Of karmas and excellent cars

We went for an A-League soccer game tonight in Telstra Dome.. boy, it was soo much different from watching it on tv! It was far more exciting.. but this post is not about that. I will blog about that later once i downloaded some pics that I took.

This blog is all about Karmas and a great excellent car... here was how the cycle of karma started... (dreamy music pls...)

We sold our Peugeot last nite and got a call from the buyer while we were in the cinema. Manlok returned her call and it seemed that the car was leaking oil! OK, legally Manlok should just have told her that it was not our problem as we have already sold the car and she was happy with it and god knows how she drove it that might coz the leak. BUT Manlok was nice enough to get her to drive it to our mechanic (which is his brother...) to get it checked out without any charge.

Tonight, after the game, we just finished the soccer match and was about to leave the city. As we pulled out and was passing the traffic light when a white VW Polo (TTD085 is the plate) flashed very VERY closely in the corner of my eye. It was running a red light on high speed! I shouted to Manlok and he saw it as well. He quickly turned the wheels and the car spun to turn to the right to avoid the car which was coming from the left. Our beautiful little A3 turned around without as much as a sweat and we manage to escape a disaster.

We then stopped at the next light and the bloody car was right at the back of us. I winded the window down (it couldnt come down fast enough!) and had 1/2 my body out of the car and shouted (sweared, f*$%@ and everything else that was in my vocab) at them and gave them the middle finger. I came back in, and went back out and did it again!! Then Manlok asked me if I can get the number plate. I stuck my body out again and took note of it. We stopped at the side of the road and I called the police to report the incident.

Now, I believe that the good Karma that Manlok did last night was what saved us from a horrific crash that could have been. So ppl out there, believe in Karmic events! Do NOT onto others what you do not want others do onto you....

Secondly, ppl, that is why you SPEND on a GREAT car! Our Audi has a really good turning circle, allowing us to just turn the wheel a little to actually do a good 90 degrees turn! AND as our car is equipped with the stabiliser, with a turning THAT sharp, a lot of cars would have overturned. But the Audi, I didn't even feel the feeling of being 'thrown' to the side! Amazing isnt it? So you see, spending more on a good EUROPEAN car (it's true that it cost fair bit MORE than normal) is worth it. I am not overlooking the fact that IF the crash was to happen we might not survive it...So what is A$40-50K mean compared to a life or 2?

So, here's to KARMA & AUDI... THANK YOU!

my eyes playing tricks on me??

Psycho ok. I opened my room door this morning with a loud creek, and it startled a grey-colored cat which ran across my living room towards the main door which leads into the house.For 2 seconds, i stared at the cat, running in my house, MY HOUSE, on the third floor.The first thing that ran across my mind was, 's***, did i forget to close the sliding door last night?!'. So i checked on it. & it was ledged. I walked calmly towards the main door, hoping not to scare the cat with my morning look. & guess what? the cat was no where to be seen. The main door was locked, DOUBLE LOCK. Ok, what just happened there? i SAW that cat, for 2 seconds and it registered in my head. I had enough sleep, and i was thrilled to start my day at work.

So i kept my cool, took a shower, got ready for work & decided to take the stairs down to the car park. As i reached the ground floor, guess what i bumped into???YES-the cat, the SAME, grey cat which was sighted in my living room.....Ok, this is getting freaky. What exactly happened a moment ago? I don't know.

So i came to the office, did some research on cat sightings and its myths. hehe. check out the link http://www.petcaretips.net/black_cat_superstition.html
Myth 1 if a black cat crosses your path, u will have GOOD luck
Myth 2 if a black cat crosses your path, u will have BAD luck

so my question is, if its a GREY cat, will i have GOOD/BAD luck?? i rather believe in the former. My friend suggested that i go buy numbers. After i strike big time,i will share the profit with her. BUT, what combination of numbers to buy? That's the million dollar question here i guess

kerang

tats my cheeky godson, sneaking from underneath the computer table

ever famous kerang by the longkang

On A Happier Note..

One of my 'bestest' friend just informed me that she is getting hitched!!! AWW!!! I feel so happy for her! Good on you and I will try my best to be there! ;)

Bye2 306...

Its nearly 4am and tomorrow's a work day. I just finished some work I needed to do and thought its a good time for me to write something in the quiet...

The weekend has been quite productive although I have not been feeling too well due to the crazy weather :( On Saturday we went to Manlok's brother's garage to pick our old car, the Peugeot 306 up. It was there for some minor repairs before we sell it. Some ppl were interested in it so we thought we better bring it home and give it a good bath... Ended up in the garage for half a day, hanging out and washing and waxing our new car! hhehe...

Nearly forgotten how fun it was handwashing cars. Since we had water restriction due to the drought here, we weren't allowed to wash our cars at home! Had to pay to use the car wash thing. Bloody expensive man! Anyway, washed and waxed it, but then right after we finished it started raining.. lucky us! :(

Anyway, today we had a call while we were out from a chick who was interested in it. We quickly came home and give it a good wash and clean... they came and liked the car and put down a deposit for it while settling their loan with the bank... So, my beautiful red peugeot is gone.. I feel really sad coz i liked it a lot but its too expensive for us to keep 2 cars. I hope the new owner takes good care of it. Although its a good thing that someone is buying it as we then do not have to keep paying for it...

This post is dedicated to my beloved car..




Bye bye my little beaute.... will miss you and remember you always!

OK...OK...

