Thursday, June 12, 2008
Our wedding would probably be the biggest thing for right now. Check out our wedding website at www. momentville.com/mandamike for more wedding informations.
Who would have thought getting engaged makes you want to love your other half more and more. I've become the official attention whore.. I've been greedy for his hugs and kisses. Thoughts of Mike makes me melt and sends my tummy filled with butterflies. We've been living together for a while now. I am loving every minute of it. It is America and I honestly don't care what asians say about that. My parents are okay with it. Therefore, nobody else can say anything except.. Mike's parents. I did steal Mike to California. I'll forever be "that girl who stole Mike to California." I'm fine with it, because regardless, I have the love my life with me. He loves me and I love him. It will always be him & I.
It is so easy to forget all the little things we said and shared when both of us have a full time job - he works at the retail industry where he has the most insane and crazy schedule. I work 7:30-4:30p every Monday thru Friday. Mike has schedules like 5:00 - 1:00 a. I hate going to an empty home. I love opening my front door and see Mike with lots and lots of hugs. By the time he gets back at 1:00a, I should be asleep because i drive freaking 28miles one way to work, with that said, traffic takes my time so I usually get ready about 6:00a. I just spoke to Mike on my break that I want us to spend more time together.. I want to go to his lunch breaks when I'm off and I want to stay up and wait for him. Does not feel right going to bed myself as Mike usually tugs me to bed.
I better get ready to leave now. I'm meeting Zach and Michelle at the bowling alley tonight. We have established every Thursday night solely for bowling. The usual trios would be Zach, Mike & I. Our thursday nights usually ends about 11:30p ish. Unfortunately Mike will be working late tonight and wouldnt be able to join us. Poop. It is not the same.. I like it better when Mike's around. Because I'm a selfish bitch who wants her man around her..
I'm going to swing by Mike's workplace to drop his dinner and redeem my bonus hugs after going through a long day at work.
I <3 you lots baby!!
manDa @ 6/12/2008 03:16:00 PM
so i quit my job at the convalescent hospital.. i stopped working for a little over 3 weeks. i took a short vacation in kentucky with mike. visited his parents, friends and tour the changes that occured after just 1 year. elizabethtown actually have a kohl's now, not that it is my favourite store or something but it is some improvement. beat up gas stations turned to baskin robbins, taco bell or i dont know. we had an early thanksgiving dinner with his mom. she did the whole nine yards.. turkey, sweet potatoes, shrimps and a lot more. what i enjoyed most was hopping on the swing at the lake. so peaceful and so serene.. there was no worries no nothing.
i wasnt the kind who quit a job before getting something else.. but that convalescent hospital was making me feel like i was one of their residents there. i was slowly going crazy inside.. i just knew i had to get out of there. tom was being a pain.. i value all the things he taught me and all the memories and experience ive gained.. so i did something that i could never imagine doing.. knowing there was rent due, car payments and all expenses which needed money... i quit my job with my final check with my 60 over hours of vacation hours. so i quit. i know that job paid me quite a sum of money but there.... i quit.
so despite being on vacation, i wasnt really completely at ease knowing that i dont have a job that was there waiting for me. my parents, zach were completely supportive not to mention mike. they gave me the encouragement. but you know, i still worry in the inside. it wasnt something i was used to. besides kentucky, i stayed at home applying jobs.. anything i could get. i was wiling to take a job which paid lower than the convalescent hospital.. i know that im not lazy, im hardworking, always willing to learn and i make sacrifices which my social life for work.. im sincere, genuine... i should not be afraid. im not an drug addict, im not a bum who doesnt want to work. i have always put work above everything.. i work hard.. i pull long hours to learn.. i go the extra mile.. i dont just work based on my job description. there will be a job for me... so i sat at home, shop.. did my christmas shopping, watched the entire 6 seasons of gilmore girls, bunch of dvds.. 5 tvb series.. and god knows what i did... not cleaning for sure..haha... i was worried but i wasnt scared because i know there will be a job for me out there. i got a couple of interviews i attended. one wasnt going to start till christmas, and seriously.. i dont think i want to stay at home for that long and not work. it is sooooo boring.
to make the long story short, im not working my second week for warning management services, inc at their employment systems branch.. their payroll and HR corporate office fore the entertaintment industry..models for well...you know models...as an assistant controller. ES is actualy the same row as disneyland haha... around 7 ish or sometimes 6 ish i hear the fireworks going at disney. and preserverance pays off.. i got a pay much higher than what i made. so now im happily working 12 hr shifts, enjoying my weekends and going to school. money is coming in steadily and im glad. i thank god for all that he has provided me. because you know why?... after my interview with warning, as i drove home i prayed to god.. asking him to give me the opportunity to have the job.. and that i have never ask for anything more.. and you know what i started just after 2 days. my prayers were answered... and .. i made a promise that i will go to church...and i spoken to my mom..i will go to church with her every sunday. and i will as HE gave me hope. hope to believe i can.
