Rainy Days Are Here To Stay

It has been raining everyday since like.. I think a month ago. My poor friend John came up with this theory that the rain likes to rain on him. ekekeke Cause he says that every time he has to go to the car for work, it'll start to rain. Normally it will rain in the afternoons or in the evenings. It hardly ever rains in the mornings. I don't mind the rain so much if it rains in the afternoon during lunch hour or what ever the hour is.. as long as it's not at 6.00pm, the time that I will be leaving my office to go home. Sigh, nowadays I have to make a habit to bring an umbrella.

Surprisingly, it rained this morning. I was quite surprise to see the dark cloudy sky and feel the rain drops on my face. Luckily, I remembered to bring my umbrella along before I leave for work. Hehe..

Actually I used to enjoy the rain. When I was little. Well, people might think it's because children likes to play in the rain. FYI, I was a really obedient little girl so I don't play in the rain. What I normally do when it rains, back when I was this little girl (Well little in the age sense, not physically, ok imagine this, I was already 160 cm tall when I was 12, my daddy used to call me his little giant), was to grab a book and read. I would be in my parents' room, sitting down on the floor, leaning against the wall, sitting right below the window. At the background, there would be my mum preparing tea time snacks and the sound of the mahjong being played. Back in the good old days, my daddy and his friends would be playing mahjong almost every afternoon. There and then, I would be in another world, following the journey of the book.

Well, don't be surprised folks, yes, I am a book worm. I love books. Back when I was a little girl (I start reading stories when I was 7), I can finish 10 of those children/teenage novels each week. I have a library card since I was 7. Each library membership allows us to borrow 2 books, so by the time I was 10, I have around 5 membership cards. My brother's, my mum's, my cousins', mine, all for me to borrow books to read. I stop going to the library when I was 11, as I finished the children section. I started buying books instead. Or I would receive books for my birthday, Christmas or some hand-me-downs from my cousins. My dream would be having a mini library of my own.

Nowadays, when it rains, I still love to read a book. I'll switch the aircon on, lying on my bed, curl beneath my blanket and with a book in my hand. That would be a perfect time to let loose and pretend that I am a character of the story. An escape from the harsh reality of this world.

Mundane Days

~ Mundane Mundane Days ~ with nothing much to do except for work, eat, watch tv, read, commute, and sleep. Can't go out shopping as my finance - overbudget. Don't feel like partying too as - waste money - and it's quite boring actually unless it's once in a blue moon and with the right group of people. I feel like going to Borders and buy some nice books to entertain me. Sigh. Saving is really HARD!

Food is Evil and Hunger is Good

I need to re program my brain to think that way. Either that or I need to stop being greedy and eat only what I need. Also, have to practice the habit of choosing healthier and not so fattening food. Why, oh, why I dislike sweating? Why am I so lazy to exercise? Why? Really need to start moving my butt.

Cath's Disaster Recovery Plan

1. No more suppers
2. No more sweet drinks
3. Only 2 cups of coffee a day - maximum
4. Skipping 100 times everyday?
5. Half my rice portion.. Decrease carbs and increase protein
6. Lift some weights daily?
7. Swimming during weekends?
8. No more all-you-can-eat outings
9. No more booze
10. Drink more green tea
11. 50-100 sit ups a day?
12. No more junk food - Don't be tempted.. Don't be tempted
13. Hehe Go window shopping during the weekends.. walk more..
14. Drink at least 3 litre of water daily
15. Yoga?

Perhaps some of you would notice that I actually put a question mark (?) next to some of my steps.. Hehe.. This is because.. I'm not that sure that I can actually do all of that.. especially now.. eversince I start working.

Losing weight is tough when you are working as you cannot pay all your attention to the project. You do not have as much time as you used to have since you need to spend at least 9 hours at work. And travel around 2 hours to work and from work. 1 hour for dinner and shower. 8 hours for sleep. 1 hour to prepare to work. Another 3 hours for others.

