Collecting stones…

When I first started blogging, among the first people who frequently read my posts were Cibol and Bongkersz…

But now, they’re too busy to visit my blog nia…so sad!

I could completely drop off the face of the world and they probably wouldn’t notice…Huhuhu…

They buang batu* (throw stones) dy…

Same thing with Zewt and STP and those in my blogroll (YOU know who YOU are) also buang batu*…

So all I’m left is collecting stones…

*sobs*

You guys don’t bring me flowers anymore…

Sometimes I wonder if you guys even remember me…

That’s Not My Name - The Ting Tings

Four letter word just to get me along
It’s a difficulty and I’m biting on my tongue and I
I keep stalling, keeping me together
People around gotta find something to say now

Holding back, everyday the same
Don’t wanna be a loner
Listen to me, oh no
I never say anything at all
But with nothing to consider
They forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me ‘hell’
They call me ‘Stacey’
They call me ‘her’
They call me ‘Jane’
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

They call me ‘quiet girl’
But I’m a riot
Maybe ‘Joleisa’
Always the same
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

I miss the catch if they through me the ball
I’m the last kid standing up against the wall
Keep up, falling, these heels they keep me boring
Getting glammed up and sitting on the fence now

So alone all the time at night
Lock myself away
Listen to me, I’m not
Although I’m dressed up, out and all with
Everything considered
They forget my name (ame, ame, ame)

They call me ‘hell’
They call me ‘Stacey’
They call me ‘her’
They call me ‘Jane’
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

They call me ‘quiet girl’
But i’m a riot
Maybe ‘Joleisa’
Always the same
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?
Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?

Hmm…the blood donation thingy is this weekend…anyone here offer to take me and be by my side should I faint?

*buang batu - to forget/not be as close to someone you were once very close with

The BEST barter trade.Ever.

A few days ago, we got a pamphlet when we went shopping at Boulevard here in Kuching. (When I say “we” I really mean my family ‘cos I wasn’t there actually. LOL!)

Anyways, it was a blood donation campaign pamphlet…You know, those pamphlets where they inform you there is a blood donation drive happening at so-and-so on so-and-so?

Not interested you say?

Lemme just draw your attention (especially if you are in KUCHING) to the following…

5 reasons why you should donate blood (and pay close attention to Reason #5):

#1. It’s healthy (Me thinks?)

#2. It’s you “giving back” to the community

#3. You are helping others

#4. You’ll know your blood type!

Honestly, a show of hands, how many of you actually KNOW what’s your blood type huh?

#5 You get a FREE sack of rice!!!

Yup, you read it correctly…

According to that pamphlet, they will give EACH donor a sack of rice. Blood for Money…Barter Trade?

Call it what you will but with the high price of rice now, that campaign sure sounds appealing, no?  It’s a WIN-WIN situation…

Say, for example, a family of 4 (Father, Mother and 2 teenage boys) consumes 2 sacks of rice a month.

If all 4 donate blood, they get 4 sacks of rice for FREE! That is equal to 2 months supply of rice!!! Tempting or not? Hehehe…

Well, that’s happening this 6th of July at the Boulevard, Kuching…so if you’re in Kuching - what are you waiting for???

And if you’re NOT in Kuching - maybe you should be!!! LOL!

Personally, I have always had the intention of donating blood (primarily to know my blood type - Yup, I don’t know!!!)…that means the Rice has nothing to do with it…but I never got round to doing it as the HUGE needles they use freaks me out!   

This picture is enough to make me FLICH!!!! *faints*

So…if you don’t have such problem, amd you are eligible (old enough, healthy enough) to donate, by all means…do go…

A pint of your blood could save hundreds of lives (according to what I read on the pamphlet)…

So yeah…see you there!

Maybe.

Heck, I don’t even know where the pamphlet is already…so what does that tell you?

Anyways, Mom went back home tonight…so life is back to normal again at the casa…

…except now there are 3 adults and a baby…hehehe…

Leave out all the rest

I have done my time…

Ever since I came back from my leave early this month, I have been working extra time doing overtime to “compensate”…

Honestly, everyday felt like I was in Tinseltown (Hollywood), caught DUI (driving under influence) or smuggling/in possession of illegal substances and was doing Community Work as “punishment”…and my “parole officer” is the Big Man who signs my OT sheet everyday…

I am SO glad it’s all over and done with…

All 26.5 HOURS of it!

So as of yesterday, 7.30pm…I am a Free Man! LOL!!!

Happy happy happy…….

Plus, my Mom is in town!!!