** i received a christmas card from daph. i miss her sooo much. although i know my blog is long gone abandoned, i just want her to know that i cant wait to see her and have a good cup of coffee...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
i wasnt the kind who quit a job before getting something else.. but that convalescent hospital was making me feel like i was one of their residents there. i was slowly going crazy inside.. i just knew i had to get out of there. tom was being a pain.. i value all the things he taught me and all the memories and experience ive gained.. so i did something that i could never imagine doing.. knowing there was rent due, car payments and all expenses which needed money... i quit my job with my final check with my 60 over hours of vacation hours. so i quit. i know that job paid me quite a sum of money but there.... i quit.
so despite being on vacation, i wasnt really completely at ease knowing that i dont have a job that was there waiting for me. my parents, zach were completely supportive not to mention mike. they gave me the encouragement. but you know, i still worry in the inside. it wasnt something i was used to. besides kentucky, i stayed at home applying jobs.. anything i could get. i was wiling to take a job which paid lower than the convalescent hospital.. i know that im not lazy, im hardworking, always willing to learn and i make sacrifices which my social life for work.. im sincere, genuine... i should not be afraid. im not an drug addict, im not a bum who doesnt want to work. i have always put work above everything.. i work hard.. i pull long hours to learn.. i go the extra mile.. i dont just work based on my job description. there will be a job for me... so i sat at home, shop.. did my christmas shopping, watched the entire 6 seasons of gilmore girls, bunch of dvds.. 5 tvb series.. and god knows what i did... not cleaning for sure..haha... i was worried but i wasnt scared because i know there will be a job for me out there. i got a couple of interviews i attended. one wasnt going to start till christmas, and seriously.. i dont think i want to stay at home for that long and not work. it is sooooo boring.
to make the long story short, im not working my second week for warning management services, inc at their employment systems branch.. their payroll and HR corporate office fore the entertaintment industry..models for well...you know models...as an assistant controller. ES is actualy the same row as disneyland haha... around 7 ish or sometimes 6 ish i hear the fireworks going at disney. and preserverance pays off.. i got a pay much higher than what i made. so now im happily working 12 hr shifts, enjoying my weekends and going to school. money is coming in steadily and im glad. i thank god for all that he has provided me. because you know why?... after my interview with warning, as i drove home i prayed to god.. asking him to give me the opportunity to have the job.. and that i have never ask for anything more.. and you know what i started just after 2 days. my prayers were answered... and .. i made a promise that i will go to church...and i spoken to my mom..i will go to church with her every sunday. and i will as HE gave me hope. hope to believe i can.
** i received a christmas card from daph. i miss her sooo much. although i know my blog is long gone abandoned, i just want her to know that i cant wait to see her and have a good cup of coffee...
manDa @ 12/12/2007 09:27:00 PM
Many have changed since I last updated anything in here. i have spent more time reading blogs rather than updating my own blog.
i'm currently taking time off work. i see my piggy bank getting less heavy day by day. mike and i went to kentucky for a short vacation. to catch up with friends
and his family. i remember vividly driving to LAX and well, im back in california. i wish we could have stayed a little longer but Mike's work schedule did not permit that. i know this is not the first time i have been to ky but something about this trip made me change my perspective in life and things a little different. im born in the city. always lived around cities with heavy traffic, buildings and a million of people surrounding me. my trip this time, i paid more attention to my surroundings, the people and the lifestyle. and im in love with the slower pace life there. i mean take a look at this!! NO TRAFFIC! its bazaar! i dont remember seeing california or subang ever like that except late in the night.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
i'm currently taking time off work. i see my piggy bank getting less heavy day by day. mike and i went to kentucky for a short vacation. to catch up with friends
and his family. i remember vividly driving to LAX and well, im back in california. i wish we could have stayed a little longer but Mike's work schedule did not permit that. i know this is not the first time i have been to ky but something about this trip made me change my perspective in life and things a little different. im born in the city. always lived around cities with heavy traffic, buildings and a million of people surrounding me. my trip this time, i paid more attention to my surroundings, the people and the lifestyle. and im in love with the slower pace life there. i mean take a look at this!! NO TRAFFIC! its bazaar! i dont remember seeing california or subang ever like that except late in the night.manDa @ 11/15/2007 08:05:00 PM
I have always been told that “Love” will get you home. And that if you ever find yourself lost, love will guide you to the right path in life. How would you know if you follow the wrong star? Things can be so unpredictable in a blink of an eye. At times you will feel like you have the whole world and that you have no complains in life.
I am no stranger in justifying what people call true happiness or something made believe built based on lies. I always tell myself that I should be happy with what I have and be thankful for whatever may come my way. How long can I go on filling myself with such hideous lies? Why aren’t I happy: I always ask myself. I have so much expectations out of myself, so much obstacle I have provided myself. What I want, I’ll try to achieve and once it’s fulfilled, I fill myself with something more to look forward to. I beat myself up over the slightest imperfection.
Living in Southern California has its draw backs. I can’t remember the last time I felt rain or smell the taste of rain. I love rainy days when I have not working and just relaxing around. I’m glad that Mike & I will be moving to our new place with a balcony. I will love to sit down, reading a book with the fresh drops of rain. Rain drops are filled with colors and hope. Hope that you know someone feels & share your grieve with tears from the sky by your guardian angel up above.
I wonder what will it be like 10 years from now. Would I still be the same person I am today? I can pretend and tell myself how I see myself in the future. But the truth is, nobody knows. How can one see themselves in 10 years time when none of us can explain what may come our way. The only thing we can do is perhaps enjoy every day like there’s no tomorrow. We should never do anything which will make us look back and regret for all the foolish decisions we have made.
We have to always cherish our loved ones who’s around us. How would you know how much life time you have in this world? I could be a pig in my next life? An animal who shows and feels such great variety of emotions but never would know how to express them, nonetheless, be able to tell others why they feel that certain way. I’m learning the way to express my gratitude and love to all the ones I love with my heart.
