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The Witching Hour

Hey Guys, I got a weird experience last night. It never happened before. And I certainly don’t want to face it again in the future. Ugh! Where should I start? daydream

Met a friend of mine who just returned from Holy Land. She brought me a very nice travel gift. Isn’t she nice? flirty

We also met couple of friends later to go to the movies together. But as no one had the same interest which movies we were going to watch, we decided to browse the book shop. I bought 3 novels there. Yep, am certainly a novel freak. boogie

Then we went to La Senza. Girls, you know what it is, right? We bought a couple of night gowns for a friend of us who will marry at the end of the month. Lucky guy, indeed. giggle

We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant and there went off, my diet. I ate too much that I might have to stop eating until next week. We met more friends at Cork and Screw, yep it’s certainly the right name. As I cannot drink alcoholic beverage, I ordered light beer, corona. beer

We had fun, talking about anything until it was really late evening. As I was the sorber person in the group, I was in charge of getting everyone in taxis with instruction to the drivers where they should take my friends. I even put note the taxi’s doors numbers, drivers’ names and their cellular phone numbers. So I was the last person in the group who got in to the taxi. yawn

As it was very late evening, I decided to get off from the taxi at the end of alley near my house residence. It was really dark and no street light. I had to walk as my house is on the other 2 blocks and the alley was too tight for a taxi. mumbling

I walked confidently in the dark as I knew the routes and could pass it even my eyes closed. Then I smelled something weird. It was sweet and flowery. Like I was in the garden where every flowers were blooming. Ewww, I was in the middle of dark alley not too far from my house, not in the Butchart Gardens in Victoria! shock

Then i felt goose bumps on my hands and legs. My legs were so heavy that I couldn’t continue walking. Uh oh, It was the scary time in my life. Fortunately, I could think fast. I prayed and prayed. Hey, am not a religious person but at that time, I was fortunate and I remember all the words. Then I felt my legs were no longer too heavy that I could walk again. Well, I almost sprinted not walked after that. sad

I still felt the heavy sweet flowery sense near me, though. So when I almost reached home, I spoke confidently (please don’t let it knows am really ... really scared), “ You are not invited here, go back to your place with peace”. Then when I entered my home, I no longer smell any sweet flowery thing. I felt so relieved. sigh

Anyone had the similar experience with me? It’s so weird and I had not had that experience before, I won’t believe it if you tell me so. Am still freak out if I smell something flowery near me! roll eyes

Am so curious myself that I search at the internet. It might be the witching hour. It is the time when supernatural are thought to appear and be at their most powerful at its most effective. This hour is typically midnight or the "time in the middle of the night when magic things are said to happen." The term may refer to any late hour, even without having the associated superstitious beliefs, as can be seen in the Webster's definition: "The middle of the night, especially midnight." professor

Alright, it’s clear now. Am going to be a good person, no more going home at midnight, I will just go home in the morning! laugh
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Should I change?

Met an old friend of mine in the mall and was glad to see her. It has been years since I talked to her. She was a very shy person like me but it was before. She wears a mini white dress with pairs of high heels strapped sandals. Yes, she looked very confident. She looked like a model, err Naomi something. confused A short version one, though, as my friend is the same height as I. blushing

I was amazed with the change and asked her why she looked very different. She told me, “You won’t attract a man with your t-shirt and jeans, hon!” wink

O-okay, I looked at my comfortable t-shirt, old jeans and sneakers. Well, if I tried to dress like her, I will be getting ill in less than 10 minutes. Nope, make it after one hour, maximum. laugh

She got the point thou, every men (good looking and not) were looking at my friend even when they were with their girl-friends. Some were straight forward and some peeked. And she was really good in flashing herself. If I were a man or a lesbian, I might be hypnotised too. roll eyes

Every men tripped their feet in their rush to assist her. Her current boy-friend, (I said boy-friend as he is 11 years younger than her!) is a cute Swiss man who works for an International company here. grin

Life is certainly not fair. But we don’t have any choice, do we? No no no, I won’t change my appearance to snare a man or a boy, thank you. Oops, cross out the ‘boy’ wording, as am not a baby snatcher. blushing Who knows, I might change my mind, say in 100 years ... rolling on the floor laughing
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Happy New Year 2011

Was upset when the boss told me I had to come to the office on December 30 and 31 for data clarification project. My colleague’s parent passed away that he had to return to his home town. And who has to do his pending project? Right, yours truly. roll eyes

Have been working very hard since Monday actually, as I thought I could take leave. But at the end, I had to work until really late on December 31. Everyone else in my office floor has left. I was the last person.

