I was robbed... last Friday 2 Nov 2007

I was robbed last Friday. It was a bad experience for me, I never thought this things will happened to me.
I just want to share my experience with all.

Last Friday, 2 November 2007, I was robbed by a gang of (i believe is Indonesians) while on my way back home from office. It was about 9.30p.m + - and I was just slowing down & stop at the traffic light at Phileo Damansara 2, PJ. My car was the last 1 and there are a few other cars in front of me & on my right side. When I stop and look to the front, i saw a motorcycle with 2 people on it just stop in front of me & looking at me suspiciously, I thought something is wrong, my 1st reaction is to turn to my left on my front passenger window. There's another guy standing beside my window and another motorcycle at the side. My door was locked & i was shocked & stunned, I can't even honk or shout. I just saw that guy used something heavy to smashed my front passenger window & grab my bag. I struggle with him when he grab my bag but he manage 2 pull it away. They sped away later, making a U-turn at the traffic light. I couldn't even remember their plat no., I just know they use normal motorcycle like Yamaha/suzuki/Honda cup. I didn't even stop & get out of my car, what I know is to drive straight to a police station at my area, SS2 to make a police report and cancel all my cards & SIM card.

I lost my IC, driving license, ATM cards, digital camera, thumbdrive, handphone, crystal, house keys, passport photos, Biodisc & all my cash. The next day, someone found my handbag dumped outside Andalucia Condominium in Pantai Dalam Area. I went to recover my bag, they took all the valuables stuff, only left my business cards, some of my make-up stuff, my membership card, my credit cards & my driving license (old).

The lesson that I learned is to take extra precaution while driving alone at night. I'm actually very tired on that night & my mind seems flying away & not alert. I'm responsible for my safety & my life. And don't ever put your handbag at a visible spot in your car. It is my fault to put my bag on the front passenger seat.

I thank god that I'm alright and I'm not hurt. I urge everyone to take care of yourself especially when driving alone at night.

These robbers work in a group of 4 in 2 motorcycles. Please b extra careful & more alert while driving. Anyone out there who saw this incident, please make a police report. This is applicable for those who are in Malaysia.

Recently crime rate has been on the rising trend. I have a lot of my girlfriends who are victims of snatch-theft. Authorities, please do something .......

Dreams....

Yesterday, I had a bad dream. I dreamt of death & funeral, actually is my father's sudden death & at his funeral. It has been a long long time since i have dreamt of anything. The last few days, I notice that i always dreamt of something which I can't recalled when I woke up. However yesterday's dream was different coz i still can remember it. So I just told my colleague about this & check online on d meaning of the dream. Well i have read somewhere that there's meaning of our dreams. So i manage to find somthing about my dream. Apparently, death is end of a cycle. something is finally over & funeral is the end or death of something. Confrontation with pain. There are others variation on the meaning. Probably at this point in my life, I'm at crossroads of starting something new & ending something old, that's why I have this dream. Probably I've fear of something & have anger & resentment towards certain things in my life. When I reflected my dreams & the meaning & looking at my life now, I see the connection of it.

I love you dad, I love you mom & all my sisters, Shiao Chin, Shiao Yee & Shiao Ping.. I love u all.. All of you are the most important persons in my life...

Going to Phuket .... Yippie

Ha ha ha... I just booked myself a ticket 2 Phuket... but it will b next yr. So looking forward for my trip. Whenever Air Asia have promotions, my heart will itch for holidays...coz it looks so affordable. Have 2 save $$$$... coz i;m oso going climbing Mt. Kinabalu nxt yr. Gambade!

Marathon Day - 26 August 2007

On Sun, woke up at 5a.m, get ready to go to USJ5 - Kompleks Sukan Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya for the Subang Jaya Merdeka Run 10KM Marathon. By 5.45a.m, 3 of us are on the way to USJ 5, reached there about 6.10a.m. The sky is still dark, quite a number of people already there, most come in group.




