Better late than never

I resigned from my previous job in Diagonal Consulting in June and served around 1.5 months notice (opted to leave early). Last day in Diagonal Consulting was on 12th August and the nice people in the office threw a farewell party for me at the California Pizza Kitchen @ KLCC. It wasn't a very long period of time I worked in Diagonal Consulting, only 1 year and 9 months. There were so much things that I learnt...a little bit on the technical skill but majority were how to deal with people. I saw the ugly sides of a few people but I got to know many of the wonderful people that I would call them as friends now rather than ex-colleagues. There were many things that I left behind or chose not to remember after I stepped out from the level 63 office. But there were many fond memories that I brought along with me which I'm going to blog about.

The once-happening Basis team - Chris, Albert, Jacky, Fadhil, Izzuddin, Tarmizee, Yew Ming and Amir. You guys are the best and the most funny people that I ever worked with.
I'm missing :-
- the moment we had a non-stop laugh on Albert's 'Yes, please!' jokes.
- the time we spent together in making the short video clip for the Mc'Donald's contest.
- the time we laughed at Danny's 'Ses' and the 'tak mau bawang' jokes
- the first few weeks I joined the company when we all thought Chris was a little bit (just lil bit, Chris) abnormal. He used to talk to himself a lot and there was one time he talked to a bird at the other side of the window (OMG!)
- the time we all chat in MSN and laughed at the same time, though we were just sitting face-to-face
- the days that were extremely wonderful knowing that Bala will not be coming inFriends from other teams - Patrick, Phoebe, Wendy, Usha, Vicky, Kai Rou, K Wai Ling, Foong, Wai Loon, Choon Yew and etc. I got to know some of you better in the company trip to Perhentian Island on my last few days in the company. A special thank you note to Patrick. Without him, this post will not exist and I wonder how long more do I need to stay in Diagonal. Thanks a lot man! I enjoyed myself so much in the Perhentian Island trip and a big clap to the committee for making it happened. I'm not good in expressing my feeling but you guys are great! We did not work together most of the time as Basis is always the lone-ranger, but we did get to know each other during the lunch sessions, short conversations in the pantry, the company events like the Caribbean's Night, pot luck sessions and the trip to Perhentian Island. Thank you so much to all of you and I'm glad that you guys are part of the sweet memories that I had in my stay at Diagonal Consulting.

Last but not least, thanks Chris and Fadhil for posing my so-called trademark. Please remember this parti pembangkang and remember to update me with all the gossips in the office.

Lisan, Lisan, Lisan :)

Krabi Part V - Day 4

25th April 2009

We didn't plan anything to do for the day as our flight was to depart at 12:50pm local time. After having breakfast at the hotel, we changed to our swimwear and utilized one of the facility provided by the hotel.

The airport transfer cab came around 10:30am and it took about 45 minutes from Ao Nang to the Krabi International Airport. The Krabi International Airport is a very small airport and there is nothing to shop there. Just a small store selling Phuket souvenirs. Yes, you saw it correctly...you can get Phuket souvenirs from Krabi Airport but you can't Krabi souvenirs in Krabi Airport...funny huh? We ended up buying a Phuket fridge magnet instead. Arrived LCCT at around 3pm and headed back to home right after.

LKC & LPC @ Krabi La Playa

I always have very hard feeling on the last day of my holiday...don't know when will I be back again, or will I ever go back again?

LKC & LPC @ Krabi

Captured these in the flight

The Golden Palm Tree Water Villas @ Sepang Gold Coast

The end of our memorable Krabi trip. Though the posts came a little bit late, I hope this serves as a guide to those who will be heading to Krabi in the near future. Unsure when will I be back again or will I ever return? I doubt ... not because I don't like Krabi, I like it very much. But I wish to visit other places that I yet to explore.

Stay tuned for my next trip to Palace of the Golden Horses on my birthday, Macao + China trip in August, as well as a short trip to Pulau Pangkor on LKC's birthday.

