From the Sky, unto my Ever-so-willing Lap!

It really is a mystery. I haven't been on the magnet hunt for a while. Really. I haven't.

New house to make homey, new office to get used to, new schedules to fulfill, new jam-riddled routes to take, new shows on TV to watch.....

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!

I really haven't had the time, nay, the opportunity to buy new magnets at all!

Honest!

HRC London

 HRC Las Vegas

 HRC Memphis

 HRC Uyeno-Eki Tokyo

 HRC Singapore

HRC Paris

As marvelous as them magnets are, i have a confession to make.

I have "no idea" how these got in my collection.

Honest Ma! I didn't go looking for them!

I swear!

:-p

Bow to the Samurai

My cousin's friend went to Japan about a month before the disaster... and brought these back for me.

My heart goes out to the victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami... but the Japanese have the Samurai blood in them - they will perservere.... I salute them. A humble bow from one who grew up with the Look East Policy...

Bonjour from Paris!!!

I had originally switched on my laptop on a hot, Sunday afternoon to do some work, but then my flashy new HRC magnet decided that i should blog about it instead.

Who am i to resit???

So introducing my new HRC Magnet from Paris.....

Isn't she lovely????

So-Called-Hiatus

I have been on a magnet hiatus. Or so i thought. Somehow i still cannot refrain from purchasing magnets. Indeed, buying them in secret and then hiding them in a corner (if you don't see it, it doesn't exist - therefore i didn't buy them, right?????) have proven to be a habit of mine. But i can't help it!!!!!!!!

So here are my new HRC babies!!

I have 2 new ones from Penang, to make up for them not being in stock when i was in Penang...

I have 1 new one from Hollywood....

I have 1 new one from Manchester.......

And 5 (i repeat, FIVE!!) new ones from Tokyo. (Did i mention i have F.I.V.E of them???)

My pocket is indeed very dry. I'm definitely gonna have to skimp on certain basic necessities - such as food and electricity.......

Who the hell cares??? I have NINE -

that's right....

N.I.N.E brand-spanking-new HRC magnets!!!!!

'tis Grand, 'tis.

A few months ago, my good friend Nana who lives in Dublin offered to buy magnets for me. And of course, i was powerless to resist. She then asked me what kind of magnets i like, and i told her - cute, metal, and preferably with an Irish landmark or symbol that makes it uniquely Irish, and none other. A month later, these arrived.

Knowing my obsession with HRC magnets, she bought me this wonderful one from HRC Dublin. It's so Irish. I swear to God, i've never seen it before, but i've always imagined them to be green - like those of the famous Irish Shamrock Leaves.

And then, she included these 3.

Super cute right????? And, all with Shamrocks!!!!!! I swear to God Nana, you know just what i like! Tq babe!

I'm BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And thus, the mystery of the camera charger has been solved. The blessed charger was in one of the junk drawers - where i stuff things when in a hurry (you know, so that nobody can see it laying around??). So many magnets to photograph, so many anecdotes bursting out of my head to be typed up. Still..... my Ma always say - never rush..... always stretch, walk and powerwalk before you sprint....... and that's exactly what i'll do.....

I've recently purchased something that would require a lot of $$$$$ in the near future. Since i would need all the cash i can scour, i vouched to stop buying magnets for a while - at least until this thing i bought is settled with. The PA at my office, Azie, is aware of this new vow - and since all parcels go through her, there's no use sneaking purchases around her.

But then, 2 parcels arrive for me - just a few days ago - both from a beloved, and much cherished friend, Kak Sham. We had just met for the first time just a few days earlier, and she gave me these magnets from Bahrain.

Then, a week later, these arrive via courier - as belated birthday presents.

There's this cute medal for the greatest teacher award (aww.... *blush*)

These uber-cute flip flops from Qatar.

Just when i thought the Qatar package was gonna be the last one i would receive in a few months, this arrived the very next day.

Thank You Kak Sham!!! I love you so much!!!!

Redeemed Dutch Regret

Holland... the home of Windmills, clogs, Anne Frank, legal weed, the Red Light District, thousands of bicycles and of course, THE ORANJE!!!!!!

I had the good fortune of visiting Amsterdam a few years back. I love the city. So beautiful. But since i was yet the magnet freak that i am today, i had to buy magnets from others as a keepsake....

I bought this Amsterdam magnet from my good friend Qies.

