Life, stripped naked

I’m going home =) =)

In 40 hours, my plane would have taken off from Glasgow.

This place has brought so many memories and I hate to think that I have only 40 more hours here.

Mixed feelings are starting to surface.

I’m absolutely in LOVE with Scotland. I remember before I came, I had the misconception that I’d be in a dull and gloomy place surrounded by errogant people who looked down and discriminated against Asians. I wished that they would send me to Australia instead; where it was reputably sunny and surrounded by familiar faces.

Well, I am so glad that I ended up where I am now. Scotland is simply stunning! I’ve seen it’s beauty, experienced their culture and felt the warmth of its people. 

Furthermore, being in the UK gave me the opportunity to travel Europe! And that’s probably the best thing that has happened to me.

*snif*

I miss Glasgow already.

La Senza.

Jane Norman.

Dorothy Perkins.

They got me good this time round.

I’m going to leave the exact amount of pounds a secret. Contemplating the day my parents miraculously become tech-smart and reading this blog post and the amount of their hard earned money I spent on beautifying myself is NOT something I want to do.

I think I’m addicted to shopping.

I come home from a day of shopping and find myself in front of the computer browsing online shops!! It’s so sad cause there are a million things that look good that I will never buy BECAUSE they are modelled on curveless stick thin creatures. They frustrate the heck out of me! BEH!!

Oh I just saw this one thing that was being sold that made me go “HUHHHH???!!?!?!?!!!!?!?!?! What in fucking hell is happening???!!?!!”  is this….

KANYE WEST GRILL GLASSES yoooO~!! It’s cool! It’s hip! It’s plastic! And it comes in a variety of hideous colours! Yours for only RM29.90! Oh yeahhhHH~!!

I canNOT comprehend.

Please.. help a girl out.. do point out to me which is the aesthetically pleasing part of that plasticpieceofshit?

I’m absolutely baffled.

Anyway, I’ve got chores to do tomorrow. Bank accounts to close. Finance people to get annoyed with. And oh.. money to spend.

ToOdles.

What. A. Long. Eight. Hour. Bus. Ride.

Did not expect so many people to take the night bus from London to Glasgow. We got to the bus just on time, only to find 5 empty seats scattered throughout the length of the bus.

I was at the very last row.

Beside the stinky toilet.

Between two dudes. Mr. HairyArms on the right brushed against me whenever the bus made a left turn. Disturbing.

I was icky. Sweaty from a day’s worth of touring and being suffocated in the London underground.

Eight longest hours of my life.

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But now I am back in Glasgow. YAY! To find a new someone living in our apartment. A pHD student from China who called me Silly at least three times today. *sigH* Apparently, Selene was too hard on her tongue.

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FOUR more days till I reunite with my friends – char koay tiao (totally fatty and artery clogging but absolutely yumM like Kenny), sushi (best eaten raw like WL), satay (best as a midnight snack but often not filling enough like Audrey) and keropok lekor (love to have it all the time but the best can only be found in Terengganu like WeeN).

My business in Glasgow is done. No regrets. No what if’s. No negativities.

Only sweet memories to bring home and the excitement of the uncertain (but surely GREAT) future that lies ahead of me =)

I am so boredddddddddddddddddddddd!!

We’re all like wasting time away waiting for our trip tomorrow. Doing what? Hrmmm lets see.. Roasting nuts.. yes nuts.. almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts… sunflower seeds.. pumpkin seeds.. then peeling the kuaci and keeping them in a box. YEAH we are sO bored. Oh damn bored. Thats what we did yesterday. Today HuiMei roasted horse nuts. AHAH kacang kuda laa.. =P =P Shit damn bored babble babble babble…

This is the problem with us. When we do decide to refrain from shopping, all we have to do is stay home and rot!! I think I’ve easily spent a hundred pounds shopping. And thats not the end of it. I think I’ll do a little more when I get back from my trip. SUMMER SALES LAAA ok!! La Senza bra for 7.50! How to find a deal like that in Malaysia worr….

Ok so tomorrow will be my final holiday trip in the UK. This time we’re going for a tour around England and Wales. From London – Bath – Wales – Lake District – York. When I get back, I’ll have 4 more days in Glasgow, 1 day on the plane and in airports thennnnnnnnnnn MAMAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!! Next morning dim sum ok. Someone go arrange. HAHAHA Lunch char koay tiao.. Tea time Ahan’s Nyonya kuih.. Dinner take me to a Chinese restaurant! Steamboat?? Oh nooO sushi also can.. Shit I’ll even settle for Min Tien!! =P =P

Lene arr Lene… So late dii.. Why aren’t you asleep??

Not sleepy larr.. *yawnN*

Ok larr.. Show you some peekchas of our little day trip to Pollok Country Park. Show you only arr.. No explanation because I’m lazy. But like they say.. Pictures say a thousand words or something like that..

