Went shopping at Birkenhead Point today. Came across such lovely kids' shoes at the factory outlet! I wish I can squeeze into this pair of kiddy boots. Very girly la, I know. But I am no longer the one-out-of-ten-on-the-feminine-o-meter monkeycrab ok. I dare say I am at least 8.5 - 9 on the meter now. ;)
Even the lining inside is so chio. And it costs only 40 bucks. If I have a baby girl, I will buy a pair for her.
Come come, imagine my baby girl JKL JJH standing beside me in this pair of pretty boots.
little red boots
fog
I had to drive through very bad fog to work for several days. There is this railway crossing I have to pass every morning where I have to look out for trains. Fog like this, see simi sai?
a sad beautiful real life story i heard this morning
Boy was young. He got married. It didn't quite work out the way he wanted. So he split.
Girl was immature. She got married. It wasn't a happily ever after marriage and so she took off.
Years later, Boy and Girl met each other for the first time at the Reservoir. They fell in love. Girl bought a house just opposite of Boy's home. They met frequently. Girl eventually moved in with Boy and left her own house empty. They never got married.
Boy and Girl grew old. Still very much in love. Still, they didn't see any need to get married. Boy got cancer and struggled for a few short months before he left. Girl went mad from the loss and never recovered. Girl is now residing at a nursing home by the water, slowly waiting for the day she can see Boy again.
what season are you?
This autumn has been a great one for me. I didn't want it to end. I am sure this will be my most memorable autumn for many years to come. How about you?
food diary: 19 - 25 may
There wasn't much food intake in the past one week mostly because I didn't have much appetite. Some meals, I had to force myself to eat something just so my stomach doesn't cramp up with all the acidic juices churning away.
monday
B @ 10am: 1 beef pie, 1 cappucino
L @ 11.30am: vietnamese beef rice noodle
D @ 8pm: vietnamese spicy beef rice noodle
dump: nil
tuesday
B : nil
L : nil
D @ 7pm: rice with sliced pork and eggplant, 1 ginger tea, 1 beer
dump: once
wednesday
B : nil
L @ 11am: 1 cappucino, 1 spaghetti carbonara
D @ 7.30pm: 1 microwavable frozen pasta pack
dump: once
thursday
B @ 10am: 1 coffee, 2 mini tarts
L @ 2.30pm: spicy beef stew rice noodle
D @ 9.30pm: chicken schnitzel
dump: nil
friday
B @ 10.30am: 1 spinach and fetta roll, 1 cappucino
L @ 2pm: 1 hot fudge sundae
D @ 6.30pm: penang fried kway teow
dump: once
saturday
B @ 10.30am: eggs florentine, 1 cappucino
L : nil
D @ 7.30pm: 1 tiger pie from Harry's @ Woolloomoolloo, 2 oven grilled chicken wings courtesy of Joyce, 2 pears, 1 glass of wine
dump: once
sunday
B : nil
L @ 3pm: BBQ pork and springroll vietnamese cold rice noodles
Tea break @ 4.30pm: 1 cappucino
D @ 6.30pm: a few bites of a sticky date pudding, 6 bottles of Murray's pale ale
dump: nil
playing dress up
It's time to gear up for winter. The cold blooded me who never had to lug around an extra jacket and who wore mini skirts out on past winters is actually starting to feel cold these days. And so I went to get myself some warm (and nice) clothing complete with accessories like scarves and what nots. Believe it or not, I dressed up a bit instead of adorning the usual Rex polo T and jumper for work on Friday.
Please pardon me my rare narcissistic indulgence while I parade myself in some of my new winter garb here. I am totally in love with my pretty cool self today. Heh.
cup D D D E
Went on a girly shopping spree to cheer myself up. We sneaked a couple of these DDDE thing into a fitting room and did some crazy things with them. They are humongous, I tell you. We could even wear them as beanies over our heads.
The girls said it was good to hear me laugh again. It's been a while since they hear my signature laughter.
smooches in the rain
What can one do on a rainy saturday morning with nowhere to go? Try making smooches on your window pane. You only need you, yourself and a piece of glass that fogs up.
can you pass 8th grade math?
Unbelievable! First time attempt and purely mental calculations without a calculator, no pen, no paper. *pat pat* I'm sooo good. Haha.
