Friday, January 24, 2014

50 random facts?

Dear jumjum...

  Saw this on Cammie girl's blog and I thought it'd be interesting to blog about =) 

1. I cry too easily. 

2. I used to think I was a great judge of people by their outward appearance...then I found out I was so off and so wrong.

3. Judging people is my greatest flaw and the one of the things I've been trying to cure myself of.

4. I have a bolster named Jumjum. (pronounced like 'jump' without the p sound)

5. No matter how messy my desk is, there will always be a rectangular spot that has to be clear.

6. I used to hide behind my sister and my best friends in school whenever we meet new people. And I was forced to speak up in recent years, especially after starting uni.

7. I've always wanted to live in a big city.

8. I always want to know how someone's daily life is like. Which is why I like to watch vlogs.

9. I love babies. 

10. I'll admit that I subscribed to motherhood channels on YT just to see more babies.

11. I like to own pretty things, place them together and look at them. It makes me happy.

12. I'm the airhead of the family.

13. I love driving.

14. I've always felt like a giant to my peers all my life.

15. Dancing makes me feel less of a giant ogre and my (and my sister's) biggest regret is not continuing it after we moved.

16. I've always wished I was shorter and less conspicuous.

17. I am very grateful for my group of close friends and I see them as a blessing from God.

18. Is the age I would wish to remain forever. 

19. My sister's friends say the three of us siblings are abnormally close. Upon reflection, I guess this is true. It is my dad's doing and he is very proud of it.

20. We're really close to dad as well. 

21. Mum too, but in a less verbal way.

22. I am a cradle Catholic and sort of took my religion and God for granted.

23. Until I hit a low point when I was 14 and turned to God.

24.  My favourite colour is purple. And I like all shades of purple, especially maroon.

25. In an argument, my first instinct is to hit the other person. In order not to, I slam doors and throw things around. Or grind my teeth.

26. I'm very forgetful and so I blog. Sometimes when I read my blog or dairy, I'm like. Really? That happened?!

27. I'm very different when I'm around my family.

28. I like to baby talk. I find it very natural too.

29. I find it very hard to let go of people who were once important to me and of sentimental things.

30. My brother and I used to call our soft toys 'The Cuties'. (pronounced cute-tee)

31. They all lived in Cutieland.

32. We used to sleep next to each other and have ''parties'' with our Cuties after mum went to bed. The highlight of the party was whispering about all the food we would have.

33. All the Cuties have names.

34. I also used to play my brother's soldier toys with him. I had a favourite soldier, Robert. (He was the handsomest)

35. My brother and I enjoy annoying each other and sending each other funny or cute animal pictures.

36. I trip and fall down a lot.

37. My sister and I used to write stories about poor neglected girls (usually orphans). The more tragic the story, the better.

38. My sister and I learned the A-Z sign language from a textbook in primary school and we used it occasionally as a 'secret language'.

39. I'm very particular about sitting on my bed in the same clothing that I wore out. Which is why I requested my friends who hang out in my dorm to kindly never sit on it.

40. I cannot stand chipped tiles and paint that is peeling off the walls.

41. Or holes and cracks in cement floors.

42. I feel the need to tell my family everything.

43. My dad says we're a family that is worthy of splurging for buffets on. Oh, except maybe mum.

44. I like to include everyone and make everyone feel welcomed in a group. Except when I'm the one feeling left out.

45. I have a very extreme sense of justice. Sometimes revenge. Which is then a bad thing.

46. I don't put sugar in my tea anymore. 

47. I have coffee daily when I have classes.

48. I hate my clammy palms. Very embarrassing when I have to shake hands.

49. I decided that I should educate myself in makeup after graduating from secondary school. And so begun the endless makeup videos I watch on YT.

50. I just went to a wedding dinner last night: 



Hehe.

*atm*

Monday, January 20, 2014

Max pigging out

Dear jumjum...

  Okay I was supposed to be blogging regularly when i came back but after two and a half weeks at home, I only JUST managed to get my wifi fixed so that I can actually use my laptop and phone for a change. Z is constantly on the computer gaming away and frankly I've been too lazy to bother to wrestle him for the computer.

  Anyway I've put on so much weight since I came back. My aunt said that when I first returned I had a neck and now it's disappeared! (My turtle-like neck has been the source of much sadness over the years) BUT. I have an excuse. You see, food in HK is so expensive and food here is super cheap, so I might as well pig out and eat as much as I want at home and ikat perut when I go back to study. Makes sense, right?

 I have about 10+ more days here so I better make the most out of it. Gotta start being productive and do some Blogilates routines, especially with CNY round the corner, better tone up...


Old Lodge gang (minus a few others) visiting our A Levels teachers.



Mum's birthday. She said she didn't want a cake or any presents but V and I know better! Got her an ice cream cake.



The little one influencing Z





*atm*

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Thailand & Surprising the Lenians

Dear jumjum...

  My 6th time in Thailand! Almost said mm goi to the cashier when I first arrived =.=


First day! Out with my parents. Mum was a woman on a shopping mission and dad very kindly tagged along. We were caught by the protest coming back- jam everywhere! Had a first-hand view of the protestors though.





