Tapestry

Back?

2010-12-26T15:14:00.003+08:00

Am I really back here and start posting again?

A lot has happen just briefly in a year. Busy with working life and of course freelance and Living Tapestry. I never thought my life would be so drama working in an International ID firm. Made lots of friends and not to mention some enemies as well, I think that is just unavoidable in any situation given. What would be cause? There are just too many possibilities which I wouldn't even bother cracking my head to think about it.

Working in such a big company I thought I would meet some real friends but I guess I was wrong. I wonder why is there still people who wear some kind of invisible glasses to look at you one kind. Just because I'm different? Some seems to be friend but after getting what they really need, you are just out of the picture frame. Some just boss people around and yet does nothing herself.

I guess it's always right to say "You can't make everyone happy", and yet people expect it from others. It's just funny how things work. Working in this new company has opened my eyes to a few kind of people. With this lesson, I am more well equip to protect myself better from getting hurt.

All the best to me in dealing with all these fake people in the office.

Insecure

2010-02-06T01:35:00.001+08:00

Felt so insecure nowadays......

What do I mean by that.....

Stay tune.....

Just too tired to blog now.

Problems

2010-01-27T20:06:00.002+08:00

There seems to be problem with my blog...I've been trying to blog and keep showing there is an error and I can't seems to solve the error and I can't post some of the materials. Will definitely keep posting whenever I am free.

Been having a very busy schedule lately...it's going to be non-stop right after Chinese New Year. Hope to contact back all the blogger friends...it's been a while that I've stay contact with them.

Zee Avi again

2009-12-25T23:34:00.006+08:00

Finally Zee Avi self-titled full flesh album is out, if you like Joanna Wang you would probably like Zee Avi too. Not that I want to compare both who is better, but the it is quite similar. And both are very talented young singer songwriter.

Listening to Zee Avi really brings me back to my olden time and the image slowly building up in my head, hard PVC leather seat with spring and coconut husk inside, ceiling fan spinning in motion, peaceful surroundings, free from worries of the world. Really miss those days, back in my hometown. Now it is only work, work, work, to have a better life just like when we were young with no worries and carefree.

Here is a list of songs from her self-titled album Zee Avi.

Better Heart

Poppy

Honey Bee

Just You And Me

Is This The End

Monte

Kantoi

I Am Me Once More

First Of The Gang

Darling

The Story

Let Me In

What to know about her, what more better way then to listen to her side of the story.

used2you

2009-12-21T00:36:00.007+08:00

Besides busy having a full time job, I have many other things to do and it seems like 24 hours is really not enough for me in a day. A friend of mine is starting an online store selling second hand items. Which I guess anything you can think off, it is really a very wide range. But for now I guess it is still new so for the time being not much but I believe it is going to expend on goods.

I have been commission to help him to design a logo for his online store called used2you. As you know I am an Interior Designer by profession but I guess I like to do anything that is design, so I came up with the design, it is simple he likes it and I happy with it. Click on the logo and start shop for the things you think you like.

Whice one?

2009-12-19T13:59:00.008+08:00

It has been awhile that I wanted to change my phone and obviously those touch screen phones are the in-thing now. There is the HTC Hero that I wanted lay my hands on them very much and it is definitely love at first sight. I guess probably it is because there were too many people using the iPhone so HTC Hero would be the next best thing.

Just after days of researching and comparing price, it is definitely iPhone is more affordable with the maxis iValue plan and finally make a move to get the phone. But I guess it is a hot selling cake that everyone wants a piece of it and now I will have to wait 45 to 60 days for my phone to arrive. I guess this time I can use my favourite phrase "waiting is a long and painful process" can't wait to lay my hands on it. Here is a link where you can see the comparison of both phones.

iPhone 3Gs vs. HTC Hero pt.1

iPhone 3Gs vs. HTC Hero pt. 2

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Ignorance is Bliss

2009-12-17T06:43:00.009+08:00

Is really being ignorance blissful? I guess it really depend on the situations, I have seen too many ignorant people around and it has cause trouble.

I wonder do you actually go Ikea often like me as I use to work at Ikano Power Center so I am there almost everyday but when it comes to weekend you get to see those irritating ignorant people walking around holding a "yellow" Ikea catalogue. The reason for the Ikea catalogue being yellow it is because it has this yellow cover printed

"USE THIS CATALOGUE WHILE YOU SHOP

IT'S FULL OF INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION

PLEASE RETURN IT

TO THE CHECK-OUT COUNTER AS YOU LEAVE

This was printed in CAP and yet people can just be so ignore it, the best part is "PLEASE RETURN IT" not only in CAP but in BOLD form. I still see people walking around in the shopping mall proudly flashing it. All I can say "YOU THIEF!!!". There is another counter set up outside for you to claim you very own catalogue with a nice beautiful cover to it, not "yellow" and "big fonts" on it.

Another classic case, could only found in Putra LRT where I am using it as my daily transport to work and occasionally during weekend to meet my friends. Did you notice there are difference been the red seat chair and the grey seat chair? When you notice it please look slightly above the eye level and notice a sticker on the glass window with image and words that says, these seat are for the disable, veteran and pregnant woman. Of course, if there is no such people appearing you can have the seat all to yourself but when such people do appear, please leave the seat for the people who truly need it. But then again, people are ignorant.

In another case, in the Putra LRT too, eating and drinking are obviously prohibited and yet there are some people nicely eating all the way. I really solute these people for being soooooo ignorant.

she's nicely seating on the chair for the "special" and nicely having her food. how nice :)

Just a simple survey to see the outcome whether we are observant enough.

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I am Sorry!

2009-12-11T02:13:00.003+08:00

It's really been awhile I have blogged. Ever since I started my new job in Denniston, an international company I'm totally exhausted after work as most of the time I will be working overtime. I just can't complain much as I have been jobless for a year, when a job comes I better zip up and just work.

I'll definitely do something about my blog soon as I already have a few things in mind just that I don't really have enough time for myself to really sit down to blog about it. Very soon as I miss blogging and miss all my blogger friends, miss visiting their blogs and reading their blogs. I will be back very soon, wait for me and don't forget about me.

Miss everyone from the blogging world!!!

p/s I don't have internet access at my new work place, can you imagine how bored I would be without the internet!

A Helping Hand from Music

2009-11-23T23:18:00.004+08:00

I have been bless with friends who actually help me to sell the "Wishing Star" cushion covers and doing their deeds for this coming Christmas. Actually this is just coincidence that my cushion covers ended up in the music studio. My friend bought the cushion from me so that she can promote it to her friends and family. The sister took it to her shop and people started buying it. Not much but at least it is moving out and donations are being collected for the unfortunate kids at the orphanage.

For those of you who are interested in taking up music lesson, learn how to play the piano, guitar & violin, please contact Mozart Music Studio to find out more.

Mozart Music Studio

12A-2, Jalan PJU 5/9,

Dataran Sunway,

Kota Damansara.

Music Course: Piano, Violin, guitar, music theory

HP 012 2197819

mozart_musicstudio@hotmail.com

Make Someone's Dream Come True

2009-11-01T16:12:00.011+08:00

As everybody knows, after Deepavali is over and Christmas is just lurking around the corner. Living Tapestry is taking this festive opportunity to contribute a portion to the needy. We are hoping that everyone can be apart of this joyful festive season to give instead of to receive.

There are only 100 pieces of this 'Wishing Star' cushion covers, 50 in white & 50 in black. Living Tapestry is selling it for a mere RM42 and each cushion cover sold, RM12 will be contributed to Rumah Hope (home for the neglected and abused children). The sales of the cushion cover starts now till end of the year.

You do not need to worry about wrapping it up as a Christmas gift as it has been wrapped up nicely to be given away but of course you can have it for yourself too. An official receipt will be presented to the contributor for income tax purpose too.

So, be a part of this joyful season to give..."Make Someone's Dream Come True", not just yours but those who truly need it too.

You can find these cushion covers at this participating outlet:-

Red Envelope,

Lot 8, LG Floor, IKANO Power Centre,

No.2, Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara,

47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan,

Malaysia.

KooKooBee (retail)

12-A Grd. Flr. Jalan PJU 5/21,

Kota Damansara Business Centre

47810 Petaling Jaya

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Living Tapestry (online store)

Photo Shooting Session....

2009-11-01T11:18:00.005+08:00

Having great time taking pictures for Living Tapestry coming promotion and seems like my cat want some action too...

Stay tune for more information on Living Tapestry promotion for this coming Christmas...which is very soon.

A Night To Remember

2009-10-31T23:30:00.002+08:00

all the happy memories just flashes back but now.....

Time passes,

We changes.

Happy memories,

Distance away.

A night to remember,

How a couple ties the knot.

Yet a night to remember

How we've fallen apart.

From stranger to friends,

from friends to foes.

Who is the angel?

And who is the devil?

Nobody knows

Between you and I

You know

I know

You play me out,

You broke me down.

Now you see me,

You better move out.

(kenong)

Cam Whoring Session

2009-10-27T00:00:00.000+08:00

Obviously not me, but I do wish I could at times, anyway I didn't know cam-whoring would be possible for the cushions I'm selling, and Anny made it possible. To my surprise these cam-whoring pictures are just stunning beautiful. I guess I need to invest on some good camera that cost me a bomb and a bit of photoshop magic and I'm done but I don't think I have that talent.

How I wish I could send all my cushions to her for cam-whoring session for F.O.C. it must be good for my Living Tapestry website. Anyway, I will revamp the whole website soonest possible as I don't quite like the whole layout which it quite troublesome to view all the products. I'm still thinking on how to make things easy for people to shop online and probably provide other services as well. All these are just too time consuming and I am running out of time.

Besides that do check out soon, the Living Tapestry cushions for this coming Christmas, which will be launching soon. Still need to settle some loose ends, once it is done, I do hope everyone will participate.

Going to leave you with Grey.Botanica cam-whoring session

Special thanks to Anny, for such wonderful cam-whoring session. I'm Lovin' It!!!

Living Tapestry in Kota Damansara

2009-10-22T23:00:00.021+08:00

It's been awhile I blogged as I was really busy working day and night. Working part-time really ties me down quite a bit and I have to do my own work after my part-time job. A lot of time has been wasted waiting for buses and it is really tiring. A short nap on the bus and back home is unavoidable as I need it for me to work late on Living Tapestry.

Just recently I'm bless with two kind individual I meet while I am working part-time in Red Envelope. Both are fun people to work with and a good friend to be with too, Athena and Aileen both own a very cosy shop in Kota Damansara Business Center together with a partner (which unfortunately I can't remember his name, ops!) call KOOKOOBEE. Feel free to drop by when you are in the neighbour or you are staying around that area.

KOOKOOBEE sells some unique stuff for your home from living to kitchen, bedroom to bathroom. Of course besides selling such unique stuff, they do offer other services like Interior Design Consultancy, Visual Merchandising, Food & Beverage Consultancy and many other things.

And now I am glad that Living Tapestry is part of KOOKOOBEE. You can find some of our cushion covers being sold in KOOKOOBEE. Living Tapestry is constantly on the hunt to look for new venues just to be near to you and to be more accessible besides our online store.

click on KOOKOOBEE to visit the website

12-A Grd. Flr. Jalan PJU 5/21,
Kota Damansara Business Centre
47810 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan

(sorry the google map have not updated the address)

Retail Stories: Datuk!?!?!?

2009-10-07T18:01:00.006+08:00

Working in a retail shop you get to meet all kinds of people; rich and famous, rich but not so famous, famous but not that rich anyhow you put it. And after awhile you can really tell who are serious buyers, who are not and you call tell whether they are well educated or they are not, but I'm sure some educated ones act like hooligans too.