Let me show the calculations here:-

1 hour - prepare to work
1 hour - journey to work
9 hours - at work and lunch
1 hour - journey back home
1 hour - shower, clean up, dinner
3 hours - Miscellanous (TV, Meet friends, Clean room, wash clothes, Read books, Rest)
8 hours - Sleep
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24 hours - Total
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Now, do you know what I mean by... no time? Sigh. I need more time. And let me justify my extra need for rest - I need to stand for 35 minutes in the LRT... so in total - I stand for 1 hour and 10 minutes everyday. Yeah I know standing non stop for 35 minutes is not that bad. But I will be in a sardine can LRT - a really jam packed one - with so many people pushing you and trying to fight for your space to stand. So that 35 minutes is really a war. (My friend and I calls the Putra LRT as the energy sucking tube!) And I walk 10 minutes to office - so in total 20 minutes of walk daily.

Anyway, to end this - Total weight to lose - 10 kgs. I hope I am successful this time. Wish me luck people!

Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Miu Miu, Tom Ford, Celine, Nina Ricci, Dior, Lois Vuitton, Fendi, Chloe, Burberry, BCBG

My Dream.. When can I own them? When??


Anyone willing to donate to Cath's Dream Fund?

Pretty pretty please....

For those interested, give me a call.


P.S. No strings attached please! hahaha

Memories of Jakarta - Part 1 - Erna's Birthday

I've been wanting to post these pictures up 2 weeks ago. But I procrastinate... was lazy to upload and find it troublesome. Anyway, here's some of my pictures in Jakarta. I miss my Jakarta colleagues...

We were at a place called Kelapa Gading if I'm not mistaken. It was Erna's birthday and we went out for lunch (Erna is my Indonesian colleague. A pretty and friendly girl). Was quite far from office and haha.. when we came back.. it was a 2hrs ++ lunch.. maybe close to 3.. hahahhaa.. The restaurant's called :-

It's a Japanese buffet restaurant... and it's only rm20+ per person!!! Cheap right? And it was a satisfying meal! I think it was one of the few times in Jakarta that I ate alot..

Me, posing with my chopsticks and food. Haha. You can see Erna walking behind me, she's looking for food!! Let the feast begin! Gareth the Makan King telling Wei Wei his apprentice what is on the plate. Me taking some soup in my mini steamboat. The hand next to me belongs to Erna.

Hmm.. why do I like to take pictures with my chopsticks?

Me kissing the birthday girl. Muackssssss. Happy Birthday! Miss you so much.. We didnt manage to go Plaza Senayan!! and and.. where's my pempek??? (For those who doesn't know, pempek is a fish ball like food..in different shapes - other than a ball, haha.. and eaten with a spicy vinegarette sauce)

Birthday gurl kissed me!! Hehe.. I was enjoying it. You can only imagine how sweet it was.

Wes, ME and Erna. Wes is my housemate. (psst, he's hooked to online games, like warcraft, dota). He always watch tv with me when I was staying there.

Second take. Ehehe.. First take was not enough. Need to take second to make sure I look nice. Yeah I know, I'm vain.

In Jakarta, I stayed with Hui Ling, Xui Shin, Wes and Felix. I'll upload Hui Ling, Xui Shin pics later. I hope I have Xui Shin's here with me. Felix, you can see him in the group photos below.

Yeah Yeah, another picture of me. Well, I did admit I'm vain.

Me and Shervene. She's a sweet sweet and pretty girl. Petite too!! Eh, whose hand is that? I don't like! Take again!