My T-shirt & tag. My no. is M0222 (nice huh)



The run only starts at 7.30a.m, by 7a.m, more & more people turn up, & taking their time to do warm-up around the track. 7.15a.m, Reebok's (1 of the sponsors) instructor lead warm-up exercise for all the participants.

7.30a.m sharp, flag-off for 10KM run for both men & women category. Then followed by veterans 7km, men & women, girls & boys 7km, disabled people & the last 1 is the 3km Fun Walk. This is the category that I joined. I'm excited and happy to see all the people around, most of them seems like regular marathon runner. And lots of "leng chai" with their trim & fit body. I only walk throughout the 3km coz I can't run, if I run, I think i can cover 10m only. I reached the finishing point within 45mins (which is quite long) coz the participants from 10km also have reached the finishing line earlier. He he... not bad la... considering I manage to complete the walk.



3 of us - my sis, Shiao Yee, my friend May & myself

Some parents bring along their young children ( as young as 2 - 3 year old) together for the Fun Walk. And they can run, some of the children can run so fast that their parents have to catch-up with them. Some parents running wth the baby stroller as well. Wow, all I can say is that they really have great sportmanship spirit. I decided to participate in other marathon so now I got to start training. He he he he



Biggest cheer reserved for this uncle - great sportsmanship

Almost there - finishing line

A gift of LOVE - The love of Myself

I got this small little book from my friend.... It's actually a free publication initiated by a few dedicated person. I love the contents so much, it gives me inspiration, motivates me when I'm feeling down and most of all is the power of LOVE (to love myself unconditionally) .... just like to share with all of you.

This is the 2nd printing and they have 10,000 copies distributed all over in Malaysia free for friends, family members etc. Some of the books have been given to people as far as Australia, Bali, China, India, Singapore & Thailand.

It is very simple & easy to understand... very few words but meaningful & deep in meaning. Altogether is 50 pages - I'll share Pg 1 & 2 first.

Page 1:

Love is ... Accepting yourself for who you are and who you are not
Accepting your strengths and weaknesses. Accept your good and bad habits. Accept yourself, warts and all. Acknowledgement and acceptance is the first step towards changing negative behaviours. In this whole entire universe, we can find only one unique YOU!

Food for the heart: Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections. (Unknown Author)

Page 2:

Love is ... Allowing others to be themselves

When we allow, we give others the opportunity to be who they are, instead of who we want them to be. Just as we want freedom to be who we are, similarly we should give others the freedom to be who they are. Allowing is selfless, allowing is love.

Food for the heart: None of us have the power to make someone else love us. BUt we all have the power to give away love, to love other people. And if we do so, we change the kind of person we are, and we change the kind of world we live in. (Rabbi Harold Kushner)

5 Years Anniversary in Mayflower

Gosh.... I've hit the 5 year mark with my present company. 16 September 2007 is my 5 yrs anniversary. It's been a long 5 years. I remember it last week but forget abt it on weekends coz am back 2 my hometown & my mind is too preoccupied with other things. Ha ha ha, it struck my mind again yesterday.

Are there any celebration? Well, it is a firm NO. Actually I'm looking forward to leave the company by early next year probably after the Chinese New Year. I'm staying on because I want to fulfill my term as my company Sports Club President. Things have changed over the years, my goals also have changed... so it's time to move on. Move on with my life and move nearer to achieve my goals & dreams.

I've started as a sales co-ordinator, then move on as marketing officer, marketing exec, assistant marketing manager and I just recently request to transfer as corporate sales executive. I want a change coz I feel it's like stagnant, no room for growth.. that's why I change to corp sales coz I want to challenge myself & also expand my network and it is also 1 of the fastest way to earn additional income - coz got commission. I can see the results - results of my work by getting the sales.

It's not easy though coz most of them are cold prospects but I believe that I can make it. I can be successful. There's no looking back for me coz life is about moving forward.

