There's Gotta Be More Than This
Caught in a sturdy cardboard box sealed with layers of duct tape; breaking through the box is
achievable but you just can't seem to break free to reach for that piece of promised heaven. You can only see it, floating by again and again, from within the box through that many little peeping holes you made in an attempt to escape. You try and you try. And you try again. In vain.
Exhaustion slowly creeps up from behind like a brawny dark shadow. Every inch adds to the weight on the shoulders, every inch sucks out the little oxygen you have, like a vacuum cleaner gone wrong, contorting the magical curve of a smile, suffocting the life-giving nasal passages.
Do you stop breathing? Or do you breathe harder?
I think I'm on the brink of a vertical slope. I think I'm in for a free fall.
Posted by Leishia J at 10:00 AM
Sundays At Tiffany’s vs. A Beautiful Mind
When a child has an imaginary friend, she's normal.
When an adult has an imaginary friend, he is schizophrenic.
Where’s the logic?
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Posted by Leishia J at 11:07 AM
Belittle Me All You Want
I'm still going to enjoy life!!!!
... at Bangkok in November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahahahahahahaahahah NOW I'm truly excited! >D
p/s oh btw, Cambodia was not a holiday, it was a boot camp! T__T but, I still had fun! Photos to come.
Posted by Leishia J at 12:08 PM
Landed And Off Again!
Just came back from church camp @ Genting! I enjoyed it through and through (the fellowship and the services!)! It was so amazing to dwell in His awesome presence!!! How I wish everyday is a church camp day and I’d get to chill with my friends at all times! Sigh~
But now we are back to reality -__- my reality is an office to report back to, load and load of laundry to be cleaned, deadlines to meet, house to clean (eek!), a class of stubborn tweens to be taught, a naughty puppy’s logistics to settle, and suitcases to be cleared out… only I have to repack again now for I’ll be off to Cambodia!!!!!!!!!!!!! (exclamation marks are added to excite myself =.= I blame the haze for my lack of enthusiasm! Zzz)
Things are moving so fast these days, but at the same time, so slow it annoys the guts outta me! Probably it’s the good times that are going fast and the bad times are just too slow for my liking
*grumbles*grumbles* In all things, give thanks to the Lord! :x
Oh well, it’s the usual “les choses de la vie”, no escape.
Well hey, keep in touch through facebook lah! I’m off to make my packing checklists, edit papers, meet deadlines, self-motivate to go see my boss… grr, why can't life just be puppies, coffee, and all things nice! Haiks!
Posted by Leishia J at 10:31 AM
Sunburn Can Be Cool. For Now, It Sucks Big Time! T_T
There! The article that made all 5 of you an instant (5-minute) celebrity! You can pay me in cash (I'll be nice and charge only agent fee) or 5 years of FREE San Francisco Coffee. It's quite a good deal, guys.
adsVantage May 09
We share Dohny's sentiment when Jason took over the steering thing, only we didn't drive that drama-rama thing to such a supreme level =.=
That's Redang Island behind of us!
Zis! Mon amis, iz our destina-see-ion! Aie noez you iz jealous, oui? Nyehehe
This is where we sleep and play sepak takraw
And this, is (was? *shifty eyes*) where we eat! One of the most important activity in my program list. I'm only disappointed they don't provide tea-breaks. Haiks.
Pre sunburn
I like this shot! The laughing thing and all (and the fact that they are burying JJ! HAHAHA!)! Ooo, look! My slipper!
This is the pink sunflower pose
On your furthest right, is the demonstration of the "come to mama!" pose.
I like this shot too because it has that *foosh*foosh* feeling! You feeling it?
Dreaming is a stepping stone to success. You go man!
My proudest achievement by far this year! I climbed those rocks and crossed that ocean! I did it, ma! I did it! T_T
and that's how they tore their pants, tsk... and Dohny's holding a blue colour float which he so happily bought with everything he has in his wallet from the kedai runcit and... THAT'S MY SLIPPERS AGAIN!!! HAHAHAHA! (what?! I had rocks to climb and ocean to cross ok! And the slippers' slowing me down! If that's not a good reason for somebody to hold my slippers, then I don't know what is man! Tsk!)
See, instead of helping me up to take a decent picture, I was mocked. -.-
Underwater pictures! Pity they are all too grainy! But, still, it's a WHOA (cos it's my first snorkelling trip!) :)
Parrot fish and wiggly sea cucumbers!
