I Shop, I Think, I Learn at PIKOM

The PIKOM PC fair was held in Miri Indoor Stadium on 18/4 - 23/4. My colleague, Beatrix said that there is a laptop sell at quite reasonable rate, she wants to buy one for her brother, Bryan. I never manage to have a visit though, anyway at last I were there too on the last day of PC fair, as her statement really make me tempted...~Sigh~

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Hmm...there was really "People Mountain People Sea" (crowded with people). I'm not interest in those people, so I & Fern just busy with our own business by seeking high & low, to search out the laptop mentioned by Beatrix earlier. Finally we found it, it was at the corners of Boulevard IT. By right, Beatrix & Bryan were there too, awaiting their new laptop to arrive from the warehouse.

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Okie, the laptop was ACER Aspire 4715Z, at the net price of RM1,999. As you can read on the label:

~ Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2370 (1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 Cache)

~ 14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD

~ Windows Vista Home Basic

~ Up to 252 MB Mobile Intel Graphic Media Accelerator X3100

~ 1 GB DDR2

~ 120 GB HDD

~ DVD-Super Multi DL

~ 802.11 b/g WLAN

Well, they had 2 promo-package A & B. Package A free one Lexmark Printer, sorry forgot which model, never mind, I'm not interest in it. So Package B been chosen ( ha~ha~ I bought one too mah), the cheap free gifts (the price label not been remove) that inclusive in the package are 2GB PenDrive, Optical Mouse, Cooler Pack, Screen Cleaner Pack, Software (which enable PC read your face as a password to log in), & DiGi RM50 Post-paid package (So shit! Been cheated, the promotion with free line registration which available at anytime & anywhere also count as free gift???)
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Just noticed that the Processor is only Pentium 1.73 GHz, would it be too out-dated? With the 1GB DDR2, can it help any in the speed? Between the laptop seem takes too much time on log-in and shut-down the windows. ~Sigh~ a I have to admit that I'm an IT idiot; I'm so -dated in those high & advance technology stuffs. I never can tell neither the latest HP model of Nokia, Sony-Ericson, Motorola nor Samsung. Be honest, the latest Nokia HP model I knew is just up to N95. a I don't know there is a thing called PDA, until my office boy bought one quite sometime ago; I Don't know there is a thing called GameBoy, until Fern's nephew (only primary school) bought one in Nov 07; I don't know there is a thing called mp3 modulator for car, until I bought one (RedFox branded) on 23 April 08... :p

Can you imagine, whenever the promoter tell that this is better and that is good, this is latest and that is newt, this is worth & that is cheap, this is more advance than that and blah~blah~blah~~~I can only react like an idiot, with limited response like "Oh", "Ya", "Ok", "Is It?", "I know", "I understand"......So at the last, I buy this and not buy that because of the promoter ask me to buy this not to buy that mah...lolz. I'm just like a piece, under other's control.

Or I just practice the "Monkey See Monkey Do" strategy, follow others tails (steps), I buy what they buy. The reason is pretty simple, as I believe that among those many people who buy, there must be at least one person who expert & familiar with that stuff, isn't it sound logic? And sometime I even have a stupid thinking: so what if I have made a wrong decision or mistake? I'm not alone, there are lots of people up there who make the same mistake too! So just learn from the mistake loh, isn't eldery said "吃一堑 , 长一智" ? [ Experience is The Mother of All Wisdom ]... :)

Now I'm thinking, why not I get an advise from those who are expert first, or just bring them along with me when go to buy something(s) which I'm not familiar of? So if you have this alternative, will you still willing to be like me? Think that the promoter will be nice & honest to me (they may be)? Think that the so called "Majority" is always right? Will you behave like me?

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We can never become smarter than before if we always pretend that we are smart (clever) at all times; we can never learn much things if we always pretend that we know everything; we can never be updated if we always affraid other people might sneer on us of being so out-dated. In short, we are not multi-talent, so we must dare to ask & kine to learn from other people!

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Advantage of Being a Tax Payer

The dateline for Income Tax Form submission is just around the corner (30 April 08), you have less than 2 days to get it done. It won't waste you too much of time, perhaps 5-10 minutes will do, if all the neccesarry documents (e.g EA Forms, EPF statement, Insurance Statement, Receipts & etc) are well prepared. Of course the internet line (Streamyx) must works well too.

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With the implement of the so called e-Filing by the Inland Revenue Boarch of Malaysia (LHDN - Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri), this has ease the task of BE form submission through the online system. What you need to do is just to follow the 4 easy steps that indicated in the e-Filing page as shown below. It is easy, accurate & safe!

