Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I Won, I Won!


Did you know there are no casinos in Japan? In fact many forms of gambling are not allowed and though there are discussions to legalize gambling in Japan, nothing has been made certain.
The first time B and I visited Tokyo about 3 years ago, we were both excited at the thought of checking out a fancy casino or two while we were visiting. We felt so silly when we discovered there were actually no casinos in Japan! malu

Instead, there are many Pachinko Parlours and entertainment centres with the latter offering plenty of fun in the form of games especially the famous UFO catcher. And today, I am taking you to this very cool entertainment centre we visited in Akihabara. B and I spent quite some time playing all sorts of games here and trust me; there were plenty to keep us busy! ihikhik


Let me win something!

This is my favourite game, which I call the Perfume Machine! Check out the many different perfumes I stand to WIN! Depending on the prizes and the type of game, it costs 100 yen for 1 to 3 tries and 500 yen will get you 3 to 5 tries. You are supposed to manipulate a joystick that controls the claw, allowing it to move back and forth and sideways. Once you have your claw position set, it will descend and attempt to grip the prizes in the display case. If you're lucky, the claw successfully grips and drops your prize into the hatch for you to happily collect!
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My favourite Perfume Machine

It sounds easy but it's really not; there were many frustrated moments when I almost won but the prize fell off the claw at the last minute. Let's not even discuss how much I spent playing these games!
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So many perfumes waiting for me to WIN them home!

This one here is another perfume machine and it's easier to play compared to the UFO catcher. Basically I just have to press the stop button at the right time, in hopes of having the perfumes (and not the plush toys) pushed down into the hatch. Check out the short video clip of Mariuca losing! merajuk




In the end, we did WIN a few cool items and B won one miniature perfume for me so it was really a lot of fun! It might not be the bestusaonlinecasinos.org we were hoping to visit but it was still very exciting. The thrill of winning something was what we came for and that much we certainly got! Oh and we were lucky enough to catch the famous Rilakkuma Bear who happened to be around that day. I quickly grabbed him in a bear hug and so did B!
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-FC Scoreboard points for my first THREE commenters-


MONICA
SHEMAH
DEBBS

163 comments:

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:27 PM  

i just reached home!!!! tak letak beg lagi ni!! i terus saw the tweet and chop!!

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:28 PM  

=-O =-O =-O

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:28 PM  

so cute lah u and B!! 8-) 8-)

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:29 PM  

Kawaii no Rilakkuma! Suki desu! :)

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM  

lama nvr join FC, sudah karat la me. hahaa :-D :-D

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM  

congrates, mon!

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Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM  

Anata mo kawaii desu, Mariuca san! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:30 PM  

awww.. hahahaha!! looks like so much fun, marzie!!! :) :) i can feel the excitement + anxiety + panic watching you play that game!! LOL!

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Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM  

So nice all the games, Marzie!!! geramnya! :) :*

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM  

Monica! Meow 1! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM  

Yay, thanks for chopping Mon! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM  

I also want to bear hug the Rilakkuma bear!!!

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:31 PM  

Awoo hoo! Shemah Meow 2! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM  

hahahaahah debbs speaking!!!

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM  

LOL @ jeanie being karat!!! LOL!

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Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM  

Konnichiwa Monica san! :-D

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM  

congrats mon!!!

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Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

Konnichiwa Jean san! :)

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

Konnichiwa Shemah san! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

Hahahahhahahah tak letak beg lagi kelam-kabut chop it seems Shemah!!! Nasib J tak Nampak hahahaha!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

YAY! Debbs Meow 3! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

yay me!!! Meowwwwwwwwwwwwww CHOP!!! congrats me!!! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

Thanks for chopping ladies, lemme add ur points before anything else! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

congrats debbie san!! LOL!

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM  

i love the perfume machine too!! :* :*

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 2:34 PM  

and the what kuma bear is so cute!! love it!! :* :-D

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Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:34 PM  

macam best kan debbs??? jom pi!!!!

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Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM  

congrats Shemah! :-D :-D :-D

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM  

COngrats Debbs! :-D :-D :-D

Ane,  June 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM  

:'( :'( :'( I'm too late again!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM  

He he he thanks Mon! Must hug the bear of coz, bila lagi ada chance? LOL!!!

