the 4 sweet words.

Yesterday's weather forecast was 19 degrees max with showers. It was pouring when I woke up and since all good things must come to an end, my warm, snug feeling under the covers was no exception.
And so my day began...

Through my 22 years of experience, there are always two sides to everything. In this case, the best weather for sleeping is also in fact, the worst weather to be in when one has to go to work and has misplaced her umbrella. Soon, it was time to leave for work and has the rain slowed down one bit? Nope! Nada.

As I stood outside my apartment building staring at the sky getting ready to depart, I prayed, "Lord, I love you so. I'm so cold, I don't want to get wet, and I will be late if I don't leave now. Please help me. Amen"

Dear friends, our God, He can do all things.

He could have;
1. Stopped the rain.
2. Increase my antibodies so i won't get sick if I walked in the rain.
3. Grown a tree on my head in the next 5 seconds to provide me shelter.

But He knows best! And so He sent me 4 Sweet Words instead.

"NADIA TAN SIOW AR!" was what the venerable louse bellowed at my retreating back as I stood mid-run in the rain. As I turned back, Bless Her Dear Heart, she was running towards me with an umbrella!

Love you Pheebs!

And before the day is through, I will be blessed with another 4 sweet words by my work mates. "have a good weekend!"

Why yes I will, thank you very much=)!

grumble bum.that is me.

It is now 9.45pm and I'm a heartbeat away from falling asleep because that is what one does when one is exhausted out of their wits. However, I refuse to give in to the wiles of sleepiness at this hour because I am a Full-Fledged Adult and Not sleeping at 9.45pm is an option for me.
I will blog instead.=)

These few days have been quite an experience for me. Do you ever feel sometimes like you're flailing in the dark and you're not really sure of where you're headed or who you're supposed to become? For those of you who haven't, be warned that it is a scary and unpleasant experience. I don't know exactly how it will turn out because I'm still in the midst of it. Will keep you posted though!

But I DO know that I'm going to claim His promise and be assured that it will be alright in the end. Even more than alright. It'll be great!=)

But this part kinda sucks,... and to make matters worse, I attempted to tell the Chicken Nut Bread joke this afternoon and no one laughed yet again. From now on, I will be very selective with my audience of precious jokes. It is to be respected and appreciated. HMMPH!

funnies.

Sometimes, I do believe I laugh too much. I can't help it really. There's just so many things to laugh about! "Funnies" i shall call it. I will now proceed to tell & show you how Funnies affect your 3 senses of smell, sight and sound.

1. ......................hey what's that smell? it smells kinda "funny".

2. say the words below out loud and see how people find it funny!
poot poot poot poot poot poot or if that doesn't work, try "womunja watagachilinggi oder arinjeraven"( i'll smack your face with a giraffe in Tamil, I'm not kidding)

3. As for sight, here are some of the things I found hilariously funny this past week. I hope you share my taste for funnies or you will find this post extremely boring.

Kitchen towel sunned into rigidity

It is as it says. Well done media person of church!!

A book at Borders

And lastly, below is an excerpt from a co-authored bookclub of my childhood friends and I in year 2004. (Chuenie you rock!)

Ground Rules

Welcome to the unofficial inauguration of our very own GEEKO BOOK CLUB!!

First, I would like to set some ground rules for those of you who happen to chance upon this site.

1. This blog is essentially what it says at the top. It is a book club. We shall be writing reviews (doesn't have to be all formal and stuff la) on any book that is of interest to the reviewer. This is not a personal blog. We do not want to know what time you woke up this morning and how many strokes you took to brush your teeth.

2. To be a full-fledged member of the Geeko Book Club, you have to either be the owner of a pair of spectacles (which you wear) or contact lenses. This is a very important prerequisite which takes precedence over your love for reading. (as in, if you love to read but have perfect eyesight, you are not eligible to become a member)

3. Should you have any queries regarding the club or wish to join it, please submit a full resume of how many books you've written from the time you first learnt how to read, complete with a summary of all the Enid Blyton books you've ever read to geekobookclub@hotmail.com (it really does exist) Again, if you have perfect eyesight, don't bother.

4. For now, all the book reviews will be done by the powers that be as we are the only members of this club. (those deemed worthy will receive an sms from me detailing the login name and password.) Reviews written would be in the reviewers point of view and therefore any spiteful comments aimed to critiscize the reviewer is highly discouraged. We hold strongly to the adage "to each his own". Ignore this rule and the powers that be will track you down, afterwhich we will spam your comments section and tagboard with a very lengthy review of Sejarah Malaysia Tingkatan 5. Be assured, we will do it because we are geeks.

5. If at any time you would like to post a review of a book of your choice and have not yet become a member, please feel free to email us at the address stated above. Your review will be processed by the elite members of Geeko Book Club's censorship board. Should it meet all the conditions of the book review quality control act, your review will be duly posted within 7 days of submission. That is unless the members of the censorship board are busy studying for exams. Under these conditions, we do not guarantee when your review will be posted, as it might be deleted out of frustration. Also, we will not hesitate to delete book reviews with stupid titles without so much as a click to check if the rest of it is in fact, substantial. Please choose your titles wisely.

