:: kyan may ::

::kyanmay:: yelling from a complicated world.

After watching Up movie last night, it was so touching and meaningful. I cried like a baby, the Charlotte side of me prays for a simple fairytale happily-ever-after life.

Then I thought of some everyday romantic moments that make me smile…

• Seeing an elderly couple holding hands. (The beginning of Up movie is really moderate and simple, which is the hardest to achieve)
• Watching a young dad with his kids and thinking that will be my boyfriend (still looking) and I one day.
• Hearing that my lucky-in-love sister has gone and got engaged.
• After a breakup, being able to look at a couple in love without bursting into tears.
• Hearing a song on the radio I want played at my wedding – Jason Mraz Lucky
• Seeing my couple friends sneak a hug (awww, look at them…so sweet – kyanmay looking at joyce + q)
• Giving his name as an emergency contact. For me, my sister is still unluckily involved.
• Overhearing him say “we” when making plans with friends or “our home”. *smack! it’s the past, MOVE ON~!*
• Watching corny reality shows like Love, perhaps? – gosh, those were the days.

  But yet, I find myself complicating things unnecessarily at times. All those testing the water act which I kinda think it is stupid. If I’m clueless, just go ahead and ask. No point beating around the bushes, and end up beating myself. *OUCH, bump on the forehead*

  New resolution: I shall KISS – Keep it sweet + simple.

Have you experience any change of lifestyle after the H1N1 breakout? Do you get worried when someone else sneezed openly beside you on the train? What would you do if you catch a cold during this pandemic period?

When H1N1 started to spread around the world a few months ago, Malaysian are still at this funny mind state where pandemic will not spread into Malaysia. We are pretty good at blocking out the negative thoughts in our head. Remember those were the days, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) was flooded with people ordering their famous Spicy Chicken during the SARS outbreak. However, travel is by far the biggest contributor to the spread of a worldwide pandemic.

This is a rather bad time for a trip. My advise to you is to stay at home with your PlayStation or your Wii if you’ve been slotted for vacation time. Air Asia will have another big sale soon,  no worries for the air ticket burned. While KLIA/LCCT is one of the busiest entry point to Malaysia should be taken extra prevention steps from the virus entering our country which I don’t see when I got back from Korea a month ago. Compared to the check point entering Seoul, passengers are checked one by one. In KLIA, I was just joyfully walking through the crowded check point passing in a H1N1 prevention form and they return me Health Alert Card to present to doctor if I experience any of the symptoms. . No thorough checking. No asking. No extra prevention.

In the busy city of Kuala Lumpur, are the patrons of crowded places doing any prevention step?

Let’s see.

Schools? Wow, 3.6 mil to spend on thermometers, face masks and liquid sanitisers distributed to all schools. So far, I’ve heard 3 schools closed down for a week when found student might be potential swine flu carrier.

Cinema? I used to visit the cinema twice a week. Now, not anymore because I’d be trapped in a closed area for at least 90 minutes of  potential exposure H1N1. If only one person is infected in the cinema, that’s it! No prevention actions taken at all at the major cinemas like GSC and TGV.

Clubbing? As a student, I study hard and play as hard too. I used to bar/club hop 10 places a night but now there is only one place in the whole of Klang Valley that I would visit for a little dance - Zouk. The only place that has temperature screening for each clubber before they can enter the indoor area. Qualified healthy clubbers will be stamped with a sticker to make sure others feel safe hanging out around you.

At least 20 to 30 per cent of the Malaysian population are expected to be infected with influenza A (H1N1).

NST 12/08/09 – H1N1: Don’t take pandemic lightly, says WHO rep

Pictures (above) courtesy of Kenny.

Zouk – temperature check on clubbers.

So, have you seen any preventions step taken? Do holla me ya!

It has been a long day working in front of the computer: monitoring my twitter, reading a lot on culture and still trying to figure out my resume/CV.

This totally brings me some laughter.

Kesslers Knigge 10 drugs you shouldn't take while driving

I can imagine:

• Alcohol – Alvin Ng
• Ecstasy - @marcianosan
• Alle Zusammen - @steadydave
 
Well, the absinth one is awesome. Just kidding, guys~! =P

A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband.
Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE!
There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights.
There is, however, a catch. ... You may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.
*********
The second floor sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.
*********
The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking.
"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
*********
She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead good looking and help with the housework.
"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"
*********
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:
*********
Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you exit the building
because there is no way out except to Jump from the 6th floor....

True, most woman can settle with what they have but out of curiosity, some might venture out to find more. The “What If…?” Well, we all know what curiosity did to Whiskers - (RIP).

I took this test in my head while reading it. As a simple minded person, I stopped at 2nd floor. For me, having a man who has stable income, moral values and shares a kid with me is good enough. What else do I ask for? Proceeding to read 3rd floor, well… cased closed. I don’t want an extremely good looking husband. Being in competition with other women is not my forte. Looks can always be altered, advantage of being in the fashion industry. I can leave the Husband Shop gracefully holding on to my husband’s hand forever.

Floor 3 are above are hard to believe and happens only in extreme cases or movies. Men, we’re not really that hard to please…you just need to let down your ego and be more sensitive to your surroundings. 

:: kyanmay :: wondering who is it…

Photograph by Joe Low.