I call HEADS!
Dys: Hi =)
Me: heya dys!
Dys: How's things?
Me: i'm sulking. i have to leave tomorrow.
Dys: Yeah - I read your blog
Me: i bought my bus ticket, only to find out my boss is in town, and i can get a lift halfway there.
Me: so, decisions, decisions...do i leave early in the morning and take the bus all the way to genting?
Me: or do i take that lift and end up halfway there..still have to find my way up myself.
Dys: hmm...do you like your boss?
Me: i don't mind him. hehe. if i latch on to him, i buy myself about 4 hours more.
Dys: but how do you get the rest of the way?
Me: bus! eeks!
Dys: How long is the bus ride?
Me: from here, 6 hours. from where he's dropping me, 1 hour.
Dys: oi
Me: yeah...decisions, decisions.
Dys: I'd go with the boss and take the bus the rest of the way. Though taking the bus all the way has the advantage that you wouldn't have to talk to anyone if you didn't want to.
Me: hmm..
Dys: Is it a big, comfy bus?
Me: yup. but it leaves at 8:45am! my boss is leaving at 1pm.
Dys: oi. I recommend the old coin toss approach. And then keep tossing till you get the result you want. =)
Me: (: *rushes off to find a coin*

I'm still tossing. Sheesh.

I can't believe I have to leave again tomorrow morning. ): What? Fours days just flew past just like that? Well, yeah. Take away 2 days for travelling, that leaves me with only two days in JB. Two whole days, I've been holed up in my room. (:

Why do I even bother coming back? Actually, I can think of a trillion reasons why. (: My Genting schedule is really strange for the next few weeks. (They hate me there.)

I go back tomorrow and work for 2 days. Then I get one day off.
Work for 5 more days, and I get a couple of days off.
Then I work for 2 days, and get a day off.
A long stretch of seven days, and I am off for 11 days.

Yay!! I think.

What am I supposed to do with those one or two days off????

Fuck Her Gently
If you have not seen the video, GO NOW!
Tenacious D's self-titled album hits the streets on September 25th, the ground will shake and the skies will part!

Douglas Adams would be proud - Trilogies of Note


(: Kevin Smith's new movie to be released on the 24th of August : Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back!

I can't wait! (:

Mobile Thoughts
Oh my god. I just found out I can post to my bloggs using a WAP enabled cellphone! (In case I suddenly _do_ have the urge to blogg from Genting : Wapblogger's WAP address is: http://wap.waplog.ch/blogger/)

Do I dare take blogging to this next level?

Freedom! (For 4 days, at least)
*hop* I'm back! Back from Genting! *hoppity hop* Actually, I'm back for only 4 days, but hey, I'M NOT COMPLAINING. (: Genting's worse than I thought it'll be. The apartment is dismally dreary, and almost hostel like.

Essential Things I SHOULD HAVE lugged up to Genting
1. Playstation <-- how could I have forgotten?
2. Extra towels <-- damn, that sprint from the bathroom to my room is freezing
3. More books to read <-- I actually finished those I brought up.
4. An alarm clock <-- the puny alarm on my cell phone just doesn't cut it.
5. Coffee Maker <-- I need my coffee at night.

Little Differences (after a week in Genting)
1. Everyone seems friendlier, almost perpetually smiling
2. I actually have to sleep clothed *shiver*
3. My moisturizer seems to be getting depleted fast
4. Baywatch has never been more entertaining
5. I walk everywhere.
6. The air is actually sweet!
7. Every bump in the night keeps you awake an hour more
8. Time crawls. No really.. C--R--A--W--L--S...

One thing's going for it, the weather's really nice up there.

