Valentine’s Day – Over-Rated?

First of all, I wanna wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day =)

Now, the big question. Is Valentine's Day really over-rated?

Well if you've got a BIG date, BIG plans for it and all those yada-yada… then, hell no!

What about those gorgeous singles out there? When you walk past display stores reminding you of this day, what actually goes round your mind? The balloon hearts, flowers, jewelleries, cards, chocolates, presents. Oh please. Not another shop telling you for the 115th time it's this thu and luring you to buy something you don't need or to get you into the mood. You'll probably agree with the title. Or not... Well you must have your reasons for not celebrating this special day today, and I respect that. ("And the crowd goes, shut up charm you're so rubbing it in!") No I'm not! ("Oh cut the oh-so-drama gurl!")

*drags lil miss chirpy out of the audience*

There. Silence now.

Yes I was saying…

Valentine's Day.

So… what are your plans for today? You know, Valentine's Day is NOT just for couples, it's really a day of celebrating this special day with people that you love. I don't know about you, but I love my family to bits. If I'm back home now, I wouldn't go out with anyone else but my family.

("That's coz you don't have anyone asking you out back home!")

Wait haven't I thrown her out of my audience? SECURITY!

Tsk Tsk. Some people. Things they'll do for attention…

As I was saying, yea I actually planned to hang out with my family, if I had went back for the CNY. My mom'll be my Valentine of honour
(like bridesmaid of honour) and my whole family'll have a ball ! Haha the restaurant will be full of couples but the Tung-sterks'll make so much noise we're so totally gonna rock the atmosphere for them LOL !

And yea besides spending this special day with your family, you could probably hang out with your mates, be it a potato-couching moment or nite out partay! But please party responsibly okiez? Don't go overboard. Don't let a good nite out end up in a drag. Yea the nagging mom side is taking over.

Well another alternative is, you could go on a date! Why haven't I thought of that earlier? Wow this is brilliant, a date! (in a sarcastic tone)

Thing is, if you wanna do something, do it to the fullest, put your best foot forward. If you wanna plan something, well, make it special. Don't just sit around procrastinating, or just waiting for IT to happen, coz, you know, FUN don't come crawling to you, you would have to make an effort.

You might say, it's a guy's job. Well, girls can plan stuff too ya know. It doesn't alwiz have to be the cliché of guys making the surprises blablabla. Wait I'm sorta being insensitive here. I don't know who does what in a same-gender relationship, but I think both sorta compromise in doing their part I guess. And I'm not being sarcastic, if that's what you're getting at.

And about V-day being over-rated, well nahh I don't think so… it sorta at least apportion a day out of 365 for people all over to show extra Lurrvee on this special day. That Extra kick for the moment, you know? Be it for your mom, dad, siblings, grandparents, kids, cousins, aunt, uncle, neighbor, colleague, boss? , sub-ordinate, teacher, guardian, FRIENDS, your beloved SPOUSE, your pet, the tree in your garden? , aiya just about anything la…

So come on, there's no excuse for not celebrating Valentine's Day! Stop being a party-pooper.. go let your hair down and show some lurrrvee baby…

Muahaha the question you're probably dying to ask is, what's charm's plan for the day…

*wink wink*

I'm just gonna spend the evening with my best friend and room-mate. Well at 1^st, Amman got us book for Gordon Ramsay's at Mayfair. I had joked about wanting GD for V-day and I didn't know he actually took the liberty of placing a booking there. It costs approx 85 pounds for a 3-course meal per person I'm not joking.

And then he pulled my leg by saying let's go to Nando's on that day. Ok I know him and I aren't a couple, but hello, Nando's? On Valentine's Day? Come on… My face was super BLACK and whoa, you wouldn't wanna mess with me at that moment. I could KILL with my stare.

I got off the tube not speaking to him and went to work. Later that nite he called to say that Gordon Ramsay's was meant to be a surprise and I felt so silly to blow my own surprise gosh how can I be so siu hei in the 1^st place.

