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Soo's back!! ^^

2010-07-22T19:32:00.001+08:00

Brief update... my beloved Soo Sew Theng is back in KK... ^^ I don't have many pictures yet, but I will keep you guys updated when i do...

Cheers!! ^^

Gathering at Yoyo cafe ( as if we really have nowhere else to gather >.<) on the 21st of july 2010... with Mr Teh and Mr Chung as well...

1st Gathering this holiday

2010-07-16T09:29:00.009+08:00

First gathering since i came back for this holiday. Here i shall post pics even if Mr Teh doesn't want me to. >.<

This is one thing in Yoyo which no one should ever order... it's called a Pearl Ice i think... and it's so sweet that your tongue threatens to fall right off... and this is how it looks when it's almost completely melted... when it first got to the table, it looked as if Rylai had blasted her freezing field over it. =.="

Anyway, these are the people who attended....

Mr Chung, Ms Chieng, Mr Teh, Mr Ong, Mr Lee and myself...

Corn

2010-07-11T17:29:00.010+08:00

Hi again!! I've been on holiday for some time, but haven't done much blogging.. >.< Mostly because there isn't much to blog about... and no pictures worth taking... though it DID flood a couple of weeks ago.... which... i have one picture of...

Anyway, it's one of those lazy days... and i was wondering what to have for lunch... when suddenly i had an urge to gobble down lots of Corn... of all things... and that's exactly what i did... ^^

Being in KL for long stretches of time, one of the things i miss is corn... not actually sweet corn, but rather the fat, stunted cousin of the sweet corn... Hehe... Jagung pulut...
and so, i drove down to Foh Sang and got RM4 worth of that stuff... a total of 7 ears... ^^

Well... like any other corn, i need to start off by cleaning these.... notice how short and fat they are?? I doubt they actually get much bigger than this.... and that tuft of 'hair' that sticks out is just cute... haha....

The difference is.... this corn is best prepared boiled... not steamed, like sweet corn... probably because the kernels are actually quite tough and don't pop like that of regular sweet corn... but somehow i prefer these....

hehehhe.... FOOD!!! Am i gonna eat all that by myself?? Well, since it's lunch, that's the idea!! ^^

While waiting... in other news..

the canine displayed below is one of the finalists in the running for the title of World's Stupidest Dog... =.="... this refers to the white one with black spots...
Finally!! ^^

All this talk of corn and eating corn reminds me of a line... can any of you recognize it...? ^^

Mort: [voice-over] "I know I can do it," Todd Downey said, helping himself to another ear of corn from the steaming bowl. "I'm sure that in time, every bit of her will be gone and her death will be a mystery... even to me."

HELLO again!! ^^

2010-05-22T07:34:00.005+08:00

...Anyone with the knowledge as to how to blog via mobile, with the ability of actually uploading pics and videos for the posts? cuz the one i get only has words... =.=" that wouldn't be quite sufficient... after all, having 100% words with no pictures makes me post seem somewhat like... rant?

In other news.... there hasn't really been anything interesting going on with my life lately... so i shall blog about the most "special" mundane thing i had come across...

Anyone here a fan of CORNED BEEF? ^^
I'm not sure about how things are in KL, but back in KK, i know corned beef doesn't normally cost much... but down here, they don't carry the brand which i eat back home... and the only ones they carry have prices starting from RM7... which is A LOT to pay for corned beef....

However, the one that caught my eye next took 'expensive Corned beef' to a WHOLE new level... >.<

Observe.... Carrefour... and two brands of Reasonable looking Corned beef, both from BRAZIL...

And the fact that one's on PROMOTION!! ^^

However... notice the fact that the Price box in the "promosi" sign is left empty... hmmm...

Solution : Do a price check at the scanner....

So this can came up to about RM7++... pain... for corned beef... but... still 'buyable'...

Next, the red can...

...Are you able to see the price the scanner is showing...? This is the can that was on Promotion...

Sorry for the blur picture, but this was the best i could do... my phone camera did NOT like the brightness of the scanner screen.... the display is showing "RM 250.00"....

What corned beef is this???? RM250??? That's daylight robbery....

(hint: click to enlarge the picture... you'll get a better view of the numbers that way)
...even the Sultan of Brunei would think that was overkill.... the only explanation which somewhat made sense can from Aaron Chelliah...."Ini lembu dari Kayangan...."

=.="

Moral of the story.... avoid awkward moments at the checkout counter by checking the price of any item which you're not already sure about... no matter HOW INNOCENT they may look....

Made In China

2009-12-18T23:22:00.006+08:00

Today's post gets its title from this box. ^^ Naturally, this post would have something or another to do with the item in the box and the fact that it was manufactured in China. Needless for me to mention, many people have a certain 'regard' towards China made products, whether as being unsafe, generally distasteful or having some gripes as to the quality. Well, as the general rule stands, you get what you pay for. Although I do not condemn all China-made products, i still find a relative amount of truth in the statements regarding the unsatisfactory quality of China-made products. Well, to put simply, where would the talk come from, and be supported by the masses had it not held at least a fraction of truth?

Well, anyway.... today i present u... the Laptop Aeroplane Fan (we shall stick to this name because the product's original name is just weird, as we shall see)...

And the box... notice the name given....

It has a FULL range of features...

Sounds pretty cool, doesn't it...? ^^ I got it for free at the Pikom Pc Fair,by the way...

and now...

The Pin that burst my bubble....

Observe the back of the plane where the cable is supposed to go...

I know the images aren't big, but please bear with me... like i said, i'm left with handphone cameras... and if you look closely, you might just notice the metal 'prong' somewhere in the centre of the hole...

And now observe the cable that came in the box...

Common sense screams in my head asking "...AND HOW IS THIS SUPPOSED TO WORK??!!!"

sometimes it really puzzles me how people can come up with products manufactured as poorly as this... Thankfully i got it free, and therefore, won't be doing anything apart from complaining and ranting on and on about it.... however... if i had PAID for it, well, there might have been a different story there... Did you notice how much the item costs in the first place?

Not a cheap unusable ornament..... PPPFFFFTTTT!!!....... =.="

Unusual...

2009-12-15T23:44:00.003+08:00

It's been a long time since i've posted anything.... haha... my camera's pretty much dead; it needs a new battery... and until i can get that sorted out, i'm gonna have to rely on the cameras on my phones, which don't exactly provide very sharp pictures... however, beggars can't be choosers, and i guess it's better than nothing...

Here are a couple of things i found to be a little odd but nonetheless amusing.... i wish there was more i could add, but i haven't exactly come across anything else of interest....

Exhibit A
This is a picture taken at Watsons at the Curve. I know this could be a perfectly innocent item, but somehow the name simply caught my eye.... Had i been told the name offhand, i would have thought it to be some mental disorder which had to do with strange barnyard-animal-fetish... but... that's just me... >.< wonder if anyone esle would have thought of that... of all things... hehe

Exhibit B

I caught sight of this fella at Giant in City Mall, supposedly placed there to help market school uniforms, as the new school semester is about to begin. However, i noticed he donned a pretty awkward hairstyle, that is, assuming it was in fact a HE, as the uniform would suggest.... it really made me wonder whether someone had done that to the manequin on purpose, out of sheer stupidity, or didn't care less and was ignorant to the message it might be delivering to the people... after all, who buys school uniforms? Well, children of course, and their parents... that's right... lots and lots of untainted little minds for your defiling pleasure... well, if the school authorities begin noticing their male students adopting a somewhat 'controversial' choice of hair-do, at least we'll know where their inspiration came from....

...dratted mosquitoes....

2009-08-14T21:29:00.003+08:00

... of all the confounded creatures i hate, mosquitoes rank the top of my list. I realize that nearly every creature had been put on earth for a specific reason; particularly reasons that do not include being a major annoyance in my life.

To put it simply, even the ickiest most disgusting or slimy creature has something good to offer in the end, which, at times, may even outweigh the whole ickiness factor overall (or not) >.< but as for the blasted mosquito, i just don't see where it plays a crucial part in the entire story of human existance, apart from being one of the many much-hated or feared agents of spreading diseases...

and so... one night.... the bane of mankind decided to harass me... by disturbing my much-needed sleep... i don't know for sure how many mosquitoes attacked that night, but it was definitely enough to make me buy the largest can of bug spray i could find the very next day... to give you a rough idea of how desperately i wanted bug spray, i actually bought it from a petrol kiosk near my house because it was raining heavily that night and it was much too late to get it from anywhere else....

after this, i knew i would win my battles against mosquitoes (as well as any other creepy-crawly which decided to wage war against me) for as long as my supply of bug spray lasted...

These pics were taken at approximately 3 am. Blasted mosquitoes woke me up from a good sleep... just to give a rough idea of how ruthless the persistent little bugs can be, my hands were the only part of my body which weren't snugly tucked under my comforter, hence the only area which suffered their relentless attacks... =.="

...of good plants and evil reptiles...

2009-08-08T10:29:00.005+08:00

My deepest apologies for not being around for so long... haha... but i think things should be back on track pretty soon.... these are a few things which caught my interest since the last time i blogged, but they're pretty much outdated, so please bear with me. >.< The day before i left for kl, the last time i was back, which i think was some time in March actually, i was introduced to a plant which became one of the few plants i began to crave from time to time... behold... the Purple Cauliflower... ^^

this is an organic purple cauliflower, and i'm not sure if it costs a bomb, but i'm guessing it does... then again, there isn't an organic vegetable which doesn't. Lolx.
anyway, it first struck me as something really pretty, maybe even too pretty to eat... but then again, i decided if it was a cauliflowers, then it may as well been steamed, salted and eaten. ^^

and therefore, that was exactly what i did.... the white thing you see in the picture is a microwave steamer. Yes, i'm THAT lazy. >.<>Salting the veggie... that's a salt grinder at the top corner of the pic.
And finally, cutting it up and eating it. If you noticed, even the stalks of the cauliflower are purplish. ^^

and finally, the verdict: This is one YUMMY vege... ^^ actually it tastes pretty much like a regular caulifower except slightly richer in taste and it has a slightly bitter aftertaste to it too. Well, i discovered that i loved this little plant and i decided that i would look forward to future encounters with it. haha...

Okay, i actually came back to KK about two weeks ago. And since my maid has gone back to Indonesia (apparently she's been cursed... but i'mno expert on these things), i've started taking the responsiblity of doing certain chores, including the laundry. As strange as my habits are though, i only do the laundry at night... yes, when the sun just isn't shining. >.< style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">But anyway, back to the story, i was doing laundry late one night (actually i think it was around midnight), when i suddenly noticed something slithering around on the ground. It wasn't large, but it moved a lot. The lighting in my backyard is pretty much dim (having only a yellow light) and i stared long and hard at this little creature, wondering if it was a snake, or a worm... i came to two conclusions... If it was a snake, then it was a tiny little one... and if it was a worm... then it was a really big worm. >.<

so i put the thing on a newspaper and brought it into the wet kitchen, where the lights are much brighter... and i concluded... it was a snake... probably a baby snake... i have no idea what species. haha...

Just look at the words on the newspaper and you'll get a rough idea how small this thing was...

I'm trying to get a close-up of the head. I could actually see the eyes and the mouth from here, but my camera didn't feel like cooperating... actually it's a handphone camera... my digital camera probably needs replacement batteries.. >.<

Anyway, i threw the mini-snake outside and went around looking for Papa snake or Mama snake or any other siblings in the wet kitchen, inside the cabinets or any other dark place i could think of but i didn't find anything. And it keeps me wondering what on earth that little creature was doing in my backyard anyway, given the fact that my backyard is mostly cemented. =.="

Picture-less Update

2009-07-12T16:44:00.003+08:00

Hey guys... sorry bout being away for so long...

