New Perspective

Merry Bloody Christmas

2011-12-25T00:08:00.000+08:00

Christmas Eve and I'm still working, oh how has my life changed.

I could lament all day but the point is, whenever I started thinking about blogging, it's either one of the following 2 reason:
1. I have too much time on my hand and I have sth to get off my chest.
2. I have not enough time to do what needs to be done and blogging is just another way to procrastinate.

The point is, it's officially Christmas now and these few weeks have officially been the most depressing and tiring and abosutely the most stressfully point in my life, I felt like I have hit the absolute rock bottom and I'm seriously overwhelmed by so much to do that I have considered resigning on numerous occasion and even taking the easier way out, which was really childish of me.

Of course I'm not being that serious, I mentioned contemplating didn't I, not deciding, there's a real difference there.

Anyways, deep down, I KNOW that all these shall pass (like the song "This too shall pass" by OK GO, with their fabulous original videos.) and I just have to do things once at a time. I don't know how the others manage, but if they can do it, then I can too.

We are just getting by, barely.

End of midnight rant.

My Chemical Romance - "SING" - Official Music Video

2010-11-23T12:16:00.000+08:00

My Chemical Romance - Danger Days: The True Lives of The Fabulous Killjoys

2010-11-17T03:14:00.003+08:00

Unghapwpkapwurpg&*)(^%$$##@@!$%^&!!!!&*+_+!!!!

No, that's not total gibberish, that's me in my fangirl mode, and I'm proud to be a My Chemical Romance die hard fan.

And I'm super uber proud of them too, to see how much they've grown and matured as musicians, and to start a family of their own (I never thought I'd live to see the day Gerard becomes a DAD!!).

By maturing as musicians, I don't mean they start doing weird sh!t like a certain nu metal band that's really got its fans scratching their heads and longing for the good old days when they used to rock. *coughlinkinparkcough*

Nope, MCR just got bigger, bolder, better and they rock harder than ever.

Their songs are extremely catchy this time, probably because I've been replaying the singles "Na na na na", "Sing" and "The only hope for me is you" for countless times.

I've been waiting for this new album for AGES!! Counting down to Nov 22, only 5 more days to go until the awesome album is unleashed to grace the world with the definition of what music should be like, i.e. written and performed from the heart.

I was so overwhelmed with emotions when I first heard "TOHFMIY" (yes, it's never too early to start using initial-ism, us Killjoy-ers are cool like that) because like all other MCR songs, the lyrics are too beautiful and inspirational, with a hint of sadness in it, which is what makes it so beautiful. *sniff sniff*

And they're always so creative with their album and song titles, you can tell they really make the effort and putting 110% in every tiny aspect of their songs and albums, unlike the artists these days....

[rambling session starts] I mean, seriously, repetitive lyrics, autotunes and incorporating your own name in the songs DO NOT count as singing. And kids even look up to artists (if they are even qualifed to be called that) like Lady Gaga, Kei$ha (someone with a dollar sign in her name, no less), Miley Virus, Jonas "the douche-y" Brothers and Justine Beaver.

Greyson Chance's cover of Gaga's Paparazzi is bearable and he has a great voice, but the moment he cited Gaga as his inspiration/role model/idols/whatever kids call their favourite "musicians" nowadays, that just totally ruined it.

He was gushing on and on about how unique/special/different Gaga is when in fact she's just adopting the tried and tested formula/technique of "be as wild/crazy/batsh!t/controversial as you can be in order to grab everyone's attention and write weird lyrics that don't make sense to keep anyone who care to listen guessing". Madonna's done it before and she's an icon, albeit one that most people are getting tired of seeing/hearing about.

Kids are so impressionable that whenever they hear media raving on about some artists they straightaway jump onto the bandwagon, claiming to be the number one fans because it's the
"cool thing to do" in their opinion.

Just because they attract a lot of media attention (often for the wrong reasons, yes, I'm looking at you Demi Lovato) doesn't mean their music/acting are NOT crap.

Any talentless desperate attention seeking wannabes can get famous, just look at those reality show "stars" in Jersey Shores and The Hills. Shows like these are a disgrace to TV and will eventually cause the downfall of civilization, and humanity in general.

I don't care whether it's scripted or not, but what good will come out of showing a bunch of drama kings and queens acting like total douche.

Which brings me to Gossip Girl, the title itself implying that gossip is cool, the very act which is deemed bad and thus discouraged in most moral teachings. I get that they wanna explore all those teen/young adult issues, like coming out of closet, divorced parents, suicides etc.

But I don't get why they feel the need to constantly encourage materialism by trying to out-flash Sex and the City in terms of their designer clothings. I know, I know, it's the rich upper class neighborhood, but do they really have to be so flashy?

Also, the story lines are always getting blown out of proportion, like "OMG, I got spotted with X and now Y is pissed off, it's the end of the world!" or "OMG, I didn't get spotted by gossip girl, I'm nobody until I'm talked about, it's the end of the world!" or "OMG, my shoes doesn't match my fingernails, I'm a fashion disaster, it's the..." oh whatever...

Tell me, how are all these supposed to help teens (the major viewer group) cope with their every day lives? If anything, they're putting more pressure on them to buy designers' stuff, to attract attention upon themselves so that they will be "talked about" and be "somebody".

Eh, but it's not that other movies/shows hadn't conveyed such misleading messages before in the past and misled them (think Mean Girls). We may think we are not so impressionable anymore, but subconsciously you'll be using those characters from the shows as benchmark, whether when you're choosing outfits to wear, movies to watch or even things to say.

Instead of asking "What will Jesus do", it's now "What will ____[insert artist/tv character's name]___ do".

[end of rambling, for now...]

SO, back to the topic, MCR is one of the few artists who managed to develop and grow (instead of repeating the same success formula), while staying true to their music by writing and singing from their hearts.

To me, they're so much more than just a rock band, they save lives, they change lives and with their awesome music, they make this world a much better place to live.

In short, THEY ROCK !!! XXXXX

My Chemical Romance - The only Hope for Me is You

2010-11-17T02:48:00.002+08:00

Remember me
Remember me
Remember me
Remember me

Where, where will we stand
When all the lights go out
Across these city streets
Where were you when
All of the embers fell
I still remembered them
Covered in ash
Covered in glass
Covered in all my friends
I still think of the bombs they built

If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you

Alone
How would you be
Many years after the disasters
That we've seen
What if we learned
Of all the people burning
Purifying flame
I'll say it's okay
I know you can tell
And though you can see me smile
I still think of the guns they sell

If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you, alone.

The only hope for me
The only hope for me is you
The only hope for me is you
The only hope for me is you
The only hope for me is you
The only hope is!

If there's a place that I could be
Then I'd be another memory
Can I be the only hope for you?
Because you're the only hope for me!
And if we can't find where we belong
We'll have to make it on our own
Face all the pain and take it on
Because the only hope for me is you alone

The only hope for me is you
(Remember me)

Why Supernatural is made of WIN and PWNAGE and AWESOMENESS

2010-11-13T02:07:00.003+08:00

A simple answer to that (rhetorical) question will be "Because it just is, now shut up and go watch the show!"

Unless, if you are as much of a die-hard supernatural fan as I am, then of course you would know it is indeed a rhetorical question and wholly agree with me and millions more fans that SUPERNATURAL IS MADE OF WIN.

I think being a Supernatural fan,....oh wait, I know it's really really unthinkable, but I must consider the possibility of someone reading this and thinking "What is Supernatural?"

Well for all you people who have never had the fortune to watch or hear about Supernatural, it is a tv series (I have enough faith in humanity to assume that anyone with access to Internet should have knowledge of what tv series is) about two brothers who embark on a journey to search for their father, who is a hunter and have raised them to become hunters as well. Hunter, not in the traditional sense (although I'm sure they'll totally kick ar$e in that, without breaking a sweat), but in a supernatural sense (hence the aptly named "Supernatural" title of the show, geddit).

What supernatural sense, you ask .

WELL, it means they hunt evil things, creatures, monsters that lurk in the dark, things that you think only exist in folk lores, legends and imaginations, but are actually very real in the "Supernatural" world.

They save people by hunting down those big bad wolves (seriously, they've hunt down werewolves before) and getting rid of them, whether with spells, exorcisms, silver bullets, dead man's blood, or the classic salt and burn.

Well, that's just the Season 1. But as the story unfolds, we begin to see a bigger picture forming and the storyline just blends in perfectly in multiple strokes of brilliance thanks to the genius writers who really take fans' views into consideration to create this kick a$$ show.

Seriously, Supernatural never fails to amaze me and has always exceeded my expectation, it was never boring or unpredictable, with doses of humor and family love thrown in the mix.

I'm super psyched that it is going strong and stronger season by season, and the latest Season 6 with its brilliance just completely blew me away, Sara Gamble who's taking over Eric Kripke's reign as producer is doing an excellent job blowing us fans' expectation right out of the water.

And with the epic five-season arc that has achieved legendary status, the expectation is set pretty high.

Oh well, enough showering of praises to Supernatural, I'm off to re-watch the Season 1 while waiting for the next epi of Season 6.

Nonsensical midnight rambling amidst procrastination

2010-11-09T01:27:00.002+08:00

So, OBU has been a nightmare, but thank God it's over, well, almost, just some loose ends like printing 'em out and paying the 95 quids (that's how they say pound over there, like buck for US dollars, and ..yeah, I'm so hip with the British slang, innit?).

The end of this torturous project marks the beginning of my intense cramming session, like less than one month to go [I should be studying, I should be studying] that's my mantra, though I can't say it's working since I'm blogging now, instead of [I should be studying, I should be studying]...

Right well, I'll start tomorrow, that's what the biggest procrastinator will say...

Anyways, back to the fun side (anything other than studying, and writing up crazy thesis is, by nature and simple logic, FUN), eh, been catching up on a lot of movies, by a lot I mean, almost ten, but it's really just slightly more than 5, and by slightly more than 5 I mean 6.

Three cheers for movie marathon!!

Well, the most recent one (and by recent I mean the one that's still showing in cinema. Yeah, I watch classic films, sue me - p/s by classic I mean released years ago, not necessarily those epic, must-watch, norms-challenging, world-changing kind of films) is TAKERS.

Yup, the one with the stellar cast, like literally filled with stars (in order of hotness and how much I like them - it's a legit scale, I kid you not) - Hayden Christensen, T.I., Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Matt Dillon and Chris Brown.

Or maybe I'm the only one who recognize, like all of them, thus stating it as a star-filled cast, which goes on to prove how much of a movie junkie I am. Although technically I first saw Michael Ealy in the superbly impressive one of a kind, original tv series FLASHFORWARD (I have to use all caps to emphasize its awesomeness since it was not given its due credit and cancelled after one very spectacular season).

Right, getting off topic, but oh wait, who says there's a topic I have to stick to, if anything, rambling off to different directions is exactly the direction I should be going.

Well, T.I is a surprisingly good actor, or maybe that hard core character is just so him. On the same note, Chris Brown, being the other singer/rapper-turn-actor in the movie, was comparatively NOT doing so well.

On a different note, T.I. is clearly a rapper, like without a doubt, that's what he does and that's his "identity"/ label in the entertainment industry. Whereas Chris Brown, what is he exactly, a singer? A hip hop singer? I'm not too sure those macho gangster non-rapper (not exactly) want to be called singers, which, IMO are reserved for those big-voiced divas like Whitney, Mariah, Leona, Beyonce and the Glee cast. I guess "hip hop artist" will do.

Now that we've established Chris Brown is the OTHER hip hop artist/rapper in the movie aside from T.I, I have only one thing to say, those parkour scenes are unusually long, and got to the point where we're done 'wow-ing' and wondering 'how the hell does he does that without breaking any bones? and 'why is he the only one who has to jump around and get hit by cars when his pursuers do not seem to face any obstacles?'.

Love love love Hayden in vest and hat, all that jazz (seriously, I think the audience, or at least me, were expecting him to bust out his jazz hands and start a tap dance routine or something). Not too crazy about the weird accent though, or maybe I just don't have the ear for it.

Another thing, WHY DOES HE HAVE TO DIE!!!!????!! We haven't gotten enough of his pretty face!! Let Paul Walker do it instead since he's practically a cameo with his surprisingly little screen time.

On an even more serious and sombre tone, a lot more people died...

On a critical tone, the only good in-your-face action scene is where Hayden beat up the bunch of explosive suppliers in their office with nothing but a baseball bat (and maybe a broom stick?). Nevertheless, it was pretty bada$$.

The rest of the actions are mostly just guns-based, which us audience are more or less immune to, unless they show the real slow motion close up like Resident Evil. It is even sadder that the scenes (yes, there're more than one) with them dressed up sharply in suits and walking in slow mo are more bada$$ than the action sequence.

Oh, one funny part, and I don't know whether it's intentional or just bad scripts, is T.I as the sports commentator of the robbery. Those who have watched will know what I'm talking about.

Lastly, the ending is one of my (few) favorite parts of the movie because for once, they let the (relatively) bad guys drive off with the money.

A little catching up and some rambling

2010-06-28T09:05:00.000+08:00

OK, back home in KayBee (that's how we roll,..and say things..or at least me).

This is, of course after my exam, which really took a lot out of me and the rest of my coursemates. Honestly, at this stage, this being the 5th exam and the 3rd year of my studies, I kinda feel like I'm just going through the motion, like I just wanna get it over with, you know what I mean?

And I know that's bad, and so un-motivating (is there even such word?) but at least I still want to pass all my papers.

But it's probably bad that I only ask/aim for a pass instead of some high marks which, based on what I gauge from my exam performance, is quite a stretch.

Anyway, just pray very very hard that I'll pass.

In the mean time, I'll just seize the day as it comes and enjoy my stress-free holiday, well, almost. I have a research project to do and the deadline's close, BUT I'm almost done.

Time always flew past when you're having fun, especially during holiday. It seems like in the blink of an eye my holiday is almost over!!!! [insert frantic scream]

And it certainly doesn't help that my holiday is less than 3 weeks. When other courses get months of semester break, we're stuck with barely-a-month break, how pathetic...

I'm gonna sound self-pitying here, so just a warning. I have yet to have holidays that last for a month ever since high school. Right after graduating I was one of them who jumped on the bandwagon of this express course, like right away, whilst most of my friends are enjoying themselves while waiting for results.

I'm not done yet! Even during the course, we only get on average 3 weeks of holidays every 6 months (that's one sem). Don't you get calculative on me and say "What about study leave, weekends or public holidays?" THOSE DON'T COUNT 'cause all other courses have them so they aren't valid for comparison.

Well, I'm off to finish the part 2 of my project, LATEr

On buying a new laptop

2010-03-06T03:36:00.000+08:00

Yup, finally gotten myself a spanking new laptop and it comes in royal purple.

I've done my research (that's how I spent my miserably short hols... amongst other things) and finally made the decision.

Equipped with more knowledge about laptop - well, more than before anyway - I'm certainly satisfied with what I've bought (sponsored by parents, of course), i.e. Dell Inspiron 14, customized.

Cost me (my parents, more like) close to RM2800 but it's definitely worth the money for all the customizations I've done.

Got a faster processor P7550 2.26Ghz, 3G of RAM, ATI 4300 (the only model of ATI available for my laptop, majority of the video cards are integrated GMA, which is not what I want) and of course, the 3 year warranty plus MacAfee.

It comes with Win 7, which I'm fine with (I was hoping for blank OS so I can install Win XP) as long as it's not Vista.

Definitely an anti-Vista here...

Actually at first I was considering Acer and Dell because of their price (same reason why I didn't even consider HP, Toshiba as their price range is higher).

But Acer was soon out of the equation, considering the bad experience of the people I know of.

Dell offers excellent after sales services and the fact that they'll send a technician to your doorstep to repair your laptop (rather than you going to them and them sending it to the factory and you waiting for a century to get your laptop back) really appeals to me.

I have one friend with an HP laptop and it took them more than 1 month to get the laptop repaired.

Actually it was just a minor problem with the LCD requiring a replacement. But what caused them to keep delaying was they're out of stock.

It's really bizarre that in a world of DHL, Pos Laju whatsoever, they still take such long time to get the stock delivered to them.

Which leads me to deduce that they're waiting to receive more similar cases so that they can order the part in one shot.

Whatever reason it was, they sure took one heckuva long time letting the laptop sitting idly there.

Not to mention my friend had to travel all the way to HP tower, spending rm50 of cab fare (and that's just one trip), which could very well be used to pay for the replacement.

Bureaucracy is bullcrap.

Of hiatus and life

2010-03-05T21:26:00.000+08:00

My last post being somewhere in April last year, I guess I've been on hiatus for almost a year now.

Not gonna bore you with details of what's happened in this 1 year, after all, who cares.

But it's been a great year, that I can say.

2009-04-14T17:27:00.002+08:00

I've finally gotten myself a Facebook account.

My eyes are dry and blurry after staring at a computer screen for hours...

Guess it's no wonder my eyesights are getting worse...