Krabi Part IV - Day 3

24th April 2009
We were having very bad body ache after the speed boat ride that we had yesterday. We decided to have a slow and relax trip instead and chose an Elephant ride tour.
I have already forgotten how much we paid for this tour (too long ago-lah), but if I remember it correctly, we paid around 1200baht per person for this 1 day trip.
Started the day with breakfast at the hotel again. At around 9am, there came a Toyota Vios to pick us up from the hotel lobby. This elephant ride tour was not a famous day tour I guess. There were only 4 tourists for this tour, including LKC and I. We shared the same car with a couple, an 'angmoh' and a Negro.
The first stop was the Elephant Trekking site. Each couple was 'assigned' to ride an elephant. And this is the elephant which we rode on for our 1 hour trekking. Well done elephant...sorry to you that you had to carry 2 fatty-bum-bum.

There were not many things to do in this 1 hour ride except for these...

Camwhoring

Taking photos of the elephant in front

Shocking to see the elephant's output...and found out that the elephant could do 2 businesses at the same time...and laughing non-stop when looking at the elephant's fifth leg

Sightseeing...rubber dripping out from the tree

More sightseeing...bamboo trees, it reminds me of China as I always have this chain, bamboo --> panda --> China

At one point, the elephant's 'driver' stopped and helped us to take photos. He was a professional photographer I tell, although he is like a mid 40 year-old Pak Cik working in a farm. I passed my baby (DSLR) to him and he helped us to capture these photos, without the live-view, which was to my surprise...3 of us - LKC, me and the elephant are completely in the photos, without our head being cut off...ok, lame joke.

See...he's good in taking photo right?

Another perfect picture

He asked LKC to become the Tarzan for 5 minutes and LKC sat on the elephant's neck while I sat behind.

For the short 5 minutes, the Tarzan aka LKC became my drebar while I was the queen sitting behind. OK, another saying, behind every success man (yet to success man is more appropriate), there is always a lady (that's me) supporting him behind.

I did not want to miss this special experience. So I swapped the place with LKC and became Jane for 5 minutes as well. It was indeed a very special and memorable experience when riding an elephant, especially when you were sitting in front.

Me...being Jane

We were back to the 'station' after an hour ride and bought a basket of bananas for 50 baht to treat the elephant which did the hard work for carrying us for the past 1 hour. The elephant was so cute, when the trainer said 'khob-kun-Ka' (thank you in Thai), the elephant bended its knees...so cute. I like the elephant so much and missing it while I'm typing this.

After the elephant trekking, we headed to the Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tham Seua). According to here, the Tiger Cave takes its name from a stone formation nearby which resembles a tiger's claw.

The path leading to the hill top

Before we climbed the 1237 steps

A very steep stair

The steps were steep and narrow. We had to walk side way (like a crab) when climbing the steps and our stamina was so bad. We decided to call out after we arrived at 269th steps.

The view from 269th step. I'm sure the view will be so much better at the top of the hill.

Kuan Yin in a pagoda

Bought some blue joss sticks (blue is for Friday) for praying

Temple in the cave...reminds of our famous Sam Poh Tong in Ipoh

Still under construction temple...it will all be ready the next time we visit Krabi (if we ever return)

Wow...Buddha on a jetplane

It was almost lunch time when we headed to the next destination; The Emerald Pool. We had our lunch at the Rim Tan Restaurant nearby the Emerald Pool. Didn't manage to capture the meal that we had as we were sharing the dishes with the other couple. We had the local tom yum seafood, omelet, fried vegie and etc for lunch. It was included in the tour package.

We had to walk like 15-20 minutes before reaching the Emerald Pool. Along the way, we saw ...

Clear water flowing along the small valley

Bamboo trees (again) along the way

Thank God, the road wasn't steep

Finally... arrived at the Emerald Pool


Nothing much to do at the pool except taking photos and soaking in the pool

We spent about an hour at the Emerald Pool and headed to the next and the final destination of the trip, which is the Hot Spring. After soaking in the cold Emerald Pool, the water at the Hot Spring was extremely hot. No doubt the water temperature was around 40 over degree Celsius. We didn't find it too hot after soaking in the water for 5 minutes. It was very relaxing indeed. LKC did not enjoy as much as I did. He found it too hot. Well, guys always do not know how to enjoy what is good for the health. We were told not to stay in the warm water for too long especially for those with high blood pressure (LKC is one of them). We were there for about 30 minutes and left after drying up ourselves.

At the Hot Spring

Arrived at the hotel around 4pm and dozed off after taking shower. It was time for dinner and we went back to the place we had our dinner on the first night. We settled down at Sala Bua & Lo Spuntino restaurant. It's a Thai cum Italian restaurant under one roof.

