A Blink in Time

Currently Listening to:

The Day the World Went Away

by

Nine Inch Nails

OST: Terminator Salvation)

(Picture not taken by me but from Wikipedia)

NICE???

This is Halong Bay, Vietnam.

This is where the Potato will be spending her weekend.

A beautiful natural wonder protected by UNESCO and the top tourist attraction in Vietnam.

That is after she tours the city of Hanoi of course! :D

It's 12:30AM now and in approximately 2 1/2 hours, the Potato's alarm is gonna go off. And in another 3 1/2 hours, the airport cab is gonna be waiting at her front gate. And in a funny way, the Potato has no idea what time her flight is... LOL. So she presumes it's bout 6:30-7AM?

Yes, the Potato is going for another vacation with her beloved daddy and mummy. And this time it's to the land of the 'Great South' of Vietnam!

HOWEVER...

Due to their horrible sleeping pattern that the Potato is currently facing now, she is wide awake while she is suppose to be zzzzing away. :(

Hence the blogging...hehe.

She will be MIA from the 16th-21st of July so please don't call or sms (unless needed) to save your phone bill money cause it cost double-triple with the international line thingie. The Potato apologises for those oblivious souls who did so during her week in Indo... :P

Do take care people and have a blessed week ahead.

God bless and XOXO~! :D

Beneath My Sky

Currently Listening to:

Footprints in the Sand

by

Leona Lewis

(my current favourite song)

As most of you have know, the Potato is back in KL. Her trip to Indonesia was okay. Aside from the biggest shopping spree of her life, the Potato came back bearing sickness (not H1NI) but safely made it past the airport's quarantine. :)

It was a 7 day trip from Jakarta ->Bandung -> Yogjakarta and shopping was everywhere!

Of course the main purpose of the Potato's presence in Indo was Borobodur!! Visited lotsa ancient temple in Yogjakarta, saw a volcano, jalan2 like mad etc. The Potato is satistified, tired and thankful! I'm so blessed, thank the Lord! :)

She doesn't plan to blog much about it (wanna know more, ask me yourself) so here's a few pics and a list of her shopping inventory (yes, show off la... :P) - Note: the things were very CHEAP there.... hence:

34 TOPS:

- 17 T-shirts (purely mine and not including those I bought for my friends and family)

- 6 dresses

- 4 camisoles

- 4 blouses

- 2 batik top

- 1 poncho

6 Bottoms:

- 2 exercise pants

- 2 skirts (one formal and one jeans)

- 2 jean shorts

Accessories:

- 3 feet wear (2 pairs of slippers and a pair of sandals)

- 2 belts

- 1 hat

- 7 badges

- a whole lot of key chains


The Potato wants to thank the Lord for providing and blessing her with such loving, generous and great parents who made this possible (my dad is complaining that I have too many baju :P). Thanks mum and dad, you are the best! Thank the Lord for his blessings, favor, protection and neverending love in my life. There were ups and downs during the trip in Indo, but the Lord has been good and I proclaim His awesomeness in my life. :D

The ancient temple of Prambanan

I have the Borobudur in the palm of my hand!!

Love my parents!

Got sick halfway in Indo. Had to cover up in the streets of Bandung during shopping as it was very dusty.

Jakarta! The big city!


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Praise the Lord for His grace, mercy, love, faithfulness, blessings, protection, favor and providence. He is awesome and good.

Have a blessed week jolly people.

Hugs. :)

Beautiful Soul

Currently Listening to:

Here In My Life

by

Hillsong United

"I miss my daddy...."

An Invinsible Shadow

Currently Listening to:

One Night Only

by

Jennifer Hudson

(OST: Dream Girls)

I just send my dad off.... well not to the airport but from the house gate to the cab. Feel kinda sad and emo. I'm already missing my dad now. Hampir menangis at the gate....

For those yang tak tahu, my dad is going off to Columbia Theological Seminary (CTS), Decatur, Georgia, USA for some seminary research thingie on AIDS/HIV (on theological studies) for 3 months (3 minggu also i rindu gila d). Actually before that, he is going to the UK first to visit some people and family, then to the United Nations Development Fund (UNFPA) Forum on Faith Based Organisations in Latin America at Bueno Aires (South America) before flying back to the UK and then only to the Atlanta, US. And then after that, he'll be flying off to Istanbul, Turkey for the UNFPA World Forum before going back to Georgia, US to complete his course. (THEN BALIK M'SIA!!!)

Yes, banyak tempat dia pergi and lama... and I will super miss him!!! :(

Sekarang also I rindu d... maybe cause seeing my dad off is kinda emo-ing (mum and bro at work today, only me at home seeing dad off).

Anyway... taps on the shoulder for me, I managed to finish my NMT 7 week internet diary today along with my LMS posting and response (Yiang, I reponded to your post!). I'm TRYING to start my 1500 word essay today, now or tonight... but I'm having some probs in starting or understanding what is needed to be writtten. I'm also having a blur moment in trying to read and 'study' all my pdf notes from LMS so that I won't write vacuous words in it (in other words crap too much). But reading week 1's notes is already susah and mind bottling... Let alone 4 more... haish... Macam susah je... :(

I really hope I can start (and hopefully finish) it tonight or at least till tomorrow's early morning...haha. If so then it will be a new surprise as it is not common for me to complete an assignment a day before the dateline (as said, I am usually super last minute-burning midnight oil-adrenaline kicking person). Anyway... all the best to me...haha.. and to those in my shoes.

