A couple of months down the line.

I like the new car, so far.
I think I spend too much time at the office.
We have been working on the new website and the new look for Zesqa.
I need coffee.
O.o

What Happens To Brake Pads. Rest In Peace.

Screeeeeech. Yeaaaaarrrrgg. Eeeeeeekkkk. Heard that sound coming from your tyres before? I did. Turns out it was time to change the brake pads. Sigh. Danny felt we were torturing our car every time we braked. It turned out, we were. Here's the proof.

 Danny checking out the car.

 Old brake pad, side one.

 Close-up of the old brake pad. Looks like it melted, right?

 The other side of the old brake pad, side two.

 Old brake pad. You can see the how bad it is.

This is how it is supposed to look like, side one.

 Not like just now, this definitely looks new, side two.

We took a peek at our brake discs as well.. such a difference between the left side, which was okay, and the right side, which is seriously NOT okay.

This is the left side.

This is the right side.

This is the left side. 

 This is the right side.

This is the left side.

This is the right side.

So, there's a lesson to be learned here. Brake pads wear off and we should tell the mechanic to check it when we send for servicing especially if your car is pretty old. 
Sigh. Good thing now is my car is no longer screaming in terror every time we stop at a red light.

Day 19.

Day 19. I'm still surviving and in fact I'm feeling better than I have in years.


I know I would have completely quit when I lose track of the days.

Day 5

It has been 5 days since me and Danny decided to take the plunge and quit smoking cigarettes. I actually am starting to feel better. My cough is much much better and I can see the difference already.


Since last Wednesday, I haven't felt like taking a puff from my rolled ciggies. With all the support I'm getting (thank you everyone, you've been great) I feel like this will actually work out.


Ending this post, I would like to specifically thank Armin and Azhar for taking the time to show me and Danny what it's about, and Grace and Khairul for explaining further and for having such a great tool for people like us to take charge.


This may be one of the most important life-changing decisions I have ever made.

Updating my life.

Since getting married, life has been a bit of whirlwind. We took a bit of time off to relax then it was back to work.


The past 7 months whizzed by really fast like grains of sand through my fingers. People usually say that time passes by real fast when you're having fun. The same holds true when you're really busy trying to keep up with time.


My birthday came and gone last Tuesday (28th September 2010) and my dear hubby, Danny, took me on a wonderful steak dinner (oooh can we do it again?). Even though the day was hectic, that moment during dinner is something I will cherish very much. It was as though time had stood still while we enjoyed great food and intimate talks. I wished I remembered to take some photos but I was too overwhelmed by the night. :D


My sister celebrated her birthday the next day and we had dinner as well. It was a special night not just because it was my sister's birthday, but it was also the night me and Danny quit something that we tried quitting a LONG time but never got past the first 12 hours... or at least I never got past 12 hours. Ha.


So now it is Day 3 and counting, and so far so good. Perhaps I will post the photos at the next post.


Hopefully, with my new Maxis Broadband, it will be easier for me to continue my postings. It has been a long time since I last posted... yes, yes. I know. Stop nagging. Yes, I'm talking to you... you know who you are....


Well, I'm posting again. So there. :P

You know you might be crazy when...

You know you might be crazy when...

... you set 5 alarms on your phone, have an alarm clock, and set an alarm on your laptop to blare out super loud music because you're paranoid you might oversleep.

... you wake up 5 minutes before any of the alarms were set to ring at 4 AM.

... you call people up at 4 AM so that they'll be awake just like you.

... you get calls from people at 4 AM and you're not pissed but happy.

... you get ready and dressed super fast before 4.30 AM.

... you leave the house to get to Taman Metropolitan Kepong before 5 AM to participate in bootcamp Platoon vs Platoon.

... you blog right before you leave.

... you are loving everything you are doing in all of the above.

I must be crazy.

Of things and updates.

Today I am blogging. Yes. I am. After more than 2 weeks of inactivity (I think), I realised how much has happened since I last blogged. Oh dear God! Sometimes when you are so busy doing lots of different things, some things get overlooked. I've been meaning to blog these past 2 weeks but somehow or rather it ran away from me. I put it off till later and later. One day became two days became a week and so on so forth. Sigh.

How did I spend New Year's Eve? Was at a BBQ hosted by dear friend and fellow bootcamper, Dr. Malek and Farhanah. Good food, great company. We stayed longer than we thought we would, had photo sessions and a good laugh. I'll find some time today to post up the photos. Heh. Will definitely NOT try and postpone that :D

Me, Danny and my sister, Puteri, worked during the first 2 days of the year (1st and 2nd Jan). So workaholic. Sigh.

Signed up for bootcamp (HOOYAH!!) and now we're at the end of our 3rd week at bootcamp for the month. I must say I see lots of improvements in terms of stamina and strength. First time I started, I couldn't even do knee-push up properly. Now, I'm training myself to do more and more toe-push ups (that actually feels like an accomplishment).

I'm glad my Dad got me into this. Made me realise that 13 years sitting on my bum really brought down my fitness level to below zero. I'm thinking to myself, how in heavens did I make myself get to this point?? I used to be a runner and played so many different sports when I was 17 years old. I was on the school team for softball and hockey, was captain of the girls football team, did aerobics AND step aerobics, played tennis and squash, was into netball, and I used to go running at the wee hours of the morning. 13 years later, I can barely get the willpower and strength to go up 3 flights of stairs to my 3rd floor office.

After OBC? I feel younger, more energetic and I've lost inches. I mean seriously. All this in about 2 months. I've tried lots of things to lose the extra baggage, and sometimes I do lose some but it all comes back rather quick (due to laziness and inactivity in terms of fitness... heh). I've been to gyms, spas, slimming centres (what was I thinking), and even tried cutting down my food intake (keyword: TRIED). But nothing worked as well as it has like it did for me these past 2 months. Am I gonna quit? Heck no. Why? 'Cos I won't know what to do with myself (in terms of exercising). It got to be quite a routine. Wake up 4-something. Leave by 5.15am. Exercise at 5.45am. Done at 7am. 3 times a week, four weeks a month. Love it, and won't leave it.

Today, got lotsa things to do. Have 2 jobs pending on edits, and need to sort through footage for my online show (which I shall be launching in this half of the year :D). On top of that I have to bathe my cat, clean the office, clean my office suite, and work in some time for some creative personal stuff. Hmmmm.... I feel like watching CSI...heh.

CSI. I just love crime stories. Although sometimes it seems repetitive, but I am always so into watching crime stories. Why? Because I like the feeling when it all gets revealed in the end. Whodunnits and Howdoosits. Watched Sherlock Holmes, and liked it for its portrayal of the characters. But best of all 'cos it was more of a Howdoosits than a Whodunnits. >.<

Wished I had more time to spend watching my fav crime shows but have yeah, I know I will one day, when I retire.... IF I retire. Hah!

Oh dear. Look at the time. Gotta go work. Till photo posting later,

Adieu.

Ergh....

Realised that I'm behind in my blogging.. so I will take the time to blog each event as it happens... I'll probably break it up into several posts. Gonna also post some photos :D

Be right back!