Yes, I think it's about time I start posting some stuff on the site before you think I internally combusted at my computer. You know, those documentaries that they show on Discovery with a big black burnt hole in the middle of the chair but with charred arms still attached to the keyboard? Yeah those. And if I were to be a victim of human combustion, I think that is exactly how the coroner would find my body: arms and hands remaining intact on the keyboard and with my short dangling legs now fallen into a heap on the floor near the computer tower. The rest of me literally going up in smoke.

Anyway, where does the time go? I stop posting for a day and then it turns into two, then three, four, five and such. But I can't lie, I'm really enjoying my time off. It's not like I don't have anything to say, I just can't seem to get what I want to say out onto the page. The preceding days of entries will be posted in the near future when I can put all those lil snippets of thoughts into cohesive sentences. Right now, they're like those chopped up tentacles - appendages laying all over the place without rhyme or reason.

If you were to read it now, it would look something like this:

" that bitch....boba.....calculate......civic.....bad accent....marriage....parents....olive garden....hepatitis phobia"

Yeah, you get my drift.

Actually it's probably more interesting in the sentence above than in the actual entries.

I've also spent a considerable amount of time on the Rice Bowl Journals' Discussion Boards but I find that I'm a lil too old for some of the topics. And not only that, they talk about alot of things that I've discussed here on my site: face, chinese identity, living in two cultures and such. I don't want to re-hash all the stuff I've said over and over again. I think it's a great idea for folks to talk about stuff and to see all that they can bring to the table but I'm just spending too much time there and not enough here.

So yes, that means I'll be back dedicating all my time to you guys. :P As if you really cared at all.

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Before I forget, I was browsing through the Travel section of the LA Times and saw a great deal from Malaysia Airlines. They are currently promoting an AccessAsia Pass for $747! You fly from LA to Kuala Lumpur and within 30 days, you can also fly to 24 other Asian cities. Here's the list of the 24 cities offered:

Bali (Denpasar) • Bandar Seri Begawan • Bangkok • Beijing • Cebu • Hanoi • Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) • Hong Kong • Jakarta • Kota Kinabalu • Kuala Lumpur • Kuching • Langkawi • Manila • Medan • Penang • Phnom Penh • Phuket • Shanghai • Singapore • Surabaya • Taipei • Tokyo • Yangon

Hot diggity. I don't even know where some of those places are! You can also extend your trip beginning from $150+ and even add on other countries. I also like their travel dates as well -- they have two large blocks of the year marked for travel. So you know, if you're thinking of traveling, this may be a very good way of seeing Asia.

Hell, maybe I'll even see you in....Kota Kinabalu (wherever that is)!

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My in-laws sent me a parcel recently from HK. It's nice to know that people who you don't see very often still think about you and surprise you with stuff out of the blue. Call me greedy but it's just damn nice to get goodies from people, especially when it's family. Since I am honorable Daughter In Law #1 in K's family, I hold surpreme status, even if my future sisinlaw is older than me. And they must all bow down to me to create an heir for their family. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that I am not giving into this age old tradition of.....being host to the eldest son's offspring.

Before I go on, I should tell you that I have two SILs (sister in laws). One of them of course is N, who is Jasmine's mom and my brother's wife. The other is S, who is K's 2nd brother's wife. She is younger than me, so naturally she must pay me even more respect than normal. :P

In the package, I got this really awesome handcream from "SIL S" (as opposed to "SIL N"). She mentioned it to me in passing on the phone about 5 months ago and asked if I wanted Rose or Lavender. Secretly I wanted Lavender but having to put on that whole Chinese courtesy shit, I said "whichever one is fine with me." Of course using my telepathic abilities, I tapped into her brain and had her send me the Lavender one. So I get this handcream in this real banged up box and my first thought was "oh....used goods" :| but then it was perfectly new inside, so she didn't lose any points with me.

I'm really iffy about using Lavender stuff because some places make their products smelling anything BUT Lavender. However this brand, Jurlique has made it the best I've ever smelled it! Oh it's so fuckin divine. And it's not only the smell but also the texture of the cream as well. I'm so deathly afaid of overly oily creams but also hate creams that don't do the job either and this one has the perfect balance. So I've been putting it on at night before I go to bed, and whoever says that aromatherapy stuff doesn't work has obviously been wading in their own excretions too long. And hopefully I'll sleep more soundly and keep those bad bad bad nightmares at bay (you'll read about this soon).

Anyway, so I'm thinking if the handcream is sooooo good....I wonder how their other stuff is? Luckily this Australian brand has an online store in the US! Yay. And *gulp*, I just saw that the handcream I'm so in love with costs $43 USD per tube! ====:o

Bow down.

Anyway, check out their products for more info.

Will share my other goodies tomorrow!

I'm out.