We met The Wise Guru under/next to some corals. Mer maids and Nemo clowns were his disciples. We achieved enlightenment soon after.
Dohny went clubbing in some C-Cucumber bar. As you can see, he enjoyed it very much.
Our (ps. tim and me) survival kit. Very important.
Spot me! Spot me! Spot me!
Aren't they lovely? :)
Perspective I
Posted by Leishia J at 4:09 PM
It's A(nother) Beachy Day
No Lang Tengah pictures until the mag's out! So fast forward a bit and here's our Labour's Day outing to...
Tada! @ Sepang. Anymore beaches and Imma puke in your soup!
Uh, being... retarded?
Don't question about the pose. Just. Don't. -__-
But then, it's really quite a nice place lah, this beach.
Twas' a hot, hot day... It drove people nuts.
xxx
Ampala. 
See the amount of liquid we consumed? It was really hot ok! =.= We tahan-ed the weather for the sake of the femes charsiew pau and the femes kopi, and the femes durian, AND THEN, we realized it was Labour Day AND SO the (Tanjung Sepat) village was thronged with human AND car traffic! It was horrible! We ended up leaving early, with no paus, no kopis, no durians. Boo! The above coffee were chosen out of no choice. AND it was diluted! Euw! 
Some mushrooms factory farm we visited.
It's.... well, interesting... I guess. zzz. xxx
Uncle Ditz's Sunshine Cake! And the waiters took my matches! T__T
and Rachel's bestest rendition of a sunshine smile and sunshine costume. Well hey, she tried!
The sugar babe atop the cake was so cute loh (faster praise my creative eye in cake decorating!)! Until they twisted his head off, and pulled out the limbs and shared amongst themselves, like lollies. What are the youth of this world becoming?! Haiks.
Jason: This is how our future daughter looks like!
Me: .... O_O
Ju: Uh... *shifty eyes*
Man, I dunno to laugh or to cry. No offence, Ju, but, he's just. so. jinxing. my. baby. design!!! >(
The end! Wau, I can't believe my efficiency in uploading piccies these days! So, I'm like, 3 days late, but for a procrastinator, pfft! I hail myself!
Next stop, Kuantan/KB!
Posted by Leishia J at 4:02 PM
A Little Bit Of Everything Makes Quite A Bit
Ipoh turf club. Or something.
Penang!
Outside right view
Inside view.
Outside left view
Obligatory food pics! They are kinda blur, too eager to eat, hah!
Prawn Mee
Uh, wanton mee
Char Kuey Teow
Orh Jien
Assam Laksa
Sun rise
High rise
Check out the hunk... of a sofa! Lameness. Haha!
Look! Falkor!
Turquoise is a colour. Nice colour
A piece of heaven in the mirrorAnd Braxton from during CNY! She was about 2 months old then.
Honestly now, what is there NOT to love about puppies and dogs huh Jason K people?! Hmph!
Pint size.
She's just born with the aksyen wassup-dude face lah. -_-
xxx
So I have been away, not away away, but away enough to be away, however haven't really been away. Yeah.
Losing the blogging mojo. Haiks.
Half of last week was spent on the road to Ipoh and Penang. Jason's work, my holiday *big wide smile* This Sunday we are off to Lang Tengah!!! Goodness, these trips are like, my lifeline. Without which I'd be crying myself to sleep every night.
OK, exaggeration. Heh. But you know what, my working/career life is such a... I wouldn't say a mess, but it's complicated enough to keep me tongue-tied whenever people ask. It's like a... love triangle, I guess.
A is with B thinking B has what she wants but eventually A no longer likes B although B promises to make A a queen over her "castle", instead A have been lusting for C, and finally C is within A's reach and A launched into it, they are the perfect match except A is still attached to B. So A decides to opt out and so she breaks things up with B but B started crying and saying how A is being short sighted and wasting her future away. A being a weakling retracted her breakup letter thinking she'll talk about this another time but B thinks otherwise.
Finally "another time" came and A thinks, hey, it's do or die. So she did it and brought out the breakup letter again. B is playing smart now because he now plays strategy and says please give me some time. I need you, for now you can go back to C anytime you want but those times when you're not with him, stay with me, pleaseeeee. So A thought OK, that's fair (wth! SIN!!! lol). But soon A finds out that B never plans to let her go, he thinks by him buying some time A will eventually change her mind and never ever leave him. And at the same time A finds out that she's pregnant with C's kid(s)!!!!! OMG this is so fun to type I think my blogging mojo is never gone after all!!! =D HAHAHAAH!
