2013 achievements?

Some might had called it history, others named it memories.

I had forgotten about this blog.
That's awful, at least I had felt.
I had even forgotten to URL to this blog site. Bite me.
I had got to Google it up.
It was that bad.

Reading my past posts (2007 & 2008) had been a great flash back.
How I had always wanted to Get Out from this country.
How had I got myself my first job and bought my first flight ticket with my salary.

How those silly conversation and funny experiences was all recorded in words.
Some, exact words.

Was chatting with a friend of mine about my blog existence had somehow revived this blog. Even Nuffnang no longer have ads on my banner.

Reality.
2013.
After all those rants and work achievements, I finally got myself to the Winterland of Europe.
Landed in Munich Germany.
Travelled a few countries for 30 days.
Munich, Germany.
Prague, Czech Republic.
Vienna, Austria.
Venice, Italy.
Milan, Italy.
Basel, Switzerland.
Mulhouse, France.
Dijon, France.
Paris, France.
Munich, Germany.

It was one of the most important 30 days of my life.
New friends.
Dream came through.
First snow on hand.
First snow mountain.
First winter.
Never enjoyed the sun rays and sunlight was as important it is.

What was life all about?
If I had never experience the grass at the neighbour's lawn?
Was the moon brighter?
Long haul flight serves unlimited alcohol & non-alcoholic beverages?
Spend almost all my savings for the experience was totally worth it?

Life back home had changed.
Views had changed.
Work life had changed.
Thoughts & words changed.

For worst or for the better?
Who am I to judge myself?

Thank you Prudential for giving me an experience of a life time.

Cherished & cherishing.


with love,
.christal

the day I decided to land on this career path

I know I am
I know I am stuck to this country forever
Stuck to this country I was born, breed & earn $ to survived
On the day I decided to be an Insurance Agent with Prudential


24 May 2012 marked the day I am officially ONE-Prudential-year-old


*yayy*


a great step 
a big leap
to a great ......


Yes, you heard me right
I had every thought of leaving this country
to leave this sick land


what were my options and reasons?
- this country is dirty
- very dirty
- from the streets up until Putrajaya 
- maybe the Istana Negara is an exceptional; I owned a piece of brick in there donk!


What had I achieve in this 1 year?


- helped more then 2 dozen individuals and their families
- I never knew volunteering and my interest of helping had extended to this career path
- how not me assisting lives to your love ones 
- had so much much LESSER yam char time with buddies.... kalaikahleekarlor... as of how FarmMama named us
- being able to advice adults, real mature human on planning for their futures and their loves ones...


Selling is not what I do
Giving is not it
Contributing is not what I am good at
Sharing is what I could afford
May you yourself help your future you




Many friends had asked, what do you I do? or rather what does an Insurance Agent do?
Drink coffee
Share story
Sell money




disclamer: there is much more behind the scene which I had yet to reveal
check out my coming post... there will be more behind the scene of what does your Insurance Agent do... ?

2012.

it is a big number.

welcome me, myself home.

here i meant.

i ended 2011 with a super short break to Macau.

a flight paid trip.

fun work.

24 hours well spend overseas.

2012 kick started with Hong Kong.

yap. 1 hour a way from the last destination.

what a ha-ha.

trip with sis was great.

as well as a farewell trip with luyi.

gonna miss her.

6 months without kalee.

the other kakis gonna receive more calls from me?

first timer: it was an unplanned flight missed.

it was not a good.

i believe i will never change job again.

loving you, current job.

2012 star club.

my next target.

galaxy note!

here I come April 2012... :)

i need all your supports, mate.

.c

tahun dua kosong satu kosong

it'e been super long since i last blog.

since the existence of Facebook & Twitter; the more social media... i've lack post of blogs.

moreover with my extensive usage of my new BlackBerry which I did not even blog ab

out it (when I first purchase it)... awwwwrrrgggghhhh.

i need to even look back at my previous post to check out when did i blog. =(

my 2010. i couldn't really remember how was it & what was it about.

friends told me it's again full of travelling around. (via my posts & uploads on Facebook).

2010 was my first ever FACE-TO-FACE sales job. it is with Hong Leong Assurance.

