Hmmm....

Friday

So I watched the much anticipated 'New Moon'. My sister, her friend Kiran, and my three cousins joined me. Being the eldest in the group, I felt somewhat out of place and to add that, I was watching a movie made for teenagers!! Nevertheless, my enthusiasm didn't suffer. I was as giggly as they were; ooh-ing and aah-ing throughout the movie; and...call me lame, I thought the guys in the movie (read: Jacob Black and his pack of wolve brothers) were HOT!!! Damn!! Unfortunately, Taylor Lautner is just waayyy too young!! Sighs!

After the movie, my sis, Kiran and I went to fetch Trish (whose poor car was sick) . Since we were all starving and since it was a Friday night, we decided to go to Sunset Bistro. Coincidently, Kiran has been wanting to go there, so it was a 'kill-two-birds-with-one-stone' decision. Sadly for us, the kitchen was closed for the night at Sunset, so we had to make do with another cafe just beside Sunset Bistro. Of course, like many other cafes, this was empty and being the only patrons, we'd thought that we get fast service. How wrong we were!! To make matters worse, Hindi music was played on repeat the entire time (and loudly for that matter)!! Not only did we get our food late, we were all suffering from a headache at the end of it due to the music!!

Once we hastily wolved down our meals, we walked over to Sunset, where it was packed with people!! And...surprisingly, there were so many Indians!!! Getting a table was difficult enough; but to get the waiters' attention was a whole other problem!! It was as though they were deliberately ignoring us, so much so that my sis had to go up to them to ask for a menu!!

Kiran had a 'Sex on the Beach' (which was basically vodka and orange juice) and my sis and I shared a 'Screaming Orgasm' (vodka, kahlua, baileys and cream). The names given to these drinks is of course something to talk about. But I will not get into it. Kiran's drink was rather nice; light and not so strong, which bodes well as I can now order that the next time. As for the drink my sis and I ordered, well, it was really strong!! It was worth the price we paid considering the amount of alcohol it had inside!!

The night ended pretty late for us as we only left Sunset around 1am.

Saturday

Since my mum did not have to go to the market this morning, my sis and I got the luxury of sleeping in!! :-) There was no breakfast this morning as by the time we woke up and read the papers and filled my mum up on our outing, it was already noon.

I needed to buy a shoe since all my high heels were borken; and so we decided to go out for lunch and then shop. Lunch was chicken rice and then we headed to Prangin Mall. Scouring various shoe shops, finding the perfect pair (and I use the term 'perfect' very lightly) was difficult!! It was either too high, too low or no heels at all, too expensive, NO SIZE or even uncomfortable!!

Finally, I found a pair at the Thai Fair that was on-going in the mall. The fit was right, the look was right and the price reasonable. I decided to wear the shoes on the way back walking to the car (so that I could "break" into it) and OMG...it was a mistake and also a blessing in disguise!!

The short walk from Prangin Mall to the carpark, cost me two blisters!!! Thank God I decided to wear it before Tuesday (I have a meeting then)!! Right now, my feet are hurting from the two blisters but I am determined to "break" into the shoe and wear it on Tuesday.

I watched a Hindi movie (Dil Bole Hadippa) that afternoon. It starred Shahid Kapoor and Rani and once again, I fell for Shahid Kapoor's body!! It was HOT!!

Hmmm....I seem to like guys who have hot bodies; the type who has six-packs(pecks??), borad shoulders etc!! Haha....I'm so taken in by what I see in movies, on tv and what I read in books, it's going to be so hard lowering my expectations when it comes to reality!! As it is, Trish has already been telling me that I'm such an imaginist; while my sis (who's also like me) and I have constantly been telling each other that we HAVE to stop watching, reading and dreaming about these so-called great guys. Sighs...There's only so much we can hope for but if we do expect to get guys like the ones we see on tv or read in books, then I guess we're doomed to be spinsters for life!!

Oh well....I'll stop here for now. Else I'll just continue babbling...

The secret alcoholic in me??

My mum was a wild person back in her hey-days!! She drank, she smoked, she partied all night long, here in Malaysia, in Hong Kong and God knows where else!! She slowed down a bit once she got married and we kids started appearing. She did go out occasionally, to see my dad play or just to have the "much-needed" girls' night out.

My sis and I grew up in an open environment. Since dad was away pretty much during our entire childhood, my mum brought us up in what I would call it a "truthful-no-nonsense" environment. She's one of those "you-make-your-bed-you-lie-in-it" sort of person and I'm grateful that she is that way, even until today. She lets us make our own mistakes and learn from them; let's us make own our choices and then deal with whatever the consequences are etc. But I digress.

