Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Away~
Yep, as I've said before, I'm going away for holiday. To Taiwan. So just a short notice that I won't be blogging for quite some time. Bye, happy holidays everyone. =)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
#2: Garlic Bread, Anyone?
Tabitha woke early the next day. It's kinda weird yesterday, she thought to herself. Her grandma... It's the first time ever that she didn't even compliment Tony in the least bit. Miracle. In fact, she seemed to be ignoring him. Weird. And what's that rush to bed about? Really weird. Okay, so her gran's part of the superstitious folk, but if she remembered correctly, last time she came she watched fireworks outside until midnight, and her gran didn't say a thing. Anyway, who cares about weird grannies and local superstitions? Might as well make the most out of her time here, perhaps she'll actually try to impress her gran. Show her who's better, she or that stupid Tony, you know.
Knock knock. "Tha, you awake?" It's Jen's voice. "Yeah, or I won't be answering you."
"Come on then, it's breakfast time. We're having garlic bread, your favourite, isn't it? Nat is still sleeping, so it's just us. Better be quick so that we can eat up her portion too! Today's a local festival, so there's no school. Perhaps you would like to go together to take a look at our new school?" Jen was as cheerful as always and chatted on as Tha opened the door for her to get in.
"Er, just us? What about gran? As for the school thing, sure."
"Gran said that she has not much of an appetite so she'll probably eat some porridge later. As brunch."
Okay, now that's really very weird. As far as she knew, her gran was just not the type who cooked something she herself didn't want to eat. Not to mention that she never prepared garlic bread before even though it was one of Tha's favourite. Tony's favourites often appear on the dining table though. Huh.
"Hey, tell you what, I had a funny dream last night. Funny not in the comical sense, of course, but as in weird. It's really weird. The dream is not really visual, you see, but more on the hearing side. I heard muffled screams, nearby, but I can't see a thing. And it's not just dark, it's pitch black. Like when you close your eyes and drag blankets over you. It creeps me out." Jen whispered as they went down the stairs.
"Maybe you are." Tabitha joked, "Don't be paranoid." But in her heart she thought, gran's actions are eating away at everyone's nerves, aren't they.
Trick was also by the dining table by the time Jen and Tha reached it. They ate together, discussing about the school while waiting for Nat and Tony.
"Nat! Sleepy head!" Jen shouted teasingly when Natalie finally appeared at the staircase. "My, you're late! And that's Tony behind you, the lazy couple." Natalie rolled her eyes. Tony was apparently still half asleep and he didn't even bothered to open his eyes. His nose wrinkled though, when he smelled the garlic bread. "Ugh! Garlic! Don't think I'm going to have breakfast. No appetite." With that he retreated back up the stairs again. Tha shrugged. It seemed to please her that there's finally something Tony hated that gran cooked.
"Oh ya, Nat and Trick, wanna go explore our school today later on? Local festival. Holiday today." Jen asked. They both agreed. "And since you're Tony's closest friend here, you might as well go and inform him."
Natalie scowled but did it as well. However, the outcome surprised the others. Tony actually refused. Normally, he'd jump at any such chance of going out together, not to mention exploring.
"Who cares, it's even better without him." Trick shrugged, and Tabitha agreed wholeheartedly.
<to be continued.>
Knock knock. "Tha, you awake?" It's Jen's voice. "Yeah, or I won't be answering you."
"Come on then, it's breakfast time. We're having garlic bread, your favourite, isn't it? Nat is still sleeping, so it's just us. Better be quick so that we can eat up her portion too! Today's a local festival, so there's no school. Perhaps you would like to go together to take a look at our new school?" Jen was as cheerful as always and chatted on as Tha opened the door for her to get in.
"Er, just us? What about gran? As for the school thing, sure."
"Gran said that she has not much of an appetite so she'll probably eat some porridge later. As brunch."
Okay, now that's really very weird. As far as she knew, her gran was just not the type who cooked something she herself didn't want to eat. Not to mention that she never prepared garlic bread before even though it was one of Tha's favourite. Tony's favourites often appear on the dining table though. Huh.
"Hey, tell you what, I had a funny dream last night. Funny not in the comical sense, of course, but as in weird. It's really weird. The dream is not really visual, you see, but more on the hearing side. I heard muffled screams, nearby, but I can't see a thing. And it's not just dark, it's pitch black. Like when you close your eyes and drag blankets over you. It creeps me out." Jen whispered as they went down the stairs.
"Maybe you are." Tabitha joked, "Don't be paranoid." But in her heart she thought, gran's actions are eating away at everyone's nerves, aren't they.
