Friday, August 24, 2007

Why the wedding ring worn on the fourth finger...

I received this through my email courtesy of my SIL. I find this theory very interesting and amazing. Try it out!!


Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger?

There is a beautiful and convincing explanation .....

Thumb represents your Parents
Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings
Middle finger represents your-Self
Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner
& the Last (Little) finger represents your children

Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the
middle fingers and hold them together - back to back
Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and
the thumb - tip to tip

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the
parents)..., they will open, because your parents are
not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to
leave you sooner or later.
Please join your thumbs as before and separate your
Index fingers (representing siblings)...., they will
also open, because your brothers and sisters will have
their own families and will have to lead their own
separate lives.

Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little
fingers (representing your children)...., they will
open too, because the children also will get married
and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate
your Ring fingers (representing your spouse).
You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT.....,
because Husband & Wife have to remain together all
their lives - through thick and thin!!

Please try this out.............
ISN'T THIS A LOVELY THEORY?

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Another dreaded trip to the Immigration Dept

Wish me luck and may no obstacles be in my way when I make my application tomorrow. Ya Allah, kuatkan iman aku untuk be 'nice' to these people... muakakakakakaka

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Singaporean clan in KL (11 Aug 07 - 13 Aug 07

So many things happened last weekend. My brother and his family were here for the weekend getaway. They reached KL at about 4am Saturday morning. Later that day, we made our way to Genting Highlands since the budak2 and the mak budak nak naik Genting. We went there in 1 car so just imagine how jam packed it was with 6 adults and 3 children in it. We parked halfway up and continued our journey with the cable car. Abang aku almost freaked out... takut naik cable car..... muakakakakaka... Luckily tak sama cable car dengan dia... sure dah ketawa golek2 cos according to my sister-in-law who was with him, he closed his eyes all the way and refused to look down... muakakakakakakakkaa

Once in Genting, the kids wanted to go for the rides. So we went in with the exception of my brother and my husband. They decided to stay outside and go for coffee instead. I did not go for any rides...no way!!! After the Space Shot experience, I'm done with all these rides. However, the weather let us down, especially the kids. There were many rides that were closed due to the rain. So all in all, they only managed to go for 3-4 rides. What a waste! We decided to head to the indoor theme park for the 4D motion master. It was quite disappointing as there was something wrong with the 4D glasses that were given to us. So the image we saw on the screen was quite blurry.

After Genting, we headed down for dinner. We decided to go to Rasta at Taman Tun because my brother was here for a 'makanscape' and he's been wanting to eat the satay perut tembusu and so far that's the only place we know. And we really kept the people busy with our endless orders! Muakakakaka.... tu la jadi bila Singaporeans menyerang KL...MAKAN!!!! Muakakakaka... We ordered a few plates of the Giant squid spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, nasi goreng kampung (which was yummyyy!!!), plain waffles, waffles with vanilla ice-cream and waffles with banana and choc sauce, 30 sticks of satay perut tembusu and 10 sticks of mutton, maggi goreng, kuay teow soup for the smallest kid, and few rounds of drinks. After dinner, we actually had to actually push and squeeze ourselves back into the car.,... damn! kenyang! kenyang! Alhamdullilahhh!!! *burp* We headed home to rest our bodies and our tummies...

The next day, we had lunch at Restoran Bapak where there were loads of dishes to pick and choose from. A few feet away, there was a mamak stall selling cendol and rojak. So after lunch, we went there on foot to taste the cendol and the rojak sotong there. We were seated on the stools provided to enjoy the yummy cendol and the rojak sotong.

After re-fuelling our tummies, we headed to Sungai Buloh as I need to buy a few patches of grass and plants for my garden at home. I don't know when this garden project going to be completed. It has been pending for sooooo long!! However, when we returned home to send the grasses and the plants, we found out that we were a few patches short... argh! Looks like another trip there this weekend to buy a few more patches. After a short toilet break, we headed to The Curve to bring my clan to the flea market there. We spent some time there and I decided to try out the massage chair and foot massage machine on display.Best siak!! When I asked how much the massage chair is, we were told that it cost RM21,000!!! Giler siak! Lebih baik panggil makcik urut badan aku... lagi best!! But at least dapat try... muakakakaka

After The Curve, we went to Pasar Malam at Taman Tun to get some food for tonight's dinner. Going through from stall to stall in the wet weather was very challenging. I need to hold the umbrella, my handbag and the few plastic bags at the same time. After we bought some food to dinner, we went back to the car....all wet!!!

Next destination........Petaling Street! The must-go destination in KL for most Singaporeans. I decided to stay in the car with my brother, my husband and my little niece and watch DVD instead. I dreaded the thought of going through that crowd in the wet weather. After about an hour, the clan appeared with a few plastic bags each. Shopping sakan siak! muakakakkaa......

Then home sweet home, all tired, dirty and hungry......

It was a fun-filled weekend and was sad to see the clan go. However, we will be planning the next trip together, maybe to Langkawi or Penang... yippeee!!!

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Happy 42nd Birthday Singapore!!!

Happy 42nd Birthday Singapore!!

This year Singapore turns 42 and the theme for this year is "City of Possibilities". This year's parade will be different from past years. The parade will be held on a floating platform at Marina Bay. It sounds interesting. I am planning to catch the parade on LIVE webcam but knowing the speed of my broadband I have at home, it will be quite a chore to watch the whole telecast.

Anyway, Happy Holidays (especially to all teachers and students who have super long holidays) and MAJULAH SINGAPURA!!!

Friday, August 03, 2007

Service...please!!!

Hubby and I went to the Immigration Dept the other day to enquire about the procedures to extend my social visit pass. Made a call to them the day before to ask what are the documents needed if I decided to make the application on the spot. I was told there will be a checklist for me to refer to and it's too long for them to tell me over the phone. Then I asked how much will it cost and how long will it take? She just simply said, "It depends on the officer attending to you." Erk!! I thought this kind of thing should be standardised?? I think I better not waste my time and just hang up the phone.

So, the next day we went to the Immigration Department. We went to the counter and received such an unfriendly service. The lady at the counter seems annoyed and couldn't wait to get rid of us. She handed us the form and told us to read it ourself (so much so of being told that the officer will go through the form with us....duh!!!) and to go downstairs to buy 2 more forms. I asked her how long will it take to process the applications and she said in a tone as though I am a stupid nut for even asking the question. She said I can get it within the day. HELLOO!!! I am just testing you cos I saw downstairs that it takes 10 days to process new application. Duh!!! And when my husband produced his old IC, she asked my husband in a loud voice how come he has not changed into the new IC. She seems more annoyed this time and asked him to go downstairs and get it changed. Goodness!!! I mean how rude can a person be?? And to think that you are working in the frontline serving customers, and most of them are foreigners! What kind of image are you trying to project here?? Malu! Malu!

He went to change his IC and in the meantime I looked through the form. There were many spelling mistakes and some of the things they asked for are quite ridiculous. They asked for our wedding pictures as evidence. Then why the heck do the authorities issue marriage certificate then?? Bodohnyeee!!!! Went back to the counter where I bought the form and were surprised to see that the counter had already closed. I know it's Friday and there were notices around indicating that their lunchtime was from 12.15pm to 2.45pm. But it's only 11.45am. Argh!!! We gave up and decided to go to the bank instead. I will probably lose my patience if I were to wait till 2.45pm and they still give me the same attitude.