My Father... the Celebrity

Remember the conference Dad went to in KL? I don't know what's the big deal to Sarawak - but I honestly think that Sarawak Tribune has got no more news to run... Ini pun mau masuk paper??? Biar betul! Hehe...


Ya... bangga betul itu orang tua.

Full circle

This old man is travelling to KL alone today.


Attending a International Conference for Indigenous Studies.

Ya, he's been there more times than I have. Ya, he's a well versed man when it comes to the airlines. Ya, he was a policeman before (hutan force lagi tu) so bearing is not an issue. Ya, he never fails to amaze me for knowing which side of the elavator to come out from at hotels and the list goes on... BUT STILL..... I AM WORRIED SICK. Oh, my stomach seems to turn even at the thought of him travelling alone this time. (I cannot understand why he's gotta be super friendly to everyone... this is not the 70s!!! Ai ai....)


"Moi, dad in flt already" was his message, and I know that he knows I am worried (well, of course, after the long series of dos and don'ts I told him last night).


He'll be fine bah kan? After all, he's got The Protector with him... he'll be fine... he'll be fine... phewww...... (darn, still worried!). It has indeed come to a full circle - he and mom were the ones who used to worry about me everytime I travelled to KL. Now it's my turn.

Apa Khabar?

How do we translate this phrase - Apa Khabar? How are you? Maybe... what about literally? Apa = What? Khabar = news? What's the news?

There's a story about a big prison where the inmates morale were really low. The Commander of the prison knew how demoralized the inmates were, but there's little room for him to do anything to improve. Despite this, one day, he called everyone to the center court and made an announcement. "INMATES.... today, I have a couple of news for you - but one is good news, and another is bad news - which would you like to hear first?"

"THE GOOD NEWS!!!" answered the crowd. "Okay..." said the Commander. The good news is, today, everyone of you will get a new underwear". YEAY!!!! YAHHOOOO!!!!! HURRAYYY!!!!! Shouts of joy roared from the inmates - of which many have not had a change of underwear (i.e. not more than 1) for years. After the commotion died down, someone asked - "so Sir, what's the bad news?". Without answering directly, the Commander pointed to different persons around - "You, give your underwear to him. You, change yours with him, you - with this man here" and on and on he went.

Well, true, each person DID get a new underwear, didn't he? But then the Commander didn't say it's BRAND new, did he?

It's like that most of the times isn't it ?- a good news is somehow, always linked to a bad news. And vice versa.

Like this little girl - the bad news is, she lost all the hair - but the good news is, she's on the way to full recovery from Leukemia.

It really depends on the perspective from which we are looking at things... May we all have insights on both the good news and the bad news that we do not loose focus our balance and our hope.

So..... tired!!

Can I just drop dead and sleep many days away...???

Skirtless...

Happy New YEAR 2011 everyone!!!!!

Can't deny it's good to be back to familiarity... but... those "holy"days were REALLY good - not a concern on one's mind! It's really good to be away once in a while.

Sadly, after the long break, I am now rendered skirtless.... thanks to hateful little creatures.... SANDFLIES!!!!


I've never had so much of a problem with sandflies before... but this trip... :( both my legs are covered with bites! And THE ITCH!!!!! OHMEGOODNESS!!!!!! If I can peel off my skin / flesh to stop the itchy, I would!

So here I go cracking my head how to mix and match my limited collection of office wear pants. I think it will take about a month? :( Oh dear oh dear oh dear!!!! Any suggestions on how to get rid of the scar super fast??

note: a tip i read - apply lots of coconut oil as repellent - sandflies hates coconut oil - but too late for me - the damage is done :(