Now I remember why I always got confused and slightly annoyed whenever people asked me if I’m anything other than a Malaysian Chinese. It’s because I reckon they only think so because of the way I speak! O_O Yes, I have a problem with people understanding me… It’s gotten to a point that I speak very slowly at work, or when I meet someone new so that the point gets acros. All the times when foreigners think that I am speaking chinese when I am actually speaking English comes back to me in waves and leaves me even more tongue-tied than before. My only solace is in the knowledge that I write wayyyyy better than I speak, and even then, I feel that the standard has been dropping drastically through the years. My 15 year old self might even mock me for being an FOB if she reads my blog.
No need to ask about how well I can speak in various chinese dialects, I think I’ve talked more about it in the past.
And now… my husband says that I cannot speak Malay… AT ALL.
He keeps self-praising himself as being to speak Malay because he was brought up in a “kampong” (the kampong of Klang, lol!). I find this extra insulting because my closest friends growing up were all Malay. I am the one who can speak Malay really well! Not him! I sound casual and at ease conversing in Malay! I am sure! My friends would’ve told me if if otherwise…
Saya boleh cakap dalam Bahasa Melayu! Sejak kecil lagi saya sudah boleh bercakap dalam bahasa ini! Saya ingat satu kali di darjah satu, kawan saya asyik mengacau saya untuk memberi balik gunting dia. Walaupun tidak tahu macam mana untuk bercakap Bahasa Melayu, saya mengulang, “Nanti” beberapa kali. Masa itu, saya masih belum belajar apa maksud itu “Nanti”. Kenapa saya bijak sangat dan tahu menggunakan perkataan yang paling sesuai untuk suasana itu? Ini semestinya apa yang dipanggil, “natural talent” ataupun “talent semulajadi”…
Saya paling suka bercakap Bahasa Melayu semasa berada di luar negara kerana boleh bercakap benda-benda tak baik tentang orang asing tanpa pengetahuan mereka! Tetapi tidak boleh keterlaluan, kerana ada juga orang putih yang boleh memahami bahasa ini! Kalau nak menggunakan fakta yang saya hanya dapat P6 dalam SPM untuk Bahasa Melayu untuk membuktikan bahawa saya sebenarnya sangat bodoh dalam bahasa ini — saya percaya bahawa saya dikenakan oleh orang yang markah pemeriksaan itu. Sebabnya, karangan yang saya tulis sangat kontrovasial dan berunsur-unsur politik. Hahaha!! (Adakah ini cara orang Melayu ketawa?…)
Anyway, if I can’t speak english, chinese or even Malay, how am I going to converse at all? Worrying.
Have one or two funny topics to write about, but I’m way too tired to write something filled with sparkling wit. So I’ll just post pics like a twit…~
My colleague gave this to me… they are planning to make me fat, I tell you! 
Now I have a hankering for Kit Kat!
Dinner at Pizza Uno with Tron. We had TWO pizzas and an aglio olio … damn piggish! 
I thought this drawing was so obvious, but Ching couldn’t guess it til the very end! 
Dinner with my father-in-grace (I like this term!) at Tony Roma’s! 
Vain, vain, vain.
Cute chicken.. Louis To Cool, hahaha.
Free stuff from Empire Shopping Gallery!
Free stuff from Hartamas Petronas, so random!
On the way to a family dinner organised by Tron’s mom to celebrate the ROM… was so nervous, meeting all his relatives at once! *gulp!*
Vain, vain, vain pt 2
Checked out a new restaurant for dim sum mornings. 
All the yummy stuff we had. Not much choice, but what was there was really good. 
Cute tea place…
Bought a coffee machine… 
Every… single… morning…
Made my usual garlic white wine mussels and ate the whole thing in a single sitting… and the first time I ever got an allergic reaction! Looks so damn grosssssss
My first month of using iphone… and how much 3G service I used. I thought 1GB won’t be enough, but it’s more than enough!
Dessert at the end of a celebration meal. 
Thanks to HSBC. Tron and I already used RM30 worth. 
Vain, vain, vain pt 3.
Burger at the church, cooked by one of Tron’s friends!
Tron’s new favorite shop.
Burger again!! My first time at Ninja Joe… not bad!
Guess what this is?
Carrot cake at Delicious. 
Woke up early on a Saturday to go for RPM. Thought I had an appointment with Sookie, but she ffk me in the end, hahaha. (I had been ffk-ing her before this, so the one time I could make it she wasn’t around!)
