All my bags are packed I'm ready to go...

Gosh I just hate packing! And ladies always have to pack something extra...that in result creates 2 humps on the flat surface of the luggage..hahaha~~~
okay quite playing and continue packing!!!!!!

Where is my Cinderella pumps/heels??

No, I'm not waiting for a Prince Charming (but if you're out there, come and sweep me off my feet from this earth and bring me to a world where ECONOMY CRISIS is not even a word). I'm just sick that I went to almost every shoe store in Penang, and I still can't find a good one --be it in the color, style or comfortness..and most importantly, the PRICE!!!!

Serious, I went to BLay, Nose, Vincci, PrimaVera, Walk-In, ShoePoint and...and I still couldn't find the pair of pumps/heels that I like. If the color is right, there goes the ridiculous price. If the style is right, there goes the hideous color. If everything is right, 'sorry ah miss, we don't have the size that you want worr'...ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!! Aiyo~~~~~ S.O.S!!!

You must be thinking why I am in desparate need (well, WANT actually..tehee~) for a new shoe. I have this dress which I bought for my cousin's wedding sometime end of this month, and I would like to have a shoe to go with it.

A one colored dress pinkish+orange'ish' and..ignore the date =p

The only heels that I have right now is 2yrs old, still can wear them but color is fading and I've changed the heels once already. And I don't think it goes well with the dress too. I'm looking for pumps or heels ( but I'm so likey pumps now), if it is soft in color I would like it to be beige, light brown or the same color as my dress. If it is a strong and dark color, then basic black will do I think, but I don't mind playing with bold dark green, maroon or even gold. I luuurve those with straps, but I think it is quite menyampah to have it tie and untie, so I'm looking for pumps that I can just slip my foot in and go. And price range will be rm40-rm50 lah...if there is cheaper will be great.

And oh, one more thing, if I buy new pumps, I must make sure that I can wear it again to different occasion with different outfit..then it will be worth the money. Hmm..with all the criterias, am I asking to much?? No right??...right? I went online to check out what other pumps they have out there, and I did find some really nice+chic ones, can actually suit my dress too...price range is not bad too you know, around 14-15...except that it is in USD.. (-_-)

Madden Girl Women's Pauliie Pump (this would be my pick!)

Merona Elaina T-Strap Pumps

Penthse slide heels (2nded by this!)

Xhilaration Skyler Patent Mary Jane Pump

Aren't they just lovely to see..dream..drool...but out of reach (for now)?? Sigh. Since today is a Public Holiday, I'm gonna do another round in Qbay..masuk kedai yang inda pernah masuk. I guess I can't be too choosey lah. OR you nice people out there get me one as Christmas present?? Hehehehehehehhee =)))

The stupid haircut

It has always been easy for me to get a haircut that I want and satisfying back in Labuan, and that's because there was no language problem. I can just tell the Chinese aunty like this:" Belakang kasih pendek, kasih nampak tebal, tepi kasih ikut length mcm belakang juga" - that and with a bit of hand gestures. And then after going there for a few times with the same style, the next time I come I'll just say " Potong yang macam duuulu".
All is good until I came to Penang. First, it's quite hard for me to explain the haircut that I want because I refuse to speak Chinese and they only speak in Chinese, Hokkien to be exact, and when I speak English its quite hard for them to digest. Its like when I say " make the back look thicker" their brains process those words into some alien language "make$#the@#^back%!look*&^)thicker". I guess they are just not used to having a girl customer who has Chinese looks but couldn't speak Chinese. And then I found ViVa Saloon in which the hairdresser can speak English, ok lah...but most of the time I don't get the look that I want. I think it is because he is more into stylish haircut, and I'm more into simple, neat and easy to manage hairstyle that I can wear daily without giving so much fuss.
My hair is was quite long after a hair cut in April this year, and I just couldn't tahan having long hair cos very menyampah and I malas want to manage.

So I went to ViVa to get a short-a bit bob at the back-below ears length haircut. He ask me if I want my to hair to able to be tied up after after the cut, I told him a big bold NO. Punya lah alang-alang the haircut...tia puas hati!!!!!!!!! It was still long, masih boleh ikat mind youuuu, and then it was not short enough at the sides that when I tuck my hair behind my ears, it forms an annoying curve shape!!!! yux!!! Below pic is the haircut, couldn't really see lah but if you look closely its still a bit messy, not NEAT as I want it to be.

Can see?
See..I still can tie my hair.