But then my boss kept wanting me to work on Valentine's Day coz we have got bookings and will be very busy on thu. Amman too have to work from 9 to 5 so in the end GD was cancelled coz both lunch and dinner is out of the question. Even so, GD's price is whacked man, I mean I know celebrities go there, but what are the chances of me meeting James Blunt or Hugh Grant or Keira Knightley having a Valentine's dinner there?

Ok they might, so let's just pretend they wont, so I wont feel bad, ok?

After much negotiation with my boss, who's actually a very nice guy, today he said I could get off on Thu! (I got flowers and a heart-shaped box of Ferrero Roche from my boss today but due to excessiveness, I sorta gave them to my room-mate. Trust me, too much chocs give u spots! N I have no more extra vase so yea). Anyway, by then, it's too late. GD was cancelled. We got Galileo's in Piccadilly instead.

And then I thought of something. Why join the band-wagon of effect? I am the kind of person who wants things to be special. So I decided, to ditch the eating-out plans, and instead, cook for him and my room-mate, 3 of us could enjoy the nite together. Sounds like a plan? Yea it is. We're not joining zee crowd.

Nothing beats spending time with people you love. And this is my plan. What's yours?

=)

Oh-so-sudden

Life is so fragile, innit?

One moment you're here, and the next… poof… you're gone. Just like that.

You think you're so sure of something.

Perhaps your career path. Your life partner. Or even that nasi kandar you're gonna tapau after a nite out at Zouk's.

But u can never be too certain about it all.

After all, we're only human.

Incapable of changing the course of nature.

I once know of a girl named Nian Ning. From Ranger's camp… though not close, but still… I do recall fractions of memories in my fuzzy wheel of thoughts.. Tall, energetic and knows what she wants in life... She has a bubbly smile and friendly nature… During JOTA reunion, a big group of us were playing games and I happen to got hold of the card that was suppose to do some dare with a guy. Knowing that I am so shy at that time, she told me not to worry about it, swapped cards with me… and ended up doing the dare instead. We became friends since then... U might think it's just a small thing. I don't so yea...

Many years had passed, I just never thought that the next time I'm hearing from her is through forwarded mails telling she passed away in a bus crash.

I'm sure many of u had heard or read about the Slim River bus crash on 25^th January 2008, claiming the lives of 3 people – Lee Nian Ning, Mohd. Zailani & Pang Boon Eng, and injuring 24 others.

The double decker bus was heading from Penang to Kuala Lumpur. Passengers claimed that the driver was texting a lot whilst driving! He was also speeding in the pouring rain. Somehow the driver lost control of the bus, causing it to spin 3 times, slamming into a divider, and careened to the opposite highway. An oncoming Honda Odyssey MPV crashed into the back of the bus, where Nian Ning & Mohd. Zailani were sitting at the back row, claiming their lives. Pang Boon Eng was in a critical condition, he passed away in the hospital the next morning.

The bus driver escaped with a broken right leg. He had 7 summonses issued against him for speeding, 5 for illegal overtaking and 1 for not using an overhead bridge. Needless to say, this man should not even be allowed on the roads, given his numerous summon tickets.

For more information, head on to http://www.buscrashnomore.blogspot.com/

To Lee Nian Ning, Mohd. Zailani & Pang Boon Eng, may your soul rest in peace.

Petition For Safer Bus Rides

*This post is a sticky, taken from http://www.buscrashnomore.blogspot.com/

We, the concerned youths of Malaysia, express appalled anger towards the Slim River Bus Crash incident that claimed the life of Lee Nian Ning, Mohd. Zailani and Pang Boon Eng on the 25th of January 2008. This is not the first time that such an incident has occurred. Despite numerous complaints and public uproar in the past, incidents like this continue to occur. It was reported that the driver’s company had 13 summonses on that bus itself. We find it unacceptable that such a company could have operated that vehicle on the road.


What are the explanations?


Hundreds of thousands of university students just like Nian Ning and us rely on such public transport to travel back home. A human life should not be taken lightly.


How could a vehicle with 13 summonses be free on the roads and not be held by the authorities?

We, the following, hereby demand that the relevant authorities set up a committee consisting of road safety experts and representatives from relevant public bodies to conduct a thorough study to find effective solutions to ensure that mistakes like this do not occur again in the future.


