Mimi Pie

My New Blog

2012-09-18T17:52:00.003+08:00

Looks like you guys won't be see me here for a while. I've just started a new travel blog.

Don't you laugh at the new name okay. I've known to be really "creative" anyway.

I'll be moving all my travel post from this blog to that blog. I only have 4 posts now but I already blog a little about my NZ trip.

Check out: http://mimipiecanfly.blogspot.com/

Have fun!

Fresh Start Soon

2012-08-23T08:25:00.000+08:00

I was up since 5am this morning. I couldn't go back to sleep so I ended up checking my emails and went through my Twitter and Instagram to kill some time.

Why am I not getting ready for work now? I'm on Emergency Leave today. If you follow on Twitter or Instagram (@mimipie), there's a picture of my tyre peeling off and cracked. I'm really thankful that I didn't get into an accident or anything like that. So, hallelujah?

I need to wait till the tyre shop opens. It's really pointless to get ready just yet. So here I am. Blogging.

It's been a while I must say. I was contemplating if I should delete my blog and start a fresh one. So many good and bad memories wtf. I guess for the longest time, I've been categorized as an emo blogger. So happy and shit face-to-face but super sappy and angry here all the time. I need my outlet and here it is.

I'm not really that sappy or angry. Or at least, I haven't been in a long time. I kinda just emotionally shut down for a while now. I was resting my mind for the longest time. It was needed. If I consume myself in sadness and anger, I would have killed myself.

I haven't posted anything saucy about my life for a while now. So, I agree that it's been really a boring read. If it's not travelling posts and pics, I don't really have that many fancy pictures of myself to post!

Maybe I'm secretly waiting or my braces to be removed. I always want to look back and ask myself wtf was I thinking when I posted this piece of shit.

Fresh start people. Fresh start. In a few more months, once the braces is out, it's a new chapter again.

Sunday!

2012-07-15T13:43:00.001+08:00

Watching CSI NY in my living room now. The TV in my house is wonky. It's one of those flat screen TV that my mom bought when it first came out. LED screen what not. No HD bullshit. Now, this TV need to be warmed up before anyone can see a clear screen.

Dafuq. No one at home can be bothered to get it fixed cos seriously where got time for TV la?
Man. I love Summer for the fashion. Sun dresses, flip flops, sun hats.. What not to love?

Let me tell you what NOT to love about Summer. The mega lack of good TV shows.

I've even resorted to watch this MTV scripted tv series, Teen Wolf. It is surprisingly good. Er, or maybe it's just better than anything else. Beggars can't be choosers right?

Contrary to popular believe, I'm actually not very tech savvy. Bit Torrent? What the fuck is that?

Yes. I heavily rely on great internet connection and reliable websites for my fix. Thank god Unifi came about when I decided to move back to Malaysia for good, otherwise I'd die.

Unifi still suck anyway. Better than nothing.

So I'm officially back home for 1 year and 9 months now. I'm getting used to it.

Sometimes I feel like I get into depression knowing that I cannot travel as freely as I used to. I forgotten about these feelings for the last couple of months when I had to travel for work.

While travelling for work is not exactly as exciting as travelling for leisure, at least I know that I can have a change of environment from time to time. I'm not one who can just stay put. I'm curious and constantly want to see what's out there. Experience experience experience. Good or bad won't matter.

After weeks of all that, I'm now grounded again. In a good way of course, I need to get my local job and personal life back on track.

I'm blogging with my tab. My ancient tab. You know that 7 inches one? Super ugly but I mega love it cos it's small enough to bring it around in my handbag and the possibility with this thing???

Dayuuummm, it's endless.

Okay fine. I love Android. Can you not tell? I've been hatin' on my iphone since my Blackberry died on me. Along with all the funny photos. I'm definitely gonna try to retrieve it. Too many blackmail worthy photos. Not of me of course!

