,,, is when

1. I am having BKT at Mungo Jerry, KL. I usually lap up 3/4 of rice and scoop the remainder 1/4 portion over to the bf.
   
2. Dining at Purple Cane, The Gardens! I love love love the dishes and the rice there. Rice is cooked with tea and tea leaves bits are scattered a little over the rice. Extremely fragrant. Here, I usually lap up THE WHOLE BOWL OF RICE.
   
3. My mom cooks Ham Yue Fa Lam Poh.
   
4. I am in Batu Pahat. Having to please the mother of my bf is not easy as she tends to ask me to eat eat eat and eat. One after another 
5. Express BKT that the uncle cooks and sells across our condo. A good express take-out that both bf and I do, usually on Mondays - me after my Bodypump and RPM classes and him, after his futsal. I take half bowl of rice.
6. People buy me Nasi Lemak. Which is very very rare.
   
7. The bf insists on me trying Batu Pahat's famous Nasi Beriani.
8. And.... zhong (bak zhang or chinese dumplings). My mom gave me TWO zhongs yesterday. "1 for you and 1 for David, ok?" says mommy. "Ok." I replied. 10 min ago, I walloped the entire TWO zhongs. Justifiable! I did an hour of Bodypump just now at the gym and left the class feeling extremely hungry. Ok maybe not all, I left behind half of the glutinous rice on the second dumpling. Tummy is not feeling very good now as I have a weak stomach and cannot digest glutinous rice since young.

So basically in a week, I can easily go on without a single grain of rice. I don't have weekly BKT or weekly Purple Cane, neither does my mom cook Ham Yue Fa Lam Poh weekly and of coz I don't get to eat zhong every week too. So it is actually really easy for me to give rice a miss.

Rice is evil ok. Ya ya, some might say, rice is ok as long as you don't overdo it. Is 1 plate of rice a day considered as overdoing it? I'm sure you'll say no. But to me it is. At one point, I totally started craving my Nasi Goreng Pattaya, Nasi Goreng Kampung, Chap Fan, etc and I had rice literally every single day, once a day. And guess what? My bum got bigger, my thighs got bigger, heck, even my face got bigger.

So, seriously. Rice is evil. Don't say you will exercise it off coz you know you won't. Well, I won't. Coz in actuality, despite my regular Bodypump and RPM classes in the gym, I DREAD EXERCISING. It really is a chore dragging myself to the gym each time. So, my theory is pretty simple - cut off the rice, and you don't have to exercise that hard. But of course, cutting off rice doesn't mean you can binge on chocolates, cakes, and mee goreng mamak.

These days, I only snack on Nestle Extra Fruity & Creamy Yogurt. I found this by accident while shopping at Tesco with the bf. Comes in 3 flavors - Luscious Strawberry, Fruits of the Forest and Blueberry Cheesecake. I have only tried the first two flavors and I love them both to bits. This tub of heaven is SERIOUSLY CREAMY AND SMOOTH. It's quite a huge tub alright, so you can consume some whenever you feel like it and pop it back to the fridge. I ran out of it, coz if not I would have taken a shot to show you how big the tub is. I can usually finish up the entire tub within 3-5 days. All by myself, because the bf absolutely hates yogurt.

Ok, this is the only pic I could find online. It doesn't really show you how big the tub is, but trust me, IT IS BIG.

What Happens in Vegas is ABSOLUTELY A MUST WATCH. Like I've always believed, you can never go wrong with Cameron Diaz! I do not wanna go on raving how good and funny the movie was and how some of the stuff that Cameron wore in the entire movie were gorgeous, so just watch it, hehe!

I was observing this particular item on her in some of her scenes and the first thing I did when I came home was to google it out. So take a guess.

Tonight, us will have BKT at Mungo, KL with Gary+Aiwen.

I'm gonna eat their oiled + sprinkled with fried onions rice! Lots and lots of pork! And get FAT FAT FAT!

*glee!*

Get stuck on the road is not one of them.

So, there I was driving on the LDP when I received SMSes from friends informing of the recent price hike in petrol. And the next thing you know, every petrol station on my left and right was packed to the brim. It was rather an amusing sight to see kiasu people trying their very best to squeeze in to fill up their tanks. And just so suddenly, the usually impatient and rude Malaysian drivers on the road, have all became very patient and civilized - all lined up, waiting patiently for their turn, like good boys and girls.

Just baffles me silly, really. Like, how much can you save? With all the wait, your engines running, petrol are still being consumed. Not forgetting the HORRENDOUS traffic jam that you caused everyone! For example ---> Me.