Appetizers, compliments from the restaurant. I didn't have the chance to try it as I was busy taking photos. When I turned around, the plate was gone *sob**sob*

Before our dinner...how nice to have dinner by the seaside witnessing the sun set

The beautiful sun set

For dinner, we had seafood dinner. We ordered ...

Mussels cooked with basil leaves...I like this dish so much that I was so happy to see it in the menu. My sis-in-law (a Thai girl, in case you don't know) used to prepare this dish when dad bought some mussels home from the pasar malam and I was deeply in love with it.

Grilled giant prawns (each prawn cost around 150 baht, approx RM15)

Grilled crabs. The crabs were fresh and the meat was so succulent.

Tom yum seafood. Another tom yum with the omphh...why can't we find it in Malaysia?

A plate of fried mixed vegetables to complete the meal

A table full of seafood

The bill for the meal was less than 800 baht (if I'm not mistaken). It was a very yummylicious and it was worth every penny that we paid.
After dinner, we walked along the shops along Ao Nang Beach and bought some souvenirs home. I had another round of full body massage. This time I chose the oil massage instead, and it was only 300 baht for 1 hour. After the massage, it was time for some supper. We went to the Grand Italia Gelato Shop for some sugarfree (or was it organic) ice-cream. We ordered a cup of Rum N Raisin ice cream to share and a glass of tangerine juice. No credits to be given to the ice-cream as it was too sweet for our liking. The tangerine juice deserves a mention and the limelight. It taste somewhat similar to the mandarin oranges we have on CNY and the little mini mandarins that comes in a big bag. We called off the night after drinking the cheap beers and eating the snack in the hotel.

Colourful hand crafted scented candles

The awful Rum N Raisin ice-cream

The tangerines juice that worth the limelight

Krabi Part III - Day 2

23rd April 2009
We booked a Phi Phi Don Day Tour on the day before and paid 900 baht per person for this tour. It was one of the cheapest Phi Phi Don Day tour we found as we checked on few tour agency stalls and they charged around 1200-1400 baht per person.
Started the day with breakfast at the hotel.

After breakfast, waited at the lobby of the hotel for pickup from the tour agency.

Krabi La Playa Resort

We boarded our speed boat at Phra Nang Beach.

We thought it was something fun to sit at the front of the speed boat as we will get to see more beautiful scenery. We were wrong...very wrong. It was a very hot sunny day. We already started sunbathing on the boat before we arrived at the beach. The wave was so strong and as the boat hit the wave, we were totally "flew" up from our seat. We had to hold on the hand rail all the time and my arm banged on the hand rail and caused bruises.

First stop was Railay Beach to pick up other passengers.

Next, we headed to Bamboo Island, which was the first beach in the itinerary. The water was so clear and the scenery was just breathtaking.

After spending like 30 minutes at Bamboo Island, we headed to Viking Cave. The cave contains prehistoric Viking ship cave painting on the wall.

According to the tour guide, Leonardo di Caprio jumped from this cliff in the movie The Beach...I doubt.

Next destination on the itinerary was Pileh Bay where we stopped by for snorkelling...ok, not we, as I do not know how to swim.

"Pileh Bay is a small lagoon-like bay. Entrance to the bay is only at low tide although the far end of the bay drops off to form a small lagoon. A small beach is located in one corner of the bay."(credit to http://www.divingphi.com/snorkeling_phi_phi_ley.php)

LKC went for snorkeling

After snorkeled for like 15 minutes at the Pileh Bay, we went to Monkey Bay for another round or snorkeling.

Monkey Bay

It was almost time for lunch and we stopped at Phi Phi Don for lunch. Personally, I feel that the Phi Phi Don is too overrated. The beach is not clean and the water is not clear anymore.

The last stop for the day was Hin Klang, another snorkeling spot. LKC was too tired to go for another round of snorkeling and we just stayed in the boat camwhoring.

We were supposed to go to Maya Bay but the wave was too strong and it was not safe to go there. The journey back to Phra Nang Bay was an adventurous one. Few of the passengers actually vomited on the way back. Arrived at Phra Nang Bay around 4 something in the evening and we were transfered back to hotel for rest.

This is my arm after repeatedly banging on the rail for 30 minutes

We had our dinner at a Thai hawker stall just nearby our hotel.

