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2009-08-14T05:37:00.001-07:00

I've moved. Ask me for the new blog add. :)

2009-08-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

Yeap.

2009-08-09T23:14:00.001-07:00

EEEEEEEEE WTF IS THAT!??!?!?

2009-08-09T03:36:00.000-07:00

10 Things that Never Fail to Annoy Me on a Perfect Weekend.

1. The song "I've Never Been To Me" playing on the radio.

2. Mosquitoes.

3. Shoulder aches just when I'm feeling creative.

4. Infections argh motherfcking infections.

5. Certain Men who are generally boys.

6. No money.

7. Feeling idle.

8. The constant banging of doors in this house. Tip: Always pay for a good contractor, no matter what. Hire an architect if you have to, don't let your folks or that cinaman contractor do the planning.

9. Feeling sleepy.

10. No footie.

2009-08-07T04:52:00.001-07:00

I had an infection for the past week.

...and it wasn't pretty. It was pretty damn annoying as well.

So after consulting a friend and various research, I decided to get the freakin' pill with Sha after class. But guess what? Collectively, we had only 16.50 bucks on us! Really pathetic eh? Fortunately the pharmacist was familiar with her folks so we got they knocked off 2 bucks. :P

Bleargh go away itch, go away!!!!!!!!

2009-08-05T07:45:00.000-07:00

Okay.

2009-08-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

That's a LOT of comments in less than an hour!

I feel like I just got dumped.

2009-08-01T01:46:00.000-07:00

Just thinking about the whole issue makes my shoulders ache. That goes to show you how important it is to me and how deeply affected I am about it. It's not helping either that as the weeks pass, the people I trusted to do a great job just make bigger fools out of themselves.

Cheers to Pat. :) What a sweetie.

Next time, no more attachments.

2009-07-30T08:57:00.001-07:00

Suki, Loong and I went back to Hartamas today. Greeted our ex-teachers and also met up with Jing. The school looks very chaotic but the staff are trying their very best to keep everything under control. Please, please, please respect your teachers, kids! If you can't stand them now, you won't be able to survive college.

Bit of good news- I am fully recovered though I'm still taking some meds. Almost there!

2009-07-30T04:07:00.000-07:00

After months of speculation, reports state that Xabi Alonso has finally taken a move to force the issue by handing in a formal transfer request. He will be leaving Liverpool for Real Madrid in the region of £30million.

Bear in mind that this upcoming post is pretty partial to the man himself but say if I were wrong and he's a real git- here's to hoping that his ignorance of the accumulative efforts and pleas from the fans will take its toll on him. Karma, baby! Now- let's speculate what could have driven him away from England, shall we?

The Barry Saga- Rafa has made his intentions to sign Gareth Barry (an overpriced English player) very clear. The midfield could use some strengthening and signing a leader of his capabilities seem like a wise decision at the time. The trouble is that as much as Barry has stated that he'd love to join Liverpool- we couldn't afford him. Martin O'Neill was being a real prick by jacking up the asking price for the midfielder. A whole saga brewed up when the Liverpool owners were not able to shell out the money to strengthen the team and Rafa found himself in an undesirable position where he has to sell to buy players. And clearly, Xabi Alonso is the best asset we've got. On the other side of Manchester, the Citizens were splashing cash all over the world like no one's business. Gareth Barry made a surprising move and pretty much ate all his talk of playing Champions League football by signing for Manchester City instead- at a much lower price compared to the one offered to Liverpool. Rafa lost and all hell broke loose. In his attempts to sign that wanker, he has pretty much whored out Xabi Alonso to the max (alright, im sure it was the media's fault) and kudos to Xabi, the man handled it very, very well. He is a professional player with professional ethics. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before he is forced to break the silence.

The Real Madrid Revolution 2.0- It's the Galacticos all over again. Florentino Perez has once again been elected as President of the club and the silly man has opted for shameless self-glamour for Real Madrid by splurging insane money for the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Ribery. £80mil for Cristiano Ronaldo was a price that surpassed Zidane's world record asking price with a good £33mil. With that in mind- he is STILL trying to lower down the asking price of Xabi Alonso to less than £30million. The irony! The man has never kept secret of his desire to lure Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid. Apparently, unless you are a fierce rival of the club, many Spanish players dream of playing at the Bernabeu. With the crop of players being injected to the club- it is pretty much irresistible. Bear in mind too that the ability to come out with such big amounts of money and the support from the massive fanbase keeps the club in a financial position much more secured than any other in England.

Which leads us to the final factor, Family, Finance and well, Logic- He is Spanish (okay alright, Basque to be exact) after all. He's now started a family and just got married and all that jazz. Take all that into account and the fact that Real Madrid has relentlessly staked out for him- can you see why? Somewhere back in June, Alonso has spoken out against Gordon Brown's economic policies. It has taken its toll in English football and many players desire to escape the weak pound and incoming 50% tax rate. He first signed a five-year contract for Liverpool worth an estimated £65,000 a week. At the time there was €1.48 to the pound so he was on €96,200 per week but due to the weakness of the pound that has fallen to €76,700 a week. When the 50% tax rate comes in next April that will drop to €69,000 a week, so he could be losing €27,200 every week compared to what he was earning back in 2007. In other words, he could possibly be losing nearly £1.2mil per year.

Personally, I think Liverpool is lucky that Rafa has pledged his future to the club. Judging from his time in Valencia- one would expect that the American owners' lack of intelligence would have driven him away from the club first, followed by the once popular rumor of mass exodus of Spanish players. Arbeloa, who promised to stick by his side has JUST been sold to Real Madrid- now, Alonso follows. Alonso, the man who has embraced the English culture and encourage his compatriots to do the same ever since he first step foot in the country. He's leaving before the grumpy Mascherano? Huh?!

In conclusion, there's definitely no club bigger than Liverpool, but there's certainly a club out there which has a management board much more efficient than ours. He didn't deserve to go through the shite the club has put him through and in his defense, he has held up his own pretty well without lashing out at the club like certain low-class individuals (Agger for instance). He has never stated that Liverpool isn't good enough for him and he has served the club very well. His contributions have won us the Champions League and his brilliant form has landed us THISCLOSE to the dream title. Last but no least, his move to Real Madrid also brings us a good £20mil profit from when we first bought him off Real Sociedad.

Thank you and good luck, Xabi Alonso. :) It was nice watching you play throughout the years and definitely a pleasure seeing you in person last week.

You know what's funny? After a good year's worth of drama- we lost both Barry AND Alonso! When will the yanks EVER leave?!

2009-07-28T09:13:00.000-07:00

Actually, I am too darn tired to update. The trip was awesome and well, it's in my nature that excitement peaks really, really fast so yeah.

Despite our efforts in staking out the hotel and all, I only had fond memories of Kuyt, the new friends I made and my dearest companions Sha and Myra. It was all good and it's all over.

Time to sleep lol.

2009-07-27T11:35:00.001-07:00

The trip was brilliant and I'll do the detailed updates later. Got a very sweet story to share with y'all right now.

Sha couldn't wait for the players with us at the hotel because she wasn't feeling well. It kept bugging me cause I felt like the trip could have been better for her. She worked for it and come on laaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

She was really annoyed by some of the crowd after the game and so, she walked off to a nearby bus stand alone. She gave the most dispirited wave ever as the team bus passed by. Surprise, surprise, Xabi waved back and gave her the most sincere smile ever. Isn't that awesome?

