel stupid.
5. It's annoying when you check out other chicks, behind our backs or worse, infront of us.
6. When a girl is in 'drama queen' mode and hangs up on you, you call back. (cos she won't call you back - refer to point 2)
7. Compliment her when she makes an effort to look nice for you, not all of us wake up naturally beautiful so it takes some time to get ready.
8. Girls appreciate it when you make an effort to come and spend time with her. even if that means driving out friggin 5 hours for it.
9. It's suicidal to forget her birthday and your anniversary.
10. You don't have bragging rights to her car, her house and her family.. until you marry her.
11. Don't make promises you can't keep. or she will make you pay for breaking them.
12. Take an interest in what she likes to do, like blogging, sports, etc. and she will automatically take an interest in yours.
13. Girls find it sweet when the guy opens the door for her, not just in the beginning of the relationship... but even after when the chase is over.
14. Help her carry the groceries, she can't lift everything herself. and don't wait for her to ask for help.
15. Girls love being girls. and they do compare notes on each other's boyfriends.
16. Girls would prefer their man to be himself when he is around her.
17. Don't hold back. Most girls like being kissed in public.
18. Girls love it when the guy plays with their hair.

Painting the town red.

where's edde?

OOooOOoo... !! Angla... puasa haji, ingatkan tuhan!

sungkai at McDonald's... ahhh this is the life!

Wanted to get some dessert at the airport... but shops were closing! we're forgetting this is geneva...

click on the pic and read the red sticker.. haha

haji haji... what is the meaning of this? haha

Finally found a place to get dessert... the 'ice-cream house'...
Edde, i think you need a tissue haha

Cool elephants outside the bollywood cafe...

this must be someone's idea of a joke... a pair of sneakers hanging on the cables in between two buildings... they were definitely not supposed to be there...!

Ahhh Hotel Kempenski... practically our second home... since we work here all the time with delegates from brunei...

Yep.. you guessed it - we were bored...

A luxury once enjoyed becomes a necessity.

There is always something therapeutic about washing the car... it's so relaxing for some reason...

chf 16.50 for washing the whole car (including under the chassis),

hot wax and a blow dry (yeah sounds like a saloon... but for your car)

the view from the inside

they have cameras inside.. so they can send a search party if you get lost *snicker*

viola! shiny as a new penny...

Things most girls don't know about men.

I find this very interesting.. but since I'm not a guy, I wouldn't know if it's true or not... any comments? p.s. thanks for the fwd email H.

1. Guys hate sluts even though they have sex with them! (oh yeah..you're not 'popular' if you've slept with more than 6 guys..you're a HOE)
2. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about. (really? hrmm i find that hard to believe haha)
3. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
4. Guys will do anything just to get you to notice him. (like what?)
5. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend or ex love-interest. (yeah well, so do girls)
6. Boyfriends need to be reassured often that they're still loved.
7. Don't talk about your guy friends to your boyfriend. Guys get jealous easily.
8. Guys are more emotional than they'd like people to think. (but.. why keep it a secret?)
9. Giving a guy a hanging message like 'You know what?!..uh...nevermind..' would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking. And he'll assume he did something wrong and he'll obsess about it trying to figure it out. (maybe i should try this, just for the sake of it haha... i need a guinea pig)
10. Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like. (i find this strangely cute)
11. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
12. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships. (ok this part i didn't know... this explains a LOT! hrmm)
13. Guys think WAY too much. One small thing a girl does, even if she doesn't notice it can make the guy think about it for hours, trying to figure out what it meant.
14. Guys seek for advice from girls not other guys. Because most guys think alike, so if one guy's confused, then we're all confused.
15. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, 'Please come and listen to me.' (serious? but I don't really wanna NAG, you know?)
16. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him. It doesn't happen that often, so when it does, you know something's up.
17. If your best guy friend seems to avoid you or is never around when you're with your boyfriend, he's probably jealous and likes you.(dead give away)
18. When a guy tells you that you are beautiful, don't say you aren't. It makes them want to stop telling you because they don't want you to disagree with them.
19. When a guy looks at you for longer than a second, he's definitely thinking something.
20. Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do. (we don't like wimps anyway, need a guy with stamina! haha)
21. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.
22. Don't be a snob. Guys can be intimidated and give up easily.
23. Guys talk about girls more than girls talk about guys. (yea right... hahaha actually... on second thought...)
24. Guys hate rejection, but they hate being led on even more.
25. If you are going to reject a guy, just do it. Don't say they are like a brother or just good friends, it just hurts even more. Tell them that you aren't interested in a relationship and they will respect you.
26. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions and are MAD confusing but somehow are drawn even more to them. (and here I thought guys are just addicted to danger?)
27. When a guy sacrifices his sleep and health just to be with you, he really likes you and wants to be with you as much as possible. (nice benchmark.. but! it's very rare to find guys like these)

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

There comes a point in your life when you realize
who matters,
who never did,
who won't anymore...
and who always will.

So, don't worry about people from your past,
there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

Quote of the day.

Being powerful is like being a lady..

If you have to tell people you are, then you aren’t.
– Margaret Thatcher.

Cat naps...

saying i love kittens is an understatement.. i guess we have a few things in common, we both like (no, LOVE) to sleep.. we tend to do whatever we want.. a bit of a drama queen at times.. and we will BITE if we don't like you! haha... I have great respect for the photographers who take their pictures for a living, cos they never sit still! you gotta have a lot of patience...


this is chichi sleeping in my arms...
yep, she's got natural blonde highlights...






this is chichi and her fat brother garfield. garfield is cute cos he can sense if i'm upset and he will try to cheer me up by cuddling himself around me...






this one is a bit of a poser haha







A dog thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods! A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be a God!