I realise that my blog has given people a certain impression of me. I can tell from the types of questions the ‘public’ – yes, all twelve of you – keep asking me. While I like the kind of image the ‘public’ (cheh wah) appears to have of me, I can no longer live a lie. So, in the name of honesty and total transparency, I have created this FAQ section, which lists some of the stuff people ask me and my answers (aka The Truth).
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“Omg, I didn’t know you were so fat last time!!! How did you lose so much weight?? Tell me so I can be just like you!!”
WY: Contrary to the old pics you may have seen of me, I’ve never had a weight problem. The pic is merely the result of a one-year lapse in discipline and over-gorging – cheesy pizzas and butter rolls will do that to anybody. I’m sorry, but the body I have now is kinda the one I’ve had all along.
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“So many pictures I see you in a jungle! You must be so at one with nature!!”
WY: This cannot be further from the truth. I don’t do well in the jungle: I don’t like mosquitoes, leeches, bugs or man-eating beasts; I don’t like crossing streams cos I get wet; I can’t use a compass to save my life; I can’t tell one plant from another; if left alone in a jungle, I will freak out. When I’m in there, all I can think of is getting out. But once I’m out, all I can think of is going back in. I don’t know why.
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“Wah, I didn’t know you’re a runner! I thought you just every day go spend money at Pavilion! How many km you run a day?”
WY: It breaks my heart to say this but I am NOT a runner. Yes, I run around sometimes (it’s a lot faster than say, walking) but really, I’m a Gallowalker, which makes me a Pseudo-Runner or a Wannabe-Runner. Real runners can run for hours non-stop and they relax by joining marathons or eating power bars. If you think I can do all stuff, then you don’t know me very well!
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“You look damn good! All my friends at your age are fat and have let themselves go! How you maintain ah??”
WY: First of all, I’m not that old okay!! Second of all, you’re no longer my friend.
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“You blog so much and you’re always online. You so free meh? Nothing to do ah?”
WY: Shut up and mind your own business.
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“Can I join you on your weekend sessions?”
WY: No.
15 Comments
December 16, 2008 at 6:15 AM
What a laugh! I stumbled across your website while googling for Putrajaya (my cousin said there is a wetland or something there) and we’re going back to KL for CNY, and I want my kids to go to Dark Cave (is that the same as Gelap Cave? Oh yeah … doh!), Gua Tempuring and whitewater rafting at Kampar and ….
Anyway, I loved your blog! I have to read some more …
Later.
December 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Hi Sheila! Thanks for reading … yes, there is a Wetlands there – very near the Putrajaya park itself, in fact. Haven’t been there though. I’d think that Dark Cave is the same as Gua Gelap – I presume you read my post about getting lost in there!! Haha … I think Gua Tempurung would be a better bet. Just make sure the guide knows what he’s doing!
January 26, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Girl, you make ,me split my sides…for the record, you have always looked good…about the jungle thing– wanting to go back in when you’re out, must have some deep inner-self connotations worth pondering about
January 26, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Thanks Pam
And yeah, I have an answer to that “connotations” thing you mentioned: I’m a glutton for punishment!
July 3, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Dear Winnie,
I just wanted to tell you that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog! Keep up the wry humor and the superb wordplay in your entries! Thanks for making my mundane days a little brighter!
July 4, 2009 at 3:06 AM
Hi Reader, thanks for visiting … your feedback has really made my day
That’s one of the nicest compliments ever!
August 5, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Just out of curiosity…how do you spend your weekends?
August 5, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Eating char siew pau, sleeping like a pork – I mean, a pig – and watching TV. Occasionally, I go to the shopping mall and come back with a bunch of stuff I don’t need.
August 5, 2009 at 4:25 PM
That’s cool. I wish I had as much time as you do during weekends.
October 14, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Do I detect a sense of sarcasm here?
October 12, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Hi Winnie,
I was just reading some of your blog – good reading:) – and I was wondering: what nationality are you, or where did you grow up? Ok you are in Malaysia, and you’re Asian. But the cultural references in the posts are mostly western. And you’re a native English speaker, right? So you’re from somewhere else originally? Sorry, maybe it’s silly to ask. Maybe it would be clear to me if I was in your part of the world (but I’m in western Europe).
Just curious!
October 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Hi Kevin, thanks for reading and no worries – your questions are not silly at all! I’m Malaysian Chinese, born and raised in KL, Malaysia. My first language is English, although I do speak several Chinese dialects as well as Malay. I know it may sound a little odd that I’m Chinese Malaysian and yet, sound – for the most part – ‘western’ (except for the occasional colloquialisms thrown in for good measure). I guess I’m what they call a ‘banana’ – yellow on the outside, white on the inside. Bananas don’t make up the majority of the Chinese population here though (last I heard, it was something measly like 15%) … so that makes us very um, for lack of a better word … special! What can I say? We have very colourful demographics here in Malaysia!
October 18, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Thanks for the reply Winnie:)
October 26, 2009 at 2:16 AM
Hey Winnie,
I came across your blog as I was trying to get the 411 on the 1Toilet debacle. Ended up reading many of your posts cause I like your sense of humour! Keep it up!
Your ‘public’ gallery just became 13 strong!
Cheers and Regards!
October 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM
13 is my lucky number! Thanks for dropping by and for taking the time to leave a comment. Really appreciate it … and while we’re at it, yeah, the 1Toilet is officially one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever had the misfortune of hearing