Hey Guys, I jes wanted to say to big thank you for listening in on us every morning. We really try very hard to bring you a breakfast show with content, substance and laughs. Its not the easiest thing being on radio. I thought it wouldn't be too hard when I first started. It may "sound" easy but a lot of work goes into doing a daily breakfast show, and not just from us, from everyone at Lite.I was personally finding it hard to swallow, the closer the survey results were getting. I think I can speak for both PK and myself that when our station manager told us we were the number one breakfast show for 25+ in Malaysia, me and PK nearly fell off our chairs! In fact, I think my mouth fell on the floor...I don't believe I've ever felt that shocked before!

In all honesty, I am so humbled and extremely grateful that you have made this happen for us. Its like christmas came early. I recall a conversation with PK talking about it after, I laugh about it afterwards becausewe couldn't even speak to be honest, we were so shocked! I personally think, carrying on from Simon and Caroline was a huge pair of shoes to fill. Even Iuse tolisten in on them when I worked in production on the way to work! In no way do I think we could ever replace the dynamic duo butI hopewecan, in some way , pick up where they left off, and just do the best that we are capable of doing.

Lite fm is a small team, but its like a family. We really do get along with each other. I look forward to coming on the show every morning because I really do have a good time with PK and with our listeners and I really want to start off your day, well! Its a huge commitment I know andthere has been some negative comments from our listeners about us, but I takewhatever negative comments come my wayto heart and as much as I can (without changing who I am), I will try to turn it into a positive outcome.

I can't express it enough but I really do,with every inch of me,thank everyone of you for listening to the lite breakfast show. I am absolutely overwhelmed by the experience and by you guys.

Thank-you all so much!.

Sara

Just when you think the worst is over!! They're back! My little doggie was itching himself the other day and as I turned toward him to see what was up, he jumped onto my lap and a wee ol ticky fell off him. At first I sat there stunned, not knowing what to do...then as it started to crawl I whisked it into a tissue and squashed it. A little graphic I know, but I have a hatred for these little creatures who have marked me many times from bites on my arms, legs and other places!

Their bite is tremendously itchy! I once had one on my arm for about 6 months and it was always so itchy, I could never not scratch it! Now its finally disappeared but sadly, a new one has appeared on my other arm. Sigh!

I love my dogs and cat to death and I would never banish them from the room cause of ticks. My house dog, Ziggy is my pal. He sleeps on the bed with me...gives me cuddles, nestles under my chin when he gets cold: He's just lovely. He was not a difficult puppy at all....he's almost a year. But to see him lead a great life after the pest control came in etc etc was amazing! Now? Sigh....he's back to the ol scratching again. Poor chap! Looks like another tick wash is in need and a shave and another call to the pest control is needed too!! Wish me luck! Have a good weekend everyone! Happy Deepavali!

X Sara

Hey Folks...

I was left to my own devices for the past 2 weeks, when my boyfriend of 5 years flew over to Kansas for his sisters wedding for 2 weeks. At first I didn't really know what to do with myself...having depended on him for so much. But the time apart definitely gave me some time to think and reassess my life. One thing for sure is...you realise how much more important your friends are and I did manage to touch base with a few that I had more or less lost touch with. It made me think about a topic for the show one day in the future. Do we lose our independence when we become a couple? Its easy to think no...but let me give you an example: A few days before he left, the drains in my house started to clog and became blocked. Then I had to pick up a piece of furniture from my moms house. There were a few 'chores' to do...which were (ha ha ha) "MANLY" chores. So I kept asking and asking for him to sort these things out for me...but the poor bloke was running around left right and center sorting out his own stuff for his trip.

Finally, when he left...I thought to myself "What am I gonna do about all the drains and the furniture?" Well...what d'ya know! I picked up the phone and made the call myself and got everything sorted the next day!! Ha ha ha....I was laughing to myself and I told my mom who also found it all amusing.

