Naming it right

Over an SMS recently…..

ME: Hey! One my nails colours got smudged ahhh!!!!

JESSEY: Errr…..and what has that got to do with me going to Phuket??

ME: Ha?! You are going to Phuket? Thought you just came back from Bali? Why didn’t you tell me when I was doing manicure just now?

JESSEY: Ehhh…I was at Bali like 2 months ago. I do take holidays!

ME: So, how now, my nails? I hv a dinner tomorrow night la

JESSEY: Ok, what has your chipped coloured nail got to do with me going to Phuket?

ME: Can I come by later to fix it?

JESSEY: Errr…since when I started fixing your nails? Eh …sis..you ok ka?

ME: *DID SHE JUST CALL ME SIS???* *chweet* *chweet*….Jessey, right?

JESSEY: Yes sis, is me your sister, Jessey. What the hell are you talking about?

ME: *slaps forehead* …

Yes, I was that BLURRR….I had accidentally sent this sms to my sister, who also happens to have the same name as my manicurist. Well, maybe I should have been more specific when I saved their numbers…instead of *Jessey 1* and *Jessey 2*….LOL! Thank God it wasn’t anything sexual or lewd…..PHEW!

Stop..and wonder...

Have you ever stopped and wonder why …..

1) …do people drive at 40km/h when the speed limit is clearly 80km/h?

2) …do people refuse to use their signal lights when it was clearly installed for our own bloody safety!

3) …do people attempt to cut the queue when there is a bloody farking long line at the counter?

4) …do people not read when there is a sign marked “Please queue here”…..and it is right in their face!

5) …do people park at places with yellow line ….and THEN lament that their car have been towed…*and then have to find their way to some God-forsaken place to claim their cars*

6) …do people complain that they exercise so hard, can’t loose weight, and that they have nasi lemak for breakfast every bloody day….*do you SEE what is wrong with this peekcha??*

…and the list can go on and on and on…but I guess I will never have an answer. Oh well, this is when I say to myself…”let it go cuz it is not my problem!”

"Stupid" on my face

An incident happened to me at Bangsar Village 2 on Sunday. Bangsar Village 2 would normally have a parking attendant waiting to help you by the ticket machine, as you enter. Well, that day was no different. The chap was very helpful, making sure he pressed for the parking ticket and helping some drivers swiped their TNG card.

Then came my turn, not expecting the chap to help me *really, I am quite capable of pressing for my own ticket*. Although I took my own ticket, I thought I’d be nice and say thank you to the chap…guess what his reply was…..*drum roll……..ta da!* ….”WELL DONE, MISS!” I know the guy is not local but really….”WELL DONE?????”

The last I checked, I didn’t have STUPID written all over my forehead nor did I look retard…..

Weekend...what weekend?

Yeah!!!! TGIF! So, that should be the feeling for anyone…but not for PB. As much as I would LIKE to think I have the weekend to chill, it ain’t gonna happen, huney…*sob* *sob*. My crazeeee 2 weeks hasn’t ended, in fact the crazeeee-ness is about to begin again, as I prepare for 2 big farking meetings….on Monday and Tuesday (which means is a working weekend babe! OOHHHH…..Can you so feel my excitement *frowns*)

All, right, I may not have my weekends to chill but anyhow here’s to all of you …have a great weekend, enjoy it with your family and friends!

Sun, sea, bois!

This is EXACTLY where I want to be NOW! It’s been a crazy 2 weeks, and I am supposed to have been semi-retired (ok ok Hammy 3, stop sniggling at me..:-p)

I can feel exhaustion settling in, and looking at this picture now…I may just pack my bag and fly off!....and perhaps start my own mama mia resort or maybe own a nice beach bar where I just laze whole day and watch hunks fly by in their really HAWT swim trunks under the sweltering hot sun….hmmm…yummy…….!

Think, damn it!

2 funny incidences happened to me today…one of those that makes you wonder if people are ACTUALLY thinking, or if they ever do use that thing between their shoulders.