Yes, as the title suggests, this post is merely going to be a rather short picture-less update...

However, it may not be as dull as it sounds ( or so i hope) >.<

Anyway, i paid a visit to a nearby Guardian Pharmacy recently and noticed a rather strange promotion sign...

Amidst the bustling people, i caught sight of a sign promoting Guardian's home-brand bottled Handwash. Although i cannot recall the exact price, i'm sure it was somewhere between 3 - 4 bucks.

Anyhow, what really caught my eye was the HUGE BLACK print which screamed
"GUARDIAN HANDWASH!! PROMOTION!! NOW... BUY 4 FREE 2!!"

Well, that had me thinking that it was a rather good deal and i promptly approached the promotion shelf for a better look... which was about when i noticed... in fine print ( or rather tiny print), partially obscured by the Guardian's bright theme colours of orange and blue, a small sentence that read...

"...limited to 3 bottles per customer..."

Apart from making me raise an eyebrow about who would actually get the '2 free bottles' as stated in the promotion, it got me wondering if anyone had even seen the fine print in the first place... and perhaps what the cashier's reaction would have been had i taken 4 bottles of the aforementioned handwash to the check out counter....

Sadly, however, while i was busy wondering whether she would tell me that i was limited to only three bottles per transaction or whether she would give me an additional two bottles, it was time for me to leave. Ah well...

However, if anyone of you guys do actually get a chance to see the outcome, do let me know k? ^^

sorry guys

2009-07-08T20:46:00.002+08:00

Hey ppl
apologies for being gone for so long.
My laptop isn't functioning at the moment, so i've kinda stopped blogging for now.
I'm hoping it's temporary, but anyway there hasn't really been anything worth blogging about recently.
Anyway, i'll keep you guys posted if anything interesting comes up.

Apologies, ppl.. >.<

2009-04-09T18:26:00.003+08:00

i am so so so so sorry that i haven't updated this blog in awhile... no, the blog isn't dead, just in a temporary coma.... the thing is, my laptop has died on me and i haven't gotten around to doing anything about it just yet, therefore i have been unable to update this blog as all pictures and anything else worth sharing would obviously be stored in my computer... ah well..

However, on a quick update, nothing special has happened lately... and i think the only thing that i ( as well as my classmates) can think of right now is how ridiculous exams are, given the current circumstances. However, there doesn't seem like there is much we can do about it right now... therefore... as my dear dear friend said to me...

" if you can't score, just think of a way not to die so badly" ( literal translation)

I know this doesn't sound promising, but again, hope for the best...

and this is how i feel and have been feeling lately...

MAO YUNG!! >.<

2008-11-25T02:42:00.006+08:00

Exams are coming. Yes, they are... soon... and the best thing to do now would be to study my ass off before settling down for holidays - undoubtedly the best part of college life anyway... However... the idiots/ sohais/ numbskulls at the library had other plans for the day : Ruining my plans...

I guess it started off pretty much normally, as i got there relatively early... more importantly, before the crowd started pouring in. And, being the ever anti-social being i am, i hid somewhere at the back and was content in my isolation... that is, until the noise started building up....

Some useless people were sitting at the table behind me... one was apparently tutoring the other... something about traveling, the difference between first class and second class... COMMON SENSE could help me answer that question... yet, his friend being the ever-so-well-represented-idiot that he was needed him to repeat the same point over and over and over again... by their accents i knew they were foreign without even looking back at them... i didn't mind him teaching his friend... but seriously needed to realize that only his friend needed his coaching, not anyone else, and most certainly not me... therefore, a little volume control would be nice... to make matters worse, they were joined by another horribly loud creature, who by her accent, i would say was a Chinese as in China Chinese, who definitely did not speak English as her first language... i needed them to shut up. If they wanted to discuss, that was fine... but in a way that didn't make me feel like turning around and whacking them smack in the middle of their freaking faces.

I soon began muttering beneath my breath at how the world must be full of idiots... at which point i noticed that the library, as a whole, was getting noisier and noisier by the minute... soon it almost seemed that my own table was talking to me... being hidden by one of those tables which screamed "PRIVACY PLEASE", i didn't notice the conditions in the library, and standing up to have a look made my expression turn somewhat like this : =.="

Wanna see what i saw?

In short, i saw people... EVERYWHERE... this is most definitely the first time i have seen just sOoOoOo many people at the library... the noise what out of hand... which left me glaring menacingly at some people.. who were quick to shut it... sadly, i couldn't stare at each and every person... * sigh*

I don't actually mind the number of people present... if they just knew how to shut up... logic told me that the sudden rise in numbers would be due to the upcoming exams... but if they came to actually study, i wouldn't care.. it seemed like they came to do anything BUT study... to which i say.. I curse you people to fail miserably for the next five semesters until you either run out of patience to go on or funds.. whichever comes first... good riddance...

No, i cannot describe the noise.. but this should give a rough idea. now just multiply the noise level by like... 30 times...

And yes, i finally surrendered and headed outside ( where there is no air conditioning) to study... it was nice and quiet there for a change.. that is, until the same idiots, who were having exams nearby, finished their exams and came out of the exam hall... they brought their useless noise with them.... until they were finally shoo-ed away by an invigilator of another exam hall... use your little-used brain for a change next time... when other people are having exams.. don't go outside shouting and hollering... no, the rest of us don't care if you couldn't answer the questions.. and no, the rest of us don't care if you think you're gonna fail... you wanna go jump, just go. Don't stand there being all dramatic.. because.. the rest of us don't care.. and the rest of us think you are a real nuisance..

and yes... i wonder what happened to that librarian who used to come telling us to shut up every time we had a discussion... i mean a real discussion, not like the nonsense in the library today... he used to glare at us and show us his ever-so-menacing face... but when we really needed him to a pain ( in other people's neck), he sat quietly, temporarily deaf... what is his problem? don't ask me... ask his psychiatrist. * sigh*

Thank You

2008-10-23T14:01:00.005+08:00

So first and foremost I'd like to apologize to my loyal supporters ( if i have any) for the long delay between updates. I've been rather busy, or just rather lazy lately... and i know this post is long overdue... in fact, the event which i'm about to talk about happened quite some time back... okay... coming to think about it, it happened a long while back. However, it's worthy of a post all the same....

I'd like to take the opportunity to Mr Chung Jing Yung for the awfully 'surprising gift'. Long story short, we were chatting one night, and i jokingly remarked that he seems to avoid me a lot at college... and therefore, we decided we'd meet up the next day. Somewhere in the conversation, he asked if it was necessary to present me flowers at our meeting. Jokingly, i remarked that it would be absolutely necessary, adding that i wanted black roses, no plastic flowers and about two dozen in number.

However, unbeknown to me, who had been kidding all along, he had actually taken the initiative of locating means to comply to my request.. and when he began asking me where the florists was, i still hadn't caught on as i guess i had been too absorbed in the jest to notice he meant what he was saying. In this manner, i had also commented that he should meet me dawning a neatly pressed black suit and a white tie... Anyway, long story short, we made arrangements as to the place and time of our meeting and he asked casually if i wanted chocolates to go along with the flowers.. and i responded "yeah, why not?"

Anyway, the next day, i waited for him at the specified time and place, and even added an extra 10 minutes, but he didn't show. Laughing it off, i didn't think too much of the matter till i received a message from him asking where we should meet and saying that he would be slightly late. I guess this was when i really caught on to the whole matter. Well... what happened after that???

Chung showed up, holding a bouquet of roses... which were awfully pretty.. ^^ ( he did not, however, dawn the suit and tie ensemble). >.<

And a box of chocolates from a place called 'Chocolate World', wherever that is... he told one was liquer filled... but i haven't eaten either till now... i tend to keep gifts rather than eat them...

So i'd like to take this chance to say "Thanks soooo much, Chung!! ^^"
This would be the first time anyone has actually bought me flowers.. >.< yes, i know i'm pathetic... lolx... but... yes, it made my day.

And so, i went home.. and the flowers became my table ornament...

And... that's where they remained till today... although... they don't look quite the same anymore... >.<

Nyehehehe.. ah well... i'm still going to keep it... perhaps till it really disintegrates... >.<

"Pyg- me"

2008-08-28T23:31:00.003+08:00

Anthropology class today told of a story where a little pygmy... As the story goes, the pygmy was kidnapped from his people for use by the White-normal-sized-people as a display probably in a sort of freak show or museum to showcase the unnatural, most likely for the sake of entertainment...

Bad as it may sound, things only got worse from there... roughly about this point, we start wondering if we really are human beings at all... well, apparently the pygmy was first placed in a museum for display... but was later moved to the local zoo, and there exhibited with the monkeys, and having a chimpanzee as a 'cell mate'.

Upon protests from other probably saner human beings, the pygmy was granted the 'privilege' of roaming the zoo freely during the day but had to return to confinement at night. Well, long story short, he was later shifted to a childcare facility for African Children and upon hearing that he would never return to his homeland again, he ended his life by shooting himself in the heart with a revolver...

This was when my thoughts started taking over...

Frankly, i don't blame the dude... circumstances pushed him to the limits... putting myself in his shoes, i would probably have done almost the same things, though perhaps my vengeance would be mustered against those who put me in this plight in the first place and not towards myself...

The lesson continued... and it was mentioned that the pygmy was roughly 4 feet 11 inches in height...

It was at this point that i was rudely awakened from my thoughts by the oh-so-familiar voice of Mr Chelliah... stating, in all authority... " Hey, isn't that roughly around your height..?"

I hate to admit it, but he's right... this was when my lecturer added " Anyone below five feet is a pygmy"... So i left class with one eyebrow raised above the other... either in annoyance or something similar...

Do i look like a pygmy to you??!!

'Puzzled'

2008-08-25T23:23:00.006+08:00

Like any other day... the day seemed boring, with little excitement and hardly much to look forward to... i guess a scheduled life takes the life out of.. life? anyway... so we decided to put a puzzle together...

The puzzle box... a thousand piece puzzle with the design of a running horse...

Well, it took roughly half a day for Lee Wen and i to put this thing together... however... the end product seemed pretty much satisfying...

Upon completion, the back of the puzzle was drenched in PVA glue and glued down to several pieces of A4 paper which weer later pasted together with scotch tape... this was how we intended to keep our hard work in one piece... no, we didn't have any better ideas...

The front of the puzzle was then drenched in a layer of PVA glue for a glossy effect and also to ensure glue gets between the cracks, thus, keeping the puzzle together...

it looks a little scary now, but PVA glue dries clear...

The End Product...

Why China Deserves The Boot ( and nothing more)

2008-08-15T23:38:00.004+08:00

So... the long-anticipated Beijing Olympics have finally begun, receiving the nearly undivided attention of the world's majority, regardless of their country of origin... However, while many continue singing praises at what an awesome job China is doing as the host-country of the 2008 Olympics, a minority have actually realized that there is more at stake at the Beijing 2008 Olympics than just medals...

While many have regarded the Opening Ceremony as an excellent and most spectacular performance, they remain blinded to the fact that there were those who found it to be a very disappointing event... not because it lacked any element in the sense of entertainment, but rather, because their importance was being overlooked... Such is the case of the poor little girl Yang Peiyi..

