It was back in November last year, before my dad passed away that Hugo purchased Air Asia tickets to Taiwan for about RM400. I had high hopes that on the time of travel that I am able to travel to Taiwan with the entire family but shortly a month later, the hopes dwindle down to nothing. And I have been moping since, with added back to back semesters and internship with no break. Then time came for my final semester in my bachelor’s that my Taiwan trip was to fall smack middle during the semester. But something changed. I didn’t care if it was stuck in the middle of a semester!

To think that early last year, I had the opportunity to travel to Taiwan with my parents to attend my brother’s wedding but I passed on it, why? Because it was smack middle during a semester. But this time, I couldn’t care less and off I went excited but tired, very much reminiscing the time that I passed the chance last year. A lot of what if’s came into my mind.

Enough of my introduction, let’s jump into my Taiwan trip now. I know I haven’t been the best blogger out there but I’m surprised and elated to see traffic is still coming in because of my Hong Kong trip posts! So I hope this Taiwan posts will do the same, I like to write it as detail as I could because I would be reading this 10 years to come and still remember what happened.

My departure to Taiwan was on a Sunday morning, 10 am from LCCT and I had to fly from Penang and stay over in KL for a night. And on Saturday I still have classes going on hence I flew to KL at night so it was pretty nice that my classmates wished me well and have fun on this short holiday.

I flew to KL on Saturday at 11pm and the next day it was 10am from KL to Taipei. I didn’t enjoy the flight to Taipei at all because firstly, the food sucks, and the air-conditioner was way too cold and I miss the comfort from non-budget airlines like Cathay Pacific or Thai Airways. So yea, in general, I do not enjoy Air Asia flights at all and this is only my first time flying with Air Asia X. So perhaps, hmmm.

Anyhow, we landed in Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport that was quite a run down airport, it’s not as “wow” like HKIA or Heathrow and I couldn’t even find the duty free shops! Hence I failed to buy the Glenfiddich’s and Caster’s that my brother requested. And I was carrying about 500gms of tobacco in my luggage.

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I’m not usually a slacker, nor am I the most kiasu person in class. However, I slack whenever I feel like it but I always make sure my work is done, never last minute. I can safely say I am the most on-time person in class, it feels good to see other people stress and sweat at the last moments of deadlines while I’m just sitting there looking at them doing nothing. *sadistnya aku

Somehow, I am very very very apprehensive about this final semester of mine. I am actually skipping a week’s class and jetting off to Taiwan in a few days. Something that I never thought I would do, but I am doing it!

My classes actually made me felt stupid, in the sense that I am a tertiary institution student but I am being taught, not lectured like a secondary school student! Other than having group meetings for our upcoming campaign in October, the other subjects are plain stupid! Who the hell studies Academic English in their final year? And worse, who the heck does main idea outlines in a degree class? We were given workbook’s to use in class, just like how secondary or even primary students do in school. To make things worse, why do I have to learn all over again about Kata Nama, Kata Kerja Transitif/Tak Transitif, Kata Ganti Nama and all those crap in my final year?

Someone please enlighten because I’m feeling so drab as a university final year student!

Hence, I told myself, to hell with this final semester because it does not stimulate any intellectual part of my brain and I’m off for a well deserved holiday! The only thing I’m excited in this semester is my campaign project, we’re organizing an indie film fest in Penang, a first time for Penang! It’s gonna be so radical and hopefully it’ll get Penangites into the awesomeness that is local indie films!

I have a few days to go before I fly off to KL to stay for a night and flying to Taiwan the next day, I’m so excited I have actually begun packing! Plus my mum bought me a Samsonite luggage for me to officiate on this trip and best part of all, the luggage is in RED! Plus it’s huge so Hugo and I are sharing a luggage to minimize hassle. The reason I got my mum to buy that new luggage is because, our previous luggage’s have been used and broken in so many ways it’s not even funny. My mum thinks buying huge average quality luggage’s is the best because it’s value for money and usage but it keeps getting destroyed after a few uses! Plus the designs are all so generic, so identifying them is always a hassle hence here comes the bright red hardcase Samsonite which can personalized with name stickers!

