St Anne and BM!

I will be heading off to Bukit Mertajam tomorrow; for the observation of the St Anne's feast:)
I went there with my Mummy and Daddy last year and I missed those times with them:(
Anyway, this year, they couldn't make it and I will be heading up there....
Will be taking pics and posting them on my travel and starry blog soon:)
Stay tune....

The World of Plastic

I just got a call from this particular bank which offered me their cards a couple of months ago...telling me that the application and processing has been successful and that I will be receiving my new card pretty soon.....hmmmm
The World of Plastic...how we have evolved....
Actually started for some time ago; when there's the 555 books which record your debts and functions in a form of an "I O U" style, and today, just one swipe and you suffer at the end of the month....hahaha!
Anyway, let's look at the power that piece of plastic can do to me and my money once it's in my hands;)

COLD!!!

The weather for the last few days have been really wet.....it's been raining through the afternoons, nights, which leaves you with the chill that you sleep through the night.
I am prone to chilling out (yeah, not literally chill out but REALLY chill-ED out:p)
And I am feeling really cold all the time regardless wherever I am.
Yeah...I am already feeling so cold at home; in my little room and I am even sleeping without the fan on these days.....and I still wake up shivering and yet I had to drag myself out of bed to get to that cold water showering on me:(
Wow....I wonder whether there's any policy for employees to request to work in a warmer location in the office?
I am really cold right now; tapping my hands on this keyboard...really glad for the lime-green sweather I have on.....
BUT still, I am really COLD to the core....wish there's a heater here:(

Maxis 3G Online!

I finally managed to go online yesterday!!~
YEAYS!!!
I logged online using my housemate's (Sara) Maxis 3G Broadband modem which she lent me before she went home for the weekend.
I was having difficulties logging in on Friday night and was really stumped.
However, last night was just a breeze but due to the bad weather, I had to log off in a short while.
But anyway, it was at least better than nothing!:D

This was the one I heard of and wanted to apply for at one time but due to the 1-year contract, I was reluctant:(
Anyway, I hope that I will get to go online more often....although I can only hope for the modem loan on weekends (mornings) since the other 2 housemates will be using it more often:(
Sighs....hope I can get my own Internet access soon too....a permanent location

About Myself

I have suddenly decided to start a series of stuffs to talk about myself....
Perhaps to just enhance that knowledge of Angelstar/DPCS....
It is like, I do know lots of people know who I am and my stuffs pretty well (yeah, sometimes I am transparent like a plastic sheet and also readable) but there are also hidden beneath the cover stuffs that people may not know.
For instance, everyone knows my favourite color is pink (judging from the colors I have on my blogs) and I truly love reading and writing (from the number of blogs and the books I have quoted) and I enjoy movies and dramas (which girl doesn't anyway)...but to the depth of how many books have I read before and which is my favourite author or how many books do I have, I don't think I have sort of told anyone about it before.
Therefore, I have decided to start a series of tags and to do my homework to post on myself (NOT to every little single detail though) but all those funny and tacky stuffs to spice up this pink blog of mine....
Stay tune:)

Zine for Eve

After the recent craze on my latest article zine, I have again been hit by the blogging bug and again, I have started up a new zine which will now cover all about the girly world.
Yes, it's not such a girly thing though as I am working on the emphasis on the gender which have so long been known as the weaker or better termed as the fairer sex.
I will be compiling all the interesting articles about Eve and publish them on a regular basis:)
Stay tune...