Just recently I got a shock of my life, when I found out the customer I was serving is Datuk, (surname better not mention la, after loose face). He came into the shop like any other shoppers looking around and were interested in the triangle cushions we are selling. The normal price of the triangle cushion was RM199 and now, we are selling at RM149 so it is consider a big mark down.

Man (Datuk): How much is the triangle cushion?

Me: It is RM149, use to sell at RM199.

Man (Datuk): If I get a lot do I get discount?

Me: Sorry sir, no discount already very cheap.

(Just across my lady boss were serving a customer at the counter)

Man (Datuk): Are you the boss or she is the boss?

Me: Whether I'm the boss or she's the boss, it's still the same no discount.

Man (Datuk): Then how about free gift?

Me: NO.

The man was not that happy but still getting one of the triangle cushion. He walks to the cashier to pay and I went to get a trolley for him to take the cushion. When I went back the shop my lady boss were talking to him so I stand at the entrance with my colleague and chat, or should I say bitch about this 'man'. As we were bitching, I heard my lady boss conversation with this man and he is a Datuk for some big organisation. Deep in my heart was like "What!!! A Datuk asking discount over best buy and ask for free gifts?"

From this, I can seriously conclude that he is a typical "cina pek" Datuk. We have so many Datuks coming in to shop and never ask for discount and buy like nobody's business and obviously those are well educated. There is such big difference between a well educated Datuk and the not so, especially the "cina pek" Datuks. I am just disguised by the way the present themselves as Datuk, can you imagine you go Robinson and shop and ask for discount and free gifts?

Stray Cats

2009-09-27T16:19:00.005+08:00

Just few days back one of my stray kittens got knock buy a car and went hiding, we manage to find the kitten and she was hurt, and surprisingly no bleeding but poor kitten the back portion all crushed and can't move (sob sob). Yes she is still very fierce as she never let us touched her before.

It happen quite late at night and we couldn't find any vet. My friend was around and fetch us searching for a vet and the hope is low, couldn't find any. The poor kitten were in pain and meowing all the way has already shitted in the box that we place her in. Unfortunately she can't last till the next day for us to bring her to the vet.

Though these are stray cats, we feed them and somehow we have feelings for it. Going to post some of the pictures of the kittens and mama cat that lingers around my house. Remember I post about PR, he's still around but no longer stay here but will definitely drop by for breakfast and dinner. These kittens are now very much alive. I do hope they can live very long till they are adults and really know how to take care of themselves.

Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel, Mariah Carey

2009-09-26T09:13:00.008+08:00

Mariah Carey latest album Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel is going to hit the store very soon. And I get the chance to listen to all the songs from the album and I believe this is going to be an album that is going to make history. With E=MC² , Mariah Carey has Elvis drop from his position to have the most No.1 in Billboard 100. Just a few more No.1 Mariah Carey will kick Beatles of his reigning crown for the decades.

In this latest album, Mariah is back to her roots, high pitch and ballads. I just can't stop listening to her latest albums, of course there are a few songs that I particularly love like H.A.T.E.U. and Ribbon. Not that I don't like other, they are just as nice. Should grab it when it is release on the 29th September 2009, but I doubt Malaysia have it on that date and probably early October.

Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel

Disc 1

1. Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)
2. Obsessed
3. H.A.T.E.U.
4. Candy Bling
5. Ribbon
6. Inseparable
7. Standing O
8. It's A Wrap
9. Up Out My Face
10. Up Out My Face (The Reprise)
11. More Than Just Friends
12. The Impossible
13. The Impossible (The Reprise)
14. Angel (Prelude)
15. Angels Cry
16. Languishing (The Interlude)
17. I Want To Know What Love Is

Disc 2

1. Obsessed ~Cahill Radio Mix~
2. Obsessed ~Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit~
3. Obsessed ~Jump Smokers Radio Edit~
4. Obsessed ~Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix~
5. Obsessed (Video)
6. Obsessed (Remix featuring Gucci Mane)(Video)

I personally don't like the Obsessed mtv, but when you listen carefully without the video it seems okay. The video makes more kind of bimbo, sorry to say. But recently she was on Oprah Morning show performing her new singles I Want To Know What Love Is, totally love it and take a look for yourself and enjoy!

Rei-ki (Universal Life Energy)

2009-09-24T21:20:00.008+08:00

Ever heard of this word 'Rei-ki'? Is is simply Hands-on Energy Renewal Technique, it is believe that it has begun from Tibet few thousand years ago on universal life energy, unfortunately the main source has been forgotten. Until in the mid till late 1800 a Japanese Dr. Mikao Usui rediscover the root system and began his 21 years studies and meditation on Mt Kuryama near Kyoto, Japan. To cut the story short, this healing technique has been pass down to our generations.

What does this 'Rei-ki', Hands-on Energy Renewal Technique do? It induces inner calm, enhances well-being and enthusiasm for life, as well as renewing one's sense of purpose. Does not require exercises, special breathing nor words required, it is simplest art of life energy renewal.

You can practice Rei-ki any where any time, but in order to have Rei-ki you need to actually go for courses in order to receive the Hands-on Energy Renewal Technique and it is separated in to two different course, Rei-ki I and Rei-ki II. Make sure you go to the right people to learn this, as they will actually atone your Crown Chakra in order to receive the energy. If the Crown Chakra is atone wrongly when you give Rei-ki to others you will feel warn out or tired after the Rei-ki session. So make sure you go to the right people for this atoning.

For those of you who would like to experience Rei-ki for free you can drop by Ikano Power Center, Red Envelope on September 27, 2009 from 12noon to 6pm. I tried and it is true that I felt the energy flowing. But be sure to drink lots of water after the session.

For those of you who are interested in learning Rei-ki you can email reikiseminars@yahoo.com or contact 012 383 3035(Shalet) or 012 223 0890(George).

Busy for Living Tapestry.

2009-09-20T08:59:00.005+08:00

Ever since I started to work in a retail shop, I hardly blogged, I guess I am kind of tired after whole day serving customers and all the long walk to the LRT station. Besides that the brain is kind of occupied with Living Tapestry stuff, how to improve sales and do something different out of the norm, been cracking my head to think out of the box.

Since last Tuesday was my off day, I quickly send out all the cushions, for the Living Tapestry contest and an online order as well, bill two birds with one stone. Initially I wanted to post them through Pos Laju but then when I heard the price they quote me, I almost fainted and finally decided to go back to normal post office to get it done. Surprisingly it was a quick one, it manage to delivered less then a week, within 3 to 4 days time.

Thanks to Anny's "Weaving Life To Your Home", we in Living Tapestry don't have to crack out heads for a nice slogan for Living Tapestry. I totally like what she did on the post called 'Package 1819' and of course you can read it on her blog.

Of course not to mention our first online customer who is very satisfied with our cushions as well and posted his comments in Living Tapestry Fan page with his comment "Latest purchase from Living Tapestry! The pillow really helps beautify the entire place and the build quality is superior, definitely worth your cash if you wish to have a unique and different atmosphere. A simple photo taken today when my pillow arrived!".

Do stay tune with Living Tapestry for this coming Christmas. It is going to be the "JOY To Give". What is Living Tapestry giving? Just stay tune and everyone can be apart of it for this coming Christmas "Joy To Give".

Finally...Sent....

2009-09-15T14:56:00.002+08:00

Still remember the contest I had few months back. After the winner has been announced, I have been busy and didn't really have the time to send out the prize and I'm sure Anny would be thinking it's fake contest...LOL

I would like to appologise for the delay as I have been busy and trying very hard to find the box as well. And finally the prizes has been sent out and it is going to take about a week to reach. So I guess you will have it most likely after Raya.

Once again....Congrats!!! And hope you like it.

PeTA: Cruelty Doesn't Fly with Pamela Anderson

2009-09-11T18:28:00.010+08:00

PeTA aka People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals has sought Pamela Anderson in their latest commercial. Watch how Pamela strips passenger off from using animal skin & fur products. Besides Pamela, there are many other celebrities are against animal cruelty like Eva Mendes, Maggie Q, John Abraham, Charlotte Ross just to name a few.

Of course they have their famous tagline like "Ink not Mink", "Fur? I rather go Naked!", "Bare skin not Bear skin" and a lot more. Do visit their website and find out more and of course there are some images or video that are not for the faint hearted people on how the animal being skinned alive and there are many other information as well.

I like the last part of the video where that guy wear "I'm with Stupid". That guy is also a celebrity but I can't remember his name.

Retail Stories: High Price!!!

2009-09-06T21:46:00.004+08:00

I have been working in a retail shop for more than a month now and I have seen so may different kind of people in terms of character. Some really are good and some are really pain in the ass. Some are just ridiculous.

Just wonder, do you actually go a retail store and ask for discount like you do at pasar malam(night market)? Some of the items in the shop already are best buy items and yet the customer wants more discount. Sorry to say but a lot of Middle Eastern people come into our shop and ask for ridiculous discounts, more then 50% and others just insist on having discount. They are really persistant, they can leave the shop and few minutes later come back and ask for the same thing and at most they do it like two to three times. I just wonder, do you actually to places like Jaya Jusco, Parkson or Metrojaya and ask for discount? NO, right? It is the same, we have a shop in a shopping mall, we are not having a stall by the road at pasar malam(night market)?!?!?! I just wonder why these people don't understand the concept, have their mind shrunk even smaller to comprehent the idea of not giving discount like night market?

Some customers come into the shop and start staying, "Wow, the things here are expensive. I can even get it in Thailand or Vietnam." Yet again, I guess their tiny mind never thought of all the freight charges the owner have to go through, the rental of the shop every month have to folk up and do you actually purposely travelled to the country and just get that one item? How often do you travelled overseas? When you think of it, it is totally worth every penny you are paying for. But I guess people don't think that way. There is no such thing as enjoying things from overseas and not paying for the price.

Prevention Is Better Than Cure!!!

2009-09-05T00:45:00.007+08:00

Few days back I remember reading an article in The Star newspaper with a big title says "WHO: Malaysians still take flu lightly" and as I read on and find that it is just silly what our Health Ministry is doing and it has got nothing to do with what WHO is commenting and concern about our current situation. This is the particular sentences that makes me wonder did he actually answer WHO's question?

Sunday, August 30, 2009 (full article please click here)

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the report, drafted by three health officials from WHO and which he received on Thurday, showed that many Malaysians did not take the disease seriously.

The report said Malaysians had a poor understanding and knowledge about how A(H1N1) spreads.

However, Liow noted that Malaysia had an efficient surveillance system to quickly detect those who suffered from the flu.

According to the report, Malaysia's efficient and sensitive surveillance system was able to accurately record the number of deaths in the country.

To my understanding, WHO is concern that we are not properly being educated on how A(H1N1) spreads and should take more actions in creating awareness to the public and really hit them hard about it as Malaysians are taking lightly about the current situation as we are facing with highest death toll in percentage compared to other asian countries.

And he was commenting that we have efficent and sensitive surveillance system to detact accurate death toll!!! What we need is to stop the death toll, not how accurate people are dying here. We know the rate is getting higher and proper actions need to be taken and not tell the how world how accurate our death toll. It is nothing to be proud of where people is dying, you should be proud off when A(H1N1) is stopped and controlled. I may not be a politician to me, the concern is how to stop the death toll and controlled the disease. What do you think?

Mariah Is Coming!!!

2009-09-04T03:11:00.004+08:00

Ops! Did I mislead you about her coming? What I mean is her CD will be in store near you. Can' wait for the new CD. I am one of Mariah biggest fans and I bought all her albums and some singles a gift from my best friend who is staying in US. Her very much anticipated "Memoirs of and Imperfect Angel" is due to release on Tuesday, September 29th in US but I don't know about Malaysia though.

Here is a brand new cover art for Mariah's version of the Foreigner classic power ballad "I Want To Know What Love Is", one of the songs in the coming album.

