Today I had Curry Laksa at Old Asia for lunch.

Chose to sit outside, al fresco style.
I've always loved eating outdoors. Like, having a picnic (no guy has ever brought me to a picnic before!), BBQ grill with lots of beer and a bunch of your friends over, or even

... having a sandwich on the bench with your ipod stuck into the ears at a park. And on that fateful day, you spot cute angmoh guy walking his dog and suddenly he stops by and asks whether he could join you.
The delighted you obviously nods approvingly.
And then you two rambled on about how beautiful the weather is, the sandwich, the neighborhood, his dog, and ya, I got carried away.
(sorry, but this always seem to look and work better when you're like in Hyde Park or something).
The parks here nowadays are filled with Mat Rempits, so don't even bother looking for New Age Sensitive Males walking their dogs

But, the point is too much air-cond is bad for your skin, if you know what I mean

So, there's a Diving Centre next to Old Asia.
There were a bunch of people taking their diving lessons today.
What caught my eye was this teenage angmoh boy, about 16 or 17, shirtless and he was sitting around, waiting to put on his diving suit.

He wasn't looking out at the others practising their stuff in the pool.
Neither was he talking to anyone.
In fact, he was doing something very productive.
Half slurping my noodles, I have to admit it was quite amusing watching him diligently pulling out hairs from his left nipple.

He was concentrating so hard that he couldn't even hear his coach yelling out to him to have him put on his suit.

*tug tug tug*

*yank*

*ouch!*

That seems to be the order of the whole process.
He did it for the whole duration of me savoring my Curry Laksa till my last spoon.
And then he threw those little strands of hair into the pool.

While waiting for the bill to arrive, we lingered around longer.
Nipple Hair-Tugging Boy was walking past our table.
I couldn't help but stare at THE SPOT to check whether the area has indeed turned red as I would expect it to be.

Surprisingly, no.
The area was still as white as he was.
But really, shouldn't it turn red?!

Mr Tay pulls hair too.
His nostril fluff.
And he does it with much gusto that he always end up sneezing for the next half an hour.

... but you really wanna should stay away from getting more shoes, bags or clothes.

russell watson just trying him out
sade someone borrowed & lost it and i can't remember who
pedi in "opi merry crimson"

*feeling merry indeed*

I have a cough.
And I've been coughing every night for the past 3 days.

And today Sue pointed out that I have dark undereye circles.
Not just dark, she even described the color.
"Like purplish black like that."

WHAT THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

09.30 Woke up
10.40 Got changed and left home with Mr Tay to Maxis
11.00 Mr Tay got up to office to grab stuff
11.05 Continued reading the book that Sue lent me while waiting downstairs in the car. Car was parked at an illegal space
11.13 Guard gave nasty stare and gestured to move car away. Gave him the '5 min only pls' gesture
11.20 Still no sign of Mr Tay
11.21 Annoying Guard came again. This time, was asked to move car away
11.22 Got off car into driver's seat and drove car into the streets of KL
11.24 Panicked. Where? How? Which turn?
11.26 Seached for hp to call Mr Tay. Left hp at home!!! Started mumbling, "Pls God, don't let me get lost around KL. Pls pls pls."
11.28 Saw a turn into the Maxis building area. IMMEDIATELY turned in and heaved a great relief, 'Hallelujah!'
11.30 Mr Tay appeared
11.50 At second home, One Utama
11.55 Left Mr Tay at Maxis centre to do his thing and went shopping
12.15 Went into salon to do a hair treatment
13.05 Shopping here I come
13.30 Went to 3 CD shops - none had Rachel Yamagata! *annoyed*
13.45 Came out of Ken's Apothecary with 3rd fresh tube of Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in Nude
14.05 Came out of NineWest with new small black casual bag *very happy*
14.30 Met up with Mr Tay and killed somemore time
1515 TRANSFORMERS
1750 Came out of GSC. Had 'serious' discussion with Mr Tay on Autobots and Decepticons
1810 Left One Utama and head for dinner with Gary Ah Beng and wife

boy and girl in the car...

girl: do you think your car's an Autobot or Decepticon?
boy: decepticon.
girl: *stopped breathing* *stares at boy with disbelief (almost tearing)* but whyyyyyy? *wails*
boy: hahahhaha. AUTOBOT la of coz! what kinda question was that!
girl: *phew* *don't have to dump him yet*

The movie was fantastic. Yes, we watched it a little later than the rest of our friends did, so I kinda had this huge expectation since EVERY SINGLE SOUL we spoke to, said it was so goddamn freakin' good.

And yes. IT WAS SO GODDAMN FREAKIN' OUT OF THIS WORLD GOOD.

Anyways...

