leslie peacock.: January 2008

You Me got to get acquainted... !

Love-Hate relationship okok maybe not Love-Hate, more like Like-Hate haha... Good thing, they help me get to places and rest my other leg which Im totally dependent on now and gets tired really easily. Bad thing, Im so lousy at them haha.. I keep falling over specially going up and down stairs.. wont be surprise if I end up cracking my head open instead! haha.. (:

these will be my support buddy, pillor of strength, cursing buddy as I try to go up and down stairs for the next week or so... was told I'd be using them for abt 2 weeks but I think 1 week is enough (:

Ended up in A&E.. didn have much of a choice really... called for an appointment at my local GP, only day I could see my GP was next monday so got told to go to A&E instead which I did, as I was told.. (:

After several X-rays (no broken bones), several attempts to walk by myself in front of the doctor (which I failed miseably haha) and getting pushed ard in a wheel-chair which to be honest, I didn really like, got sent home with painkillers, crutches and several flyers for physios and other stuff..

Well I'll try not to be a DRAMA QUEEN.. no one to be a drama queen to anyways haha... full of smiles so even if I was in pain, Ive got boxes of painkillers to help me through it.. just wish I had them last night though haha...

Ive got 3 classes tmr, 3 different buildings with an hour break in between each of them. That'll give me plenty of time to get to places (:

We'll see how I get on tmr haha..

Just got back from Dundee (:

Weird being back there again, back to where I use to work. Seeing familiar faces haha... just strange, and the new buildings.. wow.. cant wait for my uni to start work on the new gym as well now (:

Went to Dundee to play one of the last few games of the uni league against Dundee Uni... We only had like 7 players haha.. long drive across?? or down?? either ways haha... the sky was so clear on the way back, saw a couple of Orion the Hunter, the Seven sisters... Im talking abt stars here... nvm haha...

Well after several shouts, pushed, "crackes" we managed to beat them 88-50 not too bad I guess.. haha Owen, a guy whom I use to go to college with was one of the ref.. strange feeling haha... but Dundee always left me with something to remember it and this is what I left Dundee with tonight.. (:

*someone forgot to cut their fingernails

Know u know why I said 'cracks' haha.. never heard my foot make that kinda sound before but it didn hurt as much as I thought it would so yeah (: hopefully it wont be that bad tmr... playing against Glasgow uni tmr, tough game

*fingers crossed

-SPECIAL DELIVERY~!!-

From SHu to Me (:

Everything I can think of that reminds me of Singapore, its in this bag haha~! mostly junk food but Im LOVING IT~!!! (:

Dried mango, Tasty biscuits, those small round melt-in-your mouth baby biscuits, instant teh-terik, green tea, prawn crackers and many more... oh and not forgetting a bag filled with Singapore air~!! haha...

Thanks for the note too ~!! hee...

Went to the gym and when I got back the package was sitting at my door~!... couldn resist this.. Yan Yan.. haha.. *not feeling guilty at all* (:

Going... going....

Gone.... haha didn take long I tell you...

packed the rest of it back into the bag.. now its just taunting me all the time haha... Eat me Eat me* I'll try to make it last as long as I can... *pinky promise* haha...

First day of uni was not as painful as everyone had anticipated (: new classes... Healthy Nutrition was the first class of this sem haha.... we're suppose to keep a food diary soon, dont think my lecturer will be to pleased if all I have in it is rabbit sweets and dried mango haha.. dont think he'll know what they are either~! haha... interesting class too will tell u guys more abt it soon... need to run a few errands for Damus & Angel who have kindly offered to cook dinner tonight (:

*Thanks again SHu hee... u just made me a very happy girl (:

= Pineapple Tarts Night =

Attempted to make pineapple tarts last night. Since exams are over and classes only start on monday. Angel found a really easy recipe for them so we tried it out last night...

Made dinner for them first, thought of making something different instead of curry chicken, or bak kut teh or pork belly or fish haha... experimenting with food... so made

Chicken wrapped in parma ham with sage,stuffing, mashed potato (with gravy, but gravy was still simmering on the stove) and boiled vege...

*Angeline aranged the food including 'moulding' the mash (:

According to the recipe, the pineapple jam had to be made a day in advance so Friday night after dinner at TGI Friday we went back to Angeline's place to make it - oh plus a short trip to Tesco Extra in the cold cold rain first haha... Jam took hardly anytime. We did it all in the microwave.

Pastry was not that hard to make either.. hardest part of it all was putting the 2 lots together.

