updates

2/7/09

• had a movie marathon with Carolyn today..queued for abt 30 minutes or longer at mid valley's gsc..it was a thursday afternoon and i wonder why are they so many ppl..thank goodness it's not school holiday + colleges/uni's sem break..kanasai like that..but at least my student card made it worthwhile =) cheap wei..onli rm14 for 2 movies..but of course..in cineleisure i'll be able to watch 2 movies for rm12..but still..student price is really worth it..
• snuck my mcd's lunch into the cinema..hehe..late lunch but satisfying..i somehow like to sneak outside food into the cinema..shared some pop corn with lyn as well..i rarely eat pop corns..even if i do..i tend to prefer the "lite and sweet"..tried the salty one last time but it was quite tasteless..imagine eating paper..i know my salt n sugar intake is higher than normal okay >.<
• ice age 3 was very funny..must watch for those who have not watch it =)
• krispy kreme was only okay to me..i was expecting way too much based on reviews by other ppl before it was opened in Malaysia..and therefore i find it a little disappointing..the choices were limited..i wonder if it's just the krispy kreme in malaysia that i find disappointing..and i tried the cappuccino kreme..not bad but i couldnt finish one doughnut cuz it was too sweet and therefore sickening after a few bites..lyn had hershey's cookies and cream..i think it was sweeter than the one i had..i'm not sure if it's just me that found it too sweet..but i do admit that i have a limited tolerance towards sweet food..i get sick of sweet food fast..really fast..as fast as after taking a few bites..but when it comes to savoury food..i can eat alooottt..so i guess the whole "girls-have-a-separate-stomach-for-sweet-food" thing doesnt apply to me..perhaps i have a separate stomach for sweet food, but if it's so then that must be one hell of a small stomach for sweet food while they swapped the larger one for the amount of savoury food i can take..or maybe it's psychological..i always feel guilty after eating too much sweet stuff..
• thanks lyn for the sushi supper..jap food ftw !! everywhere i go, i crave jap food..i can take jap food everyday..but in limited amounts..otherwise the guilt comes in and spoils the satisfaction of having a good meal..oh..lyn just realised that i do eat raw meat..just that i avoid ordering salmon cuz i hate raw fish with soft texture like that..i prefer tuna, swordfish or any fish with a tougher texture as tho they were cooked..even when i take raw meat..i tend to cover the fishy smell with lots of wasabi..i love wasabi btw..can nvr just have sushi without wasabi..while having sushi, we were talking abt everything n everyone..and at some point i saw Dr. Anne with her bf/husband..right after we talked abt her..something related with lyn's honours project under her..so initially i thought i was just seeing things til i realised that it was that coincidental..
• aiyor..mid valley has cat and dog exhibition on 3-5th july leh..we went a day earlier and couldnt go see the exhibition pulak..wth >.<

3/7/09

• my pPAL7 vector arrived!! stupid tho..it came right before 5pm..i waited the whole day anxiously just for it >.<>
• i think i'm dehydrating..been feeling hot and weak..and my lips are always dry even when i keep drinking water..maybe my body isn't properly absorbing the water i'm drinking..hope i won't suddenly pengsan in the middle of nowhere tmr..
• right now..i crave spicy food..i crave indian food..i crave the stadium fish head curry in kl..that is the best fish head curry i've ever had..tho i don't eat fish head (the only part of a fish i eat would be the part around the tail..not the head and definitely not the belly area with soft fatty flesh)..but the curry is really good..and the side dishes of fried fish eggs (drooling all over my keyboard now >.<) and fried chicken and also papadum to go along with the curry and rice..i crave spicy food tho i have a slight sore throat..but i think the sore throat is probably cuz i laughed too hard watching ice age 3 and gossiped too much..

my 23rd year on earth..

I'm officially 23..hmm..somehow i feel so much older than that..for awhile i really thought i was supposed to be 24 this yr..i don't know why i lost track of my own age..not that i've been in this world for that long rite..while being confused, my boyfie confused me further by convincing me that my age was 24 this yr..followed by a miscalculation leading me to believe that i'm 24 for a few hours til i started calculating with my fingers again and asking my family members of my age >.< overall i've had one of the best b'days..not much of celebrating..but rather, spending time with my guy before he goes back home for 3 weeks was how i wanted to spend my day..he made my day special..thanks a bunch honey =) lately i've not been a good friend since i was always busy and not keeping in touch much with my friends..i'm so sorry guys..i do feel terribly guilty over it..and so i expected a quiet b'day this yr but being spammed by all the b'day messages on msn, fb and my hp from the start of 12am til the end of my b'day at 11.58pm the next day was awfully touching..Just when i thought it was over, i've received 2 bouquet of roses the next morn..



a pretty mixed bouquet from Xander, John, Marcus and Maxine..






this was from Wai Kien and Hui Teng..



and then..later that day, i've received a courier package from Melbourne with another rose inside..it was a soap carved red rose from lux soap..Thanks alot Kevin..at least this is one rose that will never wilt ^o^













