Good Bye 2007. Hello 2008.

I made it through the year with 58 posts. That's a smaaaaaall number compare to many but it's an improvement from last year with only 41 posts. That's an average of 1.5 post extra for every month. A small pat on my back but I know I can do better.

So let us review the year shall we?



January
The Memorable: Lo and Behold. They came all the way from Japan. Got myself a belated Christmas gift which I simply adore. Gave myself nothing this Christmas. Regretting now... but it might not be too late still.

February
The First: Can't remember anything in particular. Ah... except many it's my first Chinese New Year since I got my job and therefore, "self-sponsored" new year clothes. Hehehe...

March
The Funnies: For the first time in my life, I wanted to delete my hair. Yikes, someone help me!

April
The Shock: Who can forget one of the fake life-threatening scare of the year for fellow Malaysians, and more specifically for the kiasi Penangites. Yup, it's the Bomb Scare Incident which so helpfully made my trip home so much more 'eventful'. Not to mention two and a half hours long. -.-;;

May
The Usual: I got honoured. Enough said. =P

June
The Uneventful: Hmm?

July
The Day: 3 July 2007. Copywriter One Year Anniversary. Ah, the thought of it... time flies. If you don't mind me asking, how's work today?

August
The Month: Probably the most happening month of the year for me. What with me "meeting the king" and all. Also the significant 2nd anniversary of hiyashibeeps. Dear bloggie, you have gone through with me as well as on your own. For 2008, let's continue to fighto oh!

September:
The Growth: Eeeeeeekk... I grew older. @__@

October:
The Transformation: At least I was brave enough to try. The courage I had hidden within me was released as I transfer from being weird to looking weird. *sigh*

November:
The Flight: The Fright! Ah... the price for being kiam siap is to be boh kiasi. Looking back at this month's post just reminded me I owe my blog a lot. A LOT MORE POSTS that is. *guilty as charged*

December:
The Record: 58 posts for the year. 8 posts for the month. 4 continuous posts on Christmas. Ooo... but the ultimate record I haven't achieved for a loooong time is... *drums roll* Zero MCs from work. At least as far as I remember I only took leave from work, not medical ones. *recalls* And the last time I held such a record was in secondary school from Tingkat 1 up to Tingkat 3. For 3 years I was never absent from school. Something I brag about a lot. *blushes* Though during Tingkat 4 I went a little extreme, from no absence to skipping school... but but... friend friend all not going, it was almost pointless to be in school.

And that marks the end of a wonderful and eventful 2007.

Good Bye 2007. Hello 2008.

Editing Nostalgia

This is bad. I have no idea what to blog about today. I finally have some extra time under my fingers to sit down and slowly type an entry but here I am without a slightest idea what to babble about.

What to do? What to do?

I go into my list of posts and dig out a draft post. That's what I can do. HAHAHA...

Therefore today's post is going to be...

'My' Old Bus

Yup. I use the claim "my" very loosely. Buses that take me to work every day are called "My Bus". As most of you probably know, RapidPenang is currently on its quest in improving the public transport of Penang.

Gone are the days where I sat stinky old buses to work. And that is if I'm lucky enough, then I actually get to sit. Worst case, usually on the way home, I practically can wave Hi to the vehicle beside as I squeezed dangerously close to the stairway up the bus. >__<

That does not mean I don't value the old bus. Afterall, that old bus gets me to work and back everyday for slightly over a year.

Slight Gratitude and Appreciation is definitely called for.

But...

Now I have OPTIONs!

Once in awhile, as I wait for the bus to take me home. I silently hope its the new bus that comes. But whenever it's the old bus greets me, I'm more than happy to get on.

Hey, at the end of the day I just want to go home, okay?

But just the other day as I sat there on the old bus... I feel nostalgic. Ya.. sappy I know. Feeling mushy over an old stinky bus. But I did, and that's when I took the photo above.

Old and worn but rest assured KGN-HIN Bus, you'll always have a place inside my heart. The memories we share will always remain dear to my heart.

And so this post is a tribute to the old stinky bus
I hate to love so much.

Note: Original draft was saved on 19 Nov 2007 at 10.07pm.

Another Post on Christmas?!?

Uwaah! Updates have been happening tiny wee bit more often these few days no? Must be the Christmas spirit rubbing on me. Hah! 3 continuous post on Christmas. I say that's a pretty big deal for someone who's not really a Christian nor celebrate Christmas. And here I thought Wrapping Up Christmas brings an end to the whole X'mas Marathon.

But no Siree.
Christmas might be over but the joy of giving still lives on.

For even after Christmas, I received this

A Percussion Frog
At least according to this site, that's what it is called. Though I actually randomly googled for "wooden croaking frog" Heh. It's a gift from the boss. All the way from Bangkok, this little froggy came hopping. Was told to used it while we think for ideas, and boy was the studio "croaking loud" upon receiving the gift.

Why?

Because we got them in various sizes.