1 Malaysia

2009-09-04T01:56:00.006+08:00

It's been awhile since the last I blog, as you know I'm busy. And just trying to be patriotic about Malaysia independence just a few days ago, I would like to share this song Satu Suara which most of you have heard before I guess. When I first heard it over the radio and I liked it. The tunes are nice and not so boring. Being in the multi-racial country being one voice and being one is very important for the country to prosper, but I guess it is easier said than done. All we can do is to hope the day comes when we can proudly say we are ONE MALAYSIA!!!

By the way there is a website http://www.satusuara.com/ where you can see their activities and I'm sure you can participate it too. Take a look and find out more for yourself.

Busy Busy Busy

2009-09-02T07:52:00.001+08:00

I have been busy lately and didn't really have time to update my blog...

will definitely update it ASAP as I have so many things to share with you all.

Stay tune....

面子

2009-08-28T00:00:00.005+08:00

做人不要那么固执，

老师也好推销员也好，

都是一份工，

又没去偷没去抢，

面子不会让你三餐温饱.

Essential Oils pt.2

2009-08-26T01:44:00.005+08:00

As promised, the continuation of the previous list.

Mandarin ~ A sweet, light, and tangy fragrance. Helps calm and soothe nerves, muscle cramps, and spasms. Is also used as a digestive aid and is commonly found in soaps, cosmetics, perfumes, and colognes.
Orange ~ Balances and uplifts emotions. Has antispasmodic and regenerative properties. Useful in skin care products. [CAUTION: This oil increases sensitivity to the sun. Do not use it if you will be spending considerable time outdoors]
Patchouli ~ An earthy scent used in personal fragrances, baths, and hair care products. Good for dry skin. Has antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, and fungicidal properties.
Peppermint ~ Helpful for headaches, congestion, fatigue, fever, indigestion, muscle soreness, sinus problems and stomach problems. An antiseptic, antispasmodic, mental stimulant, and regenerative. Good for use in oral care products
Pine ~ An antiseptic, antiviral, expectorant, restorative, and stimulant. Helps to clear the mind.
Rose ~ An antidepressant, antiseptic, and tonic astringent. Also a mild sedative. Good for female complaints impotence, insomnia, and nervousness. Used in skin care products.
Rosemany ~ An analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, and mental stimulant. Enhances circulation. Helpful in cellulite, dandruff, hair loss, memory problems, headache, and sore muscles. Used in hair care products like conditioner and shine enhancer. [CAUTION: If irritation occurs, discontinue use. Do not use directly on the skin without diluting. Do not use if you have epilepsy.]
Rosewood ~ An antiseptic and regenerative. Calms and helps restore emotional balance. Good for anxiety, cellular regeneration, depression, headaches, nausea, PMS, and tension. Good in facial or massage oils.
Sandalwood ~ An antidepressant, antiseptic, expectorant, aphrodisiac, and skin moisurizer. Good for bronchitis; it is soothing for both mind and body. Good in skin care blends.
Tea tree ~ A potent anti-infective, andti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiviral, expectorant, fungicide, and parasiticle. Good for athlete's foot, branchial congestion, dandruff, insect bites, ringworm, and yeast infections.
Thyme ~ An antiseptic antispasmodic, and expectorant. Calming.
Vanila ~ Mainly used as a fragrant scent for the bath and body. Used in skin care products.
Yarrow ~ An anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic. Improves digestion and lowers blood pressure.
Ylang ylang ~ An antidepressant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, and calming sedative. Lifts mood, eases anxiety, reduces stress, normalizes the heartbeat, and lowers blood pressure. Good for frigidity, high blood pressure and impotence.

That is all for some of the common essential oils and half of them are sold in the shop I am working in. And personally I like the Tea Tree smell, I was actually introduce to Tea Tree when I was doing my facial on the cooling mask that has Tea Tree in it. After that I fell in love with the scent. Everybody have different preference and when you find the right scent it actually do calms you down and feel relax. What is your scent?

Essential Oils pt.1

2009-08-25T20:43:00.009+08:00

Essential oils has been made popular few years back when aroma therapy was introduced in spas. These essential oils are made from the volatile and highly fragrant part of the plant. It is believe to have healing powers alternative to normal medical cure. Essential oils quickly penetrate the body through the skin and the respiratory tract, and they enter and leave the body without leaving any toxins behind. Some many not apply directly to the skin as it might burn so please do consult before using it directly on the skin.

As for aroma therapy, different scent have different effect on people. The famous relaxing therapy for relaxing is non other than Lavender. So now I'm going to list down a few of the more comman essential oils and their

Bergamot ~ A balancing oil. Lifts melancholy and depression
Cedarwood ~ An antiseptic, astringent, expectoran, and sedative. Normalises sweat gland function. Good for bronchial problems and useful for controlling mold and mildew.
Chamomile ~ An analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic. Excellent for headaches (apply as a compress to head). Good in baths, hair rinse, and massage oil.
Cinnamon bark ~ Useful for scent enhancement in the home or office. Makes a good air freshener and is also antifungal.
Clary sage ~ A very aromatic oil that is enjoyed by both men and women. An antidepressant, anxiety reducer, anti-inflammantory, antispasmodic, and aphrodisiac. Helps to conteract insomnia. Good used in skin and hair care products. [CAUTION: Should not be used in the first months of pregnancy]
Cypress ~ An astrigent, antiseptic, antispasmodic, and deodorant. Constricts the blood vessels. Repels fleas. Reduces coughing and excessive perspiration.
Eucalyptus ~ An antiseptic, antiviral, chest rub, decongestant, disinfectant, and expectorant. Reduces fever. Used as an ointment for muscular aches and pains. Good for repelling insects, and for use on insect bites or stings. Has a normalizing, balancing effect.
Fankincense ~ An anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, sedative, and expectorant. Promotes cellular regeneration. Good for cleansing and purifying the home. Helpful for bronchitis.
Geranium ~ An antidepressant, antidiabetic, antiseptic, hormone balancer, and insect repellent. A normalizing and balancing, mildly sedating oil god for PMS, nervous tension, skin concerns, and neuralgia. Good as a bath additive.
Grapefruit ~ Reduces appetite; useful in treating obesity. Balances moods, relieves depression, cleanses the body of toxins, reduces water retention, and cleanses and detoxifies the skin. Useful in baths, skin care products, and colognes.
Hyssop ~ An antiseptic and tonic. Useful for cleansing and detoxifying. Stimulates the respiratory system. Good for bronchitis as it helps clear the lungs of congestion. [CAUTION: Do not use if you have epilepsy or other seizure disorder]
Jasmin ~ An antidepressant, antiseptic, and sedative. Useful for anziety,, emotional imbalances, frigitity, and impotence. Benefits scalp and skin.
Juniper ~ An antiseptic, detoxifier, diuretic, and internal cleanser. Helps rid the body of toxins and parasites, reduces spasms, improves arthritis, and reduces cellulite. [CAUTION: Do not use during pregnancy. Do not use if you have kidney problem]
Lavender ~ Useful as an antiseptic and for imporving immune system function, calming and normalizing the body, fighting bacterial and fungal infection, easing depression, and reducing inflammation. good for acne, burns, eczema, skin healing, sleep disorders, and stress.
Lemon ~ An antiseptic, astringent, and inhibitor of bacterial growth. Helps to increase the body's defense against infections. Good for varicose veins, stomach ulcers, anxiety, depression, and digestive disorders. Emulsifies and disperses grease and oil. Helpful in cleaning products and hair rinses and for wound cleansing.
Linden ~ A calming, sedating, and soothing tonic. Moisterizing for the skin.

to be continue....

15 Malaysia

2009-08-24T20:39:00.009+08:00

I was introduce to it by a friend which I have no idea what was it all about. It is all about 15 short films produce by Malaysian and feature some of our local well-known actors, musicians and on top of that some political figures as well and I think this is a very cool project and should probably have more in the near future because I believe Malaysia do have a lot of talented people who can produce good stuff.

You can find all 15 short film at 15MALAYSIA and feel free to download anything to help spread the word, give your most sincere comments in any language you like, how rude or how nice is never a problem and of course not all 15 short films were updated on the website yet and hopefully all are up so that we can really see and comments on these short films.

All these 15 short films were produced and presented in many different ways, some funny, some sad, some just leave you pondering but all could somehow or rather relate to us in some point of our life.

Love Thyself

2009-08-21T12:19:00.004+08:00

Have you been treating yourself lately? What do you do to love yourself? Do you make yourself look the best you could just for others to see? Is that loving yourself?

I am sure looking good is always a constant thing we human strive to be. Looking good for our love ones, looking good for the public to see. To look good is it all about the appearance? Would you actually sacrifice something in order to look good? I do know a person who actually go on extreme diet just to be thin, which has been causing a lot of problem in her stomach and yet she still could not be bothered. Yes, you may think you are still young but can you imagine when all problems will cause chain reactions and by the time you know it is too late to undo what you have done.

For you information she is very thin already to the public eyes but yet she still thinks she is fat and it is just impossible for us to change her mind set and it is just sad to know that is not accepting herself for who she is and is too concern with what the other people thinks of her. That is not the end of the story, I also find out that she is short sighted and she neither wear glasses nor contact lenses. She says it will make her eyes bulge after years of wearing a pair of glasses.

There are times I just wonder is she creating a time bomb for herself and she is slowly destroying herself from the inside out. There are only to ending to this destruction, either you die young or you live old but with a lot of sickness. I may sound cruel but if this continues it seems the ending would be predictable.

To all of you out there, please love your body and this is your only transport for the only soul you have to move around to be with the one you love. Without the body you are just nothing without it even you have a soul in it.

Living Tapestry Raya Promotion

2009-08-20T00:00:00.004+08:00

Raya is just around the corner and Living Tapestry is doing their first ever online promotion just for this festive season. But bear in mind this promotion is only for cushion covers and applicable for online shopping, no discount if you where to purchase from any of the shops.

"So hurry and grab the cushion covers while stock last to spice up this coming Raya with style and statement."

Pride

2009-08-19T00:00:00.000+08:00

Everybody has a certain level of pride, but do you let it goes to your head? Lets take for an example, if you are graduated from overseas and come back and work as a waiter/waitress in some restaurant, and a friend saw you and message you to confirm whether it is you. Would deny or admit it is you who is working in that particular restaurant?

I have experience it first hand that someone actually denies it. To me, there is nothing to be ashame off, whether you are working as a waiter or cashier or whatever you can think off. Does the pride of someone can actually blind him/her? I always ask, does pride bring food to your dining table? Does pride pays your bill? Isn't the answer obvious? NO is definitely the answer.

I have been working as Interior Designers for years and now because of the economy setback, it is pretty hard for me to get a job, but doesn't mean I can't do other things to make a living. The pay is much lesser than my usual job but still, at least there is income. Of course the lifestyle would have to change in order to fit what I am earning now. I totally have no problem telling people that I am a Sales Promoter now. Because I believe pride is nothing and I believe there are bad times and good times, for now I maybe having bad times someday good times will come. I am still learning even though I am a Sales Promoter, stories and info you listen are lesson which you can't buy.

Pride is nothing, and now I totally not in contact with the friend who denies working in the restaurant. No point being friend with someone who look down on himself and had so much pride in him.

Daily Excercise

2009-08-18T01:47:00.006+08:00

I am pretty sure most people already knows I'm working in Red Envelope in Ikano Power Centre and my daily routine would actually helps me do some excercise which I miss my gym for a long long time.

Walk to the LRT station from my house would actually take me 10-15 mins walk depending on my speed. With that I am already sweating by the time I reach the LRT station.
Reach the Kelana LRT station will have to walk down the stairs den out of the station then up the stairs to the pedestrian bridge across the road to wait for the free feeder bus by Ikea. (that would be another 5 mins excercise)
When I am at the shop, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday I would have to mop the floor (some hand excercise to squeeze the mop dry). Every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday will have to wipe the window display up and down (arm excercise). Which would take me another 10 mins
After work another 10-15 mins walk back home.