My right arm is super numb now because I'm sitting/lying in a super awkward position while typing this.
2.16pm. I initially had brunch plans but the friend I was going to meet decided that she wants to shop and lunch in Mid Valley. On a Sunday? No fucking thank you.

I hate crowds, long queues and families when I go to the mall.

I'm signing off.

Happy Sunday yo!

PS: My new hairstyle. Yes. Bangs. Less than a week and a half and it doesn't look anything like that anymore now.

Pink Scooter: Dream came true!

2012-07-11T22:20:00.003+08:00

BAM! Dream came true in Pangkor!

Haha. It's not mine but it was still pretty awesome to pretend to be the proud owner of this pink scooter!

Pie out xx

Jaded

2012-07-07T03:32:00.003+08:00

Met an old friend tonight. Talked about the last 5 years. We used to go casting together and did some modelling/commercial shit together. Ahh..good times. 5 years ago we were only 22 years old.

Man..time flies.

She said,"I wonder where we will be if we pursued fame when we were young instead of living a normal life..." I laughed.

Honestly, I wonder that too. Will I love it as much as I love my job now?

I don't know.

Braces will be out by end of the year. Maybe I can go casting again and try for young mother roles fml. Got a lot of supply for young pretty girls so trying out for mature roles may up my chances wtf.

Talked about boys. I guess if the guys who are pursuing you aren't the guys you like = no guys pursuing you.

So yeah. Haven't met anyone I'm particularly interested in now.

It's almost impossible to like someone a lot a lot now. It's sad in a way cos I don't think I can ever put love as a priority in life ever again. I once did and what did that do for me?

I'm not sad. Nor am I still dwelling over the past.

I just love myself too much now.

If I do meet someone who can make me feel the lyrics of this song (is that how one should put it?) at least I know I'm capable to love again.

Goodnight nosy people.

3 videos to sum things up!

2012-06-09T03:31:00.003+08:00

I always thought I'll never blog about this cos it's not really my experience to share. It's kinda weird because I feel almost as happy as the couple themselves. Okay fine. Not almost cos they must be super happy cos they are in love and getting married but I think that this is one of the experience in my life that I'll never want to forget. So..what the heck. It'd be good to look back at this and remember how epic it was. If I ever lose my memory, I'll still have this.

I'm sure you've seen the Meme Proposal, so there isn't much more to say other than the fact that I'm super excited for Tim and Audrey's wedding end of next month.

I never thought that I'll ever come back to Malaysia to work but I knew if I did, there's only one company I really wanted to join and that company was Nuffnang. I was a woman with a mission when I decided to apply to join this company despite not knowing much about the co-founders. I'll probably not be hired if I was the interviewer who interviewed me. That being said, I'm really passionate about social media so I was really really glad when I was offered a position in this company.

When I came back from the UK I was brokenhearted and thought that there's nothing left for me other than my career because well, I got out of my engagement and suddenly my life plans has changed. I didn't know what to do but I thought if I wanted to move on, I'd move on doing something I like and am passionate about rather then just going through the motions. So I dropped out of my CLP course and decided to join the social media advertising industry.

My journey with Nuffnang wasn't exactly easy breezy. Like everyone else, I struggled too when I was new. There were laughter and there were tears. But hey, you need sunshine and rain to make rainbows no?

If I never joined Nuffnang, I'll never get to meet all the awesome people working here and I'll probably live a very boring life.

Tim always refers to us as his colleagues rather than his staff. I've worked in other companies in the UK and Malaysia and that's how I know that our company is truly different. Here, we are given the opportunity to do great things. Dafuq..suddenly this blog post sounded more like a promotional blog post to get people to apply to Nuffnang...

Anyways, what I really wanted to say is that Tim treat me like one of his friends rather than just a staff/colleague. He even included us (Rina and Angeline) in the planning of his proposal to Audrey. At that time, I didn't really know Audrey but I found her to be really funny and genuine! I get along with people easily anyway, but she was really nice. So I guess it made it really easy for me to like her as a person. I got to know her better now and what you see is what you get when it comes to Audrey!