It's a wonder how they make these stuff. The biggy froggy was croaking like a big toad while the tiny froggy was croaking in such a high pitch, almost like a cricket.

Today was the second day of croaking and I think we are beginning to annoy the rest of our colleagues already.

But HEY! Frogs are Made for Croaking!

*winks*

Wrapping Up Christmas

Earrings, phone pouch, socks, photo frames, towel, chocolates...

and

a special 3D Christmas Tree Card from Cubbie

make a wonderful Christmas.

Although Christmas Eve was spent in the dark...

...but who cares? It's Christmas! And technology rules. Even in the dark, Christmas songs still play in the background as we chew peanuts through the night.

>O<

I guess, one more last time for 2007.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wrapping Frenzy

"Got wrapper ah?"

"Yo... yo... yo!" Cik Anai begins a "rapping" frenzy.

That was few days before. Right now. At this moment. Its WRAP! WRAP! WRAP!

Last minute wrapping. Am sitting on the floor. Wrap! Wrap! Wrap! And when I got up. Leg numb. -.-;; Apa ni? Ini sign of tak cukup senaman, tak sihat.

Presents Style 1 - For ADs, Production and Secretary.

Present Style 2 - For the gift wrapping experts, DTPs.

Present Style 3 - For the ladies, Media and Accounts.

Present Style 4 - For some of the guys and Sponge Bob.

Present Style 5 - For the stinky feet and the cool guy.

Presents for Everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And the Countdown begins!

It's 10 Days away from Christmas, which means it's 17 days away from the new year, which also means it's time for presents and new year resolutions.

Ahh.. the dilemma. *grins*

Gone with "Fikirkan Boleh" and time for some "Silent Night". Song taken from the drama House M.D. with Hugh Laurie aka Dr House playing on the piano. So nice hoh? It's a must watch show! Must watch!

Oh, may January come earlier.

Came in early to work a few Saturdays ago and guess what greeted me as I stepped into the office. *smiles*

After last week, I should probably update this picture with one full with presents.

XD

If you think you can, you can

Today Hiyashi shall take you down memory lane. If you're as old as me *cough* You'll know the song playing at the background right now. My sister on the other hand, is totally clueless about the song.

It all started...

En Skim B : Can do anot? Can give me on Monday ah?
Cik Datang: If you think you can, you can.
En Skim B : *sings as he walks away* Jika kau fikirkan boleh...
Hiyashi : *perks up* This song!

And thus, this post!

Fikirkan Boleh
by Metropolitan

Jika kau fikirkan kau boleh
Kau hampir boleh melakukan
Jika kau fikirkan ragu-ragu
Usahamu tidak menentu

Jika kau fikirkan kekalahan
Kau hampiri kegagalan
Jika kau fikirkan kemenangan
Kau hampiri kejayaan

Engkaulah apa kau fikirkan
Terkandung dalam pemikiran
Kau fikir boleh melakukan
Fikirkan boleh

Percaya apa kau lakukan
Tabah apa kau usahakan
Bertindak atas kemampuan
Engkau boleh

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You are who you think you are. You can do it.

Cheers!

Me Big!

Tinki recommended a quiz.

Hiyashi took the quiz.

Quiz thus proves Hiyashi is an eldest child inside out.

Quiz Result as per below:

Hiyashi, your position as eldest child shows most strongly in your self-esteem.
Hmm... I guess I carry myself pretty well.

Similar to other eldest children, you are probably in tune with who you are and what you want.
I know who I am and I know what I want, it's the getting what I want that is the problem.

You are conscious of your limitations but you are more aware of your positive qualities.
Hmm... true. I'm not perfect but overall, I'm not bad. Right?

Being the eldest child put you in a leadership role. To sustain this position, you learned at a young age how to leverage your positive qualities, or things you were better at than your younger siblings, to your advantage.
What to do? I got to set good example, maintain the big sister image for her to look up to wat. It's call healthy competition. It makes her more determined, right dad? =)

This natural, though possibly unconscious, insight into your own personality enabled you to obtain whatever you set your sights on.
I believe the thing about obtaining whatever I set my sights on is because I am not greedy. So when I seek it, I... well, have a higher chance in getting it. Almost.

People tend to enjoy your company because you are confident and have a positive outlook on life.
People, what say you?


Now, it is only fair to post the link to share this little online enjoyment.

Take the Birth Order Quiz

Be warned, it's a 10-page long quiz. But they are only simple MCQs, so do go ahead. I would like to know your results. I keh poh. Hehehe..

edited: Tinki says I'm not necessarily that big woh.

The Phuket File 20071107: Night 01

Flight F3506 Firefly flying pass Malaysia up north towards
Phuket, Thailand.

Time: approximately 6.30pm (Malaysian Time)

View: Breath-taking

Arrival: 8.00pm

Next Destination: Patong Beach.

Arrival: around 9.00pm

Check-in and proceed to FOOOOD!

The Restaurant.
Meal per person: approximately RM17?
Can't remember exactly. Argh! The setback of blogging late! No one else to blame but me and me alone. *sigh*

Today's Special: Spicy Crispy Carrot Salad

Price: On-the-house!

