Entries for March, 2006
March 6, 2006
New shoes today
Posted by eirene83 at 02:02 AM on March 6, 2006.
Remember when I was talking getting a pair of new shoes yesterday? SO... I decided to wear them today.
My new shoes... gorgeous, don't you think?
After 9 hours of wearing them, going around MV and back and forth to the KTM station... I now have: BLISTERS!
Right foot
Left foot
And the funny weird thing was, I felt like the right shoe was tighter than the left shoe when I was wearing it... so how com the blister on my left foot is so humongous compared to the right?? Dammnn... I remember the first time I got a blister, I thought it would heal faster if I cut the skin and drained the fluid... T_T Paaainnn!!! Suddenly, I now remember why I don't buy court shoes anymore.
Anyway, had wan tan mee from DPP for dinner. What with boric acid in yellow noodles and bird flu, dinner options is suddenly limited... But I tried the Greek Lamb Burger from Burger King for lunch! It's okay, quite plain, could do with some sauce... But interesting, since it's the first time I had lamb in a burger. Also bumped into some CLP classmates while there. I sit 2 rows behind them in class but no, we don't know each other... Just people I see in class.
Anyway, I'm gonna go prop my feet up or something and hope the blisters go away soon. T_T
Affin-ACF
Posted by eirene83 at 02:11 AM on March 6, 2006 in .
I went to close my bank account with Affin-ACF today... The branch that was at my housing area moved/closed and so the nearest branch is now at PJ, Old Town which makes it really inconvenient to do the usual banking stuff, so finally today, my dad took me there to close my account. (I don't know the way there otherwise I would have just gone myself).
Comparing the process of closing bank accounts in Malaysia and UK, there's not really much to say... but certain points do stand out.
Closing my Natwest account, I was told that if I had any money in the account, I would have to wait 2 weeks for the bank to send the cheque to me. Not a problem for me since I was actually in debt with the bank. *blush* I had to pay them some £16ish... but I was thinking, what good is sending me a cheque in 2 weeks time? When I don't have any account to bank it in to?
Closing my account today, I was asked if I wanted the balance in cash or cheque and I got the money on the spot. Downside to things? I had to pay RM10 in administration charge for closing the account. What the? Why am I paying the bank money to close my account?!? Things that will never make sense to me.
Whee, on other note, I bought a swiss roll from Baker's Cottage for my breakfast/lunch/tea after the whole bank-y thing. Hehehe, after watching Honey and Clover, I kept having this urge for 'rollu keki'. Though nothing as cool as the Chocolate melon flavour mentioned, but the coffee roll I got was pretty good. And there's something to be said about chomping down on the roll whole without bothering with cutting it into dainty slices. Swiss rolls always annoyed me since it was so soft to the point of being near impossible to cut nice and neatly, and having to peel off the clingfilm didn't help. Chomping on roll, gooodddd... Hehehe
Posted by eirene83 at 02:30 AM on March 6, 2006.
My dad decided he wanted to go to MV for dinner. Despite already having dinner catered on a daily weekday basis. Oh well. But I'm really getting tired of all available food options at MV.
Had Little Penang (no surprise there) and while waiting for the food to come, I went to post 2 letters Aileen passed to me; something for the CLP board... and I discovered something rather amazing (to me la anyway) The post office at MV is open from 10am to 9pm. And allow me to tell you, after 2 years of the UK post offices closing at 5 (and I depended heavily on the postal service), having one that doesn't go with the normal work time is amazing. Now I know. Not that I like Pos Malaysia any better though. So UK has strict working hours and makes it really hard for me to catch them open. But hey, they could deliver a letter to reach the very next day for just £0.28. Now that's service. And definitely nothing stupid about darker coloured envelopes costing more to deliver.
And another thing I discover. I apparently walk really.really. fast. Not the first time it's been pointed out to me, but it kinda hit me while I was urm, brisk-walking to do my errand. Man, I walk faster than everyone else around me. Weirrdd....
My dad got bak kua, my mom got her Jusco rebate vouchers... and I finally got a little bag to put my wallet in. In case that didn't make sense, when I went to Europe for the summer with Andrew, he got me this utterly gorgeous white leather purse. I used it once or twice but it's white(!) so it got a bit grey around the edges and I kept it away. So now, I have a bag to protect it from getting grey so I'm back to using it again. ^_^ It really is so gorgeous...
Finally! HP4
Posted by eirene83 at 02:42 AM on March 6, 2006 in HP.
Hehehe, I finally finally got around to watching Goblet of Fire... So much for wanting to watch it the first week it opened... But though, it's so dark... literally. I kept straining to see what was going on and the whole dark, foggy effect made it worse. It's like that feeling as though you're missing something.
AH... I finally get to watch it... and there's so much cut out! I know that everyone's already complained about what's up with the movie... but still, seeing for myself the extent to which it got pruned... jeeezzz... and is it me or was the acting a bit kayu?
Hrrmmm, and there's so many people on the KTM! It didn't help that the previous train got cancelled and there was a double load of people. Every one of which the conductors tried to cram on board. After one experience of taking the train, I normally try to make sure I board last since if I surge on first with everyone, I would just get squeezed away from the doors. Not a good thing especially since it's just the next stop for me. But despite trying to be the last on, I was still in the middle of the aisle away from the doors... And we were all imitating sardines. After a hot humid day, that's a very unpleasant experience, odour-wise.
Frankly, some education in public transport manners would be good. It still gets to me how everyone tries to board against the flow of people trying to come out. Why's everyone in such a rush?? The other day, the doors opened before the train had fully come to a halt and the passengers were just jumping off the train. I mean, the train was moving! And there was a gap between train and platform!! Wait for it to stop, seriously!! Unbelievable.
Anyway, early class again tomorrow... so lazy... so time for bed.
Ulcer pain
Posted by eirene83 at 02:50 AM on March 6, 2006.
I've had this ulcer on the front of my lip for a few days now and it seriously hurts! It was almost getting better until Friday. Friday... tears just came pouring down my cheek and I cried through dinner. While eating, I somehow... bit down on my ulcer. Really. Really. Hard.
