Maybe I had too much fun back home and when all the fun things in life suddenly come to a halt, depression hits hard. This happened to me too when I was in national service. Suddenly, no more nights out. No more tv. No more internet.

I wish I have my own car here so I don't have to rely on my housemates to do petty things like making my phoneline/internet arrangements/buying snacks whenever i want/eating whatever I want.

I fucking wish for my laptop back.

Lishen's really kind to let me use her comp but she'll need to use her desk sometimes too. I'll be like blogging halfway and she's like, "Sorry Jolene, I need to use the table."

Of course I'm gracious about it. But I cannot help feeling so bloody down.

I go downstairs and face my (empty) study table and my stacks of notes that doesn't look at all appealing.

What can make me happy again?

I mean I've had the good fortune to have a computer of my own and go online whenever I want, whatever time of the day. And talk to all those who are dear to me. Sigh.

I just lost all my mood when my computer died. No chocolate can undo this misery.

Why oh why oh why oh why.

My dad's considering getting a hard disk from his friend's older Acer model(older model than mine!!) and putting it in mine. I am of course fine with whatever he offers me but I got so depressed to learn that I was downgrading.

I hope my brother can put in a good word for me and throw in some computer lingo that will help me with my plight.

I will NEED an external hard disk after this whole fiasco. Backup everything so no shit dares to splatter on me again.

Oh, did I mention that my laptop will only be fixed in three weeks? And did I mention that my hostel contract comes to an end in four weeks?

And that we want to shift out? And that you have to tell telecom a week in advance to remove the phone line and streamyx to install in your new place?

OH. and that we don't have a place to stay yet?

Fuck man.

It was okay la..nothing much to scream about. Real crappy entertainment on board(singers in tarty clothes who are older than my parents combined) and the only good part about the entire thing was some of my night shots and oh, this delicious plate of the most tender kangkung shoots that I've ever tasted. It's baby green and soft and just so kangkung-y. Too delicious, hence, forgot to take a snap shot.

While waiting for the cab outside our hotel, there were two mascots who were wishing the guests "Merry Christmas". Yup, I actually CAMWHORED with them. Hahaha.


Family photo..l-r: Grandma, Brother, Mum, Dad and Myself


Mum wanted one with the mascots as well.


Another one!

it was raining all night long but I managed this shot.


The steps up..


Grandma was getting bored..


Dad was filming every little bit of thing. Like father, like son, like daughter.


They have a few other floating restaurants... it looks pretty..and silly at the same time.


Another family photo.

We had dinner with Dad's company's General Manager of Asia Pasific Sales, Daniel. The guy's Malaysian but he's based in Vietnam for a few months and I think he came back to Malaysia last week because he needed to get his MyKad done.


Strange way of putting the food


Sweaty Santa Claus


We cruised near a harbour..


See the pretty lights?


We were heading back to the city again. I love the effect of the lights.


As it was Christmas eve, christmas paraphernalia everywhere!!


The night view from my room.

On the 30th of December LAST year, Justin, Chee Kiang, Daryl, Pei Sze and I took a spontaneous trip up to Genting at 9pm.

It felt so exhilarating when Daryl wound the windows down and the cold air rushed past my cheeks leaving my cheeks to feel like cold metal. As we approached the darker parts of the road up, I was astounded by how visible the stars were in the night sky. That's because we are high above the city and usually the lights from the city are brighter and you don't get to see a clear night sky like this often. I was just putting my head out of the car going, "ooooooohhhhhhhh.....!"

We arrived at the peak at about 11pm and beneath the glow of every streetlamp, you could see the illuminated mist rushing up the sides of the streetlamp. It was a coldddd night.

Can you believe we went all the way up just to have a cup of coffee at Coffeebean?!

Daryl striking a pose while waiting for Justin's car to catch up.


Chee Kiang and I at Coffeebean


These mad people ordered Ice Blended for that extra kick. The hot chocolate's mine by the way. :)

Nice photo! But my EYES. WHY DO I ALWAYS TO BE LIKE THIS WITH THE CAMERA.


l-r: justin and pei sze


L-r: Pei Sze and Daryl


A cable car entering the Highlands hotel.


Can you see how misty it was outside?


We took a stroll down to First World. This was on one of the many escalators down. Oh god, my eyebags. Genting would be the 3rd night out of four nights that I've returned home at 2.00am.


Saw some nasty looking chocolate coated strawberries that was just downright disturbing. Can you see what I saw? We have to be on the same wavelength to get it, dude..


l-r: Daryl, Pei Sze, Justin, Chee Kiang, Me


One of us


I love mist!!


Daryl and Chee Kiang


Camwhoring.


Pei Sze and I!


Now on to how I spent my new year's eve..

Ck and I had dinner at Subang Parade before heading down to KL Sentral to "decide where to go". We were torn between Bukit Bintang or KLCC. The roads were surprisingly relatively clear that night as we made our down to KL Sentral.

There were guards ensuring that traffic between the trains were smooth. It did not even feel like New Year's eve! Everything was so organised!

We ended up in KLCC and spent the better part of the night chilling at Coffeebean and analyzing every single detail in Juice(the magazine) and we now have a good idea of where to check out the next time we go out. :) Speaking in cantonese to kutuk a bunch of rowdy non-cantonese speaking family sitting behind us and coming to a conclusion that peppermint candy cane is not very nice.


We lepaked at Coffeebean until about 11.30pm before making our way down to the park. Ohmigod, double chin. *scribbles in New Year's resolution list*


One of my best shots of the twin towers!


A view from Coffeebean's window. Those are human beings down there!


So cute..got people sitting on top of the tiny hill.




I wanted balloons pretty badly because I've always had a penchant for helium balloons.

We were actually searching and searching for helium balloons but could not find any.