Haha.. Finally.. no disturbance.. no funny hands at the side. Jhen Chien, ME and Gareth. Jhen Chien sat next to me at work in Jakarta. Poor boy, I kinda like to trick him. (Shsss.. He's shy) Hehe.. Gareth is my team mate and also Jhen Chien's house mate. They are so close, they can be mistaken for brothers!Well, another shot..of the same people.. cause.. I didn't look that nice in the first one. Hehe

From Bottom Left to Right: Wei Wei, Erna, Gareth
From Upper Left to Right: Weng Keong, Jhen Chien, ME, Wes

Second take. A more solemn one. The first one, someone was trying to be funny.. and all attention scattered..
From Bottom Left to Right: ME, Shereen, Erna, Wei Wei
From Upper Left to Right: Shervene, Angela, Sou Jeen Pretty girls, must take more pictures. I think we look more comfortable here. Hehe

Suppose to be all girls. Suddenly one fly flew in. Ekeke.. Anyway, that's Ah Wee or Willy, he's a friendly and nice guy. Just a tad naughty.

The whole lunch group. Haha.. Alot of us sneak out that day. We were getting ready to leave.. But group shot first!!!!
From Bottom Left to Right: Sou Jeen, Wei Wei, Angela, Sherveen, Erna, Shervene, ME, Wes
From Upper Left to Right: Jhen Chien, Ah Wee (Willy), Gareth, Felix, Chris, Weng Keong

Erm.. this shot.. tak jadi.. cause Sou Jeen's face was covered. Hehe

All of us were not ready. Scattered like chickens. Except for Willy.

Ok. We finally manage to get back into a group. Look at how Gareth and Chris are standing. Hehe.. Must be tiring.

A tiny shot of us. We look so small...Same people.. Different pose. We were trying to be more creative. Wakakaka

On our way back. Erna's driving. Me being naughty.. wanting to take her candid shot.. with me in it!! Hehe

I was trying to get a picture of the people behind.

All of them trying to hide. Wouldn't allow me to take.

Still can't take them. Sigh.. might as well take myself la. Hehe.. Erna being cheeky.. She should be concentrating on the road!!!!

Well.. End of part 1 - of Jakarta.. later when I have the time.. shall upload the rest.. I wonder when will I be able to see Erna again? and also.. meet the rest.. they are still in Jakarta.. the project will only complete next year.. I think..

May all of us meet again!

Some Random Thoughts

• Funny how we are always looking for answers and directions.
• Funny how we don't know what we want and need others to tell you or help you with it.
• Funny how we think we want something but when we get it, we realized that we don't want it that much.
• Funny how it's easier to forgive than to forget.
• Funny how certain memories are etched forever in your mind but not others.
• Funny how long a person can stay hurt.
• Funny how easy it is to be hurt by some people and not others.
• Funny how fragile a friendship or a relationship is.
• Funny how a person becomes more cynical the older she becomes.
• Funny how hard it is to be satisfied.
• Funny how a person can only realized the importance of some things only after she lose it.
• Funny how insecure a person can become.
• Funny how I am wasting time talking nonsense here.

A girl named Secret and a guy named Bambi

Haha.. Yesterday I was chatting with my best friend, Des and she told me a funny story. She said that she is somehow cursed with having to meet people with funny names and couldn't laugh (even though she really wants to) at them (as it will be rude). She said that she met a girl named Secret Ong. Haha.. Funny.. and I wonder why secret? why not cigarettes? Haha.. Cause, to tell you frankly, when I was little, I couldn't differentiate secret and cigarettes... chicken and kitchen.. haha.. That was before I could spell. I was really little ok?

Another person she met would be a guy named Bambi Ng. Hahahahaha.. ok FYI, Bambi in the cartoon is a male.. although the name does sound like a girl's name. The funniest thing is, the name is really in his IC, (for the sake of my non Malaysian friends; IC stands for Identification Card). I pity that guy.. I wonder how many times he had been made fun of. I promise myself that I won't put my children through that kind of torture. Haha

One more experience she shared with me was.. one day, she had to call a person named Carey Tan Lee Hin. A guy answered the phone and she asked, "May I speak to Tan Lee Hin?". The guy replied, "Yes, speaking.". and she said to me, " The worse thing is, I can't laugh. I have to maintain a normal expression and speak normally to them when all I want to do is laugh."

