murphy's law

you know how they say what can go wrong will go wrong?

well, that happened to me today - in three-fold!

first, we were late for the baggage check in at the airport. and then, upon arrival - the gate was CLOSED! so after paying for an extra ticket for a later flight - which was TWICE the amount of the original ticket, we proceeded to check in. we had to pay an extra 60 for the pump that weighed only 16kgs. oh, we also bought rm50 extra baggage for the flight - which burned with the ticket cuz we not only missed the check in time frame but the flight as well!

so i left my brother and proceeded to go back home. i paid for my ticket and absent mindedly FORGOT to take the bloody ticket from the machine!!! can you imagine my horror after buying my breakkie in a cup and walking ever so slowly to my car, got in and was even playing The Sims 2 on my s2 - i realised i didn't have my ticket with me and that i did not pull it out of the machine!!! WTFFFFFFF..............so i got back out of my car, almost ran back to the machine.

stood there looking, hoping i would find it and lo and behold, i did!! someone had left it on top of the machine. it had the print out and everything. so i walked back to the car. left the parking lot, went to the exit - put the card in - but it was rejected. after trying a few times i realised - its not the ticket! its the bloody RECEIPT that LOOKS LIKE THE TICKET!!! fucckkkkkkkkkk....

i had to reverse back outta there, find parking again and go back to the machine and press the intercom AGAIN and wait for the fella to come help me out. i was just telling myself - how the fuck did i get myself into this mess!! as if missing the flight this morning wasnt bad enough! he came and asked me where's my ticket and i said i forgot to take it out of the machine! so he opened it up, checked the return box and THANK GOODNESS it was THERE! no one took my ticket!

I WAS SO RELIEVED!

so i left. got back in the car, drove to the exit. prayed hard that i was able to exit and my ticket was rejected AGAIN. i had stayed beyond the grace period of 15 minutes. SO i had to pay another 3.50 to exit. i managed to catch the attention of one of the guys and he helped me pay my ticket instead of ME, reversing out of the exit AGAIN.

SIGH.

what a morning. and to think all this happened before 9am.....

as i was driving away from the airport, i just absent mindedly looked at the fuel meter and realised, i was seriously running low! can you imagine if i did not see it, and just drove back to the highway (with no petrol stations nearby) i would have been stranded and murphy's law would have gotten my ass once again.

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vintage love

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my 28th

you know, i think my birthday this year is by far the quietest (and my first with the boy).

it just came and went without much celebration or joy (no pun intended) or any "meriah-ness". i didn't quite feel the love from family or friends. there were some friends whom i deemed important who did not remember to wish me on fb let alone call or text. i suppose i have faded into the background so much that many have stopped to say hello or even notice i was still standing there albeit in the shadows of life.

even so, i had a truly memorable one this year.

let's start it off with opening my Pretty/Vintage stall at the KL Vintage Festival!

I have finally done it - finally found the time, energy and will to get rid of all the rubbish i've collected these past few years. sure, it was hard work but i feel it was worth all of it. worth eveything that i put into it.

 as usual, i had my signature rainbow something to make my mark from the rest :)

 a good friend of mine took the liberty to make his way from wherever he was and visited me! he paid for this polaroid which he eventually gave to me as a birthday present :) it was very sweet :)

 then came night time - friends who came to visit me and helped me pack up all my shit to bring home. Thank you Chen Fei, Jordash, Carol and Clayton for the visit! it certainly made part of my hectic day!

 the next day we had jam with the boys and they surprised me with a cake which i stumbled upon funnily enough. will tell you the story some other time.

 from left - Chun Fei, TK and Yew Wai the original members of TK & the gang.

 come night, it was the usual family dinner - and barry bought me my 2.1kg rainbow cake which was meant to be a surprise - i was sorta when he told me, did not expect him to buy me a cake! thought he would get me something else instead. and so, here it is!

happy 28th to me!

first sew

i remember buying about a yard of remnant cloth with a cobalt blue background and tiny multicoloured florals for RM2. i remember telling myself that i could so make a simple blouse with this cloth. that was about 2 years ago.

as of last night - i finally made it happen :)

i used a contrasting green seam just because i like to mix things up a little.

interested to sew? check out -

http://www.colettepatterns.com/
http://www.coletterie.com/

lavender love

We took a short trip to Cameron's on May Day.

It was tiring like fuck to drive all the way there (best part was we left KL at 9.30pm).

Even so, spending some time away from the city and regular everyday life was a godsend.

Bought vegetables again. Because of the holiday, lots of prices have been hiked up (as usual) and I didn't buy roses again this trip as well. Instead, I bought a potted Hydrangea plant *beams*. And three stalks of my favourite Stargazer Lily.

It's a lavender coloured mophead and its just so PRETTY! I've been watering it with cold water twice a day so far and its growing very nicely. Also, blooms are appearing from the two flowering buds :)

Pretty soon, I will have TWO more mopheads on my little plant. Gotta transplant it to a larger pot soon so it can grow bigger. Supposed to pass it to a friend of mine but they don't seem keen on having it so I shall keep it for now then.