Liverpool fans never lose out. That's why I love the club so much.

2009-07-22T12:35:00.001-07:00

2009-07-22T07:22:00.000-07:00

Not good, not good.

I am having another one of those post-dance competition fevers. Argh! Churning down bottles of water to get rid of the sore throat and rising heat.

2 more days, just TWO more days!!

2009-07-22T05:26:00.000-07:00

What's with the phones? LOL.

2009-07-20T02:22:00.001-07:00

Boat shoes in white from the shoplifters. What a gorgeous pair of kicks!!!!

Don't worry la Ducky/Sha- it's for men. Cannot beli. HAHAHAHAHA.

2009-07-15T10:47:00.000-07:00

I may have recovered but Sha seems to have caught the bug. Poor thing.

Was over at Suki's with my dolphin. Reason for being there? To nap. I am serious. Besties who don't see each other for the past year do things like that alright?!!! THEN, we catch up by having dinner at the mamak stall nearby.

In return for lending me her new pair of Capezio dance sneakers, I promised to help break them in. They are rock-hard! Gosh.

They are the right size, fortunately. If I can manage to adjust myself to them, I might wear them for the dance comp in the weekend. If not- too bad lah, gotta return them to their rightful owner :)

2009-07-15T00:16:00.000-07:00

KLSwing! in the press. That's me, Jordan, Jade and Sean. I think this shot was taken by KLUE quite some time ago.. during Matt Bedell's visit?

Gosh I look silly! Hahahah!

2009-07-14T11:00:00.001-07:00

Sleeping early gives me a fever. Say what?

I managed to wake Joe up before plopping back to sleep due to headache. Khareeza then rang me up and OMGIOVERSLEPTAGAIN?! Got up and then rushed off to Taman Seputeh to pick her up and head for lunch with Joe and Jason at that Old Town White Coffee place in Third Mile Square. Never been there and the parking is one buck an hour! WHAT?! I had a pleasant time albeit the constant thumping in my head.

Hung out a bit at Khareeza's and finished my cupcake dispatching duties before driving to SMASH for the 5pm dance practice session. Danced in semi-full costume and am glad that my boobs didn't fall out of that halter suit. YAY!!! Now I can look purdy sleek. ^^ Miss B pointed out a couple more details and then handed me an ultimatum: to send her an SMS that I've reached the finals.

PRESSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE!!!!!

So yeah, it's nearly 2am now. Gotta sleep. Nite.

2009-07-13T03:08:00.000-07:00

I bake when I am stressed. That's all you need to know :)

=P~

Good news though, Suki's on her way home from the UK. I can't wait!! ^^

2009-07-12T23:49:00.000-07:00

So much for my promise to not bawl my eyes out for the rest of the year.

Fuck expectations. Why am I even having expectations?!

2009-07-12T03:38:00.001-07:00

...anyway waiting for the new bruise to settle down. It's got no shape just yet. Le sigh.

2009-07-12T03:28:00.000-07:00

Baller babies and weddings everywhere but no occasion's as big as this!!!

As mentioned last week, Xabi & Nagore will tie the knot and here are some gorgeous pics of the happy couple for those curious enough. Combination of a white tie and the simplest wedding dress ever.

Surprise, surprise, the shock factor is at the tail of the dress.

The happy family. K la maybe not Jon, he's giving the same weary bitcheyes as his dad.

>

...and my favourite pic. The five-foot-seven-football-heaven, Luis Garcia!!!

2009-07-12T03:13:00.001-07:00

Nagore caused unrest between Alonso and Rafa Benitez in the 2007/08 campaign, when she selfishly decided to give birth to their son Jontxu during a Champions League campaign, causing Alonso to miss a crucial tie with Inter Milan.- The Spoiler

WHAT?! Selfish? What tosh! The girl can have her baby any time yo!

2009-07-11T00:04:00.000-07:00

New dancesneakers!

... actually they feel more like jazz slippers but so be it. They are comfy to dance in and I can feel the floor!!

Thanks Sze and I-Vee for bringing me out!! ^^

2009-07-10T10:47:00.000-07:00

Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

'The Kid' is now in charge of another being's (namely baby Nora) life. Wow. Oh wait, he has more fortune than freckles on his face! He'll be fine!

2009-07-09T08:12:00.000-07:00

Plopped myself onto the bed after practice with a massive headache today. Tried to sleep it off but it didn't work so I agreed to go bowling-turn-movie-turn-karaoke- turn- shakes and fries at Carls Jr- turn- speeding in a cool ass car with Tasha in the evening. Who knew I'd come home with a fever instead??

There was one incident that really amused me today. I was holding onto my phone as we descended to the lower floor via the escalator. Ducky made some gesture with her hands, hit me and WHACK- there goes my phone! All I remember was the airborne phone headed for the space in between the couple in front of me till it flew out of sight went gadonk gadonk gadonk gadonk gadonk down the escalator. Surprisingly, I wasn't panicking (Poor ducky was!) because I was curious to know how this would end. when the sounds of the tumbling phone ended.. some decent-looking chap picked it up and passed it back up the escalator. How sweet, complete strangers just helping out by passing the unfortunate phone to the person behind them while smiling.

K anyway, time to rest. F*ck the powerpoint presentation.

2009-07-08T09:17:00.000-07:00

Smile
tho'
your heart is aching,
Smile
Even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky- You'll get by,
If you
Smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through- For you.
Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev'ry trace of sadness,
Altho' a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile- What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.

2009-07-08T09:03:00.000-07:00

They don't understand what you're trying to make them understand.

You don't understand what they are trying to make you understand either.

But sometimes, we both do.

This is a path for those who are willing to dwell in the shades of gray. Constant complaints, constant fights, constant arguments over the most subjective of matters... it's a sick yet wonderful world.

2009-07-07T20:47:00.000-07:00

Just got back from class. Not too bad. I managed to endure 2 hours of the old man's advertising bullshit."You are all graphic designers". Mind the 'you', not 'we'. how exemplary! Noting my foul mood, he asked- "What can I do to help you?"

Leaving the class would be a great start, thank you.

I find it much easier to not retaliate by keeping quiet and just blocking all thoughts about what did I do to deserve this. Blaming anyone won't get me anywhere and I don't think I have the energy to care anymore. It really works. Now I am gonna thrash it all by going to sleep.

2009-07-07T10:57:00.001-07:00

2009-07-07T10:20:00.001-07:00

Oyyy just staring at my saving account makes me go apeshits. Gonna hunt down every competition entry form available in the college tomorrow (I WILL force myself to go) and try to win back some money.

That aside, I just got back from practice. Must remember to stop slapping the floor during the cha and improve the footwork before adding in the hands. @_@ Yerr. As for "Let's Dance"- FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS!!!! Apparently I looked so confident during the first wall Miss B purposely pulled Tracy over to distract me...... and they succeeded when Miss B stepped right in front of me. AAARGH heartbreak!! WORK HARDER WORK HARDER!!!

Oh yeah, the 'Psycho' song aka mum's special ring tone didn't come on. How weird! I actually got home to find that everyone's too tired to care. Very refreshing lol.

