Lonely Days....3

JB- Day 3

Woke up to a fresh morning! Body totally rejuvenated after a good nite's sleep. Begining to like the life here actually. How can one not when the drive to work takes only 5 mins? Fresh air and greeneries (though it's slightly kampung-ee), the sight of the cute kindy (where kids are off for their vacation!).... Pure bliss! The kindy..cute rite?

The hours spent there were kinda unbearable as we were not so sure of what to do. Therefore the wait was long till lunch. Decided to drop by Lavender bakery after our Old Town lunch (yes- u must be wondering, all the way to JB for tat!). There's this infatuation over "Lavender"! Perhaps it's the thought that it only exist in JB. They're like everywhere here in malls. Of cos, it can't be compared to the 2-shop branch they have near Pelangi.

Anyway, I bought these for self indulgence & photo taking! :p

Charcoal Twisted Bun- Looks like..... S**T! Heehee.. But it's actually soft and fluffy! Nice...

And here's some Madeleines. Buttery and homely..(which I am chewin on rite at this moment!)

*Just read the instructions-PLS keep refrigerated*

Ooops.......... !

After the impulse buying, it was back to work for us again-blissful afternoon.... And soon it was

time for dinner. We just made a quick stop for as I had made a date wit my pal, yau hwa for a session of BADMINTON! haha... Wat a laugh rite? A game of that all the way here in JB.

Penang Prawn Mee- Tastes alright. :)

The first sight that greeted me as we arrived (after many phone calls!) All the way to Gelang Patah....

He really sweated bucket loads! REally have not seen a person sweat tat much! The drops of sweat can clearly be seen and u can actually squeeze the water out!!!... ( Another way to detoxify the body! frm alcahol!)

As for me, I just played at the side wit them when they were free to entertain me! :) My colleauge enjoyed his game and tat was good... At least we did smthing in JB. I got to do some exercise. Actually life here seems much healthier! Hmm....

Bought Harry Potter-6 in 1 DVD(RM 15) and Khalil Fong's Cd(Rm 5) at the yum cha session after... twas a fruitful day!

Lonely Days.... 2

JB- Day 2

Changed to an inn named Yang Tze hotel (an inn actually). Ahh.. this was more like it though it's still small but it's way better than Lavender. I need not go through the whole CSI process.

Started to display all toiletry items and clothes around the room to make me feel more at home! haha..... did not think of how it would be like for room service the next day! Funny how we are like when we're away- we still keep to our own habits of putting away things neatly though we are at a place where room service is available. Is it that we're so used to being our own slave?

Should be nice to indulge in bad habits now then spashly when we're far away from controlling mums and partners! Throw things around, scatter the toiletries, leave the room with unmade beds! :P

Anyway, was glad to have met up wit Yau Hwa for some drinks at the ZON. At least another

look at how JB's night life is like...... :)
The Zon area. Wit lotsa pubs and a few clubs. The one with extremely bright lights is a NightClub. Jb's trademark places. :)

Managed to snap a pic wit my bud, Jacky Chan (pronounced Chen!) ha ha...

The hotel lounge where there's a philipino live band. Not bad environment just tat it's pretty warm. According to Yau Hwa, there used to be hundreds of rats tat comes out in search of food once the lights are dimmed bout 12 something. Guessed they solved the problem now! :)

LoNeLy Days...

JB- Day 1

First impression of the room tat I checked into:-

• small
• tiny weenie
• P-r-i-S-o-n

It truly felt prison-like cos as soon as I opened the door, I caught a whiff of cigarette smell. It's like an after party-effect. Made me wonder if the person B4 had a "jolly good time" the nite b4 or the few hours b4!!!

Well, for hygene purposes, I resorted to comb through the bed just to make myself sleep better at nite. I was lucky to find some gold-"hair"... haha! Twas disgusting and to show tat I'm a brave gal, I cleared it all off and convinced myself tat at least the bed sheet and pillow are clean.

