Randoms

Look Mummy! I made devonshire scones!! :P fresh from the oven..


Charcoal Chicken. Tastes yummy. Love their "slimmer's pack" with 3 salads instead of chips..


One of my favourite Japanese snacks - "Jagariko"!! And "My Lovely Kim Sam Soon" korean series (recommended for laughs). LoL.


Toaster mishap - burnt bread!!! :P

One of those faces

Went to a graduate assessment centre the other day. Happened to see a few familiar faces I wasnt expecting. LoL. It was quite fun and also very very tiring..

And then this friend commented,

"You are the eldest right? You've got one of those faces.."

huh. What faces?

Must be the "stressed + shit I am still not working + I must earn lots + tired + so much responsibilities + independent + havent had much fun" kinda face. HaHahaha.

Then he asked me, "Have you got any brothers and sisters?"

After my reply he said, "aahh.. I can tell.. haha"

Then he started pointing out another girl who seems to have THAT kinda face too..

So easy to spot wan meh?? How do you actually tell from someone's face if they're the eldest??

*sulk*

Does that mean I dont look pretty? *big eyes* :(

I want to look like the youngest!!!!! I want to have no responsibilities, no stress, and have lots of fun!!

Maybe I should consider cosmetic surgery. Hahaha.

Sunday shopping

Garden City shopping centre was open today for Telethon Charity Shopping. As usual, whenever these suburb shopping centres trade on a Sunday, every single person that lives in neighbouring and not-so-neighbouring suburbs flock to that place.

SO MANY CARS!!!

I wonder if the city was deserted today.. It seems to me like half of Perth was there. LoL. So hard to find parking. Every row you see at least 2 cars circling. There are not even that many people leaving!!!

And it's not xmas!!!

As soon as you step into the shopping centre, you feel like you're shopping on a really busy weekend in Midvalley -__-" Think megasales! Or MNG sales!! Hahaha. There are people in every corner of the floor. Young, old, middle age, babies who cant even walk yet, everybody was there. LoL. It was just so hard to move among the traffic of people. And small shops made you feel as if there is only one-way in all their narrow aisles of clothing and if someone stops to look at something, oh dear, you better look at the clothes around you too.

SO MANY PEOPLE!!!

Hahahaa. Yeah, I was there despite knowing it's going to be a huge crowd. I'm too bored sitting at home ok. And Garden City is a closer and parking-economy (free!!) alternative to city.

Every inch of the limited number of bench/sofas around the shopping mall is covered with someone's bum. Even the foodcourt was packed!!

And guess what? My sister and I were waiting for tables at the foodcourt. We saw a father-and-son finishing soon, so we stood closer, indicating that we're waiting for their table. Not to pressure them to eat faster!! but just to secure ourselves a table in the busy foodcourt. As they cleaned their plates and left, the father even smiled at us and gestured us to take the table. We courteously thanked him and as soon as I placed my hand on one of the chairs to sit, this grandmother quickly ushered her 2 grandchildren to the chairs and they quickly took the seats....

O_O

I was like... *blink blink*

Speechless!!! I was looking at them with my eyes in shock and my mouth drooped open. I didnt know what to say. I even looked at the grandmother and she looked at me back. Her face reads, "What? Is there something wrong??" They just continued taking their own seats...

I just calmly walked away from the table. As I walked out, my sister had already stormed away from the table, hands crossed, with that angry expression on her face. Hahaha.

Thing is, its a grandmother and her 2 grandkids. The place was already damn packed. I'm sure they could use a table first. But then they just sat down, and the grandmother started peeling mandarin oranges for her grandkids!!! They didnt order any food from the foodcourt!!!

-___-"

Amazing. If she asked me, since I didnt see her until her grandkids dashed for the chairs, I would have gladly let her have the table first. But no!! she took the table as if it's rightfully hers...

I didnt know this sorta thing happened in Aust. Or maybe I'm just being bullied >_<"

aahhhhh!!!!!

But later I spotted a woman with the 3 of them, probably the mother to the kids. And she was chewing her food like those scary aunties you see at the kopitiam with her leg up on the chair. Hahaha. She chewed with her mouth open and seem to be (I could only see, not hear) making that annoying chewing+saliva sound. Luckily her leg was on the ground :P

Oh well. What an interesting sunday :)

Although the night was even more interesting!!! I realised a person's image/reputation is often tarnished by the evil intentions of the most unassuming person. Even though this time it's not my reputation, it's one of those days that I think to myself, how come these people are still living and making other's lives miserable? I can never ever understand that. And who knows, my reputation might have already been tarnished or could be next on the line. Oh how I hate her..

Always a reason to eat

I eat when I'm happy.

I eat when I'm sad.

I eat when I'm stressed.

I eat when I'm bored.

I eat more when someone says I'm fat and asks me to lose weight.

I eat even more when I'm hungry or when its my favourite food.

I eat a whole lot more when I'm so hungry my hand starts to shake.

LoL.

There is always a reason to eat. Always an excuse.

Eating makes me feel better. But after that, it just makes me feel a whole lot worse because I've stuffed so much junk into my body -__-"

How to Kill Your Husband

I was reading this lovely book and only finished it about a week ago. I have to say, it's a good read. LoL. Funny. Realistic. And I'd recommend it to anyone who hasnt already read it.

Although mostly funny, it has sad bits. Bits where marital problems appear right at your face that you cant ignore it. Bits where the man only married the woman for her money.

But I have to say, there are a few handy hints from this book. LoL.

