Practice & Basics

Finally got these two books from Chambers Music yesterday. And now I'm half a grand poorer T___T 

I hate how a lot of music books are so fucking expensive and inaccessible here in Malaysia. If it's possible I always try my best to not advocate photocopying but the price and availability sometimes give me no option. Also, I was a student myself (still am) and I know how it feels to be burdened by the need to spend so much on music books. Even if you're not spending your money on it, your parents are. I don't know about others, but when I had to ask money from my parents to buy music books, I remember nothing except them yelling at how expensive they were.

Anyway, Ive read a couple of pages from the books. Very informative indeed. I'd say these are great books for violin teachers as well as students.

Bambambam

Ok. I might need to cancel the trip to Singapore to watch Joshua Bell perform in the Esplanade. Not that I seriously cannot afford to but if I go, I might be suffocating on the rest of the days in June. Also might need to save up for violin ATCL exam's registration for this year if I'm taking, which needs at least 1k there FML. Why can't I be born with a silver spoon in my mouth? Haih. T_T

My stupid violin case of almost 5 years now, is finally acting up on me. Well, not completely damaged or anything but it's starting to look bad and work (slightly?) not so properly anymore.

Look how pathetic the zippers are.

Anyhow, I've been thinking of getting a new case for some time already but I don't wanna just get "a" violin case. I want Bam... like this, or this. 

 

Sigh money money money.

Working

So I went to daddy's shop today to work. I get to bring my laptop over and there's a broadband modem there so I also get to online, which is absolutely fantastic. Wk says "anywhere with internet is your home" wtf. Which is actually true lah hahahah. 

My dad also told me that I can practice there if I want to cos most of the time, there's really nothing much to do but to sit and smack flies. Which is also great since I've been complaining that working there is taking all my time I need to practice but the problem is; I still don't have the guts to whip out my violin and start playing there. There isn't any closed room that I can go into and practice, except the toilet wtf. I think it's so freaking weird to just play violin in an art gallery. No?

I checked Air Asia just now and zomfg, the flight ticket to Melbourne is so freaking cheap! For 2 weeks around Aug-Sept, I found tickets as low as RM900++! 

I really want to but I can't go T_____T

Cos I'll be going again this December for a month. I just got back like 2 days ago from a 2 weeks trip. So if I go again this Aug-Sept, that makes 3 times a year! As much as I want to, I don't think my parents will be happy with it eventhough they're not paying for it. I figured that I should really plan ahead and save the money instead for something else and focus more on my audition. Yes, I'm STILL going to apply to study at Melbourne. 

But ohmigoshhhh it freaking breaks my heart to see how cheap the tickets are and I can't do a thing about it T____T

Stuffsss

Yay!:

Today I went to one of the music centres I teach at for a last minute replacement, not my students la some teacher was sick. My boss gave me an angpow for 开工大吉 (hoi gong dai gat). Walao a lot! Hahahahahaha. My brother says probably because I'm the most loyal employer wtf I mean employee around lol.

Boo!:

Tomorrow got work need to wake up early =(

Random!:

I noticed that when I gamble and I wear this certain shirt, I will win money. But if I wear other shirts, I'll lose until I want to cry wtf. O_O

#352

Maggie's back! Went to Chilli's and took polaroids using Maggie's polaroid cam. Quite fun =D

 

 

Bottomless drinks, bottomless nachos, some chicken and the Triple Play starters. Ate until wanna vomit but sibeh nice.

Amd then we went shopping.

Bought some nailpolishes cos it was buy 3 get 1 free. The three of us ended up getting 2 same colours each! Which means 6 geddit? Me and Maggie got 3 same colours. Esther got 'special' taste hahhahaha.

 

Also bought 2 things from Zara which I absolutely ❤❤❤!

A... skirt. I don't know how else to describe it.

I have a soft spot for suede shoes especially if they're pumps, high and have nice, minimalist, and chic designs. This is 4 inches. Killer man. I think step on anyone's leg that fella sure scream hahaha. I love how it's so high but it's not wobbly and unstable when worn. It feels really steady and fits comfortably. But right now I have a problem with it. The more I look at it, the more it looks like a  pair of prostitute shoes cos it's like so high and it's purple. I dunno. Esther calls this the 'foreplay' shoe wtf.