To cut a long story short, Yang Peiyi is an extremely talented seven year old girl who was selected to perform the song "ode to the motherland" at the aforementioned opening ceremony. However, she was soon replaced by the oh-so-adorable Lin Miaoke ( that unforgettable little girl in the red dress who was SEEN singing at the opening ceremony) because of the simple fact that Lin was prettier than she. Although Yang Peiyi had undeniable talent, she was disallowed from appearing at the ceremony because she just didn't happen to be the prettiest creature on Earth... Instead, the organizers would rather allow Lin Miaoke to LIP-SYNC to the song which was sung by Peiyi, and with that, gain international recognition, admiration and general credit. (Original Article here)

The very fact that China would do such a thing, moreover to an innocent child, is not only disheartening, but invokes anger. Think what such actions would do to their already marred reputation. More than that, think what effect this event would have on the poor child... In short.. China has MANY issues which they need to deal with...

Moving on, i would like to comment further on other 'issues' which have been revealed against China at this stage...

In the full spirit of the Olympic Games, China has stated over and over again that they intend to the Champions of Beijing 2008. Well, the truth of this statement is easily demonstrated by the extents which they are willing to go to in order to bring home the Gold... This includes... an entire regime of training, schedules, practices and of course, their secret weapon... CHEATING!! Whoops.. Did i say Cheating?? Yes.. I did... An extremely prominent example of this little tactic of theirs paying off (well, at the moment at least) would be by observing the Womens' Gymnastics competition... in which, as we all know, China bagged the Gold...

Okay.... anyone who watched the event would realize that China was represented by scrawny little children... Olympic rules clearly state that every member of the team needed to be at least sixteen years of age in order for the games to be fair. This is not an unreasonable request at it would seem quite blatant that as gymnasts, age would never be on their side, particularly in terms of weight, flexibility and so on... therefore, having underaged members on the team would prove to be an unfair advantage which should not be given to any of the teams. However, this appeared to be the case in Beijing 2008. What amazes me is that the gymnasts were legitimately backed up by proof of their age which came in the form of passports. Messed up? You tell me... It's nearly impossible for some of those girls to be any older than 14... common sense tells us this... judging by body physique and also their facial features ( such as commented by Fox news, one is probably changing from baby teeth to her adult sets). Also, the very fact that people were able to uncover other documentations of their 'actual ages' elsewhere ( including those which "Magically vanished upon discovery" leads us to raise an eyebrow at the bullshit China is pulling and the fact that they probably take the rest of the world for mere Fools... yes, very well done, China... ( original article here ) More articles on the topic.. USATODAY
and Newsday and Times

So, take a closer look and THEN tell me what an awesome job you think China is doing now... as the saying goes... Looks MOST DEFINITELY are deceiving...

T@Gg3d by a certain Mr Chelliah.. =.="

2008-08-07T13:49:00.005+08:00

Well, today i decided to visit my good old blog... only to find that a certain Mr Chelliah had 'tagged' me in what seemed like a never-ending game of tag... Unusually though, and perhaps out of shear boredom and good-will, I decided I'd humour him and go along with the tagging game... who knows, perhaps it would make me less of a bore... so... here goes...

Instructions: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

1. At what age do you wish to marry?

I would approximate it to be somewhere roughly ten years from now... at which point, hopefully, i would have established a stable foundation in terms of work and living arrangements and by which time, i would also have ironed out any kinks in what would appear to be a relationship worth committing to by marriage.

2. What is your most favourite thing to do?

To spend time with those who understand me... especially my closest friends... the activity involved wouldn't really matter much at all.. it's who i spend time with which really takes the cake. Just being around people i'm comfortable with would be enough to lighten just about any mood.

3. If you have a close close close friend since childhood who loves to take away whatever you like, including guys/girls, and he/she always wins, will you still consider him/her your friend?

First off, i would have to smugly remark that someone up there must really love him soooo much if he was truly capable of doing all that... but getting back to the issue at hand, no, this person would no longer be a friend of mine. I'd rather lose a so-called friend than be hypocritical in keeping him a friend while smoldering over his 'issues' to myself (and perhaps others) in his absence just for old times' sake.

4. What would you give up in return to eat all you want in the world and not get fat ?

erm.. at first i thought of giving up my singing voice.. but then.. i don't think i could survive without it... and i think that goes for everything else too... these are the things which make me me... and so... i'd rather not be able to eat all that much and still remain plain old me...

5. If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?

To live my life in a way which is worth living by my own eyes... it may not seem like much to anyone on the outside... but i don't really mind, as long as i feel that i've spent my lifetime well, i may die in peace...

6. Do you believe you can survive without money?

well, put simply.. we live in a material world... as much as we insist that we are merely living IN the world and are not OF the world, we would still have to play by its rules... so.. money is essential... as much as i would like to say 'love makes the world go round', we are all familiar with the ever-more-truthful variation : Money makes the world go round. So, when asked if i could possibly survive without money, my answers is simple: No, not in a world such as this. Although i do not bow to riches in any way, even i am forced to admit that there is simply no way to survive without money. To survive on minimal amounts of money is possible, but to survive with the complete absence of money is impossible.

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?

Myself... haha... i know this sounds selfish and all... but... this is what i mean... i am me, and i'm quite happy being me, flaws, faults and all. Someone once told me that the moment i change any part of myself, i would no longer be me. I guess this made me realize just how special i must be if God had created me to be this way; and personally, i'm thankful for who i am. I may not be perfect.. nay... far from it... but i know God had his reasons for creating this little creation of his, and i intend to live it out. ^^V

8. What do you feel like doing, right now?

haha.. the same thing i feel like doing with nearly every bit of my free time.... snuggle under my comforter, with the right degree of darkness and the perfect temperature and get some good-old shuteye. yes, i'm a lazy creature... ^^

9. If there's someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?

Well, i guess i would... but.. here's the catch though.. i'd do it eventually... once i'm certain that i've come out from under the heading "INFATUATION" and into the real deal... i don't exactly want to make any rushed judgments in such matters...

10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.

Haha... yes.. Mr Chelliah... alright, sir.. here goes.. Firstly, i love the way he keeps his cool even in the most absurd of situations. Although visibly pissed, i admire how he manages to keep his head on and focus on what needs to be done... Secondly, I also admire his acid-spitting ability... muahahaha.. simply put... his words pack a mean punch, topped off with a hint of intelligent sarcasm... the recipe for a fight well fought and always a worthy opponent... lastly... i admire his tolerance... which is more than what i can say for myself... it's wonderful that he's actually able to work with people who obviously annoy the hell out of him and not let it affect his work in any way... and also, much unlike me, stifle the temptation of bite a couple of heads off... overall... he's one good fella... ^^

11. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?

He needs to be independent, to be able to think for himself instead of clinging on to me whenever the rains come... although i don't mind supporting him in every matter, complete dependence on me is a big no-no.. i'm looking for an equal partner, not an orphaned child. Other than that, his love for me should be one that is true, pure and withstands the test of time. In this sense, infatuations just wouldn't make the cut... and i need him to be able to look deep into our futures and understand it.. only then can we make the most of our abilities and weaknesses and function wholly as a unit. Lastly... it would be great if he could make me laugh... and a certain degree of stubbornness is admirable... he shouldn't change himself to please me or anyone else... i just want him to be him...

12. What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?

There are two things which i abhor the most... One is him being soooo selfish that he believes the world revolves around his self-righteousness and that we should all bow and worship and sacrifice in his name... Two... is one who takes material pleasures so seriously that happiness is sacrificed to riches. I cannot live with someone like that.

13. What is your ambition?

To fulfill God's purpose for me.. which i have yet to discover.. >.<

14. Is anyone really perfect?

No one is perfect... no one save God can truly say that he is a picture of perfection. Everyone has their flaws... it's a matter of whether we find them acceptable or not... as much as i would like to say that my true love would be perfect.. i guess that has never been what it's about... it's more about finding an imperfect person, and learning to see him perfectly... that, is true love...

15. If you had a choice to be rich or happy, which one would you pick ?

I would choose happiness... though it's quite obvious that one does actually influence the other to a certain extent. However, i could live without 'inexhaustible wealth', but i guess i could never live in a world starved of happiness...

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?

haha... change.. i have no idea... there are many things which other people would love to change about me.. but i kinda like me the way i am... i may be unstable and insane at times, but hey, things will work out in the end... just a little faith and trust will go a long way...

17. Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?

the very good people who God had blessed me enough to know and love. These are the few souls who i really trust... and i'm glad to say that they haven't given any reason to do otherwise...

18. How do you see yourself in 10 years time?

In 10 years time... i have no idea.. i'm not much of a far thinker..i prefer taking things as they come.. >.<

19. If someone had found a path to immortality to be bestowed upon you in exchange for one of your abilities, would you take it, and what would you sacrifice for it?

Okay, this is my question.. and i would like to show where i stand... to me, this life is a cruel, sad, miserable place... but, it is also temporary.. i await the Lord's promise land.. and therefore, the riches of the world and anything else it could possibly offer me could not sway me into taking immortality... to put it in a more Miki-ish manner, Life sucks.. so why extend the stay?

20. If you were to get involved in a Charity Organisation, which one would it be and why?

Definitely the SPCA... i have a weakness.. >.< i seem to prefer the animals over the human race... to me, it's really simple... let's put it this way... the animals need all the human love and care that they can get their hands on... they don't know what they're getting themselves into, they don't have the capability to understand what's going on and what they should do about it. Now let's take the human race into consideration... these beings have been blessed with the capability to think unlike any other creature and have actually been given the capability to get themselves out of messes and most ruts if they had half the gumption to do it... Now don't come telling me about those starving kids in Africa and all that... i agree that they're an innocent bunch of chaps born into a cruel world and all that jazz... but.. let's take a look at their parents... If they didn't reproduce like rats, perhaps we wouldn't have a starvation problem in the first place?? In this sense, ABSTINENCE ROCKS!! when already faced with a situation where resources are barely making the limit for survival, which one of your senses tells you to copulate like rats?? This, i don't get... so anyone kind enough to clarify??

Alright.. there you go.. i'm done... so.. now, i tag...

Adrian
Lo Jhun Haw
Wong Ken Hong
Frank Tan
Jess
Pheobe
Tim
Tzyy Shan

... and so the clone wars begin...

2008-08-05T19:27:00.003+08:00

Browsing the usual online newspaper articles, i came across a certain article which caught my attention; an article regarding how a certain Korean institution had decided to clone a woman's dying pet... much to her delight...

This entire article made me think simply of how strange the world we live in actually is... from one woman wanting so much to 'recover' a dying pet to an institution who had probably invested ample amounts of money and time into things such as cloning... while both regard this matter as something to probably be proud of, i can very well say that from where i stand, the practice of creating clones is an unnatural one and no good will come out of this act of playing God in the long run.

Attached is the article for your consideration: Cloning Dogs 01

For what it's worth, i personally feel that this woman should learn to let go of things... the phrase extracted from her interview in the video attached, whereby she stated "... and I heard the most beautiful words in the English Language : I can clone your dog" really sickened me to an extent... I would not deny that perhaps her pet was indeed close to her heart and had done so much good for her that he left an impression in her life, but to clone him? I feel that this takes matters way too far... And for further correction, someone should kindly rectify this woman's statement regarding "... we provide the body and God provides the soul..." that firstly, dogs do NOT have souls as they are animals... and that secondly, if this WERE human beings that were being cloned, does anyone really think that God would bless such 'creatures' with a soul??

