10 November 2015

[Thoughts #] 5 Ways The Scorpio In Your Life Pushes You To Be Your Best Self



I was browsing and reading through some online articles and then I came across this :

"5 ways the Scorpio in your life pushes you to be your best self"

 I am an astrology lover
I was quite curious to see what the articles say about it since I am a Scorpio myself.
*To see how excellent I am* HAHAHA!
 So if you know me quite well, let's go through these statements together :)

Quote about Scorpio from Astrology.com :
"The great strength of the Scorpio-born is in their determination, passion and motivation. Scorpios don't know the word quit, which is why they usually get the job done. A powerhouse? Like no other."
 
[True enough, I am not quitting so easily. But powerhouse will still worn out once in a while anyway. HAHA]

1) They'll motivate you to get shit done.

Having trouble with those New Year's resolutions? Just ask your Scorpio friend about his or her day, and the conversation will probably go something like this :
"Well, I woke up at 5am for no reason, so I decided to research the next novel I am going to read. I'm thinking of getting into old English literature.
Then, on my way to work, I saw a poster for a half marathon, so I signed up for it and am in the process of creating a day-by-day training regimen.
Oh, and I also downloaded an app that will help me learn French."
Before you know it, you'll be running on a treadmill and reading Jane Austen, all while reciting the alphabet in French.

[HAHAHA, I just realized I am that kind of a person. No wonder my friends around are calling me the Energizer Rabbit. I can wake up early to receive a long morning call, multi-task in the office for 8 hours in the morning, and continue with dance practice for few hours after work, and still watch drama or gaming for a while after that before going to bed on a normal weekday. Sometimes when my power booster mood kicks in, yes you can see me doing random things like what was stated on top, LOL. But, it's not always like that for me, I have my things done completely depending on my random mood and emotions daily.]
 

2) They'll let you know when it's time to move on.

If you've ever crossed a Scorpio, you can tell when your number was deleted from his or her phone.
Tolerance is not a Scorpio's strong point.
A Scorpio's focus on constant improvement leaves little room for people who have the potential to slow him or her down.
Hang around a Scorpio long enough, and you'll start to notice your own list of contacts beginning to shrink.

[Hmmmm, yes tolerance is really not my strong point. But I don't delete people's number from my phone, nor I delete people from my facebook list. I just tend to abandoned and throw them into the ignoring dungeon then treat them invisible. LOL. I don't mind if you don't like me, I was born to only please those who are in the same line with me. And oh yes, I absolutely cannot stand if you are someone who pulls me down when I am soaring high up above like an eagle, cus I really hate people who doesn't constantly improve themselves for the better.] 
 

3) They'll teach you how to carpe every diem.

They are what some might call stir crazy.
After a two-day weekend bender, most people are completely content with spending their Sunday lying in bed and watching Netflix, only getting up to answer the door for the Seamless delivery guy.
Well, Scorpios aren't most people.
They might be hungover, but you'll never know it.
They'll pound a ginger ale (and probably chase it with a shot or two) and hit up the nearest boozy brunch. Why waste a perfectly good Sunday?
You'll admire their ambition and ultimately rally to join them for bottomless mimosas.

[Hahahaha, this one is totally depending on my mood. Usually I'm the one who just wanna stay on bed the whole day watching Netflix. I only know how to carpe every diem under very rare circumstances.] 


4) They'll push you out of your comfort zone.

If you see a girl alone at a bar chatting it up with literally anyone and everyone, she's a scorpio.
They are, by nature, extremely curious people.
They don't care about societal conventions.
They'd rather sit down and talk with a retired investment banker than gossip with their friends about whatever's trending on social media.
While it may not be your norm, you'll get dragged into these situations with your Scorpio friend and end up loving it.

[LOL, this one is also usually depending on my mood. I don't always go up to strangers and start a random conversation. LOL. But, I realized I am always jumping unto people with short random statements like "OMG you're so pretty you caught my attention from afar" then walk off stylishly. HAHAHA. Yes, I am one super duper extra extremely curious people. Not about people's personal things but more to who, why, when, where, what, and how. I hate gossips I sometimes find myself very outdated because I am not really interested in the trending stuffs. *I'm the one who set the trend ok, uisehhh HAHAHA* When one day you find me talking with some random strangers, it must have been because he / she is someone so rare from my everyday circle that it made me get curious all over about them. Call me a weirdo. LOL.]


5) They'll remind you everyone's human.

