glimpse of the real me

today we shall embark on the unveiling of the real me. ta dah! who is ms lenglui? actually, come to think of it, it's such a silly name, thought of in a hurry. as people say, nobody praises you, you praise yourself lah. i cringe when i read it and gets goosepimples.....but it's a little too late to change that now. so, we move on.

people (again 'people'. i wonder who all these people are.) say that you can tell a lot from what is in a woman's handbag. ah ha! so, today, i empty my bag to show you the contents. i wanted to supply some visuals but i can't find the line that links my handphone to the computer, so you will just have to use your imagination. hmmm.... maybe that is the first hint to my character.

ok, on with the pouring out of my handbag. a second please....

the first thing i took out is a small purple bag with the cutest butterfly smiling back at me. this is my first aid bag - a very important accessory that i cannot leave home without. in this little bag, i have many small transparent bags. yes. bags within a bag within a bag. and i have the following inside:

1. a strip of clarinase, for days when the cold bug has me in its grip,
2. 2 strips of zantac.
3. 3 gelusil,if you know what these 2 medicines are, then you will have an idea of how bad my gastritis can get,
4. a strip of baike wan. ah ha! friends, this is the best chinese medicine to take when you feel your body aches and the flu is coming on. 1 tablet and you are better than new.
5. a strip of panadol flu & cold, chinese and western join forces mah.
6. vicks, for cher-cher's stuffy nose,
7. mopiko, for kor-kor's itchy legs,
8. a small bottle of axe brand medicated oil, not for when this aunty feels faint but when cher-cher gets tummy ache.
9. another small bag containing assortments of very cute plasters.
10. oronime ointment, this is useful for anything from cuts to razor burns and soreness, real or imaginary.
11. a small mirror - this can come in very useful - from checking out the guy at the next table to a subtle check on my lipstick.
12. 2 tubes of lipgloss - different colour for different mood.
13. an opened pack of strepsil for the frog in my throat or to appease crying children.
14. an empty used vial of refresh eye lubricant. now that it is empty, i have an excuse to wink at cute guys when the dust gets in my eye.

what a long list! and i have only just touch on the first thing from my handbag!

and the rest of the things:

15. a face mask, just in case seng-kor ask me out for a movie.
16. a hello kitty coin bag,
17. some yoga class passes,
18. a book entitled 'the monk who sold his ferrari',
19. a tube of sunblock cream which i don't use often enough
20. my wallet, i shall not go into that. that will take me forever to empty
21. a card holder for all those silly membership cards. they give out loyalty cards now for everything from bookshop to beddings. even underwears and illegal vcds!
22. of course, there is my ever-faithful handphone which i am rarely without.
23. scraps and pieces of paper which only makes sense to me and vouchers from here and there.
24. electronic passes
25. mp3 player,
26. 2 pens. why do i need 2? *scratching head*
27. keys
28. comb. strange since i never run a comb through my hair, not even at home.
29. 2 tubes of glue, for cher-cher. i really should start to take out some things in there....before it grows root and sprout more.
30. plastic fasteners...more things that i need to take out.
31. packet of tissue with one piece of tissue left.

hew! *wiping sweat from eyebrow*. no wonder my shoulder aches most of the time.

so, what can you tell from my bag?