It is one thing to engage in the human ways of meddling with God's work, but it is another to think of it as an issue that would bring forth so much good and to be so proud of it as to dedicated newspaper reports and the like to it under the heading of "scientific advancement". The line between what a human should be allowed to do or disallowed from doing should be clear... for this is a definite overstepping of boundaries.

Man has given numerous excuses justifying cloning from organ transplants all the way to a solution for world hunger; yet, these are mere efforts to mask the sinister side of the engagements of the human race in such unforgiving territory... for now, man has satisfied himself with cloning animals... this is a beginning to story to which there may be no end. As one thing leads to another, the cheap horror movies featuring clones such as Resident Evil and the 6th Day may become a reality all too soon. As far as ethics go, this has gone way out of hand.

Conclusively, it is my 'humble' opinion that no good would ever come out of man playing God. To put it simply, let He who is superior commence the works to whose hands authority hath been given. Now, the question that remains is a simple one...

"Are we to imply that we are, in any way, superior to God in doing what had always been His to do?"

.. Of Pets and People...

2008-07-23T18:27:00.012+08:00

So it was another day... yes, just another day... there was nothing planned, nothing to look forward to, nothing to anticipate... yes, it was just another day... until.. well, she came... she kinda gave the bored people something to do... who is she? well...

Meet... Canola...

Okay, so Lee Wen thought it would be fun to take her home... Well, then again, why not.. after all, she's utterly adorable... ^^ So after an uneventful trip home, we released her into her new surroundings... initially, she was a little disorientated, but eventually, she settled down...

... and decided to get into everyone's way... >.<

Yes, she walked all over us, and wouldn't let us snack on peanuts in peace...

Or watch tv in peace...

Until she finally got bored of bothering us...

And probably decided that it was more worthwhile to take a nap...
Or follow us here and there.. and everywhere...

... or even watch my beloved fighting fish out on the balcony...>.<

.. and maybe even attempt to open the sliding door to go out there for a better look..

So we thought we'd feed her...

Something in the fridge perhaps??

Or maybe in the cupboards??
I think she'll stick to her kibble..

Well, Canola only has till morning here... she'll be going back to the clinic tomorrow... perhaps she needs more feline company... but PERHAPS, perhaps, she may come back here once in awhile... >.<

And now... of the fishies...

Recently, Lee Wen and I have gone rather insane and have acquired a total of six fighting fish, among a multitude of other fish, ranging from Koi fish to other more common 'drain fish'...
Here are my beloved fighting fish ( or rather, Bettas)

Meet Achmed ( on the left) and Lancelot ( on the right).. they're miniature.. and of a different species, i think.. they lack the long flowing tails i love so much... but colour wise, they're quite unique... And if you were wondering, yes, the name Achmed was inspired by that Dead Terrorist Dude... never heard of him? well, just ask me and i'll gladly post you the link... it's worth the watch, really, then you'll see why we named a fishy in honour of that fella...

This is Tchaikovsky... initially, i figured he was an albino of sorts... but further research enlightened me that he was simply a rare 'yellow' colour... which is good... and quite unique...

This is Indiana... i can't get a really clear shot, but if i could, you would be able to see the hints of teal he has on his red body and fins... quite a pretty little thing indeed...

And this fella here is Ambrose... he doesn't live in that little tank, just that i put him there temporarily as he recently recovered from a case of Ick ( or Ich) >.< He looks quite a lot like Indiana, except that he has Purple highlights as opposed to Indiana's teal ones...

Finally, this is Ryan.. whose colour attracted me so much that i bought him despite the fact that he was more than half dead at that time.. glad to say his condition has improved remarkably since then. He's a nice medley of colours actually... but mostly red and pink and blue...

This is their living arrangement for the night... they're left on the balcony during the day (for a bit of sunlight and warmth) but they're taken in at night ( in case of rain, birds or what not)... yes, they're spoilt... and the newspaper may be displeasing to the sight, but is otherwise unavoidable; after all, they ARE fighting fish... lesson is.. never put too many males together.. >.< nyehehehe...

They're quite spoilt anyway.. they're fed twice a day... with Betta Feed in the day time and a mixture of Betta Feed and freeze-dried Tubifex Worms at night... well, they're beloved anyway... ^^

Charity Work...

2008-07-05T22:59:00.011+08:00

It was a Saturday, that faithful day... when i was dragged out of the comforts of my happily and contentedly secluded life to... DO CHARITY WORK??!! Yes, i know what you're thinking, that is just absurd... Miki... doing.. charity? Unbelievable, but true.. -.-

Okay, so think positive... after all, it's for a good cause... >.<>

Upon arrival there, we had just come to realize how many parties were actually participating in the event.. okay, we're in malaysia.. i never expected so many people to turn up for a charity event... and understandably, due to the hustle and bustle of the place, we were completely being ignored, and resembled a merry band of idiots waiting at the front gate for perhaps the sky to fall...

Finally, our sensible Mr Chelliah decided to take matter into his own hands and found our stall.. which.. was definitely ill-placed, as it was at the very end of the premises ( yes, where they reach you only after successfully spending all their cash) and also due to the fact that for a total of 10 students, all we had was a minimal sized table to work with... -.- On the plus side though, we were stationed next to the Domino's Pizza stall, which made locating lunch easy... ^^

Alright, so we got down to business, by making our 'Fruit Punch' which was to be our sales item for the day. The other half of my course mates were given the task of selling Popsicles ( very enthusiastically at that)...

Okay, the ingredients for our fruity punchy...

Nata de Coco... Yummy.. ^^

Several bags of ice cubes...

Sparkling Juice of many flavours.. and also canned fruit... and a fews bottles of soda...

First batch of Punch...

And finally, the best part of the job... Sampling.. ^^ ( which later developed into pilfering...)
Well, according to the verdict of the majority of us, the punch was yummy-licious... the only issue though is that we knew what went in to making it.. to the extent we were considering changing the stall name to something along the line of 'instant Diabetics"...

... and here's proof... see them?? No?? well, let me make it a little clearer for you...

Ant invasion.. >.<

Alright, ready for business...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the stall...

Popsicles.. ^^ ( whoops.. i labeled wrongly.. i labeled two 'oranges' but one's actually mango... too lazy to re-edit)

What did i say about pilfering? this is just one instance of many many many more.. >.< Okay, sales started off slow.. real slow...

Feeling compromised by our location, Mr Chelliah decided to send people out to take the product to the people instead, as well as reduce the prices... well, glad to say it worked out well.. while he, on the other hand, started... erm.. promoting our stall??

Mr Chelliah in action... well, a sample of it... this went on for hours... ( sorry that it's tilted the wrong way... my bad...)

Soon sales picked up really well, and we had to make additional batches of Punch.. however, due to the difference in ingredients, we ended up with different products... thankfully, each batch seemed better than the previous, and soon converted our sales pitch into something along the line of 'new and improved recipe' ....

the Second Batch is a darker colour due to Grape Sparkling Juice...

The third batch being darker still...

Punch for sale... ^^ ( note the different colours resulting for different batches)

And our ever-successful sales team... Anusha, Yee Chen and Joseph... I was given the task of formulating the punch instead.. and later replaced Anusha in 'waitressing'..

Well, soon everything was sold out.. and we got to go home... ^^ the end of an interesting experience...

Other events of the day...

The gang just chilling...

Mibu and Aaron sharing some inside joke probably...

Joseph and Anusha...

Yee Chen and I...

Waitressing anyone??

Josh, Stephanie and Caryn... advertising coupon booklets for some reason...

Joshua either making fun of the box or looking for ways to get to what's inside.. >.<

Nothing Better To Do

2008-06-15T14:36:00.002+08:00

First of all, i would like to say that i'm not in to the whole 'tagging' thing... i'm doing this out of my own amusement and shall not be tagging anyone. I just need a break from staring at useless work, and i figured that this would be a good way to smuggle a laugh or two.

so here goes...

a. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc on shuffle

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

c. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN, NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

d. Put any comments in brackets after the song name

e. Put this on your blog.

1. If someone says,”Is this okay?”

Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley ( =.=" )

2. How would you describe yourself?

Every time we touch (slow remix) - Cascada ( what's this supposed to mean? it's pathetic.. )

3. What do you like in a guy/girl?

I got it from my mama - Will. I. Am ( no no and no... if HE got something from his mama... big prob already.. and i'm SO NOT into the whole lesbian nonsense... )

4. How do you feel today?

Goodbye My Lover - james blunt.. ( wahhhh....)

5. What is your life’s purpose?

Barbie Girl - Aqua ( OI!! I'm not a barbie doll.. i hate those things... eeeeeewwww... )

6. What is your motto?

Angels or Devils - Dishwalla ( not bad, not bad... )

7. What do your friends think of you?

ru guo ni ai ta - li sheng jie ( hahahah.. all got jealousy issue?)

8. What do you think of your parents?

guan yu ni de ge - li sheng jie ( it's a nice song, but.. not ngam la... )

9. What do you think about very often?

Endless Love - Jackie Chan ( O.o)

10. What is 2+2?

the dream of the dolphin - enigma ( wahahahaha 2 + 2)

11. What do you think of your best friend?

ca jian er guo ( what kind of best friend la if really ca jian er guo... )

12. What do you think of the person you like?

awake - josh groban ( nice...)

13. What is your life?

If everyone cared - nickelback ( haha? )

14. What do you want to be when you grow up?

I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie ( right...)

15. What do you think of when you see the person you like?

lao Shu ai da mi - guo mei mei ( okay... lolx)

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?

i don't wanna miss a thing - aerosmith ( haha... sweet, but.. weird? )

17. What will they play at your funeral?

You were born to be loved - various artists ( die liao then only wanna say.. but quite ok also)

18. What is your hobby/interest?]

RO2 intro team... ( ei... i don't play RO one lar...)

19. What is your biggest fear?

when i'm gone - simple plan ( hahaha... true true... not my biggest fear though...)

20. What is your biggest secret?

I believe ( korean theme) ( biggest secret pula... )

21. What do you think of your friends?

Tong Hua - Guang Liang ( tong hua friends.. hahaha)

22. What will you post this as?

boulevard of broken dreams - greenday ( hahahahahah.. wat a name... )

Puppy Baby's Bath... ^^

2008-06-11T20:51:00.005+08:00

I was cuddling my darling boy yesterday, till i realized that it was probably time he had a nice bath... he had already traveled with me and accompanied me nearly everywhere, so i guess it was probably the best thing that i keep my darling baby clean and smelling nice.. ^^

At first i was afraid that his soft fur would be ruined and that he might even 'lot mou' as a result of his bath... so i decided to play it safe and do things one at a time, with as little water as i could spare.. and so it began...

The sink and my shampoo and conditioner to wash him... ^^

Washing! ^^

Shampoo and Conditioner... Moisture rich... for Soft Soft Soft Fur... ^^ for my Darling Boy...

Towel Drying!!

Darling boy getting a hair-blow... ^^

He was still slightly damp, so i just combed and smoothened his fur then left him in the wet kitchen to dry for the night... >.<

After many many hours, he was now completely dry and smelling just wonderful... so i gave him another comb... and here he is... looking just darling... ^^

My precious little Puppy-Love... ^^

And my favourite pic of him... ^^

Good Times with Good People...

