Monday, March 23
oh it's been so long
OMG.
It's been so long.
So long since last time i blogged.
Poor little blog of mine...looks such an abandoned place now!!
I stopped blogging since last September because i work now.
Yes you heard that. I finally found a job!
And i found a job as soon as i quit it!
I did not get fired, let's make it clear. Agnese never gets fired!
Oh well..until the time being..
Let's rewind the situation till last September if you want to know what really happened.
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SEPTEMBER 2008
Agnese moved to Malaysia!
My very first full-time job ever was not even near my house; it was to the other side of the world, Asia, my very much beloved continent!
Right as i wanted it to be, work and live in Asia, for the record Malaysia.
The months i spent in Malaysia were the happiest months ever of my whole life.
I had a great time, i enjoyed working and myself living in a lively and happening city such Kuala Lumpur.
What job would i do in KL ?
I would work in a travel agency and seriously, i have never learnt so much geography before like now!
I suck at geography, quite badly. I have no sense of orientation, i do not remember roads' names, i tend to forget any geo info i get to know quite quickly.
However, by working into this kind of industry, i see myself keep improving with geography knowledge!
Back to the main point, i realised that it is when you start to work that you do begin to learn.
You begin to seriously learn not only about your job, but about many many other things too, basically what everyone call life I guess.
Many things happened during my life in Malaysia. I prefer calling it life rather than just mere stay, because my plan was to live over there for quite a long while.
I was satisfied with my job, but afterall it was just a normal office job, of which i began to be bored. Even though sometimes i got to travel around the country with the tourists for the classic tours, my job was not that challenging and important. As i said, just a normal office job most of the times.
The funny thing is that ... well i moved out from Italy because i was sick and tired of it, mainly because i could not find a job after almost one year since graduation.
With all the countries in the world where i could have ended up was Malaysia. And.
With all the new opportunities i could have found, the one which i bumped into was related to Italy. And. It was from an Italian man. And. The work was back to Italy.
So i wonder, what the fish, i had to come all the way to Malaysia to find a job back to Italy!
Couldn't sometimes things be less complicated?!
Nope, at times it is good that things come in the most complicated way! Because many challenges show up to your way and they will turn into opportunities to grab!
I am glad about everything that happened in such a short span of time.
The only regret is that it happened too fast though. In a blink of the eye i am back to italy now.
And a new chapter of my life is starting off.
After coming back, even though in the first place i left because i was sick and tired of my country, I now find myself more relaxed and not so tensed like before.
Living overseas really brought me lots of benefits.
I can never forget what Malaysia has offered me and i can only be grateful for it.
My life started to change after a decision that initially was believe to be completely wrong.
But i had a dream which was stronger than anything else. It did not come true without pouring tears and pain though. And i had to suffer and feel guilty for taking a decision believed to be wrong and selfish.
There is no bigger satisfaction than proving everyone else that eventually you were right and they all were wrong. Might it be pure luck, fate or good judgement, it does not matter because in the end you made it and it's the result what counts the most.
Now i work for a motorcycle company which participates with its racing team to the moto gp world championship. I do not want to reveale anything else yet, i will let it out little by little!
But just so you know, i will be travelling around the world: the 2009 will be an unforgettable year for me =) Departure is set on April.
I am afraid i will not be able to update frequently again, due to work. I do not want to abandon this blog either though. Mmmmmm i have to find a compromise!!
Hopefully i can make it....yes I can make it!! MAH.
I have truckloads of pictures that i wanted to post up in my flickr photostream...how am i gonna do it??!! =___="" The thing is that i just need to "clean" a bit the pictures...Mmmm see how...
By the way.
I miss Kuala Lumpur!!
Labels: life, work
oink oink @ 12:35 AM 
Thursday, September 4
who does not love rilakkuma?
WHO DOESN'T LOVE RILAKKUMA ? !
HOW CAN'T YOU LOVE HIM ? !
IT'S A SIN NOT LOVING HIM ! ! ! ! !
Labels: random, rilakkuma
oink oink @ 1:16 AM
Tuesday, September 2
my bags collection
Inspired by the
"bag tag" [click here to read it], here it's my bag collection!
What usually girls like the most?
If you ask such question, you'll listen to a never ending list of things that girls love!
We can't help it...we love material stuff, love to make up to look pretty, buying the latest fashion
clothing,
shoes,
bags...
BAGS!!! Generally we love shopping, wasting money over things that just a while later we bought, we may regret to have bought it...
it's the impulse of buying, of getting that top, skirt, bag or anything else that pushes us to behave like this.
As i said... we can't help it... guys like tech stuff, girls like clothes, make-ups, shoes, bags, what basically guys are not interested in...
I also am one of them, i can't escape my destiny! I also am a girl.
B-U-T.... i consider myself the "moderate" type... i am not a heavy shopaholic.
(i might become it one day...)Personally, i am not really into fashion and clothes.... i do not follow fashion, i find it a waste of time and money, because it lasts for a few months only, then fashion trends change again...