If you haven't seen the Meme Proposal, here you go. The proposal was sometime in October/November last year. It even made it to 9gag.com.

She had no idea what was coming for her at all that evening.

Noticed that the song in the background is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri?

Not that I should be the person that people notices but it's almost too hard avoid the fact that I looked like I had a penis in this video. So sad. I noticed it too. Didn't think that this video would go viral and ended up being watched by millions okay..I got off from work and rushed to Nerotecca for this. I was fat and I had my extensions on. I blame the folding of my dress and the lighting.

I don't have a dick. So quit laughing at me. *roll eyes

Half a year later, Christina Perri decided to come to this part of the world for her showcase. Tell me now that this is not fate.

To be really honest, I think she can sing very very well live but I don't really enjoy the genre of her music. I probably only know 3 of her songs. Jar of Hearts, A Thousand Years and Distance. That's also only because I listen to the radio a lot. I used to think that she's quite hideous, especially in the Jar of Hearts video but I was so wrong. She's really really pretty in person. I wish her beauty was reflected in that music video cos it really didn't do her any justice at all. Bad times for her wtf.

When I found out that she was coming to Malaysia I wasn't excited. When I think of her, I think of A Thousand Years then I think of Meme Proposal and then I think of Tim and Audrey. Tim was given free passes to watch her perform live (thanks to Celcom!) so I thought it would be a brilliant idea for Tim and Audrey to meet up with her if there's an opportunity. At that time, we didn't know that there's a Meet and Greet session at all. So I just left it at that. I wasn't even going to go for the showcase.

Then suddenly half an hour before the Meet and Greet session started, Tim called the office and told us that there's an extra pass for the Meet and Greet session and ask if I wanted to go. It's a Meet and Greeeeet! Means I'll get to meet her, hold her hands and talk to her. MEANS THAT I get to ask her if she's willing to do a short shout out for the couple. So I grabbed my stuff (most importantly my camera!) and rushed there.

When I reached KL Live, I met Andrew and told him what I thought. So we tried to speak to the organizers to see if we can get a video clip of Christina Perri giving Tim and Audrey a shout out for their wedding. The organizers weren't very positive about it but we thought that we should give it a shot anyway and ask Christina Perri herself.

True enough she remembered the Meme Proposal and did more than just a video clip for the couple. She's really kind and down to earth. Thank god for that! Watch the video below and you'll know why:

Hope you enjoyed the video. The showcase didn't completely suck cos I think she's a great performer and her fans really loved her. If you're interested, you can always watch the video below:

My contact lens is killing me. I'm gonna shower and go to bed now.

Till the next time, Batman!

When I was Young....er

2012-06-03T23:37:00.001+08:00

Hellooo!

It's been awhile since I've blogged. Damn busy okay.

I found this picture on my Desktop today and reminisced a little...FINE I lied. For quite a long time actually. I even went as far as to see all my old uni pictures on Facebook.

I was a bartender then. Though I only served JD Coke, Vodka Orange etc. No fancy pansy cocktails. This was life before all the partying really started. How I miss the Soul Sisters Bristol. Speaking of which, I still can't get hold of the radio interview Bristol Community Radio did with Liz and me about the parties we organised.. :(

Going through all my pictures, I realised how much I've aged over the past 2 years. I actually feel pretty worn out too. Not sure what I can do to rejuvenate. I go for regular facials and exercise now. I never even used to run or exercised when I was in uni. I guess there's something else that money can't buy.

Sleep.

I've been having sleeping problems since my time in the UK. I guess it's finally catching up. Even concealer can't hide my eyebags. I wonder if botox would help...but I promised myself that I'll only start considering any cosmetic surgery etc after I turned 35.

