Dear Blogger, 

I have not deserted you. I have just switched to Dayre under the username of pamelanessa, as it's really cute to use. 

However, since i'm limited to only 500 words there, i'll prolly come back once the trend dies. :P 

My overnight Batam trip

Went for a short holiday to Batam w my colleagues. I really wasn't keen on this trip as I'm not too close to them n flat broke. Ntg sucks more than having to travel when u have no $. But no choice, it's supposed to be team bonding. Thk God for my mom who loaned me $100. Enough? Not enough!! Tip for pple like me who likes to buy snacks n go massage at Batam. Bring at least $200. And make sure ur debit card is activated before traveling. 

The moment we arrived, we were taken to various places for shopping, like factory outlets selling Superdry, A&F, Polo Ralph, Burberrys.... N places selling crackers, chillis, etc.. N a seafood place, which I can tell u my mom's century egg porridge taste better. Last stop was a massage place called 'Sawadika', which means "hello" in Thai. Hmm, isn't Batam in Indonesia? Lol, nvm. 

The massage was the worst I ever had. Massages are supposed to be in a relaxing environment with instrumental music, n privacy. What we had was rows of matresses on platforms, seperated by curtains. The only 'music' were the masseurs chatting loudly in Bahasa. 

So I was asked to strip to my undies, wear the shorts provided, wrap the towel around myself n wait. Honestly, in that kind of environment, I felt it resembled more like a cheap brothel than a massage parlour. Hey, even cheap brothels have seperate rooms for their clients! 

And to my colleagues' n my annoyance, the 3 masseurs attending to us decided to open the curtains, saying nothing to be shy. Excuse me? Nvm. The 3 of them then started yakking so loudly to each other. Mine kept burping n my colleague's said it must be because we ate onions n passed the wind to them. Yeah right, whatever. I don't even like onions to begin with. After the session was over, they even said in bad mandarin: "dun forget to give tips". Sorry hor, u give crappy service, dun expect a single cent from me. Did I mention her skilks were horrendous too? 

Back at our hotel, we saw that there was a spa too, very reasonably priced as well. Decided to book a hot stone massage for the following day. 

Back at our room, which was cosy and clean, my only complains were that National Geographic channel was down. Good thing there was HBO. The toilets need a bit of maintenance though. My shower handle n drain were spoilt, so was my colleague's toilet bowl handle. And the room was rather dim, even with all the lights on. 

Buffet breakfast was ok. I guess. Only the porridge was nicer than the other usual mee hoon, omelettes, etc. i guess it's because bubur ayam is an Indonesian dish. 

The hot stone massage was fantastic. Though not the style where they place different sizes of warm stones down ur spine, the kneading n pressing of the stones were so comfortable, if my damn debit card was activated, I would take another hour. The masseur was so nice as well that I even gave a tip. 

Wanted to buy my dad a nice Ralph Lauren shirt for his bday, n my boss was nice enough to offer to sign for me first, but I have no idea why the Caucasian brands in Indonesia just do not come in XXL. My dad can't fit into anything less than a chest size of 43'', so I always joke there's where I get my big boobs from. :P 

Anyway, my luggage is full of snacks, and I'm still hand carrying another 3 plastic bags combined into 1, also full of snacks. Fat die me. 

Overall fun level: 4.5 upon 10. 

Tip: Avoid 'Sawadika' spa. And dun bother w the ayam penyet from the malls.  

Today, while lunching, This bird flew to the table nxt to mine. At first, I didn't take any notice of it, until I realised it was missing a leg. 

I felt v sad n desperately wanted to do something for it, though I dun think it'd fancy curry chicken n warm barley.

I wonder how it lost its leg, and whether it can survive, with a disability...  

Was tempted to buy bread for it, as it was standing there, waiting. I was also stunned by my colleague's nonchalant attitude towards a feathered friend, which made me ask if she hated animals. :( We had already finished, n she got up to leave, but my legs stood rooted, staring at the poor bird. She just went: "let's go", n I was like: "but the poor bird..." Her reply was just a "then wat u want to do?" 

What do i want to do? There are so many things I could have done, or others could have helped me do. Like feed the bird. Give it a lil water. But no one bothered. How saddening. 

Until now, the bird is on my mind. 

Sry blog, I was too busy to update.

This past 2 weeks, I have started on my new job. I must say it's been stressful for me, until I am on MC today. Reason being, I woke up to multiple seizures, all the way till noon. Just had another. It's worrying me. I've not had so many seizures in a single day before. Thank God they are all minor seizures.

I feel very bad to take MC, but it's better to be safe than sorry. I won't wanna have a full blown grand mal outside. Doctor says I'm probably too stressed up, getting used to the new environment and learning the products and services required for my job. To be honest, I fear my boss. She seems very strict. Hopefully she won't be hard on me tmr when I return.

Really hope that these seizures will stop. They are ruining my life and annoying me.

In love with this new drink!

I went into 711 this morning, wanting to get my daily must have yogurt drink. Instead, I stumbled upon this! Morning Rice! 

Was kind of skeptical, and wasn't really sure if I wanted to take the risk of buying it n hating it, but curiousity killed Miss Kitty here. It cost $2.20 for this bottle. 

So I gave it a little shake, then opened it n smelled it. It has a little milky nutty scent, n taste like rice milk with a hint of nut. I was surprised at how refreshing it is! Needless to say, I'm a fan now. 

Did some googling, and found out this beverage can be used for those on diets, or can be used to replace milk in the morning if you're eating cereal. How tasty! I'm definately going to look out for this everytime I go into a 711 now! 

Am not part of celebrity land anymore

Today was my last day.

I miss that place already.

Took my final pic with M. Guess I'll never be seeing him again. Better that way. And guess what, that bitch just had to follow me on twitter after I thought I'll never have to be affected by the 2 of them anymore. Whatever, I hardly tweet anyway.

I am so blessed. I won a mermaid top (God knows what I can do with it), and a Coach 3 piece set! Awesome!!! Dearest dept bought me the white musk smoky rose EDP from Body Shop. So lovely. And a cool mask pack and eyeshadow applicators! Very cool! Best of all, they made a handmade card for me. I love handmade stuff! I will MISS my team deeply.

About a week back, I suddenly thought of a long lost friend. We had a disagreement, resulting in us kicking each other off all social media. Now it's been years, and I wanted to extend out the olive branch.

So I dropped her an email. Well, I'm not sure if she even uses that email any more. Until now there isn't a reply. I sent her a twitter. Nadah. My friends say at least I'm the better one for even trying and her silence just proves that she's a petty and childish bitch. Hahaha, thanks dearies.

Less than 2 weeks and I'm outta here. I feel really sad, actually. No more celebs, no more chilling with colleagues. I don't even know if I'll like my new workplace. Meh.