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You have a responsibility to pay the income tax if your annual total incomes are above RM25,000 (if not mistaken, please correct me if I'm wrong). You mustn't escape yourself from the responsibility of being a Tax-Payer, as it has its advantage(s), such as it is one of the money (capital) resources of our government to pay bills for all kind of local development projects & other expenses.

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The main advantage is that, whenever you encounter any Government Servant in any Government Department who is not punctual, slow in motion, lazy, un-friendly, bad temper, arrogant & etc, you can always sound on he / she loudy: ~

"I'm a Tax-Payer, Ok?"

"I pay your salary / income, you know?"

"Your salary is part of my money, Ok?"

"I'm your boss, you should serve me better!"

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You see, this is an advantage of being a tax-payer. I have told you this, now is your turn to decide on your next action (pay or not pay)! Anyway you can say these so, even though you are not a "qualified" tax-payer, as no body will know....and so what? Is their fault & mistake...... :p

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Beautiful vs Ugly

Let say you are in a hurry to find a love partner (whatever reason), and you are now in an appointment to meet up with 2 girls (guys) at a place at the same time. You stop walking, when you have reached a distance, which you still able to see the full figure of the 2 girls (guys) clearly. You have a short observation on them without their notice, so you can make a final decision to proceed with or to escape from date. Following are the possible results of the observation: ~

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1. Both of them are beautiful (handsome)

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2. One is beautifu(handsome) & one is ugly

3. Both of them are ugly

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From the 3 situations [ (1),(2),(3) ] above, in which situation you are more likely to proceed with the date or in which situation you are more likely to escape from the date? I guess most of us will never have a long hesitation to proceed with the date if we are in situation (1), or to escape from the date if we are in the situation (3). However, we may need a while of consideration if we are in situation (2). Is it right? Well, this may reflect that us human like the beautiful and dislike the ugly, love the good and hate the bad, happy to be rich and sad be poor...etc

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So how about you? What are the criteria or requirements will be in the consideration when you are looking for a "White Snow Princess" or "Mr Right"? She must be charming, beautiful, slim and sexy and etc? (Or he must be charming, handsome, athletic, macho and etc?) .

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I do believe now-a-day there been a big change in our thinking, perception & insight. We no longer only care on the external look when looking for a love partner, we take account on their internal gentility, attitude, behaviour, interest, family background & etc too. Hmm, does it meant we have even more choosy and picky on our love partner?

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Anyway, I'm sure that most time the external look still at the first place to be considered & evaluated, follows by other criteria & requirements. Why should physical look supersede the others? Isn't all human being are creations of the so called "GOD", then each individual must have its unique & special. But why those who with beautiful face or body shape tend to be more attractive?

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What is so different between the "beautiful" & "ugly"? I think they should be the same. Do you know why? Okie, I used to call "ugly" as "simple". You will know why if you ever tried to draw the portrait of a human face, isn't an ugly face is easier & simple to be drawn compare to a beautiful face? Between you must always heard people say that "Simple is Beautiful" (简单是美）? So what a conclusion you can make?

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Since, Ugly = Simple

And Simple = Beautiful

So, Ugly = Beautiful

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Well, you see? From the mathematics equation above, "Ugly is Beautiful"!

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Naive cum Innocent

Last Sunday after 1/2 day work, I went to have my lunch at QQ Cafe (Pelita Commercial Centre) with Fern, Ching, & Ching's KL friend. Whilst we were enjoying our meals, we heard the below conversation between a waiter (a teenager) & a female customer who just sit a table next to us: ~

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待应: 要来点吃的吗？我们的手工板面不错哦，里面有放两粒水饺和两粒肉丸。
食客: 就这样而已？没有啦？
待应: 唔---还有一些些的树子菜和江鱼仔。
食客: 好, 那有干面吗？
待应: 当然有！
食客: 里面放什么？
待应: 有一些些的肉碎.......
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Waitera a: Any order? our hand-made noodle is not bad, with 2 dumplings & 2 meat balls.
Customer: Thats all? No more?
Waitera a: Err----still got some manicai (sayur cangkuk manis) & dried fishes too (ikan bilis).
Customer: Okie, how about "Mi Kering"? (dry noodle)
Waitera a: Of course we have.
Customer: Got what inside the noodle?
Waitera a: Got some crushed meat......
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Nothing wrong with the conversation above actually, just the way the waiter promote the hand-made noodle is too funny & naive, isn't it? 4 of us just can't hold our laughes after the waiter has walked away to make an order for the girl. Oh~so poor, it caused me choked by the chilli sauce somemore... : (

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Well, in my opinion, it is not a proper way to promote a bowl of hand-made noodle. He was just too honest & direct; he suppose to skip up certain information, I think? E.g the quantity of dumpling & meat ball added into the noodle? If you are the waiter, how would you promote the same bowl of hand-made noodle?

