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Reminiscence
Today while having dinner with a colleague late after work, we were flitting from topics to topics. We suddenly talk about where will we go if we have a leap year off work.
Unanimously, Europa will be our ultimate choice with 2 years holiday maker visa. Then we talk about some of our fondest memories from travelling. So happen she loves travelling as traveler, not tourist. Big differences.
Coincidently, my college mate suddenly uploaded our old photos on Facebook -_- talk about coincidences.
Reminiscence bout the time of the below photos was taken. One of my fondest memory in life. Such simple life back then. How i miss the times… 
I was once rich
I was once rich.
i never expect myself to be richest when i work as a waitress in a village with sheep and horses around me.
*HOLY SHIT! while searching for the photo of the takeaway i used to work for, i realize i lost the whole batch of photos! The photos of me jogging alone, sheeps and country!!*
Just to show you the level of “ulu-ness” the kampung i once lived in was. Sheffield HighStreet VS sadly, Blyton Highstreet.
Can you see the differences?
But i was happy there. occasionnaly homesick but honestly contented and peaceful. I earned roughly double the amount i’m earning now with zero stress, zero overtime. My pay reads nett profit = savings.
6 hours of work and my job scope is watching tv, socialising with customers and eating.
Morning was spend jogging around the neighborhood or going into nearest small town, Gainsborough for groceries with boss.
After work, I’ll be stuff full with food by boss and since my boss fancy seafood, we always have fish or mussels or prawns aplenty. Then it’s msn time with folks in Malaysia who just woke up. Chatting it up with my dearies used to be like my right; now it’s a privileage. I eat whatever I want and turn into shopalholic during offday simply because i can afford ‘em. Not forgetting celebrating xmas and ny very differently from here.
Back in Penang, I now work for a MNC that is “branded” everyone goes GOOd for you!! when i mention the company X.
So what~
I earn so much lesser, with much more expenses, much more stress, and much longer hours definitely. I haven’t been to the gym for god knows how long.
I’m so poor that I have to think twice or thrice before buying a sandwich from Subway, and leaving the shop empty handed. Definately not getting any better when my monthly expenses are sucking the life out of me.
Last night, i just feel like having dinner with a friend. A FRIEND in penang. Who to call? I realized i have no more good friends left in penang. What is happening to my life? Family and friends are very important. Going back to your roots too. I love penang and all the jazz but I’m just in my early twenties. I had this conversation with my friend Kim the other day..same scenario. Study loan which can be paid off in 6 months, but we choose to come home. 7 fucking long years now…
Why did I even allow myself to end up here?
Not being strong enough to stay on for a longer period of time or taking the igs are comfortably seated on top of my list of regrets for my life so far.
-end of verbal diarhea-
Signing out, Yours Truly.
June 14th 2007
Today, another batch of student left for the time of their life. Except for 1 which i remembered from last year, she was so unhappy she wanted to go back to Malaysia just 1 month after we were there. Screw loose somewhere wan.. Joosing would remember this well..ehehhe
To make things short and sweet, I miss it so so much. I miss it ever since I’m back here in Penang.
Another quarter of my life is done.
I just realized my shopping power has increased by ten fold compared to the time when i was in Penang therefore i almost burst into tears when packing today. I had to again lug my huge heavy luggage around england train station.
A little clue on my next destination…but if you are quick enough, you would have guessed where it is 
A little bit of mafia, a little bit of culture, awesome food, fabulous eye candy with accent and a great travel mate is what it takes!
Due to my near non existence determination, my project diet 101 is officially a failure :( :( :( Will try harder next time!
Next update will probably be after Thursday.
Ciao!!
Birmingham
So on that fine morning, i was about to step out of the house when there’s a msg on my msn, so i replied it. And that very msg made me miss the bus and i had to wait for 1 hour for the next one in the cold T___T
And then i had to switch train at Nottingham and because their PA system was down and i couldn’t find the next platform for my connecting train, i miss it again!! and had to wait another hour for the next one. The supposedly 4 hours journey took me a staggering 6 stupid hours. So frustrating.
