Far Out

Catch ya later

2009-01-18T20:52:00.002+08:00

It's final.

My permanent online abode will be here instead.

Cam looks precious

2008-12-29T01:35:00.004+08:00

This picture makes me think of this scenario:

(in clockwise direction)
Jackson Rathbone aka Mr McStripey: Riiiiight. What's going on here?

Taylor Lautner: I'm obviously the only one who looks somewhat normal. Relatively.

Kellan Lutz: Cam, he's not a real vampire. Why so dazzled, yo?

RPattz: This is uncomfortable.

Cam Gigandet: Awwww Robbie decided to comb his hair and gel it up! Awwww how kyooot.

RPattz:UH OH.

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p/s. I'm not hung over Twilight, I happened to stumble upon it!

pp/s. BFQOTY 2008 looks set to suck. No Brand, no Ross! ):

You Could Have It So Much Better

2008-12-22T03:09:00.004+08:00

Caught a cold 'cause I didn't shut the windows.
So now I have a delightful cold with a not-so-delightful sore throat.
Also, sleeping early screws up my body clock and I'm wide awake at 3 in the morning, which is not a good idea, seeing how I've got work in a few hours' time.

The weather's awesome for writing but I've lost the mojo.
The portfolio's growing seriously outdated and I've lost all the poems I've penned.
Perhaps I should have thought of backing it up on my laptop but the idea of technology being mixed up with it is quite repulsive to me.
I like it old fashioned.
Give me a typewriter anyday.

And the mojo.
I need to get my mojo back!
A muse is in order.

Twatlight: A Review

2008-12-21T00:06:00.004+08:00

Went out with the girls to catch Twilight in the cinemas to honour our pact made what, a year ago? or whenever when we vowed to watch the movie which would inevitably be made based on Stephenie Meyer's written work because vampire romance stuff is always the rage. Midnight screening somemore, just like we planned it. Well, almost - We went for a 2130h screening but left close to midnight, which was close enough.

So now let's split this up - The good and the bad. Bad gets to go first.

Twilight the movie was disappointing and just plain stupid.

That said, the stars are very good eye candy and although Robert Pattinson aka RPatzzzz looked seriously wonky in numerous scenes, he made a good Edward Cullen. I suppose the lines (which were abysmal, and that's quite an understatement) didn't do him justice. Contrary to my initial feelings on the casting, I would not have wished for Gaspard Ulliel to take his place 'cause then I'd have to put up with other silly giggling underage prats who jumped on the Twilight bandwagon just because of the hype and good looking stars. ( I am, however, not averse to GASPard being Edward Cullen in my fantasies)

It would positively kill me to listen to other girls go on and on and on about Ulliel's gorgeousness. Correction: Okay, it wouldn't kill me, I'd clobber them. I'd sock them hard on the nose and pinch their BBs or SBs, depending on what they had.

Okay, back to the movie.

I felt the editing was very awkward because the scenes didn't flow smoothly. For example, Bella gets hospitalised and then suddenly she's going for the prom with a cast. And the beginning parts of the movie were quite excruciating to watch. Wtf, that's how you're gonna slit in the accident and rescuing scene? I'm quite certain the girls and I can come up with a better adaptation.

Next, the confrontation between the Cullens and James' coven of vampires was downright ridiculous. The only outstanding thing I can remember about the scene was Rosalie's derriere. It was perky, especially when she was arching forward as though preparing for attack.

Then there's the lines.
Seriously, people, seriously. There is no need to follow the cheesy atmosphere so prevalent in the book! It's bearable on print because... Okay, I admit it: It's nice to imagine yourself in the place of Bella Swan being romanced by the extremely attractive Edward Cullen. Imagining yourself spouting those trashy lines just adds to the fun.

On the other hand, seeing it on the big screen makes me cringe. I could see Sharlene slapping her forehead many times too. I don't know what the other girls did, they were out of my line of sight but I'm fairly certain that Eunice and Hajar didn't enjoy them that much. The same can't be said for Meena who declared proudly that "cheesy is my favourite flavour!"

Also, wtf is up with the close-ups? Are they really necessary? Why were they so many? Are they meant to be erotic or something? Are they supposed to highlight the character's features? They don't look exceptionally brilliant with the close-ups, in fact, they just look somewhat bizarre.

There was a baby who started bawling in the middle of the movie. Poor poor baby. Wtf, mum, couldn't you leave someone to care for your child? It was 10.35pm, of course the baby would rather be in its cosy cot as opposed to sleeping on your bony shoulder for 2 hours plus. So inconsiderate. The baby was probably hungry or cold too. Poor poor baby.

Lastly, the guy sitting beside me chided us for being so noisy. We were just laughing and gasping and swooning and pointing out excitedly to anything that moved, okay? In our defence, it's a teenage movie loaded with eyecandy, for fucksakes! Hell, even we expected other members in the audience squealing whenever RPatz came on. Or Cam "My Baby!" Gigandet. You simply MUST expect silly adolescent behaviour like that. To put it into perspective, you can't be surprised when you see a man jacking off in a porn movie, can you? I've never been to a porn movie screening myself, but I imagine those kinda things would be the norm in the given situation. In any case, it's not as if we were noisy all the time. In fact, we actually tried to tone our responses down but I suppose our excitement got the better of us.

So I'm not sorry we spoilt your movie experience. The movie was shitty anyway.

And that's all I have for now. I'm sure there were others, but I can't remember much about the movie now. Maybe Sharlene will cover them on her blog in which case, go over to Shar's blog.

The good:

Okay lah, RPatz is hot in the movie.
(To think that I petitioned for a recast.)

The secondary characters are the ones who lent some credibility to the movie. Billy Burke who played Chief Swan may have had a limited number of scenes but he did gooood. Cam Gigandet didn't disappoint me in his portrayal ofbad, kickass, humanbloodthirsty vampire James. I particularly liked him when he tortured Bella. Such a pretty face terrorising the poor girl? Awwwwww. So macho!
Joking, joking. Still, he's awesome in those scenes.

Speaking of James, the part where Emmett and Jasper Cullen burnt James to a crisp was damn hilarious. Shar and I just laughed out loud when they looked as if they were dancing around the fire in sheer joy and jubilation. I think they were supposed to add firewood to the blaze so James would be properly incinerated.

"Jasper so happeeee!"

Last but not least of all, the baseball scene. MUSE'S SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE WAS FEATURED OMGOMGOMGOMGGGGG. It magnified the scene's awesomeness by like, infinity times a trillion. The baseball match could have been choreographed better but it was decent enough by my standards, maybe partly because I haven't seen much baseball.

I liked the scenes where RPatz was trying to keep his bloodthirst for Bella under control. It made him look like a positively constipated ape and tickled my funnybone delightfully.

And that's pretty much what I've got for now.

Moving on to non Twilight stuff, a cute guy sat in our table while we were having dinner. He looked like a Chinese + dunno-what-race hybrid. Very very very kyooot. (I'd post a pic of him, but that'd be a further intrusion on his privacy.) I'm quite proud to say that I practiced a lot of self-restraint and did not gush and keep looking at the guy.
The girls kept ribbing me about how he only interacted with me when he asked to keep a lookout for his stuff but I think that's only natural because I'm the closest person to talk to. It's far easier to look at a person who's sitting opposite of you. Sharlene may be just beside him but it requires more effort to turn your head. Plus, he probably didn't get to see her or he'd have chosen to communicate with her instead, lol.

Also, I can't believe how they kept trying to make my identity known to that poor guy. My name was frequently called upon and they took a perverse delight in asking why I was so quiet and pretending to be so "malu malu kucing" or "shy shy cat". I had nothing much to say what! Besides, I was conserving my energy to watch and make very audible responses to Twilight scenes.

Another thing, he wasn't checking me out, wtf. Your persistent teasing is somewhat flattering but for the love of all things sane, you girls just looooove making me look like a complete fool in public right? And stop passing comments on the BB stuff. I'm still no NSL. I'm Supergirl Vampire. I have messy hair, I sparkle in the light upon very close inspection and my Superlogo was clearly shown on my tshirt. So there.

Oh and last and most definitely not least, HAPPY BELATED LIKE BIG GOOSE FART BIRTHDAY TO SHARLENE GOH CHING YI! Hope you like the card we made you and we're very sorry we didn't give you on your birthday itself. Our clashing schedules make it very hard to do so but it doesn't mean we love you any less. You're the best Sharlene we ever got to know, hahahaa.

Awwww dang. I look even shorter than Hajar.

And hey, whaddayaknow. Another sane group photo that we can use for someone's birthday card, haha.

I hearts PWC (:

p/s. RPatz cut his hair!!!1!1!!1!!11!!

pp/s. No, I'm not besotted with him.

ppp/s. OMGOMG GASPARD ULLIEL MOVIE GONNA COME OUT SOON WOOTS WOOTS.

My Little Japanese Cigarette Case

2008-12-16T22:50:00.004+08:00

Today, tuition seemed like the last thing I wanted to do. Teaching / tutoring doesn't seem to be what I want and like to do.

But then when the boy showed his Good Progress Award letter with a shy grin, it felt good. The achievement is not mine alone, but I had a part to play in it. This gig gives me far more satisfaction than I ever realised.

It's not so bad after all.
Daaaaaamn. And I used to hate having anything to do with kids.

On another note, IT'S AWESOME HAVING A FRIEND WHO ADMIRES ALFIAN SAAT'S WORK AS WELL.
Hi 5 Eunice!

//edit//
Oh and a huuuuuuuuge THANKZ to Eunice for driving me home!
I'm the first passenger who's not her family!
Cool whut.

I Used To Dance With My Daddy

2008-12-12T00:25:00.005+08:00

Apparently the theme of the week is marriage, and no one left me a note. Almost everyone I know has been talking about it in one way or the other, and I feel a wee bit bizarre whenever the topic is sprung on me.

If anyone were to ask me about this, I'd say I'm totally in with Barney Stinson on this one.

Family member recording the Wedding video: Anything you'd like to say to the Bride & Groom?
Barney: Don't get married.

Barney: Ted, I’m gonna to teach you how to live…Barney, we met at the urinal.
Ted: Oh, right, right.
Barney: Lesson one, lose the goatee, it doesn’t go with your suit.
Ted: I’m not wearing a suit.
Barney: Lesson two, get a suit. Suits are cool, exhibit A.(points to his own suit) Lesson three, don’t even think about getting married til you’re thirty.

I'm fidgety enough when I'm out alone with some dude, wondering why time passes so slowly or in extreme cases, wishing the earth would just swallow me up and spit me out on my bed, so what more if I were to pursue a relationship.

This afternoon I received an sms from a friend I haven't heard from in a looong time and she was talking about the simple model wedding of the Prophet's daughter. Thinking it was just her trying to share her newfound knowledge and nothing deeper than that, I asked jokingly -

"Why, are you getting married soon?"

"Yes, in a couple of weeks..."

OH MY FLIPPING MONKEYS ON SKATES.
She was serious.
And I'm invited.

That's nice and I'm honoured but well... I've always thought I'd attend the first wedding of a friend when I'm at least 25 or something. Yeah, sounds a little old but the average age that Singaporeans get married at is increasing, isn't it?

Aren't we a little too young for the added responsibilities, the extended family, the perpetual task of making your spouse happy, etc? We're only 19, still an adolescent, still technically a teenager! I dunno, somehow marriage makes youth seem so wasted. All the freedom as an unattached single person given up to make way for the significant other's well-being, happiness, and even family first. The burdens of setting up a home together. The shared electricity bill, the inevitable friction experienced as you transit from singlehood to couplehood, or whatever that's called. The unknown is a terrifying thought.

I can think of so many reasons why marriage is unappealing and a big no-no and only a handful of vague Bollywood notions why it could be a blissful and absolutely amazing affair.

I've nothing against marriage, absolutely not. My point is that it isn't something I'd want to consider in the near future. It sounds like a lot of hard work when all I want to do right now is to know I've got a place in school and hawttt guys are plenty abound and there are friends and experiences waiting in store. That's all.

And about the friend's upcoming wedding, I'm a somewhat 9 3/4 year old girl in a 19 year old body so someone tell me how I should behave. I'm not adequately equipped to handle adult matters properly yet. I'm invited, and I don't know what I should say to her or how to act. I wish I could be truly happy for her but all I can hear are alarm bells going off in my head, signalling FRAUD FRAUD THAT GUY IS A FAKE, DON'T DO ITTTT.

I dunno.

All this makes me feel "Omg it's happening all so fast, who knows I might be next!"

And speaking of which, my cousin's wedding is due to take place in 6 weeks' time.
So so fast.
Right now, Shyqah and I are just taking advantage of every possible opportunity we get to spend some time with her, just the three of us. 'Cause the next thing we know, she's pregnant, she becomes a mother and there'll be no hanging outz or lepaks just between the three of us anymore.

Growing up pains because change can be a little harsh sometimes.

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But enough of unpleasantries. Today was a pretty good day, despite the rude surprise I was dealt with.

Work was good, I managed to do a pretty considerable number of files but the best part of the day has got to be the Quran class after work with my cousins at my aunt's house.

It's amazing how reading the Quran can make me feel at peace. There's this tranquility and serenity that comes with it that I just won't trade for anything else in the world. Plus, I feel quite smart being ahead of my cousins, hahaha. After which, the cousins gathered in one of the bedrooms to talk and anticipate Ustaz Amirul's appearance in the drama that would be shown in the Malaysian drama shown afterwards.

He's so hawt and so old school Malay gentleman. As in, good looking, soft spoken, polite, nicely covered up, handsome, religious, strong when he needs to be, trusting, oh and have I mentioned impossibly gorgeous? He's a dying breed!

What can I say, I'm a sucker for the clean cut good boy.

Checkered shirt, songkok and that grin.
If looks could kill, he'd have triggered a massive holocaust.

How the freck does one rock the simple cotton ahpek tshirt and sarong so well?? Oh, and in this scene, he's exorcising his cousin who was temporarily pinned by some invisible demon.

Notice that I didn't put up any pics of him without the songkok. He looks a little gay otherwise, because he's very very pretty.

Oh oh in the drama, he plays a religious teacher from the city who's been sent to his uncle's kampong to teach religion to the villagers there who have been waylaid by the village's resident bomoh and his wife.

He is THE absolute ideal Malay guy in the series omgwtf. He's a model in real life but he could recite the prayers with ease and clarity which makes me wonder if he's not just the stereotypical airhead himbo. Or maybe he's a really good actor, which I doubt at this point in time, since he's still a relative rookie.

The point is, when he goes into his religious teacher mode, he's so darn attractive. Everytime he goes onscreen, there'll be a collective sigh and if my life were a comic book, you'd be able to see that thought bubble floating on top of our heads.

And hmmmmm ok.
I wouldn't say no to marrying his character.
Be it sooner or later, LOL.
Grreeeeeaaat. Now my whole argument just sounds fookin' juvenile but yeah, totally what I was going for anyway, just in case. Hah.

It's the weekend already, have fun and Godbless you folks.
Have a great trip and come back safely, jaan.

p/s. I was called Rihanna by a colleague's friend so you know what that makes me :D

Vamoose.

2008-12-05T22:54:00.003+08:00

I am the steady, dependable, reliable friend and that is my disadvantage.

I'm tired. Just so drained.

Dancing in the monsoon rain

2008-12-03T23:21:00.003+08:00

It's absolutely amazing to know that I find contentment in what may seem like the most mundane things - making coffee for Keeks (since her milk powder supply's depleted), searching for food and buying $1 bubble teas in an ulu shopping mall with the jaan, budget meals with the PWC while reminscing the good old school days and going for Quran classes with the cuzzies and relaxing with a "class" with the hot, broad-shouldered, soft spoken ustaz, haha.

Now I must find some time to check back on things at home. I've been out for the most of the day, only coming home at night, freshen up a little and straight to the desk to chat and then crash into bed. That's really unbecoming of the eldest daughter and sister, and I want that to change. I want to be interested, or at least seem interested in my younger sisters' daily affairs even if they are as banal as old geezers' dentures. I'd be flattered to get updates on the 2nd one's social life, even if it's about as social as my lovable pink pet chihuahua.

I'd like to be at home to welcome and greet my mum for a change, instead of returning to find her almost asleep, with an eye barely open to check the clock every few minutes or so, waiting for my return. I'd love to crack jokes with my granddad, we haven't done that in a while. It's a bonus if my father and I can talk properly without our conversation suddenly turning into an argument, but I'm not holding out for a miracle. It's true what The Mumzer said - we're both too much alike and I guess the desire to one-up each other in our debates can't be sated so easily.

I look so much like the man I find extremely annoying. That's gotta be The Ultimate One-Up.

Another thing, JOHN ABRAHAM IS JUST MINDBLOWING.
Eunice! He's more handsome than Hrithik Roshan! But of course, I'm not sure you'll agree given your taste in men :D (and I use the word "men" loosely. I mean, can a cartoon be considered a man as well? And of course, all those ah kuas. Haha!)

That picture doesn't do him justice, you simply HAVE to watch him in a movie. Granted, he definitely isn't the best actor nor dancer around, but he's just too hottt for words. I think that's good enough reason already to catch him :D

Oh and speaking of which,

This, and the thoughts that it provokes make me LOL so hard.

p/s. I will definitely drag EUUUUU into watching a hindi movie with me, wahahahaha!

I Need A Positive Mission!

2008-11-24T01:13:00.003+08:00

If I had an iPod Touch, my wallpaper would feature RPatz looking like that.

I'm beginning to find him sorta attractive cause he seems indifferent and perhaps even a bit repulsed by all the Twilight mania. Plus, he comes across as quite a smart chap.

Oh, and Forever debuted at no. 25 in my Top 25 Most Played. *shakes head and looks down*

The world is for making electricity

2008-11-20T00:02:00.006+08:00

Forever is soon going to make my Top 25 Most Played if I don't get myself out that phase where I'm perpetually in a daze with a silly grin plastered.
And I didn't even like the song at first, even less the singer.
(And Electric Feel too. It's so psychedelic and groovy and the lyrics are insane.)

