Baju Kurung and Snowman

I DID IT! I DID IT!! I DID IT!!!

I want to make snowman and snow angels!!!
I want to make snowballs and throw at Joe!
I want to take lots of pretty pics in the snow!!

It snowed for the 2nd time!!

Joe and I were watching an old black/white Christmas Carol movie in the common block when it happened. It was so pretty, it felt surreal! The sky was dark, snow was falling gently (like in the movies!), and street lights were shining on the lovely snow... And with the Christmas Carol movie playing, it felt so Christmasy!!! ^.^ The instant the movie was over, we rushed outdoors. It felt nice, albeit a little chilly without a jacket. haha.. And on the way back, we had a super-mini snowball fight. We were rolling snowballs with our bare hands (cos we had no gloves with us) and throwing snowballs like kids! lol.. We played and took pictures till we couldn't feel our hands! And that was just 30 minutes and 3 snowballs. haha..

Our Resident Advisor, Andrea from Jamaica.

Snow reflected off the ground!

The cold numbness was so terrible, i couldn't feel my hands even when under running hot water, and over hot burning stove! Nevertheless, barely a few seconds of slightly warmed hands, Joe said we should grab this opportunity to go out in the snow in our baju kurung! Since i made a pact with Mel, and Joe made one with me, we both braved the cold and did it! haha.. And so here it is, the long awaited picture.

This is for you Mel.

I think seeing snow for the first time in our lives, sort of made us very hyper. After taking a hot bath, we're out again at 1am making a SNOWMAN!!! Crazy but fun!! Because Christina was out studying, so it was just Joe and I making the snowman..Well, it was more like me squatting down making the snowman, while Joe just run around ordering me to get snow from here, snow from there, and squirting water on the snowball. sheesh! hahaha.. And after 1 hour and 1 failed attempt, Mr. Snowman was born! Christina came back just in time to accessorize and take pics with him. haha..

Me making snowman!

My 1st snowman!

Mr. Snowman 1.
He's made with choc M&M eyes, and leans dangerously to the left.
It's no wonder he crashed a few minutes later... =(

Mr. Snowman 2!
Made this time with almond eyes and bottle caps buttons. =D

Our snowman made a fashion crime wearing a cap - looks like a China snowman. lol..

Joe and snowman with a better snowcap!

Me and my snowman!

Roomies of 2101 with their snowman! hehe.

Our snowman guarding our entrance. He's really small.. hehe.

The entire night was a truly remarkable experience and I'm glad Joe was there to make it more memorable. Only she could make me go out in the snow at an ungodly hour just to build a snowman!! lol..

However, this wasn't the end. My worst experience was about to happen. I woke up the next morning to a sharp and burning pain in my left hand. To my horror, my 3 last left fingers were sore and swollen. It was just a little prickly feeling the night before.. but it worsen in the morning. It might have been a very mild superficial frost bite!!! Gosh.. Thank god it was nothing too serious. It was so weird though, cos only 3 of my left fingers had it. Anyways, after 2 days of wrapping it up in icy cold towel, the swell subsided and my fingers felt alive again. =)

I wasn't the only one with a terrible experience. Joe had a worse one.. Her laptop crashed the same morning!!! It was working fine that night and suddenly it wouldn't start up properly in the morning. And it became worse by the hour... In the end, it wouldn't even start up. Poor thing. Both of us tried to repair it ourselves, but to no avail. We followed precisely as the online help said, but they didn't tell us wat to do if we faced some differences. We were that close, yet so far! So, in the end, instead of making it right, it became worse. haha!! Guess we're not meant to be IT technicians. hehe. Then Joe decided to buy a new Dell laptop here cos it was so much cheaper. But sadly, it would take them 2 weeks to deliver it, and we didn't have that amount of time! So, all her hopes of buying a new one were totally dashed. We worried and cracked our brains for nothing at all! lol.. Just hope her hard disk is recoverable.. all her 4 months and more worth of pictures are all in there!!! Poor Joe..

Anyhow, both of us have experienced everything "wintry" we could in just 2 days. hahaha.. To end my post today, here's a picture of snowflakes! I saw snowflakes for the first time ever in the middle of the night, outside my window pane. Enjoy!! hehehe..

You can't see the snowflake pattern here. But in person, u can really see the pattern clearly - like those on X'mas cards. Very lovely they are!

First Snow

This morning when i woke up, i rmb the room was dark as the curtains were still drawn and the first thing i did was to rush straight to the washroom cos the only reason i'm up so early was to pee. lol. After relieving myself, i wanted to crawl back into bed, back under the comfort of my warm blanket, but something told me to check my comp for any msn messages. True enough there were 3 tabs - one guy asking when i'm coming back, vincent replying my offline msgs, and then.. there was Mary (who brought me to the Aquarium) who left me a msg saying

IT'S SNOWING!!!!!

Joe and I were planning our remaining 13 days in Canada last night, and today, we were supposedly going to Gastown for souvenir shopping. Being in Vancouver, we can't go out without checking the weather forecast before hand. So, last night when we checked, the weather forecast said it was going to rain and snow today. Everyone who are in Europe have been telling me it's snowing wherever they are. And just the other day, Norven was complaining, why it isn't snowing yet in Vancouver. hahaha.. But rain and snow?? We totally couldn't imagine what it would be like. But the thought of snow was enough to make us excited yet worried. haha... Little did i know, when i threw open the curtains right after seeing Mary's msg, watching snow fall is the most breathtaking experience ever!!!

