What I Got In The Mail: Envelope 1 & 2
September 18th, 2008
i have been feeling extremely stressed out in the past week. i guess i dont really want to say why because it’s going to sound like i’m making excuses, but sometimes i wish the people who loved me would be a little bit more understanding. or maybe that is an unfair request. but why am i constantly made to feel like i am not good enough? or like i’m not putting in enough effort into this or that, that i am doing things wrongly, that my priorities are muddled. the past week has been full of such claims, and it’s so draining and discouraging. it’s a small thing to get worked up over, i know, but right now my nerves are so fried that i’m hyper-sensitive to just about anything.
but something happened a couple of days ago that made me smile :) i finally remembered to check my mailbox to see if i had any letters, and amidst some boring letters from the bank, i found that i had two cards sent to me! those cards totally made my day. then the day after, i got a package in the mail. and today i got another!!! :D
so! i’ve decided to start a new blog category titled ‘What I Got In The Mail’ to document the cool things people send me in the mail for as long as i’m here, whether they are postcards, photos, letters, packages or a quick note scribbled on a napkin, haha. it’s going to be my little way of saying an extra thank you to the people who so kindly took the time and effort to send me stuff :)) mail makes me so happy!
the first ever package i got ever since i arrived was the one from Chew Fui, which i blogged about here. and since it’s the first package i got, clearly it must precede all else in my brand new category! so this is Envelope 1. Chew Fui sent me:
1 packet of Keebler’s animal crackers (very good!!)
1 packet of Quaker’s granola bites (which Martian finished off while he was still in NY)
2 Rice Krispies treats
1 pack of Pringles pizza stix
1 pack of Kellogg’s Yogos Bits
2 pads of Post-Its
and also a card + a lovely photo of her family, with a pack of Pop Rocks taped to it. when i peeled off the Pop Rocks, there was a big smiley face there with ‘it’s kiddo, i know’ written on the card. haha! kiddo indeed!!! i havent had pop rocks in ages. nostalgia nostalgia. back in the day (wtf), each pack used to have these yellow lollipops shaped like feet that we could dip into the pop rocks. best!
i met Chew Fui late 2002 when i first started going to church at TMLC. i only went to TMLC for about a year, but made some very good friends there :) we drifted apart after a while though, because i stopped going to TMLC and being the lousy person that i am, didnt keep in touch with most of them except for a few. a few years down the road, one of the TMLC guys, Michael, told me that he shot Chew Fui’s wedding, and he showed me some photos from his camera. i was so surprised to learn that Chew Fui had gotten married!!! and then Michael tells me that she’s moving to America!! this was at a time when i hadn’t even considered going to study in the US.
fast forward some more years later, just a couple of days before i was due to fly off to New York, i get an email from Chew Fui saying hi and that i could come visit her when i arrive at the States. it was such a shock to me because i never knew she knew my blog existed, much less be reading it! super cool. i started jumping up and down excitedly when i saw the email, the kind of jumping up and down one does when meeting an old friend again, or when predicting the victory at a writing competition (Andrew :P).
Chew Fui, i already said this before, but i’m so glad we found each other again. hahaha. during one of my breaks, imma go visit and take lots of pictures with her baby daughter!!! very cute; in the photo CF sent me, her daughter was half-frowning and half-pouting :D it’s all in the pout, i always say.
Envelope 2 didnt really come in an envelope, because it’s a postcard! GUESS WHAT KIND OF POSTCARD!
it’s a postcard of Hong Kong!! with a beautiful sunset picture of the harbour. sigh. there are some days when i miss HK loads and wish that i had made more use of the time i had there. the person who sent me the postcard is Mandy, a Malaysian working in HK. we’ve never met, and i dont think she’s ever left a comment or contacted me in any way, which makes the postcard all the more cooler. she says (in very nice penmanship) that she hopes a postcard of one of my favorite places will make me smile. and it definitely did :) it also made me beg Martian to go back with me to HK some time next year *prays
mandy, if you are reading this, thank you so much. if you dont mind, i’d like to send you a postcard too, so pls pls do email me your mailing addy.
okay that concludes the first ever chapter of What I Got In The Mail :) more soon.
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48 Comments Add your own
1. iamthewitch | September 18th, 2008 at 3:06 am
SO very sweet! I love receiving mails too :) Give me your mailing address … come I send you postcard too. :)
2. tuansiew | September 18th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Su Ann I also wanna send. ;p.
3. Michelle | September 18th, 2008 at 3:19 am
I’ve had no mails at all. :(
4. ShaolinTiger | September 18th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Awesome, that picture of HK is goregous.
5. Anonymous | September 18th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Hahah the hell…nvm I’m gonna post myself to NY soon anyway =P
6. reallybites | September 18th, 2008 at 3:46 am
i also want a postcarddd
7. Jennifer | September 18th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Wah Pinkpau, you sure got a lot of amazing friends. It’s awesome what blogging and the internet do to us nowadays…find long lost friends…that’s how I found you too…the cousin-that-i-have-never-met….hahaha…take care
8. may | September 18th, 2008 at 3:57 am
i know the feeling of receiving letters or packages…
somewhat it feels like my birthday or Christmas!!!
hehe…
glad to know tht u’re doing better than previous post.
