Facebook's BreakUp Notifier

So FB has another app on its sleeves...

THE BREAKUP NOTIFIER!!!!

Sounds like there's a new way of stalking. 

The app is used to notify you via email when your crush is no longer in a relationship, rather than having you clicking your crush's profile for the umpteenth time with hopes that so-and-so are no longer dating / "in a relationship". This app checks for you whether your crush or potential boyfriend/girlfriend is back in the market. 

(Pic taken from the Huffington Post)

Funny, isn't it? But it could be handy.

Would I use this? Maybe, just for fun.

Would you?

Day 27: What is your vocation (why are you here on earth)?

My vocation? Haven't really thought much about it actually. If I say, I wanted to teach, I am teaching right now.

Why am I here?

To make my brothers' life miserable (Oh..yeah...)

Be the best cake maker evaaaaaaa...(nah..I don't think so)

Be an MTV VJ (hmm...didn't have that look and flair for that)

Be the bestest teacher evaaaaaaaaa...(hmm, there's potential in that)

Marry a rich, handsome man who happens to be straight, a serial monogamist, a devout Catholic, who loves me even if I've gotten fat and fugly (well, a girl can dream...)

Be a host for a travelling show..(Amen to that! ^__^)

Win a Nobel Peace Prize (errr...is this a Mat Jenin syndrome getting over me?)

Whatever my vocation might be, well I think I should just keep on doing stuffs I love.

Who knows, you might see me on TV someday..hahahaha

Day 26: How do you handle/deal with both success and failure?

Okay, now we're talking about coping mechanisms. Lemme discuss about how I handle success first.

Success

Bask in the glory while silently praying a thanksgiving to God.
Think of other stuffs to continue from where we stop and pray for more success.
Rest because I've earned it!
Share the joy with my love ones.
Rub it onto the faces of people who were sceptical and those sour grapes (okay, I do this only if they really get into my nerves).

Defeat/ Failure

 Congratulate the winner as sincere as possible (this is the tough part but I really have to do it cos I believe in karma).
Think about the stuff that can be improved or revamped.
Or it can't be fixed or improved, move on. This usually takes time because sometimes failure can be very sentimental for me.
Bitch about it to my close friends (this is for extreme cases of me being the sour grape).

I'm sure everyone have their times of success and failure. I guess we all know that if you get success, jan terlampau temberang and if you fail, don't take it too personally. After all, both has its own lessons for us...we just have to learn to cope with them positively.

Bah, tu seja.

Selamat Hari Sabtu! ^__^

Day 25: Discuss something you planned that ended up not being what you expected

Hmm...for this topic, I think one of my plans which ended up not being what I expected is when I planned for the Bali trip last year.

I was already looking forward for that trip and been telling my friends how excited I was about the trip. I've researched tonnes of websites on Bali and even thought of what to wear, what to do when I get there, etc, etc.

I've paid for the trip in full and all I have to do was wait for the date.

However, a month before the trip I was called that the trip was cancelled.

There goes my excitement...I had already visualised myself basking under the heat of Bali's sun and in awe of its historical beauty. But it was destined not to happen.

Luckily I got my money back, all of it in fact. Thank God for that.

So, when the time for my supposed departure to Bali came, I realised my handphone was so quiet. It turned out that all of my friends thought that I was in Bali already. Cheh..punyalah...kurengs betul tu trip kena cancel.

So, that's all about that. :P

Day 24: Discuss a spontaneous moment in your life that that turned out to be fantastic.

Seriously, this blog challenge should have ended in January. Keboringan suda sia mo buat...tinggal beberapa posts lagi, adeh...sabar sejalah...

So, okay..a spontaneous moment that turned out to be fantastic is when I bought Vinnie. Been planning to get a new car since I started work but dad said "Tunggu...guna saja dulu tu Kancil (or affectionately known as Licik)". Betul juga lah I said..so I forgot about getting a new car until I was transferred to Keningau.

