Heed those words, and you'll never have as many bad hair days as I do.
It all started one fine day when I lookied into the mirror and decided that my fringe was too long. Feeling 'menggatal' I grabbed hold of a pair of sissors and snipped a few inches off it.
Cutting your own hair is so damned addictive, I tell you. So there I was, in front of the sink mirror, snip snip snipping away happily because, 'aiyoh, not straight la' *snippety snip*, 'err... this one too long la' *snip*snip*snip*
And in the end...
"Oh shit! Why so short one?!"
*cry*cry*cry*
So yeah... bad hair day lorr.. don't even feel like camwhoring. Its THAT bad.
*sigh*
No more photoslutting for me in awhile. At least not until my hair grows back.
Or I get a nice new shiney haircut from Toni and Guy at the City Centre tomorrow.
Hrm...
*contemplates on spending a good 50quid on haircut*
Fifty quid is.... RM350... erm...
*looks at mirror*
I think I can live with the haircut.
Huuhuuhuu...
I wanna go home and cut at A Cut Above!!!!
Friday, May 27, 2005
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Gastronomical adventures
Talking to Iryan has a weight enhancing effect.
Why?
Case in point. Yesterday.
Chitty chatting with him on MSN. Sudden reference to santan. Made me think of kaya.
Aiyoh this is UK la, where can just run to any grocery store and buy a jar of Ka Yun kaya? Or Gardenia's Auntie Rosie's kaya for the matter?
Damn mengidam.
So fine. Since the exam just finished, and I didn't have any *pressing* assignments to do, I thought, hrm, might as well make myself, rather than be tortured by the cravings. Posted a message on Yahoo Messanger, asking my coursemates whether any of them had kaya. No one replied. So asked if anyone is going to Asda. Nampaknye tidak. Then a few minutes later found out that Sally was already at Asda. So pesan her to buy: 12 eggs, 1 can creamed coconut (thats santan for the uninitiated), castor sugar and curly fries.
[note: curly fries has nothing to do with making kaya, yeah? In case you were wondering. I just like 'em]
Then Linda suddenly messaged me: "you nak santan ke? mai la"
[do you want some santan? come on over!]
Whoopedee doo.
Skipped happily over to get santan from her. We had small talk on santan in general, where to get santan and how to make kaya. Got into a bit of a debate as to whether or not to put flour in. But me being the skema person that I am, don't really like to modify recipes that I've never tried.
Usaha sulung aku weii!
Few minutes later Sally called and I went over to get my groceries. Can you believe that 12 eggs, one bag of curly fries and 500g castor sugar can cost RM17.50?!
[note to self: stop bloody converting]
Immediately went to work on the kaya. Did everything the recipe told me to. And stirred. Constantly. Parked myself in front of the stove for 3 whole hours. Damn hot weii... I sweated despite the cold spring wind outside. Prolly because I didn't have a double boiler and had to hold a small pot over a a bigger pot of water with one hand and use the other hand to continiously stir the mixture come hell or high water.
But in the end, it was worth it.
Every curse inducing moment, every bead of perspiration, aching hands and all.
I HAVE KAYA!!!
It wasn't as smooth as I would like it, it turned out rather thick. But at least it didn't turn out to be a lumpy mesh. And most importantly, it tasted like kaya despite no pandan leaves.
Gave some to Linda and gang and some more to Sally and gang. Also stayed for dinner at their place since Amir was cooking sup bunjut although I already had dinner with Shin Yee. Also put some on ritz crackers for Leli, who wasn't feeling too well then. Poor thing.
Owh, Amir's soup was balm for the Malaysian food craving soul.
Whoopedee doo. I can cook!! Not bad for someone with only 3 months experience in cooking, right? Hell, I remember trying to boil water and setting off the fire alarm in the process. And the time when I tried to cook rice without any water.
I've come a long way from there.
And I've learnt so many things that I would never have had I not came abroad to study.
For one thing, I've become a lot more independant. I'm not sure if I'm becoming more responsible. I probably am. I no longer rely on others to wake me up to go to class. Or wait for people to cook for me or peel my apples and cut them into bite sizes for my convenience. I clean up after using the kitchen (okay, sometimes I forget, but Shin Yee is a long suffering housemate, many thanks to her!). My oh my, I'm growing up!
