today's war

I come home from uni early today, hungry as hell. Picked up something for lunch on the way and burst into the house ready to eat.

Then I see the army.
The army of ants that has somehow invaded my house.
They. are. everywhere. I kid you not.
I am so angry with them right now I'm considering hosing down my kitchen just to see them struggle and squirm.

So I jumped into action; smashed a few of them, washed a bunch down the sink, then whipped out the vacuum cleaner to annihilate the ones on the floor. Then, just as an added measure, I cleared the vacuum canister so none of the ones that managed to remain alive can climb back out into my house.

THEN I found the insect spray and ant-proofed my front door (which is where they were coming from). Periodically, I see the lone ant meandering around my floor. Such ants get smashed.

They are gone, for now. I would like to think they fled out of fear. But I know they will be back the next time rain comes.

But until then...

I hate ants.

if my heart was a house, owl city

You're the sky that I fell through, and
I remember the view whenever I'm holding you
The sun hung from a string
Looking down on the world as it warmed over everything

Chills run down my spine
As our fingers entwine
And your sides harmonize with mine
Unmistakably, I can still feel your heart beat fast when you dance with me

We got older and I should have known
[do you feel alive?]
That I'd feel colder when I walk alone
[oh but you'll survive]
So I may as well ditch my dismay
[bombs awayyy]
[bombs awayyy]

Circle me and the needle moves gracefully
Back and forth
If my heart was a compass, you'd be North
Risk it all cause I'll catch you if you fall
Wherever you go
If my heart was a house, you'd be home

It makes me smile because you said it best
I would clearly feel blessed if the sun rose up from the west
Flower bomb perfume
All my clothes smell like you cause your favorite shade is navy blue

I walk slowly when I'm on my own
[do you feel alive?]
Yeah but frankly I still feel alone
[oh, but you'll survive]
So I may as well ditch my dismay
[bombs awayyy]
[bombs awayyy]

Circle me and the needle moves gracefully
Back and forth
If my heart was a compass, you'd be North
Risk it all cause I'll catch you if you fall
Wherever you go
If my heart was a house, you'd be home

If my heart was a house, you'd be home

to the girl standing behind me on the train this morning

You probably don't remember me, but I remember you. We were on the same train this morning, traveling to our respective destinations.

I understand that at peak hour, the train services are very packed. Really, I do. It's a miracle we manage to fit everyone on.

HOWEVER, I do not understand why you invaded my personal space as you did. We were standing back to back, and neither of us had anything to hold on to, but I do not think there was a need for you to lean your butt against mine in order to remain balanced. The train was packed, but not THAT packed.

I admit, I got annoyed. The Indian gentleman next to me stared at my scowl disapprovingly. However, I maintain that it is not too much to ask that you keep your butt to yourself.

Ordinarily, I would overlook it. But today, you did it repeatedly and for prolonged periods of time. Today, you leaning your weight against me (AND I'M SMALLER THAN YOU, THANKS) means that I had to work extra hard NOT to lean into the lady in front of me. At 7.15 in the morning, when I'm barely awake, that makes me angry. The fact that you continued talking to the blonde dude next to you, oblivious to my efforts to stay upright, irritated me further. Why didn't you lean against HIM?

I just wanted to let you know how I felt.

Good day.

mummy once spilled Milo on my laptop when it was two weeks old. we panicked, but waited for two days praying so hard that it would dry up and be okay.

through the miracle that is the lack of humidity in Perth, CaptainAwesome came back to life.

here's the funny thing:
brought it back to Malaysia, and one day it wouldn't turn on. after a bit of thought, it was held up in front of the air conditioner for a few minutes, after which it was found to be ALIVEEE.

turns out, if there is too much moisture in the air, the insides of my laptop turn into milo-ey mush. but it's fine when it's dry :)

Here I am, halfway through my trip with an additional 2.5kg as of two days ago. I imagine that figure can only have gone up since then.

On the bright side, the land of houses like THIS


also yields food like THIS

which may or may not be the direct or indirect cause of the 2.5kg and counting...