So, the dream reemerge when as I drove from school one day, I hit a kayu and broke radiator si Licik. Then, after two months, ada bunyi-bunyi yang weird coming from the tyres. Then, si Licik macam susah dia mau naik bukit sana Sook, padahal rendah seja pun. So, my dad pun akhirnya said, "Bah, marilah kita pi tingu-tingu kereta." Aiseh...macam pi beli baju pula kan?hahaha....

Actually, I wanted something like a Tiggo or a Rav4 but with my meager salary I can only afford RM7++ for my monthly payment. The Tiggo is fine within my price range, but it's difficult to get to a service centre. Then the Rav4 is above my price range, so sia pi pegang-pegang seja la. Then I wanted Rush, but it's too pricey as well. 

Tiba-tiba I saw the Avanza. Then most of us at school brings an Avanza. I immediately told my dad that I wanted to get an Avanza. Kami pun drive la pi Toyota dealer yang di KK sebab kunun sia mau number plate KK juga noh.

Trus sia nampak Avanza warna putih tanpa jalur. Trus sampai di kedai kereta, trus sia bilang "Avanza warna putih!! Kasi plate number apa-apa ja...janji di dapan SAB..hehehe"

So, without research..just based on like, I bought Vinnie. 

Why Vinnie? Err...simply because it's has the /v/ sound in it :P

So, there..spontaneous (or I think, impulse) moment...

Of Love and Friendship

So, how was your Valentine's day? Mine was quite so-unValentine...well, not that it lack of love but I was so busy with work. Hmm...I'll make it up to it later :)

Guess what? I need a major favour. Could u please go to Facebook and look for this pic...

 

I submitted this photo for Bella Italia's Besties Brunch contest. The winners are determined by the total of Like-s on their photo. The weekly prize is a weekend brunch worth RM65 and trust me, it looks divine! Just check out AnnieMing's review here.

Please vote for us!! All you have to do is just click Like on the pic. We appreciate your votes ^__^

Thanks in advance and Have a lovely, belated V-day!!

Day 23: Describe a truly spiritual moment in your life.

A truly spiritual moment of my life happened when I was 22 years old. My family and I went to Tinompok for a family gathering. I had just gone through my first break-up and well, it wasn't a good trip for me either. 

Upon arriving at Tinompok, I was still feeling sad. But I remembered my little cousin pestering me to go with her to "the hill". I obliged her and followed her like a puppy to "the hill".

"The hill" she meant was a little hut made at the back of the lodge, at the highest point. So, practically it is a hill. As I stepped on that hut, I saw the glorious Mount Kinabalu, and my eyes were opened with the beauty surrounding the place.

I realised that I am just a part of God's creation and all my sadness seemed to flow away. At that moment I felt that God was with me all along. 

After the trip, I slowly began to heal the hurt I experienced. I guess, nature is indeed a healing miracle made by God.

So, there you have it...my truly spiritual moment.

Blessed Sunday, everyone!

Day 22: Describe a dark/turbulent moment in your life.

Been pondering on this topic for a couple of days. Or has it been a week already? 

After some deep soul searching, the darkest, most turbulent moment in my life was when my own best friend betrayed me.

I picked this chapter of my life because this event is considered the breakthrough or turning point of my life. 

I hesitated at first to share this particular event because it's been so long and I should have forgotten all about it. However, I once read in a book that if you were constantly reminded by an event that coincidentally lead to another dejavu-ish life lesson, it could be the universe trying to tell you that you haven't learned this lesson well. And yeah, I've experienced a few other betrayals by so-called friends that finally last year, my eyes were finally opened.

Sometimes, the people you think you won't ever get along with can be your real ally.

So, before I tell you the story, I just want to say that I didn't mean to cause any grievances to the person and I just want to say to him or her that...

"Thanks for making me stronger and wiser."

So, it happened when I was in college and we have a major group assignment. As usuall, I would choose my besties first over others. So, kami pun jadilah satu group. And after choosing the rest of the members, kami lantik la ketua. Everyone in the team (as it seems) wanted me to be the leader, so I agreed. After all, kami kan geng...so, being a leader got me all excited because I can take this opportunity to showcase one of my works. So, after showing everyone in the team our possible presentation, it seemed that everyone was happy. At least, that was what I think.