Thailand and coconut juice - perfect match

LKC had the local beer - Chang Beer

Barbequed squid

Steam red snapper with chillies and lime

Fried mix vegetables with oyster sauce

After dinner, we walked along the Ao Nang beach and I went for aromatherapy whole body massage, which was only 350 baht for 1 hour...super cheap!

Typical pose when you see Ronald Mc'Donald in Thailand...sawadeeka

Krabi Part II - Day 1

22nd April 2009
Our flight to Krabi was scheduled to depart from LCCT at 12:05pm. We booked for a cab to pick us up at 9:00am and arrived at LCCT at around 10:00am. The newly expanded LCCT airport confused everyone flying on the same flight with us. What would be the first thing to check when you arrive at the airport to check-in? The check-in counter, right? Where do you check the check-in counter? From the LCD display right? The LCD display showed us to check-in at some counter (forgot the number). We were quite kiasu as we were 2nd in the queue even before the counter open. Usually internation flight counter will open 2 hours before the flight but we waited till 10:30am, the counter still remained closed and the queue was getting longer.
Thanks to my kaypoh-ness. I walked to the new wing of the LCCT and found a dedicated areas for flights to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Luckily we managed to check-in on time and still had time to have our breakfast.
Had breakfast at Theobroma Chocolate Lounge.

Mushroom cheese omelet, garlic bread and baked beans with coffee or boutique tea @ RM10.90

After breakfast, we went to the waiting lounge and waited for the gate to open. Everyone says that Air Asia always delays their flights and through my experience (I flew on Air Asia for 3 times before), I'm always the lucky one. All the flights departed on time. Hopefully my next flight in August would be on-time as well.

Arrived at Krabi airport around 12.30pm and there was a guy already waited for us when we arrived as we booked for airport transfer from the hotel. This pick-up guy didn't know his way back to the hotel though he is a worker there. We spent more than an hour to arrive at the hotel when in actual, the hotel is only 45 minutes away from the airport.
Anyway, we checked-in to Krabi La Playa Resort located nearby Ao Nang beach. We booked the hotel via Asia Web Direct website which they were having promotion of "buy 2 nights free 1 night". We checked-in to a Superior room. The room was quite big but there was no bath tub in the bathroom though the bathroom was big too.

Towels folded into elephant shape...so cute

After unpacking our luggage and changing, we went to walk around to look for food. We took the "tuk tuk" ride to the Krabi town and the charge for the ride was 50 baht per person. Krabi town is a very small town with just few main roads. Most of the shops were selling similar products like food and clothes.

On the tuk tuk ride

At the Krabi town

We walked around the town to look for food but as it was around 3-4pm most of the shops had already closed. We just stopped at a restaurant and ordered the following dishes.

Outside the restaurant

Seafood tom yam

Fried squid

Fried kai lan with salted fish

We were not sure if this restaurant was a famous one or not, but the quality of the food was superb. The seafood tom yam was sourly and spicy enough and generous amount of seafood like squids, fish, crabs and prawns. The fried squid was something different from the one we have in Malaysia and it was something very special and tasty. The fried kai lan with salted fish was not something very special but it was great as well. The total bill cost less than 500 baht, i.e less than RM50. Considering the generous amount of seafood in the tom yam soup and the quality of the food, the meal was definitely worth the price. You can't find this kind of taste in any of the famous Thai restaurants like Good Evening Bangkok, Amarin Thai and etc.
After our late lunch, we walked around the Krabi town. When I go travelling, I like to visit their local 7-Eleven store to check out the local specialties. We bought lots of Lays potato chips and Rocky chocolate sticks. Lays potato chips is always selling very expensive in Malaysia, at least RM7 and above while in Thailand, it was selling for less than 50 baht, moreover they have their own local flavours like tom yam and spicy lime flavour. Super yummylicious.
There was nothing much to do in the Krabi town, we headed back to Ao Nang by the tuk-tuk again. Please bear in my mind that the tuk-tuk rate will be increased after 6pm. The ride costs 50 baht per person before 6pm, it will cost 60 baht per person after 6pm.
Once we reached Ao Nang, we went to a store nearby our hotel to book for the day trip for the next day. It was one of the store we found that provide Phi Phi Island day tour at the cheapest price. On average, the Phi Phi Island day tour will cost around 1300 - 1400 baht per person. We were lucky enough as we paid 900 baht only.

