Sunday, July 30, 2006

Unexpected

They say always expect the unexpected.
I finally experienced it today.
I'm still in shock.
Yes?
No?
Maybe?


I don't know.

Go with the flow, I reckon.
Aunty Mulan once told me "Situation is the boss".

It could have gone further but I stopped it at the door.

What happened was a two-way traffic.
But the signs are clear but is that enough?
Could it be the Corona?

Wo bu zhi dao.

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Bad Hair Day

Just when I thought I could show off the Ferrari pictures I took during the motor show yesterday, something just *had* to happen.

I LOST ABOUT 100 PICTURES!!!

And the pictures happened to be pictures of the luxury cars- Ferrarris, Bentleys, Mercedes, Mini Cooper, Lamboghini, Lotus, etc etc . You get the drift. My one and only picture taken with the Ferrari is MISSING. GONE! *Poof*

I'm pissed.

I'm devastated.

I'm upset.

I feel like throwing my camera away. And the stoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopid memory card.

*SOB*

*wails*

Why does this have to happen at me NOW? WHY WHY WHY? Of all days! I'd rather the picturs which went missing were the Mazdas, Citroen, Nissans, Volvos. BUT NOT MY FERRAI PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm pissed.

I'm very very pissed at my camera and my memory card.

No mood to post up the pictures already.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Fifty-Five

Happy Birthday Daddy!!
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and many many many many many more to come!


Thank you for being the best Daddy in the world.
Your children love you lots lots!


Thank you for everything.

I love you, always and forever.

Love,
your eldest daughter.



Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Luxury Cars

Go to Euston Tower to see luxury cars!

I happened to be there but I DIDN'T BRING MY CAMERA!
You can kill me now.

There's a fugly green Lamborghini, a sexy Bently, a furious Ferrarri in red, a black car and all those high end cars lah. I didn't really pay attention to the cars because I was dying to get inside the air-conditioned Starbucks. The weather was bad. It was so hot and humid. Probably worst than Malaysia.

Might go back tomorrow to check out the cars. If they're still there I'll MAKE SURE I bring my CAMERA along.

My eyes nearly popped out when I saw the cars but the adrenaline rush wasn't there... Cos I'm going to see more cars on Friday! (sorry Ken, no more tickets for you)

Eh, I cannot blog properly anymore. I'm typing nonsense.

My mind is full of corporate governance, gorvernance system, 1997 financial crisis, corporate governance in Asia, directors, main banks. Soooooo interesting, hor. Damn sien, I tell you.

Can't wait for Friday come.
Then Saturday.
Then Sunday.

And for whatever's sake, PLEASE RAIN!!! I promise I won't complain if it rains cats and dogs tomorrow- just one thing- don't rain on Friday, can? I won't complain if it's pouring during the weekend either. It's TOO HOT already! Stoooopid heatwave.

What a random post.

Bored

2.20am. I'm still awake.

I'm bored.

I'm sick of my songs on my iTunes.

I want to revamp my wardrobe.

I want to shop shop shop till I drop before sales end and come back with lots of nice clothes.

I want to escape from the heat in London.

I want to see snow now.

I want to go to North Wales and spend time with my Little Friend again.

I want to watch Riverdance in Dublin.

I want to go somewhere for holiday.

I want Big Brother to end now cos it's getting boring.

I want to watch Superman Returns in the cinema.

Ehh.. this is getting boring. I told you I'm bored, didn't I? :P

I'm going to the British International Motor Show on Friday. Best of all, free tickets! I don't know if there are any hot chicks but I was told that it's good. (Thank you! Mr Smith!)

Oh I need to confess. I did something really bad yesterday.
I told this friend of mine, mr XY that I can get free tickets to go to the motor show on Friday. I thought his friend could make it as well but he couldn't. While I was in the queue, I changed my mind. Instead of asking for 3 tickets (for me, mrXY and J), I asked for 2. I changed my mind because I'm not very close to mr xy and I don't feel comfortable being with him. Basically the situation will be very awkward. I texted mr xy in the evening to tell him I failed to get the tickets. He replied: So are we still going on friday without d free ticket? I didn't reply. Geee.. I'm so bad. I know. shit la.

Oh no! My blog looks weird in Firefox. How come the whole page is purple? It's fuglyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!! The background for the posts should be in white, not purple! Don't use Firefox!!


Monday, July 24, 2006

Sundae on a Sunday

Yesterday started off pretty badly.