VCDs I'm lugging up to Genting
1. Evolution - Have a Nice End of the World
2. 13 Days - Kevin Costner
3. Skipped Parts - Jennifer Jason Leigh
4. Crazy / Beautiful - Kirsten Dunst
5. A Knight's Tale - He will Rock the World - Eh?
6. Ants in the Pants - Eh?
7. America's Sweethearts - Julia Roberts
8. Moulin Rouge - Required Viewing
9. Memento - Required Viewing

CDs I'm lugging up to Genting
1. Smash Mouth - Astro Lounge
2. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work single
3. Anastacia - Not that Kind
4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
5. The Human League - Greatest Hits
6. John Lennon - Imagine
7. Depeche Mode - 101
8. Aqua - Aquarium
9. Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
10. The Wedding Present - hit parade 1
11. Moulin Rouge

Things I'm Going to Miss
1. MUDding on Forgotten Things Remembered
2. Simming
3. Uploading pics from my toy daily.
4. Late night TV on Channel 5
5. Updating my bloggs.
6. Clubbing
7. Having coffee with friends.
8. The Others
9. Mahjong
10. Late night chats
11. Smoking with friends
12. Sleeping on my bed
13. Watching cheap-ass VCDs
14. Barry

Tests! Tests! Tests!
What kind of MUD player are you? I took the Test. (: Result? SEA. 13% of all tested so far fall into that type. Socializer 80% Explorer 60% Achiever 40% Killer 20%

What's your Temperament? I took the Test. (: Result? My Keirsey Temperament is: Idealist (NF)

What kind of Idealist are you? I took the Test. (: Result? I'm an Idealist Champion (eNFp)

What's your IQ? I took the Test. (: Result? A boost to my already puffed ego.

Don't believe it? Take another Test. Result? Uh huh. Ditto.

New Toy this Month
(: Alice gave me a hip hip flask! How useful. (: I've filled it with Kahlua...great when I need a little something extra in my espresso up there in the freezing mountains.

Where do I put this kitchen sink?
I've started to pack for the "banishment", as Dys so eloquently put it. Wait a minute, I'll remove the quotes. It is a BANISHMENT. ): I have so many things I need to bring up with me. Currently I'm looking at 5 stacks of clothes, 3 bags of make-up and make-up removing liquids, a bag of shampoo etc, a bag of books to keep me occupied, and a bag of 3 pairs of shoes.

Is that enough?

Hell no. This is the barest minimum. I have not even packed my hair dryer or swimming things yet. ): Or even Barry!

Oh, Alex from Genting informed me of a cybercafe up in Genting. It's quite a walk from my apartment, and it charges CUT THROAT prices. RM10 per hour, with a minimum of 2 hours. (The normal rate here on earth is RM2.50 an hour.) I have _walk_ there, then let them _rob_ me. Ahh..such is the life I get to lead in Hell.

My now-not-so-secret shame
Why isn't Nikita (the tv series, please.) more popular than it is now?
Mmm...can't wait for next week's episode, the second last one of Season 4. (:

OH NO!! I'll be in GENTING. Where the only channels I can get on TV are MALAYSIAN CHANNELS. *cry*

Simart?
nocturne directed me to this site. For a sim player, this is disturbing.

The Magic Kingdom
I'm actually getting pretty excited about going to Genting after all. Fuad, one of my colleagues, came back from half a year of hell in Genting. According to him, the apartment is about 10 minutes from the Starbucks I'll be working at. There's also a heated pool around the apartment. The weather's been hovering around 15 degrees Celcius. AND the Casino is open 24 hours daily.

Whee. ):

Debriefing
*faint* I'm back from a weekend of swimming in Jell-O shooters. I had fun (:

I think I had enough fun to last me 2 months of Genting. (: Right... Three things we all agreed on, after this weekend : Midori Lime Jell-O Shots good...Margarita Jell-O Shots bad....Brandied Cherry Jell-O Shots should be banned.

*burp*

Whine and Salmon - Yummy
Taig asked me a couple of days ago, "Why on earth are they sending you up to the mountains? WHAT DID YOU DO???" That's the thing, WHAT DID I DO??

*sigh* I just came back from dinner with my boss. I think he hates me now, he had whine with his salmon. I didn't stop for a second to rest, I just went on and on, he kept changing the subject, but I was not to be distracted. And he was not to be moved. I have to go. ):

Hammer Fell
Its official, I _have_ to be in Genting for 2 whole months. Which means no mud, no Sims, no blogg, no mud for TWO WHOLE MONTHS. ):

The Plan
*sigh* My plan for the next week. aka Countdown to Armageddon.