Anywho, clickety click away and I've added 25 friends in my 1st day on Facebook.

It's high time I go back and study like hell, yet knowing the curse of internet, I'm still here, sitting in front of the PC. GREAT.

Does anyone know how to consolidate all accounts into Facebook? Like Flixter, Photobucket, BuddyTV and good ol' Blogger.

Every beginning is some other beginning's end

2009-04-11T17:22:00.000+08:00

CAT Graduation AND David Archuleta's Malaysia Showcase today.

Love the robe, and taking pictures.

The buffet is not too bad and not too good either, love the mushroom soup and the chocolate cake~

Highly recommended shows

2009-03-24T16:11:00.004+08:00

Supernatural

Need I say more?

Not 1, but TWO HOT BROTHERS + suspense + action + horror + supernatural (duh)/mystery + comedy + family + drama + a splash of romance here and there so that viewers like me can fantasize about........ ... .........

[AHEM]

The show has gone into their 4th season and it just got better, if I haven't emphasized that point enough by now.

Trust me, you're gonna LOVE this arse kicking show!

Prison Break

The storyline is original as hell! And the way it full on grab you by the throat and wham bam slam you with the surprises lurking in every corner, it just PWNZED! (I steal this word from Youtube cuz it just oozes cool-ness)

Like the Murphy's Law, if anything can go wrong, IT WILL.

Not only is the show ADDICTIVE, you'll find yourself biting your nails because it's freaking INTENSE!

Scrubs

It's a comedy show (kinda like Malcolm in the Middle), not a sitcom though, about the crazy interns/doctors/nurses in Sacred Heart Hospital.

JD, the main character has a tendency to conjure up some pretty vivid daydreaming/imagination.

None of the characters are normal, they're special and funny in their own way.

The Big Bang Theory

It's a sitcom about 4 geeky buddies (who are really smart) and their every day life + their obsession with sci-fi stuff (does that mean I could be one of them?? minus the genius part, that is)

Lemme tell ya, the punchlines are wickedly FUN-NAY!

They're so brilliant you'll just drop your jaw.

Lipstick Jungle

Kinda like a different version of Sex and the City (except with less annoying and better looking cast, which in a way, makes it better than SATC)

Love the hot girls and hot guys and the HOT SHOES!

Big Shots

The opposite of Lipstick Jungle (reflection-in-the-mirror kinda opposite).

Instead of female, the 4 main characters are male. One of them is Michael Vartan from Alias!

More actors are realising the perks of starring in a series. They get more die hard fans! Esp cult shows like SPN and PB.

Eli Stone

I read about this newly released show from the paper and the storyline sounds interesting - a lawyer who received some "calling" from a higher power in the form of George Michael's songs, whether directly or indirectly.

Is it gonna be like Ally MacBeal? The moving plastic toys are creepier though. (Chuck anyone? Not the one in GG, but the axe-carrying scarface doll on killing spree)

Dollhouse

I read a bit about this show on BuddyTV and although I'm a bit hazy with the main story, it has some intriguing prospects.

Originality is what I'm looking for in shows.

So, Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Korean drama series, BE GONE!

Another movie list (not in any order)

2009-03-24T15:37:00.000+08:00

Let's update my movie list:

1. Ghost Town
2. Dirty Dancing 2
3. X3 The Last Stand
4. The Time Machine
5. Around the World in 80 Days
6. How Grinch Stole the Christmas
7. Slumdog Millionaire
8. Rush Hour 3
9. How to Alienate People and Lose Friends
10. Zoolander
11. Wild Child
12. Scary Movie 3 (re-watch)
13. Bedtime Stories
14. An Inconvenient Truth
15. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
16. The Love Guru
17. She's the Man
18. Scary Movie 2
19. Disaster Movie
20. Sydney White
21. Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy
22. Get Smart (half way)
23. Housebunny (less than 1/10)
24. License to Wed (less than 1/4)
25. Monty Python's Life of Brian
26. You Got Served
27. It's a Boy/Girl Thing
28. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
29. What A Girl Wants
30. The Notebook (less than 1/3)

Walls are closing in on me

2009-03-05T11:32:00.000+08:00

Sometimes, I can't help but wonder the point of existence, my miserable existence on this Earth that is all but a speck of dust in the vast Universe.

I believe in a universal God who created everything.

There MUST be one.

I mean, it GOTTA start somewhere.

So despite of the many different religions, I'd like to think that it's actually the one same God.

A box full of sharp objects

2009-03-04T11:20:00.000+08:00

Hurt. Pain. Sorrow. Hatred.

They don't care.

Being abandoned, left out, is the worst feeling ever.

It feels like you heart just sinks like a stone.

But it also makes me realise true friends are hard to find and they're not one of them.

They're just not.

Which is jsut as well, it's about time I broaden my social network and start (finding excuse) to mingle with others whom I will have FUN with,
Whom I won't have to shout to make myself heard.
Whom I won't feel invisible around with.
Whom I don't have to worry about being left behind...

instead of struggling to squeeze myself into their circle, laughing at things that ain't funny, trying to keep up with them just so I won't be forgotten and left out.

Can you imagine how truly SUCKY that is? (I couldn't think of any other word)

I'm done, time to move on, time to withdraw myself (won't be that hard to do since I wasn't even inside to begin with).

101 Things You Don't Know About Me (cont'd)

2009-03-03T11:02:00.002+08:00

70. I hate it when people get impatien with me for no reason (none that I can see anyway)

71. One of my biggest fears is to have ppl think I'm annoying, or hating me.

72. My biggest fear is beng left out. And lately, I've been feeling that a lot. Ergo, my life sucks.

73. Social life/status is important to me. And I've finally grasped its importance now that it's at stake.

74. I hate ppl who are disloyal to friends or betray them.

75. Other ppl's laughter depresses me, if I'm not the one starting it, or when I'm not laughing along.

76. Like a Yoyo, my mood goes up and down in these past few weeks.

77. I love making ppl laugh, like seriously ROFLAO. I gain satisfaction/some sense of achievement from it, weird as it sounds. But lately I've been thinking, is that all they think of me? Sth to make them laugh? Do I cease to be useful when I stop being funny anymore? Just because I don't have the energy? And so the cycle feeds on itself and goes on and on...

Is that what I'm good for? I feel so used..

This is where the lyrics from "Early Sunset Over Monroeville" (My Chemical Romance) best describe the situation -

But does anyone notice? Does anyone care? There's a corpse in this bed?

78. I'm overtly sensitive. That's why I tend to analyse too much, which I can't mention enough.
I look into small things way beyong the surface, coming up with things that aren't there in the 1st place. I'm such a hypocrite...

79. I think I have an OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
I can't stand a number of things, like having things in a mess, junks lying around taking up space and wastage.
I think it must be genetic. My grandma is a bit of a neat freak too.

80. And the Mellon Collie ponders, "Why can't I be happy with the way I am? When will I ever stop worrying away?"

81. I have this crazy idea. Just cut off all the ties of obligations and jump on (not off) a plane and fly anywhere. Just travel around the world and be myself where no one knows my name. (Augustana - Boston) Wouldn't it be nice? But then again, it might not be as romantic as it sounds.

82. How can I be myself when I don't know who I am? Do you know who I think I am? (FOB)
I guess it's true, your own worst enemy is yourself.

83. I seriously have mood swings...

Breaking yawn, I mean, Breaking Dawn

2009-02-26T15:43:00.002+08:00

Hah, ain't it brilliant? I personally think it is. I thought of the post title above while I was typing it!

So I've finished the ultra thick novel last night, or rather, 3 am this early morning.

There are some interesting parts like the honeymoon. Come on, don't deny it, you know you're super curious about how do they plan to do IT.

They nearly did it in the last book, Eclipse. I mean, I really thought so and didn't dare to flip over the page to see what's gonna happen next.

Then the next day, the anticipation was killing me and I finally picked up where I left off, only to find that Edward had resisted Bella, once AGAIN. [roll eyes]

So the preface was dramatically mysterious and life-and-death moment as usual [roll eyes] then onto Chapter 1 with Bella's over-expressive point of view that always drags too long (except in Twilight where things are still new and interesting).

The wedding part wasn't as elaborated as I thought it'll be. Sure, Bella made it sound like a big deal but to me it seems like it's set of fast forward mode.

A few pages and we're FINALLY at the honeymoon and they FINALLY do their thing.

Since it's a novel for teens, Stephanie Meyer still has to keep things clean and subtle, which is fine by me. Otherwise, it'd feel so wrong.

But I still have some questions though...

OH, and somehow I find the idea of Edward biting or rather savaging the pillow to let off his steam very ....[SIGH] If you know what I mean. HEHE~

Then Bella got pregnant (whoops, should I have put a spoiler warning?) and we switch to Jacob's point of view. I rather like his POV, although it can be quite over the top sometimes regarding the feeling he still has for Bella (like, come on, just get over her already!) at least it's better to be off Bella's I'm-a-sufferer POV for awhile.

[dodging axes and hammers thrown by Twilighter/Twihard]

I esp like Jacob's humourous more-than-one-word titles for each chapter.

That made a nice change.

But still, the part about Bella's pregnancy is no less boring... Heck, I even decided to stop reading halfway through because it's such a yawn. Then because I had nothing else to keep me entertained, I picked up the book again the next day.

Then when Bella FINALLY gave birth to Renesme (sounds ridiculous, I know) a.k.a Nessie (the nickname Jacob gave her) things start to pick up.

Jacob imprinting on Nessie (YAY! So happy for him, it's about time!), Bella being turned into a vampire (if only she'd skipped the super long monologue about the agony she endured. Oh, the fire! Oh, the blah blah blah... ), Bella and Edward having vampire... ahem relationship, the Voulturi (sounds like vulture, is that where Meyer got her idea from?) coming to attack, Bella discovering her power, happily-ever-after ending.

Overall, I like the later half of the novel, after the baby's born. Things got interesting, if only Bella (or rather, Ms Meyer) didn't spoil it by dragging it way too long.

This makes me think of Russell Peter's joke about Bollywood movie not having an editing process (to the point that you can actually see the broom mic appearing).

Cut down on the unneccessary laments and repetitive description (like how perfect Edward is yada yada, we get it! That's why millions of girls obsess over him in the first place, duh~) and you'll do the world a big favour by saving the trees.

And of course, I won't have the need to ramble so much either.

I won't worry my life away

2009-02-26T14:28:00.000+08:00

Remember my previous post title?

Well, during this point of my life, I just feel like sleep the whole worries away. In fact, it won't be such a bad idea to sleep through eternity.

No, I'm not lacking of sleep, I'm just....depressed.

I don't know what's wrong with me. I don't wanna feel this down. But I just don't have the energy to lift up my downcast mood. It used to be so simple, so natural. I can't remember the last time I was happy or laugh out loud or feel like I belong, somewhere.

I know I'm being melodramatic and I seriously need to cheer up but I'm just too tired.

What's gotten into me? I feel like there's a dark cloud above my head all the time, or maybe I AM the dark cloud.

Maybe I think too much, wallow too much instead of focusing on the big picture.

I'm alive and well, I SHOULD enjoy life while I still can. I don't wanna regret when it's too late. I have so many things I wanna do. Eyes on the prize, I say.

Dear Self, don't worry your life away.

Oh how I wish I could sleep all day and never wake up

2009-02-26T14:22:00.000+08:00

Listening to the utterly awesome song by Jason Mraz, "Sleep All Day".

It's one of those songs that are so awesome that I can't help but wonder about the existance of the goddess, Muse (no, not the rock band) who inspires others with a touch of her finger.

He's such a hugely talented songwriter and he sings really well too!!

Man, his lyrics are WICKED!

He's coming down to KL on 4th of March so for ya'll who have bought the ticket, I'll see ya there!

I'm trying to memorise the lyrics as preparation. I WANNA SING ALONG!!

Phew!

2009-02-26T14:02:00.000+08:00

Continuing with my previous post, I'm now a Certified Accounting Technician, WOOHOO!!!

I've passed my paper 6, 7, 8 and 9.

6 is Drafting Financial Statement
7 Costing
8 Audit
9 Tax

Should I tell you my marks?? Nah, not important, it's not like I won a Malaysian or World Prize anyway.

But I went out to celebrate it anyway. One of my friends knew of this buffet place Hartz (...yay, am I advertising for them now? Psh) so we went there.

If only he'd told me sooner then I would have more storage space in my stomach. Grumble grumble..

But anyway, it's RM20 all-you-can-eat buffet and it's my first time ever! YAY!

I just LOVE the ice cream and the chocolate powder thing to pour over our ice cream.

Oh yea, btw, it's totally self-service (minus washing your dish/plate) so we actually scoop the ice cream ourselves!!

DJ scoffed as I tried hard to scoop the hard ice cream. Then when he tried it for himself, I only have one word to say to him upon seeing his expression - "HAH!"

It ain't as easy as you think.

Moral of the story : don't scoop, just take the whole bucket and share ~ tee hee

Ok, I'm seriously rambling now. But the thought of food made my mouth water.... I've only had mushroom soup (the packet instant soup kind, not the kind in tin) for breakfast and it's 5 pm now. I'm not on diet (though I seriously need to lose like 10 pound...) just lazy to eat.

I know, that's a first for me.

Besides, who needs food when you can blog? Or you can eat while you blog.

SOMEBODY FEED ME NOW!!!

I am the walrus

2009-02-16T08:00:00.000+08:00

Yes people, our CAT results (paper 6 - 9) are coming out today. Scary moments ensue for another hour or so as suspense keeps us in tense mood.

In my case, I find it very easy to block it all out so as to keep myself from freaking out.

Blocking things out is my specialty, at times. Glad to know it comes in as useful.

I know I'm rambling away.... But my mood at the moment is relatively calm, or rather, unperturbed.

I'm AWARE that today is THE day, but I try not to think about it too much.

Come what may, I'll just either cry myself to death, or breathe a sigh of relief.

Talk about being extreme...

Chipping around, kicking my brain on the floor

2009-01-26T23:10:00.000+08:00

I know I've been slacking off a lot since class started, so I'm here to redeem myself.

Well, let's start from last year.

There's a lot of posts in the month of December because obviously, that's when I had a semester break (a meager 3-week holiday...). Hence I was free to update my blog and fill it up with randomness + bucket loads of rambling/ranting.

But my holiday ain't about that only. I DO have a life, a social life, which includes hanging out with my buddies; exchanging news and fooling around. (but mostly fooling around, teehee)

Hmm, what else... I read Twilight and Eclipse. I got a chance to catch up with my sleep. I finally passed my driving test. I drove on the road twice.

But other than that, just the same ol' Youtube hogging - Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Supernatural (a.k.a the awesome arse-kicking cult show) being the main hogging target.

So that's the summary of my holiday, I guess.

A Series of Unfortunate Events and the importance of being optimistic

2009-01-26T01:15:00.001+08:00

Hey ya'll!

First off, HAPPY CHINESE NIU YEAR! [for those of you who don't understand my different spellng of "new", "Niu" is cow/cattle/ox in Mandarin, and this year is the year of ox in the zodiac sign]

I must admit, I'm kinda a superstitious person.

What can I say, better be safe than sorry, no harm done believing in those "pantang" [do's and don'ts] after all.

So what I'm saying is, last year ain't a good year for me because as a Horse [the zodiac, I mean], it kinda clashed with the Mouse [last year's zodiac].

Us Chinese call it "chong tai sui". [my Chinese homies, ya know what I'm sayin']

Now, I present to you, my very own "Series of Unfortunate Events"...

1. Fell sick during Chinese New Year - Return of the Asthma Attack
It's really not that serious, just the way things typically turn out - first comes the sore throat, next the flu, then coughing, which leads to some minor asthma [just minor breathing difficulty, bronchus constriction and all]. Either that, or a full blown fever.

OK, enough about my boring medical history.

2. Lending my friend my housemate's badminton racquet and he BROKE it! [April]
Try explaining THAT to your housemate.

3. Not getting the scholarship - the black mark of the year. Nuff' said! [May]

4. Got a fever days before the final exam in June!

5. Failing my driving test - SO WHAT! [June]

6. Accidentally drowned my cellphone... RIP [July]

7. Being WRONGLY thought of as a friggin' thief by that b!tch of my EX-roommate. [Sept]

8. Having that shameless, irresponsible Korean tenant and his whole family running away after delaying his rental for 3 months. Karma will kick 'em in the arse. [Oct]

9. Failing my driving test, AGAIN! But I passed the following week, FYI. [Dec]

10. Dad spraining his ankle while jogging.
Although it's not me, it still counts.

SO, another Top Ten list... [Told ya I love making lists ;p]

Last year may not be good, but it could be worse; hence this year, it can only get BETTER!

I have a good feeling about this year - Horse and Cow are buddies and all!

But that's only my theory...

Whatever it is, we got off a good start and a prosperous year is ahead!

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be

2009-01-17T22:51:00.000+08:00

Hey ya'll!

I know, I know, it's been AGES since my last post LAST YEAR.