Anyways, I've calmed down. Aside from a couple more stress zits and an aching stomach on top of my severely scratched face.. I am all set and ready to play a blind eye in college tomorrow! So let's talk about baby Izzy. He is so friggin' adorable lah. I am sorry I dropped the bracelet on your face though. Poor kiddo. He has the cutest pout and the biggest eyes ever! You just want to pucker up as well!! He's gonna be awesome when he grows up. Le sigh :X

PS, my extremely observant eye landed on a piece of register with AMI/ENGLISH written on the top corner. I enquired to find that Miss Ami is teaching in PJCAD starting from tomorrow. I hope those non-english speakers can handle the Chekovs and the Ovids. Rawr! I miss her!

2009-07-07T02:11:00.000-07:00

Fuck it la I don't know how to blog about this properly... but I'll try anyway.

My day started off pretty well. I fell asleep watching Pride&Prejudice, woke up at 9 thanks to Shasha's call and got ready for college. Got our schedules to find that we have a new lecturer- C. I suspected that it had something to do with the conflicts that arose a couple of times during V's classes. But anyway, refreshed knowing that the class might actually have a better lecturer this semester, we left for Fye's home. (Won't pollute the story about Izz in this rant post so I'll talk about it later)

Two hours later, on the way out from One Utama, Sha realised that C might actually be that old man which I really despised. I wanted an immediate clarification so we headed for PJCAD. Upon confirmation from another lecturer (whom I sincerely apologise for the sudden outbreak) I was upset to hear that it is indeed true.

I am beyond pissed right now. I have compiled nothing, I repeat- NOTHING, from the 6 months he taught us in class so to have him help tie up the ends of my final project does not bode well for me. The logical solution- mostly for the sake of the class, is me having to make do with this. Give it two weeks for who knows, he could be good and even if he's crap, get on with it. I don't know man, sacrificing my potential future for a bunch of delinquents who are content with whatever given to them?

This is bullshite.

2009-07-05T07:19:00.000-07:00

Tracy's masterpiece. Apparently she hasn't done 600 roses just yet so this ain't perfect but who cares?! It's beautiful!

2009-07-05T02:57:00.000-07:00

Just got back from dance practice. Was supposed to go take pictures of the futsal team but Chris wasn't feeling well so there goes my transport to Subang. Stayed back for the practice instead. I think I ate too much and the quiche really filled me up quick. Felt too tired and nauseous to practice the individual dances. Realised that I've been doing some of the cha steps wrongly... no wonder.... Ugh.

Have to return to the dreaded brainstorming/build-up sessions again. More bullshite to be reviewed next week in college. I think I am just gonna stay home and complete everything in front of the mac. Finalise whatever that shiteous lecturer wants and the rest of the MyRAWK stuff. R-E-S-T and just let my fingers click away tomorrow. Work harder on Tuesday!!!

............. gosh I suck.

2009-07-04T12:56:00.000-07:00

Had an extremely hearty meal at The Ship! Great fun, great company and great food (well, an exception for that weird honeydew dessert) to celebrate Sze's birthday!!!

Happy Early Birthday, Sze!! ^^

2009-07-04T02:02:00.000-07:00

Here's Howard McGillin's take on "Johanna".

It's all about the serious vocal chops yo. Funny though he covered it in that style cause I've heard him sing songs in higher keys. Not that I don't like it but I prefer Jamie Campbell Bower's cover. It was much, much sweeter.. and creepier.. and stalkerific. If Howard were singing at her door.. it'd require shit loads of rain and thunder to make up for his intensity lol.

2009-07-03T09:19:00.000-07:00

They are tying the knot!!!

Finally!!!

2009-07-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

How sweet...

2009-07-02T11:26:00.000-07:00

Okie, I give up.

Turns out that you're better than most of the dolts I know.

I really, really, really appreciate you now.

Sigh.

2009-07-02T07:13:00.000-07:00

Saya fasih dalam Bahasa Melayu.

:D

2009-07-02T03:27:00.000-07:00

Man I am tired! How do they wake up for dance class on a Thursday morning?! @_@

Went for a movie after that. Ice Age 3 was pretty damn awesome. It's hilarious!!! Go catch it if you're in need of a good laugh :) I actually enjoyed it much more than Transformers 2.

Weather's currently so hot even though it's almost 7pm. Screw bras. I don't bloody care about the support. I'm getting me more outfits that don't require one.

2009-07-01T06:12:00.001-07:00

Brilliant, in a sick sense.

2009-06-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

My plan for the day was to hang out at Ducky's before we part ways. She goes for swing while I head off for practice. Turned out she was going to run an errand in BV and since I had nothing better to do.. I tagged along. :P

But that wasn't the highlight of the day...

Jun Jie actually initiated something! PIGS FLEW WEI! He was bored enough to ask us out for tea at Decanter. Shell-shocked, I was quite sure it wasn't going to happen but he picked Dao up and damn I was proved wrong!

The sweet thing even brought along his brother and gave me a Burberry sketchbook. ^^ Yay! I haven't gotten around to get myself a proper sketchbook since forever. Thank you!

Anis came over but I was too engrossed in this movie called "Closing the Ring". Ducky and I were actually discussing about Sound of Music on the way to her house and guess what? That was freaking Christopher Plummer on the tv! Ha! For that whole hour, I was just dying to know whether is Teddy dead or alive? The movie was directed by Richard Attenborough (The Great Escape, Suki!) Mischa Barton wasn't very convincing in the flick but boy oh boy wasn't Martin McCann the most adorable character ever. Still, was she worth having three guys after her? The irony of who she married just left me going.. wtf?!?!? Not satisfied though because I didn't manage to catch the first 30 minutes of the flick. Le sigh.

PS, Ducky, turns out I have seen Gregory Smith aka McAvoyMcGregorMcGuire act as well. He played Heath Ledger's brother in The Patriot. The one who got killed and had his tin soldiers melted into bullets!!! *jaw drops*

2009-06-30T10:16:00.000-07:00

"Anne Boleyn thought only with her heart and she got her head chopped off. So her daughter Elizabeth made a vow never to marry a man. She married a country. Forget boys. Keep your eye on the prize. You can't make people love you, but you can make them fear you." - Blair Waldorf

Gossip Girl brings history and logic together.

2009-06-29T07:11:00.001-07:00

I attended WeiHan's farewell lunch with the ex-Chimera colleagues this afternoon. I actually woke up a tad bit late so I only managed to brush my teeth, grab the nearest dress and ran out of the house... to find that none of them were ready for lunch just yet. Hahaha! My hair was still a mess!

The meal at Marmalade, BVII was just as Foo described it- a deja vu. Another farewell lol. Pui Kum and I had a master plan of sharing two different dishes so we would at least be able to boast that we've sampled more than just the damned pastas at the restaurant :P The Lebanese wrap with chicken, turkey, cheese, spinach (whatever it was called, it definitely had the longest name on the menu) tasted pretty good. The chicken burger wasn't too bad either. Loved the avacado!

Picked Tasha up before heading to One Utama to get my tops for the team event. I tried out several colours and we decided that I look best in the yellow or blue. Unfortunately, they don't stock the blue in my size so I have to get them from OUG Plaza. Hmph! Got Sze's in pink instead so urm.. that's only half the business settled. Sigh.

