Life slips away

like butter from a knife.

` 20 years of snow

It was good while it lasted. :)

So, i'm back from classes early today. I have to pack my bag. I have this huge dilemma. Two weeks ago, I decided on taking this particular suitcase with me. Last night, I looked at it intently and something hit me from the back. I can't even fit enough clothes init for FIVE freaking days. How in good Pete's name am I supposed to pack for 2 freaking WEEKS? Right. So I ended up scurrying around, digging for luggage bags. Finally decided on one. I hope it works out this round. :) So now, I'm supposed to pack, but yeah. Need to update my oh-so-neglected blog first.

Last week, it was baby J's baptism! Well at least there's another man in the family now. That'll make 3 men in both our families, actually. Not very many but it'll have to do, for now. At the after-party, we had good food by (obviously) Mum's Place.

Papa, baby J and Godpa all in white! :)

God bless baby J, indeed!


Oh this was pretty interesting. Do you know why it's called swing?
Cos the bottle swings. Okay. Nevermind.
You'll have to see it for yourself to get it. =_=

Overall, it was a good night with great laughs and spastic karaoke sessions with random people. I actually found Mr. J pretty funny. "They actually wanted to name the baby after me *yadayadayada*". Yes we get it. We so totally get it. You were drunk. Hoho.



My daddy! :) He banyak comel.
That picture was from one of those many days in a row we spent in various shopping malls. Daddy has never been one to enjoy this wonderful art of retail therapy. Boy he can get his annual shopping done in the blink of the eye. His last record was like two (or three) shoes, three (I think) pairs of pants and many many many very many shirts in under an hour. How does he do it? I don't know. The only times he takes more than an hour is if he's with us. Cos people like me sibuk bangat choose this, choose that. Try this, try that. Try to dress him differently abit and all. Lol. Dyu know, when we went to America and we went to the factory outlets to shop, daddy covered like 100 plus stores, walked backwards to find mommy and us, guess where he found us. The third store. Lol. The difference between the genders I tell you. My parents are the best la. :)

Wait. I'm supposed to be packing my bag.
*procrastinating*
I should go.
*but it can wait*
I'm leaving tomorrow.
*I CAN PACK TMR.*

Awesome.

Last week, doggy @ whitey @ girly @ Miko, fell sick. She came down with some terrible series of illness thanks to the stupid squirels who constantly pay visits to my garden. When they leave their little offerings of peace, all their bacteria and germs start spreading to my little clan of dogs. Literally.

In the end, we had to take her to a vet in Taman Tun to get her fixed right. I hope she recovers. She took blood tests and she had only 0.08% of white blood cells, which is as good as none. Therefore, she had no defense mechanism. Any little virus could just grab her life then. She's on medication and (praise God) she's responding well.

I thought her notebook was in such an adorable shade of yellow!
Lol.

The Fly :)

Now i've travelled across the ocean
With the same shoes just shorter hair
I still carry that picture in my wallet
From the photo booth.

Mommy's awesome home made everything. :)


Gosh I'll miss this weather.
=_='
Till then!

` banana pancakes

oh my gosh world. My mom has magical powers. :) haha. She got my external HD fixed. Working external HD = music = life = Michelle's going to be around for a long time to come. Too bad for you all! haha. Anyway, i've been sorting my iTunes out, getting the album Artworks synchronized with the songs and so on. Finally, I have faces for the singers I love (and that you probably don't know exist). Sad. I know. The ones I imagined were black singers turned out to be whites. The whites turned out to be all blacks. Haha. I'm not discriminating colours here. I'm just so amazed with all that i've found out. Those singers I thought were slim were actually plump. The ones I thought would be fat short and old were actually young, gorgeous and slinky. Heeeee. I love the music industry! Woohoo. Keep surprising me. I love surprises. *innocent smiles*

*shierks* too yummy to go unposted in my blog. *oooh*
talking about their voices ok! Gee.

On a random note, I finally got my pigsty-Tornado-Tsunami-Natural-Disaster-infested-room cleaned up! I actually have an empty desk now! And I actually sorted my Ikea shelf out and maximized it's space for the first time in three years? Yeah. So sue me. *rolls eyes* The important thing was that I finally got it done. Let's see how long it'll last. *grins* I'm saying a week tops. 0.o Gosh this is embarrassing. Who cares. =_=

Anyway, together with all that, I sorted out a load of stuff I store/keep/ferment in boxes. Haha. I've had this box since I hit high school. There were just so many letters and stupid things that I used to get, that I needed to keep them boxed up. So, since then, I've just chucked everything I got into the boxes. I've got all the birthday cards and season greetings since forever. To all of you whom I never got to thanking, thank you for the lovely cards. Haha. It's so funny reading it because some cards/letters were from people I used to be close to, couples who used to be together, so on so forth. Life's good eh? Oh well. Goodbye waves and driveways. Then there are letters of appreciation, letters of thanks and everything. Thank you, all of you, for giving me these memories. :)

Besides all my drama, Hillary Clinton feels like the King of the ring and that the "last man standing" might just be a woman. haha. I wonder. Oh well.

