*fourfeetnine*

I would like to think that at age 25, I know what love is.

I’ve been loved unconditionally by my family, fallen in love, had my heart broken, found love again, made great friends, fell out with friends, and remained close with other friends.

But let’s talk about the love that occurs between friends.

When I was younger, friends consumed a huge part of my life. At all times, I had to have a fixed group of girlfriends to hang out with, to listen to each other talk about crushes, and be there whenever I needed a friend. Even in college, there was a pretty set group of us – Angela, Mild, Elise, Jeannie, Suet, Shan Shan.

But now that I’m working, it’s a little different. My friends are all over the place – Angela is in SF, Tze is in London, Jammie is in Melbourne, Suet is in South Hadley, Hsin is in Perth.

And for a while I felt lost. I’d log on to Facebook and look at pictures of groups of girls and be emo because I didn’t have that WTF.

But I think I’ve more or less come to terms that your best friends don’t have to be physically there to be your best friends. They don’t all need to come from the same group of friends either. When I was on Facebook one day (not emoing ok wtf), I came across this quote on a friend’s profile: “True friendship isn’t being inseparable, it’s being separated and nothing changes.”

So clichéd but so true! People change over time and that’s only natural but true friendships are the ones that change with you. When I was younger, I used to get really upset whenever a friend changed, or maybe I changed and we fell out.

But now, if they change they change la what are you going to do. Sit on their face and ask them to change back ah wtf. It’s just life’s way of weeding out the friends that you don’t fit anymore so you have time for those you do.

That said, I’m so thankful for the friends I have that have evolved with me over the years and grown to be such important parts of my life It’s not as obvious with The Club cos we see each other so regularly over the years and we all have BBM to keep us in constant touch

But with people like Hsin and Angela, it holds so true. I met Hsin way back in Standard 5 (5th grade for you non Malaysians). We were two skinny kids in the school band, we both liked Nick Carter and Lee Brennan (fml) and tadah, an amazing friendship that has lasted (*counts) 14 years and counting, was born.

Hsin’s sister was also born when we were both 14 and I’ve seen her grow up from a newborn to the 11 year old she is now (the same age we were when Hsin and I met!) I don’t see her as often now as before though because she has moved to Perth and is living there happily, with her boyfriend, Ang Moh. WTF.

This is the latest picture I have of her – browsing the racks of Asian Avenue, halfway through her supremely short trip home to fix her passport -_-

I see her about once a year or every two years but every time we meet up, nothing changes T_____T and I am so thankful for that. Neither of us likes Nick Carter or Lee Brennan anymore but I like Rod Stewart and the Beatles and she likes..I dunno cool bands WTF.

She thinks I have the fashion sense of a sei ah lian wtf although I think our tastes have been converging a bit of late We’re totally different but we’re also the same. We still laugh hysterically at the same things, poke fun at each other, watch and support each other through good relationship and bad, and nothing changes

And then there’s Angela. I talk about her all the time but whatevs wtf. Inseparable for 4 years in South Hadley, Massachusetts, moved to Japan together for a year, and then finally separated at graduation. Two years passed before we finally met each other for realz and not through MSN. I was nervous because two years is a long time to spend away from someone whom I’ve lived with every day for 4 years.

The magic of our friendship is that we have exactly the same tastes and preferences (except when it comes to guys thank lord wtf) and the exact same thoughts and moral values. So what if one of us had changed, what would happen to our friendship?

(I was so prepared for things to be different that before I went to SF, I told her “eh actually I’ve changed a lot now I’m very serious and don’t really laugh at stupid things anymore I just laugh at adult jokes” WTF. Adult jokes = jokes that adults make ok not hamsap jokes wtf)

(but she said I’m damn annoying for lying to her about that because I’m actually exactly the same if not stupider WTF so all is good ^^)

Us in San Fran.

Actually both of us had changed. We were two years older, more mature, had been exposed to different experiences within the two years.. but when we met, everything clicked back into place. We discovered we still thought the same way and liked the same things – we even bought the same clothes without knowing it /boo

So what is time to love is that Time refines Love. It may break some but it also strengthens others. And those friendships that have stood the test of time are those that you’ll probably still have years from now

Anyway, got purpose wan ok I write such a super long and meaningful entry. If you share your perspectives on love on the Solvil et Titus Share and Win forum here you might just walk away with a Solvil et Titus watch and let “time speak for love” (awwww)

The video is super tear inducing also:

Time is love so I got a beautiful Solvil et Titus watch to test!