PLUS...
Actually knowing how to cook is gonna do wonders for my dating CV!
*wink*
Why?
Case in point. Yesterday.
Chitty chatting with him on MSN. Sudden reference to santan. Made me think of kaya.
Aiyoh this is UK la, where can just run to any grocery store and buy a jar of Ka Yun kaya? Or Gardenia's Auntie Rosie's kaya for the matter?
Damn mengidam.
So fine. Since the exam just finished, and I didn't have any *pressing* assignments to do, I thought, hrm, might as well make myself, rather than be tortured by the cravings. Posted a message on Yahoo Messanger, asking my coursemates whether any of them had kaya. No one replied. So asked if anyone is going to Asda. Nampaknye tidak. Then a few minutes later found out that Sally was already at Asda. So pesan her to buy: 12 eggs, 1 can creamed coconut (thats santan for the uninitiated), castor sugar and curly fries.
[note: curly fries has nothing to do with making kaya, yeah? In case you were wondering. I just like 'em]
Then Linda suddenly messaged me: "you nak santan ke? mai la"
[do you want some santan? come on over!]
Whoopedee doo.
Skipped happily over to get santan from her. We had small talk on santan in general, where to get santan and how to make kaya. Got into a bit of a debate as to whether or not to put flour in. But me being the skema person that I am, don't really like to modify recipes that I've never tried.
Usaha sulung aku weii!
Few minutes later Sally called and I went over to get my groceries. Can you believe that 12 eggs, one bag of curly fries and 500g castor sugar can cost RM17.50?!
[note to self: stop bloody converting]
Immediately went to work on the kaya. Did everything the recipe told me to. And stirred. Constantly. Parked myself in front of the stove for 3 whole hours. Damn hot weii... I sweated despite the cold spring wind outside. Prolly because I didn't have a double boiler and had to hold a small pot over a a bigger pot of water with one hand and use the other hand to continiously stir the mixture come hell or high water.
But in the end, it was worth it.
Every curse inducing moment, every bead of perspiration, aching hands and all.
I HAVE KAYA!!!
It wasn't as smooth as I would like it, it turned out rather thick. But at least it didn't turn out to be a lumpy mesh. And most importantly, it tasted like kaya despite no pandan leaves.
Gave some to Linda and gang and some more to Sally and gang. Also stayed for dinner at their place since Amir was cooking sup bunjut although I already had dinner with Shin Yee. Also put some on ritz crackers for Leli, who wasn't feeling too well then. Poor thing.
Owh, Amir's soup was balm for the Malaysian food craving soul.
Whoopedee doo. I can cook!! Not bad for someone with only 3 months experience in cooking, right? Hell, I remember trying to boil water and setting off the fire alarm in the process. And the time when I tried to cook rice without any water.
I've come a long way from there.
And I've learnt so many things that I would never have had I not came abroad to study.
For one thing, I've become a lot more independant. I'm not sure if I'm becoming more responsible. I probably am. I no longer rely on others to wake me up to go to class. Or wait for people to cook for me or peel my apples and cut them into bite sizes for my convenience. I clean up after using the kitchen (okay, sometimes I forget, but Shin Yee is a long suffering housemate, many thanks to her!). My oh my, I'm growing up!
PLUS...
Actually knowing how to cook is gonna do wonders for my dating CV!
*wink*
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where --" said Alice.
"Then it doesn't much matter which way you go," said the Cat.
"--- so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if only you walk long enough."
- Lewis Caroll in Alice in Wonderland
Children's books are just so profound, aren't they? When you read them as a child they're just entertaining. But reading it again as an adult makes you see the bigger picture, the subplots, and the deeper meaning in those seemingly simplistic lines.
Its humbling, really.
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where --" said Alice.
"Then it doesn't much matter which way you go," said the Cat.
"--- so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if only you walk long enough."
- Lewis Caroll in Alice in Wonderland
Children's books are just so profound, aren't they? When you read them as a child they're just entertaining. But reading it again as an adult makes you see the bigger picture, the subplots, and the deeper meaning in those seemingly simplistic lines.
