a long week

its Friday again, and the sun is not shy anymore. the rain seems to make way for the sun now. and so, summer is finally here. I've been sick for the past few days. post-Paris sickness that is. been coughing a lot, blocked nose with no temperature (i believe its the sign of aging). so I'm supposed to start writing the literature review part for my dissertation this week, but due to the above circumstances, i will only start researching it today. the week went by in the blink of an eye. my plans went backlog due to the cold that i suffered the whole week.

so today, i shall resume with my plan. i have two weeks to finish up the literature review part. it can't be that bad. to search for hundreds and thousands of research paper, and read them bit by bit, and cite it if i need it, or dunk it if i don't (ok, it is bad! in fact, its worse!!!). and with this old baby lappie that i have at the moment, its not helping. its froze and then it lag and then suddenly i have to unplug it and put it back on again. but, she's been serving me well after all these years. so, think so far she's alright!

so i need my energy to start working today. i had fish crackers and onion fritters for brunch. cause for me, its either breakfast and lunch or lunch and breakfast, then dinner. Min brought the fish crackers for me as i requested for my mom to get some for me, and its oh so nice! while, the onion fritters, i had them ages now. my papa brought it here when my family pay me a visit last winter. so basically, he brought the whole box full of different type of fritters so that i won't ever have to starve. ha ha.

one box full of these

add water

and wallah!!

fish crackers

umpy got excited when he saw fish crackers turn big when cooked

so, brunch, CHECK! list of literature review to do, CHECK! the sun is up, CHECK! i am excited for the weekend to come. i am hoping the sun will stay, at least until Sunday. so, i guess i will talk again soon. enjoy the weekend! cheerios

-lady-

Paris i'm in love

i just got back from Paris this afternoon. the trip was awesome. made some new friends and explored some new places. was supposed to go to the boat party the day before i took off. but due to uncertainties, had to canceled it. luckily Paris treated me well. Gay culture in Paris is unbelievable. I found among beautiful boys in Paris, apparently committed to being gay. but i guess, its own preferences. at the end of the day, we are all human beings. beautiful heart is what matters the most. climbing up the stairs in Montmartre was suicidal! Pompidu is a beautiful building. Went all the way up to Eiffel Tower (and it was freezing). Marais was insane. Marche aux Puces is like Brooklyn in Paris (so ghetto). Moulin Rouge is so sexy (a little bit too sexy).

sexy Moulin Rouge

the view from Eiffel Tower

Luckily Min asked Jody to come along, or else i'll be wandering around hopeless. Jody was a local there sometimes ago, so he knows places. and at least i got him and he got me when Min's working. He's an artist. I find his artworks amusing, based on the postcard he gave me. Think he's going to make it one day (fingers crossed Jody). Such a lovely person and i am so glad i met him. Met few other people when i was there, and the were all oh so nice. Some beautiful boys and pretty girls.

new friends

Arno

Jody the artist

minluna

and so, the leisure days are gone. some of the exam results are out. and that mean its time to stepped up a gear and move on to the next chapter in life. write up dissertation and job hunting activities will start soon. and for now, life resume i.e. packing the crispbread again tomorrow (damn). o well, i hope u had an awesome weekends with festivals around and all. i know i did. ok, hitting the sack soon. laters!

-lady-

shopping spree

so London finally knows how to behave well. at least it is today. woke up looking out the window hoping that the sun will come out and it did. today, i learn how to exfoliate with home-made scrubs. i never exfoliate my whole life (i am just beyond abnormal to be a normal girl). the honey and sugar combo really does feel good on my face. it actually soothes my skin. I'm pretty impressed with the result. i still have them in my fridge, so maybe will exfoliate again next week. ha ha. planning to go out early, but got carried away with exfoliating. ha ha. so last Sunday's long shopping list finally went short today, leaving one ultimatum item on the list, my papa's carrier bag. he's not happy with what they have here, and demand a 'carrier bag scouting activity' in Paris this Thursday. which indirectly means, i could probably land one for myself. ha ha. i pity the salesman as he was trying to convince me for almost an hour to buy the bag. when i finally trying to find a decent reason to say NO to the bag that i thought looks ok, it became embarrassing. not him, ME! so papa wants something really really nice. thing is, its not easy to find a carrier bag. ive been scouting around from selfridges to harrod's. fingers crossed i'll find something in Paris though.

nothing special he said

and the best part of the outing today was a date with two people, or perhaps 1.5. Baby Izz and his mommy were there too. Man time really do flies. First time i saw baby Izz, he was as tiny as a doll. 5 months later, he's all grown up and cute! oh mommy looking good too. he enjoyed strolling under the sun that he felt asleep and let his mommy have her yo sushi with me for a late lunch. woke up right after we finish our meals and start crying for his milk, and a nappy change. and that yo sushi owe me £6 as i accidentally left my half full cigarettes on the table. since its baby's day out, so no fag while walking that i only realized i left it there hours later. damn, its hard to not having a fag but its bloody harder to not to smoke at all.

baby izz

yummy mommy

its sunny day and everyone's taking chances to enjoy it

so the day end well, with stomach half full of yo sushi. got home, heat up yesterday's lasagna for dinner. tonight was supposed to be the packing night, because I'm working tomorrow until 2pm and usually will take a short nap once i got home, but i can't see its happening tomorrow. its going to be chaotic, i can feel it. its only because i have that "oh so important" boat party at night, which by the way will finish at 12midnite. most probably got home around 1am, and need to wake up at 3am to get ready, cause i got a train to catch at 520am. so, good night!

