Glad To Be Here

We have an early Christmas celebration in the office today plus gift exchange. This is a celebration cum late Raya and early Awal Muharam, everything in one go. *wink*

The happiest moments are those after everyone got their mysterious gift from someone among ourselves too. We’ve picked a name earlier on to get the gift for the person that we’ve drown.

This would be also a farewell to my colleague who are going to other department next year. Among all, she has got the most presents.

I myself has got a big red scarf!! It feels more like Chinese new year than Christmas *LOL*.

Another thing that I consider is my Christmas present is the printer that just came in today, my Fuji Xerox now sitting just next to my PC, too bad that it is not a color printer. Still, I’m glad that I’m having a printer now *wink*.

Christmas is around the corner and I know those of you who are residing in the US or UK would pretty much be looking for gifts online if not going to the mall. If you are looking for things over the net Or maybe buying for Christmas gifts but you don’t have a paypal account or are worried to give out your credit card information over the net then eBillme is for you.

You’ll just need to shop and check out then they’ll send you an invoice through your email which you’ll require to pay using online banking bill payment method.

Lots of merchants are offering this service and you’ll get more information on their site about online shopping.

There is actually a contest going on at the moment which you need to confess about your most embarrassing shopping experience. Watch the video and you’ll get what I mean: eBillme in YouTube

Please also put my blog URL (i.e. http://glad2bhere.net) in the referral column during sign-up.

So, happy shopping to avoid the traffic or the trouble in getting a parking in the comfort of your home.

No, I’m not moving, but some of my colleagues are. They are being transferred to other department and they might need some moving services for their personal belonging and maybe some files and office equipment. No, they can’t bring their table and chairs with them because that are being provided for.

It is sad to think about it. After all those years that they were with the present environment and job, they are experts in doing what they know best.  It surely affected others sharing the same department with them, especially on the lost of experience people.

They themselves have to learn how to get used to their new environment, out from their comfort zone. Effective next year in January, we’ll be loosing one of the officer who are doing all the staff monitoring job and year end appraisal. After she is gone, I’ll be next in line and I hope I won’t be doing what she is doing now because I hate to evaluate people. On monitoring part, well, I won’t know if the staff is not there unless I’ve something for them to do. That’s why I would rather stay as a staff rather than a supervisor for somebody.

There were several times that she came over and told me, “You know who and who are not around? They went out more than 2 hours ago!” I went “Uh.. really? I didn’t notice.”

Yup, that’s me. Just finger crossed nothing change on my part or job responsibilities.

I think all of us met this person before. They are the one who park on yellow boxes / restricted area, cornering which if you drive faster you’ll surely hit on their cars and those that who park so near to your car that you have to squeeze yourself in!

Ya, you know them, they are call “Si Pa Lui”, if they are Chinese, than their surename would be “Si”. Get what I mean? It is just so frustrated that I met these people at the same day at the same place.

Me and colleague went to Pete’s Corner to have our lunch. Hardly can find any parking over there, so we ended up in Asia City Complex which situated not far away. Get to the parking lot, drove in and went off to look for the lift. There we discovered the first Si Pa Lui who parked on the yellow box just outside of the entrance. If you are pushing a stroller, you’ll have problem passing by.

The 2nd Si Pa Lui that we discovered was when my colleague tried to get into my car, because the car beside us just parked so closed to mine. Thank God that my colleague is slim!

The 3rd Si Pa Lui is right there waiting for us right after the corner! Goodness! Why there are so many Si Pa Lui around? Can’t they just park further away in a proper parking lot instead of simply park their cars?!

Yes, yesterday’s post didn’t put up the real thing which was killing me, so here it is today:

And today I’m in my Hush Puppies black pump or court shoes with little heels. I’m actually wearing a black dress, those that I can wear to dinner *Grin* but definitely with a jacket la.. else doesn’t look professional, ehem..*wink*.

I’m in the middle of adopting a new baby. One that won’t cry when hungry, won’t wet the bed and also won’t whine at me. It is still in the process and I know I won’t have much time in taking care of it, so I’m giving up another baby, actually I’m transfering all my love into this new baby. One definite things about this baby is that it will need my love and care, but in return I know it will give me back something *wink*. Just watch out for it and I’m not annoucing it yet till it is maybe another month old, or till I”m ready to show it to the world.

Thank God its’ Friday!!