Where's the food? It was almost 10.00pm. Who cares about photoshooting. WE NEED FOOD! For more food related pictures please look forward to future Phuket Files. Thank You.

After dinner?

WALK WALK!

Bright lights here. Bright lights there. Bright lights well almost everywhere.

JALAN-JALAN SOMEMORE!

I tell you all the things they had on display and was trying to sell. Nothing beats the people there. All kinds I tell you.

ALL KINDS.

Big. Small. Thin. Fat. Black. White. Yellow. *snickers*
Boy. Girl. Umm... Boy-Girl @_@

Who thinks Somsak Pharmacy looks like Watson say "aii!"

"Aii!"

The Phuket File 20071108: Day 01 Coming Soon Near You

LOTTE Shopping

Was enjoying lunch with Cik Anai when she suddenly announced...

"There's a Japan Food Sale around the concourse area.
Wanna check it out later?"

Cik Anai saw that little twinkle in my eye *_^ and so we went. We started out empty handed for a few minutes and in that small little area the crowd gathered. Good money these people are making for these things are so not cheap. YET! There are sooo many people buying them. Us included. *sigh*

Finally I spotted it!

Ah. The things I do for the love of KAT-TUN.

*giggles silly like a fangirl*

Now watch this.

How cute can it be?

(simple translation)
Junno: "Who are you?
Mysterious Man: I'm hyphen!
KAT TUN: Ah! Hyphen! *huggles*

And so KAT-TUN found their hyphen (-).
How does it related to the candy?
*shrugs* It's the rainbow thingy I guess.

And then there's this!

And now watch this.

How cute can it be? Why don't we have such advertisements here in Malaysia? It takes candy buying to a whole new level. Well that and the price too. ^^;;

These advertisements or CMs as they are called in Japan, are available in a series and if I were to buy every single flavours available today, I'll be eating only sweets and chocolate bars for the rest of the month. Gah. These plus 2 small cutely-packed biscuits and 2 yummy dark chocolate bars came to a total of approximately RM35.00 @_@

And boy do they sell packaging. Cik Anai was like... "Wah. Spot UV!", "Wah. Texture paper!", "Wah!"

*snickers* Me? I wanna go crunch on my crunky right now.

I was on hiatus?

Konbanwa

Jweb-style entry desu!
Minus that one insignificant post down there, I've been away for one whole month.

Is this what they call Hiatus?
Ah. Unknowning Hiyashi have gone on hiatus.

Wanted to blog a few days ago but my Internet Explorer keep having errors and closes everytime I click on the "New Post" link.
Argh! Is this punishment for being away? For being lazy?

Hanako-chan and Cubbie says "Firefox! Use firefox!"
Hiyashi says that's running away from a problem.
Hiyashi is not a person that runs away. Hiyashi faces it!

Indeed, there was a bug!
Found it. Get rid of it. Now I'm back!

Get ready for a spamming weekend.
Hahaha... I doubt it.



ps: anyone knows how I can get rid of the border for these emoticons? I have pasted more initially but it just don't look good with the borders around. =(

Must Must Update

An update. Tomorrow. Must. Else. No else. Must!

>_< This is bad.

MUST!

Being different attracts

*fidgets at her seat*
Dang! I wonder if I look odd with my new hair. Sms Hanako-chan to get my thoughts away from my hair. Ah. Hanako-chan, my sms-buddy. Even though miles apart, every morning and evening, we entertain each other while we are on our way to work and on our way home. She on the LRT while I'm on the ferry.

And thus I sms-ed away till suddenly...

An unknown voice "Hello?"

*looks up* "Eh?"

FOREIGNER!

Foreigner in a very thick accent: "I want to go to XXX. Is there a bus over the other side?"

Hiyashi: "Yeah. Once you get down, you'll hear them calling out 'XXX'."

Foreigner: "Oh. Okay."


*pause* Inner thoughts: YADA! Don't talk to me. I have weird hair. >_<


Foreigner: "Where you're from? Penang?"


Woot? Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?


Hiyashi: *still busy sms-ing* "Yeah."

Foreigner: "Oh. Working or studying?"

Hiyashi: "Working." *remains very uncooperative in the conversation*

Foreigner: "What's your job?"

Hiyashi: *perks up* "Copywriter."


I love telling people about my job. Half of the time they have no idea what it's about.


Foreigner: "Operator?"


SEE? SEE! -__-;;


Hiyashi: "CO-PY-WRIT-ER."

Foreigner: "Oooo..."


I doubt he really knows.


Foreigner: "What's your name?"


What?! Wait a minute. Fine. I shall take part in this conversation.
*closes her phone* It's my turn now!


Hiyashi: "Jovin. What's yours?"

Foreigner: "Mehtheor.."

Hiyashi: "Eh? Meteor?"

Foreigner: "No, no. Mehtor."


