Kathy & Zomba

Kat's Wedding

The beautiful church (St. Peter Anglican Church, Saratok)

The beautiful bride

The kiss that seals the deal... ;-p

The 3 musketeers.. Hehe

Zomba

Zomba & I

Whe he sleeps, he SLEEPS... Haha

31 days and Counting

Well, so far it's been 31 days since I moved to Kch (okay, 29 days if you insist, minus the 2 days I spent frantically packing up stuffs at home). New place, new environment, new people means new challenges. Am not going to discuss work-related stuff in detail anyways.

Week 1: Trying to adapt to the environment. Still no gas stove so almost every day makan di kedei (sampai rasa muak sungguh2!). House still looked like tongkang pecah, even thinking about unpacking made me tired. Replacement Saturday. Decided to get a gas stove and kitchen cabinet by hook or by crook.

Week 2: Nothing much. Identified that one of the classes that I taught is filled with trolls (verified by the other senior teachers). Ugh! Heavy rain. Flood. Trolls missed school.Bliss. The in-laws came for a visit.

Week 3: SSDW. My two nieces spent the weekend a my place. Shopping. After church went to purchase washing machine and a fridge. Habis lah NT* Laundry lost one of their customer.. Ha ha

Week 4: Sports Week. TGIF coz it means holiday is near. Bought a wardrobe. Now at last, tongkang pecah no more!

Well, there you go. A short summary of my 31 days so far. Haven't had the time to go for a dip in the pool. Asal petang jak mesti hujan...

What are your plans for the CNY holiday? My bestie, Kathy, is having her wedding on the 1st day of CNY itself, so I'll be going there armed with my camera. Then, it's off to my parents' place for a couple of days. Pick up some of the stuffs I forgot to pack last time.

To friends celebrating the Lunar New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai. Xin Nian Kuai Le!!!

Newsflash!

Okay... I have a lot to blog about but that MUST wait...

This one's waaaayyy bigger news!

I AM MOVING TO KUCHING... IN LESS THAN 4 DAYS...

WTF!

A.M. Musings

Okay, I must confess this.

I miss my cat.

My cat misses me too.

Tomorrow I'll be on a 6-hour bus ride back home since I'm off for a 3-day course starting Monday (Kursus Induksi Kaedah Baru a.k.a 'Kursus Sik Cukup Duit' so it's much much shorter than the older version that takes 2 weeks previously). So far this holiday I've been travelling to and fro almost every week. Sigh... Tiring but what to do. Then after the course I'll be very busy with the preparation for the traditional reception and once that one is done, it's preparation for Christmas - baking cookies and probably helping out with the preparation for my niece's engagement.

Holiday?

What holiday?

Oh ya, I almost forgot that I have yet to complete my 'How to plan your wedding without strangling someone' post... Really need to finish it before I forget the details.

Haih, I'm not really making any sense here. I need sleep yet I'm not sleepy.

My Beb's Wedding

Gorgeous couple with half of the UNIMAS gang (the ladies)

Congratulations to my Beb @ Hornbill @ Grace on the joyous occasion. The UNIMAS gang was also there to share the happiness. I couldn't take photos during the traditional reception held at the bride's longhouse as I was the emcee for the reception. Beb had booked me since early this year to emcee her reception (mati lah mak lepas ni asyik jadi emcee org kawen2).

It was wonderful to meet again with the UNIMAS gang, almaklumlah kan, semua dah kerja and scattered all over the place so weddings are always a good time to have our 'mini-reunions'... Lepas tok sapa gik mok kawen? Hehe

Actually I was to attend the reception held in Miri also but I couldn't attend it. Anyway, Julia & Dot was there to 'dera' the hubby... Mun aku ada sekali, takut trauma pulak hubby Beb...Kehkeh... Aku kan kejam.

