Lazy Pin Pin

me...

• Pin Pin (彬彬) is my pet name / nick name based on one of the characters in my Chinese name.
  


• I'm a Malaysian Chinese female from Johor Bahru, Johor, the southern part of Malaysia.
  


• I was born in 1975 but my zodiac sign is tiger instead of rabbit.
  


• I'm a rather timid person who's afraid of cockroaches, spiders, roller coaster rides and bungy jumping.
  


• My most distinct character : laziness.

my family...

• I lost my dad to colon cancer when i was 15 years old.
  


• I have an elder brother who went to US more than 10 years ago and may never return to Malaysia.
  


• My mom is one of the dearest persons to me in the world.
  


• My mom has a brother and sister who are Singaporeans and my maternal grandma stays with my Singaporean uncle.
  


• The thing my mom would want the most : Have my brother back by her side

my love life...

• I'm in a steady relationship with a guy from Bukit Mertajam, Penang, the northern part of Malaysia.
  


• He is one year younger than me and we were colleagues in the previous job.
  


• We were seconded to Munich, Germany for training and the relationship blossomed from then.
  


• He is an IT professional in a big shipping line in Singapore and is staying in JB with my mom and me.
  


• Our pet names for each other : 贝 (short for 宝贝)

my education...

• My 11 years of primary and secondary education was from Foon Yew (宽柔), a well-known Chinese school in Malaysia.
  


• I completed the last year of my high school education (known as Grade 13 or OAC) in Canada.
  


• I have a Bachelor degree in Business Administration (BBA) from Canada.
  


• I have a Master of Science in Information Studies (MSc) from Singapore.
  


• The thing i dreaded the most about pursuing PhD : research, research and research

my career...

• I've worked for 6 companies of different industries and in different posts in Malaysia and Singapore.
  


• Being both business and IT trained, i think of myself as the Jack of all trades but master of none.
  


• I'm now stuck in a job that pays decently but without any prospect.
  


• The company i'm working with now is a listed company in Singapore that was involved in a corruption case.
  


• The career of my dream : a successful columnist like Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City

my friends...

• I have a gang of good friends whom i've known for more than 16 years and they are like brothers and sisters to me.
  


• My laziness in keeping contact with friends had caused me lost friendships.
  


• I get acquainted with guys more easily but i keep longer and closer friendships with girls.
  


• The most enjoyable time spent with my friends : Long chat at a mamak kopitiam

my interests...

• I enjoy reading, watching movies/TV and Web browsing.
  


• Writing and photography are also something that i've liked since high school, but the skills have become rusty since i started working.
  


• I'm a Peanuts fan and have a Peanuts collection that could easily impress anyone who visits my home.
  


• My favourite Peanuts character : Snoopy of course

my wishes...

• My hypocritical wish: world peace.
  


• My boring wish: earn more, provide better living for my mom, be happy with my love ones and stay healthy.
  


• My not-so-boring wish : a trans-Europe backpacking trip

my love-hate relationship with Singapore...

• My mom and i celebrate Chinese New Year in Singapore every year at my Singaporean uncle's place.
  


• Singapore is just like a second home to me.
  


• Singaporeans' kiasu-ness, lack of consideration for others, the denial of their Chinese root and perceived superiority over Malaysian are some of the things that get on my nerves.
  


• My love-hate ratio towards Singapore : 70%-30%

my blogs...

• I started a blog NOT because it's the in-thing now and as an IT professional, i should have one too.
  


• I started a blog NOT because i wanna get famous (not that i have this ability) or get to know other bloggers to widen my social circle (i've passed the age of doing such thing).
  


• I started my own blog for a simple reason: I love writing and need an avenue to express myself.
  


• I used to write long emails to my friends and torture them with my rants; now i can have it in a blog and torture more people.
  


• My blogs:
      Cogito Ergo Scribo
      沙子里的世界