pre-cny and valentine's ramblings

this morning i went to work with 2 big springs on my steps. i felt so light and chatty and felt like sharing my broad smile and happy spirit with everyone.
aah....the new year spirit is finally attacking at its full force. there was not a worry at that moment.
however, the plan to just switch on the notebook and start typing as soon as i put down the bag on the chair did not materialise. there were just so many last minute things to settle. you can call it pecutan terakhir. i was not the only one, everyone else was too....finishing the week's report, etc.

i thought i was going to be dead tired today because of the outing to ipoh to watch percy jackson and the lightning thief the previous night. but luckily i wasn't. i was so glad that i finally got a dreamless sleep last night....the only one of the week. i was actually looking forward to watching valentine's day....but lousy ipoh cinema is not showing that. bah! percy jackson was not bad....in fact some said better than harry potter. well i have read the book so watching the movie was a natural thing to do. the movie did not disappoint and it got favourable review in the star today. teens would love this one.
i also found a pair of knee length shorts for cny. yeah....no need to wear old one. hhaa...i am making everything new to welcome the year of the tiger. albeit in my dark glory....i am so tanned!!! arms and legs and neck. the face is fairer thanks to my cap.

since it is cny, the giving spirit is also filling up the air. i have received 2 red packets now- one from my neighbour and another from granma's friend who visited her last week. kids too gave me some stuff.


this hamper was sent to my house yesterday. she sends me one hamper every year. luckily i have a packet of dried duck meat for her. so i dun only take lah. pai seh ah.

yes yes yes, this packet of pretzel is really bursting with everything cheeeesssseeee. it is sooo cheesy but grandma called it salty. sent from america but made in germany. given to me by carmen who happens to hate cheese very much. so lucky me....everything cheese sent to her by her mom is coming my way. muahahaha...

how am i going to lose that 1 or 2 kg i put on these few days? been going out for late dinner 3 days in a row and the weight can really pile on so fast! was so proud of my flat tummy but that was so last week already. well, i can still be proud of my toned arms. so hide the tummy and show those arms.

i was so touched by this- a container full of nuts. you name them and they are there....and oh, raisins too. the ultimate healthy food. i am not sharing this one with anyone because karen gave this to me. in her note, she wrote down the benefits of nuts, etc. she even decorated the container with a hello kitty paper cutout. who would have thought such a tomboy could so such touching thing? tqtqtqtqtq

anyone tasted dried duck meat before? it is cheaper than chicken and pork. i got it for rm30 for 500g. if you buy chicken, it is rm35 for 500g. since the meat is already marinated, it tastes the same as any other meat. eating too much of this is not good, but since it is once in a year affair, my cny week breakfast will be 2 pieces of bread and dried duck meat. quack quack...

ok...not every packet is ours lah. mom and aunt are going to give some to friends and relatives when they bring us stuff this cny too.

new fridge for the new year too. sis bought this for the house. and now we have 2 fridges. gosh. we only collect and never throw away old things in this house. it feels so stuffy to be in the kitchen. i can't stand it.

any coca-cola collector? aunt got this from her friend. it was bought in kl. i think this is imported from korea. i know someone who collects and if i know which part of kl, i will definitely get it for him.

so the balik kampung exodus has started today. cars heading north were aplenty when i came back in the afternoon. good luck to you guys....including my brother and cousin en who will be making their way to tm from kl tonight.

the radio were talking about wedding proposals in the breakfast show this morning on my way to work. i heard a few and it all included wine and dine before getting down on the knee to propose. sigh...what is so special about wine and dine? you eat everyday. ok i better shut up on this topic right since i am not wined and dined nor am i getting a proposal. but why must dinner be in the plan? can't guys think of more special ways? i know a friend was blindfolded and led all the way to the airport to board a flight to another state before getting her proposal. now that is what i call a proposal. anyone wanna share their special proposal story here and prove that the art of romancing someone is still very much alive? blame those mills and boons (my english teacher called it modern bible wakakaka) for making me a helpless romantic.