2008-06-06T21:17:00.006+08:00

Okay, first off, to all the people, and especially a 'certain someone' who keeps harassing me to post, sorry for the delay... I've been really tied up with stuff lately and just couldn't find the time to getting around to do this. On a side note, I also realize that this post is way overdue.. as in, this post is in relation to events which occurred while i was still back home in KK.

Perhaps the highlight of the event would be seeing familiar faces which i so dearly miss, especially that of dear Aggie... lolx... ^^ Okay... so we spent the night having dinner and chatting away at Little Italy.. which i haven't been to for oh so long...

Then we headed to another favourite which we had been deprived of even since we started living in KL.. VEDABLU!! ^^ overall, it was an enjoyable night... we had so much to catch up on, and i'll say it again, it's just nice being around people i know and love... and i miss Aggie tonnes too... !!

Memories of the Nite...

Ice cream cake at dear old Vedablu... yummy.. ^^

And of course Ice cream!! ^^ Yummy, but fattening.. >.< Someone in great need of 'Fine Dining Etiquette' training.. =.="

Anyz... with a look which i don't quite understand... wonder what he's trying to say... hmmm...

Looks good, huh?? Don't be deceived!! He's wearing coloured contact lenses to make his eyes prettier than mine!! >.< This fella.. don't wanna give face... again... =.="

Finally... haha...

The person who some of us know and love.. and some of you FEAR!!!

AGGIE!! ^^

Just look at that face, that smile... how could anyone possibly be scared of that? >.< And now, a short 'advertisement'.. lolx
(sei Miki advertising for Vedablu's tissue... summore they not even paying me =.=" )

Have a problem with facial oil?? Do u look 'extra shiny' in photos??

Well, fear no more!! For Vedablu tissue paper is the answer to all your problems...

Just use as demonstrated here...

And the end result... Say goodbye to 'polish-finish-photos'!!

Effective, no?? LOLX!! ^^

Going Home... ^^

2008-05-18T16:12:00.005+08:00

It was the 16th of May, year 2008, a day i had been waiting for ever since it was made known to me that it was the day i could finally go home to my beloved Kota Kinabalu... seriously, i can safely say that city life is just not for me... i miss the 'small town life' and most definitely small town food... >.<

Anyway, today i reached the airport waaaaaay before my flight, in fact, before the counter had even opened... this, of course, meant lots and lots of waiting... And so i waited... and got bored, and took pics, and waited yet some more... =.="

The shops at the LCCT... LCCT would be because i am a big big supporter of AirAsia ^^... without which, the trips home would be less frequent. >.<
......and yet more shops... the shops there actually consist of quite a few which carry particular brand name items... expensive, yet classy. ^^

Daím chocolates... Yummy!! ^^ a little something i picked up for the folks back home... it would come as a pleasant surprise, i'm sure... in the event of it not being as wonderfully accepted as i would have hoped, i would gladly polish it off myself... ^^ which would ultimately contribute to my already expanding waistline... =.=" however, that scenario is of course extremely unlikely... and i begin to wonder whether i would have a chance to even get my hands on some of the spoils when i reach home... >.< And the boarding gate is still closed.. which means more waiting... >.<

The seats.. not the most comfortable in the world, but i kinda realized that they're pretty much standardized in most of the airports...

The plane... ^^ notice they don't exactly have any specific way of parking it... they just dump it where it's convenient and accessible... the lack of a need to park that monstrous contraption is a good thing.. especially after considering certain soon-to-be-pilots-who-can't-park-for-peanuts... =P

The luggage cart... too bad i don't have a shot demonstrating how they usually man-handle luggage... in certain cases, the phrase "3rd class, please bend and smash" would probably what those handlers see printed discreetly on each luggage... or maybe it's just them... >.<

Game Cafe (CarCaSean was it?? )

2008-05-18T15:54:00.006+08:00

Well now, while i was in KL, my friends had begun posting stuff about this new place that they had been hanging out at... at first i was curious, and therefore definitely asked them to take me there when i got back... well, being the nice people that they are, they agreed to take me there the moment i got back to KK... ^^ Thanx so much Ah Teh.. it was great seeing some old familiar faces...

Okay, when i first got there, i didn't know what on earth was going on... A few of them were already playing games, and i was just too lazy to read the instructions... they're so LONG!! >.<

Well, this game is called walk the dog... and while i don't know how it works exactly, i do know that the objectives involve collecting the most different doggy breeds... and i just love those figurines... ^^

Due to the unavailability of normal chairs and sofas because of the crowd, my friends had decided to sit on the floor with short 'Japanese' tables... it was fun for awhile, but by the end of the day, most of us had somehow contracted various back problems which we never knew we had... LOLX..

While the patrons are allowed to play as many games as they want, and stay till closing time, there IS, however, a minimum order per person of RM4.50... so... just order a drink and be done with it... and so, I ordered an ice cream... which is soooo bad for my waistline.. but ah well...

Miki's half eaten ice cream...

Someone else's ice cream.. mine started off like that too, with toppings and all, but by the time i took a pic of it, i had eaten off all the good parts.. >.<

Well, later in the night, Gregory had taught me how to play a card game called 'Bang!!', where i had used the line " I bang u!!" too many times, only realizing much later that it sounded oh so wrong... >.<

These are some of the cards... the Character Cards and also the pile in the middle... see how the name is "BANG!!" ? hahaha... okay, Bang! is a card game, set in the wild west, where the players assume roles and characters, each with their own objectives, but all the while concealing their identities, except for the Sheriff... therefore the Sheriff needs to be careful about who he 'bangs' as there is a penalty for slaying his own deputy... >.<
I would like to note that the word "BANG!!" refers to the sound made when a shot if fired, and nothing else in any other context... =.=" ( i can tell what half of u are thinking... hmmm.)

These are some of the cards which demonstrate your roles...

Next, i was taught to play a game called Ubongo!! and seriously, i love this game, though it can, at times, be utterly frustrating... >.< perhaps playing such a game sharpens your IQ, i don't know...

These are the gems which you are supposed to collect. The objective is to collect the most of the same colour by the time the game is over... the catch is, you can only take the first two gems in a line... and exactly how many steps your piece can move to change lines depends on how fast you solve the IQ-piece-fitting-puzzle....

Put simply, a dice is rolled (and a 3-minute hourglass started simultaneously) and each symbol on the dice corresponds to a series of pieces which you will need to use in order to fill in the shape on the card... this can be very frustrating.. very very... and after succeeding in this, you will then utter "UBONGO!!" and move your piece according to the order in which the puzzle was solved among the players, and take your gems... All this in 3 minutes... yes, it can be a mad rush for time, but the adrenaline rush is half the fun... ^^

Kwong trying to help Zuexiant solve one of the puzzles... ^^

Well, overall i found it to be a nice experience... and it was a most enjoyable night... seeing old friends would be half the fun... ^^

My friends... ^^

Teh and Zuexiant...

Kwong and Zuexiant looking very content indeed... ^^

Lo.. who doesn't wanna give me face... =.="
Much better... ^^
Ah Teh... he looks so different from when i last saw him on the day i left for KL... maybe it's the hair.. >.<

Wong and Isabel... at least they still look the same... ^^

An Insane Day Out

2008-05-12T22:51:00.006+08:00

The day was Sunday, the 11th of May year 2008 to be exact... and it was the first time i had gone out shopping with my dear cousin Audrey ( after numerous complaints from her about being left behind by Lee Wen and I )... and it had proven to be quite an insane day, which i mainly contribute to her... =.="

While it started off pretty ordinarily, things started becoming a little strange.... first came the unstoppable laughter, primarily contributed by the oh-so-giggly Lee Wen... followed by Audrey's unstoppable hunt for "mini-skirts"... which, we, during which we had tortured poor Andrew by making him visit nearly every female clothes/shoes boutique in sight... >.<

However, to make up for our meanness, we decided to allow him the chance of selecting what we would have for lunch... and he selected.. Subway... which was not at all surprising... and we had a pretty nice time looking for it, thanks to two silly guides who don't seem to know their ways around very well at all.. >.<

LUNCH!! ^^
Audrey and i shared a foot-long club sandwich, while Lee Wen had a 6-inch Italian BMT (whatever that stands for) and Andrew had a 6-inch Roast Beef... ^^

Andrew's Food...
Audrey's and mine... Miki's half has all the veggies... >.<
Lee Wen's Food.... Looks the most miserable... and i wonder why...

Long story short, after lunch, we discovered that there was nothing left to do and had therefore decided to go skating... HOWEVER, we had forgotten to bring our gloves along... and Lee Wen and Audrey didn't even have socks... and my ever-so-creative cousin decided that we should buy the gloves and socks elsewhere instead of at the rink itself due to the charges... We happily agreed on it.. and thus began our insane journey, or rather, mad rush, in hopes of buying everything and leaving at least 2 hours of skating time...

First was the dash to Giant Supermarket...for.. 99 cents socks?? Well, they took long enough simply locating the section that sold them... just to find it right at the entrance.. =.=" so blind... and therefore, one crisis solved, next would be gloves... Audrey had suggested Gardening gloves that costed 99 cents as well, but upon looking at it ( and driving my into an uncontrollable fit of laughter) we decided against it and had therefore come to the decision of trying our luck out at Jusco... and so we went... ALL THE WAY, RUNNING... in Andrew's words " you'll be tired even before you start skating"... and he was quite right... >.<

in the end, we ended up with these gloves... and looked like magicians... ah well, RM3.50 is a small price to pay for lasting memories.. Lolx... so unforgettable, the day we skated with magician's gloves... >.<

yes, everyone left their gloves with me in the end and i had to wash them all... lazy people.. =.="

Skating!!! ^^ JOY!!

After skating.. back to normal... lolx...

The entrance bands... notice there are two that say DISCOUNT... a reminder to all students who wish to skate, bring your student ID's with you... because then you will be entitled to a RM3 discount... ^^ ( or at least i think it was RM3)...

Pics!! ^^

My two beloved cousins, Lee Wen and Audrey...

Andrew and I... ( i look sleepy)... >.<

The Pinks!! ^^

Dear cousin Lee Wen who doesn't wanna 'give me face'....

Audrey... lolx... getting drinks for us... maybe the reason behind the expression... >.<

In other news....

When i went out the day before, I had come across a little toy which i found to be rather adorable, especially after watching Lee Wen study for her exams... i realized that she had a fondness for squeezing a certain squishy ball which she had eventually named the 'stress ball' as it was generally used to relieve tension... ^^ I had therefore decided to purchase a certain squishy egg-toy for her...

And when squeezed...
cute, no?? ^^

anyway, as expected, Lee Wen became very fond of the toy... perhaps a little too fond... she had taken to bringing it around the house, allowing her to squish it constantly... i guess her over-squeezing had finally made the egg give way, because in less than 3 hours of giving the toy to her, the egg had sprung a leak.. all over my bed... =.="

This would be Miki's attempt to patch the hole.. with lots of super glue... =.=" apparently they had not done a very good job when they had originally sealed the egg off and it was that part which had given way under the pressure... the egg was saved, by the way, at the cost of my fingers being stuck together by super-glue... =.=" the things i do for these people... Ah well, love them ^^

Client Interviewing Exam Session

2008-05-09T13:18:00.007+08:00

The date today is... May 09 year 2008... a much dreaded day for the UTAS Law programme students as today, we will be assessed on our client interviewing skills... and this is... not a pretty thing.... yes, clients can be a pain.. >.< ( and i just had to get a client who had nothing more than money in mind... imagine claiming 1 million dollars for a broken leg.. =.=" it is a good thing i stopped myself from flinging my shoes at him... i heard high heel shoes can deliver quite a punch >.<)

Okay, so as usual... most of us got to college early, perhaps in hopes of doing last minute research and practice sessions.... just like these... ^^

From what i can gather, Yee Chen and Stephanie are interviewing while Josh plays client... and i can't exactly tell what Caryn is up to...

