Snails, Anyone?

There are two things that i've been wanting to do since early this year:

A. Indulge in seafood at Kuala Selangor (cos apparently, they're cheap there)

B. See fireflies (cos i haven't seen em)

(B) was fulfilled during a walk at Desa Park City with Karen and Joyce where we randomly stumbled upon a couple of em and (A) became a reality a few weeks back when my uncle was feeling super generous and decided to treat us to lunch at Kuala Selangor. Tell me lah, every weekend also got awesome food, how to lose weight like that? Well i say, screw the weight and in the wise words of Karen, we should just "celebrate life".

Before heading off to Kuala Selangor, we made a stop at Pantai Remis where fishermen and cockle-hunters go to. While the beach is not the perfect place to go to for a dip but it is beautiful nonetheless and attracts picnic-ers. And there's heaps of tiny shellfish to look at!

Then came time for lunch. I've never eaten so much seafood in one sitting! Out of the crabs, squid, prawns, fish, cockles, oysters and shellfish we've eaten, this is the only picture i managed to take. Because when the second plate of food came, the only thought in my mind was 'Eat'.

Throughout the day, my uncles and aunts talked about a hill that we were going to visit. Apparently, you could either hike to the top or catch a tram. But as far as i know, there is nothing like that in KL. Guess i don't know that much because there is a place like that. And it comes with heaps of monkeys and a fantastic view of the town, trees and the sea. You can actually see the freaking sea!







Who would have thought that in the middle of some forsaken town lies a breezy beach, an awesome seafood place and a park filled with monkeys to feed? He truly does create wonders in a way that nobody can understand.

Oh Double Em Gee

Dana: Guess what? I managed to find your blog!
Me: You did? Haha...amazing!
Dana: It's www.leaspykerman.blogspot.com right?
Me: Huh? Nolah. But there's a blog with that name? I so have to check this out!

And so i did! I mean, how can you not check out a blog that is named after you? The 'About Me' section had this:

"I'm basically an ordinary girl who's trying to fit in this world. I love music and i definitely have love for animals and old folks. They deserve all the love that they can get cos they are who they are and we're all God's creations...I've also attended some concerts and met a few celebs!"

Ohmigosh, that sounds like me! Where got so coincidental one? Plus, one of the first post on the blog is about a guy named Russell, and i know a guy named Russell! However, there was a post about that blogger being naked in a car and as far as i know, i've never been naked in a car. Then i scrolled down to the first post and found:

"Welcome people to my new blog! I've already got one under livejournal and if you people are interested, y'all can check it out at www.livejournal.com/users/lea_lee. Anyway, this blogspot is used to store all my dreams so this is sorta like my dream journal...have fun reading! Till then, sweet dreams everybody!!"

It was then that the memory came back to me. I created this blog years ago and had totally forgotten about it! It's funny to go through the 4 posts i had before the blog died in early 2005. Apparently, i dreamed of a skin-head Russell, walking naked in public and sitting in a caterpillar-like car.

Here's the one dated January 1, 2005:

NaKeD...
I can't remember every single detail but here are some of those that i can still recall...

I think i went swimming sumwhere and sumhow i lost all my clothes except for my towel. Anyway, i was walking tru the highway, going home after the swim, wearing nothing! I was totally naked!!! And cars were like driving by and people were staring! The thing is, i didn't know why i didn't wrap myself with the towel!! I had a choice but i chose to walk naked along the road!!! I was walking until i saw a pedestrian heading my way and i noticed that it was Yong Shan, an ex-classmate of mine. Not wanting her to see me in that condition, i quickly took my towel and wrapped my body around it! She asked me why i was only clad in my towel and i told her what happened. Luckily, she had extra clothes in her bag and asked me to change. We went to a nearby village, mostly lived in by Indians, to borrow someone's bathroom so that i can get change. Suddenly, Yong Shan somehow turned into Nisha! We tried asking many people but they wouldn't allow me to use their toilets. There was one public toilet there but it was guarded by an Indian man so we didn't dare to use it! The hunt for the toilet was on and it was a long on and we still couldn't find one so that i can change for good! I was so desperate that i almost wanted to change right in the middle of the village!! We wanted to sneak into an empty house to change but all the villagers' eyes were on me and i couldn't do anything without being noticed!

What happened at the end i do not know because my grandma woke me up before i could end my dream! This is definitely one really friggin' weird dream man! I would NEVER be seen walking nude along the streets! That would be like a remake of "A nightmare of Elm's street"!!