Walked around OU searching for a perfect present for Alysha's friend. (Who?!) Turned out it was more challenging than expected. Have you seen the recent prices for accesories? 60 goddamned bucks for a wooden cut-out pendant!!!! Settled on getting her a sequined zipper bag thingymagica instead. Hahaha!

Stopped by Aeroline to get the bus tickets for the Singapore trip to find that I only remembered the BU departure date and not the one in Singapore. Conversing on the phone with Sha didn't help either cause I kept thinking that 25th is a Friday when it's actually a Saturday and yadi yada. @_@ Hand me that gingko biloba won't you? Kelvin ended up doing all the talking so I was like.. urm.. okaaay wtf am I supposed to be referring to at the counter? Oh well...I'll just pay. At least that's done with. Wooohooo! I'll do the rest of the planning beyond Harbour Front after the comps.

Bought another Lauren's novel at MPH since the Barnaby one is boring me to near-death. He's so lame. This one better be good.. PLEASE be good.

Ended my day out at Ducky's. Azalea's grown so much! Oh and she tried to hold me hostage again for staring at her boyfriend Jamal. Le sigh. He's all yours darling, I got my Gaspard.

:)

2009-06-29T07:07:00.000-07:00

Pityf*ck.

Get it?

Idiot!

2009-06-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

Oyy I am exhausted!

I only managed to fall asleep minutes before six in the morn. Went for dance at 10.30 and felt so freaking lost during the team practise. STEP BACK, STEP BACK!!! Went out for a quick lunch and returned to SMASH to practise the individual dances. OMG I never realised how technically-difficult the cha cha is. It's either the hips or the feet. Like.. pleeeease, work together!!! Left the studios at 5.00, hung out at Starbucks with I-Vee (CARAMEL FRAPPUCINO!!! INDULGE! INDULGE!) and Sze till 6.30 before heading home.

We had freaking crabs for dinner.

The family's been very weird. It was roasted duck and buttermilk curry prawns yesterday you know? o_O

Bye bye waistline.

2009-06-28T08:46:00.000-07:00

THANK YOU XABI!!!!!

For that, you can keep the beard.

2009-06-27T12:53:00.001-07:00

ALL YOUR FAULT LA WILSON!

...gee so romantic.

2009-06-27T11:29:00.000-07:00

Does he even need to be saved? Seriously.

I can't help but care to know how he's doing. I don't want to spend so much time helping him only to find that I've been wrong all along. It's bad enough I am psychotic at times, but to start overreacting on an issue like this? I don't think I can take the shame.

Sigh. 7 years and counting. Stupid bugger.

2009-06-27T09:59:00.000-07:00

According to the results of a Facebook quiz I've taken recently, I will make it as the sole survivor of a horror flick. o_O My answers were mostly along the lines of "yelling while running away". Since I refuse to check on any survivors or deaths of villains, I will have to watch Deebs die as the second victim. Hahaha.

Okay, not funny. I just ditched my best friend in a horror flick.

Pffft. Shame on me!

2009-06-26T09:29:00.001-07:00

I am finally broke.

Tadah!

Fulfilled my promise of dropping by Nike Sportswear at The Curve to meet Alvin. He was busy the two times I walked past so he came over for lunch at IKEA. :D

I then caught Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It fares a 7/10 on my scale. You could have entered the theaters an hour late and you wouldn't have missed anything. The good stuff was all saturated towards the final hour of the movie and the story line started off very weakly. Since this falls under the summer blockbuster category, it's the action scenes that count. There is definitely a massive improvement in that aspect compared to the first installment of the series. This time, the scenes are all filmed in daylight. Yessssssssssss!! So you can actually see the blows being exchanged and the poor cat/tiger thingy getting scrunched to its death and shits. It's more brutal if you imagined that it was the real deal. I mean, robots being torn apart doesn't really get you excited....... or does it? LOL. That aside, you have to give it to John Turturro. He's such a comedian. I loved the scrotum and top secret, don't tell my mother joke. Definitely my favourite character. :D

Is this the king of all summer blockbuster movies for 2009? In my opinion (which only matters in this page, it's totally your call) it isn't. Star Trek was much, much, better. It had less action scenes but it struck a very good balance with its story line. Star Trek was consistently entertaining throughout the 2 hours and somehow, there was more space for emotions to be toyed around with compared to the highly action-saturated Transformers.

OOOOOOOOOOOOH AND I KNOW WHAT MY NEW WALL COLOR WILL BE!!! IKEA actually states out the wall colors they use yo! Haha!

2009-06-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

Billy Jean's playing on the radio ...and it was just a night ago when I demonstrated the moon walk.

You saw this day coming. The day where you believe that his eccentrics would amount to nothing and it's just the end of the life of another glorious man. You don't need a face to identify Michael. His music, his dance moves, his eccentrics, it's all him. Truly the epitome of an icon.

Rest In Peace, Michael.

2009-06-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

Would you have been able to find a house if these were your directions?

"House number 8 behind a school near a petrol station in Bangsar"

I CAN!!!!! :D

2009-06-24T13:21:00.000-07:00

Spain 0-2 USA

I am obviously gutted by this loss but there is no way you can deny the fact that Spain should have seen it coming since kick-off. Why Del Bosque chose to play all three of his passing maestros with a clearly-ineffective Riera on the wing to feed Villa and Torres is just baffling. It's like fixing three brains into a decapitated head, held on by a piece of sinew. COME ON MAN! All three of them weren't born with the gift of throwing in one decent tackle after the next. They PASS, PASS, PASS AND PASSS. Spain lacked a Senna, a Mascherano and boy, did it cost them. Furthermore, Riera's futile attempts of providing the crosses to a tightly-marked Torres dragged on for way too long. As the game approached half-time, you could see that the Spain players were upset with each other.

The Americans tower in height and La Furia Roja my foot- the team in white were the ones filled to the rim with fury! Their defence was strong, they were willing to throw in the tackles and they executed their counter attacks well which obviously, contributed to the 2-0 score line. WHERE'S THE SPIRIT YO?!

After all that Spain has achieved, I am sad to say that this isn't the best way to bow out but I remain a hopeful supporter. I am proud of the records they have broken and everything else they've picked up in the process. All the best, La Furia Roja.

2009-06-24T09:06:00.000-07:00

Someone's turned 20!!!

I love you, I love you, I love you.

xoxo, your driver.

PS, here's a video.

Jon McLaughlin - So Close (in Oscars)
by tim90922

2009-06-23T13:35:00.000-07:00

“I am offered projects all the time, but I don’t feel I need to prove anything, or that I need a career to feel good about myself. I tried it before with the personal training as well as running the house, and it just made me stressed and unhappy. It wasn’t good for me and it wasn’t good for Joe and his football. I am lucky enough to be in a position where I don’t have to work.“ - Carly Zucker

HEY AT LEAST SHE DID TRY TO WORK! LOL.

2009-06-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

Oh and I also caught Hannah Montana.

It's pretty decent and that kid in the cowboy hat's pretty darn hot. She has a couple of good SLOW tracks in the flick but the rest of them consisted mostly of shit pop buzzing and what sounded like a chipmunk rapping in the background while she dances to it.

Yeah.. that's about it.