Home alone

Initially, I wanted to go home for the weekend but then, I didn't and so I watched with sorrow as I saw Sara (my Singaporean housemate) packed her bags and left the house on Friday night.
I was worried that night to stay alone at home.
Did I mention that recently there was a new neighbour who have now occupied the condo unit opposite mine?
(My wing has 4 units and only one was occupied then until this new batch of occupants moved in).
Okay, the thing that I was obviously uncomfortable with was this was a bunch of guys (Malay/Indian) in the middle age.
They could even be foreign labour for all I know.
I do not mean any form of discrimination; but seriously, the sight of these people really freak me out.
I sort of thought they were the renovators or labourers who will be renovating the condo unit; until I noticed that they have been wearing those T-shirts with Queensbay Mall logos which indicates that they are not renovators and they are the actual occupants of the unit!!!
Oh....horrifying!!!
I was so freaked out when I realized that; the condo was probably an accommodation arranged by their employers.
YIKES!!
Discrimination or not, I really am scared about them as neighbours; particularly when my housemates are often out on weekends; or the other at her boyfriend's place.
C'mon, you can't blame me for the freak, they are a bunch of guys and we know their track record..won't say much before I am being held for major discrimination issue.
I was relieved that Li Lian and her bf (BK) came home during the weekends; though they were in late and I was already sleeping.

However, on Monday morning, I woke up with horror to realize that they weren't back :(
Anyway, last night they were back....and tonight, Sara's back from Singapore after the long weekend break.
Sometimes, I dread weekends as I think of whether I will be home alone and you're gonna laugh at this but even a tiny squeak freaks me out sometimes:(
And you know staying apartment units where there are multiple residences atop and below your unit, you can hear all sorts of noises (particularly with the quality of the construction these days)...and that's when my imagination starts to run wild again...
Sighs.....

Desperate Disney Housewives?

To take leave or not to take

This coming Monday is the Penang Governor's Birthday....
By default, it is a public holiday...for all the folks staying on the Penang island.
I am staying on the island and by right, my company should be giving me the day off as well; but since we have 2 sites in Penang and also Kulim and my headcount happens to unfortunately falls in the Kulim pool, we do not get that privilege to enjoy the public holiday to celebrate the Governor's birthday.
Now, I am thinking of taking leave to go back to KL and visit my uncle and also of course, my beloved and dearest Mummy, Daddy and bro.
I am not sure what I should do now; should I tell my boss?
Should I take leave or not? Hmmmm.....

Writer's writing

Whoa...yesterday I had such a pleasant surprise when I checked my Hotmail account....
There was this email which really lit me up....though I had to work on the assignment....
I can't tell you what it is yet; perhaps I will talk about it once I am ready...hehe...
But ohhh....it was really too exciting for words, and I am really happy with the opportunity:D
Though, I don't think I did that perfectly well in the assignment....hmmmmm:S
Hope I get to hear some comments or even a response....wonder how I did?

Do pray for me:)

Dirty Car Car

I walked to my car yesterday after work and I stopped in shock when I saw my car car, whoa....it looks too dirty for words.....
There's so much dirt and dust on the bonnet and also the front of the car.....
*Embarassed*
Furthermore my car is the first in the parking lot space.....how many people have walked by and noticed this dirty car and shook their heads at the messy owner of the car?
Owwww.....I really couldn't bring myself to think of it...
I hurriedly got into my car, stuck the key into the ignition and drove off......
Then thankfully, I had DearDear to help me to send it off to carwash as I wasn't feeling too good....and my swollen eye hurts.....
Sighs....
And now, Baby Car is back, squeaky clean...yahooo!!!
She must have enjoyed her bath:)
I must remember to bathe her more often from now on:)

Eye still swollen

This morning, I drove to work in a cloudy weather....seems like it's gonna rain....
And today's Friday the 13th....

As for my swollen left eye?
No change...
My left eye still appear swollen today....sighss.....
It's painful and it really hurts....
Funny thing, I have never really had this kind of problem....
I will really need to go and consult a doctor later......
Poor poor me......

A special someone...

I have just read my bestie's blog in which she congratulated and wished another of our gal pal, Jes aka HotChick who have found her other half....and apparently, she has confided in bestie that she really loved the guy. I am really happy for Jes babe too...and I sincerely wish her well in her relationship.
Then back up north here, Ken has also told me about his discovery of one of my girl friends here in the company who recently also found her match and embarked on a relationship about a couple of weeks ago....
I am surprised but nevertheless, happy for her as well.