#353

 

Esther came over and we did our nails together. Whose nicer? Mine right right right?

Ok ok last one.

 

Haven't put on eyeshadows in a while cos too lazy. Finally did one fine day. Excuse the hair everywhere. I always forget to push them back when I take pictures.

More Stuffs!

Yay!:
Finally done with shopping for CNY clothes. I'm glad I saved up enough to shop this year hahah. This shall be my very last clothing haul. It's all for CNY. I usually don't shop this much for clothes so when I do, it's usually a few weeks/days to CNY.

 

6 Days to CNY

Yay!:
Went shopping with my little sister and Esther yesterday at Midvalley. Freakin' tired and tulan cos my sister is like a boy trapped in a girl's body, everything she chose were either for boys or ugly. But in the end managed to get everything she needed and also a couple of things for ourselves (Esther and I)! I got some Zara, OPI, MAC, CNY cookies (I'm obsessed with greenpea cookies!) and Japanese snacks of course cos mine was done already ahaha. Now, I wanna go out to the market to get some ingredients for pineapple tarts. I'm going to make my own jam yay! I've been looking at so many possible recipes but couldn't decide on a failproof one. Hm...

Boo!:

I just finished my paycheck in one day wtf... I mean, part of my whole income lah not everything. I work at 3 different places and I just got paid yesterday from one of the centres and now the money's all gone T____T

Random:

Wk's back! We're supposed to chat but I need to go out already. I hate it when he doesn't wake up at the time he promised he would. Babi.

Hotdogs

Yay!: 

The only time I stepped out of my house is a few hours ago, to A&W's with Esther cos I had cravings for hotdogs and I almost died of boredom at home. Oh! This morning before my dad went out he kinda yelled at me again about not finding a job blablabla not saving/having money to buy CNY clothes blablabla. I was thinking "just hand me the fckin cash only lah" wtf hahahaah. And before he went out with mom he passed me the moolah =D And then when they got back my mom actually bought me a facial cleanser and a scalp care shampoo wow! And it wasn't some generic cleanser or shampoo ok, they're the professional ones. Honestly, I don't know what to say about my parents. They're so weird and funny in a way sometimes.

Boo!: 

I slept really late yesterday night (about 4am) and today my mom woke me up and she asked me to hang up all the washed clothes to get them dried. FML. I super hate it when people wake me up from my slumber. I know it's Thaipusam today so postmen don't work but I'm still very impatient with the reply from Melb U. Oh and internet has been really, really slow today.

Random:

I forgot to brush my teeth this morning HAHAHHAHA. But it's ok. People say it's actually pointless to brush it in the morning cos the important step is to brush it at night. And I did brush and flossed my teeth and rinsed my mouth last night. So it's ok.

Now, We Wait.

Finally, after half a year of planning on applying to study in Uni of Melbourne, it's finally done yesterday. Something unexpected happened though. When I was waiting for the university's representative to waive the AUD100 assessment fee, I was told that it cannot be waived because my qualifications actually didn't meet the entry requirements. I was on the verge of throwing a fit because I couldn't believe what I heard. I have been preparing this for so long and I have even visited the IDP office more than twice, consulting the people there, telling them the exact course and only after I have spent so much of money and time getting everything ready, they told me I didn't have the right qualifications. Seriously, what the fuck.

I initially read from the website that the Masters in Music Studies only require a Bachelor's Degree in Art majoring in music, which was why I thought I was only eligible for only that course cos the rest require a Bachelor in Music, which is not what I have. It didn't specify exactly how long my course should have been so I took it that I actually qualify? Later on the representative told me that I actually need an Honors year, which means a 4th year of study to qualify myself for it. My degree was only 3 years. And there's no Honors year for it.

After some debating and some clarification, I decided to do the Postgradue Diploma instead. It's equivalent to an Honors year of study so by taking this, I'll be able to do any other Master studies in the future.

And my audition, thank goodness it didn't come out to be a waste of time and money. An audition CD of 30 minutes, which was what I have already prepared, was required so in the end all I had to do was just changing the course I wrote. And the assessment fee was waived too.

