Tire puncture........

Happened 2 days back.

See I was picking up mum and decided to drop by my aunt's to take home some vege. She or her maid would sometimes cook extra and ask us to take home. Beats having to eat outside food.

And somewhere along the way, I was getting puzzled because the steering wheel was not straight, it kept going leftways.

Yes, I'm slow, so sue me. XD It finally popped to my mind that there was tire problems. (btw is this the correct spelling? I can't remember and is lazeeee to look it up)

When we finally reached my aunt's, we took a careful look and oh yeaaaaaaaa.....it punctured and it going way way too flat. Desperate measures equals a call to dad. XD

I mean, I know the steps to change, becasue I've asked about it before, but to actually change it is 2 different things. XD

Dad told us to wait until he drops by to change it. Oho~ So we did.

There was a screw on the tire. ORZ. Probably picked it up somewhere.....?

On an unrelated note (boy, I love adding random stuffs to my entries, don't I? XD), dad finally decided to use the myvi on a daily basis, meaning he has consented that I can use his old car and my brother, the kancil. But ar....I totally phail at parking....even with the kancil.....*dies*

Bro's at home, since the exams is around the corner, so I'm still using the kancil. Too used to make a change, but it will have to be done later sometime. nuuuuuuuuuuu~

Alamaklar!

Have you?

Registered as a voter?

I did, just an hour ago. Yes Ching, right after our breakfast before you go off back to Penang. ohoho~

Was helping dad pay off the bills, and he has told me to ask the post office regarding the registration some time back.

The SS 15 post office does it. Just remember to bring along your IC. XD

Not sure if I'll still be around to vote next year, but elections will come around again, and I want to do my bit.

It only took like a few minutes. Move it people, turning 21 has its fair share of responsibilities. XD

Oh orz?

So anyway, despite me passing my subjects, there was something else I missed out on.

Internship.

Orz. I did try applying to a couple, but I suppose there was many other more qualified ppl with better results. XD Not that disappointed, since I kinda expected it actually. But it did left me super free for the rest of my hols.

Wanted to try part time jobs but dad insisted that I finished my visa applications and other stuffs. Which I later discovered, like yesterday, when I dropped my my college to give my bank draft, can only be done in January. Next year?! O.O

My programme secretary will only be handing in everything after Christmas, so I will only be able to get my CoE, which is crucial in applying for my visa, next year. I am now officially directionless until next year.

My aunt wanted to drop by Singapore, and offered to bring us along. So yea, let's hope it works out, I haven't been there like since I was a baby....for reals. XD

On a side note, dad won't be able to come along due to crappy load of work in his new office. More orzing stuffs. >.>

Mum on the other hand got her application to transfer approved, probably because her boss decided to move to Sime UEP as well. XD

You could say I can still find work, but my current freedom involves fetching mum to and fro from work and occasionally picking dad up for lunch from Consplant. Hah!

Dad goes off to the office slightly early, and since mum's way near now, it fell onto me to chauffeur her (and going back to bed afterwards =P). And dad complains on the lack of edible food near his office, and lack of parking and time if he or his colleagues drives off during the lunch hour. So yea.

So I guess, current work : teman-ing my parents?

Iunno, I never minded being with my parents, after all, I won't be seeing them for 6 months in 2008. Maybe I'm trying to make up for next year? >.>

On the other hand, I've terribly inexperienced, never having to work part time before, because dad didn't allowed me to. orz. The extra pocket money part didn't quite appeal to me, not that we're rich or anything, I suppose I'm not quite materialistic or have many things on my shopping list all lined up. The basic pyramid group of human needs is already fulfilled, and it keeps me satisfied as it is. XD

Conclusion, I'm spoilt. Aha~!

Nevermind me rambling, I'm randomly typing my thoughts as it goes.

Yattaaaaaaaaaaaaa

So, after dreading over my horrible last deferred paper which I thought went terrible, I finally got all my results.

I passssssssssssssssssssssssed. O.O

Law of Investments came out earlier, it's probably because that was the first paper I took.


*Friend pops up on msn*

D: 'How's your results?'

Me: 'Eh, it's out?'

D: 'my god. how blur can you get?'

Me: *..............*

*starts logging in to check*


Since I passed, you don't have to belanja me the ice cream you promised, when I was depressed at the aftermath of my paper on msn, Reiki. I'll belanja you back?

PS: Only McD's ice cream. =P

Doctor who?

Updates finally? XD Was due about a week back, but the mood wasn't around. XD

Oh oh, I meet the doctor who delivered me 21 years ago!!!

Mum still drops by the clinic for check ups, so since I was free, we went together. (yes, it's a clinic, both my bro and cousin were also delivered there, nowadays, all deliveries are done at a nearby hospital)

When we went in, he took one look at the patient's medical form and asks, 'Ahh, you must be 21, right?'

*nods*

'And your brother, he must be 19?'

*nods again*

'You were one naughty baby, you refused to turn.'

*......*

XDD

He's a friendly doctor. And according to mum, now bald. hahaha XD She hasn't been there for the last few years apparently. Usually it's dad who accompanies her hence why I haven't seen the doctor.

'Ah well, it looks like we're all going old together', quotes mum, later when we left the clinic.

ahahahahaha XD

But yea, he seems satisfied. After all, he only works 4 hours a day now. ORZ Life must be really good for him now.

choco...deja vu

Remember my chocolate story...?

Scene 1

That night my dad came back with a box of them. Turns out to be a thank you gift from a colleague who was retiring, she had given one to each of them who had contributed for her goodbye present.

Dad: Look what I have....chocolates.....S gave one each as thank you.
Me: I just got banned from chocolates this morning....ORZ

Scene 2

*Follows family to Giant for grocery shopping. Walks onto the biscuits aisle to buy my usual munchies (I like to munch while studying).....*

*has just grabbed my favourite chipsmore choco chips*

Mum: Aren't you not suppose to eat chocolate?
Me: Eh? .....Oh yea......*puts it back and grab another type*

Scene 3

*Remembers that my college mates recommended a type of drink that they said tasted really nice 2 weeks back*

Was about to bug my brother to try them with me if we but it. Until I remembered more, it was a chocolate drink.

oh.

ORZ

Scene 4

Dad wanted to round up the total to rm50, for some competition, and he grabs.....kitkats. (we don't even buy kitkats to begin with)

I think I'm being unconsciously haunted by chocolates.....and it's weirder because I'm usually not that much into chocolates to begin with.

Choco......wuht?

I've always had skin that is easily irritated by the simplest things. Probably a sort of hereditary thing since mum had sensitive skin as well. Dad on the other hand have no problems, just of course skin that is badly sunburnt.

Like how I can't wear things that are either not purely gold or silver for long periods of time, or I'll get rashes. Or how utterly long it took for my ears to recovered from some sort of infection when I got it pierced back in primary school. Or why I wear my watch loosely around my wrist, because it turned red and irritable.

ORZ

I've been having another type of skin problem on the back and around my scalp, but the doctor I've been seeing hasn't been helping much, so we figured we'd give an old doctor who treated my brother last time (yes, he has the same sensitive skin as we both do)

Just saw the doctor today, turns out he had moved from Old Town to SJMC.

He just told me to cut down on chocolates.

Doc: Ah, stop taking chocolates, okay?
Me: ehhhh?........oh okay.

*waits for some other sort of food to avoid*

-doc continues to scribble on the pad-

DDDDDDDDDDD:

So, it's only chocolates I'm suppose to avoid?

..............

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

*dies from lack of chocolate intake*

Urghhh....and my hair reeks of tar-based shampoo......

Sing it again?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I think I laughed until my sides hurt. XD

I have just realised that KAT-TUN and NEWS have very erm.....suggestive lyrics.

For some of their songs.

That'll teach me to listen to songs without finding out about their lyrics firsthand. But but but the songs are really nice to listen to, if you don't mind the lyrics being slightly ero-ish. LoL

I don't think I'd mind, after all, no one knows japanese in my household. =P *gets bricked*

But aside from that, they do have really sad song lyrics as well, it does surprises me that some of it are written by the boys themselves. And happy motivational ones.

Oh yeps, you've just wasted your time reading to me ranting on about my current addiction.

Whut?

I shall not bore you to tears by going on about how dorky-ly adorable the boys are. XD

Yet.

A bit bugged

Not really related to anything, but I'm slightly annoyed.

Dad's been working OT for the past one week. Plus weekends and he's even going back to the office during Deepavali tomorrow.

Oi!

What the crap. People have lives ok. Stupid merger....new formats and late submissions.

Dang, being in the finance department is terrible, especially when you have datelines to follow through.

Traditions...and monkeys

My aunt's mother had passed away, and as tradition demands it, my grandpa's side of the family decided to send representatives attend the wake, as part of the in-laws family.