Christmas Day was a fairly chill day. Church in the morning, then we three kids (see what I did there? xD) went to watch The Hobbit II. They only had it in 3D and I found it kinda weird...too realistic for a fantasy movie. The best part of the holiday was when we went to have Korean dinner and stayed there talking and laughing for hours. Dad was trying to visualise Z's and V's weddings! A jolly affair indeed =)

Z the ever-glum! 



26th. Mum and I having dinner by ourselves while dad was at a colleague's farewell dinner a few tables away.
Mummy and daughter time!




27th. Random pic by Z. Started to feel unwell. The next day Mum and Z had to leave for Kuching as Z's classes were starting again. Spent the whole of that day with a headache and feeling nauseous in the apartment, sleeping and resting.

29th & 30th. Recovered! Watched 47 Ronin and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty the next day. Didn't really do much shopping- was feeling very lazy this holiday.


31st dinner. Yummy yummy hu pi soup. Dad was complaining that it's hard to cook without mum. Homecooked food is the best after 4 months away! We've never been a family to countdown the new year, just watched movies on the telly into the night.


Proud of dad, the recent avid gym-goer! 




  The moment I landed in LCCT it was like a heat wave hit me. Waa Malaysia dam hot la wei! Only Josh and Suki knew I was going back on the 3rd, and I made the Lenians think that I wouldn't be seeing Josh and Freda before they left. They were having dinner together and I walked in. Pik Ai saw me but didn't register who I was until I reached the table. Freda's reaction was to yell in surprise and hit my tummy! Relieved to know it's as if I never left and I sure hope it stays that way!







 Met up with Suki, Bq, Ww and Cy after.


THE LENIANS.

*atm*

Monday, December 23, 2013

Post Finals Bliss


Dear jumjum...

  We had planned to go clubbing in Lan Kwai Fong on the night of our last paper but unfortunately two of us fell sick so we cancelled. Plan B involved Pat, Rika the Japanese and I playing cards in my (half vacant) room while playing Christmas songs in the background and eating leftover pizza. We were all in a crazy mood and were doing all kinds of silly antics. Let's just say that LKF was missing out on our fancy dance moves. We took some videos as well but they're the kind that people can probably blackmail us with...


  The next day we headed to Festival Walk for ICE SKATINGGGG!! So eggcited. My first time ever and I've always wanted to try!











  Pat can laugh all she wants but it was very important that I watched skating tutorials on YT the night before! Helped me tons, although I did fall on my right bum once and also once flat on my back. And I looked more like I was ice-walking than skating... I think if you wish to attempt to learn to skate at such an age you'd better be able to laugh at yourself! I had more fun laughing at my own wobbling and slamming into the side of the rink than anything else! =D 


Rika's creepy smile....

Tried on this dress at H&M and I wasted 15 minutes in sweat trying to wiggle myself out of it!

  

  On Sunday I brought Hj to St Teresa's, the church I went to with my parents when I first arrived. Then we walked to have some Dim Sum for lunch. On the way we passed by the area around Prince Edward that sells lots of flowers and plants. We also took a walk through the bird garden.




We decided that we'll buy some small plant at the beginning of each semester and let it die while we're back at home so we can buy another one in the next semester! xD





Aggressive parrots with "Beware Bird Bites" signs





This one was so talkative! He was like, lei hou mou? Zhou san zhou san!



Four months in HK and this girl hasn't tried any HK Dim Sum! 

  Then we headed to Causeway Bay to check out the only Forever 21 outlet in HK- and the whole place was craaaazy packed! Not good not good. Next time we'll have to go on a Monday morning or something.





Fro-yo! So good, although we regretted it when we felt really chilly afterwards...

  The whole of Monday morning I spent clearing my things, doing my laundry and "packing" (more like throwing all the stuff into the luggage- feeling very lazy). And now I'm in the airport waitingggggg. I like this airport though- very nice and calm. Feeling under the weather with a super sore throat. Also debating if I should eat something now or have something on the plane hmmmm.  #FirstWorldProblems


  Can hardly believe that four months passed by so quickly. Can't wait to see the fam!!!

*atm*

Sunday, December 22, 2013

First Semester Finals

Dear jumjum...

  Just random pictures from the study break and the exam weeks. =)


Resolved  to go running every morning but I am ashamed to say that I only went on the first day of study break....and subsequently gained weight thanks to the eat-study-YT-sleep cycle!











Shy dog? LOL otw to my aunt's house for dinner



Groceries for the week...

Apparently UST is a hotspot for taking wedding pics

LIBAH.









  My roommate finished her exams way earlier than me so she was leaving early too. And a few days before she left she found out that she had late acceptance into her dream university in Korea. So she ain't coming back no more! =(((( so sudden. She had to leave behind  a lot of things so she gave them to us...

  After she left it was REALLY hard for me to study in the room. It just seemed too quiet and lonely! =(





Farewell and take care!

*atm*