Skechers

I'm gonna keep this short, sweet and straight to the point.

Most of you know I'm addicted to shoes and I love shoes-shopping. But then, I love shoe-owning even more. As as most of you would also know, my favourite brand for sporty shoes is Skechers. If you didn't know then, you do now.

I am totally in love with a new range under the Skechers brand called "Bikers". By hook or by crook, I'm getting a pair :p If you wanna know how they look like, just go the the global website and look under Women and Casual. Just need to find a way to get the dough to pay for them.

But as I was counting the pairs of Skechers I have ever owned... I realized I missed one!!! *gasp*

BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!

How in blue blazes could I have missed it?!!?!?!? My first pair!!!! Isn't it beautiful?? My mouth just turned dry...

And immediately after I realized that I lost count of this gorgeous pair, I went to the area where I keep my shoes and guess what? .....

I CAN'T BLOODY FIND IT!!!!!!!

*SCREAM*

I'VE MISPLACED MY SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*faints*

Someone please excuse me while I go shoot myself / hang myself / throw myself over the ledge... whichever is faster...

How in the world does one misplaces her shoes?!?!? It's bloody unheard of!!!!!!!!! It had better be somewhere safe or a lot of people are going to get hurt. Seriously hurt. You can mess with me, but don't ever mess with my shoes. No one messes with my shoes.

NO ONE. EVER.

No one had better be screwing with me about this. It's been a long time since I've been this pissed. And now I can't do anything else. I just keep thinking about my shoes and I can't focus on anything else!!! DOGGONE IT!!!!!!!!!

I wanna hurt someone real bad now... any volunteers???

SMfFS!

If you don't know what this is... go watch Sex and The City and observe Samantha's dialogue...

2 idiots, an innocent and 24 hours...

For clarification purposes, when I say "2 idiots, an innocent and 24 hours...", I am not the innocent. So you guys do the math...

Anyways, last week, my lifetime best bodoh buddy came down to KL all the way from his prime location in Khantan (where????) for some training. So, he came over to my place to bunk on Friday night and was obliged to entertain me for 24 hours.

While he was there, we stayed up discussing about tattoo designs *grin* Okay... more like I was sharing with him my ideas while he keeps saying things like "Hell, I'm never gonna be able to back out of this, am I?" *chicken!! snorts* and I was so rudely greeted by a statement "The only time I ever see you so focused is when we are talking about shopping, shoes and tattoos. If only you could put in this kind of undivided attention on your studies or your work..". Sheesh... But come to think of it, during exam week when I was back in college, I would be in bed asleep by 10pm -- to have better peace of mind, konon. But I can stay up all night researching tattoos, reading, surfing the net or blogging. Looks like someone needs to learn more about priorities...

Our rendezvous started early Saturday morning when he yelled "Oi!!!! RISE & SHINE!!! *@^#%@$!!!!" to jolt me from my sweet slumber. This was followed by some mumbled not-so-sweet words from my mouth at the obscene hour of 8am. Anyhoo... I showered and got dressed for breakfast with him and Thomas :) A friend from my tortured years in Form 6. Thomas would be the "innocent" in the abovementioned title.

During breakfast in SS2, in which we were so late for because Zeeks is so bloody slow (*ahems*), the two guys bitched about work and argued over who should get the Job Classifieds section of the Saturday newspaper first while I watched in amusement only to have them look at me resentfully. Just so you know, 3 months ago, I would be right there bitching and arguing with them over the papers. But as of now, I am still in a sublime state and hope to be here for quite some time *grins* (and no... neither Chin Aun nor myself hit the lottery so I am not at the maximum state of euphoria where I do not have to work and can spend all day shopping and at the spa).

Anyways, after breakfast Zeeks accompanied (or rather, chauffered) me to Tesco Ampang where I had to do some work-related stuff. All the while, my friend here complained till my ears dropped off. And there were times where we actually visualized the next day newspapers with the headlines: "So-called Friends Stabbed Each Other To Death In Tesco Ampang" or something to that extent.

