Monday, August 31, 2009

52 years of independence and solidarity



heyy! what a week of suspense and anticipation it was. i've gotten my placement letter and lucky me, i got posted in selangor yay=)


i used to trick my friends silly by telling them i got kelantan instead of what i asked for. and they were like jom! we go shop for ten pairs of baju kurung and some tudungs aite or you will be raped and killed and no one is going to care/know about it *gulp* these are words of encouragement from people i call my friends la. but once i spilled the beans that i actually gotten selangor, they threatened to slice me up with a parang at my doorstep. the alternative is using a pitchfork. sad=( sorry la. it was just a small lie=p


okok. so i don't mean to say that because i was one of the lucky few to have gotten my homestate and that it allows me to make jokes about being posted in kelantan and all that. no. it was just small fun talk aite. i mean if i really gotten kelantan or sarawak even, i might cry it off for a few days, run tantrums here and there and then i will come to accept that this is where god wants me to be to fulfill my life's calling. seriously. but acceptance will take quite a while. knowing me.


been to a few gatherings over the week. there was one at pizza hut, sri petaling. just a small gathering but had fun just chatting round the table. happy days pizza was on mr keivan who was my lecturer back in the university. but now he insists that i call him Keiv or Kev. Hmmm a bit weird but i guess it just needs some getting use to.



group photo. mr keivan oopps keiv i mean and syahzad. i drank more coke and soup than eating those pizzas.



keiv asked esther "how many hearts are there in that earring of yours?" i'm not sure if that is a pick up line or not but most of us think it might be!




there was once i wore this dress in a previous outing and my bodyguard told me i looked like a nyonya. with the hair bun and all wtf -_-! felt offended at first but then i tot the joke's cute.



and then there was the supposedly Last Gathering before all of us depart on our separate ways the next day. feeling sad because Lizzy is going off to perak and well, what are the chances that i'll see my classmate in the same hospital eh. was lazy to go initially but gatherings like these dun come twice unless we're talking like 4 years later when we all finish compulsory service. probably.



it's not that difficult to spot me is it? just find a female poser. it'd prolly be me already.



after last night, i knew that things will not be the same as before and that i will miss some of them dearly! dun worry, girlfriends we'll catch up on weekends if we are not on call or too drained out from 5 days of hospital work muax


it's merdeka day so happy independance day to all malaysians! while some of my friends rajin rajin celebrate merdeka eve up till the countdown to merdeka day, i was busy soaking myself in the comforts of my own home, reading my notes. by now my friends know that the most popular excuse i use these days is "dun wan larr. i scared of H1N1" but in actual fact, i'm too lazy to put on makeup, dress up and go out hehe sshhhh


tmr going to lapor diri. wahh feeling very nervous! wondering which hospital i might get in selangor. but whatever it is, i'll just accept it with both hands. can't complain or demand too much since i'm already posted within my homestate right. need to prepare my documents and continue reading up my notes.


you'll hear from me soon. keep in touch. toodles!




flamboyant government servant,
angel





Posted by Angeline at 1:51 PM

Monday, August 24, 2009

stir, stir, stir away



it's hard to describe my feelings at this point of my life. oh, 'my life'. big phrase to use but yeah, it really is like a stirring pot of emotions i'm going through these past few weeks. to call it excitement? yeah i'm excited why? because i am closer to entering a profession that i've been trained for for the last 4 years.


but the whole cloud of excitement is soon stomped by a downmarch of what i call lack of enthusiasm. this is silly. how can you be excited and then be less enthusiastic about it? i dunno. my seniors from their current workplaces tells me that there's lots of stress involved, it's a working environment that constantly places pressure on you, it does not matter whether the staff listens to what pharmacists say but rather you make sure you do what the others say and by st bernard's beard, you do it good. that's what i'm saying. so the thought of this 8-5 pressure job is not exactly what i have in mind and that's 4 years for you.


the word nervous adds to the concoction because see, you can never be sure where the government decides to put you till you get their placement letter. and even when the letter arrives, you'll only get half the news you want as it only prints the state in which you're going to work in. here, it either gives you relief that you got your home state or you'll be feeling dammed when you find out you have to transport yourself thousands of kilometers away from home or worse, fly yourself to suburban borneo. so fingers crossed that i get what i wanted which is the klang hospital nearby. just 15 mins from home. happy days


then there's also worry because you know, you're the newbie at work and it's natural hoto be over concerbed about how things will turn out for you at yr workplace. it's either everyone approves of you or you live each day feeling dreadful about going to work. but of course, i'm sure ppl will love me tee-hee =) but it's this over brimming confidence of mine that might make people respond negatively towards me..oh well. moderation works best i suppose.


