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Ramblings of a Sleep-Deprived Caffeine Addict

I have no idea why you bother reading but don't stop X)

a quickie

Thursday, December 18, 2008 @ 9:46 PM

okay, yes i know, i've been slacking, had been tad a little sick & busy. Oh yea,not to mention suffering from a 'short' period of uber-laziness. X)

So, i'm feeling insanely guilty right now. But with all the shopping, studying & mood-swings, you've gotta give the gurl a break ya know? Besides, i read somewhere that using the pc too much will lead to all sorts of tumours,headaches,cardio probs...yada yada...fine, i'll stop making up excuses.

Some major events besides the pocket-burning endorphine-releasing shopping sprees! (i'm broke!!)

A) Cous Joanne's 21st bday
Seriously, i envy this gurl to BITS!! Her oh-sooo-sweet beau secretly planned a surprise bday party for her at Holiday Villa and wait for it...here goes....HE BOUGHT HER 21 ALL-BRANDED PRESSIES!!!!!!!!! DAMN!!! HE'S BRO IS ALREDY MARRIED OR ELSE...wistful thinking...
Back to topic. Her bday is actually on the 5th of dec but since its a friday, the bf figured it'd be a better idea to postpone the party to the weekend- on sunday. Besides, it adds up the suspense ya? I heard from aunt josline that jo was sooo pissed & humiliated, for everyone acted as if they'd forgotten about her bday (even the sisters in usa & canada weren't allowed to call back for wishes n kisses) so she sulked & moaned from friday to sunday. Even on that day, the parents, brother & bf just grudgingly (pro acting of course) told her to dress up for dinner at some fancy restaurant. At that very moment, me n everyone else (relatives & her close friends) hid by the main entrance into the special hall reserved for her party, each grabbing hold of a party cracker, waiting to surprise her.

Oh, a short story worth mentioning. Me & mom were running late, not surprisingly, and apparently, roscoe was also in the festive mood, overwhelmed with all this partying & scheming business that he decided to pee indoors just a sec before we left the house. T.T So as i was saying, we were late & guess what? Yours truly left her trusty loyal hp at home. BUMMER RITE? So, without a phone we had to hunt for the correct restaurant all over holiday villa. Granted that there are not many restaurants there, but still, looking like 2 lost aubergines isn't that appealing to the eye ya'know??!! Mom had this brilliant idea that the party would be held at the bar cum cafe cum restaurant opposite the swimming pool which is like, completely ridiculous (imho) but, true enough, there were 2 BIG words spelling out HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the wall. Mom was like YAY!! WE FOUND IT!! But little ole genius mua scrutinized at the small words below the message & observed that something was amiss. Immediately, i asked mom, is jo 60 yrs old already??? We were like..hmm....Next thing you know, the bartender calmly said: 'Miss, there's another party at the tropical watnot restaurant.' So we ran all the way to the right party. Tx goodness we didn't crash into some old fella's party. PHEW!!!

Erm, nothing much to say about the party so the pictures will suffice. The food is..err...well..how should i say, err...aesthetically pleasing to eye? Well, you see, i was walking to the buffet counters where all the dishes were displayed soo 'artistically' for my 1st round when i realized that the dishes either contain something which i abhor (eg tomatoes,cheese,capsicum...) or is just some unknown foreign object to me. Thinking that i should go for the 'safer' options before 'experimenting' on the others, i returned to the table with fruit & greenies. XD Like i said, SAFE!! (gosh, farahin will have a field day over this) Happily munching on my cauliflower, my cousins started to catch up with one another. Suddenly, comments like 'this isn't that fresh' 'the salmon tastes weird' ' the gravy is a lil too salty for my taste' were audible. So, i started to make a list of dishes 'not to try' in my mind. In the end, i'd another round of fruits AND vege again. SIGHS. Ooo, but i did indulge in the desserts!!! The choc eclairs were HEAVENLY!!! After taking a bite, i could hear the angels singing & envision the golden gates of heaven opening! I'M SERIOUS!!! My cousins were like 'earth calling yeexin!!! come back!!' LOL. But when i wanted to go back for more. There were none. SOBS!!! I'm salivating at the thought of it as i'm typing. :(

bday gurl & the organizer/host of the day!!

