Happy New Year

Heyas. Yeah I'm safe and sound. People have been saying how gracious God has been to me because I missed the tsunami by like 6 days or something...and yea. Also, the morning that the earthquake/tsunami disaster happened, I was on a really early flight out to Cambodia... so even though some tremors reached KL, I didnt get to feel any of it. Which really was quite a waste... considering how close I was and how I could have experienced one of the biggest natural disasters to ever happen in my generation's life time. Neh. I guess I feel more regret than thankfulness.

Anyways I just got back today from Cambodia and thus got to read news and emails etc... I hadnt realised how major the destruction was. Yeah its really quite unprecedented for an area like ours. Geographically, Malaysia is totally out of the way for natural disaster occurances....thyphoons, earthquakes, volcanoes, cyclones... you name it. SO yeah... waking up one christmas morning to be swamped by 10 meters of brine isn't really something we're used to. I wonder if they will rewrite our school geography books. haha.

I guess I also had not really been aware of the catastrophe as much because I was galavanting around Cambodia, looking at all the temples and stuff (pictures when I get back to Aus). Quite nice there....spent most of our days visiting ruins of ancient civilisations like Angkor Wat and the temple that Tomb Raider (Angelina Jolie) was shot at. And took a picture of LPG (Lonely Planet Guy) and all other things. Rather interesting. Did more shopping even though I said I wouldnt. SIgh. Im gonna be SO overweight in luggage when I return to Aus x.x

So yeah, Happy New Year guys. Bundling the family off to Singapore tommorow to have our annual "reunions". After that, its one more entry and then back to good ol Australia.

Today...

Merry Christmas!

Had lovely christmas family dinner last night. Learnt how to make pumpkin soup. mmm... must try it one day. Had pressies ^^ fun. This morning we went to visit granma and granpa at the cemetry. After that I walked around in a shopping mall... I had to send a book to a friend so long story but I had to go to a mall to get it done.. hahaha.

Then I watched Finding Nemo (again) and yea...cleaned up and mucked around and decided that it was prolly a good idea to come online and update my blog to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and an excellent new year and a fantastamorfig year ahead.

Packing up, jetting off to Cambodia for the next 5 days at 6.45am tommorow!! (woe me the lack of sleep and rest I've been getting these holidays). Mission for Cambodia:

1) Read my Bible (come ON shereen!!)
2) Try out weirdo foods. Taking on my granduncle's challenge to try deep fried tarantulas. Since they cost about RM35 for a live one here, I'd hate to think how much the deep fried ones cost o.o;

I've already started taking some weirdo foods... I start my malaria pill dosage today until well into Cowra, so I gotta get the sun screen slopping!!! Alrighty, signing off.

Goose night!!

Day 9!?

Got back from Phuket today. Phuket was sooo awesome. The beaches...the SHOPPING!!! <3 Yep... definately a great place to hang out. The hotel we stayed in was awesome too. I want to die there... lol. Not really... anyways.

All the cats are gone. Two were given away, one disappeared (presumably adopted since it was the cutest of the lot... furriness and patched jammies. <3 ) one died (finally....everyday i saw it i swore it was gonna die the next day) and yea, we kept the mom. So we're down to one permanent cat and cheemos, who visits every so often. Will try to obtain a picture of the disinegrating kitty... she was lying on her side dead in front of the house when we left for phuket and when we got back today she was still there, disintegrating. Her ears are completely gone, just like Doraemon. I wonder if rats ate it... so maybe theres some truth in that comic.

I cant post any pictures up yet cos my dad doesnt have the freeware, and i dont feel comfortable dloading stuff on his computer. So i'll save the pics till i come home... back to Sydney. So yea...pics can only come up around end of January or so. Same goes to the Munch! blog.. I went on a personal mission to scout out for unusual foods... unfortunately i wasnt very successful in Phuket... got two pictures but thats about it. Hopefully I will have more luck in Cambodia.

This week will be my last week in Malaysia...so its really packed. Im leaving for Cambodia on Boxing Day and then off to Singapore for New Years and then i'll have 2 days in Malaysia before I fly home to Sydney, ready to wash and pack for Cowra Mission. Planning to get my hair cut in those last 2 days. Dental appointment tommorow. My first in like 10 years or so. I think the last time I saw a dentist I still had milk teeth. Yea... hopefully I dont freak out. Lol.

Alrighty. Nothing else much to blog. I'm guessing my blog will become more interesting after Cowra. :P Till then,

To infinity, and beyond!!

Im off!

Tommorow Im going to Phuket for 4 days with my family. Free accomodation. wahahaha. Shopping and beaches ^^ I want to get a proper tan. My legs are..... different coloured o.o;

Managed to renew my drivers license (im on a full license now! :D) and to also replace my lost Identity Card. All in all, quite productive, although I havent been doing quiet time and yea... the book that Sean gave.