Saturday night was pretty cooling so I turned off my little fan around 7am, perhaps. Around 11am, I heard some alarm going off but it wasn't from my building so I ignored it. I knew something was wrong, though. The alarm doesn't ring that long, normally.

I woke up and went to the toilet. I flipped the switch and went into the toilet. It was dark. I must have switched on the kitchen light, I thought. I went out and the kitchen light wasn't on. I turned on my fan, no reaction. Darn, power cut. First time in my 4 years in UK!

Then I went to brush my teeth. Water pressure was so low. I had to use my drinking water to rinse my mouth and toothbrush. Thank goodness I filled my water filter the previous night or I wouldn't have water to drink!

Power cut and water cut.

I switched on my laptop. Tadaa! No internet.

Brilliant.

Power cut, water cut and no internet! Fantastic.


I decided to try my luck and called the main office. As expected, no one picked up the phone. It's Sunday afterall. Who in the right mind would be in the office. Tough luck.

I called J and complained to her. She laughed at me. Never mind.

So I did some work. I thought of going to the nearest Starbucks. But... But.... I couldnt! I hadn't showered! My hair was oily. I felt smelly.

Later in the afternoon, my lawyer friend called. He asked about the details and told me to check my contract for emergency contact number. None. I haven't got any emergency contact number for the power and water companies too. He told me he'd deal with it and would call me later.

It must be around 2.30pm. I was a happy MooPig. Everything was restored! I called my lawyer friend and told him the good news. He gave me a lecture on what he was going to do. I logged on to messenger, checked my emails and suddenly, the internet got cut off. :(

No point sulking. At least there were water and electricity.

I did my work. I watched a comedy. I waited patiently till the internet was restored.

5 something. I was back online again. =)

At 7, I went to the nearest McDonald's and got myself a sundae cone. I popped in to Sainsbury's to get a punnet of strawberries, 2 galia melons, a pint of milk and a mango. I was back to my happy self again.

Sure, my Sunday was bad- no electricity, no water, no internet. But it wasn't the end of the world. I have a friend who cares (And boy, I'm extremely surprised and touched by his gesture), I had a sundae cone, I finally went out after 4 days and the weather was superb!

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Loner

I can be a loner at times. Anti-Social too.

I can confine myself in my studio for few days. I've been doing that since I came back from North Wales. 3 days and counting.

I don't feel like going out. It's too hot to stay in the studio and it's too hot to go out as well. Might as well stay in the studio, I think. I don't feel like seeing anyone. I just want to be a hermit. I have yet to talk to anyone face-to-face.

There is no need to pity me. That's me.

I was never an outgoing girl. I'm probably the odd one out at home. My parents are extremely outgoing. So is my sister. My brother is outgoing as well. I'm the weird one who enjoy staying at home. I go out when I'm in the mood or if I really have to- that's when my face is as black as a charcoal and I fake my smile when I see people.

Don't get me wrong. I do enjoy having friends around. It's brilliant having friends around and I can feel a difference in my life. But there are times when I just feel like being alone. I need time to reflect. I need time to cool down. I need time to think of the next step I should take. I'm not that type of person who opens up easily to the person sitting next to me.

I drowned myself in the cyber space today. I found out that Riverdance is performing in Dublin until end of next month. I feel like going. Alone. Just me, myself and I. Take a day trip. Fly in in the morning and fly back to London at night.

I've always wanted to go away by myself. A 3 days 2 nights trip to Isle of Man or Isle of Wight sounds perfect. All by myself. I've been toying with the idea for a long time but I haven't got the courage to do it- mainly because I know my parents, especially my Mom, will not allow me to do that. I dropped some hints but she said no right away. I did think of 'do first die later' (i.e. go for holidays first then tell her when I get back) but I'm too much of a coward to do that. I always have that negative feeling that if I go travelling without informing my parents, accidents will happen to me. That feeling always haunt me so I always make a point to inform my parents before I go on holiday.

I've always liked Riverdance. Watching the show live is like a dream come true to me. I can afford the ticket. I can afford to pay for my return air tickets. I can afford the time. I'm not afraid to walk on the streets of Dublin by myself. Now, all I need is a green light from either Dad or Mom and I'll be on my way to Dublin some time next month.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Tough Luck

I'm back in London. Can't believe it's so freaking hot here! I don't want the sun!!