It’s rollable on 4 wheels so I can just push it around while its vertical without lowering it to a 45 degreee angle, and it could even support my weight while I sit on it, vertically!

Anyhoo, enough raving about my love for my new unused luggage, I’m excited to go to Taiwan for shopping and most importantly to eat! Too bad I’m not going during winter because a bit of cold would be nice, but it’s now summer and the fruits in Taiwan is awesome! My mum who came back from Taiwan recently brought back cherries and peaches for me which I finished it in no time, so I’m prepared to have more while I’m there plus it’s really cheap! What could be better, summer fruits during summer!

Other than that, I’m looking forward to load up my stash of skincare because make up and skin care is so much cheaper plus they have more brands to offer, so I’m looking forward to stock up on my must-have BB cream! Plus I’ve been bombarded by my mum to stock up on leggings there because it’s so cheap there, thick black cotton leggings actually goes for less than RM10 there and I bought it for RM30 here.

So that’s about it for now, I find blogging with WP is so annoying especially when it comes to uploading photos! The alignment always runs whenever it’s done and I have to adjust every single thing to get it right! So hence the lack of photos in my posts.

Tata for now! In a few days I’ll be hearing greetings of “Welcome To Taiwan!”

♥ Wendy

And I’m talking about my almost ending university life.

I thought my final semester as an undergraduate would be a breezy one, as we’re done with the heart wrenching and tear inducing papers and it’s just the easy peasy ones left. I mean, who the hell does final year papers in the first 2 semesters and do first year papers in the final semester? This is so unheard of in fact, I think KDU’s planning is just so screwed up.

For my final semester, I’m taking 6 papers which is not a lot to handle because most of them are “beginner” papers, something that university students would do in their first semester in their first year! I’m taking Academic English which is totally a replica of MUET, English for Business Communication, Persuasive Communication Package whereby it’s 9 credits in total and we have to plan and execute an actual campaign, Screenplay and Script Writing, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamadun Islam. Like seriously right?!

I mean come on, the subjects are not much of a motivator! Plus although this is the first week of class, our only core paper which is the Persuasive Communication Package is not off to a good start. Apparently our lecturer who is new by the way isn’t allowed to be close to us, as in she’s not suppose or allowed to talk to us like friends or be chummy with us. Which is so not the mass communication style and her personality. She is an activist and she is a very outgoing and outspoken person which we all love but she keeps getting shit from idiotic useless idiots whenever they see her with us. It’s like the entire department just died, it’s become so uptight, such a solemn peaceful place which is so not the way mass communication works. And to think that we use to steal food from the pantry, dig into the belongings of the staffs and have endless long conversations and now nothing as such is allowed anymore.

I think it’s bullshit.

And now she’s even considering on quitting, which leaves us in gasps of horror as we do need her around for our survival. It’s not gonna be easy planning an event in 14 weeks and a 9 credit paper!

Another bummer is the scheduling, I’m glad Friday’s are off for me but there’s classes on Saturdays till noon! Plus, classes on Tuesday are from 5pm to 10pm. FML and F all my classmates L. It’s not even funny!

On a side note, I had a great time hanging out with my classmates today after class. Instead of the usual shopping mall traipse, we actually went for sauna and swimming, ending the outing with a hearty Thai meal which was good and economical! And bummer, I was forced to purchase a new pencil case for myself because my trusty old makeup bag that became my pencil case for the last 6 years died on me, I was literally crying because I find that I get very attached to my stationeries. I get really particular about my pens which I only use black pen only by the way, and all my stuffs whereby it has to be kept properly, everything’s aligned properly and only certain brands of pen are used. All sorts of weird shit that I do.

Oh well, tomorrow’s a Friday and yay there’s no class but boohoo there is a meeting tomorrow for the bullshit subject. F everyone’s L because we are so not off to a good start although I do think our idea for our upcoming project is great, I feel blessed to have most of my classmates because they have seriously enrich my life except for a few who felt that they are above and beyond or some who feels that all I need to do is meet the bare requirements and I’m set to go, screw you all.

