hello 2019

Hello there 2019,

I am so happy today!!  I thought of creating a new blog because I had forgotten the sign ins and passwords of all my blogs......sigh..... I had 3 or 4 of them.

Thank you Lord Jesus.  Today I found the password and sign in for this blog.  So I will stick to this blog for now.

Anyway.... it has been many years, since my last posting in my last blog..of which I had forgotten which one!

Now that I had given up on FB and getting lazier to post in IG, I feel motivated to write and write..

I started the new year 2019 with an ambition to be a minimalist.  I had been reading articles on Pintrest and watching minimalist videos on You tube.  Yes...actually.. I am a minimalist, but not a minimalist enough.  Over the years of my life, I have accumulated stuff and had became a minor hoader.  Not too serious yet.

So, this January, I had started my minimalism journey by first attacking my kitchen. ha.ha.ha.ha.

Since I am now in my office on my lunch break, I will not be able to write a lot today.

Till next post..
Cik Tupai

Embrace the change

yezzz!!... today... we are officially no longer a 'shell family'.  We have to learn to live beyond our means.  No longer pampered with medical care from the best medical facilities in the country.  We can still do but the cost is on us.  As a result of being pampered for the past 32 years, we never bother to take health insurance as we thought that all is taken care of till we die..
How can we ever think like that? regrets..regrets..

yezz... we have to adjust to a different way of living.  No more.. "buy as you go".  No more free swimming pool. (It's not free actually.. but ya.. at my level, I would think its free :)

Well.. what else can I say?  No matter how much I ramble, I have to embrace this change in my life.  For all you know, this could be a blessing in disguise...cause God's blessing may come in the form of raindrops or tears in your eyes.

Do I have a plan yet?  No...  am still trying to adjust myself.  However, am already thinking to declutter my life first...

cheers for today
Mizz T

Heloo New Year

Helooo...... New Year 2016...

It's been 27 days into the new year. 

This year, life has gone into a new phase. 

Only the youngest kid is in secondary school; meaning a few more years of early morning chauffers. Hubby has lost his job.  The dough that has fed us for 32 years is not available anymore.  So... scrap off that dream of becoming a lady of leisure. Going into the next half a century old is on the horizon.  (How will it feel?)

Health issues is getting complicated.  Lots of discoveries..... Lots of maintenance to do and it is no longer fully supported.  Have to restructure our spending habits, health habits, work and play habits.
Zhumba has long been forgotten.  I can't imagine how will I start again.  And there is no shoes to zhumba with.

Yes, I have two more portmeirion items to receive.  Last order is February.  After this, its a no..no..
There are now other priorities which I cannot deny....sigh!!....

Yes, it is a new phase in my life now.  With God's strength, I will surely survive!!

cheers
Mizz T

 Enjoy my favourite flower

oh..what a feeling... !!!

It's less than a month to Christmas.  The Christmas tree has been put up by the kids. Half decorated as the trimmings are not enough.  I want a red and white theme this year.

Workaholic mood has somehow subside.  And to make matters worse, things are not looking great in the months to come in my workplace.  Whatever may come, I should be grateful if I still keep my job.  And like rubbing salt to the wound, hubby has lost his job too.

Thank God, as of now I no longer go crazy each time I see portmeirion items on sale.  In fact, I have already thought of trimming what I already have in my home.  So far I only used a quarter of my collection.  Such a waste of money as those things really cost a bomb each.

Am I too late if I want to start saving?  Will be half a century old next year.  No personal savings, no health insurance under my name... 'sigh'.... I can only pray that God will grant me good health in the years to come.  Yes.. I always believe in ..'you reap what you sow'....  am reaping now!

Can't help feeling empty..numb...  Sometimes I think God has ignored me.  Or maybe I failed to realize his presence or acknowledge his blessings.

"don't know what else to say"...
Mizz T

ronda..ronda..at putrajaya..

 

Took the chance to ronda ronda at Putrajaya on my trip on 7 September 2015.  Asai ba luar negara... Colourful buildings, unique designed street lamps and colourful road pavements.