-lady-

food galore

its Monday, and like everyone else, i had my moments too..work sucks as usual..packing crispbreads..it needs patience! there are ugly looking crispbreads and there are also nice looking ones. but either way, i don't like it. it wont go down my throat. its tasteless. i don't mind packing large ones, but it gives me headaches to pack small ones. with current internal problems of the company that looks like a drowning boat, i sometimes can't be bother. and most of the times, i kept thinking, how can these people work like that i.e. standing for 8 hours, lifting heavy mixers (we're talking about 10kgs of dough, dozens of eggs etc) and all. sometimes, there will be visitors coming in and say "the smell of the bread is really nice ain't it?" and I'll reply "yes, it is indeed" (ahuh! yeah..RITE!). imagine my friends bring home a loaf of bread everyday for the past 4 years? i haven't even get to 10 for the past 8months!

i actually pack this one - u can buy them online at peter's yard.com

had enough of bread for today, so i decided to baked lasagna for dinner. its very simple indeed to bake one. i don't even know how to cook fried rice before i come here and not ready to live on my own. was living in the hostel when i was doing my diploma in uitm perak, but hey, there's always cafeteria as i hate canteen food. ha ha. i cannot remember how many times do i eat those canteen's food. its only fair to say 3 times in 3 years? at least once every year. ha ha. so was forced to learn how to cook by umpy. mommy rarely cook either(but mommy is a good cook, in fact she's very good at it). never had a bibik my whole life, as papa said "i have 2 daughters and i am sure i can count on them!" so its outside food almost every single day and every single meal. and i don't mind continue eating outside food now, but man..eating kebab everyday? no way! and the rest is history. umpy's friend teach me how to cook lasagna, and its very easy indeed.

wallah! yummy..

this can actually be my dinner for 3days. if i ain't gonna touch it for lunch or breakfast, then it will! ok, i don't think i can even look at it now, as i ate too much of it for dinner just now. and keep telling myself "ure fat, u need to slim down" but boy who am i kidding? sigh! alritey, its bed time in a bit. going out tomorrow, so hoping the weather will behave tomorrow. in fact, the whole week, even better, the whole summer!

-lady-

wet and wasted

ha ha. forgive me for being so noisy and excited about posting stuff on my blog. well, now that i am free, I'll keep on spamming my own blog until i figure out when should i start doing something, my dissertation that is. but i am giving myself a chance now, to enjoy this 'idle time' before i start complaining again about being busy.

oh well, the weather failed me over and over again. its wet and wasted as the plan was to go out and buy stuff. yet we came home empty handed. i am blaming my clumsiness for forgetting to bring along my 'plastics' which means no discount and no swiping. walking under the rain and on a very dull day is no fun. but at least, i already know what i want and next time i go out, i just grab everything..and wallah!! honestly, i dont wanna be rich, but i just wish that i have money to just grab stuff that i want, without even looking at the price tag. man then life would be ka-ching!

shopping with a man is no fun. window shopping with a man is even worst! umpy can't stop complaining. even though so, he still choose to stay around and help me looking for stuff that i want. yes, he complains a lot whenever i take all the time in the world to shop. but then, its only his mouth that keep on babbling and yet his feet is following my every step. ha ha.

so yeah, fingers crossed for a more happier and brighter week ahead. going to Paris to meet Min on Thursday and am pretty much excited about it. Meeting Min and some stuff she brought along from home *ecstatic*!

here i come again Paris!

ok, time to say good nite! off to work tomorrow.. pretty sure those crispbreads miss me already! good nite world!

-lady-

SAT-at home-DAY

so what have u been doing today? i've been cleaning the house and then out for a lunch and then come home..alone! umpy went out for his weekly footie..was so bored that i decided to watch some romcom..something borrowed! well, i dont quite like it..it took some really good romcom to make me go head over heels with this type of movie (the notebook, a walk to remember..) so yeah, fags and some drinks, enjoying my evening..alone! pathetic am i? NOT!! its all good..Saturday is his footie day, so i have to figure something out for myself..and this week, was staying in watching movie..its not bad, but its not my cuppa tea..

and also, i was invited to attend a birthday party by one of my drunken flatmate. so basically, it was held at back of the house, in the garden. dont want to go really, but im just being polite, so yeah..i went in to have a few drinks, say happy birthday and left..like she cares! she's a GONE CASE! u can tell her that u went out with his man and probably be ok about it..she climb over to our neighbor's house and inviting them over..we were left at the party without a host, and it was AWKWARD! the most awkward birthday party i've ever attended. there's drunken men who were singing and dancing to baby got back..and believe it or not, he rapped every single word from the song..

so yeah, i decided to leave after an hour or so when she finally came back from her disappearance with our neighbor saying "help me please!"..ha ha. funnily she didn't even care when we left, because earlier she was begging for us to come and enjoy her birthday party. but hey, its her party. aren't we all do the same ay? so, to whoever who is celebrating a birthday today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! have a good one.