Thank you Lord for everything, for Your faithfulness, grace, love and promises. I pray You'll bless and protect my dad overseas and be with Him always. Strengthen me in You to abide in Your word and will. Grant me the spirit of wisdom, knowledge and understanding as I grow more in You. I commit all into Your hands, Amen.

God bless everyone and peace!!!

HUGS!

Paintings of life

Currently listening to:
I Still Believe by Hayden Panettiere. OST of Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (currently the main song in my Friendster profile).



Let's start with the GOOD news....hehehehe... :D

I have just purchased my NEW PINK NOTEBOOK/LAPTOP (Dell)!!!!

Yeah....!!! *pops sparkling juice*

Yiang, if you are reading this, I know you are most probaly thinking... "Finally!" Hahaha!

It is a Dell Inspiron (TM) 1420 Notebook. It comes in various colours and among it is PINK, to be exact, its called Flamingo pink. :D

Nothing really canggih la...hahaha. It is just a normal lappie with some nice features. According to my bro, this particular lappie is already sufficient for my kind of usage. Besides, I am not a tech person, hence I am pretty happy with it (especially it being PINK!). Apparently, the more canggih it is, the less colour option there is... so I am glad I am not canggih, haha.

Of course the Sony Viao pink (metalic baby pink kay!) was way nicer, but the price of that baby was more than the colours worth. Besides, I don't need such a nigh tech one, I am no gamer. :P

Just to kill the suspense....

I am not using it right now to blog cause it is not here yet!!!!

Yes, I ordered it online with my mum's credit card. LOL. I hope it will be delivered soon. I think it takes a week?!

Why online?

Apparently it is cheaper because you don't go through a middle person. On the other hand, I got really fortunate cause it turns out that from this day on till the 10th of December, happens to be the PIKOM PC Fair! Hahaha, and apparently, if you purchase online, you would also get some discounts and benefits. So it the notebook/laptop cost less, plus free delivery, free lappie bag and RM100 cash something la.... So I save (or my mum saved) a few hundred bucks...haha! :P

So say goodbye soon to my dinosaur laptop :)
And roll out the pink carpet for Princess Coconut!
Yes, that will be the name of my new and soon to be pink notebook/laptop!
I'm thinking of my favourite stickers all over it - name tags, Precious Moments pelekats, colourful hearties...

0_o"

Yes, I know, crazy right? Naming a laptop and sticking stickers on it, especially when it is brand new. But hey, no one said it has to be a normal laptop just because it is. "Inside" can't be change but outside certainly can. :D

It is mine after all!!!!

Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I am currently using my dad's new notebook/laptop. Yes, he has a new one too just today (from his company). It is also Dell, but more canggih than mine la (work ma) hence why it is black. So I will be using it till my Princess Coconut arrives (cause daddy is not working this month after all the travelling, so I can dominate it, muahaha). Due to that, I may not sign in MSN so often (dad's lappie no msn and I lazy to install la) and no, I will not use my dinosaur lappie just to MSN, lambat gila!

So yes, that is the good news. Just spreading the joy and happiness... *grins*

When it really has arrive, I shall announce again, muahahaha and snap a pic for view la.
(Cheh wa. prasan gila!)
With new lappie and camera, I am sure there will be more pictures and colours to come.

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I had an appointment with Dr. Harnam today (my ENT doc) because my mum just had to be so motherly and have my nose checked. Everything was okay la. Of course the main problem for my everyday running nose was due to allergy (no help) and since I had ceased to continue my immunotheraphy, there couldnt be much to stop it. Besides, I am too old for the treatment too and dust mites are everywhere to begin with. Later I had an X-Ray and the doc said the lump on my right nostril was growing (O_0"). He gave me 2 kinds of pills (lots of them) and a nasal spray (as always) and if it doesnt go down, quote: "Laser is the best choice."

-_-"

I already had surgery in the oast years, no way am I going for more. Let's hope the medi works then. Now I am back to a "junkie", taking pills everyday again. And boy here comes the ever nagging lecture from the mother on it. What can I say? I was never a good patient. :P

Wanna know something interesting???

My dad and I have been to Ikea & Ikano + Curve for 4 days straight!!!

And I have had Ikea hotdog, ice cream, curry puff and soft drink for every visit there.
Yes, that has been my main diet for the past 4 days.
Hahaha... thats a record.

The first day: Went there for dinner with dad and mum (we actually just had hotdogs and currypuffs for dinner there).

Second day: Dad and I spend the whole afternoon at Borders reading free books. Muahaha, save money ma! Dad read some thick "interesting" book and I of course sacked the mangas la. Do I even have to mention we had Ikea food for teatime? LOL.

