Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Crushed

There goes my dream of getting a Tag Heuer watch.

Some time last week, my watch died on me and I thought that was the one and only watch I have. It turned out, I was wrong...

That night, I delibrately waited until 8am Malaysian time so I could call my Mom and complain to her, hoping she would tell me- OK lah, go buy a new watch for yourself.

Instead, she said- Padan muka! Told you to bring another watch you forgotten. Why didn't you remind me to pass the watch to EE(Aunty) when she came here the last time?

Ouch... my mom just added salt to the wound.

*Speechless*

Until today, I'm still reluctant to change the battery. [Yes, the kiam siap factor is still there] I've been relying on my mobile phone, laptop and the clocks in classes to tell me the time.

Few minutes ago, I decided to give my mom a wake up call. After the usual how are and and other stuffs AND an earful of lecture, [Yes, at 8 something in the morning, when she was still in bed, she decided to give me an impromptu lecture.] she decided to hang up. Then...

'Eh Meeee ah, I still haven't change the battery you know'
'Haiyoh you arr... OK lah we'll get you a Tag Heuer la. What colour and what model you want?'
'Erm... the pink one, Link series.. Got many series lah.'
'Uk cheaper or Malaysia cheaper? About 5k but can get discount from Uncle XXX'
'Of course Malaysia cheaper la.. if it's cheaper here then I'll get here already lor'
'OK then.. we get for you lor..'
'Aiyoo.. no need la....'
'Eh.. what happened to the brown watch I gave you?'
'Har? what brown watch? Ooooo... oh yea hor, it's still in the wardrobe'
'Knock your head ar.. so nice some more. How dare you!'
'Ok lah ok lah.. talk to you again la.. byee'

There goes my dream of having a Tag Heuer... sob sob

I guess I'll have to wait another few years then. Have to save hard and get it myself.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Temptation

Got a text from a friend this afternoon.

Hi! How r u? Would you like to have a doughnut and coffee with me at harrods some time today?

Harrods!! The heaven for cheesecakes and chocolates and high-end designer labels.

My one and only plan for the day- stay at home and study. I know I will be doing zero revision next weekend hence this weekend is a stay at home weekend with nothing but books and journals and more books and more journals.

BUT...

Meeting up with friend + shopping + cheesecake = perfect Sunday

I don't care about Krispy Kremes because I can easily get them at Euston Station. I don't drink coffee but I want to go to Harrods because of the strawberry cheesecakes! The strawberry cheesecakes in Harrods are so tempting. They are the best cheesecakes I've ever tasted. The base- heavenly! The price? £2.25 a slice only! And it's from Harrods!

There I was, sitting on the chair, holding my mobile phone.

Sure! What time shall we meet?

Should that be my reply?

or...

Sorry... can't make it

I really really wanted to go... but... I must be a nerd this weekend so I can party next weekend without any guilt.

Besides, I've been spending a bit too much this month. Going to Harrods doesn't mean cheesecake and a cuppa tea. Shopping is a good excuse to 'burn off the fats' after tea and that will definitely involve spending a lot more money.

Looks like I've pretty much made up my mind not to go. Reluctantly, I must say.

So my reply was:

Hi Kate.. Sorry I can't make it today.. Have some work to do cos I wasted my day yesterday- am feeling so guilty now.

That's it. No more Harrods this weekend. Next weekend, maybe?

nyeh nyeh nyeh

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Annual Dinner

The Law and Accounting Department organised an annual dinner for us. My first formal dinner since arriving in London.

Here's a picture of the food sans the salad. I was too embarrassed to take out the camera the moment food was served because I didn't want my classmates to label me a jakun by taking pictures of the food the moment food was served. While waiting for the main course, I took pictures with my friends and managed to take a few pictures of the main course and dessert. By then, I couldn't care less if they called me a jakun anymore.

