Oh! Yes, it is in the news!

Guang Ming Daily - 18/09/2008

The Star Metro Central - 15/09/2008

Sin Chew Local News - 04/09/2008

China Press - 31 Aug 2008

Kwong Wah - 30 Aug 2008

Slumberland Bio-Ceramic Mattress

斯林百兰近期广告用大马武术及太极金牌女将，蔡奉芸。
奥运风潮渐消，蔡氏在北京奥运武术表演赛赢得了银牌，年纪轻轻的小女子为本国争光不少。

Shape Run @ Lake Garden

Ooh....Met so many friends at Shape Run...ex colleagues, ex school mates...
Didn't know that so many people are crazy for this run.
Thanks Ah Thon helped register and also to Dai Meng for the ferry.

New Slumberland showroom in Bangsar!

Slumberland opens first ever own show room in Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, Malaysia!
Come visit, beli tanpa was was!
Hanya yang berkualiti dari Slumberland.

insomnia

Insomnia again...
I knew why... but unfortunately just thought of it at 1.26am...
A bit too late to know though

I had hazelnut white coffee at Old Town White Coffee Cafe during lunch.
Joined my mum at Nippon Painters' Dinner at Damansara Palace this evening. I had almost 9 glasses of hot chinese tea... after the tounge biting chinese style dishes like roasted piglet, duck, chicken, fried prawn, fish etc.

Surprised me, we turned out to be one of the winner for lucky draw despite being late comer at 9pm. We got a pail of Nippon paint. :) hehehehe... Well...at least worth the hussle to rush back from Bangsar to bathe and fetch my mum and drove down all the way for 40minutes to the restaurant.

Happy me paid the car park boy RM2.
(Because got many drunk guy stared at me at the dinner and I overheard they said "Wah...sui za bo", one more thing, a handsome boyfriend of the girl at the same table couldn't remove his eyes from my low V neck, or was it all my 'penyakit perasan' imagination?! Hehehe)

Finish writing my perasan message...but yet still cannot sleep...

Reflections of Life

It's been quite a long time since I last visited Tien Hao...maybe it was last year when my erjie and erjie fu's marriage registration. Yesterday mama requested to go Tien Hao for prayer.
I like this picture that I took for papa and mama. I like to see them smile.

Japanese dolly in the souvenir shop.

Papa at the wishing pond.

A red flower at the very corner that managed to catch my attention.

Unsual scene in Tien Hao Temple.

Less is more

Sleep is less recently...work more...
Weight is less and size shrinked ...more space...

What it means to be more?

Maybe I will like you more if I know least of you...

(@_@) (^_^) (>_<)

That is why I don't ask much question.

元気です

很久没见的朋友，别担心。

我过得很好。

只是该成长了，生活方式不太一样。

吃得比较清淡了。

钱不是花在自己身上了。

工作也要比较认真了。

生活平凡得来要求也不多。

倒希望有个可以歇一歇的时候。

哈哈~

80/20 Pareto Talk

Have you been spending most of your lifetime doing things that benefit you and your surroundings nothing?

Ended in a job that doesn't suit you,
make friends with people that doesn't suit you and didn't want to befriend you,
eating food that doesn't give you nutritions,
studied things for no meaning,
spent whole lot of money buying things you don't need?

I did but I am going to change. :)
Do what is beneficial ...
"Don't waste your life!" like what my gege quoted to me from the movie Iron Man... :

Missing something

Wow... three months back I was still working in PJ... how much I miss the colleagues and friends I had there...
and ofcourse food in PJ was fantastic with freedom of choice...

The only thing that I don't miss is the heavy traffic... hehehe... which was also the biggest cause that made me spent so much time there for the past three years.

三代同堂

（经过多次放鸽子行动后）三人终于成功在茨场街聚会用早餐 。多谢师傅拔刀相助，才能成功完成这一次的任务。

在此谢谢师傅拍照留念。

Bisa apa bisul datang?

