Beautiful December

DECEMBER!!! It's my favorite month!!!

Christmas Celebration is just around the corner... we can see Christmas trees everywhere...with presents, ornaments, santa clause and snowman..even though we don't have snow in this country..haha..

December for me is beautiful...
Beginning from the end of November, people start setting up the trees, decorating malls and streets..so beautiful... it is the last month of every year, grown-ups start planning things for the next coming year... kids are having fun on their school holiday, looking for santa clause everywhere to get candies and presents... wow! it's the time when I always wish I can become a kid again..on December. It's like living in a world full of fantasies ~ a world with golden lights, sparkling silver snow flakes, red wrapped presents, little fairies, happiness, joys .. and everything beautiful, i just can't describe it... *batting my eyes dreamily~hoohhh*

Ok! It's 2 weeks to go before Christmas...and by this time people always talks about their wishlists for Christmas... when I was a kid, I always wish for pretty dresses, dolls and teddy bears.. while my grownup wish is simple... Money! just give me lots-a money and I will buy my own gift..haha *lol* (dasar mata duitan :p)...hehe don't get me wrong... I just don't know what to wish for...It's too many to be listed... I want everything (astaga! tamak nya ~.~') :p haha...

I know I'm a grown up now... and I'm aware that santa clause is a tale... those fake santa clause exist for kids only.. hehe.. hey! December is still my dreamy month..so I'm free to live with my own fantasy on this month... Anyway, Christmas gift are most welcome for those who wants to give me presents *hopefully a big one :p* hhaha...

Ok then, Merry Christmas everyone! :)

~xoxo~

This Is It - 'RUAI ANA'

Ladies and Gentlemen...I am proud to present my new blog 'RUAI ANA' *clapping hand :p*

In my previous post, I did mentioned about my desire to have another blog which is written in my mother tongue, Iban language.... and so, here it is http://joannamada.blogspot.com/

Here's the screen capture of my blog.

Ruai means a public corridor, that runs the open space along the length of a Borneo longhouse. It is a place where the villagers can gather for meetings or having activities during celebrations. You can read more about long house here.

Ana is me... short form of Joanna. Some people, normally my close relatives would called me Ana. Even though sometimes my dad would call me Jo *normally when he's on 'sporting' mood*. Most people would call me Joanna, maybe because Ana seem to be general and lots of other people being called by 'ana' or 'na'.

So, basically... Ruai Ana means Ana's corridor..but I prefer it define as Ana's place to hang out :D

This is ruai of my long house.

This is some of activity that we do at ruai

That is me..and my grandma sitting at ruai...long time didn't see her..really miss her

All pics here is original. I just don't have time to edit it :p. The pics are taken during Gawai celebration year 2006.

Ok then, that's all for now... For all my Iban readers & friends, see ya at http://joannamada.blogspot.com/. Aram ngerindang diri ba blog aku..yea..bela ngirup depan pc kena masu blog aku..hihi

~xoxo~

"Unfriend" - word of the year 2009

Here's the news...

"Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.

This news is said to have been spread by media for a week already... On my way to work this morning, the topics on Hitz.fm is about new phase/word you want to add to the dictionary, and mention "unfriend". Then at the office, I asked from my Uncle Google and get this link (lots more actually, I just pick a few):

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/lf_nm_life/us_words_unfriend

http://www.pcworld.com/article/182339/unfriend_chosen_as_oxford_dictionarys_2009_word_of_the_year.html

http://blogs.computerworld.com/15108/unfriend_the_word_of_the_year_apparently

Next, I refer to my Granpa Dictionary online, and get this:

Unfriend means not a friend; or an enemy.
[source: dictionary.com and thefreedictionary.com]

The word "unfriend" does not exist in some dictionary including online Oxford itself [whom declare the word of the year...or maybe they just added the words, that's why i couldn't find it].

The news ralate the word "unfriend" with social networking site such as facebook. Perhaps we can come with new definition for general social networking sites...

Social Network Sites... the place where you can friend and unfriend any people :p

Seems like our dictionary is getting thicker and flooded with words as the world&technology evolve. Some new words like twitter, twittering, sexting, intexticated, obamaian, freemium and funemployed.

Maybe if tomorrow I create new social site called Joethel it will be added to dictionary in future...then I would hear people say... "hey, let's joetheling! Joethel is fun!".... *wooing with big eyes and grin*...hahaha! *interesting* - hey I can sit next to Mark Zuckerberg and talks about business...oh, by then I'll say 'bye bye programming' haha...*yikes!...I'm daydreaming..!*

OK...I'll stop my day dream here. Need to continue my work.. :p

~xoxo~