Didn't watch Superman. No strawberries for me to pick. *SULK*

We went to the cinema 2 days ago and was told that some machine couldn't work because it was too hot- no thanks to the heatwave. Sounds silly but true. We couldn't find a decent cafe because all were closed at 8pm so we ended up going to Mr T (That's what my Little Friend calls Tesco) to get present for my Little Friend's teacher as Thursday was the last day of school. We went to another friend's house with the intention of watching DVD but his housemate and the boyfriend were watching telly so we went back to my friend's place to watch a movie. Couldn't really pay attention to the movie because Little Friend kept on asking Why this Why that.

My friends brought me to the Great Orme in Llandudno on Thurs morning. The view was nice but it was a little foggy. =(

After the Great Orme, we wanted to go strawberry picking but ended up doing raspberry picking because the strawberry season is OVER! *SULK* I don't like raspberries. I only had one and that was it.

Despite what happened, I had a fabulous time in North Wales. It was a lazy holiday. I stayed in most of the time. I didn't even go to the High Street to see if there was any changes.

I'm missing North Wales already. The weather was just nice. I wish I had more time there. We could have gone fishing! Ah well, there's always another time. And I'm sure I'll have better luck next time! ;)

Highest temperature today: 30'C. *wails*

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

From North Wales, With Love

Hello from North Wales!

I ran away from the heatwave in London and I'm hiding in my friend's in north wales. I'm having a brilliant time here!

The train journey was a pain in the neck. I had to change at Llandudno Junction and it was supposed to be a 10-minute wait but the train was delayed by about 50 minutes! Horrible wait. I was blessed with the sights of tattooed topless men in the train station. I wished they put on their tops- I'm sure they look way better with their shirts on.

I took a cab to my friend's because her husband was at work. Silly cab driver was so unfriendly. I tried to be nice to him by making conversation but instead of saying hello he said 'You're lucky you're with me because nobody will drive you up to St Mary's.' I asked him why and he said 'Because they just don't do.' Duh. My intention was to tip him but after what he said, I just gave him £2.20 cab fare and slammed the door. Didn't even bother to say thank you.

I babysat my friend's daughter while she went to work in the evening. I introduced the art of cam-whoring to my little friend. We then took a walk down the hill to surprise another friend of ours.

I'm enjoying my time here. It's so relaxed. It can be boring but I welcome the little change. The old people here are nice and friendly. I have yet to hit the high street so I can't tell if there are any changes. There should be some changes but I don't think it's a drastic change. I want to eat Strawberry Thorntons ice cream! Perhaps I'll walk down the street in the evening.

My friend's an amazing cook. We had Nasi Bryani for lunch, prawns, fried chicken and pak choi for dinner and fried koay teow (malay style) for breakfast. We're having late lunch and she's cooking curry chicken in the kitchen now. YUM! [Didn't take pics of the food, soweeee]

We're watching Superman at the local cinema in the evening. They're bringing me for strawberry picking tomorrow. =) I'm leaving for London tomorrow evening. Wished I had more time here. But I'll be back- perhaps in September.

Life is good! =)

To those in London, enjoy the heat! After all, it's never been this hot since 1911(?) :P

Monday, July 17, 2006

Away

/Away mode on.

Will be back soon.

Take care, darlings.

Wheeeeeeeeee

Another 1 month plus to go. I'm excited!

Home- The sweetest word in the dictionary.

I've been following L B's blog religiously. Hop over to look at the food he's been eating since he arrived in KL. Everytime I read his blog, my stomach starts growling. I can almost taste the food in my mouth. *wipes saliva*

After thinking about it days and nights, I finally made up my mind what I want to eat when I'm home.

Since I'll be arriving at 2110 on Sept 15, I'll stay a night at my sister's (or maybe a hotel if her place is too hot- I need air-cond!!!). I'm having roti canai and teh-o-ice-limau at a mamak stall.

Sis and I will be flying back to KB the next day, which happens to be her birthday. We should arrive in the afternoon and I hope lunch is home cooked food! Yet to tell Mom what I want though. I want my pucuk paku (think it's called fern) with sambal belacan, prawns and fish!

Dinner will be at Hai Ong- crabs and whelks!

I compiled a list about 3 months ago. Let's see how many I'll manage this time round.