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Salad was warm pear and walnut herb salad with Roquefort dressing and croutons. Something I've never tried before. The main course was pretty good but the vegetables were horrible. I didn't eat the carrots because they weren't cleaned properly. The staffs in the catering department probably gave the carrots a quick rinse and boiled them. I took a bite of a sugar snap peas and quickly gulped half a glass of water. I guess they sprinkled some nutmeg on the vegetables. Lamb was roasted to perfection. Gravy was mint, orange and redcurrant juice. Nice :) Then came dessert. A pot of rich chocolate with a vanilla seed (the menu said so) and coffee cream. I couldn't see where the seed was though. The dessert was so rich that I could only take a quarter of it. I'm amazed that the Italian girl sitting opposite me finished the whole pot! There were free flow of wine too- both red and white.

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Bonding time after the dinner

I'm looking forward to the Christmas dinner organised by one of my classmates. Self-sponsored though. :)

Friday, November 25, 2005

Just feel like it

Just feel like writing something.

Freaking cold these days but I'm actually enjoying the cold. Weird, aye? I love my studio to the bits. The heater is on 24/7 and I can still be in shorts and T-shirt. :) The beauty of not having to pay a single cent of the bill.

Snow... snow... where are you? Apparently there'll be snow showers throughout the weekend. Snow-lah. I wanna see snow!!

I know I sound like a jakun. Because I'm a jakun.

Seriously.

I set off the alarm in the Apple store on Regent Street after dinner. *Damn it!*

Being the jakun that I am, I didn't know I can't remove the ipod nano from the table.

Damn it. I just wanted to hold it ok. Takkan lah tak boleh? So kiam siap one meh?

Being the jakun that I am, I was too excited to see the Ipod nano for the first time and was eager to feel it. The moment I held it.... E-O-E-O-E-O-E-O-E-O

SHIT! ALARM!

The security staffs turned the alarm off. And there were so many people in the store. Perhaps around 100? I don't know. I was too embarrassed to see who were around me.

I wanted to just walk out of the store but my friend told me not to go. He was laughing at me because my face turned so red. I walked to another table but was too scared to touch everything in that shop. I guess I'll just go to Dixon or PC World to check out the Ipods.

On another note, my watch died on me this morning. Changing a battery costs 6 quid. So mahal!

I know I have to change it but still... I wanna whine. Changing a battery at Swee Cheong costs me like 6 ringgit only. Or 10 ringgit maximum. The last time I changed a battery in UK, Mommy laughed at me- hahaha... You can change 7 here lor. Hmph! I have only one watch with me. ONE! I have to depend on my mobile phone until I feel generous enough to replace the battery which will last me for 3 years only. I'll make sure the next watch I get will not be battery operated!!!

Daddy... wouldyougetmearolexthisyear? :P

Friday, November 18, 2005

Cough Cough

Must be the weather. And that night when I went to bed with the fleece blanket instead of the 12.0 tog duvet.

It's been a little more than a week but the cough is still staying. Pretty persistent huh? No disgusting phlegm but I get itchy throat which makes me cough every now and then. Not a nice sight in class and in the bus and in the shops.

The blocked nose irritates me all the time.

Sore throat is gone, finally.

Why isn't the Redoxon doing me any good?

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Il Divo is bad

I'm addicted to Il Divo.

Very addicted indeed.

The songs just keep playing in my head over and over and over again- In the bus, when I'm in the shower, when I'm trying to read the oh-so-boring journals, in the class when I'm not paying attention- usually during the last half an hour of the lectures. I've been playing the songs on the Media Player since Saturday night and I am still loving every single song.

Il Divo makes me feel like getting an Ipod so I can listen to it when I'm on the bus to school or when I'm out of the house. [To get, or not to get?]

Il Divo makes me loose my concentration in class. When I hear them playing in my mind, that's when I'm not concentrating- bad, bad, bad!

Il Divo makes me wanna learn French.

They're coming to London next April. Tickets are on sale and I'm so tempted to get one for myself. But then again... what if I can't make it? I guess I'll just wait till March to see how's my schedule like.

I'm so obsessed with Il Divo!!!

