<!–
ch_client = “mmpenangfaces”;
ch_type = “mpu”;
ch_width = 468;
ch_height = 90;
ch_color_border = “FFFFFF”;
ch_color_title = “FF3799″;
ch_color_text = “333333″;
ch_non_contextual = 4;
ch_vertical =”premium”;
ch_default_category = “200001″;
ch_sid = “Chitika Premium”;
var ch_queries = new Array( );
var ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));
if ( ch_selected

Have you heard of U Mobile? No? It is that funny ads on TV like the girl who wants to get henna treatment for only one finger and refuse to pay for all 10 fingers. I like those ads, very funny and relevant. Right now, I am paying for some of the services I do not need. That’s why the ad from U Mobile caught my attention.

So, out of curiousity, I look up what U Mobile is. That’s where I found out that U Mobile is the new telco in town offering 018 number. I like number 8 so I bugged hubby to find out if it is possible for all of us to switch to U Mobile because with the package, we do get nicer deals like :

- free calls to U Mobile family and friends;

- 1 sen SMS with U Mobile users

- other unlimited mobile downloads including live TV. (offers end Dec 31 08)

- 10 free sms for every RM10 we use (for a limited time only)

and we found out that this is valid when if we switch to U Mobile with our existing number!

On the U Mobile website, The Korean CEO, Mr. Oh says “you call the shots”. That means, I get to call the shots. I got an idea and I did the unthinkable. I wrote to U Mobile to tell them I am a blogger and I want a number which I can use to display on my blog.

Come’ on, how many bloggers, except the Members of Parliament display their phone numbers online? So, I want to be the unique blogger whom my readers can call or sms. Isn’t that nice?

And guess what? They really give me a starter pack! On top of that, I also have some goodies for my readers. So, if you want a U Mobile prepaid starter pack, top up voucher or goodie bag, here’s what you can do:

<!–
ch_client = “mmpenangfaces”;
ch_type = “mpu”;
ch_width = 468;
ch_height = 90;
ch_color_border = “FFFFFF”;
ch_color_title = “FF3799″;
ch_color_text = “333333″;
ch_non_contextual = 4;
ch_vertical =”premium”;
ch_default_category = “200001″;
ch_sid = “Chitika Premium”;
var ch_queries = new Array( );
var ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));
if ( ch_selected

1) SMS me at this number : 018-3695810

3) If you do not want to reveal your real name, it’s alright. Just give me a nickname so that I can identify and if you win, you claim the prize from U Mobile.

I guarantee your number is safe with me and it will not be revealed to anyone. And U Mobile will liaise direct with the winner for the collection of the prizes.

So, how’s the deal? You call the shots. You tell me what you want me to write. You get a prize in return. Of course, there are only three prizes, so first come first serve.

With the new policy where we can change our service provider without losing our old number, I am going to see how I can change my current service to U Mobile. I am tired of getting spammed with so many unwanted services from them. I just hope that U Mobile doesn’t spam me with unwanted services in all languages.

By the way, how many of you are U Mobile users? Any feedback on their services? I really like the idea of paying for only what I need instead of having a postpaid fee that I have to pay each month eventhough I hardly use my mobile phone.

If you SMS me within these two days and I pick the suggested blog topic to post, you will win :

U Mobile Goodie Bag
U Mobile 018 Prepaid starter pack
U Mobile 018 Prepaid top up voucher worth RM50 for 5 winners!

*sits back and keep fingers and toes crossed and hope some readers will layan me with a SMS. Put on pathetic look and wait…..*

nuffnang_bid = “151c17bc31a0002d49c67bf64654f31a”;

Related posts:

1. Privacy Policy Contact Me You can contact the owner of this blog…
2. I farking hate people with Witheld numbers If you are so scared of people knowing your…
3. TUNE MONEY - Secret I keep from my husband Have you been to the cosmetics section of any…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

This is posted on Nov 21, 2008 at 1.30 am.

