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woo... didn't occur to me what kind of year it was till today...

it's a non-leap year... hahahaha... so what! u say... yep... so what!... "saja aje..."

i guess we never actually keep track of leap or non-leap years... only those who are born on the leap day... will really keep track i suppose...

BUT anyways... man... the month sure flew past... soon it will be easter! then the whole year would have gone by... woo...

I recently fast-saw (see movie at 4x speed, reading subtitles) : A Good Year, Man of the Year & The Illusionist - don't ask why... just wanted the story/plot without any of the boring and drama parts... "A Good Year" is not bad... a very dif Russell Crowe... , "Man of The Year"... so so lah... BUT The Illusionist... was quite good... always liked Edward Norton... he was in a funny beard in this movie... and the tricks were nice... go & see!

Hannah & Phobe are growing up fast... Hannah is as cute as ever... now beginning to test our patience on her antics and disobedience... Phobe is getting cuter by the day too...

-finis-

p/s: a nonsensical post... bear with me... my thoughts are jumbled...

well.. it wasn't ALL a disastrous Chinese New Year...

yes... there was death (Julie's grandmom), there was frustration (The Jam!), there was money blown (AngPows!)... BUT there were also GREAT moments!

it was the first time all her little cousins was under one roof... (from Julie's side)... all dressed in cute cheongsams (qipau), bought in the Ladies Aglow FundRaising Sale Last Christmas...




Hannah's in red, Julie's bro's daughter in purple, and the other gal is Julie's fathers sister daughter's daughter... :p

next year we will have another 2 kiddos up and running... phoebe & julie's bro's other daughter, due soon in a couple of weeks...

TOTAL gal power eh!

oh oh... we are down to only 2 remainder grandparents.

Julie's grandmom passed away on 18th Feb 2006, the very First Day of Chinese New Year!... well, she was over 90... so she had a good long life...

so this year's chinese new year... wasnt really a celebration... more like a hethic oportune time... since she was buried yesterday, on tuesday... so all the cousins and uncles who had came up for a reunion could go back in time to start working again...

eye opening to see the crematorium in taiping... superb view... of rolling valleys and hills... very nice place to have a resort instead of a memorial park... :p

solemn... funeral... quick though...

according to Julie... it might be the last time she will see all her aunties and uncles + all her cousins all together... cuz after her grandmom's gone... there isnt any reason to meet... so we will see next year...

so there's only my grandmom (mom's side) and Julie's grandmom (father's side) left...

but anyways... after hearing on the radio the massive "JAM" awaiting us in the North-South Highway... we decided to extend another day in Ipoh... and came back this morning... it was a wise decision and the journey only took us 2 hours...

BAH!... Even when knowing what the Lord Jesus went through... the graphical description displayed in all gory-ness in the "Passion of Christ"... i still say "crucify them!" All that pain and suffering is an apt sentence for them...

the Tan's took off from KL this morning at around 9.30am...

our journey plan was to drop by ipoh, have lunch and straight to penang in time for a snooze then the reunion dinner at Julie's parents place.

we arrived at 7.30pm...

10 freakin hours!!! a journey that would have taken only 5 hours inclusive of stops... ended up double time!!!

granted, there were lots of cars on the road... lots of them... but the main culprits were the drivers who ignored common decency... incredibly selfish... moronic... totally self centred... those people who INDISCRIMINATELY DROVE ON THE EMERGENCY LANE!!!

CRUCIFY THEM!!! i am mum of any other words to express my utter disgust & rage....

CRUCIFY THEM!!!

CRUCIFY THEM!!!

CRUCIFY THEM!!!

aka. happens on the 14th of February... every year!


today's valentines... the day where florist's will make enough to weather the months till easter... it's the day when waiters get all huffy and restaurants get all booked up & dis-allow all the discounts they were previously having.

anyway... kinda overated... but a nice day just to step back and enjoy the company of your partner...

sometimes u say... oh! shouldn't waste money during valentines for a dinner and flowers... u should do that on normal days... it means the same and a whole lot cheaper... BUT u forget!... heh... after valentine is over... u forget your resolution to buy flowers... and go for a nice dinner... SO! the "Day" has it's uses... it's a day just to move u into action... i guess...

BUT! I shall buy my wife flowers AFTER valentines!...
I SHALL!... I SHALL!... YES! I DEFINATELY WILL... :)

p/s: CNY is around the corner... but whoa!.. not really looking forward to the "JAM" but i'm really looking forward to a short "break"... then back to the grind...

phew... the "Sick" week is over...

Hannah's over her fever and only the cough remains... and it's flammy... so no worries of a whooping cough there... Phoebe is all OK, and our maid too is feeling much better...

We also managed to shop yesterday... Julie managed to get her replacement casual shoe wear and a replacement purse also... alas our search for a replacement bag wasn't as fruitful... we spent a total 2.5 hrs in JUSCO Wangsa Maju with the entire family! WOO-HOO! the first time we are out with both Hannah and Phoebe for such a long time! A milestone achievement! Hahaha! but Julie had to feed Phoebe once though... Thank God JUSCO has a baby feeding room.

We also managed to eat in Shakeys despite Hannah's slight cough... it was the lesser evil among the other choices of fast food... There's nothing else to eat in Jusco!

Hannah, fiddling with her knife...

Why can't i drink the "COKE" mom?...

eating Malaysian style... with fingers... Hannahs bad habit...

oh no... Hannah's gotten her fever back... Oh Man! & her cough seems worse then ever... pray she doesnt develop dry cough... :(

Sigh! this happened on a public holiday too... hmmm maybe this is what comes about of parenting dilemma... when parents want to do something but circumstances in the family doesnt permit. So, we were stuck at home on a holiday...

We wanted to do some much needed shopping... some for julie, some for Me, quite alot for the house... but we shall see, when all these "sickness" has passed away.

I guess it does happen... when one member of the family gets sick... eventually it goes a full circle within the family... hopefully not so that when the last is well the first gets it again... !!! WOE! More Vitamins! and healthy food!!!!

Oh but I did manage to finish playing FINAL FANTASY XII!... Great Game!The Last Boss Had some ridiculous & impressive moves... but truth be told... abit of a pushover considering the sidequests where the enemies are like super... super... SUPER hard!

Heard from a FAQ... there is a hidden BOSS with 50 Million Hit Points... 50 Million! i kid u not!... which will take almost 8 hours of playing just to beat 1 Boss!... NO WAY I'm gonna do that!