Birthdays and More Birthdays!

6 May - A big big warm hug for my bros Hsin-hui and Sheau Ching who both celebrate their birthdays today. Both are away from Singapore at the moment but i still wish you all the joy in the world on this special day! Thanks for your friendship all these years.

21 May - It's Annie's big day today! She turns 21 and gets her key to freedom. Wedding bells to follow later this year. Yippee~~

31 May - Happppeee Birthday Ah Nee! We were roommates for 3 years and i couldn't have asked for a more understanding companion than you. I appreciate the best times we've spent together and may there be many more years of fun to be had by both of us...Hug hug hug you!

Sleep like a Cat!

The Importance of Friends

Embrace the Change

After a long hiatus from blogging, i am back again~

The month of May will be a month for big changes for me. The biggest changes will come at work. First the labbers waved goodbye to Timothy ( see photo) who brought to us many laughter and tears from laughter. The quick-thinking attachment student was warm and friendly and will be missed.

Just before he left, we also had two new addition to the lab, a new chemist and a new lab technician. New chemist Soon Lai has already joined my half of the shift. The Spur fan can hopefully gel well with Daniel and my working style. I'm also saddened by the fact that my current lab partner and my boss will be leaving for New Jersey, US in May for half a year. When they return they will then concentrate on the RnD side of our company. I'm going to find it hard to envisage both of them gone from the lab sob~

On a the other hand though, i'm excited at the prospect of having a new boss, Cui Cui! I have always gotten along very well with her and i hope our relationship will not change given that our hierarchy in the company has now changed.

Lab Technician Wan Qing has been here for 2 months now and she's coming along fine. I really admire her working style and i think she is perfect for working in the lab.

Also in May, i will be moving to my new home. The home is not as new as my current home but it is a stone's throw away from the MRT and shopping centre. I've calculated and i expect to slash my waking up time by 30 min every working day... haha....means i get extra snooze time in bed every morning. I hope my kitty Frosty will be able to get used to this new place. Another thing i like about this place is the peace and serenity of its location. It is hidden from the main road and my window faces another block about 100m away.

Probably no blogging in the first week of May. So i'll make up by blogging more todae.

Lessons Learnt in a Week

The week began with a birthday celebration of an old friend. It was a amiable girls outing (incidentally all the guys were out of town; 1 in UK, 1 in Australia, 1 in Malaysia). We spent the night away at a cafe equipped with various board games. Most of them are not even sold in this part of the world! The best part of the night was that the birthday presents were matched in colours. Everything came in green and white! I'm not surprised considering the gifts were bought by Shin Yen ( who on the same night insisted that all of us wear pink to her wedding reception in October!)

On the same day, my super mama foiled an attempt to burglar my house back in Malaysia. A thief used tools found in my garden to make a hook and used a pole to get to the goodies in my parent's room. Unfortunately for the thief, my mama instintively woke up at the right time to spoil the party. Even if my mama did not wake up, the thief was hooking the wrong bag. The bag he thought was a handbag was actually a bag full of my mom's curlers. Probably the thief needed a perm job! =) Great experience for my sister who made a trip to the police station to lodge a report. I've never been to a police station myself.

Lastly, there were lessons to be learnt in the lab as well. Angel set her hair and labcoat on fire after a minor glitch. It sounds like a scene from a Looney Tunes cartoon but it reminded me to be extra careful in the lab. Just a thought, i've always wondered why NONE of the long-haired girls in my lab ever tie their hair? I always thought it was part of a safety procedure to have your long hair tied ( sort of like you have to wear safety glasses once you enter a lab). Also i learnt that to dispose of a concentrated acid, you need to dilute it with water and not neutralise it with a base! Haha! Whoever wants to find out the outcome, feel free to try it . You will create a mini volcano, trust me!

P/s Wilson has been destroyed by my Senior Chemist sob sob...

What is Wilson?

On a fateful day this week, Miss Puffy and Mr Daniel Tan of Croda Singapore Pte Ltd created a cute little companion for their counterpart who was working on night shift. For those who have worked the graveyard shift before, they'll testify that it is the life of a recluse. Hence the creation of Wilson.

I have attached the front, back and side profile of Wilson. Have you guessed what Wilson is right now? If not read on. It was a painstaking effort in whipping Wilson into the perfect shape and hairstyle. He had a few mishaps on his hairstyling procedure. He was dropped accidentally and became a mass of hair all over his head. He also had to have his head changed to smaller size due to high demand of the bigger head in the lab ( we got a scolding from the lab technician due to shortage).

Why is he called Wilson? Ever watched the movie Castaway by Tom Hanks? He created a head out of a volleyball he found in a crate and the brand was Wilson, hence the name.

Answer : Wilson is a lab magnetic stirrer propped on a plastic dropper. His hair was metal filing we attracted from the base of our reactor pot in the lab. We used a bigger magnet to style his hair and create his sideburns. Lastly, his eyes, nose and mouth were sketched using whiteboard marker =)

Sorry 'bout those crappy photos ( my phone camera is onni 2 megapixel ok)

Mama!