Well, my dear friend, I understand your predicament. But.. on the bright side, these kind of situations make you practice your..er..er... ability to put on a mask.. hahahha.. for the sake of business. A valuable lesson.

Back to my question, why do people name themselves that? or why do parents name their children that kind of names? Any ideas?

Lack of Makan Places to Go During Work

Yeah.. that's right. Not many places to go for lunch unless I drive but I don't have a car for now, so..no choice lor.. unless follow other people's car.. Else I need to walk at least 15 minutes to have lunch. The nearest place to eat would be the 8th floor of my office building which kinda sucks. The food there doesn't really taste good unless it's the mix rice and it smells like a stuffy oily mamak and makes you smell like one once you enter that place.. even for a few minutes! Plus it is NOT cheap!

I wish I can forego eating during lunch~ if only I don't feel hungry or get gastric...

Wisdom Tooth Out!

Yesterday I was at work and was still writing my blog when I suddenly felt that I can't stand my toothache anymore and want to seek some help at the Government Clinic. I called the one in Bangsar and the one in Kelana Jaya. The one in Bangsar says registration will close at 11.30 and the one in Kelana Jaya says it will close at 12.00pm. It was already 11 plus when I left the office so I was hoping that I could make it for the Kelana Jaya's dental clinic. I called them again and surprisingly, someone there told me that they do not attend to outpatients on Friday. Damn! Why didn't she tell me earlier when I first called?

So went looking for a private dental clinic in SS2. The one that I used to go, the dentist was not in and her Saturday is full. Was simply looking around and saw one at the same row with Mc D's.
I went in there, really nervous but was not afraid cause I was actually thinking that the dentist would just check my teeth and give me some anti biotics... Yes I know that my tooth would have to be extracted but I was not expecting it that day itself.

So imagine my surprise when Mr Dentist told me that he is going to extract my tooth there and then. OMG.. I was so scared and nervous.. even more so when he told me that he would need to stitch the wound up. I was really really scared.. I think I almost cried.. hehe.. abit paiseh.. Anyway.. in my mind, I was actually praying to God.. asking him to give me the strength and for everything to go smoothly, to finish soon.. Mr Dentist was actually quite nice. I think he's in his 50s.. and he was actually trying to calm me.. telling me there's nothing to it.. and when I started to make some noise cause I was afraid, he actually told me that "Shsss... there's nothing to be afraid of. You will make me nervous too if you are afraid. So.. shss.." then he said, " There's so many people here.. Shy la.. so be brave!"

Haha, funny dentist. Yeah I admit, I was kinda cowardy.. but to give me credit, this is only my second time to the dentist for extraction. And I really really dislike open wounds, knives, and blood!

Anyway, I'm still healing.. it is really hurting alot! and I'm having a headache. I can't eat much cause it hurts when I eat. sigh. I think I'm getting a fever.

Looking for KAKIs for drinks around Asian Heritage Row!

To all my dear friends,

I am looking for KAKIs for a night of drinks around Asian Heritage Row. Anyone up for it? I must say, I want a group of at least 5.. muahahahhahahhahaaha Some certain friends must MUST come... I want to make a list first..

Cause I can't go these few weeks anyway.. my toothache~~~~ I think my inner mouth is swollen.. I'm going berserk because of this... It's driving me mad! It's getting harder to eat. It hurts when I swallow. For someone who likes eating that much, I'm kinda losing my appetite. But too bad, I am still not losing any weight. Sigh...

Ok, bout the list.. anyone that is interested, please leave a comment here....