Am planning to bring the boys for Dog Show in KDCA this Sunday. But distance become one of the concern. We live far away from Penampang, and it is a Sunday. After church, it will be around 11am, probably is a good time also. Will see.

I’ve just got a copy of Martha Steward Living magazine, October issue! I just got so curious about this woman and her line of business. I first discovered her through scrapbook, she has her own line of embellishments and tools. Just love those border punches and shape punches. Unfortunately I can’t get them over here unless I order online from the US.

I’m still at the beginning of the magazine, but I’m telling myself to wobble up every page know that it cost me RM28.80. I really hope it will brighten up my day eventhough I can’t use any of those ideas posted for the Halloween decoration. Well, maybe I can just use them for fun.

Yes! Finally after days of waiting to get my site set up again and now I can post in my own blog again, yippieeee!!

Well, I still have lots to do before it is totally back to its original state, or at least 90% back to where it was.

Well, I know I have two boys and what boys love!? Cars! Trains! Planes! Helicopters! My two boys just can’t get enough of that. They even pick books that talk about cars!
This morning little Mer went to school with his bag full of Thomas & friends. He sure won’t leave the home if I stop him from doing so.
It would be a dilemma for me if I bring them to window shopping and they passed by this toy shop, they’ll surely discover something that they like, either it is automobiles or Ultraman.
The other day we were having KFC in 1Borneo and Toy’R’Us is opening soon next to the KFC! Oh boy, I knew next time if we ever go back there again, I’ll have to be prepared!
I know they’ll surely love those remote helicopters and cars show in this site: Think RC. These rc helicopters will just captivate my boys’ eyes and if I don’t distract them for something else, they’ll surely whine about getting them!

I received this tag from Osindak:

Here goes :

Do you remember how you developed a love for reading?
No, not really, am really getting old for this.

What are some books you read as a child?
I remember I started reading Enid Blyton’s books. Oh, and those pretty comic books.

What is your favorite genre?
Now!? Travel, crafts, cookbook.

Do you have a favorite novel?
Only one that I can remember.

Where do you usually read?
I’m dealing with books everyday, part of my job is to read them, but for those that I love, I normally read them at home and right after office hour.

When do you usually read?
whenever I have the time and mood.

Do you usually have more than one book you are reading at a time?
Normally that would be magazines!

Do you read nonfiction in a different way or place than you read fiction?
Hmm.. interesting, never have thought of this.

Do you buy most of the books you read, or borrow them, or check them out of the library?
You mean magazines? Of course I buy them, and even subscribing to severals now

Do you keep most of the books you buy?
Yes, they are precious to me, especially the scrapbook magazines, all the ideas are there!

If you have children, what are some of the favorite books you have shared with them? Were they some of the same ones you read as a child?
I started them new, not yet sharing my favorite books. I bought them board books, Harry and the dinasour, Thomas & Friends, books from Doulos, books borrow from church etc, they have a better collection than me, and bigger too.

Do you keep a TBR (to be read) list?
Nope, I’m a spontaneous reader.

What’s next?
More scrapbooking books.

What books would you like to reread?
err.. no idea..

Who are your favorite authors?
None that I can recall.

Well, since I deal with books everyday, so maybe I’ll just stop here, not passing on, but all of you who read this can have a thought about it.

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Happy Mid-autumn festival and do enjoy those mooncake of yours while lighting up your lantern.

Over here in Shenzen, most of the major shopping mall do not provide plastic bag unless upon request and they charge. That is a good sign. This big country really should have started this years ago. Imagine there are millions of people going into the mall to buy things and yet everyone bring back one plastic bag!

Major supermarket like Wall-Mart and branded departmental store are joining the environmental friendly action. Since they charge for plastic bags, most of the Chinese are bringing their own recycle bag. Most of them take it without complain.

In Hong Kong they are already in that direction, charging for plastic bag. I would love to see our county doing this rather than encouraging people using plastic bag which really do not decompose.

I’ve got a chance to shop last night in the Flower City Garden, a major shopping mall here in Shekou. Got myself some end of season sale clothes. A fruitful trip for me. After that we went into B&Q to check out some facet, sink and lights. Not that I’m going to renovate my house yet, just that it is good to know the price difference, however they don’t have much modern furniture there, else we would have spent more time in there.

It is more like a DIY shop with lots of things to choose from, wish there is one like this back home.

Talking about home, we are going home today, hoping for a smooth ride.