Lately I cannot explain the changes I feel in my mind, body and soul. It feels as though I have stretched out all the cells in my body. I have always been a fighter and will never take any empty seats available. My seat should always be reserved, only placed there for me, never occupied by anybody but myself. I’m tired. I really am.
I want my life back. The life that I have once longed for. The one I never gave up on having.
On a brighter note, I have this battery operated massager and it’ll light up in green. I think I scare Hunter & Tiffany with it.. Ai gu yaaah!~ hehe (Malaysian = Aiyor/ Haih)
I’ll end this with Jim Brickman’s “I see the moon”
I see the moon,
The moon sees me,
The moon sees somebody I want to see….
So God bless the moon,
And God bless me,
And God bless the somebody I want to see…
Good Night & Sweet Dreams.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I am no stranger in justifying what people call true happiness or something made believe built based on lies. I always tell myself that I should be happy with what I have and be thankful for whatever may come my way. How long can I go on filling myself with such hideous lies? Why aren’t I happy: I always ask myself. I have so much expectations out of myself, so much obstacle I have provided myself. What I want, I’ll try to achieve and once it’s fulfilled, I fill myself with something more to look forward to. I beat myself up over the slightest imperfection.
Living in Southern California has its draw backs. I can’t remember the last time I felt rain or smell the taste of rain. I love rainy days when I have not working and just relaxing around. I’m glad that Mike & I will be moving to our new place with a balcony. I will love to sit down, reading a book with the fresh drops of rain. Rain drops are filled with colors and hope. Hope that you know someone feels & share your grieve with tears from the sky by your guardian angel up above.
I wonder what will it be like 10 years from now. Would I still be the same person I am today? I can pretend and tell myself how I see myself in the future. But the truth is, nobody knows. How can one see themselves in 10 years time when none of us can explain what may come our way. The only thing we can do is perhaps enjoy every day like there’s no tomorrow. We should never do anything which will make us look back and regret for all the foolish decisions we have made.
We have to always cherish our loved ones who’s around us. How would you know how much life time you have in this world? I could be a pig in my next life? An animal who shows and feels such great variety of emotions but never would know how to express them, nonetheless, be able to tell others why they feel that certain way. I’m learning the way to express my gratitude and love to all the ones I love with my heart.
Lately I cannot explain the changes I feel in my mind, body and soul. It feels as though I have stretched out all the cells in my body. I have always been a fighter and will never take any empty seats available. My seat should always be reserved, only placed there for me, never occupied by anybody but myself. I’m tired. I really am.
I want my life back. The life that I have once longed for. The one I never gave up on having.
On a brighter note, I have this battery operated massager and it’ll light up in green. I think I scare Hunter & Tiffany with it.. Ai gu yaaah!~ hehe (Malaysian = Aiyor/ Haih)
I’ll end this with Jim Brickman’s “I see the moon”
I see the moon,
The moon sees me,
The moon sees somebody I want to see….
So God bless the moon,
And God bless me,
And God bless the somebody I want to see…
Good Night & Sweet Dreams.
manDa @ 8/28/2007 10:19:00 PM
lately i've been so busy left and right, i started feeling like i have no time for myself. i've decided to go back to school again and have started continuing my studies this summer. i have finally finished my human resources classes and started going for night classes. the average for full time students would be taking around 12 units of classes but im currently enrolled for 18.5 units and the max units to take for a semester would be 19 units in total. believe me, it is definitely very stressful to take so many classes and driving to school on a couple of nights after work. but i know and im sure, all my effort and hardwork will be paid off in time. i'll will preparing for my PHR or maybe SPHR board exam for Human Resources next year and will start preparing for it now. PHR/ SPHR is something like taking a CPA exam. i know it is a very difficult exam and definitely very expensive.. but again, which exam is easy?
mike & i will be moving end of september to rancho santa margarita. I think leaving in newport beach is nice, having the beach so close and everything. but living in the coast area has its own draw backs such as noisy as most people who lives by the coastal area is noisy and very much "party" people. at nights, you hear loud noises because people are having a party, drunk people here and there. RSM is a city something like irvine.. perhaps a 20 minutes drive from my parents if not less. mike & i finally signed our leasing agreement and got ourselves this spectacular place. about 200 sqft bigger than the one we have, my wonderful fireplace, full sized washer and dryer and a very very nice roman tub. it will be on the third floor with spectacular view of the mountains overseeing a park. i think hunter, tiffany and bug would love love love the new place. we took my mum and sis and hehe my mother loves the apartment but was worried about mike having to move our furnitures. but this will probably be the last time we move anywhere around orange county till we make a big move to kentucky in the next couple of years thats when i think i'm done going back to school for something more again.
life has had its ups and downs. mike and i have definitely gone through a lot together. it is hard to believe that mike & i will be celebrating our 2 years anniversary soon. everyday i tell myself and remind myself that there are not many men who would leave everything they have to be with the one they love. and i am very thankful that i found a man who would do that for me. i believe that since mike moved here, he has filled out all the gaps in my life. i'm now not lonely in the nights. i no longer sit by the patio at night wondering what would my life be like in america anymore. sometimes i find myself hugging mike for no apparent reason and thats my way of thanking him for being here with me. and i know there will be many more happy years ahead for the both of us.
