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Today...MICHELLE BECOMES LEGAL!!!! (see..I DID say October is the month of birthdays...)
This is Michelle-------------->
(sorry Michelle..I don't have many pictures of you,so had to snitch this from your friendster)

We've been sort of celebrating our birthdays together (because we were born a day apart) but this year;Michelle's in Penang doing Matriculation.
(And some people wonder why I complain I'm deserted in Ipoh...) What a pity...

Anyway..WE'RE BOTH FINALLY 18!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!!!!!!

Haha...
You must be wondering why I put LEGAL as my title. Today is the day I turn 18...
Meaning I'm of legal age to drink( I like Martini ),watch rated movies (according to Nasiha) and smoke (I hate smokers so there isn't a chance in hell I'd smoke...)

Its been quite a quiet day...since there's no college today. So I spent my first day of being legal sleeping,going online and walking around my house. My mobile kept vibrating with messages from my dear friends...whom are out of Ipoh and can't celebrate with me...
This day stayed quiet until my dad came home from work with a pink cake box and a mischievous smile. Here's the cake he bought me..(cheese cake)

After dinner,my whole family gathered in the kitchen and sang, "Happy Birthday",I cut the cake and we munched happily...
Oooo....I got to eat the chocolate guitar which was part of the decoration on top of the cake...(childish ya?? but it was nice)

THANKS..
TO PAPA, MUMMY AND JOSHUA (i LOVE YOU)
TO ALL WHO SENT ME SWEET WISHES (even Charis who is in Russia)
TO ALL OF YOU WHO REMEMBERED THIS DAY AND MADE IT SPECIAL....

October is the month where there are the most birthdays (in my calender at least..) Well...today,is the day CHRYS TURNS 18!!!! This is Chrys:-
I've known her since we were both little kids in Std. 3 (or was it Std. 4??) Its funny how we made friends... You see,I had hamsters at that time; and I gave hamsters to her. We were really into those cute little,furry pets and we would run over to each other's houses to see how the other's fluff balls were doing. Those were the days.....

Anyway,for her birthday,Chrys was in Ipoh so (surprises!!!) she called me out to a birthday dinner with her and a few other friends;Ciara,Michelle and Sze Haw. Despite fervently discussing steamboat places since the week before;the place Chrys chose for the dinner was Ice Ice Baby..a trendy cafe near Padang Ipoh.

The place was pretty cool;we got a special room where we had curtain partitions and nice cushions to sit on. The pictures below are courtesy of Chrys's Facebook(hope you don't mind ,Chrys).

Girls night out...having a good time...(i look horrid...)
Bithday cake: Tiramisu courtesy of Aunty Mooi Ching...

the cheese-baked rice I had..yummy...

swooning drinks...(banana smoothie and chocolate)

cute ice-cream....haha...
All smiles that night...

The highlight dessert: Chocolate Fondue

Just fork-licking good....

We really ate,laughed and talked....
It was one of the most memorable nights out with my friends...
Thanks Chrys...

I went for a haircut today...

Hmmm..I know I am a pretty skeptical person but was it me or they sounded REALLY excited to see a customer at last..??? Before I could look around,a petite lady in a black dress and loud voice half-shouted,"WELL,here's a customer!!!What do you want??". It wasn't until I had told her I wanted a haircut that I noticed that she was sitting at a chair with foam in her hair. A bit nonplussed,I approached the counter where a sweet-faced girl in an apron rushed over to serve me.

She was admiring my handphone key-chain here. After my hair was washed and dried, the hairstylist;who is a guy, came over and discussed what I wanted to do with my hair.

After deciding on a style and length,he took up his scissors and started to snip at my hair when the irritating lady (She was in the chair next to mine,having her hair permed and staring at me all the while) addressed the hairstylist,"You'd better not cut her hair too short or she'll cry." Of all the NERVE!!!! I decided how long I want my hair!! I was seething already. I think the guy sensed the tension and quickly started talking about piercings. It was a successful ploy and I spent the time chatting with him and ignoring the weird woman.

Anyway,when the guy had finished cutting,he blow-dried,combed my hair and made it look neater than I've ever seen my hair before..Here are the "before' and "after" pictures

I guess You can tell which is "before" and which is "after"...

Well,thats a another tick on my "things I need to do" list.