Meteor. Methor... whatever. I doubt I heard it right anyway. His accent was really really thick.


Hiyashi: "Ah. So where you're from Methor?"

Methor: "Jordan."

Hiyashi: "Oh. Working? Traveling?"

Methor: "Studying."


Oops!


Methor: "I'm taking my PhD at UXX. I came over with my friends to Penang two days ago for the Raya weekend."

Hiyashi: "Then how come you're alone?"

Methor: "They went back yesterday. I don't want to go back yet so I stayed an extra night."

Hiyashi: "Oh. Hey, how did you apply for UXX all the way from Jordan?"

Methor: "Online. I apply online through the website and payment online through VISA."

Hiyashi: "Ah..."

Methor: "Too bad I applied UXX, probably one of the worst university in Malaysia."


Well, that's a bit harsh. That's why I left all the details out in this post. Don't wanna offend anyone.


Methor: "There's nothing there!"


*blinks*


Methor: "It's almost like Puxxxxx. You know Puxxxxx?"

Hiyashi: "Nope."

Methor: "It's a place where they lock up people there."


*blinks* Wooooot?!!


Hiyashi: "You're comparing UXX to that place?!"

Methor: "Ya. Especially during the holidays. Everybody goes back to their hometown and it becomes completely deserted. Nothing at all."

Hiyashi: "Ah."


*silence*


Methor: "Ni hao ma?"


*blinks*


Hiyashi: "You took classes in uni?"

Methor: "Nope. A coursemate thought me. She's from Perak."

Hiyashi: "Ah."


Well, the conversation was longer than that but let's not go into too much details. This hair serve a purpose now. It's an attraction. LOL. Good? Bad? It works both ways.

Good night! =)

我变，我变，我变变变

One Year. Four Hairstyles.

One Good.
One Didn't Last.
One Overgrew.
One... still kinda speechless.


Raya was celebrated with a trip to the hair salon.

Boy was it an experience!

One moment I was Princess Leia.

And suddenly smoke was coming out of my head!

And all for this very weird thingy on my head now.

Dad: Stop messing with your hair!
Hiyashi: *pouts*
Dad: At least you tried.
Hiyashi: Yeah. I'm experimental.

One Year. Four Hairstyles.

At least I can proudly declare I'm brave to try.

*LOL*

*Sigh*

Now that's just plain contradicting.

^^;;

I'm Obligated...

to say

THANK YOU

TERIMA KASIH

谢谢

ありがとう

*Am not going for more languages than that.*

to Encik Chi for giving me a lift to the ferry terminal.


I said a byebye and the car door closed. I felt bad so I thought what not, a simple sms to show my gratitude should be a nice gesture. ^^;; Instead I got a "I want you to thank me in your blog" reply.


"......."


Well, there you go! One whole post dedicated to you.

Hmm... then again, let's not be selfish shall we?

Therefore, at the same time I would like to thank...

Cik Datang, Cik Anai-anai, Yen-san, Easter-Bunny *that's a very very odd nickname for the person intended but till I find a more appropriate one, Easter-Bunny she shall be, for my notebook's battery is running out* yikes!

and to every kind-hearted soul who have ever given me a ride home or to the jetty.

Hah! That includes the bus drivers the sapu teksi guy...

Ooooo.... and my DAD!

Sankyuuu.

*bows*

Hiyalish: a continuous effort to educate

In attempt to make every day a learning process for those around me. Hiyalish have been silently trying to educate since its first lesson. For previous "great" lessons in life, please scroll down and help yourself to the "hiyalish" tag on the right. Douzo. -->

And for today's lesson which will lead you to the below post is the word:

fon-blogi
Definition:
An attempt to blog using the phone yet without the most updated technology just yet as oppose to actual "phone-blogging". fon-blogi on the other hand, fully utilises the most basic functions of a phone, namely text messaging and it's save option.

An example is shown below this post for further understanding.

fon-blogi is specially encouraged for those who tend to have sudden muses visiting their brains in the most unexpected time and place yet without the most high-tech gadgets in hand for instant solutions.


Disclaimer: Hiyalish lessons are not officially certified or approved by educational institutions and should be applied among hiyashibeeps and its close friends only.

Hiyashi's first fon-blogi

"Today I started my day good. One word. Caffeine. I must confess I'm not a coffee addict. Really. Am not. But I love coffee. To be more exact I love the bitter sweet taste of it. And mmm.. the aroma.

Sometimes I make coffee just to smell coffee. Too bad that rarely happens nowadays since my mornings are always hectic. An extra wink of sleep. An extra minute in deciding what to wear for the day. With that I'm grateful enough just to get some bread crumbs into my stomach before I have to go go go.

Too bad I now sleep one floor above the kitchen so the aroma never sips in anymore like it used to. Oh yes. I use to sleep next to the kitchen. In the old oliver twist days that probably sounded like torture. But it was a room with a window overlooking the kitchen and nothing more. So yes. Whenever I was in my little room, I was in my own little world away from the rest.

