25 yo Melbournian. Born and bred in the shadows of a city called KL. Survives on chocolates, lots of sleep and the comfort of good company. Loves a good laugh, a good book, a good cry, a good movie.

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for." - Joseph Addison

28.8.05

Everytime I'm supposed to be studying, I'm off doing something else totally unproductive. Watching vcds, sleeping, and blogging! *tsk tsk* The dreaded exam is less than 2 weeks ago and I'm here, totally stressed out till I'm sick of looking at the damn books. *must pass must pass* That's all I'm thinking of right now.

I'm almost well. Not 100% but about 90%. It sure feels good to feel healthy finally after a troubled month. I feel spring in the air. It was a beautiful day today, and I'm glad I got out of the house. Got abit of fresh air in my lungs, and alot of air from the laughs today.

At yumcha today...
chew: mm goi, pei ngo 1 teep fun cheong! (ordering cheong fun)
everyone: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA *wipes tears from eyes*

and at the arcade playing some Trivia Quiz game...
Question: If a woman gave birth to twins, she has:
a) 2 birds
b) 2 chickens
c) can't remember this option
d) 2 children

mel: I KNOW!!!! *presses 2 birds*
RuHann, Angeline, Ben: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

O_o.

*sighs* too much stress does get to your brains.

I think it's about time for me to drop all the stress and have a few drinks...

19.8.05

I tried to play nurse a week ago, only to become the patient a week later. Been crook this week. The fever on Monday and Tuesday, and I've had the cough since Wednesday. The Butter-Menthol lozenges I bought today are really yummm though, I have to say. The honey center's the best bit. It's gooey and sweet and soothing. Tastes much better than Soothers.

An update on the new job at AIG. Things are going well. The boss is a funny one. Not the typical anal, tyrant of a boss. Always cracking a joke here and there, he's good to work with. The colleagues are all friendly and approachable, and there's a really good mix of culture and people within the company. Bumping into a couple of familiar faces from back in the uni days as well. So, I've survived three weeks and going strong.

'People never change'. How often have I heard that. And it's true. And I don't blame them. Because it's just bloody hard to. I've been trying to change something about myself that I don't like lately. And it's tough, let me tell you. It's been an endless ride of disappointment. Here's what I'm trying to change - my expectations. Not so much of myself, but of other people. I have high expectations of certain people, for some reason or other, or no reason at all usually. Which really isn't fair or right. But with expectations, come the disappointments. Such is life. And even though the disappointments go as quickly as they come, it has a subconscious compounding effect. And I end up feeling that the person has let me down, even though they haven't really.

So, I try. Because I cannot accept the disappointments with a smile on my face, I try to expect nothing. How hard can that be, really? But it is. Unbelievably so. And I don't understand why it's so hard to change. And I don't understand why I expect people to be perfect when I'm not. I think it could be my dependence. Depending on someone involves expecting certain things from them. When they fail to deliver, you begin to doubt how well placed your dependence is. So, maybe that's it. I'm going about it the wrong way. I've been slacking off and lost alot of my previously hard-earned independence. Time to regain some of that independence then.

Shoes shoes smelly shoes

14.8.05

From the Sillywabbit and piggielaine

Total Number of Shoes you Own:
Less than 10 I think. Can you believe it?! I'm abnormal. 6 pairs of sneakers, 3 pairs of sandals, a pair of pink flip flops.. wait, that's 10 already.. Ok, so maybe I own more than 10... a pair of boots, 4 pairs of work shoes, 4 pairs of heels. Something like that. It's difficult being a size 5 in a country where the average women feet size is 7 or something. Nothing ever fits.

The last shoe you bought:
My boots. Keeps me warm during winter.

HOORAH!

9.8.05

O_o. I sure hope it snows. I wanna lie in the snow and make snow angels.

5.8.05

Shanghai Karaoke

3.8.05

A last minute night out to Shanghai Karaoke. Where the toilet paper is damp. Where the microphones work. Where the mango juice is yum. Where the cuttlefish balls is microwaved and served. Where the waitress is a bitch. Now, this I have to elaborate on. She walks around with a face as black as coal. She glares at you as if you owed her a million bucks. If you're going to work in the service industry, walk around with a smile on your face, nod politely and don't leave your manners at home!