I think I am going to be sick. I have a huge fat migraine and I feel like throwing up. Light is killing me, so writing and staring at this screen is not helping...but I will survive! See what I do just so you know what an exciting weekend I've had??
Well actually I didn't have all too an exciting one...
On Friday I met up with my friend for dinner. I had cherry glazed duck for my entree and a french martini to drink. I could have drunk 10 of them, but I didn't want to look like an alcoholic. I have friends whom I can cry with, some whom I can get drunk and act silly with, some who are just movie friends, some eating friends, etc...I was with the latter.
The duck was delicious though, so tender and not fatty like some sold by the chinese stores here. It's hard to get good duck in the city. Oh, back to my dinner...for dessert, we shared a creme brulee. YUM!
Then on Saturday, I met up with another friend and her son at the Cherry Blossom festival in Japantown. Her bf was helping out at this booth which was giving out free sake. Yes, you guessed it - she's my drinking friend. Anyway, the weather was great, nice and hot especially after a week of fog and rain. Nothing like some sake (did I mention free??) while basking in the sun.
That's about my weekend I guess! I used to be a lot more fun I think. But as I've gotten older, I am just happy staying home, writing my blog, reading a book, watching a movie. I remember when I used to crave going out on Friday and Saturday nights....AH! Those were the days of calling each and every friend to find out where everyone was heading to that night, spending hours primping, choosing what to wear (showing some skin was always a plus), etc.
Now it's a different story. I still go out once in awhile to have a good time but I drink less (shut up Sara!), don't really care which is the hippest spot to be at and less skin is best.
I sound like a fuddy-dud but really, if you've gone out to clubs, etc...don't you think it's about who's prettier, who's wearing the tightest top, who's showing more leg, etc... Okie, I mean you meet friends and you're in great company, but who are you kidding? It's still about who's wearing what, etc... AHHHHH!!!!!! I just want to wear my baggy t-shirt and shorts with my oh-so comfy "ah-por" sandals. It's too stressful to go out. Wearing what I wear I'd probably get "the body scan" these days.
You know, that look where someone (usually of the same sex) scans you from head to toe. Ugh! I hate that. Who's to say they're better than I am? Damn it, they're not! It irritates the hell outta me when they do that. Just one of those little things that bug me...this brings me to my pet peeves!
Here are just some of them:
* wearing a sweater in midday heat just cos you think it's fashionable (you're not)
* wearing your sunglasses indoors or on the top of your head just cos you think it's fashionable (you're not)
* cell phones ringing in the theater, at church, places where you know you should have shut that damn thing off
* blogs that you've read about 100 times and you just don't understand what they're saying because they're grammatically rong
* dressing from head to toe in branded clothes, and you know it's branded cos the logos are blatantly displayed infront of you, or worst still, they'll tell you what they are (without you asking)
* too much perfume ( I used to be guilty! I've learned less is more, unless of course you have bad BO)
* if you didn't know that "rong" is wrong
* renting a movie like "Babe" just cos you thought it was some supermodel's biographical movie only to find out it's about a pig (this is true, i didn't make it up!)
* telling people you're nice, kind, patient, generous, etc...except you're really not. You should let others realize or decide or tell you
* eating and talking at the same time - results in spit everywhere and not a very pretty sight for the one you're talking to
* wiggling her bottom as she walks in her short skirt or short shorts thinking she's-all-that, cute, etc...only she doesn't realize she's got the dreaded "toilet seat" mark (okie, this should probably go into the "hahaha, that's for body scanning me, you stupid B*tch" list)
To be continued....my migraine is nagging me :((what are your pet peeves? feel free to repeat, so I know I am not alone!)
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Monday, April 26, 2004
The Pit(s)
I am super exhausted today! I decided to stay up to do my assignment last night and slept at 7a.m.. but I was awake by 11a.m to help my mum with this "family project" we're doing.
A few months ago, my mother suggested we buy a BBQ set for our backyard so we could have one whenever we wanted. I was excited at the idea of having future BBQ parties with the family or with friends and apparently so was my brother. Only he was excited for a whole different reason- he wanted to build the BBQ pit instead of purchasing one. Ahhh... it sounds so simple, doesn't it? Spread some cement, lay some bricks, stick the grill on and voila, your barbecue pit is ready! In your dreams, buddy... in your dreams!
