Tuesday, December 04, 2012

剪不断,理还乱

终于尝到什么叫做“剪不断,理还乱”。

今天打去中国,取消掉我手上的主卡和附属卡。心如刀割。

2年前,总是想到可能有一天要回中国。现在看看希望渺茫。那时候手上有4张信用卡。后来去年取消掉1张。这几天想了一想,还是取消掉其他的吧。明年就要唱加拿大国歌了,还回中国么?

实在想念上海的一切。给陈立辉批死,他曾说过,“你不要这样讨厌中国,总有一天你离开了你会后悔的。” Well, 给他讲对了,TMD!

想念中国的方便(我刚刚放下电话,上网登陆,那些卡已没有了!就像不曾存在过!),先进,食物多元化,要看山有山,要看水有水,旅游极其方便又便宜。要去日本香港韩国还方便过回马来西亚,要国货有国货,要舶来货也行,要淘宝就淘宝,要打车就打车,要地铁就有地铁。唉。我真是错过国宝了!:(

感触良多。有点伤感。

下一个要解决的东西是马来西亚的信用卡!每年给那个他妈的$50 government service tax 不知道为了什么???? 犯贱!为什么马来西亚的那些国企和外来的银行不会say no??

@#$%!

断掉信用卡,就像跟这个国家的藕断丝连都断掉了,实在很伤感。sigh.

Friday, November 30, 2012

A season of giving and receiving

I read some posting on FB these two days, and two news posts really caught my eyes and heart (nowadays, I get most of the local news feeds from facebook... the world has really changed):

1) a policeman at NY handing a new boots to a homeless man who has no shoes on his foot, in this cold winter.
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/gaming/Microsoft+bucks+video+game+exodus+with+Vancouver+studio/7628293/story.html

2) Another anonymous, passing out $100 bills to those affected by Sandy storm..

It is simple things like this differentiate us mankind from animals. I feel so touched...

Hope all these generous people get blessed. But I am worried about them too, because I have a sick theory proven right -- good men die horribly young.




Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Finale~

今天晚上大考!3小时,分秒必争!

想到就心跳很快。

考完了我就可以轻松看电视,看书,看杂志,发白日梦!呵呵!想想就很开心了:D

我希望我不要粗心大意就好了。Alhamdulilah~~ haha...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

切苹果一记

昨天bui叫我切苹果给他吃,他有时候会deh bao,不过讲起切水果,他是从来不做的。除了我生大病的一次。

不知怎么的,我竟然切到自己的手指!很深。Bui 看到后,心疼的帮我包扎。我自己倒不觉得什么,就是觉得心跳的很快,大概血液都往外流吧。呵呵,其实伤口很小,但是有一点深。

Bui竟然跟我说以后都不要我切水果了。害我开心了1秒,他接着说,“以后我们喝orange juice & apple juice 就好了。”

真的给他咋到!我的表情:-_-"

Monday, November 26, 2012

我老板真得很变态

我老板真得很变态。

他孩子的事,大过天。太保护孩子了,太令我鄙视他们。什么东西都做好好给他们,他们简直像disabled person 一样。申请大学的表格,也要帮他们寄(还不是我寄),还要限制多少天要到。我想想以前都是我自己一手操办的,有什么难的?这样也不会做,不是disabled 是什么??

@#$%!!!

他老婆的信用卡,多了一块钱的itunes 费用,老婆坚持说没有用过。他把单丢给我,叫我investigate. 很好。自己的credit card information, 情愿给我知道,也不要自己解决。我已经时常扮他老婆打电话做这个做那个的了。一查之下,是他儿子用的,忘了告诉他。

@#$%!!!

鸟人!!!!!!!!

Thursday, November 08, 2012

‘肥鲁豫’

我把凌乱的长发(也不是很长啦,shoulder length)给剪了,回来的路上觉得脖子很冷,有一点后悔。

从来没有流过长发。小时候妈妈说我很会出汗,就没有给我留。后来进了独中,也不给留长发。在后来出来读大学,没有留,习惯短发。后来遇到Bui, 更死,他讨厌长发女人,说头发太长会弄到他的脸,很geli, wtf... hahah... 我留到shoulder length 时,他已经天天叫我“贞子”,那个日本长发女鬼啦。给他za到。现在我剪了头发,猜猜我的新花名是什么?

鲁豫小姐!!!!

看看又有点像。哈哈。不过Bui 在前面放了给‘肥’字。他说我脸比鲁豫肥。@#$%!!

其实是我楼下的邻居先说我像鲁豫的(剪头发前就这样说了)。他们来自中国,太原?I can't really remember. hahaaha...

我倒不喜欢这个头发。每一次剪头发都让我失望。那个look永远一样的,只是长短不一样。真闷!

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

3 more weeks

Final exam is in exactly 3 weeks time!!!

I totally cannot remember much anything before chapter 6... so I have to start revising them... one by one...

Very stressed out!

I have also decided to take a break from next semester, which starts in early Dec to late March of 2013. I don't want to stress out for my precious KL trip + sis wedding + yum yum food session. hahahaha... and I think I want to have two sessions of snowboarding from Jan to Mar !!! Hoo~~~ Hoo~~~ Hooray~~~~~~~~ ^_^'

Monday, November 05, 2012

Walking dead

Walking dead new series is out!!! Hahaha.. I am on episode 3.

Sometimes, I will picture myself live in those time, where 99% of the people are affected by virus, beaten by walking dead, and turned into un-dead walking dead (unless u slammed its head and crushed it) lah. So I asked Bui the other night.

Me, "If I am beaten and turned into a smelly walking corpse, what are you doing to do?"
[My Bui is really hygene... sometimes I beh tahan... like if I wear my same pyjamas for two nights, he will aji ajo there said got smell. HELLLOOOO, here so cold ah, how to sweat, some more at night I only wear few hours leh, how to got smell????!!! Yiu...]

Bui, "Hmm... I will stand still and let u bite me."

Me, "Then you mah turn to walking corpse too??

Bui, "Yes. hahahahahhaa..."

Me, "OK... but you are too fat to qualify to be a walking corpse! hahahahhaa"

Anyway, I damn pity those walking corpse. Their mind are all gone, they are set as auto-mode to bite people only... so pity them...:(If I am living at that time like those actors in the movie, I will purpose let the dead bite me in the very early stage. Why torture yourself running from 99% walking dead while you can easily join them  and no need to be troubled by your memory, your worries, your 烦恼?

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

yay yay

Boss is away from the country for 2 weeks!!!

I am not religious.. but hell, HALLELUJAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Hope" his schedule not impacted by the weather. The Sandy storm has been so bad and hit New York for the past 2 days, that stock market has to be closed, for two days.


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

cucu, datuk, and adik

Bui and I love to talk rubbish on bed before we sleep, well, sometimes lah, not all the time. Here's what happened 2 nights ago:

(I don't know why the "cucu" words came out at first... but we start from there)

Me, "hey, I ask you, do you know what does cucu mean in Malay?"

Bui, "neh, the pacifier lah... "chuuu chuuu...""

Me -- nearly fainted... wanted to hit him.. but hold myself.

Me, "no, I give you one more chance."

Bui, "I still think it is baby's 奶嘴", some more, he do the sounds and the expression of baby sucking the pacifier... I can't hold it anymore -- NO!!!!!!! aiyoh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hhahahahahahaha...

Me, "It means 孙子 lah!!! you idiot!!!!!!!!"