"Will you be okay if we really can't find balloons?" Ck asked.

"Haiyoh, of course la. You think I'll cry issit?" I said.

"Ya!"

"Com'n, I'm 18 already!"

"O-kayy!" he was doubtful. LOL.


The crowd was getting excited when the fireworks started. OH yes! Bumped into Joshua there as well!


The beginnings..


I should stop captioning every picture and just leave it to speak for itself.




New Year's eve paraphernalia!


After the fireworks, the city was left looking smokey.


We finally found balloons!! Yay!! Hahaha. Ck bought me five balloons!


A stairway of balloons!




My five balloons! Hahaha. So happy I was like the only one walking around with that amount.




Going home was so fun because it was jam packed in the LRT. I mean when you experience the sardine tin effect once a year it is quite fun actually.. I was not the only crazy one bringing balloons in. hehe.

I walked past the guard at the ticketing counter and he was like, "Moi arrr..mana boleh bawah masuk dalam, banyak orang ooo!" Haha.. and I was like, "hehe, boleh laaa.."


Me and my many balloons!


As you can see, one of my new year's resolution would be to clean my room.

Well, I had a great new year's eve.:) :) :) :)

Did you?:D

Justin tagged me.. so in true New Year spirit, I might as well fill it up for the fun of it:)

Glad to see 2005 go ( yes or no )?:
No..not really.

Age turned in 2005?:
18! Almost everything became legal for me!

Did you change your hair in 2005? How?:
Eh...I stopped colouring it? My natural colour seems to work better!

The best part of 2005?:
Hanging out with the people whom are dear to me, driving on highways for the first time, getting serious in the blogging scene etc.

The worst part of 2005?:
When my grandparents passed away within a week of each other.

Did you make any new friends in 2005? Who?:
SO MANY!! Com'n, I went for national service(easily 200 people) and then I went on to university..

Any new crushes in 2005? Who?:
No new crushes:) You know I know. ;)

Do they know?:
*rolls eyes* Not enough photo evidence ar?

Who will you never forget?:
Obviously my grandparents.

Who did you wish you did not meet?:
I'm sure there's the odd acquaintance that I can do without..

Did you have a boy/girlfriend in 2005?:
=) yes

Did you fall in love in 2005?:
Yes:) Even before 2005, it happened. But 2005 is definitely a better year compared to the rest.

Did you catch someone in a lie in 2005?:
Yeah..the usual ffk white lies.

Did you call them out?                         
To tell them off?? I don't think so. I'm just damn good at bitching so I talk alot of bullshit about them to get my steam off.                                                                                                                            

Did you get caught in a lie? What was it? 
Not that I can remember!                                                 

Funniest moment of 2005?:
Definitely when I downed six glasses of wine at The Ivy with the girls during our big KL stayover and ended up crying about how my father won't let me attend the PPS bash and when we
went back to Shangri-La at nearly 3am and a gweilo was being friendly in the lift and asked, "So, where you girls from?" and I was like, "MaLAYYsia...!" with damn alot of attitude like that. Wahhahahahaha

Most embarrassing moment of 2005?:
The first trip back from Kedah. Not gonna go in details, but Very Sad. Only Had ONE pair of Pants with me and it was the one I was wearing already. *blush*

The funniest thing you saw on TV in 2005?:
I don't know...computer more like...Joey? Russel Peters?

The funniest thing you heard on the radio?:
The song Everyday I love You Less and Less. Damn funny.

Did you take any vacations in 2005? Where?:
Vietnam!!

Any new hobbies of 2005?                                                                               
Nope. Blogging was still a first love.

Did you get a new job in 2005?:
Nopee

Did you lose a job in 2005?:                                                                                   
NOPE

Did you host a party in 2005?:
Yes!! My birthday party!!:)

Did you get in any car accidents in 2005?:
..*sweat*. Yala. One la. :(

Did you get a ticket in 2005?:
urhm, uhrm, noooo..that happened in 2004. And it was for talking on the handphone while driving.

Were you ever arrested in 2005? Wanna say for what?:
CRAZY AH!!

Where did most of your money go?:
Earrings, bus tickets back from Kedah, prepaid cards..and oh yeah, My Panasomic Lumix FX8.

What song will always remind you of 2005?:
Mr. Lonely!!!

What do you wish you'd done more of?:
No...I think I've done alot..:) Okay, maybe I wish I slept more. I know it sounds weird..but yeah.

What do you wish you'd done less of?:
Staying up late.

Thing you were really good at in 2005?
Getting passionate about blogging, doing multiple laps at the pool..

Thing you wish you were better at in 2005?:
Obviously my A-levels. arghh.

In 2005, did you lie to miss a day of work / school?:
Hm.. lol. yeah, for psychology. I have 'stomache' to skip english classes sometimes.

Did you move in 2005?:
To Kedah. Yeap. :(

Did you wish on a shooting star in 2005?:
LoL.. just gawk at some stars la

Has your wish come true?:
Hey wait..I remember something about a wish coming true..can't remember what it was though.

Did you have a sleep over in 2005?:
Nah.

Did you make-out in public in 2005?:
Hahahaha..

What's the ringer on your cellphone?:
I like the conventional ring ring.

Did you drink too much in 2005?                                            
No.....

Your favorite commercial of 2005?:
All the Petronas ads, definitely. And i get a nice warm feeling when I see the Khidmat Negara/National Service ads being played.

Did you go to any concerts? Which ones?:
Nopeee...

Something you couldn't leave home without in 2005?:
Handphone, camera, money and when I go away from home for a longer period of time (ie. Kedah): my laptop. NOW IT'S GONE FOR THREE WEEKS. ARGHH..

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
Stop comparing. Once you stop, you'll feel so much happier with everything that happens for you.