T_T
I was in so much pain for the next 5 minutes... and I still had to go on eating my dinner. Not that I had any appetite left after all that pain. The stupid ulcer swelled up like a mosquito bite and the next day, it doubled in size. My mom told me to apply undiluted Listerine on it. Hurts like hell, but supposed to help it get better fast since that was what she was doing anyway.
Well, today, my mom gave up and went to get some Chinese herbs after discovering her 4th ulcer. There's this Chinese herbal tea shop in my area that serves some scientific herb tea mixed with powder that really helps. So after telling the woman what was wrong, she poured a bowl of chrysanthemum tea and mixed some powder and voila, instant pain relief. I ended up drinking 3 bowls of that tea because each time I drained the bowl, some powder would still be stuck at the bottom so she would pour another bowl and I had to drink that down. Man, I was so full from all that fluids, I couldn't eat dinner already.
My mom got hers to drink at home. I prefer to drink there, since it's a sort of unlimited flow of chrysanthemum tea which I really like. And now, my ulcer hurts less! What bliss!!
Happy 2 year Anniversary
Posted by eirene83 at 03:07 AM on March 6, 2006.
HAPPY 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY, DEWEY!!
Love you, love you!
*Hugs, lots of love and kisses*
Mimi
My Birthday Wishlist
Posted by eirene83 at 04:46 AM on March 6, 2006 in Personal.
Every year, I'd treat myself to a little 'Happy Birthday to me' present. It would usually be something that I liked but couldn't really justify getting at other times... totally frivolous purchases. When I was in UK, I could happily indulge myself with all sorts of things. It could be anything from a pair of earrings to a new top or something.
There's so many things that I want this year, ranging from food to books and super expensive things. Some things, I'm already saving up to get but others would be more difficult. So my wishlist for this year range from:
Food and other items like:
Madeleine moulds (http://www.gourmandines.com/)
A soft cuddly duck for the kid in me
Marilyn the duck (http://www.plushpaws.co.uk/)
And books!
(ISBN: 0765352648)
(ISBN: 0451460138)
LOL, of course, if my wishlist could really be granted... Falling into the quota for CLP would be great too... But then, that also depends on luck, eh? Ah well...
March 10, 2006
Posted by eirene83 at 02:46 AM on March 10, 2006.
Had actually planned to wake up early to do laundry... Well, managed the did the laundry bit... at 1pm. I think I need to rename my alarm or something. I always get up to switch them both off (yeah, when I was in Uni, I actually had 3... in separate locations around the room... >< ) but I always get back into bed, since I never manage to think of anything to motivate me to get out of bed properly... So maybe naming it like 'Laundry' or 'Class' or something like that... I 'll wake up.
Still, it's scorching hot so waking up late didn't affect laundry too much. I hate it when while doing laundry, it's bright and sunny but the minute the washer stops and I open the door, the clouds seem to appear out of nowhere.
I'm having pimple attacks. It's like this vicious pimple that seems to like relocating itself around my face. Day before yesterday, it was on my chin; then yesterday on my cheek... today, my nose itches and throbs... How is that even possible?? Anyway, the usual routine day; laundry, study, sleep, pester my parents for ideas on what to eat for dinner... Things don't vary much when I don't have class and stay at home with nothing to do.
Though I did pay a visit to the clinic. I had this stabbing pain last night just below my ribcage... It was so bad I was bent over with pain... Unsurprisingly, there was nothing wrong with me. As usual. Doc said it was just probably some passing thing and just ignore it. I mean, a pain for a minute or so and disappears. No lingering effects, connected pain, nada... I baffle my doctors =p
Then dinner alone again... Seriously, I think I should do a timetable for what to eat for dinner or something instead of putting myself through the whole 20 questions every night I don't have class...
Posted by eirene83 at 03:02 AM on March 10, 2006 in Thoughts.
My mom's so cute... She walked into my room at 10 minutes to 2 to supposedly wake me up and ask if I had class. Well, I didn't. But it really amuses me how my parents always come in such this super-late hour to ask if I have class, by which time it would probably be too late by the time I get ready and drive there. Or maybe they know (considering how many times I complain about it...) that I'm not too enthusiastic about going for class nowadays. I mean, even the lecturers ask why we all keep coming. It's revision classes; not mandatory and the lecturers themselves tell us we don't have to come if we don't want to since it's for those who joined late etc...
Anyway, I was already up for some time but was just bumming in my room. I'm either in my room or downstairs in the living room and I'm always reading. If in my room, then it's probably a story book... If I'm in the living room, I'm probably studying... So I'm gonna just move half of my notes into my room and then I can study at both locations... unless I'm on the computer :p
Here's an observation I made about myself some time ago. I seem to be a different person depending on who I'm talking with. I was on the phone with Nath in class and Gary overheard our conversation and he was rolling his eyes every 2 minutes or so. Apparently, I sounded like and I quote 'this weird teenager'. Any more cliches and Gary would have thrown up. Probably explains why I feel so uncomfortable talking to Nath and try as hard as possible to not be perpetually in touch with him. What I sound like when talking to him now, was probably who I was when I first knew him. And well, considering that I've changed quite a bit since then, it would make sense that I don't feel comfortable since I'm not being myself.
So... I adapt myself to who I'm talking to? Well, I wouldn't say that I'm being fake, since I'm pretty sure that it's one part of my personality or other... but it's a different aspect than what I usually potray. Thinking about it, I think it's true. I'm a different person depending on who I'm with and if that aspect of my personality is vastly different from who I am now, it makes sense that I don't feel comfortable talking to that person for long...
Of course, you could ask why I don't just drop the whole act and really just be who I am? Actually... I don't know. Maybe it's because that aspect is 'who' that person is used to/comfortable/like talking to... so I just adapt to that. Yeah, yeah... I know. I'm just acting and it's to nobody's benefit... but frankly also, if that person was really someone close to me, they would have seen me change thus taking out the need for me to change to the person they used to know.