I was on the way to Sunway Pyramid from Bandar Utama to meet up with Miss PF for dinner. Got out of the building at 6.15pm and reached Pyramid at 8.20pm. What the fcuk la really. FREAKIN' TWO BLOODY HOURS. The whole stretch of LDP was literally not moving, ok maybe, crawling. TWO HOURS! My bum was aching, my left foot very tensed and sore from pressing and releasing the clutch, and my sanity was on the brink of non-existence.

So as I reached Pyramid, parked my car at the new wing (love them green light red light concept) and met Miss PF up at Zen for some Japanese dinner. She ordered a Nabeyaki Udon, while I, as per usual, Tempura Soba. It's like I can never have enough of Tempura Soba, haha.

Miss PF got me a belated birthday pressie. Pic taken from her phone with me refusing to be shot for fear of appearing like a mangled doll after having fought a horrendous two-hour highway battle.

 

L'occitane Touche Parfumee in Cherry Blossom
I love the smell! Thanks, my fellow purple-loving friend.
You is very good at knowing my taste. Better than Mr Tay! Hehehe!

Oh, I also have some cutesy stuff Sue bought for me from Perth. Wait till I snap pics of them next!

Dinner lasted till 10.30pm and guess what, on the way back, the road on the other side was still jammed from Sunway all the way to Bandar Utama. AT 10.30 FREAKIN' PM! My bro was stuck at the toll in Puchong for 1 hour. It was like, after he has paid the toll fee, he was still stuck there... for 1 hour.

Anyways, I love today! Coz it's Friday tomorrow! I am hunting down a yellow baby-t with the word 'Friday' emblazoned at the front of the tee. Me and Sue found Monday, Tuesday (i might get this, since i'm born on a Tuesday - Tuesday's Child as Miss PF fondly calls it), Wednesday, Saturday, etc BUT no Friday.

Wait till I get my hands on a 'Friday' and I vow to wear it to work every Friday It has to be in yellow, by the way. Yellow = chirpy happy-fying color :)

See, I wasn't exaggerating!

Richard says:
last nite from 1utama to puchong i stuck in jam for 2 hours
Richard says:
terrible

17th floor, Plaza IBM - 3.15pm

First, I have been craving for a White Sangria since morning. Still.dying.for.one.now.

At lunch, Chu Siang asked to come to Long Bar on Thursday for ladies' nite. Actually he texted me last nite and I was like, blahhh, maybe not. But now, since I'm in a loungeymusic+cocktaildrinks mood, I just might drag Sue along with me after work. Drinks are  extremely cheap at Long Bar.

After that, we were at Eclipse and it was playing loungey music again. Argh! Just wanna pack up and go Bodega or something for That White Sangria.

And now, I click on http://www.awfullychocolate.com/ not to order their cakes, but just to listen to their loungeymusic. I like the second tune.

Friday has better come quickly. Especially how I've lost my last weekend to a situation I'd liken to a World War 3 - it's like this weekend have better make up for it :)

P/S - You evil people can stop SMS-ing and emailing me about how stupid I was because really,  I get it. Stop rubbing it in already.

P/P/S - Chu Siang took pity in me and paid for lunch. But said the most freaky remark that ONLY men can think about. "Why didn't you take back the RM50 and said you will give her RM100 instead? That way, you would've gotten back your RM50." Why freaky? Coz David said the same exact thing last night.

P/P/P/S - I feel even stupider now.

Alright, moving along. Something not so pleasant happened to me last evening as I was making my way towards the gym in One Utama, after work.

I was approached by a tall Chinese well-dressed man who spoke in thick Mandarin, introduced himself and said he came from Beijing, China. He said he needed some cash for dinner to go through the evening as he will only get his money when his dad sends some over from Beijing tomorrow (means, today). I replied, in Mandarin of course, "Sorry, but I'm in a hurry." but somehow he still managed to hold me up. While persuading me, a woman (his gf? wife? i dunno) well-dressed too came pleading to me as well.

I was like, what the hell. She was carrying an LV Neverfull, well-dressed, well-groomed and no money to have dinner?! They kept insisting they will pay me back tomorrow (today) and even gave me his business card which is all in mandarin and I can't read mandarin for shit.

She pleaded and said, RM20 will be enough. They just need to have dinner to go through the night as the money will only arrive the next day. Ok, I swear I must have the weakest heart or I happened to be the Most Naive 27 yr old Ever Lived because I fished out a RM50 and gave them. I only had a RM50 and a RM9 in the wallet at the moment so I thought ok, pity them too, just needed dinner, so RM50 it is. She even took down my mobile number and gave me a miss call which was a 014 number.

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID NEXT?

"Miss Low, sorry but we need a little more to cover our stay at the hotel."

Oh my god la. At that moment I knew I was being conned. So I asked her in a bewildered-cum-disgusted look upon my face. "Well, how much do you REALLY need then?!?"

