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I haven’t been blogging for the past few days. Or perhaps it’s weeks? I did not keep track.
Anyway, the point is I went to sg sedim for team building last Monday. And boy it was fun!
And also nerve wrecking.
We went for the canopy walk which was touted to be the longest in asia, 1km+ but not in height though.
And it was made from stainless steel ( I assume ;p), not the typical canopy walk with ropes securing planks together to form a walkway that cant support much weight and sway easily.
Conclusion is, the canopy walk wasn’t much to shout about, mostly because the height wasn’t impressive enough, and it was a blistering hot day to begin with. Right before 12 noon we were walking underneath the sun crossing it. duh! Couldn’t have picked a better time I guess.
Halfway through the walk, my tummy began to croak. Not literally of course. Just making a point. :p
And same goes to the rest. All that was in my mind were nasi briyani, chicken and a glass of water. Huhu~

After waiting for everyone to finish crossing the canopy walk we proceeded to lunch. And thereafter the tubing session.
You are given a black colour tube, and you are supposed to sit on it while trying to balance your body while the current carried you down the river.
Technically, it’s not called a river, because there are rocks everywhere its like a waterfall with a 20degree slope. ;p
I chose the smaller tube, and I think that was a wrong decision because I found it out the hard way.

My tube kept capsizing, and I fell into the water. The first 2 times, it was fine because my head was still out of the water and I was trying my best not to be caught adrift by the strong current. I tried so hard to find my footing while at the same time trying not to get jabbed by the rocks underneath the water.
Although the 2nd time, my tube got washed away, and I had to sit on a rock waiting for rescue. ;p boo!!
And most of the rocks are covered in moss, making it slimy. Eewwww!
By the time I was nearing the finishing line, I got kinda happy because my ordeal is ending soon.
But god had greater plan for me.
I forgot how it all went, but the next thing I knew, I was underwater in fetal position, drinking in lotsa water and trying to hold on to my tube and resurface at the same time while being thrown around by the strong current and getting small cuts n bruises thanks to that!
I felt the like insides of a washing machine!
I remembered knocking my knee, trying to protect my head and back, although failed miserably because the current swept me and knocked my back against a big ass rock.
This purely reminds me of how it felt when I nearly drowned when I was 9 or 10years old. -_-
Finally, I broke through the surface, with one slipper gone down the stream, and I just sat on a rock panting away.
I waited until the guide reached me to help me hold on to my tire/tube while I sit on it to be drifted to the final meeting point between all of us.
That is something I would seriously consider doing again with a bigger tube. But definitely not a smaller one. huhu….

My knee ached badly afterwards, and I’m carrying around a 50cent bruise on it for the past couple of days.

People always find it amusing that I can read in cars, or ferry.

Curious friends: Wow, you can read in the car?

Me: yup.

Curious friends: won’t you get a headache from it?

Me: no wo. Got used to it I guess

KH (if he is present) : she’s always been like this. Very “piah” when reading a book :p

Well I guess it is a habit I instilled from very young age. Albeit unconsciously.

You see I used to take public transportation to school back in my schooling days.

And all of us are fairly used to the punctuality problems of public transportation.

So what I did to kill time, while waiting for bus, and while ON the bus ride, is to read.

I can go through a book fairly fast in a day or two, depending on the thickness or the complexity of the issues at hand.

There is not much to marvel at because this ability isn’t impressive enough. I wish I can teleport instead. :p

Hubby finds it amusing that I always read on the way to and back from my hometown. I find that fulfilling.

Rather that wasting time in the ride, I can finish up the newspaper or a few chapters of a book.

I finished the notebook on the ride to and back from Sitiawan.

And The Reader while on the way to Cameron.

Such satisfaction!

Give it a try. Probably you think you will get a headache. So you don’t read. But in actuality, you won’t get a headache.

Or if you ever got a headache from all the reading, maybe it is because you are so adamant that you will get a headache once you start reading that your body is just responding to it.

I think there is a scientific name for getting an illness by just thinking/convinced that you will get it, but I forgot the term.

You can ask House. He’s THE smart ass. :p

I did not reload my hp for 2 days. Well don’t ask me what are the reasons. Hehee…

And yesterday I had my badminton session from 7-9pm. And since I cant call KH, he had an agreement that he would miscall me when he reach and I would come down from the courts.

At 8.30pm (I normally finish at 9pm), PG and Jenny decided to go home earlier, so I figure no point I stay because no one would play with me. so I asked PG for a lift back home.

And when I reached home, I learnt 2 lessons my dear friends:

1. ALWAYS bring your house keys with you whenever you go out – because apparently when I reached home, KH is already out tapao-ing and going to pick me up after that.
2. ALWAYS make sure your hp has enough credit to make a call or sms

So I cant get into the house, I can’t make a call. And a frustrated I went to the guard house of our apartment to borrow a phone from the security guard. He lent me his hp.

I am so grateful to that uncle. One of these days, after I bake something nice, I’ll send some down to him.

So I called him with uncle’s hp and he came home. Did I lose my temper? Nope. Was I mad at myself? Well, slightly.

But that is so yesterday.

Today when I came to work, first thing I did was reload my hp through Maybank2u which is relatively easy and fuss-free. Nowadays, you just need to key in your HP number and the TAC and your hp will be automatically topped up with the reload amount.

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And yesterday PS, YY and LSK went to have lunch at this new place Bravo Italia at I-avenue. We ordered the lunch sets. Erm, I wouldn’t go again for that price. On a lighter note, maybe the ala carte items are nice.

You guys can still go and try it though.

