More Off Days Please.

Off days are supposed to be doing fun things at own pace and timing, using less of brain power, have more sleeps and feeling very relaxed.

Off days include weekends, public holidays, medical leave and replacement holidays.

Unfortunately for me, it has been countless of weekends that does not at one bit feels like off days.

Fortunately for me, most of those weekends are surrounded with people I less than three and doing things that I enjoy.

This weekend though seemed to be the most tiring so far. 

So tiring that I woke up today wishing that it was Sunday. Not because I needed more sleep, but because I really need one off day.

Countdown to upcoming off days: seventy two hours.

Then again, am I really ready to conquer this Gunung ah?

Highest mountain in Cameron Highlands.
15th highest mountain in Malaysia.

No, I don't think so. Honestly it's going to be one of the craziest thing in my list, considering that I did not train prior to this. I'm nowhere near the requirements that my body supposed to have to climb 2110 metres high.

Gosh, the only 'training' I had was the youth park one that we went weeks ago and that also I did until number 3 only. In my defense, I had period that time and I was not feeling too well. Heh.

Ready or not, here we come, Irau.

You better get ready because by hook and by crook, I ain't backing down. 

Determination, check.

No photo of me being at the peak of this mountain, NO COMING HOME! :)

The Ugly Truth.

Before I go into the ugly truth, can I just say that I'M SO HAPPY SEPTEMBER IS HERE! FEW MORE DAYS AND MONTHS TO HOLIDAYS AND FUN TIMES! AUGUST IS FINALLY OVERRR! :)

So, the trip to the slimming place last week triggered something inside me.

More like my eyes were opened and I had to face the ugly truth.

I know a lot of thin girls always call themselves fat when their stomach is not flat or when their arms become flabby. I was in that category. Really, thin people shouldn't use the word fat anymore to describe how they feel when their stomach isn't flat anymore. 

Fat is fat. 

For me, I am a petite kind of girl. So, everytime when my stomach looks huge and isn't how I would like them to be, I labeled myself fat. I shouldn't have and will not continue to do that. I don't even know how to type out words to explain it. Bottom line is people who are relatively thin/petite should stop using the word fat on themselves. 

Anyway, I've decided that I should really start cutting on my carbs intake and walk more. Yeah, that's what i said like one year ago and maybe 3 months ago.

I guess this time it's really different. This time it really hit me.

This time, I had a professional to look at my body and point out areas that needed work. Not those slim-me-down kind of work though. Just need to fix some areas and stuff. More details on that on the next post.

I'm quite thankful that I'm okay with chicken breast meat since that's going to be my 'rice'. Haha. I have no idea how to make this work. I hope I will have the discipline I need and for once be serious in my eating habits. FOR ONCE.

Having fried chicken once in a while should be allowed, right?

Hah.

Healthy eating starts today :)

What Directions?

I am so bad at directions you have no idea.

That or maybe I'm just too lazy to think of the routes leading to my destination.

And I do sales for a living.

Such irony of life.

And I love driving.

Hmm.

This is interesting.

In about 1 hour, I will be experiencing for the first time in my life such a thing. No, not tattoo. I'm going to a shop where they are famous for making people slim. I called them, googled and called them again to ask exactly where their shop is. I hope they don't thinkI'm such a noob in this. Burmah Road is really a very long road okayyy! 

And no, I did not pay to go for some slimming course. 

I was selected to get this award. Can't believe I actually used the word award. Heh. Selected sumore as if I need to go for some slimming sessions. No, don't say anything. Haha.

I 'participated' in a 'contest' sort of and was one of their 10 winners. I actually hoped to get selected for the sake of my scar. That horrible 13cm long eh scar.

Even until now, I haven't really want to blog about it because mentally not ready to show the world my scar, and it's been like what? 3 years? 

Okay, more updates on this award.

Hope all goes well :)

Crazy & Tough.

This is seriously insane.

It feels like forever since I last post something. Haha.

Oh, such an exciting month it has been. 

I've always had this feeling when something crazy is about to happen. More like for time kind of feeling.

Like in the year 2010 towards the end of it, I had a feeling that 2011 was going to be one crazy year. It was just a feeling that's inside for the whole month of December 2010. Crazy in the sense that I was going to be challenged to be out of my comfort zone.

True enough, it turned out to be one of the craziest year I've lived so far. Not that I've lived many many years. I'm still very young. 