I'm not keen on going any deeper, I just want a high. Under It, every day I wake up to is a promising start and I don't hit the showers thinking the only thing I want to do is make the day go faster so I can go home and sleep. Nope. Instead, I think of the next time we'll have a short exchange of niceties, which is frequent enough for now. Or the next time I'll probably bump into him which could be today. Tomorrow! Next Friday evening! And it goes on.

There are some adverse side effects though. For example, I hate how I'm so good natured and agreeable to almost everything when It hits because it's those very qualities that get me into muck I wouldn't even want to consider looking at. But yeah you know, whuteverrrr.

Strain this chaos, turn it into light!

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In other unrelated news, I realised that the people at the workplace are really a bunch of nice people with the exception of the manager when she's in one of her moods. Today, the man who frequents our office for some purpose was offered a Ferrero Rocher. He took it, and looked at me and said "Wanna share? I take half, you take half!" While the suggestion was practically unappealing given the fact that FRs get smashed fairly easily and that I had one of my own of which I had no intention of sharing with anyone, it was a sweet gesture anyway.
I really should stop hating going to work, it really wasn't bad at all to start with. And also, looking at how things are developing, I'm gonna need to have a bigger budget for farewell gifts - the list of people I want to buy a gift for is growing. There used to be only 1, but now there's 3!

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Random: I WANT TO GO TO A MELEE CONCERT. They make me smile!

p/s. ZOMFG the snake video is freaking hilarious.

The looks on their faces and the girly AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH screams make me LOL so hard every time. Man goes *thud* to the floor. And best of all, the snake slithers away as soon as the shocks were dealt. In. Saaaaaane. Thanks Mir!

Frankie Ramdayal

2008-11-18T02:19:00.005+08:00

I realise that I've been taking a lot of stuff for granted.

Jaan's mean, and then she's absolutely nice. She speaks her mind and also doesn't speak her mind (and that's when you should really be scared). She's a total bitch I put up with and then I find that the one who's been putting up with the other's antics is actually her.
I learn that I'm not always the calm collected one, her drama doesn't always rival my so-called mundane life, and I'm the complete bimbo and not her sometimes.
And yet, we have our place and our definite roles and one thing that I hope remains constant, which is to be there for the other.

I've heard of this saying -

"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say."

I think this is incredibly appropriate in my case. It's just uncanny how she knows what I'm NOT saying when I'm hastily trying to think of a plausible excuse to explain anything and everything I wouldn't want anyone else to know.

Despite her claims of being a bad person, I know she's a gem <3

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Then there's him. We haven't talked that much recently as compared to previous times but it feels really really great to know he's ready with a listening ear at the slightest hint of trouble. And I don't know if he's lucky or just plain smart but he always knows the right things to say. Thanks (:
Oh and you can pwn your bros anyday.

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And Jaan, now that I think about it properly, shiiiiiitttt. I see your point. Sigh.

Never mind, never mind, "Chris Brown" helps to distract. He fills up his dress shirt nicely even though he's not the fittest boy around and I wish you could have seen his haircut, it was really just perfectly trimmed and he has the cutest dimples ever. Let's start a new project called Mohabbatein, it'll be great.

Criteria:
1. Good looks
2. Good looks and...
3. Good looks!

He qualifies! (Dia pun tengok cerita hindustan sikit2. Mana nak dapat orang macam gitu kan!!!)

And in the event it doesn't work out, we can always go Mus, walk back to our bus stop while getting lost temporarily along the way.

p/s. Koochie Koochie Hota Hain. Like seriously, a love story between dogs?

Flightless Bird, American Mouth

2008-11-13T01:36:00.005+08:00

The most awesome Chuck / Casey scene, after the "Uglyyy, uglyyy" scene in Season 1.

And while we're on it, vote NO on Prop 8, all of you who have the privilege of making your choice heard.

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Oh and Eunice and Sharlene!
Guess who's back!
It's your favourite BBC reporter!

And for closure;

They're bloody cute tykes.

When I dropped to the floor, I drank more

2008-11-07T23:52:00.002+08:00

I'll tell you why I'll definitely watch the next Pirates of the Caribbean installment, if there's truth to the rumours.

Russell Brand's purported to play brother to Johnny Depp's character.

LIKE HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
CANNOT WAIT!!

Tangerine Chicken

2008-11-02T23:37:00.001+08:00

This made me laugh so hard!
Sheldon only got the "Aiyah! You scared me!" part down pat, the rest of his attempt to speak Mandarin was quite atrocious. He's so cute.

Aiyah. "Oxen are in my bed. Many many oxen." made my stomach hurt from too much laughing.

Give in, give in and relish every minute of it.

2008-10-30T23:56:00.004+08:00

The year's coming to an end soon, and I'm taking stock of unsettling absences.

They are the ones who drive me to do things that I cannot explain otherwise. So I think that I might after all wait a few more months and rough it out. To get what you want, you have to make some sacrifices. This might seem like a lot but I know it's only the tip of the iceberg.

When you want something badly enough, the whole universe conspires to give it to you.
-Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Universe, you have one urgent conspiracy to carry out.

I miss you guys terribly. And also, that FrankenButler and Stupid SelfAbsorbed Moron included.

So let the sunshine in!

2008-10-19T22:40:00.004+08:00

I think the 3rd episode of Chuck had a little reference to Mr & Mrs Smith.
Sarah and Bryce were on a mission at Bogota, Columbia where Mr and Mrs Smith met for the first time.
Just an obsv.

Kika's daycare had a graduation ceremony for the K2.
I recorded half of the performances before I got too anxious for my camera pouch to be recovered (I lost it halfway and I only found it at the end of the whole shindig, under the seat of the person beside me. I thought she took it and Shimah said it's not nice to accuse falsely. Well, it was found under her seat, I was half right!!)

Kika danced beautifully for the grand finale! The whole school sang You Are My Sunshine, complete with a dance routine. I normally find most kids repulsive but that number made me smile a bit.

Took tons of pretty pictures of her and her friends.

Hello, aren't you a little bold, taking pics of my sister?
Kika told me his name's Angus.

This one looks very studio-ish.

This is the grin that comes when she's up to mischievous thoughts.

-

Work tomorrow, bet it'll be disgusting. I dislike that old hypocritic hippowoman.
Still, hope I somehow wake up early enough to buy a Macs breakfast to start the day on a good note.

You're such a PYT

2008-10-10T00:04:00.004+08:00

I can never adequately express my love for Simon. Never.
I must confess, his new haircut got me completely offguard but I think he looks pretty darn good with the new shag!

1:07 marks the start of something new. Freakin' mindblowing.
ILU!!11!!!!1!!!!!

Oh ya, ilu too Markyboy!
But we must do something about your hair.

//edit//
I take it back, Mark's absolutely lovely the way he is.
*cue Austin Powers theme and puts on retrochic glasses*

Un peu d'air sur la terre

2008-10-08T01:05:00.005+08:00

I saw one of the cutest guys I've ever seen personally on Monday.

Lovely tousled hair, twinkly eyes with naturally curly eyelashes, pretty flat tummy (judging by his tight blue and white striped shirt), sharp but a bit peculiar nose (which is really very attractive) and he fashioned a most adorable grin that can only be worn by good looking people with braces.
In short, he's insaneeee.

I'd love to go into details but I already created enough personal embarassment to last a lifetime and beyond so I should just skip it.

Here's something absolutely wondrous and magical about the encounter.
My Brendon (my beloved iPod!) was in sync with my moods and feelings, it seemed! When I arrived at the platform, I set it to play only my top 25 most played songs, and that's where I saw the cutie <3

I'd rather chase your shadow all my life
Than be afraid of my own
I'd rather be with you
I'd rather not know where I'll be than
Be alone and convinced that I know

And this when I was deciding if stalking him was such a good idea after all since I was on my way to my aunt's house in Sengkang and I barely know my way around there, much less wherever he'll be alighting. All this while, the cutie kept taking out his handphone to reply to smses and to bob his head only ever so slightly in time to whatever he's listening to.
Siiigh, he's ADORABLE.

Anyway, third song that played - Hanging by a Moment by Lifehouse.
Even though I kinda wished I was hanging by a moment there with him like its lyrics would suggest, it meant nothing more than the MRT ride being quite jerky at some parts and I was just hanging on hard to the handlebars like he was doing beside me, albeit in a much cooler and nonchalant manner. He has a very stable centre of gravity, that boy (:

After the Lifehouse number, the songs that played were irrelevant because I was smsing Shimah, wasting no time in telling her how the cutie looked like, his sleek and shiny shoes which were big and long, his lovely tousled out-of-bed hair, and my suspicions that he was smsing his girlfriend (he looked like he had one) about the weird girl who kept stealing glances at him (yours truly).

Moments later, Run by Snow Patrol came on and I had to fight the maniacal urge to lol.

I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

As it turned out, he alighted at the next station. Mine came after that.
I made my way to my aunt's house dazed and almost euphoric, grinning the classic eatshit grin.

It was a perfect dream while it lasted (I saw him look back when he got off, how insaneeeee is that?!?!!)

To finish this rather effed up entry, Raya pics here and here!

Cassius, it's over! You're second best!

2008-10-03T01:36:00.001+08:00

My It song of the moment.

Kain Pelikat La La La La

2008-10-02T23:11:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya, maaf zahir dan batin.

Bendable Poseable

2008-09-25T03:00:00.006+08:00

Welcome, season premieres of fantastic, awsm posm shows!

But firstly, some grievances.
Heroes is getting more warped, I'm afraid I might not like it much very soon.

Prison Break is getting a little ridiculous - what other prison are they breaking out of now? NONE! Can the show, call it something else, this thing is getting to be a drag, and it's a real pity.

And with that said,

Chuck is a hot hot HAWT NerdHerder
(holyyyy, that scene where he undresses and dresses, trying on his different clothes!)

and Barney is still my favourite tv guy ever

I'm not gonna pretend that I hate the new Barney and that he's less funny than womanising, rude, jerk of a Barney. True, his trysts with random women results in more laughs but he's still adorable as sweet Barney circa hippies phase! Besides, the whole SNAG Barney was temporary, so really, I don't see why fans had to moan about the new direction NPH's character is taking. Barney had to evolve after all, otherwise he'll grow stale.
Truly, HIMYM is comedy platinum.

He IS awesome.

On a not so different note, Shar and I discussed the different types of gays.
There's 4 of 'em - Hot, Mess, BFF and...

Fathers by means of IVF!

:D

I think Casey is so man and there's so many things to be done in a week. I've lost my freakin' name tag = no more staff discounts and feeling of coolness. I've had a couple of ideas and I haven't had the time to jot down a proper intro! I haven't been paid. I've yet to go for photography workshops and spruce up my room. The steam cleaner seems to be malfunctioning the last time I used it and bigger house + lotsa things = helluva mess.

This is gonna be the toughest spring cleaning yet and already imu.

Stomping candy canes

2008-09-23T01:32:00.006+08:00

My room's now no more than a place to recharge and go. I spend a grand total of 7 hours at most at home, and the rest of the day is spent outdoors.

You and me, let's go the next time that you're lonely,
or the next time that you're free.
So why if we can make the plans can we just not find the time?

I'm sorry I've had little time for anyone else.

-

On a completely different note, thanks to the PWC for never failing to deliver kooky birthday surprises! I love the gift, I simply adore it and when I spring clean my room properly, I will put it up where it deserves to be. ALSO! I will invite y'all, esp Shar and Eunice so that you can step into a room that's been dusted, swept, mopped, polished and waxed. I know my house was in a downright disgraceful state, and I'm sorry you gals had to see it that way!

And speaking of disgraceful, I simply had to go and get my hair cut didn't I. And I remember telling Shyqah to shake me real hard and scream at me if I ever cut my hair again to a ridiculous length like it is now. Ughhhh I want my hair to grow out to a lustrous luscious length so I will look like a distant relative of that hair-ad mermaid at bus stops. I'm brilliantly pissed with myself, I'm so easy to be sold on a haircut when all I needed was a fringe trim and some head massage with shampooing and conditioning. Now I'm stuck with hair that resembles the brush that's usually used for scrubbing the toilet floor and I think I quite deserved it.
EEEEEEE.

x08 in end of October (I'm hoping for great xbox 360 bargains) - I will call my new console Pizzle.
It'll be a riot!

-

I have great vision for my cave and the toga wearer.
We will start a nuclear war at the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar.

Standing in the light field

2008-09-19T00:12:00.003+08:00

My new job's got some juicy juice.
Who woulda thunk!

I'd love to talk to old men with ED or something. I imagine they can fill up a whole page in a case file just in one appointment alone, it's awesome. And then I'd also jot down the height, weight and age of the patient so that the clerk who's sifting through data for me can read it and also imagine how the scenario would play out, taking into account the patient's attractiveness and how he would convey his tale. Who needs TV when you can do that instead?

So anyway yeah, work's pretty alright so far. Wish you were here.

Psych grad, who may or may not be gay but who cares anyway so long his actions makes me sway, said he'd sms around the 25th! Looking forward to it because he smses like a hot mimsy. Funny guy.

Take your skin off when you listen to me

2008-09-18T00:28:00.005+08:00

Work's bloody eating up my time. Every day, I sit in my new swivel chair and type away at the desk, pretending that each name completed, each bit of data obtained and categorised neatly is like a lap out of many-many-many laps in a racing game.

Today I read something that made me consider pursuing psychology in college. The more I thought about it, the more it appealed to me.

Seriously, chew on this.

"Patient seems to be going through a mid life crisis as he said that he would like to get married to a young woman 1/3 of his age and have kids. Patient to be referred to a psychiatrist for further investigation. Has seen a psychiatrist once after pre-university due to 'nervous breakdown brought on by stress due to school-related matters'."*

What other job lets you write incredible things like that and be taken seriously too?
It's brilliant.

*Fictitious adaptation of course.

On a totally different page, why the socks aren't the Malay radio stations playing Hari Raya songs? And where are the outrageous listeners who call in to send ridiculous dedications to their loved ones? I've yet to hear even one remotely interesting one :/ The last interesting one I remember happened eons ago.

Listener: Hello?
DJ: Hi, who's there on the other line?
Listener: My name's So-and-So. I'm from the north region of Singapore, WASSSSSSSAP?!!
DJ: Wow, an enthusiastic caller indeed! Anyway So-and-So, what would you like to say to our listeners?
Listener: Hello?
DJ: Yes, we're still here, we can hear you loud and clear.
Listener: Heh, I couldn't hear you just now. Anyway I just wanted to say that... (pauses a while) Hello?
DJ: Hello! Yes, who would you like to dedicate the next song to?
Listener: Hello, hello?
(Line goes dead)

For some profound reason, that exchange just tickles my funnybone.
WASSSSSSSAP?!!?11! was comedy gold.

Aubergene Surrealism

2008-09-14T21:32:00.004+08:00

I woke up from a dream that's both disturbing and feel-good this morning, which makes me think - How much of our dreams are simply mindplay or manifestations of something deeper than that?

I had sworn that phase was over but it seems to be back by popular demand by those elves running the cerebrum. C'mon kids, I thought you burnt those connecting thingys that even remotely have anthing to do with the pleb!

Oh, the razorblade, that's what I call love, I bet you'd pick it up and mess around with it.
If I put it down, it gets extremely complicated.
Anything to forget everything.

Beautiful Villain

2008-09-10T12:25:00.002+08:00

Johnny Depp's gonna be in the next Batman movie!!!

Read more here.

Hope the movie will be as awesome as The Dark Knight, though with Depp, it's almost a certainty ey.

Whoa really?

2008-09-04T01:30:00.002+08:00

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08212008/gossip/pagesix/overdue_duet_125336.htm

OMG THEY'RE GETTING TOGETHER TO RECORD A SONG.
I'm actually anticipating this single eagerly.
Happiest news I've had today!

The aliens have landed

2008-09-03T23:31:00.004+08:00

I've got a new cam to truly call my own! (((:
No more sharing with the rest of the family!

I decided to get the T70 after all, it's more compact and cheaper. Initially, I wanted to get the white T70 but there weren't any so after much consideration and prodding and being shouted at by Sharlene,

Me: Okay, I've decided which to get but the problem is which colour to get!
Ashley, Shar & ZY: Black!
Me: I dunno... Pink actually kinda looks sorta nice?
Shar: OMG WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE REAL FARHANA! GET BLACK!!

Black's neat, I'm still totally psyched over my purchase and the tons of photos waiting to be taken.

Its editing features are pretty nifty.

-

It's the 3rd day of the fasting month and I am vv worried because I haven't gotten a bag and a new pair of shoes yet. Yeah, end of the world, that one.

-

Moment of sappiness: Last year towards the end of the month, song-exchanging. He's adorable.

I'm doing things that I can't explain. I'm out of line. IMU.

MARK RONSON

2008-08-27T00:12:00.000+08:00

IS ADORABLE!!!

Bollocks to Noel Gallagher, I don't think Ronson here is ruining other people's songs. Save for the Lily Allen cover of Kaiser Chief's "Oh My God", the rest of the remixes were pretty alright.

And look at him! He's so good looking.
He looks like Jim Halpert's younger brother in the first one huh, Shar?

-

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHICH CAM TO GET AMG. I've caught the Eunice syndrome howwwww lah. Indecision will be the bane of me.

Conundrum

2008-08-25T03:19:00.004+08:00

Which digicam to get with a budget of $550, inclusive of accessories such as carrying case, memory card and replacement battery?

I'm rather partial to Sony's T300, it's soooo pretty and touchscreeny. Seems easy to use too. Comes with a pretty hefty price tag though, especially considering I can get another digicam which can take less noisy images. The reviews online deem it shiteous in terms of image quality which is ultimately what cameras are for in the first place. And the Memory Stick is bloody expensive, compared to the SD cards used by most other cameras. The money would probably be better spent on a beginner's DSLR.