My grandpa would, with an aunt of mine. I'm pretty sure mum and dad would have gone if dad hadn't had certain matters which couldn't be postponed. All thanks to the whole merging thing, they're set to move sometime this month, so things are getting hectic. Mum didn't get her appeal to change locations, so she's ending up in KL for the time being. ORZ

Actually, I find it kinda idiotic....that both husband and wife can't be in the same location....after all...they're in different departments...and dur....they met as colleagues....and so did a few other of their colleagues. >.>

So, anyway...I kepoh-ed and offered to go...in their place. The second paper was due the day they were driving down to Malacca. And the last paper is like.....2 weeks later, deferred mar. ;o; The paper which the rest took was apparently quite tough....so I'm urghhh......errr...doomed big time.

But that's not what I wanted to blog about. XD

It's about the funeral proceedings which took place. In Hokkien style. the last night which we attended.

There's your usual chantings and prayers.....and there's the sand sculpture.

We arrive quite early for dinner, and mostly spent the time watching the remaining touches for the sculpture being put to place.

It's this magnificent twin dragons, with heads and tails. Made out of sand. About 2-3 meters long. Not highlar, slightly below knee length.


But it's so beautifully sprayed with green and orange spots. The orange spots are then added with coins to look like scales. Plus blinking red eyes, and coloured 'beard' Scattered around are more candles and strategically placed coloured paper for the 'gills', 3 gates....or something Iunno. There's eggs placed around to represent things.

Bear with my crappiness, since I only have a very rough idea of the whole thing. But I want to record it down to make up for not taking a picture. It's kinda memorable, and not easily seen in the streets of KL, even my grandpa mentioned it's the first time he's seen it done this way, so elaborately. Skip if you're boredlar =P

You have the setting of a sorta Chinese opera. Because the sculpture is suppose to represent the dragons helping to guide the wandering soul back to heaven, passing the gated and guarded obstacles.

There was the bargaining process between the 'judge' and the priest with representatives of the deceased family. Which btw omgosh...there's like about 48 of grandchildren and great grandkids.(yes, when you're bored, you count the most random things) My aunt comes from a huge family. DD:

So anyway, it's like play acting of the whole event. With chants and hymns and prayers. All which took a few hours.

Which we three were just sitting there and sipping more coffee and tea.

This has got to be a first I've ever heard of gambling during funerals. orz Maybe it's their tradition, my aunt did after all come from a relatively small kampung area. But gamble they did, in the table right behind ours. I did see another bigger group in the kitchen doing the having the same event. O.O

The hours passed and we still just sat and stared at the event which was happening in front and way to far to hear. We did get food in the midst of it. Bowls of 'mein fun kueh' and plates 'yau char kue' starting making their way onto tables.

It is the main part of the whole thing which adds to the grandness of it. There was a fire display as the grand finale.

So anyway, the last part was only done by the 'sifus'. Both the priest and 'judge'. And 2 more of their group running around keeping the fire burning.

In the middle of the twin dragons, there's a sort of path, in the middle they put a wok and filled it with oil. And they keep it burning by burning those chinese prayer papers continuously.

In the midst of the chantings and hymns and so, they would take turns to take a cup of water into their mouths and hop onto the middle and...

POOH!

The fire would blaze up to metres in height.

Even as the place I was seated, I could feel the heat. It went on for a few more times, so i figured out what happened.

He had hopped near the wok and released the water he took in his mouth onto the wok. The wok would overflow and the oil would spill onto the already burning fire beneath it.

It was an amazing fire show actually. XD

At the end of it, they had an ingenious way to dispose the dragon. Remember the coins, the whole family would gather and dig their hands into the dragons to dig up the coins. So it both symbolizes the end and good luck to the family.

That was all for the last night.

We adjourned back to the chalet which was about 10 minutes away. Pretty run down place, with old air cons....and no water heater. ORZ.

But it would do for the night, so whatever everlar.

The next morning, we had planned to take a walk to the main building for the free breakfast we were entitled to.

While we were busy getting ready, my aunt remarked,

'I don't think it's a good idea to walk....we should take the drive down instead'

Me: Eh, but the weather seems really nice and we get to see the sea?
My Aunt: Nono, look outside the windows.

*looks*

OMGAWD...MONKEYS.

Like a whole troupe of them. Easily 30-50 over, my aunt claims 100...but Iunno. She was after all the first one who saw them. *shrugs*

One by one, marching down the small lane in front of the chalet. To goodness knows where. Some carrying babies, some opening staring back at us...only to turn back and walk down the lane later on.O.O

Later we learnt, that it was a very normal daily thing, the receptionist said that they were marching from the trees back from breakfast to their nest. DDD:

Their routine also takes them onto the roofs of the main building. My grandpa and I stared as they would climb down from the trees, hop onto the wire (which was in between) and back onto the main building. Orderly one by one.

Oh wows. Random monkey crack. XD

It was only a night, but a rather interesting one we had. XD

Also, I spent most of our traveling time, listening to the tales my grandpa spun of his fishing tales and friends. (I'm pretty sure he exaggerated some of them =P)But I do love stories.

Errr......er?

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A few weeks back, and you wouldn't be able to see any part of my desktop uncluttered. ORZ

Note that handy little Others folder? I shoved everything else into it. =P The needs sorting is never getting anywhere close to actually being sorted. O.O And the music does not hols ALL my songs. it's all scattered around my several HDs....because I chuck it into wherever there's space at the moment.

So yea...I'm disorganised and messy...so it my room. Guilty as charged.

The wallpaper's a new one. I snagged it off MiniTokyo, because it's so pretty! Romeo and Juliet ftw. XD


My pride and joy, usual kept on everytime the comp is on, meaning everydaylar.


Currently stuck at Jim Brickman ~ Destiny I'm the mood for oldies love/wedding songs, because it's so nice and soothing to listen to. Nothing beats hearing them and go, hey, I remember that on the radio ages back.

No horrid screamings and shoutings, I don't really fancy the latest songs, but rather the old ones. Yes, my favourite radio station is Light and Easy, it's been that one for ages.

I do have a collection of the latest J-pop songs, and some K-pop songs. It's a huge collection, all in, totalling near to 5,000. English, Korean and Japanese.

Current attention span on English oldies. I have a mood, which prompts me to download whatever my mood fancies at the moment.

That's why I doubt I've ever listened properly to my whole collection....probably only those which has my attention for the moment.

Perhaps, I should set up some sort of radio thing on my bloggie, so you guys get the gist of what I'm listening to? Any recommendations or sites to share? XD

No tags, anyone who reads this or is on my blogging list, who feels like joining in the tag, can do so. XD

Pinkiness....

Late as usual. But on Wednesday.

I turned up for class in a long sleeved pink shirt......so did my friend. And another friend came in a pink collared T-shirt. As we found out in the law lecture.

That is not all. In my following class, the lecturer came in another pink office suit. And another coursemate turned up in a pink striped T-shirt. I shared the class with the same girlfriend who came in the pink long sleeved.

So all in all, the accounting theory tutorial being a small one, there was about 5 of us, which 4 wearing some sort of pink theme.

ORZ

I have no answer to why, we all decided to wear pink.....perhaps it's because it's Breast Cancer Awareness month? Yea...right. >.> But it is a very interesting coincidence. LoL

OMG !!

I just got the phone call from my aunt regarding my cousin sister. XD

She had gone in for the C-section this morning, and I now have a new NIECE!

Gosh, mum and dad's still at work, perhaps we'll drop by tonight or something. nyaah~

Totally beats me being wretchedly sick with flu for the past 2-3 days. ORZ I even missed my last class of the semester for Law which was this morning, because I didn't think I'd last at the class, sneezing and wheezing like mad.

Went back to bed, dose some pills....and I do feel much better. I better, don't wanna pass anything down to my little niece. ORZ

PINK for October !

I've almost forgot about it, since it's October, my beloved birth month....

It also means that it's Breast Cancer Awareness month!

Read up more.....

Wiki's Pink for October
Wiki's Breast Cancer
Pink for October



Do your bit to remind the people you love about the condition of their health.

Nopes, I'm not changing the colour of my blog, it's too much of a hassle...plus I might just jeopardise my existing one. DD: But I might change it later on, it's time for a change of layout....ORZ

The House

The house is old. And in need of maintenance.

Haven't made any posts about them yet. >.>

Somewhere in the middle of the year, there was the issue of termites.....<.< Which dad solved by getting the pesticide fellas to drill some holes onto the floor and spray some chemical over them. After the furniture was moved around.

Subsequently, there was a need to replace the wooden door frames with something else....plastic I think. It took another few days and lots of cleaning up...I swear, we had to clean everything everyday. The house must have been sparkling clean for that one week.