i could go on on a list of what i'm feeling..but it would be a super long one and why bore you with details of it. what i'm looking forward to is the gathering with my girlfriends at home this week. unsure of the date yet but i am certain on making it happen while the holidays are still on. there might be a small cookout in the garden, lots of gossiping i'm sure, a dose of guitar hero and a couple of other activities i have in mind. quality time, yes!


i too have to help a friend of mine shop decorative items for his upcoming birthday party. scream IKEA! yay, i so need to get my heels in ikea shop shop shop^^ i'm happy that he has finally gotten the green light from his parents to have a party at home. with 40 people expected to come, it'll be a crowd. so i'm pretty excited. i hear booze partay! sound the fire brigade, people are going to set the house burning! i mean, it's his 21 birthday so being drunk with a hangover the next day is forgivable. how many times do you live to be 21 anyway? cheers to legal sex and alcohol=)


off to sleep. it's raining so, it'll make the sleep process much easier. did i ever tell you i love rain? yes, that Rain (hot korean singer you don't want me to get started on) but also, rain. some people despise it because then they can't go out and have fun blah blah blah but i don't. you know what's best? rain on a sunday morning, watching the rainbow in the afternoon surrounded by cool breeze it happened last saturday. love it anyways. feels like the highlands=)


gotta go. beauty sleep and all. update you guys soon. wish me luck. seriously, wish me tonnes of it. toodles!



xoxo,
self-proclaimed geisha assassin










Posted by Angeline at 1:40 AM

Thursday, August 13, 2009

MPS awards charity banquet



reached hotel istana around nine-ish. look here, these are the ushers for the night and all from IMU. though some of us come from different batches of pharmacy. there's elaine, bee lian, mai, alex and i from the graduating class of b105 whereas alex's gf, belle and friend, wei chien are from the junior class of b107.



grrr see my face. no make up. i just blend into the background wei.


every girl i know in this picture (including bee lian) has rebonded hair. makes you want to try rebonding too..but no, it's good to stay different. hair-wise, that is=)




our rooms for us to prepare ourselves for the night. so comfortable! i mean, when we got in the room we were practically screaming in excitement=p it was like beyond our expectations that MPS would book overnight rooms just for us ushers. i thought we would just change into our dresses and make ourselves pretty in one of the hotel washrooms..really la, worst-case scenario.




the toilet was spacious and white. very bright and rooooomy. you can even sleep on the floor and there would be enough space for you to toss and turn. but no, we're not gonna do that aren't we? it'd be stupid to do so when you have super comfy beds fit for a princess.




so naturally, camwhoring on the beds is a must-do in the midst of excitement. love the chair with the leg rest. so gotta remind myself to get one from ikea=)




we attended the briefing with ms wendy which lasted for hours and hours. continued with a rehearsal with ms nancy ho who complained we all looked too plain for her liking (RAWR!) so that's when we found out we had professionals to do our hair and makeup for us in the evening.


at that point, i was really wondering why they placed so much importance on us? i mean, we just escort the VVIPs on stage whenever neccessary, right? much like the their shadow liddat. but according to her, the escort is the first person a VVIP sees when they enter a venue and whoever the escort is made to follow, he/she has to make a very good first impression. therefore, everyone should look their very best. we're like mirrors on how good an event is going to turn out. that woman is one perfectionist, i tell you. nothing misses her eye.


after beelian and i were done with gift-wrapping and whatnot, we took our spa ticket and headed down to sompoton spa for a free 10 mins massage. they served the best lemongrass tea i've ever tasted=p





group photo at the end of the event. with ms wendy in the middle=)




with alex, the man who was responsible for bringing in ushers for the event. have to thank him for the opportunity^^



wei chien and i



the health minister is really tall in person. i was like "OMG he shook my hand!" when he did. FYI his hands were really soft *ahem*







look at what we were served that night=) i thought the food was really good.