But the bad news is, because the closing date for application's Christmas Eve and IDP's next courier service is next Thursday which IS, Christmas Eve, I had to send my application out myself on that day itself. Went to DHL and paid RM170++ for everything and it's that expensive because there's a freakin' CD, my audition CD. Without it, it's only RM70++. KNN!!!

But yeah, application's finally done and now, I'll have to wait till next January or February to get their reply.

I twittered of not wanting to see IDP anymore. I'm taking that back. I hope I'll get to see them again cos the next time I need to see them, is when I actually get accepted.

Economical & Just Nice VS Expensive & Perfect

Ok. It's finally decided.

My very kind lecturer agreed to let me use his sound recording devices/softwares so I'm saving money on recording my audition. If any of you have been following my twitter, I mentioned,

"should i choose something 'economical & just nice' or something 'expensive & perfect'?"

I was actually talking about recording my audition. I have been really worried and stressed out with deciding the right way to record my audition. Initially, I thought of using the regular sound recorder and go to one of the practice studios in uni and get it done. Then I realised that the sound quality may not be the best. In fact, it may even turn out to be bad. Then I consulted one of the music major in Uni of Melbounre who happens to found my blog and know my situation, and who very kindly dropped me a message too. She told me it's best to record it in a recording studio. Which at first, seemed like a good option but not until I realised I actually need a recording studio which has a piano.

Being an instrumentalist is not something everyone should be envious of. Do you know how much I had to spend just for this audition? I had to attend violin lessons. Approximately RM 100-120 per lesson. I had to rehearse with my accompanist. RM 100 per hour of rehearsal. And renting a recording studio, I'm not sure of the rates but I heard it can be from RM 100 - 500 (or more?) per hour depending on which studio I go to. And it gets more expensive when I'm using a studio which provides a piano. I need not just "a piano". I actually need "a grand piano", or anything that's equivalent to decent. That again marks up the price.

Sorry I digressed. So, a few days ago I went back to uni to just catch up with Cat and a lecturer and I told him about my situation and he suggested I do it in uni cos there's a recording studio in uni, and it's more 'economical' lol. I didn't think of uni at first even when I knew there is a recording studio with sufficient recording devices/softwares cos the studio is a very small one and there isn't any proper piano in it. The only way to do the recording in uni, is to shift all the devices to one of the studios which has a decent grand piano. And the good news is, he agreed to do so.

=)

So I've chosen the 'economical and just nice' option simply because I think it'll most likely be the same anyway just that I'm paying so much more for a more established and well-facilitated studio. The sound quality probably will be better but seriously, this is only an audition. It's not like I'm producing an album or anything like that.

The schedule is I'll be at uni for the whole day to record this and if all goes well, I'll be applying on Thursday!

Oh before I go, just wanna say I've watched New Moon. Hop on to Esther's blog to read about what I think cos we both share the same thoughts on it. Except that I'm with Team Jacob lol!

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

Anyone noticed my "Currently Reading" column has one book taken off?

Bet no one did, cos I just only took it off HAHA. Ok not funny.

Anyway, yes I've finished Life of Pi finally! Aileen are you reading this? Haha. And I must tell you, IT IS SUCH A FREAKIN' GOOD BOOK!!!

Ohmigosh I can't describe how moved and... amazed I was with it. I simply cannot find the right word to describe how I feel about it. It's a mixture of inspired, moved, awed and all that. And at the beginning I was complaining so much about how boring it was. Seriously the first half (or maybe a third) was so freakin' boring I almost wanted to give up and start on other books. I was like what the hell, why the hell this book is a bestseller and why the hell it's a winning book for some dunno what booker prize? But oh well, everynight before I sleep I thought "Ok let's just give this another try" for a few nights and finally, it got interesting somewhere in the middle - when the ship sank.

I'm not going to start reviewing this book besides telling you readers that it's 'good' cos I suck at reviewing and my review will totally do no justice to how great and well-written this book is. I tried telling the story to Wk earlier in the afternoon and all he did was, "I don't see the point..." and "Huh, like that also can ah?" or "Hrm... why must he do that?"........zzzzz........

I was so excited that I wanted to excite him as well but he totally didn't get the whole point of the story. That proves how bad I am with words.
...

