My Malaysia

There was an air of festivities in KL in the last few days culminating in the big celebration last night and this morning. Yes... it's the 50th National Day celebration.

Every time i left office in the last few days, i would look up at all those buildings basking in the lights and see the flags are everywhere... and all those tv programmes and newspaper talking about the struggle to gain independence and what Malaysia has achieved in the last 5o years.. well, it makes me realise how lucky we are to be leaving in his peaceful and prosperous country. Suddenly feeling patriotic... don't get me wrong, it's not that i'm not proud of my country before. It's just that sometimes when you're here in Malaysia, quietly going through life, you tend to take it for granted. But, whenever you're out of Malaysia, i think most people would suddenly feel more patriotic, talking proudly about Malaysia. I know that's what happened to me when i was studying in UK, any mention of Malaysia would feel me a sense of pride...

This morning, as i listened to the national anthem, "Negaraku" at the end of the National Day parade, my heart surged with pride... 'coz i love my country...it's home...

Happy Merdeka, Malaysia.... my Malaysia.

Amazing

Yesterday i watched a documentary on the construction Petronas Twin Towers. As i was watching the complex process of such a major construction, i was in awe of the ingenuity of those people involved in its construction. It makes me look at the Twin Towers in a different light knowing the amount of time, money, passion and commitment poured into making this Malaysian icon a reality.

As i was leaving office this evening, i looked up at the Twin Towers basking in the lights, standing majestically in this concrete jungle, it dawned on me how beautiful they are... what an amazing sight!

Crazy Driving

I did something stupid last weekend...

I went to KLIA on Saturday night to pick up my friend who was coming over from Jakarta. We hadn't seen each other for a while, so on the way back we were catching up with what's going on in our lives... lots of stories to share, laughing... then suddenly i realised that i missed the exit that i was supposed to make. We ended up in unfamiliar area while trying to get back to the highway.... and i made the mistake of turning into a wrong side of the road. So, there I was in the wrong side of the road with the oncoming cars streaming through the traffic light junctions and honking me!!! arghhh.... it was scary... but honestly, at that point i was more embarassed that scared - because i always consider myself as a good and sensible driver (am apparently not!). I felt like a complete idiot and people from other cars were staring..... the waiting for the traffic lights to turn green seemed to take like forever....

Well, the good thing is that i'm still alive to tell the tale... Thank God for that!

Busy week ahead..

I went back to my hometown to be with my family. Came back to KL this evening. It was long drive from Kelantan, but luckily my brother was driving, so i got to sleep most of the time.



It's going to be a busy week.... starting tomorrow. I'll have another roadtrip, but this time for work. I have an 11am and 3pm meeting in Perak, so i'll have to leave early for a long drive to Perak and back on the same day.



I also just started my 3rd semester of study. I'm studying for Masters at a local university on a part time basis. It's been quite challenging trying to juggle work commitments and studies. I have to prepare for a test this Friday (only started reading a little bit.... i'm freaking out!!!!) and i have a presentation for the same subject the following Friday... arghhhh.... this is turning to be the most difficult semester, i'm starting to regret putting myself through this "torture" of going back to school. But, i'm not the one to give up... i'll finish this... i'll persevere and sacrifice my free time to make this work... after all i'm already half way through. Well, that's just me trying to motivate myself to get down to studying. Doesn't sound very convincing, huh? here i am writing my blog instead of studying. Better get back to studying...



But, before i sign off, i need to comment on some news over the weekend. Nothing serious like the war in middle east or the latest bird flu outbreak, but more on the lighter note - such as tennis and football.



Yes... football is back!!! or rather the new season of EPL, because i only follow EPL. Not a good start for my favourite team, MU who only drew with Reading, but it's ok. It's still early in the season.



As for tennis, i was quite surprised to find out that Federer lost the final of Montreal Masters to Djokovic. I guess Djokovic just announced to the tennis world that he's ready to be a real threat to Nadal and Federer. BTW, Djokovic is a funny guy.... check out his antics in YouTube. He did hilarious impressions of some of the top tennis players.

Au Revoir Grandma : (

My Grandma passed away this afternoon. She was the last of my grandparents.

May she rest in peace. Al Fatihah....

My Favourite Things - Part 1

I'm a tv addict.

I love watching tv. Thank God for the guy who invented tv... whatever his name was - somebody told me his name a long time ago, now i can't remember his name. Anyway, i've learned a lot from watching tv - and i watch a lot!

The travel & living channel is nice... ooh... i really love watching those beautiful places that i couldn't afford to go and watch the cooking show where the hosts cook up lots of yummy food that i would never try to cook myself.

Discovery channel now has better programs than Nat. Geo - i really love "Everest : Beyond the Limit" shown on discovery recently. I could practically "climb" Everest in the comfort of my own living room... which is really great coz i don't have to worry about losing my toes to frostbites and the only hiking that i need to do was to go to the kitchen to get a drink! this is what i call a great life...

I love sitcoms... My all time favourite sitcom is "Friends". i think i've only missed a couple of episodes from the entire seasons and it still makes me laugh whenever i watch the re-run of the show on tv.

My new favourite show is "Heroes". i think it's a really cool tv series. Can't wait to watch the next season....

I think i better stop now before i start writing about the many other shows that i love.

i'm signing off to go to TVholic Anonymous meeting.

Miss Singleton

The Beginning

Dear World,

About 10 years ago i read "Bridget Jones's Diary" by Helen Fielding. It was hilarious and i really enjoyed reading about the adventure of Bridget Jones being a 'singleton' surrounded by 'smug married' people. Little did i know that 10 years later, i 'd be in the same shoes.... well, sort of. Like Bridget Jones, i'm still single at 33 (which is a big thing in our society!) and still looking for my Mr. Darcy....

i'm a singleton surrounded by smug married people! Since all of my close friends are married, i no longer get much time to bore them with my ramblings about everything under the sun. So, i'm gonna do that here, in this blog - i'm finally getting out of stone age era and entering the 21st century by jumping on the bandwagon of bloggers!

Anyway, i'm going to write about a wide variety of topics that caught my attention or just to share my thoughts and feelings. I also hope to share some thoughts and views with some interesting people out there, so please feel free to leave a comment or two.

That's all for the beginning...

love,

Miss Singleton