The Melbourne Shuffle

Yeah, I know.
What???

Well, someone I was talking to mentioned a rave party and since I didn't know exactly what people do at raves, I decided to check it out on Wikipedia. The link is here. Just if you want to know also la :)

Then, I noticed that the article mentions the Melbourne Shuffle and though I'd heard of it before and seen shufflers walking in their baggy pants on the Melbourne streets, I didn't know exactly what the shuffle looked like. So I looked for it on YouTube...



That's like a beginner's guide to doing the Melbourne Shuffle... Apparently la. I don't know how correct it is, but judging from the number of views it has, it's probably quite accurate...?

So yeah, for those of you who didn't know, that's the Melbourne Shuffle. Don't expect me to be doing it though!! I'll save my shuffling for the privacy of my bedroom :p

2008: NEARLY Over...

So this year is finally coming to an end. This eye-opening, heart-wrenching, not-so-sugarcoated year; this year when I 'grew up' is FINALLY coming to an end.

As much as I try to reminisce about this past year with 'a song in my heart', I can't. Well, not really.

But for the sake of this post, I'll list out what I really liked about this year (in a vague chronological order... yaa, I know. That sounded very nerdy. Meh.):

1. I KEPT MY BLOG RUNNING FOR A WHOLE YEAR!!! :)
2. My new little cousin being born. Even though he has only ONE expression on his face. Ever. And doesn't like me to to carry him. Maybe I'm too boney still...
   
3. My trip to Perth during the Easter Break (even though it now seems so far away).
4. Starts with an 'A'. What? I'm not allowed to say ;) - those who know will know laa, otherwise too bad!!
5. Watching Maroon5, OneRepublic and Matchbox20 live at Rod Laver!!! :)
   
6. My ski trip in August to Mount Hotham. Actually, I snowboarded :p
   
7. Watching 'Wicked: The Musical' at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne.
8. Learning just how supportive and understanding and helpful, in short - Amazing!, my friends are.

So I guess 8 is a good number to stop at, eh? Because, I don't think I can continue...
Let's just say that right now, I'm just glad that this year's nearly over.
Time for a New Year, a new start and a new attempt at life.

The 'Perfect' Life

I've come to realise that not one person's life is perfect.
No matter how perfect it may seem to others.
It just means that they're good at dealing with their problems quitely.
No airing of dirty laundry in public.

I've realised that just because a person seems happy and bright and you think they've got everything in their life going right doesn't mean they are.
They just don't believe in moaning to other people about everything that's going wrong.
They just don't want to burden other people with their private issues.

So the next time you find yourself envying someone because their life seems so much better than yours, remember this and DON'T envy them or feel jealous of them or anything like that.

The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love

So I just finished reading this book: The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love by Rosie Rushton. Yes I knowww, it's a book that's meant to be read by teens (and we all know that I'm NOT one anymore, boo-hoo). And before you judge me, you should know that it was actually lent to my 16 year old sister by one of her 16 year old friends. But I ended up reading it.

It wasn't very good. Just your average mindless teeny-boppy novel that highlights the love lives of the 3 Dashwood sisters (aged 13, 16 and 17). But it was vaguely entertaining. I'd forgotten what it felt like to be that age! And it wasn't even that long ago! So in a way, this book was kinda cool :)

I really needed a break from all those grown-up novels I was reading anyway :p

Taylor Swift - BLEGH!

So I woke up this morning with the song 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift stuck in my head.
Noooooooo!!! Blegh.

See, I really don't like her. Her voice is weak and uninspired - surely there are more talented and deserving artistes that are more worthy of her song slots? So maybe she's one level above Paris Hilton in terms of her ability as a songwriter. But when it comes to vocal prowess - very ParisHilton-esque!!

Yeah, so now I'm annoyed that I have this stupid song by this poor excuse of a singer stuck in my head!

REALLY don't like her.

Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening...?

Yes!! It's THAT time of the year again. Only 1 week and a few odd days more to Christmas!

I'm not Christian, but my whole extended family likes to celebrate the occasion anyway :) We put up christmas trees, have a dinner either on Christmas eve or on the day itself and exchange presents. We do it for the plain, simple fact that it feels nice. Even as I walk through the various KL shopping malls, I get this warm and fuzzy feeling (that people call happiness :p) - Huge christmas trees with bright and shiny ornaments, giant snowflakes and even bigger candy canes... *sigh* :p

So what inspired this post at such an odd time? (1 week and 1 day till Christmas)
Yeah well, everytime I go to sleep at night or have a nap in the afternoon, I wake up with a christmas song stuck in my head - it's usually either Winter Wonderland or Let It Snow. A few minutes ago, I just woke up after having a nap with Winter Wonderland playing on loop in my head. Lol.

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the rain, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight,
Walking in a winter wonderland!

Yes, I DO get annoyed with my brain for having such a limited song playlist.
BUT
Yes, I do love love love christmas songs!!
Hehe :)

Who I Want

It's funny how you could be in a room full of people and still feel so alone unless that one particular person that you want to be with is there amongst the crowd.

No offense to the other people - Their company is obviously still very much appreciated. But it just isn't the same...

In other words, I wish my mom was here with me :(

My 2 Twos

I'm reading 2 books:
Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer; and
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (Booker Prize winner)

Both books are fun to read though I think I've finally outgrown the childishness of the Artemis Fowl books (there are 6 of them including this latest one). I've only read the first few pages of 'The White Tiger' but it's enough to tell me that it's going to be one good book!! I'm excited at the thought of picking it up again. But right now, I'm just not in the mood to read... Not yet. Maybe later tonight.

And then, I'm learning 2 new piano pieces:
Prelude in C# minor by Rachmaninoff; and
Clair De Lune by Debussy

The Rachmaninoff piece is really loud and... loud... My dad jumps a bit everytime I hit the huge chords as loudly as I can. Hehe :)
And the Debussy piece is nice, calm and dreamy.
A good balance I say - yin to the yang and all? :p

So those are my 2 twos :)
I hope they go well!!

Time For Change?

So today I went for my first Anti-ISA candlelight vigil near the PJ Civic Centre. My initial aim was just to 'check it out' and maybe if I was really, really lucky, I'd get to see Raja Petra himself!!! Maybe he'd come for this vigil thingo since it was started to protest his arrest under the ISA in the first place...

But before I start the story of my eye-opening and uplifting experience, I think I need to explain just a teeny weeny bit about what the ISA is. ISA stands for Internal Security Act and basically, it's a law that allows the government to detain anyone, anywhere in the country, if they are believed to be a threat to the peace and/or security of the country and this can be done WITHOUT a trial. It was put in place after Malaysia gained independence with what I am sure were noble intentions but is now grossly abused.

I have always been a 'fence-sitter' on this issue of whether or not the ISA should be abolished and sometimes, I do believe that it can serve a good cause. But after going to this gathering, my mind has changed somewhat. So maybe there is some good to being able to evoke the ISA (look at what's happening in Thailand with the riots) but the current ruling government has been misusing it on innocent people whose only crime is to have a voice. We know that in Asian countries especially, there isn't really such a thing as 'freedom of speech' because no matter how free the press and people may seem to be to speak their thoughts, there's always a degree of censorship involved. And so if anyone does happen to 'cross the line' in terms of refuting certain government policies or laws even if it is just an innocent citizen speaking his or her mind, there is the chance that they may be arrested under the ISA and detained without a trial.