I wonder if I were to do this daily, would I actually grow thin which I wanted so much, as I feel I have put on some weight, expending horizontally. But I love eating, I guess it is about time I go back to my old diet that I manage to lost weight within 1 week. I guess my self-control button needs to keep it "ON" for the time being. If not I would be munching food in between meals. And carb diet is essential, which I have tried and it is quite effective.

I shall loose some weight by end of the month and feed good and confident about myself!!! Anybody want to join me in loosing weight and be the "Biggest Loser"!!!

Big Bang - ガラガラ GO!!

2009-08-17T00:00:00.005+08:00

BigBang is back and this is one of the Japan mini album, it has been out for weeks, I'm always amazed with them. They are just simply so talented. I always listen to their music be it in Korean or Japanese when I'm in gym but now no longer listen to them as my ipod got stolen. Now I'm still thinking whether to get an ipod touch or a PSP...

Anyway leave you with BigBang - ガラガラ GO!! mtv, hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

ガラガラ GO!! Album Tracks
01. ガラガラ GO!!
02. Top Of The World
03. Stylish

Do Something Please!

2009-08-15T19:25:00.005+08:00

What is happening? How come Malaysia became the highest H1N1 death toll rate in Asia? Is the public not aware of the H1N1? Is the public being well informed and educated about all the necessary steps to prevent the H1N1. Is there enough TV commercial and print ads to educate the public?

When I was in Bangkok last month, when Bangkok has the highest rate of H1N1 cases and yet it is being under controlled. Why? I guess simply because of the commercials they air in their MRT trains and television. I was trying to search for the commercial but I can't find any, as many of you knows Thai commercials are really funny and it really create and impression in you.

The one I saw was, this guy just got of the train with a big headphone over his head, as he walks out of the station, he was rubbing the handrail as though he is the DJ in some club down the stairs. And at the end of the stairs was this man holding a basin and ask him to wash his hands. And of course there were more.

What I really think is the public should be well equipped and be educated about the H1N1 before more are being affected by it and seems like not much is being done. Leave you a Thai commercial from their Health Ministry.

Dysfunction Family

2009-08-15T01:09:00.005+08:00

I have always been closer to my friends then family and don't blame me for that because I have a dysfunction family member. Today my blood pressure almost shoot off the roof straigh to the sky above.

As usual it takes me about 15 mins to walk to the LRT station and by the time i reach usually i'm all sweaty, but few steps before i reach the counter only I realise I left my wallet back home. So I made a call back home and ask my dad to locate my wallet and ask anyone to send over. Of course first choice would be my brother who live just one floor above my home and next choice would my my aunty who's just down the street.

After waited awhile I call back home and ask whether did he manage to find my wallet and is anybody sending over. I have got he most classic answer...

me: found my wallet?

dad: yeah.

me: so is bro sending over?

dad: no.

me: why?

dad: bro is going to work.

I got so mad I just hung up the phone. It took me 15 mins to walk there and it takes only 5 mins to drive there, just a 5 mins detour is it that hard? But I already know that he didn't even bother to ask my brother to send it over. I have to walk all the way back with my blood pressure high up in the sky. When I reach home my brother's car still home and he has not even left home. I am already sweaty when I reach the LRT station and walk all the way back again. I totally change my tee and head off to take cab. That was not it, the day before that I wore and old shoe and cause blister on my foot can you imagine how it add salt to your wound like?

Just can't blame me for not being close to my family because I have such loving parent. Who don't give a damn about me only thinks what my brother would think and feel. Totally love them...

Feedmylamb

2009-08-12T19:39:00.005+08:00

Anybody knows what is this Feedmylamb is all about? I was introduce by a friend of mine who has passion for arts, who has recently join Feedmylamb as part of the team. Feedmylamb started back in 2008 by Miss Siang Chin who decided to do something on her four dull wall with some designer's touch. With this a few experiments and passion to make an environment lively, and thus give birth to Feedmylamb. I have yet to find out the meaning behind Feedmylamb soon when I see these people and interview them.

Feedmylamb has grown since 2008 and a group of young graphic designers to architect are a part of this group team. And yes they are the first to introduce this self-adhesive products in Malaysia. It is actually a thin self-adhesive matte vinyl film that actually look like painted wall. Of course it is user friendly and you can explore into endless possible design with their self-adhesive images.

And if you would like to have some design that fit your theme, tailor made just for your home are available. All the designs can be use commercially or for residential homes and practically on any surface that is flat and smooth. I guess by visiting their website and blog is the best way to find out more about their fabulous designs and which bazaar they would be.

website: http://www.feedmylamb.com.my/
blog: http://ilovefeedmylamb.blogspot.com/

Retail Stories: Mask

2009-08-11T11:48:00.007+08:00

The death toll for the Influanza A H1N1 is on the rise and of course people are afraid they might catch the virus out of their house on their way to work, shopping, or work place. As most of you know I work in a shopping mall and I see people day in day out, trust me you see all kinds of people but what I want to talk about it those people wearing a mask.

First of all, do they know the real purpose of wearing a mask? A lot of people have a misconceptual over the purpose of wearing a mask. I have been digging up some info quite some time ago before I travelled to Bangkok for holiday. So, here is what World Health Organization (WHO) have to say about wearing a mask.

What about using a mask? What does WHO recommend?

If you are not sick, you do not wear a mask.
If you are caring for a sick person, you can wear a mask when you are in close contact with the ill person and dispose of it immediately after contact, and cleanse your hands throughly afterwards.
If you are sick and must travel or be around others, cover your mouth and nose.
Using a mask correctly in all situations is essential. Incorrect use actually increases the chance of spreading infection.

When and how to use a mask?

I strongly believe that the public should be educated in a situation like this. I see just a handful of people walking in the mall with mask over their face, first impression either he/she is sick or the person next to him/her is sick. Sometimes I may sound rude but it is for the sake of the customer and people working in the retail shop that I will ask the people with mask is he/she sick? I know prevention is better than cure, but if you are so afraid that you might contracted the virus, why don't you just stay at home, isn't that save enough?

Lonely Moon

2009-08-09T01:25:00.004+08:00

Shining brightly in the black diamond sky

Feeling lonely and want to cry

I'm just a lonely moon in the black painted sky

How I wish my lonely nights quickly passes by

Waiting for the Sun to come and bright up my sky

But it takes decades for the day to come by

When the day the moon and sun meets in the sky

Total eclipse of our hearts finally entwine

But the climax only last for a brief moment of time

Again we have to say bye-bye

~kenong~

Weather

2009-08-07T01:18:00.005+08:00

As the wind blows

The soft grey cotton cloud rolls in

Swallowing everything that is in the way.

Bright orange morning sun, pastel blue clear sky be gone.

Cool breeze started to brush through my skin.

The sound of tick tak tick tak from a distance

Within minutes, it start marching across the plane.

Leave no ground uncover with it's sorrowful tears.

Flashes of light of rage,

Then comes growling sound of despair.

For the next few minutes I stand under the shades

Looking through the sky and ponder

My feeling somehow merge with the weather

Making me moody and souless.

~kenong~

Irritating People In The Cinema

2009-08-05T00:00:00.001+08:00

Recently, I have been to movies and met some irritating people in a few different incident. Serious there are all sort of irritation people that makes your temperature just shoot up to the roof top. I think should teach these people a lesson or two and tell them how irritating they are. Just let me list down a top 10 irritating people that you can find the cinema.

List of irritating people in the cinema:-

people who try to explain the movie to others (please do the explaining AFTER the movie.)
people who ask too much questions (if you have no idea what the movie about please do some research before entering the cinema.)
people who likes to talk to themselves and create story line (hello!! if you know what is going to happen next, keep it to yourself or probably direct your own movie.)
people who bring monkeys to the cinema (please bring a civilise child to the cinema, monkey belongs to jungle not the cinema.)
people who likes go shake their legs and disturb the person in front (Please, I know you use to "goyang kaki" in the office please go back to the office and do it.)
people with smelly feet (OMG, if you have problem with it please keep those feet back in those container [shoe] before the person in front die of holding breath)
people who don't understand "off/silent your mobile phone" (if simple instruction also don't understand, why watch movie? I doubt he/she would understand the movie either.)
people who likes to walk in and out off the seat (if you have bladder problem, please select a seat that is next to the aisle.)
people who plays with the mobile phone/PDA (you're here to watch movie and not your mobile phone/PDA, the lights from it is so irritating!)
people who talks more then 2 mins on the phone (if you have important things to attend please don't go watch movie? I won't want to know what is happening on his/her side. That just don't intereste me.)

These are the top 10 list I could think of, but I'm sure there are more which I have not met, please to let me know and probably can do a survey about it. Sometimes I just wonder what is wrong with these people? The best part is, they don't seem to see it that they are disturbing others and give you that kind of stare. OMG what is wrong with these people!!!

Living Tapestry Contest Winner

2009-08-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

Finally the day has come for Living Tapestry to announce the winner for the best slogan selected by the panel of judges from Living Tapestry. We have discuss over and over again and finally all agrees on the winner, without further I am here to annouce the winner is.......

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~Anny~

Congratulations Anny!!!

You may seems to be the last entry and yet it impressed the panel of judges on your effort and slogan. Please email me your mailing address for the prize to be sent.

I would like to thank everyone who participated in this contest and your participation is much appreciated and for those of you who didn't win, stay tune to Living Tapestry where we have something for the coming Raya.

Retail Stories - PMS Woman

2009-08-02T01:58:00.006+08:00

It is only after a week plus working in a retail shop and I get to see so many kind of people that you would never thought you will meet. There are some nice people, and of course the nasty ones too. I guess nice people have nothing much to talk about, but when it comes to bad people or customers, I guess the stories are never ending. What I am about to share with you was a bit ridiculous and probably the woman was having PMS.

Once fine day, there were these two Malay women came into our shop and of course we exchange converstation in both Malay and English. As one of the woman purchase something and of course I need her to the counter to pay and I walk back to serve the other woman. Out of a sudden I heard a loud tone from the woman talking to my colleague, "Why do you speak Malay with me? Do I look like the Malay from kampung that doesn't speaks English? Do you it's very SOMBONG?" these were the few key sentence that came out from her mouth. I was shock to hear that and so were my colleague. After she left I ask my colleague what exactly happen? She said she only told the woman how much she needs to pay in Malay langueage only.

For this case, do you think my colleague is wrong? First of all I don't think she is wrong and I am definitely proud that I could speaks Malay, my colleagues and I definitely have no intention of looking down at Malay people by talking Malay to them. She definitely looking down at her own people with the statement "Do I look like the Malay from the kampung that doesn't speaks English!" isn't she look down at her own kind from the village? What she says really contradicts herself. Sometimes I just wonder who is being "sombong" here? She just slap herself right on her own face. I am proud that I could speaks Malay language and what is wrong speaking Malay language with a Malay person? Silly PMS Malay lady...

Living Tapestry Contest Final Update

2009-08-01T00:00:00.000+08:00

One of these entries will be the lucky winner to received Living Tapestry cushions with of RM100 and the winner will be announce on the 3rd. August and be sure to drop in to find out who is the winner.

1. Khemy - "The Epitome of Loft Living"

reason: I believe cushions and throws are hype these days as they portray a loft living style for some working-at-home entrepreneurs or designers namely to add the sense of loftiness in their homes.

2. T.H - "Love confort living, Think Living Tapestry!"
reason: I have choosen the above because I love comfort living and this brings me the home sweet home feeling. Living Tapestry brings me the thought of home sweet home.