appetizer was tomato and mozarella cheeeeeseeeee yum




mushroom soup. with a thin sheet of pastry on top of the bowl. the soup was DIVINE, i tell you. that has got to be the most REAL mushroom soup i've ever tasted. it was like every spoonful of soup i took, ten giant mushrooms must have died to make that one spoonful of heaven.




grilled dory?? ( i think) with lemon butter sauce. served with spring vegetables. like this the best=)




grilled chicken breast with rosemary




there. this picture is much better, no? i ate quite a lot. because the main course was really really good^^ and no, i'm not a glutton.



dessert whee!



what a night it was. MPS seemed cool to me all the sudden. i made lots of contacts that night - company representatives, PRPs, FRPs and possibly my future boss/ colleague. i have to make a contact card soon. so mafan to repeat or write my contact number down all the time. eh shit, i forgot where i placed all those business cards-_-!


elaine and i stayed overnight. we were the only ones who took advantage of the overnight rooms. cannot resist the temptation of staying in the luxury of the hotel istana. it's a five star hotel dammit and the room is FREE! friend called me out for a night of fun and alcohol..but erm, too tired already. sowweee was dressed up for it..but you know la, when you're lazy nothing can work out=p


breakfast the next morning. both of us..really reluctant to leave the bed. but stomach ruuumbling, crawled out in the end.





i don't eat breakfast. but when you put '5 star hotel' and 'free breakfast' together, anything goes la. it was a breakfast buffet and the spread of food was scrumptious. i started out small..just a few muffins to munch on first.



elaine's nasi lemak



but once we heard 'last call for breakfast' (we slept in late), the table was filled up with lots of food suddenly! hehe don't worry we did finish it up. no food went to waste OK=p luckily.







skipped work since i reached home at one thirty afternoon? oh well. what madame doesn't know wouldn't hurt^^



last night, i dreamt of lady gaga..AGAIN. she looked at me and asked softly "why didn't you come?" I was lost for words. her concert in singapore was sold out..and i couldn't win tickets=( she took out a felt tip pen and signed my left wrist with a flourish. Lady Gaga "there. something for you to remember me by" we hugged in front of the clicking cameras (Papparazzi song playing the background) and she left me. standing alone. someone dark held an umbrella over my head. the rain tickled down my neck. sigh.


her lipstick was cherry pink.


she smelled of Chanel no. 5.




half psychotic, sick hypnotic,
angel






Posted by Angeline at 3:57 PM

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

energy up!



hello hello! ah it has been a beautiful week..lots of fun and enjoyment over the days. attended mini gatherings with friends and wow, the magic of it! uplifts my mood all the time (it gets down when you are doing the same thing EVERY SINGLE DAY), keeps me level headed with my peers, to know what's going on with each other lives and advice when neccessary. it also helps me ensure that i am in line with what i want and plan to do. It's easy to get bored this loooong holiday but if you manage your free time well and fill it in with beneficial activities, you'll find that one month goes by in a snap!


anyway to keep you updated, i have been very busy. BUSY. but i love being busy. it makes me feel important and knowing that i play a constructive role in the activities i am involved in makes my time and effort worth while. yes, i'm still onto my part time job. however, starting next week, i'll be taking my wednesdays off so that i have time to spend in IMU. my mission there is to help guide the first years through their practical sessions. the job is smtg like that of a laboratory assistant (difference is there's no pay) but hey, this opportunity doesn't come by very often does it? besides lending a helping hand or two to the juniors, i wish to take this lovely opportunity to see how it is like to be teaching students. if a career in teaching is what i am interested in, then i might have to strongly consider pursuing a phd in near future. also, i want to take full advantage of the library to do some revision before i start work in the hospital of which i'm posted to. ZING! i just had a hair cut and realized that my hair is seriously damaged. so i have no choice but to consider cutting it short soon.


this sunday would make an interesting mark in my calender. the malaysian pharmaceutical society is organizing an Awards Charity Banquet to raise funds for the MPS building and a charitable organization as well as to reward outstanding pharmacists. Now, this banquet will be held in the evening of 9th August 2009 at the Grand Mahkota Ballroom. Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur and we have YB Dato Sri Liow Tiong Lai to grace the event with his honourable presence=)


Recognition is given to pharmacists in many different arenas such as:


MPS-Young Pharmacist Award
MPS-Pharmacist Entrepeuner of the Year
MPS-Hospital Pharmacist of the Year
MPS-Pristine Community Pharmacist of the Year
MPS-Industrial Pharmacist of the Year
MPS-Academia Pharmacist of the Year


Wah gives me semangat to work hard for public recognition=p i so so gila attention. Eh seriously i thought the whole thing sounds boring la at first..but the night will also feature a fashion show with entertaining celebrities! And suddenly MPS seemed quite cool already. There are also great prizes to be won such as LCD TVs, computer ntebooks and return flight tickets. return flight only? then how am i to go there leh..have to buy lo. cheh.