Psst….I am over here, ok?

Sorry hor, you know why I have to ‘kwai kwai shee shee’ acting like a criminal, hiding in my own blog, hor?

Mou parn fatt, who ask my blog to be so famous leh. I tarik harga also people want to ask me to do ‘favours’ mah…..You know lah…the price of being femes lor.

I know I have not reply comments.

I am also kicking self that my U Mobile number don’t know sei jor hui pin dou. Die ler, I really feel bad that the number is not working. I have asked my ‘technical friend’ to get it working already. Fai tit ler….My blog readers must be pissed with me already.

Pardon me for not responding to comments because I was too busy studying lah, working lah, recollections lah (it’s a Christian thing for soul searching), watching Madagascar lah, shopping lah and marathon seng marn dou dong siew watching Moonlight Resonance. I completed them within 3 days, wei.

In case you wonder why I have those funny funny terms, neither Ingrish nor Bahasa, it is Cantonese. After sitting through so many TVB series like Silver Chamber of Sorrows, Moonlight Resonance and the on going Easterly Showers on Western dunnowhat, I suddenly start thinking in Cantonese. However, none of my kids or husband speak Cantonese. So, you can imagine how frustrating it is when you think, dream, fantasize (about Moses Chan) and ooze Cantonese but there is no one to converse in Cantonese.

Anyway….I have another 24 hours before I can make a new post on top. And also in 24 hours, I must pass up my test papers to the lecturer. It is a 2-page x 2 of A4 size work assignment. 60 marks for these papers so I must die die score better than the Sigmund Freud paper where I scored only 8 marks out of 20 marks. Phew…finally, I am not ashamed to admit I am dumb. 8/20 you know…..Malu……

So pray that I am better with Carl Jung theories. Let me get back to work on my exam papers….*Google search, copy, paste, change a few words, do more Google search….copy, paste…rinse, use and repeat…* Hahaha, actually, the lecturer is a Catholic priest so I won’t risk going to hell for cheating in my exam.

The above photo was taken in 2005. My Christmas tree is 7 years old now. Bought it when Vincent was around in 2001. It was my first ever Christmas tree so there is some sentimental value attached to it. I can still recall how both hubby and I sneaked to the supermarket nearby and grabbed the tree, lights and some baubles home. We put up the tree without our three children’s knowledge and we surprised them one night, with the hall in darkness and the tree shining in the living room. It was sort of a payback for neglecting them while we were away at the hospital taking care of Vincent.

However, the tree is a bit too small. Now, all the kids are taller than the tree. So, I am thinking of getting a white Christmas tree. If we have pink or black Christmas trees, I would have bought one. But over here, there aren’t trees in pink or black. Only white, green and orange. Ewwss…orange tree?

I went to Tesco this morning and they are playing Christmas songs already. That got me humming along because I have been singing Christmas carols since September. Our choir practice started in September and by now, Christmas carols are ingrained in my mind already.

Sigh….I cannot make up my mind whether to give the Christmas tree I have now to others so that I can buy a new tree. Too much sentimental value attached to it because the tree is one of the few things that become my stepping stone in my journey to be a Christian.

So, let’s fast forward and I will consider it later. Hopefully, I can find some decent trees with bushy fake pines instead of those plasticky, pathetic looking ones at the stores.

By the way, I just bought a polarizer for my Nikon DSLR and took lots of carps photos the other day. Do you think my carp photos can make it to some Chinese New Year calendar or greeting cards? Greeting Cards are rare nowadays but hopefully they won’t become extinct one day. Luckily there are ecards nowadays and one can even insert video into those ecards.

Sigh….the flood alarm just went off again, at 1am. Hubby and eldest son now have to shift a car and two bikes (one very new one, bought just three days ago) to higher grounds. And our Naza is still in the workshop because they need to wait for the import of the module for the circuit (whatever that is) for the airbag.