So now about the candlelight vigil. I had no idea what to expect. I'd been told by my aunt that it was just going to be a crowd of people (holding candles, duh) listening to other people speak. We walked to where the crowd has started gathering and waited. I looked around excitedly because I'd been told that even though these people had obtained a permit from the MPPJ to hold such a meeting, there were still Special Branch policemen working undercover to just monitor the atmosphere. It all seemed so exciting to me!

Slowly, more and more people trickled in. There were parents with their little children, senior citizens, and everyone else in between; there were lawyers, engineers, bloggers; Malays, Chinese and Indians; all gathered in one place and all for one cause - to voice out their opposition to the ISA. And then I was pleasantly surprised to see Raja Petra himself strolling down the road towards us!! What a coincidence that I was hoping to see him in person and that he actually showed up!

Then the speeches started. Every week different people volunteer to speak, though there are a few regulars who have something new to say each time. And anyone at all is allowed to come up to the mic to say a few words (or more!). I must say that compared to all the school events that we used to be forced to attend to 'instill in us a greater pride for our country', this one short gathering did just that and so much more. I really felt the passion and pride that everyone at the vigil shared for OUR country. I felt proud that there were people like this who were strong-willed and brave enough to speak out even when they might be risking their freedom in doing so. We listened to people like Raja Petra talk about his experience in the detention camp and listening to all the other people explain what it is about the ISA that they so strongly oppose and hearing them tell us why we should be resourceful enough to be in the know as far as our country is concerned and be proactive enough to come out and vote during the elections and in doing so make sure that we are making an informed decision to choose which party to vote for.

The people gathered at the candlelight vigil were not anti-government. They were just voicing out their opposition to the ISA and touching on other things that they felt were wrong with the country and asking for something to be done to address them. It was all done in a peaceful and orderly manner with no malice or anger towards the government. And just seeing all those people who had sacrificed so much of their lives to try to make Malaysia a better place made me that much prouder to be Malaysian. I was only there for this one vigil while everyone else had already been for many more before me. And the bloggers who write frequently about these issues on their blogs and who're aware of the possibility of them being arrested under the very law that they oppose - I don't think I'd have the guts to do anything near what all these people do.

So now, I am nearly not a 'fence-sitter' anymore. Nearly. Hehe.

Some pics from the gathering:

From the top: Raja Petra giving his speech; my plastic cup candle lantern thingo; the crowd at the vigil.

My New Fave Song!

My sister told me about this song. And it's soooo nice!! Go download! It's called 'The Show' by Lenka... Weird name. Go figure :p

I dunno why, but they've disabled the youtube embedding thingo so I can't post the music video here directly. But go here to watch it.

Or you could watch the lyrics here. Lol.

Moto Moto

I know. Double post. *GASP*

But I need to show everyone Moto Moto :)

So click here

15 Days

So it's been 15 days since my last post. Long time, no?
The reason for my absence from this world of blogdom is the plain simple fact that I had more important things to do la! :p

But now, I will start blogging religiously again. The hols have started and soon I will have nothing else to do.

Ok. I know. This is ONE boring post. Don't need to tell me twice.

It's a start la. I'm a bit rusty. So cut me some slack! It takes a while to grease the gears and get them cranking again... You knowww.

my staplerrr

I LOVE MY STAPLER WITH ITS PINK STAPLES.

IT KEEPS MY PAPERS SORTED AND IS ALWAYS RIGHT WHERE I NEED IT.

hehe :p

Basically, this is the story - After living without a stapler of my own for nearly 2 whole semesters of uni (I am constantly borrowing my housemate's), I finally bought my own about a month ago. And the convenience of having my own stapler doesn't fail to amaze me everytime I use it. Yayy :) :)

Talk about being constantly torn between 2 opposite emotions - I want to be happy because that's the way I usually am and it feels goood but at the same time, I want to be sad too... or rather, I want to let my sadness show and not have to keep it under wraps all the time. But then who likes being around an emo nemo? :p

So that's the state that's I've been in for the past 2 odd weeks. Try to even out the forces and stitch up the tear. Eventually I know that I'll get there...

Hhmm... I guess blogging is a bit like monologue-ing. Which is actually kinda sad/no life-ish...

BUT

I'm going to blog anyway. SO THERE.

Do I sound juvenile much? :p
DON'T answer that... I think I already know the answer :p

And just in case no one noticed, I sort of extended my break. Hehe :)

blogging - now you can show the whole world why no one listens to you

I say meh :p
Because, for you to be able to show everyone why no one listens to you, you'd have to find someone who's willing to listen. SO this phrase is a circular argument which goes nowhere.

So,

STRAIGHTEN YOUR BRAINS OUT, I say to the person who came up with that phrase. They obviously don't/didn't/won't ever do maths...

And just for the record... I'm not angry or anything - just feeling a tad bit defensive. Who can blame me? :p

Yes, yes, it is back to the grindstone for me. My little compressed (7 minute) break is over :(

Mind Over Matter

So as everyone knows (since it's only the gazillionth time I've said it :p), it's exam time! And revising always, ALWAYS sets off a bout of panic in my system. There is always at least one dreadful day where I freak out and realise that I could actually FAIL. *gasp!* o_O
And on those kinds of days, not much work gets done because I'm too busy freaking out. Haha. The irony of it!

But

Then my backup brain kicks in (since I am a superior thinking being and all) and I get back to work.

The thing about mind over matter is that all the time when a person talks to their uni seniors about exams, they are told how difficult the papers are, which chapters are the most horrid to digest and which parts they shouldn't even bother studying. This just scares us into thinking of the exams as huge, immovable mountains of doom - where passing would be a miracle in itself. Ok, so maybe I'm exaggerating a little :p But you know it's true!

And then we all start revising for the exams with this mindset and even if the question we're doing gets a teeny weeny bit difficult, we remember how 'difficult' the paper is supposed to be and give up on that question then and there. However, what I realised is that not completing the question at this point is just us using what we'd heard as a feeble excuse to give up.

IT REALLY IS NOT THAT HARD!!!

So try the question again, assuming that it IS something that is within your mental capabilities and that it isn't all that complicated and you will discover that... *drumroll*... IT'S NOT! :)

Yup, try it. Really. It works most of the time.


Disclaimer: Sometimes, some problems really are way too difficult to solve... The limit depends on how smart (or not-so-smart you are :p)

This is gonna be one superly duperly short and quick post...

I have exams in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS which I really, really, really need to study for.

SO

I apologise in advance to everyone if I can't post stuff as often as I would like to. I actually have quite a few interesting things to write about... but I shall save it for later :)

Till then, tata!!! :) :)

Don't be sad... I WILL BE BACK.
MUAHAHAHAAAA :p

Hehe.

The Greatest Mom :)

My mom was a person who always thought of others before she thought of herself. The one rule she adhered religiously to was that family always came first and she expected no less of us (my sister, my dad and I) in return. Which is kind of a good thing since it meant that we HAD to spend a good amount of our time together regardless of the other commitments we had. So I can safely say that I got to spend A LOT of quality time with my mom, even before she fell sick.

My mom was a person who loved unconditionally. She was always passionate about everything she did and sacrificed so much of herself for my sister and I. We are where we are only because of her and even if I tried, I would not be able to find a word powerful enough to express my gratitude to her.

My mom was one of the most optimistic people I've known. She always looked for the silver lining in everything and not once did her optimism falter - even till the very end. You could say that my sister and I got our bubbliness and wide smiles from our mom.