Either that, or he sucks. HAHAHHA.

So anyway, I'm both happy and sad that I've finished a book. Happy cos yay can go on to another book. Sad cos... I don't know if it's just me or what, but whenever I finish something be it books or a soap or a tv show series, I always get this 'empty' feeling after that. It's like... ok I'm done so what's next? And somehow I won't be as interested in other books/tv shows anymore given that the book/show that I previously read/watched, was really good. But yeah, I'm continuing on the other 2 books now.

I am totally anticipating for the movie! I heard it's directed by Ang Lee. It better be good! Well, seeing that it's Ang Lee, I'm putting high expectation on it.

Ok gotta go practice now. Oh yah good news good news!!! I totally saved RM500 cos I managed to get my university's letter to prove that the language of instruction was in English so now I can be exempted from IELTS!!! Ok what's bothering me now is that freakin' audition recording haih.

I Am Not A Bimbo!

Just because I like pink does not mean I'm a bimbo okay? Everyone has their own preference on different things. I have different preferences on different things. And a pink hair straightening iron is just something funky from the usual boring black, that's all. As long as they work the same and yet, can provide options in terms of colour, of course I'll choose one that I think looks cooler/funkier/cuter/nicer. So don't get me wrong. I like pink only on certain things. I don't like to wear anything that's pink be it shoes, clothes or even accessories.

I've been wanting to get a straightening iron since forever. My first straightening iron was a Vidal Sassoon and it was so chunky because it first came out like so many years ago. Dad bought it for me during one of my birthdays which I can't remember, probably 15th or 16th. And yes of course, I asked for it. If my dad bought a straightener for me without me requesting, the world is definitely going crazy already.

And I have been swearing by straightening irons ever since.

The only thing is that... most of the time I get really lazy to use it because I have to wait for it to get heated up, slowly straighten my long and crazy lot of hair, and all that shit. It sucks to not have naturally straight hair. My hair's not naturally straight, its more like wavy and sometimes I call it stubborn because the ends just flick to one side and it's really irritating. And it's not easy to straighten them either. I had to do it repetitively and it doesn't promise that the flicked part will stay straight.

That Vidal Sassoon straightening iron is of course broken by now. If it's still working, it would have been about 7 years and that's a crazy long life span for a straightening iron. I'm now using some unknown brand which my sis bought from... can't remember where. And it sucks. It fries my hair and makes my hair really frizzy. My hair gets caught in between sometimes and just gets pulled off. There's not a single time I shed zero strands of hair while using that damn thing.

I also have this stupid, useless Panasonic Curler/Straightener, which does not work too. It takes forever to heat up and doesn't really straighten properly. Even when I used it to curl my hair, my curls go straight within an hour.

Total waste of money =(

Ok enough of my boring stories about straightening irons. All I wanted to say is, I'll be seeing that pink baby (refer to picture above) in Melbourne in less than 2 weeks time! =D And after 2 weeks there, it'll be back with me in Malaysia!!! =D =D

It's a H2D MK4. Got it at a lower price in the Australian Ebay. I personally think Australian Ebay is more trustable if compared to the Malaysian Ebay. Anyhow, I couldn't find any Malaysian seller who has a good straightener like Conair, Babyliss, Remington, GHD etc etc. I heard Sungei Wang has a few shops which sells them but ahhh. I'm totally not bothered to go all the way there and realise that I either 1. cannot afford them 2. cannot find a good brand.

I feel totally insecure with buying from sellers from the US, UK, Canada or any other countries out of Malaysia and Australia. I get really paranoid that the shipping'll be really expensive, or my stuffs won't arrive, or will take ages to arrive.

So since Wk's in Melbourne, I decided to try out the Australian Ebay and found these. Manja-ed my way to it and yay! =D

I heard a lot about the GHD straightening irons. Many claimed it to be the best and all that stuff but I simply cannot afford those. Ok eventhough I'm not paying for it but still. I did a whole lot of research looking for reviews and so far they have all been positive! But its a little scary that some reviews are quite similar so I don't know if they're the same people or maybe could even be the seller himself!

But whatever la. Everything's confirmed and paid so... shut up.

So yup! I can't wait to meet my pink thang hehe!

