Bye Bye iPod

I'm a bit frustrated now because I accidentally left my ipod at the back of my jeans pocket and in a rush, put it in a washing machine and the rest is history... *sigh* I can't believe I was that careless. And to make matters worst, just this morning I found my pendrive was in there as well!!! But thankfully the pendrive still works but, sadly, not the ipod :(
I arrived home at midnight from bndr and was exhausted and sleepy. I almost doze off while driving! I rushed to get my laundry done that night because I'm leaving for Manila later in the evening. I totally forgotten about the ipod and pendrive in my pocket, I put it there when I was getting out of the car. Did my laundry, took a shower and while showering I heard a loud thud from the washing machine. I stop it and have a look in it but found nothing then I let it continue. I can't think straight at that time because I was extremely tired. I look around my room and saw my phone on the desk so that couldn't be it, my wallet..nope, watch...nope then finally it clicks...my iPod in the back pocket!! aarrgghhh.... it was at the bottom of the washing machine with no sign of life...I quickly dried it and place it in a container of rice hoping there's a chance of survival. Last I check... it still hasn't work :( I'm trying to be optimistic now and leave the ipod for another 24hours in the rice container. Hopefully it'll works by tomorrow! Just have to remind my mom about it. Moral of the story: don't do your laundry when you are sleepy or at least check the pockets before loading it in the washing machine!!!

Wii hii yii pii

Finally the wait is over hehehe I finally bought the one thing I've been eying for soooo long and that is....

a Nintendo Wii
[yipeee... :)]

Bought it second hand for $350 which include an extra nunchuk and controller and 30 games. I've actually no idea on how to connect it or whatsoever but amazing due to 'iski kan main' I manage to get it started within 10mins hahaha
I've been talking about it for quite some times now and I even tell my parents about it (hinting lah tu kan minta bali for x'mas or birthday present but to no avail). I only told them about my recent purchase on the day itself during breakfast hehehe I thought they would freak out (because they know my habit of collecting things/gadgets) or something but rather they say 'what are you going to do with the other one? (my PS3) Baik tah jual.' No way man!!! I bought that for $550 and that's the cheapest I can get around here. I will decide when to sell it.
Anyways, I'm enjoying the wii but it seems like my parents are enjoying it more. They're competing against each other in bowling and my mom won 3 times in a row!!! My brother got hit by my dad while he was playing tennis hahaha talk about wii related injuries!!! I'm just worried that one day the wii controller will fly out of the hand and hit the tv or something!!! Not sure if I want to introduce other games to my parents yet, at the meantime I let them stick to the wii sport first hehehe

The only weekend that I am FREE

This is the only weekend that I am free to do whatever I want. And I choose to sleep on Saturday till God knows what time and then on Sunday, I’m planning to attend a classmate’s wedding in Tutong and visit my grandma.

I’ve been quite busy during the past weeks commuting between Seria and bandar to attend meetings for some upcoming activities. Last weekend, we had two visitors from the Philippines and I offered to bring them for sightseeing. I stayed for two nights in bandar because we had a retreat and then I stayed overnight at my grandma’s house in Tutong on Sunday night before heading back to Seria early on Monday morning to attend a continuation of the retreat. The retreat was brilliant and I’m glad I attend it. The speaker is a very well known guy and has been invited to give talks around the world. Our WYD group was very lucky to attend his catechism during the WYD in Sydney last year. And I have met him during a congress in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2006.

It was a bit tiring but nevertheless I still enjoyed it with company of friends. It keeps me occupied rather than feeling bored and thinking on what to do.

During my stay that weekend, I take the advantage to do some shopping. I bought a new computer table for my room from IKEA. And I’m planning to get a new desktop pc and laptop to go with it. I still have not assembled it yet because I’m just too tired this week. Hopefully it will be a DIY project for my dad and me tomorrow. We usually assemble out-of-box furniture together. Although the instructions are provided we still end up putting it up wrongly or drill an extra hole in it!!!

Next week will be the 30hr Famine in COLA and after that I’m off to Manila to attend a meeting. After the Manila trip, I will be flying off to UK for a vacation and be back in time for Holy Week. My weekends will be fully occupied in April. The following weekend after Holy Week, I will be in Miri to help out in a programme for working adults and then the following weekend, I will be flying off to KL with some friends. I guess the next free weekends will be in May!!!

I will have more trips in the coming months and none of it is a company business trip. I just take a couple of days leave from work and make it my own personal business trip. Hehehe Will update again soon.

Dude, you're going the wrong way!

I went to bndr last Sunday with my cousin and niece. As usual, we were talking, laughing and singing to the latest songs on my recently updated ipod :)
There were a lot of cars on the Ttg highway that day and I was behind an army bus and van. We were talking about their license plate and debating what's the difference between MOD and MinDef. I was getting annoyed because we were on the fast lane and the bus was going slow! I divert my attention for a while on the opposite lane and got the shock of my life!
A small car was driving against the incoming traffic (from bndr to Seria)!!! Called it stupid or utter crazy but what the heck is that car doing? I kept on saying 'OMG!' and the others in the car was surprised too. The car was on the fast lane and coming towards a right bend (its a left bend coming from bndr); incoming cars flashes their headlights and some managed to avoid the car just in time by swerving to the other lane. The car was going slow with its signal indicators on.
I guess the driver must have been 'lost' and in panic! Gosh...of all things that I've to see that day...a suicidal car!!!

