Le Weekend

Passed by quick enough... THANK GOD. Actually it wasn't that bad. Yesterday started off bad - brothers in a bad mood, mum overloaded with work as usual. But then after we went out for lunch at the Coconut Flower Seafood Restaurant in Klang, everyone kind of got a little better. And dinner at home with cake from RT, the best bakery ever, and Cadbury's Creamy Vanilla ice-cream was surprisingly fun. I think my family works best when there are other people in the mix. Ie. Friends, extended family, etc.

Oh yeah, and I wanted to say I think that one of the dudes that I was set up with, by that set-up thing since I'm incompetent at finding a man, was totally at the restaurant. Thankfully I completely didn't acknowledge him or tell anyone about it so it didn't become a thing.

Other than that I watched a bit of Top Model today and watched trailers on Apple. I really want to watch The Kids Are All Right and I was completely repulsed/slightly morbidly interested in The Human Centipede. But I doubt I'm going to watch that shit. And when I mean shit...

I think I'm also going to start doing make-up reviews on this blog, not that that's really the point of this blog but more like because I want to and I also think sometimes when a person is looking for reviews of a product and they search for it and its not on their fav beauty blogs then I could fill that niche. Maybe. Probably not.

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 12 & 13

Again I FAILED at documenting the past two days of quarantine, Monday and Tuesday. I guess since it was my last two days of being quarantined, I pretty much lost all my resolve and had to stop doing it.

I have to tell you what I did was THRILLING. It consisted of re-reading a damn book, watching some damn movie and some other TV shows.

So for the past two days I (in no particular order):

1. Watched Coco Before Chanel/Coco Avant Chanel. I really enjoyed it. Sometimes I think that Audrey Tautou just kind of plays this character that we expect of her, this Amelie-esque person but in this she was lovely. And her eyes were just haunting which was really what they tried to convey so it worked. It was kind of an indulgent movie given that is it about Chanel but then again I suppose it's like I couldn't expect any less of a movie about her.


2. I started watching the latest season of America's Next Top Model and it is FIERCE! I'm really behind this girl, Raina, because she is old school Brooke Shield's stunning.

3. Bought my brother a t-shirt for his birthday. Also bought myself some underwear and picked up my new contacts. My power keeps going up and up.

Man I did not do much over the last couple of days. I guess I just ran out of steam.

Anyway I'm actually back to work and I couldn't be more happy - I love silly students asking me silly questions they're so lovely. I will try to post and be more regular about that but for now - buh-BYE!

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 11

So I'm going to do this real quick, again I forgot to post yesterday - oh wellers!

Yesterday I:

1. Partly watched the F1 race with my brother but then we kind of fought and so instead I cleaned. Yes. I know.

2. Hung out with my mom a lot, did her toenails and helped pluck her brows. She's been doing a lot lately so I guess it's my way of helping out.

3. Watched the latest episode of The Vampire Diaries, one of my favorite shows of the moment. I just love how on all shows on CW it's like there are a bunch of teenagers running around with no adult supervision and basically leading adult lives. But they still go to high school. Hmmm that makes me think of One Tree Hill. Maybe I should go watch it. Then again, it's probably the worst show on TV right now. Then again, maybe not.

4. I started re-reading The Door in the Hedge for the eight millionth time.

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 10

Again, could not bring myself to do my blog post last night. Good thing that today should officially be my last day in quarantine. So what did I do yesterday...

1. Started scrapbooking, but then I realized that I needed a couple of things before I could go there and also that I have like two rolls of film from my time at McGill that I haven't developed. So I'm going to take those in to get developed. I have no idea what I'm going to find on there. Hopefully no stumbling drunk pictures. Then again I doubt it, I was never a very enthusiastic picture taker.

