To my bed of cheeses.

So tired. 🙁

Update
Omg jet lag. I just slept 12 hours. Need to rush for deadlines now grrrrrr.

Pun of the day:
I visited Paris Hilton muahahaha.

Today i received a Pacmee cheeseout from Keju wishing me happy touring in Paris and asking me to eat more foie gras.

-_-

No foie gras okay Keju. No. Freaking. Foie. Gras.

When my friends knew that i was going to Paris, everyone was like “omg Paris is soooooooooo expensive!” and i smugly replied, “It’s okay, i’m gonna survive on baguettes and water”.

Apparently i was right.

Baguettes and water are all and the only things i can barely afford wtf. I’ve been eating nothing but freaking french breads omg. That alone is like what, RM30 a piece? And a bottle of cheapskate mineral water can go as high as $5 euro at some atas place in Paris.

Excusez moi?! SOMEONE PLEASE DONATE ME EAU!

Day 1 Dinner

Cheese and ham sandwich. $4.50 euro. Sans drink.

Day 2 Breakfast

Cheese and ham sandwich (again). $4.50 euro. Sans drink.

Day 2 Lunch

Cheese and ham baguette (kill me). $4.95 euro. Sans drink.

Day 2 Dinner

I was so sick of hard breads. Maybe i’ll have some soft ones. So yea. Cheese burger in Quick. $8.50 euro for an XL set meal. And it didn’t look/smell/taste XL.

Day 3 Breakfast

Some poppy seed bread with bacon.

And i was nice enough to get myself a tarte aux pomme and a bottle of orange juice. About $10 euro.

Day 3 Lunch

Last meal in Paris, must eat better lo. So i got myself a smoked salmon salad set with cous cous and brie. And omg it comes with a drink and dessert (choco mousse) too! I was so overwhelmed i almost cried. $8 euro.

Haih. For that amount of money spent on baguettes I can buy a decent dinner completed with fat foie gras and yummy dessert in KL lo. Urgh. So unglam Parisian. Failed to be an atas traveler. -_-

I miss KL food. Actually, i miss proper, warm, cooked, food. I want zhap fan. 🙁

I’m so sleepy now it’s 00:28 UK time. Kill me please, i have like 235 emails to delete and a deadline due YESTERDAY urgh.

I think…

London is a place i want to live forever.

They even have pink cheese.

I heart London sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (some one give me CPR please) much.

Good night everyone. Oh and happy birthday Han! 🙂

Another little video. She likes lighters. So i GIVE her LIGHTERS. 😀

Look at this super smart Maltese!

P/S: If you’re bored, go read up some of my past travel posts. I love to revisit Cheescapade every so often. Love how they remind me of my greatest memories.

I’m typing this at Dubai Airport during my six-freaking-hour transit.

Haven’t slept for 24 hours but i don’t feel tired! 😀

Unlike other people. This airport is like a public hotel omg.

Saw camels everywhere!

And i saw a lot of killims! (Haha, inside joke, don’t need to understand this.)

Okay okay i’m late for my flight. Brie brie, update again soon!

Pun of the day:
Cheesie: So she falls for your puns la?
Peacock: Memang pun.
Cheesie: Macam tu pun boleh -_-

I’m just few hours away from flying towards my long awaited vacation.

I’ll be gone for the longest period, this time.

My luggage is so full! I tried not to bring so much stuff but i couldn’t. I was like,

“Eh i must bring this.”
“Ok enough that’s it. Can’t fit in even a sesame >_<" "Hmmm... this looks nice too. Ok one last item." "Nooooooo that pair of boots matches my outfit too omgwtfbbqdvd *pulls hair*…”

Some people told me they get this cheese-withdrawal-syndrome when they see no update on Cheeserland for 2 minutes. And they will suffer chronic finger-ache due to constant F5ing (excuse me but that’s not a new dirty word, you twisted-antenna!)

Fret not! I’ve thought of a way to supply you your essential daily dose of calcium.

I’ll update as often as i can when there’s an internet connection. When there isn’t, i’ll sms! 😀

Well, not like directly to you la, but, see the My Shout Out Widget on the sidebar?

I’ll sms to cheese you guys from time to time and you get to see what i’m most recently up to.

If you want one too, just register with Pacmee (Don’t ask. I also dunno why they call themselves Pacmee. Sounds yummy. I assume the founder of Pacmee loves to eat Mamee snacks while playing PS1 games. Wait. Maybe it’s a clue. It asks me to pack some instant mee cuz the place i’m going to is so expensive.) and you can start smsing away. Just type your message and SMS it to 22700 with your mobile phone.

