We are No. 1

Yessssssss......!! My company has officially been declared as No. 1 in the industry with tremendous growth in numbers.

And all this despite last year's economic turmoil and fierce competition from our rivals.

This means only one thing.

A NICE BIG FAT BONUS!!!

Wooohooo! :D

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

May 2009 bring you lots of joy, peace and abundance of everything!

(pic grabbed from Bantus Japan webpage cause it's just too darn cute)

Happy (Belated) New Year to y'all!

Wow. It's been a good 1 month and 14 days since my last blog. Oompah!

It's funny how things have progressed (or not at all). I have big plans for this year and am hoping that it'll work out- provided my finances hold up and there's BONUS this year...

(touching wood, crossing fingers, throwing salt over shoulder, praying.. whatever it takes!)

... cause, boys and girls, it's freakin' time to buy a house. Or an apartment. Or whatever.
(no details at this point in time, so... yeah... it's just plans at this point) Time to exert my independence... and flee the nest! :)

My company is aiming to beat our closest competitor to be No. 1 in the industry, AND, if it that happens, well, then we'll all be very happy people. However, the doom and gloom on 2009's economic situation doesn't make things sound easy at all.

Aiseyman. Tak shiok-lah macam tu!

Anyway, here's to a fabulous 2009 to all... wishes from me and (one out of three of) my dog Basil's pups, Nanuk (variation of Nanook, an Inuit or Eskimo myth name for the 'master of bears', meaning 'polar bear' in Inuktitut).


Cuteness overload!

Brasil Fest 2008

Sights (but no sound) of the recent Brasil Fest... enjoy!

Bantus Capoeira Malaysia's 5th Batizado (grading ceremony) @ Pavilion, KL




That's me, 2nd from right, with the turned-out feet :)


Kid's Batizado 2008 @ Jaya One




Some of the 50-off kids.



Some kids were just there for the "food" :)



Giant man, tiny kid


Noite Brasileira (Brasil Night Party) @ Cloth & Clef, KL

Singapore 3rd Annual Batizado 2008 @ Istana Park

The capoeira rite of passage... where there's thrills, there's plenty of spills! :)

Maculele performers... grrr... growll.... rarrrr....!

Bantus Singapore's first Noite Brasileira proved to be a huge success. The samba girls were HOT! The Malaysian (female) troupe is under pressure for next year! :O

Singapore's samba batucada band performing at Penny Black @ Boat Quay.

More pictures HERE.

It was fun while it lasted. Now, life is back to boring work... til the Christmas holidays of course!

Bantus Capoeira Malaysia's 5th Annual Batizado

Hi peeps! It's that time of year again! Brasil Fest 2008 is here and it's going to be BIGGER and BETTER than ever!

This year we will are going to have a huge contingent of capoeiristas and students from overseas taking part in our event. There'll be capoeira workshops, Malaysia's first capoeira championship, parties, street shows, samba, a Brazilian themed art & photography exhibition and lots of fun fun fun!

Details as follows:

Capoeira workshops (10th-13th Nov 2008)
Time: 8:00pm - 9:10pm

Capoeira Rhythm and Music Workshops with Mestre Pintor (10th Nov 2008)
Time: 9:15pm - 10:00pm

Samba Workshops with Fernanda and Rodrigo (11th Nov 2008)
Time: 9:15pm - 9:55pm

Talk on Nutrition and Weight Training (12th Nov 2008)
Time: 9:15pm - 9:55pm

Talk on Injury Prevention and Training Concepts (13th Nov 2008)
Time: 9:15pm - 9:55pm

* All workshops are held at the Grand Hall, Garden International School, Jalan Bukit Kiara, KL (Map here)
* Open rodas after every workshop.

Public Roda (14th Nov 2008)
Venue: Jalan Bukit Bintang (Outside Maybank)
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm

1st Grupo Bantus Capoeira Malaysia Championship (15th Nov 2008)
Venue: Academia Bantus Capoeira Malaysia, Damansara Jaya
Time: 12:00n - 5:00pm

Noite Brasileira - PARTY! (15th Nov 2008)
Venue: Cloth & Clef, Jalan Ceylon, KL (opposite Bom Brasil, near Frangipani's)
Time: 9:00pm - late

There'll be capoeira performances, bossanova music, samba music (and samba girls) & maculele!

5th Annual GBCM Batizado e Troca de Cordas - Grading Ceremony (16th Nov 2008)
Venue: Pavillion Shopping Center, KL (open area outside)
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm

For more info, check out the Bantus website, or leave me a message.

