F1 baby delivery

Today I rushed home after working non-stop for 9 hours straight to have dinner with my brother and SIL before we visit my cousin who just gave birth on Monday. It has been a long time since I actually spend time with my brother and SIL as my brother starts work an hour earlier than me and return home much earlier than me (and earn like few times more than me. Sob sob.). After dinner, we proceed to visit my cousin.

The baby is so tiny!!! Only 2.3kg and the face is smaller or almost the same as my brother's palm as shown in the picture below.












Anyway, my cousin told us the story of her baby delivery and how "supportive" the husband has been during the whole delivery process. Anyway, the husband is famously known within our relative circle for his cold jokes and sarcasm.

My cousin advice in GIVING BIRTH IS ---- FREAKING PAIN!!! After an hour of story telling, she assured my SIL and me that is still okay to have kids (huh?!?!?!). My cousin is considered risky to give birth at her age and it is her first kid. The baby is overdue, therefore she took injection to induce birth. The overall delivery took around 30 minutes but she describe it as if the pain lasted for 30 years and she almost fainted at the end as she really gave NATURAL birth because the Dr Antiseptic was too late to turn in and Mr Baby wanna come out.

The hubby said, "If go war, you be the first one to die, in war, people kena chop off hand, chop off leg, you like that already pain till like wanna die."
***I reckon the hubby go and give birth himself and try it out***

Anyway, that's still not the highlight. The "funniest" part is when the baby cant wait to come out and Dr Antiseptic was too late, the delivery have to put in place at last minute. Doctor and nurses get trays of equipments and stand in place at very fast pace and guess what the hubby said????

"WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LIKE F1 ---- SO COOL ---- EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE COMES INTO PLACE SO FAST!!!"

For the newborn, welcome to earth and hope the future earth is a place ideal to live and may you find happiness in life.

For my cousin, at last *baby* and I guess I probably be seeing your baby once in a while as we are the only relatives in KL. Well, it's been like 10+ years to almost 20 years that I been around with babies, toddlers and small kids, guess is "safe" to say I am not good in dealing with kids.

For THE husband, F1 saja tahu.... Wukakaka

Oh yeah, after the baby visit, I came back to work from home for another 2 hours... NOW finally find some time to write this post. Okay, I got to go to do some other personal stuffs after this. Ciao~

Boring topic - My working life

Once and for all, it would be nice that I can elaborate my current job status to my friends here and keep you all updated with one of the most famous quotes from you all, "How's your (new) work?"

In a blink of an eye, I been back in Malaysia for 4 months (in 3 days time). And this will be my 3rd month working with my current company which is "strategically located" somewhere in the heart of KL city (I dun want to elaborate :P).

Somehow I am a workaholic when it comes to work, but it only stays within the 9am to 5:30pm duration. I can skip lunch or have a quick one or eating while working in order to finish up my work asap. Sometimes the work load is crazy and not to mention our team consist of 3 person - 1 boss and 2 followers. Did I mention, the boss is heavily pregnant now?

The best thing I can take away from this job is project management, people management and time management. Working with different people with different ethnic, education and mindset is not easy indeed. And working with a company that is 70% females is "heaven for men" I guess. But, need I remind you, that I am a girl not yet a woman . Wukakaka.

Every now and then, you have to show your fake charming smile and reluctant approving nods towards proposals, comments, rejections and trash work thrown to you. And you really wanna scratch your scalp off your head when you hear the "NO" and "I DON'T KNOW" and "ASK THE OTHER DEPARTMENT" (with finger pointing to the next cubicle/door/area). Basically, after researcher kick start a project, the work needs to travel to 4 departments before it come back to the researcher and project/people management is very important to ensure one to get his/her thing done. The back of your head all you can think is TIMELINE, DEADLINE and then --- I AM A DEAD MEAT!!!

So far, I have only return back to work for one weekend (both Sat and Sun) and thank god didn't need to go for another (after the clients FFK). Never know being FFK can feel so good. This Saturday I may need to turn in. NOOOOOOO *fingers crossed till bruise*.

Sometimes work makes one so frustrated... Then this cross one mind ---- I WANNA MARRY A RICH MAN AND BE A SIU NAI NAI!!! Haha, I believe many girls either really have this target in their life or when frustrated, throw trauma and said that. But after a while (or when cool down), we either get back to reality that rich guys are all taken or we don't have the qualifications to fish the rich guys or we just can't resist to say NO to earn our own money.