It’s even cheaper than sending normal sms. You are only paying 5 sen per Cheeseout. 🙂

I have an even better idea. Let’s fly with me. Just type ON CHEESIE to 22700 and you will receive sms’es on my latest update. It costs RM0.25 per month for each user you follow. It’s so cheap!

Don’t ask where i’m flying to. I don’t wanna jinx it. I still believe in Futon Jinx, in a way. You will read it soon, though.

I’m gonna miss my baby so much.

More photos available at my Chocoboard.

Remember to cheese out my Cheeseout, and get one yourself too! Stay cheesed. 🙂

P/S: Mom, please remember to feed Cheddie her heartworm pill, on the 5th of October, Friday, 6.28pm. We want her to have a strong heart (to sustain heartbreak and all, urgh. Where’s heartworm pills for me?). Remember hor. I buy presents for you!

Till then. 🙂

Saw this banner outside Ikano.

A closer look.

A (relatively) new shop that sells pies. Apparently they make you super emo. You will then sigh like no tomorrow.

There’s this story about a girl who fell in love with a chicken pie (not like the chicken pie blogger’s chicken pie, but you know, the chicken pie).

To cut the story short, the chicken pie dumped her. The girl then killed the pie for revenge.

Haih. Piepie ah Piepie. Why did you break my heart. You know i loved you so much!

Haiih. Why! Why did you leave me! I thought you were the best thing i could ever have in my life… GO TO HELL! *stabs Piepie with fork*

Haihhhhh whyyyyy! Omg. Leave me alone to die. I should have never had an affair with you. *harakiris with a fork*

Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. The advertiser should eat the damn humble pie!

[update]
Haha look at what Haha (no pun intended dammit) wrote in my comment page:

pies that make you sai sai and sai !
hakka : ann 太只食唔 sai !
cantonese: 食德唔好 sai !
hokkian : jiakliao 好帮 sai !

lolol.

[/update]

I witnessed a very disturbing incident today.

Went back to Seremban today on an assignment. Ate beef noodles and Hakka mee in Pasar Seremban. Yummy!

I walked out from the pasar and saw this MPS (Majlis Perbandaran Seremban) truck that stopped in between the building and the bridge, with the MPS crew standing around.

I was heading towards the car park and there was this tall, skinny guy wearing an MPS uniform walking in front of me. Not far away sat a middle-aged Chinese newsvendor, and i saw the MPS guy approach him.

Not looking like anything out of the ordinary, he greeted the vendor casually, it looked like they’re acquaintances.

“Utusan satu!” said the MPS guy. Looked like he wanted a newspaper.

It was then that I saw a flash of uneasiness on the old man’s face. He picked up one Utusan Malaysia and handed it over to the guy.

What transpired next was the most unbelievable thing. I seriously couldn’t believe what my eyes witnessed. So much so, I thought maybe I needed to get my eyes tested.

So what happened was…

The MPS guy then walked away. That’s right, nonchalantly walked away WITHOUT PAYING! He just left. Without even saying a simple thank you, nor paying.

The guy didn’t pay for the damn paper! Did he just conveniently forget about it? Did he do it on purpose? Was the old man too oblivious to notice what had happened? But it was not like he was so busy! I think he’s done that for at least a couple decades (judging from his age), i bet he could tell which newspaper is which with a mere sniff, blindfolded. Then why didn’t he stop that guy? I really didn’t understand.

That scene seriously disturbed me so much that i stood there for 10 seconds trying to analyze what had just possibly happened. Puzzled, then indignant.

I couldn’t stand the way things bothered me anymore, so I walked straight up to the newsvendor.

“Excuse me but do you know that the guy left without paying?” I asked.

“~~~~” He uttered something in vagueness that i couldn’t comprehend at all. But somehow i sensed a little embarrassment from him towards my question.

“Did the guy just leave without paying?” I asked again, firmer this time, more like i’m interrogating him.

“Haihnevermindla.” He replied with a sigh, waved his hand once aimlessly in the air. I reckon it was to cover his awkwardness. Perhaps. Still vague, but i roughly understand what he was trying to say, which instantly, sent shivers down my spine.

Cheesus Crust. He knew the guy didn’t pay, and he allowed it to happen.

“How can?!” I raged. In fact, I almost shouted, how the toot could you let that happen question mark question mark exclamation six six six are you cheesing crazy question mark six six six, but i held myself together. I mean, after all he was the victim right. Kesian him.

“No la, they just kacao with you only. It doesn’t happen often,” he said, looking completely nonplussed and reluctant to carry the conversation on any further.

Suddenly, i didn’t feel angry anymore. I felt sad.

