'Merdeka' Spirit

It's gonna be a long weekend for me...thought of taking leave come this Mon, 30 Aug - I had to bring Chardon for his clinic appointment and the next day, 31 Aug is our Malaysia's Independence Day (Merdeka Day) which is a public holiday for Malaysian. So right now I'm feeling kinda of patriotic already...I know I'm so late in having this so called 'Merdeka Spirit' that I didn't even kibar a single Malaysia & Sabah flag earlier - what a shame huh?

Well...I'll be spending time with my family (as usual at all weekends). Will go buy a new box of watercolours for Carmen for her to do some painting at the weekend (love to encourage my children with creative activities) and will listen to the music of Mozart with Chardon as well. That's how simple my weekend is. Or I thought of also visiting my grandma & sister at our village home at Kampung Rani, Tenghilan - we'll see:)

Anyway, happy weekend to you people. Guess who's that guy in the cool picture? See you next week...

Go Pixie?

I had a haircut about two weeks ago...but nope not this Emma Watson's (pic above) pixie cut. I got fed up with my hair which was too long...so I had a shoulder length-layered trim. I still have those curly locks though but it's okay - good to give volume to my hair. One day soon - I really would want to go for this Emma Watson (she's the actress who starred as Hermoine in Harry Potter) new pixie do...don't you think she looks lovely with this hair? Perhaps I should slim down a little bit first then this pixie cut will look good on me - ha...we'll just have to wait & see then!

Shucks, if I knew about a public non-profit organization called 'Locks of Love', which I just came across from the net, I would donate my hair to this organisation. (Locks Of Love is an organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the US and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses they provide would help to restore these children's self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.) I will support and donate my hair there one of these days after/if I had a haircut.


Anyway, it's nearly 4 months now since I gave birth to my baby son, Chardon and I'm going through some hormonal change...that is right now my hair has started to fall - lots of hair cos Chardon is also losing lots of his baby birth hair which is actually normal. And I guess I didn't consumed enough calcium during my pregnancy that I didn't lose a tooth but broke a tooth (half of it) which used to be my wisdom tooth - gosh that is so ugly!

The Treasure of True Friendship

The greatest treasures are not gold

Nor jewels, nor work of art

They cannot be held in your hands

They're held within your heart

For worldly things will fade away

As seasons come & go

But the treasure of true friendship

Will never lose its glow

I took this words from the 'Tinkerbell & The Lost Treasure' movie. My Carmen is a huge fan of Tinkerbell and she watched the movie (1st & 2nd part) a few times and she wanted me to watch together with her (me too liked 'Tink'...hehe) - that's when I got this cool little poem!

Well people, weekend is here again - so have a cool weekend ya!

Good Luck Hanky

I've been using this hanky for awhile - before & after giving birth to my 2nd child last April 2010. It's called Inu-hariko (which means papier-mache dog) & I bought it for only RM5 at Daiso Japan store. I liked the description stated on it's plastic cover - it says "Inu-hariko is the charm for protection. A charm believed to offer protection for a safe birth & good luck for babies". Nice eh? And it's a cute & good gift for a baby shower. And I did have a safe birth & want to believe/see what good luck will bring upon my baby Chardon. There are a few other similar good luck hankies but I particularly want to keep this in my bag wherever I go.

Charice's Debut Album

Charice Pempengco's debut album is finally out...which I have anticipated & looking forward to buy for awhile. No doubt her voice is a power house. One song I liked most from this album is 'Note to God', inspired me to learn this song and maybe one day I could try to sing it...(if I'm invited to) at a special function, at church (maybe, if appropriate) or a wedding reception or something. Just love her kind of vocal - great tone, soulful and strong.

Unfortunately, I'm unable to post up her official music video of 'Pyramid', a duet with Iyaz here, for the videos from youtube was recently blocked under copyright grounds - sorry!

Anyway, have a pretty day today:)

'Something New In My Life' by Sarah Geronimo

I will not have the time to blog at the weekend, so I'll post something here for you to enjoy - one of my fav music video from Sarah Geronimo with 'Something New In My Life'. Her music videos are getting more matured & richer quality. Anyway, this week you see I've not been blogging much about my personal life but plain entertainment. At least something to update in here right?

I guess I wanted something new in my life
A new key to fit a new door
To wake and see a different view in my life
The one I've been waiting for

Dreams like everyone I’ve had a few in my life
Who knew that this one would come true in my life
I knew the moment when you touched me
You touched me

You’re like a sudden breeze that blew in my life
A new face, a new smile, new song
And now I know I wanted you in my life all along

I guess, I must have saved an empty place in my heart
For you to come and fill this space in my heart
That long before I said I loved you
I love you

Whatever happens this is true in my life
When all the springs have come and gone
Whatever dance I made or do in my life
Whatever else that I may do in my life

You’ll always be something new in my life
From now on

I know there always will be you in my life
From now on…

Totally heart this song - so sweet and melodious!