Mostly the door frames replaced where those connected to the bathroom, since it's the place it was wet and the wood had....what's the word...rot.

Here comes the best part, my parents decided to change the downstairs bathroom door into those plastic sliding ones. The measurements were a bit off, and it took quite a lot of times to get it done. After all, it is usually the door that fit the frames, not the frames to fit the doors.

I think the workers messed up the assemblement, since the door now opens the other day, but anyway, that's the what I wanted to talk about.

Our existing washing machine and dryer in the bathroom is now wider that the door itself.

ORZ

Which my dear dad realised after everything was done and paid for. That little piece of info had us all giggling like crazee.

What are we suppose to do, when the time comes for us to replace those machines?

This is a case of worry later, I suppose.

Next was the piping, I'm not too sure but something about our additional water tank and its pipings. Causing the water to leak onto the porch. O.O

It just got fixed yesterday.

But the bathroom now looks....ugly.

According to dad, the internal pipings can't be used anymore, and everything been redirected to an external piping, which is easily seen on the walls of our bathroom now.

ORZ

Now that I think about it, the house would be about 15 years. Oh wows, okies....now i understand the need for repairs.

The end of all things good

Ah, well, the exam period is nearing, and the classes are coming to an end. There's the study week coming, and the timetable to take note of, since some subjects tend to begin earlier.

Spent my allowance on a dinner treat for my family, the night after my birthday since the place doesn't open at certain nights.

Had a lovely morning with some girls from college at a karaoke outlet. Haven't been to one in ages, it's much cheaper and worthwhile to drop by the in morning btw. It came with food and drinks. Plus a small birthday cake. Yays!

There was an assortment of Chinese and English songs, just because I don't understand doesn't mean they don't. So yea, it was really nice. Yes, I terrorized the other with my horrid voice. Oho!

Plus the class on Monday is no more on, my lecturer has deemed it to end.

I'd say my birthday ended really nicely. Yes sirree.

I'm on the way on becoming an aunt before the month is over, the new babe's due date should be anytime now.

Parking woes...

Oh yea....

On the eve oh my 21st Birthday....I kena saman-ed.

At the area I've been parking for the last 2 years. ORZ

Dad took me to settle it the next day, for half the original amount...but that's a sudden waste of rm40 still......<.<

On the other side...I finally have a new passport..the old one expired years back, it was made 9 years back. DD:

I'm definitely impressed with the speed of everything. It only took a while to hand over the documents and it can be collected 2 hours later. Wa La!

It was all done and collected even before lunch. O.O That's something to be said.

Deferred...WHUT?

GAHHHHHHHHHH.....

When everyone is over and done with their finals.....I will be amongst those selected few who isn't.

ORZ ORZ ORZ

It's the stupid exam timetable which has 2 of the 3 subjects I'm taking on the same day and same time. WTH?

So why can't they reschedule? Like what they did for another few friends of mine, whom had clashes? Push it to another day or something?

Our programme secretary insisted she tried inquiring RMIT. As it turns out, for some crappy reason, they wouldn't allow her to change the time. Something about simultaneous exams on Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Like lar, I know anyone from those places...please.

And she can't change it without their approval.

So now, me and another 2 friends are FORCED....like we have any other choice to begin withlar...to take a deferred paper...due 2 weeks after finals.

I won't deny that the extra time sounds terribly tempting....but it merely prolongs my hols.....ORZ

And both my law and acct theory lecturer says that it will be much harder, since they would take into the account we had the extra time to brush up. WTH?

So now, not only it's not of any fault of ours...and we get a harder paper to sit for? Dang it!

My 21st !

Birthdays mark each year of your life, every milestone you reach.

Usually, it isn't much of a big deal, just a simple family dinner and some extra pocket money.

But somehow this year, it would seem that reaching my 21st year of living is. D: For the part of my family that is.

It somewhat became quite a big thing for me this year. There's a lot of other reasons that it to happen, which I might choose to indulge in later on. XD

Personally, I'm kinda overwhelmed myself. Like seriously. And, it makes one feel so very thankful for having such a great family, not only my immediate family, but mostly my paternal side actually. I love them so much!

Dad booked 2 tables at some fancy chinese restaurant, and I had a huge jelly cake....and as with most chinese families...more pocket money. =3 I'll probably spend some and save the rest. nyah! Oh, and I did get 2 really nice bracelets from my bro and cousin. My lil' bro who went off with his 2 buddies to get me something nice, that was really sweet of him, seeing how he usually don't remember birthdays. XD

My parents did ask me what I wanted, but errr.....they've already spend so much on the dinner and probably more later on. After all, they're going to give me a wonderful present.

Ah.....it's so hard to continue on, when not everything is explained properly.

So here goes....if everything goes accordingly and I pass my semester properly, my parents are going to take on the additional expenses to send me off to Melbourne, to my aunt's, where I will finish my 2 final subjects.

Needless to say, I'm really excited. It's only 6 months, but who cares?

It is precisely because it's only 2 last subjects and only 6 months that my parents are considering it, since it'll be a much lighter load of expense. Almost half of what a full semester would cost.

When my semester started, I met a friend who told me of her plans to finished her final sem over there, I was sceptical about it since it's usually a minimum of 1 year. But when I enquired with my program secretary, and she asked the international office, they replied that it was possible.

So you see, that's a huge birthday present in itself, particularly because my parents are stretching their budget for me. Even my dad hasn't been over to Melbourne, mum did a few years back with my aunts. And my aunt and uncle pitched in, their present to me was a return flight ticket. (The dinner was to partly thank them) I'll stay over at another aunt's, who's holds a PR over there.

It truly is spectacular 21st Birthday for me this year!

Now, I've got to keep my fingers crossed so that everything goes smoothly.

And before you dears go off wondering how come you don't know, it's because I told NO ONE. Figured only those close to me knows about my little blog, so yea. After all, things aren't 100% confirmed yet, it's only been agreed upon recently. Wish me luck that things will proceed as it should go.

It may not be such a big deal, but to me it is. XD

Thank you millions for the lovely birthday wishes you've sent over!! =3 It certainly made my day, particularly because the dinner was held last weekend for everyone to be able to make it, so there was mostly nothing planned for today. But I'm certainly not going to complain about it.

Did some slight shopping in Pyramid. OMG, the new wing is teh huge, I must have look idiotic trying to maneuver and kept going in circles by myself. No class for today mar, which is again, a present in itself. I get Thursdays off. XD

Why is it, I don't feel the least bit matured at 21....? ORZ

Intruders

Oh, there are so many types of intruders. All unwanted, but some are warranted to be enjoyable if not for their peskiness.

Intruder one is a little itsy brown squirrel. The one who woke me up when my dog went barking mad around the house downstairs Tuesday morning. Who ended up seeking for refuge on the curtain railings after scampering goodness-knows-where all over my house with my dog on its bushy tail.

I couldn't well do anything about it but leave all the windows and doors open until it found its way out. =P Which I did until I had to rush off to class.....but I left the sliding door wide, and it was gone by the time I returned home. XD

On an unrelated note, that morning MPSJ decided to have a tow-away near the residential area where most students of me park. There was 3 trucks, so it was safer to park legally for the day. I could almost cry in despair during the 30 minutes it took for me to find one parking spot. Which made me late for class of course. Dang. It's pretty despairing to see 3 different coursemates of yours walk by, to the same class you're supposed to be in, as they each found their parking spot. ORZ

It was Joyce's birthday. So we ended up going to Subang Parade for lunch and had earthquake between the 6 of us. XD

Squirrel had gone off when I came home. =3 So all was well.

Intruder two. Thieves.....DDDD:

Aunty Vivian's (dad's mahjong kaki) neighbour. O.O Not good news, it just happened yesterday night. I think we'll have to be on extra alert from now on. They got in through the kitchen.

Princess

Oh the awesomeness, Klisis @ JanimeS has decided to continue scanlating Princess created by Han Seong Won, which was on a long hiatus at volume 27.

Summary as by JanimeS

It is the rich story telling which will draw you to the series. You'll be surprise to know that this manhwa(yeps, it's a korean manga) is expected to end at 40 volumes, most mangas which makes it this far at of the shounen genre, except for some selected few of the shoujo genre.

Princess as the name implies does not merely tell the tale of one particular princess, but rather the story of various princesses scattered across 3 generations and 3 countries. Each princess weaves a story of their own, each story intertwines the paths of other princesses.

The characters are drawn with full details, and architectural scenes inserted in between the chapters and covers are gorgeous. As of volume 27, the authoress has mentioned that it's been 10 years since the book was published, as such there is further refinement in her beautiful artwork. It's amazing how many characters there are in this tale, both the main characters and supportive characters alike are different in their own ways and each plays a role in this story.