"A little bit more. Maybe RM150 - 200."

I exclaimed, "Don't you have credit cards? ATM cards?" Mind you, they were nicely dressed ok, so don't give me the crap that they don't have the plastics.

"Oh, we entered the pin number 3 times and it got rejected and now it's blocked." And then they went on and on, pleading to me, trying to convince me to give them more.

Like seriously, what the fcuk la. I reached to a point where I got too lazy to entertain any more shit so I told them, "NO. RM50 is all I can help you with. I'm in a hurry. Sorry." And I took off.

I got so pissed. It was like, I knew there is no way I could get back my RM50 already since the money was in her hands and I couldn't exactly call security because I have no proof that they were conning me.

Got home and related the story to David. Out of curiosity, I checked out the website in his business card http://www.beijingyalu.com.cn and this is what greeted me:

SO YOU TELL ME, CONFIRMED CON JOB OR NOT?! I am so pissed!

BUT! David called the 014 number later that night, and the man actually picked up and asked, "Wei, na wei?" (mandarin: hello, who's this?) I signalled to David to just hang up and wait till today to see whether they would actually call.

I don't know. 90% of me confirmed it as a con job while 10% of me still hopes the woman who spoke so pleadingly and nicely to have a heart to at least give me a call later to return me back my RM50.

So, please watch out if you're shopping in One Utama and is approached by this China couple. The man is very tall, you can't miss him.

What ever happened to, One good turn deserves another???

I'm baffled beyond words.

Coz I've booked 4 tix for Superhero Movie for us plus Gary+Shanice for 9.45pm at Midvalley tomorrow.

*glee*

Your late-20s gf,
Me

... or the Yellow Top

... or the New Hair

... or all of the above?

Because according to color experts and also my mother, wearing bright colors (whether inside or outside) enhances your Qi and attracts good luck? Well I say, believe it only if you want to.

And rightly so, because I got it :)

A new role/position within the company, I start next week.

From these 2 ladies, on my Facebook wall, on my 27th:

"Happy happy happy birthday babes!! Welcome to the late 20s club, where life finally makes sense... and petty problems are a joke :) Have an awesome day *hugs*"
Joanne A. Low

"Happy Birthday!!! Sorry this is late because I was on vacay all of Memorial Weekend. Much loves, and yes, I think JLow has already wished you appropriately, welcome to the late 20s. It's only going to get better from here! Muakz!"
Gwendolynne Cross

Life is making some sense now and is definitely getting better from here. Thank you ladies, for making me believe :)

7:00pm Reached Opus, Bangsar
7:15 Placed orders.

7.40 Eat - take pics - eat.
8.05 Conversations somehow swayed towards the North Korean Prime Minister, Kim Jung-il, that he has a very hamsap face. The bf whipped out his N73 and googled it out to prove his point. Yes, he does look hamsap.
8.20 The boy attempted to lure the birthday girl for a karaoke session after dinner.
8.25 NO, says the girl.
8.27 Hmm, if you really want to get me to sing later, you'd better hope the wine does its magic.
8.28 OK DRINK UP!!! *continued pouring wine*
8.40 Why am I feeling so sleepy? Are you feeling sleepy, babe?
8.50 Any desserts? the Waiter asked. No, thank you and can we have the bill please?
9.05 Got home. Extremely sleepy! Removed make-up, contacts, put on oversized black tee which says "Fuck Milk Got Pot?" (courtesy of Jason C, NY) and collapsed onto bed. Did not shower.
9.08 Last image seen before sleep: the bf collapsed onto bed with his working attire still on and the room lights all still switched on.
2.30am Eyes shot up and found bf not in bed anymore. Found him tinkering away on the computer keyboard in the study room. Apparently, he was up since 12.30am.
3.00 The girl went online and replied somemore facebook birthday wishes.
3.30 Boy and girl had kokokrunch+milk.
4.00 Got into bed. Girl read P.S. I Love You, Boy read (some John Grisham book).
5.00 Lights off and slept.
7.30 Wretched alarm rang.

Like, seriously?! The white wine felt as though there were 1000 crushed sleeping pills in it. We have never encountered such extreme sleepiness before and to be sleeping by 9pm is totally absurd! That was one helluva white wine and in a way I hated it. I loved the taste and all but not the after effects. It really felt as though I've taken tons of sleeping pills and never had I felt so powerless in trying to keep the eyelids opened.

All in all, I had a really good time at dinner with David. The dinner, ambience, music (they put on Janice from Hong Kong who did cover versions of famous songs) and company were fabulous. My Opus roasted cod fish totally rocked and it put TSB's cod fish to extreme shame.

Another dinner either tonight or tomorrow, to celebrate 2 birthdays. Mine (albeit, expired) and Laena's.