Argh, I don't think I'm making sense to you reading this... Short of it is... I'm weird... and probably schizophrenic or suffering from multiple personalities. No wonder some people don't understand me and wonder why I seem to have changed and don't get along that well with them anymore or behave differently with others. So the question is, am I putting on an act with others and am my true self when I'm with you... Or is it you that I put on an act with and how you see me with others is who I truly am?
Matthew
Posted by eirene83 at 04:17 AM on March 10, 2006 in Personal.
Weirdness... I had a dream that Matthew came back... Man, I really do miss that guy. It's been years, I've lost count of how many and asking me to do so will just remind me of just how old I am. But yeah, back to the point. I dreamt that that idiot finally came back and I was so happy to see him. Is it weird or what? I mean, technically, I don't even know if he'll be as happy to see me or will it be like with all the other guys and it's not as important to him as it is to me?
Still... Matthew was THE closest friend I had in college. My best friend. The person I always look for when I had a break or needed to talk. The person who always looked for me when he had a break or was early to college. The person who understood what I was feeling without me saying anything. The person I always looked for at our group outings.
Well... he did say he would be back at the end of this year. I really do miss him. But well... I wonder if I'm just being female and it's all on my part and he just thinks of me fondly as another old college friend... Still... I dreamt that Matthew came back and I was so happy to see him... Like everything was going to be fine... everything would be back to normal.
March 11, 2006
Life and Problems
Posted by eirene83 at 12:15 AM on March 11, 2006 in Thoughts.
When I first started trying my hand at Sudoku, I really had no idea how to go about doing it. The whole thing didn't make sense and I just got really frustrated just attempting to make heads or tails out of it. There didn't seem like any place I could start and the whole thing just seemed impossible. But as I eventually got lessons and applied it on the puzzles... well it definitely didn't get easier, but I realised that there was always a starting point for something and once I find it, the other numbers will slowly start to fall into place.
I guess in the same way, that's a lot like how problems seem to me: Vast, impossible to solve and no clear idea of where to start. Looking at the problem as a whole, I just get so daunted and discouraged and don't even feel like attempting anything... But if I just looked at one small piece of it and solve that and gradually move on, I'll eventually solve the whole thing.
Kind of like my facing the CLP revision... Looking at the 5 subjects I need to cover, I know that there's still enough time for me to do a good job of it, but there's just so much of it and it seems so impossible. Until Aileen told me to just do one bit at a time, like starting with Tort or Contract, the lightest subject that we have... then moving on to Professional Practice and so on, I would probably cover it all within a month. And breaking it down like that, it was well... something I could tackle.
"Sometimes there is a key strand which, when pulled or cut, frees the entire mass..." And Eternity, Piers Anthony.
And so it is with problems. Find the beginning and everything else will slowly fall into place. :p After all, we always do the border first when attacking a jigsaw puzzle as to have a definite foundation to build the rest of it, don't we?
March 13, 2006
Underworld Evolution
Posted by eirene83 at 03:11 AM on March 13, 2006.
Today's class was supposed to be Criminal followed by Land Law for part-timers... I had actually intended to stay for the Land class since I didn't quite understand during the full-timers lecture... but ended up deciding to leave. It was, I felt, a bit of an exercise in pointlessness since I might as well use the 5 hours lecture time to study the subject on my own instead of sitting there experiencing deja vu.
Of course, that's not quite how things turned out... I left at 1.30pm and tried to head over to MV to get tickets for the 9pm Underworld screening. Unfortunately the train was delayed. As usual. What else is new. One thing I'm thankful, the trains are though not well-ventilated, are at least cool despite the number of bodies crammed into one small space. You'll never get that on the LRT. Though, seriously, if the government was really that serious about encouraging the public to use public transport... maybe they should look into increasing the frequency of all modes of public transport instead of just the Rapid KL buses... And try and cut down on the delayed/cancelled trains...
Anyway, finally got to MV... Jeez, the queue at the cinema is crazy... I was in line for a good 40 minutes before finally reaching the counter... And all just for 2 tickets. I would have done online booking, but those are limited and it's all usually snapped up by the first day the tickets go on booking. Dropped by Rotiboy to get some buns since my mom had mentioned wanting them... and took the KTM back to KL Sentral and got my parents to pick me up. Yeah, weird that I went back and forth like that, but it was Saturday and the line of cars trying to inch into Mid Valley City was nuts so I figured, even taking into account the train delays, it would still be faster for my parents to pick me up from Brickfields than to attempt going to MVC.
Underworld: Evolution... A bit of a letdown, I thought, IMHO. I mean, after all that buildup, I dunno... everything was a bit of a letdown. Explanations galore and all... but frankly, just for that? A bit OTT on action which explanations didn't quite justify. It's like, I kept expecting something more and I just kept getting the feeling, 'Huh? That's it??' Anyway, best to judge for yourself...
Heheh, but the sushi for dinner was not too bad... I like how Sushi King has added to the variety of temaki. Next time, I intend to try the ebi temaki: ebi tempura, ebikko, either crabstick or tamago, mayo and cucumber. Combination of all my favourites... And if I'm actually hungry enough, I really want to order the Kodomo bento. It looks so good and appeals to my inner child who loves all things fried. Hehehe...
Posted by eirene83 at 03:26 AM on March 13, 2006.
Wakakakaka... last day of Criminal Procedure today. Not that I detest the class or anything, but 6 days of copying exam answers based on topic gets a bit tedious after a while and my arm was really getting achy from all the writing. I mean, c'mon, I haven't written for a long stretch of time in so many months already that the muscles were unused to the strain.
But I don't deny that getting answers based on topics was a really good way to revise Criminal. Go through the material and find out how to approach answering the questions. Not too bad, plus there's the weekday tutorials that approah the questions from a student's point of view; that is, straight to the point, all facts that are necessary as opposed to the academic's way which is all information available and past and current points of view.