By the way, it's Friday the 13 today (gosh!)...hope & pray nothing of a bad luck will happen (although I'm not that superstitious). Last week was quite a pretty bad week for my family, my two children caught the cold bug and my husband got sick with Chikungunya - an insect-borne virus , that is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying Aedes Mosquitoes & causes an illness with symptoms similar to dengue fever & which is an outbreak in my neighbourhood just recently. However, both my babies & husband has recuperated. But just last night, I started to have a bad sore throat and lil feverish - my only remedy was to drink lots of honey and lemon.

Well, hope to have a healthy weekend with lots of rest..which I may doubt having enough.

Cheerios!

Breeding 'Tokay' Geckos

Sometime ago, my husband, Zorab learned about the medicinal purpose & financial value of the Tokay geckos...and he decided to hunt for them at our garage. He found a little Tokay but didn't manage to catch it. However, he did find their eggs and try if he can keep or breed them inside this container (of course he punched holes on it). It's been more than 3 weeks now but I still can't see them hatching anytime.

I read from my brother's blog about it recently...on how one can become wealthy by just selling them - 200gm - 300gm gecko can fetch up to RM8000 to RM100,000. But then again I heard it's financial value has gone down due to many suppliers in the market selling these tokays.

Company's Annual Luncheon 2010

Last 27 July, our company/chamber had our Branch Annual Luncheon held at the Magellan Sutera's (Sutera Harbour Resort) Grand Ballroom. I got back to work on 1st July (from my 2 months maternity leave) and only had like a month to organise this event. The luncheon was attended by about 370 people including the Chief Minister of Sabah as our Guest of Honour and other VVIP guests (sorry can't post pics of them).

We had western set menu. I missed out the food tasting session in June, so I thought the menu was just okay this time...not up to my likings though. Pictures here that tells....

The Appetizer - Grilled Vegetables Antipasto with Grissini Stick & Balsamic Vinaigrette:
The Main Course - Herbs Crusted Reff Fish Fillet with Tomato Butter Stuffed Chicken Supreme with Harisa Sauce Young Garden Vegetables & Pesto Mash Potato:

The Dessert - Chocolate Jaffa Volcano:

With my collegues from the Sabah International Expo 2010 (SIE2010) Secretariat - Sonia and Christy:

With guests from KFC (Sabah) Sdn Bhd - Regina (a friend of my friend (Dolly) and Datin Anna Au:

After the event - over and done with:

It was a rushing thing to do but at the end it was well organised - over and done with. So I'm quite satisfied with myself (ha!).

A must-see movie: SALT

Angelina Jolie at the recent movie premier of SALT in the US - just LOVED her black dress!

If you like a woman power-action movie or Angelina Jolie for that matter, you'll like this movie. I was boss-less today and I thought I could catch a movie and it's my chance to go watch 'Salt' - again to the cinema alone. I totally heart Angelina and all her type of action movies like these (e.g. Wanted, Lara Croft The Tomb Raider, etc). Never doubt she's a great & versatile actress! And a cool mom too - my inspiration!

Read that this movie was originally written for a male protagonist and that character was offered to Tom Cruise to cast as Edward Salt but he turned it down and they remake the part for Angelina as the woman spy 'Evelyn Salt'. And for that - thanks to Tom Cruise. The movie is a big hit with remarkable storyline & had large impact on me. Will go buy the DVD later for my 'Angie Movies' collection.

Synopsis: As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who Is Salt?"

Gotcha

Gotcha - no screwing Bella after all and this is the real picture. Gosh! Kristen is one lucky girl.

Anyway, I watched 'Vampires Sucks', a movie based on the Twilight Saga but in a humorous & very silly way...and they support Team Jacob!

More from Mama Rock later....

Screw Bella

For now...I still have nothing much to say...except this - Yes! Screw you Bella....but not this way guys (haha). Cute but outrageous!

Anyways, have a cool weekend...do something funky...mine will be spending quality time with my two munchkins, CJ & Chardon (both are having cold - sigh, blamed it on the weather)

'You Are For Me' by Kari Jobe

I've not been blogging for awhile, been really busy since I started work in July (after my maternity leave)...been rushing like hell in organising my company's annual luncheon held on 27 July...hosting about 350 people including the Sabah's Chief Minister as our Guest of Honour & some other VVIP guests and I only have a month to organise it . I'll find some time later to blog about it.

Anyway, just a short visit & quick post here, I saw this video of Kari Jobe, a young contemporary christian singer, I thought this music and lyrics of hers is simply sweet and touching. Enjoy!

You Are For Me by Kari Jobe

So faithful. So constant.
So loving and so true.
So powerful in all You do.

You fill me. You see me.
You know my every move
and You love for me to sing to You.

I know that You are for me.
I know that You are for me.
I know that You will never,
forsake me in my weaknesses
I know that You have come now,
even if to write upon my heart.
To remind me who You are.

So patient, So gracious,
So merciful and true…
So wonderful in all You do.
You know me. You see me.
You know my every move.
You love for me to sing to You

Lord, I know that You are for me.
I know that You are for me.
I know that You will never,
forsake me in my weaknesses.
I know that You have come now,
even if to write upon my heart.
To remind me that I know that You are for me.

I know that You are for me.
I know that You will never,
forsake me in my weaknesses.
I know that You have come now,
even if to write upon my heart.
To remind me who You are.

More updates from me soon ya....