My Grape Tree

Say hello!

Are you drooling yet?!

Today I had to hold my tears when I was reading the papers in the train. All the sad stories in the papers make me cry. It's sad that the British army died in Afghanistan. I still don't understand why they have to be sent there. All 8 of them who died on the same day were below 26 years old. The photographs of family and friends crying, is just heart breaking.

Britain now has 10K swine flu cases, 4th in the world. It is expected to be worse in winter. We will not have vaccine for, 2 months because they have to check all the vaccine that they've ordered? Sometimes I don't know if the papers are just exaggerating. First they tell people not to panic and get scared, then they tell you all these other things. A colleague of mine, has flu, suspected swine flu and I was in the same office yesterday. *fingers crossed*

Watermelon

from Costco, is delicious! Super sweet and super cheap for UK... £2.99. Cannot compare to Malaysia ok? I'm eating the whole watermelon myself... *grins*. My stomach will look like a watermelon soon. Maybe after I've finished the whole thing. I've still got probably a dozen pears and 500g cherries. While shopping, Ma asked, how are you gonna finish so much fruits? My reply was, these are my friends when you are away, 2 weeks ok!? All my comfort food, makes me happy! *rubs tum tum* Grabs more fruits and toss into the trolley. *happy face* Am nyam nyam nyam..dumb dumb wants gumb gumb.

-_-" I've become a gardener. Gotta go water my Mama's plants, takes almost an hour! Really helps kill time I suppose... gotta water my grape tree too...which reminds me I gotta go take a photo of it now to make everyone drool. Hmph drool revenge to those who have been blogging about delicious Msian food. Bleh... I doubt anyone would drool over a grape tree -_-"

Happy Birthday

Tan Ya Hui a.k.a Chaborkia *digs out old ancient photographs*

We've known each other for... 3 years and a month - 1 day Lol. That's pretty long ain't it?! Ok lah actually longer than that since we've known each other online before we met. Although we've never gone out with each other much (5 fingers can count), you're still a great special friend that I treasure and appreciate and love.

I'm not very good with words and I'd rather just go with Happy Birthday but honestly I really mean more than that.

When we first met in June 2006. Lots of spotlights lol!

We met again in 2007. Wanted to crop yuyue out but oh well!

2008 you visited me when I had my beautiful broken leg.

Lol, we really meet once a year?!

Oh wait, that was still 2007 and we didn't take any photos together? We should have!

I took a photo of you busy receiving kisses from Wai Hong though lol. Miang miang! =p nah, you guys look awesomely sweet!

Push Wai Hong away. On this special day, love ya lots! *hugggggzz*

Wishing you lots of happiness and good health and fortune.

Cry

I tried not to, but it was difficult. I feel sad, and lonely but I'll get over it. I just have to keep myself occupied. I am a strong girl. Yes I am. *self convince* =)

Hungry

for something, but don't know what. There's some emptiness somewhere, a gap to be filled.
Everyday I drink 2 glasses of hot honey, yet, between my bones, there is agony. But hot honey ROX! It is summer yet the temperature is 18 degrees. The change of weather, I feel very weak and tired. But it's been nice being able to sleep 7 - 8 hours a day and maybe take some nap -_-" LOL! I'm sleepy now. 2pm... 2.15 pm I'm still awake...with toothpicks in my eyes...lol.

Yesterday I went to hunt for my moms M&S cappucino sponge cake. In the morning on the way to work, and in the evening after work. Why was I so hardworking to get her the cake? It's her birthday next week, and getting her something she likes is important to me. On the way, there were lots of stores for me to stop and walk in and try. I walked into a shop that was selling clothes for 5 pounds. Cheap but the quality, comparable to those from Taiwan, bad. Looks like they were imported from there too. -_-".

I almost walked the wrong way! Thank goodness I walked into Topshop to ask where M&S was. On the way, I walked in Aldo. Thank goodness I didn't get the shoes. I tried quite a number of flats and the sizes differed. Some 38's were big, some were just nice. The comfort of the shoes? Optimum. There was a particular one that I kinda liked and it was comfy. BUT, 35 pounds...nah not worth that amount.