I once watched a movie based on a true story about this girl who lost both her parents to AIDS but managed to complete high school and win a scholarship to study at Harvard. And in her scholarship presentation ceremony speech she said,

"I'd give it back, all of it, if I could have my family back. "

Powerful words that I can now fully understand and relate to.
I will miss my mom dearly. And I guess, everyone else who knew her will too. She was the kind of person who made a big impact in many people's lives and now she's gone leaving behind a legacy of great memories.

All I can hope for now is that her soul rests in peace - my Amma.

:)

The drama that is life... Sometimes we have no choice but to sit tight and weather the bumps.

A friend told me about this poem called 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe. And I read it and I think it's an amazing poem.

It's kinda long so here's the link to it:
'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe

Nevermore...

(my hodgepodge-y thoughts - don't try to make sense of them :p)

Coming Unstuck

Aaaaahhh! Yes, it is that time of year again. Uni will be over in just about 2 weeks and a bit... There is a mad rush for me to finish my assignments and revise within the limited time that I have :s All my friends are also feeling the pressure. My hair has started 'shedding' even more than it usually does... A sign of stress, yes?

The worst part is, I have such a big backlog of unrevised work that I am tempted to pretend it doesn't even exist which is something of what I've been doing for the past few weeks. Which has landed me in the exact same situation except that it is of much greater urgency and magnitude this time around. Meh.

So today, I've started revising. Finally! And how much I don't know is freaking me out even more. Again, I'm tempted to just push it out of my mind and go buy some ice cream instead... It's such a bright sunny day outside. Why oh why must I be stuck in my apartment at this time??? I wish my course had no exams and no assignments. Haha! Only in my dreams :p

So, about coming unstuck... Basically, it's an analogy of sorts about how I feel about my looming deadlines and exams. I feel like a fly that is stuck to a spider's web and is trashing around in a desperate attempt to free itself. In the beginning, it may seem like a feat that is impossible, but perservere and the fly (a.k.a. myself) will eventually loosen the hold that the evil web has on it and can eventually fly away to the safe haven of the closest rubbish bin. But wait. In reality, are flies really able to free themselves from the web they get caught in? For my sake, I hope they can! Or I'll just be like the fly, except cooler because unlike the fly which, once caught in the web, has to accept that it will get eaten by the spider (if that's what really happens la), I can indeed unstick myself from the impending doom that are my deadlines and exams by WORKING! NOW...

*sigh*

Back to work it is for me...

P.S. sorry if the analogy sucked and got you all confused. I never was any good at coming up with analogies... :p

I think that there is a very fine line that seperates optimism from denial. Too much optimism and you're on the brink of crossing over into denial. Optimism is good, but denial is dangerous. Can you differentiate the two?

(o_O)

I love love love having a hot shower when it's cold outside. The feeling of the steaming hot water pounding down my back for a good 15 minutes or so makes me feel sooooo relaxed and warm and fuzzy :) *sigh*

So who feels like a hot shower now? :p

OH and bytheway, I really like the song in this ad :) :)


It's called 'Bruises' by an indie band called Chairlift. Download, I say!

In The Dark

Things seem different in the dark; people seem different in the dark; people ARE different in the dark. So what is it about the blanket of nightfall that makes us bold (or even numb) enough to show our true colours? Why is it that things always either seem a lot better or a lot worse in the dark? Hardly ever anything in between - always either one of the two extremes.

Perhaps it's the fact that the dark conceals certain things, flaws, details, you name it - they can all be hidden. Our minds play tricks on us, our emotions see-saw and our eyes just can't see as clearly as we would like them to. People question their sanity with much greater frequency and desperation in the dark. Even the slightest sounds or the smallest movements feeds the paranoia in us. It's no wonder that little kids really believe in the 'Boogeyman'. And us adults, are smart enough to recognise that the Boogeyman does indeed exist except that he is in our heads and not under our beds.

I can't judge people who are brave (or should I say secure) enough to admit their fear of the dark. After all, I am one of them too.

The only thing I can be happy for is the fact that the night doesn't last forever. There's always a new morning waiting to greet you everyday and along with it comes light, sunshine, and sometimes even happiness :p

You could call 'daytime' one of My Favourite Things (think 'The Sound of Music'). Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

Nostalgia

nos·tal·gia /nɒˈstældʒə, -dʒiə, nə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[no-stal-jee-uh] –noun

1.	a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.

2.	something that elicits or displays nostalgia.

Nostalgia is a funny feeling - when you think back to earlier times where you had not a care in the world and your biggest fear was your looming History test; when you happily sang along to your favourite Backstreet Boys song; when you looked out of the window in the evening and saw your father return home from work; when your mom sometimes resorted to tickling you just to get you out of bed; when you slept and dreamed of what life would be like once you were grown up - a cool job, the perfect boyfriend, a cute house of your own. How I wish I could go back to those days...

Nothing stays rosy forever. Things change, the people around us change, we change... And not always for the better. But I guess it's just one of those things that we have to learn to accept and deal with. A perfect life is one that is monotonous and uninteresting while a life that is exciting, rewarding and sometimes trying, battle scars and all included, is one that is far from perfect. I say it's the latter kind of life that builds us into better people and makes us stronger for the long haul.

Just Point and Shoot?

Why can't guys aim and pee INTO the toilet bowl? Is it really that difficult to point and shoot with some sort of accuracy? The people who designed the toilet bowl obviously left a lot of room for error and yet, there are still some of you out there who just can't contain it (meaning your pee) in the provided space. Geez!! Grow up already?!

I DO NOT understand!

Meh.

Listening to some newly downloaded songs from various musicals with some light snoring as an accompaniment... a few more to go and I will have listened to the whole list. After that, it's off to bed for me!

'Chess - The Musical' is FULL of good songs. I highly recommend it for you musical buffs out there :)

what is love?

Care Bears on Youtube!!

I just discovered the Care Bears on youtube!!!

I say it's probably one of my greatest discoveries to date :p

If you would like to indulge the pre-schooler in you, make sure you check it out!

Tulips, Tulips Everywheree!

What started of as a sleepy and dreary Sunday morning quickly turned into a warm and sunny Sunday 'a-little-past-morning'. After an hour on the train, 35 minutes waiting for the LATE shuttle bus and another 20 minutes ON the shuttle bus, WE WERE FINALLY GOING TO SEE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TULIPS!

By 'we' I mean Nishi, Lin Jing, Yvonne, Ling and myself.

So we got off the bus filled with excited anticipation and lined up to buy our entry tickets. Once that was done, we walked in....

*drumroll*......

no tulip fields :( Only tiny ( tiny relative to what I had imagined) tulip garden... :( Boo hoo. But then I thought. "Oh well, they still look pretty anyway", and went about clicking away with my camera. They were really pretty tulips! So many different types and colours.

Then we walked down further and that was when we saw it... Rows and rows of tulips stretching across a field easily 3 times the size of a football (and I mean soccer not the other football) field. Yayyyy!!! There was my tulip field! :p Hehe.

So we lazed around a bit eating our snackity food and then took many many many more pictures and then went for lunch. After lunch, we went 'hunting' for the little garden gnomes scattered across the place since we would get a 'sweet' if we found all 7 of them. And we REALLY wanted that sweet... *rolls eyes* So after a gazillion hours searching for the stupid gnomes (i swear they were hiding from us!!), we finally found 6 and then copied the last one off a little kid. Mind you, most of the other people looking for gnomes had a maximum height of 4 feet (not counting Nishi :p) so it was probably easier for them to spot them darn gnomes!

So we finally had our 7 gnomes, but then we had to rush to catch the shuttle bus back to the train station. So much for the sweet. Meh. It had still been a great day :) :)

Some pictures (out of the 200+ that we took :p)...