After my work visit, our good times officially started *GRIN* We headed over to Bangsar Village for lunch with Thomas. Went to d*lish to have a light lunch with snacks cos we heard that the desert there is not bad ;) and whaddaya know... we were greeted by the sight of cakes in all sorts, shapes, sizes and colours sitting on a pedestal (I'm exaggerating but you get my drift...). Anyways, Zeeks ordered a beef pie with a side of caeser salad, and I ordered beef lasagne (red meat lovers, the both of us). Thomas who came a little later, ordered curry puff. We shared that and got to choosing cupcakes :) (please refer to attached photo for a better visualization).

beef pie with caesar salad on the side

beef lasagne (I know it looks kinda icky but I promise I did not mush it up before taking the photo)

cupcakes mania!!~

gluttony in all its glory :p

Insanity caused by too much sugar in our blood

The adorable thomas and the incorrigible me

it's supposed to be a snapshot of the 3 of us but Zeeks apparently does not know how to use my phone's camera

After d*lish, we went shopping... to be precise, WINDOW SHOPPING *bleargh* I mean, what's the point in shopping when you can't buy anything right!??! We went to shop after shop, lusting after bags and shoes. And finally, when we ran out of energy to gaze longingly after the products displayed in shops, and out of vulgarities to verbally abuse each other, we headed back home to bum for a short while... followed by Thomas politely excusing himself to go for a colleague's wedding dinner and Zeeks saying this "Uncle Mah only comes once a year. This is it for 2007. Till we meet again in 2008!". That guy thinks he's the local version of Santa Claus...

That generally sums up our 24 hours... and Chin Aun came back the next day so I can actually sum that my weekend was an eventful one :)

PS: Oi, uncle Mah, remember to put aside RM300 for our 'project' ok?!??~

Counting the stars

As most of you know... Chin Aun has gone to The Netherlands for some business training and left me here to rot all by myself. FOR TWO WEEKS! Two WHOLE weeks!! Isn't that awful!? I mean, when he went to New Zealand, he only went for a week or so and that wasn't so bad cos I was back in my home sweet home and I didn't miss him so much. But 2 weeks! Someone's gonna get smacked when he gets back...

Anyways, with him not being around, I'm alone most of the times... with nothing much to do. When I have to go to work, it's still OK cos I'd be busy with work stuff. But on Monday, I caught some bug and fell ill. So I got half of Monday off (on MC) and MC for today as well. Bah! And so with nothing to do except fall in and out of sleep and with plenty of time in my hands, I got to thinking. Yup... no wonder there's a proverb that says "An Idle Mind Is The Devil's Workshop". BUT!!! I didn't think of much devillish things... Quite the contrary...

I got to thinking how lucky I was...

Sure, most of the time I'm just complaining. Complaining that I have just sprouted a round of zits that only keeps getting bigger. Complaining about loser bands like Westlife (even after posting this, I'll still think Westlife is lame, so there really isn't anything they or anyone can do to change my mind). Complaining about not having enough money. Complaining about getting fatter. And the list goes on...

And when I was idle, falling in and out of sleep / consciousness... I felt blessed. Because I know what it feels like to love and be loved in return.

Counting my blessings...

#1. Chin Aun

Chin Aun and I during dinner at some place...

I know I complain about him... A LOT. But that's just talk (sometimes anyways...)... I miss him so much when he's not here. I think of the times he just gives in when we argue. How he nags me when I get off work late and pick him up from work late but ultimately laughs with me anyway. How he lets me use his car and sometimes have to walk home from work. When he wakes up early on Sunday just to cook breakfast (that can be rather questionable, taste-wise, but it's the thought that counts). The foot massage every night. That he pinned a picture I printed of a cartoon cow wearing a cape with the caption "Jimmy the Justice Fighter" on his notice board. It's just these little things that makes me want no one else but him because I know now that there is no one else out there who can be as wonderful as he is. Sure, we have our down-times... But if there aren't any down-times, where do the up-times come from right? :) I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world...

#2. My Family

I know this photo is funny :) it's my dad, mom and aunt sending me off when I take the bus from Penang to KL (they send me off like this every single time! *grins*)

My sis and Daniel, taken during my bday some years ago

My parents and my aunt are back in Penang and the only family I have here is my sis and Daniel. Near or far, at least I know that they're always thinking about me, worrying about me and taking extra measures to make sure that I don't feel alone when Chin Aun is not around by taking me out to dinner, inviting me on outings, etc. And how my dad texts me and ALWAYS ends his messages with the template "all the best. God bless" and makes us all laugh.

#3. My Friends

By friends... I generally mean Melissa and Zeeks.

