Indiaaa

So I was in India over last week, and I now miss it. Walking on the streets, getting my mango shake, letting time go by.

Mostly because I'd rather be doing that than sitting in front of a computer at work. :D

So the people of India.

There are so many different kinds of people. The educated, the uneducated. The one with basic manners and the one with none.

I noticed that in general, the older generation of people did not have basic manners. Things like spitting, littering and peeing by the side of the streets was a very common site.

Also, saying 'Thank You' was uncommon for people.

The drivers, omg, I thought KL was bad, but India is a whole different level. People drive whether or not there's a road. It doesn't matter which direction the car's coming from, they just drive.

There is no patience on the road, honking all the time. (by the way, it's deafenning when it's a buss honking!)

But some how or the other, with everybody driving in EVERY possible direction. It's amazing that I came out alive and for that, I'm very grateful.

Since I'm Tamil my self, I blended it quite well with the Indians. Except that I didn't spit or pee by the road! haha

The women

hmm,

As much as they're fighting for women's rights, there are certain people who are still submissive, give in to their parents wiches, as ridiculous as they may be.

It was really sad to see so many young girls with bountiful potential, having to get married and stay at home, become a mom instead of actually contibuting to the economy.

The women tend to give their parents opinions very high posts. Unfortunately they're not realising the fact that their parents era and the current era are now too vast and hence they cannot keep listening to their parents in all issues.

They have to take a stand and make their own decision. Even for simple things like getting a part time job to sustain themselves whilst looking for a permanent job.

The women are also unable to buy beer/liquour. VERY UNFAIR.

But i must say, compared to ten years back and now, the women are slowly coming out of their shells, and their efforts are very much commendable.

The men,

ahahah, a man without a moustache was a rare sight.

The are highly egoistic and not gentlemanly at all! They make the women travel great distances with the kids in busses, this, as easy as it may sound is not so easy when you have whiny fidgety kids.

Always being in control in the home, getting the upperhand in situations. But I think this would slowly submissive once the women get more education and awareness on how they should be treated. (can't wait! :D)

I'd like to continue, but I have to go now! Bye!

pink Dot

bad dayyyy

Today, My PMS reached it's peak in all history (yes, I keep a record)

I woke up, the first thing I uttered was *uck, slammed doors while looking for something. It was so ugly.

I don't know what's worse, being angry or knowing that you were behaving in such an ugly fashion and still continue with it.

At work, I knew I couldn't behave the same way, but I did avoid speaking to my colleagues. In fact one even knew I was in a bad bad mood.

Even when I was called upon by my boss, I acted all normal (but in my head, omg, it was w.a.r)

What fascinates/dissapoints me, is that, if the same thing were to happen at home, if my mom/dad or sis were to call me, I would have snapped.


Without stopping for a second to think, I would have definitely snapped.

Why is it that with people who care and love you, you treat like rubbish, but people who don't matter that much, you treat like there's no tmw.

Ok, not people you don't care about, but friends.

I don't think I would snap at my friends. If I were angry, I'd probably just avoid the call and communicate again once i'm feeling up.

I snapped at my sister today, ( she texted/emailed/and even called!) and finally I snapped.

Don't worry, I apologised. Sorry really makes the world a better place (but do mean it yo! don't just say it)

It's really mind boggling that as we get closer to a person, you feel you have every right to treat them like rubbish.

That is very wrong, and I will take the conscious effort to make that change.
Everybody deserves to be treated with respect, think for a second how you'd like to be treated and treat them like wise.
I hope I can, and I hope you will too (if you behave like me that is...)

Good Night!
Pinkdot

PS: Try waking up with a smile, it really does make a difference!

PPS: My sis is sleeping next to me and kicking me in her sleep, HOW TO NOT GET ANGRY!

KL!

Kuala Lumpur is an awesome city! you've got everything in it! New, old, rich, poor. Not to forget alll the eateries tooo!

Today, during our lunch break, my colleague asked me to accompany her to buy material for a baju kurung. We headed to the 'old' KL city. what used to be the heart of the city in the 1960's probably.

That's both my colleagues figuring out which shop to go to. We were spoilt for choices I tell you!