3. Nessa - "Living Tapestry ~ Where Art Meets Leisure..."
reason: (somehow I couldn't fine it? I guess the slogan says it all ~lol~)

4. Yatie Chomeyl - "Putting living tapestry in your place and living tapestryeriffic"

reason: As Living Tapestry is trying to make its way to setting the trends of cushion world, it has to make sure that people has to experience about the importance of cushioning to comfort the people and their surroundings. The only way to experience it, is to get one!. Once they've experience the Living Tapestry cushion cover, they'll sure feels living tapestryeriffic feelings forever!.

5. Nick Philips - "Living Tapestry...Artistic Evolution!"

reason: Living Tapestry comes up with new designs and ideas on a continuous basis sort of like an evolution of artistic ideas, hence Artistic Evolution.

6. Yuen - "Live with style and confortness"

reason: Comfortness is the only main point, style is personality and a requirement for modern living standard. Short, Simple and easy to recall.

7. Anny - "Weaving Life To Your Home"

reason: Cushions, curtains and ornaments do weave life into a home. It makes a room more beautiful and with more character and shows the life that is there.

Good luck to everyone who took part!!!.

A New Earth

2009-07-30T00:00:00.002+08:00

When I first saw the title of this book, I thought it was all about our environment and how we can save it and I was highly recommended by Oprah Winfrey. So I went to grap this book of the shelves while it is still selling like hot cakes. But some how it was lying in my book shelves for months and collect dust. Anyway when I bought A New Earth I was actually reading Secrets. But I give up halfway through.

Since now I'm working part-time and I manage to find time to read books when I'm waiting for the feeder bus to work and off work. And of course in between my working hours when there were no customers. When I started to read, I almost wanted to stop reading it as it was very complicated and it was not about the environment (silly me). But as I read along, it is getting more interesting and I would some how feel like reading more to find out more, how you identify with yourself and improving it. Now I know why it is called A New Earth, I guess I don't have to finish reading the book to find out why it is called A New Earth, it has gradually, slowly but surely change my perspective in the things I see and see a totally new earth, old habits are definitely hard to die but I will definitely try to change it.

After reading a quarter of the book, I start to see things differently, I wonder if I were to finished reading the book, would it actually open my eyes to see things differently. Somehow I actually find this book more interesting then "Secrets", that is just my personal opinion and it is totally up to what you think of the book, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.

Eye Opener!!!

2009-07-29T01:23:00.007+08:00

Ever since I started working part-time at IKANO Power Centre, it really opened my eyes to the world of wonders and I feel like I had some culture shock what I was about to share with you. As mentioned I worked in IKANO Power Centre and food there is never cheap and probably the cheapest would be the hotdogs at IKEA.

After I bought the hotdog I move to the island where all the toppings were, and I got startle buy this Malay girl with "tudung" come up from the corner of the island. Besides being startle I was shock to see her scooping all the chopped pickles and onions into a plastic bag in her back pack. No wonder when I reached the island the toppings where almost gone.

I leave her alone to do her scooping while i go look for a table to sit while I enjoy my lunch. As usual lunch time a little pack so I manage to get a table that is next to the carbonated dispenser machine. And the same girl is there filling up her cup with Pepsi and suddenly I realise she has been walking back and forth form the machine to the bin and she was actually filling the papercup with coke and bring to the bin there to pour into her water bottle until it is finally full only she left. Here is a video clip of her doing her last round of filling the Pepsi and a picture while filling the paper cup.

Sometimes I just wonder why is she doing this? It just makes me feel like she would probably take home the toilet papers as well? What is on her mind? And there is actually a CCTV there.

Living Tapestry Contest Update 4

2009-07-28T00:00:00.003+08:00

Time flies and it is already the third update on the Living Tapestry contest and here are the list of entries so far.

1. Khemy - "The Epitome of Loft Living"

4. Yatie Chomeyl - "Putting living tapestry in your place and living tapestryeriffic"

Sniff Sniff

2009-07-27T22:30:00.005+08:00

Ever heard of people got rob and not knowing it after sniffing some perfume? And for some case women got raped as after sniffing some aroma thingy and did not know what happen. Today I got to see first hand or should I say it happen to me but nothing happened.

As some of you knows I'm working part-time in an home accessories shop and while my lady boss where busy with customers and this Chinese guy came into the shop with the most irritating look on his face and it just smell fishy. He walks in like those door to door salesman with a bag in his hand. First question he ask, do I work in this shop and after I answer yes, he reach for a tiny little box with Kenzo fragrant printed on the cover of the box. Then he continues to ask, do you mind if you tell me you like it or not? I was wondering, like what? Then with another hand he reach in his pocket another bottle of liquid and he was trying open it and ask me to sniff it. I think he must be crazy to ask me to stiff it? He was not wearing a uniform or have any identification on him at all and I think he must be thinking I am probably a 3 year old child which in fact i'm 10 times more. And after he left the shop, I actually see where he is going and it seems like he selects his target and he don't enter every shops. Hopefully by touching the box he gave me won't do any harm to me.

Because of all these news that has been circulate around, people are getting more aware of all these conman and yet at the same time it makes people more skeptical and lose trust in people. I guess it is alright to be more careful especially someone you don't know.

Public Transport

2009-07-27T00:00:00.002+08:00

It has been awhile I actually took public transport like the Feeder bus, Intrakota or Metro bus. But today my buddy wanted to meet at Mid Valley and I was thinking how do i get there since I don't have a car. In my mind there are 3 affordable ways to get to Mid Valley from my house. One, Take the Metro bus that cost me RM1.60 that reach there directly. Two, take LRT and stopped at Bangsar station and then take a cab to Mid Valley. Three, take LRT to KL Sentral and change KTM to Mid Valley (which I don't really like to take KTM).

But with the hot weather I am just too lazy to walk 15 mins under the hot sun to the Paramount LRT so I waited for the Metro bus. It has been years that I took public transport and I don't really know what bus goes where and with my poor eye sight I practically have to stopped every bus that passes by. To my surprise the first buy I stopped were Feeder bus and their attitude are really bad. When the door opened I just ask Mid Valley? The bus driver just drive on and shut the door. At least give me an answer yes or not, that was very rude of him and I actually wated more then 45 mins for the bus that I am suppose to take. No wonder now people could not live without their own transport because our public transport sucks to the max.

National Treasure, Lost!

2009-07-26T04:16:00.003+08:00

Yasmin Ahmad, more well-known with "Sepet" movie which has begged several awards in 2005 has left us on 26th July 2009 at about 11:25 pm which was confirmed by Media Prime Group Chief Operations Officer Datuk Seri Ahmad Farid Ridzuan, who was at the Damansara Specialists Hospital.

She has produced numerous heart-felt advertisements for locally and overseas too. Besides these heart-felt advertisements, I believe she brings us some controversial topics which most of us would avoid into the big screen and touched the very soul within us. I may not have watched all her films but "Sepet" alone is enough for me to know her role and status in the film making industry. You can see some of her works and thoughs in The Storytellyer, Part 2. Whether is her real blog or not I have no idea but you can see it for yourself.

She may have left us, but her works lived on. A treasure is lost, but history is made.

Farewell Yasmin Ahmad.

BYOB

2009-07-25T07:36:00.005+08:00

Finally after two years and Malaysians is adapting the BYOB practice. Anybody knows what is BYOB? Bring Your Own Back. It was two years ago when I went to Taiwan, almost every place I go especially 7 Eleven's they practice BYOB. Whatever things my friend and I buy they will ask do you need any plastic bags? If yes, I will have to pay for the plastic bags. As normal human being, these are usually free things and now have to pay for it, they rather not pay.

And now IKEA has adopted this practice and I am so glad. I was walking in IKEA and as usual they have their announcement and when I heard it, I was so glad. IKEA first had the biodegradable plastic bags and now they practice BYOB. Each plastic bag they charge around RM0.20 for one bag, thank gooness I bought myself a very big and deep bag in Bangkok when I was there and it's very useful and everybody loves it. I guess European countries are more aware of their surroundings and the earth is depleting faster then the normal rate. Europeans have already started to use hybrid cars and I wonder when will asian countries too.

Sorry to say, but I find Malaysia is not doing enough to promote enough or create enough awareness to public how the earth is depleting rapidly. Even for the Influenza H1N1, when I was in Bangkok a month back, there were TV commercials every where to inform the public to constantly wash hands and they did their commerciall so funny that the public will remember it. And now even Taiwan have Coco Lee to sing BYOB to create awareness to the younger generations. Here is the video and enjoy, it is in Mandarin though.

Living Tapestry In Shop

2009-07-24T06:59:00.005+08:00

It has been awhile I blogged and I am actually working part-time now in order to survive and at the same time planning for the next step. It is kind of tired after work and was busy as well. Anyway Living Tapestry has found itself a little corner in Red Envelope in IKANO Power Centre. So for those of you who is afraid to shop online, which most Malaysians are still very skeptical about it. you can buy Living Tapestry's cushion at

Red Envelope,
Lot 8, LG Floor, IKANO Power Centre,
No.2, Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.

Only selected fews cushion covers are in Red Envelope for sale not the whole collections from Living Tapestry. If everything goes well, I will slowly plant my seed in Kuala Lumpur and some places as well. So do visit Living Tapestry for updates. By the way, just a friendly reminder that the contest to Living Tapestry will be closing very soon and please do submit you entries before it's too late.

Cheers!!!

Living Tapestry Contest Update 3

2009-07-22T00:00:00.000+08:00

Well, well, it is the time of the week again, Living Tapestry contest updates. Clock is ticking and don't stop that thinking. Make sure you submit your entries on time and up till now only 3 entries. And the entries are.....

1. Khemy - "The Epitome of Loft Living"
reason: I believe cushions and throws are hype these days as they portray a loft living style for some working-at-home entrepreneurs or designers namely to add the sense of loftiness in their homes.

2. T.H - "Love confort living, Think Living Tapestry!"
reason: I have choosen the above because I love comfort living and this brings me the home sweet home feeling. Living Tapestry brings me the thought of home sweet home.

3. Nessa - "Living Tapestry ~ Where Art Meets Leisure..."
reason: (somehow I couldn't fine it? I guess the slogan says it all ~lol~)

So far only 3 entries and I guess the competition were not that though. For those of you who have not submitted their entries please do so as time is running short. By next week the contest will end. All the best...

Mariah vs. Eminem

2009-07-20T21:15:00.009+08:00

I am pretty sure that most of you have heard Mariah latest singles OBSESSED and some may like it and some may not. I am a big fan of Mariah but I find this song is just okay only but after know the true meaning and what was the songs about, the picture is getting clearer. I don't like the MTV though, it makes her look like some dumb blonde. And of course the person who has been teasing her died at the end of the video.

How many of you knows, what was this OBSESSED song about? Is just a song to respond to Eminem's "Bagpipes from Baghdad". After ready both lyrics, you will get a clearer picture what is happening between both artistes.

"Bagpipes From Baghdad"

Oh! It's music to my ears, Oh man! How can I describe, the way I feel?
Fuckin great man! Okay, let me see How could I begin...

