Raya hari pertama - Got up early at 7am to do the necessary early-morning matters that my mum usually does. After ensuring my sister will bring the whole bunch of relatives out for breakfast, I got into the car with KF and DL to pick KP up for breakfast in Sri Petaling with JY, MY, YL and JT (the acronyms drive people up the wall with curiousity lehh). Dimsum One exceeded my expectations, probably because I didn't expect it to be better than usual. However, it was better than usual, and rather cheap, with the har kau and siu mai coming in slightly larger-than-usual sizes. Not bad at all.
Arrived at Glory Beach Resort in Port Dickson at about 11-ish. Since the reception counter refused to check us in until 3pm, we then drove to the Blue Lagoon. JY, MY, YL and KP went swimming-cum-snorkelling, while KF, DL, JT and I played Taboo. Blue Lagoon is said to be one of the best beaches at PD where you can still snorkel and see fishes.
We then drove into town to search for food. Ended up at Restoran Hai Chiew, which was the only Chinese restaurant opened. And of course, we ended up paying more than we should for taufu, chicken and vege - no seafood at all. I guess that's bound to happen when you go out on a major festive occasion.
Finally went back to Glory to check in. And spent a very fruitful afternoon watching 2 rather good movies - The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift and Take The Lead. Tokyo Drift was good for the revving action, and Take the Lead was good because of the dance moves. And since it was raining quite heavily, we stayed in to play a group round of Taboo. That game is good la, no wonder the BU boys love the game.
We went to this Restaurant Bee Hoo in Lukut for a seafood dinner of fish, crab, la la, vege and egg. Amazingly, this dinner cost us less than the lunch we had. By the time we finished dinner, it was already 10pm. We then settled down to another movie (JT's portable hard-disk movie player is really useful la) - The Benchwarmers. Funny funny, typical Rob Schneider movie.
After this 3rd movie of the day, a bunch of them decided to take a night walk to the Legend Water Chalets nearby. A few of us stayed in just to chit-chat. After all, that's what the trip should be about - hanging out and catching up with friends. We all tumbled into bed by 2am. Since it was past my usual bed time, I was still quite awake and had to toss and turn till almost 3 before I could really fall asleep.
Raya hari kedua - Woke up at 7am again! Was the 2nd person up after JT, who went out for a morning traipse. I sat down and finished my book Dark Angel by Sally Beauman. (I'll review this book another time, along with the movie The Prestige which I watched on Monday with KF and DL). Everyone slowly started to wake, bathe and pack up. We checked out at about 9.30am and drove to a nearby Medan Selera in Lukut for a completely tasteless breakfast. Headed back to KL and arrived at Subang at about 11.30am.
Someone suggested karaoke, so we went to Galaxy at SS15. Not a bad package, at RM12++ per person you get a drink and a semi-buffet lunch plus the room for 3 hours. KP spent his time utilising the free wi-fi to chat on his new dopod. But it was quite a good singing session, because everyone joined in a lot of the songs, rather than individual singing sessions. We finally dispersed home at 3.30pm.
I got home, dropped the bags and went out grocery shopping at Giant Kelana Jaya. JT's successful diet influenced KF to start on granola-bars-snacking. After that, we had dinner in Kepong with YL, DL and the other KP who just returned from New York. Dinner was quite good. We had la mian at this Dragon-i spin-off. But the prices were reasonable and me, not a noodle fan, quite liked it too. But dinner was actually for the benefit of KP who's leaving soon for Melbourne, and we were trying to stuff her up to a reasonable BMI. By this time, I was already quite exhausted. Aiya, old already, cannot have so many late nights and exciting days anymore. Glad to finally drop into bed at 11pm, after a truly good 5-day weekend.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Feminine wiles
My weekend has started! Almost la.