MoooOOoooOooo~~

Leng lui (far left)

Family pic!! (+ 1 random old dude)

Argh! Can’t.. stop.. camwhoring….. ……

Awww… SHo ShweEeT!

The flawers are almost as pretty as me! *gasP*

My favourite peekchaaaaa!!

WhoopssS.. A little gay moment there….

I’m back in Glasgow and my parents are on the plane back to KL.

The past 2 weeks has been pretty chaotic. Since they arrived I’ve been busy bringing Pa&Ma around Glasgow, managing their sleeping arrangements and meals, being their Edinburgh & London tour leader.. and then there was the Europe tour. Mind you it was a tour, not a vacation. Everyday waking up at 6 in the morning and then the whole day of rushing about trying to see, appreciate and snap photos of everything we come across.

When Ma&Pa was around, my room was in an absolute mess. I got nagged at and rushed about.

Now that they’re gone, my room is in order but it feels so empty!!!!

Looooonelyyyyyyyyyyy…. I’m sooO looonneeelyyyyyyyyy.. I have nobodyyyyyyy… All on my own!

T_T

*sniff*

I’M IN SWITZERLAND and the keyboard is freaking weird. I’m paying for internet and typing really slowly. It’s damn annoying when the ‘Y’ is in the place of the ‘Z’ and when you can’t find the exclamation mark oh here it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss ya’ll so much!! Oh HAPPEEEEE BIRTHDAY KHAI YONG!! MeiMei how are mz flawers?? Me will be going to Florence tomorrow!! Hotels have been damn nice wish I could put pics up. Paris and Lucerne been so damn pretty!! I want marry a Swiss dude. Apparently thats the only way I can get a Swiss passport HEEHEE OKOK starting to waste money. TATA DUDES & DUDETTES!!!

Thank goodness for free internet!

For a moment I felt a wee bit of internet withdrawal syndrome creeping up.

Edinburgh’s been great! The weather’s been bloody wonderful! I took my parents on a vintage hop-on-hop-off bus tour and I think they enjoyed it very much.

We made friends with an Irish couple over instant noodle dinner back at the cheapo hostel. A Spanish dude (who sounds scarily like Antonio Banderas – yes with the curly long hair and all) joined us a little later. It was cool that my parents got to see what staying in a hostel full of people from all over the world is like. My dad even invited the couple to contact us whenever they decide to come to Malaysia for their next trip. I do hope we meet up again next time. Would be damn cool to bring them around.

Tomorrow we’re flying to London. Cross fingers, hope the cheapo hotel I booked will be decent. The hostel we’re in is across the road from a freaking pub. After the drunkards made a ruckus, the bloody seagulls decided to mate or something (cause I’ve never heard birds make such a peculiar sound).

Sorry I’m talking rubbish. It’s 10.30pm and I’ve got nothing to do. Maybe I’ll go back to the kitchen and stare and some random dudes wet undies lying on the heater.

OK that was damn  random and full of crap.

I’ll go now.

Earlier on, I didn’t think graduation was going to be that big a deal.

HONESTLY I didn’t look forward to it all that much.

So I dressed up as I was supposed to and headed down to where the rest were already camwhoring.

Never did I expect to receive the biggest and most beautiful bouquet of flowers by a handsome ‘true Scotsman’ =) =) =) This moment, is one of those that I’ll tell stories on for many years to come when the girls decide to have sleepovers and talk about boys. Damn, guys that I date in the future would have a hard time living up to this!

Although it had no romantic connotations, the moment was perfect, the flowers were perfect and he looked perfect =)

P/S Thanks for doing my hair!

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The graduation ceremony itself was a simple and relatively short one. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I tried to take it all in, remembering that this may be the first and last time I’m going to graduate.

Following the formal ceremony was a reception (involving punch and apple juice) of which most of us decided to ignore and jump straight into taking pictures! Yes, took lots and lots of them.

Dearest Ma and Pa

The 4 Ng’s =P

The J-1 dudes in their skirts =) =)

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Graduation dinner was a quiet one with Ma and Pa at TigerTiger.

After abandoning our parents at home, the newly awarded Master of Pharmacy graduates proceeded to Counting House for ’farewell drinks’. Won’t be seeing Dap and SuMay dii!!

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Now that everything is over, I wish I could do it all over again. Although I might have had regrets and real shitty things happen for no apparent reason, overall everything and everyone has been amazing. Life has been too good to me.

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I’ll be travelling to Edinburgh – London – France – Switzerland – Italy. Gonna be leaving real soon. Will miss you all! Mighty sad I won’t be able to see my Oriental Lilies bloom. =( =( Take care all!! See you on the 11th of July!