Mel and I in her car at night (which explains the lighting)

I was so distressed that day, feeling all alone that I posted a message on pacmee. And almost immediately, Mel texted to ask how I was. When I told her that I was fine, and just feeling lonely, she immediately called. She's a couple of hundred of kilometres away and yet she made me feel so good, so loved... after her call. It only goes to show that a friend's love can be felt, whatever the distance. She's been with me through everything... through the times when I thought no one was with me. I remember EVERY SINGLE EVENT (I may find it hard to forget times when I have been wronged by people I called friends but I also remember everything that Mel went through with me). I don't open up very much to people, especially moving here to PJ and crossing paths with so many awful people (miserable excuses for humans) who are only nice to you because they have an ulterior motive. But Mel is someone who I can tell my deepest darkest secrets to because I know she'll never judge me and she'll love me irregardless of whatever awful thing I've done.

Zeeks and I during my sister's wedding

And I know he'll never admit it, but Zeeks have been keeping me company as much as he can. Took me out to lunch when he came out to KL for Chicago and meeting up with me this week again when he's here for his training. It really gives me something to look forward to when I'm all alone here. And it's not just this time... there was once when I was going through a hard time, only recently, that he bought a latte and some cookies from Starbucks over to my place - his way of telling me that he's there and he cares.

I love them both so much, although I'd probably never admit this to Zeek's face (even if he held a cocked gun to my head). And it kills me that they are both not here with me. We've been through the best and worst of times. I've known Mel since we were 7 and Zeeks when we were 16 :) And these are the two friends that I know who have NEVER said anything bad about me, who've stood by me whatever the storm I was stuck in. And I've had my fair share of 2-faced friends and friends who make me choose, friends who are only there when they need you but are never around when you need them... But these two, the take me as I am, flaws and all :) And they are there for me, when I'm happy or sad or when I'm feeling all alone.

Sometimes, it's just these simple things, or rather, people, that make life worth living...

I know that this post is rather dry, rather straight to the point. There's nothing humourous, nothing sarcastic about it. No frills and no icing on the cake. But that is the way it is with them. Nothing superficial :) because I love them.

Michael Buble

People who know me well know that I absolutely adore Michael Buble. I love the way he croons, and I love his songs... It's amazing how someone can do such fabulous cover versions of so many hit love songs from long ago.

It'a also astounding how he's talented not only in jazzing up these one-hit wonders but also in writing his own hits. From the heart-warming single detailing how much he misses his loved one in "Home" and the feet and finger-tapping upbeat "Everything" expressing how much his loved one means to him and finally, to the heart-breaking-soul-wrenching "Lost" which was written to narrate a lost love (this song breaks my heart *sobs*)

So, on one peaceful morning, I was just getting out from my leisurely bath to be greeted by an AWFUL rendition of "Home" on MTV. The first thing that crossed my mind was that there was something wrong with my TV but as I stepped to take a closer look at the screen, I swear I felt my heart drop to my feet.

Because, right there on tv for public viewing, was a quadruplet of MORONS tearing Michael Buble's "Home" apart!!!!

Lo, and behold, the stinking morons:

Oh, I took the liberty to cross out their faces and changed their names to NoLife. It is of course, a much needed initiative on my part because of the injustice that they were doing to the song. The damage to the song is irreversible *sobs*

I know that you probably think that I'm being overdramatic here, but at least I know Chin Aun shares my sentiments because a minute later, he burst into my room yelling, "You won't believe what is on TV!!!". The look of disbelief and disgust on his face was priceless! And it was sooooooooo good to see that he shared my opinions because it's sometimes hard for us to be on the same page where music is concerned (e.g. Alex Band of The Calling!).

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a boyband hater. I loved N'Sync even before JT spread his wings and flew or Lance came out of the closet! All these while, I had NOTHING against them. Not even when they did their rendition of Uptown Girl and actually had the gorgeous Claudia Schiffer featured in their MTV tossing aside her uptown ways to follow these downtown men (I actually cringed when I typed that). But to do a cover of "Home" is the worst insult that has ever been uttered in the music industry!

Who do they think they are, trying to fix something that is not broken?!?! Who do they think they are, even thinking that they, these meagre pieces of nothing, can actually do a better job than Michael Buble!??! Are they deluded or something?!?!?!?!

And when I was emailling Melissa, we shared the same disgust for this quadruplets of crap. And when I met Zeeks for lunch, he did not fail to make me proud because he too hates them for doing this. Just so you know, all 3 of us love Michael Buble and therefore, in conjunction with this act of blasphemy, we are holding a joint blog-post on this matter. I'll link their pages as soon as they're up.

Actually, we serve no purpose doing this, except for enjoying that fragment of satisfaction of voicing our thoughts aloud on this matter.

