Since the Cammies...

Yeah, following from the post before the last...


Our CircleSong group... it can get pretty intense. We're putting up a show in September, and we're doing totally amazing stuff. We don't have what you'd call "rehearsal" sessions because we don't have fixed material to rehearse. Rather, we make stuff up as we go along and come up with some unique sounds. The group is starting to really grow both creatively and socially, so I'm expecting big things from this project :)




Kakiseni reunites with esteemed (totally cool, and utterly whacked) boss Kathy Rowland, who was back solely for the Awards. The funky new hairdo is tres hip, whatcha think? :) Zedeck's victory cheer (goodness knows why)...and party crashers Nicole, SoulDoc and hubby...and me. Hehe :p

Raju's, our regular hangout, is saturated with waiters who trip over themselves to serve Miss Universe 1969, Viji... a fact that never fails to amuse, hawhaw :D Anyway, al fresco dining...quite nice lah. A bit of an adventure too. You never know when something will fall from the trees.. if you're lucky, it's just parts of the tree, and not its avian visitors :p




The Awards night was fun. Dressed up for once, then found it deucedly awkward and way too bulky to dance at the after-party party. Cheh. That'll teach me to conform!!! :D Don't have a piccie of me, but I do have one of Ju, wielding my mask for the night, which I hardly put up to my face, ha! I know, so lazy kan? Love the mask though! :D



Wither Ms. Read's Delicious goeth, we shalt follow! And my stomach led me unerringly to my favorite dessert of all time from said restaurant, the Berrylicious Chocolate Pavlova! Note that it'd been consumed with much gusto, before I decided to snap a few photos of it with my new phone.





That's a pic of Hubby's new tattoo...it's supposed to be some protective symbol. I think he definitely needs it. He's managed to mash his fingers up while working, and picked up a few other work-related injuries along the way :p I'd tell him to pray more often, but I think he's a bit disillusioned at the moment. The year of the Pig hasn't been kind at all :) We're just weathering it out...

Umm...did I mention I got a new phone? Yeah, the old one died. Don't blame me!! I've got to admit I do change my phone a bit too often, but this time, it was totally warranted! My N73 was figuratively coughing up blood... it was on its last gasp :p I'm still trying to figure out how GPS will benefit me, but being able to wi-fi from my phone at Starbucks is pretty fracking awesome too, hehehe :D

Anyways, that's it for now. Have a date with the hubby to watch some cartoon on DVD with Da Doll ;)

Inanity...

What is that bulge that fell from my face?
Oh fuck it's my chin, and it ain't goin' no place...
Except for where dear gravity calls...
Whoop there it goes, watch as it falls!

Bloomp, blurble, bleep, blooooot...
I can feel my flab bobble like a string to a boot,
Wheeeeee!! Can't you see?! There's a zit on the tip,
If I keep eating this way, it'll outgrow my lip!

Fuck if I know when the cravings'll go 'way,
Heck, for all I know, it's here to stay!
Oh well, what the hell, I'll ride this bitch through...
Good thing hubby loves me, as I am...'deed he do ;)

When We Got Home...

Nics roped us in to Front of House for the Beckett production she and the KL Ensemble Theatre Group had put up at the Stor, DBKL. While there, we managed to terrorize a family of feral felines, scared off the F&B boys (after first buying up their entire stock), amused Shiraz, traumatized Chris (Jacobs) and....watched helplessly as a poor homeless cat at the mamak we had supper at get run over by some speed-crazed road hog.

I was totally useless man! I just screamed when I saw that poor ginger tabby fold onto the ground in a daze, blood running from its nostrils. Nics and Hazlin were quick, grabbing a towel from only God-knows-where, and wrapping the poor cat in it. Nobody saw it happen, but I kinda knew it was going to (subconsciously) when I heard the roar of an engine going way too fast for the back lane of a high-rise residential area, and the awareness of the cat being behind me. My back was to the main road.

Think about it. If the guy had been drunk, he might have just as easily hit one of us. Bastard.

Bloody slimy, fucking, BASTARD. He didn't even stop to see what the ruckus was about!!

Some cursed instinct had me turning around in time to see the cat get knocked. For some strange reason, my eyes were totally focused on it. The beacon of bright ginger, and everything happening as if in slow motion. I barely registered the vehicle that ran over it, it was that fast. It was a dark blur, and the poor animal was tumbled around before crumpling to the ground.

It couldn't have taken more than a few seconds.

And I screamed. Uselessly. Helplessly. And couldn't make a move to help it.

Nics is a member of a Pet Rescue team that operates without sponsorship, and totally on their own free time. She and her hubby, Kenneth, took the poor cat (I'd given it up for dead) to the vet along Jalan Ipoh, paid for its medication and examination out of their own pockets, and moved the cat to her regular vet in Shah Alam where they charge way less to help the poor animal.

There hasn't been any positive news so far, but this cat, if it lives without being brain-damaged, will be housed by the Pet Rescue team until some kind humanitarian will take it in. The Selangor Phil might try raise funds to assist in any way the Pet Rescue team effort, if I can have my way with the committee.

After watching them in action, I think they really deserve every single bit of help they can get. If ANYONE wants to get in touch with these guys, to adopt some poor homeless cat, dog, or to even volunteer some time, find Nics through the link to her blog provided.

Photo time:

On the way to the mamak was, in typical Malaysian fashion, this....


If you ask me, there's something wrong with Malaysians in general. I mean, we ATE at the mamak with this garbage flavoring our food and permeating our olfactory senses.



In between the matinee and the evening performance, hauled SoulDoc to Sg. Wang to shop. She picked this up. Wonder if it's quirky, or just wrong. What think you??

Firstly....Bangkok!!!

The view from a tuk-tuk!! We raced around in one of these (futilely) on the day of our departure... I say futilely because we should have realized nothing would be open at 8:30am. I blame my mom and her insane sms asking us to bring back a batch of lotus seeds (for propogation)...on a Monday. I mean, c'mon. We spent both Saturday and Sunday at Chatuchak...and she couldn't've remembered to ask for it then???



I don't think that dude realized his CarryBoy*tm* was flapping up, ready to bitch-slap an unsuspecting motorcyclist on the face.



The view of the pool from the balcony of our room on the 26th floor. I have pics of every room in our 2-room suite. I thought it was really nice of them to upgrade our one-room suite to a two-room, but totally unnecessary. There was just me and the hubby. However, it was fully equipped for long stays, so I'll definitely be recommending the Somerset to my family...



That's the bar-style dining table, and beyond that is a complete kitchen. It's got the necessary cutlery for a family of four, cooking utensils, stove, oven, microwave, toaster, full-sized fridge, washing-up detergent that came complete with an unopened scouring sponge, and an exhaust fan (hubby says that's what it's called...) to clear the air of redolent cooking scents.



The contrast of Bangkok. Right outside our hotel, an old housing area. Somewhat shabby, run-down, grungy. And right next door is that building. On the same block. Beyond that is the "lake" that our hotel is named after, directly in front of the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre. The musical fountain provided some interesting lighting at night.

I didn't take any pictures while I was roaming the city, I was spending too much time shopping and enjoying the accent of the recorded voice they play on the MRT... :D I was just glad to have hubby back. We were on a budget (which we blew), yet managed to have as much fun as possible.