✿ The Story of My Xappielicious Life ✿ (Old Blog)

I've Moved!

2011-01-25T16:44:00.000+08:00

Yup, I've decided to move to a new blog.

It's going to be bigger (maybe), better (hopefully) and brighter (definitely)! ^^

Winter Blossoms

New year, new blog, new beginning.

Cheers, everybody!

Happy 2011

2011-01-01T22:06:00.004+08:00

Wow, it's my 101st post here!

First things first,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Contrary to popular belief, this blog is not dead. It's just taking long breaks between posts.

Yeah, right. lol

So anyway, just a short post to wish you all the best in the year ahead.

Comic Fiesta 2010: What A Joke!

2010-12-20T00:12:00.004+08:00

This year's Comic Fiesta was worse than the last one.

Officially the biggest waste of RM15 this year, and considering all the stuff I've bought this year that I didn't really need, that's saying something.

5 reasons why it sucked even more than the previous one:

Venue. Having an (relatively large scale) event with this many people attending on the 14th floor of a building with only a few lifts working? You gotta be kidding me.

Space. The name of the venue was damn misleading. "Manhattan Ballroom", fuiyoh! I think the multi-purpose hall in Taylor's Lakeside might be bigger than that.

Crowd control. So many people packed into such a small space? I rest my case.

Cosplayers + photographers. Do you know how much leg room these people take up? First of all, you have all these cosplayers in their fancy outfits prancing around a small, confined space. Then you get the photogs standing in front of them trying to snap pics. Then in between these two you have this "no go" zone. That leaves... approximately 1 feet of space for the rest of us people who are just trying to pass/walk/~~escape the madness~~.

14th floor. Really, ~~people~~ CF organizers? You decide to hold an event like this, with the crowd turning up bigger each year, on the freaking FOURTEENTH FLOOR of a hotel building? Ignoring the staircase (if there's even one there), you can't even get the bloody escalators to work on this particular day, resulting in everybody squeezing into the lifts shared by hotel guests and room service waiters alike.

Honestly, I shouldn't be surprised. It is Malaysia, after all.

If they were so good at organizing events, the annual AFA would've been held here instead of in Singapore. Which I plan to attend every single year until I lose interest or am unable to get there due to whatever reason.

P/S: This is my 100th post. =_= Kinda wasted on a rant update, but I couldn't take it any longer when I saw all those "omfg cf2010 was awesome i can't wait for 2011 to get hit on the head by a flying poster/be crushed while getting through the crowd/ squashed and fighting for a place in the elevator again!!1!!1!" comments.

P/P/S: Sorry if you were offended by this rant/post. I have the freedom to write whatever I want here since it's my personal opinion of this event on this particular year.

FYI

2010-11-29T18:08:00.004+08:00

Just a small update.

Some of you might have noticed that I've "vanished" off the face of the earth. Well, okay, not the earth, just Facebook. And MSN.

~~For those who didn't, well, thank you very much too. Nice to know you've been keeping an eye on me.~~

I've deactivated my Facebook account for the time being.
And I won't be online in MSN unless it's for something really really urgent.

Anything, you can contact my mobile. It's with me most of the time.

I would like to go sing k or watch movies or anything that involves me going out with a minimum of fuss, so yeah. Ask me out. I need something to distract me from the thoughts in my head and the temptation of the internet.

Kthxbai.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2010-07-25T00:17:00.009+08:00

Okay, so I'm posting something here just for the record. And to set something straight.

And that is...

Dev Patel is definitely NOT Prince Zuko. No. Freaking. Way.

What are the casting directors, blind? You can't just slap some fake-burns makeup on his face and say "Nah, here's your Prince Zuko, Mr. Shyamalan".

I mean, come on. I thought Hollywood was better at casting young, unknown hopefuls who miraculously fit the description/drawing/animation of a character.

So there's all this 'controversy' about them initially casting Jesse McCartney for the role, but then the fans got all bitchy because he was white. Frankly, I think Jesse would probably do a better job.

See what I mean? Besides the hair colour (which can be easily solved), he totally has the prince-with-a-tortured-past look. ~~Not to mention he is totally hot just like Zuko in season 3 of the animation.~~

Or they could have checked under 'cosplayers'. Maybe then they'd find this guy.

The rest of the cast? Not much to say there, although I guess the kid playing Aang is pretty cute.

Recap: Laura likes Zuko from the animation, not the Dev Patel version. In case you didn't get it the first time around.

Germany is ♥

2010-07-04T00:57:00.004+08:00

Germany, Germany, I love you! ♥

So they defeated Argentina 4-0 in today's match. Didn't expect the Argentinians to concede defeat without scoring any goals, but there you are.

Now I'm hoping for Germany to be the champions this year. ~~Somebody please beat up the Spaniards.~~ But it's hard to say; most of the favourites are already out - England, France, Italy, Portugal, Brazil.

Oh btw, I absolutely love the German goalkeeper. He's totally awesome, the way he saves goals and hugs the ball.

A Great Weekend

2010-06-27T22:56:00.003+08:00

I sure wish every weekend could be so... fulfilling.

Saturday was a girls' day out slash farewell for one of my high school friends. It's so rare for us to have any opportunity to talk to each other, and even if we did, it was usually in twos or threes. Well, that day we had at least a couple of hours worth of 'girl talk' and all 6 of us were in it, so it was great. We definitely have to continue this particular conversation, preferably over some drinks and at a sleepover or something. In fact, one of them suggested that we organize a girls' night out, to initiate one who had never tasted alcohol before and as an excuse for us to get tipsy together. =/

Again, I indulged in my newest hobby - shoe shopping. Today's was a pair of really cute 3-inch velvet heels with a ribbon at the side. It was only after I got home that I realized I have so many shoes but nowhere to wear them. Or rather, nowhere suitable to wear them without looking like I tried too hard (or maybe it's just me; other people wear heels all the time and don't look/feel weird). =_=

Today was with a different bunch of people - the RO group. It's hard to believe that it's been almost a whole year since I saw them all. Midvalley today was crazy packed, not only with humans but also animals of the furry variety. We had lunch at Sushi Zanmai (why is it that every time a gathering is held there we all inevitably end up in Zanmai?) then went to the Pet World exhibition. A lot of kitties, not enough doggies. =(

Met some new - okay, maybe not so *new* - people at MV today. Ryo Kenzaki (who had a tarantula booth O_o), Ah Yian, Michael @ Hata @ Ru's new bf, and Civen (or Civet (?) Omg I can't remember; sorry! T_T). The rest of the usual group were there, of course. ^^ I had a really good time catching up with them and all the *coughgossipcough* news. Didn't get the chance to go shopping or anything, since Bryan kindly offered to send me home. Good thing I did; the KTM and LRT were packed like sardines. What else can I say? A white Suzuki Swift is so cute and pretty comfortable. XD

Got home really tired and straight fell asleep when I went to lie down on my bed.

P/S: It's the Germany vs England match right now. I'm rooting for Germany. *crosses fingers*

Hypo... Okay, I Deserved It (Sorta)

2010-05-15T08:02:00.005+08:00

Free hugs. Random picture. Me likey. ♥

Morning, everybody!

Do I sound chipper today? Well, I sure wasn't doing anything of the sort a mere half an hour ago.
In fact, I was in half-panic, half-'omg-i'm-gonna-die' mood. Yeah, things like that kinda make you reconsider your perspectives. ^^"

So before I get ahead of myself and start thanking miscellaneous people in my ~~pathetically short~~ life, I'd like to recap what happened this morning.

I woke up a little past 6 a.m. this morning. I'd slept early last night, since my only meal for the day had been a small bowl of noodles for brunch and I didn't feel like working on my assignments while running on no fuel.

So then my mum comes in and asks me if I wanna accompany her to market to buy breakfast or whatnot. Sure, no problem. I brush my teeth, wash up, change clothes and we set out. It's all fine until mum stops to buy newspapers and fruit. One minute I'm looking at bright, juicy oranges and the next everything turns black and white, with really high contrast. Imagine everything around you being in photo negative mode and you kinda get the idea. My head is spinning, my chest feels really painful and I'm having difficulty breathing.

'Shit,' I thought, 'why here, why now?!'

I was having a freaking hypo attack in the middle of the morning market. What the hell?

Hypoglycemia or hypoglycæmia is the medical term for a state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. Hypoglycemia can produce a variety of symptoms and effects but the principal problems arise from an inadequate supply of glucose as fuel to the brain, resulting in impairment of function (neuroglycopenia). Effects can range from vaguely "feeling bad" to seizures, unconsciousness, and (rarely) permanent brain damage or death.

Just a little fun fact for you. *shot*

So we rushed back home (we'd already bought what we wanted, so... meh) and after lying on the sofa for a while, I felt okay enough to have breakfast. So here I am, typing my first post in who-knows-how-long.

Oh, and you know what? I think I'll leave the thanking people part for another day.

Cheerios!

Abandoned

2010-04-05T22:17:00.002+08:00

Just a heads up for all of you out there who (occasionally) read my blog.

I have been, and will be, neglecting to update this blog because I will be concentrating my thoughts in another blog. Going through a rough patch right now, so most of the stuff in my head is pretty personal + confidential.

I'm sorry, but please don't expect any updates of any kind soon.

xoxo,
Laura

An Unexpected Trip

2010-03-08T22:11:00.001+08:00

I thought today was gonna be another one of those "blue Mondays" that everybody dreads.

8 to 12 went on as scheduled: sit in class → try not to sleep while lecturer drones on → take occasional notes → wait for end of class/lunch. After lunch, went up to the library to kill the 2+ hours before IDM. Turned up early for IDM as usual, since the previous class had finished and we wanted to get good seats up front.

Then the unexpected happened. Mr Julian walked in and said, "I have good news and bad news for you guys. Which one do you want to hear first?"

(Most of the class, in unison) "Bad news." LOL

I guess he was kinda startled by our willingness to have the bad news first, but he just made himself comfortable sitting on the computer desk, then said, "Okay, the bad news is there's a talk in 20 minutes at the lakeside campus. The good news is, class is cancelled for today."

There was a 2-second pause for us to absorb the news before all hell broke loose, with some exclaiming "Yay!!", while a few others (who were much smarter) asked "So we have to go and listen to the talk?"

To which the answer was, of course, yes. -__-"

So a whole group of us SOC semester 2 and 3 students hopped onto the bus, while others drove there in their own cars. We all arrived in time for Mr Paul Southern, the director for Microsoft TV, Video and Music (Asia) to start his talk. He mostly elaborated on TV stuff, so it was kinda hard for us to relate, since we don't have interactive channels and stuff. Suffice to say, it was interesting, but we didn't get an Xbox each, lolz.

I'm really tired right now. The talk ended a little later than expected, and it was raining when we were finally released from the lecture theater. I'd SMS-ed my mum saying I was at the lakeside campus listening to a talk, but they went to LCS to pick me up as usual. AND it was raining. AND the bloody bus was late. FML Needless to say, my first ever visit to the new lakeside campus wasn't all that satisfactory.

It was better after that though. Went for a simple dinner, then to pasar malam to buy some stuff. Oh wow, nobody got into a mood this evening, amazing!

Anyway, as I was saying, I'm really tired out today. Luckily tomorrow's [super boring] class starts at 10.

Ninja Joe

2010-03-05T18:40:00.007+08:00

Before we start, no, Ninja Joe is not a shop which sells clothes. It also does not sell samurai swords or katanas. It is not an anime/manga shop. It is, quite simply, a fast food restaurant.

You must be thinking, "OMG, finally! Another food post!" and promptly scroll down to drool at the food pictures.

Let me elaborate a bit on my day so far before we get to the main course, mmkay?

Well, today I went to LCS with my mum and dad to pay the 2nd semester fees, and then dropped by SS2 for him to do his stuff. While sitting in the car waiting for my dad, I was looking around and suddenly saw a very familiar car parked just 2 cars away from ours. Turns out my 2nd brother was there too, since he had half the day off and was killing time there. -__-" So while my dad was waiting for the cobbler to finish 'repairing' his slippers, my bro and I went to the 100 Yen Shop to have an ice. We shared a green tea-flavoured one, which tasted really good (I don't like red beans though x_x).

After that, my parents and I went to Tropicana City Mall to buy some groceries at Carrefour. Since it was at the LG floor, we decided to stop by Ninja Joe to try out their pork burger. ^^ The menu selection wasn't complicated. You only have to choose from 7 flavours (I think), how many burgers you want, a choice of lemonade or honey green tea for drinks and a few other side orders. We ordered 2 burgers (RM9.90): original for me and black pepper for my dad. I added the fries + green tea combo (RM3.50), while my dad just had a lemonade(RM2.50). The burgers came out pretty fast (it is fast food, after all) but I had to wait almost 15mins for my fries. It was totally worth it though, as they came out piping hot, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

My original flavour burger and honey green tea drink.

This is what the inside of the burger looks like: bun, lettuce, tomato, mayo and pork patty.

It was absolutely delicious! The size of the burger was pretty small compared to the others we're used to seeing, but the patty was very tasty and succulent indeed. It's not as dry as beef and definitely has more texture to it than chicken. They put a little too much mayonnaise, in my opinion, but it enhanced the meat's flavour and went very well with the lettuce. (I'm sorry to say that I gave the slice of tomato to my dad because I don't like tomato, lol)

Mmmm... Yummy!

The late-but-tasty fries.

That's all for now. I'd give this fast food joint a 4.5 out of 5, simply because it serves PORK burgers.

A Good Day

2010-03-04T23:54:00.003+08:00

Oh wow. Today I actually felt like I did something productive around the house. O_o

No classes today. I woke up around 9, lazed around on the bed until 10, then went down to get breakfast. I hadn't had my yoghurt breakfast for a several days now, so it was pretty good to get back into the routine. I couldn't find the container of pear cubes in the fridge, though, so I added a piece of dark chocolate to sweeten it up. Turned out surprisingly yummy; the dark chocolate ball with praline filling went really well with the sourish taste of the yoghurt.

Then I remembered that there were 4 pieces of sushi waiting for me in the fridge, so I unwrapped them and popped them into the microwave oven (if any of you are freaking out over me reheating sushi... well, all I can say is, I dislike eating cold food x_x). Tasted alright, until I started having tummyaches for the next 3 hours. =_= Just great.

Note to self: Consume sushi on day of purchase.