Time to be on a rabbit diet until I go home :P

For the mean time, time to go to bed. *yawn*

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Guys and their toys

The boys at home sure have expensive taste. the girls too, actually :P

The brother nudged me on messenger today. I thought he missed chatting with me but he had other plans. He told me that Daddy wants me to buy an A-bike for him!

First it was a 1960s Mercedes. I have yet to see that car because it was in the workshop for ages. Daddy spent a fortune on it. I don't think he'd reveal the exact amount. All he said was: "I have no budget." And now, it's an A-bike.

That ugly looking bike costs £199.99. Jeeeezzz!

I rang home and Daddy told me: "you bring that home when you come home in September nah!"

I asked what's the hoo-ha with this wobbly thing. He said that so the precious son can ride it at the new house. And the precious son said: Because it's new and we will be the first one to have it. It's my birthday present too!

Wahlau. 15th birthday can get a RM1400 bike as a birthday present? And what did Meimei and I get when we were 15? :P

The bike was launched on 12 July this year. Just 3 days ago. No reviews yet. But I read that it has the most uncomfortable seat. Perhaps I should visit the design museum to have a look at the bike before buying it online.

What's with the boys and this silly toy?

I can never understand.

And I guess Daddy and the brother can never understand the girls' passions for bags, shoes and clothes. :P

Standing Up

One night before I went to Slumberland, I was thinking how London has changed me. I realised I've become more aggresive. I can be very brutal if I want to- to strangers only, that is.

I don't take horrible customer service. I don't tip them.
I walk out of the store if the staff gives me horrible service.
I raised my voice at the cashier who accused me of insulting her.
I confronted and sweared at the bunch of guys who teased me.
I told a lady to shut up in Victoria Station because she was being rude to me. She told me to shut up first so I just reciprocated. :P

Is it a sign of insecurity?

I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. Should I be like how I was- quiet and timid like a mouse? Just keep quiet when being bullied?

Shed some light, please.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

This is not goodbye

I don't know when I'll see you again.
I'm sad that we have to part.
I had to hold my tears when I hugged you. I told you not to cry but deep down inside, I was fighting so hard to tell the tears to stop rolling down my cheeks.
I couldn't bear to see you go so I walked away before the train departed. Tears welled up in my eyes. I thought about the times we spent together- happy and sad moments.

I came back to my place and I'm already missing you. I have no one to talk to tonight before bedtime.
I have no one to listen to me sleep talking.
I won't be able to hear you say 'You know you were talking in your sleep last night?'
I have to one to whine to.
The studio is so quiet and it feels weird.

I'll miss my shopping trips with you.
I'll miss travelling with you.
I'll miss you punching my back pretending to give me massages.
I'll miss whining to you about how fat I am and that I need to go on a rabbit diet and liposuction.
I'll miss Skyping with you and GucciGoldPhish for hours and hours.
I'll miss annoying you.
I'll miss talking nonsense on the phone with you.
I'll miss taking silly pictures with you.
I'll miss complaining about anything and everything to you.
I'll miss telling you about the fights I had with some stranger.
I'll miss telling you stories about my dates.
I'll miss listening to you whining to me.
I'll miss listening to you telling me about your 'happening' life in North Wales.
I'll miss having cocktails with you.
I'll miss you calling me MooPig..MooPig!!
I'll miss you. you. you.

You never know what God has in store for you. Life is full of surprises. You have a bright future ahead of you. You are a strong girl. You know that, I know that. I'm sure you can go through the hurdles in life. Don't be afraid of the new environment and the new changes. It may seem tough initially but I know you will be fine after a short period of time. I have faith in you, Babe.

Promise me you'll send me postcards when you go for holidays.
Promise me you'll send me silly emails every now and then.
I won't make you promise me this- but I hope to see you in KB soon! I'll pay for your air ticket!

I'll see you when I see you again! This is NOT good bye. We'll see each other again. Very soon!

Congratulations on your graduation! I wish I could attend the ceremony! Have fun on your graduation day. I'm proud of you, Babe!
Woof Woof, Babe!

xoxo

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Headbutt and Misc

I knew Zidane's headbutt wasn't that simple. Something must have happened and it definitely had to do with the shameless Italian player, Marco Materazzi.

On ITV news 2 hours ago, it was reported that Materazzi insulted Zidane's seriously ill mother. The subtitle on my idiot box showed: "I slept with your mother last night. Your mother is an Algerian whore."

Sigh.

I can only sigh. Life can be so unfair sometimes.