Well, personally (at least till date) I can't imagine myself sitting at home whole day, staring at the clock for it to strike 7pm, to hear the familiar tyre turning into the garage sound and my hubby return home and then I grab his slippers for him and had dinner all ready for him (Okay, a bit dramatic). But hey, if I do marry a freaking rich guy, I wouldnt mind being a siu nai nai (coz I be too busy doing spa, my nails, my hair, my brows etc). Wukakaka. Meanwhile, I just bear with the rat race and learn to strike a balance in work and life and enjoy happiness when it comes along.

Damn, it's only Monday............ Counting down to weekend again!!! Wukakaka

Bipolar Disorder - anyone?

Bipolar disorders are one of several medical conditions called depressive disorders. Depressive disorders affect the way a person's brain functions. Depressive disorders are widespread. There's a good chance that you or someone you know is dealing with a depressive disorder.

What Is Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar disorder goes by many names: manic depression, manic-depressive disorder, manic-depressive illness, bipolar mood disorder, and bipolar affective disorder are medical terms for the same condition.

Bipolar disorder is classified into four different types: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymic Disorder, or Bipolar Disorder. Not Otherwise Specified.

Bipolar disorder affects both men and women.

Because brain function is involved, the ways people with bipolar disorder think, act, and feel are all affected. This can make it especially difficult for other people to understand their condition. It can be incredibly frustrating if other people act as though someone with bipolar disorder should just "snap out of it," as if a person who is sick can become well simply by wanting to. Bipolar disorder isn't a sign of weakness or a character flaw; it's a serious medical condition that requires treatment, just like any other condition.

What Are the Signs and Symptoms?

A person with bipolar disorder will go through episodes of mania (highs) and at other times experience episodes of depression (lows). These aren't the normal periods of happiness and sadness that everyone experiences from time to time. Instead, the episodes are intense or severe mood swings, like a pendulum that keeps arcing higher and higher.

Symptoms of mania include:

• racing speech and thoughts
• increased energy
• decreased need for sleep
• elevated mood and exaggerated optimism
• increased physical and mental activity
• excessive irritability, aggressive behavior, and impatience
• poor judgment
• reckless behavior, like excessive spending, making rash decisions, and erratic driving
• difficulty concentrating
• inflated sense of self-importance

Symptoms of depression include:

• loss of interest in usual activities
• prolonged sad or irritable mood
• loss of energy or fatigue
• feelings of guilt or worthlessness
• sleeping too much or inability to sleep
• drop in grades and inability to concentrate
• inability to experience pleasure
• appetite loss or overeating
• anger, worry, and anxiety
• thoughts of death or suicide

Episodes of mania or depression may happen irregularly and follow an unpredictable pattern or they may be linked, with a manic episode always following a period of depression, or vice versa. Sometimes episodes have a seasonal pattern.

Between episodes, a person with bipolar disorder usually returns to normal (or near-normal) functioning. For some people, though, there is little or no "break period" between their cycles. These mood swing cycles can change slowly or rapidly, with rapid cycling between mania and depression being much more common in women, children, and adolescents.

Some people with bipolar disorder turn to alcohol and drugs because they feel temporarily better when they're high. But using alcohol and drugs can have disastrous results for people with bipolar disorder. Substance abuse can actually make the symptoms worse, as well as making the condition hard for doctors to diagnose.

What Causes Bipolar Disorder?

Doctors and scientists don't know the exact cause of bipolar disorder, but they think that biochemical, genetic, and environmental factors may all be involved. It's believed this condition is caused by imbalances in certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. If the neurotransmitters aren't in balance, the brain's mood-regulating system won't work the way it should.

Genes also play a role. Researchers are now working on identifying the gene or genes involved in bipolar disorder.

Environmental factors may play a role in bipolar disorder.

Weekend marathon

It has been a tiring weekend again. I wanted to rest this weekend as I was out for the last weekend and working on the last weekend but due to circumstances I went out AGAIN. Anyway, even though it was tired, I had a fruitful weekend spent with my ex-colleagues, my dear gf from Kuantan, small sessions of my bf's friends gathering and of coz with my bf.



Enjoy Vietnamese Cuisine with one ex-colleague and Calvin while waiting for the other 2 to arrive. (Hahaha.... was too hungry that only remember to take the picture of the drink and gobble up dinner when it is served). Yummy drink!!!



Ex-colleagues gathering - Only one still working with the company...



OChaCha waiter offered to take a picture of us and in return we write a note for them (advertising for them). The babe - My hot and sexy Kuantan gf came down to visit KayElle.