How did I ended up there? ask me face-to-face. virtual expression couldn't express.

The experiences itself was already.... *speechless*

2 weeks of intensive Mandarin class training I called it.

I could speak & understand mandarin this year, a whole lot more then what I could had spoken my whole life before this. *amazement? i guess so*

I could not believe myself explaining product to customers in 80% mandarin.

Travel fly & moving around. (to compile this here I would need to check from my FB albums =.=)

Jan 2010: could not remember

Feb 2010: Penang

* Chinese New Year balik kampung trip

March 2010: Macau/HK/Macau trip with sis

* it was an awesome experienced. our first flight away together. to our favourite TVB land.

when small kids dream, big kids fulfil it.

April 2010: Penang

* Maternal Grandma passed away, attended her funeral in Penang.

April 2010: Cherating Beach, Kuantan, Pahang

* Raleigh 2009/2010 Comm trip.. it was a nice relaxing trip with a friend kena jelly fish sting. *spend 2.5 hours in the hospital kerajaan*

May 2010: Penang

* Prudential family trip at Shangri-La Resort

June 2010: Penang

* a trip back for the Treasure Hunt Race with Felix, Shi Han & Sow Chan

June 2010: Penang

* another trip back for Kenneth's Wedding Dinner!

July 2010: Penang

* another trip back but lupa buat apa

August 2010: Penang

* another trip back for Calista's Hair Design Opening

September 2010: Bangkok, Thailand

* a backpacking trip supposing-ly a solo trip, but ended up with arChin tagging along. *great 1st try travelling together*

October 2010: Genting

* supposing balik Penang for ah Soon's wedding but got cancelled, bought the wrong flight

ticket, therefore I went to join the gang up in Genting for Genting Trailblazer.

November 2010: Palace of the Golden Horses

* HLA annual company dinner, first time dinner sana. food not that ok. time spend ok-ok sahaja juga.

December 2010: NUS, Singapore

* Raleigh Asia Regional Conference

December 2010: Penang

* Christmas celebration with the family

above mentions are travelling journey above 1hour+.

there were countless car-rides drives to KKB & etc. for a night campover, over a pot of tea... =D

Facebook had literally took over me in my blog.

*blame BB for there's not blogger.com apps and they do have other blog apps.. =(

that's a little wrap up of my life in 2010.

travelled back to Penang EVERY MONTH! =D

went to Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand & Singapore.

i flight almost every 2 months! *thanks to AirAsia for all the cheap flights!*

NOW EVERYONE CAN FLY!

next blog post might be more related to my CNY 2011? *depends mood lah.. >.<*

*that's a cousin photo (not complete) with my grandpa during his birthday*

guitar me not?

saw a 2nd hand guitar for sale.

grab it.

checked it out.

nice buy.

paid.

replaced with new strings.

loving it!

when would i be able to produce nice musics??...

*that's the hardest part*

inquest for my search of mr.guitar? haha...

atleast this could self-comfort...

lost

it's been half a year since i last blog...

since i've actually started working in Hong Leong.. looking back..

life's been busy with trainings, attachment, and real sales...

and Raleigh caught up during AGM... yup, im back into the committee...

but for almost 5 months dah... i do not feel i've did much..

it's been long since i took MC.. and today is a day to rest & relax.. with tummy ex-gastric wound ache...

yesterday's Penang Bridge International Marathon was a great time i had... enjoyed walking with hands wide open & the scenic views of Penang Bridge..

i've never walked so far along penang bridge.. while walking.. some thoughts did came through my mins..

+ today i'm feeling sicked &... this brought worst thoughts...

what's my life's objectives & target now??

i felt my current position in this company is no longer as strong as i had... a month or 2 ago..

maybe hearing of other available positions open-ups my doors, windows & mind...

should i really get out there & hunt for more opportunity?

a little confused mind... little i do.

it's been a hectic week

to be correct, it been 6 days almost a week since my Maternal grandma passed away. Time truly flies.

I'm back in KL.

shifted house.

super greater to all my friends who came to help.

did not expected it to be a fast one tho.

shifted one whole house all in less then 2 hours.

It's been an emo week.

