Help Cat

   A quick laugh for everyone reading this, free of charge, at my expense. Now, how can you resist such an offer???

Here it is....

Help ME (Kath)!!!

Hahahah. Do I look pitiful enough?
First choice ok. Help Kath, help me....
Now everyone will remember my funny face when they see this advertisement next time. :P

(Sorry, HELP UniCollege)

I Got Conned

I got conned....! :'(I got conned....RM 200!!!

"Beaver's dam" it!

Why was I so stupid???
I think I got targeted cause I was alone and I was not alert enough.
I was tired and I couldn't really understand what they were saying.
I really just needed them to leave me alone and shut up.
*heartache*

I got conned! RM 200!!! Kaaathleeeeeen!!!!

I haven't told my parents YET cause I am sure to get a shelling from them. My gosh...

RM 200. I can treat people to a nice dinner....!
I feel like banging my head against the wall for my stupidity!!

*ROAR!!!*

I hate salespeople.
I need to learn to be more streetsmart!

Upset.

Scared...

I lost my courage.That text made my heart drop.

Suddenly, I don't feel so brave anymore. I really feel scared.

What if I cannot do it?
IT seems very real now. Fees are paid, logistics are all prepared. It's only three months away. But I got this panic attack out of the blue.

I am just suddenly scared...

What's That? What's App. What's That Again?

The times and trends, changes so fast, that I can barely keep up with.

Trend #1 Smartphones

I do not have a smart phone. I only have a less smart phone la. I'm sorry. I am totally clueless when it comes certain to technologies and to think of the days, when I used to teach my PARENTS how to use their big dinosaur mobile phones. Today, I am being taught by my younger sister on how to play with her smart phone.

The day of judgment came when my 8 year old cousin brother (he's so adorable) joined me on the bed carrying his own smart phone.

"Jie jie, you know how to play Angry Birds?"

I answered him accompanied with a pitiful expression. "I don't know wor."

He went, "Ha? You don't know ah?!" He was in a shock. Lol.

But he was so cute, he said, "Oh, I show you how to play."

Then I finally knew what Angry Bird was... Some birds bombarding evil pigs...

(I used to think why bird, why not angry dog or cat... *shy*)

Another thing about smart phones is, they are making me feel less smart. Ok? I am outdated! My phone screen does not respond to my touch. It only responds when I push its buttons. (Hahaha. Caught the puns?) Urgh! What's App... this what thing is gonna get me in trouble some day.

I am the rare and disappearing clan of Y Gens (or is it X) who still SMSes people. Almost everyone I know are what's App-ing. "Concerned" friends have been trying to get me to buy a new phone that supports this App thingie. They've been saying, "You won't regret one...!" Hahaha. Like some marketing gimmick. I think it's cool. This App thingie. I have a rough idea of what it does... hahaha. Games are cool but honestly, I don't think I need it just yet. Yet. I will only consider getting one if friends start threatening to not reply to my SMSes anymore... :( This, is pure peer pressure. Hmph.

Trend #2 LongChamp

Know what that is? No? My my. You must either be a guy or a girl, who like me, doesn't really give a hoot about buying brands. Educate yourself here, people. If you do notice, you will notice this bag in town. A lot of girls are carrying this bag. My colleague does, my close friends do, even my cousin sister.

The tote bags are popular. It's easy to identify the bags. Nice, simple design with a circled shape zipper. I was in KL the other day and two girls sitting at tables on my left AND right, were carrying this bag. Wow... Now it will be LongChamp bags and not Coach bags. Hahaha. Honestly, just pay slight attention to the bags girls are carrying now. You will observe a certain trend for this bag. It's from the UK, Paris. Interesting huh?

Am I going to jump on the bandwagon for this? Well, nope. Not at the moment. Hahaha. I have other bandwagons to catch and jump on.


Sigh... I have to go to bed now. Having a bad stomachache... :'(

Satisfaction :)

Aww.... I'm so touched. :)
I never believed that someone could remember me cause of what I did.

A guy whom I met at church (I mentioned him before I think), said that he remembered me (working in my present company after a year) because of two things.

One, I was the first female he saw working there. (Novelty is wearing off now...hahaha.)
Two, I was quite nice to him.

THIS is exactly the kind of satisfaction in life I am looking for.
To be able to reach out to all people.
To be able to bring joy and laughter.
To be able to touch their hearts someday, someway.

At least when I die, people will remember the good things I did that made a difference in their life. :D

Kinabalu Training 1

Well, what can I say? I am awesome.... Hahaha. Just kidding.

Thanks to Jenny and Tee, I have started my training for the climb up mount Kinabalu. Been to Gasing hill twice in three weeks. Didn't procrastinate lalala *does a little vicotry dance* Hehe. :P

Went jogging as well during these three weeks. Another jogging session planned tomorrow, provided my legs don't hurt from the training today.