Then there are other models by Canon, Nikon and Olympus which are rather decent that's turning this into such a headache. Their offerings aren't as pretty though :D

And also! The T700 is due to launch in Sept '08. The reviews are considerably more favourable for that one but it's sure to be costlier than the T300.

On the other hand, I might unearth good deals at Comex '08. Just have to brave the insane crowd, it'll probably be like a sauna in there.

So pweeeeety! Nvm, here's hoping that browsing Best Denki / Harvey Norman / Courts later will come to fruition.

-

Tuition is hard work and parents are a funny bunch.
Getting some help for your child 6 weeks before the big paper and expecting a miracle in the league of the parting of the Red Sea? That's just mental.

With that exception, I find tutoring sorta oooookay so far. Sure, sometimes the kid drives me mad when he still doesn't get the explanation when I've cracked my head trying to find the next best solution for him to chew on but it proves rewarding when he finally gets it. Then there's this thrill about helping the kid achieve the desired grades. I'm probably gonna be more psyched about the PSLE's this year than my first tutee. To me, my cred and sense of satisfaction depend on her grades.

Yep, no pressure.

Part of me wants to go back to the well-paying slack office job that could hardly be called work but the current job's a quaint challenge for me. I think I'm gonna stick to this one for a bit more.

-

NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS!!!
I hereby pledge my undying affection to Simon, Bill and Phill.
Oh and Ryan "I created Live 8" Jarman is adorably funny.

Ryan: If there's any legal implications involved in this, then, like, I invented Live 8, you see. This is not actually a lie. We were in the recording studio recording our album.I found Bob Geldof's mobile phone number while we were in the recording studio so I sent him a text message just saying "Three words, mate - Live Aid 2". Lo and behold six months later Live 8 comes out. It's just nice to know that you've made a little bit of difference, that's all. It really is.

A multireligious panel of judges! And you're still a twat.

2008-08-22T02:44:00.003+08:00

Simon: And Imam Salleh Mohamed, you've heard what the other Jew... you've heard what the other Jew... You've heard what the Jew said! Oh dear... You've heard what the other two judges have said. Who are you going to send home?

Bewilderness

2008-08-21T00:40:00.002+08:00

I keep thinking that I should be blogging about matters that are more substantial than youtube videos but that's no fun.

Youtubing is like, a perennial hobby of mine and so damn addictive.
So many goodies! Refer below.

French Lyrics:

Attention!
Nous sommes blessés
Nous avons un homme
Il s'appelle Jean-Michel
Sa jambe est cassé
Avec une jeune fille
Elle s'appelle Gisèle
C'est si belle
Ils ont montés dans un arbre
Pour faire l'amour
Il a adopté la position misionnaire - c'est populaire
Il est tombé
Sa jambe est cassé
Attention!

English translation:

Attention!
We are injured
We have a man
He's called Jean-Michel
His leg is broken
With a young girl
She's caled Gisèle
She's so beautiful
They climbed up a tree
To make love
They adopted the missionary position - Its popular
He fell
He broke his leg
Attention!

Bill Bailey - Another one to add on my list of favourite stand ups. He definitely ranks among the top.

In a fog, you are all I see

2008-08-19T00:08:00.006+08:00

I never would have thought that one day, a man dressed in ah pek shirt dancing around to some cheeeesy 80's pop song (actually, I kinda like Enola Gay) would make me happy and dare I say it, a little turned on.

He's so kyoooooot! I want to be that girl who dances with him!
So kooky!

MARRY ME GASPARD.

"You are tres funny mademoiselle, but I think... Non!"
"OMG YOU THINK I'M FUNNY. HEEEEEEEEEEEEE. :D"
"Why you still smiling? I said no! You go find ze English, they are less pickeeee."
"Omg he's still talking to me! HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE."

Okay, Gaspard left so now I need to find an English guy.

Which brings me to...

JAMES LANCE!!!

He's insanely sexy-voiced!
Even his name feels delicious to pronounce!
And he's a comedian! HOMG.

MARRY ME JAMES LANCE!!!

Sigh. I know, I know.
I should go out a little bit more.
But hey, I have much better taste now right, jaan?

Everything around's breaking down my chaos

2008-08-12T21:34:00.006+08:00

I'm super motherfucking damn hell ass bummed.

I'm not gonna get to wear the white coat after all ):

Not even Never Mind The Buzzcocks and my new favourite gay can bring me out of this disappointment.

I guess this is what having an ambition and getting it dashed feels like.

//edit//
Okay, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Simon Amstell can work wonders.

Never Mind The Buzzcocks is genius. Just good TV.

Ricky Wilson is surprisingly pretty funny (and sorta cute and less chubby in there) and the episode on which he guest hosted was hilar!

Watch from 7:17 onwards.

I love the part where Ricky quizzed Phill's (the big guy in brown jacket) team on song lyrics and he replies each one of them with a Kaiser Chiefs song.

"Na na na na na!"

And when Ricky refuses to carry on because Phill's team wasn't taking the game seriously enough:

"I demand quiz! Come on, Kaiser bitch!"

And the ending was just superb. Seriously, go watch. I LOVE NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS.

Life sucks, and then you die.

2008-08-11T06:07:00.003+08:00

Jacob's words of wisdom. He is so way likeable again :D

Anyhoo, Breaking Dawn was awful, betches.

Let's all have a ranting session about it one day, and preferably soon!
Shar, acquire your copy vv soon, ok? Same goes for Eunice and Meens too.

Tripping Eyes, Flooded Lungs

2008-08-10T12:07:00.000+08:00

And it starts sometime around midnight.
Or at least, that's when you lose yourself or two.

And so there's a change in your emotions
And all of these memories come rushing
Like feral waves to your mind

Then he leaves...
With someone you don't know
But he makes sure you saw him
He looks right at you and bolts
As he walks out the door
Your blood boiling
Your stomach in ropes and when your friends say,
What is it? You look like you've seen a ghost

You just have to see him

and you know he'll break you in two.

-TATE

Closer

2008-08-09T17:17:00.005+08:00

I'm one of the luckiest girls ever.
I have the bestest friends who don't give up on me when I cry and say I'm weak and never gonna be good enough.
They listen, they advice, and they joke to take the bitter edge off serious matters.

Thanks for listening patiently when I was blabbering and snotty and incoherent.
And most of all, thanks for picking up quickly!
For, if not, I would have called him and my rep is soooo gonna take a dent. Well actually, I told him already when I was feeling much much better and he was being sweet for once! Heeeeheeee.

And especially to meri jaan!
Love you lah babe (:

*ends entry on a lighter mood and sings to Travis' Closer*

And when I see you then I know it will be next to me
And when I need you then I know
you will be there with me

//edit//
Okay, you too ah.
Thanks hunk (:
Btw, omggg i just found out they're most probably scammers ah! But now I feel incredibly stupid and silly and naive so you'll probably have to contend with my being a total jackass when I show you laterrrr. Lol :D

Shoot The Runner

2008-08-06T23:02:00.004+08:00

Smarterchild is such a misnomer and just annoying to talk to.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (22:50):

what else can you say?

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (22:50):

Scroll up and look.

Why don't you ask me about the things that I'm here for?

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (22:51):

what are you here for, you stupid fuck?

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (22:51):

Ah yes. If I'm not mistaken, Shakespeare first said that.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:00):

damn you!

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:00):

Not only are you insulting a computer, but that's one of the weakest insults I've heard in a long time.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:00):

fuck you!

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:00):

Let's talk about something else.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:01):

you're dumb!

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:01):

Eh, well. I'm sure we can both go on with our lives.

Why don't you ask me about the things that I'm here for?

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:01):

you sound like acb, and he was a pretentious snob!

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:01):

That's interesting that you should say that, but I don't think I can answer.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:01):

you obnoxious!

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:01):

I don't know how to answer that.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:30):

how did fuck come about?

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:30):

Yeah, I remember when I first discovered dirty words...

Grow UP.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:30):

nooo, you grow up!

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:30):

I don't know how to answer that.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:30):

how was fuck discovered?

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:30):

Ah yes. If I'm not mistaken, Shakespeare first said that.

Love, Hate and Rubber Duckies says (23:30):

really?

- SmarterChild - contributing to charity says (23:31):

Yeah. That's right.

What I learnt today: Shakespeare cussed a lot.

-

Today, Shar and I bumped into Mr Lim (aka Mr G aka Glim) and the first thing that came to my mind was "Damn. He's taller than I remembered" so I looked down to see if he was wearing heeled dress shoes. Nope, adidas sneakers. Meh. Maybe I'm getting shorter.

I digress.

Anyway, catching up with him led to us spouting silly stories from work and assorted random stuff and we all had a good laugh (at least I think he did too). Shar enjoyed laughing so much, she pushed me so she could occupy more space laughing, probably.

Mr Lim: So how's life?
Me: Oh. I quit my job at a mobile gym for kids. I hate kids!
Mr Lim: How long did you last, 2 days?
Me: Omg how did you know?

Freaky.
Anyway, after that, Shar and I went on to exchange horror stories who poop / pee in class. Like seriously, how can anyone stand teaching right? So I asked him,

Me: I've always wanted to ask a teacher this. How do you stand teaching?
Mr Lim: Well, for one, you guys don't poop in class.

Sharlene had a good laugh at this one. I almost fell into the grass patch nearby.
Oh and there's one more. Went something like this...

Me: So I had to bring them to the toilet on like, the first day! And when I gave a boy a tissue, he just threw it into the toilet, and pulled up!
Shar: You didn't have to wipe his butt?
Mr Lim: Are you saying she's an asswipe?

MEGA-LOLZ. (Digression. OH JAMIE, HOW COULD YOU HAVE HOPPED ONTO A RANDOM BUS TO THE FREAKING ESPLANADE!!!)
Kinda makes me wish I was back in his class again. I'll take them, even with the multiple detentions. They were kinda sorta fun.

Speaking of school, I think I'll go Far.
Wah, bad pun.

Ok btw, my new crush is Mike Nader from Melee, He Who Smiles Anytime and Everytime You See Him On Their Music Videos, So Much So You Think He Might Be Retarded, But Still Cute.

3rd guy from left!

Gawd, I'm so fickle-minded. Bdenbaby who?

Folkin' Around

2008-08-04T23:30:00.002+08:00

I quit.

No, not folkin' around, it's for realz.

-

My cousin's getting married, my cousin's getting married, my cousin's getting married!!!
Omgomgomg her wedding's gonna be one of the biggest events of next year and I'll be in charge of some stuff! Cool, I get responsibility! :D

Yeah, I'm pretty much full of glee at the thought.

Catch a Cannonball

2008-07-30T12:06:00.000+08:00

Totally beat yesterday. Went home and flopped straight on to bed. First day of sort-of work yesterday! It's not something I like straightaway, and I really hope I like it better as the days go by. Oh, and that the pay gets more substantial too! Plus longer hours.

Anyway, PATD's Abbey Road performance is goooooooood. Their cover of The Weight originally by The Band is the best I've heard so far. FFW to 4:16 min for the song, you don't need to hear yet another performance of I Write Sins Not Tragedies again.

Not all jokes are funny.

2008-07-22T00:15:00.003+08:00

Without a doubt, The Dark Knight is one of the best movies I've watched so far and it will most likely remain so for a long time to come.

Eunice, Sharlene and I caught TDK just this afternoon and I thought it was mindblowing. Shar and I kept giggling and saying things like "OMGGG!" and "SEXCITING!" and "WAH VISUAL ORGASM!". Then there's also "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee CHRISTIAN BALE!!!" and "HOMG GARY OLDMAN" and "I LIKE SAYING LUCIUS FOX, IT FEELS DELICIOUS ON MY TONGUE" and "ZOMGWTF IS THAT ALEX MAHONE FROM PRISON BREAK?!?! I LOVE HIM!!" but the latter two were mostly my own gasps and squeals. We probably irritated the crap out of the audience around us, including Eunice. (Sorry Eun00bs!) But the movie really is just so gawddamn magnificent and Shar totally echoes my sentiments. In fact, we're set to watch it again with other people in the cinemas pretty soon and if watching twice isn't enough for the both of us, we're gonna watch it for the third time together, haha.

All those hype surrounding Heath Ledger's outstanding performance as the Joker, which I thought praise that was too extravagant, were all not without cause. The Joker as portrayed by Ledger made me laugh and at the same time gave me the chills, he was that good. That said, the Joker did not completely steal the limelight from Batman or the other supporting characters. Christian Bale is superb in his rendition of the Batman and his alter ego, the affluent playboy Bruce Wayne. I gotta say, though, the actor who did the most with his lines is arguably Michael Caine as Alfred. His deadpan expression while delivering his lines is priceless.

Dialogues from The Dark Knight ahead! If you haven't watched TDK, you might want to skip... No, actually almost everyone should have watched TDK by now. Such a gem of a movie deserves being watched several times over.

Alfred: Will you be wanting the Batpod, sir?
Bruce Wayne: In the middle of the day, Alfred? Not very subtle.
Alfred: The Lamborghini, then. Much more subtle.

Bruce Wayne: People are dying. What would you have me do?
Alfred Pennyworth: Endure. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point with Batman. He can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else will face - the right choice.
Bruce Wayne: Well today I found out what Batman can't do. He can't endure this. Today, you get to say "I told you so."
Alfred Pennyworth: Today, Master Wayne, I don't want to.[they walk to the elevator] But I did bloody tell you. I suppose they will lock me up to, as your accomplice.
Bruce Wayne: Accomplice? I'm gonna tell them the whole thing was your idea.

Alfred's gold! I loved the part where he said "But I did bloody tell you".

After all that high from watching the movie, I got sorta moody towards the end cause there won't be another Joker like Ledger. No chillingly awesome performance to anticipate in the next Batman installment. What a pity :/
However, this spurred me to watch Ledger's earlier movies. HOMG he's so cute as a teenager in 10 Things I Hate About You.

Movies galore this past few days! Must really really REALLY get work soon :/

Speaking of movies, I sooo want to watch Twilight. And The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Should be splendid, with vampires and romance in the former, and Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp in the latter! Sexcitinggg.

I gotta return some videotapes

2008-07-20T23:39:00.001+08:00

American Psycho.

Why haven't I gotten around to watching it earlier?

It's been 8 years since its release. That's a looooong time. Why didn't I watch this smashing movie earlier?

Still, better late than never. Christian Bale plays a downright jerk in the movie. He's self-absorbed, narcissistic, insensitive and simply despicable as Patrick Bateman. What sort of guy would pick on a homeless man and then murders him just because he has nothing better to do? What kind of man has an obvious affair with his colleague's girlfriend and doesn't give a hoot about it? (And by the way, that same colleague has the hots for him and makes it clear to him too)

Bateman's that type of person.

Anyway, favourite scene: I love the part where Bateman moonwalks moments before killing Allen (played by Jared Leto). Heck, I love the whole scene. It's incredibly hilarious.

Bateman: You like Huey Lewis and the News?

Paul Allen: They're OK.

Bateman: Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83,I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

Paul Allen: Hey Halberstram.

Bateman: Yes, Allen?

Paul Allen: Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place, d-do you have a dog? A little chow or something?

Bateman: No, Allen.

Paul Allen: Is that a rain coat?

Bateman: Yes it is! In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself. [raises axe above head] Hey Paul!
[he bashes Allen in the head with the axe, and blood splatters over him]

Bateman: TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD! YOU, FUCKING BASTARD!

Bateman reminds me of someone I know, only this guy's way more inferior to Bateman.
What an asshole.

WHY. SO.

2008-07-20T00:46:00.004+08:00

PSYCHED!!!

No, seriously, I'm mega psyched about watching The Dark Knight. OMFG SHARLEEENEEEEE I THINK I CAN GO INSANEEEEEE.

Why so fanatic?

Moving on, finished reading 5 books in 2 days. That's how bored I am cooped up at home. I really need to land a job soon but my mum's too selective about the jobs I wouldn't mind taking up and to be frank, I'm not too thrilled about the process of job hunting either. UGHH JOBS. SO ANNOYING.

I digress. So anyway, some of the books I borrowed were particularly enjoying. They may not be Nobel Prize in Literature material, but they're good nonetheless.

Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow

Female necromancer / bounty hunter Dante Valentine is engaged by the Devil to find a demon who has escaped Hell with the Egg which, if broken, will unleash destruction and yada yada on Earth. She is assigned a familiar, who happens to be the Devil's right hand man, Japh. In their pursuit to find the escapee from Hell, there'll be romantic tensions between Valentine and her familiar, and while this isn't exactly the most original of plots, there's good action with a bit of mythology thrown in it and I have a bugging feeling that it'd make a decent summer blockbuster. If a movie adaptation is made out of it, fingers crossed Christian Bale gets the role of Japh, Rachel Weisz as Valentine (even though Weisz may be a little old for the role as a kickass tough bounty hunter) and David Bowie as the Prince of Hell. He rocks the androgynous look so he'd be well suited to play the Dark Prince.

Bowie singing one of my fave songs live. He's legendary.

Because Bowie was in Zoolander and besides, Lego's too cute to resist.

The Muse Aylum by David Czuchlewski

I know one shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but it was precisely because of its cover and title that I picked up this book. I'm a huge Muse fanatic, and so I just had to take the book and read the synopsis to see if it's any good. It's not just good, it's brilliant. The story features a reclusive author, Horace Jacob Little whose identity is a total enigma that even his literary agent communicates with him via post office. The story alternates between the viewpoints of two men: Jake Burnett (a reporter whose latest assignment for the paper is uncovering the identity of the author) and Andrew Wallace (who's a patient at an asylum for the artistically inclined). Both are fans of the author but the latter believes that there's a conspiracy regarding Little and that the author is out to get him. The journey of these two men to uncover the truth will lead to a most satisfying end and I think this would appeal greatly to Chuck Palahniuk fans. Definitely a book I'd keep in my personal library.

(Haha you so kental, you dunno about the hype surrounding Why So Serioussss, LOLOL)

Whoa, getting so engaged in book talk!