2009-06-23T12:17:00.000-07:00

The Reader.

Based on a book by Bernhard Schlink, this movie is about a German lawyer- Michael Berg, who in his teens had an affair with an older woman by the name of Hanna Schmitz. Hanna disappeared from his life only to resurface years later as a defendant in a war trial in which Michael was present as a student. She, along with another five women were responsible for the deaths of 300 Jewish women locked in a burning church. A copy of an untrue report on the church fire was presented during the trial in which all five women untruthfully claimed was drafted by Hanna herself. Hanna refuses to take a handwriting sample to prove the authorship of the report and immediately admits that she wrote it. Michael witnesses her take the blame and be sentenced to life in prison and discovers that she was hiding a very personal secret- something that could have helped her in the trial. Hanna was [highlight if you don't mind spoilers, if you DO mind spoilers, stop reading NOW]illiterate- she could not read nor write.

Personally, I love the story line. It is brilliant and extremely chilling but the extent on how disturbing it was to see that a secret was kept quiet at such great lengths did not come through in film. It borders on 6/10 which is a little unfortunate, really. It wasn't visually-enticing but the story line makes way for hours of pondering, searching for a logical explanation to Hanna's actions. It made me think about the different priorities of different minds. How on earth is hiding illiteracy worth taking the blame for the deaths of 300 people? How do the generation living in the shadows of the Holocaust cope?

The ability to read and write is such a beautiful gift. It's such a shame that many people in this modern age just don't know how to appreciate it. The book is such a lovely thing, with badly-kerned letters scattered all over its yellowing pages, bound by covers of varying textures printed with the end-product of what one deems it fit to be represented as. There is no way you can review a book in the scale of 0 to 10. You don't get visuals forced into yours corneas, it's all about the mind and how you picture the story in your head.

Anyway, Kate Winslet deserved her Oscar for her superb portrayal of Hanna Schmitz. Her performance was oozing with such intensity, such ferocity that it makes your jaw drop to know that Nicole Kidman had the role before she left due to pregnancy. I don't want to see Nicole Kidman naked, seriously. She's too pretty. (Yeah I don't like Nicole Kidman) Keep an eye out for 18 year-old newcomer David Kross by the way!

2009-06-22T08:37:00.000-07:00

I am definitely going out tomorrow.

If ANY of you are free, drop me a text- like, seriously.

2009-06-22T00:22:00.000-07:00

1. I was thisclose to completing the song for the FIRST time in my life after numerous failed attempts.... then someone interrupted my moment of joy. Fuck you.

2. The radio's playing a hokkien version of "Getting To Know You". What a pain to the ears.

3. There's no lunch.

4. Yes I am moody.

5. What? You want something too?

2009-06-21T11:43:00.000-07:00

The fat one wants to say hi to Ducky, Nami and Sha.

2009-06-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

I watched Marie Antoinette...again.

Yes I have no life but maaan, so many things warm the heart in that movie.

So many pretty things that make you squeal with delight..

Not that I am really materialistic nor do I expect to have the best laces and shoes and macaroons in my life but...

But I can seriously use one of these right now.. sigh.

Caramel Macchiato.

2009-06-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

So I am still up. Damnit. My plan was to head straight to sleep after watching Kung Fu Panda but nooo.. I still can't sleep! Caught August Rush again and I shall say it once more... JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS IS LIKE THE FUCKING EPITOME OF A TALENTED JERK. Just like James McAvoy, they can play the smallest of roles and outshine the entire cast or pull you through the worst of movies.

Yeah as much as I hate that snob of a face, he has way too much talent for his own good... until he starts speaking Chinese. Even still, he outshone Chow Yun-Fat. Ha! And that's saying something even though I've never been a fan of Chow Yun Fat to begin with. K I am babbling.

Then, I got this very disturbing message from Nick on FB and K, if you're reading this... WTFLAYOUBOTHGAYDONTLATELLME.

..what to do what to do.. so bored.

2009-06-19T06:34:00.001-07:00

When I am stressed and I don't leave the house.. I tend to splurge my money online. Here are a couple of things I bought in the past 2 weeks.

Denim blue suede laced-up wedges from PhatCulture. COD available at Old Klang Road so it's bloody convenient... and the shoes are beyond comfy!

Napoleon striped dress with detachable straps and belt from Cocktails&Martinis. I think it's a new blog but this dress reminded me a lot of Helena Bonham Carter's daydream scene in Sweeney Todd. Fits me well so yay!! ^^

Last but not least.. this purple cropped Zoo top from Pat's sister's blog- No Plain Days. Easily one of my favourite online store. They bring in the prettiest things and the product names are perfect. Hallo? Cecilia, atonement? Woah. Planning to get the Reina romper suit next.

^ yeah i don't know why but the picture turned blue on blogger. check out their store though. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE their shots!

2009-06-19T04:11:00.000-07:00

Woohoo, a stranger came bearing gifts today! No la not a stranger exactly cause I DO know him but most of you don't! Mwahaha.

K anyway, that's besides the point. I was gonna post a pic but he's too camera-shy so yeah. Damn!

I overslept, thinking that my ringtone was actually the alarm ringing away. In other words, I had accidentally hung up on Joe. Sorry!!!! Fast forward to the more pleasant things of the day.....My very very nice online bestie treated me to lunch and got me this nice and shiny replica medal! Look!

.. and what does he get in return? Almost 30 GBs worth of songs which he has to sort out manually and 3 seasons of Arrested Development that he'll never watch. Poor thing. I bake you cookies la next time -___________-'

After he left.. I felt REALLY, REALLY sleepy. No idea why. So I just slept my afternoon away. What a waste of time, right? Making plans to go to the pasar malam tonight. Pffft!

2009-06-17T05:47:00.000-07:00

Blood, sweat and tears.

I had it all.

Clicky if you're in the mood for some gore.

Eeeky

2009-06-15T13:16:00.000-07:00

2009-06-15T07:59:00.000-07:00

Random fact:

I absobloomelutely hate this song.

... but I like The Carpenters. Hmm.

2009-06-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

Quick recap of the very very very stressful week.

I think I am gonna die.

2009-06-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

Stress levels are at an all new high.

Was doing my work from 10pm till 8.30am. I then managed 4 hours of sleep before Sha whisked me off to Kelana Jaya to get her stuff printed and then head for PJCAD to get Vernon's approval. Got home, sat in front of the iMac for less than 10 minutes before I ran some errands in Bangsar. My brain was functioning really really really slow to the point where I said:

"Eh ba, I tried to move from neutral gear to donkey three gear."

Translation: "Eh ba, I tried to move from neutral gear to D3."

I tell you............ -___-' and I STILL CAN'T FREAKING SLEEP.

Look I even managed to unconsciously bust a couple of acnes. Ugh.

2009-06-11T03:51:00.000-07:00

No Reservations star and chef Anthony Bourdain had some harsh words for Gwyneth Paltrow and her association with chef Maria Batali. While on a panel at Seattle’s Paramount theater on Saturday, Bourdain was quick to make fun of Batali’s PBS series, Spain… On the Road Again, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow.

“Why would you go to Spain with the one bitch who refuses to eat ham?” said Bourdain.

Paltrow has stated that she adheres to a strict macrobiotic diet and will not eat any meat during the series.