But really loh, the story matches my work life now. Sigh. Oh well whatever, I've made my plans and I'm sticking to my plans. If I don't learn to live my life then no one will and life is only once daymnit. (Confirmed chopped signed blogging mojo is back!!!! Oh happiness! Lalala)
Ooo as I erm, crap along I realized I didn't upload pictures from our Missions trip to Melaka last month. Wait, I go dig 'em out.
Oh, I've deleted them from this computer after all! Sorry! Haha! :p
So yeah, let me tell you about my Braxton instead. She's around 4 months old now, and although she's naughty like anything, but I'm totally proud of her because as of Monday, she officially has the whole house to herself without being locked and caged up 24/7, and, get this: she. did. not. chew. down. the. house. nor. did. she. destroy. anything. !!!!!!. Can you believe it?! AND! She pooed at her designated, newspaper-laced corner!!!!!!! T___T Words can't describe how proud I am of my baby! And you should be proud of her too papa Jason! So the house is dustier than usual because she digs the walls, so the house is a little smellier than before because uh, she doesn't wear eau-de-toilet, but that's what makes a house, home! Erm... right? *shifty eyes*
Anyway!!!
B is calling. Gotta go back to him now. T__T
Till then, let's hope my Lang Tengah pictures turn out divine, the trip and weather superb, the company NICE (hear me! Be nice! You, you, you, you and YOU!), and I don't drown or become blind when I snorkel. Sigh.
Ta.
Posted by Leishia J at 11:17 AM
Since You Are Babysitting My Dog...
Dear sister,
First of all, thank you very, very, very much for willing to lend a helping hand. Good Samaritans don’t come easily these days. Hehe. :p
Anyway, I’m really grateful that you offer to take in Braxton for the weekend. To make things easier, I am typing out a few areas of concern for your reference, hopefully this will minimize your headache (Braxton is naughty but that’s because she is such a baby at heart! … and mind… uh, and body too =.=)
Areas of concern:
1. FoodSimply feed her with her biscuits twice a day (morning and evening). But I understand that with grandma around, she is bound to eat rice and chicken (and unwanted washed char siew and unknown stuff. -_-). That’s fine, just keep the rice/chicken ratio to 2.5:1. Just please remember to add water to the rice because when it’s dry, the rice is very sticky and she finds it difficult to eat.
You can also add the biscuits to the rice and chicken for her. Please remember and remind grandma not to feed her with human food/scrapes other than her white rice and plain chicken. No vege kuah or meat kuah please. Or else I will have a hard time later.
As it is, she’s already not eating much of her biscuits already since she’s tasted “Bill Jack”, it’s saltier, and thus tastier. Zzz. And please, no fruits, no cold stuff, no uncooked stuff.
2. Noise pollutionShe makes noise when she’s caged up too long and is bored, obviously, what more there are always activities around her. So if you are around, as much as you can, do free her, she may be hyper at the beginning and goes crazy, but after awhile she’ll quiet down. I hope.
I also noticed that by 7am, she will make hell of noise because she thinks that’s the time everyone should be up -_-. But I don’t see any problem since that’s the time grandma and the maid wake up too right? But maybe then she’ll need supervision.
As much as you can, don’t tie her or cage her up too much, that is the reason she becomes cuckoo.
3. DisciplineDon’t let her jump on anyone. Simply use your leg to push-kick her away, you can use more force (just please don’t hurt or kill her T_T) to scare her a bit. If she becomes uncontrollable along the way, always show her you are the alpha bitch (HAHAHAHA!) and lock her up in the cage or leash her up.
We also usually use rolled up newspaper to chase her down, just be careful not to hit so hard til she slips her disc (the backside bones), but must be hard enough also so that she remembers the pain and that you are not playing with her (and that you are the alpha bitch :x)
4. Her safetyAs much as she is the naughty one and usually the guilty one, her safety is also important. Our Kelana Inn is a high traffic place, so remember to keep an eye on her in case she runs out of the house because sometimes when the maid or us go out of the house, we normally leave the gate wide open, and trust me, Braxton is an excellent ninja girl – she moves without sound and is super fast.
Remember the time when puppy Polly dashed out of the house and almost got knocked down by a car at night? That is my nightmare til this day ~_~
Also, she hasn’t completed all her 3 vaccines yet. So please do not bring her out for walks or she’ll be exposed to the danger of infections and die omg please don’t kill her yet T____T
5. Your safetyAlso keep an eye on her whenever grandma(s) is around. The last thing I want is to be told she trips our dear senior citizens over and thus will be deported to Korea or Vietnam or China.