I've had my hair cut and my facial done - yippee! Less chores for the actual weekend. Now all that's left is a pedicure - always wanted one but never actually went to get one, because it just feels weird to have someone sitting at your feet and scrubbing them clean for you. But, you know there are certain phases in your life when you just feel you have to dye your hair red or buy that pair of super-expensive jeans or try a full body massage? Well, it's that phase in my life where I just have to see if a French pedicure does it for me.
Ok, all those sounded like it came straight from a brainless chick-lit novel. Too bad, I feel a little light-headed at the moment - because of my new haircut. It's not exactly new, just layered with a bit of bangs, like how it's always done. But it always feels good to get a good haircut, that makes your head feel lighter; and a good wash, that makes your scalp feel oh-so-clean. I'm beginning to like Razor Edge at 1U's old wing. Been there 3 times and had 3 different stylists, and this time, this stylist was good. I think men stylists treat me better than women ones do. Ok, that's not supposed to be some sexist remark, but it's true. Men stylists listen more to what you want and give good suggestions that don't turn out to be mistakes. And this particular stylist gave a really good wash - haha - 15 minutes of scrubbing and massaging my head, amazing fingers. Ok, better not get carried away. Anyway, the last really good stylist I had was at Jantzen in Mid Valley, who migrated to Australia after about a year, and although that place costs an arm and a leg, he's done quite amazing things to my hair. I've been on the trail for a good stylist ever since. This new stylist at Razor Edge seems rather too young - yes, experience counts when you're dealing with hair.
Today's also the first day at work, where I don't share a cubbie partition with anyone because she's left. Feels good that the competition's left, but I'm anticipating that I'll be bored soon enough without the competition. Hoping against hope that my boss digs up interesting stuff for me to do before my mind wanders.
The Gap store opened at 1U yesterday and I forgot to go check it out after my haircut. Heard that it's the place to go for a good pair of jeans, and yes I've been searching quite long for a well-cut one. I'm not one who's given to lying flat on the bed just to zip up skin-tight jeans. But I do want one that looks good, makes my legs that wee bit longer, slims my thighs, or better still, make me look like a super-model. Haha. Unless Gap jeans can do that, I doubt I'd be willing to fork out good money for them. It's the main reason why I've lived in my only pair of Levi's for so long.
Okay, back to work now ... only 2 more days before the 5-day Deepa-Raya holiday, yippee!
I've had my hair cut and my facial done - yippee! Less chores for the actual weekend. Now all that's left is a pedicure - always wanted one but never actually went to get one, because it just feels weird to have someone sitting at your feet and scrubbing them clean for you. But, you know there are certain phases in your life when you just feel you have to dye your hair red or buy that pair of super-expensive jeans or try a full body massage? Well, it's that phase in my life where I just have to see if a French pedicure does it for me.
Ok, all those sounded like it came straight from a brainless chick-lit novel. Too bad, I feel a little light-headed at the moment - because of my new haircut. It's not exactly new, just layered with a bit of bangs, like how it's always done. But it always feels good to get a good haircut, that makes your head feel lighter; and a good wash, that makes your scalp feel oh-so-clean. I'm beginning to like Razor Edge at 1U's old wing. Been there 3 times and had 3 different stylists, and this time, this stylist was good. I think men stylists treat me better than women ones do. Ok, that's not supposed to be some sexist remark, but it's true. Men stylists listen more to what you want and give good suggestions that don't turn out to be mistakes. And this particular stylist gave a really good wash - haha - 15 minutes of scrubbing and massaging my head, amazing fingers. Ok, better not get carried away. Anyway, the last really good stylist I had was at Jantzen in Mid Valley, who migrated to Australia after about a year, and although that place costs an arm and a leg, he's done quite amazing things to my hair. I've been on the trail for a good stylist ever since. This new stylist at Razor Edge seems rather too young - yes, experience counts when you're dealing with hair.
Today's also the first day at work, where I don't share a cubbie partition with anyone because she's left. Feels good that the competition's left, but I'm anticipating that I'll be bored soon enough without the competition. Hoping against hope that my boss digs up interesting stuff for me to do before my mind wanders.