Though getting off early didn't mean that I accomplished any studying at home. Rather, got home, cleaned up and took a long long nap and woke up in time for dinner. After 2 weeks of having meals alone, I suddenly recall again why I was too undaunted by the fact of eating alone. Eating with my family gives me indigestion. Well, not literally but it's certainly uncomfortable enough since Kelvin always manages to find something to get upset/cussy/angry about and/or (delete as applicable) find something about Carmen to pick/scold/scream about. Sigh... talk about bad for digestion...
And here he was talking about going to work with me when/if I start chambering with Uncle Lim in KL since his new job/office will be in that area as well. Dammit, I'm happy enough right now with just seeing my brother once or twice a week... Now I'm expected to have to commute to work with him?!? And if his new working hours are normal... I might even see him at home for dinner??? Gah!!! Too much of something can really be a bad thing... especially if that something we're talking about is seeing my brother... -_-lll
March 15, 2006
Full moon White day
Posted by eirene83 at 03:07 AM on March 15, 2006 in Library, Foodie stuff.
A month ago, it was Vday and the whole usual flurry of gift-giving (though more guy->girl or couple->each other) and I gave cakes to Aileen and Gary. So today's White Day (14th March) men who received giri-choco return the favour, usually also gifts of chocolate. So hehe, when I walked into class today, Gary plopped a bag onto my desk. My White Day gift! Wheee!! I thought he would have forgotten about it... though really silly of me; Gary's not the type who would forget a Japanese custom.
My White Day gift! Famous Amos cookies! It may be small, but I still really appreciate it. Cliche as the saying may be, it's really the thought that counts.
Today's also full moon! Whilst Valentine's day fell a few days after the full moon, today is the exact date for it... Though, it looks really normal compared to last month. Oh and according to my mom, tomorrow's my Chinese birthday, that is, following the lunar calender, I was born on the 16th lunar day 2* years ago. =p No presents or ang pows though, hehe...
Hrmm, what else happened today... Nothing much, really. Oh and while looking for descriptions of White day, I discovered another 'day':
Black Day(!) which according to Wikipedia, is celebrated on 14th April, and is an informal tradition for single people in South Korea, who didn't give or receive gifts on either Valentine's or White Day to get together and eat noodles with black bean sauce to commiserate their singledom. And I remember this newspaper article during Valentine's Day. Apparently, South Koreans have an informal tradition for the 14th of each month of the year. Among them, I think was Diary day, where couples of in a relationship keep diaries and write down their thoughts and feelings and exchange it on this day. Weird, huh? Talk about really celebrating every month of the relationship. Must be stressful.
And the presents come in!
Posted by eirene83 at 03:08 AM on March 15, 2006.
Woot! Two parcels in two days. That's a record! (For Malaysia, anyway ;p Let's not talk about my E-baying/Amazon days in UK where I had too light a hand with my debit card... Heheh, to the extent I owed the bank money, but then again, that's a tale already told). Well, one parcel was unexpected and the other, while expected, had been so delayed in its arrival that I didn't expect to see it anytime soon, though considering the sender, it seemed like a logical guess it would have been sent in the month of my birthday.
The first came in on Monday (13/03/2006)
From a certain person from New Zealand with whom relations are er... a bit tricky to define, shall we say? But as my mom put it, irregardless of how I see things between us, this person has been the only 'friend' and I use that term in the loosest of meanings, to have always bothered getting me a present every year. But then again, as I told my mom, getting just a 'Happy Birthday' wish from my friends is more than enough. At least, those wishes are sincere, genuine and without any motive.
The present
And a close-up
My mom quite likes it, so I think this will be another present that I'll be sharing with her. Somehow, she seems to like the accessories that I've received as presents whilst I think they seem... well, a bit too much for me to wear casually. There's already been several items that I've 'lent' to her for an indeterminate period. She doesn't want to keep them while I'm more than happy for her to wear them since I probably won't.
And the second came in yesterday, 14/03/2006
And the contents:
A manga on Death from 'Sandman'; a burned CD of anime, my ring and ankh earring I left in my friend's, again, a term which I use loosely, possession, and very sweetly, a hand-made card. I guess I can understand the metaphor behind the art... It's something I've always heard from him. But I suppose, in his eyes, that what I seem like. Always going somewhere, further and further...
March 16, 2006
Bakeroni Cafe, Taman Desa
Posted by eirene83 at 03:05 PM on March 16, 2006 in Food, snacks & restaurants.
Problem with skiving off revision classes is I cut down on my options for dinner. (Being at Jusco at 9pm gives you lots of ideas on what to eat... Especially with the 20% discount on sushi/rice bowls and every thing else that is freshly cooked.) So decided to go to this Western cafe near my house. It's actually just the row of shops that separates where I stay with where Andrew stays. Bakeroni Cafe's been opened for a few years now; probably 4 - 5 years if I recall correctly. My parents have kind of sworn off the sandwiches in that place after my mom got food poisoning there. Twice.
After starting CLP, I sometimes go there to tapau my dinner. The prices are comparable to places like Secret Recipe, so yeah... it's not often I go there for dinner. I usually go for basic stuff like their fish & chips (lovely mayo that goes so well with the crispy fried fillet and crunchy fries) or the spring chicken (which seems to have shrank in size a lot). I decided to go for their set dinner comprising soup and toast, a main course, dessert and drink.
Bakeroni's Freshly Made Mushroom Soup RM4.90
The soup was lovely with bits of mushroom and peppery in taste. I usually load all my food with pepper (I'm a fanatic... It's not that the food is tasteless or could do with some seasoning, I just love pepper.) but not with this soup. Creamy, taste and very filling. If you're a small eater, you can just make do with the soup. And it's made fresh every day. There are other choices as well comprising of pumpkin and on weekends, spinach soup.
Ice lemon tea came unsweetened and you have a pitcher of syrup to sweeten it as much as you like. Somehow, I find having to add sugar to your ice lemon tea makes it taste somewhat different. But at least it's much better than other places where you can tell it's just the powder mix type.