We will not be quiet until we see it in the media that satisfactory measures have been taken.

To sign the petition,

please click here
and submit your FULL NAME (as in IC. Please don't use your nicknames or initials.) and e-mail. It will be considered one e-signature upon completion.

Announcements

Feeling : tired ahhh

Listening to : Radio.. Chris Brown ft T-Pain – Kiss Kiss. I think.

Charm sings : She want that lovey dovey… That kiss-kiss... In her mind she fantasize bout getting with me...

First of all, I wanna wish my friends a very HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR ~ whooopp !

I am gonna miss all those CNY partay-ing, ang pau collecting & cookies galore, that's for sure… U all have fun without me kiez… Sobz… Neways I have couple of announcements to make over here, so yea…

1. As many of u might already know, due to last minute change of plans, I am not going home for the CNY celebration. My flight was post-poned to mid April. Let me explain ya. U see, if I go back for good during CNY, I have too little time to settle my stuff here. U know, box up stuff to ship home, rental, accounts, (farewell parties?), etc etc, u get the idea… If I fly back to London after CNY and then back to Penang again in April, it's a bit costly and not practical… So… best solution is to delay the flight and so yup I'm still here in the UK.

Sorry for not being able to inform about the last min change of plans. Thank you so much for the texts to my digi num and calling up my house phone in Penang to make plans hehe… sorry ahhh I'm not back yet… and lou poh shing ying I got your msg… you're the sweetest lou poh =) sorry I cant teman u and the gang coming weekend... ahhhhh u all make me regret not being able to be there nia...

Hmm I warn all u Pg guys ahhh dun steal my lou poh, fei zi & darlings k =P

2. Great Grandma still hanging on strong and has accepted Christ. YAY !! Praise the Lord =)

3. Mom's chest pains (suspected of TB or sumtin sumtin culosis, gosh these jargons!) has subsided. So far, so good. Thank you AMOS for fetching my mom to GH and my siblings to tuition/school. Mom is still too busy with work to go seek 2^nd opinion. If I'm back home, I would have dragged her to Loh Guan Lai, Adventist or Gleneagles I don't care how much they charge as long as they heal her.

4. I am going back for good in mid April (date to be confirmed later on) for interns and job in KL. I wont mention the place from now onwards for privacy reasons. And I hope u all understand and also help in not mentioning about my whole job thingy. Thank you =)

5. Apologies for the late blog updates. And sorry to my blogger friends, namely Trish, Jess, Prem, Amit, Jono, Janice, Grace, Kuria, in fact everyone in my list. No time to visit your pages… Been kinda busy lately.. I just got back from work & showered. Gonna hit the sack soon so yea…

6. Oh right… lately… I started working in a restaurant in Clapham. Only thing I don't like is, getting home at midnite. Today there's this freaky deranged guy who kepts arguing with the driver and threatens to shoot him. Who just got off 1 stop before me. Don't worry, Amman's gonna follow me home tmr onwards. But this thing cant keep going on coz I seriously don't like troubling people and also putting their lives at stake. He'll come after work and wait till I finish church evening service, out with frens etc or send me till where the train stops. I've gotta get 'em pepper spray pronto.

7. Remember how I used to say I have a boyfriend to ward off people? It doesn't really work. So now I say I'M MARRIED. HAHAHA. I'm not joking. Like that time I got home at 3.30am after a birthday party, 2 guys in a car stopped to approach me on my way home. I GOT SO TOTALLY FREAKED OUT and walked the opposite direction towards the main road fast. They drove their car beside me and was like.. "hey lady… u seemed lonely… wanna come inside (their car) for a chat?"

I kept shaking my head and walk faster. They were kinda persistent so I juz said in a stern voice, "Look, I'm married. I have 2 kids waiting for me at home."

They were like, "alright… sorry ma'am" and drove off. Pheww I guess u wont like srewing round with someone else's mom right… coz then u know… u'll be a mother-ahem-toooot hahahahah… Ok stop it charm. This is not funny. N Thank you Lord for keeping me safe alwiz =)

8. London can be pretty scary at nite huh. No actually, anywhere in the world, it's not safe when it gets dark. ESPECIALLY after midnite. SO PLEASE BE ALERT AND CAREFUL AT ALL TIMES. PLUS TRY NOT TO GET HOME SO LATE, ok?