One day KL City Tour - 25 Sept 2007 (Mid Autumn Festival)

Yesterday i took a day off from my office, didn't realise it coincide with Mid Autumn Festival. The purpose taking leave is actually accompanying my sister who is in KL for visit. Our plan for the day was visiting the Petronas Twin Tower Skybridge & Eye On Malaysia. I've never been to this 2 places so I decided to join my sis. I took leave last Friday only.

Our day start from 8.30a.m. We drove to my sis company & parked our car there, then we took LRT to KLCC. We reached there by 9.30a.m, go & collect the Skybridge ticket, we only manage to get the 2.00p.m slot. We have a few hours before 2.00p.m, so we go for brunch. It's about 10.15a.m so 4 of us proceed to the Food Court. After food, me & 1 of my sis went for movie, Hairspray. Excellent movie, my feet is moving to the music. It was a funny & heartwarming movie. Just love the girl, Tracy she can really dance. Not forgetting Joh Travolta as Tracy's mom. Wow, his role is a woman(big size woman) who can dance. The movie starts at 11.30a.m and the whole cinema is less than 20 people. No queue, so nice. I'm seriously thinking of changing my normal office hour job to flexi hour job. Can watch movie during off-peak & at cheaper rate only. I pay only RM8 for early bird slot and the best thing is no need to queue to get the tickets. On weekends, cinema are quite packed with people. The other 2 sis went to Kinokuniya to kill time until 2.00p.m.

The movie ends about 1.30p.m, just nice for us to go for the Skybridge visit. So 4 of us meet again and make our move to the Entrance. Most of the visitors there are mainly tourists from other countries. Before taking the lift up to Level 41(which only takes 41secs), we are treated to a 3D show on the history & background of Petronas Twin Tower & the skybridge. As a Malaysian I feel very proud of Petronas (the national petroleum of Malaysia) & the contribution they make to the community here. You know, the visit to Skybridge is free & open to all.

Once up at Level 41, we can see the view of Kuala Lumpur, saw many of the tall buildings around, the feeling was great!! I feel like when we stand at a high point & look down, the view is great and spectacular.

After Skybridge, we went for afternoon tea coz our tummy starts growling. So went for a quick bite at A & W. After that, we did some shopping in a few of the shops in Suria KLCC. Seriously, most of the shops in KLCC are very branded ones & I couldn't afford to buy 1. So I did window shopping only.

We left KLCC about 5.15p.m, rush hour time coz our Muslim frens will go off earlier during Ramadhan to prepare for "buka puasa". The LRT station is full of people, luckily we manage to squeeze ourselves inside. We stop at Masjid Jamek station, then walk about 15mins to my sis co. to get my car. By this time, we are very tired, my back started aching, i guess age really catch up on me. So off we drove to our next station, the famous "Dried Chilli Pan Mee" shop. My 2 sis have not tried this special noodles, that's why we bring them to taste this yummy food. The shop is called Kim Kee & has been featured in a TV program "Ho Chiak" & some newspaper & magazines.

After the yummy & delicious dinner, we went to the Eye On Malaysia, specially built for Visit MAlaysia Year 2007 & 50th Golden Celebration of Merdeka. It will stay for 1 year until 31 Dec 2007 so I guess it's not other better time 2 come & experience this ride before it's gone. Ha ha.. Nice view at night! No w only I know my 2 sis is so scared of height, they are so stiff sitting there. Ha ha ha.







After this, it's time to end my 1 day tour. Though it's only about 9p.m, but i was aching from top to toe already. And I hate the fact that I still have 2 work 2mw. How nice if i can just lepak lepak

but still have $$$ to spend.

Tiredness & sleepiness

The bug hit me for the past few weeks already. Very tired & sleepy, not energetic at all. My focus also out & I'm just not interested to work... I need a long leave just to sleep & rest... doing nothing.

I'm looking forward to Friday, it's Merdeka Day for Malaysia so I got 1 Public Holiday. I'm going back to TI & spend my long weekend there. Time for me to re-energise myself! When I come back next week, I have to be 100% fresh & ready to fly...

