for those wondering

have you seen a sales person before? you know, those really pesky uniform clad mates you'll see in roadshows and shopping malls? well, here's a suggestion if ever you are to bump into any of them again - smile, be polite, and if you do have to say no.. say it nicely.

It has been 2 days for me. yes, yours truly decided to join her cousin's current phase in part time jobs as.. (wat did they call us again?).. Sales Advisors. lol.. yesterday was actually exciting. getting the buzz of approaching total strangers and trying to get them like your product. not easy to make people say "yes, i want one" to an expensive Air purifier.. but once they do, THE JOY! truly felt like i strike the lottery..

Sitting here, after a 12 hour job of standing and trying to persuade people.. i would love to have an air purifier to "keep me fresh, and energized - by breathing in clean ionized air" in this stuffy room of mine right now (honestly, why is it so freaking warm at night these days??).

2 days down.. 2 more days to go.. 3 purifiers marketed.. many more unsold.
plenty of new friends to keep the laughter going.. uncountable experiences to keep me learning;
sore feet that need some massaging.. bring in cash in the bank to keep me smiling!


hahahaha... i just made tht up. must be me spending too much time around "ionized air".. brain functioning in double speed :P

to those in KL, do bring your folks to the Home Living exhibition in Midvalley this weekend. hey, prep them a lil or two in getting an air purifier for the house. who knows, i might be the one persuading them in the expo. it'll make my job slightly easier! ;)

EESTin' at Westin

Pampered. That was how i felt last night.

Shirlz' being the gem that she is, bought me the best dinner i've ever had. She brought me to Westin, and instead of ushering me to its Italian themed restaurant, Prego, as she did for my 22nd birthday, we walked to another "dimension" of the hotel.. with water features, zen-like sofas and oriental.. jazz? ^^ She pre-ordered a "pan-asian" cuisine - 8 course meal - without the slightest hint to me of what was to come. "surprise" she said. And more then surprised i was.. the food was scrumpuliciously, mouth wateringly, exquisite! topped of with the fact that the ambience was so.. fitting. we sat at the rice bar, by the calm pond, on comfy sofas, beside an altar looking counter where the dim-sum chefs work their wonders. no pictures, that night for you and me.. what u see here on my page would be those i saved from Westin's official website (which i couldn't resist going to) and from Shirlz' prev blog entry. LOL.. it pretty much looks exactly like what you see, really.



Not intending to sound like a pompous arse, but i guess the food that night tasted doubly delicious because for the first time in my life of "luxury dining" - which i have so ever often, BTW *and all eyes go rolling* - i actually knew who prepared the meal! Philip, has anyone ever called you Midas??

Having her man as the chef in Eestin certainly comes with its plusses. Good Food, Good Places, Good Price ^^ She's probably a celebrity herself in Eestin - judging from the amount of attention Shirlz gets, made easy by her down to earth , friendly and *ahem* chatty nature :P. Eestin's staffs probably love her more since she gives them business ever so often. Nah, they love her probably because they love their Chef Philip too. lol.. ;)


i was in a dizzy, bubbly mood throughout the night.. It couldn't be because of the ginger-apple-mint concoction they served us "on the house". It could be the filled tummy.. but looking back, sitting there, just us 2, talking about everything and anything, reminiscing, joking, laughing.. hard not to feel giddy like a kid. Chit-chatting just like ol days. Wishing Claire and Lyn were there beside us to complete the picture. But, just being there, by shirlz' presence, i truly felt pampered.. and most of all - loved. Love it!
shirlz, you're such a mummy ^^ you know what i mean.

love ya...

- Shirlz and Chef Phil -

Do go to Eestin, guys.. you'll never regret it (plus, i think i'll get commission if you mention my name ;P). Look out for Philip!

retail therapy, indeed

[day out with sathya and Jo at subang parade... ]

sprouting your wings.. is one hell of a painful process..
damn, i look good o_O

ready to fly...

edit - after talking to Irene, it was then i realised, i got my place wrong :S
pix taken in Summit's Point B. not subang parade..
obviously, i'm still in need of therapy..

ABC's of Redang trip

A is for All things beautiful All things bright

B is for the Boats that passed us By

C is for the Child in us, Charming its way out

D is for Darling friends

E is for the Enormous clouds and the Exquisite sceneries

F is for FEET

G is for Grinning Gorgeous beach babes, suntanning
*ahem*

H is for the occasional Hunks, suntanning babes get to see

I is for the Ideal hIstorical Infrastructures, we saw on the mainland

J is for Jewellary a.k.a Prav's Bling Bling

K is for Knowing we didn't take enough photoes for the trip :P

last but not least,

L is for simply Loving it

pictures from Prav and Prom. thanks girls! ^^

me and my good taste :P

got hooked on to this site after Di did a post on it quiet sometime back.

what better face to play with then my dearest :P

here's more...


who knew :P

try it out!

burnt and blessed

Dear, Kams

wish you were there, cos the Redang trip was awesome.

i arrived home at 11 last night.. too beat to unpack, i crashed on the bed after a good warm shower.. i unpacked my bag from the Redang trip this morning, and couldn't help reminiscing the time we had. seriously, Kams.. Redang is truly the most beautiful beach in Malaysia. hehe.. i sound like a line from an advertisement, but really.. I'm not exaggerating.