Our failed attempt at a jumping photo :s

Us landing after that failed attempt... :p

One random white tulip with tiny pink streaks. So cute!!!

One of my favourite pictures mainly because of what it represents to me :)

Nice contrast

The tulip fields that did not disappoint after all :p

Who knew that bloomed tulips looked like this?

Wall E

On Tuesday, I went with a few friends to (somewhat reluctantly) watch Disney and Pixar's widely acclaimed 'WALL.E'. I say I was reluctant because I could not imagine how I would find a weird robot making weird robotic sounds and zooming around a dying planet interesting.

BUT

I'd heard many people talking about what a good movie it was and decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. So I watched it.

AND...

It was good!! Better than good in fact. The storyline was highly original and also totally different from any other animated film thus far. There was also a good balance of humour and drama. Within the first 10 minutes of the movie, I had fallen desperately in love with WALL.E. I know you would never believe me if you just looked at the poster, but WALL.E is sooooo cute throughout the whole movie! I wanted to squeeze him so bad! But of course, he's made out of steel and would therefore be a hazard to me if I did ever get the chance (perhaps in my dreams? :p) to squeeze him.

Sooooo, my advice to anyone reading this who hasn't already watched the movie is to WATCH THE MOVIE!

This is me going through a dry spell... I have written and deleted 3 half-posts. Fail fail fail.

Perhaps the stars will be more in my favour tomorrow.

But for now, I leave you with a picture I found at the website of a wedding photographer:

Does it not set your heart aflutter? *sigh*

More bee-oo-tee-ful pictures at http://www.csrichards.com/ :) :)

Blogs of Note

Ever noticed how 90% of the 'Blogs of Note' on Blogger are American? I guess it is a reflection of the fraction of Americans who use Blogger as opposed to people from other countries... How to know for sure?

Well, whatever the reason is, I wish the people who choose the 'Blogs of Note' choose more culturally diverse blogs just so it's more fun to read. (Yes, I have become one of those people who reads other people's blogs! :s) Really, who wants to read about another American mom who blogs about her kids and art/cooking/weightloss/artcookingandweightloss? Not me!

Anyway, on to a different topic. Today's weather was really nice but has only just turned cloudy. It even got to 27 degrees at one point! The only downside is that the flies have come out!! And there is one that is buzzing in front of me now. Gggrrr (=.=) I should be buying some bugspray soon-ish.

Oh and I had some pretty good canned lemon tea today at Brunetti's - I think it was imported from Italy because the writing on the label was in Italian.

I was really annoyed that I'd paid for canned iced lemon tea. But to my surprise, it tasted good! It wasn't too sweet nor was it acidic. I highly recommend! If they had just poured it straight into the glass, I would never have guessed that it was canned. Hehe :p

Everyday Feels Like A Sunday :) *cue SUN* :p

Yes, I am most certainly enjoying my break! Hehe. For those unlucky people who happen to have school/uni/work while I am living the lazy life, your time will come... eventually.... But my time is NOW!! Teehee :p

(By the way, 'teehee' is my new retarded laugh... but only on msn and here :p I cannot (and must not) be too retarded in real life...) OH look! I used brackets within brackets! Hee :p


So yeah, I've been reading my old posts (from the very first ones) and I must say that I've become boring-er (more boring?)!!! I should try to use more pictures and stuff. And I don't think my newer posts are written as randomly as the older ones. Perhaps I have become more mature of mind? :p

Ok, reading what I've typed for this post thus far makes me realise that maybe I haven't matured as much as I hoped/thought since January :) But that's alright! I will start thinking and acting my age eventually... *fingers crossed!*

Anyway, on to the title of this post - I met up with my old school friend, Sher Reen, today just for a catch-up session. And the weather was wonderful!!! The sun was shining, the sky way this lovely blue, the birds were chirping (I swear they were!) and it was neither too hot nor too cold. PERFECT! And so for some weird reason, I kept thinking that today is a Sunday. Haha. Confused - me, yes?

And then Sher Reen said, "Everyday feels like a Sunday for me". I totally feel the same way! Hehe.

(Too many exclamation marks in this post? Deal with it!) :p

It is now 1:20 a.m. and even though my eyes feel like closing, there's this childish part of me that wants to stay up for as long as I can simply because tomorrow is a holiday!

Why sleep when you have nothing to wake up for? :p

Yeah, so who's convinced that I have the reasoning skills of an 8 year old? Hehe.

I finally finished readin the kite runner. I think it's the best book that I've read in a loooong time. I'm going to start this book called 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt. I hope it's a nice read :) And then after that one is finished, I'm going to read 'Catch 22' by some random guy... too lazy to check the book cover now :p

I don't like fat horses.
Going to sleep now. I give up trying to stay up. Meh.

How To Be A Bum

1. Sleep for at least half the day (12 hours to be exact).
2. Laze in bed for another 2 hours before becoming slightly more physically active.
3. Stare into space and think random thoughts every 15 minutes or so.
4. Turn on the TV and watch anything that's showing.
5. Pile your dishes in the sink until there really isn't anymore space.
6. Wait till your laundry basket is overflowing (or you run out of clean socks) before stuffing the whole load into the washing machine.
7. Keep all your important items within arms length so that minimal movement is required to reach for them.
8. Laze in bed...
9. Or you could facebook... :p
10. OR you could SLEEP MORE. Lol :)

Yeah.... Let's hope that I don't get worse than I already am ;)

Bring It Onnnnn!!! :p

Yup. I've finished my last assignment before Spring Break!!!! So now I'm freeee :p
For now.... Hehe.

The feeling is getting me very excited, so bear with me!! :)

Anywayyyy.....

I have made a list of things I want to do during the break. No travelling, just laid back things like baking, and reading, and watching shows, and sleeping!!!! Hehe. I so cannot wait! Bring it on! Haha.

I sound retarded. Yeah, I'm aware of it :)

To end this post perfectly, I would like to show you a picture of me, my friend Shanika, and my bee-oo-tee-ful shoe :) :) (Who needs men when you have shoes? :p)

One Sweet Love

I was listening to Sara Bareilles last night and the lyrics of this song only just hit me. I find it sooooo romantic!! *sigh*

The time that I've taken
I pray is not wasted
Have I already tasted my piece of one sweet love?
Ready and waiting for a heart worth the breaking
But I'd settle for an honest mistake in the name of
One sweet love.

I wanntttt!!!
(waiting for my one sweet love... :p)

Of Procrastination and Shoes

I am supposed to be studying for my mid semester test which is in approximately 4.5 hours... But no, what am I doing really? You guessed it - Procrastinating!!! Omg, it's so difficult to sit down and complete 2 questions in a row... They are longish calculus questions that require too much writing for me to be bothered - even though I really enjoy the subject. Laziness is my greatest flaw... I think? Notice that I said GREATEST. So I'm not saying that it is my ONLY flaw, just that it's the biggest one that I have by far. Everything I am not can be tied to the fact that I am a lazy person. Am I really a lazy person? Some people say no... I say they haven't known me long enough. Hehe.

Ok, this post has gone horribly of tangent. Lol, I used a maths term! Hehe. Seriously, I think all this maths is driving me a bit crazy. Yeah, only a bit. A bit crazier than I previously was. Haha :p

Oh and on shoes!!! I am going to the Newman College Ball which is going to be held in some underground club (yes, literally underground!) called Platform 1... and get this - it's on a road called Banana Alley. Lol!! So yeah, I need a new pair of shoes for the occasion. I saw the most perfect pair of shoes at Midas a week back. I'm too scared to check how much it is. I can't find a picture of them to put here but they were GORGEOUS!!! I think they cost more than $200 :( Feel sad for me?

