Family Traditions

The 10 traditions that the Loo family has in the past 27 years:

1. Who turns on the TV gets to control the TV channels
2. The one who finishes dinner last has to do the dishes
3. The one sitting in the front passenger seat has to open the gate
4. The child at home has to open the gates when Papa comes back
5. Nearest to the phone has to pick up the ringing phone
6. The youngest gets to hit the bust of the two elder ones. After that, REVENGE TIME
7. Dad doesn't have to wash dishes, everybody else has to
8. Who wants to use the car, has to wash the car (only applicable to the guys, oops...guy)
9. You can only have a handphone if you go to college
10. You can only drive the Elantra if your name is Joshua or Papa

The ONLY tradition NOW:

1. Cookie comes first, everything else is just secondary

The Loos

The Loos


Hmmmmm....... first post by the only brother in the family. Both youngest and eldest sis went back to KL liao and little Duchie doesnt seems to miss Mel and Big sis.

Looks like you guys going to have trouble adapting her back to the old home ..... muah hahahaha.

The little Duchie still irritates poor little cookie, and cookies stil snarls back defensively each time being jumped on, other than that they seem to be okay when not near each other thats it.

Me go back to PS2.... update at 6 o'clock yayz .... now how do we put up works already XD

LHT's favourite blue

Sky blue, sea blue, turquoise blue, navy blue, I’ll take it. My room is painted in blue, lined with blue wallpaper while my cupboards, room interior, bedsheet and curtains are yup…in that colour, too. Even my work station at work is blue, complete with matching blue stationeries, toys, notice board, décor, cushion, trays, etc. My obsession with this colour….hhmmm…seems quite obvious to friends around.

One would think that I would take this obsession into the colouration of my clothing but quite to the contrary, I have a lot of pinks in the cupboard. I think I’m a pinkie when it comes to dressing but the blue started when I was younger when I wanted a colour that was not too girlish. Yeah, I was still a tom-boy when I liked that colour. As I grew older, I learnt to wear dresses, frills, tubes and mini skirts. Not too long ago, I wore only jeans and boyish T-shirts with boots. Yes, I was the tomboy and a horror to my mum who is like this super dresser. Dad said that mum never wore a single dress or blouse twice in their courtship duration of 9 years. So you can imagine how mum was trying her best to make me wear blouses and skirts.

It started with blouses wit sleeves, then sleeveless ones, knee length (very modest and aunty looking) skirts and then it took a drastic turn when I discovered the world of clubbing. Mum was so excited about my clubbing experience that she took extra effort to help me choose make-up (the whole set from foundation to the eye-shadow) and she bought me a white tube and a pencil skirt with a super high slit. Then, the wardrobe change began and whoalah! My wardrobe now has minimal t-shirts and loads of frilly and ribbony dresses that are pink. -Hoey Theen-

Hoey Theen

Having just discovered the world of blogging, I think my addiction to this has immensely grown overnight. This blogging stuff is way cool and I get to write about anything and the only people who see it are those who know about it. I know...JAKUN of me, right?

Anyway, a little about myself since this blog is about the family and I would have to introduce all the family members. I'm the eldest to 3 siblings; 1 brother and 2 sisters. Like all the eldest, I get the firsthand of everything including the hi-fi, clothes, lap-top, car etc. Sounds good right? It was good till I became old enough to take care of my siblings financially. That is when my siblings decide it is payback time to compensate for all the second-hand or even third-hand goods. Now, whenever we go shopping, I get statements like, "I need a new watch", "I want a new blouse", "I want a new bag" and the list is endless. Needless to say, I would buy whatever they want because I was blessed enough to get everything first hand. :)

Currently, I am working in PJ and staying on my own. My siblings would occasionally visit me and I do look forward to these visits coz it would mean I don't have to look for entertainment during the weekend.

My favourites: blue, Nissan Fairlady Z, lacy and ribbony dresses, reading thrillers, mountain-trekking, music (all genres), writing, shopping @ Topshop and Ms Selfridge (because these are the only places which have my size), volleyball, lime juice with plum, jamoca almond fudge ice cream, SHOES (loads of this...especially heels) and mamaking to catch up with friends. -Hoey Theen-

She is one lady who has it all, beauty, brains, will and heart. A feminine feminist that loves laces as well as climbing mountains. Her gifts are always extravagant, never a complainer, another clean freak and fun, now who doesn't want to stay with her? Her chic dressing style and witty conversations make her stand out in a crowd. Girly, she may be but don't take that as a sign of weakness, cuz if you bully her, she will take it out with you....legally.
A loyal friend, she takes good care and pamper her loved ones. Papa and mummy always trust her opinions and decisions. She works hard and plays hard too.
Not that perfect, she is lactose intolerant:P All in all, I am proud to be her younger sister~Hoey lit~

Joshua

The gamer and the artistic one. None of us knows how to draw even at the age of 3 and this guy was happily drawing pages of tankers and robots shooting laser beams. A talented artist who uses my school books as his training ground, I have changed exercise books so many times when he was younger. Don't think my teachers thought it was funny to see all those black squiggly drawings.