i remembered our ferry ride to the island, sitting in the open air upper deck with Ayush, Prom and Prav, with the wind in our hair and the sunny morning sun on our skin. The salty wind and the strong sounds of the highpowered ferry slicing through the south china sea was simply thereupatic. so relaxed, yet so excited in looking forward to what was in stored for us after that 2 hour ride on the ferry.

approaching the island, you'll never fail to admire the beautiful light blue color of the sea.. all 4 of us looked into the water, and noticed that we could actually see the sand at the bottom so clearly! Prav and Prom had the least sleep on the bus the night before. despite that, i could tell, just the sight of the beach was refreshing enough to keep them awake the rest of the day.

Our first activity after a sumptuous lunch (hey, for the price we paid, the food was good) - deep sea snorkeling. All geared up with the snorkels and life vest, the boat ride to "the middle of the ocean" made me a little nervous, to be frank. never have i jumped into the middle of the sea, what more swim among fishies.. comforted Prom, who was having second thoughts already.. but deep inside i was as nervous as an eel myself. but once the boat stopped, and once we saw the crowd in the water, curiosity overcame fear.

we saw the most dazzling array of fish. i had goosebumps. both out from the cool sea, and from the mere thought of swimming just inches away from fish the size of my vest and corals of many shapes and sizes all meters below me. oh, i saw Nemo's.. and many Dorry.. i took a mental note to bring Sham there in the future, and that time, you have to promise me you can make it. i wasn't as lucky as Prav in catching a glimpse of eels and jellyfish. but what i saw was enough to keep me contented. The underwater world is remarkably colorful, Kams..

another snorkeling trip the next day, this time at the Marine Park, another island in the sea. the boat ride itself was super. us girls chose the best spot on the boat to sit - on the boat's front tip. we were given extra privileges by the instructors, i would think. haha.. picture a seen from a Miami set music video clip. that was how we were. minus life jackets over swimming suits. you, i know for sure, would've loved it!

at the Marine Park, laughed and screamed more, what with prav constantly throwing bread crumbs towards Ayush and i while we were snorkeling. schools of fish fighting for the bread crumbs right infront of my snorkles almost touching my face was quite scary. it's amazing we could eat fish again for lunch that day..

we were hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the largest tropical sea fish - the Garupa. so shy, hiding in a gigantic cove like coral. again, Prav managed a glimpse of its uglyface :P it shocked her how big the head was. i was at first disappointed not being able to spot it, but after hearing Prav's description of the big fish, somehow, i just wanted to let it be alone, and not scare myself out of the water. the mere thought of swimming along a fish as large as you wasn't exactly comforting. thank goodness it was shy / lazy...

trip back to the island sitting on the same part of the boat, we saw not one but 2 beautiful sea turtles swimming. What are the odds, right? The boat stopped to let us all admire its beauty. one actually bobbed its head above the water! beautiful.

with all the swimming and lazying on the beach the rest of the day, all four of us are officially 2 to 3 shades darker.. i love my dark tan. Vek won't approve, i know.. haha.. prom claims she looks like a "red indian". but we all know how pretty she looks no matter what color her skin is :)

The last night, we danced on the soft sand, under a slight drizzle. the crowd at the Beach party started slow, but ended with so much hype, fireworks and all.. even a grandma joined the fun. she was adorable dancing to hip hop and r&b! coincidently, it was Thursday night. lol...

unpacking my bag, this morning, there was still sand in my backpack. wish i could bottle the little bit up, that little bit of Redang, i brought back.

i don't mind going again. hopefully the next time it's with you. cos, what i learnt throughout this trip was it's not the destination that truly matters in the end of the day, but the journey. sure, the place was beautiful, but it was made much better to spend it with our wacky friends Prom, Prav and Ayush.

see you soon, dear.

love,

sho

3 out of 6...

and the "verdict" is :

the colosseum, the great wall of china, the Taj Mahal... and the others are, Brazil's Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Peru's Machu Picchu Inca trail, Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid, and the Jordan's Petra archaeological site were declared as winners.

i'm wondering now whether anyone will actually remember this new list?

the wonders

finally! this is it!

the new list of the world's seven wonders will be out in a couple of hours.
soon, history will rewrite itself..

naturally, much debate and controversies accompanies this new suggestion.

but i personally agree in creating a new official list of 7 wonders - as a child, i actually thought the taj mahal was one of the famous 7 wonders... and when i found out the original line up, and learnt that only the pyramids still exist, i was disappointed. plus, what a super global event, putting all level of cultures and history on one big pedestal!

so before the new list comes out, this is my version of the world's seven wonders..

the sphinx and the pyramids of Giza

the Taj Mahal

the Stonehenge

the Great Wall of China

Easter Island

the Colosseum

Angkor Wat

you and me together can compare how many out of six (since the pyramids are still in the new one) i got right based on the worldwide votes. 'tho notably, my hopes are nothing close to the current top ten choices - top 10 are Greece's Acropolis, Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid, the Eiffel Tower, Easter Island, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Taj Mahal and Jordan's Petra.

still, i'm so excited to know the results!