I think I regret putting on braces. It really changed my face a lot. It used to be puffier and I think I looked better that way. Sigh. No point crying over what's done anyway. I'm 2/3 into the process already. I feel powerless cos I can't do anything about it. *depressed

I made a pact with myself to stop colouring my hair so much now but it's not working. I had colourful hair 2 months ago. You can still see hints of it but it's definitely fading away.

Being in my profession, I don't necessarily get judged for having Nyan Cat hair but in the real world I would. I remember how I had to hide it when I went for some out-of-office formal meeting sometime last month.

Ah..I'm just rambling anyway. The story is going no where. Off to shower now.

Laters xx

That Ideal Weekend

2012-05-08T23:50:00.000+08:00

Two weekends ago I had yet another one of my little getaways.

While I don't live to eat, I certainly think that I live to have my mini holidays.

By working so hard, I guess the only incentive is to be able to get away whenever possible and stop thinking about work for a day or two.

My mini holidays don't usually last more than 2 days anyway. I probably am not going to reveal where I went cos I still want my little getaway to be my secret escape location. Pfft unless you guys can guess where this is already..

Here some pictures to remind myself that the next one shouldn't be too far from now.

Pool by the sea.

Nice garden for a fancy garden party.

I tried taking a picture of the fountain cos can see rainbow but sadly my damn iPhone is not that great.

View from level 1.

The pool is kinda huge.

View from room.

The lobby.

People wadding with their t-shirts on..

It was the perfect weather for that perfect weekend.

Looking forward to the next one already!

Stranded Outside Office

2012-04-24T20:53:00.001+08:00

Being the geniuses we were, we went out for dinner without our keys and now we're locked out! Hahaha!

Sucks! So now we're going to pump petrol with Karen!

I like rainy days like today. So calm and peaceful.

Laundry Waited For Me

2012-04-23T23:20:00.001+08:00

Ever since my maid ran away I've been doing my own laundry and boy do I hate it.

Still remember the first time I moved out, Po Li was the one who taught me how to do my laundry.

I'm ever grateful for that since now I don't have a maid to do nothing for me anymore, I had to do my own! Wuwuwu!

Part-time maid came in today and did some cleaning.

Still, my laundry is left untouched.

Okay, these are clean and needed to be fold.

Work Night

2012-04-23T23:05:00.001+08:00

Still at work. Been a long time since i stayed in the office till late. I usually just pack my laptop and work from home.

Nights like this is where I find peace to do some work. Don't get me wrong. I love that my office is so vibrant and merry. I'm just easily distracted with everything that's going on. Haha!

Blasting Home by Michael Buble on my side of the office cos I don't wanna "accidentally" hear any creepy noises. Yes, it happened before!

Some of them went out for late dinner and some just only went home.

This time two years ago, I thought I'll end up as a housewife to my ex-fiancé and today, I'm working very super hard to make a name for myself. I really love the work that I do now and can only hope for the best!

Okay, they are back now! I guess I'm gonna pack up and finally go home!

Night night y'all!

Happy Sunday

2012-04-23T00:08:00.001+08:00

What a productive day today. I guess starting the day early is better. It made the day seemed so much longer! Lol I can haz longer Sunday. Successkid.jpg

I had a meeting this morning with our Country Manager to catch up on work after not seeing him for so long and then did some work with Pinks at The Bee, Publika. You'd know if you're following me on Instagram or Twitter! If you wanna follow me, just look up for @mimipie on both platforms.

I've posted some photos of the food I ate today. Try guessing which one was my breakfast, lunch and dinner! :D

I actually saw someone really ungrateful today and being someone who does not hold grudges, I could hardly bring myself to even force a smile to this person. I really really could not be bothered to even try.

Other than that my Sunday was perfect. I might be down with a cold though!

I wrote this post using my iPhone, the photos' format might come out wrong. So bear with me till I get on my laptop tomorrow!

Goodnight people! Xxxx

Happy Bithday Mummykins!

2012-04-22T01:26:00.000+08:00

It's my mom's birthday tonight and we had a great time dining at Santob (if I'm not wrong) at Crystal Crown Hotel. The food was meh but it was overall okay.