Well, the first incidence occurred after my RPM at the club. I returned my towel card to one of the front desk girls, in order to get back my membership card. Then I realized “oh new girl…PLS Lord…let her be smart!”…and before I can even get past that thought, I caught her staring at the towel card for a good 3 seconds, then she reached towards a stack of ICs (which by the way are kept as a ‘entry card’ for visitors who are trying out the club for first time)….and I am thinking “why is she looking for my membership card THERE??”..hmmmm….then she pulls out an IC for me….”Yours ah?”….*slaps my forehead*….it was an IC of an old balding man!!!!!! REALLY, the last I checked, I still had my blonde hair and I certainly have not had any sex change!

The second happened when Hammy 3 and I went to Starbucks to grab a drink after dinner:

PB: Hi, can I have an Ice Shaken Lemon Tea, grande pls?

STARBUCK STAFF: Would you like it hot?

PB: *Blink, blink….hello…doesn’t Ice Shaken means is COLD?*errr… I said ICE Shaken, don’t think is gonna be HOT!

Well, I don’t know what is wrong with the society, and I certainly don’t think my standards and expectations are that high, although I may be just wee bit OCD…but honestly, doesn’t anyone think anymore……

Beyond reasons

People come into our life for a reason, or many reasons for some of us.

For me, there are those who have come and gone, some are still around. But they have all come by during moments when I needed some guiding light or as some of us may say “they were sent by divine intervention”…*and I don’t mean the ghost whisperer sort*

Let’s see, there was JT, who came at the point when I was going thru my silly little mid-life crisis 3 years back – JT obviously took me out of my advertising world and showed me that there is ‘life after advertising’…and I have no regrets about walking out of my job then…it’s been, well so far, a great ride!

Then, came Hammy 3, the most unlikely person whom you think I’d make friends with. Hammy 3 and I got to know each other thru RPM when I was assigned to him as his trainee…*much to his dismay cos he REALLY wanted a much HAWTER MALE trainee, and not a psycho like me*. But somewhat, I am now very sure Hammy 3 was put into my life to keep me on my toes about decisions I make. And I can so hear these coming from Hammy 3 right now:

*You are supposed to be semi retired! Why are u killing yourself with so much work?*

*No more outdoor this week…haven’t you had enough of RPM classes this week???*

*No no, that man is mine…go find yours…hur hur hur…* (yeah, Hammy 3 and I somehow have the same taste in men)

Yah, Hammy 3 is definitely placed in my life to make sure I don’t get myself into some mischief…especially where men are concern..kekeke…

And of course, there is LB…my ‘brotha’. The sane one (hopefully) and my pillar of strength. Funny tho, cos I have actually known LB for about 3 years, but it is only in the recent 2 years that we have become so close. And I realized it is also in these 2 years when shit was hitting the fan for me, he was there to offer much counseling and like Hammy 3….to watch over my mischief! (not forgetting how he saved me from my KLCC stalker too!)

EA! Hmmm…how can I forget EA! The crazeeeeee-iest woman I have ever known when it comes to exercise…*if she ate ONE fishball, she will have to do 3 classes to burn it off..hahaha*. Why was she put into my life? Think it was God’s plan for me to sort her out…and make her understand that it is ok to EAT and Be Happy…and EA…if you are reading this, you don’t have to kill yourself in the gym to burn one fishball…..LOL!

I have also come to understand that it is ok when certain people have left me because their reasons to be with me probably has ended *they were sent to do what they were supposed to at the right time, unknowingly perhaps, and when their job is done, is time to move on*

For those who are still around me, for whatever reasons, I can only pray and hope that your ‘reasons’ with me will never end, because good friends are hard to come by these days.

So, thank you guys! This is my humble tribute to you on my special day, 14 October!

Baby, Baby, Baby OOOOOHHHHH....

“Say Hello to Bieber Dolls”…..huh? yeah this headline caught my eye this morning as I was browsing the news for more intelligent stuffs.

