Tiffany & Co. in Perth!!!

OH. MY. GOD!!!

Tiffany & Co. is opening a store in Perth early July. YYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

And can you believe it? The Bert found out and told me about it. Better start saving my $$ now.

More bimbo moments

WhoALSE asked me about my lack of updates. I know, I know. It's been more than a month since my last update. I am alive though. Barely escaped with my life from under piles of paper at work that would rival any landfill in Perth. But I'm still alive.

Plenty has happened since my last blog. I suppose the most exciting thing that's happened is the whole political situation in Penang. I think the opposition party won and there was a full-on street demonstration complete with the Malaysian riot police. Scary stuff.

I am in my bimbo phase at the moment so I can't be arsed blogging about politics and analysing what it all means for us. *hangs head in shame*

But I am keen to share my internet bimbo finds though! I found Sasa.com a couple of months ago and they're awesome! Cheap Biotherm products and free shipping for purchases over $75. Nice... Then there's the Frugal Fashionista. Great blog on practical daily fashion for the budget conscious.

And the best internet bimbo find of the year...

THE JUICY COUTURE ONLINE STORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME AWESOME!! I absolutely love Juicy. What's better, the Aussie dollar is sky high against the US Dollar so it's a pretty good bargain. And they ship internationally!!

All my Christmasses have come at once.

Love in the most mundane things

The Bert and I have been together for 13, maybe 14 years, now. Grand romantic gestures, in the conventional sense, may be few and far between. I find love in the most mundane and everyday things that he does.

I love him when he tells me off for not tightening a leaky tap.

I love him when he washes and dries a Glad Ziplock bag so he can reuse it.

I love him when he complains about a light left on in a room that no one is using.

I love him when he leaves me alone to watch my favourite tv shows.

I love him when he intuitively knows to take me to Gelare when I'm having a bad day at work.

There may be no bouquet of flowers or romantic gifts on Valentine's Day. But I'm so blessed when love can be found in everyday mundane things.

Happy Valentines' Day people!

"Japanese whale fishing is completely lawful. And is completely scientific." says daisk5

This joker who calls himself "daisk5" left the following comment out of the blue on my post on "Random New Year's Resolutions":

Japanese whale fishing is completely lawful.
And is completely scientific.
In addition, it is a Japanese gastronomic culture to eat whales.
You should refrain from the act of denying the culture of another country.
watch this video.

To the person who wants to know why Japan hunts whales http://au.youtube.com/XXXXXXX

[DragonBall] Freezer VS Japanese whaling
http://au.youtube.com/XXXXXXXX

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap_0uUICejnG3TGasvh8ePvsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080204060044AAgG9Cy

Why do the media of australia tell a lie and censorship?
if doubt me? Post my comment this URL.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23155612-5007146,00.html

And I thought I was going to blog about some frivolous issue like eyelash perming. But his comment stirred me up and I shall now rebutt his poor arguments for whale hunting by the Japanese. A post on eyelash perming would have to wait.

Line 1: Japanese whale fishing is completely lawful.
According to who? Australia's Supreme Court just granted an injunction against Japanese whaling activities in the Australian Whale Sanctuary. To me, this makes Japanese whaling illegal in the eyes of Australian law. Whether the Japanese acknowledges this fact is another issue. And by the way, a whale is not a fish. A whale is a mammal. So "whale fishing"?? Why don't we just call it oxymoronic, hey?

Lines 2 & 3: And is completely scientific. In addition, it is a Japanese gastronomic culture to eat whales.
So, whaling is completely scientific. BUT it is also a Japanese culture to eat the products of this completely scientific and lawful act. Is anyone else as confused as I am? I smell something fishy. And it ain't the whales who have been sacrificed for completely scientific purposes and somehow ended up in some Japanese sushi dish in Osaka or Tokyo.

Line 4: You should refrain from the act of denying the culture of another country.
I'm not denying your culture. I'm denying your "lawful" and "scientific" research.

Lines 5-9: daisk5 asks us to watch some video.
I have exercised some censorship on my blog. I believe that someone who can't even tell the difference between a whale and a fish shouldn't be given a link from my blog. But I have included a link to this joker's crusade on Yahoo. Read it, if you like. All in the name of scientific research.

Lines 10-12: Why do the media of australia tell a lie and censorship? if doubt me? Post my comment this URL. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23155612-5007146,00.html
Oh, I don't doubt you. I don't doubt that you can't tell the difference between a whale and a fish. I don't doubt that you can tell the difference between culture and science. And I don't doubt that you obviously can't be bothered to form a comprehensive and logical argument for Japanese to continue whaling in Australian waters. And go do your own dirty work. Why should I post someone else's half-baked comments and ideas on another website?

All in all, if Japanese whaling is all in the name of scientific research there should be a hell lot of research papers produced by Japanese scientists. Where are they? Make up your minds: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1657789.htm.

