HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2007 is almost coming to an end!! How did time fly by so fast?? It seems like only yesterday that K, J and I were counting down 2007 whilst on holiday and now.. we're going to usher in 2008. Whoa.. The days just fly past!

Anyways, 2007 has been eventful, and for at least more than half a year these events have been recorded here in my own little blog space. There have been ups and downs, bumps and stretches of long roads and I still have a long way to go and more resolutions to adhere to, although that could be a tad difficult given my track record... But, you've always gotta move forward! Ajja!

May 2008 bring lots more to all of us and may everyone have a fulfilling year ahead!!

Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!!

Spoiling oneself

Ahhhh.. My sis and I planned to have a day spent on pampering ourselves. What was supposed to be a sisters day out didn't quite turn out the way it was supposed to. I picked her up this morning and we went to the beauty parlour. L joined us coz she said that she needed a facial as well. And we all started at different times, hence ending at different times as well.

Then we wanted to have lunch together, but my bro-in-law came along so my sis decided that she wanted to spend the day with him instead, and literally chased both L and I away! Aii.. Oh well.. L and I spent the day shopping and doing things that only old people do...

Looking for the best bargains on household items...

Somehow I think my sub-conscious has registered the fact that I AM old. It's just my conscious refusing to accept that fact.

I have a defence! It's known as the Peter Pan complex!!

You over there! Stop shaking your head and thinking "Aiii..."!!! STOP!!!

Anyways, I did manage to get a few steals today. PLUS I managed to find dang myun! After my long hunt! Japchae, here I come!!!!

Another day of shopping tomorrow, this time for BBQ supplies. We're having a NYE BBQ!! Woohoo!!

Kimbap

L, her sis and I made kimbap today! Although we lacked a lot of ingredients (mostly due to the fact that we were too lazy to go to different stores to get them AND we were being cheap, haha!) the kimbap still turned out pretty good! Wonderful!

The only bad thing.. I now have a whole container full of kimbap in my fridge and I have to go out for dinner tonight. And my schedule for tomorrow is packed so there's no way I am going to be able to have it for lunch.. How?

Dinner? Most likely.

If nothing else crops up..

Aii...

Today

A list of what happened today. I'm too tired to write properly...

The list:

1. Imo arrived and went back.

2. Had Imo's favourite One Hour Noodles (Han Shigan Myun).

3. Spent hours driving on jammed roads. Can someone please tell me WHY the roads are so packed even AFTER Christmas? Shouldn't they all be busy doing something else instead of congesting up the roads? Shouldn't they? SHOULDN'T THEY???

-Note: I am to be excluded from the road congesters category. Why? Because I say so.-

4. Followed Imo while she went shopping.. Super boring when we're looking at things that I am not interested in. Sigh.

5. Went to the doctor. Nothing serious, don't worry!

6. Ate pizza toast for dinner.

7. Applied a mask (my new year's resolution!!).

8. Typed this out.

Ok. Time to go relax in bed for a while before dozing off!!

Pies

I tried baking pies today. Surprisingly, it turned out pretty well! But if I have a complaint, it's the slightly saltish crust. My recipe needs tweaking. I shall experiment again soon! Muahaha!!

J is in Taiwan now, the lucky bat. I wanna go too!!! Santa didn't receive my list this year, aii.. But I suppose he's out there sending gifts to more deserving souls. I'm thankful I didn't receive a switch this year, seeing that I was most definitely NOT on my best behaviour throughout the year.

But! I received really lovely presents from the girls! And I think they liked my present to them too! So it's all good!!

*SMILE*

Anyways, my aunt is coming by for the day so I'm going to be very busy entertaining. I'll update on the events tomorrow, need to get some sleep now!!!

Night people!!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Eat, drink and be merry!

And spread the Christmas joy everywhere!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Ho Ho Ho!!

