today was impromptu. i was supposed to head to Dear's house to pass his mom a sample of my raya outfit, as she had gotten me the material for my raya outfit this year and that she'll be going to Larkin to custom-made all of their raya outfits. and no, i din't ask for the type of material, nor did she ask if i wanted it. it was just given to me and thank god Dear picked black -- most neutral and easiest colour to pick if in doubt, in my opinion. but at the last minute his mom wanted me to tag along with the rest of the family to Larkin to make measurements, as it'd be more accurate that way. i was reluctant, because i don't think my mom would let me. and.. i'm shy? ^^" but i headed to their house with my passport stashed in my bag anyway, hoping i could convince my mom when i'm able to get through her later (she din't answer 2 of my calls at first). so yada yada yada, my mom finally agreed, and off we went to JB/Larkin around an hour later.

yeah it was weird and a little awkward. and it's irritating that i still feel this way around them coz it's not like this is my first time spending an entire day with the lot; his parents and his elder sister. but either way, the day went well despite the bitchy weather. first stop was to custom-made Dear and his dad's outift at somewhereidontknow, had lunch at somewhereidontknow, custom-made the remaining us 3 girls' outfit at somewhereidontknow then head back to Singapore and that's the only one i know huehuehue. yeah i never did know the ways around Malaysia, even the ones nearest to the Malaysia checkpoint. they all look the same. and i don't travel to Malaysia a lot anyways so i don't even bother to take note of the roads there.

i'm pretty stoked for my outfit though. but i don't think my family will be out much, visiting our relatives for this year's hari raya considering my dad's situation. i'm not even sure how the first day will be like. i guess i'll just have to look forward to the outings with friends. sigh, i miss the times when everything was normal and average in my family. )':

this morning, i found this creature all "frozen" up in the teapot, less than a quarter filled with tea from the day before. AND OMG SHITSCARY LAA SIA HAHAHA! fat some more! i leaned forward to get a closer look trying to see whether it's still alive or not. or "play dead" to say the least. i knocked the teapot lightly with a cup but it din't budge even a bit, so i assumed it was dead. of course i told my mom about it right there and then. and about 30mins later, mom came running into my room to tell me that it was still alive and that it was struggling to wriggle its way out when she poured hot water on it LOL. i'm just glad i wasn't there when that happened.