You know how you've seen real snow and fake snow on TV all your life.. You more or less know how it is - white small puffy drops falling softly on to the colourful world. But this morning, what i saw wasn't exactly how it is on TV. On tv, u see the first snow is usually dropping or floating gently down... The ones here... they were FLYING!!! The winds were so strong, the white snow drops were flying right across my window! lol.. I was totally speechless as i watched the scenes outside my window. I could only stare at the snow for like minutes and thinking to myself.. "Wah..It's finally snowing!! My very first snow!!! I can finally take a pic of me wearing Mel's baju kurung present in the snow!!" hahaha!!! Well, that's what Mel promised me to do: "Pakai baju kurung saya dan tangkap gambar dalam salji ye!" I have no idea wat made me promise her i would do that, as crazy as it sounds. Even though i know it was a joke (altho when it comes to Mel, it may be for real), but I was thinking, how many times in your life can u see snow and wear a baju kurung out in the snow?... And so, hanya untukmu Mel, saya akan memakai baju kurung dalam salji! hahaha..

After the random crazy thoughts, the first thing i did was to take out my camera and snap like crazy - as though the snow's gonna melt anytime soon. haha.. Then i opened my door wondering if the rest of the house knows about the first snow! Joe's room was dark, so i ran over and knock on her door shouting IT'S SNOWING!!!! She opened the door with her sleepy face not really registering wat i just said, so i had to tell her again to her face - IT'S SNOWING outside!! Immediately, we both went to her window, where i continued to amaze myself with the snow. haha..

Wanna know how it looked like? Here are the pictures!!

My very first snow picture!
This is the view when i opened my curtains. ^^

If you didn't see the ground, you'd think it's just heavy rain.

One thing about Vancouverites, come rain or snow.. they just walk without any umbrellas.

View of our block's common area from Christina's room.

Isn't it pretty?? hehe..

I really love this white house opposite my room.
Even more so when it's covered in snow!

Erm.. if u were waiting to see the baju kurung in snow pic, sorry guys, i haven't done that! Because the snow wasn't really frozen.. it melts the moment it touches anything!!! It's like rain actually.. So sad... =( Hence, i banished all thoughts of stepping out in the pretty kurung under rain/snow so early in the morning. hehe.. But fret not! The forecast said there'll be more snow next week! By then, i'll definitely go out and take that pic!! Just wait and see. hee..

And because of the weird weather, Joe n I also decided not to go out at all.. Thus, we continued to watch movies and dramas in our rooms the entire day. I'm currently watching Bad Love starring Kwon Sang Woo. lol! Oh, i found this perfect website to watch subbed korean, japanese, taiwan, hk, china dramas! And that's why i'm hooked onto dramas these days. So far i've watch It Started With A Kiss 2 (i know it's lame.. but once u've watched the 1st one, u wanna watch the 2nd just so u know the ending) and Last Friends (a very interesting and meaningful Jap drama). hehe...

Alas, my winter wonderland didn't last long. Just a few hours later, the snow became heavy rain! And it rained till the evening. What a lousy weather. And the sky turning dark at 3pm ain't helping. It just makes ppl wanna hibernate and not step out of the house at all!! Sheesh..

The rain after the snow...
Snow on the ground begins to melt.. and soon it'll turn into slush. =(

I want it to snow MORE!!!
I want to make snowman and snow angels!!!
I want to make snowballs and throw at Joe!
I want to take lots of pretty pics in the snow!!
So please let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

The speechless reaction when i see snow video. haha...

The Way I Am

It's about 38 hours away from my LAST final exam in UBC now... Linguistics, urghh! I'm getting so blur and sick of it already! Can't wait for it to be over. haha.. For once, i finish earlier than the rest of my friends!! wahahaha..

Am very excited yet sad to know my time here is slowly coming to an end. Seems like there's still so many things to do around here. Many places i've yet to explore.. but right now, all this can't compare to the thought of finally going back to my homeland. Not that i'm looking fwd to starting stupid classes in USM (duh..), it's more of the joy of being in a familiar environment and eating REAL food for once.

But then again, when i think of packing up to go back, i just wish i could stay here for another sem! Even if that means i've to go through rainy winter times and eating lousy food for another 4 mths. I don't wanna go back to Malaysia where the sun shines 12 hours a day, where 5pm looks like 12pm, where i'm busy all day long, where i can't live without a phone for 1 sec, where internet sucks, where... sighs.. where everything i have here is not there basically. lol..

Anyways, i shouldn't be blogging rite now. So i'm going back to my books and ending this blog with a cute song i found..

The Way I Am
by Ingrid Michaelson

If you were falling, then I would catch you.
You need a light, I'd find a match.

Cuz I love the way you say good morning.
And you take me the way I am.

If you are chilly, here take my sweater.
Your head is aching, I'll make it better.

Cuz I love the way you call me baby.
And you take me the way I am.

I'd buy you Rogaine when you start losing all your hair.
Sew on patches to all you tear.

Cuz I love you more than I could ever promise.
And you take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.


*p.s.: This song goes out to you vincey! =D