Random shots...

Took these a while ago while feeling bored - just some random shots, but they are too cute to be just chucked away... so here;

The Pyramid of tennis balls WK made - during one of the trainings we attended, we have this activity la... After that, he sort of gathered the balls and assembled into this. Knowing I have the destructive streak in me, he flash me his cute smile and tell me that I can not ruin this... Oh hell, it is so close, but I cant destroy! He peeks cheeky glances to me from time to time warning me to curb my destructive desire - hell, prolly I will ruin HIM instead if he flash me one more devastatingly cute smile!

A cute mousey torch-light. It also runs on dynamo power (i think) cos your can press on the blue button and the lights flash out temporarily with the sound of dynamo working. Creative hor?

And I found this cute duckie I cant resist - Evil Duckie! * LOL * Cukup-la blue mouth and slitty eyes, got horns some more! * hehehe *

Miri - Luak Esplanade

Ookies - last entry on my Miri Trip * Finally! *I have uploaded more pictures taken but I am either too lazy to blog or thinks that it will only clog up your reading * =) *

I did manage to find my way to the beach. As Miri is located on the coastline, what would make the trip complete if not a trip to the beach, rite? This particular stretch of beach I went is called Luak Esplanade, recommended by a local collegue. Well, a god recommendation that was!

As I was there on a Saturday, surprisingly it was rather deserted. Could be due to the reason that I was there late in the evening - wanted to catch the sunset as well as the reason that I will be meeting colleagues for dinner right after that nearby.

This is my 1st experience of South China Sea, and though this is not those beautiful East Coast islands/beaches, its pretty much impressive in its kind. With the white, extremely fine sands, noticed that the waves seemed "fiercer" * heehee *

Quiet... Almost like a private beach.

They have peddlers selling rilled chicken wing and some snacks.

Fine, smooth, white sand.

Found this nice, almost perfect shaped shell. Reminds me of my employer * heehee *

What amazes me is the mass amount of live mini-mini cockles there. As you walked on the beach, you can actually feel the swarming cockles there, basically walking on life beneath you. Impressive.

Sunset...

Yup, I was there till dark * heehee * Alone some more * =P *

My colleagues picked me up then, and we went to a seafood restaurant nearby, halal punya. Food was very good, did not had fish though as apparently, fish dishes there are very expensive.

The restaurant is those Halal-but-Chinese-Style kind. As you walk in, you will breeze past the arrays of fresh seafood available. I caught hold of this big-ass cockles/la-la which I feel shall do well to end this entry with...

BIG.

Am very happy that I am blessed with this opportunity to experience Miri, met with many interesting people and bestowed with much new experiences. Appreciate it a lot, and must thank my Boss my allowing this invaluable experience for me. Thanks, Boss!

New Tagline

As both Pammie and SP agreed - this is so have to be added into our list of golden lines by PQ * =P *

" I don't want you to break another nail anymore."

* swoon *

Hence, we have this new hope;

" I (We) want to find a man (if we can) who will never allow me(us) to break another finger/toe nail anymore..."

* muahahahaha * ROTF *

Hell yeah, "he" sets a whole new specification for us now * wink * wink *

* Apologies to other readers, this is a post for die-hard romantics who suka kena tipu or suka lelaki pandai berkata-kata * heehee *

Grumpy Cat

* sigh… * My colleague has officially labeled me as Grumpy-Cat now (on top of my title as Cik Rempit and “kenapa tak make-up hari ini” * LOL *).

With my recent bout of bad mood swings and high level of frustration caused by highly annoying people, my blood pressure sky-rocketed and foul-mouth goes uncontrollable. This is seriously the first time is my life that despite that person annoys me to 110% of my tolerance capacity; I still manage to force myself to smile through gritted teeth and speak diplomatically with her. Hazards of professionalism.

Being in the position I am in now, I have one more important agenda under my belt besides performance, which is to hone my skills, capabilities, mentality and emotions as a HR Professional – well, that is the reason I am being hired in the 1^st place. Hence, I am expected to behave like one and also, a level above the rest of the normal staff as I am tagged differently in the organization.

And Hell Yeah I am being tested to the brink of my sanity with this ughhh! person.

