The Incessant Ramblings of Ashlin

Dear blog,

2008-05-30T16:25:00.005+08:00

Oh how i have neglected you.....

OMG i can't believe i'm rambling on my blog again....it has been quite awhile...LOL

But oh well, today i did something "good" (ok that's an undividual opinion)

It may or pretty much may not change the world...but yeah....

I was told by the person it concerns that i did something good today...

I made her shyte....yup! You read right....i made her poop!

She was constipated...LOL

Crossing borders....

2008-01-05T15:43:00.000+08:00

[bôr'dər]

A part that forms the outer edge of something.
A decorative strip around the edge of something, such as fabric.
A strip of ground, as at the edge of a garden or walk, in which ornamental plants or shrubs are planted.
The line or frontier area separating political divisions or geographic regions; a boundary.

So many borders have been crossed in so many ways, by so many people....and many more to be crossed soon...

on marriage....Congrats to the just married or almost married couples....maybe i shud start charging as wedding helper...

on moving.... i will deeply miss you, for crossing borders and moving to the other end of the world... i wish you all the best...

on weight....for goodness sake!! you're NOT borderline fat or anything...maybe just *cough*psycho*cough*...but i'll pass it off as pre-wedding jitters...

come to think of it...ALL of us have just crossed one border....it's 2008!!!

Happy New Year guys! Have a great year ahead!

Outside lookin in...

2007-11-13T22:16:00.000+08:00

Her head hurts, she has been bothered all day...

Wonder why she even let things like this get to her...

Maybe cos ppl tend to forget that she's a girl...

Or maybe they jus forget she's even human...

Oh well, suck it in woman! ...like u always have...

Rainy days & pumpkin thoughts...

2007-11-10T12:54:00.000+08:00

I woke up today only to find out that my plan of stuffin myself silly with sashimi got cancelled due to some road block :(... oh well, there goes my subsequent plans of havin my tootsies gettin nibbled by lil fishies at the foot spa & gettin my hands on those J Co's too :(....plus it's raining....sigh...

In the midst of all the upcoming dinners, i'm stil at least 3 dresses short & dont' even get me started on finding those perfect stilettos!! & With the rain i'm too lazy to go out...thus givin me time to recuperate from my recent spree as well.

Oh well, maybe this rain isn't so bad after all... at least now i can go snuggle in bed indefinitely.... hmmmm...

Facebook....

2007-10-09T23:31:00.000+08:00

This is hillarious....and quite true...lol...

Vagary

2007-08-14T21:52:00.000+08:00

Exactly a year ago, i was enlisted into an enslavement program generally known as EMPLOYMENT....

Alot has happened within the year, new friends, new knowledge...

...but most prominently a new job...

I'm constantly on the move now & i have been forewarned that this new role may very well change me....

Have i really changed?

Spiderpig...Spiderpigggg...

2007-08-07T00:21:00.001+08:00

While everyone is hating monday....tis monday was super hyper for me....
It starts with mummy giving me choc cake for breakfast which gave me a sugar high....i was whistlin the Simpson's tune nearly the whole mornin, much to my disgruntled colleagues' dismay... & as if God heard me out... i got a call from Ellie tellin me we're watchin THE SIMPSON'S...tonite!!! YAY!!! & it gets better.... in 1U!!! OMFG!!! then i can have Carl's Jr!!! I was so deliriously happy and hyper....yes everyone around me thought i was psycho yet again...

Anyways, i didn't have time to snap a photo of the already infamous-everyone-has-a-photo-with-it-Simpsons couch before the movie.... & we ended up being 5 minutes too late for last orders at Carl's Jr :(

But heck...the movie was super entertaining & we ended up goin to SS2 Indomie for whatelse but Indomie!!! Yummmm....i'm not gonna post a photo of Indomie unless i want K Jin to never speak to me again...then again i dont' think he reads this....

And now i think i'm gonna sing Spiderpig for the whole week until it gets out of my head....LOL!!

Ahhhh...i haven't rambled like this in awhile...sleep time...

Many firsts...

2007-08-05T17:05:00.000+08:00

I tried Lui cha (a Hakka dish made of lots of greens with peanuts & mint tea mixed with rice) for the first time yesterday.... never thought something this healthy could taste SO SO good!!!

I also cooked by myself for the first time!! (without mummy's help!) *pats self on the back*

My contribution to cookout party 2#...

Cheese wanton...nobody died btw...

& i drove at night for the first time!!!...much to Ellen's fear for my life thinkin i got a tad suicidal...the first words she greeted me with were....