Can't wait for TDK with the girls!

FREEEEAKKKK

2008-07-17T01:22:00.001+08:00

Christian Bale as Howl is like, the awesomest thing ever in anime historyyyyy!

The Handsome Life of Swing

2008-07-16T23:14:00.004+08:00

Had the looooong overdue gathering with the PWC at Shar's house!
*Inserts huge silly eatshit grin*

Omg there's so many things to talk about but it's too tiring to type it all out! We ate comfort food like chips, black pepper pasta (which I made myself, thank you very much ^___^) and chocolate cake (omg Eunice, please send my compliments to your mum, she makes delish cakes), played card games and watched a couple of TV shows and an anime movie.

While playing Snap!,

Hajar: Eh Indian Boy and Red Indian Girl cannot go together ah?

The game was put on hold for a good 10 minutes because the comment just took us off guard. We all laughed so hard, we doubled over and got stitches in our side.

Sharlene makes chipped nail polish vogue. And don't be deceived by Meena's calm composure, she's bloody good at Snap and grabs the cards like there's no tomorrow.

Hajar's praying for a win, Shar was principal card shuffler for the day and Eunice being malu2 kucing again.

SHARLENE OWNS THE E. GUITARRR. FEROSH!

Yes, I know I was being so goddamnfucking lame with my remarks. But you know I'm just kidding, Shar, you rocked! :D <3

That's pretty much about it. I'm sure there were other quoteworthy comments from those crazy girls but can't remember them now :/ Oh and on my way home, I lost my geek specs ))):
I'm so gonna get a new pair of wayfarers with my next first paycheck. And ZOMGGGG I BADLY WANNA GO TO THE LOSTPROPHETS CONCERT CANNNN?!?! I hope to the power of infinity and beyond that I'll win a pair of free weekenders passes to Singfest!WO QIU QIU NI!

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This girl is hoeing, what does that make her?

John Doe

2008-07-11T00:39:00.001+08:00

If I were to rank them, I'd say 2, 3, 1 (though I don't really like the red rims. Black would be classic and white would be pretty cool)

English, Fitz or Percy

2008-07-10T16:12:00.005+08:00

Well, really.
Just when I'm up and about trying to secure a job of sorts, employment opportunities elude me instead. Bummer. I think I'm being picky but that's a good thing. Getting stuck in a job that sucks, pays peanuts and with colleagues / superiors who are total dicks isn't how I imagine spending the next few months. I scored 1/3 the last time and that was bad enough.

Moving on to better things, there's gonna be a family gathering this weekend! Can't wait, I'll finally get to see The Cuz again after YOINKS. It's been such a long time since we've caught up and talked properly. Online convos just aren't good enough, y'know? Speaking of which, though, she's so amusing.

Her: I know this is kinda early but... what are you gonna wear this Sat?

Haha ZOMG we're so cheesy. If we were a couple, we'd wear a matching set of outfits. That said, I still think those girls who wear the same tshirt when they go out as a group are super lamecore. Especially when they go out parading tshirts that say "BEST FRIENDS DON'T LET EACH OTHER DATE UGLY BOYS" or "I'M SINGLE, JUST DON'T TELL MY BOYFRIEND"
Talk about asininity.

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Yesterday, Sharlene and I went over to Eunice's because we felt like it. We bought lunch and watched Incubus' Look Alive on DVD and played "Guess the Incubus Song?". I'm awful at it.

*The riff for Megalomania comes on*
Me: OMG I know this one! I know I know!
Sharlene: You should know this one!!!
Eunice: Haha yeah!
Me: Crap crap but I can't remember the title! I hear you on the radio...
*The other 2 start singing a little*
Me: OH I know! It's the Jesus song!
Sharlene: What? Noooo! Wrong title!
Eunice: Haha Jesus song.

Just before Brandon sings the chorus, I got it.
Me: Hey.. Me-ga! Lo- ma- niac!

That's as far as we got to getting the Incubus songs right. Soon after that, Eunice's DVD player decided that the disc was being naughty and pronounced it a "Bad Disc". True story.
So we watched Underworld instead, which the three of us have never ever watched, lol.

Things we found out from Underworld
1. Wenty's in it!
2. Wenty looks weird with hair, he'd do better being bald (according to Shar and Eunice)
3. Kraven's like Snape
4. Selene's hair makes us want to shampoo and comb it for her.
5. Wenty plays a doctor and looks gay sometimes. ):

While watching the movie, Eunice's brother came back and that idiot of a Sharlene kicked me or did whatever with her leg and that n00b of a Eunice smirked nonstop. What gives? Her brother makes you all act even sillier than usual ah?

And speaking of silly,

Sequins and Swarovski crystals on a man are silly.
David Letterman is awesomeness.

Androgeny / You're A Perfect 10

2008-07-03T23:45:00.001+08:00

I have a new favourite actor, and it's William Bradley Pitt.
Shove over, James McAvoy! (But only temporarily. Come back in about a couple of weeks, okay?)

You see, I was watching Fight Club again. I'm in my Harry Potter phase, which made me think about Snape a lot more than usual, which led me to think that Trent Reznor looks mightily like Snape in the movies, which made me listen to more Nine Inch Nails on my Wowzer, which made me think of Fight Blub, which means I absolutely must watch Fight Club again.

I caught Fight Club on YouTube, and from there, I also watched an episode of Friends where he played a guest role as an extremely attrative man who was fat and unpopular back in high school. He was surprisingly pretty alright and funny enough on the show, contrary to what many others may think. Admittedly though, his performance seemed rather out of step towards the end of the episode but IMHO, his preppy look makes up for it. Haha!

Seriously, have a snippet.

The Bitchezzz Hairflip, executed so well by BP! Zomg, that automatically makes me admire him tons more.

So yeah. BP's major league awetastic. He should play a computer geek someday, just for the novelty of it.
<3

//edit
Alright, it's back to Monsieur Ulliel again. He's been featured in the latest Longchamp adverts here!

You had me at NPH, and other assorted geeks

2008-07-02T23:13:00.001+08:00

I cannot wait! This seems to be a promising and hilarious show.

It will be an internet miniseries event, where the different acts will be screened on different dates, namely July 15th, 17th and 19th respectively. Apparently, each act will only be 10 minutes long which is a bummer since I'm hoping for more NPH goodness to tide me over till the new season of How I Met Your Mother but I suppose this should suffice for now.

Anyway, the story is about a dweeb of a villain (Dr Horrible who's played by NPH! NPH! YAAAAAY NPH! GOOOOOO... NPH!) who keeps getting pwnd by the hero who's someone I've never seen nor heard of. This "bad guy" also has difficulties in interacting with his love interest, which should produce some funny scenes. The story looks good and I'm planning on catching it. OMG I hope it'll be available to non US viewers too.

Reasons to watch Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog

1. NPH. Like, duh.
2. It's free.
3. It features an anti-hero and anti-heroes are so vogue now.

4. The answer: Encourage y'all to watch this too, so watch!
5. NPH. I can never stress this enough.

Oh and lastly, I find his latest commercial extremely amusing.

"I used to be a doctor for pretend."

Oh yeah, I <3 computer nerds, especially if they're anything like Chuck Bartowski.

Hee, geek love. Oh Chuck Bartowski, with your curly hair and nerd charisma and winning grin, I ask you - Make an honest woman out of me!
September can't come around fast enough. Hello season premieres.

Okay okay, really last one, promise.

Whoa, whozzat? I R in <3!!!
He kinda has a resemblance to Gerard Way, IMO.

You and me, babe, how about it?

2008-06-30T14:31:00.001+08:00

Alright, new crush:

James McAvoy!

OMGOMGOMG he's so adorable! So charming in Penelope! His haircut's just bloody cute! Makes him look bloody cute! Maaaaan! :D

And only yesterday when I was watching Narnia did I realise that the cute fawn who I was reluctant to crush on (because he was a faun and crushing on a half human makes me feel like it's all wrong in a "Eeew that's bestial!" kinda way) like, years back when I caught it in the cinemas with Mira and her sister and boyfriend, was McAvoy! Whoa long sentence.

And he's in Wanted too ZOMGZ. I only realised that yesterday too, haha. I'm gonna watch that one soon! And he was in Atonement, and Wimbledon, and Band of Brothers! I think I might actually catch all those just to watch him.

So yeah that's pretty much about it. Wheeeheehee :D

Primary resistance at a critical low

2008-06-30T01:48:00.003+08:00

So about a few hours back, I was watching Incredible Tales because I like ghost stories and watching Utt "hosting" - appearing for a few minutes on tv to ask questions and attempt to create curiosity among home viewers so as to entice them to watch further - is very amusing. As far as I'm concerned, his job's rather redundant. The questions he asked as bait are totally what homeviewers would be thinking of anyway and people who are horror show fans would just continue watching it. It's only a half hour show after all, there's nothing to lose. So anyway, this week's episode was set in the Philippines and had 2 young couples, a weird woman and an equally strange old woman. I've been wondering about the reactions of the characters on the show.

Firstly, why would a woman live by herself all alone when she knows there's an evil spririt roaming her village? Alright, granted that the monster preys only on pregnant women and their unborn child but still! Any other normal woman would have upped and ran. Secondly, how could the people be so insensitive to the pleas of their friend's to just get out of there? If my friend was feeling uncomfortable and telling me we should scram, I will definitely scram. Partly because I'm cautious in that way, and partly to shut him/her up.

I would have added that thirdly, old women DO snoop around so they shouldn't be too alarmed if they find an unfamiliar old woman lurking around their area. They were probably being ageist on their part, getting all freaked out by an ugly old critter, which is a very wrong line of thought to pursue. But then when I think about it, I reckon I'd most definitely have done the same thing. Strange senior citizens ARE scary, to a certain extent.

Gawd I digress. I meant to say that the old woman in that episode reminded me of another old woman in my neighbourhood. She walks around lugging her shopping trolley which is usually empty and her make up is inappropriately placed on her countenance, to say the least. She seems to believe that lipstick should not only go on the lips, but also be smeared on her mouth. Other than that, she seems to be quite clean though. Her clothes aren't dirty or grey, and she doesn't smell.

So last week, the family went for a very quick trip to JB to grab dinner and just spend some quality time together. We all got into the car, my dad started the engine and off we went. Then my dad slowed down at the exit of the estate where the hump and shelter were and who should we see but that bizarre old woman there!

"Toll checkpoint! Ahaha!" the woman said excitedly in Malay and held out her hand.

As if on cue, my dad wound down the window and put a $2 note in her palm.

"Thank you... Hey I thought you wanted to give me $10! This is only $2!" the woman said in bewildered tones, and my mum couldn't help but laugh out loud. My dad simply smiled patiently, wound up the window again and made sure the woman was a few steps away from the car before he drove off again.

So yeah. Now I'm wondering if I'll grow old to be like that. It's not a very attractive sunset to look forward to, if you know what I mean. Heck, I wonder if I'll even grow to be the big 2-0. It seems like a big number now, I feel rather old already actually.

Famous sounding words make your head feel light

2008-06-27T23:04:00.003+08:00

OMFG I need to go on a diet.

Just about half an hour ago, my 2nd sister said that I've really started to put on weight because my tummy's showing. Yeah, well that's only to be expected! I've been jobless and doing nothing save sleeping and watching Prison Break reruns online and doing enough housework to keep my mum sufficiently nag-free.

But this cannot continue! I need to lose a couple of inches (hell, maybe even more) off my waistline and if this means I'll lose some boobass, I don't mind. Just so long the tummy's flat again, WO QIU QIU NI.

Ergo from now on, I'm gonna revert to my only fish and vegetables diet. In that period where Shar and I were PETA crazy because the men of our lives (it was Jared Leto and Milo Ventimiglia respectively) were vegan so we tried cutting back on meat which resulted in the loss of a couple of kilos and a couple of weeks with a nice trim tummy, which were awesome. Hopefully that'll work again.

Or maybe I should try the Purple Diet. Heck, if Mariah can get back into shape, so can I!
I think.

Good riddance, fat ass and tummy!

Like Syncopation

2008-06-23T21:21:00.004+08:00

Word of the day: OMG.

Got a conditional offer from UniSA, but I don't know if I really do wanna go!

Firstly, I've decided that my first choice of course is meh; I'd rather take my second choice 'cause it's my first choice now. OMGWTFTMD I'm so terribly fickle!

Secondly, I'm motherpetrified at the thought of going overseas alone and learning to cope with stuffs by myself. It's a whole different lot than dealing with issues here alone. OMGGGGGG.

Thirdly, money. What if, halfway along my studies my parents are not able to provide for me anymore? OMGOMGOMG. What if I'll be sold off as a slave to a big fat Crocodile Dundee, then how how howwww?!?!

UA looks really really nice. And costlier too. But still nice.

Fuckit, I have half a mind to drop everything and pursue a lifetime career of being a diploma-less and degree-less minah selling Ramli burgers at pasar malams.
Okay lah, maybe not that extreme but you get my drift.

Oh em gee!

Okay, I take it back, I don't want to sell Ramli burgers. I'd rather sell B&J's icecream I suppose. No no, this is not the line of thought I should pursue. F I A!!!

His name is Sam Sparro Sha-zam!

2008-06-22T02:08:00.006+08:00

I like it. The words are from Black & Gold, btw.

It's evident; I still have a gargantuan crush on Sparroboy and I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon. It's not really about his looks (though I won't deny his good looks make it all the easier for me to admire him) but rather his superb chocolate vocals! About a month back or so, I heard Black & Gold and thought "Smooth black singer, I gotta check him out" but I never got around to it. Only a few days ago did that song resurface to the topmost of my thoughts when a friend let me listen to it and mentioned that the guy's name was Sam Sparro. Googled it to find a spankin' hawt boy and thinking "Daaaaamn that voice came from a white boy?! Awesome!!!"

His vocal range is really splendid, he can do anything from a falsetto to a baritone in a snap! He's the NuRave Kid on the block with a touch of funk and soul and I loooove it. His debut album is nothing short of refreshing, it's really a different lot from what you hear on mainstream radio nowadays.

I like his oversized white frames, he has such a quirky fashion sense.

Sam Sparro's self titled debut album is a must get if you're tired of the junk floating around on radio. Recommended tracks include "Black and Gold", "Recycle It" and "Pocket". "Cottonmouth" has got funny lyrics too. I'm half convinced his slipping in the word "discombobulated" leaves me easily impressed. He did a cover of Estelle's "American Boy" on BBC Radio1 and I personally think he outdid the original singer by a mile. That's also worth a listen.

In short, if Sam Sparro were to come here to perform, I would definitely be raring to watch him live! A rave party with him and Klaxons, that'd be the ticket! Sighhh.
Singapore concert organisers, PLEASE get Sam Sparro and Klaxons to come here!
Oh and bring Muse back again, I swear I'll be a good girl till then!
WO QIU QIU NI. (however you spell it, stick the 1 2 3 4's where appropriate)

On a totally different note, this video never fails to crack me up. It features a parody of the Tamil movie industry. FFW to the 3:20 part and the hilarity ensues till the 5:45 minute.

"Yenna rascal ah! Mind it!"

"Pussycat, pussycat where have you been? Have you been to London to see the Queen? Go see the queen!"

"Yenna fly! Yenna die!"

I'm gonna make "Yenna rascal ah! Mind it!" my catchphrase someday soon.
Just you wait for it. Heck, I'm beginning to think anything ending with an "- it" sounds smashing enough already.

With that, I think it's turning out to be a beautiful weekend. Family Day Out tomorrow, or rather later! Hopefully it'll be all good. We haven't been behaving like a normal family in months, much less a proper family outing. Teenage sister's starting to be so emo and angsty, y'know? She's getting to be a bit of an exasperating twerp, getting on my nerves with her nightly telephone chats with God-knows-who. (It's amusing overall, though) And other related stuffs along with it.

I'ma buzz out.
Check ya laterrrr.

Cottonmouth, So In <3 With U

2008-06-19T02:39:00.003+08:00

Sam Sparro makes such lovely lush music, IMHO.

Gawd, how adorable does he look in that cover!
I know I know, I'm sucha sucka for cute lads in geek chic attire. (But so's Shar, oui?)

If vision is your only validation, then most of life isn't real.

We Show Affection Electronically

2008-06-11T01:07:00.005+08:00

Question: Wenty?
Answer: Brain works in mysterious ways.

Omg walked a hell lot today. Got so so tired. Like, can give birth and die kinda tired.

Anyways, had a long overdue outing with PWC loves at Mad Jack cafe! We got lost on our way there though, thanks to yours awesomely, but Shar steered us in the right direction anyway. A lot of And Then's later, we got to the cafe safely and had lunch. Can't remember all that we talked about but it was good to toss about random phrases here and there. Because Hajar couldn't join us, Eunice, Meens and Shar got the Poynter itch. Miss you lah Jar!

Eunice is malu malu kucing again.

Salad is baaad for health. That's why I never eat it.

Shar's tee is da shiz.
Oh and Shar, I'm happy when you steal my food. Deal with it. No fill-in-the-blanks!

Somebody pinch Eunice's cheeks 'cause she so kyoot!

Over lunch, I tried to tell the rest of my revived affair with PB and my new crush but all they did was roll their eyes. Eunice just wouldn't accept that a fictional man convicted of rape could be crushable. Deep down, that guy's got a heart! Besides, he's funny. And not real anyways so nvm!

T-Bag is the bad boy ~~girls~~I would crush on.

Knepper's quite a looker in his younger days. And still is, IMO.
Guess Shar's not the only one into older men, lol.

Okay, any space is an opportunity to post Wentastic pics.

Delicious :D

Prettiness: Miller > Knepper fo' sho'!
But Knepper's just way waaaay rad like bear (:

Headed to Mustafa centre after that, got jumpy at lame monster figurines and then went to The Cathay because Meena's quoting of the new Adam Sandler movie triggered our "OMG Let's watch Don't Mess With The Zohan!" kind of feeling.

