Lalala Birthday-lah!

24 marks the spot ;)

Nah, my birthday was more like a month ago. Just got around to post the "lala-ness" of it all. Cheers!

What's in a name?

What Tansulin Means

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic “Type A” personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Dip Date Dunk

Initially this was supposed to be a funny story... Turned out to be real and finally I blew it. Tell me what's new right? It happened on the dance floor (few months back). The night was great, I was dancing the night away. He then asked me for a bachata (me like) - it's a slower range of salsa. Body held almost closely, almost cheek to cheek. Lotsa hip movement. So we danced, it was good bachata. Then I heard him whispered to my ear, " How do you feel about a date?"

*GASP!*

Thousand of thoughts raced my mind: "How do I turn him down without hurting his feelings?", "Wow so random, I don't even know this guy!", "Umm... err... ahhhh..."

Then before I could even utter a single word in response to that.... *WHOOSH!* My head and upper body flung backwards and I saw the ceilling. Yup, I was led to a DIP. Then it dawned upon me, he was actually asking; "How do you feel about a DIP?" NOT DATE! Haha. How embarassing!!! Yup, that's me, prone to self-embarassment. And also oh-so-self-absorbed. But it didn't ended there. Several weeks later, he sent me a message on Facebook - asking me out. So it was a DATE after all! How bizzare/hilarious?!??

But sadly that hot date didn't happened. I turned him down cos I freaked out (smacks head). A complete stranger. Sounds interesting and intruiging indeed. But I wasn't comfortable with the thought of going out with a stranger. Although I know the idea of going out on a date is to actually get to know the person better. But what can I say? I freaked out... Shame on me. After that, I have not heard from him ever since. Sigh. Yes, there's a hint of regret. No doubt he seems interesting. Into salsa, Spanish, scuba diving and all that. (P/S: he's a PRO in scuba diving - he teaches them!). We shared few things in common at least. I wonder what would have turned out if I eventually went out with him on that date? Probably by now joined him in some amazing scuba diving excurssion. Therefore the moral of the story is next time, no more freak out.

It's just a date!

Salsa-ween

The witch, pirate and devil acting very naughty on Halloween!

With Salsa Sam as Jason (from Freddy Krueger) and Aisha as witch with cape and all (not seen here though).

The witch featuring The Devil Wears Prada ;)

No extra points for guessing who we were that night. From (L) to (R): Meet Witch Of The Polka-Dot Land, Medusa and Black Widow!

Salsa + Halloween = great combo of fun and the occassion of my pointed witch hat falling while salsa! Nonethelest, I simply loved the hat -- completed my witch look for the night (except lack of a broom stick). Thanks to Sharmila!

My Chic Bookshelf

Don't judge a book by it's cover. But this book's cover totally gives and the contents are insightful too. Some of the things you wouldn't thought of, i.e. "why do most of our milk come in the shape of box cartons and not cylinder like fizzy can drinks" and vice versa. Well it's got a lot to do with economics, that's for sure. I wish I had more time to read and enlighten myself with the principles of economics in interesting everyday lives, but I don't have the time -- so I keep it on the bookshelf first.

"Honey, wait for me... Mummy's coming!"

Well there was a promotion at Borders, 3 books for the price of 2. How good does that sound? So I grabbed these other two. By now, you would have noticed the books I dig aren't exactly found in the fiction area. I don't really read fictions, if I'm looking for fiction, I would watch a movie. As I rather invest in self-help books that are timeless and helpful. Duh. Haha. However the sad news is, they too are waiting for me from the bookshelf, staring at me, screaming: "READ ME!!!"

Ahh... A Year In High Heels. This one is relatively new (the other 3 books were bought months ago!). Yes I admit I'm guilty of buying more books when I haven't even finish with the previous three. But it's so cute! All year round guide to fabulous-ness.. in high heels. Plus it has even a foreword written by Manolo Blahnik!

Jeng jeng jeng... I'm currently reading this! The title might sound controversial (definitely self-help). But this time, there is hope as I'm diligently midway through reading the book and not just skipping the pages, or select whichever page I want to read (I always do that to save time -- just read the middle or last part). I'm determined to finish reading my books! Just wishing for the best ambiance and setting to do so: at the beach! Oh how I could only wish... The perfect beach in my mind: white sandy beach, lying in a hammock, under a shady coconut trees, feeling the cool ocean breeze, while sipping my yummy pina colada, and hubba-hubba-ing at cute hunk-alicious guys (as eye candy) and of course reading A GOOD BOOK!

Yay for Obama!

That's me posing with "Obama" during the U.S. Presidential Election Watch!

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Barack Obama won the US Presidential elections beating John McCain in a landslide victory to become the 44th President of the United States.

Obama made history as the first black president in a long-fought battle of almost 2 years.

It was a bitter sweet moment for Obama whose grandmother, described as the rock in his life, died early Monday in her hometown of Hawaii.

At press time, Obama secured 338 electoral votes compared with McCain's 156. A candidate need only 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

The President-elect is expected to give his victory speech at 12 midnight to a throng of crowd in Grant park, Chicago, Illinois.

The 47-year-old Obama and his running mate, Sen Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice-president on Jan 20, 2009.

Obama will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country facing economic challenges and fighting wars on two fronts -- one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.

-- BERNAMA

Current Cravings

I want this...

Roti Hawaii

and this...

Claypot Loh Shu Fun

...at Sri Murni, SS2. Somebody staying in PJ area, please take me there!!! I want to makan sedap-sedap :)