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Speechless & Wordless Communication

The ability in socialization has an influence either directly or indirect onto our personal life, career & future. You will found that we may hard to survive or may even suffering if we lack of advantage of socialization in the modern time, which everything is emphasis on the teamwork.

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It may be personally important, especially for those who are active in their daily life or those who trying hard to escape from the boredom. They need to socialize with the known person or strangers in order to bring them more fun, happiness, & excitement. Unless you are having autism, or you may no need to do this.

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It plays an important role too in term of career, especially for those who are in the professions of education, marketing, front-line services, mass media & etc. If you are self-employ, you are in a need to learn how to socialize with all kind of people too, with the purpose is to build up a social relationships & networking, in order to promote yourself, your product & your services to the public which may one day turn into your potential customers crowd.

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Anyway, we must at first equiped ourselve with a good & effective communition skill prior to build up a healthy social relationships & networking. But some time, no matter how well are we in the communication, we may still be in trouble & so frustrated especially when talking with a person who seem mindless & annoyance . I hate to communicate with the person who has the following characteristics:

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Type 1

A: Can you tell me Toyota is from which country?
B: Made in Japan.
A: Don't lie lah please! which country?
B: Believe me, is from Japan.
A: You think Im stupid)?!! Come on don't play play, which country?
B: Ok-ok, made in Korea.
A: Can you be serious? Don't lie lah, Im not stupid, k?
B: ............... [ saying in silent mode: Idiot! ]
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This kind of person keep asking us a question, but never want to accept & appreciate our answer(s). I just wonder, if they don't believe us or they still think that they are smarter, what the point they come to ask an advice from us? They tend to behave like an idiot!

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Type 2

A: Do you know what is BRIC stand for?

B: I don't know. A: You must know one, tell me please.

B: No, I don't know.

A: Come on, don't like this, tell me.

B: I really I don't know

A: Why you so selfish, tell me lah!

B: I swear I don't know

A: So shit, I know you know, tell me now!

B: Ok-ok, is British, Romania, Indonesia & Cuba.

A: Don't simply say, I know you lie.

B: ............... [ saying in silent mode: Kanasai! ]

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Type 2 qutie similiar to Type 1, as they seem not believe us, but still approach us to have an advice. But they think we are GOD, who know everything; or may be they think that we are selfish, never want to care or share?

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Type 3

A: How many sibling do you have?
B: 3 brothers 1 sister
A: What are they doing now?
B: Both of them still studying.
A: How about your dad & mum, do what har?
B: My dad is doctor, mum is housewife. How about you?
A: ......[ look here & there ]......Have you done your homeworks?
B: Yup. Can tell me a little bit about your family?
A: ............ [ look here & there, pretend not listen the query ]
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This kind of person seem so selfish & secret, they love to hear & get to know of others' personel stuffs or privacy, but never willing to reveal theirs one to other people. In short, you shouldn't hope that they will share you even a single shit, as they only wanna be a good listener.
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Type 4
A: Have you take your lunch?
B: Yes, eaten.
A: What you order?
B: Chicken rice & apple juice.
A: Nice ah?
B: Quite delicious, like it very much.
A: Where ah?
B: XXX cafe.
A: Where is the location?
B: Center Point, next to XXX supermarket.
A: Who is the owner ah?
B: Heard people called him Along.
A: Does he a local people?
B: Don't know.
A: Doest he married?
B: I think so.
A: How many child does he have?
B: Don't know.
A: Where did he stay har?
B: ............[ saying in the silent mode: busy only with your own business lah! ]
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I think they read too lots of detective novels, so they tend to "interrogate" someone as a person who involved in a criminal. Or they seem like wanna explore others' properties, in mandarin we call it "问家产"! They can have a series of non-stop questions which derived from the first question they asked or the first answers we gave. To avoid this happen is to not simply answer their question(s).

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"Thank You"

Do you know how to say "Thank You"?
In what kind of situation there is a need to say "Thank You"?
Do you just keep silent even though you know that you must say "Thank You"?

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Quite sometime ago, I went out for dinner with Fern & her friend, Hwei Chen. After dinner we hang up in Parkson Grand (Bintang Plaza, Miri). I wonder why, whenever they go to Parkson, Watson & Gardiant are the must visit place, even though they don't have any intention or mood to buy any thing. Let back to the main point...