Related posts:

1. Oh.My.God!!!!! A pink Christmas tree! I wish I am 16. Or at least I have…
2. Christmas is here!!! Christmas is coming The geese are getting fat… In 2004,…
3. Bee Movie - not exactly a movie review I have wanted to watch this ever since I…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

After a lapse of six years, I have to look for a suitable kindergarten in Penang for my little boy.

I have forgotten how many years old this photo is. If I am not mistaken, it is probably taken in 1996 ‘cos my #2 looks like he is four years old.  The photo was taken in April 1996, when my #1 celebrated his 6th year old birthday at Tadika Sri Kancil in Bayan Baru.  

(another old photo) 

Anyway…..after a lapse of six years, I thought I am going to send  my youngest boy to the kindie which my #3 son went to.  But alamak, the school fees are so darn expensive now.  They have so many kind  of fees on top of the RM215 per month, monthly fees.  Full day care is RM510, half day care is RM380 and kindie is RM210, where I have to pay in advance the fee for December even when my son doesn’t go to school.  Tiu lor, yam kung….RM2,920 in total and that doesn’t include the price of the uniforms and whatever chowahkua costumes they are going to force me to pay during school concerts and sports day.  So, sorry lah, my little boy is not going to the same kindie like my #3 son.  

 
(the one on the left is the same little boy in the first photo)

So, now I have to go kindie shopping.  Been to three and still searching.  At first, I thought of sending him to Trinity Methodist kindie but I don’t feel comfortable with the low number of students there plus the surroundings. My little boy is going to a government school with a class of 40 pupils per class in 2010 so I won’t send him to a class with 8 students now. Otherwise, he will get a culture shock when he enters primary one.

Anyone has any nice kindie to recommend? Somewhere in the Green Lane area. How come we don’t have government run kindies around ah? Cheap-cheap type. Like my eldest son suggested, “Chey, ma, use the RM2,920 to buy a laptop for Matthew can already lah.” Ya hor, then, just throw him into the public playground to socialise. Good idea, wei.

Related posts:

1. Grandaunt 5xmom I haven’t carry a few weeks old baby for…
2. My mommy’s mat rempit My mommy thinks I look so cute in a…
3. 18S X - Circumcised Got this from Simon for some years already and…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Selling level 92 male warrior with decent equipment and items.

Please email to jeff_lil_duckie (@) hotmail.com for more info. If interested, please include offer.

_______________________________

Actually hor, I don’t know what I wrote up there. I only follow instructions jek. My tai siew yeh asked me, “Nah, go advertise for me.”

So who wants to buy a male warrior ah?

Related posts:

1. WTF?!? Male needs skincare? I clutched my only purchase and stand in the queue….
2. Traffic whoring - Blogging art Whore = working girl = A young woman who is…
3. Jay Chou’s small eyes I passed by Gurney Plaza’s Artist Gallery just now and…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I was busy downloading my photos to my iMac in my bedroom. I heard a familiar voice from the TV in the living room. It is someone speaking in one of those semangat berkobar-kobar style. It is really geli (not as in geli hati but bulu roma berdiri type) as it was way over the top. The person is telling some belia Felda that they will one day engineered or is it flying a plane or something like that. Frankly sir, nowadays, motivation guru no longer speaks like that, yo. They don’t pump motivation in that style anymore, pak cik.

And hence, I think we have serious problems with a future leader like that. He thinks by positive talk, we can definitely achieve what we want. He thinks by telling us we won’t be in recession, we will not be in recession. Good lord, I do not know what will happen to us and our country when he comes in power. But then, do we have a choice?

Today, I read that the Second Finance Sinister advised us to start saving money so that we won’t be in trouble. But I wonder if our Second Finance Sinister realise that his boss and especially his boss’s brother are advocating spending money. His boss asked us to reduce our EPF contribution. His boss brother is tempting people to spend by offering restructuring of even car loans. Nay, that CHIMP bank? CHIMP bank is giving credit so that we will all die together hutang to them. We shall all hug together and die together.