And hereby, I apologise sincerely to those who crosses my path when I failed to grasp on the last sliver of my limited patience – I didn’t mean to be a bitch about it, but sorry, you just catch me at the wrong time/side of me.

I will and am learning, in my journey to be more “plastic” like what C says – may God bless those poor, kind souls tortured along my way…

Exhausted

For the past week, I consistently go to bed at 2-3am. Pardon me, that is considered the earlier nights.

Looking so Panda now. And yes, lack of sleep do induce me to be a horrible person at work - which was proven repeatedly this week. Am feeling sorry to my "victims" at work * =P *

Red eyes, headaches, grumpy-me, sighs, curses, banging of furnitures, sharp glances, wailing, manja-mengada-ngada : that was me the whole of last week.

Please allow me turn back into my angel self again come this Monday... * =P *

Miri - Pork Knuckles

My 1st pork knuckles. I dont usually eat such food, more of a WL thing * =P *

But because colleagues was saying that this is good, they tried the same one at one of their franchise in KL.

HUGE knuckles deep-fried then oven baked.

Gotten so excited - must take a pic * =P *

Tried and tested - still not my kinda food...

They serve the WORST mushroom soup I ever tasted. Bland and tasteless.

My chocolate fondue! Yummy! The highlight for my otherwise disappointing dinner.

Miri - PasarMalam/Minggu

I lurve to visit pasar malams. Being a glutton, it's a fantastic place to be with the variety of food there has to offer * heehee *

So naturally, I will ask to visit the Local pasar malam geh. And since its one place to buy the famous local "Sarawak kek lapis", what else can stop me rite? * =P * Btw, I did not get to taste the cake, cos it turned stale by the time I reach KL. Their Pasar malam is also known as pasar minggu as it occurs every Friday and Saturday night.

Its not a very big pasar malam, half of the size is the food section.

The Sarawak Kek Lapis - it is very colourful.

What frazzled me is the intricate designs they are made of... Enough with the complexity of layering with colours, check out the designs...

Saw this signage that I must share...

Looks like this is a skill that can go international as well... * =P *

Saw these interesting sights as well;

Like how they susun itu pisang cantik-cantik... * hehehe *

And they sell corns with the stem tied together! Had never seen corn being sold this way until now.

One odd trait I notice is that they do like to sell their stuff without a theme. Like a shoe shop sells shoes and maybe shoes related stuff rite?

Here - accessories stall selling VEGETABLES too.... * blink blink *

And plant seller selling live chickens along with the plants....

And I M-U-S-T blog the following for SP.

SP - hold your breath - you will be treated to the scene you have been craving for....

Welcome SP, the Ikan Bakar stalls area * chuckles evil glee *

The locals there seem to lurve ikan bakar too. They have stalls after stalls selling ikan bakar. And the stall is FILLED with ikan bakar! Not those a few ekor on the grill we see here, but the dozens on the grill!!!!!!

Racks after racks of ikan bakar Darling.... And they either bakar fishes marinated in some chili sauce or plain grilled then topped with special chilli. And they offer ALL KINDs of fishes.

My piece of grilled ikan pari - very fresh, cost me slightly less than rm10 and its HUGE. Would have easily rm15 - rm20 in KL. Sedap! It was so huge, I couldnt finish it on my own!

Another favourite there - kepak ayam bakar - tak sedap ler... but cheap - rm1.20 (or was it rm1?) each. Never get that price in KL...

And cucur udang - this is very good! But it look not so appealing cos the pasar malam vendors there like to use black coloured plastic bags - like beg sampah rite...

Good experience - will make it a point to visit and experience various pasar malam at different locations for their local flavor from now onwards...

I am shy laa...

No, SP, He is not a cutie - just a regular looking Chinese guy.

A long and embarrasing story I wish not to elaborate here - I am horribly embarrased and am now horribly shy when the subject matter is him.

Hope this will pass soon...

I know SP will bet her ass (and maybe many others too) that Miss *FuzZyPanda* is so not a shy person - but indeed I am.

* wink * wink *

Shy...

I know this sounds silly and many will not believe it - I am actually a very shy person... * =) *

God, please help me... How do I remain professional and ignore the burning shy-ness that mess up my interactions? I NEED to work with this person DAILY.

Help.........