My brother was genuinely interested in erecting the pit in the beginning. He checked the internet for designs, bought the tools and made frequent trips to the hardware store for the cement, sand and bricks. But as the days passed and the problems arose, he soon grew tired and irritated and lost interest. So what's a mother and sister to do when there's a semi-finished barbecue pit in the garden? We women take over and attempt to finish it.
So there we were, in the hot sun for more than 7 hours, laying brick after brick before it started to rain. It is a back-breaking job and I am sure I will suffer for it tomorrow but here's the good news... I have to get up extra early to do it again haha! I actually don't mind though since I'll be able to proudly say I had a part in building it when it's finally done... unless, of course, it looks crappy :P
It's off to bed for me now since I only had 4 hours of sleep last night. If I keep this up, I'll be looking like Keith Richards by the time I'm 30. I figure I'll need at least 8 hours of sleep tonight to have enough energy to finish up the job my wussy brother couldn't complete. Proof yet again that we women are the wiser and stronger of the species ;)
Just a word of advice for those of you who are planning on having a BBQ pit in your home... buy it, don't make it!!
A few months ago, my mother suggested we buy a BBQ set for our backyard so we could have one whenever we wanted. I was excited at the idea of having future BBQ parties with the family or with friends and apparently so was my brother. Only he was excited for a whole different reason- he wanted to build the BBQ pit instead of purchasing one. Ahhh... it sounds so simple, doesn't it? Spread some cement, lay some bricks, stick the grill on and voila, your barbecue pit is ready! In your dreams, buddy... in your dreams!
My brother was genuinely interested in erecting the pit in the beginning. He checked the internet for designs, bought the tools and made frequent trips to the hardware store for the cement, sand and bricks. But as the days passed and the problems arose, he soon grew tired and irritated and lost interest. So what's a mother and sister to do when there's a semi-finished barbecue pit in the garden? We women take over and attempt to finish it.
So there we were, in the hot sun for more than 7 hours, laying brick after brick before it started to rain. It is a back-breaking job and I am sure I will suffer for it tomorrow but here's the good news... I have to get up extra early to do it again haha! I actually don't mind though since I'll be able to proudly say I had a part in building it when it's finally done... unless, of course, it looks crappy :P
It's off to bed for me now since I only had 4 hours of sleep last night. If I keep this up, I'll be looking like Keith Richards by the time I'm 30. I figure I'll need at least 8 hours of sleep tonight to have enough energy to finish up the job my wussy brother couldn't complete. Proof yet again that we women are the wiser and stronger of the species ;)
Just a word of advice for those of you who are planning on having a BBQ pit in your home... buy it, don't make it!!
Saturday, April 24, 2004
Berry White has a best voice!
I was looking for a cd that I had misplaced and came across a "Berry White" cd that I had bought some years ago at Petaling Street. Yes, I know it's a typo! I know, I know... it's Barry White. But how many others do?
I agree with Sara, our standard of English has taken a nose-dive and people don't read enough. I am so glad our parents always emphasized the importance of reading and instilled in us the love of books. Although I didn't know it was World Book Day or whatever, I do know that it's important to get kids to start reading at an early age.
While our English isn't perfect, we do strive to make our blog at least understandable. We would hate for our blog to read like bad subtitles of pirated dvds. Whenever we watch movies, I think we end up laughing at the literal translations of the subtitles than the movie itself. Hehehe, and of course pirated cds, like Mr White, have some of their songs spelled incorrectly in the track listings, etc...it's hilarious, almost embarrassing too.
PS: And if you didn't already know it, it's Barry White has a good voice (even if it's not necessarily true, well you're smart enough to know it's just an example...I hope.)
I agree with Sara, our standard of English has taken a nose-dive and people don't read enough. I am so glad our parents always emphasized the importance of reading and instilled in us the love of books. Although I didn't know it was World Book Day or whatever, I do know that it's important to get kids to start reading at an early age.