I feel sorry for Zidane who had to end his football career in such bitter way.

Italy deserves a big boo for this. To those who boo-ed in the pub last night, I BOOOOOO you!

France may have failed to lift the World Cup trophy but in many people's heart, they are the winner of the 2006 World Cup.

Can someone enlighten me please:
When Zizou was showed the red card, I think I saw Domenench clapping hands. Why?? Or was I wrong?


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On the first day we arrived in Glasgow, we went into a pub for lunch. It was about 3 so we asked the waitress if they still served food at that hour. We were told that they still served lunch but do not serve to under 18s! She said something like "Yes we serve food but unfortunately we do not do under 18s". The 3 of us were puzzled. We looked at her and told her we are above 18. She asked for our ID and we showed her our ISIC cards and she asked for other IDs like Passport or driving license. We were quite annoyed but still showed her our passports. I told her straight on her face that I'm already 23.
On several occasions, I've been requested to produce my ID when I buy alcohol but it's the first time that I was mistaken as being under 18. No, I'm so not proud of it. In the UK, the legal age to buy alcohol is 18 but if you look younger than 21, they have the right to ask you to produce your ID to prove that you're indeed above 18.
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I've been drinking so much lately. I'm not much of a beer, wine or hard liqour fan but I do like cocktails. I still can't decide which is my favourite yet.

Within 3 weeks, I've tried: Vanilla bay, Screwdriver, Cosmopoliton, Margarita (ohh, potent stuff), Long Island Tea, Tia Maria with Coke (Never taking that again), Strawberry Daquiri and a few bottles of alcopops.
Before this, I hardly take alcohol but since I'll start work soon, I figured out it's time to start training. :P

Monday, July 10, 2006

Pictures: Edinburgh

E.D.I.N.B.U.R.G.H



Edinburgh Castle
pic 3: Changing of the guards
pic 4: St Margaret's Chapel- built in the 12th Century.
This chapel can only accommodate 20 people.

View from Edinburgh Castle
Picturesque, aye? ;) The 4th picture is when the canon was fired at 1pm.

Glasgow pictures

The pics are up. The internet is crawling at snail speed so I can't uplaod picture by picture. I figured out that collaging the pictures is one of the best solutions. =)

Arghh.. uploading pictures using blogger is driving me nuts. Anyway, here are the collage of Glasgow.




George Square, tall ship, auditorium (looks like the Sydney opera house huh?) and the Art Gallery and Museum














George Square at night
Cathedral ( I think)
Balloons in the sky. Pretty, aye?
Me with a jug of Long Island Tea :P
Noooo.. the 3 of us shared this. it was my 4th cocktail of the night. I had 2 Screwdrivers and Tia Maria with Coke before this :P

Glasgow: Day 3

A delayed entry. I've been busy lately.

We didn't have much time in Glasgow that morning as our flight was at 6pm. We just took the bus and went around the city. I like the University of Glasgow. It's my dream campus. I've never studied in a campus university before and I've always wanted to study in one. Glasgow doesn't offer as many places of interests as Edinburgh does. We had lunch in a pub before heading to the airport. Surprisingly, the food was pretty decent. I'm a bit tired of pub food now though. I want roti canai and big fat hokkien noodles with lots of pork lard and prawn mee and lots and lots of crabs!

We were very fortunate this time. We arrived at Stansted airport 5 minutes earlier than the expected arrival time! Ryan Air is well known for delays and thank goodness none of my flights delayed this time. :)

And you'd think my luggage will be full of Walkers Shortbread. Noooo.. I came back with NONE! Instead, I came back with 3 story books, 1 Hard Rock Cafe mug (can drink Baileys in that now, finally!), 2 HRC t-shirts and a 1 new skirt. =P

Pictures will be up soon. I promise. Really!

I need some rest now. Laters!

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Mom's Wise Words

Was on the phone with Mom earlier on and we talked about break ups and relationships.

I told her I'm not ready to see someone exclusively yet. It's not that I'm not over it. I am, but I'm not ready to commit yet. I'd rather go out on dates.

Mom said, 'Do you realise that after what happened you become wiser?'

She's right. At least I know how to look out for the signs and I'm more cautious. I'm allergic to sweet-talkers. I feel very uncomfortable when someone sweet talks me.