Best Egg Tarts & Fong Lye Taiwan Restaurant

Oopsie looks like I've been abandoning Project 365! Not true cos I do take at least a picture everyday. Or make it seem like I do nyehehe.

#171 & #172 - Blogged about these in previous post.


#173 - After soooooo long, I'm only at page 66 of it. =( And all I read about was animals, animals, religion and more animals!
#174 - Great discovery! These egg tarts from Canton-i in The Gardens, Midvalley are the best! Even better than the ones by the Tong Kei Brothers Confectionary! Only a little bit more expensive. If I'm not wrong, TKBC sells them at RM1.50 per piece, DTF sells them at RM5 for 3. SERIOUSLY DAMN NICE MMM! The crispy pastry and the super soft custard mmm...


#175 - I am a goldfish wtf.
#176 - Esther's birthday present! K now that her birthday's passed, let me just reveal what's inside. I got her a book, David Sedaris's When You Are Engulfed In Flames and I handmade a birthday card for her.There, awesome right? There's only one answer to this which is "Yes" thankyouverymuch.


#177 - Today's eye makeup!

Honestly, the reason I've been putting lots of makeup these days is not because I suddenly got more hiao ok. I just really really really want to finish up all my makeup so I can change them cos it's been so long and I think some have expired and the bad thing is I don't know when I bought them cos I've thrown all the boxes and receipts away obviously who keeps them anyway.

These are the truer colours. Yellow, turquoise, purple and dark purple.


@ Fong Lye Taiwan Restaurant in The Gardens, Midvalley. Haha check out Cat's face (3rd pic at the left)! She was actually laughing at the way my sis ate.

Let me just do a half-assed review on this place. I have actually passed by and skimmed through their menu a few times I was at The Gardens but always didn't end up having my meals in the restaurant. 1. Too pricey. 2. Not many to choose from. So today we finally tried it cos everyone was starving already and we quickly decided to just eat there.

Four words. Delicious but extremely overpriced.

Our bill came to RM112 for only the four of us. You can so imagine how much a dish costs. Food was delicious alright, but definitely not worth the sky-high prices for only some minced pork with rice, stir fried/braised/fried meat, some soup with some clams, and some dollops of squid and long beans.

What surprises me is how often it's packed with people. For the number of times I remember passing by that place, I don't remember seeing it empty. Malaysia's filled with so many rich people nowadays hrm...

Ok bedtime.

Who says 4 is a bad number?

I HAVE 4 GOOD NEWS!

Haha, to me la.

So today I went to work as usual. Then when I was downstairs looking for books for my students, my boss asked me if I would be free on the coming Wednesday to give replacement lessons which the students had missed during that first week of July. They missed their lessons because their poor teacher (me la) had to quarantine herself after coming back from Melbourne.

So I said ok. And after I went back upstairs, I thought for a while and realised something wasn't right. If I have to replace back that week, which means I don't actually owe them any lessons, shouldn't I get full commission? For July I remember only getting 3/4 of the full commission because I thought the week I couldn't make it another teacher took over!

I was quite furious when I noticed I was almost cheated. So after finishing all classes, I went down and told her how I only received 3/4 of the full commission last month and how is it possible that I still do replacements for that week. And I don't know if she's pretending or what, her actions seemed like she didn't notice she made a mistake and she later checked through her datas and papers and realised I was right. And then she told me she'll pay me the balance of my full commission later.

So that's good news number 1. Extra $$$.

Good news number 2, I just received the cheque for the royal concert I played for which was held last month in UM. More $$$!

And I almost forgot few weeks ago, I did some accompaniment and of course, I'll be getting commission for that too. Good news number 3, moooorree $$$!

Good news number 4, I just got a few new students in the centre I'm teaching in Taipan. They were handed to me because their previous teacher quitted. The better news is that they're not beginners HALLELUJAH don't have to face naughty and/or annoying kids. And they're all in higher grades already so it makes teaching a lot more easy. And commission's higher too! I'll be starting next month. $$$$$$!!!

Phew! And I thought I was going to be pretty broke this month. Not too bad actually. Considering there are so many birthdays coming up. One in exactly 4 more days. Ahem are you reading this soon-to-be birthday girl?