During lunch, I surprised myself by asking my mum if she wanted me to mop the floors or anything. Yes, shocking I know. I actually offered to mop the floor! If my mum was surprised, she didn't show it. She just told me to mop upstairs, so after lunch, I armed myself with a mop-bucket, a pull-the-handle-to-squeeze-out-water mop, and a grim determination to do it until I was satisfied with a job well done...

...and I must say, I am pretty pleased with the results. 3 bedrooms and 1 hall upstairs - I swept each and every one clean before I started mopping, which makes it less of a mess when doing the actual mopping.

Napped for a couple of hours after taking a nice long shower, which felt good. Listening to classical music when reading a good book or drifting off to sleep is total bliss. The calming notes and soothing melodies are so relaxing, like a cool breeze on a hot summer's day.

Well, it's almost midnight. Time to hit the hay, and hopefully I'll wake up a bit earlier tomorrow morning, and do something else that's productive around the house.

Mistaken Nationality?

2010-03-03T17:18:00.005+08:00

Sometimes you remember random moments that are just so random, you wonder why you even remember them. O_o

I don't remember being categorised as anything but Chinese all the time I've been living in Malaysia. I look obviously Chinese - not the single eyelid look for me, nor the skin as pure as snow. The older I got, the more I could not be mistaken for anything but Chinese, or at the very least, Asian.

Nationality, however, is another matter entirely. I've been mistaken for an ABC (Ang moh country-born-Chinese), Singaporean and Japanese in the past.

ABC - I don't like ice kacang. (Off topic, I know) Would you believe it, I actually had rosy cheeks when I was a kid. Oh, and the chubby cheeks to match (although I still have those, FML). I think it was more because of the hot weather than any miracle of the skin, except when I was holidaying somewhere cold. It probably didn't help that I only spoke (mostly) English and Hokkien. There's a photo of me eating noodles or something during a trip to Singapore, which my dad's friend took, where I look positively ang moh-ish. O_o Can I just say it was a trick of the light?

Singaporean - No duh. This is pretty common, I guess. You talk like you know what you're doing, you walk like you know exactly where the hell you're going, dress a bit nicer, and the person behind the counter automatically assumes you're not from KL but probably Singapore.

Japanese - I'm like, "what the heck?!". I still get mistaken for a Japanese sometimes when I'm walking around alone in KLCC, especially when I hang around Kinokuniya's Japanese book section or Isetan supermarket. I remember overhearing a bunch of girls saying (in Mandarin) "She must be Japanese" while furtively glancing in my direction. I was trying not to laugh out loud.

The best is definitely kept for last. The incident that takes the cake was when my dad, brother and myself were all mistaken to be Japanese. We were at KLCC and my dad was taking a shortcut through Isetan, with my bro and I hurrying along behind him. After going through the entrance, I noticed my brother smirking beside me, so I asked him what was so funny. He replied saying "Oh, you didn't hear what a couple of those salesgirls were saying when we passed by the clothing department?"

"No."

"They were whispering to each other and saying that 'those three' (meaning us) must be Japanese."

So I admit, both my dad and brother do look sorta Japanese. Dad is short and (slightly) round, but he can pass off as both a typical Malaysian or Chinese or Japanese citizen. [In fact, a Japanese man once mistook him for a fellow countryman on the Eurostar or something when he was young, and thought it was very arrogant of him not to return his bows until it was made clear my dad was not, in fact, a fellow countryman.] My second brother, who is one head taller than me and on the skinny side, can definitely pass as Japanese, which was proven when he went to Japan. I, on the other hand, absolutely lack any Japanese characteristics, except for the fact that I was somehow obviously related to the other two.

So yeah, I'm baffled. And this random memory of a random moment in time has stuck with me for a very long time, lol.

Oh well, it's easy to fool people into thinking you're not a Malaysian. One, dress nicely (and not in those lala zai fashion). Two, don't speak like a local. Say 'lah' and you're busted. If you can muster an English accent, even better. Three, act + dress + walk + talk confidently. Don't wait for the Starbucks person to ask you if you'd like a "Tall, grande or venti" and never go "Huh? I want a medium one". Four, be polite. Say thank you and smile at the cashier after your transaction is done. Thank the waiter for refilling your glass. It's proper etiquette, after all. Five, never ever be a litter bug. How hard is it to hold onto your rubbish until you see a litter bin in a shopping mall anyway?

Don't shoot me for that up there. It's just my personal opinion.

Okay, so that's about it from me. This post went on longer than I expected, but that's not surprising. I'm bored and ~~there's nothing for me to do.~~ I have something to do but I'm too lazy to do it now.

Heartless

2010-02-06T19:45:00.005+08:00

You know what?

I sometimes think of myself as a heartless bitch. ~~(That felt good!)~~

I don't like little kids. They're scary, and I have no idea whatsoever how to communicate with them.

Babies are better, since all they do is sleep. (Hopefully)

People my age... Uh, better I guess. Topics of conversation are slightly easier, unless they speak a whole different language.

People older than me (okay, those aged 30 and above)... Well, they usually ignore us "youngsters", so I'm totally fine with it.

I guess it's just that I feel more comfortable by myself or with just a small circle of friends. I like to watch other people, observe what they do, how they react, etc. Maybe subconsciously, I'm just trying to learn something from people's interactions with each other.

Oh wait, that's irony for you. Me being an Interactor in high school and all.

Oh, and last of all, Sao Lee, if you're reading this...

I'm a bitch because I haven't finished Part II of your present yet ~~and I have no idea what content to throw in and I really need some inspiration/ideas.~~ =/ Oops!

First Post of 2010

2010-02-04T13:01:00.002+08:00

Hey, it's been a while. It's already the 2nd month of 2010 and here I am posting my first entry for the year.

It hasn't been such a great year so far. I've been sick, I've been sad, I've been disappointed... but there's also been some laughter mixed up in it, so I guess that's okay. Of course, a little retail therapy goes a long way.

It's been on my mind long enough. Every post in my blog(s) are my thoughts at that particular moment in time. I guess that's why most of us blog anyway - to set free our thoughts and ideas, share our experiences, in the hope that it'll bring us some relief. Well, that's definitely the case for me.

I've had this song stuck in my head for the past few days. It's Brian McKnight's "Back At One".

One, you're like a dream come true
Two, just wanna be with you
Three, girl it's plain to see
That you're the only one for me and
Four, repeat steps one through three
Five, make you fall in love with me
If ever I believe my work is done
Then I'll start back at one

All I can say is... Wow ❤

Random Personal Photo Gallery 2

2009-12-16T14:02:00.005+08:00

Giant colourful dragon incense for 九王爷 celebrations at the temple in Sg. Way.

My entry ticket for AFA '09.

Spotted a couple of MyFM Myvi Troopers in front of Sg. Wang.

Christmas decorations for 2009 in 1 Utama new wing.

In the mini Christmas garden at e@Curve (2009)

Marks & Spencer 125th anniversary edition of Percy Pig. Bling!

Click here for Random Photo Gallery 1

Time Flies

2009-12-03T21:33:00.003+08:00

One more month.

A mere 31 days left.

I wonder if I should be happy or sad. 11 months have passed by so quickly, and no doubt the twelfth one goes by in a flash.

I've caught the year-end flu again. I really hate it. I've been drinking hot lemon tea and honey lemon for the past few days (thanks to Angie for the tip!) and I feel better after that, but it hasn't prevented the flu from attacking. *sigh* Luckily it's already the holidays, so I can rest at home without worrying about schoolwork or lessons or anything.

Well, that's about it for now. I'm going to sleep, get some rest. Hopefully this will be a short flu.

I Was Introduced To Lee Min Ho!

2009-12-02T00:45:00.008+08:00

Yes, I was introduced to Lee Min Ho (yesterday)!

Gotcha there didn't I?

Okay, so I'd heard about him from magazines and stuff, but even after various explanations by various people, I still couldn't figure out why he was so damn famous. Although that might be because I didn't watch Boys Over Flowers ~~and Korean guys except Bae Yong Jun all look the same to me~~.

I'm at Times Square and walking to the escalators, and there he is on a poster advertising for Etude House - which is a very PINK shop, btw. I reach Ground Floor and there's his face yet again on folders and posters on a pink Etude House stall next to the giant revolving Christmas tree. Talk about feeling cornered.

Had lunch with the Gang at Papa John's (great pizza!) then walked around randomly. I headed for Etude House with the aim of buying some stuff there since I wanted to try it out and it was sales season. *shrugs* Waddaya know, I came out with my purchases and a free poster. LOL

So Carina was all "Let's see the poster!!" and this is what I got...

I couldn't make sense of the last word until I saw it on my computer screen. The r really looked like a v up close lor!

After that we went to Sg. Wang and then Pavilion. I think Pavilion is the only place in KL that has any Christmas vibe. Not bad, by Malaysian standards.

Oh, and Santa's reindeer are obviously male. Don't believe me? Walk through Pavilion's main entrance and look upwards. (Thanks to Mei Yeng for the very.... disturbing... observation.)

Mum and Dad arrived around 6pm, where I said buhbuaiz to my buddies and went walking around the mall before going for dinner at Dragon-i. There's more but I didn't take any pictures, glutton that I am.

My 北海道带子拉面 (Hokkaido scallops la mian)

The must-eat dish - 小笼包 (Xiao Long Bao)

Since it was raining outside, we decided to walk around a bit longer instead of jamming up the traffic with the rest of KL city.

Nicole, you have to come back here and buy these cages at Tangs! They're your favourite right?!

It was a wonderful day. I'm happy to be able to meet up with my high school friends, even if it's only for a few hours. Let's have a gathering again before the new year is here, okay? ^^

I’m a Sherlock Holmes in the Making

2009-11-30T23:06:00.005+08:00

What's up, Sherlock?

Well, I took out my magnifying glass, put on my thinking cap and managed to find a trace of Sherlock Holmes!

With all the holiday season movies coming out lately, it's pretty hard to choose which ones to watch. The last movie I went to watch in the cinema was 2012, so I guess I'm a little behind the times. Nonetheless, ONE of the movie posters that really caught my attention was

↑
this!

Imagine my surprise (and delight) when I saw this poster. I'd been reading the Sherlock Holmes stories ever since I was a kid, so I was pretty excited to see that they'd made it into a movie.

And Robert Downey Jr. + Jude Law just makes it better, because they're both such ~~hot guys~~ amazing actors.

A bit of trivia here:
The phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson" does not, in fact, appear in the Conan Doyle books, only later in Sherlock Holmes' films. It was first used by P. G. Wodehouse, in Psmith Journalist, 1915.

I'd actually blogged about my everlasting love of this sarcastic-yet-brilliant detective previously, when I re-read all my Sherlock books during the holidays.

So... Back to the topic, I really really hope that nuffnang will give me the chance to see my all-time favourite detective on the great big silver screen this December!

♥ Laura

A Heads Up

2009-11-30T16:43:00.003+08:00

Okay, so I was messing around with my blog's HTML just now, trying to change the layout. I'm kinda bored of this one already, so I wanted to find a new and nicer one.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't seem to be able to find one that I liked enough to use. Why is it so freaking hard to find nice dark templates nowadays?!

Okay, so maybe I'm a bit too fussy. ~~So shoot me.~~

So if you're unable to view this blog or it's looking a little funky, I'm probably behind there working on the template or such.

Lazy Sunday

2009-11-29T12:13:00.005+08:00

It's a lazy Sunday. Well, feels like it.

It was raining this morning. I woke up, heard the rain, and promptly went back to sleep. I guess my big brother is feeling the same, 'coz he's still asleep, the pig. No sign of the skinny one though. He probably went out gallivanting somewhere.

On a totally unrelated note, I've been checking the UniSA portal on and off for the past few weeks now. Checking for what? First semester grades, duh! They're still not out yet, even though the lecturers told us it would be released pretty quickly.

Yeah, right. That coming from lecturers, some who can't even give us the results of our FIRST assignment, let alone the final grade. Three cheers for academic efficiency.

I've been blogwalking these days out of boredom. Not only other people's blogs; I even visited my old xanga blog, and would you believe it? I found out lots of stuff about myself; both good and bad.

A little bit of personal trivia I dug up from there:
I'd already picked up Twilight way back in January 2006. That's almost 4 years ago!

Goes to show that I was already on the Team Edward bandwagon before most people even knew about the Cullens. Hah! *ish proud of herself* *trips over a sleeping werewolf* Dang.

A nostalgic Neopets picture before I go for lunch. I used to love having these little cuties in my blog posts back then.

An AFA '09 Post.... Or Something Like It

2009-11-28T21:30:00.005+08:00

Prologue:
Okay, so I changed my mind about a "proper" AFA '09 post, due to the LARGE amount of photos and the inability to arrange photos chronologically thanks to Blogger's sucky photo management system. So I'll just post up the photos I like. The photos from the entire trip are already in my Facebook photo album anyway.

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Friday, 20 November 2009

Rhea, Yih Chien and I departed for Singapore in the FirstCoach bus from Bandar Utama at 8 a.m. We got through Singapore customs around 1 p.m. and the bus dropped us all off at Novena Square. Me and Rhea were feeling pretty hungry, so we bought a curry puff each, then we took the MRT to Bugis, where our accommodation for the trip was located. It's a backpacker guesthouse called Superb Hub @ Bugis and it was a nice little place. The owner was very friendly, the place was clean and it was situated near to the MRT station as well as Bugis Junction. Probably the only thing we could complain about was that the toilet was kinda small.

After unpacking our stuff and resting for a while, we took the MRT and went to Singapore Plaza for some shopping with Yvonne. ^^ YC could probably write a story about our "destined" meeting with her at the Dhoby Gaut MRT elevators, lol

First things first, LUNCH! What better than fast food that you can't get in KL, right? So we went right to MOS Burger to eat.

Me with my yakiniku rice burger and Rhea with her chicken teriyaki burger.The Christmas decorations are all up in Singapore! Wheee~ We've reached Orchard Road! Pretty, aye?