Its humbling, really.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
nonsense non-rhymes
An uneaten sandwich
of lettuce, mustard and
cold turkey cuts
Sits on the table, untouched
A pink phone,
stands lonely in a corner
unblinking,
the line is dead
A girl sits in front of the screen
explores the world, vicariously..
Thinking "I need to do my work"
after this post
^_^
of lettuce, mustard and
cold turkey cuts
Sits on the table, untouched
A pink phone,
stands lonely in a corner
unblinking,
the line is dead
A girl sits in front of the screen
explores the world, vicariously..
Thinking "I need to do my work"
after this post
^_^
You are Rogue!
You are sexy and strong willed, and able to take on
just about anyone. You long for a serious
relationship, but whenever you begin to get
close to someone things always seem to take
turns for the worse. But you have dealt with
this lack of closeness with an almost constant
flirtacious behavior.
Which X-Men character are you most like?
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Monday, May 16, 2005
Anhedonia
My presentation sucked. Big time.
I'm doing silly things, things I would never have done, just to distract myself from worrying. Oh god, when will this stop? Its getting too bloody impulsive and compulsive for my liking.
I hate my life.
Hitting the lowest of low.
Never knowing the reason why.
Its not that it feels bad that I'm worried about.
Its the fact that I don't feel anything at all.
Blood. They say its the sign of life.
I'll bet if my veins were cut open. Blood wouldn't flow.
I dont care.
No one cares.
I'm doing silly things, things I would never have done, just to distract myself from worrying. Oh god, when will this stop? Its getting too bloody impulsive and compulsive for my liking.
I hate my life.
Hitting the lowest of low.
Never knowing the reason why.
Its not that it feels bad that I'm worried about.
Its the fact that I don't feel anything at all.
Blood. They say its the sign of life.
I'll bet if my veins were cut open. Blood wouldn't flow.
I dont care.
No one cares.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Oh, words of wisdom
"You can't start a scene at the height of emotional intensity; you'd have nowhere to go from there..."
Monday, May 09, 2005
"Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
Read nonsense quotes! They're so much fun that you'll completely forget work!
I love this one:
"Bad spelling can be lethal. For example, the greedy Seriph of Al-Ybi was once cursed by a badly-educated deity and for some days everything he touched turned to Glod, which happened to be the name of a small dwarf from a mountain community hundreds of miles away who found himself magically dragged to the kingdom and relentlessly duplicated."
~Terry Pratchett, WITCHES ABROAD
I love this one:
"Bad spelling can be lethal. For example, the greedy Seriph of Al-Ybi was once cursed by a badly-educated deity and for some days everything he touched turned to Glod, which happened to be the name of a small dwarf from a mountain community hundreds of miles away who found himself magically dragged to the kingdom and relentlessly duplicated."
~Terry Pratchett, WITCHES ABROAD
6 impossible things to believe in before breakfast
Hrm.. I can't think of any...
Its sad when you can't even think of 6 impossible things to believe in before breakfast.
Try it...
Can you?
Its sad when you can't even think of 6 impossible things to believe in before breakfast.
Try it...
Can you?
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Fragile, handle with care.
What do you see when you look at her?
Do you see her -
Lauging, smiling
Happy and carefree?
Wait look carefully -
Do you see the cracks where the tears
Has dried the paint
Do you see that the band that holds the mask in place
Is now loose
And threathens to reveal what lies beneath?
Oh please, handle with care.
She may not seem fragile...
But she is.
Friday, May 06, 2005
Terserahlah pada Tuhan
"Hadapilah dengan senyuman,
Semua yang terjadi, biar terjadi -
Hadapi, dengan tenang jiwa
semua kan baik-baik saja
Bilah ketetapan Tuhan
sudah ditetapkan, tetaplah sudah
Tak ada yang bisa berubah
Dan takkan bisa berubah
relakanlah saja ini
bahwa semua yang terbaik -
terbaik untuk kita semua
menyerahlah untuk menang"
- Dewa "Hadapilah Dengan Senyuman"
I'll listen to this song as I sleep tonight. And I'll try to remember that God has His reasons that I cannot, and never will, comprehend.
But I'll sleep peacefully, because I believe whatever it is, He's looking down at me, and looking out for me.