The nite must still go on, so I headed for the shower room (which is just a step away frm the bed). ** Warning:- Am not kidding u!** Evidence as shown here. Luckily everything was clean in the toilet. **thumbs up toilet**.. though it is a lil small really cos i was practically showerin half of my body away frm the toilet bowl. :)

I had a good nite sleep nevertheless and of cos (wit all the lights and tv on) , woke up refreshed.

And off to another hotel I go... oops, inn.

I LoVe Penang....

Even if the person whom I hate most in the world is here, I wouldn't mind! As I would then have someone to argue with and not just have empty silence bouncing off the walls. Yes, am all alone now, cooking up an updated blog as I have nothing else to do except to watch some TV. Lucky thing that I brought my netbook though I had to fork out Rm10 for a LAN cable.

Where am I? In a land where sun and waves take place, where food is abundant and night life is most enjoyable... the beautiful island~ Penang... As I toured the island today, I can't help but to recall the good times that I've had here. The warm sun and cool waves, the exotic food, the bright lights and quaint night market and most importantly the company! Instead of going through all those activities again now that I am here, I am now in a room reminiscing those times. That trip took place in year 2007. Twas a trip to remember...

We had lots of sun and beach at Feringghi beach, a variety of food at Gurney Drive, a selection of goods at Feringghi night market, drinks and fun at Slippery Senoritas down at town... Most savoured memories for most of us. Spashly for me as they celebrated my birthday for me on the very night that we got here. I think that was the last trip that we made together in such a big group.

After that trip, we've been askin one another- when are we to make such a trip again? We are always sayin " yea yea, we should do it again 1 day". But when? We never got around planning the answer... Perhaps it's time to ~ Carpe Diem~ Seize the day! Maybe it's not such a bad thing after all now that I am alone here....

** Forming a plan for old times sake **.....

Things that I enjoy throughout the day:-

1. Waking up on the “right side” of the bed
2. The sweet smell of fresh air
3. Birds chirping gaily
4. Happy waggily dog tails
5. Being able to put on something stylish for the day
6. Good time management in the morning
7. Smooth traffic and less honking
8. Fried sausages, ham, eggs, baked beans, side toast with lots of butter & jam
9. A big cheery smile on the first person that I meet
10. The smell from a steaming cup of fresh hot tea
11. The friendly “Hi” from the first person who greets me on MSN
12. A nice big hug
13. Feeling confident about tasks given and…
14. … being able to meet deadlines set
15. Receiving random hilarious msges from fellow colleagues
16. Discussions of perfect venue for lunch with colleague over MSN
17. Toilet breaks!
18. Listening to Mp3s
19. The last minute till 12.30pm- LUNCH TIME!!!
20. The different selection of delectable for Tea-time! :P
21. The cool blast of air-con that greets me back in office
22. The first few minutes of peace and quiet to gather back thoughts for work
23. Going over comments on FB!!!
24. Receiving a well-deserved comment
25. Colleagues who “walk the talk”… :p
26. Getting rid of “after lunch sleepiness”
27. Occasional stops at colleague’s workplace for a light chat
28. TEA- TIME!!!
29. Planning of after- work activities
30. The wait for 5.30pm…
31. The pleasure of having to enjoy a nice evening at home….
32. Quality time with family members
33. A good book or movie with light munching of potato chips? :p
34. Sweet DREAMS……

Do I really need this?

Confessions of a Shopaholic…. My views on this movie?~ How true it speaks to the heart of us viewers though some of us are not as such a compulsive buyer as Rebecca Bloomwood was. I bet my pal, Mochi- mei couldn’t agree more! There is just something that draws us into the shops even though our purest intention was only to do some window-shopping. But then what truly attracts us in……?

I have to agree that we seldom practice “consumer caution” as we are not in our right state of mind when we run our fingers lightly over hangers filled with clothes on the racks.(we may be thinking this at that time- “Nah, I am just looking. No harm ever came out of looking”)! We do not have the “Red Alert” signals as our arms get piled up with more and more selected apparels for the anxious trip to the Fitting Room just to see if everything fits perfectly! I am not to lie here when I admit that half of the things that I try on, I actually ‘cross my finger’ that I do not fit in them just so I won’t make them my winning glory after! But this may also prove to be dangerous- having that mind-set. This is because many a times, I would buy all of 3, 4 or 5 of them straight after merely because I was able to fit in them! My consumer caution was not practiced then!!!

