Thursday, January 31, 2002

i've been doing a lot of the test on emode lately. this is one of the result that i particularly like ... although, how accurate it is is unknown to me. it the result of the 'which executive are you?' test.
Okay, time to confess: You've always loved that Randy Newman song "It's Money That I Love," haven't you? Don't worry — that's not a problem. In fact, it actually gives you an advantage in this bottom-line-focused rat race. Not to mention that it makes you an ideal CFO. Chief financial officers are all about money, from accounts payable to petty cash. Since you're detail-oriented and a consummate perfectionist, you'd be great at making sure all the columns on the spreadsheet add up right. Minding the books is hard work, but you love a challenge. Who knows? If this works out, you could end up like Scrooge McDuck and have a giant money bin to swim in. (Mind if we come over for a dip?) No doubt about it, there's a promotion in your future. So keep up the good work!

this one's for the 'what type are you?' test:

You are a Go Getter

Ambitious, focused, dedicated — you're a true Go-Getter. Though you once may have been president of your high school class or editor of the college newspaper, these days you're likely to be found on your cell phone or making an appointment in your Palm Pilot. A short-skirted "Ally McBeal" business suit is your uniform of choice, which lots of men find quite sexy. Your sights are set on career, fame, and fortune, and you may not think you have time for a risky investment like love. Naturally, you attract guys who love a challenge — they're desperate to close the deal and show you that you're wrong. They can probably relate to your insatiable desire to succeed, but want to prove that love is just one more thing at which you can excel.

the 'who's your type? test:

Your type is the Casanova

You're on the market for a sweet-talking, smooth-moving, good-lookingCasanova. This stud knows exactly what to do and say in any situation. He'squite the charmer. Put him in a room, and everyone flocks to him. He'squick-witted, incredibly stylish, and runs with the right crowd. Does thisguy ever have to wait in line? No way. Does he look like he just stepped outof GQ magazine? Always. This super-suave guy is not only fun to be around,but he's part of the coolest scene. Whether it's a top-notch restaurant orthe hottest new club, your man is there. He's a real ladies man. Whenyou're around him, you feel like you're the center of the universe. Thiship, hot guy has got the slick moves and smart lines that keep you comingback for more!

plus several more which i'll post tomorrow. gotta get home for a bit of din-din before heading for streetvoiz practise. and then ice-creams afters ... 31% discount at baskin robbins every 31st of the month ... ie. today!

Wednesday, January 30, 2002

i'm psyched! my first online purchase for myself will be arriving anyday soon. just received a mail from the people at acmabooks saying that 2 of the 3 bad girls books i ordered have been shipped. yay!

Tuesday, January 29, 2002

:: y e s t e r d a y ::

more proof that her imperial highness never learns from her mistakes!

had planned on a day in the city loafing about and checking out the asian junior extreme games that begins yesterday. alone. that is after a little chore of dropping off the envelope for my credit card payment.

what happened was two hours of sitting behing the backseat of my brother's car going toward the city. pros - free transportation (i never drive to town if i can help it. the train is so much more convenient). cons - ... continue reading ...

as i was preparing to leave for the city, stef woke up. she looked bored and didn't seem to have anything to do that day. so, i suggested that she accompany me to the city (mistake #1). waited for her to get ready. brother was also going into the city so got a ride from him.

he stopped to pickup r, his girlfriend. she hasn't gotten ready yet when we got to her place, which was 45 minutes after he told her we were leaving for her place. seems that's typical behaviour for her.

sat at a nearby mamak shop for a drink while we waited. she got there a short while later. we were still having our drinks and bro & stef had just ordered fried chicken.

a slight commotion made me turn my head toward the front of the shop where i spied a police near my brother's illegally parked car. alerted him about it but it was already too late so he left the car there in the illegal spot. hey! since we're already gonna pay for it, why move?

off we go again going towards the city. towards citibank for my chore. towards klcc after that. ... really slowly due to the infamous kl traffic.

since it was nearing lunchtime, we all decided to have lunch together at klcc after my bro finish his chore with his insurance agent (mistake #2). i think me and stef wandered around dayabumi for around an hour or more before my brother finished. if you know dayabumi, you'd know how bored and aimless we had been. great! it's already 2pm by then.

my turn ... my chore. they waited for my while i ran into citibank to drop in the envelope.

while i was in, they were told not to wait so they had to go out into the busy streets. they called to tell me to walk to klcc on my own cause they couldn't wait. fine! tis not that far away so it's fine.

had lunch at my fave cafe chain (at the moment). bro volunteered me to pay for lunch and stef seconded it. urgh! hate stef. i'd just paid my bills and here i am running up the numbers again with this new bill. it was almost a hundred ringgit! remember? it was lunch for 4 person. okay fine. i don't do this too often. it's okay. and bro did give me a lift. hmmm ... this free ride was turning out to cost more than anything.

they didn't have much in mind to do after that, so i suggested my original plan of stopping over at the x-games for a looksee.

boy! was it packed! there was a crowd getting in. a crowd getting to the stand to the stands. a crowd everywhere. only managed to watch a dismayal performance from malaysia's team, wonder how they ever got in! missed the demo by 2 japanese brothers over at the vert cause it was on a different stand. was watching the competitors warm up, there was this really small kid in yellow who was really good and light and this other kid in red who was fast and sharp, and waiting for the games to actually begin when my bro called saying we're heading home. argh! just when it's about to begin!

then ... had to listen to them complain in the car about how everything was a waste of time. how we shouldn't have stopped at the games. how we should have just stayed at klcc and did some shopping. urgh!

i'm going to go back to the games next week. but this time, on my own. i can't seem do anything that i want when i go out with other without them grumbling about something or the other. well guys, nobody forced you to follow me to the games. you went of your own free will.
you've been hacking and coughing all day long till tears roll out from you eyes. your mouth feels dry from breathing through your mouth cause that's the only way to get oxigen into your body. and your body ... your body feels cold from the air conditioning in the office but putting on the jacket is just too warm. so, you've been putting on and taking off the jacket to stay warm or cool off intermittedly.

now, just 15 minutes to go to official after hours, it's pouring outside. your car is parked in the building across the road. you don't have an umbrella with you.

just how bad can the day get?

not much more, i hope, as there aren't too many hours left. small consolation for such a miserable day.

why didn't i just pack up and go home to my comfortable bed at home? well, maybe just cause i'm not really that sick. just that the bloody cough and stuffed nose is such a bother. had i gone to the doctors, the probably would have just given me my medication and hie my ass back to the office without and mc. so why bother?

i've taken 2 paracetamol before lunch (probably what the docs would give me anyway) and should probably take another 2 right now! in fact i think i will.

right ... just did.