Behind me is the country's administration centre office.  Sayang picture blurr.  It was jerebu season..lol.. 

My friend took me to IOI city mall.  The biggest there, and had the chance to shop at Dorothy Perkins..heee...

 

 yeaaa... angkut jangan tak angkut..if not now..bila lagi?

 

Thank you friend for treating me to dinner, flammable style at its Manhattan Fish Market.  Berapi ooi.. emm.. sedap..

 

That' all I can share today.  Till my next travel stories.

Ciao
Mizz T

One night in Putrajaya

Had a short trip to Putrajaya Jaya on 7 September.  Was pleasantly surprised when I was requested to join the team from the office of Research and Development for the Myra audit in Putrajaya, KL.

oh..well.. must be a boring place I thought, but then its good to see something different than KL all the time, was my first thought.  I was told I could stay in KL and travel to Putrajaya or stay at Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya.  I choose the latter when I think of the long distance drive and not to mention early morning rush hour.  If I stay in Putrajaya itself, I could take my sweet time prior to the audit meeting which is supposed to start at 9 am.

My flight from Miri was delayed by one hour.  My friend in Putrajaya was waiting there for me.  I told her I would arrive before evening.  oh..well, I thought I can't ronda ronda for too long then.

We arrive at Pullman Lakeside Hotel at almost 5pm.  We took a train from KLIA; KLIA Transit only took 22 minutes to arrive at Putrajaya station.

Here we are at Pullman Lakeside Putrajaya.  It looks like an ancient castle designed in Arabian style.  Very unique and nice.  I like it. :)

 I love this purple orchids.  Oh..dear..me !! lovely..lovely..

 First time  I see a real carpet in a hotel room.

Beautifully decorated rooms, unique style.

 

 

 Look at that lovely intricate design.  Must have spent a lot of time and money into every details that I see here.  It is a very detailed hotel design I have ever lived in.

 A view from my room.

 

 

 

 

The restaurant



 

 

It is a really nice place to stay.  A change from the regular hotels I used to stay in.  But frankly speaking, that nite I did not sleep well.  After I discovered that my room has a balcony, imaginations start to play in my mind...lol.. u know what I mean... as I am only on the second floor..

 

hahaha..oh.. well... setakat ini dulu.  Next story.. places I visit in Putrajaya.

 

ciao for now

Miss T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Too little time.. Too much to do..

yess... that's what I'm feeling right now.  There's too much to do and too little time.  But... isn't there 24 hours of time for everybody?  So I think, my problem is too much things shoved into a little container?

Maybe, I said Yes... too often as I find it difficult to say No.. most of the time.. :(

When will I ever learn to set my priorities and let go of unnecessary clutter?  Define unnecessary clutter...

I am tired..really..really.. tired!! All the time.  Even when I am on leave, I am still tired in a different setting... sigh...!!

Soo... ya... am just releasing that frustration here.  Have not experienced 'boring' for a long.. long time already...

Mizz T

3 July - My bestday

it's that time of the year again... yes..my bestday...aka..my birthday.

yes, am feeling blessed and grateful that i can see another birthday.  another part of me feel a little bit sad.. cos it means.. a year older.. a year looking different; my way of saying it.  But, a year older means a year wiser.  true, i am somewhat wiser in my thinking, in my daily work..in ways i deal with people.  i find that certain things don't matter, certain things do matter now. My confidence level do climb to another level.  alas... i am feeling that i am now turning into an introvert.

my pace has somehow slowed down when i realized that the '5' series is just around the corner. truthfully speaking, my walk to my office has slowed down, i want to stay at home more.  but now i could not afford to.  There are just too many commitments.  Pity hubby if he has to see to all our commitments. so....like it or not..i still have to walk to that office until.... a time when i no longer need to. *sigh*.

then there is the thinking of how our life would be when we no longer can work....aargh!!...the most worrisome of worries..our medical bills..!  no.. will not think about it now.

am giving thanks to my God for as of now i am still healthy, have a job, have a normal family.  age is only mind over matter.  if you don't mind, then it doesnt matter.. hihihihi....

