Once upon a campus, 5 young ladies believed that hotel management was running through their veins

(* wink wink*).haha..presenting 2 u..batch 4 of HE08.

From left to right: Teng, Mia, Cath, Uzoiey n simply me .

This picture holds so much memory.
It was early morning before lecture that we were overtaken by craziness thus took a lot of pictures with silly actions – one of it was this one. Maybe it was the breakfast thing..hehe..for we were not really in FULL mode that morning.
A friend of ours used to joke telling us its like picture of handphones advertisement..hahhaa..of coz we were just pretending holding the hand phones at that time ;).

Teng: The cutest n one of the smartest HE08 student that time. Was pretty much busy in the love department until the end of study year…but.. hehe..well, One of our friends said that we look- alike, n gave us the thumb up as a ‘buy 1 free 1’. Damn. Now, a teacher, mother of a baby boy and happily married to another teacher..perfect couple.

Mia: My room mate. Couldn’t believe we could actually talk about anything n everything!!from serious to the stupidest thing on earth..or at the back of our home , n laugh crazily– haha. Auww..i really missed those days. Now, pregnant with child number two, she’s an occasional lunch companion in a get- together or mini reunion held..of course in KFC!! J
Cath: or famously known as Khairunissa@kay now, is a cikgu – mithali to be,,was actually very friendly n down to earth person after getting to know her. My source of inspiration in the blogging world. Having a very Chinese look, people always misjudge her as a Chinese girl before..haha..amoi…ni hao ma..

Uzoiey: one of my close friend until today. Was a very happy go lucky lady in campus..and an active outing companion then n now..that is before u need to juggle work, marriage n family la..hehe. well,, now a mother of a baby boy. My collegue, my friend.
Me:?? What else can I say? I wish I was a little wiser and work harder in campus. But..as a phrase says..”never regret something that has once made u smile”. So, im not going to complaint. Hmm..looking at the marriage – o – meter..its just me n cath left. All are proud mamas n wives now. Ba cath..u first..i don’t mind. Though happily engaged with mr fiancé now, I really wouldn’t mind waiting for some time when he will be transferred here in Kota Kinabalu..so that married life will be like a married life.

By the way, none of us stayed in the hotel lines. Haha..

My fav pic of campus life. i wonder who took the picture that time..may be it was Jacky..,

O jacky..jacky..where art thou..now

Really missed those days..young..free..lazeee..hehe

And how could we forget this one..mocktail making in front of the lecturer's room?hahaha

Friends come n go..some..gone..forever. but some remain in the heart..warmer n warmer everyday.

BUt..there's a saying that says..

"dont worry about your the people in your past. There's a reason why they didn't make it to your future"

and..that's why..i would agree to the saying that goes..

"Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're always there!"

o my blog.. (^_^)

Its been a while since I last blog.
A bit busy living life and seeking the way of everlasting happiness. – I guess.

Not depressed or anything, its just that..life, can sometimes bring you to the point of thinking what really is your destiny . - I remember asking myself when I was a kid,,was I really a being, and how a weird feeling it is to be alive and breathing . – that was innocence, speaking.

Life goes on.

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Yep, life goes on.

And for me,, appreciating the simple work of art and photography is a way to make life goes on more meaningful..fun..and satisfying.

(^_^) I was about to delete a few of these pictures that i have taken with my handphones before..(the random pictures of kids and friends not in their best smile - they say)..since there's nothing to be proud of from it.

Fortunately i did not. :)

Challenging my creative side is pure satisfaction for me.

so,,these about-to be deleted photos are to here to stay anyway :)

..trying my best to put the moment of truth in a different perspective - which was a great challenge. Made it.

and got it into black and white mode with a wide black background, hopefully to give it a more classic touch (^_^) haha..hope it works.

Introucing 'Jason'. - the name of this handsome child.

' Innocence'

'Mother & Child'. One of my close friends, with her son.

'Bliss'.

A few nieces - happy, sweet and cute.

'Michelle'. My niece.

'Sweet'

One of the blissful kids just now.

'Mum'

My hardworking mum with her favourite cat, which is often spoilt by the whole family ;)

'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' - i luv my friends.

and i would simply call this one 'Joy'.

TODAY

If we knew that life would end tomorrow,

would we still waste today on our

quarrels? would we fritter the precious

hours away, taking refuge behind that wall

of icy silence, creeping out only to hurl

another barrage of angry words - invisible

missiles, but in every way as deadly as

broken bricks or bottles?

If we knew that life would end tomorrow

would we keep a tally of wrongs,

determined not to be the first one to give

in? Or would we cease to care who had

started it, knowing that no one is

completely in the right, and that in this

kind of war we shall both end up as losers?

If we knew that life would end tomorrow,

surely we would treasure today. Fill the

hours to the brim with love and laughter

instead of anger and bitterness, creating

jewel - bright memories which would

lighten our hearts instead of dark regrets

which could twist and destroy.

If we knew that life would end tomorrow...

but who can say that it will not? The only

time of which we be certain is today.