It was near Petaling Street. I am yet to go in, but hey, I was out side! The place we went to, well I'm sure you know by now, I am yet to answer that question! hahaha it was near Jalan Tun H.S. Lee.

That's where Reggae bar is too!

It's also near the Pudu Raya station that's currently under going renovation.

We finally settled for

The shop was neat, not cluttred. It had been established in the 1950's and the sales men there, gosh! They definitely know how to sell! My colleague came out with 2 very expensive materials! Rather than the ONE piece of cloth she needed!

Even she was going crazy deciding what to chose!

But some how, she managed to chose one type, but of course she got distracted by the other materials and bought a second piece! for the 'rainy day'. Women I tell you. So easily distracted by clothes and what not...

I loved this material the most! at first glance it looks like trees, but it's actually BIRDS! and leaves!

Now how cool is that?!?!

This was definitely a fun city experience!

Oh on the way back to work, we stopped to eat.

And whoa!

We found this narrrow lane and look at how every body's eating! Like in a canteen! and the Lady used her b.a.r.e hands to serve the chicken :S

But then again, I heard the food was yummeh... oh well.

PS: the place is never empty! (day times at least...)

Food-me-not

Long time ago, I came across my friends blog where he referred to his body as a temple!

And it made me realise how little I care for my body, and how wrong that is!

At the start of this week, I told my self, for this week, I'll experiment on a my body's a temple lifestyle.

I stayed away from shisha-ing, I wasn't eating oily food, fresh things basically, until....

Last night, my friend was craving waffles, and I picked her up to get some, during which, i ended up having waffles my self!

Peanut Butter and Chocolate! Slurp!

Grrr! Luckily I had run 3km before that! (so that's kinda okay kan?)

A couple of hours ago, I was walking around with my colleague during lunch, playing with my neck thingy that holds my access cards, I found out I had lost my precious key chain!

And it's not like I'd be able to find it, cos I walk around a LOT of places, and it could be anywhere from my house, 3 LRT stations, My sister's office, my gym, my work place, the list is endless!! Gahhhhh

Not to mention I had so many e-mails that needed my respnse! @!#$%

So, how did I deal with this stress??

Just like how any other rational person would,

Oops! I couldn't wait! I made Milo Paste, and ate biscuits with them.

Slurp! I love Milo!

It's delish!

But after finishing it, I felt so happy again, and that's when the guilt hit me! grr

Why do we have to have a conscience!

So I guess I'll have to head to the gym extra long tonight and get rid of that Milo. Bad Bad bad.

More than 50% of Malaysians are obese, and this certainly isn't a number we should be proud of.

Fun Fact: 'happy hormones' called Endorphins are released during exercise, the same ones released when you have sex ;)

So,

I must admit, I feel verry happy after exercise! and I enjoy it! I hope you too, will get of ur butt and exercise!

Be fit! your body is more important than anything else! If you don't have your body, you can't do so many things in life.

And you wouldn't wanna be left out now would ya!

I think I'm gonna hit some golf balls after gym!

and live in they gym this weekend :S since I got no where else to be/go :(

Pink Dot

Moms, don't we take them for granted?

Okay,
so last night, i was hanging out with my friends at Bangsar, I had dropped my mom at a party, and was waiting at bangsar to pick her up after.

She was done at eleven, and I went to pick her up.

Anyways, I picked her up, and both my sis and dad had called and both hadn't had dinner and were depending on my mom for food.

At that moment, I realised how inconsiderate of them!

Both knew that my mom was going out (which is very rare) and yet both were depending on food for her when they were both out!

There are many sides to this.

One hand hand, children and husbands are generally dependent on moms/wife cos it's 'normal'

but i think it's not fair.

but to a mom, it makes her feel wanted/needed

and sometimes i think mom's don't mind doing it. cos they love their children/husband. so they do it out of love, thus, it's not a chore.

but we as children/husband shouldn't also be overly dependent on them and take advantage of them.

So i think, mom's should go about doing their mommy stuff... but once in a while, put a firm foot on the floor and tell the children/husbands to go get whatever they want themselves.

force them to be independent now and then.