-lady-

friends forever

so today finally, i got that chance to catch up with the ever-so-busy Zaty, but sadly i forgot to snap some picta together. but, aint gonna worry too much cause i'll most probably be seeing her very often soon. so some nice snaps might land in here one of these days. man it feels so good to have someone who you can talk to in that proud Malaysian 'rojak' language. although she was late(very), and i hate waiting, but the moment i saw her, that angst went away. and the fact that she brought along my stuff, its all good baby! ha ha.

its not a "good" stuff..and i am definitely not proud of it..sigh

i also manage to get my hands on mommy's new obsession, the plate plaque, while waiting for Lady Zaty just now. she's been asking me to get that plate plaque of the Royal Wedding since forever now, so i finally get her one. and yes, she's over the moon! (you know how moms are) she's still requesting for another one. but hey, being an awesome daughter i am, its on the way mommy (i am!).

mommy's plate plaque

today is also one of my best girlfriend's solemnization day, and as usual i missed it! like i missed everything else that my girlfriends have been doing over those years when i am not around. i hate having to miss big events like this one. we grew up together, went to the same school and same university. she's this big girl with a big heart. i love her and she deserves the best, and that man, is one lucky lad. i am happy for her and all i can do is look at them pictures sent to me by my girlfriends. God knows how much i wanted to be there and be with them, and if only my bank accounts allow me to do so. sigh. so here you go Adhwa, "Congrats! u are gonna have a long lasting beautiful life ahead of u with a lovely husband beside u, and soon, a handful of cute little babies, insyaAllah. I love you, and i am so sorry i can't be there to witness your beautiful once in a life time moment"

Adhwa - she's looking pretty...and nervous!

Fithry - u lucky lad

so i had a blast with Zaty today, and i am so happy for Adhwa and Fithry. U know, they say people come and go in your life, but the one that stays matter the most. Who cares about those who left? Cares about those who stay, because they stay for a reason and that reason is YOU!

-lady-

bonkers

ok, its funny that a while ago, i was writing something else. 1.5hours later, bang! i start writing another one. i just have too many things in mind. the shopping list especially is getting longer and the list seems unstoppable. and of all months, this month, everything is almost empty. the facial wash, the toner, the perfume..i am lucky i don't wear make-up or else, the list will definitely be forever. dress for dinner, plate plague for mommy (mommy seems to have a 'thing' on collecting plate plague at the moment), Man United new kit (ok, unnecessary) bla bla bla..and after that long impossible list, all umpy (my other half) will say is "you want to buy everything everyday!"..fair enough, but i am a woman..without money! that's why he says that all the time..right to my FACE! man! what do they know? pfft

on top of that, the list of dissertations that i have to read seems unreadable. interviews that i should be making is far from happening. questionnaires that i should be distributing is no where to be found. and what i do? posting some random post in my nonexistence blog! awesome.

i hate flying insects (its in my room). why are they terrorizing my room every summer? *random*

ok so, im hoping to catch up with zaty and get my stuff from her tomorrow. praying she's not gonna be busy. that's it then. hitting the sack soon. chatting away with my sister before i do (its a routine really!). see you when the sun's up!

me and my lovely sister (she's my bestie)

-lady-

its passing me by

its been 9 months down the line since i last write something. have been busy and still am, but a little bit more time to myself now compare to the past 9 months. i am no princess, not living some luxurious life and so i need to work my ass off to survive. i am lucky to be given a chance though, although its a tough one but i guess some will probably never ever get any. i decided to just doodle something down, rather than posting a poem today, or perhaps later too.

for the past 9 months, i am that crispbread girl and a dedicated student. life has been a joy and its a bumpy one. i can choose to stay and live a normal life back at home. but not knowing whats out there for me, its not a chance I'm ready to take. so here i am! writing this, knowing no one will read it, in the middle of the night not knowing what else to do. exams over and its time to start writing. but i am still snoozing on it, despite this restless feeling that starts taking its toll on me. so i am doing this as a practice(i supposed), so that i can start writing already. but then i thought, after the Paris trip that is. my head deserves a break, my body needs some rest and my mind definitely needs that long awaited peace.

so yeah, 9 months, work, study, some nice bubbly weekends just to get away for a while and then back to work and study. and now exams are finish, i finally get some times to myself, and will most probably start updating this 'no man's land' blog of mine. alrite, I'm done babbling for now, so i guess "if i don't see you through a week, I'll see you through a window". tadaaaa.

-lady-