Bui, "cheh, then what does malay call 爷爷?"

Me, (shit.... I totally forgot about the Ye Ye in malay wor... I know nenek... I know cucu.... but yeye???"

Me, ".................."

Bui, "faster lah..."

Me, "OK, you got me this one..."

Bui, "it is Datuk lah!!"

Me, "... sounds like our fren Eric wor..." hahaahhahahahahahaa...

Bui continue to suan me, "datuk also don't know.... idiot loh"

Me, "@#$%!!"

Me, "Not fair leh.. I give you malay words and ask you meaning. You terbalik one. Not fair to me. I sure know datuk meaning if you ask me what is datuk"

Bui, "ok ok.. another one. what do you call 姐姐?"

Me, "Kakak!!!"

Bui, "妹妹?"

Me, "Adik!"

Bui, "Wrong... adik is 弟弟!!"

Me, "NO!!!! Adik means 弟弟 or 妹妹 lah!!"

Bui, "you try to confuse me"

Me, "you go google now"

Bui, "no need to google, you bluff one."

Me, "...."

So... Eric, what do you call 妹妹?? adik right??? I want to proof him wrong... give me the answer!!!

I hope our noise did not wake up our neighbors... lots of giggling, haha-ing, and hitting sounds.... now think back also pai seh...

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

One more to go..

Handed in second assignment yesterday... and one more to go in 2 weeks time. and 2 more quizes before end of November, and that's it, finale with Final Exam!

I am so pathetic, all my posts recently are about exams... what to do, thats what occupied me lately... sigh.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Stressed out...

This is me these few days...

Doing the assignment without any help is really making me go crazy.. I did not study at all this week only spending time to do assignment and also to think about the case in the assignment...

:s

h...e...L...p...

Monday, October 15, 2012

屋塔房的王世子

I am so screwed... I spent my precious weekends on watching this 20 hours episode korean love drama!!! But I can't help it.... I got so addicted that I must continue watching and know the ending... sob... after that, I hate myself... I am totally behind my studies now... arrghhh~~~~ gao meng...

But this movie has really an intelligent plot and an interesting story line. Trust me, you will get hooked too!! So funny, and yet so touching with love... I cried as usual... Bui as usual cannot understand why one min I can laugh hahahahaha and next I sobbing with tissue papers.... Bui said I am not normal. hahahaha.. and he kept saying "aren't you supposed to be studying???" Hate him, make me feel guilty.

This movie is about a prince travel with his 3 mah zai from 300 years ago to current world... and created lots of jokes and yet corrected many crimes done by his brother! Of course, lovie dovie stories between the prince an a nobody girl...

Arrghhh... no more movies from now on til late Nov!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!! HELP~~~~~~~~

p/s: now I really am a fans of the "prince" in the movie.. how ah... HOW?? I told Bui too, he buat tidak apa... sometimes I don't know where he gets the self-confidence... he not scared I really fall in love with someone else ge meh? Yiu~~~

Thursday, October 11, 2012

time is not enough... oh wait, energy is not enough too...

I am so busy lately... the study took so many hours daily... sometimes I don't know if it is worth it or not. Well, look at me, so tired everyday... so not easy to study by yourself (online)... and yet with my working schedule, it is so difficult to attend classes even though they are evening classes at other colleges or universities... arrghhhh....

For the current course, done 3 quizzes, 1 assignment, and working my butts off on assignment #2... I already have nightmares on finals.... so difficult..

I did go for the camping trip, very last min decision. Wanted to post photos but very lazy and tired... haha... at the camping night, I heard rustling sound outside the tent, I thought there was bear!!!!!!!!! I was soo scared... can't sleep and heart beat very fast... turns out when you sleep close on the floor, even a little noise near by you also can hear very very clearly.. and, it was just some idiot coming up the tent site (in the middle of the night??? no lights one ok... it's in a mountain, very pitch dark except the moon light), setting up his tent!!!!!! I want to kick his butt. And his tent is so near ours. Yiu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! really want to swear bad words! Well, I think I had my revenge, because I can't sleep right, I woke up early and talk to our friends (who also woke up already, yay). I am sure that idiot got woke up by our noise too. hahaha... hey, at least he didn't have fast heart beat thinking we are bears ok! If I am him next time, setting up a tent in the middle of the night, and so close to other people's tent, I will talk to myself, saying "it's just me, setting up tent. I am no bear. sorry.."

#$%^!

Anyway, first time experience camp in the wild, it's nice, very beautiful, but I am not sure if I will do it again. It's so damn cold after sun set!!! And the bugs and mosquitos, I tell you, they are having big feast party.... luckily they can't get into the tent. But when we were eating our dinner outside the tent, they are so annoying... keep on bugging us... and keep on flying suicidely into the soup or into our tea. @#$%!

OK enough complain, I will upload photos.... soon... kekeke...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

"I have to be fair with my wife"

Below conversation took place between me and boss (male) on one fine day...

Boss: "My mom is not very well lately. She just had knee surgery. And she is getting old. I am worried about her."

Me: " Oh.. is she living with you and your family?"

Boss: "No. She lives alone."

Me: "Oh... " 不解 expression shown on my face. Not because the fact that she lives alone. It is the fact that you tell people you worried about your mom, and she is ill, and very old, and yet you let her stay alone.

Boss continued : "I have to be fair with my wife."

Fair?????????????????????

What the hell is this????????????????????????

How is taking care of your mom being unfair with your wife by staying together?

I know 家家有本难念的经, but what you said is what you think. Unbelievable a son will think like this. But then again, I am not surprised. My nearby also got such one fresh example lah. Yiu.

See lah? Prove another - son is really 没有心肝. (This will piss off a lot of people, but, so far 90% of the time I see this happening).


Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Camping?

We are going to walk 3 hours, to see a beautiful twin lakes, which we had done this last year (and walk back for 3 hours to the car park). This weekend, we are going to do the same, except this time, we going to stay overnight at the rest house there.

I think of the "natural" toilet, I don't want to go...

But then bui bui 兴致勃勃 wor.... I don't want to 少兴. We going with another 2 friends. We also previously bought 2 new sleeping bags, just to prepare for this.

And I also don't want to carry sleeping bag + water + some food (??) for 3 hours... I don't want!!!!!!!!!!

How ah?????

I am in dilemma.... I love the scenary... but I don't love the toilet. I love the idea of sleeping in the cold icy mountain and waking up to some birds chirping and maybe got some wild animals at night who knows... haha... and I don't want to walk 3 hours with the burden of sleeping bag, water, food, and other stuff... and I don't like to bangsai or cannot bangsai at those toilet.... don't even mention shower ok, definitely no shower for 1 day...

:-(

HOW???????????

Friday, August 03, 2012

Learnt something new - Trust vs Will

Was reading a book lately, it touches on the difference of Trust vs Will.

Now I know why my boss has Trust and not Will. There's a probate fees on Will, but not on Trust.. But then the tax implication on Trust and Will I think is different. Need to find out too... hmm...