We laughed so much that my stomach hurt! Lol

I realized that I finally can laugh heartily again. Strange, but tonight was the first time I felt truly happy when I laughed.

I, for the longest time couldn't let go of the past and maybe I can finally let go and focus on my future.

Just maybe.

I know I don't blog about my personal feelings and stuff anymore...That's simply because I don't want to be seen as a weak or emotional person. I guess it doesn't matter now that I came into terms with the fact that I for one, are not able to feel much anymore. Other than happiness, I've blocked out all the other unnecessary feelings.

I guess that's not something to be proud of..I wish I can feel really sad or really really angry again but I can't. Not anymore. I would refuse to watch really sad and sappy movies just cos I'm not sure if I can comprehend the emotions that came along with it. Maybe like how Pinky would put it, age and experience has left me jaded.

Either way I know I'm really blessed with all I have now and I'm forever grateful to people who came into my life and try to make it all better for me again.

May tomorrow be a better day?

Rainbow Hair

2012-04-22T00:47:00.000+08:00

I bet some of you have not seen my rainbow hair yet. Haha I've been getting disapproving looks from my brother-in-law all night during my mom's birthday dinner tonight! :D

Glad I have really cool parents and bosses cos they are super supportive and accepted me the way I am. Loves!!

This picture was taken when it was first done. So, if you see me right now you'll notice that the colour has become ashy and has faded a little.

Anyway...I might very well be officially saying goodbye to my BB cos it's been acting crazy by restarting itself continuously throughout the day. That caused a little inconvenience to my life honestly.

I really want a Samsung Note but I'm like so broke from all my holidays I don't I can afford it now. So, I'm going to finally use my old but almost unused iPhone for now :'(

I just downloaded the official Blogger app so that I can be more mobile and blog through my phone. It was difficult to blog through my BB before this since there weren't any app like that for BB.

Okay that's all for now. If I can't sleep imma blog a few more for fun!

Marvel's The Avengers

2012-04-18T15:43:00.001+08:00

If I could be a superhero and be a new member for The Avenger's team I would totally be called The Punisher.

My super power is punishing people who waste food by mentally make them gain weight for every ounce of food they wasted. There's 13 billion tons of food that goes to waste everyday and there are still people in this world that doesn't have anything to eat other than garbage.

This will definitely teach these wasteful skinny bitches a lesson for ordering food and not finishing them!

I know.

2012-03-11T14:42:00.000+08:00

I think I know what I want and that's the only thing I really want. The only happiness I can't buy with money. Just being in his presence made me happy.

I wish I'm less gay. Oh well.

Mimi Pie. Churpers. Atilia @ 7atenine

2012-02-28T01:13:00.001+08:00

In my last post, I mentioned that I prefer documenting my daily experiences with videos now.

Here it is!

I had so much fun at this gathering! Met up with fellow Churpers! All good!

Thanks again ChurpChurp!

What a great performance by Atilia at 7atenine. Watch to find out what happened in this star studded event.

If you like this video, feel free to visit my channel for more at : http://www.youtube.com/user/mimipieofficial?feature=mhee

Lots of love and goodnight! :)

Avril Lavigne Concert in KL 2012 [Black Star Tour]

2012-02-19T16:05:00.000+08:00

We had very nice view of Kl where were were standing but as you can see the stage is ridiculously placed. I know that by getting the cheapest tickets, I can't expect to see much but this is beyond that. I've been to many concerts and the last time I got the cheapest ticket (for free) was Maroon 5's concert. And I still could see so much more.

Well, that doesn't mean the concert sucked. It wasn't bad at all actually. It was raining but it did not dampened every's spirit. I ended up standing the whole time. There weren't any seats left and we probably won't see anything at all if we sat down.

Yup when the concert started. All I can see is lights! Even the screen didn't help. I can barely make out Avril's face from the screen.