I feel like praying.
Years and years of doing my own thing, denying God. Denying faith, thinking I could do it on my own. Perhaps I was wrong. But by now I've done so many things I'm not proud of, so many things I shouldn't have done. I'm ashamed of it. I'm ashamed to present my less than perfect self to anyone, much less God.
But -
At the same time I don't regret a thing I've done. Whatever it is, they've made me the person that I am, and no apologies about that. Each experience helped me grow, taught me things I would never have known ofterwise. The people I've met, the people I've grown to love, the people I've outgrown, they all brought out something in me, and in interacting with these people helped me shape my worldviews, and perhaps made me a better person.
And for that I am truly thankful.
Semua yang terjadi, biar terjadi -
Hadapi, dengan tenang jiwa
semua kan baik-baik saja
Bilah ketetapan Tuhan
sudah ditetapkan, tetaplah sudah
Tak ada yang bisa berubah
Dan takkan bisa berubah
relakanlah saja ini
bahwa semua yang terbaik -
terbaik untuk kita semua
menyerahlah untuk menang"
- Dewa "Hadapilah Dengan Senyuman"
I'll listen to this song as I sleep tonight. And I'll try to remember that God has His reasons that I cannot, and never will, comprehend.
But I'll sleep peacefully, because I believe whatever it is, He's looking down at me, and looking out for me.
I feel like praying.
Years and years of doing my own thing, denying God. Denying faith, thinking I could do it on my own. Perhaps I was wrong. But by now I've done so many things I'm not proud of, so many things I shouldn't have done. I'm ashamed of it. I'm ashamed to present my less than perfect self to anyone, much less God.
But -
At the same time I don't regret a thing I've done. Whatever it is, they've made me the person that I am, and no apologies about that. Each experience helped me grow, taught me things I would never have known ofterwise. The people I've met, the people I've grown to love, the people I've outgrown, they all brought out something in me, and in interacting with these people helped me shape my worldviews, and perhaps made me a better person.
And for that I am truly thankful.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Today I woke up
and thought:
"what the hell was I thinking?!"
Ah. Some sense. Finally.
I refuse to live my life in a limbo.
I refuse to live with a nagging toothache - I'd rather get rid of the teeth.
I refuse to let my emotions blind me to the beauty around me.
So there.
Here's to life. 101% of it.
*holds up lime margarita*
* * * * *
Prolly going out to celebrate. I need to get groceries as well. And while I'm at it, I plan to pick up:
1. A bottle of red wine
2. Some crystal wine glasses
3. Flowers for my room
4. Aromatherapy candles
5. Incense sticks
6. Rum raisin ice cream
7. Strawberries and cream. Wait, I already have strawberries. Cream then.
8. Cosmo!!
La dee da dee da.
*does little jigamajig*
"what the hell was I thinking?!"
Ah. Some sense. Finally.
I refuse to live my life in a limbo.
I refuse to live with a nagging toothache - I'd rather get rid of the teeth.
I refuse to let my emotions blind me to the beauty around me.
So there.
Here's to life. 101% of it.
*holds up lime margarita*
* * * * *
Prolly going out to celebrate. I need to get groceries as well. And while I'm at it, I plan to pick up:
1. A bottle of red wine
2. Some crystal wine glasses
3. Flowers for my room
4. Aromatherapy candles
5. Incense sticks
6. Rum raisin ice cream
7. Strawberries and cream. Wait, I already have strawberries. Cream then.
8. Cosmo!!
La dee da dee da.
*does little jigamajig*
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Fuggit.
The printer I got off ebay is not working.
Fuggit.
Everything seems to NOT work for me right now.
Damn.
Bansi's trying to get the printer to work. But if push comes to shove, I might as well get a new one, and try to get rid of this one somehow.
I really don't want to waste more time on it if it can't be fixed.
Now, if only I could apply the same concept when it comes to personal relationships.
Dang.
Fuggit.
Everything seems to NOT work for me right now.
Damn.
Bansi's trying to get the printer to work. But if push comes to shove, I might as well get a new one, and try to get rid of this one somehow.
I really don't want to waste more time on it if it can't be fixed.
Now, if only I could apply the same concept when it comes to personal relationships.
Dang.
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