Monday, January 28, 2002

saturday's come and gone. peter didn't ask me out again. so i guess he's either not interested in anything more than friendship or he's just not interested anymore. doesn't matter. i'm fine with it was just maybe gonna give it a shot should it turn out to be more than friendship.

anyway, since i was free on saturday, went out with some friends for dinner and then shimmied over to the newly reopened 'spiral'. supposedly a really hip and happening r&b club before the close down for relocation. they've relocated. reopened last week. even read a review of the club saturday morning in the papers. pretty good review so i was quite psyched about going.

bleagh ... big disappointment! huge! the place looks good enough. bar's an island sorta thing, plenty of places to sit and stuff and drinks was pretty reasonably priced. problem was, the dance floor was small. a little too small in fact, that all of us thought it was more of a bar with a little dance space than a dance club.

however, they still had problems filling that tiny dance space. seems that not many people comes to the club. it was 12.30am and there was barely anyone on the dance floor. plus, the paper's reviewed that the patrons should be slightly dressy ... meaning no t-shirt and jeans but there was this whole bunch of 30-somethings there wearing exactly that. i'm now suspecting whether the reviewer have actually been to the club and wasn't too drunk and have halucinated his whole joyous experience in the club.

we were there quite early at 11pm and the music being played was good. won't say excellent but acceptable. that was before anyone was in there and nobody, absolutely nobody was on the dance floor. then when about 5 person was on the dance floor, the started playing these retro-pop songs! c'mon! how in the world did pop song fit into and r&b club. needless to say, i didn't get up and boogie cause those are just not the songs i'd boogie to. the 30-somethings didn't seem to mind. in fact, i think they kinda enjoyed it. me, i was just sitting back and laughing at the ways some of them danced. LOL. i know. i know. shouldn't laugh at people just cause they have two left feet but it was just so hilarious i couldn't help myself.

all in all, not a very nice place to go. i wouldn't go there again. what with the lousy music and sleazy crowd. oh! forgot to mention the crowd. there was this bunch of nigerians and one of them tried to pick-up a friend of mine. he was so full of himself. saying how he's a son of a diplomat, how he likes fat women (my friend's kinda on the plump side but she's cute), how much he loves her. my friend was not impressed. not impressed at all. he even asked her if she was a lesbo cause she keeps sticking to me. newsflash guys! girls tend to stick together either when they are uncomfortable with your advances and wants you to hie your ass away from her or when they really like you and am discussing whether to give you a chance (this indicated by giggles and coy looks in your direction). so, take your cue guys and leave or proceed accordingly.

so, in conclusion, i didn't have a nice time and this outing currently hold the record for me dancing the least songs. i usually can go on for hours at end on the dance floor. if you're horny and are on the lookout for some dark meat, you could probably get some action here. otherwise, you'd do better heading somewhere like 'the beach club' or 'el nino'.

Wednesday, January 23, 2002

met up with peter last night. i'm not sure if you'd call that a date or not. we had coffee, a bit of chat, a bit of laugh. was that a date? i'm not sure cause i haven't been on too many of them. dates ... that is.

only one comes to mind as a actual date. it was back when i was ... 16? 17? a friend's of my brother asked me out and i thought, "sure! why not! let's give this dating thing a shot." that's the one and only time i went out with that guy though. it's not like we didn't have fun. we did. watched a movie. went to the arcade. just plain hung out. so what's the difference between that and hanging out with friends? i didn't see the difference plus it wasn't like i was into the guy so we never went out again. he's still my brother's friend and we're kinda friends as well, i guess.

then there was this french guy who picked me up from coffee bean. i had just gotten back from melbourne and was job searching. had just hand delivered a resume to a company in town and thought i'd hang for awhile. then i met him. i don't even know why i let him pick me up. he wasn't even cute! turns out he's sort of a horny guy. probably out searching for a cheap lay. only went out with him like twice i think. then it was buh-bye!

right. and in between that, i had this course mate who liked me. i knew he kinda likes me but we're mostly friends really. i don't ever think of him as boyfriend material. this is gonna sound really bad of me but ... he's fat and not even ok looking. okay all you people who wants to bash me for not liking fat ugly people do so now or forever hold your peace .... we'd hang out. go dinners. watch movies. never once did i think those were preludes to a certain something that would happen later ...

we were out in the city (melbourne at that time). don't remember what we did but i think we went to watch the 'wedding singer' ... the one with adam sandler and drew barrymore. then we had a delicious italian dinner. mmm ... yum! then we hopped on the train to head home (we students all live around the same area). it was in the train when he popped the question. NO! not THE. geez! only that he asked me whether i wanted to be his girlfriend. of course i told him no and i don't think of him as a boyfriend and that we're good friends. then he asked, "why? why don't you want to be my girlfriend? don't we have a good time when we hang out? i'm a nice guy aren't i?" i went "yes. yes. yes. but i still don't want you as a boyfriend. i don't feel anything for you but friendship." you'd think he'd leave it at that wouldn't you? but no! he had to insist that i tell him the reason i don't want to be his girlfriend. i was like, "haven't you hear a word i've said? i don't feel anything for you. that's why! plus, i don't really want a boyfriend right now. i'm happy being single."

at this point, i was wishing that i could just walk away from him but the train's moving. even worse, we'd taken an express train and it'll arrive at one station before the one i'm getting off which was his station. wish i could have jumped off or something cause he was making me feel really uncomfortable. i stayed silent till he got off. then i headed towards my friends place which i was staying over at that day. of course i told her what happened and she agreed that he shouldn't have placed me in such a spot. all i could say was "hell yeah!"