Seafood Mixed Grill RM29.90
Comes with salmon steak, chicken sausage and an option between ostrich, beef or lamb with helpings of sweet corn, fries and premium salad. I had actually ordered beef but the kitchen messed up and gave lamb instead. Still, no complaints. The lamb was lovely seasoned with thyme and went well with the home-made mint sauce, though you can just eat it as it is. Tender and juicy, you have the option of just ordering lamb chops alone for RM12.90. The salmon wasn't that great, there wasn't the usual sweet taste I associate with it and I think it was seasoned with paprika which didn't go very well with it. The sausage is part of their foot-long sausage (also something you can order by itself for RM9.90) and was just normal but the dressing on the salad was heavenly! Creamy and tangy, it went well with the fries too.
For dessert, ice cream with chocolate rice and hundreds and thousands. It's been such a long time since I had plain vanilla ice-cream. It was slightly melted though. Either their freezer doesn't function well or it was left standing on the counter. My guess would be the later.
Ice blended Cappucino with Irish Cream RM8.90
And I ordered their iced drinks. Quite nice, not too sweet and somehow had an after-taste of chocolate and coconut. Very cooling drink for a hot day and not so sweet as to leave you thirsty after drinking it.
All in all, the set dinner cost RM33, which is somewhat pricy I feel but the quality of food is quite good. The servers were prompt with delivering the food; no cooling on the counter (except for the ice cream) and it's a nice place to sit and relax with plenty of magazines for you to enjoy and music in the background.
March 21, 2006
Posted by eirene83 at 05:13 AM on March 21, 2006 in Personal.
I finally got my ring back. I bought it from Axxexx, KLCC with Yin Tse and Shio Pin after we got our PMR results. Or was it the day after? I can't really remember now. But I do remember it was my first 'expensive' purchase of jewelry. Something that was proper sterling silver and wouldn't discolour or corrode. I love the design; something simple and classy. I detest designs that are too gaudy or crowded. I wore it for nearly 3 and a half years, even while in school. Of course, it came close to being consficated a few times but still, it wasn't that hard to hide it and 'persuade' the prefects that they were imagining it.
Of course, I attached a very, now rather silly, reason/condition to wearing the ring. It's quite ridiculous, now that I think about... Still, it made for a fun explanation when people asked about the ring, as people tend to when they see you wearing a piece of jewelry constantly. It's been 4 years now, since I last wore the ring... I just received it back included in the items in the parcel I got on Tuesday... 4 years, the same amount of time I've been in a relationship. Lol, you can probably guess what the explanation attached to the ring by now, right?
It feels odd on my finger now. A bit loose, doesn't fit quite right. Having a piece of the past back feels odd... Feels like it doesn't belong. Well, it makes sense. I've gone through changes since then. The ring doesn't fit as nicely on my finger anymore would the old image of me fit over the current me nicely. I'm hardly the same person now as when 4 years ago.
V for Vendetta
Posted by eirene83 at 05:17 AM on March 21, 2006 in Library.
Happy happy! Went out for movie with Clarence. V for Vendetta! Now, I'm thinking of getting a comic. Seriously great show, loved the fight shows. Music was pretty damn good too. I dunno, I guess it's the type of comic you would classify as dark, like the same genre as Sandman... or Sin City... or the like. At least, it didn't leave me with the feeling of, "That's it?" like with the last movie... It was very satisfying...
Remember, remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
| | Guy Fawkes, twas his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
|
By God's mercy he was catched
With a dark lantern and lighted match.
Holler boys, holler boys, let the bells ring
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the King.
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Originally, it was planned for the 7pm show and we reached MV at 6.15pm, just in time to collect the tickets... But somehow, time got switched to 9.45pm, so we ended up having loads of time to kill before the show. Not that I mind. I hate having to rush through dinner to make it for a movie. This way, I can just relax, instead of constantly looking at the clock.
Dinner was Japanese, again. I don't really mind. Sushi King and Genki Sushi has different menu, anyway and Sushi King came up with some new stuff. I had quail eggs with mayo... surprisingly good with wasabi. Though, I kinda wish the eggs weren't so cold. And the ebi ten temaki is soooo gooodd!!! Yummmyyy... I love the whole ebi tempura, ebikko, mayo, cucumber combination... Oh and I tried the Kodomo bento. It seems to have changed slightly since I last saw it on the menu. It wasn't too bad, though some of the stuff was just weird and tasted like fried, I dunno, plastic maybe, or styrofoam. Frankly, I might as well just order the stuff I like, a la carte, instead of having the bento. And service was slow. V-e-r-y s-l-o-w... Down side to not sitting at the counter...
We still had 2 hours to kill after dinner, despite the slow service, so I went window-shopping. I was in the mood for buying something, so I went around looking at clothes. Tried some tops, but I was in a picky mood: Too tight, too loose, sleeves too long, too weird-looking and so on. I saw a really nice lime-green halter at Sub, but I couldn't decide if it was too big, too small or was the design just weird. There was a nice dress from Rest*Relax, but since I already bought a dress yesterday, didn't feel like trying it on. And nope, I didn't buy anything I tried either... Though, I'm thinking of going back to Giordano's and trying on their cotton pants. If you're wondering why I didn't try it today, it's coz I'm feeling a little bloated lately and I don't like buying pants or skirts when I feel and look like a whale (not literally).
Went to IT World and drooled over the Ipod and Creative Zen. Yeah, the Ipod looks so sleek... but the Zen looks so yummy! I just really really love the Zen Vision: M... I can't seem to remember why I want to get that and not the Zen: Vision or the Zen Microphoto... I'm pretty sure it has something with the kiasu/money/unnecessary factor. Something along the lines of, "If I pay RM300 more, I get THIS much more memory... and we're talking about a difference of 20+Gb or something like that. Soon, soon... *drool*
Teruterubozu-chan
Posted by eirene83 at 05:19 AM on March 21, 2006.
My latest acquisition: Teruterubozu-chan handphone charm!
