How Time Flies

Whoever thought of that saying must be a genius. I mean, it sure describes time perfectly. When we were small, time seemed to span a lifetime.

Alas, those days are gone. Now, often do I wish that time would just slow down. I'm 20 going 21 in a month. Yet, it seems I'm still in my teens.

Most people would mistake me for being fours years older than I really am, but the truth is, I'm four years younger than my actual age - inside, that is.

If I couldn't have the power to be invisible, my next choice would definitely to be able to turn the clock back, even if it's only once. Sigh.

I keep telling myself to live life to the fullest, and don't ever waste even a second, but to no avail. I always find myself lounging around with nothing to do.

As a matter of fact, I sleep, eat and watch dramas all day. Getting fat, too. And every year, it's the same resolution: drink 8 glasses of water, eat well, and exercise!

2011 resolution will be different: I'll take up yoga and reduce my eating portion. But drinking loads of water will be a little tough. That is because I have a very hardworking bladder. Drinking a bottle would send me to the toilet in an hour or less.

Anyways, I'm going out of the topic. 

Time should NOT control you; you should be master of yourself and manage good time management.

That's all for now. Till next time. 

Grocery Shopping

Before you make any assumption (assume makes an ass of you and me) and think that I'm going to go on and on about how boring it is to go grocery shopping, I'll be saying otherwise.

The other day, I was assigned with my brother to go pick up four items from Servay Hypermarket. Unfortunately, due to the fact that he worked there a couple of months ago and by some weird reason, he refused to enter Servay. So, it was only me against this mammoth of a task. You see, I rarely go grocery shopping and I'm 20!

Anyways, the items were a packet rice, glutinous rice flour, sugar and padlock. Since the padlock is sold on the 2nd floor, I went there first. That was a no-brainer. Then, I went to the ground floor to buy the rest of the items.

Took a basket since there weren't any trolleys around. Headed to the rice section. Decided it was too heavy to carry and would get it later. Called my brother and asked him where the glutinous rice flour was. He said it was near the rice section. Searched high and low for it. All I could see were herbs and whatnots. But no rice flour. Went another round in the rice section just to make sure. Called my brother again. He insisted it was there. Went another round and still could not find it.

Sigh. A young man pushing a trolley was snickering at me, presumably because I was looking so confused and going in circles. Beads of sweat started to parade down my face. By now, I have gone down the same aisle for 5 times and bumped into the young man countlessly. Called my brother and this time moaned and complained that he should have come with me. Decided he was a mutt and mustered the courage to ask the aunties at the weighing counter. Asked them and due to my 'accent' they could not figure out what I was trying to say. I gave them my grocery list and they mumbled to each other in deep concentration. With a flourish, they handed me back the list and said it was pulut which can be found in 'that' area.

Like a lost kitten, I went to the direction that they pointed at, which was completely useless as there were rows and rows of stuff in that direction. Sigh. By now, I'm feeling that the world is completely against me. Went there anyways. Went round and round, over and out, everywhere. Damn glutinous flour. Decided to skip and looked for sugar, which turned out to be another dilemma.

I'm so out of my environment and it's beginning to be a complete nightmare. Mummy wants sugar, not icing sugar, not castor sugar. And all I can see were those two. Called my brother again and asked what's the difference between those two. It seemed nothing much. Decided to push my luck and picked up castor. Hoped that mummy woudn't noticed.

Went aimlessly back to get the rice, and like a miracle, saw the glutinous rice just next to the sugar section. Yayyy. Took that and proceeded to get the rice. At last, I went to the cashier with a goofy smile. What a relief! Guessed how long I was there just getting those three items? ONE HOUR!

LOL. So, the lesson to be learned is: 

Do the grocery shopping more often so you won't get lost. 

PS. For those who are wondering how silly I was to go to the hypermarket instead of going to those kedai runcit which are way more convenient, it was my mum's direct orders to go to Servay to get those loyalty points.

Gold-Diggers

I would like to express my immense dislike of those 'chicks' who only see money as their motive. I mean grow up. Spiritually. There's more to guys than money. I mean all you see are the materialistic things he buys you. Don't you ever think about the person himself? What if he finds that all you want from him are the lavish gifts and dinners to expensive restaurants? And plus those 'makan angin' in his modified sports car? Get a life. Seriously.

To make it fair, I'm not against gifts. In my opinion, every girl wants some kind of physical connection with her boyfriend. And you know what, boys? Just buy her a pendant with your initial (like Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez in High School Musical) or even give her your handkerchief. And that's only a couple of examples. I mean something she can hold onto when you're not around. Let me tell you, everyone likes to feel like they belong to someone at some point in their lives. So, something that she can treasure is a definite yes-yes.

Even a ring is nice. Before my Uncle Jude got married to his wife, they used to both wear matching rings with each other's names engraved. And they weren't engagement rings. Just a simple and sweet way of them commemorating their love to each other.

So, gold-diggers out there, back-off! It's not fair for the guys. And guys, beware of them. Don't give your heart out to simply any girl just because she may own a pair of big boobies or clear skin. 

Cheers.