9. Well I guess that's all. Have a good week ahead, and if you're celebrating CNY, HAPPY NEW YEAR once again. Drive safely. U know how it's like during festive seasons.. Take care of your belongings, again BE ALERT at all times. Wear proper clothing gosh I know the girls back home are wearing skimpy-ier by the day, even primary school ones. And the boys... haiz... getting more wild and perverted. What has this world become?

Ok, ok... nagging mom is going to sleep now. Ahem. Mom with 2 kids. So yea lights out in 3…….2…....1…..

Hair Cut Day

Feeling : hyper
Listening to : Neyo – Make Me Better

Charm sings : I'm a movement by myself, but I'm a force when we're together… Mami I'm good all by myself… but baby u… U make me better…

It's haircut day today! Since my best friend is off for the day, he made an appointment for us to get a haircut at Vidal Sassoon. N paid for it. =) Thanx yarr… Wow it's been more than a year now since I last had a haircut or treatment. Expensive ma.

Anyway, here are the pictures of before and after hair cut of Mr Amman Shah & Miss Charmine Tung. I repeat. He's my Best Friend la... Newayz enjoy!

BEFORE

Charm at home

Charm after free make-up by MAC at Selfridges

Walau beh tahan lo. Vain-ness Personified.

DURING

There she goes...

The 'I-am-dorky' look

Vidal Sassoon Academy

My hairstylist Monica was a student from California on a 1 week training in London and she's such a sweet darling... we swap email addresses and gonna keep in touch soon... we kinda click coz our lives seem to have a similar twist to it... Anyway i couldn't get Amman's 'during' pictures coz the guys were in a different section. His hairstylist was from Hong Kong and he learned the word 'Tinsy', which means Angel. I was like, I speak Cantonese (HK language) and i never knew about that... Malu lo.... N the teasing starts again...

BEFORE

Amman during our Flodden House days.

Clad in singlet & boxers plus the sexy apron, he couldn't look more feminine than this and i am so proud of him =D

Strutting himself in Trafalgar Square

Millenium Bridge on New Year's Eve

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AFTER...

Decent Mama's Boy + Unconvincing School Girl. LOL

Ok ok fine i'll try to get a better picture another time k. We're both not exactly photogenic ya 'noe.

Anyways when I was having the depression thingy about going home for good, he assured me it'll be fine and I'll find some nice guy in KL to be with blabla. I was like, "do I look like I'm desperate. Besides, I probably wont get married till I'm 30. Or I might never find the right one at all.."

And he went, "if you don't get married by 30, I'll marry you." In a typical 'My Best Friend's Wedding' style. You know that movie, the one with Julia Roberts. Forever and ever.. you'll stay in my heart and I will love u…

*swoons*. Not him la. The movie. But we can never be together coz a) we're just frens and b) we both wouldn't survive 1 day being lovers. We debate and throw sarcasm at each other 24/7 (ie 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week), u think we could be lovey-dovey and all?

Hmm and i wonder if I end up being the deranged Julia. At least at the end of the day, I'll be the cinderella dancing with my gay best pal… That is somehow soothing. I think. OMG now I remember how much I used to like this movie back then when I was 14. Set I'm gonna go Download the movie and watch….whooopp.

Good News

Feeling : bubbly =D

Listening to : McFly – All About You

Charm says : God works miracles

There's a bunch of good news on the way…

1. First up, my great grandmother ( dad's father's mother) is not in critical condition anymore. She would be discharged soon, but still needs care 24/7, coz she might only have 1 or 2 months more… The left side of her body is paralysed coz of the severity of the internal brain bleeding and her age.. Despite all this, she is still very strong and know what is happening... I cant thank God enough for working miracles and I wanna thank all my friends too for the prayers & support =) HUGS..

Since both parents are working, sherleen started college, joycelyn n thomason schooling, plus we have no maid, we would have to put her in a nursing home. My parents plan to put her in the one next to Convent Green Lane Primary School (my alma mater), so it's closer to home.