Meeting J after ages

We had another GDO today, initially it was just J, L and me but K and R managed to meet up in the end!! Had a fulfilling lunch of pizza (my ultimate favourite!) and then a coffee session before going for a spot of walking around. Finally ended the day with dinner (another huge meal, I am so going to pack on the pounds... sigh...) with K and R. L and J had to leave early, so it was just the three of us.

From three to five and back to three again, a full circle!!

Anyways, seeing J again after such a long time was really good. It really didn't feel like she had been gone at all, although we didn't really have much to talk about. Yet. Too bad J has to go away for both Christmas and New Year. But the good news is that she'll be back for a couple of months, so we'll have lots of time to catch up!

But J's return reminds me that I am going to have to leave soon as well. And I still haven't decided on what I want to do. I am stuck in a rut and I can't find my way out. Which is seriously starting to get tiring.

Sigh...

Let's just hope that 2008 will bring me more clues and hopefully shine the headlights so that I can see where I am going. For once.

But for now, welcome back J! It's great having you back!

Beauty Credit

This is my new hobby. Buying lots of beauty products in hopes to realise my new year's resolution.

Which is of course...

TO PRESERVE MY YOUTH FOR AS LONG AS I CAN!!!!!

I've never used any Beauty Credit product before opting for other, usually more expensive and heart wrenching, products. But we were shopping one day and walked into a Beauty Credit store. Browsing lead to purchasing and now I am a convert. I love their products!!!

Which is not very good seeing that I have spent a minor fortune on various products.

My little treasure pile!!

But a girl has to do what a girl has to do. This is an investment. For myself. I love looking in the mirror and seeing nice, clear skin!!

Although I do have a few more miles to cross before I actually reach nice, clear skin..

BUT I WILL GET THERE!!!

BEAUTY CREDIT, MANSEI!!!!!!!!! MANSEI!!!!! MANSEI!!!!!!!!!!

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(UPDATE)

Just a small update as to how I really, really love this brand now! I have been using Beauty Credit products for a few months now, and seriously. This is the best brand that I have ever used! Affordable too!

I tried the Q10 Hand and Heel cream and it worked wonders. My skin felt so smooth after using it for a week, and the dry patchy elbows that I had due to the fact that I'm always in an air-conditioned room, just disappeared. Honestly. Ask my sis, she's amazed that I no longer have elephant hide for skin, especially around my elbows.

Another product I really love is the Night Water Pack. I was always a bit wary about using overnight masks as they tend to be sticky and leave marks on my pillows that are super tough to wash off. But the sales assistant convinced me that this wasn't like that and that I should really give it a try. So I gave it a shot and I fell in love with it that very night. It was not sticky at all and was more like a moisturiser instead. And although my friends tell me that it's psychological, I still insist that the lovely lavender scent allows me to have a really peaceful night's sleep. I tend to have restless nights (don't know why, don't bother asking me) but I notice that whenever I use the mask, I sleep like a baby.

The eye patches and the other masks are also really good, and the cosmetics are pretty decent as well. The colours are rather common, nothing very much to brag about there, but the prices are super affordable which makes it worth buying as well. And the best thing about it is that I don't get itchy after using their products! I have really sensitive skin so Beauty Credit is like heaven-sent for me.

People seriously have to start buying this product! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! So much so that all my friends are using it now, thanks to me! Haha, I bet I'd be a perfect sales person for Beauty Credit!

Have I convinced you all that I am a true convert yet?

Happy birthday Appa!!

It's Appa's birthday today! My sis, bro-in-law and I pooled in to get him a new phone! He looked both super pleased and stressed out at the same time! Hahahaha!! It's going to take him some time to get used to his new gadget, and a lot of calling out my name for help. Haha, so funny!!

Anyways, we had dinner together tonight (really yummy!!) and made plans for Christmas eve's dinner at home. We're going to have a roast chicken and the works! So exciting!!

Happy birthday Appa, hope you enjoy the phone!!