Thank You Lord for another birthday and hope to see many more to come.

till then
Mizz T

hello 2015...

hi..hi.. looks like this is my first posting for 2015.  haiyoo... life has been extremely busy.  and honestly... facebook is preferred because it is more accessible and very mobile.

somehow though, I missed blogging.  actually lots of happening around but too lazy to write.  even right now, am freely writing whatever that popped into my mind and don't care about caps, small letters, big letters...  hahahahaha.

oklah... dah kebuntuan idea.  don't know what else to say, sajer sajer nak jengok blog ini.  setiap kali tengok blog orang, datang lah semangat nak menulis.  then... off it goes again.

hmm.. will be thinking what to write next.

till next time..
Ms T

It's the last day of the year!!

oh..my!..oh.. my!  Before you know it, it's already the last day of the year of 2014.

How fast time flies...  My projects are mostly half way; at work and at home.

The clutter in my closet and under the beds which I intend to clear in the beginning of 2014 is still there!  Alas... the many projects at work which was planned in the beginning of this year is still nowhere to be seen. *sigh*..

yess, I am disappointed with myself.. to the max.  What should I do about it?  Nothing I guess..

So.. I just let it be....  The saying goes.. we humans can plan.. but God Almighty will be the one who determined if it is to come to pass or not.

Today, I am not going to reminisce on what I have achieved or not achieved.  It's such a cliché!

Today, I am going to give Thanks to the Lord, for by his grace and mercy, he has blessed me with good health and many other blessings which I could not see with my naked eyes.  He has given me a chance to go through 2014 and I pray that he will continue to bless me into another new year.

By the way, I am also not going to do anymore new year resolutions.  But I do want to try to live a simple life in the years to come.

Thank you Lord.

Happy and blessed New Year everyone

cheers
Mizz T

Life without FaceBook

Finally..........., I had the nerve to go off FB after 3 and half years being a slave to it.

And a slave I was.  I had wasted millions of hours on it. If I don't checked it in a single day, I felt empty, life is not complete...lol.. When I think of the things I could do instead, wow... I could earn a degree, complete all my half read novels and clear all the pending clutter in my home.

Then, there's feelings which are hurt by some people's remarks and being lied to.  And the feeling of being inadequate when no one likes your post.  Not to mention the pressure of wanting to post every single thing I did and eat in one day.  And photos I must take and share.  Selfies..., wefies.. just to follow the trend.  And other temptations that lay before me..  Oh dear me!!... I feel silly thinking about it now. Thank God, I have never fall prey to any money scam yet.

I prayed for God to give me strength.  I guess he did.  On the first day of advent, I deactivate my FB.  How did I feel?  I'm still alive, my mind is clearer, I'm able to focus more in my work.  I did not miss it from day 1.   I even thought of deleting it.  But I still miss my close friends in there.  So it will remain, but somehow this time I control it, not the other way round. 

I feel so good..., I have to record it here.

cheers
Mizz T

Counseling... Psychology .....

Last Friday, 7 November, i signed up to attend a basic counseling skills workshop organised by my Uni.
Boy....!! was it tough.!  During one of the role play activities, i ran out of questions to ask and felt stuck. We are not allowed to ask the 'why' question.  And got me to wander if i really can do this. ahakss...

Anyway,  I'm kinda inclined towards counseling.  I deal with people (being a recruiter in HR) everyday at work.  Staff coming to see me with all kinds of issues and problems.  The hardest part i felt of being a counselor is the listening part.  I tend to interfere too soon.

The two most important rules that i learnt if you want to be a counselor is;
1. Be a good listener
2. Intend to help

Yess... it sounds easy right?  In practice it's not.  So now, the urge to take up a degree in Psychology is getting stronger.  I feel that it is very relevant to my everyday life; at work, at home, with people.

I leave it to the Lord.  God willing, I will be able to take it next year.