Peace Of Mind

Nothing beats a beach holiday on a weekday because that is the best time to take in the beauty of Mother Nature and just relax. No people running about on the beach, no splashing in the water, no ice-cream man and his ever jingling bell, no beach sports - just you, a long stretch of sand and the calming sound of the waves as they hit the shore. And knowing that everyone else is working while you're enjoying life is a plus!

A friend was actually surprised when i tell her that i don't bring my laptop with me during my getaways. And why should i? I stare at the screen long enough on work days. There is so much more things to discover off the web and i have my book with me. The Internet can wait.



At the apartment where we stayed, there is no clock. Usually, we keep a watch on the table to keep tab of the time but this time around, we decided to make do with that tradition and just go with the flow. We ate when we felt hungry, slept when we were sleepy and woke up when we wanted to. It was awesome. You should try it. Live however you want to and don't let the rules of time constrain you.



And surprisingly, despite the hundred times i've walked on this stretch of beach and the many moments when i've jumped into the swimming pool, every visit to this place still gets me excited. Maybe it is the lure of the beach but i think it is mostly because of the memories that i have here. Every little corner of the resort and a particular rock on the beach brings back beautiful memories of my childhood and the people i love dearly.

I wish i can have more holidays!

Who Dat?

The Star, StarTwo, page 13

Mom was reading the papers that morning and came across the picture. Her first reaction? "Eh, that Chinese girl looks familiar. I know i have seen her somewhere but where?"

Then the conversation in her head continued with "Oh, she's wearing the same glasses like my daughter!" And after staring at the picture for a few more seconds, she noticed the Superman tee of mine and went "Guarantee my daughter lah!"

What the heck? I was all cooped up in her for 9 months and she couldn't even recognize me?!?
Apparently, she cannot recognise Karen either. Only Aaron looks familiar. And she's seen him like what, one time?

P.S - Since i'm on the subject of pimping myself...guess who got invited to be featured alongside Simple Plan's Sebastien and Black Eyed Peas' drummer on celebrity chef Roger Mooking's website?

Me!

It's no biggie lah but any positive media publicity no matter how big or small is awesome!

Get Jiggy With It

Ohmigosh. This is super awesome!



Can someone in Malaysia please organise this and allow me to join in? Me wanna dance in public, embarrass myself, laugh and have a good time! So nice! What a great way to uplift one's spirit!

A Party For Five

If you are a part of my family, August is the month where you will go broke. Because that is the month when five of us celebrate our birthdays. Since I'm not the one forking out ang paus and money for presents, the birthday party in August is when i get to indulge in good food, sing horribly out of tune and rhythm Happy Birthday song (you try squeezing in five names in one song!) and stay unbroke!

Birthday babies: Uncle Pat, Andrew, Nick, Eda and Uncle David. Little Kimberly so mengada standing there like it's her birthday!

Catch-up sessions with my cousins are always welcomed. It's a pity that cousins on my mom's side no longer hang out as much as we used to. It has got nothing to do with the language difference because i can still bitch in Cantonese. Maybe it's just our different wavelengths. I think my topics of conversation can actually send a few of them into shock.

Anyhoo, while the grown-ups (during family gatherings, i still sit at the children's table) sip wine and do whatever adults do, we settled ourselves on a cosy bed and launched into some super awesome girl talk (boys were busy playing computer games) involving hot boys, Justin Timberlake and his Beyonce dance and everything else in between.

Those of us who are still a part of the 'children's table'. Too bad Esaline and Michelle couldn't make it for the celebration or else, this picture would have been awesome-er! It was supposed to be a smiley picture but the camera bug got the better of us and we soon launched into The La-La, The Thinker and The Silly Face. I heart!

"I wouldn't give up my family for anything. Not for all the chocolate in the world."
Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Well, What Do We Have Here?

This news has been circulating for a while now but I never knew of its existence until yesterday.

Hang Tuah, the legendary Malay warrior most of us learnt about at school is not a Malay. He is a Chinese. Google it.

Take that you selfish, egoistical fucks (read: those who think it is okay to disgrace other minority religions and at the same time, bring bad name to the rest of the people of their own race).

Apparently, textbooks from 1999 onwards do not include tales of this legendary man. Well, what better way to protect the false pride and lie that they have been living in than to banish any mention of it in books. Seriously, what is wrong with some people in this country?

When a Japanese friend told me that they do not learn about the torturous Japanese occupation our greatgrandparents had to go through (because any info of the incident is not included in their school books) I actually thought she was kidding. She honestly, does not know much about the pain inflicted by the then-notorious Japanese army.

Well, I guess I know now shit like these really do happen.

Happy Merdeka? Hardy har har.