Weekend Escape

The Lakehouse Hotel, a Tudor-style country house is a heritage of Malaysia’s colonial past. Discovered by British surveyor, William Cameron on a mapping expedition in 1885, the fame of Cameron Highlands grew during the colonial era. British expatriates would frequent the highlands to relax and escape the lowland tropical heat and British planters soon realised the potential of its fertile mountain slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. Today, Cameron Highlands is still home to many tea plantations and no trip to Cameron Highlands would be complete if you miss the tea plantations. The Ye Olde Smokehouse Hotel, also a charming country house, serves the best scones I’ve ever had. They come with Devonshire cream, strawberry jam and spoon twirled butter. Very pretty. We had our afternoon tea at the beautifully tended garden enjoying the cool breeze and far from the maddening crowd. It would have been perfect if not for the overpriced tea sets and rusty table and chairs.

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Ma favorit la bas Population: You While boyfriend was playing Civilization 4 I decided to go to the store. He asked if I would bring him back something, I said no, and he said: "And I was just going to name this city I conquered after you. I guess I'll have to call it Bitchburg."

Welcome to the dark side

Important: This entry may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. Kidding LAH (!) There is a reason why I’m not particularly fond of socialising with my classmates. Just a chosen few. This B**** simply went to the refreshments provided on Friday evening and went *point* “FAT!” *point* “FAT!” *point* "FAT!" A substantial amt of people were gathered there because everyone waits for break time. We all work, aright? So probably we’re all starving and we don’t need unsavoury comments from B**** who basically whiles her time away by going for manicures, pedicures, exercises at posh gyms, has her flat butt massaged(!) but still have visible giggly bits in the body. So! she better well avoid the refreshments. Wait a min, if she’s avoiding the refreshments, she shouldn’t be there in the first place. Anyone who knows me well enough do know food gestapos rile me big time. Fine, count calories, keep it to yourself. But no, food gestapos verbosely analyse every mouthful by its fat grams and carbohydrate content. They comment in superior tones at what other people eat. Don’t go around reminding people who know how to live what they eat. We are not unpaid extras of Your Neurotic Life. Hey 6 raisins = 90 calories! *roll eyes* Fine, THANKS for the info. There's just so much going on in the world like the life of 11 year old Gulsoma, an Afghan girl who was sent off to be married at the age of 4. As a child bride, Gulsoma was a virtual slave in the household of her “husband”. Link: Gulsoma's painful life. BUT, for these people I come across everyday, the world revolves around them. Singaporeans. *hmmph* *walk away stomp feet*

World's Shortest Fairy Tale

Brilliant! Once upon a time, a girl asked a guy "Will you marry me?" The guy said, "NO!" And the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, dancing, camping, drank martinis, always had a clean house, never had to cook and farted whenever she wanted.

Take a shot at compassion

After accidentally shooting a fellow hunter, we hope that Vice President Dick Cheney and the whole hunting fraternity will reconsider hunting for the benefit of both humans and animals. Happen to chance upon this T-shirt ad by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). PETA is no stranger to controversial ads ... and I think this one is hilarious!

The Third Place

I love consistenly good coffee anytime. Starbucks' Mocha Valencia gets my vote. It's orgasmic. Chocolate orange heaven. Warm mocha, bitter chocolate with a sprinkle of zesty orange flavour. This ad guy from Bates was the guest lecturer for our most recent lecture. He gave Starbuck's a brief mention. It sold not just coffee he said, but a lifestyle. So Starbucks was marketed as "The Third Place". It goes like this. Home is the "first", Work is "second" and because a mug of coffee buys you unlimited time, Starbucks is "the third". Clever! i'd say. Mr Bates is also a PC illiterate. The projector was Mac incompatible so all his slides were a mess. He was unequiped yet engaging.

The "Starry" Canopy

An intoxicating morrocan lamp is a must have stand-out piece in my home. Light beams through the intricate cutwork patterns (sometimes thru colored glass) hand-hammered by a master artisan in Marrakesh. An erotic, fiery glow created by the unique lamp provides special ambience to any room. Coming in all shapes, sizes and colors, I'm still searching for the perfect one.

The Idealist speaks.

I am being told by many people to pursue what I really want and am good at. If the suggestion was water, I would have probably taken a few sips and sloshed it around in my mouth. I have realised that it had taken me 10 years to get back to what i had always wanted to do at the initial stages of my growing up years. I do not have regrets as I am the person I am because of my experiences. But I have also wondered ( ... and very often these days) what it would be like now if I had followed my heart. (Right:)Portrait of a woman we were supposed to do in a basic- portrait drawing class. I was kicked out after 2 wks 'cos I was better than the instructor. haha! *just kidding* "If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good." ~ Thomas J Watson

What do u really want?

Here's some help: http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz Anita's Interest Color: Blue People with blue Interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve creative, humanistic, thoughtful, and quiet types of activities. Blue Interests include abstracting, theorizing, designing, writing, reflecting, and originating, which often lead to work in editing, teaching(N-O), composing, inventing, mediating, clergy(!), and writing. Anita's Usual Style is: Blue People with blue styles prefer to perform their job responsibilities in a manner that is supportive and helpful to others with a minimum of confrontation. They prefer to work where they have time to think things through before acting. People with blue style tend to be insightful, reflective, selectively sociable, creative, thoughtful, emotional, imaginative, and sensitive. Usually they thrive in a cutting edge, informally paced, future-oriented environment. You will want to choose a work environment or career path in which your style is welcomed and produces results.

The wet spell gave way to sunshine-y days!

Colorful display of Gelato in Valencia, Spain: DIG IN!!!