This one may seem a little surprising because I just spend the last four points telling you how badass Scorpios are, but everyone has flaws.
It takes a lot for Scorpios to let themselves fall for people but when they do, they fall hard.
Because of their innate curiosity, they often find themselves developing feelings for complex individuals.
This will both keep them interested and drive them absolutely crazy.
The emotion you'll see from a Scorpio in love will remind you that even the most intimidatingly strong people have their weaknesses.

[LOL!! Yess!! Exactly!! I am not that badass as you think I am. At the end of the day, I am just a normal human. I get tired easily actually, I just don't like people to see me as a weakling. My style of doing things is either 200% or else you will get a 0% from me. People who know me well knows this. Ngehehe. And yes I fall extremely hard for complex individuals especially those with natural talents. That explains how I fell for Mr Oily back then despite his young age. He used to tell me that I see everything other people doesn't see in him, he is my wildest dream. HAHAHA, okay let's not drift too much over there. And if you know me very well, yes you will know my number one weakness is my love relationship because it connects closely to my roller coaster emotions. I am a very emotional person nothing else can bother or beat me up so much if it's not related to Mr Oily, I am basically the most craziest and weakest when it comes to him.]

 Done with all five statements. Have you know me well enough all this while? 
I wondered how many will you get it correct if I was to give you a questionnaire about me. Hehehe.
Summary is..... I call myself super weird, and Mr Oily calls me unique and one of a kind, HAHAHAHA!!! 

No intention of boasting myself here but just to share a little something about me :)
 If you cannot play the game on the same team with me, 
you can find your way out through the Exit door right behind you. 
Cus I am not going to waste my time on people who are not worth it at all. 
I am still constantly upgrading myself and learning new stuffs, 
so hopefully I can always be better and different than the old me every year.

  

05 November 2015

[15.10.2015 ~ 05.11.2015] McDonald's Limited Edition Nano Blocks


McDonald.
I salute you.
For making me.....No, I mean the people of whole Malaysia.
To drown in this fever of Nano Blocks.

 Just like their usual marketing plan,
Mcd is releasing a series of limited edition Nano Blocks, 2 pcs per week for a consecutive of 4 weeks.


You can grab any of the Nano Blocks at a price of RM6.00 with any purchase of Mcd foodie.

The thing is, no one announced the advertisement of Nano Block, not until the evening of the first day of the promotion which is on 15/10/2015.
My news and information was given by Irean when she send the following snap shot to our group chat :

Our eyes instantly opened wide and I no longer can concentrate in my work. LOL.
We were curious and anxious whether this promotion was being carry out in East Malaysia, because there was zero advertisement and no one among my friend list had posted anything about this.

Irean's colleagues immediately decided to head to Mcd restaurant to check things out and at the same time to take their lunches.
And all thanks to them, the Nano Blocks are REALLLL!!!

With Oily being a fan of Nano Blocks, I need to get my hands on a set of this series for him.
So, on that night, after work and after my dinner, I drove out to the nearest Mcd in Kingfisher to grab the first set.


Nano Blocks posters are up on the glass panels of Kingfisher's Mcd restaurant.
Inside, I met another two chinese guys who were asking for the Nano Blocks.
Apart from them, the rest are malay customers who I think were out to have their dinners here.
I guess.....not much of the people were aware of this ongoing promotion.


I had purposely brought my mum together with me tonight because I intended to just get 2 sundae cones and add on with the RM6.00 to get the Nano Blocks.
Since I am not a fan of fast food, and the fact that I am in a super budget mode, I didn't plan to waste extra money on expensive unhealthy food. 
Too bad that their ice cream machine has broke down. Geez.
I was left with no other choices but to get the second cheapest food on the menu,
"2 Apple Pie please" :)


Jjang! I felt relieved when there were no one fighting the Nano Blocks with me. Hahaha!
I've heard many ridiculous stories about how people queue and fight for the previous Minions / Hello Kitty series in Mcd.
I was just super glad that my encounter tonight wasn't even near to any of those crazy experiences.


The second week was smooth as well, as the set was bought by my mum when she coincidently went down to town to pay for the electric bills.
And she got pretty lucky when the customer in front of her allowed her to just top up from their set meal :)
Thank you dear lovely good citizens! You shall be blessed with good karma *tring* Hahaha!
In the end, my mum only need to pay RM12.00 for this two Nano Blocks without spending any money on the food.
Thanks Mum! :)


The third week set was also bought by my mum as I was in the midst of a busy working day.
And surprisingly the Nano Block craze has become insane this week, where people have been queuing up since midnight just to get them in a big bulk.
Just so that they can resell it back to other people online in super expensive prices.
What a magnificent way to earn money, but it was actually unfair and bad to the other people who are unable to purchase their Nano sets on time.