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Of course most time they did buy some girlish stuffs, and of course I have toFern's bills are paid by me (sometime only lah...don't wanna spoiled her mah...:p ). As usual after paid the bill & get back the change from the cashier, I used to say "Thank You". Who know Hwei Chen look at me with her rounded eyes & asked me loudly & curiously: "Why you say TQ to her? You pay her the money hor...". Before Im in time to answer her question, Fern added: "Yaloh, why you say TQ?" Me: "............!" If you are in my situation, would you say "Thank You" to the cashier?
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Some people think that it is not logic for us customers to say "Thank You" to a casher, as we pay him/her the money, by right a casher should say "Thank You" to us customers, as he/she earn our money. Actually the reason why should we say "Thank You" to the casher is very simple, but us customers just tend to be so ignorent & innocent, never want to find it out "why"? May be just like what Buddha has said, the word "I" or "Me" (我) has makes us become so selfish, only thinking of our own good & neglect the feelings of others; or again the "Customer is Alway Right" or "The Customer is The King" has makes us spoiled? Or may be we tend to think & analyse thing(s) laterally instead of bilaterally? [ Don't forget, a coin always has 2 sides, the head & the tail ]

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An example, If I drop you a comment into your post entries / blog, most people will agree that you should thanks me; then, should I thanks you? Of course, but for what? ...... Nothing, just for giving me a chance to left a comment into your post / blog, thats all! So now, can you understand why should we say "Thank You" to the cashier? Just because of he/she provides us the product(s) or service(s)...! If you still think that not logic or proper for us to thanks the cashier, it is fine, say "Welcome" instead... : )
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Pink Heart Tag

Im tagged by Hazel again, this time is "Pink Heart Tag"! This being the easiest tag I ever do, as you no need to answer a list of questions, but what you need to do is just copy, paste, and publish it, yes thats all. If you like it, or may be (just may be) in case you are recently out of idea what to blog next, please think about this blog...may you be well & happy!!!

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Cut and paste the following starting here.
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I have randomly selected 5 of you below to be tagged and I hope that you will similarly publish this post in your blog. You will have to tag 5 other bloggers and just keep adding on to the list. (Do not replace, just keep on adding! Yes we hope it will be a long list!)It’s real easy! Tag others and see your Technorati Authority increase exponentially! The benefits of Viral Linking:- One of the fastest ways to see your technorati authority explode!- Increase your Google PageRank fast- Attract large volume of new traffic to your site- Build your community- Make new friends!

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The Return of The cj7

Have you watch the cj7 which was on the screen in the cinemas nationwide during CNY 08? Or are you a fan of the Stephen Chow or cj7? If so, Im sure you will like the below stuff too......Any idea what is that? Yes, it is cute --- Fresh Cream cj7 Cake!

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We saw this fresh cream cj7 Cake in a Baker Shop --- Hot Cross Buns at Pelita Commercial Centre. There were three inside the fridge, and all have been booked by somebody. Are they cute? May be you can try to find out if any Baker Shop nearby your house area got such cj7 cakes? May be you can buy one for someone whose birthday is coming soon?

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If I Can Read Your Mind

How nice it would be if we can communicate with a new born baby, so that we can understand & try to fulfill their needs whenever they are crying or making noise. But we can't, as babies need time to learn our language & learn how to talk. So most of the time what we can do is just to monitor & guess what their need(s) from their every single body movement.

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Fern has a 3 months old nephew, he is so cute but rarely show us his smiling face even though we have tried hard to make him smiles...: ) Anyway he does smile oftenly in the dream whenever he is asleep ( I think most babies tend to smile in the dream, but wonder why? Are they really having a sweet & nice dream? ).

Just not long ago, we noticed that he is just abit funny & weird! We are so curious why besides smile in the dream, he tend to smile sweetly & happily, not to us, but whenever he stares on the "Rat" (CNY Graphic Decoration) on the wall?

We don't see the "Rats" are either moving or talking, then what is so funny that make him smile so happily? He even seem so excited when we try to bring him closer to the "Rats"......This baby who born in Rat Year 08 seem so friend to the "Rats"!

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Name Me A Nickname

"阿狗" (Ah Dog), "阿猫" (Ah Cat), "肥仔" (Fatty), "母老虎" (Fiery Lady)............

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I believe everyone got at least a nickname, and we like to create a nickname for a person based on his or her physical look, behaviour, attitude and etc...some nicknames may be sound nice but some others can be so uneasy to hear...it just depent on how is your feeling & impression over a person.