ever since that day, i've avoided meeting up with him. oh we wen't out for dinner once last year. i was hoping he'd forget the whole incident but i sort of feel that he still likes me that way cause he asked me whether i was seeing anyone at the moment. why i wasn't. as if my explanation of not wanting a boyfriend is baseless. so, yeah, haven't spoken to him since that dinner. it's kinda sad to loose a good friend you can hang out with due to all this crap!

then there's this guy, simon, whom i met at the choir agm. he's a malaysian working in singapore. when he came back for a few days he asked me if i'd like to have coffee. again i went ... yeah. sure. why not. a bit of chat. a bit of laugh. and then he asked whether i watch movies. i'm thinking, "okay. here we go!" but said "sure i do." thing is he didn't really ask me to go for a movie just whether i do watch movies or not. so i took it, the question, literally in the hopes that he gets the idea and switch topic or something.

so ... that's the extent of my dating life. pathetic isn't it? maybe. but mostly it's cause i don't really feel like having a relationship so why date at all?

people say a lot good things about relationships. about how it helps you grow. enriches you life. makes feel things and all that. even though relationship eventually goes sour at the end, you still learn from it and it makes better person. more experience with life.

probably that's what's missing in my life. i always feel like life is pointless. i'm just going through the motions. i don't matter in the whole picture. nothing would be missed if i should suddenly dissappear. it's like what eponin sang "without me, his life would go on turning" in the song 'on my own' from les miserable. in my case, it would go "without me, the world would go on turning".

i really need life experience. most thing i know i've learned from books and i feel i've been sheltered all my life. i need to experience things.

on that note, i think i'll see how things with peter goes. i might actually give the boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship thing a go. he asked what i was doing this weekend and i said i didn't know. he said he's mail me. but he didn't today. maybe sometime this week he will. maybe our meet didn't go too well. don't know.

and life goes on.

Tuesday, January 22, 2002

created a little site to place announcement for auditions that i come across on the internet, newspaper, ...etc. check it out at http://auditions.blogspot.com.

i've got more to add but don't have the time yet. would do it later. if you have audition information, email me the details and i'll place them there.

Monday, January 21, 2002

first practise for the new dance formation team happened yesterday morning. pretty good effort too. learned some new moves. relearned some old ones. one hour and forty five minutes later, it's over. nice having a little aerobic exercise in the morning. :) following that, had a regular set of big mac meal. mwaahaha ... all the burnt calories regained.

then, more dancing. practise the competition routine with my partner for over an hour before we stopped. me out of exhaustion and him cause he's gotta go chauffer his mom.

crashed out at prem's place for a few hours after sending my car for a wash and vacum (finally!). they were watching 'the corruptor' showing on astro. i didn't remember the movie being so utterly boring the last time i saw it. granted, i still have no idea what chow yun-fat was mumbling about throughout the whole movie. he really need to learn how to speak english before he justifies himself a hollywood actor and his big fat paycheck. just stick to hong kong movies mr.chow until you do, okay?

i brought prem the lavay smith cd i had and she made a copy of it there and then so i could take it home on the same day unlike my russell watson cd that she held hostage for over two months. also brought her the vcd of Amelie ... the french movie that's been garnering really good reviews. it's a light and cute movie. i like.

next headed over to one-utama to check out the seating for the musical 'fame'. yay! a musical finally coming to town. yes? no! not really. i'm still recovering from the shock of the ticket pricing and the seating for the prices. almost 75% of the seating has been allocated to the most expensive ticket (RM250). the cheapest tickets (RM100 - evening show; RM75 - matinee) only occupied 2 - read my lips - 2 rows at the back of the third floor! the next cheapest ticket (RM150 - eve; RM125? - matinee) isn't much better either as they occupy the next 5 - 6 rows in front of the 2 rows and also only at the third floor. the second most expensive tickets (RM200; RM175) are loosely speared out throughout the theatre space of all three floors. eveyone's reconsidering if they really will go for the show. we were all thinking of watching it at the cheapest ticket but if we're not going to see anything at the back of the third floor, we might as well head off to the rental store and get 'fame' the movie on tape! hmmm ... maybe i'll get my sisters to get tickets ... student price is only RM50 and they get a seat at the back of the ground floor ... then i'll take trish's ticket (stef wants to watch too) and watch the show ... hopefully they won't check for student identification on entering the theatre.

still reeling from the shock, prem and push dropped me at the car wash to pick up my car ... my car has never looked so clean! the interior is clean! all trace of dust, sand, grime, gone! yay! headed onwards to the studio for more practise. still tired. wasn't able to practise for too long. had about an hour practise before i called it a day. exhausted. thoroughly drained.

took a shower. plopped in front of the tv for a bit. took dinner in front of tv. started nodding off while watching 'early edition'. switched off telly and went to bed. it was 8pm then. when i woke up next, it's time to get ready for work. wow! haven't gone to bed at 8pm since ... i can't remember. never went to bed early even when i was a kid of 5. probably did when i was a toddler but i can't remember.

it amazes me that i managed to do this - practise, practise, practise for a whole day - every week for about a year when i was doing ballet during my teens. i guess there is something to this age-stamina thing. either that or just cause i haven't been as active after school years and the stamina's deteriorated. yeah. that's probably it. well, it's better that than to think that i'm getting too old for this, isn't it?

Saturday, January 19, 2002

  • Just checked Rach's blog. It's gone! Rach! What happened?

  • The following is a snippet from a mail I received.
    Well, if you really have RM50 to spend and no singing teacher, I suggest we go
    out for dinner instead!

    let me know when you're free

    Question ... is he asking me out or am I reading too much into it?

