Happy Lunar New Year

Happy new year to all my Chinese friends.

I feel quite good this year coz I got a chance to contribute something in exchange for all those oranges and angpows from my neighbours.

The whole day yesterday was spent baking cakes and roasting chicken. From 11am to 4pm, I made 9 cakes and roasted 3 large birds with all the trimmings.

Each cake turn out well, smooth and fluffy and the birds came out beautifully golden and succulent. Well, that was feebbacks received from the 'tasters'. I was quite proud....if I may say so myself :)

Where did it all went to? Sent to close neighbours and close friends. I should have taken the pictures but completely forgotten. Oh well...next time....

Till then....it has been a great, clear blue sunny day today.....

Love is in the air....a tribute to BFF

Yup! Its that time of the year again....lovey-dovey songs being aired endlessly, everything is red, pink and white, cupid posters/figurines/cut-outs appearing here and there, roses everywhere, increased adverts on jewelries and lingeries, holiday destinations for couples, romantic dinners here and there............plus lots more capitalist gains and unnessary consumer spendings. I don't want to sound like a self-righteous bitch but it the truth!

Of course, if there is A significant other to celebrate it with, it would be soooo meaningful and the V Day will be waited with so much more anticipation and excitements. I'm glad I have had some of the best Valentine's gifts and celebrations. 'Been there, done that'....I know how it feels....it was good (while it lasted).

Thanks to my previous BFs for those good times (but am also not forgettng the bad times hahah!!).

Not to say that I don't care for such celebration now but I'm being ambivalent towards this. If you have somebody to celebrate it with, then by all means make the most of it but if you are a singleton in this cupid-pairing season...do not despair or get depress. Like I said...its just a phase...any day can be a Valentine's day if you and your partner want it to be so...

But not having a partner does not make you a wallpaper nor should it give you a reason to get depress!

You don't have to cower and hide at home, you can still go out and have fun. But of course use your common-sense. If you are alone, get together with other single friends, choose a jovial and boisterous group, stay away from those whinging and whining group (they'll only get you down) and if you still want to do it alone (trying to prove something maybe?), stay away from those candle-light diner places or romantic-themed movies. It's just one day anyway, you'll get over it :)

I'm not being cynical. I'm just trying to impart some wisdom...gained from having survived several 'relationships'. Not all ended badly...it was just of of those reasons....not the right person, not the right time, not the right family, not the right job, not the right money, not the right height, not the right length (yup, you  guessed right!!).... With Ms Wannabee, there was always something not right...she's a real fussy pot!!!

Being in love is wonderful...especially in the first few months of getting to know somebody, knowing that the attractions are mutual and what I like best are the anticipations and that butterfly flutter that you get in your stomach prior to each date. Everything is wonderfully rosy and sweet during this time....

But it never last long.... or in my case anyway. I'm sure if it lasts longer, I wouldn't be marking 'Single' in my marital status. Everything good comes to an end...the upward graph arrow either moves in a flat line or it goes down. In my case it always goes down. And we are back to square one, SINGLE AND AVAILABLE!

And so it goes on...when the time is right, the right person will appear in our lives...sooner or later.

Or, it doesn't even have to be that way. If you don't want to share your life with anybody, so be it.
Live your life the way you want it to be. We should enjoy our lives no matter what. Rejoice and be thankful in whatever we have...if there is not BF or GF in the near horizon...it's okay, we can still be happy with our lives.

We still have our own circle of friends and these group of people can be our BFF. Relationship with partner or spouse may not lasts forever but with BFF, they are indeed, our BEST FRIENDS FOREVER...

MS WANNABEE WISHES HAPPY VALENTINES TO ALL HER LOVING FRIENDS!

HUGS AND KISSES ALWAYS!!!!

Coulda, shoulda, woulda.....

“As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going.”

I saw those words in one of the blogs, Totally Tracy. I really like those words. It shows that what I've been doing is right all along (despite what some have told me off as my total lack of faith). We cut our losses and move on. No point to keep on asking what, how and why things happened.

Yeah, sometimes it's easier said that done. But don't dwell on these things my dear. Things happened so just deal with it. Don't waste time thinking back and analysing...it could be that this person is going thru a phase.

And so my advise is to just let it pass. Despite the heartaches and sleepless nights...if anything at all, you'll come out with your dignity intact.....so says the ever-positive Ms Wannabee.

Hiking Bukit Tabur

Bukit Tabur Hike

This is quite overdue but last week was very hectic for all of us. Starting with the hike to Bukit Tabur (2 Sundays ago), then last SUnday was spent working at KL Hilton for one of the new drug launch. As usual there were the normal pre-onsite preparations that needs to be dealt with....I should be used to it by now but it is still tiring. However, glad to say that both events (the hiking trip and the launch event) were big successes.

I'm not going to report about the launch event as that is work related but the hiking trip was sooo worth it. The hiking experience that I have done before were mainly in HK (Tai Tam Reservoir, Mc Lahose Trail, Dragon's Back). It was quite easy.....and I have been spoilt by the convenience of hiking facilities provided there. And so this time, I thought it would be easy and managable too but oh God NNNOOOOOO!!! It was tough! Had I not had the physical bootcamp training, I don't think I'll be able to haul myself up...especially on the near vertical climbs.

In HK, the local authorities take care of such 'public parks' and provide hikers with proper trails, ralling and what not (to make it seasier for you) plus toilet facilities along the way. Plus if you go the the websites to learn about a new place that you are going to hike, they are enough information to let you know the distance that you are going to hike, the elevations and the level of difficulties. Which means beginners or amateur hikers like yours truly will be able to know which one to attempt and which one to just leave it to the experts.

And so....we took the climb on early Sunday morning. It was a steeped climb, involving those spiderman type of climbs. WE were told to buy the standard variety of garden gloves which I just could not imagine using it. But my oh my, had we not used those gloves...we would have come back with lots of blisters and cuts on on palms and fingers.

Though exertions was high, finally when reaching the peak....it was worth the pain because the view was just spectacular!!! Who would have thought that there's such views in KL.... Words just fail me, but I'll post the pictures soon so you'll know what I'm talking about.

We even found a small forest of moss field. Maybe to say a 'small forest of moss field' is a bit too much but according to Waikin who has been there earlier, the area was much bigger in her previous visit.
It was beautiful and unreal........add some wild flowers, fruit orchards, soothing background music (that involves a harp), a meandering stream, bring the temperature to 10degrees lower, imagine Ms Wannabee and a group of graceful ladies with flowing long hair (in a beautiful way, not the scary way) in grecian gowns...and it'll be close to Eden....hhmmm....

After that short interlude, it was time to go down. Going down was no joke either. It was about an hour walk, really long walk. By the time we reached our car, i think my knees felt like jelly.
Can't believed that I survived that....It was tough and ardous but it was sooo worth it! I loved it!

Ms Wannabee wants to be the jungle queen...