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Hubby was being a real sweet heart yesterday. I have been pestering him for a mixer because I had tons of flour (metaphorically because what I have is only 1kg in measurement :p) and I wanted to bake something and using my own hand to stir the batter just don’t cut it anymore because it is damn tiring! And worse still I can’t make things in large amount because too much trouble will be at work.

So he went to lunch with KI and bought me a mixer, without me knowing he would. When we reached home, suddenly he opened the car boot and said “Surprise!”  

So I got my new toy! The only thing missing from the fridge now is unsalted butter, self-raising flour (only certain recipes), a rolling pin and cookie cutter and some sugar frostings or god-knows-what-it’s-called.

I’m so gonna bake one of these days once I get the missing ingredients. Hahahaha!!! Kinda excited to try my new toy!~ 

Thanks dear!

Oh ya, did I say he bought me a rubiks for valentine’s day? Hahaha.. because he knew I wanted 1 of that too.

Thanks love!

Yesterday, while we were goofing about, I tried to tickle kh as usual.
Him with his herculean strength tried to outmaneuver me and in the frenzy, my head knocked on his upper teeth, causing him to gnawed into his lower lip and bled.
I felt kind of horrible afterwards. But then, it wasn’t my fault entirely, nor was it his.
We were both just trying to be smarty pants but ended up totally failing. Uh uh….

My diet for the whole 5 days last week consists of milk + cococrunch for breakfast, followed by small bananas, and then grapes for supper.
By Friday I got so sick of eating bananas I said no to Kh when he offered, but because we were having late dinner, I gobbled down another 3 of it. -_-
So I’m staying away from bananas for the time being. :p

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And my white shoe is officially gone.
Sigh, don’t know who is the evil fella who took it.

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And today I cleaned my toilet with a toothbrush. Gosh by the time I’m finished, my back and legs ached from squatting down the whole time. -_-
And I managed to cut my finger when I slipped my hand while brushing the tiles, and also banging my head on the wall when I tried to get up.
I’m hopelessly clumsy. While sitting on the chair in the study room, I banged my feet on the table leg when I was swinging my leg.
And the countless times I stubbed my toes. And many more small incidents thanks to my carelessness.

When I love, I love whole heartedly

When I’m pissed, I breathe fire

When I’m sad, I cry a river

When I’m happy, I’m bursting with sunshine

When I’m bored, I’m daydream

When I read a book, I tend to get lost in it

When I’m lazy, I’m idle

When I’ve had enough, I stopped trying

When I’m afraid, I go into hiding

When I feel hate, I chose to ignore

When I’m tired, I call it quits dont give a damn anymore

When I make an effort, I gave my best shot

When I’m disappointed, I tried to figure it out

When I’m cleaning, I need to get every nook n crook clean

When I’m sleepy, I miss the bed awfully bad (especially at work: p)

When people stole my shoe, I wanted to throw stones at them…grrr…

I forgive, but I don’t forget

Don’t say I did not warn you.

While I was talking to my cuz yesterday, it strikes me that it was indeed a dramatic (kind of) day. Well, not really, but you’ll get the hang of it once I explain it.

Finding out one of my favorite pair of shoe is missing, and when my curiosity leads me to another discovery that left me speechless.

Money taints friendship if you let it get inside your head and run you down, and eventually you will become a nameless road kill.

That is beside the point; however, if you happen to find out that your friend is unethical cunning “well intentioned” to a point that in order to commercialize their skillset as a trade, suddenly you are the pawn in their business strategy. If they would have told you about it is fine, but if you suddenly discover that your wedding slideshow in on youtube without your consent or a courtesy fyi to you from the said person who posted it, it kind of left a bad taste in your mouth, and worse, a slight tinge of disappointment.  

So in order not to make situation fugly, you just keep quiet about it and did not confront the culprit.

Now dear readers, THIS is very unlikely of ME!!

But then again, the said person is not actually my friend, but rather kh’s. So I guess I’ll just be contend with the role of a meek housewife. Hehee… Oh ya, did i tell you that the said person brought along his dslr to the wedding dinner (mind you, we did not hire him as a photographer), and said he just take pictures for fun and will give us, and ended up giving both kh and I low resolution pictures because we decided not to engage his wife’s photodesign and photobook services? Was i wrong in the first place to assume that normally friends who took pictures at  your wedding will give you pictures in their original or better resolution because that is just the things friends do. Apparently, my wisdom 2cents regarding life’s experiences failed me in this. Bah!!

My white nike is gone. From my shoe rack.

I can’t find it this morning when I want to wear it. Normally I put it in on the shoe rack, cos it’s a pair of older shoes compared to the rest.

And I always wear it, what reason to put it in a shoe cupboard?

Yesterday or the day before (I can’t remember exactly) I noticed a certain emptiness on my shoe rack when I came home from work while I was taking off my shoe.

But it never crossed my mind yet.

This morning, when I wanted to wear it, I couldn’t find it. I took a quick glance in the shoe cupboard, and it’s not there.

Then I asked kh whether he got move my shoe or not, he said he did not.

I shall go home and look for another round in the shoe cupboard, and I hope it’s there. Although my skepticism tells me it is not.

And now I’m a tad worried because I forgot to put my hush puppies in the cupboard but it’s still on the shoe rack.

At the same place I always put it, which was supposedly next to the missing nike now.

I can’t believe this is actually happening to me! sigh…

And I told kh, if it was stolen, so help me god I do not bump into the person who stole it while he/she (high chances is a SHE) is wearing it.

Because my shoe is easily recognizable, I got them resoled sometime back. So there are 2 patches of black rubber near the heel for better grip.  

Lik told me its time to get new shoes. Well, I do have new shoes. But I still like my old ones. It’s been with me for the past 2years.

p/s: i shall update tonight, after i re-confirm that it is really GONE!