Our last stop before going back to the guesthouse was Kinokuniya, where Rhea managed to find her Axis Powers Hetalia manga. Yay~~ ^^

Yummy Food: Fried mars, sausage & potato, takoyaki

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Saturday, 21 November 2009

It's THE BIG DAY!! The day we'd been dreaming for, rushed assignments for and acquired money for.
Tickets started selling at 9 a.m., so we were up by 7 a.m. We took the MRT to City Hall, where YC stayed back to wait for Yvonne, while me and Rhea went ahead to Suntec Convention Centre to queue up for tickets. 8.30 a.m. and there was already a sizable crowd there. 9 a.m. and the place was PACKED with people. O_O

Waiting in line to buy tickets. Yatta! We finally got our tickets! (S$15 for one-day entry)
A guy with a reporter-type video camera even took a video of us with the tickets, probably because we were squealing like rabid fangirls in our excitement. -___-"
Tamagotchi! Hahaha, so cute right?
Domo-kun plushies! Rawr!
The Moe Moe Kyun maid cafe, just opening for business.
Looks like the maids are getting a pep talk before starting their jobs for the day.

The insanely huge and awesome Bandai booth.

And here are just some of the figurines on display, courtesy of various figurine companies and Danny Choo.

See who I spotted!
↓The Tokyo Dance Trooper himself!

This is what Danny Choo looks like without the Storm Trooper helmet. Tee hee!

Okay, now for the cosplayers. ^^
Zero from Vampire Knight aiming for, yup, the eneloop doggie's butt. LOL

2 very good-looking cosplayers. I think they're in D.Gray-man uniforms, but I'm not really sure. AND I forgot to ask them. *facepalms*

Rhea's favourite: America-san from APH.

We even managed to get Jason from Friday the 13th to pose for us.

A very amazing Ichigo Kurosaki cosplayer.

There were many other fantastic cosplayers walking around on that day, but I'm too lazy to post all their photos. Sorry!!

Now it's time for the AFA '09 Regional Cosplay Competition!!
We managed to snag places in the last row of seats. Bwahahahaha!

The 3 judges and the 2 pretty hosts. Yes, that is Kaname☆ on the left. ^o^

One of the finalists of the cosplay competition and my favourite!

Kaname giving one of the super cute Thai contestants a hug. Awww...

All the contestants up on stage, waiting for the final results...

...which went to team 00 Evolution from Singapore! Congratulations, Gundam-san! ♥

After the competition ended, we left to go for lunch. There were many other cosplayers outside the exhibition hall, getting their stuff ready and posing for cameras.

K-On! cosplay group.

Weird but hot combination: Yuuki Cross from Vampire Knight (left) and black and white Chii from Chobits (right).

I'm starving! It's time for lunch~
My yummy curry chicken chop rice and iced lemon tea. ^^

This was YC's idea! Our loot from AFA '09 (well, most of it anyway). XD

Four very happy people!

Today was a very memorable day too, because I finally got to meet my "jie" - Yvonne!
Thank you so much for dinner and bringing us around Clarke Quay and Esplanade. I'll treat you to yummy food when you come to KL next time, kays?

This photo is kinda dark, but I like it. ✿

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Sunday, 22 November 2009

Our last day in Singapore. It was a wonderful 3 days with wonderful people. In the morning, we went to nearby Bugis Junction and Bugis Village to shop for souvenirs and stuff before going back to the guesthouse to pack and leave. We actually managed to find The Plaza where we were due to depart, with the help of one very friendly citizen. (I guess we were looking kinda lost on that overhead bridge, lol) Also, thank you to Uncle Andrew and Aunty Melissa for their efforts to help me locate The Plaza. It turned out to be The Plaza @ Parkroyal along Beach Road. Haha~

The bus left The Plaza sharp at 5 p.m. and we arrived safely back in Bandar Utama around 10 p.m. My parents and bro picked me up and then we went for "tong shui" at SS2 before going home. ^^

So... Before I end this post, let me show you my favourite 'loot' from AFA '09 - a Code Geass R2 Suzaku/Lelouch pillow!

That's all for today! A big thank you to all the people who made this trip possible and enjoyable; I hope that we can go again next year for AFA 2010!

✿ -Laura

Wait For It.....

2009-11-25T23:29:00.002+08:00

I just realized that most of my pictures don't have a watermark or something on them. You know, those pesky little words that proclaim to one and all that you took those pictures yourself instead of filching them off somebody else's site. XD

So yeah, I won't be posting any AFA pictures until I've had them properly chosen, marked and stuff. (Read: Procrastination-in-progress)

Oh, and I feel like changing the whole look of my blog - AGAIN. I want to be able to do strikethroughs and underlines in my posts, dammit. >_>

A Trip To Satisfy My Inner Otaku (Until Next Year)

2009-11-23T23:45:00.003+08:00

Yup, I'm back from my Singapore-AFA '09 trip.

My shoulders are sore and my feet are aching, but everything was worth it. TOTALLY worth it.

I've spent a good part of today resizing all the photos and uploading them on Facebook, so if you're in my friend list, you've probably seen them already.

I'll see if I have the mood to post them here as well and make it into a proper AFA blog post tomorrow.

Well, it's time for me to hit the hay and snuggle up with my Suzaku/Lelouch pillow. ♥

Holidays!

2009-11-19T08:01:00.005+08:00

.break.down

I'm on a high. I don't know what kind of high it is but I'm definitely high on something.

I don't have any other way to describe it.

I've been awake for 24 hours and I don't even feel sleepy. O_o

Yup, I finally finished my last assignment for this 1 semester, and boy, it feels GOOD.
Like, AWESOMELY GOOD.

Just don't get me started on the time before I finished it. You don't wanna know.

Or you probably know already if you're in the same semester + course as me. lol *coughcrrprccscough*

Oh, and I was totally ecstatic this afternoon when I found out I got 15 extra marks for CRR! I love Monkey Majik even more now! XD

Wheeee~~ Even the rain couldn't dampen my spirits! (But apparently it wasn't enough to get me finished earlier either. Damn.) I was actually about to give up any hope that Ms. Natasha would post up anything about the extra credit essay.

Okay, back to the title topic: Holidays!!

I'll be going for Anime Festival Asia 2009 in Singapore! It'll be my first time going to such a big-scale event like this, so I'm really excited! ^o^ And also the first time I'm going with my college friends! =)

Anyway, it's time for me to go hand in my final assignment (for the semester/year), check my lists, pack my bags and get ready to have fun, fun, fun!

See ya'll next week!

The Vampire Diaries

2009-11-13T15:01:00.009+08:00

Okay, so in the spirit of Friday the 13th, I decided to watch all of The Vampire Diaries episodes that I'd downloaded so far. (And also as part of my evil plan to PROCRASTINATE! Muahahaha!)

And I must say, Damon Salvatore [left] (played by Ian Somerhalder) is too gorgeously hot that I just had to post something about him. ♥

Before I go into all out fangirl mode, you must know that I would have totally ignored and dismissed this series as just another trap for young people, especially with all the vampire craze going on, except for the fact that I'd actually read L.J. Smith's series with the same name last year, so I got curious and downloaded it. According to one of the websites, they tweaked the storyline a bit and added some characters, but to me, they essentially changed the entire thing! >_<

First off, Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) is supposed to be BLONDE. As in, smart-bossy-teenage-head-cheerleader-goes-through-parents'-death BLONDE. And don't even get me started on Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley), who looks pretty much like the guy on the book cover but totally unlike how I imagined him in my head when reading the book. (I think I see a pattern here. Hot vampire guys in Laura's head =/= Hot vampire guys in other people's heads. O_o Hint: Edward Cullen) As for Damon... Well, let's just say the series has me more fascinated with the bad guy than the good guy.

I don't think I'm supposed to reveal any spoilers here or anything, but with the way the series is going, I doubt that it'll be anything like the book. I can only say that, after I read them over the second time around, I noticed that Stefan and Elena's story is pretty much happy ever after over, but there's still so much more to be discovered about Damon.

I KNOW! I have this fixation about the guy! Stop rolling your eyes. -_-"

Damon: I'm Damon, Stefan's brother.
Elena: He didn' tell me he had a brother.
Damon: Well, Stefan isn't one to brag.

Hah! Typical. I guess I have a thing for hot + sexy + sarcastic vampi- I mean, guys.

The Salvatore brothers. ♥

The 3 main characters of the series.

Promotional poster.

Damon Salvatore ♥

Damon with his typical smug enigmatic expression. ♥

Okay, Stefan looks pretty good here too. ♥

Well, I'm off to continue watching episode 5 to 8 now. Enjoy the pics! ^^

Another Friday the 13th

2009-11-13T09:28:00.005+08:00

Yay! It's Friday the 13th again!

Actually, I have no idea what else to say besides that. *cricket sounds*

So... Have a good day, people! Make sure to avoid walking under ladders and stay away from black cats! XD

The Original Emo Kid

2009-11-12T22:14:00.007+08:00

Trust me, I've been waiting to type that for a looooong time now.

"Why?", you ask. Because I didn't have anything to back it up until now, that's why!

Let me take you back to an idle afternoon in 1995.

A 5-year-old child has a craft knife and a used up roll of cellophane tape in her hands. Nobody knows how or where she managed to get those two items. There is not a single person in sight, her actions are safe from prying eyes. She crawls under the long rattan settee in the living room and after contemplating the knife and the roll of used-up tape, starts to cut something, slowly and carefully. The only sounds that can be heard are the whirring of the ceiling fan above and somebody moving around in the kitchen.

After a while, the child stops cutting and crawls backwards out from under the settee. Carefully holding her hands away from her body, she slowly and carefully climbs up the stairs to the master bedroom. Looking around, she spots somebody sitting at the writing table in the corner and trots over to that person. She holds up a thumb, red and dripping with blood, all without saying a word or making any sound.

The woman at the table turns around and an expression of shock crosses her face, and lets out a small cry. Only then does the child let out a wail and lets the waterworks flow, as the pain from the cut registers in her mind.

So yeah, I was the original emo kid with a knife in her hands and blood all over her fingers.

And this is what that particular thumb looks like now.

So, remember kids, don't play with any knives or blades without parental supervision!

I couldn't resist throwing in some "emo quotes" I found off the internet. LMAO
Oh, here's the icing on the cake - the Chinese music industry's "Emo Song of the Year" (as voted by moi and her acquaintances)!

Tank - 如果我变成回忆

如果我变成回忆退出了这场生命
留下你错愕哭泣
我冰冷身体拥抱不了你
想到我让深爱的你人海孤独旅行
我会恨自己如此狠心

如果我变成回忆终于没那么幸运
没机会白着头发蹒跚牵着你看晚霞落尽
漫长时光总有一天你会伤心痊愈
若有人可以让他陪你

如果我变成回忆最怕我太不争气
顽固的赖在空气霸占你心里每一寸缝隙
连累依然爱我的你痛苦承受失去
这样不公平请你尽力把我忘记

"...All I Got Was This Lousy..." & Bizarre Dreams

2009-11-02T21:31:00.010+08:00

So, it's literally a case of "My dad spent 15k and all I got was this piece of paper".

I mean, seriously.
Okay, okay, so they did invite us to some fancy convo held at KLCC or something, but it's just foundation, for crying out loud! I'll go to my degree convo when it does arrive, in like 3 years, thanks.
And I do admit, the transcript does look pretty nice, what with the hard plastic cover and 90gsm paper certificate. Ha! IMO, they should've given us a voucher for framing it up or something though. Wouldn't that be a nice touch?

Anyway, I wanted to post something yesterday, but I chickened out at the last minute. And it wasn't very interesting, just some random thoughts while surveying my room. Something along the lines of "I hate mess, but I somehow seem to create mess anyway".

OH! Nearly forgot. So probably some of you noticed my "The bizarre dreams are back" personal message in MSN. Let me tell you this, I really had this totally bizarre dream when I was having my afternoon nap just now!

So basically it's set in 1Utama, and there are lots of bakeries there. And I dreamt that dad, mum and me were there buying buns and stuff. If I remember correctly, dad went there to buy buns because he was feeling peckish, and after looking at all the delicious pastries arranged there, I also took a tray and started to take all these pastries (especially the danishes) and buns there. Oh, and I also took a slice of chocolate cake too! (This I remember vividly.) Then when the time came for us to go to the cashier, the total amount turned up to be....

RM310!!

Press that key, I know you want to.

OMG~ Talk about crazy. How could 2 trays add up to a total of RM310?! -_-" Even in the dream I could feel myself feeling shocked. LOL

I know, I'm babbling, jumping from one topic to another. Who cares? Let's throw in some more randomness: I need to finish watching Pandora Hearts so that I can concentrate on my CCS assignment!

P/S: I just loooooove Gilbert (the dark-haired guy). He's just so cool, yet gets angry easily and *poofs!* becomes a chibi. Or maybe I have a thing for non-blonde guys. Or both. XD

Blog On Hiatus

2009-10-02T01:16:00.008+08:00

Okay, so I now officially announce this blog

hi⋅a⋅tus /haɪˈeɪ təs/
A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

(It actually translates to "blogger-is-too-lazy-and-has-nothing-to-blog-about".)

Of course, I could just get it into my head to blog about something or just do the good ole ranting thing.

Happy Birthday, Dear Brother(s)!!

2009-08-03T08:34:00.004+08:00

I swear, I will make this a proper post on Wednesday.
It's been a tiring + confusing first day of class today and tomorrow is "terrible Tuesday", with classes from 8am to 5pm. I'm beat.

Happy Birthday to my two brothers!!

Teenagers On Holiday

2009-07-23T16:49:00.010+08:00

"Teenagers," said Luke, as if it were the filthiest word he knew, and threw himself into the oncoming horde.
- City of Ashes

It's been almost 3 weeks since I last posted anything in my blog. I guess I just couldn't be bothered to write anything, partly because of finals and also partly because I was too lazy to update. Not that there was much to update anyway.

So yeah, this hols I finally got the chance to have a proper gathering with my RO friends. I managed to meet up with our "Endless Sdn. Bhd." (Hahahaha! -lolz-) members Ah Yu, Wayu, Jelvix, CCL, Ah Fer, Saolee, O'Brian and also a few other RO-ers like Kevi, Levin and Ulim.
On Friday we had breakfast at OldTown, then dinner + yumcha at SS2's Murni, and on Saturday we went to Bon Odori in Shah Alam. Yesterday 4 of us (wayu, jelv, saolee and me) went to watch Ice Age 3 (3D) at 1Utama and laughed like mad. XD

What else is there? Oh, yes, the results for FICM finals were released yesterday. All I can say is that they were more or less what I expected to get, so no surprise there. The registration form for degree is sitting on the table next to me and it has a very reproachful aura radiating from it, so I think I'll go with my parents and hand it in tomorrow. *sigh*

On a more important note, I really, really need to go to a bookstore soon (preferably MPH, Borders or Kinokuniya) so that I can get some of the books that I've been waiting for a while now. I went to Kino the other day but they didn't have the edition that I wanted, so I didn't buy it. Bought "MAX" (Maximum Ride series by James Patterson) but only realised afterwards that it wasn't exactly the version I wanted either. Oh what the hell, it had a 28% discount thanks to the Daruma Card. (Gosh, I could've used the discount to buy Japanese section books right?! Nuuuu~~~)

Okay, what else is there to blog about? Hmm... I'm good at random stuff, so here are some. I don't want the holidays to end. I hate the fact that my semester starts when everybody else is having holidays. I wonder if there's enough money to finish my degree. I'm thinking if I should go on a RO hiatus again, at least until the end of the year when I have 1month+ of holidays. I wish my bro would get a new car so that I can start driving. I want...