Took a cab to go home. The traffic jam was the worst in the year, as people came out and hang around the street. It took me around 3 hours to go home. Fortunately, my cab driver was quite patient. And I did appreciate that. I gave him a BIG tip.

It’s New Year’s eve here, but I still have office work to do. Poor me. crying

Hope your New Year’s eve will be as remarkable as mine. Oh I have free view for fireworks from my house roof. Very nice, indeed. I have couple minutes to enjoy it with a glass of chocolate milk. Happy New Year! lips
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My short break

Hey Guys! How was your festive holiday? wave

Just got back from my short break. Well, not much to tell as I went to a small island not too far from my residence area. Couldn’t got flight tickets to anywhere as all were fully booked.
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I was glad for the quiet day with few neighbors who have been so nice until a group of party goers came later of the day. We had loud music almost 24 hours. Urgh!! very mad

My neighbors have complained to the island manager with no success as we were only 10 against 40. Anyway, I stayed mostly indoor, reading and listening to ipod. Or take a leisure walk around the island.

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I kept being nice to all even the most annoying man and his piece of arm candy whose cottage thankfully were very far from mine. Got no sunburn too, and am grateful for that as my skin is already brown. Tomorrow will be Monday and am not ready to face the office. Thinking of taking another short break soon. laugh
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Festive Season

I nearly hate Christmas this year. roll eyes Why? Coz all my best friends are not around this time. The first one travels for Holy Land tonight. The second one returns to her second home in Sydney. The third one travels to China. I can’t go with them, as I cannot ask for long leave days. Am in trouble. Am really having self pity moment.crying

Stop! doh Phew .... Take deep breath. Mmm... Alright then, enough of being my terrible self. I will contact my favorite travel agent to find me flight tickets out of my hometown. I can get only a couple leave days from the office, so where should I go? Thinking ... hmmm ... confused

First choice, Kinabalu. It’s one of the town in my travel wish list anyway. The second choice is Phuket. The third one is Hanoi. Oh dear, if I cannot get the tickets, I will go to Singapore or Bali as my last choice. I know couple friends in both cities. Yep, better start packing now. applause

On second thought, it might be better to go to an island nearby. I can read all my new novels without interruption. What a wonderful holiday! yay

If I cannot access my computer until further notice, it’s better to write it here now:
To a joyful present and a well remembered past
Best wishes for happy holidays
Merry Christmas! snowman2
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Office Party

It has been a while, for I have been too busy at the office.

We had a year end party this evening and I almost didn’t go. I felt a bit down and had mild fever. I did joined my colleagues at the end and had fun. Didn’t eat much. I had one glass of iced tea, a small bowl of tom yum soup and a glass of OJ.

My colleagues were having great time, so the fun touched me a bit. Without knowing, I hummed the songs and bopped my head due to good music. Had to leave early, though.

Took lots of photos but unfortunately they are not for public consumption. Sorry guys comfort
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Sunday

Had a relaxing day today. Was planning to have ice cream then body massage. Was already on the way when my friends called. One had a sudden appointment for webcam chat with her new man from Downunder aka Aussie. The other one had to take her kid to a party. Oh well, It’s alright. I had me myself, no worry.

My first stop was for ice cream. I had a quart for myself. Jamoca fudge almond and dark chocolate. Mmm ... I needed the boost. Also stopped by at the supermarket for my favorite beverage and had a tiny disappointment when I couldn’t find it. I had to settle for another brand. Was pouting a bit as I was addicted to that beverage brand.

I found out that I didn’t bring my wallet with me. The one for my ATM cards. Urgh! I was lucky that I still have some cash left in my other wallet. But not much to go for body massage. I sulked and tried to enjoyed the rest of my ice cream.

Being stranded without cash was annoying. Reminding me of my trip to Turkey years ago. Ensuring that I still had enough cash to go home, I decided to cool down and checked the flat shoes. Truthfully, I should buy some heeled shoes to gain me more height. But not this time. There were some flat shoes which have been calling my name. And the ones with tiny straps were so adorable. So I bought a pair. Fortunately I still have my credit cards with me.