Rasa-rasanya mula dari Isnin minggu lalu, aku terasa tak selesa pakai jam tangan pada lengan kiri ku. Bila periksa, rupa-rupanya ada tumbuh bisul kecil. Jadi aku tukar jam tangan ke tangan kanan ikut cakap bos saya. Ku ingat bisul kecil, jadi lepas pecahkannya dengan tisu muka pun tak pedulikannya. Mana tahu, bangun pagi hari berikutnya, lengan ku bengkak dan terasa panas pula. Amatlah sakit sampai tak dapat menaip atas papan kekunci... Suka saja terlanggar pula tu. Semakin besarlah jadinya selepas seminggu. Aku tidak dapat tahan lagi, pergilah aku berjumpa dengan doktor. Katanya tidak boleh hanya sapu ubat, kena makan antibiotik, pil tahan sakit dan pil untuk kurangkan bengkak. Banyak pula ubat kena makan. Si bisul kecil yang membesar ini... kena bayar RM41 untuk ubat dan dah habiskan banyak plaster.
Hari ini dalam sejarah, bisul aku dah pecah... berdarah...dan habiskan tiga keping kapas muka dan empat helai tisu muka. Cantik tak corak tompok darah yang aku cap pada tisu muka?
Pada si bisul... lekaslah hilangkan dirimu.

Can you spot me?

Hehehe... Happy shopping day with family. :)

Sampai kedai ini masih nampak barang yang saya suka.

Tapi tak beli. hahaha... Dah banyak kasut saya.

Next season baru beli la.

Magnificent Sabah

奇妙的沙巴，让我和同伴们流连忘返。
最爱尤其是沙巴的风景。
这一次的经验，完全是和上次与父母同游时不一样，不一样的是住宿、不一样的是交通、不一样的是用的套餐。
比起一切由旅游社包办的行程，这次可刺激多了。
我们有更多的选择，更多的时间。
哈哈，除了好玩，街上还可看到多彩多姿的各式各样小玩意。
原本可省下的钱，还是被我这个购物狂花个够本。

呵呵，行程吗，我不写了，你们看看照片吧！

Kinabalu Adventure with Friends

For the first time Achia bring leng luis go travel.
A bit pressure at first. Lucky got Ah Guan help to take care the other 2 Penang leng luis.

Hehee... I made it to the peak of Mount KK through Mesilau Trail!
I played Padas River Rafting at Level 3-4 too!

View photos and details from my Picasa Web Album

Special thanks to Hot mama, Chai Ping, Ka Kia, Ah Guan, Hong Jie Jie and Huey Huey Jie.
You made my trip so wonderful. Friends, without your lovely smile, my photos wouldn't come out so nice. :) I love all of you.

We are sure the blessed and lucky group, the weather was nice and we did not miss any sun set for the 7 days and 6 nights adventurous trip.

阿佳名言2

你知道为什么一些大人物的大房车要加上有两只老虎的金铜色牌子吗？

呵呵，可有听过《两只老虎》这首儿歌？
两只老虎，两只老虎，跑得快，跑得快！

太阳温暖我心

今早和朋友一起爬山，因为体力不好，九点半就下山了。
下山时看到这样一个景，光线四射，忍不住停下来拍个照。
好大的一片光线，从绿幽幽的叶片之间穿射出来, 我的心情也马上好起来。 不知从何时开始喜爱看日出日落，应该是去过吴哥县之后吧。简直是追日之旅。现在每天早上经过IOI Marriot Resort时见到特大橙黄色的鸭蛋从三座尖顶大楼穿出来，都会高兴得不得了；下班时又刚好驶车向西边的家园，大橙红色的太阳也向我摆摆手说明天见。

你怎样和情人说话？

在朋友转寄给我的电邮看到这一册图片，在此和你们分享。

本人也在此鸣谢原著及画家。

二月二十九

今天是个特别的日子，在新公司两个星期了！

晚上和旧同事聚聚，在小小烧烤会吃了很多好料！

还是第一次享用一整只肉蟹。还有我喜爱的香甜玉米。

好幸福哦！

上级

每天上百级，健康会升级。

今早起来上下楼梯一百次，以一上一下一级为一次。
共花了差不多十五分钟。
为了四月份要爬上神山，打算每早都抽出时间做做运动。

嗯，我的团友们，大家努力吧。

今天上一百级，明天上两百级，后天上三百级......