The first session up Gasing hill left me walking like an old woman on Chinese New Year's eve. My leg muscles were sore!! That's the result of being too sedentary... huh. I find it odd though since I walk up and down the stairs a few times a day, in shoes in heels, yet I was still sore.

The community of people who go to Gasing hill are kinda unique. Not all of them but a majority. We greet each other good morning when we walk pass each other. Sometimes in the quiet of the hills as we struggle to go up, you can hear people conversing about so many topics.

Today, I heard some about Chap Goh Meh and the throwing of Mandarin oranges. A guy was saying that he had no time to do such nonsense, then he commented that some kiasu guys use pails to scoop up the oranges, a girl was saying that it was just a way for vendors to get rid of the oranges. Lol. It was super amusing.

It has never failed to amaze me that people can actually RUN up and down the hill. My goodness. Here I am struggling to keep my balance and to not look back or downwards (seriously, don't do it.) and suddenly I see a group of people RUNning past me up the hill. Like, "Whoa...!"

This photo ain't taken by me. Just took it off the web. :)



Well, January is over and we're now in February. Three and a half months more to go... Don't panic don't panic.

P/S: KT, when are YOU joining us? FRIM will be our last stop. :D

Chinese New Year 2012

Happy Chinese New Year everyone.... :D

Ain't I very the CUTE?

   Yea... well the picture above doesn't really have a connection with CNY but every CNY I will always remember my grandma. I captured this photo with a camera. Talk about inception... A photo in a photo... hahaha. I still miss her dearly... cause we were very close I'd say. 

   After she passed away, Eileen and I started this tradition among the four of us sisters. To pour tea for our parents on the first day of Chinese New year. We wish them well and they, in turn give us their blessings and the angpows, of course! I'm not sure how it happened but we ended up kneeling down in front of both our parents while giving them their cup of tea.

 

 

See? Complete teapot and cup set, lol.

   This only came about three years ago... Why, I am not sure. This year, like the Hari Raya style, I asked for forgiveness from my two oldies (parents). I am sure I must have caused them a lot of heartache. When Char's turn came, we ended up tearing... Hahaha. Mom, dad, Shir and I. Cause of the things said, it was touching.

   I went shopping on the second day of CNY. Huh... Mom wanted to get something at IKEA. (Why were we so free? Cause we weren't allowed to visit some relatives and another side had something crop up the last minute, so....) Anyway, it's the Dragon year according to the Zodiac. Everyone's hoo-haing about Dragon babies, are they a boon or bane, competitive babies, better luck and so forth. So naturally, merchandisers cash in on this to sell their goods. But, this is too funny....

Dragon slippers.... I'm a dragon...

   IKEA had this bedroom slippers for sale. Very Chinese-y right? At first glance, I thought it was a golden dragon embroidered on a red background. Upon second inspection, it's NOT even a dragon at all!!! Hahahaha. It's just some random pattern. Honestly, tell me if you see the head or tail of a dragon, none right? I'm not sure if this was meant to be a dragon. If it was, IKEA, get people with knowledge of drawings to do your designs. Lol!

   Oh and I just realized why IKEA could decorate their place nicely, especially by filling up their cupboard displays with books. The books are all in Swedish (me no comprende). If it was in English, I bet you it wouldn't last long there.

That's it. Happy Chinese New Year....

The Kinabalu Letter

Dear KT and Jenny,

The month of May seems so far away at the moment. And so is our Mount Kinablau expedition. The exercises we must do, the training we must endure, just can't seem to 'materialise' at the moment as our trip has yet to come.

I fear though, that I have something urgent to inform you all.

I recently came down with cough, a sore throat and a slight fever. During my recovery, I found myself wheezing and my chest actually hurt when I tried to breathe deeper. I have yet to pay a visit to the doctors as I dislike them and they in turn dislike me too as I can be a stubborn patient at times.

My fear is that I may face the same difficulty in breathing as we reach higher altitudes. This scares me as I really want to experience the hike up mount Kinabalu so I can come back down to KL and show off. With no experienced doctors around (We're archenemies), a tour guide, and all of us as inexperienced climbers, I may need someone to do CPR for me if I should ever crash up there.

The kiss of life. I'm laughing out loud to myself now.

Not something to be taken lightly of actually. But here I am 'laughing' at it.

But but but.... I promise, Scouts' honour, that I will take care of myself. I will drink more warm drinks, think chinese tea, green tea, herbal tea and less of the more favourite cold ones, think Coke, Guinness Malta, ChaTime etc. I will also start up my training regime soon, to increase my stamina and lung capacity. I would really love to jump back into the pool as well, (good for asthmatic people) but the lack of good facilities and swimming company makes me hesitant.

I promise I will be ready when the time comes for our battle against nature.

Ooppss... I had my fingers crossed behind my back. *sticks tongue out*

P/S: Please pull me out for training. Let's start with Gasing, something to familiarise my body with again. I'll go on my own if it need be and pray that I don't get lost in the hills. :D


Yours sincerely,
Scaredy Kath.