the unmentionable

has been a bad week at London.
maybe i should stop wearing the chicken pendant. i'm totally jinxing myself here.
my right ankle is now swollen from multiple bedbug bites.
there's also one on my left forearm, one on my back, and a few on my chin.
i'm already quite lucky, i guess, that i didn't bring any bugs back with me.
i did a very thorough check on all my luggages and everything.

so the story was...
a colleague and i went to the hostel.
every time i'm in the ground floor room i always use the bed closest to the door.
that night the colleague took my usual bed so i took a nap in another one.
woke up and went to rehearsal and felt fine.
later that night when i was checking emails with my macbook on the bed, getting ready to sleep, i saw something moved on my keyboard. it was a freaking nymph.
then i saw a few adult bugs crawling on the blankets.
that was when i was glad that i had previous knowledge of what the bedbugs behaviours are.
killed some bugs, took my stuff as far away from the bed as possible, shook out and cleaned everything.
and the rest is history.

the story is just too long. i really need to get to sleep and go hiking tomorrow.
gotta reduce that swell first.
finally finished washing everything in hot water.
zzzzzzzz........

still searching

last night was way too long.
or maybe because i was having a headache.
but it was a touching moment when they made the speeches.

i couldn't find the pendant i was looking for.
it's called a poison pendant (for witches to wear to protect themselves in older times).
similar thing would be a celtic locket.

i found it on ebay, but i don't really wanna get it there.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINT-STERLING-GOLD-GARNET-POISON-BOX-PENDANT-NECKLACE-/350402460016?pt=Vintage_Fine_Jewelry&hash=item51959d3970
maybe i'll have more luck in London.
or maybe i'll go to the states to look for it. much easier to find stuff there.

long journey

last "night" i slept around 6:30am.
it was worth it. got a few reductions and a couple arrangements done.
and most importantly, got the trio folders re-organized and repaired.
felt like a librarian. maybe i should consider doing that library science degree in mcgill.

lots to do tomorrow.
in the morning, i gotta go do some quick grocery shopping and make korean pork bone soup for a family pot luck dinner at night.
then off to downtown to find that locket pendant i've been searching for. need it to match my black dress for DV's wedding on sunday. it's such a journey...
and then the dinner at aunt's place. (yes, my real aunt!)

i've been looking around for a nice locket. hated the heart shaped ones.
i have a pretty good idea what i want. it's quite specific.
oval or circular shape. cavity large enough for herbs. no holes in the back plate.
pretty much either a celtic locket (most preferred) or a medicine locket.
i have been thinking what kind of herbs i can put in.
for now, lavender for sure, and roses. mostly floral herbs.
maybe i'll try some perfumed pads too.

it's a sign

i set my browser's homepage to google.ca, which goes automatically into igoogle with my daily horoscope.
today it reads:
Today's New Moon in your 5th House of Love and Creativity is an auspicious sign and it's best to get as much accomplished as you can now. Although you can enjoy yourself while being productive, you will want more free time later on for pleasurable pursuits. Remember, the weeks ahead could bring new romance or rekindle an ongoing relationship, but the intimacy won't likely come without being accompanied by increased responsibility.

yup. time to start doing those many arrangements, now that i'm awake.
should really sleep earlier last night, only got 3 hours of light sleep and my neck hurts.

to do

ate too much!
it's been a while since i had that taiwanese hot pot at commerce gate.
good thing i still remember how much food the individual pot stuff u with, so i didn't order anything else.
then came dessert.
boy, was i full!
it was nice to see Yuko again. it's been SUCH a long time!

still yet to finish those arrangements.
maybe i'll spend most of tomorrow morning doing that after making breakfast for Bobo, Potato, and Nikki.
they're spending a few days over 'cause their place is running out of space with visiting relatives. XD

Nikki is certainly growing really fast.
i love to have her help out at the kitchen. she LOVES to play chef.

see if i could squeeze in any treadmill time tomorrow.
belly fat is still existing... and growing...

hoping for the best

i have now saved enough money to get an unlocked phone.
but new development is that Bobo's sis-in-law can help me get the telus family/friends discount.
so i might get the telus version and get it unlocked later.
keeping my fingers crossed that it's unlockable!
that'll save me lots. we're talking about $80 vs $580!!

gotta get those arrangements done this week.
not much time left before sending off everything.

and more exercise is needed.
gotta fit into that dress for DV & Peggy's wedding on Sunday.
wish me fat luck... i'm gonna need it...
or else there's no room for food at all.

battle of the companies

after price hunting for the phone, now is the headache part...
carrier hunting!
so far this is what i've gathered:

1. Virgin
$50 (student plan)
200 mins
unlimited evening + weekends 6pm
500 mb
unlimited text
voicemail 10 + call display
TOTAL: $50

2. Telus
$55 (student plan - yes, they'll let you join regardless of being a student or not)
200 mins
unlimited evening + weekends 6pm
1 gb
unlimited text + talk to 10 numbers
voicemail 3
+ $8 call display
TOTAL: $63

3. Koodo
$25 (Build your own plan)
150 mins
+ $12 Voicemail + call display + unlimited evening + weekends 5pm
+ $25 Data for $0.05/MB (which means $25 for 500 mb)
TOTAL: $62
*You can use pay-per-use which is cheaper than monthly data*

4. Fido
$50 (student or normal voice + data plan)
100 mins
unlimited evening + weekends 7pm
500 mb
unlimited text
+ $10 voicemail + call display
TOTAL: $60

i'm thinking of switching to virgin mobile.
the only thing i'll have to check is which company can i join with an unlocked phone.
koodo most likely can't get my business because they run on cdma, so a gsm phone wouldn't work.
so virgin, which uses Bell's cdma and gsm networks, might be workable.
looking forward to less dropped calls.