Yeah yeah, big deal, 2008 and 2009, just a difference in 1 digit.

Do I sound bitter? 'cause my new year celebration is...hmm...let's see
....................
Exactly, NON-EXISTENT! Nil, zilch, nada!

How pathetic is that.... Come to think of it, I've never been to a new year party before, we're just not that crazy 'bout it I guess.

Heck, I didn't even make a new year resolution THIS year. Meh, I'll just make one or two during Chinese New Year, It's new year too!

Anyways, I've got this Song "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls stuck in my head...Hmm..

Maybe it's because I haven't been filling my ears with music for so long, instead I've been feasting my eyes with Wentworth Miller~~

Yup folks! I'm feeling so up-to-date, now that I've watched up to the latest episode (S04E16) of Prison Break and I just gotta say this -

PRISON BREAK IS THE MOST AWESOMEST SHOW ON EARTH!!!
(Supernatural too, but my main focus today is Prison Break. Aww, don't be sad, Sam and Dean :3)

I started watching somewhere around 8pm after dinner at Medan and finished at 5 something in the morning.

[SIGH] Don't you just LURVE tv marathon? It's my favourite sport~

This is the good life man!

Well, I can't think of anything else to say (actually I can but there's just too much that I wanna mention and tv shows await!).

Ciao, for now!

Guess who's back

2009-01-06T16:17:00.000+08:00

So, I'm heading back to KL via Air Asia (the plane) on Jan 5 since our new sem starts on Jan 6.

There's an orientation on the day I'm flying back (ala Hancock....not) but that's only meant for NEW students.

We're RETURNING students.

Sounds so much more professional-ish.

Time to get rid of the freshman-ness of last sem.

This sem, we're THE ACCA students! WOOH!

So whenever someone asks me what course I'm studying, I can proudly say "Oh, me? I'm an ACCA student."

Sounds cooler, eh?

Anyways, I'm swerving off the main topic (old habits die hard, ala Bruce Willis).

So, before going back, I tried to make full use of my last few days left in KB by going out and hanging out with my homies.

But it's just so hard as most of them are already going back to KL, or wherever they're studying.

Oooh, I remember the last time I went out I got home quite late (by my mom's standard), almost 11pm.

That got me an earful, ....no, make that two.

ANYWHO, coincidentally, one of my friends who's studying at Sunway was also on the same flight.

So, squaring my shoulders and forcing myself to be outgoing, I went over and struck up a conversation with him.

It ain't that bad (apart from having to think up topics to talk about, but it got better after awhile) considering the last time we talked was exactly one year ago.

Plus, we're not close at all to begin with.

Overall, the conversations flowed fairly easily. Both of us being Sunway students and all, so at least we have sth in common...

He offered to share the cab with me. Great, I was gonna ask him the same thing.

It's a bit more expansive compared to taking a bus to KL Central, then a KTM to Subang station, then a min bus back to college.

But then, it sure saved me a lot of time and hassle.

I reached my hostel in 45 minutes, 1 hour top.

For once, I didn't have to haul my stuff up 4 stairs to the top floor, which is where I used to stay.

My new room is now at the ground floor, with my 2 friends.

Thank GOD I'm no longer stuck with that crazy b!tch. (She's studying Psychology, how ironic..)

So after hours of unpacking and organizing my stuff (which I stuffed into the wardrobe, most of them anyway), I could finally sit down and relax.

The 3 of us (another bed, the one beside mine is still unoccupied. It's a 4 sharing room BTW, FYI) sat down and watched "Dirty Dancing 2".

The audio ain't that clear, (no subtitle either) so here's what we did.

2 of us share the pair of earphone plugged into the laptop (one ear each), then the 3rd person plugged another pair of earphone into ANOTHER laptop, played the movie at the same time and voila!

If you're wondering why didn't the 3rd person just use that ANOTHER laptop to watch, well, it's because the screen is smaller.

So there you go, viewing pleasure above all!

All in all, I'm really glad and thankful that our plan to stay in the same room went through.

It's just so much better in many ways.

Keeping an open mind, and ears

2008-12-31T17:58:00.003+08:00

[I'm your alter ego]

Another revelation day.

Revelation #1:
Lead singer of Blur, Damon = lead singer of Gorillaz, 2D
[LE GASP!]

Revelation #2:
Apparently, I've seen the music video of Blur's "Coffee and TV" many many years ago, I just had no idea it's really them!

Revelation #3:
Oh. My. God.
So that "Woo Hoo" song that I've been meaning to find out is actually Blur's Song 2, the FAMED Song 2!!!!!!!
[TRIPLE GASP!]

P/S: I think Damon Albarn [Blur], Noel Gallagher [Oasis], Alex Turner [Arctic Monkeys],and Jarvis Cocker [Pulp] have similar (not same, ok!) style in singing.

Lyrics and artists with zilch talent coughdisneycough

2008-12-31T12:53:00.000+08:00

I love lyrics that have stories/meaning behind them.

I think it's very important. That's the whole point of writing them ain't it, to tell a story, sort of..

I mean you can't have lyrics that sound completely bollocks and not expect them to ruin the whole song.

Beautiful, poetic lyrics complement the song, if not make it more interesting.

SO that's one of the 3058295 reasons I love My Chemical Romance. (Not that I need any reason to love them)

Gerard is the best lyricist ever!

2009 is gonna be a better and bigger year.

MCR is coming out with a new album, Gerard and his wife, Lyn-Z are expecting their first born, Green Day as well as FOB are gonna release their new albums too.

P/S:Saw Hilary Duff's "Fly" video on the TV just now (after watching "Around the World in 80 Days", very entertaining. No, I'm not being sarcastic!) and I'm truly bewildered as to how she becomes a SINGER. (<-- this is me being attempting sarcasm)

The same goes for Rihanna, Miley, the annoying Camp Rock and HSM cast and other "singers" with flat, powerless, soulless voice.

Whitney, Beyonce, Kelly, Mariah, Christina, Leona, EVEN Jojo etc can give them a run for their money anytime.

Oh wait, if they don't sing, they certainly can't act either! [GASP]

What else is left for them to do??

Is there ANYTHING they're good at? Oh wait, don't answer that...

Rock Chick? \m/

2008-12-30T22:04:00.003+08:00

I think I'm more into rock.

I was listening to this radio show - "Rock Show" (duh..) - hosted by Kevin B on Capital fm and I
was elated to hear those rarely aired rock songs again, esp the ones from 90s, they're the best.

Like Oasis - Wonderwall, The Wallflowers - One Headlight and Pearl Jam - Last Kiss.

Somehow, I always group these 3 singles together because they're the kinda songs that I heard a lot when I was young but have no idea about the bands or even the song titles, just that they sounded good.

Then a few years later like now, hearing them again brings back those memories.

But the only difference is I finally know who/what band perform them as well as the song titles.

Kinda make me go "OH!" with revelation.

Besides, hearing these classic makes a nice (and much needed) change from all those mainstream "hot" singles jamming up the airwaves.

The radio stations should really play more of these good ol' songs.

Great music is timeless.

Heck, even I hum along to the 70s happy songs - Bee Gees, ABBA, Carpenters etc.

I don't discriminate when it comes to good music - except screamo.

But man, 90s really produced a lot of phenomenal bands and with it, great music.

It's like the peak of rock, the decade of greatness.

Muse, Oasis, Coldplay, Blur, Green Day, Matchbox 20, The Wallflowers, Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M, Nirvana, Radiohead, Weezer, Aerosmith, Vertical Horizon, Fastball, Garbage, Scissor Sister, The Verve, etc etc.

[Note: Some of these bands may be formed B4 1990 but they hit it big in the 90s]

Of course, there were Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Def Leppard, The Doors, The Who, The Clash, Eagles, Rolling Stones, Guns and Roses and AC/DC way before the 90s.

Now we're stuck with Rihanna [gag], Miley Cyrus [double gag], Jonas Brothers [TRIPLE GAG!] and other crap music.

Thank God we still have MCR, PATD, The Killers, The Fray, The Used, Keane, Death Cab for Cutie, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Glasvegas, Phantom Planet to claim our dignity.

P/S: I've just found out Take A Picture is performed by Filter.

Discovering great music for idiots (not really)

2008-12-30T14:00:00.004+08:00

I love discovering stuff, or more specifically, music.

I stumbled across good music through various sources - Youtube, reviews, radio, word of mouth or even tracks from movies or TV shows.

When I fall in love with them at 1st listen, I'd find ways to get them on my mp3, mostly by downloading.

If it's based on recommendation from others, I'll check 'em out on Youtube (love Youtube for that!) and if they sound promosing - proceed to download.

Sometimes I'll download them straightaway if I'm convinced by the good reviews they get.
From that point onward, I'll develop a liking for them.

I got to widen my music horizon this way.

It's how I discovered My Chemical Romance (the love of my life~), Panic At The Disco, Lostprophets, Muse, 30 Seconds to Mars, McFly, Arctic Monkeys, Paramore, Boys Like Girls, The Killers, etc etc; and most recently Oasis.

I've heard of Oasis a long time ago, thought their songs are quite nice, but that's all.

Then I read the review on Galaxie by Edward Gomez - whom I place a lot of trust upon - abt their new album "Dig Out Your Soul".

I got interested and started to dig for their songs - found some singles that I really really like.

Let There Be Love, Wonderwall, She's Electric, Morning Glory, Live Forever, Hello, Roll With It, Don't Look Back In Anger, Cast No Shadow, Stop Crying Your Heart Out.

If you've never heard of at least 1 of the singles above, I'd say you've been living under a rock, or somewhere with no radio reception, internet and music store.

So 1st thing I got home - download their albums.

1995 - What's the story? (Morning Glory)
2000 - Standing on the shoulder of giants
2002 - Heathen Chemistry
2005 - Don't believe the truth
2008 - Dig out your soul

[Just in case you don't know, it's the years the albums are released, NOT the years I downloaded them...]

All in all, I treasure these music more, because in a way, they're mine, my own discovery.

It's all the sweeter when you discover good music on your own - instead of hearing those commercial, mainstream, teeny-bop music on radio...

101 Things You Don't Know About Me [cont'd]

2008-12-28T22:55:00.001+08:00

40. I think High School Musical is seriously overrated and HSM 3 is really pushing it. They're just feel good flicks, I don't see any reason to worship them and the bunch of cast.

41. I like my biscuits better when they're dunked into a cup of hot chocolate.

42. I have to constantly tell my mind to shut up. Seriously.
(Can you annoy YOURSELF to death?)

43. I make list all the time, writing down stuff in my head.

44. I have this fetish with recording stuff. [hence #43.]

45. My favourite colour is purple.

46. I think Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, the HSM cast and other Disney/Nickelodeon manufactured stars are overrated. (yes, I know Rihanna has nth to do with Disney) I am sick and tired of hearing about them all the time!

47. I think Eminem's the greatest rapper, followed by Kanye West.

48. I love knowing and understanding how things work.

49. I gain satisfaction from discovering ways to break a system, or solve a problem.
50. When a song (A) reminds me of another song (B) but I can't rmbr what song (B), that'll really bug me out, for as long as days until I figured it out.

51. I abhor any form of wastage. Esp paper.

52. I'm an environmentalist.

53. I abhor cruelty to any living being.

54. I love cats more than dogs.

55. I absolutely detest domestic violence.

56. I think men who beat women are the most pathetic cowards.

57. I think rapists should be castrated, if not sentenced to death.

58. I think Malaysia film industry can do much better than Cicakman (both 1 and 2), Antoo Fighter (seriously..) and the never ending Senario sequels (enough is enough). Whatever happen to great films like "Sepet", "Cinta", "Sepi"?

59. I don't think Puteri Gunung Ledang (the film) is as great as ppl said it is.

60. I have no idea why most Malaysian cartoons suck.

61. I think everyone should reject plastic bags or polyester containers whenever they can. Do your part!

62. I would love to own a digital camera, an iPod and a Polaroid.

63. I think Jessica Biel's much much sexier than Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie.

64. I'm utterly sick of Paris Hilton, just like everybody else.

65. I think Charlize Theron has the nicest looking cheekbones. And Tea Leoni is very pretty.
(And, no, I'm not bi..)

66. I think Julia Robert's lips are sexier than Angelina Jolie.

67. I wanna go on a world tour some day.

68. I've recently discovered classic rock ain't so bad after all! (AC/DC, Guns & Roses, Kansas) Thx to Supernatural.

69. I believe in friends for life.

Ranting - a way of life

2008-12-27T00:02:00.004+08:00

Come to think about it, I rant a lot.
(Some of you may go "Geez, you've JUST realised that?")

There are quite some criticizing and b!tching (<--- Do you know this word actually mean excellent/extremely? Look it up!) in my blog. Of course, there are some rare good reviews too, but that'd be minority. Maybe I should change my nick to CriticMouth, my blog description to "I rant, I b!tch, I grumble, ramble and babble"

If you think I'm leaving my brother behind, you have massively underestiamte me - Michael Scofield (Prison Break)

2008-12-26T23:49:00.002+08:00

My brother and I share a strange relationship.

We're not close, which is kinda sad.

I guess as we grow older, we drift apart more and more.

I can't remember at what point exactly though we stopped talking to one another.

Heck, I can't even remember when was the last time I looked him in the eyes and had a real conversation with him.

The fact that he left home to further his studies for more than 4 years certainly doesn't help.

Occasionally, snippets of my childhod memory with my brother will hit me flat in my face with a pang.

We were definitely closer then.

Was there anything I could have done to make things stay the same?
When and where did we go wrong?
What would it be like if we're on talking terms like any other normal siblings instead of being awkward with each other like now?

I've always wanted a big brother who's protective of me and will do anything for me. (I'd return the favour, of course)

Ok, fine, I admit, I have this brother complex.

That'd partly explain my attraction towards the shows "Supernatural" and "Prison Break".

There's sth abt this brotherly love, between Dean and Sam Winchester; Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield.

It just gets me.

That and the fact that these are 2 great shows.

Oh, let's not forget the Way brothers in My Chemical Romance (Gerard and Mikey); Jared and Shannon Leto in 30 Seconds to Mars; Bill and Tom, the twin brothers in Tokio Hotel.

There's also the ever famous Gallagher brothers from Oasis, though I'm not so sure abt the brotherly love between them...

Who cares!! That's one heck of a band they got there!

Champagne Supernova is one awesome song! and it has nth to do with this post...

2008-12-26T23:44:00.002+08:00

It's pretty fascinating how many English words there are that have to be censored.

Words censorship in Chinese or Malay songs or films is unheard of.

Scenes censorship is another issue.
But not words.

Whereas in English songs, films, shows, you're bound to come across some "beep" or the "censored" stamps over the person's mouth.

But really, what's the point?

It's not like we can't guess what's their choice of cuss.

Besides, even if the censorship could keep the children from hearing or knowing about these words, they can't stop them from ever learning about them.
Sooner or later, they'll KNOW these words.

They'll either hear them from friends, seniors in schools, grown-ups' conversations or even read about them in books.

I wonder do they even think of censoring words/scenes in books...

Bottom line is, censorship will only delay the process, it's impossible to stamp this out.

I mean, these are words we're talking about. Swear words, but words regardless.
They exist - heck you can even look 'em up in dictionary - you can't erase their existence.

Plus, even if you do manage to wipe 'em out, people will still find other words to express their anger.

So I say, go ahead and EXPRESS YOURSELVES!

Brit Rock - All the rage

2008-12-26T15:01:00.004+08:00

Other than Arctic Monkeys, there's also Oasis and Kaiser Chiefs.

These Brit Rock bands have their own appeal.

But MCR will always have a special place in my heart.

They've become a major chapter of my life, and still are.

Oh, anyone heard of Tokio Hotel?

I know, it's silly to even ask.

They're HUGE!

As in stardom. Not body size. Bill and Tom look so...thin!

And they seem so small back when they're in their teens!

Looking at their smiling innocent faces, you just feel like shielding them from the harshness of the music industry.

SO, I fell in love with their single "Through the monsoon" and have been wanting to get my hands on their albums ever since then.

But I can't find it!

I also heard that their record company doesn't release any of their albums in Asia. (or is it Southeast Asia?)

They (the record company) really should reevaluate their marketing strategy 'cause the demand's crazy around here.

We're thirsting for some action.

A concert would be nice~~

P/S: I just found out that The Killers is said to be the American equivalent of Razorlight!
PP/S: I love their new single "Human", both the video and the song!

North Pole presents....Arctic Monkeys!

2008-12-26T14:53:00.000+08:00

Downloaded Arctic Monkeys' album - "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not".

Pretty catchy title, huh?

I've heard of this album some time ago.

It's got some good review.

Plus, I was quite addicted to their newer single "Fluorescent Adolescent" at one point.

So I've checked out the album and it's surprisingly good.

The lead singer, Alex Turner's laidback, tounge-in-cheek style of singing kinda reminds me of Oasis' Noel Gallagher.

Btw, some of the songs - esp Mardy Bum - have this mind blowing guitar part and the singing part just seem pale in comparison.

