New Year, New Header

As sad as I am to say that Christmas is over...

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...I'm glad that 2010 is here.

It's gonna be a good one. You'll see. =)

New Year, New Plans

HAPPY NEW YEAR, DUDES AND DUDETTES!

I know I've started the New Year here on Tinki Talks on a relatively silent note but hey, I can't be blamed for the lack of connectivity at my new place, right? Right right? Not my fault. My owner hasn't transferred the line from his old place yet. (YES, MR OWNER, I JUST BLAMED YOU! Mwahahaha. Hi, though. I hope you get parking soon. =p)

Me having my first meal of the year on the morning of 01.01.10.
Damn those grown-out highlights look terrible! -_-

You know, I've actually already prepared a post that's somewhat of a condensed version of 2009 for me. Wrote it early last week and had it scattered with links to previous posts. But... maybe I'll post that later. The first post of 2010 should be something forward-looking, no? Something simple yet beneficial for my future. So, here's to 2010 and what I wanna do in it and with it.

1. Jump
2. Grow
3. Love

Sounds simple enough, right? Right.

Oh. And, urm...

Get rid of half the stuff in my wardrobe.
Hmmm. Okay, at least a quarter of it.
No, wait. Make that 20%. Shit.

-_-


Me having my first lunch of the year. No, that wasn't food
in my mouth. I was pulling a face. Some things don't change
with the passing of time. =p


Hmmm. Gotta stop looking down.

Final Moments

All you're gonna get are some random pictures of me and the gang at work cos I'm in a mad rush to go home before the roads jam up. =p

2009: Yours Truly, Baby K and Duh Roads.

iACT interns, The Bet and Single Ladies.


The last day of the year was their last day with MCKL! How apt!

Botak and I sharing a '2', Sausage Boi and Beyonce
giving us a double '0', and Duh Roads showing off a '9'
to wrap up the year with a big, loud bang. =D

And that's 2009 for ya, folks! Have a good New Year's everybody! Thanks for putting up with my nonsense the last 365 days. Haha. Catch ya next year! (Only one day of the year I get to say that. Shall relish the moment. =p) Mwah mwah!

A Mother's Prayer

...brings blessings for the New Year.

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Psalm 16:5-6
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5 LORD, you have assigned me
my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure.

6 The boundary lines
have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.

– New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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"2010 will be a blessed and fruitful year for you.
I just know."

– Mee, 31 December 2009

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Thank you, Mee. And amen to that.

Mr Lomantik Strikes Again!

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Haha. Awww, thanks, lomantik! So sweet of you. Now that I've gotten my NYE gift in cyber form from you, can I have a real one? Huh? Huh? Preddy please? =p

p/s: I'mma gonna do what every lazy blogger does – rip off the ending to his post and put it here to end mine. =p "The first post which led to 'best-buddish-bonds' is here." Haha. And here's the link to the second Aston.

Too Old To Be An Aunty

I just returned from Christmas cum New Year dinner with my folks and the entire Song cousin clan from my generation and the generation after. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the crew.

My folks, 4 cousins, their spouses, 2 nephews, a niece and I.

I know lah, I know. My family not as big as some other families but... kira ok lah kan? This isn't the whole family wat. Only my immediate family and my cousins from another uncle. Don't judge. >(


But... that's not why I'm posting. I'm writing because I finally got to see my almost-grown-up nephews today! Excited giler! I haven't seen much of them since they were babies cos I'm usually in KL during our family meets. (Yes, I'm an aunty. And YESSS, I no longer have to be the kuchi rat in the family who calls EVERYBODY at the table to makan but doesn't get called to makan by anybody in return! Double woot!) Without much further ado, here they are...

Everybody, meet Jonathan!

The boy with smooth, fair skin and the most gorgeous sandy hair. He is super the cakap banyak and is the older one of my two nephews. A very jolly kid who sure knows his nursery rhymes well. He pinches cheeks and freely gives kisses. I got one right smack on the lips tonight. Haha. Took me by surprise but by the time my brain regrouped, my heart turned to jelly already. HAHA. And that kiss you saw in the picture, *points above* well, it lasted for a really LOOOONG time. =p (That's your cue to go, "Awww," by the way.) So much so that my mom got to sneak in a few pictures before his lips left my cheek. Haha. Nice!

Now, meet Nathaniel!

