SANDMAN

            by n e i l : g a i m a n

DEATH

Death wearing the Ankh aka the Symbol of Life pendant

Dream and Death

Death: Hello Sergei.
Sergei: Have you seen any other kids around here, like me? We were playing.
Death: I haven't seen anybody here in a long time.
Sergei: What are you doing?
Death: Watching that gate. I'm waiting for the day that it opens.
Sergei: Well, why don't you just go around it?
Death: That wouldn't be fair. And what makes you think that I'd reach the same place if I went around it?
Sergei: It's locked. Or it's rusted shut. It won't open.
Death: I can wait.

Death. Death and Venice
Death on Wikipedia

In reply to your blog post Isaac, yes I AM DROOLING.
Not just the top most bike Isaac, but ALL of it.
Damn I want one!
Drool with me here

I took a long look at my room yesterday.
Long enough to give myself a Migrane.
I first moved in with a bed, a full length mirror, cupboard, a book shelf filled with books, a multipurpose shelf, 2 small side shelves, and a TV.

Now, how the hell is it that my room has soooooooo many stuff now?!
The piece of item that is giving me the biggest headache now is the wardrobe.
See, I first moved in with a cupboard.
It was servicing me well.
Then, over the months, having exercised my consumer power with full force, I have collected enough items in the cupboard to literally stuff it to a point of 'combustion'.

So, I got myself a HUGE wardrobe which I love.
Loved.
I'm loving it no more because it is giving way!
Too much clothes inside? Perhaps.
The screws are coming off loose and gosh, the metal holder for my hanged items fell off 2 months ago.
I had to remove some clothes to make the weight lighter for it to hold properly again.

So my point is, I can move into my new place on Nov 15 and I haven't packed anything yet.
And I am worrying myself silly with this stupid wardrobe!!!
How to dismantle this huge piece of ass?
How to pack my elephant-heavy mattress into a car??
How to bring along my shelves? Dismantle?????
And clothes. I don't even wanna go there now

NOT WANTING TO INFECT MR TAY WITH MY PROBLEMS, I HAVE DECIDED TO CALL FOR HELP

As usual, did my fair share of googling for home movers services (except this is just a room)
Don't know whether they do rooms but never try never know!

Found so many!
Called Alied Movers who is based in Taman Desa Jaya.
Was asked to describe the items in my room.

Him: How many boxes do you think you'd need for your clothes?
Me: I really don't know. Ummm.. maybe...maybe... gosh I really don't know.
Him: Ok, let's say I put 10 boxes for your books and 5 boxes for your clothes? Ok?
Me: *in a small voice* My books, 1 box is enough. Clothes a lot more. Heeeeeeeee.
Him: *Laughs* Ok ok, so your clothes are a lot more than books *laughs again*
Me:

Getting the quotation later.
I hope it won't bust my budget.

See, the thing with settling down in a nice comfy neighborhood, free from parking woes and a bigger room, you just gotta go thru all these packing and moving hell which I will not do for the... wait... counting... 4th time.

I've packed and moved for 3 times and this time, I just wanna sit back and let the others do the work.

I just want to be spoilt just this once so *blehhhh* *show tongue*.

Come to think of it, I am like a freakin' nomad.
A very spoilt one.

I had this scowl fixed on my face for like 10 secs.
Turned to look at him and "Ohhh, it was only a dream."

frenzyskye: last nite i dreamt mr tay n i were in airport. i was frantically searching for my luggage, while he was chatting with his friends
frenzyskye: so i woke up pissed
Lady Luthien: hahahahahaha
Lady Luthien: i know how that is lah.
Lady Luthien: dreams can affect your mood

He is ALWAYS pissing me off in my dreams!
Really, I DON'T GET IT
But good also, at least he's not doing that in real life. Hah!

Anyways, this whole morning I was contemplating on whether to hit the gym for RPM.
I compared RPM to Shopping.
AND THEN, I found out that Kris is not teaching the class today so I'm not going!
Yay.

Instead, I am going (shopping) later.

*** Fashionasia, I replied. I want to know too!

Love, is swallowing in all the eagerness and excitedgilababi-ness to watch The Prestige the moment you see him jump in excitement at the sight of The Departed being flashed on the schedule board.

Oh I couldn't resist to blog again today especially since I bid you guys a Happy Weekend and stuff earlier.

The Boy is sleeping. AGAIN!!!
Seriously, he is turning into a baby.
Only a baby can sleep this much!

But I ain't complaining.
We had a good breakfast at some chinese kopitiam this morning.
Then off we went to One Utama.
We were there at 10.05 am
Smooth traffic.
Lots and lots of empty parking lots  

All the puppy-eyed stunts can just make you vomit blood man.