The 16 year old apparently will be launching his line of dolls and it comes in 2 sets of dolls: the Justin Bieber Music Video Singing Figures that plays a 30-second snippets of hits like “Baby” and “One Less Lonely Girl”, and the other is JB Style Collection which will feature him in his various fashion styles as seen in his music videos and red-carpet appearances!

*ok, let’s be REALLY honest here…personally, I don’t think the boy has any vocal power and he sounds like a freaking small boy!! *

Good gawd! WTF were they thinking…. first we had Ken, now Bieber dolls…who on earth would buy him…hmmmm…errrrr…wait I think the young screaming tweens and teenagers, perhaps, the Happy people?

What’s next for Bieber? His own skin care line…..ISH!

And this for you ladies and gentlemen, is commercialism in motion for you…irregardless of how they sound, as long as they have ‘commercial value’, it will sell!

Timing or Taiming?

Was watching Leverage on AXN this afternoon, and it was hilarious when a subtitle came up for this line - “You have to get the timing right”. Guess what the translation to that was?? ….”Kita mesti dapat TAIMING yang….”…..Since when Timing (Eng) = Taiming (BM)…Helloooooo, did I miss the memo about new BM. Has BM changed that much since I left school? Seriously, who let that slipped out on national TV?

I am not fat, just depressed!

I was watching Oprah couple of days back and she was discussing the issues on teenage obesity in USA. It was a very touching episode as she interviewed a number of obese teenagers – reasons that lead to their obesity and I was not surprised (having been a very very fat person once myself!) at some of the reason that came about, amongst which were:

1. Lack of self-confidence….*ooohhh…these horrible thoughts like...”I am not pretty/good-looking enough”, “why can’t I look like these models in Vogue” , so I might as well binge myself to death!”

2. “Food is my best friend” ….*have we not all been there before at some point in our life?*

3. Parents who were constantly feeding them with all kind of shit without control…*and you guys should see the parents themselves….hmmmm…*

4. They eat when they are emotional like when they are scared, facing exams, lonely, stressed…*think some of us ARE STILL going thru this stage!*(ahem! Earth calling EA, Hammy 3, LB!!!!)

I guess there will be many reasons why we overeat, but it is all about control and the ability to find ways to cope with issues in our lives. We can always reach for those bar of chocolates when we PMS or had a really bad break-up, as long as we know when to stop. And it is a combination of mental strength and looking for other ways to help cope with the issues in our lives, for example, how about knowing that there is a certain Higher authority whom we can place our burdens with? I know I have trusted Him with all my problems….you just need to go find your own outlet.

At the end of the day, who will pay the price for it? Our body, our mental health, our physical outlook will have to suffer for it, if we don’t learn or teach the younger ones out there that there are ways to tackle all these issues.

Sad, so sad to see where these kids are now…..

Have you washed your hands?

Good Monday everyone!

I was at one of my favourite café this morning, waiting to pick up my power smoothies. At the next table was this couple – middle-aged guy with a young Indonesian wife and a 2 year old girl. Good looking couple, well-spoken and you can see the love and attention poured over their little girl.

It was when they were leaving that this conversation really caught my attention, when the mom called the girl over:

Mom: Dear, come, come…you need to wash your hands. We are leaving.

*The girl runs over to her mom…*….but guess what, instead of taking her to wash her hands….the mom “washed” her hands with a sanitizer!!

Ok, you must be wondering what is wrong with using sanitizer? Really, nothing is wrong, but THAT is not WASHING! And can you imagine what the girl will be conditioned to understand the true meaning of WASHING.

(Definition of washing: is one way of cleaning, namely with WATER, and often some kind of soap and detergent!)

HELLO!!! Washing is NOT.THE.SAME as using a sanitizer.

I may be OCD…but this surpasses my understanding. But all parents have their own way of bringing up their kids…as long as they are happy with the outcome…J