Through the looking glass

A light bulb moment

2012-02-02T16:57:00.001-08:00

"Our modern world does a wonderful job of telling us that if we aren't doing it all we are doing nothing. It's a lot like a roaring lion taunting us and reminding us tat when we do things well there will always be someone out there who does it better, then blogs about it, then writes a book about it that turns into a Hollywood blockbuster. Do you ever feel like that?"

Makes you think, doesn't it? Cause it sure make me think for a while!

Whatever we want in life, we are constantly racing after it. Some got there faster, some of us are still making our way to it, some are just lost in the middle of everything before getting there.

It's like reaching for the highest star in the sky.

So whatever it is, we will always feel we didn't do enough, didn't get enough, didn't wish enough...

Human nature, that's what it is...

I know I'm still finding my way around, hoping I'm not lost...at least not for now.

Merry Cheesy Christmas! Part 2

2012-01-06T15:21:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I'm finally back in good old corn town and surprisingly, there is no snow in sight!The weather is warmer than expected and it's like I've never left San Francisco at all. Oh well, what will come will come eventually. Moving on...

This is officially my first post for 2012 and it's just a continuation from

the previous post. I have decided long time ago to never leave things undone. That means anything that says part 1 must have at least a part 2.

So here goes...

I had a great Christmas dinner although there was so much drama going on the whole time I was there. Since the drama isn't the main focus of this post, I shall not go there.

This year, I was lucky to have celebrated Thanksgiving with an American family and got to experience the true American traditions and savoured traditional dishes in an American country home. Christmas, like Thanksgiving, is one of the biggest holidays in America and it is unquestionably a great idea to celebrate it with an American family since that would give me an opportunity to be personally involved in preparing wondrous array of food.

So instead of writing about what I ate that day, I will just let the pictures do the talking.

One of my favourite appetizers on Christmas day! Cheese spread with taco seasoning mix sandwiched between french bread and cucumber with parsley on top.

Green bean casserole~ A holiday dish for Thanksgiving too!

~~Baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows ~~

Shredded turkey, shrimp and so on.

~~My splendid Christmas dinner plate~~

~All smiles ~

We had so much food that lasted us for another few more days. The rest of the day was followed by Christmas presents unwrapping moment, eating, resting, eating, watching football & NBA on tv, more eating and sleeping.

All in all, it was a lazy day. I sorta miss the 'visiting' part of Christmas in Malaysia. I used to visit my relatives and friends who celebrate Christmas and it's kinda sad that I haven't been doing that for more than 5-6 years now due to me being away from home all these while.

Sadder still, I will be missing another holiday- Chinese New Year, which is my favourite holidays of all times. There will be another year before I can celebrate CNY again with my dear family and friends...I could only wait longingly for the time to pass.....

Merry Cheesy Christmas! Part 1

2011-12-25T10:50:00.000-08:00

HOHOHO!

Merry Christmas to everyone! It's my second year celebrating Christmas in the United States. Last year I spent my Christmas with my best friends in New York City and it was a memorable experience especially we were almost trapped in New York after the city was buried under 19 inches of snow!!!

I guess Santa really gave us our wish for wanting to have a white Christmas by dumping that much of snow on us!

This year, however, is a sunny, no-snow Christmas as I'm spending my Christmas with a friend of mine at Burlingame near San Francisco. It's still chilly without the sno

w and I get to experience the process of putting up a Christmas tree, decorating it, go Christmas shopping, preparing Christmas dinner, baking Christmas Cookies and so on.

Home-made frosting after we color-dyed it

Home-made Christmas Cookies~

We made few different types of dipping too and one of them is Artichoke dipping~ If you are wondering what's an artichoke like I did, well it's some kind of scaly-looking green vegetable that look like this....

Making Artichoke dip ~ step 1

Making Artichoke dip ~step 2~add lots of mayonnaise! Well, actually just one cup.

Step 3~ put a cup of Parmesan cheese and Mozzarella Cheese each and mix them all together.

Step 4~ Sprinkle some Parsley over it and bon apetite~

Another thing we made is the taco dipping that is with taco mix, sour cream, cream cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, black olives and tons of Mexican cheese!

So it's no less fun than last year as I'm having my first American-at-home Christmas celebration.(as how it should be celebrated) The best part is I get to learn all these American recipes so I could share it with my family back home in Malaysia.

We are not even done with our Christmas dinner preparation yet~ More to come!

Tighten Up

2011-12-22T18:41:00.000-08:00

There are only a number of songs that could get me hooked on the second the music starts playing.

Recently, there aren't a lot of songs that have the magic effect that get my heart beating faster every time I listen to it. But just two days ago, I came upon The Black Key's "Tighten up" and it has never stop playing in my head ever since.

The strumming of the guitar, the cheery whistling, the pulsating beat of the drum, the soulful voice all make up what I called THE SONG that get you addicted like a cup of coffee.

Of course, this is not a new song. It's from The Black Key's Brothers album and just few days ago they have released their latest album " El Camino " which just so happen to be the name of a street just close by the place I'm staying at.

All I can say is the songs are good stuff.

Time --------------------------------------------

2011-12-16T06:53:00.000-08:00

You'd probably guessed correctly that my title says Timeline. Yes, yesterday Facebook has officially rolled out the Facebook Timeline feature.

It's a cool addition but to a not so tech-savvy person like me, this new feature can be kind of mind-boggling.

Although I like the fact that I can see every single thing I have done on Facebook, sometimes this feature raises more questions rather than letting you quietly reliving your memories, for instance:

- status from 9th of June 2008 at exactly 19.59 [ Jocelyn Sim is wondering why she did it?]

Did what? For the life of me, I just can't seem to remember that part and Facebook isn't helping me in any way. In fact, it just added another question to bug me for the rest of the day.

However, there is one thing that interests me and that is how this new profile has become a means of storytelling, and you as the storyteller. And the story is of course none other than your LIFE.

I can choose to highlight a specific life event in a specific year, month and day and write a short note about it. It's almost like a digital photo album that I choose to share with my friends. Indirectly, it means I don't have to put a bunch of photos up on Facebook to tell what's been happening in my life but to choose only ONE unique photo to sum up that life event.

A highlighted event in my life.

All I can say is...I like that.

I'm not a person who keeps a journal or a diary or anything that requires me to note down the important and trivial events in my life. The Closest thing I have to that is my Facebook. The next closest thing would be this blog but hey, it's been decided long ago that I'm not a very frequent blogger.

Facebook, however, kept all the trash and jewels of my life.

On top of it all, the visual or rather the aesthetic of this new profile page is quite impressive. It actually IS a Timeline. The idea of a cover works for me because a book, which contains a story, has a cover. So there is no reason why there shouldn't be a cover for my life story. Whoever came up with this idea is ingenious.

Red, green and sprinkles of Joy

2011-12-14T15:09:00.001-08:00

Christmas is officially 11 days away from now. People are busy doing Christmas shopping, lighting up their houses with merry-looking Christmas lights and even travelling. In order to get into the festive mood, I had decided to bake some Christmas cupcakes~ While I was deciding on when I should start baking, it came across my mind that baking alone won't be as much fun as baking with friends. So I invited a few friends over to bake together.

It turned out to be a great idea because we had a good time baking and decorating the cupcakes. As an amateur who has just recently got into baking, I was very enthusiastic to see how our cupcakes would turn out. By the end of the day, they turned out pretty awesome!

Christmas Cupcakes that make you happy just by looking at them!

What I love about here in the US is you get almost everything readily made. Like say the frosting.

Yummy Frosting

It comes in a plastic can and all you need to do it is just:

1. open it

2. scoop it out and,

3. spread it on your cupcakes.

I love the cake mix especially when it is readily mixed with colorful sprinkles that gives you that Christmasy feeling.

Before~

After~

The best part of all is I get to share all these wonderful cupcakes with my friends, which in fact is also in keeping with the Christmas spirit of Giving. I just need to keep that one special cupcake I decorated myself.

The Christmas Tree!

The Best-eST News for Fall 20111

2011-12-06T20:01:00.000-08:00

Before I even start rambling on this Awesome news that could keep me smiling for many weeks to come, I have to say this- I'm a fervent believer of the idea that grades isn't everything in life. It will be very pretentious of me if I say grades isn't important.

As both a learner and a teacher , I believe that there are better ways to measure one's achievements than standardized testing. I personally think that an improvement should be highly praised as much as an achievement deserves because that means one is making advancement no matter how little it is rather than being on a stand-still or worse, taking a few steps backwards.

In my whole life, (until now) I have shed tears over 4 exams. The fourth being the most recent one, that is today. The 4 different situations with the same tears but not for the same reason.

The first time I cried over an exam was when I was 12. I had sat for my first National exam -UPSR. I recall being a kid without much care in the world back then. Come on, I was just 12. What does test results mean to me? Not much until I was told that I could get sent to a bad school if I did badly in the exam. I was a confident child. I don't even remember studying very hard. I just knew that somehow, I managed to sail through my elementary school years smoothly. So going back to the scenario when I was given my test results. I managed to get all As except for one. It was a horrible mark that scarred me for the rest of my life.

'D'

Though it doesn't seem that frightening here, it was for me back then especially when the unfortunate subject was Malay. It was the essay section that reached out its rotting fingers and pulled me down into the abyss of failure. Why did it meant so much in that particular subject, you might ask. Well, any student who fails Malay will have to stay behind one year in remedial class.

ONE FREAKIN' WHOLE YEAR!!!

That was a huge blow to my confidence. For a kid that never knew life was not all about sunshine, rainbow and butterflies, this was the thunderstorm that woke me up into reality with its blast of thunder. The possible consequences of this failure were to go to a school where it was rumoured to be reigned by gangster students, join the remedial class and watch all my friends either going to private schools or being in a one-level up class. Tears came pouring down as I was doing the graduation day cleaning and no assuring words of my friends' or teachers' could comfort me. So this was the Tears of Fear. Fear of being left behind. (Luckily, a twist of fate happened and I was given a second chance and escaped the fate of being in remedial class.)

The second time I cried over exams was 7 years later. This time it was not very different. I was taking STPM, the infamous exam which used to be the hardest exam in the world. By the time I was taking it, it was no longer, let's say, in its prime. However, that did not change a thing. It was still by far the hardest exam I had ever taken in my life. Chemistry, Biology and the dreadful Mathematics were my constant nightmare during my years in Form 6.

Even before I have received my test results, I was already in despair and had predicted the outcome with a heavy heart. When I'd finally received the results, the tears just kept falling not because I did terribly in the exam( which in fact, I did) but because I was so upset about being bad at the subjects that I was required to be good at ( I used to dream of pursuing bio-med and science-related career. ) and regretful about not trying harder.

Another big reason I was distraught over my results was the fact that I was ruining the chances of myself going into college. For someone like me, public university is the only way for me to receive higher education because my parents won't be able to pay for college. So it was during this time that another twist of fate occurred. I was blessed yet again and was given a second shot at something I didn't realized I enjoy. Teaching. So, the second tears were Tears of Regret.

And we move on to the third...Now I'm in the States attending Grad School, living a dream that I'd never imagined would come true. It is my first semester of Grad school. I knew it was going to be tough but I knew I have to do well. This is what I've been waiting for and to not do well would be an insult to my dream and aspiration.

I was doing okay until I came upon Syntax- The hardest subject I've encountered in this semester. It is infamous for its intimidating trees and theories and lots of my course mates were equally afraid of Syntax. Honestly, I enjoy learning Syntax even though it is something so alien and intriguing to me that I felt intimidated by the sheer appearance of the trees. So everything was going fine until the midterm in October when I was sitting there in my class, staring at my exam questions, mind all blank from panicking. I could hear my heart pounding in my ears as others around me scribbled vigorously on their papers. I thought I had made sufficient preparation for the exam. I was studying nights and days, going to the library and making mind-maps. Why Oh Why then when I stare at the questions on the paper, nothing make sense? Nothing came out. My pencil had almost drilled a hole through the paper from the pressure I was feeling.

When the exam was over, I couldn't think and focus on what my Professor was teaching. I felt light-headed. When I got home, I broke down just like that. Tears all gushing out like a broken tap. I was crying because I didn't know what went wrong. Crying because I felt I've already disappointed everyone who's put so much at stack for me- my parents, my aunts, my uncles, my professors, the professor who got me here and most of all, I've disappointed myself.

That was the Tears of Disappointment. I have carried my family's expectations on my shoulder and it was wearing me down. My dearest mother told me that it was all in my head. The pressure and the expectations. All I wanted to do was to do well but the fear of past failures haunts me. I don't wish for A but I wish for a grade that is compatible to my efforts. And this time I felt my efforts was wasted due to my momentary panic.

And now we have reached the last story and it's the AWESOMEST thing so far in Fall 2011. Unlike the past cryings, this one was actually Tears of Joy and Disbelief! I was expecting I would improve in my second exam, the finals but I didn't know it would be such an improvement that would shocked even myself~!! All that anxiety and sleepless nights were paid off. The best thing of all was having my professor acknowledged my efforts. It was kind of embarrassing when I couldn't stop my tears in front of her. Thanks to her, I now know I am studying in the right direction and rote-memorization is no longer the route to success. I'm also thankful to the past failures so I could continuously grow and improve along the way. After walking out of Reavis Hall, I couldn't wipe that smile off my face while walking all the way home.I was coming close to skipping and humming like a love-drunk fool.

Now for the Legendary picture!!! I even considered framing this exam!

Its- A Crisis

2011-12-05T15:13:00.000-08:00

After 3 consecutive days of sleepless nights accompanied by the nervous tapping of the keys on my laptop that was laced with uncertainty, I've finally got my paper done and over with.

I tried very hard not to be half-assed about it or appear half-ass in anyway that would reveal itself openly. It was the best product my slow-processing brain cells could come up with at this moment so I can't complain. Considering I have to write a paper on my grammar pet-peeve (yes, I didn't know I should have one) or grammar mis-usage and justify for or against it, this was a battle I knew from the start that would cost a lot of brain-cell casualties.

The hardest part of the whole process is always the beginning. I spent 1 day deciding on what to write. Being a rather indecisive person that I am when it comes to writing something, this is the best record so far. I have fared worse. The whole day was all about "should I ","Maybe yes maybe not" and "how about". No kiddin. I was talking to myself all the time.

First passive voice and active voice seem like a lot fun to write but the tense aspect made me change my mind. If there's anything I could avoid talking about, it would be TENSES. Then comes the modals. Come to think of it, I could have written about modals. Modals are fun and not mind-boggling as the tenses but I just couldn't seem to find an interesting enough idea about modals to start an argument.

And so I came upon the possessives. Great! Seems like a wonderful idea but there are so many things to talk about the possessives. [Irregular Plural nouns possessive, compound noun possessive, the singular noun ending with -s possessive..)However, all that ideas would possibly make my essay turn out like a bowl of salad.