I don't sleep in the dark. And it's not that I can't. But a little night light is comforting when you close your eyes and get ready to venture into dreamland. With that little light you know it's here to welcome you back as you return after your wonderful trip and back to reality. Metaphorically it lights your ways back. Cheeesy. Right."
- 11 October 2007


I wrote this while I was on the ferry. With my phone. Yup. It's my way of "phone-blogging" or what I now shall term as fon-blogi.

On the ferry is the best time for me to lay my thoughts properly. A lot of times, thoughts like this overwhelms me while I'm on my way to work. I wish I can quickly put them down on paper, or in this modern era, directly into the notebook. And when all these are not with you, there is this trusty little gadget that is there for you. So fon-blogi!

Oh ya, these four sentimental paragraphs would have cost me 8 sms-es if I were to sent them. =)


Note: time of post has been edited for smooth reading and continuity between the two entries.

Buka Puasa!

Once again, I'm at Pizza Hut for dinner. *grins*

Once again, I only start to take pictures after the meal. *sigh*

Luckily there's a significant attribute that obviously state the location as Pizza Hut. *points to creamy cheeeeese dip dip*

^_____^

Now... see the line!

Lining up?

At Pizza Hut?

For???

Mushroom Soup of course!

Yup. I know they serve you the soups now but not today! You got to line up and take it yourself if you're that hungry.

Lastly...

Kepada semua muslimin dan muslimat...
Selamat Berbuka Puasa!

Cubbie Spotted!

Another Happy Belated Birthday Gift to Cubbie!

HAHAHA.... You have been spotted with Mr Bunny.

Taken from the passenger seat in my dad's car. Yup. Lucky the light was red and I managed to grabbed my phone and took it before we went on our way again.

ps: Can I blog my birthday gift to you here? With certain part censored and edited out? Hahaha...

职业病 Jik Yek Peng!

aka You Are Your Work!

Situation 1
Hiyashi: It's almost time...
Hanako: Ya... go sleep go sleep.
Hiyashi: Hey, not just me. You also woot...
Hanako: Nope, my time is dynamic.

Yeah right, and mine's constant. *roll eyes*
That's a true programmer.
I see it as "time", she sees it as a "variable".


Situation 2
Cik Datang: *self-indulging in her own singing*
Cik Datang: Scooby... scooby doo.... where are you... hmm hmm...
Hiyashi: *resist the urge*

1 second


2 seconds


3 seconds later...


Hiyashi: *couldn't resist any longer*
Hiyashi: It's Scooby-Dooby-Doo....
Cik Datang: *blinks*
Cik Datang: Song also you want to proofread ah?!?

XD

Another birthday goes down in memory

"Birthdays are good for you...
the more you have them, the longer you live."

*nods in agreement*

And in this one special week...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to

Mr Cool
Ms Easter Bunny

Cubbie

and ME!

First of, the gifts!

From fellow colleagues

Yup, watch! Simple and elegant looking. Maa... always prefered the analogue over digital version. It's not called old fashion, it's call Classic I tell you, Classic!

Next! More Gifts!
Not email but snail mail. Yup. Classic mail!

From Ching! A nice sweet birthday card.

From Cubbie! A digitally drawn Yuichi! Sooo cute! Printed on glossy card paper makes it even better. Gigantic Triump Card Maru!


Next... FOOD!

Hahaha... a wild guess says you probably thought I had Japanese food for my birthday dinner. *grins* I like Japanese food because it's well.. Japanese food but I love Italiano because I really love Italian food. Yummy!

Lastly... The Birthday Cake!

My dad was like "You'll be in awe! It's the most hype birthday cake you have ever seen. The shop owner personally recommend it."

Boy was it shocking.

TA-DAA!

It's a RED BOMB!
I laugh at such a sight.

And when it's all lit up...

A RED BOMB ON FIRE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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On a side note...
*yes, I have been having lots of side notes lately*

I totally embarass myself just after all the celebration...

You know how sms wishes spam your phone on your birthday?
Well ya... and there are bound to some sms you can't identify for one of the reasons below:

1. Your friend happened to change his/her number without informing you
2. You're a bad bad friend for not having someone's phone number when they have yours *shame on you*
3. It's a wrong sms to the wrong person

I had a few no.1s and so unluckily got myself a no.2.

SMS reads

"Wishin u a happy bday. One year wiser n enjoy the rest of your special day."

*blinks*

Totally clueless who this is... and who know how awkward to ask for someone's identity when they obviously know who you are. It makes you look baaad.

And so I replied

"Thank you so much for your wishes. Since it's my birthday you shouldn't be angry with me even if I ask who this is?"

Few minutes later, an sms came in... the answer has arrived!

I "died" on the spot as the sms reads

"Aiyah... your boss la."

-_____-;; dem paiseh man...

paiseh paiseh paiseh...

My Bad! My Bad!