I arrived at M&S and guess what? Also don't have the cake. After walking 30 minutes. The return journey was worse. I made my way to Tottenham Courtroad Station and guess what? 5 minutes towards the station, the cops closed the road and disallowed people walking through and driving through. Seemed like something big had happened but oh well so I had to walk one big round back to the Uni and to Great Portland Station instead which took me, gasp, 40 minutes! I was soooooo tired, just for sponge cake!

I haven't been photogenic lately. Stoner photo?

Last week I bought Pocky! from Thailand so cheaper than the ones normally sold. Still expensive though 89p! These are the ones with strawberry bits.

Playing with my skirt. Worn it as a dress instead. Super mini, looks puffy too. I kinda like it =).

Genius!

I found a way to stay cool in the train! Stand at the door that allows you to go to the next carriage. It has a window, at least your head stays cool. The feet can burn. -_-". Seriously, it was so hot, my feet was red like tomato. I was really tired and wanted to sit but I chose to stand because I'd rather be tired than be hot and annoyed. I don't mind the sun, I mind the lack of ventillation and air in my office and in the trains. Summer is lovely, when you're out in the open, not in a closed up building or vehicle.

I am getting better. I don't know if it's the tablets from Malaysia or honey but as long as I'm recovering, I'm happy. I can sleep!

I'm watching Transformers 2! haha. Really clear version of it as well. =p. Bumblebee is sho cute! I was laughing so much, my cheeks started hurting haha. Back to the movie. Ciaoz!

Remedy

In search of medication to my 2 week old cough, I tried googling. Where are all these online drug stores when you need em!?

*Think of the tablets I have*. I have tablets called Clarinase. Google..What are they for? Argh. They are for hay fever. *throw aside*. I have Mucosolvan, I bought em during Xmas when I was back in Malaysia and sick for a week. I googled. OMG. OMG. OMG. THEY ARE FOR COUGH! Cough with phlegm! I thought they were for flu! I took em when I was having flu! Gosh. I was so happy I went running down with em and showing em to my Ma. I'm stil happy, because finally remedy for my cough! -_- I've only got 6 tablets though...2 days... I need to import!

I'm not feeling very well now. I'm so sleepy. I've been awake since 4 am but when I lie down I'm not sleepy and I cough continuously I just can't sleep. I still need to go to work. I'm SLEEPY! I haven't been sleeping well for ages! My cough is extreme. Wanna hear something gross? I cough till I vomit. I cough non stop. I sound like a non stop barking dog when I'm at work. I sound very pleasant. I'm not a noise pollution because my boss hasn't asked me to stay home.

I'm so sleepy. Sigh. Sleepy! How to survive a boring day at work? Eat. Get fat. Sleepy -_-"

Sleep

I want to. But I can't. When I lie down, I cough. When I cough, I can't sleep. It's annoying.

I think I'm gettin quite tanned from the sun. At least I don't look pale and green. Less than 3 months, I'm flyin! I shouldn't be counting the days because it would pass slower but can't help it. I'm excited.

I'm thinking whether I should try writing for What's Your Lurve Affair bloggers competition. Sounds, interesting. I've always been too lazy to participate, but I could do with the grand prize, Macbook Pro! I've got an idea of what to write... but I've got no confidence. I don't think I'm creative enough. There are so many creative bloggers out there and they put in lotsa effort. hmm... should I?!!?!

I'll sleep and think about it.

MJ Rip

The whole world knows about it. I knew about it when I saw baby's personal message on Facebook. It was real. I couldn't believe it. I immediately Googled to read about what happened. He is the same age as my dad. Younger by a month actually. It is really sad to hear about deaths at young ages like this and especially sad when everyone has been looking forward to his concerts and new album. How unpredictable life can be.

MJ, I'm sure you've read by now have touched millions of people around the globe with his songs, young and old. I am part of the generation that has been listening to his songs since I was a little girl. My mom grew up in his generation. So many songs of his that I really loved. So many songs that helped me in the process of growing up. So many songs that brings back memories. Songs that I've enjoyed screaming my lungs out with, breaking eardrums and glasses and jumping around with like a chimpanzee or worse a person with 2 left feet. Embarassment? What's that?

But I guess, all I can say now is thank you for the music that you've shared with us and may you rest in peace. Even with all the bad news that has been reported, you will always be known for your music. You are the king of pop. You are a legend. You are the one and only Michael Jackson.