Everyone's bound to have a special someone in their life and I have known of countless people who have had met theirs; some may not be the Mr/Ms Right yet but they eventually found the right one and ended up in a blissful matrimony.

As for me and bestie, we often felt that we will not settle simply for the sake of settling down and really want it to happen naturally and also with the right choice; someone whom we felt was worthy of. It's not that we never had any offers or advances from the opposite gender but we didn't want to rush into anything.

As for me, I have always dreamt of a unique relationship....something that would happen out of a love story....you know, with some excitement and probably trials and tribulations?
I would never expect that sometimes you really do get what you wish for and mine turned out more than a whirlwind romance; in fact, it's like a tornado....and it came unexpected.
Guess it's true when you are looking for love, you will never find it, but when you least expect it, it just comes and sweep you off your feet.
Recently I had a short conversation with a good friend at work; who happened to know that I am in a relationship; perhaps yea, this is my own revelation, I am attached, in a relationship at the moment...
Seems like a weird term to use today....boyfriend and girlfriend relationship.

It was a spur of a thing although not entirely spun out of nowhere....
We were close friends back then; and there were lots of complications but that time, due to our relationship at that time was not noticeable. In fact, perhaps the presence of another close friend who hung out with us most of the time played an important part.
But the thing is, somehow everything turned around and I was also surprised by my own inability and ignorance or you can call me just plain naive that I wasn't even aware that someone was actually interested in pursuit.
Haha....that's funny.....but I must admit, I was truly in clouds of doubt that time and was even hesitant in responding to his advances after his confession.
I was taken unprepared as I have never even given it so much a thought and given our situation at that time, it was really a difficult decision.
Furthermore, this has spun more and more difficulties and other various issues which we have gone through together. Though there were difficulties, we eventually gave it a try and I must say I am not sure whether I made the right decision.

However, like they used to say, you don't live for other people, why care about the perspectives?
Everyone is often blinded by the fact when they are worried about how people will see or think of them and also at the same time, whether they will affect others which in turn spun the misery to be born by themselves. At the same time, there is a realization that we can never satisfy everyone - as depicted in the Man, son and donkey story.
I have never done anything wrong to cause any tragedy or wrongdoing on anyone or put them in a risky and disadvantageous situation, I can really vouch on that....perhaps there were really misunderstandings here and there....but it was never my intention to spur that and then cause any discomfort.

Anyhow, the revelation may be shocking but to me, I have come to deal with it and perhaps, I have found it to be happiness...looks, charm, wealth, etc....to me, I am no judge....furthermore, I am no belle nor beauty myself:D

But my point here is, be yourself.....when you find that special someone, you will know...you don't ever have to look....it will come to look for you...
That's why it's called falling in love.......
As for falling OUT of love, well, that's an entirely different story....

Swollen eye

Thursday morning..today's weather is clear....and perhaps a stint of haze in the air.
I woke up with a swollen left eye and it hurts....I felt a little dazy and weak but I just pulled myself together to get to work.
I was warned that the eye is a sensitive area and that I should seek medical attention or medication to avoid any issue.....
Somehow I am a little reluctant to...I don't know why, I have been pretty reluctant since all those unlucky encounters with the doctors here in this little island.

I also received an email from my ex-mentor, still remember Marita? (Yeah well, she's back in the company; she's got a job in the US)
And we have been exchanging stories about our lives and I mulled up the courage and pace to confide in her the happenings over the year.
However, I did held back some information which I believe may be transmitted over a protected network....but it was great to hear that she's back.

My eye is really hurting me and I only hope it's not contagious....

Backstabbing are the most despicable behavior on earth; it's lowly and cowardly...and only wimps do it.
I can't believe that some people whom I thought and believed ( I could vouch for) were nice and kind-hearted people could do something like that!!
Do you know how much that hurts?
I have officially lost my heart towards this group of people...a group which I once was close to...but after that horrifying incident instigated by 2 selfish souls who couldn't bring themselves to maturity, I have been unhappy and so stressed by the situation as they have brought themselves to influence the entire group of people to be on their sides and show their support.

