An Ordinary Me doing Ordinary Thing

We may be the so called closed friend, but we only contact each other once a while.

So while I'm not busy shopping today, I "loiter" around Facebook and you've just updated your posts.

I recalled that it was some time ago since the last time we had chat.

So I decided to Facebook-ed you just to know what have you been up to recently.

It turned out that we had a long chat through phone.

All this while, I knew you've taken a different path from your original plan and I always wished you all the best in your new route.

But I didn't expect that you felt so bad with all those that had happened on you on this route.

After digesting all your grumbles, all I can do was imagined myself in your shoes, feel it and try to imagine how would I react.

And then, I offered some words of encouragement.

Frankly, I wonder whether all those plain and ordinary words from the deepest of my heart will help you.

But at least I think that our conversation will make you feel better as you've voiced out all those things in your heart.

Up until the moment I don't know what should I said anymore, you suddenly thanked me and said that I was the first person to give you some encouragement's words and that you felt motivated to go on with your plan.

My mind went blank and I was very surprised upon hearing it.

To tell you the truth, my eyes were filled with tears and I felt like crying at that moment.

Like I said, I just wanted to know what you've been up to.

Never in my mind that this conversation we had would have help you, let alone the words that I had said.

I'm glad that you find my words motivating.

Here and now are the last few words from me to you:

"I got your back!"

"Forget You"

I didn't know Gwyneth Paltrow could sing like that! ^^

Down Memory Lane

Saturday, 19th February, 2011

6 months after my graduation day, I went back to a place that I had spent for most of the times for the past 3 years-the Pearl Island of Malaysia, Penang. The purpose of returning to the old place? Spent a precious time with my beloved sistahs! As most of the member of the sistahoods are staying over in Penang, I myself travelled to the north to meet them. I took Friday night's train and reached Butterworth at 5.30 am. As the earliest ferry to the island only started at 6 am, I waited for about 15 mins at the train station before I went to the jetty. Though it was a weekend, there was a crowd at the jetty at this hour. I guessed the ferry still played an important part for the people to/from the island. The cool air breezes while the ferry moved and I felt like I was back "at home".

As I took a bus to my destination, I started to "mesmerise" the times that I had spent in Penang throughout my university days. The 30 minutes bus ride really brought back all my memories.

As I reached my destination, I truly thought that I was coming back to start my new semester! Arghh! It really brought back all the memories of the times I stayed here!

the best part of USM which can look over the sea~

the place where I learnt about languages~

"terjumpa" my old friends~^^

the new library~

nevermind if I can't enter the new library...pic with it will do~

my faculty with its tutorial rooms~

the hall where I got my scroll~

the Penang Road in USM~

lecturer halls full with memories~

the road I've taken for the past 3 years~

As I've finished "enjoying" my old times, it's time to starts the "agenda" of the trip! =)

must do:breakfast at Sg. Dua's Plus Two's wanton mee~

KTV-ing at Red Box at First Avenue~

sistahoods in the lift! ^^

After a day full of entertainment, we headed back to one of my sistah's house. All of us stayed over at her house. We chat, we ate, we drank and we played hard. At the middle of the night, we all finally dozed off.

Sunday, 20th February, 2011

Woke up around 10 am and get ready to have our breakfast/lunch at the nearest hawker stall. We said goodbye to a sistah as she was going back to her home, and went to Queensbay Mall and spent the last few hours at Old Town coffee shop, before I said goodbye to the remaining sistahs and got into the bus and headed back KL.

It was a real tiring journey, but it's worth it as I spent the some quality time with my beloved sistahs! ^^

外婆到我家来！^^

外婆甚少会离开自己的家，因为外婆是经营杂货店的，所以很少关门没有营业。由于阿姨打算要从外婆家回来我们家，舅舅建议来我们家一趟。难得外婆爽口就答应了，所以他们都浩浩荡荡地来了。难得外婆也来这里过一天的新年，我觉得超兴奋的咧！也因为外婆来这儿，我的另一位阿姨及家人就来咯。虽然只是来几个钟，然而我还是觉得很高兴，毕竟，外婆是那种千呼万唤都不会离开家门而到远方的人（除了出席亲戚的宴会）。

外婆万岁！^^

PROTON Malaysian Open 2011

没亲眼看到李林交战，真是很不爽啊！！人家已经"预算"他们会在决赛相遇的，结果林丹却在quaterfinal的时候退赛，让我失望极了。人家也不就是因为要看这场赛才去看总决赛的嘛，怎知会是这样。 真是人算不如天算！没有李林的交战，李宗伟与陶菲克那场赛的比分数是一边倒的，也不怎么激烈。反而是男双，女双及混双比较激烈，四位球员们在场上的交流实在是精彩！