Mom also told me that it's alright if things didn't work out because we all become wiser after what happened. It's not like we've done anything wrong. It's part and parcel of growing up and we all have to go through this. She also said even if the girl ends up being pregnant (touch wood), it's not the end of the world. She's positive that there are solutions to the problem.

I recall a mom and daughter conversation which took place few years ago. I just ended my relationship with the ex. While she was glad that we finally broke up, she still consoled me. I still remember what she told me: It's ok that things didn't work out. I'm sure you've had fun with him before this happened. You've experienced love, darling.

I've always been a pessimist when it comes to relationships. When the break up took place, I was depressed and the fights we had always haunted me. I made myself think of the arguments and fights so I could forget about him. I was thinking of ways to seek revenge- to ring his mom and tell her? To ring him and call him a bastard? My mind was constantly thinking of ways to make him guilty. Little did I realise that I was very wrong because that should be the last thing in my mind.

Mom brought up the same thing again this morning. She said, 'Whatever happened has happened. Remember, don't seek revenge.'

Yes Mom. I hear you and I shall always remember this.

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Scotland: Day II

My brain is shutting down soon. My eyes are struggling to open. I'm extremely sleepy but I must jot down something about today while it's still fresh.

Went to the capital of Scotland- Edinburgh this morning. It's about 1.15hours by bus from Glasgow. Edin's a beautiful city. I actually prefer Edinburgh to Glasgow. It's one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to.

As usual, I only read up a little bit about the city so my friend and I relied on the Sight Seeing Bus. We didn't manage many places though. We went into the Edinburgh Castle and the entrance fee is a whopping 10.30pounds. No student price. We joined the 30 minutes guided tour which I think is very useful. The guide gave us a brief history of the castle. I simply love the view from the castle. It's very picturesque.

After the castle we had lunch then went to St Giles' Cathedral and ended up walking around the city. Managed to shop a little (what's new) before having dinner at Hard Rock Cafe (and had 2 free Hot Fudge Sundaes!)

Edinburgh is a beautiful city. I really don't mind living there. :P It was extremely cold too- not too keen on the weather. Now, if only Scottish have sexy accents like the English :P I have problems understanding their accents. :P

Gotta run now. More updates when I'm back.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Glasgow, babeh!

Officially an internet junkie. I just cannot live without the internet.

The journey to Glasgow was uneventful. Besides the train ride from Glasgow Airport to Glasgow Central, I slept throughout the whole journey. :P

Did nothing much on the first day itself. Serve me right for not doing my home work properly. The only place I know is George Square. I read up about Glasgow the previous night but nothing registered :P. Sigh. We spent most of the time getting lost in the town itself and finally managed to find the way home to my friend's halls. I must say I'm pretty hopeless at reading maps. If it wasn't for JQ, I think we would have ended up walking round and round the city for ages.

It rained today. :( My el cheapo brolly nearly broke because the wind was so strong- but not as strong as the wind in North Wales.

Didn't take many pictures because we were too busy pampering ourselves with retail therapy.

Next stop: Edinburgh.

Till then, babes!

4.15am

She struggled to stay awake the whole night but failed to. She gave in when she saw the girl sleeping next to her slept soundly.

She jumped up in the middle of the night and it was 5 minutes before her mobile phone, which happened to be her alarm, rang. She closed her eyes again and waited for the alarm to ring.

5 minutes later, the alarm rang. She got up and tried to make as little noise as possible so she wouldn't wake up the girl who was sleeping soundly. She made her way to the bathroom and showered in cold water. It was 4 in the morning when she got out of the cold shower.

She looked into the mirror. 2 hours' worth of sleep made her look horrible. Her face was pale. She had blood-shot eyes. Yet, she didn't feel like putting on any make up.

She stood in front of the mirror and contemplated if she should put on contact lenses like she had planned to the previous night. She decided not to- she was sure she would sleep on the 75minutes bus journey to the airport. She'd put on the lenses and some make up after she'd checked in at the airport, she thought.

Half an hour after she got up of bed, she sat down on the chair, switched on her laptop and started blogging.

The count down started:
45 minutes- leave for London Victoria Station.
1hour and 15 minutes- leave for Stansted Airport.
4hours and 30 minutes- leave for Glasgow.

She said a little prayer. She prayed that her travelling partner and her would have a safe journey and would not encounter any problems throughout the trip.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

I'll be gone

but will be back on Saturday, probably with a luggage full of Walkers Shortbread.