Now, with the total distrust and also my loss of confidence in them, I have officially shunned the group and myself..it was really a major heartbreak.
But don't worry about me, Angelstar is always strong and will stand on her own feet.
I will not be bothered simply by irrelevant things like these little things.
I have learnt that everything is a choice, when things happen, I can choose to look at the bright side of it or the bad side of it....and the most important thing is, I must be happy :)
So now, i will just do my work and be myself, I don't have to go around pleasing others anymore...
I will just put this behind me and pursue my own happiness:)

Working with passion

Are you enjoying what you are doing?
Have you ever seen what will be your future?
How you will be like?
Do you think this will be your destiny until the end of your days?
Do you want to be doing this for a long time?
Are you happy?
What do you see yourself in 5 years' time?
Are you achieving your ambitions?
Is this your ambition during childhood?
How far have you diverted from your original ambition?
Is this the perfect picture you saw of yourself when you were back in school or 5 years ago?
Are you looking forward to go to work each day?
Are you happy with everyone and everything at work?
Is everyone helpful and friendly?
Do you feel at home when you are at work?

Ask yourself the above questions and decide whether this is what you want to do....
Think about it...
If this is not it, you will have to make a choice...and a decision....
Have you made yours?
I will make my choice, I will take charge of my own life...I will pave and draw my own path in life:)

Dilemma

I just had a 1:1 meeting with my boss (small boss)....
I am upset....
I am really in a dilemma....
I don't know what to do....
I want to go home to visit uncle....I want to be there for him to support him all the way through...
I want to be with him before the operation, when he is admitted, during the operation (standing outside the theatre) and after the operation....
BUT...I have 2 major presentations next week; one on Monday to my boss and also my entire team, then on Tuesday at 7am in the morning, I need to present a training to my US boss and other teammates....then on Wednesday, I have to attend a training....

Tell me, what should I do??
If you think these are merely excuses and can be delayed, I don't think so...because, I have already pushed off a couple of these presentations previously due to trip, late notice, etc...
And I cannot delay anymore....I am really stuck here....
Can someone help me out?
I am suffocating...
I am so unhappy....but I will continue to pray for my dear uncle....
God bless him....I will try to be back asap to see you:)

Hmmmm...

Someone asked me a very unique question yesterday...
Do you like your job?
Hmmmm....good question....
Like or not, like or not...
Actually even I myself do not know...:p

Korea and Japan Trip

I came back from my business trip to both countries for more than a week already and have been busy updating my travel blog with my stories and pictures:)
It has been a great experience despite the hectic schedule and the limited time we have in each place.....(We were checking in and out of different hotels almost every day!!)

However, I can't complain much as this is, after all, a business trip ....not a personal vacation for us to take our own sweet time to travel here and there at our own pace; although some of my colleagues did extend a couple of days to tour the city on their own.
Initially I wanted to do the same but then thought better of it; as I was unfamiliar with the place and there's my laptop (company's property) to care for and budget hotels usually pose a safety concern.
Hence, I decided that I will skip this round and plan for my own trip or go on a tour next time:)

Anyway, here were some pics I have from the trip:
Myself; on the airport Limousine from Incheon International Airport (arrival)
Haven't sleep for the night; just a few hours...so tired:(


This is a palace-like structure in the heart of the Seoul city; with posing palace guards:) Maybe this is the entrance to the Seoul City in the olden days; you know those gates (like what we see in HK ancient dramas as well:)


Me and my colleague (from the same team), Jesline
Very smart gal; holds a PhD:)


My other working colleagues/counterparts...
Soo Fung (the one who invited me for this trip), Hooi Li(her assistant in this project) and Arthur all the way from US:) (Arthur was actually a Taiwanese who migrated to US:)


