Kat-Tales

To those who have been constantly asking whether I’ve started packing yet, the answer is still a no but I’m one step closer. I cleaned my room today!!! *applause*

Hey, that’s a major achievement for me alright! Okay I haven’t sorted out my drawers and wardrobe but the table’s done and the piles of junk under the table is cleared. (It may not sound like a lot but trust me, most of my stuff is dumped ON the table.) And I feel sooo relieved. I’m such a hoarder but it feels good to finally be able to throw out everything I don’t need/want anymore.

My dad’s reaction to it was “Finally I know what colour is your table!” Ha ha ha. -_-

I wish I can show you a “before” and “after” picture. My photos are all stuck in some hard disk somewhere.

So anyways, my brother’s computer crashed the other day and this one I’m using is my dad’s old one which is threatening to crash anytime soon. That explains why I’m hardly online anymore. And that leads to my lack of updates nowadays. Well sort of. So till I get a new computer or my dad fixes the ones at my home(whichever comes first), tata!

Prom, prom, prom.

Well, I wouldn’t say I was all that excited to go. It was disappointing and stressful looking for a dress. BUT it was also fun in a way. With the girls. Making me try random stuff I usually won’t wear. Lol. The night was okay I guess. I was slightly bored. But it was fun dancing and taking photos and yet it was a little sad knowing that there were plenty of people I won’t be seeing anymore. I guess that was what took me so long to blog about the Ball. Just knowing that these are some people I will never see again. Anyways not gonna blog about it in detail. I’ll just let the photos tell the story.

*Photos will be on Facebook soon but do let me know if you want me to send you a copy.

And reunion with high school friends the weekend before the ball! Impromptu, random and entertaining. It was good food, good company and good fun. Good to see everyone again. Nothing much has changed. But I was just thinking how interesting it is to know that in a couple of years from now, there are going to be accountants, engineers and all sorts of professions emerging from this crazy group of individuals. Can’t wait to see who will be the first among us to marry and the people we will be. It’ll be interesting to watch.

Yeong Ren’s “genius” way of pouring tea. Lol.

Okay after we got back to Michelle’s house, people who don’t play Mahjong or Poker, namely Sharifah, Leanne and I, started taking random photos. I was on a serious chocolate high. All thanks to someone going “Hey Mich you have chocolate?” Lol.

And tell me, why are goodbyes so hard?

*WordPress suddenly decides that she/he/it wants to be friends with me again.

I’ve got a crush on someone I’ve been seeing a lot recently.

You’ll never guess in a million years who.

But do you want to know?

Seriously?

But I want to keep him to myself! *pouts*

But I know you’re just dying to find out. Right? Right?

Don’t kid yourself. I bet you’re going “Kat stop it already and tell me!!!!”

Alright, alright. I shall stop.

Even though I’m actually having a lot of fun here…

LOL.

Alright, here’s a picture!

He’s no other than Dan Humphrey!

Okay, his name is Penn Badgley and he plays Dan Humphrey in GossipGirl. And yes, I’m GossipGirl obsessed. Very obsessed. I’ve never been as obsessed over a TV show before. (I watched 4 episodes in one sitting yesterday and I finished 2 this morning. :P) Well, when you have no schedule and the whole season is sitting right in front of you, you just sit and watch and get addicted to it in the process.

Anyways, back to Dan. He isn’t the hottest guy on the show but he’s my favourite. Why? Because he’s the shy guy who always had a crush on the popular girl and finally gets together with her. He’s cute and the things he do and say are just so sweet. He talks a lot and he’s funny and witty. He makes Serena happy. (Well, from what I’ve seen so far, they look pretty happy. Lol.) And… I think he reminds me of the kinda guy I’m looking for. (: I can’t really describe why he’s my fav really, I guess you have to watch the show and watch his character to really see what I mean.

Shoot! I  just “wiki-ed” Dan Humphrey and it does NOT look good. Why do I do this to myself all the time? I think this series is going to break my heart.

