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Many many things that I would like to pour but there's this one thing which constantly lingers in my head. Odie. It's been almost 5 months he's gone. Tell me that time didn't fly pass. I had been so busy for the past month, exams, London, dissertation that I've forgotten about Odie. Yes I know it's wrong to keep on thinking about him but Odie has now stayed forever in my heart and also my mind to a point of eternity.

Yesterday I was flipping some pictures and suddenly there was this particular picture that I really love of Odie. I set it as my desktop background and out of nowhere, I felt sudden tinge of sadness. It was as if I neglected my precious good boy for the past month and his forlorn look shoots back at me telling me that I should have been a better mommy. Not to sound spooky or what, but I think we share the same kind of telepathy waves. I can feel you, my precious boy! =)

My tonsil is swollen but it doesn't hurt or anything. I should get it checked soon. I'm glad mom isn't reading this because I didn't tell her about this. I'm sure she would be freaking out if she found out about me not going to the doctor to check on that. Heard from mom that sis has to undergo another surgery on her neck for the lump found. Sometimes I feel really bad for my sister because she has endured too much, health-wise. Why her? But at the same time, I'm happy for her because she's a stronger person and she has her cute little family to walk the smooth paved road together.

Whatever it is, I think everyone should not neglect their health and appreciate everything that's bestowed to you by God.

Depressed

Her heart has withered
Beautiful flowers turning brown
The wind emits silence
The sadness bewildered

Greatness of sorrow lingers

Well of tears are drying up
A chapter dances melancholy
A mournful period of spirits

Sorry I suddenly feel quite dejected.

Newcomer

Who is dat?!

Piggy: I'm a Londoner

Smallie: What? I don't care. You get out of my sight, you porkie pork!

Piggy: I don't smell

Smallie: It's not about your smell but it's......about your color, you gay.

Piggy: Excuse me?

Smallie: Yeah gay, my gaydar tells me that

Piggy: Can we at least try to be friends?

Smallie: Hmmmm......

To be continued..............

London Town Blogging

Blogging in progress from London =)

Yippeee having fun now down south!

Went to watch Lion King at Lyceum Theatre and I'm really amazed with all the sounds, colors, animals and overall, the show itself! Too bad I was a little tired that day and my concentration wasn't up to the peak...it's a great show anyhow.

We went for a little shopping yesterday and ms.SiuM bought a jacket, a gorgeous one for a drop dead good price and me got a plain top just to keep myself warm during winter days.

Oh ya Devil girl brought me to see some of the wedding dresses by vera wang! Gosh, upon seeing the price tag, we were like 'oh my blardy hell'. Over 5 digits la!apa ni....what a turn off...=(

Oh we went to leicester square or chinatown to eat dim sum yesterday morning and we left with a heavy stomach. So heavy that we ended up not eating anything solid for dinner but some salad from M&S.

I think London is a great city to live in but some of the stuff are wickedly expensive, especially the transportation. Well, we can definitely walk but my shoes aren't made for walking. hehe

I'm going back to NCL tomorrow and it has been such a refreshing experience to be coming here just to chill and visiting my homie..

tata

The wonders of Macbook

I'm having fun with my macbook now. It's crazy. The photobooth is amazing!! Haha I like that picture of me like a baboon! =)

The ABC of wedding

Exam is over. I can start breathing again.

Gosh, can somebody please tell me what is the first thing I need to do for a wedding? I know setting a date is the first first first step but what's next?! =S

I'm looking for dresses now and I'm charmed by Vera Wang. There's this overpriced wedding dress that I'm really looking forward to put on myself. Gee the price is enough for me to live one whole year in UK! Not to mention seeing my head on the chopping board instead of Gary's.
Gawd, how come ms.wang gotta design such a piece of dress and put such a BIG price tag on it?!

Why not something below number 5? I might still be interested to actually buy it. So big deal, I can't afford Vera but the good news is, I can afford Jimmy's!! Yay!! Only 3 digits! =D I have always wanted a pair of Jimmy Choo but there had not been any special reason or occasion to actually let me splurge. Now that it's my wedding, so it's my call.

Wedding is really taking away all my energy. I have 2-3 people helping me with the wedding pictures and most probably we are doing it in Hong Kong. Did I tell you guys that I have another wedding in Hong Kong? I thought it's going to be a small dinner kinda thing but I just found out YESTERDAY, yes, YESTERDAY that it's going to be quite a big scale wedding ( to me). I was thinking of dinner with his grandparents and uncles, maybe max is 3 tables but I was told that it's going to be more than 10?????:O I was quite furious last night as no one told me anything about MY FREAKING WEDDING. Yes I can understand that I'm just the bride and that's the role I'm going to portray for the banquet, but to the least, I should be informed as what to expect from the wedding right? I don't want to ruin everybody's dedication towards my wedding so I think it's better for me to just shut up and not to make a big deal out of it. Am I doing the right thing?