Friday, January 18, 2002

My brakes doesn't seem to be working too well. It's a good thing I wasn't speeding when I found that out. Crawled like a snail this morning to get to work. Have to tell my dad about it. I'm not sure where to take the car for servicing. There's the wireman and then there's the mechanic. When do I go to a wireman and when to a mechanic? People should write stuff like this down or tell us about it during drivers ed. Driver's ed's a waste of time here. All we do is sit there for about 6 hours listening to some guy drone on and on about nothing of importance. Some people slept through the class and some started flirting with some kids - kids mainly cause someone 21 while most were only about 17. Anyway, it was a waste of time.

It's Friday today. Maybe I'll start giving all the potential voice coaches a call later. There's this one guy who seems to be teaching a lot of the members of the Selangor Phil Choir and come highly recommended by Cheryl. Although Cris says that he's all booked, Cheryl thinks that I should call him up and try and that he might take me if he thinks I am serious and have potential. Hmmm ... I'm not sure whether I have potential but I'm serious though. So, fingers crossed.

Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Had a discussion with some people yesterday. My dance partner's setting up a dance formation team, in which yours truly is included. He's actually come up with an agreement letter in which we'll have to sign, indicating our commitment to the team. Letter includes code of conduct and even practise wear. Geez! Practise wear. Can't we just wear anything so long as we can dance? First practise session is this Sunday at the ungodly hour of 9.15 am. Hey! It's Sunday! Nobody should get up before 11 am. ... okay fine, 10 am then.

Hope this works out. I don't mind making some money on the side. Especially now that I'm seriously thinking of taking up voice lessons. Someone suggested Eddie Chin, a well known baritone in Malaysia. However, he's gonna be expensive. According to an ex-short-span-student of his, he charges $90 per lesson. Whoa! Would really, really love to though. Will have to think long and hard about it before giving Mr Chin a call to check he's still taking in students.

Tuesday, January 15, 2002

Right. So this new classical crossover guy. His name's Josh Groban and he's a baritone. I'm not much for voice quality and the whole shebang about how good a person's voice is. I only know what I like and what I don't. And I like his voice. Some says he's more pop than classical and that's fine. I love mixes. I think mix can be a good thing. Anyway, this guy's been on Ally McBeal twice. Guest-ed for other classical crossovers such as Sarah Brightman (love) and Charlotte Church (dislike).

I saw two clips from Ally McBeal in which he sang (of course) from this site. At the end of the clip/song, I had tears in my eyes and a wide smile on my lips. Must have looked like an idiot but thankfully, everyone at the office has gone home. Then after watching the second clip, I could have bawled right in front of my PC ... at work! But I didn't. I'm quite controlled about this bawling thing. Unlike when I was a kid where I cried at every chance.

So now, I have a whole collection of crossover that I like; soprano (Sarah B), tenor (Russell Watson) and baritone (Josh Groban). What else am I missing in this collection?

To listen to Josh Groban's entire debut CD, goto http://www.buzztone.com/josh. Tell me what you think. Am I being pretentious again?

Fuck! I forgot I disconnected the line before I clicked post. Darn! Everything's gone.

Next time, when I'm writing at home, I'm gonna do this. I'm going to write in notepad first and then copy to blogger. That way, it won't get lost.

I was just saying that I've just finished putting my towel stand together. Yeap! I finally got myself a towel stand. Not the gorgeous, expensive $170 I was salivating over but a cheap yet nice substitute. Twas only $31.90 from the new Ace Hardware store in MidVallley Megamall. It's not completely altogether as yet. Eight of the screws they gave were too small. Will have to go the the shops to try and get them at least one size larger. BUT ... the stand is standing. The only unfinished parts are the handles.

Another good news! The window man finally came through. We thought he'd given up ... I mean we've almost given up on him. It has been more than two months since we commissioned him to make the window. The window's for the hole in the wall between my room and the kitchen. Finally the 'titanic' and 'deep impact' posters (which were serving as temporary covers) have been taken down. Thank you guys, you've served me well ... and now, it's off the the bins for you. Muahahahaha!

Such an ingrate!

Choir's restarted. Good turnout -- which not doubt start dropping off like flies as the weeks go by.

Discovered a new classical crossover guy two days ago. Will tell more tomorrow. I'm too sleepy now. Will reconnect, post this and go to bed.

Monday, January 14, 2002

Hurrah! Finally finished my part of the proposal. Hope what I did was what they asked for. I've never done proposals before.

Could have finished it much earlier I suppose but I've been delaying and post-poning it cause I don't know what to write. I'm not good at making things up. Embellishing is not my forte. Straight. Direct. Factual. That I'm better at. Which means I would have been a sucky businesswoman. Won't be to good at being a consultant either I suppose.

Let's just hope that my incompetence doesn't show too much. Praying and hoping that I'd still have a job after the proposal's been viewed. *fingers crossed*

Well, off to do programming and debugging work that I've put off for the past week and a half.

JAVA CODES! HI! I'm back. Did you miss me? *empress hugs the monitor* *smooch* *smooch*

Sunday, January 13, 2002

Chinese Horoscope. Which one are you? Are we compatible? I'm a sssssssssssnake ...


The Charming RAT (1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996)

The Rat person is charming and ambitious. They are alwaysbusy and seldom
able to relax fully. If not, they get bored easily or get bad tempered. They
enjoy going to parties or having a quick round of chat. Rats like to reach
their goals by fair play. They are shrewd and not easy to be fooled.

Rats are lively, sociable and easy to get along. They are ambitious and like
to see others put in an honest day's work. The Rat is a real family person
and devoted to their loved ones and family. At home, does not reveal any of
the mean personality traits. Rats make good advisers to others but not to
themselves and are generous to those they truly love even if not loved back.
Rats are also hardworking and thrifty and able to sense danger. Are honest,
meticulous, and intelligent.

On the negative side, Rats are practical but lack courage. Can be
extravagant and greedy. If the Rat is not careful, the greedy side of the
Rat could lead to all kinds of trouble. Rats are secretive, self-indulging
and self-seeking. They love to criticize and gossip. Rats should avoid being
over-work and being over-ambitious. Avoid trusting another Rat or those born
in the year of the Rabbit and Ram.