believe it or not, i still think of my friends back in malaysia, wondering how have they been. i've made some friends here but only friends. besides michelle, i no longer have anymore close friends compared to the one i've made back home. as life goes, you grow wiser, you learn a lot more than you think you would. i've seen so much in life now than i would have. i have always thought america would be different compared to malaysia but the truth is, no. there will still be the prom queen wannabes, a clique of girls laughing at people, surfer dudes who think they are everything, people who waste their lives going to clubs and getting drunk, people who uses their parents' money to show authority, ladies who leech on their boyfriend's wealth, bunch of assholes driving with loud music, young people who have tattoos and try to show off, fat people desprately trying to gain attention and be accepted, ass kisser and dreamers who hope and dream for something that may never come their way... i hate girlfriends who leech of their boyfriends and those who uses their parent's money for authority the most. never show off or ask for something that you yourself on your own cannot afford it.
....... i'm getting tired.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
mike & i will be moving end of september to rancho santa margarita. I think leaving in newport beach is nice, having the beach so close and everything. but living in the coast area has its own draw backs such as noisy as most people who lives by the coastal area is noisy and very much "party" people. at nights, you hear loud noises because people are having a party, drunk people here and there. RSM is a city something like irvine.. perhaps a 20 minutes drive from my parents if not less. mike & i finally signed our leasing agreement and got ourselves this spectacular place. about 200 sqft bigger than the one we have, my wonderful fireplace, full sized washer and dryer and a very very nice roman tub. it will be on the third floor with spectacular view of the mountains overseeing a park. i think hunter, tiffany and bug would love love love the new place. we took my mum and sis and hehe my mother loves the apartment but was worried about mike having to move our furnitures. but this will probably be the last time we move anywhere around orange county till we make a big move to kentucky in the next couple of years thats when i think i'm done going back to school for something more again.
life has had its ups and downs. mike and i have definitely gone through a lot together. it is hard to believe that mike & i will be celebrating our 2 years anniversary soon. everyday i tell myself and remind myself that there are not many men who would leave everything they have to be with the one they love. and i am very thankful that i found a man who would do that for me. i believe that since mike moved here, he has filled out all the gaps in my life. i'm now not lonely in the nights. i no longer sit by the patio at night wondering what would my life be like in america anymore. sometimes i find myself hugging mike for no apparent reason and thats my way of thanking him for being here with me. and i know there will be many more happy years ahead for the both of us.
believe it or not, i still think of my friends back in malaysia, wondering how have they been. i've made some friends here but only friends. besides michelle, i no longer have anymore close friends compared to the one i've made back home. as life goes, you grow wiser, you learn a lot more than you think you would. i've seen so much in life now than i would have. i have always thought america would be different compared to malaysia but the truth is, no. there will still be the prom queen wannabes, a clique of girls laughing at people, surfer dudes who think they are everything, people who waste their lives going to clubs and getting drunk, people who uses their parents' money to show authority, ladies who leech on their boyfriend's wealth, bunch of assholes driving with loud music, young people who have tattoos and try to show off, fat people desprately trying to gain attention and be accepted, ass kisser and dreamers who hope and dream for something that may never come their way... i hate girlfriends who leech of their boyfriends and those who uses their parent's money for authority the most. never show off or ask for something that you yourself on your own cannot afford it.
....... i'm getting tired.
manDa @ 8/26/2007 01:32:00 PM
Its been such a long time since I ever update this post. Too much has been happening for the past few months. First of all, my dad got a new job at Temecula and got a studio apartment there for the time being. Mike, my family and I are still in discussion if we want to get a house together to save some cash. In that way, we wouldn’t have to shell out extra money for rent and misc. school and work kept me occupied and busy. Besides that, I have been sitting down evaluating what I want in the future and all.. My life plan.
My Human Resources Management classes are ending in 2 weeks and I’m freaking excited over it. After thoughtful wishes and thinking, I’ve decided to further my studies at Cal. State Fullerton instead of Long Beach. I’m giving myself 4 years to do whatever I want for school, career and freedom before I settle down to build a family. By that time, I’d probably be around 27-28 to conceive my first child; that would be perfect!
I know my smoking habit is not something I’m proud of, I’m also giving myself 2 years to quit. If I want a brighter future, healthy babies, I need to quit this bad habit. It is definitely a good thing, I was never really fond of alcohols so that helps. Life is short and I know anything can happen in a blink of an eye. I have procrastinate too much in the past. Giving reasons on the things I do. I’ve wasted too much time. I’m also not young anymore. I’ve said a lot of things that I want and all but never really got them done and through with. I’ve come to realize all the choices I’ve made in the past are not necessarily right. I’m lucky that I took a U-turn in life and decide to make a difference.
Its been a long road but I know I can still do it if I really wanted to. People who are by my side probably have given up on me. But I know, Mike, Zach and my parents never once did. Maybe my dad. He seems to shrug off a lot of my dreams which discourages me. He put it in ways which makes me feel that I’ve let him down so much and all he can do is hope that whatever “bullshit” that I said is going to be put into plan. But right now, I can only thank my brother for the constant encouragement and believe in me. Support is all I need for me to go through this. I have once given up on myself and blamed the whole world for who I have become.. Hehe NOT ANYMORE!.. Wtf, I am AMANDA TAN and the TANs’ can do whatever they want!