For my own reference later on (I tend to can't find it back from Favorite folder if I saved it as Favorite, don't know why... I am very disorganized:)):

Probate Fees

The provinces each have different fee structures.
In British Columbia, the basic fee payable for commencing the application for the grant is $208.
The basic fee is waived if the value of the estate* does not exceed $25,000. The $25,000 threshold is calculated based on the value of all the property of the deceased situated in British Columbia.
In addition to the basic application fee, there is a requirement that the following fees be paid:
  1. $6 for each $1,000 or part of $1,000 of the value of the estate in excess of $25,000, up to $50,000, plus
  2. $14 for each $1,000 or part of $1,000 of the value of the estate in excess of $50,000.
For Example:
If an estate has a gross value of $214,500, the total fee payable will be:
Basic Fee$208.00
Additional Fee
($50000 – $25,000) / $1,000 X $6$150.00
($215,000 – $50,000) / $1,000 X $14$2,310.00
Total$2,668.00
*The “value of the estate” means the gross value of
(a) the real and tangible personal property of the deceased situated in British Columbia, and
(b) if the deceased was ordinarily resident in British Columbia immediately before the date of death, the intangible personal property of the deceased, wherever situated, that passes to the personal representative at the date of death.
The probate fee rate is the rate in effect when the grant is issued, not the rate in effect on the date of death, nor the rate in effect on the date when any additional filing fees are paid.

Source: http://www.bcheritagelaw.com/legal-services/estate-law-information/estate-administration/probate-fees/

Thursday, August 02, 2012

My new hobby - Biking

I recently am very addicted to biking.

When I am walking on the street, I will observe people's bike, how theirs look like, what gear they have. Does it look light or heavy. How did they get on to the bus with bike hooked in front of bus, how did they get on to skytrain, what are the rules and conditions to have it on skytrain, safety helmet, etc.

But then people who knows me, know I am very "short passion". That is, my passion for something normally does not last long (except for Bui, hahahaa). Knowing my this weakness, I decided to buy a used bike.

Because I am small size, it is not easy to look for a used bike that suits me. Most of them are for Bui's height (he alraedy got a bike 2 years ago loh). My height needs a 14" frame. Most advertised are 16" to 24". Very gek sei yan ah... but 皇天不负有心人, I found one!! I so scared it sold to others, I immediately take off early from work, and go to her house to have a look.

This is what it is advertised. Not girlie (I was afraid of pink). I saw many 14" bike are for kids, and they are in princess pink (vomit). hahaha.... anyway, I tried, and it is a perfect size, and I feel comfortable riding it. I bought it for $80! yay~


Went home, immediately we go for a ride near our neighborhood (there's a long bike trail, very nice). Very nice weather, everything so nice. And I asked ah bui take a pic of me. And he dropped my iphone! Iphone screen was cracked, like a spider-web. Still can use, just screen is no good. I very upset lah of course. Bui insisted he wants to take it to store to fix. I told him if it is more than $50 I don't want to fix. Bui said, "cannot, must fix, because if don't fix, you will scold me everytime you use your iPhone.". hahahaa....

The screen was fixed for $55. My phone is 3GS. I am waiting for i5 to come out lah so I can get a new contract. That's why I don't mind to wait. But Bui insisted... anyway, the new screen is very nice. I think better than my old screen, dunno why leh? haha...

I am so addicted to bike riding now. We went for another ride yesterday (without my iPhone this time) to our nearby grocery store to check out prices (first time go that grocery store). First time ride on the road with cars... a bit scary... but I think I will get used to it. Yes, I wore helmet, although it makes me look retarded, but, safety comes first. haha..

Our bikes (both also used one haha).

Friday, July 27, 2012

Olympic 2012

I really don't like Olympic.

It makes me think back the difficult time in 2008... when we  lose our dad. 4 years ago, at this time, I think we were busy going to hospital to be with my dad, though he already in coma. I am not even sure if it is a coma, because it is a man-made one, because they need to make him unconscious to put through the tube into his lung from his mouth so he can "breath"... so, is it coma? Anyway....

This four-year-once thing is really a cruel constant reminder... though I get better each year dealing with another year without dad, the scar will be forever there.

I really miss my dad... :(

Contented Cows

Who should read this book?

Answer: My boss!!!

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding....

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

I've Got Your Number

"I've got your Number", by Sophie Kinsella.

This book is so fun to read!!!!!!! I just got it yesterday from the library (it's brand new some more! haha, but I waited on waiting list for few months I think), and I am half way through today already.

I read it on skytrain, can't help myself but to laugh at some of the parts. hahahaha.....

I am really enjoying life without study and exam, for a short moment :-D

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Speechless

I think my boss craves for the feeling of having a slave that does all his personal stuff, including dealing with his good friend.

He called me just now, asked me to call his friend to give her the address for tonight's dinner, and asked me to tell her where to park the car. In doing so, he has to give me her best friend's phone number.

I seriously cannot think of the logic behind this. Except that it makes him feels like he is a God by having someone do this kind of thing for him.

I am sooo speechless.

Monday, July 23, 2012

100%, and Kayaking

The unimaginable has happened. I got 100% for final!!!!!!!

I never realized it is possible to have 100% for an exam that is not multiple choice. I am sure I left out some important points in the last legal questions, so there's only one explanation to this 100%. The instructor has to mark leniently so some of the students will not fail. hahahaha...

Some students are really kanasai one. The guai low I told you before? 10 min before the exam, he asked other people how's the preparation. Ppl said "OK". Then he said, "I only studied for 1 hour today. This stuff is very common sense." I hate people whose nose is pointed towards the sky. WTF.... Then the korean student (the one got 31% last time), emailed me 2 hours before class, said she did not have the answers to one of the quiz. I thinking, of course you don't, you were late that day, and when you came in, you did not even listen to the lecture, you were busy texting as usual, in Korean, with your friend/boy friend. Sigh....

I am not trying to be nerd here. I just thought you should be responsible to yourself in whatever you are doing, that includes study. Anyway, I told her I will be in the class 20 minutes before the exam, so she can look at my answer.

I felt so relaxed after the exam. We went for kayaking with friends yesterday. It was fun, although it comes at a price - muscle pain. hhehehee....


We saw two sea lions sunbathing. So cute!!!! It was one big, one small. I think it is a father and son. And few sea gulls too... Anyway, the weather was not very good yesterday, but we already reserved the kayak, so we went. It was better this way actually, if the wearther is sunny, Bui will complain too hot lah, melted lah, he can't breath lah, sweating too much lah. As it turns out, just not lots of sunshine, few rains (like 10 min only), and other than that, is OK. hehehe... there are a few motor boats crossing the sea... when they are near, the waves are big... and Bui will be gun cheong, coz he can't swim. We were afraid the boat might tip, but turned out ok. I really should get Bui to go learn swimming. Makes me worried every time we have water activities.


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Monday, July 09, 2012

Ikea and Ah bui

Because of moving to new place, we have been making frequent trips to Ikea.

Our shoe rack, bathroom cabinet, living room cabinet, curtain rod, curtain, lights, are all from Ikea. Sometimes when I am halfway screwing the cabinet, I will blurt out "I HATE YOU IKEA!!!!!! FUCK YOU!!!!"... because, let's be honest, the screwing job is not that easy as it seems. Sigh.... and sometimes towards the last step, only realized they do not provide the blardy screws that hook the item to the wall. Kanasai or not??