Alright Bie.. I GET IT.. FOOD MELAKA YUMMY... I will be home in a month's time. STOP TEMPTING ME! :P

C-H-I-L-L-I-N-G

I m chillin' at home, trying to blog with Luke climbing out from underneath the computer table. He is forever up to something. If it's not disturbing his lil sister, it would be jumping from the bed or playing with his Thomas the Train. Nonetheless, with all the noise and activity at home, Melaka seems like the best place to chill. Everything is almost slow here-the lifestyle, the traffic, and even the way KL-lites drive around here. It could get a bit irritating at times, especially when u are rushing off to somewhere. But anyhow, it's still a good place for retirement so to speak ;)

Kerang by the longkang was awesome. The bloodier, the better. haha. Went there after dinner yesterday. U'd be surprise how many patrons they fetch. That stall had been there for ages, ever since my parents were courting! Shall post some pics later.

Ok i m having peranakan for dinner soon. Getting my tummy ready for some awesome food again . How not to get fat staying in Melaka? hehe.

Of hot summer nights and ice cold beers...

Stop luring me bie! :P I am coming home in a month, make sure u have time for urs truly! heheheh...

Anyway, today was the last day of the semester and exams for my students in melbourne uni. I have organised a get together drinkies in one of the watering holes in the city.. some place called Mr Tulk. Its quite a cool place located (believe it or not..) within the state library building! Yes, a pub-cum-cafe in a library! Made our way there after work through the crazy city traffic. And of course, we were the first ones there... uni students can never be on time! :P The weather today was heavenly! So warm and sunny (at least 30C!).. great condition for ice cold beers or whatever alcoholic drink u like lah...

And proving me right, only the local students came. All the asian students in my design tute group were MIA... but who cares... its more fun with the locals anyway! hahahaha... talk about being anti-social. I dont understand but most asians they just keep to themselves and wont bother to socialise with their colleagues. So they come and go and not learn or make any friends locally. What a pity!

Anyway... drinkies was really good and fun. One of my students bought me a glass of beer and although I dont like beer a whole lot, I thought I would still drink it.. since he as sincere enough to buy me one... but didnt finish it though.. mebbe 1/2 glass? hheh.. got myself a vodka on rocks instead. LOVE my VODKA! :)

It was a real fun night...tonight, we are just friends... and not tutor-student. Everything was very relaxing, happy and cruisy.

In short, it was a good semester. Most of my students are good kids. I am sure they will do well in the course provided they keep up the effort. I truly hoped I manage to channel some of my passion for architecture to them... or encourage them at least! Quite proud of the work they produced over the semester. Will always have these kids in my heart (since they are my first ever batch of students).

After drinkies, manlok and me walked around looking for food, naturally! Somehow alcohol always make u feel so damn hungry! So we had some crepes.. and after that went to have some hawker food.. i know we got our food priorities terbalik! drinkies, dessert THEN main! hahaha... oh well.. a good start to the weekend, wont you say so? :)

It's FLY-day, let's celebrate!!!

Ok i m leaving my office in 10 minutes. So i am only going to take 5 seconds to write this. hehe.
Gonna head home for Melaka immediately after work. Go home and enjoy some Melaka food. I miss Melaka food .KL is still not a place i would call home. Melaka- HELL YEAH.
Can't wait to see the two rascals i.e Luke & Faye at home. So Soph, come home quick. We can go for chendol, char kuey teow, kerang by the longkang ;) yummy, ikan bakar.....are u salivating already???? If u are not, i m already. I m headed to Tanjung Kling for Roti John once i get back. Melaka....get ready for my return!!!! (like as if i have not been back for ages.hahahahhaha)

Ok this took me more than 5 secs already. Gonna shut down & evacuate. Byeeeee peeps. have a great week ahead!

W-E-L-C-O-M-E-----BACK!

YAY! Bie's back! Glad to see your post again girl... keep it up! ;)

Silence is golden?

Hey hey, i m back! Yeah i wish i could say that i am back from a great holiday, but NO. Just back from silence. hehe. Sophie had to push me, give me a nudge to write again.

There hasn't been much excitement lately. Nothing new. It's been gloomy and raining most of the days. Then i thought, maybe i could share my experience on 'Eye on Malaysia'. My friend and I took a ride to the city the other day, jalan-jalan cari makan. Then we ended up at Eye On Malaysia. It's quite usual for Malaysians not to visit their own tourist attractions. So for a change, we decided to be tourists ourselves. The entrance fee was RM15 for a ride of about 20 minutes. The city lights were awesome. It could have been romantic if u were with your partner. It's something i would do for the experience at least once in my lifetime :)

So if you are interested to have a look-see, go before Dec. If i m not wrong, it is coming down by the end of this year.

Lingerie... a girl's best friend!

Is it just me or has everyone found the joys of sexy and beautiful lingeries? I know a lot of people might say, why bother to spend money on something that is hidden away under the folds of clothes? I say the opposite! There is NOTHING more empowering than us females showing some love to ourselves. We need to pamper ourselves and wear things that befit the person that we are... hence, we should splurge on great lingeries!!! (or thats my excuse for spending a fortune on them! hahaha..)
My favourite brand is.. SIMONE PERELE! They are hand-stiched in France and sells for a fortune... but lucky for me, I found some outlet that sells them for at least 50% cheaper.. the ones I got are all of sheer transparent material and its sooo comfy for the body! Its like a second skin and you feel nothing of it! so niceeeee.....

Dont you think so? Now I have colours ranging from black/light pink, red, orange/pink and they have matching undies too!! Ahhh... the wonders of sexy lingeries! ;P