Asus oh Asus

I have another new toy to unveil in this sequel to my Retail Therapy. My dear Wallet, I did forewarn you....

TA DAA!!!!

The new Asus F8. 4GB DDR2 RAM and 320 GB HDD. 14.1" WXGA Colorshine & Crystalshine LCD. Glossy white .

I'm in love.

Retail Therapy

A rather unfortunate event has clouded my otherwise beautiful blue skies in the past few weeks. After crying buckets of tears and removing all thoughts brutal and evil, I have now managed to hold my head high up again. But not without a damage to my wallet.

In one vulnerable moment in a twist of fate, I decided to swap my trusted Atom of 2 years:

with this shiny new baby:



It was very hard in letting go, especially when the remarks from my dearest ones were,

"Why a downgrade?!"

Well, here's a typical answer from a woman

"Because it looks nicer and shinier!"

But deep down, only I know the real reason - to fill in the void space in my heart. So wallet, put on your bullet-proof vest and crash helmet. More attacks are coming your way.

Happy bubbles and clear blue skies everybody!

Letting Go

I have this problem with getting too attached to my stuff. Naturally, due to this syndrome of attachment, I became a hoarder. Big time. However, in ushering the new 1430 Hijrah and year 2009, I have decided that it is time to let go. So over the long weekend, I dedicated my time and whatever that's left of my energy to clear out my stuff.



Little that I expect clearing out things will bring back SO MUCH nostalgic memories. I was reunited with my Pandora's Box - it contained among others; surat2 cinta monyet (hehehe..), pictures with long lost friends - some reacquainted through the wonders of Facebook, some lost and untraceable; mementos of friendship; touchingly sweet birthday cards and sensational high school diaries worthy of a season of Gossip Girl material. I was pretty embarassed with exposing those stuff to other people, so at times I had to tell Ning, our helper, to put it aside so I can sort it out by myself. She didn't manage to hide the mix of bemusement and curiousity from me though.



Everytime I came across something that either made me grin uncontrollably or my tearducts flow, I kept telling myself "No, this has to go (coz I don't want anybody else to find it)!"



So among the things which had been sent to the dumpster were:

1) Primary school report cards (goodbye to those infinte As and teacher's pet remarks)

2) High school textbooks (well, since KBSM is now ruled out)

3) SPM reference books (Pelangi, Sasbadi and Delta must've profited a lot from me)

4) Doraemon comics (courtesy of my siblings, REALLY!)

5) Reader's Digest (almost 50 of them)



Now THESE favourite things of mine has found new owners; my dearest cousins Kakak, Dede and Anik:

1) Enid Blyton's ( which explains why I grew up tomboy-ish and adventurous)

2) Sweet Valley High novels (which explains my sister Eliana's high drama)

3) Various fairy tale titles (I had a dream...)

4) An unused piggy bank in the shape of a pink toilet bowl (beats me too. Explains why it is unused by a tomboy. But it's a pretty porcelain piece nonetheless)



To my youngest brother Haziq, I bequeathed upon him:

1) Planet Hollywood game (unused)

2) A set of 2kg Dumbbells (unused. Duhh..)

3) Some old PS2 games (which for some strange reason was hidden behind my shelves. Probably an act of spite from some immature sibling rivalry between him and Eliana when they were younger)

All in all, my boudoir now looks more like a bedroom and less like a museum. All in the spirit of starting a New Year.

Happy New Year all!