Anyway, I have never see my Bui lose control either outside or at home. But, yesterday, I first time witness my Ah Bui can lose control too, if it is about his food. (Hahahahhahaa.... oh dear...). Yesterday is the second time, due to time constraint, we eat at Ikea. They have this roasted chicken set that my ah bui wanted to try but never get to have, because, at both times that he ordered (different day some more), it was out of stock, and need to wait dunno like half an hour like that. Ah Bui is very 执著 when it comes to food. He scolded the waiter first time few weeks ago, he told them if it is out of stock, should remove the item from the Menu, or stick a "out of order" sticker or something like that. Yesterday, is the second time he tried to order this item and the waiter told him no more, have to wait. So Ah Bui quite angry already, but still manage to  hold it, and said, OK, I WILL WAIT. The stupid Waiter (korean old lady), after bui said he will wait, still ask him "would you like a beef?". She is really inviting a kaboom of land mine. First of all, Bui does not take beef. Secondly he already said he will wait. And then, of course bui said, "I don't eat beef. I already said I will wait.". Then they just ignored him. U know the stupid ikea cafeteria line up ge lah, like in prison like that, the line needs to keep moving after you take your order. So Bui is confused, how is he supposed to wait???? He asked the other waiter, how is he going to wait? The waiter told him he has to come back. Then bui turned to me, "how am I supposed to know when to come back???? got timer????". I tell u ah, bui never 发这么大的脾气. He was really pissed off. First time he lose cool in front of me, is because of food. hahahahaha... I have to hold my laughter and at the same time tried to act serious in front of him. Then bui threw the plate aside, said, "Screw you. I won't eat here." BUt then ah, I already ordered my meatball set. hahahhahahaa... at the end, he has to wait for me to finish the meatball. It was very funny, and yet I heartache for him also. Heartache because my teddy bear face hubby was so pissed off by Ikea cafeteria. And this Ikea also one kind, how can the stupid roasted chicken  always be out of order????? I suspect they never have this on menu!!!!! I purposely eat for 30 min there, and observe ppl tray. None of them have chicken. Meaning it was till out of order after30 min. Ikea, really u are no good!!!

My cute ah bui....

Ikea... I suspect their business is very good. Because got one item I wanted to buy, but our car was fully loaded that time, so I said I will come back next trip for it. But it was out of stock!!!! The last time I see it still has 12 sets (it is a cabinet). Just 5 days difference, it is out of stock. WAH.... when I asked them when is the stock coming, they said, "2 weeks time, but no gaurantee.". Is this the way you supposed to freak out your customer???? Can't you take initiative to check with other location see got or not? (there's another Ikea, 30 min drive from the one we frequently go) Can't you offer to take your customer phone number and give a courtesy call when the item arrived? Can't you say "you can pay first, we will order for you, when it arrives, we will call you"... things like that??? I suspect Ikea's business is too good, that they forgot the fundamental rule in business -- Customer Rules!!!! Tiu u ikea. You think you very good? You won't go far with your attitude.

Thanks for it's out of stock on that cabinet, we decided NOT to have that item. We thought of the other alternative. Even better. We will return the two doors that we bought, and then thanks for your rude but innocent customer service, you just saved us $200. Yay~~~~

I shall show you our finished products next week :)

Friday, June 29, 2012

99

I have a new name, "99".

hahahahha...

When I got back the paper last night, I was so shocked. I immediately put the paper face down, scared will scare my neighbor. But already too late. The guai low who always sits behind me, yesterday was sitting beside me. He said, "SHIT!". then I looked at his, he got 91%. But instructor "scold" us, she said, "don't be so competitive." hahaha...

Anyway, she said she let us go too easy this midterm. She will make the final harder :( wahhhhhhhhhhhh....

The Law class is getting really more interesting. We were at Human Rights Law, and Privacy Law this week. Soooo interesting.. the more I study law, the more I understand why guai low likes to sue people. So many things can sue!!!!! And once you win, the award is quite high! I presented (each class got presentation, sigh) a case on a mentally disable person, his mom sue on behalf of him to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal because a mobile home rejected his application to rent the home pad, on the basis of discriminating his mental disability and also his source of income (he receiving the government grant for disability each month for $900++, but the rent for the home pad is just $300++). At the end, the tribunal member thinks that to deny onces central needs ("home") based on discrimination is a very egregious act, and they won $10,000. Actually, I suspected he could have gotten $20,000. The highest claim was $35,000 in history as of April 2012. Just because he did not testify in court (mom scared to hurt his feeling, not ask him to testify at court), the tribunal member cut the award down. See how interesting?? Like that also can leh! ngor men nei sei mei! The other person presented a blind person suing a school for cancelling his job interview once they learnt he is blind, he sued the school for discrimination on employment. But because he has not got the job yet, it is not considered under the Human Rights Code. He didn't win big, just $3000. He use this money to go to UBC to study law now. When I hear this kind of case, my jaw also dropped ot the floor.... LIKE THAT ALSO CAN GE MEH??

Hmm....

So tired after got home last night. Didn't call mom. I think she is on her way to Germany now.... I hope she will enjoy her trip fully. First time away from home, travel alone. She is meeting my aunt at Germany. :))))



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fevering

Fevering...
Worrying...
Studying...
Working...
Unpacking...
Dozing off...
That's my life yesterday and today :(

Monday, June 25, 2012

Midterm 2 is tomorrow

S u f f e r i n g . . . . .

: (

Packing, moving, unpacking, studying is really not a life for a normal human being...

ARRGGHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

While I was studying with boxes piled up behind me yesterday, our new neighbor downstairs waved at me. I suddenly cannot register who is that, until her dad shows up behind her. We introduced each other with her dad yesterday, but not the daughter. That's why!

The daughter must be pitying me, so old already still study and 满脸愁容.

ARRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh

The first Midterm of 95 is creating unmeasurable stress on me. What if this time I fail? What will the instructor be thinking? How can one get 95 on first midterm and fail on another midterm???

I just wasted 5 minutes thinking about this...

: (

Friday, June 22, 2012

Shoes..

My shoes....:

How ah? I really love this pair of shoes... I love the color, and I love it is flat, and it is weightless. But now the left front part torn like that (the surface is torned, but not all the way to my fresh), how to wear :(

Just throw it away?? Definitely not worth to fix it. I remember i bought it very cheap at Shanghai.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

95%

Bui and I are very very very busy lately. Our new apartment has been completed, and we took key last week. It is small but it is "ours". The feeling is so different. 

Weekend, we busy went to Ikea to shop for some cabinet for living room and also for washroom. And shoes rack too. Since everything is small, so we have to take measurement carefully. We so glad we able to find shoe rack that can fit into the entrance area just nice. It was as if it was tailored made for it. haha. But I realized Ikea does not supply nail/screw for attaching purpose. Ikea ah Ikea, some of your fixture, blind also can see MUST be attached to the wall, can't you supply the screw instead of making us stop at that point, and only realized then need to buy screw, and it was late already, shop closed, and we can only continue the next day?

We only managed to install a white cabinet on top of the mahtong. Even that, was so tiring. we can only do a little each day after I come home from work. I have to save the holiday for my sister's wedding, can't use it on matters like such.


I almost screw the wrong side of the board... luckily Bui is more careful type of person, he corrected me before I screw it tight! haha...

With these guys help!:

Yes, I have become a handy man in Canada! hahahaha.... we do feel very sumtong when we put in screw into the wall, which we never felt so before (with landlord's apartment). hahaa...

We were so busy, we didn't even bother re-paint the wall. Anyway, the new unit came with a white wall. Good for anything to goes with it. For the time being, it has to be white.

With these things going on, I still have to take my midterm last Tuesday, and classes every week (after work, 2 days). Sooooo tiring. Before each class, we have to read the chapters first. And because the course is Canadian Business Law, we have to read so many cases in the class everytime. So many readings to do, and some wordings are so "deep". Luckily I am already used to reading a lot, but still. At one point, I almost cried to Bui "I want to give up, this is too difficult, at my age!". Bui as usual, let me do ANYTHING, he replied "OK, quit. I don't want to see you so suffer." Then me, as usual, very practical type, "then the $600 tuition fees, mah thrown into the sea?????? CANNOT LAH!!!!!!!" This goes on as a cycle for many days (conversation), while we busy doing renovation, and schooling. SIGH!