Ok to make this post not so boring, I'll end with more vain pics of myself haha!

Yesterday's makeup. I got accused of putting 'thick makeup' when I posted this on FB yesterday.

The truth is, my makeup wasn't thick at all in these pictures. I only had a thin layer of BB Cream, a little powder and blusher and that's all. I understand that having a more dramatic eye makeup may lead people (especially guys) into thinking that it's thick makeup.

But please, do you even know what I use on my face by just staring at these pictures? Obviously, nobody will know! So if you don't know, don't judge! Or throw insensitive comments!

By the way, I am not pointing at a particular person right now. I am just saying what I thought. I am being defensive because I don't like people accusing me of things which I did not do. And no, I am not pissed at anyone. (Anymore lol)

What should I call this? Yellows and greens. Leaves? Nature on my eyes? Wtf hahaaha.

Should do this more often. So that my makeup can finish faster, and I can get new ones! Whee!

The Family Day

So after work today, I came back home. Showered, washed my hair, blew it dry, got all the stuffs ready in dad's car such as the robe, hat, scroll, my violin, etc. Drove up to Fotorex at Jaya One, PJ.

A woman did my makeup for me. Because the thickness of my eyelids are uneven, she stuck some sorta tape on it. I never knew it could work like that! Hrm Imma try it next time since the uneven-ess of my eyelids are quite irritating sometimes.

The service was quite professional. The photographer professionally arranged our positions and directed our poses. I took one with my violin and he showed me from his camera. It looked really nice! I hope the others will turn out good too.

The only sad thing is that my other sister is not around to take the pictures with us. She's in uni in Sabah right now, or probably enjoying her Sunday with her boyfriend who's there studying at the same uni as her. The last time I talked to her, I said,

"Haha, you can't take graduation pics with us!"

And she replied,

"Fck la"

LOL! I guess it runs in our blood. Or probably just us siblings influencing each other. It probably started with me mastering the art of swearing when I was in high school. Then the younger ones began to learn haha! There's not a single day where we siblings will talk to each other without even swearing. Not meaning it of course, just for the fun of it.

Anyway!

After the shoot we went to The Curve and had dinner at TGIF. Good stuff, good stuff. Meal was hearty but I was hoping to eat a little bit more haha! Ok better not, when I think of this msg from Esther,

"Shit Shit Shit. Monday got go jogging or not? I damn fat ady. Put on 2 kgs. 2KGS! FML" "It happened over the weekend T__T"

LOLOLOL!!!

Camwhored a little before removing the make up and the clothes. I quite like this 'Office Lady' look.

I decided to wear a skirt instead of the black pants I wore during my convocation cos the black pants is seriously too long that it's sweeping the floor. And I don't have higher heels to go with it anyway.

During convocation I wore this lilac Vincci peep toe sling backs and god I swear I'll never touch those heels again! They gave me blisters and I was walking with it the whole day (at some point, had to run cos we were late) during convocation and my blisters broke and the friction made the wound worse!

Its seriously really, really bad. I'll take a picture if I remember to and post it here one day. Stupid stupid shoes. I'm not gonna touch them again. Everrrr. Ok that means, I need a new pair. HAHAHA!

Lastly before I hit the sack,

On that day few hours before convocation, I drove around SS2 and dropped by Kimarie for a trim and a wash. I love how salons can blow dry my hair all straight and neat. And the way they wash, my hair can stay not getting oily for up to 4-5 days! Usually it gets oily by day 2 or 3 if I don't wash my hair. When your hair's as long as mine, you'll understand why I dread washing it.

Anyway, it was so cheap! The senior stylist's price was only RM 25! Usually when I get a trim and wash it cost my RM30++ even in Klang! And it's not to say those salons are very well known. I'm not saying Kimarie's well known but at least, they have a website and they have branches so I supposed it's a quite established name already.

The trim was quite nice. She didn't cut much which I absolutely like because I hate stylists who don't listen to customers. And she also fixed my fringe which I previously snipped myself (ok, secret told) and it looks a lot better now. The whole cut+wash took less than an hour which was really good cos I was actually rushing.

I asked them for their hair colouring price and omg so much cheaper than what I paid! I'll definitely go there for my next hair job ;)



Ok good night!