Take the test here.
are you a tortured genius?
I have always known I am a genius, but never knew I am a tortured one. I don't feel tortured leh... How does one define a 'tortured genius' huh?
Take the test here.
can you pass 8th grade science?
Hahaha. I knew I have always been a genius in science and mathematics. Come come come, everyone please take this test and let me know if you got 8/8 too!
it's harder...
...than I thought it would be. I woke up with the feeling that I'd lost everything. I zombied around trying to get things in order but nothing got done. I tried to watch something silly to distract myself in case the tears break free. And I watched endless silly stuff to get through the day. 10 hours have passed. I wonder how I can last through the next 10, and the next 10, and the next. I wanna go home. Go somewhere. Anywhere to nurse that dull ache that doesn't seem to go away.
food diary: 12 - 18 may
MacDonald's and lotsa duck made my week heaps brighter.
monday
B @ 9am: 1 krispykreme doughnut, 1 caramel latte
L @ 12.30pm: fettucine carbonara
D @ 6.30pm: 2 slices of pizza
Supper @ 9pm: wedges and 2 beers
dump: once
tuesday
B @ 8.30am: 1 large cappucino
L @ 11.45pm: subway chicken and bacon ranch on parmesan oregano bread (a foot long)
D @ 7.30pm: chicken and mushroom risotto, half a beer
dump: once
wednesday
B @ 9am: 1 large cappucino
L @ 12.30pm: 2 salmon patties, some chips, a quiche, a mocha
D @ 6.30pm: french onion soup, pasta in tomato base
Supper @ 8pm: 1 MacDonald's hot fudge sundae
dump: nil
thursday
B @ 9am: sausage mcmuffin with egg, 1 cappucino
L @ 3pm: handfuls of potato chips, sweet corn and chicken soup, 2 slices of toast, 1 orange juice
D @ 6.30pm: KFC - 2 pieces chicken, 2 pieces crispy strips, 3 pieces nuggets, half a box of popcorn chicken, some french fries, 1 cup of mountain dew drink (I need to gorge on rubbish food to release some frustration)
dump: nil
friday
B @ 9am: MacDonald's hotcakes and cappucino
L @ 3pm: potato chips
D @ 6.30pm: vietnamese rice noodles
Supper @ 9pm: rice with mixed claypot vege and roasted duck and pork
dump: nil
saturday
B @ 10am: 1 cappucino
L @ 11.30am: duck rice
Tea break @ 3pm: 1 cappucino
D @ 7.30pm: peking duck and a beansprout dish
Drinks after 9pm: 1 beer, 2 southern comfort on the rocks
dump: nil
sunday
B @ 10am: nil
L @ 11.30pm: spicy vietnamese rice noodles
Tea break @ 4.30pm: some wine
D @ 7pm: 1 MacDonald's cheeseburger, 1 fillet o fish burger, some fries
Supper @ 10pm: duck rice
dump: once
what kind of wine are you?
This is so not me!
No, I do not know much about wine. I just drink whatever is given to me. And I gobble my food up at every meal like I have been starved for days. And yes I call it "partying", it's even a category on my blog. Lastly, I hate stinky cheese.
Take the test here if you want.
what's important to you...and what isn't...
I need a break from work. Blogthings can be quite entertaining at times.
The first sentence cracks me up. I literally laughed out loud.
Take the test here.
bad week
Last week was a bad week for me. Besides experiencing one of the shittiest days in years, I was also informed that the lease for my apartment unit I am currently staying in had been terminated.
I was told that the apartment has to be vacated by end May, which was fine as that allowed me sufficient time to pack and move. However, I was subsequently told that the movers had been organised to remove the furniture on 16 May which is this coming friday. This means that I have to fuck off from the apartment by this friday because even though I have the unit until end May, I wouldn't have any bed to sleep in after the 16th.
That, was effectively a one week notice to move out of the apartment. And because I am also commuting between Sydney and Mangalore for work, I have only one fucking day in Sydney to pack my stuff. One bloody fucking day to pack 2 years worth of shit into boxes. How cool is that?