Locked in Mariah's wine cellar all I had for lunch, Was red wine, more red wine, and captain crunch,
Red wine for breakfast and for brunch, And to soak it up and in between snack, crackers to munch,
Mariah, what's ever happened to us, why did we have to break up, All I asked for was a glass of punch,
You see, I never really ask for much,
I can't imagine what's going through your mind after such,
A nasty breakup with that Laftin Hunkler, Weisman Gale, Nick Cannon better back the fuck up,
I'm not playin, I want her back you punk, This is Hello Kitty bedspread satin funk,
Mixed with egyptian, with a little rappin pump, Zappin Eric Clapton, (Shaft?), Frank Zappa crunk,
And yeah baby, I want another crack at ya,
You can beat me with any spatula thatcha want, I mean I really want you bad you cunt,
Nick you had your fun, I've come to kick you in your sack of junk,
Man I could use a fresh batch of blood, So prepare your vernacular for dracula acupunc-ture

[Chorus]
Bagpipes from Baghdad When will it ever cease, for Pete's sake he's crazy, to say the least
Bagpipes from Baghdad What's going through my mind half the time, when I rhyme, while blowing on my
Bagpipes from Baghdad Sombody turn the vacancy sign on, 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my
Bagpipes from Baghdad I run the streets and act like a madman, holding a glad-,

You can be a permanent fixture, In my lyrical mixture, I'm the miracle whit trixter,
My sig-nature sound, when the tube of lipstick's around, I'm bound to put on in an instant, wow
Man what an ensemble, what an assortment of pharma-
Ceuticals, it's beautiful, pill dust in my palm, my Cuticles get residue just from touching the bottle,
Never knew I could remind me so much of my mama,
I'll cut you like Dahmer, pull a butcher knife on ya,
The size of a sword boy, I'm like a fucken Red Sonia,
Get it stuck in your cornea, Nice knowin ya Norman,
You're so fuckin' annoyin, Drop the shovel boy, you don't know what the fuck ya doin',
I ain't playin' no fuckin' more, Nick Cannon you prick, I wish you luck with the fuckin whore,
Every minute there's a sucker born, Snuck up on Malachai and made the motherfucker suck on a shuck of corn,
Shuck of, shuck of corn, shuck of corn,
Hit Jason in the face with a hockey puck and told him it's fucken on,
What the fuck are you doin',
You're runnin' over the snow blower, With the lawnmower, blow on your Bagpipes from Baghdad

[Chorus]
Bagpipes from Baghdad When will it ever cease, for Pete's sake he's crazy, to say the least
Bagpipes from Baghdad What's going through my mind half the time, when I rhyme, while blowing on my
Bagpipes from Baghdad Sombody turn the vacancy sign on, 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my
Bagpipes from Baghdad I run the streets and act like a madman, holding a glad-,

In the bed with two braindead lesbian vegetables, I bet you they become heterosexual,
Nothing will stop me from molesting you, Tittyfucking you til your breastnipple
Flesh, tickles my testicles, Is what they said to the two conjoined twins,
How's it going girlfriends, you need a boyfriend, You need some ointment, just make an appointment, Who's gonna see the doctor first, we'll do a coin flip I just got my one year sobriety coin chip, When the bad get going, how bad does the going get
Baby you shouldn't have any trouble rubbing groins wit Each other, especially when you're joined at the hip, I'm going to get the needle, new thread from the sewing kit,
An attempt to seperate em and stitch em back at the loin shit, Lured the little boy with the chocolate chips ahoy chip Cookie, lookie even took me a polaroid, bitch

[Chorus]
Bagpipes from Baghdad When will it ever cease, for Pete's sake he's crazy, to say the least
Bagpipes from Baghdad What's going through my mind half the time, when I rhyme, while blowing on my
Bagpipes from Baghdad Sombody turn the vacancy sign on, 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my
Bagpipes from Baghdad I run the streets and act like a madman, holding a glad-,

[Vocoder] Hum-de-lay-le-lah-aaahhhhhhh [X4]

"OBSESSED"

So Oh Oh So Ohhh
Will the real MC please step to the mic?
MC- You need an MC, place to be
MC the MC

All up in the blogs
Say we met at the bar
When I don’t even know who you are
Say we up in your house
Sayin’ I’m up in your car
But you in LA but I’m out at Jermaine’s

I’m up in the A- you’re so so lame
and no one here even mentions your name
It must be the weed, it must be the E
coz you be poppin, hood, you get it poppin’

Ooh boy why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know- lyin’ that you’re sexin me
when everybody knows it’s clear that you’re upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn’t impress
Last man on the earth- still couldn’t get this

You’re delusional, you’re delusional
Boy you’re losing your mind
It’s confusin ya, you’re confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you’re bathin’ in windex

Ooh Ohh Ohh boy why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo Oohhhh Soo Oohh Obsessed

You on your job, you hattin’ hard
Ain’t gon feed you, gon’ let you starve
You graspin’ for air, I’m ventilation
You out of breath, hope you ain’t waitin
Tellin’ the world how much you miss me
But we never were so why you trippin’
You a mom and pop, I’m a corporation
I’m the press conference, you a conversation

You’re delusional, you’re delusional
Boy you’re losing your mind
It’s confusin yo, you’re confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you’re bathin’ in windex

Ooh Ohh Ohh boy why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo Oohhh So Oohh Obsessed

Sorry Sorry by Super Junior

2009-07-20T00:00:00.009+08:00

Super Junior is no stranger to the Korean Pop culture, and after so long only this song somehow catch my attention and so is the MTV, I guess it must have been hard work to make a MTV non-stop with no error and I wonder how many NGs it took before they could complete this music video without dancing wrongly.

By the way, I think this is the biggest boy band I ever seen and everyone of them in the music video are from the Super Junior group non of them are those extra dancer.

Take a look for yourself....enjoy!

Super Junior Vol.3 - SORRY, SORRY (Version C)

01. SORRY, SORRY

02. 그녀는 위험해 (She Wants It)

03. 너라고 (It’s You)

04. 사랑이 죽는 병 (Love Disease)

05. 첫번째 이야기 (Love U More)

06. 니가 좋은 이유 (Why I like you)

07. 마주치지 말자 (Let’s not…)

08. 앤젤라 (Angela)

09. RESET

10. MONSTER

11. WHAT IF

12. 이별… 넌 쉽니(Heartquake) (Featuring 동방신기_U-Know & Micky)

13. CLUB No.1 (Featuring YeonHee, Lee)

14. HAPPY TOGETHER

15. 죽어있는 것 (Dead at heart)

16. SHINING STAR

Gathering

2009-07-19T01:49:00.004+08:00

Time do pass quickly, today I was meeting with my college mates and we were talking and obviously we have known one another for more than 13 years and it seems like just yesterday. It is always great to see friend excel in their working and personal life. Obviously some are married with kids and yet some of us are still single just like me.

Ever since I left college as the year passes by, the lesser I am in contact with my college mates. Everybody is busy with their work and life. Whenever they text me or call me, I would try to make it for some of the gathering as I find it great to know how my friends are doing. Sometimes I may hurt in a way that I put pressure to myself after meeting them. I would pop the questions what have I achieve compared to them?

Sometimes all the meeting up or gathering just makes me feel inferior in a way. But yet I am grateful and happy I still do have such friends around. We do talk casually, no hostility, no competition, but I guess if the environment were like that I probably won't attend such gathering. Anyway I had a great time and partly it is because to promote the cushion covers that I have been selling. I guess it is good to still stay in contact with most of your friends, you might not know what they can do or help you in the future. How the chain reaction could cause even though it started of small.

Step Of Faith

2009-07-17T00:00:00.001+08:00

Just recently been meeting back some of my old friends which I have kind of lost contact with. And I though I go through tough choices and decisions but I guess everyone goes through the same thing and practically thinks the same way too.

There are times that I have been caught at the cross road, which way to take and it keeps linger in my head before the decisions has been made. There are always pros and cons in either choices, and it is always the other choices is something which you would like to venture into and yet have no experience in it and yet you have the opportunity but then you are afraid to take that step of faith into the unknown.

There are just too many things that goes in my mind, just too many "what if". But then again, if this "what if" keeps popping up I guess I won't be going any where but just stay complaisant. So there are times, in taking that step of faith into the unknown really takes a lot of courage and we will never know what would the results but to have faith it will work out and most importantly, no regrets. It really do take me some years to actually take the step of faith into the unknown. But somehow there are things that just pull me away from it and in the near feature, I will definitely take that step again which I would like to challenge myself.

Thank You!!!

2009-07-16T08:06:00.005+08:00

I would like to thank all my friends and their families in supporting me by buying some of my cushion covers and of course those who help to make it happen. I have been trying very hard to get things going and on the right track but it is never and easy task. And I am really bless that I have friends been giving me ideas to go about it and a lot of input which almost overloaded my harddisk space, which I'm still trying to absorb everything I can.

To my surprise some of my friends which I have lost contact with slowly resurface and just a week ago I met an old friend which I have lost contact for more than a year or two. And yesterday we meet up for a drink and catch up with old time sake, a lot of information being shared and casual chat.

Just these few days a lot, I have learned a lot from all my friends and it just keep my brain exercising and I think in a way it is good before my brain slow down since I have not been working for quite some time.

Once again I would like to thank you all those who have supported me, making Living Tapestry comes true, giving me ideas and last but not least my business partners for making it work.

Living Tapestry Contest Update 2

2009-07-15T11:21:00.004+08:00

Time flies and two weeks has passed and it is the time of the week to update about the Living Tapestry contest. Up till now I only got one entry and if by the end of the contest still no entries I guess she will be the winner without a doubt. And here is the list of entry:-

Khemy - "The Epitome of Loft Living"

Keep those entry coming in, if not Khemy would be the crowning queen for this contest. Remember, there are only two weeks left before the closing. Gear up and start sending those entries in for a chance to with yourself prizes with RM100.

All the best!!!

How?

2009-07-13T00:00:00.003+08:00

As most of you know, I have been searching for job since March and had no luck in getting any. So I start sewing some cushions to tell online to make a living in order to support myself during this hard times.

I have been thinking a lot and trying to do something that is totally not related to my field of work. A friend of mine has been talking about opening a printing shop to do colour printing and the idea was on and off as we could not find a good location with the right price. And finally we got to find it with almost the right price and I am already up for the challenge but then now, I might have to put that idea on hold or probably hault.

Just a few days back, I brought my cushion covers to meet a friend at a shopping mall since she is interested in them. As I passed by I saw my ex-lady boss which I use to work part-time for her and she is selling all the home deco stuff. The chance is here and I ask if she take consignment so that I could put my covers to sell there. And to my surprise she is up for it, which just makes my day seems brighter. And she offers me a part-time job too while I do my own stuff and looking for new opportunity.

I thought since now the economy is not that good, at least there is a job rather then nothing to support myself. But what about my colour printing shop that I wanted to start with my friend? Again my salary is solely base on sales which is not stable so is this part-time job. I'm totally caught in between.

Cute Babies

2009-07-12T00:00:00.001+08:00

For all the baby lovers, here is a video of babies in action. It is Evian Water advert and how it actually affect our body. Hope you enjoy the video as much as I did.

Snap Shot

2009-07-11T00:00:00.000+08:00

As usual, nothing to do just play around with the digital camera and I did not expect the results where this nice. Totally loving it. I just can't wait to get myself a nice digital camera, it is just so troublesome for me without a camera. I guess I will have to patiently wait for it and work very hard to sell more cushion covers in order to get myself a nice digital camera to take more nice photos.

Somehow I just got addicted to photography and I'm sure these are amateur stuff, but I am loving it. I guess a picture tells a thousand words and different interpretatons.

30-Hours Famine Info

2009-07-10T12:57:00.005+08:00

World Vision 30 Hour Famine

Urban Camp Famine Challenge

Why are we doing this?
Over one billion children are living in extreme poverty. They have no access to food, clean water, shelter, medicine and education. The 30-Hour Famine is a tangible way for us to help these children and tell them Malaysians care for them.

How does it work?
24 hours + 6 hours = 30-Hour Famine

For 24 hours we fast and learn about global poverty issues through games, activities and videos.
The last 6 hours are spent at a star-studded Famine Countdown event at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, where we break fast together with thousands of DIY Famine Campers from every corner of the country!

How can I get involved?

Join us: Sign up now as a DIY Famine camper!
Donate: Individual donations and corporate sponsorships are welcome.
Volunteer: Help make our DIY 30-Hour Famine a reality
Spread the word: Send to a friend.

