they say the best things in life are free. i say - it's true! :P

i had the sudden notion of having my hair cut. today, i did exactly that - for FREE!

all i needed was a phone number, a wacky best friend and thick skin. hah!

AP, a trainee hairstylist (for 2 yrs) in toni & guy did an excellent job. she was steady, friendly and patient - or rather, we were patient. wash, cut and blow took 1 1/2 hours altogether. ah.. but worth the wait. cos, as quoted by jessica simpson, "i feel so much lighter on my feet with all that hair gone" :P

ok, so it might seem my hair looks, as sathya said "exactly the same". but in actual truth it's not! it's better.. i can feel it.. haha! (hey, i said i wanted a hair cut right.. not a hair make over)

pictures by misssweetvic. thanks for waiting so patiently babe!

anyways, bottom line - it was FREE! so for those interested in getting free pampering (esp in preparation for this chinese new year) just contact toni & guy and make reservations for their junior stylist. whoa~ i'm promoting the salon. heh!

caught in our free spirit (hehe..pun not intended) vic and i had a plate of free pasta at delifrance for lunch. thanks to jo for the coupons, we managed to save quite a bit of smackaroos.

vic admiring the pasta..

thanks, jo!

lesson for the day : the best things in life are free.. u just have to know where to look.

*pictures were taken with no other than my k800i.

a lovely gift from my sweet baby :) ah.. i'm so lucky!

somewhere Delicious for dinner

last night, we went to...

by reccomendation - we had to wait for an aussie to bring us there ^^ (u are aussie, dave)...

hmmm - jia wei deciding

posing ^^ - while waiting for our meals. note the comfy blue cushion!

vonne - couldn't help comparing how much better her Seriously Delicious Burger looks (tht's what it's really called. lol.. imagine the waiter announcing it while serving - "seriously delicious burger"..haha..*doink*)

cheeze - happy customer!

camera man - david behind the legendary camera.. hence i reckon that there'll be many super shots of that night from him on his blog *hint hint* psst.. thnx for letting me play with your camera dave. i know what's on my xmas list this yr already. muahahaha...

pretty - mouthwatering desserts... leanna's phone's new wallpaper :)

*muah!*

• sidenote: didn't realise till a few min ago that vonne beat me in blogging bout this.
• ^^ check it out here.

happy birthday, Di

i must apologize for the delay.. i can't remember what took me so long to put this up.
considering the fact that WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! :)

16th January : Lunch at Little Vietnam, located beside Little Taiwan.. (oh, apparently little penang was somewhere around..haha.. no kidding) anyways, food was good. deco was better ^^

check out Kam's vietnamese coffee.. frrreshly brewed.. unique eh..

gather a bunch of law students, and u'll get the loudest gang in the restaurant :)
perfect timing, Di!

Secret Recipe for some sweet desserts... and

a surprise song for the birthday girl

It was just too bad that we couldn't take any pictures at the bowling alley - it was so much fun. Then again, there's always next time. we must do this again! :) a sneek picture of Mr. Flinstone in action, maybe?

The chronicles of the land below the wind

I woke up the the shrill of a drill. The dude upstairs had to chose to do his renovation at the start of the year – at 9 a.m.? ah, back to reality, hols over.

It’s been 2 days since returning from Sabah. I miss it. I miss waking up late to fresh air and peaceful mornings, with only the sweet songs of chirpy birds to greet me.. and oh, mum’s breakfast. Honestly, I miss the crowd of my little family.

That drill didn’t sound like it was stopping. I crawled to the computer, and switched on the media player to its maximum – Shakira – eat this, you drill man.

Sathya’s about to leave for Kluang. His attachment at the private hospital got canceled – much to his disappointment. I’d go home too, if not for my attempt to start my 5 essays. Well I could don’t do them and don’t apply for the Bar... er... I didn’t just say that, did i? Sleepy head talking.

Staring at the blank Microsoft word page, I had the urge to write about something else – something I had been itching to write and hadn’t the chance to for the past 2 weeks. Oh.. there’s just so much to tell! So much to share – and so much mere words can never describe. So hello, ol’ blog! I’m Back!

The.Ra.Peu.Tic...

Touched down at KK airport. 17th December. No rain, yay!

I was excited!

2 reasons: It has been ages since I’ve been here, and secondly, papa actually made plans for a trip to Karambunai! So that makes 3 reasons, doesn’t it?

KARAMBUNAI –6km of white sandy beach, strong waves.. and “some say it’s heaven” So off to Nexus Resort we drove. And you know what – it was heaven.

4 days of uber relaxation. We had...

.visual.therapy.

With the wind in our hair and the sweet salty taste of the South China Sea, I could have sat all day at the balcony and EAT everything up.

The Red flag was up the whole time we were there, to mark the monsoon season and its strong strong waves. No swimming, but who’s complaining?

.beach.therapy.
The waves were gEnOrMous! And they were calling us. Red flag or not, we waddled in and enjoyed its warm sea water, letting it push us around with its curly fat waves. I didn’t stay too long, though – wide spaces.. wide spaces..

.color.therapy.
Somebody painted the skies purple that day

.sleep.therapy.
With all the sun soaking and swimming, sleep never felt so good..

estate escapade

We drove for 4 hours from KK – 2 hours on the bumpiest stretch ever... driving past acres after acres of oil palm trees... all the way to Sugut, my dad’s place.

Entertainment and news wise, we relied on nothing more but Astro (whoopee) and 2-day-delayed newspapers. Oh, and scrabble, of course. haha.. it wasn’t till the 22nd that it struck us how bad the flood was back in Johor. Was this the foreboding feeling I had at the sea a couple of days ago?
We horsed around that week – anticipating Christmas.

It smells great outdoors after a light drizzle. I can’t describe it – you’d have to be there. The trees’ll look greener and the air heavier.

Sham saw her first frog eggs

holding on to our dear lives while papa drove us around. now tht's what i call horsing around!

Sathya tried the pickup – while I, again, held on to my dear life


Christmas in Sugut, so good

Oh, check this out – self made chrismas tree! Trust my mum to come up with the wackiest ideas. You wouldn’t have guessed it’s actually made out of mahjong paper! LOL

Food in Sugut’s amazing. It's Seafood heaven everyday. It was cheap and easily accessible. i reckon our cholesterol level went up a notch or two. ah.. but who's counting, right?

SANDAKAN

Before returning to KL, we spent 2 nights in Sandakan, in our old place, in Tshun Ngen. Dad’s friend currently occupying it was nice to let us crash in – so much for a tenant and landlord relationship!

It was nostalgic being back, especially being in my old room. A weird sense of familiarity – a mixture of “who would’ve imagined..” and “I knew I’d be back again..” kinda feeling. I know I don’t make sense.. it’s hard to explain.
I looked around every corner of its walls – and yes, there it was : my handwriting, in a tiny scrawl. Bad habits die hard...



There were so many people to meet and catch up with. One whole day clearly wasn’t enough! It was mostly mum and dad's call this time. "this time"... cos there's always next year!
New year's eve was extra memorable. Counting down with family and old friends. What better way to end 2006 - a trip back to Sabah, a trip back home.