Christmas presents

Christmas is coming up, carols are blasting all over the place, and there are christmas trees almost everywhere. Yup, it's certainly feeling like Christmas here!!

I remember when I was younger, I used to look really forward to exchanging gifts with my friends. We would save up for months and finally splurge on each other during Christmas. I used to love year end holidays, that meant that I would buy gifts that would most likely not be found back home. Exchanging gifts are such a pleasure, I love choosing presents for my friends.

However, things have changed in recent years. I stopped having to save up for gifts, and started just buying things in the last minute. Plus I had run out of ideas on what to get them since everyone seems to own everything.

But this year, I am determined to not be that way. I have decided to give them something really simple. But from the heart.

I hope they like my Christmas present to them this year!!

Kko pi

Is my misery ever going to end?? I had a nose bleed (kko pi) this morning!! Probably due to the excessive blowing of my nose. People tell me that I ought to stop blowing it so hard, so this nose bleed was most likely self induced.. but still!! I spent the rest of the morning with a tissue up my nose. And I felt like those muay thai boxers who just got their noses done in. Yes, yes, too much "Time between dog and wolf", which by the way is a fantastic show!

The first episode is rather slow and depressing, but the following episodes are extremely exciting! I have been putting this drama off for sometime now, considering that it stars Lee Jun Ki (not very impressive, try watching "My Girl"- I seriously don't get the hype of that drama, it was terrible. I hated EVERYONE in that show). Plus, I don't really like Lee Jun Ki's looks. He looks rather.. feminine and well.. strange. But I liked his character, Kay, in here. You all should try watching it, I found it a nice change from my usual teeny-bopper, bubblegum romance dramas.

Yes, I am a sap. I admit it. Happy??

So now I'm stuck in bed, with a tissue up my nose, a cough that seems intent on making my body its permanent home and cramps, thanks to my best friend.

Misery...

Thank goodness I have a few more episodes of TBDAW to help me survive.

What will I do when I finish that drama???

Finally

I am recovering. I have been coughing and sneezing for a whole week and finally today I wasn't coughing like my lungs were about to fly out of my throat. Yayy!!!

Anyways, we watched Alvin and the Chipmunks yesterday! It's such a lovely movie! Nice, cute, light and lovable!! I love Simon and Theodore!!! Always have! I was never a big fan of Alvin, too much of a smartypants for my liking. I can still remember snippets of the theme song, it was such a long time ago..

And guess what! For the Korean version, Hee Chul is Simon's voice! Shin Dong's Theo's voice! So cute!!!!!!! And Kangin's the voice for Alvin, so apt. The person that I like the least in Suju is the voice of the chipmunk I least favour, hahahaha!!!

Today's wedding was stuffy.. The whole hall was filled with people, and we met some people from highschool. Urgh.. Had to do the whole fake "Oh, how are you?? It's been such a long time!!" and the whole tittery laughter that sounds so sickening. Bleh..

But friend looked so happy to get married. I am happy for her. Congratulations, friend!!!

Gross...

I had to go to the doctor today. I finally succumbed and reluctantly allowed myself to be brought to see the doctor. I really hate going to the clinic, it's so tiring and I am always forced to get shots or to take really awful tasting medicine.

Lucky for me, no shots today. BUT I have gross tasting cough syrup and pills the size of my thumb.

Someone save me... Please..

*%$#*@!!!!

Can you so tell that I am having a crappy week? First I fall sick (the ultimate bummer), then Blogger eats my posts up for god knows what reason, I get locked up at home coz my dad took my car keys and I cannot find the spare ones ANYWHERE, my rolls are underbaked although I left them there for longer than I should (by right they should be OVERBAKED and not UNDERBAKED) and now my online streaming is so drattedly slow that I can go swim the entire length of the ocean three times and come back, have a shower only to find that it STILL hasn't finished loading!!!!

AARRGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLUS I have a wedding to attend this Sunday.

URRGH.