The trio in action... ^^
Stacey and Caryn.. who appear to be much less worried about the matter compared to the trio who are.. still busy practicing... >.<

Idan being a lone ranger... don't get me wrong, this IS a TEAM exam.. we all have partners...

And well, the time came for the exam to begin... and we all took our turns.... after which, most of us had mixed feelings... ( a mixture of frustration at the client, and of course relief that is all over, to be exact) and could therefore take photos without that worried look on our faces... ^^

My partner Anusha looking very professional indeed.. ^^ (unlike me >.<)

Caryn and Mibu looking smart..

Anusha, Idan and Caryn... Idan looks like a pimp, or as i like to call it, 'bapa ayam' =.="

Anusha and Caryn... again... haha...

Mibu... looking very different... >.<
Anusha and Mibu... close friends...

And another pair of close friends.. Stephanie and Caryn

Yussuf looking like a member of the mafia.... >.<

Idan and Mibu... again, i shall say it... Idan looks like a pimp!! >.<

UTAS law students, March 2008 intake... missing Stacey, Joshua (who were having their turn) and Aaron...
( Yee Chen. Stephanie, Caryn, Idan, Yussuf, Joseph)
why Yussuf so tall.. >.<

Miki being vain... >.<

Miki in her lawyer outfit... haha...

and without the blazer... ^^

but the moment she reaches home... hahah... its much more comfortable... >.<

And if you're wondering what that plaster she has on her hand is hiding... its this...
Ouch!! >.<

A Day Out

2008-05-02T14:11:00.010+08:00

Well, Anyz is going back, and so... before he did, he brought us out on some 'excursion'/ outing... he promised Andrew that he'd take him on the LRT because being the KK sakais that we are, SOME OF US have never been on an LRT... >.<>
And outside, on display... was a pretty car!! A Jaguar!!

Its pretty.. and that colour is gorgeous on that car... >.<>

Well, anyway we decided to have lunch here... and it actually took us quite awhile before we actually had the sense to ask a guard for the directions to the food court... It was one BIG food court.. haha... and earlier, we commented that not many people shopped in Pavilion.. i guess we were wrong, there were LOTS of people, just that they decided to hide out in the food court.. ah well, Malaysian culture... you can't separate them from their food.. >.<>Anyz's lunch... looks sooo nice.. but he didn't touch ANY of the veggies... should report to his mom... >.< Andrew's lunch... spaghetti bolognaise... the THIRD time over the past two days... sometimes i wonder why he doesn't get sick of it...
And my lunch... look at that smoke... lolx... i've never seen lasagne with THAT much sauce.. =.=" and its not all that yummy actually...
Anyz's dessert/ drink.. its a 'mango ABC' thingy... but he said it does NOT taste all that good.. lolx...

My watermelon juice and Andrew's Ice lemon tea.... why mine so small one??? not fair!! >.< Well, after this, we walked around for a bit, did some shopping, and eventually left for Lot 10... upon discovering that there really isn't much to do there, we caught the next monorail down to somewhere else... wait.. am i getting this right?? i'm confused.. >.<>.<>
Waiting for the monorail... look how red our faces are.... its SOOOOO unbearably HOT... and the low zinc roofs just don't help at all... =.="

Waiting for the KTM.. for like 20 minutes... it just got toooo hot... i had to take the jacket off... >.< Well, eventually we got to Sunway Pyramid... and first stop was Subway for snack.. ^^

Sunway Pyramid...

Anyz's sandwich... in his words.. 'with balls...'

Andrew's food...

My food... no sandwich for me... i'm battling that expanding waistline... >.<>
We went ice-skating... Anyz's hand so hairy... smallest would be mine...^^

Skating is fun ^^... i loved it... Anyz kept falling down... and causing me pain... he pulled my arm... many times... >.<>.<
Anyz... ^^ haha... in his typical posing... the last picture, well, maybe he's had enough of camwhoring... =.="

Haha.. i can't tell if Andrew just sneezed, or is crying, or simply hiding from me and my evil camera... ^^

Movies??

2008-04-26T20:08:00.006+08:00

So there's nothing much to talk about... nothing much to do... so i decided to go through my stuff.. and then i realized how many movies i've watched so far during my short stay in KL... well, it IS innocent fun anyway, and that can't be a bad thing... so yeah... every time we go anywhere, we catch a movie.. perhaps it is a good way to have fun ( as well as pass the time) ^^...

First movie i watched in KL.. and i discovered how comfortable the cinema seats can be.. definitely my favourite cinema so far... ^^ ( comfy, but cold.. >.<) one of the first times i kept praying the movie would end so i could get to the toilet.. i needed the toilet badly, and it was a long movie.. and... for some unknown reason, i kept drinking water....

And this was the movie... Gone, Baby, Gone.... due to the 18PL written there, we were convinced that it was perhaps a movie from the horror genre... but we were wrong.. haha.. and since we had never heard of this movie before, we didn't know what to expect. However, it turned out to be a good movie, which was... excellent.. ^^

However, i do not find Mr Affleck to be that much of a hunk as suggested by many.. =.=" it was a good movie nonetheless, with plenty of very welcome twists to it. This movie conveys the simple message " things are not always what they seem " and despite everything, i need to say that i did not enjoy the ending. As much as the law tries to enforce fairness and what is right, i guess perhaps the human conscience had been equipped to see beyond all that into matters of the heart, which i feel to be much more important.

This is the 2nd movie i've watched... and in a different cinema.... i do NOT like this cinema.. it just isn't that nice to be in.... i watched this movie thanks to my beloved cousin, who, throughout the movie, reclined into a position that resembled that of a cooked prawn, covering here ears ( and probably shutting her eyes). This was a good movie, a rather twisted love story, but good all the same... however, if your threshold for watching others in pain isn't very high, i do not recommend you watch it... ( it makes ur chest hurt >.<)

After watching this, i suppose i'll have a phobia of going for surgery for the rest of my life, due to the fear that the anaesthesia fails to work on me... i do NOT intend to suffer like this... >.<

This was an interesting choice... i do NOT know why i watched it.. probably because i watched the thai version and wanted to see how the Americans would interpret it. I found this, essentially, to be a love story. perhaps one that focuses on obsession. Overall, i enjoyed it.

I guess you just never know the bitter truth behind some people... but overall, i didn't find this as much of a horror movie as i expected. and the fact that there were roughly 13 people watching it at that time didn't make things any better, except for the fact that one person happened to mouth off profanities every time she got a fright... which the rest of us found pretty amusing and ended up laughing to. Maybe that's why i didn't find this movie very scary at all.

Again, i tried a different cinema... and i did NOT really like this cinema either... neither did i like the movie very much... certain people found it to be excellent, but it was too much of a messed up, depressing, love story cum chick flick for my tastes.... i feel that the main character certainly needs to get a life if he is willing to forgive sooooo much and let a woman who had cheated on their engagement have a child with him. It is then no wonder they are seen currently filing for a divorce.

I watched this yesterday, in yet another cinema... i and i daresay i LIKED this cinema quite a lot... i enjoyed the movie too, but considering that fact that the cinema was indeed pretty much packed at that time, i guess i can't complain that i found the inside of the theater to be considerably hot. Not melting-point hot, just not as cold as i would have liked. However, it was god movie nonetheless. In fact, i would have said it was a great movie had it not been for the fact that the plot leads to nowhere. The attempt to link the story between the real, present world and that of another dimension is weak and should have been left out. Other than that, the happenings in the alternate dimension were rather pleasing and full of comedy elements. The villain, though, could use a makeover... and lose his blue eyeshadow... ( it makes him look like a total faggot) =.="

Jackie Chan's humor contradicted Jet Li's seriousness in a good way, adding a great element of contrast to the movie...

I loved the Monkey King most of all... watching him fight without even a hint of seriousness was really amusing. The picture isn't him, i know, but i couldn't find his pic... so this is as close as i can get for now... anyone wanna help me out?? >.<

I find her to be soooo pretty... i just love looking at her... ^^ how i wish i was that pretty... *drools*

Quick Updates...

2008-04-20T12:38:00.006+08:00

Okay, i've been busy lately, so i apologize for the stagnant condition of my blog. Anyhow, this is just a quick update to let you people know that i am still quite alive...

Anyway, i just had lunch.. and i'm using this as an interval before i need to get back to useless assignments and other loads of work... =.="

Okay, so where do we start... We'll start with yesterday.. ^^ Yesterday we spent the entire day converting the study room into our... 'living quarters'...? (if it may even be so called)... This was no small task and it took an immense amount of cleaning, dusting, rearranging and generally stripping the study room of everything. However, the biggest task, by far, would probably be moving the bunk bed from one room to the next... we had to dismantle the whole thing, bring it into the room in pieces, and then put everything back together.... and being the lazy people that we are, Lee Wen and i decided to do it all without the manual, reasoning that logic should being us the outcome that we wanted. This, of course, lead to certain amounts of frustration, but eventually, the bed was put back in one piece. Another problem we encountered would have to be the fact that there was limited workspace and therefore a lot of lifting and mid-air assembling had to be done. This was, of course, both tiring and tedious , but inevitable. All in all, everything was done just in time for a shower, then bedtime. so i guess it practically took the whole day. And now, our greatest fear would be that of the bed not being put together correctly, which may result in it collapsing... ON ME!! >.< i sleep on the bottom bunk...

This is where i sleep... ^^
and since we were re-doing the room, we decided to put ribbons nearly everywhere.. >.<

And this is what i need to get back to doing... this is one of the many rocks under my feet... insignificant in a way, yet causing immense amounts of pain... =.="

By the way, those books are expensive.... and our lecturer wouldn't let us use 2nd hand ones from our seniors... something about the 'editions' being different.... HOW DIFFERENT COULD IT BE?! Seriously... =.=" and therefore, i had to spend 65 bucks on a book about how to write essays... I could write that book for you... and so far, nothing i've read in there seems to be anything new to me at all... but, i'll be patient and see if at one point it suddenly becomes useful ( though i doubt that would ever be the case)... This Subject is also causing a lot of grief in my life... it is HAMPERING my natural literary skills... i cannot believe that people writing college level essays are limited to 500 words... i CANNOT write a narrative in 500 words... =.=" This is all NONSENSE!!! Frustrating NONSENSE!! >.<

Sociology is another pain in the ass.... sometimes i wonder what good the useless heaps of assignments will bring me.... nevertheless, i am forced to complete them.... 'commenting on the news' and 'selecting and justifying my choice of world leaders' happen to be the worst yet, but i'll keep you posted if things get any more ridiculous... Somehow i hope that throughout my law career, these things will never come back to haunt me... >.<

Stupid assignments... =.="

And i put this up on the wall last night... Thanx joshy... ^^ its sooooo me...

