For the most of us, 28 May–2 June could have been our longest holiday weekend of the year due to a string of public holidays—Wesak, Kaamatan and Gawai which is an excellent opportunity for anyone to consider taking a break. Like you, I agree that the usual weekend breaks are barely enough!

There has a been a great deal of eating,movie watching and shopping involved. In fact, I just returned from a quick dinner with Em at the newly opened Mint Peppermint branch in Karamunsing Capitol. Probably my third visit in May alone.

This is also the weekend I bought my first thermos at a 20% discount in Parkson. Despite pulling out my best charm, the staff has refused to give me an additional discount on the basis of a 5cm scratch I found on what seems to be the last remaining item in stock. I got it nonetheless. An impulse purchase at best. Now I need to find a reason to use it.

Not to mention another first—my RM15 blue hula hoop from Toys’R'Us which I highly suspect is faulty as it does not work as advertised. It spends more time on the ground than my waist whenever I rotate it clockwise. Few seconds slower if it is anti-clockwise.