The 2008 Summer of Tennis

I'm all caught up in the Australian Open fever yet again! In the spirit of the "Summer of Tennis" in Australia, here's Novak Djokovic doing impressions of other tennis players. Very funny.



More impressions! *chuckles*

The bimbo transformation

I am such a bimbo. There. I said it.

I have not been so excited in a long time when collecting a package. The face and eye masks I ordered from Sasa in Hong Kong arrived yesterday. Took it home, ripped the package open and closely examined the boxes. I can't wait to try them out tonight.

Not only is this bimbo transformation internal, but somehow external as well.

Was chatting to a few co-workers at lunch the other day. Somehow the fact that I have a Physics degree came up. And all were so surprised. Apparently I don't look like someone with a Physics degree. Which I suppose is fair enough because I fudged my way through the uni exams and assignments. Hehe. I was extremely glad when I completed that degree and could finally move on from deriving equations to describe anti-particles that travel back in time to more sensible engineering units.

At the moment, I'm window shopping at Sasa.com for my next purchase while watching the freaky-armed Federer in the Australian Open. The bimbo transformation is complete.

Let me shine for You

I've finally figured out my resolution mission for 2008. A line from Paul Morrison's Find Me Here from the Riverview's And Sing album really got to me this morning.

"Let me shine for You; I want to live my life as an anthem of Your praise."

It was Carly Fiorina who wrote about a coaster her mum gave her. On the coaster, it says "What you are is God’s gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God".

So after being all cynical and nonchalent about New Year's resolutions in my previous post, I've decided to succumb to peer pressure. I've decided that in 2008, my resolution mission is to shine for Him.

A steep mountain to climb? Perhaps. But with a little courage and a lot of faith, I'm sure I can make it to the top.

Random New Year's Resolutions

I missed my bus stop this morning! I was daydreaming about snorkeling with dolphins. By the time I realised that I was supposed to get off the bus, the driver was already heading towards the busport. #$*$*&@$"*$*@$@!#

A new year is almost upon us. I was asked on FB about my new year's resolution. I'm not sure about this tradition of making new year resolutions. Why only at new year's? Why not in May? Or September? Or whenever? I suppose being humans we all look for significance in everything. New year = new beginnings, a fresh start in life.

*roll eyes* I am in a cynical mood today. Why? Because I'm trapped in the office without my Heroes Season 2 CD which my brother burnt for me. I thought I left it in the office but it's not here. Such a blonde I am. First the bus incident, then the Heroes 2 CD. Ok, I suppose for 2008, I RESOLVE to be less of a scatterbrain.

Oh, I finally learnt how to use the internet from my mobile phone. It is seriously addictive. I had to muster all my disciplinary power to force myself to log off from the mobile version of my FB account. Next, MSN Messenger on my phone! Oh oh... another new year's resolution - I RESOLVE to learn how to do instant messaging on my phone.

See, two new year's resolutions already without any trouble. BTW, is it new year's resolution or new years' resolution? I RESOLVE to research the correct placement of the aprostrophe in the phrase "new years resolution".

What else can I resolve to do? Of course I have to include the obligatory one for girls. I RESOLVE to loose 5 kg the natural way in 2008. Yep, no cheating with liposuction. I'll just do it the natural way, which is starving myself. That, of course, is much easier said than done. Being a Taurean, I have a natural tendency to indulge in good food (read: fatty, oily, unhealthy, yummy food). Not that I believe in those astrology crap but then what else can I blame if I have to resort to the un-natural way to loose the 5kg?

I just realised that my blog layout is stuffed. Could be that time when I had itchy fingers and decided to update it through email. Stuffed up the default setting. That'll teach me to mess with technology. Should I resolve to fix it? Nah. I'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope that it'll magically fix itself.

And finally, I RESOLVE to be less cynical and more optimistic in a world filled with terrorists, paedophiles and whale hunters. Have a great New Year everyone! And an even better New Year's Eve celebration. Time to leave the cynicism behind in the office and indulge in the many pleasures of consumerism.

Peace on Earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconcile

I love the Christmas season. Especially in the office. We put up decorations in our little "pod" (section of 4 workspaces) yesterday and it's looking awesome. Sloppy but awesome. And everyone's so casual and happy. Even the constant silly Jingle Bell tune brings a grin, not a grimace, to my face.

The Christmas spirit is indeed wonderful.

I'm a little disappointed that the choir is not involved in this year's Christmas production at Riverview. I had a huge blast singing those Christmas carols last year. Oh well, maybe next year!

Have a great Christmas everyone. And Happy New Year!!

Summary of my trip - 6000 words worth!

Catching up with friends


Catching up with friends over food!


Eating...


More eating... Glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut = orgasm in your mouth


Singing awesome karaoke


And no trip is complete without that little blue Tiffany box.