It was my weekly day off yesterday. I stayed home in the daytime eventhough I was supposed to be out doing some errands. But decided to stay at home last minute and watch The Mentalist instead. I have been addicted to the series lately. I know I am not someone who is into watching those series or movies with gross scene. But seriously, this is nice. You'll find yourself watching it non-stop. Anyways, I started to get bored in the afternoon so I texted JiaJia and asked her whether she's interested to go Manggis Mall with me. She agreed since she desperately needed a place to go online so that she could update her blog. It's funny seeing her being so faithful and addicted to blogging. Hahaha … JiaJia picked me up from home five minutes before seven and we headed for Manggis Mall straight. Diddy tagged along too but met up with his classmate instead. Funny thing was that both Diddy and JiaJia warned me not to stare at the guy when I see him coz he doesn't like people to stare at him. The first thing which came across my mind was – "Is he good looking?" Hahaha … JiaJia said that he was just a normal average looking guy. Well, I had to agree with her. He's indeed just another average looking guy. Well, the only thing special about him is that he's very tall. That's the reason he's getting all the attention. But seriously, he's not at all an attention seeker. Anyways, stop talking about the guy. I don't even know him. I bought some toiletries from Manggis Mall and then this sales promoter tried to persuade both JiaJia and I to go for their skin test. *sweat* I am not at all interested in going for any sort of skin test coz I know that there's no turning back once I take a seat at their counter. I could actually predict what they are gonna say about your skin. Normally, they wouldn't say good stuffs about your skin. If they say lots of good stuffs about your skin, how are they gonna sell their products? So, they will try their best to exaggerate the bad side of your skin making you fearful that you will have an extremely bad complexion in the next two years and bla bla bla. JiaJia wasn't that lucky. She went for the skin test and got ripped to purchase a whole set of Nano White products worth BND$51++. The sales promoter wasn't being honest at all. They tried to bill her the things which she doesn't even want in the first place. Lucky that JiaJia asked for a quotation before she actually decided to buy coz the figure which the sales promoter quoted us wasn't the same as the price which was shown at the checkout counter. After we are done with our purchases at Manggis Mall, we went to Easyway, Serusop. Easyway is a franchising company specialising in Bubble Milk Tea. Currently, there are three branches throughout Brunei. Both JiaJia and I ordered a drink each and a side dish of Fried HotDogs & Chips. I had Honeydew Pudding Milk Tea while she had Pearl Bubble Milk Tea. 1. Honeydew Pudding Milk Tea & Pearl Bubble Milk Tea 2. Fried HotDog & Chips 3. HotDogs Fried Rice I felt a little bit hungry a while after I had a little bit of the chips and ordered another plate of Hotdog Fried Rice shared among JiaJia and me. We ended up not finishing the rice and had it takeaway. 
I was doing spring cleaning hours ago and found out that I have quite a lot of unread new books stashed in my room. Hahaha … All of them are still in good condition. Hahaha … I told Andrea that maybe I should post them on my blog and sell it online. Hahaha … And then she told me that the success rate will be very low coz not all of my readers are bookworms. Hahaha … xD Well, I seriously have no intention of selling them anyways. Hahaha … 1). Playing Away – Adele Parks Connie has been happily married for a year. She's just met John Harding. Imagine the sexiest man you can think of. He's a walking stag weekend. He's a funny, disrespectful, fast, confident, irreverent pub crawl. He is also completely unscrupulous. He is about to destroy Connie's peace of mind and her grand plan for living happily ever after with her gentle, loyal and loving husband Luke. It's against the rules. It's the closest thing you'll get to an affair without actually having one. 2). Rumour Has It – Jill Mansell When newly single Tilly Cole impulsively quits her London job for a fresh start in the small town of Roxborough she finds she's arrived in a hotbed of gossip, intrigue and rampant rivalry for the most desirable men. Tilly has no intention of joining in -- she's just happy with her new Girl Friday job. Then she meets Jack Lucas. Jack is irresistible...and he's got his eye on Tilly. But there are shocking rumours about his wicked reputation. Tilly doesn't want to be just another notch on anyone's bedpost. But is she being mature and sensible -- or is she running away from the love of her life? 3). Larger Than Life - Adele Parks Georgina fell in love with Hugh the first moment she saw him. She was eighteen. She's now thirty-two. In all that time she never loved another man. People are always bowled over with the concept of love at first sight and the idea of such constancy. Faces tend to fall when she mentions that at the time he was seeing a friend of hers, whom he subsequently married and had two children with. But, hey, girl. Life isn't a fairy tale. When his marriage breaks down Hugh finally moves in with George but her 'dream come true' turns into a nightmare when she accidentally falls pregnant and Hugh spends more time in the office than she does in Mothercare. George can't help but wonder whether the late nights at work are legitimate. She can't help but be disturbed that he can't remember his children's birthdays. George wants to believe Hugh been worth the wait but as her waistline expands so do her doubts. There has to be more to being a woman than kitten heels and expensive shopping sprees and more to love than erotic sex in exotic locations. What's bigger than the biggest love of your life? 4). Still Thinking Of You - Adele Parks New love, old friendships and a question