for the ladies

here's one reason to save your virginity til you get married.

did you know that having an active sex life with multiple partners especially is the leading cause of cervical cancer for women. it is not caused by exposure to radiation or the food that you eat.
surprising yes?

it's actually because there's a certain virus or something (look, medical terms just floor me ok) called HPV which 80-90% causes the cells at the cervix to change and hence, a very probable chance of getting cervical problems, and possibly cancer. HPV only, and i repeat, ONLY comes from guys (don't ask me why) and is transfered through... duh! intercourse, because during sex, the penis comes into contact with the cervix and there you have it.

and how do i know? we had a gynae come and for an interview during the TRAXX 101 health what not interview. and i had to layan the guests cos my colleague had to be somewhere else. it was sufficiently awkward, i was never good at making small talk... sadly. but at least i had to listen to the interview. which i found very informative. i mean, it made me learn more about my own body.

anyway, if you must have sex, be safe please, and try to stick to as few partners as possible. and to all women, remember your pap smear. gosh i can't believe this has come up. haha.

well, i'm just relaying what i heard. so if i didn't get any of the medical mumbo jumbo right, feel free to correct me.

rain rain go away

i need a new umbrella

it was raining heavily and the one i had turned inside out yesterday, became stiff all over so i can't get it to open or close. haih. and it was a folding umbrella summore! the one which i keep in my bag all the time cos you never know when it might rain here (which is everyday). so handy.


and as it always happens... it was raining this morning. what joy!
so i borrowed/curi-ed the only (though i hope not) umbrella in the house. had to walk to the station mer. don't expect me to walk in the rain right? this really rusty, ugly, heavy thing. but it covered me sufficiently well so i won't complain about it.

anyone with a spare folding umbrella that you can bless me with?

* begging puppy eyes *

okla i know my eyes are not very effective in dazzling people...

happy birthday denise

to everyone who wished me
i love ya'll.
to everyone who didn't
i still love you. hehe.

i didn't expect much on my birthday... well i still don't expect anything, cos well, the obvious reason would be that i am in kl, with no car, not many friends and the second reason would be that i have work today and tomorrow. a bit bummed le...


i know i'll make up for it when i get back to penang, but today IS my seh jit so maybe you'd understand? somehow everybody hopes their birthday would be special and be treated like the king (or queen) for the day. or am i the only kuno one? lol. but but but...


those birthday wishes really made my day a lil happier (especially "tell denise JT loves her" haha). people care about me! *melts in sweetness*


we will have a better bday when i get back now won't we?

because i suka

almost a year ago

sayang sekali

and if you wanted to know, we're still doing good.

for old time's sake

2 years ago perhaps?

these were my closest mates from school. and you know what? they still are. yeah we run in different circles and all, but still... it's glutton hardworking ross, happening ting en, blur denise and crazy asst head prefect leena. actually they're all crazy. ok, WE are all crazy. as each year passes, it gets harder and harder for us to meet together, we're all at different places now (except for 2 of us). there'll usually be one missing. nevertheless, i love them still. they're the friends i want to bring my children over for playdates.

denise's days

how do i start writing this...


well i had such an interesting week i thought i'd share it with everybody. i'm past the rant and rage and despair stage so i can talk rationally about it now. but it's made me quite tired and discouraged.

firstly, on tuesday. now how many of you heard about the power failure on the putra lrt lines? yeah i was one of the many passengers stuck at kl sentral forced to find another alternative home. but thank God i wasn't stuck in the train or stranded at some of the smaller stations. and also for lionel who was kind enough to pick me up and drop me home. how do people survive without friends?

then this morning... i

1. had to walk from my house to the lrt station.
2. witnessed a snatch theft incident right in front of my eyes. and on the road where i walk EVERYDAY!!!! i have to use that road back everyday and for something like that to happen so casually, really shatters whatever sense of security i have. or had.
3. was stuck in the lrt. thanks to the train doors that wouldn't close. so we all had to leave the train we were in to wait for another one. and you know the lines on weekday mornings.
4. was consequently late for work. i heard there were some technical problems on the ktm as well...but seeing that i was already late, didn't affect me much.

and no, there's no number 5. four things are enough already i think, for one morning. i only hope the following days until my long awaited, much anticipated departure from this place will be as uneventful as possible. i don't know how much more i can take.

i'm still ranting, aren't i?

since

1. i can't view anyone else's blog (except jt's for some reason... my comp and his bonded le i guess. haha)
2. i've nothing to do now
3. i've got lotsa thoughts i don't know which to share

i shall attempt to post something up.

hello! *wave*

what's been happening this past few days... let's see...

well, my lecturer's sprang a surprised visit on us (the others from my college who are interning at rtm) while we were working. but it turned out well. everyone was like "she's been such a help to us" "you should give her an A" hehe... such nice collegues. eventhough i was never close to those lecturers, it was like... a piece of home you know, to see them. for a moment, i felt close to them... and actually felt kinda sad when they left. what has become of me?

and i've been in foul moods lately. any little thing'll just set my volcano off.

went for traxx's roadtour with some of the crew and dj's. which was really exciting, but hot and i was starving throughout. but it was waaaaay better than staying behind in the north pole we call wisma radio, cutting and pasting yet another letter. we went around kl streets, and played games with passerbys (wii wei...), gave out prizes, made a lot of noise, basically that's about it. they also went to penang last weekend, i meant to blog about it but forgot. to those who happened to be there, i'm dying to know how it was.