This is some 'study prayer' thing i got from the Christian Fellowship... i know you can't read it, so i'll type it out for you... cuz i think its really cute... ^^

Study Prayer

The Lord is my Shepherd,
i shall not flunk.
He keepeth me from lying down
when i should be studying
He restores my faith in study guides
He leads me to better study habits
for my grades sake
When i walk through the valley
of borderline grades
I will not have a nervous breakdown
for Thou art with me
My friends and prayers they comfort me
He giveth me the answers in moments of blankness
then anointeth my head with understanding
My test paper runneth with question i recognize
surely passing grades and flying colours
will follow me all my days of examinations
and i shall not have to dwell in this exam hall
FOREVER!!

I keep this in my file... haha... its a good read once in awhile.. ^^

Happy Birthday, Miki... ^^

2008-04-12T15:48:00.007+08:00

Yesterday was my birthday.. !! Joy!! ^^ but i really wish i was back in KK... there are sooo many people i miss back there and would have liked to celebrate my birthday with them.. BUT... thanx to all the sweet people here who helped make my birthday a wonderful, memorable event even though we are all away from home... I love you guys. Thanx a thousand!! ^^

The day was kicked off with Andrew and I catching the movie "Shutter"... and i found it to be a sweet sweet movie... A love story... or rather 'Undying Love' taken literally... ^^ So the next time your neck starts aching, better weigh yourself and see if you're any heavier... and i don't mean a bit heavier... i mean... the weight of two people.. >.< Anyway, it was a good movie. i liked it. Unlike the Thai version with featured scary disgusting ghosts covered in blood which are aimed to scare you, the English version emphasized much much more on the movie instead, which is probably why i felt it was a love story more than anything.

And i also discovered that watching horror movies with a plushie is EXCELLENT!! ^^
After the movie, we headed to Fish & Co. for lunch..
Pretty napkin... and i love the woodblock....
My lunch... all that stuff on the fish is cheese, by the way... ^^
Andrew's lunch... so... seafood-y ?? lolx... ^^
Andrew's waiting for food... and looking bored...

After lunch, we were joined by my cousin, Lee Wen... ^^ but unfortunately, there are no pictures of her as she deleted the only picture i took of her... Lee Wen don't give face.. >.<

After this we headed for the Curve along with Anyz... a lot of stuff happened in between, which will always be fond fond memories to the 4 of us... ^^

At the Curve, we headed to Cineleisure and watched Defintely,Maybe.. and.. LEE WEN FELL ASLEEP!!! and now swears that she HATES the movie... >.< while i don't exactly hate it, it wasn't at all romantic... in fact, i found that it was sad and pathetic, but i guess it was interesting all the same. However, Shutter definitely takes the Movie of the Day award...

After the movie, we headed for dinner... and we stumbled into... The Apartment.. BIG MISTAKE... unless you're swimming in cash, never attempt this.. but we kinda swore never to go back there again.. >.<
A dying plant was our table ornament... =.="
This was what i ordered... Strawberry Cooler... this costs 8 bucks, if you're wondering...
in the background is Anyz's drink... it costs another 8 bucks... >.< All in all the drinks costed us 26 bucks... and Lee Wen didn't even drink.. that means... 3 drinks... =.=" we're definitely NEVER coming back... Anyz calls the 26 bucks the 'price of our face' ... =.="

And after that, we went some 'house of pancakes' thing... Anyz wanted to try... and so we agreed... another mistake... in short... the food is expensive and yucky... >.< and like Lee Wen said, salty sausages and pancakes with steak sauce!!

But anyway, that's kinda how the night ended... we were EXHAUSTED!!! >.< but happy !! ^^

Memories Of The Nite.. ^^

The Curve by night... i love the lights...

I love this picture... Somehow just looking at Andrew and Anyz like this... they look like long lost brothers... And i love the fountain too...

Anyz.. lolx... the first pic, i have no comments... the 2nd one, i think is the result of the extravagant prices he saw in the menu!! Lolx! ^^

Being a sakai again... hahah ... its kinda pretty....

Trying to look cool... ^^ haha...but what's that shadow??? Why so many of Anyz's pics got shadow/strange lights??? Omg... >.< ( this is what happens after watching Shutter)

Andrew and the puppy ^^

And... us... EXCEPT LEE WEN because she don't wanna give face... =(

Anyz and I... he isn't the same height as me, but... he's trying to give me face... he is semi-squatting.. so good... heheheh.... lolx...
Andrew and I... or as Anyz named us, "The Pinkies"... ^^ i look like some lost, drunk idiot... ah well.. it was the end of the night... been out all day, so do excuse it.

If you're wondering why u can only see Anyz's face really clearly, its because HE was taking the pic... he's soooo biased... lolx....
Again, me looking like a dummy... with my Piggy and my Puppy... ^^

Piggy from Anyz... looks like a half-hamster-half-piggy... it has no tail, and there's a tag at the back that says 'Rich' which Anyz read as "bi*ch"... I lovingly named this piggy ANYZ!! ^^

Puppy from Andrew... so soft and huggable... and if you're wondering, i carried it around all day, in the shopping mall and to the cinemas... ^^ Puppy drinking... Lolx... and i have named him.. Andrew... hahahah...

And my favourite picture of all... thanks for the memories, and the great time. I love you guys... so so much!! To us...

Another Day...

2008-04-05T20:47:00.010+08:00

Today was another day.. lolx... and i spent the morning with a bunch of my cousin's cats.... actually.. i think i was being entertained by them a lot more than i was entertaining them... i'm growing accustomed to them, and SLOWLY learning their names.. there are sooooo many of them... >.<
Today i would like to show you some of the cats... not all... there are waaaay to many, but some... some... ^^

This is Cookie... Cookie has preeeeeetttyyyyy eyes... i love her eyes... she's a sweetheart... ^^

I wish i had eyes like that.. =( so pretty... then i can go kao leng zhai... >.<

Moving on, we have BabyBoy a.k.a Taiko... haha... he's pretty too (but fat) and his eyes are really special... ^^ This Taiko ar... he's really cute... but very very bad de... always bully people...

Next is our 'supermodel' Collette... this meow damn pretty.... but damn show off one... won't let me take nice pretty pictures... in the end... become liddat... =.="

See her "temberang' face... haiz.... leng also no need liddat de ma... =.=" Next time if i ever become leng, then i also jual mahal.. ^^

Ok, next we have scary scary meow... called Bullet... i don't dare to touch... >.<You see that face... like wanna eat me nia... my cousin said last time long hair de... but since kena "kit sei" by Taiko everyday, she 'lot mau' gao gao jor... so become like this... lolx...

This is Chanel... name also so fancy... ^^

And this one is Twinny...

Looks like my cousin is killing her... haha...

All in all, i also got a 'nice souvenir' from the meow meows...
Now how to wear short skirt?? =.=" some more the meow so good in choosing place... pain la there... =.=" but this is just one of many other 'scratches and holes' their diabolical claws caused... all in a day some more... =.="

And now, presenting the culprit who gave me that 'lovely souvenir'...

This is Buttons... also known as Retard... mental cat... his aiming needs practice, LOTS of practice... swipe also can miss... =.=" until swipe me...

Okay, enough publicity for the Meows... now presenting my cousin's mirror... ^^ its interesting...
And i would also like to take this opportunity to tell you a short short story..yesterday i was on the phone.. and decided to occupy myself in the meantime by gathering all the hair i found in the corners of room into a pile...
and this is what the result looked like....

Scary. huh?? my cousin said like this is considered very little already... i don't think i want to see what she considers a lot... >.<>Lolx.. okay lar... i'm also tired already... so i leave you a picture of what i had as part of my dinner... Leng Zi Kang... was yummy... ^^

Catching Up

2008-03-31T19:27:00.013+08:00

Its been awhile since i last posted... actually its kinda because i never take my camera around and i haven't really found anything to post... But anyway, this is just an update of what's been going on so far.... and also because SOME PEOPLE are complaining that i don't update ( Lolx, but i appreciate the support. thanx guys... nice to know that you guys actually visit this blog)... and also 2 other people ( i'm not saying who.. >.<) complained that i never include them in my blog.... =.="

Well, first off... i'm gonna mention that while i'm here, i make frequent visits to my uncle's clinic... here is one of its customers... lolx...

I can't remember his name though... but he's interesting... cute, hyper and reminds me of my dear Paris back home... =( he looks a little strange tho... haha...

Oh,... and Anyz visited college today... haha... wonder how he found it... and he also complained that he doesn't receive any publicity in my blog... and i quote:
"... yeah... You only post Jess.." No, i do NOT only post Jess... there are lots of other people in here... ah well...i'll give you your share of space then... ^^

Along with Anyz is another someone who complained and i quote
"I hate those people with blogs... like so miserable then play Blog.." well, lets just see if he visits this 'blog belonging to a miserable blogger'.. hehehe...

Andrew in the school cafeteria... known as "KDU Square"... fancy name, but not that fancy a place... lolx... he's trying to take pictures of me... =.="

REVENGE!!! LOLX!! ^^
If you're wondering what his face looks like, ask him for a picture... he keeps covering his face when i take pics... Andrew don't give me face... Lolx... Kidding... ^^
At least ANyz more sporting a bit... hahaha.... scary larrr.... >.<
Ok, don't call me SAKAI anymore... =.=" i know its just a fan, but since those two don't wanna give me face, i take fan de pic also better... hmph...
Andrew's stuff... anyone interested in stealing his com?? Tell me... I'll give you his address... >.<
But the Pringles give me lar, k?? hehe... ^^These two acting like they don't know me... hmph... lolx...

Okay, enough Publicity for those two... well, i watched Sweeney Todd today... it was great.. had me laughing uncontrollably at times... for some reason, i found all the throat slitting kinda amusing... maybe its the blood, and no, it doesn't scare me... cuz i'm never going to a barbershop for a shave anyway... though i might think twice before buying another "meat pie".. >.< I love the look on his face... and that classic pose...
Another satisfied customer... "the closest shave you'll ever have... "

On a final note, to all those people who have been having nightmares after watching this movie, i really don't understand what's so scary about it... but i'll leave you with this picture, in hopes that your nights of sleeplessness will end... ^^

Not so scary now, is he..? Lolx... ^^

Second Day In KL

2008-03-25T17:59:00.007+08:00

So on my 2nd day in KL, i'm still acting like a homeless idiot, and therefore living in a hotel... lolx... On this trip, i stayed at the Royale Bintang at 'The Curve'... shopping was fun.. ^^ everything so conveniently located.. and this room is called the Queen Suite ( if i'm not mistaken...)

This is the toilet.. ( i used the flash on purpose so i don't appear as clearly =P) Okay, this is one of the biggest toilets i've seen, not the biggest, mind you, just one of the ones i consider to be more on the 'large' side.. This is the sink and bathtub area...
The 'THRONE'... lolx... i know its not the Frozen Throne la, but ah well... Miki so sakai... =.=" like this also wanna take pic...

This is the shower area... both bathtub AND shower.. sweeeet... ^^ its a pretty big shower booth too... haha...
This is the den... with their i-don't-know-how-many-inch LCD tv... its not the clearest in the world, but hey, at least its a flat screen... this is one of two... there's another one, but its exactly the same anyway...the catch is though, that they only provide ONE remote control... for two televisions... =.=" I'm wondering why... its not like they're side by side or anything... the other one is in the bedroom... this one came with a DVD player, but i didn't bring any DVD's... >.< This is the bedroom... well, the master bedroom to be exact... and this is the first hotel i know which provides not only pillows, but a bolster as well.. ^^ (even if the bolster feels like its been stuffed with over-dried hay... its hard and light... good for whacking people, but not so nice to sleep with... )

Another part of the master bedroom... i love the chair... somehow makes me feel.. 'important'... Lolx...

