I can have fun with these.

Still feels like I'm going over the border for fun.

What with all the stuff I bring back


Free postcards!
(Now how do I get rid of these??)



Cuppa hot choc at the Bean (plus an embarassing ep at Junction 8 Bishan)

My friend Wei Ling is having memory issues. Me too :(

Peh Tze's daugther Wendy has a very cute laugh.




My observation for today:

When you wash cherry tomatoes and strawberries(from Korea!), the tomatoes sink while strawberries float.

I love a clean room <3

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Hello Hello

Listening to Shinee's Hello, of all things. I still can't get over how annoying Ring Ding Dong was. Hello is good though.

Kind of tired today, especially today. So stressed out till this humongous pimple came on the forehead. Skin INVASION! After tonight, I can heave a breath of relief. Can't wait.

With great advancements come great responsibilities- I feel it, boy do i feel it. Is it good or is it bad? I'll do my best for anything you asked me to, but do give me some support when I needed it. There was nothing to lean on when I come back full of disappointment. That's not what I call unity. We're... maybe, separate entities after all..

Interesting discoveries for the week:

• I know a particular someone who wipes everything on her dark skirt as well. I thought I was the only one doing that. Mentality here: Dark skirt= perfect for wiping choc stains/oil stains=even if cannot wash also cannot be seen.

• I'm always so curious as to where those staircases by roadsides lead to. Duh logic tells me they all lead to graveyards. But I just can't help staring at it and thinking : Ah, I wanna go up there, I wonder what there may be?

• My hands are still peeling and I don't know why.
  

끝너

Join in the Fun, It's worth the wait

Last night I can't wait to get to sleep, so I can wake up as early as possible and get ready for convocation.

Tonight, I can't bear to sleep cause I'm afraid the excitement of today will be sizzled (die out maybe?) after I go into slumberland. Maybe a round of chess with Zhou Gong will enable me to forget about today's experience totally?

Ah, I saw someone writing End of our convocation is held when September ends :)

This year would be special. At least, the whole month would be special. Starting with the hubbub of the ever-changing convocation details, the surprising interview at istana, the very wind-blown interview @ UBD rehearsal, of course, all the pic taking, uploading, tagging in FB. Man I can;t believe that the picture uploading is still going on, and it's already Sunday!

What's more, a bunch of us are going for a class picture on Sunday. I bet it'll be fun. I so want a picture of that board in UBD (which has all of the graduates' names) Looking at it in Facebook makes me want to have a photo of it too, at least, for momento mah, such an expensive board.

I should feel nostalgic? Depressed? Perhaps sad that I'm leaving my years of study. Strangely I feel busy but happy. Not a trace of sadness yet, maybe it's cause I'm still seeing and talking to the same people online? Haha, all the twitter people are still so active. Wait for it, once everyone starts working then the excitement and chatter will dwindle.

I remembered: being heck nervous before going up on stage, and standing right in front of HM was definitely a dizzying experience. Ah I felt like everything was slo-mo for me. It's supposed to feel like that if I were to meet the man of my dreams or something. SOmeone please tell me if this is what falling in love feels like. No, I'm not in love with HM, I'm more of in awe and struck by his charisma, and oh gosh, I have to gush about his good looks.

Not sure if we were too noisy once we got off the stage, but the chatter was good. And ah, much thanks to the marshals for helping too, esp Wardah Azimah <3 Her words of encouragement kinda soothed me before heading up stage, kinda. Too bad we didn't get to take a lot of pictures with everyone due to traffic, family, lunchtime and all other things. Too bad. I liked what Nuridah said in her interview for one of the newspapers: Being in the robe makes the whole thing more real, and the fact that we're really graduating comes on so strong, or something along these lines. That robe may not be likable to some, but hey, we're in something special haha. Unforgettable bwah, we'll take out pictures and discuss about times with safety pins and double tapes and those different colored tudungs. Some peeps would be discussing about... maybe 10 plasters?




Much gratitude goes to everyone who helped me during these 4 years (peers, lecturers, librarian etc) Gd'luck!


