January 27, 2009

Gong Xi Gong Xi...

Thanks for all the wishes of good health n wealth. I wish all of you the same :)
As usual...im stuffed from all the eating during CNY!!

Pig's are gonna have some bad health this year...and ALL the horoscope readings told me im not suppose to change jobs this year. This stuff kinda makes sense sometimes huh...

So how many of u know the actual story of the 12 animals in the chinese zodiac?
Lots of different versions are told.
Mainly its made up of:
12 animals (in order) -> Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig
5 elements -> Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water

2 stories that i've heard of on the origins of the animals.
Story #1:
Before Buddha left earth, he called upon all the animals to kinda say bye!....and only these 12 showed up.

Story #2:
The Jade Emperor was having a party, and the rat was in charge of inviting all the other animals. The rat and the cat were good friends but for some reason the rat tricked the cat into believing the party was on another day. So the cat missed the party, didnt make it as one of the 12 animals in the zodiac sign and became a sworn enemy of the rat. Now you know why cats love to chase n eat rats :)

Story #3:
The Jade Emperor (again!) was having some sort of race. All the animals in the zodiac are named as they each reached the final stop.

Wiki has an interesting story about a water race.

Here's an interesting insight to what a PIG is like
(source: http://www.usbridalguide.com/special/chinesehoroscopes/Pig.htm)

The Pig is a fun and enlightening personality blessed with patience and understanding. People born under the sign of the Pig enjoy life and all it has to offer, including family and friends. They are honest and thoughtful and expect the same of other people. Pigs can be perceived as oblivious or gullible because they do care about others so much that they will do just about anything for a friend in need. "Its better to give than to receive" would probably be the Pig’s motto. Pigs are more comfortable giving of their own time or attention than they are to ask others for it. They do not find asking for help an easy task and would rather carry the burden themselves. Pigs will do anything they can to maintain a sense of peace amongst family or friends. This can lead to a tendency to be taken advantage of, but Pigs basically forgive and forget everything. They are compassionate souls who simply want to keep the peace.

And my favourite: The Libran Pig
These Pigs are sophisticated, beautiful individuals who make great companions. They are easygoing and lovable, but a bit indecisive.

January 19, 2009

Thank U Mr.Ramly

Hello 2009....
This is late...i know :)

Christmas was a blast as always. I did manage 1 gift of my santa's list :)

Back to work and still not a fan of waking up in the mornings...eventhough i only wake up at 8:30!

New years was spent at home.

Yesterday, we had a family lunch at a chinese restaurant which had karaoke!!!
My my...the family is already loud WITHOUT a mic so can u imagine? :D
ABBA was a total hit and the boy even crooned "Wonderful Tonight"....awwwwwwww....
What a tiring thing this karoke..screaming on top of your lungs, without any care of how BAD it sounds and shaking booty on the floor. So if you don't wanna invest in a gym membership or any bulky gym equipment at home, get a karoke set man...its definitely a workout!

And the devils are finally back on top of the EPL table! Yaay! We own it la ok? :p

This week looks like an eventful one. Sunday started off with family lunch, tuesday is the looooooooong awaited buddies meetup, and wednesday is the Mogwai concert.
Who's Mogwai? No, its not the cutsie gremlin...its a scottish band called Mogwai. I'm totally digging these "alternative" bands lately. Favourite song of the mo': Tumble & Fall - Feeder. Go check em' out on youtube or something. Awesome song!!

I went for a haircut last night. Its 3 inches shorter now ;)
So here's the thing, one of the things i dont mind paying the extra (extra,extra,extra) ringgit for are my haircuts. So my usual hair stylist (che wahhh...i got my own stylist all ok!), wasnt around...crap! And knowing the norm, prices always get hiked right before CNY. But lucky me, this place just right outside of Isetan, The Gardens was having a good promo, so i decided to go check it out. I am a self-proclaimed hair salon critic!
Back to this place....Fuh! Excellent service man...super nice ppl working there. I came out of there feeling super duper good...and knowing that my hair is "so healthy" and has "very nice natural waves" muahahahahaha!

So anyway, the reason for today's post title is...i was sooooo damn hungry after the hair-cut but didnt know what! to eat at the gardens. So on the way home, i stopped by this burger man in Tmn Desa...and ordered a burger ayam special. Oooooooooo.....ramly burgers can never go wrong man. Which is why i want to say thank u mr.ramly :D

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