Career: Suitable in the Service Industry:
Male: Advertising, Food & Beverage, Hotel, Music, Mass Media, Research.
Female: Beauty, Fashion, Film, Hotel & Writing.
Romance: Gentle and loving. However, can get into extra-marital affairs.
Younger Monkey and Dragon make good companion for the Male Rat. Female Rat's
ideal partner is the Dragon or Ox.

Excellent Match: Rat, Dragon, Monkey
Pairing Best Avoided: Horse, Rabbit, Ram
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Ox, Tiger, Snake,
Rooster, Dog, Pig



The Hardworking Ox (1901, 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985)

The Ox person is not happy with change and prefers conformity and
convention. Ox people love the traditional value of hardwork and a stable
family life. The Ox person enjoy material things and they are more than
prepared to work hard to acquire a lifestyle that suits them. Oxen are
generally calm and placid and rarely lose their temper. In the rare event
that they lose their temper, it would be wise to keep clear as they are
capable of fearsome rages and an Ox on a rampage is very dangerous.

The Ox person is reliable, sincere and generally cool and patient. They are
neat, modest and seek solitude. They have few friends who are however very
faithful to them. Ox loves their food and drink and likes to stay in their
luxurious home. Ox person is good listeners, is systematic and likes
convention and tradition. They are also highly principled, strong,
determined, stable, dependable and reliable. Ox person is reliable, fair and
thinks carefully before speaking his mind, loyal and seldom jealous. Are not
great conversationalists but are full of substance and interesting. Not
romantic but can be passionate. They are family oriented and faithful.

Ox person is stubborn and difficult to change views and can be carried away
with convention thus considered too rigid. Is dogmatic and lacks humor. Oxen
are not generous with money and naive about love and find that those close
to them fail to understand them. Yet they are patient and caring and makes
good friends. An Ox person tends to bear grudges for a long time.

Careers: Doctor, Lawyer, Teachers and Writers. Will accomplish much early or
when they are old.
Romance:
Male: Preferably someone younger, born in the year of the Snake.
Female: Younger Rooster

Excellent Match: Rat, Rabbit, Monkey
Pairing Best Avoided: Horse, Dragon, Ram
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Ox, Tiger, Snake,
Rooster, Dog, Pig



The Lively Tiger (1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1974, 1986, 1998)

The tiger is highly regarded in China with almost magical powers to keep
thieves and ghosts at bay. A Tiger person is "born to command and not to
obey". Tigers are charismatic and dynamic. They are courageous and respected
even from those that oppose them. Tigers are "fighters" and stand up for
what they think are right.

A Tiger person is courageous, dynamic, and independent. Are committed in
doing things and completing it. Tigers are warm, sincere, honorable and
humorous. Tiger person is also tolerant, understanding and generous and is
capable of great generosity and a good friend to have. They enjoy a good
social life and sentimental and enjoy family life.

Tiger person is capable of making impulsive decisions and this may prove
disastrous. They are generally optimistic but should they sink into a
depression, it is harder for them to recover. Tigers are rebellious and
unpredictable, always tense and in a hurry. If you are around a Tiger
person, do expect a roller coaster ride. Tigers are also ill tempered,
egoistic. Enjoys taking risks but must learn not to rush things without due
consideration. They like grand tasks but do not check detail. They usually
like to operate alone and does not like anyone to challenge them. Hates to
obey others and dislikes interference.

Career: Will achieve success early in life but will meet with obstacles, as
he is usually arrogant. Refrain from acting on impulses or it may result in
financial loss.
Romance: Both Male and Female are possessive and career minded and this may
result in tension at home.

Excellent Match: Horse, Dog, Dragon
Pairing Best Avoided: Snake, Ox, Monkey, Rabbit
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rat, Tiger, Ram,
Rooster, Pig



The Diplomatic Rabbit (1903, 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987)

A Rabbit person is peace loving usually kind. Sweet and popular with an
well-ordered life. Rabbits are not weak; they merely avoid any fight and
have great diplomatic and negotiating skills. Their homes will have the very
best furniture and always beautiful and they derive pleasure from these and
they prefer to spent their time at home and family rather than going out for
entertainment. Rabbits are symbol of longevity and often live to a ripe old
age.

A Rabbit person is calm, gentle, discreet and reserved. They are gracious
and good mannered. Rabbits have good memory, intelligent, farsighted and
intuitive. They are methodical and also make good counselors. Rabbits also
have good business acumen and are lucky in business. A Rabbit person is very
sensitive, a little touchy and suspicious. Has regular mood swings. Rabbits
are also indecisive, not always fair.

Career: Active imagination and good at arts or customer relations.
Romance: Are ideal lovers because they are accommodating of other's
shortcoming.
Male: Not faithful in love and has an urge for sex. Gets into extra marital
affairs easily
Female: Good mothers and wives

Excellent Match: Ram, Dog, Dragon, Pig
Pairing Best Avoided: Rooster, Rat, Tiger
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Ox, Rabbit, Snake,
Horse, Monkey



The Self-Confident Dragon (1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988)

The Dragon is the symbol of ancient China. The folk tales on the Dragon is
endless. The Dragon is revered with equal status as the Chinese Emperor as
his throne is the Dragon and only he can wear the Dragon robe. The Dragon
year is popular with every Chinese parent who hopes for a Dragon child. A
Dragon person is interesting and has lots of charisma. Are highly
intelligent.

A Dragon person is lively and full of vitality. They are determined and have
lots of self-confidence. Dragons are strong fighters, follow own judgement
and can take control and deal effectively with any problems. They are also
admired but have few close friends. In love relationships, they are filial.

Dragons are dictatorial. Can put up quite a fight. Not prepared to listen to
other's advice. Very arrogant, direct, lack patience and tolerance can lead
to poor judgement. Dragons seldom agree with their elders, blunt and direct.
They are also eccentric and egoistic.

Career: Businessman, Actor, Athlete and Singer. At middle age, take care not
to be complacent or careless.
Romance: Self-centered but needs to be loved. Tend to marry late.

