"Each Pokemon to understand the power that's inside"

Happy CNY everybody. :)

This year's ang pau reap is definitely much more than last year. All boils down to the age, man. "Oh, you're in college already ar?" *selects bigger ang pau and gives to EL* "Here you go, big girl."

But of course, CNY has always been all about reuniting the family. This year is special since my grandpa "Yeye" lived through a gruelling period of his life after he had a stroke last December. It was a terrible time for all of us but we made it through, so here's to you, Yeye! :)

We stuffed ourselves silly and unfortunately I can't display any pictures of the dinners we had yet but I will get to that once I get them from my cousins (see, the only one without a camera phone. sigh). But altogether we had about 3 major dinners -- the reunion dinner, 1st day dinner, and 2nd day dinner.

I feel fat.

We're going light on meals now, eating only homecooked porridge and fish. Ginger-fried fish, mmmm.

We watched episodes of Pokemon with my younger cousins. We can still recite the Team Rocket theme with impeccable accuracy. I could still sing the Pokemon theme song. It's a nice song.

I had the best fun (apart from meeting the relatives) on the 2nd day of CNY when my parents took us down memory lane. We explored Banda Hilir on foot and Papa took us to his old home above a wine shop. Then Mama would describe in vivid detail how Popo used to stare out the 1st storey window waiting forlornly for her children to return home, and the three boys use their ang pau money to buy the famous satay selup across the street. Oh by the way if you want to visit the wine shop it's on Jalan Hang Lekiu. :)

Also, we visited Popo (mommy's side) in Qing Yun Teng. It's pretty overwhelming to stand in front of my late grandmother's portrait and chant nam-myoho-renge-kyo three times. Mum said she used to go there and cry. :( It's sad knowing that you won't be able to know such a great person now that she's long gone. On a brighter note, we saw dozens of people giving offerings to Confucius, the deity of study. There's a deity for students! :O

Oh, and the wine shop is a big part of why my family don't consume alcohol. Trivial detail.

Anyway.

David Cook rocks. Check out "Declaration", peepz.

Saimunie's inviting me to join his family for the Rihanna concert, but mommy's all worried about the PAS people making an appearance and causing "disquiet". But I want.

And if Coldplay does come to Malaysia, I so am going.

Here's a list of concerts/musicals I would go to if it comes to Malaysia:

1. Coldplay
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Kelly Clarkson
4. Carrie Underwood
5. The Ten Tenors
6. Joe Hisaishi (conductor)
7. John Williams
8. Wicked
9. Lord of the Rings the Musical

*hint hint*

My creative juices have been flowing lately, what with all the stimulants in Malacca (the lights, the colours). Oh for your information darlings, I write. Not just write. I write stories.

There are very few people who know this fact. Simone is one of them. This is a very personal detail I'm revealing.

But I think now that it's nothing to be embarrassed about.

I have been actively writing since standard six, and I got Simone into it when we became friends in form one. She's more public about it. Unlike her, I don't post them on fanfiction.net. I don't let anyone read them, not even Saimunie.

My creative juices almost always flow during periods of great stress i.e. PMR, exams and SPM. Yes, I wrote during SPM. It is impossible not to write. Go ask Simone how it feels like with your brilliant ideas all pented up. It is hell.

Yiruma is nice.

Signing off. Brothers watching Iron Man outside. Will write a bit more, then dig into my Biology. Grr.

"A traffic jam when you're already late

A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break

It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife

It's meeting the man of my dreams

And then meeting his beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic, don't you think?"

-Alanis Morissette

EL