No focus in anything is NEVER good. That's the golden rule I have learned from my favourite teacher, Mr.Lim. And thus, I embarked on a rough journey onto the realm of the "its", "it's" and the abuse of the apostrophe.

A cool comic that would have sum up what I wanted to say instead of a 500-word essay.

After I have handed in my assignment, I have wondered if the content is what my Professor was asking for; if my writing style would pass for her request of a pseudo-formal format; if I actually knew what I had just written....

Set those troubling thoughts aside, I secretly pray and hope that if all else fail, my ingenious (pardon my egoistic adjective) title would make up for all that is lost. After all, it's the best title I've come up in years for an essay. And she did say," "Its-A crisis" Oh, I love the title already." when I handed my assignment which caused a little spark of hope to boost my flickering confidence. Fingers crossed!

Siboh Kitak Nangis

2011-12-04T14:33:00.000-08:00

The Gem of Sarawak has made us Sarawakians proud again~ Her Norah-Jones-esque dreamy voice and island-flavoured tunes have taken me on this smooth sailing journey into paradise. I have never felt prouder to be a Sarawakian when I discovered her new album "Ghostbird" stood among the other great singers the likes of Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion on the display table in Starbucks while I was in Boston.

My respect for her increased more than ever before when she started singing in Sarawak-Malay which is our native Malay dialect of Sarawak. It's impressive that as she belts out soulfully in that dialect, she has never failed to transmit that warm fuzzing feeling across to her listeners. First we got the Mee Kolok Sigek which I couldn't get enough of (both the song and the local delicacy) and then we have "Siboh Kitak Nangis".

If you are wondering what she is singing about, here's the best translation I could find:

Oh dear, don't you cry, People's mouths(words) can be mean. Oh dear, don't take it to heart they will go away, before too long. I don't care, whether it's storm, or thunder, or lightning, I'll be by your side, if ever you need me. Oh dear, please stop crying, I hate seeing you broken-hearted. Oh no matter dear, the world is really fair, as long as we don't forget who we are. I don't care, whether it's storm, or thunder, or lightning, I'll be by your side, if ever you need me If ever you need me.

Now this has yet again reinforced my idea of wanting to truly master this dialect when I get home. It's a shame that I have never really master it when in fact, I have spent most of my life there. Shame on me!!!

December Nonsense and My New Year's Resolution for 2012

2011-12-03T18:41:00.000-08:00

It would be a cliché to start by saying "how Time flies and before you know it's the last month of Year 2011". It's not like cliche is a bad thing. It's just a rather dull way to start this note, although I admit, it does convey what I wanted to say.

Maybe I should start by saying:

"When you hear the familiar joyful Christmas songs playing everywhere you go (well, by everywhere I meant malls or grocery shops. That's what it entails normally because, seriously, you don't get Christmas songs playing out of nowhere. Not even as you skipped happily along some unknown street,with that estactic smile on your face like a scene out of a movie. No, THAT unfortunately does not happen. Maybe in your head with your earphones sticking in your ears, your ipod/ mp3 whichever is drowning out all sounds except for one song. Then, maybe you will feel like you're in a movie.), you know that either December is near or you're already IN the middle of December.

Well, I apologise for going off tangents on something so trivial. Alas, don't be confused by the nonsense which I have conveniently italised.)

Moving on... December is a month of JOY simply because it's a month of long holidays for many around the world.(If there's none for you, my heart aches for you coz it's just so tragic!) It's a month of Christmas! And that means presents, vacation, snow, shopping for CNY...whatever makes you happy. It's also a month of assurance for many in a way that if 2011 happens to be a crappy year for them, December implies the Crappy year is almost OVER and it's time to welcome a NEW and hopefully a BETTER one! RawR!

In the process of welcoming the new year, I usually go through the ritual of writing a new list of New Year's Resolution. It's been a ritual ever since I started doing it around 2 years ago. I have concluded that it's been rewarding so far. Like any other people out there, I had failed to accomplish some and succeeded in accomplishing few. Despite the failures, I have been grateful that I have started out this ritual just because it gave me such great satisfaction in life. Knowing that I have wasted a lot of time doing things that are of no importance most of the time, this ritual has compensate for the time I have lost and gave me more reason to enjoy the life I'm living.

In fact, I have learned not take things for granted more than before. Just because I'm in a good place in this point in my life doesn't mean I should stop and relax and hope this goes on forever. The constant planning and struggles to accomplish something have kept me alert or more ALIVE, to be precise. For someone who likes to procrastinate not just once in a while, this ritual is necessary to wake me up and start living life.

So far, my New Year's Resolution has always been about me, myself and I. (like getting my driver's license, learning to bake, get a scholarship, travel t

o at least 5 states in the US) Now I think it's time to move on to a bigger purpose. Thanks to websites like TED and GOOD, I have been inspired countless times to dream bigger and to accomplish things that are thought to be impossible. However, being inspired is EASY. Talking about dreams is EASY. What is not easy is to take that FIRST STEP, to ACT and make things HAPPEN.

I can always say I wanted to start writing a children's book. Sure, I can do it. Give me a couple of years. Let me see what I can do.

Pfft! That will never happen if I don't start doing something.

Now that being said, let's talk about what I've come up with for my new list. So I have decided I need to get more serious for my 2012 New Year's Resolution. And these are what I have listed:

1. Give contributions in any forms, e.g. donation, to an International Non-profit Organization (PETA, WWF etc) or Make a one-time adoption (sponsorship) for i.e. a child's education, animals in a museum or a beach etc...)

2. Read a book for every month of the year and write a review about it (post to blog or note in fb)

3. Save up for parents to come for my commencement in2013. ($800)

4. Try a new activity(E.g. ice-skating etc.)or learn a new skill. (e.g. Excel, programming etc.)

I will end this note with an inspirational quote from this amazing young woman, Natalie Warne, a TED speaker whose words touches the deepest part of my heart. I will live by her words from this day on and hope many others will do the same.

"In a small anonymous monotonous every single day acts, I have to remind myself to be extraodinary. It's the acts that makes us extraodinary. Not the Oprah moments."

Spring Break is over!

2011-03-20T17:49:00.000-07:00

Spring break is over and Spring isn't even officially here yet.

No flowers blooming yet, the grass remains far from being green. Trees remain as bald as ever.

Sure, it has been raining more and snowing less.(well, almost not snowing at all.)But the wind is still chilly and I still couldn't go out facing the wind without at least 3 layers of clothes on.

However, there were a few days of miraculously good weather during this past week. One day was so absurdly pleasant that I could walk around Chicago with just my green T-shirt on. Why the emphasis on the color? It was St. Patrick's Day, just so you know. My dear body has grown so accustomed to the cold weather that even 15C felt unusually warm for me. Oh dear! How am I to face my hot and humid weather back home?!

My spring break was obviously less eventful than my winter break. Though I must say it was not too mundane that one should complain about it. I had the opportunity to do a lot of shopping, enjoying my time swiping my card, working hard to support the American economy. I also had the chance to travel around Chicago, earning 3 bags of shredded American dollars while making a visit to the Chicago Fed Reserve. A trip to the Shedd Aquarium was a memorable one as we saw a living Beluga swimming right before our eyes and some 'drunken' dolphins which performed some amazing stunts by swimming upside down most of the time.

The next day, we had the pleasure to make a road trip all the way to Iowa crossing the Mississippi River (Oh, Huckleberry Finn!)

Meeting Mr. Mark Twain for the first time~

It was a great sightseeing trip where I got to see the other side of America which I rarely get to see. From flat lands where a sea of cornfields seemed to be never ending to the unexpectedly hilly side of Galena~ Twas an exciting road trip, a real feast for the eyes. Not to mention, a real feast for the stomach as we savored the delicious ice cream with home made chocolate ice cream cone in an old ice cream parlor.

My Raspberry Peach Ice cream, yum~

Life's good!!! Yes, it is moments like this when you say, "Ahh, how I wish I can live like this forever." And then you realized the ugly truth, even all road trips must come to an end. Lovely spring break that seems like a fleeting memory has found its end. I'm pretty sure that by May, I will feel like all of these are soon fading like a blurry dream and I'm going to wake up from all these beautiful moments as if they have never occurred. Well, to know that they actually did, at least compensate for that bitter sweet feeling that has been swimming around in the hidden side of my heart.

~Dreaming of Cities, Prairies, Amusement parks, Snow and people I love~ I'd like to call it my American Dream~

Procrastination should be labeled as a disease

2011-03-20T11:40:00.001-07:00

The title is self-explanatory. And I'm one of the many people out there who, every now and then will suffer from this illness that seemingly has no cure.

Procrastination, thou art my enemy!

Happy New Year 2011!

2010-12-31T10:00:00.000-08:00

What should I say? 2010 has been my Best Year. Not just because I am right here in the US but because there were so many strings of great things happening and good things have not stopped happening ever since then.

I remember months ago how I was so uncertain, so unwilling and so hopeful about so many things.

I did my very best to hang onto the last days of my uni life but of course, the hands of time had to mercilessly pry my fingers open and made me let go...I could only watched helplessly as the remaining days of my undergrad life slipped away...but fortunately, with no regrets. None at all.

I filled my days with so much work and so much fun that I know that when all these were over, I would smile to myself and close this chapter of my life with no regrets. And I did.

And so I did.

2010 has also been a turning point in my life.

I've made tremendous leaps into levels I have never dreamed of or should I say never dare to dream of...Heavens and fate have been generous to me and have been guiding me all along as my life mapped out perfectly before my eyes.

I know good fate and luck will only come to those who never forget their primary purpose in life. And for me, that is for the well being of my family.

With them constantly on my mind, I trust I would make wise decisions in life that will soon determine the plot in my 2nd ACT.

The arrival of a new year means a new list of New Year's Resolution. And I am still working on it.

To all my friends and families, no matter where you are, may a brand new year be a better year and may all be blessed with good health and good fortune.

Goodbye 2010! Hello 2011!

I am..

2010-11-21T13:56:00.000-08:00

Gone with the wind....Almost

2010-10-27T15:16:00.000-07:00

My friends always joked about me being so petite and skinny, that one day I would be blown away by the wind like a battered umbrella...and it was a joke until yesterday....

It was no laughing matter after what happened yesterday. I realized that there IS a possibility of me being blown away by the atrocious wind with the velocity of a Category 3 hurricane...

"Would have been me"

The sky was dark and had a menacing look about it as dark heavy clouds moved swiftly like some invisible force is pushing them out of the way....almost like in the movie "Twister"

You know, the dark foreboding look about the skies is always a bad signs in disaster movies...

And then, the wind came....it bloody sneaked up on me and gave me a "BOO!'

When it struck me, catching me off guard, I was almost stumbling and tripping with my bags

almost flying off my shoulders,hair all swept up and constantly slapping at my own face as if it had not suffered enough from the brutal hands of the wind! I squealed in shock and instinctively held onto the barb-wire fence next to me as crazy thoughts ran through my mind!

"OMG!I'm really going to be swept away!It's really happening!"

"Is there a tornado coming??"

"Should I just go back to dorm??!"

But the chaotic moment ended as abruptly as it had begun and I took it as a chance to start running before another strong gust of wind sent me into a panic attack. Unfortunately, that gust of wind came too soon as I barely made it to 4 steps from where I was before. And I started squealing again while grabbing hold off my bags and coat and hair, desperately holding on to every pieces of me together as the angry wind relentlessly and mercilessly blew me into disarray!

Once I got into the premises, I was out of breath like someone who had just completed a 100m race in 10 seconds...Relieved that I made it to my prof's office with all pieces of me intact, I gave a big sigh. However, I had to endure that all over again as I stepped foot outside for classes. God, the wind was ice cold, biting into my already numbed skin!Even with 3 layers on, I felt like I was wearing a T-shirt on!

They said it would have been a blizzard if it was with snow....>^<>

Even Mary Poppins won't have survived with her umbrella!

Life in Kampung Jagung

2010-10-14T15:51:00.000-07:00

Life has never been better.

I could never imagine one day I would wake up looking like a cocoon wrapped up in almost 3 layers of blankets and still feel just right. No sweat. None at all.

Did I mention the sky? It is always blue, so blue and so beautiful that it's too good to be true. Oh, it rhymes... :)

However. I sometimes feel cheated by the beautiful sky, cheated into thinking that I could walk out without a care like any other beautiful day in Malaysia only to be slapped in the face by the insolent cold wind.

Until now, I'm still getting to know Mr. Weather here. He's a pretty unpredictable 'man' with mood swings every now and then. Sometimes he's too cold to me or sometimes his playful and wild side got him messing up my hair in a horrible tangle. But recently he has warm up to me though yesterday he started giving me the shivers.

Counting the numbers in my head, I realized I have been in the US for2 months now. It is amazing how Everyday has something new to offer me. So what have I experienced in these 2 months?

1) Went to the Corn Festival and had the sweetest,juiciest and fattest corns ever.

2) Seen the largest lake in my life. I still think it should be named Michigan Sea not Lake Michigan.

3)Shop in thrift shop. Best bargain in my life. E.G. $1 for one pretty white cardigan.

4) Went to Chicago and witness the GREAT CIVILIZATION of men and the most beautiful night view ever. Tall skyscrapers everywhere and been on the tallest building in Chicago--The Willis Tower. Got to 104th floor in 1 minute. Had a drink in a posh lounge at the very top of Hancock Building!

5)Attended my first ever Piano and violin duet recital by world renowned musicians.

6) Had my first US theater experience by watching the play "All in the Timing" by David Ives. Awesome!Just Awesome!

7)Went to my first American Football game!The Huskies won the game. Just went to the second home game where NIU won again! Woots!

8) Went to Apple Festival in Long Grove~!Had my first deep fried Milky Way!

9) Went to Goeberg's farm and saw pig race for the first time! And saw many other exotic animals I've never got the chance to see before...Giraffe, Illama and etc etc...And of course, HUGE pumpkins!And ugly weird looking gourds too..

10) Did Square-dancing with fun people at a Barn Bash!Went on a hay ride and ate smores!! Awesome night!

Superlatives is the best way to describe the things I've experienced. There might be some stuff I could have left out but those mentioned were the ones that really gave me great memories! Not to mention how many new friends I made and hung out with! There will be so much more exciting things in the future and even this coming weekend! MY first American Homecoming experience!WOOhhOOOO! Tailgating, partying and a visit to STARVED ROCK PARK to see the beautiful colors of Autumn !!!!

Sometimes I felt like I'm still living a dream.....if that is so, I hope I will never wake up from this beautiful dream....

Hello from.....

2010-08-19T17:12:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I blogged.

Let me begin by saying this.