Had lots in mind to think & to re-act in situations...

sometimes thing does bring back good & old memories....

wishing for more dreams to come true.

when will i know when 'it have arrive' ?

God Help!!! I need your guidance.... 'for a stronger christal to live up this challenge'.

My DATE Night

i might be too late for this contest but would really love to 'pen this down'...

after reading hundreds of write up, 99.9% of them would prefer or to their liking of an ideal date is nice proper dinner & end with a movie. . .

me maybe not. as i'm particular about films & get too possessed into the film & might totally forgotten about the person 1 went with. Definitely a bad idea =) lol...

My ideal first date would be nothing near a shopping mall or inside a mall like any typical date . . .

Picnic by the beach catching sunset would be ideal or star gazing would be perfectly great.

No Where near a beach? surround by driplets or gush of water is every nature lovers 'thing'.

WATERFALLs!!!

I seriously miss GABAI.

No hiking for sure for the first time =) Do not look great with sweaty hair.

With these, i believe he have got to love to be under the sun/moon.

p/s: greedily hopes he can strung a few cords =)

do i still get to win a pair of DATE Night movie tix? hopefully, craving to catch it since saW its trailer months ago....

if won, *prays hard*, who to bring along???...

i desperately NEEDS IT!!

she went up & met Him

life had been a roller coaster ride this week...

been thinking too much...

am I not?

fret not?

i think i am.

seriously 'lil too much....

about 12 hours ago....

received call from mom

her voice was calm, thought she wanted to ask about me moving house

sad news came

grandma just passed away in LamWahEe Hospital

*i was speech-less*

did not know what to answer her...

I asked, "should i go back to Penang?" (yes, silly me)

ofcourse, come back.

your cousin will be coming back too, you can follow him, contact him.

i was not really expecting her death would be so soon.

just before CNY, my mom told me my grandma had admitted to hospital for Nose, Mouth & Throat (NMT) cancer.

It was spread from her breast cancer, which she had an operation about a year ago.

doctor mention she should be able to live for more years..

but before all these she had a heart by-pass... a severe operation... there's surgical marks from her ankle all the way up to her body... that's where the doc got her vain to reconnect the blocked vain in her heart.. *complicated huhh*, yes it is..

my mom told me, her heart was weak and all these was expected, but doctor say she had another year to go...

but we were all quite prepared... the whole family came together for my grandpa's birthday on the 2nd day of CNY... all except my 3rd uncle & family could not make it because of work... (blame work) =.=;

5 big tables... all family members & a pastor & his wife...

*as my grandpa have got 3 brothers & their families*

- as we would had guess, that's be one of the last few birthday my grandparents could celebrate together..

everyone was busy snapping photos with them both.. yes, include my family...

believed they were happy as well...

when my mom called, i was having my brunch with luyi (the pork burger we've been waiting long)...

i told her the news..

the past 3 death news i heard.. i was with eve. yes, all 3 times.. i was with my best friend...

(maternal side: my 4th uncle, my great grandma & my grand uncle)

this time i was with luyi... thanks friend by being on my side...

- supposingly today i've got no mood to go out at all.. and since i've back to online, i could have stayed home... but my tummy was hungry.. so i went out to meet her for pork burger...

it was great i was with a close friend when my mom broke the news... i think i would have not able to take it strong if i were to be home-alone in the house...

we then headed up to the sofas to online...

after much attempt, i managed to get hooked to the net.

send out a few emails.

called current owner to change move out date

called agent to delay collect keys for new place..

i think i was a bit too shocked & was not really thinking straight..

settled this weekend Raleigh activities..

then headed home to pack. i need to leave KL by tonite..

opt for bus, cheapest & nearest & most convenient

Puduraya had closed down.

buses to Penang had moved to Perhentian Duta.. super near to my place.. =)

packing took me awhile..

i believe i started a little trauma about it then...

what to pack?

where are my stuff? (i've packed most of them into boxes to move house)

aarrgghhhh... was all stressed up... but i need to do this fast..

got all into my 34L deuter

shut down lappie, grab lappie

head down

luyi arrived dah..

she send me to Perhentian Duta.

got my ticket @ 7pm

called luyi, told her i've got tix, she can head home.. *just incase i can't get & got stranded there... thQ luyi*

guy told me 7:30pm - OK

had little dinner, can't be too full, will easily kena motion sickness.

waited. waited. waited.

but finally arrived @ 8:07pm

threw my deuter in the luggage compartment

went up to grab a seat.

had to seat next to an indian... *ish, his smell was the whole journey*... beh ta han lor !!!

but too bad.. the next available seat is way too back, i will easily kena motion sickness again..