Tomorrow is going to be one crazy day for me - Uni then lunch then meeting then shopping then getting ready for the Ball then going for the Ball... and then? Who knows :p

That's all for now!

Today felt good :)
I finished most of the work I had set out to do and still managed to squeeze in some tv time and aimless msn chatting time :p

Soon it will be sleeping time and tomorrow the craziness and chaos that is uni starts again. I can't wait for the next to weeks to be over because after that is Spring Break! Yayy for me :)

I Love Sesame Street! :p

PostSecret

I found this on PostSecret. My first thought - :s

Coming Soon: Merdeka!!

Lol. I don't know why, but being in a foreign country makes me feel more patriotic :p
I'm quite excited about having a reason to celebrate being Malaysian. Woo hoo. Merdeka!
I hope it is a good weekend.

I miss home :(

I'm reading 'The Kite Runner' and I must say that it's one of the best books I've read in a looong time. The story, the setting, the characters, the way it has been written... everything about it! It's all so good :)

I wish I had the power to will things to appear and disappear... Like this annoying cold that I'm having. I really shouldn't be letting it get in the way, but I can't help succumbing to it's evil grip on me and using it as an excuse to procrastinate further. Not good!!

I finally cleaned my windows today :)
They are now free of mould and dirt. Yayyy!! :p

Oh and the new Facebook sucks. I say stick to the old version. Yes/No?

Politically INcorrect

I still cannot believe that despite living so close to Asia, Australians are still so ignorant of certain cultural and geographical information pertaining to Asia. One big one is that Aussies use the term 'Asian' to describe any East Asian person. The last time I checked, India was part of Asia... But no, in Australia, Indians aren't considered to be 'Asians'. Go figure.

So what trigerred off this attack? I am so absolutely and totally tired of explaining to people that Malaysians are not all Chinese! There are Malays and Indians and even a few other kinds of people who are Malaysian too. Get that right!!

So in the beginning, I found it amusing that despite sounding totally un-Indian or Sri Lankan (and sometimes even ohsoMalaysian), people still mistook me for being from India or Sri Lanka. And when I say "no I'm from Malaysia", they just look a little surprised and I leave it at that. We move on to talk about other things and all is good.

Today however, at one of my classes, this girl asked me if I was born in Australia... Yeah, coz I sound sooo Australian right? Mate? :p Lol. Obviously I set her straight by telling her, in a very friendly and polite manner, that I was Malaysian. Then came the usual 'look of surprise', but no, she didn't just stop there.

She had to say "But you don't LOOK Malaysian".

Wtf? Do Malaysians have only one 'look'? Ermm... This was where I started getting annoyed. Didn't show it of course, but I was boiling on the inside. And who can blame me?

So I asked her "What do you think Malaysians are supposed to look like?".

Well, I don't know if that was a good question to ask her or not considering my very annoyed state of mind because her answer just very nearly tipped me over the edge.

She said, "I dunno, Asian?".

Me: Gggrr... *no comment*

As you can imagine (or not) I was dangerously close to saying something mean to her. But I didn't. Yay me! :p

I Love These Lyrics!!

Could you cry a little
Lie just a little
Pretend that you're feeling a little more pain
I gave now I'm wanting
Something in return
So cry just a little for me

- from 'Cry', performed by Faith Hill

Who Sets the Rules?

In a relationship, how do you know when the first 'official' day of being a couple is? Ok, so if you were getting married obviously the registration ceremony would be it. But in a basic relationship, when is that day? Do we need to have one set date so that yearly or even monthly anniversaries can be celebrated? Do you really need to announce to the world that you are going out with someone special in order to make it more real? Or are these 'procedures' that have been created merely to show the people around you that you are in the perfect relationship (on the outside)? Are relationships sans all these frills not real relationships?

Who sets the rules anyway? Aren't things like this subjective? Does it not depend on the 2 parties involved and how they want to define things themselves? How many people do you think actually have such stereotypical relationships anyway? Surely most of us will find ourselves in some sort of gray area where neither 'rule' applies.

Are grand romantic gestures the only way to show your affection for someone? Don't silent thoughtfulness and patience count for something too?

I guess that some people need guidelines like these to give themselves some peace of mind - the methodical types who usually study engineering or maths :p, the people who cannot adapt to the concept of subjectivity and abstractness (if that is a word? :p).

In the end, none of these external things matter as long the the pair are comfortable with themselves and what they have between them. But then again, it is only human nature to care what others think and only those who have managed to move beyond this are able to be truely satisfied with their lives.

Wicked!!!

Yes, I am going to watch Wicked here in Melbourne. I can't wait!!! I haven't watched a live musical in a very long time. Saturday night... Just under 2 days to go :) Yay me! :p

Life...

Thanks to my superly weird timetable, I have totally full Wednesdays and only 1 hour on Thursdays. Needless to say, it is now Week 2 and I have never made it to the Thursday lecture. Naughty much? ;)

That said, I forsee my Thursdays being spent doing totally unproductive things like watching shows on my laptop and aimlessly browsing ebay for cute outfits (I have made it a rule to only start shopping in September).

So after doing a bit of the above, I decided to check my deteriorating blog out. Then I went to my friends' blogs (the ones that I've linked from mine). I never knew blog reading could be so fun! So now, I have been inspired by the enthusiasm of my dah-ling friends to blog more! :)

Right now, I'm in my oh-so-comfy single bed with my fluffy doona and 4 pillows, listening to Sara Bareilles (she's really good!) and thinking of what else I can say in this post. I really should be doing some work, but procrastination has always been a weakness of mine :p

Already my head is flooding with ideas for posts, but it would be a little weird to suddenly start from here. So I guess this is the end of this post.

Stay tuned for more folks!! :)

P.S. Sara Bareilles' album is pretty darn uplifting. I highly recommend it :)

One of my favourite pics from the last weekend's ski trip.

ohsopandai.com... yes? no? :p

See, my sister has a friend who has a blog called ohsopanas.com where she documents to the most minute detail her life on a day to day basis - with pictures even! And so my friends and I, in a moment of utter genius (or madness, you decide :p), came up with the idea to start a blog called ohsopandai.com... There is no logical reasoning as to how it is linked to ohsopanas.com, but it is. Because we say so. Full stop. Lol :)

Ok, so no one gets it. It's ok. It is after all a private joke that I have tried (and possibly failed) to explain. Oh well, at least I tried :p

I was watching the second season of Sex and the City and I realised that one big reason why it has such a loyal legion of followers is that in some way or other every woman can relate to the 4 women, the main characters of the show. The 4 still single women... Is it everyone's secret fear that we will never find 'The One', that perfect person to spend the rest of our lives with? That we will all live out our healthy 80 years alone? That we will rot for a week, dead in our apartment with only a cat for company until the neighbours smell the stench and realise that something is not right?

