Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Merry New Year~

The clock is ticking and we are just a few hours away from welcoming the new year.

This year has been emotionally straining. With friends and family. With finance and health. Its probably something I'd like to put past me and not bring forward to a hopeful new year. But I remember life is all about learning. Maybe these experiences will just make me a stronger and tougher person geared to face new coming challenges.

I wish my friends and loved ones take with them their experiences from this year to help them face the year ahead. Of course I would wish everyone a wonderful new year, but we can't always be expecting a bed of posies can we?

Cheers to the past, the present and the future~

Happy 2009 everyone!

Monday, December 29, 2008

I.A.M.I.N.L.O.N.D.O.N.

I'm sitting in the hotel room bed propped up with pillows and my laptop on my lap. Its 5.20am, London time.I feel chilly even with my thermal on and some stick it on pocket warmers under my blanket. My hands are freezing up as I type this entry.

I think the people here have the most ridiculous design for taps. The hot and cold water taps are separate in the same sink. The hot water is too hot and the cold water is too icy to be used alone. I end up brushing my teeth and washing my face mostly using the bath instead. You would think someone would've cleverly imported another design especially since this method is so totally crappy during winter. But heck no.

I miss home.

Its such a weird feeling to have after 4 years of living out and trying to be independant. I often sit about thinking about home and all the good things I left behind. My family and friends. All the gatherings I missed celebrating friend's birthday. My mom's cooking. My sister's chattering. My brother's occassional talk sessions. My dad...he's almost away from home as often as I am...

I'm just glad that I have Nic to go back to in Singapore. It was awfully bad when I opened the doors to an empty house and wished myself a pair of ruby red shoes like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Just so I can wish myself home to my house in KL without having to worry about how many days I have to spend there and how long the journey back is gonna eat into those days.

I wonder how will it be like when I permanently move back again. Will I be missing the home I once had in Singapore? I bet I will...with all the working memories I built while I was there. My emo moments alone. My happy moments with Nic. The experience of living out with housemates. I wonder if there will be a time when I wished for those ruby red shoes again? To bring me back to the living out moments where I missed home....

What a cycle...

Friday, December 26, 2008

Season's Greetings~


Merry Christmas...


I had a crazy Christmas eve celebration with Mandy and Erin. Ended up baby-sitting them after they downed like 5 different shots. Super hard to handle two girlies who were wasted to the maximum!


Lucky for me...I had a quieter Christmas day though. My first time actually celebrating with Nic. After the whole christmas eve commotion, I slept through most of the whole day. Nic was clever enough to make reservations for dinner at this restaurant called Esmirada in Orchard.



Esmirada


It was superb. The best Christmas dine out ever! The ambience was especially nice. I couldn't resist opening a bottle of champagne when the waiters told us about a promotional discount. But half a glass was all I could take and Nic had about 3 glasses. They were nice enough to wrap the bottle up for us to take away the rest of it.



We had the special Esmirada House Salad and their famous Garlic Bread for starters. It was quite a big portion and we particularly liked the bread. Nic ordered a paella dish for main and I choosed mussels with a french cream sauce. The paella wasn't anything to shout about and the mussels I thought, was a little too salty. But we had the longest dinner ever. Sitting there just slowly munching our dinner, at our own pace and sipping some champagne occasionally. So posh....


I had a whole Tiramisu to myself after dinner. Talk about being greedy...


Its so nice to be able to spend some quality time with Nic over Christmas.


Thank you for dinner sayang~

Friday, December 19, 2008

Couple's Meme

You know...my boyfriend is so cute...

He secretly reads the blogs that I stalk whenever he misses me...

He discovered this couple's meme on pinkpau's blog and insisted that we did one together and post it on our blogs. So, after 3 days of pestering from him...here it goes...

tell us about the first time you met and your first impression of him/her:
There are two first times to this. Once, when we didn’t quite know each other – he had long hair, looked super thin, reminded me of some kinda mat rocker-cool dude-kinda person. And another time, after we got to know each other – 27th January 07 we went watch Babel and had dinner – he was so different, with short hair, baby face, extremely shy (but trying so hard to hide it), nothing like how I remembered or expected him to be.

what’s a weird habit or quirk that s/he has?:
Hahaha…there is a few, but I sometimes wonder is it my quirk instead. Oh well, he has this thing about routine. Everything he does is so routine, from the amount of eggs he has for breakfast to the amount of shut eye he needs. At one point of time, I felt so secondary cause he keep wanting to do something routine instead of spending time with me.

what makes him/her happy?:
Me Me Me!! Hahaha…

what makes him/her sad?:
When I have to go away for work. Not being able to spend weekends together.

