One week in Paradise

And so.... I'M BACK! on Miss Emerlyn's request that is.

I had my mid term break last week, which lasted for only a week. It felt like a day though, it was a bit too short and too fast for my liking. and here I am-lying down on my bed facing my laptop texting alister and joanne. I'm feelin' a little homesick and that, I believe explains why I've got a runny nose and I just don't feel so good. My eyes just feel oddly warm and heavy. But i slept for half and hour before afternoon class and for about three hours after class ended. Man. Signs of depression? Beats me! One thing's that I'm hundred percent sure about is-home is where my heart and mind's at. And no, do not force me to bring it back to where I'm at right now. Gosh I can barely breathe. I'm so not feelin' this place atm.

So let's talk about my holidays.

::SATURDAY::

Well, I reached Kuching at about 8 am. My flight from KK was at 6.45am and I couldn't sleep at all. I was tossing and turning on the bed probably for two hours. I stared at the ceiling and I even said my prayers. I can't really explain, I was either feeling super ecstatic or purely nervous. I can't really tell. It was really an uneasy feeling. Because of this, I thought of what to wear; I know-very typical right and what to do during the holidays. Plus, I was listening to songs which either made me smile or made me wanna sing along. I got up at 3AM to shower. Glad that I didn't have to rush, but yeah, 3AM? MAN! I should be in Wonderland at the time. So I went to the airport and blah, nothing interesting. All the shops were closed, duhh. One thing I don't understand till today, why do we have to take out our laptops and phones from our bags? Nuisance. It gets me really messy and blur and fidgety. Especially me, because I tend to have so many things in hand and can you just imagine the inconvenience? HEH. I didn't get the window seat; another turn-off. But on a second thought, it doesn't really matter. Basically because I was flying home! :D The day was cold when I reached Kuching. It's always like that, but yeah Thank God for Rain! Right after leaving airport, I went to my former high school-beloved SMK St. Teresa. Oh Em Gee, I'm falling asleep. Really. (the next morning) Went there to get school dinner tickets and my sister was in the midst of her Prefects' Camp. Met my English teacher :D, my school counsellor and the school PkHEM. My heart was smiling and I was telling myself, JUST ADMIT IT MEL, YOU MISS HIGH SCHOOL. I remember my morning walks around the school compund. I see faces, familiar and unfamiliar. The whole view got me saying, alright these are the new Teresians? You gotta be kidding me. Don't mind me. So anyway, I got a pretty good table for the dinner too! Cheers to that! Leaving the school compound was a bit of an ego-inflating moment for me. Everyone stared as I walked and yeah, I was totally in the spotlight. HAHA. (I can imagine my sister giving me the smirk and she would be like, WTV mel. :D Oh, I miss her already.) After that, I went for breakfast with my parents and Lisa. I had Laksa, that was really good. I had a list of food to eat for the whole week, trust me-you'd do the same if you had two long months of crappy food. At 1.30pm, I was at St. Joe to watch my sister perform for the High School Idol. My rating for the event, well I'm sorry to say but it's almost zero. It was boring, every performer was only given 3 minutes to do their thang which was too short-and any performers that they didn't like, they would just interrupt and tell them to stop. But really, when the performers actually paid Rm25 to perform, do you have the right to cut their performance short? Thing is, okay okay your reason was there are 60 contestants and you only have 3-4 hours to finish the whole thing. Well, that's your problem. You should've thought about the timing earlier, or you could've made it a two-day event. I came and I was bored to death. And I wasted RM9 for boredom. And hence I made my mind, there's no way I'm going for the final. Full stop. In the evening, I went for sunset mass with family and friends then dinner. Then home sweet home. Zzz...

::SUNDAY::

I stayed home the whole day, is that believable? It totally is now! Well Mel, welcome to the adult world. *giving myself a pat on the back* Wait a minute, I did not stay home the whole day! I remember my parents knocking on the bedroom door, telling my sisters and I to wake up. There is one line which my daddy uses to bring us to life in a split second-and I tell you, it works every single time. He would say, "Daddy's going to Spring, you guys wanna come?" FYI, Spring is the biggest mall in Kuching; it's my second home. HAHA. At that moment, everyone would start yawning and groaning-ahem deep inside we were leaping with joy. Spring basically means SHOPPING! So back to my activities for the day, we actually went back to Kampung. The thing is, I was a little worried when mum said she wants to go back to Kampung, because I made a dinner reservation at a restaurant at seven. The dinner was meant to be a surprise, for Mum and Dad's birthdays. Both their birthdays were in February, and I was not home in February. I planned it way before Valentine's Day so I want my plan to run smoothly. My sisters were to take care of the cake part, and I make reservations. Thank God we were at Kampung for about three hours only, and together with my grandparents, we went back to Kuching. Since I was driving my grandpa's car, I stopped at the bakery and collected the cake. We hid the cake in the car the whole time, until we reach the restaurant. Of course I reminded my parents to get all dressed up for the night. The dinner went well, funny at some parts. And after a while, I realised it was the same restaurant where my parents had their wedding reception years ago. They are married for 19 years now. The best part is, the one attending to us was my daddy's old friend. So we were given an extra dish, which was mango fish or something like that and desserts FOR FREE! In the end, my grandpa paid for the dinner, when I'm the one who's supposed to be paying. Well, I owe you one grandpa.