He loves games, video and computer and can spend HOURS playing them, which practically drives mum and dad mad with his obssession. His game collection is probably more than the whole family's DVD collection (including the pirated ones).

Slightly on the heavy side and 6-footer, Joshua is a loving brother to his siblings and would take good care of them at any time. Go Josh! -Hoey Theen-

Hoey Lit

The quietest of us all and the brainiest, too. Hoey lit loves bohemian looking clothings and anything that is fashionably different. Chunky accessories, earthy clothings and gothic. But like all uni students, she likes to surf the Net, music (pop divas), movies, Johnny Depp (who doesn't?) and plays the piano (yes, she is musically inclined).

The least demanding of the lot, Hoey lit has a gentle spirit and gives in to her younger sister many times though I suspect Hoey Sheen sometimes take advantage of her soft nature. As mentioned, she is the brainy one scoring straight A's in all her studies and getting scholarships is such a breeze for her. But her blurness when it comes to daily life can be quite funny at times. I remember this once she brought home soy milk when mum wanted milk. To her, both are the same.

She loves food and appreciate all good and tasty yummy food. Not only is she adventurous when it comes to food, she is also in to caving, trekking and swimming. -Hoey Theen-

Grooming Cookie and Duchess

COOKIE

Here Cookie, Cookie...Time for your bath. And she zooms right up to the bathroom. She gets to stand in our baby basin (yup...the same one used by all of us when we were just a few inches in length) and laps the warm water (yes...she bathes in warm water and not the cold shower). Then, mum will shower and shampoo her till she is a fluff of bubbles. Throughout all these, she just keeps quiet and enjoy the bath. Then my mum dries her with a big towel and blow-dry her fur, which she would then try to snatch the towel from mum. Mum would then settle down to pluck the ear hair from Cookie's beetlejuice looking ears and cut off all flyaway hair. Life is good for the little princess.

DUCHESS

Not such a willing victim to mum's grooming penchant. She would struggle through and whine as though she was being abused. I tried a few times to pluck her ear hair and finally, gave up. I'm paying for her to be groomed instead. -Hoey Theen-

Midnight Shopping during Mega Sale

Alas, we are also caught in the fever of last minute shopping for the best buys in town. Me, sis, mum and dad went to Tebrau City to check out err…brassiere, shoes and clothes. Sounds weird that my parents would fancy a spot of shopping knowing that we can shop for hours but dad is way cool. He can shop for hours with us (more like patiently waiting for us to complete our shopping). Such patience - amazing that not many guys nowadays can handle the shopping hours. I will be amazed if any guys can take the challenge to shop with me. My record for shopping non-stop was 12 hours and boy...I'm curious if any guy can do the same.

Anyway, we shopped till Jusco nearly closed and tried on a million pieces of dresses yet alas, I only managed to find a pair of capri khakis which I think is so-so but great for casual wear. Not something I would like to buy but out of practicality, I had to.

My sis wasn't so lucky. She kept on trying but found only a blouse when she wanted work wear, shoes and strapless bra. Alas, she found none. Its that sense of disappointment that comes after all the effort to shop and finding nothing to take home. Its crazy but women find this weird sense of satisfaction in throwing money around to get clothings that they most probably will never wear again, apart from the trying session in the changing room.

After a gruelling session of shopping, everyone rushed for 'bak-kuah' sandwich. Superb when taken with white bread. Right after that, dad fell asleep snoring while mom busy herself with plucking ear hair of Duchess.

Just another shopping trip for the Loos. -Hoey Theen-

Cookie Monster

Characteristics: Withdrawn, lady-like, sucker for walks, loves tummy rubs, gymnast in car, has many beds, buffet for every meal and must be spoon-fed.

She's the tiniest poodle and have no idea how small she is. So, she behaves as though she is the queen of the house (which unfortunately, we all have to kow-tow to her). Mum scolds us for bullying her (as though we innocent princesses would do such a bad thing - yeah rite!). We have to give up our seats to her, let her eat whatever she wants, do whatever she wants and basically, treat her like a Queen!

Although we sound like we cannot 'tahan' her, she is the love of our lives. She makes the day more fun and the nites more interesting. Love ya, Cooks -Hoey Theen-

First Blog @ Taman Daya

YAY! Our first blog in the family and no one to see coz we haven't shared it out with anyone. This whole blogging thing came about when I saw Joel's blog and then, Hoey Lit thought it would be fun to have a family blog. Though we seriously doubt Mum or Dad is going to be a frequent contributor to the blog.

I thought I was the IT-idiot in the family coz I didn't know what a blog was until 2 weeks ago. It doesn't help to sound stupid when asking Joel what was a blog. There was a silence and hesitation on his part (I don't want to know what is going through his head at my stupid question). I must sound like the most 'jakun' Aunty Coco. -Hoey Theen-