COMBO POST
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Today is the day after the day I took pictures with peeps in the studio and also in UBD. Y'know I really can't pass up that gigantic board with all our names on it!

The evening sunrays was just nice. The breeze was just nice. The people was just nice :P That moment I was supposed to go home though, was a bit nostalgic, maybe reality finally set in :) Reality that comes in parts

That part where I don't have to wake up hell early and squeeze traffic with people in my kampong just so I can arrive at lecture theater all sleepy.

That part where classes just get canceled and I'd spend the hour grumbling then maybe off to The Mall and spend a bomb.

That part where we won't hold 'discussions' in classrooms which will somehow end up in munching and internet surfing or gossiping sessions. Haha, maybe throw in some make-up tips seminar into it too.

That part where I don't have to get all sasak with assignment and deadlines. Not to mention about the wrestling I did throughout 4 years with my printer, A4 paper and printer inks.

That part where I'll stroll down to the library and bask in books. Then I'll come out and perhaps meet a classmate or two and they'll go like "wah rajin eh go lib" I'll reply "No lah, borrow story books nia!"

That part whereby every few months or so I'll have to go register and get signatures from lecturers/lecturers-to-be for the semester. And perhaps a trip or two down to the Finance Dept and pay my dues.

There's too many parts, maybe I'll be able to recall all of them, maybe not. Maybe I'll forget some faces, maybe not. Maybes are really only maybes :)




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What is nonchalant?

Convo between my brother and me.

Bro: Guess what?? Big news in JB!
Me: What? Someone died?
Bro: Noooo... on the contrary... there's a new life coming!
Me: Huh?
Bro: Someone's pregnant! ........ one of our younger cousins!
Me: mmhmm.. not such big news. Big news= someone died.
Bro: ................


Nonchalance displayed towards less-concerned issues.

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Calling it a night

At 11 PM

I'm going to type a short post and sleep real early. Considering my normal times at 4AM, yes, 11PM is reallll early.

Congrats to Cheemee for her new page in life. I find it very... consoling =) Very happy for you and where on cyberspace have you been? Busy packing I suppose? Maybe the times just doesn't match :)

Saw this really cute picture of DongWan and MinWoo taken during Bong's birthday on 0729. Really cute those two, I'm gonna make it into my wallpaper Heh. I wanna pose like that with someone's birthday cake too~ (Nick? LOL)

The updated post on Dongwan's blog roughly mentions the exceptional coincidence of things you didn't mean to happen, to happen. 缘 was his word. Ain't that the truth :) Still, I'd like to try for specific goals too, no matter what the detours and diversions there may be.

I'm going to start a healthy pattern. Going to Tasek tomorrow. I'll wake up, I swear.

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Updating after forsaking

How long have I visited this blog. Even if it is my own.

My blog should list the things I'm currently feeling/doing? I'm thinking of cooking something after watching Chef Kiss (Ep8). Ears are bouncing with notes from Se7en's 'Digital Bounce'. T.O.P was very nice featuring, love their perf together. The morning air felt cool, I might take up running around nature if it wasn't for the messed up physical adjustments. Tweeting is a new activity, since a lot of people are trending things for people. I should create another account for that purpose.

심심해? 아니주 -- New hobby, creating totally un-understandable Korean words for my own pleasure.

Currently active in almost all Playfish games, give me anything and I'll give back.

Last interesting place went: Bridex for Consumer Fair. It wasn't a total bore, nor was it really interesting. I bought something on impulse to curb the displeasure of being rejected twice ㄱ:( Took some pictures with my partner- y'know, the one that everyone expects to see me going out with. My partner already posted her pictures. I suppose her blog has it too. So I post my own face and it'll be sufficient.

No the pictures didn't turn out like this naturally, I just like my things patchy at the moment.

The greatest entertainment for me nowadays is perhaps spending time with the family (whoever is left in the house), reading books, watching tv shows, playing games, and being a total leech. I wish there's more meaning. I suppose everything can be romanticized and put in a totally interesting light for a blog post. Then again, my mood dictates that this post make everyone get intimate with their brain cells. Go Figure how I'm feeling now. (Isn't there something called Go Fish?)