That's human nature, I guess. "I want..."

Something to contemplate or something to ignore?

考试时间到，我们一起来祷告

2009-07-07T16:52:00.005+08:00

Tomorrow marks the first day of our final exams for Foundation in Communication (FICM). So, I guess it's a pretty big deal. But I just can't seem to be able to muster the proper enthusiasm to study. ~_~

There's this standing joke with Ruth and me about this particular Jay Chou song. We changed the lyrics a bit to suit the situation.

以学生之名（请用周杰伦《以父之名》开头rap的曲子唱）

考试时间到我们一起来祷告

仁慈的父我在温书看不见睡的国度
请帮我顺利过渡
【a ya ya chik kit chik kit a ya】
没人能说没人可说好难承受
成绩好的背后刻着万般痛苦

Thanks to Ruth for the awesome lyric-change! XD

Let us bury ourselves in lecture notes and resurface on Friday, aye?

考试时间到，我们一起来祷告

Exam time is here, let us say our prayers

Just A Simple Update

2009-05-25T10:27:00.002+08:00

I know, I know. You were all just waaaaaaiiiiting to see what delicious food we had in Penang, right?
Okay, so first of all, I'm sorry I don't have any food pictures or anything to post. Seriously.
We did take some pics, but they're all with Rhea. And I'm too lazy to get them from her. (Also because we ran into some *ahem* complications shortly before coming back home.)

Aaaaaand....
I didn't have the mood to blog. Mid-terms right after the holidays! >_< Actually, the last paper - Moral Education - was finished just now. Time to start with the assignments. zZzZz...

Things tend to happen when you least expect it, no?
Sometimes they make you feel shocked, surprised, happy, sad, disappointed, nervous... All sorts of emotions. Sometimes they make you feel like throwing something, or maybe hide under the covers and try to sleep it off in the hopes that it'll be gone when you wake up. Sometimes they make you feel like blasting the music at maximum volume, or dance around like a fool with a silly smile on your face.

Haha~ That was kinda long. Well, it's just something that popped up in my head. Nothing special. =)

“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
- Oscar Wilde

2009-05-10T16:21:00.002+08:00

Going off to Penang for holiday and also to do the video assignment for Media Appreciation.

All I can say is....

FOOD!!

Gotcha. Will be back in a few days.

FUCK IT ALL!!

2009-05-06T23:14:00.004+08:00

THIS WILL BE A CAPS-ONLY POST. I AM FUCKING PISSED-OFFED RIGHT NOW.

NEVERMIND THAT I MISSED THE MOVIE PREMIERE OF 《Sell Out!》 THIS EVENING. FINE, I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.

WHAT I'M FUCKING PISSED-OFFED ABOUT IS THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE SOOOOO EAGER TO "KEEP IN TOUCH" WITH OTHER PEOPLE, BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY TALK TO EACH OTHER, THEY GO "HI,LONGTIMENOSEE/CHAT,HAVEYOUEATEN,YEAHGREAT,BYE!" AND THEN IT'S UP TO US TO KEEP UP THE CONNECTION EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT TO THE OTHER PARTY. NOT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE ONLY LIKE 10% INTEREST IN HAVING THE CONVERSATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

MR PHILLIP WAS SO RIGHT. ABOUT THE REFLEXIVE BEHAVIOUR THING, I MEAN.

EXAMPLE:
BRO COMES INTO MY ROOM ALL PISSED OFF AT DAD, THEN STARTS YELLING AT ME. I YELL BACK, GET PISSED OFF, SLAM THE DOOR AND STOMP DOWNSTAIRS, YELL AT DAD, DAD GETS PISSED OFF AT ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE. SEE THE PATTERN?

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, THIS WAS A RANT POST.

I'M OFF TO SLEEP NOW.

Krispy Kreme is finally here!!

2009-04-27T18:30:00.006+08:00

So today is the opening of Malaysia's first ever Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at Berjaya Times Square. Being the food lover that I am and with my dad oh-so-helpfully reminding me that it was gonna open today, we went straight to Times Square right after my dad and mum picked me up from college.

This time around, I'm gonna let the pictures and their captions do the talking. =P

You can see it as you come down from the escalator on the right side (from the inside, I mean). It's right by the main entrance, so you couldn't possibly miss it.

They have this "open kitchen" concept going, so you can see how they make the doughnuts and stuff. This lift-thingy is pretty cool. You can see the doughnuts going for a ride into the fryer...
...which is this thing. See the white-coloured dough coming out as crispy brown doughnuts? XD

I couldn't help it. I just had to have one in the car on the way home.

2 dozen doughnuts in 2 boxes. Wheee~~ ^o^

One box of a dozen assorted doughnuts....

...and one box of a dozen Krispy Glazed dougnuts.

(We'd already sapu-ed 4 by the time this pic was taken! Hahaha!)

Now drool!

I'm off to have more of those doughnuts. Muahahaha~!

華与华

2009-04-25T12:20:00.002+08:00

突然想打一些华语字。

记得我从小学到高中，都对华语有某程度上的抗拒。可能是因为英文在我生活中有比较重要的角色吧；华语是因为爸爸要我读华校我才继续跟它扯上关系的。

离开了中学，我才真正领悟到华文的重要性。我感觉很荣幸，因为我是一个会说、会读、会写华语的华人！*背景音乐：王力宏版本的龙的传人*

可是一说到广东话嘛……我真的觉得自己彻底的失败啊！从小就看惯TVB剧和听亲戚们说，长大后却只会听不太会说……哎~“无眼睇”！

还有还有，华文让我比较容易了解日本字，真的很有用，尤其是当要买日本货的时候。哇哈哈哈~

以上那一段文字，看起来还真的很像是我在胡言乱语、语无伦次吧？没关系，我也这样觉得.

搁笔之前，就让我特别致谢育才华文小学、芙蓉中华小学和坤成女子中学这些年来的教诲与培育！

P/S: 多谢明珠帮我install的搜狗华文输入器~ XD

Unexpected Darkness

2009-04-20T22:11:00.004+08:00

LOL~ I'm really on a roll today, huh? Third post in a day, wtf!

Well, just now around 9.15 p.m., everything (except my laptop's screen) went totally dark! It was pitch black both inside the house and outside. Normally it's just my house's row that gets these occasional blackouts, but today the whole area went pitch black. Weirdly enough, the street lights weren't affected.

Anyway, I went downstairs to check out what was happening and as I was walking down the stairs, I smelled something like cookies baking. So I asked my mum "Do you smell something like cookies baking?", then she was like "Yup, maybe somebody was baking cookies." Then she went into the kitchen, and when she came out she said "Oh, it's the smell of the bread I was toasting in the toaster."

SWT-ness

Beautiful Monday

2009-04-20T18:16:00.004+08:00

Another short and seemingly random post by yours truly for today.

Most beautiful weather I've ever seen since the last few weeks. Saturday was nice and sunny, but pair that with Mass Colympics and you'll get a lot of hot and baked people. Today was sunny and windy, which was really nice and reminded me of the beach.

I-Xcess

2009-04-20T10:15:00.003+08:00

Just a short post here, compliments from the Media Hub.

I'm amazed that my I-Xcess is still functioning and I can still connect to the wi-fi after NINE months! The form actually said that we have to renew our I-Xcess after 6 months, but when I went to ask the IT department guy last week, he told me to test it before re-applying.

Wheeee~

P/S: Those monkeys are so cute, no? XD

I Hate Leftovers

2009-04-11T10:51:00.005+08:00

(Comic taken from www.cartoonstock.com)

I've come to hate leftovers.

No, don't get me wrong. I'm not those super fussy types who demand freshly-cooked food for every single meal. I'm okay with eating yesterday's spaghetti or a slice of cake from the day before.

What I really can't stand is that fact that almost every meal (with rice) at home consists of yesterday's, the day before's, the day before that and all the way to last fortnight's - you guessed right - LEFTOVERS!

I mean, come on la~ I know you love the TV so much (BFFs: Hallmark, HBO and Cinemax) and aren't exactly the greatest cook in the world, but please, don't make us drink last week's soup or consume soy sauce meat that has been reheated 5 (or more) times before.

Shh.... I'll let you in on a lil' secret.
You know what's been keeping me alive?

Tadaa~!! Maggi mee, or as its proper name says, instant noodles.

I know from experience that it's totally bad for my health, but there are times when you just need to have some hot food to fill your stomach. Seriously, I owe half my life to this wonderful invention. (And the other half is probably gone thanks to it, but I'm not gonna go into that.)

So yeah, that's it. Just a short rant for today.
La - di - dah~

The Bitch Who Didn't Know Traffic Laws, A Guy Who Ran Out Of Luck and The Fast & The Furious a.k.a. Pantas dan Garang

2009-04-09T19:45:00.012+08:00

Oh boy, have I a LOT to blog about today. Let's get things going in chronological order, shall we?

So today it was an 8 a.m. class as usual. We left home around 7.10 a.m. (my dad and mum drive me to school and back) and there was a slight jam as usual around the college area. So there's this 2-lane road leading to the college that always becomes a 1-lane road due to all the cars parked on the left side. My dad was driving on the right side and there were all these cars from the left trying to squeeze in. Of course, we were on the lane with the right of way, and a lot of cars were trying to cut in.

A green Toyota Avanza was behind us and on the left lane and the driver (a perempuan) was trying to cut into our lane. So my dad didn't want to give way to her, since several other cars had already cut in front and we had the right of way anyway.

You know what that BITCH did? She forced her way into the right lane, a little bit behind us and continued to squeeze in even though it was OBVIOUS that she couldn't pass. But she still kept going and of course, there was this loud "sccccrrrrgh" scratching noise that told us her car's face had scratched our car's ass. So my dad just stopped there (effectively holding up the traffic for a while) and we just glared at her. Many people had heard the friction of metal against metal and were looking curiously our way.

So then my dad went a little ways forwards and parked on the left side, which thankfully was empty, and the Avanza followed behind. My dad got down, she got down, and I also got down (since it was almost time for class). I was just in time to hear her say to my dad that it was his fault.

WHAT THE FUCK?! The NERVE she had, saying it was our fault when it was HER stupid bloody idiocy that was the problem! We don't HAVE to give way to stupid idots like her who think they are so great driving an Avanza. If YOU are cutting into the lane WE are in, then WE have the right of way. And if you're a driver in Malaysia, let me enlighten you to the unwritten rule of the road: If MY car is bigger than yours, I have the right of way. Kapeesh?

One last thing before I end this rant and continue to the next item of today's agenda...

To the driver of Mxx 7Xxx:
You BITCH! When people have the right of way and don't want to give way to you, just deal with it! It's YOUR fault if you force your way in and damage other people's car. You're lucky this time around, because if you continue to drive like this, I really, really hope that the next vehicle you "cuddle" is a GODDAMN CONTAINER TRAILER with a driver with a bad personality.
Fuck you, bitch!

Yeah, if you've read all my previous entries, you won't see language such as this come up in my posts. I just see no reason to use those words in my entries unless I am really pissed off, like today. Okay, next~

The big news in class today was the guy who fell to his death from the 14th floor at Suriamas yesterday. According to The Star, the "...teenage student who was locked out of his room and attempted to enter his 14th floor condominium unit via the balcony, met with a tragic end when he lost his footing and plunged to his death."
Tragic indeed. He was apparently a first-year student at Taylors "...and had performed this stunt several times before when he accidentally left his keys inside."

May he rest in peace.

On to the movies section of today! Me, Rhea, Nicole and Grace went to Sunway Pyramid after school today to watch a movie. At first we wanted to watch The Shinjuku Incident, but since Grace had already watched it, we opted for Fast & Furious.

When we entered the cinema, it had already started. Nevertheless, I was lucky enough to not miss the appearance of the title and it's subtitle, which was...

"Pantas Dan Garang"

OMGWTFBBQLMAOLOLROFLHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
*cough* *regains composure*

The last time around, which was TF&TF: Tokyo Drift, the Malay title was "Laju Dan Garang"! My brothers and I had totally cracked up when we saw it. But it was an awesome movie. Tokyo Drift, I mean. Not to mention it had a totally sticky and addictive theme song. =_= The 4th one was okay, but I still think that the Japanese pimped-up cars were cooler.

That's about it for today. It's been a long day and an even longer post.

Ciaoz!

Random - Back to College

2009-04-06T12:08:00.004+08:00

So it's the first day of college (because somehow last week's 2-hour lesson just didn't seem like it) and I'm back in the Media Hub with Rhea, Ruth and Nicole.

Guess what?

The Media Hub got some awesome brand spankin' new Macs! I haven't checked out the other places like Student Lounge and library yet, but I sure am hoping that they've upgraded all the computers. That's what Daddy's paying the college for, right? The FULL use of facilities whenever we can, that is. XD

See!

Although I have a funny feeling that the Macs don't like me, due to the fact that both computers that I tried to login just shook it's login window at me and refused to let me in. Hmmmph! >_<

Oh well, there's a reason why I love my snow white VAIO. =P

Cameron Highlands + Kelantan Trip

2009-04-02T20:03:00.008+08:00

The first thing people ask you after a long holiday is usually "How were your holidays?", to which I always answer "Boring". Because it's totally true (most of the time).
However, there was some respite from the boredom on the 2nd week of March, when my dad decided to go on a 'road trip' to Cameron Highlands and Kelantan.

So the 3 of us set off (dad, mum and me) from home around noon with a week's worth of clothes and me with my trusty laptop (more for safety than usefulness, lol). The weather had taken a turn for the better, with beautiful blue skies and white fluffy clouds, after a horrible week of daily downpours. We arrived at the Equatorial Hotel around 6 p.m. and after a short drive around, went to the hotel's Chinese restaurant, The Golden Pheonix, to have their famous steamboat dinner.