U know what last night my mom gave me a miscall abruptly and I thought u know… dot dot dot… I was about to burst into tears and my hands were shaking when I dial the calling card pin num n then number home… whoa my mom really gave me a scare man. When she picked up I straight ask bout ah phak and she told me the good news. Pheww…

N she said the most touching thing… my ah phak requested her to help buy kuih kah pek aka love letters (a Chinese biscuit usually eaten in Chinese new year I think) for her to distribute, and remember to get a whole tin for ah mun (Me! Pui Mun is my Cantonese name). And she said, must save lots of nice cookies for ah mun, coz she must be missing these food a lot. Tears roll down super banyak wei… Sobzzz ah phak ur the sweetest person on earth… I miss u a lot…

2. I AM FLYING HOME FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR ON THE 31^ST JAN =) !! Thanks to Roshan's dad Uncle Murli, he got the extension for my open return ticket so yup, I'ma going home to see my great grandma!

3. PwC puts me for internship in May for 2 months, and if I am ready to work for them, I'll be transferred to being an associate, starting work in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, on July 1. Yippie, if u guys have read my previous blog, u know what a blunder I had made, turning down the job offer. But God turned things around and I'm still on the list with this great firm, so yeap this is a miracle!

4. My sis sher is blending very well with her coursemates in college. At 1st, she was unsure which college to go to, which path to choose, and after enrolling, got worried coz most of them are chinese speaking, and she cant speak chinese to save her life lol… Btw she's in PTPL (The new name for IPG and yes that's my previous college). In Annexe C, taking A Levels. To all my PTPL friends, please help me look out for her, kiez… thankxx =)

5. The friendship between my best friend in London and I had gone better and we no longer have conflicts at the moment. He also stopped putting me as a source of teasing and sarcasm, mainly coz I'll be going back for good. =)

Last time, for example, if I point out the obvious, he would sarcastically go, "wow thanks for enlightening us miss tung, I didn't know bout that"

If I mis pronounced a word, like situation - "sit-too-ay-shen" instead of "sit-choo-way-shen", he'll call me tweety.

Or if I lose to him in running up the stairs, figuring out puzzles, staring game, any game, he would exclaim, "4 time champion!" and turned to me and smirk, "can u smell what The Rock is cooking ?"

Usually, walking around Leicester Square, our usual hang out place, we'll be girl watching, for example, 12 o'clock hottie heading ur way, 2 o'clock sexy brunette with smoky eyes. And since I don't watch guys, he'll go, 9 o'clock tall guy with suit, oriental guy 3 o'clock checking you out. Thing is, I don't respond much, so he'll hit me with, "seriously man your turning to a lesbian." I would smack him and he would go, "ouch your gigantic palm just landed on me" I would return with a, "FYI I'm as straight as can be, just not as 'hamsap' as u. N c'mon, you're so weak for a guy I could take u down any moment". N he would show his muscles and I would be like whatever...

(I had thought him that hamsap is pervert)

But he's a nice guy ok don't get me wrong. For example, just last week, when we're walking out of the restaurant, I was complaining cold and he was like, "just take my coat"… I went, "yarr don't be pagal k it's freakin cold" N he literally took off his winter coat and put on me. Everyone on the street was looking and I was kinda embarrassed but glad I have a bro like him, despite all the bickering. Dun get me wrong k, we're just good frenz.

So ladies… there's a good candidate here… QC-ed by Charm =).

6. What else? Yup I guess that's it.. Great grandma not in critical condition anymore, flying home soon, interns & job offer, great sis, great best friend… what more could I ask for?

N PS thanks for reading all the way till this point =). Hope your day is even better… Love ya !