My favourite- I believe in you (Il Divo & Celine Dion)

Lonely
The path you have chosen
A restless road
No turning back
One day you
Will find your light again
Don't you know
Don't let goBe Strong
Follow your heart

Let your love lead through the darkness
Back to a place you once knew
I believe I believe I believe
In you
Follow your dreams
Be yourself, an angel of kindness
There's nothing that you can not do
I believe I believe I believe
In you
Tout seul

Tu t'en iras tout seul
Coeur ouvert
A l'univers
Poursuis ta quête
Sans regarder derrière
N'attends pas
Que le jour
Se lève
Suis ton étoile

Va jusqu'où ton rêve t'emporte
Un jour tu le toucheras
Si tu crois si tu crois si tu crois
En toiSuis ta lumière
N'éteins pas la flamme que tu portes
Au fonds de toi souviens-toi
Que je crois que je crois que je crois
En toi
Someday I'll find you

Someday you'll find me to
And when I hold you close
I'll know that it's true

(Repeat English chorus)
[Ripped off www.celinedion.com]

Must off my laptop now. Time to study and concentrate!

- I was just laughing at my friend who is extremely obssessed with Keanu Reeves. She came all the way from Brighton just to watch Thumbsucker, which sucked, by the way, just because he's starring in it. In the end, he only appeared in like 6 scenes. What a disappointment! Karma, I tell you. Now, I'm the one who is so obsessed with Il Divo. I've made I believe in you my ring tone now. :)

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Me, the bad friend

Recently, I've been thinking about how lousy I am when it comes in keeping in touch with friends. I can count with 10 fingers how many old friends i.e. school mates and college friends I'm in touch with now.

There's phone, there's MSN, there's Yahoo Messenger, there's Skype, there's e-mail. I never seem to put them into good use.

Maybe I'm just plain lazy.

I see friends online and I hardly talk to them. I have about 80 contacts on my MSN list and how many do I talk to at least once a week? Less than 10. How pathetic.

I knew I could use my summer break to catch up with old friends but I used 'they're all in uni' as an excuse. I only met up with 4 or 5 friends. I'm just never good at organising gatherings. I always wait till people call me up. Very passive.

Sigh... What happened to those 'friendship forever' stuffs? I wonder.

Adeline Yen Ma's grandfather told her- The only thing that doesn't change is everything changes. I agree. Best friend from college doesn't mean she/he's still the best friend now. I guess distance is probably the main culprit. Or maybe I'm just blaming distance?

Does 'Although-we-don't-talk-much-you're-always-in-my-mind' kinda thing still work?

Since school started, I make friends but I'm afraid to have close friends. Not that I can't. It's just that I don't want to. Too many bad experience. I'd rather keep my distance. I cried silently when I saw my best friend left home in the summer. I cried because I knew we wouldn't be as close as we used to before. I cried because I know we won't see each other like how we used to.

That's why I insisted on getting a studio apartment instead of a shared flat.

I'm pretty fucked up at the moment.

Crap. My neighbour is smoking weed again. Perhaps I should be a bitch and report it to the police. It's getting on my nerves now.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

想通

昨天晚上睡觉前心情超差

睡醒后
好像想通了一些东西

应该OK吧!

下课后,
跟同学去china town 吃午饭
再去逛街
狂走了好几个小时
晚上跟朋友去吃超棒的Belgian food

现在
感觉好多了
想通了很多东西

其实,
事情根本就没有那么复杂

那个感觉
好像是从迷宫走出来一样

在迷宫里
如果可以很冷静
很理智地去分析
我想
出路一定不难找的

终于雨过天晴!

呵呵

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

笨女人

如果有‘最笨女人奖’,我想,那份奖肯定非我莫数。
唉~
我就是那么笨了......笨得无药可救。
一次又一次的告诉自己
‘不要再想了’
‘没可能’
可是,心里想的怎么跟脑子里想的不一样呢?
难道心和脑子不可以沟通? 不可以一致吗?

唉~ 笨死了!

好不容易撑到11点,想睡了
怎么知道一躺在床上就睡不下
翻来覆去一个小时
终于决定在网上诉苦

唉~

有点自作自受
一点也不值得可怜

笨笨笨笨笨