Ane,  June 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM  

OKB OKB!! :-$ :-$

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:38 PM  

wah Debbs can speak JPnese! :) ;)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:39 PM  

Ur late but am so happy to see u chopping Jean, so long u never chopped here or at WOAFS and MPG! Hugs Jean! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM  

Amende tu suki desu, he he hehe cutenye bear ni Debbs! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM  

hahahaha J nampak and just geleng his head at me. buka kasut, masuk pintu, check my tweetdeck and kelam kabut chop!!! THEN only i help him bring the stuff inside!! LOL!

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM  

Oh Jean, don worry sure ul get the hang of it again in no time at all! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:41 PM  

Hahahhahahah thanks for watching my short video clip Shemah! Mmg la excited cause almost got the perfume okay? Aiyoooo kalah besar but still so much fun!! :)

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:41 PM  

I like the Perfume Machine! 8-) 8-)

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM  

LOL @ Shemah!!! hahhahahah so cute lah u kelam-kabut chop! :-D :-D :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM  

Ha ha tell me abt it Debbs! Takleh duduk diam I, asyik nak main “game” je hahahahhahahah!!!! Mmg best! I was hoping to win a digicam, but so difficult la that one! :(

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:46 PM  

Yay, Shemah speaking Japanese! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:46 PM  

Hahahhahahah u oso wan to hug the Rilakkuma Bear Shemah? Oh so cute!!! Tu la, dah la taim tu kalah and then I spotted the bear, terus forgot abt my loss and ran to the fella hahahhahaha! SO nice to hug him, lucky he came the same time we were there woo hoo! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:46 PM  

Hahahahaha bestnya!!!! Like B also panic like that!!! LOL!
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Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:47 PM  

Arigato gozaimasu, Monica san. :-D

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:47 PM  

Tu la I pun tak paham Debbs speaking ni!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:47 PM  

He he konnichiwa Debbs!

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:47 PM  

Meowie! Yay to me chopping here finally! :*

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Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 2:48 PM  

Hahahah terrer lah you speak jpnese, debbs. My SIL is half Japanese but she
never teach me anything.. :-(
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Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:48 PM  

Suki desu is I like! :*

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:48 PM  

Little bit only la Mon haha...last time learn basic Japanese. Now karat edi! :)

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:49 PM  

Arigato gozaimasu = TQ?? :-D

Phatelara,  June 30, 2009 at 2:49 PM  

I oso want to hug Rilakkuma! So adorable! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:49 PM  

Congrats Shemah! And again u’ve put urself in the running to be my TFC2! Both tied at 3 points! Meow!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:50 PM  

Hahahaha me too Jean!!! I can play it all day… and night!!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:52 PM  

LOL @ what kuma bear! You are as cute as the bear Jean! ;)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:53 PM  

Hahahah mmg best pun Shemah, pi la Japan!!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:55 PM  

Ane! U always miss my chop and tweets sweetie, hugsy! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:57 PM  

Just chopped this one this morning Ane, yay for RM casino PBs LOL!!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:59 PM  

Hahahhahahahhahah I can imagine J geleng kepala kat u Shemah! Sometimes B oso thinks I’m crazy when I suddenly tune him out to CHOP while talking to him hahahhahahah! Cian our hubby LOL!!!

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 2:59 PM  

hehe coz u must practice Debbs! ;)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 2:59 PM  

Yay Mon! Of coz the Perfume Machine is the best! But quite hard to find the perfume machine, only 2 places got the machine, so of coz played at both places…and lost! ROTFLMAO!! ;)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 3:00 PM  

Oh memang pemes is it, the Rilakkuma bear?? Nanti if I ever go there one
day, I also want to find him!! Or her!! LOL!
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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:00 PM  

haha, of coz karat la, shemah! but watch me all speedy again in no time! haha! :-D :-D

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:00 PM  

i sure hope so, marzie! :) :-D

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM  

Hahahahahahha dua2 panic la , so farnee la we two and then some more can influence another guy (who tak pernah main the games) to join in the fun hahahahhahahha!