Girl: Ok, The Prestige is at .... *proceeds to check the schedule board*
Boy: *Eyes still scanning*
Boy: *Eyes lit up like Christmas tree* *ting!*
Girl: What what??
Boy: The Departed! They are screening it already! Let's watch this!
Girl: The... The... The Prestigeeeeee *cry*
Boy: *umm ah, umm ah, kelam kabut* (Brain must have gone, "How ah, how ah??")
Girl: Prestigeeeeee *sulk*
Boy: Ok lar, ok lar. We watch Prestige then.

Girl took a longer look at Boy.
Damn the kesian puppy dog face man, we are watching The Departed!
The face so kesian can die like that

Got the tix and went off to Jusco to get some stuff for my new room.
On the way there, two little girls around 3yrs old were running all over infront of us.

Girl was looking at how cute the way they were running.
And Boy?
With a slightly louder than a whisper tone, he went...

"Fall."

Girl smacked him super hard. "PIG!" She asked him why.

Boy: The way they run la, so clumsy!!!

Bwahahahahahaha!!!

Then walked all the way back to GSC for The Departed.

Honestly, the movie... not good.
Even The Boy said so.
For those who didn't know this earlier, The Departed is the Hollywood version of the award-winning Infernal Affairs starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung.
So, my opinion?
The movie failed to capture the essence of 'kuwakchai'ness and somehow the bond created between Dicaprio and Damon, wasn't as great and memorable as Lau and Leung's.
The Chinaman wins lah.

And after the movie, we got out and purchased The Prestige for tomorrow. La laaaa~~~

***Stupid stupid stupid The raiders, not the couple. Click to view if you haven't read it.

Gawd, I love weekends.

Ok ok, it's 7.25am now.
Why the hell am I up so early right?
Refer to Title of post.

Well, last night, the Boy K.O-ed at 10.15pm.
10.15 la machaaaa!
He just simply.... 'died-ed'.
So, still unable to sleep yet, (can you blame me when I normally sleep around 12.30 - 1am?!) I continued reading my book.

Wally Lamb's I Know This Much is True is truly engaging and hell, sometimes while reading, I'd burst out laughing because Wally's sense of humor is simply amazing.
Story revolves around Dominick and Thomas, whom are both twins.
Thomas, being the schizophrenic twin, cut off one of his hands in hopes that the war in Kuwait would stop.
And Dominick... is simply being Dominick, how Wally depicts his character is just way too hilarious.
Please get the book.

Eversince last time, I hold a special interest and passion for stories with characters suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and Schizophrenia.
No, this book doesn't really focus on Thomas' schizophrenic condition.
So please don't misunderstand that this is one of those psychology thriller books.

Mary Higgins Clark's All Around the Town is one classic novel that I still remember up till now.
I read this book wayyyy back, when I was in my teens.
It touches on the life of Laurie Kenyon, a child, who suffers from MPD eversince she was kidnapped and abused by a creepy couple.
Laurie develops MPD eversince then and that sickness follows her through up till adulthood.
I won't go raving how truly engaging that book was when I first read it (finished it in a few hours, skipped lunch and almost skipped dinner ) because you have to read it yourself, really.
Watch out for the ending. IT TOTALLY BLEW ME OFF!
I remembered staring at the last page, not knowing how to react.
Got totally caught off guarded.

And there's also Sidney Sheldon's Tell Me Your Dreams.
Not really one of my fav authors but this book is worth mentioning.
Another great story depicting the life of a MPD patient.

I shall dedicate a separate post on Multiple Personality Disorder and you'd understand why am I so intrigued by it.
For now, just read it here

On a different note, remember how I bitched about this hotel in Taiwan that screwed up my bookings?
I removed the post la... too much negative vibe in it
Ok, then as I moved on to another hotel and was about to book, the Screwed Up Hotel called me back, apologizing profusely and told me there were 2 rooms available.
So my boss and guests are currently staying there.
From RM500++ a night (the available hotel that I was about to book) being reduced to RM230++ a night - money well saved I'd say!
So, always remember, if you know you're right, just screw away!
I did and I got cheaper rooms for the boss

Ok, I must go now.
The Boy has been pestering for breakfast eversince Ice Age.
Ciao ciao!
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!

SIMPLY BRILLIANT.

The Dove Campaign For Real Beauty is truly inspirational.
A must see for all women of all ages.
Self-esteem.
Bring it out, let it out and show the world your worthiness.
Everyone is placed in this world for a purpose.
Find your purpose.
Live it.

Physical beauty can only take you this far.
Inner beauty, my friends, lasts you a lifetime.

THE PHOTOSHOP SKILLS, FREAKING BRILLIANT!

