Coppeliasm: The mission to heart of MYTHO

Quite a number of ppl asked me what is Coppeliasm all about? Hmmm…. It’s actually formulated from the word COPPELIA. I know some of you might ask, what the hell is COPPELIA la? Well Coppelia is a sentimental comic ballet, which this debut is the last ballet of the romantic era. I have not seen this ballet theme on stage though, which I hope one day I can afford to see one someday. I get to know about Coppelia when I accidentally browse through YouTube and I got quite fond of this masterpiece. Farnee rite? After that I watched an anime called Princess Tutu (for the storyline of this anime, you may go to this PAGE), which I totally fell in love with the story. One of the episodes reflects on a character, name Pique/Pike is hypnotized in Mythos's presence and begins dancing the puppet-like. The song plays in the background was taken from Coppélia’s theme song - Waltz of the Dolls.
Since then I have adopt to this nickname Tutu, which explains why I named my car Tutu, and I even use TUTU as the nick name in the computer games character.

PS: Btw, if you wonder what Tutu is, Tutu is a skirt worn as a costume in a ballet performance. So for you, which makes fun of the name TUTU as KUTU, you better watch out!!! Lolx *Evil grin*

Tra La La La La.....2009 Here I Come

Merry Christmas to all!! Hope you all had a great one. This Christmas was nothing extraordinary but somehow it’s a peaceful on for me. Had a Xmas dinner with Ivy, FYing and Rachel, as it’s been awhile since I last met up with them? Sometimes I do get angry with myself though, why I did not make more effort to keep in touch with the gang. I guess it’s time for me to make effort rather than waiting for their invitation. In spite of everything, there’s a saying that FATE get us get acquainted with the people around us and it is our CHOICE to keep the friendship going right? After all, it takes 2 to tango.
Okay, let’s stop the EMO confession. As year 2009 is approaching, I thought that it would be great to review my life for 2008. For the past one year, I have:

a) Gain approximate 6 kg, and manage to lose 2 kg, thus overall only gain 4 kg (YES I’m FAT)
b) Change my job (no regret though) after I took a long time to identify the career path I wanted
c) Shopping trip to HK with PF, Prema, Andy, WW, Angeline and Ric
d) Steer clear of THE VENOM FRIENDS (not like I have to put them on my list rite? who need friends like them when they will only consider me as friend when they could not find anyone or need a favor from me)
e) Same hairstyle for the one long year (I seriously need to head down to saloon soon, or else I will end up looking like a beggar – SOH HAT YEE’s sister lo)
f) Cut down on my NICOTINE intake (Yes I know some of you may comment that I should quit instead, but hey at least it’s a good start right?)
g) Got my driving license and a new car (power rite?)
h) Spend more time with my family
i) Forgive myself for some stupid mistakes I made in the past and moving on

Okay, wait a minute; some of the items above are exactly the same with the commitments that I pledged to commit for year 2006 Hmmm,,, apparently my aim got delayed for 2 years? Lolx… anyway, here’s my list for 2009:

a) QUIT nicotine completely (yes I know it sounds so impossible, and I have been talking bout it for years but will do it no matter what)
b) Earn more money for more holidays
c) Spend more time with my family and friends (what’s the point owning the world if you have no one to share your life with rite?)
d) Start dating again (sound so desperate eh? Btw, I did some browsing and I did discover some potential one ok )
e) Work harder (duh???)
f) To visit ChrisFung, Patricia and Joanne at London (Yes I have promised them that I will visits them since last year eh, time to realize them)
g) To own my very first pair of Jimmy Choo shoe (hmmm It may sound lame but hey, I have been wanting a pair of Jimmy Choo shoe for ages you know. It’s better to save up for a pair of JC shoe than spending them on something inappropriate rite?)
h) To lose 5 more kg (yes, it’s been awhile since I last fit into my jeans, so let’s hope I can do it soon)
i) To get new car rims for TUTU (im becoming like a GUY WHICH OBSSESED WITH THEIR CAR like person?)

So I hope I can, manage and will do whatever it takes to conclude whatever I have listed up above lo. Or else, it will become the repeat TO DO LIST for another year…. So, do smack the shit out of me if you think I am straying away from my goals ya!!

Adios!!

BTW, Happy New Year and hope you all will have a great year ahead in 2009 ok!!!