But to the rest, I’m glad we’re in a class because it’s seriously cooooooooool to have you guys around.

I had a brief chat with my brother earlier and apparently my mum wanted to buy a Louis Vuitton bag for me! Like seriously? Am I dead already or I’m just high on leong fun that I had earlier for dinner? She’s currently in Taiwan and has been for a month, but she’ll be returning to Penang this weekend which I think is good for her, as I think she’s pretty bored there and she needs her fellow kakis here. Even my neighbours are pestering me about when she’s coming back! But judging from her tone and eagerness when she called me, she seem to be happy in Taiwan, judging how excited she was to tell me that she bought this, she bought that, she went here, she went there, you get the picture. She deserved whatever great time she had after all the depressing happenings last year. And next month is my turn! I’ll be heading to Taiwan for a week, not a month which I do hope for but it’ll happen somewhere in the future possibly next year for Chinese New Year!

I’m fortunate to have Hugo, he has taken me to many many places which I could never afford. And next year we are going to Bali! So yea, I feel blessed. Like seriously, base on my allowance and my crazy study schedule which doesn’t permit me to work, I can never save up for a major vacation unless it’s a small roadtrip like the one I had in Hatyai or KL.

And now I shall patiently wait for Hugo to arrive as he is driving back to Penang after work today and he should be reaching in an hour or so.

♥ Wendy

I mean the semester that is.

Not contemplating on dumping or leaving anyone or anything yet.

I am happily staying at home alone for the time being, and it’s been a week since I left Promedia as an intern, how quickly it was! I still remembered exactly a week ago I was partially blinded when my left eye decided to go blur vision on me, so I ended up squinting the entire day with a massive headache where my left eye is trying hard to see while my right eye is perfectly fine. My boss was kind enough to have a farewell lunch for myself which never ever happened while I was in JUICE, except Natasha who joined me for my last lunch as a JUICE intern at Crystal Jade.

So yea, I’ve been bumming at home for the past week and I’m getting into making jewelry again! I feel so productive this week, I made 6 pairs of earrings, a bracelet and two necklaces. I used mostly crystal beads recycled from my mother’s stash of crystal bracelets and I think the end product is very good. Can’t wait to show my mum what I made with her boring looking crystal bracelets that were just strung together with elastic bands.

Other than that, I have been internet-less for a week! It was actually two, it all began last week but I couldn’t be at home during working hours hence I shove the thought of calling up Telekom so I did this Monday since I’m finally a free woman. I called on Monday noon, lodging a report that my streamyx line is down and has been down since a week ago and I’m hoping for them to come by and have a look.

So I made my report and the operator promised that a technician will call me asap, but I waited till the next day to no avail, I called again and there was no hope, not even a glimmer! So the following day I called again, and until Thursday finally a technician called and he said he’ll drop by to check the problem. So I waited, and even refrained myself from going out just in case he shows up but again to no avail, he didn’t show up! (At that point, I was already confined to my house for 3 days, just because I hadn’t a purpose to go out) So I called them up and they asked me to check my connection and (duh!) I said it has been down for 2 weeks and if it’s fine I wouldn’t be calling. They said if there’s still no progress tomorrow they’ll drop by tomorrow, which I thought was ridiculous as to why they couldn’t come on the very day I made my follow up calls?

Anyhow, today (which is FRIDAY!) they finally came and did whatever they needed to fix my internet and now I’m here writing a post to rant, complain, yada yada while having my homely meal of sweet potato porridge served with potato pancakes and salty bean fish. Other than being productive in jewelry making, I’ve also been doing a lot of home cooking which is so much better than eating out. Well that explains my bills for groceries but I have made my calculations, I get to eat healthier and be creative in my meals when I buy my own groceries and cook them.