check out the huge-ass ring! It's one of her 21 pressies. It's a custom made amethyst ring!!!

sighs, the no of cousins left stranded in msia is really dwindling & yes, i purposely bought a purple dress for the party & tx God for that,everyone adhered to the colour code!!!

err....it actually took me a few seconds to identify myself in this pic...

jo wif chairmaine & shuen chun- me 2 horsie cousins!! too bad the 4th is at america...miss ya eling~!

custom made behemoth-size cake. take note of the blackjack,21!! ingenious eh? the bf's idea!

the old...

... and the young. at my left:super model cousin chairmaine. interested? get her no from me ;)

haha...my tomboyish cous in the middle dressed up in a skirt for the 1st time...all for Jo...so it deserved some camera-whoring to commemorate the occasion *winks*

At the end of the day/nite...it doesn't take a genius to predict that jo's face was X) all the time! She kinda figured out that her guy & family were up to something, but such a huge party wasn't what she had in her mind. With all the pressies from us not to mention THE TWENTY ONE BRANDED GIFTS...she's a pretty lucky lass to turn 21! Anyone sensing a green-eyed monster out at loose? Haha, oh well, i'm happy for her too. So here's wishing you a very merry & happy yr,a great time teaching at yamaha (n having the little cheeky boys giving you winks (;) and hopefully, a very-soon-to-happen marriage!!

B) Meeting up with Minli & ss!!!
Mushroom's BACKKK!!!! YAY!!! Minlikinns is back from the land of kiasu-ness!!! And she's still the same without any mutation/evolution(word borrowed from ss (;)!!!! MISSS HER TO BITSSSS!!! Met up with sinsiang too. BUT HE HAD EVOLVED!!!! IN HEIGHT!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I. HATE. U. I'm gonna buy only high heels this coming year. HMPH!! Sighs, drank root beer at ANW while catching up. Can u believe that i've not been to ANW for like at least 4 years alredy?? Good thing is, they both are still the same & i'm X). Somethings in life are best kept constant. Watched Bolt in 3D after that. Was a bit disappointing. The movie was ok, & if you've a doggie, then u'll enjoy some parts of the movie. But we paid good $$ for the 3d glasses & i'm sorry to say: IT WASN'T WORTH THE MONEY FULL STOP. Oh well, you can't cry over spilled milk. Then we went ICE-SKATING!!! YEAH~ Haven't been skating since minli left so it's been excatly a year since then. I missed it sooo the very much!!! Haha, had the adrenaline rush when i pushed myself to exceed the speed i'm used to. Actually, i was trying to prove that i can still skate, the couple of cocky guys were just making me more determined. Oh & did i mention that some fella punched me right on my face while trying to regain his balance?? I was seeing birds for a few secs haha..totally didn't see it coming. Proud to say that i didn't fall then. Instead, i fell 3 times at the exact same place:the entrance of the rink. The blades of my skates kept jutting into the many holes on the surface of the ice,rendering a huge trip & me sliding to the ice. Sighs, somebody needs to tell those guys that you don't have to keep jutting the brakes of the ice so deeply into the ice, resulting in a 'bermuda triangle-like' area filled with patches of indentations, WHICH causes trips & accidents. The joke is, on my way home, I was feeling so proud for having such strong bones & mastering such a superb sliding technique that i did not hurt myself at all; the next day, i woke up to find 3 large patches of nasty bruises on my left knee. HAHA. Scared the hell outta my mom. My trainer at the gym even thought i was suffering from abuse. LOL.

....no comments....

weee!! me & me bestie!!!

the guy who took a break cuz he can actually SWEAT in an ice rink!!!

