Jubilee Weekend

It’s Jubilee Day!

So this weekend was Jubilee Weekend. And I didn’t know a thing about it until my aunt told me she wouldn’t be free on ‘jubilee weekend’ to meet me. Then I looked up ‘jubilee weekend’ and went oh. It’s a public holiday. Four days to be exact. So the Brits had a holiday from the 2^nd to the the 5^th. And that meant that I could not call Mr Horridge to confirm that I could take the property in Derby. It also meant that my newly ordered Kobo Touch E-Reader would not be dispatched until maybe, the 6^th. And it also meant that my Debenhams John Rocha bag would be late in arriving.

Ah, the hardships of life.

Anyway, I am very happy for the Queen. It’s her 60^th year in reigning over us. I even got a little patriotic and looked up ‘God Save the Queen’ just to hear how it sounded. It sounds like ‘My Country ‘tis of thee’ (the US version) but with different lyrics.

Made me so proud to be part of the Commonwealth. I know Malaysia is not an Overseas Territory and all but I am comforted by the fact that until the 1980s, people from Penang and Malacca could opt for British citizenship. That’s the old anglophile in me speaking.

Anyway, it’s Jubilee mania for all the retailers out there. Next did a Jubilee line and the Union Jack was everywhere! Shoes, coats, shirts, Union Jack overkill it was. 

I love the Union Jack design. I think it’s cool that the UK has a flag that is so, attractive. Take it, and put it on a wallet, like this one from Accessorize’s Rule Britannia collection:

And you have a spunky, edgy, piece of accessory that tells the world that not only do you have good colour sense, you are also patriotic!

Unless, of course, you are Malaysian. Then you are a wannabe Brit. Where’s your Jalur Gemilang wallet huh? Wannabe!

Anyway, I really wanted to buy that purse. But then I decided it’s too sequin-ey and glittery for me. I might get tired of it after a while. In the mean time, I open that picture in my file whenever I need some colour, and I feel happier, just looking at it.

What does this say about me?

Not that I am superficial! I just, really like colour. Note, this does not mean I like BRIGHT colours. I like colour and the combination of it. I just love looking at how colours work together. And texture too. I rent my own flat now, and one of my past times that give me so much enjoyment is rearranging the lovely furniture provided by my notorious* landlord just so I can admire the composition of texture and colour. It really makes me happy, just looking at it in between assignments. And I love the way light streams from my giant Victorian windows, onto the white window sills, and into the apartment. It hits the wooden floor and then semi-reflects off my Victorian red brick wall. My property has so much character! I just love it!

The building I live in used to be a Victorian warehouse. I have pictures of it, I just haven’t uploaded them onto my laptop.

*My landlord really is notorious. He used to be a brothel keeper, went to jail for it, and lived to tell the tale. Even wrote a book about it in Kindle edition. It’s full of grammatical errors though so I wouldn’t advise buying it. If you’re pedantic like me, you would be fuming by the time you finish the first page. This is an honest review that contains truth (just in case I get sued for defamation or something. It’s good to have studied law). My landlord is pretty rich anyway, so losing sales on his kindle book won’t hurt him. He should’ve gotten someone else to write for him. That’s the honest truth.

Sorry aliens, this post was not meant for you. I just wanted to record this momentous occasion.

On another note, I saw the complete collection of ‘Yes Minister’ and ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ going for GBP 11 the other day. Should I have gotten it? I got myself some Jeeves CDs last year (starring the ever captivating but much younger Hugh Laurie) and I have not watched it until now. I just keep forgetting.