Okay, so maybe some people are sure of finding their life partner and living happily ever after. But there must have been one time when they were not, right? Everyone must have had at least that one moment of doubt as to whether or not they would ever meet their match. Yeah, I can relate to those single 40-something year olds who are yet to settle down... Do I see myself as one of them in the future? Maybe. Do I see myself finding the man of my dreams? Highly unlikely. I doubt that he even exists. Even with flaws and all :p

Alas! Such is life. (So dramatic, hehe :p)

Nonetheless, I still am hooked on the series - with it's witty script, quirky fashion and the occasional hottie ;) Yay for more SATC!!! :)

Turning 21

First, an apology:
To this blog and those who read it, sorry for not posting as frequently as I would like to. I always have all these posts worked out in my head, but I never get down to actually typing it out and after sometime, I forget what it was that I wanted to say. So, one thousand apologies!! (hehe, lame much?) :p

Now on to the title subject:

So I'm finally 21. The day came and I must say, it wasn't as dreadful as I expected it to be. In the beginning of this year, I would have said that I did not want to turn 21 as I felt as if I had not experienced all that a soon-to-be 21 year old should experience. Now, the only reason I had dreaded turning 21 was because it meant that I was growing older. Growing older means having more responsibilities, being more independent, having a certain level of maturity. Growing older means coming out of my delicate protective shell and being pushed deeper into the 'real world'. It is a daunting thought. But what keeps me going is the fact that people are doing it everyday and managing pretty well :p

That being said, I don't feel very grown up. I don't see myself as the 21 year old that I envisioned myself to be when I was young. And I don't know whether to be disappointed by it or to just accept that most things in life never work out as planned.

So in the process of writing this post, I have given this issue some thought. I have decided that ultimately, it does not matter whether I am the 21 year old I thought I would be. What matters more is for me to live in the now and take things as they come, do what I think is right and make do with what life throws at me.

Being 21's not so bad!!! Age is just a number, right?? (or so I tell myself...) :p

The Simple Life

Yup, here I am back home in KL, leading the simple life :p
Well, about as simple as you can get it to be in KL at least... Lol. Albeit the stifling heat and unbearable humidity, I am 100% glad to be here.

Wake up, breakfast, laze around, lunch, more lazing around... You get the picture :p
By the end of the break, I'm going to be a fat round mass of flesh with eyes stuck on... Or maybe (I hope!) not.

I'm too lazy to write anymore... So I shall stop here. Blame it on the sudden drop in my happy scale.

Yup, so my exams are finally over (they were over on Thursday) and I have been feeling pretty carefree for the past 2 days. Haven't been getting enough sleep, but I don't mind since I don't really have to do anything that requires much brainpower. Yay me!! :)

Shit Happens :p

I've just been thinking about how everyone has to endure some sort of hardship in their life - death, disease, depression, famine, poverty, ...the list is endless. Although some succumb and do pretty drastic things like take their own lives or just end up totally crazy, most people deal with it and eventually get on with life. They may not have recovered fully from the trauma of it all, but they still strive ahead. I find it totally amazing, our human instinct to adapt and our will to survive. How some people just pick up what little pieces remain of their tattered lives and go on to do wonderful things. How sometimes it seems like nothing will be able to fix you and yet, somehow, you manage to pull through.

I love this about us people. And I hope we never ever give up even when things seem down and as if there isn't any hope left in this world. I hope this never changes about us. We ARE thougher than we know and think.

I'm not sure why I've been thinking about this so much in particular, but I do believe that time can heal us. We just have to have the patience to wait it out. And I am happy (and relieved) that I have finally voiced my thoughts out here in this post :)

Yeah, my first proper post in a loong time and it's this emo :p I blame it on my totally haywired female hormones again :) I don't think I'll be very easy to live with once I have menopaused. And hormone replacement therapy makes people fat... I think?

Well, that's all for now! Hope it was thought-provoking/inspiring/whatever else you want it to be (the positive stuff la :p)

My first exam for the year is tomorrow :s
I can't wait for all this to be over and for the 30th of June to come!!!

Here In My Home - Malaysian Artistes for Unity

My friend just sent me the link to this video and I feel so proud to be Malaysian after watching it!!!
Everyone MUST watch this video. It's quite cool :D :D



Tell me what you think!!

As One Chapter Comes To An End...

Wow!! Looking back at this semester, I really can't even begin to comprehend how time managed to go by so quickly! I still feel as if it was only 2 weeks ago that O-week started and I was still bubbly and carefree and assignment-free and gray hair-free :p Lol, ok stopping now :)

But yeah, I think this semester has been a really 'interesting?' one for me. I've learned a lot of new things - things that have broadened my mind and opened my eyes. It wasn't always a smooth ride, but I enjoyed and cherished every moment of it nonetheless. I can say that I have grown more in these past few months than I had in the whole of last year... Weird, huh?

I'm learning to make decisions, take charge, adapt - in a nutshell, I'm learning how to grow up. I'm not as naive as I used to be (though still pretty gullible :p). I'm working on it :p

So yeah, I'm glad that this semester happened when it did and the way it did. Right now, I'm just looking forward to finishing my darn exams and going back home!!! :D

I have a feeling this blog is dying... slowly... :(
I really want to keep it going but I can't pinpoint what it is that has made me stop posting as frequently as I used to... Hhmmm...

Even my past few notes have been short and random and practically pointless (yes, I AM aware of how pointless they are :p). That is about all that I can manage at the moment given how busy uni life if getting. Hopefully I'll be able to write better posts during the holidays... :)

Oh and while I'm writing this, I may as well mention this short story that I read recently by Isaac Asimov called 'The Last Question'. It's a sci-fi story. The ending is... interesting... READ IT! Here is the link:
http://doctord.dyndns.org:8000/Stories/The_Last_Question.htm

Feel free to tell me what you think of it! :D

PROCRASTINATION IS A BAD THING.... EVILLLLL :p

Blegh.
I don't know what to write here...
I just borrowed a few dvds from the student union library. Watching 'The Neverending Story' now. Reliving my childhood :D :D

The Sun'll Come Out!!!

Yep, after what seemed like a million days without the sun... There were clear skies today!! And the sun was shining and the birds were singing (they really were!) and I felt HAPPY :D Yes, bright sunny days make me feel happy.

So here are the lyrics for 'Tomorrow' from 'Annie' because, it's a nice song and it's stuck in my head too :p

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!

Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!

When I'm stuck in a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And Grin,
And Say,
Oh!

The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
You're always
A day
A way!

2 words - messed up
...

I am sleepy. I must not do assignments at the last minute... Zzzzz.... :(

I want something that I can't have... :(

I will stop moaning now...

I love my life. Ups and downs and all. I like how I'm learning something new everyday.

Iron Man

I watched Iron Man with some friends yesterday and it was a pretty good movie. I wasn't very impressed, but that could be because I was feeling really and hungry and all I could think of was food!! Or it could have been the fact that it reminded me of 'Transformers', 'Fantastic Four' and all those kinds of movies which to me are getting old fast. My friends all thought it was an amazing movie though so I must be the weird one :p

I Love This Song!

It's the song for the Saab ad that they show on (Aussie) TV.
It's called 'Release Me' by this band called 'Oh Laura'...
Yeah, weird band name. Totally!!

I like both the tune and the lyrics. Enjoy!

I SAW HAIL TODAY!!!
For the first time in my life :D Yeah, I know that you'r probably thinking "What planet is she from?". Well, it's called Kuala Lumpur :p

This is how unprepared I was mentally to see hail:
I was in uni and IESS had set up a booth to advertise our Annual Ski Trip when it started to drizzle. So we moved to a spot just inside the entrance of the main engineering building. Then it started to 'rain' more heavily. As I was looking at the rain, I remember thinking, "why are the raindrops boucing so high off the ground?" then I realised that these raindrops were WHITE and SOLID... And then only did I realise that it was hailing!!! Pretty cool stuff, huh? :p

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

YES!! I got to be part of the live studio audience in the popular Aussie gameshow, 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?'.

