妹妹结婚了

2009年2月21日是我妹妹出嫁的大日子。婚礼在亲朋戚友的祝福下进行。很温馨、很幸福、很感动。
每当我看见身边的亲戚朋友，甚至不曾相识的陌路人披上婚纱走进红地毯的那刹那，我都觉得好感动，每一次都有想掉泪的冲动。这种感动和看见宝宝呱呱落地是一样的，有种没有办法用言语来言喻的情绪。

妹妹结婚我的感动比见证其他人的婚礼还更深，她是我们家第一位出家的女儿，我其实可以看见爸爸和妈妈脸上真情流露的感动。我以为妈妈会感动到落泪，可是她却出乎预料表现得坚强。妹妹出嫁，我知道妈妈一定非常不习惯，因为她是长时间在家住的女儿。 我相信不只妈妈，我们全部都会很不习惯。

我这位还是单身的姐姐在婚礼全程就成了被访问的对象，大家都很关心我什么时候才要结婚，而我只能一笑置之。这是我预料得到的事，谢谢大家的关心，我还在期待我的以撒，他还没有出现。

SP § Ｄａｐｈｎｉｅ，愿你们新婚愉快，一辈子都沐浴在幸福快乐之中。

Happy Valentine's Day

这是爱飘扬的季节，这是玫瑰盛开的季节，这是把爱说出口的季节。。。

献给：

曾经爱过，正在爱，错过爱，来不及爱和寻找爱的你们。

中国导演张艺谋说过的很经典的一句话：“什么是爱？如果你解释得了，那已经不是爱”。

上帝说：爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈；爱是不嫉妒；爱是不自夸，不张狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益处，不轻易发怒，不计算人的恶，不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理；凡事包容，凡事相信；凡事盼望，凡事忍耐，爱是永不止息。（哥林多前书 13：4-7）

祝福大家情人节快乐！Jesus loves you & so do I... (^_^)

我的以撒，你在哪里？在什么时候我才能亲口对你说声那么简单的一句：“情人节快乐”？

元宵

元宵节的到来，我们必须要接受一个事实，就是农历新年就这样落幕了。有没有人因为这样而开始期待明年‘虎’视眈眈的新年？我想，没有那么夸张吧？

这个新年我过得蛮特别的，为什么呢？

1. 我初一开始生病到元宵节，最恐怖的是事到如今我竟然还没有痊愈。>_<

2. 我在过年期间去了5次的诊所，有我被人载去看病，有我载人去看病，也有我自己载自己去看病。

3. 我喝少过200ml的汽水，我去拜年不是喝白开水就是喝茶。

4. 我尝试做以为很有把握的cheese cake，结果是宣布失败！更失败的是根本不知道失败的原因是什么。Conclusion是好失败的一个Food Technologist。

5. 我今年只收到5个红包，好少！:'( 数量比去年少，可是$比去年多，有点小安慰。全部都拿去奉献了，相信上帝会加倍祝福我。

6. 我今年初八才开工，这是历年来休息最久的一次。拿annual leave当sick leave用，悲哀！

7. 我只吃了一粒红柑，并不是我害怕在网上流传的红柑有虫事件，乃是我本来就不是红柑的‘粉丝’。

8. 我今年没有去戏院看任何一部贺岁电影。

9. 在经济不景气的情况，老板还是在过年前3天发了花红给我们，很满足。让我可以包个大红包给我的父母。

10. 我发现了不为人知的秘密，不能说的秘密。。。

分享一则来自Steven的手机简讯：

‘ 春节过了，请停下来回头看一看，神的恩典一路相伴，闭上眼睛用心去感觉神的爱从不曾离开。抬起头你将发现乌云背后还是蓝天, 每一次跌倒站起来要更刚强，相信不论明天如何，神的恩典够你用，神的应许从不离开，新的一年里常与神同在。。。祝元宵节快乐’

Happy Chap Goh Meh...

I feel...

Sad, cheerless, heartbreaking, gloomy, distressing, somber, dismal, painful, throbbing, tear-jerking…

Dear Father God,
Every day I tell You, I am grateful. I tell You that I will trust, that I will not fear, that I will rest in Your love.
Then why, do I run, and quake, and seek answers where there are none?
I say I fear of darkness but more often I hide from Your light which I know it can sustain me...Help me Lord! I need You.

