putting my best face forward

Vek's wicked camera makes the ugliest shots ever!

i shall name my alter egos Nosa, Murtha, Cheeka and Alienna.. U-G-L-Y!

FOCUS!

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
~Alexander Graham Bell
 

what we Indian girls do before Deepavali

Well, shopping would be stating the obvious, ain't it.. This year, Prom finally decided to get her very own Punjabi costume. Val and i were glad enough to be her fashion escort.. and what better place than the Indian Bazaar that was on for the past weeks before Deepavali in KL Central.

i should've captured to hustle and bustle that was going on on my handy camera in that narrow alley that day.. but with the crowd and sweat and full hands with fresh coconut candy.. i rather not risk juggling. (u get my drift)..

after a long hunt for "the one" (2 pretty Karishma suits in fact)- the two of us (much to Val's annoyance with the heat, and the crowd and the sweat and the shopping bags..) decided to get ourselves our much anticipated Mehendi (Henna tattoo to some of ya'll)..

Finally, a chair!



the ladies were really quick with their work - very impressive judging by the detailed intricate job they had done on our hands..
why hands?? well.. It is usually drawn on the hands and feet, where the designs will last the longest due to the fact that it only penetrates the dead cells of the *ahem*..stratum corneum.. (not bad eh, vic.. heehee).. anyways, i think they're the prettiest there. maketh the hand more unique, no? and i couldn't have possibly did my feet in the middle of KL Central, could i.. hahahaha...

my Mehendi lasted for exactly one week.. it depends on the "body heat" too they say. wonder how long prom's lasted :)

*****

happy with our hands!

it was the deepa raya hols!

To kick start the week of leisure, my family and I attended Sham’s music school’s annual concert.. despite the weather, we were all entertained – what’s more, seeing the lil baby of the family on stage was just SuPeR.. :) I didn’t ask, but I could tell papa had more butterflies in his stomach than Sham herself.. First, with her performance in the strings ensemble and then, to end the night, was everyone’s favourite – the ballet entry.. Sham, as one of the graceful red Indian girls. I managed to pose with the star of the show!


That night itself, the girls helped out in doing up this year’s kolam... Peacock feathers for Peace and Tranquility..The Lotus for Good over Evil.


It’s a family event!

My aunts prepared HOT tosai for all the 100 guests that came and went that night.. and the girls playing waitresses with the drinks. Me? Tolong makan lar..

to JiaWei and Vonne, thanks for coming.. check vonne's culinary experience out. Well depicted, vonne! hilarious~

Happy Diwali and Salam Aidilfitri, everyone!

the super McD challenge!

Ever heard of a McDonald buffet? Eat all u want in McDonalds! choices? Well, what do u expect – burger, burger, burger and... Burger.


It was crazy! Dom and Yap went for it last Ramadhan.. I avoided. This year, sathya poped up the brilliant suggestion of stuffing ourselves with RM20.00 of McDonald “delicacies”. It became a challenge, really... and today... approximately 4 hours ago, he, Prom and I did just that.


If u’ve never been to a Malaysian McD buffet... this is how we do it.

Step 1: order... “Duh”
Step 2: grab your order from the counter... :P
Step 3: start eating.. Step 4: eat (you might try your level best took still look good doing it)... step 5: eat... step 6: eat more... step 7: eat (by now, no need to bother how u look).. Step 8: eat la... step 9: *burp...* continue.. eating..

Sathya set the bar at 10 burgers for himself!! Prom and I decided 5 each...By the end of it all... none of us sampai target.. it was an awful feeling! I swear – no more McD’s for me...

...can't breath! 

Something different this Saturday

Old pals, Unite!
Met up with yvonne, jiawei and leanna. And the chatter, laughter, gossip and smiles never ceased.. (happy belated birthday, Leanna! ~muax~)

the color of Fall, laydees.. PiNk & White. no planning.. just good sense of taste! :P

1 Hat.. 3 looks...

What's a blog without food, right?? As vonne said (to a certain extent) TGIF on Saturday. *i had fun!*

hear me whine

Have you ever wished that you wouldn't have to be surrounded by people, but yet, you don't want to be left alone? It's like being caught in the middle of nothingness, but u still feel like your suffocating. No one's fun enough.. smart enough.. funny enough.. or charming enough. It's so easy to complain!

Yes, i'm back in my grumpy state. But i have a big grin on my face. I can't seem to be happy with my surroundings, but yet, i'm presuming it can't get any better than this.

Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a wrong box? Move to another, and realise that the previous one was much better? yea, the grass is greener on the other side. Maybe i'm just looking for a different change of scene and don't have a particular scene i want in mind. maybe, there's something missing.. or someone.

No, i don't need comfort. Just give me more s p a c e. Arghhh... space is too empty! no, no, come back. Don't run away. Just stop. Listen. 

seeing it all in a different light for one last time...

*Chili's at "Opening Hour".. *
ever wondered why from the moment our shutters are opened, the tables and windows are squicky clean? the napkins in the right places? the chairs in the right angle? the menu's facing in the same direction? the plants never wilted? the floor spotless? the cutleries bright and shiny?...


*the cool computer like gadget at every ledger where most waiter and waitresses lean on after every order*
oh, micros micros.. i shall miss you so.. your smooth sensitive screen.. your brightly coded functions.. u were there during my training days, happy days, angry days... u took my crap without complaining... u made my job so easy! oh, micros.. i'll miss u so..



*behind the scenes*
Gila-gila chiliheads posing at the QA - where the restaurants "magic" takes place.. exactly 2 hours after this picture was taken, the word "frenzy" gets a whole new meaning (ev-e-ry-sing-le-day).

ahh... i miss working la