*Huggies*

PS: Hmmm I have a quite weird idea though, been thinking bout executing this idea for quite some time. Am thinking to feature some of the pics taken with the random stranger I met on the street or malls or office block. But first I will have to go out and hunt the potential model to pose first la of course. How does it sound like? Ok or not? Let’s hope I won’t get caught by police or smack lo ok? Ok or not?

Hunting Season.....

Yes, I mean Hunting for Pressies.... The season is ON right now. We will be having our annual Xmas party this Friday, 19th December 2008. As part of the ritual, we are suppose to be someone’s Secret Santa, which we will need to get a gift and have it nicely wrapped under our XMAS tree. Okay…. It’s just 3 days away from the DINNER and I have not get a gift for my SANTEE *Biting finger nails* Please see image below, and there's more gift is expected to be in by noon OMG!!!! As you can see, under the tree is now filled with loads of gift Hmmm… OKAY I am freaking out now. Time to get my lazy ass out no matter what happens (Flash Floods or earth quake) to get something for my SANTEE.

Ooooo did I mentioned that my SANTEE is a gal? She’s the new Business Analyst from BA department. Lucky me, you know how people always said and think that it is easier to get a gift for FEMALE rather than MALE. YES IT”S TRUE ok. For gal, you can get something cute, girly and farnee like cartoon mug, deco stuff, jewelry, and so on….So I happen to hear from few of my colleagues that she fancy a pair of earrings (well she did put her wish on EMO’s status) from her SECRET SANTA. Hah… this is getting easier for me.

So, I went to Perlini’s Silver to check out what’s in store. After all we are given the limit of not less than RM 30. So it’s not nice to go to those aunty stall to get some cheapo stuff rite? After all it’s only once a year. TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…. Look what I got for my SANTEE….




Nice or not? (You must say yes though it may not) Saw few pair and most of them are quite KWA CHEONG or LEBIH I would say, thus I have settled for a simple and nice kind of earrings. Hopefully she will like it lo….

AND I still need to hunt for some lil gift for my colleagues (apparently it’s a tradition for gift exchange between Corporate Comm Dept and Sales wo.) Really scratch head rite? How come I know nothing about this tradition one? And to make it worse, I am all alone (ME, MYSELF and KELLY) in Corporate Comm dept lo (excluding my director la) *sigh* Sounds so sad rite? *thinking hard*

Don't you just hate it when....

you login to your gmail early in the morning, super excited to find that

Wtf….. now Im officially barred from FB (aka MukaBuku ) and accessing GChat from GMAIL. *sigh* Well, I still can login to GCHat via our internal messenger - EMO (please see image below) Well, they said, it’s way more canggih if we can logon to our MSN, GCHAT and EMO in one application. BUT BUT BUT login via EMO means no privacy lo? Our IT guy will be able to detect, save, and screen through every conversation between me and my friends. Which they can also USE this to THREATEN, BULLY and MANIPULATE me whenever they want to (given the circumstances that they discover some VALUABLE info) You get what I mean ka? I feel so expose lo and NAKED. Now I know what's with the SMIRKED FACE (I know what you did last nite) of the IT Guy d.

Now I am quite EMO lo (just like the name of the Internal Messenger name)


SIGH X 4

Another Friday!!!! *Phew*

It’s just another ordinary day; I was so hyper and looking forward for the weekend. Never come across my mind that it’s gonna be another doom day for me. While making my way back from client visit - Air Asia (site visit) to drop my colleague off, my car just switch off. And I thought it’s a minor problem, thus I restart TUTU and continue with my journey, heading back to office. It happen the 2nd time while I was stuck at Hang Tuah, and it took me 5 mins to restart TUTU again. Then I knew something was amiss and I called everyone to verify the next step should be taken. KS told me that I should check on my battery as it seems like car battery is not working well. Thus I thought it would be best to head back to office first to get my colleague’s help since it’s only about one km away rite? FYI, luck was not at my side, traffic was so bad that can barely move in every 5 mins, which I was stuck in a traffic jam for almost 40 mins at Bukit Bintang area. However Tutu thinks otherwise and decided to crawl dead, right in front of Central Plaza, where my previous company located. *Sigh* I was in the panic mode as all cars honked at me, thinking why am I stopping in the middle of the road, and the worse thing I could think of is, my emergency light is not working as well. *Sigh X 2* Cacat rite? Well, I can consider myself lucky that TUTU broke down right in front of Central Plaza, as I can’t think of anyone else that can to help me lo. So I called Kishen, and he was on leave, thus I called Bern to help me while waiting for TOW CAR to come. Bern and the gang (Josh, Cindy and all) came down to assist me to push TUTU to the side of the road, so SHE won’t be blocking other’s way. BTW, it was pouring that time too. Tell me, is God trying to tell me that I should not be driving at all? *SIGH X 4* Josh, Karyn, Cindy and Bern accompany me while waiting for TOW CAR’s arrival. (Thanks heaps guy for your support and help, I heart you all!!) So sad ok, TUTU is only one week old, and she have started to give me all sort of problem. Tell me how???????????????? What to do??????????????????