Dinner Last night was thanks to Sarvanna bhavan.... pheww

Stress? What's that? La la la

Ok, I just had the craziest 2 hours of my life and it was fun!

On Fridays, it's sort of a self declared 2 hour lunch break, so I grabbed this opportunity to go for a job interview.

Situation:

Didn't have cash

No ATM around me (regardless of the fact that I work in a bank)

Low on Fuel

Airconditioning was conked

Late

worst, I got a summon =(

So I sped like a mad woman to hartamas, that's where the office was, and reached at 12.40 (terrible of me), I would have reached earlier, had I known the way, but Thank God for Quah, I got directions, found my way, found a parking immediately and thankfully, reached the office, went through the interview.

Unfortunately I didn't get it, as I already had another job which I was not willing to give up. (it's complicated, don't ask)

Left that office at 1.30, again, don't forget I'm terribly low on fuel without cash. Manged to get to a petrol station with an ATM, did the neccesary and it was 1.50 by then!

Got slightly lost on the way back again =.= but I managed to tackle it, so it wasn't too bad, reached work, needed to find parking, and rushed back to office, only to realise I had left the money I withdrew in the car, so no lunch.

8(

Rushed back to office and thankfully, my boss hadn't come back, so I was s.a.f.e. not to mention got time to blog as well

;p

Today taught me that if you truly believe that everything will be alright, it will, it really is alllll in the m.i.n.d. I was also surpridingly calm, and entertained by how I wasn't being stressed.

Lessons learnt:

If you're going somewhere new, make sure you drive beforehand to check it out.

Don't try and squeeze time (like a hero)

Always keep cash in hand ( a good idea would be to hide some in your bag, each and every bag you have)

Basically before doing anything, be it a meeting or just going to play a game, think of all possible scenarios and how you'd overcome them. So you get to prepare in advance.

And I guarantee you, life will be awesome. And always be calm. There really is no reason to S.t.r.e.s.s

It's never too late

For new years, I promised I would find a more convenient and green way of getting to work.

It's the 13th of January today.... better late than never right?
;)

So,
step 1:

today at work, during lunch, I went to the bicycle shop that's on Jalan Dang Wangi, near Heritage Row, and bought my self a bicycle lock!



It cost me only RM 15, from a pleasant old man, who talked about how selling bicycles alone wasn't enough to survive...

Next,




Get the bicycle ready!

When I went to get it, I found out that the tyres were flat, actually i only found out after taking the bike out of my house... Like far far away from home, so i had no choice but to cycle to the LRT station, since it was also near a Petrol Station.

Basically I was forced.

At the station, I put on the most pitiful face I could, and luckily there was a guy who was pumping air into his bike, looking at me clueless, he helped me pump air into my bike!

yay puppy dog face!

So here's what's happening, I will be cycling to the Damai Lrt station, after a test run today, here's what I found out

> It takes about 15 minutes to the station
> I might get sweaty, so must bring extra towel
>If I'm wearing a skirt how do I cycle?
>I will not be able to handle a hand bang and cycle safely simultaneously
>oh and it's pretty tiring ='( on the plus side, this would work my body and stamina, so all good yo!

Nevertheless, I will do it, for the sake of the environment at least.

So last but not least, I should remember the



Yup Yup! the key! tres important! Else, I won't be able to lock my bike and somebody might steal it.

So I have have have to remember that.

And on days my sister goes to work in the mornings, I'll be getting a ride of her, I'll wear skirts and make up on those days
hahahaha

Wish me luck for tmw! Hopefully I don't give up!

Change

Change,

This is something many don't accept easily.

A new of doing things.

A new way of living.

A new person.

New tastes.

As you grow older, change becomes hard to accept.

I have seen this so distinctly in some one close to me.

As she grows older, she's unable to accept anything different!

I understand the difficulty in coming to terms with changes, but older people should realise that the times when you were growing up, and when I am growing up is different. They need not be comparable. Just cos I may wanna do different things, doesn't mean I am a bad person. We just have different way of viewing things.

I really do wish that you would read this. Cos then you'd know how I feel.

However, she being older, I must show my respect for her, and be patient with the whole situation as it is one that is very difficult.A lot of emotions are involved, along with many risk factors that come with age.

