my dad

this is wat family means - Father, Mother, I Love You. i guess most of us seldom (or nvr) say these words to our parents. well i do express these 3 words in writing but not verbally. you know, on those occassions like father's and mother's day, birthdays etc. i just cant spill them out of my mouth. i'm just not that kind of person you know...and i couldnt even remember when was the last time i hugged them both. nonetheless, this doesnt mean i don't love them or care for them. Just that my way of expressing is different. this entry is about my dad.

my dad is 59 years old. retired for 7 years already. since then, he has become my full time personal "chauffeur". sounds as if i'm such a spoilt brat and princess huh? well to certain extent, i do admit that ya'know? but cant really blame me, cos my dad ever so willingly drives me around. even tho i'm 20+ now, he still fetches me to and back from work. he is doin it without complaining at all. there was once he waited for me for almost an hour as i had an urgent escalation from customer. he didn't even scold me or nag at me at all. i was really surprised. the dad that i know is usually very short tempered. this is just soooo unbelievable!

looking at this picture just reminds me how old he is already. when i took the picture, i felt a surge of happiness and contentment. all of sudden, i could really feel that i am so so so blessed. i have a family, a mum and dad whom i know will always stand by me, shelter me from getting hurt and most importantly accept me for who i am. their unconditional llove and care touches my heart. how could i ever repay them? my dad, tho at times he's kinda unreasonable and "bull headed", i love him all the same. cos i know whatever he says or does, he still loves me very very much. and i know he will even sacrifice his own dear life just to make sure i'm not hurt in anyway. he will always take care of me, guide me, hold my hands, till his very last breath.

and dad, I will really like to say this from the bottom of my heart, "thank you, dad! there may be times that i disobey you, argue with you, or even say hurtful things to you, but i nvr mean it at all. cos in my heart, you are the greatest dad ever. no matter what happens, you are my dad and i will always love you for who you are just like how you love me for who i am."

lil piggie from Maggie T

yin's lil pinky piggie; top view

side view

front view

The above cute lil piggie is our lil gift to our dearest friend, Quah Yin Yin, for her 24th birthday. yin, how should i describe her? one of a kind, patient, understanding, helpful, friendly, crazy nuts....lol!!

Q - quality assured friend
U - unique, understanding, universal
A - alwiz there
H - ho sim, happy go lucky, helpful

Y - yes to all ur requests
I - intelligent, independent
N - nvr say no to friends in need

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tell me, where to get such a great and funtastic friend?? This post is dedicated to you, yin hunzi! luv ya alwiz...MUAKZ!!

tagged

LAYER 1 : ON THE OUTSIDE

Name : Michelle

Birth Date : Jan 23rd

Current Status : Single

Eye Colour : Brown

Hair Colour : brown

Right or Left :left

LAYER 2 : ON THE INSIDE

My Heritage : Chinese

My Fears : creepy crawlies

My Weaknesses : ask my friends

My Perfect Pizza : none in particular

LAYER 3 : YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW

My thoughts first waking up : Can i no go to work?

My bedtime : Around 11 to 12pm, 1-3am on weekends

My most missed memory: erm..whn i was still a baby??

LAYER 4 : MY PICK

Pepsi or coke : neither

Single or group dates : Single

Adidas or Nike : both

Tea or Nestea : Neither

Chocolate or Vanilla : both

Cappuccino or Coffee : Both!

LAYER 5 : DO YOU…

Smoke : Nope

Curse : All the time

Take a shower : Yep
Have a crush : yeah

Think you’ve been in love : Sure

Go to school : not anymore

Want to get married : of course

Believe in yourself : guess so

Think you’re a health freak : Not really

LAYER 6 : IN THE PAST

Drank alcohol : Occasionally

Gone to the mall : u say leh?

Been on stage : yup

Eaten sushi : Of course!

Dyed your hair : few times jor lo

LAYER 7 : HAVE YOU EVER…

Played a stripping game : Nope

Changed who you were to fit in : to a certain extent, yes

LAYER 8 : AGE YOU’RE HOPING…

To be married : before 30

LAYER 9 : IN A GUY

Best eye colour : doesn't matter

Best hair colour : anything but not too geli wan la

Short hair or long hair : fine with both

LAYER 10 : WHAT WERE YOU DOING…

A minute ago : answering this

Hour ago : still at work

1 day ago : At home

1 month ago : err...cant rmbr

Year ago : a newbie at dell

LAYER 11 : FINISH THE SENTENCES…

I love : many many things

I feel : tired

I hate : hypocrites and liars

I hide : my feelings

I miss : being a kid, miss him

I need : love, attention and vit M

LAYER 12 : TAG PEOPLE

1. this is hard

2. i don't know

3. who to tag

4. or who will read my blog

5. god bless all of ya

ballroom dancing

joined ballroom dancing bout half a year ago. it all began with an invitation from my colleague, jessica. she asked me to join saying that it is full of fun. so i started thinking "y not? i've got nth to lose. and i get to noe more ppl." paid rm150 for 12 classes which last for 3 mths. nvr did i tot i would enjoy dancing so much. it was really fun. and i really look forward to it every wednesday.

