#exposedglasgow

oh.my.fucking.god.
i can't believe i actually saw them in real life! we even chatted for a bit and took pictures and hugged OMG!!! it went by so quickly i still couldn't believe what happened!! rose and rosie were so nice and sweet i wanna cry :<<<

we even took a selfie together and i asked them if they could video a shoutout to my 21 patisserie group and they did omg CRIES click HERE for the video! it was unbelievable. it was amazing!

the show was awesome, and as expected it was better than most tours! they were really funny in real life too, spontaneous, and sporty! it was an absolutely great experience and i'm happy i did it!

that's rose with a dick on her face. looking good eh. halfway through the show she facetimed shannon beveridge and she actually picked up the call OMG HAHAHAHA the ticket was totally totally worth it now! the audience was a great bunch too, although occasionally it was hard for me to grasp what they said because i suck at catching scottish accents LOL all was good though.

then today i decided to walk around before it's time to catch the train. i managed to try out the scottish cullen skink, which is a creamy smoked haddock soup with potatoes and onions. i know the name is weird but the soup was absolutely delicious. also had a fish pie for my main.

 cullen skink

i know the fish pie doesn't look very attractive in the photo. it was taken for a friend and i just decided to share it here anyway LOL no effort invested at all. today i was overloaded with potatoes because the fish pie was topped with cheddar mashed potatoes. i really enjoyed it though.

i took 25,748 steps today. i broke my own record of 24,542 steps during my trip to london last year. i'm proud of myself. and these steps include going up steep hills and shit. my right calf was aching but i still went to kali training anyway. very nice. oh i also saw a very cool coffee shop.

it was about the size of a phone booth i guess? but i was so amused! it says police but they were selling coffee and stuff. i passed by right after lunch so i couldn't get anything to drink.

oh yeah, i finally submitted all of my papers! yes, my dissertation, too! i'm officially free of academic burdens apart from the angst of waiting for the results. it is kinda worse because i'd be in malaysia. if shit goes down i'll have to fly back and i don't want that. so fingers and toes crossed no shit will go down.

and it's gonna be my final week at team phoenix next week. time really flies. i'm starting to feel really upset and i was just starting to learn more. i still wanna learn more and more things but unfortunately time doesn't allow. and monday is a bank holiday so the gym won't be open; it's as though time is mocking me :(

i'm sad.

sprained ankle

so i went for my first sparring session yesterday. it happened by force because my trainer was there and he asked me if i was going to join in the spar. i said i dunno maybe? mainly because i'm scared LOL then he asked me to put on shin pads and stick on some gloves. i thought it was just with him i was gonna spar with so i didn't mind since he is my trainer. after our turn, he announced to everyone in the room that it was my first time sparring so please be gentle with me because i don't have my gum shield. so that meant i must spar with other people LOL

i learnt a lot i must say, just need to remember to apply them under pressure. in my third spar i sprained my ankle LOL my luck. i sprained my left thumb last wednesday and it hasn't even recovered. i got to spar with the cool spinning kick guy so it was all good.

so today i decided to go out and get a gum shield and a pair of ankle wraps to display my dedication toward the art of muay thai. it took me like five times to get the fitting right and i think i somehow distorted the gum shield for retrying too many times HAHA but whatever works. i also got a foot bath so i can soak my tired feet. i don't have a bucket, so i went to poundland and got myself a storage box because the buckets they sell can't fit both my feet. cheap and practical.

das my feet.

oh yeah i'm attending the roses' tour on wednesday! omg time flies. guess what, right after i arrive newcastle from glasgow on thursday, i will rush to the 730pm kalisikaran class. yes, because i'm dedicated to the art. i'm sad it's about to be over.

anyway my dissertation is done!!! now all i need to do is proofread and edit then i can submit it into turnitin when the link comes up YAS

soundbar!

oh wow it's been 4 days since my last post haha! i honestly forgot about it for some reason.

anyway i did watch beauty and the beast for the 6th time on emma's birthday! the £19 ticket for the gallery was... well, ok i guess? unlimited soft drinks and nachos, i even got chocolates but how untimely because i'm trying to cut down sugar LOL i wouldn't say it's "free" unlimited snacks because i fucking paid an extra £12 for the "free" unlimited soft drinks and nachos. but hey, at least i asked for all the available toppings LOL happy birthday emma! on the 15th of april! LOL

then just yesterday i bought a soundbar for £50. i thought it'd be slimmer, but the box wasn't the only thing that's big.