阿佳“名言”

The riches man in the world is the man whom can give you a lot of freedom.
能够给你很多自由的人就是世上最富有的人。

阿佳为认识了一个舍己为人的朋友而欢呼！

My Cutie Pie

Gong Xi Fa Cai: Must be wrong way of carry him...

Let's dance nonstop!

Angpow ji geh lai!

Enjoying prawn cracker. He thought it was his usual baby biscuit. I think the texture is about the same too.

My cutie pie played with me for half a day.
He is just so cute!
We enjoyed eating, dancing, drinking leong cha, singing and taking photos.

恭喜恭喜

Happy CNY to everyone!

Beef Noodles

I havn't had any beef noodle before until this year January, I had taken it twice, once during lunch and the other time for dinner.

Uncle Cheng Special Beef Noodle at SS17, PJ. RM6.50 per bowl.

The portion is just nice. Uncle Cheng recommended this "kon lou" to me, "Trust me, kon low is more popular. I see your face I will know what to put and what not to." Therefore my noodle had only meet balls and slices of lean beef. (Not enough vegetables to go with.)

Chinese Beef Noodle with "sao gong min" at Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan. RM4.50 per bowl.

Very big portion. I couldn't finish it because the meat and noodles were in very generous portion. The sambal was nice though. I like the sea weed and green vegetables too.

Busy Days

For a change, I didn't turn on Lite FM yesterday night but was tuning on Ai FM while driving before and after work. Somehow, Ai FM gave the CNY feel.

My last business review meetings with my principals this week. Monday, Tuesday... everyday full with meeting appointments. They were good meeting to present wonderful double digit growth. I am very proud of my supportive team.

Today I even had meeting at KLIA. Haha.. Flights to Phuket were so full at this time that my principal had no choice but to make a day trip to KL.

Tomorrow is another day to continue my handover list.

My Reflection and I

How do you like to see yourself from the mirror?
Can I see if I am happy from the mirror?
Is the reflection of mine looks healthy?
Reflections from the mirror remind us to get back on track of our dreams.
If you see the unhappy face, find out the reason and make yourself happy again.
Your reflection is your best friend in the mirror.
Learn to like yourself more and eventually everything will go right.
Haha... if you need someone to cheer you up, try go to the mirror and show the gorgeous smile.

Pleasure to meet you, my dearest friend.
This picture was taken during recess hour after my children dance class on 19 November 2005.

Swinging off the Mighty Mouse

I had always wanted to have slimmer upper arm.
After I played badminton since April 2007, my arms muscle toned up but also had made my it looks gigantic. I had then stopped badminton for a while.
I practice yoga since end May 2007 and had heard compliments from my colleagues saying I have nicer body (but co-incidentally were during the days I wore my blouse and pants with vertical lines.)
So I even signed up for social dance class which I go once a week, an hour a day. It didn't help much since I don't have anyone to practise with me after class. One hour in the air-conditioned room didn't make me sweat.

When I start my new job after CNY, got to miss those badminton games, yoga and social dance classes. Thinking of going swimming more regularly after this. I don't really swim but dancing in the pool. (Hahaa...)

Got to try out tips from this URL: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/a-cure-upper-arm-flab.html

A Cure for Upper Arm Flab

By:
David Kirsch

Question :

I have flabby upper arms. How can I slim them down?

Answer :

Flabby upper arms are a common problem among many of my female clients. In my book Sound Mind, Sound Body, I discuss a couple of routines that will focus on both the biceps and triceps from all different directions. One of my favorite routines consists of the three exercises described below. Do them in the following order, with no rest in between each exercise.

