In the summertime when the weather is high~

Posted by Jolyne | Shop Till I Drop on Tuesday, 24 June 2008 @ 11:00 am
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OMG…this blog has been abandoned for quite some time now huh?? I guess it’s cause the instance we’ve got our days off, we’re either spending time out together, cleaning the house or lazing in bed watching celebrity apprentince and smallville. But next month would hopefully be full of posts because its holiday time!! I can’t wait!! It’s going to be over too quick so we have to savour every moment and take loads of pictures. =)

Summer is finally here!!! Kinda? Haha. Been waiting for summer for a long long looooooonnnnggg time now! With it it brings the warm sun but mantains the cool breeze~ I wish the weather would stay like this forever! And of course with it, summer also brings two very wonderful words……* SUMMER SALE *! Lol!!! There are sales everywhere!!!! Selfridges, Gucci, Prada (OMG!), D&G, Harrods (Starting 30th June!), MiuMiu, H&M (!!!), A/X and god knows what else!! It’s almost as if it were boxing day all over again with long queues at Miumiu and D&G! Argh!!! Must . not . spend . money . on . clothes . and . shoes ! ! ! MUST NOT!!! I need to save money for travel!! Haha..don’t think it’s going to work cause i will be heading to Central right after this! We’ll see how it goes. =P Anyways, July is going to be one damn fine month for us, so stay tuned! =)

Lucky Bastard

Posted by Wai Soon | Miscellaneous on Tuesday, 10 June 2008 @ 11:50 pm
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Am I ? You tell me, I’ve just got 2 X flight tickets to IBIZA + RETURN for FREE !!! Nope, I didnt win a lucky draw or anything … this very rare incident happened 2 weeks ago when we have decided to grab our air tix from XXX airline before the prices goes up during the summer season. I filled up the online booking form, hit the send button to complete my transaction and after 2 minutes of waiting, an error page came up. I thought maybe it was the connection problem so I hit BACK and tried again, it went throught instantly and i got my email confirmation. Few days later i checked my bank account online and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw XXX airline charged me £600(WTF…) ! I suspected it was because of the earlier error page which prompted to this double booking, so i emailed them to cancel one of the duplicate booking and requested for the £300 refund. I waited and checked my mail everyday but there was no reply, I had to do something to get my money back! So, I called my bank’s Premier customer service helpline and explained the situation, the lady was very nice and understanding … and u know what? I got my money back the very next day!!! A week later, I received an email from XXX airline(finally) acknowledging my problem and understood it was an honest mistake, so they would refund my money. I thought my bank had already spoken to them thats why they just sent an email confirmation, so i ignored them. I logged in to my bank account yesterday, my jaws were wide open and my eyes nearly popped out when I saw ANOTHER £300 deposited in. I checked my account on XXX airline’s website, they already removed the duplicate booking and the correct flight is confirmed! My bank returned £300 to me, XXX airline refunded £300 to me AND gave me free holiday flights to Ibiza. Gotta be my 1st and the best summer in Europe.

 

 

Well, actually this is not the 1st time such thing happened me in UK. There’s once my boss’s laser jet printer ran out of ink and being a computer noob, he doesnt know much bout catridge stuff. So I offered to get a new one for him instead of waiting for it from head office since he needed it urgently. I went to Curry’s and many computer shops in Tottenham Court Road, but they only do Inkjet catridges. Finally I went to a huge PC World in Collier’s Wood to check it out, thank god they have it there. The price shocked me though, £60 for a catridge ??? Oh, well … the company’s paying so what the hell … I checked out at the till and the girl scanned the item. I took my card out and she asked me if I had £1, I was wondering do they ask for tip as well in computer stores ??? Then I said no coz I didn’t carry any coin, I slotted my card in and the transaction went through. She gave me the receipt and I couldnt believe that she just charged me 97 PENCE for it …. NOT EVEN ONE POUND for a 60 quid laser catridge !!! I told my boss about it and he couldnt stop laughing, well at least this will always be one of the most memorable experince with this company =)