Arriving home, I confirmed that I got all my stuff in one tote bag. Should I go for body massage now?
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Ladies' Power Day

Was going to meet the girls when I suddenly hummed off key ‘spotlight’ by Jennifer Hudson. This song has been stucked on my head for couple days now. I might hear it somewhere and without I even realise it, I keep singing the few lyrics. I can’t even sing! Seriously! I like JH due to the unique voice of hers. I even download the song again from website as I have already deleted it before from my computer.

Met the girls at the mall on Monday night straight from the office. Yes, our city is famous with malls. You can find mall everywhere here. So it’s easier for us to hang out at malls. There is a Thai cuisine restaurant which papaya salad am craving at the moment. Mmm ...

Had a great time with all girls. Thanks for ditching temporarily your men for us who were still singles. It reminded us when all of us were singles and always went together everywhere. We did appreciate and were grateful with the friendship. Due to work, I also have been down lately, but the self pity wouldn’t make me any better.

Too bad we were too late for movies. Maybe next time, huh? Just bought the caramel popcorn for more snacks. But it was really fun to take photos with the huge christmas tree. Christmas is coming, but please remind me not to drink that icky cider. My poor throat cannot stand it.

I know that I promise to go traveling with you all next year. Just don’t choose the far away country, please. I cannot ask for longer leave days, so cross out Alaska from the list, will ya! laugh
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Wedding Party’s Guest

Have received too many invitations for wedding receptions this year. Some were too far to attend, so I just asked friends to pass the wedding gifts. But for the ones were held nearby, I cannot be excused without being rude.

I didn’t like attending wedding reception. It’s too much time consuming. As a big girl, you didn’t want to look like an old hag in the party. You wanted to be ‘prettier’ even you weren’t. And if you didn’t have time nor budget to go to a beauty salon or make up artist, you had to doll up yourself. Of course, the result wouldn’t as perfect as it’s done by the professional.

Woke up late this morning as it was weekend. I wasn’t supposed to wake up early on weekends. This time, I had to as I was invited to my colleague’s wedding party. And I had only 30 minutes left or I would be late. Right, me, Miss Late.

Being presentable when you were such in a hurry, wouldn’t work. Couldn’t be perfect, but passable was justified. Had the check list running on my head:
? Hair
? Dress
? Makeup
? shoes

Just realised that I forgot to apply parfum when I was already on the way to the reception. Uh uh. Hope I didn’t sweat too much.

I came in the right time, the holy matrimony service just finished. After congratulating the bride and bridegroom, we flocked to the refreshment table. The food was so so, but it was kind of expected if you held your party at the hotel. Couldn’t remember where I had delicious meal during a wedding reception in a hotel.

Time to mingle around, thankfully I knew quite a lot of people in the reception area, not like the other party I attended before. We chatted until the new couple approached us. Time for photo op! Oops, my lipstick might be smudged.

I envied the bride’s make up. It’s so natural. Should ask her who her make up artis . The groom was better in person than in photo. Congratulations to you both!

For most of my friends have left the reception, I excused myself too. Chatting with lots of people drained my energy, especially if there were lots of strangers. Was happy to be in the reception as to meet people, just not too much, please. And I truly don’t mind attending the Royal Wedding. Don’t forget to send me the invitation, will ya. Ha ha!
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Internet Modem

I disconnected my broadband internet connection few months ago as I found out that the monthly charge was too high. And even if I didn’t use it, I still have to pay that huge charge. I didn’t realise it before as I thought that I forgot to switch off the modem after using it. After 6 months in row and I still dutifully paid the bills, but the charges were too much. I used more my mobile phone lately to check emails and I paid only a fraction.

Then I bought a flash stick modem. I was happy at first as the internet connection was fast and it didn’t cost me much either. But after several months, I noticed that the internet connection becoming too slow and I get offline too many times to count. I even had to top up the credit twice last month.

I bought another flash stick modem from a different provider. I couldn’t find it in the official provider shop, but I got lucky in a small shop next day. It was the last package. Have tried to install the new modem myself, but it didn’t work. I knew am not a computer geek, but geez, why it was so difficult to install a flash stick modem. Read the manual couple times and then I gave up after trying several times with no success. So I still used the slow internet connection flash stick modem. It was slow, for sure, but it works. But yes, I still got offline without am knowing too.