I\I0T

You know where I'll be heading to, don't you? ;)

Till then, darlings.

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Well Done France! I lurve you lots lots for trashing Portugal.

*monkey dance*

*monkey dance*

and another

*monkey dance*

to celebrate France's victory, I'm having foei gras for one whole month

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Greetings from the Babe



I've been missing for a long, long time. I'm here at MooPig's place to disturb her for a couple of days before she goes off to Glasgow amd Edinburgh.

So before I go missing again, let me leave you a picture of me promoting MooPig's chocolate chip cookies so you won't forget me.

I'll be back in London when MooPig comes back from Glasgow and Edinburgh. At the mean time, who would like to babysit me? ;)

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Oh, Just Let Me Mourn

I still can't get over the fact that the whole English squad is on its way back to English soil. Or maybe they have already set foot in English soil.

Sigh.

=(

My classmate just texted to ask if I want to go to the pub with him tonight. I'm so going. I'm gonna drink until I pass out. Not.

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I baked some chocolate chips and nuts cookies for my friends yesterday. I thought the first attempt was better. I reduced the sugar then. This time, I followed the recipe because I didn't have enough chocolate chips and nuts with me. Mistake, mistake. Shouldn't have. Now I know what to do next time. The cookies smell good though. I've been smelling too much so I'm not touching them anymore.

I gave away 3 tupperwares worth of cookies and I still have one left. Any takers? If you are reading this, would you like me to send a box to your office in Liverpool Street? :P


On the bus yesterday

My friends and I decided to watch the football match in school yesterday so I took the bus to school in the afternoon.

At the bus stop, I saw 3 children who are very, very charming. When I boarded the bus, the youngest of 3 brothers nearly fell down so I gave him a hand. He smiled at me and said thank you. I took my seat and they sat in front of me. The brothers started talking to me.

The 2 elder brothers were wearing the England jerseys and the youngest brother put on a T-shirt, shorts and a cap which reads 'I want to play for Arsenal when I grow up. His sandals had a football on each side too! How cute!

Brother #2 is 5. The eldest brother must be around 7 or 8. The youngest one should be about 4. They are very chatty. All of them are very good looking. They are probably the most good looking boys I've ever seen. The youngest brother is the cutest boy. He has an angelic smile and he's very chatty. He kept on turning to me so he could talk to me.

Part of the conversation:

Me: Are you going to watch the World Cup?
#3: Yes. I watch it at home every morning
#2: Are you going to watch?
Me: Yes, in school with my friends.
#2: are you a kid?
Me: No I'm an adult!
#3: can you sit upstairs? (on a double decker bus)
Me: yes.
#3: alone?
Me: yes.
#2: Do you go to school?
Me: Yes
#3: I go to a nursery school.
Me: Really? I went to a kindergaten when I was young. I'm in a university now. Are you on school holiday now?
#2: My aunty XXX brought us on holiday. I've been a good boy.
#3: Boo!
Me: (pretended to be shocked) Wahhh

They must have found it funny so they continued again and all I had to say was 'Wahh' and they were amused. Kids, seriously! ;) They are so innocent!

#2: Look back!
I looked to the right.
#2: BOo!
Me: Wahh!
#3: look out the window!
I obliged.
#3: Boo!
Me: Wahh

We repeated for about 10 times!! :P

#3: can you sout?
I looked blur.
#1: Shout.
Me: oohh. Yes I can. I only shout to bad people

#2: I have a friend and his name is Jason.
Me: I see.
#3 started talking but I couldn't understand him. I'm not very good with baby-talk.
I smiled.

#2: Where are you getting off?
Me: Next stop.

I reached my stop.
Me: Alright, I'm getting off here. Nice meeting you
all 3+ aunty: nice meeting you too! Bye!

Aww... That was sweet. I wonder if I'll bump into them again.

Saturday, July 01, 2006

=(

I can't believe this.

England lost to Portugal

Brazil lost to France

Can you imagine how heart broken I was today?

My heart shattered when I saw the English players after the match. Gerrard had tears in his eyes. So did Ferdinand. So did I.


And I told off my friend who told me 'Since when England made it into the Semi'. I told her to shut up.

I'm sad.

I'm very sad.

I'm gonna boycott anything to do with Portugal until I'm done mourning.

:(

I'm still sad.

Rooney didn't deserve a red card.

I don't feel like watching anymore matches. I don't care who wins the World Cup now.

:(