of fidelity. Tash and Rich are newly engaged and wild about each other. They can't wait to celebrate their wedding with their closest friends, all of whom have known each other since university, where they enjoyed a hedonistic whirl of parties, popularity, sex and success. But is fun really as easy-come-easy-go in your thirties as it was in your twenties? How do relationships change once you leave college and have to cope with real life? And what if the love of that life were to reappear now? As old, long buried passions are reawakened, the group realise that a lot can change in twelve years. And a lot can happen in seven days… 5). Love Lies - Adele Parks Fern is staring thirty in the face and can't ignore the love lies any longer. Life with Adam was amazing once – although these days swinging from the chandeliers means D.I.Y not S.E.X. She believes a romantic wedding should be the next step but Adam just won't go down on one knee. 6). Beach House – Jane Green One summer a group of strangers - each with their own reason for wanting to step out of their busy life - meet at rented beach house in sunny Nantucket. There's Daniel, who's causing heartbreak for his wife Bee; recently divorced Daff, who feels she's lost touch with her daughter Jess; and Michael - son of the house's mischievous, free-spirited owner Nan - who is having an ill-advised fling with his boss. With so many lost souls gathered under one roof, very soon there are tears and laughter, friendship and - for some - even love. Each one of them is hoping for a new beginning. But will any of them find it? 7). Young Wives' Tales – Adele Parks For Better. For Worse Lucy stole her friend Rose's 'happily ever after' because she wanted Rose's husband and Lucy always gets what she wants. Big mistake. Rose was the ideal wife and is the ideal mother; Lucy was the perfect mistress. As Peter's interest diminishes and Lucy's domestic responsibilities increase, Lucy wonders if the 'happily ever after' is all a big con. Without a maternal bone in her body she's always playing catch-up in a game where she doesn't know the rules and can't understand what there is to win anyway. Rose doesn't have the vocabulary to describe Lucy, she doesn't like using expletives. A devoted single mum, she fills her life with labeling school uniforms, organic vegetables and car runs for extracurricular activities. She's an exemplary mother but the boys seem to need her less and less and without them she wonders what she amounts to. Her friends are concerned that her life is devoid of passion, romance or even plans for the future. They both envy Connie, who is happily married and is effortlessly balancing two kids with a fulfilling career until, that is, a dangerous old flame flickers back into view at the school gates and threatens her marriage. All three of these women need more than blind belief to negotiate their way through modern life. Things can only get better…or worse. Or better? PS: Andrea, if you are interested in any of them, you are more than welcome to borrow them from me.
Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor – the UK's sexiest pop star – lights fireworks in Fern that won't stop exploding. It's mind-expanding love at first sight for them both so when he proposes in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium, there's only one answer. Yes, yes, yes!
Before you know it, Fern is living the celebrity dream in LA and a wedding planner is arranging designer shoe fittings. But isn't it all happening a little too fast? Why is this modern day Cinderella homesick for a rented two-bedroom flat in Clapham?
How do you know whether love is telling the truth? Fern must choose which version of this fairy tale is hers.
I had been doing quite a lot of surveying on computers lately. Initially, I planned to get a brand new laptop but think twice, I think it would be wiser to get a desktop PC when I do loads of downloading most of the time. Hahaha … Initially, I had my eyes on the HP Pavillion P6130D. But then, I had heard endless stream of negative comments about getting HP desktop PC. Frankly speaking, the price ain't cheap at all compared to a Dell desktop PC which offers almost the same specifications but better. I did went to one of the HP authorized dealers in Bandar and asked about the desktop PC. The service offered was quite nice but the thing is I need to wait for about two weeks before I could have the PC. They do not have any in-stock good for the model which I wanted hence I have to pre-order them. So, I told them I will reconsider and will go back if I really it. But I did not go back there. There was an ICT Fiesta at The Mall last week. They did sell some quite acceptable desktop PC at a reasonable price but then I doubt the reliability and durability of the brand hence I did not bother to enquire much about the model. So, I browsed through Dell Malaysia online and was interested with their Dell Inspiron One 19 but was being told not to get it despite the "good-look". There goes my fantasy of getting one for myself. My friend told me that the PC wouldn't be able to serve me long judging from the way I am using my current notebook. *ouch* In the end, I've decided to get a normal desktop PC. I went for price research for Dell Inspiron 545S Desktop PC. Dell Singapore is selling it for more than 1K. I was surprised when I found a much cheaper deal in Bandar. They are only selling it for BND$958 and you'll get to choose the skin colour of your CPU. Well, you also get to choose the skin colour of your CPU from Dell Singapore but then you will be paying for the colour you chose. Hahaha … And the best thing yet is that they are offering a 20" LCD Monitor. I know it ain't big deal since most computer users are now using a 24" LCD Monitor. But then, 20" is more than enough for me. They also offered free upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows Vista Premium 32Bit. I have yet placed my order for the computer but will do it soon. Hahaha … =D
