Tuesday, July 11, 2006


south cali sun-kisses


Haha yes that says it all doesnt it? Gosh the sun here is so strong that its impossible to go anywhere without getting a tan. Of course, that can only mean one thing - the dreaded uneven tan. *sigh* ah well, i guess that comes with the whole new sporty thing. Everything's so open here too i'll never be able to escape the sun anyway - especially when i'm spending a great deal of time on the golf course!!

I've taken my precious Nine Wests out and i love em to bits!!!


They're so gorgeous! I love that they're like, 5 inches high. I become so tall in them! And, as they say in "Kinky Boots", which i watched on the nice plane on the way here (and enjoyed very much), "the sex is in the heel".

My new shoes have been a good source of entertainment for us too! First let me introduce Mel - she's a good friend of Bee's and we all came to San Diego together last year for the same tournament, the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships. Mels cute and squishy and a great golfer. She's short like me and she has tiny feet too! So naturally, we HAD to have her try my shoes.


Priceless, that, considering she's a total tomboy like my sis. It was like putting a boy in heels for Halloween or something *cough* only funnier, cos she could hardly stand up!!

With the exception of the very hawt shoes however, i've been uncharacteristically sporty this trip. Look what a priceless moment the trip to the weekend market gave us!


Haha the kiddy bikes are HOW COOL! I so wish i had things like that to play with when i was a kid. That way i'd definitely have the coolest toys in the whole neighbourhood! The weekend market had so many cool things - I'd have bought a dagger/sword/axe if only they weren't going to be classified as offensive weapons and give the airport authorities the chance they've been waiting for to throw me in jail. I left with many things - too many to count, but most notable was a SKIMBOARD. Hahahaha yes i know, i'm crazy! But it was pretty! It had a heart on it. A heart with wings! I don't even know how skimboarding works, which side of a board to stand on, let alone how to skim. But in the spirit of being sporty, i decided that i wouldn't let such little details deter me!

Also in the spirit of being sporty, or perhaps just absentmindedness or just plain not being bothered with sunblock, i left the weekend market with a terrible uneven tan. A totally HORRIFIC one, well before i even stepped onto the golf course, too. My shoulders were totally toasted - and they still are now! And this is the sad and unfortunate result at breakfast the next day.


See the lines?!? And the toasted shoulders? Sad! I quickly decided that it was time to bring out the tube tops, mini shorts and the sunblock to try and do damage control! Just as well, since the next 2 days were to be spent with the golfers during their practice round.

These are my darling golfers, Debra, the girl on the far right, was with us last year too. Then of course there's Mel, Steph and my darling Bee.


These are just the girls, the boys, Jerome who is full of shit and damn funny, and George, are playing on the South course at Torrey Pines, while the girls play the North. We all stay at Homewood, with the exception of Debra, who stays at the Hilton Lodge with her SMU prof father.

I attended the opening ceremony where there was a parade of all the countries taking part. It was terribly crowded and the whole course was like a madhouse - though it did make for spectacular people watching. Anything from blue whales, to whale families, to cute underaged guys. Haha its sad lah there aren't exactly a great deal of hot guys here. Most are severely underaged too, just the way i like em.


I'm sure this one will grow up to be a hottie. I definitely wasn't the only one taking photos of strangers during the parade, though! I lost count of the number of people photographing me on the sly! And i hate to admit that the little cam whore in me actually doesn't mind that strangers are taking my photo. I even befriend the adorable ones.


Like her! My cute little fangirl haha. And yes, that IS me in hot pink pants. I have no idea what her name is or where she's from though! She didn't speak much - though i believe she understood English. Her parents were wearing Italian jerseys (though they could well be just for the World Cup finals which happened just hours before) and speaking in a language that was either Spanish or Italian, but since i understand neither, and it was so noisy, i can't be sure. I'd rather have people like her taking my photo than all those weird uncles!! Even all the way in San Diego, there doesn't seem to be any escaping it!

While the girls work hard at their game on the course, i'm whizzing around on a buggy, with Auntie Jacinta, Steph's mum, at the wheel, snapping photos and feeding squirrels. The 6th hole Par 3 has some really greedy, fat squirrels and they come right up to you and eat right out of your hands! One even tried to gnaw on my finger, thinking it was food!


They're so cute though! I'm a bit scared of being bitten and catching a weird virus or something that will kill me or make me very very painfully ill, so i didn't dare to try to pick any of them up. This is probably the only time you'd ever be able to get so close to a squirrel in the wild. I remember i sketched the scenery at the 6th hole last year. I should find the time to do so again, since the scenery at the course is just as breathtaking as i remembered it to be.

I love all the trees at Torrey Pines!! They smell so nice and they look so good in photos! I feel recharged every time i walk the stretch at the 7th hole. It runs along the side of a cliff overlooking the Pacific. Walking that hole just makes you feel like the whole world is in harmony (which translates to a surge in good karma, of course). So, in the spirit of peace and love and harmony and sportiness, i've started climbing trees! Yes, go me!


Climbing trees in dangerously short shorts, and a tube top, no less! And since i hardly ever wear tubes, we of course, will post the mandatory topless photo.


Ok, fine. Photos.

And since it's almost 2am where i am, and i'm absolutely knackered from running around on the course taking photos, i will leave you with another reason why there is such a large concentration of whales here.


Ben and Jerry's for $2.73. Jealous now?

Yes darlings, i love you and miss you too <3

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