Pic in the J33 changing room after cycling outside the RPM studio (I wound up too late to go in anyway) cos I thought Sookie was inside, so I wanted to catch her when she walks out. Hahahaha…
Driving to Haikara to meet Sookie, Ching and his gf. Pictures another day! 
So pretty the Haikara coffee after I poured in the milk. I think this is the charcoal coffee, the “must try” at this restaurant.
But after mixed up already, it looks like nothing next to Sookie’s green tea with vanilla ice-cream. 
Always have to have coffee before church. This Pokka vanila milk coffee isn’t too bad. 
Was very early in church! 
On the way to SS2 mall. 
My favorite new drink in Chatime is the roasted milk tea with grass jelly. Yay for grass jelly, I no longer like the pearls which make me feel too full anyway.
Warehouse prices for stuff like Billabong, Levis, etc… but too bad most of the stuff aren’t a good fit. I have to keep telling myself that I don’t *have* to buy something just because it’s RM30. 
You won’t even believe where this place is…!! It’s in a DIY store, like ACE Hardware, but it’s called “Mr DIY”. Got so many stuff here for theme dressing. Last time I spent so much time making “wings” for my costumes cos it’s expensive to buy from costume shops. But Mr DIY sells stuff for like RM5-RM10. Worth it !!!
Some really silly hair decoration stuff…
This headpiece is actually for kids la… but this adult wanna act cute and camwhore with it too.. tsk tsk!
Scrunchies galore!
Then Tron “potong stim” and told me to stop wandering around Mr DIY and help him select stainless steel bowls instead. Tsk!
See? Even got a pretty floral background to camwhore with in Mr DIY… hahaha. Ace Hardware, I think I won’t visit you as much anymore. 
Finally got to try Marutama!! It’s so yummy, but it’s quite pricey. RM30 for a bowl of ramen!
This is the specialty of Marutama ramen — the funny hard boiled egg with the runny middle! 
Indulging in Magnum in the office. I started eating this after I saw my vendor digging into one. Hahahha… it’s only RM3.90 but it’s like a little indulgence every other week for me. 
Experimenting with my new camera filters… yes, this is the horrible place where I have to park my car! Ok, this is not the horrible part. I will show you the horrible parts another day.
Messy dressing table!! Okie, I promise that I cleaned up right after I took this photo.
More act-cute camera decor apps from iPhone. Hehehe.
Hahaha, Tron said that this filter is like Lee Hom in the “Ni Bu Zhai” video… lol.
At 3 Two Square, some Thai restaurant here. Again… pics later. 
Yummy yummy sashimi don from Sugimoto. Oh my, looking at this picture makes me want another bowl!
Aiyoyoyoyyyoyyoy.. so cute la my nephew!!! 
Took this photo of my church’s cafeteria to show my mom. So pretty right, the church? Those orange tulips are a recent addition. Anyone looking for a church, do contact me to show you around this place. 
Prawn noodle after church!
Trying to get more mileage from my neon pink earrings from Diva.. hahaha.
In “Atrium”… where I had…
Tough-ass ayam penget rice set…
Both Dull and I have bottle openers as keychains… for our car keys!! But I’m innocent cos the keychain was a gift from Fuzzy (who also engraved my name there), but Dull actually uses her keychain cos “need something to open them beers after driving around and grabbing some bottles from 7-11″. WTF.
Found an old Christmas present I had wrapped up (for old church cell group members). I still remember that this is for Alan — he didn’t come to church on Christmas and subsequent cell groups so I wound up keeping it. Hahaha.
This is what is inside the package. And yes, I ate it. 
More filters! 
Another wonky filter… hahaha. But I love it!! See how straight my teeth are??? With no braces… Muwahahha. At least I can save money on ONE aspect of my physical appearance. 
Had Chinese food when I met up with Dull. =) Was an awesome catch-up session. Think I need to meet her once a week!
Yes! I am so addicted to “Draw Something” at the moment! I’ve already bought 3 palettes and counting! 
Won this from Female magazine! 
This is Tron’s drawing! He also got very excited when I showed him what is “Draw Something”. Can you guess what he is trying to draw? All my friends are fed up when they know that Tron is the one behind the drawing, cos they will end up messaging me to tell me they don’t know what is he drawing. Hahahahaha!!!
Dim sum at J33 “Oriental Pavilion” after church. I had dim sum again today! Man, I’m so blessed.
Ok, very vain, but couldn’t decide which one is the nicest. 
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