Till next time
Mizz T

Lelengau

Am not talking about lagu 'lelengau' by Nai Dinamik.  Am thinking of my long neglected blog.  I have abandoned it for a few years in favor of Facebook.  Now, I am tired of Facebook and start to miss blog writings.

So many happenings that i have missed in my blogs; lots of things i would love to write about.  (Don't care if people read it or not, as long as i read it :).   Alass!!...time is always an issue.  Even though it is said;  If you don't have time, you have to make time.

Then there's the fact that my laptop has gone to RIP.  There's only the smartphone to play with.  Have not tried to post blogs with it yet.  Will try if i am desperate.  Now it's either the office computer, my daughter's desk top or hubby's laptop. (Hubby is quite stingy though).. hahahaha.  Thought of repairing my laptop but have been advised that it's cheaper to buy a new one.  Owh..well.. to buy a new one has so many implication.. on my pocket, on my kids... 'sigh'....

hmmm... see.. time has called me to get back to work now.

hope to be back with stories soon.

cheers
Mizz T

Surrounded by the things i love...

My second trip to KL this year in April 2014, I landed at Janine Bangsar and House of Royal Doulton.
ahhh!!..... so good to be surrounded by the things I love.  Even though I can't afford all of them, just to admire them is good enough...

 In Portmeirion heaven...

 My favourite Royal albert pattern; Old Country Roses

yeaaa.... only manage to tangkap this.  The Royal Doulton price is soo... damn expensive.  Have to collect slow slow.

Million of thanks to Indai Dara for bringing me to Bangsar.  Anang jera auk, ila mai ku raun kia baru.

My Love for Portmeirion

Sunday, 9 Feb, 2014.  I arrived in KL to attend a short training.
Deep in my heart, I keep reminding myself to make sure i visit Janine this time.

I sure did.  With the help of a good friend, I visited Janine at Great Eastern Mall.  Of course I manage to angkut a few items.  ahhh...puas ati ku.

 I'm in portmeirion heaven. My good friend sempat nyawil siti.

Rasa macam mimpi

Angkut jangan tak angkut.  Excess baggage lain kira. 

ahhh!...... malas nyer !

Not malas actually, but too many things ... too little time.  Sometimes I wish there would be 48 hours in a day.  But can our body stand it?

I have neglected my blogs for far too long.  nak tutup..... sayang.  Sometimes it feels good to meluahkan perasaan kat sini.

So how??  Just let it be lah. 

Kalau angin rajin I datang lagi, will visit you again dear blog... actually lots of happening to share..just don't feel like doing it now.

cheers

Miz T

Bila Tupai nurun ke kebun...

Bisi sekali last year, Endu Tupai di bai mak ngau aba ngabas kebun seduai di Peniko.  Laban ka ngangkut bala sida papan kena ngaga langkau.  Mentang mentang si Tupai bisi Ilax, nyamai meh kena berangkut.  Sebagai upah nyer, alu ngangkut pulai segala macam sayur especially my peberet timun betuk. yess...peda timun sempat ku gumpul.  Tok lah first time meda this timun in its natural state.  Selama tok meda ba tamu aja.  Deh..indai..kasih mai... Adeh.... pedis mai asai bejalai ba kebun...enda teleba.. :)

                                                                       buah timun Iban.

2012 The year of reunions

I'm talking about re uniting with school mates & class mates.  Some are of the same batch, most are of different batch.

It was always exciting when it comes to reunions.  Some of them still look like when I last saw them.  Only the hair has become less (I'm talking about the boys.  hehehe)   Others have change (a lot)... others have matured beautifully....

Whatever it is, I always look forward to see them especially those from Tanjong Lobang College or Kolej Tun Datu Tuanku Hj Bujang, Miri.  TLC has always been dear in my heart.  May be because I was a boarder there for two years.  So the experience is not only limited to classrooms but dorm life as well.

