At This Time Tomorrow....

...I'll be in his arms again :):)

After lots of stress, mild depression (or something that felt like it), frustration and lots of other emotions, I'm really feeling calm now. Or maybe it's because I'm tired from staying up all of last night.... :P

But anyway, now all I can think about is just to be there with F.. got most things packed and will be leaving the house in about 6 hours to pick bro up and head to the airport.. :)

Hopefully I won't be bored stiff on the plane because all the things I'd planned to do to amuse myself involve sharp things (scissors and needles - tassel making/beading :P) and I don't want to risk getting thrown off the plane for attemping to make my dance costume.. hehe

*sighs* So excited! :):)

Probably won't be posting for at least 48 hours, hopefully will manage to have some pictures up too, when next I write. :) Stay tuned and wish me a smooth journey!

Big Calm

I'm not very calm atm, just very tired. Things are finally getting into motion though; I've started packing a bit; there are far too many clothes I want to bring, so need to cut down on that.

Went with family to New Paris for dinner to celebrate dad's bday early. Had their fantastic fried eggplant wedges.... delicious! Also had the fabulous pork ribs (pai kwat wong), also excellent. I'd recommend this restaurant to anyone; they've got fast service, good food and reasonable prices. It's no wonder the place is always packed at dinnertime!

Have had good progress on my tassel-making. Just gonna do what I think will work for me, S is quite fickle anyway. Love the colours of the yarn I bought, so it's a pleasure to work on them.

Gotta remember to burn the music I wanna bring there into CDs. It's too bad I can't listen to mp3s on my phone during the flight. :-/ It's gonna be a long one... really can't wait to see F again.... :)

Gonna get some things done tomorrow, including buying my ticket.. hoping the travel agent guy isn't too slimy (he calls me 'darling' - I'm hoping that's just his general term for anything female).

Finally, I just have to mention this. I love cheese, and when I was in sweden last year, I found a most delicious cheese called Herrgard. It's excellent in sandwiches... yummy. :) Just remembered it somehow just now, and looked up some info on it. This is what I found:

Herrgard is a traditional, creamery, semi-hard Swedish cheese made from cow's milk. It comes in large wheels and is apparently Sweden's second most popular cheese. The name Herrgardsost means "manor house" in Swedish. It has a round shape and the smooth, pale yellow, natural rind is usually covered with yellow wax. Herrgard is very similar to Gruyere but it melts easily and keeps well - it is a much softer and more supple cheese with smaller round holes. It's also similar to Cheddar. It has a mild nuttiness and a fresh tang. It is ripened for up to seven months and has a fat content of around 45 per cent. There is also a low-fat version made with skimmed milk which has 30 per cent of fat. It is ripened for four months. The creation process for this cheese involves pasteurized milk, acid-producing bacteria and lactic bacteria (for a starter culture). After the curd is cooked, molded, pressed and salted the cheese is coated in wax and cures for 3-4 months at 60 degrees F.

(Info compiled from Cheese.com and iGourmet.com)

Yes, I am a nerd.

P/S: If you like chillout music, try dZihan & Kamien's Homebase and Alpha's Once Round Town. I recently discovered both and they have become firm chilled favourites.

P/P/S: Radiohead's live rendition of Nobody Does It Better is probably the sexiest song ever! Heard it years ago and I still find it gorgeous. :)

Not Myself

I've sat here for a few minutes trying to write a blog post because I can't seem to sleep although I feel tired. I'm not sure if this is a physical, mental or emotional tiredness - I guess it's not mental, because although I'm tired, I can't even rest because my brain is overactively thinking negative thoughts.

I'm sorry for not posting for the past few weeks. I have no excuse except to plead exhaustion, which is possibly stress-related.

My last day at work at the travel mag was 6th June. It was fairly hurried and anticlimatic, but I didn't mind. Wanted to leave as quietly as possible. I went in the next day to collect my stuff and clear my ex-PC. Said farewells to about half of the people in the office, and all the ones that matter to me. I'll miss my fellow writers, ed and the usual lunch gang.

What have I been doing since then? Resting and trying to sort out stuff for my trip to Sweden. There's been more stress about that (finance- and time-related), but I think it is mostly settled now.

Should be relaxed and relieved because things are working out, but there's a mild depression hovering over me, for some odd, complex reason. Yes, I know I'm being vague.

Could it be partly (mostly) because I miss F? It'll be lovely to see his family again. I've seen so many nice visiting gifts I'd like to get for them but sadly my budget doesn't permit me to get most of the stuff.

In Siryn's bellydance news:

• There will be a women-only hafla in Mont Kiara on 19th June, in the evening, with performances (bellydancing, capoeira, flamenco), dancing, dressing up, food and drink. Sadly I won't be able to make it, but if anyone reading this is interested, do contact me.
  
• Am hoping to order and get a shipment of tribal costume supplies (shells, studs, etc) from Thailand before I fly.. can't wait to start making my costume!
  
• Also waiting for images of bellydance coins from Mo's friend so I can decide what I'd prefer..
  
• Bought far too much jewellery and other stuff for the dance this month due to the 9(?)-day-long Indian cultural fair in Midvalley. Got some real bargains and overpaid for some things, but all in all I'd say that there is some really great stuff there. Too bad my budget is so tight atm. :-/
  
• Bought far too much chunky yarn from Macy's, in a riot of colours, to make tribal tassels. Completed my third tassel already; I rather like my first, ultra-fat tassel, but mom thinks it's 'huge', so I caved to pressure and made the subsequent two smaller. Maybe should ask WY and S which size is better.
  
• I don't think it's a crime to use whatever's readily available to make a dance costume, especially if it's for tribal. For example, I'm sure the shells from shellfish that are easily found here (such as la-la, si ham, balitong, etc) would make great accents for our costumes too. Sure, the idea doesn't seem glamorous, but I think these shells are almost as nice as cowries, which are de rigeur in tribal bellydance costuming. Sigh. Maybe I'm just frustrated that it's so hard for us to get ahold of cowries atm.
  
• Learning 2 spiffy new choreographies that make excellent, sweat-inducing, vigorous workouts. I think I was born to be a bellydancer; it never fails to make me feel good.

There. Just writing that makes me feel a little better already. Cross your fingers and toes, maybe I'll manage to muster the energy to write another post very soon.