The Gap store opened at 1U yesterday and I forgot to go check it out after my haircut. Heard that it's the place to go for a good pair of jeans, and yes I've been searching quite long for a well-cut one. I'm not one who's given to lying flat on the bed just to zip up skin-tight jeans. But I do want one that looks good, makes my legs that wee bit longer, slims my thighs, or better still, make me look like a super-model. Haha. Unless Gap jeans can do that, I doubt I'd be willing to fork out good money for them. It's the main reason why I've lived in my only pair of Levi's for so long.
Okay, back to work now ... only 2 more days before the 5-day Deepa-Raya holiday, yippee!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
I just noticed, I'm supposedly still on vacation in Rome and London - muahahaha! I've to do something about that soon. Keep putting it off because whenever I fiddle with the template and those html-nonsense, the layout gets screwed up and something goes wrong, of which I then have to spend another few hours or days getting the display right again.
I'm-look-ing-for-ward-to-the-long-week-end ... (in a sing-song voice) ... maybe I'll get my hair cut, get my nails done, go for a facial, work out extra long on the crosstrainer OR maybe I'll just go around and continue researching and comparing prices of all sorts of house things. Aiya, five whole days ... I can spend one day pampering, 2 days shopping for prices (or catching up on my Desperate Housewives and The OC), and 2 days lounging in PD. And there goes a whole work week. Hmm ...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie is scheduled to be released worldwide on July 13 next year! I can't believe I'll be 27 years old and still looking forward to these kinda things. Hey ... 27! Hmmm ... 27. Next year, it'll be 10 years since I left school. And it'll mark 5 years of drudgery in the working world.
But but but ... it'll also mark a new home, a year of slogging to be a registered valuer, and a year of things I've always thought I'd do at 27. Life is good, particularly if you have someone to share it with ;)
I'm-look-ing-for-ward-to-the-long-week-end ... (in a sing-song voice) ... maybe I'll get my hair cut, get my nails done, go for a facial, work out extra long on the crosstrainer OR maybe I'll just go around and continue researching and comparing prices of all sorts of house things. Aiya, five whole days ... I can spend one day pampering, 2 days shopping for prices (or catching up on my Desperate Housewives and The OC), and 2 days lounging in PD. And there goes a whole work week. Hmm ...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie is scheduled to be released worldwide on July 13 next year! I can't believe I'll be 27 years old and still looking forward to these kinda things. Hey ... 27! Hmmm ... 27. Next year, it'll be 10 years since I left school. And it'll mark 5 years of drudgery in the working world.
But but but ... it'll also mark a new home, a year of slogging to be a registered valuer, and a year of things I've always thought I'd do at 27. Life is good, particularly if you have someone to share it with ;)
Monday, October 16, 2006
Work in progress
The vendor has to clear his Syabas, TNB, Indah Water and developer's maintenance fees before we get vacant possession of the house. The quit rent and assessment have been paid. So right now, we're waiting for the rest of the receipts before our lawyer releases the final payment and we officially get the key to the house.
Meanwhile, we've cut the grass and purchased a number of things. But still cracking our heads over the kitchen cabinets which will possibly be the most expensive thing in the house, seeing that we don't plan to buy a 42" plasma tv :P The Arlig beech ones in Ikea will cost us RM5,642/- and the Adel medium-brown ones will cost us RM7,107/-. That's excluding delivery charge of RM65/- and installation charges of RM60/- per metre run. They have 24-month 0%-interest installment payment scheme and it's rather tempting, but I cannot imagine paying RM300/- per month for my kitchen cabinets for the next 2 years. Like owning part of a Kancil.