Lucky I wore these shoes! They're so pretty and comfortable. Love them!

At the end of the concert, the organizers released heart shaped balloons. It was cheesy but it was quite a magical moment. Everyone got so distracted!

I didn't take too many pictures for this concert. It'll be pointless. However, I did video the whole thing. It was 44 minutes long but I've edited it and kept only the important parts.

Enjoy!

Valentine's Day 2012 finally uploaded!

2012-02-18T03:08:00.001+08:00

Hey guys!

Finally done with the editing. Not my best but I really really enjoy making videos even though I'm not super great in editing them.

Check out the latest video here : http://www.youtube.com/user/mimipieofficial?feature=mhee

Where were you on Valentine's Day?

2012-02-16T21:26:00.000+08:00

I spent my Valentine's most unexpectedly this year. In fact, many unexpected thing happened this year. It's only February. Lol

So beginning of this year, I went to the temple and met a fortune teller who told me that I'll not be #foreveralone and that I was meant to marry late. They usually do the yearly review about everything in your life during Chinese New Year. I guess I got a value added "advice" this time. That probably explained why my engagement didn't work out in my last relationship, if you believe in these sort of things. I was never a believer. In fact, he wasn't the first "fortune teller" who told me so. I was told by at least 3 fortune tellers that I'm meant to marry late. How late? I don't know.

Oh well. I thought I won't be receiving flowers this year. And then Yuen came back to the office with daisies for everyone. Love you Panda. That was really thoughtful. Sometimes I wish I can be a little more thoughtful than that. I'm jussttttt not! :D

It was pretty. I chose the yellow one!

Rachel shared 1/8 of her cupcakes Valentine's gift with me. It was so pretty, I didn't eat it until 2 hours later. It was yummy. Thanks woman!

And then I went for lunch with some of the Nuffies. I received a BBM from Karen telling me I've got a package for me. I was surprised. Cracked my head thinking who it could be from since I haven't got any romantic interest lately.

99 stalks of Roses + Ferrero Rochers

It was from my ex. My first long-term relationship when I was 17/18 years old. Someone I haven't seen for 6-7 years. We broke up after 3 years together. It was really strange. It was a super awkward moment when I had to reveal who it was from to the girls who've already surrounded me by then.

Nonetheless, like every other girl, I took a picture with my gift. I was asked to look less awkward. I can't help it okay? I just can't. Hi Nens.

I love this Cotton On dress. I looked slim wearing it!

We were supposed to have Korean food on Valentine's Day. But when we got there, the queue was ridiculously long. So, we decided to go have BKT instead. It was still fun and very much cheaper.

I'm still thinking about my Kimchi jigae even though I'm not feeling too well today. I'm on sick leave, so I guess they are having Korean without me right now. Boo!

8 happy and single people. Although, some of them did hoped that they didn't need to do this again on the next Valentine's Day. Haha! Sometimes I'm not sure if I want to share this day with one person. Wouldn't it be better to share the love?

At least we went to the famous BKT restaurant next to Scott Garden. Food was good. I saw plenty of couples there too! Hahaha! Maybe it's only Tuesday to some people.

We went for drinks after a super satisfying meal. Karen and I bought Pinky and Yuen a heart shaped balloon and a rainbow fan!

And that's me trying out the Colour Accent function in my Canon.

Happy Belated Valentine's Day everyone!

PS: Once again, I would like to congratulate Tim, Hock Lai, Sara and Wendy on their engagement! Can't wait till your weddings! :) :) :)

I've got a Valentine's Video as well but I didn't manage to save it before my laptop restarted itself. So I'm gonna have to start all over again. Maybe in my next post k!

Have you subscribed to my Youtube Channel yet? If you haven't, show me some love. I only have 5 subscribers so far :'( Click here : http://www.youtube.com/user/mimipieofficial?feature=mhee

Thanks! :D

DG Smart Plan and my Android Phone

2012-02-14T06:08:00.000+08:00

As you guys know by now, I love making videos. From filming to editing. Although I'm still pretty much an amateur when it comes to editing my videos, I can see myself improving in each video as time passes by.

