Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

13.2.10

2010: Year of the Tiger - Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Ooh, tomorrow's Chinese New Year! Angpow galore, hahaha! Anyway, Gong Xi Fa Cai to all those celebrating. Coincidentally, it's also St Valentine's Day, so much love to all, hehe! ;D

Oh yeah, lots of February birthdays - 03 Feb (Nynna), 02 Feb (Dad) and 08 Feb (Laupan); HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I'm currently on annual leave at the mo, so lots of plans - going to start yoga again from next Tuesday onwards (William, your studio is open then?), more drawing (I promise, Pip!) and catching up on work (unfortunately, hehe!).

Last night, I caught a movie called "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief" with my niece, Pip! It was cool, I love mythological stuff, the effects were awesome, lots of familiar faces - I'd give it an 8.5! XD

Finally, a quick scene from the latest Skip Beat chapter (152) - can you guess who that guy is? Hehe, it's getting more and more interesting! >;) Can't wait for the next installment on 20 February 2010!



"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."
dr.rin | artist.mangaka

12.12.09

"Breathe is Life, Life is Yoga."

That's the tagline for OMPlace Studio, my favourite yoga studio!!! XD It's been too long since I did yoga - bad, bad Lin! Anyway, I decided that I've been doing too many long hours at work, leaving no room for me to pursue my other interests, yoga being one of them! :( So now, it's time to prioritise "me time"! So tonight's class was my official first day back at yoga, let's hope I can keep this up. I'm hoping that since I'll be on leave soon, it'll be easier for me to focus on "me time", hehe! Anyway, today's class was a bit tough for me, I haven't been doing any proper exercise for several months now, but I did the best I could, it was a good class. I can still do a headstand, a bit wobbly but at least, I managed! XD

Also, since I'm on the subject of yoga, let me just wish my yoga teacher, William and his lovely new wife, Jacky many CONGRATULATIONS on their wedding last Sunday! It was my first Chinese wedding, I enjoyed it tremendously! Thank you for inviting me!

Okay, time to say good night! Will try to update this blog more regularly, promise! ;)

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."
dr.rin | artist.mangaka

16.10.08

The working life...

So I'm now well into the third week at work (though the "first week" was a joke, since I only "worked" for one day before going on a 4-day weekend for Hari Raya, haha!). It's been good so far but also rather tough, lots to learn but so little time (so what else is new?!). Anyway, just wanted to post a few photos of me and my WONDERFUL (NOT! haha!) new collegues AND friends, Irra and Jay. Oh yeah, during my interviews and so-called first day of work, I was wearing the headscarf (see first photo), just to be on the safe side. As you can see, the moment I found out that it's not a requirement, off with the tudong, haha! ;p



And here are Irra and Jay a.k.a. Firdaus (isn't that a cute photo of Jay, hehe). Irra's sharing an office with me, and she started working the same time as me. There's also Nani but she's working on the ground floor - I don't have a photo yet! Jay's been in the company a while, though it doesn't show, hahaha! >;D Anyway, he has an office of his own, but it's ok, I bet he's lonely, hehe. So hope this working life remains smooth-going, satisfying and fun - Amin!



"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

25.8.08

Occasion: Sorcha's Birthday!

A quick birthday post for my tres cool friend, Sorcha! Lots of best wishes especially for her! And may she gets lots of brilliant research results as her birthday presents! XD

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

17.8.08

Ocassion: Süper Awesome Birthday!

Ooops, almost forgot to post a birthday wish for Mr Süper Awesome himself, Ali A.! Hope you had a good one, dude! XD

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

Occasion: Three's Company!

A quick message to wish my three dearest people a brilliant birthday! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Lotta (13.08), my goddaughter Erika (15.08) and Elenita (17.08)! Miss you all lots! xxx



"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

8.8.08

Occasion: Sai's "Lucky" Day!

Right, it's my dearest friend Sai's birthday today (heh, actually her birthday can be celebrated on either the 7th or 8th of August, but I decided to post this on the 8th due to the lucky number 8 - so it's the 08.08.08!) - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAI!!! [big hug] Hope you have lots of good times today! Btw, this is the only digital photo I have of you - "stole" it off your college website somewhere, haha! ;p I'll catch you on MSN soon! Things are finally settling down, so will hopefully have more time to spare!

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

21.7.08

Occasion: Hari Jadi Liza!!!

Today's the birthday of my dearest friend, Liza! I've known her since my A-Level years, though we didn't become close till later in university. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to have a celebratory meal with her on her birthday due to her work and family commitments. Not to worry, we'll celebrate it soon! Hope you had a brill day, Liza dear! [hug]

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

19.7.08

Occasion: Celine's Birthday!

A quick post to wish my dearest amie, Celine, "Bon anniversaire!" - lots of best wishes for you today and in the future! Hope you and the twins are doing well! Missing you lots!