The Ao Nang beach was around 5 minutes walk from our hotel. There was a stretch of shops along the Ao Nang beach. The shops mostly are selling clothes, souvenirs, massage parlours and restaurants.

Sunset



Restaurants by the seaside

LKC and LPC @ Ao Nang Beach, Krabi (please don't look at LKC's big tummy)

We had our dinner at one of the seafood restaurant by the seaside. We ordered a set of seafood which consisted of clams, mussels, flower crab and fish, and had it barbecued. This set of seafood cost around 350 baht (I think). Additionally, we ordered another 2 big prawns for around 300baht, a plate of mixed vegetables for 70 baht and a bowl of cream of mushroom soup for 50 baht. The price of the seafood didn't seem to be very cheap but the freshness of the seafood was worth the price that we were paying.

Cream of mushroom soup

Seafood platter (crab, clams, mussels and fish)


Stir-fry mixed vegetables

If I were to have to drink beer, Heineken would be my choice of beers (exclude the Hoegarden and etc). A bottle of large Heineken beer cost less than 100 baht (if I'm correct). It's a heaven for the "kaki botol" like LKC.

After dinner, we walked back to the hotel and stopped by at a convenient store to buy more beers and snacks to munch in the hotel before calling it off for the day. LKC even "ta pau"ed the pork burger from Mc'Donalds as he had never tried pork burger before.

Krabi Part I

Nope, I'm not back from Krabi. I haven't even go there in the first place. This post is just meant for the preparation I did so far for this Krabi trip, which I'll be going in the Wednesday. Can't hardly wait for Wednesday to arrive. It has been a year since my last holiday to Bali. I need more holidays *hint**hint*. More things need to be prepared but no time to take photos. But these are the necessities that I can't leave without.

- Flight tickets - Checked
Departing: Wed 22 Apr 2009, 1205 hrs
Arriving: Wed 22 Apr 2009, 1225 hrs

- Cab - Checked
LKC has called the uncle and booked for 9am pick-up.

- Hotel - Checked
Hotel: Krabi La Playa Resort, Ao Nang, Krabi
Arrival: Wed 22 Apr 2009
Departure: Sat 25th 2009
Reservation status: Confirmed

- A nice pair of walking shoes - Checked

Got myself a pair of Patra from Crocs. I guess this pair of shoes will not give me any foot pain problem (I wish!)

- Sunblock for face and body - Checked

Sunplay Super Block Sun Block Lotion with SPF 130

This sun block should give me the longest protection from the sun with SPF 130. Hopefully I do not come back with sun burn or become a charcoal after applying this sunblock.

Biore UV Perfect Face Milk with SPF 50 +

Though the Sunplay sunblock is suitable for face as well, but I have the habit of not trusting it. Would still prefer something which is really meant for the face instead.

- Facial mask - Checked

Sunplay double whitening mask

Pampering myself with masks after the long day exposure to the sun would be the best thing to do in the hotel room.

- Wet tissues - Checked

This is very important as April is the hottest month of the year in Thailand. We experienced this hot weather in Bali last year and wet tissues really saved our day. The sticky feeling left on your skin after sweating wasn't something good to experience.

- Evian Spray - Checked

Though this spray does not give you a long lasting cooling, at least it refreshes your face for a moment. Good for the hot sunny days too.

Renovation Day 5

Cornices in the living room fixed

Renovation Day 4

Tiles on the work top fixed.


The small "divider" in Toilet 1 fixed.


The small "divider" in Toilet 2 fixed

Renovation Day 3

Wall tiles in the kitchen completed


The small "divider" in the Toilet 1 was removed as it was blocking the door.


The small "divider" in the Toilet 2 was removed as well.


All the wiring in the house completed and the holes were patched up.

Renovation Day 2

The wall tiles on the kitchen was 70% completed


Work top in the kitchen


New floor tiles in Toilet 1


New floor tiles 1n Toilet 2

Renovation Day 1

Renovation work started on 02.04.2009.
This is how the house looks like after Day 1.