1. Shadow Boxing: Do 20 repetitions of each of the following moves with three-pound dumbbells.

• Crossovers: Punch across your body and parallel to the floor
• Uppercuts: Punch up toward your jaw with the underside of your fists facing the ceiling
• Hooks: Punch across your body in a hooking motion, parallel to the floor, as if you were trying to hit someone on the side of the jaw

2. David's Push up Deluxe: Do 10 to 15 push ups in each of the following positions.

• Place your hands just slightly wider than shoulder width
• Place your hands just narrower than shoulder width with your elbows in at your sides
• Place your hands close together with your fingers pointed toward each other and your forefingers and thumbs forming a triangle

3. Reverse Walking Crabs: Sit on the floor and place your hands behind you with your fingers pointed toward your butt. Lift your butt off the ground and shift onto your heels. Maintain this position and keep your abdominal tight as you take four steps forward. Then do 10 reverse push ups by bending and then extending your arms. Repeat this exercise four times.

Get more answers from David!

Looks like it I need to practise this for the sake of looking good!

2008 vs 28

So fast, I will be living for 28 years on Mother Earth.
A friend had asked me whether I have any birthday wish.
To me, birthday has became less exciting. Not that I will grow taller, become prettier but I am aging day by day.
More challenges and more responsibility to make me tougher and wiser everyday.

I had made a new year wish instead of birthday wish.
To me a wish that I make 7 days later will not be any much different from a new year wish.

I wished to be financially free, and be able to enjoy the learning curves everyday.
I also wished to have more time for my family and to look after them while I could.

When my boss announced my resignation from my current job to the department colleagues last Friday, they were so shocked. Even when there were a restructuring in the company, I could not be the one affected. Yet, I had make my decision to move to another ground for a new beginning. My boss thought I should stay on and take up the managerial post. They said a not so young yet not very old single lady like me who does not have family should not think too much about the distance to work but should consider the career advancement that company is providing. I knew it was partly true but many things had happened and I choose to be reachable to my parents.

Month of Feast

Wow.. December is really month of feast for Achia. :)
Not counting the varieties of food that I had in Perak and Penang ground trip, I just checked my handphone camera album and found out how lucky I was!

You can find my yummy collection from the link here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/soochia.sim/PenangFood

Remind me of something, the feelings is just like going about the Bulatan Bahagia roundabout at Ipoh Town, "Ooh, bahagianya...".

The Passionate Backpackers

For the first time, Achia followed 1 leng jie and 3 leng kors for 6 days 5 nights luxury backpacking trip. Luxurious experience...Together we saw, we touched and we captured. It was indeed a memorable happy moment. My first time spending long Christmas holiday away from home.

A Pirates' Night

My company annual dinner has never been so fun as this year's!
Hehehe...I was among the 25% of the total 1300 attendees that got a lucky draw prize.
The food in One World Hotel was good!
Hmm...and I must say the committee had chosen the right event organiser.
Overall was good and all of us had a good time.

A relaxed Sunday

Snatch Thieves

Why are there so many snatch thieves in JB, Klang Valley and other towns?
Are there many people left jobless?
These trained group of nonsense is doing it again and again daily.
It is kind of habit to them. "Hunting" is the word.
Human being with binocular vision are born hunters. We all know that their victims are not born with monocular vision. Victim who carries handbags carelessly and talks on the phone while walking might have not been attentive enough, did not care about the danger confronting them.
These snatch thieves too were born with equally two hands and legs and I do not understand why they like to harm other people.

a e i o u, I learn something new

Do you think life is boring? Sometimes, I do.
Do you know you can make a difference in your life? Differences, either big or small...
Make yourself and people surrounding you happy.
Secret of happiness?
Never be bored to find out.

Happy Holiday at KK

Papa and Sumito admiring village view on the hanging bridge at a Kadazan village in Penampang.

Papa and mama posed for my camera, good view of Mount Kinabalu from Kundasang War Memorial Park.

Deathly river water...polluted by the copper mining activity.

Achia had a memorable and wonderful holiday with papa and mama last week. :)
Thank you to Sumito, a very professional Kadazan tour guide.
Everything he showed us was so great and certainly I will want to visit KK again.

Click to see more photos here