From this day on, I hereby declare to detest each and every single to be released by Westlife and to trash them at every opportunity possible.

.::Update::.

Melissa's Blog Post :- "Oh Darn, What Have They Done?"

Zeek's Blog Post :- "Westlife... Please DIE?!"

I can't believe it's over

I watched the whole thing fall

And I never saw the writing that was on the wall

If I'd only knew

The days were slipping past

That the good things never last

That you were crying...

Summer turned to winter

And the snow it turned to rain

And the rain turned into tears upon your face...

[Michael Buble - Lost]

I'm officially in love with Michael Buble... You know how songs often sound best at the chorus? Well, I'm so hooked on the opening part of this song :D and I love the way he sang "and the rain turned into tears upon your face"! My legs turned to jelly and my heart melted...

Darnit... what is it about his voice that has this effect on me?? He like the Alex Band of the Swing / Jazz genre *dreamy*

Brett Anderson

The man himself garners a post with his name as the title... How big is that??? *winks* Since Zeeks commented on Brett in my previous post, I thought, "What the heck... lemme put that in since I love Suede so much!".

Now... this Brett Anderson person hasn't exactly been making waves here on our beloved shores but if you're into eclectic androgynous bands from UK then you've probably heard of Suede *grins* They appeal only to a niche group of music lovers :p

I THRIVE on the sounds of Suede droning on about "Trash" and "Beautiful Ones". And if you've noticed, Suede's keyboardist Neil Codling is always the band's eye-candy representative in his own blase-androgynous kind of way. Oh.. let me indulge you...

Neil Codling - cute in a girly-gay kinda way - keyboardist for Suede

Before I veer too far away from the topic at hand, this post is on Brett Anderson, the backbone and founder of unparralled and somewhat-aneroxic looking rock band, Suede.

Brett Anderson - lead singer/frontman for Suede

Check out their music video for "Beautiful Ones"... my ultimate favourite Suede MTV. I love the electric guitar opening...

Anyway, I was just channel-surfing and I found out that Brett Anderson actually went solo and released a single entitled "Love Is Dead" which totally doesn't catch my fancy at all *sobs* I think Brett Anderson is so much more when he's with Suede. He's the ultimate embodiment of character... bringing life to songs like "Trash" (which I think was written with people like Zeeks and myself in mind... hahahaha), "She's in Fashion" and their original and first hit single, "Animal Nitrate".

Brett Anderson where he really belongs...

I don't care if people out there label them fags or what-nots. I LOVE SUEDE! :) They redefine androgyny!

**Note: You know, I harboured no ill-will toward anyone when I started this post 15 minutes ago... but my dear old lifetime best buddy, otherwise known as Zeeks, just threatened to bitchslap me on Facebook and start a war! What kind of a lifetime best buddy is that?!?!??! *fumes*

*bitchslap you back* (and hope you trip on a cement clinker that your worker left lying by the doorway) phwek! :p

*now that I have bitch-slapped you back and gotten even... I give you a token of peace-offering....

Maybe maybe it's the things we say

The words we've heard and the music we play

Maybe it's our cheapness

Or maybe maybe it's the times we've had

The lazy days and the crazes and the fads

Maybe it's our sweetness

We're Trash...

You and Me

We're the litter on the breeze

We're the lovers on the street

Just Trash...

Me and You

It's in everything we do

It's in everything we do...

While Brett Anderson may be the embodiment of everything Suede should be, this song is the embodiment of us, our lives and the millions of people out there who are just like us.

Cheers~~! To us!! And to everyone out there who aspires to be just like us *grins*

Music List :)

In conjunction with my previous post, I wanted to update more on music.

Lately, I've been hooked on several songs and I just can't seem to get enough of them! I was just contemplating which songs to put under the section of "music & me" and I just couldn't make up my mind... Then I thought, what the heck, might as well just list them all out in a post! And here I am !~ Hee hee...

First, there's this catchy girl-power song always playing on MTV's pop20 - "Potential Breakup Song" by girls duo known as Aly & AJ. Catchy as it may be, I was watching that at 12am and I was fighting to keep my eyes open... But I have to be honest... what actually caught my eye about this song and the video was that I was actually transfixed by the black and white splashes of color that seem to swirl and burst everywhere making my head spin! Hahaha... If you haven't seen the video then you probably wouldn't know what I'm talking about... Anyways...