I grew up loving a lot of things. Things that any other kids would love. Ice cream, candy, toys, Disney Cartoons....hey! Did I just said Disney?

Disney is....Legen....wait for it....DARY! The Classic Disney fairytales and non-fairy tales cartoons are to me like drugs to drug addicts...well, that may not be the best comparison but you get it.

Then soon, Disney turns to musicals...musicals where people sing and dance and act and kiss and sing again and dance some more....in better words---let's call it

"BROADWAY"

Yup, I watched broadway productions /musicals on MGM just when I was 8 or 9. Not old enough to understand what was going on but old enough to know singing and dancing kept me happy and glued to the screen.(Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and etc etc thn became names I would imprint in my head forever)

Mom always said I have a serious problem. That I would not study hard enough for my exams. YES. Watching TV, that was and still is my serious proble

m. But here I got to say that if I ever live to watch a live Broadway, that will be one of my ultimate DREAM come true. Now, I move on from small screen to bigger ones in the cinema. And talking about cinema, that brings us to Hollywood.

Hollywood, to me is like a magic factory. And all I know is they have been producing magic for as far as I can remember. And I have imagined how I would visit that amazing Magic Factory. And so, you can see that my love for the products of human's imagination is so ever infinite and sincere. (which also includes books exclusively)

Now why am I talking about this again? ??

Right, I remember.

I'm currently in THE part of the world that produces these MAGIC so wonderfully and powerfully.

I'm in the United States of America!!!

I'm so ever close to my idol and my role model>>>>>Oprah Winfrey as she is just almost 2 hours car drive away from where I'm staying!Well, not exactly...her studio is more likely. Imagine breathing the same air as she is....

And to think that I will be able to really watch a Broadway performance with my very two eyes...is mind blowing! And I haven't even watch it yet!The thought alone suffice.

And to think I'm in a University where the infamous voice of Homer Simpson was an alumni was beyond AWESOME!

Yes, you heard me. 'Mr. Simpson' was studying in NIU.

Being given this chance n gift of a lifetime, I will try to fulfill all my childhood and teenage dreams one at a time>>like visit Disney world, eat a hot dog in New York, standing outside of Harpo studios trying to get a desperate glimpse of Oprah etc etc....I knew after 9 months of America, I will never be the same again.....

So to end this post, I shall proceed from where I left off in the title........America.

Black Day

2010-07-04T07:15:00.000-07:00

I'm mourning for Argentina's loss. It's hard enough to see them go home at this stage of the game and it's even harder to see my Favourite player going home without scoring a single goal.

Lionel Messi, I feel you. Gloomy days are set ahead of me, it seems. I felt like I've just lost my reason to watch the World Cup now. With all the great teams gone, all that's left for me to keep hoping n supporting would be my second love-Spain. Thank god they are still in the game!

Thinking that this World Cup could have been Argentina's world cup almost brought me to tears. If only Argentina had a better coach who could have fully utilized their group's potential especially one of EXTRAORDINARY players, history would have been rewritten. Now it's too late and to think that I've just discovered this Greatest player of all times recently and not see him make a single goal is just too much to bear.

Don't cry for Messi, Argentina~don't cry...

Caught a fever

2010-06-14T00:07:00.000-07:00

It's contagious.

It has claimed tons of victims be it men or women. It knows no gender.

And still, nobody seems to mind.

And I'm one of them.

The victim of 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP FEVER.

Now many new faces are appearing on the teams and on the TV screen. And they are no ordinary new faces. They are young and they are feared. Clearly, hot young blood are pumping the energy for the show.

One of them that caught me attention is none other than Lionel Messi who's crowned as one of the best players of his generation.

~Yup! I scurry like a mice and had a furry head like a cute bunny~

Yeah, I have a thing for his soft bouncy brown hair~ XD

And funnily enough, I thought he strangely resembles the late Steve Irwin, the infamous Aussie Crocodile Hunter~How adorable can he get!

~Hey Mate, you got great sense of hair style like me! too bad it ain't blonde~

Anyway, we're still in the early stage of the game so I'm pretty sure there are lots more talented players out there to look out for. For now, I'm still pretty much a Messi's girl~

The next match to look out for >>>>> Argentina vs South Korea on the 17th of June 2010.

New life in Ampang

2010-06-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

It's been a week living in Ampang and I've grown to like it except for the never ending heavy traffic which will never receive any specks or atoms of love from me. Ever.

Other than that, it's really a lovely place and from where we are, i would say we've got a pretty amazing night view where the two majestic Petronas Tower stood erect with lights like blinking stars shone brightly against the dark purple sky.

As much as I have grown fond of this new temp home, I still find myself missing PJ where everything is not in such a hectic pace, though life in KL in general would never be anywhere near the 'sedentary' life in Kuching.

Not only that, everything in PJ is so familiar to me from the train stations to the kopitiam and mamak stores I have visited from the past 4 years. Here and there and everywhere in PJ, I have imprinted invisible memory footprints with people who I have come to know as friends.

Long gone were the days.

I guess it's time to move on to more unfamiliar places in life. But I know no matter how far I go, I will always return to the same old spot where I first began my journey.

My home.

p.s. I want to go home so so badly now. :(

Singing reality with cat in the cradle

2010-05-23T08:57:00.000-07:00

I love music, period.

And I believe music is a powerful tool that makes you realize things when you least expect it.

What things? You may ask.

Things about life. Things that we are most familiar with, that we sometimes called truth but we couldn't see it with our own eyes because we are blinded by our ignorance.

I don't think music is just about love, break-ups and most of the time, non-sensical things which are largely dominating our music scene right now, and................... love---- again; it's also about something beyond all that. And this one song explains exactly that. I recently found it out through my 'house-keeping' duty at the Queen's realm when I came across its lyrics, thinking it was a poem.

Its beautiful yet sad lyrics was the thing that got to me....made me, well, in touch with my sensitive side. So i decided to share it with ya'all. I just L-O-V-E poetry n music~it's the ultimate combination~

Cats in the Cradle
by Harry Chapin

A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."

My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."

Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."

I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you."
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.

Things I need to know before August Take 2

2010-05-18T03:42:00.001-07:00

Malaysia is a Islamic country>>> Malays embraced Islam>>>>Malays eat Halal food>>>>Halal means.....????

Halal Logo

If you think Halal is just anything without the forbidden animal you know what, then you're wrong. I was wrong.

Let's learn about Halal food together, shall we?

Watch this and learn about halal food the fun way!

Things I need to know before August Take 1

2010-05-18T03:31:00.000-07:00

How do I play this again?

Spin it!!!

Yeah, sounds easy, alright. But dear me is having trouble trying to spin it the right way....

Kpop and Hip Hop in one day= Best day

2010-05-17T02:47:00.000-07:00

I was never ever really the lucky one when it comes to joining some lucky draws or some win-this XXX competition.
So when I received a call from LG electronics Malaysia that I have won two tickets to see the R16 Southeast Asia Final & Hip Hop concert on 15th May 2010, I was ecstatic!

~The ticket to the show~

Well, I don't know much about b-boy or dance battle but I have always love watching people dance although I myself have no talent in any sort of dance what-so- ever. I love any kind of dance that ranges from Salsa to hip hop to dear old traditional Chinese fan dance. It's always an amazing thing to see how human could go so far in stretching all kinds of muscles they have on them to move in such a way that you never thought we are capable of doing.

And this hip hop concert or B-boy dance battle had open my eyes to a whole new greater dimension of how humans or b-boys in specifics can work their body from the top of their head to the tip of their toes to perform the craziest dance routines I can never imagined.
So what's R16, you may ask. According to a leaflet that I've taken from the event says that, "R-16 is a massive month-long event where over 200 artists, musicians, grassroots content creators(whatever that mean), promoters, producers, urban enthusiasts, hip hop heads and B-boys from around the world convene to showcase all aspects of Urban Youth culture and urban arts. The R-16 Main event is a huge international B-boy competition where 16 of the world's best crews are invited to participate in a showcase and crew battle to determine who is the best of the best."

Phew! That's long...So what's the R in R16?

It stands for the most important B-Boy Philosophy of 'RESPECT'.

Get that?

Even 'em B-boys got principles~Man, that just added to their scale of coolness max!

That night, I was going to witness the battle between the top 8 teams from Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia (2 teams from our dear Malaysia,babeh!) to become the finalist to compete in R16 Korea, Olympic Park, Seoul Korea. (Hell, it was the place where Big Bang had their concert and my G-dragon had his first solo concert) (>V<)//// It was definitely something to look forward to, eh?? I was damn excited.

~The stage that night~cool huh??

Another amazing thing was they had 3 professional B-boys from USA and Korea where one of them definitely caught my eye. Yeah, and he goes by the name of B-boy Born. I didn't know how professional are they until i started googling up on them especially Born when I found out he's like one of the best B-boys out there, not forgetting very good looking too ;p. Check out his youtube videos and you will know how brilliant he is at b-boying~

~B-boy Born chillin in Sydney~
(pic credit:myspace born)

And the amazing thing was I actually saw him before the show in the afternoon when I was at the KL Live centre earlier to get my tickets. I saw three Korean dudes dressing like Big Bang and B-boys (which turned out that they actually are n not any ordinary b-boys too) and one of them was him! He smelt nice which I know might sound disturbingly stalkerish but hey!I didn't know it was him and he was standing so close so I could smell his cologne or perfume. And besides him, I remembered seeing another Korean dude who was wearing a denim jacket with a superman S at the back of it who turned out to be the HOST of the show later that night! WOW! Good heavens! I thought i was in korean heaven!

Okay, I should stop the fangirling over korean dudes and back to the show.

The best dance battle of the night, to me personally, was between Malaysia (WAKAKA FEVER) and Vietnam (BIG TOE). Yeah, crazy names i know. But I assure you that their moves are as crazy as their names! Check out this two clips of the dance battle and you will know what i mean:

Part 1

Part 2

This is only part of the show, imagine that! That night, there were also some dance crew from Korea who were awesome with their popping and locking skills!I couldn't take my eyes off them~!!Not to mention the sexy korean ladies showing off their dance moves.

There were some awkward moments too like when they had two so-called Malaysian rappers or hiphop singers performing trying so hard to get the crowd hyped up but failed to do so as the crowd stand still staring at them,giving them the cold shoulder.

In the end, it was a pity that we didn't finish watching the show and had to leave earlier to catch the last train. It was halfway through the Korean cool dancing crew performance so DAMN it! But it was definitely an amazing night worth remembering!

Here's a bonus:
Moments captured during the last round of battle between Vietnam and Taiwan who were battling out for the finalist.

Big Toe crew doing a dope routine with one guy tackling two guys on him, one on top while one at the bottom!

Watch out! Blondie is coming down~Touch down!!!Blondie's doing a Bruce Lee while the other guy is still stuck down there.

Secret mission revealed

2010-05-13T21:23:00.000-07:00

I should have posted up this few days ago but I couldn't find the mood to write...in other words, I was LAZY.
Anyway, in my last post I have mentioned about how I was on this secret mission that was so amazing and BIG but yet again, that's just according to me. (^^)''' But really, it was the coolest thing I have ever done in my life. And ladies and gents, it's the KL Glee Flashmob Dance 2010!!!

Glee for the world!!!(pic credit: RandomAlphabets)

Personally, I have never taken part in a flashmob before but I have always thought it would be cool to do so. Now that I had the chance to experience one myself, it was a great feeling! The whole process of getting involved in this Glee Flashmob dance was quite something.
As everyone should already know, Glee is now the IN TV series that has taken US by storm last year(and it still is) and now it has taken a step further to rule the world--which also includes our little country called Malaysia.

~LOSER?? Nope, it's the universal sign for GLEE!~

For those who don't know, Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on FOX in the United States. I'm for one a movie/TV series/sitcom lover plus a musical lover plus a comedy lover~So, when I first laid my eyes on it, I have fallen head over heels in love with it. No kidding~it's one of the best TV series I've ever watched in my life.

Now back to the flashmob. (^^)When I was told about the flashmob by my fellow Gleek friend, Elven, I haven't watch a single episode of Glee at all. And we had only exactly 6 days before the day of the flashmob.So my friend asked me if I was still interested to join and I said

"Yeah, of course! I wanna do it! Let's do it!"

"But you haven't watched glee yet."

"Nevermind, I can learn the dance first then watch glee."

People, I was THAT desperate to join the flashmob. So the next day( 5 days to go), I had a Glee marathon by spending the whole day watching 13 episodes of Glee non-stop.I was laughing and crying and singing throughout and was trying so hard not to replay few of my favourite scenes over and over again just so I can finish the series in time.When I finally did, I was all ready to hit the dance floor and start grooving. And the people who organized this (RandomAlphabets) were cool enough to post up dance tutorials on youtube and we were told that we had to nail the steps before we go for the rehearsals. And guess what? The first rehearsal was that day when I started watching Glee...so obviously I couldn't make it for the first rehearsal.

Then I couldn't make it for the 2nd one either because it was in Bukit Bintang School at night and poor us didn't have transport to go there and even if we did take the public transport, we won't be able to catch the last train. So, what the heck!We didn't go eventually.

But when I saw the updates for the final rehearsal, I was determined that by hook or by crook i shall attend it!!!Bersemangat gilak! And so we did! It was at The Gardens Ball room which was
perfect!!

~The two Gleeks at Glee KL flashmob 3rd rehearsal~

The rehearsal was so great!Everyone was so hyped up and friendly~we even made some new friends there~!

~Fellow gleeks gettin on the dance floor at the 3rd Rehearsal, yours truly was somewhere outside the photo frame~
(pic credit: RandomAlphabets)

And thus came our show day on Saturday~8th of May 2010~We have properly rehearsed the steps including the last minute addition of steps that was passed on to all fellow gleeks through youtube videos!(Bless 'em youtube~greatest invention ever) We were told to gather at 12p.m. at The Gardens, Ball room and we had a feeling we were going to perform somewhere in Midvalley or the Gardens with the former of much possibility.

With much secrecy and planning, we fellow gleeks were put into groups and led away to our secret dance spot by our Gleeks Head. At one point, my group was taken to our rest point on first floor where we were looking down at Centre court. It was rather amusing because we were told to lepak there and we would be led away to our real flashmob location 15 minutes later. So all we did was hang around the circular railing where we could look down to the center court and that's when we started playing our little game of "FindingWaldo" but in our version "Finding the Gleeks"~

Finding Waldo

TO...

...FINDING GLEEKS!!!

(pardon my photoshop skills...I'm no good with it~ and also pardon my grammatical mistakes...too lazy to change it ;P)

Can you spot the gleeks?

It was apparent to some of us that those who lingered around in groups and seemed to have nothing better to do were actually our fellow comrades who failed at disguising themselves. Well, it may be only obvious to us but I'm sure normal passer-bys would have start wondering what the hell are these people doing here.