 

Alright, time to zzZZz now. More updates coming soon! Cheers~

Oriental City @ Colindale

Posted by Jolyne | Food on Tuesday, 10 June 2008 @ 4:26 pm
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Its been a very tiring week for me.. and I kinda broke down at my other job yesterday after a disagreement with my bitchy manager. Never liked her from day one but I thought I’d give her a chance since sometimes she tries to be nice. Or maybe it was just an act to get me to work more hours. No more taking shit from her now. I wished she was the one who left instead of the other manager! My brazillian colleagues were very empathetic though and i love them for that! Such sweethearts they are. =) So yeah, I had no time to blog due to my very tight schedule.

Anyways, we discovered this little place 2 weeks ago! Well….not really discovered. I’ve always known this place since way back when I was studying here but never actually got around to going. Wish I had gone there sooner!!!!! As our plans for Brighton was cancelled due to bad weather and knowing this lovely place was about to close down for good (*sigh! :(   *It was officially closed down on June 1st 2008*), we decided to head there, Oriental City @ Colindale !

 

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Crowded inside the Food Court! We has to wait like 20 minutes for a place to seat. And we’ve witnessed numerous accounts of people fighting over who was there first! Lol.

 

Roti Canai

Nasi Kandar? :p

 

Curry Laksa

Curry Laksa!! Two uncles saw me eating this and asked me which stall I got it from :D

We were so happy i tell you! It was a food court filled with asian food. From malaysian to thai to vietnamese to chinese to korean to japanese!! Nasi lemak!! Cendol!! ROTI CANAI! OMG!! Lol!! The malaysian food there was so damn authentic ok! We usually head to C&R at Chinatown for our fix of malaysian food and thought that that was the best we could find but surprise surprise! The nasi lemak we got there was run by a malay family while the roti canai by a few indian guys from KL! We felt like we were transported back home for a moment there. Who says we can’t be at two different places (in this case countries!) at once huh? :P Anyways, we enjoyed it so much we headed back again the next day and again for one last time last Saturday. So sad that it has been officially closed down! :( They’re going to build another B&Q there. Who the hell needs another B&Q anyway!!!!%^$&##$@~* BLAH! Goodbye Oriental City, we will miss you. :( R.I.P! =P 

Satay

 Puji Puji Satay Stall Outside

Nasi Lemak

Nasi Lemak and YUMMY Cendol!! Gona miss the Cendol :(

Last but not least, my lovely roti Canai <3 Lol…

I’ve got wings

Posted by Wai Soon | Shop Till I Drop on Sunday, 8 June 2008 @ 10:02 pm
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Finally sorted out my white shirt for SENSATION WHITE. Why do I need wings ? Coz I’m gonna be in heaven that night =) …. Oh yea, for all the Sensation fans on the East side, they will be holding a Sensation White party for the first time in Melbourne on New Year’s Eve … so better hurry grab your tickets fast and start booking flights + accomodation. More info here.

Special dedication

Posted by Wai Soon | Personal on Friday, 6 June 2008 @ 10:43 pm
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I just had the most wonderful fried rice that my darling Jolyne made for me. There’s nothing in this world tastes better than home cooked food ! Not even my favourite ‘lap cheong’ fried rice at Wong Ah Wah. So now … its my turn to dedicate this wonderful song to my baby for all the care she has given me all these while. Thank u sweetheart for showing me what love is

Mariah Carey & Luther Vandross – Endless Love

Look at Mariah …. she WAS so swetttttt back then! This has to be the best duet ever.

Oppssss … I did it again!

Posted by Wai Soon | Shop Till I Drop on Monday, 2 June 2008 @ 7:27 pm
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TEMPTATIONS … finally can’t resist it (Damn-It). I just treated myself to a Maharishi t-shirt from Selfridges. This is the very last piece of my size and it’s been sitting there waiting for me hehe. I just realized that this is officially the most expensive T-Shirt I ever bought. The embroidery is handmade and it’s extremely sharp !!! Here’s my £200 baby ……….