Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Ling!

Posted by jessbabe on Wednesday Jul 14, 2010 Under Memories

Simple wedding explains it all.
No need elaborate wedding details, fancy wedding gown, posh venue.
All you need is few good friends, family members, (in his case, half of Sitiawan arrived) and loads of love to cherish.

Introducing John Ling and Eunice Lee…


Video by: Jason Wong & Jason Cheng
Website: http://fingeronshutter.com/

I learned my lesson here. Stop searching, it will find its way.

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Size 6, please?

Posted by jessbabe on Saturday Jul 10, 2010 Under Soul Talk, Travel

237km away from my home, I’m on a foreign bed alone now. A weekend I’ve waited for over 8 months now, a wedding of a good friend. A man who cracks me up, dirty gossips with me, fills sinful temptations of great food indulgence together.

Driving to this destination, I had the best laughs in weeks. I missed the times I had with these boys, the times we galore in gluttony, the times we teased the new couple, the times we burped loudly after yummy lamb burger for supper, the times we drove for hours for a weekend.

I had a good talk with the buddies, realizing I’m fitting my feet in the wrong pair of shoes. I only want my size 6 Louboutin.

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Magic Mirror Wanted

Posted by jessbabe on Tuesday Jul 6, 2010 Under Soul Talk

Sitting in the porch, lifting the English torch, staring at the stranger’s windows, feelings shaken and unsettled.

Wind blowing on my face, a little girl sitting at the door, holding on to her treats, quietly her words disappeared. A little brittle, a lot torn, the word trust cursed our future apart.

The Chinese characters I dictate tonight brought bittersweet childhood memories, mostly bitter and painful. A total stranger to my mother language, I was mortified and lonesome then.

Things I wished to say, things I ought to do, I cowardly wished I believed in second chances. Little words structured over and over again in my imaginary brain, one night never felt so safe, wanted and terrified at the same time.

A step back looking at the big picture tells me I might be living the perfect lie. A step forward into this picture tells me I might be living in a broken limb and unsound ending. A tale I want no one to endure. Magic mirror would be the ideal gift now.

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My Virgin Trip : Pulau Perhentian

Posted by jessbabe on Friday Jun 25, 2010 Under Friends, Travel

When one can’t swim, can’t dive, conned into an island with 10 others and wonders amount of alcohol (a bottle of : Gin, Tequila, Jagermeister, Vodka and Single Malt Whisky; tonnes of beer and soju) available, the trip becomes pretty trippy. Seeking luck with black-tipped sharks, bright life jackets, long awaited meals and bottomless fruit juice, banana pancakes with ice cream and hot Hershey sauce, lame jokes, sweet joints with the Korean and German instructors, reggae music blasting from the dive centre, flirting with the local boatmen, toasting my soon to get skin cancer, marvelous imitation of the superheroes by David.


Sand, Sea, Sun, Soul and Sex


Toasting tequila shots for a new friendship.


The graduation bong for all plus a shot of any desired liquor. Note: nonnegotiable.


Tamara, the founder of the flicking finger jolly torturing tiny Ee Phin


I swear she personally like to be flicked by the boys.


Revenge is pretty sweet when the girls flicked their instructor.


No flicking allowed, do the squats.


Me and the ChiBai. When cat jumps on me, you are not supposed to laugh out loud. And laughing out louder when I am crying ain’t funny at all. Karma hits hard.


I’m not a beach boy, he says.


Day One : Why is the sky blue? *it is not a tricky question*


Wei Ling says, “To get reception: stand under the sun, dip your leg in the water and wait”. That’s how my back has three different shades of brown.
Ruby says, “I think your vodka gave me tummy ache”. Who drinks vodka and get bad tummy?


The wonders of photoshop.
David, Ruby, Eric, myself, Joe, Jeff, Ee Phin, Diana, Monita, Wei Ling, Alvin, Eugene (L-R)

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White linen meets Bob Marley

Posted by jessbabe on Thursday Jun 24, 2010 Under Soul Talk, Travel

Tonight, I’m annoyed. I’ve never met a person like him. Men and their perfect big ego. I slipped myself some lethal poison to burst that fat ugly thing.

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Tonight, I seasoned a lethal cocktail to spice up ‘Sex on the Beach’. A mixed feeling that was slipping away months ago bounced back with the big O. Stranger closest on my back spits unpleasant colours, kills the quiet air.

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Tonight, I lifted the rear to a complete stranger. A graduation party leading to a counting game of a fatal concoction of shots and finger slapping on the forehead. A big fat sweet joint with an ex-Korean marine navy kissed my moonlight alter ego. Tonight, I laughed so hard, a part of me wanted to live in this partly untouched island.

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