生病过新年

过年前，我一直期待这个牛年会带给我什么样的惊喜。结果是我大病一场，这算是惊喜吗？

我其实很少在过新年期间生病，几乎是没有这种记录。就偏偏在今年，还是在大年初一就开始生病。起初以为只是小病一场，没有什么好大惊小怪，结果我在连续3天赶场之后，初三晚上全面性瘫痪在床上，初四早上宣告失声。

我以为我已经很照顾自己了，去拜年只喝白开水，凡是煎炸的食物或是我觉得会让人发热气的东西都坚持一概不入口，strepsils不离口，结果还是逃不过强悍细菌的攻击。

这是我家摆在桌上的年货，不要问我哪一样好吃，除了蛋糕，我几乎都没有吃过其他的，吃过的也是食之无味。我的心愿是快快好起来，我想啃这些看起来好好吃的零食哦！

已经是初六了，我还没有吃过肉干，还没有咬到开心果，鱿鱼丝也还没有碰到，这像话吗？

Happy牛Year

Mooo...Moo...新的一年，这里有我满满的祝福。愿大家牛转乾坤庆团圆。

我的家人：谢谢爸爸妈妈养育了这样的一个我。在这特殊的日子里, 所有的祝福都带着我们的爱，愿这爱弥漫我们家的每一个角落，感染每一个人。我一直都知道，不管发生什么事，家永远是我最想靠岸的避风港。祝福我的家人一切安好。

我的朋友：感谢你们陪我一同笑过、哭过、疯过、精彩过。。。 但愿新的一年大家都活得更精彩。

我的同事：经济不好的状况，我们还能在同一艘船共同进退，很难得。愿大家新的一年更上一层楼。一起加油！

我爱的人和爱我的人：大家新年蒙福蒙恩。今年过得比往年好。

我的以撒：你什么时候才出现？如果你已经在我身边，可不可以和我说一声：新年快乐...？

Online Shopping

No matter my shopping purpose is for CNY, to reward myself for working hard all the while or just because of I cannot resist the great sales. I certainly agree that I am a typical gal who loves shopping very much. After the first phase, second phase, third phase till “N” phase of shopping, I found that the shopping satisfaction is just like infinity, no brake to stop it.

My shopping wave was sustained from common shopping in shopping complex to online shopping and I have had my first experience to purchase apparels through website last week. This is utterly a spanking new experience for me and I was astonished that I have done it. Apart from purchasing Air Asia ticket and hotel booking through website, I have never keen to make any other online purchase which is popular lately particularly among the young generation. Yeah, you can category me as an old-fashioned gal, I don’t mind.

Once I want to purchase something, it would be the greatest if I can see the actual thing, touch it, feel it, and try it… to ensure it’s really fitted me. Hence, I truly cannot accept any web love such as to start a relationship with a man whom I never seen and feel the actual of him.

But, but & but… this initial regulation of mine was void when I have completed my first online purchase and bought 2 blouses which you can view in the pictures below.
Left picture is from seller and the right one is the actual apparel I received. These 2 items cost me RM53 + RM4 of delivery fee by Pos Express. Online shopping is always cheaper than the real market, provided you can take the risk of likelihood to get a product which is not appropriate in size & quality or somewhat different from what you have examined in the pictures.

I know it won’t be the last and the only online barter I made yet more to come. I found it is cool, fun and enjoyable. One very significant thing to clarify, it is only valid for product and not for man.

中原小馆

好久没有诉说我的馋嘴日记，其实原因很简单，很多时候就是只顾着吃，忙着吃，而忘了拍照。
有几次要去坐落在Premier 101，靠近Choice Daily Supermarket的‘中原小馆’，可是每次都遇不到对的时间而一拖再拖。终于在昨天中午时间跟Teresa和Wenny去了。

计划好去吃简单的Brunch，结果来到这里因为没有Ala Carte Menu, 演变成我们吃了一顿比想象中丰富很多的Brunch。本来有意要离开此地到别处找吃，可是我们实在好饿，就决定点菜吃好了。

1。中原抄牌炒饭——RM6。去到新的地方，不知道要点什么饭类或面类，看见有‘招牌’字眼的很大可能性是好吃的。我点！没有失望。饭粒好吃就是上等的炒饭了，这里我最先评估的，再来就是配料够味。
2。Maimite鸡（去骨）——RM13。Chef's special, 所以就想试试。也是不错吃，有点像宫保鸡丁，淋上不知道什么名堂的酱，不辣。

3。Wenny点的双菇拼盘——RM12。我是mushroom lover, 简直是合我口味。里面还有我很爱的莲藕。
4。中原招牌奶油虾（去壳）——RM18。虾很新鲜，弹性十足，过瘾哦！不要看见好像小小一份，是有10条虾，算是蛮大条的虾，只是因为去壳，看起来很小份。

5。鲜果汁——RM5/杯。

食物口味中规中矩、价钱中规中矩、地点中规中矩。。。想和中规中矩的朋友中规中矩地吃一餐，可以考虑来这里。我个人觉得还不赖的，会不会是饿的关系？

营业时间：11:00am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm.