i thought the image shown was close to the actual size but NO! it's only almost half the size of the actual speaker.

yes, you get to join them up and it'll look like the thing in the image on the box. i was surprised how big it was! now i just hope the box fits into the shipping box i'm getting to ship stuff back home, otherwise i'll have to find a way to take this back with me...

the sound is ok, but it occasionally breaks the sound although the connected device is pretty close, in fact, just right next to the speakers. it didn't disconnect, but the speaker just goes silent for a while then it comes back. gaming became nicer with loud sounds haha! can't wait to use this at home.

i finally resumed training today after 4 days of rest! it was great fun as always. i accidentally headbutted a guy and he accidentally hit my thumb. my nail was bleeding and now my left thumb just hurts like fuck i hope it isn't dislocated or some shit. and thanks to the 4 days rest and non-stop eating, i gained 1kg. well fuck.

university work is going ok but i'm really running out of bullshit to say. can somehow tell me how to fill in another 600 words??

easter holidays.

this afternoon's training session was TOUGH! i already have a bruise on my right leg but the trainer taught me a trick he called "thriller" which required me to hop forward on my right foot with my left leg kneeing the air. by the end of the session i was limping on my way back. i was tempted not to go to kali but thinking that it's a 4-day rest for me, i went anyway. it was great.

coming to think of it, my days at team phoenix is nearing the end. i don't want it to end :( i'm gonna buy some cards and write to the head coach and my personal trainer. honestly, i am very sad. if there is one reason to stay, this would be it, disregarding the constant unintentional misgendering because they know nothing about it LOL perhaps one day in the future i'll be able to come back and show them how much i have grown.

it's good friday tomorrow (today) and easter monday on, well, monday. the gym is open on saturday but i'm going to metrocentre so i won't be able to go. tuesday it is.

so after kali, i came back and decided to go for my seafood stew anyway. i wasn't supposed to because it's considered a heavy meal and i only finished eating around 1030pm. so i must stay awake until 230am. i wanted to do work but i guess not. i'm super tired. but i might watch a disney movie (no, not beauty and the beast) and have a cup of hot tea.

oh yeah! my studs arrived today! i thought they wouldn't. the last time i checked around 130pm earlier today they weren't there. i guess they came later in the afternoon. i am happy with the items! i shall put them on soon. maybe tomorrow.

ella gave birth omg CRIES

so the ultimate highlight is that ella gave birth today omg!!! how time flies CRIES.

anyway i went out to have a scone with a friend, then i did some grocery shopping. finally remembered to get seafood! i got me some scallops, lobster tails, and a chunk of cod. it sounds grand and yes my seafood stew will be a grand one HAHA but i can only have it on friday because i still have my 3-day old soup. hopefully it's still edible tomorrow. rule of thumb is, if it doesn't smell weird, it's ok to eat.

well my studs didn't arrive today, which i thought they would, so they'd better be here tomorrow because the reception is closing earlier due to easter holidays. BUT my other harem pants arrived and i'm so glad it doesn't need alteration because the last one cost me a bomb. it was a little bit long and the cuffs weren't as tight but i guess i can find a way around it.

i think it looks absolutely fabulous! now i just need to build up enough courage to wear it in public because i doubt i can do that with the rainbow one now that i think of it LOL it's great though. these pair bled like fuck when i washed it, at least it doesn't look like it's super washed. it's expected, i suppose.

hmmm then i went for training, both muay thai and kali. then i have training tomorrow at 12pm, and at 730pm. but no training on friday because it's good friday, and no training on monday because it's easter monday. hmm i don't like the feeling of having no training. i thought about going on saturday but then i remembered that i'm going to metrocentre. ugh. can't i postpone the visit? no, because it's emma's birthday. who knows, i might change my mind.

and these days i've been putting things off and now i need to write more words per day up until the 25th of april. but i'm writing now!!!

gourmet food and cute kitty!

i woke up very early today to catch the 1015am beauty and the beast. then i went for lunch with a friend whose birthday is tomorrow! happy birthday! it was a pretty fancy lunch and it's been quite some time since i last went there.

 my starter was smoked mackerel with some stuff and compressed cucumber, whatever that was. the cream was pretty tasty with the fish.

 my friend's starter was the mushroom tartlet with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. like a benedict tartlet!