Well, let's just fast forward shall we???Since this post is getting uncontrollably long in a boring way...

So we were finally led away to our dance point which was not in Midvalley as we thought it would be but in the Gardens! (so much for the diversions or detour... -_-''' ) At 2p.m. the music started and the kids were doing their thang before each group joined in at different levels of the shopping mall. (Yeah, we had it different from the Seattle or Rome Glee Flashmob...we did on different levels people!!!Woohoo!)

The Levels where fellow Gleeks gathered to wait for the showtime!

I was on the first floor and I only started dancing at the part where my group was supposed to start dancing and the rest was history. One word, AWESOME!

We were the star of the day! (literally because we did several takes of shoutout to StarWorld on Astro>>shouting:

"We are Malaysian's No.1 Gleeks! Watch Glee on Starworld Astro!!"

And the best part of all, we had an encore which was uncalled for!Me and elven were both running down the escalators along with some other fellow gleeks like animals went wild when the music started, running to the ground floor where everyone started pouring in and did the dance for the second time!

THE ENCORE~!!!

I personally thought the second one was WAY WAY AWESOMER in any way than the first one!It was spontaneous and that alone had made all the difference!

Cheers to all the Gleeks all around the world!!!

To sum it up, this the first time i have done such an exciting public stunt and I won't say no if i were given a chance to do it all over again~!!Thanks to Random Alphabets for organizing such an event~!It just goes to prove that Malaysians can unite through this kind of events without all the talking and giving useless speeches on how we could unite~ Peace!

Secret mission 1200

2010-05-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

I'm on a mission. A BIG mission.

To tell you the truth, I have been on this mission for quite a few days now and today is the BIG Day.

OPERATION DAY.

It is the day I shall carry out this mission along with my fellow comrades and we shall make this mission a success!

So before I'm done with it, I have to keep it a secret for now. If I tell you now, you will probably look like this~

"NO WAY!!!FOR REAL??"

And you will probably say, "You're gotta be KIDDING ME!" All I can say for now, it's going to be AWESOME! No wait!Beyond all AWESOMENESS!!!

Yup! So for now, it's a secret.....

"....."

What keeps me going for a month....

2010-05-06T19:56:00.000-07:00

Liberation to me can be a good thing or a bad thing.

Liberation in my definition is that when I have too much time on my hands, which normally happens after my finals for every semester in University. Well, some people prefer calling it holiday but I've been down with the word liberation since 1st year. If you wondering why liberation, well, I just have the feeling of shouting "Merdeka" x3 each time I walk out of the exam hall on my last day of examination. And this time, there is no end to my liberation unless I make something out of it.
For someone like me who finds joy in being busy and occupied all the time, it's really hard to even sit through one day without doing something constructive or something that gives you sense of accomplishment. Talk about sitting idly through one month! I would have gone insane!

So you could say from what I've been crapping up there that my biggest fear (well, excluding my fear of cockroaches of course)is in fact>>>>>>>>>BOREDOM.

THE ULTIMATE FEAR>>BOREDOM

I feel if I go on cupping my face like how the little boy up there did for the rest of the month, my face will be restructured in a perfect V shape without even having to go under the knife.
So what I do to entertain or occupied my days is by keeping a TO DO LIST~
Yes, a daily To-Do-List or it could be weekly To-Do-List , whichever pleases you or in this case, me. This is my ULTIMATE WEAPON to curb MY ULTIMATE FEAR. And truthfully, it's not easy to make a to-do-list because you have to come up with ideas, not just normal ones but something really really different or interesting because naturally, the fun/ interesting scale depends heavily on the list. Imagine just having >>>Wake up at 6, Eat, Work out, Nap, blog...etc, surely your day will be just as boring as what the list says. And of course, you can't have excitement on each day but every other day is good enough for a month~

So, my to-do-list is full of things that I planned to do....Let's start with the not so interesting ones. For instance, I noticed that I have stacks of new books that I have yet to make a start or was stuck halfway through due to distractions~

READ ME

Yup, that's quite a number but I'm a moderately fast reader so that will be good enough for one month~

And there is also another thing on my to-do-list which is to go cycling in the park again~~yeah!!!I remembered the exhausting yet fulfilling cycling expedition in Taman Pertanian Shah Alam and I sooo want to do it again~!It was a great trip and we had so much fun hanging out with Jung min oppa and Nina~

Jungmin oppa giving us a cheeky smile while we were taking a break

I miss them so much now~ Besides, cycling has always been one of my favourite sport since young~It's a nice feeling when the wind breezes through your hair and caressing your face while you speed downhill causing a sudden adrenaline rush~But going uphill is a different matter all together! We almost died paddling uphill and everyone just had this funny face on which made quite a hilarious scene~ But the most memorable part was the aftermath~in which we have 2 meals to compensate our energy>>>>first meal at KFC>>>>>second meal at KLANG bak kut teh!!!Oh Boy! I thought I saw heaven that day~!!! (^V^)

Heaven in a pot

AHhhh....memories are memories no more because we have planned to do this all over again soon!Can't wait!!

Of course, there's another thing that is marked with tripple stars on my to-do-list but I have to keep a secret for now coz it won't work if it's revealed. But hell, is it really really an exciting thing that will be a once in a life time experience....

All in all, this to-do-list is the one thing that is keeping me 'alive' through this month before I move on to the next phase which I'm sure will be a huge leap from where I'm at now~I'm moving out at the end of this month from my love-hate condo and soon, my life in KL will be put on hold until further notice~~Just have to outlive this loong month and home will be the next destination I'm heading to! WEEEEEEEEEEE~~~

To end this post, here's a quote of the day~~

"The whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself."~~by Jane Fonda

Revenge is sweet

2010-05-05T22:43:00.001-07:00

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Star Wars Starring You

2010-05-05T20:42:00.000-07:00

I have never been a fan of star wars, not that I don't like it but because I've never really watched it. ( I did watch the one which starred Hayden Christensen n Natalie Portman though but I had a hard time figuring out what's going on ><) And so I did a bit of homework myself on the characters of Star Wars before I start writing this post.

So you must be wondering why I'm writing this since I'm not a fan of Star Wars anyway. Well, it's all because of a stupid video made by a friend who probably has as much time on his hands as I do. By using that video, he had personalized Star Wars and made it his own. YES. It appeared that Elven and I, along with poor Blinkie (his black odd-looking- creature plushie) were all starred along with him in that video.

Since I couldn't find the way of embedding that video here, which I think might be a good thing after all, I have decided to give a sneak peek of how embarrassing and ridiculous we looked. Of course, there are several characters in Star Wars that are so popular that I bet a lot people who didn't really know Star Wars would definitely have heard something about them, say, Darth Vader and Yoda. But too bad, the video decided to keep this two famous characters in their original forms or rather their heads on. This brings us to who's the next biggest Star in Star Wars (no puns intended)---well, it's none other than the infamous protagonist of the story---Luke Skywalker------------starring Kouji. Boy, I gotta say his Skywalker's hairstyle suits him quite well, not to forgetting his distinctive eye bags that seemed to give him a rather grumpy and sleep-deprived look. Maybe he should consider changing his hairstyle for once~And yeah, if you're wondering, that's Yoda he's talking to.Even from the blur, you can tell that's his cute little pointy ears.

Next, we move on to the beautiful Princess Leia Organa Solo. Wow! What a name! Anyway, I've never really paid attention to her name but more to her trademark hair style~"cinnamon buns".
Well, you might already guess who's playing her role since Luke's role has been determined. Of course, it's "Luke"'s real life love interest~Miss Elven~~
Now, ain't she lovely with that thick braid over her head? I like her more since she looked happier than the Luke guy~haha...
And whatdaya know, even Kouji's very own Blinkie gets to star in his video as Han Solo! And Blinkie now has HAIR! A thick lot of them too!
Personally, I think Blinkie ended up looking like a deep sea bizzare looking fish with lots of hair. But i don't think he minds since he got the pretty Princess 'Leialven' as his love interest.
And of course, the only one left unsaid is me. And i gotta tell ya coz before i watched the video, i had this bad feeling that I'm gonna end up looking like some fugly dude and GOD am I right! I'm the black dude Lando Carrisian with a cheap looking pencil drawn on beard! Damn am I fugly!

I can't believe this picture was chosen out of all pictures that I had, thanks to Mr.Kouji, I ended up looking like a french dude with a huge afro sitting on top of my fat face! (-_-)''''Agghhh....well, at least I've side kicks~!See, I got that bald dude on my side and another dude who sadly was blocked by ULTRA-HUGE FUGLY AUNTIE-PERM that went soo wrong.

Anyways, I thought this video was a good laugh amidst all its ridiculous looking casts. And there is of course the climax scene of the fight between father and son....yeah go DARTH VADER!And you know what? It has special effects too! Look! It made Luke had a Bloody bruise on his left eye!YEAHH! That's for making me a fat-face auntie- perm hair dude!(^V^)////

A story must always have a happy ending...and this video is no exception.....so here comes the emotional let's turn-our back-against- the audience-and-look- into- the- distance scene~

Hey!!!!Wait a minute! Where is Blinkie and I?????????

*all these are possible thanks to JibJab

No longer a clubbing virgin

2010-05-02T02:38:00.000-07:00

I was 'deflowered' by the birthday girl, Elven and her friends on 1st of May 2010.

Few of my virgin clubber friends have talked about how we should at least club once before we graduate from university.Truthfully, I have never fancy a dark confined space where swirling n flashing psychedelic lights are capable of making your head go dizzy before your lips even touch any drop of liquor. Not to mention the cigarette-filled air that filled our lungs too, making me scrunch my nose all night long, giving me a rather unflattering look.

So with such preconception at hand, it was clear enough that I might not enjoy my first clubbing experience at all. To make matters worse, I was light-headed from accumulated nights of sleep deprivation. With that, I headed into this club, which for some queer reason-I can't seem to recall the name (blame the sleep bugs), with apprehension.

The booming music was good to hype up my spirits but unfortunately it didn't lasted when all I saw was people standing still to the music, well, all with the exception of this one girl in a black dress who had set a whole new definition to dancing. She was jumping up and down, flapping her arms while nodding her head like she's been trying to get something desperately out of her system. So, we stood there giggling while watching this comedic scene in front of us. She didn't seem to mind the attention at all, though. I guess this is what clubbing is about to. You just want to lose yourself and you don't even give a damn about what people think about you. And you can only do that with a little help from the friendly DJ n a bit of alcohol.

However, the atmosphere started giving a more positive lift when more people started flowing into the club and dancing instead of standing like "what the hell am i doing here' stance. Another new discovery I have came upon was the fact that guys were dominating the stage, dancing away to the likes of William Hung and Mr. Bean.

~The sexy bean dance~

THE WILLIAM HUNG INFAMOUS DANCE

Not that it's wrong, but even elven said it was rather strange because it would normally be the girls who were hogging the stage.

After dancing for some time, we eventually got sick of the songs coz we decided the choice of songs by the DJ was not syok enough. Deciding not to stay and watch people snogging each other around us, we decided to go and take a breather outside the balcony where I felt better and more at ease.

I guess this first clubbing experience might have been a bit more awesome if the music was better~but after one night of clubbing, i have decided that clubbing is not really my cup of tea. Cafes where I could sit in peace with a cup of coffee or tea while smooth jazz music is playing softly in the background is still where I truly belong~~after all.

A crumb of thought from the sky

2010-05-02T01:09:00.000-07:00

I was going through my friends' shout outs in facebook when one of them suddenly caught my eye...or should I say, my heart.

It was especially moving when I found out I was mentioned in the quote...in a very subtle indirect way.

"以前的离家，可能是北马和南马；之后的离家，可能是北半球和南半球。现在韩国的你，在日本的你，在英国的你，即将去美国的你，现在去着中国的你……我们像不像是一罐满满的玻璃珠子，被打翻而散落一地，各自往不同的方向滚动去？今天的天气好的不像话。从十五楼的阳台望出去…… 天空，怎么那么大。"

A inexplicable feeling surfaced after reading it...was it sadness? was it happiness? was it gratitude? was it fear? was it uncertainty?

I couldn't explain it myself.....I guess it was a little bit of everything. When you know that parting is inevitable in life, it is therefore bitter. However, the fact that we met and crossed each others' path was sweet. Hence, making it a bittersweet experience...

And I guess everyone has that one moment in their life when they suddenly became poetic n reflective in what they say and what they write. Maybe it's the nature... or is it the world....or is it the pure existence of us and others made us wonder....

wonder about life.

And maybe to my friend who wrote this, this very bit of thought just seemed to fell off from the sky.

A gardener's blurb

2010-05-01T22:31:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize that i have left this little space unattended for so long.

For almost a year, that is. If this were a garden, there would be weeds sprouting out from everywhere, outgrowing my little flowers of stories and memories that i have shared. It would be a garden where unknown pests roamed n lived. Yes, that's how I'm picturing my little space here now.

Well, I guess it's time to pull out the weeds and replant some new seeds now. I have my 'shovel' all ready in my hand. And with a whole bucket full of 'seeds of life'.

Let's see how this garden of mine will grow n become alive once again....

An ugly truth

2009-10-28T08:38:00.000-07:00

A recent drama in life has given me a cruel insight to what life is all about.

Imagine this,

You're strolling leisurely along the beach, smiling to yourself, thinking "It's a wonderful day."
Everything around you felt great and you think to yourself, "Nothing could go wrong today."

Just when you think the waves are calm and the wind is gentle ; a storm suddenly barged in and took you off guard.

It did felt like that, i think. It's like being swept away by the sudden tsunami of emotions, carrying you off to somewhere or nowhere. You lose your sense of directions. You cry out, you struggle to get out, but the waves are too strong. You drown. In despair and devastation.

Yes, i think that's the closest description i can get to the real thing.

Though this episode of drama has ended, it left many people scarred and broken. Like the aftermath of a tsunami. It will never be the same again.

A poem suddenly took shape in my mind as I sat down reflecting what had happened. So i had to write it down.

Crying tears of blood till heart turns blind,
broken promises were proved unkind;
who knew one day all 'We"s will turn to "I"s,
And every fault is yours not mine?

Twas an ugly truth unveiled after 23 years of living in the 'real' world.

Dream fullfilled in Temerloh Part 1

2009-08-30T07:36:00.000-07:00

We've been talking about this for 3 years and it was only accomplished on 29th August 2009.

Considered wish/ dream fulfilled for us 5 girls-"sisters"

Took us 3 years to finally step foot in dear Yee Ho's home town. And after 3 of the 'sisters' graduated too!

