sarcasm from a newspaper man

Got up early this morning to go and buy newspaper from the stall with mom then go have breakfast at the kopitiam.

So we approach the newspaper man (he recently got rich)

mom asked him: "You don't like me giving you coins for the newspaper, is it?"
(my neighbour told us that the man complains of us giving him RM 2.50 coins)

newspaper-man says: "You know I find it very FUNNY you give me coins all the time!" (with a sarcastic look on his face)

Mom and I was stunned and don't know what to say. (we are thinking what is so funny about giving coins???!!! It is money, Right???)
He's like looking at us up and down like we got our money from begging or picking it up from the street.

So Mom said: "You don't want coins never mind, I give you paper money loh." (mom pulled a bunch of money from her pocket and payed)

Then an auntie came by and said: "Wah...!! give you coins also you don't want ah??? If it was me I'll happily accept it mah... IT'S MONEY!"

Newspaper man said: "If like that don't buy newspaper from me la!!!"

Mom said: "Ok loh..."

Newspaper man said: "Make sure you keep your word!"

Mom said: "Don't worry..."

(He doesn't know my mom once she says something she means it)

So the newspaper man lost a customer today and by the looks of the other auntie she wouldn't want to buy from him also. (he's not the only one who sells newspaper at the area)

KACANG LUPA KULIT
(literal translation means the "Nut forgot its shell")...
it doesn't mean you have extra coins in your pocket you can forget that you are actually standing on the ground.
Today he lost a customer for life and a friend too...
And with his attitude He's going to lose a lot more and soon his pockets are going to be empty.

Just because a person dresses shabby and comes with coins and money wrapped in a plastic bag doesn't mean the person is a beggar. People just want to be simple and live under the radar.

"Never Judge A Book By Its Cover."

a place for us all... Malaysia... if only...

nowadays everything is about race...
wish Malaysia would portray once again what we actually advertise

This is what the advert says...

Because when I first open my eyes the first thing I saw was you.
Because inspite of all our differences; inside we are the same.
Because even though our clothes are the most colorful in the world our children are coloured blind.
Because if we strive we could be our best when times are at their worst.
Because of all these I believe there's a place for us all in this land;
- My Friend.

innocence makes things simplest in life

I was just browsing through youtube and I came by last years Petronas Independence Day advert directed by Yasmin Ahmad.

The title is Percintaan Tan Hong Ming.

A Child's Innocence Makes It So Easy For Them To Express What They Feel.

charity race

Its the 2nd day of Raya and the church did a charity race for the church building fund.

The event started at 7am for registration. Then the race started about 8am. Mom and me entered just for fun. Mom was in the ladies veteran (4km) category and I was in the ladies open (6km) category. The event was at the Tasik Permaisuri.

= beautiful morning to have the race =

I haven't been there in ages and it has changed a lot. It was like a weekend family resort. Pretty good environment for outdoor activities. The trail was tough. As there was like 45 degree hills to get through. It wasn't just around the lake but it went on Up Hills and into forrest and valleys as well. Really good for cardio training. I had no idea my church members was so fit and healthy. LOL.

Anyways, a pretty good number of church members turn up. Even the priest joined in for the race. Mom won the silver medal for ladies veteran (4km) category and I won the bronze medal for ladies open (6km).

= the bronze and silver medals =

= What a mother and daughter pair we make ^^V =

= anne mary (gold medal) and anne marie =

= brother david (silver medal for men's veteran 4km) and me =

Roses From Who???

I received like 2 dozen of roses this afternoon and it didn't say who was it from... I'm happy at the same time scared and disturbed; and its troubling me...

= some of the roses too many for a vase =

To who ever sent the pretty roses thank you but please do let me know who you are.

a weekend at singapore - F1 Grand Prix

I'm home from Singapore and what a weekend I had.
Since the F1 Singapore Grand Prix was going on. It was a hectic weekend at Singapore. I went shopping with my sis, bro in law and my baby niece and the roads were full of people its like walking in the streets of tokyo and new york during peak hours except that from daylight to night time the streets was still full of people at orchard and other shopping districts. What a traffic on 2 legs!

Well besides that there was freebies give aways on the streets as well. And shopping anywhere is crazy because there was a sale of some what going on; and everything was going out like for free! Hehehe...
oh well I got a few things for myself too like an armani exchange black top for SGD 30, a white baby doll top from cotton on for like SGD 5; and a white gown skirt by daniel yam for SGD 29 for my photo shoot. Well the whole family went shopping crazy... because its CHEAP!

Anyways besides shopping we manage to catch the F1 race as well. The first night race on a 1 of only 3 anti-clockwise tracks.

=The view of the track from marina bay=

Bro in law got to see it live and the rest of us was watching at home... which was an even better view. Thumbs Up to the broadcasters. Good coverage of the race, great composition of shots and great scenery.

=Passing by the old court house=

Best F1 race I have seen on TV!

CamWhoo???

Its not like I have nothing do... BUT

its just one of those days where I just go crazy in this cubicle of mine

Web Cam-ming with friends

I will be off to Singapore tonight for the weekend...

So Talk To You Peeps when I get back

Migrants and all, we're all Malaysians... the best column I have read this past week

This is the best column I have read this past weeks of politic bickering amongst our nations-men by Kallimullah Hassan (The Colour of Malaysia) on the New Sunday Times. (do read the column for yourself)

Well the column was based on this picture by Lat. The Community Taking Shelter Under the Malaysian Flag.