MOVING ON:

my dear auntie has found out about my low BP and Fe levels. Her solution? Cram me with all sorts of rich and fatty food which are very delicious and much appreciated. I do, however, feel horribly oily afterwards.

That aside, the mosquitoes here have hatched an evil plan to kill me slowly and painfully. I'll let you know how that goes. Until then... live long and mozzie-less.

The story of today

6.35 Our plane is meant to take off.

6.40 People are still boarding the plane.


6.45 We start moving!

6.52 I am bored and fall asleep.

7.30 I wake up, thinking that it is 8.30 and that there are only 3 hours+ left to my flight. Then I discover I can't read the time on an analogue watch properly and it's really only 7.30 :(

8.00 Food is served. It's small, not that great, but edible. Standard airplane food. Back to sleep afterwards.

11.25 After drifting in and out of sleep, the captain finally announces we will begin descending... in 12 minutes. Still, I am cheered by the prospect and watch the wing flaps move in childish wonder.

12.05 The pilot is super the awesome with landing. We step out of the plane and cannot breathe. This is okay. We will learn.

12.45 Are you serious? Where is our luggage???

1.00 There it is!

Now I am here :)
I'm in transit for another 4 hours before my connecting flight to Sibu. Mum's not looking too good. She's sleeping on my clothing bag :(
Time to get her another coffee!

i am going to...

be on a plane for a few hours, after which i will be waiting in a boring airport for several hours, only to get on another plane for a couple of hours, to arrive at a place where i will eat for many, many, oh many lovely hours :)

i shall chronicle my adventures anywhere there is wireless.

yes, this includes the boring airport.


Be happy, Aloha-laksa-stall-owner! Here I come to give you lots of money :)

today is Tiffini's 20th birthday

"o hai!"

She woke up at 8-something on her birthday... to send her siblings to school.
She braved the heat to have lunch with us, and became very full.
She had to pick up her siblings after school, and probably go home to peel potatoes for dinner or something.
She is superTiff! She is blinking in every photo we took (on purpose)! She has a giant dog!
And we all wish her a very lovely, very happy, very un-boring 365 days between now and her next birthday :)

As a little side note, if I didn't post a birthday blog for you on YOUR birthday, it is because I do not love you.
Ok, no, not really. (Don't shoot me, Es)
It just means that I happened to not blog on that day (which is about 50 out of 51 days), so do not take it personally. If you have any qualms/complaints, feel free to let me know, and I will make sure I post something JUST FOR YOU. No guarantees on niceness, though.


In other news, I found my little red iPod about five minutes ago. Bet you didn't even know I lost it. Neither did I.
The silly thing is so small that it has been buried under a couple of sheets of paper next to my laptop for nobody-knows-how-long, and I never realised it was there.
And if you didn't know that I had an iPod at all, don't worry. Sometimes I forget too.


SO, as a parting word...

System Restore: it's beautiful.

NOTHING is necessary.

the things that happen

Funny things happen when exams come around...

suddenly, after weeks and weeks of staying up till past midnight every day, you believe it will be a good idea to go to bed at a quarter past eight. as a result, you get almost double the amount of sleep you regularly get. that's 12 hours spent sleeping, 3 of which could probably have been good study time.

facebook becomes a helluva lot more interesting.
think: hey, I wonder how *randomdude* is doing. maybe I should facebook him.
nevermind the fact that you haven't seen him for six years and you barely talked to each other back then anyway.

you read more FML in one sitting than you have in your entire life put together.

you rewatch sitcoms you've already seen. even the ones you didn't really like the first time round. and you try to justify it by saying "I just need the background noise" :(

the weeds growing outside your window intrigue you.

you have a nagging desire to learn every single word to I Got A Feelin' by The Black Eyed Peas. No joke.

the highlight of your day is deciding which packet of biscuits to eat next.

you actually sit down and BLOG.

...and all this in the space of 24 hours (12 of which you spent sleeping, remember?)