The Commission

I'm supposed to be sleeping now. I gotta be at Sheraton Hotel Subang tomorrow at as early as 8 goddddd. 8 am to me is such a dreadful hour to wake up at. Whatmore, I gotta be there at 8 which means I need to spare at least 2 hours before that for preparing myself, getting there and the ungodly traffic. If it isn't because I'm in dire need of money... oh well. I'll be there to help do some accompaniment for some students' violin exams.

Everyone knows my fate with unfamiliar directions and getting somewhere new -_- Luckily I have my trusty map book. It's a book of the whole of Klang Valley's map. Every single detail. It's such a useful book because it has helped me a lot of times! The last few times I got lost, it was because I didn't have the book with me. I couldnn't be bothered to find where I've kept it, that explains the horrible experiences in getting everywhere. Wk bought that book for me before he left for Melbourne 2 years ago and I must say, it's the best thing he has ever gotten me lol. He must have known how I suck at with directions.

I've checked my way to Sheraton and please oh please let me get there without any trouble at all this time!

By the freaking way, I just discovered that my violin teacher gave me the wrong directions!!! -_- It's so damn wrong because she told me that I'll pass 2 tols when actually, I'm supposed to pass 4! FOUR and that is a lot of difference ok! Because she gave me the directions I followed it blindly and got lost! I've checked the map and the shortest route would be to take Kesas and pass by 4 tols. I won't need to get through so many tols using Federal but I've calculated, it's a longer journey. A lot longer. So I've decided to just stick to Kesas and see if my map will prove its functionality tomorrow.

On another note, I just got my salary today and it's quite disappointing cos I got a tad bit lesser than expected. And that's because of that freakin' one week's quarantine I was made to go through when I got back from Melbourne grrr. Because of that, I was only paid 3/4 of the month since their lessons were taken over by another teacher. Boo.

But on a brighter side, my pay actually has increased. I was given some new students and these new students are not beginners aka fees higher aka my commission higher. And besides, after exams the students eventually will be upgraded aka fees higher aka commission higher. So, that's good news.

Bad news is, I'm gonna be so broke this month. Gotta pay violin fees and I've just booked my graduation photo shoot. It's not cheap but it's a once in a lifetime thing so I really want it to be nice. I was thinking if my dad would urm...

The Hidden Charges

So I was contemplating whether to practice my violin or to work on the "About" page in my previous post. I did neither. Went out with Esther to the place we worship. Intended to make use of the 'free head charge' voucher but it's useless at that hour we were there so we decided to go for the student price which is only RM 9++. Instantly reminded me of Redbox. Stupid stupid Redbox. Do not ever trust the prices they display. The other time, we wanted the student price and it was written RM 8++. The girl later told us there's also a compulsary tidbit charge which is RM 9!!! Stupid RM 9 for a small bowl of lousy junk. Paying so much, don't even dream of getting Doritos or Lay's chips! The RM 9 tidbits are not even Twiesties or cheapo a bit, Super Ring. They're even cheaper than the type you get from pasar malam ok! And besides, it's not one bowl of tidbit PER room! It's a bowl per 2 people or something like that! I don't really know how it works but the other time when I was there with Esther and Wai Tuck, they gave us 2 freakin' bowls so meaning 2 x RM9!!! Stupid mofo money-sucking place. So anyway, at Greenbox, when they say RM 9++, they really mean it. And my voucher's still left unused yet...

Fast one!

One quick update before I go to bed.

1. First, the good news is that I've recovered from all the sickness YAY! I was so weak on Monday that I couldn't even get myself up to attend my first violin lesson so in the end I had to tell my teacher I couldn't make it and she managed to spare this early Wednesday morning for me instead, which is tomorrow, which explains why I MUST sleep right after this.

2. Tomorrow I'm supposed to go to uni to get my freaking graduation robe which cost me RM100 mcb. If it's not because of my graduation certificates and transcripts which I can only get AFTER I return the robe, I will surely keep the robe. Yes, that stupid scroll during convocation is only a fake thing, I just found out. Now you know.