Living + dining hall

Master bedroom

Second room

Dry kitchen

Wet kitchen

Dry + wet kitchen

Toilet 1

Our Humble Little Home

We have finally decided to move in to our new home after discussing and considering the bad economy crisis that had hit us badly...well at least for that 1 week that I worried. Refer here.
Renovation work started on 02-04-2009 between 7am - 12noon as mum said it was an auspicious day to start renovation work which did not clash with the Chinese zodiacs of Rooster (LKC) and Dog (me!).
Before the renovation work started, the pre-renovation tasks were not as simple. So many preparations to do. Looking for contractor was the very first thing to do and bargaining on the price was one of the most tedious part. One has to be smart in getting as much information as possible from the contractor, especially on the tiles if you're having big renovation in the kitchen.
Next up was the cooking hod and hob. We are planning to install the cooking hob on the kiten work top and hence it has to be ready before the renovation work starts. There are so many brands to choose, from Electrolux to Pacifica to Elba to Rinnai to some China brands. We were so lucky that there is a shop at Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara was having a big promotion on 2 weeks ago. We managed to get quite a good deal of the set of cooking hod and hob from Rubine for less than RM1.5k with free installation and free hose and cap.
As there is a Lorenzo furniture shop next to the shop we got the cooking hod and hob, we stopped by there JUST to have a look. Never thought we would afford to buy anything from Lorenzo since it's famous for the expensive furniture. I would say we were lucky too to find a sofa set from Lorenzo that is not too big (yours truly's house is only 900 sqt ft) and is still within our budget of less than RM2k.
Next thing in line was the tiles for the kitchen and toilets. They are so many sizes to choose. After selecting the size of the tiles, next thing is to decide on the colour and the surface. OMG, it was so difficult to make the decision.
Here is how the house looked like before the renovation work started:-

The living + dining hall

Master Bedroom

Second room

Third room

Dry kitchen

Wet kitchen

Toilet 1

Toilet 2

Night view from second room

Night view from master bedroom

6 degrees of separation

I feel that the world is really small at times. The contractor that we hire for our house renovation is my old schoolmate's (Pooi Sze) future father-in-law, well if she and his son tie the knot. I didn't know that until the contractor came and took the house keys from us the other day. Pooi Sze followed him along and only we knew it.
And it's so happened that LKC is Pooi Sze's hmmm "bau-bau bacang" relative. LKC's cousin is Pooi Sze's cousin as well.
If I were to link more, then LKC's is Michelle's "bau-bau bacang" relative too. LKC's cousin is Michelle's cousin as well. So in other words, Pooi Sze is Michelle's "bau-bau bacang" (X2) relative as well.
So the equation is something like this now:-

Pooi Sze <-> Gavin (LKC's and Pooi Sze's cousin) <-> LKC <-> Christopher ( LKC's and Michelle's cousin) <-> Michelle

And on my side, Popo is my cousin's cousin as well. We didn't know it either until one of our relative passed away.

So the equation is something like this now:-

Popo <-> my cousin <-> Me

If I were to marry LKC, so indirectly Pooi Sze, Michelle, Popo and I become relative.

This is really what we call 6 degrees of separation (Human Web)?

It's already March!

OMG, it's already March. I didn't know that I've left out this blog for so many days. The last time I blogged was on the last day of February. Time flies so fast. I'm really busy with my online business lately. Till no time to go window shopping, no time to watch TVB drama, no time to talk with LKC. The first thing I'll do when I arrive at home is to turn on the laptop, check and reply all the emails and messages, look for supplier and chat with Pei, my partner, on how we can improve our business.
When he used to be very busy with his own tasks, I was so free. I disturbed him while he worked. I complaint when I had nothing to do. It's the other way round now. He complaint that I missed him out. He complaint that I look at the monitor screen more than him. I guess Soo also complains the same things to Pei lately.
LKC, Soo and Meng are three of our backup bosses. They always go to SG8 (night club with china dolls) together, but always need to get approval from us. The reason that they gave when they required to apply the "permit" from us is "need to talk businesssarghh!!". Since Handy (another partner), Pei and I are still using our other half's money, we got no choice but to approve their "permit".
These 3 guys are so funny. They said our business is so good lately, they will wait for us to expand our business and they'll stop working. They will become our dispatch boys and we will buy a truck for each of them to deliver the products to our customers, with the condition only one day trip. No staying over night at any place.
They'll have to ask money from us to go to SG8 in future. Then we told them back that they got no more excuse to go to SG8 since they do not need to talk about business anymore. It will be the ladies' turn to go out to talk about business. The guys have to stay at home to do all the houseworks...muahaha!!
Oh by the way, we just had our first "company trip" to Kek Lok Cave...hahaha, just kidding. Just went there for a walk after a sinful lunch at Brewster.

