Apr 23, 2009

The Effects of Gaming Weekend

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As mentioned in my previous post, I went for a gaming weekend at Nora's, who is a very good friend of mine from my college days. Not only does she have a PS3, but she also has a Wii, 4 Nintendo DS and PSPs. Cool huh? We were joined by Big Fat Witch and Hanie (also another very good friend from the good old days).

Hanie, Nora and I made quite the trio back in college. I think we played more than we studied. They were the people who made life in college so much more fun. We would have sleepovers, watch Japanese animes all night (instead of studying for exams, lol!) and played PlayStation. However, when college ended, we went our separate ways and sadly, lost touch with each other.

Hanie went off to study in a different uni, while Nora left Malaysia to live in Japan. Thank God for Facebook for reconnecting old friends. Almost 10 years has passed since we last saw each other, but seeing them again, it was like as we never lost touch (or never grew up! We're still the same peeps that we were in college).


This is Prince, who belongs to Nora's sister. He's from Switzerland btw... and he's really huge! He's really adorable and very well-behaved.


Don't believe me? He's almost as big as Ryan (Nora's younger bro), who is 12 years old!


I haven't quite recovered from gaming weekend actually. My arms kinda gave up on me after hours & hours of playing Wii all 4 types of video game consoles. Which would explain the crappy shaky pics above...

Yes, it was that crazy.

Gearing up to play Mario Kart on the Nintendo DS. Mario Kart is a vicious, vicious game!


Anyway, having the Wii Fit tell me that my body age is 46 years old gave me a rude wake up call (my actual age is 27 in case you're wondering, thankyouverymuch). I mean, I was one of the fittest girls in school and college. I used to run 3km every day (8km on weekends), worked out in the gym (thanks to the intensive Taekwon-Do training my instructor put me through since high school as preparation for the many competitions I was sent to), go rock climbing and I had only 12% of body fat. My body was lean, compact and tight.

How the hell did I let myself go like this? Though I'm not obese, having my body spill out in places where it's not suppose to isn't very good either. Lolz!

So I've been taking the stairs instead of the lift this week. And will try to lay off the fatty fried food... *sigh*

After days of unable to lift my arms up, I finally gained almost full use of my arm muscles again. My arms don't ache anymore. Lol!

Damn you, Wii. You're evil. You tell me I'm old and you almost rendered me paralyzed.

I received a very good surprise yesterday, which I'm going to share with you guys in my next post. Anyway, I'm off to shower. Anyone wanna help me scrub my back? ;)

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Mar 22, 2009

New Hobby - Paper Crafting

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I've realized that my blogging pattern has been rather erratic these past couple of weeks. It's been rather hectic at my 9-to-5 job that when I get home, I'm just too darn tired and sick of staring at the PC screen.

Anyway, while I was "away" from the internet, I actually picked up a new hobby - Paper Crafting. It actually combines my love for stationery and my nature of being a very meticulous person.

Check out my very first handmade card:





I was quite surprised that I was able to cut a foam sheet into a flower petal. Cutting curvy corners is definitely not for the impatient people. Lol!


I also made this dove tag for my sister as she demanded requested that I made something for her.







I've got so many ideas on what to do next, and so I've been busy sourcing for materials, cutting and gluing the pieces together to make something nice. Let me know what you guys think of my hobby ya! :D

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Jan 6, 2009

The Australian Double Chin

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I’m finally back to my blogging life after my long vacation. I should’ve gone back to updating my blog last week but for some "strange" reason, the internet connection in my hometown was so bad, that I abandoned the idea of going online altogether. I believe it was a sign telling me to enjoy an extended break from blogging I needed to recuperate first before going back to my old routine and eat more fatty food, since my hands were free from the keyboard.

I’ll try to keep my experience on Australia as short as possible. 11 days there definitely gave me plenty of things to do, hence more things to write about. So it’s best to sum it all up as I don’t have the will power to write lengthy posts so as to not bore my lovely readers.


We stayed at Quest on Arlington Serviced Apartments. It's expensive, but that's the price you pay for one of the best accommodations in Perth (or so I was told).


My days in Perth started as early as 8am. That’s pretty early for someone who enters the office at 10.30am. My “job” in Perth was to be driver for my mom and her friend, G. And when I’m not driving them around, I carry their shopping bags and “help” them eat. And boy, do they "need" help! By Christmas, I was already sporting a *gasp* double chin! (I better start working out soon. The fat jokes are getting old hehehe. Plus I'll be attending a couple of weddings in Feb, and God forbid if I look anything less than fabulous).

We drove to Fremantle a lot. The men spent most their days on playing on all the best golf courses (such as The Vines and Joondalup Resort), so that left us women with nothing else to do but shop. Mom and Aunt G were pretty determined to buy everything they can, while I was determined to eat all the fish-n-chips I could find (we don't get very nice fish-n-chips in Malaysia).