Arthur and me...on our last night in Seoul City:)


Jesline and Hooi Li


Jesline and me; in Nagano's Zenkoji Temple (Japan)


Myself...on the way to Zenkoji Temple


On the streets


Myself at various spots of Zenkoji Temple in Nagano




Jesline, Me and Faeqah in Ueno Park, Tokyo


Jesline and me, digging into our dinner on our last night in Nagano (Doma Doma Bistro)


Me and Faeqah in Tsekiji Fish MArket (Tokyo) - the day that I was flying home (before I left for the airport), this was at 5a.m.


Jesline, me and Faeqah....that 'just-wake-up' look...


Nice trip...really enjoyed myself; a good breakaway from work!

My writing passion

I have to say, my passion for writing has heightened again...I am really writing a lot these days..
Hehe....those who have known me long enough will know my devotion to reading and writing but even they will call me insane for the continuous writings I do and the endless list of blogs I have...
I have a dream of owning my own publication and a zine; something like a magazine format thingy but on the web; it is popularly known as an e-zine or a webzine...
It is really a dream of mine to be able to write and write and also to learn more from other more profound writers in the same industry.
So, I called my newly built "zine" the moonlight zine (sort of something I do during my leisure time) and the title of the zine was actually Whispers of the Heart; mainly because I am going to write from my mind; pen my thoughts - what I see, what I think and how I feel on various issues ranging from social to sports, domestic to international affairs, how about that? :)

In a way, it is like a composition and essays archive for myself; that's why I am starting out small...to write on articles on a blog like template before launching my own website.
To date, I have thought of topics like the haze and also health issues......will be updating more frequently based on more findings...
I just love doing my factual writings; documentary articles; something which I used to be associated as good at :D

Hope you can give me comments and share your point of views with me as well:)
http://moonlightzine.blogsome.com

Uncle's Operation!

I received a text message from Uncle last night (he sent it about 11pm and me, the sleeping baby has gone to dreamland).
So, I only saw his message early this morning when I woke up at about 5am to get to work (I always wake up at this hour).
It was from Uncle, informing us that his operation has been scheduled early next week; to be exact; Monday (9th of July).
He will be admitted to the hospital on Sunday...

It is great news to hear that his operation can make it to an earlier schedule; initially the date they gave him was 3rd of August; early next month.
Uncle wanted an earlier date to get this done and over with and therefore, he went back to negotiate and discuss with his doctor.
Yipppee.....happpy that Uncle can recover very very very soon!
God bless you, Uncle!~

Dissection of Princess Car

I almost forgot about her birthday yesterday if it wasn't for a minor little defect yesterday which I found and yes, it landed my princess car in the Hyundai Car Centre; to be inspected.

I had to come back to Penang site to attend face-to-face meeting with some of my counterparts and when I got into my car, revved up the engine, I heard a weird sound with my car's locking system.
And then when I parked the car nicely and got down, naturally clicking on the lock, to my surprise, it didn't lock!!~:o
(I always have this habit to check my car doors and the floor after locking the car)
I had to rush to attend a meeting and left a little earlier to send it to the workshop.

On the way, I was thinking about my car and I suddenly realized that the road tax on my windscreen has expired!!!
I had it done last week; but I haven't stuck it on the car yet and I was freaked out that I drove to Kulim yesterday with a road tax which has expired by one day!!
I had to make a quick stop at home which, fortunately was a short distance from my workplace to change and stick the renewed road tax on the screen.
Then it struck me that it was my Car's birthday!!!
Hahaha.,....and it needs to go into the workshop for its celebration!

They dissected the car; okay; just the car door on the driver side; I watched as they unscrew the door panel and then removed a laminated plastic cover and took out the lock.
Then they proceeded to fix it; mix and match, test the locking, etc.
I thought it'd take a short while (coz I had a similar sort of problem with the automatic locking last year and they only took 5 minutes to get it done)

However, it seems that this time, the problem was actually the local locking system instead of the central lock and they couldn't connect to the spare part they have; which required them to go and get a new one.
It took them more than an hour.....
And once they connected it; the thing fused and died again...and they fixed it again.