Yeah, so it was just a newspaper and he probably earns like, what, 20 cents from it? (Though now he has lost RM1.20 cuz some babarian “robbed” it from him in broad daylight). He really gave me this feeling that he didn’t want to pursue the matter at all, and that i’m just being a kepoh passerby who should have minded my own business.

But how could i? I know justice is not always just, but should we just tolerate whatever within our toleration limit to live a peaceful life? Why do we display cowardice to disguised authorities and let them have the pleasure to continue exploit/extort/take advantage of us? We know damn well that they don’t have the cheesing right to do such thing but we endure it because we’re scared.

The attitude of 息事宁人。A typical Malaysian response to civilized barbarism. I’m not asking you to beat up the guy who overtakes your car and shows you middle finger therafter on the highway. But i wonder, since when is being a coward the right approach to move on from such a predicament?

Whatever i wrote above still doesn’t illustrate the tulanness of the incident enough. Urgh. Sien.

Maybe i should just mind my own business. Ignorance is bliss. I just hope the guy with no conscience, who robbed a newsvendor, will become a toilet roll in his next life. He can have fun smelling asses and tasting all kinds of shit.

Update:

Quote of the century.
I walked Cheddie at the park just now. An uncle saw her and said to his children, “Eh look, there’s a white cat”.

/update

I cannot accept defeat.

I didn’t finish the Prawn Pasta Alfredo not because i’m less cheesable now, but because… the penne pasta looked like Cheddie when she curls comfortably in her igloo! Totally put me off. Yea that’s the reason why. Ahem.

Went to Pavilion’s Opening with Porkie. Then we went to Skin Food for a one hour product testing. Haha because they just only opened right, all the testers were brand new, we got to be the first ones to use lo, so shiok.

We end up buying so much!

Porkie bought the nicest smelling thingie in the entire shop.

It’s called the Peach Sake essence. Whoa i loved it so much can! It’s supposed to be for oily skin but mine is as dry as dessert! So sad lo, i wanted to buy also cannot. I kinda suspect that he bought it because of the color. He damn metro one. And adores pink like siao.

AND GUESS WHAT I SAW!

Cream. Cheese. Mask.

😀

Can you believe it can you believe it? And it’s made specially for me, this super moisturizing mask with mozzarella cheese texture (i dunno if there’s real cheese inside, kinda dubious, and i couldn’t read Korean. it’s like saying “strawberry-flavored” candy. But what the cheese), IT’s MADE FOR ME!

😀

But it doesn’t smell cheesy at all (imagine your face mask actually smells cheesy. O.O). I dunno if it’s good though. But I HAD TO buy it. Because i had to. I have cheese in my veins and every single molecule of my cheesiness was begging out loud that i buy it.

I want to regain my royal cheesiness!

Anyway i think it was really a cheesy day for me.

I couldn’t find cheese juice so i bought a yellow beverage anyway. Some Korean corn tea. Very nice!

And Porkie with his pink and peach obsession. -_-

When we were paying at the cashier right, this aunty came over and gave us this.

Even this looked like cheese lo. I think my cheesability is back. 🙂

P/S: Whoever using Laura Mercier cosmetic product, you get a great discount in Cheesie’s Wardrobe. Just to let you all know that it’s my favorite make up brand too. Their foundation powder is superb. No need Photoshop after applying. ;P

Click and watch Cheddie play fetch many many times. Her favorite toys are lighters. You know what to give her for pressies next time. 😉

So like,

*dials 0172595526*

“Hello David. I think i could use some help. See, I’m going back to my hometown for Mooncake Festival this Saturday, and i have this super kepoh great grand aunty who will never stop asking when i’m getting married. Will you be my temporary boyfriend for a night and how much do you charge per hour? I provide free transportation. You can be gentle all you want, but not too playful la.”

“And oh yea, did i mention that your Yellow Digiman outfit is hot. And i can see that it gives you full coverage. Haha sorry, trying to be punny again. But please wear proper attire when you meet my family? Though i’d think that your striking yellow outfit very much matches my cheesiness perfectly.”

WTF. These Friendster people never cease to amaze me.

Warning: Go away. I’m in my blah whatever i don’t care mood. You don’t wanna read this boring piece of unintelligent crap with spoilers galore.

I’m on this silly mission to watch all the top 250 movies in IMDB. Most of the time the high ratings are justified (it’s quite impossible 200,000 people can be all wrong about one movie), except a few tulan moments where you can’t help but think that either you have a horrible taste in movies, or idiotic movies attract idiots who vote idiotically. Take Pan’s Labyrinth for example. 8.5 is so awfully overrated. I think all 24,609 people who voted 10 are all Spanish. And oh, how can i forget Little Miss Sunshine, 8.2. I dunno why it won 2 Oscars. It’s a kind of movie that contributes to your wtfish mood all day.