At the first meeting, I assigned each member with a role. I remembered that I wanted to showcase the talents of my other team members who always got the mediocre role because they do have potentials. Everyone was content with their roles but I guess I overlooked the needs of one of my best friend. I assumed that since my friend had one major role before, so why not give a supporting role? We were marked based on teamwork anyway. So, after the meeting we promised to meet again.

To make the story short, I saw one of the team members and reminded her about our second practice. I was a bit curious why she looked confused. Then, I found out from her that my BFF had written a new play and everyone except me and my other friend knew about it. That person even assigned new roles to everyone. I wondered why would that person do that to me and alas, the jigs was up. That person was unsatisfied about the role I gave.

To add insult to the injury, the rest of the team had already met and discussed about the new play. They told me that they thought I knew about the new project and was okay with it. In my defense, I knew I would be okay if only my friend had that openness to tell me about that project. I knew I would react at first, but I would be okay to change to that person's idea if it would be good for the team. But to do a secret meeting behind my back and without any information, it was so confusing at that time.

So, I confronted that person. My friend told me that I was obsessed with my position. WTF??!! I just wanted to give the others a chance to share their talents. In my group, we don't hog spotlights, we share. That was my opinion. I guess we didn't share that sentiment. 

At that moment, I remember that I felt like a fool. My heart just breaks and in the midst of my anger at my friend, I felt extremely angry at myself.  Angry because I would never do this to any of my best friends; angry because I favour that person over others; angry because I didn't listen to warnings from others. I placed my trust on that person and look at what total loyalty had brought me. I was totally distraught but funny, I felt more empowered. More empowered to bring that person down. Oh, the battle was on...it was so ON!!

At the end, our group were broken into two...Team Jes and Team That Person (hehehe macam teda nama lain). Who won? Not that I care, but my team did quite well. At that moment, I realised that my real friends were with me all along. I learned a lesson about true friendship from that event.

I forgive that person eventually and remained friends till we graduated. Well, we grew up and perhaps we weren't meant to be BFFs. Yalah, I forgave tapi the scar yang sia dapat besar juga oh. At least, we tried. But I guess, you can't force the universe to maintain what is not yours to begin with. Some friends move on and some stay. Those who stay is worth all the loyalty you can give.

So the lesson here is not to dwell on the dark event, rather see what you can learn from it and move on.

After moving on, I finally get what I always wanted: genuine friends.

Day 21: My best friends and what makes them special.

Now, where would we be without friends?

Though I am sometimes broke, I rather be poor than be lonely.

Though my looks are not that grandeur, I rather be a plain Jane than be the Jane without friends.

So, here are my best friends and why they rock my world...

Belle and Lydia...

I don't have any latest pictures with them, I think it's about time we have another taken. It's been a while since we last hangout, it's because we are working in different towns and cities. I hope this year we would be able to have a reunion. Belle and Lyd have been my best friends since we were sixteen. They were my confidantes and back at those days, we had our own teenage fun...hehehe...gosh, I miss them.

Next is Alicia. We became close friends since our university days. We were roomies as well back in those days. I think she rocks as a bestie because she's one of a kind. She can be unpredictable (in a good way) and I guess, she balances me out because I can be a control freak and a nervous wreck sometimes.

Then, Imelda. She is like a big sister for me. She's funny, gaga over Korean heartthrobs and we share many favourite stuffs like jazz, food and etc.

I think I should include my close friends at work as well...first, Suzanah...

We became friends on January last year because kami sama-sama "posting" heheheh. She's a great person to hangout with and we can be all sot-sot with each other. :P

Next, si Shane. She's my colleague and travel buddy. Dia pun sot-sot macam si Suzanah...heheheh

Well, that's all about my friends.

"A friend is a gift you give yourself."
- Robert Louis Stevenson

Day 20: Discuss your favorite movie and why it's so special to you.