The bottom line I think is...keep your independance even when you are together with someone. Don't lose yourself and morph into the 'couple'. I know its cosy and ever so comfortable...but try to step out once in awhile and take that trip alone, for go for a drive to the store by yourself or sort something out that your partner would normally do. Self confidence and independance is a very attractive quality in a personand ever since my boyfriend has been back...I've found that! I also think he's chuffed that I've stopped asking him to help with the simpliest things. In fact...he's more impressed than ever! Remember who you are guys!

X Sara

Hello there! I had a fab time at Dail and Dine the other night. It was wonderful to meet all the listeners and chitchat. It was a very different experience for me since the last dial and dine I went to was when I was only 2 weeks into the job! A lot of people did not know who I was then. I'm sure some of them gave me the evil eye for replacing Caroline! ha ha ha...jes kiddin.

But that night as I went over to meet and greet our listeners, most of them knew my name! He he he...felt weird! Its still all new to me! But from talking to the listeners, I took all their comments (positive and negative) to heart and will domy best to see them through.

Once again, thanks all for your support!!

X Sara

Hey all! In case you don’t know…since the death of good ol Charlie, my moms loyal doggie companion…she had jetted off to Ireland for 3 weeks to ‘reset’ and upon her return decided to buy fish! So we went down to the Pet shop at the curve last weekend and invested a considerable amount of money on 2 beautiful goldfish…Chester and Oscar. The point was, to have life in her condo. So while we were waiting for the guys to wrap everything up…I tested the waters with her.

I asked her to come with me to look at the dogs. She sat quietly on the bench as I enquired about some dogs…she took a shine to a beagle…but little did I know that the cogs in her head were already spinning in motion.

The next day I awoke with a call from mom, saying she was at the pet store, holding the beagle and getting ‘attached’. Well…shocked as I was , I rushed over to help her make a big decision. We welcomed Jazz into our family last Sunday and she has been a joy ever since!

Mom said she didn’t want to go through another heartache by losing another dog…that was why she said she didn’t want anymore. In some ways she felt like she was ‘betraying’ Charlie by getting a new dog. I say…if you think that way, then we may as well not love anything at all! We don’t do ourselves any favours by stopping us from loving…in fact, I think we lose out! We are all going to move on one day and if I can remember my life being full of love, loving and being loved…well, that’s all I can ask for! Remember the good times people.....

Hey Everyone! I want to wish everyone out there, Selamat Hari Raya! I have the best memories of celebrating Raya in Kuching. We started the day early, wore our Sunday best, sometimes we wore baju kurung. I remember going to all the houses and eating non-stop! In fact, I would play with the kids last! I am a big fan of rendang and ketupat! Big fan! And because we are Chinese/Irish, it was not something that we ate a lot of at home…so I literally waited once a year to eat it! Ha ha ha ha…

But I have a lot of Malay friends here who have taught me a lot about Hari Raya. Just sitting down with all the moms and aunts and making kueh is tradition in a lot of households and I remember doing it and being asked to remember the recipe as they joked and told me that I could make a lot of money from those cookies!

Admittedly, it’s a lot quieter for me in KL cause a lot of my friends 'balik kampung' but , I still get to visit a few houses and one in particular, its a 'special’ house we travel to every year to see an old friend and it’s the only time I ever see her, at raya! She has the best rendang ever and I never miss a trip…it’s a bit of a tradition actually!!! So…with that…I hope we all keep our little traditions alive and be happy celebrating this wonderful festival!

X Sara

Hey all...you know..I was watching my dogs play the other day and I thought how nice it was the they all got on. But, what's even more amazing is that my dogs, get along with a stray cat I picked up a few years ago, famously! They groom each other and the cat actually rules the roost!

I do prefer dogs to cats but the cat I have actually thinks its a dog. I have a Shitzu and a stray dog and I think the cat thinks that its the same size as the Shitzu therefore, it must be a dog. It even eats dog food, dog snacks and sleeps in the dog bed with the other dogs!

Isn't that amazing? When people come over they are so surprised that my pets get along so well. The cat will announce its arrival after being out the night before and the dogs will be ready and waiting to meet and greet! Its like a king in the house...we sometimes nickname him 'The Godfather' because our dogs bend over backwards to welcome him home!