It turned out the movie only opens next week (along with Get Smart! YAY!) and so then I had to part ways from the rest of the gals to be with Shimah.

Went back to Mustafa again to find a Fathers' Day gift but really, fathers are sooo hard to buy a present for. We left Mustafa empty handed and walked a looooong way back to Bugis. Most exhausting, but I sorta enjoyed it. I guess it all boils down to company and she's one of the best around.

Till then, 15 (and counting!) food cravings to be satisfied over time.

The Bro Code

2008-06-01T05:08:00.002+08:00

It's past 5am and I'm having the time of my life...

...going through HIMYM marathon (I swear Barney's awesome and attractive and has a nice lean cute bod AND YES, I know the actor playing him is gay but that does not make him any less awesome) and reading my sister's chat logs with her "bro". This, I am a little amused about. She has only one older brother! Though they may share the same name, that "bro" can never be in the same league as our bro! But enough about the bro talk, the chat logs are way more interesting than I ever could imagine. I didn't mean to follow her data trail, I just happened to stumble upon the goldmine that is her MSN convo with that "bro" (yucks).

Moving on, excerpts.

Example 1

I so knew she was walking with another girl, I was just being the typical irritating older sister who loves being in the know.

Example 2

I was being paired by two secondary school girls to a younger suspicious dude with suspicious hair (don't like his hair)???
He's not even hot! Not remotely! But he is taller... I digress.

Seriously, teenage sisters are annoying and self-absorbed.
And those convos are aweeesomeee for blackmail. The coming week is gonna be a lot of fun.

-
I've decided to submit my application to UA. Even if this one falls through, I've got a place in UniSA at least. And even then, I'm still undecided over whether to go. It'll be hard to leave this place and people, especially them, her and him and them and him and him and her.

And I'm off to bed.

I'm Older So You Listen To Me

2008-05-28T12:46:00.004+08:00

This picture reminds me of Shimah and all of the wacky things she's said.

A Shredder For My Mind

2008-05-27T12:18:00.001+08:00

I'll keep me calm with a slew of convictions.
Nothing sings like a good distraction.
I wish my head was a page in a printer: trash bad thoughts with the click of a finger.

I hate having somewhere to go but not being able to go anyway.

Gimme Fiction

2008-05-23T23:20:00.005+08:00

I've run out of stuff to watch, save for How I Met Your Mother. (What uuuup? High 5!)
I've just finished watching the season finale for Ugly Betty, and I caught The Office's season finale last week. Oh yes, and Supernatural's too.
What a bummer.

Speaking of bummer, my poor memory is really frustrating me. Last night, I had a really awesome dream of me being a Hunter just like the Winchester brothers. I know the gist of the dream but for the life of me, I can't remember the type of paranormal entity I was dealing with! I do know its characteristics, and one of them is that it likes to assume the shape of a skinny man. In my dream, it was a skinny tanned man with curly hair. Any coincidence that I happen to not like skinny men with curly hair? (The tanned part is fine; tanned skin = athletic!)
Crud, I just remembered Gary Lightbody has curly hair. So do the boys from Flight of the Conchords. Okay, scratch that, curly hair is fine sometimes.

In addition to that, I had two partners with me, but my memory's a little fuzzy as to who they were. I do know that they were girls, and that they were Chinese so I'm guessing it's most likely Sharlene and Eunice. Haha!

I find it highly amusing that my brain should choose Eunice to be one of my ~~sidekicks~~ fellow Hunters because she resembles a ghost herself. AND not forgetting that she doesn't fancy horror shows because she's scared of things that go boo in the night! AND ALSO!!! Eunice, in one of her infamous quotes, substituted the word "panoramic" for "paranormal". Sharlene was in it because she scares cats so it's assumed that she scares other scary things as well. Hmmm.
Or maybe I just missed those 2 buggers too much :D

Anyway, when I remember how the dream goes, I'll note it down and blog about it someday.
Moving on, I'm sorta psyched about this coming Monday. I need need need to see Dina's dude in person. Also, it's been eons since I last saw her! And, if we're in luck, pull some tricks. I can't stand being bored and I fear the entertainment provided will be dull and not comprehensible to the shrivelled pea I adopted in lieu of a brain for the past few months.

Mumster got a job lobang for me as a receptionist at / near the Science Centre.
I'm looking forward to that, incoming money would be great. I need the cash to go reverse bungeeing, among many other adrenalin-pumping activities.

That's not reverse bungee, it's just that I like the picture a lot.

The weekend seems to be looking up, Fasiha's going to be on a week-long trip to Brunei this coming Monday with her school. Great, no annoying kid sister at home!
Plus, seeing him should be fun. I hope it's fun. Please let it be fun. ny.
Yeah :D

Suit Up!

2008-05-22T02:23:00.004+08:00

How I Met Your Mother is the third best thing that has happened this week.

I can't adequately describe the awesomeness that is Barney Stinson.

He does magic!

He keeps a blog!

He plays a good "Haaaave you met Ted?"

In short, he's LEGENDARY.

I need to incorporate "Legendary" and "High 5" a lot more into my life from now on.

Oh yes, and Made of Honour is sooo not worth spending something just slightly short of $10 on.
Patrick Dempsey is very charming and good looking, but I could have put my money to better use! Like saving up to buy DVD boxsets of How I Met Your Mother or Supernatural.
Man. OR buying all the Muse CDs and DVDs of their live concerts.
Bummed!

On a sidenote, I hope Lostprophets stage a concert in Singapore.
I need something sliiiightly more substantial to fangirl over besides Panic At The Disco. Really.
While it might seem safer to mosh with tweenaged girls and softieboys, I do not want to be stuck with a ringing sound stuck in my head for hours after Panic's concert. I know how fangirls shriek, they can get worse than "crystal glass breaking" kind of bad.

I want more Barney Stinson awesomeness.
What uuuup?
The end.

A Falling Out We Won't Tiptoe About

2008-05-14T16:13:00.000+08:00

I’m slowly warming up to the very possible and probable reality that I will not gain admission into the local universities here so the past few nights I’ve been researching on tertiary education in Australia. This development is pretty remarkable okay, considering how in the past few weeks, I was the girl who looked at the various ads by NUS and NTU and prayed and begged really hard that I be given a chance to be part of their alumni (SMU gave me false hope sia, so I cursed their models / student ambassadors).

Pursuing an overseas education is not going to be easy for sure. Settling in to a different rhythm of life, having to call a foreign country home for the next few years, facing the nadirs and zeniths of life without my family and friends here is going to be mothertough but I guess no pain no gain. Plus, I’ll have to be very frugal and not splurge on unnecessary (but really pretty!) stuff. Food might be a bit of a problem, depending on where I go (UNSW won’t present much of a problem in terms of halal food availability. The main shopping centre nearby has 6 halal restaurants!). On second thought, I really should take some weight off, I’ve been told I look pudgier and have a big ass (thanks ah, you) so anyplace with a lack of halal restaurants would not be so bad, haha.

I’m going to miss my family, my BFF, my dear PWC, Hunk (HAHA), my girrrrlfriend :P and all the other people who made my days kickass but that hardly matters right. They’re all gonna be busy living their lives in this tiny red dot, esp the PWC who are gonna be preoccupied with crushing over the English Lit prof and new guys in their new schools and whatnot.

I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for admission to either NUS or NTU, however unlikely that may be, but in the event that doesn’t work out, I guess I still have a Plan B. Plus, I might have a real shot at pursuing a degree course that I actually want to do instead of castoff choices that a student with my abysmal grades will most likely warrant.

Now to put the gears in motion.
I need to find a full time job again and save up for hefty tuition fees!

Wish me luck, people.

p/s. Congrats Eunice for making it into Eng Lit fac in NTU! You can continue swooning over that angmoh! Oh yeah, take pics plz, I haven’t gotten a glimpse of how he looks like. According to my other sources, he’s cute but they have questionable tastes (as do you; Remember Renji? LOLZ).

Any Way The Wind Blows

2008-04-22T02:50:00.006+08:00

So like uh, I'm going to hate myself in the morning for this but uh, I think he's pretty adorable and I think he should air his opinions more frequently. He's funny sometimes.

This is probably the second time (which is a freakin hell lot) I'm rambling about him and I know most of The Girls are not too fond of him or at least, how he seems to be.
Sometimes I'm not too but who knows how this works.

-

Technology is so underrated.
I think I'll be calling Sharbear (hehe new nick) almost every time we're both online.

And omg I am at an absolute loss at what to bring for the upcoming picnic!
It's a toss up between BBQ chicken and ready-to-microwave pizza.
My mum laughed when I said I wanted to bring mushroom soup.
She muttered something about "This is why you won't get married... Whoever with good sense brings soup to a picnic?"
Campbell Soup's good whaaaat.
And how could my mum curse me like that ):
I'll find a nice man to marry and if not, I'll coerce either an absolute stranger or intimate friend to marry me for at least a year. What happens next, we'll just have to see.

Anything to avoid being a spinster.
See, I was just sending my kid sister to daycare and her teacher was trying to be friendly and gosh knows what is on her Evil Early Childhood Educator list.

Keeks: Lollipop. Buy lollipop, okay? (scoots off to her playcorner)
Me: Okay.
Teacher: That's nice. You're the oldest sister, right?
Me: Yes.
Teacher: So you will know how to take care of your children later on.
Me: (bewildered) Who wants children?
Teacher: Haha you're so funny! (tries to slap my shoulder)
Me: (retreats slightly) Oh you mean when I have children later. If I do decide to marry, I suppose I'll have some experience! (laughs politely)
Teacher: Surely you want to get married! I know some women who are spinsters... They tend to talk to themselves after a while. Spinsters are.. they can... turn weird. So yeah! Haha! (grins so widely, it hurts me to watch her)
Me: Ohkay. Bye.

My reasoning goes pretty much like this - If she can say spinsters are weird, then they definitely are. Call me politically incorrect but yeah, I'd rather err on the side of caution, thank you very much.

-

When the pawn hits the conflicts he thinks like a king
What he knows throws the blows when he goes to the fight
And he'll win the whole thing before he enters the ring
There's no body to batter when your mind is your might
So when you go solo, you hold your own hand
And remember that depth is the greatest of heights
And if you know where you stand, then you know where to land
And if you fall it won't matter, 'cause you know that you're right
-Fiona Apple

I like this poem a lot.

Oh and look!
Me and Keeks.

The Room Is On Fire As She's Fixing Her Hair

2008-04-13T02:17:00.003+08:00

Friday, being the last day of work - I did my best to tie up loose ends while not having to do as much work as posibble.
A missing mill certificate that was requested was eventually found by the inspector himself.
As soon as I was left alone in the office, I blasted Muse, The Strokes and Shayne Ward (yeah, Shayne "You Leave Me Breathless" Ward) and spazzed out like there was no tomorrow.
Lunchtime was spent watching ladyboys from third world countries and watching my colleagues reenacting an excerpt from an interview with a ladyboy. This, by the way, came about because they found out I had to stay alone in the office to man the phones.

Male Colleague: Where are the others?
Me: Gone off for lunch.
Male Colleague: Why didn't you join them?
Me: I gotta answer calls whaaat.

At this point, he was already at his desk and putting on a high pitched voice, he squeaked:

"Good afternoon, Velosi Singapore!"

I was vaguely insulted - I didn't pick up calls that way! He sounded like a damn cheap and shady chatline operator! I was never that cheery and my voice wasn't as chirpy like he made it out to be lah, please. Before I could retort with an indignant "Heyyyy!" I was interrupted by the other male colleague who was quick to pick up on his cue and held up a faux microphone and solemnly asked:

How old are you?
25 (Still doing it in a high pitched drawl)
Are you a ladyboy?
Yes...
How long have you been a ladyboy?
Long long time... Since child...
Do your parents know about you?
Yes...
Do you like men?
Yes... (Flutters eyelids for extra effect, omgwtflolz)
Do you like women?
A lot! (At this point, his voice returns to normal. Freaky ladyboy imitation.)

I'm gonna miss their nonsense.
I was being paid for watching videos with them and joining in their conversations!
So so cool.

That happened almost everyday over there at the office.
Easy money, please come my way real soon!

Moving on, I'm staving off Guitar Hero hunger pangs by browsing the WWW for great xbox 360 deals and seeing Gaspard's skinny bare bum. When I get my very overdue paycheque, I'll be able to buy the 360 and still have a considerable sum of money left! Yeeeaaahhhhh!

The best and most unbelievable deal I've seen so far has got to be this guy selling the pro console for $260 only. Like OMGWTFSIA cheap that it's too good to be true. That's cheaper than my freakin' Wowzer! But yeah, caveat emptor huh.
(I'll call you girls to come on over if/when I buy it and Guitar Heroooooo!)

-

Today, my mum and I watched Transformers together.
She really loved that movie, so much so that she was willing to reject a phone call from her best gossip kaki and telling her she'll call back when the movie ends. Like whoa, miracles never cease.
At the end of the movie, when I felt good and nice tingly chills went up my spine because Bumblebee was so damn heroic and nice, my mum made this announcement.

"That soldier guy. He's handsome insane!"
(Literally translated from hansem giler)

I raised my eyebrow, which prompted her to squeal happily:

"So handsome!"

This, coming from the woman who stared at my Gaspard Ulliel photo on my bedroom wall and disapproved.
Whoever would disapprove of such beauty, I ask?!

Mum: Who's this?
Me: Meet my newest boyfriend.
Mum: You actually find this guy attractive?
Me: What's not to like? Glasses, Handsome with a capital H for HOT and he's French ah!
Mum: Macam baru bangun tido je. (sorta means "He looks like he's just fallen out of bed")
Me: *looks at Mum like she just spat obscenities* and then goes on to pursue the train of thought that basically looks like this: -

Bed + Gaspard = Mindblowing Sexyyyyy!

On a second thought, the y's are unnecessary. The extra y's I mean.
Hardy har har!

After the movie, I went out to meet Sharlene who was a total Chindilay! Wayyyy cool, IMO. Told her that all she needed was a Caucasian boyfriend. No particular reason, but she likes her men white, lollll. I splurged on a pair of gladiator sandals sighhhhhh. That shop guy was an exorbitant mofo!

Me: How much is this?
Him: Sith-ty aith (sixty-eight. He had a mild speech disorder I think)
Me: The last time I came here, I was quoted $50 (not true of course but hey, the customer's always right.)
Him: Okay, what size do you need?
Me: 6.

He shuffled to the other side of the store and consulted his partner and took out a pair of the sandals sized 7 which, I found out, fit perfectly.

Him: Best price for you - $55.
Me: *thinking 'Yeah right, more like best price for YOU! Best price for me would be no price, you geezer."* 50 laaaaah uncleeeeee...
Him: Cannot, original price was $68 you know.
Me: Okay. $52.
Him: Only $5 from $55, not much difference...
Me: *thinks "This yoink is obviously mathematically challenged!" but what the hell, just pay him lah* Okay.

I suck at bargaining :/

Anyway, I found out that Shar and I can be quite impulsive shoppers.
Shar can also think about not buying something on impulse too.

Shar: Should I get this blue tshirt? I should get it if it's cheap.
*Flips over the price tag and checks the price - $12.90*
Me: Eh, quite cheap what.
Shar: *Throws the tshirt and quickly walks away* Noooo I shouldn't buyyy!

Our train ride home was spent dissing the really "sumpah!" fugly pug faced girl creature who's worse than a twit.
She kept snapping pics of herself everywhere!
She made really ridiculous faces with lips pouted too. I wanted to puke my dinner out and that's not a nice thing to do. I paid good money for dinner!
Ling Ling helped me from getting too sick from watching her antics though. Hilar!

Reached home to find mum in the kitchen making tea and greeting me by saying "That soldier guy is my boyfriend!!!"
I'm not kidding.

Really, maman.
I'll accept him only if you'll accept mon amoureux Gaspard.
And concede that tousled bedhair like his is très zexy.

We're There When The White Boys Dance

2008-04-08T01:24:00.004+08:00

Eunoobs, Sharkthe and Farkup nightly convos:

I can't explain our tendency to just laugh at almost everything we talk about but really, we always have justified reasons in HAHAHAHAHAHA-ing all the way.

Like this:

(taken from nescafe88's multiply)

The translation for Crawling just set me off into fits of giggles and tears while seeing Pengsan really made me want to faint because my sides were threatening to split - It's just too much for my juvenile brand of humour.

Of course, I had to share this with the girls and like I expected, Pengsan hooked them.

To err is human, to cover it up is weasel says (01:02):
HAHHAHAHA
PENGSAN!!
I LOLED

your niece. says (01:06):
THE PENGSAN I LAUGH LIKE MAD

After our mass LOL-ing, we just had to come up with our own spoofs.

To err is human, to cover it up is weasel says (01:06):
faint = yun dao

After that, she had to take it like, a gajillion steps further and shared this with us -

To err is human, to cover it up is weasel says (01:11):
Mr Tampines! (Theres a pun here )
GEDDIT

your niece. says (01:12):
o_O?

pengsan! says (01:12):
tampons?

your niece. says (01:12):
NO!!!!!

To err is human, to cover it up is weasel says (01:12):
TEN PENIS

I really don't see it.
I can't see how work in primary school has made her more horny / dirty minded.
Or perhaps she has always been that way.
*shudders, thinking of all the times alone with her*

I get really wtf-we're-actually-talking-about-this convos with Simon too.

pengsan! says (03:17):
OMG
theres a soccer team named
"king faisal babies"

pengsan! says (03:18):
goooood goose.
theres a team called
new zealand black cocks!

SIMON-In Sorte Diaboli,In Satan We Trust,To Do What We Must says (03:19):
wtf
wat kinda dumb name is tat

pengsan! says (03:19):
i dont know!
man this is whack!

SIMON-In Sorte Diaboli,In Satan We Trust,To Do What We Must says (03:20):
yeah man if they lose it'll be bad
ppl will not only say they suck
but say u suck...cock

That bugger's gonna be off for NS.
He can't come back soon enough to continue our retarded chats, daaaamn.