I memang tia puas hati especially the stupid curves really annoys me eh!!! SO I went to get another hair cut again two weeks later, which was yesterday. The hairdresser speaks English and he can understand me just fine, thank goodness. So i just told him the same thing. He nodded and started working his miracle on my ididot hair..and I can slowly see how my hair unfolds to the shape, length and style that I want. And it took only half hour.

Tadaa~~ this is so much better!

I know lah maybe this is not a style that suits me or my bentuk muka, but who cares lah cos this is the cut that I want, less fuss (especially when I wake up during weekdays for work) and manageble. Hehehe~!~!~!~ =)

A visit to Bidor~

This is a sharing that I posted up in my Catholic Society yahoo groups. And I've copied and pasted it here. Read on..

A three days exposure to Orang Asli settlement in Kg. Chang Lama, Bidor couldn't be anymore enriching experience, although I wish we could have stayed a few days more to really sit, talk, listen and mingle more with the Orang Asli, to see and understand in depth of their long struggle of letting people know their EXISTENCE and wake MALAYSIANS of their IGNORANCE.

Words can't fully express how I feel about my stay in Kg.Chang Lama- there's compassion, anger, inspired, and awe. As most of you have already known, the main struggle by the Orang Asli community is the right to their land. By putting myself in their shoes, I feel their sadness, their depression, and most of all, their hope for a better life for their community. If you were there, and listen to their woes and how they were not recognize and entitled to their rights by the Higher Power of mankind, you can feel the anger building up in you on how such cruelty, 'tindakan tak berhati perut' be done upon them...I felt the anger. I was also inspired by their fighting spirit standing firmly on their feet to not be oppressed by our ignorant Government. I was too, awed by their action - to train the younger generation, to equip them with SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE to ensure the continuous of their battle for their land and their rights as an to any MALAYSIANS here in our beautiful land.

A picture paints a thousand words they say, and I'm already out of words to fully describe my 3 days experience in Bidor. Here are among the pictures I've taken, I hope these pictures can be 'captured' into your memory and stays there to remind you the struggles of our fellow brothers and sisters, while we are living comfortably within our comfort zone.
















The lady in Pink top is Kak Tijah, our main contact person with the Orang Asli community.

Rumah Adat. This is where we stayed.

Walking around in Kg. Chang Lama.

A typical Orang Asli home.

A waterfall nearby the kampung. An elder makcik from the kampung said it takes her 20 minutes walk to get here from her house. She said ‘Kamu orang muda 10 minit sajalah…’ And we orang muda took 30 minutes to get there…tsk tsk tsk.

This is taken during sharing on our first night stay. They are youths from various kampung (they left their homes) came here in Chang Lama for 6 months training called, Training of Trainers (TOT). We want to get people to go for prayer meetings ONCE a WEEK for 2 HOURS pun susah…we have a lot to learn from them.

Kak Tijah sharing her story. She has all my respect for her fight even when she is ill, doing all she can to ensure her people is not being ‘step over’ by our selfish Government.

A visit to another Orang Asli settlement in Kg. Gesau,Ulu Slim. We were touched as they made us crown made of coconut leaves and decorated with colorful flowers. Its like welcoming kings and queens. They are a very giving and selfless community.

A makcik is teaching us how to make the crown from coconut leaves. My fingers got tangled with each other a few times before I can complete one. There’s just so much of lipatan! Behind me is aktiviti membakar ubi. Its so good that you can even eat it on its own – like Gardenia. I think this is basically what they do whenever there are visitors or kenduri or festive.

Helena and Kaitlin (MJCC) learning a few Semai words from the young ladies. They were giggling away I guess its because Kaitlin and Helena couldn’t pronounce the words correctly.

The younger generation – where the hope for a better future lies in them.

The man on the most left, he is Tok Batin of Kg. Gesau – similar to penghulu kampung. A man who has fought together with our fallen soldiers during war and also before Merdeka. He used his own retirement savings (EPF) to help setup hectares of land for growing kelapa sawit for the community as a source of income.

Kg. Pos Bersih (1)

Kg. Pos Bersih (2)

The pictures above, Kg. Pos Bersih (1) & (2). What you see is a land being robbed. A company has illegally entered Kg Pos Bersih and did their ‘perlombongan pasir’ activity without any notification to or permission from the villagers. And this land has a geran tanah! How can you do that? Don’t take something that doesn’t belong to you!

The final night of our stay. We had a reflection session with Fr. Jojo, everyone shared their thoughts and opinions, and wished that there’s more that we can do to help the Orang Asli community.