So this is what it's like...
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�Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.�~Albert Einstein
well today was one of those lazy sundays where you don't really feel like doing anything much apart frm lounging on the sofa and catch up on your reading...that's what happened today basically...apart from waking up early to send Kiki for servicing...need her to be in top condition beforee next week's weddingS road trip :)
8:59 p.m. - 2009-12-06
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\"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.\" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
today was Annuar's side of the wedding reception and because Liyana's sister wasn't feeling well, I was asked to be her pengapit at the very last minute. It was my 1st time being a 'pengapit' so Liyana, i hope you were satisfied wt my 't-zone dabbing' services :P
azu, fauz, hiza and ili were also there, got to eat with them while the 'pengantin' was at the high table.
owh and another 1st for the day, i've managed to parallel park!!! did it all on my own! so ok, it took 2 tries and the road wasnt a busy one, but that's not the point haha...kiki slid in perfectly in between 2 cars...was beaming all by myself while walking towards the dewan :D
well apart from that, other things that conspired the past few days have left me with this question of "what's the meaning of friendship at our age?" in my head....when i say our age, i meant those who are jst starting their careers, who has been working for say 2-5 years, busy with their everyday work, trying to push through 100s of their peers to get ahead, be notice and hopefully rise the corporate ladder...yes, those ppl.
Lets face it, everyone has their stressful schedule, 'life' and luggages full of 'problems'...sometimes, without realising it, you've not spoken or heard from your best friends for weeks and even months...i wonder if this is how our parents drift away from their high school/college/uni friends. That, coupled with starting a family or getting transferred out of the country and what nots.
So back to the question, what constitutess a good friend then?
One of the top criteria used to be, well at least i thought so, was " to be there for your friends through thick and thin".....it still applies, dont get me wrong, but i guess to a lesser extent and in a different way. A lesser extent because you won't have as much time to commit as before and different being there will be another element that comes into play, which requires both parties participation, the ranter/complainer/whiner and the listener/symphatiser/advisor, has to be more understanding of the other's situation.
I do understand though that it is hard to be 'understanding' initially, ( i have my fair share of being overly upset for no apparent reason and i think most of my friends can agree to that) because you're already royally pissed or utterly upset about something, so it doesn't help that your good friend is not there for you...but after a few moments away usually you'll come to realise that its not that they do not mean well nor not care for you but its jst that there are other things to think about....guess i can see the point of self help books to 'help' solve your problems when there's no one else there to ask for assistance...i've always thought those books were useless at giving new insights because they tell you things that you already know but i guess that's the point coz it does serve as a gentle reminder that at the end of the day, we are ALL OK.
9:36 p.m. - 2009-12-05
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bb update
Another update frm my lovely bb, actually m trying to practice my typing skills on this coz it's kinda slow still. Maybe having shorter nails might help.
Anyway, for the nxt few days d plc I usually park doesn't have their early bird offer so had to park at klcc itself n for being in d office for 10 hours yesterday it cost me rm 28 haha yeah, it's my fault too for being a brat and not wanting to park outdoor. It was raining!
Had dinner wit alina and ali last nite at mcd. Had d v spicy prosperity burger!
Yummy!
8:25 a.m. - 2009-12-04
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:D
I have a new toy!!! Think m going to name him Bambi d BB... Hahaha n guess where m adding this entry frm *grins*. So yeah, as u can see I've not been able to keep my hands off it :)
Well the thing is, it was quite a challenge for me to get it this morning, went there early wt d completed form but when I arrived they haven't even finish setting up! Waited for bout half an hour for their laptops to arrive and wheb finally my registration was completed they told me that they weren't sure if they had a bb for me coz priority was for d ppl who registered n booked yesterday! While they told me yesterday that I cudn't do that *sheesh*. Luckly there was this lady on d waiting list who changed her mind n got d iphone instead, so I got her bb :)
We q-ed for bout 20 mins for d bb only to get to d front to be told that it hasn't arrive yet! Hahaha!!
So went bck to d office, 10 mins aft I sat dwn they called to say d phone arrived :p
Ok so typing on d small keypad is really tiring n I haven't actually had dinner, have been playing around wt bambi :)
10:11 p.m. - 2009-12-02
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i dont know....so what SHOULD i do with this space for 'a short description or heading for this entry'?
ok so YESSS!!! i've finally gotten this thing looking somewhat like how i wanted it to...after another couple of hours twiking here and there and actually changing it to a template that am familiar with...phew~
lets talk about today shall we...it's a tuesday...i've always thought tuesdays were my mondays, generally a bad day, nothing went as planned and somehow i get clumsier on tuesdays...today was no different from any other tuesdays...i went to work all energize and excited because TODAY is the day MAXIS is having a promotion for our company, where we can get a free blackberry/iphone when we sign up for their business value plan...the promo starts at 9 but being the good girl that i am, i went during lunch with chit, another fellow geologist... ( also because i had training from 9 till lunch)...and guess what....the BB that i wanted was sold out...gaaaah, you shud see how frustrated i was and poor chit was the one who got stuck consoling me over lunch....(which arrived bloody late for god knows what reason)...i also went spiralling down the line of "omg, i've been working for 3 yrs and i have nothing to show for it" rant, while waiting for the food...(its my 3 year anniversary with the company today. woohoo.)...guess the combination of low blood sugar level and devastating effect of losing my chance at getting a BB today was jst too much...haha...
anyway, at the end of the day i consoled myself with a packet of 'French Vanilla flavoured,Medium Roast Ground coffee' from Coffee Bean...(which i'm sharing, i've carefully weigh it to 170g per person, chit!)...had a cuppa and it smells bloody awesome...
off to bed soon :)
9:07 p.m. - 2009-12-01
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weblog style
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8:37 p.m. - 2009-12-01
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An official 1st entry...
It has been almost/around/some what 3 years since THIS...(was going to do an azu engineer and calculate the exact number of days since last properly blogged but hey, we'll let an azu engineer have the joy of calculating that to the exact micro seconds :P)
anyway, well, the dream of being a "grown up lady" was jst that, a dream....feels like am jst the way i am if not, more drama-rama then 3 years ago...haha...to say "a lot has happened" is an understatement...a lot did and i forsee a lot more will happe...currently, am jst glad to be alive and in good health with ppl that looooves me :)
today, can you believe it, wasn't such a good day, it is a monday after all...for those who knew, was really looking fwd to something special today...realised, while getting ready to go to work that, might have gotten the dates wrong...fingers crossed, will be bringing good news tomorrow :)
was a bit out of it at work, was walking around looking for a colleague to pass a msg....and he actually walked passed me AND said hi! but didnt notice him at all, until have walked a few steps ahead and realised "wait a minute, weren't i supposed to tell him something" hahaha...so had to walk around looking for him again *sheesh*
well luckly for me, the day got progressively better when i met up with alina for lunch, a short gossip session but still v nice :)
then had a bday dinner for ali andrea, fellow geologist, at chakri palace. it was supposed to be a surprise so pala told ali that he has broken up with kumuda so needed to go out with ali for a heart to heart haha...worked v well, ali was really surprised to see kumuda, garry and me at the table instead. spent a good 2 hours or so eating thai food and listening to more funny and sometimes really bizzare stories from UMS....
11:28 p.m. - 2009-11-30
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