- why is Megatron not a gun in this movie?
- why is Bumblebee not a Volkswagen as he originally was?
- why is that annoying Frenzy (cd player) not retained as a cassette?
- and where is Rumble, his sidekick?
- why is the transforming sound used only twice? 1st - during Blackout's and 2nd - very subtlely in Sector Seven when they charged up the phone  *potong stim*
- and the mother of all questions: why is OPTIMUS PRIME so damn yau yeng!!!!!!!!!!! he da man robot!!!

Anyways, I am very pro at doing the Transformers sound. Nah-uh, not just any sound, but THE Autobots Transformation Sound. I do it all the time since the past couple of weeks to put a smile on Mr Tay's face and to which each time he goes, "not like that, stupid girl."

Hear ME do it, HERE *click*
The REAL transformation sound HERE 

*ring ring*

26yearold: pa i want to buy a nintendo.
pa: which model?
26yearold: ds lite. pink color one.
pa: i thought you wanted the psp?
26yearold: don't want psp already. want nintendo now. can? how much?
pa: it's about RM500++.
26yearold: ok, this weekend i go buy ok?
pa: wait for awhile more la, the price will go down.
26yearold: cannot wait *wails* want to play this game *wails*
pa: what game is that?
26yearold: just now stumbled upon this game, CookingMama then i click click click going to buy it (RM170) then only realized it needs nintendo to play *wailssss*
pa: but haven't bought la?
26yearold: no, haven't. but i want. i want to play.
pa: ........
26yearold: and pa, somemore got touch screen wan. so i can use the stylus or fingers to poke poke the characters and move them around!
pa: !!!
26yearold: i buy ok?!
pa: haiyo, ok i go check out the best price for you.
26yearold: thank you! must fast fast hor *glee!*

shaddup

It's J-Card Day here at 1 Utama and the traffic leading towards Jusco and the office is pure madness. And I'm talking about traffic bumper-to-bumper by 8.10am! Doesn't Jusco open like 10am? Why are these people so kiasu?! I was told that only JCard members get to shop at Jusco today so does this mean they open earlier than 10am today? (ok, updated: they open at 9.30am today. STILL! traffic jam by 8am!)

Hmm.

Anyways, one of the astronauts, Syeikh Muzaffar is very handsome, no? Mr Tay said if there is a vote by popularity contest between the 2 astronauts, Handsome Astronaut will win hands down. So bad

Everyone goes through many different phases in life. These phases can be so amazingly colorful and exciting when taken a step back to analyze. I, for one, is secretly excited for some of these people.

Tina is getting married end of this year. This woman did her research so well that no matter what suggestions I throw at her, she'd most indefinitely come back with a no-go response. Tina is currently in a dilemma in deciding the location of her wedding shots.

How about Bukit Tinggi for some French flavor?
Cannot, photographers charge more if need to travel.
How about KLCC park?
Cannot, too many people walking around.
A beach would be nice. Ideal for me, though KL doesn't exactly have a nice beach.
Got, nearest beach is Bagan Lalang but the photographers are not familiar with that place.
Ok, Cyberview?
They won't allow unless you're having the wedding dinner there.

I give up! She researched well! Oh well, she has till this Saturday to decide. Poor woman, she sounded quite stressed. This whole marriage thing does seem like a lot of work huh!

Joanne has found a new job and is mightily excited about it. She's starting in about 2 week's time. New job always does bring about the indescribable feeling of starting anew, doesn't it? New colleagues, new desk, new stationaries, NEW WARDROBE, new bags, new shoes, new hairstyle for some, new makeup style, new everything. Almost a newfound joy and a brand new Joanne in the making *hee hee* All the best babes!

PF wants to fly away. Far far away, she says. I told her to get an airticket to Australia. She says she's been there. But girl, the whole idea is not whether you've been there or not, it's like buying yourself an escape route from this daily mundane life for awhile. I for one, heart solo trips. Does you wonders, makes you see a lot better and think a lot wiser. And great thing is you don't have to accommodate to everyone's whims and fancy, where to eat, where to go, i wait for you-you wait for me, etc. But she only wants to go Paris, 'nuff said, hah!

Chu is embarking on some very interesting projects with One Utama. I could almost felt a tinge of pride in his lengthy explainations while having lunch with him yesterday. I always have this envious feeling for people who enjoy what they're doing in life. AND SINCE WE'RE AT THIS SUBJECT, I will gladly share one of my many ambitions in life - to be a si tau poh of a quaint, cosy and pink boutique. Heh!

And knowing that I'll be going to Bali sometime soon, Chu had unabashedly requested that I bring back a nice Balinese vase for his new crib. Considered it done!