Last night, I got back my midterm 1. Guess what? I got 95%!!! At first I cannot believe it. I thought instructor gave mark wrongly. Then she goes through the questions with the whole class, only I realized this is real. hahahaa.... the korean girl next to me got 31%. She doesn't seem very happy... the guai low behind me, asked me, "how did you do on midterm?" I replied, "it was alright". Then I asked him, "How did yours go?". He showed me two big thumbs up and a wide smile! "Awesome!". I said, "good for you. so, what's the score?" He showed me. It was 88%. Ah cheh....... I almost laugh out loud. OK... guai low memang don't know how to be "him" 谦.

I was so happy I texted Bui right away. Then I showed him the test paper at night. And I still can't beleive i got 95%. Bui said he has a new name for me, the name is, "95". hahaha...

Anyway..... i still have midterm 2 and Final to pass..... hope I can do "OK". :p Btw, instructor said to me "good work" last night, when I said goodbye to her. Makes me as happy as a standard one kid!!! :-)

We have to pack stuff into boxes too. We are moving this Saturday. And then have to do so many little tweeny tinny thingy such as get insurance for the unit, arrange for tv cable and internet at new place and disconnect at old place, find movers, schedule electricity, change address (kill me, with quite a few credit cards!) wahhhhhh... head also  almost kaboom...:s Moving is really no fun!!!!! We are sick of moving, hopefully next one is gonna be some years down the road. But, we don't mind to move into bigger house next time! That's for sure:)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Sigh...
:-(

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

后宫甄嬛传

后宫甄嬛传, another great success of drama series from China!!

I am on episode 27... 75 in total.

The 坏人花妃,is so skillful in her acting. Ichiban!!! You watch this movie you really hate her deeply, but, that is the success part of her right? hahaha...

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

My boss has menopause

Boss with menopause (is a he), "can you give me the package for tomorrow's AGM meeting?"

I don't even know there's an AGM meeting for tomorrow, to start with. So I replied, "I did not know about the AGM meeting.. I don't remember seeing the package from them."

Boss with menopause, "are you sure? check and get back to me."

After 1 hour, he came back from lunch.

"I printed out the package for you. I got it from the secretary of ABC, I asked her to email me."

Boss with menopause, "so, did they not send to us?"

"... I did not ask about the detail, I thought you just want the package"

Boss with menopause, "you should be more curious. Find out if they sent it to us earlier! Because if they did not send out to us, the other Mr will not know about the meeting. Do you get what I mean? xing xiu xiu la"

I REALLY WANT TO KILL HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@#$%!!!!!!!!!!

The other person did not send the package to you, you can scold me???????

:< I am so wanting to slap him!!!! Hate him so much. Fake face.

Friday, May 25, 2012

The Hunger Games

I am reading The Hunger Games. It is unbelievably interesting to read!!!

Should I bring it to SF tomorrow to read on flight? What if I dai-tao-har and misplaced it? Then I have to pay fines to the library. hahaha.... not only that, the on-hold readers will kill me. I have been reserving this book for more than 2 months only reach my turn. Such a hot book.

My mom and sister and soon to be BIL come and go just like a 龙卷风. They only spent 4 days at Vancouver loh... now they are playing at SF already... I think they are tired. For me, if the trip lasts more than 5 days, I will be dead tired and miss my own bed at home. haha... anyway, will see them soon :)

May 2012 - what a busy month for us!



Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

My lovely Dahlia

Tuan Tuan dan Puan Puan, remember I blogged about my dying dahlia?

Look now:


Mom is right, it was"thirsty" before, therefore gave me the sour face. Hahahaha... the flowers are so pretty after I water it and cut off the dying leaves!!! And it seems pretty happy at the moment:) I did try to put it outside the balcony to suntan a bit. But just for 3 hours, the leaves gave me some sour face again. So I know already, ini dahlia, cannot kena wind, cannot too cold, and cannot thirst. 真嗲!

^_^'

Thursday, May 03, 2012

"I will Remember you"

Come across this canadian singer Sarah McLachlan, and found her famous song on youtube - "I will remember you." The youtube that I listend to, some of the commentor dedicated this song to his dog that passed away. But when I listen to this song, all I can think of is my dad. Especially the part "weep not for the memories", "Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose", "You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me life".

Baba, I will remember you, will you remember me?




LYRICS:

I will remember you, will you remember me?


Don't let your life pass you by,

Weep not for the memories

Remember the good times that we had?

I let them slip away from us when things got bad.

How clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun

Want to feel your warmth upon me

I want to be the one



[Chorus]

I will remember you, will you remember me?

Don't let your life pass you by

Weep not for the memories



I'm so tired but I can't sleep

Standin' on the edge of something much to deep

It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word

We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard



[Chorus]



I'm so afraid to love you

But more afraid to lose

Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose

Once there was a darkness

Deep and endless night

You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me life



[Chorus: x2]

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

I am 花克星?

Day 1, happily brought it back from a garden. Costs is almost $3 bucks.

I put it outside the balcony.

Day 2, I immediately sense (and also can see) the flower is not happy. I brought it inside the house. The flower is not happy, but the leaves are OK.



Day 3, both the flower and leaves are not happy at all!!!

I give up on it... it's name is Dahlia. I read the instruction, did not water it at all (because it says only water once a week), take care of it, and still it gives me sour face. What did I do wrong??

disappointed by 那鸡!

Read so many news and messages about Bersih 3.0

Cannot understand why our mata can be so 流氓 and brutal to citizens. And why they so smart think of so many strategies to create 暴乱. If they can just use this brain of 10% to catch those snatch thieves or thieves that banged through your car window and took your stuff, then isn't it we will live in a much better world??

While people are participating on Bersih 3.0... they are other people just don't care about everything and continue life doing travelling or makan-ing with their kids on April 28... Don't you know your don't care attitude will reinforce the corrupted government strength in Malaysia?? Your kids is going to be raised in this land! You think they can breath separate type of air (Lynas, yes no?), and live under separate sets of political environment?

So disappointed at our government.:(( And why they can be so 无法无天?? Is this the saying of 鬼又是他们,神又是他们?自导自演,实在厉害。那鸡你出尔反尔,亏你可以无羞耻的当我们的领袖!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

AA制生活

Lately, I am watching this china drama series, called AA制生活.

It is about few family in Beijing... their marriage, family living, etc. And because of the hardship to live decently under the $$$ driven economy, they have this A-A system even after they married. It's very very nice to watch. And I love their northern slang, I don't know how to describe... just love it. But with laughters, there's also touching moment where they earn my tears (especially after episode 20 onwards, sigh). I am very easily 感动.

Last night, there's this scene where the wife gets to know about the intimate relationship of her husband and his 红颜知己. But the husband told the truth, the max limit they reached is only hugging each other, and that's it. The wife very sadly said, "what's the difference with your clothes on or not, if your heart already betrays our marriage??!". wah... that statement is very 震撼!!!

I turned to Bui. I told him if he ever betray me, he better don't let me find out. And I told him, 心灵上的出轨,其实比肉体上的出轨来的更狠. As usual, Bui does not get what I mean (sigh), he gave me his usual "teddy bear" look, and asked, "what do you mean by that?" Aiyoh.....................................