The next morning, we had breakfast at the coffee house and then went for a walk around the hotel, enjoying the cool fresh air and admiring all the flowers in bloom. It's so colourful up there; you can see flowers blooming everywhere! ^^ After checking out from the hotel, we stopped by the Boh plantation to have some tea and take a tour of the factory. It was pretty educational, and I, for one, could never say no to my favourite and most beloved drink - tea! XD

Mooo~ Cowie enjoying the morning scenery. =P

Green, green grass... Yummy!

From Cameron Highlands, we then continued on to Kelantan.
Most people would be wondering why of all places in Malaysia would we be heading to Kelantan, which is a predominantly Malay state with very few Chinese. Well, it's my mum's hometown and we have quite a few relatives there, so why not? =D

Anyway, if you're thinking that you'd probably starve to death there due to lack of Chinese food and/or pork, let me reassure you that that will not be the case. At all. I ate so much I fell sick on the last day! LOL

Here, I'll highlight some treasures of Kelantan that you should definitely check out if you're heading that way.

Nasi dagang - Nowhere in KL/PJ can you find nasi dagang as good as those in its native state. Heck, even the anonymous stall by the roadside is better than those sold here in fancy+overpriced places.
Nasi kukus - No comment on this one. The only thing I eat when I'm there is nasi dagang, but my parents love it. *shrugs*
Laksa - Admittedly, these are harder to find. But they're different from those you get here. It's a Kelantan specialty.
White House - This little kopitiam only opens at 9 p.m. and closes at 1 a.m. Four hours of business each day and how does it survive, you ask? Take a sip of the coffee, a bite of kaya+butter toast, and a slurp of the half-boiled eggs. It's been around since before I was around.
Beaches - Yes, the 3S - sun, sand and sea. Which totally kicks the West Coast beaches' ass'. Seriously. Refer to the reviews below. XD
Thai stuff/food - Thanks to its close proximity to Thailand, you can get lots of Thai stuff in the border places like Rantau Panjang, Pengkalan Kubur, etc. Golok isn't exactly safe at the moment, so most people would opt to go to these places.
Native accents - I adore the Kelantanese Malay accents. Sure, they're sometimes hard to understand, but it somehow seems much.. friendlier. (Maybe it's just me, since I've heard it since I was small.)
Price - RM2.50 for nasi dagang with a quarter egg and a curry chicken drumstick? No way in Hell and the Klang Valley. NO freaking WAY.
There's probably a lot more, but I think I'll stop here.

First beach stop - Pantai Sri Tujuh
Soft, golden sand. Blue skies. White feathery clouds. A refreshing sea breeze. Bright sunlight.
The sound of the waves. Great company. Orange juice. Coconut jelly. Food. Not too much people.

Life is good. =)

Second beach stop - Pantai Irama, Bachok
Same as above, except for the fact that it had rained earlier in the day, so the sand wasn't as nice. But the sea breeze was really cooling and there were a lot of families having fun with their kids.

Two extraordinary things that happened was 2 people in something like a motorized glider flying past above our heads (it looked fun and kinda cool, if you had money for that kinda stuff) and a guy riding a horse bareback on the beach. We could see both the horse and rider going pretty far in, maybe for a swim or something. It was pretty awesome. XD

The pretty sunset clouds soom became angry grey-layered clouds. I swear, that photo was not photoshopped or anything. The sky really was that colour.

Oh yeah, before going to the beach at Bachok, we stopped by a temple for - get this - sauna. Yup, the herbal sauna was quite a new experience for me. The smell of ginger and lots of other herbs was really strong, and the steam was super hot. I had to go in and out of the sauna room to get some fresh air, otherwise I'd probably have fainted or something. -lol-

So basically, that's it. Obviously I'd left out the boring bits, since we were there for 5 days or so. I finally finished updating, along with pictures.

Hope you enjoyed reading this! ^^

Bored, Plus A Little.... Special

2009-03-04T12:15:00.012+08:00

I was so bored that I decided to blog. Thing is, I don't know what to blog about. *facepalms*

I was being emo again last night and actually pulled out a pen and a piece of paper and started writing. OhMyGod. When was the last time I actually wrote something more than 3 words?
No, I won't be sharing what I wrote. It's strictly confidential.

So these are pink plum blossoms. Pretty eh? Photo credits to my brother in Japan who's coming back end of the month. Hopefully he'll get to see some sakura flowers before he leaves the land of the rising sun. :)

It's been raining every single day for the past week. I hate the rain. I used to like it, but now I just feel that it's depressing.

"Rain, rain, go away,

come again another day..."

Today there's gonna be a special section in my post!

Guess what it is.... =)

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It's the Advert Special!

Yup, you saw right - I'm promoting some stuff, so please support if you're interested in them!

Geo Colour Lens
Ever wished you could have large, attractive, mesmerizing eyes like those kawaii girls in Japan/Korea? Well, you can make your wish come true now! ^o^

The contact lenses sold here are really, really nice! There are no fake products here, all the lenses are authentic from Korea. They're sold at really affordable prices ranging from RM22 - RM40 (although there are higher range ones available as well) and are perfect for every occasion. From the normal ones for school, coloured ones for going out, funky ones for cosplaying... There's one for everybody! =)

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The seller is 100% reliable (she's a good friend of mine), although seeing this from a stranger's blog might not be very convincing. [-lol-] However, if you are tempted to try out Geo contact lenses, you can arrange for a face-to-face deal. More specific details can be found in the blog. ^^

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Perfect as a gift for your loved one, friends or even for yourself! ^^

Here are some pictures to pique your interest:

The gadget's design and function.As a necklace.As a handphone accesory.
NEW!! Pastel-coloured Mickey MP3 player with LED emoticon eyes! ^^

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Well, that's pretty much all for today. Thanks for reading!

A Time For Change

2009-03-02T02:21:00.004+08:00

Haha~
No, I'm not quoting Obama or anything. I'm just using a phrase that has been blatantly overused since history began (or something).

Yup, so here it is! The dark layout I've always been so fond of. =) I somehow find light colour on a dark background easier on the eyes. The result of too much time in front of the pc? Hmm... Well, maybe. I don't know and I don't really care.

You know what the worst part of changing the layout was? The WIDGETS. Yeah, those stuff you see at the side i.e. links, pictures, chatbox, etc. There's a faster way to move them around and you can find them pretty easily, but for the life of me I just couldn't be bothered to read and process and comprehend the instructions. So... Say hello to manual copy-and-pasting from Laura.

Phew. It's finally done! Time for me to hit the hay.

Good night and sweet dreams~ ^^

Change?

2009-02-26T00:35:00.003+08:00

I'm thinking of changing my blog's layout.

Green is good and all, but personally I still prefer black backgrounds with light-coloured text.
I'm basically a mini perfectionist, so it's gonna be a real pain the in ass to do a complete blog makeover. >_<

Tell me what you think, please? :)

My "Mei-chan no Shitsuji" Craze

2009-02-20T19:27:00.015+08:00

You know that I'm in trouble when you see me dedicate a whole post to something in particular.

Well, let me get straight to the point.
Lately I've been obsessed with watching メイちゃんの執事 Mei-chan no Shitsuji, a live action J-Drama from a manga with the same name.

Synopsis:
After her parents' death, Shinonome Mei finds out that she is the heiress to the extremely wealthy Hongo family. Shibata Rihito, an extremely handsome S-ranked [highest-ranked] butler, is appointed by her grandfather to serve her. Her ordinary life turns upside down when she is sent to St. Lucia's Girls' Academy, where every student has their own personal butler! Her childhood friend Shibata Kento (Rihito's younger brother) decides to enroll as an apprentice butler so that he can stay close to her.
Once at St. Lucia's, Mei has to face various obstacles in the form of catty classmates, bizarre lessons, weird traditions and much more besides. However, somebody in the academy has malicious plans to kill her! Will she be able to adapt to her new life and face the challenges that lie ahead with the help of her best friend, her amazing (+ hot!!) butler and her own strong determination?

I must say, the drama is quite different from the original manga. First of all, the characters are much older in the drama (the original Mei-chan is a 13-year-old loli shota -_-"). Secondly, the storyline has some main aspects from the manga, but it can be said to be almost completely different. So far I have only read until chapter 19 of the manga, it doesn't seem to be following the original plot. Third, an important character has been drastically changed in the drama. Manga Grandpa was a jovial, friendly, cat-loving old man, but drama Grandpa seems to be a heartless, scheming, uncaring old geezer. O_o And the Kento in the manga was waaaay more bishie than drama Kento. Oh well, we'll just have to see how it turns out.

Now that we have all the wordy parts outta the way, it's time to share my favourite section - the pictures!!

Mizushima Hiro as the super hot S-ranked butler, Shibata Rihito

Eikura Nana as the female lead, Shinonome Mei

Sato Takeru as Mei's best friend, Rihito's younger brother and apprentice butler, Shibata Kento

So basically, in the first episode you have this...
...who then turns into this!
Of course, where would drama be without the usual bunch of catty classmates that Mei-sama will have to gradually win over. XD

Episode 5 will definitely have fangirls like me screaming for joy at this scene and hitting the rewind button to watch over and over again.

Such a sweet scene. ^o^
(*click* picture for animation)

Oh no! St. Lucia has this "ironclad law" that might cause them some trouble:
"Love between a lady and a butler is prohibited !!"

How is it possible to not fall in love with such a nice + hot guy?! Not to mention almost all of the other students have similar complexes going on too.

I wouldn't mind having one of those virtual reality glasses Miruku-chan made though. The ones that make you see this when you put them on.

OMG! *nosebleeds* XD
(Note: To enjoy the animated version of this particular image, please click on the picture. Due to the size of the image, uploading it here has been a real pain. >_< Sorry!)

Yup, so that's about it. I am officially a Mizushima Hiro and Mei-chan no Shitsuji fan now.

I am so doomed.

Seeing Red, But Damn Happy About It !

2009-02-10T18:45:00.004+08:00

Well, my brothers and I have this tradition whereby we only open our ang paos after Chinese New Year.
Sure, we can open them and take a look inside, but definitely NO taking out the money to use before then. What we do after that is none of your business. =PSo anyway, due to the economic crisis, financial downturn and whatnot, our annual stack of ang paos have been greatly diminished since the 1990s. Nevertheless, who am I to complain about getting free money? XD I was expecting to pull out a whole bunch of blue (RM1) notes, but to my surprise, many of the ang paos actually contained red (RM10) notes inside them! Talk about seeing red, hahaha~ The relatives must've been more generous than I thought. XD Better yet, there were even a few blue-green (RM50) notes! O_O Sweeeet!

As for the other stuff in the photo, well, I did not use my Chinese New Year money to buy them. The mangas and novel made my wallet RM120 lighter ^^" but the Code Geass Characters book was bought in Singapore before Christmas.

(Random note: My faith in Borders has been restored! Thank you, Borders Bookstores! *muacks* Now be a good lil' store and stock Junjo Romantica Vol. 8 for me, okie?)

Ah, sorry, I went off track a bit there. *cough*

Hmm... what else is there to blog about today? Nothing more, I think.
Time for me to get some rest, I hate having the flu. >_<

Till next time,
- Laura

Dancing Lions - They're So Cute!

2009-02-09T22:38:00.004+08:00

Well, today's the 15th day of the lunar calendar, which is the last day of Chinese New Year, also known as "chap goh meh" 十五暝, "yuan xiao jie" 元宵节 or Chinese Valentine's Day.

So, despite being attacked by the flu (me) and lack of sleep (also me), all of us went to have a vegetarian lunch at some house-turned-religious-temple place. After that, we stopped at several (3, I think) proper temples to pray.

We were lucky today. The first temple we stopped at had hired a lion dance troupe and we were just in time to watch them go around the temple. I used to be scared of lion dances when I was small, but now I think they're positively cute! ^o^
It was pretty hot out though, those guys playing the lion must've been stifled under all that cloth (not to mention the super heavy lion's head O.o). Nevertheless, they did a great job, and the chief monk looked pretty happy. The funniest part was when, instead of giving out the oranges and sweets like usual, the lion dance people started throwing it to the audience. At least I managed to nab 2 sweets. -lolz-

I like this pic, it's like the lion is saying "Hi!"

The 3 lions and the chief monk.

A Series of Bloody Damn Unfortunate Events

2009-02-03T02:00:00.004+08:00

That's just putting it mildly.

The day started off just fine, with a steamboat lunch at Aunty Ho's [my kai ma] house. I got RM50 for correcting some documents for her and we lingered until around 4.30 p.m.
Then we went home to get some rest before going out again, this time to Taman Sri Manja (Old Klang Road area) for dinner with my aunt, cousin, his girlfriend and her mother. Arrived there around 7 p.m. due to a bit of traffic congestion and rain. Everybody piled into one car (my dad's) and went straight to the restaurant.

Turned out they didn't have their curry fish head during Chinese New Year. Boo-hoo. [Event #1] So we ordered some other dishes and had a pretty good meal. Fortunately, they had "fa shang wu" (peanut cream soup) as dessert during CNY so we had some of that.
After hunting around for newspaper(s) in the area and failing to do so, we went to Eva's house to sit and relax for a bit. Everything was just fine and dandy, watching CNY videos and stuff, when suddenly a call came from my bro.

He said that the car had some problems with the clutch and he was stuck somewhere near our house. [Event #2] So, as usual, my dad went from cheerful to thunderstorm-cloudy [Event #3] and started talking about -bla bla bla bla-. In short, it was not nice on the ears. So naturally, everybody became less happy and you could literally see the 'cheer-o-meter' going downwards.
A lot more -bla bla bla- later and we were hurriedly eating up our 'mee suah' and saying goodbye to everybody. We arrived where my bro was parked and mum and I went to the car to sit inside with my bro while my dad went back to the house to get the AAM card. Then my dad came back to the site and not long afterwards the AAM staff came. So I went to sit in dad's car for the air-cond and also to make sure nobody drove off with it. =.=

Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call from my aunt, asking if my cousin's car keys were anywhere in the car. Lo and behold! They really were on the back seat. [Event #4] So she told me they were coming over to pick them up.
In the end, my cousin came to get his car keys, my bro's car had to be towed and everybody's in a foul mood. So much for Chinese New Year and dong dong chiangs.

