30 November 2009

New week, new phone... woohoo...

Last Friday we had a dinner with extended family. Since we were early dropped by the handphone fair in 3TWO Square for the second time this year. Took a quick look around as i needed to replace my phone already. Had a look at LG phones and loved one but it was too expensive. Finally set my eyes on the GM200 or some model like that. I'm not that handphone savvy anyway. It has a excellent sound system (2.1ch) and it is a 3G phone (as if i need one). Best of all, it's only RM320. I haggled a bit and got it for RM300! So yeah! New phone! Nice... been playing with it the whole weekend and enjoying the sound. Battery lasts quite a bit if you're not too hard on the music. But so far. it's been 3 days of music and well, i've got 1 bar left as of lunch time.




The weekend was a blast. JonJoy and Sara were here from downunder! So we had a good outing time together. The girls got their girl time while the two guys just babysat 5 KIDS!!! YEOWCH! Daniel was spared the joyful agony since he was having the time of his life on a missions trip. We will be visiting them in Melbourne next year though. So, see you guys la!


The kids then had a birthday party to attend. It was Carmen's birthday on Saturday and we all went to warm up the new house that Joann and Stephen got. Nice bungalow in Damansara Heights - it's got a pool too albeit a small one.

24 October 2009

My Birthday yesterday!!!

It was great being with the family yesterday. We were supposed to like do a lot of outdoorsy stuff but ended up being in our most favourite, typical city people, past times.... SHOPPING!

So yeah, there we were in MidValley Megamall, walki
ng aimlessly. We wanted to catch a movie but was worried that the sleeping baby would awake midway (worse still if it was the moment we stepped in). So, that idea went out the window there and then since we couldn't get the timing right.

We ended up with AceHardware to take a look around. Picked up some stuff and then as we were leaving J shouted!

It seems, E had lost a shoe while we were walking. So off we went on the treasure hunt! or rather, shoe hunt. Up and down the aisles we went looking around and below all the shelving and stuff. No hope there. We paid for the items and retraced our steps - still no shoe. Well, whatever, not as though the shoe was very expensive.

So much for shoes anyways. Whenever we see one side of child's shoe anywhere, we've always wondered how it can happen that parents are unable to notice it. Well, now we know!

It was a pleasant birthday outing for us. We ended up spending a fair bit as we bought a new stroller for the children. The other 2 strollers we have are at their life's end. One being slightly older than J and the other having been through thick and thin in and worse in a plane's cargo hold... GONER! So a new one it is. This is it...

Yeah, this is the EXACT colour we bought it! The wheels are really smooth as is the turning wheels. Adjustable handles too to suit height. Which is good for me. Folding it is relatively easy. Take a bit of getting used to but it can certainly fold really flat. This will be good for our Melbourne trip. That was among the points of consideration when we bought it.



17 October 2009

In the seventh semester...

I declare that, "IT IS FINISHED!!!" and I rested.

My course is over... well almost... i do have one pending paper to finish but otherwise my course is done! I've completed the final exam and obtained my results... with great surprise but PRAISE THE LORD!!!

It is such a relief. I do have one final hurdle. According to MIM, my business communications SUCK. Therefore, I have to take the examination for it. I mean, who the heck can submit a 3-4 page appeal as to why he doesn't need to take the paper and receive a short, curt answer of "NO" verbally. I guess that my communication skills were not that effective after all compared to MIM's answer.


30 April 2009

Exams...

Well, the exams are almost over... just one more paper to go. This course is taking a toll on the family and i am running out of steam. The motivation is just not as strong anymore. I've gotten complacent once again. I'm beginning to question what i'm trying to prove here. And here I am studying about motivational theories.

Onward Christian Soldier! Marching as to war...

19 April 2009

Meaning of Stress...

One will never know the meaning of stress until one starts to juggle family, house, work, studies and leisure all at the same time. On top of that try having constant backaches, a sorethroat that takes your voice away, a shoulder ache and to top it off, because of studies, the deadlines for submission are here now and the exams are less than 2 weeks away.

High blood pressure? Perhaps... High Cholesterol? For sure... Am i gonna die soon? Well, we'll let God be the judge of that.

It is now late. I wanna sleep.

Great first blog. Not my first attempt though but it is a new beginning. Crap from the beginning. Listen to me complain, whine and destress here.