what makes him/her angry?:
Bad parenting. Lazy people. People loafing around. People who can’t work.

what excites him/her?
Directors like Clint Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Innaritu, M.Night Shyamalan. Movies like Shawshank Redemption, Crash, Love Actually. Oh ya…and Michael Jackson too.

tell us something funny about him/her:
He is funny in so many different ways. Hahaha. He does this thing over the phone sometimes when he calls me, he pretends to be some Cantonese speaking ah pek and starts shouting over the phone “HALO~ HALO~ Lei hai pin wai ah? LEI WAN PIN KOR AH? HALO?”

what’s s/he like at home?:
Very caring. Takes good care of me and is ever so patient. Super cute and very goofy too.

what’s s/he like at work/school?:
Apparently, when he was at school, he broke many girlie’s hearts. Then when in college and uni, he was extremely competitive in studies and assignments. He is a natural born workaholic. Works like a robot, non stop and chop chop chop. Extremely hard on himself when things don’t turn out well.

describe his/her room:
He doesn’t have much choice with the rooms he rents. But back home, his room is dark blue, quite cosy, with a metal kinda thing he uses for his wardrobe. Its kinda mysterious too….just like him…

what’s his/her best friend like?:
He has three guy friends he constantly hangs out with when back in KL. Fabian he know from college – he’s a real funny guy, very easy to talk to, they share the same passion for film. Jerry – his neighbour, sports buddy, super shy guy who can be quite quiet at times. Nelsen – also his neighbour and sports buddy, very friendly and talkative, always telling jokes, we studied together in college (that’s how I really met Nic). Then there are a few more…Vivien, Esther…I have yet to meet.

do you know who s/he hates the most?: Hmm…Hate? He thinks it’s a waste of energy to be angry at people, so I don’t think he’d go the extreme and hate somebody.

have you met his/her exes?:
One actually. And I met her before I even knew him.

do his/her parents like you?:
Yes. I think I’m getting along with his whole family fine. But just not being able to spend time with them probably cut off some of my brownie points.

what’s the first thing s/he would do or say if s/he fell down and scraped their knee:
I think it depends on who he is with. If with his friends, he’d probably frown and say, “Fuck!”. If with me, he’d probably have a loud exclamation and look at me with doggy eyes. Hahaha
J

what would s/he do in an emergency situation with other people involved?:
He’ll panic, be scared and excited all at the same time. Then take a deep breath and start organizing who do what.

which shop would s/he spend the most time at in a shopping mall?:
Fragrance or timepiece shop.

what would s/he have for a typical breakfast?:
Three eggs, 2 slice peanut butter and bread, some muesli with milk and maybe a banana.

where would s/he want to go for dinner?:
The Soup Restaurant, Aston’s, TGIF, Sushi Tei!

what kind of movie would s/he choose at the cinema?:
Selective ones. Mostly those directed by his favourite directors.

describe his/her taste in music: very 80’s, some oldies, michael jackson, prodigy, oasis, chris daughtry, selective pop songs with lyrics he can relate to.

if s/he wasnt going out with you, who would s/he be going out with?:
He would still be single and waiting for me. Haha
J

what item in his/her wardrobe would you like to burn:
His really old short denim pants with a red ink stain.

what is s/he good at?:
Drawing potraits, writing, badminton, words, sudoku, wrapping weird shaped presents, giving surprises, sweet talking…

what is s/he totally horrible at?:
Differentiating colours. Like totally…light yellow is white and torquise is green!

what’s something about him/her that is annoying/infuriating?:
He always mixes his used clothes with those he freshly clean! So confusing! And he puts stuff on my bed (like those filthy paperbags he left on the floor during dinner or in the MRT). But now he knows I don’t like that, so only sometimes, he purposely does it to annoy me. Hehe…

what’s something that you two fundamentally disagree on?:
I can’t really think of something prominent. But I think it’s the way my friends treat me and how I treat them that we constantly debate on. Besides that, I can’t really think of anything else. Cause we always seem to be able to persuade one another to agree on everything else.

what’s something that you two agree whole-heartedly on?:
Our family upbringing and what kinda future we want together.

is s/he possessive?: Yes. But very subtle.

why would s/he succeed in life?: Perserverance, intelligence, being hard working. Very very focused in life.

what is the coolest gift that s/he has ever given you?: The digital frame I wanted so badly and Aramsa Spa treatment to date!

what is s/he obsessed with?: Being healthy and looking good. Also, developing characters for his script writing.

what does s/he avoid at all costs?: Singing in public! I like karaoke so much but he won’t even give it a go….

what does s/he spend the most money on?: Eating out with me and everyday stuff which is of good quality (inclusive of his groceries).

