Things I do when I’m broke and bored on a weekend

I wanted to watch a movie during the weekend but had a change of plan at the last minute. Instead I went window-shopping with a friend at the mall. Hopefully some of the things will not end up in my shopping list for this year.

First stop was the Apple store. I wanted to get an FM transmitter for my ipod to connect in the car because the old (and cheap) one is not that reliable anymore. Unfortunately it is out of stock and I’ve to wait for at least 2 weeks for the new stock to arrive.

Second stop was the computer shop. I’ve been eyeing and waiting eagerly for this particular gadget since last year and finally it has landed here. It’s the HP TouchSmart Home Desktop PCs. Now what is so interesting about this pc you ask? Well…it’s TOUCHSCREEN! It is more of an entertainment pc for videos, photos, etc. If you watch the TV series CSI, you’ll know what I mean. Its fun to be able to drag and drop files with just one touch! But it comes with a heavy price tag of BND2828! Will need to consider about this. I might end up eating grass!

Second eye-catching gadgets are the Sony Vaio, HP and NEC laptops. I need an upgrade from my 2+ years old Acer laptop. There are a lot of models to choose from but I think I would prefer something, which is just nice and affordable (or else makan rumput again!) and it can support programs like Photoshop, videos and photos editing.

The third eye-catching gadget is an accessory to my now dust-collecting PS3. I saw a friend’s pic playing the Rockband or Guitar Hero World Tour and it look fun and interesting! Since one of my New Year resolutions is to learn to play a musical instrument I guess that can still be counted hahaha

Last but not least, a mobile phone. Currently I own 3 mobile phones: SE K750i – this phone has sentimental value so I’m not going to let it go, bought it with my first pay check. A Nokia N95 – bought this 2^nd hand from Singapore, very reliable when I need to go online. A SE W890i – also bought this 2^nd hand from Singapore, small and compact. Now the phone I’m eyeing is the Nokia E63. I read few reviews online and the phone is just a basic phone with a QWERTY keypad. The only difference between this phone and the E71 is the camera. It has 2MP while the E71 has 3.2MP. Both phone are 3G and has wi-fi connection, which is good enough for me. But I still need to let go one of my current phones (one of my new year resolutions)...so which one should it be?? hmm….

So far its been unsuccessful

It is day 6 into the new year and I've not even started on any of my resolutions! >.< Just last night I was so stressed out in the car because I can't get a parking in town. Apparently, parents are busy buying school books for their kids because the books just arrived that morning. And instead of dieting and exercising, all I do is exercising my mouth and hands! This is really bad....and plus I've been receiving a lot of nice goodies (namely chocolates) for Christmas gifts. Very tempting *sigh* but don't worry I'm not planning to eat the whole thing by myself. Hopefully I can start at least one or two of my resolutions by next week!

very tempting isn't it???

New Year Resolution

1. Eat and live healthily (meaning to say DIET & Exercise)
2. Take up photography lesson (get to know my SLR camera better and how to use it properly...atm antam saja asal ada gambar…antam focus this and that hahaha)
3. Learn to play a musical instrument (Guitar? Violin? Drum?)
4. Travel to a place where I have not been to (oh wait…I’m going to Bali!)
5. Save some of my annual leave for next year so it will accumulate more and I can take more or longer leave (this will be hard but will try my very best)
6. Stop collecting gadgets: ipods, mobile phones, cameras, and laptops. (but I didn’t say stop buying hahaha)
7. Learn to swim. Atm I can swim on my back (so-called backstroke)
8. Stop swearing, be more patient, and learn to relax more. (again…will try my very best.
9. Clear my debts and claim my I.O.Us
10. Lastly, make sure I’m doing these resolutions!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year
with good health, joy, happiness and peace.

Year 2008: What have I done so far?

For me, personally, the year 2008 have gone by so fast. I can't remember all of it now the things I've done but I am sure each journey or adventure I went through this year was a memorable one.
I celebrated the end of last year (2007) and welcoming the new year (2008) in a nightclub in Eastbourne, East Sussex with my best friends. This year I'm celebrating it with my friends and family and with $100 worth of fireworks hehehe
I think I travel more than 10 times this year. I've already lost count of it! My most unforgettable holiday would be attending the World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia where I got the chance to meet the Pope in person. I was there for 2 weeks in July and it was a remarkable journey for me and my friends. Oh yah not forgetting, I meet a lot of new friends this year too which I will forever cherish our friendships.
I must admit it has been a very hectic year for me. Both office and church work have been demanding and it really challenge me physically, mentally and spiritually. After having some self-reflection, I guess all the hard work (sleepless nights, meetings, racing against time, etc.) are worth it. I have the opportunity to find my self, capabilities, talent, etc. despite the busyness of life. There are some things that I want to change or at least try to change in the new year; that'll be part of my new year resolution.
Hope the New Year will bring you happiness, peace, love and joy. God Bless!

Christmas Celebration @ Home

My Christmas celebration wasn't that bad after all apart from getting lesser sleep, I still managed to survive on Christmas day itself. I went to the dawn mass at 5am (the last 9th day) on Christmas Eve, woke up at 4am that morning and I still have to go to work. Then I attended the midnight mass at 10.30pm till 12.30am and then back to church again for the Christmas Day mass at 9am. We have Christmas open house in the parish hall after the mass and head back home to have our own open house. It was raining heavily that morning and I was soaking wet and cold (my dad just installed 2 new aircon in the extended living room and dining room).
All I wanted for Christmas was to sleep! But we have a lot of guests that day, it was hard to catch even a short nap. We had visitors until 10.30pm, I was on my feet all day and I was really exhausted. I woke up at noon the next morning!!! I had a lot of text messages on my phone when I woke up, mostly invitation to open house and I could only manage to go to one house.
Anyways, I enjoyed my 5 days holiday and now I'm back to work. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to the new year but it is better not to have any expectation or else I'll be disappointed. Just leave it in God's hands to decide for He knows what is best.

Some pics from my Christmas Open House. Thank you for celebrating this joyous celebration with me and my family.

Our Christmas tree - My mum decorated this tree 2 wks before x'mas

My cousin addicted to my Nikon SLR camera

View of the living room

My extended family

Kitchen invasion

Yummy food

hey! where's my drink?

Baby Lizam 1st Christmas visit


MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Christmas Eve - Eve

Well its 2 days till Christmas. Most of the things that needs to be done are done for now but I still want to do some last minute shopping later in bandar.
To be honest, I'm not that excited about Christmas yet. I don't know why but maybe because of fatigue. Been running around like headless chicken for the past few weeks; been busy with the ordination preparation and now Christmas. I'm exhausted!
I went for retail therapy to Singapore with my family recently. I really enjoyed the time we spend together and plus the shopping hehehe feels good to be away from 'work overload' once in a while.
Oh yeah...gadget update! To pamper myself this Christmas, I bought a Sony Cybershot H-10 which I've been eyeing since last Oct. It comes with 4Gb memory stick and pouch for less than $500. so yeahhh :D very happy!
Will try to update and post some pics soon. Till then I wish you a happy and blessed Christmas and a happy new year 2009.