Plus is changes so fast that it is so hard to catch up with it and... modern fashion shows too much skin for my likings.. i do not like it.
I follow my own taste, which is classic/formal, casual and sometimes cute!
What i go crazy for are :1_ BAGS
2_ FLAT & STILETTO SHOES
3_ STATIONERY
4_ NAIL ART
5_ EARRINGS
6_ EVERYTHING WHICH IS CUTEThis introduction to start talking about my bag collection =P
Maybe one day I'll show you my shoes collection too hoho.
Here goes the pictures now ~~
1.
"coach" bag... it's fake and i got it for a very cheap price and who care's if it's fake! i don't care as long as the price and materials used are good, right?
if i will ever become rich one day, then i will be able to afford the original bag!
for the time being.. i aim for the fake one.. no choice.
originally, i got this bag as a gift for my mom, but then i like it so much that i keep stealing borrowing it. So both me and mom use it.
She also loves it, same as me tehee.
2.
summer bag, it's made of straw, i really like its design and the colors.
But i can only use it in Summer, because it matches only with Summer clothes..
well. it's a Summer bag, no wonder!
3.
i craved for this bag for years until at last i got it!
I got it many years ago in Thailand, because if i had to get it in Italy, it would have been too much expensive for just a cheap plastic transparent bag.
All cute cute stuff in Italy is damn freaking expensive... so every time i want to get cute stuff, i either have to be willing to pay, which i am not, or waiting to go Thailand to get as many cute things as i want, therefore, i am willing to wait so long for a cheaper price ahah.
I worth money okay?!
I craved for this bag because... the transparent plastic bag could not be missing in my wardrobe!
I am planning to get a bigger one, this one is quite small but the essential stuff can fit in, alright.
4.
I particularly like this bag as it is very casual and can match with most of my clothes, all the year round. What eye-catched me is the flower, i find it cute.
5.
This is a .. a.. a....
RILAKKUMA tote bag!
OMG! RILAKKUMAAAA!
My bf recently got it for me..but then ermm..i do not know how to use it, as it is huge and soft...
Use it when i go food shopping?! Rilakkuma shopping?!
Cute cute stuff shopping?! I have no idea :-S
It can't be used as a normal daily bag...i still have to figure out when i can use it...
6.
One of my favorite bags ever!
So colorful and cute. Plus is it very strong as it is made of leatherette, spacious inside and the colors are so bright.
A bag as pretty as this one can hardly be found where i live; and if you find it, the price is exorbitant, crazeeee.
I used it quite a lot when i would go to university... being into a Chinese/Japanese course, of course all the other girls there like kawaii stuff too.
I could see them setting their gazes on me muahahhahaha. They also wanted it!!
7.
Another recent new entry to my bag collection.
Totally love it, though it is small, but it can fit quite a lot of things.
And i simply love it because is so colorful, there's Cinnamoroll, it's cute and outside is made of plastic! I love plastic bags....
My neighbor once she saw my bag... he asked me why i go out with a girly toy bag ... swt ...
Where got only small girls can use it?!
It's not a toy for kids!!!!!
But then, i obtained the proof that also adult women like it!
i was at the hospital to find people, i was standing out the room while a nurse was about to get into the room to clean the patients. Before entering, she stared at me for while, eyed up my cute bag and surprisingly exclaimed: "What a super cute bag!!"
8.
In my wardrobe, there cannot be only cute and small bags right?
So this is a classic and normal piece. Perfect to be worn with more formal clothes.
9.
As the bag #3, I had been craving for this bag for many years too.
I got on my recent trip to Malaysia, paid it 3 times lesser than getting it in Italy!
I am a Chinese language student, no way i do not own a bag with golden Chinese writings right?!
What i miss now it's the traditional Chinese long gown, the "
cheongsam" more commonly known as "
qipao", then i can complete my transformation into a Chinese lady hahahah. nah nah...
i am joking...i think...And i am planning to get it one day... just let me find a good bargain and i will grab it for sure.
Yes.. you'll be mine.
10.
Mah... when i got it, i really liked it, now no more, but it still is an ok bag, nothing special, it's plain
and a bit dull actually...
11.
Also this bag is plain, but is still one of my favorite bags though it is quite aged.
It's very comfortable and spacious, i used it in place of the backpack when i would go to university.
The days which were not filled with classes, instead of the backpack, i used this bag as there were not many books to carry.
Anyway, i still use it.
12.
That's a slim bag, very useful when you travel around!
Bought it for my trip to Malaysia, i used it until i got the Cinnamoroll handbag, day when this bag retired ahahaah.
13.
I bet you can guess which is my most favorite bag among my collection...
Yes!!!! It's this one!!!
Lots of people find it cute, yes, it is super super cute!
Looks like a pic-nic basket =P
The additional touch of cuteness is given by Rilakkuma..don't you think so too?
I got it during a sale off... i paid something like... 10 euro only??!!
Damn cheap!!! Never regret its puchase!
I guess the day i got it, the bag was right there waiting for me to be grabbed, It was the last piece available!
14.