Because every girl deserves to feel good about herself.

frenzyskye: endorphins make ppl feel happy
frenzyskye: why don't doctor sell it by the counter
frenzyskye: so we can just pop by the counter when we're down and get a jab of endorphins
frenzyskye: *lol*
Lady Luthien: hahahhahahha
Lady Luthien: coz then half the female population would be on happy highs everyday!
Lady Luthien: we would be laughing like hyena's all the time, which might irritate men and other women who do not take the endorphine shots - this could lead to some very violent crimes i think
frenzyskye: but wouldn't taht be good news to the men???
frenzyskye: we make better gfs, wives, mothers
frenzyskye: i think i shall propose this to the Menteri Kesihatan

Talking about Lady Luck finally giving me a break!
I stumbled upon this site while doing some googling.
http://www.pjnet.com.my/forum-10.html is freakin' brilliant.

I posted a reply to his Ad and tada, within 15 min, he called me!
Super-efficieando.

So, the Boy and I hopped over to check out the room at BU2 after work.
I tell you, I couldn't have asked for a better room.
It's at BU2.
Very clean. Walls were repainted, so it looks quite new.
It's at BU2.
It's a family home, so each day when I come home from work, I don't have to walk into an empty house without furnitures and stuff.
Feels very homey.
It's at BU2.
Le Bathroom is shared with another girl.
But I love it! Very clean and no yucky eww smell.
Also it's kinda spacious, with light pink tiles!
I am liking my Light Pink Tiled Bathroom already!
Oh, did I mention that it's at BU2??
Muahahahahha.

AMPLE PARKING SPACE.
Mucho mucho places to park.
Byebye little love notes of RM70 samans!!! 

Hee hee. Everyday can walk to office la.
Pump petrol... hmm once a month? Or maybe once every 2 months?
Muahahahha.
Can run around the neighborhood and have regular runs at the park!
Can lose 10kg. Muahahaha.

Paid half a month's rent already.
Gradually moving my stuff in by Mid Nov.
And by Dec, me no more residing at Pelangi Damansara *beams*

LadyLuthien said that everything is starting to fall into place for me.
Me: Yeah yeah, God has finally decided that He loves me

Me took a glance at Boy.
Me smiled.
Me *happy*

*** And oh oh, Mysterious Hugger added 1 hug today. 741 ady. Yay!

It's like no matter how early I try to login and book my tix, it's ALWAYS ...

Sorry, your request is unsuccessful. Your selected movie is fully booked. Please proceed to the ticket counter.

Select another time?
Select another day?
Select another cinema?

How about "Select Not Watching Anymore?" or "Select TGV?"

Been wanting to catch The Prestige. Heard it's very good.
J, the movie junkie rated it as "omg! so damn f* brilliant!!!".
So it has to be good la.

And of course, the Boy doesn't know about it lah.
It's always like, "Hey we're going for <insert movie title here> at 9pm later.
And he'd go, "We are???!!"
And I'd go, "Yes. So go do your make-up and get ready."
I love doing all these last minute shit to him.

Anyone wanna join us for the movie this weekend?
Let me know.
You know how to contact me

*** Mr / Ms Hugger didn't 'hug' me today. Hugs stopped at 740 *sulk*

EEEEK!
JUST REMEMBERED I LEFT THE WINDOW IN MY ROOM OPENED
And it's pouring now!
DIE LA DIEEEEEE!!!

It's 10.10am now.

I am starving. Famished even.
My last meal - Wed 2pm. McDonald's Fish Burger with 6 chicken nuggets.
Didn't have anything to eat after that McD's meal.
Then I was emo-ing till 10.30pm.

So yesterday, I watched all the remaining episodes of Grey's Anatomy that Ms Perfectly Flawed kindly burnt for me.
Cursed the whole blardy day for The Sims to be installed in my lappie.
It just wouldn't installed itself completely!
I even observed at which percentages that it would stop installing.
It first stopped at 21%.
After a few tries, it got my hopes high and blardy stopped at 44%.
The highest I got so far, 89%.

89%!!!
That's like only 11 freaking percent more to go!
But no. That was the highest it would go.
Need.to.head.down.to.LowYatt. soon.and quick.

I like The Sims.
It's like you get to play God.
I determine how their lives should be
I get them to fall in love, a job, build their houses and decorate them.
I even get to have their houses burnt down into ashes
Get them to make babies.
And have them killed and buried at the back of their backyards.

It's fun.

I got to sleep a lot yesterday too.
Got up, did a bit of Grey's then went back to sleep.
Got up, McD's drive-thru, a bit of Grey's and back to sleep again.
Pathetically fun.
Any human contact was refused.

That's what I'd usually do when I'm emo-ing.