Excellent Match: Rat, Rooster, Monkey
Pairing Best Avoided: Tiger, Ox, Dog
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rabbit, Dragon,
Snake, Horse, Ram, Pig



The Enigmatic Snake (1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001)

Snakes are universal symbol of evil but the Chinese Horoscope; the Snake is
not the evil snake we like to commonly like to associate with.

Snakes are intelligent, talented, determined and a great organizer. They are
philosophical and good thinkers. Snakes are shrewd and thus make them very
good in business. They enjoy the pleasures of life and love to accumulate
money. Snakes are romantic and charming.

Snakes are mysterious and keep their thoughts to themselves. They have good
memories and can bear grudges for many years without ever expressing them
until the time is right for revenge. Snakes are capable of lies although
they do not do it often, if they do, they feel that they can get away with
it. A Snakes person does needs lots of security. High moral principles
applied mostly to others. And never let opportunity slips by. Stubborn hates
to listen to others and find failure totally unbearable.

Career: Politics, Entertainment, Sales and Public Relations. Success
short-lived in early life but good in later life.
Romance: Possessive and jealous. OK to misbehave but does not allow partner
to mix with opposite sex. Charming and easy going is irresistible to the
opposite sex.

Excellent Match: Rooster, Ox
Pairing Best Avoided: Tiger, Snake, Pig
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rat, Rabbit, Dragon,
Horse, Dog



The Eloquent Horse (1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990)

A Horse person is generally popular and is the heart and soul of every
party. In ancient China, the Horse symbolizes freedom and a distinguished
career.

Hardworking, adventurous, fast, cheerful, popular and confident. They are
lively, cheerful and sociable. A Horse person is elegant, independent, loves
to travel. They make friends easily, helpful and loyal. They are not petty.
Horses are clever but not exactly intelligent and good at promoting grand
ideas. They are constantly on the move and enjoy experimenting with new
things or meeting new people.

Quick tempered but heart is in the right place. Likes to take center
stage.
They are also impatient, takes little advice from others. Horses are only
concerned with their own freedom and do not consider other people's needs.
They are also have swings of moods and thus become inconsistent, talk too
much and cannot keep secrets. Horses tend to rush others but unable to keep
to their schedules, impulsive and stubborn.

Career: Generally will do well in the chosen career. Own business, Public
Relations, Tourism and Commerce.
Romance: Make good friends and lovers but because they enjoy freedom and are
strong-headed relationships will not be long lasting. Tend to marry young
and divorce young.

Excellent Match: Ram, Tiger, Dog
Pairing Best Avoided: Rat, Monkey, Ox, Horse
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rabbit, Dragon,
Snake, Rooster, Pig



The Artistic Ram (1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1991)

The ram is a symbol of social success and good career in China. Generally, a
Ram person is elegant, charming and creative. However, they are the most
moody amongst all of the Chinese Horoscope signs. Rams are very romantic,
gentle caring and endearing but a bit bossy.

A Ram person is quiet, restful, patient, artistic, adaptable and gentle.
They are easy going, make friends easily, gentle, compassionate and
affectionate. A Ram person dislikes strict discipline, fond of children and
most of all artistic, creative and fashionable. They also enjoy comfort and
love of the home and this is where they really feel safe.

A Ram person is extremely sensitive and will take comments very
personally.
They are also dreamers and on occasions are pessimistic and worry for
nothing. They can also be lazy and are indecisive. They are also poor in
business as they are disorganized but do make good craftsman, artists or
writers. Can be moody at times, fear taking the initiative and can be gloomy
at times. Like to be loved and hates to be pushed around.

Career: Dancing, Music, Writing, Hair Design, Beauty line and the arts.
Career successes slow and steady Unwilling to job hop or way of life thus is
very successful due to their perseverance.
Romance: Look for stability and commitment for family.
Male: Good Husband but tend to be chauvinistic and has high expectations of
wife.
Female: Good wives and mother but need recognition by their husband.

Excellent Match: Rabbit, Horse, Pig
Pairing Best Avoided: Rat, Ox, Dog
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Tiger, Dragon, Snake,
Ram, Monkey, Rooster



The Quick-Witted Monkey (1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968)

Monkeys are intelligent, quick-witted, and resourceful

Monkeys are fun loving, full of energy, fantasy and plans. A Monkey person
is clever, cunning, agile and lively. They are good problem solvers. Monkeys
are intelligent, adaptable, and sociable. At parties they are at the center
of attention due to their charm and humor. They don't hide their emotions;
likes jokes but are restless. Monkeys are immune to insults.

Monkeys can be unscrupulous, selfish and devious. They can be dishonest and
inconsistent. Monkeys have little respect for others, easily gets jealous
and are yields to temptation.

Career: Creative field: Advertising, Sales, Marketing and Mass Media.
Success comes early.
Romance: Immensely attractive to opposite sex. Before marriage enjoy fun and
entertainment and enjoys company of many members of opposite sex.

Excellent Match: Dragon, Rat
Pairing Best Avoided: Tiger, Horse
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Ox, Snake, Ram,
Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig



The Methodical Rooster (1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993)

Roosters have keen sense of observation and like to be noticed and
flattered. It is not easy to fool a Rooster and they make good
troubleshooters. They are conscious of their appearance and what they wear.

Funny, witty, braves, enthusiastic, efficient and honest. A Rooster person
is very intelligent, a good thinker and has an excellent memory, alert and
organized. They are intelligent, entertaining and strong willed but generous
to friends. Roosters are clever at finance, confidant and an outstanding
performer. They make great hosts and enjoy entertainment. They always keep
their promises.

Roosters are boastful, easily critical and have their strong opinions. They
are notoriously picky and easily misunderstood.

Career: Systematic and Flexible. Advertising, stage acting, human resource
management, Public Relations and Financial management.
Romance: High expectations and tend to marry late.
Female: Attractive and good at housework. Make good wives and mother.

Excellent Match: Ox, Snake, Dragon
Pairing Best Avoided: Rabbit, Dog, Rooster
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rat, Tiger, Horse,
Ram, Monkey, Pig



The Faithful Dog (1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970. 1982, 1994)

The Dog is a symbol of loyalty and wisdom for the Chinese. It is one of the
most likeable signs of the Chinese Horoscope. The Dog values honor and enjoy
helping other people.

