the beauty of language

I have finally decided to create another blog to house my chinese entries. My current blog is beginning to make me appeared like someone with a split personality as my English and Chinese entries are so different in style. Right now, I'm busy busy busy concentrating on my other blog which I'm still not prepared to reveal. So, to those who might be interested in reading my chinese blog, be patient.

I think I'm in love again.... with blogging! And who said language is not a beautiful thing? :)

i'm not an alholic

I noticed something weird recently. A lot of my friends has been sending me drinks with boozemail on Facebook. Does that means that I'm an alcoholic in the eyes of my friends. It really had me pondering for awhile. Am I really an alcoholic?

I starting drinking while in college. I was then staying with my cousin's family as they lived very close to the college I attended. My cousin-in-law enjoy drinking very much and would bring us out for a drink once in awhile at the country club where he joined as a member. Oh my. Drinks like Snowball, Screwdriver, etc got me so hooked.

Eventually when I went to further my studies in Australia, clubbing became a weekly affair which me and my friends never failed to go, irregardless of whether it is exam period. Those were really the days. We would be indulging ourselves in drinks like Flaming Lamborgini, Long Island Iced Tea, Illusion. I even received presents like a sign and certificate that says I'm an alcoholic from friends!

When I was working in Beijing years back, due to work requirement, I had to socialize with regulars sometimes and drink with them. So, drinking became compulsory instead of pleasure. Choices of drink also matured as I was then drinking bourbon whiskey and whiskey, no more fancy cocktails.

I stil enjoy drinking but I hate the effect of hangover. Once in awhile, I would still let my hair down and drink to my heart's content. We would be drinking by the bottles these days. No matter how much I enjoy drinking, I'm still not an alcoholic!

Alcoholic is someone who drinks everyday and get drunk everytime they drink. I don't do that. I just simply enjoy drinking and the companion of my friends when we go drinking, not forgetting the dancing part. I'm a dancing queen! hehe.... and by the way, don't buy me drinks on Facebook. I only want the real thing! :)

i am legend

It's time for a little update of my recent happenings. Moved into new home with my sister recently, which is not really that far from where I used to stay. Mom left for Perth to attend an old time friend's wedding and sister got posted to Bangkok for work for a month or so.

Therefore, new house minus my sis minus my mom equals me and my dog, Bailey (technically, she's my sister's dog but whenever she's not around, Bailey became "MY" dog. haha). There's no TV antenna at the new place, no cable TV, no telephone line, no internet access. Good thing I still have my first generation Playstation (almost an antique now considering PS has already came out with PS 3!), my laptop (good enough for my all time favourite Solitaire games), TV and DVD player (now I finally have the time to sit down and watch all my Korean drama).

Here's a rundown of what I do everyday.

Wake up in the morning -> feed my dog -> go back to sleep -> wake up -> do some house chores (if any) -> drive back to my mom's place with my dog -> watch cable tv -> do house chores (if any) -> take afternoon nap -> wake up -> walk my dog -> feed my dog -> buy takeaway for dinner -> drive home -> watch dvd/play PS/play Spider Solitaire -> Doze off

Pretty boring with minimal human contact, most of the time I only talk to my dog. Almost like Will Smith in "I am Legend" except there's no mutated monsters around. *Yawn* How Boring.
If only there are mutated monsters around to make my life more exciting.

coffee! coffee? coffee....

I love everything to do with coffee. I love coffee flavoured milk. I used to have so much of it when I was studying in Australia and was particularly fond of the one manufactured by Nestle during my 4-year stay in Beijing, it has the right amount of sweetness. My favourite ice-cream flavour is Mocha Almond Fudge, be it Baskin Robin, Anderson's of Denmark, or Bud's. I just simply love it, love it. I love coffee flavoured cookies, biscuits and snacks. I also used to love drinking Bailey's with milk. It sure sound like a healthy drink as milk is involved, the small dosage of alcohol makes it a perfect nightcap. Hang on, allow me to clarify, I'm not alcoholic, I just love how alcohol can induces sleep rather than relying on endless sheeps counting. Trust me, alcohol works better. And Oh Mama Mia, I love Tiramisu, so elegently tasteful. Or is is tastefully elegent? Ahh.. who cares?

Oh, I forgot to tell you the most crucial thing. I love everything coffee related, all except... COFFEE! Coffee gives me sleepless nights. The bitterness in coffee is horrible no matter how much sugar or milk you add in it. Sometimes back, hanging out at chic coffee joints like Starbucks and Coffee Bean is chic. I had very little choice there, Iced tea, Ice blended Chocolate, or once in a blue moon, I would like to act chic and order myself a Decaf-Skim milk-Caramel Machiato. That is really stretching my ultimate limit for coffee. Therefore, I hereby declared my hatred for coffee.

How ironic is that? Anyway, it's just so me, weird, unconventional and contradicting. It's nice to be 'unique'.

home sweet home

Here's some pictures of my bedroom at my new place which I've promised clove that I'll post on my blog.

Spent quite a fortune on the roman blind and the chandeliar... but I like it very much! hehe...

Focus wall painted with the colour 'Russet Pink'... how romantic...

Mind the sheets... I'm saving the nice one I bought for CNY! :)