Don't you all agree with me?? 心灵上的出轨,is as bad as 肉体上的出轨. I find it very true. Well... unless you don't let your other half know your 心灵上的出轨, then is OK. But if your other half find out about it, even though there's no physical relationship happened, it is as bad as 肉体上的出轨.

I have 4 more episodes to go before the finale! Yay~~~ I think the wife will forgive the husband, this drama series has a light tone in it:)) Happy Ending is foreseeable.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Update

Update update, my admission application is accepted. 8 courses are exempted because of the degree and MBA courses I took before. Still, there's a 14 left to accomplish. Each semester is about 3 months, and then exam. I can foresee it is quite tough. I took MBA while I was working in KL last time, I can still remember the bitter taste: while everyone was celebrating public holiday, spending quality time with loved ones/family at weekend, I can only immersed myself into books and assignments and prepared myself for the exam. I also need to attend classes after work and weekends. It was not that fun. BUT one thing good is, I get to know some good friends at the class. We still occasionally communicate with each other. Well, actually, left just one in communication. haha... anyway... friendship sometimes does not count by communication (my theory lah). Some friends you know you can count on them when you needed help, regardless the frequency of your communication.

Course starts in June. Exam in August. I think I will start slow, just take one course at a time. I timed myself already, at this pace, I need 3-4 years to get my title, not forgetting I have to get into relevant job function for at least 3 years to get the title. But I can't take two courses given the short timeline, can die ok? I found the course blueprint, and they are not easy. Sigh... And then June-Aug is summer, I don't want to hike and do reading at the same time. NO FUN! haha... Sigh.... First course is the dry dry Busienss Law. Well, need to learn to crawl before walking stage right?

I need encouragement... OK, I call bui now.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Today at skytrain....

Today, the skytrain is quite empty. Two-seaters are gone though... left those one long stretch where you sit and face the in front person face to face on the front long stretch side.

I sat in middle, both of my left and right side are empty.

Then next stop, came sit a boy (college student I think) on my left. He is skinny, so, there's no fighting of space and his hand does not pushed to my hand.

Then next 3 stop, came a FAT woman!!!!!! as soon as she entered the sky train, I knew this bastard is going to sit next to me. So, unsurprisingly, she sat on my right.

I have no discrimination to fat people. And I understood the fact that because of that big size, their hand might eat into my space, and come in contact to my hand. Sigh.

But she is too much I tell you. My whole right arm is practicaly burried under her left arm!!!!! And she was reading news paper, flipping the newspaper so chou-lou-ly, you know, like those european fat lady, they put saliva on their fingers, and use the moisture (yucks!!!!!) to flip the newspaper.

Arrghh.... Beh tahan!!!!!!!

SHE IS SO FAT AND SHE INTRUDED MY SPACE!!!

:(

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

So different

I noticed there's a different way of expressing things over here. An example is, money.

How do you call "1400" in Malaysia? I will just say it as "thousand four". We all understand it equals to $1400, right?

I had experienced at bank before, I deposite $1200 cash in $100 notes, the teller asked me how much I am  depositing, I said, "thousand two". The teller doesn't seem convinced, he said, "twelve hundred u mean?". I said yes. But I cannot help to feel strange... why he behave like that.

Finally, I discovered the mystery. My colleague told me if you say thousand two, they will think of "$1002". I am like "what???". My colleage said you should say "twelve hundred". Ohhh.....

But of course, if it is $2000, then it is "two thousand". Not "twenty hundred". haha.

Sigh... so different lah... and in China, 300,000 they called it 三十万. For me, I called it 三百千. Whenever they say "万", I have to stop and covert it into 十千/百千 in my head... needless to say 一个亿, that, I have to stop and tell myself it means 100 million . (in writing this, I have to verify if it means 100 million by googling how many zero does yi has. )

So different!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Dental Check up

I tried to "force" myself to do a dental check up every 6 months. Today is the day...

I dragged myself to the appointment. Sitting on the dental chair... 我心里开始发毛. Every time also like that... I hate the machine sounds when they are doing teeth scaling... and the sprinkle water that gets to your face... and the suction thing that suck out your saliva (the image of this always turns my stomach upside down)... Arrrghhh.... hate it hate it hate it..

So there I was... on the chair... and in my head, the image of next visit is already playing there... yeee.... why 6 months pass by so darn fast one???

BUT, after the session was over, I was as happy as a bird again!!!!! Yippie... no need to think about it for the next 6 months!!!

At first, doctor sees me, asked me what's wrong. (they so busy one meh? no time to look through the paper? I am sure the nurse got scribble somewhere there I am here for teeth scaling) I said nothing is wrong, I am here for the routine thing - check up and scaling. After checking up my teeth, doctor said my teeth is good. I said the lower front ones like getting over sensitive. He asked me how sensitive? I said when cold wind blew and if I sucked in the cold air, I feel the tingling feeling. He asked me use sensodyne toothpaste. Does it really work???

Next thing to do is the annual body check up... have to start the good habit of not eating junk food from now... we plan to do the check up in June... two more months to act good. This is called 临时抱佛脚!hehehe... hmmm...

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Alaskan King Crab

Suddenly thought of the Alaskan King Crab we had over the weekend. The crab was huge!!!!!! over 10 lbs. And they are very very very very delicious!!! Dunno how to tell you, you know we malaysian really like our butter crab, those type? This is totally a different level. Of course, the price is also not cheap. That crab alone costs us nearly $300 before tax. There are 8 of us. With other dishes, each of us paid about $50. This is considered very pricey in Canada. Normally a meal should not cost you more than $20/head. But all of us very happy with the crab. hehehe... Money well spent.

The photo I took is in my camera. But I will show you a photo I saw on google. Just to show you the size of it. Sorry to the two gentlemen in the picture.. haha.. I just want to showcase the proportionate size of a king crab vs us human.

I heard this year we export king crab out to China and it costs them RMB1000/lb if eat at restaurant. I don't know how true it is.

My ah bui is not a crab person, he also very like to eat the king crab:) It is almost end of the season by now. I think the restaurant we went to eat has 10 left. After that, should be no more. That's it! For such high price, once a year is also enough lah. haha...

Yum Yum:)

Yoghurt

Some yoghurt, doesn't look good, but taste good.

Hmmmm....

Thursday, April 05, 2012

Good Friday

Yes, tomorrow is Good Friday, off!!!!!!!!

I don't really care what is good friday, or what is easter. I really don't care. Don't ever start by telling me simi resurrection. Please..... eh-hemmm....

I already made arrangement with some frens to eat King Crab tomorrow! yay... I had eaten King Crab once last year, boss belanja office, it is quite delicious. 顾名思义, it is a huge crab with long pointy leg. Yum Yum...

I hope the weather cooperates tomorrow. Was outside a while just now and kena the wind and now feeling a bit under the weather. Speaking of that, I should go drink some Vit C, just to make sure I stay strong during the long weekend. Falling sick at long weekend is the shittiest thing you can have here. hah!

^_^"

Today is my colleague official last day here. After he is gone, practically, I am the only one left to take ALL the shits from my boss. Or-ni-toh-fut.... sigh.

I am gonna miss him. Even though he always curi tulang, but he is the most decent human being in this office. Sigh. SIGH... Why good men always have to leave first?