Perezhilton.com

No hate towards Gwyneth but..... you have GOT to love Anthony Bourdain!

2009-06-10T12:01:00.000-07:00

How To Fail My Research Paper

A research paper is generally known as the Holy Grail of the Design Studio project. No I am not joking. It is said to be of such great use it’d expose my miniscule cerebrum to things I’ve never known before.

Unfortunately, it holds a less significant position in my mind. Those who think along the same lines as I do would call it the time-waster, the tree-killer, the ink-waster, the brain-debilitater, the counterfeit mini-Wikipedia and being the defiant youngsters that we are, we complain how sore our eyes get when we attempt to complete the stack of printed papers. Oh yes it hurts.

As if matters aren’t bad enough as it is, I chose football as my topic. Yes, football a.k.a. soccer. The mere utter of that word more often that not will be accompanied by a groan or eyebrows raised so high it’d complement a receding hairline. Some people just won’t understand what I’m going through will they?

There are many ways I can fail my research paper if I choose to do so. As my imaginary wise man once said, ‘’always attack the core”. Who’s the core? Why it would be Miss Ami herself!

Firstly, please take note that I’ve given thoughts about utilizing the conventional techniques of not handing in my paper, purposely forgetting to state the sources of my information, copying it directly from Wikipedia and mundane ideas of such. Unfortunately for Miss Ami, I consider myself a little more adventurous than that so I’d try to type out my papers in Angerthas, an ancient Tolkien language of the dwarves just so she won’t understand a thing I wrote.

Besides that, I’d tell her that I don’t understand anything at all. I’d bleach my hair and tan my face orange, go right up to her and ask –in a bimbotic tone, of course-“Miss Ami, is David Beckham a footballer?” and that “I saw a cube with many black dots on it. Is that a football, Miss Ami?” I’d also scream out, “STOP! I’M STUPID ALL RIGHT? Can you stop pointing that out already?” every time she asks me a question on the paper.

I would also do silly things. I’d fold each and every piece of paper into origami planes, chuck them into a sack and submit them to Miss Ami as an early Christmas present. If she gets upset, I’d tell her the pain of being misunderstood constantly and pretend to start making amends by folding them into pentagons and insist that they are in-sync with my football theme. After all, most footballs have pentagons on them!

Eating my research paper during class would be another great idea. I’d crumple it as loud as possible and eat it in front of Miss Ami. If she ever asks me why, I’d tell her that break was ten minutes ago and I got hungry. If that still isn’t enough to fail my research paper, I’d tell her that I suffer from excessive single-dimensionitis, a psychological disorder that causes me to have more than enough ideas but never able to be executed. Single-dimensionitis can only be cured if Miss Ami vows to stand on her head for three consecutive hours. I’d probably be sent to the counsellor, or better still, fail just more than my Literature and Composition research paper!

If calamity strikes and none of the above got on Miss Ami’s nerves, I would probably retreat to the more traditional methods. I would tell her that the turkey I had for dinner ate my homework. “I am serious! The damned turkey ate my homework!” And for dramatic effect, I’d add, “Why doesn’t anyone believe me? Why am I always misunderstood?” and start wailing in front of the whole class.

In the end, I’m pretty convinced that Miss Ami will fail my research paper with no doubts in her mind whatsoever. She’d not be driven up the wall but into the wall itself. As a bonus, I might even fail the whole project to satisfy the rebellious urge in me!

That was the best assignment I got back in Literature. Le sigh.

2009-06-09T07:34:00.000-07:00

Just thought I should post these vectors up. A little something I did as a favor for the banners...... but note the watermark- might sell them as t-shirts as well yo!

After I fix them.. that is. Made these in a rush with my terrible pen tool skills.

Oh and I learned the difference between Beckham and Nando's extremely similar hairstyles. Shhh.

2009-06-08T07:22:00.000-07:00

JOE'S COMING BACK ALREADY!?!?!?!?!

Mafaka I have lost all sense of time.

It wasn't THAT long ago when he told me it'd only be like 9 more days or so.

Crap crap crap! The time moves too slowly and stops too fast when you work too hard. Budak-budak sekalian, jikalau anda ingin untung duit banyak-banyak tetapi diberi peluang untuk tidur secukup-cukupnya lapan jam sehari, JANGAN masuk graphic design.

ps: no wonder lah you look so stunned when I asked you how many more days -__-'

2009-06-08T05:55:00.000-07:00

So I went to PJCAD today. I thought there would be class but it turns out to be assessment week so yeah- I bloody left. If I won't be taught, I won't stay another minute.

My mood was pretty foul so I decided to go cari Kelvin at OU though I don't see how it's actually the humane thing to do. But hey, I calmed down first by browsing through some design books at MPH. Got some fresh ideas in my head now so here's to praying that they will work!! Didn't have any movies in mind but k la fine, wanted to go all out and watch Hannah Montana- which turned out to be almost full aka front row seats only. Opted for 17 again but it was no different so deng deng deng... that left Monsters vs Aliens. -_-'

The flick was pretty funny but everything in between the funny bits are mundane. Thank goodness for the extremely star-studded cast: Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnet <333, his wife Amy Poehler, Kiefer Sutherland, Seth Rogan, Jeffrey Tambor (!), Renee Zellweger, John Krasinki (whose character is the epitome of most men nowadays) and Rainn Wilson.

Now I am home... and panicking... again.

If Tiffany's was the cure to Holly Golighty's.. I think I found one in Chatterbox. I am brain-dead there. Blank. Completely zoned out and in peace.

2009-06-06T12:41:00.000-07:00

I have no idea how am i gonna be able to wake up at 9am for dance class later. Seems impossible seeing that I have been sleeping UBER late this whole week thanks to the project.

But I WILL TRY.

Sha stop changing blogs la. ish.

2009-06-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

Remember how I was dying to catch The Spirit in theatres back in what? Christmas last year? I didn't because all I got was negative reviews from my friends :(

So anyway, I finally got the chance to watch it and it wasn't THAT bad. o_O It's sleek, graphic and extremely comical. No not comical as in graphic novel comic, but FUNNY comic. The movie felt very much like a fan's take on his latest obsession. It's not about what you like but what the director likes, how he sees it and his take on bringing his visions/dreams to life. Not all thoughts in our minds make sense and we never see things in the same tone- if you get what I mean. We exaggerate- for the sake of remembering it better or just for the pure FUN of it. There's nothing real smart about the story line so I definitely enjoyed how a couple of the scenes were played out- as silly as some may be ;)

I give it a 7.5/10.

Oh and bonus 0.5 for the topless ever-so-hot-i'd-run-back-two-flights-of-stairs-to-get-the-stupid-bottle-of-water-just-to-catch-another-glimpse-of-him-on-the-tv Gabriel Macht. < yeah only Tasha knows what this means.

8/10 then!!!! :D

2009-06-06T06:59:00.000-07:00

Today is chill day.

I did nothing but watch Alisya download her games while some old movies repeat on the iMac- which by the way, FINALLY has a functioning Adobe Illustrator!!! I had to chuck away 10gb's worth of files into the external HD for the program to open!!!!! How annoying.

:D

Look, freshly painted nails!

Starting fresh, baby!

2009-06-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

I've lost it. One stupid decision and down to hell I fall.