Back to the topic at hand... then I've been digging through some old mp3 files and CD and I fell in love with The Calling once again! Or shall I say Alex Band of The Calling *mysterious smile* I have been listening to The Calling's Camino Palmero album and I'm liking it more than before :)

I've been nodding and tapping to the sounds of Alex Band crooning "So we laugh, and we smile and we play our games of sweet denial... Don't tell me we're forgiven..." from their not-quite-so-popular single simply known as "We're Forgiven". And then there's also another one that keeps playing in my mind called "Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way" which goes something like this "She's all that he wants, she's all that he needs, she's everything he just won't believe... Take away his doubt, turn him inside out, then she can see what he's been dying to say.. But things don't always turn out that way...". And of course, if you're a fan of The Calling, you would inevitably love this one:

If I could

Then I would

I'll go wherever you will go

Way up high

Or down low

I'll go wherever you will go...

If I could turn back time

I'll go wherever you will go...

If I could make you mine

I'll go wherever you will go...

(*if you have never heard this song before then I think you should crawl back under the rock you were hiding under all these years)

I would embed the video here but for some reason, the music video for this song on YouTube has been barred from being embedded anywhere else. FYI, I LOVE this video :) The girl getting the tattoo of her beau's name *ouch*... going home to find him in bed with someone else *double ouch* and finally her in a fit of anger thrashing his place and smashing his guitar *triple ouchie*! And a happy ending where she hooks up with a babe of a guy she met at the tattoo shop *dreamy* (unlike her slimeball of a bf!)

I know what you guys are thinking *point accusingly* Gimme some credit ok.. I've loved that song since eons ago before I even saw how Alex Band looked like :p But I really really love his deep husky voice. But, Chin Aun says he looks gay and when you hear that deep voice that is him, you just can't associate the voice to him.. Cis!! He doesn't look gay ok!! Not even remotely!!

I have a few other songs of theirs that I love but I'm just gonna cut this one short because it's gonna end up more like a tribute to The Calling. I've got to be fair to other music makers out there :)

Remember this song from a few months back... "Lips of an Angel" by this hard-rock band called Hinder? Anyway, that song was a huge one-time hit and a lot of people would most likely remember for quite a while. But, there is this other single by Hinder that I really like called "Homecoming Queen" which is rather meaningful... It's been on my playlist for the past 2 weeks already and so I'm sharing it with you :)

It's a shame shame shame

That our homecoming queen

Was a lot like you and a lot like me

And she never really walked on water

Guess no one really saw her

A shame shame shame

That our homecoming queen

Had a lot to prove and so many to please

She's just somebody's daughter

Looking for somebody to love her...

Before you have any hopes that I am actually gonna post any pictures of Hinder here, you can wipe that thought clear from your mind. It's not gonna happen. Unless of course, they look like Alex Band or Johnny Depp *grin* but they don't... not even remotely so. So let's not ask any more questions and just move on...

And when talking about rock music... who can forget Fall Out Boy famous for songs with the weirdest titles like "Sugar, We're Going Down", "This Ain't A Scene, It's an Arm's Race", "Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name of This Song So We Won't Get Sued" and many more. Weird titles or not, I really like this new single by them called (brace yourself for another mind-blowing title) "I'm Like A Lawyer Always Trying To Get Off You (Me and You)". The tune is really catchy and it truly lives up to the standards of Fall Out Boy's first ever single "Sugar, We're Going Down". Like the titles, Fall Out Boy's songs are of interesting content as well...

We're the new face of failure

Prettier and younger but not any better off

Bulletproof loneliness

At best

At best

Don't ask me what they are trying to say because I truly have no idea. And since Fall Out Boy isn't exactly cover-girl material, I'm not posting any pictures either :p It's all about aesthetics baby!

And last but not least, one final band and their installment of good music...

(just so you know, I'm sleepy and tired. That's why I'm putting an end to this post. If not, I could go on till Sunday morning! hahaha)...

Ironically.... Sunday Morning is one of their hits :) Maroon 5!~

Oh darn, I'm an infantile rockhead. I've been extremely hooked on this song of theirs called "Simple Kind of Lovely". It's so groovy... heheheh... I've edited it and made it my ringtone! And then of course other than that, there's the overplayed "Wake Up Call" and "Makes Me Wonder". Also, I'm hooked on another single from their new album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" entitled "I Won't Go Home Without You". It's more mellow and subdued then their new album's first 2 singles. But then of course, Maroon 5 actually made it big riding on the waves churned by their first single a few years back called "Harder To Breathe"and "This Love". I personally prefer slower tunes by them and a personal favourite is "She Will Be Loved" :) Before I sign off and go to bed... Let me leave you with an excerpt from "Simple Kind of Lovely".