By the way, at the farewell lunch today, an English educated chinese business partner said something of the following, I almost chocked on my dessert..:

He, "you know last time the china emperor has many concubines... He has the power. I wish I am like him, has all the power and women."
Me -- almost choke, but OK lah... he is so innocent. Didn't he know most china emperor die very young age? They hari hari do, all the 精华 kena lost in the process...
He continues, "he has many concubines... then the concubine's palace nearest to his palace is the most advantage one, he will visit her most often"
Oh no... please lah.... the game is not played like that ok.... u think the nearest person gets advantage???? Arrrgh...

from there on, I switched off liao. I hate listen to conversations that they think they know everything...

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Applied

Applied for the admission today. Waiting to be advised how many of the degree courses can be credit transferred and hopefully can start from middle-upper level onwards.

Regarding the $150 application fees, 心疼着... 在打没有把握的仗,不心疼才怪。

Friday, March 30, 2012

hate

Hate undercertainty, unfairness, unreasonable people, and impolite people.

and... hate stubborn people too. They always think they are right, the way they think is right, and the way they see the world is right.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Shall I?

After being tortured by my boss to act like his accountant (without the title and of course, without the appropriate accountant's pay), I realized I do love accouting. I am not sure what happend back then at university, why I cannot make sense of those accounting entries. I nearly flunk my first accounting course at university while I have As for all other courses in Business. It all make perfect sense to me now after gone through 1-2 financial statements  preparation per company per year-end (yes, my boss owns like 10 companies). The fact that Canadian tax system is complicated even make me feel excited dealing each company differently. I actually love doing it!

I am thinking of getting an accounting professional certificate. Should I? Would I be too old to do that?

犹豫着呢....

hmmmmmmm.... 做不做呢?

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Do I look like I have a computer degree??

One of my job function (unwritten of course), is, answer boss queries on his malfunction computer. And I hate it.

Hallloooo, which part of my resume last time said I have an MIS degree or computer related experience???

Whenever he cannot open a page, or error page occured, or hanged gei, or cannot sent out email, or got virus, or if he wants to save a page as favorite, or picture file size too big he cannot send out through email, he will ask me. I tried to hint to him this is not my area, but he kept pushing like I should know how to fix it. TIU. If I know how to fix it, you won't be able to hire me with such low cost ok!

@#$%!

很莫名其妙.

The weird thing is, unless he kena virus, most of his so called problem I am able to solve it for him. Which I hate it!!!! Oi, I am not paid to do this ok, just  because I am smart, you cannot take advantage of me! >_<"

Monday, March 26, 2012

Spring is in the air (yesterday)





Went to Stanley Park yesterday. Lot's of sunshine, but still very chilly. But it puts up smiles on people face just looking at the wild animals enjoying the sun/daily routine. They are so cute! And the flowers... hmm.. very beautiful. Don't know they grow it wild or someone planted them in the park??
This whole week will be groomy and rainy though. 好景不常??

Friday, March 23, 2012

My ah Bui!

We have an appointment with a Notary Public today at 5pm. I asked if Bui is free to give me a ride today, he said ok.

This morning, I know from past that sometimes his ears got issue, like cannot listen to my words... or my reminders, so I reminded him again, today, to be at my office at 4.30pm.

He said OK.

Just now at 4pm, I texted him to remind him to pick me up. At 4.15pm, his text came in, "I should be at your place at 4.50pm hor? I am leaving now".

Me, >_<"

Really sweat.... why my Bui like that one? Damn angry at him... sigh... SIGH!!!!!!! Gao Meng ah~~~~~~

Thursday, March 22, 2012

无题

I hate winter. This year winter is super long, super cold, super windy, and super full of rain. Sigh...

Last week I saw 2 rainbows, 2 rainbows together leh. And normally the rainbow I saw before were very faint in color. But this one, 2 rainbows also very clear about the 7 colors!!! hoohooo... So happy to see rainbows. The purple color is super romantic neh~~~ hehehe..

Yawn... tomorrow is Friday. Supposed to feel happy. But then I thought of Monday, and then feel depressed again. Sigh.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

la...la... la...

Please tell me why am I so busy while my boss not in office~~~ busy until I got headache, so rugi lah! tiu!!

Want to curi tulang also cannot... yiu...

I booked appointment to cut my hair across the street, tomorrow at 11am. Muahahhaa... don't care... Must do something personal so that not waste this golden opportunity. Was pretty happy since last friday because boss not here to torture me til this Thursday.

I have a small wish, I hope Air Canada on strike again tomorrow so that.... hehehehe.... wink wink... ^_*

OK... Honey moon is about to end.... by the way, my another colleague is leaving the company, got better offer and better boss, 他就好ler~~~~~~ So, left only me, the only one, to take all the shits from my boss. Let's see how long I can tahan? I recently went for an interview... apparently, I am quite valuable. I am so pumped up after the interview, regardless they hire me or not (if they hire, probably I won't go too. I had been thinking about it... Boss is great there, but then location is a bit far.. hmmm.... HMMM... well...), I feel motivated knowing I do have value in the market. But I cannot believe I feel sympathy to my boss when I know that that staff is leaving us, and I am also thinking of leaving him. Maybe he should 面壁思过, if he is good to people, people won't be leaving him ok. He is very kanasai. No wonder lah... anyway, I am angry at myself for pitying him if I do leave after that staff left. He will be alone, Who can do his stuff? Maybe he can ask his sister help him. BUT maybe there will be 家变 if that happens... well, workplace is the same as the saying 相见容易,相处难.

OK lah..... sibeh boss asked me to check him in for tomorrow's flight.... 讨厌!Sometimes I feel he should post a handicap stickers in his car, because he is "handicapped"! @#$%!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Skytrain is like a box of chocolate too, you never know who will sit around you..

People say, life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you going to get.

I say, taking skytrain is like a box of chocolate too, you never know who will sit around you. It is sometimes amusing, but most of the time annoying.

I don't know if I have a magnet or what, I always end up sitting near or around "unusual" people.

My work is at downtown, 2 stops before the terminal station. After working hour, it is a peak period, and to get comfy and be able to read decently, I will take that extra 2 stops to terminal station, and then I can choose the seat going home.

Most seats at skytrain are two-seaters. If you lucky, you get the lone-seater and nobody can kacau you, well, except if you get irritating people who stands near you. Believe me, it is no fun to sit at lone-seater at rainy days, the people standing with dripping umbrella is the worst! And some idiot, will just let their umbrella to drip right at your pants. @#$%!

Anyway, I normally get the two-seater, coz I hate being ka-ka cau-cau by standers who stand too near to the seats (lone-seater). Normally at the 1st stop, nobody will seat at the second two-seater. But afterwards, you get people filling in. That's where the interesting part comes!

I think I have magnet. I always get "unusual" seater sit next to me!!

- Yesterday, this stupid man sit next to me, he keep texting on his phone, and his text msg has this annoying loud alert when there's message coming in, and while he texting his messages, he laugh by himself, and his legs keep shaking!!!!! MEN!!!! Can I tell you that if you shake your leg at common area, for instance, like in cinema, bus, skytrain, plane, you will disturb the person whose chair shares some mechanical substance with your chair?!!! Oh Gosh, I have to stop myself from turning to him to YELL at him "QUIT SHAKING YOUR LEG!!!!". So irritating.