She arrived yesterday. Here to see the new member of the family of course…

So yeah, leaving the rest of you with this awesome song…their latest…

Loved it the first time I heard it! Love the lyrics.

And the vid is outta this world too! Hehehe…

Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest

I dreamed I was missing, you were so scared
But no one would listen, ’cause no one else cared
After my dreaming, I woke with this fear
What am I leaving when I’m done here?

So if you’re asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I’ve done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don’t resent me, and when you’re feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Don’t be afraid
I’ve taken my beating, I’ve shared what I made
I’m strong on the surface, not all the way through
I’ve never been perfect, but neither have you

So if you’re asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I’ve done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don’t resent me, and when you’re feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you’ve learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself
I can’t be who you are

When my time comes, forget the wrong that I’ve done
Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
Don’t resent me, and when you’re feeling empty
Keep me in your memory, leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you’ve learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself
I can’t be who you are

I can’t be who you are

Tribute to Mag & Pat

I don’t remember when exactly I started listening in to “In the Afternoons” with Mag & Pat…I think it was sometime after Chinese New Year…

Here was my very first dedication!

That’s what? Barely 3 months ago?…

…and YET that doesn’t stop me from feeling a sense of loss as Mag & Pat take to the mikes one last time today…

In such a short time (compared to the show being there for 2 years already), I never knew I could grow so attached to the show, to Mag & Pat and to the Family…I guess that’s what made the show special…That sense of belonging…and all thanks to the very loving and accommodating Mag & Pat.

Fortunately, we have the Family Room (see the link “Mag&Pat” on the sidebar) to run off to should we miss them…Hahaha…

Seriously though…I will miss hearing them on-air…*sobs*

But, que sera sera…The show is over and there’s nothing we can do…

Except dedicate one last song to Mag & Pat…

The song I always requested from them…

They prefer to call it the Burger song…guess I’ll never know why…

But everytime I hear it, it reminds me of Adam Sandler playing the ukelele in “50 First Dates”…and my head just bobs to the beat of the guitar…

*standing ovation to Mag & Pat*

Enjoy…

Jason Mraz - I’m Yours

Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, and I’m tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I’ll be givin it my best test
and nothin’s gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won’t hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait I’m yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you’re free
look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We’re just one big family
And it’s our god forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved Loved

So, i won’t hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i’m sure
there’s no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate, i’m yours

*scat*

I’ve been spendin’ way too long checkin’ my tongue in the mirror
and bendin’ over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I’d be sayin’ is there ain’t no better reason
to rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
it’s what we aim to do
our name is our virtue

But I won’t hesitate no more, no more
it cannot wait, I’m yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you’re free
look into your heart and you will find that the sky is yours

so please don’t, please don’t, please don’t,
there’s no need to complicate,
Cause our time is short
This, this, this is our fate,
I’m yours

*scat*

 

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Melbie requested me and a few others to spread the word…

Have a heart and help more people get FREE mammograms…

For the uninitiated:

Mammography is the process of using low-dose X-rays (usually around 0.7 mSv) to examine the human breast. It is used to look for different types of tumors and cysts. Mammography has been proven to reduce mortality from breast cancer. No other imaging technique has been shown to reduce risk, but breast self-examination (BSE) and physician examination are essential parts of regular breast care. In some countries routine (annual to five-yearly) mammography of older women is encouraged as a screening method to diagnose early breast cancer. Screening mammograms were first proven to save lives in research published by Sam Shapiro, Philip Strax and Louis Venet in 1966.

Like all x-rays, mammograms use doses of ionizing radiation to create this image. Radiologists then analyze the image for any abnormal growths. It is normal to use longer wavelength X-rays (typically Mo-K) than those used for radiography of bones.

At this time, mammography along with physical breast examination is still the modality of choice for screening for early breast cancer. It is the gold-standard which other imaging tests are compared with. CT has no real role in diagnosing breast cancer at the present. Ultrasound, Ductography, and Magnetic Resonance are adjuncts to mammography. Ultrasound is typically used for further evaluation of masses found on mammography or palpable masses not seen on mammograms. Ductograms are useful for evaluation of bloody nipple discharge when the mammogram is non-diagnostic. MRI can be useful for further evaluation of questionable findings, or sometimes for pre-surgical evaluation to look for additional lesions. Stereotactic breast biopsies are another common method for further evaluation of suspicious findings.

Mammography has a false-negative (missed cancer) rate of at least 10 percent. This is partly due to dense tissues obscuring the cancer and the fact that the appearance of cancer on mammograms has a large overlap with the appearance of normal tissues.

Nah…if you wanna know more, you can read it on wiki here.

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Spread the word…you might save a life…