Once i got there, Will took me to this dimsum place where i met someone who reads my blog. OMG! Hie, to you if u still read me *blush* I consider it one of my highlights in my blogging life because someone actually come up to me and say hie~and out of so many place, birmingham
Before dropping my stuff at the smallest hostel i’ve ever seen, we went line up for one of the best dougnut in town! But to will, he say it’s nothing, just another bread with a hole, hmmph!
And when we were lining up(gosh, the line was unbelievable long!) the HOT NOW sign was slowly spinning around so we got ourself free original glaze each. MY favorite flavour.
In the evening, we went to this german market at the city centre. Note that i’m there before christmas so it’s all winter holiday mood still.
Plenty of stalls selling knick knacks, porcelain stuff and candies.
There’s like sea of people at the German market, most standing around a small table drinking beer or eating some hot food. The ambiance was excellent. You get the happy music coming from a merry-go-round nearby and the sound of laughter from the crowd on top of the sweet smelling of roast pork and wursts. Jason took the exact same photo like mine, the reindeer thingie but he took his at manchester!!
We got ourself a nice little bacon in the bun after staring at the roasting pork for quite some time. The sweet smell of onions and bacon are to tempting to resist.
Will finished most of it. I only pose for the sake of blogging which makes me look like a hungry pig..or am i not? hahah
We also had some wurst…which made me damn full!!! Then we went for a walk around birmingham. Which basically finished my tour. That’s all done under 1 day.
Headed back as we going to attend a pre-christmas christmas party where alot of malaysian and chinese attended.
AGAIN, all the food which totally ruin my first round of diet. Great night which lasted well to the wee hours in the morning and i had to excuse myself to bed as i was really knackered after all the traveling.
The next day, was supposed to meet up at 11am i think, so i got up and got myself ready. I was really glad to see the weather was lovely outside and can’t wait to go out. So i wait and wait…until 3pm T____T Why william, WHY…. With so little sunshine in winter, i should have gone out myself. And with so much time in hand, i used it to paint my face -__- There’s really nothing much to do. Poor guy internet connection was terrible. I think this is the first time in a long long time i put photos of myself. Sorry la, if it’s an eyesore to you; ie ang or divalisa, but i really like my long hair that day. hahaha sometimes i quite shallow and vain….but i got nothing to do so use my camera to entertain myself….forgive me…
Okok…so we went to Wagamama for lunch before FINALLY did a little of window shopping. I did not really buy anything because when i pick up something from the aisle, Will will snap photos of me and mutters ” Haha, i’ll show your mom!!” T____T so potong steam.
and i only had 1 request, to go mng shop. And william kept misleading me..and when we finally got there, the door shuts at my face with the sign ” CLOSE EARLY FOR SALE PREPARATION” wtf..WHY william WHY…There’s only like 3 mng in UK and i had to leave early tomoro and now i can’t even browse .. T__T
and then we went home to cook dinner. William cooking his famous oyakodon. hahaha..THE William cooking, girls..it’s something we don’t see in penang.
Finito and it taste like the real thing too. Really yummy
We proceed to make Char Koay Kak wtf…. I told you this friend of mine is eccentric. And i actually had alot of fun because neither of us has a clear clue on how to make it. Taruh saja lah and then try to improvise from the “super secret recipe”
It was another long night for me. It has been so long since we met up and so we have many grandmother story to tell. Haha
The next morning, it just take too much time and work to make koaykak we just make it to radish cake/loh pak kou. Surprisingly…quite successful although abit tasteless and ugly looking. Hahahahaha.. Anyone that can guess the formation of the below, is simply genius ok?
Giving up, we had proper breakfast at Weatherspoon. The weather was very frosty and seriously cold.
And i bid farewell to my dear friend that has been such a wonderful host. It’s really weird. For when i was in penang most of the time, he’s in US. When i was in KL most of the time, he’s in penang. And when I’m in UK, he’s back to penang. So for this small fraction of time when both of us are in the same land, i had to make effort to meet him. Or else, it will be god knows when shall we meet again.
Anyhoo, it was great fun there i had in Birmingham. It seriously has the BEST SHOPPING place called bullring. For an emo person such like me, it has been a whirlwind 3 days for me. Let’s hope that we meet up soon~~ Despite all the ranting above, u know i still miss seeing you, Will. So please dont merajuk on me okk? haha
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