There is no one main character, as the scenes flickers back and forth from one another, telling the tale from different perspectives. Although the general gist of the story does center around Bi from her pre-teens, it will eventually end with her daughter, Preia who is the rightful heir to Ramira. Three countries and their political situation and cultures we learn, Ramira, Anatoria, and Skador.

The beautiful long tresses, the elaborate dresses, the sweet endearing tales and most of all, the hidden strength each princess holds. Oh yups, it has all makings of a little girl's dreams.

And of course, with princesses, there are also princes. The typical bishies, o-ho! With love stories of different sorts. Both the tragic and happy endings will be told.

Of a princess who died soon after she was reunited with her beloved.

Of a princess who sacrificed her happiness for her country.

Of a rebellious princess who became an outstanding warrior.

Of a princess who sacrificed herself to save another.

Of war, politics, siblings, friends, loyalty, ambitions, greed and power.

These are but a few of the many tales you will find, amidst all, a princess who reclaims her throne.

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(I couldn't help myself and uploaded a lot, which I eventually reduced =P)

Of Ramira

Of Anatoria

Of Skador

I won't spoil the story any further, but it is getting more intense as the last and final generation makes their appearance into the story's plot. XD

Driving is teh weird

GAHHHHHHHHHHH ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Someone please dunk me into a pail of water.

My driving totally suck like rubbish today.

Gosh....why? I have entirely no clue.

So then, dad was gracious enough to allow me to drive the new myvi to pick mum up, I wanted to learn how to get to her office, in case dad has OT or something.

New as in, it just came a week back. It's about the last car they would be able to afford, so they figured they would be able to make the monthly payments before their retirement or so. The old car is after all about 10 year old. It barely has any value if resale so dad's decided to keep it. So when the time cames, brother would get the kancil and I would get his old car. Depends really, on our driving, since I still suck at parking and have gotten really used to the kancil, so it's gonna take ages to relearn everything with a larger sized car, and brother still needs more practice. Long long road ahead.

So, back to my terrible driving which gave dad and mum a heart attack. Like just now. We just got home.

First was my failure to break at some junction while turning out, almost grazing the large lorry. Earned myself a couple of warnings.

I have a tendency to overpanick if I get shouted at. The last time when I was still learning, uncle once lost his patience when he found out I had to resit the preliminary test, and resulted in my making loads of mistakes in almost everything I did that lesson. I.e., the tiang, mati engine....etcetc.

Can't blame my parents, I was in the wrong, but it just got worse....urgh..

Then it was me putting on the right signal when dad said keep on the left lane. Ahh....I'm still an idiot at differentiating my lefts and rights.

Next, was almost turning into the wrong lane......

Last. OMG....this lady almost walked out onto the road without checking for cars. Holy crap......I would have made a mistake that can never to forgiven.

So anyway, I'm so thankful to make it back home. How can a mere 45 minutes be so horrendously torturing...I have no idea. But I'm pretty sure my parents breathe a sigh of relief when we finally reached home, which I did as well. It would seem that my driving seems to sucky...and horrible today.

I'm so not driving anymore for today.

Is it because I'm not familiar with another vehicle, or because I got shouted at, or because I'm just teh jittery today?

50 Refugees

Living in a country, which although it still need much much more improvements, one does not realise how lucky and blessed we are in the eyes of others who are much worse off then us.

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Fifty Refugees

Read the tales of 50 refugees who have sought for protection on our lands, the place we call home, Malaysia. Read about their sufferings and hardships that they faced. Read and you will learn that there are people out there who have been overlooked and ignored.

I believe the government needs to wake up to address the needs of these people. In a country where most of us are living a reasonably comfortable lifestyle, it is terrible to learn that there are still people who needs so much help.

They have ran away from their own country, seeking for protection amidst our jungles and shores, why are we turning a blind eye on them?

It's really sad, and heartwrenching to read all 50 stories.

They are humans just like us, yet they only seek for the most basic necessities in life. Should we deny them of it?

I believe not many knows about their plight, so please help spread the word if you can. A little awareness can go a long long way.

phails...

So, my Acct Theory was about 3 quarters done, and it was due the nest day 5pm. Figured I could get some rest before completing it the next morning. After all, the drip drop lullaby was terribly hypnotic.

Btw, it drizzled for almost 11 hours, 8pm to 7am the next morning? Wowzers.

Dragged myself out of sleep to complete it. I thought I might be in time to hand it in before 12pm, and head on to my class, and later drop home to nap.

Until.....I found out that one of the two articles which I had used was way way old. As in back in 1992.

ORZ

There no way my lecturer would accept it since the assignment was discussing about new regulations which took place around the 2001, those major accounting scandals and such.

I panicked. And tried to salvage what's left and somewhat integrate it with my other article.

I think it's gonna so be doomed....because I'm not exactly sure what I'm writing up. But I didn't really have a clue what the assignment wanted us to do anyway. I did sorta understand part 1 but not part 2.

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

A cup of coffee and another cup of green tea.....minus food can make you go mad, I suppose. Mad at myself for making another blunder. Which caused me to rush frantically.

But I did manage to pass it up before 5pm, and went a tad over the word limit. Ah well.

Had to skip class though. I'm a stickler for class attendance unless it happens to be assignment due date. So my record isn't perfect, but it's not too bad as well, just a day or two off the mark. XD

On a side note, I then proceed to slightly burn my tastebuds during dinner. Dang soup. And now I keep feeling this tingly tang.

My crappy bro isn't replying my smses. But mum and dad had phoned him, so I guess he's enjoying his sudden freedom. >.>

Manga Rebels is still.....urgh.....messy. There isn't much reply in the contests and we still lack uploads for the treasure hunt which I'm organising.

I probably sound like I'm frustrated and I probably am for this short moment. But it doesn't last long, my moods swings are teh weird.

Miss ya!

There comes a point in time where young ladies and lads must part ways with their parents.

No, not me. Not yet at least. But my brother.

He's moving down to Nilai, to stay at the dorms tomorrow.

I suppose one finds it weird that I'll miss the fella I'm always arguing with. It's way better than when we were younger, we would drive our parents up the wall, literally.

If you recall, we were mostly home by ourselves and that leads to a lot of disagreements, which ends with us calling one of our parents to help settle the matter.

Resulting in....

I'll deal with it when I get home.

Or

If you two don't settle it between yourselves, both of you will get it when I return.

soooooooooooooooo

Anyways, I think I'll miss my bro, because despite everything we do get along quite well most of the time. XD

No one to wake me up to fetch him to or back from college.

No one to bother and bully and bug. (hey, all older sis get to do it sometimes =P)

No one to drag to teman me when I feel like going somewhere.

Oh dang, all the dog related duties will fall on me. >.>

So, like I was saying, I will miss him. XD It isn't as bad as it seems, really. He'll be home on the weekends. XD It's just because we're quite a close knitted family, and a small one at that, so we'll feel his absence.

Auntie

As what Yuuko from Xxxholic would say

Hitsuzen

Defined as a naturally foreordained event. A state in which other outcomes are impossible. A result which can only be obtained by a single causality, and other causalities would necessarily create different results.


Sometimes it does truly apply in life. XD

Like when an old nanny who used to babysit my brother and later on take care of us, just happened to drop by the house about 10 minutes ago.

If, oh my, if I had decided to tag along with my parents and my brother as they drove down to Nilai, where the main campus of Inti to conclude the arrangements of the transfer from the Subang campus....

As it is, I had Acct Theory assignment to be due, and well, I had already spend the whole of yesterday with my parents visiting my grandparents and also the Floral Fest in Putrajaya. My brother opted to stay home yesterday, to brush up on some studying for his resit.

Auntie and her family occupied the lowest ground of the four storey high flats we used to live in. It was a small 2 bedroom, 1 kitchen, 1 bathroom flat, which we had on the highest floor. It what my parents would afford at that time, after all, finances was tight and with only 2 young toddlers, it was enough to live on.

I had grown up at my maternal grandparents, which my brother was cared for by auntie, she would take in a kid or two for extra income. Why were we split?

To spare my gramma the headaches, and my parents the many complaints of my aunt who lived with her and is terribly occupied with the cleanliness of the house.

Yups.

Then later, as my parents struggle to buy the very house I'm sitting inside, it became another dilemma as to whom would they get to care for us.

My parents wanted us siblings to grow up together. Which we eventually did, albeit with loads of bickering and quarreling of course. My grandparents had grown attached to the mini me, and this snowballed into quite an argument as my parents stood their ground on taking me home, and schooling me somewhere nearer to where our new house was situated. Similarly, they stopped the services of Auntie, and brought my brother home as well.