This is my views to tell... some lines derived from the column stated above.

a verse from the national flag (jalur gemilang) song that should be practised

"JALUR GEMILANG DIBAWAH NAUGANMU, JALUR GEMILANG KAMI SEMUA BERSATU"

"JALUR GEMILANG BENEATH YOUR CARE, JALUR GEMILANG WE UNITE"

Its a sad day for us Malaysians when we have come to the stage where desperate politicians in Malaysia have the tendency to resort to using race and religion to shore themselves up.

"What happen to unity amongst everyone and work for the better for all?"

"Why categorizing us by colour, race or religion?"

Take our current prime minister for example, On his mother's side he has chinese blood. On his father's side he has arab and malay blood. SO what is he? His late wife Datin Seri Endon Mahmood was born to a malay father and a Japanese mother. SO putting them together and their children Nori and Kamal, both often mistaken as chinese. SO What are they?

They are ALL MALAYSIANS!!!!!

Our 1st prime minister was part Thai; the 2nd Bugis; the 3rd is part Turkish; the 4th is of indian descent and the 5th is a mixture of Chinese, Malay and Arab.

Now its sounds like we are all migrants?

So WHO ARE THE MALAYSIANS?

Even I myself don't look like an authentic chinese. I have friends of all sorts of mixture and we call ourselves MALAYSIANS looking past the race, ethnicity, colour, language and religion. We learn together and work together as a team.

This is a picture of us having a concert together bringing all culture and making beautiful music TOGETHER AS ONE.

DO WE LOOK ANY DIFFERENT????

To all Politicians and Leaders of the Country, you should remember the PLEDGE OF OUR NATION, that we recite ever so proudly. The 5 AMBITIONS we lay our pledge on...

BAHAWASANYA NEGARA KITA MALAYSIA mendukung cita-cita hendak:

-MENCAPAI PERPADUAN yang LEBIH ERAT dikalangan SELURUH MASYARAKATNYA;

- MEMELIHARA SATU CARA HIDUP DEMOKRATIK;

- MENCIPTA SATU MASYARAKAT ADIL dimana KEMAKMURAN NEGARA akan DINIKMATI BERSAMA secara ADIL dan SAKSAMA;

- MENJAMIN SATU CARA LIBERAL TERHADAP TRADISI-TRADISI KEBUDAYAANNYA yang kaya dan bebagai corak; dan

- MEMBINA SATU MASYARAKAT PROGRESIF yang akan mengunakan sains dan teknologi moden.

MAKA KAMI, RAKYAT MALAYSIA, BERIKRAR akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami untuk mencapai cita-cita tersebut berdasarkan prinisp-prinsip yang berikut:

- KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN

- KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA

- KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN

- KEDAULTAN UNDANG-UNDANG

- KESOPANAN DAN KESESUSILAAN

Literal translation in English

WHEREAS OUR COUNTRY MALAYSIA NURTURES THE AMBITION OF:-

- ACHIEVING A MORE PERFECT UNITY AMONGST THE WHOLE OF HER SOCIETY;

- PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE

- CREATING A JUST SOCIETY where the PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY CAN BE ENJOYED IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER

- GUARANTEEING A LIBERAL APPROACH TOWARDS HER RICH AND VARIED CULTURAL TRADITIONS; and

- BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY that makes use of science and technology.

NOW THEREFORE WE, THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA, PLEGDE TO CONCENTRATE ALL OF OUR ENERGY AND EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THIS AMBITIONS BASED ON THIS PRINCIPLES:-

- BELIEVE IN GOD

- LOYALTY TO THE KING AND COUNTRY

- THE SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION

- THE RULE OF LAW

- COURTESY AND MORALITY

A CRY TO POLITICIANS and LEADERS OF MALAYSIA BE THAT ROLE MODEL! RESTORE THAT GLORY OF "MERDEKA" AND NURTURE THE SACRED AMBITIONS THAT OUR COUNTRY-MEN PLEDGE UPON!!!! FOR US AND THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MALAYSIA!

sudden change of wind???

Okay Okay to answer all of your questions on..

where's Anne? What is Anne up to? Why Anne So Busy??? I don't see Anne???etc etc etc

This jumpy, out-going, running around and busy Anne (me) is currently pretty much stuck at home in her mini studio doing her final project (PeTA). Sitting in front of her imac and laptop for 13 hours everday (excluding tuesdays and wednesdays because classes) doing her music compositions and music arrangements. Instead of the usual anne out and about. =_="

This is What I look at everyday...

SO If I keep buzzing you on messenger or poking you on facebook (I have been called a spammer... oh joy =_=") means I'm going crazy in front of the pc and in this small cubicle of mine.... SO SORRY for the disturbance!!

Besides that I'm doing A-OKAY!!!! ^-^V (alive and kicking)

Hopefully my old sane routine comes back soon

after a decade and we meet again

Miss Terri Chan found me ^^

Haha her mom and my mom go way back during their childhood days and 10 years ago there was this old girls gathering in port dickson and that's where we met. ^^ But after that we never actually caught beside the last meet was on christmas (10 years back) when her family invited us over and we had satay kajang.

SO... after I visited alex... he blog-ed about me and missy terri found me hahhaha... and we met up last saturday for tea... so much to catch up and so little time... But never mind ya terri will meet up soon and with our moms too kekeke *hopefully*

- me and terri at leisure mall -