To top it all off, I had no freaking idea where I was going to move to until monday (just four days before the big move). I was then appalled to discover that the plan was to move me to a four bedroom house I had never seen before in my life where I would incur higher rental and where I would be sharing with unknown number of unknown others going forward because I'm sure they wouldn't leave the remaining bedrooms empty right? Didn't anyone even think about security and privacy issues? It's not like I am sponging off the company's resources. I fucking pay rent ok. How about just showing basic humanity and courtesy? I am a human being if anyone remembers. Not a fucking box where it can be shoved or kicked anywhere.
My issue is not about having to move. It's all about how it's being handled. I am so fucking pissed that I can't even be bothered to censor anything I write. Note the number of F words in this post, multiply that by 10 and you'll get the actual F words I spewed from my mouth in a day because of this.
food diary: 5 - 11 may
This week's dumping is atrocious. I've been eating more vege, you know!
monday
B @ 10am: 1 cappucino, mouthfuls of spinach and fetta roll
L @ 1pm: prawn laksa, mixed berry smoothie
D @ 8.30pm: lebanese food (dunno how to list the items), few sips of beer
dump: nil
tuesday
B @ 7.30am: bacon and egg roll, 1 cappucino
L @ 11.45pm: 6 inch subway cheese melt
Tea break @ 2.30pm: 1 cookie, handfuls of potato chips
Tea break @ 5pm: 1 muesli bar
D @ 8.30pm: chicken, mashed potato, boiled carrots and broccoli
dump: nil
wednesday
B @ 8.15am: toast, 2 eggs, 1 sausage, 1 piece of bacon, 1 grilled tomato, 1 cup of coffee
L @ 1.15pm: 2 sushi rolls (tuna and avocado)
D @ 7pm: chicken and mutton satays, potato slices
dump: once
thursday
B @ 8.30am: scrambled eggs on toast, 1 cup of coffee
L @ 1pm: ham and cheese sandwich, green tea with pineapple juice
D @ 8.30pm: tonkotsu ramen, cod roe rice ball, calpis water
dump: once
friday
B @ 9.30am: 1 cappucino, 1 krispykreme donut
L @ 3pm: prawn laksa
D @ 8pm: bread with butter, 3 escargots, some french pig trotter and pork blood sausage dish, half portion of creme brulee, one glass of merlot and one glass of port
dump: nil
saturday
B : nil
L @ 11.30am: eggs benedict with ham, 1 cappucino
Tea break @ 3pm: 1 pear
D @ 7.30pm: rice with szechuan spicy chicken, spicy pepper oil beef, mapo tofu
Drinks after 9pm: 1 beer
dump: nil
sunday
B @ 10am: double boiled chicken herbal soup with bits of chicken meat
L @ 2.30pm: wanton noodles soup, roasted duck, roasted pork, mouthfuls of rice
Tea break @ 4.30pm: 1+ pints of beer
D @ 9pm: korean bibimbab and side dishes, kimchi pancake
dump: nil
shittiest day in years
I had one of those shitty til can cry days yesterday.
1. Landed in Sydney domestic airport and caught a cab back to my apartment. Taxi driver was yapping away on his mobile phone and didn't bother to help me with loading my baggage into the car boot. Then after I got into the cab, he continued yapping away on his phone and drove with one hand. He did not ask me where I was going and even when I tried to tell him my destination, he wasn't listening.
Finally he asked where I was going after we'd left the airport and upon hearing that I'm going to somewhere just 10min away, he cursed and swore at me. He made a u-turn back to the airport just to tell the traffic controller that he'd gotten a 'short fare' so that he may be allowed back to the terminal for another passenger without having to queue all over again.
I told the driver to keep left when we were nearing my apartment and he disregarded it. When I finally told him to stop, he blasted at me and said I should have told him so. He then demanded I tip him as it was all my fault that he'd queued for hours just to get a 'short fare'. I told him "It was not my fucking problem that you were talking away on the phone and didn't bother to ask where I was going. Your attitude is so bad I do not think you deserve a tip." He did not give me back my $5 change. He then threw the receipt in my face when I asked for one. When I got out of the cab and proceeded to retrieve my luggage from the boot, he drove away with my luggage. He then stopped the car about 10m away such that I had to walk the 10m to retrieve my luggage.