I'm 30 today

Today is my 30th birthday! Time passes so fast, I have exist & live in this world for 30 years. I told myself this year not to expect anything from other ppl instead to focus on giving out 2 other ppl coz by doing tat....I'll feel good. N i oso told myself wat am i going 2 create & achieve in my life after 30. Yesterday nite, b4 i went 2 sleep, I briefly wrote down my dreams & goals in life especially after 30 year old.
1. Live a fulfilling life.
2. Earn more $$$, quit my current job
3. Get into a relationship - move on to have a family
4. To give more, expect less
5. Review about my life for the past 30 years, & reflect on it & move on

Couldn't remember more.. It's a process & I will continue to upgrade myself to achieve my goals.

I'm back now...

Life has been so busy these few months that I totally forgot about this blog site. Now, I'm back & will update more frequently ... probably I'll start from May 2007 onwards coz I just switched from a Marketing role to Corporate Sales ... It's the beginning of my new journey in life - in particular my work. Though still in the same company, but my functions has changed. I defintely got to go out from my comfort zone. It's a new challenge & new opportunity for me.

In June, I visited Hanoi with 2 of my frens. We only spent 4 days there. I wish I can spent more time there coz there are still many places to check out. Probably will go back there next time. Will post some pix & my experience in another blog. When times allowed ha ha ha...

July, attended a 2 day training on The Selling Pyschology Course with my other fellow sales colleague. It was quite fun & guess what? I'm the Star Trainee of the day. Funny leh. End of the month, I organised ATV rides for my company Sports Club (I'm the president)...(boasting a bit here). This is oso my first time experiencing ATV. I'm very nervous, excited & clumsy...now I know, I always make myself too nervous & scared becoz of my mind & my belief. Anyway, I came back unscathed. I survived!!

In August, I went back to do staffing in Asiaworks (in a Public Training program) - learnt more & more about myself! I'm a nerd! But I know how to shift... It's a learning opportunity & experience for me & all the other participants as well. Anyway, life moves on.

Time passes very fast.... August is nearing to end & September is approaching. In a few days time, I'll be celebrating my BIG 30 birthday. Time really flies. I wonder how much have I achieved in my 30 years of existence. I hope to achieve more when I step into my 30's. N do things differently & live my life to the fullest! Probably meet my dream guy & get married... Anything is possible rite.

Got to sign off now... Will come back soon..

P/S: The photo is me receiving the "Star Trainee" award from the trainer Rona

My new camera

After so many years, I finally bought a camera for myself - at last. A camera I can proudly say it's mine. This is also the first time I went shopping for stuff other than clothes & shoes by myself. And guess what, I feel good!! I feel that I'm so confident coz in the past, I dun like to go shopping alone. I spent almost 3 hours in the store, but the staff there (1 of my hometown fren) is so good that she serves me from the start until the end. Thank you so much Crystal! You are really excellent! This post supposed to be posted in 2007.

I'm excited of my new blog... it's just like giving birth to a new child....I'm not an IT savvy person... but writing blog is so common nowadays... so being a KIASU person, I decided to create & build my own blog.. Ha ha ha.... I still hv 2 learn a lot from others how to make my blog interesting... You know la, if you have given birth to such a lovely thing, u have to nurture it well rite? Cannot give birth then abandon it, this is so irresponsible.... Well, if you hv tips 2 share wit me, just tell me....ok....

X Good Factor

Feeling down & demotivated these few days..... everything also not seem fine for me. Get agitated easily, i feel like everyone out there hate me, i might as well hide myself inside the warm & comfy room - yeah, my bedroom. My mind seems to stop functioning, everything stagnant, remain as status quo. I'm very tired...... need to have a break.... A break where I can stop, look , choose & make my next move. Take control of my life..... very important...

My first time - blogging

Today, 17 Jan 2007, my first time doing my own blog... Very exciting ...

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