Next I need to get new glasses and contacts. Somebody please remind me!!

hehehe...

The weather has been driving me crazy. Let me tell you about this particular day where Mother Nature couldn't make up her mind whether she wanted to thwart or team me. When I woke up,it was pleasantly cool;tempting me to lie in bed even though I have to be in college in 15 minutes. I had to force myself out of bed and make myself presentable.

Ever tried combing your hair after rolling around in bed for half an hour debating whether to get up?? It hurts... especially when u have a stubborn mare's tail like mine.

There was once when I was rushing for time,I had to cut away a chunk of my hair because the knots wouldn't budge;even when I dragged my hairbrush as hard as I could. Fortunately,I have so much hair,noone noticed the jagged ends after I hacked the bunched mess with a scissors.

Back to the weather...

I have to drive to college now,so after dragging myself out of bed despite the nice cool air,I consolled myself..at least I won't have to worry about sunburn when I drive.

THEN, as soon as I got into the car,my surroundings got suspiciously brighter and brighter. I didn't even have to look up..the sun had come out to shine in full glory.

Now,I'd been told several times,"Joyce,the morning sun is good for your skin.It has Vitamin E and it will IMPROVE your complexion.You only have to avoid the afternoon sun because it has UV rays which will damage your skin,give you wrinkles...etc etc.." I know that there is scientific evidence backing up those facts. But STILL...be it morning or afternoon;basking in the sun darkens your skin...and I'm definitely not suited to the "tanned" look. Thanks to the 'wonderful,Vitamin E morning light' my arm has two tones,the lighter tone clearly showing where my shirt sleeves were and the brown tone a solid proof of sunburnt. Not nice. Not nice at all.

Thanks to the coffee I drank earlier,I was over my morning blues. So I just pulled on the cardigan I keep in my car,turned up the air-conditioning,slipped a CD into the player and stepped on the gas. The sun played hide-and-seek the whole way. One minute it was behind the clouds and the next, it blinded me with its reflection off some maniac's over-polished car.

I arrived at college in dazed state,feeling as though someone had taken a 100 photos of me. I stumbled thankfully into class and immersed myself in some nasty tax laws. The occasional flashes had given me a headache and I had a hard time concentrating. It started raining around lunch-time. I was pretty pleased..I loved the rain. I love listening to the rain pattering down and imagining it covering the earth,washing away all dust and despair,leaving clean,fresh,cool air behind. Very nice...

It rained...and rained...until my classes were over;it was still raining. I had to do a mad sprint to the car,splashing my sneakers and my jeans. The rain was seriously heavy. It poured down onto my windscreen,making thumping noises like a hollow drum. I turned on the wiper and started for home.

Such a terrifying,mind numbing journey it was!!! I'm a relatively new driver and it was my first time driving in a heavy downpour.Other cars coming from the opposite direction splashed more water onto my car and there were moments when I couldn't see anything ahead of me. I cursed each time I saw a giant puddle ahead.

When I finally reached home,I took off my soaked sneakers and rushed straight to my room. I changed into my oldest t-shirt and my comfiest pants and collapsed on the bed. I could hear the rain still falling outside my window. I was in one of my favourite positions. Lying in bed wrapped in my blanket and listening to the rhythm of the rain outside. I thought back on how the weather had been the whole day;so unpredictable. Like human nature. To think I was shivering in my car because of the downpour minutes earlier and then lying calmly and listening to the same downpour.Same thing. Different perspective. Interesting. At least something went right that day.

In memory of Sai Weng, my uncle; who passed away on the 26th of August 2007.He was only 22 years old.

The night before,he went over to a friend's place to spend the night despite his mother's request that he stayed at home.The next morning,he started thej ourney home at 9 am using the Kapar road in Klang Utama;which is a known dangerous road.He was driving his Avanza.

Sai Weng tried to overtake the vehiclein front of him but his judgement
failed him.He met in a head-on crash with a bus while trying to overtake the vehicle.The impact of the crash was so great that his chest was crushed,along with his internal organs and his jaw was split open.He died on the spot.

He had so much to live for.He had just completed his studies.He had a family who loved him.But everything was gone in just one moment of impatience and wrong judgement.Let this be a lesson to people who like to play the fool on the road.

I hope this will be a lesson to those of us who think it is admirable to play the fool on the road.Please drive carefully.Life is fragile.