It erally hard to find the services of a nice caretaker. A maid would drain our savings, so my parents was looking for a nice lady who would only have to look after us for the day, and even cook a meal or two for the family.

That was it.

Oh, the weird aunties we've had. Mum can still recall them to us, and this resulted in a huge roar of laugher.

A very dedicated Christian lady who would flinch at the slighest small distance of my dad. You know lar, my dad is teh kepoh one, you cook, he'll hover around adding his spices of advice and what nots. Simply because he's into anything food, and also he has a really friendly attitude. Besides, in this small house, you can't expect a man to not walk around his own house? durrrr.

Another lady who had the gall to wash her boyfriend's laundry in the same basket where our laundry was. She got the boot when my dad found some unknown underwear with his pile of underwear. sweaaaaatttt. There must be a certain boundary of limits mar. And that includes not sneaking out food from our fridge.

There was this plump friendly lady who seemed to be a-ok, Except for the cooking, which would be hugeeeeeeeeee ass dishes. Yea. I can't remember why she stopped though. Would be her daughter or something.

So anyway, when Auntie heard about our dilemma, she relented to continue to care for us. After all, this would mean only being back home for the weekends, since she lived in Shah Alam.

But even then, my parents took the liberty to making sure she gets her weekend at home and drove her to and forth. I can recall, sitting on the rides in Subang Parade's small amusement center every Sunday, after which we would pick Auntie up for the week, it was our weekly thing. They didn't expect much from her, as they did with all the other helps they had, just someone to care for us kiddos. Anywhere we go, she'd go, and any hols means she gets to rest. She even got her own room, since we siblings slept together.

This continued until I was in primary 2. It was then, that they decided it wouldn't be fair since she was quite worn out, and deserves to rest at home. So then, my brother and I went over to Latchkey's Childcare Center, which had then newly opened up.

Yea. My pathetic tale of me, myself. XD

We still made it a point to visit Auntie and her family every CNY, for many many years. Until such was the responsibilities of my parents to visit their many relatives had gotten too much, and also Auntie and her husband decided to move in with one of her three sons.

It's been a few years since we've last seen her. And she hasn't change a bit. XD

I would say she has an amazing memory. Because somewhere during her moving, our phone number was lost, and she got her daughter-in-law to drive her here and find our house merely on memory alone.

That, and also our fat, shady rat-fertilized tree in the little patch in the front helped. haha XD

Colorgenics

Stolen from Mintos XD

http://www.paulgoldin.com/colorgenics.htm

Italics is my thoughts on it. XD

You are the sort of person that needs a peaceful environment. You seek release from stress and freedom from conflicts and disagreements, of which you seem to have had more than your fair share. But you are taking pains to control the situation by proceeding cautiously and you are right in doing so as you are a very sensitive person.

ermm......that or I do indeed have a bad temper myself. XD


At this time you 'need to be needed' and again you 'need to need'. You have had this feeling for some time now and you are looking for someone who could share a close bond in an atmosphere of shared intimacy. You have the belief that with the right person you could conquer the world.

I feel that this hits the nail on its head, the feeling of being needed makes you feel more alive and wanted, I suppose.

Matters are not progressing as well as you would have hoped and you are having to make concessions - but you still believe that your goals are realistic it's just that people can't seem to see your point of view. You know what you want but you'll only accept suggestions under duress.

Possibly so, but I'm also easily influenced.....

There is considerable amount of stress present in your life at this time and this is perhaps due to some considerable mental and physical frustration. There are various physical needs that are necessary for your well-being but whatever the reasons - mostly of your own making - your needs are not being fulfilled. We wonder why? You are under the impression that nobody seems to care for you. This predicament is most uncomfortable and it is because of this that you are experiencing far more stress than you feel you can cope with. You need to find a soul mate - someone who truly understands you and whose standards are as high as your own. As matters stand you would like to break away from the vicious cycle that you find yourself entrapped but this is easier said than done. You refuse to compromise with your opinions and essentially you are unable to resolve the situation because you are continually postponing the making of the necessary decision. You are stubborn but this should be no deterrent experiencing a happy life.

I'm not quite sure what stress I'm supposed to be under, actually XD

You are completely worn out and you are not in the mood for any further demands on your resources. The situation - such as it is - has rendered you quite helpless, unable to continue the mental battle that you have been pursuing for some considerable time. Enough is enough. All you would like to do now would be to have some time for yourself, to find a peaceful situation where you can recuperate in your own time.

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows -Version 2

Btw, read the additional supplementary comments of JK Rowling?

I felt more satisfied with her additional comments on the lives of the characters. XD It's pure luck that I stumbled across it, so I'm happy~!

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Harry become the head of the Auror department....no surprises there.

Kingsley becomes the Minister of Magic... XD

George names his first son, Fred.........I still miss Fred....T^T

Harry lobbied for Snape's portrait in the Headmaster's office.....Yays!

And out pops the many fanfics of Snape meeting his namesake in the Headmaster's office. Some are worth the read. =3

Movie madness

Then on Wedmesday, I tagged along Nick and Kuok Leong to watch Rattatouile (spelling?)

And since it was early about 2-ish when it ended, we ended watching Rush Hour 3 as well.

ORZ

Rat was hilarious and adorable. Rush Hour was sorta wonky, overrated IMO. Rude in some respect, but that's just me. XD

The cinema was coldddddddddd though. *freezes*

That night there was LOTR 2 - The Twin Towers, and guess which idiot sat through the whole 3 hours.

I'm truly mad. <.<

Oh, let's not forget rewatching Harry Potter 1 - The Sorceror's Stone on TV a few days back. To see the kiddie versions is just so.....Lolness. XD

Books,....mangas actually...XD

Thanks to the meetup on Saturday, Reiki and I had the bright idea to to for a walk down to KL the next day. XD

Mintos wasn't feeling well and Nadiah got stuck with assignments. >.<;;

Actually, Reiki wanted to go grab some comics, while I just wanted to go somewhere. So we did.

We mostly wasted about 2 hours plus at Borders reading mangas. Ohoho~

We're so easily satisfied. LoL.

I think we made quite the odd pair, jabbering away in a smattering jumble of english and malay. XD

Wedding & fireworks

On Friday night, Reiki had so kindly reminded us of the invitation to her brother's wedding, due the next day.

But since it was last minute, only Mintos and I turned up. Nadiah being the dayang (is it? ^^:) does not count. XD

We turned up being really lost in under the shade of several elaborately decorated wedding tents. XD So we figured the next best step was to call the person who invited us. It isn't proper to just turn up and makan without paying your respects to the hosts.

Manalah tahu, someone left her phone upstairs? >.>

So here we were so busy trying to contact Reiki, while standing at her main gate, that we didn't notice Nadiah was like right there behind us sitting at the table of honor aka the groom and his bride.

*crash*

Good thing we spotted her, because she guided us to find Reiki, who are curi makan-ing ayam in the kitchen. =P

And we ended up spending almost 4 hours chatting non stop and hogging a whole table. The four of us are mad, I'm certain. XD

The food was really delicious. >o<

Our host, Reiki was awesome, even though she was busy running around, while we just sat our fat behinds and ate somemore. XD

The wedding preparations were seriously amazing, right down to the last detail.

Thanks for the invite, dear XD When's your wedding due? =3

mwahaha XD

That evening, dad took the family down to Putrajay to check our the Malaysian International Fireworks Competition.

Nah, we didn't pay, but rather did what everyone else did, hang around the area hoping to catch a glimpse of it. XD

It is actually rather funny because no one knows exactly where it's held, so everyone just follows everyone else.

The blind leading the blind.

dotdotdot

If you're lucky, you'll catch small glimpses of it, if takde then bad luck lor.

We parked like the wrong side of the fireworks. ORZ

So we had to go opposite of the roadside where we only got to see the higher fireworkds, but it was worth it. Somewhat.

Where else can you catch heart shaped fireworks? D:

There was one (which my bro and I deemed it our favourite) because it would burst and sorta freeze in the air before disappearing. Wows.

The various patterns and colours was lovely.

Team Italy rocks!

The roads are jam packed, since everyone just park where there's a lot of people, making it even worse, you can see double and even triple parking by the roadsides.

It's actually interesting to note that the way there and back was full of traffic.

To quote dad,

It's like the morning rush hour except it's at 10.30pm.

Merdeka?

It's a shame that as our beloved country turns a ripe 50 years of age, there is still a lingering aura of uneasiness and tension.

It is most unsettling that this situation is being created by the very people whom we put our trust to lead and guide our nation as we strive to be recognised worldwide.

Our founding forefathers would turn in their graves to know that their fight for independence, a journey that has brought them closer in unity and cooperation with the many races which we are made up, is not appreciated by the people of today.


Why are there still race based political parties?