Anyway, i will be participating in the event as an escort. what do escorts do? i have been informed that we are in charge of signing in the guests, usher the guests to their seats and guide the guests of honour on stage so that they can give their speeches. sounds like fun eh=) we'll be busy so i guess my 5 inch heels is out of question for the night..but it is the perfect touch to my ensemble=/ grrrr supposedly all escorts have to wear black dresses which are deemed APPROPRIATE for a formal event like this. but knowing me. my black dresses are either too short or too revealing. bummer so i went shopping at a nearbly boutique and bought a freaking tubish black dress for this event ONLY. but hehe. i love my purchase..i am trying to think up some fashionable ways that will allow me to wear this dress when i work in hosp. i planned out my accessories and make up for the night already! chosen colors: black, silver and PINK. pink is a must, cannot leave it out from my final ensemble. KENOT. it's signature angeline already.


will post up photos of the event. hopefully someone brings a camera. or maybe i will bring my DSLR? think think think how.


oh yes, watched one of Sri Kuala Lumpur's theatre production titled the Wizard of Oz which is one of the few favourite childhood stories i grew up with in my younger years. attended this charitable event with crystal and ivan. a little skeptical about attending the play at first..would it be boring because of the inexperienced child actors? but i was wrong..so wrong! i have never seen a more talented bunch of young actors in one stage. seriously. i took 200 plus photos which is yet to be published in facebook. i hope to have a little more time in my hands so that i can edit them and publish it soon.



the main actress who played dorothy. she lives in a bungalow near mine. imma go stalk her. hehe just joking!



what's my fav character, you may ask. and my answer would be:



the wicked witch of the west





i am ng angeline and i am never lazy,
toodles.



Posted by Angeline at 7:49 PM

Friday, July 31, 2009

gimme your disco stick


i ran and ran as fast as my legs could carry me..down the corridor, went into the girls bathroom and hid myself in a small corner of the cubicle where i thought she wouldn't go looking for me. i clasped my mouth with what i realized, pale hands that shivered in fear. i tried to breathe slowly inhale..exhale..inhale..exhale i wouldn't want to let out any suspicious sound that would threathen my position in my little hideout. so i breathed very slowwwwly. there. not a sound heard. where is she? the coast must be clear, i thought. is it ok for me to go out now? maybe she's gone elsewhere and i can make an escape..OMG i am a genius at hiding myself! shuddup angeline. okok maybe i will get up and see..clack clack i stopped moving a muscle. oh no! she's here. SHE'S HERE. i tried to locate her shadow clack clack she's making her way to the further end of the bathroom and bham! she kicked a cubicle door open. oh shit! is she going to do that till she reaches my cubicle? my hideout? i am so going to die beside a toilet bowl OMG! but she didn't and it may have seemed that she had given up and was going to walk out of the bathroom clack clack clack *fades away* relief flooded in like a broken dam. thank you god. oh thank you!


BHAM! my cubicle door opened with great force and it almost hit me square on the face. SHIT SHE FOUND ME OMG OMG OMG A smile creeped on her face..her lips curled in the ends. a very satisfying yet alluring smile. she made her way towards me clack clack clack i tried to move backwards but how behind can you go when you are already in a corner. she placed her legs on both sides of my torso and looked down. in my thoughts, if i was going to die here, god bless my soul that he has sent this magnificent creature of his to do the bidding. with long blonde hair that cascaded down her well-defined shoulders, heavily accentuated curves, a graceful body to match and eyes that stare right through your soul. her perfume..oh my. bergamot and sicilian lemon. i wanted to close my eyes and indulge in the scent of what it seems coming from the angel of death. she picked me up by the collar and i was soon up on my heels. we were standing so close to each other, our noses were touching. she removed her vintage versace sunglasses. she moved on to caress the right side of my cheek. it felt numb. cold. i felt a tingle of sorts at soft points where her fingers touched my neck. the grip tightened and she said,



"Give me your disco stick"



I screamed and screamed. eh wait..disco stick. disco stick? but..but..i am a girl. and girls aren't supposed to have disco sticks right? wtf something is wrong. golly, lady gaga got the wrong person! i am spared! i can continue to live on! so i gathered some courage to mutter our the fact that i'm a girl and that no, i don't have a disco stick to give her. however, lady gaga continued on. she smelled my hair and said,



"It doesn't matter. I want YOU"



OMG i am so dead.




