do excuse my lack of updates...

an early surprise came in the post beginning of this week...
my precious precious football ticket to the Newcastle United v Manchester United match...


can u tell am super excited....


however... am sitting next to the fans of michael owen, nicky butt and damien duff...
u all must b questioning my act of betrayal...
well... it was much easier purchasing tickets supporting NU since i'm in newcastle... dat's all!
i mean i still haf dreams about ryan giggs n i okay....

no worries... i am aware of the fanatic NU fans...
therefore... i've been practicing...
my YES.... is now a NO!!!
and my usual high pitch GOALLLLLL has been substituted wif a low pitch disappointed OFFSIDE!!!!
n if dat doesnt help... am off 2 poundworld to buy me sum duct tape...
fish lips need to be sealed...

i mean how could it be....

i've finally gotten a skypephone.
a much needed gadget cuz the internet line in my halls of residence sux.
and the great thing is...

my skypephone is actually...

a handphone with a normal line in it... just with an additional skype program installed in2 it.
the beauty about it is....
the phone is portable.... well a lappie is too bt wad's a lappie w/o wireless connection rite...


so i can be contacted anytime of the day now....
minus the early mornings la...
i'll b moody then....
i wont b all sunshine and butterflies to you!

and the best thing is...
most of my friends here have the skypephone...
so we call each other for FREEE!!!!

and my frens back home...
can call me for freeeee tooo... or i can calll dem for freeeeeeee
all we need is skype :)

so add me on2 ur contact....
skype nick: (mok.phyllis)

calll me! (just remember i'm 7 hrs behind you.... welll soon to be 8 hrs by the end of oct)

so just CALLLLLLLL ME!

someone gt an early christmas pressie dis year...

victoria's secret latest xmas collection: 'sexy little things' hiphugger thong.
the thong is so lacy, i think i might need a brazilian wax before putting it on....
gotta love the bubble pink though, thx N for the gift :)

not many people are fond of hospitals...

especially if you are a patient... thoughts about 'who used the sheets before you' and 'did the patient die on the very bed you're sleeping on tonight', walks in circles inside your mind.


those thoughts, however, didnt seem to bother my brave 81 year old grandma. Having just undergo orthopaedic surgery, my grandmother could still force a smile and laughed at jokes, managing to hide the prolonging pain on her right leg from all of us.
Grandma was suffering from severe arthritis and underwent to what i believe is called joint replacement surgery to improve matters. this orthopaedic surgery removes the arthritic joint surfaces and artificial components are placed at bone ends. My grandma had three metal placed in her right leg.

Being a responsible young adult and the fact that the specialists centre was close to my house, i offered to take care of my grandma for sunday afternoon's shift. My task was pretty simple, basically be my grandmother's legs for the day as she obviously will be bedridden for a while.

It was easier than i thought. i mean grandma was practically drugged up the entire afternoon thanx to pain killers and she didnt have much of an appetite because of the anaesthetic. She slept like a baby. In between, i managed to finish up my tort's assignment, daydream, watched China Open on a hovering small tv screen and played some cool games in my Z530i.

I even helped my grandma with the bedpan once, that being the toughest task all day. Grandma was shy to bare her butt n i couldnt place the bedpan properly. we managed in the end, though a string from her gown fell into the bedpan bt no worries, that was taken care of. *phew*

i offered to help out again on monday after class. it was no biggie. my mum, however, thought that me being helpful had something to do with the fact that the person who looks after the patient gets free meals. three times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. surprisingly the canteen food was pretty good. mum EVEN told my aunties and they laughed and agreed... wait, they agreed 1st then laughed. i'm honestly nt that greedy. i mean even if the food was bad, which it wasnt, i wud still help out. SHEESH

well, at least i'm nt as greedy as my nephew who actually asked for a portion of the porridge his mum bought for my grandma. i mean i'm might be portrayed as a greedy person bt i certainly wudnt feed on a patient's food. LOL.

an evil aunt snapped a picture of the kid enjoying the porridge in event she needs evidence to prove.

the cake was pretty gud! very gud!
apparently donna used to bake for bings!
so besides thinking of law everyday... she bakes!
the blueberry cheesecake pretty much made me zestful the entire day... guess am an easy to please nerd...

speaking of zestful... what makes most gals zestful...

a visit to the toy store...

sam n janice brave enough to pose with horrendous looking power ranger masks that conveniently covered their beauty... halloween ideas anyone?!?!?!
the excitement didnt stop there... there were plenty of smiley nodding men at the store... similar to the one in my car that sam is secretly obsessed with...

there were upgraded versions too... one can find a smiley man who is capable of full body movement now...

the gang tot i was nuts...

bt i gt my wish in the end...
ahhh!!!! the zest of life :)

so obviously my birthday ain't completely without the presents...

i am blessed... TRULY

the end...

turning a year older has never been so fun...
and i definitely owe it to you guys...

for making my day extraordinary...

for the great company...

jo and her many expressions

for taking the initiative to wish me a happy bday...
through smses, buzzin me on MSN or leavin it on your PM, in friendster, givin' me a personal call, through my blog's chatbox and even bloggin bout it here and here :)

as of 12.59pm tomorrow, i'm officially twenty-two.

and to think that there were days i had doubts that i could even get through being 19...

life has been pretty laid back recently... and i guess that's a sign of me growing up...
no more avalanches of criticisms directed at you, no more silly love and life worries that made you stayed up all night thinking, no more unnecessary rivalries that you just had the repulsion for...
instead, substitute that with independence, responsibilities, bravery, a mind of your own and inner-strength...

waking up 6.30 a.m was an everyday routine for the past 3 months...
i struggled at first but from my 2nd month onwards, there were days that i was looking forward to start my day at work...

i consider myself lucky... one, that i was even given the opportunity to have my attachment in the firm and two, that i felt welcomed from the beginning.

i have learnt a lot during the course of my attachment, from simple procedural law to life's little lessons... i am proud to say that i am now capable of lasting 8 and a half hours with heels, i dont mind wearing skirt as much anymore and i've learnt to be humble.

Here i am, saying my thank yous to all the staffs and lawyers in arthur lee, lin for:-

all the gifts you showered me with, i guess my bday and christmas came really early dis yr

for the lunches and dinners we had together, that for once gaining 1 kg didnt seem to bother me as much

for the countless things you all taught me,

for being patient with me,

and lastly for making me feel comfortable and well accepted from the beginning...

The hugging and crying fest might be only few hours ago, bt am already missing you guys!

a very different phyllis hit town last night

much more collected, composed and matured than the phyllis 3 yrs back

drinks chosen wisely, alcohol intake reduced and was surprisingly pretty much sober the entire night!

a phyllis from the past would guzzle every single glass offered to her, taking one shots after another and would have started to 'mingle' around the crowd, talking nonsense, making a fool out of herself.

but the phyllis now kept her composure, smiling only to friendly strangers and was there silent only to enjoy the night's ambience.

age is slowly catching up because i'm at a point where i think life's temptations are falling apart and that i'm starting to fall prey to conscience...

funny to think that with all those differences, i still manage to haf great fun with great company and yet have the satisfying thought of knowing that i'm gonna wake up the next morning only this time, minus the hangovr!