Monday 31 January 2011

My Fundamental Formula


...for enjoyin Life is the collaboration of Fun & Mental!
i had 2 babes callin me to clarify what the hell was goin on!
1 even said tis scheme was like the movie, Inception...Complicated!!
Hehehehe *rubs hands in glee*
Me loikes~

It has been soo soo long since we were up to some mischief! And realisin how daunting a task it is to organise a party now, since fittin into new roles in our lives as compared to the past times when we were all single, ready to mingle but not available days, God noes how Majorly H-A-P-P-Y i am tt we pulled off the crazy Masked Kidnappin & Birthday Celebration filled with Hush Hush & Surprise Surprise!! I think the crazy buzz we had kinda mellowed over the years but the creative juices & naughty horns are still workin alrite!! Woot wooot~~




To cuzzin Liz my dearest bride-to-be....May all goes smoothly from here on!
To lesbo Dee, Enjoy the last of ur Tweenteens!!
To all involved, one word: AWESOME!!






Monday 24 January 2011

MM

Well, my response as both a Malay and a Muslim in Singapore is that we still have Integrity in being a Minority, thank u very much.

You old folks should just meet up & continue your elitists politics in the grave already lah before becomin worse Malicious Morons! Grr


Malaysia's Mahathir Mohammed's view on us

taken from: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_540409.html

KUALA TERENGGANU - MALAYS in Malaysia could end up as a weak minority if they remain politically divided, said former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, comparing them to Malay Singaporeans.

Even though Malay Singaporeans enjoy the benefits of a more developed country, they had to 'kowtow' to others, he claimed yesterday, returning to a rhetoric he often espoused as prime minister.

Dr Mahathir addressed some 1,000 Malay activists at a Malay rights rally in the capital of Terengganu state. This was well below the expected turnout of 5,000, and organisers blamed this on the World Cup, reported The Star newspaper.

Dr Mahathir said: 'The position of the Malays (in Malaysia) is in deep crisis and precarious. If they do not think deeply and act wisely, one day, we could become like Malay Singaporeans, a group without power who have to terbongkok-bongkok (kowtow) before others.

'We do not want others to kowtow before us, but we want a fair distribution of power and wealth.'

Tun Dr Mahathir's speech came amid fears among some in the community that Malays will lose their dominant status in Malaysia, especially with the increasing influence of opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat and its focus on multiracialism.



Singapore's very own Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew view on us

taken from: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/51920
By Philip Lim

SINGAPORE, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew has urged local Muslims to "be less strict on Islamic observances" to aid integration and the city-state's nation-building process.

Singapore has a predominantly Chinese population, with minority races including Muslim Malays and Indians, and Lee has always stressed the importance of racial harmony.

"I would say today, we can integrate all religions and races except Islam," he said in "Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going," a new book containing his typically frank views on the city-state and its future.

"I think we were progressing very nicely until the surge of Islam came and if you asked me for my observations, the other communities have easier integration -- friends, intermarriages and so on..." he stated.

"I think the Muslims socially do not cause any trouble, but they are distinct and separate," Lee added, calling on the community to "be less strict on Islamic observances."

During the book's launch on Friday, the self-described "pragmatist" warned Singaporeans against complacency, saying the largely ethnic Chinese republic was still a nation in the making.

Describing Singapore in the book as an "80-storey building on marshy land," Lee said it must contend with hostility from larger Muslim neighbours.

"We've got friendly neighbours? Grow up... There is this drive to put us down because we are interlopers," he said, citing alleged Malaysian and Indonesian efforts to undermine Singapore's crucial port business.

Singapore was ejected from the Malaysian federation in 1965 in large part due to Kuala Lumpur's preferential policies for ethnic Malays, and has since built up Southeast Asia's most modern military to deter foreign aggression.

Turning to local politics, Lee said the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), which has been in power since 1959 when Singapore gained political autonomy from colonial ruler Britain, will someday lose its grip on power.

"There will come a time when eventually the public will say, look, let's try the other side, either because the PAP has declined in quality or the opposition has put up a team which is equal to the PAP... That day will come."

"In the next 10 years to 20 years, I don't think it'll happen. Beyond that, I cannot tell."