Trying to pull TUTU up *sigh*

Karyn, Klee and Josh

Tow Car guy is looking at US, wondering what on earth we are doing (camwhoring in the middle of the road)

Last Friday...

Last Friday was a hypertension and an excited day for me. Why I say so? It was Drama Queen’s ROM. Here I would like to congrats the new Mr. & Mrs FanofWarrenBuffet. Another thing which got me all hype and nervous is me will get to collect Tutu (car) finally, after the long wait. Got a call from Lawrence, to throw me the good news “Can we go collect your car today at 2.30pm?”
I was like *WOW* and of course I will be glad rite? So Grace dropped me off at the Bangsar LRT station to meet up with Lawrence and which he will go accompany me to collect Tutu. I was like on heaven the moment I saw Tutu. I was on heel on that time, so I have no choice but to drive barefoot. After all, it is not advisable to drive with heel, especially for the new driver (new driver as in I just got my driving license?) So I crawl all the way back to Old Klang Road from Bangsar. So please forgive me if I ever create any congestion from Bangsar to Old Klang Road ya.
So the super excited me, suggested to my mum to go for dinner in Kuchai. Everything seems to be fine until I turn into the wrong turning, which leads me to a dead end. Normally, and usually we will have to do the 3 point turn to get out rite? The smart ass Klee, decided that she should do the reverse all the way stunt lo. And guess what, the next thing I heard was *bang* and I turn to look at my mum, and she was asking me *I think I heard some sound* Duh, of course there will be sound when you bang your car right? Sigh…. Poor Tutu, got injured on the first day and it’s solely due to the owner’s fault.
By the way, my mum giggled and throw me the *I told you so* (which she did advised me to do the 3 point turn but the ignorant Klee did not listen) look lo, which piss me off ok. And I was like so wanna pinch her that moment…I so need to send Tutu for facial soon ok?
My heart ache every time I look at the dented part (please see image)

Somewhere over the rainbow....

See this pic? Was browsing through images on my hp and realize that I took them one year back, early in the morning when I was making my way to work. I find it amusing and the miracle thing is, it happens though there's no rain or what so ever before that... *hmmmm* An awesome phenomenon, I did make a wish though, advice from a friend but nothing happen leh… prolly next time I should wish harder eh?

What doesn't kill you will make you stronger

Found this article from Atlanta Business Chronicle few months back, and I thought this might motivate myself abit... for those who are as lost as me, check this out...

