I like the feeling of going back to Malaysia because...

it's a relief to hear everybody speaks a language i can understand.
i can eat whatever i want
i can call my friends, my family, and anybody i want because it's darn expensive to call them from saigon. bile lah derang ni nak ade calling card!!
i get to tell people, 'hey, i'm back!!! let's meet up!'
i get to see movies that are not translated to vietnamese
if i go back to my hometown, i get to drive my citroen!
i can see my nieces n nephews happy, cute faces

yes, i miss Malaysia..i will probably add more later..

why oh why...

...is my blog language suddenly turned into Vietnamese now? it was fine before, and I did change the language setting yesterday. good the entries are still English, i wonder why...

Ice-cream treat.

3 scoops of ice-cream after a whole day of a reserves assessment meeting is just worth it.

and walking with 3 slim, slender, petite Vietnamese girls just make me feel..well.. HUMUNGOUS!

the above picture is courtesy of Roza, who's now enjoying the very last 2 months of her stay in Austin. this is Zilker Park, where they have this Trail of Lights everytime it's winter in Austin. it's a Christmas tree made of lights, lots of lights. and it's tall. so the most fun thing to do underneath this 'tree' is to hold hands with a friend..or two..and start running in circles while looking up. yes, up. it wont last long since you'll get verrry dizzy...it's so much fun i tell you. i used to come here every winter, with a bunch friends and get crazy. the trail is so pretty, they will have kinda like ice sculptures, snow white and the seven dwarfs..then we drink hot chocolates, with whipped cream of course, and walk, and run, just like a bunch of 5-year old kids. well actually only us girls did that, the guys think they are too cool to let their guts down and act like a kid again...well, it's their lost.. ;) ..good old days..

New life, new Gigi!

Yep, i just got my braces on today! like 4 hours ago! cant believe it..i was excited at first and now that it's starting to get hurt, i'm afraid to eat..haha.. dont worry, i'll make sure i eat well enough to survive ;)

it's interesting enough that i receive various kind of responses from my friends..and the responses are mostly consistent with the gender. ie. most guys feel that it's ridiculous to spend money for something painful like this..and the girls are all supportive! some of the comments i can recall:

Guy #1: i'll never do that to myself, pulling out those precious teeth, put that metal thing on,then u wont be able to eat everything la..sakit, yada yada yada..
Guy #2: if you do that, then you'll be the same like everybody else..(cant he understand how self-conscious i feel..haha)..however, after some explanations, he kinda agree with me and start being all supportive.
Guy #3: dont do laaaah..too expensive!
Guy #4: wow! new gigi! ---->the most supportive of all..
Guy #5: WHAT IS IT WITH YOU PEOPLE EK?!!!!!!...haha..then he went on and on..which makes a lot of sense, then he said "does she realise how lovely she is" - that's what he thought when i told him why i got myself braces...

on the other hand, most of my girl friends go like:

"YAY, WOW welcome to the club"....haha..and surprisingly, my mom's excited too. she can be very conservative sometimes, but not on this one. so in conclusion...girl friends are GRREAT! no offense guys..and no no..i'm not becoming a lesbian..haha

funny funny...
i guess i need not to give my reasons here..most of them can be understood by most girls, and those who used to have braces on. it all end up in self-satisfaction i guess. Guy #4 asked me whether there is other part of me that i'd like to change..my take on that is no. let's leave some imperfections as they are. it might not look good to you, but others might think the opposites, so you'll never know. on this one, i have thought about it for a very long time and considering what's been going on in my life, i think i deserve this. it's not at all fun to have some kind of metals in my mouth that hurts..but i hope i'll be glad that i've made myself do this.

Yes girls, i'm in the club! :)

i'm falling, and falling, and falling.........

Ive been tagged!

Just got to HCMC from KL. Since i'm feeling gloomy anyways, i'd like to distract myself with this:

LAYER 1: ON THE OUTSIDE.

Name: Nurhidayah Hutamin

Birth Date: 8 February 1981

Current Status: Single Mingle

Eye Colour: Dark brown

Hair Colour: black

Righty or Lefty: righty

LAYER 2: ON THE INSIDE.

My Heritage: chinese+javanese

My Fears: God, loosing my loved ones.

My Perfect Pizza: Thin crust with chicken mushrooms and pineapples, our favorites at UT

LAYER 3: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW.

My Thoughts First Waking Up: nak tido lagi!!!

My Bedtime: 11.30 pm

My Most Missed Memory: good old college life.

LAYER 4: MY PICK.

Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi

McDonald's or Burger King: McD

Single or Group Dates: Single

Adidas or Nike: Nike, i wonder who's the genius behind that tick mark

Tea or Nestea: Tea

Chocolate or Vanilla: I love chocolates but not chocolate ice cream...i'd prefer vanilla.

Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee

LAYER 5: DO YOU...

Smoke: Nope

Curse: Of course, but when needed only. i dont start every f***ing sentence with the f word like some people..hehe

Take a Shower: Staying in a hot & humid country, it would be suicidal not to - agree!

Have a Crush: erm...now? nope..

Think You've Been In Love: Maybe

Go To School: sure

Want To Get Married: yup..

Believe In Yourself: most of the times

Think You're A Health Freak: i eat whatever i want, but i'l make sure my weight wont exceed 53 kg ;)

LAYER 6: IN THE PAST

Drank Alcohol: nope.

Gone To The Mall: Countless of times... It's just below my office

Been On Stage: Sure ;)

Eaten Sushi: Yep, but not a fan.

Dyed Your Hair: never, thot about it, but for some reasons it never happened

LAYER 7: HAVE YOU EVER...

Played A Stripping Game: no

Changed Who You Were To Fit In: i think so, if i remember correctly..but not to the extreme..i'm pretty much the same compared to years ago..maybe i have better fashion sense than before (not the best), no more glasses..

LAYER 8: AGE YOU'RE HOPING...

To Be Married: passed it already..so next would be after i got the braces off?

LAYER 9: IN A GUY...

Best Eye Colour: dark brown

Best Hair Colour: black

Short Hair or Long Hair: short

LAYER 10: WHAT WERE YOU DOING...

A Minute Ago: writing a good-bye sms

An Hour Ago: tido on the plane

4.5 Hours Ago: talking on the phone with friends while waiting for my flight to saigon

1 Month Ago: vacation in bandung i think

1 Year Ago: hoping..

LAYER 11: FINISH THE SENTENCES...

I love: cafe sa-da! (vietnamese iced coffee)

I hate: liars..

I hide: my personal blog ;)

I miss: that on-cloud-9 feeling

I need: to move my ass and take a shower and start a new chapter in life.

LAYER 12: TAG 5 PEOPLE.

1. PMSPMS

2. Maya

3. cant think of anyone else who would do this ;)