Okay I know this is a sorry excuse for a post. “Where is the post on the ball and the reunion?” Soon soon. I haven’t even uploaded them on Facebook. Haha. And what have I been so busy with lately? Well being a bum of course.

oh no don’t you come at me
with that look you’ve got so down
you got me floating like a bubble
ever since you came around

and even strangers seem to notice
and all my friends can tell
to keep you coming i’ll just keep on running
but your loving tripped me and i fell

i hope i always, always feel this way
always feel this way

pushing my buttons like we’re on the elevator
keeping your eyes on this, savin it for later
we never rushed, we always took our time
you make sure to make me yours, i’ll make sure to make you mine

now we’ll always, always feel this way
always feel this way

’cause you got what i want, baby, yes you do
you’ve got what i need, oh you know it’s true
baby i don’t wanna settle for no other
can’t you see all you need is me
to always feel this way

so if you’re wishing on the stars
you gotta go out and get it
’cause if you want it bad enough you won’t stop until you have it
don’t let them tell you what you can and cannot do
you’ve got to see it through like you always do

feel this way
always feel this way
never gonna change
always feel this way

- Always Feel This Way, Tristan Prettyman

I’m lovin’ my new music! Amazing song and she’s a fantastic artist. Other good songs include Hello, Simple As It Should Be and Love, Love, Love. So go listen to her now!

I’ve got SOOOO much to blog about. The reunion, the ball, how much I miss A-Levels, my new project, all those random things I’ve been doing, movies I’ve been watching…

BUT

I don’t know why I just don’t feel like blogging. I’ve even lost my zeal to read. I would say I’m an avid reader. Could never get through the day without picking up the paper(one of the major distractions during exam period). But I hardly even look at it now.

I have tonnes of books I’ve not finished. Alice in Wonderland(One of the stories most watched and hardly read. How many of you can say you’ve read that before huh? Haha), Atonement, What Maisie Knew, The Girls(birthday present which I brought to Penang and never even touched while I was there), the 2 Vintage Crime books I borrowed from my cousin. And I even wanted to get the English-Chinese Dictionary for Lovers(not a real dictionary, it’s fiction) while I was at the bookstore earlier today. Usually I’ll just spend hours pouring over my books with headphones plugged in and just enjoying my own company. But nowadays, I just can’t seem to sit still.

Even my dad was saying, “What happened to your reading? Go finish your books.” And this is coming from someone who forbade me to read when I was younger cos I read too fast and they kept spending money on books. Haha.

I want to write about all the stuffs I’ve been up to and my testimony I’ve been meaning to type since the exams ended but somehow every time I mean to, everything just gets jumbled up in my head. I’m just so…. fidgety nowadays. Hopefully tomorrow I can sit down to do some reading. It would be great if the weather is as awesome as this morning’s. It was pouring and cold and chilly. Just the way I like it. :) (I should have stayed home this morning. But then again, I would have just slept the morning away. Lol.)

Ironic how I’m blogging about how I don’t feel like blogging. I contradict myself all the time. Lol. Alright, until the next time “I feel like it”.

We women are such emotional people. Act based on feelings all the time. I feel sorry for you men who have to put up with us. HAHA.

21/06/08 - Left for Penang!

Budget holiday for us. Took the Firefly there. Managed to get the zero price air tickets so we just paid for the airport tax. In case you didn’t know, Firefly is a propeller plane so it’s a very small plane but it wasn’t that bad. It was scary during the turbulence back home but I was half-asleep then so didn’t think it was such a bad experience after all. But I won’t recommend you flying with Firefly. Will let you know why later.

