to the northern state and back
[ earbuzz : yang kumau - krisdayanti ]
if this entry sounds a tad too rambling-ish and menyenyeh and menceceh.. terribly sorry.
so on friday, the day of my 22nd birthday, went to get a haircut and of course had it flat-ironed. why doesnt it look the same when i do it myself. not as glossy, not as sleek. later in the evening went for dinner with awin at breeks, with richard. wtf right. jila was of course late and she didnt want to eat anyway so awin and i ended up having dinner with jila's boyfriend. so salah. met up with her halfway outside taka and then yes, camwhoring all the way. from the fountain outside taka to the benches to starbucks ob and then in yan's car too. he sent all of us home later. so, as i've experienced many times before, eli's still the lonely single one that night. what a way to end my birthday. it hurts yeah but fuck it. gotten used to it. for 22 years. what difference does another night alone make.
in the car, as you might have read in awin's blog, three of us were chaotic all the way. destiny's child and black eyed peas blasting in full volume. amidst all the chaos, i dont know why, i felt a tiny pang of emptiness. have no idea what that was about. oh by the way destiny's child is splitting up officially. heard on the radio this morning.
anyways early saturday morning was the start of a 2-day trip to seremban and batu pahat with the clan for 2 weddings. man i had a sore bum and cramps in my legs. but i've always enjoyed every single family trip that we've had. this was no different. 3 cars altogether. we arrived in seremban at around 1230 pm. tun jaafar golf and resort country club something something. i thought maner punye posh la ini country club. skali right, i realised the banquet hall was actually a badminton hall. it didnt have its own function room or something. but it was ok la. everything was okay. the dj just had to mention our arrival as though us singaporeans coming were a big deal. i was very close to standing up and waving and blowing kisses.
we caught up with all our malaysian relatives, those i've not seen in ages. i got the 'da besar panjang si eli ni' remark here and there. of course la da besar. i dont have stunted growth right.
we made our way back down south to batu pahat for the other wedding. reached there 4ish. we were the last guests. they were already cleaning up the house compound and had to take out the dishes again to serve us. kesian. alah, not everyday orang singapore datang tau.
then we spent the night at my favourite malaysian house: mak itam's house! i love that house. mak itam is a relative of my mum's. whenever we're in batu pahat we spend the night there. mind you, the house doesnt have any waterheater. and to get to the bathroom you have to climb down some stairs okay and it's pretty big. i think because of the high ceiling la. having a shower there is always refreshing. especially because the weather's been a bitch lately. so the un-heated water was a welcome respite.
didnt do much shopping there. we did go to batu pahat's only mall. the summit. my er-jie bought some dvds. cant remember what they were. i bought colourful polka-fotted underwear. 3 for 9.90 ringgit. so nice. wearing it now. so comfy. and i bought some other unimportant stuff like nivea deodorant. hurhur. and panadol menstrual pills which cost much cheaper there at 5 ringgit! such a steal right. and i finally bought SEPET the movie and i've watched it twice and it's fab la seh and it's going into my list of favourite movies. such a charming movie. so funny.
headed back to singapore the next afternoon. not before spending some time in angsana mall in jb. and i bought sheila on 7's new album!! their greatest hits plus a vcd of their story and some of their videos. i very love.
reached home 4ish. exhausted, sweaty but satisfied it was a good family trip. let's drive down to kl next la family, amacam! meh jom. bring on the butt and leg cramps and endless pee stopovers!
my period came today. finally after such a long delay. bringing along painful cramps and backaches. kordel's evening primrose oil pills dont work la nabei. knn. maybe that's why it was cheap. stupid sinseh shop. i wonder if i should try another brand or just conclude that nothing will bring relief to my cramps unless i go to doctor yeo's and ask for some dhacopan pills again. i still have a few left from my last visit and took one just now but it didnt seem to work. dhacopan expired tak?