Lady Luck is just not on my side this week. I hope she favours me more next time and bring me lots of nice Christmas presents. I gave up hope in Santa ages ago. Women are more reliable.

By the way...

I forgot to tell you all about the buffet we had on Saturday. It was alright, quite decent for the price we paid. They were always refilling empty trays so there was always food available even though they were about to close for the night! Too bad it was a one off event (they change events every month I think, something like that) or I'd recommend it to J who's coming back soon!

Plus! Thanks to R we got staff discounts! So even cheaper! Muahahahaha!!!

R says that they serve pretty good lunches, so maybe one day we'll all troop over and call R to meet up for lunch there. Ahh, more yummy food!!

But... I did get a kamgi after going for their buffet..

Think there's a connection??

Kamgi

Urgh... I am sick with a cold and am seriously suffering in bed. I hate the scratchy throat and the achy bones, makes me feel like a 90 year old grandmother. That and I hate the fact that I always seem to crave things that I cannot swallow thanks to my sandpaper throat.

Ai... How I wish I could have McD's fries.. and KFC.. and pizzas.. Anything fried and heaty and utterly bad for my health sounds fantastic now. But all I've been eating are soups and juk. Gross. Ultimate sick food.

*CRY*

*sniff sniff*

Health come back to me soon. I miss thee..

Buffet

I am going for a Western buffet with the girls tomorrow! R roped us all in with the super affordable rate and the rather impressive menu. Hopefully it'll be as good as what it seems! Then again, should I be expecting very much for the price that I am paying? Hmm... Better not have TOO high expectations.. Should learn from experience since everytime I anticipate I'm usually let down.

An example would be this. I heard Andy's 1st digital single, and it sounds rather.. I shall be diplomatic and say interesting.. I was actually expecting more from him considering his rather successful musical performances, but then again.. As mentioned earlier, I should NEVER have too high expectations.

I notice that everytime I don't put in an ounce of expectations, I'm usually pleasantly surprised by the end result. Take for example Jay Chou's latest movie, "Secret". I enjoyed "Initial D" and thought that "Curse of the Golden Flower" would be another good movie. Expecation. And I was really let down. I thought that the cinema was a lot better than the movie. It had really comfy seats! But I nearly fell asleep watching the movie, it was THAT boring. When I heard that he had a new movie coming out, I couldn't be bothered. It took me months, and an extremely boring afternoon, before I would actually touch the movie. And I was pleasantly surprised. The storyline was alright, at most, but what I loved was the piano playing. Superbly impressive. And that saved the movie for me. I can honestly say that I enjoyed the movie.

Therefore, I shall summarize it as this. No expectations= good results. Expectations= more often than not, ZERO for me.

Anyways, I have been listening to Shinhwa's latest Winter Album, and I absolutely love "The Snowy Night"!! "Game" and "I'll never let you go" are not too bad but quite forgettable though. Hate to say that about one of my favourite groups, but it's the truth. Haha! As L would say, I'm terrible. And mean.

But I beg to differ.

I am perfect.

Cookies

Haven't really been blogging much lately, I have a new toy and I'm putting it to good use!

I HAVE AN OVEN!!!

I've honestly never been one who enjoyed cooking or baking, but lately, I've been rather bored. Hence the dabbling in the culinary arts. Which, I must say, have been pretty interesting! Basically I've been trying to perfect butter cookies (the simplest recipe I could find.. hey, I'm not THAT skilled yet! ^_^!!) so that I can give them out to the girls for Christmas! And I've been making pizza toasts and all sorts of snacky items. Am so going to put on weight.. Should I be praying that this latest craze of mine will die out soon??

I think so.. For the sake of my already massive thunder thighs and collossal love handles.. If they grow anymore I'll need to learn how to drive a tank..

Anyways, I'm going to look for more recipes online! Will write again later!!

I knew it

I just knew it. What did I tell you all?

DECEMBER IS HERE..

I told you it'd sneak up on you!

I TOLD YOU!!!

*SULK*