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM  

aww.. that's a great comfort, marzie! it nice to be part of the late comer! haha! :-D :-D

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:02 PM  

konnichiwa debbs san! ;)

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:02 PM  

marzie!! :*

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:02 PM  

Finally is the word Debbs, pestaim chop for u at MD and on the last day of the month! :)

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:02 PM  

haha! cute as bear? :-[ :-D

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:03 PM  

My MIL can speak Japanese, she worked there last time. So we got some of the important necessary phrases from her before we left, which I gotta say did come in handy! ;)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:03 PM  

Arigato gozaimas!!

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:03 PM  

oh i am so gonna go to japan one day! must play this perfume machine! :)

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:04 PM  

congrates, shem!

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:04 PM  

yes, mon! it means TQ!

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:04 PM  

Oooops both here referring to u and Mon, Shemah!

Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 3:04 PM  

congrates, debbs!

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Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:04 PM  

He he he takpe, I hugged Rilakkuma edi on ur behalf Debbs lol! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:07 PM  

Hi Guest! Thanks and welcome to Meow Diaries! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:09 PM  

Pemes gila the Rilakkuma bear, semua org rushed to snap pictures with him, I oso had to kelam-kabut hug and take pic LOL!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:10 PM  

That’s the spirit Jean! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:10 PM  

Sure Jean, I have faith in you!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:11 PM  

Yay! Don worry Jean, new month starting soon, then can start fresh with ur chopping! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:11 PM  

Yeah la cause u donno his name, pakai bantai je he hehhehe!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM  

Hahahahah u guys are making me LOL today, thanks peeps! Now Jean wants to go to japan and play the perfume machine hahahahahha, of coz u have to Jean, so syiok I tell u! :)

TH,  June 30, 2009 at 3:13 PM  

wow. so much fun! =-X

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:15 PM  

Aloha Miss Y! Wah long time never say that to u woman!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:17 PM  

Hey TH! Sure la fun, ha ha got perfume machine and bear how not to have fun LOL!!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:17 PM  

LOL!!! U oso TH, oh u should go to Japan with hubby and Sean! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 3:31 PM  

Hahahahahaaha a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!! Memang kesian lah..
but it's like reflex when I see a chop tweet! LOL!
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Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 3:32 PM  

Wuaaahhh speedy jeanie!!! Takut lah like this!! LOL!
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Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 3:40 PM  

me and Shemah? why Mariuca? I'm lost :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:48 PM  

LOL! U and Shemah tied for TFC2 with 3 points each Mon! ;)

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM  

ohhhhh TFC2! hahahha okok :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:53 PM  

Ha ha yay for TFC2! :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 3:56 PM  

Hahahaahah me and mon tied at TFC2?? LOL! suddenly an image of those little
kids' lari ikat kaki comes to mind!! LOL!
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Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 3:56 PM  

Yayyyy! btw i'm doing my ec round now....:-D

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 3:58 PM  

LOL @ lari ikat kaki!!! hahhahahah:-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 3:59 PM  

Im not doing my ec although I should cause it’s the last day huhuhu!

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 4:07 PM  

connection quite fast so I want to finish it asap Mariuca! :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM  

Oh no im left behind today huhuhu 900 to drop aiyo!

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 4:13 PM  

haha still have plenty of time to drop lah :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 4:18 PM  

I am trying to drop some before I zzzz oh no haven zzzz!

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 4:24 PM  

hahhaha yelah u haven zzzz! :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 4:29 PM  

Dats why haven zzzzz now happily dropping ec it seems LOL!!

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 4:36 PM  

oh tonight 12am don forget to take down yr TC and TD :-D

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 4:41 PM  

Ha ha thanks for reminding sweetie and I must take down for LJ oso! :)

Monica,  June 30, 2009 at 4:44 PM  

where is LJ? :)

Shemah,  June 30, 2009 at 4:56 PM  

Oh ya!! Thanks for reminding marzie, mon! I also totally forgot what date it
was.. if not.. no TC and TD like this!! LOL!
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LadyJava,  June 30, 2009 at 5:12 PM  

=-O =-O =-O =-O =-O =-O

LadyJava,  June 30, 2009 at 5:13 PM  

wah.. you won that big stuff toy! awesome!!! my internet can go anytime now.. now.. so just making full use of it before it goes!!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 5:15 PM  

Lj got no connection edi at her old house, terminated cause moving soon, so she got no internet! ;)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 5:16 PM  

Don forget to check on TD oso peeps! Sure I tak full 31 days!

