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angie low: 2 things i worry if i do camp by the beach angie low: 1. tsunami angie low: 2. robbers Lady Luthien: 3. mosquitoes Lady Luthien: 4. snakes Lady Luthien: 5. other creepy crawlies Lady Luthien: 6. uncomfy and cannot sleep angie low: oh, great. you go on and have fun adding to the list jo-anne!!! Lady Luthien: 7. grumpy and gaduh with each other Lady Luthien: 8. cold like shit
and say hello to:
Package Wonderful! lemme tell you why this is soooo much better as compared to the initial booking IF i were able to get one.
RM870 per person - which is only like RM217 per night! (in the beginning, our budget was stretched from RM200 --> RM250 --> RM300 per night)
inclusive of:
1 day city tour
daily breakfast (most hotels have this, so no biggie deal)
1 lunch
1 gala dinner (new year's eve dinner! checked fr hotel's website, it costs RM130/person)
airport transfer to and fro (so baby, we get to look out for our names in placecards! hahahaha. forgive this jakun pls)
great location! right infront of the beach :)
this was made possible by my initially very worried mother who didn't agree to her daughter wanting to pitch a tent by the beach for fear she might be robbed in the middle of the night. she spoke to her neighbor, Michelle, and Michelle got me this :) i might be using her again for our Langkawi trip in March.
to be honest, i was a *tad* disappointed now that i don't get to camp by the sea. i was kind of looking forward to this whole boyfriend-girlfriend adventure thingy.
draw a doodle around the Squiggle (maxis logo) to show what Maxis means to you.
fill in the blank, My _________, My Maxis.
my first 3 trial submissions:
my happy heart, my maxis
my soulmate, my maxis
my baby, my maxis
if you see closely, they are still at the Pending status. something about needing the administrator's approval before publishing in the Submission Gallery. smart me used mr tay's mobile number, with my OWN I.C number, and my OWN name. and not forgetting, the most apparent rule-breaker - employee of Maxis is not allowed to participate.
thus, these 3 doodles confirmed disqualified one.
tonight, i'm using Sue's identity! bribed her with this promise ---> if i win the RM20,000 travel vouchers, i will share it with her for our Perth trip next year
showed Ben my doodles, and this was what he has to say, "tsk tsk tsk... this really does reflect what you really care about in your life isn't it? have a good husband, a baby and a happy life, and that's about it."
"oh shaddup you." i nonchantly replied.
because, what Ben doesn't know is i have sketched a lot more of these doodles to be submitted later on my sketchbook which, includes, "My Nasi Lemak, My Maxis".
*note - the drawing tool is damn kao hard to use and control. if only it is similar to facebook's graffiti, hah!
"mommy, i can't zip my pants up!" - Little Boy in Yellow complaining to mommy in the ladies. so so so irresistably cute.
"mommy, can i sit on your desk?!"
"ok, you put the cup near your mouth, let the water touches your lips a little, then you swallow. can? come, mommy show you again." - little girl not used to drinking from a cup. heard over at pantry.
"eh so that was your son or daughter?" - CLASSIC! if i am the parent, i'd be extremely insulted! hahaha!
but, none of these can beat my favorite eavesdropped conversation heard last year.
Heard at 4.15pm @ 17th floor (posted here on Nov 28 2006)
Little boy: You cannot eat Mentos and drink Coca-Cola. Little girl: *tak layan him* Little boy: Because when you eat Mentos, and drink Coca-Cola, your head will *BOMMMM*. Burst out all open.
*LOL* I cannot tahan.
*suppressing every temptation to kidnap Little Boy in Yellow*
1000am woke up (would not be this early if it was not because of mr tay's incessant buzzing Blackberry) 1015 watered and talked to the plants 1025 checked for paid posts opportunities - none 1030 facebook, msn, emails and absorbing the morning sun with Lisa Wahlandt's bossa nova sounds playing around the house 1115 singing aloud to "All You Need Is Love" 1117 mr tay made a very observative remark, you're like this different person when you do not need to work. happier! 1117.50 rolled my eyes and went, ABUTHEN! (it's actually 'ahh but then?')