On the other hand, its summer and its getting hotter by the day. Last summer, I never once went to the beach because of work schedule. This year, that’s not going to happen.. Mike and I will try to spend some weekends lazing around the beach since we live less than 5 minutes from the ocean. My dream was to someday own a beachfront house. Not necessarily the biggest or the most expensive but enough for big enough for a family. Maybe 2 max 3 bedroom house. A nice one, you can probably get it for $500,000.00 or more. One day, that’s going to come true.
Mike’s starting his new job at Blizzard next Monday. For you who don’t know what Blizzard is, it’s the company which created star craft, Diablo and World of Warcraft. He will be working in the Billing Department. I’m so excited for him. He is finally got a job he wanted. I mean, for a person who has such passion for gaming, getting a job a Blizzard would be every gamer’s dream come true. I mean, one of the requirement for jobs at Blizzard was “passion for gaming preferred” hehehe That’s so funny! A person like me who never play video games would definitely denied access there!
Besides that, my little Tiffany chewed on my glasses. Frames and lenses. Seriously, I didn’t know what to when I saw those badly chewed glasses. I can only blame myself for leaving it around. So this morning, I found out that she chewed the last pair I had, Mike took me to Fashion Island’s Len’s Crafter to get a new pair. Eye exam was way overdue. I spent about 30 minutes checking on my eyes. I didn’t really want to wear contacts since I only need glasses when I drive and watching movies/TV. Mike was making fun of me while I chose my frames. Prada, D&G, Chanel, Gucci. Seriously, its not brand conscious but that’s basically all they have. But I did have a tough choice between Chanel and D&G but finally decided on D&G. Frames were about $200 to $400.. Cartier were about $1500 which I think is way to much for frames. Also, I got my Gucci sunglasses to prescription ones. It’s super awesome. It took about an hour before I can collect them which I think is fast since in Malaysia it always took about 2-3 days I think.
Oh, we watched Hostel 2 yesterday and it wasn’t as sadistic as the first but it was still awesome. Mike hates gruesome movies but I love them too much. I promise to watch Transformers with him this coming July 4th . Its not really my kind of movie to watch but apparently its going to be a huge production. We parked way too far for my feet to walk but while walking I realize how lucky that Mike is finally here with me. I don’t have to watch a movie then head on to the airport to catch my flight back to California. I don’t have to only be able to spend max 4 nights, 5 days then wait for a month before he comes over for a few nights. Now’s here with me day and night. J Also, I’ve been brushing on my Cantonese by TVB series. I cant neglect my Chinese heritage, right? If I want some Chinese programs on my TV, its going to be an additional $40 bucks for few extra Chinese channels. Maybe someday?
I spoke to daph yesterday and believe me, its been fun to catch up with her. I’m so happy to hear how successful she has become. Talking to her always revive old memories. I can’t believe its already June. Time flew by real fast. Too fast.
Today’s father’s day, hope everybody have a great time with their fathers J
Sunday, June 17, 2007
My Human Resources Management classes are ending in 2 weeks and I’m freaking excited over it. After thoughtful wishes and thinking, I’ve decided to further my studies at Cal. State Fullerton instead of Long Beach. I’m giving myself 4 years to do whatever I want for school, career and freedom before I settle down to build a family. By that time, I’d probably be around 27-28 to conceive my first child; that would be perfect!
I know my smoking habit is not something I’m proud of, I’m also giving myself 2 years to quit. If I want a brighter future, healthy babies, I need to quit this bad habit. It is definitely a good thing, I was never really fond of alcohols so that helps. Life is short and I know anything can happen in a blink of an eye. I have procrastinate too much in the past. Giving reasons on the things I do. I’ve wasted too much time. I’m also not young anymore. I’ve said a lot of things that I want and all but never really got them done and through with. I’ve come to realize all the choices I’ve made in the past are not necessarily right. I’m lucky that I took a U-turn in life and decide to make a difference.
Its been a long road but I know I can still do it if I really wanted to. People who are by my side probably have given up on me. But I know, Mike, Zach and my parents never once did. Maybe my dad. He seems to shrug off a lot of my dreams which discourages me. He put it in ways which makes me feel that I’ve let him down so much and all he can do is hope that whatever “bullshit” that I said is going to be put into plan. But right now, I can only thank my brother for the constant encouragement and believe in me. Support is all I need for me to go through this. I have once given up on myself and blamed the whole world for who I have become.. Hehe NOT ANYMORE!.. Wtf, I am AMANDA TAN and the TANs’ can do whatever they want!
On the other hand, its summer and its getting hotter by the day. Last summer, I never once went to the beach because of work schedule. This year, that’s not going to happen.. Mike and I will try to spend some weekends lazing around the beach since we live less than 5 minutes from the ocean. My dream was to someday own a beachfront house. Not necessarily the biggest or the most expensive but enough for big enough for a family. Maybe 2 max 3 bedroom house. A nice one, you can probably get it for $500,000.00 or more. One day, that’s going to come true.
Mike’s starting his new job at Blizzard next Monday. For you who don’t know what Blizzard is, it’s the company which created star craft, Diablo and World of Warcraft. He will be working in the Billing Department. I’m so excited for him. He is finally got a job he wanted. I mean, for a person who has such passion for gaming, getting a job a Blizzard would be every gamer’s dream come true. I mean, one of the requirement for jobs at Blizzard was “passion for gaming preferred” hehehe That’s so funny! A person like me who never play video games would definitely denied access there!