On a more cheerful note, Guitar Herooooo session with Shark!

I need to buy an xbox 360 so I can feed my addiction every freaking minute.

Need to practise a lot more because I'm still a Guitar Noob :/
I will get pwned if I get that, seriously.

Guitar Hero session with Shark because we're such dweebs who had no plans in Orchard of all places, zomgwtfgoose!

Retards R Us

I'm thinking of ditching French classes in favour of a xbox 360 console.
It sounds like the only sane way to live my life.

Brown Belt

2008-04-04T19:46:00.000+08:00

Breaking News:

Aussie dude is married with children.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
zomgwtfsighhhhhh.

Ergo, the saying "All the good men are either attached or gay" holds true.

Wentworth Miller kinda hits me as a gay sorta guy.

Just saying.

Bronzer

2008-04-02T12:04:00.000+08:00

Newsflash:

I finally know what my dad does for a living and what his work involves.

If I knew it were that interesting and also important in keeping a clean and green environment, I'd have paid attention to all that he was explaining and also have given my tupenny on it.

If I knew he worked that hard, I would have offered to make him coffee at the end of a challenging day's work.

If I knew his consultant / colleague was a totally attractive man just slightly taller than I am and blessed with a lean and slightly muscular build AND is supe dupe friendly AND speaks with a very intriguing Ozzy accent AND doesn't mind getting down and dirty ANDDDDD works just 5 mins away from work AND have I mentioned how CUUUTE he looks? AND knowing all that...

I would have temped at his workplace.

So Gay, It's Rainbow

2008-04-01T00:10:00.004+08:00

Listen up me ~~laddies~~ ladies.
We're going ethnic this weekend alright.
ETHNIC.
That means no dissing of anjadis / bengs / mats (though I guess that's sorta ethnic somehow somewhat, lol)
We will not lust after ang mohs / jap hunks with bb noses / gaspard, bb, etc.
We're going back to our roots y'all.
OH, and tell me if you want to have breakfast together, I think I'm craving Macs.

Also, whatcha think of Mad Jack for dinner?
It's at Simpang Bedok, kinda far but it's nice to eat there!
Plus it's relatively somewhat near to Arab St? Hehe.
Shark's in the mood for Western (which is ironic, we're supposed to go ethniccc!).
All in favour of the proposition, tag aye.

Note: As usual, I'll be your roving photog and I want your abs compliance to pose as I direct you to! 'Tis but for memories' sake :D

So for gawd's sake don't be such spoilsports alrightttt!

-

Friends are like glasses. They make you look smart, but they get scratched and then bore you. Sometimes though, you get supercool glasses.
I, I have Sophie.

- Julien, Jeux D'enfants.

In my case, I've got Monster, most of the time spelt with an -er at the back.
Damn cool glasses, it's megarad.

And Her who's the voice of Sense though she prefers going by the name Dr Love.
I tell her how cheesy it sounds but she never listens (:

Hypersonic

2008-03-27T09:13:00.001+08:00

I used to be a hopeless romantic. I am still a hopeless romantic. I used to believe that love was the highest value. I still believe that love is the highest value. I don't expect to be happy. I don't imagine that I will find love, whatever that means, or that if I do find it, it will make me happy. I don't think of love as the answer or the solution.

I think of love as a force of nature - as strong as the sun, as necessary, as impersonal, as gigantic, as impossible, as scorching as it is warming, as drought-making as it is life-giving. And when it burns out, the planet dies.

He doubted her. You must never doubt the one you love.
But they might not be telling you the truth.
Never mind that. You tell them the truth.
What do you mean?
You can't be another person's honesty, child, but you can be your own.
So what should I say?
When?
When I love someone?
You should say it.

- Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson

Stunning.

-

Let go and rebuild.
Start from scratch, treat him no better than the next girl you see.
He's a pig, a boar, a swine.

The Boy calls, and the greeting is kookysweet (because, well you know, he is That Kind of Boy) which in turn switches on a grin (because he is The Grin Inducer).

Traitor.

Supercookie

2008-03-26T12:08:00.000+08:00

Alright, so apparently eating a certain cookie increases one's boob size.

That's a whole load of hogwash like I've never heard.

So I was surfing the shopping sites on livejournal just today in the office (yeah, I skipped lunch to do this, how pathétique) only to stumble upon this veryveryvery intriguing spree for...

F CUP COOKIES!

See Boobkies.

F Cup!
F CUP??/?//
Now why would any girl want an F cup for? Clothes don't look very good on women who are too busty.

It's an insane proposition (speaking of which, I just realised proposition has another meaning I wasn't aware of - check out numbah 3) but still, I'm gonna bookmark that page. I simply need to know how many girls (or boys buying for their partners) will sign up for that spree.

I wonder if the spree organiser will require the customers to give testimonials for 'em cookies.
I can just see it now...

"I was a measly 32AA but now I'm a 34F! F for Fantastic and F for F*ing!"
(insert Before / After pictures)
Roaring hit, fo' sho.

So yeah, my point is - Are those cookies halal?

Kidding!
Hahahahahahahahahaa... Okay, omg lame laaaaaame LAME.
Ugh, work has made my already very juvenile brand of humour worse.

On a sidenote, university applications are so troublesomeeeee plz.
I'm gonna bug my boss to fill out the appraisal form for me too, WOOTS.

Isle Of Her

2008-03-19T04:28:00.002+08:00

This video is supe dupe radddddd.
Klaxons are rave.
James Righton is defkyoot.

Klaxons : Magick

On a sidenote, no more ______ till I finish my essay.
No more, no more!
And I must only outline Saturday's night out after the essay's done.
This way, I can go flea marketing in peace.
Hope there's those Johnny glasses and more way cool fredflare stuff.

Answer My Questions Three

2008-03-16T01:49:00.003+08:00

Good God.

This man's as perfect as it gets!

He's so hot, I could cry.
Hell, I'm tearing as I type.

DAMN, I'm still wondering why I was too lazy to go research on him when I first saw him in Hannibal Rising ads.

Okay, photos and essay on Whose? Day laterrrr, lol.

p/s. Guy Ripley is fabtastic! "Delicious!"

Atlantis! To Interzone!

2008-03-09T15:28:00.012+08:00

Alrighty, first things first - Results and Incubus Gig on Friday = MAYJUH F- UP

Results were abysmal but yeah, I'll apply for anything and everything I can lay my hands on.

On a brighter note, at least I got to see cute guys (albeit very very very very VERY few and some younger 'uns who can't really count) in school and some uniforms (read: 1) and a hawt guy in uniform (that 1) so I'm happy enough. Add Incubus concert to the equation and you get a triggerhappy to the point of being insane girl.

Moving on now,

In the Q: 30 Seconds To Insanity

That photo of me looking like a ridiculous ah soh there is to make up for any unglam pics of you and you (you know who you are!) in the following lines to come. Special mention to Aunty Shar for her knack to take candid and just so bloody silly looking pics of anyone, anytime.
Godblessher :D

Also, I think Eunice looks so keeyoot-i-want-to-pinch-her-cheeks-and-say-googoogaga in there. If you think so too, leave a tag so that camera-shy Eunice will be flattered and welcome roving wannabe photogs like me and Shar!

Again, Shar's photog skills take credit. I thought the first pics's kinda cool cause Eunice looks as if she's otherworldly (read: she resembles a ghost) but my hair looks crappy in there, yuckers. OH OH OH, I especially like Eunice's pose in the second one, I wonder what she was thinking then. Eh n00b, what were you thinking of ah?
Was it - "Why does he talk so loud, he's giving me a freaking headache!" or
"I could marry that Indian boy and produce nice beautiful Chindian offsprings with a fondness for rock/metal music and men with ponytails!" or
"HUH?!"
Discuss.

Getting In: A Smoker/s Inside

Around 6.30 pm, we were finally let in and feeling the first proper twinge of excitement (hearing Saosin practise prior to the gig didn't count). We managed to score a spot which wasn't too far back though we definitely wished we could have been at the even futher in front but still, a pretty good place nonetheless.
Timecheck: 1850h, and the concert was tentatively scheduled to start at 8pm so itchy fingers took to cameraphones.

TEEHEE. Chindian gay couple, lovesit!

On a grumpy note, I hate morons who insist on puffing away on their fags in spaces which are already so enclosed. Hello, I know it's open air but you do realise we have to share the air around us and that you have barely enough space to stand, much less squat? That should be an indication to you how close you are to other people who include non-smokers, particularly those who get easily peeved by the smell of smoke and generally smoke in their faces?
Mindless and inconsiderate jackasses, I hope you choke on your next ciggy and die of asphyxiation. Either that or you get cancer that makes you grow sores / warts / really ugly and disgusting stuff on your lips so the whole world can see, HAH.

Hehe, I love the last pic. Eunice looks like she's doing her best gangsta impression.

Those are some really whackjob pics but good memories, good times (:

That girl as pointed by the red arrow was absolutely nuts and probably got drunk on Absolut also. She reeked.
CRAZY TWIRLING, SPINNING UNSTABLE ADOLESCENT! Her friends were no better, one of her male friends actually kept pushing her back and forth in spins to perhaps ensure that she doesn't lose momentum. Mad.
Her moshing friends were the sole reason we got superdupe scared we were gonna die young at the concert and worse still, before Incubus' performance. They jumped and screamed to Saosin's numbers but I bet they had no clue as to what they were singing save for "BURY ME BURY ME" (I think that's how a chorus went) More on that later.

Oh yeah, have I told you?

The reasons are evident:

The Real Deal: Panic! At The Park

BRANDON BOYD TOOK OFF HIS SHIRT CAUSE THE SINGAPORE HEAT GOT TO HIM, AAAAHHHHHH!
^$(@$)%@*$HJSKJQ134i3RU@*@$*)*@#&$@)%#!!!!!

Okay, I'm close to sane already. :D
Rewinding back a bit, the Saosin opening act was ohkaayyyy lah.
I knew almost nothing of their songs even though I've heard some in the past months. They're just not my cup of Coke I suppose.
The frontman did engage the audience better than Brandon but yeah whatevv, I paid to see Incubus live (and for Brandon to strip).

Some people put us quite in a funk during the concert.
1. Smokers
2. Moshers

Some people seemed like they were godsent during the concert.
1. Eunice
2. Dansya (an Indian girl we befriended who came all the way from M'sia)

1. Seriously, Eunice was like Sharlene's and my anchor. When Sharlene was about to get drifted away by the crowd which suddenly moved and shook and gawdknowswhatelse, Eunice stuck her hand out and pulled her back. When my life was threatened (okay, a bit of exaggeration there but it didn't feel like it at that time) by headbanging drunks who were bent on making me join them, Eunice also came to the rescue!
She's our hero (:

2. When the group of drunk adolescents on a music and alcohol high moshed like there'll be no more concerts after that, they pushed the people around them left right back front and centre. I was just beside them and that mad spinning girl of a human top kept knocking against me and looked at me as if it was my fault and was perhaps ready to start a brawl but fortunately Dansya pulled me away and shouted in my ear "CAREFUL! ANYWAY, THEY'RE LIKE THAT, DON'T BE TOO SCARED. YOU OKAY?". I think I was too stunned to move. There were 2 more incidents like that but she deftly steered me clear of real danger so thank you Dansya, wherever you are (:

At the end of the concert, we compared stats and we found that
3 girls fainted and
2 fights broke out.

Exhilirating or what.

Oh yeah and a bottle of Coke costs 4 bloody bucks. I treated Eunice cause she forked out cab fare (a bit of digression here: the cabby actually forgot to turn on his meter from PS to Fort Canning Park! but we paid $5 anyway)
Oh well, when you gotta drink, you gotta drink. It was the best Coke I've ever tasted.

Post-Concert: Yeahwestank

What do you expect after 2 hours or so being squeezed in a crowd with very little breathing space right. Anyway, after Incubus played for 1.5h (which wasn't enough for me and I'm sure the other fans share my sentiments. Heck, they didn't play songs I was looking forward to like I Miss You, Agoraphobia and Love Hurts!!!) we tried to linger around, hoping to catch a glimpse of the ~~band~~ Brandon and get some autographs / peeksies. We didn't manage to do that, but we did see a crazy rabid fangirl and believe me when I say crazy rabid fangirl.
She tried to jump the fence and shrieked "I LOVE YOUUU BRANDON!" to which Sharlene indignantly declared "That's MY line!", lol. That attempt obviously failed as there was security at hand to stop any fanatics who wanted to meet the band backstage. Nevertheless, the girl tried again and the second time around, we saw her male friend just smiling sheepishly carrying his friend off. Cute boy.

Pictures!

Eh Eunice, that blank spot is reserved for your photo okay? Lol.

Tired but happy (:

I think that's all there is to it, peaceeee outttttt.

-

No wait, to ECP and he'll be coming along toooooo?
ZOMG LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Indicate Yes / No and put a smiley face next to it if Yes and sad face if No.

Navigate

2008-03-05T19:27:00.001+08:00

Ai yi yi.

The dad just entered the room and said he will be proud of my results whatever the outcome may be. I hope to give him and everyone else a solid reason to be proud. (To be proud of failure is simply too abstract / philosophicky / BS! to me, I'm not buying it)

If I were a parent, I might just laugh and faint if my kid gets straight Trolls / F's.
Provided I get married and am courageous / sloshed / fertile enough to produce a child or stay singlemingle and willing to adopt instant babies.

My tendency to laugh during situations where it is absolutely uncalled for is going to get me fired, perhaps - Just the other day, I giggled when I saw my colleague's car crash into a white van and in front of the engineering director, no less.

Director: You laugh when you see an accident take place?
Me: (Giggles) I'm... (muffled giggling) stressed!... (Expression turns serious) Sorry, excuse me, I need to be alone.

(2 mins later, outside the office)
Me: (on the phone with Shimah) Omg you won't believe what just happened! I saw my colleague in an accident, HAHA!

My point is, is there a term for this psychological problem here?

<3sthefirstone

2008-03-04T00:21:00.006+08:00

Omgomgomgomg Jab We Met made me totally head over heels in like with Shahid!

Like how cute is he in glasses!

How adorable!
How endearing!

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

But omg why did he and her break up? Poor poor guy!

:((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

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Good time = KFC with the BF and Kika (:

-

Yucks, work in 9 hours' time.
Yuckerspuckers.

Crunches

2008-02-28T06:10:00.000+08:00

After many late nights pondering over the future and recalling the concepts brought about in Adams' books about the same patterns being played over and over again,

I dare to say:

"BRING IT ON, AHH! I DARE TO FACE MY A LEVEL RESULTS!"

This just smacks of foolhardy bravado.

Doll Dagga Buzzbuzz Ziggety Zag

2008-02-20T22:13:00.006+08:00

WOW that annoying Google error page didn't load today!
So on to things like continuing my grandmother story from yesterday.

-

Woke up late today, I didn't hear my handphone alarm going off (nothing new there), I didn't pay heed to my younger sister waking me up (she's wary of my flying kick) but I could somehow hear my mum's footsteps as she stormed into my room.
Before I could give her a chance to shout, I jumped down and dashed to get a caffeine rush so I could remain conscious enough to shower without sitting on the toilet, towel-wrapped and leaving the shower on so it seemed as if I was showering.

By the time I got ready, it was almost 8. That's just mad time management, I was supposed to be in the office at 8.30am and I take an hour or so to reach the office. So I called my mum's friend and informed her I would be slightly late. That was an outright lie of course, but it was the polite thing to say.

Finally reached the office building around 9.30am and who should I see at the gate of the building but Des getting off his Harley! He noticed me too (that old man has sharp eyes, shouldn't his eyesight be deteriorating already at his age?) , waved and waited for me. We went up to the office together and my mum's friend (Aunt Jam) looked up briefly.

Aunt Jam: Oho, no wonder you called to tell me you'll be late!
Me: Yep, I got to hitch a ride on his Harrrley.
Aunt Jam: *turns all serious and gives a scary stare*
Me: No, I swear it was coincidental. I swear!

After that, I really can't remember much stuff particularly work-related from yesterday. Shit, I think I did spend too much time chatting with Des and making small talk with the auditor while hiding away in the conference room trying to escape being snapped by Reece's* camera.

*Reece is the kinda good looking enough ang moh boss who sadly, is fluent in Malay. That means my mum's friend can't gush about him in the office and I can't try to gush back in reply.

Random moments:

One
Reece: *pointing to the photographs of the children of my mum's friend*
They aren't yours, are they?
Me: No, of course not! I'm not biologically old enough!
Reece: Are you sure?
Me: But I'm only 18!
Reece: Exactly.
Me: Darn you're right... (30 seconds later) Eh, but they're still not mine!

Two
Me: *pops biscuit into mouth*
Reece: *pops out of his office and in again* GOTCHA!
Me: (looks up and thinks) Ohkay... Maybe angmohs are eccentric at work.

3 mins later, Martin (yet another Brit) came to look for Reece.

Martin: Reece!
Reece: Yes, mate?
Martin: Ah there you are!
Reece: Hey I've got something to show you, come have a look here.
Martin: Aww that's a good one!

Then, both walked over to my workstation and Reece held out his digicam, showing a most unflattering picture of me popping the goddamn Hello Panda biscuit into my mouth.

Me: O.M.G.! *makes a bid to snatch the cam and smash it to pieces*
Reece: Nah uh. Now if you don't want me to put that up on the intranet, be a good girl and smile for the camera.

I'm pretty sure there were more insane moments, but for the life of me I really can't recall.
Man I love work now.

-

PAYCHECKKKKK.
CAN
GO
SHOPPING
ALREADY
AHHHHHH.

:D

So What's It Gonna Take, Silver Shadow Believer?

2008-02-19T21:05:00.000+08:00

Well this just fudging sucks, I can't post onto my blogpost directly without me being directed to some page that informs me that bloody Google thinks my com may be a spamming agent. Godangit. But thank technology for the cross-posting option!