Plain black patent fake leather handbag. It's very small, right what i like. I like small pocket handbags..i don't know why. I think it's because small bags look cuter, and i love cuteness, that's why eheh.
15.
This post is getting so long ...
Be patient, one more bag to go... If you managed to read until this point, you need a prize!!
Once you read finish... you'll get your award (~_^)
This is a pocket rilakkuma tote bag. Omg! Another rilakkuma!
I love rilakkuma, no matter what, in my blog you will encounter the word "rilakkuma" several and several times...
I forgot to take picture of the tote bag which is folded inside the head of rilakkuma...basically it's something similar to the bag #5, with the only difference that, as you can see, it's pocket size and it's folded inside the rilakkuma head pouch.
It's quite useful when you need an extra bag ... it happened quite lots of times that when i am out, i am in a sudden need of an extra bag but there's none ... but with this pocket bag, the problem is solved! It's very small so it can be kept inside the bag and when you need an extra one, just take it out and tah-daaaaa!
16.
You survived to this looong post, congratulations, you reached the end, this is the last bag!
Do you like Pucca?
i remember this character was very popular in Thailand that time of 7 years ago when i got it. She was a completely unknown new character to me, never seen it before in Italy and i fell in love with her at first sight !
And can you guess ... in Italy, Pucca started to become popular only a few years ago??!! I think she has been introduced in to our market a few years ago only, while she has already been existing since many years before! Even nowdays it still is somehow popular..while in other places you can't find her anymore.. for example,when i was back to Thailand 3 years ago , she already disappeared...
I hanged the stuffed dog by "the dog". I like their collection, they have huge noses eheh.
Touch of cuteness here too ~~~
This was my bag/handbag collection,what do you think about it?
I do not have many many many bags yet, every time i have to go out, i never know what bag to use...same for clothes, this is all girls' problem:
we have tons of clothes in our closets, but we never know what to wear.
I always feel like i do not have enough nice clothes when i do not know what to wear...
Anyway, the bag collection surely will be growing over the years !
And now... it's time to get your award, as i promised you ^^
Close your eyes ..
hey!!
i say close your eyes!!
My good night kiss :P Thank you for reading!
Labels: bags, handbags
oink oink @ 9:02 PM
Friday, August 29
web award from Angela
I would like to thank Angela for passing me the award eheh !
Many congratulations for you instead! You are the one who won the prize!
And this is the TAG-thingy ~~ 48 questions ~~
1. Do you want to grow old with someone or be single?
Of course grow old with someone, who wants to get old lonely and die alone . . .
At least, once you are old, with this someone you can recall all the good times you had in your life.
2. What were you doing at 8:00 this morning?
sleeping! oink oink
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
listening to this irresistible song : "KL to beirut" by dj fuzz
Totally love it, it reminds me of KL!
4. What was something that happened to you in 1992?
Mmmmh... i would go to school, what else? i can't remember of anything at the moment, too long ago.
5. If you were stranded on an island with the person you hated and without food what would you do?
i would try to survive by any mean! Your death is my survival!!!
But wait...If there's no food, what for killing him/her?
Therefore i would behave like this: since we both are going to die because there's no food and i hate you so much...gimme the satisfaction to kill you with my own bare hands!
So basically i still would kill him/her =P
6. When someone catches your eye, do you try to make eye contact or avoid it?
Avoid it but...i would take a few peeks once in a while if I'm interested XD
But never eye contact.
7. What color is your hairbrush?
beige
8. What was the last thing you bought?
food !
9. How do you know when you’re in love?
i also am not sure...this is one of the several unexplainable things in life which happens and you do not realise you are undergoing through it=)
10. Have you been to China?
No, but it's one of my dreams to visit China, why not working there too...
If it was not for China, i would not be the Agnese that i am today.
11. Where do you keep your money?
the safest place on this world, my purse?! hahaha
I still have the piggy-bank for my savings =P
12. Have you travelled outside the country?
Yes, i have, love traveling
13. Do you wish you were back together with any of your exes?
I swear i have no ex, neither exes!
But if i had..what for getting back together once we have already broken up? I do not see the point of it.
14. Do you like peanut butter and jelly?
None
15. What is your motto in love?
I really have no idea ! I am not like some other girls...as long as the relationship goes on smoothly, there's each other understanding and trust, i think it's nearly everything you need.
16. The thing you love about relationships?
Mmmm hugs! hahaha
Can squeeze my boy like a teddy bear!!
And i still sleep with soft toys..now you get where i got this habit from =P
Then i like to bully him wakakaka
17. The thing you love about being single?
The freedom, i can do anything i want in the way i want. There's no one over me!
But in a relationship you have to give up a bit of your freedom, anyway, it's alright as long as you do the things you used to do when single together with your sweet one, can involve him/her more.
18. Would you give up a dream for someone you love?
That depends...but ermmm i know myself, i am very target-oriented, my answer would be no, i would not give it up, only if the dream is absolutely important to complete my life.
If it was just a whim, give it up, not very important.