I’m only on my 48th movie or something (in no chronological order). But i’ve watched the top top top ones! Like The God Father I II III, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, oh ya and just only watched Schindler’s List and The Green Mile. Cried a bucket at the end of both movies.

I’ve never expected myself to watch movies like that (sounds so boring omg!). Take Schindler’s List for example. Steven Spielberg could be so stupid he made a black & white movie in 1993. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND WHY?!? It’s like, using newspaper to wipe your butt when u have triple layer fluffily soft Royal Gold? I had to suffer 3 freaking monochromatic hours while he could damn well make a happy colorful rainbow little pony movie.

For a few times i almost wanted to just shut the telly off and kong in my bed. BUT FINE. Because i was dyingly curious to find out why this movie got a whopping 8.8. So I tahan’ed till the end. Several times in the middle hor, you will suddenly see this little girl wearing a little red dress wandering around. I was like wtf don’t tell me he purposely made a B&W movie because of this stupid dress! I almost wanted to book tickets to America and kill Steven Spielberg with a broken dvd.

AND AT THE END! It just hit me kao kao. That particular scene, where Steven Spielberg’s moronic move finally made a helluva significant sense. I SAW COLORS. And i saw tears in my eyes rolling down.

Yes. It’s all worth 8.8 and the 3 freaking monochromatic hours.

Which reminds me of The Pianist. The movie that made me fall in love with Adrien Brody. Wa why he always like to act kesian one. Like The Jacket also. And he’s damn good at acting kesian lo! While watching the movie i had to keep convincing myself that he’s just acting in a movie to prevent myself from crying of sympathy. Damn traumatizing. Like Taegukgi.

The same goes for The Green Mile. The entire movie is so bizarre at one point it just makes you go wtfish. And i thought even Tom Hanks couldn’t make a saving grace. But then again, it’s the ending that matters. When you finally realize the relation it has with one particular scene in the beginning, that’s when you truly feel you heart is touched by an angel.

Then i watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. And i have so much to say.

Uninteresting movie title. But it gave me that Memento-ish feel. It’s for the first time, i feel the originality and sincerity of a movie about memory and reverse chronology (such movies were so popular awhile back it became a genre itself), after Memento. Needless to say i still think Memento is the mostest brilliantest movie ever produced, concept-wise. There’re sooo many movies trying to hard to inject that Memento-ish-ness into the plot but failed like William Hung trying to copy Ricky Martin—so lame it is hilarious and (in)famous.

But Eternal Sunshine is refreshing. Not as confusing as Memento, but dreamy and sweet. Those who haven’t watch, please don’t find out what is it about. You’ll enjoy better if you don’t. 🙂

MAY CONTAIN SPOIRELS

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Have you ever secretly wished for a chance to forget something that’s hurt you in the past?

If only we can selectively erase a certain part of our memory we no longer want stored in our mind. If only, whenever someone breaks your heart, you can just undo the heartbreaking and start anew. You no longer fear being rudely reminded about the pain every so often.

It’s so ironic, really. It’s tiring to have to keep harping over the same issues and you want it to be over and done with (and completely off your mind, literally), so that you can move on. In the movie, Lacuna (eh, why do i get this Vanilla Sky deja vu!) can make your dream come true by eliminating the memory you’re reluctant to carry in your brain. But what if, after the erasure of the memory, you keep find yourself falling in love with the same person all over again? You are not doing it consciously, but you just feel a connection with this person, as if you two are meant to be. Is that a matter of feta fate and destiny? Like, you two are so fetad fated there’s no way you can run away from each other?

That is so incredibly sweet and romantic. And i am so glad they draw a period to the story at this point to preserve a happy ending. If there’s a sequel, will i see the Joel and Clementine going through umpteen memory erasures in attempt to deny and escape from the relationship gone sour? Because it’s often said that what you’re attracted to could very likely be the exact same thing that will drive you apart from the person you love.

Wiping away part of your memory doesn’t alter who you are. You are liable to make the same mistakes you made before and chances are you just can’t stand what you couldn’t stand before.

Will you give it another chance?

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/end of spoirels

My Favorite quote from the movie:

Clementine: This is it Joel. It’s going to be gone soon.
Joel: I know.
Clementine: What do we do?
Joel: Enjoy it.

Yes. I think we should.

P/S: Movies are very subjective lo. Don’t hate me if i hate the movies you like and vice versa. But some of the movies above hor, no matter how many times you fall asleep in the process of watching, you must stay until the end ok, even if it means you have to use toothpicks to pry open your eyes. It’s worth it. 🙂