We began our little expedition on Saturday morning-took LRT to Masjid Jamek and later took LRT again to Titiwangsa then slept through a 1hr 45 min bus ride before reaching little Temerloh~

It is a small little town with lots (I MEAN A LOT) of shop houses. According to our host, her town is where majority (well, almost all her friends and families) own business of some kind. Hers, one that sells any domestics gadgets (as in spare parts of loo, car, piping, etc) I dunno what name applies to it but yeah, you get the idea. Anyway, first to do list in Temerloh is none other than-----EAT! Yes, we have a late lunch at a restaurant which was quite empty (well, you can say empty except for us and another table of customers) since it was way past lunch time anyway. The first picture I took, believe it or not, it's not that Temerloh sign up there but a table of FOOD. Yes. It's that significant in our lives. FOOD. Can't live without them.

Then, we went around for a town tour and finished the tour in like 1 hour plus before making our way home to Yeeho's "GONG"(castle coz it looked like one) for a nice looong nap.

Night came earlier than we thought and soon it was dinner time!!Yeeho's parents were kind enough to treat us out for a dinner at a local restaurant and there, we enjoyed few local delicacies recommended by her dad. We also had beer because apparently, her dad thinks that we are uni students and are old enough to handle beer!Kekekeke...I didn't worry that much thanks to my alcohol training with the koreans. Food was great and soon we departed to the town centre for a little shop. Well, we didn't really shop except for one of us-ping. Since Yeeho kept pressing on about how there's really no place to see or things to do...we ended up going around quite aimlessly until we found ourselves chillin out a newly opened cafe-The RED Island. It was packed with human beings and thanks to the fact that Yeeho's famous family business(With Taiteck you can basically go anywhere in Temerloh~ ;D) we found ourselves getting "VIP" service by the boss(i assume only) and found a place to sit in an presumably TOO PACKED cafe. There, we cam whored ourselves away n munched on some finger food to pass the time~It was nice~Clock strikes almost 12, it was time for us princesses to head home.

Day 1 ends...

Try doing this for a change

2009-08-26T20:24:00.000-07:00

I thought this is a good idea for truth or dare game , as a dare of course~It might freak out some innocent souls and might annoyed the hell out of the person who's taking your order but hey~this world needs some loosen up...agree?

12 weeks of teaching=hell? Heaven?

2009-07-29T04:38:00.000-07:00

Well, it's not hell. It's not heaven either.

It's somewhere in between.

But the stress has taken a toll on me. I've beginning to feel the weight on my shoulders each time i stepped into the classroom facing 40 faces staring back at me, waiting for me to say something wise, which i hope i did. And the fact that knowing my 40 other students were having serious trouble at speaking even the simplest English almost thrown me over the edges of sanity.

But it is my "duty" or rather a mission bestowed on me to guide my students along the way, helping them make even the slightest progress even if it means taking little baby steps (which bound to take forever). BUT, by the end of the day, I want to be reassured by the fact that they had indeed learned the tiniest bit of something from me.

If that is something to worry about, another fact that my unpredictable supervisor has yet to make his visit to the school which i feared could be any day by now. I don't fancy the idea of him dropping by unannounced but yeah, that's not for me to decide anyway. GOLLy~I hope i will be fully prepared by the time he gets here!!!

And yes, being in school, i felt I'm having a split personality as i tried to put up a tough front. Or rather a stern and radiates "don't mess me, you brats!" aura~!
Anyhow, tomorrow's another day ...two days to go before my awaited weekends comes!

Random thoughts

2009-07-03T22:11:00.000-07:00

This lovable creature which is rarely perceived as cute or anything close to being adorable (but there's one that does and had recently gained a bit of attention among the movie audience who by the way goes by the name of Melman) had been spotted perhaps too often, printed on Tee-shirts in every store I have visited.

This one has been on my mind for two days

A slight suspicion arose in me making me wonder if it's going be the next big "thing" in the fashion world but that has yet to be confirmed.

And because of that, I have this unhealthy urge to get one myself as I mentally make invalid assumptions about how it is going to be the next 'in' item.

"It's gonna be anytime soon when i start seeing people walking around in Giraffe tees,"
"Who knows maybe Junsu will be wearing them in their pics? Anyone of the dbsk boys too??" (purely lame excuses to allow myself committing a sinful crime-splurging.)

Yup, I said that to myself every time i walked past a giraffe tee as if that's gonna happen~!

With a longing gaze that might resembles something like this...I tried to brush that thought off with much difficulty.

Well, maybe one of these days i might just give in to my 'sinful desire' and got myself a G-Tee~
And my four-legged yellow spotted friend will probably send a kiss or two to show gratitude of my love for them! YUCKS!

somewhere over the rainbow

2009-06-18T03:36:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not....I have spotted rainbows 3 times within a month. THAT is not normal, is it? Or I just didn't look hard enough before this at the sky?Whatever it is, if rainbows are signs of good luck, I would have been very much fortunate indeed. Talk about finally accomplishing one of my new year's resolution- Getting my driver's license!

First rainbow

Second rainbow

Third rainbow(my fav rainbow with nothing obscuring it from view)

One world One voice singing Stand by me

2009-06-17T06:56:00.000-07:00

ONE WORLD

ONE VOICE

ONE WORD

>>>>>CLICK!!!!

Ummm...actually it's two words...-_-'''

>>>>>>>>LISTEN!!!!! (2nd word, in case you're wonderin...)

BEST NEW VERSION OF STAND BY ME

One hell of a song, it is!!! Can't get it off my head now that it's gone way too deep!Inspirational song that is~Thumbs up!

loving greens (and purple and orange)

2009-06-17T06:32:00.000-07:00

I'm loving greens, period.

(the green, the purple and the orange)

I don't know when but hell am i getting health conscious these days unconsciously. It will be no surprise if you find me with two front teeth sticking out and two long ears poking out of my ears. With a round fluffy tail to finish it off. Well, obviously.....that was a joke.

By the way, there was not a drop of mayonnaise and olive oil in there, believe me.

Oh hail Jo the bunny!

If only it was.....

2009-06-17T06:13:00.000-07:00

...........autumn.

Yeah...This is just wishful thinking, I know.

Yet, burning under the red hot sun almost every single day makes me dying to flee to a colder region where you can wear layers of clothing not because you're afraid of being expose to the merciless eyes of heaven but because they will keep you warm from the milder rays of sunlight coupled with cool breeze.

Yes, that would be nice.

If only it was autumn here.

But the only closest form of autumn I have ever witness with my very own eyes was.....

....this.

Still far from what I imagined of course but what else could I say?

A present for mother

2009-05-18T23:13:00.000-07:00

This is an awfully late post considering Mother's day was long over. Well, no harm in posting anyway~

This Mother's day unlike the previous ones was celebrated at home~yes, no eating out at some Chinese-Western-Japanese-Korean restaurant this time. We actually had a semi-Korean Dinner prepared by yours truly. ^^

Well, actually it was not much of a Korean dinner coz the only Korean food prepared was the one that i had previously learned from Jung min oppa during the trip to Cameron Highland. This is what i had prepared.
Considering that's the only dish I had in mind, i thought that the dinner was too plain and simple. So, I added a trick of my mind right there and then. It was a dish that was made in the spur of the moment coz frankly speaking, i didn't know what i was doing. I was just finding the existing ingredients and came up with this!Yup~It's Sushi Egg rolls~LoL! My creation for the night~!

Well, i know it didn't look pretty but the taste was good enough for me...and my family of coz~It was such a healthy Mother's Day dinner~The healthiest I would say for all these years.~

OF course, that was not the only thing I had in mind for my dearest mummy~For her love of perfume, I gave her a nice scented Elizabeth Arden's green tea perfume~I love you mum, now and always~!!

My Big Bang~

2009-05-11T06:33:00.000-07:00

Finally, my original dvds and cds collection welcomed my other Favourite Korean male group - Big Bang!

It's hard to believe i could actually get my hands on them since all i know is that the CDs or Dvds alone cost more than RM100 over...2 to 3 times more expensive than my DBSK's collection. So, when i saw one dvd with Global Warning concert Global Warning Tour 2008

and Taeyang's 1st solo concert together just cost me RM40~ Taeyang's first solo concert

My eyes just went *blink blink*!!!Sitting next to that was The Great concert tour which cost RM24 sth...after discount- RM20!!!! Big Bang The Great Concert

*BLINK*BLINK*

That's it!The numbers just screwed my very last bit of rationality and made me reached to my purse faster than i could say "Bang!"

Well, I'm happy for now coz these two just totally made my day especially when i'm deprived of DBSK's updates due to no internet connection at home...T^T

These could be my best bargain yet! ^^

home here I come

2009-05-07T19:47:00.000-07:00

I've been missing home for a long while now. Today, in 5 hours time I would be boarding the plane and heading home~~can't wait! Wesak Day is tomorrow and I'm soo glad I can make it in time for the celebration~ Most importantly, I will be seeing my dear Ha-rang for the very first time tonight!!!!I hope she can control her bladder and not start spraying her pee pee everywhere~!!Coz that's what my mum said Ha-rang will do when she gets over-excited!LOL! My long awaited holidays is finally here. Home sweet home~Here i come~

Lolli Lolli LolliPOP!!!!

2009-05-06T17:59:00.000-07:00

I've been addicted to this Korean song which was originally a CM song( commercial song) for LG Cyon phone for quite some time. It's a cute song that get your head bobbing to its beat and your fingers tapping on the table~~

Most importantly, the singers to this wonderfully lollilicious song are none other than YG family's new girl group- 2NE1 (twenty-one/ to anyone) and Big Bang (YES!THE BIG BANG)

The whole music video turned out very disco-ish and colorful and I seriously thought their fashion is wildly eccentric but heck I love it!!! (esp one of the girls palm tree hair shooting up from her head!!^^)

Of course, talking about it doesn't quite describe the song...here's the video to it

but yesterday i just found this clip of Korean musician who is building his reputation as a pianist and a composer in the music industry.23 years old (OMO! same age as me~), he was originally a student majoring in engineering but later change it to music AND entering Yonsei university taking music major in 2005!(Yonsei university is where my current Korean student came from~)

Below is an excerpt from BIG BANG FANSITE (credit:http://bigbangkorean.wordpress.com/)

"Without Official Debut by releasing his own album, he already got almost 10,000 online fans from piano cover of many songs in Korea. And He is gradually extending the range of his musical passion to the world by Youtube.

Yoonha used to not have scores for the music of his videos. He usually just listens to songs and picks the melodies and harmonies up from the sound directly then makes his own improvisation performance."

So, i listened to his piano rendition of LOLLIPOP and you know what??!HEck~HE WAS AMAZING!!! I actually fell in love with it the moment the music entered my ears!!!I actually prefer it than the original version~here's a look at him at his magic moments! His fingers working it~~

Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/yoonha85

By the way, did i mention he goes by the name of Yoonha Hwang from Seoul, South Korea????

BACk TO secrETs

2009-04-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

I lEft this Blog Unattended for far TOO lonG~~Now I'm BCk~Hehe...

Despair

2009-03-03T05:48:00.000-08:00

"Tell me how can I help you...because I think you guys didn't get what I mean..."

"You are working for a grade but it seems like you guys didn't put in any effort at all,"

"It was very bad...if you continue like this...this is the grade you are going to get,"

"It seems like I didn't get my message across because you guys didn't have an idea of what you're doing,"

"Do it again, tell me how you can improved,"

"It's boring,"

"There's no focus!"

"What's your objectives???"

These voices are screaming in my head for weeks now and they are still echoing in my sleep EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I seriously don't know what to do anymore...

I feel like shooting myself in the head most of the time (figuratively, don't worry, I'm still sane...just don't know for how much longer)

It's not that I don't want to save myself....I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW...

SAVE ME?

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009-02-27T19:16:00.000-08:00

An almost 3-hours film that just recently bagged 3 Oscar awards-Best Art Direction, Best Make-up and Best Visual Effects had me crying like a baby in the cinema ...It was surprisingly a great movie and a GOOD movie is just sooo hard to come by these days! Though I can't deny the fact that the storyline was kinda bizarre in a sense that a man had to live his life backwards chronologically, totally in the different direction from everybody else and also the fact that he was in love with a normal woman who had to take care of him in his "YOUNG" dying days, it was still a bizarrely beautiful love story. I even thought it was more tragic than our epic love story of all time -Romeo & Juliet!

Of course, the appearance of THE Brad Pitt and the stunningly beautiful living porcelain doll, Cate-Blanchett help kept me eyes glued to the screen for whole 3 hours!Well, overall
it was an enjoyable movie though half way through the movie I was battling with my bladder which couldn't pull through 3hours without bursting itself! I've never experienced that since Lord of The Rings trilogy~

I thought it was interesting to share the reason why this film deserved its Oscar winnings...and here it goes...Be warned that some of the following images are disturbing to the eye and mind! It is not for the faint-hearted....

The life of Benjamin Button....

A hideous, wrinkly OLD looking baby Benjamin Button
(Suffering from rheumatism, arthritis and apparent symptoms of old age)

Growing up or rather growing old ?!

An advance into end of middle-age still with obvious but abundance gray hair and saggy wrinkly skin( I see Brad Now!!!)

Mr.Button growing into a younger and sexier middle aged man!( Still need some facials Mr. Button!)

HOT HOT HOT!!!!Now this is the BRAD PITT i know! Get Girls swooning over him by now~

Growing into teen-age~a HOT one! What's your secret Mr. Button! Every woman is dying to know! (Look at what make-up can do!Brad Pitt went back to adolescence ~)

Noooooo! Don't get any younger Mr. Button!!!!(Daisy or Cate is an old lady in the background)

Toddler Mr.Button sharing a kiss with his old lover, Daisy!(Squeals!!! It seemed romantically wrong yet bitter sweet somehow~This scene made me tear up like mad!!!)And finally died a baby ~which I didn't manage to get a pic of...just imagine him as any normal baby~

Now as for Daisy~

Young Daisy~cute

Grown into a beautiful woman~If I'm a guy I'm drooling now~(Not Homo Not HOMo)

The most feared stage of a woman's life where wrinkles started forming and gray hairs sprouting~but she's still beautiful nonetheless~(Click on pic to see them wrinkles!)

Older and older Daisy...She does grow old beautifully~

And OMG! The ancient-looking Daisy on her deathbed~!

And to wrap up this post~I end it with this FAVOURITE picture mine!!!A time in their life where they meet at around the same age~Simply a fantastic movie!

John Keats Words of Inspiration

2009-02-17T19:00:00.000-08:00

"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter;"

taken from Ode On A Grecian Urn

My say: Simply beautiful~

In finding our Soulmates

2009-02-15T02:09:00.000-08:00

~Putting our faith in two oranges in connecting our soulmates~

I have my doubts but seeing the amount of people attending the "throw mandarin"event made me wonder ...Still, i can't put too much faith in one almost-rotten mandarin that cost me RM2. Though, i can't deny it's interesting as a first try.^^

Hmmm...Interesting

2009-02-13T21:11:00.000-08:00

Sze has been telling me about this tag game and I finally found the time to try it out myself....What I got was surprisingly meaningful in some parts while others simply didn't make any sense..here's how it goes...