I hope black pigments are reduced with me not awake during broad daylight.

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Listening to: Super Junior- 말하지면 (You're my endless love)

MM.. Been almost 2 weeks since I came back from Malaysia. I'm fussing and fidgeting due to the sudden return to having almost nothing to do all day. Although, truth be told, the trip was pretty exhausting with many rush-around, transporting baggage, waiting/chasing after bus and trains, lots of i-don't-know-where-the-heck-I'm-going moments too. Hmm, memory pretty fuzzy actually.

Anyway, pictures to be posted later. I've transported the pictures to HD in order to make room for the many videos of Shinhwa I'm downloading haha.

Read this Chinese novel of... Japanese ghost stories. Some of them are pretty bizarre, outright disgusting if you want to imagine the scenes even. But there's one that particularly stayed in my mind.

It's about a noble in olden days. How, every night after fooling around with his lover, would take the same trishaw back home to his very-rich wife. The story goes on to show his growing disgust towards his wife. But the wife says nothing about how he's changed to a domestically-violent husband.

This noble sometimes get the feeling that the trishaw puller doesn't like him, maybe even mean to harm him, but he has no choice but to take that ride home every time he comes out of the lover's house, else he'd have to walk home- for that was the only trishaw standing by that area.

One night, he was forced to walk home after seeing no sign of the trishaw. But, he sees the puller puling away from his house to another direction. He goes home to find his wife gone, and starts to look for her (he thinks of the wife as his possession, his toy, even if he doesn't like her, she's still his, and what would his father-in-law say?) and started to think the wife ran away with the puller (as she is always seen looking out the front window whenever the noble arrives home)

Just then, the father-in-law's servant came looking for him.


Apparently, the wife committed suicide that night. And her body was taken by the trishaw puller to the father's house. Long ago, before her marriage, a trishaw puller deeply admired the wife. The day of her marriage, he committed suicide. All along, the puller knew of the noble's wrongdoings, and all he did every night was to deliver him back to the wife, so she wouldn't be sad. Now that she's gone, he takes her from the wretched place and puts her back where she would be properly treated.


Interesting. Very moved by the puller's affection, that can last even afterlife. Relationships nowadays are really infected by so many other things that this kind of pureness is rare.

Daised in KL

So,long time no update, and here I am typing on the floor of my cousin's place in KL.

So far so good. My flight from Bn to KL was delayed for 45 mins, hence I arrived here quite late. After 2 hrs plus of plane ride, I rode SkyBus to KL Central, around 1+ hrs? Anyway, all the walking and sitting made me feel as if I took a 6-hr plane ride :S

After much hassle, I arrived at my cousin's place around 10pm. Beat tired and thirsty. Yes I forgot to buy water from the time I disembarked the plane until the taxi ride to cousin's place.

Anyway, the first thing I bought was food (MCD!) And some postcards. Funny enough, those cards are damn big, and the label for them says 'Regular postcards' I should take a picture of them, but they're in my luggage and I'm lazy.

This morning I woke up to see my cousin already off to work, and a set of house keys. Ok, eat sendiri. After replying some text and another nap later, I walked out the taman to find food. The targeted place is South City Plaza. I saw that building on the way home last night, and I think there's KFC there.... Anyway, the walk was around 15 mins tops.

Weather was really hot though, maybe coz it's exactly 12 noon? The building has only some shops left, and after some thinking I ate at this restaurant specialising in Taiwanese dishes (pic above) I ordered the set of the day, which is the Lion Head Rice, or sth. Quite cheap to include drinks and all. The taste is hmm, a bit less pepper can make it better, but for some reason (maybe nostalgia for TW and also the hunger pangs) the rice tasted real Taiwanese like to me. Many memories yo! My 1st lunch in KL for 2010, and I dedicate this to Kar Kuan, who for some reason is not in kl.(?)