Took another trip up to the Boh Plantations at Habu again as usual. This time, it was misty and the wind was blowing ever so strongly. But the view up there was as usual - amazing. It was a short 172m hike up the hill though and it is always worth it.

Will post more photos next round.

loving fat cats

first bazaar experience!

This year, instead of celebrating my birthday the usual way - Barry and I will be hosting our first vintage bazaar stall!! I expect to sell ALL of the clothes that I've bought for my (dead) blogshop and then some. And the best part is, everything's gonna be CHEAP!! Will you come?

Much preparation needs to be done before the big day including the signage, tablecloth and our whole store set-up!

Did I tell you that I have a new online store coming up soon?
I'm so excited!

pretty details

xx

wedding to love

I don't ever remember posting up anything about weddings but this one has to go up. It speaks to me in so many ways. I think if I ever get hitched - this is EXACTLY how I want it to look. From the vintage dress, to the glitter ballet flats, to the hairpiece, and the mismatched bridesmaids dresses and groomsmen outfits, to the DIY paper fan, deco, garden view, sun-kissed cheeks, table setting, them white banners and seriously everything! Okay, enough talk - I'll let the photos explain the rest.

All photos etc taken from here. Enjoy!

pop funk

lately i've been working on lyrics for my friend's song - pop funk. frankly speaking, i'm kinda lost for words. i don't have that drive, you know? that something that speaks to your soul so that words might flow like a river to the sea. need a topic that speaks to the song and to us playing it. haven't decided if i should sing it  or barry or TK. he hadn't thought of a name yet either so in the meantime, we shall be known as TK & The Gang. 

i think there's this nice ring to it? don't you think? Oh, and btw - did you like my cover? looks kinda indie cool huh? hehe :)

making it official

So.

It is kinda official.

Since I've put it up on Facebook and announced that I am "in a relationship".

Funny how you allow something as trivial as Facebook to dictate your life.

And I shall leave it as that then.

It has been about 2 years I think since my relationship status was changed. I didn't even bother changing anything when I was dating that loser sailor dude. In fact, I secretly didn't want anyone to know that I was dating him let alone someone. In all my life, I think he is one of my biggest regrets.

But!

It was because of him that I made a checklist. I remember telling myself - no more exceptions! No more, that moronic loser was to be the last. And you can imagine my surprise when I actually met someone that is exactly that checklist I made.

I suppose I should count myself lucky - or perhaps be grateful that after all the losers (except one), there was one that was worth my time and effort.

nbtd

artsy fartsy pretty vintage laughing moronic daydreamer adventurist

xx

i seem to have forgotten..

...why i have friends in the first place.

especially when they disappoint you and misjudge you and just plain simply jump to conclusions.

people. it is because they are people.

the human mind, in all its complexities can just complicate things to such a degree that it will be hard to realize how a complex situation can actually just be so simple.

i still believe in the fact that people should just say how they think and how they feel all the time. and the fact that i do, just offends some people even though my intentions were not at all bad. it bugs me. i do not like stepping on toes be it intentional or not. i do not people thinking unfavourable of me. i wish everyone would just be nice and play nice.

naive thinking yes - more often than not, situation calls for cunning maneuvers and sharp thinking. if you think that it's bad when your friends perceive you wrongly - try getting your own parents perceiving your thoughts and actions wrongly. that would sting you even worse.

i can't control one's perception on the things i say or do. you can TRY to say the right things or do things in such a manner that would garner the type of vibe you are going for but still, somewhere along the way - your efforts would falter and your dedication, determination and focus would wane.

i'm just tired of trying.

onward, MARCH!

Next thing I know, it would be my birthday :)

And we all know I turn 28 this year. To be honest, I've done pretty much all the reckless things I wanted to do in my 20s...so, I doubt I have any regrets. Even if I do, I still have two more years to cross those things off my list haha!

Life has been pretty much quiet on most days. I've put my glitz and glamour days from Seventeen/female behind me. They will always be the most memorable moments of my life but for now, I'm happy where I am. I'm happy to away from the media drama. I won't mind settling for an ordinary life. And paying for everything - no more free stuff. BUT it's okay.

I haven't yet started on my dream project - an online shop. I still have my love for clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery and I'm not about to let my passion die just yet! Soon, soon. Things are in the making. I just now need to focus my energies. With bear's help, I shall!

Work on the other hand - is sorta annoying the fuck outta me sometimes. Even though there are plenty of misunderstandings and arguments etc, I'm still grateful that there is no drama. No hard feelings and def no talking bad behind your back or tryna sabotaging you.

Lately, I've been inspired by home decos and I'm so gonna remodel my tiny room space. Here are some of my inspirations:

Talking about personal projects; I still haven't made something similar to this!

It's a carpet bag. I have the material - just need to figure out a design and how to construct it. I love the vintage feel :)

And I have those thick canvas material to make this! Haven't yet found the drive to create these:

For the red/blue edges, I would either paint it or embroider them on. That would be nice right? And sew dotted lines with black yarn for the stamp and text.

Sweet ideas, zero motivation.

I gotta do something about it...shucks.