Hiyashi: Mr Cool! Mr Cool!
Hiyashi: *wails* Mr Cool......... (>o<)
Mr Cool: *looks up* Ya?
Hiyashi: I need you to send something!
Mr Cool: Huh? Why me? (@_@)
Hiyashi: *anxious* Cause you're the only AE in the office now.
Mr Cool: Oh okay. What's that? (>_<)
Hiyashi: It's ***** ad. Urgent.
Mr Cool: Huh? Can't the office boy send it?
Hiyashi: Eh? *blinks*

*blinks*

Hiyashi: But... Mr Cool...
Mr Cool: Ya?
Hiyashi: Umm.... send email woh.

*blinks*

Mr Cool: Oh.


My Bad! For being vague in my choice of words. My Bad!

Japanese Film Festival 2007

"Ask and you shall get!"

Hah! One of my dad's wise advices in life. But I've always find it hard to open my mouth to ask something from someone. Paiseh mah. Paiseh! And my dad always scolded me because of that since I was young. It's no wonder my sister tend to get a whole lot more stuff from my parents than I do. Hmmph.

Then again, when I ask, I ask BIG. MUAHAHA... and because I rarely asked for anything, the chances of me getting what I want when I actually asked for it are higher. *winks*

And so I asked!

I asked Yen-san out for the weekend! My only hope in catching a movie for this year's Jap Film Fest. She agreed! Woohoo! And so we had our little 日本の日 aka Japanese Day.

Once again... I sat the ferry even though I don't have to go to work on this special Saturday. -.-;; Yen-san was right there under the bridge waiting for me.

First stop - the cinema! Showtime was 3.30pm. Reached slightly before 2.00pm and all there was left was the first four rows in front. Nuu.... Friendly cashier reminded us we can try our luck for uncollect-reserved tickets which will be opened for sale to the public at 3.00pm. Yen-san looks at Hiyashi-san and Hiyashi-san looks back.

"YOSH! We'll be here at 2.55pm!"

So off we went for lunch. Naturally we must have Japanese food. *nods* A bowl of ramen for me, a bowl of rice for Yen-san, the rice lover. ^^;; A tasty plate of gyoza and of course sips of green tea. Mmmm....

The only regret I have was my irrational self when it comes to foooood. I forgot to take piccies of delicious food. All I got at the end of the day was a blur picture of our receipt. *smiles sheepishly*

All the Yosh-ing earlier was in vain as well since we arrived in front of the cinema at 3.03pm with a long queue in front of us.

Everytime we see someone collect their reserved tickets from the reservation counter we fidgetted. o__O;; It got a bit nerve-wrecking when the queue was not going anywhere because of a random guy in front asking way toooo many questions! And he even left without buying anything! Woooooot? @__@

Our turn! Our turn! And indeed we got good seats I tell ya. Goooood ones! Yen-san even did a victory sign when we left the counter. I bet we were termed as two weird ladies right there and then. But who cares! We got goooood tickets!

See! We even got booklets. You don't get these any other days with any other movies. Hah! We sat there and waited for the movie to start. *blinks blinks* Uwah... we were surrounded by Nihongo and where we are two young ladies chirping away in Mandarin. HAHAHA... I look around for someone I can relate to and spotted an Indian guy! Weee...

Oh ya. Heh. The movie was...

YOSHINO's BARBER SHOP

Yup, it's cute they all have the same hairstyle yet at the same time waaaay creepy too. Clicky on the link provided for the show's synopsis. The movie was funny and amusing. For only RM5.00 it's a good watch. I even recognised one of the boys as an actor in a jdorama I've watched. *nods* I have officially passed the mark of watching enough Japanese shows to recognised any randoms actors in any random Japanese shows. Woohoo... a useless self-achievement. HAHAHA...

After the movie, we went a mini shopping spree to get all that we need. Last stop the Green Tea Ice-Cream place. LOLz. When I say 日本の日, I truly meant 日本の日。We left Gurney Plaza slurping delicious bitter-taste Green Tea Ice-Cream. Not exactly everyone's cup of tea.

And once again, when it comes to fooood. All I managed was the remains. >__<

We left the place with a remaining of RM10.00 in my wallet and RM1.00 in Yen's but boy was the afternoon a good one. =) *smiles*

On a side note...

Got an sms from Yen-san this morning that reads...

"I open my wallet, find no money;

And got all freaked out! What? Not my fault you went home with only RM1.00 left!! Then scolded myself for running into conclusions before seeing the whole picture. As the message continues...

"I open my wallet, I find no money;
I open my pocket, I find no coin;
I open my life, and I found you;
then I know how rich I am."

Aww...
Thank you. Now I know how rich I am too. Yes, approximately RM9.00 more than Yen-san.

=p

朋友...ともだち...Friend

MORAL OF THE STORY

Friends may not always be able to pull you up

BUT

They will still think of ways not to let you fall

XD

Let's do Math!

Below is the actual chart that shows the various fare of a KLIA Transit ride. Answer question 1 and 2 accordingly:


Question 1:
Hanako-chan is going to KLIA to meet a friend. If she boards the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan, how much did she pay?


