My little brother was confirmed! and just look at those dirty shoes! if you dont have money to buy new shoes then at least wash your old shoes lar! This reminded me of my confirmation... sighhh that was 3 years ago already!
there was a weekend when my aunt's friend was staying with us, we went to London!
this is a photo of Fortnum & Mason!
look at all the Turkish Delights!
and all the sweeties~ I wish i was rich enough to buy a few of their stuff to try...
so beautiful. I want this as my future wedding cake!
all the colourful macaroons~ they look so yummy omg
when i was there, I just couldnt stop staring at the chocolates. they looked so good and the aroma of chocolate in the store was just.... mmmm~
and all of their tea! I really want to try out as many kinds of tea as I can while i'm in the UK.
this is just a photo of a restaurant. I'm not sure of the name but the exterior of it just looks so beautiful.
Just a random road in London. London is just so beautiful. Every road has something unique.
While we were out in London that day, my aunt kept rushing us around. It was kinda annoying. My aunt's friend and I just wanted to walk and enjoy the view and do some sight-seeing, but my aunt just kept walking so fast. but... she did that because she bought us tickets to see a musical! We were so surprised! She gave it as a birthday present to both of us because both our bdays were at the end of September.
we went to see the musical called Top Hat and I really enjoyed it~
I went to Superdrug and look at all the Essie nail polishes they sell!!!! HEAVEN! But Essie is so expensive here. If you convert in back to RM, it's around the same price as OPI. Let's see when I'll cave and buy one. but it's so much cheaper on Ebay and Amazon, maybe i'll just buy from there if i can find the colour i want!
An autumn's day.
On another weekend, my aunt brought me out to London to see a ballet called Don Quixote, which was AMAZING. I loved it so much.
before going to the ballet, my aunt brought me to King's Cross Station to see Platform 9 3/4!
We were in rush and there was a huge crowd so I couldnt take a good shot of it. :(
We also went to the Museum of Natural History.
the building and architecture was just magnificent.
We also went to the National Portrait Gallery. tbh, i enjoy art but portraits.... not so much. I would never be able to rmb all these historical people's faces and names. but the fact of how realistically the artists could paint these portraits was no doubt amazing.
We has a nice dinner (we had crab!) in China Town and then rushed to the Royal Opera House for the ballet!
In Oct, Queen Mary's Msian Society organised a Food Sale so one day after class I went to some of the girls' dorm to help bake and make the kuihs! and we got to eat some free ones too~
On the day of the food sale itself, i went to support them by buying my lunch from them and helped sell some kuihs. It was freezing that day and my fingers were so numb that I couldnt even hold the tongs to grab the kuihs. major fail.
the taste of home~
on another mild winter's day, I went on a walk alone to Cheslyn Garden in Watford and it was a very bad idea. It was a very windy day and it was freezing. and it was boring.
it definitely is a unique garden though... looks more like a jungle.
it may have looked like a nice day but it wasnt.... there are days where i really miss the warmth of the sun.
6th of November. The day I met 2NE1! It was quite a spontaneous decision. Initially when i saw the news that they were coming to London, I thought I wont be able to make it to see their performance so I kinda gave up on the thought of meeting them but then on the 5th, I saw news that they were having a free autograph session and it was during my reading week so I decided to go!
but then I was stupid. I got the wrong venue..... I went to Oxford Street... and spent more than an hour there only to know that the autograph session was near Monument. TT_____TT so i rushed to the correct venue only to find out that all the 200 free coupons for the autograph session have been all given out. =____=
but no, i didnt give up. I stayed around hoping to get a glimpse of the girls. but i got more than a glimpse.
The girls were split in to two pairs. Dara and Bom on the right side of the venue and CL and Minzy on the left. I was at the right side first. So this is where my view. the security was quite strict with cameras though....
Dara and Bom. i was too lazy to edit my photos....
After a while, I told myself I had to try to see CL and Minzy although ppl around me kept saying how crowded their side of the venue was. but i tried my luck and got to he front row to see them!
CL has that aura around her that just amazed me just by looking at her. She wore a sexy black dress and was just so charismatic.
she was so friendly too~
too bad I didnt manage to take many good photos of Minzy but she was so sweet too~
after the line of fans that had their coupons ended, the organisers decided to let more ppl get into line coz they said the girls still had time before they had to leave so I quickly squeezed into the line but.... :( unfortunately they cut the line at the person before me! I was so pissed. I was like begging the organiser to just let a few more ppl through. but they didnt budge. hmph
overall, it was still a really great experience getting to see 2NE1!!!
They are having their World Tour next year so HOPEFULLY they'll come to London again~
i'm still waiting for Beast to come to London too......
after meeting 2NE1, i rushed to uni for my interview with the Msian Society committee to apply for the rold of junior assistant. It didnt go very well (in my opinion), and I didnt get the spot but i'm thankful i didnt get it or else, with my job now at Paperchase, i wouldnt have any more free time for the society.