Being amateurs at this, it was like arts & crafts all over again in primary sch haha.. the various shapes and sizes.. we didn have a proper mould to cut the pastry to we did everything by hand... we had fat round base, thin ones, wrapped ones, heart -shaped ones, star shaped ones haha all sorts

Last day to relax and do anything I want.. Its like deja vu all over again...28th Sept '07 I was blogging how uni classes for semester 1 were about to start on monday too... now im writing about how classes for semester 2 are about to start on monday.. half way through and I'll be able to come home..

Different circumstances, different status, different emotions.. Just different everything (: but I guess it was all worth it..

Snuggled up in bed, with pilows around me, under the sheets, a hot cup of tea and a good book on a saturday afternoon...

Tis not the Leslie that I know of, but I do fair enjoy it to be honest ♥ (:

Been a while since I last blogged... so here's kinda a summary..

Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Home, study, tv, sleep..
Monday - Library, sleep
Tuesday - Library, cake party in library (:
Wednesday - Exam.. not too sure how it went. Came out feeling.. how do I put it.. " Bleahz" wait and see what the results are like...
Thursday - Dinner with usual people and Jean (: tesco shopping..

in-betweens

late late LATE night studying in the library, gummie bears, panicing for an exam that will probably have the same questions as past papers, spotting questions, doing questions over and over again, exam DID have same questions as past papers, well spotted, exam over, celebrated Chee Hao's bday, over-ordered, over-ate, 56 pounds worth of food into a toilet bowl same night, night out with uni mates, TGIF with usuals, fight with dryer, damp clothes, attempting to make pineapple tarts over weekend.. ..

as u can see... I lead a very boring life haha.. same routine day in day out. 4 days of rest before classes start proper again on monday... cant wait for results to come out. Went to Borders before dinner last night, bought a couple of books to keep me company at nights now :) cant rely on serial shows...

Burns Night today.. gonna try to find a place that sells Neeps, Tatties and Haggis.. (turnip, potato and this 3-legged thing that runs ard in the moutain)

ought to be fun... (:

Dedicated to Moms ard the world..

Especially MY MUMMY ~!!!! (:

Liked it??? hee...

Recieved mail today~~!!! wheee (:

PRINCESS*

Thank you so much for the very belated card.. better late than never... thanks for the note inside too and the present! haha... how did u know I had dry lips?? now they will be soft and strawberry flavoured haha... thank you Princess (:

There's even a small peacock sticker haha (:

Got my first and I think only Chinese New Year card from my parents (: Didn realise it's gonna be the Year of the Rat.. My Year ~!! (: Thank you

Well thats me back from the gym... haha gonna take a nice long shower and start studying for this dreaded paper... ):

Candy dreams*

Had a somewhat eventful day today, but nothing worth writing home about... just got back from Angeline's today.. Angel not feeling too well so all tucked up in bed. Damus came over to join us for dinner. Nothing fancy today, just make do with what we had...

Thank god the white fungus did not spoil the soup like it did the last time... soaked it over-night just to make sure.. left this in the slow cooker over night last night... close enough to what mom's tastes like though (:

Stayed at Angeline's for a bit after dinner... just wanted the company really, but got caught in a mini fight between David and herself haha.. wont go into details though...

but just kiss and make up already would u ~!! (:

Hate days like today when Im just so bored and just feel like having company and everyone in Singapore is alseep.. arghh.. just hope tmr will be different.. at least there's gym time to look forward to with Sarah (: which is always pleasant, our gym banter - yaking away on the cross trainer (:

Hope you feel better tmr Angel (:

Candy dreams to everyone else*

This was in my pigeon hole this morning (: Thanks Velda haha.. Fannie thank your sister for me ok? haha bet she won something.. so many postcards! hahaha its going up on my wall of postcards now~! haha... my walls are so bare now a days. so more postcards or cards would be lovely (: *hint hint*

Manage to get up for the gym this morning (: but my ankles, boy were they killing me. Both of them had this aching pain, plus my hips were clicking while I was exercising today.. PLUS I had stitches when I was running haha.. not had them in ages, boy did they hurt... maybe thats how unfit I am ):

Met Damus and Angel to look at tickets home for the summer, headed to ChungYing for some shopping, up Sauchiehall street to the HK cafe for bread and over to some place for lunch... was dragging myself the whole way... Hungry, tired, aching ankles.. *sulking Leslie*

Had to walk back to halls in the rain afterwards.. haha but at least with a full tummy, had that beef thingy that Jon likes haha found out that they actually sell that dish almost everywhere!! not just that cantonese place... HUGE portion, and as usual haha only ate the meat hee..