It was a great experience! Even though I thought we were going to be late because we missed our tram (the tram dude didn't stop at the tramstop that we were waiting at! Ggrrr...) and we had to walk a bit and even had some problems finding a cab. We finally found one at 5.45 pm and we were supposed to be at the recording studio by 6 :s Yes, I sort of freaked out a little. But in the end, we got there exactly at 6 pm and started queing up to go into the studio.

So after like a gazillion queues, well to be honest there were ONLY 3 queues that we had to go through.. God knows why, we were finally seated in the audience. We had pretty good seats, 3rd row from the front - I think I might even have been caught on camera! :p

Anyway, Rove was really funny as usual. And the 5th grade kids were so cute!! The best part came when they had started recording and were announcing the participants. It turned out that Hamish and Andy were up first!! (Go google them if you don't know who they are...) But yeah, they were really funny too!! I was pretty excited by then. It was a double bonus!

After they were done with their round though, the next person up was pretty boring, and she got on my nerves. I swear, she took nearly 10 minutes to decide on an answer for one of the questions! Aaarggh (= =)!!

So yeah, that was the highlight of my day yesterday. I'm glad I got to experience being a part of that show. Maybe I can be in the studio audience for more shows to come? ;)

Learn Chinese For the Olympics

I just received this forwarded email from my mom, which was forwarded to her by my aunty. Gosh! I am slightly disturbed by the fact that my mom of all people sent me this...

Learn Chinese for the Olympics
Prepare now for the Beijing Olympics. Learn Chinese in 5 minutes.
(Tip: it helps if you read these aloud.)

That's not right! :
Sum Ting Wong

Are you harbouring a fugitive? :
Hu Yu Hai Ding

See me ASAP :
Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man :
Dum Fuk

Small Horse :
Tai Ni Po Ni

Did you go to the beach? :
Wai Yu So Tan

I bumped into a coffee table! :
Ai Bang Mai Fu Kin Ni

I think you need a face lift! :
Chin Tu Fat

It's very dark in here! :
Wai So Dim

This is a tow away zone! :
No Pah King

Our meeting is scheduled for next week! :
Wai Yu Kum Nao

Staying out of sight :
Lei Ying Lo

He's cleaning his automobile :
Wa Shing Ka

Your body odour is offensive :
Yu Stin Ki Pu

Great :
Fa Kin Su Pa


*CRINGE*
I am officially in a very disturbed state of mind :s

Fantasies are just that - fantasies...
Reality has no role in them.

How To Destress Before A Test

Clean the microwave oven. You'll be killing 2 birds with one stone. You know what the 2 birds are :p

It worked!! I have tested it :D :D

I am supposed to be cramming my brain with information about matrices and difference equations right now... I realise now (a little too late) that I should have started studying earlier :s

I know that tonight, I will be dreaming about vector spaces, spanning vectors, bases, jordan matrices and everything else that I despise with every bone in my body :( I should start praying sometime soon... Hopefully God will be kind to me? And give me easy questions in the test :p Though looking at it realistically, the test questions would have been set awhile ago. So even divine intervention is not going to help me here... As a last resort, I must call on the sheer power (hehe :p) of my brain to pull me through this yucky ordeal. Blegh!!

Ok, I've wasted enough time here. It's back to work for me now...

“Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs.”

The last verse from a poem called 'We Are Made One with What We Touch and See' by Oscar Wilde.
I'm not really into poetry... Too deep for me. But this bit, I really like :D

We shall be notes in that great Symphony
Whose cadence circles through the rhythmic spheres,
And all the live World's throbbing heart shall be
One with our heart, the stealthy creeping years
Have lost their terrors now, we shall not die,
The Universe itself shall be our Immortality!

... Even though it doesn't rhyme :p

Expressions

Isn't it interesting how people express themselves through their msn messenger nicknames or facebook status updates?

The normal ones with no hidden meanings are okay. But the ones that so obviously have hidden messages really catch my attention.

You can tell that some of them are probably too shy to externalise some of their emotions but instead find solace in teasing their friends with intriguing nicknames and status updates. Seriously! There is no better way to pique someone's curiosity than to have something like "can't get you out of my mind" or "primal urges" in your msn nickname. Ok, so people do that all the time. But why??? I keep going around in circles trying to figure this out. If you don't really want people to know about it, why make it so blatantly obvious to everyone? Or does the person obtain satisfaction from the fact that his/her friends know something, but not enough to complicate matters?

Just as of now, I can count more than 10 of my friends who have msn nicknames that have my curiosity at the maximum level. Let's not even talk about facebook statuses (what is the plural for status? Stati? Statae?)

All I have to say is Gah!

But then, I sort of understand where all this is coming from, after all I do it sometimes too. Only mine are more boring than others :p

How Cool Is This?

I was flipping through the Times newspaper (yes, the British one :p) and accidentally found an article about this dude. He's apparently 1/4 Japanese and 3/4 African American and he's a huge hit in Japan!

I must say that his voice is pretty good :p But I wouldn't go so far as to call myself a 'fan'. I just find it interesting.

His name is Jero...

All I have to say is - life is weird :p
But in a good way :D :D

I feel as if there is something missing in my life... I'm not sure what it is, nor do I know how to find out. Gah!!

But seriously, it's kinda frustrating... Then again, it may just be purely hormonal :p
Yeah, blame it on the hormones. Works all the time ;)

I can't wait to get my choc mousse martini!!! I shall take a picture of it for this blog :D :D

It was IESS's Poker Night yesterday and what I feared might be a huge flop turned out to be quite a success after all :D I was the raffle tickets seller person girl thingo :p It was quite a fun job except I had to be totally and obviously 2-faced by telling everyone they had a really good chance of winning the 2 iPod shuffles we were giving away. Bad karma be gone!!!
All in all, it turned out to be a good night, I made a few new friends and became better acquainted with some not so new ones. I feel good!

And I woke up this morning, skipped my morning lecture and I'm still feeling good!!! Except it's beginning to get cloudy outside... Gggrrr. Stupid rain clouds. Disappear! Yeah, wishful thinking :p

*SMILE*
:D :D :D

For those who don't know what Gossip Girl is, shame on you!! Go google it!
:p

Oh and the exact release date for season 2 is 21st April :D :D

Gossip Girl Season 2 is coming out SOON!!!!

Lol, I never understood what all the hype about this tv series (or even the books that it is based on) was about until I watched a bit of it myself.

I started with episode 7 because it was all that I had on my laptop. Ok, so maybe I was a little intrigued... But I still couldn't get over the fact that the kids who were supposed to be in high school looked so old while their parents looked that much younger!

After a few weeks (yeah, it took that long to get my brain used to the weird age thing :p), I found myself wanting to give episode 1 a try. So I got myself episodes 1 and 2 and I watched them. I was officially hooked!!

2 more episodes later, I was craving for the rest of the season! So I got it off a friend and we had a 4 hour Gossip Girl marathon to finish the season. Yay!!!

Now, I am patiently waiting for season 2 (that darn writers' strike!). And it's going to be out in just over a week! Woo hoo :D :D

I would LOVE to sign off with an 'xoxo' but that would be too corny :p

Reciprocity

I am a firm believer in the saying, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you", which basically means treat others as you yourself would like to be treated.

I guess, because of this I find myself expecting everyone else to sort of abide by this same philosophy. But obviously, half the time that isn't the case.