Never-the-less, its amazing to see the cat defend himself against two very over active dogs and still rule thehome! It really goesto show hat what ever our differences are,if we're willing to, we can all get along. Happy friday everyone! Weekend is around the corner!

X Sara

Hello All! My dog woke me up the other night, barking at the corner of my bedroom which happens to be very big, so…a lot of dark corners around. It was 1:30am when it happened and it was very un-nerving to be woken up to your dog barking at…well…nothing really! Hahahaha…that’s nervous laughter there!

I was awake for another hour trying to calm him down and he spent most of the time avoiding the area until he finally had the courage to go over there and have a good sniff…but very cautiously. I find dogs, at a young age, are rather open to ‘other’ influences. I wonder what they see though….if it was a spirit…trust me, I was saying my prayers! Ha ha ha…I finally managed to sleep an hour and a half later…with one eye open. Its not the first time its happened but it certainly freaks me out every time it does! Hee

Hey guys...wish me luck tomorrow...the rentokil guy is coming to the house to ensure sleepless night...and I mean every word of that! Hahahaha. You see, for the past 3 weeks I knew I had a tick problem at my house, but only until 10 days ago, did I realise how serious it was. I was being bitten by the ticks at night. Everytime I woke up, I would find them walking around on my bed or on me! Argh! They're crawling up my walls and are on my furniture and clothes!Very disturbing! So...for 10 days I've had the most paranoid, heebie jeebie sleepless state of being!

Now finallly, the rentokil guy is arriving and tomorrow is a big day for me! I've got to send all my dogs for a shave and a tick wash! Ker-ching! Having ticks is pretty costly! The sad thing is that my small dog inside does not like going out of the house but because he likes playing with the big dog outside, he is now a big ball or itch! Poor guy....

So....its just in time for the weekend. Ticks be gone! Sleepless nights are no more! Leave my doggies alone! hahahahawell...fingers crossed!. Have a great weekend all!

Hello everyone!

My mom just arrived back on Sunday after a 3 week hiatus from travelling in Ireland. The reason for the last minute trip was to get her away from the death of her dear ol dog and pal Charlie…which she lost about a month and a half ago to some health problems. Although, she still talks about him, the time away has given her a better grasp on life and I think my mom now realizes that she (reluctantly) needs to move on.

I missed my mom when she was away and breathed a small sigh of relief when she hit down in KL. Although I’m at an age where I love to buy things for my mom, bring over her favorite food and eat dinner together, take her out for a nice night, get her medicine when she is sick, drop by from time to time to help her combat the loneliness, she is still the person I call first when I have a bad day. She’s still the one I run too when I feel sad or happy or both!

My dad is in Kuching at the moment and although I don’t see him a lot, I always think about him. It’s hard to grow up and live somewhere, where only 1 or perhaps none of your parents stay! At first I was living in KL with only my brother and took frequent trips back home to be with my pops. But even he knew that my career choices in KL would be better than in our quiet town of Kuching…so I eventually came back and stuck it out. My dad is a card! You jes need to talk to him for awhile and he’ll make you laugh!

On the other side of the coin,my boyfriend lost both of his parents in the past 4 years. His mother, who was his world, sadly, lost the fight to breast cancer 4 years ago and his father had a fatal stroke last year. He is now bringing up his little 11 year old sister alone, with an aunt. But sometimes when I look at him, I wonder how he can get by without having a parent to talk to, guide and help. He’s learnt to rely on himself and those close to him but our family lives, couldn’t be more different.

There are times when I get annoyed with my parents (as every child does) and the one person to bring me straight back to the ground with a huge black and blue thump, is my boyfriend. He always makes me realize that I should be happy I am able to talk, laugh and even complain about my parents at all! He would give anything to have his parents back…so it is my duty to tell everyone that we should not take advantage of the fact that our parents will be around forever…time is ticking away and its more important now, to spend it with your family and people you love!