Oh wait, nearly forgot Event #5. I'm typing this in Notepad coz bloody Firefox isn't working whereas my MSN and bot are just fine. I can't even get to my Google main page.

What the fuck?!

Yes, I Know...

2009-01-24T01:30:00.008+08:00

Yes, I know I haven't blogged in ages.
Yes, I know there has been a gazillion things I could have blogged about all this while.
And yes, I know that our lousy semester 2 final exam is no excuse for not blogging.

Don't look at me like that. T_T It's just the way I am.

So where should I start? Hmm...

You know, I really miss writing stuff in point form, so I think I'll do just that. =)
[Warning: Randomness and/or rambling may follow. You have been warned.]

✿ My 2-month holiday starts today! After 2 days of intense exams *cough* I am finally free from freezing-cold environments, day after day of chicken rice, assignments + lectures + presentations, unexpected traffic jams, etc.

✿ I was really happy and touched to receive the Chinese New Year cards from my friends. ^^ In this day and age where electronic greetings are the norm, it feels extra special to open a real card and read somebody's handwritten message, no matter how long or short it is.

✿ Talking about Chinese New Year, it's just around the corner - only 1 day away! I've already gotten 3 "in advance" ang paos: 1 from China, 1 from Singapore and 1 from a local relative. ^o^

✿ Our FICM July 2008 2nd semester event was a success! With a catchy title of "Love Is [Not] A Fairytale" and a wonderful sketch+musical, all of us worked hard to make it happen on the 7th January 2009. Cheers to everybody in FICM July '08! ^^

✿ I seem to have restarted my journey in ERO (again). All thanks to my fanaticism and baka Ert. -_-"

✿ I love Chinese New Year. The time for boisterous Chinese New Year music, good ole spring cleaning, red packets (ang paos), new clothes, family gatherings, holidays, good food, [illegal] firecrackers, shopping and a whole lot more.

✿ I enjoy washing cars. Seriously. Except that every time any of our cars are washed, it is almost 99% sure that it will rain later. Frustrating would be an understatement at times. Maybe it's jinxed, or somebody up there has a standing joke with us. =.=

✿ I need to clean up my handphone's memory stick. 1GB is definitely NOT enough for songs, videos, pictures and misc stuff. >_<

✿ The fridge is suddenly full of chocolate. Don't you dare eat my dark chocolates, or I will hunt you down. You're welcome to the milk chocolates though.

✿ I need my Junjou Romantica 2 fix, and soon! =/ Luckily I have a few other animes to watch in the meantime.

And... I can't of anything else. XD

Happy Birthday To Me!

2009-01-03T23:45:00.005+08:00

Happy Birthday to me! ^o^

Thank you to everybody who wished me "Happy Birthday", either in person or in RO or by sms or on my facebook wall. I really appreciate it! ^^

Got some pretty awesome presents from my family and several ang paos from relatives. Hehehe~

So anyway, it's pretty hard to show you guys my presents, but what I can show you is my present from chiwayu. It's a drawing she did of my creator in RO; she's such an amazing artist, I really love it! Thanks, wayu! ^^

Also, of course, thanks to Jelvix for arranging the little "birthday countdown" for me. It was great to sit down in RO and chat with my buddies after such a long time. To the players who remembered me in-game, thank you! I'm sorry if I forgot any of you, though. It's been such a long time and not everybody uses the same name for all of their characters. XD

I wonder what's in store next year?

Happy New Year 2009!!

2009-01-01T23:45:00.001+08:00

Well, it's the first day of 2009.

Happy New Year everybody!!

Have you made your resolutions yet? I sure haven't. Feeling much too sleepy and lazy to think up a whole list and prioritize each one. Swtness.

Hey, maybe that should be my new year's resolution: To not be so lazy!!

Nah, it's never gonna work. XD

Oh well, I'm out of things to type in this post. Which, by the way, was posted on 4th January 2009 and not actually 1st January 2009. Don't look at me like that, puh-leez.

ISA = I Simply Arrest

2008-12-18T12:22:00.005+08:00

This week, Malaysian Media History (MMH) seems to be the main focus of my college life. As if only a fews days' worth of lessons before the mid-terms wasn't enough, we had to finish 9 questions on Operasi Lalang, the May 13th Incident and Constitution Articles. Not to mention 2 presentations in 1 day. *sigh*

But anyway, while trying to answer a question on ISA, I found this really funny phrase:

"ISA = I Simply Arrest"

OMG!! It is so true! XD That's why people are trying to convince the government to get rid of the ISA (proper name is Internal Security Act) in Malaysia. And not only the people here. Apparently, the USA and other countries are quite interested in this topic as well.

Gosh, what time is it now? Oh, 12.34 p.m.
I only have less than half an hour to complete the last 2 questions AND try to remember something, anything about the stuff that I've been answering. Hip hip hooray! - NOT

See ya laterz, alligatorz!

Heroes Mania

2008-12-16T13:03:00.004+08:00

...not me.

Just Rhea, Ruth, Nicole, Aaron and a few others. I think.

I only like Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) from Heroes coz he's super cute and has the amazing ability to control time.

Just imagine: There's this pain-in-the-ass Malaysian Media History assignment which we have to finish by Thursday AND a pesky English research topic for presentation on that day as well. *poof* We go back in time to Friday so there's plenty of time to finish both! Nice eh? XD

Of course, what's a blog post without pictures? So here he is...

My favourite time-travelling geek from Heroes! ^^

It was a dark and stormy night...

2008-12-15T12:18:00.003+08:00

So after being handed a 500-word essay assignment by our dear English lecturer Ms Azizah last week (or was it the week before?), I finally got around to doing it at around 12.15 a.m. on the day it was due, which is today. Like I said before, procrastination dies really hard.

The title of the essay was pretty straightforward - "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword". I know some of the more... *ahem* clumsy people out there might just make a typo and link the 2nd and 3rd words together. XD But whatever - we're not talking about stationery size here.

The guy who coined the phrase was Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton for his play Richelieu in 1839. Basically, it means that words or ideas have more influence than action or violence.

Sir Edward also thought up the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night..." which is the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing. I just found out that Snoopy is very fond of using it for his novel, which he [tries to] type while sitting on the roof of his kennel.

Peanuts anyone?

Oh well, off to English.

I'll see you later.

It's Daylight Robbery, I Tell You!

2008-11-21T22:40:00.012+08:00

Okay, not really. I was just exaggerating - sorta.

I mean, RM38 for a magazine is definitely a better bargain compared to RM38 per month for some dead-and-dying game. *coughragnarokcough* At least I get colourful glossy pages to drool over time and again instead of gameplay that only lasts 30 days. Gosh, I feel so stupid now.

Not that it was all bad - I got to know some really great online friends during my active years there. ^^ (And the game was super cute! >_<)
So... anyway, I have completely forgotten why and what I wanted to blog about while I was searching for pictures to add to this post. *facepalms*

I quote Winnie the Pooh - "Think, think, think..."

Oh yes! Now I remember. The 5th (subbed) episode of Junjou Romantica 2 is out today! *dances around happily* Have I ever mentioned that I love Aarinfantasy to bits? Well, Junjou Romantica has become my drug addiction and they are the suppliers. It is the reason why I look forward to the next week, because I know that I will get my fill of romance (albeit of the not-so-conventional type) and humour from it.

I now officially announce that Junjou Romantica is my obsession!

Phew, that felt good. =)

Now all I need is the scanlation of the 8th volume so that I'll know what happens next in the Romantica arc. I freely admit I am only a fan of the Usagi X Misaki pairing and not really into the other 2 pairings. Nevertheless, you take what you can get, right? And all of them are gorgeous! =P

Ah, did I mention cute Japanese guys? No? Well, there was a whole bunch of them (2 and a half tables, actually) having lunch in this little 米粉糕 (mee hoon kuih) shop in Klang - which, btw, sells the most delicious 米粉糕 this side of the Peninsular - and there were several who were really good-looking. Talk about having some eye-candy before the main course! XD They were precisely what the doctor ordered to cure me of my emo-ness + slight depression the night before. ~lol~

Gackt the dorkiest yet coolest J-rocker ever! XD

Yeah, that's about it for today. Off to sleep!
Nightz, people. ^^ Sweet dreams~!

A "Sort Of" Tag

2008-11-18T12:12:00.004+08:00

How you do the Letter Meme:
Dear (the last person who left a comment on your blog).
I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___.I think I realized it when ___2______3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___.___12___.
Loves,
-Your name-
P/S: You are so lifeless, ___13___, -The name of the person that tagged you-.

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - your dwarf bit me
April - I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - you put cuffs on me
July - I threw up
August - I saw the shrunken head
September - we skinny dipped
October - I quoted Santa
November - your dog ran amok
December - I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from
LAOrange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David's tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always will remember
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

13. What is your favorite activity when hanging out with mates?
Gathering for drinks - Ugly pig
Foosball - Silly duck
Shopping - French kisser
Dulging for food - Cranky banana
Movies - Smelly armpits
Snacks - Horny wolf
Snooker - Tiny nipples
Bowling - Sexy grandmother
Outdoor activities - Vain pot
Having a long talk - Nose plucker
Taking pictures - Dumb bitch
Other - Burn yourself

Dear Swannie,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'm in love with your sister. I think I realized it that night at the mental hospital and I saw you sit on Manchester United's goalkeeper. I'm sure you're cowardly enough to understand that Santa doesn't exist. I'm returning the cut toenails to you, but I'll keep your left ear as a memory. You should also know that I told in my confession today about our friendship. Go burn.
Loves,
Laura
P/S: You are so lifeless, ugly pig, Nicole.

-LOL- I hope Swannie doesn't see this... or perhaps I'm hoping she'll see this and laugh her butt off. XD

Book Fair Booty and W-T-F?! KFC

2008-11-17T18:15:00.010+08:00

Woohoo~!! I finally managed to get my very own copy of...

THIS

at the 第十届国际中文书展 (International Chinese Book Fair) held at The Mines today.

I know all you Final Fantasy fans must be soooo envious right now. *strokes the glossy pages lovingly* =P Hahahaha! I know I'm perasan-ing, don't kill me plz.

Well, some of you probably already know that I normally try to stay as far away from Chinese books as possible, but somehow the words "book fair" seem to have some kind of magnetic influence on me. My dad actually asked me yesterday if I wanted to go, but since it was Sunday I was sure it was gonna be packed like 2 cans of sardines stuffed into 1, so I told my dad and he said we'd go today. And go we did - dad, mum and me.

My parents' entry ticket. I got in for free. *grins*

Though it would've been pretty neat if we'd went yesterday, coz 林宇中 was there in his official role of ambassador. I must say, he looks cute with the 'bookworm' look. ^o^So after walking around the fair, we went to the shopping mall part and walked some more. (lol) Nothing much to see, except that the top floor, which was previously vacant and walled up, had been opened up as a sort of IT floor.

Then we went to KFC for a bite to eat and to rest our tired legs. Oh.My.God. I have never felt so pissed off at a fast food joint in my entire life!First there was this bunch of women who took like hours to order and get their food. The lady who was beside us in the next line had already reached the front of the line by the time they were finished. Wtf?!
Then when it was my turn to order, that same bunch of bitches (Yes, I was really pissed off by then!) came back waving some coupons at the counter guy. I thought they wanted to get some napkins of something, but it turned out that THEY WANTED TO REDEEM THE FREE FOOD FROM THEIR COUPONS OR SOME OTHER FREAKING REASON. Like, wtf?! Get behind the line if you wanna get your food lah! And the guy at the counter was also damn blur and slow. =.= So all in all, it took us half an hour to queue up at a fast food joint.

KFC

Mathematically, this is incorrect.
But for the sake of humor and for you 8th graders:

KFC = FUCK - U
KFC is one letter away from FUCK. All it's missing is U!
- Comedy Fest 2005

You just gotta love their brilliance. Seriously.

Yes, I realize it just turned from a perasan post to a rant post. Whatever. It's my blog and I'll write whatever I want. Not like anybody cares. XD

Till next time,
Laura

Elementary, My Dear Watson

2008-11-15T10:33:00.006+08:00

Well, I've spent the past few days reading Sherlock Holmes. Seriously, with so many other detective stories out there, the only ones which can make me read them again and again are the Sherlock Holmes cases by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Even Agatha Christie (I absolutely loved "And Then There Were None") is no match for this 19th century crime fiction author.I mean, you really have to admire his powers of "deductive reasoning" and keen observation to solve the most baffling cases. Coupled with an ironic sense of humour, an ego that sometimes borders on arrogance (yet he frequently lets Scotland Yard take the credit for his work) and a faithful sidekick - Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes is the icon of private detectives.

Some of my favourites from the many Sherlock Holmes stories would include

The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Empty House
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

It is always fascinating to read about Holme's exploits and I never cease to be amazed at the way he solves cases in 19th century London. The first (and usual) reaction he gets when he announces that "...this investigation draws rapidly to a close" is wide-eyed surprise or skepticism, followed by enlightenment and awe after his explanations - which, by the way, always seems so simple and logical.
And here are some of my favourite quotes from the various stories about the great detective...

"You are Holmes, the meddler."
My friend smiled.
"Holmes, the busybody!"
His smile broadened.
"Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!"
Holmes chuckled heartily.
- from The Adventure of the Speckled Band

"I had at last met an antagonist who was my intellectual equal. My horror at his crimes was lost in my admiration of his skill."
- from The Final Problem

"I have always had an idea that I would have made a highly efficient criminal."
- from The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

'Thank you,' said he, as he replaced the glass. 'It is the second most interesting object that I have seen in the North.'
'And the first?'
Holmes folded up his cheque, and placed it carefully in his notebook. 'I am a poor man,' said he, as he patted it affectionately, and thrust it into the depths of his inner pocket.
- from The Priory School

To be honest, the thought had crossed my mind that if he hadn't been a private detective, Holmes would have undoubtedly been a formidable criminal mastermind.Oh, on a parting note...
The phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson" does not, in fact, appear in the Conan Doyle books, only later in Sherlock Holmes' films. It was first used by P. G. Wodehouse, in Psmith Journalist, 1915.

Err... Um... Yikes?

2008-11-04T12:15:00.005+08:00

At this rate, my blog's gonna have abandonment issues like the Xanga one.

Anyway, what's going on recently in my life would be college assignments, anime, manga, running around various bookstores, and being too lazy to blog even though I am (almost) constantly in the vincinity or in front of a computer/latop.