This is where I slept... and those are my cousins sitting on the bed... ^^ along with my mom...

This is deck and pool area.. and the view from my room balcony...
By Day....

By night.. pretty, no?

And now, just a souvenir my little brother got from KL... one of many, in fact...and definitely not the cheapest ones...

This shirt costed RM60... and the letters... cost RM2 PER LETTER!!! (but they give 3 letters free, thankfully)... this amounts to an RM62 shirt... =.="

Jess' Birthday!! ^^

2008-03-25T17:51:00.004+08:00

Okay... after the long delay, i can now go on posting... ^^ joy!! Today i'm posting about Jess' birthday!! (even though he doesn't deserve it... he doesn't appreciate my present.. :'( .. so bad lar you, jess.. i nearly walked the entire shopping complex before i bought those things for you... )

This is our darling birthday boy, who looks like he's 10 years old, when he's actually 20 this year... =.="

This is our birthday boy showing us his 'muka merajuk' on this birthday... hai xiao la ni...

Alright, now down to everything else...
Jess celebrated his bday at Jesselton Hotel (high class la this guy.. =.=") and... he refused to buy me champagne... the RM1250 one to be specific... hmph... but ah well, he paid for the food anyway, so THANX, Jess.. ^^

This is Jess' guest list... most of us know each other, but of course there are a few who don't... but that's ok... These are the idiotic guys.. who... if i remember correctly, eat like trash cans.. BOTTOMLESS trash cans, to be exact.... =.="

Mixed up in all his happiness and bliss, Jess also revealed the more 'tender loving' side of his life... and also his... *ahem* 'preferences' in a mate... most prominently in regard of his preference of gender... lolx... And for some reason, Yang Ming doesn't look impressed at all... Don't be jealous, Yang Ming... He still loves you... >.< These are the famous "Heng Dai's "... and also Yang Ming's chance to 'regain Jess' affection' Lolx...

This is Jess and Pheobe, his sister... You guys look very very very cute together... because.. you look more like twins... so similar that its scary.. >.<

Anyway, dinner was tonnes of fun... and not without its... interesting bits.. i didn't get a chance to take a pic of Jess with cake on his face... =( ah well... but this was kinda interesting as well... It could mean many things, but i'm unsure what exactly.. ^^

Haha... Yang Ming looks so kelian... Jess, again, wants to be a rocker.. =.=" and Wong looks like he wanna sek sek Yang Ming... haha.. all in all, even i don't know exactly what's going on in this pic...

Well now, with every other one of this occasions, Jess' birthday ended with a trip to the cyber cafe... and so began the first round of dota...

People tend to have rather 'interesting' expressions when they play Dota... Lo looks desperate... perhaps because his DOOMBRINGER is DOOMED... (haha... didn't Doom ppl)... Teh is concentrating...
I can't exactly tell if Teh is concentrating or cool or even pissed... Chung and Eddie are definetely concentrating... and Lo, i think your hero just died... to something stupid... >.<

LOOK AT THIS!!! What's this??!! Com hang gei ar??? I was enjoying myself... >.<

Stupid com... ish... i had to change place... so much for that corner having 'good feng shui'... the dude at the counter asked me why he saw me 'paying' so many times... i wasn't paying... his computers don't like me... and the whole night, Yang Ming didn't play a single game with me... if you're wondering what he was up to... it was something like this... =.="
Wonder what on earth he's looking for... =.="

anyway, it was a nice night.. i guess i enjoyed myself, up till the point it was time to bid all my friends farewell... that was really sad... ah well... life goes on..

I LOVE YOU GUYS AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON!!!!
:'(

Randomness??

2008-03-19T16:08:00.005+08:00

Okay, now where do i start?? A good place would be last night (or rather this morning) at approximately 1.00 am... Well, being the nice person, i decided to give into Tim's incessant whining about 'not having many suppers with me left before i go' and had therefore agreed to have supper with him and even allowing him to select his 'choice of meal' (even though it is sooooo against my current plan to lose weight). Okay, so having said that, he insisted that i 'sample' his 'EXCELLENT-FRIED-RICE'... and i obliged... So, we started off by 'cooking rice'... much to my horror, Tim happily cleaned out the rice cooker pot of its remnants and decided to dispose of it down the kitchen sink... upon seeing my absolutely 'zha dou' expression, he instantly quipped "what? that's what sink cleaner is for..." =.="... my conclusion, Tim is definitely 'mau tet kiu'... anyway, moving on with events, he proceded to cook rice... when i discovered he doesn't even so much as rinse it first... as i said, mau tet kiu... so... after the pot was safely in the rice cooker, i decided that is was now safe to leave everything in Tim's 'supposedly able' hands. And so the waiting began... we waited.. and waited and waited... (with Tim occasionally checking the rice cooker and saying it wasn't hot...) I dismissed this as the rice cooker being slightly slow, as it is one of the older models... i think we had waited a total of 40 minutes before i decided to check it for myself... much to my horror, THAT IDIOT TIM HAD LEFT IT AT 'KEEP WARM' while i was waiting and starving my tail off!!!!! Well, OF COURSE IT WASN'T COOKING... i couldn't believe he could actually be such an idiot, and had worn my 'dulan face' for the rest of the night...

DOES IT REALLY LOOK THAT HARD??!! =.="

Skipping forward to this morning.. i woke up early today... and went to Yayasan Sabah... ^^ its been eons since i went there...
I found it really amusing watching people handle the 'cleaning' process of the place.. including that 'pool' of water.. its not deep though, mind you, that if you were to jump, it wouldn't save you... not for a minute.. i estimate it to be around 4 feet deep at maximum... though i daresay that if you were to 'tiao lou' here, your landing would look really good... Muahaha...

Sorry about the 'blurry' pictures... i forgot my camera.. so i used my cellphone camera instead... >.<> is Yayasan Sabah really THAT special... apart from being the ultimate Tiao Lou place, it's not really that pretty... not in shape, not in anything... =.=" well, maybe its only me.. ^^

Anyway, in order to gain access to the upper levels of this place, i was required to 'swap' my Identification Card for a visitors pass... the guards said this was a safety procedure... it made me wonder whether there really are so many lunatics running amok out there who want the staff of Yayasan Sabah silenced... =.="

Anyway, after doing what i had originally come here to do, i decided to take a short walk around the compound, particularly around the waterline... It smelled like... the sea... nauseating... =.=" However, the waves were pretty to watch.. and so were the trawlers and cargo ships in the distance... ^^ again, i wished i had brought my camera along.. pity...

P/S:
Miki has never been to ATMOSPHERE in Yayasan Sabah... waiting for my darling to take me there on our anniversary... any takers?? lolx... ^^

Anyway, next we headed for Karamunsing to get gifts for Jess... ^^ being there reminded me of a picture i had taken about a week ago but have never really gotten around to uploading... BEHOLD!!
(you might need to 'click to enlarge' it to see the captions)

Tim and I were walking around in the toy department of Signature a week ago when we stumbled upon a rack full of dinosaurs... we immediately recognised those traits that somehow resembled those we know and love.. and therefore... i just HAD to take a picture of it. ^^ (don't be mad.. at least it shows that i think about you all the time... hehe...)

Goodbye Hangout Place #1

2008-03-17T16:14:00.005+08:00

"You have done a great service to us, we will always remember you"

Lolx!! Surprisingly, that was meant for a room... not just any room though... one that has helped us evade numerous classes (lolx!) and where we have had some of our sweetest memories of school life...

Well, enough with the introductions... welcome to 'our ultimate school hangout!'

The door behind which is a room full of secrets (lolx. Now you know where we hang out)

I'll always remember this poster.. we were supposed to promote the idea of "Hentikan Buli!" but someone was obviously against it... this poster had to be replaced at least twice if i'm not mistaken... lolx... not the mention it's actually quite an interesting picture... if you click it to enlarge, you'll notice that all the students depicted in the picture are adorned with brand name items... lolx... wonder what message they were trying to put through to us...

Some of the best times i've had in this room were in front of that computer. It's damn slow, takes forever, hangs a lot and almost never does what its supposed to... but hey.. who expected much from a school computer anyway? Too bad there was a black out when i took these pictures, if not, you would have been able to see the screen saver i had personally put there, and is still surviving till now...
To give you a hint of what it was like, as i can remember, it ran along the line of
"I am the Angel of Death, there is no other. Depart from me, mortal, for your death is nigh"
Coming to think of it, I wonder what the parents were thinking when they read it during their 'conferences' in this room because that computer is perpetually left running...

(sorry ar.. blackout oh...)
What's a room without the 'rightful owner' and 'permanent resident' herself??
Trouble-makers feared her, students tremble in her presence... we.. adored her ^^
It must be.. Teacher Agatha (Aggie).... our Ketua Disiplin... (lolx... really? doesn't feel like it... well, perhaps to us only... ^^)
WE <3 YOU!!!!

And now... a few of this year's common hangout members... lolx.... you would have seen my face had it been a year or two ago.... but things change, and now...

FRESH BLOOD!!!!!!! >.<

Perpetrator: Kevin (full name withheld for privacy.Lolx)
Description: Evil, cunning, do not approach!! (lolx... he's a nice guy.. i'm exaggerating)
Appearance: Lolx.. his pic is there... the larger one. XP

Perpetrator: Jaramier (commonly known as Jara)
Description: Appears harmless, until he speaks... lolx....
Appearance: As stated above, see for yourself... the darker one.. Lolx...

Subject Name: Timothy ( full name withheld for privacy purposes)
Status : SESAT!!! (not to be confused with other 'members', he has NEVER been part of the hang out club... lolx)
Current Activity: Impersonating an English man with a Hernia... =.=" (he thinks he looks like Napoleon Bonaparte... lolx)

Exhibit A: Example of usual activity in this room... lolx... basically, its all fun and games! ^^

In short.... we have had many memories here, some of the best of our school lives, in fact.... perhaps we even spent most of our time here... but it would always be special to us.... PREFECTS SAY "AYE!!" (VVIP PREFECTS SAY "WHOOOOO!! ^^)

A Nite Out

2008-03-13T08:14:00.000+08:00

Last night was Yang Ming's birthday... lolx... (u're getting older). Therefore, in honour of it, we had a rather 'interesting' gathering which was really more 'interesting' than it was fun. Anyway...

'Exhibit A'

The guest list last nights gathering consisted mostly of idiots. Tim thinks
that he is Sammy Velu. Lolx. Jess thinks he's some 80's rocker of some sort and I, for some reason, resemble Ju-on. Everyone else looks kinda decent... Thankfully.

As expected, a lot of 'feasting' was involved in last night's affair. And as we indulged ourselves, we began wondering if the food had been 'spiked' with anything... because the people started acting a little strange... well, mostly more on the 'high' side than usual...
'Exhibit B'
Note:
This is Jess looking high, and perhaps in an attempt to imitate a blow-up doll. Reasons unknown...
'Exhibit C'
Note:
This one looks plain weird. Jess looks like had just discovered his 'long-lost-son-from-a-woman-i-met-at-a-strippers-lounge'.

'Exhibit D'

CARNAGE!! WHEEEE! ( Sorry ar, Yang Ming, but i couldn't resist! >.<) 'Exhibit E (I) & (II)

The 'after effects' ^^

'Exhibit F (I) & (II)'
This could be either a drunken brawl or a lovers' squabble... Although I'm unsure which... and would not like to assume...