4 graphic novels of my choice from Shanti and Pearly.
Ok, so right now, that's all that I can remember for now! :) If I've missed out anything ... let me know. Oh yeah. Whole Lim Clan forgot my birthday except for Angela and Adryenne. And from the Skelchy Clan, Adrian and Aunt Monica and Geraldine. :D and Jonathan and Chee Weng remembered. :) I'm loved. :D
I have several events lined up for the year - ... they give me the motivation to see my day through to the next.
Closest - Mama and Pops coming down to KL. I can't wait to see them. It's been about close to 3 years now that I haven't seen them, although I speak to them almost daily - Thank you maxis for the 132 plan. Awesome way to stay in touch. My mama's the old fashioned kind - email or phone. None of this Skype voice thingy shit. :D ha ha ... She's bringing me loads of stuff too! Yay ... ! Wish that my Harry Potter was released earlier though ... it gets shipped out to them the day after they go home to the States. Oh yeah. My mom's an American now ... ha ha ... Next up in line -
Kota Kinabalu! Well, actually to see one of the best things that ever happened to me! Hanaa! :) It doesn't hurt that she stays in one of the most beautiful places on Planet Earth too. This is Hanaa looking all contemplative as she gazes out over the ocean at Pulau Manukan (great fish feeding ground by hand too). She's cool and awesome. Oh yeah - and she's hot for a Mom ha ha ha ...
The last thing that's tickling my fancy now that's scheduled for year end is the LimKlan trip to Perth (although it's in the air over Ms. Redd, The Agent and The Instructor - I'm still hoping that they change their mind *hInT* *HiNt*) Please come ok. Wouldn't you wanna be around crazee cousins who love you to death? Notice I said cousins because I still think our parents are crazee monkeys haha ...
I read your comment, and I'd just like to share with you, that despite what has happened, i.e. the way the General worded the email etc, after we had a chat this afternoon, he well, he means well, it's just that he doesn't really 'word' his email in the most empowering manner, and he realized that today, which is why he went to see your Mom, The Agent, to discuss the matter, but apparently, she's still sticking to her guns. I would ask you to please consider going, as I'm sure that we're going to have loads of fun there ... and maybe we could sneak in a tattoo session? :) haha ... think about it ok?
If ever you needed help in alienating not only the ones you love and who love you, but also your colleagues (email not shown here), please refer to my General. He's the expert who wrote the book and the thesis on it. Every time the topic of Money is brought up, his 'dominance' in this topic rears its 'fugly' head and he becomes all superior in it. Tsk tsk. I'm not saying you can't share, but don't be an ass about it. Ms.Redd, sorry that you also had to bear a brunt of it. Imagine me. haha ... also a casualty. :P
Dear XXX,
Thank you for the suggestion and really its about our relationship with money. Its about how some of us say “NO” to money. I am very clear in my mind what my objectives are for this Perth trip exercise. Everybody is welcome to do what it takes to improve our relationship with money and I am all for support team or anything else that can make us be aware of our feelings or behaviour towards this Very Strange Energy we call MONEY and how we could deal with IT. It’s a strange energy and invokes strange feelings within us about it. We give ourselves all kinds of reasons and excuses when things happen with this energy. When we get it right .... we become its master and not be enslaved by it. Keep coming up with new ideas bro and maybe you can share some new suggestions this Saturday.
To keep you all abreast and not a breast on the payment, I have to sum up the late payers as follows:
YYY, your RM 80/- is correct ie my account received it on the 8th and not on the 7th!! (I will provide doc as proof!! As far as my account shows)
SSS, you are responsible to deposit into my account and I understand from YY you will pay the penalty. As of today ie 12 June at 10.11 am the 235RM is still on 1 day float ie can be used only on the 13th. Therefore since my account shows only today its on float therefore you are 5 days late ie each one is penalised RM 25. So three of you the total should be RM 300 and since my account will receive by tomorrow RM 235/- you owe the Perth fund RM 65 more. Will all the Limklan please say Thank You to SSS for contributing a total of RM 75/- extra for the Perth Fund this month. Similarly Wai Sum ...... (I will provide doc as proof!! As far as my account shows)
Will all of you whisper please, cause you are thinking and cursing me too loudly and I can hear it!! You may call me Ah Long or Ah Short but like I said earlier I have my objectives and I also am doing all I can to raise the kitty as much as I can. Remember in Cameron’s we agreed to the deal and please just keep your part of the bargain. Whatever “disturbed or mixed feelings” you have got, just try to rationalize and reconcile it and you will be OK!! All feelings are equal and there is no right or wrong as it depends which perspective you are looking from.
