10^th jan, sun

As im sitting right here in front of my comp, it was aledi 7.30 in the evening.. 4 n half more hours 2 go b4  my birthday ends :P.. yaya im old.. d yer was only unfolding its first 2 weeks n I hav turned 21.. =.=.. k so heres wat took place on my big day :P;

A few mins b4 d clock strikes 12 am n d date changes to 10^th January 2010, d 1^st ever person 2 send me my bd greetings was a male. 16 this yer, tall, thin n tan but not exactly handsome…

it was my brother victor wishing me a blessed bd.. who were u all thinking la? :P d 1^st call I received today was from my dear jia yiing… tho actually it was wen may who rang me up 1^st.. but I was in d washroom so I cant answer her phone den.. hahaha! XD had about 10 mins chat each of dem but had 2 cut it short cos my dear jia yiing was calling using her house phone back in kjg (itll cost her a bomb)  while as 4 wen may, I could tell xiu wen was trying 2 call in so we had 2 make it short n sweet. We ll juz hav 2 catch up once we reach back kajang :). xiu wen greeted me happy bd in person but d 1^st 2 greet me happy bd for d day in person was none other den d priest.. I had seeked for his blessings earlier on after mass. d last person of d day to send me n sms wishing me happy bd was none other den my lazy pig sister, susan.. technically, it is still my bd coz she wished me by 11pm... but come on la.. i was aledi asleep laaa.. hahaha XD

So anyway, xiu wen claims she was out of idea as 2 wat she should buy for me dis bd but I told her, its ok, just treat me to a movie.. so we watched old dogs which xiu wen was sarcastically linking how I was turning into n old woman a yer OLDer n watching OLD dogs =.= n she keeps pointing out 2 books in d borders with titles like ‘how not 2 turn into a little OLD lady’ n such.. 2 rub more salt in2 d wound, she said she will oni be turning 21, 11 months from now =.= sheesh.. but b4 dat, we had lunch at secret recipe since she was whining how she was starving to death… she ordered a dori fish fillet meal while I ordered d grilled chicken with rice and carrot cake. But she ended up shoving 3 quarters of veggies on my plate n I finished her fries for her.. of course i finished d food on my plate(s) la.. tsk tsk.. so much for ‘starving to death’ eh? :P

Old dog was funny XD I laughed till I hav 2 wipe tears off my eyes.. n I cant believe jia yiing told me dat wen may din laugh at all n said it was lame wen she watched d movie last week.. ok it was a lil lame here n dere but it had been yers since dey had good movies on during January.. perhaps we were all preparing 4 skool wen January comes but it kills coz every yer wen I wanna watch sum movies during my bd, I hav not much of good titles to pick from.. but dis is diff altogether dis yer.. we hav old dogs, Sherlock holmes, etc etc.. perhaps its due 2 d recession dat dey were trying 2 attract more movie goers even during january wen every1 is bz with skool n stuff…

haiz looking back all dis yers, dis is d 1^st time I m celebrating my bd away from home n my family is not with me 2 celebrate.. but it was alright.. dey called me up n sang a birthday song as dey would do every yer but just dat it used 2 b ‘live’ but now I can oni get it wen its ‘broadcasted’.. haha XD.. but Im happy. Dey took d effort n remembered my bd.. n I could still remember how my dad used 2 mistaken my age 2 b younger den my real age wenever he hav 2 decide how many candles dere should b on my cake XD. N so I reminded dem about d golden key im supposed 2 receive wen I get back home :P

it’s a tradition for Chinese families to present deir children with a necklace n a golden key pendant to commemorate deir coming of age 2 b free. I think d key was 2 symbolise d key dat unlocks all restrictions dat our parents put on us as a child n we are now free to decide n b independent. My sis inherited d key my mom got wen she turned 21. I will be getting a new key. Victor will b inheriting my dads key while Fabian will get a new key like me.. my dad was joking I can take whichever copper keys (normal household keys) he has n it is more worth it cos it is also heavier =.=

looking back, I also wondered how it would hav been like if my bd was to fall on d 31^st dec or 1^st jan.. unknown 2 many, I was actually born 10 days later from my real ‘due date’. But wen 31^st dec n 1^st jan came, my mom noticed I was less active den usual by den. By 10^th jan, d doctor injected my mom with hormones n thus I was born. She said I had d umbilical cord tied around my neck thus my inactivity n my face was dark due to d lack of oxygen. Yeah.. I was suffocating n dying.. but by Gods grace, I was saved on time n here I m, 21 yers later n still counting XD. But I was lucky d umbilical cord was oni stuck ard my neck nearing the time I would completely mature in d womb coz if it was instead way earlier on, I most probably would hav been born wif severe underdeveloped brains. I had always joked how fashion conscious I am dat wen I was still in d womb, I will use my umbilical cord as my tie.. hahaha XD but say if my bd really fell  on d 1st jan, whoa.. datll giv my frens d ultimate license to call me OLD.. coz ill basically b older den every1 born in d yer 1989 =.= on d other hand, if its 31st dec, den i can tease all my frens dat deir old wen my bd is actually at d end of d yer :P... but i would definitely hav a diff set of frens altogether if im born in d yer 1988..

