.: Dad-dy :.

I was asking a colleague of mine how come his surname is Chua or Chwa (as he seems to have used it interchangable).
And his reply (via email) was:

BChwa
Nov 28, 2.41pm
I think should be interchangeable:

Chua – my ancestor/granddad’s surname
Chwa – my daddy’s surname


Kathlynn
Nov 28, 2.49pm
Haha...so funny - you refer to your dad as "daddy"

Last time I told my colleague "my daddy is pickin me up" they laugh at me coz I still use the word daddy!~

Looks like I'm not the only one :)

Haha :)

To which he replied....

BChwa
Nov 28, 2.52pm
I think daddy should be the correct word right? How do you call your father when you are still a small girl?

Daddy right?

So as you grow older then you get lazier and you drop the “dy” and you call Dad. That’s the story ok….


Lol!~

Such a nice story!~ :)

By the way, this colleague of mine is late-30s /early-40s, daddy of two ... *wink*

.: Saving Fish From Drowning :.

A pious man explained to his followers: "It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. 'Don't be scared,' I tell those fishes. 'I am saving you from drowning.' Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet, sad to say, I am always too late. The fishes expire. And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price. With the money I receive, I buy more nets so I can save more fishes."

By chance, I found this book on one of the "unsorted books" rack in the National library a couple of weeks back.

And I thought to myself, another Amy Tan's chinese-cultural genre book again [after having read her The Joy Luck Club (one of my all time favourite) , Bonesetter Daughters & Kitchen God Wife].

I checked-out the book, and as I sank my hands into it, I realise that it's not something you typically would expect from Amy Tan (at one point I actually wondered if it was the same Amy Tan).

----- to be updated ---------

p/s : I can't get hold of Eat, Pray, Love (since I no longer go to Sunway's library) - maybe will hang out @ Borders. *wink*

.: Currently... :.

Currently feeling : Irritated, but extremely glad it's the weekends soon
Currently listening to : Texas - Say What You Want
Currently eating : RM1 papaya slice
Currently doing : Making KayzLee unclog toilets (via facebook "Friends For Sale")

Thank.God.Its.Friday!~

Like always, I'm looking forward to this weekend :)

.: Thanks :.

Big thanks to Jes & SJian for early birthday dinner! :)

.: YoGa :.

Sun Salutation

I went for my first yoga class yesterday.

And now my whole body is aching.

But I love it! :)

.: Cuteness :.

.: Fairytales :.

You know how when you were a little kid and you believed in fairy tales, that fantasy of what your life would be, white dress, prince charming who would carry you away to a castle on a hill. You would lie in bed at night and close your eyes and you had complete and utter faith. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Prince Charming, they were so close you could taste them, but eventually you grow up, one day you open your eyes and the fairy tale disappears. Most people turn to the things and people they can trust. But the thing is its hard to let go of that fairy tale entirely cause almost everyone has that smallest bit of hope, of faith, that one day they will open their eyes and it will come true.

- Grey's Anatomy-

.: Piglet :.

Oh.My.Gosh!

I've found my Wamu!~ [click here to find out what a Wamu is *tsk,tsk,tsk - how can you not know!?*]

Ok, fine, so it's just Wilbur the spring piglet (not to be confused with a spring chicken) from Charlotte's Web. Though this movie was shown in late 2006, I've only gotten around to watch it last weekend on DVD.

So, when I asked JC if he would get me this Wamu, he coolly replied (as if already carefully rehearsed) "Ok, but you must ask Mummy first...."

Now.... how do I convince my mum to allow me to get a pet piglet? Will "Mummy, I want a lil bro or sis to play with coz I'm lonely" works?

No harm trying I guess....

.: I Believe ... :.

I believe the most attractive features are your heart and soul...

Well, many says that beauty is only skin deep.

And one should not judge a book by its cover.

There is really more to beauty than a flawless face……

or a beautiful body…..

No, this is not something "ugly people" says to consol themselves

But there's no denying that there are many (if not all) of us who, to a certain extend, judge another by their appearance.

But look beyond all that, deep into the heart and soul of that someone, and you'd realise that there are something more beautiful than what meets the eyes.

Afterall, these things will fade away - with the passing of time

or death,

but what remains forever is

your true eternal beauty -

your heart & soul……

.: I Believe ... :.

I believe that trust is more important than monogamy...

Trust : Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing.

Monogamy : The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time.

I was watching Oprah the other day, and they were doing a show on monogamy. There's this small town in USA that practices polygamy.

It's absolutely bizzare when she interviewed a man and his three wives (of which two are sisters) and they seem to be as happy (even much happier than a "normal" family). I can't seem to understand how all three can live under one roof, married to the same man, and have minimal (or no) conflicts at all. Just watch one episod of ANTM and you will understand why it is impossible to have two or more woman after the same thing.

Anyways, I'm absolutely agaisnt polygamy.

How can you trust a man who says you're the love of his life, only to have him in the bed of his 2nd, 3rd or even 4th wife the very next day?

Isk!

.: What's Next? :.

I started off straight (I meant my hair *tsk,tsk..Yin, what were you thinking*)

Then decided to go curly....

Then changes to crop short...

So what next?

Blonde!?! :)

.: Words Redefined :.