and all of sudden, my dance instructor John, suggested we go for competition. i was like "who? me?!" it was unbelievable. i mean, ME?! of all the ppl? hahahahaha....after much persuasion from my dancing mate, josephine, i decided to give it a go. this is a 1 in a lifetime thingy. this kinda opportunity doesnt come by everyday. and i would want to challenge myself doin smth i have nvr done before or never tot of doing...nvr have da courage to do it. if my instructor thinks i am capable of entering a beginner competition, well heck...i should be more confident of myself shouldn't i? i jz don't wish to live in regret, achieving nth in my life. i want to spread my wings and fly. i wanna know how far i could go from here. i jz wanna do smth crazy in my live for once.

the intensive training will commence end of july on every sunday. phew...i'm just a lil bit worried that i'll chicken out last minute. lol....but hey, if i could survive in dell for a year, i guess going thru an intensive ballroom dancing training for 4mths isnt dat bad after all. comparatively, i guess i would enjoy dancing much more than entertainin greedy customers. hahahaha!!

anyway, wish me luck k?

to our beloved friends...happie burfday!

ah jen, very da touchy touchy leh?

making wishes...ah yin, TKB ar?

guess how old r these 2 fella?

Swing back to the 60's

Back to the 60's...r u ready?

This is how it looks like

tai ma & I

Dancing like nobody's biz

THERE!!!

My family

The big Care family

CSAT result

See the 1st one SA HSB 3 Email? That is my team lo. Our customer satisifaction ranking is the highest in June. and guess what we will get? cash incentive ler of course...kakakakka!! extra pocket money to spend...YAY!!

HIGH 5 AWARD

1st recognition...signed by Dell's Vice President, Asia Operations, Mr Simon Wong

workstation

top row: stephen a.k.a tai lo (alr left dell), nainan the entau B

middle row: irene (team mgr), sathya, shiau chuen

front fow: jessica (case mgr), melanie, ME

Pic taken in dec 2006. Now this office family of mine has grown from 8 members to 11.

at 8.30am...sigh

at 5.30pm...ready to cabut!

tomorrow...

TADA!!! actually hior i got nth to blog AT ALL...read my lips "nth to blog at all". get it? hahahha...but i will try to post up some pics of my recent care dinner at trader's hotel. it was held on 23rd June 2007 and the theme of the nite was "swing back to the 60's"...i had a great time dancing like nobody's business. but of course i wasn't alone la. hehehehe...

anyway gua mau continue watching my HK drama liao. took a short break just to check mails and to do this. till then...sayonara!

Monday blues...

after a whole day laboring with sweat and tears and blood, I am finally back home at about 7.40pm. phew! a long day at work. really hate mondays y'noe? so many new cases and follow ups to do. and since i clocked in, i never stopped typing. can you imagine sitting in frontta PC for whole 9 hours replying to your customers' unstoppable incoming emails? gosh! how can one's nitemare be more worse than this? but anyway, when you get replies with sincere appreciation and compliment letters, all your hard work really paid off.

just recently i got a cust who is vision and hearing impaired. he specifically ordered for a 22" inch monitor so that the image or words are large enough for him to read from the LCD screen. unfortunately, our company is currently encountering monitor shortage and just so happen his purchase was one of the affected orders. well what i did was actually pretty simple; i escalated the case to the dedicated manager and help my cust to expedite the order. and sure enough, he received the 22" monitor earlier than the anticipated date. when i called his dad (Sunny), he expressed his heartfelt gratitude to me. Not only that, my cust wrote in to me thanking me for the help. At that point of time, i just felt so happy for them both. a simple gesture could actually mean alot to someone. the satisfaction that i felt was such a strong motivation for me to work even harder and better. what i mean is that helping those really in need is so much more satisfying and happier and meaninful than assisting those cust who only blame you when things don't turn up right (even tho you have done your best). these ppl are just simply pathetic and greedy. i just don't feel like helping them at all you noe. i feel it is just a waste of time as all my efforts are not appreciated. but ironically these are the ppl who are our dearest paymaster; who have a direct influence on our yearly bonuses and all. sigh memang byk sad.

enough of complaints on work. just wanna make it a habit that i blog everyday even if it's just a short entry. else, i sure will abandon this bloggie of mine for a long long time. well fingers crossed...till then, good nite!

very mou liu

i jz cant believe i did not go out with my gang at all for this weekend. my mum lagi cute. since yesteday morning until today, she has been asking me thousand and one times "ah girl ar, you got go out mou?" and repeatedly i answered her "Mi, i duno yet." after my mum asked, my dad asked and followed by my aunty. argh!! pek chek nia aku. it seems weird to them that i stayed at home whole day. c'mon, really that bad meh? i really got go out that often meh during weekend? but err...to be frank, pai seh to say oso must admit, i really go out almost every wkn. hehehehe...

well i saje merepek nia. actually i got nth to update wan. just that al has updated my page so i come in see see nia. then sun pian write something here lo tho i know darn mou liu.