*yes, that's how easy i can get..*

keluarkan my sleeping equipments: neck rest, eyes cover & sarong *all time fav*

managed to catch an hour of sleep

kemudian clock shows 9:00pm

tutup mata with eyes cover, managed to close eyes & buka saw clock shows 9:32pm

arrghhhhh when can i arrive Penang ??

i can't sleep at ALL !!!!

rarely of my bus trips PG-KL or KL-PG i feel such...

many visuals came across my mind...

my grandma.. my family.. my friends....

my death... my life....

i went all emo-ed in the bus & looking back at times of my life...

not so worried over mom about this..

but could not really imagine what's next

finally arrived Penang at 1am+...

bus driver was going slow & steady til after Bukit Merah...

as there was a road block before Bukit Merah.. lolx...

but still driving safe..

dad came to picked me up...

could smell instantly once i open the door..

the whole car smelled like a hospital..

arrived home 1am++... was super duper hungry.. almost kena gastric dah..

saw sis watching TV, dad terus masuk tidur, mom greeted me..

as expected she's still doing fine..

terus went to fridge to grab food..

nothing but 'Raleigh's infamous crackers'... which i still have got LOADS in my KL house =(

makan with MILO...

nice... still cannot tahan & online..

received many wishes from friends & family via FB & some sms-es...

the word spread fast... i posted up on FB & my mom juga dah rcv SMS-es from more people which she was wondering how they knew about the news.. thanks to FB for the fast media.. =)

till we meet again in heaven,

good bye grandma...

your lovely grand-daughter

p/s: the photo above is the last photo took with my grandparents during my 2nd day of CNY, celebrating my grandpa's birthday... the rest are all my cousins...

credit: Gladys - curi from my cousin FB album & FYI: she can't read Malay.

her family should be flying to Penang tmrw morning.. or in few hours from SG...

10 March 2010

is a memorable day !!!!.... >.<

meet up Pooh live.. had more then 5 minutes with him... =)

(i know he's not a real person but just a character, but i like... boooooo)

.c

home MANIS home

atlast... after 4 hrs of drive...
stop once for toilet break... * a super quick 1*, before hitting the highway again, I vomited (i was thinking should be STING's gas)

arrived Penang island terus join my sis & mom & TAO. delicious Japanese Buffet. we ordered ALOT of food.. yes, it's buffet by order. not COLD served self service.

drove home to park my car & jumped into my mom's car & went shopping in QB. they complained said i hard to pilih pakaian. yes, ofcourse I tahu what i like & what i can wear... =.=;

pergi beli 'herbal tea' to cool body. i think i will get sick with this weather...

joined them in JUSCO grocery shopping for this Sat. had Auntie Annie's GREEN TEA. teringat karlye's "daii" theory on the lemonade. mom dis-agree to get it coz sis sudah beli 2 LARGE cup of RIBENA.. lolx..

balik, tapau HK chee cheong fun, penang rojak & etc. *love them*

breakfast today: famous nasi lemak x 2 packet
lunch: goo bak koay teow (beef koay teow).. another nice & famous stall in penang.

haPPY cHIneSe NeW yEaR to ALL !!!!... *enjoying home feel, with the luxury of ASTRO, AOD (do not need to wait & load & watch only 74 minutes).. =.=; hehehehe..

p/s: i'm graping again, last Tues was my last day at work..

wrapping up SAYA PUNYA 2009 with a collection of mini instax

it had been long long ages ago since i last blog....