2. I watched Did You Hear About the Morgans. It was so meh I can't even justify any sort of review so I wont.

3. Did some typing work for my mom.

4. Watched some random TV, I honestly can't even remember what was on.

5. Watched the first episode/installment of The Pacific. It was fairly compelling only HBO in Malaysia censors everything which includes the swearing and violence which really ended up taking away from the effectiveness of the miniseries. I couldn't get much out of the first hour, I think I'll watch the rest later.

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 7

I REALLY didn't do much today.

1. I mean yeah, I did read The Third Summer of the Sisterhood, but that was more out of obligation than anything else.

2. I sorted out my entire like 15 years worth of crap that I've collected so that I can start scrapbooking.

3. I watched half episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, THS: Dirty Dancing and bits of Hancock.

4. I watched the latest Vampire Diaries episode. It was satisfying as always.

5. I watched Glee on StarWorld. Man I love that show. Also I love Lea Michelle/Rachel.

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 6

Man, I was way too tired last night to do my daily update so I left it for this morning. Okay let's see, what did I do yesterday.

1. Read The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, it was great, but I'm definitely feeling the pressure of having to finish the whole damn series now. Which I have to, since I did start it...

2. I burned a couple of movies for Dad and bro.

3. Cleaned my room somemore, it's pretty much done so I think I'm going to go ahead and start sorting out stuff for my scrapbooking today. I don't have any movie I want to watch today so I should be able to do a whole day of "work."


4. I watched Broken Embraces/Los Abrazos Rotos. I thought that it was alright. For some reason it wasn't as effective as his older movies and not nearly as visually stunning as his last one, Volver. It could be the fact that the movie was literally interrupted like 10 times by phone calls and other stuff but I just couldn't get into it. What I did like about it was Penelope Cruz. Her performance in it is remarkable in ways that her English speaking performances never are. Also what I liked is how sort of stylized and clumsy the embraces in the movie are. It's a mixture of Old Hollywood and just like biting and gnashing. It's not realistic but it stays with you.

5. Watched a REALLY bad episode of The Ghost Whisperer with my brother. J. Love Hewitt, I'm sorry to say, is a lot bigger than shed used to be. By no means is she a fatty bom-bom but she's like got an ass you can grab onto.

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 5

Man, so I saw the doctor today, she told me to stay home for another FIVE days. Basically the whole week. It's tragic. And yet not. Because I can actually get some stuff done. I was initially dreading it because things have been a bit chaotic in a bad way at home but today was better so I'm thinking that it might be good.

So since I've been banished from the dinner table early today (presumably so I don't give everyone THE POX), I am here doing my daily blogging a little early. I figure its a good idea since I think I'm going to turn in early today. Since I did wake up at 6:30am to see my doctor.

Ok so what have I been up to today:

1. Went to the doctah lady - as I said.

2. Read Ann Brashares Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, the first book to be exact. I remember the first time I read these books I was staying in Katie's house for her annual Thanksgiving inviting that she did. I would be in the basement and read it before going to bed. Man, those were good times. That reminds me, I have to send a card to her mum. Anyway, it had the same effect today as it always does. I got teary eyed and very emo. Good books, I think I'll go through the whole series in the next couple days.

3. I watched An Education. So my thoughts on this movie are that I really enjoyed it. I think that Peter Sarsgaard was a little awkward, Alfred Molina was pitch perfect but the whole movie was, let's face it, entirely about Carey Mulligan. And I mean that in the sense that it was completely from her character's point of view and also because she totally owned and charmed the audience from the second we see her onscreen. She is luminous in this movie. In an entirely different way that Amanda Seyfried was in Mamma Mia!. Mulligan is like Audrey Hepburn, heartbreaking, naive, fresh and yet so poised for greatness - kind of luminous. She completely lives up the hype surrounding her and I'm so happy about that because it means that she's going to be around for a while.


4. I cleaned my room! Swear to goodness, it's looks way better than it did before. I think it might be able to do a complete overhaul by the time the week is over.