Not that it ain't good, but those crazy guitar riffs just scream AWESOMENESS. It's tough to top 'em.

Love the cheeky lyrics too! [check out "Fake Tales of San Fransisco"]

They're pretty wicked and quirky!

Oh, one more thing, you can actually hear Alex Turner's accent in the songs!

That's quite rare, at least, for me, it is.

I mean, I didn't detect any British accent from Robbie William's songs.

I only found out he's a British when I heard him talk.

And don't get me started on David Beckham.

No offense but his voice certainly does NOT match his rugged looks and hunky body.

101 Things You Don't Know About Me

2008-12-25T09:00:00.000+08:00

1. I love My Chemical Romance

2. I enjoy good food.

3. I have short attention span.

4. I think I might have an OCD, or maybe that's my Virgo side acting up. (Damn perfectionism)

5. I live, breathe, eat and talk music

6. I'm a self-proclaimed movie junkie.

7. I'm a self-certified Youtube hogger.

8. I think Internet is the greatest invention (apart from computer).

9. Supernatural and Prison Break make life worth living.

10. I'm usually a reserved person but once we clicked, there's no holding me back..

11. I absolutely loathe those vain group of people who lurve taking fake arse "cute" [gag] pictures of themselves and post them up on net. They are what I call self-obsessive freaks.

12. I'm sincerely pissed off by this particular person at this point of my life.

13. I often wonder about "What if".

14. Astronomy and Universe as a whole fascinate me.

15. I wish I could play guitar.

16. I think British accent is absolutely divine.

17. My mind is constantly on overdrive.

18. I wanna lose 20 pounds. (that and the fact that I love eating don't mis well)

19. I love comedy.

20. I love being scared out of my wit. (only when watching horror flicks, NOT in real life)

21. Humour is a must (or a bonus) in any movie or tv shows.

22. I snorted a lot while I was watching Scary Movie 3 b/c I was laughing SO hard.

23. For a few days afterwards, I laughed out loud whenever I thought of the hilarious scenes in the movie.

24. I'm into a certain kind of humour. I believe everyone has their own preferred kinda humour.

25. I think the awesomest super powers to have is mind reading and time control.

26. You can never go wrong with fast foods. (although it's not exactly healthy)

27. I'm a sucker for tall, muscular, hunky guys.

28. Yes I'm superficial. So what? Everyone enjoys eye candy..

29. I'm infatuated with Jared Padalecki.

30. I think Gerard Way has the cutest face! [squeal]

31. Wentworth Miller has the most exotic face! [sigh]

32. I procrastinate A LOT.

33. I think too much and tend to over-analyse things most of the time.

34. I have a lot of opinions. [due to previous point]

35. I think the best way to enjoy post-exam days = hogging the tv all day watching complete seasons of Supernatural and Prison Break and any other of my favourite shows.

36. The highlight of my life is going to My Chemical Romance and Panic! At The Disco concerts.

37. The highlight of my life WOULD be meeting Gerard Way and/or the rest of the MCR.

38. I'd kill to have chance to talk to my favourite stars. [Jared! Jensen! Wentworth! I'm coming!!]

39. I think a great movie should have = comedy+epic+heart warming drama.

2008-12-24T19:00:00.000+08:00

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

I'VE PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!!

I'M GETTING MY LICENSE!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!

You haVe no idea what I've been through, just to get this license.

And now finally, I can breathe a sigh of relief, get rid of that burden, AT LAST!

MAN, this has got to be the greatest feeling on earth!

I'm so done with wallowing around with dark clouds above my head.

I can now do whatever I want without any nagging worries. YEEAAAAHHHH!!!!

Sci-fi is cool

2008-12-20T15:28:00.001+08:00

I love sci-fi.

I guess what interest me the most is the exploration part where they delve into the unknown and toy with the ideas beyond our imagination.

It has something to do with discovering things.

There are so many unsolved mysteries around us; and the world is so vast, you can't help but wonder about EVERYTHING.

The most popular question being: Are we alone in this universe?

What lies BEYOND the universe?

What does the future hold for us?

Why do we exist?

All these Law of Physics, what makes them the way they are anyway?

If only there's a machine that could provide the answer to ANY question.
(Think "Hictchhiker's Guide to Galaxy")

Ranting about : the computer facility in my college

2008-12-20T12:59:00.003+08:00

You know what's frustrating?

When you've tried like every single PC available yet still unable to log in.

Stupid computer!

No, it's not the computer that's stupid.

It's the brainless people working at the computer dept, whatever they call it.

You see, they wanna change to a new system with a "better security" blah blah blah, like whatever, do we give a damn?? F8CK NO!

SO after all the hassles (and money straight out our pockets too! What, you think they're doing this for free? It's from our course fee!), NOW there're MORE problems than ever!

Dude, did they ever THINK and PLAN carefully BEFORE implementing the whole pointless new system??

It's not as if we need a better security anyway.

It's JUST a computer log in ID, what on earth are people gonna do with THAT?

Assuming, there are people who are ACTUALLY interested in stealing the pathetic ID.

Yea right, as if NOT every student in the college is assigned an ID for computer use.

As if they want ANOTHER ID, for what, exactly?

The most valuable stuff in store for ID thief (assuming they exist...) would be the printing credit.
(10 cent per black and white printing, 2 BUCK per colour printing!! I know, total bloodsucker..)

Heck, if not for the printing thing (not everybody brings a printer along when moving into hostel), there won't be any need for this ridiculous computer ID.

It's nth more than access to the computers and the painfully limited LAN connection.

We can't download ANY programme and most importantly, it can't load YOUTUBE!!
Ain't that a pain in the arse...

Seriously, what's the flippin' big deal with this ID thing?

What, there's gonna be some non-students/outsiders entering the campus to use the computers/internet connection?

Puh-leaze, I think they have enough sense to head to any other cyber cafe which offer much much faster connection speed.

I think the college just set up this troublesome system just to show off how sophisticated/technologically advanced they are.
(If they're technologically advance, they'd trade in those ANCIENT, BULKY, OBSOLETE computers at the library for sth newer)

We pay RM285 of resourse fee and this lousy facility is what we get??

Supernatural - makes life worth living.

2008-12-20T12:36:00.000+08:00

Just finished watching the Season 4 episodes of one of the greatest shows ever aired - SUPERNATURAL.

They're AWESOME!

Even better than EVER!

If that's even possible.

I swear, I fall even more in love with each episode I watched.

I have this stupid grin on my face just because I've seen the Winchester boys in action again after a long wait of 4-5 months.

Yea, I was THAT happy.

I can't believe a show can have such an effect on me... a very great show at that.

[SIGH] It's been awhile and I didn't realise how much I've missed them!

It's a cult show.

No doubt about that. A highly certified cult show.

It really has me grabbing the edge of my seat.

I mean, how often can a tv series does that to you??
(Aside from Prison Break. But they're of different genre, we're talking about horror here)

It has everything - horror (duh), suspense, action, and most importantly, humour - all rolled into one great, arse-kicking show.

Eric Kripke should be worshipped for creating Supernatural.

The group of writers too! For writing such brilliant script!

I mean, hell, they practically reinvent + revamp the show with every.new.season!

Seriously, they're THAT good.

They have these original ideas and amazing twists in the plot that just make you gasp out loud. (or maybe that's just me...)

Just when you think they've set the highest standard possible, they go ahead and top themselves!

This show just keeps getting better!
Improving, coming up with tonnes of new stuff just when you least expect it!

The end of season 1 left my jaw hanging open.
I was so not expecting THAT. [I don't wanna spoil it for anyone who hasn't watched it. But dude, what took you so long? Watch it already!]

Then season 2, the deal between Dean and the demon, plus the best finale ever!

Season 3, the most unexpected finale. I mean, we should expect it but we didn't really think it's gonna happen.

No idea what I'm sayin'?
WATCH SUPERNATURAL!

Season 4...the storyline just keeps getting deeper~~ LOVE IT!

Supernatural and Prison Break are the 2 ultimate best shows ever created.

I know they have a wide fan base but still I don't think they're given enough of the credit they deserve.

I mean, Hello??? An Emmy or two would be more than reasonable.

Which leads me to conclude that Emmy Awards should be banned.

How BLIND or BIASED could the panel be?

Don't get me started on Teen Choice Awards.

JENSEN ACKLES IS HOTTER THAN zac efron!!!!!

That's a FACT. Period.

Don't ever DARE argue with that.

Or I'll eat you.

School of Rock

2008-12-19T00:02:00.001+08:00

I really love learning abt history, be it history of ancient civilisation, or the world of music - esp those trivia, fun facts abt bands.

I know, it's rather strange, coming from a person whose least favourite subject in high school is History.

That has nth to do with history, I loathed the subject because of the tedious memory work.

I hate memorising stuff...and it certainly doesn't help that the stuff we're required to memorise are BORING!

Of course, there're a few exceptions, like the chapters on Ancient Greek, Rome and other civilisations.

Those are interesting.

Still, I'd much rather KNOW about them, instead of memorising them for the sake of exam.

I mean, seriously, ain't anybody gonna ask you the exact reasons such and such rules were implemented or why such actions were taken.

Shouldn't it be enough to just KNOW?

It's pretty ridiculous, the education system in M'sia.

It's just so...dead, you know, uninteresting and not really effective.

How can it be effective when we're learning about stuff that we ain't gonna apply in our real life?

How can it be effective when the syllabus is so damn boring?

It certainly doesn't help that the teaching methods are....

Of course, there ARE some good, great teachers around, but still, there's a reason to students ditching class, you know what I'm sayin'?

Students aren't and won't be motivated to study.

How can you be motivated ENOUGH when you're just studying for EXAM?

I love knowing more about music because I LOVE music.

I love improving my English (the language) because I love the language.

As simple as that.

Plus, English novels are so much better.

You see, it's all interconnected.

You gotta have the passion for whatever you're learning, the "thirst for knowledge" as they call it.

And that passion's not sth that can be manufactured.

You can't force it upon you.

Either you love it, or you don't.

P/S: Why do I get the feeling that's I'm rambling a bit too much??

Bottle It Up

2008-12-18T00:23:00.000+08:00

I rarely talk about my TRUE feelings with others, not even my closest friends (sorry guys, IF youre reading this).

Occasionally, sth would slip past, but like I said, rarely.

I don't know, I just don't feel comfortable with it, exposing myself, you know.

I'll feel...vulnerable, like I'm on the losing end.

For me, everything's like a fucken competition.

It's really crazy, you don't wanna hear about it.

Which led me to confirm my suspicion that I have some glitch in my complex.

I seriously don't think you'll survive one day inside my head.

There're just so many, TOO MUCH clutter of worries, regrets, frustrations in it.

Tearing up my sanity

2008-12-17T18:52:00.000+08:00

I failed my drivining test, again.

………………..

It’s so absurd!

What’s wrong with me anyway?

How could I screw up AGAIN?

After so many hours of practices and yet when the time came for me to perform my best, I messed up.

Man, talk about slitting your wrists!

Maybe I had the wrong mindset, thinking it’s OK to fail, knowing I could resit the test the following week - as I still have a long holiday ahead of me.

I really couldn’t face my mom and my grandma because they’re bound to lament about how bad luck this year has been for me etc etc.

THEN, I’d start to feel bad that I caused them to feel bad. The cycle goes on and on.

I tried hard not to think about this at all, blocking all those thoughts.

Or else, I’d go crazy.

Trust me, I’m already half way there.

Say what you wanna say (Eminem - The Eminem Show)

2008-12-17T00:45:00.001+08:00

This world would be a much better place if we're honest with each other and speak what's on our mind all the time.

Then we won't have to wonder what others think if us.

And we won't have to wish for mind reading power.

Oh, wait, that's just me...

But seriously, "we can't build this city with suspicious minds".

Don't you learn anything from Elvis??

Then again, sometimes it's better to hide some of the truth.

Gotta think about others' feelings as well.

Plus, if I were to speak my mind, who knows, maybe I"ll be the next Simon Cowell...

Cat...

2008-12-15T22:48:00.002+08:00

OMG, I went downstairs to get my earphone and maybe sth to eat since I haven't had dinner.

Guess what I found - 4 slices of bread,still in their plastic package, being ravaged by ....my cat!

No wonder I heard the rustling sound just now, I shoulda gone down to investigate.

Now I have no bread to make tuna sanwich!

Guess I'll just have to make do with the dinner leftover...

When I was upstairs again, with my food, I realised I forgot to bring up the earphone...

This happens to me all the time... Get one thing, forget another..

That cat should really be taught to be disciplined.

It hissed at me!

But then when hunger strikes,...you can't really blamed it.

SHUT UP, MIND!

2008-12-15T22:21:00.001+08:00

Sometimes I just wish there's a switch right in my brain to turn off my wandering thoughts.

Or better yet, a gearbox, to determine the direction of my thoughts.

Gear 1 : Study mode
Gear 2 : R&R
Gear 3 : Daydreaming (gotta have it)
Gear 4 : Conversation
Gear 5 : Blank/Free style
Reverse: Flashback/reminiscence

That'd be brilliant, don't you think?

It'd be real helpful and useful for a person with overdriven brain, like me...

I have to constantly tell me OWN friggin' mind to shut up and stop thinking all those nonsense.

Hmph, apparently I have no control over my mind cuz it just KEEPS drifting away.

It's awful! Those flashbacks that got me contemplating erasing my memory; those stupid worries about what others think of me.

Urgh! I have to snap myself out of it ALL the time before the mind-wandering got too far.

I think it's hazardous to set my mind on autopilot mode...

It's hazardous to even have a mind like mine.

Shopaholic and purple shoes

2008-12-15T18:29:00.001+08:00

I think there's a Shopaholic in all of us.
[Notice I used a capital letter "S".]

I'm referring to the character Rebecca Bloomwood in the Shopaholic series written by Sophie Kinsella.

She's a shopaholic (Rebecca, I mean), that I can relate with.

But other than that, she's also some sorta procrastinator. Again, not unlike me.

Plus, she has this wild imagination.

I used to think it's ridiculous and funny, (the imagination, I mean) but one self-reflective moment led me to conclude that I'm a bit of that too.

I think I've mentioned more than once about my tendency to think too much.
And my imagination DO run wild...

I used to scoff at the character, but now it appears that we have more similarities than I thought.

Back to shopping.
I've recently discovered my inner passion for shoes.
(Yay! I'm normal after all!)

So ever since then, I've been doing more window shopping than I've ever had, covering lost grounds and making up for all those years of anti-shopping.

It's become to an extent where before I fell asleep, images of shoes and clothes flashed before my eyes.
But that only happened once, that is, the 2nd Saturday of October.

I went to One Utama Mall with my friends on a shoe hunting mission (her, not me).

And man, what a day! Each of us ended up buying something.

Heck, we bought a pair of shoes EACH from Vincci.

Mine's this pair of cute purple/pink sandals with 2-inch wedge heel.

I didn't realise it's THAT high, but whatever, I just fell in love with the design, which is absolutely FAB!

Original price RM59.90, but we split the 20% discount (1st purchase more than RM50, 20% discount on subsequent items) so it costs me RM51.

It's a rather extravagant purchase for me, but WTH, it's gonna be my Chinese New Year shoes then.

Besides, it's Vincci. So it better be worth it.

[GASP] They're GORGEOUS!!! Why can't I ever find these kinda shoes?? [droolzz]

My guilty pleasure : The Blue-Eyed Devil

2008-12-15T17:58:00.001+08:00

OH MY GAWD! This book is unbelievably smexy!

It's so yummilicious!

I know I know, it's a full fledged chick lit, but it's good - healthy even - to devour these mindless indulgence (I feel the need to use this word...), once in a while.....or all the time. Hehe~

I'll admit, it's one of my guilty pleasure to read chick lit.

There, I've said it.

It's like chocolate, or marshmallow, if you know what I mean.

So naturally, I gulped down the whole book in one feverish shot.

I must look for more of these books, XOXO

Don't get me wrong though, I'm a versatile reader, I do read other books, refer to my list at the side if you don't believe me.

My Views on : Saving the environment

2008-12-15T17:19:00.001+08:00

First, I'll admit, I'm somewhat an environmentalist.

Not the extreme kind, but I am worried about the high pollution rate, makes me uneasy...

Have you ever wondered about the average consumption of plastic bags per day?

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how mind boggling the amount is.

Out of the billions of human population on Earth, let's say in one day, millions of them go shopping at the mall.

If each of them uses 1 plastic bag (that's the minimum), that'd be millions of plastic bags used PER DAY.

That aside, what about the plastic manufacturing factories?

The amount of plastic they produce = the amount of plastic polluting the earth.
As simple as that.

I know there're those who are environmental conscious enough to reuse or recycle, but they're definitely smaller in number than those who don't.

Really, the rate of wastage and pollution is staggering when you look at the big picture.
(Just watch Linkin Park's "What I've Done" music video to get an idea. Not saying I like the song though)

But when you break it down to individuals, you'll realise it doesn't take much to cut down on usage and wastage in your every day life.