most of the time i spend with these people *above*... yes, they are all in Green tees & they love green tees... >.< onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3I71HYfOZSewXzToSA2SbAV5kZTeYqeCzVDSBS2yOn4IHLUp_L-NevcA5rWi_PMIL3DOkQ-JUAPsZG0IS9VKkhVgSYnRvZUQZfQ1pHXIkIMJvkot9cMP_yY1XUsiG8aGODsT50aCxvmSC/s1600-h/21+luyi+wc+me+genting+cable+car.jpg">we spend some time up to Genting for a stand-up comedian... miss the cable-car-ride... it was like Std.6 again.. when i steped into one of the cars... back then we were small... can fit 8 of us in 1 car.. we had a thrilled-of-a-lifetime *syiok sendiri* from kaki to peak... so it this trip... love the hair conditioner offer in the middle of a themepark, love the beanie, love the cuteness + an whole awesome time spend from KL-Genting-KL




it had been even more ages with the CoLiStrian gang up in Genting.. last was F3... =(
this was with a reason.. for LiFang is on of the top 10 finalist for Astro Miss Chinese Pageant 2009... we are supposed to be in green...



had a super short trip over the weekend, without anyone from office realised... super syiok.. even tho did nothing extraganda overly siasui or gila or excited about... like what we had/did during RIMM, but this trip itself was a surprised... it must be the pressure from all the callings of penders



the 5 cousins... it's a replica of one of our olden days... yes.. same position, same seating... 22 years ago..



had an hiking trip.. almost non-stophike from end-of-the-world to Pantai Kerachut... in 45 minutes... only with Raleigh... 45 minutes is achievable...



long time friend.. misses her company lots in 2009 & i believe in 2010.. as she's now based in Penang... one of the last few nice photo shot moments with her..



did an amazing job.. even the boat skipper was amazed with my skills... =) the waves was getting a little bad.. and I was still able to handle it... *self clap*.. my map reading skills was from sea map.. yes.. u see minimal land.. 85% are blue.. =)
told him, my dad was once a skipper too... and sea is like my 2nd home.. i love the sea.. minus all the seasick...




it was chrn's wedding day... she look superb & amazingly pretty... another friend got married & started her own family.. many had asked... when's mine ?? haha.. after round the world twice ?? or maybe along the way... =)




a "land cruiser" trip to sekinchan... nop we went to Kuala Selangor for an amazing cheap seafood.. RM25 each.. with crabs, coconuts, shell fish & etc...
you need to really climb up this fella for a ride-of -your-life




miss the Benjamites lots.. had lost contact throughout the year.. meet up time is usually over CNY & Christmas services in FGA.. while all 3 of us are actually living in KL... lolx...





had an amazing New Year Eve spend with 2 pals..
a picnic cloth
2 regular pizzas
3 cups
1 bottle of coke
1/2 bag of ice
1 bottle of malibu
3 ipods
2 speakers
amazing star gazing moments
not to forget, highlight of the venue, an 3D experience of fireworks... *awesommeee*





my sis.. missing her.. loving her..
miss our moments in our double decker beds...
she will sing me TVB theme songs to sleep.. *cause i cant remember lyrics* & my sis speak no cantonese
we talk & share our thoughts, visions, missions, dreams & secrets while tugged under our cozy blankets.. with room temperature of 17degree Celcious





what a themed event... the girls enjoyed our Disney moments.. who said we can't enjoy Disneyland in Malaysia.. a collection from Disneyland around the world... =)
HK, Paris & Tesco Penang... *christal & woon chin's collection*



HK-KL after RIMM 08.. an awesome experienced... must snapped down such memorable memories...





my mom wanted to snap this.. haha.. christmas 2009 @ FGA.. nice.. i love the frame... gonna print a few more of these for pocket photos with them..




my first time to Luanti, great people, bad location .. =(
3.5 hours of motion sickness for dizzy christal to experienced.. hope never again...

that would actually sum up how my life was with my mini instax in 2009... less play, less work, still lots of traveling around.. and this time.. flew to HK twice a year.. if u calculate a full complete 12 months = 1 year.. i will be traveling to HK 3 times... huahahaha...