A box with my name on it ^^

Classy!

So pretty right! It’s silver and a very pale pink – my favorite kind of pink

The pale pink Solvil et Titus watch in all its pinkish glory (and lots of stars because it’s magical like that)
I’ve never had a proper “adult” watch before! Before all my watches were like Super Mario Sailormoon and even the gold Casio watch I bought recently is fake Casio fml. And it keeps slowing down for no reason

This watch is just so pretty *melts. It has a big face but it’s delicate at the same time!

The wristband.

The girl with the pearl earring pink Solvil watch wtf.

I always like huge faced watches! But when I saw the price tag I got a shock at how valuable it was wtf.

SO pretty I loves it.

So what’s your “Time is Love” story? Tell me! *kepohs. Or tell it here and you could win gorgeous “Time is Love” watches like mine!

I think I’ve said it before but when Angela came, I fretted over where to take her …

Because she said she didn’t want to go shopping HAIH.

Luckily she came to her senses.

Stark proof ^^

How could anyone not like shopping in Malaysia!

Our street markets offer yummy food, cute clothes, all sorts of household goods – all at inexpensive prices – and yes you can partake in the joy of bargaining. And you don’t have to leave a tip (take that America).

And our shopping malls beat the ones in US flat when it comes to aesthetics and availability of amenities.

Made all the more better with this year’s Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival!

Mega Sale runs from 24 July – 16 September so you have lots of opportunities to catch bargains on all sorts of merchandise from local products, designer goods, Vivi funky fashions, latest gadgets, and yummy dining experiences!

Making your shopping experience even more worthwhile is the fact that many of the retail goods are tax exempted or duty free. From glitzy high-end malls to bustling street markets, you will be spoilt for choice with the endless spread of goods with attractive price tags.

The Mega Sale carnival focuses on fashion this time around *big shiny eyes

There will even be a Best Window Display contest and Shopping Center Awards will be given out to malls and stores that best dress up their premises the fashion theme. I really really wanna see what they can do with it /boo

My favourite place to shop in KL – or the whole of Malaysia wtf – is if you don’t know already Sungei Wang. *bigger shiny eyes

All from that mall eheh.

When I was younger a lot of people I knew didn’t seem to like shopping at Sungei Wang cos they thought it was too lala and only Ah Bengs shopped there. I was even called sei lala mui for a few years by my friends dangit.

But luckily more and more people have realized what they’re missing because Sungei Wang is just chock full of very very cute fashionable clothes at amazing prices!

Ya if you wonder where I got some of my stuff from if it’s not from overseas, it’s probably from Sungei Wang ngehe.

Sungei Wang is my favourite place to shop but Pavilion is my favourite place to hang out Think I’m there most weekends (matching bow tops from Sungei Wang)

It’s the prettiest mall in Malaysia! That I can’t afford anything from a lot of the shops there doesn’t matter I will get there someday *fire of determination buring

But to be honest, besides high end brands, Pavilion has a lot of affordable stuff too and nearly everything I need can be actually be bought there.

And if you’re looking for good bargains and street markets with lots of noise and color, just head over to Petaling Street where there’s Chinatown, Little India in Brickfields, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman or Masjid India!

Angie in Petaling Street.

Us acting very touristy in Petaling Street.

So that’s that. I’m saving up my money (or what’s left of it after my loan) for the Mega Sale yo.

If you’re broke too but really really really wanna shop, you can join the Mega Sale Mega Win contest!

All you have to do is create a video consisting of a performance or a skit or other similar executions
with the theme of the contest representing “I Love To Shop In Malaysia.” The skit can be in the form of role play (i.e. action, drama,comedy), either a re-enactment of scenes or an original storyline. It can even be an advertisement promoting the Malaysian Mega Sale Carnival 2010. Up to you as long as the video is fun to watch ^^

(Video entry should be no longer than three minutes)

Then upload the video on YouTube, make sure it’s open for public viewing, and submit your entry via online form at www.shopmalaysia.my.