The Fremantle market, a place where you can find all sorts of stuff at cheap prices



Doing the whole tourist thingy by buying souvenirs for family and friends


Aunt G and my mom, who almost broke into song and dance in the picture above. Shopping has that effect on her ;)



Mom and I on the harbour



Cicerello's - they serve very good fish-n-chips here!



You throw this at the seagulls to keep them from landing on your table. No, j/k. This is the buzzer that let's you know that your food is ready for collection.


The evil stuff that was my daily diet. This is the no. 1 contributor of the whole lotta "extra" that I brought with me all the way from Australia. hehehe ;)



Apart from the constant eating, I was also constantly boozing out. Not to say that I'm an alcoholic or what, but when it comes to drinking, I can pretty much stand on my own. I believe I’ve tried almost all types of beer available in Perth.


The Windsor - our constant hangout



This thing definitely comes in handy if you drive!


Christmas Eve was spent in our apartment unit. Try cramming 27 people in a small apartment, and you pretty much can guess the chaos. Food was plenty, everyone was having a jolly good time and the kids were happy (which was evident from the mess they left behind).




Christmas was spent at my Aunt Helen’s. She married a British man named Roy, and together they have two kids Joanna (who's got 2 very adorable kids of her own, Chloe and Ben) and Andrew.




My very warm and lovely family :)
L-R: Mom, Aunt Helen, Me, Andrew, Dad, Joanna, Yaduk (grandma) and Uncle Roy



I also got a chance to meet up with an old friend and made new friends. We went to the beach together, I tried my hand at body boarding (I think that's what it's called). It was tough considering I’m physically unfit to challenge the Australian waves but it’s definitely something I would love to do again.



Queue with his gf, Wee Leng, and their friend Billy



I've known him since we were 13 years old. But I don't think I can deal with him teasing me with a strip show!



Oh phew! He was just changing into his wetsuit. How, erm, embarassing it was for me to hope for a strip show ;)



All geared up now. The body board and wetsuit were new btw.



This is what happens when you get bitchslapped by the waves ;)



We also went to Swan Valley to do some wine tasting.





But I didn’t get the chance to see the koala bears and kangaroos as no one wanted to go with me. Not surprised, considering all they had in mind was shopping, shopping and more shopping! Oh, and eating too. Shop and eat, that’s all we ever did in Perth.

I guess this pretty much sums up my Australian adventure. I would love to go back there and not come back to Malaysia. Australia really grew on me; I love how warm and friendly the people are, love their weather, and I truly really enjoyed driving there as you don't find idiots on the road (their drivers don't run red lights and certainly don't abuse the disabled parking lots unlike a "certain" country that I know of).

Oh, Australia, I heart you!!

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Dec 20, 2008

Off, Off and Away!

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Final check list before I leave the house:

Passport. Checked.

Singapore dollars. Checked.

Tickets - Jetway (to Singapore) and Singapore Airlines (to Perth). Checked.

Aussie dollars. Checked.

Luggage. Checked.

iPod, Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, Sudoku. Checked, checked and checked.

I know I'm forgetting something here....




Bikini wax. *gasp!* I forgot to do a bikini wax! I can't prance around the beach with a full bush down there. God, no!

Lol!

I'll be away from my blogging for about 10 days or so. I'll miss you all while I'm away (who would've thought I'd be this addicted to blogging and reading all your thoughts).

Well, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Eat well, shit well, and be good to one another! :)




XOXO,
Perky.

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Nov 24, 2008

Come See Me in Person!

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My sis, Big Fat Witch, begged me to use my blog to promote her upcoming activity. As the good, obliging sister that I am, I can't possibly say no, now can I? (although I've got tonnes of other things to write about, such as my Thanksgiving post)

If you don't have plans this Saturday afternoon, come join us for a moment of happy, fluffy, slightly sappy but totally adorable movie time.






DATE: 29th NOVEMBER 2008
VENUE: CINELEISURE DAMANSARA
PRICE: RM30 (inclusive of movie ticket and F&B)
TIME: 1:30pm
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY: PERKY

Yes, I'll be there to sign autographs & take pics with my fans. Lol! Oh you know me, if there's food I'm definitely going to be there. And it's so unlike me to pass on any chances of making new friends :)

This movie stayed at #1 at the Japanese box office this year for a really looong time. It's the conclusion to the hugely successful drama of the same name which ran for 2 seasons. FYI, "Hana Yori Dango" is the Japanese version of the Taiwanese drama, "Meteor Garden". It's romance, action and comedy all rolled into one. And how often do you see a leading man who's prettier than his leading lady?

Matsumoto Jun




We will also be celebrating OHNO SATOSHI's birthday!
*Ohno Satoshi is the leader of Matsumoto Jun's group, Arashi. Matsumoto Jun is the lead actor in the movie. You don't have to be a fan to join in the fun* ^^



For more information/booking/confirmation of attendance, kindly contact the person in charge through

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* Hana Yori Dango Final is also known as Boys Over Flowers.

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