Anyway, the building is not huge, and I took time to shop for my mineral water and food for the next 2 days. Also went into book stores, and there's also a book expo, nothing that I like there though. Bought some more postcards (art cards) at RM 1 each. Loves the art. The walk back home was just as uneventful, but I did see some black crows perched around the place, nice.

Ah, Went into an arcade to play too. Guess what, I think the arcade is the same company as the one in the Mall. The name's YES. I distinctly remember UNI arcade in the Mall being operated by YES too. Must confirm later.

One afternoon passed like that and now its 5pm edi. Life's good =)


p.s. Globalization made me less homesick ;) Giant here looks the same as Giant at home!


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我很好

很久没有把刘若英的我很好放出来听
发觉这首歌不止唱着词曲作家的原意，还唱着某段时间，我的成长

听着听着，突然感触好多
那天，我们三人站在西门町的街头上看着MV首播
今天，三人各自在自己的领域土地成长
可能因为近些日子考完试在家闲赋着，纵使生活没有太大改变，仍然觉得自己成长了很多
四年的寒窗苦读（？） 最终落幕
新的生活期待着双手的创造 (看不懂就54我吧）

我好吗？
可能好，可能不好
短短几年间，我们改变了自己，改变了他人。 再也没有几年前的放肆，体力，甚至热情。 观点也改变了- 当然，期望这些改变是对大家都好，虽然改变的成果还未收获。 기데 주새요

I tell people I'm officially unemployed now. But it seems I still have endless tasks to complete before I am able to finally let go and seek a new chapter in life. I guess all of us are still not over the fact that we are now free from books. No matter how often we complain, studying; reading; preparing and cramming for exams have really become a big part of our lives. The fact doesn't stick, so much so that some of us went for a 3-day First Aid Course and came out feeling a bit nostalgic maybe? Or maybe it's just me. How often will I see these people again? Probably soon? Probably never?

Ugh, the body is hurting all over. It's going to be flu season over here. I have yet to contribute a post to Dear Chong's Birthday. I should. But the headache is so strong now I should get to sleep. The Bday post will come belated, but it will be here, I swear.


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Greatness and its road

A lot of things that we become are determined by how we act.

You think big and ambitious, you end up in grand places.

You think "A little is enough" then you'll really get a little.




I... am facing weeds along this bridge. Still organizing.


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Environmentally friendly FONT

As a student, I do my share of reports. Printers are essential; printer ink cartridges are what I'd rush out to buy right after realizing that I don't have anymore ink and my report is due in the next hour too. (This happened so often, I can't even count!)

But here's something clever.

ECOFONT --A font that's developed to help reduce the use of printer ink. And besides saving the earth, you get font that are pretty legible too! at least, that's what they claim, I haven't try printing the font out yet.

Good thing is, the font is available for download.. for free! Downside is that they only have Ecofont in vera sans only. That's not very useful for us students who get specific instructions to only use Times New Roman :S

BUT The company is working on developing a package that will enable ecofont to work on any font that you have. Have to pre-order and pay for it though. But it's still a very cool thing!

Visit their website! Download your font here!

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I don't want to be close

Picture of the moon one random night.

Was watching 남자의자격 earlier on. The show is nice, I'd continue watching it, especially since the broadcast time falls on a day when I don't have class.

The guys were having a mission to 'go fanatic'. It's a fantastic mission because, who says you can't be fanatic when you've hit 40s and 50s? Everyone had their crazy days once in their life. When one gets old and tired from all things life throws your way, a great way to let go of everything is to go crazy.

What strikes me interesting enough to write a blog post, was a comment from one of KARA's ahjusshi fan. He was given a chance to meet the KARA members backstage after a particular performance, but he declined. Why?

He said:
" There should be a distance between idols and fans. I am happy to be cheering for them in performances. Stars are meant to be looked at from afar, standing on their pedestals."

I'm agreeing with the uncle. Just the night before I was mentioning this belief to 내 남변. I don't want to meet celebrities outside of their activities. Meaning, I'm not taking too much interest in stalking or chasing after them.

Of course, on the occasion that I should come across a favorite artiste outside of his/her activity, I do hope for a photo or something. Depending on the situation.

It's going to be a hectic weekend!

