Had a blast!

So many kids running around! Cute! BBQ nite, games and plenty of talks, at least I got to know the name of some of my friends' spouses and their kids. A few years more they'll grow up and no longer can have fun talking in baby languages heh.

The Regency is actually quite a good place. We rented a few apartments to stay. Quite a turn up for the event. I personally didn't expect much but everyone who was there sure made everything fun and happening. Kudos to the organizing committee.

The theme for the BBQ nite was red. Despite all the thoughts that went into it, I didn't wear anything red... lalalala.... Sort of accidental actually, by the time I realized it, it was too late to do anything about it.

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BBQ along beach - bliss!

Anyway, I'm supposed to go to OSCC dinner tonight. I had confirmed my attendance but decided not to go last minute. I haven't really touched my laptop for a week and it feels so great. I really don't want to ruin the ending of my week off. I'd rather spend the time with my family.

I'm going to PD this weekend

Yay!!

For my high school reunion thing. Received the invitation card in mail last week, was so surprised by it actually. Cool organising committee! Yeah I salute you people.

They've attached a map inside - alhamdulillah coz I have no idea where it is. In the agenda - "Make sure you have something RED with you". Hmmmm... what's that about? I have ALOT of red stuff. Actually I would've bought a red car but my mom was againts it so I picked white instead. Does that make me a red person? Never crossed my mind though, not until I saw the agenda that triggered all this walking down the memory lane looking for anything red.

Anyways, I don't know what to expect. All I know is I'm going to meet the married version of my friends - heh! Husbands/wives/kids in tow. Should be cute. Especially when learning their kid's names - omg you wouldn't believe how modern my friends can be.

Should ask if they're having a 'konvoi' or something. If there's possibility of carpooling and whatnot. Hikmah - my high school best friend called me the other night out of the blue. Being naughty as the way she is, she wouldn't introduced herself at first. But hey I'm good at recognising voices... :P Each and everyone has a distinct way of talking, pronounciating and emphasizing. You can't hide from me Hikmah.

What red stuff should I bring?

I'm giving these away people!

I think this one would appeal to all chicks - A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern, it's a chicklit. Got this via bookcrossing.com - I was so happy the day when it arrived. But in the end I don't really like it. I don't get the storyline.

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I'm only going to give it away to a fellow bookcrosser so go and register yourself if you want this free. Yes I'll just mail it to you, no need to pay me anything. Yea I'm that generous :P . I got it for free too from someone in Germany. See the journal here.

Well well since we're on giving away mood, anyone wants this too? The Olive Season: Amour, a New Life and Olives Too. I reached halfway and now I forgot what I read and kinda lazy to reread it. This one is actually travel-biographical thing. A british actress got married and now living in Italy and growing olives. See journal. Ah bliss! Wish I could just go somewhere and grow strawberries and shoes.

And also Call Me Elizabeth by Dawn Annandale up for grabs. This one is biography I guess. It's basically the author's life as a call girl in London. I don't like it. See journal.

Looks like I'm giving away books I don't like today.... hmmm... well there's time for everything.

Want any of the books? Here's how it works.

1. 
   PM me via your bookcrossing account. Else, I won't accept.


2. I'll get back to you for your address, doesn't matter where you live.


3. I'll mail it to you.


4. When you get it you better journal it down in your bookcrossing account or I will personally hunt you down and hire an assassin.

Hey it's free, do some work ok.

Breathtaking views

Was at INCOSSH 2008, and somehow we ended up in an executive suite. Nothing to brag about since we only got to enjoy the bedroom area - the living room and the dining area left untouched. It would be fun if we were on a holiday, we wouldn't have left it as neat. Anyway, I only listen to 1 or 2 of the talks - the beach was distracting me. Truth be told, I didn't even get my feet on the sandy beach! We were that occupied. But I enjoyed the ocean breeze all the same during tea breaks and night strolls.

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The view from the balcony was excellent!

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I'm on leave for starting from today until the next Friday!! Woohoo!! So many things to do. Hope to get everything done then.

Missed FOSS.my monthly meetup last night. Urghh!

Why did I procastinate?

Somebody help me with this please!

I knew I had to finish up some stuff this weekend but I kept on delaying it until the last minute, this very wee hour. You know what I did the whole weekend? Friday night, I was out with family. Saturday, the whole day I spent watching tv - you don't know how tv-deprived I was. Saturday nite, I can't remember what I did actually. On Sunday, I woke up really late doing stuff I don't remember what the night before. I didn't go straight to work, instead I went cleaning up my room, rearranged and refolding clothes, took a long shower (my heater is broken! isk), watched some more tv, watched some dvd's, well until it was 11. I went to play games after that (that expert level on Majesty rox). Made some coffee, grilled some fish, downloaded some music, then only I started looking at the work I was supposed to do. It was 2am.

Why did I procastinate?

On a side note, have to work on FOSSchix.my soon. I don't think any meeting can be held before that FOSS meetup. So sad, there's something coming up on 3 - 5 Dec. Damn you government for holding so many events and what's that star rating.