Neglecting

Little Inbox dropped me a line was saying “No new post from you lately. I miss to have some of your thoughts and updates as well.”

Actually, I have been busy on many things… busy on learning my hubby’s new toy, the Nikon D90, busy on collecting myself up from certain things, and have been busy on work…

I’ve been really down lately, not because of anything but work…

There are certain times, I just can’t get things right. And that frustrates me a lot. If without the new toy, I’ll probably write a lot and letting it out from my chest. Even so, I did… it didn’t help much.

What was the implication? Well, causes sleeping disorder for me. Sigh… as such… a friend of mine had invited me to play something called Hexic. Though that could kill sometime, and could train your brain to be more strategic to score some points.

I know I will neglect something … but I know I will have to pick it up fast. I know I know…

Jane Austen's Book Club

Now that after iron clothes, wash bathroom, toilets, mop floor all the house chores, basically I spent my Sunday afternoon by watching movies.

Last week I watched a lot of movies, and in fact yesterday hubby was in the mood to watch a movie in a theater, thus we were watching Jackie Chan’s new movie – Shinjuku Incidents. That’s what I referred violent movie.

Today, watched a year 2007 drama romance movie, it’s about 5 women and a man to form a book club that reads Jane Austen’s novel and also each of those novels is reflects in their personal life, like marriage and relationship. If you have no idea who is Jane Austen, am sure if you’re into English literature, you’ll know Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, etc.

Oops, the movie name is The Jane Austen Book Club. For a start is kinda lost and slow, but if you carry on… it doesn’t that bad at all.

Each of Jane Austen’s novel reflects into each of the women’s personal life, regardless their marriage or their relationship and as well as their character.

At least it’s a pleasant movie to watch compared to Shinjuku Incidents (新宿事件).

Weekend Movies

The Reader… many are looking forward to watch this, I guess it’s either they are looking forward for the sex scene or Kate Winslet’s body.

I like this movie, minus the affair.

A woman illiterate and chose to end her life in the prison eventhough the kid had found her a job and a place to stay.

Compare this movie with Kate Winslet’s other movie – Revolutionary Road. I still prefer The Reader.

I know there are many such people or couple in the world, but yet, she doesn’t has to chose to abort the child and pursue her dream. Am referring to the Revolutionary Road movie.

Anyway, … my weekend do nothing but to watch movies….

Earth Hour

Did you all support the 60minutes Earth Hour??

Well, I did. Switch off the lights, the aircond and work in the dark. hahahaa....
Yes, I'd just said it... I was working in the dark... without lights on.
And why work over the weekend???

Well, deadline approaching.... and am running out of time.... nobody cares whether you need to have good weekend or what... so, here you are... work work work work.... !!!!

One year already....

Friday… last year Friday, March 21…. A sad day for me and my husband.
Today, the same Friday, but a few more hours to 21st of March. What will it be?

We both chose to take half day off, just to spend some quiet time together. Probably you may advise me to look forward and don’t look back. But for this day, think as a 1st timer, and a sentimental person like us would chose to spend some quiet time together.

Whether is mourning for his departure or what… but this is the time and day that we are spending for the day.

Marley & Me

Marley & me – a book wrote by Mr. John Grogan, it’s now showing in theater. If you’ve read the book, you know yourself will not miss watching this in the theater. Or … If you’re a dog lover, am sure you will not miss this too.

I have a Labrador at home, and it’s exactly look like Marley in the film, in fact, it’s the same breed.

Anyway, that’s not the main reason that I watch the movie. When I had my problem in March 21, 2008, a manager of my function had lend me a book, and this is the book Marley & Me. Probably the reason for her to lend me is because there’s a part where Jenny Grogan lost her baby in 10 weeks pregnancy.

Honestly when I watched that part, I cried. I don’t expect I’ll cry, thought it has passed. I guess what had passed it has actually imprinted in it in your mind and heart?

This movie or rather this book also gives many married couple a mirror of what Mr & Mrs Grogan had gone thru when one of them gotta give up their career for the family.

Especially when the wife is experiencing the postpartum depression, the husband is more to be there to help out and also to understand her needs and frustrations.

Towards the end of the show that’s where I cried out loud. Remember I lost my dog on the New Year day, it’s exactly the same feeling that I have the family are sorrow for Marley.

If you’re free for the weekend, why not give yourself some time or your spouse some time to watch this movie.

At least you’re spending some quality time with your love one. Right?

The Somber Friday

I am supposed to have an excited feeling as I’ll be meeting my cousin brothers and sisters tomorrow night. An event that I co-organize with my cousin brother in KL, an event that need lots of patient and time that gather all of us to be at one place.

Tomorrow night there will be slide shows, photo shooting, ‘makan-makan’, etc.

I should be happy about it, but now I don’t seems to be one.

Why??

I’ve been seeing people leaving the organization. That’s not what people call it Voluntary basis, it’s all by force, and others called it Involuntary.

Those people that I had worked with before, they are nice people, and they are intelligent people, indeed smart and committed to their job. But times are bad as the reason perhaps that axes them. Some are happy as they got to have a big lump sum of amount, which means that do not need to work for another couple of years. But, some are shock to accept the news. Some are in somber mood, cuz, they have commitments to fulfill. Some are still having some positive mentality as they believe they could find another job else where.

I seriously salute these people as market is so bad right now, even US President also dare not to commit when the market will pick up. But they could happily accepting the offer and start looking for job.

I know apart from accepting the fact and face it, nothing much we could do. Basically nothing much… and leaving the left over behind, and these are the people that gotta work double hard and take over the jobs that people left.

With such lean resources, many gotta let go. Once, people thought this is one of the secure job that could secure their place in the organization. Looks like it’s not!

I am in a very sad mood and depress… what if this happen to me, how would I face it??