Mundane Sunday..

Stuff to do:

1. Laundry

2. mop house

3. clean litter

4. bathe Yibbe

5. vacuum

6. finish report no 5

7. look for journals for report no 6

8. KWSP forms

9. SKT forms

10. rearrange notes, files, mcq's

11. take out trash

12. clean fridge

13. cook lunch

14. wonder why single men avoid me like a plague

15. still wondering.....

16. read this list again... and again

And they say single people have so much more time at hand??

Speedy gonzalesssss indeed!!!

Speedy Gonzales...

I am no miss goody-two-shoes. But i`m no miss perfect either. I do not like foul language. I don`t even call myself 'aku' when talking to my family and friends.... sometimes not even to myself. But i do swear when i get angry. My previous favourite word was shit, then it was crap.... that is if you consider it a swearing word.

I am pretty harmless. When i get annoyed by the driver who is driving at 60km/hr despite the speed limit clearly showing 90, i will just smile but swear out loud within the confine of my car. I don`t even honk. I don`t point my middle finger coz that won`t look nice with a ring on it.

But these recent few weeks, i tend to use the f word, yeah the 4 letter word. Some people just love to use this word. Ever watched a Brit movie? It has that f word in every sentence, like a comma or a full stop, or a 'lah' in bahasa melayu bukan kebangsaan. I never liked it, but i think due to some bad influence, jadi terikut-ikut. So, i decided to replace it with another word.

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This morning i was late for work. There was a case presentation, journal club and departmental meeting. Didn`t want to create a scene by arriving late. Then there was this budak pompuan on a motorbike, cruising at 40km/hr, sekejap ke tengah sekejap ke tepi, then suddenly wwooosshhhhh went to the other side of the road as i was just about to overtake her.... I almost knocked her down!!!

&*)%$#....... SPEEEDDYYY GONZALESSSSSS!!!!.... came out instead...

Free tickets..and a long way homeeee...

I've just watched 2 movies back to back. Which cost me RM15.... ok la kan. Then today received 4 tickets to TGV. I think it was my Citibank rewards kut. Dah tak ingat. Aiseeyyyy... terlambat la. But anyways, there are still some more movies i wanna see..... hehehehehe...
1. Star wars 3
2. War of the worlds
3. Fantastic Four
4. dunno yet.... Tickets valid till 31 aug.

Got my road tax finally. Depan envelope Poslaju tu written.... Sampai esok... Ha ah ye le tuuuuuuu. My dad posted on 13th...... hari ni baru dapat. Might as well send it thru snail mail je.

Going back to sitiawan tomorrow....

Yeah, pass Sungai Kayan....

Pass that long bridge *sigh*

I`m just pissed off....

I don`t know why, but i`m so easily pissed off nowadays. Like right now........

My emotion is like a roller-coaster.

Is it the weather?

The time of the month?

The environment?? The people around me??


I dunno..... but right now

i`m just angry....

When Harry Met Sally...

Yesterday, i bombarded KLCC TGV in the quest of entertaining myself and to lift up this curse of bohemian boredom that's killing me slowly, slower than the traffic at Jalan Tun Razak during peak hours.

I wanted to watch STAR WARS 3 but the Batman cape looked more alluring than Chewbacca. So, ogle over Christian Bale instead. But what do you expect from a movie adapted from a comic? Yeah exactly... a comical movie.

With all those gadgets, explosions, Ninja, Samurai swordfighting, a hunk like Christian.... no i was not least impressed. I think the only comic adapted movie that i enjoyed was probably Catwoman.... with Michelle Pfeifer in it... not that one with Halle Berry. The only character i found fascinating in the whole Batman movie was that evil Dr. Crane.... yeaahh he was evil all right.... muuahahahahahar!!!

But the next movie that i watched was truly superb... Mr and Mrs Smith. Simple story lines, great acting by both Brad and Angelina, spontaneous and witty humour, and not too over-the-top kick-ass actions. A usual marital squabble but add in some explosives, army techno, car...i mean van chase.... what you get is When Harry Met Sally ala Terminator style.

I have never seen a chemistry between 2 actors as perfect like Brad and Angelina. They simple sizzle.... Even if that continues offscreen, many fans would have no objection. Angelina is a much, much better choice than Jennifer Aniston.

