Happy Chinese New Year!!

It's my year!! Piggy piggy oink oink!!

I love CNY! I've missed the last 2 CNY's by being stuck in snow and under piles of books. No more of that, no more! I've been stuffing myself with loads of food, even before CNY which is awfully bad, but then, I've also been to the gym abit more lately, so not as guilty. And I went rock climbing today too, so I technically do more than just eat and sleep as most people accuse me of. I think I may have a slight fear of height. When I was going for the beginner rock climbing course, and we were bouldering (where the wall is lower, about 5 metres, and there are no ropes or harnesses, just a cushy mat beneath), and had to practice spotting (you stand under another climber and watch and perpare to catch if they fall), I had to jump down from the wall, which was pretty high. So there I was, about 3 meters up, and the co-instructor told me to jump and even with a fellow student below to catch me, I got a little scared. I looked at him and gave him a "are you kidding me?" look, and he was like jump! jump! Well, I didn't have much of a choice, so I took two steps down, and then jumped. It was pretty scary, heh. But if I'm doing top-ropes, I'm fine, no fear of heights at all. It just gets a little scary when I don't know where to go next or where to put my foot. Ok enough bout rock climbing, I digress too much.

So CNY. I miss gambling. A lot of my cousins are old and married now, leaving not many left to gamble or hang out with me. I miss playing black jack so much right now, but I'll settle for mahjong too. Though I've never been lucky in black jack and I'm not too good in mahjong (yet, I'll get there!), I still enjoy them very very much. Ok la, it seems like there is nothing much to talk about CNY anymore then.

Another thing is, I finally stopped procrastinating and have changed my flight tickets home. I'll be leaving KL on the 8th of April to go back to Chicago. But I'll probably have to stay a night in NY first. Hope K would be there and I can bunk in at her place. And then its off to Chicago to look for my apartment. Stupid me forgot to pack some spring clothes for when I go back, so now I onl have thick winter clothes (from London, Paris vacation) and also summer clothes. Nothing in between. Which means I should get a spring/autumn jacket from Malaysia, but there is nothing suitable. Nada. Argh. Someone who knows where to get nice ones please let me know. Highly appreciated.

Enough already. Gotta go eat. Ta!

i hate titles

There are so many things that I planned/wanted to do when I came back to Malaysia. But as most of you would know, I forget easily. And thus, when I am home with nothing to do, it doesn't once occur to me to look up for the list of things that I had wanted to do. So, to make it easier and to solidify things, I will put the list here, and if anyone is interested, we can do it together!

Wanted list:
1) To go for paintball sessions
2) Play futsal occasionally
3) Play netball, even once is enough
4) Go for a spa treatment (massage, treatment, manicures...the whole deal)
5) Go for a swim
6) Lay at the beach
7) Visit a place I haven't been to in Malaysia
8) Watch a play
9) Club hopping
10) Go for a wedding (someone please get married and invite me)

Things that I have done/tried and want more:
1) Rock climbing (its actually quite fun)
2) Yoga (this actually hurts...the next day)
3) Yum cha (the more the better)
4) Bowling (I suck, and I have yet to pass the 100 mark)
5) Shopping
6) CNY!!!

The lists seem a little shorter than I had expected. I will edit this when I have more. I actually have one more list, and that's the list of things that I HAVE to do..and thats the not fun stuff. Argh. Dowan to post that la.
Oh lately, I bought myself this really big bag, well, big for me that is, and I've been lugging it around everywhere. I termed it "aunty bag" when I was looking around for one, and thats what my mum and sister been calling it. Whenever I go out with them, everything gets chucked with me because of my big bag. Its actually really quite big. I don't have enough things to put in there and because of that, looking for my phone is a damn big chore everytime. I always panic and think that I have lost it, and make others call it, but only to find it in the bag...somewhere. But, the space should come in handy when I start working right? Right?

One Bangsar

This place is great! It looked like it used to be a row of houses that was converted to restaurants. The area has really nice landscape and the restaurants are all really nice. We tried Saffron which served Mediterranean food. I had their oxtail set and it was absolutely delicious! It was served with incredibly cheesy risotto and crunchy garlic bread. Their surf and turf set was equally as good, no scratch that, it was better. Just can't describe it. I think I need those taster classes that teach me to describe food taste. The decor in Saffron was pretty decent as well, and we dined in booths that had curtains at the entrance. Go see for yourself la.

Pictures worth thousands of words

Places I've been to in 2006
Part 1

Technically speaking, San Francisco was in 2005, but the vacation went from Dec '05 till Jan '06. So it counts. Cause I say so.

Santa Monica at night is lively and inviting. Any other time, its gorgeous. This is definitely a vacation spot. I wanna go back. Very much so.

And then there is Vegas. A place unlike any other. Just go and see it for yourself la.

Grand Canyon left me with mixed feelings. When we got out of the bus (never take the bus, fly), we oooh-ed and aaaah-ed. Then half and hour later, when you're still looking at the same hole, its just, that. Oh well.

Ok for real this time

I started this blog many years ago. And then some time after I started it, I got paranoid that people would actually start reading my blog and take every single word that I type seriously, so I deleted everything. Then I restarted, with the intention of writing a blog which logged my daily life, but without reference to anyone or anything else. But while trying to type out an entry, it turned out quite impossible to just revolve around me. So, I abandoned the blog and started writing stupid stuff again only when MSN Space came about few years ago. And even at that, it was a parody of the animal story that my then-future, now-previous roomate had written. It was funny while it lasted, and I wished that I had kept those stories. And when I got back from the trip to California/Vegas, I had this damn semangat angin to start blogging again, and I did blog but its just been saved in draft all this while. I figured, that since now I'm beginning to forget the trip, I might as well log as many memories as possible, so that I can remember them when I get older.

"Send this to 5 people or die! What do you have to lose? Your life!"

Chain mails just get more and more "creative". First it was bad love life, then it grew to bad luck for life, then it was..i don't know cause I stopped caring. Until this one, which I admittedly got duped into opening. Even titles need to be creative to escape the wrath of the chain-mail parasite/demon.
My life must be tainted to the very last second now with all the unsent chain emails in my trash cans that have since turned into virtual dust. Every second now, i will be growing two breasts on my head in addition to slipping and falling into quick sand in the middle of cornland. I always wondered what was going through most people's head when they were sending out the chain mails. Was it "Oh dang it. Where am I suppose to find 50 friends to spam?" or " Oh shit! I only have 10 minutes" or "What the heck....". I hope its the last one.

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