So today I will reach out for your hand.

Today I will say "I'm sorry" and "I love you".

Life is harder on the sea of love nowadays - not smooth sailing as it was. Been out and about with my partner this week in mad town (where people go crazy over small things..that dont really matter) :(

Not such a memorable Kaamatan this year i would say. more of a sad n full of resentment days with mr fiance (*sigh..)..wondering the 4W 1H question on live and love. - What, Why, Where, When, How.. + nokuro(s)..

TODAY, i accidently found this beautiful piece of art slipped in one of my Customer Service book - borrowed from a friend since last year, which he has just given back TODAY - ok, not going to comment on that one.. ;) A very meaningful poem (writer unknown) simply called TODAY.

What a coincidence. Could this be God's soft intervention and calling to me today? (thinking deeply now..)

Each and every words just hit me in the face :(

Forgive me o Lord for i have sinned.

p/s: o ya, kounsikou to my dear friend Ervina for the very cute,,melancholic picture of a panda.

A friend of mine (a really good friend of mine) ask me to write something about marriage recently J
Hmm..what a coincidence.

Ive attended 2 wedding functions last week. Well it is the month of weddings (May) n aramai tii. Its easy to describe the feeling when watching people getting married, esp those close to you. Sweetness, warmth, n the bonus feeling of pondering when it is your turn to walk down the aisle and exchange vows – auwwww ..so scweet, I think.

I went to 2 very different wedding receptions last week. One held glamorously in a 4 star hotel, with a nine course Chinese set menu and Chivas Regal served to the floor. Wow.
The other one was more humble and simple – yet full of love, charm and original.

The wedding ceremony was held in a cute chapel in Tuaran, then followed by a forty minutes walk to the bride house in the deep of one of Kiulu villages. The whether was quite pleasing, I guess, with slight drizzle n sunshine. Ive never been there before and couldn’t believe that we have crossed two jambatan gantung to reach the bride’s resident. I would call the walk more of a jungle trekking because of the sweat, pathways, and hanging bridges we have to pass.

My legs felt week the whole night last nite n still a bit sleepy now zzzZZZzz

But I love the whole thing. The greatest thing was, mr. fiancé was trotting behind my back the whole journey – n smiling sheepishly at me. Hmm..nanti kau.. But it felt a bit weird and surprising that he is capable of doing that , though not holding hands or anything (haha..ya right.Tan S.M,,laugh with me now eh..) May be he was afraid that I would slip and fall.hahaha. Maybe it’s the impact of the priest’s homily during the wedding ceremony previously.
The priests have expressed his feeling of don’t kasi biar2 your spouse in what ever you’re going through ( I was smiling sheepishly when the priest mentioned it). Nevertheless he also said that..when u kasi biar2 ur partner..it could only mean two things: 1) you trust ur partner in whatever they do. 2) you don’t really care much about them. O ya, the priest also admitted that he felt good when watching senior couples still holding hands when walking together. Hmm..i wonder. How many of our senior citizens still do that, WOULD DO that here..(okay people,,this is the part where u imagine urself 40 – 50 years from now,,walking with your spouse. Dont ask me ya. Tan?? Wat bout u ;)

Anyway,,im glad yesterday turn out the way it was.

CONGRATULATIONS to both bride and bridegroom. May you’ll live happily ever after..with God’s blessing.
p/s: will be going to another two aramai tiis this weekend.
Kotobian Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan,, everyone.

The beautiful bride. My gud fren @ biras. Luv the photo effect? hehe, me too

May you'll live happily ever after :)

Together with my fiance families n the pengantin.

One of the hanging bridge. hey, its a big river below. u fall,,bye bye.

"How's your day?"

- iv been sending messages/email/YM asking people on how their day have been.. bcause..mine's too ORDINARY n boring (i guess).

got a lot of work to do actually. but it seems that im spending more n more time with my cyber persona.

paper works are still stuck in front of me, but here i am..browsing thru a lot of friends and strangers (beautiful strangers) profile in different social network.. - im sure u know the feeling :)

I bumped into a new n unique network yesterday - well, at least for me its new. YUWIE. the promise: a social network but u make money at the same time - which im still trying to figure out how..hmm sorry dear friends..iv forwaded some invitation emails to u..if u dont like it,,tak pa ba ;),,but just in case..u might want to look at it.

Friendster, Facebook, GoodTree, Flicker..u name it..im all in (please dont label me a cyber freak ya..) A satisfying leisure pursuit, i will call it.

11.48am

hmm..still no signs of wanting to do any paperwork today. maybe, just one or two before i leave from work today (shhhh..).

"The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."~John C. Maxwell
Nope.

not today.

(^-*) hmm..still struggling to finish reading the book.

11.53am

tummy's grumbling.

ba Er(vina),,its a SIGN to EAT to LIVe..

(^-^) well, if you see my YM anytime around the corner..ill be on XL. Xtra Lazee. Will be on full time leisure today - i hope.

oh yes,,so.. how's your day my friend? :)