Seriously, how RIDICULOUS can it be to use a plastic bag to put ONE SINGLE piece of item???!!

All of us should stop this nonsense.

Don't tell me you need A plastic bag to carry ONE pen/candy/whatever.

And next time, when you're going grocery shopping, do rmbr to bring along YOUR OWN shopping bag, it's so much better, for you and for the environment. Trust me.

So let's all do our part.
Think twice when you're about to use plastic bags.
Think twice when you're about to throw away stuff that can be recycled.
Just think twice, you'll save Earth a lot of problem.

I didn't mean to preach but it's about time everyone stands up and starts to take notice.

My Views on : Anchorman

2008-12-15T16:16:00.000+08:00

Well what can I say about this movie...

It's a comedy but it's not really funny.

At least, it's not up to MY standards.

Not the kinda burst-out-laughing-snorting-uncontrollably funny, more like oh-ha-ha-this-part-is-supposed-to-be-funny.

The only highlight is Steve Carrell's character, Brick, the weatherman in the movie.

Now that's one memorable character.

Out of the few scenes that managed to make me laugh, most of them involve Brick.

His deadpan innocent expressions are just plain hilarious.

But one thing I don't like about the movie is it's dramatic in a way that's supposed to be funny but in reality is not even remotely entertaining, more like yawn-inducing...

Sometimes even silly and overrated.

Maybe because the film's from the 80s? 90s?

So maybe THAT kinda humour works with the audience at THAT time, but not me.

I'd still give it half a star* for some of its brilliant moments. (thanks to Steve Carrell)

My Views on : Ne-Yo

2008-12-15T15:45:00.001+08:00

Don't you just love the infectious beat in "Closer"?

The chorus part just makes me wanna get up and sing+dance along.

This man can really writes songs.

He's written so many huge hits for other artists and it's about time he gets some credit for his own work.

"So Sick", "When You're Mad", "Sexy Love", "Because of You" are soothing and easy on the ear.

But I don't understand his obsession with this one instrument that keeps appearing in his songs.

You can hear it in "So Sick", "Sexy Love", "Miss Independent" and "Do You Wonder" if you listen closely.

It kinda makes his songs sound similiar.

But still, "Closer" is brilliant.

My Views on : Lethal Weapon

2008-12-15T15:17:00.003+08:00

In the past, I kept hearing/reading about women's reference to Mel Gibson's butt.

Now I know where does that come from - Lethal Weapon.

Yup, after living for 18 years, I've finally seen the famous scene of Mr.Gibson bearing his "glorious" behind.

But I still don't understand what's so special about it....

I'm more into the frontal part, if you know what I mean. (BUT don't let your thoughts drift too LOW, let's keep it PG13)

Frontal as in biceps, forearms, chest and the ever droolicious 6-pack..............
........................
............
................OK! Back to reality!

Seriously, it can't be healthy to be so obsessed over superficial stuff like that....

SO yeah, back to Mr.Gibson in Lethal Weapon.

No, I don't find him hot, but I can understand why the generation before me thinks he's hot.
It's sth to do with the character he's playing.

Those macho-ness, cool attitude and arrogant swagger, plus the ripped bod, of course.

I guess that's why I fall (even more) in love with Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Wentworth Miller and Robert Pattinson.

It's their characters that attracted me in the 1st place.

Then being the youtube hogger I am, the sense of humour displayed in their interview roped me in even more.

They seem real down to earth.

Jared and Jensen esp are the dynamic down right hilarious duo.

OK, I can tell I'm getting sidetracked, AGAIN............

It's pretty startling how much Mel's aged now.

He's so different in Lethal Weapon compared to now, which is like 30 years apart??

Obviously, his saggy face shows that age has taken its toll on him.

He's like an older version of Simon Cowell.
(Or should I say Simon's the younger version of Mel?)

Anyways, it's always a pleasure to (finally) watch classic films that you've heard about since forever.

Lethal Weapon (for anyone who hasn't seen this historical must-watch movie) is like an action flick with a splash of humour.

It's really the humour part that got me.

But the scene where Mel fought with the bad guy in the rain gave me goosebumps too.

Underqualified and overpaid

2008-12-14T17:14:00.001+08:00

Those students who skip class half way, i.e. sneaking home or heading to cyber cafe or shopping malls; or didn't attend at all, I wonder do they realise that they (or rather, their parents) actually pay more or less RM1000 of tuition fee for each paper.

Seriously, do they think of this everytime before skipping?
If they don't then they really should start.
'cause really, not attending lectures is their loss.

Of course, they're only losing out if the lecturers are great and experienced.

I had this lecturer last sem and she's like the worst lecturer ever! Ask ANYONE.

She just READS from the textbook, word by word, sentence by sentence.

Erm, hello, we KNOW how to read.

If that's all you do, then we might as well go home and study by ourselves!

For exercises, she just copied the answer on the white board and only explained when someone asked a question.
The explanation is far from good too.

Oh, can you believe she actually shot back "What kinda stupid question is that?" when this guy in our class asked a question.

I should probably mention he's quite talkative in class and is frequently warned or scolded by our lecturers.

Still, that ain't excuse to say that his questions are stupid.

For once he's really eager to learn and that lecturer shot him down like that.
Just wonderful...

It's really not our fault that she can't control our class (ok, maybe just a lil bit..) b/c there's no reason for us to obey /respect her or listen to her "reading".

How did she even get hired by the college anyway?

She's way underqualified to be a lecturer.

This is so not the standard of teaching we expect after paying those hefty fees.

GIVE US BACK OUR MONEY'S WORTH, MAN!

The beginner level papers she taught (Paper 1 & 3) may be the easier papers, but the college still can't assign this kinda lecturer to teach us!

There ARE some of us who are without accounting knowledge (i.e. didn't take the Accounting subject for SPM) and with this lousy lecturer, how can you expect them to build a strong foundation for the advanced level?

Jeez, this lecturer is like getting this "gaji buta" every month w/o actually doing anything to earn it!

Heck, if this is called lecturing (reading the textbook), then ANYONE can be a lecturer!

Listening to: Oasis - Little by Little

2008-12-12T11:58:00.001+08:00

I know I'm a stingy person. (though financial conscious sounds better)

But what really bothers me abt all these exorbitant prices set by the hawkers is the unfairness of it all.

In a way, it's like bullying. They're basically exploiting their own customers, the source of their income.

Without us, they won't even exist!

Yet, unappreciative of that fact, they still charge these ridiculously high prices.

Setting their profit margin to as high as 200%.

Even if their rental is high, that still ain't excue to overprice their service/food.

With the traffic in and around Sunway, I'd think they have more than enough business to break even.

If they'd only lower their prices, they'd definitely get more customers.

Instead of relying on high profit margin, they should focus more on sales volume.

Besides, if they're real entrepreneur, they ought to be competitve and enhance the quality of their service, NOT increase the prices just because they're insecure and want the easy way out!

GARH!

When it's over, that's the time we CELEBRATE!!!

2008-12-10T18:26:00.000+08:00

WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PHEW!! WHAT A RELIEF!!!

Alright, enough capital letters now.

Oh wait, one more - YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!!

OK. So exam's finally over! We can stop stressing and start relaxing and be normal again!

The rain has let up a little by the time we stepped out of the exam hall [YES!].

But it's still raining slightly though, so we had the excuse........, I mean, we couldn't really move our stuff to our new room in the rain, could we? Plus, the floor will be slippery and we might fall down and have a concussion.

So it's decided that we should go to Sunway Pyramid first to watch [drumroll] TWILIGHT!

Everyone's been talking about it for ages and well, we shall see what it's all about then.

Besides, it's the only movie that seemed promising amongst others.

The 5 of us walked there (the rain has stopped), bought the ticket and went to A&W for dinner.

And lemme tell ya, the A&W branch at Pyramid has a lousy service.

The staff are so inefficient and blur!

We had to wait so long for our orders when there were so few customers there!

And can you believe we actually have to ASK for fork and spoon.

Like they expected us to eat the ice cream waffle with our BARE HANDS??

Excuse me!

Geez, so much for paying 5% service tax! They definitely DON'T deserve 1 cent of it!

The movie was.... well, let's just say I had a big smile plastered on my face afterwards.

I'll review the movie in another post. [mental note to self : DO NOT FORGET!]

Since it's already quite late, 11 sth, we decided to take the cab.

There were 5 of us, but still, we tried our luck with the counter.

But nope, 4 is the max no. of passengers.

We asked the 1st cab in line. The driver said "Yes, yes, no problem," only too eagerly.

And we were only too relieved to ask him how much is the fare.

A major mistake right there.

The driver drove like Godzilla's on his arse.

Halfway through the less than 2 minutes ride, we asked him how much.

I was secretly dreading to hear the answer.

Sure enough, it's RM20.

That's 4 times the usual fare!!

He threw in loads of bullshite reasons like it's late and there's 5 of us and it's ruining his car.

If he's so afraid of us spoiling his precious car he shouldn't have agreed to take us as customers then!

Geez, what a dickwart...

Isn't there some rule that all cabs must charge the passengers using the meter?

We really should report him to the authorities. (as if that'd do any good...)

We managed to lower the ridiculously high fare to RM15 (although that's still ridiculously high for a short journey like this).

If it's RM10, it's still acceptable, but RM15??? I can be halfway to KL Central!

Man, come to think of it, we should have just thrown him a RM10 note and ran off.

Totally outrangeous cab fare aside, we were all in an extremely good mood after seeing the movie and we were determine not to let that ruin our night.

So we ~~cursed the cab driver~~ went back to our separate hostels and hoped to dream about Robert Pattinson or someone like him.

Sadly, that didn’t happen for me because I had an all-nighter.

Right after I got back to my unit on the 4^th floor (try climbing up 4 stairs EVERYTIME you go back, is that cardio exercise or what?), I barged into Room 3 (not really), grinning from ear to ear.

I think my facial expression musta gave me away because they could tell straightaway that I’ve watched Twilight.

I musta had the Twilight face on.

Oh cool, I’ve created a new phrase!

“Hey, you look Twilight-ish, omigod, you’ve seen Twilight haven’t you?!” LOL

Or maybe I’ve got the Mrs. Pattinson look! (no, NOT his mom, his ahem, significant other)

[SLAP] OK, that’s enough, STOP! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!

So we started talking and then somehow I ended up watching Supernatural on their laptop. (They let me, ok! I, of course, graciously accepted the offer – how could I not!?)

By the time I finished watching – until Ep10 Heaven and Hell, I stopped right before Dean and Amy got hot and heavy, teehee – it’s already 4 or 5 sth.

I tip toed out their room as they’d fallen asleep long before then.

Since it’s already early in the morning, I figured I’d stay up and pack my stuff since I was gonna move to the new unit.

It took me much longer than I anticipated since I have to organize my stuff in such a way so that the to and from trips I need to make can be minimised.

(I have more things than I realised too!)

(And did anyone notice how many times I used the word "since"?)

You see, I have this plan to make this moving work easier (save time save energy) and it required a rope or string.

I didn’t have any rope and none of my friends whom I’ve asked have it either.

2 of them have “tali rafiah” though so I asked one of them to lend me some, but she forgot to bring it, so…. My plan to move my stuff to the ground floor ala pulley (physics, remember?) was a dead end, and I have to do it the old way, which involved a lot of pure physical work.

Nevertheless, the 3 of us managed to get all my stuff moved to our new unit in 3 or 4 trips.

I hastily unpacked and stuffed most of my things in my wardrobe, some in the cupboard.

I’d deal with them later when I come back but in the mean time, my friend and I have a plane to catch so we hurried to get ready and were just in time to hop in the limo taxi (it’s actually a family van which fit the 5 of us and our luggage comfortably) when it arrived outside our block.

So, the 5 of us consist of me, Evelyn, LW, Vanessa and YH.

We’re all heading for the airport so we shared the ride, which only cost RM5 more than taking public transportation. It’s so worth it.

Me, Evelyn and LW were on the same flight to KB. YH’s flying back to KB too, only his flight was later. Whereas Vanessa’s flying back to East Malaysia which is so far away!

At first, when we finally boarded the plane, we’re still chatting away.

But then, fatique got the best of us and we dozed off.

I was still really tired and sleepy when LW woke me up after the plane’s touched down.

I’m so gonna sleep all I want tonight.

HOME SWEET HOME~

A fatal dose of stress ain't gonna kill you...I think

2008-12-08T17:58:00.000+08:00

It's 15 minutes into the early morning of...well, today - the day I'm gonna face my worst nightmare.

I'm talking about the impending doom, the horror, the dun dun DUN [drumroll] AUDIT paper!!!
I am sooooo stressed out about this paper.

I woke up with this bundle of nerves in my stomach. (happened every morning on the days of exam)

Not cool.

I don't know why I'm so nervous.

After all, it's only the MOST IMPORTANT thing to pass ALL papers.

The morning I sat for my 1st paper, I woke up thanks to my twisting stomach and was just too nervous to continue my slumber.

Not to mention I've had TWO nightmares since the 1st day of exam.

Talk about Favourite Worst Nightmares... (Arctic Monkeys, anyone?)

I remember the 1st nightmare was about running out of time to finish the paper.
Weirdly enough, I wasn't in the exam hall and the paper's in BM??
In fact, it seemed like a SPM BM2 paper revisited! (nightmare version)

As usual, it's so bad that it got to the point that my subconscious mind went,"This has GOT to be a nightmare. There's no way this is happening in real life."

Thank you, subconscious mind.
..........
Although it's you that dreamed up these HORROR in the first place.

The second nightmare (from last night) was somehow more vivid, hence I was freaking out at a higher level.

It involved getting the timetable screwed up and thinking I was supposed to sit for Audit when it's actually T7 first which I was completely unprepared for (major freak out time) BUT IN REALITY, I've ALREADY sat for T7. [phew!]

I woke up at the right time. I don't think my heart can take any more of these.

It's gonna be a HUGE relief when I walk out of the exam hall after that 3 hrs.
This paper is like a complete different level from the other 3.
So yeah, I pretty much have a reason to freak out.

2 more papers to go and FREEDOM!!!

3 down, 1 to go!!

2008-12-08T17:21:00.000+08:00

YAY! IT'S OVER!!!

Audit's DONE, FINISHED, OVER!

Our lecturer proved himself to be a real supreme being when 99% of the questions/topics he spotted really came out in the exam.

RIGHT ON!

We have the best lecturers ever this semester!

Anyways, gone were the nerves and panic attacks.

Tomorrow's gonna be the GREATEST day ever!

Three Cheers for last day of exam!

FREEDOM AWAITS ALL OF US!

World's No.1 Jackarse

2008-12-07T15:10:00.001+08:00

I think Kevin Federline is the world's most pathetic, useless loser.

In fact I don't even wanna waste too much space dissing off this jerk since he's such a piece of shite.

Now that Britney's back on track, better than ever, he goes around saying he'll always love her and all that bullshite.

I don't see him walking around proclaiming his undying love when Britney hit a low point in life.

He's such a douchebag golddigger.

Go get a job, man!

What a disgrace this pitiful parasite is to the male population!

Just another day to get miffed

2008-12-06T18:57:00.001+08:00

Place a new bar of soap at the sink just now.

And wouldn't you know it, that cow [a.k.a. my least favourite person] used it like she has the right to!

It's a brand NEW soap we're talking about that I haven't even got the chance to use!

Before you say anything about making a big deal out of this, lemme explain my reasons for being miffed.

1st of all, it's new and it's obvious to ANYONE.

SO, I would think that anyone with half a courtesy would AT LEAST wait til the OWNER use it 1st.

But apparently, this self-righteous cow has never heard of the word "courtesy" before because the minute she spotted the soap, she started using it, happily lathering the soap all over her hands.

I know, I was in the kitchen and saw her.
Like, BLOODY HELL!

2ndly, even though I put it there for everyone's use, I just hate it when she ASSUMED that it's placed there to specifically cater for Her Royal Pain in the Arse's need.

If it were anyone else, I'd perfectly fine with it.

But this cow, she contributes NOTHING to the household.

She locks away all her stuff and even placed her detergent away from the sink pointedly.

But when it comes to stuff that belong to others, she can use it.

Obviously, she thinks "What's yours, is mine; but what's mine, is mine."

How utterly selfless, her willingness to share is overwhelming...

Floating bubles

2008-12-06T18:05:00.001+08:00

I think Michael Buble has a really unique vocal.

I just love the way his voice floats above the melody, it's soothing and just makes you close your eyes and sway to the music.

I don't know how else to put it but it's like his vocal just FLY above the notes.

It's so different compared to Secondhand Serenade's.

His straining voice gets annoying after a few listen to his single "Fall For You".

Don't look back in anger; Stop crying your heart out

2008-12-05T17:08:00.000+08:00

[Drooooooooooooooooooooooolzzzzzz]

I can't believe how strongly I still felt about THAT disappointment.

I stil rmbr how it felt like a stab to my heart whenever it was mentioned.