Trying hard not to fall asleep at the moment... gonna have to start studying for my paper next week.. sigh~ one more week, just one more week to go.....

Got the photos and a video from Damus from that crazy early morning trip to Tesco haha.. but.. dont think I wanna post it haha.. embarrassed haha.. sleepy, grouchy me, eyes half opened, slurred words.. not a nice sight (: hee...

better go check how my soup is doing (: making pepper chicken soup with white fungus in my slow-cooker for dinner's tmr with the gang (: smells yummy already *slurps

hope it tastes nice though haha...

Btw, check this video out.. (: think its awesome someone could do all that with just sand* (:

Summary of yesterday and today*

Sunday

8.30 - 1pm - went to bed after spending the night on the phone with Dad in Singapore finishing up report.
1pm - 5.30pm - went to the library to help Alison with her report
5.30pm - 10pm - just doing random stuff ard the flat; cleaning, packing, showering.. just to waste time.. (:
10pm - tried to sleep and managed to sleep... but.... got up at 11.30pm ):
11.30pm - 1am - tried sleeping, drifted in and out of sleep...

Monday morning by now
1am - Damus msged on msn, "Tesco extra???" haha... why not~!!
2 something am - Damus, Angel and Angeline picked me up in a taxi... headed to Tesco Extra
3am - 4.30am - Tesco Extra shopping for them.. walking ard like a zombiefied Leslie x)
4.30am - 9.45am - Tried going back to sleep, didn work, so ended up watching movies online, had breakfast (not had breakfast in ages), print off report, packed bag, made sure I got everything
10am - Bus to Jordanhill.. handed in report
11.10am - Bus back to city centre from Jordanhill
11.30am - Met up with the famous 3 and Swee oh and Anuar (who left shortly) @ Savoy centre, lunch, haircut (for Damus - which didn go too well.. hee)
1.30pm - 2.15pm - Meeting with lecturer (:
3pm - 5pm - NAP~~!! couldn keep eyes open...
5.30pm - went to the gym with Sarah, only to be told there was a long queue, so headed back to halls, decided to go first thing tmr morning instead (:

I think I need a hobby... too much free time on my hands

haha.. soooo a Good Nights sleep is on the menu tonight

Oh and my Chinese New Year package from Mom and Dad arrived this morning (: gonna keep it till closer to CNY though before opening and sharing the goodies hee...

My first Ang Pao in 3 years! haha.. might just end up spending it at Tesco though haha typical me (:

Asia Salon... will never trust someone else to cut my hair haha... but Damus had to, hair getting too long and dont think he was too happy on how it turned out...

oh haha this is for Naz! haha... Tesco even sells Starbucks coffee beans now haha....

and Mummy... they sell salted fish.. smells like salted fish but doesnt look the same

Wore the sneakers my brother bought for me for my birthday today.. (: its been sitting in the box for over a month now... decided to take them out today.. plus it rained! didn get dirty though.. phew

Just pray tonight wont be another long day, dont think I'll be able to cope. My mind just wonders when Im trying to sleep. Ever since november.. worrying (worrying Ive not done enough for my reports), stressing (stressing that I wont do well for them either), imgaining things that might happen (more of the bad than good), thinking (about all the what ifs), just anything but resting.

arghhh... where's a bf when you need one, ah silly me, I just chase them away.

I moved....

.... from one end of the bed to the other.....from the bed to the table.. and finally settled for the floor haha... and ended up with a sore bum..

Was up all night finishing up my psychology report... with help from dear old Dad (: and yes its done.. at long last, after moaning and complaining abt it... not gonna touch it any more.. returned all the books which I'd borrowed and were overdue (60p fine~! haha = $1.80 for being a day late), notes all put away. It'll be printed off tonight and ready to be delievered tmr morning to Jordanhill... (:

Cant believe I only got to bed at like 8.30am this morning haha... got up this afternoon at abt 1 and went to the library to give Alison a hand with hers.. and here's me just got back (:

Even though the weather is milder today, it's raining.. ): so got soaked again... dammit...

Had a nice chat with Auntie Liz again (: never fails to put a smile on my face

*praying hard and hoping all will be good

Was suppose to go to Chungying now with Damus, Angel and Angline, but the 3 kukus are still sleeping~!! was gonna make chicken and white fungus soup that my mom sent over in my hand-me-down slow cooker (: but guess not now.. change of plans.. instant noodles it will be for .. hmm breakfast haha seeing that Ive not eaten yet but its already 5.20pm haha..