My prior handphone charm was a wooden slipper from Bali which Andrew bought for me. Well, actually, it was a set of 3 he had bought for his friends and he had 2 extra so he let me chose one. And prior to that, I didn't have any ^_^ Never really found one I like, and found them mostly annoying. But now, I think they're rather sweet. And helps me find my hadnphone too, since it has a bell attached to it and I have something to haul my handphone up with from the depths of my bag.
I found this at a kiosk in MV outside of Anime Tech on the 4th floor... isn't it cute?? There were a few other colours such as pink, green and white... but very weirdly for a teruterubozu, they had a rather angry face... Well, I want to keep the rain away, not invite it, so lilac it was. I don't really mind. The white one brings to mind Casper anyway, and lilac was the only other colour that was a smiley one.
Teruterubozu is supposed to help keep the rain away... somehow. Some Japanese tradition, made famous in 'With Love'. You can easily make one with a ping-pong ball, a white handkerchief and some string. Just wrap the ping-pong ball with the handkerchief, tie it with the string and hand it outside your window. Viola! Instant (supposed) sunbringer, rain-keepaway! Can't help but think of Casper every time, though. I mean, when I first saw it, it was on the tip of my tongue to say "Casper!" but some synapse somewhere clicked and I stopped in time. :p
It was 3 for RM10 or 1 for RM3.90... so yeah, I got 3. I passed one to Clarence, so he won't get rained on as someone who depends on public transport as a means to get to work. I still have another, which I might pass to any of the people in CLP... Or does anyone want to put dibs on it?
P/s: Yeah... I tend to name everything I have. However inane it may be. Don't ask how I started getting this habit...
Posted by eirene83 at 05:21 AM on March 21, 2006.
Was in a rather bad mood today... Well, I was okay during the earlier bit then I took a nap during the break. Shaking someone awake and then cheerfully commenting "You look half dead today.." in my book, is a sure-fire one-way ticket to hell. You do NOT disturb someone whose head is down on their desk, no matter what. If they're not moving, their head pillowed on their arms, you. Stay. Away. You do NOT shake them awake.
What the fuck do you mean, I look half-dead today?!? If my eyes are half-closed, I'm staring into distance, vaguely swaying, then fine yeah... But if I'm lying on my desk, Leave. Me. Alone. I don't care how close you are to me. You wake me up with a half-assed comment like that, you're asking to die. And frankly, if you're close to me, you should know that waking me up like that during break is a very stupid idea. If the house is on fire, fine. If we're in the car and we reached our destination, fine. If you have any good reason to wake me, fine. But if you wake me saying something like "You look half dead today..." ... I have no comment.
I must have seemed pretty scary to Gary as well... since he apologised to me, after class. Not so much the "I feel bad about waking you" kinda thing... but more like the "pacifying ferocious deadly animal" type of apology. Am I that scary angry?
Anyway, bad mood spilled over and I pissed my mom off when she asked what I wanted for dinner. Okay, my fault for not giving her a proper answer. I can make excuses like, it was after class; I was tired; I had a heavy lunch; I wasn't hungry... but still, I should have answered properly instead of storming to my room. Anyway, she left me home alone and went for dinner and I went to shower and went to sleep. For a verrryy long time... Like 23 hours... :p
But I did wake up... At 1am, 3am, and 7am... Not for very long... Enough to look at the clock... but nevertheless I woke up *innocent look*
How to: Fold a box
Posted by eirene83 at 05:23 AM on March 21, 2006.
The first time I came across the paper box was when one of my colleagues at the clinic made it. Unfortunately, I left before I could ask her how to make one. (She worked different shifts from me) Then, I found out Andrew and his mom made them too but never got around to asking how and finally, Clarence mentioned in a conversation that he made paper boxes. That was it. Since I never seemed to get around to asking people to demonstrate how to make one, I decided to Google it and find it. I had to go through several websites before finding one with a clear enough picture and instructions. Most was obscure origami terms and diagrams. Some were too wordy, others just didn't make sense. Finally, there was one with clear pictures and detailed step-by-step instructions. Quite easy too, actually, once I figured it out.
A, B, C, D used in the pictures are not used to denote the same corners. It's just to point each the edge of the prior square.
First, get a square piece of paper. Origami paper will do, or you can just use an A4 paper, cut into a square. Fold it into two diagonals and then unfold it (It's to help crease the paper as a guide for later on.) or you can just draw two lines from A -> C and B -> D.
Next, fold each corner to meet in the centre, E, as in the picture. You should end up with a smaller square, with each corner meeting exactly, pictured inset.
Now, fold the top and bottom of the smaller square to meet in the centre.
Then, fold both sides to meet in the centre again, turning the rectangle into a square, as picture. If you've used an A4 paper, you'll find it's a bit hard to fold it neatly and crisply, but it's okay since it's just to make a crease for later on.
Now, undo the last 2 and a half step, so you're back at the square with 2 corners folded to meet in the centre. Fold up the paper at the crease between the edge and the centre where the 2 corners met, as pictured.
Now, do a reverse fold where the gray line (imaginary) is. Imagine you're wrapping a squarish present; the step is where you push in the paper to form the sharp edge. That should bring the unfolded corner up, then reverse fold the other side as well, so you get something like the picture inset; two reverse folded angles with the corner up.
Fold the corner down. Now you have one side of the box! The reverse fold may be a little difficult do if your paper isn't properly creased, so make sure you can see the creases properly, then you should be able to see where to do the reverse fold. Then do the same for the other end, and viola!
A box! In 7 steps! Well, sort of 7 explained steps, anyway
Oh and if you want to make a proper box with lid, make the next box with paper that is 0.25" smaller than the previous one. As in, if you made the box with a 5 x 5" paper, then the lid should be with paper that is 4.75 x 4.75".