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM  

Oh yay you’re edi here, just sent u email dearie! Don worry, TCM and TCO capture tonight he he! :)

Mariuca,  June 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM  

LJ!!!!! U mean the Rillakuma Bear??? Hhahahahahahhaha mana ada I menang tu LJ? Hahahhahahhahaha oh bestnye kalau I menang tu!

JL,  June 30, 2009 at 5:35 PM  

Reminds me of the machine in the arcade where you put tokens to push sweets into your slot! But this one is obviously better cos can win perfume! :-D :-D :-D

Teddy bear! *hugs* :* :*

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Jean,  June 30, 2009 at 11:58 PM  

hello meows!! Aunty Jean has just voted for you at BE!! All the best!! :) :*

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 12:37 AM  

Jean!!! I just woke up ha ha, thanks for voting sweetie, up against my bes fren castaway it seems!! meow!

TH,  July 1, 2009 at 6:12 PM  

wah the toy so big!

TH,  July 1, 2009 at 6:13 PM  

must be expert! lol.. at genting last time play no such big toy oso

TH,  July 1, 2009 at 6:13 PM  

perfume machine some more...:) so cool.. here where got

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TH,  July 1, 2009 at 6:13 PM  

not enough money spend can't go

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Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 6:19 PM  

The bear u mean TH? He he, of coz la big, somebody’s inside the bear suit LOL!!!

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 6:21 PM  

The big “toy” is for show la TH, obviously I can’t win the bear hahahahha, I wish though!!!

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 6:21 PM  

Dat’s why la TH, here where got perfume machine…otherwise, sure I’ll be playing every day hahahhaha! :)

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 6:24 PM  

Sure can scrape enough funds to travel to Japan one day TH, really fun and such a cool place I tell you! :)

LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 7:52 PM  

Another battle GP??
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LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 7:53 PM  

Hahah.. yelah.. human size tu!!! Bestnya!
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LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 7:54 PM  

Thanks for the screen capture GP!!! Muahs!!
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LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 7:55 PM  

Hahah.. yeah. But it seems still got till now.. I really hope nothing is
wrong!!
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Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 8:11 PM  

U asking me to go on one LJ? He he BOTB!

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 8:12 PM  

Mmg best to hug LJ! Tak nak lepas lol!

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 8:13 PM  

Welcome dearie! Hugs! :)

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 8:14 PM  

What still got LJ? MCS??????

LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 10:06 PM  

Hmm.. still got what eh? Internet kot!!
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LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 10:08 PM  

Ahhaha. if you go on.. I vote lah.. just now I saw Jean say she voted.
that's why I ask
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LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 10:13 PM  

Hehehhe.
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Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 10:17 PM  

I’m back dearie! Why la suddenly hehehehe!

LadyJava,  July 1, 2009 at 10:21 PM  

Hahha.. must be laughing at one of the comment lah.. lol!!
Hehehhhee
Eh I suspense ni.. my connection is still on.. seriously hope they wont
delay in the reconnection later at new home.. ish I got jobs to do lah.. now
want to do cannot.. coz any time can disconnect kan?
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Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 10:25 PM  

Tu la… I hari tu pi DU punya branch to terminate and they terminated immediately.. Cuma nak reconnect tu je yg buat hal. Buat la sikit sikit LJ while u still have connection!

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 10:30 PM  

LJ, I just got paid from RM, lemme see got deduksi at PP or not! ;)

Mariuca,  July 1, 2009 at 10:33 PM  

Yay no deduksi for RM! :)

LadyJava,  July 2, 2009 at 12:23 AM  

GP! My MIL also speaks Japanese.. she took course coz my FIL got business with Japanese and too lazy to took the coures.. lol!

LadyJava,  July 2, 2009 at 12:23 AM  

Makeover cannot do skit skit dearie. Takut nanti dah take job.. took too
long to finish kan.
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LadyJava,  July 2, 2009 at 12:24 AM  

Ok.. let me know.. but I don't think RM got deduction.. they absorb kot
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LadyJava,  July 2, 2009 at 12:24 AM  

Yeay.. payu also that day no deduction
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gagay,  July 2, 2009 at 8:52 PM  

=-O =-O =-O =-O =-O

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gagay,  July 2, 2009 at 8:55 PM  

congrats GP that you;ve won! :*

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