Broken Strings

Its Saturday night and the time is 11:33pm. I'm making the most of my Saturday because tomorrow going to be a busy day for me. I'm currently updating my 8gb iPod Nano Video (like the one on the right side of this blog) it has been months since I last update it and my favorite song at the moment is Broken Strings by James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado. I don't know why but I just love the song.
Went to the travel fair this morning. Oh yah I woke up early this morning arrghhh *curse* and was in front of the pc till 10am before getting ready to go to the travel fair. Sadly, the flight to Manila is full on the dates that I was planning. It's really frustrating. So now I might have to buy the full fare instead which cost over $500! grrr..%&#$
I won a RBA notepad during the travel fair for answering a simple question the host was asking. The question was 'what is the name of the RBA inflight magazine?'. But before I can answer, she asked me all sorts of questions like my name, who was I with and where I plan to go. I was quite nervous but then again me being me... I enjoyed it! hahaha Being a frequent traveller (even some of the travel agent knows me by now), the answer to that question is 'Muhibbah'.
Next, she asked another question: what is the RBA website? And the host automatically said 'lets ask Cathy's friends'. It was embarassing and funny. My niece answered it and she won the same thing. I'm planning to go there again tomorrow, not to win another prize, but try to get a ticket. I'm planning to go to KK, Singapore or/and Bangkok in the next few months. Sound bonkers (crazy) right? Well I can't help it, I love traveling. Back living in a suitcase.

Its the end of February already?

Yeah TGIF... I've been longing for this day to arrive all week. Looking forward for the weekend cos' there will be a Travel Fair going on in OGDC and I want to get a good deal. Wouldn't want to miss that! I really want to go on a holiday now...

Its been quiet lately in the office. I just finished some work few days ago and now I'm just waiting for new ones. So at the meantime, I'm enjoying my free time, surfing the internet, etc. Been reading some articles on World History and I was hooked for hours hahaha really interesting. Also I've been going through some undergraduate courses offered at some uni. overseas. I still can't decide what to take! Electrical? Computer Science? History of Art? Will need more time to decide on it but it is unlikely I will be pursuing it this year.

Hmm...what have I been up to lately?

Went to JPMC last Friday for an appointment to check on my persistent cough and runny nose. Was given cough syrup and antibiotic for it and also a sick leave :) hehehe.
Meet up with Steph and Sam for lunch to discuss our tasks for the upcoming 30hr Famine. Then we managed to convince Steph to skip her tuition class and go out with us hahaha Went to the Apple store and bought myself two iPod transmitter. I couldn't decide on which one to buy so I get both. Problem solved and thanks to Steph for her opinion hehehe. Next we head to Hua ho Yayasan cos' I wanted to get some photo papers for the Fundraising carnival the next day. Our first stop was at the sport dept. and we end up buying IPANEMA slippers. Sam bought another brand cos' he couldn't find his size hehehe Then we had high tea with Fr.A at his favorite restaurant there.
Oh yah I forgot the funny and interesting part of the story. While I was reversing my car into a parking spot, Steph was telling me that she wanted to get a car but couldn't decide which one and she said that I already have this car (my beetle) and she called it 'mambang'. There was silence in the car for a few seconds and then we burst out laughing. I told her that its not 'mambang' but rather it's called 'kumbang' hahaha *lol* that became the joke of the day. And we name ourselves: Mambang Ungu - Steph, Mambang Putih - Me and Mambang Hitam - Sam after the color of our slippers that we bought. We were constanly laughing the whole time we were together. We drop by at the church after our shopping trip and Steph drove my 'mambang'. I reminded her that the signal indicator is on the left but...well u know...the wiper was activate instead hehehe. After another laughing session, I send Steph and Sam to Gadong where they parked their cars and they were surprised to find a flag on their cars hahaha Steph's expression was priceless! She was shocked because she mentioned that she didn't want to have the flag on her car. Oh well Steph too bad... be patriotic for once ;) hehehe

I dropby my gran's house on my way back. My family was busy preparing for the 'makan 14 hari'. I left quite late that night because I was hooked playing cards with my cousins hahaha
On Saturday, I helped the youth to prepare for the carnival. By late afternoon, I went back to my gran's house for the makan that evening. Went back home again that night and woke up early the next morning for the carnival. Thank God the fundraising went really well. Weather was good though super hot! My arms and legs were tanned! We had good food too! Went back to my gran's house after that (again!) and stayed overnight since it was the public holiday (National day) the next day. Had fun playing cards (again!) with my cousins till 1.30 in the morning and woke up aching badly the next day. I was so exhausted...

Nowadays I sleep early. I only watched tv once or twice a week for 2 hours max. I make sure I've enough rest so that I can recuperate fully. I've a lot of activities in the coming months which include traveling. I hope and pray I'll be ready for it ;)

Over and out...

..::: 2 weeks later :::...

It's been an emotional, tiring and exhausted two weeks for me and my family. We've been busy lately, mostly on weekends, had few hours of sleep and lots of work to do. But nevertheless we enjoy each other company and it brings us closer together.
Two weeks had passed, the day seems to past by so quickly nowadays. I still miss my grandpa. I think of him quite often and can't help feeling that sense of loss every time I'm at my gran's house. My family still talk about our grandpa, sharing fond memories and stories. I'm sure his memories will live on and we will shall forever cherish that.

"Life goes on..."

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