back from the past

reached tm at noon today and will be here for the next three days... yeah! some lazy time at home.

so took a nap in the afternoon...which i seldom do but now since i have nothing to do, what the heck. managed to get about 30 mins and then just woke up. did not know what else to do and had no plan to stay in front of the computer, i started clearing and cleaning some stuff...and man, what a pile i found. all memories from the past came flooding in...and i said i was not a sentimental person? hmmhh...but these are the only things i keep...no more. so let's go through this journey.

i have a special photo album of all my overseas pen-friend. i am only keeping in touch with 3 now, one from hk, one from australia and another from germany. another from the states occasionally drops an e-mail. those were the days. waiting for mr postman to drop me my letters. i had pen-friend from almost all corners of the world ah. the states, japan, sweden, denmark, south africa, australia, india, taiwan, latin america, germany, england, canada, morrocco, hong kong, and i can't remember anymore. met a few in england, states, australia, germany and hk. i have even ex-changed food with the one from japan. i sent him mooncake and in return, he sent me dorayaki. aaahh....now no more mails. how sad.
oohh...my love for celebrities. hhaa...this autograph brooke shields photo with my name was sent by my pen-pal in the states who used to work as a limo driver in LA. i met him when i went to LA. yup, my name is on the photo. then crazy me with all these big posters of lee hom and sammi. and crazy siblings who were willing to hold the posters and let me pose with them to finish the roll of film. yes, i remember that is why we took this photo. leehom's photos were sent by my taiwanese pen-pal whom i have lost touch with. now no more leehom, only sammi. phew! if i was a leehom fan, i would be soo busy since he makes so many stops in malaysia. hahaha...
my collections: autograph books, postcards and birthday cards from the first one i received, all my diaries and boarding pass to melbourne with jet!!! the koala bear autograph is empty...hmm...maybe i should just pass it around to be signed since i do sign quite fair few autographs every year. pay back time ;)

and i just can't throw away those birthday cards i have accumulated over the years. they are so rare nowadays. birthday cards come in so many variations and are from thoughtful ppl who care, so how can i throw them? and i love postcards ppl sent me when they were overseas. maybe i should do the same now eh...i am sure others will be happy to get a postcard every now and then.

those boarding passes? i have never kept them...i found them in jet's wallet. so he is the one who can't forget his first trip to australia. hehehehe.

some of the gifts i keep and not give away to anyone. my teddy bear collection. they are tooo cute! someone gave me the hard rock shot glass i think. then the harry potter cards collection from eating chocolates. all from australia.
my first watch which i bought with my hard-earned money from my first job at 16. worked at the saw mill during the hols and earned a few hundred bucks. the work was dusty but it was an experienced. this swatch musical has stopped working for ages, but just wanna keep it in the drawer.
err...i have told some ppl that i dun keep ticket stubs, but i guess i was wrong about myself! i found a big envelope of ticket stubs from all the events i went to. both local and overseas.

i even have tickets from REX and CATHAY cinema in tm. they are historical artefacts now. hahaha... a lot of the stubs are from concerts. some less common ones are from commonwealth games, football match (arsenal was here) and special screenings of movies (pleasantville and life is beautiful).

these are from overseas. i have lord of the dance from las vegas, disneyland, seaworld, marlowe theater (canterbury), the lion king musical, phantom of the opera, swanlake, wimbledon, stamp exhibition (london), london eye and tribute to ian dury...whoever he was...fidelia and i were there only for robbie williams. hahaha...

sooo organizers out there who are printing tickets for your events...do print some nice ones lah. those like cinema movie stubs, who wanna keep and the ink fades. cheapskate.

yawn! bed time. the rain is making sleep so much easier...but making that training for the 6km ...err...in my case 6km jog so difficult. 6km on nov 2. wish me luck. the longest distance in my life..haha...no joke.