I like the dancing scenes.... very the animal-like seductive moves..... mmmmmm*grins*. Even the last gun showdown where the 2 of them were trapped and had to face 50 odds assassins, the scene in slow-mo was breathtakingly beautiful. Them dancing in the shower of bullets was almost erotic. Yeah, yeah i know.... apasal la bullet proof vest dia penuh dgn gunshots, tapi satu pun tak kena kat kepala ke, bahu ke, kepala lutut ke, kat anu dia ke kan? But that`s hollywood.... some slack is allowed :)

Brad with his boyish grin, innocent face..... Angelina with that angelic beauty, pouting lips and kick ass attitude, were both perfect. Like nasi beriyani and kurma kambing, or ketupat and rendang....... deliciiiiouuuussssssssss!!!! Could feel myself drooling at the sight of Brad.... No, that's not the reason why i wanna buy Corolla Altis kay...

I highly recommend Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Lepas ni nak pi cari VCD haram, wanna drool lagi. Kekekekeke.....

PS: Hari tu masa fight dengan that someone, when i won, i should have said.... Who's your daddy now??? Wooo....hoooooooo!!!!!!!

Anak Abah..

Although i'm proud to say that i'm more of anak mak (can read from my previous blog), sometimes i do become anak manja abah...

Last Sunday, as I finished talking to mak, abah came to the phone.... (abah usually talks to me kalau ada hal aje... was it because i forgot to wish him Happy Father`s Day??)

Hello....

Hello bah... sihat ke?? Batuk dah ok? (suspicious tahap maksima ni tapi kena la control)

Ok dah...

Apasal abah? (tapping my fingers... abah nak claim hutang dia ke.... yes, abah is my certified, interest free ALONG)

Have you checked the car? (had some problems with the fuel gauge indicator.... biasala proton kan-dalam nada yang paling sarcastic... no, proton savvy is NOT savvy to me)

Belum.... ingat nak check bila balik sana nanti.

Tahu tak road-tax dah mati?

Aiyaakkkkkk.... dah mati ke*tepuk dahi*..... laaaaa tak perasaannnn.... Ingatkan bulan Julai. Apasal AAM tak remind aahhh?? Selalu tu kan dia remind a month beforehand (%#$% AAM!!!!)

Tu la.... benda macam tu pun tak perasan. Nanti kena tangkap polis kena denda RM300 tau....

Ye ke bah?? Aisey..... takpe la nanti buat kat pos ofis je.... errrr boleh kan.... tak yah gi JPJ kan? kan? kan??? (I have never ever renewed the road tax since i bought my first car in 1998)

Nak renew macam mana... geran kan ada kat abah.

Eh.... ada kat abah yek?? (astaga.... hopelessnyaaa aku bab-bab ni)

Lesen kereta mati Feb tahun depan tau...

Ehhhh.... renew 3 tahun la baahhh.... bila pulak tahun depan.... lambat lagi tu (dengan penuh confidentnya)

Cuba check....

(bukak purse check) eeekkkk eellleeehhhh.... betul la abah. Ingatkan lambat lagiiiiii...

Isssshhhh cam mana ni....

Berapa kena bayar ni bah?? Road tax dengan insurans ni??

Insurans RM800+, Road tax RM200+...

Seribu la tu..... errrmmm errmmmm (cuba lawaskan tekak yang tetiba je rasa tercekik)... Bah.... tolong bayarkan dulu ya, nanti ada duit orang bank in kay??? (dengan penuh rasa tak malu. At that moment, the feelings of an independent, working, self-sufficient single woman, totally went down the drain)

Ye la.... dah tu macam mana nak drive?

Abah tolong pos lajukan road tax tu bleh??

Hmmmm.... (meaning: kurang asam betul punya anak, dah tua bangka pun tak habis-habis nak menyusahkan aku)

Ok bah...

Hung up. Went to the wall, and bang head over and over again.....

Nak ke? Tak nak?? Nak?? Tak nak??

I saw this pasted next to the lift in the hospital lift lobby, a couple of days ago.......

Kursus Perkahwinan Perdana

11-12.6.2005

RM50

Sijil sah seumur hidup


Hmmmm.... nak pergi ke?

(pause) Maybe not laaa...

(pause lagi) Isskkk....tapi apa salahnya pergi kan? Sijil laku seumur hidup. Kalau nak kawin nanti, tak kira la bila kan, tak payah susah-susah nak daftar kursus.... Kan? Kan? Kan?

Tapi kalau pergi nanti sure orang tanya.... Dokter nak kahwin yek?? Bila?? Dengan siapa?? Ohhhh senyaappp je yekkk?? Isssshhhh...... tak kuasa nak menjawab. Skandal karang.

Ignore!! Ignore!!!


*Jalan laju-laju...*

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Today..... saw it again. Found myself staring at the notice a little longer...

Nak pergi .... tak pergi?? Perlu ke pergi? Kalau pergi pun, bukan bermaksud kita nak kawin dalam masa terdekat ni kan? kan? kan? Tapi kamu tak nak kawen keee?? Isshhh.. my mum's voice is echoing in my brain again. Go away!! go awaaayyyy!!!

