The retired drama queen…

Next week my colleague has to go to Tijuana Mexico for a rework. Since
I’ve been there a couple of time, he came to me for some advice
regarding his trip. I considered him lucky because he will go there
with another 3 members, not like me that travel alone during the first
time I’ve been there. His request actually reminds me of the story of
the first time I’ve visited San Diego, California & Baja Tijuana,
Mexico.

My first visit was on 30 May 2004 for technical meeting. First, I
had to go to TV Design Dept in San Diego for introduction presentation
and after that to Tijuana, Mexico for test run. It’s a really busy 1
week trip for me.

My first story was when I was at Los Angeles International Airport.
Once I’ve arrived in LA at Tom Bradley International Terminal ( near
Terminal 3 & 4 ), I had to take a flight to San Diego at domestic
terminal ( Terminal 7 ). The aeroplane was really small. To go to the
terminal, I need to take a shuttle bus. I was not sure which one is the
actual shuttle bus since all busses looked the same to me, I just sat
outside the airport cursing my boss that sent me to the US alone. Then,
came a girl towards me. When she’s about 5meter away in front of me, a
black man came, pushed her aside and put a gun at her neck! He said
something about this being his territory..don’t try to get passenger at
his territory. I was scared to death!!! I was the only witness and it
happenned barely 10 steps away from me.

Luckily, nothing happenned after that because that girl took a smart
move by simply going away.I didn’t take the shuttle bus after that.But
I just walked all the way to Terminal 7 about 1/2km in distance.
#1. Proud to be Malaysian – Our country is a safer place to live.

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We went to Giant in Bandar Puteri Puchong this evening to purchase
apple juice. The hypermarket is relatively huge but we have been there
a hundred times, and yet we still lose our way among the many aisles.

This is a confession that I am writing here, please keep it between
us okay? Azman and I get disoriented in Giant all the time…Shhh….
We can’t seem to head straight to the chill zone no matter how hard we try. Its our legs… They are possessed!! The demon influenced them to never cooperate with us.

I feel sorry for my hubby, Azman tried so hard to hinder his legs
from skipping to the electronics section and then to the gardening
section and the tools section. But his possessed legs; they later
influenced his hands to pick up extension wire, a flower pot and
God-knows-for-what hammer and throw them into our shopping cart.

Oh, he didn’t mean it. I know he didn’t…..

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We had been eating out on so many nights for the pass few weeks. I
had been coming home late from work and got home so exhausted; I
couldn’t detour my mind from thinking about what to wear tomorrow jumping into bed with my work clothes on and just doze off to sleep!

Today while fixing ourselves a pitcher of cold drink, I saw a
glimpse of something mysterious lurking among my groceries on the
kitchen shelf. As I peered closer, I saw it was about four inches long,
green in color and unmistakably ALIVE!!!!!

I leaped back. Poised in my Jackie Chan karate fighting stance; I
clenched my fists hard; gritted my teeth and glare at The Green Thing.
My heart was pounding hard! At any time it could pounce on me, that
Nasty Green Thing!

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Today is diyanazman.com’s four months birthday. So young it is;
like an infant just beginning to grow baby teeth and like a Proton
beginning to get stuck at its all four power windows.

Though we seem new, Azman and I have begun blogging a long time
before. The first blog entry I wrote was in a Blogspot in September
2004. I can remember vividly how we were still dating back then. So
often we go out to Starbucks, not only to devour the intoxicating
lattes but to relish on the free wireless broadband; because Azman and
I incase you have not noticed are extremely sexy
boring geeks and there is nothing we love better than to spend long
intimate time together while watching our computers grow obsolete
before our very eyes.

I almost cannot believe how awesome I was when I started blogging.
Entries in September 2004 were written at great length and with
exceptional flair of writing. For someone as indolent as me to write so
many entries in just one month is also amazing. I wrote exactly TWO
blog entries.

In October 2004 the blogging was forgotten. Our favourite barista quit working…….

This entry is about the first hate message and sms that we got from blogging…
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This week has been a really interesting week for all Manchester
United fans. 3 different result gives all what Manchester United really
want !!! Lose…Win..& Draw…

Lose :
First, they have been thrown out from Champions League after losing to
AC Milan 0-3 at San Siro. This happens right after a superb comeback at
Old Trafford by winning 3-2 just a week before that.

Win :
Then, on the weekend, they struggle to beat their closest neighbor 0-1 in Manchester derby match. And finally…

Draw :
Arsenal holds Chelsea 1-1 giving Manchester United their 9th championship in 15 seasons!

During the start of 2006/2007 season, Manchester United seems
cautious to sign new players in strengthening the squad. My confidence
in Manchester United battling for the title this year fades once
Chelsea signs Ballack & Shevchenko while the only player Manchester
United managed to get is Michael Carrick. At the same time, Manchester
United also seems to be losing Cristiano Ronaldo to Barcelona.

Congratulations MU! To read more and download Manchester United wallpaper, go to www.diyanazman.com

For
as long as I could remember I had always hate brushing my hair. As a
child,if my mom or my aunt or my grandmother wouldnt spend some time
brushing them, I could live with frizzy messy tangles forever and ever.
I guessed that’s the reason why I was never a pretty little girl with
braids or ponytails throughout my childhood.

It was either my mom or my aunt who took care of me when I was a
kid, kept my hair cropped as short as a boy’s because I had no interest
what so ever in keeping my hair neat, and I especially hate brushing my
own hair.

“You better comb your hair Diyana! Some days when
you are all grown up, you will regret having hideous hair just because
I never comb it when you were young!”

I was advised on the value of beautiful hair more than the
importance of doing my Maths homework. And I never did my Maths
homework. Back then in the late 80’s moms didnt know how the rebonding
technic could significantly reduce the usage of a hair brush.

Throughout primary school, I was very much a tomboy, I
remember when I was about ten, my aunt and I went in the children’s at
the departmental store to purchase me some panties, and the sales girl
recommended us little boys’ briefs. Yes I was mistaken for a boy so
many times, even after I sprouted boobies started to wear more feminine clothes.

When
I was 14 or 15 I finally let my hair grew long. But they were never
neat. I was still a tomboy and was interested in boys like an anorexic
in blueberry cheesecake. When I was 17, the singer Pink released her
first album. Right after SPM I had my hair exactly like hers. Minus the
color. I did dye them maroon once. Pink couldn’t match my skin tone.
But my mom thought I was devil worshipping so I dropped the prospect of
coloring my hair maroon and blonde. In stripes……………….

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Last week i was quite busy with a test run at CTV line. I was
looking forward for a new value analysis design and this test run was
just to give me time and idea before I come out with a new project. It
was Saturday..and normally..if I had to work on Saturday, it was going
to be the most unproductive day of all times!! but unfortunately that
day was different..I had a lot of things to do…siigghhh..

I arrived at Sony at 7.50am..and after that..went straight to CTV
line that was located in a different plant. The test run supposedly
started at 7am and I promised to my boss that I was going to come to
work at 6am..!! so,practically I was late for about 2
hours!!..hahahaha..

Everybody kept blaming me the whole day because of that…some claimed
that their production schedule had to be revised for the whole
month…and some complaint because they’re late for breakfast !!…come
on…it’s Saturday !!!..I dont know how to work on a Saturday! Since I
had no answer for them……………………

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