For more information about the 30-Hour Famine, please visit: www.worldvision.com.my/famine2009

Please contact James Bak at 012 2221200 or james@ebakz.com if you would like to participate.

What I need to know?
Section 1
Date: 22nd August 2009 till 23rd August 2009
Time: 12 noon Saturday to 12 noon Sunday
Venue: Bandar Utama Central Park (park opposite 1 Utama New Wing)

Section 2
Date: 23rd Augsut 2009
Time: 12 noon till 6pm
Venue: Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil

What I need to bring?

Tent (sufficient for you and your family or friends)
Sleeping Mat or Bag (if necessary)
Personal Torch Light
Smiles & Commitment for the cause

What do I get from the camp?

Actual famine & poverty experience
Knowledge about world food crisis
Certificate of participation
T-shirt (not confirmed yet)

What I need to pay?

RM20 for the running of the camp
Minimum of RM120 (forWV) in form of donations from you, your friends and family
Sponsorship in goods for the running of the camp (Optional)

What exactly is going to happen?
You will have to pitch your tent and rough out your night at Central Park where you fast (no solid food) and simulate about global poverty. There will also be videos and challenges and task to complete in regards to it. Yes, you are expected to fast for 30 hours with no solid food. For Muslims that are already fasting during the Puasa Month, you are not expected to fast ourside the standard fasting hours. You are not expected to leave the camp as there are programs arranged for you throughout the 24 hours. Last 6 hours, we will join people from all other famine camps in the country to the main Famine countdown at Bukit Jalil.

Closing Date: 20th July 2009

30 Hour Famine

2009-07-09T00:00:00.004+08:00

Just recently I had a sms from an old friend, which I was kind of lost contact with. With the sms content about this 30 Hour Famine, but what caught my eyes were the word "charity". So I called back to find out more and I guess I was out dated, it seems like it was on the radio as well. Then I did some digging what was all these 30-Hours Famine was all about.

What is 30-Hours Famine?
The 30-Hour Famine is a global movement against hunger and poverty. Participants go without food for 30 hours and get a glimpse of the dire conditions that children and families in need endure everyday.

They also raise funds, transforming their hunger into hope for children and families in need. The Famine aims to inspire and empower ordinary people to care for those in need, both locally and globally.

On 22-23 August 2009 the whole Malaysia will be participating in this 30-Hour Famine and you can check out the listing of camping site nearest to you and participate. You can gather your friends and family to join and locate your favourite camping site and prepare to get a taste of hunger like other less fortunate people around the world.

With your hunger,
Funds is raised.
With your hunger,
Live is saved
~kenong~

I was wondering to gather a few people to join me and I am sure it would be nice, anybody would like to join me?

List of camping sites in Malaysia click here contact the person-in-charge of the camping site and register yourself.

For the 30-Hours Famine Malaysia official website click here.

If you wish to find out more like how to prepare yourself as a camp leader, what other activities, testimonies, photo gallery or even donate just click here.

Living Tapestry Contest Updates 1

2009-07-08T00:00:00.002+08:00

With a blink of an eye, one week has passed and it is time to update about Living Tapestry Contest. So far, there is no entry yet from Tapestry and -Mystery Zone- but I am still having a hopeful thought that, more entries will be pouring in soon.

I just wonder whether is my rules and regulations that scares people away or my prize isn't attractive enough or just that everybody are busy for the time being. Anyway there are still 24 days till the end of the contest, I guess it is still early to tell the respond.

to join, click here to find out more.

Desktop Wallpaper

2009-07-07T00:00:00.003+08:00

During my free time before the actual Living Tapestry was being launch, I actually did a desktop wallpaper for myself and some of my friends too. There are time I wish I know more about Photoshop and Illustrator so I can fully utilise all the functions there is. I guess all I need is time to actually know most of the things but at the same time, time is not on my side.

I will definitely take some time off to learn all there is to know for me to my work smoothly. Been spending a lot of time in Living Tapestry, looking for a job and worrying what will happen next as I have not been working for almost seven months. Just keeping my finger cross and hope everything will be alright. Leaving you a desktop wallpaper

((1200 x 800))

Amaryllis

2009-07-06T00:00:00.006+08:00

((infra red effect))

As some of you, it is a jungle out there in my garden. Flowers bloom all year round and different flowers, different timing and just these few day my Amaryllis bloomed and it is very beautiful and I manage snap a few photos of it, again with just a normal digital camera. And here are some info about the flower.

Meaning
Pride, splendid beauty, timidity

Origins
Known botanically as hippeastrum, from the Greek hippos, which means "horse", amaryllis bloom are huge, trumpet-shaped flowers clustered atop stately long, leafless stems. Members of the Amaryllidaceae family, amaryllises are at home in the tropics, and are native to South America and Africa. The flowers are traditionally sold during the winter holidays, both as cut flowers and packaged in potted bulb kits.

Availability and Vase Life
Year round, with peak supplies from October through May.

Care and Handling
If store in cold place, keep temperatures between 41-50 F. Temperatures below that my result in discolouration of petals and buds. Handle amaryllis carefully as blooms bruise easily.

Design Uses
An amaryllis stem is striking when used alone or in a vegatative design. Allow room in an arrangement for the flowers to open fully. Heavy amaryllis blooms may need extra security and support of a hyacinth stake or bamboo rod inserted into the hollow stem. The stem tends to curl outward when standing in water, which does not affect the life of the flower, but can disturb the design. To remedy, wrap a piece of clear tape or a rubber band around the end of each stem.

Colours
Reds, pinks, oranges, salmons, white and bi-colours

((infra red effect))

Fashion + Dog Show

2009-07-05T00:00:00.001+08:00

Had been busy these few days out till late and didn't really have time to blog. I was at Mid Valley Exhibition Hall for a pet fashion show, some of my friends will be walking these handsome and pretty dogs. When I first stepped into the back stage, there is this Siberian Husky called Yankie just caught my eyes and I instantly fell in love with him. He just look so smart and loveable and very friendly.

I did not bring my camera there, so I manage to snap a few dogs with my mobile phone. Once I manage to get more photos probably upload them up again. All I can say was I wish I own these dogs but I'm sure it is going to cost me a fortune. Here are some of the photos taken, I can't remember the names of the dog because most of them have funny names so I can't remember all of them.

Shih Tzu

Golden Retriever

Pomeranian

Schnauzer

Siberian Husky

Movie Time

2009-07-02T09:26:00.005+08:00

It has been awhile I went to the cinema, there isn't any good movies around and was kind of busy. But I would not miss anything for Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen as I grew up watching Transformers. There are definitely a lot good and bad reviews about this movie and I think you just put them all togather and that is the what I think.

It was not that bad and it was not that good either, no dissappointment though. A lot of new transfomers but quite redundant in a sense they don't talk they just transform and fight, so practically that is what they do, no character. But if you are looking for action pack kind of movie, you got it! It was nice to see all the actions and it was never a down moment in the movie. So for me it is still an acceptable movie.

Living Tapestry Contest

2009-07-01T00:00:00.023+08:00

18" x 18" - 2pcs & 18" x 11" - 1 pcs

It has been awhile since my last giveaway contest and the time has come for another contest. In conjunction with the opening of my new online store Living Tapestry. I am going to held a contest, who can give my newly open online store the best SLOGAN wins the contest.

Here are the rules and regulations

Give a slogan for Living Tapestry my new online store and the reason why?
Post your entry at your blog and link it to this post (1 entry) and Living Tapestry (1 entry)
Add the animated GIF to you side bar when the contest is running (3 entries) [get the html. below]
Get a friend to join, you and your friend will get (1 entry each). Please state who introduce and link to his/her post too.
International entries are allowed.
Each entry's slogan will have to be posted in separate post, it does not matter if is on the same day.
The contest will be running simultaneously with another blog, Mystery Zone. Updates on the entries from both blogs will be posted weekly till the contest ends.
Contest runs from now till end of the month, 31st July 2009 11:59pm (GST +8:00).
Leave a comment here to state you have fulfilled all the necessary requirements and I will do my surprise visit to your post.
We will base on the entries to select the best slogan best fits Living Tapestry.
With the best slogan, the winner will get to win prizes worth RM100 sponsored by Living Tapestry.
Living Tapestry have the right to replace the prize with the same value.
The winner will be announced at Living Tapestry website on 3rd August 2009.
Living Tapestry reserve the rights to use the winning slogan at their discreet.

So fellows better start cracking your head for some interesing slogans. Very eager to see all the entries and hope see you guys pour in with entries.

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Gathering...

2009-06-30T15:53:00.007+08:00

This is no ordinary gathering and I'm sure it is going to hit the 7pm news on TV today and the news stand for tomorrow papers. It is the HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force) gathered right outside the DAP office right in the neighborhood.

I don't really blog anything political and just just leave you with some of the photos of the gathering which brings even the police force are here. I guess I am faster then the 7pm news......

Getting Closer

2009-06-30T00:00:00.004+08:00

The day of my long awaited online store is almost complete and will be launching very soon. My friends and I have put a lot of time and afford into this project to make it come true and now the fruit of our labor is almost complete. And be sure to drop by and see what we have for everyone.

By the way, check in tomorrow for I will be having a contest, for more details. Stay tune....

We Are The World

2009-06-28T20:29:00.010+08:00

A blogger friend started this We Are The World tag when she came across this game to name the original artistes who sang the song We Are The World. Sorry to say I was kind of young to remember the names of the artistes so I will leave it to those who are good at it by click here to play there game.

And with the game, she was inspired to gather as many bloggers as possible into a single list and not I'm taking my part.

*Start Copy Here*

You do not have to be tagged to play along. The game is simply and so are the rules.

1. Copy from *Start Copy Here* through *End Copy Here*

2. Add your site(s) to the list. Just be sure to post at each site you add.

3. Tag as many bloggers as you like so the list keeps on growing.

4 Let me know your blog's name and url by leaving me a comment HERE. I will add you to the master list

5. Come back and copy the master list back to your site often. This process wil allow late-comers to get as much link benefit as the first ones in.

We Are The World Bloggers Master List:

1. Emila Yusof 2. The Other Side of Emila 3. Mariuca 4. Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery 5. Meow Diaries 11. Unlisted One 7. Spiff, the Spaceman 8. My Sweet Escape 9. Nota Nurul 10. Life’s Tapestry 11. Spontaneous Insignificancy 12. LadyJava 13. Miss Igorota 14. AnnyBoo 15. Yoon See 16. Jia’s Life 17. Nessa’s Mumblings 18. Also Mommy 19. The Walk of Life 20.Pretty Firefly 21. Untouchable EARTH 22. Baterya 23. Comedy Plus 24. Bain Cardin 25. Strawberry Milkshake 26. Turn-U-Off 27. Jom Heboh Di Sini 28. Notes by Marvic 29. Memoir Mez30.Origena 31.Walking Newspaper 32. Nurul Aqilah 33. Bluedreamer 34. Breaking the Boundaries 35. Life According to Me 36. A Great Pleasure 37. Time Goes By 38. Kancing itu Butang 39. In my Kitchen 41. Fyzal’s Territory 40. Wiggy’s World 40. A Simple Life 41. A Taxi Ride 42. Single Life of Me 43. Little Bits of Info 44. Ode to Adrienne 45. KMP 46. Mommy’s Little Corner 47. Wondermom 48. Tom’s Place 4 Well Whatever 49. Empty Streets 50.You’re next!

*End Copy Here*

I Need A Home

2009-06-28T00:51:00.007+08:00

The day after my Bangkok trip, early morning my mom came back after her morning walk with the neighboring housewives and says there is a kitten in the drain. So i followed her to see the kitten and to my surprise the little kitten is still alive in the wet drain and I seriously don't know how it got there as the location of the kitten is quite hard to reach and besides that the water would have drown the kitten before it reach that part of the drain.

