Turn your lights off!

As my mouth was busy fumbling with that piece of chicken last night, the lights went off.
Great! How are we going to finish our dinner in the dark? We then finished our candlelight dinner in five minutes. It was kinda funny and frustrating at the same time when we still had to wash the dishes, do the laundry, bathe, whilst my brother had to do his last-minute revision for tomorrow's exam when he could barely see the words in his textbook. Thats how we took things for granted.

Daddy could not stand the mosquitoes and so, the whole family went out to check which area is lucky this time to not have the blackout. To our dismay, the whole of KK city was in pitch darkness except for the hotels, which they depended on their generators. According to the newspapers, the whole of Sabah got the blackout at the same time. This scenario is not the first time though, and it happens frequently, like every month.

So, I personally think Sabah Electricity Board should be praised for their excellencies in adopting the Earth Hour actively. Excuse me for my sarcasm please.

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Self-indulgence

Does, not owning the most "in" technological gadget makes you technologically out-dated? I seriously doubt so.

Most of the people I know were kinda amazed when I still have my three and a half years old Nokia 6610i with me. They were kinda impressed that I can resist the temptations of owning those new and sleek-designed camera phones with these and those functions. By the way, Nokia 6610i is a camera phone that is hardly any pixels, so the photos come out in a total blur-ness. I too, couldn't be bothered whether my phone sings or not, so what, if it still rings in polyphonic tones. It has the basic functions and no Bluetooth.

So, thats how some of my friends cannot understand how I can bear with this "dinosaur", according to them, which makes me so uncool. Excuse me, I have never come across a statement stating that, having the most hi-tech phone to play with makes you cool. Some people just have different priorities on what they want to own and if they want to be influenced by the weekly advertisements advertising new phones, so be it.
Till then, my Nokia 6610i will always stay by my side until it decides to call it a day.

Fancy calling my Nokia 6610i a dinosaur?!

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Reunion [again]

Wong and I had a little catching up and she reminded me of our past which seemed ages ago.

It was so hilarious, [I swear the waitress couldn't stop glaring at us when we couldn't stop laughing our arse off], just reminiscing the silly little things we did during our high school years,
how we pissed our teachers off, how we could still imitate each teacher's signature pose or speech, how bitchy we were to the juniors, how we co-operated during exams [ahem*], how we got butterflies in our stomach when that most adorable guy passed by who seemed to smile at you even though he was actually laughing at his friend's jokes etc.

It was then, we both talked about how we always wanted our ideal boyfriend to be seemed to differ as we age.
No doubt in the world, every girl at the age of 15 will give anything to date that cutest guy in class 5C.
As we reached college years, we start seeking inner qualities in a guy. Imagine a guy with a sense of humour and is so totally in love with you asks you out. Gosh, how many seconds will you take to nod that head of yours like a puppy?!
As we age even more, I guess its all about seeing that maturity and responsibility qualities in a guy. Gosh, can I like, stay young forever?!

As usual, after the conversation, we plunged into one of those depressing moments [again].
Both of us just needed some time to realise we're not that teeny anymore, that's all.


p.s. What makes your ideal boyfriend?

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Reunion

KFC - A fast-food restaurant where two girls met together on purpose to mingle around, gossip and yak the most mundane of news and the deepest of subjects, tearing an oily-skinned drumstick apart before bidding farewell which they absolutely have no idea when they will ever smack each other again. Its been ages they have done this together-gather session and they totally miss it.

It was this only one hour that they raced and poured their thoughts which constantly ends up with the gossip of others [ahem*]. Anyway, gossips do hype conversations up, don't you think so?

1 hour later on the dot, after the flying kisses, A turned left to resume her 8 to 5 drill, B marched into the nearest shopping mall.


p.s. I had the most absolute satisfying shopping spree today. Whee!

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Bachelor of Mass Communication (Hons)

Before, 2005

Its done.

I used to pray so that all of these ends quickly. Now its done. I am just plain glad I survived it.

This is the end of student life which I cannot possibly erase these tiny sweet memories forever,
- the sweat and tears in completing assignments,
- dreading over the exam wishing it would end faster,
- lunch hours with my fellow compulsive eaters,
- fishing during classes especially [Mr. Philip's class],
- stupid jokes we shared together,
- bersantai-santai at shopping malls,
- feasting at Chilli's, TGIF, Italiannies, etc.
- skipping classes for movies, [ahem*]

The list goes on...

Then, 2008

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Sa-Wa-Dee-Ka

A real illustration of a tuk-tuk

Much has happened since my last update. My trip to Chiang Mai was a so-so experience for me, which I was very disappointed with the bad timing and the weather. I rode on the naughty Kam Tan for the first time, did white water rafting which currents were not the best, but we still managed to make some fun out of it.

Resa and I being led away on Kam Tan

The Buddhist temples which are everywhere is a must on every tourist's list, particularly Wat Phratat Doi Suthep, which we also enthusiastically dragged ourselves from the bed as early as 5am to capture the sunrise view from there. It was another disappointment though, due to bad timing [again].

Our copyright pose

The night bazaar is also a must-go for shopaholics to check out the various authentic items, which I was very satisfied with my shopping spree this time. Thumbs up to a load of artists who could paint pictures in black and white directly from the real copy of a photo. Gosh, they are talented.

A real illustration of the Thais' talent

The next stop was the Golden Triangle, where the 3 countries meet [Thailand, Laos and Burma] and which we were supposed to shriek in awe. It was too hot for us to be excited, nevertheless, I was happy to experience the Mekong River for the first time, something that I have imagined for a long time since high school.

This was taken with love & sweat

My only regret for this trip is that we chose a bad season to travel in, had insufficient time for a Thai massage, missed the opprtunity to cycle around the heart of Chiang Mai and lastly, grab a bite of that huge fried cricket. Nevertheless, it was a fun and learning experience for me and not forgetting, I had the best bite of Kao Soi twice and a fried larvae before I leave that laid-back town.

Resa desperately tries to show "that's Burma" by pointing gleefully

Meanwhile, next stop: Bali, perhaps?!

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