Besides that, my little Tiffany chewed on my glasses. Frames and lenses. Seriously, I didn’t know what to when I saw those badly chewed glasses. I can only blame myself for leaving it around. So this morning, I found out that she chewed the last pair I had, Mike took me to Fashion Island’s Len’s Crafter to get a new pair. Eye exam was way overdue. I spent about 30 minutes checking on my eyes. I didn’t really want to wear contacts since I only need glasses when I drive and watching movies/TV. Mike was making fun of me while I chose my frames. Prada, D&G, Chanel, Gucci. Seriously, its not brand conscious but that’s basically all they have. But I did have a tough choice between Chanel and D&G but finally decided on D&G. Frames were about $200 to $400.. Cartier were about $1500 which I think is way to much for frames. Also, I got my Gucci sunglasses to prescription ones. It’s super awesome. It took about an hour before I can collect them which I think is fast since in Malaysia it always took about 2-3 days I think.
Oh, we watched Hostel 2 yesterday and it wasn’t as sadistic as the first but it was still awesome. Mike hates gruesome movies but I love them too much. I promise to watch Transformers with him this coming July 4th . Its not really my kind of movie to watch but apparently its going to be a huge production. We parked way too far for my feet to walk but while walking I realize how lucky that Mike is finally here with me. I don’t have to watch a movie then head on to the airport to catch my flight back to California. I don’t have to only be able to spend max 4 nights, 5 days then wait for a month before he comes over for a few nights. Now’s here with me day and night. J Also, I’ve been brushing on my Cantonese by TVB series. I cant neglect my Chinese heritage, right? If I want some Chinese programs on my TV, its going to be an additional $40 bucks for few extra Chinese channels. Maybe someday?
I spoke to daph yesterday and believe me, its been fun to catch up with her. I’m so happy to hear how successful she has become. Talking to her always revive old memories. I can’t believe its already June. Time flew by real fast. Too fast.
Today’s father’s day, hope everybody have a great time with their fathers J
manDa @ 6/17/2007 12:09:00 PM
i realise i usually blog more during the weekends. perhaps its because my weekdays are usually the same and nothing interesting to type about. and my weekends, i have more to type.
after work on friday, i stayed over at my parents. i missed sleeping on the couch like i used to. surrounded with family members. the jokes, the laughs and just their company. i guess you tend to appreciate more after you moved out and realise how important family is. i remember the
times i just wanted to move out and be independant. its nice, but its always more warming to be around family member.
saturday was spent with my family. we went down to cabazon for shopping and casino. seriously i didnt know the have so much outlet stores there. its called desert hills premium outlets. they have stores like calvin klein, georgia armani, roxy, bebe, coach, ralph lauren, juicy couture, saks avenue, burberry, armani exchange, gap, timberland, dockers, anne klein, miu miu, guess, balenciaga, izod, oakley and etc etc.. the list can go on and on forever. you can get calvin klein and ralph lauren purse for 50bucks. purses can be bought about 20 something. gap clothes are like 2-14bucks. the hoody i bought for mike last time at gap, southcoast plaza was like 80bucks and i got it there at 14.99 seriously??? is that cheap or what? fossil sunnies are like 6.99 for 2. armani shirts for 19.99 and tees are like 14.99.... anybody who comes to visit me next, i will seriously take them there for shopping. and now i know where to go christmas shopping. it would seriously be awesome. the morongo casino was not bad either.
i love watching my mum play bj. sangat bergaya macam you know. (see! =) i can still talk like a malaysian) smoking was allowed in there as well, with all due respect, i didnt smoke because of my parents. people were smoking left right. its kinda smell bad to me because i wasnt. then i realise non-smoker probably say i stink when i do. its pretty gross. seriously. but you know what i like there? the fact that they have ciggarette vending machines there. priced at 6bucks per pack. its pricy but i love how they have those near the bathrooms. 
pretty awesome. i 'll see if zach gets the day off next sunday, i'll take him there as part of his birthday gift from me.
i think today, hunter was the happiest dog. my parents and brother/sister came to my apartment. i bet he misses my family a lot. he was brought up with a lot of people at
home. the consolation he has now is having a lil sister and a cat to play with. when my brother left today, all hunter did was lay at the front door looking for my brother. he just lay down by the door for over 20 minutes. i guess dogs really do have feelings. he knows who loves him and who doesnt. tiffany kept wanting to be held by somebody. its kinda sweet to see my dogs looking for attention. the two dogs are sleeping right next to me now. my brother should come here more often and play with hunter. awww.... my puppies. =)
Sunday, April 15, 2007
after work on friday, i stayed over at my parents. i missed sleeping on the couch like i used to. surrounded with family members. the jokes, the laughs and just their company. i guess you tend to appreciate more after you moved out and realise how important family is. i remember the
times i just wanted to move out and be independant. its nice, but its always more warming to be around family member.saturday was spent with my family. we went down to cabazon for shopping and casino. seriously i didnt know the have so much outlet stores there. its called desert hills premium outlets. they have stores like calvin klein, georgia armani, roxy, bebe, coach, ralph lauren, juicy couture, saks avenue, burberry, armani exchange, gap, timberland, dockers, anne klein, miu miu, guess, balenciaga, izod, oakley and etc etc.. the list can go on and on forever. you can get calvin klein and ralph lauren purse for 50bucks. purses can be bought about 20 something. gap clothes are like 2-14bucks. the hoody i bought for mike last time at gap, southcoast plaza was like 80bucks and i got it there at 14.99 seriously??? is that cheap or what? fossil sunnies are like 6.99 for 2. armani shirts for 19.99 and tees are like 14.99.... anybody who comes to visit me next, i will seriously take them there for shopping. and now i know where to go christmas shopping. it would seriously be awesome. the morongo casino was not bad either.