March 2012.  I manage to meet up with two senior sisters; Annie and Roni. (Annie was in Lower 6 and Roni upper 6 when we met in TLC.)  We met at Shukie.  Roni works in KL; Miri is her hometown.  Annie lives and works in Limbang.  The funny thing was none of us knew where Shukie is.  But somehow we found the place.  The micro re u was full with food and laughter and of course photo taking.  Asai ngai pulai...

May 2012   I went to Kuching for a training.  Lo and behold.... I had a mini re u with school mates from TLC again.  We all congregate at James Brooke cafe.  Thanks to Unjil, who organised this.  (the guy in grey shirt).  A wonderful experience ... food?  ok lah... can do.  hehehe.  My first meeting with Flowrese after 30 years.

August 2012  Re union again.  This time on a quite a grand scale.  The principal (Cik gu Adi) came.  He always come for our reunion.  Semoga Tuhan panjang kan umur nya for more reunions to come.  Gloria came from Kuching.  Some friends came from KL.  There is one who came all the way from USA.  wow...  We had a tour of TLC during daytime;  I was wishing to myself that if I can come back to kolej again, I will study hard this time.  hahaha.. dolok...wow.... lawan tokay punya orang..

When I joined the 2010 re u at Kolej, I did not take any picture in my old classroom.  This time I made sure I did.  voila!!..... this is me in my old classroom; form 4 Sci E with my classmate and best buddy Thony.  yeah..yeah.. my best buddy happen to be a boy.  hehehe..  wah...cannot describe the nostalgic feeling I had that day.  I have one regret which I still carry to this day... I had potential, I'm not stupid but I did not study hard... I played around a lot... Thank God I passed my MCE.  My best buddy did get a degree though. (jeles me).

That night we had dinner at Imperial Hotel.  These are the people who came.  All dressed up to the occasion.

September 2012   Another wonderful surprise.  Received a text from my classmate Tumar.  Saying that she's coming to Miri for a workshop.  I asked her to meet me at my work place. The first time I see her after 30 years.  She came in a Police uniform.  I request her to do that.  Wah... unbelievable!!.. my classmate is now Assistant Superintendent of Police.  She's based in Kuching.  Am so proud of her.  We chat in my office lobby and she gave me the hp no of another classmate who is now Superintendent of Police at Bukit Aman.  Aduhai!!...banyak nya kawan aku jadi Polis.  hahaha

September 2012  I went to KL to attend a training again. And guess what??... I met up with my 'real" classmates.  Meaning those actually in the same class with me in 1983.  That was 30 years back.  Look at them now.  The one standing next to me is the Superintendent of Police.  hehehe... So good to meet him and the rest.  Semua pegang jawatan besar yuuu... I feel like an ikan bilis. The one in purple shirt became Mr Sponsor.  (Gaji enda ambih empa).  apa lagi..tak da crita lain..crita pasal kisah kat sekolah dulu lah.

So.. you see... why I said 2012 was the year of the reunions?? 

I thank God that he has given me the chance to meet up with friends.. be it childhood friends/ classmates/ school mates.  And it has also help me to make more new friend with school mates that I never got a chance to meet while at TLC.

Hope to see many more reunions to come.

Cheers

Mizz T

Aba terima bintang....

Non of us siblings knew about it.  That's how secretive Dad can be.  On 17 Jan 2013, while browsing through FB as usual, Tupai was pleasantly surprise to see a picture of Mum and Dad at Sis Kesulai home.  And the caption on the picture was "Entua terima bintang" posted by my brother in law.

Nya..neh..alu begau kami se madi laban nyak. Alu tag mengetag pangan diri ba pisbup.

See... bukan main lobing maya take photo.  Smart gitu my Dad.  We are all so proud of him.  He deserves it.  He did a lot of contribution to his people at Kampung Bersatu from the day the kampung started with no basic amenities to now with almost everything available; clean piped water, electricity, balai raya.

My Dad is a firm, strong and brave person who does not hesitate to speak out his mind and never gives up.  I hope to inherit that character.  hehehehe....

Bintang Aba