I’ve learnt alot bout driving in Melbourne lately. Seeing as my boss has been away, I have had his parking spot at work for the past month. As much as I relish the convenience of that, I must admit I am looking forward to taking public transport and letting someone else worry bout the other [...]
Archive for November, 2009
growing up at my babysitter’s
Posted November 26th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsAs I have mentioned a couple of times now, my parents used to dump leave me and my sis at another stranger woman’s my babysitter’s even before I turned 3. We used to stay there only for the day but during holidays there were times when we would spend up to a week there. Those [...]
going to the movies
Posted November 25th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsI have always loved going to the movies. Nothing beats the big screen, surround sound, movie previews, popcorn and the excitement of waiting for the movie to start. When I was young, my sisters and I would sometimes go catch a movie at a local cinema. Back then, there were about 4-5 huge cinemas in [...]
when I had my braces
Posted November 24th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsAs most of you know, I am finally brace-free. It was one hell of an 18 month ride. I am so grateful to finally be able to feel my teeth again. After the 9 month mark, I was ready for the darn thing to come off already. I have had enough! But no, I had [...]
face of a million
Posted November 20th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsStranger: OMG, you look like someone I know! Me: ………….really? Stranger: yes….now..who is it?? who izzz…eeeettt…..?? Ohhh..I KNOW, you look like my cousin/friend/friend’s friend/friend from x/that chick from that show/ex girlfriend/friend’s gf/friend’s ex gf/psycho bitch I used to know/that chick from that other show/zhang zi yi. Me: …well….that’s nice to know…if they ever need a [...]
Eating out in Australia
Posted November 19th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsLiving in Australia is great in many ways. It’s so multicultural that you get abit of everything which is an amazing experience. Unfortunately, sometimes, it also means you get cheated out of the simple joys of actually getting the real thing. “What do you mean?”, I hear you say. Let’s recap this experience which has [...]
reading blogs
Posted November 19th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsThere are now only a small handful of blogs that I follow. Seeing as watching tv and the iphone basically takes up all my time, some things had to be compromised. Out of the many millions of blogs in the world,these are the ones I choose to follow: Metrodad Karen Cheng’s Snippets of Life Tummywise [...]
exclamations!!
Posted November 18th, 2009 by mayni | 1 CommentThere are a few things that sometimes comes out of my mouth (and some which stays in my head coz it’s just too stupid to say it out loud) as ways of expressing my feeling at the time. I have decided to share it with you today according to the most used to least: Aiya [...]
being chinese
Posted November 17th, 2009 by mayni | 1 CommentI cop alot of crap for being Chinese sometimes (only amongst friends because anyone else who does it is just plain racist) and sometimes, I feel the need to say I am Chinese Malaysian just to point out the huge difference (there is a huge difference!). Before I start copping crap for saying that, I [...]
aAAaAaaA CHOO!! sniff….
Posted November 16th, 2009 by mayni | No CommentsSpring is here and so is my hay fever. As far as I know, I never had hay fever until I moved to Melbourne. My first year was spent sneezing 8 times in a row even before I got to work. Colleagues used to look at me and go, “gee…are you alright?” or “had a [...]