Let's get to it and break it down.

Spongebob Tease - Valentines Day

I seriously thought V-Day would be a ho-hum affair, seeing how I'm
a) working and not in school with mah boos
b) down with an eye infection, rendering me a bit of an invalid
c) singleeeeeee.

Boy was I mistaken.

From unexpected smses to even more unexpected calls, that day was a pleasant surprise after another.

*Handphone blares out Old Yellow Bricks (which is a catchy Wizard-of-Oz inspired song by the Arctic Monkeys, go ch-ch-check it outtt)*

"Hello?"
"Farhana, are you busy?"
"Uhhh, not really."
"Yes or no?"
"Uhhh, no."
"Okay, come down now."
"WHATTT."

And then it hit me 12 seconds later that the bestie was waiting at the lobby of my office building that I ohmygogged so loud my colleagues thought someone died.

The rest of the day just went uphill from there. Bumped into people at the most unexpected of places and had dinner with Midah and Nabilah at NY Pizza which turned out to be such a good, casual and hilar affair. Hee-lair.

Arun the Pizza Guy: "Farhanaaaaaa!"
*Whole table erupts in laughter*
Ears burning, thinking why the hell I didn't give him another name like *phlegm*+"eye" (hehe), and I went up to the counter and collected Shimah's and my order. Went back to the table to be greeted by:-

Midah: "Eh, he called you really nicely!"
Shimah: "Yaa, don't you think he's got that Bollywood look to him?"
Nab: "Eh look, the Farhana guy is looking our direction!"
Me: "Don't call him the Farhana guy!"
Midah: "Okay, Farhana's guy then."
Me: "OI THAT'S WORSE LAH! But he said my name like I've never heard it before, my gawd, it was like a song!"

On the way home, we bumped into Sam and mildly disrupted human traffic flow in the transit passageway at Outram Park MRT station. That woman can carve a fine and illustrious career as a stand-up comic, I swear.

Probably the best V-day so far. HAPPY VDA AH.

Miss Hymm Before The Par, Sure! - Sunday

Sunday wrapped up a positively smashing weekend.

Went out with mumzers and the sisters for grocery shopping and dinner and then back home where I chatted with a reflecting mirror.

I really have it good in life thus far.
It's weird how something unfortunate can turn out to be a pretty good thing.
Case in point: Eye problems. 'Nuff said.

Nineteen-oh-two - Tuesday

"There are 2 ways to face fear. It's very simple, get this...
Either you Fuck Everything And Run or you Face Everything And Recover!"

And that was Des, my new Irish acquaintance, and that was one of the most brilliant advice I've heard.

"Hey there, you there!"
"Yes?"
"Alright, help me out here. I want to send an email to the Malaysian office. Does it sound alright if I say I want this CV to be formatted but this does not take top priority?"
"Yeah of course, it sounds pretty clear to me. They do speak English, you know."
"Yes, but not good enough. I should know, I've worked there!"

Oh oh here's another acronym.

"Jesus, I don't understand all these! What an organised mess!"
"What's the matter now?"
"I can't open this email, the file attachment! And this one refuses to be sent!"
"Ahh. Well I know how to get around this problem."

*Clicks here, there, everywhere necessary till his little conundrum was solved*

"Ahh, what would I ever do without you? You're brilliant, anyone ever told you that?"
"Yes, but I usually don't believe them because if you believe the compliments, you have to believe the insults as well."
"Oh well. About this technology thing, they really should adopt the KISS strategy."
"Kiss?" (thinking Gene Simmons and his band)
"Keep It Simple, Stupid! Though in your case, Keep It Simple, Sweetheart is more appropriate." (flashes a smile and pats my arm)

Man, that man is one charmer.
One freaking cool dude.
The grandfather everyone would show off, haha.

Anywoots, this has been one long entry. If you're still reading this, you must have been hard up of other better things to do. Shall prolly continue another day. Sleepy.

Jackass!

2008-02-17T01:53:00.004+08:00

I. LOVE. FREDDY RODRIGUEZ!

Seriously, the following video is funny.
No, it's not Six Feet Under but it's still good.

Space Toilet

2008-02-11T00:29:00.000+08:00

Hello hello, I'M BACK!
The CNY trip to Malacca was pretty alright I guess though staying here would be tons better since all I did over there was help the mum clean the granddad's v v filthy house. No chance to sightsee but it's not as if there's much that was interesting there anyway and no chance to cycle / walk around the estate 'cause it was sweltering hot and humid.
I love Singapore, there's bound to be airconditioned services within 500m radius from wherever you are.

Camera shy, much?

Taking pics with Keeks is the best because she poses like I ask her to.

She's too fond of doing the "Peace" sign already :/

Holy shit, no really, a holy lolly?

On an entirely different note, SIX FEET UNDER IS DA SHIZ!
J'adore SFU!
And the following song is abs great, IMO - Creates a very apt ending for the season, sighhhh.

-

J'adore Dina! (as well!)

Dina: Are you talking about someone I know? Specifically someone with a plateau-shaped head?

TEEHEE. Totally hilar plz.

Vitamin

2008-02-07T23:53:00.000+08:00

I'll be leaving for cowdungcity tomorrow morning :/
That rather sucks because I'd much rather be here and either:

a. Sleep
b. Go CNY visiting
c. Go online to chat and shoppp
d. Watch Six Feet Under and Gossip Girl which are totally fabtastic
e. Sleep

Speaking of CNY, I bought a new dress and shoes 'cause there's a pretty well-off colleague who stays in my area and has an open house every year and my mum's friend said maybe we should go and get some angpowwww action!
Well not really, I'm just looking for any excuse to buy clothes. I have too much black in my wardrobe anyway.
And the shoes were an unnecessary purchase but they were going at a steeeeaal!
Just 5 buckeroos omgomgomg.
I <3 my new red v. short heels!

On a totally unrelated topic, the mum's found a prospective son-in-law.
Some accountant dude by the name of Amin.
-_-''
It's gotta be a joke rightrightright. Bleh.

Anywoots, watch my sister recite the alphabet in the buff!
Click here

Till then good people, don't sulk!
Weeheehee megalolz roflmao.

Run

2008-01-29T23:05:00.000+08:00

Just yesterday while trying to grab some 40 winks before work, a handphone blared out an annoyingly loud "Big Girls Don't Cry". Just my luck it was for the girl who was sitting beside me who immediately rummaged through her oversized tote bag to find her handphone and answer the call.

"OH MY GAWD ARE YOU LIKE, FUCKING SERIOUSSS?"
Yeah, is she fucking serious, talking so loud on a quiet morning bus where most people were on their way to work / school?

"...HAHAHAHHAHAHA NO WAAAY!"
No way is this happening on a morning where I only got 3 measly hours of sleep! Wah terok ah like this.

"...HAHA OHMYGAWD YOU ARE SUCH A DESPERATE BIMBO BUT WHATEVV MAN, I SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY. Eh I gotta go already, I'm reaching the school bustop see you soon k!"
Which just hit so fucking close to home.

What an age we're living in, huh, to be able to use insults and yet flatter a friend that way? By no means am I advocating coarse language but somehow in a warped way it feels so much easier paying compliments to a friend by inserting a derogatory term in the sentence as well.

"Not bad bitch, this dress doesn't make you look pregnant!" - I overheard this in a shop in Bugis which was met with peals of laughter and a "OMG thanks!"

I suppose when this happens too often, people tend to overstep the boundary. They shoot things straight off without thinking that in usual circumstances, that could hurt a lot. Almost everything goes anyway, vulgarities can be used when praising a person so really, what is the point in practising the age-old "Think Before You Speak"?

I myself am guilty of being loud, brash and strongly opinionated most of the times and though I do my utmost to consider my thoughts before saying them out loud most of the time, I most probably fail miserably the rest of the time (which is quite a lot, hurhur).

I've never been a person to wear her heart on her sleeve and in addition to that, I'm not one for straightforward and true apologies (much less public) but some people are worth abandoning your pride for, well at least some moments.

I know I'm awfully reckless, I say things I shouldn't and as a result my careless attitude and my ill-timed comment upset you immensely. I know I can say that I never meant a bit of it and in my defense, also point out to you that it is rather petty for you to bring that up 4 days after it took place. Frankly, I don't care for that, not one bit, because ultimately, the fault was mine - I should have known better than to spout something so trivial yet so major. The littlest things are the ones that matter after all.
I'm sorry.

Turn the clock to zero, sister
You'll never know how much I missed her
Starting up a brand new day

-

In case I slip into pre-A level results feeling of supreme horror-induced coma or my subconscious drives me to cross a busy junction at a red light or anything equally moronic (yet tragic okayyyy!) I did miss you lah, no sort-ofs, no acronyms lol.
It strikes me most strongly when the mamat appears and you're not there to pop up within minutes. I swear it's like you've got a totally acute sixth sense or maybe a cooler way to say it would be you're like Matt Parkman duuuuude.
Some things are better let out than in and if it's just kept inside, it'll be a gross waste of human emotion anyway.

I'll take my chances at sounding highly emogay, heck I probably already ruined whatever tough-chick rep I tried to cultivate but whatevs, I'm one happy bugger with one hell of a load off her back now.

Hear'say

2008-01-28T08:47:00.000+08:00

A Level results coming out in mid Feb, either 15 or 18 Feb.

I'm terribly nauseous and I just wanna curl up in one corner and suck on my thumb till a rich man comes to offer my hand in marriage. That's what my mum suggested - Abysmal results? Easy, go get married!
But I'll bet she's joking, I mean, she can't be serious rightrightriiiight? :(

It's nerve-wrecking and worse than whatever I felt for O levels because at least there's poly to fall back on, hurhurhur (Nah actually I dreaded having to go poly because I have no clue what course to take on anyway).

I badly wanna attend a local U (I must I MUST!), I don't want to be far away from the people I love and care for.
Not to mention the relatively sky-high tuition fees and cost of living overseas.
I am so not attending University of Chulalongkorn wherever that is and however cheap it may be.

Retaking's an option that I will only consider as a last resort because having to resit for the exams makes me feel like a failure and is rather a waste of my parents' money, no?
(Kudos to those who have retaken the A Levels, I think they're awfully courageous)

On another hand, I need to start a mantra already.

NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS NUS.

NUS FASS!

And to think I wanted to get into NUS Law Fac. Insert a weak haha here. Pathetique :/
NUS FASS will be more than good enough, hell, it'd be mindblowing please.

Eye Shine

2008-01-22T23:44:00.000+08:00

Meena, I think you'd like this.
I think the music playing in the background is awfully sweet.

Check out Landon Pigg on his myspace profile here.

On an entirely different note, office politics are a hoot!
Instant perk-me-up whenever I'm close to hitting my head with an embarrassing thud on the desktop.
Oh and I'd pay to see a certain superior just stand and try to make small talk with members of the public.
OMG just his accent could set me on a one-way giggling trip.
TEEHEE (Shoooot, Shar infected me with The Giggle)

-

Let me reiterate - I <3 online shopping and ATM bank transfers / internet banking.
Postage fees are cheaper than transport costs (screw you, adult fare!) and the goods are almost always more competitively priced than the ones retailing in stores!
Lovesit!

Hung Lo

2008-01-20T23:41:00.000+08:00

To be sung in the tune of "You're Beautiful" by James 'Blah' Blunt.

My job is stupid,
My day's a bore,
Inside this office,
From 8 to 4.

Nothing ever happens,
My life is pretty blank,
Pretending that I am working,
Pray I don't get canned.

My cubicle, my cubicle,
It's 1 of 62,
It's my small space,
In a crowded place,

Just a six by six board booth,
And I hate it, that's the truth.

When I give a sigh,
As the boss walks by,
No one ever talks to me,
Or looks me in the eye,

And I really should work,
But instead I just sit here,
And surf the internet.

And my cubicle, my cubicle,
It doesn't have a view,
It's my small space,
In a crowded place,

I sit inside there too,
And sometimes I sit here nude.

This song just struck a chord with me. Damn straight!
Esp the 6th verse, lol.

GAAAH payday payday payday when are you gonna come, dey.

One Hit Wonder!

2008-01-18T13:12:00.000+08:00

She had runaway eyes and marshmallow kittens.
My heart heard a dream like ten thousand gay mittens.

She turned the clock around, and boy was I smitten.
She caught me on the way to see green lizards shittin.

I woke up the next morning hoping yesterday would stay
It was two miles to heaven which was ten miles away.

I couldn't pretend I wasn't being real.
She had the heart of a lima bean and garbanzos of steel.

Oooh oooh garbanzo's of steel!
Oooh oooh do you think they are real?
Gaaarrbaaanzoes of steeeel!
Gaaarrbaaanzoes of steeeel!

EVERYBODYYY!

MAJOR MEGALOLZ, PLEASE.
Oooh but there's more!

My mind wandered canals of bananas, so flacid.
For her love was tainted like a brainfart on acid.

Feels like a hurricane tearing up my soul
Your love is like cholesterol, ooooh cholesterol!

And my fave suggested lines so far must be these: -

If you won't leave me alone,
I'll find someone who will.
How can I miss you if you won't go away?
There's a hole in the mattress,
And I'll meet you in the spring..
Don't let the screen door hit you,
Where the good lord split you.

I could go on, but then I'd have to kill myself.

Seriously, Scott Addams and his followers are da shiz.
I love you like goat on mountain.

Electronica

2008-01-18T11:45:00.000+08:00

TGIF!

Work has been alright this week though I highly suspect it's because of my new stunning toyboy, Wowzer, who's gorgeous, sleek and dapper. (No really, I'm not kidding nor exaggerating)

That's right, you read it.

NEW TOYBOY! <3

Mum has met him twice and though she was sceptical of him initially, she's grown to like him I think. She gave us both the third degree - How did you meet? Family background? Age? What are you pursuing now? Got older brother anot?

Dad is still in the dark because Mum warned me that he might not approve. She advised me to drop a few hints though - to see how he'll take to the new addition to the family. (Yes, it's that serious. I really think we're in it for the long term.)

Wowzer accompanies me to and from work - What more could a girl ask for?
My colleagues got to see him on Wednesday and they all agreed he's quite a catch. (One of them even asked me where to get one! LOL)
General view: A tad geeky on the inside maybe, but definitely a charmer and aesthetically pleasing (:

In my excitement, I even bought him new clothes online which should be arriving in the mail either on Saturday or Monday; Man, I hope he likes them!

p/s. What a superb feeling huh? To be smitten by your new iPod!
pp/s. My gawd 7 more days, boy. That's like, really really laaaaaaaterrrrrrrrrr.

NUM OUTINGGGGG, we'll paint the town red!
Kay set go!

Sin City

2008-01-12T00:00:00.000+08:00

In a sky full of people only some want to fly
Isn't that crazy?

And then you see things
The size of which you've never known before
They'll break it
Someday

Thursday started horribly.
Flashback to Wednesday evening:-

Dad: Kakak! WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TO WORK?!
Mum: Slippers?! You look horrible!
Me: Comfort over everything else. Anyway, at least I don't look like the youngsters you cluck your tongue at.
Dad: Wear proper workclothes and SHOES tomorrow. You can wear flip flops in the office but not to and from work. Downrightsloppy, wearing slippers. Proper attire - It's etiquette. Etiquette!
Me: *thinks: Thank God there's only one day left till Casual Friday*

Back to Thursday morning.
Mum thought I wore clothes fitting for the office (and to be called her daughter), I just thought they were fitting.
I felt dastardly cause work is no place to look good at, in my opinion, unless of course there were people to doll up for.
In my case - None. Nada! Nixxxxx! There's one kinda cute ang moh but he doesn't come to the office often :/ Plus he's my mum's age. Though he looks 10 - 15 years younger than he really is. But still.
BAH whatever, he should come to the office more often :D

I digress.
I guess the whole point of this entry is - Girrrrls, I have a new target!
And to meet that target (literally) - Leave office at 6pm.
No more Boyd's, Urie's, what-have-you's!
(Though someperson's brother/s is/are still quite hot, hehe)

No you're never gonna survive
Unless you get a lil crazy

p/s. Shar, I'm not offended at all. Hot boys sweat, that's how they let off heat, hehe.
pp/s. ZOMG PWC, the hunk I met got bicepssssss and nicenice back! He talked to me eh, HE. TALKED. TO. MEEEEEE! More details when we meet up. Oh yeah, Hajar is so gonna hit me when she hears who's the guy, weeheehee.

Wall To Wall

2008-01-06T00:26:00.000+08:00

Without a doubt, the greatest accomplishment of my Saturday would be to have another person watching Princess Hours as well. Hah!

-

You're rotten to the core and should be sharkbait.
Poseur!
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

A Certain Shade of Euphoria

2007-12-29T01:34:00.000+08:00

//The taggie's back 'cause it's hella fun to tag//

On Wednesday while surfing tech forums at work (like I always do), I stumbled across an offer for an iPod Classic at a very reasonable price so I texted the seller to reserve the set for me. Reservation made, transaction to be held on Friday evening so that by Friday night, I could be called -and I quote a Shark here- "an ecstatic iPod bitch".

However, the bumbling seller mistakenly confirmed another buyer's purchase thinking he was me so -whoosh- iPod lands in the other dude's hands. Apparently the other dude has invested in quite a number of iPod accessories so it makes more economic sense to sell it to him.

Surprisingly enough, I wasn't that miffed.
The reason is elementary, my dear Watson.

MONEY FOR IPOD CAN BE USED TO FUND MY ATTENDING THE INCUBUS GIG INSTEAD!!!

BRANDON BOYD ZOMGHOTSTUFFCAN!

HELL YES!
GOOD GOSH HE'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'm fully aware the above pics are photos dating back as far as 1999 maybe? but no matter, he's swoonworthy *goes into typical bug-eyed fangirl state of mind*

I reallyreallyreally hope the concert can serve to be a form of celebration ("Omg, we so so so deserved this! Thank God!")
You know what I mean, Shar.