describe his/her typical sunday: With me – sleep in till past 11am, dress to go out for lunch, window shop or spend time at home snuggling and just talking, have dinner (or not), send me home / go home / stayover ( or vice versa), sleep early for Monday’s work. Without me – wake up about 10am latest, have breakfast, surf internet, have lunch, play football manager or work on script, afternoon nap, watch tv, have dinner, rest early.

why would s/he be dangerous?: Very aggressive and commanding when he wants to be. Can kill you in his script.

tell us about a time s/he looked absolutely gorgeous:
Everytime when I wake up and the first thing I see is him. He looks absolutely stunning.

what’s something about him/her that would surprise all of his/her friends?:
He is all act tough on the outside and super softie on the inside.

what do you love most about him/her?: I love the way he cares for his family. I love the prayers he says at night incoperating people he knows are important to me. I love how selfless he can be when he is with me. I love the warmth he fills my heart with everyday. I love the way his eyes tries to tell something when he looks at me. I love most when he smiles at me and tell me he loves me too.

the biggest lesson you have learnt from loving your partner:
Confidence helps you battle insecurities. Love helps you build confidence.

You can read his meme here: www.nicholasandrewjohn.multiply.com

Thursday, December 18, 2008

I Want To Get Better...

Sigh Sigh Sigh Sigh....

Since last Friday, I haven't been feeling well at all. First it was a terrible sore throat, followed by the usual cold and cough. And just when I thought everything was getting better during the weekend, I started perging! Like having diarrhea. Damn. Its not about how often I've been going to the toilet, but how bad the stomach discomfort is and coming out from the toilet hoping nobody will need to use it for the next few hours...

I've been to the doctor like 3 times since Friday. Nothing much seems to be helping. Then I developed some kinda rash on Tuesday night. Doctor suspected that I had denggue but ruled it out when he took my temperature. I was barely running a fever. Then he told me maybe I had rubella (german measles). Asked me to stay away from pregnant ladies. I confined myself to the house even though I had a date with Nic (he purposely swapped shifts at work so he could go Christmas shopping with me!!) Sigh~ The horror...

I would think after the diarrhea medicine, I'll show some signs of improvement. But it seems to be getting worse. So I went to get a second opinion from another doctor. I had a whole long lecture about how stupid I was to go see him. Should be followed up by the same doctor. I should be resting and give it time to recover. Yadda yadda yadda....Like WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!? And he said most probably I have denggue and should go to the hospital for a blood test.

I thought he was a little insane and emotionally disturbed as a doctor. I decided to go back to my previous doctor. He told me I'm showing signs of recovery and I should stop taking the diarrhea tablets. But just now I came home...I had to run...for the toilet again...I'm totally confused now.

I'm also torn between going to work tomorrow or staying home to get better. All because I want my Christmas to be OFF.

How? How? How?

Monday, December 01, 2008

Blog Surfing...

Sometimes, when I feel in need to have some sort of human connection or gather some life inspiration or just wanna find a reason to bitch about people or just purely look at interesting photographing skills, I blog surf.

Sometimes, when I'm back in KL, I would randomly click on my sister's usual dose of blog sites. She found me reading some blogs when I was back in KL last month and introduced me to her current favourite one, www.quaintly.net. Written by a young girl who is nick named 'Pink Pau' and has a 'Martian' for a boyfriend. Surprisingly mature for her very young age.

I was in a lousy mood earlier today, cause I couldn't cheer my grouchy boyfriend and knowing that he was inadvertly forced to swap shifts with his colleague without his knowledge and thus causing us to lose our dinner date together. Now we can only squeeze in a supper date before he sends me home in a rush so we can both get enough rest for work tomorrow. *focus* I almost forgot why I was typing this paragraph. Okay. It was because I was feeling lousy I submitted to reading KarenCheng, which Nic thinks I stalk all the time (but she had no new updates at the moment), and I suddenly remembered this 'Pink Pau'.

I browsed through some of her entries, amazed with how precise she describes every thought and every feeling. Reminds me of the first few times when I was reading Nic's blog. I like those kinda writing. Reminds me of how much I secretly love to write and how much I miss reading materials that tugs at your heart, messes with your mind and just makes you think.

There are so many things that I can relate to through her different rantings. There are many things that I'm reminded of when reading certain blog entries. It creates this emotional bubble which bursts when you snap out of that moment, knowing that you are reading something belonging to someone else's personal life. But yet it felt familiar and sometimes real to you.

I don't quite know what I'm getting at through this entry. But I think I just found another blog to stalk....*smiles*

Now I feel all good again...ready to give it another try to cheer up a grumpy Nic. :-)