Broken & Gratitude

I'm too far from home, all alone on the road
Trying to figure out who I am now the the stardust has turned to sand
And the sand has turned to stone on the starmaking machine
I'm 31 years old

That ain't the end but it sure ain't where I began

"Stephenville, TX" - Jewel

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The last photo before I broke my Lumix

At a bbq party on Xmas, after stuffing down some chicken & salmon, I was all excited for a group photo. I tried to set my camera timer so that everyone in the gang could be in the photo. In split second I tripped and my hand lost grip of my camera and it fell on concrete floor. The camera was 'on' and it landed on its extended lens! I think I screamed out loud that a friend who sat on the other side of the lawn texted me to bring my camera to him and see if he can do anything. But nah... it was beyond our layman knowledge to repair it. Nak nangis tau! That was my favourite toy. It was compact cam, not a flashy DSLR, but that little Lumix gave me more than what I expected of a compact camera. The camera has gone home to M'sia. I hope it is repairable without needing too much cost. Sedih lagi nih....

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After I left primary school (or earlier than that), there were no balloons at my birthday parties. Wait, have I even had any bday parties? *think & tap fingers on table*... hmmm yeah, may be once or thrice... This year, at 31 (ker 13 ek? I lost count! :P), I had these - red and black- my two favourite colors at my 'surprise' birthday party. Those who were present were clad in red and black too! wheeeee.... Thank you very much to everyone who took the trouble to cook, decorate, manually inflate the balloons, etc. etc. etc. and from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for the great company! Love y'all!

I also wanna thank YOU for the cakes, prezzies, cards, wishes (verbally / sent on txt, YM, friendster, blog comments, email, facebook... ape lagi ye?). I appreciate your thoughts. THANK YOU! thank you, thank you.

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Ubi: partying with 3 friends : runny nose, phlegmatic cough & cramps....

time to celebrate!

takde gambar lembu for raya haji.. strawberry boleh?

...wishes....

to all Muslim friends,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha


and 'tis the season again...

Merry Christmas!


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exactly a week to go before I add another number to my age *sigh*
I want to turn 13, not 31, can I?


ubi: *stressed, stressed, stressed!!!*

pet peeve

It is not hard to live with me. I think.
I do not complain unnecessarily.

My Malaysian flatmates (now on holiday in Malaya, *I miss you girls*) may not agree with the above statement as I nag a lot to them! hehehe... Tapi kan adik-adik, kalau seorang kakak membebel, tu maknanya dia sayang.

Anyway, I try my best to make who ever that comes to live in my flat feel at home.
Yes, you can use my things, eat them or do whatever with it. By all means, use it. I'm happy to share. I am tak berkira that way.


but...

When you come to live with me.. I have ONE request
could you please do the dish washing properly?
I could go hysterical if I find food traces on supposed to be clean forks, oily table knives and icky plate. That puts me OFF.
Please please pleaseeeeeeeeee do your dishes properly.

I'm sick of having to re-wash things. I'm sure my other flatmate, PuppetMaster feels the same way too.

Now if you see me in the kitchen and I don't greet you with a smile, go check the plates/cups/cutlery, especially when I know that you were the one who did the unclean cleaning.

Previously, in another flat, I had an Aussie flatmate who washed plates and cups with soapy water. Just that. Sponge & soapy water, all bubbly and be left to dry on dish drainer.
No rinsing at all.
That made my other flatmate come up with the theory - Aussie washing detergents are edible.

Now should I post 'wash a plate: step by step instruction' up on the wall?

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Cloudy night. No stars. No meteor. Frustrated.

look up the sky

If you are a sky-crazy person like me (read: follows moon phases, gets high just by watching stars, full moon freak, marks meteor shower dates on year calendar), you might want to take a look at these articles (click on it).

1. Best Meteor Shower of 2007

2. Geminids in December (for New Zealand)

3. 10 tips for Geminids meteor shower

4. 2007 Meteor Showers and Viewing Tips

in short,

Watchout for Geminids meteor shower.. 13/14/15 Dec 2007.

Peak time depends on where you live (northern/southern hemisphere/timezone).

Anyone wanna join me lepak on a field watching meteors?

I'll supply hot coffee in a thermoflask :D

To 'the Gang' who reads this, Saturday, 15 Dec, come to my place just after midnight (very early Saturday morning). Boleh? Kita picnic malam lah pulak.

Ubi: Meteor shower reminds me of him. :)

Gi ppata

evening at Sumner...

I miss the salty breeze of South China Sea... dah lama tak mandi pantai. So off to the beach yesterday evening with some spring rolls & pizza in picnic bag (read: plastic bag), too cold to take a dip in the water but I love the view.

So there, facing South Pacific Ocean, not South China Sea, a beach sans kerepok lekor & sotong celup tepung stalls.

Oh I miss home!