Conclusion: I love my daddy and mummy very much. <

::MONDAY::

I pretty much stayed home the whole day. It actually makes me happy. I watched tv, after months without tv. Oh good days. In the evening, I was out with Lisa and Mum. We went out searching for material to be tailored. I found this really pretty fabric in peach, and yeah, i bought it. :) After that, we headed home and mum made dinner. Home food's the BEST!

::TUESDAY::

Today, both parents took leave to accompany me to the i forgot what it's called office to make my new ic. Anything, everything for Mel huh, I'm definitely one spoiled child. I don't always take the time to say thank you, so Thanks mum and dad for everything. *in tears* Later on, Dad brought us to the Spring although I told him that I'm going there with Emma in the evening. Well, he just said, I feel like it, so it's up to me. I ended up buying a Roxy bag, when in the beginning I was torn between this gorgeous Charles and Keith nag and the Roxy one. Mum prefers the Roxy one, cause it's big and she was the one who's gonna pay for it-so I bought that one. I secretly made a pact to get the Charles and Keith one, hee hee. SOON MEL SOON. At the Roxy store, there were so many bags I just couldn't make up my mind instantly. I started carrying different bags and looked into the mirror, walking back and forth-with all the store assistants looking-oh how embarassing! Asked Dad, my sisters and Mum which one's the nicest. Well I chose the one which majority likes, and that's the bag I've been carrying everywhere I go. (I still want the Charles and Keith! *crossing fingers that I may get it*) Later in the evening, I went out with Emma, Ceilia and Joanne. We went to Boulevard first, I was looking for masks needed for school stuff. Then we went to err, gosh i forgot. My memory's failing me. Sorry. Oh right, we went to Spring because Ceilia was supposed to meet up with her friends. Emma, Joanne and I had dinner and then, joined Ceilia and her friends for a little while. We walked around after that, and I bought some make up stuff at Stage. I spent over Rm100 for just two items! But, there's a BUT, I got a free makeover coupon-which I gave to my mum. Nevermind about that.

::WEDNESDAY::

I stayed home during the day and I went out in the evening with Mum and my sisters. We went to the tailor and bla-bla-bla, let's skip the boring part. Around 9pm, my mum sent Ceilia and I to Emma's place so i could discuss about some bicara berirama thing I had to put together after the holidays. (Seriously what's with all the screamings out there? Annoying!) Around 11, my parents came to bring us home. :)

::THURSDAY::

I was out and about-destination, Spring. You could've guessed that. (ah my tummy hurts!) I hanged out with my classmates, Mister Razky and Mister Geo. It took us about half an hour or prolly an hour to find Razky's place. It felt so long because we didn't know it is. HAHA. Nice place though, it's the whole village atmosphere. It makes me think of my own Kampung. Heh. So we watched Alice In Wonderland, in 3D. Nothing so amazing though, I think I wasted Rm20 on that movie. Johnny Depp who portrayed the role as the Mad Hatter was undeniably, oddly smoking hot by the way. I love him! "I've been thinking about words that start with the letter M..M...M...MORON...!" ROFL. After the movie, we went our separate ways, Geo sent Razky back home and I, on the other hand, had tea cum dinner with my family and friends. One of the waiters there totally reminds me of my uncle. Oh, that's random.

::FRIDAY::

Today, I was out as early as eight to send my sister to drum class. I met up with Roxy at IMH , well I needed her help to fill car petrol. Yeah, that's one fact-I'm clueless when it comes to the filling tank part. I only drive, full stop. Soon after that, I drove home to fetch Lisa and we headed to St. Joseph's Cathedral for my teacher's funeral. She was my Science teacher back in primary school and she's my favourite teacher of all time! She was strict, but funny and kind and nice and all that. :( And most imporatntly, she had faith in me, as well as my friends. I sucked in her subject, real bad. With full dedication and patience, she taught me all I need to know and all efforts were paid off. I got excellent results for UPSR along with my nineteen friends. I have not seen her since she retired when I was in Form 3/Form 4. I wish I had the chance to see her one last time. She's definitely in a better place now, watching over her family friends and students from above. We love you Cikgu Johanna. :) I will never forget, ever. At about 4pm, my friends and I went to the beach. Sea water, sand and sunset- a feel good remedy that works wonders. I felt so much better, I could still see the sunset although it was raining when we got there. We got to see a rainbow too. (Okay I may sound so sakai to you, but it was really beautiful.) We went for dinner as late as 9pm and later on, headed home. (Girls, I'll miss the almost fun part okay. It makes me frustrated whenever I think about it. 11.oopm-11.30pm! ) It was raining heavily at the time, so once got home, I told my daddy to drive both Emma and Joanne home. He was already sleepy but he just couldn't say no. Thanks dad, and sorry. It was very late, almost midnight that is.

::SATURDAY::

I was out with mum and sisters and went home after lunch. After sunset mass, we went for dinner at Hijau and I ate so much-I ordered two different dishes. Dad, was out since morning-he participated in some badminton tournament and he only got home at night. I did nothin much, considering it's my last day home. I ended up sleeping around 2am, Ceilia and I watched two movies straight. A Walk to Remember and Spy Next Door. The kids in Spy Next Door are oh so adorable! I love. :)))

::SUNDAY::

I didn't want to wake up, basically because I didn't want to leave home. I had to wake up extra early as I have not packed my things. Reason? Duh, I didn't want to leave. But yeah, I had to. I was ready by ten and ate breakfast that mum prepared. I only left house around eleven and 12.25pm, i left beloved Kuching. :(

P/s: I'll tell you a secret, I can't wait for the next hols and fly home! If i have all the money in the world, I'd fly home every weekend.

XOXO