=))))))))
9. pinkyboo | September 18th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Hope u feel better. If its relationship/love issues that’s bothering you, try reading “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”. You probably have read it already or you havent, well if you havent, do grab a copy. It has helped me tremendously in understanding men and their behaviour, and also why women behave a certain way and what we should do. If its not relationship issues, then I say………dump whatever you’re doing now and go take a 6 train down to chinatown, head to Bayard St and look for a tiny old chinese restaurant called “69″. They serve the best beef chow mein ever and its inexpensive too. Good food always helps to cheer me up, hope it’ll cheer u up too!
x0×0x0
10. songjun | September 18th, 2008 at 4:55 am
can i mail you a potato from britain? :P
I’m afraid that US Customs might think its Anthrax laiden by the time it gets there haha
11. SillyBoy | September 18th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Can i mail myself to you, so you can bring me to that Ben Franklin statue? I wanna leave my “mark” there too. Dunt worry about sending me back, ill include a Self-Stamped-Return-Envelope.
12. nyrac | September 18th, 2008 at 6:48 am
aww… those people are so sweet ;) it’s been so long since i’ve received anything via snail mail…
13. Vooon | September 18th, 2008 at 7:10 am
you should tell me that they could buy things from amazon/wherever and mail it to u =) hahahah
anyways, if u need anyone to talk to, someone is just an MSN away. terms and conditions apply. product subject to availability
14. sheon | September 18th, 2008 at 9:52 am
thats so sweet. i go buy postcards!!!!
15. sheon | September 18th, 2008 at 9:53 am
that’s so sweet. i go buy postcards!!!!
16. carol | September 18th, 2008 at 10:38 am
someone (i forgot who) once said that your blog draws a different kind of readership and i must say i agree ^^ i think that it goes to show your readership transcends geographical demographics… and, uh, other demographics but my brain is half-fried now so i cannot elaborate.
pizza stix???? i must try it soon
17. carol | September 18th, 2008 at 10:40 am
haha with your stuff coming in so constantly from all over the world, the staff at your mailing room probably suspect you’re some kind of celebrity LOLLOL
18. Kiran | September 18th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Hi Pinkpau,
I can understand where you are coming from. It’s hard sometimes when people around you expects too much from you. Just be strong, hang in there and smile :)
You have many well-wishers all around the world. Bask in the glory my dear! hehehe… there are loads of surprises in the future! Good luck and take care…
http://wescribble.blogspot.com
19. Keong | September 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am
cehhhh! i tot got frozen ROTI CANAI inside there…
20. chareli | September 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
nothing beats getting mail in your mail box and i mean REAL mail. emails don’t really count. hahaha. neither do bills. =P
21. naeboo | September 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
PAUUUUU.. ur makcik give so detailed answer in the previous post. hahahaha so cutes.
if i send u belacan, u know how to cook it ka?
22. Poverina | September 18th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Glad u discover Cinema Paradiso, I love the “cinque per cinque ” part. Muahz a te, cara.~~
23. kreazi | September 18th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I love receiving mails too.. in those days (mine at least) it’s back to the basic - snail mail, where got like nowadays, everything also e-here and e-there! So Su Ann, what do you want me to send you? A powerful flashlight? Or indomee? hehehehehehe
24. voooon | September 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
oops got typo. you should tell them*/everyone* not me.. hee im poor :P come online! im bored
25. makcik sibuk | September 18th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
aiyuh, that reader of yours, so clever leh! quick to uncover my wheeling and dealing. i thought my advertorial on “how to send pau packages” was perfectly masqueraded as a comment….*sheepish grin*
26. makcik blatant | September 18th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
btw which post was my advertorial? lemme search, oh yes, the one you posted on 5th SEPTEMBER. you see, age is catching up and me scared onset of dementia…haih..alwiz repeating myself.. *sheepish* now, one cant use the excuse “aiyah, pau, i wanted to but don’t know how to send” O-O muahahaha
27. makcik blatant | September 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
@ 19
ah keong chai arr..why liddat. you faster bungkus some sthand send lorr. *smile*
p/s *peace* ok? if not pau may block me if she perceives me as blatantly harassing her readers.
28. makcik tua | September 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
see ..old feeble fingers shaky..typo..bungkus something
*peace out*
29. makcik tua | September 18th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
@ 19 just read ur blog, your post on wife of future so cool..wish i am young again….then my daily order to slave hubby will be “milo hot at just 195 degree F , add one cube of sugar 1cm X1cm X o.5 cm not a fraction more”
30. yosie | September 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
so nice to have good friends :) i remember getting packages when i was studying in singapore.. such a nice feeling. hope you are doing well. is it getting cooler yet?