The boy with the most bee-ooo-tee-fool eyes. So big and his double eyelids are to die for. He doesn't say, "Yes." And his standard answer is, "O-kay." Haha. He's younger than Jonathan by just 4 months but he's crazy squirmy. Always on the go, always running; never still, never walking. Plus, he's pretty heavy for his age, too! I think my bye-bye arms all no more already after tonight. Or rather, I should have just said bye-bye to my arms tonight when I agreed to carry him. HAHA. The fella's weight is equivalent to 3 bags of rice, okayyy! No joke. I need an arm massage badly. T_T


You know, it's really too bad both boys aren't growing up in the same place. Jonathan's in KL while Nathaniel will be in the UK. I can imagine that it'd be so cool growing up with a cousin of the same age. Can both khau lui together-gether. Double trouble heart-breakers in action with full-on Song gene charm. Haha. Okay, I think I should stop. This is making me sound like a terrible aunt.

And finally, the Princess of the next generation, Anthea!

Please excuse the face. I was sweaty, red and flushed
from carrying and running after the two boys. So tired can die.
Exercise quota of the year met and exceeded, thank you very much.

I remember the days when I used to carry her at reunion dinners while her parents ate. Oh, how I loved my drool-soaked shoulders then. Haha. That was when she was just a couple of months old. Well, she's all grown up now, as you can see. =) Thank goodness I had her around tonight. She's my trusty sidekick who helps me make sure the other two stay off the streets. Haha. I'm too old to run. Plus, I was wearing 4-inch heels. Bad nanny. =p


Anyhoo, I think I had so much exercise tonight that I wiped out my energy reserves. Gotta crash and recharge now. Early morning tomorrow. Aunty needs to keep herself looking young and eligible by going for a 10:30AM facial. (*groan* Why the heck did I set such an early appointment?! But, oh oh! Did I forget to mention? I'M STILL ON LEAVE TOMORROW! Wakakaka. =p) Anyways, gotta return what MCKL takes away so... facial at 10:30AM it is!

Goodnight, guys! Catch ya tomorrow. =)

p/s: Edwin Koko and Grace Soh... Tick tock tick tock. Don't forget – you got 2010 deadline. =p

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

ASTRO is da bomb, I tell you! Can't believe I've lived without it in KL for so long. (I only had ASTRO while I was taking my Degree. Before and after tak ada. Boo hoo.)


It really is the perfect thing to vegetate to while on holiday lah. Haha. Can channel surf until reindeer fly and brain turn to porridge also won't be bored.


This morning, I dug myself out of bed in time to watch the ending half of Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus. A feel-good Christmas movie that's just perfect for this Christmas time of year. =)

Characters are Nick, Santa's Assistant, Beth and Jake. Nick is the next Santa. He likes Beth but only has a week to win her over. Beth is Jake's mom. She's jaded. But she's falling for Nick. Jake likes Nick so he's all for the relationship. And Santa's Assistant is Nick's wingman.

Got it? Good. Moving on.

Here are some quotes I liked. But I've gotta warn you though, these may not be accurate word for word cos I had to type while watching. Dun have ASTRO MAX so cannot pause, play, rewind and forward. =( Anyhoo, back to the quotes.

Enjoy!

Santa's Assistant to Nick: If you don't go into the kitchen, you won't get burnt. But you will go hungry.

Sometimes, we're so afraid of the possibility of a negative outcome that we don't do what we want to do and go after what we really want for fear of failure and of getting hurt.

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Beth to Nick: You know what I miss the most about loving someone? You are everything to him. And he is...
Beth & Nick: ...the other half of your heart.

It's not enough to just be someone's special someone. You'll know you're really special when you become his/her everything.

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Nick to Beth: You only get one chance at a first kiss. And I want it to be perfect.

Haha. I remember mine. Funny story. Am not sharing.

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Nick to Beth: I'm going to steal all the stars in the sky and give you one each time you smile. Because seeing you happy is the greatest thing in the world.

He's talking about stars. Need I say more? Haha. But yes, seeing the one you love happy is the greatest feeling on Earth. "When you're happy, I'm happy." In more Malaysian terms, that's, "I like, you like."

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Beth to Nick: We were meant to be happy. You make me happy, Nick.

Finding happiness in a person. Daunting task. Not impossible though. I remember a time when the highs and lows of my day were made by just one person. Haha. So, yeah. Not impossible.

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Nick to Beth: Think about what I said with your heart. Not your head. Cos your heart is so much wiser.

My personality tests always tell me that I'm a thinker by nature. Brain-led. Thought-driven. But somehow, after my brain narrows it down to the best options, my heart always gets final say. The democracy ends and at the end of the day, Heart vetoes.

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Jake: If you don't believe in him, you get nothing, right?
Beth: Right.
Jake: So if you do believe in him, you've got nothing to lose.

Wise words from kid script writer. It's true though. It's terrible failing but it's even worse not having tried at all to begin with because of that crippling fear of failure. Reminds me of that quote from Lord Alfred Tennyson – "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

New Zealand Book Council: Going West

Crazy. Execution.

Nuff said. Go watch.

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