RULES:

1. Put your Music Player on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW OUTRAGEOUS IT SOUNDS!

questions:

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?

La La La by Big Bang ( Okay, this is seriously hilarious to start the game with~as if i ignore that someone by irritating him/her with "LA LA LA! I can't hear you!")

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?

Like a doll by F.T Island ( WHAAT?!! You mean stoned like a doll , pretty on the outside n empty inside???That can't be good!)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?

Rainbow by TVXQ ( Maybe it means i'm seeing the colors of the rainbow in the guy i like? That's good ^^)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?

You're my song by TVXQ ( My life's purpose is to find the someone who's like a song that keep playing in my heart ~that's cheesy!)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

Magic by F.T Island (I have absolutely no idea)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Lady by TVXQ (WOOO...Do you guys really??? I'm flattered!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?

You and I by F.T Island ( That explains it all)

WHAT IS 2+2?

Amigo by Shinee ( That makes sense- 2+2 equals to amigo (friends in spanish, i think))

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Nuna, you're so pretty! (LOL! Should be Unnie~ Bestie I think you're pretty!!!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

What can I do? by F.t Island (What can i do for him? Is that right?)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Heaven by TVXQ (I wish...)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Stand up by Big Bang (MUAHAHHAHA! I want to STAND UP when i grow up! I will keep that in mind, thank you very much!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Mirotic by TVXQ (*blushes* )

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

Haru Haru by Big Bang ( they think of me every day~that's so sweet)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Wrong number by TVXQ ( Like SERIOUSLY???! No way am I dancing to that in my wedding dress!)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Hey!Don't bring me down by TVXQ ( HAHAHAH! Don't bring me down even when I'm six feet under!!! I can't get lower than that!)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

Lucky by Jason Mraz feat Colbie Cailat ( Hmmm...??)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Crazy Love by TVXQ ( Hehe...yeah, i'm crazily in love with them!)

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?

In my room by Shinee (OMO!!! The worst thing that could happen in my room?!!! Imagination runs wild~~!!!)

HOW WILL YOU DIE?

Paradise by TVXQ ( I will die in paradise~That's comforting to know)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?.

Bad woman by F.T Island ( I have been a bad woman all these while, I'm sorry)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?

Oh my friend! by Big Bang ( This is Just SOO True! )

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?

V.I.P by Big Bang (Maybe V.I.P as in BB's fans and their reckless love sometimes made me cry)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?

Dirty cash by Big Bang ( I need dirty cash to get married coz me poor)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?

This love by G-dragon ( Oookkayy...that's worrying)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?

Forgotten season by TVXQ (Hmm...does that mean no?)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?

She can't get enough by Big Bang ( Something i can't get enough of...well, there's a lot!)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?

Beautiful Thing by Xiah Junsu (Oh, a beautiful thing hurts ~so poetic~ I need to know what that beautiful thing is~can you tell me Junsu?)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?

Look at me by G-dragon and Taeyang Remix ( A way of looking at me, knowing who i am )^^

That's not too bad! It's fun actually!

F4 Wave Again???

2009-02-07T07:01:00.000-08:00

Few years ago, a Taiwanese drama adaptation of a japanese manga took Asia by storm with the emergence of a group of 4 uber rich and handsome guys - F4. They immediately rose to fame with their looks and also the uniqueness of the drama's (METEOR GARDEN)storyline. It's a breath of fresh air for drama lovers and it was considered as the forefather of "Taiwanese Drama" or more appropriately known as "偶像剧". Many drama adaptation of various famous Japanese mangas were produced after that for targeted teen audience.(though now it appeals to a wider range of audience)

With its great success, F4 -The flower 4 who had captured the hearts of many young teenage girls had taken a different route apart from acting...They sang. Although they were not considered professional and skillful singers, their albums sold like hot cakes and easily made millions. The unspeakable fame of Taiwanese F4 then encouraged the Japanese(the birthplace of the manga) to make a version of Hana Yori Dango of their own. Many were apprehensive and doutbful of the remake version of the popular drama but soon all of that were forgotten when the second version of the drama was released. Personally i thought the Japanese F4 were better actors than the Taiwanese and the storyline was more direct and less draggy. Looking back, I can't believe I actually watched the Taiwanese lengthy version with its part 1 and part 2. I couldn't watch it again after that. The Japanese drama was humorous in its way and I feel the story was delivered much efficiently.

Now, F4 is back again to mess with our poor minds! The Koreans had come out with their very own F4 and the drama is name Boys over Flower! The drama is set to have 24 episodes and so far, 10 episodes had been released. I have watched until the latest episode and thought it was very entertaining and yes, it officially got me hooked! The Korean version had its very own taste and made some minor changes in the drama as not to bore us who had watched the other 2 versions. Watching repeated stuff will bored us to death no doubt! However, I'm giving a thumbs up for this latest version of Meteor Garden!

Since i have watched all 3 versions(watching the 3rd though), I have made a comparison among the 3.
I present you -the infamous F4-s

Taiwanese F4Left to right:Mei Zhuo, Daominshi, Ximen, Huazhelei.

Advantages: Towering heights,looks(I used to think they were good-looking but now not so..^^;)

set backs: Acting skills (I have seen worse so I didn't think they were that bad but comparing them to the other sets of F4s...that's a whole different story)

Japanese F4
From left to right:Ximen, Huazhelei,Daominshi,Meizhuo

Advantages: Good actors esp Daominshi (Matsumoto Jun)Hell of an actor!Portrayed Daominshi's cocky attitude well~they stuck much to the original storyline so yeah, it was a great show! I enjoyed it more than the Taiwanese version.

Setbacks: Height(Matsumoto Jun was too short for his character!! Domyouji actually needs to be taller but his good acting made up for the loss.

Korean F4From left to right: Meizhuo, Huazhelei, Daominshi, Ximen

Advantages: Height won hands down!!!(All of them were damn TALL! !!180++), killer looks (I believe that out of the 3 Daominshi-This ONE is the most good looking out of them all!Strangely enough, there seemed to be some similarities in features between the Korean Daominshi and Taiwanese Daominshi. 4 of them are actually very very good-looking and they had the rich guys vibe about them~somehow...hheee

Disadvantages: Ximen and Meizhuo supposed to be players but that part of them weren't that obvious except for some hugging and kiss on the cheek. I remembered the Japanese Ximen N Meizhuo were kissing full on the lips with the gals~ apart from tat, i can't think of any other disadvantage coz they were great actors as well!^^

And to my great surprise, I just found out that China is producing their own version of Meteor Garden as well (though i don't understand why they should since Taiwan already did it) The most astonishing part of it all was that when the cast for F4 had been named and pictures were released, I was practically caught speechless and disappointed.

Look at them and you will know what i mean....

China F4( casted)

They say a picture speaks a thousand words so i guess i don't need to say anything on this pic.-_-''''

Seriously, although i love Meteor Garden's storyline and the fact that you get to spazz on 4 RICH Gorgeous Guys and feast our hungry eyes on them, I think that having too TOO mANY versions of it will ruin the special feeling towards the drama. Audience will expect surprises along the way when most of the time the storyline generally ends in the same way. I thought cultural differences will at least make it bearable by adding some uniqueness into the drama which Korean Meteor Garden is currently doing. And they also focuses on the other possible couple Gaeul and Yi Jung(Ximen) in the story which was neglected by the other 2 vers. So i can't predict exactly what's going to happen because it was said to have major differences from ep13 onwards if you compared it to Jp n Taiwan's vers. So, there's still something to look forward to.

But I don't know what to expect when i heard China was coming up with their very own F4 and Philliphines is following suit!! Spare me from an overdose of international F4 dramas!Please!

Love for writing~

2009-01-17T20:28:00.000-08:00

I've never really love writing...

Until recently, that has changed. Though, I must say I only write for my own pleasure and not at anyone's discretion.

Late last year, I had started writing fanfics...yes fanfics, meaning more than one. It started out with one and then two and then three and the number is still increasing today. I even did a collaboration with a friend of mine, Sze on writing a Christmas Special which was a very special and fruitful experience!

The feeling of writing to share is different from writing to be assessed. I get satisfaction by receiving feedbacks from readers in various forums, knowing there are people out there who enjoy reading my writings. It is a feeling that one must write to find out! Even sometimes i get writer's block but eventually an idea just popped out from nowhere~inspiration just happened to cross my path! Now, I have 2 ongoing long fics( Can you keep a secret? n Once upon a time...) and hopefully I will be able to find time writing in my hectic schedules.

One of the things I love about writing is how I'm able to play with human's emotions. And a quote by James Michener explains my feelings exactly.

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

WHAT THE HELL?????

2009-01-17T17:42:00.000-08:00

Within the first month of 2009, I've already came across two ABSURD things that people can say. It amazed me how people can come up with such LAME crap to get themselves out of trouble~ Here's what I've encountered...

CASE NO.1: Location: At a RM10 Shop in Sg Wang.

Object of conflict: A silk black top

Me: Can I have this top in S size?

Miss X: There's no S liao. Only M left.

Me: Oh, the mannequin is wearing S. Can I just take that instead?

Miss X: Cannot wor. That one is not for sale.

Me: HA? What you mean not for sale? But you display it here leh. And there is no S left.

Miss X: Sorry ah. This one is not for sale lor. Because it was just freshly ironed a minute ago.
Me: ................... (-_-)'''''

Yup! Even the cookie monster thought it was pure crap!

I was simply speechless at her excuse about how she won't sell that top because it was freshly ironed. How stupid can the reason be??? Then, I approached the Tao Ke Nio of the shop (Mdm Boss) and she immediately said can can, can sell! And ordered her LAZY, like I-OWe-HER-Million dollar face daughter to strip the mannequin.

Case No. 2: Location: My "dear" Kolej Dewan Makan

Object of conflict: Kaya

Yum yum! Kaya! with toast you can never go wrong~

I was having breakfast with Yee Ho this morning and we were thought of getting more bread with kaya spread to eat with our extra sausages. So, we went over to the counter and took some bread. But to our disappointment, the kaya had finished. We saw a not so old malay girl inside the kitchen so we decided to ask for kaya refill.
Me: Kak, boleh tambah kaya kah? Sudah habis.
Kak: Kamu vegetarian kah?

Me and Yeeho: Apa?

Kak: Kamu vegetarian kah???

Me and Yeeho: Bukan wor.

Kak: Oh, kaya itu untuk vegetarian saje.

Me and Yeeho:..........oh.......(-_-)'''''

Since when was kaya considered as a vegetarian food???

Yeeho said that kaya is made from eggs so how can it be for vegetarian??? We could only laugh to ourselves thinking how absurd the whole thing sounded. Even the other students waiting in line who heard it was snickering and some even looked blur....well, can't blame them. We never knew Kaya was vegetarian food until today!

So the two stories actually tell us that people can think up stupid and absolutely ridiculous excuses to get themselves out of work...because I say they're just plain ----LAZY!

Wonder if i will encounter more of this?

Perak Trip

2009-01-09T20:01:00.001-08:00

Went to Ipoh during the Christmas holidays~It was a nice trip which we got to see lots of nature's beauty and enjoying human's greatest pleasure----EAT delicious food!! The infamous Chicken and Tauge, popiah, rojak, hakka mee etc...so what did I do in Ipoh apart from eating? Here are the things I did in Ipoh~~

Eat Wasabi Ice-cream(still food-related hehe)
It's true and you didn't misread me...it's Wa-Sa-Bi as in the kind we have with our sushi...

Here's a look at the real thing~

Me having a go at the ice-cream (I actually looked excited to try it!^^)

Sze having a go at the ice-cream (she didn't look as enthusiastic as I was...she got the look as if she's saying "Is it a good idea to try this monstrous food at all???"

But we decided we love it after all~Though the taste of wasabi came a bit late, numbing our tongue as we licked on.

Eat Hakka Mee in Paris
I'm not joking~ again...it's true...we ate hakka mee in Paris and it was SOO yummy!Apparently it is a famous hakka mee stall in Ipoh...
Here's a proof that i ate it in paris!

Although I have no idea what's the connection between the chinese saying underneath Selamat Tahun Baru Cina and the english saying...They do not translate each other at all?!@@

Saw the Number 1 Most Decorated Christmas Tree
Who am I kidding?? It's actually OVER -decorated with ornaments! It's unlike any Christmas Tree i have seen ever before in my life~ I guess they are short of Christmas trees coz they seemed desperate wanting to put all the ornaments on one tree. Get MORE x'mas tree people!!!

Cave Exploring

well, not much exploring but visiting~haha...anyway, there are soo many caves in Ipoh that i'm afraid i've only been to 2 of them~ They are mostly temples built within the caves...one even had a PARK inside the cave! Talk about the chinese saying that mentioned something about coming to a whole new world or dimension...i can't remember what it was (LOL)
How amazing nature can be, don't you think? They looked like they've been carved by humans and i thought some how it looked like a greek sculpture of a Greek god or something...pardon my wild imagination! -_-'''

This is the gorgeous park that i've mentioned that is located within the cave~It's breathtakingly beautiful as it's surrounded by other mountains on all sides....

And that black hole over there is the very cave that I've just walked out into the park! can you believe it? Better believe it!
Visited the historical building that was used as a scene in Lust Caution

Thanks to Principal Lim, we managed to pay a visit to the place where they shot a scene for the famous and sexually explicit movie~Lust Caution!
The place looked horribly ancient and most of all, it looked haunted! It gave me the creeps just by looking at it~>~<
You can even see faded writings on the dirty pillars~ notice the nailed plank wooden windows...gave me the chills~

It had been a great trip and i don't mind doing it again~some other places of course!

A new Year A new Start

2009-01-03T00:06:00.002-08:00

New Year Resolution:

1. Put on weight and maintain it whole year. (been telling myself this but never successful..>< )

2.Go to DBSK 3rd Asia Tour -Mirotic if they come to Malaysia. (Must COME TVXQ!!!! Don't leave us M'sian Cassi!!!)

3. Get my driving licence by this year. (No matter what~I'm GONNA drive this year! AZA AZA HWAITING!)

I can't think of anything else...and it has been 10 days since new year that i first updated my blog!