1. Men cheat. They all do. If they havent already cheated on you, they could be cheating on you now. And if not, they will most likely cheat on you later on. No matter what type of male he is, to cheat is somehow hardwired into his brain. Just like sex. LoL.

2. Men give all sorts of excuses when you found out they've been cheating. But most importantly, you are the reason why he cheated. And so, the female is to blame. And it's always him wanting to end the affair but the other female refuses.. How classic.

3. The more you want them, the more they dont feel the need for you. Their want for you seem to gradually die off as you two step into marriage and as the kids start coming..

4. If they dont want kids, it's most likely because they dont want kids with YOU. And not because they dont want children of their own.

5. There are only 2 happy days in a marriage - "the day you marry him, and the day you bury him". Hahaha.

6. Do not underestimate the willpower and intelligence of a woman in "killing" her husband. She might not physically plunge a knife into your heart, but she is smart enough to increase the risk of you dying soon. Hahahaha.

Seriously. I find this book quite amusing to read. But after reading this book, if you're in cloud9, you'll be back to earth on the ground. LoL. There is no such thing as a truly happy marriage. And no matter how loyal a man may seem to be, if the opportunity is there, most men will cheat.

I have this feeling that maybe I dont want to get married. Haha. After reading the horrors of a marriage and men, I dont think I want to be part of the female population plotting to kill their philandering husbands :P

*omg*

Yesterday an ex-commerce tutor of mine asked if I was free to help him mark some assignments for the unit I previously done. Since I was basically sitting at home rotting, I said "sure, why not."

He's not exactly a friend of mine. More of a tutor-become-friend because of my so-called excellently written assignment that gained his attention.

Upon arriving there, I was basically all ready to get down to business - marking guidelines. He basically told me the important bits to look out for full marks - time was a constraint given that its now swot vac and students want their assignments back before exams.

I was only there for a short while - I was keen to help out, but not that keen to be marking with him in his empty house (read: me and him only). Seeing the amount of assignments to be marked, I basically focused on the marking.

Damn anti-social actually. There are times when he suggested some topics but when I replied, he seem to busy to listen to my reply... O_o" My first impression was, why bother asking if he's not even prepared to pretend to listen to me.

Anyway. For the first hour, I was already getting a bit agitated. He probably got up of his seat for the n-th time in that short hour. Toilet. Blowing his nose. Getting snacks. Getting another jacket. All sorts.

I dont know about you. I assumed he really needed help because he couldnt manage all the marking in time himself. But from what I can observe, he couldnt manage it because of other reasons. As time passes, he would suddenly stop marking and rest his head on his hand rested on the table. You know, the gesture that people give when they're halfway working and get hit by a huge headache? A few times. And what shocked me most was, halfway through the marking, he told me he's going to take a short nap - lack of sleep the previous night and stressed with his phd thesis due soon.

I was taken aback. In my heart I was thinking, you get me here to help you and you're going to take a nap?!??! I'm not even that close to him as a friend that he can take naps whenever I'm invited over ok!! Of course I kindly said, "sure. I'll be fine".

As soon as he stepped into his room for his much-needed nap, I kept looking at the time on my phone. I couldnt wait to get out of this place. I told him I've gotta leave at 6pm and from 5.20pm onwards, I kept wishing the clock will strike 6........

To me, it was simple courtesy to be there whenever you invite someone over. Especially when you invite them over to help you with something. You dont leave them doing the work while you yourself dont show enthusiasm in getting the job done.

Maybe it was a simple bad-time-coincidence. But seriously, I dont think I want to have anything too much to do with him.

Who wants to guess where he comes from? ahahahaha. 30 year old single finishing his thesis in business econometrics..

Daunted by distance and travel

I met this friendly engineer in this engineering precision company in PJ - when I was supposedly doing my internship but left after 2 weeks. Hahahaha. Anyway..

Chinese. Probably in his 30s-40s. Big range I know :P He used to ask me to guess his age but I forgot what I guessed and I forgot if I got it right.. lol

He once told me this - to find your other half who's hometown is the same as yours. Why? Easier wor, cny time. Dont have to travel all the way back to her hometown, bags and bags of luggages (young kids), you're only troubling yourself.

Well, as you can see, I absolutely ignored his advice. Instead, I sought my other half who's hometown is far north while my hometown is in KL. Not to mention, my 2nd home is now in Perth, while he is still in Pg.

I believe I'm a very stubborn girl.

I'm not complaining about non-existent-cny-balik-kampung dilemmas. I have enough dilemmas now alone with the distance between Perth-Penang, and KL-Penang.

Sometimes I believe it is in my life to travel. And I'm not bragging about travelling the world because I dont have enough money yet. But simply travelling (car/plane) back to my family or to him.

I dont like flying, just in case any of you didnt know. I'm at the verge where I almost hate flying. Yet, I fly at least twice a year. My passport has more entry and exit stamps (before ePassports) than my dad or mum. And I'm definitely not a good car passenger. Nor a boat passenger. I have serious motion sickness. I'm best if I only stay at one place, and either I drive or I take the train/bus with good ventilation and short journeys.

Sometimes I wish that we're from the same hometown. That we work in the same state, same country, same CBD. That we can go to work together. And going to his house is simply a 10-20 minutes drive. I can even afford 30 minutes. It's definitely better than being 6 hrs away by flight, or 4 hours by car (or 1 hr by flight).

But fate has to have it that I find someone who is so far away from me. And fate has to have it that I am obligated to stay in Perth and him in Penang. And fate has to have it that we both wished for each other to be where we are.

Fate must really hate me...