Kalau pergi pun, membantu ke? Nak kasi cukup syarat nak nikah je ni. Isn't marriage a lifelong course? Isshhhh..... talking to myself again.

Ignore!! Ignore!!! Ikut lift tang lain la. Maleh nak nengok notice ni.


*Jalan lagi laju... almost running*

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On the way home today, ambik lift kat lobby belakang....

Ehhhhh...... ada jugaakkkk notice tu kat sini... macam telling me something je *musykil sungguh*. Adeeeeiiii perasannyaaaa...

Nak pergi tu boleh, tapi nak kawin dengan sapa? Tiang talipon??


*100 metre sprint....*

The Misadventure of Yibbe

This post came late coz i just had so much work at hand.....

Yibbe`s fever was gone not long after i took him home. He ate his food and i felt relieved. But after a few minutes, he vomited. And vomited again... when i gave him the antibiotics. He refused to eat. On Tuesday when i came home, his vomit was all over the floor, the carpet, the bed.... i almost panicked. I packed him up, and off we went to the vets. They decided to admit him and give him intravenous fluids. If they hadn`t, i would have requested for it anyway.

More blood tests were done the next day. Unfortunately, i was stuck in the operation theatre and maxis reception was bad. After coming out from the OT, i received a voice message from the vet saying he suspected that Yibbe had contracted Parvovirus infection. I quickly looked it up in the internet (all wards and clinics in HUKM are equipped with internet facilities). Yibbe had all the symptoms and signs... fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting, low white cells count..... It is a lethal infection, which had killed many dogs and cats worldwide. Those pet owners out there especially with free-roaming pets, check this link http://www.vwt.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/mcninch/ Yibbe, along with Misha and Memeng have all been vaccinated. But they are still not 100% protected.

I scampered to the vet. Yibbe was a sorrowful sight. He was still dehydrated, and trembling all over. It is a painful disease. That`s why he`s shaking like that. Some could be so bad, we had to give sedatives. What are his chances of surviving it? . We don`t know. It`s up to his own body immunity. Sometimes they come in ok, but deteriorate within the next few days. My heart sank hearing those words from the vet. I felt sick in the stomach. Yibbe seemed oblivious of the surroundings. When i stroked his neck, he gave a pitiful meow.

I cried all the way home.....

I prayed hard for Yibbe to recover. I even did solat hajat. To some of you, it may just be an animal. A remark given by one of my nurses.... Dokter ni buang duit je duk bela kucing. Dah tua nanti, bukannya dia boleh bela dokter. Baik kawin, dapat anak sendiri. Bila dah tua, ada la jugak tempat bergantung. I just smiled. Yeah, right.

I`ve seen so many 'children' dumping their parents at the hospital when they`ve decided their parents have become a burden to them. Masa depa sihat, hantar minta tolong jaga anak yang kecik-kecik tu. Cannot trust the maid la. Nursery too expensive la. Bila dah sakit macam tu, nak datang jenguk pun susah. Datang wad, jadi tourist. Lepas tu komen macam-macam kat nurses. Nak tukar pampers mak/ayah sendiri pun tak nak. Just this morning, the children of a lady who had a bad stroke, bed-ridden and all, just refused to take their mother home. They kept giving all sort of excuses.

The only place for me to bergantung, will be myself. I don`t want to be a burden to anyone. Not now, not when i am old. Not to my family. Not to my children... that is if i ever have any.

Sure. It is just a cat. But my cats are part of my life. They are like my kids, i guess, in some way. Few of them things in life that i cherish and love, unconditionally. Not many would understand this. But my cats are my therapy. They entertain me. They keep me company. Sure, they cannot talk. But their response to me, makes me feel i`m appreciated, i`m loved. Misha follows me till the stairs, sending me off to work everyday. Memeng always meow loudly from the verandah, welcoming me home. And Yibbe, poor Yibbe.

The next day when i visited him at the vets, he woke up and quickly came to me when i called his name. I felt so relieved, i almost cried. He was much stronger and kept pushing his nose between the bars of the cage. I stroked his fur and he meowed even louder. He was delighted to see me. He put out his paw several times, wanting me to take him home. I have never felt so loved by another God`s creature.

Yibbe is much better now. He is back home, back to his old self, busy chasing after the femme feline out there. He sleeps in my bed, along with Memeng and Misha, sharing the cooler air-conditioned bedroom. Life is back to normal again.

It does not take much to love someone, or something. Even a cat like Yibbe, can teach a thing or two, about love.


To Memeng, Misha and Yibbe.... mommy loves you.

P/S: And the computer`s screen pointer is NOT an insect. So please stop chasing it!!!