The current one

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My current phone actually went kaput a few months ago. I was busily smsing with my wet fingers (perpetual perspiration) when suddenly none of the keys would work. I remember I was supposed to meet Z for lunch. She called and called me but I was just not able to pick up the call.. sigh... later, before I could bring it back (the warranty was still good), it started working again. (Apparently the sweat dried up...) But I could not sms properly... I would press and press and press real hard and the key just won't register... Very frustrating... And a few months ago.. the chargor connection dieded.. I was not able to charge my battery... So now I m using Z's phone until my contract is up and I can get a new phone at the discounted rates.. Sigh.. I just miss the old solid hand phones...

nokia8250

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This phone I purchased when it was one of the older phones in the market and it was going for less than a hundred bucks (I think I paid $80 for it). I got it cos I had wanted it ever since it came on the market.. So cool, I thought, blue light, and so slim and so light!... Of course by the time I purchased this, it was going to be obsolete. I found that the blue light hurt my eyes. The plastic casing was not long lasting. The material chipped and looked real old real fast. The new phones were just not as good as the old ones...

That old Nokia

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This was the 2nd phone I ever owned. I bought it for $100plus with a starhub 3 months contract. Very heavy and pretty sturdy too. It didn't break down either. Still during NUS days,.. and the phone that I was using when I first met and started dating my hubby.. he he he... (Boy it really heated up during those long chats.. I remember my ears' increase in temperature...)

My very first handphone

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This blog has been very quiet lately, so I decided to spruce it up with some time travel! My very first handphone was the Ericsson GA688. It was huge and very very sturdy. I bought it in 1998, I think ,under M1 plan..(number that starts with 97...) for $300plus (close to $400) I was always lugging a backpack (back in those NUS days) and I kept the phone in the front pocket of the backpack, where I also kept my keys. Of course, when I pull out my keys, the phone would (quite regularly, I might add) fall out and land on the hard concrete floor. It never broke down or hang or cause any problems whatsoever. Never! Not once! Kudos to old handphones!!!

My Wedding Revisited

Every girl wants the perfect wedding
And every woman wants to think that her wedding was perfect.

Sure there were problems.

The Kadhi we wanted asked somebody else to sub for him. No big deal right, except that he had agreed to be our kadhi on the condition that we hold the majlis at 6pm, which was really very inconvenient for everybody, but we accommodated to his request. And at the last minute he asked the sub to call us to let us know. I suppose we were not "important" enough to merit a phone call from him? But anyway, it turned out to be good thing cos the Kadhi who conducted our majlis was wonderful.

The decor person was really money-minded. He charged my dad extra this and extra that and even swiped my husband's hammer. The decor sucked big time and I ran to my cousin Noni for help. She was wonderful; she bought fresh flowers and really transformed the wedding dais. Even the decor person was shocked when he saw it. I think if you have zero creativity, DON'T go into the decor business!! Oh and he also promised more tables than he delivered. And he promised 2 buffet tables, but only provided one - my poor guests had to queue for the food...

I really wanted a simple wedding, what I got was something else...

I wanted just a simple deejay to play some nice music
I suppose I was not specific enough: I got one that came with karaoke and dancing girls!

I wanted to get up and meet my guests, especially those that I have not met for decades
I had this makcik figure hanging around who forbade this and that. I almost screamed at her - is this my wedding or yours?

I had eyed the ice-cream delivered early in the day
I did not get to taste any.

But there were good memories too
Everybody agreed the food was great
I wanted the traditional bunga telor: pulut kunyit with red egg in a glass, and I got it
I had many relatives who slept over and worked and had loads of fun together - the spirit of gotong royong was really there
And I met many many old friends and I was really happy they came to share my happy day

So my wedding was not exactly perfect, but it was mine and to my mind it was wonderful...

So 2 years down the road I found out someone had bitched about my wedding. And I think, hmmm...

I used to bitch about other people's wedding, but the last time I did that I was, maybe, 12?
I realize that I have not done that in a long while now. I don't scrutinize this and that for the sake of bitching about it.. And the reason is this. Every wedding I have attended is a happy occasion for my friend, the bride or groom, who has graciously invited me to share their special moment, and for whom that special day is, despite all the glitches (if any), the perfect wedding.

And so when I found out about this bitching, I thought, my goodness, what an immature little superficial brat!

Late Again

I need to vent

I am so ANGRY AND FED UP AND HEART SICK
Can't wait to get out of there....

This is 2 months in a row that they are late
And no decency to call and inform me
I am not a swinging single ok
I have a family, a mortgage, car loan, reno loan...
So being on time is freaking important!

Arrggh! Can't wait to get out of there!!!!!