When we got there, checked into the apartment and left for town shortly after. We are such city kids, I tell you. The first thing when we got to the apartment was to look for the air-conditioning unit. “No air-cond?!?!? How to sleep???” LOL. But there was a unit in every room so yes we managed to sleep after all. First stop was at this local produce shop where we bought the local biscuits(which didn’t taste so good) and the guys bought some horrible tasting blueberry tea. Then we went to Gurney Plaza where we spent ages deciding what movie to watch. Decided on Made of Honour in the end. The funny thing was we all bought our tickets separately(due to our undecisiveness) but still managed to get seats in the same row. Lol. Nothing much to say about the show. It’s incredibly predictable and I thought it was more funny than it was romantic. Didn’t do much that day. Walked over to Gurney Drive after the movie for dinner. Food there was bad. That place is a rip-off.

Next day we rented a van with a driver to take us around. Stopped by the botanical gardens to have a look around. Then we went to Penang Hill(also known as Bukit Bendera) after lunch. We had to take the train up and it felt like forever to reach. Amazing view of Penang and nice breeze. Bought corn-in-cup, took photos, did henna tattoos, went on a canopy walk, saw some amazing houses up there. Took the taxi back to the apartment later. Walked out to look for dinner and have a look around at the night market. A lot of pirated DVDs,imitation handbags, sunglasses, perfumes on sale. Left my sunglasses at home so I bought a RM10 pair for spending the next day at the beach. Went to the beach in the middle of the night while it was raining. Lol. *Look at the prawns in the photo! Those cost like RM5 each! Lol!*

The next day the plan was to go to the beach but it rained in the morning! But by 12 the rain had slowed down to a drizzle so after lunch at the mamak, we went to the beach. Hung around getting wet, some went jet-skiing and all of us with the exception of Yeong Ren went on the banana boat. The weather was disappointing that day. Rain, shine, slight rain again and then it stopped and then it poured. By the time we went on the banana boat ride, the waves were extremely choppy and kind of dangerous. All of us were so drained after the ride. We walked back to the apartment in pouring rain. Tired and shivering but we still went for a swim. It’s a miracle none of us got sick. Lol. Got back to the apartment and showered. Rested then went to the night market again as they wanted to buy some MORE DVDS. *rolls eyes* Oh, we manage to catch some action! Saw the police catching one of the DVD sellers. Passed by some foreigners who thought those people were the Mafia. LMAO.

Woke up on the last day there to find that Kah Mun, Chun Chang and Yeong Ren’s clothes hanging on the balcony has been blown off. We could actually look down from our apartment and see the clothes strewn everywhere. Lol. Managed to get them back with the help of the staff. Packed then went to town to eat! Wanted to go to Kelawar Road cos apparently that was where all the good food is. But it’s closed on Tuesdays. But with the help of the locals we managed to find some really good laksa, kuay teow and yam cake. The “famous” cendol wasn’t anything special. Went to buy some local biscuits at another shop and dropped by the Chocolate Boutique. Surprisingly, I only bought one box of mango chocolates and coffee for my family. Maybe cos I was running out of cash by then. Haha. Went to the airport after only to find out that our flight has been delayed!!! From 4.30 it was pushed to 9. Now you know why I don’t encourage anyone flying with Firefly. We managed to get an earlier flight which was at 8. So we decided to drop by Queensbay Mall where we found the toilet bowl concept restaurant!

Had dinner there after a few rounds of games at the arcade(excluding me, I hate arcades) and then rushed to the airport. We reached there just in time. Five minutes later and we wouldn’t be allowed to check in. Lol.

*I’ve got a few things to say about the trip though. We spent the most money on transport! Renting the vans and taking the taxi was expensive! And the banana boat ride caused my arms and neck to hurt for TWO days. TWO WHOLE DAYS. Shows how fit I am huh? Hahaha. By the way, three days of hawker and mamak food for every meal can cause your stomach to be pretty upset. Lol. And the chocolates I bought didn’t taste as good as it did in the store.

Edit: Things have been sorted out. I’m gonna take the whole note down now.

P/s: Move your cursor over the photos to see my captions. Next post on high school reunion dinner last Saturday and the A-levels ball!

Photos from Kah Mun’s, MIchelle’s and my camera.

Hello?

*peeks from behind a door*

Anyone here?