i love watching my mum play bj. sangat bergaya macam you know. (see! =) i can still talk like a malaysian) smoking was allowed in there as well, with all due respect, i didnt smoke because of my parents. people were smoking left right. its kinda smell bad to me because i wasnt. then i realise non-smoker probably say i stink when i do. its pretty gross. seriously. but you know what i like there? the fact that they have ciggarette vending machines there. priced at 6bucks per pack. its pricy but i love how they have those near the bathrooms. 
pretty awesome. i 'll see if zach gets the day off next sunday, i'll take him there as part of his birthday gift from me.i think today, hunter was the happiest dog. my parents and brother/sister came to my apartment. i bet he misses my family a lot. he was brought up with a lot of people at
home. the consolation he has now is having a lil sister and a cat to play with. when my brother left today, all hunter did was lay at the front door looking for my brother. he just lay down by the door for over 20 minutes. i guess dogs really do have feelings. he knows who loves him and who doesnt. tiffany kept wanting to be held by somebody. its kinda sweet to see my dogs looking for attention. the two dogs are sleeping right next to me now. my brother should come here more often and play with hunter. awww.... my puppies. =)
manDa @ 4/15/2007 11:04:00 PM
work was busy busy busy and i love how busy it is because by the time i look at the clock, the day is almost over. all the paychecks are finally sealed and ready to be distributed tomorrow. and perhaps maybe i never really explained my job to anybody, but i handle payroll and accounts payable at my workplace. a little of HR and misc here and there. its the starbucks coffee, pictures
and PAYCHECKS!.. of course there's the passion for my job as well which i dont know what picture may fit that. =P
i run payroll twice a month and believe me that would take up most of my days in a week. what i do is print and manage the timesheets. i distribute the timesheets to the directors to check and make sure the staffs clock in and out correctly or fill out missing punches. about 2-3 days, depending on the directors' schedules, they will hand me the corrected time sheets including sick leaves, tax
changes, time adjustments, vacation request, evaluations or information update. i will take a day or two to add all the additional information to kronos timekeeper and change/ update details as received. after properly reviewing everything, i let my administrator check and approve the final timesheets and after that, i run payroll. printing the checks and reports accordingly. after everything is done, thats when the paychecks are being released. then i head back to remit the 401 (k) and credit union contributions.
once payroll's all done for the pay period, i would work on accounts payable. entering all the invoices and making sure its entered into the correct chartered accounts and then do another check run for bills the company have to pay. so technically payroll and AP are both run twice each a month. on certain months, i have to prepare some reports or taxes to be done. like the DE6 every quarter of the year, form 941 and etc. besides these two, i'll help tom with some reports and maintain some HR stuffs for the staffs.
its really not that complicated once you get the swing of it. ok before i bore myself with work again, i'll talk about something else.
i was driving home earlier, i think someone tried to abandon their dog, and that poor dog is chasing after the car as it drives off. that is so cruel and heartless. dogs have feelings too. i know for sure i will never abandon hunter or tiffany like that. they are my pride and joy. despite all the chewing, barking and taking up all the space in bed, i love them to bits and pieces. i will never leave them. watching someone ill treat their pets makes me sad and i cannot imagine doing such cruel things to my pets. the apartment across me leaves his dog out on the patio with a chain strapped on his neck. that gives the dog limited space to move around. what makes it worst is that it is so freaking hot and that poor puppy have to endure that. owners like that should never never ever have pets to begin with. if you cant love them, then dont have them.
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guess what i found in my old pictures archieve...?? old pics like duuuhhh!! i'll post some pictures which brought back fond memories of people i shared part of my life in malaysia. =)
my cousin tracy, has always been the greatest friend i can only dream off, and what
more, she's my cousin. i get to see her almost everyday back then and oohh having her around during boring family dinners and all is definitely fun and something to look forward to. she has all the funny facial expressions which makes you laugh and laugh. and i remember playing mahjong with her for hours... and once it gets to a certain time, i think 1:30am, she'll go crazy and do all sorts of funny stuffs.
Monday, April 09, 2007
work was busy busy busy and i love how busy it is because by the time i look at the clock, the day is almost over. all the paychecks are finally sealed and ready to be distributed tomorrow. and perhaps maybe i never really explained my job to anybody, but i handle payroll and accounts payable at my workplace. a little of HR and misc here and there. its the starbucks coffee, pictures
and PAYCHECKS!.. of course there's the passion for my job as well which i dont know what picture may fit that. =Pi run payroll twice a month and believe me that would take up most of my days in a week. what i do is print and manage the timesheets. i distribute the timesheets to the directors to check and make sure the staffs clock in and out correctly or fill out missing punches. about 2-3 days, depending on the directors' schedules, they will hand me the corrected time sheets including sick leaves, tax
changes, time adjustments, vacation request, evaluations or information update. i will take a day or two to add all the additional information to kronos timekeeper and change/ update details as received. after properly reviewing everything, i let my administrator check and approve the final timesheets and after that, i run payroll. printing the checks and reports accordingly. after everything is done, thats when the paychecks are being released. then i head back to remit the 401 (k) and credit union contributions.once payroll's all done for the pay period, i would work on accounts payable. entering all the invoices and making sure its entered into the correct chartered accounts and then do another check run for bills the company have to pay. so technically payroll and AP are both run twice each a month. on certain months, i have to prepare some reports or taxes to be done. like the DE6 every quarter of the year, form 941 and etc. besides these two, i'll help tom with some reports and maintain some HR stuffs for the staffs.