Only fans of shopmalaysia at www.facebook.com/shopmalaysia are eligible to join so make sure to join first!

Contest ends 30th September!

Ok I have to tell a very tragic story.

Thought for very long if I should say or not because it’s fucking embarrassing ok!  And the pictures I took to illustrate turned out like shit also there goes my reputation wtf.

Actually whatevs la my image is not sexy or hot anyway nothing much to lose wtf.  And actually I work at keeping my image asexual so this will do wonders for it wtf.

Ok so the story is…

On Friday I wore a tank top under a cardigan to work.  Very normal, nothing out of the ordinary.

Except that my top had teeny little metal chains on the front for design.

And metal is heavy. Heavy metal wtf.

So the metal dragged down the front of my top.

And before I knew it, I was sitting in a meeting with my bra showing FML T_____________T

Anyway after realizing it I thought I cannot go through the whole day with a faulty top that keeps dropping T_______T

So I devised what I thought was an ingenious plan!  At first I thought of tying the straps of my top to my bra straps wtf but not enough grip wtf.

Then! A great idea came to me. I pat myself on the back for being so smart.

I went to the toilet, unhooked my bra, pulled the straps up above the sides of my top, and hooked it again, BEHIND my top WTF.

LIKE THIS WTF.

Worst picture ever T____T

But this actually worked very well in keeping my top up!

Except then I couldn’t take my cardigan off the whole day because people would know and so I suffered in hot silence wtf.

Ok enough of stupid things! (even though I really thought I was damn smart for thinking out of the box wtf)

Wombeh and Dumbi Kuah after the MACC Internal Affairs show!

Me! Looking sick because I am, yet again Only Jenhan layan us take pictures lor

But lotsa fun! Brought Mummy and Fat Her with us too to watch too and they laughed so much!  They especially liked Patreehk Teoh’s video segment same generation ma wtf.

A newly promoted person, that’s who!!!

Yay me

From hereafter, you can probably see the difference between the 19 year old fourfeetnine and the 25 year old fourfeetnine

/start hysteria

Pierre & Lay See’s baby’s full moon party.

Homaigatt I cannot believe I have friends who have babies!

(Colleagues don’t count cos they’re usually older anyway)

But friends!!!! Actually Pierre and Lay See are not my only parent friends because Chris and Shandy had theirs a few months back but I missed their full moon so it didn’t hit me wtf.

I am at the age where people are having babies!!!!

Getting married I can still accept wtf.  Get to be the prettiest girl of the day, have everyone’s eyes on you, throw bouquet, hope to live happily ever after with your soulmate (yes I know what the divorce stats are like wtf but whatevs)

But babies are a whole new ball game! Goodbye flat stomach, goodbye life, and hello sleepless nights and baby drool.

I guess it’s pretty obvious I’m not a baby person.  Or a kid person for that matter.

I’m quite terrified of babies. They’re quite cute (Lay See’s baby was dressed all in pink and a teeny flower headband) but I live in fear that some time someone will say “Hey Aud wanna hold the baby?” and I’ll attempt to and break its neck in the process wtf.

And I can’t relate to kids at all! I talk to them like they’re adults and should understand my reasoning when everyone else talks to them with the right combination of gentle authority. No wonder no kids listen to me.

And no wonder they pick on me -_- The latest example was at the full moon party when this 3 year old girl slapped my foot for no reason wtf.  Then refused to apologize when her dad tried to make her.  Probably because I was simpering like a fool “ahh no need la it’s ok heheheeh” wtf.

Anyway I’ve always been grateful that the baby years are still far ahead in my future.  So since when have they snuck up on my friends when my back was turned?!?

This freaks me out to no end T_T At the risk of sounding fucking selfish and shallow (but whatevs, I know I am), what if I resent my baby for destroying my stomach WTF.  Or for making me lose sleep. What if I don’t get along with my baby. What if the baby gets sick. Seeing Lay See so blissful with her baby makes me smile but what if I turn out to be a horrible person and don’t feel happy with my kid -_-

But then I meet a baby like this.