Stupid college.

I've stared at this screen and meddled away for the past three fucking days. Still, I've got NOTHING.

It's robbing me of my youth and the back of my right eye has been throbbing in sync with the pain in my head.

Do I REALLY want to do this?

2009-06-03T11:36:00.003-07:00

Question.

Who would YOU pick? George Peppard from Breakfast at Tiffany's or Christopher Plummer from Sound of Music?

PS, I think that Chris Pine is definitely the new George Peppard. They have the same glassy blue eyes! Right, ducky?

2009-06-03T09:35:00.000-07:00

So, I was taking a break from my project and decided to give one extremely popular movie a go. 55 minutes into the flick, I can confidently say-

Twilight is a friggin' snoozefest.

Give me the strength to make full use of my 8 bucks and finish off this story which consists mostly of Kristen Stewart's open mouth and Robert Pattinson's extremely fugly make-up.

Zzzz.

Edit: Just saw the cover of the DVD which says "when you can live forever, what do you live for?"

Deep. Very deep.

But I won't live forever so yeah. ;)

2009-06-02T11:47:00.001-07:00

You have no idea how glad I am of what I actually am right now.

Confusing much?

Let's just say I am initially made of mostly what person (a), person (b) and person (c) tries to outdo for attention but they always swing the wrong way which just makes it EVEN more sick for me to even be bothered to consider finding ANY sort of pride or admiration in their respective outcomes.

I am what I am.

They are the bullshit of their own inaneness.

:)

2009-06-02T10:43:00.000-07:00

I was THISCLOSE to losing my shiz during class this morning. The assessment date which was brought forward last week is now a week later! o_O You see, I made plans to just lock myself in this room for the rest of the week to finish designing the logo, the namecard, letterhead, memo, fax, complimentary slip, receipt, certificate, sticker, application forms, timesheets etc and then go crazy the week after when everyone's back from Aussie/UK. On top of that, I was thinking hey, the faster this is done with, the more time I get to focus on the dance/MyRawk stuff/lunch with Chimera thingymagica. I didn't know whether to be glad that I got more time to complete my work.. or upset at the fact that my plans were ruined.

I think I should try finish it by this weekend anyway. T_T

On the KLSWing side of things- I completed their posters! HA!!!! Taster classes with Matt Bedell was awesome. His new moves definitely brought some zing back into the local swing scene. :)

I then rushed off to SMASH for the dance practice sessions. I freaking brought the stupid bent knees back from swing with me!!! Making a conscious effort to keep my knees straight definitely screwed up my concentration. Fortunately the steps are alright but there's going to be a lot more technique and styling needed for the comp. *panic* Still quite frustrated with how Sound of Music-ish I look when I try to pull off some of Sze's suggested shoulder-placing.

... I am now craving for Ryan's chicken soup!!! OMG.

2009-05-31T09:00:00.000-07:00

Oihhh, this sexeh pic of Orlie brings back memories. I still have those posters Anis got from the UK.

I WANT MY DEEBS!!! :'(

Bug when you get back, we shall go on a LotR marathon, reenact the narration from the fellowship with our pencils and folders AND then cap it off with a round of Harry Potter trivia game.

Believe it or not we were such big LotR freaks we memorised this whole narration!

The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now lives who remember it. It began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves; immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven, to the Dwarf Lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of Men, who above all else desire power. For within these rings was bound the strength and the will to govern over each race. But they were all of them deceived, for a new ring was made. *sly accent* In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret, a master ring, to control all others. *increase speed* And into this ring he poured all his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. *lower tone* One ring to rule them all.

One by one, the free peoples of Middle Earth fell to the power of the Ring. *screams and yells* But there were some who resisted. *slight pause* A last alliance of men and elves marched against the armies of Mordor, and on the very slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-Earth. Victory was near, but the power of the ring could not be undone. *pencils falling off the folder-slope* It was in this moment, when all hope had faded, that Isildur, son of the king, took up his father's sword. *STAB!!* And Sauron, enemy of the free peoples of Middle-Earth, was defeated. The Ring passed to Isildur, who had this one chance to destroy evil forever, but the hearts of men are easily corrupted. And the ring of power has a will of its own. It betrayed Isildur, to his death. And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge. Until, when chance came, the ring ensnared another bearer. The ring came to the creature Gollum, who took it deep into the tunnels under the Misty Mountains, and there it consumed him. The ring gave to Gollum unnatural long life. For five hundred years it poisoned his mind; and in the gloom of Gollum's cave, it waited. Darkness crept back into the forests of the world. Rumor grew of a shadow in the East, whispers of a nameless fear, and the Ring of Power perceived. Its time had now come. It abandoned Gollum. But then something happened that the Ring did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable. A hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, of the Shire. For the time will soon come when hobbits will shape the fortunes of all...

We also attempted to learn Angerthas but in the end, we improvised it and came up with our OWN version of the language. Came in really useful during exams cause we were the only ones who knew how to decipher the characters that were written on the tables!! It's also our secret language. Hush hush! :X We also forced our friend (top man- that Ryan, for surviving through it all) to recite the prologue of the book. Geee.

We rocked our own socks I tell you!!!! HA!

2009-05-29T10:37:00.000-07:00

Anyone tried to read Men's Health before? Some pretty hilarious stuff about how girls show their interest in men. Usually, when I pick a seat that faces the wall- it means there is some really hot dude around whom I refuse to be distracted by, and not necessarily because I actually like this certain guy seated across the table. LOL.

K anyway, Sha and I were on a cat rescue mission yesterday. I was over at her house to get some things sorted out so I chucked my bags into her room, left the door open and then headed off for the computer. She has this really bitchy cat named Pogie who apparently, LOVES to climb out of her room window which leads to the roof at the back of the house. The sneaky feline took hat very opportunity to wander off.

Well, we didn't realise it till Sha saw that the door was left ajar and heard Pogie's bell ringing from outside her window. Bloody hell we were trying to attract its attention with all sorts of plastic bags/papers/food/scarves and what did we get? -the snob face. *fumes* The cat was getting so impossible we had to rip off the dust-filled mosquito netting from the sills to keep the damned thing in sight. It took quite some time for Pogie to have the courage to jump back in through the window. STUPID STUPID CAT. GAAAH. STUPID STUPID CAT. So stubborn, as though it doesn't sense danger. Have you ever seen dogs which ignores all sorts of coo-ing from its master when stranded atop a roof? Nope.

Great. I am bitching about cats. Life has come to this huh?

2009-05-29T05:29:00.000-07:00

"They are dead and they cannot answer for themselves, but we can and we will. Fight the lies. We answer for them, we fight for them because they cannot, because they are dead. But they are us. Liverpool. We may have been 3-0 down, but Stevie G has put in the first, Vladi has knocked in the second and Xabi is standing over the ball on the penalty spot."

Strong words from the states.

Justice for the 96.

2009-05-28T08:43:00.000-07:00

"the society in general is a society that takes, but never gives"

I am filled to the brim with favours. Goosfrabaaaaaaaah :)

2009-05-27T06:40:00.000-07:00

It's cutie patootie Jontxu and Nagore! So cute!! ^^

2009-05-27T06:04:00.000-07:00

HE PUSHED ME OFF THE ESCALATOR!!!