Why is there so little support for political parties which comprises of the many races which truly defines Malaysia for what it is?

Why are the very people who are leading us, so keen on disregarding the unity we have build up for years?

Why is corruption so blantly biased in our country?

Why are we still divided on the basis of our race?

Is our Independence not fought for by everyone, regardless of which race, because they believed in the place they called home?

Do we not have the right to call this place our home, the place our parents and their parents before us have grown up and died on this soil?

Does religion not teach us to treat everyone as your equal?

Why is double or even triple standards practiced?


As we ponder on the many unwritten questions, we should remember that the word Merdeka was not achieved by a single race but a combination of races. Should we not give credit as it is due?

Therefore we should embrace its meaning whole heartly.

Happy 50th Independence Day, Malaysia.

WTF.....

As terribly sleepy as I am right now, I'm so so pissed.

NEVER ever go to Fajar Art, specialising in signages and name cards, whatever ever.

They're most horribly deceitful!!!

It's at USJ 1 near the factory area, beside the temple. There's also another branch at USJ21, near the dim sum area. AVOID them.

I had gone with Wai Hou to get a few extra name tags printed, partly because mine went missing months back, so I figure I had to get a new one soon.

He said, they charged RM2 for his, so I figure why not? The auntie told us BOTH, it was RM1.50 when we asked the price.

That's when I went back alone to collect them a day later, Wednesday. They misprinted one of them.

AND I ONLY GAVE THEM 4 name tags, How can you screw one up, when it's all written down?!

So nevermind, I had to negotiate with the Auntie, since she seemed to be the one in charge. I was being very patient okay, I wait until her other customers finished their business even when I was there first, I waited for about 2 more persons before she gave her attention back to me. They kept interfering when I was negotiating.

I figure since I was the youngest one, it was common courtesy, even when my car was running on petrol outside, my bro and his friend was waiting.

Even in the end, logically, we're the worst one off. She told me to bring another tag for her to print, what? You think the tags we give you free is it?

Something about when you bring tags, you should always have extras. Hello, I only gave a friggin' FOUR tag, and even then you can mess one up!

I asked her to print another one with the logo, (we gave her the ones with logo, just have to print the name)she said it was very expensive, so I asked if she could pay us back for the blank tag. Unfortunately, when I asked Wai Hou, he had no idea how much it caused in the first place, so nevermind, I didn't mind. Note that I could have lied and just said a random price, since I was on the phone anyway. But I'm not that type of person.

Then I went back to give the blank tag to reprint. Hey, I didn't even mention my petrol, it's your fault and I have to kept going back and forth.

Then just now she charged me Rm2.50 per tag.

WTH?!

So I told her you said RM1.50 the other time. (She was charging for 4 tags, not including the one she or the worker messed up, but at RM2.50, any fool can calculate that you DID charge me for 5 tags at RM1.50 and there's even EXTRAS)

She and the lady worker insisted she said RM2.50. I was apprehensive at first, but I had to reconfirm with Wai Hou since he was with me the first time. I even said thank you before I went home.

He replied she DID charge him RM2 when he first did it and said RM1.50 on Tuesday!

I am so PISSED.

I should have thrown a fit right there, about what a BIG FAT LIAR she is. Right in front, of a lady she was discussing with.

But unfortunately, I'm also extremely tired, thanks to 3 horus sleep I got last night. Yep, it was ASS-ment, or more like I procrastinated. haha XD But I did managed to hand it in before the stipulated time, really I did.

That's why I didn't bother to wait for Wai Hou's reply through sms, and drove home only to find out that I was right.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! DANG IT!

Now I'm tired and pissed and annoyed.

PS - Wai Hou just smsed me that the lady said she would refund us the money and charge us RM1.50 this time and would I please go collect my money. WHAT THIS TIME? It's my LAST time. NO, thank you I'm done with wasting MY petrol and polluting the air to drive there and see her again.

PSS - She does not have the least bit of decency to try and cheat a student. And she does know that I'm one, since she asked me if I were a student while I was waiting for the tag.

Now, if you'll excuse my rantings, I'll go crash onto my bed. It's hols next week for me, so I'm not gonna let a liar spoil it for me. XD

Fireflies

The beauty of nature.

Or as my brother puts it, "it's nature's way of Christmas lights on trees." XD

Darn, I've forgotten how gorgeous it looks.

The first time was back when Dad took the family down to Kuala Selangor. I think it was around the period when there was news of making a dam, so they wanted us to witness it before it goes extinct.

Second was my very first St John's cadet camp, I think it was 2002. It was in the initery, so we trooped off in big groups to see fireflies in the night. *O* Regardless of how terribly muddy the campsite was, that made it all better.

To quote Sir Hew

I'm sorry that this had to be your first camping experience. It's honestly quite bad for a first timer.

Hah. I can still remember, one wrong step, and your whole foot can sink into the mud. >.>
Sleeping on tree roots can kill your back, but I suppose it's better than having your camp collapse due to the muddy grounds. haha XD

Third was last Thursday.

They wanted to take my cousin brother somewhere. Instead of the usual Genting and Penang spots, there was either too short a notice to prepare or lack of time. Figured my aunts ould take him shopping.

And I so wanted to see the fireflies again, so I seconded mum's idea. =P And we get to have fresh seafood there.

It was surprising quite a lot of people. And the boatman was nice enough to put up with an additional person. (It's only for 4 per sampan, but *coughaddanother10buckstofitanextracough*) Also, he stopped quite near to the trees, so near that we could almost reach out and feel them fluttering around.

There's loads of them fluttering on the trees.

Wiki says

Tropical fireflies, particularly in Southeast Asia (Thailand and Malaysia), routinely synchronize their flashes among large groups, a startling example of spontaneous biological order. This phenomenon occurs through the night along river banks in the Malaysian jungles every day of the year.

The slow rowing was really nice.

The stars which twinkled above the dark night and the fireflies lighting up the trees below made quite a breathtaking view.

Totally amazing to have both the skies and ground to almost mirror each other in the beauty of Mother nature.

I'd say we're lucky, because midway through, there was repeated lightings, and the stars were hidden behind the dark, cloudy skies. But not before we saw the awesome view. XD

If you ever get a chance, do check it out. Definitely worth the hour's drive there.

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

2 words

Price war.

Bet you've heard about the hypermarkets versus the bookstores thing.

Yea well. I got my hands on the hypermarkets version which was rm40 cheaper. Honestly, I was put off from per-ordering the books this time because of the super high price. And I'm not bias, because I had per-ordered both books 5 and 6. (and maybe book 4 as well)

I do enjoy reading, but when the prices of a book seems pretty unreasonable, I figured I would wait until it drops a little lower before completing my set. I usually get my books from MPH warehouse sales and those places. We were encouraged to read and mum and dad usually makes the effort to take us to those places and allow us to grab a couple of books to last us the year, or until the next sale. =P

But when mum smses Friday morning that it's up for sale at rm69.90. I went O.O Dears, it's way cheaper than having my pre-ordered book 5 and 6. Yea.

And since dad was going to drive my cousin who was going back to Melbourne with another aunt, to the airport and my bro and I decided to tag along for the farewell, I figured might as well go grab the book and head back to bed. =3

Except that we came back around 10am and that I got sorely tempted to read the whole book and I did finish the book in about 2-3 hours. Yea. XD

My reasoning was.....the book was way cheaper at Carrefour and we're already awake anyway. And if we don't get it quick, according to the papers, there was only limited stock. So yea, managed to bug my bro to tag along with me to grab the book. XD Tag, because the only ones in the house who's reading the book is mum and me. Bro didn't manage to finish book 5, never started book 6 and isn't exactly bothered about it.

Btw, ever since I finished and passed the book over to mum, she's been reading it. And is still downstairs with it. XD I kinda speedread through, and will reread it again later.

urmm.....read NO further if you're not into spoilers. I just want a little personal space to rant out some thoughts. XD


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There wasn't much about Harry, Ron and Hermione in Hogwarts, because they were kept busy with what Dumbledore entrusted to them. The Horcruxes.

Neville turned up to be the most unexpected hero. XD Seriously. He became the leader of the remaining DA.

The Deathly Hallows was a reference to a legendary story about the 3 brothers. Each whom have asked Death for an object and died by Death's hands, with the exception of the third brother.

So basically, Voldermort was also after these 3 objects.

The random deaths list is O.o

OMG...Fred, Tonks, Lupin, Mad Eye, Dobby.......and Snape. And Hedwig.

The whole Snape/Lily backstory was really sad, it's kinda mostly the part I teared up with. I mean, here's the guy who's been misunderstood like the whole series. He's been one of the bravest ones. uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

He must have really really loved her since they seem to have meet even as children yet accepted into Hogwarts. To go to all these lengths to protect her only son. DD:

Lupin and Tonks. WTF....