19. Do you want to cut your hair?
I am thinking of it, the fringe, it's getting longer
20. Are you over the age of 25?
i wish you could never cross over this limit!!
I am dreadfully getting closer to it... 2 more years...
21. Do you talk a lot?
Usually i don't, but with certain people i can talk no stop like i was a machine.
For example, today i chatted with my 2 close friends for the whole afternoon. Last night too on the phone, 4 consecutive hours no stop, my throat was dry .
If i do not know you, do not expect to talk much with me.
22. Do you watch The O.C.?
Used to watch, only because it was shown on tv during lunch time and my mom loves it, so yea, watched a bit. I will never understand how the characters, despite their young age, could have such a messed up and troublesome life O___o
unbelievable.
23. Does your MSN name have an “x” in it?
Nope
24. Anybody you know with a unique name?
Yeah, my middle school classmate, her name was Thaira.
25. Favorite ice cream?
two-scoop cone, one scoop must always rigorously be PISTACHIO!!!
the other flavor according to my mood
26. Could you date someone who has been only your friend for a long time?
Why not? Can can, usually a normal relationship starts from friendship first, then later on it gets deeper
27. Are you typically a jealous person?
Absolutely....YES! humph, bear with it !
i am very jealous of my own things...what's mine is mine, hands off!
28. Is there such thing as a perfect relationship?
Mah... do not ask me if there is, i still am too inexpert to know, but i think the relationship is made up of 2 people and things are done together, so it's up to each one to make it work in the best way to make it perfect.
29. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter “I”:
At the moment, i can't recall of anyone with the starting letter "I", i think i do not have!
30. Who’s the last person to call you?
Ivanka....ehh!!! That's the answer to the question n°29!!!
31. Last magazine you bought?
I never buy magazines, only manga...
32. Do you chew on your straws?
i do
33. Do you have curly hair?
no, bushy and wavy hair
34. Can you dance like a chicken?
wtf...such an embarassing thing to do!!! i'll never do it!
35. Last concert?
none, never been to a concert before
36. What is something you say a lot?
"pepa". only a few people know its meaning as i made up this word from Italian ahahah.
Oh yea, i like to make up my own words, most of the meaningless =P
37. Favorite color(s)?
yellow, pink, light blue, purple, in all their shades
38. Believe in karma?
i do not know, i can't deeply understand the real meaning of this word as i am of a different religion
39. Do you know what a plectrum is for?
duh, of course, to strum the strings of the guitar
40. Who was the last person you said I love you to?
XXXXXX
41. What should you be doing right now?
sleeping, it's 2.30 am
42. Do you have a nickname?
out of agne, which is the shorter way of my name, i do not have others
43. Are you a heavy sleeper?
definitely yes, can sleep for 12 hours no stop, wake up and go back to sleep like i did not wake up at all
44. Do you watch tv?
only during meal time, but just for a while
45. Is there anyone you like right now?
yes, kuma! or rilakkuma hehe
46. When was the last time you fell in love?
There's not a last time
47. If you were stuck in a situation and could call someone for help,who would it be?
My parents, boyfriend, my close friends, the police...who else!?!?
48. What was your last craving/want?
last, current & future: i want the biggest & softest RILAKKUMA plush ever, get it for me pleaseeeee!!!!!!
Labels: award, tag
oink oink @ 8:14 PM
Thursday, August 28
pixel adoption
Sorry for the lack of entries, i am so bad, always neglect my blog!
no no..it's not neglecting it...
i was not in the mood to blog recently as you know...
my mood likes to swing up and down.
I was a bit down so, i just had no feeling to write.
Anyhow, this does not mean that i have been doing nothing!
Well. At home, always the same daily things.
I am still on holiday, but just for a couple of weeks only.
Everything has been settled and i am ready to leave !
Leave?? For what ??!! For where??!!
That...you will find it out in the next few days hehe.
I was saying that, i have not been doing nothing for all this while.
NO NO !
Do you remember about pixelling?
I came to mention about it a few times in my blog.
Finally, my own collection is up!!!
If you go to check out the "extras" section, you can find the "goodies" section !
All this while i have been creating pixels, day by day, little by little, as i had time to dedicate to this hobby and above all..inspiration !
I hope you like them, i know, it's nothing really special and spectacular like some other sites, but i still am happy to show and share my creations with you ^^
I always have admired those graphic sites which offer a lot of stuff, in which there are pixels too especially. But it's been not long time since i started to do pixelling, therefore my creations may be very simple and boring at your eyes eheh.
I still will try my best and I hope I will be able to improve more my skills !
My collection will keep growing wider and wider ^^
And while waiting for the next entry, go check out my pixels eheh !
Now i go finish to bake the peach pie. Yesterday i did the dough, then i had to let it rest the night.
Not only recently i was in the mood to pixel (but not blogging though), but i was in the mood to bake and cook too !
I have cooked 4 days in a row, it's not done yet!
Monday: pasticcio (or most commonly known as "lasagne")
Tuesday: sweet cinnamon crumpets
Wednesday: peach pie dough
Thursday: bake the peach pie
Friday: ??? i still am thinking of what i can bake, i am in the mood for a home-made pizza roooarrr!! (why roooaarr?!?!)