this was my main! lamb liver with mashed potatoes and a bunch of other stuff served with red wine jus. it was great! i went for a 3-course meal but i forgot to take a photo of the ganache and the banana mess my friend had. the dessert was my treat as her birthday gift because i am too lazy to think of what to give her LOL great friend i am.

my brother's girlfriend adopted a kitten from rspca and OMFG it is my favorite kind! like fully black with white paws! i call them socks. i am so envious, i've always wanted a cat :<

look at those eyes! the tuxedo! the socks! SUCH A CUTIE PIE!

then i went for training at night and right now, i'm just tired as fuck because i've been up since 8am. another meeting with a different friend tomorrow but i really need to get shit done...

just how many days already??

i actually do have things to blog about but i forgot to blog every. fucking. time??? this post is gonna be like bursts of days hahaha

ok rewind a few days ago. i finally got to try the beef long ribs from red's true barbecue i've been dying to try out!

it was actually not bad and they have like many different sauces to go with different things. the onions rings were super crispy but they were not as sweet as i would like onion rings to be. but 10 points for the crispiness. i struggled with picking between onion rings and mac and cheese, but i chose the former because i wouldn't want 2 soft things going together. maybe i'll try it the next time i go back for the wings.

on the same day i bought a book. well not sure if it's considered as buying since i didn't have to pay for it because i got the stamp card completely stamped. that was £10 off a purchase and the book was £9.99.

as if i don't have other books i haven't even started reading? that day i also received all the dvds i ordered. so apart from beauty and the beast, and the circle (which aren't out on dvd yet), i've got all the movies that emma watson starred in! at least as a main character.

sometimes i wonder why myself? (some of the movies were a little boring and tbh emma was a little kayu in some of these movies LOL don't kill me, i still love her very much, i do think she acted well in certain movies....) ANYWAY now i just need to figure out how to get these back to malaysia.

a couple of days later i went out for lunch. i was craving for cheong fun and korean food, so once again i had to pick between those two. but i went for chinese food anyway because cheong fun!

yes there was cheong fun but it came after i took this photo. i really liked the chicken feet hehe. so after lunch that day i went to sports direct to get the precision mitts because yokkao sells them for $104 (!!!) and the everlast ones from sports direct were on half price.

possibly not as tailored to muay thai training as yokkao's but hey, i ain't a pro yet so no complaining. £15 is about a quarter of $104, so why not? can't wait to train with someone!

and then i ordered a couple pairs of harem pants for traveling because i heard they are light and thin, and dry easily, unlike jeans.

i really like this pair but they have yet to arrive. i hope it arrives soon so i have time to send it for alteration but hopefully i wouldn't have to. the other pair though, has arrived today! YAY but it's super big and long (that's what she said HAHAHA jk)

i really love this rainbow one but it's BIG AS FUCK?? the pants itself cost £15 but i just sent it for alteration (because i really love it that much) and it costs £22, which surpasses the original price of the pants LOL fml. i'll think of it as a £37 pants instead, that'll make me feel better.

if all else fails, i'll just fuck it and take my jeans with me LOL

anyway i have training this evening! i've gained weight because i've been fixing my craving and it isn't a very wise thing to do hahahaha! plus, after training tonight i'll be getting a drink with a friend (all dem sugars) and tomorrow i'll be having lunch with a friend (and her friends) for her birthday. AND before the lunch we'll be watching beauty and the beast AGAIN, my 5th time tomorrow. well, i'll be visiting metrocenter this saturday (which is emma's birthday, btw) to watch it AGAINx2 for the 6th time. I KNOW, DON'T JUDGE ME. i'll also have a look in primark to see if they have the stuff my friend is looking for. of course, it is also a must to visit GAME to see if there's any interesting offer.

ahhh looks like my weight lost has to resume next week...

thus it is monday again...

so it's monday again. a new week has begun! i look forward to my weighing tomorrow LOL. come to think of it, it's already april 2017. how time flies. i still remember the first day i landed in newcastle like it was just yesterday. but that was almost 3 years ago. oh wow.

anyway, today i got up earlier than expected (as usual because of my shitty sleeping pattern), so i went out to print some stuff, submit my essay, and get some groceries. i bought more stuff than i originally intended to so i bore the consequences by carrying all the heavy shit back. i didn't even get to buy my seafood. or have a look at ear studs at claire's (i wonder if the discount voucher is still valid), or browse for books in waterstones because i have the stamp card fully stamped. i might do it on wednesday or thursday. this week's meal will be turkey and beans chilli.