What I want to say is, despite being the fun, wild person she was in her younger days (though I have to admit, she is the life of most parties even till today!!), my sis and I somehow did not inherit that trait from her!! We are in fact quite the opposite.

We don't go clubbing; we don't smoke: as for drinking, up until a few weeks ago, we only ever drank alcohol with our parents' present!! It's not like they're full of rules, saying you can't do this, you can't do that; don't drink alcohol, don't smoke! Nope! My parents are in fact the total opposite!

My parents actually ENCOURAGES me and my sis to go out, experience the world, do fun things!! All within limit of course. But somehow, my sis and I don't feel the need to do those things. I suppose it's because we know that our parents will let us do what we want and that they trust us.

And so...like I said, up until a few weeks ago, my sis and I only ever drank alcohol with my parents being around.

A few weeks ago, my friend invited us to go to Hard Rock for the opening and that sort of brought us out from our shells. Of course, smoking is a NO-NO as inhaling second-hand smoke is enough to kill me!! I stop at corrupting (or poisoning) my liver with cocktails, beer etc. I somehow, in my 25th year of existence, find myself beginning to like drinking!! *Gosh* I started slow at first but the more I go out, the more I drink!! *Gasp*

At Hard Rock, I had only one beer. The following week, at Sunset Bistro, I had something stronger. I had a S'pore Sling. Last night, at QE2, since it was Ladies' Night and all the drinks were free, I had.....3 Vodka cocktails, 2 shots of Black Label (neat!) and a Kahlua (which tasted like Kopiko!!). I didn't get drunk nor did I feel high. Although I did feel a bit sleepy. My sis had 4 Vodka cocktails and she felt fine too.

*Grimacing* I wonder what or rather how far I would go next?? I don't fancy getting drunk and embarassing myself in front of my friends. Nope...I'd rather do that with my parents around, though I am sure I'll never hear the end of it should that ever happen!!

Hmmm........do I detect a growing alcoholic in me???

The Past Week

After our outing at Hard Rock last Friday, the week after that was spent shifting. My office shifted to a new house and so for the past week, I have been packing and shifting and arranging furniture and dusting and cleaning. Basically, no work was done. Even when everything was settled, all the tables and computers and chairs arranged, no work was done as the internet had not been installed.

The week past fast and I for one was glad. Friday night arrived fast and my sis and I spent that night at Gurney, watching MJ's This Is It movie. Thanks to Trish, we managed to get tickets for the day after the opening. As a fan, I've been anxiously waiting for the movie to come out. Although the whole "movie" is basically of interviews and rehearsals, it was worth it. I got to watch a genius at work. Until I watched this movie, all I've seen of MJ are his music video clips and taped concerts. Therefore, to see him rehearsing, making mistakes, perfecting his moves, singing and music, it was a pleasant change.

This Is It showed us what a great musician and entertainer MJ was. One particular part in the movie which made me smile was the part when he was "discussing" a particular music melody with a musician. To an amateur, whatever the musician played sounded perfect but MJ refused to accept the melody and insisted that the musician "feel" it. He arrogantly said, "I want it to be played the way I wrote the song. So feel it". To me, that was a master genius at his best - knowing what he wants and demanding that he gets it.

I left the cinema with mixed feelings. I was happy that I got to watch the movie as it showed another side of MJ. However, I couldn't help but feel sad and cheated as the movie showed us, the world, what a fantastic concert This Is It would have been.

Saturday - we spent the morning following my mum to the market and then we headed to a jumble sale at St.Nicholas. After that, we had a late brunch.

That night, Trish, I and my sis went to Sunset Bistro. As it was their 4th Anniversary, there was a guest singer and a few shows presented by the Sunset Staff. After "limiting" myself to a beer at Hard Rock, I decided to drink at Sunset. So, after having a glass of Ice Blended Capuccino, I ordered a Singapore Sling. I'd drank this drink at Planet Hollywood before and I loved it then. But somehow, the drink tasted horrible! I felt as though I was drinking cough mixture!! My sis had a Margarita and Trish had A Day At The Beach, both of which also tasted like cough mixture!! Maybe it was just my mouth!! I had a good time as the setting was nice and the place was full of people. The fact that we were on the beach and sand was everywhere only added to the atmosphere.

Now that I've tasted quite a few cocktails, I'm on a mission to find a drink that will suit my tastebuds. Maybe I'll try a Tequila Sunrise next. Or a Pina Colada. Or a Sex On The Beach. Hmmm.......