Somone kill him, please!!!

*awaits reactions from all parties* Oh well.

K anyway, Night in the Museum 2 was not too shabby. A decent 8/10 for me. :D It was pretty funny and I felt like a little kid squealing at all those artifacts in museum. The Degas ballerina, Ivan the Terrible, the Thinker, Capone etc. Gosh I really want to visit some museums right now or at least start a wiki marathon.

..and it turns out I mistook Ivan the Terrible for Vlad the Impaler. Hey one's Russian and the other's Romanian and I am some history geek from Malaysia! Can't really blame me for that right? They even look alike!

It's peeling season again cause my nose started flaking. The weather's been pretty harsh on the skin. Le sigh :(

2009-05-26T10:36:00.000-07:00

Wow.. been quite some time since I last swing-ed!

The social was at Sid's Pub in Bangsar South. Pretty decent English sports pub and, and, and most importantly, the manager's a Liverpool fan. Ha!

Yeah I don't know where my priorities lie either -_-'

Anyway, to the bigger news!

Fye (Shasha's sis) has just given birth to baby Adriel!!! He was soo freakin' cute I tell you! Congrats!!!

2009-05-26T10:07:00.000-07:00

My baby Demon singing.

Okay lah.

2009-05-25T23:01:00.000-07:00

Now I am worried about Ben Barnes' next flick. *crosses fingers that Dorian Gray would be better*

It looks.. pretty bad. LOL... maybe it's just Jessica Biel.

2009-05-24T11:15:00.001-07:00

Well, as expected- they didn't show the game. But judging from the pictures, it was definitely a tearful goodbye for the great Sami Hyypia. 10 years. Wow. He was the first player whose name I could remember from the first Liverpool game I watched. I think it was against Sheffield United and well, who can't recognise a name like that? He was a freaking tower in the middle of the defence and that platinum blonde hair? Way too hard to miss. Well, all good things come to an end so here's lots of luck to the great Finn!

The beautiful mosaic of his name flanked by 2 Finnish flags at the Kop.

The legend being lifted by his teammates.

And urm..despite the fact that we won the game, Keane managed to score a goal against us. Pfft. Whatever.

2009-05-24T01:16:00.000-07:00

I asked Alex another question based on something once Uncle Alex told me... only that he took it literally. (or perhaps, FIGURE-tively) Gee!

I was once told that God only gives a person a certain percentage of talent- say 40%, and the remaining 60% is achieved only through hard work and strive. My question is how did you first find out that you had a very good voice and did your trademark singing come naturally or did it take a lot of experimenting and practice.

Alex -Hey Peiru:) I've never heard this idea that God only gives you 40% talent....but I guess it does make sense. There is a huge amount of work and practice that goes in to succeeding with your art. I was very lucky and knew what I wanted to do for as long as I can remember. I've been singing since I could first start talking. My singing definitely wasn't very good when I was so young, but it got better as I got older. And once my voice changed at age 14, I really started to come into my own. I was heavily influenced by music and singers I listened to while I grew up and all I did was write songs and sing everyday. I didn't try to sound like anything or anyone, it just came naturally...so maybe that's the 40% I was given;) I didn't purposely practice or force myself, I just loved doing what I was doing...and slowly but surely people around me like my family and friends started to take notice and actually like what I was doing and supported me to the fullest. This gave me the confidence I needed, and everything since then you pretty much probably know about! Anyway, thank you for the questions and hopefully I'll make it to Kuala Lumpur one day on tour! I've only been there while stopping for gas in a plane! All the love...

Thanks Debbie!! ^^

Anyways, here's one of my favourite videos from Alex's band- The Calling.

2009-05-22T10:17:00.000-07:00

Guess who did I have lunch with today?

Deng deng deng.

PAU!

No, like seriously. I actually met up with Pau in Hartamas. It's been quite awhile but hey, marikh blood runs deep! ^^ It was pretty fun catching up!

I then went to PJ to get my proper driver's license. The picture was badly cropped so my head looks huge on the card. Still, it's better than my previous severely-tumored face. The lady at the counter wasn't the most brilliant of employers in the facility. There were people doing some drilling outside the building but she didn't even bother raising her voice as she spoke through that thick piece of plastic divider on the counter. Rahman and Alisya can tell you that I am partially deaf to my own national language so whispering words over the sound of earth being pounded through left me as confused as a mushroom in the desert! That aside, I have to say that the service is really swift at the JPJ's office. 10/10.

Anyway after that was done, dad dropped me off at the saloon in OUG. I usually get my hair done at SunCity but I heard that they jacked up their prices so I headed to the one next door. 150 for a cut+highlights. Another 80 if I'd like a layer of base. Sounds good.

As per usual, I'd talk about how I am not fond of layers but that I would like some muted highlights and how badly I hate my bangs. My previous "stylists" would then give me a blunt cut, lowlights with the occasional mistakes and weird bangs. Pure DTPs of the design world I tell you.

This time- it was different. The stylist had opinions! OMG. SHE HAS OPINIONS. I was so impressed I just gave her the go ahead to chop off half the length of my hair, layer them, slap on some crazy highlights and dust the base. All without taking a glance at the color pallete! Unfortunately, I am not digging the fringe. She kept using the words "my idea here.." and "the purpose here.."... What revelation. I am so liking this woman already, not in a lesbian sense, mind you. She definitely thought it was time for me to drop the whole prim, proper, uptight and heavy aka 'sei ban' look. Honestly though, is it THAT scary? I did get a bit worried when she used the word "Japanese" while describing the highlights and the bangs.

No pics though. I'm waiting for my fringe to grow out of its awkward phase. LOL. I don't feel comfortable looking Japanese.

2009-05-22T09:29:00.000-07:00

"I am sixteen going on seventeen"

I remember gobbling down spoonfuls of dinner while the scene played out in front of my eyes. My nanny was seated right next to me as we watched Sound of Music for the 134957th time. I was just waiting for the moment to come, when that song was finally applicable to me. The time came, of course- but it didn't strike me the way I foresaw it to be.

Is 'foresaw' even a proper word?

K anyway, the point iS... CRAP I AM NOW OLDER THAN THAT FRIGGIN' BENCH-SKIPPING-PRO-NAZI BOYFRIEND OF HER'S- ROLFE!!!!!

Edit: I notice that there's been quite a number of bad break-ups on the guys' front lately. Aduhai.

2009-05-22T09:15:00.000-07:00

So I was browsing through my photobooth and guess what I found?

Look how luxuriously long and brown my hair looks in this pic. Missing you!

Liverbirds Sha and Carol trying to emote!

2009-05-21T09:31:00.000-07:00

STUPID ILLUSTRATOR'S GIVING ME PEPTIC ULCERSSSSSS!!!

Yup it's the time of the month again.

Hoi don't laaaa MacBook you're my last resort. :'(

Edit: Screw it, Nirvana's yelling Scentless Apprentice at me and I am gonna watch Sweeney Todd- Demon Barber of Fleet Street or whatever it's actually called. I am in the mood for a good combination of human butchering, man meat pies and Jamie Campbell Bower's sweet voice singing "Buried sweetly in your yellow hair, Johanna".

Ps, Howard McGillin also covered this song once upon a time... when bushy eyebrows were still in trend. :P Fun fact yo!