While our English isn't perfect, we do strive to make our blog at least understandable. We would hate for our blog to read like bad subtitles of pirated dvds. Whenever we watch movies, I think we end up laughing at the literal translations of the subtitles than the movie itself. Hehehe, and of course pirated cds, like Mr White, have some of their songs spelled incorrectly in the track listings, etc...it's hilarious, almost embarrassing too.
PS: And if you didn't already know it, it's Barry White has a good voice (even if it's not necessarily true, well you're smart enough to know it's just an example...I hope.)
Time-out!
Do you ever go through phases where you don't feel like seeing anybody you know? Yes, I'm talking about your closest friends, your pals, your chums. I'm going through something like that right now. Don't get me wrong. I love my friends to death and cannot live without them but sometimes, just sometimes, I would like to be left alone. Allow me to elaborate further.
I have wonderful friends, most of whom I met during my first year of college. We have tons of fun together, we understand each other's jokes, love the same type of music and movies and most importantly, we love each other. Did I mention we were a group of 9 guys and 2 girls? Here lies the problem. Weekend after weekend of smoking and drinking, 11 birthdays a year (which means more smoking and drinking) and hours and hours of snooker and mamak sessions for 6 years has finally taken its toll on me. I've become exhausted and therefore need a time-out from my friends every now and then.
I have a weakness for my friends, though. Everytime I'm tempted to say no to a trip to the pub or snooker centre or wherever it is we're going, I end up going anyway out of guilt. This time, however, I'm determined. One of my closest buds is celebrating his 25th birthday at a pub next week and I'm not in the mood to go. I deserve some alone time. I think my lungs and liver need a much deserved break too.
I have wonderful friends, most of whom I met during my first year of college. We have tons of fun together, we understand each other's jokes, love the same type of music and movies and most importantly, we love each other. Did I mention we were a group of 9 guys and 2 girls? Here lies the problem. Weekend after weekend of smoking and drinking, 11 birthdays a year (which means more smoking and drinking) and hours and hours of snooker and mamak sessions for 6 years has finally taken its toll on me. I've become exhausted and therefore need a time-out from my friends every now and then.
I have a weakness for my friends, though. Everytime I'm tempted to say no to a trip to the pub or snooker centre or wherever it is we're going, I end up going anyway out of guilt. This time, however, I'm determined. One of my closest buds is celebrating his 25th birthday at a pub next week and I'm not in the mood to go. I deserve some alone time. I think my lungs and liver need a much deserved break too.
Friday, April 23, 2004
World Book Day
It's World Book Day today so I thought it appropriate to talk about, what else, books! I love books. LOVE them. I love how easily I'm captivated and transported to another world from the first word on the first page. I love how, amidst all the craziness in the world today, I can retreat to a quiet place and curl up with a good book to escape the real world for a make-believe one even if for just a little while.
I've been reading since I was a little kid. I loved books by Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and Judy Blume (and let's not forget those goddamn Sweet Valley High, Sweet Dreams and Babysitters' Club books) when I was in primary school but soon worked my way up to books by Christopher Pike (much thanks to Tira for the first one I read!), R.L. Stine and (gasp!) those goddamn Mills & Boons romance novels. Thankfully, my choice of books has improved with age (I hope) so you'd most probably find serious fiction, autobiographies/ biographies or true life stories, chick lit. and the occasional mystery/crime novel on my nightstand nowadays.
As people around the world read more with each passing year, you'd think that more Malaysians would have jumped on the bandwagon and started reading too right? Wrong. According to a recent survey, the average Malaysian reads only two books a year. Pretty depressing, don't you think? What's even more depressing is that two books a year is actually a vast improvement from the results of a survey taken in 1982. Back then, the average Malaysian read an equivalent of two newspaper pages a year. So it took us 22 years to advance from two pages of the newspaper to 2 books a year. No wonder the level of spoken and written English in Malaysia is so horrific!
Well, I guess it would be unfair for me to comment and criticize so freely since not everyone can afford to buy books. Furthermore, there are no decent libraries around, those rent-a-book places suck to high heavens and book clubs are practically non-existent in Malaysia. But I bet if everyone spent their money more wisely instead of spending it on the "Latte Factor" (anything that is unnecessary and easy to give up), they could be owning and reading more books!