Many thanks to Fred and Mell for giving me a ride from Kch to Skei and back again. Next year will be you guys' turn. :-)

To Beb & LTL,

May GOD bless your life together with many offspring (sik da masalah ttg tok, aku pasti sgt2..haha), happiness, health and prosperity.

xoxo always,

Chris

Tag from Linda

Wah... Setelah sekian lama tak bergiat dalam aktiviti tag-menge'tag', dapat tag pulak from Linda (sila visit blog beliau, banyak resepi best-best di sana. psst, Linda, kalau aku tau ko terrer masak sampai tahap ni, dulu confirm aku dok sama banglo ngan ko...confirm badan aku sehat.. hehe)

The Tag:

1) Blog's owner nickname(s):

chris - what my friends call me.

inut - ni family belah bapak level 1st kazen jer ada permit nak panggil guna nama nih... laen2 nak gatal2 panggil guna nama nih akan dapat penampor.

angkau/arul - nickname nih adik-beradik jer bleh panggil. org laen pon dapat penampor gak kalo panggil guna nama nih.

Arul - Tak tau mana origin asal-usul salasilah dapat nickname nih.

Angkau tu agaknya dtg dari perkataan 'jangkau'(Bahasa Iban), maksud dia tinggi/panjang. Kalau dalam Bahasa Cina 'angkau' tu bunyi macam 'monyet merah', masa aku lahir dulu x cukup bulan, gamaknya sebab kena injek kaw2 ngan steroid utk mematangkan paru2, belakang ada banyak bulu2 halus kaler reddish blonde. Kalau maksud angkau yg no 2 tu, aku nak balik asah parang utk tetak abang aku (pasal dia yg bagi nickname nih). Hahaha

2) Acceptance Speech

"Mula2 sekali saya nak ucapkan tima kaseh kat nenek, pak, mak, pak men, mak men, adik beradik, ipar duai, pakcik makcik, kazen-mazen .... (

30 minit kemudian)... dan terutamanya pada kawan saya Linda kerana telah menge'tag' saya. Saya amat terharu kerana mendapat penghormatan ini. Tengkiu... Tengkiu... I love u all! muacks muacks

*muntah*

Hahahaha

3) 6 Fav Singer/ Artists/ Groups

6 jer? Hahahaha... *garu-garu kepala lah pulak*

a) Disagree - Band

Lagu ada unsur-unsur macam nak bunuh diri tapi I like the guitar riffs. Aku sangat *heart* band ini ok... Nak tgk live performance diaorg ni kalo boleh. Anak aku nanti (kalo dah ada la), aku nak dodoikan ngan lagu disagree. Boleh?

b) Angelina Jolie - Actress/Artist

sebab dia hawt! And I love her movies. nuff said.

c) The Carpenters - Singer/Band

I love their songs and I grew up listening to them. And oh yeah, Boney M, Lobo, Cliff Richard (my first crush tau tak?) and the likes. My Dad awal2 pagi dah mainkan lagu depa semua, so I guess I acquire the taste for the oldies.

d) Linkin Park - Band

Lagu depa nih I usually listen to time tgh sibuk buat assignment. Makin last minit makin loud la I pasang lagu2 nih. I don't know why tapi idea gerenti akan datang mencurah2 time dgr lagu-lagu LP. Lain masa I seldom listen to them.

e) Keroncong Singers

Okay, not something that you'd expect from someone like me. My parents said that keroncong songs are the only ones that works to dodoikan me to sleep. Time tu my dad selalu pasang either the piring hitam or tape cassette (zaman tu mana ada CD, apa lagi mp3 kan). Sampai sekarang nih aku punya weakness is keroncong songs. I love the melodies and the melodious voice of the singers. I tak tau sapa nama penyanyi2 tu... Besok lusa tanya my parents about this.

f) Adibah Nor - Singer/Actress

She's versatile and she can sing. And she's hilariously funny. :-)

4) Tag your friends

Well, anyone who wants to do this tag. :-)