Moreover, the all new Honda Accord has been recently launched in this country! IE had the honour of doing their sneak preview of "No limits" to all the Honda VIP's at KL Convention Centre. :) "After one whole quart of brandy ... " haha.

Oh God, you deserve. :) Come on sing out with all we've got!

P/s: My stand still remains. People are dropping dead like flies.



I finally get what Sapede meant. haha.

` imogen

the orchard lady
the one time. :)

I've been spending all my free time making flowers. Yes. Gum paste and royal icing alike. Just that one takes more effort, is more time consuming and is tougher to handle. Yes. Gum paste. The weather in this country fluctuates more quickly than Pam Anderson's breast size. Not a good similarity, but who cares.


Funny how one moment you were the person I wanted to thank so much for being there for me. Funny how when I think again, I wonder if you did it all with a guilty conscience to face. Funny how I freaking thought you were the one person i'd trust my life with. Funny how stupid I feel like now, thanks to you. Hahaha. Funny how I thought so highly of you, so much more highly than you ever thought of yourself!

Funny how it turns out my grandmother was so right about you all along!
Now that's the punch line~!!

That's the last that's on my mind. :)

Anyway, the life and joy the external HD mom passed to me was short lived. Why? Hehe. Don't ask. Point is, I moved every single song from my iTunes into the HD and now it's not working. If you're not dense, you'd understand that no HD = no songs = Michelle's slowly dying. "But why did you download limewire and everything else into the HD?" Because I didn't want my Mac to crash in case there was some virus of some sort! That's why! :( Being too careful hasn't been paying off. So anyway Mr Bear lent me his HD full of SouthPark to watch and entertain myself and whee I get to download songs there.

BUT, the joy of getting his HD was even more short lived. I CAN'T FREAKING DOWNLOAD LIMWIRE INTO MY MAC NOW. WHY? *SHRIEKS* I downloaded it just a month ago. Now I can't! WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFH! *peace* I'm still approachable. Just bring me songs please. My life evolves around all this music that no one listens to. Oh goodness. Help me. Help me. Help me. Someone tell me what's wrong with limewire. Or is it me? 0.o sheeeesh!

On a sweeter note, I can't wait to construct my tiered (supposed to be wedding) cake this Saturday!~ :) I love lilies.

Edit

I just noticed that I've got (to date) six posts labeled with RIP. To think that this blog is barely three months old. To think that there are other people that have passed on and I didn't blog about. People are dropping dead like flies.

` nobody listened

Sorry is a word, it's just a hollow word

Frank Byrne

Breaks my heart seeing them cry out for you.

` breathe easy

Currently listening to: Lucy in the sky with Diamonds

This, my fellow bloggers, is the look of the one who knows only how to eat.


Anyway,

Mommy made yummilicious-addictive-hair-raising brownies yesterday!

This post is going to contain more than my usual pictures. :)

I was so tempted to go play the snakes & ladder at Curve! :)

the wonderlicious room that I call my own!

Tender . Loving . Care . Faith
yes, I named them that. There was Hope too though.

simple pleasures in life.

How often do you get to see the LDP so clear? 4am. Steer clear!

Last night was an eventful one. Met up with the "old" buddies for "supper". We ended up playing "I've never ... ". I suppose in that short hour, we learnt more about each other than we have in the past eight years! haha. It's good to know you're not alone aye?

Aunty and I found a new nail shop! Wheeee.

Currently listening to: A twist in my story

On a more serious note, I was in church this morning. Many people gathered at the entrance of church. Assuming the solemn faces and lack of decorations, it was going to be a funeral this time. Little did I know, this lady who had passed on wasn't just another ordinary person. She was definitely one who had affected lives positively, brought joy and good. Before I knew what was happening, the church was filled to its brim (which is VERY unusual for a funeral). At least if you've been for enough funerals in your term alive so far, you would know that there usually isn't a crowd. There were bus loads of people (literally buses full of people) coming to pay their last respects to this wonderful person they met by chance, or will. People from all over the world, different races, colours, culture and religion were there to pay their last respect to this lady who had obviously done well in her term on earth. Honestly, this would be the first funeral I have watched from afar and felt so in awe, even though I didn't personally know her. May she rest in peace.


That was weird, wasn't it? ...

A twist in Michelle's story.

` RIP

Uncle Victor

` RIP

I just lost Hope today.

15th Feb 2008-27th Feb 2008

God bless her soul. sigh.

Okay. At least my flight to Brisbane, Sydney and back is secured.
God is good.

I'm aching from golf.

I was doing my third class on Royal Icing today.