My Great Grandmother

Feeling : depressed

Listening to : room-mate snoring amidst the cold winter loneliness

Charm says : Pls pray for my great grandmother… sobzz

My great grandmother was admitted to the hospital today coz of stroke due to internal brain bleeding. She's 90 plus so it's dangerous to undergo surgery. The doctor said that now all we could do is hope for a miracle and that the bleeding stops and she'll recover soon. For someone who has internal bleeding, her responses to stimulations and surroundings are still good and she knows what is going on. But the doctor continued saying that we should contact all relatives to come visit her… just in case… you know…

Noooo… I'm the only one not being able to be there by her side… I feel so hopeless being so far away and not being able to contribute anything… Sobzz

Ah phak ( what I call her ) is a really strong lady and she has been the one come rushing and stopping my dad from hitting me or pushing me out of the house whenever I'm being naughty back then… she alwiz give us red packets for blessing, whenever we have exams, going for a trip, or any celebration whatsoever… although I do try to tell her that blessing comes from Christ…(she's still a Buddhist)

When she was much stronger few years back, she even cooks for my siblings and I when our parents are not around. Yes I'm not kidding... She's prolly in her late 80S or early 90s that time… She alwiz tells me to study hard and would like to see me wear the graduation robe someday. That would have been my Certified Accounting Technician grad ceremony if it wasn't for IPG who incidentally forgot my whole batch and our graduation.

I dunno if I can pass my final papers this sitting and have my ACCA graduation pictures to show her…

Stupid stupid IPG. Sobz I cant believe I'm having tears now. How can u people just forgot our graduation and said if we wanna have it the next year, we should write a letter. Such irresponsibility personified…

Sobbzzz sorry ah phak I cant even show u me graduating… I cant even return to see u soon….

I NEED TO GET A PLANE TICKET HOME TO SEE HER.

Sobzz… We have to pray for a miracle and I really need all of your prayers and support… I really do wanna see her for not only one last time, but many more along the road…

With worrying about this and my future in the UK, I dunno whether I should fly home in Feb and start working straight away for PwC and at the same time be closer to my great granny since KL and Penang is only 5 hours away by bus.

Hold on there ah phak… I'll figure out a way to see u soon… I love u sobzzz….

I really really hope she accepts Christ before u know… That way, I'll know her soul is saved. I'm sorry if any of you get offended but really, the only way to get salvation and eternal life after death is to believe that For God so love the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever should believe in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life, John 3:16

Lord please open up her heart Lord, let her accept you into her life. And Lord I know no doctors on earth could match ur omnipotent healing powers Lord. Take away this internal bleeding and pain in her, restore her and give her a new life again Lord. Lord also help me make the decision on my future career Lord. I leave it all unto your hands… I pray all this in the name of your son Jesus Christ and for his sake, Amen.

Stronger !

Feeling : lebih kuat =P

Listening to : Kanye West - Stronger

Charm says : Work it, make it, do it. Makes us harder, better, faster, stronger...

*Lebih kuat – Stronger in Malay Language

N-n-now th-that don't kill me… Can only make me stronger! Wee I'm alright again. Since my last blog… oops I mean last EDITED BLOG. Yeah since I cant even write about my feelings I was so ticked off I didn't wanna scribble another blog again, but then Kanye reminded me… Stuff like that would only make us stronger.

Well there's another reason why I like this song.

"Let's get lost tonight… U can be my 'oriental' Kate Moss tonight…"

=)

Yes? Oh right... You're waiting for an explanation. But u see, since I'm not even allowed to express my feelings, I shall not bother explaining.

=)

C'mon hint, charm!

Nah forget it…

=)

Oh and I stopped using Gucci Rush.

What's the new fragrance?

Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B.

It has this young, vibrant smell to it. Superdrug 39.90 The Perfume Shop 13.99.

Hell yeah grab it charm!

N I officially burnt a hole in my purse. Neways I plan to starve myself so it's cool. I am getting fat. No. I AM ALREADY FAT. =) Whatever man I love L.A.M.B.

N lamb chop. Daddy's style.

As in my dad's cooking, not some erotic sexual moves Gosh u sick people.

=)

Yum yum pops I miss your lamb chop and sesame prawn toast and stew and 'siu yok' and your BBQ expertise. In fact pops you're the king of cookery I salute u. Mom I miss your thai dishes especially thai green curry and claypot tanghoon coz nobody on earth makes them as delicious as u.