My mom holding a stick and I was holding a dust pan, as my mom try to push the kitten to the dust pan and I am suppose to catch it before it fall to to the deeper part of the drain. Thank goodness it did not took us long to rescue the kitten and brought it back to clean and feed the kitten. The kitten where so small, about the size of my 2 palm put togather and before I could post it up here to ask for adoption my dad actually give it to a part-time cleaner who wanted the kitten.

All I can hope for now is, hope the little kitten have a good live. So anyone wanted cats or kitten please do let me know, at least next time when there is kitten I know who to look for before we crack our head how to handle the kitten.

Michael Jackson Is Dead, His Music Live.

2009-06-27T00:00:00.003+08:00

OK I think it is the most talk about news this year and probably as much talked about as 911 incident, back in 2001 is the death of a King, Icon, Legend and some even call him god, Michael Jackson. Since now the wave of MJ is on the rise, I'm going to leave you a link to download his Michael Jackson The Ultimate Collection comes in 4 disc.

Disk 1
01. I Want You Back
02. ABC
03. I'll Be There
04. Got To Be There
05. I Want To Be Where You Are
06. Ben
07. Dancing Machine (Single Version)
08. Enjoy Yourself
09. Ease On Down The Road
10. You Cant Win
11. Shake A Body
12. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)(Single Edit)
13. Dont Stop Til You Get Enough
14. Rock With You
15. Off The Wall
16. She's Out Of My Life
17. Sunset Drive (Demo Version)
18. Lovely One
19. This Place Hotel

click here to download

Disk 2
01. Wanna Be Startin Something
02. The Girl Is Mine
03. Thriller
04. Beat It
05. Billie Jean
06. P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)(Demo Version)
07. Someone In The Dark
08. State Of Shock
09. Scared Of The Moon (Demo Version)
10. We Are The World (Demo Version)
11. We Are Here To Change The World (Demo Version)

click here to download

Disk 3
01. Bad
02. The Way You Make Me Feel
03. Man In The Mirror
04. I Just Cant Stop Loving You
05. Dirty Diana
06. Smooth Criminal
07. Cheater (Demo Version)
08. Dangerous
09. Monkey Business
10. Jam
11. Remember The Time
12. Black Or White
13. Who Is It
14. Someone Put Your Hand Out

click here to download

Disk 4
01. You Are Not Alone
02. Stranger In Moscow
03. Childhood
04. On The Line
05. Blood On The Dance Floor
06. Fall Again (Demo Version)
07. In The Back
08. Unbreakable
09. You Rock My World
10. Butterflies
11. Beautiful Girl (Demo Version)
12. The Way You Love Me
13. We've Had Enough

click here to download

(note: I don't know how long these songs are going to be available for download from the link, so far disc 1 and 4 still able to download)

Text To Speech....

2009-06-26T00:00:00.002+08:00

Need a translator? I found one that is good enough for me. As most of you know I do speaks Mandarin but somehow I don't read and write them, so it is quite troublesome for me to read chinese blogs as I only know a handful of chinese words and that is all.

If possible, I do not want to trouble my friends to read it out for me, as I know sometimes it is quite annoying. And finally I found something that helps me to read all the chinese blogs for me, it is call "Text To Speech" and all you got to do is cut paste the words into the box and select the language to be read. It is as simple as ABC, but bear in mind that it is a computer reading it, so don't expect it to be read like normal human being.

This amazing website reads in few languagues like English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. Besides that, it also help to translate any languague to type to any language you want. But how accurate is it? Not so because it seems to direct translate what you type to other language and it sounds weird after translate to other language and the meaning totally different.

Tag Dalam Bahasa Melayu

2009-06-25T00:00:00.001+08:00

Baru balik dari Bangkok dah kena tag dari Khemy, yang bagus sekali yalah...pertama kali aku kena tag dalam Bahasa Melayu...biar aku cuba bahasa Melayu aku ada basi ke tak...

Bekas kekasih saya adalah: tak ado
Saya tengah mendengar: kesunyian
Mungkin saya patut: tidur
Saya suka: barang yang cantik
Sahabat-sahabat baik saya: melambak tapi ada siapo yang ado hati tak tau la
Saya tak paham: buat apo sampoi sekarang pun tak dapat kerja
Saya kehilangan: kerja
Ramai yang berkata: lepas hujan datanglah matahari...tapi sekarang awan banyak matahari pun hilang.
Makna nama saya: ken = can = boleh
Cinta itu adalah: satu keseksaan (if there is such word, I wonder)
Di suatu tempat, seseorang sedang: manalah I tau apo dia sedang buat?
Saya akan cuba: dapat kerja sebelum akhir bulan ni.
Ayah SELAMANYA membawa maksud: tunggu sahaja lah.
Telefon bimbit saya: Sony Ericsson
Bila saya terjaga dari tidur: tidur balik la..
Saya paling meluat apabila: orang yang suka "gossip" belakang kau.
Pesta/parti adalah: sesuatu dah lama menjauhi dari saya.
Haiwan yang paling comel yang saya pernah temui ialah: ala...semua anak kucing dan anak anjing pun comel la...
Peringat umar yang paling menyeronokkan bagi saya ialah: sekarang kut.
Hari ini: bosan
Malam ini saya akan: tidurlah apo lagi?
Esok pula saya akan: tak tau lagi...esok baru tengok nak buat apo.
Saya betul-betul inginkan: duit banyak-banyak...melambak...
Ketika anda lihat wajah anda di hadapan cermin pagi ini: aku perlu botox!
Pusat membeli-belah atau arked permainan: dua-dua pun nak, boleh?
Makanan Barat atau Jepun: semua pun gasak.
Bilik yang terang atau gelap: tengok la masa and buat apo......
Makanan segera adalah: untuk dimakan segera?
Ayat terakhir yang anda katakan pada seseorang? bye bye

Tag 2

Apakah perasaan anda sekarang? Ada sikit suka hati ada juga susah hati
Saya nak makan? Baru je makan nasi lemak kat mamak
Saya tak suka? Kena tipu dari kawan karib
Impian saya? Jadi orang kaya...ha...
Haiwan yang saya tak suka? Manusia...boleh tak?
Saya harapkan? saya dapat kerja dengan cepat. kocek dah kering kontang
Jika boleh putarkan masa? jangan ambil kad kredit...jahanam sekarang... =(
Saya pada 10 tahun yang akan datang? jelas semua hutang aku.
Handphone saya adalah sebuah? alat komunikasi la apo lagi.
Saya pernah bercinta sebanyak? 2 atau 3...ke tak de...dah lupa.
Kawan-kawan saya? ada yang gila, ada yang baik, ada yang diam, semua jenis pun ada la.
Pernah dikhianati? Siapo tak pernah?
Apa yang hendak anda lakukan terhadap orang yang mengkhianati anda? Apo pun tak nak buat...Tuhan akan lakukan...jimat tenaga....
Siapa yang anda nak Tag? Orang Angkasa (spiff), Nessa & Diya

Akhirnya dah habis, puas aku buat tag ni. Satu hari nak buat tag ni...susah betul...

Unforgetable Bangkok Trip

2009-06-24T10:02:00.010+08:00

Yes, I'm back from Bangkok, Thailand. It was a great trip, tired but it is totally worth it. This was my third time to Bangkok and it still quite new to me simply because, my first trip was in 2006 with my mom to visit my brother and wife in Bangkok. Over, my brother and wife are tour guide and just follow wherever they bring.

My second trip was with a bunch of close friends from Singapore and Malaysia and they have been there many times so again, just follow the group and didn't really observe the directions and finally this time and a tour guide to my friend. Holding the map and walk around town to find back the places I have been to and bring my friend to shop as well, it was totally a whole new experience.

I guess now, I'm quite well verse with the Bangkok town, so anyone need a tour guide and don't mind paying for my flight ticket, can always leave me a note. ~LOL~

Leave you with some of the photos I have taken from this trip.

Business & Leisure Trip....

2009-06-19T14:00:00.002+08:00

OK, by the time this post being release, I am on my way to Bangkok for business and leisure trip. I'll be back very soon to update my blog, just to keep you update a little more on my online store Living Tapestry with some image of what I have taken last weekend.

Stay tune for more......

Uplifting Award

2009-06-19T00:00:00.004+08:00

Just found out that I got an award when I was MIA-ing. The award was given to me by Yoon See, and to my surprise there is no rules that comes with the award and I can give it to as many people I wanted to or as few people I wanted to (this is what I like).

For this particular award I would like to pass it to Phirence ((废人· 滩)) my best buddy who has gone through a lot with me and probably I never express this to him, I always love reading his blog and the way he writes about life and how he express it in a different ways. Sometimes I do wish I could write like him but the only problem is I don't read and write chinese and I will have to get my personal helper to read it out for me.

Another person is Jimmie Leen, but unfortunely he actually stopped blogging and closed his blogs. He do writes in chinese too. I have no idea why, they can express it so well in chinese with those flowery words and makes you ponder about life.

Phirence and Jimmie this is for you both and please don't stop writing what your heart felt and I will always be your number one fan. I may not leave any comments but it does not mean I have not been there. It is all in my heart....

Dilemma

2009-06-18T07:30:00.002+08:00

I have bought my tickets to Bangkok early this year with my buddy Lek Wei, primary to visit another buddy of mine, Phirence who is suppose to work there but ended up he is working back in Malaysia. What really concerns me is very obvious, influenza A(H1N1) that is happening globally and seems like Thailand's case of the pedemic has been increased. But I have been waiting for this trip for such a long long time and I don't wish it just goes down the drain just like that.

So, before my friend and I go travel, we have been checking out informations about it, whether it is save to travel and extra precaution

WHO (World Health Organisation) does gives a lot of information about this pedemic which I think it is useful for everyone and I do encourage that everyone should take a look and have a better idea on how to protect yourself against the pedemic. Of course there are a few questions that I need an answer and I found it in WHO website.

Is it safe to travel? So, what would your answer be? check out the answer here.

What can I do to protect myself from catching influenza A(H1N1)? click here to find out more and of course there are other Q&A which I think it is quite relevant and useful for us.

And you can download the Internation Health Regulations (2005) here. It comes in few languages so do check it out.

So, I will be away for the weekends and I need all your blessings and prayers for my friend, Lek Wei and I to be safe.

(ps. Lek Wei If you don't want to go and if there are too many people worried about you, you can tell me to cancel it and you know my answer.)

if only....

2009-06-18T00:00:00.003+08:00

If only

I were younger.

If only

I were your lover.

If only

I could take care of you forever.

If only

I can be with you day and night.

If only

.............................................

An Award

2009-06-17T00:00:00.002+08:00

It has been a very long long time I received an award. And I seriouly totally forgotten and besides that I was not been blogging and active in blog hopping for awhile. I was rather busy and mostly lazy, just slack off with no ideas and inspiration to do it.
But this is the only successful thing I have done so far, blogging for 1 year non-stop, which I think it is an achievement. But of course I won't just settle for this only. There are more I would like to do.
Anyway really thank Marvic for giving me this first award after my MIA for days, weeks and months. Again like any other award, there are simple rules to it.

The rules to the award.
1. The winner can put the logo on his/her awesome blog
2. Link the person you received the award from
3. Nominate at least 7 others blogs
4. Put links on those blogs on your
5. Leave a message on the blogs of those you've nominated

So now I'm going to pass the awards to.

Lek Wei ((-Mystery Zone -))
Phirence ((废人· 滩))
Emila ((Emila Illustrated Blog))
Anny ((all i wanna do is p...))
Nessa ((Mumblings))
Yoon See ((Greener Pasture))
Cindy ((Cindy's Crafty Bites))