Well, to add to my frustration, I have another thing that I'm still trying to take care of and that's the banquet venue in KL. Aha, time for me to shine! =) My aunt told me that she went to a wedding banquet in Shangri-La and it was pretty darn good and I have to especially thank my best buddy for helping me with trying out the food at Shang (BOW HEAD). You know who you are. =)

I need the list of the guests now. Haha thank God for friendster. I shall start putting the list together now. Ummm, so do I invite my friend's other half as well or no?

Thanks for listening and reading.

Meme

Fish obsession

Got some pictures this morning.

Hmmm...the garage is turning into a fish shop or rather a fish exhibition centre?

I've always loved fish, not only eating them but keeping them as "pets".

See that black guy on top? That's mine and his name is "angry" (hehe direct translation from cantonese). There's of course a story behind that notorious name. I bought him from petsmart and oh boy, this dude struggled so hard when he was inside the plastic bag. He was crashing, jumping and ripping that plastic bag off, that I decided to name him "angry" because he has so much anger in him. haha I know whatever right..=P

Too bad my favorite "small" fish succumbed to illness weeks ago and passed away. Gary must have done something bad to him! Geeee, he's lucky that I wasn't there to witness the whole thing or else his head would end up on the chopping board!

One of the Oscars was terribly injured by the other red oscar that we put in the same tank. So we bought another 100 gallon tank just to give them more space to swim around. More space, less pressure to them.

Another guy which I don't really care is the flower horn. He belongs to G. That dude is super crazy. He can munch of anything and everything! His tank is filthy. Ewwww...

My future in laws

Gary's mom and dad in NY
Gary's mom and azn cuzzin, Eric!
Gary's mom and dad (his dad is funny at times, look at his face)

I know this is kinda weird but hehe I found some pictures of Gary's parents on my desktop. So might as well introduce them to you guys here.

Vegas 2006

Wynn Las Vegas

Gary and Beyonce =P

A bear made by carnations (flower petals dropping for snowing effect!)
Somewhere outside bellagio

Me and mini Eiffel tower

I made a promise to myself that I'm going to visit Vegas every year until I'm 85! So I have another 60+ years or times to visit vegas. YAY! =)

I love Vegas. I think it's because everything that happens there, stays there. I think this slogan really suits Vegas. I love the buffets! It's so cheap, so much to choose from. Gambling?Ummm you usually see me concentrating on those 1 penny machines. =P haha Gary loves those roulette games though. I'm not into those games because there's no strategy whatsoever. it's mere luck. I don't want to mess with luck. I rather just use my 20 on those 1 penny machines and that thing can spin until I'm ready for another spread of buffet!

I'm still thinking, how can I fit in vegas for this year with all the wedding stuff and travelling back to Asia going on. I have to, have to, have to, find a slot for Vegas baby!

cha ching!

Just made myself a cup of deserving coffee.

It's another one of those nights where I'm not able to let my eyes closed. I'm still at chapter 3 of IHRM. Gee, this module is freakingly boring and each time I read it, my hate for it hikes up to an unbearable level. I keep on clicking on itunes and listening to music. Music and books don't coordinate any way you look at it. Concentrate concentrate, I tell myself but it's just too damn difficult to read the small words of the book!

I'm beginning to lose track of the things I have read. <_>

Well well, almost another week is over. I'm beginning to plan for the trip back to Malaysia in April. Whoa! Trip again? You might ask. Yes another trip back to my "tanah tumpah darahku" (for those who don't read bahasa, it means the place where I shed blood" :S).

A lot of things brought me back to memory lane today. Sigh, it's been 6-7 years I'm away from my family. Feeling homesick all of a sudden. How can I leave my family for six years and survived?
I don't really know. I guess time just tells you what you need to do. Two years back, I was planning on going back to Malaysia for good in five years time. I made a resolution and I don't plan on realising. I'm not ready yet. Maybe in 10 years time? When I'm in my mid 30s and have kids? I definitely want to show them around the school mommy went to, the place where I used to hang out as a kid and all the things that are nostalgic to me.

I spoke to mom yesterday and she's going to see doctor for further inspection of her femur. It seems that the pain that mom's been enduring for the past few years is due to the femur bone. It can be that she has osteoporosis. It's difficult being an adult now and looking at the pain mom has to go through. When I was a child, I thought my mom was a robot! She could work 24/7 without complaining! Amazing. I thought mom will never become sick or anything like that because she's a workaholic and she has never been sick. Now that she's sick, believe me, she's still moving around like one. I have always envisioned myself like mommy. Relentless pursuit of perfection (haha, lexus).

Alright, enough of crapping. It feels good to let things out here.