Life isn't exactly a bed of roses. I shall not complain though, cos there are people out there who don't have the things I do. Who don't have parents to fall back to. Who don't have friends to come rescue them.

I should learn to be grateful for what I have, but I will not settle with what I have. People should always strive to get the better...

Wow, this is pretty contradictory, but weren't we supposed to be content with what we have?

Life is tres confusing no?

Oh well, what ever it is, I know change is a delicate matter, and it has to be brought in slowly. Change is necessary, for that I will hope.

Pres. Obama, come save me!

Love or Infatuation?

A person close to me is going through drama...

Sigh, drama, doesn't leave me alone.

Anyways, she and he significant other were thinking about marriage.

But before that,

Another person told me, they should first make sure they're in love and not infatuated with one another.

So, My question is,

What is the difference between Love and Infatuation.

I'd really like to know this.

Before I tell stories...

Kthxbye!

It's complicated

Okay, here's the story,

I thought staying at home and getting a job would be uber cool, but it turns out, when you start earning money, it's a different story now, you can't just spend the money on all the clothes in the world; instead, it's gotta be channeled to somewhere useful.

ok fine, that's nice to know.

Okay, maybe it's just me, but I'm seriously finding life terribly complicated. For example, you're at an age where e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g you say is taken very s.e.r.i.o.u.s.l.y.

I personally experienced this my self a couple weeks ago, where I hurt a person very close to me by making a joke...

Clearly it was a stupid one...Sigh

Now I'm witnessing one, between two very important people in my life. Lets call them A and N

A shouts, says a lot of hurtful things at times, and thinks he's always right. N on the other hand, takes thse things to heart, breeds the words in her heart, and ensures it gets embedded into every single cell of her brain, then decides to be very spiteful...

And me,
why, as usual, I get stuck in the middle, A n N wont talk to each other, instead they talk to each other via me,
btw, I ain't interested in this shit one bit!

but what to doo, they're important in my life, so I gotta stay involved.

From these past couple of events, I've learn't a few things.

a) seriously think before you talk
b) what's a joke in your head may not be to another
c)learn to take words lightly

It's not like we have such a long time on Earth (phew) so in the short span of time here, why not just laugh and love each other instead of constantly bickering and shouting...

Jeez

And if you feel you have to get absolutely angry, fine, be angry, but also take time to cool down after and GET OVER IT!

Cos, keeping it to heart isn't gonna take you anywhere, it's just gonna bring you down. FYI, this is a very serious problem among women, they forgive but they tend to not forget.

Oh and when you forgive, make sure you're sincere. Please don't be superficial.

Hope you now understand why I think the world a.k.a my life is so damn complicated!

I do not enjoy drama! and for some weird reason, ever since I've finished University, I would be faced with some drama or the other at least twice a month! Heck this is worse then getting periods!

Oh, work's getting better now.

Also, I do think that the world would be awesome, if people were like me? Don't you think so? =)

So if you insult somebody, please say sorry, if you get insulted, please forgive. And mean it both ways!

Why to such extent?

Today, I was appalled to read the headlines on BBC, why women are being mistreated in Afghanistan, I just don't get.

1. Afghan women fight on for rights

2. Row over Afghan wife-starving law

What is it that's in the heads of those men, that makes them act in such a perverse and sadistic nature.

I was shocked when I read it. Shocked but I also expected it. I had prior introduction to such behaviour when I read the book "the Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. Initially I thought it was a mere exaggeration, but after having read these 2 articles, I'm just appalled.

How can any man with a sane mind treat any woman be it sister, wife, daughter or mother as such.
I hope President Sarkozy get his way with the Burqa ban. I think these women have been oppresed over many many generations and the men have taken advantage of that, and have made it a tradition.

No woman should ever be ashamed of her face and should not be made to hind behind a veil. Hiding your body I can understand, but modesty does not mean covering your face as well.

To the burqa clad women out there. Know your rights. Why should your partner ask you to hide under a veil after marriage? Is there no trust between the two of you. Does he not have faith in you? If so, you shouldn't even be getting married in the first place.

Ps: i'd like to apologize if I offend any parties. But these are strongly my views and I have a right to express them.