Little-Wonder.Net - Personal domain and blog of Brenda Tan

First and foremost, this is an appeal to the public.

If you are the person who has submitted my domain to designsnack.com, pretty pretty please remove my domain from there. I am flattered that you feel my site deserves to be listed. :P However, with effect from two months ago, I have ceased all my listings in various communities because I have reached a certain point where I’ve decided to keep a low profile online.

Meanwhile, I’ve returned from Kuala Lumpur. (Duh, why would I be writing here, otherwise!)

It was all in all, a highly enjoyable (and interesting) vacation. A good amount of time was spent catching up with my distant relatives from where we’ve left a year ago. Plus, they provided excellent companionship especially when it comes to a girl’s favourite activity - shopping.

Expenditure was a rather touchy issue this time round because I’ve purchased several items which (i) I already have an abundance of (ii) do not need or (iii) are liable to end up as white elephants in my cupboards or shelves. Strangely though, the amount spent looked pretty scary when in Malaysian ringgits, but seemed very reasonable when converted to my own currency. That’s the wonder of the currency value differences for you.

To sum up the boring facts in a nutshell, I’ve returned with;

1) A nice golden-brown tan, all thanks to that entire day spent outdoors at Sunway Lagoon.

2) A lighter mood. All that laughter had put me in a rather cheery state - an antithesis of my rather depressed state prior to the trip.

3) Six new pieces of apparel, 5 of which were tees. (Argh!)

4) Photographs and videos as memorabilia.

5) A sore bottom and back from sitting in the coach for several long hours on end.

Meanwhile, I just can’t not relate a particular scenario that took place sometime during this vacation which involved one of my younger distant cousins who is still at the (rather) tender age of eight - Little Joey.

Apparently, most of the younger generation had decided to catch this particular movie, of which the title would not be mentioned. This movie has been rated NC16 locally, but was merely PG rated in Malaysia, despite containing a couple of mild-sexually explicit scenes.

Somehow, my eldest distant cousin happened to be the unlucky soul who was seated right next to Little Joey, and had to endure much of his senseless remarks during the course of the movie. Of course, considering how young he was, there were just too many things that he could not appreciate at that age.

Thus, during a particular scene involving a half-naked woman, Little Joey piped up. Pointing at the screen, he went;

“Na na pok! Na na pok! Na na pok! Na na pok! Na na pok!”
(Repeat this several times. For the uninitiated, ‘Na na pok’ is a local slang for breasts.)

My eldest distant cousin placed her head in her hands. She didn’t know whether to hide her face in embarassment or to burst out laughing, because several other people present at the cinema were already beginning to turn around.

Little Joey poked her again.

“Jie jie, look! Very big hor?”

To quote my distant cousin’s exact words - “I was speechless. I really did not know how to reply him!”

“I don’t blame you,” was my answer. If caught in that situation, I would certainly be laughing too hard to even be able to think. However, Little Joey had provided us all with much entertainment throughout the entire vacation. Plus, who can resist those big, innocent looking eyes of his?

Lastly, I know that this is late.

Wishing all readers out there a very Merry Christmas, and peace and joy for the years that lie ahead.

Meanwhile, I’m off to Cameron Highlands for three-four days, and would be back on the 29th. So, yes. Another short disappearance.