Right now I'm contemplating watching an episode of The Vampire Diaries, but I think I'll leave it for tomorrow. Trashy TV and some hanging out with the bro beckons me.

Chickenpox Quarantine: Day 3 & 4

Yeah, so, blogging on Saturday didn't quite happen so I'm making it a joint update for the past two days. I actually accomplished some stuff I was supposed to do, I've made this huge list of things to do while I'm quarantined - so let's get started on what I got started on:

1. I read Lisa Jewell's The Truth About Melody Browne. My mum and dad bought it for me since I'm stuck at home. It was actually very good, very poignant and different from most chick lit. But then again most of Lisa Jewell's books are like that. I was reminded of why I like her books so much, except I don't think it's going to get reread as much as the Shopaholic books or like a pure fluff love story simply because it actually has more depth.

2. Did more typing of mum's quizzes and tests. Again, I'm just glad that I can be of help, you know?

3. Furiously websurfed through all my favorite beauty blogs, I think my fav of the moment is Make Up and Beauty Blog. The blogger, Karen, is truly a woman after my own heart in every way. Her humor, her writing style and of course the fact that she actually wears a variety of make-up - not just like nude lips and nude eyes.

4. Watched Max Payne last night on TV. It was quite entertaining, kind of ridiculous but hey, Mark Wahlberg looked good. Actually a little too good for a dude who's still pining his dead wife but... you know, whatever.

5. I read InStyle's April Color Issue this morning and it was Fabu! I completely take back what I said about Ariel Foxman because it is an awesome issue, on par with the fantastic last year's Color Issue with Salma Hayek on the cover. This issue has Gwen Stefani on the cover and she looks AMAZING, outside and in the mag as well.


6. I watched the Ugly Betty episodes of "Fire and Nice", "All the World's A Stage" and "Million Dollar Smile". I had forgotten how lovely and lighthearted the show is and also how much I like it. Justin kissed a boy which is awesome and about time! Plus Austin is a seriously cute kid. I'm also very glad that Betty's braces are off, I know that you know she's getting way too hot/isn't the point of the show that she's ugly? But you know what? I'm happy that she's finally getting made over because it's ABOUT TIME.

7. Majorly revamped my filing system for expenses, banking, job information, tax information, etc. etc. It looks fabu and I'm very proud of myself - that I actually had the patience to do it basically.

That's about it - I'm going to go to bed now and go see the doc tomorrow morning and see what she says about my pox situation. Wish me luck!

Lady of Leisure

I've been home for the past... 12 days, since I'm no longer working. Don't worry, it was something that happened on a voluntary basis, I am not a victim of the world's rapidly deteriorating economy. Not that that fact is comforting to me in my unemployed state. But, I'll figure something out, when I get enough of being at home and sleeping. Which will be...

In any case I've been doing a couple of things over these past few days. The first thing would be;

1. Sleeping. Because I can.

2. Watching way too much television and some movies. So far the movies I've watched include Doomsday, Race to Witch Mountain, Fast & Furious while the TV shows I've been watching include, Denise Richards: It's Complicated, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, MTV's Made, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, and other such gems.

3. Getting sick - apparently stress - like what I was experiencing at my job, was keeping me well. In essence, I was so intent to be on point for work that my body prevented me from being sick. Right.

4. Cleaning my room. I'm lying. I moved around the dirt around a little and then I just stopped.

5. Applying for jobs. This is true. I have signed up on Jobstreet, updated my profile, looked furiously for jobs and then realized that me not being able to speak Malay well is actually a problem and also that I'm now wondering, d'you think I could maybe write for a living. Like for a magazine? Your thoughts?

I'm feeling kind of useless. Which was a little hard especially right after my last day because I think that I was so used to doing things every moment of the day that it felt strange to not feel obligated to be doing something. But now I'm kinda getting into the groove of being free. I might actually get around to doing things I want to do, like scrapbooking and finally making my room look just right. But for now, I'm happy to just kick back and watch the world pass me by.