Anna Karenin

I have just started reading this book days ago. It is so thick that i think i would need a month to finish it. My first impression was that this book is so different than any books i have ever read. 

It is so raw. And i like it.

Definitely not what i've expected. I might just put all Tolstoy's works in my list to read book.

Money curse

When i went to Japan last few weeks, i brought with me 4k (Malaysian Ringgit) of spending money. Then, when i returned home i still have roughly about 3k unspent. I'm rather stingy spending money when travelling. I only spent money on food, transportation, fees and souvenir. And when it comes to buying souvenir, the choices are always either bookmark, key chain or that 'thing' people put dangling on their mobile phone. Wait till you hear what i buy for my self. A fridge magnet. Classic isn't it?

Anyway, the fengshui forecast for me this month, it seems that there's a danger of money seeping out of my pocket in an extravagant way. The month's end is still a week away and i don't think i can hold my self any longer. I know that i should just put the balance 3k into my savings but i JUST don't want to do that. I'm itching and i want to spend. I can't sit still and i'm restless. It doesn't feels right.

And i know just where to spend that 3k.

A set of a fine porcelain dinnerware.

A set of crystal glasses.

Osaka - Kyoto Trip

Last week i was in Osaka with Mr, Mum and my Auntie. It was quite a trip i tell you. Why? Here is why;

The first time i went to Osaka in April 2012, someone by the name of Mr. Park went looking for me at the hotel on the very first day i arrived. Then, this year April 2013 i went to Osaka again, i was greeted by a Japan police detective the moment i stepped out of customs. He asked for our passport and looked like he jotted some notes in his little book. Did not check our luggage though. Asked the standard immigration questions. And he speaks fluent Bahasa! How weird is that? In the end he let us go and help us with the ticket dispenser machine.

Day 2 in Osaka. 5.33 am i was woken up by a loud alarm sound. The first thought come to my mind was "We're under attack. North Korea finally did it!" It took me a while to realise that the alarm was coming from my phone and we were actually in the middle of an earthquake. Everything was shaking. The wardrobe, hangers, lamps, everything. I stayed put on the bed. After awhile the shaking stop. But i still can feel the building swaying. I notice the water in the bottle was still and not moving, but when i stand up i cannot stand still. My body swayed from side to side. Then i realised that everything in the building including the water in the bottle must be in sync swaying along the building. 3rd time visiting Japan, i finally had the taste of 6.0 magnitude earthquake. You know what they say, 3rd time's a charm.



After the earthquake incident, our trip resumed it's schedule as planned. We went to Universal Studio but turned back before we can reached the ticket booths. Why? Because it was madness! The crowd was crazy packed. Never in my life i've seen that much people in one place. Anyway, instead of going to Universal Studio, we went shopping at the longest shopping arcade in Japan (probably). I tell you, it's almost 3km long! Well, the shopping was mostly by my Mum and Aunt. Mr and i had another place in mind. We went to eat the giant Red King Crab! It was heavenly. A heaven with a price indeed. Turned out i'm allergic to crab meat. It's already more than a week after that King Crab and my thighs are still itchy.



Our last day in Japan, i suggested that we should try to board the bullet train (Shinkansen) to Kyoto. From Osaka to Kyoto, it only takes 14 minutes by bullet train! That's like me driving from home to work in a traffic jam. It was super fast! The only thing that i don't like about the Shinkansen that it had a weird unpleasant smells inside the car.



I finally got to check off Kiyomizudera Temple from my bucket list!

White magic

Yesterday, was probably one of the worst day of my life, since Miau death. Forest was lost for almost 6 hours. Forest, is an indoor cat. He rarely go outside the house. Except when nature calls. And by that i meant pooping and peeing. That's right. I don't have litter box in my house. All my cats doing their 'business' in my back yard. They are giving back to mother nature by making the earth more fertile.

It was 5:30pm when Forest went to the back yard. It was his daily routine, so i let him be. 6pm he still not in. So i checked the back yard only not to see him there. It was weird because he never wandered far from the house. So i began searching the house perimeter. Still no sight of him. It's 8pm and it's pitch black. I went inside the house sat in the living room to wait for him. Tried to watch TV to keep my mind at ease only to find the TV is actually one annoying b*tc#. So i turned off the TV, went to bed and tried to sleep, hoping that Forest will be there when i wake in the morning. But instead of falling asleep i got more irritated. So i decided to get up and clean the house. 10:45pm i finished cleaning and still no Forest. As i sat in the living room and about to cry, an idea suddenly came to me. Why not try a magic spell. So i did the first spell i find in the internet. And just as i finished the spell, i put down my iphone, and voila...Forest walking in right into the living room.

What do you think?

Miracle? Coincidence?

When i was so desperate in need, i pray for a miracle to happen. And just when a miracle was granted upon me, why on earth i would say it's just a coincidence? I knew there was an angel guiding Forest back to me last night. Because when he walks in last night, he's not like his usual self. He looks like he's still lost. He explore every corner of the house like he's never been here before.

Anyway, here's the spell i used last night.

I know that no one and nothing is or can truly be lost because the omnipresent universe (you may say God) watches over everything and everyone. I affirm and believe that nothing is lost from the universe's (God's) point of view. As I write and speak these words I know that the universe can see my pet. I ask the universe (or any God that you believe in) Archangel Micheal, Archangel Raphael, the nature angels along with the guardian angels and ascended masters of my pet (write your pet's name here)to help me reunite with him. I ask the guardian angels of (your pet's name) to give me a signal so that I may find him/her. I know that as pet is on it's way back to me right now. With harm to none, my will be done.

What ever it is, i know it's magic.

1st quarter of 2013

1. I managed saving 10% of my income every month. That include the 2012 year end bonus which i gave to myself. I'm so proud of myself.

2. In about 2 months time, i will finish paying off my study loan and motorcycle loan. Can't hardly wait. I am super exited and super proud of myself, again.

3. Will probably limit myself to just one (1) holiday vacation this year. So to make up the lack in that department, i will award myself with a few musical show tickets.

4. In the health department, i'm not getting any progress. I'm easily sidetracked from my goal every time my mother's visiting. I had to tackle this from a new angle. Something got to change. If only i could figure that out.

5. I'm turning 32 this month. How does it feel? It's not as bad as turning 30. Nothing to be excited about.