Then...and Now

My gosh!! It's been so long since I made any posts in this blog....it's just that I've been so busy with other things...

I haven't been looking at my friendster account for a while too...i did this morning and I found a post that I did at that time and decided to do it again....please feel free to copy this post and do your own survey..i'm sure you're going to enjoy doing it. :)

Ten years ago, it was the year 2000. Take this survey, post the results, and see how many things have changed since then.

1) How old were you?

THEN: 23

NOW: 33

2) Where did you go to school?

THEN: UiTM

NOW: no more assignments n burning the midnight oil for me now TYVM…..i really enjoy getting my paycheck every month end : )

3) Where did you work?

THEN: Nowhere. i was still busy doing assignments n burning the midnight oil.

NOW: Accountant General's Department (Sabah)

4) Where is your favorite hang out?

THEN: BurgerKing centrepoint, KK

NOW: at home with my family

5) Where did you live?

THEN: Shah Alam, Section 16

NOW: my own home

6) How was your hairstyle?

THEN: long n layered

NOW: Long and a bit less layered

7) Your favorite perfume/cologne?

THEN: Baby Johnson’s
Cologne
(the green coloured one)

NOW: Dior Addict

8)Did you wear braces?

THEN: No

NOW: no

9) Did you wear contacts?

THEN: no

NOW: no

10) Did you wear glasses?

THEN: no

NOW: Still have my 20/20 vision :)

11) Who were your friends?

THEN: there r too many of them to fit in here

NOW: Some i have lost contact with...but they're still my friends...

12) Which of your pets were still alive?

THEN : can’t remember their names

NOW: none of them are alive now

13) Who was your boyfriend/girlfriend?

THEN: no need to disclose that part of my past

NOW: better than a boyfriend, I’m happily married to my darling hubby… : )

14) Who was your celebrity crush?

THEN: never had any celebrity crushes

NOW: like I said, never had any celebrity crushes

15) Who was your regular-person crush? THEN : didn't have any

NOW : no one…I’m not allowed to..am i? hehee

16) How many piercings did you have?

THEN: none

NOW: none, not even my ears are pierced.

17) color of your hair?

THEN: darkbrown

NOW: darkbrown

18) What was your favorite band/singer?

THEN: Mariah Carey

NOW: Still is Mariah Carey

19) Had you gotten drunk?

THEN: no

NOW: never..drinking is really not good for ur health u know…

20) Had you DRIVEN?

THEN: no…I hadn’t even gotten my driver’s licence yet.

NOW: I have my driver’s licence already but i have'nt been driving since i got pregnant with my 1st child....i've definitely got to put this into my new year's resolution for 2011...hehehe..i'm pregnant with my 3rd child at the moment..so i still have a reason not to drive.. ;)

21) If so which car?

THEN: no driver’s licence, no car

NOW: Just got my Avanza this year

2) Looking back, are you where you thought you would be in 2000?:

No, where I am now is even better than I imagined. Thanks to God for His many blessings...!

Parents' Heartache

I read this entry in my cousin, Grace Kabinchong's, blog. I wanted to cry reading it because it is so true....I asked permission from my cousin to post her entry in my blog (thanks again Grace!) so I can share it with others....I hope you'll be deeply touched by it as I was.....

I come to realise that when we were younger, playing truant is forgivable or at least understandable. It's all part and parcel of growing up. Well, that's what i believe though, not speaking on behalf of anyone. Although, i am not saying that it is OKAY to do so but pandai-pandai la...
However, when adults play truant, it is no longer forgivable. In fact, it is just plain irresponsible and ignorant. Why? Come on people....our parents are not immortals. They are just normal human beings who like all of us can grow old and fragile. By right, when we have all grown up as adults and our parents have grown old...they are suppose enjoy their remaining years and not worry about their grown up kids.
How can parents feel happy and enjoy life when all they see is their grown up kids who can't think of their future, who still leech on them although they are working adults, who goes out every night and come home very late (or very early in the morning) at night partying, getting wasted—weekends cannot party one a?, who doesn't give a damn if the car insurance is overdue and the uncle has to pay for him/her and end up the uncle has to rudely "REMIND" the parents to pay him back, who doesn't think that securing a steady job even when the opportunity is there is important because, maybe because he/she thinks he/she can score better---but when? Remember, it's the world recession now!, who thinks that his/her friends are more important than spending quality time with the parents/family, who takes their parents for granted, who would never answer his/her calls whenever the parents call while he/she is out with her friends stating the same stale reason—"ndak dgr abis sia kasi silent", etc.....
Wake up! You are no longer teenagers. You are bloody adults now. I am not saying i am angel, i can assure i definitely am not...i am still learning how to become a better child because i know i was and probably am still a disappointment to my parents but at least, i am aware...now.
You may say that it's not easy living with them under the same roof, but that's just mere excuse. Whatever it is, they are your parents, regardless of whether, living together or separately. The matter of the fact is...they are suffering...it hurts to hear sound of your mother's voice crackle while trying to hold back the tears, or when she starts talking about how she wishes that she would die soon rather seeing you throw away your life, when your father starts talking about how he won't be able to live to see you get hitched, when your father just sleep whole day in the bedroom because he is too distraught and disappointed with your actions, when your mother calls to say that "kanapala anak-anak kami semua ni makin tua makin macam mau cacat tu utak?", when your mother said that she has been trying to put sense into the thick head of yours and your father would say " janganlah selalu berkeras sama derang macam tu...basar suda derang juga...jangan kasih tekanan" because he believes that you will change, when your father would love to go yamcha with his children but your friends are more important...
What hurts the most is when --- your father and mother would have breakfast, dinner or yamcha ALONE by themselves because their beloved kids don't think that they are important enough to be hanging out with....
I wonder if you have any idea how much pain you are putting on them. You may not even realise it maybe because you are too ignorant or maybe you are in denial....
Well, i hope you read this...and when you do.....i hope you know what to do...and i hope it's the right thing....

Florence and Petrus Wedding 20.09.2009

I was asked by Florence, the bride (who is also my cousin) to become the backup for her official photographer. I eagerly accepted as this was my first time to actually shoot a wedding, even though it's only as a backup. It was so touching to see her cry tears of joy while she recited her vows during the wedding ceremony. Not only her, but the groom cried when he recited his vows as well.....I have never seen two people so much in love....Congratulations once again to you both.!

Bride and Groom with friends during the diner reception

at The Beverly Hotel

Cousin Jayson and sis Pammie
Me, Florence and Petrus

Misha and Dennis

Florence dancing the sumazau with
Uncle Johnson

June and Baby(Yvonne)

Let's do the Sumazau!!

Pammie and Misha

Pammie, Misha, Aunty Soulin and Mum

Mimi and I

Beef!

Yaaaaaam Seng!

Fish Head

Sweet and Sour Fish

Dig in everyone! Jangan malu-malu... :-)

Up the stairs to the ballroom

Welcoming the guests

Gaban Family

The Kiss

Cousins

The ring

Sis Pam with Florence

A moment together

Ushers and usherettes

To the church

Hungry flowergirls....

With her mum, Aunt Patricia Gaban

On the phone

The flowergirls

The bride doing makeup for her flowergirl

The Veil

The Dress

The Shoes

Makeup session