then i went for training. i was super tired because i didn't sleep well, though i did take a nap on the floor but it wasn't enough i guess. ah it's my final month of training before i leave for good. i'm actually pretty sad about it. i suppose i've grown to love the gym. i came back and had tesco's chicken dinner, it was just, plain.

so i plan to watch beauty and the beast again. i know, i've said this like 10 times before but i really can't help it!!!! emma watson is completely captivating and absolutely beautiful. I AM IN LOVE. it's her birthday in like 12 days, so maybe i should watch it again on that day to celebrate her birthday HAHA. speaking of emma, i ordered all the dvds of the movies she starred in. LOL what an impulse but at least i've done it. i'll get the harry potter box set when i get back to malaysia. i hope beauty and the beast gets released in malaysia too, otherwise i'll have to ship it from amazon....

right, just another 3000 words to finish my dissertation! go go go !!

so i got a new fridge

right basically i didn't get a new drawer. i got a whole new fridge. and i when i was trying to turn on the fridge, i couldn't reach the switch at the back so i used the mop.

i broke the mop.

LOL seriously i'm breaking everything just months before i leave. i taped it up and it is still usable though. i emailed them about it, and i'm prepared to pay :(

yesterday after training my trainer gave me a shirt! i'm so happy CRIES a reward for all the bruises.

oh yeah yesterday i watched beauty and the beast AGAIN. TWICE. LOL I AM SERIOUSLY AN EMMA WATSON TRASH. there's more to that.

before the movie, i went to hiyou to get some biscuits and bumped into my friend from penang, whom i made dinner plans with. she talked to this worker lady who's from taiwan and my friend told her that i really love Hebe from S.H.E, and that she thought that I looked like Ella the first time she saw me. know what the worker lady said? she said i look "prettier" than Ella. seriously WTF HAHAHAHAHA that was so funny i had no words!! after i paid for stuff, i watched beauty and the beast for the 3rd time.

after the movie, i met up with the penang friend and discussed where to grab dinner. we wandered around and had a look at many restaurants. we passed by disney store and she insisted she would get me this discounted winnie the pooh plushie as my early birthday present. since it's a disney store, naturally i walked to the beauty and the beast section to have a look. BEING THE EMMA WATSON THAT I AM I BOUGHT THE POP VINYL FIGURE, THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AND AND AND....

 the winnie the pooh plushie.

 the figure and the cd at the side.

AND I FUCKING BOUGHT THIS BAG AS WELL LOL. what the flying fuck i walked around holding this bag like a true blue emma watson fan. i don't know if i actually felt embarrassed; i just thought it was very funny.

so in the end we had dinner at cabana but the portion was pretty small so we weren't full. we asked for the dessert menu and never actually ordered anything because i was thinking about the bread and butter pudding from turtle bay next door LOL we paid the bill and went out from cabana. being the indecisive people that we are, we ended not getting bread and butter pudding and agreed to discuss where to get dessert inside the mall because it's cold outside. we were talking and walking at the same time, for some reason we kept walking toward the cinema's direction (where i watched beauty and the beast earlier this day), and she was like "why are we walking to the cinema??" 

me: "because we're used to this route whenever we come up here!"

her: "omg this is the second time you've been here today..."

me: "yeah since we're here let's watch a movie again HAHAHA."

her: "i actually want to watch a movie but i dunno what to watch."

me: "let's watch beauty and the beast HAHAHA."

her: "are you serious? you just watched like, just now!"

me: "hahahhaa i really don't mind as long as i can watch emma."

her: "really? i don't mind either because i planned to watch in on 2D again anyway."

me: "YES but you have to buy the tickets because i think the person at the counter might recognize me, this time WITH AN EMMA WATSON BAG WTF"

her: "LOL DAMN SIASUI."

that's how i ended up watching beauty and the beast two times yesterday. but i must say emma watson is absolutely beautiful. i will watch it again i swear. and buy the dvd. we had a little trouble buying the tickets; we kind of booked our own seats so we couldn't buy them again, so we bought a row up and hoped that no one would buy the seats we originally selected because we were gonna sit in them. but then four people did show up and looked for their seats (the ones we were sitting in), OOPS but they were kind enough to let us have it and they sat beside us instead. sorry LOL

yeah, that's the story for yesterday and today. did all the cleaning today so i don't have to do it tomorrow. yay!