What if you were in the midst of outstation? What if you were having a week of examinations and had no time to head to the shop? What if you were in the middle of unconveniences?
Wouldn't it be unfair if you already have to surrender with a white flag before you were even given the chance to enter the battlefield?
I wasn't here to put a judgement on others, it's just that I don't like the idea where unfair stuffs are taking place uncontrollably mainly because of human greediness.

And before I realized, the final week for the last Nano collection has arrived.
Fearing that I could risk myself from missing out the last piece of collection due to the overly-high demand,
This will be the first time in my life for joining the midnight craze where people sacrificed their sleeping hours just to queue at McD counters.
After hours of considerations and hesitations, I changed my mind at the very last minute and decided to go with my sixth senses.
I decided to pick McD Kingfisher as my war venue.

I was still in a blurry and sleepy mode when my phone start beeping with non-stop incoming messages.
I took a short nap right after my dinner tonight from 8-10pm.
Or else, I probably won't survive with my closed-eyes-driving-skills tonight. HAHAHA.


Anyway, I only went out from my house at 11pm since Kingfisher is just 15-20 minutes away from my house.
It was beyond expectation, although the outlet was crowded with people,
But everyone seems to be in their most relaxing mode either sitting, chit chatting, studying and even COC. Calming indeed. Hahaha.
And from what I saw, most of the people here are students from University Malaysia Sabah.

Earlier on, I was a bit worried and nervous while on my way here,
Since my friends are updating me from various branches of McD, where they were already in the middle of queuing and condition is just plain insane.



This was taken by Eddy from Api-Api branch at 11.10pm.
Luckily he was already there since 10pm, when I am still rolling on my bed. LOL



This was taken by Irean from Terminal 1 Airport branch at 11.40pm.
Check out the madness everywhere.

When the clock strikes 11.50pm.
People around me started to queue up in front of the counter.
I too... join in but I wasn't fast enough to be among the first five in the queue line.



No visible queue line anyway, looked more like a student assembly. LOL.
I am just super thankful that the crowd at my place are polite and understanding.
At least, no pushing and shouting or jumping queue stuffs.


But when the clock strikes 12am and the counters are finally opened,
The queue line at my place has reached all the way til the petrol station.


And cars have queue up as well from outside the main road.
The take-away lane was empty when I reached 30 minutes ago. HAHAHA.


I waited patiently for my turn, gotta admit I was super sleepy standing there.
Cus it's already an hour after my sleeping time.
The good thing was that my friends were constantly chatting and reporting their news feed like BBC and CNN with me for the past hour, I don't feel alone at all in this war. HAHAHA. 
Then, I noticed the ''Sold Out'' items on screen.
Still feel the madness everywhere.



After queuing for 25 minutes, I finally got mine :)
Feeling relieved more than ever, I finally finished collecting the whole set for Mr Oily :)
Although still kinda disappointed that it wasn't an original Nano Block, where you can dissemble and reassemble it.
But, this weekly collection experience is worth the while for a funny reminiscence and story telling in the future.

02 November 2015

[02.11.2015] All Souls' Day


All Souls' Day is a holy day set aside for commemorating the faithful departed for the Catholics.
In Western Christianity, the annual celebration is held on every 2nd November and is associated with All Saints' Day on 1st November.
It is a usual thing for us to pray for the dead today.






This was actually my first time following my parents to pay a visit to my grandparents' columbarium,
Which was situated at the Penampang Catholic Cemetery Mile 4.
The last time I came here was the time their bodies were being cremated and placed here,
which was like 7-8 years ago.


Due to the fact that this year's All Saints' Day falls on a beautiful Sunday,
A lot of people are here to visit the cemetery since most of the people will be working on the next day.


The cemetery is situated on a little hill.
And the weather today is very sunny with the blue sky.


We were here after the Sunday Morning Mass in St. Simon Church Likas.
By then, a lot of visitors had already dropped by since early morning.



We placed our flower bouquet in front of my grandparents' columbarium.
Light some candles and say a short prayer for them.
Ending with a ''Glory Be'' prayer.



These are my dearest grandparents from my dad's side.
Grandpa had left us for 8 years and grandma 6 years.
You will always be missed by us :')

''Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let the perpetual light shine upon them,
May they rest in peace, Amen.''