Sauna

in Victoria line tube. Seriously, I've got very bad luck today. I thought I was not gonna make it to Victoria station on time to pass Lucy the surprise for my boyfriend. Lucy is going back to Malaysia today. I've still got, 3 months! *patience*

I had 2 choices, 1 to use the circle line to travel to Victoria station which would take about 25 minutes and 2 to use the Metropolitan, Circle or Hammersmith and City line to King's Cross and take the Victoria line to Victoria station which would take about 15 minutes. To save 10 minutes, I chose option 2 and ended up stuck in the train from between Green Park and Oxford Circus which was only 1 station away from Victoria station for 50 minutes! Of all days, today! I've not been stuck in a train for that long. Everyone was trying to fan themselves while some sat on the floors. We were sweltering in the heat. When the train started moving, everyone clapped and cheered as if someone scored a goal in football.

Lucy was suppose to take the 5 pm bus (he told me yesterday) and I arrived at 5.05 pm. He said I made him miss the train when I called and told me to meet him at the Coach station instead of Mc D's which I had no idea where it was. I ran 10 minutes all the way to the Coach station. I was TOMATO RED, and dead tired. He wasn't there yet and only afterwards I found out that he bought the 5.30 pm bus because there was only a 4.30 pm or a 5.30 pm bus. So it wasn't my fault at all -_- but I had to suffer the consequences. zZZz. Very good exercise indeed, sauna and jogging. Who wants to get slim can try getting stuck in the train for 50 minutes and then run half a mile.

I can't post a photograph of the surprise because then it won't be a surprise! I'm gonna keep it a surprise this time! =). I'm not suppose to even mention that there's a surprise but well, I'm just to excited when it comes to surprises. Surprise! You've got a surprise! Still surprising rite? bleh...

Confucius says

Lady with a sore throat needs a rose.

That, made my day. My colleague gave me a rose in an envelope with that note. Small gestures that puts a smile on the face. I'm still not well but recovering with medicine that I bought yesterday. So expensive! Beeeeeeech-am. That's the brand. Lol.

My colleague told me about his son who was working for a PR company and left his job to become a model in Hongkong. He even said that the photographs he found while googling were cheesy. So funny. His son, doesn't look like him and angelababy is so pretty! 1st time I've heard of her.

www.aldoshoes.com

Unbelievable! It has bad service and website equal to www.asos.com. Or am I just pure unlucky?

I made my order on Sunday, 2 weeks ago and after numerous emails without any intelligent reply, I called them. I received an email saying that I've returned my item. I was like what?! I haven't even received the item! How could I have returned it? I emailed them instantly to ask. Their reply was

Thank you for writing to aldoshoes.com

Please provide us with your aldo order number and full name so we can
assist you further.

So I did. I replied with the order number and my name, and after that no reply. So I forwarded the email after I waited 4 days to say that I've still not received a reply and my item. After a day, I got a reply asking me for my order number and name again. In the forwarded mail was my order number and name. Gosh, talk about intelligence, so I gave them the order number and my name again. After that, no reply again. 20 hours, I tried emailing again to ask for a reply, no reply.

So I had no choice but to call. Guess what they said? We've been trying to contact you but the number you gave us had no voice mail so we couldn't leave you any message. *ha ha funny*. I said, why did you not email me and reply my email? Oh we did on whatsoever date. *ha ha funnier* I did not receive anything!...and the call centre isn't even in Timbuktu or some deserted island. Their call centre was in Canada and America. *ha ha funniest*. How inefficient! Very disappointing.

I seriously don't wanna buy online from these websites anymore even though there's a huge major sale and the shoe looks pretty cute. After purchasing I go through a 2 week waiting phase to find out myself that I've not been sent the item and I would be given a refund. Whats the point!??! Such a waste of time. I give up.

Singapore Fried Meehoon

I had for dinner yesterday. It was, o.k. Cannot be compared to mine of course. Much better than the other chinese shops in Chinatown that puts a whole jar of curry powder I must say. I accidentally left my shopping goods for Ma under the table. I had to run back from the tube station to the restaurant to get em.

After sore throat and fever, comes the other two, cough and flu. Green thick gooey stuff coming outta my nose. Only when I have to get it out, thank goodness no leaks. How pleasant. -_-"