Lunch at Cochine, Asian Heritage Row

Today I had quite a long lunch. HAHA From 1pm til 3.45pm. Akakakakaka. We went for lunch at Cochine. Read about it here -> http://www.asianheritagerow.com/Establishments.asp

Free lunch, yippee!! Paid by the company. Hehe. The food was average. The ambience -> would look better at night. During the day, it is not bad, I mean quite good, it is classy and even exclusive..Quite interesting, there's a small pond with some koi, if I'm not mistaken. They have different types of seatings. Those small stools type, restaurant long table type, pubs long couch and table type, etc. I'm sorry but don't really know how to describe. Hehe

They offer Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian food. It's quite interesting to the taste buds but I am not really into this type of food. Too bad I didn't take any photos. We shared the Cochine Platter.. Er.. Er.. Really do not know how to describe.. Damn.. really quite hard to review bout food. haha.. not my expertise. I had a main course too but don't remember the name. Some sort of glass noodles. Oh, and I had a banana split. Nothing special bout it though.

Anyway, I will go back there for drinks at night for the sake of the ambience but not for the food? hahah.. Enough said right?

Life is not a bed of roses

Sigh - My tooth is really bothering me. Painful - Just went to see a normal doctor for painkillers. Took one .. the pain didnt recede but I feel that my cheeks are numb. The same feeling I get when I drink some sort of green tea. I'm suppose to apply some ointment to my gums to make it numb but I cannot reach my tooth.. It's too deep inside.. Guess have to forego that till I'm home to use a cotton bud to apply it.

I hate my presentation skills. I really suck at it. I do not know why. Even though I know the facts but find it hard to say it out. And also, most of the time I will feel that I do not need to tell this and that, cause it's a common thing la, simple thing la... so in the end, made my presentation sucks! I need more practice.. and more confidence... where to get some confidence? someone, help me!

Nothing really special is happening.. Except for my stupid toothache. People advice me to remove my wisdom tooth.. but.. it'll cost me rm400 and it's blardy painful. And I heard about the procedure - sounds so scary and complicated! And the healing process - gosh.. swollen cheeks? And painful til can't move my mouth? I don't want.. I'm scared..

I heard that I'll also need to take a 3 days mc.. due to the healing process... I really don't want to take mc now as I'm afraid I might not be able to catch up with my work. I really need to do well. I do not feel satisfied with my own performance. I'm really disappointed with myself. My presentation~~~~~~

I want to go home and sleep these away!

Ouch, toothache & bad hair day alert!

Ok, wait, the reason I wanted to post a blog today is not to talk about my toothache and bad hair day. Yeah, I know it's my title for the post but that's not the main reason. The main reason is to announce something. Here:

HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY, JOHN!

May today be a wonderful day for you and have a great year ahead!

Ok, back to my day, I'm having a rather nasty toothache (however, I still can eat - Not a good news for me) and quite a bad hair day. I'm going to present something to my boss soon, and I'm afraid that I might not have enough info or that my effort is not good enough. Sigh. However, I've done my best. I'm getting quite nervous now.

I think I must visit the dentist soon - I'm just worried that he might ask me to remove my wisdom tooth. I think that hurts alot and darn! It costs a bomb too!

My hair - I think I did not style it correctly today - I don't feel like putting effort on my appearance today, feeling rather lethargic.

I feel so fat. I wish that I'll lose some weight but I don't know why I find it hard nowadays to control my appetite. I seriously need to do something to it. I hate feeling the flabs around my body.

Ouch, ouch.. money or pain? To extract my tooth or not? Ouch!!!!!!

LRT sudden stop/brake and someone fainted?!?!!

This has been an eventful morning. First the LRT had a sudden stop right before the Pasar Seni Station. It was such a sudden brake that almost everyone lost their balance in a jam packed/sardine can LRT. Fortunately for me, I just got a seat at the Masjid Jamek Station. Then right before the Ampang Park Station, a girl/woman fell down to the floor. I heard a loud thud; it was her head hitting the floor and there she was, lying down. Some people helped her up and placed her in a seat. She looked so pale and sickly. However, once we reached Ampang Park; which was less than a minute.. she stood up and followed the crowd out of the LRT. Btw, my stop is Ampang Park too. So once she reached the escalator, she was looking daze, staring about.. and fainted again.. I was already on the escalator, going up. Luckily, there was a few nice women helping her out.