"ARE YOU CRAZY??? YOU CAN'T DRIVE!!!"

and so after our gastronomic dinner... we whales huddled together to watch Dead Silence (according to Ellen, it's a love story about dolls)... & yes i was the only one who screamed O_o i hate horror!

Oh....& i did my friday nite "Laundry" with some happyyyy people....

Tarzee @ Chia Ee was there too...
& i had to run & hide from these 2 uncles for obvious reason...

Uncle Ric & Uncle KK

ahhh...lots more but i'm too lazy to post....& since these nice people have done so... click on the links.... or add me on facebook! :)

Kuala Selangor seafood rocks!

Bed & Cynna @ Heritage Row

Weekend where Ellen made me sound oh so depressed

So now that i have posted & linked 3 weeks worth of updates....

Ashlin is back to making herself happy.

Hiatus...

2007-07-15T17:26:00.000+08:00

Ellie asked if i have given up on bloggin....

...I haven't given up...i'm just sittin in my boring corner.

Btw, ellie...i hate your magic 8 ball for being so right.

Temptin corner...

2007-05-29T13:21:00.000+08:00

"Boston"

In the light of the sun, is there anyone? Oh it has begun...

Oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed,

This world you must've crossed... you said...

You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah,

She said

You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah,

Essential yet appealed, carry all your thoughts across

An open field,

When flowers gaze at you... they're not the only ones who cry

When they see you

You said...

You don't know me, you don't even care, oh yeah,

She said

You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah,

She said I think I'll go to Boston...

I think I'll start a new life,

I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,

I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather,

I think I'll get a lover and fly em out to Spain...

I think I'll go to Boston,

I think that I'm just tired

I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind...

I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,

I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice... oh yeah,

Boston... where no one knows my name... yeah

Where no one knows my name...

Yeah Boston...

Where no one knows my name.

A baby, a visiting ol friend & a farewell...

2007-05-06T02:53:00.000+08:00

It's a baby boy!!...

obviously not mine....

we hovered over the peacefully sleeping baby...

isn't he beautiful?...

Jo cooed as she secretly plots to kidnap the baby and pass him off as her own

adorable lil Sim Wei Ting

Pretty mummy Claire & baby Wei Ting

Claire gave birth early last month...a lot of jaws dropped... mine including...i guess it just hit us that it's about time everybody started growing up! The whole everybody gettin married & havin babies is really scary...Yet another 2 friends are due with another 2 babies within the next 2 months... Gaaahhh. Just shoppin for a baby gift itself was enough to stress me out for the whole month...& it doesn't help that TCS was laughing at me stressin... hopping in & out of baby stores like mothercare!

Oh well, enough of baby talk...

Jeanette came down from Melb this week. I haven't seen her in yonks... & i still remember her buyin 8 pairs of shoes the last time she came back! A more subtle shopper this round (buying only 1 pair ), we met up for lunch & catch ups naturally. We didn't get that much time to gossip but it was great seeing you girl! *hugs* Maybe i'll hop to Melb next round!

Jeanz, me & Nish

Then "captain" K Jin FINALLY left for Jandakot for his pilot training!! Good luck man! The boys are eagerly waiting for their First class tickets.... & i'm sure they miss u like crazy already.

K Jin & I

The boys: Ka Vee, Yap, Jin, TCS & Brandy

Oh & i dont' know what's wif visiting Melbournians tis week....but here's one i didn't get to catch up with...

Solar-powered-Pooh bear-David!

Sorry Pooh bear! I know u miss me "snippin" you...hahahahahaha & for goodness sake...stop nickin supplies u don't need & eating after 6pm wont' kill you!

Stoners' Anon

2007-04-30T10:04:00.000+08:00

DVD nites at Poser "Mommy" Ellen's is always entertaining... & while we UN-altered frequency ppl were watching Little Miss Sunshine...

...the stoners' kept us entertained with amusing conversations.... talks bout mid life crisis...debating at what age would they consider one... Watching them play speed (that card game) at an altered frequency was pretty funny.

I doubt you'll see this....but ChinYew...I'm no celebrity blogger, Yo!

2007-04-09T22:57:00.000+08:00

*hugs*

Are you a Cynic?

2007-03-29T23:52:00.000+08:00

Po Ai recommended Cynic’s Sanctuary recently… & omfg…the cynic’s dictionary is quite amusing. Examples…

JOB
A state of employment everyone wants but few look forward to on a Monday morning.

SALARY
A market value assigned to professionals as a function of their scarcity, their usefulness to employers and their ability to feign enthusiasm for their work.

CUBICLE
A sensory deprivation chamber designed to boost productivity in the workplace, at least according to people who work in corner offices with large windows.