Now I realised the wound never really healed after all.

It's just hidden, temporarily forgotten, until someone tugs at the loose strings stitches and the blood starts trickling.
(Wow, I feel so morbidly descriptive)

It's like this pent up feeling.
It may not hurt as much but there's still that wrench, that abrupt twist in my heart whenever I thought about it.

I try to bury it, ignore it, pretend it never happened, never existed in the first place.
But it does.

Sometimes, I just CAN'T take it.

It hurt MORE to know that I've disappointed others too.

I felt so bad for letting them down.

I'd much rather drown myself in misery than drag others down along with me for the joy ride.

That's the part that gets me the MOST.

I can't help but wonder what would have happened if I've chosen other course instead of Accounting.

There, I've said it. My biggest confession.

Everything would have been so different!

I just feel so FRUSTRATED.

I was such a FOOL!

Why the HELL did I apply for that Accounting course that is meant/reserved for certain ethnic?

I so did not take that factor into consideration... I wish I've thought of it sooner!

Geez!
JUST SHOOT ME!

I'm well aware that there's a chance that the outcome may be the same, but still it'd be a fairer competition.

Which isn't really saying much in view of our education system. What with the quota and all...
Whatever happen to fairness and equity?

But bottom line is, I just can't believe how naively stupid I was!

Where's the time machine when you need one?

One more thing, you know what triggers this post?

My grandma.

I just wish she'd stop reminding me of that horrible episode of my life.
Whenever she mentioned this issue, I just felt suffocated and desperately needed to leave.

Well, I wish I could convince my brain to stop looking back, the past is past.
Always look on the bright side of life, right?

Who knows, maybe I'm better off walking this path.
It better works out.

I've sacrificed my dream, my passion and my ambition to walk on this more realistic, practical path.

~Sometimes, the only way to deal with stuff is to ignore it. It hurt less when you shut your feelings out.

"All roads lead to the same destination, you can't change destiny" - Supernatural

Home

2008-12-04T19:29:00.001+08:00

I think distance really makes the heart fonder.

Being away from home, it kinda makes me think, and realise how much they mean to me.

I'm not saying I'm homesick. I'm not exactly the kinda person that misses home too much - I'd like to think that I'm an adaptable person, but I'm not too sure abt that...

But I ain't exactly complaining if I'm home either, esp after long weeks of cramming for exam.

It's gonna be such a huge relief and having a lil' R&R at home is just what we all need to recharge our batteries.

Anyways, it's the law of nature - you only know what you got til it's gone.

So yeah, I've learnt to appreciate my family and being here on my own has taught me a lot of things.
I feel like I've grown up, a lil'.

Besides, it's so much fun here in the city compared to my peaceful quiet sleepy hometown.

I miss the food though.

[Sigh] I like the feeling of returning home.

Having sth to look forward to, having some place to return to, I think that's very important.

Best I Ever Had (Vertical Horizon)

2008-12-04T17:35:00.002+08:00

Our timetable for the next sem is out today, much much sooner than expected.
Last sem it's like days b4 the class started.

So the date for Chinese New Year hols is confirmed, from Jan 24 to Feb 1.

I texted mom abt this since she's gonna buy the tickets for me.
Apparently she already did.

I thought of asking her abt the seat she got for me on the train.

Then suddenly a thought hit me - there's no need to ask because I KNOW she'll get the best for me.

That's what parents do. They have your best interest in heart and will do what's best 4 u.

I'm grateful for my family and wouldn't change them for the world.

I hope you choke over your paranoia!

2008-12-03T18:09:00.003+08:00

It's pretty pathetic how mistrustful she is.

She actually installed this food cabinet in the living room, which is not obtrusive at all.

God knows how much trouble whoever has to go through to haul that heavy shit up 5 floors.

And so she transferred her food stuff to the newly installed unobtrusive food cabinet.

And everytime she wanna grab sth to eat or make sth to drink, she'd just go out, jingle her keys, squat down, unlock the cabinet and take her stuff out.

Pretty damn convenient...

All these hassle because she thinks I'mma steal her food.

Hmm, yeah right...

AS IF!

Even a petty thief would have more dignity than to steal YOUR stuff!

Dude, if you're so paranoid, you should have just told me and I'd have removed all my stuff to some place else and let you have the built-in cabinet in our room.

Then you can put as many locks as you like, which is your favourite thing in the whole wide world.

Being cautious is one thing. But THIS?

She has seriously crossed the line to Looneyville.

Not only that, getting that cabinet, she might as well put up a big sign saying "I DON'T TRUST YOU".

I'm offended.

So question of the day:

Miss Paranoid everyone-is-out-to-steal-my-stuff Hypocrite
vs
The Ultimate I-rant-25-hours-a-day Grudge Holder

Who should make an appointment with a shrink?

Another hot guy on my list

2008-12-03T13:51:00.004+08:00

I think I'm falling in love with Robert Pattinson.

Me and the rest of the female population. XD

I was listening to American Top 40 and Ryan Seacrest was interviewing him.

He 's real good nature and down to earth (unlike Zac Efron who was far less charismatic and sounded like he had a 10-foot pole up in his arse).

Plus, he has that smexy British accent!

Oh, I MUST talk about his laugh! it's so goofy, genuine and infectious!

Kinda reminds me of David Archuleta~ He sounded really cute too!

Everything will be alright (The Killers)

2008-12-03T13:26:00.002+08:00

Yay! Finally called mgt and voila, they - or rather, she - agreed to change our moving date to 9th, the last day of our exam.

I felt so guilty for troubling her all the time ever since we decided to move.

So next year, I'm gonna stay in a 4-sharing room with 2 of my friends.

Phew, after months of room hunting and harassing the mgt, the deal's sealed.

The only thing left to do is moving into the unit itself.

What a relief!

I'm...too sexy for my jeans

2008-12-02T19:01:00.002+08:00

Paid RM6 for the library fine.

Apparently, I thought the due date's today, but it's ytd...

So, RM1 per day per book...T.T

As I walked back from the library, I saw this guy in front of me, not skinny but quite slender and tall.

He's wearing this low slung jean that hugged his hip and butt.
<---not this guy
Idk, sth abt this jean caught my eyes and I was seriously checking him out.

XOXO

1 down, 3 to go!

2008-12-01T17:31:00.000+08:00

[Check out that abs!! Not just 6-pack but 8-pack!!]

Woot! T6 Drafting Financial Statements is done!

1 down, 3 more to go!

Feel so relieved.

I hope I get good marks!

Mmm, missed the feling of relief, having nth to worry abt.

You know what, I don't think I've had enough of some well deserved holiday after SPM cuz college starts soon after that.

Focus on tmr!

T7 Planning, Controlling and Managing Performances.

Gonna start a revolution from my bed

2008-11-29T13:49:00.001+08:00

Oh my Gawd! That brat's been sleeping for 13 1/2 hours!

Jezuz Holy Christ! How can anyone sleep that long??

It's like a friggin' hibernation!

She should really consider Guinness World Record.

Some things you don't need until they leave you

2008-11-27T13:38:00.001+08:00

I don't see any point of being nice and considerate to that pissy daft git.

She's taking it for granted.
Like, can't she do the same for me?
Like she's oh-so-flippin'-important that only HER needs count.

Well FUDGE THAT!

From now on, no more Miss Courteous, say hello to Miss I'm-here-to-make-your-life-living-hell.

I mean, heck, she SHOULD feel grateful as she could be stuck with WORSE roommate, who won't be as considerate as me, who may blast her music 24-7, who may ACTUALLY steal her stuff for REAL, who may be real messy, nosy, inconsiderate.

Don't get me wrong, I can stand having her as roommate (although that doesn't mean I enjoy that, HELL NO!) but I just can't stand her personality!

It's a matter of principle.

She's like this crystalization of everything I hate in a person!

My view on : Taiwanese series (cont'd)

2008-11-26T20:10:00.004+08:00

<---The most gay-arse group since F4, 5566, Club 183 etc.

<-----The most annoying make-you-puke-in-your-mouth group since S.H.E

I don't know if you've ever heard of these groups called "Bang Bang Tang" and "Hei Se Hui Mei Mei" (translation : Lollipop and Blackie's Club).

Anyways, they're kinda hosting these talks/game shows. And....lemme tell you, these people together with their "shows" are a DISGRACE to tv.

I visibly cringed when I watched the shows. Don't misunderstand, I only watched 'em cuz they're interviewing some of my fave artists.

But heck, the questions they asked are plain meaningless, in fact the whole show is. <---- Taiwanese series works a whole lot better.

They're trying to be funny but they're not. In fact, they're the only ones who laugh at their jokes or actually enjoying playing their silly games.

It's a wonder how on Earth they get any air time at all in the first place.

The 2nd thing that baffles me is WHY ONE EARTH WOULD ANYONE WANNA WATCH THOSE LOW QUALITY SERIES AND SHOWS?

Seriously, all those HK and Taiwanese series, I've yet to see any single one of them that can compete with English series.

And I'm not being biased or discriminative here, I'm just stating the truth.

I mean, compare them with Prison Break (which has the awesome-est plot ever with refreshingly original idea), Supernatural (equally awesome, superb special effects), House, Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Gossip Girls, CSI, just to name a few.

In all these series, the acting, style, idea, concept, theme etc are completely different.
They're distinguishable from other shows.
Each of 'em has their own trademark qualities.
Like, one glance at it and you're recognize what show it is straightaway.
You won't feel like you're watching the same thing.

There's a big difference between these English series and those HK/Taiwan series.

The Importance of Being Patient

2008-11-25T11:52:00.002+08:00

Luck's on our side for ONCE.

We went to the hostel mgt office for the umpteenth time and good news! - There're 3 available beds in Room 2 of a ground floor unit.

Good thing we wait. Sth better did turn up.

It's at least better than the previous available unit.

Not only is it the furthest block from mine, we'd have to climb up 5 floors as well.

Did I mention I'm staying at the 5th floor?

So that's one heck of a journey for me.

Down 5 floors, walk 1 km (not really), up another 5 floors.

Nuh-uh, no thx.

Besides, if we were to move, might as well upgrade to a better unit and don't settle for less!

Get outta my sight!

2008-11-24T18:07:00.001+08:00

Dear roommie, this is what I have to say:

I've also found out that she's planning to move outside too.

As in, no longer staying in the hostel provided by the college and moving to some terrace house or apartment near the campus.

Her reasons being:
1. the RM50 raise in rental
2. she can't stand me

Well, ain't that a strange coincidence, honey!
'cause I feel exactly the same!

Wow, I've never expected this before, not at all!

I mean, there I was, thinking all these questions like, Where did we go wrong? Does she really suspect me? She can't be THAT obnoxious, can she? (oh wait, she defnitely can) Did I do sth wrong? Has she suddenly gone depressed? What caused her to be so quiet all of sudden? Is there some family problems?

All these wonderings, and for what exactly?

Pssh, I shouldn't have bothered.

As it turned out, that airhead really thinks of me as a thief.

Dude, if I were EVER to steal sth, I'd be a HECK lot more ambitious than to steal your pathetic shit, ok?

It's ridiculous to even CONTEMPLATE that notion!

Well, all in all, nice to know that the feelings go both way.

Frankly, I don't know how much longer I can stay in the same room with that skank.

I sincerely hope she'd find a room outside and get the hell outta my sight.

Oh, I hope she's planning to stay alone. (she should)
'cause I'd feel sorry for anyone unlucky and desperate enough to be her roommate.

We don't need any more suffering in this miserable world.

P/S: You might think the best way to resolve this "conflict" is to talk to her, get things out in the open. But what the point? You can't talk sense in that cretin's head. She won't change her mind no matter how much I try to explain. So why bother? I'm innocent and it's her own damn stupid fault to think otherwise.

PP/S: To think that I was being reasonably nice and helpful to her during her 1st few months of settling down here... It's unbelievable how much a person's attitude towards you can change based on their own assumption.

The Importance of Being Courteous

2008-11-24T13:18:00.001+08:00

She blows her nose like a friggin' elephant.

Great, not only does she stomps around the house like an elephant, now she blows her nose like one too.

For Bob's sake, haven't she any manner?

It's like a friggin' tsunami everytime she blows her nose.

Or the Pearl Harbour bombing all over again.

Gee, thanks for ruining my favourite movie.

It's a staggering noise, even louder than my dad's sneezing, and that's sayin' somethin'.

Sarcasm, scars, mutilation and other randomness

2008-11-23T18:44:00.001+08:00

[My deepest apology for overloading this post with so many sarcasm, but they're too sarcastic (and funny) to be ignored!!]

Now, onto another boring episode of my life...

I was squatting to mop the floor and when I got up, BAM!!

My back connected with the edge of the cabinet door, which I forgot to close.

The searing pain, red hot and pulsing, burnt through my back.

Man, that hurt!

Seriously.

Here's the weird/funny thing.

While I was standing there, clutching my desk and biting back my lip, waiting for the pain to subside, I thought of Michael/Wentworth (Prison Break) and his toes getting cut off.

THAT musta hurt a lot WORSE.

So I endured my pain, which seem a lot more minor now compared to the "toes removal procedure".

Another weirder thing is, I kinda savour those moments of physical pain.

There is just sth about experiencing and enduring pain that just gives me the sense of achievement when you come through it.

But that doesn't meant I'm into self-mutilating though.

You know what, bruises I can deal with, but cuts and knives and razor completely freak me out.

I cringed at the kinda scenes involving sharp objects.

Saw, Final Destination, Vacancy, anyone?

But I'm thinking of watching Saw series, just to see how much I can take.

I enjoy movies that scare the bajeezus outta me.

Saint Anger and Queen of Sarcasm

2008-11-23T13:04:00.002+08:00

I can be pretty damn sarcastic when I'm pissed off.

And you can be rest assured that I was when I found out what she thinks of me.

[If you have no idea who the hell I'm talking about, refer to my previous posts]
(I think I've repeated this for a few times now...)

ARGH! I feel like strangling her!

I have some colourful choice of vocabularies but...better keep this PG-13.

SO there I was, temper flaring, steams coming off my ears (not really) and I was thinking to myself (sarcastically), "Wow, I feel so 'honoured' being called these names, but seriously, is that the best you can come up with? Cuz honey, you have no idea about the names I've come up for you."

[From now on, I'll be "talking" to her, so take no offense when I refer to "you"]

Oh, btw, have I told you how much I "admire" your "courage" to COMPLAIN to the management about ME when you have ZERO proof, not ONE single shred of evidence in your hands.

It's one thing to complain abt missing food but to make a FALSE ACCUSATION like this?

Are you outta your flippin' mind?

Are you AWARE that you don't have any proof except your own INSANELY WRONG assumption?

Stating my NAME as the culprit?
Oh, Hell NO you didn't!
I ain't steal nothing and I ain't no thief!

Are you just so mentally challenged (I'm tempted to type retarded) that you think I'd even want to TOUCH your food?

Dude, I got my own dough, aiight?
I can get a whole lorry of Vitagen or apple if I WANT to, aiight?

Your level of Jessica Simpson-ness (not referring to her body or her singing ability here, which leaves her IQ level...) is pretty astounding.

Based on WHAT exactly that you arrive at the utterly wrong conclusion that I stole your food?

I'm like, WHAT THE BUCK? (my new catch phrase, sounds milder than, you know...)

OK, sure, anything went missing, just go ahead and put the blame on me.

I really don't understand your twisted, illogical logic (ooh, irony)

Of all the 7 other persons in the household, each with equal chance of committing the so-called "crime", you chose to point the finger at me.

Great, just flippin' great.
You know what's the best part?

You've asked all of us, and we've said "no, we didn't steal your fucken vitagen and apple" (ok, maybe not in the exact same words).

Any other sane person would think of such possibilites:
1. You, being the dumbarse you are, have eaten and drank 'em then forgot all about it.
2. Others who actually do buy and drink vitagen (I'm NOT one of them) mistakenly drank yours.
3. The housekeepers, who have access to the unit - at all time - grabbed it whilst no one's around. (which is usually the case since we don't wanna interrupt them)

So tell me, do you actually consider the above scenarios before pointing the finger at me?

Dude, if you don't trust us, specifically me, then why bother asking us anyway?

Even if you accept our truthful answer, there ARE hard feelings when you questioned us like that.

Offense ARE taken.

It's blatantly obvious that it's YOUR complaint that brought about the notice on the fridge (do not eat food that don't belong to you blah blah.....).

Why you lil' mistrustful being...

I've said this awhile ago, but just to make things clear...

I NOW PROCLAIM I OFFICIALLY HATE VITAGEN because everytime I see one, it reminds me of a certain hypocrite, whom I think you know VERY WELL.

And yes, I do have fantasy involving dumping one whole bucket of vitagen on you.
(Bucketful of vitagen, hah!)
Or dunking your head into one.
Whichever you prefer.

OK, gotta snap outta my evil moment...

The point is, I don't buy or drink vitagen so why the heck would I wanna steal yours?