From having my appendix perforated and infected my whole stomach and intestines to ending an eight years of relationship with an amazing person to losing my grandfather to cancer. These three is enough to make one person go crazy for an entire year. 

Obviously I didn't go crazy crazy. It was a tough year. Toughest year ever so far.

The funny thing was when all these craziness happen to me, it didn't shock me. Not in that sense like I didn't expect it coming. 

Okay, how do I put this into words?

Hmm.. it's more like when it happens, immediately I got reminded back in December 2010 when I had that feeling.

That same feeling came to me in July this year. Just a month ago.

I felt that August was going to be a tough month. I don't know how but I just had that feeling.

Needless to say, August is the most difficult month this year.

So many things happened this month and it's really a mixture of both good and bad. I still have one week left in this miserable month. It would be nice to get out of August and into September. 

Okay, enough of my randomness here. 

p.s I no longer have the desire to continue my candy crush. I found a new game which I super love. 

2 Broke Girls.

I decided to start on this comedy.

Like today.

Apparently, it's very entertaining. 

I can't judge yet since I've only watched the first episode.

So far so good.

Looks like I haven't totally given up yet in planning for a holiday. Hah.
Looks like KL is going to happen, hopefully.

:)

That Kind Of Day.

I thought August was going to be a challenging month. 

Just never thought it would be this difficult and it's only the second week, sort of.

Oh goodness.

Every week this month is fully occupied with things to do.

Once August is over, I'm going to treat myself to a nice meal, go to the beach, soak my feet in the sea water and do all the mani pedi I want. Heh.

On a not related thing, people around me have been coughing a lot lately. Jayden, Sha Lynn and Kelly. All children some more. Please get well soon and stay healthy.

On another not related topic, I think one of the most challenging aspects of my job is having to deal with the pain when I see clients confirming on their flight and hotel bookings for their one-week holiday. Seriously, it's probably one of the toughest thing to do.

Do what you like, right? 

Imagine you love shopping for clothes, and so you thought by working in a clothing boutique/store, you will feel better because you are 'kinda' like doing something you love.

WRONG!

Although I really do feel sincerely happy for those confirmed on their holidays, it's remains a constant struggle for me. I would like to always imagine I'm in their shoes. 

Two weeks honeymoon in the Europe, one month backpack trip around Asia, one week family vacation to Australia, eight days to Ireland with a group of friends, 12 days to London and Paris with the lover and 25 days to the U.S.

These are all dreams that can come true :) Though the above are not all my dreams. Heh.

On another note, there seems to be two wedding dinners happening from next month onwards. Ah, I love wedding invites. I love the kind of food they serve in a typical Chinese wedding. It's all good :)

Okay, I better go and get things done now.

No more mumbling nonsense.

Off On Monday.

What makes a Public Holiday a better one?

When it falls on a Monday!

Hello everybodyyyy. 

So good to be back here with ample of time to do nothing and blog. So, MITM Fair is finally over. Such relief although it was so much fun.

I may whine and complain once in a while about how tiring it is and stuff but at the end of the day, it's still worth it.

I may have talked to like 15 sets of people (be it families, couples or singles) and only managed to close one sale for Club Med, my heart still celebrates with joy. Funny hor? Spent so much time and effort talking and convincing people that it's really a good promotion (with flight ticket!) and people still will walk away and miss out that chance. All it needs was one sales and that was enough for me.

I have people asking me if I earn commission during this fair according to the number of pax I get. Nope, no commission. No benefits. No free trips to Club Med. No special gift etc. 

I just genuinely like this holiday product a lot that when I convince people, I share with them my experience. Yes, it is a more expensive kind of holiday but IT IS an ALL INCLUSIVE HOLIDAY. The food is amazing with unlimited beverages (whether alcoholic or not). 

One of the most worth-it package during this fair was Club Med Maldives, inclusive of flight tickets. I always tell people that if you have the budget, you should go. It's only about RM6500 for one adult at LAGOON SUITE, flying with MAS. Normal price is easily RM8,000-RM9,000 for just the resort stay and NO flight tickets. 

Earlier this year, I went to KL for the MATTA Fair and couples who came usually will straight get Club Med Maldives. I think because they know how cheap it is after the discounts. For Club Med standard that is. I kid you not. Go there no need spend extra money and you will enjoy yourself till like mad wei.

Anyways, I truly find that joy when I made it happen for people to go for holidays. 

So, it may be tiring and I may have hurt my throat by constantly talking loudly (very noisy during fair!) and may have dozed off a few times while driving home from SPICE, in the end it's all okay and good. 