Ok, here's my two cents. Please people, if you are not feeling well, stay at home. Do not go to work no matter how urgent it is. Your life is more important! And I really do not understand why she had to get out of the LRT so soon and wanted to go up the escalator even though she was feeling faintish? She should just sit down at the benches at the Ampang Park Station. Sigh...

Anyway, remember me saying I wanted to bake a cheese cake on Saturday? Well, I did! And it turned out all right. Hehe.. But it's not cheap baking a cheese cake.. cost me around RM50.. so might as well buy from Secret Recipe right? But it was fun..

Spicy Pan Mee Causes Stomach Discomfort

Stomach discomfort~~~ I had "Lat Lat Pan Mien" for lunch today and now, my stomach feels like there's a big ball of heat inside.... also today is my second day of menstruating.. I don't think that helps either... sigh.. I want to sleep...

On the bright side, I'm planning to bake a New York Cheese Cake tomorrow. Hehe.. Wish me luck! Tonight I'll be rushing home from work (Afraid that it'll rain, and besides, I'm bringing my notebook home - Not waterproof ok?), go to Ikano to buy my cheese cake ingredients, then bring the stuff home and go out to One Utama to catch a movie at 9.20pm. I hope I have enough time. Let me see, I reach home from work about 7 then from KJ to Ikano takes about 15mins, shop for ingredients and parking and go home about an hour and 30 mins, sigh means I have to quickly put away my stuff in the fridge and then go out again to make it for the movie.

Haha.. and I shall have to start baking at 7.30am tomorrow. As I want my cake to be ready to be eaten at 4pm. So I have to ask someone to help me put the cake into the fridge at 3pm as I'll be out. I'm meeting up with my college mates which reminds me to announce something now.

Oooh, announcement - Congratulations to my friends that are graduating this Sunday! I'm so happy for all of you. Remember the happy times when we were still in college? I miss it~~ I miss skipping classes for yamcha sessions.. I miss the rush of finishing my assignments last minute. hahaa.. and most of all, I really miss all of your companionship. I miss YOU! I hope we will keep in touch always. Take care, my dear friends.

Can the people next door stop drilling?

This is so driving me out of my mind. I'm in my office, trying to analyze something.. and the blardy people next door starts drilling. Yes, I know they are renovating. Yes, I know they are considerate as they only started their drilling and hammering at 5 pm. But But But...why can't they wait another hour and start at 6? I am so so so grinding my teeth now. It's so noisy and I feel like boxing someone. Pray do not let anyone test my patience today! I'm going to leave sharp at 6, bring my notebook along, and do my work at home. Can't concentrate here anyway!

Look Beneath Your Toilet Seat

I would like to share my horror to everyone. As usual, I went to the loo, doing my usual business. Wait, let me explain. I'm the kind of person who dislikes having the toilet seat up, so my toilet seat in my bathroom, is always down. Ok, let's continue the story. After I finished relieving my bladder, I wanted to wash the toilet so I put the toilet seat up. To my horror, I saw a cockroach right under the toilet seat. OMG, all this while, when I was sitting on the seat, there was a cockroach underneath my seat. Yucks!!!!! This is a nightmare. Ok, this experience reminded me of an email I received a couple of months back. I didn't think that it was true or that it'll ever happen to me!