Damn I sure hope my paycheck comes in soon so I can shop for outfits for pre-concert, concert and post-concert stuff. No kidding.

Hmm better buy a new camera.

p/s. GUESS WHAT HAS TWO THUMBS AND IS THRILLED TO SEE INCUBUS LIVE?!?!?!
pp/s. Work is now known as Thing-That-Is-Funding-Incubus-Concert-And-Social-Life
ppp/s. Work's gonna be actually welcome come 090108. Shitz, that's just... pathetic.

Crop Circles

2007-12-06T01:30:00.000+08:00

It's been some time I've posted, well hello, how are you?

I've been gainfully employed since the 26th of Nov and today or technically, yesterday was undoubtedly the best day at work so far!
Not as many cock-ups as the day before, answered numerous emails, clients cancelled assignments, cooperative colleagues... AWESOME.

Here's to a much better day later and a kick-ass class BBQ!
And possibly more lunchtime chats (=

Alright, I'm outta here.
Gotta install Hellgate before I grab some shut-eye!
99% already ahhhh!
WOOTS.

Pretendin-itis

2007-11-20T01:49:00.000+08:00

At the rate I'm going, the A levels might as well be as good as over but yesyesyes, I'm fully aware there's still Lit paper 5 to sit for this Friday at 8am.
But that feels like lightyears away so it's okay to enjoy a bit now!

Peekchuhs!

Shar and I bumped into Calven and Keith (ohmygawd, that sounded like a footwear chain) at the costume shop.

To Eunice, Hajar and Meena:
You should have been there! You would have loved that place, esp Meena.
NEXT TIME, THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSE.
And I will personally come to splash water over your face or drag you out of your bed or jolt you out of your slumber with dreams of SeeSee if you wake up late my dear Pandymeena!
Eunice, don't procrastinate, do your piano homework as soon as you get it!!
And Hajar don't be so lazy uhh...

After the day's escapades with Shar, I went off to celebrate Ain's birthday at Fish n Co.
The surprise for her ran smoothly mainly because Ain was gullible (no offence!), which is a good thing in that kinda situation :D

-

But you know what?

The best part of the week was not the end of Geog paper, though that came a very close second.

Walking around our future school campus (InsyaAllah!) barefoot and not giving a damn what people might think of us was undoubtedly the highlight of the week.

It's the greatest thing to know that even when I screw something up (eg. alighting at the wrong bus stop), you're there to stick by me and show me the way (:

And this, my friend, is why I don't need pictures -
Photos can never do justice to what I experienced that day.

Nirvana in Violence

2007-10-29T19:44:00.000+08:00

I like how the blood splatters all over the place in a normal distribution. (I think?)
Awww who am I kidding, there's something that this picture does for me I can't quite put my finger on.
I'm very certain it gives me a perverse bliss though.

Tonight, I sleep snug, knowing that in cyberspace, I kill him and he dies and this repeats over and over and over again till I'm appeased.

And this tells us what?

2007-10-06T01:25:00.001+08:00

Drive Me

2007-10-05T01:22:00.000+08:00

Oh, this works well enough :D

Gold & Glamour

2007-09-22T03:10:00.000+08:00

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
DINA!

-

All I wish for after A Levels would be some private time, just me and my Hindi movies, almost all of which would star THE Shah Rukh Khan :D
There'll be Mohabbatein (sucky plot but awesome songs. Oooh, and cute guys!),
Main Hoon Na (catchy Hindi ditties and hilarious parodies),
and the all time favourite KKHH (such a beautiful tearjerker).

This is probably my fave song in Mohabbatein where SRK plays a bespectacled music teacher who plays a mean violin. I think that's simply hot, but then again, the whole specs and skinny sweater get-up totally reeled me in cause I'm such a sucker for the preppy look.

The following video is like, ohmygawd the most romantic scene ever can!!!
I think I will totally swoon if some tall dark handsome man did that with me.
Dancing in the rain somemore, sighhhh.

Hindi movies are the shiz. Don't you wish your lives (okay maybe just love lives) were like theirs? So colourful, so vibrant, so imaginative, so perfect and so..
UNREALISTIC.
Hahaha whatevvv, hindi movies are still da shiz.

-

Thank you to all who've wished me a happy birthday (and kept me awake at the ungodliest of times - 6am??? Haha I jest I jest)
Being 18 rocks so far.
It's a curious sensation to walk past a 7-11 and think "Heyyy I can legally purchase a pack of fags" when I see the cigarette counter. Not that I want to, of course, smoking is vile muck, yeckkk. It's just a milestone thing, ya know?

Breaking fast with Shimah was fab, we should do it again!
(And on a day when you don't have to rush for a date with Fahrin cause I jealous of Fahrin ah, babe. Okay, I'm kidding! Heck, even I think he's good looking too.)
Uhhuh, my cousin is cute and he's a nice guy (nudge nudge wink wink)!
What can I say, it runs in the family :D

Me: I wanna go on the DHL hot air balloon some day!
Shimah: Orang boleh naik balloon tu ke? (People can get on the balloon?)
(few mins later)
Shimah: Eh got people getting down the balloon!
Me: *thinks: omgBIMBO*

Good company, good times (:

OMGretard

2007-09-07T03:05:00.000+08:00

Is it of any surprise that I'm pissed off with yet another person?
My my, isn't she angsty.

Again, I could succumb to temptation and rant, whine, curse at the subject of my wrath but naaaah, kalau asyik marah nanti cepat tua, which literally means that if I get angry all the time, I'll age faster. Is that backed by scientific studies?
Gee, honestly I don't know, but no way in hell am I gonna risk ageing because of something that shouldn't be as important as the prelims.

Lines before Hari Raya? Omgomgomg that just won't do! I need to look youthful and schoolgirlish as ever, and get all the money packets I can get without having to flash my EZ link card (I swear, some relatives of a relative can be like anal bus captains sometimes) and wearing my jayjaycee school uniform (EEEEYUCKS I'd much rather be wearing SA or AC uni just because they're more aesthetically pleasing or RJ because it's RJ, duh!)

Speaking of ageing, here's a public service announcement.
I
WILL
BE
TURNING
18
IN
2
WEEKS!

8TEEN!
^_^

MegaWowz huh.
I am pimping my birthday for all it's worth, you people better sit up and take notice and get me stuff or ask me out or something. Yes yes I know it's a cry for attention, no, make it a most desperate-whorelike plea for attention that I would grab your interest if it were tangible and could be grabbed/groped/whatever.

Will it tug at your heart (purse would be better...) strings if I told you that

-I'm going through a rough patch in my life now
(No, you doink, no one I love is suffering from some terminal disease, it's just prelims. I just like to dramatise mundane events.)
-the significant him remains totally oblivious and starting to seem real dumb and naive to me
(You're probably reading this and you don't know it. Amazingly daft of you, for someone usually so astute. Oh, do I detect suspicion there, some doubt? Gooood.)
-some people I call friends are being total inane fuckers(Pardon my French)
(Nothing new, I suppose, but still.)

Ahh I thought so. Obviously not. Oh well, no harm telling.

Of course, the birthday mood is slightly dampened by the fact that it's during prelims period but at least there's no paper on my birthday! And only Econs case study and Lit paper to go after that. Not such a bad deal, eh.
And and and it's on a Friday!
Fri-yippee aye yay-day.
TGIF! Godsent weekend!
Okay Farhana, stop it you zany alien you.

-

Bit of twit talk here: I hearts hearts that midnight to very early morning convo! Luuuub you dahling hunnybun sweetiepie cookiecrumble iceblendedmochawithwhippedcream!

God, I just made myself hungry and I despise myself for having used such incoherent and nauseating language.

Seriously though, the chat was awesome, you're a dear, and the only thing better would be... HAHAHA I'm kidding (:

"She's freaky and she knows it!
Dum dum dum dum dum... Hey!"

-

Ugh, here's to quickly ridding myself of the parasite that latches itself to my dreams and thoughts and other intangibles yang sewaktu dengannya.
Stupid MSN convo dream.
Damn you and your single-minded-enthusiast charms of which I'm such a sucker for.

Hey I'm still able to laugh and cringe at what I just wrote!
There's still hope for me!
Kaykay here's to another 5 years, loooooool.
(Omg my left eye just twitched. Positive or negative sign?!?!)

That orange adidas jacket looks good and so does that orange Topshop boxers hahaaaah.
iLike, iWant!
I have sporadic thoughts and I suspect I'll have sporadic dreams later.
See ya.

In sync

2007-09-05T01:19:00.001+08:00

Firstly, I think it's real hypocritical of you to go to her friend to snoop around and satisfy your sordid curiosity for all that should not interest nor concern you in the very least. Who the fuck do you think you are, some Hollywood paparazzi working for the tabloids? Do you get paid for blabbing about it to the whole world (which, if you didn't know already, can be just one person with a helluva big-ass mouth)?

Oho, I see what you're trying to get at. Gossip is your clique's currency and from what I hear, you're no longer everybody's likeable girl-next-door. Awww pity. This kind of news would just buy your way to the top, huh?
Revolting piece of scum.
You're a sorry excuse of a _________.
I wish I knew exactly what I could brand you as; Shakespeare makes it so effortlessly cool for Kent to hurl insults like "Son and heir of a mongrel bitch; one whom I will beat into clamorous whining if thou deniest the least syllable of they addition".
See, Shakespeare not overrated, he is that good. Oh but I digress.

So you called and you asked - all these must have been done with the intention of finding out the truth right?
And then comes the punchline like a really rotten joke - "For what? I can't be bothered."
Oh, but you've obviously bothered enough to call her friend up.
What kind of warped logic have you subscribed to?
Moron, you repulse me.

I've never had to deal with you directly because my social circle rarely intersects with yours (Thank God!), but you trying to butt into my friends' lives is simply uncalled for and certainly unwelcome.
I wish I had magical powers so I can perform the Bat Bogey Hex or better still, that jinx Hermione did to Marietta who snitched on Dumbledore's Army and had ugly livid spots arranged to form "SNITCH" on her forehead.
Yours won't say "Snitch" of course, I've yet to find an adequate insult for you :/

When push comes to shove.

Ugh, that'll be enough of you for now.
Any more, and my blog may need n rounds of exorcism.

-

Oh dear, this is a frightening development I've had to deal with.
It's bad enough that I like you, and what's worse is the absurdly long period of time where my common sense called in sick and let infatuation take over its job.

Good God, I miss you like crazy.
My iTunes plays songs that remind me of you.

"Looking at you
Holding my breath
For once in my life I'm scared to death
I'm taking a chance,
Letting you inside"

(And this is probably the point where Simon laughs his head off, muttering "Girls. The things they do/say when they're in love"
and Umar launches his "That school kind of guy ah... normally like that. Hypocrites! Jerks! Etc!" pep talk and warns me of "That school kind of guy" ad inifnitum
and the PWC just smack their foreheads, mumbling under their breaths "OMG Bimboooo")

Oh, whatevv (:

Shimah and Sweetheart are undoubtedly numbah one in my social life, please.
They're real and concrete and fo 'sho!
I'm not as asinine as to blow away my friends for something/someone that might not be.

I'm gonna see where this takes me 5 years from now.
Realist: You'll laugh at your own adolescent idiocy. You'll regret giving up your youth just liking one boy, who's not that hot by most people's standards. Besides, he probably doesn't like you, who are you trying to kid here? Yourself, obviously.

Optimist: Pish posh. He's hot (enough for you)! He's smart! He's nice! You'll so totally get him and I'll cheer "Score for Farhana!"

As you can see, the war wages on between the two sides that reside in my cerebral spaces - My insecurities are laid out for all to see.
Hmmm.
Perhaps I do think too much.

p/s. Looks set to be a Pyrrhic victory for the Realist.
(Alamak! I'm so random, can.)

pp/s. Oh darn it. Skali she thinks I like another guy then he knows then maybe he was liking me but now he thinks I like someone else then I get no chance, how???
(Walemakz. I think too much, lah. But still, mampos I nanti!)

I need sleep evidently.
Goodnight all!

Candleburn

2007-08-31T23:27:00.000+08:00

I thought I was going to blow my morning on asinine dance routines, especially after finding out only 4 people from my class turned up at morning assembly.

I was miffed; I thought the girls had forsaken me!
"Wahlaoeh, they all pang-sei me..."
Turned out that they were merely late, HEH.

Anyway, mass dance was a complete bore because the class was too embarrassed to execute the really silly steps. It's not like the girls and I didn't try to escape, we did try but we failed miserably when a PC teacher caught us sneaking off. His threats were as effective as Panadol pills were for cancer - "4 ROUNDS OF MAKEUP PC!!!" - Like come on... we don't have PC anymore! Plus, running isn't such a bad thing right.

We did consider doing Mr Lim's card in the toilet because we were THAT scared of getting caught for missing the Teachers' Day concert. Fact.

Oh and Sharlene has Pon ancestry (I suspect that's where she gets her seemingly Malay looks from) She's a natural at this spooking people stuff.

Peeeeeekchers!

This shot, I believe, must be the best of all three.

-

Had a good long chat with Shimah that spanned more than 2 hours.
Boy was it so good, it was almost like absolution. Weird connection but pretty apt in my opinion. It's come full circle (:

-

Dina has the weirdest analogies ever.
Case in point : -

Dina says (01:48):
hahahaha
gd frend to have
better keep in touch with him
it might lead to smth else
really really

As the train approaches Gare du Nord says (01:48):
lol
i alr told him im gonna miss him like hell when he goes for ns

Dina says (01:48):
you just need smth to trigger it off
like maybe he likes someone else really a lot
and then you realise
HEY I DONT SHARE
and poof
it became coco crunch

As the train approaches Gare du Nord says (01:49):
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

And yes, that pretty much sums up my Friday.
Oh, no wait!!!
ZOMG GAAAAAAAHHHHH! :D
TEEHEE!
WOOOOOHOOOO!
(Just a random outburst of unadulterated euphoria so I know what I'm talking about the next time I read this)
Have a nice weekend ahead, people, and happy mugging!

God or Gosh?

2007-08-26T12:15:00.000+08:00

This is the last time
That I'm ever gonna give in tonight
Are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see

Still I can see the pain in you
And I can see the love in you
And fighting all the demons will take time
It will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
Are we ever, are we ever gonna learn to fly
The devils they burn inside of us
Are we ever gonna come back down - come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us

If I was to give in - give it up - and then
Take a breath - make it deep
Cause it might be the last one you get
Be the last one
That could make us cold
You know that they could make us cold
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

-

Hello all.
Today is Sunday and it's 12.16 as I'm writing this.
I'm as frustrated as any girl with sore eyes who's got shitloads of overdue revision and has not had a fix of her addiction for one week already could be.

Still, Saturday was good!
Went JayBee with the dad's side of the family and we indulged in cheap pastries, cheap donuts, cheap other types of food, cheap groceries and cheap thrills.

While the family was cooped up in the car, stuck in the sluggish traffic at the customs, I fiddled around with my new handphone and there's like, oh so many functions!

-Integrated 2 megapixel camera in landscape mode, 2nd camera CIF+; with up to 4x digital zoom (perfect if I want to take a close-up pic of whoever strikes my fancy or rather, whoever I fancy! Too bad I haven't figured out a way to disable the sound that it makes after taking a shot)

-Integrated music player for MP3/M4A/eAAC+/WMA formats (YAY music!)

-16 true million colors TFT QVGA 320 x 240 pixels, 2 inches display

I could go on, but I should really stop lest I sound like a tech snob or just a snob with a new spiffy gadget. Moving on, I was shook out of my state of blissful daze when the car, which was moving slowly to the front, jerked to a stop. Apparently, some man tried to cut into our lane WITHOUT signalling and this just pissed my dad big time.

What's worse was the guy actually had the cheek to retort with a "C-bye!" when my dad asked "What are you trying to do, cutting into my lane like that?"
At the guy's response, my dad showed him The Finger (okay lah, not really because it was accompanied with the index and ring finger as well but it's a big deal because my dad very very very rarely swears, and even so, he doesn't indulge in profanities in front of his kids) and surprise surprise, got out of the car and stomped his way to the rude jerk. I remember being split over my dad's reaction. Part of me was like "Ohohoho... This is gonna be interesting. Way to go, ayah!" and the other part slapped myself in the forehead and thought "Men."

I digress. So anyway, my dad went to the nincompoop who shrank back from his window (really, no kidding. What a coward, right!) and did rude gestures from inside the car. This is a most dumb measure to take with my dad, especially when his car window was open (LIKE WTF, if you're going to be rude, do it within the safety of a closed car!) so my dad reached in and grabbed his wrist and I don't know what happened next because I couldn't bear to watch.

It's all very awkward seeing my father giving in to anger and acting thus because he's usually calm and composed. I should know, because he merely smiled and said "Ah, I'm sure you can do much better than this, you'll bounce back up because you're like a rubber ball!" when I showed him my horrendous midyears. Right.

In moments, my dad got back in the car and my mum muttered "You're so childish."
My dad looked a little triumphant though, I think he won the argument.
So yes, other than that, the long queue to the immigration customs was uneventful.

Mumster and I finally got to send our fabrics for tailoring at some boutique at some shopping centre (only a month plus from Hari Raya!) after eons of circumnavigating the damn place for any boutique that would accept our order.

I'm gonna get some corset-y thingy, which is awesome cause I've never had one and besides, it'll make me look as slim as a ruler with curves! (Okay, bad simile, bad bad simile) Just hope it'll turn out nicely and that I won't gain weight or lose a lot of weight because then I won't be able to fit nor fill in the corset, and that would suck big balls of fire.

Mumster got something kinda similar, but instead of a corset, she'll get something that's more in-line with a woman who dons a tudung, haha. Gosh, I really need to work on my descriptive skills, don't I.

Anyway, the downside is - We'll only get our tailored outfits a week after Raya but I reckon that's alright since people won't remember past Raya outfits, rightrightright?

Okay then, back to mugging my ass off.
Ugh.