wen i logged in my fb acc today, i was really happy dat my frens took d trouble 2 wish me a happy bd.. it took me 1 hour juz 2 reply to all of dem XD. but needless 2 say, 1 quarter of it reminded me d fact dat im OLD.. n even connie did dat.. sheesh.. fyi, her bd is oni 2 days after mine :P All in all, I had a peaceful n fine day. I was afraid earlier on about my safety going 2 church dis morning as dere were d church torching incident last Friday dat had upset most of us even wen we r far from kl. but I m thankful no 1 was harmed.. n sumhow, dere was a reassuring feeling in me dat I would b in safe hands today.. God bless u all n to d rest reading dis blog, im still open 2 receive belated bd presents n wishes :P

just kidding XD

18th dec, fri

its a free morning 4 me currently n i tot of jotting down a lil where i went ystd.. central market.. my usual haunt eveeeryy week twice wen i was doing my f6..

well, wat d heck do i do dere every week twice eh? i had 2 attend my tuitions for f6 dere coz it seems back in my hometown kjg, we dun hav much access to good tuition teachers teaching f6 subs especially d science subs... its really ironic considering d fact dat we hav 3 skools housing f6s in kjg.. khs, yu hua n i forgot wats d other called :P.. sumthing 2 do wif utama.. so i hav no choice but 2 go down all d way to kl to take tuitions..

itll take approx 45 mins for d journey tru highway but ive 2 set aside another 45 mins to wait 4 d bus to fill up. d bus i take, sri indah apparently oni moves its arse starts its journey once it is filled.. seat by seat as opposed to rapid kl who waits 4 no1. 1 downside wif rapid kl is dat it go tru aaaaalll d smaller roads to pick up or send passangers.. it doesnt go tru d highway n stops very frequently. as a person wif slight travel sickness, i dun take rapid kl unless wen it is oni accessible wif dis bus.

so, i was lucky ystd n i oni spent a short 5 min b4 d bus starts its journey.. n 45 mins later, i was back at all dese familiar buildings n food.. it had been almost a yer since i was last here.. my 1st stop was central market..

a short 5 mins going ard coz i had 2 wait 4 d heavy drizzle to go away b4 i hit d petaling street..

walking tru petaling street brought back a few good memories of d 'tau jeong sui' stall which christine sumtimes like 2 get sum b4 hitting d class.

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den i came across a chestnut stall which reminds me so fondly how i liked to eat those wen i was younger…

it used 2 by roasted by hand but now it seems, technology hav taken over… I used to looovee them so much, I will finish 70% of d bag of chestnut bought although its supposed 2 b shared by the whole family :P.. dey din complain coz im d oni 1 going nuts over it.. but after sumtime, coming across sweet, soft n evenly roasted chestnut is a rarity n I stop eating it.

After sumtime walking ard petaling street n getting fed up with rude aunties manning d craft shops, I went back to pasar seni. About dose ladies, y I said dey were rude; dey did not smile nor try deir best assisting me getting d things I want. I appreciate d fact 1 of dem dun follow my ass ard like typical annoying promoters in shopping complexes but u know, it is a courtesy 2 ask d customers if u could help dem. D other, even better. She treated me as if im a burglar. I did not come in with a pantyhose stuck to my face (tho it juz looks more perverted den threatening) nor did I came in with any gun or even toy guns but she backed off.. like 100 steps wen I leaned a lil forward 2 show her using my camera d craft material I was looking for… n continued mumbling no no we dun hav dat stuff wen she din even as much as glance at d picture.. ok I could b partly blamed 4 having a naturally angry face expression.. wat! I cant help it ok =.=.. Tsk tsk.. n I tot oni customers r capable of being rude…

Niway back to pasar seni.. i had no intentions earlier on of looking ard 4 christmas n bd presents but by chance n luck, I ended up with 3 christmas presents 4 my siblings n 2 bd presents 4 wen may n xiu wen d december babies.. hopefully deyll like it :). It was about 3.30 den wen I decided dat it was enuf shopping 4 d day. so i stop by my fav beef noodle shop at lai foong n had a good bowl of beef meehoon. I had since learned dat dis stall had been operating since d 1956.. its even older den my dad.. cool eh? Will always love the soup with a slight hint of sourness from d salted vege.. wat n irony eh?

19th dec, Sat

Today, I felt a lil creative.. hahaha wat n arty-farty me XD.. so i carried out my plans 4 a craft I had in mind for quite sumtime aledi..

After lazying ard d whole morning, I decided 2 b a lil more productive. I went ard kjg town wif my 2 brothers looking 4 glass cabochons. Initially I had tot I could find these at craft stores afterall, dese r craft materials.. but I couldn’t b more wrong.. none had it. so I decided 2 look 4 it from…. Guess where? Pet shops. no kidding. I tot pet shops would hav sold glass pebbles used 2 decorate aquariums dat r similar 2 cabochons n true enuf! I finally got d packet of glass pebbles from d 3^rd pet shop I ransacked looked from.. dey sold it 2 me for rm 3 n u couldn’t imagine d excitement I was feeling wen I finally found d items I wanted..

So I head straight back home n start on d craft work… I was a lil skeptical on wether dis plan will work but after a few hours, I reaped wat I sow… sum really cool looking brooch... n I made it all with materials dat cost me less den rm1 for all dese.

To make dese brooch, I glued d cabochons on d selected stamps with PVA glue. Den I carefully cut away d excess stamps sticking out, Den glue it to a pin using a strong glue.. my youngest bro tried it out too but instead of using stamps, he wrote down d names of his friends on a paper before gluing it to d cabochons..

Creativity can nvr b more rewarding as a satisfied heart…