3. I'm getting quite bored of this layout already frankly. I'm actually working on another layout now, something I can have more flexibility with, something which allows me to add a touch of 'me', something that has the "older posts", "home", and collapsing archives function. I like this layout a lot, the simplicity and only hints of colours in it, and especially the ever-changing profile picture at every entry but for long term, I don't think this is good. It's difficult to look for older posts. And for some strange reason I can't seem to change the font size of the posts to the size I want. Which means everytime I posted, I actually had to resize them myself. And it's not just one click, I had to check them under html one by one. If I don't change, it'll be this size, so small and difficult to read. If I change it all the time, aiyo so mafan ok.

Ok ok, wanna sleep now.

Fever!

Yes, I'm down with mild fever, sore throat, cough and runny nose. This afternoon both my grandmothers kept pestering me to see a doctor saying "Nowadays fever is very serious wan!" 109862 times wtf. You see, it's not that I didn't want to see a doctor but... I... had... no... money...

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Am I the most pathetic person in the world or what?

Seriously. I don't have a single cent at all. Ok ok, maybe I do have a few RM1 notes wtf. Obviously that's not enough. I am so broke huhuhu T_____T I thought by going to work today Kim was going to pay my commission, that's why I die die also dragged myself up and went to work eventhough I almost wanted to make a call and tell her I can't make it to class. I wanted to tell her I wasn't feeling well - it's the truth this time wtf.

In the end after that she didn't pay me MCB!!! I regretted so so sososo much for going to work!!! Grrr.

Then just now after dinner, finally my parents decided to bring me to the doctor yay! =D

Came back with 5 packets of medicine - antibiotics, runny nose, cough, sore throat and fever. RM 65. Wah luckily my parents brought me and paid for me wtf. I have to take 7 tablets each time, damn. I've always hated taking medicines.

Ok time to sleep now. Tomorrow got violin class. Hopefully I'll feel better by then.

Green puppy

Today's itinerary: Lunch - Kim Gary. Entertainment - Redbox. Dinner - Pappa Rich. Supper - Waffles and corn in cup. I tell you, my appetite has expanded ever since I got back from Melbourne. I think it expanded even when I was there. Which is definitely not a good thing! =(

Pictures from Redbox at Sunway Pyramid today.

Omg look! It's Ju On! wtf






Doing the Michael Jackson WTF HAHAHA




Dunno why I look so lansi here.

And here's from Wai Tuck's camera phone after my camera's battery ran out. SUPER FUNNY SHIT HAHAHA! When I saw them in his FB I laughed so hard Wk (who was on Skype with me) asked me what I was laughing about.

I think I was chewing something.


Lol






HAHAHAHA


She was molesting me huhuhu T_T


HAHAHAHA


Boom Boom Pow! WTF WTF HAHAHAHAHAHA

Bought something while we were out today.

Hair clip from Mini Toons.

I've always been calling Mini Toons as the "lap sap shop" (rubbish shop) cos I thought they only sell useless stuffs like key chains, handphone chains, soft toys, stickers and whatnot. Until I found this hair clip which is by far, the only hair clip that is strong enough to clasp my hair together. If you didn't already know, my hair's very long and when I say very, I meant unusually long so it's very, very heavy and thick.

Ever since my trusty butterfly clip I bought from Singapore broke, I've never found anything that's strong enough for my hair until today. It wasn't cheap anyway. RM10 for just a big hair clip is definitely not cheap. But it's functional so, I decided to buy it. It's not easy to find a good hair clip nowadays.

Besides, this one from Mini Toons came in this adorable silhouette of a puppy. I wanted to get it in purple at first but all the purples' condition weren't good so decided on the green one instead eventhough it's obviously not a nice colour for that hair clip. It's not that I'm gonna use it outside anyway. I need something to hold my hair when I'm not washing it, or when I just wanna get all my hair away from my neck when I practise that's all. Shower caps clearly won't work for me. Rubber bands hurt cos hair too heavy, it pulls my scalp.

Okie time to sleep! Tomorrow got work at 10am huhuhu T_T

Oh btw, I went to the IDP office to enquire about some courses' requirements. Again, it turned out to be fruitless. I shall attend the coming Postgraduate Fair this August and get stuffs cleared. And wth why taking IELTS is so expensive! T_T