Lol... I showed my mom how to fold one this afternoon, then proceeded to watch her fold a dozen boxes. It's handy for storing mandarin oranges peel to cherry seeds or keeping things like watches and things. And you can use any sort of paper, like the brochures or catalogues they hand out at malls. Colourful paper, like pages from that old Cosmopolitan magazine you're keeping, would make a great box to put a birthday present in! Well, I really doubt anyone will make an origami attempt from these intructions, but if someone does and you get stuck somewhere due to my crappy instructions, you can leave a message and I'll try my best to sort things out.
March 23, 2006
Posted by eirene83 at 01:36 AM on March 23, 2006 in .
I used to have a junior from A-Levels whom I talked to a lot while in Uni... I mean, we were in different unis, different countries in fact, but she used to tell me her problems... Like all problems, it was this ongoing thing; it never went away or solved itself... despite the fact the people involved were different all the time. Mainly, it was how it seemed the people she knew took advantage of her... walked all over her... and basically, she was always ditched. I felt really sad and sorry for her because I knew her from A-Levels and she was this genuinely nice, sweet girl. She was really funny and it's really easy to get along with her so I never understood why the people around her treated her like the last option for everything. I could tell that things were rather uncomfortable for her, and she was so tired of it all... but I never got why was it that every one around her seemed to be demanding so much of her...
There was another guy from her A-Levels class whom I also knew, who was also in the same Uni/campus as her... and when I asked if things were really as bad as it seemed, he said it was. He had tried to talk to her before and include her in things... which was when we both found out the cause of her problems. Apparently, she was really fussy about things and nothing seemed to able to done the way she wanted it. Plus, she didn't like to break out of her routine. Ultimately, why it felt like no one included her in things and treated her like a last result, was because she became really hard to hang out with...
It was really weird how this sweet lovely girl became so lonely like that... but I guess in the end, we are all the cause of our own problems. I don't mean that literally... but perhaps in some ways, who we are caused the problems we encounter. Like this guy I know... He's totally into keeping in touch with all his friends he used to be close to. And he can be well... dense maybe... blind to some things. When one of his pet sisters left to continue her studies overseas, he only found out months later... and he was shocked that she didn't call to say goodbye. The thing was, everyone knew that she had drifted away from him years ago and he was the only one keeping in touch with her. What happened was, he well... was too over-protective. She was continuously smothered by his attentions, that when they went their separate ways after college, she was happy to lose touch with him... I guess he was so into the notion of being close and keeping in touch that he never saw that she had drifted away from him.
I suppose there are some things you realise about others if you really observe it carefully. For example, I have this classmate I'm semi-close to, and we always talked how he couldn't get a girlfriend. Yeah, we agreed that it was because he had majorly high standards and all, but eventually I was sure some girl would really like him and get together with him. I mean, he's dated before... so it's not like no girl ever liked him before or something... But recently, I well, I've been pretty annoyed with him because... he's just so pushy! He has this way of thinking his opinions or ideas are so utterly logical that he can't get why others wouldn't agree with him. It's not that he thinks it's right; but he feels like it's the most rational, reasonable thing ever that he doesn't understand why people wouldn't want to do it.
Two instances, we have a mutual classmate who just graduated and he's trying to convince her to sign up for CLP now. She'll have 4 months to cram in everything we did in 9 months and then sit for the exams in July. His reasoning is, "Hey, if she tries and cram hard enough, she'll be able to pass. And if she doesn't, she still has another 4 more tries." My opinion? Why the hell would I want to kill myself like that when I can wait till September, enroll in the new intake and do everything properly? I mean, yeah, his reasoning is, you can save a year and graduate with the rest of us... But seriously? CLP is tough and we're already in the revision leg... Would anyone really want to attempt doing something like this? So what if I have 4 attempts to resit? Wouldn't it be better to do it properly and pass on the 1st attempt, instead of killing myself and not being sure if I can even pass? Yeah, maybe she might pass... but if she doesn't? Yes, she can still try, but what about the academic fees? For the last bit of this year, and for the resitter's next year, if she doesn't pass? Is it really worth it?
Another one, one of my friend doesn't feel like taking the exam. Yeah, she signed up for the course and all, but we have the option of whether to sit for the exam or not and she was thinking to not pay for it. I can understand why; I mean, she's not really that into the law. She really is not interested in practising or anything. And she plans to get the hell away from Law and anything related as far as she can. Plus, it's her money she'll be using to pay the fees. So yeah, if she doesn't want to sit for the exam, why force her to pay RM2500... for an exam she's not even sure she will pass? His opinion? She's already come so far, 3 years degree and this year CLP, why not just go on with it? It's just one more exam, he feels that she should try for it. And the money bit? Well, her family is well-off, so he's pretty sure that her parents will pay for it if she wanted to go for the exam, so money wasn't the issue. So he was trying to convince her to sit for the exam, that if she revises enough, she'll make it... But I mean... it's her life... If she's not sure she'll even pass the exam; if she really doesn't want to do it... leave her alone. The last time I asked her, she said she had registered for the exam, just to keep everyone's mouth shut.
I mean, being pushy can be good... but not to the extent of making people do things they're not sure about or don't even want to attempt. And if the girls he has gone after saw this side of him... well, he well, literally pushed them away.
Okay, maybe I'm ranting here. But I once heard, "If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't Complain." So maybe problems happen because of the way we observe things and react/behave towards them. I can't change him, but I can change the way I think about it and accept that's the way he is... and try not to get the hell annoyed with him. If we're uncomfortable with something... we can try to change it. Or we can live with it. Okay, maybe that sounds like I'm saying you should be uncomfortable with something all the time when I say 'Live with it.' But I mean, live with it... change the way you see it so you can accept the fact that it exists and not always be bothered and uncomfortable.
Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
-Saint Francis of Assisi
Save the Last Dance for Me
Posted by eirene83 at 02:35 AM on March 23, 2006 in Thoughts, Personal.
Today's episode of 'Save the Last Dance for Me'.
Girl tells guy: I know you just see it as a game... And I understand. You'll come back to me when the game is over and spoiled. I'll wait for you; you're the type who likes new things...
I'm sorry but what? Your fiance... tells you it's over and that he loves someone else and you say that you know he's the type who likes looking for diversion and that he'll come back to you?