Use you brain! (that is, if you have one in the 1st place)

Another thing that thrilled me to no end is how dead set you are in thinking I'm the thief.

No evidence, no proof, no NOTHING!!
Still, you're convinced - not just suspect - that I'm the thief.

Ain't this a great, fair world??

And the way you state it like it's a FACT, when it's really just your OPINION.

You can't just ASSUME!

Wow, ain't it fantastic, all these "positive" feelings around us, don't they just make you all warm and fuzzy inside?

Oh, you also mentioned how glad you are that I won't be coming back to sleep. (I was staying at the condo with my parents)

Hey, guess what, you're not the only one who's glad.

I was more than eager to get as far away from your nauseating presense as possible.

[End of one way imaginery conversation with my least favourite person]

I should really give her a piece of my mind.
Confront her?
Write her a letter?
Or, better yet, just give her the link to this site.
'Nuff said.

My view on : Taiwanese series

2008-11-17T19:11:00.005+08:00

[Someone BAN these crap shows please!]

And don't get me started on those silly "idol series" (direct translation from Mandarin).

Hmph, I would hardly call 'em idols, since they're not QUALIFIED to be one.
The only reason they get by is because of their looks.

You know why it's called idol series? That's because no one else would wanna watch it apart from the hard core fans.

The acting : non-existant
The cast : always good looking but with ZILCH TALENT
The plot : predictable and essentially the same.

All in all, you get sick of 'em pretty fast.

Another thing that disgusts me is how the female cast try to act cute, making all those piggy bunny faces like they're a bunch of 3-year-olds.

I just can't stand these fakes.

I mean, dude, GROW UP!
Get some REAL acting done instead of making these childish, elementary facial expressions.

I've watched a few episodes of this Taiwan series called "Brown Sugar Macchiato" and man, they suck, HANDS DOWN.

The casts are from one of those silly shows (there're actually TWO versions!) where they dress up as students while class (i.e. the show) is in session.

The host plus the celeb (who are kind enough to go over and stand their nonsense) will be their "teachers".

I mean, what kinda concept is this??
It's like playing HOUSE on TV!!

The classroom environment may be "creative" to some ppl, but to me, it's just plain unnecessary and silly.

Again, the girls are always trying to act cute with their horrifying facial expressions, thinking they're adorable. Gimme a BREAK!

Seriously, those pouts and silly faces are OVERRATED!

And they even sound like 5-year-olds (or maybe a bunch of chipmunks) with the way they talk, high-pitch voice and all.
YUCKS!!!!!!

My view on : TV series

2008-11-17T16:31:00.002+08:00

I don't know what is it about Hong Kong drama series.

Why would anyone be so hooked to them is beyond me.

I mean, it's understandable if you watch 'em just bcuz you had nth else better to do.
Like while you're eating your dinner and there's no other programmes on tv.

But to follow these series, episode after episode? You've gotta be kidding me.

Honestly, I think they suck.

The acting's always the same standard, with minimum (if at all) improvement.
They look like they're TAKING TURNS READING THE SCRIPT!

The lines sound so fake, the acting unconvincing, the plots are the same no matter how different they tried to write 'em.

Be it about firefighters, police, doctors, your regular office workers, even chefs, hoteliers, or any other career/job they can think of, the essence is always unchanging.

You can probably tell how "original" they are from the way they have to base their scripts on the different jobs out there. (instead of thinking up some refreshing ideas by themselves)

Heck, even the cast are mostly those same group of people.

The recipe : A lot of guys and girls, guys meet girls, guys and girls fall in love with each other, multiple love triangles, guys and girls fight (esp amongst girls), throw in some minor family issues and voila, the perfect happy ending.

Wrap this up nicely and the viewers will gobble up this package regardless of the fact that there's not an ounce of originality.

Random doodling and arts

2008-11-17T12:49:00.001+08:00

Completed a masterpiece which I'm really proud of.

Well, it's really just some ARTISTIC scribbles of some of my favourite MCR lyrics.

I think this kinda scribbly art is kinda cool.

Here's an example to give you an idea. It's not mine though.

My view on : The Weather Man (cont'd)

2008-11-14T18:56:00.000+08:00

There's this one emotional scene that's stuck on my mind cuz man, it's just so powerful, the emotion so raw, so moving, and I think it's the most important scene in the movie.

It's the scene where Dave (Cage) was sitting in his dad's car. Robert, his dad, plays the Bob Seger song Dave mentioned earlier in Robert's mock funeral. He doesn't get why Dave used the song to describe him.

Dave explains that he feels Robert has always been strong and stands "proud and tall, high above it all", as in the song - Like A Rock.

Then here comes the real emotional part.

As the pressure has really gotten to Dave at this point, he breaks down in tears telling his father that he was offered the "Hello America" job, but that his wife will be marrying Russ.

He's been trying to do the right things and he believed that by getting the "Hello America" job, he'll be able to fix things with his family, he'll be able to make his father proud, prove himself, he'll get it together.

"Don't die yet Robert, give me time to get it together. Give me a little while, let me get the Hello America job. I can get it together."

You can tell it's killing him. It's like everything in his life depends on this one job. With so many things happening, he's under pressure to make things right.

And yet when he finally did, things don't work out as he thought they would, he can't "knuckle down".

Robert consoles Dave, by telling him that not everything in life goes as we'd like, and that he really is proud of his son, especially for being able to land the "Hello America" position.

And then he told Dave, "This shit life... we must chuck some things. We must chuck them... in this shit life. There's always looking after."
That line alone is a revelation. It's like being in the dark for so long and having someone telling you where the window is.

The way I interpret it, in life, you can't get everything you wanted. You have to sacrifice a few things along the way and just, make the best out of what you have.

Another great line from Robert Spritzer (Michael Caine), "...sacrifice is... to get anything of value, you have to sacrifice. Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. "Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life."

Towards the ending, Dave narrates, "I remember once imagining what my life would be like, what I'd be like. I pictured having all these qualities, strong positive qualities that people could pick up on from across the room. But as time passed, few ever became any qualities that I actually had. And all the possibilities I faced and the sorts of people I could be, all of them got reduced every year to fewer and fewer. Until finally they got reduced to one, to who I am. And that's who I am, the weather man."

Highly recommended film. Top notch acting and brilliant script.

My view on : The Weather Man

2008-11-14T17:30:00.002+08:00

So far I've watched quite a number of Nicholas Cage's movies - Con Air (being the first I've watched), Moonstruck, National Treasure (both), The Family Man, The Weather Man and most recently Bringing Out the Dead.

They're all movies of great brilliance, esp The Weather Man and Bringing Out the Dead. The plot is so unusual and despite that (or maybe because of that), it just pulls you in.

I'd say they're philosophical in a way cuz they really got you thinking, and hooked.

They're different from most of the commerical films. You can't predict what's gonna happen, you just, follow through, hoping the best for the character.

Although they're not exactly your typical happy ending (Weather Man, Family Man and Bringing Out the Dead), reminding you of the reality of life - that you don't always get what you wanted in life - at least there are closures, hinting at better future for the main characters.

Plus the fact that these characters are portrayed as your Everyday Joe, a normal person with flaws just like you and me, the connection of imperfections just makes you root for them.

Films like these not only got you thinking - about life in general, even after they finish, they're also like a dish of tasty meal that leave you feeling full and satisfied.

Most of the commercial films out there boasted of million-dollar budget, dazzling cast and special effects yet only offer temporary thrills that lasted as long as your popcorn.

I'd give it 4* out of 5*

Just so you know how screwed up I am...

2008-11-07T00:38:00.000+08:00

Here are some of the trivial concerns that I wish I could DELETE :

* I have reserves when it comes to them (my housemates, the foursome).

I don't know, do I find them intimidating?

Don't get me wrong though, I'm not some hermit crab.

I can and do talk to them, just, not as natural as I do with my friends.

In fact, I can "click" with OTHER housemates quite well.

As for my roommate, well, you should know better BY NOW.

If you don't, refer to my previous posts.

* I have to arrange what I wanna say to them, rehearsing in my head.

Like I said, conversation doesn't flow easily. The "click", remember?

* I think maybe it's because I haven't yet found THAT particular point of similarity between us, you know, the point of intersection.
Or there's none to find...

* Maybe I just need to spend more time with them?

But I find it hard to accept that friendship needs to be WORKED at.

It should be natural, voluntary, it's not, and shouldn't be sth you have to WORK for.

* There WAS a time during my 1st few months that we could really get along.

But after the semester break, we came back and weren't as close anymore.

Relationship can be quite volatile.

Ain't the 1st time I witness it either.

* The 4 of them are really close, they seem to tell each other everything.

So ok, 3 of them are already friends before coming here.

Plus, they live in the same room.

So, it's only natural they became close friends.

Seriously, I don't know why am I even the least bit concerned about this.

It's not like this is a competition I need to win anyway.

What's there to compete??

What, to see who can make the most friends in the household?

Oh, so they're like some kinda "target" I need to achieve?

That's ridiculous...

I AM ridiculous.

If we can't click, then why the hell should I even bother?

What's the point in trying?

I really do hate myself sometimes...

* This nagging obsession is eating me away!

Oasis - Go Let It Out

2008-11-06T23:41:00.001+08:00

It's unsettling, well, not exactly, more like frustrating, or dissatisfying.

I can't seem to click with my housemates.

There goes another confession.

You know what I mean by "clicking"?

I can TALK to them, but I just don't feel the connection, THE "click".

Maybe it's because of the differences of our personalities? Our mentality? Most likely.

You know with some people, like your friends, conversations just flow easily, you don't even need to THINK about what you wanna say, you just, communicate, as easy, simple and natural as that.

I've been fortunate enough to have friends I can "click" with.
(I guess that's why "clique" is pronounced the same way as "click".)

And I suppose it's the same with the 4 of them (my housemates), able to "click" as easily as I could with my friends.

See, thoughts like these are what's keeping me - not awake at night, but - away FROM my studies.

WHO wanna have these trivial matters swimming around in her/his brain when she/he's studying??? Or trying to...

All these thinking and fretting is KILLING ME!!

I WANT to STOP caring/worrying about others' opinions of me!

Why the HELL do I have to torture myself like this?

I just feel like TEARING all these UNWANTED, UNNEEDED JUNK from my head!!!

There must be some MAJOR personality flaw in me.

Maybe I'm a bit abnormal, who knows?

Jingle bell Jingle bell Jingle bell rocks

2008-11-04T18:16:00.000+08:00

I gotta tell ya, all those jingles are getting on my eff-ing nerves.

No, I'm not talking about the Christmas songs, I'm talking about "HER" stupid key chain.

I mean, dude! How old are you? 6?

Who the fck attach a friggin' jingle bell to the key chain?

It's not those teeny tiny bell the size of seed, it's the REGULAR SIZE jingle bell, about the size of a berry, just to give you an idea.

God knows where the heck she found the bells, but it's goddamn annoying.

It's noisy as hell and just now she was actually jingling it like a kid would.

Yea, glad that you find THAT amusing.

Can you imagine hearing that every.single.eff-ing time she uses her keys??

Which amounts to a significantly high frequency, trust me. (refer to previous posts)

Bloodsuckers!!!

2008-11-03T17:50:00.000+08:00

The hawker centres around my college and the food stalls in the cafetaria have one thing in common. (aside from the fact they sell food, duh...)

And that is - they set their price ridiculously high.

You'd think that you'll get cheaper food at cafeteria, but sadly nope.

They charge RM2.50 for 2 slices of bread with some pathetically thin spread of stuff that barely pass for sandwich.
RM1.70 for a small scoop of fries.
RM2.50 for one thin slice of soggy pizza. (definitely not your usual Pizza Hut or Dominoe's Pizza)
RM6 for a plate of fried rice + egg + fried chicken.

The new stall Tom Yam Kitchen is even worse.
Regular nasi lemak (with the usual anchovies, cucumber, egg and sauce) cost RM3.
But when you add another spoonful of sambal "sotong" (squid), the price will skyrocket to RM6!
The minimum price for a plate of meal is RM5. Ridiculous!

Hey, if their food quality is 5-star, that's ok. But the problem, it's NOT!
With the fancy name and the expensive price, you'd think they'd have the decency to cook up sth special, but no!

They're taking advantage of us college students!
They know we don't have much choices when it comes to places to eat.
The students should stop buying these ridiculously priced food and boycott those bloodsucking stalls.

Can't get you outta my head

2008-11-02T16:55:00.000+08:00

For every exam/test, even on some days, I'll bound to have some "theme song" stuck in my head.

For the recent mock exam, songs include
"I'll Be" by Dean Geyer,
"Gravity" by Sara Bareilles,
"Nails for breakfast, Tacks for Snacks" by PATD,
"I still ain't over you" by Augustana
"Lovers in Tokyo" by Coldplay

All through the time I was working through the papers, the songs just played over and over again in my head...

Sleep through the static

2008-11-02T16:12:00.000+08:00

Here's the thing, on average, human needs about 8 hours of sleep each day (less as we grow older).

Or, let's forget about the scientists say, how much sleep do you need per day?

I'm talking about normal day, not when you're exhausted after an all-nighter or two (cramming for exams, clubbing, you know the deal).

Now, guess how long does "SHE" sleep everyday.

For weekdays, when she has morning classes (not as early as my 8 o'clock class), I'd say more or less 9 hours.

For weekends, she can sleep for as long as half of the day.
She'd go to bed at 12.30 and wake up at, earliest 9.30, latest, 11.30.

How can anyone manage that???
Won't your biological clock be screaming for you to wake up?
I mean, MAN! 12 hours of sleep is wayyy more than what your body need to recharge!

Meh, it's just not for me. Too much sleep makes me sick.

9-11 hours of sleep every single day! Jeezus, how can she manage that??!!

Sara Bareilles - Little Voice

2008-11-01T12:40:00.001+08:00

This is a real great album from Sara Bareilles, considering it's her second album, and you know what everyone says about sophomore slump.

But if anything, Sara B. is more like a quarterly new artist, since her popularity only soared after she released the single "Love Song". Before that, well...you never heard of her do you?

That just goes to show how many more talented artists are out there just waiting to be discovered.

She has an easily distinguished voice and a quite impressive wide vocal range.

The songs are easy on the ear.
You'll find yourselves bopping and humming along with the catchy happy tunes.
Sometimes, you just feel like these artists are not given enough credit and recognition for their brilliant works.
I'm listening to "Fairy Tales" now. The cheeky lyrics are bound to put a smile on your face.

Other memorable tracks include Vegas, Many the Miles, Between the lines, Gravity, Love on Rocks and One Sweet Love. Ooh, as well as Morning Side and Bottle it up.

Yea, I more or less mentioned the whole album... But that's bcuz every song's so nice!

I think she should pick "Vegas" as her 3rd single, then maybe "Gravity" as her 4th.

They're some of the radio friendly songs. (Almost all are)

I'd give it 3.75 out of 5 stars.

I Hate Everything About You

2008-10-31T14:29:00.002+08:00

Besides the 1897316 things she does that have already gotten on my nerve, I've managed to discover a few more to add to the list.

~> Her movements always have to be extra loud,
be it tramping around with the grace of a herd of elephants, or banging shut the cabinets, locking and unlocking her eff-ing padlocks, getting out of chair, or even stirring her drinks.The way she's pushing off the chair, you'd think she has something against it.
Oh, lord, don't you just hate the screeching sound of the legs of the chair dragging across the floor??

With all those noisy cling and clatter, I was very tempted to tell her, "Dude, do you mind tuning it down a bit? If you have a bad day or sth, you don't need to have the WHOLE friggin' world know about it, ok? And stop sighing, damnit! No one's the least bit interested in knowing how eff-ed up your day is or how frustrated you feel! So until you learn how to express yourself properly, (like talking to some1) STFU!!!

I hope she get bruises from all the BRUTAL ASSAULTS she inflicted on those poor inanimate objects.

It's just so......BARBARIC! All those banging, slamming, kicking and knocking around...

That's what I can't stand, acting all demure and ladylike when there're people around, when in fact in private, she's like creating a mini stempede with her every movement.

I know I could be wrong, so let's give her a benefit of doubt here.
But even so, I just wanna make it clear that I generally hate FAKES like these, pretending like they're oh-so-gentle-and-ladylike when in fact they're NOT.

I mean, what's the point? You are who you are.
WHy constraint yourself to the conventional definition of "ladylike"?
We're ladies alright, and we sure as hell can define OURSELVES, thank you very much.

Ooh, I'm not finished yet, while we're on this, lemme tell you about her incapability to
~>Laugh out loud.
She was watching Crayon Shin Chan (she watches Tom and Jerry, too! How elementary..), and instead of LAUGHING at the funny parts like NORMAL people do, she GASPED.
Repeated, breathless GASPS of laughter (I won't even call that laughter).

I mean, COME ON! Could you at least laugh PROPERLY?

All those sharp,annoying intake of breaths, and while I was TRYING to study too!
It can really make you feel like strangling somebody.

She literally "choked on laughter".

