Retail therapy FTW.


I love the end of financial year! That's when everything is on sale!
I bought these three arm accessories for only $10!

Awesome "leather" strap

Chunky black bangle and a purple one with a holographic peacock feather imprint!


I totally heart this one! I think the peacock feather is really gorgeous!



After restricting myself from shopping for a couple weeks, it feels extremely good to hit the stores again! To top it all, I found awesome buys at bargain prices! *fist pump into the air* W00ts!

Too bad it's winter, I can't really show them off when I'm wearing heavy coats and jackets! Bugger.

Oh wells! Only two months to go before Spring arrives! :D
Yayness!

Poor broken cart. One of its wheel's damaged, and the windscreen has been taken apart.

Damaged flag pole

Fortunately, one of Josh's co-workers noticed the missing cart and went on a hunt for it. He caught the boys red-handed and dragged them into the office.

One of them was already in trouble for stealing and destroying golf flags on a number of prior occasions. He was supposed to be accompanied by his principal that very day to apologize but instead, he played truant, took his two buddies along to do more damage to the golf course.

Seriously! What an idiot!

The boys' school is located next to the golf course so it was an easy target for those troublemakers. Unfortunately, there are more misfits where they came from. I think the boys named names. So the police informed all of their parents, then threatened to put the kids in a slammer for a night or two. Too bad, they didn't.

Their principal and some of the parents called to apologize, and asked what they could do. Apparently one of the boys will be made to help fix the damages.

Unfortunately it didn't end too well because on their way back to school, they managed to snap off another flag.

*rolls up sleeves and waves angry fist in the air*

OoooooOOOO!! >=(
Those boys aren't going to learn, are they? I'm only afraid that they'll just come back and do even more damage than before.

Bugger. Let's hope they'll get their just deserts soon! >=(

For starters, I woke at 7.20 am from a terrifying nightmare. Then I found out that Michael Jackson passed away.

I was born in the late 80s, so MJ was already white when I came to know of him. I was never really a big fan but I certainly have my fair share of MJ music and videos!

I particularly remember 'Black or White'. I laughed when Macauley Culkin plugged in his guitar, turned the volume knob to 'Are you Insane?' (or something to that effect) then blasted his "dad" out of the room to Africa(?). Also, the face morphing of the people starring in the music videos really stuck with me. I thought it was really, really, really cool.

My parents liked him but did think he was weird. I believed that he was eccentric as well, but I guess he's probably just misunderstood. I remember watching his clips and music videos, and never did understand why masses of people cried or fainted during his concerts.
No one does that anymore. I guess it's not cool to do that nowadays. Wait.. do kids still use the word 'cool'?

Michael came to Brunei in 1996 (I was 9) for a concert. I remember my family and I heading up to the city, to Jerudong Park to watch him perform. Unfortunately, we couldn't get into the concert area due to the large crowds so we had to watch his performance on a massive TV screen instead.

Since he loves amusement rides, Michael went on several of the rides in Jerudong while he was there for his concert. I recall seeing Michael Jackson only a few metres in front of me. He and his family had gotten off the water log ride and was in a golf cart. There were body guards everywhere. There was a buzz of excitement as everyone gathered around trying to get a glimpse of him.
I just stood there in awe.

But the cool thing was my mom who managed to sneak through security and walked up to Michael Jackson while he was in the cart. The cart wasn't going anywhere because of the large crowds so my mom grabbed the opportunity. She extended her hand towards him. He looked a litte surprised but naturally, could not refuse to shake the hands of a fan. My mom quickly thanked him and made her way back into the crowds.

I have no idea how she did it.

My mom sometimes can do the most unpredictable things. But I'm glad she did. How many people can say, "My mom shook hands with Michael Jackson"??

Funnily, not many people believe me so I stopped telling people.



Although I'm not a massive fan, I think he's incredibly talented and is a musical genius. I suppose his music did have some influence on my life. The 'Earth Song' had quite an affect on me; I was only a child then but it made me aware of how we were destroying the earth with our greed. I remember singing 'Heal the world' on karaoke at my cousin's place.

Thinking back of these fond memories really sadden me. The world will be mourning for the loss of a legend.

So.

I was in this Korean store with Josh, paying for our purchases when I noticed a box of cute brightly-coloured candies shaped in hearts, fruits, etc on the counter.

I instinctively pointed out a cute candy to Josh, "Ahhhh! A watermelon candy! How cute!!!"

The Korean man behind the register looked up upon hearing me and promptly handed me the watermelon candy!


I was actually quite embarrassed when I realized he was giving it to me for free. But he misread the expression on my face and thought I wanted a different candy, so gestured for me to pick another one. I quickly declined and thanked him several times for the sweet.

After we paid for our goods, he then gave Josh two small mandarin oranges. Maybe he didn't want Josh to feel left out for not getting anything. Hehehe!

Josh couldn't help laughing and teasing me because he said that the man must have assumed that I was just a kid by the instantaneous delighted reaction to candies.

Hey! Laugh all you want.. I may be a kid but I'm a kid with a glossy red watermelon candy! *prances*

Yay!