They died together somewhat, in the midst of the great battle. No other details. But to have left their newborn son, all orphaned. T^T Teddyyyyyyyyy.

We learnt more about Dumbledore, so much so that he became to feel more as a human, instead of a grand master wizard who can do nothing wrong. That and his whole aim, for the greater good thing.

There's way too much going on to be put into words.


All in all, I really did enjoy the book. Compared to Book 6, it was much more enjoyable and thrilling. Dark yes, but the tone was necessary to give the series it's grand finale. Oh, and be warily that you'll probably be crying by the 3rd quarter of the book. Book 6 was the book which I was able to read half and left it hanging for like a week later to complete it.

Book 7 was packed with a lot of excitement. I kinda pity anyone taking up the challenge of turning this book into a movie, that's seriously a killer task. XD

Oh and the epilogue was rather off for me. I would love to know what happened to more people than just the main characters. XD What's with the 19 years later thing >.> Why 19?

Pets

So.....Monday.

After dropping my cousin and brother at home, I head off to college.

Until I saw a little puppy running along the road. O.O

Away from home.

The little fella was running haphazardly along the road where there were freakin cars. DD:

I---i debated on what to do...since I was this close to college, and a bit late to boot.

So anyways, I parked the car somewhere close and tried to call the fella.

Thing is, the fella was too busy running away, into the paths of other cars.

This young lady walking looked at me and asked, 'Yours?'

'No, not mine'

'Then who's?' *stares at puppy running further away*

'Dunno, but but but there lots of cars' *watches as more cars slow down*

'What should we do'

'It might get runned over.........' *puppy + car = nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu*

'Some people will even purposely knock it over' *puppy peing on the road* ORZ

DDDD:

Darn fella keep running further and further. Being on slightly high heels and late for class makes you think twice about chasing the fella.

And it was an adorable puppy. ;o;

I tried one more time. Got back into the car and went after it. I think the lady walked on....

It finally came to me when I called for it. So I grabbed it and dumped it onto the front seat.

Then it strucked me. What am I suppose to do with it........*crash*

I meant, like I have a class to go to. And there wasn't any identification other than a plain collar.

I drove over to the row of houses I thought I saw the puppy run out from. And thank goodness saw a pair of young girls looking around.

" 'cuse me, did you lose a puppy?"

Oh yea. It was lucky I found the owner. And I felt kinda happy I did something good.

People always say your conscience will tell you what to do, but it's not true, both your heart and head tells you different things.

If it was a huge dog, I wouldn't have the courage to go near it. Or if, I didn't manage to attract its attention the second time, I might have decided against chasing it.

How do one run after a dog who's running away from you.......

In the end, I guess, my thoughts were, if my dog ran away, I would be grateful to have her safely back home.

Overloaded

I had an awesomely packed weekend last week. XD

One of those times where everything seems to be happening all together. ORZ

Saturday morning, I dropped by school to help out with the first aid examinations. Kinda weird actually, it's usually done by the officers, but I suppose they were busy with life, like the other week at USJ13.

Wasn't too bad. I got bandaging again, so yups, knew it all. Ohoho~ I suppose I did get rather annoyed and shouted a bit more than necessary.

But but but you would too, if everyone keep coming in and out and people were getting help when they're not suppose too.......>.> And I had a written exam half completed on the table. XD

Oh well.

Almost the same situation at USJ13. Why do they keep asking me how to do itttttttt *crash* I would like to see them try that on the officers, who were usually our examiners. Dare they? =P

So anyway, I thought we have to retake the exam, hence the half crappily done written paper, until towards the end, I found out I did not have to take it. ORZ

That ended pretty late in the afternoon. I was going to go to Bon Odori that evening. But then.

I got home.

It was a huge mess. >.> What was suppose to be a little bit of touch up ended with a bit more painting to do. So I figured I have to skip it. Because coupled with the fact that my presentation, which as due the next day wasn't quite anywhere near done. hahaha *dies*

So I spend the evening, cleaning up and finishing my stuffs.

Good part I finished my slides and all. Bad part, it was 3am.

The rest of my family trooped off to the airport to pick up my cousin brother who was coming over for the week.

The phone rang around 3am, which I was finishing up. My aunt had called to ask for dad's no, since apparently my cousin ended up at the LCCT. So it turned out to be a good thing that I wasn't with them. Somewhat XD

Sunday was nerve wrecking.

We got split up into 3 groups to present our topic. I think my skills went.......urghhhhhh and I kinda mixed up asphyxia and hypoxia. Darn, first aid book had nothing on aspyhxialar.

But the examiners we got were pretty cool and nice. They gave us really useful feedback and didn't intimidate us much. XD

I think most of us would pass, since they've already failed almost half of the original 60 who went for the TTT(training the trainers). They said, if we failed, there's a chance we get a reassessment. But it'll be done in front of a real life audience. O.o So yea, keeping my fingers crossed. For the next 2 months of so, it takes for the results to be released.

And I didn't know there was a theory exam until like that morning they told all of us. Best part, it's all MCQ except for the last skeleton diagram we're suppose to label. We had the SAME diagram for the first aid exam, I thought I had to take, albeit with less labels to label.

dotdotdot. I'm pretty sure I have half of them correct since I glimpse dmy book after ORZzing over what I didn't know.

It's seriously weird how things work out in the end.

We rushed back from Kajang to attend the USJ13 5th anniversary dinner. Kinda make you feel the tweensy bit of the green eyed monster named Jealousy.

They've got so many VADs and dedicated members to make it work. We've way older and more established. haiiiiiiiiii.

And I saw Sir Chung. ORZes. I just spoke to him over msn a few day back and he said he was still in Dubai. What? You've been back since July 2nd? Wat theeeeeee. Konon. Suka muncul tiba-tiba type.

Another thing was, because I've been going for the TTT, when I was told that the attire for the dinner was formal, it popped to my mine, collared shirts and office wear. Which I would have ended up wearing, had I not checked with one of the members during the presentation.

Turned out to be those prom wear.........I r smart or plain idiotic.

At least I ended up with a blouse and skirt. So yea. Somewhere in between. XD

Most awesome part, everyone have seen my cousin but ME. And he was staying 2 nights over at my house.

That was also why, I suggested we go catch a movie on Monday, to make up for it. Since my class starts pretty late.

I totally caught up on my sleep Tuesday night. The VL (visiting lecturer) totally messes my timetable, and I had an 8am class on Tuesday. Goodness, I could barely keep my eyes open for the 2 classes I had. Seriously tired.

Oh, the irony....

Green concert.

What a load of crap and crabs.

So, I had volunteered myself for the concert duty last Saturday. One which was held at the Bukit Jalil carpark.

First of all, the only sign that refers to recycling was the 2 booths selling the Green Concert T-shirts and other random magazines. All the other stalls and booths were either promotional related, ie Celcom, magazines, some developer, food and drinks. (mostly burgers and kebabs and bandungs, etc etc)

Second was the complete lack of rubbish bins around the area. And I only meant the normal bins, there wasn't a single recycling bin around btw. >.>

Third, the artists were obviously reading a piece of paper which they have gotten before appearing on stage, to say a few recycling related info. Ie, earth and stuffs. Ah blaaaaaaa....

Fourth, the people were not paying the least bit of attention. Like durrrrr.

Fifth, the stupid concert caused MORE pollution. Noise. Rubbish. Air.

By air, I meant smokers, and make no mistake there were a whole load of them.
By noise, the singing, which I can't understand a thing.
By rubbish, one can only look at the floor and understand what I meant.

No offense, but when they meant foreign artists, most of them turned out to be Indonesions, which attributed to the huge amount of Indons.

One of them even ran up the stage and kissed the guitarist and lead vocalist of some popular group. DD: Yea, that was like the most popular band for the night.

And not your normal decent ppl, these was mostly groupies with long hair, the punk look, smoking and all. Which becomes intimidating when there's a lot of them.

Also explains the number of policemen and RELA members around. Personally, I was more afraid for our younger members, who were around 14-15, the others being of age to go for Flag's Day duty instead.

The good part, there wasn't much injury involved and goodness, our members didn't get bothered. Except for the occasional teasing, which we ignored.

It was also lucky, I got stationed behind the crowd, because there was wayyyyyyy less smoke. It got suffocating to be in front, as we found out, while ronda-ing around. And less ppl.

But like I said, what a lot of bullshit. Excuse my manners.

It grates my nerves when some stupid green concert promotes more pollution than it was suppose to stop and reduce it. Only in Malaysia, I suppose that a green concert turns into a trash concert.

Another fellow member mentioned, that he went to the FRIM day, and overheard a mat salleh complaining.....