shall re-post my new year resolution.. updated from last year's... >.<

p/s: it's been a year & i did not managed to snap a duet shot with my best buddy & pal & everything else, Eve eagerly can't wait for our shot !!!...
pp/s: not just mini instax, + diana F+ & share many other infos about analogs & digitals too... i'm poisoned too now... =.=;

christal's house terbakar

when i was about to leave my room.. i smell something weird..
checked window nothing..
checked toilet.. got smell.. *weird*

went out to living room... dah lihat banyak white asap2 dah..
*terkejut lah*
first thing came across my mind... anything from logs terbakar?
i look like dog lor..
*smelled through the whole pile of logs in the living room*
nothing...
went to kitchen.. very strong smell.. nothing burning.. checked whole house electric.. all off... =.=;
checked balcony.. nothing there

from kitchen window, saw neighbours downstairs shouting/talking loud across the airway... hmm
went out.. saw 5 stories below my house got asap keluar.. cepat2 lock door & went to L13...
really L13 the unit below me ada asap keluar lor.. neighbours saw ada orang on the kitchen lights
i terus ketuk pintu of the house... *after very long baru ada orang buka pintu*

she called her sis & asked "why got smoke?"
elder went to checked.
it was her pancake... *DUHHH****
but it's totally not food terbakar smell lor..
it smells like plastic... or something else lah...

some neighbours called the security guard & handyman.... to check it out too...
terkejut kami semua to see smoke lor..

aman pergi kerja... =) *if not nanti balik lihat whole house gone*

atleast, christal thought her house terbakar lor...

*arrived office late due to the above incident*

drama2....

haPpy nEw yEar to my bLog !!!

what a nEw yEaR coUntdoWn fireworks @ DesaPark City !!!..

it's one of my best experience for countdown... there's less then 50 people within your 10 meter radius... >.<
and most of them came in a family.. with small kids running around.. *cute*

despite we got stuck in a not-very-jam situation for less then 30 minutes...
we got a great spot !!!

followed by a picnic on the greens next to a lake/pond...
pizza was served & a hint of alco... >.<

lets WELCOME 2010 with great blessings from Him, Almighty... =)

my first roll on my Qing Hwa & UWS

i've heard enough stories to made me *takut* & nervous to snap with my Diana F+ Qing Hwa last weekend...
that was my last frame in Diana.. i totally went blank... cant remember the settings.. was 'N' for day or night ?? hahaha...

so tak peduli & just a wild guess... i can't wait any longer to develop my films & see my artwork...
I LURVE both rolls.. !!!...

Diana F+ came our much more *colours* that I thought it might be... even my 1st time pinhole was great !!!..
framing went off a little... but it's just like how i wanted it to be... *smart me*...

enjoy the below with lesser words from me... let my artwork speak justice.. >.<

Below are from Diana F+....

sky from my room's window... CK did his Limbo...
karlye's birthday celebration... @ a surprised location...

my work station.. =( - super blur...

overlapping with the next shot... *ouch*
but i think this shot was just GREAT !!!..
.sharp.focus.clear.

it took me quite a few times of viewing this only I realised it is a double exposure... double exposure SuLan... with the sky... *a little failure, totally out of focus*

the sun was too harsh on us... lots of shadow & lights.. bad contrast too dark, under exposure, even tho with my cute flash light.. Blast was not strong enough.. =.=;

Below are UWS - white angel...
*credits: thanks to EveLee for trusting me to pinjam me, her camera*... composition totally SALAH...
i was being too nice to those people behind to shoo them off...
wanted to snap karlye only...
due to finger went into frame too..
totally cropped offed... kekeke
but the colours were GREAT. !!

totally GONE CASE... did not expect it to be under exposure..
should be the film ISO.. it was only 160...
did not managed to capture enough lights..

clear & nice... but cropped off too..
my fingers kept blocking the lense.. and i had cropped my photos trail-less-ly...

this is a great ONE... a 0.001% better then the 1st shot... a tleast can see my working station is very obvious my station..

VERY COLOURFUL us ! no idea why Hui Mei & friends was washed off...
lupa this is an analogue.. out of focus area might spoil the lighting..

i love this... this is EVEN nicer... I like the motion effect... A MUST TRY !!!

OVERALL-Y.... i love ANALOGUE !!!!