Back to the same old routine of reading. Good luck everyone!

A dog inside a cafe (staring straight at me)


Fruit and Veggie Mart


oooo sausage


Inside Christmas Market


A man with his ego


Christmas Market (everyone has to pay 1 Euro to get in)


Inside Arkaden


Traffic Light in Berlin

Food in Paris

Art and Monmartre

Montmartre was the last attraction that we visited before saying goodbye to beautiful Paris. It's also highly recommended by my French buddy, so, we definitely didn't want to miss it. The weather was so-so but co-operative enough to allow us for a short tour around this old church. The wind was very strong though.


It was a rainy day but we survived


Me+St.Pierre


taking a stroll down the hill


A piece of art

Montmartre is breathtaking. You get to see Eiffel tower from the top of the hill. The church on top of the hill is called Saint Pierre. To me, I think the church is really nice to look at from a distance but when you reach the top of the hill, the church is just like any other church that you see everywhere. I can envision that some bums loiter around the church at night. But I have to give credits to the architecture tho. It does look very grand and amazingly beautiful seated on top of the hill.

However, it's not in the nicest place of Paris. I think it's located somewhere close to Barbes, quite a dangerous place for tourists to go but honestly, you can spot the difference pretty easily once you get there.

It's recommended that you walk around the church for other attractions. We stopped by a cafe to take a coffee break while checking out some art pieces by the roadside. We bought some ourselves and during Christmas, we framed it and gave them out as presents. They made wonderful presents especially to those people who are into artsy stuff.

There's one thing which I would like to point out. If there's anyone approaches you to draw your portrait, remember one thing, you need to do a little bit of bargaining on the price. Trust me, I think some are just trying to take advantage of tourists that go up there. A guy approached me and took out a piece of paper. He started cutting that piece of paper and made it look like me. He won't tell you what he's doing or how much he's asking for his art piece, and by the end of it, he's going to ask you for a certain amount of money. Our naivety had made us fallen into his well planned trap and we "lost" 20 euro that day. So just be careful and anything that happens up there, stays there. =P

So there you go, all you need to know about Montmartre. Haha not really, it's actually everything I know about Montmartre. =D

Stress

Stress...

Stress.......

Stress...........

I need a good massage now around the neck. The pain is causing me a lot of grief.

I'm sleepy but I can't sleep. I'm hungry but I can't eat.

I had been reading everyday and I guess that's why my neck is sore.

I am glad that I'm done with the last chapter today and tomorrow is the day for me to relax and just pig out.

It's so easy to lose weight being a student. Wonder why? All the buffets, the junk food, the noodles, the rice, they are all gone in just few days I'm back. Stress or what! You tell me.

I'm going out to buy groceries tomorrow and hopefully the sky won't get dark too fast. Have mercy please!

In 2 months +, I'm going to see my hunnie again =) and by that time, I should have handed in my dissertation. Yay! Life is not that bad after all.

Ok it's time to recharge my battery now. Late!

Me outside of Sony Centre


Sony Centre, Berlin


The famous Checkpoint Charlie, separating the east and west (The picture was taken standing on the soil of the American sector)


Tempelhof can be seen in the picture ( It's like a far far away kingdom)


Train Station (Read and pronounce that if you can!)

Sorry for lack of updates....

Holiday is officially over and exam is next. It's time to go back to reality and this cruel cruel world! Arghhhh!!

Last night I had to drag my 28kg baggage back to my dorm. =( I'm beginning to miss Gary, the butler.

I have nothing in the fridge to eat. I am too busy for anything now except sleep. Gotta give myself some time for adapting back to UK time. Besides, my back is hurting like hell now hauling that 28kg monster last night. Guess what? Due to the changing of timezone, I haven't been eating anything for the last two days and I have lost my sense of hunger. I am 'kinda" eating instant noodle now just to keep myself "alive".

I am planning to purchase a heater today or tomorrow because the one in my room just doesn't make the cut. It's too weak and every night, I gotta wear so much clothes just to keep myself warm. It's getting colder now and according to some folks, it is going to snow some time soon. So I better get ready the heater and some hot chocolate just in case.

I was very depressed last night because everything around me didn't work. The room was cold and empty, the printer wasn't working right, I had so much stuff to unpack, I was drenched in rain from the downpour, I was thinking of exam the whole night and my assignments (due date is next week) and NO INTERNET! that's the biggest bitch of all! The old laptop had already been returned back to costco and my new "PING GUO" cannot be connected to the internet. I had to call someone this morning to reset my IP so that I can get online again. It's nobody's fault really. It's just myself feeling overwhelmed by the sudden changes of things. It's just me back in the same old room with that same old bed.

Oh well, I think I said the same thing in San Francisco..........when will I stop complaining?