David my boyfriend of 21 months is very into work these days. He eats, sleeps and breathes Maxis. Thanks to him, I've gotten to know so well about the various Maxisian (eww, Ibmers sounds cooler, no?) characters eventhough I have never met them in life. My boyfriend now works 24 hours. The boss has recently gotten him a Blueberry (it's a Blackberry dammit, but I call it Blueberry because it's cute.) and that thing annoys me. Every time we're comfortably lounging on the sofa watching some tv, IT beeps, signalling new emails coming in. With each beep, the Maxis Slave will automatically jumps up, grabs that wretched Blueberry and taps away. It annoys me. But not annoying enough to want to break up with him.

Us. Into the 21st month and reaching closer to the impending 2-year mark, I can't profess enough how amazingly well-travelled this journey has been. He has taught me so much especially in handling various situations encountered with some very screwed up challenging homosapiens. For example, the case of Petty Man yesterday. He explained the ideal response to it was to laugh it off or back at Petty Man. And while you're at it ,throw in some sarcasm too, he says. But being the emo woman I am, my immediate response was anger(!) so how was I to laugh it back at Petty Man?! HOWEVER, now that I'm a lot more calmer and composed, I realized the boyfriend does have his points. The ultimate strategy at getting back at your enemies is always throwing back venomous darts of  piercing sarcasm at them, not anger. Remember this people!  

Anyways, many many months ago, I made a decision that this boy is good for me. That I should keep him by my side and have kept him close thus far. And despite having to compete with his new found obsession - that dreaded Blueberry - I am confident that he will be held even closer by my side for many many more months to come.

You may express it well with actions while I much prefer words, but at the end of the day, we're both telling one another the very same thing - that I found you, and gawd, you're just about right.

... irks me.

BIG TIME!

Someone spoilt my mood for the entire day this morning. I honestly cannot believe I allowed someone to get me all worked up so easily the whole freakin' day. And dear god, over what? Over some petty issues, omg, someone shoot me already!

Cheered up a little while having lunch with Chu Siang at Oriental Cravings, one of the better restaurants in One Utama. I had Claypot Loh Shue Fun with egg while Chu had Char Keoy Teow. Chu kept going on and on about me being lucky over the 1U scratch cards. He just wouldn't stop! The other day, he actually called me at 4+pm asking me whether I could walk down over to the counter and help him scratch his card. So funny that I actually burst out laughing in the office! I told him 'no' because it doesn't work that way. My flow of good luck just doesn't work that way mister!  And also, I wouldn't want him to blame me for wasting his card. I'm not always that lucky you know. Haha.

So anyways, after lunch, I rushed back to work because of Petty Man again. And all this emo-ing with Petty Man has given me a sorethroat. Not that we argued or anything, in fact I did not speak to him at all today. Just needed someone to blame for my sorethroat  Am feeling so gah(!) right now, you have no idea how!

Can't wait for 5.30pm and I'm getting off work.

Most importantly, can't wait for Petty Man to leave.

***

Petty Man aside, daddy came to collect the Sony Bravia yesterday. I went over to the management office to have my 'winner' pic taken. Daddy looked like an excited little boy who has just been given a new toy. So cute

He called me last night, updating me with details of the newly installed Bravia at home.

He was esctatic, I could tell *chuckles*

Has anyone mentioned that only having to work till Wednesday and having Thursday & Friday off right up till Sunday is totally luxurious?

I love it! Absolutely positively love it! I had this totally relaxing opportunity recently with the boyfriend and we had a quick getaway escape to JB - Singapore via the car. I loveee road trips! Can you not tell already that I love holidays?! Muahahaha.

But I dozed off mostly. I can never stress enough on how blissful it is to sleep in a moving vehicle. The slight bumpity motion, the ongoing momentum that just drags you forward and of course, having a good company is an added bonus

You see, we weren't headed to JB for fun. Mr Tay had to work on both Thurs and Fri so I seized this wonderful opportunity and tagged along and from JB, we hit over to Singapore.

:Thursday:

Morning started with me pulling a sulky face. Got a little scolding from Mr Tay for not packing the night earlier. Well, truth to be known, I love packing up for holidays and I usually take a long time to accomplish that. I like my luggage bags to be organized - bras & panties in one compartment, toiletries in the other, casual clothes on one side, dressy ones on the other, etc. And a must: a 1.5 litre of mineral water bottle. A lady should NEVER arrive at any destination dehydrated

Arrived at JB at about 1+pm, checked into M-Suites Hotel. This is another hotel under the Mercure management. When I was in Singapore, I stayed at the Mercure-Roxy hotel and so I was pretty amused to see the deco at M-Suites were pretty similar to Roxy's.

Random shots:

Couldn't resist. The brown sugar packing was just way too cute

I absolutely love the pattern on the toilet rolls

:Friday:

Latest member of The Angie's 1 Million Bags Club (TA1MB Club)

The Club President for TA1MB

*happy*

Crowny earrings from gossips, Bangsar

Glorious seafood platter
Shared a wonderfully obscene amount of seafood with bf, Darren and Christabel
This was just the appetizer

And oh, Mr Tay and I bought a Titus watch each. Pictures later.