Speaking of bills, this month has been a shopaholic month for myself. Hugo bought me this dress from Forever 21 that was just perfect, beautiful and so me.. and it costs a bomb! I felt guilty but it’s as if money to him is no matter. I’ve also bought a few pieces of apparels online which was at a good price, a bargain if I may say and they are very timeless pieces. I always have this vision that my handmade jewelry and my dresses will be passed down to my daughter(s) and their future generations. So yea, I see buying good quality items as an investment and legacy.

But the amount I’ve spent couldn’t accumulate to what Hugo did. He was just, OTT (Over The Top) beyond recognition, talking about spending on something(s) that’s worth of 3 months paycheck.

Well, at least I made him save some every month.

And he’s coming back today! And he’s probably gonna buy more things tomorrow, worth a month’s paycheck I suppose. But I’m excited because I get to watch Eclipse tomorrow. Team Edward all the way! ♥

Till then, jolly weekend everyone! I have another week to bum off because my classes will start a week later instead of next week. This sucks max. Urgh.

♥ Wendy

In a blink of an eye, it’s already been 2 months since I started working in Promedia.

And a week to go!

I’m just glad it’s coming to an end, been needing a break since forever. It wasn’t a great thing to jump into internship right after finishing the finals but if it’s what it takes to finish up my bachelors so why not.

While my family members have been traveling all year long, I have been living alone on and off. They pop in for a few weeks/months before jetting off again. I have pretty much accustomed myself to being a homebody, it’s really nice to stay at home and watch a movie or series.

I had a great experience working in this company, but the downside is work comes like a tsunami. It comes all in one shot where there wasn’t even enough time to sit still to rest or it could be peaceful sights for weeks.

For the 2 short months I was here, I went through 12 events which is a lot for such a short tenure. I picked this field as a dip of my toes into the water, and I don’t see myself putting my foot in. It’s a fun yet exhausting field which is great for some, but sometimes I feel that it is so draggy and it is so unstable, which probably contributes to the rush that comes with the job.

For the past 3 weeks, I haven’t been doing much as there wasn’t much to do in the office, so I took my time in preparing for work. I used to leave the house at 8am and report earlier for duty but now, I leave the house at 8.30am. Other than that, I’ve watched 2 cycles of America’s Next Top Model on Youtube in the office, the entire season 3 of Gossip Girl and the entire season 3 of Ugly Betty. As of today, I’ve begun to rewatch Samurai X again, which has a total of 95 episodes. Which I might finish during my final week in the office!

Like seriously, right?

But really, I find no interest in other animes that I have watched. None of it compares to Samurai X, it’s just such a compelling pleasure to watch and rewatch the story. To think that I was introduced to Samurai X when I was 10 years old.

I have been living well on my own, I made sure I had enough sleep to go for work every morning, and that I eat well. I have noone to nag or boss me around which is a relief. It’s all peace and zen at home, except for Jamie whose being a real brat at home nowadays!

After I am done with Promedia, it’ll be my last semester in my bachelors! I will definitely miss the food options available around the office, and the pleasure of shopping nearby the office, since the Sunshine Supermarket is just next door.

I’m at the stage of my life where I’ve been constantly thinking, where am I heading in life? I am still unsure, yet I have no clue on what’s ahead. Part of me thinks, settle down and be a good housewife? Part of me thinks, been studying so much so it’s fair enough I put my education to good use.

I believe every decision I have made, it is made with thorough consideration and I’m glad it brought me to wherever I am now.

I see some of my high school classmates, who were top scorers and now working as a promoter in a supermarket, working as sales promoters for IT gadgets where else they could’ve been doing better in life, it motivates me to do better and be better.

There were hints imposed upon myself to be betrothed, but seriously at this age mehhh? Guess you could never understand how uncles think, I do think I am too young to settle down, but I don’t mind being engaged first. Like that, I still have the option to flee in case of any emergency.

But so far my significant other has been great, a geek nevertheless but he’s a good man with a good heart.

And I’m contented, I couldn’t ask for more.  Except for more shopping trips I guess.

♥ Wendy