Hopefully I can sleep with a settled mind tonight, knowing that all my reports are done (:

Just spent the evening cleaning the kitchen and my room.. (: feeling good about it now haha. guess im just bored. Room looks much neater and tider at long last. In my fresh PJs and like what Damus and Angel would say, "nuahing" in my room haha...

*fingers and toes all crossed

Tried sleeping.. managed to sleep at 11Pm but got up half an hour later and have been awake since... Its 4am now.. ended up watching films that Ive been wanting to catch but just didn get round to catching them at the movies...

Watched P.S. I Love You ♥

Its just one of those films, the kind you'd Love or absolutely Hate. Im a hopless romantic kinda girl, so I loved it (: Recieving letters from that one person everyday, recieving them in different ways, planning all the sorts of stuff... it was just so sweet.. well maybe the time that Im watching the film makes a difference ... but still.. I thought her husband was a sweet sweet guy (:

Well am gonna try to go 'back' to sleep but if in the next 2 hours Im still awake, Im gonna go to tesco and do some shopping. Thats the plan. Nothing exciting Im afraid.

Spent the last few hours after watching the film reading history conversations.. sometimes the things you say can just make you laugh, even stuff that you got angry over a long time ago just seems so silly when you read them again.. (:

Here's the trailer if you wanna sneak peak*

Biomechanics II and VO2 max reports submitted... not feeling that sense of relief though.. kinda nervous about them... 50% of my final mark...

Finished psychology in the library with Alison last night, minor adjustments before Im gonna hand it in on monday.. got to go all the way to Jordanhill just to do that...

gonna take the night off tonight... try to relax haha.. and hopefull sleep at a decent time~!! Went to the gym with Sarah again today..

*right butt cheek feels like its about to get a cramp anytime soon arghhh~!!... hee

nice surprise call today at least (:

Im bored.. haha

Oh some useless info haha...

TOP FIVE HAPPIEST COUNTRIES
1.Denmark
2.Finland
3.Ireland
4.Sweden
5.Netherlands

TOP FIVE UNHAPPIEST COUNTRIES
1.Italy
2.Portugal
3.Greece
4.Germany
5. France

*UK ranked 9th Happiest Country out of 15 EU Nations... Im in the land of the GRUMPS (:

*Going Cold Turkey*

Missing the companionship. That someone who I can call day or night. "What are u up to? Could u talk to me till I fall asleep please.." That one person who just knows me so well, knows the right thing to say at the right time. The loneliness is just something that Ive not quite gotten use to over the weeks. Company of friends is great, but its not the same.

Inside still feels lonely..

I now look at friends who have been single for ages and I feel sad for them at times, knowing what they are missing out on. But I find myself in the same predicament now. Nights are just so long. I lie awake at night, itching to call someone to talk to. But who can I call. 50 hours of free international calls and yet I hardly use it anymore, just the occasional call home when skype fails again.

Ive taken on too much over the last couple of weeks. And its starting to hit me back in the face, hard. Sleepless nights are the worst and has taken over my already mundane life. And tonight is no exception.

I miss talking. Talking about anything. I miss sharing my day, my thoughts, my feelings.

Just my thoughts, my feelings that Ive been keeping in.

So I write....*

Sitting at the table and I can just hear the wind together with the rain, just hitting against my window its like the wind is on a mission.. like its gonna blow my window away.. its strong.. really really REALLY strong.. and Im no kid but its scaring me.. honestly it really is scaring me.. the sound that the wind is making... thank god Im indoors, all the poor souls outside now.. cant see anyone on the streets though.. but its scary...

I dont like the sound that its making... I really dont

Wind speed at 82 km/h - the last I checked

Im scared* :(

Small clip from Gareth's farewell dinner.. the one where we made too much food (:

Well, finally went to bed at 7.30am this morning.. got woken up my parents trying to call me on skype just now.. so Im up, Im up... so much for 8 hours of sleep.. haha...