Sugar Artist cos I finally got my long overdue apron from ICCA. It wasn't all that nice except the Sugar Artist part. Anyway, I call that box my magic box because I stuff everything i need for class in that box. =) No need for extra bags and what nots. I mean. Only for class. Don't get me wrong. I need this entire cupboard at home for my icing stuff alone. I need the entire dry kitchen and round area when I start icing. Well lets say the magic box works wonders in its own way for class.

I don't like the Victorian Rose. It looks very messy. No doubt the petals look more real (because of the curve at the tip) but i'd stick to the Wilton Rose anytime. Oh and I love the rossets. So simple and pretty. Must remember to pipe rose buds. :s

We did like five new flowers today. I'm still waiting for the life sized flower forming class to start. That's a must go. For now, they have Debbie Brown coming down to do a demo on figurine modeling. This Debbie Brown is part of the British Sugarcraft Guild. Power pack. I was thinking if I should've considered going (besides the fact it would cost approximately RM3000 for about 3 days) cos it was all hands-on. Then I realised figurines weren't where my passion laid.

I want to do flowers. Life sized flowers. Then I want to do air-brushing. Till then, all else's gotta wait. I like Royal icing and I am proud to say that I did the 1st batch of Royal Icing at home alone! And it fluffed up just right! Everyone else in class today were saying they couldn't get it, so on, so forth. Okay i'm not being snobbish. I'm just proud I managed. AND, my flowers were pretty. Now I just need to figure my graduation piece. Think think think girl!

Butter Cream definitely tastes better but it doesn't stand as well as Royal Icing. Royal Icing is good for keeping. Yikes. Fondant up next. *shruggs

On a random note, I painted a layer of gold shine on my violets, violet leafs and apple blossom.
Now they're all shiny-winy!
*gleaming and clapping with joy*



For the bird which required colour flow, my first set of purple birds turned out pretty. My second set of blue birds? I forgot the white chest so I painted em orange (which didn't turn out all too well). Plus, this friend of mind insisted I painted them brown. Boy, the blue birds are yours on special request. Take the blue-brown/orange birds. Lol. The pink ones? Well, I suppose they don't look too bad. Too much pink, not enough borders and I think I kept the colour flow for a wee-bit too long.

I know they're not much but they're my first colour flow pieces ever. They puffed up like my instructor said it was supposed to! :) With no instructor, mind you. No instructor, you ask? Well, I left class early the last time. So I came home and whipped my own magic out of spite that is now replaced with love. :)

I saw the birds in class! They weren't as dainty and pretty as mineeeee!
*smiling from ear to ear*

Note to self. Don't move it when its not completely dry. It cracks up. *bitch. rolls eyes.

Yours truly.

` RIP

Dominic Lai

1955-2008

` in memories of dua yee poh

It’s been 3 months since my last blog. I hope no one reads this. This’ supposed to be for my personal consumption and memories. Dua yee poh (my grams second sister) passed away this morning.

I'm devastated. Not exactly caused by her passing on, but on my grams behalf. She was just so excited last week when she got back (from penang after visiting) telling me how dua yee poh was getting better and that her swells (due to cancer) were going down. I mean. It’s more of a cancer relapse.

My gram has been taking trips to Penang alot recently to take care of her sister. And believe me, my grams has a heart of gold. She turns 80 next years and yet she's still so giving. Sigh. Believe me, when i say giving, i mean she really gives in to everything. All my wants and needs too. I know i can get effing spoilt at times.

She’s heaven's cook! She cooks up storms and makes us all fat. LITERALLY. And you know what actually breaks my heart most? My gram was going back to Penang to visit dua yee poh tomorrow. To make sure she was doing okay. And my grams promised that she'd be back on the 16th of September because my birthday was on the 18th and she said she wouldn't miss it for anything. And i'm like. Cool!

But now. I dont feel like there's a celebration anymore. I really feel like crying. You know, i've never seen my grams upset before. That day, i took her out for lunch and we were talking about everything (we can actually talk abt everything! including boys).

Well, then we talked abt dua yee poh. And she almost teared. I know she was holding back her tears when she was talking about it. I mean. I've never seen her like that before. And seeing that made my heart break and i just wanted to cry infront of her. I know sometimes i take my grams for granted, but believe me, i love her with every breath of my life and i wouldn't know what to do without her. *Choi. Touch wood. She’s the most amazing grams.

I mean, yeah she does have her occasional crazy-out-of-the-world tempers but still. Nothing and no one can compare to her.

Here’s a random pic of my grams and i at one of our crazy lunch outings (now that i can drive). She’s more vain than i am! She goes "eh lemme see the picture!" then she goes "aiyah! Take one more! My eyes so small!" haha.

Mama, i love you, i do. You are the best!



grams i love you.
dua yee poh, you will forever be in our memories
you were cheerful and different (from si yee poh)
you were kind.
you will always be loved.

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.”

you never let anything die while you were alive and you made the most out of life while you could.

may you rest in peace.

with love, Michelle.