Listening to : Kim Kyu Jong (SS501) – 서툰 고백 (Superstar OST)

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Same place I walked before

A few days ago, I went back to CHMS to get my lil brother
Had some time to kill before he's let off, so I walked around the area a bit

This would be my first time walking around inside the school ever since the renovations took place. The place really became so pretty. I almost don't recognize the old places. Everything's so changed now.

I visited what used to be 天井, and that little toilet that was re-built. Boy, the toilets are still so small "-_- The toilet culture of primary kids persists as well (guffaws thinking about the two little girls' conversation in the toilet)

I can see some spots where I used to stand. The same spot that make me trip and skinned my knee. That peculiar tree where I took a picture on graduation day; it grew damn tall btw. That spot up those stairs where I stood and stared out into the now-defunct- padang. Ah memories.

Once again, the thought that I've left middle-secondary school life for so many years hits me. I don't feel that old yet (thinks of Brain's sentence " we could look a lot older"- see? going to the beach at night to talk leaves a lot of thought-inspiring phrases) but really, I don't feel that young anymore :)

I think this is a ranting post ><

Oh. DongWan is really such a sweetie. And a tech-pro at that. Read at Baidu forum that he replied to Chinese fans via his blog to dispel any rumors about him going to China anytime soon. Cute! I can't imagine that sort of attention coming from an artiste. But some to think of it, I bet he wouldn't have that much time to take note of these things if he was actually active as an artiste. Just wait till he finishes his military obligation. Then he'd be all over the media, or maybe, Japanese media then.


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Earth Hour

Glad to see lotsa people joining in Earth Hour today :)
My neighborhood was reasonably dark (cept for a few gate lights)

This would be my.. second year? Third year?
Ah I'm not sure.

But sitting in the dark felt very purposeful.
Relaxing too, with a cup of tea from Japan

Must say, the tea feels really smooth, possibly cause the leaves are so blended. MM.. reminds me a lot of the taste of sushi. I think my craving for sushi is too over the top, everything I taste, tastes of sushi :(


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It;s getting late

So tired from all the assignments.
I've just made a note on all the due dates, they all due within days of each other!

Tired, but feeling like I've accomplished something.
Perhaps my body does not feel the same way, can;t say I've fully slept for the last 2 weeks.

What have I been doing while not sleeping?
I have no idea myself. Memory is getting worse and worse as I get less and less sleep :(

I need more time, especially in the mornings and afternoons

Speaking of time.
I had a tsunami of nostalgia while visiting Seri Soon Lee the other day (Duh, Eel Noos from Business Law) The smell, the place, the music, the people, gee.. even the veges! Took me back to around 10 years ago. When I would visit the place every weekend with my mom to buy veges. Where the chocolate section always grabs my attention. Where I met so many of my classmates. Where the stationery section is always interesting. Where I worked for a few months a few years ago.

How the place has changed. Yet, how the place hasn't changed

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I've been listening to Shinhwa's songs a lot, it seems.
Weird how I'm not getting tired of all the songs. Prolly coz there's so many different types, and also prolly cause I don't understand what they're singing anyway. So it's perfect for listening while doing assignments.

Like right now :) Have a report to hand in approx 10 hrs from now, and I haven't even written 100 words. Ooops. Need 2900 more words. hmm...

I saw this picture just now from AbsolutShinhwa. Definitely makes my day, er, night :)

So heartwarming, these two. And I love Wannie's shooting style too. Captured at exactly the right moment =)






I should really get back to typing more content into my report.

But I can't resist looking at the picture a while longer.. It'll be sometime before I can see them together as 6. While other fans have had the luck to see them together while they were still active. I became a fan only after Eric and Wannie went into military service. Tough, but I'll wait and I'll make my way to Seoul when their 15th Anniversary concert comes.

Which reminds me...should I go to Mayday's concert in KL? So near.. yet so far



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Motivation

Weird photoshopping. I forgot what I did with it. But this picture hurts my eyes to look at too.