N I miss both of your nagging and lectures and everything... In fact I miss everyone back home. As alwiz. Muakxxxx

Btw Amit i got the call from PwC. I got the job =) . But since it's PwC Malaysia head-hunting in London, I would have to go back home n work. In Kuala Lumpur the capital city. But sobzz i cant leave London. Not now. I haven't even repay your kindness in being such a great friend during the exam periods. =(

I had requested the lady who called to put me under internship instead of permanent job. Reason why, coz I really wanna try to look for a job here. I mean, what's the point of studying ACCA here when i'm gonna head back home to work? The past one year in England has been whoa, a roller coaster ride for me and slowly I kinda got used to living in London now (can't believe I'm saying this!). The PwC lady wasn't too happy bout my requests but she still asked me when I wanna start the interns and I said after April 30th (my visa expires). I got myself an internship with PriceWaterHouse Coopers on May 5 2008.

1st bunch of people I called is of coz my family. But my parents said that if i'm not prepared to work in KL yet, then continue stay put where I am.

2nd person - My London best friend Amman. I actually texted instead of calling coz erm yesterday we had another argument again coz erm i sort of like shouted at him coz he was prying into my privacy and i didn't like it. He called immediately and we discussed about the job thingy and he said I shouldn't let go of this opportunity and i'm being so very silly. He then texted me at work saying that he was actually hoping i wouldn't get the job coz he didn't want me to leave this place.

My another best friend Zi Hur also said i should take it up, and like wow coz this is the 1st and only proper job I applied for and I got it and it's not just any firm, coz PwC is like the world's largest professional services firm. (And then he asked me to join him travel to norway for hols =D ). Though some friends said i should stay and find a job here... Altogether mixed opinions everywhere and i'm still contemplating my next step though...

And by the way, today i just found out that Jason Tay from IPG just arrived in the UK on the 12th. Hertfordshire. N then few hours later I found out that Benny Lee arrived on 14th. To London! Not forgeting the great news that Grace Leong is coming in Sept!

Wow everyone's heading here. More reason i shouldn't go back.

I duno...

Of BFFs & Conflicts

- This post has been edited due to Charm being such a dong-dong telling about unimportant stuff which she thought nobody would read, but it turns out there are so many people who actually read/get affected by this one unimportant post, that conflicts arose and so this editing is highly vital. In fact, just don't bother reading -

Feeling : tired after boots shopping

Listening to : Sukrit - Kae Kau Mee Tur - Hua Jai Sila OST

Charm says : This is a beautiful Thai love song from the drama series Hua Jai Sila.

I know lately my MSN nick seems pretty confusing and I don't put song lyrics like I used to anymore. Thank you for all the thoughtful concern, friends… I really appreciate everything…. And thank you Austin for being such a great friend in times of dilemma. All the texts & calls must've burn a big whole in your wallet and i would never forget all the kind thoughts & prayers.

Since I'm in a calm mood now, and everything has gone back to normal, I wanna explain what has been going on. But I shall remain vague to protect the privacy of the people involved here. Che wah sounds cheem le…

Here goes nothing… (This is a VERY long post so if u dun feel like reading, you dun have to, okiez)

Well, 1^st up, I have a good friend, who now turned best friend in fact… you see… we used to debate about a lot of stuff, from religion to fashion to relationships, and compete against each other, even running up the stairs. And we'll laugh about it after that and that's it… I mean, that's what good friends do, right? Lately though, our arguments got more fired up, where both end up being pissed at each other.

The 1st ever big argument was in fact at the MACFIS AGM during my PwC interview. This good friend of mine got annoyed coz I seem to be spending more time with my other friends here and not with him. He tells me everything but I seem to forget to tell bout my stuff, even this interview. Ok close friends are suppose to share bout things going on, but I was caught up with exams and stuff and didn't have the time.. I got annoyed as well coz he chose to argue in the midst of my assessment n interview. Anyway we sorted it out in the end and were ok again.

Then there's a string of events going on, which put us on this roller coaster of friendship. I had ppk-ed (ditch or aborts the plan with someone) him couple of times and he gives me a nick name – DITCHER. When I get so annoyed at him, I block him in MSN. And crap he found out about this coz I'm such a bad liar, and now calls me a BLOCKER. Fine.