究竟要等到什么时候才我可以亲眼目睹这场李林交战呢？？

思。念。

思念与你们混在一起的日子。

思念与你们相聚的日子。

思念到戏院看戏及唱卡啦OK的日子。

思念追着看戏看到三更半夜 才睡， 隔天又得七早八早起来的日子。

思念睡到十一二点才起来的日子。

思念过着无忧无虑的日子。

思念不用担起任何包袱的日子。

思念十三年的读书生涯。

思念与全体家人相聚在一起的日子。

思念想念他的日子。

永不停止地思念。

原来，是这样。

现在的我才真正的明白这个原理：

原来，存钱不容易。

因为，花钱很简单。

上班都有半年了，可是，却存不到许许多多的钱。真是“佩服”我自己啊！但是，也不能怪他人啦。毕竟，我都是花在必需品上。单单保险都拿去我两个月的工钱了，再加上生活费用。。。

虽然是跟父母一起住，可是我也有义务出钱啊。看着存折里的数目越来越少，心里真的不是滋味。

以前，我总是认为只要自己能够赚钱就能随心所欲的拥有属于自己的东西。谁知在拥有之后，心情是如此的糟糕。唉，真是的。

这让我想起ABBA的Money Money Money这首歌的其中一个歌词：

Money money money,

always sunny in the rich man's world.

是啊，有钱人都不必思考该如何花钱。他们真的是可以随心所欲的买啊！看来，我还是到梦里做个可以随心所欲地买东西的有钱人吧！因为，发梦不必用到一分钱， 反而能让我开心一下！=）

Filler-Music-Adam Lambert

Lyrics:

Hey, slow it down whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Yeah I'm afraid whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

There might have been a time

When I would give myself away

Oooh once upon a time I didn't give a damn

But now, here we are so whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Just don't give up I'm workin it out

Please don't give in, I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Yeah, it's plain to see (plain to see)

That baby you're beautiful

And there's nothing wrong with you (nothing wrong with you)

It's me, I'm a freak

But thank's for lovin' me

Cause you're doing it perfectly (it perfectly)

There might have been a time

When I would let you slip away

I wouldn't even try

But I think you could save my life

Just don't give up I'm workin it out

Please don't give in, I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Just don't give up on me

I won't let you down

No, I won't let you down.

So just don't give up

I'm workin it out

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me

Just don't give up i'm workin' it out

Please don't give in, I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Gen XYZ in The House!

Gen X, babes born in the 1960s-late 1970s

Gen Y, babes born in 1980s- early 1990s

Gen Z, babes born in early 1990s-2010s

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From playing guli (marbles) to playing video games...

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From playing teng-teng to watching televisions...

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From having complicated meals to fast food...

When there are 3 generations in the house, one can feel the differences in each other. I'm in the Generation Y, so I was influenced by the Generation X in the early of my life and adapting the new technologies from the Generation Z while I'm growing up. Things changed with time, and I can see that my parents started to improve themselves with time from using manual stuffs to electronic stuffs, the most significant example would be the usage of typewriter in the past to computer nowadays.

I would say that Gen Y were a bunch of people who can adopt changes. Gen Y was in between Gen X and Gen Z. People from Gen Y does not grew up with gadgets like computers and PS and Ipods with media technologies such as the World Wide Web, SMS, MP3s. But I "met" them while I was on the way growing up. It's easier for the Gen Y to adapt these new stuffs as they were still at the young age when those gadgets were made famous. Whereas, the Gen Z was born with those stuffs around them. So, they're like growing up with them. All these stuffs were made by inventors from Gen X. So, when these things became a part of human's lives, people from Gen X also have to learn to use them and adapt the major changes in their working routine.

The world is changing. Thus, the Gen X have to follow the steps in order to be at the same level as others. As their children from Gen Y and Gen Z (that is, me and my younger brothers) grow older, my parents too, learn from us in order to be in the same "time zone" as us. My brothers and my grown up's environment were totally different from my parents, so our perspectives of life are different from them as well. What we think as an important subject may be some unimportant subject to them. So, there were times where I was upset because my request to eat at certain place or buy certain thing were turned down. Their reason: Not worth it; waste money. When I was a kid, I used to be very upset when that happened. But as I grew older, I understand it!

So, what's next after Gen Z? It has been suggested that the next generation will be called "Generation Alpha", for those babes born from 2010. Generation Alpha.....Gosh, even the suggested name sounds so "high-tech"!

For Better or Worse?

I used to hate Saturdays during the school days, because it means that a new week is coming, with all the school stuffs and classes. But now, I can't wait for Saturday to come, because it means I can totally forget about my work and spending the time doing all the things I want and Saturday is one of the day that I can go to places other than my workplace! So, each Saturday, I try to be out of the house and go to somewhere else. It doesn't matter if I go to the same shopping malls each week, but at least I get to see different things other than ABCs in computer!

That's one of the things that has changed since I'm an employee. What I used to hate in the past, I kindda like it now. It's the same thing, but the feeling inside me is different. It has changed. All I can say is, "It's life". When we are in the different stage of life, the feelings and opinions on certain things in life changed. No one knows it changed for better or worse as I think it depends on how a person enter a stage of his life. It's all in the mind of the person.

As for now, I can only think back what I used to do in the past and why I did that. I may do differently now and in future if my perspective on certain subjects have changed. All I can do is accept the new me and to be a better me!