Leaning on a tree trunk

Thinking of the same junk

Falling in and out of a dream

Back and forth I'm swaying

I'm contemplating staying

Laying and decaying when I know I must leave

Where do I aim when I shoot the breeze?

What do I calm myself at times like this?

I need a simple kind of lovely

And the thought is just a novelty

And of course a picture of them because everyone likes well-dressed gentlemen *wink*

PS: for clarification's sake, it's is soooooooooo obvious that I do not only listen to bands that look good :) See?? I am not THAT shallow... Music is, by and in itself, sublimely beautiful... irregardless of the physical attributes of ther person conveying it..

I can't get you out of my thoughts
Or out of my heart
And I know I'm in love with you baby
Everything I do
Leads me back to you
You gotta know
That you're driving me crazy...

[Dums Dums - Can't Get You Out of My Thoughts]

I've had this song since eons ago! Say 5 - 6 years???? And I'm hooked on it all over again *grin* What a name to give a band right??

Check out their video curtesy of YouTube :) Enjoy~

Faith

Sometimes, things happen and your world comes crumbling down. You don't know what to do and you don't know where and who to turn to.

Today, someone told me something and I feel like my whole world and my whole life is falling apart. We've dealt with it, blow after blow and it seems to be getting worse. And there's nothing much that any of us could do except to hope and pray. To believe. Because by not believing, we have already lost the battle.

Faith.

A word so simple and yet it means so much.

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"For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

Matthew 17:20-21

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours"

Mark 11:24

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And so I ask in prayer.

And I hope that I can start to have faith and start believing.

I know most of you probably do not know what I am talking about... But if you could find it in your hearts; please keep this in your prayers. Pray that we all start having faith and believing. And if you could, please have faith and believe in this together with me.

I have a mountain that I need to move.

Chin Aun's 26th Birthday

He's getting old *chuckles*

I know that I should start with the customary "Happy Birthday ... la... la... la" But that seriously was the first thought that popped into my head when I was typing the title to this post. Which makes me dwell on the fact that I am not getting any younger either.. *bang head on wall*

That thought just successfully prevented me from digressing further..

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEEBS!**

*sprinkle confetti*

(I actually don't know why I bother since he doesn't frequent my blog much...)

We went to have the renowned Haagen-Dazs Fondue at the Haagen-Dazs outlet in 1-Utama for a small celebration...

My my... check out the spread *grin* the ice-cream's the best part. Chin Aun wanted to ask if he could trade in the rest of the spread for more ice-cream :) Just so you know, we could have up to 4 flavours - Macadamia, Chocolate, Strawberry and Coffee. I'm not normally a huge fan of strawberry ice-cream but I gotta hand it to this one :D it's fabulous!

That's me clenching my hands into fists thinking "C'mon, hurry up with the pics!!!"

A delicious masterpiece :) Chocolate ice-cream dipped in rich hot chocolate and rolled in little bits of nuts. No guessing who's hands these are, looking at the signature dolphin ring on the index finger.

Since it's his birthday, I have to cook dinner instead *groan* Before you guys come to any conclusion that would even remotely equate me to having any culinary skills, I would like to first clarify that dinner would consist of instant noodles and egg :)

A Growing Addiction

As most of you already know... I'm an addict. I'm addicted to the Internet. I'm addicted to iPods. I'm addicted to coffee, books and Winnie the Pooh! And worst of all, I'm addicted to shopping for all the above! Maybe it's my lack of will power, my inertness or maybe it's just plain effeminacy. I just don't know how to describe it. I mean, it's been so many years of trying to curb this darned addiction but it's still here, burning away inside me as strong as ever.

Today as I sit here tapping away on my PC, I ponder and ponder and I think my biggest addiction is to SHOES.

Yup! Wanna know how I came to that conclusion?? Just take a good look at the "shoe section" in my apartment.

For clarification purposes, they are NOT ALL MINE! If any of you even dared to let that thought flit by your mind... YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!

I mean, COME ON! Gimme a break! Cut me some slack! I live with 3 other people here. There would bound to be some shoes that belong to them :p

Now, let's take a closer look at the next photo:

Yellow Dots --> My shoes

Turquoise Dots --> Chin Aun's shoes

Pink Dots --> Mom & Dad's shoes (to facilitate their visits! *grin*)

Green Dots --> other housemates' shoes

Like I said!~ They are not ALL mine :p But the unspoken tension in the air tells me that I have a problem. A Big Shoe Problem (hencewith referred to as BSP).