Lee said that despite a survey showing the contrary, he believed Singaporeans were not yet ready for a non-ethnic-Chinese prime minister.

"A poll says 90 percent of Chinese Singaporeans say they will elect a non-Chinese as PM. Yes, this is the ideal. You believe these polls? Utter rubbish. They say what is politically correct," he stated.

He also defended the policy of promoting marriage between highly-educated Singaporeans, a policy seen by critics as a form of social engineering, and dismissed the notion of love at first sight.

"People get educated, the bright ones rise, they marry equally well-educated spouses. The result is their children are likely to be smarter than the children of those who are gardeners," he said.

"It's a fact of life. You get a good mare, you don't want a dud stallion to breed with your good mare. You get a poor foal."

People who are "attracted by physical characteristics" may regret it, he said.

Lee also revealed that he had donated to charity all his earnings of S$13 million ($10 million) since stepping down as prime minister in 1990 after 31 years in power.

Singapore's cabinet ministers are the highest paid in the world as part of a strategy to prevent corruption and attract talent from the private sector.

Lee, who holds the special title Minister Mentor, now serves as an adviser to his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who came to power in 2004.

Amid all the hard-edged talk, Lee showed his tender side when asked about his late wife Kwa Geok Choo, who died aged 89 in October last year.

"It means more solitude. No one to talk to when the day's work is done," Lee said in the book, the result of exclusive interviews with journalists from the country's leading daily, The Straits Times.


Sunday 16 January 2011

Is tt acid humour, Aunty?

I really find Chinese Aunties amusin, from the way they shove their way up buses or block people's way with their brollies, to sometimes pepperin Hokkien vulgarities in their sentences...all those they do, with straight faces. Repulsive but amusing.

Today I had an amusingly memorable conversation with a Sales Rep Aunty at a warehouse sale event.

*the followin conversation was made in English, SIngapore style*

Me: Aunty, will the colour of this bedsheet fade?

Aunty: Aiyo girl, tis one is ELLE(emphasized tone) brand hor, people laugh teeth drop hor if fade!

Me: *looked blank for 3 seconds tryin to digest her analogy*

Aunty: heheh, just joking hor...it won't fade la.

Me: *recovered* ehh heheh ok, thank u Aunty, i take one set.

Aunty: Thank u ah girl -pat pat me-

U r brilliant in ur own right la, Aunty! Steady steady Pom pi pi!
*lmao*

Tuesday 11 January 2011

The Fat & Thin of It

Well 2011 has already crept in & two weeks into it, i have sudden pang of feeling old. hah.

First of all cos i see pictures of friends' children gettin enrolled into schools on facebook!
A young colleague from China now shares the lab space with me & my supervisor, and she is always inquisitive & always askin for advise & cannot seem to prioritise things in her life.
Then some of my primary school friends started reminiscin of our childhood.
Followed by my spurts of meet-up with friends with much food adventures & merry-makin
Finally the annual medical check-up.

So....
It hit me tt i'm turnin 30 tis year, insya Allah. THREE ZERO.
It hit me tt we are all facin adults issues now, if it's not gettin committed to a partner through engagement & marriages, then it is goin into parenthood & managing the brood, if not, then dealin with everyday's increasin struggles.
It hit me tt my weight is balloonin even though i stomach Less food.
It hit me tt i must look after myself more than before.
It hit me tt fishballs contain MSG!!

Obviously changes are happenin all around! some need to be adapted to, fast. Some, can jolly well be taken in slowly & leisurely. Some challengin & some simply slipped by.

Hmm what exactly i'm tryin to say is Oh How WE'VE RAN QUITE A DISTANCE haven't we? Some of us literally grew together these past year(s) readin & sharin thoughts on each others' entries here in Multiply. So do we now slow down or keep on goin my dears? Well i say...let's keep on gettin inspired & ignite some Fireworks, shall we? And may God always light our way through each livin new day!








Monday 3 January 2011

Beholder




If in thirst you drink water from a cup,
you see God in it.
Those who are not in love with God
will see only their own faces in it.


-Rumi-

Saturday 1 January 2011

The Chosen One-Maher Zain

Rating:★★★★★
Category:Other
Beautiful reminder of the blessed Prophet's sunnahs
Peace be upon the Messenger indeed, Masya Allah :)