Cats are all gone... sigh. tried to take pics of them with this crappy camera, didnt really work. Sis claims she's got their pics though so maybe i can somehow upload them and show you their cuteness ^^ On another note, Cheemos has come back. Quite regularly too! I pride in thinking that perhaps its cos she misses me. But I know the real reason is because she's not as lonely, now that theres a bum always in the house (me).

Okay Bugs Life now.

Day One...

Hello...my first morning in Malaysia. Feels like as if I never left since the last time i was here (1 year ago). Its nice seeing family again, my sister is a frenzied ferret cos her arts festival thingy starts today. She got me a T-Shirt and an all excess pass that says" Freeloader" i.e. I get everything for free!!! woooot. so cool :D and and its got my name on it too! its so proffesional. Happy ^^

The cats...well Cheemos dumped us for another family!! Of all the ungrateful.... but we're stuck with 5 cats now. Very friendly and theres this one cutie-pie. SO adorable! But theyre all sick with cat flu i think... and diarrhoea. Maybe its worms. So sad. :( But we're supposed to give them away ASAP so yea...i dunno whats gonna happen. Allergies are amazingly suppressed. Not completely gone, but not as reactive as before. Could be due to the repeated exposure which builds some sort of immunity, and also because CHeemos is gone and she was the only cat allowed into the house. So less proteins flying around in the house. Although, the cut on my arm is really itchy! Must try to wrap it up before i play with the cats. Oww...

Mission for the rest of my stay:

1) Eat alot
2) Watch alot of cable
3) Read alot

Dontcha love holidays.

My final hours...

Well this is it. Leaving for Malaysia tommorow. Some strangers are staying at our place while we're away so I've had to do major spring (or summer) cleaning today. Eh.... tired x.x Got to pack later. Wondering if i should pack, then vacuum... or vacuum then pack. I think ill go for the latter.. but im tired and cant be bothered to vacuum so my packing is also procrastinated. Im procrastinating by writing rubbish on my blog. xP har har.

*looks at her hoard of Tim Tams and other Arnotts biscuits*

I think that will take up a substantial amount of space and weight. :/ Every year half my bag is stuffed by pressies... lol. Its so silly really. Anyways, Im determined to pack "light" this time around. Lighter than the last time anyways. They say that the first year you go home you always overpack. I see how true that is. xP har har.

So many things to bring... x.x

UFO?

If you look very very closely, you can see a streak of pink in the red sky. My uncle, Tet, Karen (my cousin) and I were driving through the middle of the sticks, coming back from the Blue Mountains when we saw this curious pink light hovering....going down in a diagonal line very very slowly and then it stopped at a position abit above the horizon, and would you believe it, started moving upwards! But not in the same line where it came down from. It didnt have any blinking lights and its speed was pretty constant. I was absolutely convinced it was some sort of UFO. Especially more credible because we were in the middle of nowhere, and the martians are smart in that they pick country folk with more impressionable minds. So... any explanations? ;)

A Nerdful...

Quadratic Equation Song - Sung to the tune of "Pop goes the weasel"...

X is equal to negative B
(Ring around the mulberry bush)

Plus or minus the square root
(The monkey chased the weasel)

Of B-squared minus 4-A-C
(The monkey thought 'twas all in fun)

All over 2-A
(Pop! Goes the weasel)

*Credits to ::Boffin:: who unfailingly amuses me with his findings

When in England...

Oregon
Color Weather Station

Features & Benefits

Colour Animated Display
Barometric Pressure and history
Weather Forecast for next 12-24 hours
In/Outdoor Temperature
In/Outdoor Humidity
Max/Min Temperature & Humidity
Alarm & snooze
Time & Date
Wireless remote sensor supplied

Price: AUD $399.95 (incl GST)

Colour Quiz

I was bored the other day so I did a quick search and came across another one of them American personality quizzes. Its called a colour quiz and it had been set up by a bunch of notable psychologists apparently. Anyways, the results:

Existing situation:

Seeks to express the need for identification in a sensitive and intimate atmosphere where esthetic or emotional delicacy can be protected and nurtured.

Stress source:

Has an unsatisfied need to ally herself with others whose standards are as high as her own, and to stand out from the herd. This desire for preeminence isolates her and inhibits her readiness to give herself freely. While she wants to surrender and let herself go, she regards this as a weakness which must be resisted. This self-restraint, she feels, will lift her above the rank and file and ensure recognition as a unique and distinctive personality.

Your restrained characteristics:

Wants to broaden her fields of activity and insists that her hopes and ideas are realistic. Distressed by the fear that she may be prevented from doing what she wants; needs both peaceful conditions and quiet reassurance to restore her confidence.Circumstances are such that she feels forced to compromise for the time being if she is to avoid being cut off from affection or from full participation.

Your desired objective:

Wants to make a favorable impression and be recognized. Needs to feel appreciated and admired. Sensitive and easily hurt if no notice is taken of her or if she is not given adequate acknowledgment.

Your actual problem:

Needs to be valued and respected as an exceptional individual, in order to increase her self-esteem and her feeling of personal worth. Resists mediocrity and sets herself high standards.