I had a chat with someone this afternoon. I said, “Things are not going to change, no matter how many candlelight vigils we have and how many people get detained. It can only be change if the top is changed.” But, we are both dreamers and we love the challenges, I guess. He said he will continue trying to change the mindset of a certain community. Me? I will pour cold water, hot water, cold water, hot water and continue to sniff for changes.

(P/S : To all the kepochis so-po expert wannabes, don’t preach to me ‘cos I only touch things on the surface. Don’t kepoh with your idealistic talk, ok?)

Related posts:

1. Where does your money come from? I am almost too afraid to ask this question because…
2. Of Goodyear tyres and leaky cars There is a Hokkien saying that goes something like, “Chiat…
3. Exchange the old one for the new one (mortgages) We can finally heave a sigh of relief because our…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

My eldest sister has three grandkids in a span of three months. The most recent one is my niece, her third daughter. The baby Shin Yuen is about 6-7 weeks already but I didn’t post the photos earlier ‘cos the baby’s daddy just joined Facebook and I can now steal the photos to show off.

This is the niece who got married in Melaka. The wedding pictures here.

You say the daddy (my niece’s husband lah) got look a little bit like Joe Ma? Hehehe. Baby Shin Yuen is only 6 weeks and he was already so inquisitive. They came back last week and I finally get to meet him for the first time.

Meanwhile, this is the eldest of the three babies. She, Yen Ying is my sister’s second daugther’s baby girl. She is so sweet and adorable. This is an older post when she was younger - grandaunt 5xmom. Babies grow up so fast, when you are not the one changing the diapers and doing the night feeding. Hehehe.

And this is baby Adriel who is my eldest nephew’s son. Adriel is younger than Yen Ying.

The next time when both Adriel and Shin Yuen (both are from KL) come back to Penang, I wonder how I am going to carry three babies at one go? Maybe by then, all three can crawl already and I can place one on my head?

See? I already have so many grand nephews and nieces, so by the time I really become grandma, I will have phobia of changing diapers and feeding. Just give me cute, cute, sweet, sweet, clean, clean, nice nice smell babies to play for a while enough already, thank you very much.

Related posts:

1. My handsome baby grand-nephew! My nephew’s wife, Mich just uploaded photos of her new…
2. The newborn My niece asked me to ‘fast fast blog’ her newborn’s…
3. In the mood for photos I forgot if I have mentioned how jinjang I am?…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I woke up terribly early this morning. I woke up at 4.30 am. *roll eyes* I slept around 2 am and that means, I slept for only two hours.

When you are lacking sleep, your mind becomes sharper. Or maybe I am hallucinating. Whatever it is, you seem to have all the antennas working overtime. Since it is a Sunday, I can go back to nap in the afternoon.

Anyway, I returned home from church around 8 am. An elderly couple, a neighbour of mine were walking to their car. They are rather elderly, maybe in their late 60s. Their son has a nicer and newer condominium for them but they will return to our apartment here most of the time. So, there they are, an elderly couple with no grandkids. Both carrying a backpack each and I found that so heartwarming.

That’s what I hope to do in future. I have made a pact with my kids, “Nah ah…next time, don’t ask me to take care of your kids, I have done enough of parenting chores. I will just be the doting grandma who brings the gifts and visit once in a while. Don’t expect me to do it full time. If I want to take care of kids, maybe I go volunteer in an orphanage or something.”

In the homily this morning, Father FA reminded us to count our blessings. And I do count my blessings. I got a home, some kids, a husband and all the skills and money that we need. And the Gospel reading is about the man who gave his servants a few talents each. (talent is a monetary measure in biblical times, like ringgit for e.g.) The good and productive servants return to the man more talents than they received from the man. The lazy and bad one kept the same amount he received, did nothing and return back to the man. Just like how God bless us with things and yet, we did nothing to improve.