Relationships

What can I say? You either want one or you don't want one. It's very complicated. You like someone and yet somehow he's not on the same wavelength. That's just plain sad.

Complicated. That's definitely the word for it. When was the last time you could have a nice honest relationship without the expectations of being the sweetest girlfriend (or boyfriend if you're a guy).

You know what a relationship really should be? It should just be about a girl and a guy liking each other honestly and having no awkward silence at all. That special someone should be that person you can joke around and tell even you're most embarrassing accidents. LOL. He or she should also definitely be someone you're comfortable with. But most importantly, the relationship should never be about showers of gifts and luxury. Just pure sweet companionship.

Awww. Sweet L.O.V.E.

Food For Thought

Why is it always the same? Somehow or another we always can't decide what to eat. Sigh. Sometimes, it takes over an hour to decide where to have lunch. Maybe it's because there isn't much eateries that we can frequent without looking out for flies in the food.

Oh, did I mention about that one fateful incident where we found once-alive creatures in our food. One day, Meera and I decided to have lunch at Sempelang. So we unsuspectedly went to fill our plates with the dishes from the counter.

Then, we went to the table to dine. A few poke here and there into my chicken, I discovered a BIG, FAT FLY in the flaps of my Ayam Masak Kicap or chicken marinated in soya sauce in English. Ewww. Disgusting. But that's not it. Several seconds later, my dear friend made a discovery, too: a fat, grey caterpillar with bug eyes peeping at her from the leaves of her kailan. In other words, she found a dead creature in her veggies.

Alas, both of us weren't outspoken. We didn't even complain. Instead, we just smiled away and the waiter just asked us to order another. Can you believe that? Thinking back, we should have stamped our fists on the table and demanded for a refund.

Haha, anyways I should be going now. Need to decide what to eat and where to eat...

Assignments, Tests and 'Yamcha's with Friends.

Bloody hell. Life's been flying past me like a whirlwind. Plastered on my face are the Accounting and Economics notes for the upcoming tests this Friday. Pffft. And plus, I have all of my students' materials to worry about. These are the trials and tribulations of being a student-cum-tutor. Sigh. All I look forward to is when I get to hang out with my friends and 'yamcha' with them while sharing our latest gossip (for James, Meera and I), and listening to Rudolf cracking 'jokes'.

Let's hope that I can juggle them all, especially since the finals are coming. As a matter of fact, only two weeks left. Right now I'm in the lounge writing this, still unsure of what to do: correct the materials or study for the tests, both of which are firsts on my list of things to do.

So sleepy. We are always sleepy. What not with all the things we have to finish like the business letters, and in-class assignments. The other day, I was driving home and I almost fell asleep on the wheels. Awww, man. I really need to get enough sleep. But I can't. That's why I have decided to rent a place next year during my degree. Driving to and fro can be hassle.

Well, I'll stop writing now. I gotta do what's really important: study for the tests!

Good night.

Happy Birthday, Yee!

Let's see. How should I start today's post? Ahhh, easy. 

Happy 19th birthday, Yee! 

It wasn't as happening as I thought it would be, but it was ... commemorative. Hahaha. I don't know what else to say because there wasn't anything going on, except for the fact that I went to the toilet a dozen times.

I seriously don't know how to continue this. Hmmm, it should definitly be about Yee's birthday 'bash'. Okay, here we go. Meera's hostel - Multibake - Upperstar - XO - Upperstar - Donald's hostel. Now, let's put that into a sentence: 

I stayed at Meera's hostel and got ready there, then went to Multibake to collect the cheesecake (yum!!!) and proceeded to Upperstar to drop off the cake, next went to XO for 2-hours of pool, then went back to Upperstar to celebrate, and ended the night at Donald's hostel. Phew. That was such a long sentence. I won't be surprised if Ms Maria said that there was multiple grammar errors. Hahaha. 

Anyways, I'll ciao for now. It seems that Rudolf has an uncanny eye that can read the laptop screen even though it has been slanted inwards. Love you, fart.

Gotcha, Rudolf. If you ever read this.

Yee's birthday present: customised T-shirt.

L-R: Me and Rudolf at Old Town.

Me blogging?

Holla!!! Figured I'd try my hand at blogging. See, I'm not actually one who consistently post things online due to my rather busy schedule, but I thought it would be nice to post something for else to see. Besides, I get to see how my writing changes over time.

Anyways, I'm chatting with my ex, Wayne, on Facebook. It's so nice to be in touch with him after a long time. He's a sweet guy and I was lucky to have known him. This is for you, Godfrey *wink, wink*.

So, I find myself in Meera's room with her roommate, Iqa. Again, it's nice to feel like you belong in a clique especially if you're currently single. Oh, how I wish I have someone. But when you put it really in prespective, being in a relationship may make your life more problematic and complicated.

I think I'll just go with the flow. Like Meera's dad said, "Studies come first. Your love will find you later eventually."

So, I'll put my pen down for now, or rather, I'll stop fussing with the keyboard and get down to real work like doing my English: writing a job application letter. Arghhh. So many work, yet so little time.