Since my brother is craving for pizza and begging me to bake it...
Anyone who wants to join my "restaurant" ?
I guarantee you i do not serve poison!
Have a try to believe me ahahahhaha =P
Labels: pixelling, pixels
oink oink @ 10:05 PM
Sunday, August 24
moody
Just pretending to be happy....
don't bother to worry ... all useless ....
leave me alone and i will feel better....
oink oink @ 10:42 PM
Thursday, August 14
ferragosto and... supermarkets
I hate going to buy groceries.
Reminders:
1) NEVER. Go to the supermarket during the weekend.
2) NEVER. Go to the supermarket in the evening, at the after-work hour.
3) NEVER. Go to the supermarket the day before Christmas, Easter and the New Year's eve.
4) NEVER EVER !!
Go to the supermarket the day before "FERRAGOSTO" !!!!
As there was no more food and water available in my house, me and mom today have been compelled to break the rule #2: it was 5.30 pm when we left home.
And the rule #4 : today is the day before "FERRAGOSTO" !!!!
Wait, are you wondering what's a FERRAGOSTO?
In Italy, the 15th August of every year, is Ferragosto, the exact day in the middle of the month.
As always, following the seasons, being sunny and hot, Summer is the period for holidays. And it's right in August that most of the companies take a break and workers take their holidays, from 1 to 2 or, if you are lucky, even 3 weeks.
The perfect time to close for holidays is the week before and after the 15th of August, so...the 15th of August, everything and i say, anything, is closed !!!
Shops, companies, public offices, banks, anything !!!
Everything stops working on this day.
Even after it, everything starts to work again very very slowly... the holidays side-effect.... which can persist for several weeks too ^^
The worst scenery you have it in cities, you can't find a living soul !
It was HELL.... people have literally assaulted the supermarket !!!
It's because the last minute holiday-ers tomorrow will leave for holiday or go somewhere for a one-day outing, so need to pack stuff and prepare food !
Furthermore, this year Ferragosto falls on a Friday, most probably most of the shops will keep closed on Saturday too, then it's Sunday, a whole weekend with no food supplies!
The supermarket was flooded with people, i was "glom"....
*swallow saliva*
An interminable queue at the counters, the lanes jammed with people, shelves half empty, some even totally empty, people pushing to make their own ways with the carts, kids everywhere screaming....GAAAAHHHHH !!!!
Is it like tomorrow there will be a war that people are so afraid there will be no more food stock??!!!
I really had this feeling that tomorrow there would have been a war, so everybody is assaulting the supermarket to grab as much food and drinks as they can !!! Like there will be one !!!
C-r-a-z-y-y-y !!!
Me and mom had to go on this-to-avoid day because my dad leaves to overseas on Monday and he needed some stuff. So if you need it, why don't you follow and give a help too instead of sending me and mama ??!!
We had to face that hell just for you !! And for our poor hungry tummies too =P
Whether the day before Ferragosto or any day of the week,
i HATE buying groceries.
It is necessary for our survival, but i still HATE IT !!
The word for this post is...
I HATE IT !!!!!
I hate:
1. to dump the bottles, packets, boxes, bags etc.. into the trolley
2. to unload each single item at the counter
3. to throw them at the speed of light the food into the plastic bags
4. to load all over again what just a while ago i had to unload in the trolley to be carried to the car
5. to push the heavy cart to the car, it's very heavy and it goes where it wants!
6. to load again the shopping into the car boot
7. to re-unload the shopping from the car
8. to carry it into the house
9. to take everything out from the bags
10. to put the foods to their own place
ARGHHHH!!! It's all a load and unload, unload and load !!!
Why can't i simply order my shopping online, they send it over to my house and sort it for me !!!
No ... even better, teletransport it at home !!! ahahahahah
That's what technology is made for ! To make out lives easier!!
Not like still this arcaic way of doing shopping....
i have to go to the supermarket ! BAH !!
And there are many other thousand reasons why
i hate... HATE ... H.A.T.E. go to the supermarket!!!