Another part which tickled me funny was this; I saw a Chevrolet in the same workshop and it only took 1 mechanic to work on it.
My car initially had 1; then 2; then 3 and now 4 mechanics!!

Haha....but they got it fixed nevertheless and I drove my car home; of course, after paying them RM45 for the actuator they installed and also RM15 for their labour cost (3-4 people!)
A bit pricey....

Princess car's birthday present?
She was sick somemore....sighs.....
But now, all seems fine...:)

Sorry I can't celebrate her birthday like last year, coz there's haze and I have staying indoors for the past few days....will replace it for you yea :D

Princess Car's 2nd Birthday!!

It's Happy Birthday to my beloved Car again!!
Can't believe it's another year since I came to Penang and also this car has been mine:D
It's really been two years since I am the proud owner of my baby Atos Prima....the silver pride of mine:)
It was really a joy to see its appearance in Seoul the other day, the country of its origin and it made me feel proud...

HAPPY Birthday Car Car.....
Thank you for being there as my shield and armour during rain and shine....
I love you very much! :)

Prayer for Ah Pek

My beloved and dearest Uncle; whom I fondly call as Ah Pek has recently been diagnosed with a mild disorder but nevertheless, the news about it has left me in shock and constant worry over the past few days and I couldn't help thinking about how much I want to be right there with him and give him a hug and tell him that this little niece of his love him very much...

My Ah Pek; is the elder and ONLY brother of my Daddy and he simply dotes on me since I was very young. Probably due to the fact I was the first grandchild in the family back then, I received lots of attention from the whole family; grandparents and my beloved Ah Pek.
My Uncle just adores me and could never turn me down wherever I want to follow him; he used to buy me toys and drives me out in his Toyota car.
In short, I was just the apple of his eye.
As I grew up, Uncle could never hide his pleasure whenever he sees me and due to my academic record, I have always been his subject of conversations with his colleagues and relatives....
"She's a smart girl, look at the A's she's got...."

Then when I got into university, Ah Pek was so enthusiastic that he drove all the way with us to see my entry and even treated me to a big meal...
When I finally graduated, he was the happiest of all, bringing his little newly bought digital camera to snap memories of me graduating and entering into the world; having to admit that his little "naughty girl" (as he fondly calls me due to my princess like ways as a little girl and the whole family giving in to me:)
Uncle was truly there for every major moments in my life, in a way, he's like my second Dad...a father who will never give up on me and who will always be proud of me:)
In fact, he even volunteered to be my Godfather during my Confirmation at the age of 16....
Words can't describe how much all these mean to me....and though he may not know it, I have never forgotten a single thing he has done for me....

Last Sunday, I was alerted by a shocking revelation.....
Phone rings*
Hi!
Hi sis....it's me
Oh...hey bro, what's up?
*Whispers at the back...."Do you guys want me to tell her or should Daddy tell her?"
Huh? (What's up?)


Sis, just want to inform you something....
Yeah, what's up?
It's about Uncle...we just talked to him earlier....
And..?
Well, he's having some problems with his vision and he has gone for medical check-up
It seems that there's a growth near the corner of his eye
:O
Doctor referred him to a specialist and they advised a surgery to remove it...
It's a benign tumor; not cancerous...
Ohhhh...
But still, to avoid any issues, they are advising for removal...
Ohhhhh....is he okay now?
He's doing fine...just waiting for his appointment to see the doctor and see what he says tomorrow
Okay...I will call him then
Sure....
Are you okay?
Yeah, I am fine...I will talk to Uncle...

I know this is not a major operation, but I just couldn't help worrying...
I have always been a worry wart....
I know he will be fine, I just pray that the Good Lord will be with him all the way...
and also me.....:)