I bumped across this in BK's blog, and it looks kinda cool, so I though I give it a try! A lil lame & a lil crude I know, but that's me!~ :)

Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box, then write the FIRST definition it gives you. [Original answers in brackets]

i) Your name?
Kathlyn is drop-dead gorgeous and I wish I was as amazing as her. [Kathlynn]

ii) Your age?
Slang term used for women to let you know they are prostitutes. [22]

iii) One of your friends?
In FFXI, Yin is a deity, garnering a large following of believers and an established Church doctrine. [Yin]

iv) What should you be doing?
A term to describe the tedious and boring indentured servitude that most people are forced to endure to get money. Generally, not a pleasant experience. [Working]

v) Favorite color?
The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers. [Blue]

vi) Hometown?
The country where education is very highly politicised.Also a country where Malays are literaly spoonfed from their moment of their birth up to their deaths.Even if you are the no.1 student in Malaysia,you won't get a place in a public university of your choice if you are not a Malay.A Malay can beat you to the seat even if he's a freakin' retard.That is guaranteed.

Friendly?Yes.Non-racist?Not always so. [Malaysia]


vii) Month of your birthday?
The month in which the hottest women are born. [December]

viii) Last person you talked to?
A person who uses the services of a prostitute. [John]

ix) What did you last eat?
The Cuban word for vagina. [Papaya]

x) Your nickname?
Every group of friends has a 'pooh bear' or 'pooh' for short. He is the slightly round, funny guy that is the life of the party. Always ready to party and comes equipped with funny one liners and fun facts. They may or may not like honey, not required, but definitely likes to drink. Usually have some crazy hair or bald to accompany roundness and encourage comparisons to 'pooh bear'. [Pooh Bear]

.: Chocolate :.

Anything with chocolate are my absolute favourite, so I couldn't help but melt when JC baked for me a rich chocolate cake with an even richer chocolate topping yesterday!~

Oh happiness!~

.: City Of Angel :.

One angel.

One mortal.

Their paths crossed.

He gave up his power to be human,

so that he can smell,

touch,

feel

and love....

...only to experience the greatest pain ever - losing the love of his life.

When he was asked "If you knew what was going to happen, would you still have done it? Was it worth it?"

He answered "I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One."

Beautiful!

.: Movies I Want To Watch :.

List of movies that I will watch (in no particular order of favourite) :

(1) You've Got Mail (again) (watched as at 19/2/07)

(2) My Best Friend's Wedding (again)

(3) The Wedding Singer

(4) Notthing Hill (watched as at 22/6/06)

(5) When Harry Met Sally

(6) Four Weddings and A Funeral

(7) Sleepless in Seattle (again)

(8) Addicted To Love (again)

(9) French Kiss (again)

(10) 10 Things I Hate About You (watched as at 20/6/06)

(11) Casablanca (again)

(12) The Runaway Bride

(13) Pretty Woman

(14) Jerry Maguire

(15) An Affair To Remember (watched as at 19/6/09)

(16) My Fair Lady (watched as at 16/6/06)

(17) Breakfast In Tiffany's (watched as at 5/8/06)

(18) Love Story

(19) The Godfather (Part I, II & III) (watched as at 19/2/07)

(20) The Philadelphia Story

(21) Little Women (again)

(22) The Joy Luck Club (again)

(23) Titanic (again)

(24) Gone With The Wind

(25) Forest Gump (again)

(26) The Sixth Sense (again)

(27) Wuthering Heights

(28) The Silence Of The Lamb (watched as at 7/11/08)

(29) Groundhog Day (again)

(30) While You Were Sleeping (again)

(31) The Way We Were

(32) Pride & Prejudice (1940's version - again)

(33) The Shop Around The Corner

(34) Fatal Attraction

(35) Clueless

(36) The English Patient (again)

(37) As Good As It Gets (again)

(38) Ever After (again)

(39) Never Been Kissed (again) (watched as at 26/6/06)

(40) Chocolat

(41) City Of Angels (again) (watched as at 7/11/08)

(42) Moulin Rouge (again)

(43) La Dolce Vita

(44) Love Actually

(45) Big Daddy (again) (watched as at 4/4/09)

(46) The Bachelor (again)

(47) The Tigger Movie (again)

(48) At First Sight (again)

(49) Meet The Parents (again)

(50) Parents Trap (again) (watched as at 22/12/06)

(51) Shakespears In Love (again)

(52) Romeo & Juliet (watched as at 11/7/06)

(53) The Wedding Planner (watched as at 28/12/06)

(54) Shall We Dance

(55) American Sweetheart (watched as at 15/7/06)

(56) Sweet Home Alabama (again) (watched as at 4/10/06)

(57) Serendipity (watched as at 3/10/06)

(58) Raising Helen (watched as at 4/10/06)

(59) A Walk To Remember (again)

(60) Message In The Bottle

(61) The Notebook (watched as at 09/12/07)

(62) Intolerable Cruelty (again)

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.: Serenity :.

I'm feeling so down over my 4 hours exam paper yesterday.
Just felt that I've screwed up real bad.
In a way, I'm not angry at myself for it was the best effort I have put it, and I would have not have done it any other way.
It wasn't a difficult paper, to be honest…
But….
Sigh, I just didn't "click" with the question the way I should.
Results will be out on the 12th December.

If I pass, it would be God's grace
If I fail, it would be God's plan

So now, I'm just praying for the serenity to accept the things that I know I could not change.