But if there's one thing i could knock myself in the head over and over about is that while i was there, i had 2 out of 3 meals at an Indonesian restaurant in the middle of the city. And to get to the restaurant, i had to pass..... HRC Amsterdam!!!!!!! I passed the cafe twice a day, and i didn't even go in!!! (Knocking myself on the head!!)

Thank God my friend Qies bought this on HER trip, and i grabbed it while stock's available!!

Now i'm just waiting for my other friend, Jai (who's in Holland as we speak) to come home... Jai, i shall raid your luggage when i see you! :)

Paris L'amour

I heard that it is a well-known fact that Parisians hate the Eiffel Tower. I for one can't get enough of it (well, i suppose that's easy for me to say - i don't live there!). In fact, even when the Eiffel Tower is all grunged-up with a guitar somehow incorporated into it, i seem to like it more!

Gorgeous isn't it???

Hollywood, Oh Hollywood!

I already have 1 HRC magnet from Hollywood - the one with the star of fame on it. But somehow i can't help myself. My Baby Sis Wokanna bought one of each from her trip to Hollywood. But I took the guitar one, and the other on my Ma's fridge back home. But when i saw this online the other day, i can't help it - i want!

Nice huh? Very old Hollywood!

Aloha!!!

Got these HRC magnets from Hawaii a few weeks back. More HRCs for my collection, less $$$$$ in me pocket! :(

There's this fierce Tiki-Face magnet from Honolulu

And also this cool surfboard from Maui

I don't really know why, but surfboards seem cooler when they come from Maui right? Or is that just me? :)

Rockin Pins!

I am a compulsive person. If i open a pack of biscuits, i have to eat them all. If i buy a book from an author i like, i have to buy them all. If i see magnets in a store somewhere, i somehow rationalize to myself that i need to buy them all.

So when i find myself attracted to these pins from Hard Rock Cafe, i decided from the moment i laid my eyes on them that i had to turn them into fridge magnets. I mean, my pockets are dry enough with my magnets obsession, i really don't need to burn another hole in already shallow pockets for pins.

Sigh........ My heart leaps!

Hola!

My good friend Anne went on a whirlwind holiday with her family to Spain, and got me these HRC magnets from Barcelona and Madrid.

Thank You Anne!!! Me really likey!

All the Way from Bahrain

Got another HRC magnet - this time from Bahrain.

I Like!!!

At Last....

The first time i saw this magnet was on an ad online. It was rather pricey, and i didn't know the seller. I reluctantly let it go.

The second time i tried to buy this magnet was on Mudah.my. 'Twas no longer available. I had no choice but to let it go.

Then my cousin in the UK was coming home, and i asked dher to buy one for me, IF she happened to pass by the area.... wouldn't want to trouble her with my obsession. She didn't pass through - not that i blame her. 'Twas indeed quite a distance from her place. I smiled and let it go.

My sister's colleague went to London for work. She ordered some from him. He came back with ONE magnet. Naturally, she gave it to my Ma. I willingly let it go.

My friend Anne planned a trip to the UK this month, and i ordered one from her. I was happy, knowing that i would finally get one from her. I waited.

2 weeks before Anne even boarded the plane to the UK, my good friend Ana called - her brother who's living in Munich was on one of his tours across Europe. He bought me one.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ANA!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

'Twas clearly meant to be wasn't it????

FINALLY!

See the Difference?????

These are bottle openers. Picture Credit Here

There are a few bottle openers in my house.

This is a pair of Multipurpose Kitchen Scissors.

It also functions as a bottle opener.

In fact, there are a few bottle openers on this scissors alone.

This is also a bottle opener.

When you want to open a bottle, you simply choose one of the many bottle openers available in your house, and pop the bottlecap off!

BUT

there are some bottle openers which, despite its name, it has to be understood that under NO circumstances are they to be used to open a bottle, EVER!!!!!!

Use them as bottle openers, and you will lose a finger!

CONSIDER YOURSELVES WARNED!!!

A Cool Case

I've had guitar heads, i've had whole guitars, i've had cocktail glasses, i've had guitar picks.

So now i have a guitar case as well. Me happy. :)

Going Green

Our world is dying. The fat lady is officially at the end of her song. It's time we do something to save her. Let's salvage whatever resources we have left and make our planet a safe haven a little bit longer.

SAVE THE PLANET!

My Very First Guitar Pick

I've had HRC magnets in the shape of guitars, surf boards, soda glasses, tall glasses, guitar heads and the like. But this is definitely my first guitar pick.

Don't EVEN think to play a guitar with it.

Classic Tokyo

I bought this one online. It's simple, it's classic, it's beautiful.

Need i say more?