Playtime
1210pm the boyfriend dropped me off at One Utama and off he went to work. 12.20 spa pedicure bliss 1400 checked into Gold Class GSC for Golden Compass with Crabbie 1500 wore a miniskirt, hence legs felt very exposed and cold. contemplated whether to rent a blanket 1600 at Italiannies for super late lunch with Crabbie. ordered Pomodoro pasta, calamari caesar salad and strawberry cheesecake for dessert 1915 checked into GSC for Across The Universe 2150 came out of cinema all dazed and confused. the movie was very.... peculiar.
The Conversation
we chatted a lot on boygirl relationships. i have to give it to him. he has friends with the MOST dramatic (and traumatic) love lives. (except me, my life is pathetically dramaless)
Couple #1 - dated for 7 years, about to register to get married - girl was standing infront of the her house waiting for her bf to get down from his car - girl got hit and dragged by another car who was parked nearby - girl died on the spot - boy was devastated. after 1 year, decided to move on and started dating other girls - girl's parents felt disappointed and told him that he should not marry any other girl after their daughter's death
Couple #2 - dated for quite some time - girl was 22 and already had TWO abortions. boy asked her to go to the abortion center by herself - boy treated the girl like crap. have always played the emotional blackmail game. i fucking HATE guys who thrives in emo blackmail - buys her stuff but expects the girl to pay him back WHICH, she did, via bank-in - boy called to break up with her. AND ASKED FOR STUFF THAT HE HAD GIVEN TO HER TO BE RETURED BACK TO HIM
Couple #3 - dated for 8 years - boy cheated on girl once. girl forgave him - boy cheated on girl 9 more times and gave her herpes - broke up. boy moved on and dated another girl for 6 months - girl is still hopeful that they will get back together. allowed boy to do whatever he pleases with the hope that he will come to realize that she is the still the best girl for him
Couple #4 - been dating quite awhile - boy made the girl went for abortions EIGHT times - boy ended up marrying the OTHER girl and have 2 kids - boy is STILL playing around
The Realization
mr tay and i have been together for 2+ years. my longest relationship by the way. in relation to Couple #1, i came to realize that life is indeed very fragile and there is no guarantee in life. anything and i mean, anything can happen tomorrow, 10 hours from now and 1 min from now. so, please treasure your loved ones and start counting your blessings everyday. like now, mr tay is driving to JB for the wretched PC Fair and i always always tell him to drive safely coz shit happens on the road, alright. and coz he always seem to think that he owns the roads and all the other drivers owe him money? know what i mean?
to the girl in Couple #3 - if only i can speak to her and i bet she will leave the guy in no time. i have an absolute ZERO tolerance for guys who cheat behind their gfs' backs. strike one, and you're out. seriously, i mean it. no freaking 9 more times like what have happened to her. geez, you allow your bf to cheat on you 10 times?!
was asked by Crabbie a very intriguing question during lunch.
"what would you do, if a much much better guy comes along and sweeps you off your feet?"
i looked at him and gave him a blank, "huh?"
come to think of it, i have not thought about this for a very long time. he then went on lecturing me about fate and stuff. how, if this Other Guy and me were meant to be together then, we wil end up together no matter what.
it's ok i tell him. i don't need the extra drama. dramaless love life is actually quite... good. like for example, i am not required to bank-in money into mr tay's account for the dinners and stuff he bought me. (reference: couple #2) *lol*
This is Cute
Crabbie wants to say this to his future wife:
during the marriage ceremony, before slipping the ring into her ring, he wants to say to her, "So, it's you huh? It's finally you. Why did you have to take so long to appear in my life huh?! Nah, here's the ring."