I love what I do. I love the industry I'm in. It's meaningful.

My pay may not be as high if compared to me taking up a job in the finance industry (especially with my first class honours degree) but I'm happy and happy girls are the prettiest :)

Oh and no I wasn't trying to show off. If anything, I want you to do what you love and not what pays you well.

Draft.

Wahhhhhhh.

I have no time whatsoever to continue updating on my Japan trip. I only have time to quickly type these words and it's off I go. The title 5D4N Japan: Day III is categorized as a draft in my inbox. Wah sad.

MITM Fair 2014 happening on Saturday and Sunday and it's driving everyone up the walls. 

That aside, please do come to visit us at SPICE this weekend. So many good holiday deals I myself wanna get and go on holiday.

Find me if you need to know anything! If I can help, for sure I will help all the way :)

Time Out.

Just because I just came out from a Tasmanian briefing and they gave Time Out chocolate to everyone. 

I just realized that it's really tummy.

Cadbury ma that's why. 

Do you know that they have a Cadbury factory in Tasmania?

Mmhmm.

Now you know.

Boo-Hoo-Ed.

Boohoo.

Back to work in about 10 hours time.

Boohoo.

It's not that my work sucks. It's having to wake up according to the alarm clock sucks.

And also it's most likely because I have been away for a week and now to tune my self back into the working mode is one tough thing to do.

I might have to cry myself to sleep tonight. 

KIDDING!

Not that teruk lahh.

I look forward to going through the flyers and name cards and come out with a few Japan packages. 

It has been such a wonderful experience, which I shall blog about it soon.

On another note, I'm feeling like I might want to modify my room. Perhaps another bunch of colors? Wordy wallpaper?

Flying Is Tiring.

It's so fun to fly to places but it can be so tiring too. 

After 6-7 hours fling from Osaka, I'm all ready to crash on my bed. But no, not for another 3-4 hours at least. 

Good thing it only takes 45 minutes to Penang from here. I can only imagine how it will feel like to go for a 22 hours flight to US. It's too crazily long. 

Okay, about time to board my domestic flight! 

See you bye!

Thankful.

It's amazing to see people offering to help us during this time.

Friends whom I haven't spoken to for years, some even more than a decade, texting me and wishing Vanessa of speedy recovery and for complete healing. 

Some even offered help in different ways. 

I am grateful. We are all very grateful. My family is blessed because of people like you guys.

We continue to pray and believe for a miraculous healing on her right eye's cornea. 

Nothing is too difficult for Jesus. 

He allows this to happen, for sure He is guiding and guarding us through it.

Thank You Jesus. 

Work Mode: Off.

My working mode is already off. 

Today, I literally had to drag myself out of the house to go PSDC.

It's difficult to see my family all dressed up and packed with their mini luggage and heading for work-less weekends. If only this roadshow is postponed. If only. My sister kept sending me photos of the fat baby and it's so torturing! :(

What makes it worse is Alvin also going on a holiday tomorrow until Monday. WHAT IS THIS! Everyone going on holiday earlier than me. 

Our trip to Thailand is not really a holiday. I would love to think that it is but it's really not. It's going to be everyday-under-the-sun-painting-walls and get surrounded by 200+ kids. I can only imagine the energy level that I have to keep whenever I have spare time. 

One good news is that for sure it's stress-free. It's going to be tiring but it's going to be the most rewarding one. I remembered 5 of us were already talking and planning for this last year, just weeks after we came back.

The next one week is gonna be filled with smiles, sweat and hopefully no blood. HOPEFULLY!

Oh, weekend, you come faster a bit, thank you.

Lazy Saturday.

It's just so rare that we have two Saturdays off from the regular youth service. It feels weird.

Anyways, spending some time with his family over dinner and with couple of friends later on.

Since it's raining, we are buying back dinner because it's such a lazy Saturday. Lazy rainy Saturday and I'm in the mood to wear nice clothes and put on my lip gloss, but lazy to go anywhere else. WHATISTHIS. 

Okay got to go because pizza is back!

:)

Coming Home!

We are on our way home after spending a night in the mad city! 

Definitely not enough but I'll still take it! 

Good times spent with him and his family ! :) 

Time-Off.

It has been almost three weeks since the holiday.

I think I should start planning for the next one soon. The ideal thing to do would be a short getaway once every month, and since money is an issue, we shall plan for a budget trip, but where. BUT WHERE.