I was so angry I kicked the taxi just before he drove off and called up the taxi customer service centre and put in an official complaint. I am not going to give him that $5 tip. In fact, I want him out of a job as I do not think he deserves it. He's a fucking disgrace to the taxi driver population and to us Asians (he's chinese).
2. When I got back to my apartment, I found that my room door had been opened and that someone had been inside my room in my absence. (If you ask me how I knew, go watch Deathnote and you'll know.) It wasn't even cleaning week for the cleaners. This just tipped me off the edge. I have complained so many fucking times about access into my apartment and how it was a security issue. Now, I have a credit card fraud case to deal with because someone managed to clone my card that I leave in my apartment most of the time and intercepted my replacement credit card from my letterbox and now I have to go through the hassle of reporting the case to the bank and police station and going through investigation. And I still find unauthorised access into my room.
3. I then calmed myself down by taking a long shower and prepared to go out. At the train station, some drunken old man followed me and tried to talk to me. When I ignored him, he grabbed my arm and yanked me towards him. I shook him off violently and shot him a deadly "Fuck you. Don't touch me." and was ready to punch him in the face til he bled. He was lucky to get the point and F off.
I had to control very hard not to cry while waiting for the train. I don't know what I did to deserve this. Those people creating all these misery to others should all just die. It's unfair that such bastards be allowed to roam free and continue to make others' lives miserable.
the labour day meme
I've been tagged by beakee! So here goes.
1) Are your parents married or divorced? Married
2) Are you a vegetarian? Absolutely not
3) Do you believe in Heaven? Not at all
4) Have you ever come close to dying? So many times...
5) What jewellery do you wear daily? Plain ear studs
6) Favorite time of day? Meal times and bedtime
7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? EEEEeeeeyer
8) What is your hair styling agent? I don't use any
9) Ever have any surgery? If so, what? None
10) Do you color your hair? Oh yes. All the time. Blame it on the inherited whites.
11) What do you wear to bed? Errrr..... anything I can find that's comfortable....
12) Have you ever done anything illegal? Ooops... can't tell
13) Can you roll your tongue? Yes yes yes! And do you know this is genetic?
14) Electric razor or blade? How about tweezers?
15) What kind of shoes usually? Open toe sandals
16) Do you condone abortions? For the right reasons, yes.
17) What is your hair color? Brown
18) Future child's name? J K L (you'll know what it stands for when I do have kids)
19) Do you snore? Only when I'm really exhausted
20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? Bora Bora Island
21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Nope
22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first? Go travel the world
23) Gold or platinum/white gold? Platinum
24) Hamburger or hot dog? Hot dog
25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Huh? I think I'd rather die then
26) City, beach or country? Beach
27) What was the last thing you touched? Mouse
28) Where did you eat last? In front of my laptop at work
29) When's the last time you cried? The night I zonked out and had to call KT
30) Do you read blogs? Everyday
31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? Nope
32) Ever been involved with the police? Yes, 24 hours detention at the TP headquarters
33) What's your favorite shampoo and soap? Ermmm I use anything that doesn't cause me itchiness
34) Do you talk in your sleep? I dunno! Someone tell me
35) Ocean or pool? Ocean for the view, pool for swimming cos I'm afraid of drowning
38) Window seat or aisle? Window
39) Ever met anyone famous? Yes, Cate Blanchett was the last one. Met her in Sydney when going for yum cha
40) Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life? Huh?
41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? Depends
42) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey? Neither
43) Basketball or Football? Basketball if I'm playing, football if I'm watching
44) How long do your showers last? 5 to 10 mins depending on whether I need to wash my hair
45) Automatic or stick shift? Depends what kind of mood I'm in
46) Cake or ice cream? Ice cream
47) Are you self-conscious? Sometimes
48) Have you ever drunk so much you threw up? Yes
49) Have you ever given money to a beggar? No
50) Have you been in love? Yes
51) Where do you wish you were? For now, back in Sydney
52) Do you wear socks with your shoes? Only for track shoes
53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? No
54) Can you tango? No
55) Last gift you received? Actually I can't remember...