6 / 9th Aug / Thursday /
Serene comes in from Singapore to JB. Roger comes in from KL. Finish off the Midori. Make trillions of jell-o shooters to last the weekend.

5 / 10th Aug / Friday /
Francis, XH and Alice visits. Wanton drinking.

4 / 11th Aug / Saturday /
Gavin, Daphne and Larry. Also the JB bunch. Ultra wanton drinking.

3 / 12th Aug / Sunday /
Recuperate

2 / 13th Aug / Monday /
Close up my shop and ship everything off. *SOB* *CRY* *SOB*

1 / 14th Aug / Tuesday /
Life as I know it ends in GENTING.

0 / 15th Aug / Wednesday /
Sulk.

Love of my Life
This is Barry. Barry the Bearista. He sits on top on my computer at work, keeps quiet while I work, and looks cutely at me when I need entertainment. He has two tiny hands that stick out from the sides, and two floppy legs that hang limply down. Barry is currently masquerading a lady-bug (which explains the two red feelers on the top of his oh-so-cute head.) Barry's my favourite barista at work, and he is the shop's unofficial mascot. Everyone else seems to hate him, and happily bonks him on his head when they think I'm not looking. (Hannah, if you're reading this, I know what you did last week.) They are probably jealous of his cuteness, and the adoration I lavish upon him.

I love you, Barry.

Waiting for the Hammer to Fall
I went back to work after a week of being away. *stretch* I was so tempted to call in sick, but hey. ): Anyway, I had shot down a triple espresso, I had 2 of my favourite toys with me, I've gone to the bank and back. I was ready to work!

But then a phone call came for me. I am to be transfered to another Starbucks in Gentings, a mountain resort in Pahang. OH GOD. NO! Its like being sent to the Siberia of Starbucks in Malaysia. Its like being banished to the Ice Palace of ancient China. Its remote. Its further than KL. It has NO land lines. My cell phone barely works there. Its 2 hours from the nearest cinema, let alone nearest mall. I can't drive up there, meaning I would have no wheels.

*CRY* I think I'll go kill myself RIGHT now.

At least the weather's cold up there in Genting.

*CRY*

Hell
I made it back! I've been to Hell and back! Talk about a room with a view. *shudder* With morbid curiousity, I drew back the dusty curtains to look upon Jalan Alor, KL's well-known Red Light District.

Dilbert Moment
I attended a couple of interesting meetings at the Support Centre. *cough* Though Roger might not agree to that.

I got an award for a Best Practices Presentation. *hop* *hop* Something about Best Practices always sound so Dilberty to me. But hey, you can never have too many Tumblers. They gave me one in my favourite colour, too!

List for the Week
Now I need to rush to Singapore. ): My last list of things to do on my day off was a short one, and I think I managed to do everything.

*scrolls down* Uh oh..I missed out item 'Call Vic or he'll feel slighted' two times in a row.

Time for a new list :
1. Dinner with Gavin and Daphne
2. Call Vic or he'll feel slighted if I didn't.
3. Watch Planet of the Apes
4. Avoid Jurassic Park 3
5. Mud
6. Buy Jell-O

Movie Marathon
Three down, five more to go. Its already 8 am! I'm never going to make it. *runs around in a panic*

AND I still have not packed!

Whine
I hate packing. Especially for short trips. Three nights in KL. Four _WHOLE_ days in KL.

*SULK*

God, I'm getting whiney with age.

Last Action Hero
Salman had his arm HACKED by a parang a couple of days ago. He was trying to stop a car-jack in progress. *boggle* He actually tried to stop two men wielding PARANGS!

Panic Button
So Tim called my cell today and left a message, (breathlessly, no less) aparantly all the VCD pirates in KL have disappeared! (Or something like that, I was not really paying attention to the message. *duck*). Anyway, being the avid supporter of pirates in JB, I ran off to grab as many VCDs as I could.

I'm leaving for KL tomorrow at 12 pm. ): Its 1 am now. I have about 11 hours to watch 8 movies. Yeah. (:

I can't believe I'm going down to KL AGAIN. ):