Aww..aren't they precious? i love them so much..thanks a bunch guys =D

our night out to KL for a change

Of all a sudden, someone i've not talked to for a very long time just called me up and asked me and my frens for a drink..so what the heck, i called up a few frens and we went to Luna bar for the 1st time..and also my 1st time drinking cocktails..i know..damn jakun rite..i rarely go down to kl city center for the matter since i prefer places like mont kiara or sri hartamas..and even bangsar..and i rarely drink cocktails since people i go out with tend to drink hard liquor more..so there we were at 9pm, it was a nice restaurant to dine at with yummy pizzas (square thin crusted ones..reminds me of those at flem's cafe in pyramid last time..) and a pretty breathtaking sky view on the 34th floor (a nice view of KL tower and KLCC on different sides)..the main floor of Luna has a swimming pool and there are glass dining cubicles giving diners a 270 degrees view of the city, while the upper deck showed an even better view but it's only open after 10pm for some unknown reasons..and the upper deck had limited bar stools..so it's good that my friend was given the priority since she knew the manager there..the view itself is worth the visit..the italian pizza (with pepperoni and grilled mushroom and mozarella cheese toppins..) was great..the salmon pizza and cheese pizza was decent..

overall it was a very nice place to hang out with friends before 10pm..good pizzas, nice city view, comfy..it doesnt matter if conversation runs dry since we're relaxing that way..it's a restaurant bar before 10pm and after that it changes into a clubbing atmosphere..but the good thing is, diners do not have to pay a cover charge while clubbers have to..there was a wide range of cocktails and mocktails there..honestly..i tot that long island iced tea was a non-alcoholic tea drink coz of the name..and also the long beach iced tea..and so, i sipped a little and it was sweet, fruity and i tot there was a hint of alcohol in it..so what the heck rite, i ordered 2 of each since it was too yummy to stop drinking..until it hit me and i started feeling funny esp when i stood up n couldnt feel my legs..that's when i realised that those 2 drinks were really strong..the best part was that my mind's still sharp and clear tho my limbs were uncontrollable..my fren suggested for me to try an even stronger one, the "zombie"..it was another fruity alcoholic drink with a few different rums, sugar syrup, citrus taste..and then he suggested another one, the "irish car bomb" that was a mix of whiskey with irish cream or the bartender said something about whiskey + Bailey's + guinness..he told us to chug it down the moment it starts to foam else it will start to curdle..it tasted abit like choc milk..yummy..so i had another one..apparently this was stronger than the other 3 drinks i had earlier..that's when i sat down and stoned for half an hour til i felt better..and then..my frens asked the bartender for an even stronger one..now this one had a strange name --> "adios mother fucker" (=.=")..i think i saw the bartender pouring in some sprite or 7up, with vodka, rum, tequila, gin, sour mix and something called blue curacao (i have no idea at all what is it but that's was labelled on the bottle i saw)..apparently the soft drink's carbonation enhances the effect..after that drink, we were near k.o..it was just 12 that time..so imagine what a bunch of alcoholics we were to drink so much within 3 hours..i wonder how bad is the extent of my brain damage on that nite itself..hmm..but at least i like the treatment we got there since we managed to get pizzas and drinks that were on the house cuz of my frens and the bartender..otherwise i would be too cheapskate to go to a place like this..

This i dedicate to my friends..with all my heart..


Portrait of a friend:

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we can seek answers.

I can't change your past with all its heartache and pain, nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine.
Yet I can share in your laughter and joy.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge.
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you.
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting.
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

conversation using disney context

Conversation #1

Me : Do you read? A lot?

T : Yeah. I exceptionally like motivational books. I got most of my quotes there.

(He loves to used quotes like 'Nothing is ideal', 'There's an exception for everything' and many MANY more to shut me up cos I always counter his words)

Me : Oh that explains it. You used it too much on me ady. Cis.

T : Haha I have a favourite one which I've never used on u before. Life's like a river..

Me : (Interrupts) OHH I know! In the Pocahontas cartoon, there's a song about rivers. (Sings and skips a little) What I like most about rivers is, you can't step into the same river twice.....

T : -_______________-"


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Conversation #2


I noticed the growing facial hair on T's chin and jaw. And I commented on that.

T : Forgot to shave. Die lo. Long liao. Looks like savage ady.

Me : Savage? What's that ar..

T : Savage dunno meh?

Me : Oh ya. In Pocahontas ar, the white men regarded the orang asli as savages.

T : HAHAHA Like that la now. Say I orang asli =P

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Conversation #3

One night, on our way to the dim sum place at SS2, T, as usual, pulled a trick on me and told me how bad his sight was during nightime.

And he related himself to the hero in the movie Daredevil, who is blind but could somehow see.

Then the conversation below followed up..

T : I used to love Marvel heroes. I still do. You know Neptune? The God of the Sea?

Me : What kinda character's that? Never heard of it wan.

T : Neptune never meh? The king of the sea wan arrr..

Me : Blur. Don't bother la. I don't really follow Marvel characters cept those common ones like Spiderman, etc..

T : Dunno meh? Got one cartoon character the king got tail wan..