Typing away at report while torturing my ears-- listening to a sappy love song. LeeHom's "First morning"

I can't think of anything to write. Feels like my head is empty. And yet I can't bring myself to sleep without at least accomplishing something.

What's my motivation?

The thought that time passes by so fast without me realizing it. Soon, it's gonna be hectic uni life all over again. Soon, we'll all be graduating and gradually lose contact with each other as we move on with our lives. Soon, it will be Shinhwa's 20th anniversary :) I'll make do with 12th anniversary that's coming up on 24th of March.

My motivation comes from realizing that I'm one of the grown-ups now. That people actually look up at you and think: Whoa, that's old. I wonder how I will be at her age? -- Something like that.

난,정말 아빠요. 빨이 나와요

I don't know what I'm typing either. Take it as some practice towards writing whole korean sentences.



Happy Birthday Angela

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CNY 2010

昨天早上上课途中听了电台广播，说有个马来西亚命理师批今年的运势

运势我倒没什么听进去
反正我比较相信‘浑然不知一头栽进，好过预测了天天担心’

不过，据大师所言
其实二月四号以后，就已经是虎年了
虽然不懂怎么算着
但是，不有趣么？

×××...思考中...×××

新年快乐呀，大家
要一起拜年么？

잠시후,나 가요,여로본,안녕!

Geez, I don't even know if I'm writing right or not. *Chong, check this if you read! I typed this eh!*
Anyway, going away later, one week!



End-note: meeting with you guys brings back memories. Kinda sad that we MIGHT not meet for a long time to come, sucks bad to grow up innit? But I'll save a lot of money, and we can go for trips to the end of the world! ..... Thailand, at least? ;>


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My treasure map :)

I was reading a book the other day named "My sister Bongsoon'

A translated literature by a Korean writer Gong JiYoung (OOhh, someone with surname Gong, can I be a Gong in Korea too? :>>)

There was a part where the author mentioned how humans love drawing maps for themselves. Then they will blindly follow the map without alterations, even if surroundings change beside them. When they find that the road they are taking is not smooth enough, they change the map instead of looking around for solutions or clues on the road.

At least, that's what I think she wrote, more or less along the same lines.

How philosophical, and can be applied into business studies too! Wow, I'm poisoned.


Anyway, it's a good thought to poison someone's mind for a day.


Kuching tml!

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Shinya Shokudo- edited

Dongwan blogged about this JDrama series. Very nice, I'm watching it bit by bit and digesting all the little details, and also the recipes. Very nice watch! About a little 'restaurant' that opens from midnight till morning, and all the characters with their stories in it. I've taken quite a liking to the 'master' of the Shokudo... probably because he looks a bit like my ex-boss :)

Shinya Shokudo! - The 10-ep Drama (about 25 min each ep) that makes me feel nostalgic and hungry at the same time.Love the last part where they give helpful tips to cook dishes featured in each ep!

Also got to watch 'The Big Bang Theory' this afternoon. Have to admit, it really is funny. I'll watch it as soon as I finish Shinya Shokudo. Or I'll just buy the dvd and keep it for a long time then watch it all when I'm finally free from books and papers :)

Which is er... maybe never? :P


Working tml yo! UK exhibition! Busy bee! Sleeping!

Shinya Shokudo's OST (and other songs by the same singer) dl link here.


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Woes in the Cabin... Flies in my Bonnet

While cleaning up my stuff, I came across the boarding ticket for my flight from JB to Miri a week back. Airasia Flight No. AK 5502, 07Jan2010 1740 to 1935

Sentimental, this ticket, yes. All the hassles I had to go through for the booking of the flight and the worrisome overloaded baggage LOL

More than that, this ticket reminded me of the 3 flies that flew with us from JB to Miri. Yes, Flies! They're stowaways!

But seriously, they were really annoying to be with in the cabin. The cabin crew were not the least concerned or they did not took notice of this (can they? The flies were actively buzzing around in the middle section of the plane!) The crew was laughing themselves silly at the back btw.

Sigh, I admit defeat at the cleverness of the flies to use the plane and migrate to warmer countries, too bad Miri was raining too when I descended from the plane LOL.


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