Do you want to listen them all ?!! I bet while listing them down, beard can already grow on your face ! 1. People that hit your trolley and don't say sorry, or even worse, hit your butt,hips, toes, heel and don't give a damn!!!! @#!%*@ !!I want to kill you ! 2. People that drop the food on the floor, act like nothing, don't pick it up, don't put it back to its place and walk off.3. Kids running, yelling, playing with the food, throw it too.Come on, some education to these kids please, no wonder on this world there are so many rude assholes, it's thanks to this kind of parents that grow up their kids like small savages. I feel like wacking and teaching them some good manners. 4. Unpolite workers, when there are, not that all the workers in supermarkets are unpolite.5. Walk past smelly people!!Argh take a shower !! Nobody taught you to bathe yourself?! If really you don't want to bathe....then use the armpit deodorant stick or spray!6. people touching the fruit and vegetables without wearing the hygienic plastic gloves. In italy, when you handle vegetables and fruits, you are supposed to wear the plastic gloves for hygenic reasons, which i think it's correct. But some people are so smart and well educated that they don't wear at all. That's couldn't-care-ness attitude towards rules and civil good sense. That's why when i was in Malaysia, at the beginning i was a bit .. eeerrr... people touch vegs and fruits with their bare hands... even the raw fish and meat woh! Shocking ahahah. 7. the ladies at the counters !!!!!!! I freaking hate them, one by one !!! They pass the items at the counter so fast and throw them to the end of the counter, you have to put them in to bag at the speed of light and they don't care if they get piled , the lady keeps throwing and piling them up, no matter what, because she must be fast fast fast.Do you think this is the proper way to work?! I have paid for that stuff that you are uncaringly throwing !!!Damn hate it until i can feel already quite pissed off at its only thought... In Italy, unlike other countries, there's not the other lady at the counter who puts your shopping in the bag, you have to do it yourself. And each plastic bag used.... you pay it ! In Malaysia, when i would buy food, i insisted to put everything in one or 2 bags, because it can fit!! Such a wastage to use 10 bags for a 50-item-shopping !! In the end... there were more bags than food +__+ oh well.. at least it's free! At least the customer service is so much better like this, i don't have to move neither a finger, just wait and enjoy biting nails in the meanwhile... ahahhahaah. 8. to insert a 1 euro coin, some places even a 2 euro coin to get my cart.What if the coin gets stuck inside??!! how am i going to get it back??!! It's not about a few cents... it's 1/2 euro woh! And it happens that your coin gets stuck inside. Some people just don't bother and leave it there, others go complain, which is right ! I think using a 1 or 2 euro coin is exaggerate too much, I'm okay with 20, 50 cents, but 1 euro/2 euro is really too much.I'll get it back (if) yea ..but still...can't swallow this... 9. the carts !!!! they are rusty and old, the wheels don't work properly and instead of being guided by your will, they go wherever they want. You always have a hard time to push them!! 10. people always trying to be cunning and overtake you while waiting at the counter. There was me first !! You wait behind woh!! Everybody must wait...why these people always think they must be more cunning ?! sigh...*shaking head in disappointment*
These are the minor things which annoy me the most about supermarkets! There's much more too, but those are small things...Only 3 words....
I HATE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Other 2 words....
NEVER EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Labels: ferragosto, supermarket
oink oink @ 11:31 PM
Wednesday, August 13
the night of the shooting stars, night of dreams?
From the 10th to the 14th of August,
if you look up into the night sky and you are a little bit patient,
you can admire the spectacular show, offered for free by the nature, of the shooting stars, which
unfailingly comes every August of every year.
Traditionally, it is believed that the so called "San Lorenzo night" takes place
the 10th of August, but actually, the nights with the highest peak of shooting
stars is from the 11th to the 13th of August.
Even though during these few nights you can see a high concentration of shooting stars in the sky, you still can see them throughout the whole month of August, even though
your chances decrease.
The shooting stars are called "the tears of Lorenzo".
This year i did not go out to look at the sky looking for stars, i am no more patient like i used to be to wait for a star.
Those times i did it in the past, i could simply go out in the big balcony we used to have, put a blanket on the floor and lie down with the nose up into the sky for hours.
It was the time when i had lots of wishes eheh!!
that's why i would wait for hours, i wanted my dreams to come true!
That was the past, the past time when i would enjoy life more than now.
When you did not realize how the world surrounding you works yet, everything was easy and happy right ? No worries at all, just enjoy being yourself and of course you had lots of wishes.
I was so naive that....once i wished i wanted to have magical powers like Sailor Moon !
So i could transform in such a pretty girl like Bunny and fight the bad people and monsters!
Yeah, i wished that, hahhah i am not ashamed of admitting it.
Most of the times my wishes were concerned about characters of the cartoons i would watch.
And every time i would ask for a different magical power !
Then you start to grow up and mature... and your magic world from bright, begins to darken...Nobody wants that, but i think it is inevitable ...
We do not dream often anymore, and the wishes we have, most of them all concern material things... How sad.
Dreams get replaced by worries, problems, unhappiness, stress ...
I hate stress ! it's the worst thing ever !! Stress really can drive you mad.
And why are we stressed? Thank the kind of culture and society that we humans have developed. Sometimes i do wonder how we could have created all this ? With our own hands...
Can this really help us to reach the happiness, self-satisfaction, realization ?
I consider myself quite lucky, because i so seldom am stressed, i think it's because i grew up in a small town in the countryside, not the big city.
So back to what i was saying, i realize that, yes, i still have dreams that i wish will come true,
but i really miss the way i used to dream. And i can't do that anymore, i am no longer able to.
And incredibly, i did not go look at the sky for stars not because that balcony has been replaced by a room, i still can go out in the garden.
It's because i have forgotten it. Hence, i have forgotten my dreams.
Or i may have just neglected them. I also am not sure.