23 March

Happy Birthday to the best MAMA in the world! Wanted to post a pic of her cooking but the server is just not co-operating today. Nevertheless, trust me that her cooking is unsurpassed in this world... muahahahah

Retirements in Bahrain Grand Prix

A big thank you to my friend Angel who managed to stumble upon this gem of a forum dedicated to our favourite F1 driver, Kimi Raikkonen. In it was a posting of what the fans hope would the retirements in the race and the reason for it. This is strictly for F1 fans only :

1. Fernando Alonso ( due to constipation )

2. Michael Schumacher ( who crashes into poor Takuma Sato)

3. Giancarlo Fisichella ( who rams into Flavio Briatore and both end up in hospital)

Heehee...that was a good one!

曹操

不是英雄　不读三国

若是英雄　怎么能不懂寂寞

独自走下长阪坡 　月光太温柔

曹操不罗唆　一心要拿荆州

用阴谋 阳谋 明说 暗夺的摸

东汉末年分三国 烽火连天不休

儿女情长 被乱世左右

谁来阻救

The Brady Bunch

Haven't been updating this blog for a while. It takes sometime to come up with new inspirations every now and then. I guess every single person who visits my blog is out in the working world. Take a glance around you, what kind of colleagues are you blessed with? Here, i have classified some of my colleagues with colourful personalities. Do you spot any similarities between yours and mine?

Mr Friendly

Everyone's best friend. He goes around doing his work getting along with everyone in the process. Happily married with 2 kids, his heart is pure as gold.

The Smoker

Someone who sits atop the hierarchy of a particular branch. Puffed smoke to get to the top (when i say smoke, i don't mean cigarettes, go figure). Has a hollow brain with limited knowledge but a big mouth with a lot of logic.

Little Miss Muffet

A young girl who is really clumsy ( mind u i'm working in a chemical lab) but is very loveable. Some one u would compare to a squid. Has no clue regarding what's going on around her most of the time.

Local Louis Vuitton

A married woman who has well-manicured nails and rebonded hair. Passes her time in the office comparing Burberry bags, LV wallets and Manolo Blahnik shoes. Speaks with a shrill voice and laughs like a donkey.

Big Brother

A brotherly figure who protects all who are under attack. Speaks with great maturity and thinks from all angle before making a statement. Loves to keep a low profile.

The Mad Dog

Runs around barking mad and biting off people's asses. Doubles up as a puppet master and ventriloquist by manipulating hapless victims in a semi-symbiotic relationship. Comes with a neat crew-cut and drinks red bull.

Mild Mannered Boss

A boss who keeps mum unless repeatedly provoked. Eases on the pressure given to subordinates. Has the mentality "If it ain't broken, why fix it".

Loudspeaker Lady

A super-friendly lady whose voice can be heard all the way to Indonesia. Makes you guffaw with her antics . Energetic like the bunny from the Duracell Ad and has a smile plastered on her face 24/7.

Girl's Best Bud

A single man who mingles with girls talking about bags and watches. Takes good care of his complexion and uses moisturiser and lip balm. One day hopes to discover the anti-aging elixir and stay youthful forever.

Girl Next Door

Girl with long hair coupled with a gentle disposition. Perfectly normal compared to the loonies looming around her. Treated by all like a sister and someone who churns out pleasant conversations.

Male Chauvinistic Pig

A I-AM-A-MAN-THEREFORE-I-AM-BETTER kinda guy. Takes no advice from women and is only susceptible to instructions from superiors. Thank god, this man as joined the ranks as an ex-colleague. Will there be more to come?

Triple Celebration

11 March - A big congratulations to John Tey on his wedding to his sweetheart. May u live happily ever after.

15 March - Happy birthday both Lai Kwan & Janita. Love you both!

The Da Vinci Code

If you are avid reader, i am sure that you have read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, a conspiracy-theory thriller which is tantalizing and exceedingly clever. The book did touch on religious-sensitive issues and Dan Brown managed to surprise readers with shocking revelations. If you have not read the book, this may be a spoiler for you. Be patient , as the movie starring Tom Hanks is due for release this May!

The most shocking revelation in the book came when Sir Leigh Teabing was giving the results of his study on the Holy Grail. It is wide belief that the Holy Grail is a chalice, or the Cup of Christ. Teabing noticed an oddity in Da Vinci's painting of the Last Supper. In the painting, there was no sign of any chalice and it seems that Leonardo Da Vinci had forgotten to paint the Cup of Christ in the painting but how can it be?

Teabing came to a conclusion that the Holy Grail is not a cup, but a person. How did he come up with this theory? In ancient symbols, the women is depicted by the symbol shaped like a letter 'V', or a chalice. A chalice resembles a cup and more importantly, it looks like the shape of a woman's womb. Hence the Grail's description as a chalice is actually a smokescreen to protect its true identity : a woman.