This year, we've got so many plans that we want to make sure we do it.

Like hike up Mount KK and getting scuba diving license in Perhentian Island.

The two tops the holiday priority list this year. Maybe visit Singapore Zoo also but this one is more like MINE, not so much for him since he not really a big fan of the zoo. 

Problem is money and time and annual leave.

Quite stressful.

Oh! And one more problem. Finding people to go with us. This is one is susah-est of all.

Never mind. I shall remain positive about this whole thing since we still have eight/nine months to plan. 

March has got to be the busiest month yet. Apparently, we are expecting April to be busier than this month. That's a bit too scary to think of.

On another note, it is a sad thing that I couldn't make it to Leadership Retreat this year. Today actually. I don't think I've ever missed any for the past 12 years. Err... Okay, maybe I did some of the years. 

What made it worse is that everyone is there! EVERYONE! Even Koay is there. He just called and looks like it's pretty cold up there. Ahhh. This is such mean torture.

I NEED A RETREAT! 

Homesickness Sucks.

One day in KL nia okay. 

The next two days sure very susah eh.

Just skyped with the fireball and her baby. That helps a lil for the I-want-to-be-home-disease.

Mom called earlier too while I was still working and her voice almost made me tear up.

On another note, I closed two Club Med Kani, Maldives! Both also honeymoon couples. Ahhh. Such satisfaction when I know that they have chosen the right travel product :)

Goodnight you guys :)

Short and Sweet.

I am finally back to the island! 

It has been such a sweeeeet getaway though it was a really short one. Short but so many things that were so memorable and super fun. All that experience will be blogged later, maybe tomorrow if I have some time to spare.

Getting ready to work at 1pm today was horrible. 

I woke up and played with baby for a little while and I just wanted to remain in my pajamas whole day. Flying is tiring. Very tiring.

Thursday have to fly again, with MAS. 

Please be safe, people of flight MH370. Please.

Okay, for now I have tons of work to do, although my mind is still in Seoul. Still there. 

Really blessed with this trip and people from Dream Catchers. No doubt it's one of my favorite company/brand :)

Final Countdown.

It is quite obvious to anyone who reads my tweets, or blog and see my Facebook page to know that I am too excited for the trip to happen tomorrow.

Too excited. In fact, all I think about is that. That and how to pack all the things I want to bring there in a single suitcase. No wonder people/friends who study overseas always complain about packing.

Believe it or not, until now, I haven't start packing anything yet. 

Nothing. 

Zero items in the luggage. 

Err.. Actually the luggage is still in the cupboard somewhere. 

Not even out yet. Hah.

In about 6 minutes, I'll be driving to the airport to get 61 boarding passes. 

Actually 59 boarding passes since last minute two people couldn't make it for the trip. 

WHAT A WASTE. Cannot change name sumore. So, it's literally forfeited ticket. SUCH A WASTE SERIOUSLY! Not that I'm not being sensitive to the reason why they couldn't make it. Oh well. 

There's always next time to explore Korea, backpack style *hints Koay hints*

Speaking of that, he really did took leave on Thursday and Friday. Looks like both of us have our holidays all planned out nicely :)

It'll be a great weekend, guys. A cold one too :)

One Of Those Days.

We went over to Dream Catcher office in the morning to give the bags and just a quick briefing on the Korea trip, that's happening in NINE DAYS! NINE DAYS!

Everyone straight no mood to work okay. So difficult to focus on work now because it's like so near d you know. Nine days. 

I hope the nine days come quick and the 5D3N in Korea will be slow and nice. 

Right now, I don't really feel like I want to blog about anything also. I JUST WANT TO GO TO THE WINTER WONDERLAND!

I think if I can point out a down-part to this trip is the preparation to face the winter season. I don't think packing will be a problem because my colleague has got those vacuum-bag thing. The winter coat.. You know there's always some of the things in life that you just gotta own it by yourself eh.. 

Like a house.. a luggage bag (which I already got!).. A winter coat.. an iguana.. 

The thing is getting one winter coat here cost a bomb to the pocket. I'm thinking of maybe getting one when I'm at Korea since their winter season is ending in March and for sure got sales or something.. 

So now, I'm just borrowing from people. Hopefully can find one that isn't too puffy and IS NOT PINK! 

Fingers crossed. Prayer prayed.

Yes.. I actually pray for little things like that. Even before I cut my hair, I pray. After cut, also pray. Hahaha. 

Oh dear Korea, please don't be too cold.