I am not happy about this, i used to impatiently wait to look for as many stars as i could,
and yell of joy when i managed to see one! Because i knew that the more you catch, the more of your dreams may come true.
But since a few years on, i do not care to do that anymore.
if i see one, i just go "Oh..." that's all.
Of course i have dreams, as anyone else, but the feeling towards them, the nature itself of my dreams has changed.
I remember they used to be source of joy, power, will to do, even happy-go-lucky-ness too.
Now ? Source of determination, stress, obsession which lead people to race for the pole position, to be the number one, to backstab, to turn their backs, to be selfish, not caring, a lot of other bad and sad things.
That's what i see around me, i bet you also can see that.
Dreams can be both power and destruction.
I also strive for the pursuit of my dreams, but my dreams are no more something simple, they tend to become more and more demanding. They give me power to go on, but at the same time,
they have become something necessary to do, which i must success at, or else i will end up being a failure.
I feel like rather than doing it for me, i do it for someone else, sometimes i wonder if this was MY dream. I can feel the burden of responsibility on my back.
I will never know...
Ahhhh...why everything must be so complicated, why our actions must have consequences.
This year i do not need to see any shooting star.
And heck ... even this thing of the shooting stars related to dreams is a fake !
People made up such thing just because in the past, they were not so smart to give the scientific explanation to the phenomenon and being an unusual and rare event, they have related it to our dreams.
Catching a shooting star is as hard as making a wish come true. The chances are not very high and, if you managed to catch one, it meant that also your dream surely would have become true!
Sometimes i wish i did not know so many things about life, the world and its functioning, just let me be naive and believe in my own world ...
at least it would make me feel happier ...
happier...
happier...
Labels: san lorenzo, stars
oink oink @ 1:11 AM
Sunday, August 10
i got tagged !
I got tagged by Angela !
The tag this time is quite interesting and cool, here it goes mine !
1. Take a picture of your bag.
2. Now dump everything out and neatly adjust them, and take a picture (no matter how embarrassing)
3. Talk about the items inside. Detail.
4. Tag 6 people. (don’t tag the person that was already tagged)
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Rather than a bag, i prefer a handbag, because being smaller, it is cuter (unfortunately not as comfortable and roomy as a bag ). And you all know that i love cuteness !
Anyway, it depends according to the situation...
I usually keep changing bag according to the mood and my clothing, so i pick up the handbag that recently i use, as it's perfect for the Summer theme eheh.
**[did you know that most of the (hand)bags i own are in kawaii style ?Should i post an entry about my bags !?!?]**
And this is the content of the handbag, get ready ....
You might be impressed...
Yesssss, all this can do fit in the bag, despite its small size !!1. HANDPHONE. I remember when i was a teenager, handphones were not so popular yet, mainly because at that time they still were expensive and something very new. Owing and using a mobile phone was very unnecessary, having it was not a big deal.It is incredible to see that a couple of years later, it has become of VITAL importance in our lives... i feel so lost if i accidentaly forget it at home, feel like dying !!I wonder how i would survive years back without handphone ?!And i seldom make calls ! But still... i have this uncomfortable feeling if it's not with me.Just in case A calls me....just in case i call B...just in case i sms... just in case i listen to music...just in case have to take pictures...just in case...case...To notice the:☻ 3 handphone straps (monokuro boo, hello kitty with long legs and the sad donkey of Winnie the Pooh gang)☻ rilakkuma pouch + the angry super cute small stuffed face !☻ zhng-ing around the camera viewfinder ! it'sa little bit only but i plan to zhng it all, when i buy more crystals!☻ you can't see but there are stickers all over the phone too =P2. HANDPHONE EARPHONES. to listen to music rather then for calls + its Japanese pouch3. SWEET-SMELLING TISSUES. I love this brand because the perfume is soooo nice that sometimes, i take out the tissues just to smell them ahahahah.4. HAIR-BAND. I have long hair, i may need to tie it up if it's hot or i have to do particular activities.5. BABY BOO MINI NOTEPAD. Who knows, you might need to write down something right?Or write a small note for someone else. Or just draw when you are bored !6. PENS. How am i going to write on the notepad with no pen?!7. LIPCARE STICK. A girl's must have, absolutely. My lips always get dry and chap.I love fruity flavors !8. THAI THING TO SNIFF. I do not know how to call it, basically you put it into your nostrils and sniff. It has a strong mint/eucalyptus scent, it is very effective if you have the stuffed nose or not feeling well. It's like a drug!! I can get addicted to it! I sniff it even when i do not have the need to. It's likeyou breathe a wave of fresh air, the feeling in your nose is very pleasant.I carry it with me because sometimes i feel dizzy all of a sudden or often i get the car sickness, so i just need to sniff it and i will feel better in a while, very helpful to always have it with you. 9.RILAKKUMA SMALL TOWEL. You may need a small towel at times... if you run out of tissues, or to wipe the sweat off your face.10.PURSE. I love this purse lots, the design cannot be easily found in Italy... got it at Petaling Street.