56) Last sport you played? Volleyball I think
57) Things you spend a lot of money on? My car back home
58) Where do you live? Right now, Sydney and Mangalore
59) Where were you born? Pulau Ubin
60) Last wedding attended? Can't remember, I haven't attended a wedding in years
63) Most hated food(s)? Green leafy veges
64) What's your favourite? Anything except green leafy veges
65) Can you sing? Of course
66) Last person you instant messaged? KT
67) Last place you went on holiday? Ermmm.... does going back to SG for CNY count?
68) Favorite regular drink? Coffee
69) Tag 5 friends: Strawberry, Sunshine23, Angel C, Rae, BH
70) Current Song? David Tao - Ai Hen Jian Dan
the paparazzi went snap snap snap
I got a little tired from the photowalk on Cronulla Beach (partly due to the sun too) and decided to take shelter (and possibly a nap) when the paparazzi caught up with me. :)
I think the paparazzi has a crush on me. ;p
cronulla beach
Today's photowalk itinery was Cronulla Beach. See dream house below. So who wants to buy it for me? It's only AUD400,000 for a one bedroom unit.
The water is so still you can clearly see the couple's reflection below.
Chio chio supermodel slim and long legs. Any takers?
I really love my own shadow, you know?
How many more warm and sunny weekends will there be before the cold winter sets in? I reckon June will be depressing, no more such photowalks.
food diary: 28 apr - 4 may
Apples and bananas were my best friends this past week. Think I broke my fruit consumption record.
monday
B @ 9.45am: 1 small cappucino (courtesy of Izzy cos she saw how stressed I was at work)
L @ 4pm: beef pie, mocha
D @ 8pm: half portion pumpkin soup, penne with olives, anchovies, mushrooms and capers in napolitana sauce, creme caramel
dump: nil
tuesday
B @ 7.30am: 1 small cappucino
L @ 10.45pm: bacon and egg burger, 1 small cappucino
Tea break @ 3pm: 1 apple, 1 beef pie
D @ 7pm: 1 apple, 1 pear, fried noodles with carrots, celery, capsicum, chicken and beef
dump: once
wednesday
B @ 8.30am: 1 apple, 1 vanilla yoghurt
L @ 1pm: 1 muesli bar
L @ 2pm: pumpkin soup, pasta in cream sauce, mocha
D @ 5.40pm: potato chips, salami
D @ 8.30pm: 1 banana
dump: nil
thursday
B @ 8.30am: 2 slices of toast with jam and butter, 1 coffee
L @ 1pm: potato chips, salami, wanton soup, lemon sorbet
D @ 7.30pm: BBQed sausages, chicken, salad, bread roll, 2 bottles of beer
dump: nil
friday
B @ 8.30am: 1 latte, 1 vanilla creme brulee tart
L @ 12noon: small bowl of homecooked fish porridge courtesy of Eliss, 1 spaghetti carbonara, 1 mocha
D @ 6pm: mouthfuls of cold thai noodle salad
D @ 8pm: salmon sashimi, sushi roll, agadeshi tofu
dump: twice
saturday
B : nil
L @ 12noon: assorted chinese dim sum, 1 cappucino
Drinks @ 5.30pm: 2 beers
D @ 7.30pm: italian dark chocolate drink, half portion of chocolate cheese cake, half portion of waffles
dump: nil
sunday
B @ 8.30am: eggs benedict, cappucino
L @ 1pm: mixed berry smoothie
L @ 2.30pm: penne amatriciana
D @ 8.30pm: mouthfuls of roasted duck and soya chicken, beef brisket noodle
dump: once
photowalk: northern beaches
Photowalk trail for yesterday went like this:
Mona Vale >>> Newport Beach >>> Collaroy >>> Dee Why >>> Nolan Reserve >>> Manly
Many people cannot comprehend my fascination with photographing my own shadow. I just like my own shadow la. Haha.
i am a bread lady
Last night, I had to deliver bread to my starving pilot cadets at Mangalore Airport. Huge rocks and a mountain obstructed my way and I had to keep climbing my way through. Whole night, I did nothing but struggled to ensure the bread was delivered. There was a brief interlude when I opened my eyes, stared blank into the darkness, went "damn, I haven't delivered the bread!", closed my eyes again and willed myself back into dream world to continue my bread mission.
I was exhausted this morning when I woke.
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