Perhaps this would do better in advertising for them :P



We had dinner at flying chillies. Long time didnt had tom yam, yummy!


Oh ya, auntie Eileen went clubbing on Saturday night again to Passion this time. I was a bit tipsy after drinking (yeah yeah I know I said I quit drinking), luckily my man was there to take care of me. Okok, next weekend I must rest (Dun bet with me, coz I wont bet on it myself, life is always unpredictable). Not to mention..... I WAS CHECKED IC... TWICE!!! Somemore have to remind me club entry is for 21 years old and above.... My bf some more said, "Trust me, she is way above 21 years old." Thanks darling!

The car accident nightmare

Last night I had a nightmare and I told 3 person in MSN and I got 3 very different answers. It is very interesting how 3 different replies from 3 very different personalities come out. Here are the exact words I said to this 3 person.

"i tell u hor... last night I had a nightmare, that my car got accident, kind of scary... then in my dream, I told myself pls be a dream, pls be a dream, i am sure is a dream, just sleep and wake up and it will be a dream."

Answer 1: "wahh, so scary ar, u worried too much .. tat's y appeared in dream"

Answer 2: "sigh... ke lian... so, tonight must drive carefully..."

Answer 3: "Then?"

Can you diagnose what kind of answers come out from what type of personalities?

One come out from a dear gf of mine and she said the other 2 answers one sound like a BOYFRIEND answer and another sound like a HUSBAND answer. Very funny!!! Wukakaka

Updates of Princess Me = mamak fan + reluctant workaholic-in-the-making + insomnia member + getting old

I am truly Malaysian.... coz I love mamak!

Well, I didn't know how much I am a mamak lover, until a few feedbacks from people who mentioned that I always ask them to go mamak. Being said that, it always stayed at the suggesting part or the talking part, but almost never materialized. Why ar? 1. No kaki 2. No friends live near me (mostly far) 3. Lazy 4. Somehow someone is on a diet

I am a reluctant workaholic-in-the making!

Princess Eileen work for 7-days last week, coming into office on both Saturday and Sunday to "entertain" clients coming in to see a project I am handling. Today is Tuesday but I felt like I been working for the 9th day already. Not to mention my 2nd project also have events falling on the weekend (I am crossing fingers really hard that my clients are not interested to drop by, so I don't need to come to office). I felt so tired coz 2 days straight I been sleeping at 4+am and Monday night I slept only 3 hours! Well yesterday I slept 6 hours :)

I am an insomia sufferer!

I guess that answers my insomnia problem. I also started to sleep around 1 to 2 something on weekdays (for the last 2 weeks or so). And I really need to replenish my rest! (I so miss my 14 hours sleep last, last Sunday, I can be a pig sometimes).

I guess I really need to work on striking a balance in my life (which sometimes is so out of my control). Yesterday and today work will be more bearable but tomorrow a project will be kicking off and clients will be attending (please have mercy upon me).

OKOK, MY LIFE SOUNDS PATHETIC RIGHT????

Let's say something more lively..... (to make myself sound like I have a life)

I went clubbing on Saturday night as my bf's friends from Singapore came down to visit. All I have to say is --- I AM GETTING OLD!!! How say?
1. Clubbing doesn't amuse me anymore
2. I used to able to dance 6 hours straight, now 3 hours also I "sien" (bored)
3. I don't even drink anymore (a few sips to be sporting)
4. It really ain't fun that in the afternoon I still need to go back to office to work for both Sat and Sun and then balance my personal life (clubbing? :P). It is killing me! I am getting old..... @#$#%$

I am seriously getting old!!!

I rarely club anymore. Don't fancy drinking. Rather stay at home and watch DVD. Rather focus on work. Remember those day I can even manage to do ladies night on a weekday and go work the 2nd day.

Aging..... Even a cut takes so much more longer to heal (or become a scar permanently).

Well, my few gfs also admit that they feel the transition and most of them are workaholic modern woman. We talk more about work (or at least 50%) in conversation. We don't or rarely suggest to go clubbing or drinking session. It is more to chill out for food and talking, enjoy fine dining and make time to catch up...

AND NO.... dun say it will be marriage and kids for the next step. From what I can see... career-minded women got lar... Wukakaka..... I even tried match-making for one of my gf (failed!), but the rest of the gang are very amused with the whole scenario (our bad, our bad).

I guess life goes on. We strike, we fought, we push, we dart --- in order to achieve the targets in our life and being so we need to grow up, to have plans and to work on it. It is a transition period.

I feel better when I put my thoughts in writings :) Just some random writings.