11.STRAWBERRY MINI FAN. For the Summer hot days.... it is a bless! Especially if you are walking through the crowded narrow streets of the street market... the hotness there is unbearable. It can be used to cool down the soup too ahahahah!12. POCKET BRUSH. My hair is usually bushy and messy, so after toilet, i like fixing it a bit, at least i look neat. Too bad, it lasts 10minutes only, then my hair gets back to its same bushiness again... =___=""13. STRAWBERRY ROCKY!! Love it ! Brought it from Malaysia and for the record, it's still edible. I have other 4 packets home which i do not dare to eat yet... where do i go find more Rocky/Pocky here ??!! Better save them...14. CALCULATOR. Used to bring it everywhere i go when i was in Malaysia, as it is very useful when you need to convert the money into your own currency to check how much the price is, i have maintained this habit now too. I am not very good at Maths Y____Y ... i can get confused very easily and quickly with figures..Inside there still are the Singaporean notes ha ! 15. MATCHES. Or a lighter too. Not because i am a smoker, but because... well i also don't know ! I always have this thought in my mind...what if i get lost in the middle of the forest, how am i going to on a fire ?! Ahahahahha actually i even don't know when i can ever get lost in a forest ahahaha. Wait for that day Agnese, then can use the matches....16. PADS. I do not need to say a thing, i am a girl ! 17. MINTS. Never happened you are talking to someone and be horrified by his/her terrible breath until you feel like turn back and vomit??!! So here a packet of fresh mints at reach of hand, ready to be offered and rescue yourself from a certain death. Or when you simply want to freshen your breathe because you do not want to drive people off from you while talking making them feel sick. 18. PAIN KILLER. For a sudden headache or premenstrual pains. 19. HAIR CLIPS. I do not know why i keep them in my bag but oh well, just leave them inside, lazy to take them out!! but i took them out to take picture though...
20. TOOTHPICKS. And don't say these are not useful eh... 21. SWISS PENKNIFE. Mine has a scissor, a nail file, a knife and the light! That's all. I got it many many years ago and it still is with me, functioning like it was new. 22. 2GB PENDRIVE. I keep all the important documents inside, in case i need them (especially if i am abroad). Or i need to save something from a friend for example. Besides, there's stored all my Mika Nakashima, Utada Hikaru and No Doubts songs !!! Whenever i want, i can listen to my favourite music anywhere i am from any computer eheh. *the tag is over*
Isn't it awesome that such small bag can fit in so much stuff ??!!
I am the type of person that does not like to bring just the bear necessary, i need the unnecessary too !!
What's unnecessary, becomes necessary for me.
I would feel uneasy if i do not have all my stuff with me, rather than not having, i prefer to bring extra weight but at least i have everything i need when needed.
"just in case happens this, that.....life is unpredictable, who knows what's going to happen....."
That's my philosophy. ahahah.
Obviously, in this bag are missing lots of other more important things, first of all water ! i do not drink often , that's why i don't need to bring it, plus you can buy it anywhere and my bag is already crammed with so much stuff that making room for a bottle of water is really impossible. ehehe.
Imagine when i would go to university, how heavy my backback used to be !!!!!
Thank god that's already the past.....
I tag whoever has time to waste !! =)
Labels: tag
oink oink @ 1:38 AM
Saturday, August 9
my 1st good pixel !!
Finally !!!!!
After days and hours of trying, i successfully made it to give
transparency to the background of my pixel!!
It was something that i had been wondering for such long time,
how do i make the background transparent?!?!
After so many attempts, reading websites and forums, i got it right !
But ...
.... i am not sure yet, though the background looks transparent, to me
looks like there's still is a very very light shade of background,
which originally was yellow.
Or it might be me only to still see yellow after focusing for so many hours
on the same drawing hhmmmm....
I think the cupcake is not bad, what do you think?
If i finally have got it to understand how to make the background transparent, i can start to pixel at last, hopefully...
Labels: pixelling
oink oink @ 11:53 PM
Angela said...
"coach" bag... it's fake and i got it for a very cheap price and who care's if it's fake! i don't care as long as the price and materials used are good, right?
summer bag, it's made of straw, i really like its design and the colors.
i craved for this bag for years until at last i got it!
I particularly like this bag as it is very casual and can match with most of my clothes, all the year round. What eye-catched me is the flower, i find it cute.
This is a .. a.. a....
One of my favorite bags ever!
Another recent new entry to my bag collection.
In my wardrobe, there cannot be only cute and small bags right?
As the bag #3, I had been craving for this bag for many years too.
Mah... when i got it, i really liked it, now no more, but it still is an ok bag, nothing special, it's plain
Also this bag is plain, but is still one of my favorite bags though it is quite aged.
That's a slim bag, very useful when you travel around!
I bet you can guess which is my most favorite bag among my collection...
Plain black patent fake leather handbag. It's very small, right what i like. I like small pocket handbags..i don't know why. I think it's because small bags look cuter, and i love cuteness, that's why eheh.
This post is getting so long ...
Izra said...
**[did you know that most of the (hand)bags i own are in kawaii style ?
PLAY WITH HER!
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