31. chm | September 18th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
goodness…those pop rocks bring back hell lota memories… like pourin da whole packet into my mouth in 1 shot…holyyyyy hell!!!
32. pinkpau | September 18th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
iamthewitch : it’s 5771 Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 :))
tuansiew : really? haha you guys are the coolest
michelle : i send u!
shaolintiger : i think its quite old though.. the IFC buildings arent there!
anonymous : is that u beaver!
reallybites : ok i send to u!
jennifer : when i come back to kl, we must meet up!!
may : haha you understood it!
pinkyboo : men are from mars, indeed :P actually i havent.. but i’ve always wanted too, just out of curiosity. aiyaaa i was just at bayard street today!! but nvm there will be a next time :)
songjun : no.. i want DUST! .. DUSST!!
sillyboy : hahaha gross why do you want to pee on a statue?! it’s been marked by so many other ppl before
nyrac : me too. thats why i was so excited
voon : oh i dunno.. ive never used amazon
sheon : i’ll send u one too! put ur address on the postcard ok?
carol : i shall take the blog readers thing as a compliment :P no la people here get a lot of mail wan. there’s this girl in my calc class who comes in with a package everyday
kiran : haha thank u. eh why u always plug urself wan.. ur name already has ur URL wat
keong : these are just as cool as roti canai !
chareli : agreeeed
makcik : haha what?? advertorial means ppl pay u money to write. who pay u money, fed ex ah :P
yosie : it is so cold already! we get bad wind chills here :(
chm : O_O how u tahan..
33. eugene | September 18th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
so how’s the overall columbian experience? nice?
34. ZeekNotGeek | September 19th, 2008 at 2:06 am
Hi PinkPau!
Good to see and hear you;re doing good in Columbia. Aiya… i just came back from vietnam and read your blog where you actually posted your college’s address. Would’ve been great to send you a postcard of Halong Bay. Nice place!
But no no… sending you those only makes you miss Asia even more. Ok, ill look my stack of pstcards from California/Grand Canyon, then send it to you using Malaysian stamp. LOL.
NIce campus pics you have there. Blue sky and everything nice!
35. pinkshirtz | September 19th, 2008 at 6:55 am
what can i send over … hmm …. a medical kit perhaps? X)
36. sylvanna | September 19th, 2008 at 10:33 am
very nice handwriting.
37. Yasha | September 19th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Love, ain’t gotta worry too much. You’re in NYC now, livin YOUR life… Times flies darling, you’d wish you didn’t spend so much time worrying bout so much by the end of things… =) Cheer up Su Ann
*Coz I know.
38. george | September 19th, 2008 at 11:36 am
too bad ah bengs like me don’t know how to mail cards..
hahaha
39. Michelle | September 19th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
You’re so nice! I shall contemplate on sending you timtams. :)
40. jane doe | September 20th, 2008 at 2:41 am
hi there, does columbia give out prospectus upon request? i know some universities do if you email them/request online. if columbia does, how do we request for one?
41. pinkpau | September 20th, 2008 at 3:02 am
eugene : it’s amazing :) i love it here
zeeknotgeek : omg halong bay!! did you swim? oooh thank u i will be looking forward to ur postcard :)
pinkshirtz : hahahaha actually i’ve never used a medical kit before. and the only meds i take are clarinase!
sylvanna : yup!
yasha : you are totally right :( i just spent 2 hours worrying abt something back home. now i feel that was 2 hours completely wasted..
george : go play with your friendster account lah u!
michelle : OMG OMG THAT WOULD BE SO NICE LET’S TRADE CANDY!!!!
jane doe : yes they do, try looking around their website. even if they dont, i’m pretty sure you can download a pdf version :)
42. jane doe | September 20th, 2008 at 4:23 am
alright! thank you! (but isn’t it morning in ny now? why aren’t you sleeping! ><)
43. pinkpau | September 20th, 2008 at 4:54 am
i’m nocturnal like that :P
44. Sandra Pixie | September 20th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Owhhh.. i miss you and Chew Fui too!! send my regards to her pleaseeee.. awwwwhhhh… really miss those days with you during our Penang Camp..and in church :) be good ya :) happy always..
Love
Sandra :)
45. songjun | September 20th, 2008 at 7:12 am
eck eck ehhhhhhhh :P
46. shereen | September 20th, 2008 at 11:18 am
i saw this on thestar online =)
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/20/focus/2063980&sec=focus
47. pinkshirtz | September 20th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Haha. your nose same as mine! Sinusitis all morning! and new place sure kena! Well … those things are hard to cure. Evehn surgical also no long term cure. X) But i realised it’s something that the mind can block away. Just try to fool urself.
48. pinkpau | September 20th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
sandra pixie : penang camp, san teng and the chicken rice behind church! :)
songjun : pongie dont be weird!
shereen : hehe yes someone sent that to me. i cant believe that writer was there!!! i was seated somewhere to her left :)
pinkshirtz : actually i dont have sinusitis ever since i got here @_@ must be the dust in my room back home
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