Okay. Got your answer?


Was it RM26.50?


Well, rest assured you would have passed any test paper in school. However, this is the real world we are talking about. Not school. If things are that simple we would have all stayed as kids and never grow up. Money my fellow friends are essential for all working adults.


Answer:
Hanako-chan paid RM11.50 to get to KLIA.


Solution:
Hanako boarded the train at Bandar Tasik Selatan, but only to Putrajaya/Cyberjaya for the price of RM5.30. She then exited and bought another ticket to Salak Tinggi which cost her RM3.00, waited for the next train, exited Salak Tinggi bought another ticket to KLIA which cost her RM3.20, went back in, waited all over again for the next train.

RM5.30 + RM3.00 + RM3.20 = RM11.50

Forget about the weird stares you'll get from the counter dude, watching you walk in and out. You my dear friends have save approximately RM15.00.



Question 2:
After a nice wonderful meet-up and a delicious dinner later, Hanako took the train home. How much did Hanako-chan spend that day on transportation?


Okay. I think this time you should probably get it right?


Answer:
RM38.00


Did you get it right this time?


Solution:
Now remember this is real life we're talking about here. I have even stated in the question that it's after dinner. Hanako-chan is a decent young lady who is as conscious of her safety as much as her money. Knowing that its late, going in and out as well as waiting for the next train one after another will take up the night, Hanako-chan took the direct train home from KLIA to Bandar Tasik Selatan which cost her RM26.50.

RM11.50 + RM26.50 = RM38.00

Now, my dear friends. I am not entirely sure if what we learnt in school actually applies in real life but Maths and logical thinking are ever the important to help you weigh not only money but the pros and cons of things.

End of lesson. =)

Referance: Price chart taken from kliaekspres.com Please visit website for more information on promotional fares and other travel card/packages. Yes, I must at least do a free promotion for pinjaming their carta. Ribuan Terima Kasih.

Credits: Hanako-chan for her actual experiences which I still bows in respect of her action. ほんとにすごい ！

ヒヤシビープ第二の念際 おめでとう。

万歳! It's Hiyashibeeps 2nd anniversary! *claps*

This is Hiyashibeeps 90th post. It's a small amount to compare.

An average of one post per week. *blushes*

Wanted to aim for ONE HUNDRED posts but couldn't make it.

Anyway, get ready as Hiyashibeeps takes you down memory lane.

Here's when you should start playing some sentimental music before continuing. *snickers*

Hiyashibeeps is in fact not Hiyashi's first bloggie. In fact, blogging for Hiyashi was not something that happened only 2 years ago. It started back in high school. *nods* Almost five years back. Back then blogging was only known within the online community. "Blogosphere" was non-existant, neither was blogspot a hype.

I got into it because of my online friends, because of SLAM DUNK by Inoue Takehiko. To think a basketball manga was what got me tech-savvy back then compared to others. LOL. It was called Vinice's Realm and believed it or not, it is still alive in the world wide web. Hmmm... more like in a coma instead since it's barely functioning. Not gonna share the url with you guys now. Hahaha... you can try google it but I've tried just to make sure you don't get it that easily. =P

Back to Hiyashibeeps shall we.

Within 2 years, Hiyashibeeps have gone through numerous make-overs. From the first blogspot template -> customised templates -> personal templates -> free templates by others -> back to this current blogspot template again

Hiyashi's Beeping Hub version 1.0
Simple, plan and a typical blogspot template. Ah... and also the very first post. It was raining ice back then, remember?

Hiyashi's Beeping Hub version 2.0
Black with a personal touch. This and the current clean-cut layout are my favourites among all others. The only set back for this layout was it went bonkers with firefox. My sucky html skills gave me the limited privileged of editing it according to what I see in I.E. only. And for a memorable post, I shall introduce you something you have always known but probably just don't realised... "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"



Hiyashi's Beeping Hub version 3.0
aka Gong Xi Fa Cai version.
Most make-overs happened this year. Mainly cause I never found one layout I like as much as version 2.0. This seasonal layout obviously last for less a month and therefore the highlight during this short period was when my favourite celebrity cook made my day.

Hiyashi's Beeping Hub version 4.0
aka Isnaini wonderful free template.
Short, sweet and simply silly. It has to be this.

Hiyashi's Beeping Hub version 5.0
aka the emergency layout!
This probably lasted as long as Gong Xi Fa Cai's version. Version 4.0 went into E.R. when the hosted picture fell ill and showed a little plaster with a cross instead. It's a relief though when you have such nice post to brighten up simple website. ^_^

And that my dear friends are bits and pieces that made the Hiyashibeeps you see today. My little achievement in life that I can proudly share with others.

Thank you for making blogging so wonderful! *bows*

Quote of the Day

Why do americans when they wanna eat chinese food they say.. who's up for chinese? like they're gonna eat us. -Cubbie -

Hmm... why?

The day I met "The King" pt03

Uwah. I'm too lazy to update but I figure I might as well get it done. *sigh* Three weeks to update a 3-day event. Imagine that!