LUNCH
In the business world, a midday feast formerly enjoyed in the company of colleagues but now reduced to a few gulps in front of the computer when no one is looking.

MISSION STATEMENT
A corporate creed passed on to employees so they can remember why they’re skipping lunch.

PROFESSIONAL
1. In personal ads, the most desirable sort of potential mate.
2. In the streets, a prostitute.
3. In the business world, see definition #2.

TEAM PLAYER
The type of cooperative, self-effacing employee beloved by corporations that promote egotists to the top positions.

MANAGEMENT
A class of semi-skilled corporate hirelings whose rise within the organization correlates directly with the amount of work they delegate to their more talented underlings.

& yes, i picked definitions relating to W-O-R-K... on purpose.

Btw...meet Po Ai, my auditor...who might be reading this in between REcounting bricks which i have already counted! GO TO SLEEP WOMAN!

she caught me "sleeping" at work...

2007-03-08T23:45:00.000+08:00

a long tiring day...

a fun dinner...

i'm all good again...

If you're reading this...Thanks for dinner...eventhough i "conned" you into it :)

Chap Goh Meh...

2007-03-02T23:53:00.000+08:00

It’s the last day of Tong tong tong chang… & I didn’t even have the time to blog about it this year. Anyways, it was a blissful break with relatives & friends around to celebrate CNY tis year...i'm photobloggin tis post since i have a new camera to boot....tee hee..

I love lion dances...the whole noisy routine & awfully colourful lions prancing around... but this one has to be the cutest ever... this was a baby lion which came to my office...so cute....the boy was probably only 5 yrs old...

Then there was the reunion dinner.... i love this pic of grandma & me :)

Ian the giraffe decided he wants to be Wong Fei Hung...

The cousins during visiting sessions...

The cousins "lou sang"...

Angpows from the Red Box's "Choy San Yeh" (God of Prosperity)... & the Fong cousins really Fatt Choy-ed durin the gamblin session at K Jin's place later...:)

Gluttons @ Jogoya...

The boys (Ian, Shan & Justin) ate like crazy for the first half an hour & just died later... lol

Cousin's with grandma @ the Kung's...

Mel's CNY & housewarmin...

Li Po, Heng, Jess, Nish, Mel & Eun...

Customary "lou sang" @ Mel's...

Lion dance @ Bangsar Village II...

"working" @ Kitsch for 9 hours... & ellie paid me in balloons...

Jin's b'day party...he cut his tail after 6 yrs!!!

"tail-less" Jin & me...

Queen Geet & me...

Girlies...

Eun, Geet, me & Lily...

Wayne & me...

I stared at this bugger til he became embarassed cos i couldn't figure out why he looked so familiar...hahaha sorry Gin Keong...but at least we really do know each other from another circle of friends... such a small small world...

The boys...

Nev, Jin, Adly, Wayne & Puvy...guess who was sober (psst...the only one lookin at the camera...lol)

I didn't realise Kirei (Jin's beloved pet Boa Constrictor) was right next to me...

Ean, Kirei, me & Jin...

Puvy, me & Adly the "Hulk"...

Old & new friends...

Jin, Chiu, Gin Keong & me...

That's pretty much my 2 weeks worth of pics worth bloggin...lol. I have to sleep... so Happy Chinese Valentines' day to all!

2007-02-16T23:17:00.000+08:00

I reckon this world is really getting too small....& perhaps the whole 6 degrees of separation theory has reduced to maybe 3 degrees. A conversation over dinner left me amused at first & a lil disturbed after...

Anyways, i has been a rather unexpectedly eventful week... a pleasantly unexpected one :)

& before i forget...HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BAD BITCHY BEN!!!

2007-02-14T01:20:00.000+08:00

"She has very high expectations for guys..."

I wonder whom was he referrin to...hmmm

Happy Valentine's Day! :)

Happy Feet

2007-01-29T20:35:00.000+08:00

I finally watched Happy Feet...I loved it!

& i bought yet another pair of shoes.

Yes... my feet are very happy too :)

& since the "tong tong tong chang" season is around the corner...

i'm eyeing a hot red pair.

Today I was whining to my colleague, Michelle ...

i haven't gone 3TC shopping

What is 3TC?

Tong Tong Tong Chang :)

O_o

In case u ppl haven't noticed, i love the tong tong tong chang season. This year the Singaporeans & Penangites will be coming to KL again... & Ian the giraffe will be in KL too :). Who wants to go 3TC shopping with me?

2007-01-01T13:45:00.000+08:00

While the whole world geared up to party their brains out on the last week of the year...i was down with a viral fever. #%$?!! I think the department of Karma up there needs a new calculator!!