Third day: Same thing as day two. :D What can I say? Save a lot of money k. The books were far from cheap.

Fourth day (today): Went to try out a new steamboat shop in Ikano with dad, mum and aunt (it is quite nice, next time go again). We end up having extra munches of hotdogs and currypuffs at IKEA after shopping there. :D

Hebat right???? :P

LOL

Okay la, enough of blabbering... spat more next time. Till then, please havea blessed day. Hug and be hugged~! Lotsa love and God bless!

The wind in me

First and foremost, THANKS, GLORY AND PRAISE BE GIVEN TO THE LORD ALMIGHTY CHRIST JESUS!!!

For He is worthy and so much more!

The worse of the week is over! Communication Research assignment 3 and Screen Text assignment is done, submitted and OVER! Yeah baby!

I have never spend the whole day literally in my room just doing my assignments! It only required me to write a MERE sum of 5000 words! (Yes, "very little la I know!") But I managed to finish it in 8 hours...which was okay right? Since I have myself a 12 hour quota.

Hello, not easy k? Reading a 15 page long question/article and all, plus needs reference from text book, theories, bla bla bla....

One straight random shout out from me: Degree sucks!!! I can't believe we are paying so much money for the university to torture us!

But "word crapping" prevails still... hence, habis pun! Again, YEAH!!!

But then again... with all words summed up, I was not where near the targeted amount of words, but fear NOT! For it was already (in my opinion) sufficient (kot?)!

So I have the weekend to relax and be lazy Philee till I have the courage to "wake up" and start my 2 o-so-freaking-long-and-complicated-which-I-don't-know-how-to-start journals for Screen Text and Public Relations!

Not to mention another 3000 words for another on-coming campaign management PR assignment!

BLUEK!!!

Have I shouted out I NO LIKE DEGREE?! (Yes the grammer error was purposeful!)

Anyway... college is over for the week so I shall not whine on it....

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Let's talk about violin class today!!

Not bad, didn't get much errr... bad comments as last week. Hehehe.... was ok, played some nice tunes today with new songs. :D

And as usual, my left fingers are rather sore today... but no biggie, it is worth it. :)

By the way, I have two very interesting and amusing (at least to me) quotes today from my violin Teacher Miss Chuang:

"You are there, just not there yet!"

(LOL)

"Don't play like pasar malam pyjamas!"

(Double LOL).

Reason to that second quote is because I played a new song today that was suppose to be a seductive song called "Sweet Loraine" (cant remember by whom). And Ms Chuang vividly, in a amusing manner demonstrated how the song should be played in a dramatic style. LOL.

She said and acted: "Imagine late night in the pub, sexy lady lying on the piano wearing black stockings and heels along with a black dress singing...bla bla bla..... " - LOL

"This is how the song is, don't play like pasar malam pyjamas."

Get the point?

The song is suppose to be played in a seductive way (sexy black clothes) and I was told don't be a robot...hahaha (pasar malam pyjamas).

*Compare both "garments"*

Then soon later, I played this another song "Rumba" in which again my delighting violin teacher again took the sweet effort in dramatising it out (to let me get the "feel" of the song) before "performing it together".

Hence, we "danced" in class a little....LOL!

For real, she grabbed me and did a Tango before getting into a Waltz and finally down to the Rumba (in a funny and messy way of course).

And the song played later turned out pretty well! I got the beat and "zam-ed" it (if I do say so myself).... :D (cheers to both me and Ms. Chuang)

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I miss my dad :(

He is in San Fransisco, USA now for work for weeks to come. And before that he was in Netherlands, Holland before coming back for a few days in which he had to go to Ipoh. And now after US, when he returns home, he will soon depart to Singapore pula....

Holland-Ipoh-USA-Singapore (continuously)

But after all the travelling and work, he will have a month of leave in which he will get to spend it with me, yeah! We are gonna do adventure stuffs together again!!

But for now... I miss my dad.... and his big teddy bear hugs!!

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I feel like (currently):

- dancing around (like an idiot as usual) with my "invisible" someone....hahaha... pretending la... (yes, lame I know) - which I have been for the past hours in my room here.... nice to dream a little. But it is possible to do the Waltz "alone" and hit the cupboard.... :P

- Speak Shakespeare!!! - Inspired from Casanova (movie) kot.... I seem to be a little delirious mood - "talking" to myself and riddles and in words that I usually read from my poetry and Jane Austen books.

"Oh how I wish to converse in such a manner with a gentleman after my own heart, who is worthy of my lips and sweetest from the start ." - P

*Whao... that was super random wei....hahaha - totally on the spot! I am so self quoting that!!!!
Now I am a bit "angau"...lol!

O such a beauty, the splendour of love.

Give me thy heart and I shall bear my future.

Carress me with thy warmth,

And let me linger.

Show me the star of thy affection,

And let me twinkle.

O my... that was SUPER RANDOM TOO..... tetiba aje... too "angau d"! I must be. I am a poet again... tra la la la la....! :P

Okay I got to go before I get more mushy here... :D

Do have a pleasent day and God bless!!

*HUGGIES*