This is Joanne’s baby and he looks like a miniature laughing Buddha T________________T

Hahahahahahaha the first baby ever that I’ve wanted to carry T___T

edit: yes I know mothers will tell me don’t worry it’ll all be different when you’re holding your own child wtf and because I am a social sheep wtf it will probably be like that but this is for me to put down so next time if I do have children, I can look back on this entry and laugh at the stupidity of 25 year old me.

Here’s a photo recap of all the things that happened in July.

(ie. all the photos I took but never got around to posting)

Nuffnang LG Cookie party with pretty Hui Wen, Elise and Raine *hamsap face

Lainey and me in matching maxi dresses!  Maybe we are meant to be <3

With Redmummy ILF (WTF) and the two best looking monsters in the house.

With June and Eileen at Zouk.

Trying to dress up more appropriately for work!  My default work outfit is a long top and leggings and flats which I guess is not very confidence inducing -_-

Peplum skirt from thepoplook!

With Mumsy!

And Popsicle!

(for those in the know, I can haz Glinda ^^)

And the biggest event of July…the arrival of baby Pang!

Homaigatt I cannot believe I am at the age where MY FRIENDS ARE HAVING KIDS! Why, Wombeh still calls me “baby” and I am still Fat Her’s little girl how can I even fathom having a baby myself! *hyperventilates

Ok more hyperventilating baby talk later because when this entry is published, me and Wombeh are in Malacca for Baby Pang’s full moon!

Someone told me I have less confidence today than when he met me two years ago T___________T

Work just makes me feel stupid sometimes I think I forget how amazing I am wtf wtf.

I have confidence in confidence alone
Besides which you see I have confidence in me!

Remember this song?

That will be my 口癖 from now wtf.

週末の嬉しいことです～

Stole Lainey’s theme and claimed it as my own　＾＾Prettiest theme ever.

Met up and spent ample girly time with my beloved sources of laughter and estrogen wtf. Dinner and bubble tea with Lainey, yamcha with PANGTZECHING wtf and Sherve, manipedis with Suet and Hui Wen (and Hui Wen’s tongue as pictured above WTF)

Also, I am now a proud registered voter!! I can now sincerely thumb my nose and sneer at people who are above 21 years of age but stilll haven’t registered to vote.

Just drop by your neighborhood post office any time and get it done. It takes two minutes and with it you hold a say in your future.

Although nobody can tell the future…except maybe a fortune teller wtf (not the fake ones)

Nyehehe another picture filler post.  Because I need to get started on watching Lost! Season 1 episode 1 wtf as decreed by Wombeh.

What? Don’t tell me you don’t wanna see pretty pictures of New York! (3 months late fml)

Central Park!

It is huge. We traipsed all over it looking for Strawberry Fields (and Wombeh wouldn’t ask for directions FML)

I bend to pat a big dumb furry dog.

And Wombeh bends to drink water *yawn

Found it!

Strawberry Fields is a section in Central Park dedicated to the memory of John Lennon.

Apparently the memorial mosaic is often decorated with roses and strawberries in the shape of a peace sign by a Beatles fan called Gary dos Santos.

That’s right, Bigfoot. Show some respect wtf.

Seen on a park bench: Congratulations Bobbie & Wynn!

Thanks for the hospitality wtf.

Wombeh is grinning but this was the apartment block where John Lennon was killed.

There were some strawberry cravings goin on after that.

Meatballs and mashed potatoes for lunch!

Wombeh had to visit the Trump Tower.

I had to take a picture with the Sex & the City store display.

The Plaza… where Becky Bloomwood got married ^^

Big ass icecream with a big ass price tag.

Walked all the way back to Times Square.

Hello ladies.

All the walking exhausted me. Wombeh was busy buying like ten thousand shirts here.

Sitting outside waiting for Carol.

At the Mac store!

Wombeh busy trying to get wifi from the Mac store.

Crazy people lining up to play with the iPad. D: Sorry Fat Her, failed to get you one!

Yesterday I happened to be stranded at a client’s office after a meeting.

I didn’t realize that my colleague wasn’t planning to go back to the office after that wtf.  As is common knowledge, I still don’t have a car fml. And since my office is nowhere near a train station, I usually rely on the kindness of my parents, Wombeh, and coworkers to shuttle to and fro from office, meeting places, and home.