For now, these are the 5 golden rules of the Geeko Book Club. The powers that be reserve the right to alter, add or retract any of these rules as and when we please because we are, the powers that be.

chinese new year updates.

Chinese New Year in Melbourne is very much a new experience for me. I have to admit, I was a little apprehensive at first ever awaiting the waves of homesickness. Well, they came but dissipated sooner than I thought with the lined-up events of Chinese New Year.

First photo strip is of the reunion dinner at Uncle Jit and Auntie Betty's house. Ivy, Stevie and Auntie Betty cooked up a storm!! thank you!!! It was super yummy=)))

Second photo strip is our Chinese New Year dinner at Footscray and last but not least, Sue-Lee's open house and Southbank after!

Enjoy!

not today=(.

It's raining in Melbourne today. Sudden, heavy showers. Just like my mood. Just had a look in the mirror and the face staring back faintly reminded me of the lady in one of my previous posts. The one wearing a thunder cloud as a face? Yup! Sadly, that is me today=( Hopefully I won't resolve to uttering that foul, unspeakable word that starts with the letter "F".

I am feeling quite homesick.

I think my heart is going to weigh me down and if i were walking by a lake and just so happen to trip on my shoelaces and fall into the murky water, that'll be the end of me. No water kelpie will save me. Not today anyway.

Or if I were to jump of a roof with an umbrella, I will fall to the ground and meet my death. No Mary Poppins phenomena; floating over the roofs and lookin' all bright and chirpy and all that jazz. Not today anyway.

And if there was a rainbow in the sky and I went all the way to the end of the rainbow with my spade and started digging like there's no tomorrow, I am quite certain I won't find a pot of gold. Not today anyway.

And if I see you today, I might not talk as much or smile as brightly. But I will tomorrow=)

meet aspy.

I had the most wonderful weekend baking chinese new year cookies with Steve and Ivy, catching up with people so dear to me, attending a church dinner, eating yummy-but-not-too-good-for-you food and going to the Docklands Boat Show with Ann and We-Ki!

Friends. Whatever can you do without them? I have seen people go to great lengths for their friends; going that extra mile to show them around your new neighbourhood, letting them bunk at your place because they came from out of town, etc.

But We-Ki brought the meaning of hospitality to new heights with his visiting friend. Introducing;

Aspy (short for Asparagus) the Alien.

We-Ki and Aspy

At the swings

Watching telly

.....

Safety first!

And now methinks he has taken it a tad too far.

would you?.

Would you...

1. Spell the word "Mississippi" with your hindquarters in front of your boss?

2. Burp in tune to "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" as a family christmas presentation?

3. Eat like a gilababi in front of Her Royal Highness the Queen of England?

4. Sing the funeral march at your best friend's wedding?

5. Pay someone else to write a card for you for 25 cents per word because they had beautiful handwriting?

Well,...

But I can explain!

Firstly, the art of calligraphy is one of patience and refinement. Secondly, we should honour history and its font. And lastly, could YOU do it? AHah! And so I rest my case.

*Karmy, there's one beautifully handwritten card from me but not by me coming your way in about a week's time.

chinese new year in melbourne.

The time of year is upon us again. Dancing lions roam the streets and the peace and quietness of the neighbourhood is subject to sudden bursts of loud chaos and bright sparks. Smiling and talking to strangers is actually an option and who knows? they might just reward you with a red packet containing money ranging from 2 ringgit to 50 ringgit (although 50 ringgit would be on the verge of wishful thinking).

Your television screen is suddenly dominated by little tots wearing bright red cheongsams and samfoos prancing around with the hallmark 2 hair buns thingie singing chinese new year songs.

Chinese New Year is around the corner people!!!

I love almost everything about Chinese New Year. It has this "air" about it=) Families coming together to wish each other well in the land where food abounds!

Sadly, this land is not Australia.

Dear friends of Melbourne, if you are missing Chinese New Year at home and thinking "what wouldn't I give to be home for Chinese New Year, I suggest a ride in Miss Ivy Poh's Car.

Features:

Chinese New Year Songs CHECK
Sound of Fireworks CHECK
Chinese People making a lot of noise CHECK
Chinese New Year Biscuits CHECK
Red Packets SOON

Dear loyal readers, as a token of my appreciation, I will throw in a bonus Chinese New Year feature.

Lyrics to a Chinese New Year Classic. (courtesy of Val)

He xing nian zhu xing nian
Xing nian a nian lian nian
Bao zhu sheng sheng cui de xiang you nian

He xing nian zhu xing nian
Xing nian a nian lian nian
Sui yue you you guang ying ru jian

Chorus:
Hui shou wang shi ru yuan
tong ku xin suan
Qi wang cong jin wan
Shi ru yuan

He xing nian zhu xing nian
Xing nian a nian lian nian
Yuan da jia dou guo ge tai ping nian

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE! (with echos of fireworks****Bang bang bang bang bang****)