Category: Life

Sometimes Pappy likes to talk to me about life.

The last long and good heart-to-heart conversation I had with him was at the Bali International Airport, when our flight was delayed for about 3 hours. Mummy and her friends were already inside waiting at the departure hall but Pappy decided to stay outside since there’s a lot more time to kill. I then chose to accompany Pappy and that is how we started talking…for a very long time. About work, career, relationships.

Once in a while he would ask me if I’m happy. And if I’m not, he could actually sense it through my voice, even though somtimes I deny it so that it doesn’t worry him. But of course, he would insist that I tell him why I’m not happy and what’s bothering me.

Last night, he asked a question which put me into shock.

“ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED?”

“…. No?”

“What about the guy?”

“Pa, we’ve broken up for a year already.”

“So…no more lah?”

“No more.”

And Mummy called a few days ago, she was talking to me about something and then she said to me, “Age is catching up!” She wasn’t referring to herself but she was referring to me.

I certainly do not need that kind of pressure, into getting married just for the sake of getting married.

“Grace, what is your plan? Are you going to study or what are you going to do about your job?”

Seriously, I’ve got no plan at the moment and I don’t have any plans laid out for the next 2-3 years.

I take each day as it comes.

I don’t know if it’s good or bad but I can say I’m happy, although sometimes I do get a bit you-know about him, but it’s still under control.

“Hello.”

“Happy Mother’s Day!” says Mummy.

“Happy Mother’s Day!” says me.

“Oi, I’m supposed to wish you Happy Mother’s Day and not you wishing me!”

“Hahaha. I know what you wanted to say so I said it for you.”

Can’t celebrate with Mummy today because we are an ocean apart but when she comes over, I’m going to treat her to something nice.

Tonight I’m just going to celebrate Mother’s Day with my Pappy.

Like I said, I’m going to have a GREAT weekend and I DID!

Spent the whole day with the girlfriend.

Had to work half day today and I wasn’t really doing any work. Just a little bit of work here and there while I count the hours before I can clock out and get myself to KL city.

Cyberjaya –> Times Square. 1 hour and 30 minutes. Could have just been one hour but traffic along Jalan Hang Tuah doesn’t seem to be moving and then had to go to Basement 4 to get a parking space.

Had to cross over bridge to get to Sungei Wang. I usually park in Times Square when I plan to go to Sungei Wang because it feels safer, it’s brighter and cheaper. Maximum rate of RM6 instead of being charged hourly after exceeding a certain hours. Usually when I’m there, I’ll be spending my whole day there.

Then, it’s SHOPPING time! Shopping makes a girl very happy even if it means just walking into a petrol kiosk to get a box of mint. At least, that’s how I look at it.

Bought hair serum, a tee, a black cardigan, white shoes to replace my favourite shoes (Her days are numbered and I actually helped in making the dying process to seem a little more faster when I accidentally brushed it hardly on the road. Because sometimes I don’t know how to walk so I scolded myself.) and the Japanese series, A LITRE OF TEARS.

…which made me even happier!

We then walked back to Times Square to have some ice-cream and Pappy called to tell me that he’s in Mid Valley. I was like….HUH? He always like doing this to me. Coming to KL without telling me.

Anyway, girlfriend and I walked to Times Walk. I didn’t know there’s this place known as Times Walk. Just next to Times Square. A row of restaurants/cafes. Went to this place called Wings. A music cafe. Both of us have never been to this place and it was a random decision/choice. But it turned out that we LOVE this place so much.

Good food. Reasonable price. Good songs. Cozy ambience. We were sitting next to a wall, a table for two, a light in the shape of shell on the table letting out dim golden light.

But I think you will only love this place if you are into Mandarin/Cantonese songs. They didn’t sing any English songs tonight but they did Kris Dayanti’s Menghitung Hari which was very nice. The one song that made everyone became quiet and listened attentively was “????????“.

It has been so long since I last heard this song and to have songs sung live, with guitar and the piano just brings a different taste to a song, and it’s mesmerising.

Left at 12:30am. We have been sitting for like 4 hours.

Times Square –> Home. 15 minutes.

…and very happy.

benci. hahaha

so bad

hahaha. why wor

be happy. something to benci about.

i will quote you.

– My naughty friend, Nathan in normal font.

and me in italic because sometimes I’m a bit senget.

I saw this….and I went Awwwwwww….

Look like cheese cake or not?

Yesterday, I came home and saw this black cat on the tree.

So, I was sort of talking to it.

“Okay, you stay there.”

*I need to take a picture. I need to take a picture.*

And I quickly get into the house and got hold of my camera. And I saw another white cat waiting under the tree. They must either be good friends or a couple.

Black cat must have mistaken my camera as a pistol because it ran down quickly from the tree and dashed towards the bushes.

*cell phone beeps at 5:55 am today*

It’s my little sister messaging me in the wee hours of the morning because she misses me. Needs to manja me.

And this certainly needs a prompt reply because I know how it feels when you miss someone and you don’t get any response. Can be very torturing.

But of course, if I hate you, I don’t mind you going through the torture.

So I replied and in which I got another reply, “Yer, why are you awake geh? Is it 6 am there?”

The messages ping-ponged for one hour. In between that one hour, I collapsed and then woke up, collapsed and then woke up because I wanted to sleep and also replied the messages.

*Gracie wakes up at 7am this morning* —> ACHIEVEMENT!!!

…considering the fact that I have such great difficulties in arriving at the workplace before 9:30am for the previous week, which is the latest time allowed. Today I reached before 9. Wait, I reached slightly after 8:30am. Before that, dropped by the post office to send a card home. Mother’s Day this weekend, you see.

Came home and cooked.

Steamed egg with minced pork.

One of my favourite dish because it’s easy to cook and tastes good to me.

I have nothing to write about today, really.

Got tagged by Piggy!

5 things found in my bag:

Mobile phone, purse, tissue, lip gloss, comb. There’s more actually.

5 things found in my purse:

Money, cards. Only 2 main things. The rest, I/C, driving licence, credit card..they are in another separate card holder.

5 favourite things in my room:

DUCKY!!!, blanket, smelly hankie, smelly pillow, the bedsheet.

5 things I always wanted to do:

Travel, play the piano again, write a book, love him, study again.

5 things I’m currently into:

Watching HEROES series, working hard, waiting for the phone to ring, waiting for someone to answer my call, talking to myself.