Excuse me... but playboy or not, if he's really in love with you, why would he still look for games to play? And assuming he really does love you but still wants to fool around... you want to wait for him and you'll be willing to take him back? Even after he told you it's over?
Somehow, there's something wrong about that sort of reasoning.
1) Even the most hardcore player stops when they find something they truly cherish; something that important to them they don't want to risk losing it by fooling around.
2) Someone tells you it's over, and you reply that you'll wait and want him back... Even saying that you know they are the type who looks for distraction??
My belief? People eventually find something so important to them, that they're not going to throw it away by doing anything stupid.
My belief? If someone finds the one person they truly love... I don't think there's such a thing as needing to look for something new to distract them... I don't think there's such a thing as being bored.
Posted by eirene83 at 03:04 AM on March 23, 2006 in Thoughts.
I once heard, "If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't Complain." So maybe problems happen because of the way we observe things and react/behave towards them. I can't change him, but I can change the way I think about it and accept that's the way he is... and try not to get the hell annoyed with him. If we're uncomfortable with something... we can try to change it. Or we can live with it. Okay, maybe that sounds like I'm saying you should be uncomfortable with something all the time when I say 'Live with it.' But I mean, live with it... change the way you see it so you can accept the fact that it exists and not always be bothered and uncomfortable.
Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
-Saint Francis of Assisi
Tapioca
Posted by eirene83 at 03:35 AM on March 23, 2006 in Food, snacks & restaurants, Foodie stuff.
My mom made tapioca on Monday! I actually don't really know what it's called; I know in most Thai restaurants, it's just called tapioca pudding... though it's not really pudding form or anything. It's really yummy... I know it doesn't look that appetising, but it tastes great. Get some tapioca from your local market and steam it. Mix santan with some gula melaka and pour it all over and serve. Utter yumness. The sauce tastes a bit like kaya, but a vegetarian form of it.
(Kaya = santan + eggs + sugar)
Okay, it probably doesn't look that great... but the gula melaka (palm sugar?) is really fragrant and it tastes so much better than what they serve at Thai restaurants which is just plain santan. Though I realised quite a few of friends didn't grow up eating the same things I did... and according to my old colleagues in Morgan, the type of things I ate came from different dialects... (Well, I'm not sure how to call it, since Chinese seem to be classified by their dialects, and calling it different tribes seem just wrong... and it's definitely not a different race... somebody help! T_T)
March 25, 2006
Farewell, my alarm clock
Posted by eirene83 at 01:05 AM on March 25, 2006.
My alarm clock kinda committed suicide yesterday. After numerous times of it falling off my bed with no worse injuries other than the battery popping out, last night... it smashed beyond repair. All the hands fell off, even the small light bulb is loose.
As you can see, the alarm clock separated into 3 sections... Frankly, the only thing still holding it together is because the front screen is quite tight and hasn't quite popped out, and one of the dials at the back is holding it in place.
And if I shake it... it rattles. Every thing inside that isn't connected or pinned down has fallen apart. The dials are all over the place, I can see bits of spring and wire everywhere...
I took it to a watch shop... and well, between fixing it and getting a new one... it'd be much cheaper to get a new one. Ah, farewell, my alarm clock. You were dearly loved. It has followed me from Malaysia to UK and back... And even now, I still can't bear to discard the 'remains'. Sorry babby, that the alarm clock you gave me died such a gory death... Compared to the one it was meant to replace (you pushed it off the bed and it never kept proper time after that, remember?)... the previous one seems to be the lesser injured of the two. T_T
Alarm clocks don't seem to survive well in my care. And I have many... And it's not even like I throw them against the wall in the morning to switch it off or something...
Posted by eirene83 at 01:33 AM on March 25, 2006.
Hmm, it's quite awkward when I know what I want to blog about but can't seem to quite find the words to start. Always weirds me out when I find my fingers hovering about the keyboard slightly unsure of what is it I'm looking for.
Went on a slight shopping trip with my mom. Seriously, she seems to be more easily side-tracked by the sight of pretty things than I do. Anyway, result of distraction, she is now the proud owner of another pair of capri pants. I'm amazed at how she seems to find so many things that she likes... to the extent her wardrobe is bursting at its seams. All three of them. While I have to try on the same top at least 2 to 3 times before I'm really happy and sure that I want to get it. Seriously, being full of questions and doubts while shopping leaves with you very little to show for at the end of a shopping trip... though my bank account will probably still be at the same balance. (Hehehe, but I added another 3 pairs of earrings to my collection...)
Anyhow... it seems like the VCD stall I always frequent at the pasar malam seems to have disappeared. The last time I went, the couple who used to run the stall had apparently stopped working and left the 'group' so it was some guys taking care of it. A few weeks later, the stall seems to have disappeared altogether. Pity, that was the only stall I would get my movies from since stalls have a tendency of disappearing a lot. And somehow, always after I had bought something from them. Usually, it wouldn't matter... but well, with VCDs, there's always the question of quality. (Yeah yeah, the best quality is watching it in the cinema or getting the original... but there are some shows that'll never make it to Malaysia or if they do, a lot will have been cut out of it.)
Ahh... pasar malam just isn't the same anymore with all these new stalls... I remember last summer, there was this stall with reaaally good soft serve ice-cream... The flavours weren't just the usual vanilla/chocolate. If I remember, there was also coffee... and mocha. Yummy... But unfortunately, it didn't survive the period when I was back for summer to the time I was back for Christmas... But luckily... all the other food stalls are still there... ^_^ Yummm.... In fact, the stall that sells dried sotong and lemon jelly started a chocolate fountain with marshmallows... Hrmm, chocolate fountains seem to be 'in' thing nowadays.
Anyhow... I'm off to watch the conclusion to 'Green Rose'... My mom made me rush through buying things and my dinner so she can catch the ending... Though, I don't really care since I didn't watch most of it... but since the TV's in front of me, might as well go watch it and enjoy my soya bean... ^_^