You know, never in my whole life would I ever associate the word "problem" with the word "shoe" *chuckles* until now, that is... *sigh* (Now I know why my mom shakes her head every time she looks at the pile of shoes by the door *bigger sigh*)

I think I got myself into this BSP because I am always reluctant to throw out or give away my old shoes. But then of course, there is the tiny factor of my addiction to shopping for shoes which just adds to my BSP.

Therefore, I grit my teeth, clench my fists and harden my resolve.

I AM THROWING OUT/GIVING AWAY MY OLD SHOES THIS WEEKEND!!!

besides... I'm running out of space for new shoes...

Just so you know, my definition of "old shoe" would have to conform to the following:

(1) Older then 2 years

(2) Haven't been worn in more than 1 year

(3) Have a defect

Since I'm going to be giving away some shoes, I thought I'd blog about the IMPORTANCE OF SHOES in my life as well as the IMPORTANT SHOES of my life. There's a big difference in the two :)

Part I -- The Importance of SHOES in my life

Shoes are important to everyone. NOT JUST ME! *doh* Like you don't wear shoes?!?!?! *scowl* Without shoes, you'd be walking around in your bare feet, stepping into shards of glass or whatever that would cut you and make you bleed. Or, you could be stepping bare-footed into the regurgitated-and-stomach-digested lunch of the neighbourhood cow. How's THAT for waking you up on the importance of shoes???

Shoes are really great (for lack of a better word). I mean, they REALLY make me happy. I could just sit here and look at my shoes and feel a sense of satisfaction that is beyond describing! And then of course, there is the process of purchasing shoes. That makes me happy too *grin*

Oh heck, SHOES are important to me and if it's not to you, then it's your problem!

Now let's get to the other reason of my post...

Part II -- The IMPORTANT SHOES in my life

(I know you guys are probably gonna think that this is insipid of me, but do I look or sound like I care? *grin* Sit back and enjoy the shallowness of this vapid post!~)

Just so you know, my ultimate favourite brand for shoes is Hush Puppies *grin* Just the name itself puts a silly smile on my face. I used to think that all shoes are the same. How deluded could I be right??! *smack forehead* Conquering a hill in Korea and massive outlet shopping in US with my HP sandals converted me into HP believer.

I hereby declare myself a Hush Puppies Neophyte!

My Trusty Old HP Slingbacks

This is the pair of magnificent shoes that was capable of doing the unimaginable. I have had this pair of shoes for over 2 years :) 2 very WONDERFUL years :D It's been with me thru thick and thin (I know that they looks really awful but the physical state is fully justifiable!). It's been halfway around the world with me. I wear it when I travel because I know it'll never fail me. I wear it work everyday (almost)! It's RM169.90 well spent

I actually have another pair of old trusty that I left in the car. My back-up trusty's! It's also HP but it's just a pair of slip-in's that's really really comfortable too. It resides in the car in case any other pair of shoes that I am wearing at the moment gives way. I got it for RM70 at a sale! :D It has also been with me for 2 long years.

My other HP's :)

Chin Aun got me this pair for Chinese New Year this year cos he said that I have enough black shoes to drown in. But to give him credit, this pair is really really soft and cushy :) I hate to think what would happen to it if I waded thru a puddle in it.

I have always been oogling after this pair of T-Bar heels since I first laid eyes on it but after strongly repressing the shopaholic in me, I rationalized that paying RM179.90 for a pair of heels is just so NOT WORTH IT *blueek* even though it's a pair of HPs. But as fate would have it, it apparently fell out of season and got marked down to RM100 *GRIN* Do I look like I need further persuasion!?!? Hello!?!? I bought it in Penang and lugged it all the way back here~

This pair is so new, it is almost purely uncontaminated (hey, I had to try them on before buying right?!) I saw this under the section "New Arrivals" and I told myself that I do not need a new pair of shoes, and black shoes at that! Besides, it's not like I have excess $$$ to spare and this one costs RM169.90. But then I also told myself that I would buy this to reward myself if I ever get employed by a certain company that I have been wanting to get into. Considering my track record of employment and my mounting disillusionment of them, it's so rare that I never actually harboured any hope of owning this at all. That didn't stop me from lusting after it and oogling at it whenever I visit HP outlets.