It’s been a while huh? Guess I went on a hiatus without even realising it. Full 3 weeks of just studying and it ended last week, finally. Wanted to update last week but my internet connection crashed the day my exams ended. Lol.

So here I am to just let you people who still read this blog know that I’m alive and just trying to cope. The post-exams days have been much more hectic than I imagined. The Friday after my exams I went ball shopping but couldn’t find anything. The dresses I liked were way too expensive and the cheaper ones, I wasn’t so keen on. The ones on sale were out of sizes. At time like these, I seriously wish I’m a guy. Sigh.

Then on Saturday I left for Penang with 7 other people from high school. Got home last night. We’ve been planning this trip since 2 years ago so it was great that it finally happened. Although the group that went was much smaller than the original group. A lot of us couldn’t make it. It was awesome trip and I had an amazing time. Tonnes of photos too. I’ll blog about the trip once I get all the other photos.

So tomorrow got to go to college to certify my results slip to send to the university and collect my ball ticket. I’m seriously thinking about not going if I can’t find a dress. 4 days. Is it possible? Argh. Why does it have to be so hard? And why aren’t there places in Malaysia that sell nice formal dresses???

Okay, on the verge of ranting now. I think I need to chill. Can’t believe I’m stressed out over the ball. *rolls eyes*

Being the supportive sister that I am *ahem*, I will post this video up.

My brother’s the tall crazy guy who jumped down from the first floor. And they shot the video in my ex-school and the closing scene just outside my house. Lol.

So people, if you have Nuffnang accounts, go vote for them here. Theirs titled the Big Mac Chant Race. I can’t vote cos they won’t let people register new accounts so close to the closing date. Oh well. But it was a fun video to watch.

Just came home from my cousin’s “super sweet sixteen” birthday party. Lavish party - clubhouse poolside, tonnes of people, even more presents, a DJ and all the works. Yeah you get the picture. Makes me wonder how huge her 21st is going to be.

I didn’t know anyone at the party except for my relatives so I spent most of my time with my brother’s friends who were invited too. And I laughed so much until my jaw hurts. Seriously. I didn’t know I can have so much fun with a bunch of 17-year-old boys. Watching their antics in trying to chat girls up, listening to their lame jokes pick-up lines, seeing their frustration, nervousness when it comes to girls… It just took me to the time when I was 17 and with my guy friends. (You have no idea how I felt at the party, everyone besides the aunties and uncles were younger than me. Even the DJ classified the young people as “18 and below”)

Hey boys, all the best in getting those girls. Gotta say you people have a lot of guts. More than most of my own friends. Hmm, maybe it’s a generation thing. Haha. Thanks for the laughs!

Yes here I am again on this stupid life-sucking, time-wasting page of mine called a blog. Why? Because I just finished an exam marathon and I think I deserve a break so there!

Exam marathons are killer. They give you sleepless nights(and eye bags to go along with them. “Will you like to have a bad skin condition to go with that, miss?” Hahaha), gastric pangs and aching hands.  And this is not the last one for this semester. I have another marathon in June. BUT, I gotta say overall it was okay today. So far, all the exams have been. Praise God for that.

But the worst is yet to come! C4, Law 1 and 2, Bio 6, Lit 5(Marlowe!!!! ).. and the list goes on. But yeah I’m blogging cos I have NO exams till the 3rd of June which means I have a week and a half off. Wheeeeee!!! I’m gonna spend it studying. Well, I hope I do. Though I’m itching to watch the Stardust VCD I just got(Why, Kat why, did you have to buy it before the exams are over???) and I have photos to upload, my Topshop vouchers to spend before they become invalid, look for a dress, Hillsong concert next week… *Wahhhh! I need to keep my focus on studies! Reminder to self: study study study study study!*

Anyway this is a sorry excuse for a post. It’s more like a “what I did today” thing with a lot of talking-to-myself moments thrown in. XD Wait, I shall be back soon. With photos and better posts. For now, I’m gonna enjoy my music and sleep tonight.