So how does this tie in with my idea of a grandma? Nothing. It is just that even at my age now, I already know that I am not ever going to spend my older age being a fulltime grandma. In fact, I blurted this to Fr Edwin and Fr Fab when I told them why I like spending time in Mt. Miriam as a volunteer. I told them, “I am not going to spend my old age as a grandma, I want to be a missionary worker or something like that.” I do not know what they think of this crazy idea of mine but I hope to achieve that someday.

Maybe I will sail into the sunset with my atm. Maybe not. Who knows what the future holds for me? Maybe I will be long dead before I even reach sunset point. Maybe my atm will join me to be that wacky mission worker. Heck, I don’t even know what a mission worker does. As long as I don’t need to depend on my kids and grandkids to give me the finale of life.

Someday, I hope to traipse the world with a backpack. With my atm or alone, doesn’t matter. As long at it is not burdens I carry but a merry backpack that takes me someplace.

Well, after witnessing how carefree my neighbour is, being together even in their old age, I went up to my apartment with that ’sailing into sunset’ fluff. However, I see the front page of the newspaper and read that the ex-PM of Thailand, Thaksin has divorced his wife. So much for sunset. *doink* I hit earth.

Related posts:

1. Quick question on divorce Peeps, if you know the Malaysian divorce law for Chinese,…
2. What will you do with a thief in the house? I will save the irritable bowel syndrome rant to myself….
3. “I got it from my mama” (below video is flagged on Youtube and you need to…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

I didn’t go to the candlelight vigil tonight because I forgot all about it. I thought it is tomorrow night as I mixed up the date.

Unfortunately, I heard one person was detained :

Singer-guitarist Paula was detained by police as the Abolish ISA vigil in Penang drew to a close after 8.30 pm.
She is believed to have been taken to the Patani Road police station to have her statement recorded.

Anyone has feedback? I hope it is nothing serious like the one in KL?

Related posts:

1. Read Malaysiakini (RPK,Sin Chew Editor and now Teresa Kok?) RPK Sin Chew Reporter and I just picked up from…
2. Put one dumb blogger and one dramatic claim by Hindraf and what do you get? - Find out on Malaysiakini Doesn’t Hindraf think first before they dramatise the issue? By…
3. Candlelight vigil in Penang, 9 pm tonight Tonight is the last of the series of candlelight vigil…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Do you think it is too early for me to change my blog theme to a Christmas theme? The shopping malls already put up Christmas decorations. So, I am really tempted to put a Christmas theme along with my annual snowfall.

Anyway…we went to KDU this afternoon and while waiting for my eldest son to run some errants, hubby and I sat in the car and did some chicks watching.

So, I told him, “Dear, I think you will go bankrupt if I give you four daughters.”

Once you are married for so long, you do not need to explain much ‘cos your other half will automatically receive the rest of the message through psychic transfer.

He said, “Chey….they can wear pasar malam clothes.”

I told him, “My daughters don’t wear pasar malam clothes one, ok?”

I go on, “Wuah, imagine the amount of cosmetics, handbags, shoes, bras, bullets (tampon), clothes, accessories we have to spend if we have four daughters instead. At least our sons all cincai bochap, can wear hands-me-down clothings.”

So, yeah, on this weekend, I thank God I have four sons who are not high maintenance. Otherwise, all my Bobbi Brown, SKII and skin supplements budget will be spent on daughters. Wah piang….I wonder how parents with lots of girls in the family cope with their shopping and spending habits?

Related posts:

1. 2nd April, 1972 *comment off.* I was 8 years old. It lasted five…
2. Ang ang Ong ong I forced all my kids into red shirts, including…
3. The bane of being the only woman in the house who is neurotic about punctuality Sigh… #1 - I am neurotic about being punctual. I…

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.