And whaddaya know, I saw this brand new pair of shoes on Thursday, got hired by a company of my choice on Friday and bought this pair shoes on Saturday! Whoopdeedoo!!! THE STARS SHINE DOWN! :D

After lusting after it for more than 60 hours, Chin Aun bought them for me!!! Hahahaha *gone mad laughing*... I didn't buy it myself *grin*

We went to HP just now and I showed the shoes to him and he went "Wow, very rare for HP to have such fashionable shoes! They are normally very conventional and 'auntie'-looking. Come, I buy for you to congratulate you" (He was in a very good mood today after watching 'Hairspray') So syiok!!

Just so you guys know, even though HP shoes can be really pricey, they are worth it! They last through any kinds of weather and their comfort level is way above average. Imagine paying RM150 for a pair that lasts a few years and RM60 for a pair that lasts a few months. I am no accountant but even I know the ROI on that!

Just so you know, Chin Aun came out and saw me blogging just now


CA : You are awake at 2am to blog about shoes?!
SY : And then how?
CA : *mumbles something intelligible*... sampat!
*look at him with a feigned dumb expression*
*CA peers into my screen*
CA : Good to know you like your shoes
SY : *smile*
CA : Money well spent
SY : *big smile* Can buy mor...
CA : GOOD NITE
*CA walks off*


Ceh! He says "good night" but I can hear him playing some game on the PC in his room :p
Back to my post...

Market Slippers

I bought this pair of slippers for RM10 in a market in Penang *grin* Great bargain hor??? See how worn out they are... I've had them for almost a year already. Great ROI!~

Mary Jane's

My dependable Mary Jane's for all formal occasions! :) I got it for 40% off at around RM180. Considering it has pig skin lining, I'd say it was worth every penny. I wear this to all 'formal' functions that I have to attend -- like my convo, interviews, etc. I don't know what'd I'd do without it. I don't like 'covered' shoes. I'm a slippers/flip-flops/sandals person but I really like this pair :)

Party Shoes

My party shoes!!! Uhmm... considering I DON'T PARTY at all, I really don't know why I have a need for this pair of shoes. It's just that it's so pretty and I can't stop looking at it and it's so affordable. I'm just wishing and hoping that this pair would last (cosidering Vincci's lousy track record of endurance)

Girly Shoes

If you know me well enough to read my blog, you'd also know that I'm not exactly the perfect picture of femininity. Heck, I'm always dressed in drab colours and the last time I wore a skirt was around a year ago (when I accidentally sent all my decent pants to the laundromat). But I really liked this pair of girly shoes :) I bought them together with Chia Jiun when we were out on one of our shopping sprees and we used to wear it quite often. I haven't been wearing it much since I started working cos I could never wake up in time to tie the pink ribbon properly and I don't have anything in my wardrobe for work that matches the shoes. Every time I see it, I remember the happy times we had when she was still staying here..

Low Heeled Sandals

I love this pair so much that I actually don't dare to wear it too often! It looks so frail that I'm afraid that my big fat foot would push it past its limit. Another reason being is that the heel is very short and I happen to have long pants. If I were to wear this with my favourite pair of pants, I'd be stepping on the hem all the time. I bought this quite some time ago when Vincci was still keeping their prices low. I think I got this at RM59.90. Nowadays, you buy a lousy pair of shoes from Vincci for close to a hundred ringgit and to that I would say "No, thank you very much!"

Impulse Splurge

I actually don't know why I bought this. I guess it's cos I don't have a pair of slip-in heels... and this came is a very pretty colour *grin* If I could go back in time, I probably wouldn't have bought it but then again, I wouldn't know for sure. But since I already bought it at a hefty sum, I might as well make full use of it, right?? :)

Accidental Sandals

I bought this when I was shopping and the pair of shoes that I was wearing gave way! And this was on sale :) It cost only RM49.90 and it's really comfortable. Besides, it came in a colour that I have yet to own...

Sporty Skechers!
For sportswear, my choices tend to steer toward Skechers. But since they are so darned expensive, I have only ever owned 3 pairs. The first pair was stolen a few years back when someone broke into my house. Bah!

Casual Slip-In's! Suitable to be worn at any time, any where (except at work) I've had this for 3 years!!!

This is my trusty gym partner :)

It's actually getting a bit too late to blog... I'm sleepy and I'm tired beyond words. I can barely keep my eyes open and my flow of thoughts have gone to bed a few minutes ago.

Before I sign off, here's a picture of the occupance of the above. I proudly present to you my big fat feet.

Good night...