6. Bitch FightI did some research and found out that yes, male dogs fight, but after they are settled with who’s the boss, they will then live happily ever after together.
But not with bitches.
They fight for every/no reason at all apparently; when they fight, they really fight, as in fight-till-you-die fight, and there’s no ending. So never, ever keep Polly and Braxton in the same place without supervision. Polly is older and she’s never really mingled with other dogs, so naturally she’s snobbish with Braxton. And Braxton, well, let’s just say she’s plain ignorant because her mental strength is not developed yet, haha. SO again, never, ever keep Polly and Braxton in the same place without supervision. In this case, let Polly have the upperhand, and Braxton to submit to her... just keep them away from each other lah! zzz
7. Poo and PeeI would say Braxton is house trained but she loves to test my patience by shitting and peeing everywhere. Now usually her “orh” time is in the morning during her breakfast, and in the evening during her dinner time.
So before letting her out, set her breakfast and water at the porch, and let her eat and do her business there. Alternatively, also consider putting her food inside her cage and then let her out to poo. The tiny risk is she might shit inside the cage. And step all over it! Yeay.
Please also set newspaper out there and try to educate her to pee there. Back at home, I put newspaper at the corner of the kitchen and usually she knows how to go there to pee and poo. Until she thinks otherwise is funny, that is.
8. Fresh WaterThis is utterly important. I have brought along her water bowl, so you may tell the maid to keep the bowl filled and put it inside her cage. Do not put the bowl alongside Polly’s because they will fight.
Also do not put them together during meal times.
Anyway, water will be passed out every 45 minutes; hence it is important they have access to fresh water at all times. Or else her pee will smell like soy sauce. Serious!
9. Your safety (2)For your own good, do not give in to her every whim and will or your weekend will be a living hell, say starting from 7am. Let her know she’s gotta be quiet and calm before getting what she wants. By the way, she is getting to the concept of “sit” now, so please practice the sit command with her.
When you get up, or reach home, you do not need to attend to her first thing. Settle your stuff and when you’re ready then only get to her (do not let her out if she’s barking and jumping crazy).
10. Happy TogetherWhen she’s bored, she bites. So you either give her her plastic drumstick to play with, or play fetch with her with the drumstick (remember to shout fetch every time you throw). She enjoys it! Only remember to praise her every time she runs back and ACTUALLY gives you the drumstick (sometimes she’d run to you with the toy and just before reaching you/just as you say “good girl”, she’d de-tour and run away with the toy x_x)
If you are feeling guilty for not paying enough attention to her/being fierce to her, then just flip her around and give her tummy rubs. That’s usually erm, what I’ll do. Heh.
Uh, I think that’s all lah. Not too difficult right? Since you’ve saved me $54 for 3 nights of boarding @ the vet, Jason says he will belanja you makan! :D Yay! Food! So see you when I get back and hopefully, Braxton (and you) will be in one piece!
Ta!
Posted by Leishia J at 5:43 PM
Question
Why do people label a stray/abandoned cat generally as “domestic short hair” and not simply a stray or a pariah? Domestic. It has such nice ring to it.
Then again why do people label a stray/abandoned dog as “mongrel”, “stray”, and “pariah” and not just simply a domestic short hair/long hair/no hair/whatever?!
Noun 1.
mongrel - derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; an inferior dog or one of mixed breed.
Noun 2.
pariah - derived from a Tamil word first used in English in 1613, to refer to the lowest level of the traditional Indian caste system; in English, it is used to mean “a social outcast”; it can be used for anyone also known as Untouchables, very low in society.
pariah dog - ownerless half-wild (?) mongrel dog common around Asia.
Bias much?
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Posted by Leishia J at 3:46 PM
Lookin' Good
This year, is gonna be a good ride.
Work-wise, I have a few plans going on and things are really looking up; there will be a few moves and changes to adapt to but I just can't wait! Will share once things are more confirmed, if, this space is still alive. Hah.
Life wise, here's the deal:
April - Lang Tengah Island - Confirmed
June - Cambodia - Confirmed
August - KK, Sabah - Most probably
Sweet! :))))
Posted by Leishia J at 2:30 PM
His aim: RTM by 2010; Bollywood by 2015.
:)