Trick was also by the dining table by the time Jen and Tha reached it. They ate together, discussing about the school while waiting for Nat and Tony.
"Nat! Sleepy head!" Jen shouted teasingly when Natalie finally appeared at the staircase. "My, you're late! And that's Tony behind you, the lazy couple." Natalie rolled her eyes. Tony was apparently still half asleep and he didn't even bothered to open his eyes. His nose wrinkled though, when he smelled the garlic bread. "Ugh! Garlic! Don't think I'm going to have breakfast. No appetite." With that he retreated back up the stairs again. Tha shrugged. It seemed to please her that there's finally something Tony hated that gran cooked.
"Oh ya, Nat and Trick, wanna go explore our school today later on? Local festival. Holiday today." Jen asked. They both agreed. "And since you're Tony's closest friend here, you might as well go and inform him."
Natalie scowled but did it as well. However, the outcome surprised the others. Tony actually refused. Normally, he'd jump at any such chance of going out together, not to mention exploring.
"Who cares, it's even better without him." Trick shrugged, and Tabitha agreed wholeheartedly.
<to be continued.>
Monday, November 12, 2012
#1: A Normal Beginning
"I can't stand it anymore!" Tabitha raised an eyebrow upon hearing a frustrated Trick's exasperated words. Natalie took no notice of him and nudged Tha while Jen leaned over silently to peek at Natalie's cards. "Hey, concentrate, we're going to start the game, Tha."
"Hello, can someone take notice of me please, I'm saying I can no longer stand your boy anymore, Natalie!" He gestured towards the front of the small van, as if to accent his words.
Tabitha, Natalie, Jen, Trick and Tony were traveling back to their hometown, a small town-village where their grandma lived. The five cousins were transferring to a local school there too. All because that both pairs of their parents, close siblings, had decided to take a gap year and travel to Europe together. So they were stuck here. It's okay for the triplet sisters, being best friends but the twin brothers weren't faring so well.
"He isn't mine." Natalie glared at Trick.
"But you would love it if he's yours." Jen teased her lightly.
Trick shrugged. "He's your cousin."
"He's your brother!" Natalie retorted pointedly, considering the fact that Trick had wished openly several times that he hoped that he had not this twin. It's true that they didn't resemble each other in any way, not looks nor temperament. In fact, they're just about the opposite of each other. Trick has pretty dark skin, while Tony's so fair that he seemed to glow in the dark sometimes. Of course, that statement has some exaggerating in it, but nevertheless it has it's own truth in it.
"Come on. No one can stands him." Tabitha snickered. Tabitha and Tony disliked each other, if anything. It's something that both of them accumulated through the years, and it's about the only thing they had in common, not including the good results all the five had. On the other hand, Natalie seemed to be Tony's best friend, or rather only friend.
"Shoo, don't disturb us." Jen said to Trick as the girls started another round of Heart Attack poker cards game. "Sorry you can't join us.Three's a crowd for this game. You can take a seat and watch, but no helping, remember." Jen was always the neutral one. Just like the other two, Natalie and Trick can't get by.
Trick shook his head at how the girls manage to play card games in such a bumpy situation. The roads are definitely not in good condition.
"We're almost there, nieces and nephews, Trick and Tony, wipe that scowl off your faces. You know my mother hates seeing you two quarrel." Their uncle spoke from the driver's seat. "I'll be off tomorrow to Australia, so you guys better behave ya."
Tabitha sighed at the mention of her grams. She's a pretty old-fashioned lady, liking boys more than girls. Tony, being the more successful grandson in studies and stuff as compared to Trick, was therefore unquestionably her favourite. "Why is everyone so unfair?" She muttered to Trick. Trick shared her views in this matter. They both felt that the principle of their freshly graduated primary favoured Tony more. It was especially hard on Tha, who thought of herself nowhere lesser at all than Tony. What she wouldn't give to be finally going to a girls only secondary school, back home where she was supposed to be, and not this stupid small secondary here together with her cousins.
Overall it's a pretty normal day, thought Natalie as she settled in bed at night. The only slightly weird thing, if one must say, is that grandma rushed them to bed extra early, even her uncle was told so. It's just nine, for god's sake! Okay, she admitted that she's been staying up later than she should back at home, and maybe the folks here all sleep this early, with not much entertainment or things to do. Okay, let's sleep and not get paranoid. Even though she just kept having the feeling that something would go wrong this trip. Too many fantasy novels and adventure movies, she suppose. Nothing more. She slept soundly and didn't hear a short muffled scream, much later at night.
<to be continued.>
"Hello, can someone take notice of me please, I'm saying I can no longer stand your boy anymore, Natalie!" He gestured towards the front of the small van, as if to accent his words.