What doesn't kill you will make you stronger
Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Connie Glaser
Are you resilient? No matter what kind of position you hold — from sales manager to CEO — in our economy and in today's work environment, professional disappointments are inevitable. Stock prices can (and do) plummet; key support personnel may routinely let you down; your division can unexpectedly be restructured. The possibilities for setbacks are endless. And the same goes for your personal life.
Unfortunately, some people are permanently scarred when bad things happen to them. It's as if they have accepted and absorbed the unplanned circumstances and, ultimately, chosen to surrender. Obviously, waving a white flag whenever things go wrong can seriously damage your career, as well as dilute your character. Some people regard that sort of giving up as the unfortunate adult equivalent of an out-of-control toddler's temper tantrum.
The next time you experience a career roadblock, it may help to remember that professional jolts — believe it or not — can actually be a good thing. Once you make up your mind to use a frustrating work experience as a tool that can give you a different perspective, you're well on your way to bouncing back big time.
Below are some catch phrases that might be considered clichés by those who choose to dwell on disappointment. But those who refuse to set aside their expectations because of an unfortunate obstacle or two will admit that the following tips can make the difference between a professional speed bump and a dead end. Those who have weathered scandal, setbacks, disappointments or disgrace know only too well that Nietzsche's advice to those in need of resilience was to remember that "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
1. Are you overinvested in your career? If you remember to inject balance in your life, it will help to diminish the effects of a downturn in one particular area. If you have good relationships, activities outside of your workplace and some sort of spiritual influence in your life, then what happens at the office won't be the only thing on your mind.
2. Life will go on. Believe it or not, a professional disappointment does not cause the earth to stop rotating. The sun will rise tomorrow; Thanksgiving will still appear on the calendar, and each day, week, month and year provides the opportunity to turn things around and recover your lost professional peace of mind.
3. This, too, shall pass. When you're in the middle of a chaotic situation, it's difficult to imagine that life will ever be different, but it helps in both good times and bad to remember that change is the only thing you can really count on. It doesn't pay to get too exuberant when things are going well or to be too devastated when they're not.
4. Be proud of the attempt. Remember "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest?" In the movie, Jack Nicholson had a wager that he could accomplish something that really was impossible. When he failed and others laughed at him, he was able to walk out of the room with his head held high because, as he put it, "Well, at least I tried."
5. Rewrite your goals. If you re-evaluate what is truly important to you or where you really want to be going, then whatever bad thing has happened might not seem so dire. It is OK to change direction in life.
6. List your lessons. If you weathered a rough patch in your career, it can be useful to take a step back and ask yourself what you've learned from the experience. Try to look at the circumstances and the individuals involved from an objective viewpoint. There is always something to be learned.
7. Lemons = Lemonade and Eggs = OmeletsThe French suggest that if you break an egg, you can make an omelet, and Americans urge people who find themselves with lemons to make lemonade. It may take a while to discover the possibilities of your disappointing circumstances, but something good is likely to be there.
8. Take the long view. It might seem as if your current situation is "The Worst." But, if you can detach yourself from what happened this year and think in terms of how important it is in the long run, it somehow dilutes the damage. Ask yourself the question "Will this matter 10 years from now?" when you're feeling particularly low, and it might give you a clean slate with which to evaluate what has happened to you.
Glaser, author of "Swim with the Dolphins," teaches communications and professional development for Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia and major corporations. E-mail her c/o Atlanta Business Chronicle (atlgrowth@bizjournals.com). Winning at Work appears monthly.

Continuation to my first blog...

My old work station

My current work station

Can someone tell me what's the difference between both? I need a cubicle ok.... My current work station is TOO EMPTY, mostly due to the fact that I have no wall to hang my stuff. *sigh* I just can't help it but thought that my desk look so pathetic ... and now I gotta find a new home for Penelope and my other bear bear (btw which is still drowning in the bag as I have not unpack them yet since my last day at ME *ngek ngek ngek* ) *sigh*

Seeking for silver lining at times like this?

It’s been ages since I update my blog, since I set it up like 7 months ago? I guess it’s time to pen down some of my thoughts. It's like living in a life of drama for the past 2 months for me.
Since September, I have

a) Resigned from Marcus Evans, the place where I called my 2nd home for the past 2 years
b) Went to HK (the cosmopolitan city where east meets west) for some shopping and food
munching
c) Started my new job at N2N Connect
d) Got my driving license (yes, finally after I delayed them for almost 9 years)

I thought that it is time to venture out of my comfort zone, doing something I long for and I might be able to discover some pleasant pleasure out there. And sad to say, I am back to square one again. Yes, I still believe that THIS PLACE does exist but not here, where I am now. I am much disappointed and regret to put myself in the current position. Well, I did not regret to move on, but moving on to the current arrangement? It’s a big NO NO NO.

Please god, give me some guide. What should I do now? Should I move on as soon as possible? Or should I hang on til things get better? This is something I need to know desperately. Any thoughts anyone?

Some of my favourite pics taken at HK:

Klee @ The Peak Hong Kong

Klee @ Victoria Harbour

Klee & Kelly Chen at Madame Tussauds

Klee & Pablo Picasso

Klee & super handsome Andy Lau (Oooo I can so feel his heartbeat)

Klee & Leon Lai (so sweet kan?)

Gurl Power @ Victoria Harbour

The GANG at Lan Kwai Fong

Before - neat and

As for now, it's just too messy ok.... *paiseh* to show you guys

I know this posting is a lil lame, especially this is the first one ... hmmm will try to make it more interesting next one... haha