Why do some shops cater only for petite sizes whereas some has ‘slightly larger sizes”(haha….)? They are not only doing it to hurt your feelings! It’s just so you get extremely proud for being a size 0 that you think you look good in whichever designs that you put on. Either that or you get extremely thrilled that there are many sizes for you to choose from in the plus size shop. You just wish to buy all of them because at long last you think that you have finally found ~De shop~ for you! You look so good in those clothes and also besides the fact that they never run out of sizes for you to fit in (which ranges from XL to XXXL). You can always opt for a size, higher!

I think that the fashion industry does great mind tricks (as highlighted in the movie). Look at how all models/ accessories are featured in magazines/ billboards and shops. The mannequins seems to be beckoning to you to ~ “ Come and take a closer look at me, I have something that you want, I am sure you can budget your month’s savings by looking at the price that I cost. We can work things out!” Eekss…talking about temptation! I have friends who react the same way as Rebecca did in the movie- A must to have MATCHING bags and shoes to the outfit. Did I mention accessories too? :p But what truly happens when you manage to lug everything back home at the end of the day?

The one question which always pops up when you’re home after a shopaholic day~
~ DO I REALLY NEED ALL THESE? ~
We set our tired feet down and after taking a breather, we may realize then what was it that had made us shop till we drop! It may be the stress from the raise/ promotion that we were awaiting for, the stress of coping with a family, the amounted workload at school/ office or just plainly that we need to buy something in order to “love ourselves a lil’ bit more”. I totally agree with the last excuse! However, we would still have to keep things in control and not become a ShOpAhOlIc at the end of the day on the expense of our own lame excuses!

We can always love ourselves with a lil’ more sanity and…In tiny needs (that costs less!)

If all should fail, off to cell group we go or… have a good friend in hand near us! (this goes out spashly to Mochi-mei! :p)

So sickeningly Sick....

Been sick for the past couple weeks. It has been an on and off thing… Was recovering last week when Ju Vee passed his bug to me! Then it was back to gulping down pills after pills. Gee, really felt as if I had to swallow pills for the rest of my life! ( Touch wood!!!) Only last Fri did I feel better. I guess I have to give credit to my one and only doctor who can always cure me~ Dr. from Klinik Petaling at Taman Megah.

I didn’t believe that one can only be cured by a particular doctor at first. Like how Ju Vee said that he would only recover if he visits this particular Clinic Ng from SS2. It is however true! One dosage and that’s it! I can be a witness to it and that is speaking on behalf of me as well. I have visited several doctors before then and trust me, I swallowed all the pills prescribed to me! Bloody yucks, really. It was to a point that I had this nauseasness whenever I have them. Hopefully I would only have to suffer a few more days before I am fully well. ( Have to finish the new pack of antibiotics! :p)

What good came out of this couple weeks of sickness? First of all- thank god that I was not a confirmed case of H1N1 flu though it is easy to get it these days. Thanks to the people who has returned from overseas and not declared their illnesses to the health department! They should learn the word- RESPONSIBILITY. Secondly, I had some rest (though it was on the 2 day leave that I took!) at home. It was good just rolling around the floor and having a nap at anytime of the day. Thirdly, I had the chance to “see” who were my true frens as they didn’t run away when they discovered me with flu, fever and sorethroat! The most concerned were of course my pals who checked on me occasionally via msn or at work. So much lurveeee…. Hehe!

There are ones who just verbally or virtually question on my condition. Twas disappointing at a moment of time as more were expected from them. But then that’s human nature, I should think. One may never thought of doing the same for you as you may have done for the person. Well, as long as all of us learn from what we have experienced and have sharpen our judgment on certain human characteristics…