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Some people like or tend to create a nickname for a person, they think that it is funny enough & can make lots of laught, but he / she may so offensive whenever other people call he or she a nickname...i use to call such person a " 卖鱼佬" ! (I hope you know Mandarin) Can you catch it? No, i think you don't! Nevermind, then do you know what they doing? Yup you are right, they just "Selfish"!

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I have lots of nicknames, but only manage to share my top 8 famous nicknames here. My first nickname is "黄梨头" (pineapple's head), it was given by my dad whilst Im studied in Primary School. Do you know that my father was my (and my other 4 siblings') personal barber during the childhood? He was the one who cut my long hair & whenever he cuts my hair, he must complain my hair are either too rough or too thick, which he described it as "Pineapple's head"!

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When Im studied in Secondary School, I started have haircut in a saloon. I used to visit a saloon of my classmate's sister. Damn! She was just like my father, complained the same on my hair type, she even claimed a shaver which normally can be for few persons's usage, but she has to dispose it after one time usage on my head...isn't it be exaggerated enough?
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2nd nickname, "长肚子" (Long Tummy), also given by my father... :( Hmm...Isn't he seem had too many of prejudices againt me? I don't really like this nickname, you know why? Because of according to the eldery, those people who have "long tummy" tend to be a lazy person!!! I don't think that is how my tummy look alike, even though I agee that Im a 3-in-1 person: lazy, tend to delaying job(s) & slow motion! :p

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I still remember my first day in Transition Class (Secondary School), when teacher(s) called my name, most of the classmates (whom I didn't know even one at that time) were laugh loudly. As my English is Shun Mee, not many people can pronounce it correctly, especially the "Shun". Probably you will pronounce in the way you pronounce the word "Sun" too, right? So it sound so weird, some heard it as "酸梅" (salty plum) or "蒜米" (Garlic) into their ears. The next day, these nicknames have spread widely to other classes, just like what we called "一人传十,十人传百"。So these are my 3rd & 4th nickname. [ Even my chinese name “逊美”, seldom got person who can pronounce it correctly! Do you? ]

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Whats worst was some other friends just like to play with my name, they were about too creative & naugthy, they called me "熟面" (Instant Snack Noodle) & even sang a song "Sumi jelly manis, Sumi jelly manis......". I believe it ever being your favorite junk foods in the past (maybe during your childhood?) or maybe even now the Rechie Yan's "I don't wanna leave you, I'll be always love you..." is still suitable to reflect your feeling on them? These being my 5th & 6th nickname.

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Due to Im quite tall in my childhood & teenage (compared to other childs or teenages who same age with me), so some relatives & neighbours used to called me "长脚" (Long Leg) or "长豆" (Long Bean). I admit that Im tall (I think so), but not as tall as they described, there were other childs or teenages who taller than me, they just didn't realize it because of the different in the proportion of the physique, by which Im tall + thin, while others were tall + plump...lolz. Very obvious, my 7th & 8th nickname derived from my physical look.

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Of course now-a-day my friends & relatives or other people who know me rarely use the above 8 nickname to address me, so it was just a past tense to me. However, in university, my coursemates or schoolmates used to call me "Amei". Please don't misunderstood, not the singer "阿妹" but "阿美"! Do you know, there is a song special for me, let us sing together..... :)

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歌曲: 阿美 阿美aaa主唱: 刘文正

阿美阿美几时办嫁妆 我急得快发狂

今天今天你要老实讲 我是否有希望

虽然我是个穷光蛋 人又长得不怎末样

但是你要想一想 看看自己的长相

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阿美阿美不要再彷徨 少女的青春短

今天今天你不要倔强 快快做我的新娘

虽然我没汽车洋房 吃的粗茶又淡饭

只要你陪我作伴 包你白白又胖胖

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A "Fool" or A "Truth"?

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If one day, your boyfriend girlfriend or hubby wife has thousand reasons that he she can't accompany you, and make a statement that he is busy having fun or making love with other girl guy. The statement is made on "April Fool" (1/4), so what would be your first respond or reaction? Just treat it as a joke and a fool? Or no matter how & what, you surely will try to check it if it is a joke or a truth?

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How about if you found that he she is really on a bed with a girl guy (either naked or wearing clothes) but they are neither look shocked nor nervous when they saw you, and just act like nothing with saying of "Hi, surprise...Happy April Fool..." to you? So what would be your next reaction & action?

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Have you been fool yesterday? No, I don't. Happy Belated April Fool...!!!

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