Oh well! The world would be a much better place if everyone just lived according to this one rule. Unless some people enjoy pain, torture, suffering, etc... you get the picture :p

Random Question's Answer

I just decided to edit my profile and get a new 'random question'. Well it was a really nice random question, but unfortunately my answer was way too long for the space they gave (stupid 400 character limit...). So here is the question again, with my full answer :p


How tall would you be if you had never cut your fingernails?

Well, let's see…. If my fingernails grow at an average rate of 0.2mm a day, and I am now roughly 20 years and 8 months old, which is about 7524 days old (I'm an engineering student, I LOVE maths duh! :p). So my nails would be 7524x0.2mm long. Which is 1504.8mm or 1.5 metres. OMG. Yeah, I knew the answer would be something as ridiculous as thet. So anyway, the question now is - Do people stand on their nails? Or do their nails stand on them? Either way, I'd be the taller than the average pro basketball player. Damn, should've grown my fingernails since foreverrr :p LOL!

Oohhhh, I am 50 kilos now :D As of Saturday when I weighed myself :D
Hehehe. I think that its the perfect weight. Fat enough :p

A New Resolution

I have found something to do that will give me great satisfaction to adhere strictly to and will also benefit my health. I'm going to eat lots of fruits (and other healthy things)!!!

Currently on my list are:

• Blueberries
• Apples
• Banana
• Apricots
• Strawberries
• Flaxseeds
• Almonds

I'm going to eat at least 2 fruits a day everyday for a month and see if anything good happens to me :p I hope I can stick to this plan!! I feel quite determined to right now. But I'm not sure how I'll feel tomorrow morning. Must keep to this plan!! I have to psych myself up to do this.

I feel happy now :D
I have a short-term goal now! Yay me :D
:D :D :D

Of Procrastination and 'Homesickness'

I arived back in Melbourne this morning, leaving behind Perth and my numerous uncles, aunties, cousins, friends and my parents and sister. The sudden leap from being surrounded by at least 5 people at anytime (at most it was about 20) to being in my apartment with my housemate (only 1 person)... well, the gaping difference takes a while to sink in. So I wouldn't call this feeling homesickness, I just use this word for lack of a better term to describe this ___(???)-shock.

Perth was good, I really wish I could stay there longer. I haven't had enough of what I did there, and also didn't get to do all that I wanted to do for want of time.

Now it is time for me to get back to uni, assignments, haphazard budgeting, rash ATM withdrawals and all those things typical uni students do.

I really should be doing my assignment and tutorial prep now...

But it's so much more fun just to Facebook, blog and chat :p

However, because I am a person of unbounded will power and self-discipline, I will get back to my work now :D Lol!

My Fave Songs as of NOW (in no particular order)

1. Hey Delilah - The Plain White Ts
2. Please Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
3. Love Song - Sara Bareilles
4. Shine - Take That
5. No One - Alicia Keys
6. Valerie - Amy Winehouse

That's all I can think of now. They are very good (though some over-played). Trust me. I have good taste :D

My 3 year old cousin has finally started talking to me!!!
I had to bribe him to hug me with a bag of m&ms yesterday and from then on, we have been having proper 2-way conversations!! It used to be me talking and him running away without saying a word (sometimes he shakes his head in response)... like he would literally run away from me! Yeah, I know I'm THAT scary :p

So now we know, bribery can be a good thing as far as little kids go :D Hehe.

My First Day in Perth

I like Perth, even though it's a little boring for some people. I have half my family there and that's what makes it fun :D My cousins can drive now, and have their own cars. I get fed well. And my parents have flown over too - which means that I don't have to spend my own money :p

I watched the AFL match at the Subioco Oval - West Coast Eagles vs the Brisbane Lions. It was pretty interesting to see everyone dressed up in their Eagles jerseys and scarfs and caps, carrying their Eagles flags to wave during the game. Even I had a scarf to wear (my family in Perth are devout Eagles supporters:p) Some bits of the game were exciting, but some parts were quite boring. My sister and I even accidentally cheered for the Lions once (and got scolded by my 11 year old cousin) *blush!*

At night, we chilled at my uncle's place and then went out to Fremantle for some gelato. It was pretty good! Comparable to the Melbourne gelato :D

More updates coming soon. Stay tuned!!

And I am going to P-E-R-T-H todayyy!!
Yayyy...

Like my little 2-line poem?
Lol, jkjk :p

But yeah, I'm going to Perth this evening and I know its going to be loads of fun!

Is there a correlation between the weather and a person's mood?

Is there???

For me, I think there is...
Outside - cloudy+gloomy, Me - cloudy+gloomy+sleepy
Outside - bright+sunny, Me - bright+sunny+happy+perky+happpyyy :D :D

So.... the verdict??

I dunno, you decide :p
ehehehehe :D :D

I love tofuu :D :D

I think I like this new colour scheme. It makes me feel freshhh!! :p

A Random Thought

How does a breeze cool someone down? I mean, what is it in the air moving at that speed that relieves a person in the hot weather? Aren't they just microscopic particles bumping into your body? I don't think we ever learned this in school.... :p

I Want To DO SOMETHING!!!

I have been feeling quite restless these past few days - as if what I have been doing everyday isn't fulfilling enough. I don't derive any satisfaction from going about my daily routine. Or maybe there is some sort of satisfaction just not as much as I would like it to be. I really want to set a goal and work towards achieving it... But what goal? I am not sure. Should it be another technically demanding music piece? An aim to thoroughly study all that has been thought at uni thus far? Making this blog over? Targetting to make one new friend everyday? Or maybe it should be to attempt to bake something more complicated... a souffle perhaps (I have never tried to bake one before)? Maybe I should get a job!!

I want to do something, ANYTHING... satisfying, exciting, random?!?!

OMG, I think I am driving myself crazy... in a very slow and painful manner :p
Help!

I like all my lecturers except for one... And that is because he doesn't interest me in any way whatsoever.

I can't wait to go to Perth!! But at the same time, I don't want to miss out on the fun in Melbourne :p

Errmmm... what else?
I don't think carrots should be used as the nose on snowmen. I mean, whose nose is pointy AND orange anyway?

Is it human nature to never be satisfied with our lives?
To always want bigger, better, more expensive things?
To long for what is outside our reach?
To compare ourselves to others and only see what we lack?

And yet, is this not what spurs us on?
To push ourselves to the limit and take ourselves beyond what is deemed to be our fate in the natural order of events?
Would mankind be this advanced if not for our hunger for more?
The answer to me is - no, we would not.

But then again, I am sure that there are people in this world who are perfectly happy with their lives though others may find it lacking in many ways.

The Malaysian voters have cast their ballots... I am very excited as to find out how many seats will be won by the Government and how many will be lost to the Opposition. It's weird for me to think that here I am all these miles away from my home country and yet I feel this strong sense of concern as to what is going on there. It's during times like these that I feel a surprisingly strong sense of patriotism for my country. Despite everything that has been happening in Malaysia, I wouldn't call anywhere else home. I am Malaysian through and through :D

Ling just got her Wii and my shoulder hurts a lot from all the arm swinging action :p

Ling and I had our housewarming party yesterday and this is what we made for our guests. Yes, we MADE everything on our own :D well, except for the nachos :p

Our feast of sushi, salad, quiche (which looks like eggtarts but apparently tastes really gooood), nachos, mashed potatoes and SATAY (which tasted more like terriyaki :p)

I made these brownie cupcakes!!! Well, they were meant to be baked in a tray but we didn't have one that was big enough for all the batter. My first attempt. Pretty good, huh? :p

Taa-daa!!! My bee-oo-tee-ful cupcakes :D :D