Ok, I am random. So sue me!  Speaking of suing...

girl and boy at Kim Gary's, JB.

boy: why you put your bones on my plate?
girl: because i like. besides you're done eating.
boy: .......
girl: what? cannot is it? sue me la!
boy: don't want to sue.
girl: then?
boy: dump you.

:Saturday:

Had dimsum for brunch at Da Dong Restaurant in Chinatown. Lovely! Just like the seafood night before, we were stuffed to the brim!

Then, Darren dropped us off at Orchard Road for some shopping.

At about 4.20pm, we got picked up and whisked off to this absolutely lovely cafe called, PS Cafe at Harding Road. I was having this tremendous craving for a chocolatey moist cake so according to Darren, this cafe is the place to be.

PS Cafe is housed in a rebuilt glass, brick and steel building in one of Singapore's quietest but most central neighbourhoods. The greeneries surrounding the cafe was simply amazing. Worth mentioning also was the walkway towards the entrance of the cafe which was built on woodplanks. Lovely lovely place. Check it out here *click*

We arrived at PS Cafe at about 4.30pm and by then the kitchen was closed. I was disappointed nonetheless but there is always some other time, ain't it?  CAKE CRAVING WAS STILL LINGERING WITHIN! Darren answered the I-must-have-cake distress call by taking us to NYDC.

NYDC is another cafe worth mentioning. Its funky menu boasts of cute quirky food names and not to mention to-die-for desserts. Cute names: Macho Nacho Chips, Fowl Play, Tears in Heaven, The Meatball that Ate Manhattan, Grandma Goes Nuts, Jedi Mudster, Kahlua Mudpie and many many more! The Cookie Monster Mudpie was an immediate eyecatch for me. So we had that and Raspberry Shivers. Shivers are like a ball of flavoured ice (like sorbet) floating in your sodas. So instead of an ice-cream ball just like your A&W Rootbeer float, we have floating sorbets! Shivers sounds so much more cooler than Blended or Freeze

I came, I ate, and I mudpied. For some NYDC mudpie pictures click here!

:Saturday night:

Dinner at Crystal Jade Restaurant at Vivo City
2 words: ABSOLUTELYDIVINE!
(no pics. i know i know, i absolutely suck at taking food pics)

St James Power Station

All the clubs of different genres housed in one mega building!!! We entered Dragonfly first because Darren and Tim insisted that it is a must to watch William Scorpio perform. The name Dragonfly sounds cool for a standalone club itself, don't you think? Anyways, Dragonfly ain't your usual R&B or trance clubs as it caters more to the err... Canto-pop loving crowd. So they have like, bands playing and many singers one after another, and everything was just like a HongKong mini concert. Quite refreshing although I do not listen to Chinese songs much. William Scorpio is definitely worth mentioning. For a man in his 50s, he does look good! And oh, if you're there next, keep a lookout for the 5-girls band comprising a guitarist, drummer (hot hot girl!), keyboardist, bassist, and the vocalist. Good stuff.

Then, we moved on to check out the rest of the other rooms. Basically the rooms are as shown above. The place was just packed and my favorite has to be the R&B room and House + Rave. So we stayed there till late.

Went to mamak afterwards and the boys were discussing between the party scenes in Malaysia and Singapore. It is true that us Malaysian girls tend to be more open. By open, I don't mean sleeping around but more open to having fun, participating in house party games, and even dancing. Singapore girls generally do not like to dance? They prefer to stand around, hold onto  the 1 glass of drink and pose around (this was quoted by Darren, not me ok! ) But it's true la, the girls in KL generally as I observed are more letloose as compared to SG's. No offence, but we do have more fun. We dance more and we drink more too! Further proof: Darren has been organizing house parties at his place, and the girls simply refused to participate in the games!  And these are like harmless if-you-lose-you-drink kinda games, not even asking you to strip! So, that revelation from Darren came as a surprise for both Mr Tay and I. He is organizing yet another house party this coming weekend and let's hope he gets the right crowd this time around  We taught him the Unoceptor game with Uno cards, and yes, it WILL be featured in his party! muahahhaha.

:Sunday:

Woke up for brunch. Had initially wanted Teochew porridge but the place was packed to the brim, so we settled for Kolo Mee at Jia Xiang.

Standard with Charsiew, Wanton, Prawns - $5.90
Deluxe with everything and added Abalone - $8.90
Verdict: It was ok. Could be better, I say.

+:+:+:+:+:+:+

Went home, packed up and it was time to go. All in all, a good trip. And I hear we might have another road trip next month. Cameron was it?

*hee hee*