Walking into the hospital with a fever of 104F... the Dr. immediately spew out the word...DENGUE! & after umpteenth blood tests and a few million Panadols later...they decided it was a viral fever and let me go with a few million more Panadols & an exorbitant bill. Thank God for company medical claims.

I was comtemplating all day if i should go with my initial plan of party hopping from Leon's "Ah Beng & GROs Karaoke themed party" to Wong's swanky bash in Suite 2103 in the Shangrila.

After much contemplation, the 9th millionth Panadol told me i probably would just die in the jam on the way into town...& the guys would just dump my body by the side of the road...where else if i died in Leon's house...the guys might stil have the decency to throw me back over my gate....afterall, it's just down the road. Leon's was a much quieter event compared to the past years but it was good fun... karaoke... kiddy fire crackers... home made flammings...

no...we didn't burn the house down... & i drank sprite :)

Happy New Year 2007 people!!

Holiday Hunt

2006-12-17T23:01:00.000+08:00

Just got back from a much needed weekend getaway from the hustle & bustle of the city. It seems so surreal that just this morning i was still enjoying the view & breeze by the beach @ Damai Laut Resort & Spa...

& in another 12 hours i will be back in reality... work

Had a mind boggling time with my gila colleagues, treasure hunting from Sunway til Damai Laut. & a certain Kiasu team provided us with much "entertainment" along the way*grins*

To my Hot Wheels team mates...Ruzian, Latha & Michelle... this trip couldn't be more fun without you gals! *hugs* & woo hoo...for 1st time hunters...we made it to the top 5 teams!! Booyah!!

Analytical Mind?

2006-12-12T22:02:00.000+08:00

A friend told me once that i'm like a dream catcher... cos i remember my dreams when i wake up & most of the time it will linger in my head the whole day! Then i will pick at it and analyse it...

I've never blogged about my dreams...mainly cos i let it bug me for a whole day then it suddenly auto deletes itself. So today i shall start...mainly cos i still remember it

Last night i dreamt about a friend's dead cat. Dino or Tiger...i can't remember which one i dreamt about...but it was both huge, belonged to the same person & the point is, either one i dreamt about...both are DEAD!

Now why would i be dreaming about a big fat cat? i'm not a cat person to begin with... i am not really putting on any substantial weight... i may be dead in more ways than one...but i dont' see the connection with a big fat dead cat! I dont' see a relevance to the owner as well.

I can't figure this one out... big cat, fat cat, dead cat, smelly cat...no relevance.

At least i have one more point to add to my resume...analytical thinking...just hope they dont' ask what i analyse *winks*

Oh..& i did also dream about a guy in a black striped long sleeved shirt flirtin...now i know where that one came from ..except, that's for another story another time.

Return of the mall rats...

2006-11-26T17:20:00.000+08:00

It's that time of the year when the lil rascals scour malls like their own personal playground...while WE, "grown ups" try to destress with retail therapy. The school holidays have started & i think the only good thing which comes out of it is the lack of traffic during those ungodly hours in the morning where we try to get to work on time.

Here are a few reasons why these lil rascals should be banned from shopping malls....or perhaps a mall for grown ups only should be built!...

i hate ruining my pedicure with some rascal rolling over my toes with those roller shoes thingies!...not to mention i would love to keep all my toes intact.
i feel like i've walked into a bumper car zone tryin to avoid having those lil ones rolling their trollies into you.
ooh...you'll be lucky if they don't bump you with trollies....but you'ld be damned to get slapped in the face with those flag like thingies from their kiddy trollies!
A kid might suddenly decide to abandon their parents & follow you home... o_O
the malls can save on their pipe in music cos these rascals have their own chart topping music...3. Mummy i want ice cream...2. Scream cos mummy won't buy me ice cream....1. Scream cos i can't find my mummy
you have to concentrate on where you step in case you "accidentally" kick or step on one of them small ones while you brisk shop!

The x'mas season is much help for the mall rats have more reason to scream...but a quote of another kind from a girlfriend left us in stitches during dinner...

"x'mas seems like the time of the year when mushy lovey dovey
couples come out to play"- ice queen

ps - i dont' hate children...they might just make a very tasty meal...muahahhahaha

Exercise tip #369

2006-11-02T23:59:00.000+08:00

If swimming was such a good form of exercise...

..how do you explain WHALES??

Tan Xin

2006-10-25T23:31:00.000+08:00

My hairstylist quit...James oh James...where have you gone? I'm sorry if my mop of hair made you runaway in fear :(

Today i saw a lizard doing push-ups!! I'm not kidding...if only i took a video of it...geez...even the lizard is telling me to exercise! :(

Pa, wo xi wang ni ping ping an an de hui lai.