its really not that complicated once you get the swing of it. ok before i bore myself with work again, i'll talk about something else.
i was driving home earlier, i think someone tried to abandon their dog, and that poor dog is chasing after the car as it drives off. that is so cruel and heartless. dogs have feelings too. i know for sure i will never abandon hunter or tiffany like that. they are my pride and joy. despite all the chewing, barking and taking up all the space in bed, i love them to bits and pieces. i will never leave them. watching someone ill treat their pets makes me sad and i cannot imagine doing such cruel things to my pets. the apartment across me leaves his dog out on the patio with a chain strapped on his neck. that gives the dog limited space to move around. what makes it worst is that it is so freaking hot and that poor puppy have to endure that. owners like that should never never ever have pets to begin with. if you cant love them, then dont have them.
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guess what i found in my old pictures archieve...?? old pics like duuuhhh!! i'll post some pictures which brought back fond memories of people i shared part of my life in malaysia. =)
my cousin tracy, has always been the greatest friend i can only dream off, and what
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more, she's my cousin. i get to see her almost everyday back then and oohh having her around during boring family dinners and all is definitely fun and something to look forward to. she has all the funny facial expressions which makes you laugh and laugh. and i remember playing mahjong with her for hours... and once it gets to a certain time, i think 1:30am, she'll go crazy and do all sorts of funny stuffs.manDa @ 4/09/2007 05:39:00 PM
its been such a nice weekend for me. yesterday, i kinda woke mike up early to head so south coast, to get his shoes and black pants. we then head on to ikea for a tv stand for our bedroom. there were some fancy ones but we decided to get this black which only cost 12.99 hehe. i watched some dvds while in bed and believe
me, i felt like im at a hotel.. i have my marriot bed, my tv and ciggs on my side table. what more can i ask for ahhhh.... =) we should have gotten the table sooner.. i guess we only decided that we "have to" to get the table and set up the tv since mike stopped playing wow and trust me, he's been hogging the tv ALOT. the tv used to be MY entertainment. MINE! hehehe
Sunday, April 08, 2007
its been such a nice weekend for me. yesterday, i kinda woke mike up early to head so south coast, to get his shoes and black pants. we then head on to ikea for a tv stand for our bedroom. there were some fancy ones but we decided to get this black which only cost 12.99 hehe. i watched some dvds while in bed and believe
me, i felt like im at a hotel.. i have my marriot bed, my tv and ciggs on my side table. what more can i ask for ahhhh.... =) we should have gotten the table sooner.. i guess we only decided that we "have to" to get the table and set up the tv since mike stopped playing wow and trust me, he's been hogging the tv ALOT. the tv used to be MY entertainment. MINE! hehehezach came over for lunch and some video games. well technically i know he's here only to see hunter... sheesh but id like to say he come to see me because he misses his big sister! i didnt get to cook anything for him this time.. i think the last i made for zach and averly was my butter shrimp. instead this time, i got some long john silver stuffs. its a little salty and lots of fried stuffs, but hey its been a while since we ate there.. its better than mcds or something.. and of course mike and his ever loving taco bell. back to the point, despite all the great technology like the wii, the 360... nothin
g beats my childhood time shared with my brother playing super mario on nintendo. i remember we used to play it when we were kids. we so have to get the aladdin one.. THAT is one of our classic favourites. maybe i'll look it up ebay and get it.
what can i say, its sunday again, and tomorrow it is back to work. dont get me wrong. i love work! i seriously do. i enjoy my workload and im really interested in accounting. nobody would have thought id be doing what im doing today.. i hate math. i hate calculation back in school. i only score best in languages and the rest
is history. i realise, if you love what you do, you tend to enjoy going to work more. EXCEPT the fact that you get loads and i mean loads of food there. its kinda hard trying to lose some weight there. people always think that food in hospitals are for sick people and its yucky but believe me, my boss tom certainly did a fantabulous job in making the quality of food excellent. i hardly go out for lunch to buy food.. i usually eat what i have at work. we have pasta, fish, chicken.. and all the main dish comes which drinks, salad and dessert. how awesome is that? people i work with is superbly nice as well.
it was akward at first when melissa and i stopped talking. 
it is akward because we share the same office.. but well, i dont know what when wrong but what can i say, if thats the way its gonna be..thats how its gonna be. im sad on how things turn out. 
because i love melissa to death.. not only she recommended me this job.. and im forever thankful for her. if its not because of her, i'll probably be living in kentucky right now.. but also she's been my one of my closer friends since i migrated over here. but as long as she's happy, thats all matter. all i can do is try not to make it so hostile at work. =)
and see! i have some pics posted finally!
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i'm 24, living in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. I have a loving family and a wonderful fiance. I have 3 pets, Hunter, Tiffany & Bug. I'm working full time as a Assistant Controller. I love spending time cuddling with Mike, going to new places.
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