The latest big conflict was before he went off for the Arsenal vs Tottenham match at Emirates Stadium. He had came over to use the internet coz his apartment's connection has got problems. I don't wanna tell of the cause of the argument, but I guess I was kinda mean with my remarks and ultimatum, namely, "I don't need any advice from you, I can handle it all by myself!" or "Don't call me …. , just don't call me anything"

Ouch. That was harsh huh. And I showed him the way out and slammed the door behind him. (Ok, the door ter-slam by itself, but I was angry, so it's justified.)

Seriously, don't ever do that to your best friend when he's going to his fav football team's home game.

He texted and ask what's with me man… and then I was still mean and then Totthenham scored against Arsenal 1-0 and he got even more pissed. Thank God some great arsenal player equalized 1-1 or else I guess that's the final straw.

He apologized after the match and I did the same.

"Best Friends again?"

"Not just Best Friends, but Best Friends Forever…"

=D and we're back on track.

Today, we have our usual bickering about stuff, and as usual checked out guys/girls together. Last time I alwiz wanted to gay-anised him, so now he's trying to lesbian-ise me instead, so we could both check out girls together. Hah in your dreams la. He critised my NEW BOOTS although in fact it's actually beeyootiful and he just wanna annoy me like any brother would.

No point reading further fellas. I cut everything else, remember? Sobzz...

New Year Resolution 2008

Feeling : wishy washy

Listening to : Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson – Valerie

Choc Statistics : 2 lil chocs from Marks & Spencer =) , 1 Kit kat bar

This is the moment my sis, sherleen has been waiting for… New Year Resolutions ! She alwiz wanted me to put "try being cool for once so I don't embarrass my sis with my royal lame-ness" as one of my Resolutions, but I never did wanna insert that clause in. But since she's been such a great sis and I miss her so terribly I have to somehow make way for this one… Here goes nothing… Enjoy!

Charm's New Year Resoliusion Rezolushon Resolution =)

1. Spend more time for God. I realized my quiet time with Him has been slacking, I haven't been reading my bible daily. Try to find more time for Prayer Meeting on Mondays, Bible Study on Wednesdays, Student Focus on Saturdays I think, doctrine class, student tea and evening service on Sundays. I shouldn't juz be satisfied with sun mornings.

2. Refrain from getting involved in a relationship or any form of love whatsoever till Oct 17 2008, aka my 21^st birthday. This is actually a 'carried forward pledge' from Aug 07… I got so sick of guys coz all they ever do is lie, flirt and wanna hit 2^nd base with you. Switching to being a lesbian is a definite no-no coz well, let's just say fruitcake is not my type. =D

3. Be mean, be very mean. I cant continue being a pathetic softie for goodness sake. Learn to SAY NO. Or "I don't like that."

4. Be cool so i don't exactly cause any unnecessary embarassment to the best sis in the whole wide world. Hahahaha sher, with that clause, I think I totally added an extra 50 points to my lame-o-meter. But anyhow, yes I finally realized that I shouldn't stick to being natural or blabla all that crap. I started using perfume, Gucci Rush, Givenchy Very Irresistible, Britney's Curious & Body Shop Moonflower. Don't worry, 3 out of 4 were gifts so I didn't exactly burn a hole in my purse YET. If u noticed, my MSN nick revolves around perfumes and it does have a double meaning, mind u (since hidden msgs are my favs).

5. Get a pair of boots and a nice black winter coat. Yes, can u believe it, after being here for a year, I haven't got any of those? I didn't realise I looked so ULU aka KAMPUNG aka VILLAGE until I sat down on the bench on Oxford Street and started watching people pass me by. My waterproof outdoor windbreaker and black trainers is so a turn-off. Come on charm, you're in London, the capital city of fashion. Get A Life! Go get some decent clothes like pronto!

6. Stop procrastinating, or at least, try?

7. Do my homework. As in cover my base before hitting the battlefield. Classic example : Northen Rock…Interview… ahhh dun remind me k. U catch my drift. And also homework homework. If I ever enrol in post-graduate studies…

8. Worry less, smile more, dun get too hyper like I alwiz do. My adrenaline system is faster than normal so I gotta keep myself calm. With asthma & post-operation syndrome seeming highly likely, I have to be careful at all times.

Yup. That's it. =) What's yours?