I begged 2 IT staff to assist me in installing my new flash stick modem. They didn’t know it either, so we worked together. And in few minutes, I can browse with fast internet connection. I was so happy. But when I tried it at home, the old flash stick modem ran faster.

I have two flash stick modems now for one computer. The first modem is slow and the second one is slower. Lucky me, indeed!
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It’s certainly not my day...

Couldn’t wake up in the morning that I bargained with my alarm for couple times until I really really had to leave my bed or I would be late. Had an important morning staff meeting and I am not a morning person

Didn’t dare spending more time, that I took quick shower and no breakfast. Had almost reached the street when I was blocked by floods. It was quite deep that my shoes wouldn’t last. And I didn’t want to waddle the floods with my bare feet. No way ....

Had to return home for flip flop. Also brought a mineral water to wash my feet after waddling through the floods with flip flop. I didn’t have time left that I just took any taxi which approached me first. Fortunately, it was still a decent taxi.

The traffic was quite bad that I came to the office 10 minutes late. Did pay more than if I took my regular taxi, but it’s still alright. I was the third of 10 staff who attended the meeting. Not bad, huh. To tell you the truth, it was a boring meeting that I wish I could miss it.

The rest of the day was just routine. Didn’t go out for lunch, as I lost my appetite. I just grabbed some light meal from the canteen. And one of my colleagues gave me a very yummy local salad in the afternoon. Thanks, girl!

I was leaving the office earlier than my usual time. After seeing the traffic in front of my office building, I decided to take the bus home. The bus has its own path that no other vehicle can pass. That’s the rule, but still lots of other vehicle use the bus’s path when the traffic is horrible.

I had to wait for quite long time for my bus. Did a happy dance on my head when it finally came and there was only few passengers getting into the bus. I congratulated myself that I took the bus instead of taxi. The traffic was heavy. Would go crazy if I was in the taxi. Was considering to snap a photo as a prove, maybe next time.

I had a good bus ride. Never mind that the driver was so chatty. He talked non stop to every passengers who sat near him, excluding me. I pretended to listen music from my ipod. I knew, I was rude. Sorry buddy, but I have spent all my daily tolerance quota.

Did have to wait quite long too for the second bus which will take me near to my residence area. So I read couple pages of my novel to kill the time, sent text messages to friends and checking office emails. Couple of my girl friends were dining in a new restaurant and would go to movies after. They invited me to go along, but I said no. I was tired to bones. It has been a tough week. Wish I had their energy, though.

The bus I got into was quite full, but I got my seat at the back row, beside a muscular man. I almost nodding off when the man started asking me several questions. He didn’t even back down when I only replied in short verses only. I was saved when there was an elder lady got into the bus. As the other passengers pretended not seeing her, I just gave my seat to the poor lady and walked into the exit door. I got off from the bus at the next bus stop and saw that the man also got off from the bus. Didn’t he say that he was getting off at the final bus stop? Forgetting my tired feet, I almost ran to hail a pedicab. I didn’t even negotiate the fare. What a day ...
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Weekend ... YAY!

It’s my pampering day today. The weather was too hot that I decided to leave home in the afternoon. As the traffic was horrible, I decided to walk. It’s quite a long walk, but the afternoon weather was nice, and no, just ignore the pollution, I will be fine.

Had haircut and loved it. The hairstylist was really great. I have been missing my old hairstylist who disappeared due to debt issue. Now, I find a new one. The manicure girl was careless, though. She nicked my little finger. I pretended I didn’t know that my little finger was bleeding until she applied some medicament. Ouch, it’s hurt. Lucky her that I was so happy with my new hairstyle, that I still tipped her. And yes, I bounced on the way to my next list to go.

I learned my lesson, taking a taxi instead of bus. No traffic, thankfully. And it’s easy to find the brauhaus, to reshape my eyebrows. The stylist was excellent. It was hurt a little only. Then I met my friends for some late snacks. We were having great time. I left them at the karaoke place and picked up some stuff for Mom. Met an old friend of mine at the supermarket. We talked until her child went sleepy. Such a cute boy. If I had a son, I wish he would be as cute as my friend’s

Took a pedicab to go home. Mom was so happy that I didn’t forget to buy her stuff. Am so tired and will have another hectic day tomorrow. Did take a photo of my poor little finger for memory. Hoping to secure appointment with my favorite masseur for body massage tomorrow . I love weekend ... Have a wonderful weekend to you all
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