I'm a busy woman. Always on the go and I need a gadget that does it all. From work to play. I need to be always in touch with my friends and family. And most importantly, my boss. I need to ALWAYS be reachable. And I can't do that without a smartphone/tablet AND a great telco.

My favourite Android phone at the moment is the Samsung GALAXY Nexus which runs on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Sounds yummy doesn't it? It's not food dude. It's the latest Android platform for smartphones and tablets. YAY!

After owning a Samsung 7.0 Tab, I've fallen in love with Android. I own an iPhone and a Blackberry but somehow, Android devices seems to the best of both worlds.

Don't know what this means?

No?

The good new is that DiGi will be holding a Fandroid Day workshop and they will be offering 35 DiGi Super Bloggers the opportunity to fully savour its scrumptious flavours! Besides learning more about the exciting capabilities of the Ice Cream Sandwich, also check out the latest Android devices available with DiGi, and learn more about DiGi’s network modernization project. The details of the workshop are as given below:

I can't stress more about the awesomeness of Android Devices, so why don't you come and join me for some great time at D'House! I attended the DiGi Done Right Camp last year, so I'm pretty sure the Fandroid Day is going to be smashing! :D

Updated:

I'm Back

2012-02-13T00:06:00.000+08:00

Hello!

I think I've lost interest in blogging and prefer to edit videos now. They are so much easier than editing photos wtf.

So here's just an update on what happened since like a long time ago. Watch all the videos below. I swear I'll be back soon with a proper post!

I damn thick skin these days. Why don't you just subscribe to my channel? :P Click here!

Or you can just watch some of my latest videos below.

WATCH IT!

My Miri & KK trip over Christmas last year (Dec 2011):

Episode 1

Episode 2

My company 2012 CNY Dinner that I helped organise (Jan 2012):

Singapore Nuffies Came Visit & Malay Man Singing Chinese Song (Feb 2012):

Okay I guess that's enough to sum up the last 2-3 months for now! More soon!

See, you can now know more about me in just a single blog post! :D

Lovessss!

My Pet Starfish - Dorothy

2012-01-28T13:29:00.000+08:00

Yesterday marked the day of my grandpa and ma finally together after 17 years apart. They were buried next to each other.

The whole family were so emotional when saying our final goodbyes to him. I think I was torn in between tears and relief knowing that he's in a better place now. He told his nurse a few days before he passed away that he's going to somewhere cold and beautiful. I think he knows that he's going to heaven. He told the maids that he's going to sleep at 6 something in the evening. He lasted till 7 plus before taking his last breath. I'm so proud of him.

During CNY, we weren't expecting many guests as it's a taboo to attend funerals during CNY. Mostly for people who 'pantang' and gambles. We really appreciate the people that came by anyway. People who didn't, we totally understand why you can't.

The 4 generation of Wongs is enough to fill up the whole bungalow. It hardly felt like a quiet funeral.

Thanks again for all your kind wishes.

On a happier note, I found a picture of my pet starfish when I was living in the UK. Her name was Dorothy. I'm not sure if she's still alive now. I left her with my ex. I mean, how do I exactly transport her back to Malaysia with me? Salty fish tanks are hard to maintain.

Say hi to Dorothy everyone! :)

He Was A Fighter

2012-01-24T23:50:00.000+08:00

My grandpa just passed a way a few hours ago. He's the last grand parent I have.