A Dog person is loyal, honest, affectionate, and deep sense of justice and
fair play. They are willing to fight for principles. A Dog person has great
respect for tradition, moral and is very honest and straightforward. They
are warm and good active workers. A Dog person is also intelligent,
intuitive a good listener and have good judgement.

Tends to overestimate dangers, sometimes bad tempered when cornered.
Sometimes, simplistic, suspicious and obstinate. They are not happy in love
and hot headed. A Dog person is also full of anxiety.


Career: Social work, Government Servant, and Security Services. Fair better
during middle age.
Romance: Committed. Make good spouse and parents. Loyal, thus make good
partners. Usually find true love after many setbacks and heartbreaks

Excellent Match: Tiger, Rabbit, Horse
Pairing Best Avoided: Dragon, Ram, Rooster
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rat, Ox, Snake,
Monkey, Dog, Pig



The Affectionate Pig (1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995)

The Pig stands for wealth, family and prosperity, happiness and good luck.
Pigs are considered `jewels' of the Chinese Horoscope, as they are honest,
upright and thus very popular.

A Pig person is open, straight forward, and simple. They do not know how to
be devious or underhand but are frank, honest, and trustworthy. They take
initiative are diligent, calm, understanding and gallant. A Pig person is
tolerant and avoids disputes. They are peace loving, enjoy the good things
in life but are not over-indulgent.

Unfortunately, due to the trusting nature of the Pig person, they are easily
swindled. They are willful, obstinate, often make mistakes, and have poor
arguments. Materalististic but self-sacrificing.

Career: Lucky with money. Suited for most jobs and leadership position. Can
consider Architecture, Accountancy. Avoid business because can easily be
cheated.
Romance: Family-oriented. Marriage is happy and long lasting. Faithful but
not romantic. Make good husbands or wives.

Excellent Match: Rabbit, Ram
Pairing Best Avoided: Snake, Monkey
In some instances, be more understanding and tolerant: Rat, Ox, Tiger,
Dragon, Rooster, Dog, Pig

Friday, January 11, 2002

My clean traffic record's got a smudge now. Got my first ticket last night trying to scrimp on parking. Now I have a $30 ticket (considerably lower than what i thought it might be) for illegal parking courtesy of the city council. Darn it! And I was so proud of almost finishing my probation period without a ticket. Probation ends in march. That's only two months away. Hmmm ... come to think of it, I don't know where the city council office is. How am I gonna pay the ticket?

The mass birthday happened last night. Great night although much more subdued compared to the one we had for Alex. Had dinner at Chillies (turning out to be a regular haunt for the musicals group) and again karaoke afters. Rach took some pictures of the outing and it's up in her blog. I look like a spaz in that picture. Didn't know it was gonna turn out as a close-up! Was never good with close-ups. Actually never look good with non-close-ups either. I don't like being in photos. I always turn up looking fat and ugly.

Yesterday seems to be a night of many activities. The ex-uni clique restarting the thursday tennis session, the musicals clique's mass birthday, Sze Yoong's birthday (a girl from the dance studio) and Stef asked me to play tennis with her. It's like when it rains it pours ... but in a good way. I like having activities. Makes me feel like I have lots and lots of friends.

After the mass birthday, I mossied on to Sze Yoong's party at the Mutiara Rouge. If it hadn't been for her friends, the Rouge would have been almost empty. A far cry from the couple of times that I've been there. Guess the novelty's over and the crowds gone. Didn't do much salsaing. My dance partner couldn't make it plus I forgot most of my salsa moves so I couldn't teach the guys what to do. Should have gone with Rach, Alex and Grace aka Puff Mummy to where ever they were going and skipped this.

Just got a call from Azfa with an offer to go to Club Med for 3 days 2 nights for the bargain price of $420. Wow! I'd love to go. But let's not be rash. Let's think about it for a few days. Told her I'll call her back in a few at most next week with my answer. There was a plan for a family getaway to Thailand for April but that was said last year. Not sure if it's still gonna happen.

Hurrah! Holidays! I love holidays! Especially holidays by the beach. Need to get a new bikini. Woo hoo!

Thursday, January 10, 2002

A friend of mine asked me if I'd like to join her for a meditation session. I, being of a person that does not do things requiring lots of concentration and persistance, told her as much and demured from the invitation. I know me. I can't meditate if my life depended on it.

Meditations requiring the clearing of one's mind; I can never do. The littlest sound distracts me. I know. I've tried it when I was about 15, I think. My mom dragged me along to the vihara/temple where they were offerring meditation classes. Try as I might, I keep hearing the sound of cars passing at a road nearby, the turning of the ceiling fan, a barking of a distant dog, the croaking of the frogs; everything except silence and the sound of my own breathing and only my breathing. That's what the instructor asked us to concentrate on. The sound of our own breathing. Out. In. Out. In.

I can't even do a simple thing like that. My brains kept going, 'Am I doing this right?', 'I should be thinking about anything, should I?', 'Shouldn't even be thinking about thinking right?'. Meditation's just not for me.

My friend however, delightedly informed me that this was not the sort of meditation we'd be doing during that session. Her type of meditation involves visualisation.

Another problem. I can only visualise given details of what I should be visualising on. Not just 'imagine a deer'. I would need at least info about the colour of the deer and it's size. How am I suppose to visualise without details. Oh sure, I'll get a general image of a deer but my mind would feel like something is missing.

Then she went, 'Oh, you must be more of an audio/sound person? or a feeling person.'

I've never really thought about what sort of person I am in this sense. Visual or audio? I think I'm more of a physical person. Movement. Touch. Using my hands and body. Using what I have. Yeah, that's it! I'm a physical person. That'll probably explain why I like dance and crafts.

In dance, you can feel it when you've done a particular step correctly. It just feels right, at least for me. When you do it wrongly, something just feels out of place. Y'know? It just doesn't flow. Doesn't move.