So I sat outside the office, waiting for one and a half hours for someone to be available to give me a lift.  And so I got super fucking duper emo at the vehicle-less state of my life.

Mad at myself for forgetting to check with my colleague if she was going back to the office. Embarrassed that I sat there for more than an hour while people on their way out cast me curious glances. Feeling like a world class  burden and leech for having to rely on people around me for transportation.  Mad at my mother for not allowing me to get a car.  Angry at everyone for not being able to pick me up.  And then blaming myself for getting myself into this situation but still wanna get angry at other people wtf.

The truth is, I could hate the world and blame my mom for my car-less state.  But honestly, she’s right. There is no way in hell I can afford a car of my own right now.  The Parents Ooi and I were going through the documents for my college loan the other day and though I’ve been paying like a thousand ringgit a month for a year and a half now, the amount still owed still managed to sock me in the gut wtf.

Let’s just say the amount I have to pay can buy me a brand new VW Beetle in Malaysia (just saw a bilboard for it today wtf)

(for foreigners, cars in Malaysia are disproportionately expensive in comparison to our salaries)

I even contemplated getting a scooter WTF.  But then I’d have to get a motorcycle license. And I don’t even know how to ride a bicycle wtf.  But THEN I’d get to wear a pink helmet WTF.  But THEN I would get dark riding around in the sun everyday wtf.

At times like these, I wonder if what Wombeh said is right — is it worth it to go to a good school but graduate with years of loans on your back? Should I just have stayed back in Malaysia for college? Or taken ADP? wtf (sorry am not a fan of the American Degree Program)

But then again, who would I be today if I hadn’t gone to Mt Holyoke? I hated it then but now I think it’s damn cool that I went to a women’s college lor WTF.  Who knows how differently I would have turned out if I went to NUS? Or Melbourne Uni? I would have none of the unique experiences I had in the US and Japan if I did the more traveled route of UK/Australia/Singapore.

I guess the price of a new VW Beetle is worth it for that…. wtf.

You know the other day I was in a conference of sorts.  The topic was the differences in generations — Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y.

(For those in the un-know, we’re all Gen Y wtf)

Anyway they stated that Gen Y is the most privileged generation by far — never went through any major wars, no famine, thoroughly loved & pampered by their parents the Baby Boomers.

(ps: talk was given by members of Gen x. ie. biased wtf)

The speaker: “for example, once the Gen Y turns 18, the parents give them a credit card for their expenses overseas. And when they graduate and get jobs, the parents buy them a car so they can get to work.  And they feel sorry for their kids for having such low starting salaries that they usually top it up…”

I thought I should stick up for my fellow Gen Y members so I said “no lor! My parents didn’t give me a car also!”

Then all the older generation people dismissed me and said “your parents from Penang right? Penang people are different” WTF WTF.

HAHAHAHAHAHA sia suay Penang people!

Anyway my point is, they were right in a way. (not about Penang people wtf) A lot of my friends still get financial assistance from their parents.  A lot get cars granted by parents, Tze is working in London now but still has a credit card paid by her dad wtf, quite a few people got substantial gifts (Chanel bags, European holidays, etc) from their parents for graduating.

My parents are not like that at all!  Nobody can doubt their love for me ok wtf.  But once their kid gets a job it means the kid is financially independent and should start contributing to the household.  Which makes sense to me cos if I still can’t contribute to my family now when I already have a job then when can I do that? (btw remind me to give money to my mother this month wtf)

After I graduated I jokingly asked them if I was gonna get a graduation present.

My parents: “what? your graduation present is your education fees la” WTF.

So true T_T

We’re not superbly rich and my parents sacrificed a lot to give me and Ooib overseas educations (and Ooib a Masters now!) Some people ask me why don’t I ask my parents for help in getting a car but I promised myself I would never take one more cent from them after I start working.

I don’t think I’m unusually pitiful either.  I’m sure a lot of people my age are in my situation or worse.  Like at least I don’t have to take a bus to work wtf. And I have people who love me enough to ferry me around without complaining

So I guess I’ll be hovering around like a leech for a while longer… pour salt on me if I complain wtf.

p/s: ok that was a lot of verbal diarrhea wtf