I tried out Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte! which was quite nice but I dont think i'll spend my money on it again. I rather get a normal cappucino or mocha.
on another day, I tried out Costa's Chocolate and Orange Mocha which tasted so good.
and Costa serves Toffee Nut Latte all year round! I'll have to go order it one day!
After Christmas, there's the post-Christmas sales! Paperchase is having 50% off all their Christmas stuff and some old/surplus stock. I bought gift wraps, christmas cards and gift tags for some of my aunt's friends and bought myself this notebook! it actually comes with a very ugly cover but i took it off.
I also went to Boots and stocked up on some of my make up and finally bought Soap & Glory's Hand Food hand cream~!!! I've been wanting it ever since i smelt the scent of it in Sephora about a year ago. it smells really good!
the weather is getting colder and I have to walk to work in this weather.... there's no snow yet but lots of frost in the morning.
My aunt gave me a coupon ytd to go to John Lewis to have a free cup of hot drink and a free slice of cake. So i chose to have a hot chocolate and carrot cake.
Surprisingly I'm loving pumpkin cake and carrot cake now. All the spices and sultanas in them~
Back to the things I'm proud of.... these are just the main things that I can think of right now.
Firstly is when I agreed to become a lector in church. For a person who was as shy I was at that age (I can't even rmb how old I was... 14 or 15?), I didnt even dare to introduce myself during our youth group activities. And more embarrassingly, I cried at one of the youth camps because I felt left out. One reason I agreed to be a lector was because Imelda kinda forced me to do it. I know I could've said no when she asked me to help out, but I didnt dare to say no. I rmb that exact morning, she called my phone but i was asleep. Then she called the house phone and told me I had to do the reading on that day itself! It probably was one of the most nerve-wrecking moments ever. But people praised me after mass, they told me I did well and when they asked me to do the reading again, although I still had the urge to say no, I agreed to do it. After doing it a few times, and after messing up once haha, I had no problem stepping up onto the alter to do the reading anymore. I actually kinda miss doing it now. LOL
Another thing was during PAG camp when I was 15. It was a camp everyone at catechism was suppose to attend. I didnt want to go at first and I told my mum I didnt want to go but I had to and my mum said it might be a good experience. And to my surprise, it was another turning point. I acted in a skit with my group members! I was so scared and I stuttered a lot through my lines but the feeling I felt after the skit was amazing. After the skit, Imelda asked me to join her to do a performance for charity in Labuan and it was once again an amazing experience.
Next, I know I talk about this a lot, but i'm just really proud of myself for doing it! It's when I went to see Beast in SG alone when I was 16. I had no friends that were B2utys so I had no choice. I rmb crying over not being able to get tickets at first and being annoyed for not being allowed to go to KL for their showcase although i got a ticket for it. Although i didnt really go alone, Nigel met me in SG but I'm still very glad I made the decision to go although my uncle didnt really allow me to go. I was VERY determined to go. and it was all worth it! I still cant believe i actually touched every member of Beast and told Dongwoon: "Love you!" and he replied, "Love you too~" *squeals*
Other than that, coming to the UK. It was not entirely my own decision but I believe this the right choice. I cant wait to see how much I'd grow at the end of my 3 year course. As much as I hate it, but i really need to grow up. Not that I'm not grown up alr but there's still more improvement I am capable of. And I hope in this new year, I learn to face my fears and try more new things and be more brave to explore, dream and discover. And most importantly, to live life to the fullest.
There are things I want to accomplish in life, definitely wont be able to do within this new year but hopefully within this lifetime. I guess these are the things that are in my bucket list... Firstly, travel alone. It sounds frightening. And I know myself, I know I always dread being alone, but after the last few months of spending most of my time alone, I dont dread it as much anymore. I guess I can say I'm used to it. So it'll be nice to challenge myself by trying out travelling alone. Secondly, bungee jump! or maybe also sky diving! ppl who know me knows clearly that I love these extreme adrenaline-pumping activities. I just never really think about the consequences or the possibilities of these things going wrong. I just really want to try them out and I'm sure after doing it once, i'll be like, "Again! Again!" Thirdly, i want to live alone. I love having my own privacy, my own space. Even if it's just a rented small apartment or flat, I'd be happy and grateful for it.
And i did some reflecting.... Sometimes my aunt keeps nagging me, for example about me keeping food in my room and eating chocolates and peanut butter when i shoudnt. but i'm imagining... in 3 or 5 yrs time, when i look back, i feel like i'm going to be glad i did it and not obediently following everything she said. This is my life, i've alr let other ppl control enough parts of it. I dont want to lose the little bit of freedom i have left to decide on what and when i want to eat. i'm not proud of this, but sometimes i really dont see any meaning in living a long life... i just really want to die young and get over with everything. but like ppl say, be careful of what you wish for, it may just come true.
Let's start this new year happily. I really just want to be happy. I want my family and friends to be happy too. There's nothing much I wish for... So good night for now!
Happy 2014 everyone!