We bought a really pretty set of lights for our dining counter and I'm really happy with those lights :) And we've gotten a leather 3-seater from Lorenzo. And an induction cooker for lazy cooking days. It's all rather time-consuming going round researching which is the most affordable and fits our requirements. But we're having fun :)
Looking forward to the long weekend at the end of the week. Hopefully we get the key before Raya, then we can begin harassing contractors ;)
Meanwhile, we've cut the grass and purchased a number of things. But still cracking our heads over the kitchen cabinets which will possibly be the most expensive thing in the house, seeing that we don't plan to buy a 42" plasma tv :P The Arlig beech ones in Ikea will cost us RM5,642/- and the Adel medium-brown ones will cost us RM7,107/-. That's excluding delivery charge of RM65/- and installation charges of RM60/- per metre run. They have 24-month 0%-interest installment payment scheme and it's rather tempting, but I cannot imagine paying RM300/- per month for my kitchen cabinets for the next 2 years. Like owning part of a Kancil.
We bought a really pretty set of lights for our dining counter and I'm really happy with those lights :) And we've gotten a leather 3-seater from Lorenzo. And an induction cooker for lazy cooking days. It's all rather time-consuming going round researching which is the most affordable and fits our requirements. But we're having fun :)
Looking forward to the long weekend at the end of the week. Hopefully we get the key before Raya, then we can begin harassing contractors ;)
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
A few minutes in between
A home requires so much of your time and energy. Well, more like, making a home requires lorry-loads of time and energy. Our lawyer told us to be ready to receive vacant possession in a couple of weeks' time. So we're in a quotation-shopping frenzy. Add to that the many choices of taps, toilet bowls, kitchen sinks, showerheads, cabinets, wardrobes, doors, locks, paint colours, lights, drawers and what-have-you's. Enough to turn anyone's hair grey.
But, it's actually happy news. Because we're getting the keys soon! After Raya, if all goes well, we get to start renovations and then hopefully, KF gets to move in by Christmastime. We started off having quite a lot of fun looking at the various variations of everything there is. But the novelty is starting to wear off, and we're starting to realize what a humongous task we have at hand :P
I am, however, learning a lot. So much more than I'm learning at work :P Really, renovating a house and building a home is a diploma in itself.
The haze is getting to me. The inspection list is growing in my in-tray, but I'm trying to delay making those appointments as long as I possibly can because hanging out in the smog is just not my idea of a good work day. But, work is work and I get paid to do what I do - the tediousness of earning a living.
And oh, I've finally handed in my 2nd year log book! *big clap on the back* Another accomplished goal for the year.
Today's a public holiday in Selangor, and I managed to use it to run errands at the banks in Damansara Heights - hehe. It's great that Selangor has extra 3 days' public holidays, great Sultan we have :)
I guess it shows that I'm tired. Hazy days are depressing, gets to your bones - or nose and throat, more like. I wonder if the people up in Genting can differentiate between smog and fog.
But, it's actually happy news. Because we're getting the keys soon! After Raya, if all goes well, we get to start renovations and then hopefully, KF gets to move in by Christmastime. We started off having quite a lot of fun looking at the various variations of everything there is. But the novelty is starting to wear off, and we're starting to realize what a humongous task we have at hand :P
I am, however, learning a lot. So much more than I'm learning at work :P Really, renovating a house and building a home is a diploma in itself.
The haze is getting to me. The inspection list is growing in my in-tray, but I'm trying to delay making those appointments as long as I possibly can because hanging out in the smog is just not my idea of a good work day. But, work is work and I get paid to do what I do - the tediousness of earning a living.
And oh, I've finally handed in my 2nd year log book! *big clap on the back* Another accomplished goal for the year.
Today's a public holiday in Selangor, and I managed to use it to run errands at the banks in Damansara Heights - hehe. It's great that Selangor has extra 3 days' public holidays, great Sultan we have :)
I guess it shows that I'm tired. Hazy days are depressing, gets to your bones - or nose and throat, more like. I wonder if the people up in Genting can differentiate between smog and fog.
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