"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

15.7.08

Occasion: Birthdays Galore!

But only one turned 62 today, hehe! That would be His Majesty, The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, so a very happy birthday - Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik! XD

I have quite a number of friends whose birthdays fall on the same day! What a coincidence! So here they are: Meela, Graham & Julien (a.k.a. LMG - you must ask him yourself what this stands for, haha!) - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU GUYS! [hug]



Other birthdays in July included those of my cousin, Nurul (we had a mini celebration at her house last Sunday - photos later!) and Ann-Marie (a dear friend from my A-Level days). Hope you two had a brilliant birthday!!! [one more hug]



And finally, belated (sorry!) birthday wishes to Terry, Cidalia, Gary (and congratulations also to Gary since he recently passed his Ph.D. viva - hmmm, I should call him Dr Gary, hehe!), my cousin Yusri and Nuala who celebrated their birthdays in June - hope you guys had a good one! [yet another hug]





And I think that brings me up to date with people's birthdays - next one is pretty soon! Later! xxx

"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

2.6.08

Occasion: Debbie's Day!

It's Debbie's birthday today! So alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Dr Debbie!!! XD Lots of best wishes for my dearest friend! Hope you're having a brilliant time on your holidays!


"Beginning is easy, continuing is hard."

23.5.08

Special Report: The Süper Awesome Team!

We break this regular stream of blog posts to bring you a special report. On 13th April 2008, a group of 5 Bruneian students from London and Kent arrived in the German capital of Berlin. But little did they know that their contact with German soil was going to have certain strange consequences - the appearance of extraordinary abilities, a phenomenon never seen before until I, dr.rin, came upon this group.

I had secretly tailed this group from day one, my research skills working overtime. However, one of them had developed extrasensory perceptive capabilities and was able to detect my presence, catching me on camera. Fortunately, these students were good people, and when I explained to them regarding this phenomenon, they requested my help in determining how "süper awesome" (this term was coined by the leader of the group, "Mr Süper Awesome") their abilities were. And so, during the five days they were in Berlin, I followed their every action, taking notes of any changes that was out of the ordinary. I will now report my findings.




ALI (a.k.a. MR SÜPER AWESOME)
Location: Kent
Süper Awesome Abilities: multiple personalities, süper awesome hair, power of invisibility, süper awesome karaoke voice (but not as süper awesome as mine!), extraordinary blogging skills







multiple personalities - emo Ali, metro Ali and football hooligan Ali


power of invisibility


extraordinary blogging skills



ADIB (a.k.a. DEADLY DIBSTER)
Location: Kent
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, super strength, perfect imitating skills, shape shifting (e.g. into a lion), master of disguise, ability to go through walls







flying ability


super strength


perfect imitating skills


shape shifting


master of disguise


ability to go through walls


RABZ (a.k.a. FLYING RASCAL)
Location: Kent
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, super contagious wackiness, super sympathetic emotions (even to non-living beings!), animal pacification, master of surprise, power of invisibility







flying ability


super contagious wackiness


super sympathetic emotions


animal pacification


master of surprise


power of invisibility



IMAH (a.k.a. Z-SQUARED)
Location: London
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, extrasensory perception (ESP), extraordinary sense of balance, shape shifting (e.g. into a lion), master of surprise







flying ability


extrasensory perception (ESP)


extraordinary sense of balance


shape shifting



HUDA (a.k.a. MISS GREAT-HAIR-DAY or MISS GHD)
Location: London
Süper Awesome Abilities: flying ability, super strength, super hair-styling skills, super fast metabolic rate (i.e. able to eat a lot with no change to weight!)







flying ability


super strength


super hair-styling skills


super fast metabolic rate


The above detailed the various abilities developed by the students. I also discovered that coffee and Giotto chocolate enhanced their süper awesome abilities 100-fold!



There were also a few instances where these superbeings were in grave danger. Once, three of them were trapped in a transdimensional time loop and found themselves attacked by the same gigantic poisonous spider at the same instance.




Ali also was in a fix. The süper awesome abilities became unstable and caused pyschological changes in his friends and even I was affected - Ali was suddenly attacked, but fortunately, being so süper awesome, he was able to deflect the attacks and reverse the psychological changes and power instability.



It was finally concluded that their süper awesome abilities were permanent and as a result, the group decided to use their powers to battle evil and uphold the peace. They call themselves:

THE SÜPER AWESOME TEAM!!!

My parents and I decided to be a support crew for these brave individuals and even Batman showed his support by hugging Deadly Dibster!



The journey of this group's self-discovery was long and tiresome. Fortunately, they were able to get several periods of respite and pursued their original objective of enjoying Berlin! Go Go Go Süper Awesome Team!!!