Happy 100th POST!!! TO my dear bloggy~~

R.I.P. You will forever be in our memory- LULU

2008-12-14T22:51:00.000-08:00

Dear Lulu,
You have been with the family for the past 13 years and you have been a great companion and loyal pet all these years. You are by far the most intelligent dog we have ever had in the family. remember the time when we used to play hide and seek? You would always run the other way to catch me head on, taking me by surprise! And you seemed to understand our every words apart from being such a good listener. Eventhough, we're never sure that you would understand us, but the mere understanding look in your eyes as you sat quietly beside us was enough comfort to us. It is sad that now you had to leave us and we thought we would never get used to your absence especially your happy wagging of the tail every time you welcome us home.
You will forever remained special in our memory because you were part of our family.
Rest in peace.

music talk

2008-12-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

Was surfing the net just then before i heard the familiar sound of piano coming from the living room....and it was a song i missed a lot!The one song that got me hooked for ONE whole year....

LIES(geotjimal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9uXapzhVcg

It was on MTV 5minutes ago....ahhh....still loving it~

and what do you know, just as i was typing this post, wondergirl's tell me came on!!!OMG!!!IT's like o.O!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnu9JRdVaNg

THose two songs were 2007 greatest hits in Korea!I'm still loving them ...lol!!KPOP Rules for NOww...ookay...gonna go on for some time....hahhaha...

THis year is almost coming to an end too~and i'm proud to say ...korea didn't let me down~great songs were released this year too! Big bang Haru haru down to their latest sunset glow, Boa, Hyori, Taeyang's solo, wondergirl's sO HOT (Still has hots over it!)and so many more~OF course, 2008 blessed my soul with MIROTIC~~their 4th album!I've waited soooooo long for their korean album!WOW!GOOD music is just not enough~Looking forward to 2009 coz Bolero is going to be released sooon~~~HEartbreakingly beautiful n I'm saying it's gonna be a HUGE hit in Japan n other countries soon!Can't wait for 2009!

It's the JOlly time Of the Year again~

2008-12-02T19:18:00.001-08:00

"HOHOHO!" Santa and dear Rudolph looked busy.^^

My favorite time of the year is here again and i couldn't stop humming some Christmas songs to myself every now and then...And it's also the time when I have to start sending out some Christmas cards to my beloved cousins and close friends. I wonder how many people these days still send cards via snail mail and not some animated e-cards that only required some clicking of the mouse...I still think it's best to receive a real card that you can hold in your hands and put it somewhere in your living room or bedroom and look at it once in awhile and think of the people dearest to you...it's a nice feeling, really.

So I went card shopping with a friend yesterday and managed to get some pretty cute cards for a reasonable price.Cards that i bought~

After shopping, we went to Memory Cafe to have dinner and I was really feeling Christmas there because of the decorations and music, which is really rare considering Christmas is not hugely celebrated in Kuching although we have a large number of Christians here.

Cowboy hats n Christmas trees are ,well ,an odd combination but no complains there~

My friend told me that it looked like the enchanted ceiling from the dining hall in Hogwarts~Harry Potter's school. Well, it does but less enchanting~lol

I'm not saying it's not celebrated, it's just that you seldom go shopping hearing Christmas Carols playing in the supermarket or seeing Christmas trees or Christmas decos around in malls except in hotels. It's sad...it's of smaller scale compared to what they have in KL or Singapore. But this year, i'm seeing 'improvements' like in Boulevard, i actually heard Christmas songs playing in the background which really brings out the joyful feeling and there is Santa on sleigh and his reindeers dangling in the air inside the mall which adds to the joyous mood.

Somehow, i felt something is missing this year. If there's another thing that i looked forward to about Christmas is MOVIES!!!Of course, i'm not talking about any movie but Christmas movies. All we get nowadays is repeats of old movies which really bores me after years and years of watching the same old HOME ALONE, HOME2 ,3 4 and on and on...or watched Tim Allen becoming Santa again and again each year....i mean seriously, they need new Christmas movies! I got sick of them and i'm sure many felt the same. Talking about movies, i've just watched Twilight yesterday which turned out be just so-so. Dark romance about a forbidden love between human and vampire

I couldn't get over the excess make-up they had on "EDWARD' the lead guy as a vampire. I mean ,yeah, vampires are supposed to look pale but he's wayy wayyy pale and what's with the elaborate brows and the unusual red lips that stood out like a drop of blood on milk and his hair that made me itched to cut it if i only have scissors then. He's extremely good-looking whatever his name is without all those make up on and i actually preferred him as Cedric in Harry potter. As for the girl, i thought she makes a good pairing with Edward coz she's really ghostly pale too (thought she's one of them at first) but still beautiful nonetheless. I just thought two of them had some really weird n awkward conversations and before you know it, they're suddenly madly in love!Wow!Amazing how fast love works these days! I was a bit surprised to hear there's a sequel coming up coz i tot the movies would be getting not so good reviews. Anyway, I just hope the Yesman is out soon coz i seriously need a dose of DECENT movies! Jim Carrey always make my day!

" Yes!!!! YOu can count on me!!!!muahahahha!"

Somewhere over the rainbow....

2008-11-30T21:07:00.000-08:00

I'm feeling all fuzzy-wuzzy inside and it's all because of this little girl who sang into my heart....Connie Talbot. A six year-old who has such a lovely soothing voice that really gets to you and made u teared up in no time~listen to her sing and you will know what i mean...You will be feeling over the rainbow like I have~^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkcE6Vy-e6c

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

Funny but true....

2008-11-29T20:44:00.000-08:00

I read a comic the other day on the newspaper and I just have to share it...

A grandfather had his little grandson sitting on his lap told him,

"My grandpa used to tell me that the more you learn, the more you forget..."

"The more you forget, the less you know..."

"The less you know, the more you learn..."

"Then it starts all over again, the more you learn, the more you forget...it's like a cycle."

"And grandma had to throw a shoe at him to make him stop."

End.

It's funny yet so true...i never thought of that before, it even make sense!LOL~

Feeding time for me brain

2008-11-24T20:34:00.001-08:00

In order to prevent my brain from rusting as a result of prolong boredom, I've kept my brain actively involved in things like writing my fanfics and constantly coming up with storylines and plots apart from doing a lot reading which I have practically missed doing during the whole semester. Thinking it's about time to get some new books to add to my small library, I made a visit to the bookstore with my mum. And to my satisfaction, I've gotten myself 4 new books of different genres from non-fiction to fantasy to fables....

This is what I got:

Tuesday with Morrie
Pollyanna
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Aesop's fables

---I was quite surprised to learn that there is actually a classical children story called Pollyanna which is the name of a girl who has a good nature and optimistic character and that's what brings about the Pollyanna Syndrome! I have yet to start reading that one but i've just finished Tuesday with Morrie two days ago and it was really good!!! It is as good as the other book by Mitch Albom, The five people you meet in heaven, like seriously GOOD! It is as inspirational and touching and I teared a few times reading it. So now i'm halfway through the Chronicles of Narnia which is a book i have always wanted to buy but it was too expensive. Finally i managed to get it at Rm 50++ for 7 books in ONE!How cool is that?!

Let's just say these four books will make good company for me throughout my holidays as enrichment to my mind~

You got CHECK???

2008-11-24T20:04:00.000-08:00

I flipped through several fashion magazines, surfed few fashion bloggys and what do i get?

Tartan prints and Checkers are SOOO in fashion right now! That's what I have just learnt~

And I've discovered my new found love- Checkered pants or skinny denim or leggings...It's hard to turn away from them because they're literally everywhere. So my next target would be a pair of checkered skinny pants or leggings, whatever they call them.

It sure gonna be in my list of what i want for Christmas this year!^^

Two most powerful things in life

2008-11-22T03:40:00.001-08:00

What is the most powerful thing in life?

To me, it's not money, although money could buy almost ANYTHING but not everything.

It's not the most advanced weaponry either- Nuclear bombs, guns, tanks etc...

It could be anything to different people but to me, I have decided there are two most powerful things in life:

BOOKS and MUSIC

My reasons are simple.

Books can control our minds and our imagination. Books open up a whole new world without borders and limitations. We can travel across time, space, dimensions without leaving our seats. And because of that, books are powerful.

A good book is the purest essence of a human soul.
~ Thomas Carlyle ~

Music, on the other hand, manipulate our emotions and feelings. We feel sad, happy, angry, love by listening to music ranging from orchestral, rock, pop, hip-hop, R&B, blues, jazz. The diverse genre of music evokes different types of emotions in us and it is often said that music could even heal our broken hearts and calm our raging souls.Music is what feelings sound like.

~Anonymous~

These two powerful things also happen to be the two things I can't live without.
^^

Home

2008-11-16T03:00:00.000-08:00

Time: 7.04 p.m.

Place: Aunt's house

Status: Still experiencing POST-MKMF effects, full, satisfied and inspired.

Additional note:I've just up a kilo!!!!Though I doubt it will stay that way for long...-_-

Gladiatrices on the strike!!!

2008-11-14T18:51:00.000-08:00

Grace, the leader of the gladiator's gang has successfully converted 3 of us into gladiatrices! Seriously, gladiators is just one of the fashionista's must have item!!!It's sexy yet fierce!I think that anyone should own at least a pair of gladiators!Elvy the PURPLE LADY owns a pair of PURPLE gleaming ones, Sze's a pair of ivory gold, Grace's silver and mine is the brown vintage Glads!Loving them gladiators!Chargeeeee Gladiatrices!!!CHARGE!!!

Mirotic Version C I WANNNNTTT

2008-11-13T11:09:00.001-08:00

I LOVE AND HATE YOU LSM! LOVE you for bringing us the MOST WONDERFUL AND TALENTED BOY GROUP into our lives and HATE you for making my pocket bleed....

I am so tempted to own this version C just because it has extra 4 songs and mainly for the fact that it has a 40 page photo book that is enough to make me drool and nosebleed at the same time!(What a disturbing sight!I know) The fact that there is personalized message made me even more excited and i couldn't wait to have it in my two bare hands now!!!

The songs are mostly ballads except for one which is one written, composed and arranged by My dearest and most talented Yoochun!!How cool is that?!The other songs are all beautifully written and composed too and they are all equally incredible in their very own ways. I am so happy and grateful to be blessed with continuous release of great songs-DBSK and BIG BANG are just Two of the prominent ones! Music is my life, people!!! I can't bear to live a day without music~DBSK is PEE BOH!!!!!!WOOOHOO!

picture credit:Always JaeJoong + 2uAngels

spell miserable

2008-11-13T10:21:00.000-08:00

Exams is officially over yesterday. Yet, I don't feel completely relieved or happy because of some stupid ********ruined the holiday mood! Teslians!You know who I am talking about....><...THIS IS A SCANDAL!!!Too bad i can't blurt it out here...><>

Anyway...

Another semester has finally come to an end again...I feel thatTime has quicken its steps somehow...I didn't feel that I've learn much and accomplished much the whole semester. God knows what went wrong after year 1...We didn't really get to work our brains to its max since then. I just hope that next semester would be a more fruitful one and please bless us with good u know who...

By the way, a quote of the day...

Nobody really cares if you are miserable, so you might as well be happy.
Cynthia Nelms

Hmm...what 's this?

2008-10-31T05:00:00.001-07:00

What is this?

Well... i assume most of you can tell by one look of it....yes...it's that easy...

here's a another pic of it...get the picture?

Yes, it's a cat sleeping in my friend's umbrella...we were having dinner at 12 th college thn. We didn't have the heart to wake it up so we took few moments watching it with amusement and took several pictures...but in the end we really had to go and the cat woke up looking really confused and blur...like we humans do when we were woken up by somebody or something suddenly...poor kitty!

I wished it was autumn....

2008-10-29T19:51:00.000-07:00

These few days have been hell for me...

not because of the books and notes that piled up on my table waiting to be read but because of the stupid weather that has been HOT HOT HOT! Sugoi Atsui dayo!!!><''''''''

I've been literally frying in my room, perspiring passionately without having to leave my seat...and the college's consistent shortage of water supply is not helping at all...

Showering more than 5 times a day barely spared me from the heat from crawling on every inch on my skin is not an exaggerated statement but a fact.

How i wished it was autumn here, i rather embrace coldness instead of the insufferable heat....If you're cold, you can wear extra layers of clothings to keep you warm but if you're HOT(not the sexy hot) and staying in college where air-con is not present...well, let's just say you wish you can stripped bare in your room if only your roommate is not around...T_T

Korea n Japan should be pretty chilly by now...why why summer all year long???

coffee be my company

2008-10-28T04:50:00.001-07:00

I need you

desperately...

to keep me company

to keep me from falling

falling....

from falling deep

from falling deeply

asleep....

Therefore, you shall be my company for this whole week...

(poem for this study week) inspired by an unconscious mind...

Eagle EYE

2008-10-26T19:15:00.000-07:00

I've just watched Eagle Eye last Friday and for those who's still haven't watch it...PLEASE BUY A MOVIE TICKET NOW!GO GO!!It's really really GOOD! Shia La Beouf has never disappoint me before and this movie had just proved that he's one hell of an actor!!!

Me friend n i went for a midnight show and enjoyed ourselves for about 2 hrs...I was practically cursing my way throughout the movie- "SH**! SH**!" don't get me wrong, i cursed when the suspense gets to me...so yeah...i'm weird , i know~^^;;

However, about 2 hrs later, i came out of the cinema with a thought.

I will never look at a computer the same way again.

p.s. did i mention Shia was HOT?!

Tattoo-Yes or no?

2008-10-16T22:35:00.000-07:00

I recently just gt a henna at my ankle and it has lasted for 3 weeks now...still going strong!haha...I have always find tattoo fascinating but getting them on my skin is one thing...I find it really sexy and cool in a way depending on which part of the body you have them...

Here's the henna on my ankle...

If i were to have a tattoo on my body, i would have it either on the back of my neck or the ankle because i find these two spots with tattoo really sexy~~~lol..

This is a celebrity pic with a tattoo on her back of the neck...i wish i can have one but the thought of pain stop me ><Isn't it sexy???I find it to be half hidden underneath the hair and only visible when you tied it up is somewhat...appealing....haha

Or the ankle can be nice spot for a long tattoo like the one below...oh la la...smexy especially with heels!
But the idea of a future teacher sporting a tattoo on her ankle would be indecent wouldn't it???That's one problem...having one hidden under the hair would be troublesome as well...what if i want to tie up my hair because of the hot weather and i couldn't because of the tattoo~well, that's something to think about before getting any....><..but i might still consider to get one in the future though...

Who's the most retard of them all???

2008-10-16T20:37:00.000-07:00

Sushi might be one of my fav things in the world but too much of it could prove detrimental! Here's the effect of sushi overdose...please be warned that the images below may be disturbing...

The first retard who got agitated because she could not get her sushi fast enough....ROAR!!!
The second retard thinks she has some sushi rice on her chin and tries to lick it with her tongue...too bad not long enough...

Third retard has something stuck between her teeth and tries to get it out or was it the wasabi that made her this way?(note: i actually looked more like possessed than retard...-_-''')The last retard doesn't look happy at all bcos she didn't have enough sushi~GIMME MOrE! So, the question is who is the most retard of them all??? The winner goes to..........