How can this be promoting recycling, when there's not a single recycling bin around?

As the poor fella was looking for one to put his can in.

And if you're wondering, yes, I do my bit to recycle. My dad got the whole family involved.

Romeo X Juliet epi 10

OMG

The balcony scene was so beautiful.

I can't believe they managed to fit it in, and the background instrumental really adds to the atmosphere.

Loved the white-ish tone of the scene, it makes the whole scene even prettier. XD

Am so so so following the series. So many gorgeous scenes.

Nevermind that I've never read the play, but hey, just about everyone knows the storyline, don't they? XD

I found it amusing that someone posted on the Animesuki forums, that it would seem that the anime will be the story that inspires the play, because of the part where William asks Juliet if he can be given the honor of writing the love story. =3

Anne, anyone?

For the past few days, I was caught up in the lives of fictional characters, made and appropriately crafted into an epic movie mini series. XD

Anne of Green Gables 1985
Anne of Avonlea or Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel 1987
Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story 2000

Inpired by the lovely Anne of Green Gables series written by the talented Lucy Maud Montgomery.

I've had the whole 8 books of the Anne series way back. Collected them during one of those annual MPH warehouse sales.

It never crossed my mind, that my beloved series was ever made into movies, the latest set being 1985, gosh it's older than I am. Until, I stumbled across a kindly individual who uploaded Part 1 and 2 of the movies onto youtube.

I must have streamed the vids like mad. Goodness, the potrayal of the characters was so beautiful, the resemblance, the effort to stay true to the story, it was marvelous. =3

I was amazed, that all three movies had same actor and actress as the main cast. Megan Follows was such a beautiful Anne Shirley and Jonathan Crombie is ever so dashing as Gilbert Blythe. You can really note and feel the chemistry of the love between Anne and Gilbert.

To see the characters you loved age and mature so gracefully, I think the movies have done much justice to the original books. Even though, part 3 is no where near or related to the original series, as it chronicles the drastic search that Anne began for Gilbert when he was MIA during his service in the World War 1.

The war only happened in Book 8, Rilla of Ingleside, the youngest of the 6 children that Gilbert and Anne has. We see through her eyes, how war had affected her youth and lives of those around her. Although both Gilbert and Anne barely makes a mention in the book, it was still fantastic to read more of the lives of their children.

It was also to my surprise to discover that Anne of Green Gables was first published in 1908, 2008 being the 100th year of its publishing. O.o Prince Edward Island, PEI, in Canada has even planned something to celebrate the special occasion.

Gosh, the series I loved is so old kar? *crash*

I truly loved the series, it's a sort of timeless tale which almost every girl would know as a child. Like Cinderella and Heidi. To see it come to live was really really enjoyable.

And I would know, streaming the extra special scenes for a bazillion times. =P The setting in the old times was another attractive factor, you sense that you're being teleported decades back. The clothing, style and fashion was soooooooo pretty at times and otherwise, seems somewhat ridiculous at times. XD

I guess, I still love the books, Anne and Gilbert must have been one of the earliest ships I've hopped upon.

Anyway, still looking for movie 3, although I've seen MVs and trailers, no one has yet to upload them. nnnnooooeeeeeeessssssssssss. And Part 16 of 20 in movie 1 is missing, that is the part where Anne falls into the river, like the most memorable scene, goodness knows why it's missing on youtube. ;o;

I suppose, this post is rather random since I'm rambling on and on about my favourite books. hahaha XD

Fruits Basket

Once a upon a time, I promised to blog about my all-time favourite series, Fruits Basket.

Which I never got around to finishing the crappy review I made >.>

Anyways, let's try again, shall we?

---btw, then photobucket stops being a pain, I'll upload pics XD-------


FRUITS BASKET

This endearing tale tells of a vortex of emotions such insecurity, loneliness, betrayal, abuse, depression and love. I love it that anyone is able to relate to one of the characters, because of the depth of realness it contains.


Wiki says

Fruits Basket (フルーツバスケット, Furūtsu Basuketto^?) is a shōjo manga series created by Natsuki Takaya (pseudonym) serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese Hana to Yume (Flowers and Dreams) magazine, which is published by Hakusensha. It won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo.

This 23 volumes series is written by Natsuki Takaya. The series spanned from 1999 to 2006, a total of 7 years. There is also a 26 episode anime, which in my opinion is worth watching for the humor it contains, but needs to be followed up by the manga. The anime is was completed when the manga was still on-going, and thus contains an abrupt ending in the midst of volume 8 of the book. Hence, a lot of characterisation and even crucial characters in the series did not managed to make it into the anime.

It starts with the life of Tohru Honda. An orphan, when her mother was killed in a car accident, she moved in with her grandfather. She is shown to be living in a tent and working to support herself when she has to move out when her grandfather's house needed some remodelling work to be done.

Unknownly, she had ventured to camp on Sohma owned property. When she gets discovered, she is offered a spare room in exchange for cooking and housework by Yuki Sohma (her classmate) and Shigure Sohma (a distant cousin of Yuki's). Kyou Sohma soon joins them in the house.

She then stumbles upon a deep dark family secret in which the 3 Sohma are a part of. A curse of the 13 jyuunishis. (zodiac) The usual 12 animals and the outcasted cat. The bond in which the curse weaves upon them and their God.

13 members of the Sohma family are possessed with the spirit of the 12 zodiac and the cat. When hugged by an opposite gender, they will turn into the animals they are possessed with.

Isolated by constantly maintaning a safe distance between them and other people, most of the jyuunishis are emotionally insecure and are unable to learn how to express themselves.

The title, Fruits Basket is further illustrated by the main character, Tohru.

The series is named after a game, Fruits Basket, in which everyone sits in a circle, and the leader of the game names each person after a type of fruit; when the name of a child's fruit is called, that child gets up and has to find a new seat. When Tohru first played this game in kindergarten, she was assigned "Onigiri" (rice ball), which was fine with her, since she always thought that onigiris are delicious. However, everyone but her was called, and she was the only one left sitting when she realized that an onigiri isn't a fruit and that she'd never be called. She was purposefully excluded from the game; another of the mean tricks that other kids used to pull on her. She realizes that an onigiri can never belong in a Fruits Basket. Then Tohru starts feeling like she belongs in the Sohma clan. There is one part where onigiri is called and she runs up to play with her classmates. It means she starts feeling like she isn't the onigiri that is left out, but somebody that actually has a place where she belongs, hence the name Fruits Basket.
~ wikipedia

How symbolical that Tohru would become the very person who will provide the other jyunishis a place they will belong. As unrealistic as it is, to have a person who is also Goddess-like in her willingness to accept everything and everyone, she becomes the light of their lives.

Also, there is that constant love triangle between Tohru, Yuki and Kyou. A triangle which provides both pairings equal lovey dovey scenes, which will have you rooting for one couple or the other. It is only solved much much later in the series. =P

The art is very clean and neat. Not your usual shoujo art, with bright sparkly eyes, nopes. In fact, Takaya sensei has a very distinguishable art. You'll also notice the difference in her artwork as the series progresses, because she underwent a hand surgery during that period.

Each character has their own distinct style of clothing, and you can notice the various fashions as you read on. It's amazing, how much effort is put into designing new clothes, as the characters never seem to be wearing the same thing each time.

I love the fact that Takaya sensei made the effort to show us how much the characters grow from who they were before. Not only do they learn to love and be loved, they also matured in terms of age. this can be seen by the change in clothings and height as the series progresses.

There are various other characters, other than the jyuunishis, and all of them play a part in the story. You'll grow to love the other couples which emerges from the story as you read on the understand their past.

It is the sense of reality that we share with the characters. There are a lot of sad scenes in the story, which will make you feel like crying. I would know, because I actually did cry. ;o; But don't worry, there is an equal amount of joyful scenes as well.

I've followed this story from 2002. A total of 5 years, seriously. Much thank you for Reiki for intro-ing it to me. XD Because I love this story so so much.

I joined a forum because of the series and even though that forum is now gone, it was a life changing experience, because I met a lot of friends there. Truly memorable, even as I've lost contact with them.

PS- Did you know my nick originated from this series? XD Well, now you do.
PSS- The opening and ending song of the anime is sung by the late Ritsuko Okazaki

TIME (magazine): What do you want your readers to feel or understand from reading your manga?

NT (Natsuki Takaya): Above and beyond drawing my creations, I try to incorporate some kind of message. I try not to end as merely a question but try to provide a conclusion within the work. Furthermore, I try not to supplement this understanding outside of the work. This is because I believe that readers are free to respond to the work in their own way and that this is part of the pleasure... Of course, there are unintended misunderstandings and the occasional thing that completely confuses, but as much as possible, I want to value the sensitivity of all readers.

from this interview