Me : Har??

T : Little Mermaid's dad!!!

Me : OHHHHHHH I know I know! That's Neptune ha. Say lahhh awal awal! Yish! =P

T: -_______________-"


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After several of such conversations, he concluded:

T : The next time u blur abt sth, remind me to use Disney characters and stories to help u understand.

something to remember..

Few days ago, i finally met up with some friends from high school. Planned it on Fri night itself with Kian How thru msn and then the next morning i had to call up the others.. it was quite last minute, esp when Kian How had to leave on Sun morning..So i guess we had to meet before he goes back to the States and we'll not see him for a few more yrs (he said he won't be back for 5-10 yrs)..But it's understandable, esp when he has to work and pay for his own air tickets etc..and also, it's better to work over there than over here since he's doing music synthesis and film scoring (..imagine him making music for local production like cicakman 2..definitely not a good prospect to work in that industry in Bolehland huh? )..Who knows, in a few yrs time we might get to watch a hollywood movie and see his name on the credits =) speaking of work, he's working for a video game company to compose music for them..pretty cool huh?

Anyways..other than Kian How, i managed to called up Jason to join us..This boy..sigh..Haven't met him for so many yrs though we were just staying abt 5-10 minutes apart from each other..He thought that i went overseas and i thought he went overseas =.=" I do remember the times in high school when we were close and he used to bully and play with my sis alot..i do not remember who bullied who though..Probably my sis being the one to bully him, knowing her..

Initially, i thought this last minute thing would fail since Fendi said he had sth to do with his mum that night..But i was so glad when he called me up in the evening and said he'll be able to make it =) That's when we all finally decided to meet at William's around 9.30pm..Around 8.30pm, it was drizzling at Ming Tien at Taman Megah..i started getting disappointed since i thought i would not be able to meet them if it rained heavier..Come to think abt it, i've ordered food at Ming Tien's but i forgot to cancel and left the place =/ should i feel bad abt it? But i prefer to think that the next customer is lucky to have his food earlier since i left..thank goodness the rain stopped after awhile and i manage to get myself over to Jin Fong's hse by 9.30pm and walked over to William's..see how punctual i am? compared to the guys who were all an hour late =.=" What has the world come to, now that it's guys who are showing up later than girls?? I nearly finished my drink by the time they showed up..ooohh..i've had that yummy ice blended ribena with lychee drink =P ordered the tiny one though..Fendi ordered the same drink in super large size that cost abt rm7..but i guess it's worth that price seeing how huge it was..But the garlic bread failed since it was burned and i've had better elsewhere (even at home)..While we were waiting for the guys, i finally understood why Jason said he doesn't want to go to smelly Williams'..I was there smelling the longkang the whole time, esp when it was windy and the wind carries the stench along with it..

It was really nice to meet them and gossip abt things..esp abt things that happen overseas..Both Jin Fong and Kian How were sharing stories abt their coincidental meetings with celebrities like Mel Gibson (in a Malaysian restaurant at Boston's chinatown), Ian McKellan (who???? *shrugs shoulder*), Jason Mraz, Simon Cowell, Kate Winslet etc..Lucky them for meeting those ppl in person in London and US..At one point they were trying to compare racism in the States and London..Apparently, Kian How said that the blacks were very racist over there while the whites were very friendly..and Jin Fong said that the blacks were very friendly in London compared to the angmo's..go figure..But i found it amusing when Kian How said some black kids pointed at him and called him chopsticks, fortune cookies and noodles on different occasions..typical racist stereotyping for asians..But hey, if it happened to me then i would be darn pissed like he was..It was even more amusing when he said that he got molested by a gay..at a bus stop..apparently the gay hit on him with small talks and stuff but he was too dense to realize it (even when the gay got physically closer and closer to him as the conversation proceeded)..and of all a sudden, he heard these words "you're beautiful" followed by a hand that grabbed his crotch area..the funniest part that got us LOL was that he was stunned for 10 secs..10 long secs..i wonder how he can be stunned for so long before telling the guy that he's not what they guy thinks and got onto the 1st bus that arrived..only to realize awhile later that he ended up on the wrong bus just to run away from that guy..

And there we were..gossiping abt anything and everything at a mamak stall..But among the things i got to know thru them, what shocked me the most was the death of a former classmate in form 1 and 2..who used to be my dance partner for a ballroom dance long ago..apparently he died from a seizure 2 months ago..am still wondering abt the cause of seizure and death..but may he RIP..It's always shocking to find out abt deaths of ppl u know..it was the same when i heard abt Seng Heng's fatal car crash on a rainy night right around a corner where he crashed into a tree on his way home (the irony was that his hse was just around 100m away), and also Jeffrey's accident at LDP when he crashed into a construction site and killing 2 workers instantly..It makes me think abt how fragile life can be..just one minute they were alive and healthy, and the next moment they're gone just like that..

Thinking abt these makes me depressed..sigh..

Pictures of us: Kian How (the macho guy), Fendi (the handsome Pakistani), Jason (the poser/ the chef?), Jin Fong (a lawyer at the age of 22) and me..