New Items Added

New items have been added to Pink Flower Closet. We're selling beauty products as well as bags. For beauty products, we are selling Germany Sensual Ampoules at a very low price of RM50 per box of 10 3.8ml bottles. Click here for more information on this product.
Apart from that, we have just opened a pre-order for bags. These bags are not ready stock. You'll have to wait 4-6 weeks for the bags to arrive. Click here for more details.

I can feel it now

I can now feel the economy crisis. It's scary and I feel kinda regret now for the action that I took 2 weeks ago. It happened too fast, just within a week everything changed.
We have just collected the keys to our new home a moment ago. We're not excited about it at all. The agent brought us to a unit which her husband helped on the renovation. The renovation was simple and nice. We like it very much and plan to follow the design as well. The whole renovation cost was around RM10K, with kitchen cabinet + new tiles + wiring, which is a very good deal indeed. The moment we stepped out from the unit, we started to think about the money.
Do we want to renovate and move in to the house now? We'll need to prepare at RM1.5K for the house installment, maintenance fees and the utilities bills. All these were in our plan when we paid for the deposit of the house. But the economy crisis changed everything. We're now thinking of renting out the house first. At least someone could help us on paying the house installment. Sigh...what can we do now?
It's scary how things changed in the last few days...

In dilemma now...

To reconsider or not to reconsider?

Please help!

P/s: I'm still in office at this hour!! Arrghhh...I wanna get out from here.

Pink Flower Closet

Yup...that's the name of our online store. Currently we have just started out by selling clothes from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. You may go to Pink Flower Closet site for the latest stock. We are trying to bring in more clothes in the coming future and will also try to introduce more products like facial and beauty products and etc.
The clothes that are posted on Pink Flower Closet are all ready stock and real photos of the clothes are posted along with the catalog photos. Do check it out and please help to spread the words around ya! Thanks a lot.

More stocks will be coming in...please remember to bookmark Pink Flower Closet.

Forever Yours Package @ Shangri-La Hotel, Putrajaya on Valentine's Day

As I mentioned on my previous post that LKC planned a surprise for me for our Valentine's Day celebration. It was a last minute plan, as he only made the reservation on Friday morning. I slept extremely early on Thursday night after taking the flu + cough medicines and had to woke up early for morning shift on Friday. This gave the chance to LKC to do research on the Valentine's Day packages being offered in various hotels.
LKC took the Forever Yours Package offered by Shangri-La Hotel @ Putrajaya. The package included:-

• Accomodation upgrade to Deluxe Parkview Room

Super comfy king size bed + extra long pillows. I wanna get this type of bed for my home.

Very big restroom with bathtub + extra big mirror

Lavender toiletries set

• Buffet breakfast
• Romantic room setting (rose petals in bathtub, tealight candles, room aromatherapy scented) - they didn't set this up for us. I'm going to make a complain and hopefully they give us a complimentary room as a compensation...yeah, dream on!
• One small hand bouquet of roses

• Assorted pralines

Chocolates and strawberries are my favourite

• One small cakes

Yummylicious mango cake

• One hour Sunset Cocktail

A glass of beer for LKC and a glass of wine for LPC while witnessing the sunset...romantic!

• Complimentary broadband internet access

The package cost RM375 (exclusive of 10% service charge and 5% government tax).

Apart from the above, there are 24-hours gym facilities, 24-hours Business Centre and ...

Jacuzzi...it's free! Besides that they also provide steam room and sauna room. I didn't spend my time in the steam and sauna rooms as I can always go to the one at Celebrity Fitness.


Wonderful swimming pool with magnificent sunset view

Happy Valentine's Day

This is what LKC has planned for me for our Valentine's Day celebration tomorrow. I've no idea where is this place. All I know is a hotel. All I need to do is to pack my stuff as we will be spending our Valentine's day there. All I need to bring are my clothes, my camera with spare battery and charger, and most important MYSELF!! Wohoooo...I'll blog more about this when I come back from my sweet escape. Till then, Happy Valentine's Day to all.

p/s: This is the first surprise that LKC ever planned after being together for 7 years. I'm very excited about it. Thanks LKC!