my 19th

What can I say abt my b'day? I had fun. I'm so very lazy to go into details atm so pls bear with me.

I wasn't expecting anything from work but Steph got me a cake. I was so surprised that my jaw dropped. It did. Coz Steph was the only one who knew it was my b'day and it was only the first week of work. The cake was yum! Chocolate and raspberry with a crispy base. And it had a wacky design.

Then it was dinner at Renzo's and clubbing later that night with a few friends. I had a bit to drink and felt a bit of the alcohol effect after I left. And I was partially deaf too from the music. But i had a good time.

Thank you all for the the constant text messages I was getting. It kept me smiling the whole day. =)

I'm beat.

Work sure takes a lot out of you. It's great when the adrenaline kicks in and you get pumped up but then after a while it's just plain tiring.

I need a massage.

Must have reads:-

1) Nineteen minutes - Jodi Picoult
2) Harry Potter #7 - J.K.Rowling
3) The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
4) James Patterson/Michael Connelly books

I have a craving for books coz it's been so long since I last read a book for leisure.

why you (and I) should write smaller

Two exams down, 2 to go!!

I had to ask for a second answer booklet b'coz I ran out of space to write in the exam this morning. It was I think a 15-page booklet but it only had ruled pages on one side of the sheet that we could write on. Plus the lines were spaced apart to accommodate people with large handwriting.

There was only one more question to answer and I ran out of space. So they gave me another one of those 15-page booklets to write on. At that point I started thinking about how many trees I was killing in the process of getting my degree.

What a distraction!

The worst part was I only used up 2 pages. The rest are going to waste.

OMG. I am a tree killer.

I am going to hell for this (sy said so). If not, then I'm contributing big time to global warming and deforestation and droughts and...well basically destroying the earth.

Maybe I should start writing a bit smaller from now on.

exam fever

My study table

It's always this cluttered coz I figure, it's no point putting my books away if I have to use them frequently. When they're on the table, they're accessible.

on coffee

Three years ago, if you asked me to drink coffee, I would have taken a sip, made a face and told you it's too bitter to drink. Then I would have had a go at you for drinking stuff that's so bitter, it doesn't taste good.

I find it a bit ironic that now I absolutely love that tinge of bitterness in coffees. If a coffee's not bitter, then it's not real coffee.

I love the aroma of coffee beans and the smell that hits you when you walk into a coffee shop. Today, I indulged myself in Gloria Jean's white chocolate mocha.

I prefer Gloria Jean's to Starbucks coz their coffees are good and Starbucks is a bit too commercialised.

I am officially a coffee-drinker though not an obsessive coffee drinker. I can survive a day without a cup of coffee.

coo-ee!

Ever seen a pink pigeon before?

Well...now you have. Melbourne's got pink pigeons. It's a new breed that's just been discovered and the Victorian government's classified it as a rare and protected species. It was in the papers today, which was how I found out about them. Pretty neat, eh?


Priya's friend, Hans, who by the way is from Mauritius, (did you know that Mauritians speak French? Wicked!) said that I don't have a distinct accent. He couldn't pinpoint where I'm from by the way I speak. Interesting. Unlike Priya, who's got a pretty distinct Malaysian accent.



By the way...all that about the pink pigeons is bullshit.

If you believed all that about the pink pigeons being a new breed, then boy are you gullible. We're only getting pink fibreglass pigeons.

Another interesting fact about Mauritius: it has pink pigeons. real ones.

Google it if you don't believe me.

saya sepasang kasut

masih ingat tak?

hmm...that sounded a bit foreign considering i don't hear it very often, if at all now.

I feel for the poor kids who still have to do those karangans. The ones yang bertajuk "saya sebatang pen" atau "saya seekor burung" were relatively easy to write but looking back, I wonder why we were asked to write karangans on those topics.

I haven't forgotten how to write ok, i'm just a little rusty. The last time I actually wrote something in malay was...hmm...3 1/2 years ago.

We all used to start those karangans something like this:

Nama saya Adidas. Warna saya putih dan biru. Saya dilahirkan di sebuah kilang di negeri Thailand tiga tahun lalu. yada, yada, yada...

My favourite ending was:-

Pada suatu hari, tuan saya ternampak kasut model terbaru di kedai kasut dekat rumahnya. Kasut itu masih baru dan lebih cantik daripada saya. Oleh itu, tuan saya pun membeli kasut itu dengan gembira. Sejak hari itu, tuan saya tidak mempedulikan kewujudan saya. Akhirnya, saya dibuang kedalam sungai sampai tenggelam.

Itulah nasib saya sebagai sepasang kasut.

The End

I wonder why we didn't fail then coz technically, if you drowned, then you wouldn't be alive to tell the story, no?

popsicle

I think my arse froze over heaps today from walking around in the cold. My fingers were just as frozen. Waiting at the bus stop this morning seemed like the longest 5 minutes ever.

The weather report last night said 15 degrees. It was more like 5 degrees! That's why i never trust the weatherman.

reminiscence

I kind of miss playing the piano, now that I don't have one. All those years of music lessons...kind of seems like a waste to throw that all away. I mean I'm not doing it on purpose but actually buying a piano would set me back by...a lot. Maybe one day...when I've loads of money...then I'd get a grand piano...a black one. Having not practised in years, I'm pretty sure that I would still be able to play a few pieces like I used to...after heaps of practice. The only finger exercises that i get now are from typing up my assignments and blogging.

I've also realized that I will never be a violinist. Actually I realized that a long time ago. That was when i decided to give up on it. It was a bit too painful (literally) for myself and those who had to bear with my "practise sessions", which mainly involved me producing noise that would probably wake Beethoven up from the dead.

Art is another thing that I miss doing. Believe it or not.

I haven't picked up a paintbrush since it stopped being a compulsory subject. I mean I'm not exactly and art fanatic but I remember liking half the drawings I did at school. That was when Mr. Ronnie taught us. I'm sure most of you would remember him, eh?? wonder where he is now.

Those were the good old days. This is making me feel much much older.

Form 3 rocked!!

my golf ball

see that big black golf ball over on my side bar?


see it?



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well that's not a golf ball. It's my golf-ball-looking-clock. And it tells you what time it is over here. So no more excuses saying that you forgot it's my bedtime when i tell you so. =) hehe.

It just popped into my head

You know what I like?

I like my Target undies. They're so comfortable...the Cotton-Lycra ones. And they're not g-strings ok. I don't wear them. Too uncomfortable.

Besides, I wouldn't want to end up in a fi-arse-co like Jennifer Hawkins. *sniggers* Big Whoops! For those who don't know Jennifer Hawkins, she was 2004's Miss Universe.

Target undies - They're durable, stretchy and they fit really well. I'm not exaggerating this time. (Okay guys, you can stop picturing me in my undies now)

I actually prefer them to those supposedly comfortable Bonds underwear; the micro fabric or micro fibre ones. Whatever they're called. The ones that feel like silk. They snag too easily.

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I've discovered that I have a slight intolerance for very rich food.

Like cheesecake. Some people love cheesecake but I can only have a bit at a time. Coz I feel like throwing up if I eat too much rich food. Lactose intolerance? >.<

Happy Easter, everyone!! Don't eat too many easter eggs.