Well, I've been digressing a bit there since I am supposed to be writing about books and not the reading habits of Malaysians :P So anyway...
Since today is World Book Day and I happen to love books so much, I would like to dedicate my whole section on the right to books - the one I've just started reading today, my recommendations and those that I look forward to reading in the near future. So check 'em out and have a great time reading!
I've been reading since I was a little kid. I loved books by Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and Judy Blume (and let's not forget those goddamn Sweet Valley High, Sweet Dreams and Babysitters' Club books) when I was in primary school but soon worked my way up to books by Christopher Pike (much thanks to Tira for the first one I read!), R.L. Stine and (gasp!) those goddamn Mills & Boons romance novels. Thankfully, my choice of books has improved with age (I hope) so you'd most probably find serious fiction, autobiographies/ biographies or true life stories, chick lit. and the occasional mystery/crime novel on my nightstand nowadays.
As people around the world read more with each passing year, you'd think that more Malaysians would have jumped on the bandwagon and started reading too right? Wrong. According to a recent survey, the average Malaysian reads only two books a year. Pretty depressing, don't you think? What's even more depressing is that two books a year is actually a vast improvement from the results of a survey taken in 1982. Back then, the average Malaysian read an equivalent of two newspaper pages a year. So it took us 22 years to advance from two pages of the newspaper to 2 books a year. No wonder the level of spoken and written English in Malaysia is so horrific!
Well, I guess it would be unfair for me to comment and criticize so freely since not everyone can afford to buy books. Furthermore, there are no decent libraries around, those rent-a-book places suck to high heavens and book clubs are practically non-existent in Malaysia. But I bet if everyone spent their money more wisely instead of spending it on the "Latte Factor" (anything that is unnecessary and easy to give up), they could be owning and reading more books!
Well, I've been digressing a bit there since I am supposed to be writing about books and not the reading habits of Malaysians :P So anyway...
Since today is World Book Day and I happen to love books so much, I would like to dedicate my whole section on the right to books - the one I've just started reading today, my recommendations and those that I look forward to reading in the near future. So check 'em out and have a great time reading!
Monday, April 19, 2004
Facing the Issues
Face the Issue
These "Face the Issue" animations/ads are definitely worth a visit. They address serious issues such as bulimia, drugs, self-esteem, etc...Many people suffer, some silently. All too often I think people keep masks on, pretend to be "ok." They seem fine to us, but deep inside they're dying.
I hope this website and the ads reach out to these people. And in turn, they will seek help to find their true selves again.
Also on the "Face the Issue" website are message boards where recovery stories are posted.
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Ooooo... while we're on the subject of crushes, I would like to divulge some of my own. First off, let it be known that I have a tremendous weakness for rocker dudes and guys with long hair or a wicked sense of humour. They needn't look hunky (in fact some of them on my list can be considered fugly) but I do think certain guys need to possess that extra something to be able to carry off flowing tresses or be really, really funny. So here they are in no particular order: Jack Black, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Ben Stiller, Eric Schweig in The Last of the Mohicans, Will Ferrell, William H. Macy, Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters, Adam Sandler, Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace, Owen & Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Nate Berkus and Conan O' Brien! Oh, and not forgetting M, who is a friend of a friend and is the epitome of everything I want in a guy :D
I think having crushes is fun... it makes your imagination work overtime by fantasizing (because let's face it, what are the odds of Takeshi having a crush back on me?) and it's just nice to act a little crazy and go ga-ga over somebody unattainable. Well, unless it's M, because I definitely want him to be attainable... to me!!!! See how crazy I'm getting? :P
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My vote goes to LaToya London in American Idol. I think Fantasia (and maybe George) are the only people to provide some competition for her but it's LaToya London for me all the way!!!
I think having crushes is fun... it makes your imagination work overtime by fantasizing (because let's face it, what are the odds of Takeshi having a crush back on me?) and it's just nice to act a little crazy and go ga-ga over somebody unattainable. Well, unless it's M, because I definitely want him to be attainable... to me!!!! See how crazy I'm getting? :P
My vote goes to LaToya London in American Idol. I think Fantasia (and maybe George) are the only people to provide some competition for her but it's LaToya London for me all the way!!!
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