This probably also have something to do with me like being in control of things that I can control. One of the reasons why I'm a programmer. It's simple. For a programme, it's zero or one. True or false. Right or wrong. If a programme doesn't work, means there's something wrong with it and it can be fixed ... eventually.

Well, sort of. Doesn't work for Visual Basic though. Some events just fly from one to the other. I made an ActiveX control once, in VB, and it worked differently in different machines. Found out that in some of the machines, the event handling goes in different order. I don't know how to fix that. Doesn't make any sense to me and I didn't think it needs to be fixed as it was not due to my code (nothing's ever due to my codes ... hah!) Wonder if they're still debugging it.

I digressed didn't I?

Anyway, told her I'm not interested in meditation but she said she'll call anyway when the time comes. Just in case I've changed my mind by then.

Wednesday, January 09, 2002

Something for all the Lord of the Rings fans. You can download a 2002 calendar from this site. Save them as wallpapers or just print them out. I'm going to print them out once I get home!

Tuesday, January 08, 2002

What 2002 has in store for Sagitarians (including her imperial highness ... Empress) as stated in CLEO magazine, Malaysian version, January 2002:

You: From March to August, if boredom sets in, dig deep - working out the meaning of life will lead to great new hobbies and people. By Septemberm the travel bug will bite - compormise and you'll have an amazing time, but wanting everything your own way could blow it. Men: Until July, your high expectations could scare guys off but from then on, you're likely to meet a humanitarian who is as concerned with the state of the world as he is with his wallet and looks! Doing things you feel are worthwhile will lead to Mr Perfect. By November, there'll be fiery passion and words, but making up will be fun! Love will get serious in December. Work: Until March, under your happy go luncky exterior fighting for what you want will bring powerful results. Concentrate on your dreams, and you'll get the success that you deserve. But from Auguest, be careful that you don't wear yourself out. Pace yourself, promotions will come your way. Friends: Until May, if a friend tries to knowck your confidence, give them heaps! They may have issues, but taking it out on you is not an option. In June, you'll be full of fun, but very blunt, so try to be gentle with your more sensitive friends! Affirmation: This year I am attracting people who will enhance my life on every level and support my dreams.

Sunday, January 06, 2002

Sent out a mass sms message through mtnsms to people who might possibly have plans for tonight asking whether they did and whether I could join them. I was that bored. Received two replies. One from Azfa saying that she might be meeting up with this other guy that we know, his name escapes me right now ... ah yes! Ruben. Another from Push, asking whether I was still bored.

Replied to Azfa and asked whether she's like to hit the clubs tonight and we did. Just got back from it in fact. Was there for only about 2 hours. A short period. Wouldn't have minded staying out later but she had to go home ... curfew. Went with 2 other girlfriends. Pretty good outing compared to just sitting at home. Was quite fun ... they did a lot of bitching about this girl that we went to school with. I don't mix with that girl so I don't know any juicy story about her. Just contributed to the things that they could do to get back at her.

Bitches unite! Muahahahaha!

I really needed to go out. Haven't gone out for quite awhile. Not even during the weekend preceeding New Years. For 4 days, all I did was sit at home during the day. Only day I went out was on Monday. To the beautician, to watch LOTR and then No Black Tie for Maharajah Commission's (friend's band) performance.

I've been a pretty good girl, just staying at home. Needed a little break.

Saturday, January 05, 2002

At home and bored!

Ex-Cambridge students and I don't seem to be on the same page on anything. My company's has lots of them and I am currently working with one of them. You just can't imagine the amount of time required to get a simple straight answer from them. It's like talking to a politician. They say a whole bunch but I never get an answer to my question.

Yesterday evening, just before leaving work, I had a discussion with that colleague, y'know, the one I always bitch about. It was really just me asking a question and then him trying to answer. I call it a discussion cause that one question took him half an hour for him to reply to a semblance of what an answer is to me. The answer finally came when I asked hime to just give me a simple yes or no answer. I felt a bit like a lawyer cross-examining a person on the stand and that person was trying to justify his answer. Thank goodness I didn't choose to study law instead. I'd probably be bald from pulling my hairs out out of frustration.

Today's a boring day. Woke up. Mopped the whole house ... all two and a half floors! I used to do this almost every week last time but I've been shirking my duty. One excuse after another for escapes. Bad Empress!

Had planned on giving the car a wash and vacuum but woke up too late for that. The sun's too strong. I'd get burnt if I did. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

Master procrastinator at you service!

Friday, January 04, 2002

Tore the plastice covering for the photo album I both a few weeks ago. I am finally going to place all the photos I took in 1998 into a photo album. Master procrastinator that I am, it only took me three years before getting started.

I wonder how long it'll take me to actually place all the photos's in. Started on the first stack of photos. About half way through. Not a bad progress considering. There are about 3 more stacks of photo's that were developed in 98 and then a few more graduation pictures, friend's weddings, random pictures from 99 till now.

Wednesday, January 02, 2002

Frankly, spending the whole day in a meeting does not a good day make. Not even on a normal working day much less the first work day of the new year. BUT ... that was what I did. The whole day today. Discussing about things that have been discussed about last Friday albeit with more decisions made. Still, I am stuck as to what I am to write for my part of the proposal. Have to go look up some products for my part of the proposal. Quite an impossibility I think considering people don't usually place their product for everyone to sample. Not a lot anyway ... there are some but not a lot. Have to look for that some.

Had a pretty good weekend. Managed to watch Lord of The Rings on Monday. It was excellent! I wanna go watch it again. Kinda have a crush on Legolass right now. He's so perfect. Not a hair out of place the whole time. This, of course, will no doubt pass once I see another cute face in another movie. Haha! But for the time being, he's gorgeous. At least in the as an elf he is.

Spent the whole day yesterday as a couch potato. Something which I haven't had the pleasure to do for a long long long long time. Woke up at 2pm. Had lunch and then just plopped in front of the telly. Watched 'Blackadder', 'Jeepers Creepers', 'Takedown', '10 Things I Hate About You' and finally 'Voyage of the Unicorn' on Hallmark.

Ah! 'twas a blissfull day indeed.

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