Who is this woman? The Last Supper is supposed to depict 13 men. If we look closely at the painting, the supposed 'man' on the right of Jesus Christ is unmistakably a woman! The woman is believed to be Mary Magdalene. A closer look at the painting will make you see that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were wearing clothes of inverse colours, or as quoted in the book, "yin and Yang". This piece of information suggested that Mary Magdalene was Jesus Christ's bride. Another glaring clue from the painting is that the space between Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ was shaped like a chalice. Too much of a coincident?

This book is fictional but how much of it is true? Like other readers, i'm still wondering. Can't wait for the movie to reach the theaters!

Famous Malaysians

Hello fellow Malaysians out there! Have you ever wondered which of our citizens have actually carved a name on the international arena ? I happened to came across an article which featured some of the more famous Malaysians. I will share it with you for your reading pleasure.

Something i noticed is that from the list, most are entertainers in performing arts or fashion designers. Wow, i never knew that Malaysians are such artists! On the other hand, i am pretty disappointed that there are no famous people in the academics field. Why no scientists? Historians? And what the hell is Alex Yoong doing in the list?

Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad
In politics since 1945, Tun Dr Mahathir was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981-2003. Winning 4 successive elections, he gave the country a political stability that allowed for investment and economic growth.

Datuk Seri Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi
Taking over after Tun Dr Mahathir stepped down, Datuk Seri Abdullah is the fourth and current Prime Minister of Malaysia. In the general elections of 2004, he led Barisan Nasional coalition to a landslide victory. Since being in office, Datuk Seri Abdullah has called for modern and progressive Islamic rule.

Anwar Ibrahim
The one-time protégé and former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of corruption and sodomy in 2000 and sentenced to 9-year’s jail. In 2004 the conviction was reversed by an appeals court and he was released.

Siti Nurhaliza
A music icon in Malaysia, Siti Nurhaliza is known as the ‘Celine Dion of Asia’. Born in 1979, she began her singing career at age 12 and has since produced an album every year since 1996 and won numerous awards.

Michelle Yeoh
This Miss Malaysia of 1983 is best known as the Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies and the female lead in the award-winning movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Jimmy Choo
Born in Penang in 1961, Jimmy Choo is a world-renowned fashion shoe designer whose creations were favoured by the late Princess Diana. He was awarded an OBE from Queen Elizabeth in 2003.

Zang Toi
Fashion designer Zang Toi has dressed big names such as Sharon Stone, Kelly Preston, Ivana Trump and Meg Ryan.

Alex Yoong
This race driver from Kuala Lumpur has competed in Formula One races in 2001 and 2002.

P Ramlee
A legendary figure in the entertainment industry. P Ramlee was an actor, director and songwriter. During his career he acted and directed in 66 movies and has penned more than 300 songs.

Pig

A menacing pig that attacks whenever provoked. One of my favourite monsters to hunt in the beginning. They mostly reside at the beach area near the town of Henesys. They run pretty fast so beware~

Valentine's Day

I love the way u SMS me just to ask about my day

I love the way u love frosty

I love the way u give me a massage when i'm tired from work

I love the way u carry my grocery bags for me

I love the way u want to brave the rain to fetch an umbrella for me

I love the way u fix my any device that has broken down

I love the way u cheer me up when i'm down

I love the way u cook dinner for me

I love the way u eat ( like everything's so delicious)

I love the way we go explore new places to eat

I love the way you make coffee for me

And many more...

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy & Prosperous New Year Ahead

Hey, here's wishing everyone out there a fun filled Chinese New Year. Forget the calories, stuff our faces and enjoy the Dog year ahead of us. May it be filled with the things you wished for...Happy Chinese New Year...

Luv,

Puffyrazzi

Chinese New Year

春节 is here! It is also known as the Chinese lunar new year and marks the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. Legeng has it that a monster by the name of Nian could infiltrate homes silently. It came to the people's understanding that Nian was sensitive to loud noises and the colour red. Thus this brought to the current customs during Chinese new year where everyone don red clothes and using firecrackers.

On a personal note, i love Chinese new year cos it's a time for me to feast away. Be it abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber or mama's Hainanese Chicken Rice or meatballs, they are nice dishes to share with the family on a special reunion. Part of the fun comes from baking cookies and making minuscule meat floss popiahs with my erjie ( the size of our mini popiah is about half of normal on sale ones!) The TV in my house is virtually switched on for most of the time to add to the festive mood.

During the 2nd day of chinese new year, MIB 3 will be back and our family will get really busy showering them with attention. The living room would then be strewn with toys and the house gets really noisy...With MIB 3 around, i'm sure Nian would stay away cos he'll be terrified of their loud voices...haha.

Ahhh...the joys of Chinese New year....

HAPPY TOGETHER

Me and you and you and me

No matter how they toss the dice,

it has to be

The only one for me is you, and you for me

So happy together

Guild + MushMom

MIB III Celebrates!

MIB III celebrates a landmark event today. It is the birthday of the founding and oldest member, LL. And the whole world rejoices... bring on the presents!