You don't wanna miss it! :)

I know this is late, but...

Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthday to me
Happy Birthdaaaayaayayyaayyyayyy
Happy Birthday to me!

I'm 28 years young and going strong. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes :)

(In case you are wondering, my birthday was actually yesterday, but I didn't have time to blog, hehh...)

I'm so glad it's a Friday

Tip of the day: People seem to be less crabby after a meal. Especially a heavy one. Thus, this is the best time to hassle them to do work for you if needed :D

If you didn't know already, it's been a crazy hectic week for me at the office. Introducing lots of new products is great (for the company), but it means a helluva lot more work for us slaves staff.

No pain, no gain they say.

Right-o. I'm so NOT amused.

Basically, I've been the ad agency's constant companion this past week as we worked to get our marketing materials right. I don't mind doing it, but it's not funny when the deadline constantly moves! And to pi$$ me off further, why do people insist on giving me last minute changes? (although... I'm sure my ad agency is saying the same thing about me :P) It's not like it's the first time you are looking at it. And it's not like I have the design program on my laptop to make the changes for you. And quit complaining about why it takes so long to make amendments!

Buggers!

If any of you company spies are reading this blog, well... read on! :D

Anyway... I'll be turning 28 next Wednesday. Am taking the day off (which I've never done) and spend some quality time lazing around. Yay.

Last but not least, here's a special shoutout to someone for entertaining me during this nasty spell at work. Thank YOU! :)

Get ready people

Stay tuned for futher info. Woohoo! :)

Happy Coolie's Day

Family portrait. Geng MMU tahun 2002.


Now THIS is what we call a proper potluck... where people actually bring real food. Haha.


I made chicken souvlaki - greek style chicken kebabs (on the left with yoghurt sauce). Very healthy and very easy to make.


The cake pretty much sums it all up. Yum!

Thanks Daniel for hosting the potluck lunch. It was fun.. and delicious Labour Day all at the same time :)

Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay

The Beijing Olympic Torch arrived in Kuala Lumpur early this morning from Bangkok, Thailand and will make its way through the Kuala Lumpur city centre before heading off to Jakarta, Indonesia.

"The first stage will involve a seven kilometre route consisting of Dataran Merdeka, Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Mahameru, Jalan Damansara, Bulatan Hishamuddin, Jalan Sulaiman, Jalan Syed Putra, Bulatan Sultan Mohamad, Jalan Stadium and Stadium Merdeka.

The second stage will involve a six-kilometre route consisting of Stadium Merdeka, Jalan Changkat Stadium, Jalan Hang Jebat, Jalan Hang Tuah, Jalan Imbi, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan P. Ramlee and Menara Kuala Lumpur.

The third stage will involve a four-kilometre route consisting of Menara Kuala Lumpur, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Pinang, Persiaran KLCC and KLCC."

The last runner is expected to reach KLCC at 7pm, so please make your way there (or anywhere along the route) and support our runners during the relay.

109 days to go to the 26th Olympic Games. How exciting!! :)

More news here:
Olympics: Tunku Imran to kick off torch relay at Dataran Merdeka
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Official Website
Official Website of the Olympic Movement

Prosperity

Too much free (good) food is bad for you.
Bad. Bad. Bad!!!!!!!
I blame it on CNY.
Tsk tsk! :P

Here are some highlights on my CNY gorging spree in the past 15 days...

Steamboat!

Reunion dinner numero uno.

Reunion dinner number two.

CNY cake! (green tea & red bean)

Lou sang at my department's CNY Dinner last night.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

May this year of the Golden Rat bring you love, peace & prosperity.

Funny!

Look and see what I getting from my company ad agency today. It look like those get-rich-quick-scheme video tape you know?

But actually ah, it was a mousetrapper!

If you reading closer, you will see that the england damn powder!

So now you know how to catching a good fortune wif this mousetrapper! Hahahahahahahahaaa!

Congratulations!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to my best buddy from high school, Tze Chee & hubby on the arrival of their Christmas baby, Natalie!

No pics of baby yet til I see her this weekend :)

In the meatime... XOXOXOXOXOXO!

It's that time of year again!

In the spirit of the season, let me wish everyone a wonderful Christmas & a great New Year 2008!

All presents welcomed! Hahaha :D

*Hugs all around*

Congratulations!

Congratulations to uni-mate, Chan Tze Keat (or better known as Zeke) on your marriage to Chew Shir Li last Saturday, November 10th 2007.

Onwards to the new chapter in your life! :)

"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world." ~ Anonymous