Oh, i bought 2 nancy drew games & finished them in 2 days. I WANT MORE!!!
Dun larf ss, pc games & books are the same to me. You need to finish them asap. The suspense is unbearable. -words of wisdom from the ole wise one with black circles around her eyes.

C) i watched bolt again with my mom while eating the double prosperity burger i sneaked into the cinema!! YUM!!! although i had diarrhoea that very night. X(

D) i'm guilt-ridden for spending so much money lately & not working. Sighs.

E) i learnt loads of new words. my fave new words are 'vituperate', 'sinuous', 'bourgeois' & 'mendacious'. Go look up the pronunciation of bourgeois. You'll like the word too!! Mendacious is sooo appropriate. It's an adjective which describes a false & dishonest character. MEN-dacious. Figures~

F) Buying shoes at carlo rino is freaking addictive, n pricey @.@

G) Happie bday ryan!!! Please teach me the arcane secret recipe for spurting into 'such great heights' in just a few months!!

H) Many recommendations for you people out there for the following reads:
1) Marley & Me, Josh Grogan (is it me but the 1st thing that came into mind was, JOSH GROBAN WRITING A BOOK??!!)
- it's a very good book. Initially when the whole world was talking so highly about it, I was sceptical (as usual) & thought that it most probably didn't deserve the adulation it received so i didn't buy it. Inti's librarians didnt think so though & kudos to them!! The book gives so much insights about a dog owner's hectic life with an unruly mutt. I can breath again, now that i know that roscoe isn't the only dog that has lightning/thunder phobia. People without dogs would also enjoy this book for sure. Grogan is one humorous chap & uses his words wisely & concisely (unlike me..sobs). Oh, a personal opinion: there're pictures of him from his teens to his current age enclosed in the book i'd borrowed & he actually looks so much better as he aged!! wistful thinking again~~not about him larr...i just wish i can age gracefully too!!

-ooo, i just read this somewhere! Jennifer anniston & owen wilson are making a film based on this book!! woohoo!! another doggie movie!!

2) The Abduction, Marl Gimenez
- took this book from the shelf randomly. Didn't even read the summary. And am i glad i took it!!! The book kept me suspended from the page 1 to the end!!!! I was biting my nails (yes i do that when i'm thinking or concentrating on something..shh..) all the way!! It's like a journey where you learn new facts & 'see' new scenes along the way; and when a book can do that to a reader, its definitely a MUST READ!! The convoluted plot is fantastically written & it taught me a thing or two about the Vietnam War. I loved every character in the book, even the bitchy mom. K i shall keep mum & not spoil the book for you.

3) For One More Day, Mitch Albom
-here's another international renowned author whom i refused to acknowlege due to my nature to doubt that books by famous authors are usually not THAT interesting to read. AND i was proven wrong AGAIN. Sighs. Anyways, this book is very poignant & it deals mainly on the issue of the relationship between the main character 'chick' & his dead mom who appears as a ghost throughout the whole book. The theme is very trite & oh-so-repetitive but the way albom writes the plot is honestly, ingenious. The book starts off with the guy commiting suicide. Go figure. Actually, go read it. 2 thumbs up for this book.

I'm currently reading 'chasing harry winston' by lauren weisberger who wrote the infamous book 'the devil wears prada' & its sooooo chick-lit. Sighs. It serves for light reading i suppose, but all these drop-dead gorgeous female characters & tall lean Brits with washboard abs & sexy accents are wearing me out. I wanna read Jeffrey Archer's 'A prisoner of birth'!!! MINLI, BORROW MEEE!!!

I) I've just realized that the gym has loads of cute hunks with bulging biceps. Hmm...

J) I've also just realized that i always make the wrong arm movements while swimming frog style. T.T

K) Roscoe is getting cuter. I better not let him out too often. Bitches might get their grimy paws onto him. Literally. Which reminds me. He peed indoors just recently & i was so tired at that time but still had to clean up his mess, so obviously i was cranky. I started calling names & S.O.B. was one of them. Then i realized he IS an S.O.B. ISH! But he's a darling, well most of the time. :)