and, sigh... i don't know what's wrong with me nowadays. i've always found it difficult to cry. i hardly ever cry. although sometimes i'd wish i could do it easily so i could vent my feelings, cos it's so hard when you're feeling lousy but can't cry. so it all stays bottled up in you. but lately, somewhere during the past year and this, i've been crying quite a lot. just a small thing and the waterworks are off. gosh i'm becoming a real girl la! i don't know if that's in a good way or not. haha. i cry when i'm lonely i cry when i'm sad i cry when i'm frustrated... basically it's like the weather here. stormy. adoi probably it's making up for all the years of not crying.

i miss my family a lot.

and furry lazy sara.

shopaholic

i am becoming one.


bad
bad
bad
bad denise.


what is it about kl and shopping? or is it just me?

i've been here since jan and i've been shopping every weekend. weekends only cos i work on weekdays hence, no time to go out. plus, i have friends to teman me on sats and suns and whatever public hols that come our way. i think i haven't missed a weekend yet.

it's worrying.

so i've been to erm let's see... midvalley, 1u, sunway pyramid, times square, sungei wang, pavillion, bangsar village(s), maju junction, klcc, ikano, cineleisure... yeah i think that's about it. gosh more than enough i think. and i've been coming back with at least an item every single time.

i tried to stop today. but i still ended up purchasing something. got a dress for my sis and something i needed. consumerism is so so strong here i'm almost drawn by it.

must save money d now... so i can splurge one last time before i go home (i can see some eye-rolling haha). which is one more month away by the way... home i mean. gosh i am SOOOOOO looking forward to that! back to my comfy home, people who love me, my mom's home cooked food (don't have to crack my head deciding what and where to eat every day), my car, people to fetch me around, church, college (although i don't like it, but it beats working here hands down) and whatever other stuff i might've missed out. miss it so much. this is my first taste of being independant and i long to come back to be pampered again.




kl... no big deal. so nice meh?




i think i have rather well-toned calves now from all that walking *aiseh* . forced exercise. good for me i guess... since i won't get anymore of that when i get back to the relative comfort of arriving from doorstep to doorstep. i can't wait to not have to climb the steep hill that is angkasapuri. people who work there and walk... i guess they must be pretty fit. probably that's why they need so many refreshment breaks during the day. i can tell you, the canteen at rtm is the most happening place there.



and parking fees in kl malls are so darn expensive!!!! and to top it off, parking is so hard to get.
don't people here have anywhere else to go?

no complaints

i have a new hobby. its name is complain.

for those who know me well, you'll probably go "oh THAT's new? but she always complains." but this time, the complain level has escalated to about 10 times more. i complain when i'm free. i complain when i'm busy. i complain that i'm hungry. i complain that i'm tired. i complain that it's raining. i complain when my touch and go expired.

see what i mean?

it's awful! i already feel like crap and the complaining makes me even worse. i mean, who's gonna suffer in the end? ME. yes, it's hard being cheery when you're kicked out of your comfort zone and forced to fend for yourself, but i all that complaining really affected my emotions and my relationship with jt and God. cos i'm always complaining to him only. see i've been relatively (not totally okay...) pampered back home so this is like... being in the north pole with just a singlet and shorts. okla i'm exaggerating a bit. hehe.

so...

after a very enlightening conversation with jt, i realised how awful i was being... and i'm trying (keyword being 'trying' here), to become a more positive person. how many times have i said that? too often. but twin towers weren't built in a day la so understand... anyway, step one is to stop complaining. and thank goodness today was a good day. or maybe i had better perspective? whichever it was... i'm happy. and that's all that matters for today. as for step two, i haven't quite figured it out yet. will make it up as i go along.

so like i said, today was a good day.

i bought a new t&g card, didn't have that much work in the office, i'm fitting in more with my colleagues too, and it didn't rain. the train was early too, i ad my mp3 to accompany me back and i even treated myself to a magazine. the only thing is that i have to pass te creepy house with n windows every single day when i walk home. there're no windows. just a big hole where every day without fail, at whatever time, there'll be a few guys of unknown nationality at the window looking out. scary wei. so i'll usually walk extra faster whenever i pass them. which is not very fast cos i'm usually ired when i reach that house.

girl / guy

you know those chain emails that you get...



(example)

Here are a few reasons why guys like girls:



1. They will always smell good even if its just shampoo

2. The way their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder

3. How cute they look when they sleep

4. The ease in which they fit into our arms

5. The way they kiss you and all of a sudden everything is right in the world

6. How cute they are when they eat

7. The way they take hours to get dressed but in the end it makes it all worth while

8. Because they are always warm even when its minus 30 outside

9. The way they look good no matter what they wear

10. The way they fish for compliments even though you both know that you think she's the most beautiful thing on this earth







so i've decided to come up with my own. why girls like guys. i know it's been done before by other people. but this is my version based on my own experiences. so if it sounds the same then too bad le... i guess we like the same things.

why girls like guys

(denise's version: why i like my guy)

1. the way they always want to protect you no matter what (even if it's just a small thing like crossing the road).


2. the way the persuade you with puppy dog eyes until you cannot help it but say yes.


3. strong and broad shoulders *wink wink*. good to cry on, awesome to lean on.


4. the way they look when they're asleep. sooo cute and vulnerable at the same time.


5. when they get all dressed up for you (but deny it) hahaha


6. how they get panicked and frustrated when you cry and they can't solve your problems.


7. they always try to solve problems eventhough all you wanted in the first place was to complain and rant about it.


8. when they do random gentlemanly acts like open doors for you, and fetch or walk you home when it's late and scary.


9. how they're always trying to do silly stuff to make you laugh or cheer you up.


10. how safe you feel when you're with them.


11. the way they say 'i love you', and mean it.