Thank you Fannie and Fairuz for talking to me last night, getting me through the night, I appreciate it (: I will take what u said to me onboard Fairuz (:

Im gonna finish psychology today... argh I have to... been haunting me in my dreams

-Sleepless Night in Glasgow-

It truely is a sleepless night. Left Damus and Angel's place at abt 11pm feeling tired after having dinner there. Thought it was straight to bed for me. But guess the body had other plans, or the mind for that matter. Tried sleeping, but Ive just got too much on my mind. Thought my body would be crying for some sleep after heading back to the gym for the first time this year. But no... its 7.30am and Im still up. Well made good use of my time at least, ended up doing my lab report. At least I didn stay up for nothing. If I were back home in Singapore, I probably would be able to see the sun rise... but this being dark gloomy Glasgow in the middle of winter, its pitch black outside.

If only I could head down for prata and a cup of hot teh terik now.. that would just make my day (:

♥ Angel's Birthday ♥

Went out with Angel, Damus and Angeline last night to celebrate Angel's birthday. Had a quiet one :) Decided to try Spanish food instead, something different. Headed over to the Steak & Cherry after dinner, nice place to just sit and talk. We stayed there till almost 4 in the morning, could not get out of bed today... was suppose to meet another classmate and help with his report but ahah he didn make it in as well... more time to sleep.. *yawn

Dinner at Bar de Tapas*

- the girls -

some spanish drink... fruity (:

Our dinner..(: it was yummy

Us deciding where to go for dinner haha... TGI Fridays or Spanish???

Slept really late last night trying to get my head round what Im gonna write for my psychology report and only managed to get up ard noon today. Went to meet my classmate to pass him the calculations that I did for one of the reports for his group. And have been sitting here at my laptop at the table (not on the bed this time, cos all I'll do is fall asleep) ever since.

My window doesnt shut tight so could fee cold air coming through it..

Put what Angeline bought for me to good use. (:

One more report, one more paper to study for and thats semester 1 complete. Have not even got my head round to booking my flight home yet, let alone decide on what to eat later on.

Maybe tomorrow will be a better day, a nicer day. Maybe tomorrow I will get my report done. Maybe tomorrow the sun will come up and it wont be as cold. Just... Maybe tomorrow.... (:

I really wanna go for a Chris Daughtry or Westlife concert. Spice Girls are having one on the 12th. Keane was here last month. Had a pair tickets to see Rihana but sold them to someone else. So yeah... I would really love to go for a concert. But it has to be one of them. Never been to one before. (:

Small time-out for me.. breather.. short break... *

I never could quite grasp the concept of cards when I was staying in Singapore. The holiday seasons, Christmas.. Chinese New year... I remember how my family would start this conveyor belt thing, my dad would write the cards, write a nice note or letter, mom would sign it then it was me and then to the youngest, my brother and so on... didn realise the significance of it all until I moved over to Glasgow to study....

Staying in halls here, u're kinda on ur own. Like now.. basically Im home alone, whats new, my flatmates are never in. And recieving mail, is always something special. Heart-felt thanks to people who sent me a card... (: (play spot the card)

I love going down to my pigeon hole in the mornings to see if Ive got mail and always get pretty jealous when someone else's pigeon hole has mail and I dont. I got the usual from my family which is always nice... and one or two unexpected one from friends at home (:

* these were definitely a surprise and a treat (:

*this card has to be one of the most special card and probably the last one to arrive for now.. (:

I must have read it several times... yes I may be alone in halls and in the love department, and feeling alone, but knowing Ive got a friend like this, just makes u feel really special. Taking the time to write, send it off and asking me almost everyday if it has arrived yet (:

so yes Fannie - it has arrived ~!! (:

Met Ailidh in the library to help her with her graphs for Biomechanics and all the questions she had for me. At least she's got one report out of the way. Helping another classmate with his physiology calculations tmr... sobz.. if only someone could help me with my psychology report. I borrowed more books so aim for tonight - Introduction.

It was 2 degrees today and I went out in slacks - trackies, a tank top and a not very thick jumper with crocs on, my version of slacks. I was trying to make a statement, I think haha.. got this idea in my head, if I could overcome the cold, I should be strong enough.... but it was BLOODY FREEZING~! haha god knows what I was doing.

Had strange stares cos ya weird half chinese looking girl walking ard campus like its in the middle of spring when its bloody freezin outside haha.. *doink*

Next phase for me will be taking "Chris" out again to play, has been sitting there for so long. But not now.. not yet.. soon though... really soon.. I hope (:

Reading what I wrote on the exact same day a year ago.. man it has been a year. Its weird to go back and see what happened the very same day a year ago or two isnt it? One thing hasnt changed though, I was stressing out over exams.. ):

chubby.peaks (: .. am still chubby.peaks

chubby once, chubby always*

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