Week 20, 2026

• Kinda sad that the FT-operated stalls at the neighbourhood food court got shut down by MBPJ cos apparently the stall licensing rules say cannot? Sigh.
• This week, PCOS (polcystic ovary syndrome) sudah tukar nama to PMOS - polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. Cool I guess, but still not gonna be covered by medical insurance or whatever in the near future, cos even testing and screening for it is also not cheap right now. But now all the doctors specialising in it would have to amend their marketing materials.
• Saw the new Guy Ritchie movie, In the Grey, on Saturday morning. Was running late (but not terribly so - more like I thought the ads would be 15 minutes long, etc), so wasn't sure how much of the start of the movie I had missed. 
• Finally used up the RM60 Parkson vouchers during the weekend event at 1U on a pair of slippers I had been meaning to replace. 
• Went to the first Kopishop Konversations show of the year at Mo PAC, which is the basement of PJ De Inn, near the PJ Hilton, on Saturday night. 
• Got some Aveda and Laneige samples too on Saturday, after getting brief massages from the shoulders up, LOL 
• Sunday - Spent a couple hours at IPC (mostly to get the SAMLA container on offer) and KLCC (to check out the clearance sale happening at Isetan), with a foot massage and a detour to one of the optical shops that opened up in the SS2 punya rumah. Not sure if I got energy/thick face to check out the others in the near future. 

In the Grey

This movie (for a Guy Ritchie movie) is sorta unusually undermarketed? I think I vaguely remember some of the cast members doing the usual press rounds awhile ago. 

As usual, I got a very last minute ticket to watch this at Starling cos it's the only one around with a morning screening time. In spite of the 10.45 a.m. start, the movie had already started by the time I got there, so I don't know how much exposition I've missed. 

A covert team of elite operatives are living in the shadows. When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, they're sent to take it back-an impossible heist that erupts into a deadly game of strategy, deception and survival.

• Am always tickled to see Fischer Stevens in anything, especially as a sleazy lawyer who keeps losing to Eiza Gonzalez's Rachel in court as she tries to cut off his client's assets to force an in - person meeting.
• I suppose once you've unveiled all the possible escape routes in the first act, they're all gonna be burnt in the third act. 
• I dunno if Sid and Bronco are gay, or are just that comfortable with each other that the homoeroticism is part of the deal.

It's okay, I don't hate it. 

I'm kinda glad that this one is kinda snappy at 97 minutes. It was only half past noon by the time the credits started rolling. 

Week 19, 2026

Lucky the tranexamic pills worked after a couple of doses, but I'm still kinda tired from the many days of heavy bleeding.

• Got new fountain pen this week: the Jinhao 82 Cinderella pen. Yeah, it's that Cinderella blue with sparkles in the barrel. It's hilarious, and it's under RM50, so why not. Even has the glass slipper on the nib and the castle on the finial. 
• Coffee Bean had a one day promo on Wednesday where all their cakes were RM9.90, can get max 3 slices. So of course the tiramisu for 2 (which was already damn mahal to start with at RM27.90) were the first to go everywhere it seems. Braved the heavy rain to get the chocolate espresso cheesecake, and erm the dutch choc cake which had the ube creme? 
• Had a medical appointment on Wednesday, was given MC for the rest of the week, which I did not present until Thursday? Anyway, was only at work for a while on Friday before actually fucking off (was feeling better, not bleeding any more) for the mental health day. 
• Remembered to collect the repaired umbrellas on Saturday morning.
• Had Shake Shack for lunch and dinner on Saturday cos of the BOGO burger voucher. Supplemented the dinner beef burger with some fries and salad. 
• Tried the Urutan Malaysia at Soma Wellness (fka Ayu Borneo) in Kota Damansara on Sunday.
• Got the second Hep B vaccine dose on Tuesday; was told can just drop by whenever. Was asked if the nurse can administer it, I was like sure, otherwise I would have to wait for the doctor to show up cos they weren't around when I was there.
• Also got the new Maybank ATM card in the mail this week. 

Week 18, 2026

Been through a lot this week, health-wise: been bleeding heavily until I thought to hit up the neighbourhood clinic for tranexamic pills on Sunday (thank goodness it's open until 8 p.m., even on weekends and holidays); even more relieved that they actually had said pills on hand without a seperate trip to the pharmacy, ALL WHILE BLEEDING OUT and already so tired from the blood loss.

Been rainy this week, which has put a damper on my handwashed undies, etc. Sigh. 

• Several years after it came out (and Zendaya being the face of the campaign), I finally got the Lancome Idole EDT, which is not the same as the EDP and the other iterations after that off the official Lazada store for almost half the retail price, which came in nice branded box (perfumed lagi) and a bunch of samples.
• Decided to renew the Maybank ATM card to the limited edition, pink Visit Malaysia batik-themed design while it's still an option on the website, and cos it's within the allowable/free one year before and after the expiry. Not that I use the ATM card when taking out cash these days, but you know, sebab boleh, etc.
• Took Thursday off just cos, and got plenty of leave anyway. 
• Usual "It's gonna be me/May" jokes online. Thanks, Justin Timberlake.
• MOH is now KPKB-ing about retail/community pharmacists doing phlebotomy work without proper licensing/qualifications? BIG Pharmacy had to cancel my Vitality health check appointment this week because of that; I guess there was a reason why Alpro outsource the blood and urine test to a third party clinic (which I've been to before)... 
• Did the AIA Vitality nutritionist consult at Alpro on Sunday
• Got my quarterly haircut this week
• Tried Borenos Chicken (that opened in DU recently); bit of an acquired taste, I think, but not sure if I'd go back again.
• Also somehow managed to get to KLCC on Saturday while still bleeding like I had been... 

Week 17, 2026

• Got the monetary claim from AIA for the Hep B vaccine on Monday (yay)
• Unloaded a lot of empties and recyclables this week
• This week kinda annoying in that there was a lot of queuing 

Week 16, 2026

• Drove to deepest, darkest Shah Alam to get a vacuum hose on Monday
• Woke up one day to hear that there's gonna be an NCIS: NY coming in the fall, with LL Cool J back as Sam Hanna, but with Scott Caan as a different character altogether. I guess enough time has passed that we could collectively forget that Hawaii Five-O existed (Sam was more friends with McGarrett than Danno, anyway). Meanwhile, LL has been all over the the Hawai'i spinoff and the mothership (just not Sydney, nor hopefully Origins)
• Saw two A24 movies over the weekend - The Drama and Mother Mary

Mother Mary

Second A24 movie in two days, this time at the 1U TGV because you know why. It was me and probably 5 other people watching it at the time. 

I dunno why we got this movie before the wide release date, but hokay... 

20 minutes of ads and trailers before the movie started properly at 11 a.m., give or take. 

While I'm glad it's under 2 hours, but at 1 hour 50 minutes, it still feels too long. 

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer, Sam Anselm, on the eve of her comeback performance.

It's just the two of them trauma dumping unto each other after a terrible falling out and estrangement when Mary asks Sam for a final look. 

On one hand, I thought this would be better as a play cos it's mostly a two-hander piece in a single location, but with the other stuff going on, I get why this had to be an actual movie.  

• They were not joking when they said they watched a lot of other pop stars' concerts, etc, but for the most part, I felt that there was a lot more Gaga than anyone else? 
• So THAT'S Mrs Chris Evans.. 
• Now that you know the final look is an Iris van Herpen (credited at the end of the movie), it's hard to unsee the influence everywhere else... 

There's some nice looks in this movie, but I'm not sure if I appreciated the veer into goth horror halfway through.