A series of unfortunate events

This is what I can piece together from the circumstances leading to her untimely demise.

The little Bum, who constantly has prison break on her mind, succeeded a 2nd time on the fateful morning of 23rd February. Somehow, making her way into my kitchen, she found a hole that leads to a covered pipe, which is connected to the sinks. Being a hoarder by nature, I guessed she somehow explored the kitchen area and picked up food which she proceeded to bring back to her nice snug hole.

That same afternoon, my mom was in the kitchen and was doing some dishes when suddenly, water gushed out of that hole my Bum called her new home, because apparently, Bum got the pipe STUCK! Trying to stop the water from flowing, she saw a wet head pop out and immediately thought: 'RAT!'.

Well, what happened next was, my mom (armed with a plastic bag to protect her hand and to use as a glove) picked the Bum up, and threw her into the rubbish chute outside, all the while thinking it was a black, smelly ugly rat.

Sigh... Imagine my surprise when I came home from work that evening to find the tank empty. What was worst was the fact, when my mom came home and I asked her, she told me the 'rat' incident.

When I told my brother what happened, he asked the exact same questions as I did..

'Did you see a tail?'
'Doesn't hamster have tail?'

'Was it moving super fast, was slow as hell?'
'It was moving slowly, but maybe cause it got wet?'

Sigh.. This is what happens when you live at home with parents who cannot differentiate pets from pest...

I need to get a stronger and escape-proof cage..

Bad year for me this year.. Sigh..

Bad start of the tiger year..

For this tiger at least...

Sigh.

I have been having a streak of very bad luck, and to top it off, making it the worst week ever...

My hamster is gone...

Sigh...

Feel so sad.. =(

Really need to go and pray to appease the bad luck god and hope I get through this year with no mishaps..

It's my birthday~!

So I turn 24 today..

It is also the 4th day of the Lunar New Year. I took the day off, so I dun have to be super busy today at work (because of all the people who wants to take a sickie off work for a longer holidays) and enjoy my birthday.

Turning another year old actually makes a just a tiny bit of difference. Like how much older I feel now... And mentally, I feel much more mature compared to before..

Today was a nice quiet day spent with the BF.

I woke up pretty late, and was greeted by these 2 extremely red eggs. Haha..

Traditionally, one would get a bowl of mien sien/mee suah in soup cooked with an egg, usually eaten by the birthday person on their special day. The BF didn't know how to make it, so he cooked hardboiled eggs instead. Haha.. Oh well, it was a nice thought and I ate both of them up.. =)

After that, we went over to Ikea and had chicken rice at one of the hawker place nearby. It was crowded with many office personnel out for CNY lunch too. When we were done, we headed over to Ikea to try to find ourselves a computer table big enough for both of our computers. Spent about 2 hours total there. Wanted to have their famous meatballs, but because we were still pretty stuffed from lunch, we decided to skip it as I was gonna make them again for my weekend gathering with some friends. Total damage for the Ikea trip was $555, which included the table, 2 chairs and some other knick knacks. I love Ikea~!

We went grocery shopping after because BF was gonna make me dinner. Haha.. Took a cab home and then he started making preparations.


It was spinach cheese tortellini in a tomato sauce with olives and garlic. YUM! He put in lots of onions and carrots and it was surprisingly good. He even did the dishes too.. Haha.. I could get used to that.

And just when I thought that was as good as the day could get.. He got me these....



Aww.... So sweet..


This has to be the best birthdays of my whole 24 years of life.. Haha.. I wonder what he is gonna do to top it next year.. =P

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. =)

Red Velvet Attempt

If anyone wants to know, I'm feeling fine now.. Previous feelings have slowly ebbed away and I am much more understanding now..

So I attempted the red velvet cupcake today. It was a terrific attempt! =)

However, I realized that red velvet cakes are not really my cup of tea.. Sure, the cake was soft and very moist with a hint of cocoa taste, and the cream cheese frosting was divine.. Paired together, they make a wonderful marriage made in heaven. But this marriage, is a little too rich for my taste. 1 was more than enough for me.

But the cake looked awesome lovely, with it's very vibrant red, and the smell of it was yummy.

I would make it again maybe for another 'red' event but not often, seeing as I am gonna be trying to lose weight after the festive season..

Hope everyone had a good V-day and a festive Lunar New Year celebration.

Bummed....

I'm feeling quite bummed out now..

I recently have been experiencing lots of highs and lows for almost a full week. Seems like it is gonna be part of my life from now on.

Sigh, being on the constant verge of tears, insecurity and then sudden anger does not help my state of mind. When I'm not angry, I feel like crying. I feel lonely even when I am not alone. The feeling gets worst when I'm tired and I can become cranky and abusive. Sometimes, I feel like running away.

I know what's past is past, but when it catches up to you, it seriously sucks like hell..

Sigh, I'm supposed to be feeling festive especially since its going to be Lunar New Year soon, and V-day plus it's going to be my birthday too.. But somehow...

I dun feel anything happy anymore..

I doubt..
I distrust..
I am starting to lose faith..
And I hate this feeling..

gLee

I watched the whole season in 3 days and omgosh, I'm hooked... Really fun to watch. It's humorous, full of awesome singing and dancing, and cute cast too.. Haha..

Go watch it~!

Ok, back to spring cleaning...
Have a great week~!

Insecure Random Craps

I hate that feeling. Insecurity. About life, yourself, your future etc etc.. The list goes on.. Makes me feel a bit sad and emo now.. Not sure why, but maybe it's the hormones and some unresolved issues.. Sigh..

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Had a little conversation with some friends about this other friend whose gf was caught going to her ex's house. The couple are still together, but going through a little rough patch. Personally, if it were me, no matter how much I trust my bf, I will not forgive him. Especially if he lied to me about his whereabouts. I mean come on, you have no alibi and 2 person in a house = infidelity in my books, whether the sexual act took place or not.

At least if you met in a public place, is still less incriminating. But then again, why would you still be hanging out so often with an ex?

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You know how hard it is to heed your own advise when you are in a certain situation yourself? Like how I say I would never tolerate infidelity in a partner, but when it happens to you, do you truly think you can just let go of the relationship without a second thought?

I know how hard it is to actually stick to what you believe in. I've done some stuffs that's quite bad in my life. But then you have to pick up the pieces and continue on, instead of just giving up and laying there to die. I've also learn a lot from all the mistakes I made.

I guess at the end of the day, everyone should be grateful to be alive, surrounded by your loved ones with a shelter over our heads and food in our tummies.

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I'm so sorry for this random post. Just everything going through the mind right now, with all the different emotions I'm feeling right now.

Anyways, hope everyone have a great remaining week. =)
Take care of your health!
XOXO