I thank the Limklan for reading this long winded email of mine and I just wanna say I love all of you and I am really looking forward to meet you all this Saturday. EEE, awaiting your instructions and what is my job for the evening, just let me know and I will do my part.
This blog entry has been drafted for the 15th time, and I'm happy that I had a lunch break to mull over what I really wanted to say to you Charmaine. Whatever has happened, has indeed already happened. Water under the bridge. I can't tell you how to feel, I can only tell you what has happened, in my honest opinion.
I will not digress from what I want to say, nor will I be as erm ... eloquent as you are in describing how you are feeling, felt or will feel.
You asked for an appointment on June 9th, 3 weeks ago. My reply was in the affirmative. I didn't receive a call, nor an sms from you till June 8th, as such I sent you my text message informing you of the day's schedule, and whether you wanted to make it a breakfast appointment or other. If you felt that I was cold / abrupt or whatever you would like to attach to it, please remember that the phone, is nothing more than a means of communicating a message, there is no real emotion or essence behind it. Take it how you will, but I think you know me enough to know that I would not be rude to you, much less over an sms Charmaine. I AM 27 this year, and if I wanted to be rude, I'd just call and yell at you or something.
If anything, I thought I was letting you know about my schedule so that you could inform me how you would like to plan the appointment for the day - if you had meant that you would like to have the whole day, please let me know. I am not a mind reader.
Now, after reading your blog entry, and 'novel sms', and as incongruent as they may seem, let me say that I do not feel the obligation to apologize, as I don't feel that I have wronged you in any way whatsoever, however, I am SORRY that you are feeling the way that you are and if I made you feel that way, I do apologize.
Since you are hitting below the belt by hoping that I am liking the person that I am, let me assure you, no one else in this world right now, loves me the way that I do. I admit that I'm not the most perfect being in this world, but I'm doing my best in all circumstances.
Let me make one thing clear to you Charmaine, as it is obvious that it is LOST on you, I've never, ever really had anything that I was proud of of myself, until I started working and now it's been 5 years, and I am really loving my job now. I have something that I'm proud of, and it's allowed me to buy my dream home, which if you didn't mean jack fucking shit to me, I wouldn't have brought you there ok? I have a car that I love and my relationship with my family is getting better from the fucking hell hole that it was. Is it wrong to work at that as my priority in life? Sure a lot of times I have bad days at the office - who the hell doesn't??!! At least I do my best to correct the situation and this blog is my vent to vent out and then find solutions.
Serene said that this to me and it didn't make a lot of sense until now:
'not wanting to sound cynical, but who ever said life is fair is an idiot.. and as i grew up, moved out frm home, came to the big city, i found out how true that is.
we do the best we can in our circumstances, we aim to make ourselves happy, and you my dear, should aim to make yourself happy first & foremost. it's not being selfish, it's called 'to sustain oneself' in my dictionary ;)
then and only then will some things cease to be a big deal. you are a wonderful person, and i am proud to call you family :)
Whatever has happened, is in my opinion, due to a breakdown in communication. However, I still feel that you are sore over it . Don't tell me that I did not try to call and talk to you, I did, but you were firstly 'driving and extremely emotional' and the next you were in Singapore without any credit, hence you were unable to take the call.
Whatever it's worth, things have changed in terms of me being someone who used to love to hang out, to me loving my alone time after work. I'm sorry if you feel sidelined, but it's the same with Chee Weng and Jonathan. Don't believe me? Ask them. I haven't seen them in months, but we keep in touch with emails, blogs and sms'.
The ball's back in your court. Do what you wish with it.
... I've not bought an ORIGINAL CD in YEARS, and this is the first one that I did - because of this song, and surprise, surprise, all the songs are pretty good. Who would've thought that was possible? :)