Phew. That was a long one.

So basically the idea was that I spent 3 consecutive days doing assignments until 4 a.m. (Yes, procrastinating dies really hard) with the result that I looked like a panda (only without the black and white fur) on Friday. Which happened to be the day I was meeting up with friends at Sunway Pyramid. Which also happened to be Halloween. Say hello to your friendly neighbourhood vampire-wannabe! XD

Then the weekend was spent going around Kinokuniya and Borders trying to get hold of the Junjou Romantica mangas. Last I saw the manga section at Kino, they still had ALL the available volumes there. Then when I went there on Saturday, they were all GONE. As in, not a single volume was left! W-T-F?! And they told me they couldn't get any more shipped over. (Thanks a bunch, Malaysian filter system. *glares daggers*) So I popped over to Borders at Times Square. Luckily they still had vol. 3 & 7, so I quickly snapped them up and asked if they had any more at their sister store. Next day I went to Borders the Curve and gobbled up vol. 4 & 5. I was told that Borders @ Gardens Midvalley had already sold out the other remaining titles. Noooooooo!!! T_T

Okay okay, I know I've got an obsession going on. It's totally under control. (READ: Who knows where I can buy the other volumes?! HELP!!)

Right, I can see you people rolling your eyes and/or edging away from the computer right about now. Fine, I'm off to have lunch, a listening test and then back home to the 3rd episode of Junjou Romantica season 2. =D

Ciaoz!!

I got tagged... O_o

2008-09-24T19:33:00.003+08:00

Okay, I know this tag has been long overdue, but still... at least I did it, right Rhea?

Rules:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning

2. Each player answers the questions about themselves

3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.

Starting time : 7.40 p.m.

Name : Laura Lee

Sisters : It's great being the only daughter! XD

Brothers : 2

Shoe size: 7... or 39/40 (I don't know which size is for which country's measurements and I don't really care)

Height: 160cm

Where do you live : Petaling Jaya, somewhere around Damansara

Favourite drinks : Iced water, ice lemon tea, sweet ice tea, Starbuck's hot caramel machiatto

Favourite breakfast : Bacon and eggs, nasi lemak, pan mee... lots more

Have you ever
Been on a plane : Oh yeah.

Swam in the ocean : Yeah, when I was small. Nearly drowned due to excess consumption of sea water. lol

Fallen asleep at school : Hell yeah. Why not?! =.=

Broken someone's heart : Umm... not sure. Tell me if I did.

Fell off your chair : Definitely.

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call : Yupz.

Saved e-mails : Of course!

What is your room like : Pink walls... and basically disorganized.

What's right beside you : Handphone, Forrest Gump DVD, stand fan, guest bed... and other random stuff.

What is the last thing you ate : Starbucks caramel machiatto.

Ever had

Chicken pox : When I was 5.

Sore throat : Just recovered from it.

Stitches : Fortunately, no.

Broken nose : Also nope.

Do you

Believe in love at first sight : Maybe?

Like picnics : Are there bugs involved?

Who was were the last person

You danced with : I don't dance. =.=

Last made you smile : My mum. XD

You last yelled at : I don't remember. O_o

Today did you

Talk to someone you like : Does MSN count?

Kissed anyone : Nahhh~

Get sick : Refer above. ~_~

Talk to an ex : I don't have an ex.

Miss someone : Umm... I guess?

Eat : 6 hours ago, more or less.

Best feeling in the world

Do you sleep with stuffed animals : Sure. 3 Patrick dogs, a super huggable frog and a panda bear.

What's under your bed : I don't even wanna know.

Who do you really hate : Can't think of anybody at the moment.

What time is it now : 7.55 p.m.

Random

Is there a person who is on your mind now : Several, in fact.

Do you have any siblings : Again, refer to top. Jeez.

Do you want children : I guess so.

Do you smile often : I don't smile - I laugh. =D

Do you like your hand-writing : I do. ^^

Are your toe nails painted : Why do you wanna know?

Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in : Err... Another IKEA bed. Haha~

What color shirt are you wearing now : Green

What were you doing at 7:00 p.m. yesterday : Sleeping? Or online-ing? Didn't notice.

Are you a friendly person : Depends.

Do you have any pets : My dog died when I was in primary school. Now we keep goldfish.

Where is the person you have feelings for right now : I have no idea. O_o

Did you hold hands with the person who mean anything to you now : No.

Do you sleep with the TV on : I sleep with my pc on. Does that count?

What are you doing right now : Typing this. Duh!

Have you ever crawled through a window : Not that I recall.

Can you handle the truth : Sometimes, maybe.

Are you too forgiving : I think I am.

Are you closer to your mother or father : Both. ^^

Who was the last person you cried in front of : Parents, I think. Can't remember exactly.

How many people can you say you've really loved : Hmm... 10? More or less...

Do you eat healthy : NO

Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you : Oh yeah.

If you're having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to : My Patrick doggies! XD

Are you loud or quiet most of the time : Quiet

Are you confident : Depends on the situation.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago

1. Trying to adapt to a new primary school.

2. Watching tv.

3. Doing homework.

4. Listen to music.

5. Err... Eat, sleep, study? =.=

5 things on my to-do list today

1. Go shopping. - Done!

2. Get enough sleep.

3. Have a nice dinner.

4. ......

5. ......

5 snacks I enjoy

1. Roller Coaster rings - Cheese flavour

2. Chocolate

3. Twisties - BBQ Curry or Cheese

4. Does a cheese sandwich count?

5. Can't think of any more so far.... >_<

5 of my bad habits

1. Twirling my hair until it gets knotted up. >_<

2. Leg-shaking. -_-"

3. Loves good food too much.

4. Loves shopping/retail therapy.

5. Not folding the blanket after waking up in the morning.

5 places I have lived in

1. Petaling Jaya

2. Seremban

3. My house

4. .......

5. Planet Earth laaa...

I've had (including part time)

1. Student (full-time, hahaha!)

2. Daughter + Sister (also full-time, no holidays XD)

3. Class monitor (Primary 1)

4. Prefect (Primary 5 & 6)

5. Secretary, then Co-President of KC Interact Club

Move Over Cedric, I've Found My Edward Cullen!

2008-09-05T22:52:00.007+08:00

I'm telling you, casting Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen was probably the worst idea ever.

Why? Because he's freaking Cedric Diggory, that's why! And he doesn't look anything like the Edward in my imagination either. That Edward was much, much more gorgeous and inhuman than Robert could ever be, even with the help of CG. I'm sorry, but that's the truth.

The closest thing I've ever seen that resembled my beloved Edward Cullen, vampire extraordinaire, is this...

C'mon, I know you're halfway convinced now. Pretty, ain't he? *grins*

Details, details. His name is Gackt, and he's one of Japan's biggest J-Rockstars. The screencaps above were taken from his "Secret Garden" MV (2001) and it's definitely one of my absolute favourites. Other interesting details about him is that he's half Japanese and half French, has blue eyes (I'm not kidding) and is convinced that he's a vampire. LoL! Oh, and although he looks like a bi-, he's actually pretty straight (most of the time). XD

And here you have it - the Cullen siblings! [From left:] Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward, Emmet

Roasted piglets... and cars?!

2008-08-14T17:25:00.011+08:00

Gosh... I haven't blogged in days. Nothing much to blog about, except for the occasional glimpse of life's weirder sights.

Looks like the Big Bad Wolf managed to get the 3 little pigs after all... and also all their cousins. o_O
Okay, joking aside, this picture was taken at the SS2 pasar malam more than a week ago (4th August 2008). Those roasted piglets were part of the menu for the charity dinner or something that evening. And no, I was not at the dinner. I was just there for the pasar malam.

If roasted piglets are not your thing, then how about a burnt car?
This... wreck of a car was seen being towed away from Leisure Commerce Square this afternoon.

Here's the story...
[2 days ago] At around 4.00 p.m., a ringing alarm is heard coming from Block B of Leisure Commerce Square. Many people are surprised at the sound but not unduly worried, convinced that it is ringing because yet another lift has broken down. It stops after a few minutes and everybody continues about their business, with the alarm ringing in their ears. Several minutes later, the alarm starts up again, more persistent than before. A short while later, people are stunned to see all the workers and students in Block B pouring out of the building, apparently evacuating the premises. At the same time, thick smoke can be seen coming out from the basement car park. All this time, the alarm has been ringing.

[The Reveal] According to Ms. Catherine (our ECS lecturer), the incident was started by a spark from some broken wiring in the basement car park. It seems that the spark caused a pillar to catch fire, which eventually spread to the car parked next to it. As we all know, cars and fire do not mix well, resulting in quite a nasty mess. Luckily nobody was hurt in this unfortunate incident. The same cannot be said for the car, which, as you can see, had more than its rubber burnt off.

If you wanna know how good J. Co. Donuts are, look no further. This is the proof!
...Yeah, proof of how "wu liao" we are. Fact is, that box is empty. We just couldn't find a place to dispose of it and were passing it around. I was about to pass it to Ruth when it suddenly seemed like a good opportunity to take some random pics, hence the "It's-mine!-No-it's-MINE!" moment. LoL~

See? That's the last donut!

P/S: I'm starting to like Sunway Pyramid now. XD

Musical Randomness

2008-08-09T14:25:00.005+08:00

Instructions:

a. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc on shuffle.
(For the record, I'm using the Walkman's shuffle function on my handphone.)
b. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
c. You must write that song name down, no matter how silly it sounds.
d. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
e. Put this on your blog.

1. If someone says, "Is this okay?"
Taylor Swift - Our Song
[Even if it isn't, it will be. There will always be ups and downs in life, maybe when it's all over, you'll wish that you could rewind and play it again.]

2. How would you describe yourself?
林俊杰 - 忘记
[I hate to admit it, but yes, I'm sometimes a forgetful person.]

3. What do you like in a guy/girl?
宇多田光 - 光
[Sun-shiny brightness! Haha~ Okay, I mean, I like people who are optimistic and have a sunny disposition. A sense of humour totally helps. *winks*]

4. How do you feel today?
周杰伦 - 心雨
[Hmm... Well, it does look like it's gonna rain today. But I'm actually in an okay mood.]

5. What is your life's purpose?
Ayaka 绚香 - Why
[I wonder what it is too. Why oh why am I here doing what I'm doing?]
6. What is your motto?
林宥嘉 - 伯乐
[Just waiting for the right people to discover my true potential! XD]

7. What do your friends think of you?
BY2 - 好好爱O
[Ohmigosh... Really?! I'm so touched! I certainly hope so!]

8. What do you think of your parents?
Tank - 非你莫属
[Can't live without them. I'm their's and they're mine. 'Nuff said.]

9. What do you think about very often?
张栋梁 - 新歌试唱
[Going for a karaoke session with my friends! And also trying new things. ^^]
10. What is 2+2?
David Cook - Always Be My Baby
[I knew it! I totally suck at Maths! =( Or does this have something to do with Biology..? Hmm...]

11. What do you think of your best friends?
Kaoru Wada - Fate of the Unknown
[That is pretty... ominous. Although it's true in a way - we don't know what the future holds for us.]

12. What do you think of the person you like?
黄启铭 - 月光下
[It'd be pretty romantic together under the moonlight. =P]

13. What is your life?
Bowling for Soup - High School Never Ends
[Hell yeah! And it's not only my life - most people's lives are pretty much the same. Listen to this song and you'll totally understand.]

14. What do you want to be when you grow up?
五月天 - 快乐很伟大
[I want to be happy when I grow up! Hehe~]

15. What do you think of when you see the person you like?
花儿乐队 - 加油歌
[Probably means that I must think something encouraging like "You can do it!" when I see the person I like and then go up and talk to him? O_o]

16. What will you dance to at your wedding?
邓丽君 - 月亮代表我的心
[Aww... That is so sweet. High possibility, since my parents both love this song. Classic!]

17. What will they play at your funeral?
王力宏 - Kiss Goodbye
[O_O OMG! This is so suitable, it's creepy!]
18. What is your hobby/interest?
McFly - All About You
[Yes, you! Tell me more about yourself by leaving a comment! Wakakaka~! XD]

19. What is your biggest fear?
林俊杰 - 原来
[Finding out the horrible truth about something unpleasant. Among other things.]

20. What is your biggest secret?
大嘴巴 - 119
[I have a love/hate relationship with hospitals. Nah, not that big a secret.]

21. What do you think of your friends?
Orange Range - Shiawase Neiro
[I'm very happy and fortunate to have my friends. ^^]
23. What song would you play during your first time having sex?
曹格 - 爱爱
[Err.... Not my first choice, but pretty cute. LoL]

24. What does the year have in store for me?
Miley Cyrus - The Best of Both Worlds
[Wow~ I sure hope so!]

25. What does my love life look like?
Michael Bublé - Home
[Well, they do say that being in your lover's arms is like being home. Nope, never tried it before.]

26. What do I say when life gets hard?
潘玮柏 - 路太弯
["I've just hit a winding stretch of road. It'll get better ahead."]
27. What do I think of when I get up in the morning?
张栋梁 - 寂寞那么多
[It can get pretty lonely when you wake up and nobody else is up yet. Nahh, not really.]

28. What do I want as a career?
林俊杰 - 杀手
[O_o Interesting prospect, to say the least. Might consider it if I'm living in a computer game.]

29. My favorite saying.
林俊杰 & 金沙 - 发现爱
[Ooooh, I've just discovered... a bug! Nope, so far I haven't discovered something as elusive as love yet.]

30. My favorite place.
林俊杰 - 美人鱼
[Mermaids live in the sea, so... I like the sea? Not really - I nearly drowned (felt like it) in it once. And I don't usually have vacations by the sea.]

31. Where would I go on a first date?
五月天 - 倔强
[Being stubborn might ruin the date. Oh well.]

32. My drug of choice.
曹格 - 爱爱
[L-O-V-E. Sounds nice. Where can I buy it? XD]
33. Describe myself?
Michael Bublé - Everything
[I am everything that I am, and more besides.]

34. What do I enjoy doing the most?
欧阳靖 - 饮啖茶
[Hey, who doesn't like a nice cup of coffee/tea and some snacks? Preferably with good company too.]