So... I woke up early on Monday morning, so early it's almost like I'm waking up for work. -.-;;
Godmom gave me a ride to the LRT station on her way to work. Reached the station at 8.15am and got caught with the morning crowd. That's when I actually woke up, woke up!

The sight was just amazing.

*bows to the civilised people of Kuala Lumpur*

I might have been away for way too long for I don't remember seeing such a sight during my wonderful four years of university life there. Or maybe I have been at the other side of town. *shrugs* But it's time like this I feel so damn proud. *tears of joy*

And so I sat there for the whole 30 minutes staring at this amazing sight. One by one they boarded. If the train's full they just wait for the next one. NO CHAOS! Eventually they all boarded and the station was left empty. A new crowd shuffles in and they knew perfectly where the line is. すごい! I swear there's no indicator to tell them where to line-up or maybe I'm just not a regular. ^^;;

Now you might think I'm not exactly normal, sitting there for half an hour staring like that but hey! I'm nice and considerate too just like this people here. My laggage takes up a person's standing space.

One Hiyashi with Laggage = Two ai ki zo kang eh KL lang

So I just sat there and deserving people get their rides before me. 8.45am and the train that came was considerably emptier. Thus, I boarded and continue my journey home. Arrived at Puduraya at 9.15am and bought my bus ticket home.

3 Days 3 Nights. Kuala Lumpur. Wonderful.

Then again, there was the pile of work that awaited me the next day. I guess it's true when they say there's a price for everything. *smiles sheepishly*

The End
"The day I met "The King" Trilogy

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The day I met "The King" pt02

And then it was Sunday 22 July 2007!

I bid farewell to Cubbie's lair and a grumpy brother cub that I never get to meet after all. Reach IOI Mall way before any shops were opened. ^^;; Wanted to have a Hong Kong-ish breakfast at Wong Kok but alas it was not open yet and so we waited... and waited. Finally there were signs of movement in the restaurant. Off we go if we can get to be the super early birds and enjoy our food.

"Sorry. We're not open yet."

Well, I'm sorry too cause you just lost a customer, two customers to be exact! Because by then the mall was opened and so we head in and enjoy yummy spaghetti instead. LOL. There goes our hong kong-ish breakfast.

Loveable godparents arrived around noon and I thanked Cubbie for being such a kind host. The trip down and the sleepovers let me see another side of Cubbie which I never thought she was.

Kind and caring!

HAHAHA... *runs away*

But she was. When we were all sleeping soundly after a late movie night, she woke up silently by herself at 7.30am in the morning, went out and bought delicious nasi lemak for us ignorant guests who make fun of a sleeping cub when we woke up an hour later. So touching! T__T

But then she did tell me not to come again so soon cause being a host is tiring and she won't be so eagered if she sees me that often.

Dot dot dot.

I guess its very true when they say distance makes the heart grows fonder. *snickers* so... point taken!

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Afternoon was catching up time with my godmom. A beautiful lady that everyone praises.

Cubbie whispered "Your aunt is hot!"

By the way, she thanked you for the compliment! XD

She was the one who taught me to dress up and be pretty because I'm a girl... a woman now. ^^;; Not that my mom doesn't do that. *grins* But mom is a more conservative loveable housewife who doesn't go for worn-out jeans with patches and paints as designs but she is loved by the way she is.

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And the time came when I need to get ready for the night with the King. I got dress pretty and would really like to share a picture but as much as I'm tempted to, I can't because it's still a no-no for me to put pictures of me on the net. LOL. Now, up to this point you probably think I'm too full of myself with the over-use of the word "pretty" in one entry but I call it confidence.

HAHAHA...

Sometimes I beh tahan with myself also. Sorry!

Sooooo.... thought wanna take lots of photos to share but the whole atmosphere is so prim and proper, it's awkward to take out a camera and start shooting. I'm actually wary if it's allowed as well.

So.... all I managed was this.

See! See! I wonder who sits up there. Royalty perhaps or very rich people! Hahaha... but the truth is I don't think those umm... what do you call those. argh... gotta google for that *after awhile of googling* Balconies? well anyway, I don't think the view from there is all that great. You just amuse yourself with your own privacy and being above the rest. *rolls eyes*

Was it good? It was good but it was a bit slow too. Among all the plays I've watched *okay not exactly many* but this probably the least exciting one. But that does not mean it's not good, it was! It's different from all the recent musicals where the stories are supported by lots of action and dancing, etc. To quote Mr Cool *yup, he made an appearance even in an entry that goes down to KL*

"Why you watch a play that is not your era? It's an old old story already."

HAHAHA... wise man's words should not go unheard.

But I really grab at every chance I get to enjoy such rare entertainment. The King was funny and I love him more than Anna, naturally. LOL. I'll end this entry with two more pictures.

My ticket to meet "The King" is kinda blur. @_@

And to end the show...

End of part two but not the end of the trip.

Stay tune for part three!