 Wah, punya sa pemalas mau blog...hehehe...well, although we have a one week off for CNY, I was busy with life.

That would mean entertaining my friends who came for a visit, my Aru's 82th birthday party and Juin-Tulas Chinese New Year gathering and attending weddings.

I will blog about that in a later post (kalau sa ingat kunun hahaha..bah, yalah...before Chap Goh Mei). So, ten more days to go (let's make it ten more posts lah...senang sikit hehehe). Today's topic is My favourite movie...discuss.

Hmmm...my favourite movie? there are a lot actually...if i could only have one that would be "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything - Julie Newmar".

 The casts for this movie are the late Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo. It is about three drag queens who travel cross-country enroute to a national drag queen beauty pageant in Hollywood but got stranded in a small town.
You can read the synopsis further here.

Why?

#1. It's funny and entertaining.

#2. It tackles sensitive issues regarding gender in a light-hearted way.

#3. To me, it conveys the message that regardless of whatever we looked like or whatever we believe in, our uniqueness make us beautiful.

#4. Because it's funny...(I've said this one, right?)

Here's a clip from the movie...

Fin.

Day 19: The Biggest Disappointment in My Life.

The biggest disappointment in my life would be the acceptance that Santa Claus isn't real.

Period. 

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!! May the year of the Rabbit brings you more prosperity and luck throughout the year!!

^__^

Day 18: Stranger that made an impact in my life.

It happened when I was still studying in Shah Alam. I just came back from attending Sunday Mass at St. John, Bukit Nenas. That time, the Divine Mercy church was still under construction and I missed the sunset mass at CSS. I remember that I was quite broke that time but since I felt that I shouldn't miss Mass, I just hop on the bus and off to KL.

After Mass, I decided not to have breakfast there and wanted to go back directly to Shah Alam. So, I took the LRT at Pasar Seni to KL Sentral so I could go on the bus to Shah Alam there. After 30 minutes waiting, finally the bus arrived. There were so many people going to Shah Alam and I waiting in line impatiently. Finally, my turn to pay the fare! Alas, when I opened my wallet, I don't have any small changes except for two RM10 notes and a few coins. I nearly cried because the driver was already looking at me as if he was saying "Don't ever think to ask for small changes from me". I guess I've forgotten that I've used up all my small changes with the LRT fare. I knew I should have stopped for breakfast. At least ada juga duit puluh sen sia.

Then there was a middle-aged man, dressed in a shabby tee and he smelled of sweat. He said, "Dua orang" and looked at me with a smile. Not a scary one though. Just a smile.

He paid for my fare.

So, how does this stranger impacted my life?

#1. This event taught me to look at everyone, regardless of what they wear and smelled, equally.

#2. Miracles happen when you thought everything is just hopeless.

#3. Go for breakfast whenever your gut say you should.

#4. Pass the kindness to another, who knows, you might have made an impact on their life as well.

After that incident, I never seen that man again. After he paid for my fare, I said thanks so many times that I think I've embarrassed him. He just say "Takde hal...it's ok..." And his stop was just at Petaling Jaya, he paid more than he should.

So, that's the story of a stranger who made an impact in my life.

Day 17: A Drifted Friendship.

This is a sad topic for me. If I could, I won't do a post on this one, but maybe it will be a sort of healing for both of us.

I once have a friend back when I was in secondary school. I was a newbie and I could say that I was the geek from the interior and a social outcast. Being in a new school in an urban town was quite daunting for me and I find it quite difficult to make new friends. Things were very difficult until she showed up ( I went to an all girl school).She was very nice to me and we became very close until Form 3. I got transferred to a new class and she in another, so being in a "puppy friendship", we began to drift slowly. I guess you can say it was a growing up process.

We went our separate ways after Form 5 and reunited in a private college. But things weren't the same again...I guess we have different beliefs and priorities. It does get awkward whenever we meet.

I wonder, if we remained in the same class would we remained best of friends?

Maybe I should just give her a PM at FB, yeah?