35. What is my state of mind like at the moment?
张栋梁 - 错了再错
[I've made many mistakes in the past, and I'm sure I'll make them again in future, but get over it and try to do the right things too. =)]

36. How will I die?
Yoko Shimomura - Beauty and the Beast
[LoLz~ Does that mean happily ever after?]

08.08.08 Beijing Olympic

2008-08-08T17:26:00.003+08:00

This is what you'll find when you use Google today:

Cute and also kinda cool, huh? ; )

So today's the big day - 8th August 2008 - the start of the 29th Olympiad held in Beijing, China. There's nothing much to say that hasn't been said already, therefore I'm just going to announce that my eyes will be glued to the TV from 8 p.m. onwards until the opening ceremony ends.

......Oh wait, I don't think that's quite possible. We're having an online discussion about the assignment for ECS. Dang. Looks like I'll have to switch between screens then. Thank goodness for laptops!

I think I'm deteriorating. I have all these ideas for my blog posts, but when the time comes for me to blog, I'm usually too lazy to do it or they've already escaped into the abyss of oblivion (a.k.a. I totally forgot what I wanted to write).

Taken during the meeting this afternoon. From left: Aaron, Victor, Christine, JQ and me. ^^

1st EVER College Blog Post !

2008-08-04T14:14:00.004+08:00

Woohoo~!! Yes, it's my first ever blog post typed and published on a TCPJ computer. You can go ahead and go all "L-A-M-E~!" over my enthusiasm and roll your eyes or whatever, I don't care! =P

Well, had a class at 8 a.m. (Intro to Mass Comm.) with Mr. Benjamin. We didn't know which group we would be in yet, so we just showed up for the morning class, just in case. Had 5 whole hours ("OMG 5?!) of free time till the next class, since the lecturer for Intro to Human Communication was still on her vacation.

I couldn't log into the Taylor's computer (not to mention website), so after lunch, Foong Yee (Thank you! ^^) accompanied me to the ICT Department to fix it. Finally! =) So now I'm surfing the net while waiting for 3pm, when the lecture starts.

Cheerios!

Malaysian Petroleum Club (MPC) - Chinese Restaurant

2008-07-31T22:49:00.008+08:00

For latest updates on the MPC, visit my new blog: Winter Blossoms

As promised, another MPC update! ^^

This time around, Dad took us to have lunch at the MPC's Chinese restaurant - Seligi. (Yes, I know it doesn't sound Chinese at all, but whatever.) So, the thing is, I couldn't go inside there before this year... because I wasn't of age yet. Yup, they have an age restriction for all except the coffeehouse (which was the place that I blogged about before). This year I'm 18, thus I can legitimately go and dine in Seligi. *wide grin*So, in typical Chinese fashion, we were seated at a round table (Chinese always have to have round tables, huh?) and then my parents were given the menu to order dishes. I took a peek and it was really quite simple; several ways of cooking chicken, fish, vegetables, tofu and a few others I can't remember. Thoughtful as ever, they even had 2 set meals for vegetarians. Oh, and of course, the usual desserts.

With some helpful comments and suggestions from the maître d', we (okay, my dad) ordered Cod Steamed in Soy Sauce, Claypot Tofu with Seafood, Prawns Cooked with Oatmeal and Stir-fried Baby Bak Choi. We also added a dessert of the Red Bean Pastry that you always get at Chinese weddings. (They didn't have lotus paste! *disappointed*)
Anyway, the first dish to arrive was the prawns. I gotta tell ya, those were absolutely some of the biggest prawns I've ever seen in my entire life! I mean, it came all covered with oatmeal, so at first I thought, "Wow, those prawns are pretty big, even with the shells still on them," and then when I took a closer look, I just couldn't believe it! The prawns were already de-shelled and ready to eat, and they were HUGE! They were all curled up and almost as big as my fist! My goodness...

Next came the baby bak choi and claypot tofu. I'll admit, the first thought that went through my head when I saw the vegetables was "Ohmigosh! Those baby bak choi really are so small, they look so cute and yummy!" LoL~ The claypot tofu looked pretty normal in comparison.

The "star of the show" finally arrived not long after - the Cod Steamed in Soy Sauce. It looked really, really delicious, with the 2 big pieces of beautifully cut snow-white cod lying in a pool of amber soy sauce and some garnishings on top.The first dish I tried was the oatmeal prawns. Despite their size, the skillful chef managed to get the prawns' texture just right, not too tough and not too soft. The sweetness and aroma of the oatmeal complimented the slight saltiness of the prawns perfectly. Next was the baby bak choi, which was stir-fried with just the right amount of oil, retaining its crunchiness and fresh green colour. The tofu was also not bad, with generous amounts of seafood accompanying the tofu and mushrooms.

Undoubtedly, the best dish was the cod fish. A first bite gives the impression that the fish meat is melting in your mouth, and gone before you even realise it. The second bite lets you savour the experience, and such is the skill of the chef in steaming it that all the flavours of the fish are still very much intact. The meat is very smooth and the skin (normally quite different from the meat and instantly recognisable from its texture) is barely distinguished when put into the mouth. Of course, without the soy sauce, it would not be perfect. But try pouring a generous helping of sauce onto your steamed rice, and then eating it together with the cod fish - now that is what I call a divine mouthful.After that wonderful lunch, we sat for a while drinking tea and watching the scenery outside the 43rd floor window. I was sitting facing the windows, so the building directly in front of me caught my attention. It was [apparently] quite "transparent", with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, *gasp* walls and doors! Seriously. I could even see a worker walking from room to room inside. It was rather... fascinating, to say the least. Or maybe a little freaky. I mean, it looked more like apartment lots than offices, but who would like a transparent house, even if it is 40+ storeys high? People in working in the Petronas Twin Towers (for example) would be able to see everything. O_oOh well, that's about it. Next time, I wanna go to Kiku Japanese restaurant, which is just down the hallway next to Seligi. XD

Me messing around with the teapot before leaving. Where am I looking?!

Orientation @ TCPJ

2008-07-29T15:36:00.007+08:00

Yup, my college life @ Taylor's College Petaling Jaya (TCPJ) has officially started!

So basically this week is Orientation Week, since it's all about getting us "newbies" familiarised with the school's system and campus and other miscellaneous stuff. Today was pretty boring - some talks on the library's usage and some note-taking tips.

Monday, 28th July 2008 -
Needless to say, it didn't seem to start out very smoothly when I walked into The Annexe (fancy name for "Hall-in-the-Basement") and went over report my attendance, only to discover that my name wasn't on the list for Foundation in Communication. In my head I was like "Wtf? I registered 4 freakin' months ago and paid my fees last week! Why the hell is my name NOT on the list?!" Then I showed them my receipt and they were like "Oh... In that case, write your name on the list then."

Great. Just great. -_-"

Thankfully, after that not-so-minor glitch, everything went on without incident for the rest of the day. After listening to a couple of hours of briefing/talks/speeches, we were separated into our respective "schools" (mine is School of Communication, SOC for short) and relocated to a smaller lecture hall, where we listened to some more briefings. After that, a senior brought us around for a tour of the campus. Then we were released for lunch and ID photo-taking session.

Luckily, me and Jennifer (her real name is quite similar to mine *grins*) went to The Annexe early to queue up for the photo session. Waited nearly 30 minutes before our turn, and then we went to have lunch with Charmaine (not sure if I spelled her name correctly, sorry~) before going back to the small lecture hall.

Now began our "ice breaking" session of the day. Each of us were given slips of paper with song lyrics on them. We were supposed to find people who had lyrics from the same song and form a group. I got a line from Madonna's "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". LoL!

We got together with the other group who got Madonna's song "American Pie" and sat in double rows. The first game we played was Charades. The theme was "Titles of Famous Movies" and all the other groups managed to guess both their movie titles except our group. (I bet all of us will forever remember "Toy Story" now! Haha!) However, we were not discouraged by this. In the second game, a group member was chosen to be "creatively mummified". All of us agreed that Michelle was the most suitable member to be mummified. XD And so she went from this...

...to this!

Thanks for being such a good sport! ^^
(Credits to Michelle herself for the photos - I stole the links from her blog *guilty*)

And in the end, our group even managed to get 1st runner-up in the "Mummy Competition"! Yay~!! Our prize was a packet of Van Houten chocolates. Yummy~ =)

Group pics! And yes, that's the one and only guy in our group. XD

I Passed !!

2008-07-21T12:30:00.004+08:00

Oh yeah. I just got my L upgraded to a P!

I mean, I managed to pass the driving exam today - slope, parking, road and all. And on the week before I'm due to start college. Damn. Me and my procrastinating.

So anyway, I'm feeling really happy and relieved right now. I don't have to go for any more driving lessons and I don't have to pay more $$ to resit the exam. Phew~

Oh oh, I actually have a list of the people I wanna thank for the "accomplishment" today. They are (in no particular order):

My parents! <3>
My brothers (sort of... not much help here, but what the hell...)
Mr Chuah - the driving instructor
My friends, for all their advice and encouragement
Random people who gave way to an L driver on the road - especially the lady in a white Gen-2 who gave way to me today! ^^
The JPJ people at SDC (they were actually pretty nice... I guess)
Errr... Can't think of any more. lolz

So that's about it for today. Well, I was actually messing around with some Final Fantasy Versus XIII photos yesterday. The guys are total eye-candy, which means it was super fun playing around with the online photo editors (Picnik and Photoshop Express) and making them look even better! XD Here are a few samples of my photo-editing "genius". Muahahaha!!

Hitler Decapitated!

2008-07-06T12:38:00.005+08:00

Yup, you saw right. Hitler got his head ripped off!

Well, the wax version, anyway. Gotcha there, didn't I? *grins*

It was on MSN News and also in The Star newspaper today, and I thought it was a really interesting piece of news. The report goes that a wax figure of Adolf Hitler had its head ripped off soon after the opening of a new branch of Madame Tussauds [Wax Museum] in Berlin on Saturday by a 41-year-old Berliner who is an unemployed former police officer. The reason for his actions was because he "...wanted to protest against Hitler's figure being on show".

The vandalism was not universally condemned. Local Social Democrat councillor Frank Zimmerman said: "It's more artistic to decapitate Hitler than it was to display him."

Many will agree with that oh-so-true statement. Hitler still isn't too popular now, except where Nazi costumes are concerned, and even then, people still condemn Nazi uniforms as being "evil".

Personally, I have no objections whatsoever to having Hitler displayed in a wax museum - unless the wax figurines can come to life complete with their notorious personalities intact. Feel free to run screaming at that time. =)

Click here for the article on MSN News.

Goodbye, Starbucks?

2008-07-03T23:23:00.013+08:00

It finally happened. The world, or rather more to the point, the US of A is going to be deprived of 600 Starbucks outlets soon. Oh my god. The tragedy... NOT!

Aww, c'mon. I mean, is it that great a loss to the world as a whole? I don't think so. We were all getting along perfectly fine with our good old kopitiams and the guai lous with their quaint little cafes, until Starbucks came along and was all "Let's rule the world with our waaay overpriced designer coffee and get those suckers hooked on caffeine at the same time! Mwahahaha!".

Although I am not at all opposed to having a Starbucks outlet in the nearby shopping mall, I do think that having 5 Starbucks outlets in one building is just plain insanity. Just visit Berjaya Timesquare in KL and you'll know what I mean. There's 1 on the ground floor next to the main entrance, 2 in Borders (1 on each floor), and 2 more scattered around the inside of the building. Who wouldn't go all "Wtf?!" at that, for cryin' out loud?! Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that there's also a Starbucks directly opposite Timesquare, just across the road. If that isn't wtf-ness then I don't know what is.

Okay, okay, I know that the media reports only cover the closing of outlets in USA, but who's to say that it won't happen here too? Personally, I think that they'll reduce the number of outlets here too, seeing as only the minority of people can afford to purchase designer coffee on a regular basis. (I'm just speculating here; I have no idea how much profit they actually gain.)

So I say - "Bin the (Star)'bucks!!" Yup, for all you people out there, if you're addicted to Starbucks' coffee, I suggest that you learn to bin the Starbucks and take a sip of the local coffee at the nearest Old Town White Coffee, otherwise you'd really be binning your buck$.

And in a quote from MSN News....

A medium cappuccino at Starbucks costs 3.69 dollars in Washington, or the equivalent of 29.50 dollars per gallon. Gasoline seems a bargain at 4.08 per gallon.

That's why I love reading MSN News. They totally have a dry, sarcastic sense of humour.

However, if coffee is in your system like blood flows through your veins, then I only hope they have these kinds of IVs in the hospital soon...

Germany Shoots At Thin Air OR A (S)Pain in the Ass

2008-06-30T04:53:00.012+08:00

Damnit. I expected a tie, at least. Or if not a tie, then Germany getting that single goal, not Es-freakin'-paña. Sorry if that offended anyone. I'm just feeling a trifle vindictive towards Spain at the moment. It'll pass - I hope.

So anyway, I was already kinda ticked off about the live broadcast time even before the match started. I wonder who is the smartypants who scheduled the program as 1.45 a.m. when it was clearly starting at 2.30 a.m. Thanks very much for depriving me of a short nap and making me go through all those stupid playbacks of previous matches and the commentators' incessant babbling... NOT!

Did I mention I was in a vindictive mode just now? I did? Well, I don't like the Spanish team that much, but then, I don't think the German team did that well either in today's final. In the first 30 minutes they were totally going at it and doing their best. But then Torres did his thing and kicked a ball into the net, and you could practically see the Germans deflating. Except maybe for Ballack. Now that guy's one helluva a footballer.

Still, I don't think Coach Löw should have taken Philip Lahm and Miroslav Klose out of the field. I mean, if they were actually in the game in the 2nd half, Germany might still have a chance at scoring a goal. Heck, I'd understand if they pulled out Ballack (that bleeding eye looked pretty bad) but why those two?!

Oh well. Looks like I'll just have to wait for the next World Cup!

P/S: Don't worry, Klose. You're still my favourite. *grins*

Vampire Knight: The Zero In Yuuki's Head

2008-06-25T21:00:00.006+08:00

So this is how Yuuki imagines a runaway Zero... and strangely enough, I can totally imagine it! *rofl* Although I'd probably replace the "plonk" part to something like "tap tap" on cobblestones. XD

Don't get me wrong. I'm totally a KanameYuuki fan! This lil' 4-panel was just too cute though, I couldn't resist posting it.

Vampire Knight manga by Matsuri Hino
Credits go to the awesome people who did the scanlation! ^^

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Germany Shoots At Thin Air OR A (S)Pain in the Ass

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