Congratulations!!!!You are crowned Queen of retards!lol.... Just for laugh!

Where have they disappeared to?

2008-10-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

This is really freaky!!! My roommate just told me the day before yesterday that she was shocked to find her freshly washed laundry was gone and she had searched the whole pantry but she couldn't find them anywhere! She had just washed them and left them to dry there together with the rest of the occupants' laundry and she went back after half an hour or so, they were gone!!!

We assumed that maybe someone had taken the wrong clothes by mistake and was hoping that whoever they are, they would return it as soon as possible. But to our dismay, it remained missing after few days! Then, this morning, another friend of mine lost her laundry too! And it was on the same day she dried them in the pantry as my roommate did on Monday. Now, something is terribly wrong here. We are more certain than ever that they were stolen because it was not one, not two pieces of clothings went missing but several at a time!!!Jeans, t-shirts and even college's TEES???!

Now, we are afraid to dry our laundry in the pantry after the incident! Some one was obviously behind this and we hope that she would stop doing it after we had that notice on the wall.

3 letters

2008-10-03T03:16:00.001-07:00

I'm shocked and sad today coz my cousin who is currently living in the UK just told me I looked "OLD"!

Those 3 letters was enough to make me go 'O' like the painting "THE SCREAM". If you are wondering what the hell is the scream....well it goes like this.......

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A famous painting by the painter Edvard Munch 1893. Well, i don't looked half as hideous as that guy there but just as HORRIFIED in matter FEAR! Yes, fear of growing oldd....the 3 letter word is enough to drive any woman insane or hysterical and i thought i would not be bothered by it...i used to say," Huh?So what? Everyone grows old...what's the big ISSUE?"

Yeah, that was years ago, before i grow OLD enough to comprehend the horrific reality not embracing it with open arms like i thought...

this is what i did when i saw her comment on my FB

OLD? OLD???OLD???? I looked OOOOLLLD???

If you are again wondering what pic was she commenting...here it is...

Do i even looked old???In fact, i looked normal...much to my 'SURPRISE" but anyway, she hasn't seen me for years...so that might be it...but then again...OUCH!

I even overlooked the fact that she added much later on after that sentence....You looked pretty!
Ha! I looked OLD and pretty! I should be happy right? At least i'm old and not UGLY! It will be hard to swallow by then!

But anyhow, I suddenly realized that i'm no more 16 no more 18 but 22!WOW! I never give much thought on the changes of the second digit but when the first digit changes....it makes all the difference! Friends around me are almost graduating or even graduated and working now...Insecurity kicks in!I'm no longer a kid and i realized that when i saw some 14 or 15 year old doing something foolish, i will go ," look at that stupid kid, grow up PLeeeasee!" That's when i felt OLD. Thanks to my cousin, i have something to post up today....and pls remember me by not just old

but OLD and PRETTY! ^^

home

2008-09-29T01:56:00.000-07:00

Everyone,

I'm back home.

Yes, it's only for a week.

Too short a holiday....(-_-)sigh

DBSK 4th ALBUM -The GODS are back!!

2008-09-18T05:05:00.000-07:00

HURRAY!!!!The boys are finally going to be releasing their korean album!!!!ABOUT TIME! I've been dying to hear them sing in korean once more since they've been concentrating their career in Japan~This time they're back with a sexier image and i can't describe them other than HOT HOT HOT!!!Droolss...anyway, seen their teaser and it was O-M-GEE!!!I seriously think that 20 secs of teaser is enough to drive anyone crazy, what's more of a whole mv???!

SEPT 24~~~I awaits your arrival!!!!!

Enough is ENOUGH!

2008-08-31T06:18:00.000-07:00

I'm going CRAZY!!!!No water supply again for the N th time!!!Even the water cooler which has always been our last resort in times like this is not functioning at all! I can't understand why this problem has never been resolved??!AGRRHH!!

What's in fashion?

2008-08-30T08:18:00.000-07:00

In Korea, i think that these are in fashion...

Girls Purrr in leopard skins~but i personally think it's a bit slutty. But sexy nonetheless. (suspender shorts n high-waisted pants are in fashion too btw)

But guys in leopard skin simply ROAR! Sexy~

Next, I seriously want this! SUSPENDER SHORTS!

It's soo cute!!!!i wanna own one~~badly very badly!!!I couldn't find one like tat for now in KL...it will be fun to try out So hee(wondergirls)'s pink leopard skin suspender shorts!!SEXY !

Severely ripped jeans?!

And really geeky glasses- Rayben Warefarer.

Now! What's in fashion now in Malaysia? ( I just discovered that today!)

LOOONG TEES!!! And colorful STRIPPED ones !

Wear it with tights! Nicee...

See the long tees???! But One thing for sure, COLOR SKINNY JEANS are definitely in fashion now!!! Goes pretty well with the loong tees~It is abundance in sale in TIMES SQUARE...Cheap too!might get those... And finally.... Scarfs!!!!

I know that tis is not a pic from Malaysia but i assured you that the exact same thing on his neck is currently very very in fashion now!I saw more than 8 ppl wearing them and they're mostly guys!!!Checkered ones are more common and girls have been seen wearing them as well!! Pls refer to the girl wearing the ripped jeans above!

The fashion of scarfs and colorful pants were in fashion long ago , in 2007!So it took Malaysia about 1 year to catch up with the fashion scene! Please note that the above are clearly my personal views on fashion in Korea n Malaysia based on my personal observation. I do not claim it to be of general opinion.

(PICS CREDIT: POPSEOUL and whoever those pics belong to)

Goin nerdy

2008-08-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling nerdy and i felt good about it!

Yes, got my new nerdy glasses (i called it bumble bee becos of its colors) and i'm happy now and oops!nerdy too~hehe

Sham

2008-08-19T21:15:00.001-07:00

I was asked by dear shobanana to help her out at KLPAC to do a stage reading for a play in conjunction with the Short and Sweet Malaysia event. It was a fruitful experience and i'm glad i went and what's more, we get to see other professionals doing other plays for FREE!!!

So, me, elvy and this girl (liana i guess coz nt sure)were doing this play called SHAM and it's actually a comedy that revolves around 3 guys and since we're all girls we did some changes to the play. After some "COLD READING"(according to Shobee our director, is a term for plain reading of the script just to get it started), the roles were decided. And what do you knw, i'm this crazy person who is lonely and needed attention badly while elvy is this friend of mine who was frustrated because i ruin her joke and liana as Jemimah who mistaken me for SHAM.

our director ms.Shobana chillin out in the green room.

The story basically started with the crazy girl, Abbey(me) laughing hysterically at a joke she thought she understood and as a result irritated her friend and her friend left her. So,this girl named Jemimah suddenly turned up and mistaken the crazy girlabbey for SHAM. so abbey played along with it but her lies didn't match up , making jemimah more n more suspicious and doubtful about her being sham. And abbey started guessing random names and in the end she managed to come up with the right one and surprisingly, Jemimah stupidly accepted the fact that she IS sham!(although abbey went through all that guessing shouting-Jenny, Jessica??,nonoo, umm Ah MAy???)

Me, Elvy and Nina( claiming herself to be only a spectator but she was a great help too giving ideas)

well, before the real thing, i have this prb of not facing the crowd while saying my lines and not really letting myself all out and getting into the character's emotions. In other words, i was restraining myself because i'm not used to going crazy in front of a crowd,esp strangers in specific.Luckily, the girls are really great and they consistently assured me tat i will do fine and get me to feel comfortable and release tension before the real show. aww, thank you girls!So, we jumped up and down together, shouting the lines, making exaggerated mouth movements while doing the lines to get into the characters. And Elvy was a big help when it comes to making me laugh my butt off so i could start the play off really laughing at the joke(it's the beginning of the scene).

Truthfully, a great sense of accomplishment washes over me whn we finished the stage reading knowing that although we're not pros but ppl still enjoyed watching the stage reading and we know that by the laughters and clapping.SO, yeah, i would love to do it again if i got the chance.

Going pink?!

2008-08-19T21:07:00.000-07:00

Okay, although pink is not my fav colour but i gotta admit i've got somewhat a lot of things in pink...

Then, during one of my day out with the gurls, we came across this girl with shocking pink hair!!She really got guts to dye it pink!

Sze, i know your fav colour is pink and you got tons of stuff in pink, dun you think it's about time you have your hair in pink too???!lol, just kidding...

So i present to you the bubblegum pink haired girl!I assure you it's not a wig...^^

Joining the army

2008-08-19T20:49:00.000-07:00

NOTE: I knw i've been laggin recently in my blog post so forgive me if i talked about stuff that happened like one or two weeks ago...whenever that mayb..so here goes...

Yup, i have joined the army!If you're wondering what army am i joining...well, the color of my font now will give u some clues...^^

Through Grace, i managed to gt myself a part time job with really flexible hours and bcos i really needed the money, i just couldn't say no to it...

So, the job basically was during convo week and i really gotta admit tat we had real fun doing it! For us few 'soldiers' -Sean, Francis, Elvenna and Me and not forgetting our dear Commander- Grace would be rushing off to work during our free gaps btw classes and rushing bck to classes safter our 'BATTLE"-there are no casualties(sry for the lame joke)

here's some of our pics taken during our work and it didn't really look like we're working at all...hehe
So, there's some events held by our booth and we soldiers couldn't wait to hav a go at them!

elvy the wogok having a go at the wall climbing(squishy lookin wall)hehe

Me n elvy with MR. BEAR from A&W(dunno what's its name)and of course our masked Commander!cuute..

SAY KIMCHEEE!!!

2008-08-09T00:59:00.000-07:00

I wish i could have this once a week and i'm not kidding!I'm addicted to it and i would ONLY order this whenever i dine at the korean restaurant in AMCORP Mall( which is my officially favourite KOREAN restaurant!)I do wish that they would open a branch in Kuching badly!

ANd not to forget the follow up of japanese PIZZA!!!

By the end of the day, you will be walking out of the restaurant with a smile on your face and a round belly to go with it!^^

Tagged

2008-08-08T08:14:00.000-07:00

Name 5 people you can think of right off the top of your head. Or you can use your top 5. Don't read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 5 people. This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first. No Cheating!

1.G-dragon
2.Daphne
3.Grace
4.Shobee
5.Elvenna

1. How did you meet number 3?
I met her at UM TESL course interview in Merdeka Palace hotel Kuching.

2. On a scale 1-10 rate your friendship with number 5?

3. How long have you known 4?
going to be 3 years soon!

4. How do you know number 2?

Umm...long story...through being in the same class, group projects but then thanks to DBSK, we grew closer!

5. What would you do if 3 told you that he/she loves you?
I will say, "Babe, u know i love you but don't get the wrong idea"# ^^#

6. A fact about number 1.
He's my No.2 Hubby after yoochun!is that considered a fact???!

7. Who is 4 going out with?
I have no idea but she's happy being single now and btw we decided to grow old together with no.2,3,5 and others...

8. What does 5 do for a living?

She burps for a living, seriously!

9. Would you live with number 3?

Of course, y not? But i would love to live with no.1 if you give me options!HEHE

10. What do you like about number 1?

You seriously want to know, i could go on and on...about how i love his smirks, his voice, his angelic smile, his fashion sense, his talent for composing OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD songs, his hot dance moves, his extreme hairstyle, his goofy character, how he covers his face when he laughs, how he raps with a smirk on his face, how he looks super hot with eyeliner, how cute he looks with black rimmed glasses on, his fair skin, his tattoos, him wearing abeanie and etc etc...GOD, i LOVE this man!

11. Do you miss number 2?

I miss her when i looked at anything dbsk and big bang coz we are partners in crime for korean pop culture!

12. Would you kiss number 3?
If it's on the cheek can lar....but other than that...noooo

13. What's your opinion of number 4?

She's a beau with brain!i basically worship her~

14. What's your favorite memory with number 1?

I wish i could make one now!!!But since i can't so i would say my love at first sight (of him of cos)...when i first see him on the TV with that SMILE on, i was hooked!

15. What would you do if 1 and 2 were dating?

NO WAY!!!I would introduce Junsu to 2 and let her break if off with 1, then everyone shall live happily ever after!right no.2???if u're reading this...

16. Ever had a long conversation with number 5?

Ya, but i can't remember what's it about...

17. Have you ever slept at 2's house?

Nope, hopefully soon!haha

18. Do you hang out a lot with 3?

Quite but we could have hang out more

19. Who have you known the longest?

If Really really get to know each other is what u mean, then no.4 and 5 gua...

20. Who have you known the shortest?

Definitely not no.1...the rest are just about the same i guess.never really bother about it anyway.

21. How often do you talk and see 1?

EVERYNIGHT!!!( in my dreams i mean)haha

22. What about 2 (Parveen)?

most of the days of the week lor

23. Tag 2 people and tell them you tagged them.
Can i put more??
-clara
-priscilla
-jerome
-ida
-syin

Mind Your English!

2008-07-29T22:16:00.001-07:00

This is so redundant!lol

BIG BANG THIRD MINI ALBUM RELEASE DATE SET ON OLYMPICS DAY!

2008-07-25T18:59:00.000-07:00

Credit :vicky

If you want to try new good foreign music, i recommend BIG BANG!!!Their unique style of hip-hop + R&B could really amazed you and i'm sure you will blasting their music in your stereo system over and over again in no time!Now, they're back with their much anticipated latest minialbum "STAND UP" with a punkish feel after their successful release of techno Last Farewell some time ago. The leader of the group G-dragon composed 5 of the 6 songs and his past products have been great hits in Korea. So i'm sure this minialbum is set to cause some whirlwind again in korean music industry!You could listen to the teaser of Stand up in youtube, btw. ^^

The working of a brilliant mind

2008-07-21T02:40:00.000-07:00

On my way back from a sumptuous meal of Bat Kut Teh in Klang with friends last Saturday, we got stuck in a mild traffic jam. It was then when an interesting sight caught our attention and what we saw really impressed us! This is what we saw...How can you not be impressed?

Sour Remedy

2008-07-18T03:59:00.001-07:00

Honey Lemon tea, it was called but i can't taste a stint of honey in it at all~The sourness is enough to screw up my face into a painful grimace expression. I ordered this just because i have terrible flu and sore throat at the same time. So i thought the combination of honey and lemon would prove useful in curing my sickness. MAN! iT was TOO SOUR!it is to the extent that i added packets of sugar into it, thinking it will taste better then but i was WRONG!it got a bit spicy afterwards(god knows why) and it took me A LONG TiME to finish it off and finally finished it with a BIG painful GULP of it!I guess we should change the chinese saying which stated that Good medicine tastes bitter to GOod medicine tastes sour!^^