Season of Ang Pao

Dong dong qiang… Chinese New Year is approaching. Everyday when I switch on the radio, I listen to the CNY’s songs; when I drove along the road, I saw a lot of red tang-lungs hanging here and there; when I dropped by in any Supermarket to buy something, I saw tones of mandarin oranges and loads of other CNY’s goods. Yup, I am not staying in jungle therefore I cannot isolate myself from these CNY’s atmospheres. Honestly, it has effectively accelerated my mood to look forward this CNY.

During the Christmas season, I mentioned that the second I anticipate the most is the feeling of unwrapping the gift and find out what is enclosed. Towards the Chinese New Year, should I say the thing I foresee the most is the feeling of opening the angpao and discover how much money contained?… Wahaha! Frankly, it was undoubtedly the moment I awaited for during my childhood time and it was my most vital objective to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Nevertheless, when I started to work, this mood has gradually reduced as I happened to receive less than 10 ang-paos per CNY. So pity of me! If I am not mistaken; I got 6 last year… yeah! Only 6! ! I cannot or to be more precise is I don’t want to visualize how is the condition this year since everybody is tighten up their stomachs due to the decisive economy crisis.

Basically, the way of giving out angpao in West Malaysia and East Malaysia is fairly different. I noticed this dissimilarity when I was studying in KL.

In West Malaysia, as long as you are still single & unmarried, you indeed have a right to get an angpao, and you can accept it without any awkwardness. In East Malaysia like Kuching, some families set their specs such as to give angpao only to the children under 12 years old, some with higher tolerance, their target will be below 21 or if you are still a student. Hence, a people like me, more than 21, worked for few years… the probability of getting angpao is approximately equal to zero.

More to the point, in West Malaysia, you are not only entitled to receive an angpao if you are still unmarried, and additionally you can get angpao from any of the married couples if you visit their houses during CNY. Huhhh…how marvelous & amazing! Sorry for my sakai-ness, it might be an ordinary practice in West Malaysia, but it is tremendously exotic in my place. I was told by my coursemate in few years back, if he is sooo good luck to go for visiting during CNY, e.g. from 1st day till 5th day or more, maintain 10 houses per day, he definitely can gain a handsome angpao’s wealth.

In East Malaysia, if you are more than 12 years old, you barely get any angpao from the people who are not your close relatives or not a very close friend of your parents. In West Malaysia, even you are 21, you still can get angpao from your classmate’s mom, from your friend’s mom, from your friend’s friend’s mom, from your friend’s neighbour, from your neighbour’s relative etc… or anybody you might dunno them but he/she is married and you just unintentionally follow your friend’s friend to visit them. All you need to do is just wish them Gong Xi Fa Cai with your biggest grin.

Good or bad? I believe this culture is only advantageous to unmarried populace; it would be a burden to those married couples. Yet it sounds fascinating to me, perhaps I should consider celebrating CNY in West Malaysia once before I get married.

汪洋一片的古晋

终于是雨过天晴了。好想念阳光的味道。

一连几日的大雨，阔别了四年之久的大水灾再次来到古晋。多个低洼的地区经不起大雨的洗礼，形成一片汪洋。灾黎们仿佛有了之前的大水灾经验而变得比较镇定，少了昔日的恐慌。然而，苦不堪言的表情仍然写在脸上。

在市区方面，水灾最严重的区域是石角，那是我老爸生于斯、长于斯的土地。由于老爸工作的关系，30多年前就搬离到另外一区，我们从小就没有住在那一区而不曾体验过水灾时的实况。（怎么说到我好像很想亲身体验？）

今天的情况已经有好转了，希望灾黎们可以赶快回到他们的家园。农历新年就快到了，希望上天能给古晋一个阳光灿烂的新年。

石角区的水灾情况。通往老爸老家的大路完全没有办法行走。
看见这样的情景，是不是欲哭无泪？有家归不得。

p/s 1: 谢谢来自西马半岛的朋友来电关心问候，虽然你们打来都是问我有没有被大水淹没。。。我很好，还没有被淹没。哈哈！

p/s 2: Photos from Edwin Lee