--> Her inconsideration
Since she usually sleeps earlier than me, she'd just switch off the ceiling light, leaving me with my table lamp only.

I mean, I don't mind, at first. But eventually, it's the way she takes things for granted that really annoys me. Are you such a fussy prissy that you can't sleep with the lights on?

You don't see me switching off the light and asking you to use your table lamp instead when I wanna sleep first, do you?

I mean, you're not living alone now, you're sharing the room, ok? And you need to be considerate of other's needs! What if I'm not using the table lamp like you? What will you do then? Huh? Can't you just bear with it? What, you have a phobia or sth?

And worse, she switched off the light, but instead of going straight to bed, she spent another 10 minutes rubbing those whitening cream on her skin.

I mean, you can switch off the light after you've done all your business and shit right?

Instead she'd rather rely on the light of my table lamp... Great, just eff-ing GREAT.

~After all my rantings, the bottom line is: Once a person got on your wrong side/get on your nerves, chances are, you'll start noticing more and more things that make you hate her even more.

You're so vain // keep telling yourself that "I'm a diva!"

2008-10-30T15:22:00.004+08:00

Oh my GAWD!!!

Can you believe that someone can actually take 30 minutes to get ready for bed?

THIRTY eff-ing MINUTES!!

I mean, jeezus! When you wanna hit the sack, you just,...well.., hit the sack!
You know, just lay down on bed, head on pillow and just SLEEP!

Of course, maybe you'll spend a couple of minutes brushing your teeth and wash your face before climbing into bed.

But basically, the most you can take is like, what, 5 minutes?

THIRTY MINUTES!! That's....RIDICULOUS!

[Refer to my previous posts in Sept for more details]

Another thing, have you any idea the amount of her facial products?

I got a brief glimpse of the bottles arranged amongst the junk in her wardrobe, and it's quite a lot. (the facial products, I mean, not the junk. Although, come to think of it, there're quite a lot of junk too...)

So right after her 15-minute visit to the bathroom to do God-knows-what, she'd stormed back to the room, put her armful of products in the wardrobe and then take out another armful.

You should see her applying all sorts of creams on her face, with a mirror in front of her, and the bottles arranged beside it.

Jeez, you'd think she's getting ready for a BEAUTY PAGEANT, instead of going to BED!

[Here honey, here's your make-up kit, and don't forget to dress up nicely, because my GOSH, you're going to bed! Who knows, someone might do a surprise interview on you! And you need to look good all the time! Even when you're SLEEPING!]

Oh, the VANITY!

St-st-stutter

2008-10-28T16:54:00.003+08:00

In The Ayer - Flo Rida ft Will.I.Am
Oh hot damn, this is my jam Keep me partying till the A.M. Ya'll don't understand, make me throw my hands In the ayer, ay, ayer, ayer, ay, ayer

Party People - Nelly ft Fergie
Where my party, pa' party party pa' party people at?

Heartbreaker - Will.I.Am
I'm S S S Sorry
I'm S S S Sorry
I Didn't Mean To Break Your Heart [x2]
I'm S S S Sorry
I'm S S S Sorry
I Didn't Mean To Break Ya
B B B B Break It Baby
Look Baby
I'm A Heartbreaker [x6]
I'm A Heart
A H H H H I'm A Heart
A H H H I'm A

The Take Over, The Break's Over - FOB
Wouldn't you rather be a widow than a divorcee?
Style your wake for fashion magazines.
Widow or a divorcee?
Don't pretend, d-d-d-don't pretend.

Damaged - Danity Kane
Do, Do you got a first aid kit handy?

Elevator - Flo Rida
She's stuck on my ella, e-ella-vator

Break Anotha - Blake Lewis
He'll break anotha, he'll break anotha, he'll break anotha
Break anotha heart babe

See You Again - Miley Cyrus
I st-st-stuttered when you asked me what I'm thinking about

This is the best day ever (cont'd)

2008-10-26T18:41:00.000+08:00

The next stop is.. One Utama Shopping Mall! It's so near! About 5-10 minutes drive away!

In the mall, we walked past quite a few bakeries, and I was oh-so-tempted to go in and drool at the sight of those freshly baked bread!

There're lots of those well-known, established shops like British India, PDI, Marks and Spencer and all that jazz. Meaning : Even if there're sales going on, the price tags will still give you a heart attack. They're branches/franchise from overseas after all.

But I still have fun shoes-hunting ever since I discovered my inner passion for shoes.

No luck though, cuz I've already got my mind set on the purple peek-toes which I fell in love with.
So I was basically searchig for the exact same pair of shoes (or maybe, one with 99% similiarity), but with cheaper price.

Yea, it's pretty much a mission impossible. Heh~

In the end, we didn't buy anything. But it was still fun. Shopping always is. Browsing through all the stuff and trying on clothes (that you know you'll never buy, lol).

Hard to believe I used to hate shopping when I was younger. (maybe bcuz it normally involved me standing at one side, bored, while mom did her browsing.)

Ooh, and dad and uncle bought us 3 packets of fries from McD! Having been deprived of fast food for so long, I devoured almost half of the fries. Yumm~~heaven!!

We headed home (Kajang), only to head out again for dinner after awhile.

The vegetarian restaurant was the same one aunt and uncle took us to everytime we're in Kajang, w/o fail.

When we're home, again, after dinner, instead of hogging the tv outside (Astro!), I stayed in the guest room with mom and dad.

In the morning, I woke up feeling contented after a good night sleep. Read newspaper and wait for the grown ups to come back with breakfast.

The noodle soup (my breakfast) was surprisingly good!! More surprising is the price, which is about HALF of what the stalls around my college charge.

(More ranting on this price issue in another post)

After breakfast, we went to Midvalley Megamal, which doesn't excite me as much as when I was younger. Mostly because I stay in KL now and could there or any mall I want anytime.

But it's still shopping, so YAY!

After stepping in some branded shops and glancing at the price tags, we decided it's still best to do our shopping at Jusco or Metrojaya where the prices are more NORMAL and affordable.

Ooh, mom bought this GOGGLES jeans for me which cost RM119, but we got it for RM58.50 after 50% discount!

It's a good investment, 'cause Duh~! It's jeans!

For lunch, we ate at the food court, which was packed.
Here's the thing, while dad and I were booking the seat while mom went to buy her food, I saw some1 passed by with a bowl of ABC (crushed ice with cream on top and all sorts of sweet ingredients underneath - red beans, corn, nuts, etc).

So reflexively, I pointed it out to my dad and said I wanted to eat that.
But later on when I went hunting for food, I was still mildly surprised to see dad queuing up to buy the ABC I wanted.

I mean, yeah, I know I asked dad to buy it for me, but I was still touched that he actually bought it, just because I said I wanna eat it. You know what I mean?

Seriously, you can't beat family. I know it may seem like a small gesture, buying the ABC, but sometimes love is shown in small ways, and all you need to do is notice them.

At the end of the day, family's the best thing you can have in your life. They'll do anything for you.

I've recently taken this personality test (I lurve these tests :> Don't you?) that tells you how you rank pride, love, money, family, love and friends in accordance to priority.

If it were up to me, I'd place family first, followed by pride (you gotta love yourself first girl!), friends, love and money.

That's quite surprising cuz I'm normally a very money-minded person. (or maybe I'm just plain stingy, HAH!)

Anywho, the shopping adventure continued after lunch. But this time, we went to Jusco.
Mom's looking for an outfit for this dinner she's gonna attend.

So after I've feasted my eyes on the shoes (and tried on quite a few), I helped mom in her mission.

Surprisingly, there's a whole section of dinner outfit (or rather, formal dresses).
We managed to find a few likely candidates despite mom's choosiness. (she said so herself)

My fave is the purple (yea yea, I know, purple's my fave colour) sleeveless dress with a choker collar.

The whole dress is pleated and very flowy. Seriously, it just swishes around your knees!
I tried it on for mom and I just ADORE it!

It's so perfect. If only I could have the dress AND the purple shoes I'm so hng up with...

All in all, it's just great to see my mom, dad, aunt and uncle again, even though it's just for a short one and a half day.

Songs that are overplayed and jamming the air wave and just make me switch the station whenever they're played

2008-10-26T16:46:00.001+08:00

Hips Don't Lie - Shakira
Apologize - One Republic
Umbrella - Rihanna
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
What You Got - Colby O' Donis
Dangerous - Akon
Teardrops on my Guitar - Taylor Swift
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna
Hey There Delilah - Plain WHite T's
I Fell in love with the DJ - Chenelle
Touch My Body - Mariah Carey
Bye Bye - Mariah Carey
4 in the Morming - Gwen Stefani
Tattoo - Jordin Sparks
*Any Simple Plan songs
Sexy Can I - Ray J ft. Yung Berg
Beautiful Girl - Sean Kingston
So What - Pink
Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade
What I've Done - Linkin Park
Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park
4 Minutes - Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake
What Goes Around - Justin Timberlake
Low - Flo Rida
Stop and Stare - One Republic

This is the best day ever

2008-10-25T16:41:00.000+08:00

**"This is the best day ever" is a song written and recorded by an extremely great band called My Chemical Romance. (which I'm very much addicted to in case you haven't known)
You can find it in their debut album "I brought you my bullets, you brought me your love".

Mock's OVER!!!!

Went to library early in the morning, watched "Hitch".
I'd give it 3.7 out of 5 stars.
Man, I LOVE comedy!
And WIll Smith is HILARIOUS!
Everyone loves a feel-good movie!

Anyways, right after I finished the movie, Dad texted me, saying they'll (they as in mom, dad, my aunt and uncle) arrive in abt 15 minutes.

So I rushed home, packed my stuff for a one night stay at my aunt's place, hang my laundry and locked some of my more important/personal stuff in my wardrobe.

When they arrived, I got my ROXY bag (the one I got from ROXY Summer Splash party. Yay for free stuff!) and climbed down the 5 flights of stairs.

I was all smiles and grins when I saw them. It's been MONTHS!!!

I thought they're only gonna hand over the stuff I asked for when sending me back to hostel after the stay.
But turned out they already had the bags of stuff in their hands, ready to be passed to me.
It's much convenient this way, since I can straightaway stuff the stuff in my room then leave.
Don't know why this never cross my mind b4, must be brain overloading from the exam...

Anyways, mom and dad followed me up to the 5th floor (which I'm already used to) and unloaded the package. Mom took out the items (e.g. files, hair dryer, food, etc etc) and passed them to me.

As I shuffled back and forth from the living room to my room, my roommate was amazingly, still in bed. It's already afternoon!

It never ceases to amaze me how long she can sleep. So we'll pick back up on that on another page.

Ok, maybe she's sick, or had stomach cramps, or was depressed -which is pretty far-fetched- or just plain lazy to get up.

After finishing putting the stuff away, we left the apartment and my uncle drove us to lunch at a vegetarian restaurant, (they're vegetarian) which makes a good change for my taste bud.
And vegetarian meals are pretty good!

Oooh, we went to their newly-furnished house in Damansara, and lemme tell you, it's wayyyy beyond my expectations (actually, I don't know what to expect either).

It's simple, yet contemporary, with all the necessities but minimum decorations. It's exactly the kinda house that you'll usually see in ads or displayed as show room.

Their furnitures are brand new and placed unobtrusively, i.e. they're where they should be.
Plus, it's just so complete! Every aspect is thought of, everything you need can be found.

The colour scheme for the bedrooms upstairs is of the popular earth tone (wood, brown, yellow, baige); whereas the living room downstairs is gleaming white.

All in all, it's a wonderful, cozy house that's bound to be nice to live in.

<-- These pics are the best illustration -->
that I can find.

Movies watched (so far)

2008-10-25T16:35:00.001+08:00

Movies I've seen this year: (in cinema)
I Am Legend
Jumper
Horton Hears A Who
Ironman
Speedracer
Hancock
Hellboy 2
Sex and The City
The Strangers

Movies I've seen this year in various places (laptop, library, computer lab):
27 Dresses
The Happening
The Breakfast Club
21
10 Things I hate about you
The Naked Gun
She's All That
The Waterhorse
The Simpsons Movie
Meet The Spartans
Sky High
The Core
Epic Movie
Superhero Movie
The Mummy 3
The Covenant
The Game Plan
Alvin and The Chipmunks
National Treasure 2
What Happens In Vegas
Wanted
Date Movie
A Lot Like Love
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Hitch
Head of States
Sister Act
Take The Lead
Surviving Christmas
Lethal Weapon
Constantine
Open Season

Mock Exam - It's Panic time!!!

2008-10-23T09:39:00.002+08:00

Just stepped outta the exam hall. Finished my Audit paper early (I'm never one who stays and check my answers anyways, it's too depressing, LOL).

Urgh, ytd all day long, I've tried to study. Tried being the key word here, because I felt like I was literally cramming my mind to the verge of overloading and EXPLODING.

Normally, I'd just take a long 3-hour nap and continue. But I held my ground and force myself to stuff down the words.

Bleh, it's not like I absorbed any of it anyway... I'll just stare at the same page, the same SENTENCE for AGES as my mind drift to Land of Unable-to-focus.

Pathetic.

How the hell am I gonna pass my papers??? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Ick, I don't think I did well in this mock exam. But it's SLIGHTLY better than last Progress Test, AND last Progress Test is marginally better than my Paper 5 Final, which was....I'd rather not talk about it. (But I passed it anyway, so..)

Yay! Tomorrow will be the last paper of mock, but it's also the hardest...a different kinda difficulty from Paper 8, come to think of it.

So, gonna head home and start doing all the past year questions. Minimum study requirement for this paper, THANK GOD!

I'd rather work out the numb3rs than look at words!

Some test I took

2008-10-20T18:06:00.002+08:00

41 TO 50 POINTS : Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

Gettin' incessantly PISSED OFF!!!

2008-10-17T20:17:00.001+08:00

I just can't stand it!!!

Ok, here's what happened. I went back to my hostel after studying the whole day (or trying to) in the library with my usual mates.

I walked in my room and was just putting down my stuff when my roommate (view my previous posts in Sept to know exactly how much I DON'T like her) suddenly turned around and said,"I have sth to ask you." in this grave serious I'm-gonna-die-if-you-don't-answer-me tone.

During the 1st fraction of second, I thought she was talking on the phone. But I turned around anyway to be sure, and was quite shocked to find that she's ACTUALLY talking to me.

I vaguely remember suppressing the urge to blurt out some sarcastic remarks like,"Wow, that's the 1st sentence you've uttered to me since MONTHS! And I thought you've gone mute!"

Anyway, it turned out that there has been this misunderstanding. Apparently, I have mistakenly eaten her bread this morning, thinking it's SM's (my house mate who went back for a few days and asked me to help her finish her bread) since it has the same expiry date.

But I didn't notice another loaf of bread on the table (which is really SM's) cuz it's in a plastic bag.

Upon realizing my mistake, I explained to her and told her to take any 6 slices of bread from my newly-bought loaf whenever she wants.

So that's settled right? Sadly, being a Virgo, as I cooked my dinner, I mulled over our conversation again and again.

Then it struck me that she might misunderstand, thinking I ate SM's bread w/o permission.

So with that thought nagging at me, I constructed and rehearsed what I should say in my head over and over again until I finally dove in the explanation.

You wouldn't BELIEVE the amount of time I took to get this over with.

It baffled me how such TRIVIAL matter managed to twist my knickers in knots. (not literally)

I blamed it on my Zodiac sign - Virgo.
I tend to think TOO MUCH.
I OVER-ANALYZE all the time.
It just bothers me A LOT when I'm misunderstood and I JUST WANNA SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, you know?

And it's really infuriating the way she directed the question at me like it's a matter of life and death! Like, puh-leaze! It's just BREAD!

Plus, from her accusatory tone, she sounded like she's already made up her mind that I'm the one who "stole" her bread, when actually it's A F8CKING MISTAKE!

What, you think I don't have money to buy a loaf of bread myself???!!

And throughout my explanation, which I painstakingly wrote up in my head, she was being so f8cking patronizing!

I just felt like tearing that sour look from her face!

Look b!tch, I'm trying to set things straight here and trying not to let you get the wrong idea (altho you've apparently made up your mind), so could you AT LEAST for God's sake, be a little bit CIVILISED???!!!

I'm doing my best to deal with the situation, and she was just sitting there with that,...THAT LOOK that has accusation written all over it!

Well, frankly, I just can't friggin' stand it!!!

It's like I have to constantly prove/defend myself or justify my actions just so she won't think wrongly of me. (I don't even know why I'm trying since that b!tch already think I'm a thief. Psh, YEAH RIGHT!!!)

I wish I could say,"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"
But I can't!!

I care a lot about others' opinions of me (maybe a lil' too much).

So until the day when I can finally say "I don't give a f8ck" comes, I guess I'll just have to deal with her eff-ing prejudice.

You know what I'd like the most? A major showdown with that f8cktard, and I'd spit it out to her,"Look b!tch, I'm not who you think I am, so you could shove your biased, unfounded opinion down your throat!"