- 2 days ago, well this is not from the terminal stop, this is from the stop I aboard going to work from my house. Anyway, in the morning, there's seldom an empty two-seater spots (meaning both spots are empty leh). But that day, I thought I was lucky, I sat at this empty two-seater. But wtihin 5 seconds, I noticed a smell... it is those kind of smell if you go camping, you cannot wash your hair for 2-3 days... but, multiply it by 10. I think the guy in front of me did not wash his hair for 1 month. His hair is "wet".. "waxy"... "and got white spot". I don't know the white spot is dandruff or egg of something... But he is damn smelly!!!!!!! His friend sitting next to him is very clean though. They are both in their 22-23 age. Arghh.. I immediately move to the next seat. But I can still smell him!! The smell is like a curse... and then after work, I took skytrain back, and I got a feeling I sit at his same spot, the spot he sat at in the morning. Because on and off, I can still smell him!!!!! So disgusting!!!! Yucks!!!!

- One day of last month, there is this Vietnamese guy, young, I think 19-20, he was standing (so was I, in the morning, sometimes if I tersilap the hour and went out before peak hour ended, I have to stand for whole journey). I was holding onto the vertical rail. He came in 2 stops after me, and he standnig beside me. Holding the same rail. But his hand kept sliding down and touched me!!!!! Wah... this baga!!!!! I wanted to "excuse me, your hand", but before I can do that, I noticed he has something wrong. He kept shaking his body.... and then suddenly, he sing, in vietnamese language!!! LOUD. After he sang, he laughed. wah..... so scary lah... I quietly moved away from him. But luckily he got out after 3 stops.

- Also happened last month, also a crazy guy. I think he is homeless. At terminal station, we both get on the train. He sat behind me, I sat in front. And he suddenly threw newspaper at the guy sitting diagonolly of him. And then that guy speak in loud tone (but cannot figure what he speaks), and laugh at himself. I quickly moved to another seat. I cannot tahan another crazy man in the sky train. Not when I have to travel from terminal station to my place, that's 10 stops ok... the whole journey, he just keep talking loudly and keep laughing. And keep repeating the same sentence again and again. I think he really is chi xin.

Sigh... so many examples lah.... I should write a journal - My daily encouters at skytrain. 每日一则. Ha~~~~~

Monday, March 12, 2012

The Grey

We watched this movie at home last night.

It is about a plane crashes in Alaska, seven oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step. At the end, everyone mampus - eaten by wolves.

When it was 死剩 one last man, after he failed to save his last mate at the river, that man shouted at the sky (at Jesus more correctly), to ask Him to show him a sign! To save him! But nothing happens. And after all the effort of survival, long walk along the river hoping to reach a village, that last man, actually wander into the wolves den instead. It was such a sad ending. More like 命运弄人. Imagine, after you put in all your effort, walk until feet also feels numb and pain, you reached your enemy home!! What a joke.

This movie further reinforces my believe now - There's no God. If there is God, He won't let all these happens, survived from plane crash and eaten by wolves? Come on! If there is a God, He won't let Tsunami happened and killed so many people, and even worse, those survived, is now facing the threats of radioactive for the next 30 years. What a 命运弄人. By the way, it was an anniversary for them, March 11th 2011 was the begining of their nightmare. More 矛盾, I was reading 南京大屠杀 lately... so, if there is God, would He allowed those 350,000 chinese people died in just that 6 weeks?? In such cruel way?

Do you still believe there's Jesus up there??

Thursday, March 08, 2012

Buy and Hold

Saw this on a line at moneysense.ca (my favorite magazine in Canada here), the joke is so funny, I have gotta share with you:)

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"
Your eyes open slowly, and the light stings your retinas. Your mouth is burning with thirst, your muscles hopelessly weak. You’re in a hospital room, surrounded by an anxious medical team. “Welcome back,” says the doctor with an uneasy smile.
“What happened?” you manage, the words catching in your parched throat.
“You were in a terrible car accident: you were hit by a bus,” the doctor says gently. “You’ve been in a coma.”
“How long?”
The doctor glances nervously at her colleagues. “A long time, I’m afraid.” She pauses again. “Three years.”
It takes a few seconds for this to sink in. Three years? Your mind is filled with just one urgent question. “I gotta know, Doc. Give it to me straight. How have the markets been doing?”
Again the doctor looks nervously at the rest of the medical team, and they avert their eyes. “I’m sorry,” she says. “It’s been an absolutely terrible time to invest—the worst I’ve ever experienced. Europe is on the verge of collapse. The U.S. government is a financial basket case—it even had its credit rating downgraded. Japan had a terrible tsunami that caused a nuclear disaster. Iran may go to war with the U.S. Interest rates are at all-time lows. People are saying gold will hit $10,000 an ounce. And it looks like the Leafs will miss the playoffs again this season.”
You’re devastated by the news. The last thing you remember before that bus struck your car on March 8, 2009, was listening to a radio report about how “investors are potentially standing on the precipice of another Great Depression.” In fact, you were planning to sell your whole Couch Potato portfolio and move to cash as soon as you got home. But you never made it, and now it’s too late: the nightmare has come true. You must be wiped out.
Pulling yourself up in the bed, you demand that someone hand you a laptop, and you go online to read the bad news for yourself. You go to the iShares website and check the three-year annualized returns on several of your index funds, and here’s what you find:

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Composite18.7%
iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap29.3%
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REITs37.0%
iShares DEX Universe Bond7.0%
iShares DEX Real Return Bond15.8%

That can’t be right, you think. The doctor said that the last three years have been the most difficult in recent memory. But these returns look like they’re right out of the 1990s bull market. “I guess Canada made it through unscathed,” you think. Then you tap the keyboard and visit Vanguard to see how the international markets did, expecting to see blood spill from the screen. But what’s this?

Vanguard Total Stock Market26.7%
Vanguard Small-Cap33.3%
Vanguard MSCI EAFE20.1%
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets32.3%

“Doc, you must have been mistaken,” you say. But when you glance up from the screen you see the doctor is frantically trying to resuscitate the patient in the next bed. “Clear!” she shouts as she zaps him with the defibrillator. His body jerks violently, then slumps motionless. “Again!” she shouts, hitting the patient with another charge. But the heart monitor shows a flat line—it’s too late. “He’s gone,” the doctor intones.
“Who was that guy?” you ask.
“That was Byan Hold (buy and hold!). I’m afraid he’s dead.”
You take one more look at your laptop screen, still trying to reconcile the numbers with the doctor’s account of the past three years and the corpse in the next bed. Finally, it comes to you in a moment of clarity—you’ve figured out the secret of investment success.
“Hey, Doc,” you say. “Do me a favour, will you? Put me back in the coma.”

Source: http://www.moneysense.ca/2012/03/08/a-different-perspective-on-the-last-three-years/

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

new iPad

I know I have Kindle... But I have this strong "want" of the new iPad!!! How ah???

iPad! iPad! iPad! iPad! iPad!

I just want to read magazine on the device in color~~~~~~

Gun Cheong... dunno how much will the new iPad be selling? And whehter they have enough stocks?

Speaking of Apple... TMD the stock price is about to 冲破 550 already! People have gone crazy over this company already! (looks who is speaking... hahaha)

^_^"

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Bruce Lee, Shopaholic, Chinese King punya wives ???


I really have diverse group of interests....

hehehe...

I discovered the Vancouver Public Library has a huge section (huge, compared to other languages but still small compred to English) of chinese history books!!! wah.... I kind of gotten excited...

I love VPL! They having Book Sale again on April 26-29. How ah? Why constantly temp me???!!! I haven't finished 1/5 of the books I bought last year!