Posted by Angeline at 3:21 PM

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

your glorious fibreness



imagine soft warm fresh bread in front of you...sigh. it's a little chuck of baked heaven just waiting to be tasted.




the aroma of freshly baked bread is so bewitching. like looong invisible fingers that hook me by the nostrils, making it hard for me to resist the temptation of entering the bakery. the smell is so comforting, it fills your heart with happiness and it screams "i know you want me. so eat me QUICK!" OMG bread can control my thoughts and emotions at times. and when i take a bite at it, the warmness spreads in your stomach, cuddling me from the inside with each well placed bite. When you're feeling down or need a small pick-me-up, just place your bread of choice into the oven and smother with a thick coat of butter and jeebus! comfort food ready yum yum=) that's when i found out the ultimate truth..i think i'm in love. with bread wtf






but you see, not many people see bread in its divine form. it doesn't get the respect it deserves. why? bread can make you fat. bread so starchy la. bread is converted to sugar after it is digested. kenot la too much sugar make you fat! bread is fat fat FAT. ah shuddup la..leave bread lovers alone. i tell you, i can go all day having bread in each meal. it doesn't mean plain bread with butter and jam only. for example in the morning you could start off with french toast served with honey, lunch could be mushroom soup with a basket of garlic bread and dinner would be erm..an open sandwich that consist of a thick slice of wholemeal bread, slices of grilled chicken breast, carrot shavings and lettuce with a drizzle teriyaki sauce OMG OMG OMG so hungry now. so you see, bread is so versatile and you can practically pair up with any food you like. I don't know why i love bread the way that i do, but i can't help it. there are many bread lovers like me out there too. online, i found this anonymous group of I Love Bread people who shares personal stories and experiences and they too have support group forums. OMG support group? that serious, mate?


timid me: hhhhh...hi. i'mmmm *stutter* angel..ine.
everyone: HI ANGELINE.
timid me: iii..iii have *gulp* an obsession. or an addd..ddddiction, you might sayyyy.
support group leader: go on, angeline. we are here to share your worries. we are a F-A-M-I-L-Y.
timid me: okkk. ILOVEBREAD *says quickly and hides face*
everyone: AWWWWWwwwww. WE LOVE THEM TOO!
timid me: *smiles in hope* reallllyyyyy?



support group. that's cute. yeap i just had to write something about my love interest. glorious bread! i can almost hear the hallelujah chorus...ruby, the gorgeous little thing she is has just learned how to fetch. aww i feel like buying her a whole box of treats! but let's not spoil her..oh nono. out to gym soon, got to get ready^^ i'm looking forward to the fashionista bazaar this 15 of august..and it is like they say "by shoppers, for shoppers". held at 3K centre, Subang from 11-7pm so come along and join in the fun! stay in fashion without burning a hole in your pockets=) shane dawson is the coolest thing i came across on youtube these recent months. he is soooo original wtf




so random i know new moon edward cullen OMG




gym .out.
angel



Posted by Angeline at 6:35 PM

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

the golden retriever named ruby



update: OMG facebook is losing its appeal to me these days. it's getting boring day by day wtf



how long do you want me to wait? it's been a week and my new car still isn't parked at the driveway grrr. i suppose there's the paperwork..but it has been one week! *angeline marches to and fro on the driveway*


smart
smart
smart


anyway! we just brought home the loveliest creature we've ever set our eyes on and we're calling her ruby. ruby is a young golden retriever with a bubbly nature. initially, she was so timid and quiet in the car during the ride back home but once we released her in our garden, she went aloha! she ran and ran to every corner of the lawn, chewed grass, chased frogs, ran again and chewed more grass. that gorgeous creature is now the latest addition to our family of five and what a beauty she is=) imma buy a pink leash tmr..and maybe throw in a pink collar too. blinged with diamond studs haha OMG well, you know me!


xoxo



Posted by Angeline at 12:13 AM