I stayed with him when I was little. So, I think I know a lot about him. Well, in my own way at least. Up till my parents separated and we drifted apart, I was pretty close to him when I was still living with him. My grandpa is the strongest man I know. Here's what I remember about him:

One of the most hardworking people I know.
He was the healthiest person I know (up till beginning of last year).
He easily do a 100 sit-ups a day before his legs failed on him. Who does that? Even my dad doesn't do that. He had abs for as far as I can remember.
He jogs around his big house in his singlet and boxers every single morning since my existence.
He loves gardening. He planted rambutan and mango trees in the garden of his bangalow (please bear in mind that he lives in the heart of PJ). His house was like a mini jungle - in the city.
He always eat those colourful little jellies and Popsicle after gardening. That made me a happy kid cos his fridge is forever loaded with all these goodies.
He loves goldfish. He dug a little stream around the house (literally one round) for his fishes to swim around. I used to barbeque his goldfishes when I was in primary school.
He hates eating sweet potatoes.
He loves to reconstruct his house on his own. So his house looked a little deformed but I must say, he did a pretty decent job for someone who didn't get any training in construction.
He loves my grandma a lot. I remembered him getting nagged by her day and night yet, he'll never shout at her or be disrespectful even though she's the housewife and he's the breadwinner.
He's a peaceful person. He doesn't pick fights or nag.
He's good with his money - I wish I've inherited that part of him. He's really sensible when it comes to that.

Finally, he has reunited with my grandma. I wasn't there to see him take his last breath but my cousin told me that, he fought back every time his heart stopped beating. On the 3rd time, he passed.

He's a fighter. He lasted this long because of his strong-willed personality.

I was brawling when I saw him just now. I couldn't help it. I thought I'd be fine with him leaving us since he's really old now and he will not be suffering any longer. I was wrong.

All the memories of when I was young and he held my hand to take me and my sisters for dinner when parents were at work came back to me. He loves us although, he never says it. He's always the tough guy.

I love you gong, you may not know it and I've never said it to you but please know that I have the biggest respect for you and I'll always remember you at your best. When you were healthy, strong and mighty.

I'm back home now to pack and will be heading back to the office tomorrow morning to hand over my work before attending the mourning/funeral at his house. He wanted a Hokkien funeral, he said that a couple of days ago. I guess he knew he was going to leave us soon. I was told Hokkien funerals last up to 7 days.

I'm happy that everyone went back to see him yesterday and he get to spend CNY with the entire family for one last time.

Thanks for the wishes everyone. This post is for me to remember how I felt at this moment.

My grandpa lived his life to the fullest. He really did.

I went to the Temple : Happy Chinese New Year 2012

2012-01-22T16:14:00.000+08:00

Hey Y'all,

The year don't really start till after Chinese New Year does it? Haha!

Well, at least for me. I do not necessary have the most Chinese family traditions, but we do celebrate Chinese New Year to a certain extent.

I was born into a Buddhist family so in my IC I'm a Buddhist. However, a couple of years ago I somehow lost faith and decided that religion is good for nothing. And since then, I don't pray or even believe anymore.

However when I went to Chiang Mai for my company trip few weeks ago, I decided that hey we should totally visit the temple. And so we did.

It was really spiritual. I never thought that I'd ever want to enter a temple again (not by choice at least) but I did and I was really glad I went there.

It was recommended by the locals and apparently it's one of the best temple in town.

It was huge.

The grand entrance. Everyone need to remove their shoes before entering.

Pinky and me in our sarongs!

Offerings.

All of us looking really tired from the activities and travelling.

We gave offerings and prayed. That's June in the middle.

Monks. Some are alive, some aren't.

Huge Buddha statue.

You're allowed to take photos in the temple, but no flash!

And here's the corpse of a monk who died at the age of 98.

Bath.

The reason why we were in sarongs.

That concludes my trip to the temple. Like I said I'm not religious, but I do believe that Buddhism is more of a way of life than a religion. I believe in karma and doing good things to other people.

I wish all my readers, a Happy Happy Dragon Chinese New Year 2012 and may everyone find long lasting happiness this year! :)

Ball lights I bought from Chiang Mai for only RM9.00! Bargain! Look how pretty it made the sakura tree look!

To those who gamble during this festive season (not that I encourage it), win more!

xoxo,
Mimi Pie