Just the Hired Help

I’m currently co-working with a partner on a website design for a local company here in KL (me doing the front-end and his doing the back-end) and it is really testing my Malay language. Although technically I’m just supposed to use the words that they used for menu bar and content and what not, it sets me thinking what some of the terms that they use really mean. I mean it’s not bombastic Malay or whatever but “BEBAN KERJA” is “Responsibilities”?.. Seriously?.. and I can’t even change anything because the fields are all in those terms and one error, the whole database may not load.

Oh well, I think someone from that company may need to get London translation services before starting to translate words him or herself but then again it’s their company right? I’m just the hired help.. lol!

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Bella

Island Hopping in Langkawi (2000)

Two months before our wedding, my then future father-in-law decided to bring the whole family (me included) for a vacation in Langkawi. Basically it was sort of a destressing session before we all get stressed from the wedding preparation in March. Since it was my first time visiting Langkawi and I had recently resigned from my work back home, I decided it was a good idea to relax before the preparation hit us.

Langkawi has beautiful beaches and one look you might even think you are on some  maldives holidays instead of Malaysia and we didn’t waste any time checking out the beaches and even going jet skiing.  We also went island hoping. My father in-law chartered a little boat that will fit 9 of us and set sail to visit the surrounding smaller islands namely Pulau Singa, Pulau Dayang Bunting and Pantai Cinta Kasih. As you can from the smiles on our faces, it was a fantastic day!

 

And Off We Go!

 

Me and the then Mr Fiance

 

Pulau Dayang Bunting: Check out the water behind me.. Awesome!

 

Pantai Cinta Kasih: Abah and Mama

 

Azwaj feeding the deer on one of the island. Animals love him

 

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Monica

Meet the Parents at Lumut, Ipoh

I met Azwaj’s parents six months after our first date and it wasn’t just a one or even a two hour meet and greet session but it was for a weekend of all inclusive holidays trip to Lumut, Ipoh. .. lol.. talk about scary right? I mean I only knew the chap for six months and all of sudden he invited me to go on a holiday with his whole family and the scarier part was that I accepted..hahah..

Anyway I thought if this relationship was going to go somewhere, anywhere, I might as know his background as soon as possible and what better way to get to know him and his family better than spending time with them. Lucky for me, my future in-laws were an awesome lot and we got along fabulously. The place was great and I even got a glimpse of my first “ghost”.. haha.

This was taken before the era of smart phone and digital camera so all these were in the form of print. I managed to dig out some of them but since I was too lazy to scan them, I just used my camera and snap pictures of the photos hence that blob of white light from the flash.

This chalet area, up on the hill, no longer exist so I was glad we got a nice picture of it

 

Me with then future mother-in-law -This was taken on Pulau Sembilan, an island one hour away from Lumut. Rest in peace Mama.

 

From this window at the chalet, I saw a “ghost” on the shoreline walking into the sea

 

Cheerio…