Three women in KL, turned up at hospitals over a 5-day period,all with the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and vomiting,followed by muscular collapse, paralysis, and finally,death.There were no outward signs of trauma. Autopsy results showed toxicity in the blood.These women did not know each other, and seemed to have nothing in common. It was discovered, however, that they had all visited the same Restaurant along Jalan Kuchai Lama within days of their deaths. The health department descended on the restaurant,shutting it down. The food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested,to no avail.The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to the hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been on vacation, and had only went to the restaurant to pick up her check. She did not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom. That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read, drove up to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the toilet seat. Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider. The spider was captured and brought back to the lab,where it was determined to be the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata),so named because of its reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is extremely toxic, but can take several days to take effect. They live in cold, dark, damp climates, and toilet rims provide just the right atmosphere. Several days later a lawyer from JB showed up at a hospital emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been away on business, had taken a flight from Indonesia,changing planes in Singapore, before returning home. He did not visit the restaurant, while there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was determined to be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in India. The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB)ordered an immediate inspection of the toilets of all flights from India, and discovered the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) spider's nests on 4 different planes! It is now believed that these spiders can be anywhere in the country. So please, before you use a public toilet,lift the seat to check for spiders. It can save your life! And please pass this on to everyone you care about.

P Susthitha Menon(Susi)
Photonics Technology Laboratory
Department of Electrical, Electronics and System Engineering
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(National University of Malaysia)

Well, ok, it did not exactly happen to me. And I still do not believe the spider story. But now, I realized that it is possible for something to hide beneath your toilet seat. So please people, check what's beneath the toilet seat first before you sit on it. IT'S CREEPY!

I'm kicking off that habit!

• Ok, here's the deal. I've finally decided to QUIT SMOKING once and for all. Been procrastinating bout it for a WHOLE YEAR already. Been smoking ALOT and smoking LESS on and off. Been saying it's due to stress or mood swings but I realized now, if I really want to stop, I have to do it now or never cause I can keep on giving myself excuses or just do it! Now, NOW I INTEND to STOP!

Well, the benefits of stopping are as follows:

• Better looking skin (Age slower & lesser ZITS)
• Whiter Teeth
• More money in my purse
• Better smelling breath
• Reduced risk of lung cancer & other types of cancers
• Better image. PEOPLE can finally stop thinking me as BAD/WILD
• Finally, no more hiding behind my family's back & no more lectures from those who cares. HEHE

Well guys, wish me LUCK! Here's to a better lifestyle & to a better CATHRYN!

Today's my first!

Hi there, as this is my first post, I believe that I should introduce myself.

My name is Cathryn. This year, I am 22. I wish I am 18 though. Yeah, I guess every women on Earth wished that they are younger. I think I can say that I am eccentric. I am weird.. in some ways. Most people would say that I am a chatterbox. I guess I give people this kind of impression. Ok Ok, I shall be a better writer and explain why I am so-called "weird/eccentric".

Well, I like to make sure that my butter remains the same way it is when the wrapper was opened. *Ahem, yes, definitely it'll be smaller but what I mean is that it is still flat and squarish, just like new! Another weird habit is, (*blush) I actually count how many rings when I call my friends to prevent it from going to the voicemail. Even if I do not pay full attention to the call, for example, I'm talking to another person while waiting for the call to be answered, unconsciously, I would still be counting. And once I've finished talking to the person, and resume to pay attention to the yet-to-be-answer call, I would know exactly how many rings it has been ringing.

I think that's enough of my secrets out. HAHA..

Recently, I've been doing lots of reading as part of my job, I need to do research about other countries. I came across this American couple, travelling around South East Asia and do some voluntary work. They experienced so many obstacles, dirty hotels, really jammed packed busses and language barrier. The journal is funny but too bad it doesnt have a conclusion. I wonder what happen to them. Do go read it (http://www.ballofdirt.com/journeys/7867.html). It's funny and interesting. There is this entry about Bangkok, Thailand, and they were talking about this delicious smelling and heavenly tasting coffee bread from, yeah, you guessed it! RotiBoy! Our own Malaysian bread that seems to be a favourite to almost everyone.

Hmm.. YummY~~ I shall be off to my dreams again. Ooh La La..