Tabitha, Natalie, Jen, Trick and Tony were traveling back to their hometown, a small town-village where their grandma lived. The five cousins were transferring to a local school there too. All because that both pairs of their parents, close siblings, had decided to take a gap year and travel to Europe together. So they were stuck here. It's okay for the triplet sisters, being best friends but the twin brothers weren't faring so well.
"He isn't mine." Natalie glared at Trick.
"But you would love it if he's yours." Jen teased her lightly.
Trick shrugged. "He's your cousin."
"He's your brother!" Natalie retorted pointedly, considering the fact that Trick had wished openly several times that he hoped that he had not this twin. It's true that they didn't resemble each other in any way, not looks nor temperament. In fact, they're just about the opposite of each other. Trick has pretty dark skin, while Tony's so fair that he seemed to glow in the dark sometimes. Of course, that statement has some exaggerating in it, but nevertheless it has it's own truth in it.
"Come on. No one can stands him." Tabitha snickered. Tabitha and Tony disliked each other, if anything. It's something that both of them accumulated through the years, and it's about the only thing they had in common, not including the good results all the five had. On the other hand, Natalie seemed to be Tony's best friend, or rather only friend.
"Shoo, don't disturb us." Jen said to Trick as the girls started another round of Heart Attack poker cards game. "Sorry you can't join us.Three's a crowd for this game. You can take a seat and watch, but no helping, remember." Jen was always the neutral one. Just like the other two, Natalie and Trick can't get by.
Trick shook his head at how the girls manage to play card games in such a bumpy situation. The roads are definitely not in good condition.
"We're almost there, nieces and nephews, Trick and Tony, wipe that scowl off your faces. You know my mother hates seeing you two quarrel." Their uncle spoke from the driver's seat. "I'll be off tomorrow to Australia, so you guys better behave ya."
Tabitha sighed at the mention of her grams. She's a pretty old-fashioned lady, liking boys more than girls. Tony, being the more successful grandson in studies and stuff as compared to Trick, was therefore unquestionably her favourite. "Why is everyone so unfair?" She muttered to Trick. Trick shared her views in this matter. They both felt that the principle of their freshly graduated primary favoured Tony more. It was especially hard on Tha, who thought of herself nowhere lesser at all than Tony. What she wouldn't give to be finally going to a girls only secondary school, back home where she was supposed to be, and not this stupid small secondary here together with her cousins.
Overall it's a pretty normal day, thought Natalie as she settled in bed at night. The only slightly weird thing, if one must say, is that grandma rushed them to bed extra early, even her uncle was told so. It's just nine, for god's sake! Okay, she admitted that she's been staying up later than she should back at home, and maybe the folks here all sleep this early, with not much entertainment or things to do. Okay, let's sleep and not get paranoid. Even though she just kept having the feeling that something would go wrong this trip. Too many fantasy novels and adventure movies, she suppose. Nothing more. She slept soundly and didn't hear a short muffled scream, much later at night.
<to be continued.>
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Early Holiday =)
Well yeah, as the title suggests, I'm having an early holiday starting today. No, I'm not skipping school... Thanks so much to SPM, we do not have to go to school every day of November and yesterday was the last. So we're free now :-)
Time really flies. It seems that the year had barely begun but it has ended so soon. In fact, I can still find my posts in this blogs about my complaints early January, about my class and stuff XD and yet now I'm certain I'll miss them next year. =(
Anyway it's happy holidays! I'm going to Taiwan --finally-- next week and I'm SOOOOOO excited! I <3 Taiwanese food =D
Time really flies. It seems that the year had barely begun but it has ended so soon. In fact, I can still find my posts in this blogs about my complaints early January, about my class and stuff XD and yet now I'm certain I'll miss them next year. =(
Anyway it's happy holidays! I'm going to Taiwan --finally-- next week and I'm SOOOOOO excited! I <3 Taiwanese food =D
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| Miaow~ |
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Headache =(
Okay so exam is finally over! Now it's the time we're waiting to die: the announcement of results. T.T
Believe me, it's even more stressful than exams. After one whole painstaking day I now have a headache. Great.
Actually I shouldn't be online since a have a headache... But who cares anyway? XD The good thing is, we are FINALLY free, there's no need to study like MAD anymore...
So, best of luck to me, tomorrow, eh? I'll need it. :S
Believe me, it's even more stressful than exams. After one whole painstaking day I now have a headache. Great.
Actually I shouldn't be online since a have a headache... But who cares anyway? XD The good thing is, we are FINALLY free, there's no need to study like MAD anymore...
So, best of luck to me, tomorrow, eh? I'll need it. :S
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