LOL!!! I burst out laughing!
actually, i do have my own version as well. thought about this after The Horrible Breakup with the ex, a couple of years back. i'd do this.
fists hitting on his chest while angrily exclaiming, "YOU! Why did you have to let me go through all these shit before meeting you! Why did you have to let me meet all the bastards before YOU!" and then proceeds to kiss him like he is The Best Damn Thing in The Whole Wide World
let's wait and see who will have this 'honour' getting hit by my fists. ha-ha.
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Nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy.
All you need is love. All you need is love. All you need is love, love. Love is all you need
mom sent me an email informing me that a travel agency will contact me shortly regarding my accommodation problem in krabi.
esther from the agency called and she said will check out the hotels for me. any preferance? she asked. preferably around Aonang area, i replied. she said she'll check to see what she can do. but before that, she has one hotel that has confirmed rooms for us.
my heart did a full 360-degree roller-coaster turn.
Sofitel Hotel, she said. my heart sank a bit because i do know Sofitel ain't cheap but i checked out their rates on the website anyway.
in Ringgit ya, not Baht
now, esther. i do not print money ya. neither does mr tay. so this has to pass.
***
uh-oh, just got off the phone with esther. she panically reported back to me that ALL the hotels in Aonang are FULLY booked. and all the other hotels in the other areas would require a minimum stay of SE7EN nights
and now i panically want to die. i suddenly realize it's SOS time. it's an EMERGENCY! what if the budget inns are fully booked as well??? i mean, there has to be some small backpackers' inn that we can check into? right?? right???! omgggg, i'm calling baby now!
and i can almost imagine him say, "Why don't we set up tents and camp by the beach?" all because i suggested this the last time we were strolling by the beach at bali. something about being adventurous(???) and thrifty(??!)
i have a strong feeling that we need to be buying tents soon.
see the difference between 31 Dec and 1 Jan? i want to die.
conversation last nite:
girl no more rooms. all fully booked. nah, come i show you. boy ohhh. cancel lor... want? we use our Secret Weapon? girl cannot!!! my Start-2008-Feeling-HappyHappy will commence as planned! boy hehehe ok ok. girl besides, if wanna use the Secret Weapon, it's YOUR TURN to be the subject. i ain't walking into the doctor pretending to be sick :P
right. it's no secret anymore. to change the dates for airasia, you need to pay RM300. that's daylight robbery considering it's almost the price of my tickets per person. so, with Secret Weapon, you need not pay as much although there's a little, very minimal penalty charges.
BUT, i said BUT. I AM NOT ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN.
i openly suggested that we should walk around krabi searching for a hotel or a budget inn (i don't give a damn now!) once we land there. the boy was like, "you sure you wanna do that? well, if you're up for room-searching adventures, i'll be glad to comply!"
so yeah. it's official. i'm gonna play it dangerous this time! first time ever, going to a foreign land without any confirmation on where we'll be resting our heads at night. "pack light! pack light! this time must sure YOU pack light!"i can hear him shouting with glee all the way from the toilet. for every single trip that we went for, i was ALWAYS being reminded to pack light. what's with men and their Must-Pack-Light obsession??? i carry my own stuff anyways!
krabi accommodation is stressing me out. i have never encountered such problem before! but it's ok, all stressed up but A Good Kinda Stress, agree? i lurrrveee planning for holidays, teeheehee. even though, this one looks kinda messed up. so ok, let me rephrase my sentence. i love planning for holidays even though they don't go according to plan because it's still a Holiday! *grin*
but seriously, Way To Go, Angie Low see, it even rhymes - no matter how you pronounced it, Lau or Loh.
it is precisely 1.37am now. not quite sure why, but i'm still very much wide awake. and mr tay is watching Saving Private Ryan for the 1 millionth time.
anyways, am totally engrossed with this version of Lifehouse - Take Me Away. i love jason wade's voice.
this time... all I want is you there is no one else who can take your place this time you burn me with your eyes you see past all the lies you take it all away I've seen it all and it's never enough it keeps leaving me needing you
take me away take me away I've got nothing left to say just take me away
see, it even rhymes - no matter how you pronounced it, Lau or Loh.